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Mr. B. W. Warren Coi ap to RequL HIS UFI Always in roi ride, shoot and a sheriff in Wai overtaken by a tbnt fill but put him down. Hero hi thc story told in hie own Words: "1 had throat trouble from which no relief seemed possible. My health was nour. Finally I decided to try Pcruna und was entirely cincd by four bottles. That was three years ni?o. 1 am now as well as ever; ahlc to ride all the time. Thanks to Peruna." lake Sheriff Harnes, thousands owe their present health to Poru?a. For catarrh of the head, nose and throat, cato rrhal inflammation of RICHLAND COUNTY ROBBERY. Negroes Arrested in Case Involving form S 15,000 to Sis,ooo. (Tho State, Feb. 25.) Odell Thompson, negro janitor at 0 e Richland County Court House, made a confession at tho police sta tion yesterday afternoon, in which he explained the robbery from the vault of the County Treasurer of moro than $15,000. In his confes sion ho implicated another janitor, Henry Dnrk, and also expressed the opinion that another person also par ticipated in Hie theft. The robbery occurred Sunday morning, and when it became known yesterday that the vault had been entered, ibo city buzzed with excitement. Hast night at 7 o'clock the ofllcers working on the case had recovered $12,510. Chief Richardson and OIHcers Shorter, Ford and T. A. Heise, deputy sheriff, recovered $10,4 Sf? from a closet under a stairway on tho first floor of the Court House. Chief Richardson, Constable Weatherly and T. A. Heise, deputy sheriff, located $2,015 from the base ment of the home of .1. Frost Walk er. One $10 bill was recovered from Birdio Walker, negress. Thompson directed the officers whore they could find the money after he con fessed to lils part in the robbery. Odell Thompson was put through f. grilling examination by Chief Rich ardson, ofllcers and Solicitor Spig ner. He made his open statement in a private room at the police sta tion in the presence of the chief, solicitor; deputy" sheriff, Officers Ferd, yhbvtur, Constable Weatherly ..-...i?' iv lovrtvi-icHivo pl The Sta tel Thompson Tn I ks-, fhompsen said ho wont n> '1 I VVjjJkfir;,}] home ou Sui.oay morning at about S o'clock to fire tho furnace. From there he went lo tho Court House. He picked up ais broom as he usually does every Sunday and walked to the treasur er's ellice lo sweep the floor. He entered the o Alco and saw Henry Hark standing near the partition (ioor. Ho stepped on a pile of brick on tho floor and exclaimed "My (?od." Ile said Dark beckoned to him and he thought he heard a noise on the inside of the vault. He looked through the hole, but all was dark. Dark then called him and told him to take several pack ages of money which laid on some books and keep his mouth shut, saying, "You know they can't do anything with a nigger." He made no promise to Dark and left the 1 oom. The janitor said he walked to the front of the building with the money and started up the front stops. Ho '.aime back and re-entered the build ing. Heard a door slam and heard something hit. Ho felt sure Dark threw tho money in the closet to Pause the sound he heard, but he lid not see it. He then heard a loor shut and when he walked to the rear discovered that the rear loor was open. He locked the door nd went upstairs to study over the HOW MRS. BOYD AVOIDED AN OPERATION Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from a ??male trouble which caused me much suffering, and two doctors decided that I would have to go through an operation before I could get well. "Mymother, who lind been helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, advised mo to try it before sub mitting to un opera tion. It relieved mo from my troubles BO I cnn do my house work without any dii??culty. I advise any woman who ia billeted with female troubles to give l ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com " >und a trial and it will do ns much for i hem."- Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 1421 Gth Sty N. E., Canton, Ohio. Sometimes there are serious condi ? ons where a hospital operation is the . My alternative, huton the other hand > many women have been cured by this ' imous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. i'inkham's Vegetable Compound, after doctors have said that an operation was .?ceBsary - every woman who. wants l > avoid nn operation should give it a air trial before submitting to such a : t ying ordeal. If complications exist, write to Lydia H. PinkhamMedicine Co., Lynn, Mass., (<?r advice. The result of 'many year? >? (peHcneo is at your service. be ix w>&55 D. Barnes, of inty, Measures rements. ? A STIRRING ONE just health, B. W. D. Barnes could get his man. He was everything rren Co., Tennessee, should be until complication of catarrhal troubles the stomach, bowels or othor organs, Dr. Hartman's Famous Peruna Tonic has been a standard household remedy for forty-flvo years. If you nre sick and suffering, write The Porunn Company. Dept A. Columbus. Ohio, for Dr. Hart man's Health Hook. It ls freo. Your denier has Peruna in both tablet and liquid form. If you want health, Insist upon having Peruna. Your dealer will give you a Peruna Almanac; matter. Ho decided to take the money and left the Court House from the front door on the second floor and carno down tho steps. Ho gave Birdie Walker, a negro woman, if ? 0 and declared to the officers that she did not have anything to do with tho case. : Henry Dark Denies Story. Henry Dark was brought in the loom, and when the chief told him what Thompson had said he became ' extremely nervous and wrung his hands continually. Thompson told Die details of the affair and when he concluded Dark said: "I don't know anything about that money. The first thing 1 knew happened yester- ? day morning when Odell Thompson opened tho treasurer's offlce and told me to look there." ? Dark told the officers that ho did not go in the Court House Sunday. Ho went to church and from there he went home. He told the olllcers that the two $10 bills they found, at his homo had been saved from his salary. The negro Dark was put through a thorough examination, but he maintained he was innocent. Officer Ford reminded Dark that he mot kim Sunday afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock carrying a small package. Dark said he wrapped some paper around a piece of wood. The ofllcer then told the negro that he saw him several hours later coming from the direction of the Court House with another package. Dark told the officers he had wrapped some paper around a lump of coal. Ho then said he got the stick of wood and the lump of coal from the Court H ot? se. The officers argued n, h Dark about tho sl?e of the package ?nd tho si/e and weight of a sUck i i ."o<id an? a lump of coal, bul the janitor stunk to the dory. Avier park had dehi?d h ii yin g h ny connection with the robbery Chief Richardson told Thompson lo he fair and feel like he would rather burn than put blame on an innocent man. If Dark was not connected with tho robbery lo say so. Thomp son repeated his slaloment implicat ing Dark, and said it was as Irin? as if it was his dying statement. Talks Ahout Third .Man. Thompson told the olllcers that, he firmly believes that there was a man or a boy in the vault when ho saw Henry Dark in the olllce Sunday morning. Dark did not have any d'rt on his clothing and that indi cated that he had not been on tho inside. He felt sure he heard a noise on tho inside while he and Dark were together. Dark told him to toko tho packages of money and he carried them to the basement of Mr. Walker's homo and laid them on a sill. Thompson is about 2.r> years old and has been a janitor at the Court House for about one year. Dark is 70 years old, one of the f-w negroes In Columbia who votes the Democratic ticket, and has been janitor for 19 years. The two negroes were confined in the city jail last night. Talks About Finances. F. B. Spigner, county treasurer, was very much agitated yosterday. The excitement incident to the visit o:' several thousand people to take a look at the hole in tho vault and tho rush to pay county taxes caused the official annoyance and worry. Mr. Spigner said he was stunned when he opened the office yesterday morning and noticed the condition of affairs. He realized at once that (ne robbers had secured a largo nmottnl of money. He said he could not determino how much cash was in the vault, but the hooks ?-bow that on January ?ll the amount of cash totalled $17,000. He esti mated that the vault contained be tween ? 15,000 and $18,000 when the robbers entered the place. lt was reported on the streets yesterday that, several jurors took their Jury vouchers to tho treasur er's office last Friday to get tho cash and they were told to go to tho hanks as the county had no money. Mr. Spigner explained thal tho cash in the vault was money collected on last year's business i.nd no current accounts aro paid lunn that fund. Tho schools have a portion of tho amount on hand and these vouchers may be cashed. Tho jurors are to go to tho bank, ns thc ;e cheeks aro posted against thc finances of 1019. Ho under stood that the county commissioners had negotiated a loan, but had not been officially notified so ho could enter the amount on his pass book. Mr. Spigner said ho always carried a sum of money In the vault to accommodate people who came with vouchers after banking hours. Ile made deposits once or twice each week as occasions arose, The minks wero closed Saturday and ho could not doposlt, though ho had the money arranged for banking purposes. The county treasurer said ho had boen annoyed by attempted rob beries. He showed the lock on his day cash drawer and the -lock bolt plainly exhibits bruised places, in t -eating that some one had tried to force the stay on tho lock bolt with out tho use of a koy. Indentations oh the wood are noticed. Mr. Spigner said that one dp y last fall ho left his vault door opui and walked across to tho suiiorvisor's o?llce. He was absent about throo I or four minutos und when ho re turned he found Henry Dark, ono ': ot tho negroes now under arrest, I standing near tho door. No ono o'se was in the oillco. Later he dis covered that $150 had been taken from tho vault. Tho police woro notified, but no arrest was made ! for lack of evidence to convict un. (?ne of the theft. The treasurer had to replace tho money. /' Hobbory Shocked Population. The robbers dug u largo hole through the brick vault wall in tho county treasurer's ofllce at some hour between Saturday afternoon and yesterday morning and secured between $15,000 and $18,000 in currency, which had been arranged ?in packages containing $500. The wall was four feet thick and a Aro poker, nail puller and an old Iron wagon axle were used is dislodging .he bricks and clearing the way for a man to crawl through the opening. Two parts of a Japanese fish polo were found on the side of the office near the hall door. One pole was equipped with a loop cord, which would pull a brick or just such a package of currency arranged like ] tho treasurer had stacked the coun ty funds. The other pole had a crooked wiro at the end which was evidently ^in tended to pull out light material. The bolo in the wall was dug out ut a point where lt opened on the ' inside clear of any obstruction. j There was no case shelf or any- 1 thing In front of the hole. The rob hers made exact calculations. The : money lay on a shelf above the bolo. There ls an opening in the wall separating the auditor's office and j that of the county treasurer. The opening has u small door which latches on the treasurer's side. The intch was not closed yesterday morn ing. The opening is large enough , to admit a grown person. A news- ' paper man visited tho Court House Saturday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The audi tor's office had been closed all day, but the door was opened by a turn of the knob. Every window curtain was pulled down. The door wt.s closed and remained unlocked. The door should have been locked. ' None of the office attaches visited the office Saturday, as it was a legal holiday. It developed yesterday that the county did not carry any burglarly insurance. Mr. Spigner said the 1 ond of the treasurer was $20,000. E. M. Bollin, deputy clerk of court, j made a search yesterday, but could net find where the bond had been ,*ocOrde"<3 In the clerk's office. The Joy Recipe I Take Cascarets Regulate liver and bowels, and sweeten the stomach spend 10 cents and see Enjoy life! Straighten up. Your j system is filled with an accumula-, Hon of bile and bowel poison which ! keeps you bilious, headachy, dizzy, tongue coated, breath bad and stomach sour-Why don't you get a 10-cent box of Cascarets at the j drug store and feel fine-Take Cas carets to-night and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced-Give Casca rets to children also, they taste like candy-Never gripe but never fall. Sick, bilious children love to take this laxative.-adv. WA SH INGTON'S TI I HI VTi WH AMS. The 187th anniversary of George Washington's birthday was cele brated on February 22. Washington, the successful builder of a nation, gave voice to rules for personal and national success which are as appli cable In our year of necessary thrift ns in his day. Here are some of his words on the use of money and re sources that might have been written tor the present situation in America: "I am no more disposed to squall ier than to stint." "Economy makes happy homes ind sound nations. Instill it deep." "lt is not the lowest priced goods .hat aro always the cheapest." "I cannot enjoin too strongly upon .'ou a due observance of economy ind frugality." "Keep an account book and enter Hierein every farthing of your re ceipts and expenditures." "Promote frugality and industry >y example, encourage manufactures, md avoid dissipation." "Reason--to late perhaps-may ionvince yon of the folly of mis spending Hmo." ""There is no proverb in the whole ?atnlog of thom moro true than 'a lenny saved is a penny got'." "Nothing but harmony, honesty, ndustry. and frugality are necessary o make us a groat und happy mtion." These statements by George Wash ngton as to wiso personal economy night be paraphrased to-day in tho National Thrift Campaign: Spend vlsely, save Intelligently, avoid vasto; und invest safely-buv War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps. -ho Courier, $1 por year. Pay In idvnnco. And then bo euro to buy somo .919 War Savings Stampo. m.f.m*->?:"' -Yr- I I?!?! I _. mm IN PARIS Eighty W^i Known French Wom en Guests of Y. W. C. A. for Opening Session. Patts, Fob. 2 -Eighty of tho most prominent wo?ion In Franco who are interested Itt nil women's problems at tended the brut meeting of the Provi sional Council ef the American Young Wemen a Christian Association, held at Paris headquarters, 8 Placo Edou ard VII, Jon. ?0. Mr?. Robert Lansing, wife of tho Secretary of State, who is first vice president of the council, presided, con ducting till .sessions in French, as two thirds of the members represent French associations with whom the T. W. C. A. hus been co-operating. All women In Franco are looking for ward to the ?hidings of the council as of tremendous importance not only to women in Franco, but all over , the world. Tho purpose of tho council is to collect and make available Informa tion about 'itlons and needs of wo men, to become acquainted with .wo men who nri dent I (kui with different kinds of work and to develop a few typical illustrations which will set standards fer future permanent work. Following e.re the societies repre sented: Union Chr?tienne des Jeun Filles, fttudeufj Movement, Foyer des Alli?es. Andes de la Jeune Fille, Na tlou?? Council of Women. Among the delegates wera Mme. Jules Siegfried, Mme. Avili de St. Croix, Baroness Wat tov lile, countess Pourtales and Mme. Waldegrave of London. Mr? Willmnji G. Sharp, wife of the ambassador to Franco, ls honorary chai i nu ri of the council and Mrs. Fran cis McNeil jiucon president pro tem. Miss Charlotte) Niven, director of Y. W. C. A. work in Italy, ls secretary. Departmental and provincial groups' will hold meetings weekly to discuss ' local problems, the entire council meet ing'at tho end of each month. In April, ' at ?thc last Meeting, each group will decide how i he Information and ex perience may be used most effectively In the future. Delegates ?.re guests at the Hotel Petrograd, tho Y. W. O. A. Hostess House In Pu. 1.1. Y.W.C A.PROMOTES j WORLD FELLOWSHIP Wit dustrlal Commission . Foreign Labor .caders. Tho Wa/ Work Council of the Young Women's Christian Association plan- to sci.,; an industrial commission of won en u> langland, France and Italy In Ai i lp meet prominent labor lead ers of (hose cojimtries with a view to proi toting vvorljl fellowship among wo men Tlu commission will he made up of Mrs lt i.vpioiK Robbins, representing the National Women's Trade Union League of A in erl cn; Mrs. Irene Os good Vudri . . American Association for '..al.or Legislation; Miss Grace Drake, National Consumers' League; Mrs. ..'mues S. Cushman, chairman of tho War Work Council of the Young : Women's Christian Association; Miss Flor MI i. Simms, Miss Marie Wing and Miss Imogene ll. Ireland, secretary to the < oinmlsslon, all of the Y. W. C. A.. and Mifts Mn rv Gilson, an authority on employment management. : Miss Florence Simms says In re gnrd to the commission: "The war! has foi ced upon us the ben ring j of Intern?tSoun! relationships In alli things, and our touch with women In j other countries has made us Include In our International thinking the indus trial life of women. The war has Wrought so tenny changes In this that ; lt Seems u timely thing that women in- j terested In the larger life of our wo-i men workers' should tako counsel to- ! gather and express their Interest with the hope that certain minimum stand ards ivhicll seem essential to health and welfare muong women may be' ugreeil upon And obtained. J Our War Wo.u Council ls sending: abroad this tvbm?n's commission from org. i ions In A morion directly con cerned with flic welfare and largest life ol industrial women." 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The feed of ipfl brood sow during the period of pregtoincy is of great im portance, uti she i . not only maintain* lng her b?.;W nnd, in tho case of Im? maturo Bows, m?>!:!ig a growtfo, bul she needs o laya,;* amount of protein and mineral mutter from which to de telop a largo und vigorous Utter. m Children Cry The Kind You Have Alway In use for over over 30 y< anc son AU? AU Counterfeits, Imitation Experiments that trifle wi Infants and Children-Exj " What is C Castoria is a harmless subi Drops and Soothing Syrup neither Opium, Morphino n ?ge is its guarantee. For been in constant use for the Wind Colic and Diarrhoea therefrom, and by regulatii the assimilation of Food; g The Children's Panacea-? GENUINE OAS' Bears the In Use For ( The Kind You H< TH? CENTAUR CON The Courier, $1 per year. Pay in advance And then be sura to buy soino 1919 War Savings Stamp*. ML;-. 1\ M. Tones, of Painter, Okla., wiliest "From the lime I en tered into womanhood ... I looked with dread from one month to the next. I suffered with my back and bearing-down pain, until life to me was a misery, i would think 1 could not endure the pain any longer, and I gradually got worse. ? . Nothing seemed to help me until, one day, > . . J decided to TAKE The Woman's Tonic ? 1 look four bottles/' Mrs. Jones goes on to say, "and was not only greatly relieved, but can truthfully say that 1 have not a pain. . . " It has ,iow been two years since I tookCardui, and 1 am still in good health. . . 1 would ad vise any woman or girl to use Cardul who is a sufferer from any female trouble." If you suffer pain caused from womanly trouble, or if you feel the need of a good strengthening tonic to build up your run-down system, take the advice of Mrs. Jones. TryCar du5. It helped her. >Ve believe it will help you. All Druggists J. 68 Watch Your Blooc Don't Let Ii Pure Blood Means Perfect Health. Tho average druggist has handledl hundreds of medicines in his dny, some of which havo long- since been forgotten. But there is ono that has been sold hy tho druggists throughout this country, for moro than fifty years, ?nil timi; h ?, ?. j?g the reliable blood for Fletcher's s Bought, and which has been 2urs, has borne the signature of I has been made under his per al supervision since its infancy, ow no one to deceive you in this, s and * Just-as-goodM are but th and endanger the health of perience against Experiment. PASTORIA stitute tor Castor Oil, Paregoric, s. It is pleasant. It contains tor other narcotic substance. Its more than thirty years it has relief of Constipation, Flatulency, i; allaying Feverishness arising lg the Stomach and Bowels, aids iving healthy and natural 6leep. he Mother's Friend. TORI A ALWAYS s Signature of f )ver 30 Years ive Always Bought If ?NY, MKW VOHK CITV. : ?J? ?J. ?J? ?J? ?J? .J. ?J? ?J. ?J. ?J? .J, ?J? ?|? ?j, A WITH TH 10 CHURCHES. A A - 4 A Where and Wheu to Worship. A ?J- ?J. A ?J. ?J? A ?J- ?J? ?J? ?I* ?J? ?J? ?J? "Como thou with us and wo will do thee good." METHODIST CHURCH. Kev. E. P. Taylor, Pastor. Every Sunday: Sunday School, 10 a. m.; services lia. m. Sermon by tho pastor. Prayer meotlng Wed nesday at 7 p. m. PR ESR YT10R ?A N CH UROIL Hov. W., ll, Hamilton, I'istor. j Ev.ery Sunday: Sunday Softool 10 u. m.; sor y leos ?I a. m. Mormon by tho paslor. Pyayer meotlng Wod I nosday at 7 p. m. Second and fourth Sundays, 4.30 p. m., services at Bethel church. HA F fIST CHURCH. Hov. IJ. W. Langston, Pastor. Every Sunday: Sunday School 10 a. m.; services lia. m. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wed nesday at 7 p. m. ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. Hov. W. H. Aull, Pastor. Every Sunday: Sunday School 10 a. m.; services ll a. m. Sermon by tho pastor. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS, All persons indebted to the Estate tf Mrs. Lillian C. Crutcbflold, De ceased, aro hereby notified to muke payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law, or be barred. MRS. BESSIE N. TILMAN, Executrix of the Estate of Mrs. Lil lian C. Crutcbflold, Deceased. Feb. 5, 1919. 6-9 ADMINISTRATRIX'S SALE. I WILL OPFER FOR SALE, at Ibo late rosidonce of W. A. Clark, De ceased, on MONDAY, the lotli day of March, 1919, at 10 o'clock A. M., all of the personal property of tho sahl W. A. Chirk, deceased, consist ing of horses, mules, hogs, cattle, corn, fodder, farming implements, i ousehold and kitchen furniture. Terms of Sale-CASH. MRS. C. fi}. CLARK, Administratrix. Feb. 20, 1919. 9-10 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Estate of W. A. ('lark, Deceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persona having claims against said estato will present tho same, duly attested, within the timo prescribed by law or bo barred. MRS. C. 10. CLARK, Administratrix of the Estate of W. A. Clark, Deceased. Fob. 20^ 1919._0-12 Pay in advance-Courier $1 year. I Supply, inpurities Creep In medicine, that is purely vegetable. Many druggists have seen wonderful results accomplished among their customers by this great old medicine, and they know that S. S. S. is ono ot tho most reliablo blood purifiers ever made. Keep your blood freo of im purities by tho uso of this honest obi medicine, and if you want medical advice, you can obtain snmo without cost by writing to Medical Director, Swift Specific Co., 28 Swift Laboro-i tory, Atlanta, Ga?