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te Insurance Some of These Hfcr?ships^ The following cases were Just a few of those found la the City nf Newark by Mutual Benefit Home o?lc- employees who served as .In vestigators for the Home Office Kris Kringle Work in December, i m*: ? ' 7 CHILDREN Eldest 16. Father loft enough to bury him, that ls all. Family supported by mothar taking in washing. 7 CHILDREN Father Fireman, mother dead. Tessie said: "Santa Claus never eames to our house." We saw that he did last year. S 5 CHILDREN- , Father dead, eldest boy tl, working and earning four dollars per week. (Normally the lad ought to be in school.) 2 CHILDREN Father died ot T. B. Mother supports family by washing. 2 CHILDREN Father dead. Mother supports family. . 4 CHILDREN Father in Hospital is w?>ka from in jory. One child died dur ing his conunement. 14 year old daughter earning Ul.fcb a week by home work. >. 6 CHILDREN Depend on ncghbors for food, father presumably dead. 1 CHI LD Mother works in laundry, father In homo'for Indigent. 3 CHILDREN .Father died last Jane, mother now seeking wont to support, family. t 2 CHILDREN Mother works Id Clark Thread Company to help support home, 8 CHILDREN Father died 10 months ago, mother 111, 17 year old daughter pupporUhg family. . . OLD LADY 76 years of age living almost entirely oh charity. 2 CHILDREN . Mother dying conditions extremely poor. 3 CHILDREN- \ |~ "^^'^?Bl Husband* died two months ago. Family In absolute want. wtoorw. OUT OF WORK. WIDOW- '.. .1 ?ll Washing tor family support 1 5 CHILDREN Husband "never sick." Brought home desd a month ago. Enough insurance for b?riai purposes. Family how in dire want. The Kris Kringle Committees were ? able to furnish gifts for about 93-families; and- 370 children. Besides, money in the sum of $2.00 each was given to 3? families for Christmas dinners. As stated by Pr?sident Frellbghuyseu In hts address to the staff on December ittH'/ihe ?fis Kringle movement exempllfced the naine abd ide?is ot the Company, and waa of .mutual, benefit to every nae. The Kris Kringle worttfte?i?lf: ?J??M- butt him, much abre would even a very 'little Mdtual Benefit insurance hav?f helped, for many of the families , were evidently people, who had liv?d lb comfortable circumstances - -atHone thus, before the. ibsa ot the bread winner. M. ?. MAISON, General ?st. C. W. WBBB, Dish-let Ageat 7. J? TEO vT?BIDOE, Speele Agent Bleekley Bldg., Aa?ersos, 8. C. ?nn'i'-i T'l^ V.?V ? Vii rf -ii, V"; minni In li- TT, f II i iii [ i' i -pii^r'iv iiii.rMii i r ?-r r, nu HT inn m w.in - i i un -into i|ini ELECTRIC CH fcrnaa ?I bUnfl sai rietet WirawM aa w S 27 Faringes O? VA Ufe*- ?Ma Twenty-seven packages containing] more than cae gallon at whiskey hare f been rfifirnft? to thc ?Ii 1 pye ra by I Manager H. B. Johnson ot the local] Office ot the Southern Express Office. Sonde twenty-uve of these packages were la the office when the State's ! paw "gallon a month" law weat into effect and two were received at the office later, having been in transit at the time th? law became effective.! Manager John sc has refused to de liver any pack .e containing morel iban One gallon of whiskey since the new law went Into effect, and Will observe the provisions of the statute j on thia point to the letter.. A number j of packages of whiskey have been received since th? new law went into effect, but they Were of regulation elie. -o Anderson People Are interested in Thi?. There ls conslderabl? local interest iii the appointment, ot Mr. Harry A* Dargan of Greenville for clerk of court of that county and the subse quent action of Governor Manning | yesterday In holding up the appoint ment pending the appearance or cer tain parties who wiso to lay before the. governor protests* steinst the taking of thia step. Mr. Dargan boa numerous friends in Anderson. Hts mother ls a resident of this city, as ls bis brother, C. C. Dargan, ana his Bi Bier, Mrs. w. F. Cog. ? ? ' Cr.iUng Off Officee le Chamber al Commerce. Carpenters began yesterday morn ; lng building partitions in the south east .corner of the chamber of com - merce quarters for the, purpose di . cutting off offices for Miss Janie C.1 ! Carlington and W. D. Garrisor, to ! moto and canning club and farm dem ' onstration agents, resp?btlvely, for Anderaoh County.? Secretary Whaley of the chamber of commerce is to have Quarters toward the front of the - rootd. Taken Prisoner j By Ibo Russians. Mr. O. G?isberg? of'thia city ls lu i recelpt of a letter from his sister in Wien, Austria, in which it is stated that Mr. GelBberg'B nephew. Tsadore Gelsberg', bad been taken prisoner by the RusBianB abd la now serving a prison sentence in Siberia. Mr. Gets berg waa captured While lighting io the army of Austria. e C. Lee & CQy wiro bare been conducting a grocery business it the corner ot. Bast Whitner and South McDuff.5 streets, bave ?Usoived Und Ute business hereafter will be con ducted by Mr. Lee. The retiring part ner is R. A. McConnell. Messrs Le and McConnell bought out Mr. E. H B?8ehtine last November. 9S YSPARKLETS . ni ttiirtlnln ?jfcgfct Ow* ?to * Andorrea Boy VTIBS a Medal. Anderson people will ba pleased to learn that an Anderson Hoy. W. Frank cox, jr., eon of Judge and Mrs. W. F. Cox, of this city, has be eh awarded, a medal as the best debater tn a contest which took place at Furman Univer sity Monday night. The occaafo? was the annual contest in debate between the Philosophen and the Adelphlan Literary Societies of that Institution. There were two sets of Judges, one est deciding as to the winners of the controversy and the other set choos ing the best of the four debators par ticipating lu the disputation. Mr. Cox's side lost the debate, bot he .won the meTM as the best debater of the four participating in the controversy. io Address BflST* Class at Vareases, It ia announced that the P.*v. W. If. Frazer, paster ot the First Pres byterian church, will address the men's Bible class of Vurennes church next . Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The public generally ls cordially In vited to attend the service. -o Equipment Fer Kew Cafe Comes. The furniture for the new caf? whleh Gus An tor akas is to open oft North Main street arrived yesterday and is now being placed in the ele gant new quartern. Mr. Antonakas announced yesterday that the new place wtil be known as "The Acme" and will be ready for builness Satur day. He proposes to make the open ing of the new cate a gala affair. A musical program will bc rendered and souvenirs, consisting of flowers, will ka given to visitors. The furniture for tba hew cate ts very attractive, being of mahogany finish. Large mir rors are used Iq profusion In the wall decorations. The cafe will be one of the most attractive in a/.icarence in the upper part of the State. As for tko cuisine, it will be ot the best, for this is the only kind Mr.. Antonakas believes in having. - . -? Sentkern AaU?ay Betreaebes Bare, Announcement lb ffiiuc that the Southern Ballway company, feeling, tho necessity for forther retrench ment, baa decided to abojlsh rte of fice ot travelling freight agent at An derson, effective April 1. This posi tion ls now filled by Mr. L. B. Harris. It ls understood that MY. Beril/ will be transferred to Charlotte, where he will continue in the service of the Southern Railway. ? e ^oteT?^y' A telegram received yesterday from the bedsiae or Clerk Ot Court Jamen ti. Pearmau. who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis in a hospital at Rochester, Minn., stated that the patient is resting well and Is in excellent condition. Sheriff Joe md Wonderfully Fine 1 #?M^ M. ? Francis Vesey, Lecture Manager. Wm- Sterin^ fcbftl?, ?n "fifa Sykes .anti David Copperfield Char acterizations." Magnificent Costumes.: W?rth n.oo anywhere. Francis Vesey, Lecture, ' Sgns of the Time." Jacksonville Me tropolis says: "Best ?ttt?ie ever detWeV?ifai Jackson ville." . J; rram? rMusical Concerti Francis Vesey, Chautauqu??s!. ?Wm. Staling Battis, Dickens uhig Nicholas Nickfeby, Mta .li known characters. . v Clams CF?tOWi; j other Seatttn^ Dkk c; Ghit?ren, 10c. hildreft, 15c. il Astley, who aobomtjatued Mr. Pear man to Rochester, lett there last night tor Anderson, ? o Cotton Yesterday lYas 8 ?-4 to S 14 Cotton was Quoted yesterday on th? local cuarket at 8 Vi to 81-2 cents. Very little ot the. staple was. offered for sale oe tho streets, this probably heine due to the uncomfortable con ditions of the weather. Pat ia Orders ? Par nag* New. Mist KasgJe M. Garlington, county supervisor of rural schools, stated yesterday that ahe desires all teach ers who have not done so to put la their orders Immediately for flags, to be used In Field and Fair Day exer cises, which win be beld here Fri day, April 9. . -? No Session of Pe?eeCee?. There waa no session yesterday ot the recorder's court. No arrests hav ing been made in tbe previous 84 hours, there waa nothing for the court to do. * Hasband Iii ? In Charleston. M's. George Butler, mother, of Mrs. Theo Font end Mrs. Wilkie, of this city, who was on a visit here, waa called to Charleston yesterday on ac count of the Illness ot her husband. Woodmen Invited Te Meet Here Next. Mayor J. H. Godfrey yesterday sent e telegram to Charleston Inviting the head camp Woodmen ot the World, now In biennial session in the City by the See. to hold their 191? meeting in Anderson. The invitation waa ex tended on behalf of city council. Ladies Given Carnations For the rest of the week every lady visitor to Carriagton's Ice Cream Parlor in the Anderson Theatre will be presented with a beautiful carna tion. Tbe surroundings and service in mis handsome store are especial ly attractive to ladles and many ot them ere giving it their patronage. Pure Ice cream is made dally and the fountain drinks are unequalled tn this etty.-Adv. ?HEADACHE STOPS, NEURALGIA GONE ?Dr. Junte? Headache Powders give instant relief-Cost dh*e a tkatkage. Nerve-racking, splitting or dun, throbbing headaches yield in just a few moments to Dr. James' Headache Powders which coat only 10 cents a package at any drug store. It's tko Quickest, surest headache relief lc tba whole world. Don't suffer! Relieve tko agony and distress now! You can. Millions of man and womer, have found that headache or neuralgia misery ls needless. Get wast yon ask for. CeadJtJess in Mexico City Said To Be Deplorable and Gastly (CONTINUED FROM rAGE ONE.) ?saje conduct for the widow and ber I children. Rear Admiral Caperton reported to tho navy department toddy that both Morida and Progreso were quiet. The Mexican gunboat Zaragosa baa gone tn Progreso again, but Admiral Cap erton said be had been Informed that Carrante bad pronged Consul Sill man that no further effort would be made to blockade Progreso. V Enrique C. Ll?rente, representative here ot the Villa-Zapata government, gave out a dispatch from Chihuahua saying that General Mateo Almonxa and his entire staff had been convict ed by courtmartlal of treason and had been executed at Torreon. Almanza left Mexico City with General Out fferres, but he sla said tater to have Joined Carranga. PUT SULPHUR ON AN ITCHING SKIN AW) E? ECZEMA ' _ Says tais old-timo Ecfema rem edy ft applied Jika acal M lay irritation or breaking oat se am dry oad feverish, ?ad be r?&?frjR*Z mmk^?fftriag e r*4v ktrfd-euipher, asy* a neted dsrtt*tetJ>giri. H* safes that beS&aslpk?r instantly s?ays tao ^ry^tebLs^^ae^^tsitoe sjp - leav lng the t ki a Sisar ead snoots, ?sid Sulphur has occupied a seuir* peti tion for many yest? in tko bOatasent of enmasaos disorders besanas of its ip wsftttaff tbs irriUbte sad tstoat watory skia &??etioa*. While soft Al way* establishing a peraNUHss eora It berSr felfa t^^^^Wt^ ,rri ftras? ?tote jae^oeaee^ tko ajMse JnfMtar aa an .09 di nary cold HOPEWELL NEW.? o Quite a number of Hopewell people attended. tbe debate at Lebanon Fri day night The subject was, "Is South Carolina Ready for Compulsory Education?" The debaters all did One, but we betley elf men don't want women to take the front In pub lic speaking, they ought not to teach girls to speak In publie by putting them on public debates. Mr. Thomas King, who was paralys ed soma years ago, was out auto rid ing yesterday afternoon. We are glad to know U\at he is able to be out for lt does a "shut in" so much good to get out or some one to come to see them. I H's all try to remember them when we haye a apare moment to call to see them and gire them new things to think about Dr. Wade Thompson visited home I folks Sunday for the first time late? ?ly. He has had an attack ot grippe. Mr. ?fohn Fowler and wife of Six (and Twenty visited his father's fami ly Sunday. Mrs. ohn Thompson spent Satur day and Sunfisy In Anderson with her father and brother's families sick folks. Mr. Wade Sanders* little son has I been seriously ill but ls bettor. Dr. J. C. Sanders' little daughter is very Ul with pneumona. Her mother has, grippe, her father seriously ill with an attack of heart trouble,' Mr. Claude McDaniel who has been away from home for * the last three yeera ls at home this year. Tbs "old farm" is bard to beat Mr. Zeph Mosley has 'the 'finest ! country raised colt we have sean; He waa driving it Sunday. It is a beauty. It would pay to raise such colts rn his. Hopeweil and White fl led played ball Friday. . Hopewell won. We like to' see our boys win in everything they undertake, if it is only baseball. The farmers of this section are planting large patches of Irish pota* CMS, but if all sections do the same there will ba no market, for them; unless we get a market opened up In some way. I think some one ought to turn their attention to marketing tbs farm produce, instead of all tell ing us what o raise. I won't do us any good if we get no market for it People are crying out "Money tn poultry.'' Yes, there ls a little In it when wa can get 25 cents tor eggs, tr? cents for broilers. 60 cents for hens, 'jut lass than that they wont pay expenses, not counting the trou-. He, and the fellow that has never tried lt better try it before he talla how mach mopey there ls la it We could have gotten, a little out ot eggs lit tben? hard times if we could have bad a merket hut just as We had some to sell the price fell ta 16 cents which ls lower than eggs have been In years.* , If tb? State would get np some thing for farm produce similar to the creamery lt would be a great help. Have watfons to go certain rentes, certain days, bring it all In, ship that night while fresh, there would be thousand* of dollars worth of vege tables sold this year, where there won't be one dollar's worth. Of COUT? we would have to be ed ucated Ifi ieJIbtlhg the right kind of seed and packing, wheh would have to be carofal. attractive had bottant I lt think wa could learn, though. If there ls mopey in anything people'" wilt try hardsr to do aa directed. There is a fine continued piece In the Southern Cultivator, ou farmers mar bling crops. I Wish everyone who takes it would read it add wish the county papers would publish it It says they ara tot particular enough th grading and mektng everything first class that they sold for first class goods. That is whare we make s great mistake. We ought to make lt first class, demand first class pricer accept no other, thea Wa wouldn't fctfW M cent* eggs aa we do now. ' Wc wow>d be glad it wa* : one would sum* dp some pl*" *o consume the. next Keifer pear ero. If .some me had opsned up some i . / to " Med them hutt rear th? ce Mould have been better off up he thousands. We know small farriers that couid have run uah faaitUtw rsTreTjfllifttaithi off tear crop if they could have a $2.00 and $150 For $2.00 and $2.50 ira can show you a long rango ot Btylen, In Pumpa abd OxtoYd?, tfrat will make you wonder why we nell these good Shoes at $2.00 aird $2.50 I Thompson's Store Clairvoyant '*? Palmist VM Trance Medium Special Reading Me. 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