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{ ' iMNMlBf nnty of m?tt and otead- | Up ainaaiac prion. Wool has In- | irmifl In priot enormously, and ] (Mm ?m to properly clothe our \ ?Mhw and protect them from death j fig&~ dw to eotd weather and the lack of 4 woolen clothes combined. | \ Thlo alt nation could be chanced to , w an amusing extent for good by raising , more aheap; but aheep raising end door relator are diemetrfeallv nnnnand Om or the other moat give way. ftkU wo keep on maintaining 26. 91,000 doge, moot of which are woree than useless, to consume annually hundreds of millions of dollars* worth of food and at the same time to make Increased sheep production impossible? The number of sheep In the country as compared With years ago has decreased over 16,000,000. while th? number of heap killing dogs steadily increases. It has seemed impossible to pass sad enforce adequate dog laws in the States. For this reason the Manufacturers Record has urged a war tax by oougrsss of from $3 to |5 a head on dogs. This would soon decrease the supply bf worthless sheep killing dogs, while the owner of pet dogs and . valuable dogs could well afford to pay ; the* war tfcx. The questions face us squarely: j Do we prefer dogs to humanity? 1 Shall our soldiers freeze and die _ for lack of wool because the nation' tt^^dare not antagonise the voters who the millions of worthless curs? Phi ii mini i i pT DICES' -Say* 5 year OU Kcstacky Lady, After a Few Dose* Meadorsvtlle, Ky.?Mrs. Cynthia Hlgginbotham, of this town, says: "At my ace, which Is 65, the liver does not act so well as when young. A few years ago, my stomach was all out of fix. I was constipated, my liver , didnt act. My digestion was bad, and it took so little to upset me. My ao petite was gone. I was very weak... < 1 decided I would give Black- i Draught a thorough trial aa I knew It ' V* was highly recommended for this 1 trouble. I began taking It I felt i better after a few doses. Hy appetite l Improved and I became stronger. My bowels acted naturally and the least 1 trouble was soon righted with a fow ! . y^yi 1 KHL \j Him ^mfr ^T* lifci1:': '!?r^ ' ' ? ItaK ear mm iiijh ul the allies VI 4hMMtfl|? VhMi INVllC it orlor to esrry tn?r with the poor ovaMi of mlHlona of noagnl euro and the rich who might object to a war tat? Don or saeop, which? No State can adequately protect, ttecause the doge pay no attention to State lines in their chase of sheep. But the States can make a start while waiting on congress. Dogs should be taxed, and their owners should be liable for at least quadruple the value >f every sheep killed, because the kill- i Ing of a single sheeD injuries the whole flock end discourages the In-, lastly. The papers throughout the country ; ire now taking up the matter very rigorously. The Wilmington (N. C.) Star says that the leading daily and j weekly papers ot Georgia are fllled with invitations to sheep growers of :he West and Northwest to bring their flocks to Georgia and the Georgians are learning something about he sheep raising adaptabilities and the once great sheep industry of Georgia which flourished a half cenury ago. During the decades before end following the Civil War period he Southern States were sucessful { producers of sheep and wool. But the South gradually turned to cotton 1 ind became cursed with a one-crop nania, which, together with the grow- i ng increase of wandering cur dogs, loon forced sheep owners to dispose! >f what was left of once profitable locks. Now that sheep owners of the West 1 ind Northwest are contemplating tending their sheep South where they' will find a mild climate and pastur-; ige, during the severe winters of the | West, it is up to the Southern States to get rid of the sheep killing dog nif Hon was bad Who Tell* How She Wat ReBered : of BUck-DraifhL i doses of Black-Draught." Seventy years of successful use has made Thedford's Black-Draught a' standard, household remedy. Every i member, of every family, at times, need the help that Black-Draught can give In cleansing the system and relieving the troubles that come from constipation, indigestion, lazy liver, etc. You cannot keep well unless your stomach, liver and bowels are in good ' working order. Keep them that way. Try Black-Draught. It acts promptly, gently and in a natural way. If you feel sluggish, take a dose tonight. iuu win ieei rresn tomorrow. Price :5c. a package?One cent a dose Ml druggists. J. 69 Jj Bedtime ML chance of a chil I I fection Oii Heater t I wTm J while you undress 1 I KKj | hundred uses for tl ^ ffti I light and easily carri able, safe. It's ecc eially with the prese jjjBgPjkJ gas. Eight hours g ">< -1"! gallon of kerosene. " "ill Now used in over 8 ' "''V'* rcau^ts obtained ^ "| STANDARD C Waahln jton. D. C. BAI^T jffnl 1) b I Wf^Tmr 3W BOM tr draatle legislation, HgW) enforced. Then the loath will a* only take eon of tho Western ihM] during tho winter, but it will be in i position to again develop a sheep industry of its own. Blease and Tillman Opposed Charlotte, Jan. 29.?(Special): "Should I go on the stump this sum mer I shall unhesitatingly say that 1 i c(,*i u iuc viwuuu wi cuuer lii-vuf crnor Blease or Senator Tillman aa a stupendous blunder, declared former United States Senator John L. McLaurln in a signed statement given out to the Charlotte Observer during his visit to the North Carolina metropolis Sunday and published Monday morning in that newspaper. It is 6ne of the most striking and independent utterances in the annali of South Carolina politics in many years. Ex-Senator McLaurln did not say that he would be a candidate for governor. He said "whoever is elected governor will necessarily have to line up one on side or the other" of the "present factional lines" and "this I absolutely refuse to do." With reference to Ex-Governor Blease, regarded as a certainty in the next senatorial race. Ex-Senator McLaurln declared that "his advent into the senate would greatly strengthen La Follette and a 'little group of willful senators who are doing all in their power to hamper the conduct of the war." I cannot by silence make myself a party to a national calamity of this character," says the former senator. Referring to Senator Tillman's expressed desire to "die in harness," ex-Senator McLaurin says "this talk is all rot. A broken d6wn horse dying in harness is cruelty to animals." Moreover the ex-senator declares, "it is unfair to the balance ol iiie team when the load is heavy and the pace i** so fast to be handicapped by bog spavin and heaves in an old horse which won't work at all unless he is in the lead." "Then, too, we need gatling guns instead of old rusty worn-out pitchforks," Senator McLaurin observes. o Killed by Train Florence, S. C., Jan. 31.? N. J. Q Harrel, of Lanes, roadmaster on the Charleston division of the Atlantic Coast Line, was run down by a passenger train late Monday afternoon and instantly killed. The accideni happened near Lanes. Mr. Harrel was traveling in his railway motor car. It was foggy and he did not see the passenger train until it was close upon him. He jumped and would have escaped death had he not attempted to save his motor and at the same time probably avoid damage to the passenger train. The pilot of the engine hurled the motor car upon him and killed him instantly. The negro helper on the car escaped injury. Mr. Harrel leaves a widow and several children. For Indigestion, Constipation or Biliousness Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the public by Paris Medicine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic. Sonny I if you have a Pero warm up the room lim. You'll find a le Perfection. It's ied; sturdy, depend>nomical too?espeint price of coal and -?| lowing warmth on a gr ,000,000 homes. jj|;^ rith Aladdin Security |Pv' )1L COMPANY ( ] Jersey) 1MORB Charlotte, N. C. IX Charleston, W'Va. Charles ton. S, C, IWIiiWiiWpi KmOlyHEAtUtS ?111 ii ii in nn i : I WAR TALKS By UNCLE DAN Number Six fUlla and Jimmle Will Take Military I Training. I 1 "I am mighty sorry. Uncle Dan, thnt this Is your last night with ns. Can't you stay longer? V/* boys are having a peach of a time," said Blllie. "Well, if you get tnore out of It in ' t ie way of pleasure than I," said Un1 cle Dan, "you are going some." "Blllie, I have been talking seriously ! viui jour miner anu mother about I sending you to a military academy and I t.iey asked me to talk with you about { It." ! "Whoopee!" BUlle screamed, like a wild Indian. "Now. hold your horses," said Uncle Dan, "and listen to me. You know I sent iny boy, Howard, to one of these t chools for a year when be was about J jour age. He was narrow chested, ttoop shouldered, rather loose Jointed: lie had the big head and needed dls-. <1pline und physical development. He ' ?*ns growing fast and I wanted him to lie strong physically." "Say, Uncle Dnn." said Blllle, "I believe your description of Howard fits ' me pretty well, eh?" "Well," said Uncle Dan. "to be frank I think it does; you need the same thing. Howard did not like It nt first. 1 am told for a few weeks he had 'rough sledding,' but after he found that the j only wny was to obey orders, he cuught the spirit of the Institution and liked , it. We did not see. him for about six months, then he came home for a few days. Wc were astonished nt his appearance. He had gained about 20 | pounds In weight, his nUJ*CSYe weie as* -> hard as nails, he stood as straight as an arrow, he was courteous, consider iiHHi Note lite result ot six months of milt- ! tary training. Compare lines A-A and I B-B In cut. ate and manly. His awkwardness had disappeared. The change was wonderful and it was all to the good. Here is a photograph showing 'before and afte- taking,' and I am sure no patent medicine advertisement could bent It. "Well, mother and I were delighted , That was ten years ago, and Howard says the year he spent at the military ! academy was the best year of his life, i ! "Now," said Uncle Dan, with great . earnestness, "when such training does j so much good, makes better citizens and < at the same time fits a man to defend his country, why should not Uncle Sain furnish this training at the govern- ! inent's expense? The government has the right to call anyone to serve in case of war, and without training, a j inan is worth nothing as a soldier. Un! cle Sam has splendid new training j i camps that will soon be available for ' ; the numose therefore here Is rtmihle I Plenty of Light A J9 fl Where You Went It H ' V Buy a lamp that is buUt to fl J BM give mellow fiickerless light? H lamp that can be lighted as H ^dBjjBjjj^li jpHH^FjRfl easily as a gas H ^^|B *V1HI RAYO I.AMPS I 1 The Human Factors^ in Good Service The calling party should give 1H I rect number in a distinct voice, ing directly into the transmittt^^H^^^^^^H wait at the telephone until the swers or the operator reports. party should answer promptly. Patience on the part of the user and the telephone operator sential to good service. When you Telephone? SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHC^^^^^^^Bfl AND TELEGRAPH I ! An Ambition and a H f| 'J'H the are j^^E K:;il*rf.y rrowth and Hic^t^^^B TIip favor:?no ^^^B Til- |^B| tlip to ?re funk ^^^B win contiilrnre j\. /* to thf the J J to demand for t ? y To tljp body j who rrrat no with opportunities . .MmK The Southern ^^B reason why the Chamberlain bill for compulsory military training should be passed at once, so that every boy physically fit may have this training and not leave it for his parents to pay for. On account of the expense, not one boy: in 50 can take the training now. I am glad that you can do so. These big crops and big prfces, I find, make the farmers rather 'cocky,' and that the best is demanded by them." Billle was up with the lark the next morning, more excited and enthusiastic I than ever. He had a plan. He knew Jimmle owned a colt worth ?1<H>; that he would make almost another $100 on his potntoes if they turned out well, and that he had from his previous savings, bought n $100 Liberty bond. 1 Millie's plan was to have Jlmmie cash In and go with him. Ho was disappointed to find that Jlmmie would still Inok about $.100 of having enough to see him through. His lip quivering, he said: "I'm mighty sorry to leave Jim- mie." Uncle Dan was silent a moment or two. then he asked Millie to go down to the orchard and get him some apples to eat on the train. While he was gone, !t was arranged that Uncle Dan and Mr. and Mrs. Graham would adL vance the money necessary so that I Jlmmie could go. When Millie returned j h? was told about it. He ran to the 'phone ard called Jlmmie. saying: "Come Co over, runtost got ever