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^tumorous department. tJM Flippant Youth treading aloud)? "Kaiser attacks Nancy." Shame on him to hit a woman! First man (reading)?"Czar says he'll go to Berlin if it takes his last moujik." Second Man?That means his last cent. "Talking about them Belgians?say, did ja ever read that pome. "There was a sound of diviltry by night?" Man?I tell you Germany's got a great war machine. Bright Youth?Right you are, mister, only some British grit seems to have got in among the wheels. "In a week from now the kaiser will be hiding his diminished head." "Yep! And his head will stand some diminishing, believe me!"?Louisville Courier-Journal. Lack of a Comma Did It.?It is the custom of a minister in a certain seaboard town to read in church the requests for the prayers of the congregation. Not long ago the minister was absent and a city clergyman, who did not know the custom, officiated in his place. At the usual time the deacon handed the notices to the minister, explaining what was to be done with them. In a few minutes the congregation was startled to hear: "A man going to see his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safe return." The notice really read: "A man going to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safe return." Forewarned.?Several years ago, be fore his election to the presidency. William H. Taft was campaigning in the west and stopped at the home of an old friend, says the Pathfinder. The friend's home was small and poorly built and as the presidential candidate walked about in his little room the unsubstantial building fairly shook beneath his tread. When he clirfibed into bed the dilapidated affair broke down, precipitating him unceremoniously to the floor. His friend hurried to his door to ascertain the cause of the commotion. "What's the matter, Bill?" he asked. "Oh, I'm all right, I guess." replied Mr. Taft good-naturedly. "But say Joe, if you don't find me in this room in the morning, look in the cellar." Scored on Father^?He was the son of a worthy manufacturer and had just returned from abroad. His father, a urusque, iuanci -ui-iiu;i nto.ii, OUI veyed his off-spring, who was tagged out in the latest London fashion, with distinct disapproval. "Young man," he blurted out, "you look like an idiot." Just at that moment and before the youth had time to make a fitting reply, a friend walked in. "Why, hello, Billy; got back have you?" he exclaimed. "By George, how much you resemble your father." "So he's been telling me,' said Billy, quietly.?Boston Transcript. No Time to Lose<?One young man, who was highly sensitive about an impediment which he had in his speech, went to a Stammerers' institute and asked for a course of treatment. The professor asked him if he wanted a full or a partial course. "A p-p-partial c-c-course." "To what extent would you like a partial course?" "Enough s-so that wh-when I go to a f-f-florist's and ask for a c-c-c-chrohrua.nnth Surhiatlp) o-m-m-mum. the th-thing won't w-wilt b-before I g-get it." The Moral of the Story.?The kindergarten teacher recited to her pupils the story of the wolf and the lamb. As she completed it she said: "Now, children, you see that the lamb would not have been eaten by the wolf if he had been good and sensible." One little boy raised his hand. "Well, John," asked the teacher, "what is it?" "If the lamb had been good and sensible," said the little boy, gravely, "we should have had him to eat, wouldn't we?"?New York Times. An Anxious Moment.?"Indeed," the lecturer went on in a quizzical way. "I believe I am justified in asserting that nine women oui or len praonoauy propose to the men they become engaged to. As a test, I would ask all married men in the audience whose wives virtually popped the question to them to rise." There was a subdued rustle in the auditorium, and in the tense silence that ensued could be heard jubilant feminine whispers in concert, "Just you dare stand up!"?Philadelphia Ledger. Could be Trusted.?There is a certain Ohio judge whose wit has enlivened many a dull case. On one occasion counsel made in his court this statement on behalf of a plaintiff of somewhat bibulous appearance: "My client, your honor, is a most remarkable man. and holds a very responsible position; he is manager of a water works." After a survey of the client, his honor replied: "Yes, he looks like a man who could be trusted with any amount of water." A Sure Sign.?Sandy, strolling up banks of the river, came upon an English visitor fishing in the stream. "Mon," said Sandy, "ye winna catch onlv fish there. You'll hae tae gang a bit further up till ye come tae a guid spot." "Ah." said the visitor, "but how will I know when I come to a good spot?" "Hoots, man." said Sandy, "you can easy tell a guid spot by the number o' empty bottles lying about." No Such Word??"Remember, boys," said the master, "that in the bright lexicon of youth there is no such word as fail." After a few moments a boy raised his hand. "Well, what is it, my lad?" asked the master. "I was merely going to suggest." replied the youngster, "that if such is the case it would be advisable to write to the publishers of that lexicon and call their attention to the omission." Pondered Over It.?They had been talking as they walked. She had remarked pathetically: "Oh, it must be terrible to a man to be rejected by a woman!" "Indeed, it must," was his response. Then, after a while, with sympathetic ingenuousness she exclaimed: "It doesn't seem that t could ever have the heart to do it." And there came a silence between them us he thought it over. ittiscrllattrous grading. ADVENTURE OF AIRMEN How British Officers Destroyed Great Zeppelin Shede. New York World. London, Oct. 19.?During the last few days a good many of the officers and men of the Royal Navy Air service who have been at work in Belgium, have corne back to this country for new machines and spare parts, so that one is now able to get something like a connected narrative of the successful raid on the airship shed at Duesseldorf. Taking all its circumstances into consideration, it is one of the finest performances put up in any war by aviators. The three officers told off for the job. as stated in the official report, were Squadron Commander Spenser Grey, Flight Lieutenant Marix and Flight Lieutenant Sippe. When the three of them, with a squad of marines and air machines, went to look after the machines at the Belgian flying corps' ground, to the east of Antwerp, they found that the German heavy guns were already at work, and were actually firing over the aerodome at the forts behind, so that they had to land practically under fire. At that time, however, the guns were not troubling themselves about the aerodome or the buildings near it. Flew High to Avoid Guns. Close to the aerodome they discovered a chateau belonging to a German, which had been vacated by its owner, and here they installed themselves to wait for the morning. First thing on the next morning they started on, squaaron lommanuer Grey and Lieut. Marix each on one of the little Sopwith biplane scouts, which are commonly known among aviators as "tabloids," and Lieut. Sippe on a B. E. biplane of the Royal Aircraft factory design. The little scouts do about ninety-five miles per hour and the B. E.'s about seventyfive. Owing to all the German artillery being to the east of them the pilots had to start off toward the west, in the direction of Antwerp, and climb up a great height in order to get above the range of the German guns, especially the high angle guns, commonly called anti-aircraft guns, which throw shrapnel to anything up to 9,000 feet. Before they had got very far, the engine of Lieut Slppe's machine, which had been sulky for several days, retired from business altogether. and he had to give up the chase of the faster machines and returned to the aerodome. The other two meanwhile went on their way. Ste?r?d Separate Courses. For part of the journey they were flying through a thick fog, and at one point, Lieut. Marix, going down low to try and find out exactly how far he had got, found himself only a fewfeet over tree tops, when at last he sighted the ground. However, further eastward they ran into clearer air and they started off on different courses, Lieut. Marix going to Duesseldorf and Squadron Commander Grey to Cologne. On arriving at Duesseldorf, Lieut. Marix proceeded to do a violent spiral dive, coming down at such speed that, according to the German account, the onlookers thought he had been hit by guns mounted to protect the shed. When one realizes that these little scouts pick up a speed of 140 miles an hour within a few seconds of having their noses pushed down steeply, one can easily imagine the onlookers being thus deceived. As a matter of fact, the manoeuvre was thoroughly sound, for dropping at such a pace the machine would be very much more difficult to hit with rifle fire, and Its altitude would alter so quickly that it would be practically impossible for the anti-aircraft guns to vary their range to suit. He came down this way to a height of about 500 feet and then released his bombs. Exactly where they fell he could not make sure, but one, at any rate, went through the roof of the shed, and in a few seconds the flames were shooting out through it as high as the place where he himself had passed over the shed. Treachery Suspected. Relieved of the weight of the bombs, and forced far beyond her best normal climbing speed by the impetus of the dive, the little scout shot up into the air again like a rocket, and in a very few minutes, was so far out of range of the guns that the pilot had leisure to turn round and admire the flames pouring up through what had been one of Germany's best new sheds. Whether the airship inside the shed was actually a Zeppelin or not cannot of course, be ascertained, but evidently the loss upset the Germans very much, for a German paper the next day stated that the British pilot must have been informed by treachery that the airship had been removed only a day or so before into the new shed from the old shed which had been previously damaged by Flight Lieut. Collet. Having thus accomplished the mission on which he had started, the pilot returned toward Antwerpi but ran out of petrol about ten miles away, and had to roam about till he discovered one of the Belgian armored motor cars which had worked around the north of the German lines to pick up the aviators in case they came to grief. Of course, the good little scout had to be abandoned and presumably it was burned to prevent it falling into the hands of the Germans. Fan Blocked Grev'n Plan. Meantime Squadron Commander Grey had gone off to Cologne, but owing to thick fog over that part of the country he was unable to locate the aviation ground outside the city. However, in circling over the city itself. he managed to perceive the big general station, and deposited a few bombs on it. staying long enough to notice that a considerable amount of damage was done to various appurtenances thereof. Finding it was still impossible to see the aviation ground, he started back for Antwerp and arrived safely at the flying ground. There the naval people waited the return of the missing pilot, who i.nally arrived late at night. Thanks to the house in which they were sheltered being Herman property, it was not damaged, but they could not go outside it before dark owing to the danger of being sniped by German riflemen. Consequently at the i first sign of dawn they left the house i and cleared out into a wood on the far side of the ground, where they lay and watched the German artillery smash up their previous aeroplanes and the Belgians' sheds. Escaped From Antwerp. When they found all question of getting the machines out was hopeless. they trooped off to Antwerp, only to find that the order for the evacuation of the city had been given, and that both troops and inhabitants were then busy clearing out. With some difficulty they got hold of cars and made off for the coast, and I am told that the worst part of their journey was crossing the bridge over the canal, which was then a blazing river of burning oil, with the Hames licking over the parapets of the bridge. So fierce was the heat that they had to shield their faces with their hands as they crossed. Eventually, after traveling miles over roads crowded with refugees, they got safely back to the naval air service base. BRITISH NAVAL POLICY Ships Must Take No Serious Risk of Losing Control of the Sea. A lucid Interpretation of British naval policy is contained in the following letter written by Fred Metcalf to the New York Sun: There seems to be among our people and press some lack of understanding of the English attitude respecting the uses of the British navy in the present war. All of us know that the trade routes are policed in a most thorough manner, and that an effective blockade is maintained of the Baltic and in the North Sea; but a notion prevails that Mr. Churchill's reference to "digging out" the German vessels from their home ports is to be taken seriously, and most of us have been wondering from time to time since the beginning of the conflict why no news has been forthcoming of an extensive naval engagement resulting from British initiative. From evidences available, it is rather clearly apparent that the British naval policy is as in the circumstances it logically should be, an extremely conservative one. An editorial article in the Sun of October 17 conveys an impression that "line of battleships" are engaged in the blockading operations of the North Sea. This seemingly is not the fact. Statements may be had from visiting Englishmen familiar with maritime affairs that dreadnoughts and battleships in general are not thus employed, but on the contrary are held safely at British bases within easy striking distance, there to wait an appearance in force of the German navy. If these gentlemen are informed correctly, none but vessels of inferior value are being exposed to the risks of naval snipping attacks. Some reflection on the true situation of Great Britain in time of war perhaps may convince us that the avoidance by her government of any decisive naval action, is a matter of delib erate intention, as by far the wisest procedure possible in the circumstances, and is likely to be continued to the end if those circumstances remain substantially unchanged. As all the world knows, the one absolute need of Great Britain is free commerce with the sources of her food supplies; and for the maintenance of this she is dependent on the positive supremacy of her fleet. If a series of general engagements were to be forced by her in the conditions now prevailing, the British warships must contend with disadvantages so great that the superiority of British armament well might be more than offset by them. In order to "dig out" the German ships from their harbors and from the Baltic, not only must the British fleet encounter the enormous power of land batteries but in addition it must face the incalculable risks of mines, submarine attack and very likely also serious danger from the readily available German air craft of all descriptions. It seems quite probable that a persistant campaign against such odds must result in the severe crippling of many more vessels than would be lost outright, and by no means Impossible that Great Britain might be left with but an Insignificant remainder of her sea power in condition for effective use during a period of some months thereafter. If, then, with the British navy unquestionably victorious yet reduced to a mere remnant of its present efficiency, Germany should have been successful in saving intact and setting free a very few of her more formidable commerce destroyers, there would be grave danger that Great Britain might find her world's trade threatened with speedy interruption and her people in peril of actual famine. On the other hand, the advantages to be gained by aggressive measures would seem altogether incommensurate with these desperate risks. As matters now stand, with the German navy "bottled up" and rendered comparatively harmless, Great Britain is in supreme command of the trade routes and is likely to remain so; her safety and that of her possessions is assured as completely as the general hazard of warefare permits. Further, the issue of the European conflict very probably must be determined exclusively by operations of the land forces, and the destruction of the German fleet seemingly can not advance the outcome to any appreciable extent. And finally, in the event of an ultimate victory of the allies, the disposal of the German navy and the arrangement of a programme of future restriction of armament may be dictated quite without risk under the terms of peace to be fixed by the victorious nations. In substance, it would appear as a guiding principle that anything more than resistance of the attacks of German war vessels can serve no really useful purpose either of Great Britain or her associates. It is anticipated among English ship owners that a general sortie of the German navy is bound to come in the end as a last desperate resort of Germany in the hope of saving her cause from defeat. But until that time, with apparently nothing to be gained by aggressive action on the part of Great Britain, with everything to be lost in the event of serious mischance, with absolute control of the sea her sole protection against overwhelming disaster, and with no popular demand for either spectacular sacrifice or needless infliction of injury, it seems hardly reasonable to expect Great Britain to abandon the rather strictly defensive naval attitude which she has maintained consistently from the beginning of the war. We may be sure that the modern statesmanship of England, resting securely on the traditions of centuries of warfare on the field of the Continent, is not likely to overlook the cardinal doctrine of the national safety; namely, that the navy because of British insularity and the attendant circumstances of economic dependence, must be regarded always primarily as an arm of defense rather than aggression, and In no circumstances must be Jeopardized save at the demand of ultimate necessity. PLIGHT OF THE RAILWAYS In Tight Squeeze as the Result of Existing Conditions. When the heads of six great railway lines called recently upon the president to ask for certain financial concessions from the interstate commerce commission, they asked also that the government be no longer hostile, but treat them with good will, and help them to adapt themselves to the conditions that public opinion and the law have imposed upon them. The request is reasonable, because public opinion and the law have tak* ? ? I ? 11 en irom me runway eumpauiea an those rights and powers that have been abused or that, merely through being exercised, led to injustice. A railway company today may not, without permission, fix the charges for its services; nor, with or without permission, may it discriminate for or against any community, or any individual passenger or shipper. It may not combine, either by amalgamation or by private agreement, with any other company that even in a small degree competes with it. Moreover, although thus restricted in the matter of revenue, the railway company is not permitted to apply the ordinary measures of economy in expenditure, even if, like other corporations and individuals, it is paying much more for its supplies. The government, at will, sanctions or forbids changes in the pay of train hands and other employes. It fixes maximum hours of employment, and in some states requires that trains be equipped with a specified number of hands, even though the number be greater than the companies think needful. It prescribes expensive safety appliances, and names penalties for neglecting to use them. In some cases it requires the companies to run trains that are unprofitable. From these facts it is plain that the railway companies are no longer dangerous to the public. They must obey, or pay the penalty?fines for the companies, and prison for those who are responsible for the disobedience. That being the case, the tide of popular feeling has turned. Public opinion is beginning to urge that those who own the roads shall have a fair return on their investment. Many of the owners are people of moderate means?men and women of modest income, who are small investors. It is by no means the plutocrats that own all the stocks and bonds. Men in a position to know say that unless the railways get some relief, there is not one line in the country that can surely be run at a profit. It should not be difficult to test the truth of the statement, for the government prescribes the form in which every company shall keep its accounts. To see that the companies receive justice is the business of the public ommissions; the good will that they seek Is for the public to bestow.? Youth's Companion. FREDERICK OF BARBAR03SA Legend of the Warrior of the Flaming Beard. Out of the past comes a thousandyear-old legend to claim the attention of Germans throughout the world. Attaches of the German embassy here, revived it the other night over their wine and war maps, says a \Vashington dispatch. It is the legend of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and following whose death in the Holy Land, the legend had its inception. This tradition, devoutly believed by the German peasantry and, at the very least, respected by all Teutons, is to the effect that in the hours of Germany's greatest need, Barbarossa, by many considered the greatest military ruler the Germans ever had, will rise from catafalque in some fabled castle of the Black Forest and return to life to command the Germans and lead them out of their difficulties. Frederick Barbarossa, as Fritz Itothbart, was the son of Frederick, duke of Suabia. He was born in 1121. On the death of his uncle. Conrad III, Frederick was crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle. One or nis earnest dreams was the subjugation of Italy. Shortly after he received the imperial crown, he invaded and subdued northern Italy;and to impress his successes on the people, had himself crowned at Pavia, in 1155, with the famous Iron Crown of Lombardy. Pressing on to Rome he had himself crowned emperor again by Pope Adrian IV. Thus, early in his reign, he had gone far toward reducing the provinces and the great free cities of northern Italy. But he no sooner turned his back on them to return to Germany than revolt broke out in a dozen places. Led by the city of Milan, the many princes of Italy rebelled and Barbarossa hurried back and gave them all battle. When he had again subdued them he held the great Diet of Roncagiia, and there received the homage of the cities. Then came the pestilence. Ba?barossa's entire Italian army was swept before the scourge and the cities, taking advantage of this weakened condition, drove him north of the Danube. Recruiting another northern army, Barbarossa again invaded Italy, seeking to regain control of the north at least. But at Legnano. on May 29, 1176, he was decisively defeated by the league of the cities and various princes. Then came the turn in Barbarossa's life. Repenant for having made the papal seat a pawn in his own game of politics, he took the cross. ' Raising an army of 150.000 paladians, Barbarossa set out for the Holy Land. He met the Grecian emperor and overcame him in a great battle. He met the king of Syria and overcame him. He subdued numerous wild tribes that sought to stay the progress of his crusading host and he and his followers were confident that, having won so far into Palestine, they would be as successful as Godfrey de Poullion and retake from the Saracen the Holy City itself. The emperor fought hard to hold his position in that country. He was in the land of Alexander the Great, rind the descendants of that captain's soldiers were incensed at the success of the invader. It was on the banks of the Kalykadnus in Fyria that Barbarossa and his host met a great force of the enemy. It was a rushing river, difficult to ford. But, according to one version of the history, when Bar barossa saw his men falter on the brink, afraid to cross, he. though an old man. pressed his charger into the flood and started to swim It. But the current was too swift and his mount was swept olY his feet. Later they dragged old Barbarossa out of tho bank, breathing his last. The fame of the Emperor Frederick II, surnamed Barbarossa, the conqueror of northern Italy, was too great for his people to credit the report of his death. When that report was borne back to the fatherland by Pilgrams, the people declined to believe it. It appeared to be confirmed ( by the more reliable reports of the paladins, who had fought with the emperor, but the people still refused to believe that so great a ruler could be dead. He had been famed throughout his dominions for his justice to the common people and Fritz Rothbart was a popular emperor. So. out of their devotion to their Idol, they formed the basis of the legend which has been handed down to this day. uaroarossa wuh nui ucuu, uul slept, they said. Weary of conquering, he had retired to a secret castle in the heart of the Black Forest of Silesia, and there had laid himself down upon an enchanted catafalque which night and day, year In and year out, century In and century out. was to be guarded by black dwarfs and elves. There he would rest from his warring until the hour of Germany's greatest need should arrive. Then at a touch from the wand of the king of elves, Barbarossa would rise, don his armor and sally forth at the head of a ghostly troop to lead the Germans to the greatest enduring liberty and national supremacy. The first sign of the coming of Barbarossa would be the glow of his flaming red beard over the land, they said. Those of the German people who have a strain of Slavic blood In their veins have the strongest faith in the legend. The peasantry of Austria and Hungary believe the tradition implicitly. They attribute to Barbarosa all the weird wizardry that only a Slavic people can conceive. The more ignorant peasantry, It to ntoantiiallv IaaIt fnp tho flnnoflr. ance of Barbarossa in mediaeval armor, in the very person in which he laid himself down to sleep through the centuries. Others, more enlightened, will see in any great military leader who may rise and lead the armies of the empire to a successful issue a reincarnation of Frederick Barbarossa. PROTECTION IN ITS RAILROADS Russia Veered From Standard Gauge to Avoid Dangers of Invasion. There are several railway gauges? or widths between the two rails of the track?in Europe, but in the United States and Canada, it Is possible for a truck to travel from Prince Eupert to New Orleans, and from Quebec to San Francisco without hindrance. This was accomplished at great expense some twenty or thirty years ago. In Europe the bulk of the mileage is the standard 4-foot 3 1-2-inch gauge. There are, however, some other gauges, especially the meter gauge in France, Belgium, Italy, pain and Portugal. The most important exceptions are in Spain and I ortugal, where they have nearly ten thousand miles of 5-foot 6-lnch gauge and in Russia and Finland, where there are thirty thousand miles of 5foot gauge. The difference from the standard was adopted by the Russian government to avoid the dangers of invasion. The only connection between France and Spain is at Irun, on the Miscayan coast, but the Pyrenees are now being pierced at more than one place, and a question of comforming the gauge of Spain and Portugal to that of the bulk of Europe has arisen.?Engineering Record. Sikh the Fiercest Soldier.?Did you ever see a Sikh in uniform? No. Whatever of fierceness your childhood fancy painted upon the face of a soldier, the Sikh has it. Other soldiers may be as brave, or may fight more tenacious ly, or die more willingly, but for simple fierceness of personal appearance, all medals go to the Sikh. He is so fierce to look at that I wonder his English officer can calmly face him without fear. You have read how trainloads of these East Indian troops are hurrying across Canada to show their fierce faces to the Germans. Hoes not Caesar relate that the Roman soldiers were frightened by the terrible looks of the early German tribes? Now the boot goes upon the other foot. A Sikh?and I've seen many regiments of them on their native heathis a tall man with black hair and a long black beard. The beard is what makes him look so fierce, because he plaits it into two thick braids and draws these back of his ears, where they are tied. If you think that doesn't make a soldier look fierce, you make a sad error, which one glance at him would correct. The Sikhs are Hindus, and so strict are their religious beliefs that all the food they eat must be especially prepared according to their own rites.? Girard in Philadelphia Ledger. War.?Take not up the sword.? Jesus. Whenever there is war the devil makes hell larger.?German proverb. O, War. thou son of hell.?Shakespeare. War is a brain-spattering, windpipe-slitting art.?Lord Bacon. War is the devil's gambling game. ?George Fox. War never decided any question of right or wrong.?Thomas Jefferson. War is the trade of barbarism.? Napoleon Bonaparte. A good man never makes a good soldier. The worst man always makes UA inr Thp unlfl iPT i.q TlOth ing but a hired, legalized murderer.? Yapoleon Bonaparte. The military profession is a damnable profession.?The Duke of Wellington. Napoleon was a great gambler, whose game was empires, whose stakes were thrones, whose table, earth, whose dice were human bones. ?I?rd Fyron. War is the statesman's game, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.?Shelley. My greatest regret is that I have been the author of three wars in which thousands of lives were lost.? Prince Pismarck. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not rise against nation, nor shall men learn war any more.?Isaiah. ACREAGE REDUCTION. Free Conference Committee Adopts Important Changes. When the acreage reduction bill passed the house it limited the cotton acreage to one-third of the total crop planted, and provided that it should not exceed six acres to the plow. The senate undertook to limit cotton production of 2,000 pounds of lint to the work animal, and to impose a tax of five cents a pound on the surplus. The matter was submitted to a free con ference committee, consisting of Geo. M. Stukey, John L. McLaurin and J. H. Clifton, representing the senate, and C. D. Lee, R. B. Belser and R. A. Means, representing the house. The senate adopted the report, with the following voting against it: Beamguard, Black, Carlisle, Dennis, Earle, Mars, Walker, Williams, Young. The report was then sent to the house as follows: The committee on free conference to whom was referred house bill No. 1600, senate bill No. 1196, report that they have carefully considered same and recommend: That all after the enacting words be stricken out and the following inserted in lieu thereof: Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person by himself, his agents or employes, to plant or cultivate in this state in any year a greater number of acres of land In cotton than onethird of the total acreage of land nlnnted and cultivated in all crops by such person in said year, including grain and fall sown crops planted the preceding fall or winter. Sec. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall forfeit as a penalty a sum of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each and every acre planted or cultivated in excess of the number herein allowed, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in an action or proceeding brought in the name of the state; and said penalty when recovered shall be paid over to the county treasurer for the use of the county in which the offense was committed. Said penalty and the cost of the proceedings in which same is recovered shall be a lien upon all the cotton crop of the person adjudged to pay the same, subject only to the liens existing prior to the passage of this act, and liens for taxes: Provided, That the Judgment of said penalty and cost be entered and enrolled in the office of the clerk of court of general sessions and common pleas as other judgments are now allowed to be entered or enrolled where the recovery is had in such court and when so entered shall constitute a lien on all the property of the person adjudged to pay the same. And, provided, further, That where the recovery be had in the magistrate's court the Judgment be entered and enrolled with the same effect in the office of the clerk of common sessions and common pleas as judg Hieiiia ui uiagioiiaica tuuno ai v uvn allowed to be entered and enrolled In said office. Sec. 3. That all sheriffs, sheriffs' deputies, magistrates, constables and rural policemen shall be charged with the duty of inspection, the production of evidence and the prosecutions for violations of this act, and the solicitors are especially charged with the enforcement hereof. Sec. 4. The word "person" used In this act shall be held to include partnerships, voluntary associations and corporations. Sec. 5. This act shall go into effect immediately upon its approval. IT' H Extra He H w' ; >: ; happen to y< SMOK Cold snaps have n . extra heat needed t comfortable. Burn; Perfection Heaters a At hardware, furniti Triangle Trade-Mai STANDS Washington, D. C. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. * r i ou rears' 4 30 YEARS THE STANDARD f Come Here and Si j Come and compare the "OwensborC a any other make. Hitch your team to i si farm, the road, in the woods?anywhei I Yorkville Be "GETS-IT," 2 Drops, Corn Vanishes! j t The Only Sure Endcr of All Corns. Desperate, are you, over trying to get rid of corns? Quit using old formulas under new names, bandages, winding-tapes and cotton rings < that make a fat little package out of Tfcb k the CHp of the Happy. CotdUm ! FooUrnity of "GETS-IT " your toe. Quit punishing your feet ( by using toe-eating salves and ointmeats. To use knives, flies, scissors ana razors, slicing and hacking at a corn, ? only make it grow faster and bigger. It also brings danger of bleeding , and blood poison. The new way, the . new principle never known before in corn history, is "GET-IT." It's a i liquid?2 drops on a corn does the work. Pain goes, the corn begins to | shrivel and out it comes! You apply it in two seconds. Nothing to stick, , nothing to hurt, and it never fails. , Try "GETS-IT" tonight on corns, | calluses, warts or bunions. j "GETS-IT" is sold by druggists everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent di- ] rect by E. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, j INFORMATION WANTED A WATCH Fob with initials "R. J. B.," and Signet Ring with "A. C.," were stolen from my house last , Sunday morning while I was at church. Will appreciate information or pay reward for recovery. Address, No. 1, Yorkville. R. J. BROWN. 86. 2t pd. Health and Happiness may be had by keeping the blood pure, and allowing it to perform its life-giving work to the fullest extent. Indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, rheumatism and other sources of misery that follow from poisoned and impoverished blood quickly vanish with the use or MRS. JOE PERSON'S REMEDY A scientifically compounded vegetable remedy which has been used successfully for over forty years. Its action is to remove all blood impurities, energize and regulate all functions of the digestive system and feed the nerve centers. You don't need to suffer ill health any longer. If your druggist hasn't Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy, we will supply you direct. The price of a large bottle is >1.00. Send the amount and your dealer's | name to i REMEDY SALES CORPORATION Charlotte. N. C. Mrs. Joe Person's Wash should 1 be used in connection with the Remedy for the cure of sores and the relief of inflamed and congested surfaces. It is especially valuable for women, and should al| ways be used for ulcerations. I at, Just When You 1> 11 /-v 1 T1 ertection Smokeless un in fou are safeguarded whe jut heating system. RFjfcTK .elesJLQA HE AI 0 terror for you, for the Perfection o make bedroom, bathroom or sitting 5 kerosene?easy to handle and inexpens re portable, heat quickly and are smoke ire dealers and general stores everywhe rk. \RD OIL COIV (NEW JERSEY) BALTIMORE se the 44OwensborO'' Wj >" part by part with I If you don't find that i t and try it out on the lighter, rides easier, o e?any way you like. | satisfactory wagon fc inking & Mercanti YORK COUNTY CLUB ROLL rNCLUDING the names and postofflce addresses of practically all democrats, 21 years of age and over, . * nakes a booklet of ninety pages, and Aft iffords an admirable directory. Price, 55c. L. M. GRIST'S SONS. TAX NOTICE?1914 Dffice of the County Treasurer of York County. . Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 14. 1914. f VT OTICE is hereby given that the LN TAX BOOKS for York county will 3e opened on THURSDAY, the 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1914, and remain )pen until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1914, for the collection of STATE, m :OUNTY, SCHOOL AND LOCAL * rAXES, for the fiscal year 1914, with3Ut penalty; after which day ONE PER CENT penalty will be added to ill payments made in the month of 1ANUARY. 1916, and TWO PER DENT penalty for all payments made n the month of FEBRUARY, 1915, and 3EVEN PER CENT penalty will be idded to all payments made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH to the 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1915, and after this M late all unpaid taxes will go into exjcutions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in ac -ui uuhlc vviin low, For the convenience of taxpayers, I will attend the following places on the lays named: * At Yorkville from Saturday, October 51st, to Tuesday, November 3d. At Coates's Tavern, from 8 o'clock a in., Wednesday, November 4th, to S Y'clock p. m. At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday, November 6th and 7th. At Rock Hill, from Monday, November 9th, to Saturday, November 14th. And at Yorkville from Monday, No- ^ /ember 16th, until Thursday, the 31st ^ lay of December, 1913, after which date :he penalties will attach as stated tbove. Note.?The Tax Books are made up by Townships, and parties writing ibout taxes will always expedite mat- A :ers if they will mention the Town ship or Townships in which their property or properties are located. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. ??????? Professional Cards. ??_?????_ Geo. W. S. Hart Jos. E. Hart / HAKi & HAK1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Yorkville 8. C. % Witherapoon Big., Second Floor, Front. 'Phone (Office) No. 58. D. E. Finley J. A. Marlon FINLEY & MARION ATTORNEY8 AT LAW Oppoaito Court Houa* Yorkville, 8. C. Dr B. G. BLACK f SURGEON DENTI8T. Office aecond floor of the Now McNeol Building. .Abaont from offico on Monday of oach wook until furthar notice. $ I~> UADT juniN n. nnn i ATTORNEY AT LAW No. 3 Law Rang# YORKVILLE, i C. ? -V 1 r IF1 Need It [eater in the H * n accidents | :j DN re rs 8 ? supplies just the room warm and j iive. B 4 less and odorless. re. Look fot the .j 1PANY S Charlotte, N. C. Charleston, W.Va. Charleston, S. C. . > ??r 2 Ha itation Back of arm. Wagon I . v it takes a mighty good I hold up for 30 years and M ularity and sales every year. That's H e "OwensborO." Just because the J'; 3 Wagon Works have persisted^ in I ... t wagon for "perfect satisfaction" to H purpose, year in and year out. M agon for Yourself ;! t is better built in every way, runs if irries more weight and is a more Kj >r your money, bring it back. ; .i lie Company I