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Learn About Your Eyes Unto everyone ls given tho right to investigate, but many remain ig norant on the most important sub jects by accepting hearsay as facta. We give the WHY, WHEREFORE AND PROOF for everything we do in our our op tical work. .. # We are rca?y to show you whether you have eye trouble or not and to prove that glasses will give you relict, investigate our system, loam thc im- . portancc of thoroughness and scien tific training necessary to one who professes to treat the eye. KO CHARGE FOR CONSULTATION The Shur-Fit Optical Company 310 S. Main Street GROUND FLOOR FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS FOB SACKA':HE MONEYS ANO QLAOQEP WELL KNOWN AGRICUL TURAL EXPERT ACCEPTS PROPOSITION TO COME TO ANDERSON BEST MAN IN HIS . LINE IN STATE Will Open Up Office in City end Use Automobile in His Work. Has Had Long and Valuable Training. Mr. W. D. Garrison, who is consid ered by those who are in a position to judge of such matters to be the best.agricultural expert in the State of South Carolina, and whose work lu this Stute has attracted * attention from all over this section of the coun try, announced yesterday that he hud accepted a proposition to come to An derson a? farg> demonstration agent : Saved Girl's Life : "I want to tell you what" wonderful benefit 1 have re- jj J eel ved from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught," writes Jr J Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky. S "It certainly has no equal for la grippe, .bad colds, J ? liver and stomach troub ss. I firmly believe Black-Draught ? J saved my little girl's life. When she had the measles, 8 J they went in on uer, but one good dose of Thedford's W Jr Black-Draught made them break out, and she has had no JJ jj more trouble. I shall never be withoi*? BLACK-DkAUGHT In my home." For constipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi ly ness, malaria, chills and fever, biliousness, and all similar pg ailments, Thedford's Black-Draught has proved itself a safe, 4P reliable, gentle and valuable remedy. . 1 ft If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black ft. Draught It is a medicine of known merit Seventy-five ? years of splendid success proves its value. Good for ., JL young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents. | Guff AGP J for tills county. * Negotiations between Mr. Garrison and Prof. W. W. Long1, State agent of the farmers' coopera tive demonstration work, with head quarters at Clemson College, had been on for some time, hut lt was only yes terday that Mr. Garrison^definltely de cided to accept the proposition held out to him. The now demonstration agent formally entered upon his du- j tics yesterday. Mu. Garrison will move his family to Anderson and will make this county his home. He will open up an office !n the city and will I make UFO of an automobile In carry ing on his ?work throughout the couu m IM Splendid Man. The announcement ti.at Mr. Garri son hus decided tb accept the position of demonstration agent for Anderson will be received with keenest interest throughout the county. The good that will result from his scientific und practical knowledge of farming being brought to the service of tho farnr-.j of this county is inestimable. Prof. I.ong considers him the best agricul tural axpert in the Slate today and a man that any county would be ex tremely fortuuate In securing as dem onstration ogent. Mr. Garrison will take an active interest iu all matters pertaining to agriculture and will give to the farmers of this county the benefit of his long and valuable train ing in the complex art of agriculture. He will look after the hoys' corn club work also. Greenville YY.tuted Him. A short while ago Mr. Garrison was elected demonstration agent for Greenville County, bu', he did not ac cept the position. Mr. Garrison has had valuable training lu the agricultural line. 7Hc worked on his father's farm, In An derson County. #jitil .ie was 20 year? of age. at which time he entered the CleniBon Agricultural College. At thc age of 25 Mr. Garrison graduated from Clemson in the agricultural course with the degree of bachelor of science In September 1903 he again enterec Clemson, where he , took a three months* poBt* graduate course In agrl culture under Dr. Haven Metcalf. June 1. 1904. Mr. Garrison was ap pointed by the late J. S. Newman U the position of superintendent of tin Clemson College coastland experlmen station,? located near Charleston. Thi duties of this position were to plant cultivate and harvest all. kinds of for age crops, grain and truck, for th purpose of determining the possibill ties, of such crops for the lower paT of South Carolina, to test the yiel per acre and the profit that might b obtained'to an acre. In addition t his dutte* at this station be did coop crntive work with the department t agriculture, under the direction of Mi Orton, the spraying of cucumbers t control the cucjr?bor blight. In July 1906 Mr. Garrison Wi transferred to the Clemson Collei farms of the_ South _Carolina exper Just lift * ' ? ?ri ? * ? <t - theR off the Hook .V .-...vf InrHE Bell telephone is sb simple that a child or servant * or blind person can operate it as well a* you can. Just lift the receiver off the hook and a trained operator re sponds instantly, prepared to render efficient service such as only human intelligence can produce. In the dead of night you can use the Bell telephone, and ; 1 even if a light is not convenient you have the assurance that th? operator will respond when you.lift the receiver from' the hook. Recently burglars who entered a Jacksonville, Fla., store accidentally knocked the Bell telephone receiver from the hook and the intelligent operator failing to get a response, Lcalled the police and notified the owner of the store. Such human service as this makes the Bell telephone an indispensable business asset and an invaluable protection for the home, Are you a subscriber? * I ^g?jg^gs. II SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ' AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY ^|g^ -... ",- . ? " i^m^-. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 342. rTeeUy, E.tabUshed i860; D?fljr, Janis, ?1?. ANDERSON, S. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS WAR DECLARED BETWEEN TURKEY AND RUSSIA ment station, his duties here being to i have charge of all practical work of , the experiment station, to plant and harvest all crops planted under the supervision of the director of the ag- < rlcultural department. ? In July. 1908, Mr. Garrison was I transferred from Clemson College to Summerville, to the position of mper- j intendent of tho coast experiment station. The duties of this position were to reclaim eighty acres of low, wet. craw-fish lands uv tile drainage. After the drainage was completed aud the soil sweetenedt Mr. Garrison deni, onstrated that crops could be grown on such land at a handsome profit. October I, 1912, Mr. Garrison re signed his position at the expermient 1 station to aeeept a position with thc Charleston Farms, a corporation of : Charleston, as general manager. The duties of Uii-; position were to take charge of 2..'00 acres of land. 10 miles north of Charleston, for the purpose of demonstrating the possibilities ol 1 such I.-.nd for the production of field crops. It was also his duty to aid i prospective farmers in the handling I of such foils under the conditions that are found In that section of the coun- i irv. YOUR SICK CHILD IS CONSTIPATED! LOOK AT TONGUE If cross, feverish or bilious give "California Syrup of Figs." No matter what ails your child, a gentle, Uiorough laxative should al ways bc the first treatment given. If your little one is out-of-sorts. half sicfl. isn't resting, easting and act i lng naturally-look. Mother! see If tongue ls coated. This is a sure sign ! that it's little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with waste. When i cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad or has stomach-acho, diarrhea, sore throat, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "Califonia Syrup of Figs." and in a few hours all the con stipated poison, undigeutd food and Bour bile gently moveB ou', of its lit tle bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless "fruit laxative," because it never fnlls to clonase the little one's liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly love its pleasant taste. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit .fig ayrups. Ask "your druggist for a 60-cont bot tle of "California Syrup of Figs ;" then Bee that it is made by the California i Fig Syrup Company." , i -1- i OOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I o a i o NEAL'S CREEK NEWS , o i o o I , o o o o o o ii 0 o o o o o o <? o n o o I We .regret to announce the illness of Mrs. W. C. Burrlss. and trust ?ho will soon be restored to her usual good health. Miss L'.zzlo ICiy returned Saturday from Belto?. where she spent a few c;?ys with telntJ:.*,p. Mr. James Smith, who married some time ago, is occupying a house on his fathers. farm. Messrs. J. P. and Willie Cobb went to Greenville Saturday, carrying the household goods, of Mr. Frank Stan sell, who has moved to that city. Miss Genie Erskine has gone to Bel ton to spend, some time with her sis ter, Mrs. A. Y. Shirley.. Mrs. Vernon Elgin of Abbeville vis ited the family of Mr. J. A. Elgin last week. A large monument%was erected Sat urday in memory of Miss 'Alma Elgin, whose body was laid to rest, in Neal's Creek cemetary last December. Mr. Willis Martin, who on account of pneumonia ? was forced to return home last winter from the Citadel for rest, has returned to that Institution. He expects to bring with him his diploma at the close of Gie present session. Mr. Cbarles^Cobb spent Sunday near Belton with friends. The road from Neal's Creek church to Belton was greatly improved last week by the uso of the dtag. and great satisfaction was expressed over. the change. Thu remainder of thia road has been lett alone, except a small portion near Anderson. If those liv ing in that section don't ^atch out, they will let the enterprising Belton spirit beat Utera. Good ~oads mean more business for towns which they enter. Last Sunday, though cold, waa one of the most favorable Sundays we have had this vear. !s the absence ci rain and mud. there should have been a much larger attendance at Sunday School here. Come next Sunday, and enter heartily into our new p|an for enlargement. ? Remember, if you at tend church only once a month, the regular preaching jay. you are losing three-fourths of the tlrae^ .God has given you, In which to assemble your selves ID tho bouse for public worship. Does one-fourth satisfy you? Does it satisfy Christ? Not if you can do better. So come out next Sunday, and Vt ?.?, - a "nitMiy ????* M->st<-'\s causo and got: Ute salvation o? toe loot in our country. Old and young, and middle-aged come, for ench of us needs the other. A number of graves in the cemetery here are in bad condition, and ?ios? who have relatives burled here should look into the matter, and see if this statement applies to them. The graves ot departed lovat! ones should pot be neglected. ^_J. T. M^jNN. I' 7 ?> o TOWNVILLE SCHOOL o1 o ^ o ooooooooooooooooo _ TOWNVILLE, Jan. "IO. -Tho monot ony of school work was var ?od on l'rl day afternoon when a number of the student? recited JccUpnation. It was a very interesting enertalnmcnt \?lsg es Mae Shirley, Annie \lay l.eubitter. Doria Price, Alliiie Nicholson aud Christine O'Neal and .Messrs. Virgil and Edward Ledbetter, (?ny King and Thurston Whlttleld were among theo on the program. Miss Roberta Nichol son who was present as a visier gave several selections in her uscal captl -Dting style. addln-.'. much to the en joyment of the occasion. Among the visitor* at school this week have been: Misses Ituth O'Neal, ??uiHie Craft, and Roberta Nicholson. This week, or rathe,* the last two Jays, the students have been standing their regular monthly evnminations. Some of the teachers are using thc new readers, recently added IO the library and are obtaining ex? ellent results, especially In the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Recorder ...-.V; ?8 v'.***4" 4)j ' ? ** II ' * i ". Had More Cases Yesterday Than For Several Weeks Past. There was a fairly good crop of of fenders yesterday In the recorder's court .and as a result the clty'B treas ury waB enriched by several good and lawful dollars. The following cases were disposed of: Will Telford, drunkenness, $.".. J. M. Leslie, drunkenness. Ed Uawknight. loud swearing and disorderly conduct, $5. Henry Bulentlne, carrying unlawful weapon, a pistol, S5Q. Will sadler, Sue Harmon and Char lie Harmon, fighting, loud swearing and disorderly conduct, ?."> each. Henry Rutledge, drunkenness, $5. Will Clark, lighting and disorderly conduct, fa. Will Pitts, fighting and disorderly ?onduct, $5. DEMOCRATS LIME PP WITH REPUBLICANS ... (c m. O' . ? 'I (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) mt of the difficulty. Some sought conferences with Progressive Repub-1 Ileana, Sena'^r Norris, who had of-1 Cered amendments several days, be-1 (ore which would strengthen the per- j inancy of the proposed government snterprise, told senators who offered to accept lils amendments that they .aine a few hours too late. Will Consider Amendments. Amendments will be. considered in the Democratic caucus tomorrow. The caucus also will endeavor to find a way to get the Republican progressive support without recommitting the bill. If. this fails and the biU is recommit ted, many of ifs most sanguine sup porters insist that the measure is iead. for title session. Canvassing!the Situation. ? Democratic leaders tonight, were :uuivassln? the situation. ^Absent De mocratic senators who may return tomorrow are Smith, of South Caro lina, and Lea, of-. Tennessee. Re publicans absent, however, .who are expected to return are Penrose and 3ofT. Senator Williams said tonight that the most optimistic prognostics-, tion on a preamble line-up on tim mo tion to recommit the, bill left the De mocrats one veto short. Will Pass the Bill. Despite the feeling of some of his colleagues. Majority Leader Kern to night would not admit -defeat, and in liunounclng the call for the caucus he declared "we will pass the bill yet." In his speech denouncing the ship ping Interests Senator Reed declared advocates of these Interests were not so much anxious about preserving the peace ot the United States as they were for their ability "to continue to charge shipper' 'our or five prices for hauling American gooda..'' , ***** **** "Gentlemen from States wlv*re the shipping trust ts strong are practical ly ail opposed to thia hill." ho suid. "Aa I look over ihe Hst .of senators who still are here who were members of tho senate when the shipping tr net HOW WE LAUNDER YOUR SHIRTS We launder men's neglige shirts a little better than most laundries do -a little moro thc way you want ye rs laundered. We give them . areful wash lng, starch them without stick ing up the sleeves and body with surplus starch aud we iron them so they flt and look like new. Wo shape the cuifs to lit your wrists, and give them a linn, stiff finish, and iron their edges smooth. You'll like this work. undretook to put Hs trairda-in the American pocket for th* extraction of.a ship' subsidv, ? ,nd nearly all cf them wer? in favor of a H -.baldy and cheek by ?o.vl wirti the shippi ..- tru.f in its a/.cm,??cd told on th-? United State? treasury. ;>nd I als.i ?Iud them now in gt<:of\i1 r.iod bfc?'?s J, or. ti.o last two or tliree roll calls the vote has indicated sulTlclent Democratic defection possibly to accomplish de feat of this bill., "Every man here today must ans wer for his vote. Every man will answer for his vote on this bill ns he must on every hill. But there should bo uo possible misunderstanding with the people of this country as to the exact situation prp?ented hort," "Tho shipping trust." the Missouri senator continued, nt tho very moment war was declared, entered on a sys tem of plunder, extorting enormous .urns from American citizen? endea voring to escaile from war scenes to their native shores. Of the president's determination to glvo relief from "extortlonabl . freight rates," the Benator said: "Hersaw tht> cotton op. the wharven and grain in the warehouses awaiting shipment with shin ow m rn demanding 3i toll nothing abort of robbery. Ile Baw, while some or us were -talking of a larger* navy we had no ships to carry coal or oth-irwlte set. as auxili aries. He suggested this measure, and Jn every action except thia where there was a conf?rence or caucus he I received the unanimous support of his I sarty, "Hut the shipping truat. got busy. I wonder if we are to duplicate thc record of the Spanish-American War when the shipping trust sold the gov ernment vessels and then again bought themi back at such' outrageous prices that. I wondered that the os trich stomach of the senator. , fro. Utah did not rebel at that." "If thia present bill is killed." con tinued Senator Reed, "the shipping trust will continue to bold^the country n ita grip-to take all in Its con science, and its conscience would per mit it to rob the grave. "I congratulate my old. friend, thc shipping trust, there'.will be many a bottle of champagne broken tonight If the Democratic party ls broken-If the trust is strong enough to make men turn their ba/cks on their pjnrty. lo copient thc insurgent and' stundpnt patter." Wilson HUH Confident. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1- Preuident Wilson still feels confident the ship purchase bill will be passed despite today's unexpected turn when nine senate Democrats lined up with thc Republicans In an effort to send the bill back to committee. He conferred at length tonight with Secretary Bryan and Senator John Sharp Wil liams and later it was indicated at the White House there would bo no lot-up in the fight. "We can beat them and wc will beat thrin." said Senator Williamn on leaving the White House. "Op ponents of this bill kpow as well as 1 do that'the president will not not buy war In carrying out the provisions of the measure. Men who vote against the bill will have to answer to their constituents." Bi H. Sexton of Starr was in the city yesterday for a short while. Try lt. ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY 'PHONE NO. 7. ?Kn IrmdH mi ?ttltniK' "^WMlIt C*ff ^T^fa^kJi SnsCKow hU? ?Jd throurfl ^?i>W? *}> ?ft viS J^v-/-?^!-- .JtO* ley?, it^conuiu* no Binai* aepmtr^ } ^ *N ^ ^^^i^V^^^r^ ^ ja ia^-???B*pi^?f?hric thnt faprecMcal.r^t? ^\ N *> "V ^ s. SfrJT^^W^ H rowett und tuon ?unible fence produced ?ny ^>txS; s V S NM"*^ mer- vascH to (mt.-,.?; ??,v rn:u>. FARM, I.Awarratra H ? N tvtw&rv 7s" ^? CHICKEN Jud f>H'I,TRY V^RU andOABPEir. A?k for ^ ^ S?iElKC LV ^ ?tirtoted feso* ewu.otrt? (Ami e?r w?iitrttiie?nse lidj*) cud ' ^^mH&w' ?>. ^^^^^ ^^^^^ i