Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ge? ? ?/Eti Won?JWJTA X MATHESON HARD^ Westminster S s?KMK PIIILIC SCHOOL FIOIRKS. $40,000 Moro Raised hy Special Lev ies Than it-Mill Tax. (The State. ) One of tho most interesting tables ! in thc annual report of the State Su perintendent of Education, to be sub- j mitted to Hie Honorai Assembly in, January, will show the expenditure, per pupil, in the various counties. Since South Carolina collects no State tax for schools, this comparison em phasizes the weakness of the county as a school tax unit, and discloses wide disparities among the l l coiin v.ies. The 3-mill constitutional tax is levied on all the property of the i St;.fe. This fact explains, in a meas-| urc, the widespread misconception that this levy is in reality a State lax. In every county the proceeds of the ti-in ill tax are retained and dis bursed withi \\ county lines. Not one dollar collected from this taxe ever conies to the State Treasury. Since the counties ditter widely in property values, in tax assessment, in corpo ration w?UIth, in area and in popula tion, the amount collected from the 3-mill tax varies accordingly. The constitution of 1895 restricts the dis bursement of the proceeds of this tax among the schools so as to further ac centuate these county disparities in educational expenditure. In rich counties the :?-inill lax raises the hulk of the school fund. In the poorer cou uti? collections from Hie 3-mill tax are now largely sup plemented by local levies in the vari ous school dist rids. Local Taxation Lssentiinl. During the session of 1914-15, 29 counties raised more hy local taxation than hy the It-mill constitutional tax. Por the State as a whole, special M-hool district levies yielded nearly $40.000 more for current expenses than was raised bj the 3-mill tax. In spite of last year's depression. 238 districts either increased their school tax or voted on such a levy in order to malic needed improvements. Counties Above the Average. In 2 1 counties the per capita ex penditure per pupil was above the State average of $10.-2. This is due to Hie le-.'.' . predominance of white population in many sections. In only tour counties was the expenditure per pupil below $10 Picketts, Lexington, Oconee and I lorry. educational en lim-::! ?rn is rapidly spreading in these tour counties, giving promise ot marked Improvement in the nexl 1'J mont lis. 1; is interesting to note that in each ol' them the white enrollment exceeds 5,Ooo and that tax valuation is low. Cor negro schools. Charleston leads with an ex,.cadi! ure of ?7.1 1. Sa-' Inda stands I 1th. spending $1.04 tor' ea. h negro pupil. The negro nverage for the State was $l.9o, though 10 conni ivs were above the average. These figures in-, diente uniform growth in manv enti tles, j l igures Show Range. The figures in detail, showing per capita expenditure according to en-' Cold Settled ir Lost My Appetite. Could Not Sleep. All Remedies Failed. Mr. Chas. Sauerbier, 8 J i Mich., a constant Friend < Family. I i ut for the leaks now,'don't wait for bad weather. can t afford to run the risk of fire, or damage property from wind and rain, because of a leaky out root. You can afford to put on a ucw roof of 'AROONA METAL SHINGLES iu3c the first cost ts about the same os wood iles and they save 20 per cent in insurance, fully twice longer than wood shingle*, and ab lely guaranteed against wind, rain, fixe and nst rusting as is the case with cheap tin. The :t of Carolina Metal Shingles is the base metal special coating. Furnished galvanized or painted :e U? Provo ThU-Write for information and price?. let tells about the wonderful nut-proof Carolina Metal ?roIlM Metal PrtxlocU Ct., Dept A Wilmington, ft C. WARE CO. Agents, duh Carolina. rntlment, follow: County. White. Negro. Abbeville.$ I ?5.77 $1.36 Aiken . Dl.Pi; 2.18 Anderson. 1 2.06 2.1 I Bamberg. 23.15 1.52 Burn well. :?:>.<>.> 1.40 Beaufort . 26.96 ?5.77 Berkeley. 12.":: 1.43 Calhoun. 2V.S'.t 1.17 Charleston. 30.95 7.14 Cherokee. 10.13 2.27 Chester. 20.24 1.35 Chesterfield. 15.28 2.50 Clarendon. 18.11 1 .:n Colleton . 10.28 1.11 Darlington . 30.08 2.no Dillon. 22.50 1.79 Dorchester. 19.23 1.94 Bdgefield . 2 7.2?; 1.10 Fairfield. 24 7.1 1.06 Florence. 24.28 2.2 1 Georgetown . 24.03 2.54 Greenville. lo. D'. 2.40 Greenwood . ir..sn 2.20 Hampton. 13.28 1.07 Morry. 8.SO 1.20 Jasper. 22.05 1.70 Kershaw. 12.97 1.45 Lancaster. io.r>r> 1.14 Laurens. 17.00 1.47 Deo. 27.0<; 1.13 Lexington . 9.r>2 1.27 Marion . 14.S2 2.01 Marlboro. 17.80 1.23 Newberry. IS.02 1.32 Oconee. H.wi 1.50 Orangeburg. 17.7:* 1.29 Pickens. 9.6 I 2.25 Richland. 2S.S9 3.34 Saluda. 10.44 1.04 Spartanburg. 10.."2 2.no Sumter. 26.53 1.57 Union . 11.76 1.69 Williamsburg . 17.43 1.16 York . 17.43 1.2 2 Av. for State. 10.22 1.93 CA LOM F Fi SALIVATES AND MAKES VOC SICK. Acts Dike Dynamite ?ni ai Sluggish Liver and You Lose n Day's Work, There's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating cal omel when 50 cents buys a huge bot tle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect substitute for calomel. it is a pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start your liver just as surely as calomel, but it doesn't make you sick anti cannot salivate. Children and grown folks can take Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is perfect ly harmless. Calomel is a dangerous drug, lt is mercury anti attacks your bones. Take a dose of nasty calomel to-day and you will feel weak, sick anti nauseated to-morrow. Don't lost a day's work. Take a spoonful of Dod son's Liver Tone instead and yon will wake up feeding great. No more bil iousne. s, constipation, sluggishness, headache, coated tongue or sour sto mach. Your druggist says if you don't And Dodson's Liver Pone acts better than horrible calomel your money is waiting for you.-Adv. More than twice as wide as Niagara a.ni fully 50 feet higher, thc falls Of Iguazu, in South America, is one or i lie great wonders of that continent. Dr David Si arr .Ionian has been elected a member of the Royal Swed ish Academy of Science at Stockholm, in appreciation of his work In zool ogy. i my Stomach. ZA Took Peruna. Am Cured. Peruna A Great Family Medicine. il5 Main street, St. Joseph, of Peruna, Uses it in hit WILL MEET IN CHARLESTON. Slate Sunday School Convention Dates Announced-May :t, I, 5. Announcement is made from the State Sunday School office by lt. I?. Wohl), general secretary, that thc next stato Sunday School Convention will be hold in Charleston on Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday, May I'.. I and .">, 1916. An invitation to hold tho next convention in Charles ton came from tho Charleston people last .May. when 5,000 members of the Sunday schools ol that city voted to ask for it. Recently Mr. Webb met with the executive committee of the Charles ton County Sunday School Associa tion and represent .lives of 14 Sun day schools of the city, and suggest ed May :;, 1 and ? as the time host suited for tho convention. These dates were unanimously adopted. The people of Charleston and the Slate executive committee expect to make this the greatest Sunday School Convention ever held in ?he State. Already work on the program has boen begun and efforts will be made !:: secure the services ot the very best Sunday school experts available. Townville Notes. Townvillo, Nov. 10. Special: Pre siding liMder T. C. O'Dell, of Ander son, preached at tho Methodist church Sunday afternoon. A crowd of our young folks enjoy ed an auto ride to Westminster last Thursday evening. The party was composed of Mr. llagan. Cuy Heller, Henry Caines and Pascol Grubbs; Misses Fannie ll royles. Carrie Stew art, Nell Kellett. Fannie Lou Stovall. They won? chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Lon Boleman, Miss Nina Fanner is teaching at Carswell Institute. Misses Xell Rucker and .lessie Smith, of Oakdale, spent the week end with Miss Daurice Price. Miss Susie Sharp spent the week end with ber parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Sharp. Miss Myrtis Gantt is teaching school near Iva. Miss Alice. Price silent the week end with home folk s. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Boleman enter tained the teachers of the literary school at i! o'clock luncheon last Fri day evening. Those present wore Misses Nell Kellett, Carrie Stewart, Fannie Lou Stovall, Fannie Broyles, .lossie Smith, Noll Rucker and Alice Smith; Supt. llagan. Cuy Moller, Henry Caines and Pascol Crabbs. Jay Prater is attending the graded school at Westminster. Misses Maggie Peterson, of Lau rens, and Fannie Louise Asbill, of Lander College, Greenwood, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Asbill. .lohn Cromer and family, of An derson, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Newt. Moleman last Sunday. Mrs. W. T. Munt and son Cliff are visiting relatives at Lavenia. The many friends of Mrs. W. N. Woolbright are pleased to know thai she is improving since she has re turned from the hospital in Atlanta, where she was carri*,:! for treatment. George Smith, a pupil of Clemson College, soont the week-end with homefolks, Miss Marion Campbell is in .?.dins. Ala., visiting her sister, Mrs. Clarence Fant. .1. C, Spears is teaching sc hool at Tugaloo. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless .hill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains thc well known tonic propertiesof QUININR and IRON, lt acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Knriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. The Salvation army luis 9,415 corps and outposts and 15,988 olli cers and cadets, whilst connected with it are 1,142 social institutions. In Great Britain, the home secre tary, tho foreign secretary and the war minister receive $25,000 a year each; In France and the Culled States tho similar officials receive $12,000, and in Germany ?9.0in'i. The Commonwealth statistician publishes a statement concerning trades unionism in Australia, in which it is shown that the. total mem bership in such organizations, all Australia Included, is 433,000 oui of a total population of less than 5, 000,000, Kit!; helier to India. Washington, Nov. 10. Karl Kitch ener's ultimate mission during his absence from the British war office is said hy confidential information re ceived here to-day to be India, where, according to the same information, British rule ls confronted with a more serious state of unrest than has generally been known outside of British official circles Through tho thick veil which the British censorship has thrown about the events In India and Egypt comes a statuaient that Nawab, Sultan Ul CASTOR IA Children Cry for Fletcher's ^^^^^ j Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought, and which hus been in uso for over SO years? has horno tho signature of and has boon mado under his per s t??-?/7-Tt--?z~ sonni supervision since its infaney. *~*utfyZ/'&4cAtte Allow no ono to deceive you In this. AH Counterfeits, Imitations and ** .Tust-ns-good " aro but Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substituto for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. lt is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee, lt destroys "Worms nnd allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it lias been in constant use for the relief of Constipation? Flatulency. Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and 1 Jewels, assimilates tho Food, giving healthy nnd natural sleep, Tlie Children's Panacea-Tho Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS ?Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. BLUE HIDOK RAILWAY-BETWEEN BELTON AND WALHALLA. Time Table No. 17.-Effective 12.01 A. M., July 4, 11)15. KA ST-HOI'M) .t ? B 9 ?J)_ ~ c fe ?*! EASTBOUND- I, Leave Walhalla. i' 7 Leave West Union.'" 1 7 Leave Seneca." $ Leave Jordania Leave Adams's Crossing. Leave Cherry's Crossing. Leave. Pendleton .... . Leave Antun. Leave Sandy Springs. Leave Denver . Leave West Anderson. Leave Anderson (Passenger Lepot) , Leave Anderson (Freight Depot) . .. Leave Erskine's Siding. Arrive Belton.:. . NUMBER Ol?1 THAIN WESTBOUND 08 24 27 39 47 50 fl fi 1 0 15 17 33 ill P. M. I A 3 . 10|1 1 3 .15111 3.33 3 .35 fe* 3 c/3 .15 IO M . 10 .45 .15 .17 .31 .33 . 46 . 63 . 56 .01 . 13 .18 P. M. 1 5 20 r. 3 66 09 I 1 .23 , 3 l , 34 , 39 . 5 i . 6 6 i a! BJ fi A.M. 5.30 5.35 6.30 6.33 6. 57 0 1 1 7 1! !) li 3 4 I 8 . 00 8.15 8.17 C . 3 5 8.45 24 Holton. Erskine's Siding. Anderson (Freight Depot). . Anderson (Passenger Depot) Wost Anderson. Denver . Sandy Springs. A ut un. Pendleton. Cherry's Crossing. Adams's Crossing. Jordania. Seneca., West Union., Walhalla. Leave Leave Leave Leave Leave Leave Leave Leave Leave I ?en ve Leave Ls ave Leave Leave A ri iv? NT M HE H OF THAIN M. I A . 2511 1 .35 ll . 50! 1 1 . 5 2 I 1 . 5 7 . 1 0 . 1 5 .1711 .24 1 .31 I . 36 1 .511 .531 MU '.25| ll I M. 22 ^34 .48 . 5 0 . 57 . 1 0 . 1 5 . 1 8 . 2 6 . 3 6 . 30 . 5 7 . 1 5 . 33 . 4 2 A.M. M. I A. M. ... I 9.45 DO ?) 8 . 05 8.10 8. 23 8 . 2S 8.31 S . 39 8 .49 8.51 !t . 07 9.10 9 . 28 9 . 3 6 20 ....10.13 3.05112.2 3.10 3.23 3 . 28 3.31 3 . 39 3.49 3. 52 4 . 06 \ . 3 0 1.50 1. 5? 25 12.33 12.53 1 .01 05 1 7 33 31 0 l 46 1 5 3 . 23 Flag Stations: Anderson (Freight ~")epot), West Anderson, Denver, Sandy Springs, A".tun, Cherry's Crossing, Adams's Crossing, Jordania. Steam trains will stop at following flag stations to take on and let off passengers: We oh, Toxaway, Uhinney'a, James. J. R. ANDERSON. Superintendent. HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE After Four Years ol Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave Up in Despair. Husband Came to Rescue. Catron, Ky.-In an Interesting letter from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock writes as follows: "I suffered for four years, with womanly troubles, and during this time, 1 could only sit up for a little while, and could not walk anywhere at all. At times, I would have severe pains in my left side. The doctor was called in, and his treat ment relieved me for a while, but 1 was soon confined to my bed again. After Mud, nothing seemed to do me any good. M ulk, the Nlbam of Ryderabad, one of the most Influential of the native princes and a staunch supporter of the Hritish, has been deposed hy his l>eoplo. This development, following suc cessive report of mutinies and unrest, I had gotten so weak I could not stand, ?md I gave up in despair. At last, my husband got me a bottle of Cardui, the woman's tonic, and 1 com menced laking it. From the very first dose, I could tell it was helping me. I can now walk two miles without itt tiring me, and am doing all my work." If you are all run down from womanly troubles, don't give up in despair. Try Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped more than a million women, in its 50 years of continuous success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist ha? sold Cardui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask him. He will recom mend IL Begin taking Cardui today. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladl*?* AdvUorv r??r>? . Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special Instructions an your case and64-page> book, ' Hom? Treatment for Women," tent io plain wrapper. J-6? is said to he tho leading reason for Earl Kitchener's departure from Eng land. Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your drugglat will refund money If PAZO OINTMHNT fails lo cure any cuse of Itching. Wind, nteedlngor rrotrudlnut FTlestn?to H days. The first application gives Base and Rest. 50C? Three Pay I H at I? Penalty. Ci'awfordsviUe, Intl., Nov. LO. Three negroes, .luke Turner, Sam Harden and Guy Young, (lied and COttvl' ted at a special term of eon rt hei?> ._' 1 days ago and sentenced to deatli for killing Charlie Rackleyf of North Carolina, at a saw mill camp six miks south of ('ra w total ville, paid tho death penalty, all having been executed nt the same time on the gal lows constructed at the county jail. M A sn: irs SAM?: OF PERSONALTY stat?> ot South Carolina, County of Oconoe. (In Court of Common Pleas.) Lemuel A. p. Nicholson et al., Plain tiffs, against Doctor E. Nicholson et al., Defend ants. Notice is hereby given th j ursu nnt to order of the Court ot Common Pleas for Oconoe County, in tho above entitled action, the Personal Property, Hoods and Chattels, be longing to the estate of Mary Rebec ca Nicholson, deceased, will ho sold by me, at public auction, at the placo of residence of Nathan Hogers, on the Nicholson place, lu Whitewater Township, on FRIDAY, tho 19th day of NOVEMBER, 1915, at 12 o'clock noon. Said personalty consists of a lot of Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, one-half in terest in Mule, and Wagon, Hoe. Hives and lot of Household doods and Furniture. Terms of Sale: CASH. W. (). WI UTK. Master t"?ir (Lonee County, S. C. Nov. 3, 1915. 44-46 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Estate of .lohn N. Hook, decoased, aro hereby not Hied to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persona having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attostod, within the time proscribed by law or barred. (MISS) .UTI,IA A. HOOK, Executrix of the Estate of John N. Hook, deceased. Oct. 27, 1915. 43-46 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. isotlce ls heroby given that tho un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judgo of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his olllc.e at Walhalla Court House, on Saturday, tho 27th day of November, 1915, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of tho Fstate of .lohn N. Hook, deceased. (MISS) JULIA A. HOOK, Executrix of the Estate of John N. Hook, deceased. Oct. 27, 19 in. 43-46 .fr . PROFESSIONAL CARDS. +> mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr DR. W. R. CRAIG, 4* -fr Dental Surgeon. + mfr WALHALLA, S. CAROLINA. mfr mfr - * mfr omeo Over C. W. Pitchford'? ?J. .fr Store. *fr ?- ? mfr DR. W. F. AUSTIN, ?fc 4? Dentist, mfr mfr Seneca, Sont li Carolina. mfr .fr - * .fr Phone 17. mfr ?I*- + 4* HARRY R. Ill (HIS, mfr mfr AtOnriiey-at-Ijuw, mfr .fr Walhalla, South Carolina. mfr .fr Office in 4* .fr Win. J. Stribllllg'8 Building, mfr >fr Court House Square? mfr-+ mfr MARCUS C. LONG, mfr mfr Allome j-nt-I,nw, 4 .fr Phone No. 00, mfr mfr Wallinna, South Carolina. .?? mfr - 4 ?J? Ollie? Over Oconee New?'. >fr 'fr J.R. E A R Ii E , 4? mfr Attorney-at-Law, ?fc mfr WALHALLA. S. C. ?fr .fr Practice In State and Federal mfr Courts. *\* mfr FARM LOANS. * mfr --- mfr E . L? H E R NOON, + mfr Attorney-nt-Law, .?! mfr Walhalla, South Carolin?. 4? ?f. PHONE NO. Ol. *W ?fr_--_--- *fi mfr R. T.JAYNBS, *M mfr Attorney-at-Law, ?51 mfr Walhalla, South Carolina. oj Hell Phono No. 20. .fr * - ^ .fr Practice In Stale and Federal ?fi mfr Courts. ?ft *-* .I? J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, t|| .fr Plckens, 8 C. W. C. Hughs, aff .j? CAREY, SHELOR & HUGHS, mfr .I? Attorneys and Counsellor?, ?f( .I- Walhalla, South Carolina. iff 4? Practice in Stat* ?nd Feier?'? ?$ .I* Courts. ?|L? "I* .?* ?I? *I? ?I? mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr mfr Kurfees Paints and Oil. Gutter and Repair Work. r>. E. oooi>, TINNER, - WALHALLA, g. 0,