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PKOHIBITIOXISTS A1)VAXCE. House Receives Favorable Report on Constitutional Amendment. Washington, Feb. 15.?Prohibition took a step forward today in both branches of congress. In the senate drastic amendments to the postal appropriation bill were agreed to making criminal the importation of liquor into States which prohibit its manufacture and sale for beverage purposes and which exclude liquor advertisements from the mails in States which legislate against such advertising. On the house side the national prohibition constitutional amendment was favorably reported from the judiciary mmmittpp with a Drediction bv Chair man Webb that it would be passed within a week. Champions of prohibiten greeted this announcement with enthusiasm in spite of their realization that passage in the house will end action on the amendment in so far as this session of congress is concerned. There is no thought of action by the senate before March 4, when the Sixty-fourth congress dies. The amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill to make it a crime to ship liquor into prohibition States was added bv Senator Reed, of Mis? * ' souri, to the Jones amendment barring newspaper or other publications or letters and postal cards contain-1 ing liquor advertisements from the mails in States which have laws against such advertising. It was adopted after brief debate by a vote of 45 to 11 by the senate sitting as a committee of the whole. The Reed amendment, which awaits final vote in the senate is as follows. "Whoever shall order, purchase or cause intoxicating liquors to be transported in interstate commerce except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or mechanical, purposes into any State or territory the laws of which State or territory prohibit the manufacture and sale for beverage purposes shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both and for any subsequent offense shall be imprisoned not more than one year." The effect of this provision if finally accepted by the senate and agreed by the house will be to make all pro hibition States "bone dry." It will operate against provisions in various States permitting importation of limited amounts of liquor for individual consumption. The original Jones amendment to bar newspaper and other liquor advertisements from the mails in States providing anti-liquor advertising laws attaches the same penalties as provided in the Reed amendment. Under this provision no newspaper, pamphlet, letter, postal card, circular or publication of any kind containing liquor advertisements could be mailed into dry States. To prevent prosecution of innocent persons the measures explicitly state that "if the publisher of any newspaper or other publication or the agent of such publication or if any dealer in such liquors or his agent shall know inglv" cause liquor advertisements to be mailed in violation of the proposed law, he shall be guilty of violating the law. Representative Randall, of California, announced the passage of the Jones amendment in the house late today and gave notice that he would ask the house to concur in the amendment when the bill is returned from the senate. Four Hundred Subs Taken. Baltimore, Feb. 16.?William Pal mer, second engineer of the American transport liner Mongolia, which arrived here today from Plymouth, England, via New York, said he saw the merchant submarine Deutschland and 186 other German underwater boats in Plymouth harbor. Palmer asserted that the British had captured 400 enemy u-boats and that 187 of them were chained together in Plymouth harbor. Capt. Koenig, commander, and the Deutschland s crew are in English jails, the engineer said. Palmer formerly was employed by the Chesapeake Steamship company, which operates steamers between this port and Norfolk. He said he did not learn how the Deutschland was captured. "Bills'* in the Newest West. Helena, Mont., January 13, bills introduced: House Bill 4,320, by Gosh, regulating the length of hatpins, coupling pins, safety pins, rolling pins and tenpins. House Bill, 4,321, by Gum, regulating the size of bank rolls. House Bill, 4322, by Gee, amending the law of gravitation. House Bill, 4,323, by Heck, repealing the moral law. House Bill, 4.327, by Gad, amending the law of supply and demand. House Bill, 4,328, by Grickey, repealing the first law of nature.? Anaconda Standard. MUDDLE SEEMS CLEARED. Fire Insurance Situation Probably Soon Normal Again. Columbia, Feb. 17.?Six of the "Seven sisters," as the series of bills to clear up the fire insurance muddle and bring the companies back into South Carolina, are known, have passed the legislature. The remaining one, that repealing the valued policy law, passed the house and was on third reading in the senate, but on account of the short time remaining for this session that bill was continued until next session. The rating bill, probably the most important of the series, has been signed by Governor Manning. It goes into effect on March 5, and its importance is already shown by the fact that several of the fire insurance companies which last year withdrew from the State are making prepara tions to re-open business here. The act limiting the municipal license tax on fire insurance companies to 2 per cent., except in Charleston, where it is 5 per cent., is now in Governor Manning's office and will be signed in a few days. The other four, the fire inquest law, making the insurance commissioner attorney for service of suits against companies, the building code and the agents' qualification act, have passed both houses of the legislature and only await formal ratification before being ready for the signature of the governor. They will be signed by the governor without delay. It is understood that, while the companies were very anxious to have the valued policy repeal enacted into law, as they felt this would reduce the fire loss, still the majority of j them will return to business in South i Carolina under the six bills enacted into law. This information has come from one high in authority of the | companies and further it is known that several are now making preparaj tions to resume business in the State. The clearing'up of the fire insurance muddle is largely due to Governor Manning's efforts and the work of the special commission, consisting of Senator Laney, Representative | Moise, Messrs. A. G. Furman, L. M; Pinckney, Bright Williamson, J. D. Harris, E. P. McCravey, J. W. Gaston ' and Insurance Commissioner F. H. McMaster. They worked hard and I faithfully on the situation and were J inspired only by patriotic motives. Credit is also due to the tact and generous as well as broad-minded assistance rendered by Mr. J. H. Doyle, of New York, attorney for the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Mr. Doyle unselfishly placed himself at the disposal of the commission and the legislature and made a splendid impression and was in a large measure responsible for the happy solution of the problems. There is every reason to believe that the situation is now cleared and that South Carolina will have adequate fire insurance protection. FOLLOW UP OR FALL BACK. Periodic Brilliancy Does Not Win Success in Real Life. How common it is in games of foot ball, base ball and other sports that some quick thinking player dashes off a thrilling play only to fall back for the remainder of the game into obscurity and be forgotten?and for no other reason than that he failed to follow up. Periodic brilliancy is not success. Follow up. When you think a worthy thought, follow it up. When you do a useful thing, follow it up. When you strike an effective blow for a right cause, follow it up. It's the man with the courage, first to start a thing, and then to follow it up that after awhile has an accumulation of poinis mat stamp 111m great, ana masterful. Follow up or else you will fall back. The great man is simply the small man become great. Every great man at some time or other is the unknown, obscure man. Make your life count by compelling every single effort to figure in the annual summing up. For, after all, success itself is nothing more or less than work well performed and followed up day after day, year after year. Persist, follow up, keep at it.? Sheboygan (Wis.) Press. Old Men's Toy Shop. Noah's arks, a whole fleet of them, ore nff rm their- Phrictmnc VrtV3?P I** U V1* UU V.AAVA1 V AAA ? V,r ??0 *' Their havens are the stockings of many children. Their port of departure is the Old Men's Toy Shop, opened a year ago by the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Here are about sixty men?some very old, some convalescent from illness, but not yet able to return to their regular work?who have been at work throughout the year making toys for the Christmas exhibition and sale. The carved animals, variously mounted, serve the two-fold purpose of attractive, simple toys for children and employment for the old men who made them. Here is one thing, at least, that an old man may do rather than die.?The Survey. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the loth day of October, 1916, until the loth day of March, 1917, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1917, until the 31st day of January, 1917, a penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1917, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1917, until the 15th day of March, 1917, a penalty of 7 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 6 1-2 mills For county purposes 7 mills Constitutional school tax 3 mills Total 14 1-2 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Colston, No. 18 4 mills Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills Ehrhardt. No. 22 9 mills Fishpond, No. 5 2 mills Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 2 mills Hey ward, No. 24 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills Lees, No. 23 4 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 4 mills Olar, No. 8 9 mills St. John's, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 4 mills Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1916, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor are requested to do so on or before the 1st of January, 1917. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from I the 15th day of October, 1916, until j the 1st day of March, 1917. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg Countv. THE TEST Of MERIT [ Bamberg People Are Given Convinc| ing Proof. | No better test of any article can be made than the test of time and this is particularly true of a kidney medicine. Doan's Kidney Pills have stood this test and stood it well. What better proof of merits of this remedy could you demand, than the | statement of a Bamberg resident who used is successfully and tells of lasting results. Read the following: E. Dickinson, jailor, Rice St., Bamberg, says: "I was subject to severe ! backaches and my kidneys did not act regularly. 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