m.
F.EPORT OXEN "COMING BACK"
Seems to Be Mo.e Than a Probability
of Their Resuming Their Place
in Farm Labcr.
A generation ago the use of oxen
f ?r draft purposes was common
wherever agricultural operations
were in progress, remarks the Louisville
Courier-Journal. But the slowinoving
oxen were replaced by more
rapid teams of mules or hor9es. Nowadays
an ox team is seen occasionally
in a few counties, especially in those
in which there still is "logging" to
do. hut the sight is a novel one to a
majority of residents of the state
who have grown up within the last
30 years.
According to the Breeders' Ga
zette, the economic value of the 01
is bringing him back into favor.
There arc, nowadays, steam and
gasoline tractors which are advertised
as a great improvement upon the
everlasting mule, whose history is as
old as that of man, and who will
never be put out of business by any
invention whatsoever. It is rather
surprising, however, to hear of the
use of ox teams being revived at a
period in which the adage "time is
money" is upon everybody's tongue,
and when the fact that time is money
was never more widely realized bv
the agricultural community.
NOW MONKEY HAS MEASLES
Got the Malady From Boy Friend
whom Me Mad Been Permitted
to Visit.
.Jnt, one of the big monkeys at the
Avondale zoo here, lias the measles,
says the Birmingham (Ala.) News.
Pat's keeper has prescribed a dose
of castor oil, and the monkey is expected
to get well in a short time.
l'at caught the measles from his
friend, .Jack Allen, a nephew of the
keeper. Oavton Allen. Pat and the
boy are great friends. The boy
caught the measles and was confined
to bed. Pat got lonesome and insisted
on seeing his friend. lie didn't
show his insistence in the usual way,
but Mr. Allen says he could not misinterpret
the monkey's despondence
and lack of appetite. IIo took the
monkey to see the boy.
As soon as Pat got in the door he
broke away from the keeper, jumped
ou the bed, and licgan a frolic with
.Jack. Two days later Pat was all
broken out with the measles and very
sick.
Mr. Allen didu't confine the two
friends to the same bed, but he did
take I'at home for treatment, and
says the monkey is doing well.
A BUSY DAY.
"Mrs. (Judders tells me that she
exhausted herself making calls today."
'
"Why, she hasn't been out of the
house."
"I know it, but she called up six
friends over the telephone and
talked to each one not less than
45 minutes."
BEATS NIBBLING BREAD.
"There's nothing makes a dinner
go like two or three cocktails," said
Cluhson.
"That's true," answered Dubson.
"And they also help to while the
time away if the dinner is slow in
coming."
A VERITABLE MARVEL.
"Our new foreign editor is a
marvel."
"Yes?"
"Why, he's able to add something
to the announcements of
Russian victories."
UP TO THE MINUTE.
Cranque?A wife is an ezpensire
luxury.
Blnnque?So is an automobile.
C'rannue Slirp Rill vr?n nan nr.i*
?- - B"*
a new model every year.?Judge.
PRINCIPAL PRODUCT.
Teacher?What is the elephant
hunted for, Emerson?
Bright Pupil?For magazine articles.?Puck.
'
LIXERAL.
"These youngsters lose so much
time at school."
"Don't I know it? I've just
bought my boy his third watch."
NATURAL BEVERAGE.
"What's that old rooster you're
treating, drinking?"
?, "What else do you suppose W4
W aider bat a cocktail f ^
1 JUST TRICK OF THE MIND
j l idianapoli* Man Had Allowea His
Thoughts to Run in a Groove
of the Past.
George Kubens, who was for many
years with a Jeading clothing house
in Indianapolis, recently withdrew
from the clothing business and associated
himself with* an electric light
company. One day recently he was
standing in the door of the electric
light company's office when he was
approached by a well-known Indianapolis
business man.
"Hello, Rubens," said the man. 'I
want von to have the collar on this
coat changed for me. I'll leave it
and you eon?"
"Where do you think you are?"
interrupted Rubens.
The man looked at Rubens and*
then up at the sign on the window
anil laughed.
"Well, if that doesn't just show
what n scurvy trick a man's mind
will play on him," he said. "1 left
home with two things on my mind
tins morning. 1 wanted to come here
and pay my electric light bill and 1
wanted to go to your old stand and
leave this coat. When I 3aw you I
lost my geographical hearings and
associated you, from long habit, with
my clothes. Come on and have a
cigar and forget it."
Italians took the cigar, hut couldn't
forget it. It seemed too good a joke
to go up in smoke.?Indianapolis
News.
HOUSE HUNTING
i KiSm'Tr II
' PL. J.
Mr. Koach?How much will you
charge to rent me a room in your
house ?
TO BE SURE.
"When jou women get the ballot,
what will you he wanting next, I
wonder?" said Mr. Twobble, irritably.
Why," Mrs. Twobble calmly replied,
"in the natural course of
events we'll be wanting a candidate."
AT PALM BEACH.
"Ilow do you like your hotel,
Clara?"
"Oh, line! The rooms are small
and dark and the food is badly
cooked; but the gossip is excellent."
?J udge.
NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
"You can't have your cake and eat
it"
li'l'.. 1- ???. * ?
i i uk cuuugu, uui you run lake in
the sights of a city and be taken in
at the same tiufb."
INCLINED TO EXPERIMENT.
"1)0 you believe in telepathy?*'
"Not exactly. But I have listened
to so many long speeches that I'd like
to see it tried."
THE SPEAR OF SARCASM.
"The whaling industry is dead."
"Yes," replied Miss Cayenne.
'Throwing the harpoon is now
classed as an indoor sport."
NATURAL SUCCESS.
"Ilow did the article on the itch
tor wealth suit you ?"
r noi ran', it CHine right Up tO
the scratch."
IN THE TRADE.
1 "I hail a woman to read my hand
ind I'm to have a fine future."
"Why not ? It stands to reason
she'd promise you palmv days."
LIKE CURES LIKE.
i Doctor?You will have to he treated
for the whisky habit.
l 1'atient?What? That's how I acquired
it.
THE RESULT.
? "Did your wife's new dressmakers
give her a good fit?"
i "They did. I had to call in two
Aactora."
p; . -
| NOT THE GIFT OF JOHN MUIR
California Redwooo Forest Was Donated
to Nation by Former
Resident of Chicago.
California numbers among its I
many show places a redwood forest !
known as Muir woods, in honor of !
John Muir, who died recently. The j
place is a national park, owned by !
the United States government. I
Credit for this circumstance was i
ascribed to the late naturalist in |
many of the accounts of his life and J
death.
This, it seems, is a mistake. As ad- '
mirers of his have made plain in let- |
ters to newspapers, the man who I
bought the forest and presented it to
the government in 1908 was Mr.,
William Kent of Kentfield, Cal., former
Chicagoan, hanker, dealer in
lands and live stock, civic worker and
at present member of the national
house of representatives for the Second
district of California. Theodor^
T> li i.1 ? .1 - a. ' i ^
iwuseveu, iih.'ii presiuenr, is saia to
have urged thai the tract be called
Kent park, while the donor insisted
on ihe present title, declining to
"stencil his name on a benefaction."
It is asserted further that except for
the timely act of .Mr. Kent the forest
would have been cleared away by
a public utility corporation and
probably not one of the giant trees
in it would now be standing.
CHECKS WORK OF THIEVES
Simple Bicycle Lock Used in France
Said to Be One of the Best
Yet Devised.
An excellent method for locking
bicycles to prevent them from being >
stolen is used in "rgpee, and it is
one of the easiest to lit on by a clever
i amateur. The device is applied to
! that part of the frame where the
1 front fork joins thejnain or upper
horizon tube of the frame. On
the head of the fork is placed a stout
collar, riveted on to prevent turning,
the eollar having a projecting wing
at the back so that this projects over
the horizontal l?;.r. On the bar itself
is placed a second collar having
n V'nrt iiMil nrniooi inn !o
?? IV t iiv.ut JHWJ. v.1 mil i? 1UV11 10 |/I*UIVU
to the collar. The combination makes
one fixed and one movable wing
which can be brought, together, and
a padlock is passed through holes in
each. The trick of the device is that
the first wing lies at a slight angle,
due to the mounting of the collar, so
that when locked, the front wheel 110
longer lies straight, but somewhat inclined,
and in this way it is impossible
to ride the machine.?Scientific
American.
IN A POLITICAL SENSE.
"Why," exclaimed the angry of- 1
ficoholdcr, "the first thing we know, j
you reformers won't allow a fellow
to drink eoltee!"
"There is already a movement on
foot to prevent you from having a
second cup," said the reformer,
quietly.
OF COURSE NOT.
"I have a piano that I got with
soap wrappers. Would you like to
sue it?"
"I don't mind. No injury can be
done to the auditory nerve l>y merely
looking at such a piano."
COP'S SUGGESTION.
Woman (separated from husband
in crowd)?I'm looking for a small
man with one eye.
Policeman?If he's a very small
man, maybe you'd better use both
eyes. '
A MYSTERY.
"It's always been a puzzle to me."
I "What has?"
"Where the man who first said
that two could live as cheap as one
got his idea."
LIKES TO LINGER.
"Plod son's manners are very deceptive."
"Indeed they arc. Just when you
think he's going he settles down
for another hour."
LAW AND LOVE.
"I understand he won her hv
quotations from Mrs. Browning's
sonnets."
"She got her divorce by quotations
from the statutes."
NATIVE ADVANTAGE
"That little Irish girl fairly float*
alien she dunces."
"Well, yon know, she comes from
Cark."
^ % ?*
War Proof Ir
j (The Financial
With restless nights attendin
lative securities, the holder of
Mortgages sleeps soundly ir
! security is aud always will rem
terest generally paid promptly
what the Fates of War may ho
ligerents.
Particularly does the farm 1c
rior worth during times of gi
I The best security on c
the earth itself.
The real estate mortgage
high grade, approved, seasoned
earth and its fullness; the kind
and throw the investor into a fi
comes out.
It is based on values of*land
hancing, adding additional seen
At present the leading life in
own nearly $500,000,000 of far
losses have been practically nil
of other investments have been
late years.
I The Union Central has contir
average jate of interest on its i
for 47 years been managed in t
surance at the lowest net cost,
at your age, call on or write to
BAILES
Use Goo
A coat of paint?good paint
by protecting against weather
Paint your house, porch an
Quality House Paints. The;
wood and the weather and p
property better than any othe
ACMFQD.
?our trade mark?on any p2
it's the best that can possibly
We have paints and finishe
barns, roofs, floors, carriages,
he painted, enameled, stained
any way, we have an Acme
purpose.
We will be glad to show yc
or not.
VERY LOW RA1
Panama Pacifi
SAN FRANCISCO
Opened February 20th, Cloi
Panama-Califc
SAN DIEGO, C
Opened January 1st, 1915, C
VIA
Southern
i
Premier Carrier
Tickets on sale daily and lim
Good going via one route and
Stop-overs allowed.
Froa (Uund-Trip Fart
Columbia, S. C $82.4!
Charleston, S. C 85.1!
Orangeburg, S. C 82.1!
Sumter, S. C 8-1.11
Camden, S. C. - 84.1Aiken,
S. C. 79.1!
Chester, S. C 82.1k
Rock Hill. S. C 82.91
Spartanburg, S. C 81.51
Creenville, S. C. 80.0<
Greenwood, S. C. 79.21
Newberry, S, C 81.11
Proportionately low rates from otl
trip rates to Seattle, Wash.; Portlar
many other western points.
Full information regarding the va
schednles, etc., gladly furnished. A
request. Let us help you plan your
Why pay tourist agencies, when o
S. H. McLF.AN, Division Pa
S. H. Hardwick, P.T.M., H. F. Cary
Washington. D.C. Wasliingt
- " . " - *- . *. ^
i vestments. T
World.) *
K the investor in specuGood
Real Estate are
1 the conviction that his ^ar
ain sound, and his inter- ou,j
at maturity no matter jas
Id in store for the be- $7t
tat
>an emphasize its supe eat
financial upheaval. ^
arth is considered of
tat
be^
represents the strictly tra
I security based on the urn
fhnl U i 1. nal
111.vi wvjii i turn paie ;,v-'
c every time a war extra in
1
which are steadily en- art
irity from year to year. m um
~ |
surance companies alone
m mortgages and their (.or
, whereas the shrinkage dis
i very heavy during the (
inv
sui
we
ch<
h?'
luously since the date of its or
investments than any other life
he interest of its policy-holders.
For proof of these assertions a
& LINK, Distric
FORT^MILL, - - - S. C.
I LirUKPUA.
loses December 31st 1915.
Railway,
of the South.
ited 90 days for returning,
returning via another.
* One way tta Portland, Orrfon
5 9104.24
? 106.85
> 104.79
> 106.55
I ' . 105.05
>... 102.45
) 108.82
) 102.32
) 101.00
).. ..A - 101. oo
[)... 101.00
)- 102.81
icr points. Also very low roundid,
Ore.; Vancouver, B. C , and
rious routes, points of interest,
ilso descriptive literature upon
trip.
ur services are free? Address
ss. Agt., Columbia, S. C.
, G.P.A., W. E. McGee.A.G.P.A
on.D.C. Columbia, S. C.
d Paint
:?saves ten times its cost
and decay.
id lawn fence with Acme
y will stand between the
rotect and beautify 3 jur
r paint.
AUTY
lint or finish means that
be made for the purpose.
s for all surfaces?houses,
In fact, if it's a surface to
, varnished or finished in
Quality Kind to fit the
>u colors whether you buy
ES ACCOUNT
c Exposition,
, CALIFORNIA.
les December 4th, 1915*
>rnia Expos'n
i * in/MMiti ft
HHSHMMV
4
The Investments of
he Union Central
Life Insurance Company
; in first mortgage loans on . j
m lands distributed throught
the United States. ^ _
These loans as shown in the a ^
t annual report amount to?
>,484,480 secured by real es- /
e worth $278,000,000. <
Safety First. ^
The published statements of
i various State Departments k
Insurance which are authori- "
a : .:_i T
ivw uiiu impartial uemonsirate . ^
/ond question that Union Cei.I
policyholders are receiving
excelled insurance at a lower I
; cost than the policyholders H
any other company.
Cost Secofid. n ^
Die policies of the Company
^liberal and simple; you can I
Jerstand them as well as your m
/yer. The amount of the |d
icy is paid to YOU if you be5- B
ne totally and permanently |
abled by accident or disease. |
Consider well these facts and I
estimate before taking in- |
ance in any other company;
are at your service and will
jerfully refer you tuourpolicyders
for their verdict.
ganization realized a higher
insurance company. It has
and offers today the best innd
foi; memorandum of cost
:t Agents,
MAKE YOUR OWN
mm PAINT i *
YOU will SAVE
f 56 cts. PER GAL. *
THIS IS HOW
|u\. 7 yBuy 4 gala. L.?.M. SemiV
Mixed Real Paint $8.40
j ?ji I And 3 gals. Linseed Oil
I I f to mix with it at
V% \ I estimated cost of 2.40
II n I Makes 7 gals. Paint for $10.80
\fk I \ I It's only $1.54 per gal.
The L. A M. SEMI-MIXED
REAL PAINT IS PURE WHITE LEAD.
ZINC and LINSEED OIL the beat knows
paint materials 1 or 100 year*.
Use a gallon out of any you
buy and if not the best paint
! made, then return the paint
and get all your money back.
J. J. Bailea. Fort Mill
Lvillior Mow. Co.. Columbia
W. W.[Cooaler & Sor , CI eater
J. W. Copcland Co.. Clinton
J. D Wood. Crier H
Clean Em
Why not have that last Summer's
suit cleaned and pressed? <4
We call for and deliver goods in
town on short notice. Parcel post
packages will receive special attention.
Panic Prices as Follows:
Men's Suits, cleaned and pressed 40c to $1.25
Boys' 44 44 " 44 25c 44 $1.00
Ladies' 44 44 44 44 - - 50c up
Palace Barber Shop
TALK IS CHEAP
and is alright in its place, but it
won't run the furnace nor bake
bread. If you have hot air in
your house or oven, it must b^
produced by burning fuel.
We handle the very best Hard
and Soft Coal and our prices are
way down. Phone orders to 72.?
Quick delivery.
Fort Mill Lumber Company,
A. A. BRADFORD,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
Estimates cheerfully furnished on al M
classes of brick and wood work.
Telephone No. 30
Electric tbe heat tonic?
?*mmVi?C! Mild - Laxative,
RITIEEO Family Medicine.