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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17

spati dys TAX pOzoruju, re to co
sem 81 vzdycky domnfval Sc doka-
zalo, totiz re Nemecko rychtovala
Srbsko pro jednoho kluka toho
kaisera Vilhelma, a jezto Rakous-
ko je slouhou NGmecka dostalo pc
fell by Srbsku vypov6d6lo valku a
tot Sc VI, re by no snadno udolalo
a pax by jeden syn kaisera tam
byl kralikem. To co tax vypada-
10 Sc uskuteGnilo, nebot nejnovejSf
zpravy pfinaSi, Re prime Eitel Sc
stall kralem Srbska. To Sc ma sebe
hodf jake pest ma vOko.
Kaiser ma jeste Gtyry syny pro
kere nema trGny tot Sc vi jake
mnohej ten farmer kouka pro kaz-
d6ho syna jeden KLEIN, TAX ten vi
lem kouka jeden trGn pro kazd6ho
no syna. Nejstarsfho ma jiz "a
opatfen5ho, nebot die prava prvo-
rozenstvf Sc pc smrti stane elsa
fem Nemecka, druh5mu prave ted
dial darem Srbsko, a ted Sc starej
vilem drba "a uchem jak ty druhf
syny sfxovat. Nejlepsi by Sc ov
Sem mu libiIo kdyby tax jeden byl
kralem Francie, jeden Anglie, je-
den Spoj. StatG, a ieden Ruska, a
pax tata a synove by vesele vladli
cel5mu svstu. Bude Sc YAM toh-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Teiilno Stories % Old peop4e.

There is one development Of
story telling which seems to have
been very little oonsidered-namay,
the telling of stories to old people,
and that not only in institutions OF
in quiet country villages, but IN the
heart Of the busy cities and the
homes of these old people. How
often, when the young people are
able to enjoy outside amusements,
the old people, necessarily confined
to the chimney corner and many Of
them unable to read much for them.
selves, might turn to the joy Of
their childhood by hearing some Of
the old stories told them in dramatic
form. Here is a delightful occupa.
ton for those of the leiswed class
who have the gift and much more
effective way of capturing attention
than the more usual form Of read
ing aloud.-From the cart Of the
Story Teller" by Marie L. Shedlock.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
UGH CALCMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLY SICK
Stop Using Dangerous Drug Be-
fore II Salivates You!

You're bilious, sluggish, ,constipated
and believe you need vile, dangerous
calomel to start your liver and clean
your bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for a so cent bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone and take a
spoonful tonight. If it doesn't start
your liver and straighten you right
up better than calomel and without
gripping or making you sick, | want
you to go back to the store and get
your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and
nauseated. Don't lose days work.
Take a spoonful of harmless, vege-
table Do6son's Liver Tone tonight
and wake up feeling great. It's per-
fectly harmless, so give it to your
children any time. 1t can't salivate,
so let them eat anything afterwards.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
A Lazy Man.

A worthy old citizen Of Newport
who had the reputation Of being the
LATEST man alive among 'them hill
locks" so lazy, indeed, that he used
to weed his garden in rocking
chair by rocking forward to take
hold of the weed and backward to
uproot it, had way Of fishing pc
culiarlv his own. He used to drive
his old white faced mare to the spot
where the tautog (blackfsh) might
be depended on for any weight, from
two to twelve pounds, backed his gig
down to the water side, put out his
line and when the tautog was safely
hooked started the old mare and
pulled him out.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Contract to be Awarded
To Repair Stock Law Fence.
SPECIFICATIONS

Starting at public road at c NJ Kinds
place to where it connects with wire
fence near Santee public road, about "a
mile in length. Right of way must be
cut out and cleared of all distractions
feet each side of fence. All posts must
be feet long. of long pine heart, not
less than inches in diameter, dug or
driven in ground IS inches. 10 feet
apart. strand good galvanized barbed
wire 8 inches from ground; 2 inches
above galvanized barbed wire, 26-inch
galvanized wire, 6 inch mesh; above
the 26-inch field wire, 2 strands of good
barbed wire; must be placed 4 and 6
inches apart, respectively. There are
now strands of galvanized barb wire
on this piece of fence, the very best of
which can be used. All wires to be
stretched taut. Above contract to be
awarded to the lowest bidder at the
County Commissioner office Tuesday,
March Z, 1916, at IL o'cloock 2.
J N HAMMET,
2-24-2t County Commissioner.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
RHINE VALLEY GOLD.
Plentiful In the Days Of Caesar, Whe
Exacted Heavy Tribute.

In the time Of julius Caesar the
prolifcacy of the Rhine valley il
gold must have been very great. fol
there are frequent allusions to gold
spoil in his account Of the conquest
Of Germany, and his remittances OF
gold from this country to Rome were
very heavy. The method employed
to obtain it was to impose tribute
Of gold upon the conquered and en-,
force it at the point Of the sword
This simple but efhcacious method
continued IN vogue for several cen.
turies until the Roman empire be-
gan to decay. As this decay pro.
ceeded the vigilance Of the imperia!
officers Of the revenue became re-
laxed, and the slavery of the Ger.
man gold washer came to an end.
Between the fifth and tenth cen.
turies it is probable that the Rhine
washings, which had grown to Be
odious from the slavery connected
with them, we're abandoned. Dau,
bree (1s46) says that at one time
the magistrates Of Strasbourg leased
out the privilege of washing the riv.
er for gold, and it is probable that
similar powers we're exercised BY
other municipalities. By the yeal
171s the washings had become SC
poor that the share Of the Stras-
bourg magistrates was only four OF
five ounces of gold per annum. In
1916 the entire produce was esti.
mated at thrty-six pounds troy. \
writer of little later period stated:
'eAlany Of the gold seekers are wo.
men. They seize a wooden bowl
charred inside to render the glisten-
ing grains more readily visible, kick
off their sabots, pull off their stock.
ings, tuck up their frocks and wade
into the Rhine. After securing o
bowlful of the auriferous sand they
select the soft side of some emer.
gent bowlder for seat and 60 tc
work. The stones and pebbles are
raked out of the bowl with the fin.
gers, then a sort Of sitting and gy.
rating motion is impaired to the
bowl, which is held low enough il
the water to permit the surface oI
the sand to be washed off, and &C
little by little all the sand is washed
out of the bowl and the gold re
mains at the bottom. Each bow
contains a cubic foot of sand and
about one-ffth of a cent in gold p
Arponaut.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Notice of Election.

A petition, signed by the required
number of qualified electors and free.
holders, residents of Singletary school
district, No "a, in Williamsburg county
and State of South Carolina, and pray
ing the County Board of Education for
said county to grant an election in said
district for the purpose of voting an
extra tax of eight (8) mills, to be used
for school purposes in said district, hav-
ing been filed and said petition having
been granted and election ordered,
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton for above named purpose will be
held at the school building in said Sim
gletary school district Saturday. March
4, 1916. Poll will open at 800 a. m. and
close at 400 p. m. The undersigned,
by virtue of their office, will act as
managers of this election and will can
vass the vote. w L MOORE,
] w JoHSToN,
2-24-2t Trustees District No 54.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Registration Notice.

The office of the Supervisor Of Reg
istration will be open on the 1st Mon
day in each month for the purpose Of
registering any person who is quail
fed IS follows:
Who shall have been a resident OF
the State for two years, and o: TIE
county one year, and of the polling pre-
cinct in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day OF
election, and shall have paid, SIX
months before, any poll tax then ius
ari payable, and WHO can both rest
and write any section Of the conStitD-
tion of 1895 submitted TO him by sh,
Supervisors OF Registration, or win
can show that he owns, and has paiC
al! taxes coilectible on during tht
present year, property IN TINS STATE
assessed at three hundred dollars OF
mOrE, II a MEYER,
Glark of BOarG
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Didn't Awe Him.

The members of a Greek letter
fraternity from a southern univer'
sity were being shown through the
library of congress. They were ap'
parently stricken dumb with admi'
ration of the beauties of the build
ing. But the atmosphere of awe
was dissipated when one OF the par
tv, red headed youth, exclaimed
fervently:
"Gee, fellows, wouldn't this make
a dandy frat house?"-St. Louis Re
public.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
portssoad's Decline.

Portugal has not always been the
small affair that it Is today. The
little country once meant 9 grea'
deal more than It does at present
To Portugal belongs the honor o.
having been the leader IN fifteenth
century exploration and discovery
Her great prince, known as Henry
the Navigator" may wen b called
the father Of deep sea navigation
It was owing to bis zeal that the
voyages began which were TO end IN
the circumnavigatiou Of Africa and
the finding Of the way to India. Un.
til well into the sixteenth century
Portugal was rich in colonial pos
sessions and was not without great
weight in the diplomacy of Europe.
but by the close of the century hel
decline began.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Slam.

The kingdom of Siam covers ar
area of about 200, 900 square miles
and the last census gave total pop.
ulation of s,149,487. The highest
temperature of about 106 degrees F
in the shade at Bangkok is usually
reached in April and May and the
lowest of about 80 degrees in De
cember and January, the latter two
months being the most suitable fo1
tourists and commercial travellers te
visit northern Siam. The spoken
and written language is Siamese, but
for commercial purposes the Eng
hsh language is in general use.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
500 Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper VIII be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all It's stages. and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. there
by. destroying the foundation Of the dis
eak. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting g
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have 80 much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Notice of Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,


COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
Court of Common Pleas.
F Rhem and D D Rhem, copartners
trading under the firm name and
style Of F Rhem & Sons, Plaintiffs,
vs.
John Morris, Defendant.
Pursuant to an order in the above
stated case signed by his Honor, Judge
] w DeVore, on the 7th day of Febru-
ary, 1916, will offer for sale at public
auction before the court house door in
Kingstree, S e, on sales day in March.
to-wit: the 9th day of March, 1916, be-
tween the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described tract of land:-
Cali my John Morris's) interest in,
of, or to all and singular that certain
piece, parcel or tract of land lying, be-
ing and situate in Williamsburg county,
State aforesaid, belonging to my father,
Wilson Morris. and bounded as follows,
to-wit: On the North by lands Of F E
Taylor; on the East by lands Of F Rhem
& Sons; on the South by lands of Sharp
er Presley, and on the West by lands
of DR. ] S Cunningham" "
Purchaser to pay for papers.
2-17-3t HO BRITToN.
Clerk of Court for Williamsburg Co.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
EARLY ALMANACS.
The First We Know Of Are Those Of
the Ancient Egyptians.

The first almanacs-that is to say
the first historical-were of Arabian
origin and reflected the local genius
of the people in very striking way
They served as models in other
countries for hundreds of years
The oldest known copy Of such Il
work is preserved in the British Mu,
scum and dates back to the times OF
Rameses the Great of Egypt, who
lived 1900 years before the birth Of
Christ. 1t is written on papyrus in
red ink and covers a period of six
years.
The entries relate to religious Ger
emonies, to the fates of children
born on given days and to the regu-
lation of business enterprises in ac-
cordance with planetary influences.
'Do nothing at all this day." is one
of the warnings. 'If thou seest
anything at all this day it will be
fortunate" is another entry. "Look
not at rat this day." "Wash not
with water this day." "Go out not
before daylight this day." are some
of the additional cautions.
This almanac was found in an old
tomb and is supposed to have been
buried with its Egyptian owner when
he was converted into a mummy for
future explorers to dig up and dis
sect in the interest of science and
literature.
Next after this in point of age
among the existing specimens Of an.
cient almanacs are some composed
in the fourth century. They are
Roman church calendars, giving the
names of the saints and other reli-
gious information. The Baltic na-
tions, not being versed in papyrus
making, had calendars engraved on
ak helves, walking sticks and other
articles of personal use. The days
were notched with q broad mark for
Sunday, and the saints days were
symbolized in various devices, such
as harp for St. David's, a gridiron
for St. Lawrence's, a lovers knot
for St. Valentines, and 80 ON. The
Saxon almanacs are numerous and
contain historical as well as coolest
astical entries.
It is possible to trace IN these
curious records all the changes of
popular belief and taste They were
prepared to meet the current de-
mand and to constitute systematic
story of what took place IN success
sive periods and how knowledge m
creased with the revolving years.
We owe to them most that we know
of the people for whom they were
made and by whom they were m
dorsed.-Christian Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
PRESIDENT WILSON FIRM
I'm HIS Attitude For Sea Rights
of Americans.

Washington, February 25:-Pres-
ident Wilson, at the end of two days
Of agitation in Congress for action
warning Americans off armed mer-
chant vessels, wrote a letter to Sen
ator Stone. chairman Of the Senate
foreign relations committee, stating
that he could not consent to the
abridgement of the rights of Amer
ican citizens in any respect.
THE honor and self-respect of
the nation is involved" he said.
I'VE covet peace and shall preserve
it at any cost but the loss of honor. "
The President expressed hope that
explanations of the declared inten-
tions of the Central European Pow
ers to sink all armed merchant ships
without warning would put differ
ent aspect on a situation which now
seemed to present insuperable OBJ
stacles. I'VE have had no reason to
question their good faith or fidelity
to their promises in the past" he
added, and | for one feel confident
chat we shall have none in the fu-
ture."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
In Hard Luck.

Appealing to a lady for aid an old
darky told her that through the
Dayton food he had lost everything
he had in the world, including his
wife and six children. "Why," said
the lady, 'T have seen you before.
and l have helped you. We're you
not the colored man who told me
you had lost your wife and six chL
dren by the sinking of the Titanic p
eyes, ma'am, dat wuz me. Mos
unfortnit man dat eber wuz. KANT
keep a family nohow."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Thorouahly Pessimtstic.

"Why don't you announce your
self as a candidate !"
Because" replied Senator sor.
ghum, 81 don't believe could gel
nominated. And if 1 did get nomi
mated I couldn't get elected. Ane
if 1 did get elected l couldn't fill
the position properly. And If l die
fill it properly l wouldn't get much
credit for it anyhow. ."-Washingtor
Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
How She Earned 1t.

"Cultivatt a little more sunshine
in your disposition, my DEAR" said
Mr.. Dubblty. ''Happiness and sue
cess in life depend upon the quanti-
ty of rays one emits."
Every well, John," replied Mrs:
Dubbley; '1'n do my best, but l
think I'd be happier and more sue.
cessful into the bargain if you would
emit a ten dollar raise IN my ALLOW
ance."- ."-Harper's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
HELD Your LiVeP-It Pays.

When your liver gets torpid and
your stomach acts queer, take Dr.
Kings New Life Pills and you will
find yourself feeling better. They
purify the blood. give you freedom
from constipation, biliousness, dizzi,
less and indigestion. You feel fine
jlst like you want to feel. Clear the
complexion too. 25c at druggists.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Notice Of stockholders
Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that meet
ing of the stockholders of the Greedy
vile Hardware & Furniture Company,
corporation duly organized by law, is
called to be held at the Office of the
said company at Greelyville. S c, at
eleven O'Clock a. M, on the 25th day Of
March, 1916. Said meeting being for
the purpose of considering a resolution
to dissolve the said corporation, sur
render the charter and wind up its af-
fairs. w LESESNE,
2-24-3t President.
February %, 1916.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Our Friendships.

Our friendsFIps hurry to shor1
and poor conclusions because We
have made them texture of wine
and dreams instead of the tough
fiber of the human heart. The laws
of friendship are great, austere and
eterAll-af one web with the laws
o. 3;,' 10 gi nature.-Goethe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Estate Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that all credi-
tors having claims against the estate
of Mary A Marlborough, deceased, are
required to present the same, duly at
tested, to the undersigned, qualified ex-
ecutor of said estate, or to his attorney.
Leroy Lee, Kingstree, S c, and all
persons indebted to said estate are here
by required to make payment to the
undersigned. c. YARBoRoUGH,
2-10-3t Qualified Executor.
Rloomingyale, S G..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02

We once heard of fellow who
insisted on telling the exact truth
about man-and they called him
crazy.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Arrival of Passenger Trains at
kinaStree.

The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
has promulgated the following sched-
ule, which became effective Monday,
November /, 1915:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-02
Administrator Notice

All persons having claims against the
estate of Mrs Louisa M Davis, deceased,
are hereby notified to file their claims,
duly attested. with the undersigned, and
all parties indebted to the said estate will
make payment to them.
SToLL, SToLL & O'BRYAN,
2-1O-3tp Attorneys, Kingstree, S c.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-10-12
there is apy way Whatsoever OF do

if there is ANY way whatsoever of do
ing ii. And il the budget system viii
40 il. then lei everybody ioin in de
ntauding the bndgel svstem Eat at
this time il is not clear to The lie
publican how il csfi successfully chal-
ienge the power OF the institutional
combine. For even ii the constitution
were enansed to permit the use OF
the budset plan, the legislature
would be given the power 10 review
and change any budget made out by
the executive department. And this
would mean the submission of all
appropriations TO this very same in
stitutional combine for change as it
saw fit And. since no governor would
dare dispute the power of this COM
bination, he would make no protest
against amy alterations it might
make
Unless Mr. Lyon has in mind some
method by which to make the budget
system so binding that it could not be
challenged by an aggregation of legis-
lators putting the enrichment OF their
localities above the public good. his
budget plan will not mean so much
OF Il change in results as in processes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-10-12
OVERLOOK THE CORN PALACE.

| The Omaha version has it that
| 100000 persons thronged the streets
of that city yesterday, upon the oc-
casion of the presidents visit. 1t is
the week of the Ak-Sar-Ben, when
many thousands are guests of the
city Of Omaha. How could the pres
|ident ever make the mistake of pass
ling up the Corn Palace to take in the
|Ak-Sar-Ben?
Evidently Judge Hughes, who is to
'be. here on the 18th for an address.
does not appreciate the fact that he
has missed the Corn Palace.
Can it be that the two presidential
candidates are so densely ignorant as
not to know that the Corn Palace is
one of the big events of the year in
the Northwest?
Our guests tell US how famous Nit
chell has become all over the country
on account of her Corn Palace, and
then the two nominees for president
actually fail to include it in the itin-
eraries for their speeches.
Evidently Mr.. Hughes managers
consider that he is big enough to-
draw the crowds on his own account
and that he is not obliged to go
where the people are already ASSEMBLE
ed.
Well, Mitchell will be magnani-
nous enough to bear in mind that
here are few other places in the
country where Mr.. Hughes wanted to
'peak and that therefore he had some !,
eason for not being able to get here
While the big festival was under way. J.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-10-12
BRYAN ON THE CROSS.

is there now before the public any
political martyr to be compared with
| William Jennings Bryan?
Take note of the comparatively OBJ
scure announcements of the speeches
to be delivered here and there in be-
half of the reelection OF Woodrow
Wilson by Col. Bryan. and then pause
long enough to recall what Went on
in the year 1912.
1t was Col. Harvey, a none too
popular magazine editor with distinct
1y reactionary relations. who first pro
Jected Wilson before the public gaze
as presidential possibility.
But ii was Col. Bryan who took
up that suggestion and, with the
strength of his own powerful follow
ing all over the United States, made
him real contender for the nom
nation. 1t was Bryan who boldly
challenged the candidacy of Champ
Clark, the Wilson alternative, and
stamped it with the mark of undesir
able interests. 1t was Bryan who
threw himself into the campaign
with all the vigor of which he was
and who carried the struggle
into the national con-
yention. 1t was Bryan who made him
self the immovable rock of opposi- |
ton against which the surging forces
IF the Clark Tammany combination
broke in vain. 1t was Bryan who as
serted from the outset that it was
Wilson or nobody for the Democratic