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I KELTON Kelton, Dec. 27.?Christmas has come and gone and the year 1915 will so?ti be numbered with the things of the past and the new will be here, so we all should try to make it the best ' one of our lives by doing all the good we can and as little harm as possible. Let us bridle our unruly tongues and if we can not say any good thing 01 I others, let us keep silent for one word spoken against our neighbor might I wound his or her feelings for life. Let " ' us in the beginning of the new year read the Book of St. James. It will only take a short time. I haven't heard of any serious accidents in our community during Christmas. Many people on the Ridge are sick with colds, grip and pneumonia. I don't know of a family but what some of them are sick and in some all I are. I will not try to name them. Mrs. Hoyle Gauit is quite sick. Dr. Switzer of Union is waiting on her, as we have no doctor in Kelton. Dr. Wheeler has moved with his family to Columbia. There i? ft cnnd nnen ing for a doctor at Kelton. If any one gets sick here they have to send to Union, Jonesville or Lockhart for a doctor. J. H. Foster and his son James and family and Will Garner and family, all of Spartanburg, will move to this community in a few weeks. We welcome them all and invite others. Pea Ridge is a good place in which to live, the health is so good that we can't keep a doctor very long before he leaves. They could do a good business here just now. Mr. William Bently and family has the sympathy of their many friends i'n the death of his wife. _ G. T. G. JONES URGES SOME TAX AMENDMENTS. He Shows How Amendment of the Constitution is Needed in Order to Reform the Tax System. Columbia, Dec. 27.?The State tax commission created by an act of the last general assembly to equalize the tax system of South Carolina has completed its first annual report which is being mailed out to the members of the general assembly. A letter from A. W. Jones, chairman of the commission, accompanying the report is in part as follows: "In handing you a copy of our first annual roDnrt tirn " ~t ?/ ?*v nvuiu tan yuui Ultention especially to the necessity for amending the constitution so as to remove thp restrictions on the general assembly with reference to the taxing power in order that the legislature may be free to adopt from time to time such system as to it may seem best, and to our recommendations for the classification of property for purposes of taxation instead of the present'uniform system of taxation of .property for all purposes. Intangible Property Eecapes. "It has been utterly impossible to enforce the general property tax with uniformity, equity or efficiency against the modern forms of wealth known as intangible property, and even as to tangible property, the value 1 of which can be more definitely determined. The amendments to the constitution recommended by us would not in themselves effect a change in taxation as the tax laws have to be changed by the legislature. "We do not wish to impose our judgment in these matters on the people. What we wish is that the bonds which prevent the legislature from substituting modern and equitable methods of taxation which has been found advantageous in other States, or which in its wisdom may devise for the unsatisfactory methods to which the present constitution binds us." State Survey Needed. The commission also calls attention to tne recommendations as taxation of mortgages and a sui*vey of the State. "Such survey is an absolute necessity in order to place all lands on the tax books," says the commission. The report says that the commission did not realize the serious difficulties "which might be thrown in the way to block the reforms in assessments until they attempted to gather information from the banking corporations to show the actual true value of the banks and bank stocks." The incidental effect of the plan of the commission, the report says, was to reduce the amount of taxes to be paid by some bands and increase the amount to be paid by others, i Essential to Reform. "The abolitidn of an arbitrary constitutional three-mill school tax and the authorization of a flexible levy ? ' to meet the amount of appropriations [by the general assembly for State, county and school purposes is essen Itial to a satisfactory readjustment and reform of present taxing methods in this State and to an equitable assessment and taxation of property for the purposes of meeting the annual appropriations, and the avoidance of inequalities and unnecessary taxation," says the commission. The commission states that it had no right under the law to assess real estate. It can only review the assessments. The assessment of textile property by the commission shows an increase of $1,801,027 as compared with last year. The increase in the value of railroad property for taxation as fixed 'by the'commission was $939,161. The value for street railways, light, heat and power companies as assessed for taxation was $4,482,386 over the valuation as fixed by the county boards in 1914. State Has I/wt Much.' The commission states that through investigations in checking up the du,k plicates and statements prepared by the county auditors with the publisher reports made by certain local corpora tions, other than banks, it was dis covered that taxable property to th< amount of $471,120 belonpin# to sued corporations had been and was escap ing taxation. , The commission commend1: i strict enforcement of the state inconu tax law. The amount derived I j the State from the iniome tax this year was $31,126.87, as compares with $'15,303.31 in. 1914. Yhj com mission says that the law is bainf laxly enforced in some counties. "T'ni auditors refusing to enforce the lav should be removed by the governor,' says the report. An inheritance tax is urp:ed by tin commission. HAI) CHECK FOR $1,000 THAT NO ONE COULI) CASH Greenville, Dec. 27.?H. M. Cool and his wife had a hard time doin* their Christmas shopping, preparatory to leaving for the North; and it al came about because the former hat a check for $1,000 which he could no pet cashed. In several stores of th< city poods were selected, and the to tal bill for these poods would havt been some hundreds of dollars. Bu' when Mr. Cook showed his sipht draft which he had drawn after leavinp th< check with a local bank, there wai "nothinp doinp." The stores didn' have chanpe for a thousand dollars. The two people soupht to purchast of several local stores. They rode ex tensi'vely in an automobile, and coult not pay the driver because he didn' have some $98fi in charpe. The tota automobile bill was $14. The couph went to a hotel and Ste dinner, bu when the thousand dollar draft wa: drawn upon the proprietor, he had n< choice but to let the dinners po un paid for. The story told is like this: Mrs Cook says hej husband has i'nventet a little contrivance and patented it A man from Thomasville, N. C., be came interested in the invention, ant sent to Cook a check for a thousant dollars, with which he was to paj his way to a point in the North ant there set up in business, sellinp hi: invention. This check was taken tt a local bank, the bank apreeinp tt collect it, if it should be collectable The bank did not cash it. Then Mr Cook is said to have drawn a si Eh draft upon the bank for tVi? thousand dollars. This draft he hat in his possession, and also a check foi $500 when the police arrested him a the Southern depot. The draft is sait to he in the name of H. M. Cook, ant the check in the name of H. M. Fry When arrested, Cook pave bail The charge against him will be fail ure to pay hack fare, and possibb hotel bills; though according to th< story told he could not pay becausi none j;ould give him the change. TK stores where he and his wife madi their purchases put the goods bad on the shelves when the thousand-dol lar draft was exhibited as they didn' care to make the change. PARKER CREDITORS ASK FOR BANKRUPTCY Decree Sought in Greenville Cour Against Former Mill President. Other Petitions Filed. Greenville, Dec. 27.?An involun tary petition in bankruptcy was toda; filed by Haynsworth & Haynswortl against the former mill president Lewis W. Parker. The petitioninj creditors are Hampton Cotton Mill: company, Victor Manufacturing com puny and Parker Cotton Mills com pany. It is believed that the liabili ties of Mr. Parker will approximat< $500,000, and but little is known of thi amount of his assets. A voluntary petition in bankruptc; was todav filed hv T r* m..: ? . v>. 1 I lUlfllltthrough his attorney, Howard B. Car lisle of Spartanburg. He listed his lia bilities at $5,.'187.1(5 and, his assets a $680. The case was referred to th referee, H. E. DePass, Spartanburg A voluntary petition in bankruptc; was today filed by C. A. Milford & Cc of Abbeville through his attorney William P. Green. This has been re ferred to the referee, David H. Hill o Abbeville, fol the usual procedure. According to the report of the com missioner of internal revenue, sub mitted to congress, less liquor wa drunk during: the fiscal year endini June 30, than during: the year pre vious. The decrease in taxes on dis tilled spirits, beer and fermented li quors, was over $22,000,000, and ci tfars, etc., decreased more than $2, 000,000. Receipts from other source totaled $415,681,023.86, the largest ii the history of the country. The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC enriches th blood, builds up the whole system and will woi derfully strengthen and fortify you to withstan the depressing effect of the hot summer. 50c. .... NATUR BANANAS, ORANGES, or i is SEALED AND PROOFED A IN PREPARING ?j FOR YOUR TABLE We copy N NEVER TOUCHES this delighi YOUR COFFEE POT AT HO? 5 SAVE Your LUZIANNE C THE REILY-TA NEW OR! I * 1 , . s ( V 1 I PACOLET, ROUTE 2. i _____ Pacolet, Route 2.?The Christmas holidays are almost over, people i seemed to enjoy them very much. A 1 Christmas tree was Riven at the Mabry school house last Thursday night. A large crowd was present 1 and all seemed to have a nice time. - The Coleman Sunday school gave a ' Chistmas tree at the Coleman school * house Friday afternoon. Quite a * number attended. Misses Hestine and Wilma Bland < entertained a few of their friends at i a pound party Saturday night. ' Misses Bertha Hart and Louise Gallman spent Sunday with Miss Minnie McBride. ' 1 Mr. Walter Mabry of Cowpens spent a few days the first of the week with Mr. Guy MaUry. Mr. T. H. Gossett of New York is spending the Christmas holidays on the route. ^ Mr. John and Miss Virgie Coleman * visited relatives near Zion Hill Satj urday and Sunday. j Misses Bertha Hart and Minnie Mct Bride spent Sunday night and MonB day in Pacolet at Mr. N. F. Fowler's. " IVf Hf 1- i ' I iTirs. raarK west is visiting rela~ tives near Sulphur Springs this week. * " Mrs. Charles and children of near Lockhart Junction are visiting at Mrs. " I A. F. Gallman's this week. ( Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Mabry of Jones^ ville spent Sunday on the route. ^ Miss Maggie Garner, of Goudesville ~ attended the Christmas tree at the " Mabry school house Thursday night. _ j Solo. 1 t SOMETHING. 1 Sitting by the glimmer I - Of the fire tonight, t Though the glowing embers s Sparkle with delight? There's a sense of something, Vaguely understood, s Stealing o'er the spirit, e As a shadow would. ? 1 t Is it that the shutter Shudders in the wind I As a lance of moonshine i Shivers througli the blind? f Of the lamplight dancing I In pretended glee s As the keynote whistles J] j In a minor key? ^ 1 Footsteps on the sidewalk, Crunching through the snow, * Seem to whisper something Of the long ago? " ^ And the merry greetings Of the passers-by 1 Seem like truant echoes Coming home to die. 1 I have coaxed my pencil , For a smiling face, But the sketch is frowning And devoid of grace; / ' And the airy waltzes b Of my violin i 1 6 Die awav in rliriroi! ? e Ere I well begin. ~~~ c Lay away the story? Though the theme is sweet? V t There's a lack of something 1c Makes it incomplete; IV! There's a nameless yearning? Strangely undefined? w For a something better t Than the common kind. ^ Something! Oh, that something! We may never know S y Why the soul is haunted h Ever thus and so. E Till the longing spirit Answers to the call s Of the trumpet sounding J Something after all. . ?James Whitcomb Riley, in Colliers. : r* I?AS& A LAW. e e Are your neighbors verv bad? Pass a law! y Do they smoke? l)o they chew? q r Pass a law! ^ Are they always bothering you? j s Don't they do as you would do? ; t Pass a law! ] o e Are your wages awful low? I Pass a law! | ; y Are the prices much too high? a , Do the wife and babies cry < f , 'Cause the turkeys all roost high? ' Pass a law! ' t f When M. I), finds new diseases, ! t Pass a law! Got the mumps or "enfermesis," Measles, croup of "expertisis" ? i- Lest we all fly to pieces, s Pass a law! jr Are the lights a-burning red? r - Pass a law! I - Paint 'em green, or paint 'em white' - Close up all thorn places tight! - My! Our town is such a sight! Pass a law! s No matter what the trouble is, n Pass a law! Goodness sakes, but ain't it awful! i My! what are we going to do? Almost anything ain't lawful, ie And the .Judge is human, too! *" Pass a law! ?Public. E'S WAY .... anything Nature prepares for f jod, lGAINST DEADLY GERMS i UZIANNE ATURE in her work. Human Handtful Coffee, FROM THE SACK TO IE. :OUPONS For Valuable Gifts. YLOR COMPANY LEANS, LA. I . ' Zi'/.jL'iii-- - TO THE GATES OF DAY. ?? know the way to the Gate of Day, "or, ever I hear a sweet dream say; It's over the waters dark and deep; Jut the lights of God fall not on sleep? i Still fur your ^uidint; their watch *4? they keep! ?* tnd you shall not miss the final way JL )ver the Deep, to the Gates of Day!" ^ know the way to the Gates of Day; t lies o'er the starlit praves and >rray i Vhere the weary and weeping kneel to pray? ?* Vhere they feel in God's silence a JlL clasping hand J ^eadiuK them up from a lonely land 'o heights where lovelier star-lamps ?* stand , Jk knd who shall miss that brightening i way V )VP1' t ho Honn In f ho r!?*ou I - *> ?>.V V?VV|/ vv VIIV Mttv\_UI I '<xy . 'o the Gates of Day through grief *5^ and tears ind the mystical moan of the chas- ^ tening years; ^ Jut even through tears there shines the light ?* Vhere there is no weeping?where falls no Night; ^ V. Voice in the stillness forever?hark! ?? ?he word of a starbright dream in the dark: * Sure as the lights of God is the way *4^ )ved the deep, to the Gates of Day!" ? Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution. 'HUASHER'S GREAT HEALING FLUID 'raised by Union County Rural Policeman. Union, S. C., l)oc. S, 11)11. I am one of the deputies and can ay that I have used and seen Thrashr's Great Healing Fluid used for nany kinds of pains and all give it he praise as the best ever used. I 'commend it to all as a great disovery for rich and poor. No humug, try it. THOS. McDANIELS, R. P. It has benefited others; it will he elpful to you. For sale by II. M. 'oney, J. F. Cheek and I. M. Sumner. 'rice, 50c a bottle.?Adv. A bill to prohibit the carrying of assengers on ships laden with war lunitions, has been introduced in the Inited States senate. TRADE. MARK TONIC DIGESTIVE limulates the digestive organs to aeion so that the food that enters the tomach is digested and assimilated, tijd only by us, $1.00. Glymph's krmacy, Union, S. C. " ^ German dispatch says that aproximately 37,000 men have been >st by the French and British in the lacedonian territory. Every man knows some other man ^"1 'horn he would like to kick. I OREIGN SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. J (Complaint Served) Itate of South Carolina, County of Fairfield, lufus H. Williams and Mary Williams, Plaintiffs, against . M. Roberson, Reuben Boulware, Andrew Boulware and William Shirley, Defendants. 'o the Defendants, J. M. Robinson, Reuben Boulware, Andrew Boulware and William Shirley: You are hereby summoned and retired to answer the complaint in this ction of which a copy is herewith erved upon you; and to serve a copy f your answer to the said complaint n the subscribers at their office at Jbion, S. C., Foster Building, rooms '2-15 (upstairs) within twenty days fter the service hereof; and if you ail to answer the complaint within he time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in his action will apply to the Court for he relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Aug. 12th, A. I). 1914. Wallace & Barron, Plaintiffs' Attys. :0R WORK OR REST'so HtJIi''01 4^ visitors will find our furni- ? Lure ideal in design and full & of comfort promise. Our & desks, rockers, chairs, beds, etc., are all built on the plan ? of comfort, durability and === beauty. It is furniture j that soon becomes like an old I friend. And like old friends I they wear well. See the ex- I hibit and note the values. | For High Grade Furniture I see I w. h. burrisIL ik . I A a^A A^A A^A A A A i^A 4^44^4i^A A^A it^A A^A A A i>tft T4T Vgr tAt A^ VA^ vAf Idle Dollars I An idle dollar is as thoroughly useless as an ?? idle clock or an idle man. J V Put your idle dollars to work in the <? CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK | and let them bring you prosperity and peace, com fort and contentment. t. V Citizens National Bank t R. P. MORGAN C. C. SANDERS President Cashier V . f V State, County and City Depository + I 308,213 Ford cars were sold last year. "The i jj Universal Car." Your necessity. They |||jj serve everybody, pleas eeverybody, save I money for everybody by reliable service, Ji1 i economical operation and maintenance, ill.; Why experiment? Watch the P'ords go by! J j | Talk with the owners of Ford cars. Inves- I ! tigate for yourself. Prices lower than ever, j ' Runabout $390; Touring Car $440; Town I Car $b40. f n h Tlp?tiT?if WLr ? ?' an - ? t j ? - v. ^vv.i vMi. ?T ntv jjcitv IIIUI c ; On sale at UNION GARAGE | GADBERRY ST. I o relephones on Farms 50c per Month and Up If there is no telephone on vour a. 4/ farm write for our free booklet telling how you may get service at small cost. Address FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT tUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ,# Jfe 4D TELEGRAPH COMPANY 1U OUK PA1 RONS! > I wish you to know that I have moved from the Brick Stable to the Piedmont Stable, opposite the ?? Confederate Monument on Herndon street. I ?? have a large, roomy stable and will be glad to serve you. i . f A. B. BRANNON I y n _ i * _ _ _ reupies unaeriaKing uo. Funeral Directors and Embalmers Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night H. W. EDGAR, Manager. | 'hone 240 Old Postofffcc Building /