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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16

Maggie may have that task all to her self. It will be great sport-out In tho open"
 Pearl hung her head in shame and crept off to the hole her mother had bid before. At this very minute in came Polly again, carrying In her arms poor, rough handling. The dog. had caught of 1t away. Tommy had-as his mother had predicted-lost a few of his lives. Had 1t not been. for the friendly inter- would doubtless have lost many more, for the dog was preparing to toss him In the air like ball when this boy grabbed the dog and strangled him till be relaxed my had been carried to his mistress, and she in turn had taken him to his mother
 old Tabby Cat looked pityingly at her son. Shaking her head, she said: ''Through wilfui disobedience you have lost several of your precious lives. You in the pantry where I assigned you a place to watch for mice. Take up your station there and do your utmost to re- night Is over shall tell you my plans for the morrow and the way in which you may spend your time for AS hours
 Though the punishment inflicted upon them by their mother seemed very hard to bear, Tommy and Pearl learned les son that was never forgotten in their after years.
 well, It was through mammals wise training that we became fine housecats instead of back-fence walkers and alley yawlers," said Tommy, several months after the incidents related above.
 Don't forget that a part of our success is due to the example set by our dear, washing her face as she chatted. And now let's go out and chase grasshoppers from the climbing rose.'
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ing Is too tame for me-"
 "Yes, this Is unbearable-this sitting ready to spring if something should come peeping out of little old hole that seems afraid to be seen eyen," replied Pearl, standing up and stretching her legs and tail. "f am afraid housing Is not to my taste"
 ''Nor to mine" said Tommy, walking from his location. Say, s'pose we go out into the yard and hunt. This place Is worse than coalbin. l don't fancy such quiet. I'm really becoming sleepy al ready"
 But what would mamma sayi asked Pearl. Wouldn't she be angry If she should come in and find we had aban- doned our plaeesr But as she. spoke Pearl left her corner and came to the side of her brother.
 "Why should she care where we work, so long as we are catching something?' answered Tommy. Its Just as necessary for us to learn to catch birds as to catch nice"
 'No, 1t isn't" cried Maggie. in sub ducd tone Birds do not annoy the people here In the house; the mice do. Birds stay out In the trees and mind their own affairs The mice destroy so much in the pantry and drawers that something must be done to get rid of them. We are not doing any good toward these people, who give us n home, when we leave the mice to overrun everything. while we run about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16

y lifted herself from the nest iG order to give the little Aedgling fcorl. She was in an ecstacy of delight when. Il moment later, she saw sHnny little ssathnr,esss ,ss head, wearing an immense 5Sl, pop Into the world. Thel rt If the sh1ll stepped --or rolled. 'Sther-a thy bit of oiri baby.
 Welt. when Mir. Wild Bird came hotae an hour later. carrying fine fat worm in hls beak. Mamma Wild Bird met hlm few feet from the nest and gave the good news. Immediately. Papa Wild, Bird transferred the worm from his bill to that Of Mamma Wild Birds and feyw, et once to the nest. where four baby birds looked up. opening their mouths for food To tell you how happy and proud Papa Wild Bird was nt that moment would be impossible. He huttered about the little ones for few minutes. as If caressing them, then, while Mamma Wild Bird sat on the edge of the nest and fed her babies the fine fat worm (which she pulled Into tiny bits) the joyful fellow took his seat on a tall bough and began to sing ss he had never sung before. The song was one of gadness. of thanksgiving, and 1t filled the woods with Its musc-music, alasi which caused the greatest woe to sbe house of Wild Bird.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16
BY HELENA DAVIS.

Maggie's quiet demeanor," remarked Mamma Cat with emphasis, as she turned il quick, warning glance on Pearl. You will find both silence and patience quite necessary in our business Now, all be watchful. l shall return to the kitchen and take up my post beside the cellar door" Then, just as she was going out at the door she turned once more with "Be wary and quick when the moment comes. Remember-the one who catches the first mouse may go with me tomorrow into the hedge and big vacant lot back of the house There the birds and grass hoppers fairly swarm" Then Mamma Cat departed on her velvet paws.
 After she had gone the three kittens sat at their respective places for few sec. onds in silence. Then, becoming tired of the quiet Tommy stretched and made a loud yawning noise in his throat. l wouldn't mind this sort of work If 1t moved along briskly," he said in low tone to Pearl, who was also becoming restless. Now If we were out of doors doors where we could run and scamper after things with wings there would be some use In hunting. want excitement. Nous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16

on canvas.
 It is said that during the first success full years of his life Titian sadly neglected his work, suffered royal disfavor there fore, and not till a rival for royal favors appeared upon the stage of art did the truly great painter realize the danger he was threatened with. Then he reused himself to his sense of obligation and worked diligently. With renewed vigor and fixed purpose he completed the mas terpiece he had long been working on so indifferently, the great canvas called .Battle of Cadore." This wonderful painting was destroyed by fire in 1877.
 Only in the last years of his long life did Titian show signs of decay in his art In 1566 he was still to be~seen at his easel with fresh paint on his Brushes. And at the age of ninety-seven he re- ceIved Henry III. of France, In his studio, where he still made a pretence of work ing. It Is recorded of him that at that time he displayed the keenest interest In all happenings, conversing with his past-time ease and enthusiasm.
 In all probability this great master of pencil md brush-the head of the Vene- tIan school of painting-would have lived to count his one-hundredth mile stone in life had not the plague that ravaged Venice in 1574 claimed him for . victim in his ninety ninth year.
 All the civilized world at that time mourned the death of the old, white haired and snowy bearded artist, who had enjoyed blessings during all the long years of his life,- whose path had led through gardens of roses.
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A FEW D0N'TS TO BE 0B.
 SERVED.

Don't write on soiled or torn sheets of paper.
 Don't write letters with lead pencil. It Is very bad form-not to say an unpar- donable breach of correct letter-writing
 Don't seal letter of introduction. The person to whom 1t Is given is supposed to inform himself of It's contents.
 Don't fail to enclose stamp to carry an answering letter to letter of busi- ness.
 Don't write careiessly. Spell correctly and be painstaking about your punctua- tion and the language In which you ex- press your thoughts.
 Don't send letter bearing blots or scrntchea. Make q new copy If necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16
Little Biographies of Big Masters.

This request was granted. but not i'll the year 1516, owing to opposition from a rival artist whose death occurred before the favor was bestowed upon the worthy Titan.
 It was in the year 1516 also that Titlan received the commission for his great Assumption of the Virgin, which re-
 Among Titians intimate friends and patrons he counted the noble and great princes of blood royal-even royalty It. self-and popes and emperors he knew socially and In a business way.
 Not much is known of Titian's domestic life. His wife died in 1530, leaving thu ', children, two sons and one beautii daughter, the latter proving to be h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16
Boys Soliliquy.

love to read kid stories,
 They're all so nice and good; They tell of lovely children
 Found by fairies In the wood. The fairies give them castles.
 And make them queens and kings; Present them with gold charlots And other splendid things. These story kids are never bad;
 They never sass their ma They always do what they are told They play no tricks on pa. But after I have read 'em through sort of wish, somehow. That I could read a story
 Of kids like them l know. I'd like to read about a boy
 What's just like my chum Billy; And also of pug-nosed girl
 What giggles and Is silly. story of a common kid,
 Like you find everywhere, What doesn't like to wash hls face And hates to comb his hair. kid what busts his buttons on, And never plays with toys, But goes about a-raising scraps
 With all the other boys. A kid what likes to play baseball. But ain't much big at school; A kid what all the neighbors call That smarty" or that fool" Now, If some story-writer will Of such kid please write, I'll buy his book and read 1t through. And call 1t out of sight. x u
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Not Exactly a Compliment.

A medical man humorously re-
lates the following little experience,
admitting that he didn't think it
particularly funny at the time"
"The driver of bus on which he
had jumped happened to mention
the name of one of his patients.
"It's a bad job about poor Bill X,
amt it, sir?'
"Yes," returned the doctor. Every
serious case. You know him, then"
''Know him." echoed the driver.
"We went to school together. Poor
Bill! l shall miss him."
'Oh, well, while there's life,
there's hope, y know" said the doc
tor. "iour friend isn't dead yet"
"No," gloomily returned the
driver. ''But | card as they'd called
you in this morning. Poor Bill"-
Glasgow Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
A SCIENTIFIC PUZZLE.
The UnsoIved Mystery of That Won.
derful Entity, Ether.

! Certainly, though no sane person
doubts the existence of the ether,
We are sorely troubled when We are
asked to describe it, for We are al
most forced to give it properties in
compatible with one another. This
you will see when | enumerate all
the functions which this utterly
mysterious entity discharges. 1t
conveys the force of gravitation. 1t
has the power Of vibrating from
side to side, and these vibrations,
according as they are fast or slow,
have the most varied results upon
lis. They all travel along at e
same speed, which is that of ligLt-
10000 miles second-but the
waves may oscillate from side to
side as they go, either two or three
times minute (or leSs) or even a
million times ii minute Tor more).
When the waves are very slow We
call them electric waves. When they
are little faster we call them
Hcrtzian waves and telegraph across
oceans with them. When a little
faster we call them Blondlot rays.
a little faster they are called heat
rays, or radiant heat. Alittle faster
they are called red light, then yell
low, and so on to violet. Then they
become invisible again, aS they were
before, and we call them ultraviolet
light. Then a little faster we call
them Becquerel rays, and the fastest
we know vet we call Roentgen rays.
l have missed out more than l
have named, and there are many
gaps vet to fill, but YOU will agree
with me that the entity whose vibra-
tionS cause electricity, heat, light
and Roentgen rays, besides convey
ing the force of gravitation, must be
very remarkable substance. And,
more than that, it is supposed that
all ponderable matter is really made
out Of the ether. BY ponderable
matter we mean matter which Is
subject TO gravitation and therefore
has weight. The ether itself, which
conveys the gravitation, is conceived
of as being without weight.
1t comes to this, then-that in the
ether modern science recognizes the
most profound of all its problems,
except that of consciousness. By
grayitation it makes the universe
one, by its movements it makes the
universe alive. and it is the stuff Of
which the material universe is made.
C. W. Saleeby in Harper's Maga-
zine.
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Wanted-COttOn Seed.

Having been appointed agent fer
the Buckeye Cotton Seed Oil Co.
for this territory | will be i'll the
market this season to buy cotton
seed. The company I represent is
one of the largest in the United
States and | am authorized to pay
the highest current prices. We es-
pecially want to buy seed in guam
titv. If YOU have lot of seed to
sell write or wire me. We are also
prepared to furnish ail cotton seed
products-meal, hullS, etc.
d J Epps,
kingstree, S Z
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Registration Notice.

The Office of the Supervisors Of Reg
iStration will he opened on the first
Monday in every month for the pur-
pose of the registering OF any person
who IS qualified as follows:
Who shall have been a resident oe
the State for two years, and OF the
county ore year, and Of the polling PEE
cinct in which the electOr offers to
vote four months before the day,4
election, ~Id shall! have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of tie cOnst I'll
ton of 1895 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. J.J. EADDY,
Clerk of Board
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Rev. J. W. Truluck, Pastor.

Scranton Baptist Church-1st
Sunday, Z p. N. 2nd Sunday II a.
NJ. th Saturday ahd Sunday II a.
III.
Eyergreen--lst Saturday and Sun
day II a. NJ. 3rd Sunday 3 p. NJ.
Cowards-3rd Saturday and Sun
day II a. m. 1st Sunday 3 p. m.
Plase observe and come,
Your Brother,
J. W. Truluck, Pastor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Poi.ons That Leave No Trace.

The late Sir r. Christison, NJ. D.,
Of Edinburgh, testified at trial
that there existed poisons which left
no trace of their work behind. He
was about to mention one when the
judge stopped him, remarking that
such knowledge was not desirable to
be bruited abroad. Next morning
Sir Robert was besieged with in
quiries contained in letters, asking
for the name of the poison. The
writers, of course, professed that
their interest in the matter was Of
an entirely scientific nature.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Rev. W. J. Wilder, Pastor.

Bloomlngrale Baptist Church
1st Sunday, II a. m; 3rd Sunda~
7:3O p. III.
Cedar Groye-1st Sunday $50 ?.
m.; 3rd Sunday, II al
Black Mingo-2nd Sunday, II a.
H.; 18th Sunday, 7:30 p. m.
Bethany-2nd Sunday, 4 p. m.;
4th Sunday, II a. m.
Turkey Creek-4th Sunday, 4 P.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Final Discharge.

Notice iS hereby given thar Hugh
Met utchen. guardian Of the persons
and Estates of Thomas and Wee Jennie
Mccutchen ha- this day made arpilca-
tion unto me for Il final diSc' arge Is
such guardian and that the 18th day
of October \. d.. l9U5. n - o'clock. Il
m.. Il: my office has been appointed for
the hearing of said petition.
s. McB. SCOTT,
Probate Judge, Williamsburg County
October end 190J.
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Rev W B Justus, Pastor.

In the Methodist Church at
Kingstree.
Preaching--Sunday morning,
II O'clock.
Preaching--Surday evening,
$50.
Prayer-meetiug g-Thursday
evening, $50.
All are cordially invited to
attend.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Her Dilemma.

He-I detest ragtime!
She-I hate it!
"Then why don't You stop playing
it long enough for me to tell you
that why don't you listen"
Il am listening. &c on"
"But l can't go Onto that rag
time"
"Oh, dear. And this ragtime is
the only thing that will keep Aunt
Susan out of the ROOM"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Human Nature.

After a long, weary search the
mal secured work.
How do you like your job?" we
inquired at the end of the first week.
'1'd like it pretty well" was the
reply, "but for one Il ing.
"What is that ?"
They're mighty sic V about Of
ferin' me day off, Philadelphia
Rulletin.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
A Close Resemblance.

"There are some points about
your writings that much resemble
Shakespeare" said the editor.
'Do you think so?" cried the de-
lighted author, who had brought his
contribution in with his own hand.
eyes," the editor continued, "you
employ almost the same punctus-
ton marks.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Rev. E E Erwin. Pastor.

1st Sunday: Kingstree II a m, and
Union 4 p. m.
2nd Sunday: Central II Il. m, and
KingsIree $50 p. IN.
3rd Sunday: Union II a N. and
Kingstree $50 p. M.
4th Sunday: Kingstree, II a. M,
and Central, 1 p. m:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Notice

On account Of the death Of II Hardy
all debts past due N F Hele, & Co.,
must be settled at once, or the same
Will he placed in the hands of attorney
for collection.
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How to
Save Money,

Money saved is money made.
For every Sl,00 you spend at
either of my three stores, I
guarantee to save you from 123
to 20 per cent. 1t takes 3 large
stores to hold our immense
stock.
In store No. located on the
corner, carry complete line of
Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes
and Clothing.
In store No. Owe carry a COM
plete and up-to-date line of
Heavy and Staple Grocer
les.
In store No. 3 we carry a
beautiful line Of
Furniture, Cook Stoves,
Mattings, Trunks and
Coffins.
An inspection is all We ask.
Call and see US.
Yours for Business.
s, V. TAYLOR,
(Successor to S. J. Taylor)
GREELYvILLE. S. @.
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WANTED: Clean cotton or
linen rags to use in cleaning
machinery.
THE COUNTY RECORD.
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LAKE CITY Still
ON The MOVE.
New BRICK MERCANTILE BUILDING
SCHOOL WITHOUT A PRINCIPAL
VARIOUS MATTERS.

Miss pllNt Duhdnl went 10 tllc
Columbia Female college last
week. This is her first year at
that institutional learning.
Cadet Metler Sturgeon Went
to Charleston Saturday to re-
sumo his place in the Citadel
Academy.
The framing of Mr. 5 W Cow
Idy's dwelling house. at the cor
ner of Acline avenue and Valley
street, is rapidly going up.
One day last week Il white
man had his storage battery
so heavily charged at the pow
er house" that he had to be taken
to the guard house in a cotton
sheet rolled up in the sheet
and bodily carried.
Mr. W r Bowen has contract
ed for the purchase of one of
MIR \ 2 Hatchell's dwelling
houses on Charles street. We
understand that Mr. Bowen and
family are arranging to move
here aDout the first of next year.
Mrs l. H Jennings nee Miss
Maria Croft of Bishopville has
donated to the new Methodist
church a splendid bell. 1t has
already been placed in the tow
er of the church, which is now
blildin%.
Mr. b w Stewart is getting
ready to build d brick house on
his lot on main street. This lot
is aDout sixty feet wide and the
building will contain, we under
stand. three stores. The eXCa-
walton for the foundations is
being dug and sand and brick
are being placed on the ground.
Again we say unto thee: eff
YOU get there before do, Just
tell them all I'm coming too
How is this? A man refuses
to sell his land at $500 an acre,
vet when he makes his tax re-
turns he Swears the same land
is worth only $40 an acre.
According to previous IAN
nouncement a meeting of days
began at the Baptist church
last Sunday. The pastor is be-
assisted by Rev j A Brunson of
Elloree.
Mr. G f Timmons has secured
the Fillmore residence on Acline
avenue and will move his family
here from South Rocky Mount
about January first next.
Miss Eleida Burns, who is
teaching near Mr. j M Matthews,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
town.
Last week we stated that a
principal for our school had at
last been secured, Mr. S f Bar
ron, of Rock Hill. He wrote
the trustees applying for the
place and naming the salary he
would accept. This letter was
answered at once and by wire
telling him his offer was accept
ed. Notwithstanding this, Mr.
Barron, for some reason, declin-
ed to come. So the school is
still without a head. Those
pupils who are above the sixth
grade were sent away, and the
two lady teachers are trying to
get along IS best they can with
the remaining children. This
is sad state of affairs. Several
boys and girls who ought to be
at school right here at home
have gone to high schools in
this ond other States. Now
those children who are so unfor-
tunate as to belong to a grade
above the sixth, are sent home,
and two young ladies are left to
struggle with horde of kids,
some good, some bad, and some
Indifferent.
DR. l. B Salters. whose coming
was announced some weeks ago,
is here ard is taking hold Of
the situation so as to put him
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Pastors OF Charges in Williamsburg County
arc Invited To Publish il this Column their
Schedule OF Appointments Free.
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\ capitatiOn tax OF one dollar on al
male persons between 81 and 90 years
of age-and 30 mills on all cattle, sheep
goats and hogs Anderson. Suttons, and
part of Penn TownShlp.-AlSo 90 CTS
per head on all dogs.
After Dec 3l>t per cent pedalty fer
Jan. per cent for Feb. and ) per cent
penalty for March will be added. After
March 18th Tax Books will close and
execution issued COmmntation tax
S1.O0 for year 1906 payable until lst
day of March 1906.
will be at the following places mem
toned bt low for collection Of said taxes
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NO 41.
Tax Notice.

The tax levy for year 1905 is as fol-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-28
Mr.. WlTTE SAILS.
Annoyed at Delay, As Russian ENJOYS
Are Behind Japanese.

Oh arsbourg, France. July 2I.-The
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse with NJ. Witte and
his party on board. sailed for New
York from here at 100 p. NJ, today.
NJ. WHITE. the chief Russian plenipo-
Tertiary. who il a passenger on the
steamship, having embarked here al
ter passing the night ashore at a hotel.
whence he sent a long dispatch to St.
Petersburg. appears to be sOmeWha
annoyed at the delay, the Russian
peace. party being already late when
compared with the Japanese. The Rus
slams were most interested in reading
the press dispatches describing the ar
rival in New York of Baron komura
and his party and expressed the hope
tnat the japanese conditions would
readily be as moderate as sent forth in
the dispatches received here.
Owing to lack of accommodation at
the hotels some of the passengers of
the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse were
compelled 20 pass the night on board
the North German Lloyd Steamship
Cos. tugs. in sleeping cars at the rail-
road station and even on the pier.
NJ. Whites family accompanied him
on board the steamer, where he was
greeted by Capt. Cuppers and received
his mail and several kilograms. After
affectionately taking leave of his fam
lily NJ. White said smilingly, 81 hope to
return SOON"
The fog having somewhat cleared
away the steamer sailed. Nine. White
soon afterwards left Cherbourg for
Brussels.