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EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT CONSERVATION HELPED TO WIN THE WAR Clear your wardrobe of all those OLD CLOTHES? let "FOOTER'S America's Greatest Cleaners and Dyers, clean and revive them, thus save buying new ones. REPRESENTED BY j. ferris Mcdowell PHOHE 145 CAMDEN, S. C. VIKWKH ON WAIjI* NTRKKT .v.'i.vv; '/? *->vX- ]' /'?" ' tVhal Kffpct lotion Afrmge IttMluctlon Will IIuvp ?i? Future l'rlce. What do tb? <'ott.>n factor* of New York think. <if thn movement in the South to twlttee tt(*roaR<?? Not t hoir attitude, but lU*-ir appreciation? The ttOnwor in Riven ifit tUeir. own woHh, f??un<l in 'tlinir weofcly^Vsittou letter*. ~ TTei:e 555 extract's from 55555 that have' reached the. Stale Central < '<>nrtnltlee at Odumbiu: J. W. Jay & ('oiupany of Nmv York : 'Much will depend hi tin- near future u|K>n tho M|M?t bolder as to whether be stick* to bin joins decides In- has bold long enough. If these xiippHea w. ? i n a i it in proweiil. Im n (Ik, tbe miakot should foot) come under the influence of the steadily hiC'Qoaxhuc demand for export, und a bettor domestic mill demand. It will be several iiioiiHls before any in iHlip'nt. idea ciin he gained jis t the next crop, but meanwhile this also is likely to exert a bullish influence in view*' of the w ? ? 1 1 organized effort to reducn- a create," .r From a *pwiid letter of I'ynclmu & (?ompnny; 4,'Phe statistical position with regard to the. war Id's visihlo supply of American cotton, world's takings by wpi Hirers' and the Inrge carry-over from last season is nyiliMilatcd to throw a strong light on the purjio.se of t^be well adver tised intention of Southern growers to limit the coming season's acreage. These st a lis ties disclose that the purpose is also a need, fur should ? normal crop l?c harvested this your, it would be i id - possible to export higher cotton prices A Pill for Every 111 I'aiiiu <ms lot- e\ rr.> jr.iin W o keep .1 full 1 l?n* of dependable drills, as well as a fine assortment of the best toilet preparation*. and d lie innumer able other tilings t li:it the community driiu store, (lie neighborhood service station, requires for snelt service. Zemp & DePass Call or l*l?o?te No. 10 iii view of the <i ii iftncNM ami uncertainty In trade channels and the poor Export outlook. Therefore, though there may be some dissension in the nuiks of the growers, it is reasonably wife to assume t > i a L a. vast majority will plant some ,.t their land to their ''crops, In addi tion, there are complaints of lack of winter preparation, the high cost of fer tilizers. wet grounds, the lateness of tlr m'umju. etc, Mild, these factor# will probably assist thegr.iwcrs in attuining their objective of a small coming crop, litiii another factor is the item'- of the premium that has long been commuuded by the better grades of cotton, nndf though statistics .show a large total, fig ured by the number of ha|cs, it. is well known that tins does not mean anything like equivalent spiunable value." Kxccrpt* from letter of Springs Si CtMoprtU.V ! ' ltnl Kurope badly needs our . ihi (ton. "It is e. ining t?> be believed that the! effects of war inflation may last for sev eral .Mars. That assuredly is the case in Mnrope so fas as i-otton is concerned. In fart, the world at large excepting the I'nite.'l States is- carrying but small f.vi^ks uf taw and nianufaetured rot ton, owing to ibv rented crops and in nn' ruiiiid oeejin commerce during the war. 'ill*.4 American crop has hewn small for four years in succession and now deter mined efforts are being made at. the South to bring about a decrease in the acreage. The iiim i?f a widespread well organized campaign is to reduce it ?T1 per cent, and to lurid cotton for HO cents. More over. the signing of the peace treaty is not far off. Recent events seem live ly to hasten it. That will naturally mean the lifting of the blockade against Mertnany and Austria. vTheir textile mills are intact : the wealthy elassOs suffered but little by the war and the 1-ig mill owners are therefore financially abb' to buy cotton freely, if is believed, and are eager to start up their in ills at the earliest possible moment." "Taking the situation an a whole we agree with some of the most experienced tnejikhers of the trade that the gener.il trend of prices must be upward." Newman It row. Si Worms: "More at tention is lieing given and more belief i.s being shown in the Smith's determi nation to reduce acreime or at least to diversify crops. Some of our biggest loixine*s leaders are talking about bifi pr-is|?erit.\ ahead and iu such a way 1* to lead to the belief that it i* u:?t th- itMial bluster t<> stimulate lagging >pirit>. but on the contrary, it seems to ii* born of geuuim* conviction. We ' i-an old v i'ii.l tlii- b'titer tt- we started ii. !?\ iidiu i 1 1 i ng iiiuch c.otfu*:i'>ri and iy : but jum ? bi' ? , v.. .ant j avoid belief that "ti weak jieriods j th'- mark"! ?? *afc I ? ? purchase unles* there in Home radical change in general condition*. -I. S. Itache &. Company. of 42 Broad way : "There is widespread attempt on the part of ull element* in the South to reduce acreage JUl 1 11 per cent. This undoubtedly, will have *ome effect. In tlx* meantime,' the exceedingly high p! ice demanded for fertilizer, and labor at extraordinarily high priced, hi the of prospective comparatively low prices for next year's crop will probably have as much influence on reducing acre age as the widespread propaganda. We feel confident that the 'world will need big crop of American cotton next year, and as the South is financially independ ent. thej could easily procure high prices for their cotton even if they did make a big crop, as all they would have to do would be to self cotton in small (juan-. tities a* ""d when needed. ? We think it would be a world wide calamity for the South to make another small crop j of cotton." h appears, therefore, that the move ment of the farmers, having as allies the bankers and busineK.s men of the South, is making a profound impression, j :n New Y.?rk and it the upward break 11 prices will hold off until the 1011) ?ti?p N in the ground the South will Vcofue wealthy as she deserves, and ;?r?>sperous on a par with other sections . f the country, Ills Faith Was Sure-Footed. An old Mississippi negro was to be baptized in the river, but when it came his turn he was looking at the water just beyond the parson and refused. 'Come, light in. my brudder, said the parson. "Come right in." Hut the negro kept ;.his veye on the water beyond the patron and still re fused. "Don't like <le looks oh dat back ob you, parson," said the negro. "May be -alligator." "Nonsense," said the parson. "Has your faith stumbled? Don't you remem ber when the whale swallowed Jonah, (2nd almighty smote him on the back willi a red-handled wagon whip and the whale cast, him up on the sand? ; Doy t you know if your faith is right and an alligator swallowed you. he ?will ca^t you up on the. .sand?" Whereupon the negro said* "Maybe -o^ parson, maybe so. Parson, you may know whales but you don't know Missis sippi alligators. If ever a Mississippi alligator swallows a negro he go ofT and go t.> >leep and forget all about him." The storm which struck Kufala, Ala.. ; Wednesday did domnge to about one ji i..il;?*n dollars !:j addition to the kill ! ;nt: of four |??'ison> and seriously injur-! ) s.-veral. Are you insured against Fire? - - - OOOD! Are you insured in a Good Company? BfiET"TE[F?!! Are you insured through this Agency? - DCCTIII of Fire Insurance Companies have come e past twenty-five years. investigate the companies rep get the Best. Why not? COMPANY INSURANCE PAY AND FILE INCOME TAX BEFORE MAR. 15 U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau Gives Warning That Severe Penalties Will Be Enforced. WOMEN WITHIN LAW'S SCOPE; HOW THEY REPORT INCOME 1 The (ncpino Tux drlvt< c?*nes to i\ close on Saturday Dlgbti March !?">. All payments' ami returns duo on that date under the provisions, of the new Revenue I. aw must be in the hunds of local Internal Revenue Collec tors heforf tholr ofQtwa dose that ni.ht. The Income Tux la UcIuk collected to meet the war expenses. Nvery person, who shouted and tooted ids horn on Armistice Day la now called upon to contribute h!s share of the cost of win nlnK the war. The laggards and the dodgers will face severe fines and Jail sentences. The Internal Revenue Korean an nouiu'cs that Its ofllcers will check tf| all up to see thai every person wli* comes within the scope of the Income Tax law did his share. Where to Pftj File. KeshhxrlK South Carolina arc re quired to niakt- rjv*.\T returns and f?a; their taxes to Duncan (?. HeywaM. Collector of Internal Revenue, Col tua blu, S. C., or to any of his deputj collectors who are now doing free ad Vlaory work on Income Tax. Payments sent by mall should hp *t (ached to the returns and should he It, t h ?-* l?.riu < check, money order of, draft, Cas* *4ynents by mall are sen*, at the taxpayer# risk of toss. If you are unable to make your rfc turn personally because of Illness, ah sence Or incapacity an agent or legal representative may make your return. If there are any doubtful point's as to your Items of income or allowable deduction* you should get in touch al once with a- Revenue oflleer or a bank er for advice. Women Pay Tax. ' Women are subject to all. the *e<ptlre incut* of the Income -Tax. Whether single or married, a woman's income from all sources must be considered. If unmarried or if living apart from iter luis", land she must make her return for 101 V lf her net income was $1,000 or over. If niun^y1 m n ? 1 living with her hus? band her ii. >. ie must be considered with the 1ms v- l's In determining the liability for a . .urn. Their Joint In come, less the rre'dlts- allowed by law. Is subject to normal tax. The wife's net income is considered separately, in computing any surtax that may be due. Husband and wife file Jointly, as a rule. If the husband does not Include Ids wife's Income in hl? return the wife nuiM file a separate return. Severe Penalties. The now Kovenue Law places severe penalties on a -person who falls to make return on time, refuses to .a;:ke return or renders a fraudulent return. For failure to make return and pay tax on time a line of not more than $1,000 is named and lio per cent of the tax due Is added to the assessment. For refusing wilfully to make return or for making a false or fraudulent re turn there, is a line of not exceeding $10,000 and imprisonment of not ex ceeding one year, or both. Farmers' Income Taxable. Kvery farmer and ranchman who had a fair or a good year in 11)18 must heed the Income Tax this year. He must consider till his Income as tvx able. He. is entitled to deduct fronn Ids gross Income nil amounts expend**,' In carrying on his farm. The cost o* farm machinery, farm buildings and improvements cannot be de<iucteC The cost of live Stock, either i>>r re sale or f??r breeding purposes, is rogan^'d as investment. Overtime and Bonuses Taxed. Salary and wage earners must con. sider as taxable every item received from employers and . front other' sources. ilonus*** nod overtime pay are to be reported as well as the regu lar payments. * Allowances for Losses. Losses sustained ir, 191K and ih>i covered by Insurance are deductible Items If Incurred in the taxpayer's business or trade, in any transaetion undertaken for prolit <>r arising from flry, storm, shipwreck or other casu alty or froufetheft. SQUARE DEAL FOR EVE R \r INCOME TAX PAYER. WdHliington- I). C. ?- "Tin1 rights of ill I | km"s< >us rum tiling Income Tax ivurns iiit ;ini|?ly protiM-tfd hy provisions for n I ?a it ii ???Mis. rt'fmids an'f ap peals." says Commissioner I init io 1 < \ U 11 per. "Evcrj person emi I ??? surf of ii <lrnl No pciNi.ii i< ox pre Mm I to pn.\ iliiiii his share of lux. 1 1 is share Is fJe tormlneO fmlHv 1 1 y ?!:?? amount and nai are of h s re: ir.^onTT*- for im? i, ?he Inw *' A tin fPTix'Ti" petitions ar?* ?lealt with ? ?| >*?i i i? ? i ' l? ? ? I i % KefuniTs will !'?? nuttlf ii< ?'v.tv ?-m ***? wl.rM' *i>o n 1. ;,i\ is ? rroiu? ou?l\ t'oi!i>('jf<<l "TJ?*? liv'nmf Tn\ Is 'on flu? Iff ?'l <1m> way throutrh." TIME tO PUT ON BRAKES With the Pacaing of HI* Fiftieth Birth day Man Should Take a Few MomenU'and Think Hard. When you have passed, say, your fiftieth birthday awnlveraary, that foxy old gent, Mr. Time, puts the skids un der you and greases them good unci plenty. It 1s appalling, i lu'ii, how (|\ik*kly ti\e days and the w< ?kp ami the uionttp pass. You Htart In on Monday monv lug, und before you know It, it Ik Sat ' urday night again. Kven the your* Blip by as though you Wit* riding through life on alitor coaftor. The thing to do then, in-other, la to put on I ho brakes. Slow up and get a little more enjoyment out of tho scen ery. ? Some men think that Just the other : way la the best method to adopt, but j we are convinced that they are maktng ! a mistake. Their idea la that the thing to do when one growa gray and bald la to kecip up with the processlou, wear . plnch^buck clothes, ailk socks and ai sailor hat with a polka dot bund. But, if you do that, all you achieve J la an acceleration of the pace. It la a . pathetic .form of camouflage that de celvea no one, and yourself least of all. When you are fifty und over, you know It, and everyone else knows It. When a n.an Is fifty he should have a home In the country, or at least out of the town. He should nwnkQ before dawn and say good morning to the sun, sip his glass of water deliberately In stead of gulping It down, thove serene ly, take his time. When night comes he should be able ! to say, "Well, this has been a fine, long day," instead of saying, "For the love of Mike, where has this day gone to?" Then, when old age comes, you wfll be able to say with thtrsagc ; "Old ag* Is the night of life, but Is the night not beautiful with stars?" ? Los Angeles Times. i i Real ?'l.ucky Bone." 1 One of the most precious posses* Wort* of an officer in Englund, and ono I which excited much curiosity during a recent short leave, is an ordinary wish* bone which he has had mounted in gold and carries about with him us a. mas* J cofe? it having already, he avers, oncrt I saved his life. It appears that wjdle near the front line in France he was enjoying a rare I meal of doubtful chicken with a couple of brother officers, and. was Just about to try conclusions with the Wishbone With his opposite comrade wlien it slipped from bJs plate and dropped under the heavy oak table the three had managed to secure from a ruined farmhouse for their barn billet, itfo sooner had the Birmingham man got under the table to grope for the bono than the barn was reduced to debris by a couple of direct hits from enemy airplanes. The other two officers wore killed outright, hut the stout table saved the third from any .material Injury. The wishbone was firmly claSped In his right hand when he was dug out of thd ruins.1 . . Hit Profiteers In Meat. I Queensland, New South Wales, has found a way to get cheap meat. Its policy, inaugurated by the Queensland labor government In November, 1015, is now past the experimental stage and working well. Convinced that exploi tation was going on "on a grand scale," .. and finding every attempt at price re striction met with bitter complaints from denier*, the government decided to test the situation itself, nnd set up state butcher shops. After two years and a half of operation, reports the staff correspondent of the. Montreal Star at Queensland, the price of meat, which had increased 100 per cent in war time, under private control has been brought down "Jo a figure equal to what it was before the war, plus a difference due to legitimate causes, such as droughts." , Beef fell nine cents n pound when the first state shop was opened. Can Yuh Blame Him? %"Way, George, dear. I'd like to ask you a very Important question, If you are not too busy," remarked the wife J of his bosom timidly duHng thie period J in the evening when George has his nose burled In the paper. George ' ] heeded her not. She repeated the ques- . j tkm. I "Well, what is it?" he snarled In the j sharp, decisive manner so becoming in I husbands. j "Why, uh ? f was Just goln?: to ask j you if you thought ? (and here wife | had to stop to giggle) ? if you thought i the crews in those Hun U-boats speak low German, and the aviators high ? " nut George snorted disgustedly and went hack to feasting his eyes reading i about the high cost of living. Urges Slaying of Bears. Hundreds of trees In the northwest including Douglas flr, white fir and western white pine ? the wood of all of which is used more or less In airplane construction ? have been seriously! oainagcd by hears peeling the bark, ; according to H. J. Llepel. forest rang-] er. Llepel says about 100 trees to the; square mil* have been peeled. He; Invites hunters to kill the bears as a ) patriotic move. Hard Worked. Newsons? I'm going to take my gramaphone when I po on my vacation. NVxdore ? Thnt's very thOllRhtful of yon ; It certainly neorln a vacation. ? 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