Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Learn About Your Eyes Unto everyone is given the right to investigate, but many remain Ig norant on tho most important sub jects by accepting hearsay as facts. Wo give the "WHY, WHEREFORE AM? PROOF for everything we do in our our op tical work. We are ready to show you whether you have eye trouble or not and to prove that-glasses will give you relier. Investigate our system, learn the im portance or thoroughness and scien tific training necessary to one who professes to tr.gat the eye. NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTATION The Shur-Fit Optical Company 310 S. Main Street GROUND FLOOR FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS ton BA?KACHE KIDNEYS AND QLAOOEP ! Saved G: *'I want to tell you what ceived from the use of Thedi [ Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Gift jjjjj "It certainly has no equ [. . liver and,stomach troubles. I ; ' saved my little girl's life. ^ they went in on her, but o: I Black-Draught made them bre ! more trouble. I shall never b BUCK-C J[, In my home." For constipattoi : ness, malaria, chills and fevc j0 ailments, Thedford's Black-Dr, ?l reliable, gentle and valuable r # If you suffer from any of S Dfaugnt- is a ^medicine ol W years of splendid success p yoting; and o?dr' For sale eyei ?iwittftiti? WELL KNOWIs' AGRICUL TURAL EXPERT ACCEPTS PROPOSITION TO COME TO ANDERSON BEST MAN ?N HIS . LINE IN STATE Will Open Up Office in City and Use Automobile in Hb Work. Has Had Long and Valuable Training. Mr. \V. I). Garrison,* who is consid ered by those who arc iu a position to judge of such matters to he Die best agricultural eXpeit in the State of South Carolina, and whose work in this State has attracted attention from all over this section of the coun try, announced yesterday that he had accepted a proposition to come to An dorgon as farm demonstration agent irl's life ! wonderful benefit I have re- J: ford's Black-Draught," writes J on Mills, Ky. al for la grippe, bad colds, firmly believe Black-Draught g ?Vhen she had the measles, S ne good dose of Thedford's ? ak out, and she has had no j e without iRAUGHT n, indigestion, headache^ dizzi- W r, biliousness, and all similar ^ aught has proved itself a safe, @ emedy. tgp these complaints, try Black? A ! known merit Seventy-five ^Jj roves its value. Good for-S ywher$ Pr?e cents. S If, ? ISMTI? AG?HT for this county. Negotiations between ' Mr. Garrison and Prof. \V. W.-Long, State agent of the farmers' coopera tive demonstration work, with head quarters at Clemson College, had been on for some time, hut it was only yes terday that Mr. Garrison definitely de cided to accept the proposition held out to him. The new demonstration agent formally entered upon his du ties yesterday. Mr. Garrison will move his family to Anderson and will make this county hi? ?ioihh. He will open up an office in the city and will make use of an automobile In curry ing on his work throughout the coun ty. Is Splendid Man. The announcement that Mr. Garri son has decided to accept the position of demonstration agent for Anderson will he received with keenest interest throughout the county. The good that will result from his scientific and practical know !"dev of farming being brought to the service of the farmers of this county is inestimable. Prof, hong considers him the best agricul tural axpert in the State today and a man that any county would lie ex tremely fortunate in securing as dem onstration agent. Mr. Garrison will take an active interest in all matters pertaining to agriculture and will give to the farmers of this county the benefit of his long and vuluahle train ing in the complex ?rt of agriculture, lie will look after the hoys' corn club work also. Greenville Win ted Him. A short while agi s.r. Garrison was elected demonstration agent for Greenville County, but he did not ac cept the position. Mr. Garrison has bad valuable training in the agricultural line. He worked on his father's farm, in An derson County, until he was 20 years of age, at which time he entered the Clemson Agricultural College. At the age of 25 Mr. Garrison graduated from Clemson in the agricultural course with the degree of bachelor of science. In September l'.KK? he again entered Clemson, where he took a three months' post graduate course in agri culture under Dr. Haven Metcalf. June I, 1!I04, Air. Ga>"*l8on was ap pointed by the late .1. <J. Newman to the position of superintendent of the Clemson College coastland experiment station, Iornted near Charleston. The duties of this position were to plant, cultivate and harvest all kinds of for age crops, grain and truck, for the purpose of determining the possibili ties of such?crops for the lower part of South Carolina, to test the yield per acre and the p' ..i that might be obtained to an act . In addition to his duties at this station he did coop erative work with the department of agriculture, under the direction of Mr. Orton, the spraying of cucumbers to control the cucumber blight. In July 1906 Mr. Garrison was transferred to the ClemHon College form?; n? Ilia Hnsi??. f'u .?>!..<.. ??< ' -' ' THE Bell telephone is so simple that a child or servant or blind person can operate it as well as you can. Just lift the receiver off the hook and a trained operator re sponds instantly, prepared to render efficient service such as only human intelligence can produce. In the dead of night you can use the j Bell telephone, and even if a light is not convenient you Have (he assurance that the operator will respond when you lift the receiver from the hook. Recently burglars who entered a Jacksonville, Fla., store accidentally knocked the Bell telephone receiver from the hook and the intelligent operator failing to get a response, " called the police and notified the owner of the store. Such human service as this makes the Bell telephone an indispensable business asset and an invaluable protection for the home. i V" ']'''. " ::? - . .' ' .' S'? ' " Are you a subscriber ? SQUTHERNBELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY mont station, bi? duties here being to have charge of ail practical work of the experiment station, to plant and harvest all- crops planted under the supervision of the director of the ag ricultural department. In July. 1908. Mr. finrrit-on was transferred from riemson College to Summer vi He, to the position of super intendent of the coast experlmont station. The duties of this position were to reclaim eighty acres of low. wet. craw-lish lands by tile drainage. After the drainage wen completed and the soil sweetenedt Mr. Garrison dem onstrated that crops could be grown on such land at a handsome protlt. October I. 1912. Mr. Garrison re signed his position at the expermlent station to accept a position with the Charleston Farms, a corporation of Charleston, as general manager. The duties of tliis position were to take charge of "J.riOO acres of land. Id miles north of Charleston, for the purpose of demonstrating the possibilities of such lund for the production of Held crops. It was also his duty to aid prospective farmers In the handling of such soils under the conditions that are found in that section of the coun try. YOUR SICK CHILD IS CONSTIPATED! LOOK AT TONGUE If cross, feverish or bilious give "California Syrup of Figs." No matter what alls your child, a gentle, thorough laxative should al way** be the r.rst treatment given. If your little one is out-of-so?-fs, half alcfl, Isn't resting, easting and not ing naturally?look. Mother! 'sei If tongue Is coated. This is a sure sign that it's little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with waste. When i cross, irritable, feverish, stomach 1 sour, breath bad or has stomach-ache, diarrhea, sore throat, full of cold, give 1 a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of i Figs," and in a few hours all the con stipated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of Its lit tle bowels without gripingf and you have a well, playful child again. Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless "fruit laxative," because It never fails to cleanse the little one's liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly love Its Jleasant taste. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 5C-cent bot tle of "California" Syrup of Figs ;" then see that It Is made by the California Klg Syrup Company." OOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o o o SEAL'S CREEK NEWS o O Oj r, o o o o o o o o n o o o o o o o o n o We regret to announce the lllnosa of Mrs. W.:C. Burrlss. and trust sho will Boon be restored to hor usual good healthy Miss Lizzie Kay returned Saturday from Belton. where she spent a few | Cnya with lelattic?. Mr. James Smith, who married some time ago, is occupying a house on his fathers farm. Messrs. J. P. and Willie Cobb went to Greenville Saturday, carrying the household goods, of Mr. Frank Stan sell, who has. moved to that city. Miss Genie ?rskine has gone to Bel ton to spend some time with her sis ter, Mrs. A. Y. Shirley. Mrs. Vernon Elgin of Abbeville vis ited iho family of Mr. J. A. Elgin last week. A large monument was erected Sat urday In memory of Miss Alma Elgin, whose body was laid to rest in Neat's Creek cemetery last December. Mr. WllllsTMartln, who on account of pneumonia was forced to return homo last winter from the Citadel for rest, has returned to that institution. He expects to bring with him his diploma at the-close of the. present session. " Mr. Charles Cobb speat Sunday near Belton with friends. ' -. The road from Neal's Creek church to Belton was greatly improved last week by the uae#of the drag, and great satisfaction was. .expressed over the change. The remalndc r' of fblB road has'been left -atone, except a small portion near Anderson. If those liv ing in that section ' don't watch out, they will let the enterprising Belton spirit beat them. Cood roads mean more business for towns which they enter. >. Last Sunday.> though cold, -was one of the most favorable Sundays we have had this year. In the absence of rain and mud, there should have'been a much larger attendance at 'Sunday School here. Come-next Sunday, and enter* heartily into our new pfan for enlargement. Remember, if you at tend church only once a month, the regular-preaching day. you are losing three-fourths of the time God has given you, in which to assemble-your selves in the house for public worship. Does one-fourth.satisfy you? Does It satisfy Christ? Not if you can. do better. So come out next Sunday, and lot -k ""ilt^'lly *??p M'>4t<"-s sanaa and flu; the salvaUoo, of, Um lost In our country. Old and young, ind middle-aged come, for each, of us nceda the other. A number of graves in the cemetery 1?re are in bad condition, and those tvhoc nave relatives burled here should look Into' the '.natter, .and. see If'-this statement applies to them. The graves r>f departed lov?d ' ones 'shoiild " cot ie neglected. J. T. MANN, r : "-; AY. . .... T0WXV1I.LE, Jn:i. ?0.?The monot ony of school work was varied on Fri day afternoon when a number of she Student? reelled declamation, ft was a very interesting enertainnn nt Mlss es Mae Shirley, Annie May Letlhc tter. i Doris Price. Alllne Nicholson and j Christine O'Neal and Messrs. Virgil ! and Edward I.edhetter, (!uy King and j Thurslon Whit field were among those j on the program. Miss Roberta N?clio? Bon who was present as a visitor pave several selections In her usual capti vating style, adding much t..? the en joyment of the occasion. Among the visitors at school this week have been: Missen Iluth O'Neal. Quillie Craft, and Roberta Nicholson. This week, or rather the last two days, the students have been standing their regular monthly examination*. Some of the. teachers are using the new readers, recently added to the. library and ure obtaining excellent results, espeeially in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Recorder Had lYfore Cases Yesterday Than For Several Weeks Past. There was a fairly good crop of of fenders yesterday in the recorder's court .and aB-a result the city's treas ury was enriched by several good and lawful dollars. The following cases were disposed of: Will Telford. drunkenness, $5. 3. M. Leslie, drunkenness. Ed Bawknight, loud swearing and disorderly conduct, ?r>. Henry Dalcntlne. carrying unlawful weapon, a pistol, $50. Will Sudler, Sue Harmon and Char lie Harmon, fighting, loud swearing und disorderly conduct, S? each. Henry Rutledge, drunkenness, Si>. Will Clark, fighting and disorderly conduct, $5. Will Pitts, fighting and disorderly :onduct, $5. DEMOCRATS LINK IT WITH ' REPUBLICANS -o (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) out of the difficulty. Some sought conferences with Progressive Repub lican's- Senator Norris, who had of fered1 amendments several days be fore which would strengthen the per mancy of the proposed government enterprise, told senators who offered to accept his amendments that they came a few hours too : latu. > Will Consider Amendments. Amendments will be considered in j the Democratic caucus tomorrow. The cau?US also wiii endeavor to find a way to get the Republican progressive I support without recommitting the bill. If this falls and the bill 1b recommit ted, many of Its most sanguine sup itjrterti insist .that the measure is dead for this session. Canvassing the Situation. Democratic leaders tonight were | I canvassing the situation. Absent De mocratic senators who. may return tomorrow are Smith, of South Caro lina, and Lea. of Tennessee. He j publicans absent, however, who are 'expected to return are Peprose and G off. Senator Williams said tonight that the most optimistic prognostica tion on a probable line-up on the mo tion to recommit the bill left the De mocrats one vote short. Will Pass the Bill. Despite the feeling of some of his colleagues. Majority Leader Kern to night would not admit defeat, and In announcing the call for the cauom he declared "we will pass the bill yet." in'his speech denouncing the ship ping Interests Senator Reed declared advocates of th?so Interests wer* not so much anxious about preserving the peace of the United States as they were for their ability "to continue to charge shippers four or fjvo .prices for >hauling American goods." . Senator Reed Speak*. "Gentlemen from States where the shipping trust Ik fetrqpg are practical ly all opposed: to this-,bin," he said. "As I. look over the list of aeniucrs who still .are her.- who were members of the sonate whea the shipping'trust ttsaUe-at anto i q-^ki??uiog^witraj ..... WELDED : BY ELECTltf CITY tiwktnif* ont Pice* ii&Ho.iffiSf p prae'U?hr one Mild p.fce of perforated ortciat. Vide- ot Oixrn ilcarth Wim liCAvil? gui vT cl z?,l vrith ?Mir* /inc. t ir?iik'cstnnd uiost, dumbl? feate produced apV waere. ; ' fj ... We hare Iii stock gtrytci? nrid ?W* of"rdnrTftBori< VttCf! HENCUto UiQfrt MagN^M .l'ARM. -"tEN ?ad P'.ii'l.'rKY.YARUiiDrtUAKl'K.'^. ice catalogue (firtf of Vnltuibtc feucc U<J Jet u? Quote you bux lo\? price*. ' L ' -S?LMVAN t?RRW Anderson, 8. Cm * ET? 1 I HOW WE ! LAUNDER j YOUR SHIRTS I Wo launder men's n?glig?e shirts a little better than most laundries do--a little more the way you' want yours laundered. We give them a careful wash ing, starch them without stick ing up the sleeves and body with surplus starch and we iron them so they lit and look like new. We shape the cuffs to tit your wrists, and give them a llrm, st-.fr finish, and iron their edges smooth. You'll like this work. Try it. ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY ' TnOlfE m T. ? undretook to put Its hands in tha Americm pock-H for tb? extraction of a ship' subside, ,hd nearly nil cf them wer? in favi.r of a u msidy and cheek by jo-vi wi;u th? shlppri) t'it.-t In its H'.oni.Ucd mid on tin United Stater, treasury. ,<nd I als.i find them now in iflYnfnl r.rod bee*''?; or. t';,v last two or three ro!! calls the vote has Indicated sufhelcnt Democratic defection possibly to accomplish de feat of this bill. "Every man here today must ans wer for his vote. Every man will answer for his vote on this bill as he must on every bill. But there should be no possible misunderstanding with the people of this country as to the exact situation presented here." "The shipping trust." the Missouri senator continued, at the very moment war was declared, entered on a sys tem of plunder, extorting enormous sums from American citizens endea voring to esca||e from war scenes to their native shores. Of the president's determination to givo relief from "extortlonablg Jrplght rate*." the senator said: . "He, saw.-the cotton on the wharves and grain in the warehouses awoU'ug shipment with ship owners demanding a toll nothing abort of robbery.' Ho saw, while some of us were talking of a-larger navy we bad no ships to carry coal or olh-^rvrUe R'et as uuxil arl?s. He suggested this measure, and In every action except tills whore there was a conference or caucus ho received the unanimous support of his party. "But the shipping .trust, got busy. I wonder: if we are to duplicate the record of the Spanish-American war when the shipping trust sold the gov ernment vessels and then again bought them back at such outrageous prices that I wondered that the os trich stomach- or the senator from Utah did not, rebel at that" "If this present bill is killed," con tinued Senator Reed, "the shipping trust-will continue to hold the country n its grip?to take all in Its con science, and its conscience would per mit it to rob the grave. "I congratulate my old friend, the shipping trust, there will be many a, bottle of champagne broken tonight If the Democratic party is broken?If the trust is strong enough to make men turn their backs on their party, to cement the Insurgent and standpat patter." * Wilson Still Conlldent. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.?President Wilson still feelB confident the ship purchase bill will be passed despite today's unexpected turn when nino senate Democrats lined up with the Republicans in an effort to send the bill back to committee. He conferred at length tonlgbt with Secretary Bryan and Senator John Sharp Wil liams and later it was indicated at tho White House there would be no let-UP in the fight. "We can beat them and we will beat them." said Senator Williams on leaving the White House. "Op ponents of this bill know as well ua 1 do that the president will not not buy war In carrying out the provisions of the measure. Men Who vote against the bill will have to answer to their constituents." M. H."Sa*Knr 'df Starr was in the city yesterday for a short while.