Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? AFTER THE WAR. The View Taken By a Well-Known Financial Newspaper. [ I* If the end ot the European war may not be soon, it will be sometime. What the economic situation of the world's industry and commerce will be at its close, all Americans are asking, for tomorrow is always more important than yesterday. Leroy-Beautieu, the French economist, says that resentment does not last long in human relations; the enemies of today may be the customers of tomorrow. They may. A cataclysm which has put to the supreme peril of their lives 20,000,000 men, and which will cost not less than $25,000,000,000, may "leave everything exactly as it was before;" but if it does so, it belies all history's teaching. What is more probable is this: France and Russia had at the beginning of the war com' mercial treaties with Germany, en forced by that nation with France in 1870, and with Russia after the close > of the Japanese war. The war has abrogated these treaties. France and Russia, which took 15 per cent, of Germany's exports will certainly take a much smaller share in the future. German trade with South and Central America, another 15 per cent., has been lost temporarily at least by the blockade, and the hope of regaining any large part of it is dependent on English indifference or American supineness?a poor dependence. Before the war, England was Ger? many's best customer. It took 20 per cent, of German exports, chiefly sugar, wood,, eggs, ores and wearing apparel. It may be that England will entirely forget Zeppelin, submarine, spies, Belgium, the LusiI tania and Edith Cavell as soon as the J u . L war is over, in favor of goods "made B in Germany;" but while the war has ^ been going on, England has enormously increased her factories, and . X - they will make it independent of Ger' v\ > many as to what is factory made; ' \ while sugar, wood, eggs and ores are all to he supplied by Russia, which, . with Germany's preferential treaty done away with, will give England and the United States a. new market. Germany's commercial outlook, after the war, is decidedly bad. The \ r * commercial outlook for the United '> : : - States is decidedly good, for there is a certainty of great improvement in our trade with Canada and the whole Southern and Central American mar . i ket thrown open by the chance of war, not to the first comer, but to the next neighbor. The United States I will be able to sell to these countries L eVeiything they need, in return for the coffee, sugar, rubber, beef, leather, wood and nitrates which we are buying in such large amounts.?The % . ' . ' " ' Trr?ii fioii oucci ouuiuai. ' . , At Last. ' ! v' ' _;'v > ' ???? ' ^ An Irishman who fell down a coal ; ; shaft, had a curious experience. The shaft was a new one, about 75 feet deep, and when Pat tumbled in he L did not go the whole distance im!' mediately. He lodged about a* third |.;Vv"Y v ?f the way down, and his fellow miners struggled to save him, Pat (Urectirig the operations. Just as they, thought they had succeeded, he . - crashed down another 25 feet, when ,'v 'all obstruction caught him, and the 1 rescue campaign was begun anew . \ ! and with greater difficulty. When they were a second time on the point ? ," of success, to the dismay of the rescuing party; Pat went headlong into the lower depth. Now all was silent, no sound from the unfortunate Irish. man. Leaning far over the edge of the ; ; - shaft, the foreman shouted through a trumpet: "Pat, I say, Pat!" . From the darkness and mystery V of the underworld came the solitary answer: "Hurroo!" "Are you much hurt, Pat?" "I am not." Where are you, I*at?" "What's that ye're sayin'?" * "Where are ye?" "Where am I? Where am I? Glory be to heaven, I'm on the bottorn at last."?New York American. ' - The Difference. i - * Dr." W. J. Williamson, pastor of the third Baptist church, tells the following story of a colored revival service held recently in St. Louis. r The good old colored "exhorter" 1 went from pew to pew, saying: B "Jine de army. Yoh must jine de army of de Lord." - One colored brother replied to the . exhorter . "Ah has jined de army, parson." "Whar'd yuh jine?" asked the exhorter. "Ah done jined de Baptisas." "Huh," said the exhorter, "yuh B> ain't in de army. Yuh's in de navy." B ?St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I One of the Mysteries. I ? "Bliggins says he never reads the newspapers because they always m make him angry." "But if he doesn't read 'em, how R does he know what to get angry R about?"?Washington Star. k WHAT TAXPAYERS PAID IX. Nearly Seven and One-Half Million for County and School Purposes. Columbia, Jan. 15.?Nearly seven and one-half million dollars were paid by the the taxpayers in South Carolina last year for State, county and school purposes. Were it possi. . . l ble to include municipal taxes this figure would be increased by several more million. If, as it is believed, the municipal taxes would reach $2,500,000, it would mean a total of $10,000,000 paid in last year by the people for taxes, the expenses of running the government, supporting the schools, providing funds for the counties and municipalities. These figures were obtained today in the course of a search for information as to just, how much taxes are paid in every year by the people of the State for all purposes. There has been much talk this year about economy, and both Governor .Manning and the general asembly have put on the lid and will hold down the appropriation bill. Last year the appropriation bill for State purposes carried nearly $2,500,000, just about one-fifth of the entire taxes paid in the State. A glance at some totals will be interesting: The total taxes assessed in the forty-four counties for county purposes last year amounted to $2,173,411.69; the assessment for State purposes to raise the amounts in the appropriation bill was $2,176,349.70; the special levies for school purposes (this is the total of all special levies in school districts) realized $1,236,705.27; the three-mill constitutional school tax raised $936,341.94; the poll tax, which goes to the schools, amounted to $243,575; the tax on dogs, which also goes to the schools amounted to $55,134; and the road tax, which goes into the counties, amounted to $152,558; then the tax from indirect sources reached $354,000; which makes a total from all sources of $7,328,075.61 paid in last year by the people of South Carolina for State, county and school purposes. And this tax all comes from prop trty assessed in this state tor taxation amounting to $310,907,101, distributed as follows; real estate, $162,805,144; personal property, $102,285,861; railroads, $45,816,096. It would be interesting to figure just how much taxes would amount to in total if the property were all returned at one hundred cents on the dollar, and the levies remain as they are now. There is a general idea that property is returned for taxation at sixty per cent, of its actual value, but those whose business it is to assess and collect taxes know that this is hardly anything more than an idea. There is very little property returned at sixty per cent., and it is believed it would come! nearer averaging twenty-five per cent, and much lower than that. This is one of the many problems which Governor Manning has been working on, and it is necessarily a hard one which encounters much op position when the existing conditions are interfered with or changed. But everybody realizes that the burden of taxation as now assessed is not evenly distributed, and there must be a revision somewhere. With a population of approximately 1,500,000 people South Carolinians are paying nearly $5 per capita as tax to conduct the State, counties and schools, and $6.66 2-3 per ^ capita if the estimate for municipal taxes are correct. Confidential Tip. An alderman tells this story on Joe Mount, says the St. Louis PostDispatch: A friend of Joe:s came into his place one day and had a long, oldfashioned visit. After an hour or so as he prepared to depart, Joe said: "Well, Mike, would you have a little something before you go." "No, thanks, Joe. Thanks to you, but I never take anything of late years." "Well, then, all right. Have a cigar, Mike." "Oh, very well. Give me one of those 'Pride of the First Ward.' Joe handed out the box, placed his hand to his mouth, looked around cautiously to see that no one was listening and whispered confidentially, "Take two of them, Mike. They're not very good ones." Qualified. Merchant?What I want is a man to put the blame ,on when a customer complains?one who is able to take a calling down without giving any talk back. Applicant?I'm your man, sir, I've been married ten years.?Boston Transcript. Placing the Blame. "Do you believe it is true that one-., half the world does not know how the other half lives?" "T+ J->o tvno but T should XL lllGLJ 11 V4vv?* 9 w v.v ? ? ? not worry, for no one can justly blame you." WOMAN FATALLY BUBAFI). Clothing Catches Fire While Standing in Front of Grate. Columbia, Jan. 15.?.Miss Agnes McConnell was probably fatally in J n-. n MV. n nr n.Vl nn l-i /-> r? /ilrttllflC J urt;u LUIS 1I1U1 ? UCii HC1 ignited by standing too close to the grate and before assistance could reach her she was enveloped in flames devouring her clothes, and by the time the fire was put out she was fatally burned, according to the doctors, and cannot live over twentyfour hours. Miss McConnell lives in the 800 block of Richland street, and is 35 years of age. REXALL ORDERLIES THE IDEAL LAXATIVE Prominent New Orleans Druggist is Authority For This Statement P. A. CAPDAU who owns and operates one of the big stores in New Orleans, says: / "I am of the opinion that Rexall Or derlies are the ideal laxative for men. women and children. This opinion is based upon my knowledge of the formula and upon what my customers say about them. Through personal experience, I know they are pleasant to take, gentle in action, and give the same pleasing results when used by men. women or children." We have the exclusive selling rights for this great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents. MACK'S DRUG STORE 7 THE REXALL STORE ^ ^ ' ? - i j ?I I .Best maienai ami w uuvuiauship, light running, requires little power; simple, easy to handle. Are made in several sizes and are good, substantial money-making machines down to the smallest size. Write for catolog showing Engines, Bbilers and all Saw Mill supplies. J . LOMBARD IRON WORKS- & I SUPPLY CO. I B Augusta, Ga. I To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law r\4n*~. rwo* Romhppff. Rankin? Co. UJHtC V/TV1 JUUlUU^g 0 GENERAL PRACTICE. BAMBERG, S. C. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law GENERAL PRACTICE BAMBERG, S. C. E. H. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated i rub out pain ! with good oil liniment. That's I the surest way to stop them. j>The best rubbing liniment is J MUSTANG LINIMENT Good for the Ailments of 1 Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. Qood for your own Aches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chi'l TONIC, drives out Malaria.enriches the blood,anabuildsuo the system a trnp tonic. For adults and children. 50c R. P. BELLINGER J ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Over Bamberg Banking Co. General Practice gpglgp- Princf ! mUSsta such 1 r pipe and cigarette si | l| jf time, ^uick 38 the { riilwESi'i Get on the right-s ~^'>e Understand yourse p? Hmn . Jt stands to: kS *lSilll!\ ^ r^vt: ''"t-$ to imitate the ) HUSBAND RESCUED MCT DESPAIRING WIFE ??|j After Four Tears of Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bollock Gave Up in Despair. Hosband |lp|p3Piii Came to Rescue. ? -- - . u? / Catron, Ky.?in an mteresung leneri |h\/ 0 i mfrom this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock j |:jf CD oj Jjjf writes as follows: "I suffered for four years, with womanly troubles, and during this time, 1 could only sit up for a little , while, and could not walk anywhere at all. At times, I would have severe pains i in my left side. Wt^ I ? The doctor was called in, and his treat* ?I I jr ' ment relieved me for a while, but I was L/^ 1 soon confined to my bed again. After that, nothing seemed to do me any good. |f 11 ^ \ I had gotten so weak I could not stand, ?& 1 and I gave up in despair. At last, my husband got me a bottle of Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I commenced taking it From the very first i|i dose, I could tell it was helping me. I can now walk two miles without its Blll^^llfcpjj tiring me, and am doing my work." I||| If vou are all run down from womanly troubles, don't give up in despair. Try Cardui, the woman's tonic. Itnasherpea more than a million women, in its 50 years of wonderful success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist has J sold Cardui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask him. He will recom- Thp mend it Begin taking Cardui today. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies' A A A A A A Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special Instructions on your case and 64-page book, * Home Treatment tor Women," sent in plain wrapper. Effy-B ? Whenever You Need a General Tonic J> _ _ Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless V Just rec chill Tonic is equally valuable as a i w 1 General Tonic because it contains the \ ^ cHlCl 1VI 111 well known tonic properties pf QUININE j if Knv I / . and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives f+ * * out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and t connhlp* Builds up the Whole System. 50 certs. if * . T .1 B. UTSE Y FIRE AN1) LIFE ? 1 INSURANCE JLegaJ Old Line Companies Represented Bamberg, South Carolina CHICHtsltK s flLi.S THE !>IA21?.\Z> BRAND. A /^7r^\\ tndifs! Ask 7<.:jr I.V-H^lftt for ''A f>S\ W?( uU'fccs lcr s I 'iumot'd iSrund/A\ ,,,I,S in JJo<2 nietaIlic\>UV I T\ se;;'-(1 v*h tt-Je Ribbon. \T/ **>? rnLo -.,! *i;*v ?.. Ituv of vour I') V/f AiV ,r f5i J-CflEfcTr:K S I < i>?a'!<>\r> ?::?.\>::> ; >LLS for 25 cA A? yearsi;nownSts*. Safest,/.iwavs Kciiabit r SOI D EV DRUGGISTS CVEPKVHERE i Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. j j DENTAL SURGEON. Graduate Dental Department University of Maryland- Member S. C. State Dental Association. w w ! Office opposite new post office and II j over office Graham & Black. Office Em j hours, 8 30 a. m. to 5.30 p. m. A I BAMBERG, S. C. 5 Albert is | friendly tobacco I a man sorry he didn't get wind of this t|| mntp Inner Inner pern He COlintS it lost ll -~"0> o ~~o~ goodness of Prince Albert gets firm set | :ented process fixes that?and cuts out ||j moke-track soon as you know how! 'If how much you'll like jf ee Albert }; the national joy smoke | reason, doesn't it, that if men all over the || nation, all over the world, ||| ar step! prefer P. A. that it must ?? ge the thape have all the qualities to I? Prince Albert satisfy yourfondestdesires? |j avor'of Prinze Men, get us right on Prince I | ? ***? - A <1 A I TXT_ J _11 edCC?roceM A10? VVe tell yUU Ullo protect*0that* tobacco will prove better lf| than you can figure out, S it's so chummy and fra- f|| grant and inviting all the |?| time. Can't cost you more ' || than 5c or 19c to get your ||| mm. bearing;! || ' H Buy Prince Albert everywhere i tobacco is sold?in toppy red mf bags, 5c; tidy red tins, 10c; Jv>s handsome pound and half-pound & -dlls '' tin humidors?and?in that classy ^ ' crystal - glass pound humidor ^ v with sponge-moisten er top that ; : : ': keeps the tobacco in such greet \^| ajjp^ R. J. REYNOLDS I ; TOBACCO COMPACT ^ " J >y%iHE tools of a man's trade are 1 what determine his success jlpSI in it, no matter how adept he may consider himself to ^ be. The best mechanic in the world will prove a failure with a wrench ^ that won't wrench or a chisel that won't chisel. j : -M One of our specialties is the supplying of high class, true tempered, readily adjustable tools for all purposes. Th$ householder as well as the carpenter, plumber or automo- ' bile repairer will find them satis- Q& Work With the Right | Tools to | n. v U7 i, 1/U 1 uur ffUIA IVlgllU O. SIMMONS *e and Furniture Man Bamberg, S. C? ^rAfJBTKS^l i ?* eived a shipment of nice Horses V es. Come to see them before you Y :an save you money. Prices rea- | Terms easy. X . J. SMOAK | 1 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A AL ?' 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