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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04
Gentle Correction Needed.

Gentle Correction Needed.
Mr.. Littlerest-Doctor. what did you
tell me was your special treatment for
sleeplessEess?
Medico-We strike at the cause or
the origin OF the trouble.
Mr.. Littlerest-You don't say SO!
Well, you will and the baby In the
other room. Only. don't strike at him
too hard.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

Reproaches are certainly an etfec'
tive cure to indifference: but they
change It to anger rather than love.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

II eysI3 sso D. q ssI oSs Aons fui
chasing, Building, Investment and Loan Con.metA
No experience or investmont required yiil assign
an agency conlnct now. Tho Federal Loan b
Debenturo Company, Denver, Colorado.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04
Physical Proof.

"Mr Jims, ! saw your double on the
street today"
Impossible, madam. I'm single
man."
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

Red Cros. Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow
All good grocers.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR. softens the gums, reduces lnnamma.
tiou, sllays pain, cures wind collie, sc bottle.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

You need expect no quarter from
the footpad until you give up your
last cent.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

Sore Throat is no triaing ailment. It
will sometimes carry infection to the en-.
tire system through the food you eat.
Hamlins Wizard Oil cures Sore Throat.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
FAke LAXATIVE BROMO Ouinino Tablets.
Druggists rcfsnd money II II falls TO cure. *. W.
3ROVB'S signature 10 on each boz. &c.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

It seems that TO make both ends
meet requires no end of money.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

And the love of money is also the
root Of much matrimony and all ali.
mony.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04
In Chicago

Did her husband die or resign?"
II believe he merely failed Of re.
election"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

What has become Of the old.fash.
loned man whose word was a good
as his bond?
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

PILES CURED IN 9 TO IL DAYS
Your druggist Will refund money II PAZO ONT.
AENT fails 70 euro any caso OF Itching, Blind,
Rlssding or POtruding Piles In Q 70 II days. t0c.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

Probably.
Teacher-What did the Phllistines
say after David had slain Goliath?
Willie-N. suppose they said,
Never mind. The seasons young yet.
Wait till David hits a slump."-Chrlst.
mas Puck.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-04

Accepting 4 Compliment.
Neighbor-What lovely day this
is!
Weather Man-Thank you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
SHOOTING AT LYNCHBURG.
Simon Griffin Shot Isaac Kcels Sun.
day Morning.

In a quarrel begun through Incl
dents connected with an arrest Sat-
urday. Simon Griffin shot and pain
fully. but not seriously. wounded
Isaac Keels at Lynchburg Sunday
morning. The news Of the quarrel
and shooting as 1t has been heard
here Is in effect that Saturday Cor
don Griffin In assisting to arrest a
man struck him after the man had
been arrested and while he was
drunk. Later Keels made some
sighting remark about a man who
would strike another under the cir
cumstances fnd Griffin heard what
Keels had said and asked Keels about
what he had said. Griffin called
keels liar. who struck him in the
face. Griffin then pulled his gun and
shot at Keels twice. wounding him in
the leg. but not seriously.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
CAN CHECK SLAVE TRAFFIC.
Dealings in Human Beings in In
terstate Commerce.

Cincinnati, March 5.-That traffic
in human beings can be regulated
by the interstate commerce acts, as
well as traffic in chattels, was held by
the United States court Of appeals
here today in an opinion declared by
Justice DennisOn. Accordingly the
conviction Of three women en- the
charge Of violating the white slave
law" was upheld and the women or
dered to serve their sentences. The
attorney for the women gave notice
that he would carry the case to the
supreme court Of the United States
to test the constitutionality Of the
ruling.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09

REGULAR APPROPRIATION
MEASURE MAKES PRO.
VISION.
Matter tn be Carried at ) Cents for
First Pound and 2 For Each Ad-
dsgional Pound.

Washington. March A parcels
post system is provided for In the
regular postal appropriation bill, in &.
troduced today by Representative
Moon of Tennessee. The measure
would apply the foreign mail-carry-
Ing plan to domestic mail matter and
permit the transporta ton Of IL pounds
OF merchandise.
As an experiment. local mail mat
ter would be carried until June 80,
1914. on rural mail routes on a grad
uated scale ranging from cents
pound for the first pound and cents
for each additional pound.
The bill wonld permit postoffice
employees the right Of petition to con-
sress. now denied by rules Of the
pvstoffice.
The appropriation bill carries a to-
tai OF s25s.s27.74s. a decrease in the
depa rtment estimates of s1,352,314.
Anotney provision requires that rail-
wey mail cars be constructed Of steel
and the present cars to be retired at
She rate Of 20 per cent. a year for
i've years. so that by 1917. all mail
oN rail shall be In cars entirely Of
steel construction.
Chairman Moons report disagrees
with the report from the postoffice
department that II has been self sus-
tainlne and finds a deficit instead Of
n surplus.
The report reproduces the report Of
the auditor OF the postoffice depart
ment and says:
These final figures from the audi
tor show deficit In the department for
che fiscal year 1911 Of ss27.S45.s4.
instead of a surplus Of s21s,11s.12."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
NEW FURNITURE STORE OPEN
ED.
Geo. III. Hurst now Ready to Give
Satisfaction In Furniture to All
Customers.

Geo. III. Hurst has opened his store
at the old j. ID. Craig Furniture Com
pany stand and is In every way
equipped for business. His establish
ment was opened several months ago
for undertaking and embalming and
he has now added complete line OF
furniture to- this business and will
from now on be ready to satisfy the
tastes Of everybody in classes OF fur
niture. picture framing and furniture
repairing Of all kinds.
Mr.. Hurst has been I'm the furniture
and undertaking business for quite q
number OF years. he having learned
the business under the late j. ID.
craig, ard having until recently been
connected with the j. ID. Craig Fur
niture Company. His stand Is on the
corner OF Canal and North Main
streets at the stand formerly occupied
by the j. ID. Craig Furniture Com
pany. which has been for sixty years
furniture store and an undertaking
establishments He has with him an
able force Of assistants. who are al
ways ready To attend to any Of the
needs Of his customers. prompt and
courteous attention to all being Mr.
Hurst's motto.
Besides his line of furniture. which
IL complete I'm all details. Mr.. Hurst
has secured the services Of n com
petent man for repairing furniture
framing pictures and doing all work
of this class. Special attention is Civ
- - 'Nio r00'v-c or tho establish
mont
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09

cess and proceedings shall be haG
and taken as in cases of default In
payment of poll tax.
Section 3. That every person in
said counties liable for said road
tax shall return himself for taxation
Tor such tax to the county auditor of
said counties In each and every cal
endar year between the 1st day of
January and the goth day Of Feb
ruary, and the county auditor is
hereby authorized and directed to So
licit and take such returns, and he
shall make out and deliver to the
township assessors of the several
townships Of said counties lists of
The names Of the person who have
returned themselves for taxation for
such tax in their townships. That
the township assessors and the coun-
~ supervisor and county commission
ers OF the. respective counties shall
add 10 said lists the names of all
persons in their county liable for
said tax and who have not returned
themselves to the county auditor and
the said lists shall be returned
promptly to the county auditor Of
said county. That said county audi
tor In each and every year, on or be :.
fore the 18th day Of October, shall
make out and deliver a list Of the
names Of all persons liable for said
road tax in said county alphabetical
ly arranged by townships. to the
county treasurer Of said county.
Section 4. That the said county
treasurers are hereby authorized and
directed to collect said tax and turn
the same into the road fund for said
counties. and the said county treas
urers shall keep book in which shall
be recorded by townships the names
of those paying said Communication or
road tax.
Section 5. In Oconee county the
labor to be performed on the public
roads by all able-bodied male persons
between the ages Of eighteen (1S)
years and fifty (50) years, shall be
two days or ten hours each, or In
lieu thereof shall pay the sum Of One
GID dollar, on or before the 1st day
Of March Of each year, subject to the
exceptions stated in Section / Of this
Act; Provided. That the provisions
of Sections 2 and 8 shall not apply
to Oconce County. but persons liable
to road duty and refusing or neglect
ing to perform the same shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor as Is pro-
vided by law.
Section 6. That all Acts and parts
Of Acts inconsistent with this Act be,
and the same are hereby. repealed.
Section T.. This Act shall take ef-
feet March 18th, 1912.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
SLAIN BY HIS WIFE.

Asheville, n. c., March 5.-Walter
"A. Harrison, 27 years old, was shot
to death by his 20 year old wife as
he lay asleep in bed this morning at
admitted that she shot him. though
she maintained that the killing was
accidental. Tonight she declared that
she was about to commit suicide when
her husband awoke and sought to
take the pistol from her hands. In
the struggle, she says. the weapon WIS
discharged the bullet taking effect
in the right side.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS.
IL. 1. Strauss Chosen Exalted Ruler
w. j. Scale Delegate to Grand
Lodge.

At a meeting Of the local post of
Elks Tuesday the annual election of
officers was held, the following Of
ficers being chosen for the ensuing
year: Exalted ruler, l.. I. Strauss;
Leading knight. j. II. Myers; Local
knight. III. "A. Mood; Lecturng knight
W. l.. Boyle; Treasurer, ]. M. Hardy;
Secretary, p. S. Finn; Tiler, j. H.
Forbes; delegate to the grand lodge.
w. j. Scale; Alternate. j. C. Huger
After the election of officers the
members of the lodge enjoyed a
smoker for the remainder of the
evening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09

your so-called challenge was issued
by authority Of Mr.. Roosevelt, whose
nomination for a third term as presi-
dent I understand you and your or
ganization are attempting to secure
respectfully yours,
(Signed) william b. Mckinley,
Director National Taft Bureau"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
COMMUTATION ROAD TAX.
The Law Requiring Payment OF o.
Annually I'm Lieu Of Road Work.

The following Is the text Of the
Act passed at the recent session of the
General Assembly to provide for a
communication road tax. The bill as
introduced applied to Sumter county
only. hut was finally amended so as to
include Kershaw. Cherokee. Spartan
burg and Oconee counties:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09

n n'ft to frOvioe fOr Communication
Road Tax for Sumter, Kershaw,
Chcrokee, spartanburg and Oconee
Counties.
Secricn 1. That all able bodied
male persons from the age of twenty
one (sD to sixty (e0) years. both in
elusive. In the counties of Sumter.
kershaw. Oconee. Spartanburg
and Cherokee. except residents
of Incorporated cities and towns.
shall ne required annually to
pay tSo $4,000 dollars as a road
taS. except ministers Of the Gospel
actually In charge OF congregation.
teachers employed in public schools,
school trustees and persons perma-
nently disabled In the military service
OF this State. and persons who served
In the nate War between the States.
and all persons actually employed in
the quarantine service Of this State.
and all students who may be attend
Ing any school or college at the time
when the road tax hereinabove pro-
vided for shall become due: Provid-
ed. however. That any OF the persons
comprehended I'm this section who
shall claim such disability OF disabil-
tiles "a would take them out OF the
class hereinbefore denominated "abie-
bodied shall be permitted to show
me same by a certificate Of at least
two repu able physicians practicing
in the respective counties. actually
furnished at OF after the making of
returns or the listing for said tax as
hereinafter provided. and such show
Ing shall be conclusive Of the exemp-
ton OF such persons by reason OF
such disability or disabilities from the
operation Of this Act. Provided. That
In the counties OF Spartanburg and
Cherokee the commutation tax shall
be one tt.O0) dollar. Provided fur
ther. that In Spartanburg county. only
able-bodied male persons between the
ages OF "a To so years shall be liable
for said tax
Section 2. That ell persons who
are required To pay said road tax, In
said counties. as fixed by Section | Of
this Act. shall pay the same To- the
county trcasurers of said counties be-
tween the 18th day Of October and
the 18th day of March In each and
every year. and II shall be expended
upon the public roads Of said coun-
ties. and In Kershaw county the same
shall be expended I'm the township
from which collected. and any fail
ure To pay said road tax shall be a
misdemeanor. and the offender. upon
conviction. shall be punished by n fine
Of not less than Five $3.50 dollars
and not more than Twenty-Five s25)
dollars or imprisonmeint for not more
than thirty (3O) days. out Of which
fine the magistrate shalt he allowed
To retain Two N2) dollars as com
pensation for his services therein
and the constable servire fhr t.r...'
one 500 dollar. anG tu. lm. pro-
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29
SPOUT SPRING.

Elder Goe. w. Mcintosh is
putting up pair of new stock
scales on his farm.
At E. Martins sale Thursday
articles brought only fair prices.
Some of the things were bid in
on account of the unsatisfactory
prices. .... 80.
Real estate in these parts seems
to be in demand. Two gentle
men from Lee county were here
the last of the week, each one
looking after the purchase of q
farm. sees ........ o..
E. Martin is moving this week
to Lexington where he has rented
a farm. Our best wishes 60 with
Mr.. Martin aud family. They
are good citizens whom we regret
to lose.
Joe Hall died at his home near
here Thursday afternoon of drop
sy from which he had been af-
fected for four years. Burial at
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

etored to its normal condition. hear.
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Gu.
tarrh, which in nothing but an III
famed condition Of the mucous SUR
faces.
We will give Une Hundred Dol
lars for any case CT Deafness cAu>-
I'd by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists use.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29
Juffersonlille.

A. White will shortly have a
sale and move to Dayton, Ohio.
A Miss Cotton, of Richmond,
is visiting Miss Virgo Holly, of
this place.
Mitchell Prayther, who has
been visiting relatives at this
place, has returned to Illinois.
Married, Thursday, February
22nd, at the home of the BRIDES
father, VIM. Smith, of this place,
NJ; Clyde IGEaaead to Mics
Clorie Smith.
W!D. johnson, who has been
living on the place of the late
Henry Hall, has moved to Grassy
Lick, and Thos Paisley will short
ly move in the house vacated by
Mr.. johnson.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29
Deafness Cannot be cured


by local applications, as they can.
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure dea fnnss. and that is by con.
stitutional remedies. Deafness il
caused by an infiamed condition Of
the mucous lining of the Eustach-
ian Tube. When this tube is in.
famed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when il
is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29
Wants and Class Rates Doubled.

The Hughes Postal Commits
sion report which was to have
been submitted to Congress DE.
cember LIST, has at last been re-
ceived by that body. 1t recon-
mends two.cent rate for period
icals instead of tho One.cent rate
now iii force.
The present rate went into ef-
feet in 1885, at a time when the
total weight of second class mat.
ter was only 100, 962. $50 pounds
and the postal revenue per CAPT.
ia u cents; now there are 893,
300, 1893 pounds of such matter
and per capita of postal reven-
ues of $3.50. These figures knock
the stuffiing out of every cOnten.
tion for an advance of the post
age rate. No other possible rea.
son has ever been given, or can
be given, for the great gain in
per capita revenue than the>cOr
responding increase in second.
class matter. Therefore, in the
face of these figures, what utter
unwisdOm to expect that by
going back to the old rate there
will be u gain in postal revenues.
The proposed increase if it is
finally passed will not disturb the
country papers very much, but it
will tend to increase the price on
all other classes of papers, except
dailies where they are delivered
by carriers
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

A charge of 25 cents, instead
If $1.32, for the delivery of a H.
pound package on rural free de-
livery routes, in is prospect, as
the result Of the action of Demo-
cratic members of the House
Committee on pOstOffices and
postcards in Incorporating in the
appropriations bill provisions for
4 tentative parcels post system.
The committee members also a.
greed upon a general domestic
rate of - cents and a maximum
package II II pounds. This is
the present international parcels
post rate.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

Nobody would have thought
that Col. Roosevelt could just
sit and sit and think so long.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

Would the Colonel accept his
party's nomination for Presi.
dent? But here is a harder one
Would a duck swim or a rooster
crow?
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

Joseph Fotk's withdrawal and
graceful attitude toward Champ
Clark's boom will not cause him
to lose friends. He showed that
he wanted to do right by the
Missouri Democrats.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

Socialist government is Onl,
costing Milwaukee 81, OOO, 900 in
crease yearly.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

the Christian church on Hard.
wick's creek Saturday. He is
survived by a wife and five chill.
dren.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

That Texas judge who fined
himself for licking the man who
called him a liar, should take an
appeal to the higher court.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

Before marriage he escorts
her to church; after marriage
she has to drag him there.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29
This after u Dem ocratic no,

on the eve OF q democratic pres
idential victory, does not look
as If business interests were
standing still, or had any fear OF
q Democratic president. As q
matter of fact, the business mel
of the country know that a Dem
OcIatic administration would moi
harm any legitimate industry
The leaders of the Democratic
house have proven themselves al
safe and sane business men al
any Republican leaders ever
were.
The gross earnings of the rail
roads for the first week of Febru-
airy were 9.8l per cent. better
than a year ago. For the fourth
week Of January the reports from
forty.fOur roads indicate a gain
over last year of 1927 per cent.
Reports for December show an
increase of net earnings over De-
cember, 1910, of no less than 7.6S
per cent.
Bank clearings last week were
better than a year ago.
Foreign trade in January was
very large. The exports ex.
ceeded those of any preceding
January except in 1908, and the
imports were larger than for any
preceding month with a single
exception.
III other words the pre-. election
forecasts of the standpat Repub.
licans to the end that the stag
nation of business would imme.
diately follow the election of a
DEMOCRATIC house, are not being
fulfilled. While it is true that
some of the illegal trusts which
have been thrOttling competition
and boosting the prices of the
necessaries of life are not partic-
ulsrly enamored with Democrat
ic procedure, legitimate business
understands thoroughly that it
has nothing to fear from Dem.
ocratic ascendency, and wei.
comes il.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

Trust magnates may give away
money, but not secrets.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29
Business Improving.

The business being done by the
railroads, steel mills, manufac,
turers and banks of the country
at the present time is considera-
blv in advance of that of year
ago.
And business men IN general
are preparing for improvements
and extensions. Financial ar.
engagements have recently been
made by several railroads for
raising 500, 900, 900 to be used in
extensions The Erie railroad
plans to expend $1O,OOO.OOO in
the next ten years for cOmplet.
ing the dOuble.tracking of its
main line between New York and
Chicago. The AtchisOn is rails.
ing $50, OOO,O for new work an0
equipment, and other companies
are preparing to put smaller a
mounts into improvement.
This after n Dom .,cratic hnusu
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29
CLUB RATES.

For the convenience of our sub.
scribers, we have arranged club rates
with the following papers at prices
below mentioned:
The TIMES and
Courier-JOurnaI $1.OO
Il" Cincinnati Enquirer Ito
4" Louisville Herald 90
- Home and Farm rs
1, land Farmer loo
American Farmer 30
I" Southern Agr,cultnrist rs
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-02-29

Our neighb6ring counties Of
Clark and Montgomery are kick
ing about being placed in the 9TH
Congressional district and petit.
tions against such action have
been presented to members of
the Legislature. Powell will be
very we'll pleased in either the
7th or 9th. Of course we would
rather be in the 9th, but it is u
case of being just anywhere SO
we get rid of John Langley be.
fore he runs over us on those
turnpikes he was going to build
for us few years ago.
This office is furnished free
editorials each week from Wash.
ington against the establishment
of the parcels post. The Times
is for the parcels post and none
of these editorials are used. We
think the opponents Of the par
GELS post are the express comp..-
MES only, together with what
few people they have misled.
Speaking of financlers, Clay
City and Powell county have the
country beat q mile. There are
hundreds Of labOrers here who
can finance a matter that neither
j. P. Morgan or John D. Rookie
Teller can do. They can manage
to live on wages which average
less than 81 90 per day.