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\ ' 1 ihr CoKittit $rcori KINGSTREE. S. C C. W. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS >U1!S Kil'lIv'N KATi?.>: One ? ??!?>". "??o year. ? ? ? I Jill* ?'} V . " \ 'rio: li )ne copy. tli t'i* mitnili-, ? ? Subscription payable ;r idvanee. OBITUARIES. Obituary not'ees *\ H he published rree up to If' wrds. ?xeept poetry. All obituary j.oetry will be charged for at the rate ol on-? cert a wed. When obituaries are extended beyond loo words count the words ami enclose money <t starai s to make up the ditier ence. Kemembek. we nubioh free only one hundred words obituaries, tributes of Respect Resolutions, etc., free. Also, only one obituary of the same person will be published free. This does not apply to news notices of deaths >ent us as news. This notice will be strictly adhered to. THURSDAY. FEB. 6. 1908 Where, oh where, is, Col Jim Far num. And tbegobbleuns wiil git them, ef they don't watch out?the i i grafters. I The negro postmaster Wilson has ' been reappointed at Flor. ence, as might have been expected. The president of the United States is rather a Hard sub. ject to bluff. It is probable that the legislature will, during tbe present session, create another judical circuit. If they keep on, tbe title "Judgo" will soon be a9 common as "Colope!." Tbe Solous' next junketing tour < ??. i-. * - <'nfcTt Sifttnrdav. I Y1U UC W VUliagwu ui*? vw>??j. The object is to inspect the Citadel Academy and to shake hands with the denizens of the 4 4City by the Sea." This meaus a big appropriation for the Citadel and tne State pays the freight. We call attention to the cditorial from the News and Courier reproduced in another column as to new counties. The concluding 4 * ' paragraph is significant: "In Virginia the consolidation of counties is a lively question in certain parts of the State, because the counties fiud the burden of government very heavy to bear." o - - - r And yet our Lake City friends |?9pld have us believe that dismembering Williamsburg would make taxes do higher, Mr. Stoll vs. Mr. Starr. We publish this week a letter to the News and Courier, writteu by Mr Stewart Starr, boosting the new county movement with Lake City as the county seat. The letter speaks for itself and "he who runs may read." Last week we printed a letter * dl.k, iron ai ruiiij) own vu vuv xvcounty subject, in which be cited certain figures taken from the books of the ^county auditor. We hate questioned the auditor as to the accuracy of theae figures, and he tella us that they^are substantially correct. Now comes Mr Starr, who goes oter the same ground and produces j a set of figures entirely different! from Mr Stoll's, Which is cor-1 rect? if Mr Starr's statistics are right and be will demonstrate the fact beyond mere words that the northern one-third of the county is paying three-fifths of the taxes of the present county government we will have nothing further to . say against the formation of Hut. ledge county. But talk is cheap. ^ Produce the authority. Let us compare some of the figures. Mr Starr gives the total area of Williamsburg as 1,161 square miles. A few weeks ago in the Flor\ euce rimes' ?trticle (which we arel .informed ?vas his production) his estimate was 091 square miles. ! Has he made made a suiter in the meantime and discovered hits former error? Tl. . ??...? ,,f tliu Wtotu k II *7 llH 3:. 'UUl|' VI V?IV U UliV ?i' have seen places the area of William- jiiiv at 9i> 1 square utiles, r. 1 ! -.vhieh wa< issm-d l?efore the part embracing Cowards was voted into Florence < unity. .Mr St oil's figures are 04s sipaare miles for r:;e total area of the old county which, allowing for the part cut off, would about correspond ivith our map and MiStarr's first estimate. Now, as to the property and tux question. If the one-third area i referred to pays three-fifths of the taxes they must own three| fifths of the property, i. e., (acI cording to Mr Starr's figures for the whole couuty with which Mr Stoll's practically agree) they pay taxes on $2,995,200. But Mr Stoll's statement (taken from the auditor's books, mark you) show in the area affected only $1,828,000. Now, which is correct, Mr Starr's off-hand assertion or the official tignres.' - There are other discrepancies in Mr Starr's article, but the aboee is sufficient to convince anyone not wholly blinded by prejudice that either Mr Stan or the county auditor's books are wrong. If the latter, Mr Starr should confide to the public tne source of his superior knowledge and the 'paopers" that he and his constituents ure supporting will, we make bold to assert, with- draw any objection to Lake City, and any other territory that wants to go with ht-r, departing bag and baggage whither they choose to go. LAKE CITY LOCAL NEWS Things of interest Noted and Put into Paragraphs. Lake City, February 3:?Mr Sidney Sutcliffe of New York is spending a few days with his mother, Mrs M Sutcliffe. Mr GeoC Haselden and family of Newport News, Va., have moved into the Richey house, Main and McAllister streets. A spark from a passing train set fire to the grass in the front yard of Hon W L Bass' residence Sunday afternoon be- i tween one and two o'clock and in a few^minutes had spread over the entire yard, but with the kindly help of neighbors the fire was^soon put out witnout any further damage. If this had occurred at night it may have proved very serious. Mrs S W G Shipp and little daughter of Florence are visiting relatives in town. Hon W h Bass spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mr Chappel, the minister of the Baptist church,will shortly move to town with his family and occupy one of the McClam cottages on McAlister street. The handsome residence of Mrs Belle Turner is nearly finished and will be ready tor the family to move into in the course of a few weeks. For the last week three tramps have been visiting our town, sleeping in barns and cotton seed houses or whereever they could find a place. This fact being called to the notice of the police, who made' their acquaintance Monday morning, the last that was seen of them they were counting cross-ties towards Scranton. W. L. B. Uee'DeWitt'e Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills. Thev are easy to take. Sold bv W L Wallace M D. V V ~ FEIGNING DEA1 H.~ A Trick Resorted to by Animals to Shun Their Enemies. The feigning of dentil by certain ( animals for the purpose of do.eiv-j ing their enemies and thus scour- j ing immunity is one of the greate-t i of the many evidences of their in-, telligent ratiocination. This siniu- j lation is not confined to any par! it- j ular family, order or species of am- j mal, but exists in many, from the; very lowest to the highest. It is! found e\en in the vegetable king-! dr veil known sensitive plant be an interesting example. The actio.. 01 tins piam i? pnreiv r-'iiox, i as can lie proved l?v observation and j ; experiment, and is not therefore a j proccssof inteir -?;i<e. An experiment.. \ writing in Wisscn fur Alio, says that he lias s-ccn the feigning of death in some of the lowest animals known to science. Some time ago while examining the inhabitants of a drop of pond water under a high power lens lie noticed several rhizopods busily feeding on the minute buds of an algo. These rhizopods suddenly drew in their hairlike lilaria and sank to the bottom, to all appearances dead. The cause was found to be the presence of a water louse, an animal which feeds on these animulcitlco. It likcwi.-c sank to the bottom aid nf'er looking at the rhizopods swam away, evidently regarding them as dead and ?mf?t for food. This was not an accidental occurrence, for the observer has eeeu the same wonderful performance twice since. Through the agency of what sense, he asks, did the?e little creatures discover the approach of their enemy? Is it possible that they and other microscop e animals have eves and ears so eicecd'nglv small that leases of the vert highest power cannot raake them risible, or are they possessors of senses utterly unknown to and incapable of being appreciated by man? Science can neither affirm nor deny either of these suppositions. Most animals are 6lain for food by other animals. Most of the carnivora and insectivora prefer freshly killed food to carrion. They will not touch tainted meat when they can procure fresh; hence when they come upon their prey apparently dead they will leave it alone and go in search of other ou.arry unless they are very hungry. Tainted substances are dangerous to get into the stomach. Certain ptomaines render it sometimes verv poisonous. Long years of experience have taught this fact to animals, and 1? i. ii?_ i?i .1 i uii'reiure must 01 liicm in uruu ?>i seemingly dead creatures alone. Tcast to Laughter. Here's to laughter, the sunshine of the soul, the happiness of the heart, the leaven of youth, the privilege of purity, the echo of innocence, the treasure of the humble, the wealth of the poor, the beau of the cup of pleasure. It dispels dejection, bawshes bfties and manglbs melancholy, for it's the foe-of woe, the destroyer of depress/on, the enemy of grief. It if what Icings enVy the peasants, plutocrats envy the poor, thfi guilty envy the innocent. It's the sheen on the silver of smiles, the ripple oo the water's delight, the glint of the gold of gladness. Without it humor would be dumb, wit would wither, dimples would disappear and smiles would shrivel, for its glow of a clean conscience, the voice of a pure soul, the birih cry of mirth, the swan song of sadness.?Life. I Clothes and Season*. Like the blessed wild goldfinch, who sometimes stays with us all winter, 1 feel a stirring ere February is out to shed the gray outward disguise my soul has all along been wearing and to come forth in bright aureate splendor of full summer plumage. I wish to wear a greeD kirtle when the grass burns emerald and even the sanset skies assume chrysoprase. In the winter were it not for startling the good folk 1 would go everywhere in the hibernal attire of the wise little ermine. In autumn ? no; there the analogy stops?I would not array me in carmine or imperial orange, though nature is thus minded to do. In the autumn, even in the Jate summer, a psychic revulsion from this rule of sympathetic or protective coloring is experienced.?Atlantic. Spoiled th# Metaphor. A very self confident young barrister was once introduced to Sir Henrv Hawkins and throughout his conversation boaated of what he hoped to do in the future. ''Ah," said his lordship at last, I "so von hope to be famous some day, eh?" "Yes," replied the barrister, "some day I hope to have the -world at my feet." "Why, what have you been doing all this time," inquired Sir Henry? j "walking on jour hands ?" J / / Notice to TrusteesPlease bear in mind the importance ' f the Ua* nets' annnai reports being} fiied with the < ounty superintendent. D'-n't, in f m* ca?ef sign pay warrant for last montn of school until this an-! nuai report is properly made out and signed by the clerk of your hoard. Write the wonts "Last Month"' acn -s the face of the warnnt fur ttielast month of each school. J G McCut LOUGH. < ounty Superinlet.dent of Kducniion. i I"j-4t Sum mens for Relief (COMPLAINT SERVED.) >TA7E OF SOUTH CAROLINA. , ' i ?ui?ty o' Williamsburg Court of Common i leas. 1 AMD rdon. PlaintifT. Against Alice Darby, L.un Da: by, heirs atlaw of -iack Darby. deceascu: Yanikiej Lav is, .for E D.ivis, George Davis. Mary < onyers. Collins Davis, Louella i r r. > er, heirs at-iaw of tieorge Davis, i deceased: ;vlacKey Davis, Morgan Davis, Bessie George, I.i valve Davis, heirs 11 at-iaw <>f I- riduy Davis, d-eeased: For- j tune Da.b\, liarry Darby, Daphney I Mc ants. Tena fox worth, -tames Dar- c by, heirs-at-law of Caesar Darby, deceased; Docia Cohen, .Dmes Cohen, j nilip ' ohen. Mary Richardsoq ^rah Epps. oolomen Lohen. Pick hen, j iu-irs-at-law of Windser Col .-eased Fed Darby, >io->e Darb, ,onus 1 Darby, John Darby, Jacob Chandler, | heire-at-lawof Daphny Darb.deteased; ('airy Lee Dingle. ( ephus Ifarby, Liz- 1 zie Darby, heirs-at-law of Liston Dar- | K?? Ken Movir >am llnitir "Jl , ?v.. . J~. J-., .Ikcob Major, Fortune Major, heirs-at- ' law of Matilda Major, deceased; .Sarah | I>arby, heir-at-law of L-aac l?arby, deceased', Louisa Boyd, Varices curses, 1 Cal.in Darby, Rovanna Darby, heirs- i at-law of Calvin Darby, deceased; Lo- < gan tiunjble, William Gamble, Wesley ( Gamble, ht-ira-at-iaw ol Sarah Gamble, ' deceased: Mose Dun more, Daphney ( Hose, heirs-at-law of Clara Dun more, . deceased, and Jacob ( handler, Defend- ' ants. | J o tne defendants above named: ^ You are hereby summoned and re iUiied to answer the complaint in this . action,of whic h a copy is berewitn ser- ' ved upen you, and to serve a copy of l your answer to the said complaint on . the subsc riber at their office Kingstree. ' S r\ within iwenty-days after the ser- | vice hereof; exclusive of the day of . such service; and if you fail to answer ' the compl tint within the time afore- \ said, the plaintiff in this action will ap- . ply to the Court ft r the relief demand- ' ed iti the complaint. And you.the said \ Soloman Cohen, Picket cohen, Cephus . Cohen, infant defendants, are hereby ' required to be caused to be appointed a ) guardian ad litem to represent your in- . terest and upon your failure so to do \ within twenty days from the service \ hereof the piainun win appiy 10 tne . Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of ' Williamsburg County to appoint a \ guardian ad litrm to repre-ent your in- . terest. J To Maiy Conyers. Collin Davis, I.ev- ^ alve Davis, leua Foxworth, James Cohen, Philip C"hen. Fed Darby, Lizzie Darby, bonus Darby, John Darby, Sarah Darby, Rosanna I'arby, Logan Gamble, Wil-liam Gamble, WesleyGamble, Mose Durmore, i on-resident de-: fendants: Please take notice that the Complaint in this action together with the J summons, of which the foregoing Nis a ? copy, was filed in Jie office ox the ? Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for j Williamsburg County, State of >outb ? Carolina, on the 15th day oi January, j 1908. Dated'lanuary 15, 1908. < ST0LL&STOLL J l-16-6t. Plaintiff's Attorneys. < BUILDING DONE At Your Own Price. C. E. HARR S, General Contractor and Builder - - Greelyville, Sooth Carolina. l-16-tf Nev Airertiscncits. AtlanticJCoast Line?Trip to Florida and Cuba. Kingstree Dry Goods Co? Queen Quality Slippers for ' Ladies. Williamsburg|Live Stock CoHorses and Mules. Stop that tickling Cough! Dr Shoop's Cough Core will surely stop it, and with perfect safety. It is so thoroughly harmless, that Dr Shoop tells mothers to use nothing else even wifh vprv voune babies. The whole ' ?J J - some green leaves and tender stems of a lung healing mountainous shrub furnish the curative properties to Dr Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms the cough, and heals the sensitive bronchial membranes. No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used to injure or suppress. Demand Dr Shoop's. Take no other. Sold by D C Scott. \ / STOLL BR< WE ! 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I ? 30.--NS~ * if Cooking I Desire. I Iva&ce^ antd we wilV sell fY .. . I ANYTHING INfc^ ARE, | *ime, Paints, Oils, Glass. ^ IP ibos and Organs. { SEWING MACHINE S m LEASE, * ARE COMPANY. I m 'w tmrnmrnmrnrnnte^. w -CUBA 1 ?se Cold ?j onths. - 3 Via <=? | ' . 3 ltlC . 3 ist Line | ig to make life ^ trains, excellent ^2 rhich offer every 22 >r a pleasant and 22 ill information or ~2 r nearest ticket ^ _ " * i C. WHITE, I Several Fasseiger Agent, 3 ?, N. 6. | Everything " j 65iife\ Whiskey | ; Tom Gin I the Pure Food La w | 0., Cincinnati, 0. DISPENSARY