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VOLUME XXVI
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1926
LADY NICOTINE
GREATEST YEAR
Billion and a Half DoUars Paid For
Products of the “Weed” During
the Past Year.
_ Washington, ^D. C. Lady Nicotine
had the biggest year. in her history
in 1925.
Smokers of the United States paid
$1,624/100,000 for cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco and snuff this ye^r, on the
basis of estimates made on internal
revenue figures issued by the treas
ury department
Cigarette consumption for the year
will reach 80,000,000,000, about 12,-
000,000,000 more than last year, ac
cording to the tax returns. * The re
tail price paid for this pile of fags
would more than meet this year’s
interest on the public debt ^
More than 720,000,000 cigars were
smoked during the year. If their av
erage retail price was 10 cents—the
limit set by the late Vice President
Thos. H. Marshall—the nation paid
out $720,000,000 for this tobacco pro
duct.
Smoking and chewing tobacco con
sumed amounted to 328,000,000 pounds,
and, although the use of snuff is not
prevalent, the country got away with
36,396,000 pounds, a material increase
over last year.
The enormous increase in the con
sumption of cTgarettes is considered
almost entirely due to their use by
7/omen.
One official ventured the guess that
more than half of the feminine race
over 17 years of age living in the
larger cities smoke cigarettes.
Feminine use of cigarettes is rapid
ly spreading to the smaller towns and
rural communities.
Officials predicted that more than
90,000,000,000 cigarettes would be
smoked next year.
Although the number pf cigars
smoked this year will be less than in
1924, figures disclose that a heavier
tax is being paid on this product.
Officials explained that the country
is smoking better cigars than ever
before, an additional indication of
prosperity.
In November federal tax was paid
on 598,487,000 cigars, about 2,000,-
000 less than last November, but the
tax was $20,000. For five months
ending December 1st, the government
collected $159,222,211 as thxes on all
tobacco commodities. This is the lar
gest source of miscellaneous internal
revenue receipts and takes the* place
on the government’s ledger of the
pre-war liquor taxes.
The tax for the July-Decmeber pe
riod of 1925 was $12,730,000 greater
than in 1924.
The government collected $105,-
471,000 for cigarette taxes during this
period. It was $12,000,000 ahead of
1924. The snuff tax was $2,813,000,
chewing tobacco and smoking tobacco
$28,571,000, and on cigarette papers
$492,000.
COUNTY BONDS
BRING PREMIUM
$200,000 lune of Highway Bonds Sold
To Charleston At Five Hundred
Dollar Premium. - '
Laurens, Jan. 8—The $200,000Hahort
term bonds, authorized during die last
session of the General Assembly for
the paving of the Laurens-Clinton
highway and the Watts Mills project,
under a reimbursement plan with the
State Highway department, were sold
by the County Highway commitfion
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to the Bank of Charleston last
day at par and accrued interest ^ plus
$500. About half a dozen bond con
cerns had representatives present and
bidding was very lively.
The commission had bonds submit
ted in two forms. Under one form
the proceeds of the issue were to be
turned over to the county treasurer
without any strings tied to it. Under
the other form, the bidders stipulated
that the mon^y was to be deposited
without interest in certain banks. The
Commissipn had one bid for par, ac
crued interest and $750 premium un
der the first plan. The commission
took the position, however, that it
would realize more actual money by
accepting the straight bid and de
positing it at interest in county banks
protected by bonds. Mr. J. F. Jacobs
of the commission, declared that he
could almost assure a flat bonus of
$1,000 from a county bank for the use
of the money while it was not being
used. The treasurer, however, was re
quested to secure bids from county
banks so that the money could be de
posited to the best advantage.
During the same day the Highway
commission' sold the $85,000 short
term notes, to be repaid to the coun
ty out of the re-imbursement agree
ment with the State Highway depart
ment on the Calhoun highway project,
to the Peoples Enterprise Bank of
this city at 5 1-2 per cent interest
less $2.31. Several other county banks
entered bids for this loan.
On a petition of fifty or more pre
sented by people living along the Yar
borough’s Mill road, the commission
passed a resolution requesting the
County Board of Commissioners to
condemn the right-of-way through the
property of J. C. Bolt, on that road, so
that work on that project could pro
ceed. The following is the petition as
presented:
Enough is Plenty < -
Lawyer: “I’m terribly sorry, buddy,
I thought I could do more for you.”
Convicted Man: “Aw—shut up.
Ain’t you satisfied ? I got five years
—that’s - plenty.”
How Thought!
First Girl: “Have you seen Jack
recently?” *
Second Girl: “Oh, about six weeks
ago.’
First Girl: “Well, if you see him
again, remind him that he’s married
to me, and that I was inquiring about
him.”
Considerate
“Wont you let me teach you how to
play cards, dear? I want you to know
all about them when we are mar
ried.”
“How lovely. What game are you
going to teach me?”
“Solitaire.” !
Reason Enough
“But, my dear, why in the world do
you want a divorce?”
“Only one good reason—because
I’m married.”
cided to ask the way of an old colored
gentleman who was shuffling along
the country road.
“Which way to Kenton?” said the
tourist.
“Ah doan know,” replied the old
darkey.
“Is the road to Larksville?”
“Ah doan knoyr.”
“How do I get to Kingston?”
“Ah doan know.”
“You’re certainly dumb. Don’t you
know anything?” «
“Mebbe not, mebbe not, but ah ain’t
loot,” replied the old minstrel. ^
Time Payments
Tramp: “Dat’s sure a swell over
coat; what did it cost?”
Bo: “This one cost me six months.
I don’t swipe no cheap clothes.”
Economy
Teacher: “What is the definition
for economy?”
Pupil: “Mother’s"new fur coat—so
she told dad.”
Had Practice
Lawyer: “Cross Examinations did
not seem to bother him a bit.”
Other Lawyer: “Why should they—
he’s been married four times.”
J. B. FRONTIS
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Tearful Lady: “Tell me, doctor, is
there any hope?”
Doctor: “Don’t know, lady. Tell
me what you are hoping for.,”
The best way to escape being held
up nowadays is to get yourself locked
up.
Down in Alabam’!
A tourist believing himself lost de-
Poor Aim
Something to kill moths?
you tried moth balls?”
“Sure—but they didn’t work,
see, I couldn’t hit them.”
Have
You
Maybe Too Much
“There’s only one man in the world
I’d marry.”
“Well, what are you. crabbing
about? Isn’t one enough?”
Too Busy
Father: “Say, young man, didn’t
I see you kissing my daughter?”
Romeo: “Maybe you did, sir; I was!<>
too busy to notice.” . _ ‘ *
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LAURENS LEAGUE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Chas. F. Fleming Named President
For Year at Annual Election of
Officers Meeting.
Laurens, Jan. 8.—Charles F. Flem
ing, a young business man of the city,
was last Tuesday night elected presi
dent of the Laurens Business League
for the current year and R. E. Babb,
prominent attorney, was chosen as
vice-president. The board of direct
ors also elected is as follows: Dr. R
E. Hughes, R. T. Wilson, L. G. Balle,
Dr. J. H. Teague, T. L. Monroe, and
H. D. Gray.
The annual election of officers fol
lowed the January banquet dinner
given *in Community hall and the
transaction of several matters of a
routine'character. The business Ses
sion of the league was presided over
by A. C. Todd, retiring president.
The Watts Mills orchestra, assisted by
Messrs. Chaney and Burnside, two
well known musicians, furnished music
during the evehihg.
To the Laurens County Highway j
Commission: *
“We, the undersigned citizens of J
Laurens county, being fully aware of
your efforts to build a first-class road
from Yarborough’s Mill to Laurens,
and being entirely satisfied with the
read as far as you have it completed,
and especially as to location of same,
and knowing that J. C. Bolt has re
fused to allow you to build it across
his lands after having signed the
right-of-way and top-soil privileges,
and realizing that to not do so will
materially damage same, we, there
fore, earnestly petition your commis
sion to request the Board of County
Commissioners to condemn same and
that you proceed to build road as al
ready laid out by your engirteer.”
A. Ross Blakely, of Clinton, appear- j
ed before the commission and urged ^
upon it the importance of completing!
the Laurens-Union road and the Clin
ton-Lanford road..
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Walter M. Nash, prominent fanner
of Dials township, was a guest of the
league, and made a brief address in
which he commended the spirit of the
business men of the city in their con
certed efforts in furthering the inter
ests of the city and the county. This
was said with special reference to the
plan of the league of inducing new
settlers to come to the county for the
purpose of becoming hftme owners and
permanent citizens.
At the last meeting of the league
the board of directors was authorized
to secure farm land options and to put
on an advertising campaign with the
view of inducing would-be farm land
purchasers to locate here. The secre
tary reported fairly good progress.
A special committee was empowered
last night to employ a representative
who will devote his time toward the
work of securing ad<fitional options to
be placed before prospective buyers.
The league is not engaging in real
estate transactions as a body but sim
ply sponsoring a plan whereby the
Several Tracts Land
Sold by Clerk of Court
Clerk of Court C. A. Power made
the following sales before the court
house on sales day, Monday, January
fourth:
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance
Co., vs J. W. Matthews, 88 acres at
Mountville, to A. P. Fuller for $5,540.
W. F. Cox vs J. W. Craine, 30
acres in Dials township, to the plain
tiff for $1,500.
Mrs. Pauline Sanders vs A. C. Phil
lips, 194 1-2 acres in Waterloo town
ship, to A. C. Todd, attorney, for
$1,525.
Owings & Bobo vs Albert Finley, et
a], 115 acres 4 miles south of Laurens,
to A. C. Todd, attorney, for $100 and
assumption of other mortgages.
Mrs. James F. Davis vs C. M. Babb,
et al, house and lot on South Harper
street, Laurens, to A. C. Todd, attor
ney, for $2,000. -*
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wanted he inquired as to the cost. v
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for it, but if you get something in
it, 1 won’t charge you anything.”
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Grocer: “Sure—duck eggs.”
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