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wini . i II ii i Virgil i" ' Nenxetta's IVcecrlptioar. Try ? bottle ot Nanzotta's Pro scription tor Impure blood; kidney, liver'?nd stomach. It has pleas ed hundreds and thousands, why shouldn't it please jon.. Doctors and druggists claim it can not be improved upon, for what lt ls re commended. Sold and guaranteed by all lead ing drug stores and the Nab Bet ta Medicine Company, 114 Coffee St, Greenville, 8. C. Pone 1316. IT'S SETTLED you no longer have to walt or send away for your glosses. I have one of the most complete Grinding Planta in the South and every convenience to turn out your work promptly. Ton can't realize what I have in ma chinery unless you visit my place. I can duplicste your lens-don't care who made it or if you break lt all to pieces , don't worry come here. 1 can refract the most difficult case of eye trouble and write the prescription, grind your glasses and guarantee the very acme of precision. I have a rec ord I am justly proud of and I am keeping pace with the confidence the people ot my town, haye In me. Thia ta what actuated mo I", the nurcbase of the Plant and if you could just, nee the number of people in Anderson now wearing glasses ground. in An derson, you would be convinced that Campbell is in town and ob the job. All I ask ls:'try me with your next job. I also have the best equipped . Optical Office for making examina- ! tiona in South Carolina. My prices are consistent with first-class work, ranging from $3.00 to $5.00 up for a complete job. Repair anything in the Optical line, duplicate your lenses from 75c up, owing to how lt is to be made.. Begin the now year right, by having me do your Optical work. If anyone tells you that I don't grind good glasses in Anderson, I will give j you $25.00 for proof of statement. When you have trouble with your eyes or glosses, think ot me' I am the sure remedy. Also remember the place. No. 112 W. Whittier St., Ground Floor. Telephone Connection. DB. M B CAMPBELL, Registered Optometrist. ? Oc../.-.?'t?j?t. i->i' .. . " . !.?.:.. {ti!. . i\f,til .. .!:. I have a good selection of farms . that are priced cheap. ' ? READ this list and see if I haven*t got what you want.1 . - ? ... . VVT.H-::'. v . 'JO ..J . One 86 acre tract. One 52 acre tract. One 40 acre tract. One 43 acre tract. One 210 acre tract. ? Annd a lot of others that ? haven't mentioned, a of these have good buil ings on them. H. G. Love, Real Est?te Office Otw Hubbard'* Jewelry Store, ? . . BEAUTIFUL Genere Photos of your children made al your home. . ' . V -. ! Keep a record of your Child, it wOl be a tree** * m old Let m know whev> to ctSL. Green's Art Shop , On The Square. * Y(J? Gan Taft to Practically AB the Peorfe lo the icm THeoiJGfi THIS PAPER TWENTY PER CENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA OF VOTING AGE IS STARTLING ES TIMATE MADE FROM LITERACY FIGURES. AN INCREASE OF 100 PER CENT Figures Compiled by Superinten dent Swearingen From 33 of 44 Counties in State. Bpeciol to Tho Intelligencer. COLUMBIA. Jan. 7.-That 20 per ?cent, of the white men of South Car olina of vo'.ing age are illiterate is thc startling estimate made from literacy figures compiled by State Superintend ent John 10. Swearingen from 33 of the 44 counties in South Carolina, based on the returns of th'. Demo I eratic club rolls. This ls an increase of 100 per cent, in Witera?y among white voters'..in four years, for the Federal census or 1910 showed that 10.3 of the white voters of the Slato were illiterate-. "Pnbliv school or [ gar.izaiion and efficiency are chal lenged In clarion tones by these fig* urea," 6ays State Superintendent of Education John E. Swearingen in bis annual report to the general assem bly. v Cherokee County occupies the un ? enviable position of allowing . the greatest per cent age of illiteracy among the white voters of the State In the figures of 33 out of tho 44 coun ties reported to Stute Superintendent of Education John E. Swearingen. The percentage of Democratic voters in Cherokee County who are unable to sign their own names ls 29.3. Marl boro comes next with 27.8? Plckens i third with 26.4. Lancaster fourth with 25.2 and Spartanburg a close fifth with 25 per cent. Figures were not obtained from the counties of Barn-j well, Berkeley, Charleston, Chester-! Ifield, Colet?n, Greenville, Greenwood, ? Dorry, Leo and Orangeburg. Beaufort carries off first honors in the small percentage of Illiteracy, only seven per cent, of her white vot ers being unable to sign their names to the Democratic club rolls. Edge-1 field, the borne county of United States Senator B. R. Tillman and of j Superintendent Swearingen, stands! second with 8-.!. and Calhoun tn; third with 10 per cent. These figures were Obtained : firom tho Democratic club rolls;- . . "The census of 1010," says Super intendent Swearingen in his report to .the general assembly, "showed 17.500 white males of native parentage who I I were unable to read and write. The j census further shows that 10.9 per I cent, ot our .white voters were illiter ate. These figures were questioned hy many, hut the nemi.rratlc rrthi nfl ? 9?4 disclosed nome interesting facta 1 in thia connection. ' Doubtless hun-1 dreds of names were' marked with a ] cross on these rolls for reese. ?hat might be easily enumerated. '/ow much would it mean for the cause of education if every voter unable to ?write his name, would feel humllitated and ashamed to make his mark. The need of such a sentiment ls plainly seen in the literacy figures. compiled .from the Democratic enrollment lists ?of the sellerai counties." Commenting further on the literacy! figures Mr. Swearingen says: "These] figures show that the Confederate vet erans of CO years are perhaps better [educated than their grandsons ot 21.1 ?The State was redeemed from carpet bag rule irt 1876. The reform move ment of 1800 originated ia the demand] [fior an agricultural college. Never theless, 20 per cent, of the men born 1 [ within the last 38 years are either tl- ! I literate or not unwilling to sign their i , names with a mark. Public school organisation and efficiency are chal lenged in clarion tones by these fig urea." The totals from the SS counties, present an interesting study and af-| ; ford room for serious thought, as pointed out by an educator hero to- i day. Ot the 30,824 voters hot weed the ages of 21 to 29 years reported, r,,799 made their marks, of the 2g,494 between 30 and 39 years of age, 5,172 made their mark; 18,249 between the age* of 40 and 49 registered and of the number 2,565 made their marks; of the 13,394 between tho ages of 50 to l?39, 3,129 made their.mark; of the Mr 564 between the ages of 00 years and up, 4,090 made their mark. Thaeo 33 counties reported a Democratic en t rollment of 100.894 and ot this nutn bey 22,251 made their mark, or in oth er words over 22 per cent, of the j white Democratic voters in 33 c?un ! ties aro illiterate. The total' enrollment of Democrats la the 44 counties wan ir.1,876 and, to [get th? percentage.of Illiteracy for [the State Jt would bo necessary to [have figures from every county. Superintendent Swearingen made levory effort to gather the figures from each county but repeated re quest* from- the ll counties ramed ton-ought no reel. nsee. R is believed I that 80 per c*nt. illiteracy among the 'white citizens O? South Carolina ls ? correct. That one oni ot every five white men is illiterate, unable to reed and write his name, ls bound to sdd tn i creased demand for tho enactment ot t a compulsory school attendaace law. Un the opinion ot leaders In South .Carolina. If this estimate ls correct lliiteraev among white men feas ?taco the census of 1910, In words increased l&e per ?sat. .-- ," . .ij il.fW"1 Newest Photograph pf German Chancellor. This 14 the latest and best photot-1 ported, and which have taken place graph of Chancellor Bethraann-Holl- In the political and mJlitory staffs of Weg yet published in. the United *De Kala?r since the war began, there States. It shows him in his field i1*!" n,ollr"m01rJ, that !5e c!Lan ., - "i. _ ._ _ cellor or rclchkanzler, as the Ger unlform with the ribbon of the Iron mans ?ell him. Ia pot tn the highest Cross on his coat. The cross is hid-^ favor. Tho entry ot'KnjgUnd. Info the ?den under the coat, war and tho hard fight 3of Belgium Through the many changes re- haver not been blamed on him. The percentage of Illiteracy from the parlous counties reported among white Democratic voters is: Abbeville 13.2, Aiken 22.3, Anderson 22.6, Bam berg ll.Y, Barnwell no report. Beau fort 7* Berkeley no report, Ci.lhpuE 10, Charleston no report, Cherokee ?29.3, Chester 17.2, Chesterfield no re port, Clarendon 17.0, Col loton no re port. Darlington 20-7. Dillon 23.6 Dorchester 18.1, Edgefleld 8.1, Fair I field no report, Florence 20,2, George town 20.r>, Greenville no- report, ?Greenwood no report, Hampton 10.4, Horry no. report. Jasper 19.1, Ker shaw 24.9, Lancaster 25.2, laurens 12.5, Lee no report, Lexington 18.3, Marlon 22.4, Marlboro 27.5, Newberry 13.3, Oconee percetage not given, Orangeburg no report Plckens .'26.4, Richland 12.3, Saluda 18.3, Spartan burg 25. Sumter J3.v Union 10.3, Wll llsmsburg 21.2, York 22.3. oooooooooooooo o o o SIX AND TWENTY o o o oo?oo?ooo o oooo their unanimous support and In a short while we can tell a difference. We all know that there ts too much politics tn the office ot supervisor for the good of the county. This should not 3?$ ?kisjness ability and ; good management should bo the qualifica tions for this place anti anv one with common sense will admit that the present supervisor has both,, and with ?.ie right kind of support and cooper ation ho is bound to make good, but remember ono thing, he can't do it With some one all the time pulling against him. WILLIAMSTON. Jan. C.-The floods como and the rains continue to de scend and. well the roads are some thing awful to even think about muob less travel over. In fact, lt is next to impossible to get! over them io some placee without the assistance of an airship or a batean. Whllo we think tho people of An derson should go slow about anything that would Increase their taxes, which aro already too high, wo think we w?ll never need a bond Issue any more for road Improvement than we .do at present If a bond Issuo was voted how would trie- money be 'distributed? Would lt .be placed in tho hands of the county commissioners to be used by the county at large or Would lt be proportioned according to the taxable property in the different sections? If the moiujv ?a* dietiributod in accordance with tbo amount of taxes paid by each section would not the ronda in isolated rural sections' sof ter for work Just as much as they hs vt/ In the past? In onr opinion this talk of a bund Issue for road Improvident til ail foolishness for lt an Issue of a billion dollars werf mads, and expended ?ne halt the reads In Anderson county would ?tin be in bad shape ia times like the present tor we have no con trol over the weather. The only pian that we can think of that would be likely to benefit us to any great extent would be a slight Increase tn taxes to wipe out the county indebtedness tn four ar five years and the keeping in office of the present superviso" until he has made good on th? present plans that hf? has tn slew. Let the peu pla In Ute city of Anderson and the county pull together and stop so much partisanship and give ,tko eajwrtoor To a large and appreciative ad?l enle, Rev. J. D.; Crane of 'Plckens county, preached a very Interesting sermon here last Sunday.. - '.Everyone interested In the Sunday school at this..place ts requested to meet here next Sunday afternoon at J 2 o'clock' for the purpose vif reorgan izing and electing officer^ for the present year. John Handley says If tho present weather continues for a few days longer he intends putting in a public ferry at his gin house where the big lake has taken the place ot the pub lic road. This section has at present three corn mills in operation. S. R. Riche; having only recently.put oho In opera tion. Those already operating were those ot It F. Whittaker and Sam Thums. There ie good prospects of a four) li mill being put in operation at the old Watkins mill Bite in the near future. This -section has recently^ lost two of Its best citizens, G. B. Cobb having moved to his home near Beaver Dam and Emory Williams to McElraoylo. Luther Martin of the Prospect sec tion will tn a few days move to tv Wilson place tear here. Billie Griffith has leased the Wal ker McEIiiioyle achool farm n thc Pickons county line and will tn fc*w days move on it. It weather conditions will permit George Martin booh will have his big barn completed. This will be one of the largest bama in Ute county, being 60x60 feet dud three stories high. /Barring the killing of Lawson Gall Usrd, a negro, while resisting arrest by Truman Welborn, the Christmas holidays passed away very quietly, WORK OP MISCREANT Lighted Match Is Placed la Florence Ma? Bes. . '.' ' 'O' ' -. . FLORENCE, Jan. ?.-Some- miscre ant put a lighted match Intp one of Ute city mail toxss Monday between 7 a. m. and 6 p. tn. and the let of mail in the box waa barned almost boyoad recognition. Among the letters were a number nf donajUons U\ charity, some to Thom well orphanage - and some to Ute Jenkins orphanage tn Charleston god one merchant on Dar gan street, whoso place cl^business jv aa iir-ar ibo mail box, had TWO tet ters containing checks for flOO each burned. . ; oooooooooopoooc o \ ? o WILLI ANTON NEWS < . ? ooooeoooooooooc The following young folk have lefl for their respective colleges: Miaaet Mary Herbert Attaway, Sarah Blgby Annie Laurie Colyer, and Lucile Duck worth to .Winthrop College; Misset Annie Laurie Welborn, Annie Donalt and Mattie Osborne to Qreenvllh Woman's College; MIBSCB Edith Gos sett, Jean and Nell Griffin to Conv'erst College; Miss Julia Plnkney to Cokei College; Capt. W. A. Digby and ca dets Chesley Attaway and Kalpl Poore to Clemson ; Mr. Kenneth Hun [som to the Citadel; Messrs. D. J Tucker, Jr., Walter Hudgens and Johi Osborne to Furinan University. Miss Blanche Ferguson has return ed to Greenville after spending th holidays with home folks. Dr. and Mrs. J.' S. Belk have re turned to their home in Atlanta al ter an extended visit to Mra. L. C Cooley. Miaa Edith Blgby spent a few day last week in linnea Path. Mr. Tom Perry of Greenville .-per last week-end In town, the gutst c Mr. Paul Gnssett. Miss Ethel Wood spent last wee at the borne of Mr. A. O. Wood. Mb Wood used to teach school here bt now has a position in Winston-Salec On. New Year's eve a few of tl young people of the town gave tl Misses Griffin a surprise part Games were played until about elev? when they decided to go serenadln Those lu the party were: Mtsaee Edi G?sset t. Mary, Annie Laurie and Cl Welborn. Kathleen, Mary Hart, N< and Jean Griffin, and Lola Hudger Mesara.' Harold Dean, De Witt Wt born, Clyde Stone, Paul Goaaett, Wi ter Blgby, McSwaln Mahon and II Griffin. Dr. G. P. Ransom, who har. been tho drug business In Atlanta, haa si out and decided to locate nearer hoc Mr. Harold Dean left Tuesday nb for Charleaton where ho will ream his Btudies. We are glad that ho able to return to college even If do misa him very much. Wllllamsto loss ia Charleston's gain. Mr. c. 8. Bowling of Tryon, N. was a visitor to our town a few di hut week. Dr. Smith of Anderson is visit his slater, Mrs. E. E. Epting. Miss Emma Newton, who taught the graded school here last year, visiting Mrs. E. W. Gregory. Mrs. H. T. Origin's music cl gave a sacred concert Sunday af noon ai Mr. J. P. Gossett's for . benefit of .thc! Belgian*. Somet? over fifteen ?dollars was realized. Mr. and Mrs. H. Clark Wilson Statcsvilio, N. C., have been vial at the home ot Mrs. J. W. Crymt Mrs. J. C. Duckworth and chili have returned from an extended ' to relatives in Montgomery, Ala. Mr. E. H. Welborn spent Wcdnoi In Anderson on business. Mr J. C. Sullivan ot Ando: cpent Sunday in town. e eeo oeeneooeeeoooi o BARNE? NEWS oooooooooooeoooooo The store room and lot owned S. E. Leverette was recently sol W. L; Kelley. Mr. Kelley ls mo here and will occupy the house vt ed by C. A. Brown. Mr. Brown has moved to the Sr McKinney fans, known as the . Henry i Young place. According to the old folks ainu June, will be a wet month, also latter part of May. Mrs. W. J. Tucker of Macon, ' Is here with her parents, Mr. Mrs. J. H. Tucker. Mrs. Furmsn Brown of McCor spent the holidays here with 1 folks and other relatives. Mr. Herman Bonds spent a few recently In Belton with relatives. Miss .Ida Mauldln spent a wet Gluck Mill and Anderson with Uves. Mrs. T. A. Weir has returned after a visit ot several days at fax.' ? , Mrs. C. 'J. Hampton of Daniell Ga., ls spending several days with relatives and friends A marriage rf much internst friends of tho contracting partiel that of Miss Kate Hutchinson Mr. Luther P. Pettigrew, which ? red on the 23rd inst, at Anders the Presbyterian manse, the Ita Frazier officiating. On the 24th the happy couple lett for Jacksot Fla., and other points and ret to this place January 1st, am at home to their friends at the i topher bouse. It will be remero that Miss Kate Hutchinson bad c of the primary department, of school here with Miss Jesalo Ii as principal. Miss Herron left here on tb< to spend the holidays with home and was expected to return c 4th to take charge of thc school However, /.ha clerk of school tr received a card from her on thl stilting that abs had gotten na to Mr. D. Elrod and therefore not come. Here's hoping Uta whirl through life of tho coup' te marked by pleasant recollect every corner ts turned. It will be interesting to not our trustees and teachers of > Barnes high school got marr leas than ll months'; If destiny has decreed that yo not spend four years ot your ll gold cost of luxurious . rtotoue with everything supplied, do n pond. Buy a ticket to Barnes young men end women lear science of independence and th jot making--good. , Pr : ? ' rf . 309,000 ACRES 80 . _ WI *~* v? I South Carolin? Sb- : ' errtag? of Incr ? State In Lalor Approximately 8 been seeded tv) wh Una,, according to " of Commissioner V, ,' department of agr''' The report says:J "Tho sowing of v [olina during this cult to accomplis many sections the forgotten how to t j ever, overcoming a < , It may be safely - acres have been se. I federal government ber 18 indicated 2 Ditred with 82,000 and showed a condl of normal compare* average of 92 per . that the wheat acre ' Olina fellowing tl ! shows an increase. , which la a larger shown by any state ' ' bama, with a very ago sown, 'being i with 2b5- per cent the same acreage South Carolina ha. ?the percentage of in4' I per cent. 'It ls a noteworth. I in South Carolina lt 11.40 a bushel to < the farm, which wa? than prevailed in an' . the Union, the next ' lng $1.27 per bushel, , The farmers also got oats, 68 cents a bu sin being paid only in Get da. In Florida alone d> higher price to the pr bushel being the price . lino. Hay brought th ? South Carolina on the a ton, the average for. States laing $11.71. t Legal Nt A8E88MErvr"y?1 I Auditors Office, Anderso lina. This 'office will be of returns ot personal prof tlon for the flaseal ycart day of January,* 1015, February following inc All personal t prop? itemised. Rest est?te' this year hut all tra: estate made ?.ince last . be noted upon tho reta, listing say on return t or from whom bought Tho township board o:' [required by law to Hs* j that fall to make thei {fc-ii?i??i tb? time pr esc? ? i difficulty of delinquent 60 per cen I penalty, ai frequency of errors ree practice by all means ?i return and thereby sav tanbie. Ex-Confodcn exempt from poll tax between tho ages ot except those incspa! support from being r causes shall be deem AU trustees most get v, and turn Into board t ; before* the 20th ot Fe?, Fpr the conven lem , I we will have deputies lat the following pise Hollands Store on list 1916. Barnes on Saturday . Iva <m Tuesday, J . Iva Cotton itUl en " I Jan. 6th, 1916. . , Starr on Wednesd IlBlB. 1-2 day. ], Cromers store on < [1916. Townvllle on Fr' Autumn on Satur? 1 Denver on Boonda [101S. 1-2 day. Sandy Springs or I Jan. llth, 1916. 1-2 Pendleton City, '. ?916. Pendleton Bill, 'A I Jan. 18th, 1-8 day. Bishop Branch ? " [I4tb, 1916. Five Forks on Piercetown on : Airy Springs on [ 1915. SJabtown on We I1S15. v , .?Coly Store on Tb 11916. Wyatt Store on S;; 1916. WUjlngbam Store ?8rd. 1915. Piedmont en Mont Pelaer Old Mill , 126th. 1915. Pelzer No. 4 Mill , I m.. Jan. 27. 1915. J Prankville on ^ I Jan. 87, 1915. 1-8 ? Williamston City 128th. 1916. WUliamston Mill ? [Jan. S9th, mi. Belton City on Tv 11115.' ... Belton Mm on Wc 13rd, 1916, l>. M. Martin BU IF ?br. 4th. 1915. Hones Path Mill ' [Peby ' Sta. 1916. 1-9 , Hoses Pst? City , ?Feby. 5th, 1915. 1-; Hones Path Cft> lat?F?hy. ?ta, 191F.