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Boys* and girls' Buster Brown and Black Cat Hose, tan and black, sizes 6 to 10, ? d?1 pairs for tP * Best quality Calico, solid and dark ligured, only 25 yards for' Yard wide Brown Sea Is S for" S1.00 J5g best grade Hoasted CofVee, 4 lbs for $1.00 20c size "O. & O." Teas, 7 cans for .. , $1.00 Large size 50C bottle Olives. 3 for $1.00 2 5c fresh Coluintbia River Salmon. 5 cans for $1.00 Best grade, 1 string, 4uc $1.00 Ladies' 5<>e light weight Un ion Suits 4 suits . . .00 i/oiiar .uay-1 nur WILL BE SPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE AT Osborr.e &. Pearson Quit ???ale Read the prices quoted here and just remember there are hundreds of other prices that will be just as appealing to the keen and wide awake buyers. Get our prices first, it will pay you. OSBORNE & PEARS l adies* S 1.00 pure thread Silk Hose, (tan only) 2 ji tir for . . .00 Men's 5dc pink and blue striped Night Rob?s 4 S 1.00 Best grade 20c Dimity, small dainty check, S vards for Senator Sherard Editor The Intelligencer: In some sections of the county, so! I am relicbly informed, the statement is being circulated that I, as State senator, favored the Issuance of bonds for permanent 'road improvements without submltitng the question to a vote of the people. How such ? state ment originated I cannot understand, unless it sprang from ignorance of the lactB or was conceived In a desire to injure me. It is utterly without foundation and absurd -on its very face. The bond issue first came up for discussion at a joint meeting of the Anderson delegation and a number of citizens of the county held in the State house at Columbia, on Friday, IB1> ruary 12th, Just six legislative days belore the close of the session of the general assembly. As chairman v>f ?hc delegation, when the meeting was callod to order and before an opinion wob expressed by any one, I stated for myself that I would kill in the sen ate any sort of bond bill unless the people were given the right to vote on it. ''With me this condition was abso lute. This was readily agreed tv> by all the delegation as well as by those who came before us in the name of citizens of the country who advocated a bond issue. The bill was then intro duced concurrently in both houses. During the campaign last Bummer one of the impi tant Issues I c?'riouss ed .and!, advoca :d was the initiative and^scCenendum, aa Instrument of government that brings tq^the people themselves the direct anaEtaupreme power of selfxule, and it wof?d have been nt utter variance wltb>fcevery theory, of democratic government 1 bold and with 'every consideration of just Je to bave thought for a moment of denying to the people a riguy that belongs to them and not to their rep resentatives. There seem to be no le gal obstacles in the way of a county bond Issue without a vote-of the peo ple, it Is true, but I consider such ac tion a gross and wantoa abuse of ppw lever Control the Heat The "Florence-Automatic" Wickless, Valveless, Blue j. Flame Oil Cooking Stove . burns ordinary kerosene oil;? works on a new principle/? you regulate the flame by;a * turn of the lever, as shown in the cut above, so that the heat is always under absolute con trol?ralways ready,convenient and economical?no clogging oV^eaky valves, no trouble some wick, hence no smoke, I no kitchen full, of soot. Made in five popularsiies. ThV and Fiorenc? Owens Said by I Anderson, Hardware' Co. Enstmitner St Makes Statement er that cannot be defended on any grounds. 1 regret the necessity of having to say anything in the hewspapersi and 1 am making this statement simply lo\ \ the purpose of correcting a report ' ..hat. does me great injustice.. Whether ! or not it is wise to vole bonds foi permanent road improvements, it a question for the "voters themselves to1 decide. They have beeD given ny the county delegation the privilege which, under a popular form of government, should always be thelrt: uruiuiveeally by right of law, and to their Judg ment and to their desires I am will iug to leave the entire matter. It is the people's business. Let them rule. ' ' J. L. SHER?RD. March 16, 1915. Anderson's first music festival and indoor chautauqua will he held Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. Two performances will be given each day, afternoon and evening. Capt. William Laughlin, chairman of the Music Festival Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, states that the artists who will figure in this fes tival are among the best that cun be had for towns of the size of Ander son, and that those attending these entertainments are assured of being entertained in a delightful and profit able manner. One vif the greatest attractions of the festival will be William Sterling Battis, wbo is known far and near as I the Dickens man. Mr. Battis' read i ings from Dickens are masterful, and those who have heard him declare that he is probably the.greatest read er of Dickens in the. world today. A card received yesterday from Mr. Battis stated tfiat ho would arrive in Anderson about noon Wednesday. Another splendid feature or the fes tival- will be the rendition qf "Peg O' My Heart" by Miss Gay Zenola Mac Lauren, on Thursday evening. For this one number reserved seats may . be had, but during all the rest of the festival pcroons holding reserved seats may will sit auywhere in the house they choose. Persons holding season tickets may present them at the box office at The Anderson threatre,' where the festival will be held, anytime after 10 o'clock Wed nesday morning and have seats re served for "Peg p .My Heart." Tho program for hte festival Is as follows: Lecturo by Mrsf-Varney, "The Sil ent Partner." Wednesday evening?Mr. Sterling Battis, "The Dickens Man." March 18th?Afternoon, Prelude concert, "The Hearons Sisters, and a lecture by Mrs. Verney,- "The Citizen Mother." .v Evening?Preludo conoert. The Hearons Sisters, and a full play by Miss Gay Zenola Macl.auren, "Peg O' My Heart." ' . . March l?th?Afternoon, Prelude conccr-v The Hearons Slsfei, -and lecture by Mr. Verney, "Tho Ideal. Womdn." Evening?Grand full concert, The Hearons Sisters. It will be noted that the above pro gram does not include Skovgaard, the celebrated violinist, who is to ap pear at the festival. Due announce ment' ot his appearance at the theatre will be made. CITROLAX CITROLAX! CITROLAX! First?get the name down pat?Uien buy it of your druggist. Just the very best thing for constipation, sick bead ache', sehr stomach, lazy liver, slug-, gish constipated bowels. The pleas antest, surest, nicest laxative yousever used. Tastes- good?Ilk - lemonade. Acts promptly, without pain or nausea. Gives yon the most satisfac tory flushing yoU ????o C7?r had Evamv Pharmacy. " ' ' I LEGAL NOTICES TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE The. time, for paying Jaxes wlU bo out, April let., and I have published a I list ot Anderson School Districts. Ko. 17, wh'ch' have not been paid *fow if you Wto call for yoar poll tax -when yw tay your taxes It will cost you $8.,so If yoa fail '.to, pay, do not blared your auditor. [. Preachers and School Trustees are ! liable for poll . tax. S ' WINSTON SMITH, County ''-Auditor. -? Goods Ro?ds A number' of newspapers-bave of-1 fored this contribution?authorship; unknown?to the fund of good roads j literature: "When Caesar tcok an eastward j ride and grabbed the Gauls for Itome. j what was the firsi tning th.it he did i to make them feel at home? Did he ( increase the people's hmdj and liber-; ty, forbid? No, he dug it and build j ,~ood roadn?that's what old Caesar j I did. I "Did Caesar put the iron heel up on the foemnn's breast, or did he | try to make them feel the itomun Hule was- best? What did he do to make them glad he'd come their .midst amid? He built good roads in place of bad?that's' what old Caesar did. "He built good roads from bill to hill, good roads from vale to vale; he ran a good roads movement tili j old Rome got all the Kale. He told the j folks to buy a' home, built i . oads tiieir hills amid, until all roads led right to Rome?that's what old Caesar did. "If any town would make the town the center of the map, where folks will come and settle down and live in plenty's lap?rif any town Its own abode of poverty would rid, let it get out and build good roads?just like old Caesar did." What Caesar of old did could be emulated by the rulers of our owu day and. time. Ills example has been scrupulously followed in European countries and many of our own 'States have "seen the light" and are making rapid forward strides. The rules of good roads for a city is equally and even more forcefully ap plicable to a State and nation. Our federal government is experimenting with national aid to po3t roads and, no doubt, will soon launch into this great work of internal improvement on a scale as comprehensive as that of rivers and harbors improvement. Effect of Easy Communication. " The social, moral, economic, com-1 mercial, industrial, material, educa tional and personal, benefits in the progress and uplift of Texas and Texas people that, would accroc from easy and free 'inter-communication and transit over permanently high ways from the great rural productive areas of Texaj to the market centers ias been for years one of great' in terest to mc and in campaign for ndnor bond issues in several Texas bounties I have freely leat my voice in advocacy of the principle and practico of building good market roads at district county, State and national expense. During the lnst year it has been .my privilege to travel over some of "-he improved highways . of Kansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, New York, Vermont, New, Hampshire, Rhode I h land, Connecticut, Missouri and Maryland, and from train win dows to observe roads in Oklahoma, Indiana, ' Pennsylvania, Kentucky and other States. I have pretty well traveled in past years, over Texas and have been quite familiar with Texas road laws and conditions. Inquiries' Made of Other States.' \. In. riding over roads In some other States I made mental comparison of the. roads. In our own State and de termined for my own information and satisfaction,- to make some Investi gat!on of the various State laws and procedure to ascertain, if possible, I wherein our. improved roads were so 1 inferior in number tnd construction. With this end in vtcw, some ' two j months ago I directed ? letter to the ' governor of each State'in the Union, making substantially 'the following inquiries : I I, - Does 'your, State, from State funds only, . construct permanent [highways or lend State aid in the im provement of public roads? ... 2. If.., so, how do you finance^ same? . .-! -'.'' 3'. Present mileage and amount depended? 4.- Materials used, which found, most. satisfactory in your State, and average construction cost per mllet , 6.; What does it .cost and ..what regimes .arc used to maintain them? 6,. Average width of Improved road surfaces? / 7. Have you a highway depart ment or commission, and the num ber'-of administrative officials* 8. Does tho department have au thority, supervision 'and control over all public roads? . 9. Have you a license tax on ve hicles* ' ; : 10.. How Is commission or depart ment maintained? Nfearly all have courteously rer plied, furnishing reporta and. other vnluable information, which Is the Rource of th0 data yrhich I-shall here ?fter give '"relative to the .1 various jgBBWwKBlMWhwlipjA Department States. From this information it mar be observed that our ?wo ?r<at com? ilionweallh is among only about eight States nut of forty-eight without a centralized highway department or commission. Centralized rentrai F.sse.iWnl. It further discloses tlte prepon derant weight <-!' opinion and exper ience to ne that :.'.:<:!i . i.nt r:\ 1 ! /.< d con trol secnis to be absolutely essentiul hi obtaining eHIcioioy and economy In rond construction ;:. ! main tenance, nnd t;;at tho principle of national cv S'.,;te a'd n ? control L? firmly established and weil r:xed. I nave l.ocu tao: cuylily convinced that th? responsibility for mud eonatntcr tien and ninhih nau? a h. Texas should, hi part, bo taken over by the Stulc uit'io:' ".n jiduilnis'rative t.om-, mission or tl< pa.-t:ue:t: !.i ad, vollere responsibility can be well defined ,iud r?adl'y placed. I bti'r.c: au h a department of our govern) : . t should' from top to base, be a I " > a .nit, businesslike or ganize liiat would not only see that s.'A TQS.H improvement in-Texas should be scientifically, capably and honestly done, but that, by a general plan, the .isolated spasmodic, in cohesive work done by municipalities, districts and counties might be done under the superv?3ion of one central authority, in a practical, economical manner with a well defined scheme of ultimately merging these highways into a closely-woven and continuous system of cardinal, trunk line and market highways. The seryjee of providing and main taining passable roads?the arteries of commerce, industry, agriculture and trade?becomes yearly more and more important public functions. Therefore every reasonable effect should be made by our lawmuklng body to provide funds, by appropria tion or otherwise, that the tremen dous hindrances to the internal and economic development of To?:as may bo overcome and removed. Methods should be carefully, earnestly and patriotically plunueU, adopted . and put lato early execution, whereby the greatest good may be extended to the greatest number of people. Tho value of good roads-can scarce ly be overestimated. Their value in dollars and cents con not bo udc mately expressed. No nation. St:i county, city, town, community or in-' dividual farm can attain its full share of prosperity until Its market high ways are/surfaceu or so graded and drained as to make available the easy passage of vehicles. Steam and electric power fo.- transportation of the products 'of the territory can not be utilized to full advantage unless rthe roads leading to the principal markotlng and shipping point; are passable, and the more easy the travel, the greater the efficiency of the means of transportation an? the more prosperous the people. I should like to quote George Fitch's tribute (?) to ".Mud:" "Mud is earth which has been put In soak by nature. "Mud-Is the most valuable thing-in the world. After earth.has been mud for awhile it produces cropB, without which mankind would curl up ami'die like a baby sparrow on a hot door step.. "However, since mud does not ralBO crop3 on the country roads, he has no particular use for mud in that, particular spot. "AH over the central part of this nation the country roads are paved with mud. Mud. makes the worst pavement in the world. A five-mile mud pavement in March Is de effec tive as u two-Inch oak jail door for keeping a farmer at home. There are hundred' of millions of hushels of grajn oh the farms of America in the early npring, but they do not have much effect upon tho .'coat ot llvfng, because they are .separated from the market by several miles of roads; which clasp -the farm wagons to their bosom with a glad'gurgle, and refuse to release them until three teams ere hitched on. "Wherever mud IS'used for making roads the farmer sells his grain when the roads arQ- firmest instead of when the market is firmest. "Amorlcan mud la extremely use less fin tho country road f.. It is oven raor0 useless on the city streets. It is hard to work up a worry over the fact that tho American business does hot;" worship old v.osteYs and broken nosed statuary. Dut U Is easy to bo corae dl9trensod over the noathctlc caste of a man wi?r? will., wads down tbwtf-.ahklcdeep ??Tlast wiuter's rn?d all' spring without calling around at the city hall with a n,pe and pleading to bo .allowed to, hang tr.e administra tion . "The.Luflicl2ncy of American city government can be measured hi Borne ways by the amount of mud on the American city street." TENTS FOR CADET . ENCAMPMENT HERE WORK OF PREPARING CAMP GROUND WILL BEGIN RIGHT AWAY . s RECEPTION BOARD Chairman F. B. Crayton of Re ception Committee Names His Assistants?Program The lentB which have been loaned by the National Guards of South Caro lina-for tlic encampment o'f tho Clem en College udets hero next vt*?ek a med h?re yesterday frpin Colum bia, nid will bs unlo*del today and transfer'cr^to the camp feite, which 's* oh tiie Roberts orv? "'?/. on North Main street. Work of preparing the camp ground for the pitching of the tenta will begin today, and Wednesday or Thursday a crew from Clemsuu Col lege will come to Anderson for the purpose of erecting th-> tents and yet ting everything in readiness for the coming of the cadets on next Monday uflernoon. Lieut. J. M. Cunmiings, V. S. A., commandant of cadets nt Ciemson, was in the citv yesterday 1er the purpose of looking further into arrangements for tiM encamp ment. Purude and Concerte; Lieut. Cuinmiags announced yes terday that the dress parade of cadets would take place Thursday afternoon, the 25th inst., on the public square, at an hour to be announced later. Thursday afternoon a band concert will lie given oh the square by the Ciemson College cadet band. The hour at which this conceit, will be given will alao be ahnnaiicati later. The cadets corps, T30 > I rung, will leave Ciemson College jarly on I lie morning of Monday, Uw '-'-ml. last., and inarch to Sandy Springs, where dinner will be served. At Sanly Springs \ho cadets will entrain and como to Anderson by railway, ar riving here early In the afternoon. The visitors will be nie.t nt iho rail way station by a reception c jtnmit tce composed of tha following: P. B. Crayton, chairman; Capt. R.' J. Ramcr, D. E. Burrlss. Fur man Smfth, T. Frank Watkins, W. L. Brlssey, Dr. Clydo F. Rons. Dr. A. L. Smethers, Harry Orr, C. H. Blotch', A. M. PlnkHton. Fred M. Burnett. Geo. W. Evans. Rhett Parker. Harry Gelsberg, Gub Anton akos, Glenn Evans, F. M. Unger, T." L. Cely, C. S. Minor, Leon L. Rice. J. M. Glenn. W. W. Smoak, M. M. Mattison, F.vv: Jno. F. Vines, Mr. W. Sullivan, II. Rosenberg, C: S. Sullivan. W. E. Watson, R. S. Ligoq, Rev. J. W. Speake, G. Gul len Sullivan, G. II. Gelger, D. B. Gossctt, Jno. Linloy, Rev. W. II. Frazer, Gen. M. L. Uonhm. A. 'S. Farmer. o o o o o o o o o cTo o o o o o o o CLEMS ON COLLEGE o o ' .'*.'.' ..'" ' .'.'.- " o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Second term examlatlons began to day nnd will continue through next Saturday. The 18th will be a holiday, Calhoun's: birthday. Following the examinations will .be an encampment for fiVe days in the city of Anderson. The great majori ty of tlic cadets are expecting, to have a delightful stay in Anderson. Dr. Lcvermor".' representing' the peace foundation, gave' one of the strongest lectures ever heard here on last Wednesday morning at the first ho-ir after chapel exercises, He met representatives of the literary, socictlou In 'the Afternoon and out lined p.'ans for tho improvement of their work and suggested many topics bearing on world relationships for discussion. ANNOUNCEMENT DR. WELL 199 1-2 E. Whilner St. Anderson, S. C. FILLING, CROWN AND BRIDGE SPECIALTY EXPERT ON EXTRACTING Either way, asleep or wide awake; One of t'.io best in the State. Mrs. Frank 11. Gary has returned to her home In Abbeville a'ter a few days visit to Mrs. Carrie McCully. She was the recipient of many de lightful social attentions during 'her short slay here. If you have business abroad, a systematic use of economical, efficient WESTERN UNION Cable Letters may save you a trip across that is expensive of both time and money. Cable Letters?12 words filed today, delivered tomor row afternoon. The cost?about % regular cable rates. Week-end Cnblc Letters?24 words filed Satur day, delivered Monday morning. Rates very reasonable. Full information at any Wcatern Union Offices THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. Mr. W. M. Hunts, representing the intercollegiate prohibition asso ciation, spoke nt the chapel excr ci;oa Thursday inorning. . lie or ganized !?. brunch of the association hero with considerable membership. The Piny given by local talent last Snturday night for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. building and the IK Dje C. wun an unqualified siicceos. More than a hundred dollars was realized. There were 30 many in the coat and each one perfected Iiis part so well' that individual comment is impossible. v Tho inter-anclety contest for the purpose of selecting debators to meet Davidson College nt Winthrop in April was held on Thursday even irg. The Judges, S. D. Sweeny, A. C. Holmes, and J. C. Uttlejohn. select ed D. F. Folger of the junior class and D. 10. Swinehart of the senior class as tho representatives, -vith J. W. Sanders a saltern ate. The Ciemson College Glee Club la composed of the following: v L.. lit Grand, manager; J. S. Vioorc, di rector; D. 8. lllake, A. Ellis, It. P. Siackhou80. J. "E. Glov! -, J. Hi Myers, T, Hi Dujt03, F. C. LeGetto, V. T. Anderson. W. A. Teal, J. F. FJlnckman. and C. ~H. Albiecht, pianist. Tho club has given succ^sy ful concerts at Winthrop and C'H cora, and hopes to take other trips. Tho new plan of section formet loh and. marching that is being tried as ah experiment is working well so far. The plan relieves the cadets from military restraint for a few minuter* botween recitations and give soppor tu'nity for consultation with Instruc tors, 'Following Ij the Ciemson baseball schedule: Maren 20,. Furnian at Andorson. April 2, Wofford at Ciemson. April ?,, Ftrrman at Ciemson. April ?, 10.. Ershlne at Duo West. April 13, Richmond' Collego at Ciemson. April 11 and 15, Wofford at Spar tanhurg. . April 17, Citadel at Ciemson April 2 7nnd. 2K, Presbyterian Col logo at Ciemson. April ;;o, May 1, University of Gtiorg?a ut Cleni3on. J May 7 and S, Auburn at Auburn. , May 13 hud 14, Newborry at Ciem son. ',' Mny l?, FUrman at Greenville. May 17 and 18, University of South Carolina at Groenwood. OUR BUSINESS iS LAUNDERING and tho quality of our work and the promptness of our service makes every day a'.busy ?ay at our modern, up to date minute laundry plant. Just now W'e are busy help ing a lot of womon. clean house ?doing up their, laco c'urtainn, woolen blankets, heavy bedding, etc. and sometimes by doing the week's wash for them, so they can have it out of the way while ?loanlng h^usc. Maybe you could bo helpoj'too. MDEIlSOrl?i?? ?PHONB- NO? 7. . . ...