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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
A FAMILY
MEDICINE
In Her Mothers Home, Says This
Georgia Lady, Regarding Black
Draught. Relief From Head
ache, Malaria, ChiIls, Etc.

Ringgold, Ca Mrs. Chas. CASTOR.
Of this place, writes: "I am a user
Of Thedfords Black-Draught; in fact,
1t was one Of our family medicines.
Also In my mothers home, when
was child. When any Of us child.
rem complained Of headache. usually
caused by constipation. she gave US
a dose of Black-Draught, which would
rectify the trouble. Often in the
Spring. we would have malaria and
chills, or troubles Of this kind, we
would take Black-Draught pretty reg
ular until the liver acted well, and
we would soon be up and around
again. We would not be without It,
for 1t certainly has saved us lots of
doctor bills. Just dose of Black
Draught when not SO we'll saves @
lot Of days in bed"
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
In use for many years In the treat
ment OF stomach, liver and bowel
troubles, and the popularity which 1t
now enjoys Is proof Of It's merit.
II your liver is not doing its duty,
you will suffer from such disagree.
able symptoms as headache, bilious
ness, constipation, indigestion, etc.,
and unless something IS done, serious
trouble may result.
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found valuable remedy for these
troubles. 1t is purely vegetable, and
acts In q prompt and natural way,
regulating the liver to its proper
functions and cleansing the bowels of
impurities. Try 1t. Insist on Thed-
forda the original and genuine. n 20
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
VIRGINIA SCHOOL TEACHER TELLS
WAY To RELIEVE STOMACH TROUBLE E

olson, a school teacher at Van Dyke.
Va.
Teachers, professors, doctors, sur
geons, hospitals, and people all over
the United States during the past
thirty years have praised this nat
ural, highly concentrated iron in
liquid form as put up under the Fer
rodine Chemical Corp, trade mark
"A-I-M." This trade mark is the
users guarantee of quality and full
strength. 1t is on bottle and carton
and Acid Iron Mineral may only be
bought in original bottles.
Any man or woman, needing more
strength, richer blood, and better di-
gestion and appetite, can, by using
this iron. hope to feel an immense
improvement in their general health
inside couple of weeks. Being
powerful, economical and harmless, it
makes an ideal tonic for seasons of
the year when the blood needs cleas-
ing and one feels run down. Get a IL
ounce bottle at your druggists. This
bottle of which few drops mixed
with water and taken after meals
makes a powerful dose. Get bottle
today.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
An Astronomical Mirror.

One of the most remarkable scientific
Instruments yet devised is that con-
structcd by Professor r. w. Wood to
aid the work of astronomers. This Isl
an astronomical mirror, the rejecting
surface of which is revolving mercury
elaborately protected against vibra
tions. and it magnities in proportion to
the speed Of its revolutions. \ metal
dish containing mercury and turning
on bearings carries on it's edge a series
Of magnets. Encircling. but not touch
ing them. is an iron ring. BY motor
power this ring is made to revolvc
upon bearings separate from those Of
the mercury cOntaincr. but its mag
nets, attracting those on the contain
crS edge. cause the latter also to re-
VOlve. Centrifugal force compels the
mercury TO form n concave surface,
perfect so long as free from jars. This
apparatus is sunk in well fourteen
feet deep and set upon a solid founda-
ton to eliminate all ordinary shocks.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
TAKE "CASCARETS" IF
HEADACHY, BILIOUS
AND CONSTIPATED
Best for Liver and Bowels, Bad
Breath, Bad Colds, Sour
Stomach.
Get a 10-cent box.

NeL d lU-CcIlI DOS.
Sick headache, biliousness, coated
tongue, head and nose c!ogged up
with a cold-alwayS trace this to tor
pid liver; delayed, fcrmcnting food in
the bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter cloggcd in the in
tcstincs, instead Of being st out OF
the system is rc-absorbcd into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes conges-
tion and that dull, throbbing, sicken-
ing headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 1O-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
1T WAS A NOISY CARGO.
But 1t Completely Cured the Skipper
of His Fear of u Boats

| VI '''S rear OF ~ SoatS.
n skipper who took Il cargo of loco
motives across the AtIaIHic when the
! U boat warfare was at its worst gave
this ringing story of the trip:
! we left Philadelphia with sixty To-
comotlves, all incaScd in huge wooden
boxes, intact and ready to be taken off
the snip and placed Immediately on the
tracks to start dragging ammunition
trains to the front.
The Delaware was as smooth os g,
pond as we made our way down to
the bay. but the first wavelets that
struck us at the capes started some
thlnS that made me want to take a
header off the bridge. Every one of
the sixty locomotive bells in the hold
began to ring! And they all kept ring
ing all day and all night all the way
across the Atlantic
AT first / thought of going bnck to
dock to have the bells taken OF. Rut
that would have amounted virtually to
unloading the whole cargo because of
the manner in which the locomotives
were slowed. 1t would have meant n
weeks delay, and l was supposed TO
get to sea as quickly as possible. So
we put out that night with those sixty
mad bells going hammer and tongs
continuously.
II thought we would all lose orr
senses. Sleep was out of the question.
1T was like ringing eight bells eighty
times II minute in sixty different KEYS.
You've seen Sir Henry Irving in the
play The Bells| Well. it was like
that, only this was no play, but real
life. 1t seemed, as one member of the
crew who is by far too imaginative
said, as If the ghosts of all the MUIR
dered ships were changing up at us ont
of the depths Of the ocean. warning us
OF the boats that had Uttered the sea
floors with their bones
1--WE fell in with some nasty wealth
er as we neared the other side. The |
vessel rocked and tossed. and every |
time she plunged n whole cataract of |
bells went tearing down toward perdi- |
ton. We're in the U boat zone,' re-
marked the man at the wheel to me |
one night. 'Goodr / cried. 4 hone a
torpedo hits us soon. Then perhaps
I'll get some sleep
THE destroyers that met us didn't
know what to make Of us. They
thought we had all gone crazy drunk
and were trying to tell the u boats
exactly where we were. But | told
them l was cured Of the fear of U
boats forever. er.'-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
What Is a SapIino?

/ The soldier who thought 'sapling''
Eas young pig was evidcntly Il SOM
erSetShire man, for correspondent
writes: Highly amused, | read aloud
your 'sapling' story to friends. When
had finished n Somersctshire woman
who was present asked, Well, what do
you call n saplingT a young tree I
replied. rs it? she replied. Now, I've
adways heard young pig called sap
rsafs-iiA ss-iiAa-SamefsetshiEe.' Further inquiry
revealed that others say the same"
From which we gather that the soldier
came from Somerset. while evidently
his officer did not-London Chronicle
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
For Three or Four Years Suffered
Himself With Indigestion, Lack of
Appetite, and Would Often Have
Nervous, Dizzy, Vomiting
Spells After Breakfast
TELLS HOW HT CURED HIMSELF

81 was suffering terribly from
stomach trouble and indigestion. I
had suffered three or four years and
after trying several patent medicines
without getting relief I was greatly
distressed. | lacked a good appetite
and after breakfast I would have
vomiting spells and dizzy nervous at
tacks due to the condition of my
stomach. After those years of suf-
ferinr Acid Iron Mineral was re-
commended to me as a great remedy
for such troubles and was COM
pletelv cured Of Indigestion and sick
ness after using two bottles. 1t
helped me when nothing else would
and believe it will help others with
the same trouble because I know
what it will DO. 1t is a great blood
purifier too" declared Mr.. F. G.. Ad-
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
INVESTING MONEY.
What One Bank Has to Say About Re
Estate Mortgages.

S'o oSHN 10 Gay SNpouS reg
Estate Mortgages.
The president of one of the numerou(
savings banks of New York city rd
Gently had occasion to resort to statid
tics to prove his contention that red
estate mortgage investments mad
with intelligence, knowledge Of condi
tions and conservatism were the safes
form of investment. His request OI
clerks for figures brought forth thI
fact that in the last thirty years hi
bank had lent upon real estate secu
rity the enormous sum of 100000, ,OU
and that a loss of but $4,000 in rount
figures was incurred in this manipula
tion during oil these years.
Thus the bank has invested Of depos
itory funds ut the rate Of $3.OOO,ON
annually, receiving an average Of pc
cent, or S1J0,0OO, in interest and pay
ing its depoSitors an average Of 4 ne
cent. or S12O.OOO. leaving balance 70
the bank of 100000 annually. Agains
this surplus there is the comparativel
insignificant charge Of 81 800 yea
loss during n period of thirty years.
This record, significant Of the no
only safe but profitable business i
mortgages, is tnat of one of the small
or banks in the savings group of Ney
York city.-NcW York Post.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
FAMOUS PAINTINGS.
There Are Three Undisputed Mani
mas In This Country.


Andrea MantCgna. the brilliant mi
ter of tie paduan school U431-1l
was distinguished among the Itall
masters OF the renaissance by a p|
tic style which made his figures
canvas not so much an expressionI
paint as of carved marble or mold
bronze.
OF all the painters OF his time
was generally regarded by critics
being most sensitive to the beauty
rounded form as distinct from outll
Mantegna died in Mantua in power
due not to lack of appreciation. but
his own extravaganza.
The works painted by Mantegl
apart from his freScoeS and the te
pera pictures of the Triumph Of c.
sar," now hanging in Hampton COZ
are not numerous. Authorities seem
agree that not more than thirty-f
Of the so called Mantegnas now
tant are to be accepted as authentic.
In America there are only three
disputed Mantegnas. One is the 81
Grafton of the MaGi,' belonging to
John S. Johnson collection in PhilaC
phia; another is the Madonna O
Child" Of the Altman collection in
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, and
third is the Madonna and Child"
Mrs. Jack Gardner's collection in B
ton.-New York Times.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Fooled Both Ways.

A sportsman came to grief at the
first fence. Pluckily remounting, he
met the same fate ut the second at
tempt. Asked the cause OF his dis
asters he said: 1T vos like zs. Ven
We komS TO Zc first fence | did link my
horse vud jomp. bot he did not iomp.
so l vent over his head. Won We kOm ,
to Ze second fence | did link he vui
not jomp. and he did jomp. so vent
over his Stail."-Milwaulic Free Press
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10

| ton. If the tax pay er has stated what
he deems the true value, and the
property is assessed for more than 30
per cent of value stated by tax payer
he shall be notified of the increase
The same standard is to be pursued
in taxing all classes of property, such
as bank shares, textile industries, oil
mills, cotton mills, railroads, horses
and mules and other property
throughout the State, to the end that
each tax payer shall pay taxes upon
the same proportionate part of the
real value of the property owney by
him as is paid by every other tax
payer in the State. This is required
by the Constitution. For this reason
it is necessary that the tax payer
make true returns of the market val
ues; that they lie verified y the
township or other local boards Of
assessors and that the same per cent
age, namely 80 per cent, of all such
market values shall be taken as the
basis for assessment of all classes of
porperty.
The tax payer, when he makes hi
returns, is required to swear to what
he honestly believes is the market
value of his property, and the oath
must be administered to the tax
payer by County Auditor or other of
ficer authorized to administer an
oath; and this information is to be
used by the County Boards when they
undertake to ascertain the market
value, and to take 80 per cent thereof
as the taxable value. New returns
must be made in 1913. A mere re
ference to former returns will not be
allowed. In case Of personal prop
erty not listed or returned in 1918.
the penalties by law will attach.
If the adoption Of this common
standard results, as it probably vii!
in an increase Of the aggregate as
ScsSed value Of property throughout
the State. the danger of excessive
taxation will be avoided by the action
Of the General Assembly in authoriZ-
ing reduction of whatever levy may
be fixed by it to such a rate as will
only raise the amount of appronria-
tions made and authorized by law.
The levying of taxes is entirely with
in the control Of the Legislature. The
assessment Of taxes is entrusted to
the County Auditors, Boards Of A.
cSsors, Boards Of EqualiZation the
Tax Commission and the Tax Board
Of Review. If the tax officers fail
to do their duty injustice must fol-
low.
Respectfully yours,
South Carolina Tax Commission,
A. w. Jones, Chairman.
6O-tf.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Political Assassinations.

The first three months OF 1913 were
notable for their political assasSina-
lions. There were tivc-thc Turkish
war minister, Nazim Pasha. Jan. %:
the premier of Salvador. Manuel T..
Araujo, Feb. 4: the president and vice
president OF Mexico. Francisco |. Ma
dero and Jose Pine SuareZ Feb. %.
and King George of Greece. March 1S
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Round the Circle.

Friend-Why do you maintain such Il
large Office force?
Financicr-To prevent outsiders from
bothering me.
But l thought that was what your
executive secretary was for"
"Oh, no. lie is here to prevent the
Office force from bothcring me."-Life
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Now They Don't Speak.

Tho Img"nuc-Did you see the review
of this show in the Morning Blatti
1t said ! was rarely beautiful The
S"nbrctic o. So rarely they might az
well say Hcvcr.-Chicago News.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Perseverance.

He that hath the patience to attend
small profits may quickly grow tc
thrive and purchase. They be easier
to accomplish and come thicker So
he that from everything collects some.
what shall in time get a treasure Of
WISDOM Fcltham.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Reason For the Chance,

"Your speeches are not as entertain.
ing as they used to be-"
"Well,' replied Senator Sorghum.
maybe I'm improving. People now
adays are getting so thoughtful that
you can't expect em to vote for you
simply because you can make 'em
laugh. Washington Star.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Notice to Taxpayers
Office of
South Carolina Tar Commission
7l0 Palmetto Building.

Columbia, S. c., Dec. 20, 1917.
To the County Auditor and the Town
ship Board of Assessors, for Union
County.
In view of the Constitutional re-
quirement that all property shall be
assessed upon a uniform basis, and
in order to prevent inequalities aris-
ing from different standards of as
sessment in the different Counties of
the State, the Tax Commission, after
4 conference with the County Audi
tors and the Chairmen of the County
Boards of Equalization, has adopted
fifty per cent of the true. reasonable
market value of property as the com
mon standard upon which all assess
mcnts Of property for the purposes
Of taxation. regardless classes,
shall he made throughout the State
in the year 1918. This standard will
apply both to the assessments ORIG
inally made by the Tax Commission
and to those originally made by the
Township Board Of Assessors.
You are therefore, instructed, in
+ovno,,or s+atoi, .lo oo,,, oou;,,o.
fou .ho ",.,,,,o g ,ho .,u ,,o,.y tho
true market value Of the property in
question, which, in his opinion, rep
roso,+s a.. can 1no a1,,o
~ .bo oronor.,, Til, + :; ooouao,.oa
with tbo oath nr;r+od a. tho hotto,,,
of .bo .ov o+,,,, :, ,,,,;.L .Lo &C.,.
novo. is roon;rod - sov tbo4 rn
nronor+v rotn,,,ed NV him. :, ri,od -,
who, bo boro.tl,, ho,:o,os - /, :.
n,orko+ ,oj,o Wbor .bo rot,r,- ,,o
So takoo thc,, oro to bo trr,od ovor -
and rassod imam ~, tho +o.r,,l,i,, or
otber local boords of osseesors ,rbo
shall inouirc into the volpc nloced
unon tho nroner+v hv tho tav mayor
and vorif,, the voIuo CO stated hv tho
+ax noyar
morEn, vaInc If tha rronort,, j., ouos-
tion. the townsbine or othor local
Ioards of oseossors cbou ossoss IN
Dcr cent or ono-boIf tboroof 90 ,bo
value If tho nroncrtv for pr,.nosas or
taxation. and write so,nc IN tho col
umn for valuc hv tbo County Ro,.ls
will he left blank to he uscd wv ,ho
County Boards in couolizino or
CHANGING the assessments made NV
the township boards uboro tboy frd
il necessary in ordor n remove ino-
qualities that NAV occur in nossino
on the senarate nieccs of nronar+v
In assessing real estate each ,o+
farm, plantation or senara+e marcel
Of land is 70 be senaratelv returned
with a statement as n the number of
buildings thereon, with the value Of
the buildinc stated senarate,v from
the value of the lands. an dso describ-
ed as to be identified bv the local
Board Of Assessors and other tax off
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
limo and Place.

"There is a time and a place for ev-
erything"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum
sadly. And it's rather unfortunate
that one Of the most reliable ways to
attain publicity is to say something at
the wrong time in the wrong place.
Washington Star.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
A GaudY Xulture.

In the South American forests is
round the most beautifully colored of
all VulturcS, and it is the true king
over the black vuitures and turkey
buzZardS. Its plumage is OF delicate
cream. with black quills, and the head
Is brilliantly colored with red and
orange.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Not In His Lima

Tho Leading ITcavy-Hurry with my
order. ann accustomed to being
served in Il hurry. The Waiter--I don't
doubt il: but am no sheriff.-Puck.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
"A CASH PRIZE

$500 in Gold will be given the child
that brings the greatest number Of
our Yellow Kid advertisements, either
cards or newspaper cuts to our store
on Dec. "a, 1917. 36-4mo
BAILEY BUILDERS SUPPLY co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
The Slams.

Miss Gladys got no fewer than six
gold headed umbrellas for birthday
presents"
She must he something Of a reign
ing Baltimore American.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Father Knew.

Tommy what is glutton
Tommy's Pop-A glutton, my son, is n
grown man who can eat almost as
much as small boy.-Philadelphi
Record
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10

Let man overcome anger by love;
let him overcome evil by good, the
greedy by liberality. the liar by truth.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10

The wise prove, the foolish confess
by their conduct, that n life OF employ
ment Is the only life worth leading
Paley.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
Two Standpoints.

Shc-NIrS Scraggs dresses IN awful
taste. Ir-I know she does; I've tast-
ed her Baltimore American,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10

The tax imposed by bad roads is
heavier than that imposed by good
ones.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
RU2-MY-TESM

VIII cure Rheumatis-n, Neu-
ralgia. Headaches, Cramps, Collie
SprainS. Bruises, Cuts. Burns, Old
Sores, letter, Rine-Worm, Ec-
zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. 25c
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10
$ E a B o a r p
AIR LINE RAILWAY co.

The Progressive Railway of the
South
Steel Equipment
ObseIvation-parlor-cafe cars
Tnru Coaches and Slecpers
10 principal points North, South,
East and West.
For rates, schedules or other infor-
nation, call on nearest Seaboard Tick.
ct Agent or write
Fred Geissler,
Asst. Gen1 Pass'r Agent,
S. A. L. Rwy., Atlanta, Ga.
c. S. Compton,
S. A. Il Rwy., Atlanta, Ga.
Travelling Pass'r Agent,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10

Respectfully yours,
South Carolina Tax Commission,
A. w. Jones, Chairman.
Soft.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10

Columbia, S. c., Dec. 20, 1917.
To the County Auditor and the Town
ship Board of Assessors, for Union
County.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-04-18
DIR. PRINTUS WALKER.

The above is a capital likeness Of our
good friend and countyman, DR.. Prin-
tus Walker. who next Tuesday will
graduate from the Cincinnati Veteri-
nary College and will Immediately re.
turn to his home county to practice his
chosen profession.
We wish to congratulate Or. Walker
for the rapid success he has made pro.
fessionally and together with his num-
erous friends. welcome him back home
and wish for him every success IN his
chosen work.
The Garrard County Fiscal Court.
recognizing his ability, appointed him
County Live Stock Inspector, which
duties he will perform in connection
with his other work.
His popularity and worth are attest
ed TO. by being elected Vice. President
of his class. containing fortY-six grad
yates. an invitation to the commence
ment exercises. being sent 10 this
office, for which we are duly grateful.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-04-18
STATE FAIR PRIZES.
1918 Show Will Have Largest Premium
List In History. Auto Racing.

Various important plans for the 1918
Kentucky State Fair came up for dis
cussion before meeting OF the Ken
lucky State Board of Agriculture in
Louisville last week. A premium list
Of SIS, 600 was adopted. this being the
largest amount ever offered in the his
tory Of the fair and alraost double that
of many previous years.
Automobile racing will be featured
on the last day of the meeting, Satur-
day, September a. Drivers on the
automobile racing circuit, which in
cludes the state fairs of Minnesota,
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Texas. will
participate in the events. Among the
drivers will be Fred Horey, who drove
Barney oldfeld's car to worlds rec
ord on TIE Pacific coast recently. J.
A. Sloan, Of Chicago. will handle the
races. He was formerly connected
with the St. Paul aud Mime spolis ball
clubs.