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?lje(fll|enuti (Ei)rmurle S = J. N. STRICKLIN. ; c n Editor and Manager. ^ c Published on Thursday by 7 \ STRICKUN PRINTING CO. t Cheraw. S. C All Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of t Resjiect, Obituaries, pr notices of other 1 ?t. nnhHn Interest. and all ? nature iiui vi .... ^ notices cf a personal nature Is charged t for at the rate of one cent per word g far each Insertion. Such metter Is f l not news. . ' ' ? ._ t <; Successor to the Cheraw Reporter t which was established July 9, 1885, 1 and entered as Second Class matter t t Cheraw, S. C. 1 f 1 1 1 v A few years ago the ?vt{h'\$jy| stcyg(- r gling for existence. The" erifl of the War c Between the States found her flat, fi- x - I nancially. The millions of dollars of <. Confederate money absolutely \yorth- a less, with slaves all free, lands as a ba sis of credit no good, and no la^s to t niide or nrotect her i?eople in the accu- a mulatiou of wealth; on the other hand, c all the laws were made by carpet badgers and scalawags with a view to en- n rlchiug the North and further humiliat- s ing the South. After several years of n this kind of tyrany, the white people managed to get lKvssessiou of the State t< government and began having laws eil- t< acted that would benefit and-, protect ^ the i>eople. Banking laws were made " P so the people could borrow money at 8 or 10 i>er ceut. to use in purchasing t< * supplies instead of having to pay 50 w and 100 i>er cent to the lien merchants, a Other laws were made giving the peo. S] pie the right to join their capital together iu corporotions and thus be en- d aided to transact business on a more b extensive scale than an individual was n able to do. 0 In order to induce the i>eople to form a these eoriwrations, frequently, the le- I: gislatures would pass special acts re- 0 lieviug them from taxation for a nuin- ' her of years. Frequently counties and 1 townships would vote bonds to railroads, cotton mills, banks and other 11 corporations to induce them to estab- 11 lished within their borders. They were ? considered good things for a cominunity and were thus encouraged. But the people are restless and in theiranxiety to make headway are too liable to for. *( get the debt of gratitude they owe to ^ these institutions for past benefits. And like the man who killed the goose that luyed the golden egg, they proceed to hamper, persecute and destroy these Institutions by slander, abuse and tax- si atlon. We have been told, and we do ? not doubt It, that corporations are now f< paying 80 per cent, of the taxes in Pick- t< ens county. Yet the State Tax Com- E mission is preparing to raise the as- a scssments. Is this fair? Is it a wise e policy? We do not think so. Run the d cori?oratlons out of the State and she si will be put back fifty years.?Green- li ville Indicator. EFFORTS TO DECEIVE Sir Edward Carson Charges Conspira- 11 e cy. London, July 1.?Today's hearing j, of the meat packer's case in the British prize court was occupied by the attorney general, Sir Edward Carson, in presenting the crown's argument s for the condemnation of the NorweigU t] an steamers Alfred Noble, Kim and Bjornsen, and 'the Sweedish 'steamer t Friedland. The attorney general produced a letter that had passed between the Messrs. s Aschors of Hamburg and the American packers and averted it contained frank n statements of efforts being made .to de. h celve. and showed, that reexportation | of goods from Denmark was doplred. A letter from the Aschers to one of < the claimant linns, said the attorney, general, read.: a "We shall have to take a chanc .ind we hope the little lot will slip ti through." v "We shall have t otuke a chance and e The attorney general agrwd with ? the suggestion of the judge that the ? American packers naturally supply any one with goods who pays for them (and added that they had a perfect right to supply Germany if they could get their goods through, but the suggestion that Great Britain should derive no advantage from her sen power in r time of war, he said, was untenable. t The cases were adjourned until next d Tuesday on account of pressure of other court business. SECRET ORGANISATIONS. Tho farmers in various parts of the State are forming organizations, callid Farmers Secret Associations, and ve have noticed some criticisms be- o{ lause it is called a secret association. ^ There is no use to get excited about ^ his at nil. Who are these farmers? , ei Ire they not good citizens of our :ounty anl State? They are not deilgning men, who are secretly organl;ing to injure any legitimate business. {c Ve would be unwilling to believe that ^ hey would do any such thing. The ^ jrange, which flourished for a aura- j >er of years, was a secret organizaion. It was free from the domina- j ion of designing politicians, and for ^ his reason had quite a long life and iccomplished great good. As a member of this organization we know somehing of the inside workings of the grange. Then the Farmers' Alliance, i distinct organization, was formed md it, too, was designel to be of help o the farmers, and in many instances iid a good work but its doors were hi oo wide open and all classes of cit- F zens could Ik? admitted, and with tt his limitation, or lack of limitation ci he whipper-snapper politicians got tj told of it and used it for all it was ai vorth, and it was wrecked. The far- .v< ners union was the next organization, tl md it was non political and did a good b< vork. We are not in a position to mow what the objects of the Farmers' PI ?ecret Association has in view, but we ire perfectly willing to trust an organ. ;ed Iwidy of farmers to -ret together for heir mutual benefit. If they can do inything towards protecting themseles in marketing their cotton and other a I rops, we want them to do it ^ The complaint has always been r ltiue lllitt llie laiwcio wuuiu uvi, tick togeter, but the fearful war 1 the east has done much towards p< laking us feel like sticking together f nd it will do this especially for the ^ ailing masses of people. We want a see the farmer prosperous and j. appy, and the proper protection iven him in the handling of tin* roducts from his farm. The farmr feeds us all, and we owe much a him. If their secret association Lf 'ill work out for them a better and brighter day, we wish them Golpeed No one would be more ready to conenin an organization than wo would e, whether it was composed of farters, bankers, merchants, mechanics r any other class of citizens, if its a itn was to bo destructive of flic welire of any other legitimate business or r occupation, but the farmers are not fil uilt that way, and can be trusted! an 'liey will have the well-done" of all su ugd citizens in the pursuit <?f leglti er late ends. If the word 'secret' was ell- "n ilnated, and certain limitations were xed as to its membership, it would ,s avo exactly the same effect. Wo say t0 t tliein organize their secret assooia ons If they wish to, and obtain bet- be r conditions if tlioy can.?Canulcn '0| fateree Messenger. co THIRTY-SIX FOR 25 CENTS I)i King's New Life Tills are now applied ir well-corked glass bottles. Di [attaining .10 sugar coated white pils ne ?r 2oc. One jtill withh a glass of w:u C'? ?r before retiring Is nil average dose, ch ,'asy and pleasant to take. Effective af nd positive In results. Cheap and ne ronomical to use. Get a bottle to- re ay, take a (lose tonight?your Con- Is tipatlon will be relieved in the morn- to ig. SO for 25c, at all druggists. I) or LEARNING IT ALL. ,v A farmer strolled into a motor sales ou.se. "What's that worth?" he ask- t)l il, pointing to a small car. ei] "Five hundred dollars," was the rely. wj "And that?" pointing to a better car. ()j "Seven hundred and fifty dollars." "And that there one?" pointing to a su even passenger, with a jerk of his so tiumb. nj "That one is a fine car and is worth ivelve hundred dollars." "I'll take it." said the farmer. ^ "The car is cash, you know," said the alesman. "Yes. I got the money," said the farler as he pulled a roll of bills out of ^ is pocket, peeled off twelve one-hunred dollar bills and paid for the car. Now, you'll show nie how to drive (he j>() ritter?" "Sure." said the salesman, "that's part of the sale." tsn they started out, and, artor going (?] hreo miles, overtook a man in a wagon |,? ,ith a mule team. The salesman toot- VV1 (1 ami honked and honked and tootd, hut the man with the mules refus- n, d t<? heed. )u Finally the farmer said, 'This is my n(< nr, ain't it?" fo "It is," said the salesman. ki "And I paid for it?" K "You did." nr "Then," said the farmer, "you run hn ight over that sunnavagun. That's he way automobile drivers always as one witu me. K Ci Subscribe to The Chronicle Bi I! ii that there 1 tockholdera * rs Bank at * lay of An- j of consid- J : i to enter ^ iticin. . 2nd. With that in view to take steps 3 ? reduce the capital stock of the Bank a ' $100,000.00, and to organize a Trust 0 ompany of twenty-five thousand dolrs in lieu of the twenty-five thousand d Mlars of bank stock retired?the stock a 1 said Trust Company to be issued in cchange for the retired bank stock. * By order of the Board of Directors: W. F. STEVENSON, u President July 14, 1915. y NEW ICE HOUSE. J I wish to inform the public that I ive oi?ene<l up a new Ice House on ^ ront street, and I solicit a share of io patronage of the good people of the b t.v. Ice will l>e sold in any quanti- si r and at all hours at the ice house, ul my wagon will deliver right at >ur door?and you can pay the driver ^ le cash or you can secure coupon _ >oks. O. E. BRASWELL. hone 25 t< n WANTED?LADIES r a "Wanted, 25 ladies for winding de- j, irtment, Private work room. Sanitary o id pleasant work. Good pay. Apply j leter, Enclose three signed leters of ri ference relative to moral character e ith application. References to he ? om prominent and reputable business ?ople, Preferably-one to be from your tj istor. No exxperience necessary. a imter Electrical Co. Sumter S. 0., AISEK SEES END OF WAR IN b OCTOBER. 11 w a h union Hears He Thus Assured Bank C a ers, Who Warned of Na tJonsJttaaflCfs. g London, July 14^-The German e uperor, according tft the Times, in sj >eech to a deputation of bankers lio had insisted oir\n interview in tl der to point out jo ?k?.Ewpeqpr the h lanciai difficulties ol the situation d the grave risk attending the pur- anee of the campaign through anoth. winter, stated that jthe war would 1 d in October. The bankers are alleged to have de- I i red that even if the war was brought I an end immeliately and an indem tv obtained Germany's i?ositi( n wouVl I difficult, but that if the war pro- I iged the German Empire would heme bankrupt. An Effective Cough Treatment One-fourth to one teaspoonful of r. King's New Discovery, taken as eded, will soothe and check Coughs Ids and the more dangerous Broilial and Lung ailments. You can't ford to take the risk of serious illss, when so cheap and simple a ined.v as Dr. King's New Discovery obtainable. Go to your druggista (lay fret a bottle of Dr. Kind's New iseovery start the treatment at ice. you wil 1 be gratified for the lief and cure obtained. England has been using her head rough this war. like the wily, sapiit eld nation that she has ever been it it is time now to strike if she ever ill in the course of this war. The loss foreign possessios may annoy Gerany lightly, but of one thing she is ire, there are no hostile armies on the il of the Fatherland and with Germar that is the main point. DIRE DISTRESS is Near at Hand to Hundreds of Cheraw Readers. Don't neglect an aching back. Raekache is often th-? kidneys' cry r help. Neglect hurrying to the kidneys' aid Means that urinary troubles may iiow. Or danger of worse kidney troub'a. Here's Cheraw testimony. Mrs. J. R. Caudle. Church St., Iieraw. says: "My back ached so mij* mar i couiat ao any wore, i us sore and lame and tired easily, y head ached, liad dizzy spells and e kidney secret inns passed invalid y. When I read about I man's Kid>y Tills, I got some . I used a I tout ur I nixes "and was rh> of all signs of dney trouhle. I havje taken Dean's idney Pills since th^k when I have >cdcd a Kidney n^^Wne and they ive never failed to j^ftve me." Price 50c. at deal^^l Don't simply k for a kidney re^Hv?get Doan's Idney IMIls?the that Mrs. indie had. Foster-Co., Prop., ufTalo, X. Y. >? ; : HIS NIGHTLY QUESTION j ! ' ? , ? ' ! By JOE BERNHARD. ! , ; : "Well, deaf, how did you get along i >dayT" asked Atkins, complacently, iellng that this nightly question tul* < lied his promise to his wife to look fter Dorothy very carefully during her i tether's absence from home. "Oh, fine, daddy. This was Katie's 1 ay out, so I came home from school I arly to keep house." "Did you find the flat needed much i eeplng, Dot?" ' "Well, you know, mother' always 1 ikes the maid's day out to look Into ie corners, as she says, bo I decided > turn out the closets. 1 begun with i ours, daddy." "Very kind, I'm sure." Atkins did . < ot believe in curbing a child's desire }r helpfulness, but in spite of himself is tone was more anxious than gratell. "I took all your clothes down and i rushed them hard and sorted your noes "Sorted my shoes r "Yes, you've got so awfully many, thought some should be given away, [other Bays we shouldn't let things ccumulate." "Really? Did you give any awayT "No. I was going to call In the Jani Dr and ask If he knew anybody that eeded golf shoes, but I was Interupted." Atkins looked relieved. "Don't give aythlng away, dear, without consultig me," he said. "We can look them ver." "Yes, they're all out on your bedDom floor, where you can see them asy. I didn't have time to put them way because the lady agent came, ut you can sleep In the guest room might and tomorrow Katie can scrub tie closet floor and put all your things way." "You are quite a manager, Dot." '1 was going to do mother's cupcard, too, but I bad to give up my ime to the lady agent. She came 'hen I was In the midst of things and t first I felt cross, but when I saw ow tired she was I felt sorry for her. ih, daddy, she was awfully trembly nd she had thin, yellowish wilte hair nd she wore horrid black cotton loves. She said she was a lady gent, but I Just knew that any one rho wasn't dreadfully poor wouldn't ver wear such ugly gloves. They lade me feel sorrier for her than anyhing else. "She said she had walked all day 111 she was ready to drop and nobody ad bought any of the lively perfume, Get i Ef!_Prin Jf you do not want sepan the family, at least you sl'oi stationery for each member have the name of the head your family on it. * * * If it is a private letter t pi inted heading could be ji your name and below it t name of your town, thus: W .Tnlinsrin Chesterfield, S. C * # Then sill members of the fa ily could use it for their p vate correspondence. * * * The cost is 110 greater th you are continually paying 1 stationery when you buy in small lots. * * * We make you low prices lots of 250, 500 or 1000, wi envelopes to match, and a printed. * Youean have it either pit or fancy, and in single shei * 1 j* _i.; i.i r 1 1 or iin* iu:siiioiiauit.' lout, a" v prefor. 15he C toilet soap or face powder from her. t hadn't a single bit of my allowance left and I didn't have enough money to buy a cake of soap even, but I made her a cup of tea and told her to lie down on the couch and rest I oovered her with the silk quilt grandma Bent us and she thought It was awfully pretty. Then I thought of something Bplendld, daddy. I asked her to let me take her bag of goods so I could go out and Bell some things for her." "Great Scott! She dldnt do It, did she?" "Why, yes, after I coaxed her a little. At first she was surprised at the Idea, but I told her I could talk about the merits of her wares Just as well as she could. 'Merits of the wares' and 'sterling quality'?those were the things she said over and over again and I knew I could say something newer and different I told her so and she said she thought maybe I oould. What do you think, daddy? I went out and la one hour ana a nair 1 soia $3.76 worth of her goods. It was lota of fun. Nearly everybody I called on Beemed to like to buy. She was perfectly delighted when I came home and brought the money to her. She cried a little when she left and kissed me good-by and I told her to come around eome other time when she was tired and I'd sell some more things for her. Daddy, don't you think when Impoitan All who wish to i to the prohibition e in September will p! field on the first R 1915, as the registry county will close 3l election, and it is in desired that every f der the law to regis ty Registration Boai S. B. Timmons, E.r v County r\ on 1 ted Stati ltc HERE'S THE W1 jU Fashion is ines of fashion has decreed of and postoflke addn stationery. This does not ho ncss or professiona ist and woman?or yo he man??'ho writes Of course not ev tates of fashion, 1] ro-dnte you should ("J It is but a 'pit printed stationery 1 your personal equip tie. an tor It is better to it the being of a lcadt both character and Neatlv printed Oil * . . a nee that vnur i spelled, that there a postoffiee address, he returned to you delivery. lin ? Strange:.-; to iv ou will not be roqmr signature, or your ho few? prob%,blv Send Your Orders to heraw Chr< Cheraw, S. C. , I graduate from grammar school I could be a lady agent instead of going to high school? I'd Just love to help you by earning money that way. The lady agent said she guessed I had a ' special gift for the Duslness Can't ? do it, daddy?" Atkins laughed a little huskily as he drew his daughter closer. "We'll have to hold the matter It abeyancS," he said, gravely. MT Hnn't lrnnw whnt that manna Jfad dy. But that reminds me. I want ycraj to explain about the Initiative, refer endum and recall. I've got to tell tho class tomorrow morning." "Phew!" whistled Atkins. "Is thai all I have to dof He stroked Doro* thy's dark curls. "I think I'd better recall your mother. We need a larger referendum, for some of us certainly have a startling quantity of Initiative.* Office Of COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. Office open every Saturday and the first Monday of each month. y Subscribe To The Chronicle it Notice register preparatory lection to be held j lease be at ChesterMonday in August, 'j ition books of the * ; 0 days before the lportant ana to be ?erson entitled unter before the Cound-..i r. White, W. M. Belk^ Board of Registration fhis! onery I IY OF IT : :orable in its decrees, and that you have your name ss neatly printed on your apply alone to the busi1 man, but to every man ung man and young \voa letter. * * * H cry person obeys the dicmt to be considered updo so. stion of time when your ivill be as much a part of uncut as your hat or your lead than to follow, for >r indicates that you have I initiative. # I stationery L a<?aruame will be correctly vill be no mistake in your and that your mail will 'a the event of its non}?C horn you may be- writing ed to puzzle over your address, and errors will nor*. )nicle