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r Cabbage, Beet and Lettuce Plants Before placing your order for plants are not theso facts worth considering? 1st. Plants you buy from us are plants off the same seed bed we use on our own farm. 2d. We make good all bona fide shortages i 8J. We guarantee yon prompt service (weather conditions permitting). 4th. We have been in the business for years and know how to grow plants that will satisiy the buyer. Our prices are as follows: In lota from 1 to 5 thousanl, $1 00; 6 to 10 thousand, 00c; 10 thousand and over, 75c per thousand, f.o.b Meggett, cash with order. Future orders will bo accepted and delivered when wanted. We guarantee our plants to be frost proof. Yours very truly. The Only Plant Co., Meggetts, S. C. > "3rain B | 1 tftalk "Cutters Bise Narrows I; Sow Grain and let us sell you the best H Drill made for the money. ;; ^ ! Prepare your land with a good DiscHarrow. We have them. [i I v That famous McKay Stalk Cutter. ^ Come in and see for yourself I v ['< Disc Harrows?50-tooth, two sections L and adjustable. Investigate \ our prices. *. r V I Right now is the time to buy these | goods", so come in and lets get right 1 for the coming season 1 J ? I A *?f <aI#1 A I- S War upon Pain! 5 H AE v Pain Is visitor to every home and 9 Vs usually it comes quite unexpectedly. But J HB * vp^ you are prepared for every emergency if B 5ft you keep a small bottle of Sloan's 4HHP PPMP- J j|||j|j y P ^'n>menl ksody It is the greatest S I Sloan's I^SM | Lmme^ winiieiu iwiuware lu j The Peoples Bank cEaS ?tooo CHESTERFIELD, S. C. C. P. MANGUM. MACK DAVIS. PRESIDENT CASHIER \'. We solicit your business, and cordially invite you to call on us when you are in our town. The Peoples Bank ? Pam 11^ flL ? i ui nidui aiiu Jtc us ? r * - A jL We represent tbe Strongest and and Best Old-Line Q) ,g( INSURANCE Companys' in the World. ^ k# ? See us for all kinds of Insurance ^ F | Chesterfield Loan & Ins Coj| I jg r rW. J. Douglass, Manager- ^ G <2?<2?<2?<2?<2?(&2>? TURNING A NEW LEAF i Oy * De Lysle ferreeCass r rnmmmmm&mmmmmmmimmmmwm F OGER FEATHERSTONE ^ rose lato on New Year's morning with the barost i 0 I Nk suggestion of a headache. That was the aftermath of j /l]lv the previous night's cele/-nt/ bration, memorabilia of ( which were scattered all about the apartment in a weirdly Incongruous way. Roger's # coat was still brightly speckled with red, yellow and blue confetti; there was a battered tin horn protruding | ' from one pocket, and u particolored fool's cap made of tissue paper was set raklshly askew on the bronze bust of Beethoven on the piano. In the hazily-recalled grotesquerle of last night's homecoming, Roger had denuded himself progressively, be- ' ginning with his shoes at the door, I his hat and waistcoat beside the I dresser; trousers and linen at the ( foot of the bed and, last of all. his scarf tied in a beautifully neat bow " beneath the nob of the bedpost. 1 Roger sat up regarding all this t whimsically for some time and won- 1 dering dully how it is that morning daylight always Imparts such a hag- j gard aspect to the rosy visions of the ^ night before. He yawned and stretched prodigiously; then made a ; bound for the washbowl and 1m- s mersed his head in gratefully cold and i refreshing water from the tap. "Heigh-hO! New Year's morning I and my fortieth birthday all in one! , The good Lord knows that I don't feel that old, but these periodic 'parties' sure are beginning to pall upon t me. If I were to do the conventional 1 thing now. I'd begin the new year by ] making some amazingly moral resolu- f tion and then? But, after all, why l not? I'll make a resolution and not . break it. either! I'm forty years old i today and as comfortable a bachelor i as any I know. Hereby I do solemnly j avow a placid life of celibacy. No t wedding bells for me!" I Roger dressed leisurely, not a little t pleased with the positive formulation ] of the idea that really had been in j the back of his head for months past. He liked and admired girls, of course < ?what real man doesn't? But it was i in a d*. ached, impersonal sort of way. He er.ioyed their chatty conversations j as mentally restful after weighty busi- \ ness conferences at the office all day i long; ho liked vivacious femininity across the table when he dined out in the evening. But as for actually j burdening himself with one woman for ( life?as 1'or voluntarily domesticating himself, eschewing the good fellows at 31 I III I I Roger Sat Up. the club, and as for systematizing his ! | life into a humdrutrf routine?no, no! I not for Roger Featherstone! < Ah! there went the telephone bell! < His sister Madge undoubtedly?Madge < I who had married Phil Barnes and taken out of the merry whirl of tilings I as jolly a chap as ever? "Hello! hello! Yes, this Is Roger talking. Oh, I though It might he you, sis. Why, no-o-o! I've no particular appointment for tonight. For dinner at your house? Yes, I'll come, thank you Eh? You don't say? Hetty Hurting going to bo there with you, ioo' Vreil, well, of course I remember i.er! We used to he sweethearts back in kid days. When did she got back m town? Must be four or live years since we ve met. All right, I'll be over " Roger sighed as ho hung up the receiver; then grinned. Oup*right, 1015, MeClart N>*r?pnp?r "Tonight will bo a good time to fell hem about my New Year's resolulon." * The cozy little dinner party was over, lister Madge and Phil?'-Hub" she atronizingly called him?were some- here out in the back of the house, 'hey had left Roger and his old chum ietty alone tete-a-tete in the dimly It parlor. How that girl had grown and "improved" during these five years that toger hadn't seen her! Why, she had eveloped into a positive little peach! Vhat a sensation she would make at ne of the club dances! She hadn't forgotten hbout their old lays together, either?recalled lots of ittle childish intimacies that had lipped even Roger's memory. Why. hoso fuzzy little tendrils of hair curing at the nape of her neck were posi She Hadn't Forgotten About Their Old Days. ively adorable! Yes, and those Iquld, mischievous eyes of hers! i Oeuco take it! what was that elusivo icent she used? Did it come f'-om that luffy hair, or the gown, or? Roger was in the midst of telling ler about his resolution to eternal jachelordom. Ho had intended to do t humorously, epigrammatically. Put ho warm, physical proximity of the rirl was an indubitably permeating ;hing?went to one's head?and that ' ittle-pink-nailed, soft hand lying pasdve so near to his was? "So when I got up and remembered that today is New Year's and my fortieth birthday, I said to myself?" "Yes, Roger," i? oh, the subtle, unused, encouragement of that inflection. It piqued him strangely. "I said to myself that?" "Yes, Roger?" The man stared at her confusedly and all at once was accusingly conscious that, somehow or other, that BOft, warm little hand of her was nestling comfortably within his own tremulous grip. "You were saying, Roger, that you told yourself that??" "That I've been needing you forever so long, dear," mumbled tho man, red- , faced. And she; "Oh. Roger! What a perfectly lovely New Year's resolution!") NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CHINA Occasion Whsn Whole Cnunlrv la Painted Red?Time When All Debts Must Be Settled. Now Yoar is tho national payday in China. All accounts must be squared up at that time, and the man who can't raise money enough to pay his j debts has to go into bankruptcy. The J laws are such that tho creditor can enter tho debtor's house and take what! ho pleases if there is no settlement. To prevent such action families club together nnd make all sorts of com-; promises to ke>;p up the business reputation of the clan. New Year is a great day for tho pawnbrokers; their shops are crowded with peoplo who want to redeem their best clothes beforo tho New Year. There are crowds, also, who want to pawn other things I In order to get money to pay their debts. Pawnbrokers reeeivo high rates nf interest, in which they are protect- i cd by tho government. Tho Chinese paint the whole country red. figuratively speaking, on New Year's day, in more senses than one. Red is the color which with them denotes good luck and prosperity, and all the New Year cards and invitations are on paper of that color. Every child gets its New Year's present wrapped in red paper, and red inscriptions are pasted over the doors of the houses. These inscriptions bear characters praying for good fortune, wealth and happiness, and they are posted on each side of the outer door af the houses. New pictures of Chinese generals are put on the front loors and the houses are scoured and made clean.?Philadelphia Inquirer. r -> PBg^ ?^ir tv*< "'" V / ipjliilpplppfi DO NOT NEGLECT TOOLS Farmer* Suffer Large Losses by Failure to Care for Implements That Are Not In Use. The farmer who puts away his farm machinery without oiling and cleaning it is certain to lose in the deterioration of the machinery many times what the time to care for it would have been worth. Failure to take care of farm machinery is a source of large loss to the American farmer annually. Most farmers realize that they would save money by taking good care of their machines, but neglect to do fto pitllpr thrrfclich ml aq u n nu a ap Tr?. difference. The most important step toward having efficient machinery is keeping it in good repair. In spare time, each machine should be carefully inspected and all missing, broken or overworn parts notod. Write the names and numbers of missing parts on tags and fasten these tags to the machine. All machines should have a general inspection at least once a year. A rainy day In late fall is very good'for this purpose. Exposure to weather injures both wooden^ and metal parts of machines and a machinery shed should by all means he part of the farm equipment. Every machine should be cleaned. oiled, and housed after it has been used. Painting aids greatly in improving the appearance and prolonging the life of machines. It protects both wood and metal from the weather. Paint should bo used freely when needed. One of the best paints for all farm implements is made with red lead and linseed oil. The use of good farm implements is increasing rapidly in South Carolina and farmers owe it to themselves to he more careful of their tools. In the year that has gone, they have learned some important lessons in economy, hut there is probably no more practical way in which a farmer can economize than by taking the proper care of his farm implements?repairing them, oiling them, housing them, and painting them. SIDNEY S. RITTENBERG, Agricultural Publicist, Clemson Acricultural Collaeau U. S. Marshal Sale. For The District Court of The United States. In The Eastern District of South Carolina. H. W. Little, et al, doing business as H- W- Little & Co. Plaintiffs, V 8 H. J Sellers, I. P. Mangum and Ervin Melton. Defendants. By virtue of an execution lodged with me in the above entitled cause, dated June 26th, 1915, I have levied upon the following lands in Chesterfield County, S. C., and will sell the right, title and interest of the parties defendant in and to said land for cash to the highest bidder, w ithin the legal hours of sale, at Chehterfield, S. C , at the Co :rt House on the ISth day of January, 1916 said lands being described as follows, to wit: "That tract of land in Court House township. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, containing two hundred and seventy eight (278) acres more or less, bounded North by lands of Peter Kay field; East by lands of Watt Criggs; South by lands of John Odom and Thompson < reek, and West by lands of Jim Adams and Cedar Creek. Same being formerly in two tracts one of which was conveyed to Ervin Melton by Susannah Melton, and the deeds to said lands are re corded in the Clerk's office in Chesterfield County, and they contain a better and more corn plete description of said land, said land being sold as land ..t Ervin Melton." Purchaser to pay for Marshall deed of conveyance. James L. Sims, u. S. Marshal. A Merciless Judge One Who Shows No Favor. A merciless judge in Father Time, lie fore him the weak anil the wanting g< to the wall. Only the truth can stand For years the following statement fron a Lancaster resicdnt has withstood tli sternest of nil tests. L. I*. Flyburn. French St.. Lancaster 8. savs: "My kidneys were inactiTi and I had hackaeliOH. 1 used Donn'i Kidney Fills with resnls." (Statemen given March 25th. 10111. NO KIDNKY TltOl RLK SINTK. MORKTIIAN TllltKK VLAUS LA TKIt; Mr. I'l.vburn said: "I have had nc farther trouble with my kidneys oi buck since Loan's Kidney Fills so great l.v benefited me." Price 50c, at all dealere. Don't simp lv ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan'i Kidney Fills?the same that Mr. Fly barn has twice publiclv recommended Ko^ter-Mlburn I'u,, l'rop?., Ituffaio N. Y. For an evening * * genuine en joyment visit the Amoa-U The i at re on Tuesday and Saturday evening?. w I You Will Leave Tfu Your Business, Your F These three things aie abot The man who dies without enou all of them iji a bad fix. These 1 struggle and labor their whole Ih fix. There is only one way?jus absolute certainty. Gary J. Hun, Lite, Fire, Accident a ommmmo !#! NUTS FRUITS ' o????o ? - I oJ The Best I c ! A. F. cL <8 I I ? The Best ' I ... !#! NUTS FRUITS o o Auditors 1 The Auditors' oftice will be o soual property from January 1st All male citizens between the deemed Taxable polls, except thoj causes are incapable of earning a The Law requires ;"j0 per cent erty subject to taxes and not retu I the 20th of February 1010. I will be in the Auditor s oflic and 31: Feb., 5, 7. 10, 11, 12, 14 the foil iwiug places on the dates r Patrick Jan. 10 from 11 to 3 o'clock. Cedar Crtek Church Jau. 11 from 11 to 3 o'clock. John C. Wallaces' Jan. 12 from II to 3 o'clock. Cashes' Jan. 13 from 11 to 2 o'clock. Grants Mill Jan. 14 from 9 to 12 o'clock. Westfield Creek Jan. 15 from 10 to 12 o'clock* Cross Roads Jan. 17 from 11 to 3 o'clock Jefferson Jan. 1^ and 19 to 12 o'clock. Catarrh Jan. 19 from 1 to 4 o'clock. T. W. EDDINS, To keep inform* War, on d* Washington eral news be of your Coui The Atlanl Twice a For a limited period \ cellent pape 25 W Absolut* In connection w advance sub The Aft This offer is good o Bring in ycur sul i Bank of Gi I Oldest Bank lh IA/e Solicit Your Bu ** On TIME DEPOS We Invite Yo SAFETY DEP f Yniii* Patronage w; I-*- w small Bothreo Our Motto*, st R. E. Rivers, Pres. C M. J. Hough, V. Pres. P. NO'I , Write me and I will e days of a severe <,*aae of I'ilei out pain, knife or detention suffer from this disease whei , rifcht here in South Carolina r\ 20t-r?3 ^j ;amily, Your Memory ?t all most men have . ileave. ^ gh life insurance leaves *ne or three things are what most men < \* 'es Through to leave in a GFpOD 5 t one?to accomplish this with jp nd Health Insuiauce ommmmCj /'* AND CANDIES \m im To Be Mad rt> . ?a?8 - - tr> ???M V To Be Had 1 AND CANDIES Notice. | 1 pened for the assessment of Per 1916 to February 20th 1916. ^ ^ a*res of 21 and 60 years are se whc are maimed or for other \ .-a penalty added to taxes on prop- aj|| rued for assessment on or before 'J e Jan., 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8, 15, 29, ? j , 15, 16, 17, IS, 19, and "JO, and at Plains Jan. 20 from 9 to 12 Guess Jau. 21 from 11:110 to 2:30. ll Mt. Croghan Jan. 24 from 11 to \ Dudley Jau. 25 from 1 to 4 Wf* Pageland Jan. 26 and 27 to 12 Ruby Jan. 28 from 11 to 3 ^1 Middendorf Feb. 1 from 11 to 3 o'clock, Angelus Feb. 2 from 11 to 3 o'clock. McBee Feb. ?{ and 4. Cheraw Feb. 8 and 9. County Auditor I I III id on the Great ivelopments at and all the geniyond the scope nty Paper, read la Journal i Week ve will send this exr to you for reeks ely Fiee ith one Cash-in sunpuon to vertiser ?nlv for a shot time, jscription at once. tiesterfield I j Chesterfield } siness. Pay Interests 4 JITS. f u to Visit Vs I OSIT BOXES I anted, whether large or t eive courteous attention. J rength Security. ( > r i ( ??- ? ?. a*. t/uugiass < asnicr m M. Therrel, As9t. Cashier. ft ICE xplain how 1 was cured ia 4 ? of 40 years standing, withfrom business- No cr.a need H| ? this humaj^cure can he had fiH