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The Washington herald., 1919-11-26
Navy Yard News

Luke Kennedy. of the broadside
mount shop. has returned to work
rom \ short stay in Baltimore
J. L. Bowen. of the torpedo shop. is
pending a few days cunning in
southern Pennsylvania.
Examinations for apprentices will
'e held next week at the apprentice
'choCl in the old pattern shop. The
eEular study periods will be discon-
inUed during the examination.
Il. r Davis. OF the east gun car
isCe shop. Is spending his vacation
With friends in New York.
q. J. Wolz. of the pack bit division.
) overhauling his car for the coming
winter.
Harry Willie. of the broadside mourn
hop. has returned to work after be-
ns out n week treating his eyes
which are slowly recovering fIom an
injury received while working.
The Navy Yard football team will
,lay the Curb \. c. at Union League
ark tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Herman White. of the miscellaneous
.hor. will spend four days starting
onorrow, in Maryland cunning.
Andy Atcheson. of the tool shop.
Ias returned from a very successful
running trip near Colonial Beach.
lis bag consisted of thirty-seven rab-
its and thirty-fOur quail
+. T Burke, of the torpedo tube
hop. mas returned from a visit to his
rome in South Carolina
q. b. Quirk. of the supply depart
lent. will spend the holidays cunning
Isar Frederick, Md.
". J. HaTteley has returned to the
'reeCh mechanism shop after a short
illness at home.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-26
BISHOP GUILTY;
ASSAULTED Girl
Testimony Of Eight Church
men Of Good Character
Has No Weight.

After thirty minutes deliberation
q jury In Justice Stafford's court
Criminal Division, No :, yesterday
afternoon returned a verdict of
guilty as Indicted" against Lewis
Randall. colored, charged with at
tempting assault on Miss Louise
Simmons. q eoiored school teacher.
June IS. last
Eight colored clergymen had
taken the stand during the trial and
testified that Randall was a deacon
in a Baptist church and a man Of
good character.
Miss Simmons. on the stand, told a
detailed story of the assault Mon
day. when the trial opened. and
stated that she could positively say
that Randall was the man who at
tackled her.
Randall was remanded for sen
tence Immediately after the trial He
ds also accused of attacking two
white women. but he has not been
tried on either of these counts.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-26


What is the effect os absence on
'vc? Does absence make the
cart grow fondeT. as the old song
avs. or does absence kill love as
he majority of people believe?
Much is to be said on both sides
the question. Undoubtedly dis
tlusionment lies in too much ia
Iiliarity. and safety is the mother
boredom. We can be fed up
o completely on the society of
ven our best beloved that we are
eady to hy to our enemies for Il
hsnge.
That is why domestic life IS so
ull, and why husbands and wives
avn in each others faces or else
uarrei in order to put a little zip
ltO the situation
Now the man and woman have
OF really found out that they are
mistaken in their choice of a life
artner. Nor is their marriage a
allure. They have merely seen
DO much of each other. They have
cen too constantly together, and
II they need IS a temporary separa-
ION. Let them part for only a few
reeks and the old glamor renews
self They see each other as
andsome and desirable again
But IL short absences are a sort
general panacea for almost all
omestic ills. the same thing can
,ot be said of long absences which
re full of danger and apt to prove
ltal to love.
There are many reasons why this
houId be the case. One is that
ropinquity has ever been Cupid's
nd maiden, and that the sight of
lovely face or a manly form, the
1rilI of a hand clasp, and the
weetness OF dear lips on our own,
re far more potent in keeping the
we fires burning in our hearts
lan the worship of a distant love
no is a cold phantom of memory.
The chief danger. however. in
rolonsed absence to love Is that
hen Il man and woman are sepa-
Ited and living under different
onditions and environments, one or
le other is absolutely certain to
utgrow the other.
II they had stayed together they
'ould have had a better chance to
row together, and, at any rate
Imiliarity with each others little
Iults and weaknesses would have
radually that they would scarcely
ave noticed the blemishes.
The moral of all of which is that
1ssnce is like certain potent drugs
a valuable remedy II used in
nall and judieious quantity. but
sadly n taken in overdoses.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-26
Husband Poor Provider,
Wife Says In Petition

David A MitcheA. who, his wife.
Gertrude ]. Mitchell. declares Is
Pullman car conductor. Is made the
defendant in a petition for separate
maintenance filed in the District Su-
preme Court yesterday.
Mrs. Mitchell sets forth in her bill
that she has left her husband sew
eral times but always returned upon
his request except on the last occa-
sion. November 4. She says that they
were married here February 20. 1913,
and have one child. Through Attorney
Mark Stearman. she asks that her
husband be compelled to provide for
her.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-26
Manslaughter Charge
Against Negro Heard

Lee Brown. colored. was yesterday
put on trial in Justice Staftord's
SQUIRT on a charge of manslaughter.
tSrown Is accused OF killing Joseph
Edelen with a revolver October 6. 1878.
Edelen's body was found in Garfield
Park.
Six witnesses for the government
were heard in the trial yesterday
afternoon, which will be continued
his morning.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1919.
A CREDITABLE EDITION
Issued From Presses of kingstree
County Record

The Kingstree County Record has
lust issued a good roads and agricul-
sural development issue of thirty-two
pages which is credit to the paper.
The covering with Christmas design
in colors is especially attractive. The
edition contains numbers of excellent
articles showing progress in all lines
made in every part of Williamsburg
County. A large volume of advertis-
ing matter is carried. The ads are
attractively gotten up and the story
of progress in facts and figures that
reflects credit on the enterprising
business men who have made their
county famous from one end of the
State to the other and beyond its
borders. The success of this special
edition is largely due to the efforts
of two Charleston boys, Messrs. Geo.
L. Spencer and Ira B. Armfield, who
put the edition over in good style
Charleston American.
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Pepto- Mangan Gives the Help the
Body Needs to Make Rich,
Red Blood
NAME GUIDES" ON EVERY
PACKAGE
Sold By Druggists in Both Liquid
And Tablet Form-Medicinal
Virtues are the Same

The lessons are hard and the chill
dren are growing. Watch their health
and if they become pale and GstlesS
and don't want to work or play, con-
suit a good physician at once if you
suspect any serious ailment. The
splendid tonic, Pepto-Mangan, if CIV
en- for few weeks, will in most cases
restore the strength and start the
young folks on the road to good
health again. Youth responds quickly.
You can buy Pepto-M o-Mangan in tablet
form of your druggist and can al
ways be sure of the genuine by look
ing for the name "Gude's" on the
package. Without the name "Gude's"
it is not -Mangan. 1t is fine
tonic and blood-maker for the whole
family. Physicians everywhere have
used it for nearly thirty years.
advertisement"
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NOTICE OF INCREASE IN CAPI-
tai STOCK OF FARMERS
LIVE STOCK COMPANY

In accordance with a resolution
adopted by the stockholders of the
Farmers Live Stock Co., Incorporated
under the laws of the State of South
Carolina and doing business at Hem
ingway, S. c., at meeting held on
December 5, 1919, authorizing the
said corporation to increase its capi-
tai stock from Five Thousand 3d.
O00O0) dollars to Thirty Thousand
(S3O,OO0.00) dollars, and permission
being granted by the Honorable Sec
retary of State, notice is hereby CIV
en- that books of subscription to the
increased capital stock. of the Farm
ers Live Stock Co., will be opened at
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-12-25

The tax books will be open for COL
lection of taxes for the year 1919 on
the 18th day of October. Tax levy
as follows:
Ordinary County--------4ls mills
Roads and Bridges--------5 mills
Constitutional Schools mills
Special levies for School Districts,
Nos. 2, 6, Z, 8, 9, IA, 18, 20, "a, 35,
81, 3s, as, 48, 81, 81, So, SO, 60, and
6l-4 mills.
School District Nos. 4, 5, II, 13,
II, 10, %, 25, 81, %, 36, 80, Al, AZ,
43, 46, SO, So, 54, SIS, and 56-8 mills.
School District Nos. 80, Al, and
49-6 mills.
School District No 31-3 mills.
School District No. lis mills.
School District No. a-12, Is, 3d.
IL mills.
School District No. 16 and 24-1U
mills.
For bonds for School District Nos.
II, %, 25, AZ, and 52-4 mills.
School District Nos. IL, 48, and
58,-6 mills.
School District No. 16-2 mills.
For Clarendon Township-Bond
Tax for Clarendon Court House, 1k
mills.
A tax of soc on dogs.
All parties between the ages of 81
and so years, inclusive,are liable, un-
less exempted by law, to poll tax
of $780,. also to communication tax
of $500.
Upon all unpaid taxes after De-
cember 81 a penalty of 10 will be
added for January, 10 for February
and $50 to 18th day of March next.
after which the books will be closed
and executions issued upon all un-
paid taxes.
Those who desire to pay their taxes
through the mail may expedite mat
ters by dropping the Treasurer a
card asking for the amount of their
taxes, so as to avoid sending the
wrong amount, also stating the town
ship or townships (if property is
owned in more than one) and if pos
sible give school district where prop
erty is located. After paying taxes
examine your receipts and see If all
your property is covered; If not, see
about it at once.
By following the above suggestions
complications and additional cost
may be avoided. R. B. SMITH,
9-25-D. 3-15 County Treasurer.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given, that pur-
suant to, an order of the County
Board of Education of the County of
Williamsburg, State of South Caro-
lima, the Undersigned, as Trustees of
Ok Swamp School District Number 10,
of said County and State will hold
and conduct an election at ]. L. Fox
worth's store in the said district
County, and State, on Saturday, the
10th, day of January, 1920, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters and electors of said School
District residing therein the question
of levying and collecting an annual
tax of (-) mills on the property
in said School District, which tax
shall be used to supplement the taxes
now collected in said School District
for school purposes; that for the
purpose of said election the polls will
be opened at eight o'clock in the fore
noon and closed at four o'clock in the
afternoon; that at said election only
qualified electors who return real or
personal property for taxation and
who exhibit their tax receipts and
registration certificates as required
in general elections shall be allowed
to vote, and each elector favoring the
proposed levy shall cast ballot con-
tanning the word "YES" printed or
written thereon, and each elector op-
posed to said levy shall cast ballot
containing the word mo" written or
printed thereon, and the undersigned
shall act as managers of said elec-
ton, and the same will be held and
conducted in the manner prescribed
by Section 1742 of the Code of Laws
of South Carolina, Volume !, 1912.
J. L. FOXWORTH,
]. B. MORRIS,
A. L. THOMPSON,
Trustees Ok Swamp School District
No. 10. 12-25-2t.
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NOTICE OF SALE FOR PARTI-
TION
State of South Carolina
County of Williamsburg
G. Perkins, ct al, Plaintiffs.

County OF Williamsburg
J. C. Perkins, ct al, Plaintiffs.
against
Daniel Arch Patrick, ct al, Defen-
dents.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of the Decretal order
in the above entitled action made and
issued by his Honor, Judge Edward
McIver, in open Court and dated De-
cember 5th, 1919, l the undersigned,
H. O. Britton, Clerk of Court, for the
purposes in said Decree mentioned,
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, before the Court
House door in Kingstree, S. c., dur
ing the legal hours for sale, on Mon
day, the fifth l5th) day of January
1920, the same being sales-day, the
following described premises, to-wit:
All of that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land containing one hundred
and seventy-two Q72) acres, more OF
less,lying, being and situate in Will
liamsburg County, State of South
Carolina, and bounded and described
as follows: Bounded on the North
by lands formerly of E. S. Sauls, but
now or late of John Daniels and the
Estate of w. J. Singletary, deceased;
on the East by lands formerly of E.
s. Sauls, but now or late of the Es-
tate of w. ]. Singletary; on the South
by lands formerly Of H. B. Hanna or
H. B. Johnson, but now or late of W.
f Hanna and lands of w. J. Hanna,
and on the West by lands formerly of
H. Z. Hanna, anu being the same
stract of land conveyed to Theresa NJ.
Perkins by F.. S. Sau!s by his deed of
January 18th, 1887, recorded in the
Clerks office for said County in Book
"R" at page 533.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. o. BRITTON,
Clerk of Court for Williamsburg
County, S. c. U
Kingstree, S. c.
12-1s-3t.
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Kingstrre, S. c., Rt. l, Dec. Is, 1919.
My dear Old Santa ClauS:-
l am a little boy three years old.
| try to do like daddy and mummie
tell me; and | want you, please, to
bring me a little bile (auto), some
nuts-heaps of nuts, cause | like
them some bananas and apples, and
a little piano. And please, sir, don't
forget my little brother Theodore. l
think he would like to have a rattle
and rubber doll. Then there is lit
tie colored girl in our house who has
never seen you, you must please,
bring her some nice things, too, cause
she keeps Theodore good and helps
mummie good. too, Thank you sir!
j. Y. McGill, Jr.
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Hemingway, S. c., Dec. II, 1919.
Dear Old Santa
II is almost Christmas now. | sup
pose you are busy packing up your
toys to come. | am little girl ten
years old and go to Indiantown school.
want you to bring me doll, doll bed,
tea set, fruit and candy. | hope | am
not asking too much of you as you
have so many little girls to visit.
Santa, | will leave the front door un-
locked so you won't have to come
down the chimney.
Yours Sincerely,
Evelyn Burrows.
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the office of w. c. Hemingway e.
Co., at Hemingway, S. c., at HOO
o'clock A. NJ, on January 9th 1920.
Said increased capital stock of $780,
10000 will be divided into six hun
dred (6OO) shares of the par value
of fifty (S50.0O) dollars each.
GEORGE s. HEMINGWAY,
President
G. 3. INGRAHAM,
Secretary and Treasurer.
12-11-4t
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Letters to Santa Claus

CadeS, S. c., Dec. 8, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:-
/ am a little boy II years old. |
am going to the Hebron school and in
the fifth grade. l would be very glad
if YOU would bring me an air rifle and
a box of shot, fruit, candy, also some
fire works. Thanking you for these,
am, your little friend,
Emmett Chandler.
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Hebron, S. c., Dec. s, 1919.

Hebron, S. c., Dec. s, 1919.
Dear Santa
What are you doing this Christ
mas? l am writing you letter to
tell YOU what | want for Christmas.
l am II years old and in the 6 grade.
| want an air rife, some soldiers and
a gun, fire works, Roman candles,
sky rockets, and some of all kinds of
fruit.
Your little boy,
Charles S. Smith.
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Cades, S. c., Dec. 5, 1919

Cades, S. c., Dec. 5, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:-
am writing to you to let you
know what to bring me Christmas. l
want a doll, raisins, apples, nuts and
candy. / also, want you to bring me
some fire works. l am going to school
and in the fifth grade, and l am ten
years old.
Your friend,
Bertha McElveen.
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Hebron, S. c.. Dec. 6, 1915

Hebron, S. c.. Dec. 6, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:-
/ am a little boy nine years old. l
want you to bring me an air rifle, 3
boxes of shot little train, sparklerS
and fire works, fruit, candy, a water
pistol and a horn. | have a little
brother, don't forget him, | am,
Carlisle DuBoSe.
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Ask Any DoughboyWh
Was lover There

and he will tell you that American railroads are
the best in the world
He saw the foreign roads in England and
France, the best in Europe and in other Con-
tinental countries - and he knows.
The part railroads have played in the develop
ment of the United States is beyond measure.
American railroads have achieved high stand
ards of public service by far-sighted and courage
GUS investment of capital, and by the constant
striving of managers and men for rewards for work
we'll done.
We have the best railroads in the world we
must continue to have the best.
But they must grow.
To the $4,000, 900 900 now invested in our
railroads, there will have to be added in the next
few wears. to keep pace with the nations business,
billions more for additional tracks, stations and
terminals, cars and engines, electric power houses
and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the
elimination of grade crossings = and for recon-
struction and eng ineering economies that will re-
duce the cost of transportation.
To attract to the railroads in the future the in
vestment funds of many thrifty citizens, the direct
ing genius of the most capable builders and man
ayers, and the skill and loyalty of the best work
men - in competition with other industries bid
ding for capital, managers and men - the railroad
industry must hold out fair rewards to capital, to
managers and to the men,
American railroads will continue to set world
standards and adequately serve the Nations needs
if they continue to be built and operated on the
American principle of rewards for work we'll done
GAi1 advertisement IL published blythe
e7boociotion gfHAuluy S@Hec1di'TA
Those de,i-ss concerning the railroad sis-
alton mav Literature by drifting to The A''oc'a-
tio. of Rsilpay Erecuisss 81 Brooduay NeV York
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Rub-My-Tism is a powerful
antiseptic; it kills the poison
caused from infected cuts, cures
old sores, letter, etc.-Adv.
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TAX NOTICE

The tax books will be open for col
lection of taxes for the year 1919 on
the 18th day of October. Tax levy
&C follows.
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Trustees Ok Swamp School District
No. 10. 1225-2t.
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12-11-4t.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-22
Bryan's Stories Keep
His Hearers Laughing
Here Are 4 of Them

Oneof the charms of William Jen-
nings Bryan's oratory lies in the wit
with which he brightens his speeches,
and he told numerous anecdotes in his
address at the First Baptist church
Friday afternoon which kept his
hearers in merry mood. For the
benefit Of those who did not hear
them, a few of his stories are set
down here:
Mr.. Bryan was deprecating the fact
that John Barleycorn was defended
by lawyers in many places.
81 know lawyers well enough to
know that as long as the money holds
out there will be lawyers fighting pro-
hibition. They are the exception,
and not the rule, however
''They recall the story of two Irish
men, both broke, who were going
along the road. Coming to a pond,
one of them noticed a sign which
read SIS reward for saving drown
in gperson.' They decided that one
of them should fall in and the other
save him, they to split the SIS reward.
After the one chosen to fall in had
splashed around a bit without being
rescued, and was nearing exhaustion,
he called to his companion for an ex-
PLANTATION.
i have just found another sign
which says $40 reward for recovering
a dead body was the reply.
sit looks like some lawyers would
rather wait and help recover the
dead body of John Barleycorn than
to join in the rescue work for the liv-
ing"
Illustrating the attitude of some
people who say that prohibition does
not prohibit, and the strength with
which the prohibition laws are being
built, Mr.. Bryan said:
"a farmer out in Kansas once
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-22

started to build fence. The wind
blows very strong out there, so he
was building 1T of stone and mortar.
A neighbor came along and told him
it was no use to build fence in Kan
sas, for the wind would blow it over.
All right said the farmer, Pm
building it 3 and half feet high and
four feet thick, so if it blows over
it will be half foot higher than it
is now"
"You people down South don't real
ize what we democrats up north have
had to go through with all these
years. Our party has borne the la
bel of the Liquor Party, and thew
came pretty near proving it on us.
But, thank God, it was the Demo-
cratic party that put through national
prohibition and the Democratic
South that took the lead in the move
.ment. They used to tell a story all
through the North that was verv hu-
initiating to us democrats. It was
about Abraham Lincoln and Stephen
A. Douglas, when they were cam
paigning together for the presidency.
They were walking down the street
one day when in front of them thew
saw staggering man.
Well, there goes one of your
party, remarked Lincoln.
You're wrong, replied Douglas:
4 know him and he is member of
your party
well leave it to the man. agreed
Lincoln, and they approached him.
Mr. Douglas is right; / am Re-
publican said the man, but l have
Democratic symptoms
"Now think of US having to have
that story told on US all those years"
Mr.. Bryan was illustrating the
hoodwinking methods of the brewers
and distillers.
"They put me in mind, said he,
"of the ventriloquist who was a bit
hard pressed and who dropped into
saloon with a dog he had picked up.
Ordering glass of beer, he made
the dog appear to say to the barten-
der, I'll take a sandwich The bar
tender, much amazed to hear a talk
ing dog, and thinking he could make
a great drawing card of the animal
in the saloon, offered the ventrilo-
quist 500 for him. When the money
was paid the ventriloquist started
out. AS he reached the door he
pitched his voice to make the dog
say, What, are you going, to sell me
and leave me here" Yes answered
the ventriloquist in his natural voice.
III never speak again, was the
dogs rejoinder, and he never did,"