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men engaged in battling with one of
these CONGREGATIONS can fully appre-
ciate their heroism and their resource
fulness az time when one must act
quickly. An example of this was
shown few years ago in the case of
Ranger Edward c, Pulaski. OF the
Occur d'Alene National Forest In
Idaho. Pulaski had charge Of 40
Italians and Poles who were trying
to quell large fire which had broken
out in the forest. They had been at
work for several hours when the
flames grew so threatening that 1t
became question of whether the
Ranger could save his men. The fire
was travelling faster than his crew
could make their way through the
dense forest, and tho only hope was
to secure shelter in some place into
which the fire could not come. So.
the plucky Ranger guided his party
at a run through the binding smoke
to an old mine he knew OF In the
Ineighborhood. When he reached the
opening he sent the men in ahead of
him. hung wet blanket over the
opening and stood guard at the door.
The fierce heat the sitting air and
! their wild fear made several OF the
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ing, the Ranger does have to divide
the sheep, at least, for the grazing
privileges come under his Jurisdiction
and he must acquaint himself with the
brands and marks of various owners
and know something of cattle raising
Trail And Road Builder.
Each year the Forest Service builds
about twenty seven hundred miles Of
trail, three hundred and forty miles
of road and at least twenty Ave hun
dred miles of telephone line, and all
under the direction of the Forest
Ranger who goes out with his crew
and pack animals to live in the wilds
OF the forest while tho work Is in
progress. Many times after long
days work he makes a solitary camp
far from human habitation. Sunday
is day of rest unless there is forest
fire. and he returns, If possible. to his
comfortable cabin set up under the
great trees, Frequently he has wife
and children. or at least some female
member of the family who is willing
to go into the wilds to keep him COM
pany, and there amid Nature the Sun
days are spent In peace and quiet. far
from the turmoil of city life. OF
""nsAA> tina Ranger must be in the
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dIW, and the odor of cooking grease
IN a hot climate Is nauseating to the
American.
Pulque.
The Mexican peon loves his pulque
% thin, starchy, ill-sme lling liquor
made from the maguey plant. 1t is
a cheap drink and is used exclusively
by the poorer class. It frequently
causes softening Of the brain. ruins
digestion and paralyzes the brain.
It's effect upon the Mexican at times
seems not unlike that of cocaine, and
so destructive has been It's work that
it has been we'll named the curse
Of Mexico. 1t is said that 10000 dol
lars worth of pulque is sold in Mexico
City daily.
Ignorant And Cruel.
As ignorance and cruelty go hand
in hand. the traveller in that country
Ia often sickened at the cruel treat
ment received by animals and human
beings who are unable to defend
themselves. The people are of the
Spanish temperament. easily swayed
and when their patriotism is appealed
to by an agitator they become wildly
excited and are ready to fight the
| world-with gestures and talk. Ir
! guerilla warfare they excel. and theii
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finest leaf comes from San Andres,
Tuxtla. in the State of Vera Cruz.
The United States. Germany, Norway,
Denmark and Switzerland are the
largest purchasers.
Rubber Is another Mexican product
still in its infancy, due to the fact
that owing to the unsettled condition
of the country mon are afraid to in
vest money in tho industry. Coffee
growing Is in the same condition-in
fact. all that Is required TO make this
naturally rich land blossom as the rose
is n stable government, which at
present might be classed as an ITO
plan idea.
The waste OF Mexico at present Is
beyond the Imagination OF those who
have not actually seen the mines lying
idle and the plantations unworked,
and all because Mexico refuses to al
low any other country to settle the
public questions or TO settle them her
self While It is true that education
is free in Mexico the peon has lived
in ignorance so long that he never
thinks of sending his child to school,
and the authorities do not bother
themselves to compel him to do so.
Prehistoric Ruins.
Mexico is land of enchantment 10
the traveller in search of beautiful
scenery and rare old relics OF the
ancient days. The famous ruins OF
Yucatan are we'll known. but these
are not the only ones. for scattered
all over Mexico are ruins Of cities
| palaCes templeS and fOrtresses the
architecture and extent of which are
amazing even to the advanced knowl-
edge of the present age. OF their
builders little or nothing is known
They may have lived thousands o,
years ago and may even have beer
! contemporary with the people al
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organized in 1870. No land can show
to be found among these picturesque
forest rangers who are doing their
work In the conservation of our forest
resources.
In some national forests look out sta
tons have been built and from these
the rangers are able to watch for
| fires In other forests he must climb
trees or high mountains in order to
observe. This makes the ability to
climb mountains an asset in the forest
rangers qualifications. A friendship
with people in his district will aid
him materially as they will frequent
ly assist him in tho lookout. His tele-
phones which he builds through the
forest must be carefully watched and
kept in repair as they serve him well
in gathering help when a forest fire
Is raging. His fire lighting tools, such
as spades. axes and rakes must be
kept in good condition and always
ready for service.
In California the ranger uses what
is known as a "speeder" for petrolling
railroad tracks to watch for fires
some Of the most disastrous forest
fires have been caused by these sparks
Not infrequently careless campers
who fail to put out their camp fires
are responsible for the burning Of
much valuable timber land. Each
year men Of the Forest Service extin-
guish not less than 1900 fires, near
ly all of them being put out before
| = ~ !, o1 .tr,l
lance Is the price Of getting at the
fire before 1t spreads. In particu-
larly dry summer the Forest Ranger
Is almost continually on the watch.
After the fire has spent Its fury the
replanting must be done for the forest
must be kept up and this work, too.
falls to the lot of the Forest Ranger.
The tree. like man, has seven ages
and the ranger must know how to
treat the tree during these ages
Seeding, sapling. large sapling. pole.
large pole, standard and set. The In
: FAINT mortality among trees must be
studied just as among human beings:
also where each kind will thrive, for
certain kinds will thrive only in GER
tain places, so the ranger must know
his trees just as the physician I'M
derstands the human body.
Siivlcs.
, This part of forestry is known as
"Slvics' and treats of the knowledge
, OF the relation OF trees to light, heat
and moisture. to the soil and TO each
other. The Forest Ranger makes
special study of this branch The
, value OF wood in our national life is
, well known for without it civilization
would be without many of Its neces-
stiles. Our whole land transportation
, Is practically dependent upon the for
ests which supply more than one nun
Z dred and twenty million new railroad
Ties every year In the United states
, alone, and this IL only one OF the util-
: tiles which depends upon the trees
, for its supply house, The Ranger
, must be an expert in woodcraft as
y well, for he may be called upon to
r travel the forest safely and surely
o either by day or night.
Q Must BE Resourceful.
He must know how to handle
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cruelty toward the wounded Is on a
par with the savage. An example
of this was shown recently at the
fight at Carrizal, when they cut the
threats of our wounded men who
were helpless on the field Horrible
stories Of torture have come to us
of the abuse of prisoners during the
numerous revolutions. and at one
time the treatment of prisoners was
so bad that General Hugh l.. Scott,
who was then in command at Fort
Bliss. sent General Villa a book on
how the civilized nations of the world
treated war prisoners. At that time
Villa was very friendly towards the
United States, due to the fact that
they were allowing him to receive
arms and ammunition, and he de-
clared that he would follow the rules
laid down in the book. He kept his
word for few days. perhaps, and
then the savage instincts of his ma
ture asserted themselves and became
his master.
The bull fight is tho national
amusement of Mexico, and one has
but to study the Mexican face during
one or the bloody orgies, Wnere horses
as we'll as the bull are killed in a most
brutal manner to see the delight evil
denced at suffering.
The greater part Of Mexico has
been developed by foreign capital.
and through this thousands of dollars
have been brought into the Mexican
treasury, yet in Mexico City there is
newspaper which every day pub
fishes at the top Of the first page
Mexico for the Mexicans." This pa
per Is strongly anti-American. They
! have no love for any foreigners and
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especially dislike the man from the
United States. Recently the agitators.
both men and newspapers, have In
creased this hatred by publishing the
most absurd stories of how the United
States is trying to acquire Mexico and
take away their liberty.
Just what liberty means to the Mex
lean Is a mystery, but at present 1t
seems to be license and anarchy.
Untold Wealth.
The country is one of the richest
in the world, containing as It does
untold mineral wealth in gold. silver
and copper Coal. too, is plentiful in
some sections, while the Tampico oil
fields are among the richest in the
world. Cattle ranches abound and
excellent horses and ponies are bred
in some sections. Many of these
ranches are owned by Americans
The State of Jalisco Is rich in the
sugar cane and cotton growing in
dustry. Unfortunately, the system of
railways at present constructed is
wholly insufficient for the demands
OF commerce. Several new conces-
sions for railroad building were
granted but the numerous revolutions
have prevented the work. Meanwhile
much of the raw material raised in
Jalisco goes to waste. The poems in
this section are the most orderly in
tho country Many of them work
peacefully In the cotton factories,
making unbleached muslin which is
mu1 in demand In Mexico The
poems there are far above the average
in their dress and manners, and many
of them still bear traces of the pride
of their ancestors of many centuries
ago.
Tobacco Is raised all over the coun-
try. the bright green of the foliage
hnlne met in eNerN dirnCtinn hut q
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Picturesque Beauty and
Natural Wealth of This
Revolution Stricken
Country.
Copyright, 1915. by The International
Syndicate.


Syndicate.
AAA ANY people of first class
power are apt 10 underesti-
mate the difficulties of con-
u L Quering a nation Of q lower
grade of civilization, and in conse-
Suence there is danger Of less prep
aration for such a campaign than
In conflict with a nation of equal
standing and Advancement in the arts
and sciences. Our own experience
with the Indians proves this. and
there was great sacrifice of blood and
resources in the desultory and rather
vacillating policy in dealing with these
original tribes Of the plains and the
desert. This was equally true in the
lase Of England during the Boer War,
and history will afford similar illustra-
lions from the national life of other
countries.
The Land or Contrasts.
Mexico is eminently a land of
picturesqueness, of romance and Of
wonderfully strange contrasts Mod
ern improvements have come upon
the scene, but the Indian with his
burro, the carrier with his burden,
and the old-fashioned village priest
have remained. Everywhere the old
and the new are seen side by side.
It Is this strange mixture Of the
ancient and modern that produces
such queer phases Of life as exist In
Mexico today. The old has refused
to give way to the new and higher
civilization. There are only two
classes in Mexico-the rich and the
poor. The rich are usually very
wealthy and frequently we'll educated.
while the poor suffer In the most alb
3ect poverty both in mind and body.
for besides living in filthy novels they
cannot read or write and have no
way Of lettering themselves.
Today the latter class OF people is
in such a wretched state that they
must enlist in the army or starve.
BY Joining General Carranza's men
they are able to secure food for them =
selves and their families as we'll. for
the women relatives OF the soldiers
act as the cooks OF the Mexican com
missary department and follow the
army wherever 1t goes. The Mexican
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Ninoveh. Traces of this ancient
are especially numerous in the Y
OF Oaxaca and at Militia, a great
OF prehistoric times, now the 81
a small Indian village. These
consist Of four distinct groups, VI
were originally of the same gel
style. Along the entire front 81
structures is a broad stone tel
broken by wide flights OF steps VI
lead to square Egyptian doorj
The structures, however, are a mal
contrast TO those of early Egypt
outer walls of Militia being comb
Of oblong panels decorated
typical arabesques about al
geometrical designs being empl|
They are composed of thousand
| small stones set into the face oi
building. The whole makeup oil
place is wonderfully impressive al
they were in Europe the inhabi
would be diverting the cours
rivers. II that were necessary, to 4
II com fortable for tourists who "
in the case OF Mexico one must en-
all sorts of discomforts and dar
in order to see these wonderful W
of vanished race.
Mexico City is perhaps the
known TO the average traveller,
Is n sort of America nized Ma
| There one sees the best class Of
lean and found plenty OF gayety ,
President and Madam Diaz were
social leaders. Today one rarely
| tourist or a Mexican social
ton. and the city seems 20 be
over to yelling newsboys who
newspapers filled with fictitious
counts of the heroism of the .
cans.
Bad And Good Climate.
The climate Is one Of contra 81 8
the northern and southern part
heat during the summer Is int
but In Mexico city and therea'
the climate Is delightful. From
terey 10 Juarez, where the Rio Gil
divides Mexico from the United s
the scenery impresses one as VI!
desert, dry valleys with cactus
scrubhy vegetation and low. ba
sun-haked hills, wide plains str
ing TO the horizon-a desolate r
where the sun beats down w
tropical ferceness that wears Of
strength Of tho white man.
Mexico is a land Of wealth in
erals. agriculture. prehistoric
and beautiful scenery-one OF
finest countries in the world.
long shall II be allowed 10 go 10
by the anarchy Of the people,
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A Brief Sketch Of the
Strenuous Life Led By
the Men Who Guard
Our Great National For
eStS.
<0~GUC 0a/2Se~ CJIT
A&1I21I<0GII12e(7IT
Ia L0CYEe q <I~oe
Copyright, 1916. ny The international
Syndicate.

Copyright, 1916, ny The International
Syndicate
T Is only within the last 10 or
~ years that the conservation
of our national forests has taken
u hold of the people Of the United
States and proper and adequate meas
ures adopted TO preserve tho wood
lands from the hand of the ravager
and the fortune hunter. The duty Of
enforcing the law against the law
less and the reckless is imposed upon
the Forest Ranger an officer sta
toned upon the premises and charged
with the responsibility Of seeing that
the rules and regulations Of the Gov
eminent are carried out.
Jack OF All Trades.
When one considers that the gross
area Of our national forests is nearly
100000 acres some Idea of the
vast tract of land which must be COW
cred by the forest rangers can be
obtained. Since 1905 the whole ma
tional forest force has been in the
Forest Service under the direction
and control Of the Forester, who has
a number of assistants such as fores,
supervisors, forest examiners, forest
assistants. logging engineers, lumber
men, scalers, grazing examiners and
forest rangers. The latter, however
must be Jack of-all-trades in his
line OF work. as he acts as timber
man, fre fghter, cattle boss. sales
agent U. s. Marshal. gardener. sheer
protector, surveyor. forester, game
warden. road warden. arrester o.
poachers. thieves and thugs, trai
builder, tree doctor, nursery man
telephone line builder, field man or
homestead jobs inside the forest linn
Its and weather man in some sections
Thus It will be seen that he is yer.
busy man. His work is PHYSICAL,
exacting. especially when 1t comes t.
fighting the great forest fires which
frequently occur in our national for
,ests
Fire Fighting.
Only those who have seen thes
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-10-26
MR. ANDREW PoSTON DEAD.
Town OF Post0n on Seaboard
Named for Him.

Florence, October 20:-News was
received in the city today of the
death at Poston, S c. this county, OF
Mr. Andrew Poston. an aged and
widely known citizen, farmer and
Confederate veteran.
MIR Poston was SS years old and
was a man of most remarkable ac-
tivity. He had remarkable men,
ory and was never more pleased than
when telling his friends of historical
incidents. Mr. Poston was well-to-
do citizen, and was the father OF
Poston, the new railroad junction
point on the Seaboard Air Line be-
tween Florence and Charleston. 1t
was he who gave the land to the
railroad in order that Poston might
be Poston.
MIR Poston leaves wife and sew.
eral children a wide family connec-
ton, among whom are many Of Flor
ence and Williamsburg counties
best people.
The funeral services were held at
Trinity Methodist church, near
Kingsburg, today and was attended
by a great outpouring of sorrowing
relatives and friends. The grave
was covered with many beautiful
flowers.
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Citation Notice.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
By P M Brockinton, Esquire, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, ] T Davis made suit to me
to grant him Letters of Administration
of the Estate of and effects of W H
McClary,
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors Of the said w H McClary, de-
ceased, that they be and appear before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Kingstree, 5 c, on the 18th day of
October next after publication here
of, at II o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they nave, why the
said Administration should not be
granted. 80, -.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
October, Ammo Dorlini. 1916.
P NJ BROCKINTON.
l0-i9-2t Probate Judge.
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The Anger Fish.

The auger fish, half fish, half
crab, is the terror of all vessels but
ironclads that use the south seas.
This creature, which is not bigger
than an almond, has a proboscis
like an enlarged gnat sting that can
bore through even sheet iron. Au-
ger fish frequent many of the Ia
goons of the coral islands and bur-
row holes for themselves in the
coral, but they have perverse
habit of doing the same thing to
ships lying at anchor, and the dam
age generally shows itself when
next the vessel is at sea in bad
weather, with disastrous results.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-10-26
Dependency.

When you feel discouraged and
despondent do not give up but take
a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and
you are almost certain to feel all
right within a day or two. De-
spondency is very often due to in
digestion and biliousness, for which
these tablets are very valuable. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
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HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING Wife
After Four Years Of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, ! could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, | would have severe pains
In my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for while, but | was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that nothing seemed to do me any good.
had gotten 50 weak ! could not stand,
and gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me a bottle Of
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, could tell it was helping me.
can now walk two miles without its
firing me, and am doing my work."
IL you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. lthas helped
more than a million women, in its 80
years of wonderful success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
# will do. Ask him. He will recon-
mend il. Begin taking Cardui today.
| Write 10: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. LADIES'
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for SlHsc,ot
INSTRUCTIONS on your and 6i-page book. Hong
| Treatment for Women" sent In Dlin wrapper. bbo-6
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Citation Notice.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
BY P M Brockinton, Esq, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, w p Moore made suit to me
to grant Mrs Eliza Moore Letters of
Administration of the Estate and effects
of B W Moore,
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish, all and singular, the kindred
and creditors of the said B w Moore,
deceased, that they be and appear
before me in the Court of Probate, to
be held at Kingstree, S c, on the 9Th
day of November next after publication
hereof, at II O'Clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they have, why
the said administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this 23rd day of
October. Ammo Domlni, 1916.
Pm BROCKINToN.
l0-26-2t Probate Judge.
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For a Muddy Complexion.

Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
adopt 3 diet of vegetables and cereals:
Take outdoor exercise daily and
your complexion will be greatly i'm
proved within a few months. Try
it. Obtainable everywhere.
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Executors Notice.

All persons having claims against the
estate of Cyrus Wilson, deceased, are
required to present the same, duly at
tested. to the undersigned at Hen j e.
way, S C, for payment, and those il
debted to said estate are requested to
settle the same. Il M BROWN,
Executor Estate Cyrus Wilson, de-
ceased. 1O-26-3t
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Lax.Fos, A Mild, Effective Laxative 6 Liver Tonic
Does Not Gripe nor Disturb the Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax-Fos
contains .Cascara in acceptable form,
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not gripe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. SOC.