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I : COBSBcSS SO H8T T ft V ' rr tSr \ :r* A r>o T Mr ij-Ef t 1 ><\j4i 5 V xo # a C ti* ? J ? j %<* Only Roster! From the 2 Arc! to the 2?th of December. FOR NAVAL INCREASES | Fight Over Patronage Question Developing.? 1:: n to Con trol and Peculate. Congress f; iled to r cess over the Holidays for the 1. ; lime in many, years, owing to the press r r h isir.rss; and the desire to e of all matters demanding at; ' -n as soon rs possible. In accord;;;: e with !\< joint rosnlnt inn. r !nnfr>/i h\- holli 1 ] i?: . < the recess only extensor! from the 22 d j to the 29th ol* December. It is not likely, however, that much will he done until after the frst of the year. The Senate has been considering the immigration bill. Senators Williams and Thomas have offered amendments to the literacy test and these will require considerable debate. There seems to be a t* r.dency to delay action on this bill and it is possible that it will bo sidetrack. (1 when the appro-i priation bills arc reported. Although the safety at sea treaty was ratified, with some reservations, by the Senate a reconsideration is being urged. Senator Stone, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, is of the opinion that the resolution reserving the right to impose upon American vessels standands than the treaty prescribes nullities its provisions., A fight over the patronage question involving many latent possibilities, seems to be developing between tlie President and the Senate. Certain appointees, whose names the President submitted for confirmation without endorsement of the Senators of their respective States, have been rejected on the "Senatorial courtesy" plea. The President has evidenced no intention of withdrawing the names and if they fail of confirmation it is probable he will re-appoint them as recess appoint pes. Me assumes the position that no part of the Democratic organization should be used to build up the patronage system and maintains that the men submitcd are, according to his judgment, best qualified to hoi i the positions. The House will also see a hard tight for leader-j ship at the next session. It is gen or-i ally conceal, d ;hnt Champ Clark will be re-elected to the Speaker's chair, I but the real fi hi will be to till air J Underwood's p n as ieader, Representative Claude Kitchen, c ' North Carolina, apn nr., to b. the strongest contender and his p . cion las been somewhat st en thened by the withdrawal of I. ;>r r.tatdve Gar *oU, c f Tennessee. Mr. C: re It's withdrawal! is regarded by many to presage a fight for tli - Chairmanship of the powerful iu.v. s C nimitlv e, endange ring the position of Representative Henry o'~ ' s. Ills recognised ability as a p: name: "a. dan will make him a stive.;-; appcr.? it. Senator moiriton, of Louisiana, member of the Ccmmitte on Naval Affairs, l.a - dcclar d in favor of increasing the navy, building up I ho army to 200,000, and strengthening the national defenses. Coming as it does from one of the ranking member of that committee it is taken as a j strong indication of the growing sen-' timent in Congress for more and complete and adequate means of defense. In spite of these expressions and the recommendations of Secretary Garrison, the House Committee on Military Affairs failed to make any provisions for increased expenditures along that line. This action in reporting the bill is in accordance with the avowed intention to economize, but it is evident that an attempt will be made on the floor of the House to increase the appropriations. The plan of Senator Ncwlands, of Nevada, creating a Federal commission to regulate and control waterway improvements is being considered by the President and some of the mem bers of his Cabinet. Some investigations have been made along this line and an endeavor is now being made to determine the feasibility of such a plan. President Wilson approves the plan in principal but has not as yet actively advocated its adoption. Senator Vardaman of Mississippi, is continuing his efforts to annul the fifteenth amendment of the Constitution, thus disenfranchising the negro. He is active in his elforts to secure action and has also introduced a bill looking to the segregation of the two races in the street cars of Washington. This v/eek brought reports, as yet unconfirmed, of a little trouble in the Philippines. Recent arrivals say a plot was discovered among the native troops on Corregidor Island to free the prisoners detained there. According to their reports two two troops of scouts have been disarmed. There seems to he a growing <^c ! manri among neu.ral nations that the channels of trade or. the ocean should ? f ho kept open tor thc:v commerce. Con[ t.iclc.'i blc friction has been engendered by the ir.tcrferer.ee of commerce byi the belligerents and the idea that the shipping of neutral nations should be fvcvd of such restrictions is constant-! I irg gaining ground, but there is lit-! tie liklihood of definite action being tak n along such lines in the near fulure. LUKE McLUKE SAYS. Once a pen a tbr.r a nan rmncnbercvl that the bay was the tenth anni-1 vcrsary cf his webdhp, and he brought j _ n 5 i-- i- i-I in i;i." ami I'inmy Hi inn j wife and yave her a kiss. And it took eight doctors nine days to restore the poor woman from the effects of thej shock. The Soft Hearted men arc the best fellows and have the most fr'cnds. But they are usually working1 for and paying the rent to the Hard Hearted men. After si' h e up the people ho meets every day. a man can't understand why any blamed fool would want to be a Cannibal. It is funny but it is a fact. The rich think the Poor are Extravagant and the Poor think the Rich are Stingy. There are ail sorts of people in tlm world, including the human hog who eats five times a day and roars about the liquor habit. if you hate a man you also regard his dog as the sncakingnest, ornerycst brute in the world. We have just had a peek at the now winter lingerie. No, it wasn't being worn. It was in a fashion sheet. The j popular garment is the Umbrella I Combination and it is about as big- a^ a man's pocket handkerchief. l! begins at the waist and it doesn't reach to the knees. The dear things wear this and get prickly heat and the fool men wear their heavies with the bottom rolled up into a wad around their ankles and then they holler with rheumatism.?Cincinnati Enquirer. DRIVING THE HOYS TO THE CITIES. I Dothan, Alabama, is tone of the, hustling and thriving cities of the New South. It has about t>,000 inhabitants and is growing . It supports two daily papers and otherwise seems to be shaking off the lethargy which is popularly supposed to have kept back most southern towns. But Dothan like many other towns has its millstone in the shape of puritanical; reformers?sour souled creatures who cannot bear to see others enjoying I themselves. For a month past it has been the custom for the boys and young men of the town to gather every ; fternoon on what might be called . the village green and amuse them-1 selves with impromptu boxing matchIt V.\".? (TVf>5> f snnrt Mrwl mnnv P the business men st. pr.d for a fc\: minutes to watch the young fellows: give and take with the gloves. No one wi s hurt, no morals were spoiled, the fur. was being had on the Main street and absolutely in the open. Tlvuv* were no prizes nor gambling?just I good, clean, healthful, manly sport, it harmed nobody and benefitted many. But just as it was becoming-! an institution, enter the reformer, "lioxing? Horrible! Stop it at once!" The sheriff was notified. The law stepped in and the young men wore forbidden to continue their sport The sheriff says he acted upon com-j plaint. Dollars to buttons the com-1 plaintant is the Town Kicker, probably a man who ha? done more to hold Dothan back than any other ten men in the community. The boys will doubtless continue to hold their boxing matches, but will sneak away, like some lawbreakers, to some seclud ed barn or back room where they will continue until driven from those places. And they will resent the interference, they will blame the poor sheriff, then will become sore on the town I and after a few more such experiences will shake the (lust of Dothan from their feet and will strike out for the larger cities, where they think there will not be so much interference with their personal liberties. It is too bad. There is no harm in boxing when it is j carried on as the Dothan boys conducted the sport. The Y. M. C. A. all over the country encourage boxing. It is an art that has made men of weaklings, that has put vim and ginger into boys who might have become mollycoddles and it has saved thousands from personal injury if not death at the hands of thugs. If Dothan has a man or number of men who want to counteract the bad influences of the puritnical reformer or reformers who prohibited the boxing, let them get together and furnish a . i " * juiue wncre 1110 ooys may moot, under proper direction and supervision, and hold their boxing matches and their other clean, manly sports. That's the way to keep the young fellows from Hocking to the .cjties^ ? .Ql4?ej* .towns are doing it and, are neaping tthe benefits.. . In the latter c-lass pi] towns U)e reformers are gojr.g t^.se^l 1 hey can find-nothing to vafvWbi >*? > MOST BlffitMF FEAT WAS CAPTURE Of LODZ Said to be Turning Point in the War in Poland GERMANS ARE IRRESTIBLE Russians Only Saved Tl: cut selves From Complete Route by Breaking* Pitchfork. The capture of Lodz, according to a declaration made by Gen. Von. Hindenberg German commander, to a corr< pendent of the Associate Press, was me miming point ol the campaign in Poland. Russian linos in Northern Poland rested on that city for the possession of which there occurred the most hitter struggle of the entire war on this front. After the Russians, following a most obstinate resistance on their part were forced to evacuate the town, a general Russian retirement in the direction of Warsaw become ncces snry. The Associated Press correspondent visited some of the battlefields in the vicinity of Lodz and gained an idea of the nature of tho operations which led to the city's capture. According to the general alignment of the Austro-German forces, they might have been expected to advance from the West. However, the attacks was made largely from the North and northward. They drove their columns into the Russians in the form of a huge pitchfork, with another largo force between the lines. It looked for a time as if the Russ'nns would be forced to retreat?if retreat fere possible in the face of the gigantic enveloping movements in the direction of their Warsaw base. The intention was to drive the Russians into the arms of large AustroGerman forces, massed to out of their retreat, but the timely arrival of Russian reserves from Warsaw resulted in the breaking of the eastormost line of the fork, relieving the situation for the Russians. In one of the operations around Lodz occured the celebrated "cutting off" of two German army corps, which after being entirely surrounded, cut their way out and brought with them 12,000 of their would-be captors. The scene of that exploit, which a member of the general stall' characterized as ono of the most brilliant of the war was Strykow, ten miles northeast of I.odz. About the same distance west of Lodz is the little church of Ueschici. where the Russians in one of the final phases of the struggle of Lodz, showd timt in spite of the ir defeats and discouragements they knew how toi fight and die. This churchyard lies on a small eminence which forms a salient into the German lines. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take I.AX.Yi IVK "RuM' > Quinine. It 'tops the Cough c:h1 lit.aduchc and works ylf the Cold. Drug gist 3 refund money it it fail? to cu?e. li. CiWOVK'S r.i-.imurc on ach box. 2i<t. FIRE ( HIEF'S WARNING, Chief Henry Bunker, of the Cincinnati, O., fire department, one of the greatest fire fighters in the country, has sent out the following warning in regard to Christmas trees. "Christmas trees are listed among the most dangerous things in the world. Every year thousands of fires ere started l?v* 1 hn pnnilloo <*? > fhn Many of those fires result in the death or terrible injury t? some one. Among those who are most likely to be burned are little children. "Here are some 'Dont's' in regard to a Christmas tree: "Don't spread cotton around to represent snow. It is almost as deadly as gunpowder when touched by fire. "Don't put too much flimsy decoration on the tree if candles arc to be lighted. "Don't hang the gifts on a tree. Many fires have been started by Santa's costume catching fire from a candle when he reached for a gift. "Don't trim Santa costume with cotton. "Don't make Santa's whiskers out out of cotton. "Don't place candles where the flame will come directly underneathe decorations or a part of the trees. "Don't let the children go near the lighted tree. "Don't fail to have a reliable fire extinguisher handy. "Don't open a door so that tree will be struck by a sudden gust of air. "Don't be afraid to call the fire department. Some of the worst fires in the world have been started because people who discovered them thought they could handle them and neglected to call the firemen." c\y To Give Quinine To Children. "nRTMNKUthe , V-mmk nnmc given fonr. >u>v< .1 Quinine.., At TastelessSyrup.pl.: v , , t to tnL-* -nod ctor , .t disturb the Bto'nuu h iWvfti take it niul never know it in Quinine, o r?-c./*ei:?iiy rui'?|.t?<t t?>. fdolts who cannot e Ordinary Quinine.> not nauseate not ' < c :>?''von- ncv. mir H tight g in'.the head. Tt/, t. he p< f iru" v<?'i Ouiflihtt for nuv ph'r". /' lc f>>r 2'Ounrc original packaut-.. Tht , n? ia.UfQwu in bottle.' o ceuts. | CAP-GO FOR BRF.MNN UNDER X-RAY. : V'nusunl Method Employed to Test Integrity of Sipraents. Now York, Dee. 21.?Represer.ativos of the British examine with the Xray today 10,000 bales rf cotton consigned to Bremen, to determine wheth cr any of them contained contraband. The cotton was being loaded aboard the steamship City of Savannah which sails tomorrow. The X-ray machines, according to the English officials, had been especially designed and enabled them to in speet the interior cf the bulky cotton bales which could easily conceal arms, ammunition, or other contraband. The\ had decided to use this method they said, after it was found that owing to the varying weight of the bales, the scales could give no certain guarantee that each bale was honest. TAX NOTICE The Books will bo open for colection of taxes for fiscal year 1914, from October E~>th to Dec. 31, without penalty. Payable during' January with 1 per cent penalty, 1 per cent addition al, and 5 per cent additional for March, making a total of 7 per cent penalty from the 1st to 15th of March Regular Tax Levy. The regular tax levy on all taxable property in the County is as follows: State Tax 6 mills Ordinary County 314 " Constitutional School tax . .3 General County Roads and Bridges 3 Court House and Jail Bonds.. % " Re-Indexing Records 14 " Past Indebtedness 1 Township Roads and Bridges 2 Total 1714 " An additional levy to pay special taxes voted for school purposes in certain school districts is as follows: No. mills 1. Port Harrelson 2 2. Evergreen 4 3. Dog Bluff , 3 5. Sandy Plain 3 6. Athens 1 4 7. Green Sea t 8 9. Little Rivor 4 11. Socastee [ 8 11. Withers 3 13. Centenary 4 l.r>. Haw Branch 5 16. Piney Grove 4 17. Wanamaker 8 18. Loris 8 19. Burroughs 7 20. Mt. Olive 8 01 wru.u. i_ 1 o ? I . ?? 111 11' V7ili\. ,) 22. Burcol ' 4 23. Good Hope 3 24. Cedar Grove ' 3 25. Gurle y ' 3 23. Tool Spring 2 27. 7. ion ' 4 28. Chapel Hill ' 4 20. Powell 4 20. Princeville 4 22. Hickory Grove 2 33. FinkWi 4 M. Oak Grove 4 33. G^assv Bav 2 38. Hickory Hill ' " 2 7.0. Simpson Creek 4 41. Daisv ? 4 23 Hulls Island 4 T). Tilly Swamp 2 43. 7opnr 7 47. He Hill 3 48. Fight Mile 2 40. Red BlufT " 3 70. Floyds ](; 51. F'oyrls X Roads 4 52. Popular Hill 3 83. Mien 2 53. San ford ;> 57. Sweet Home " ,1 | 50. High Point 3 30 Muster Shed 2 31. Warn pee 4 ' 32. Savannah BlufT 8 33. Tiohohoah a ' /? / /a n i t>i). i,jimp wamp. "> 07. Mt. Pisgah 4 08. Home wood 4 09. Maple 4 70. Poplar S 71. Shell 4 i 72. Leon 8 73. Mt. Herrr.on 3 i 74. Four Mile 1 75. Virgo 2 70. Toddville 5 I 77. Strawfield 8 I 78. Ebenezer 0 j 79. Bucksport 2 . 80. Spring Branch 8 I 81. Salem 3 i 82. Mill Swamp " 8 I 83. Red Hill 4 ; 85. Watts 4 80. Cedar Creek. 4 87. Feathery Bay 3 88. Waccamaw ~ 4 89. Seven Mile 4 i 90. Pauley 2 91. Pleasant Hill 2 92. Vaughts 4 94. Oak Grove n 3 95. Twelve Milo ' 2 97. Oil ml inn ? 98. Kingston 2 99. Aynor 4 101. Pleasant Grove 4 School House Rond Tax. An additional levy in School Districts Nos. 19 and 80 of two mills, and in District No. 01, of four mills is made to pay interest on the School House Ponds, and to create a Sinking Fund for their final settlement. Capitation Tax. A Poll Tax of One Dollar for School Purposes is levied upon every male citizen between the ages of 21 and 00 years, able to earn a living, except Confederate Veterans over 50 years of ago. Capitation Dog Tax A capitation tax of One Dollar is levied upon each Dog in the county. Road Tax A capitation Road Tax of $2.50 is levied upon every citizen between the ages of 21 and 50 years who is liable to Road Duty, Fishery Stamps. Fishery Stamps may he obtained from the .Treasurer's Office .pt any time. Persons ordering'by mail will please idolose postage. ? : v - 11 i . ?.< I .? . f. , ;; . , , . ?r y% .CALOMEL WHEN Bl MAKES YOU SIC ''Dodson's Liver Tone" Is Harmless To Clean Your Sluggish Liver and Bowels. TTgh! Calomel makes you sick. Tt.'fl V.orrihlo! Take a dose of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose a day's work. C'aloim I is mercury or .quicksilver which causes necrosis of the hones. Calomel, when it conies into contact with sour bile crashes into it. breaking uj>. This is when you feci that awful nausea, and cramping. If you are slug"isli and "all knocked out,'' if your liver is torpid and bowels constipated a- you have headache, dizziness, coated bougue, 11 orcaui is Drill <>r stomach sour, just try n spoonful of harmless IJodson's Liver Tone ionight on my guarantee. Twelve Reasons Why Yon' Should Buy Your Groceries of Us BECAUSE. "WjO not only have bargains at all. times,. but because ? we have speciaL sales at certain times. These sales* are big, bona fide money savers. Watch for them. Then stock up. Str o"* I i | The FARM EES' iv 1! with a view to assist tl si ! * ? w growing' seemm ot Hott ^ jits worth from the start ? J s any. | j If you want to deposit I in& brin^ it ro us. If w< I will do so in every way c 1 ing' IAYNOR wmwrwaBmBHB^ To Give the Public the Their Produce, and Sell Th at the Lowest Prices the ]M Sell the cotton and otl with the old reliable Dusenhurv i w ww v w n ra ina vol u Todd vi fc. * ? V V LiOUS? NOT STOP! !K AND SALIVATES Here's my guarantee?Ho to any drug store ami get a 50 cent bottle of l)odson's Liver Tone. Take a spoonful and if it doesn't, straighten you right up and make you feel lino and vigorous 1 want you to go baek to the store and get your money. Hudson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel becauso it is real liver medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick. I guarantee that one spoonful of Hudson's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated wasto which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. I guarantee that a bottle of Hudson's Liver Tone w ill keep your entire family feeling tine for months, (live it to your children. It is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like its pleasant taste. ? ?^3 4 I i j [lilcnr^.A. Ilil I; SPcCIAL j I I I SALE lil J ;||^ ih Store, PLUS, S. G 1 ATE HANK *vas startec5 8 ae people of a busy a net J n jr ? 11 lUiJ"* (II V1V I'lij W , and is now just as strong I > our money for safe keep- | ^ can accommodate you we | onsistent with sound bank- | s. c. || Highest Market Prices for em What They Have to buy (arketa Will Afford. IllllllllllH?i I ter things you have to sell .A 1!*9SR9S9S!