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= AGAINST CATAWBA COUNT |- j Supreme Court Hands Down Ini r tant Decision. i-- " ^ 1 Columbia, Oct. 14.?The deci of the supreme court rendered t< is against the proposed new co of "Catawba," of which Rock Hi ambitious to be the county i Judge Ernest Moore decided agj the ordering of the election and decision was affirmed by the c en banc. The circuit court in Sfc /V opinion stressed and made pn "the act of ill-shaped counties." act provides that no cofinty i Or. hereafter be established the gre* \ length of which shall be more . . four times as long as the least cei width thereof, and directs thai election shall not be ordered if condition be not complied with, proposed new- county is long and row. The advocates of the new c V ty contend that the legislative a in conflict with the constitution :\ invalid. The opponents of Cata argue that the "ill-shaped cou . act, is within legislative discre The majority of the court en think the act all right and, there Catawba loses. f No Illiteracy in S. C. in 1920 The South Carolina School ; provement association has appoi November loth as "No Illite ^ Day" in the State, and letters ] (been sent to county omciais, coj presidents, etc., throughout the S < to this effect, i In 1910 one-fourth of the poi tion of South Carolina could not \ their names. By 1920 we want |one illiterate in the State. Kentucky taught 40,000 men ? ^ women to read and write in years; 18 other States have sta a -similar fight against ignore Shall not South Carolina keep with other States? Of our 166 mills, 98 had r schools last year, with over 5,00( . rollment. Besides these were a i ber of city and rural night sch This was a good start, hut if we to have no illiterates by 1920, -v the next census is taken, we mus better. ^ Urge teachers, advanced pu ^ and all educated people to teac least one illiterate, politicians to * an additional tax for the mainten of night schools, ministers to pr p f. on the subject November 18th, SN on tn start schools for their Dri erg, and arouse the public in gen E. JULIA SELDEN, J South Carolina School Improvei Association. The Reconciliation. 'Reconciliation after a long " trangement usually takes i among ordinary folk on occasion of a funeral, a c K; ; tening, or # a wedding. only occasion since 1912 1 which Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. shook hands up* to last night w . w. funeral. Just what last night's fair at the Union League club opinions will differ. It may ] "been the christening of a reborn 5 publican party, or it may have 1 the celebration of a marriage of ~ Yenience between second-story and Christian soldiers. It is pi generally agreed thai there was ebullition of. pent-up and frustr affection when the antagonists 1912 shook hands and said "Ho^ do." And from what we know o] .character of the two men it is sonable to suppose that on the of Mr. Taft, for all his straigh ward, kindly good nature, there no impulse to move on to any gre cordiality than the interests of Republican party require. Pen and Joe Cannon would find no 1 culty in picking up the broken th "X of friendship with a man who called them crooks, and liars 1 the other side of a political f* It's part of the game. But it is ' ; ' to imagine a man of generous s pathies and gentlemanly insti quite forgiving and forgetting steady stream of mud which poured on him during four y from the fountain of social justic New York Evening Post. Was Too Late Then. In the days of his youth Sen Blackburn, of Kentucky, was a by a #*iend to second a duel, consented, and at sunrise the ties met. It was Mr. Blackbi duty to say the last word concer the terms of the duel. One of senator's colleagues recently sai a Washington dinner that, alth< Mr. Blackburn faithfully perfoi I the duty, the duel never took pla A murmur of "Why not?" around the table at this remark. "For the very simple reason," tinued Mr. Blackburn's, colle* "When Joe finished speaking it too dark for a duel."?Washic Herald. The government of India lias hibited the importation of sul matches. ' i. ' V X.. - ?V k\ TWO WRECKS, ONE DEAD. por- Woman Fatally Injured When Coast Line Train No. 53 Hits Auto. sion Clinton, Oct. 15.?Two accidents, ^day one already fatal and the ^)ther very unty likely to result so, happened near 11 is Clinton this afternoon. seat. About 2 o'clock, two and a half linst miles from here, Seaboard Air Line his train No. 5,. solid vestibule, south ourt bound, left the track. Jim Haton, i its the colored fireman, in jumping from rotal the engine, was perhaps fatally inThis jured.. shall Nearly an hour after the Seaboard itest Air Line wreck, and about 300 yards than from the scene of it, an automobile ltral carrying nine passengers was struck t an by Atlantic Coast Line train No. 53, this from Greenville to Charleston, and The Mrs. Ellen Douglass, a widow, had nar- her skull fractured, from which she oun- died at 7:30 tonight at the Clinton ct is hospital. and The Seaboard accident took plac^ iwba just beyond Dover Junction. It nty" seems that the train was running at tion. the rate of about 5 miles an hour and banc while it was rounding a sharp curve f?re> the rails spread. The tender, mail car, combination baggage and passenger coach were turned over, while the engine and day coach were dejm_ railed. The diner, Pullman and obnted servation cars remained on the track. ro_ It is believed that Fireman Haton 'r3iCy ^ have Was fata * injured in jumping. He [lege was taken to Abbeville. BaggageState master Smith, of Mountville, S. C., was severely shaken up and it is not iula- known to what extent he was incite jured- Many of the passengers were not thrown from their seats, but so far as can be learned, none was seriousand ly hurtJ Imaginary Husbands for Girls. tnce. For those girls who have given up UP all hope of ever finding their real, . . ideal husband how would an imaginary one do? For the particular, I en- * fastidious, hard-to-please girl this oojg should be a great boon; but she must be* endowed with a wonderful imagi> are yhen nation she exPects to have pleas. , ing results. We quote from the Inst do , dex: ** a m nvfrnrv-iohr nraofir>o 1 nnnnlar ? m All U i ^ IJLi V A J Ly X UVWivvv^ v vk - ??* pils, . , , ^ course in home economies has been vote es^a^^s^e(^ at Le^and Stanford university by Dr. Jessica Peixotto. ance each "Each ?tfrl takes an imaginary . husband, with a stipulated income, T furnishes a home for him, feeds hfrn, takes care of imaginary children, settles all domestic problems, and must nent come out at enc* of t^le course on the right side of the balance sheet. They are being taught to live within an average income and to live nicely. "It is said that the young men of es- Leland Stanford are busy applying jlace for positiems as 'imaginary husbands.' the They appear perfectly willing to be hris- experimented upon in the way of The cooking. But when it comes to keepipon ing up home expenses they are wlllTaft ing to let the game remain lmagias a nary."?The Sacramento Bee. 5 afwas> (Claims Against Mexico, have > Re- 14 is estimated that the claims been aSainst the Mexican government by individuals and corporations who men have suffered losses through the dis*etty or(*ers ?f Mexico 'already total $1,3 no 000,000,000, $4,00,000,000 of this T?~ /.!?jrwn/1 Ktr PtirnnoanQ Whilp cited vianucu Kfj 0j Mexico is a country of vast resources, v de there must be a restoration of order: the ly government and the rehabilitation rea_ of her industries before the money t can be realized to satisfy these yast ?for_ claims. The railways alone are likewas require several hundred mil>ater ^ons to restore them to the efficiency the t^ie D*az Per*0(h ^ is doubtful if rose financial interests can be induced to diffi- ma^e adequate advances for Mexiread co s nee(* until ^ey are satisfied that had ?overnment has at its helm men Tom commanding ability. At present mce t^le controlling men are the accidents har? of a rebellion, largely composed of sym- the Inc*ian population.?Indianapolis incts News ,tlie He Approved. has rears ,e A minister received a check?the first in his life?for a Christmas present. When he took it to the bank for payment the paying teller looked at it and said: "This check tator i? all right, but you must indorse it." sked "Indorse it?" said the puzzled minHe ister. ~ ? 1 ~ J J.-U ^ par- "Wfcy, yes, or course, repueu iue irn's teller; "it must be indorsed on the ning back." f the "Ah, I see," answered the minister. id at Then, turning the check over, he ough wrote across the back of it: "I rmed heartily indorse this check."?Wall ce. Street Journal. went r Indefinite. con- -igue, Lady Visitor?How long are you was *n for? ni>* P?or man? igton Prisoner?Dunno, ma'am. Lady Visitor?How can that be? You must have been sentenced for a pro- definite period. phur Prisoner?No, ma'am. Mine was a life sentence.?Pittsburgh Post. FARMS OX EDGE. The Far-famed Pliilippine Rice Terraces. n* "What might be described as farms i . on edge are the famous rice-terraces 111 upon the mountain slopes of the Philippine Islands, says the October St. Nicholas. These farms, in the shape of ribbons miles and miles long, cover sides of ranges that in this country would be considered about right for goat pastures, so steep and rugged are they. The patient island farmers cultivate every foot of them, however, the ledges ex- B tending high toward the summit and B covering immense areas. The grade B of the terraces is skilfully designed to carry the water down the mountain side without waste and without washing away the land, so that the crops are benefited by a rainfall -which would otherwise wash away all the soil from the rocks." Canada last year produced $3,491,000 worth of asbestos fibre. To Cure a Cold in One Day J Take I^AXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the ^1^ Cough and Headache and works off the Cold, Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 25c. ^ E. H. HENDERSON f Attorney-at-Law Y BAMBERG, S. C. . ~ Y General Practice. Loans Negotiated. X. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open if for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the '< X loth day of October, 1916, until the if 15th day of March, 1917, inclusive. f+ From the first day of January, J 1917, until the 31st day of January, if 1917, a penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From J the 1st day of February, 1917, a if Denaltv of 2 Der cent, will be added to all unpaid .taxes. From the 1st X day of March,' 1917, until the 15th ^ day of March, 1917, a penalty of 7 <? per cent, will be added to all unpaid X taxes. THE LEVY. ?? For State purposes 6 1-2 mills X For county purposes 7 mills ^ Constitutional school tax 3 mills Total 1 ...14 1-2 mills ^ SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. A Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills X Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills V Buford's^ridge, No. 7 *. 2 mills ??> Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills JL Colston, No. 18 4 mills V Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills X fishpond, No. 5 2 mills V Govan, No. 11 4 mills & Hutto, No. 6 2 mills X Hampton, No. 3 2 mills V Heyward, No. 24 >.2 mills & Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills X Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills V Lees. No. 23 .4 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills X Oak Grove, No. 20 4 mills V Olar, No. 8 9 mills St. John's, No. 10 2 mills X Salem, No. 9 4 mills V Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills A All persons between the ages of X twenty-one and sixty years of age, V except Confederate soldiers and sail- 4*^ ors, who are exempt at 50 years of X age, are liable to a poll tax of one V dollar. 4^ Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of Jan- A uary, 1916, are liable to a poll tax X of one dollar, and all who have not V made returns to the Auditor are re- 4? quested to do so on or before the X 1st of January, 1917. % yr I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from X the 15th day of October, 1916, until yr the 1st day of March, 1917, 4^ G. A. JENNINGS, X Tronciiror Ramhpr? Countv. | Colds X shbuld be f<nipped in tfce|L% L/ bud", for if allowed to run VpJ yr unchecked, serious results PfY AIf may follow.- NumerousPoL cases of consumption, pneu-1 | I monia, and other fatal dis-1 I I eases, can be traced back to I I I a cold. At the first sign of a I I ] cold, protect yourself by I I I system with a few doses of I I THEOFORD'S I BLACK DRAUGHT the old reliable, vegetable 'iver powder. Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, o< I Madison Heights, Va? says: Illli i *iave been using Thed"lll! Mil ford's Black-Draught f?ryW /111stomach troubles. jndiges-f/I AW tion. and colds, and find ittolAA u\jt be the very best medicine iftrV jAjever used. It makes an oldlj/^ If] man feel like a young one." f Insist on Thedford's, theixJj original and genuine. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. j f i UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE WE WILL in Cotton on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays OF EACH WEEK ? avmavc rim Bamberg, South Carolina SECOND CARLOAD OF THE SEASON I\s f ' tt i nit i i Horses ana mules \ T > f Y i An extra nice lot just received. This shipment was per- ? a sonallv selected bv a member of our firm. We want vou > I ?/ t to see them, even if you are not needing an animal just [ now. ,We can suit you; these measure fully up to the I ? / - JONES High Standard for quality and style. These am- | ? j i mals were received by express, and are in the pink of con- ? ' dition. We also have an extra nice lot of ? 1 > JL *J' if? * BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, f HARNESS, LAP ROBES, WHIPS, ETC. I r ' & t ' X '- sl We have a number of styles in Buggies and Harness, and i feel sure that we can suit your requirements, no matter 1 i l-i attt att o /rfm nr +v. d~\t mow vvn ' j j iiuw caa^iiiit mt r jl.lj.ci y uv, : h THE PRICES ARE RIGHT f COME TO SEE US; YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME | == *<? ; i IONF.SRROS 1 BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA 4 ~ f ' 1 I ^ ^ ^ t=r-^ n Vv^r VMM /^ [ P Maxwell has put a real meaning into the word j j " Simply by'requiring every Maxwell dealer to carry a f J : . : full supply of Maxwell parts?so that he can replace f j > . any damaged or worn part at once, without waiting for t = I parts to be shipped from the factory. f ^ a If you are a Maxwell owner your car will always be A 5 ^ in running order because our dealer?any Maxwell f ^ i dealer?can give you real and immediate service. If he couldn't, he wouldn't be a Maxwell dealer. : ^ Not more than one or two automobile builders in the 1 == ==^ country can give you service that compares with L I Maxwell Service. \ / ?I ?.\ This is a vital point. Investigate it fully before / I buying your car. '"" [ .? - i ^ .'-t .- .'-- /. 4 ' v.w ' /'.-. . ' ' : . r M- V . ; iiHTftmmiiirjn IMJi1JTIW^Kim BfTi^ ^ ,.w 1 V