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2 fCDATD ABomanco ofih 6y RANDALL R ' ^alrrhoa of'trf lapy /^vnc>rrn' n, GYN0PSI8. CHAPTER I?Robert Hollls. one-time 9M captain. who tells the story. la a fueat on Gerald Carrington'a yacht. Eataeralda. It la supposed to be a " tag" arty and Hollls la surprised on discovering a woman, who evidently wiahes to rwfeaJn unknown, aboard. CHAPTER II-^Hollla. the next night, Occeeda In having ar. Interview with the woman. She merely tella him her name ? Vera CHAPTER III?Cariington tells hla guests of the coming war. and that he m engineering a copper pool. CHAPTER IV?The yacht Is sunk In a t*Ol!ls!on and Mollis saves MoCana, milBonaire, and one of the party. CHAPTER V?Hollls and M<-r"ann r*B" Ce Vera and leave the ship In a small at CHAPTER VI?Hollls and Vera become friendly, though he Is unaware of bar identity. CHAPTER VII?McCann refuses to submit to Hollls' authority, and the latter nforrea It CHAPTER VIII?Tne castaways are Sighted by a ship, the Indlao Chief, which takes them aboard. CHAPTER VIII. We Sight a Tramp. The one blow, coupled with the Iobs vi urn wraj^'iia, iiau vvui^iricij cowed the fallow, that I scarcely gave him another thought. I crept back to the stern, and took the steering oar, the girl's eyes meeting mine questioning! y. "I could not see all that occurred, because of the ?ail," she suid. "You disarmed the man?" "Yes, I have his revolver in my t>ocket. ar.d the knife also. He will make no more trouble. C'otne. we will divide a hi- uit between us. and then It will be your turn to lie down." "But doesn'* McCann have any?" "He has had more than h:? <-hare already. I'll offer him a swallow of water?that's all. I Imagine the way his head feel-. he has forgotten ull about being hungry." "You had to strike him?" "Slightly, a mere tap of sea discipline," and I glanced at ray knuckles. "He was armed, you know, and I could take no chane.There is no harm done. Come; are you not tired enough to rest?" She glanced up Into my face. "You will call me at midnight. If I fall asleep?" "If I feel worn out then, and the aea keeps as It Is, or no worse. There, take my coat for a pillow. No, really I hall not need It; this Is an Ideal summer night, but we are out of the track of ships." "But do you still believe we will find one?" "I have every faith In the world," I answered heartily, determined to conceal my doubts. "If the weather holds pleasant, we should be far enough aouth by morning to be in the north Atlantic lane between New York and Liverpool. I ie down, and rest. Miss Vera; there is no sign of any storm brewing, and tomorrow you'll probably have the deck of a liner under your feet." I know not how much she may have believed <>f what I said. l>ur she smiled me a cheerful good-night, and lay down In th?' bottom of the boat, my coat folded under her head. She rested there motionless, her face shadowed by one arm, and very soon her regular breathing convinced me she slept like a tired child. I looked at her shadowy figure ; then forward to where McCann hung o<1..r.? In tkn Knmo What if we should not overhaul a ship? What if some evil fate would permit of our floating on unseen? And there were few eatable biscuits left, and barely a cupful of tepid water. The thought of what the end might be nearly crazed me, as I sat there alone In the silence and gloom?I could picture those final hours of despair, as we lay starved and helpless In the unguided boat, the girl mercifully unconscious, perhaps, and McOann a gibbering idiot. My God! I must stop thinking! I must be a man for her sake; aye, and retain my self-control, so as to do a man's work to the end. At midnight the wind wns at Its height, and I did not call the girl, as I dared not trust her to steer the craft through such rough water. She slept undisturbed, not even changing her position, a mere dim outline at my feet. Forward Met'unn hsd stowed biinsel." way beyond the bow thwart, and 1 could see nothing of him under the bight of the sail. I was the only one wake in the leaping boat, fighting its desperate way through black waters under the dull gleam of the stars. The sun had begun to show above the horizon before the girl finally woke, and sat up In the bottom of the boat, staring nbout her with wide-open eyes, as though startled by the change fn the aspect of the sea. Finally she lifted herself to the nearest thwart, and greeted me reproachfully. "You have let me s'"^p all night, and lying on your coat. You must be tired oearly to death." "Far from it; and we are to be blessed with another day of sunshine. Perhaps by nft.erpopn the sea w||l hj>vc 'A5AND e iNortk Atlantic 4PP15A Z'Tu | *5 Si I o?n p? t h imp. A you ready for breakfast?" My explanation did not satisfy he I could read that in the expression her face, but she made no further pi test. | She drew out the biscuits from t locker, broke one in two. and hand , the half to me. Still clinging to t hag. her glance fell upon the slouchi figure ?>f McCann in the bow, and th her eyes sought my face questioning "You are not going to offer h any?" "lie deserves none; he has alrea had more than both of us togeth< How many are left?" "Seven fit to eat. P.ut?" she he tated. yet went on bravely enotu "p]ea-e. he is not accustomed to bei deprived nf food, and is really suff? In :. I.- 1 *n have my share. f<>r I a no* at all hungry?truly I am n?>t. "I shall insist on your eating." I sn almost sternly. "Y>?ur share Is liti enough to sustain life. If <t comes a choice between saving you. and th miserable thing yonder, my course taken. However, I grant your requ* now. although I d?>ubt if he sho' even gratitude. McCann!" He lifted his head, and stared a but without changing attitude. "Here is your ration. You do not ti serve a bite. n.,r would you receive a through rue. You owe this to the la OJiT<T. "" HOW. Ho picked the half biscuit up frf the bottom of rh?* b?aT. where it f? ll hi^ foot. an<l begun nibbling at it. li a furnish**] dog. There whs no sign thankfulness in hN notion. and ho c< tinned to cli.ro at us with on** eye op in sullen insolence. Tho sun blazed Mown upon us c o.f a ' bar sky. glistening alone t foam of racing waves. but. as noon ti preached. tho southern sky becm misty, the clouds increasing in <1< s ty until wo couhl see only u f< hundred yards beyond our bow. was not a ^t'ftn < loud, and brouc with it no four of disaster, but co pb-tely blottod out tho horizon, a cavo a dark, sullen gloom to the si rounding wators. It must have boon throe o'clock wh MeCann suddenly gave vent to wfi!rtl**fi r? : ! . ?tr?if'h!"n!n; to ! knees, and pointing straight ahead lr the smother. I stared, but saw nothi except tho grotesque forms assumed the whirling mist, but Vera leaned c over the side, shading her eyes. "What is it?" I asked sharp "Make a report, man!" "A ship yonder!" he shouted, i without turning his head. "I saw plainly enough, hut it has gone now.' "I see It, Mr. Ilotlls!" the girl rrl excitedly. "Right out there throtj that lane <?f rnist?lt'.s a big steamei "Straight ahead?" "Just a little this way?there! j can see her now!" , I did, a mere Kllmpse. Instantly scured, hut visible again a munn later Mef'ann was on his feet, g ' tlculating wildly. "Now, d you!" he shouted, "i us on hoard there, and I'll show j who I am. You brute, I dare you put us on hoard." "Sit down!" I ordered. "Now, kt still, and stand by with that rope, put you aboard all right, hut until I you will obey what I say, or go li | the water." I took my eyes off hltn. and stai ! at the vess?.|, conscious instantly tl i something was wrong. She was parently a big steel freighter, f< ( thousand tons I guessed, her water 1 I showing a heavy canto, and her bn red with rust where tin* black pa had disappeared. The foremast v broken off at the tops, remaining great splinter, and where the brh and wheelhouse ought to be there v piled a mass of wreckage, show black above ttie bulwarks. A wh had been rigged aft on the poopde and there alone I saw evidence of 1 man beings on board. One fellow str gripping the spokes, while anotl leaned motionless against the rail f ing forward. Neither one saw us, though I swung my hat, and sent hall across the intervening water. rJ girl g'unceU back Into my face. "What is the matter with them, I Hoi lis?" she asked. "Is somethl wrong?" "I am afraid so; their foretop mi is down, and it looks as though it t smashed the bridge and wheelhot when It fell. They have rigged up emergency wheel uft. Can you ma out her name?" "The Indian Chief of I'hlladeiphl "No regular liner?probably a trail I never saw funnels painted like tl before, and she shows no flag. lie ever, any port in a storm." I stood up, hollowing my hands. "Ahoy there! Indinn Chief, ahoj The man leaning on the after r turned, and gazed down at us, shadl his eyes, und the heads of a half doz others bobbed up above the forwa bulwarks. I could see the fellow i plainly now, a broad, stocklly be man, with extremely red face, wear! THK LANCASTER NEWS I I ^ ?reran*, and a woolen shirt, open at the throat. In appearance there was nothing of the officer about him. yet it was his voice which finally answered my hall, sending a deep, roaring note cross the wuters. > "Hullo, there. Who are yer? From ? some ship close by?" 3 "We are passengers from the American yacht Esmeralda, sunk in collision two nights ugo. and have been afloat ever since. Can you take us aboard?" 3 "Passengers, you say? All of yer passengers?" "Yes." He turned, and spoke to the man re grasping the wheel, a tall. loose-Jointed fellow In straw hat and pink shirt. T; There was a moment's argument beof fore he returned to his position at the rail. "I dunno as yer would be much better off along with us than yer are thar in the dinghy." he called Indifferently. "For. in a manner o' spenkin'. we're no nc more than a wreck. I reckon thar f'n ain't no one among yer who knows how to navigate?" "" I stood tip. hollowing my hands to ? make my voice carry more clearly. "Th.it is P' * a yerv snUnrU.''?,V-J,,,e'*h t>r- my rriend. ' "In-uted. yet >ir;\. ig to conceal anger. "But as you ptu hush manity on those terms. I'll answer you. rh. I have b? n in the merchant service, ng and commanded ?hips." *r- "\V. ;|? N that <o? Sail, or steam?" im "Steam?the old Atlas line. L>o you take us aboard?" Ifl. He did not answer directly, but had de lost his air of indifference, striding to forward to the end of the poop, and llt giving orders to the men forward. The Is black heads adorning the forecastle *st rail disappeared, and a moment luter tV9 the round, red face again appeared. "Ave. we'll take yer. sir." he called ft, down, a touch of deference In his hoarse voice. "Ye'll understand the le- trouble once yer come aboard. Yer ny uii able to climb. I reckon?" dy "\v?- have a woman with us." m "It'll be quite a Job to rig up a . . swing, -ir." I turned and looked at her; then up (ij the straight steel sides looming before >u. us. but before I could speak, she had made decision. en "I can go up the ladder. Mr. Hollis," she said firmly. "I am not afraid." j-,. "AM right." I called. "Lower away, and send a man down to steady it bene lew. j,. The little dinghy swept In easily, w and. under tn> directions, McCann nwkH wardly fended It off from scraping . . o.r.l.w* ?K.. ./.I * ? *? - - ,, ..K-.m-l HI' -I..I .'IIH'\ .1- IIH' Ml|?' m- ladder straightened, I caught the lower nd coil, and held it firmly. Down the ratjr lines hand over hand, until he dropped sprawling Into the boat, came one ??f (.n the crew?a coal black negro. The n fellow above, now standing on the rail and elinclnc to a backstay. ri;?ar?-d l(n down at hitn. nt? "Haul her In. Slmms; haul her In. That's more like it. Now hold all >u^ ^ NwiiM ' jn,. She Did Not Hesitate, Grasping the lWS Rope Firmly in Her Hands. taut. Send up the lady first, captain; u,s there'll be a hand to help her In the u chains." She did n<?t hesitate, grasping the kuH rope firmly in her hands as the negro '"K .. ,?i i isr?...ri v vi~w ?. -* ? auu * illlCU 11CI 111*11 fUUUKIl lO K1*' ^el foothold. ck. "You nre all right, Miss Vera7" "Yes." she called down. "Then go up. hut hold tight; the lf*r vessel may roll." HC" McCann followed, too glad to thus a'~ escape me to refuse, yet plainly enough " half dead with fear. As soon as I saw his legs dangling, while the seamen above dragged him Inboard. I drew myself up to the lower ratline, leaving the negro alone to hold the line. "Hey, above there," I shouted. "What !,Kt shall we do with the boat?" "Let her go; there Is no room to stow ,8ft It on deck. Come aboard, Slmms." Hn We went up together, the ladder 1 e swinging dizzily to our movements. The voice of the man who seemed to be n In command growled down from the "P- poop: tat "Haul In the ladder, and stow It; ,w" then go forward and got some o* that riffle overboard afore dark. This way, captain; I'd like a private word with ' !' yer afore yer go below." H" There were perhaps n dozen men In nK view, a typical freighter's crew, I ien Judged, mostly foreign faces, two of ir<^ them negroes. They worked silently, and then shuffled forward, without ex1,1 f ! hi biting. the slightest Interest la my ngj FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 1917. presence, or gl^ng a gltThce'Sft. Ev!- ti dently something unusual had oc- v curred. but Just what was the nature u of the accident to the Indian Chief I o was unable to dedda. I climbed the ? ' f few steps, and Joined the red-faced n coon waiting me on the poop. o "I am very glad to welcome you on e iwani me iuuibo v. mer, captuiD?tap- p tain?" "Holli?," I answered shortly. "And n' ,<?nr nam^T* ol "Masters?Gideon Masters." "In command?" r* "Well. yes. In a way. I reckoned w you'd want the whole story, an' thet N things hed better be explained afore n yer went below." "Of course; but first a question or " two. Mr. Masters. What bus become w of my companions?" y "The lady wns sent Into the cr.bln. sit and piven a stateroom where she could tlx herself up a bit." h?* answered '' soberly. "The other feller had a heap of a lot to say. an' seemed to have some sorter grudge against you. I thadn't any time to listen to his yarn. ni I naturally turned him over to *" b?>sum. ter have thet eye dr? d. II- f< mu-r h: ve got a peach o' a swipe, sir." "I had to hit hllu?yes : but we < ; n c< talk of hat later. Where is he now?" "In the pulley, sir. wli-re they'r- M hearing some water. After th y g 4 him fixed up. is he to p ? aft. ?.r ! rrard?" u' "Aft. if you have room to spare; he is no saiiormnn. but a millionaire :t -..? New Y<>rk: he has money to Intra." s' Tie- fellow looked at me with his mourh wide open, his pIL-teninp eves 1,1 almost lauphable. "The devil you say. sir; he don't look the part to my notion. h>u was all I part of a yacht party?" nl "Yes. the Esmeralda. a steam yncht, ownt'il !?y Geruld <'arrlngt??n <>f New P York. We were run down about u hundred miles east of Montauk by u * bin liner, which must have been out of _ her eourse. She cut us square In two, but. excepting us three, all living on hoard got away in the bouts. I'.y aeel- "" dent ue were left, und escaped later In the dinghy." ~ "What became of the liner?" "She picked up the boats, and. think- \ Ing they had all the survivors, went k on. She was a mail bout, likely. The i\ yacht went down five minutes after we left her; we've been afloat ever since. Now. Mr. Masters, that's our story in brief. What's the trouble here?' I I'll tell yer enough to make It clear. sir." he said slowly, "although there Is others on board who can explain more ^ in d?tall. You're a seamun?or was |? ona1- so you'll see easily the sorter ^ tlx we're In. I'm the only officer left on the hooker an' I couldn't navigate ^ a ship If you'd give It to me. I'm only the chief engineer, an' my assistant Is L la ihe fo'cusiie with a broken leg. lou o see thet rllfle for-mrd. sir? Well, It ? wus lightning did that. Two bolts, so the crew says, fer I wus down below, ..... .... v .. K.. ?.... . .. . ...i w ?u II' ?' t r\ ?i?- ? ? ? II U 1 llU|;jM'Ilt'U i 11 I III** electrics nil went out. Then I shut off *v< Rtuuin, ami dumb out on Lord. c< hut It wus a black night. ruining cuts and dogs, |,ut no wind to speak of. It wus the ruin what saved us, for- Are ?'< started yonder?yer Can see where It hi burned?hut It died out of itself. When morning come we saw what we wus up >"( against; it looked a lot sight worse h then than it does now. Them bolts of a: lightning hed knocked the foremast tl into smithereens, killed the wheels- Is man and put the steering gear plumb t/ out o* commission. Then the top- V mast nn' spars just naturally wrecked d the bridge, and eharthouse, an' the whole muss caught tire. The second a otlicer was in the wheelhouse, sir. an' If never knew what hit him. un' both the h captain an' the first officer wus u w standin' tergether on the bridge. The s< top mast crushed the life out of 'em. There wus six snilorinen hurt the same way. an' four of 'em died. It wus the durndest mess I ever saw at sea, sir." is "Had enough, surely ; when did this happen?" "Night afore last: we've cleaned un n Mi since, but the crew won't work much under me' uu' we're short- ti handed. I rigged up this wheel aft, so h as to keep an engine going, and hung j, on. wuiting for something to turn up. f, There wasn't nothing else I could do." ^ "No, I presume not," and my eyes rested thoughtfully on the scene forward. "How is the hull?sound? You Si seem sunk deeply." n "Thnt's cargo, sir; full to the ' o hatches. The ship's dry as a bone; e have had the well sounded every three u hours." a "And what about the crew?" "Just so, so; a crimp brought them aboard drunk, an' we were not at sea long enough for the mates to whip ' them into shape when this thing hap- P penod. I'm no deck officer, Mr. Mollis, tl and they don't take orders from, me t; very well. I call 'em a d d hard t lot." p I made no comment, endeavoring to j, turn all these facts over in my mind, j and reach some decision. It was evident enough what was wanted, and '' how I could best serve; but would they '' be satisfied with the offer which I felt willing to make? It was far from my O desire to assume command of the In- _ dian Chief, and guide her destinies on a long outward voyage, to whatever port her cargo had been consigned.! Whnt that port was made slight difference, for my whole desire was to return as quickly as possible to New a York. I Vould, however, assume tern- P porary command, and consent to nnvl- \ w gate the vessel to the nearest Amert-|h can port, where a competent skipper 0 might be procured, and a new <?rew ob-1 f, I T slned. The ln<nan Ciller possessed tireless outfit, and whatever I lust be on my own judgment. Th onsiderations flashed swiftly throi ly mind, aud I attained decision ore Masters again spoke. I wo avUcnte the boat to the nearest [ n the American coust. notify the o rs, and then leave them to do as t leased witt vessel and crew. I ca othlng for the salvage; the presei f the disabled steamer in these t rs had saved onr lives, which ? ward enough surely. All I cared as to get myself and the young If ife ashore. My thought was Int ipted by the sound of Masters' vol "It sorter seemed to me. Mr. H s," he was saying, "that maybe ould he he?t for me to explain th lings before you went Into the cnt ou'll naturally want to know Just unlitlon before you deride what a." "I have decided. Masters." I ivered briefly. "There Is only < ling I o: . do legally, and that ivigate the Indian Chief to the n< - Atneriean port, and surrender 1 > her owners. A- a licensed capt ' r, ;tn I have authority to assti tnninnd to this extent, but no mm "I reckoned you would look at . * way. *ir. I'm no sea lawyer. I ? r tigur? ! it out about as t . I>i;t that uin't the situation tly." "What Isn't?" "V \y. this owner business, sir. 1 the owner of the Indian Chief, . y pound o* cargo below batches i 1 ";ird h? re." "The owner Is on board!" "That's the gospel truth; that's v Yunk t h?? rrnlihln tn L'^un van hf nl toll y<>u what I have, before 3 "The Owner Is on Board!" ent d<?wn and met hint, sir. It gi >n a chance to think out your h iiirse." "But If the man is aboard, why p n?it appear on deck to give us v ?me? Surely our arrival must hi pen of Interest?" "Likely as not he hasn't even he ?t that you are aboard. You t Is cabin is on the starboard s stern, and he would see nothing fr tent ports. Besides. Mr. Hollls, i lame, and It Is a bit hard for 1 ) get around on a ship without hi 'hat do you say, sir? Shall we own now, an' talk It over below?" "The sooner the better," I said, w glance over the port rail. "The i thickening out yonder, and we r ave a rough night. The steal ould ride a heavy sea better w )me more of :hat riffle (To Be Continued.) OY HAS NO AltMS; FOOT .WO HAND ON SIIOI LDF Columbia. Nov. 8.?An arm oy. who has a small foot grow "om one shoulder and a miniat and from the other shoulder, een discovered in South Carol rotn the correspondence In the iitant General's office requesting mption. It is from a widow a ays that her son has heen dral nd he is the only means of supj f herself and his wife. The m( r has two small sons, too youns ork and the deformed son, wh< lmost helpless. The Adjutant General is being ieged with letters and personal c rom mothers residing in vari arts of the State requesting t heir offspring be relieved of n ary duty. In the majority of ct he appeals are pathetic and. arently, on their face, worthy ustiflahle. A number of letters ressed to President Wilson, somi lmost Illegible handwriting, are ig referred from the provost n hal general's office to the Ad jut eneral of South Carolina. MARKETING HOGS. Peats burying them. Stevo I: er, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, wrl Commenced feeding my herd bout 100 hogs B. A. Thomas' 1 ower over two months ago. F ere sick and oft feed. Nes erds had cholera. I did not ne?they are well and grow ist."?Adr. IiMCMter Mercantile. Co. 5 ADDED A NUMBER OF S YEARS 10 HER LIFE ort 1 WD- ' hey Savs She Spent Hundreds of red Dollars Fruitlessly. ?? rat future seemed dark, for idv Says She Believes She Had One loi- Foot in the Grave at it PB One Time. ?in. thp to People both old and young, who suffer with stomach trouble, would an- do well to read the following highly Jut? il: niaiciiiciii 3. I? Mary Gilliam, of 53 Riverside, An!,r" deison, on March 3rd. Mrs. Gil^''r !iam is of an advanced age. :ii" "I suffered from an awful case of indigestion." said Mrs. Gilliam, e. It "and ! was so weak I could hardly but walk and really ! -h< uld have been rou n tied. My feet and l^gs murned ex- all tiie time, my whole system was weakened and run down and I was very pale. My appetite had left and *ou j never became hungry. My health an had been bad for several vears. Is ' Hundreds of dollars worth of medicine had been bought for me. but , none gave me much relief, and I ."hv ?re steadily became worse and lost fou w?i8ht until I was skin and bones almost and seemed to be slowly "1 starving to death. I "Soon after I started taking Tan1 Ine in v nnnetite returned and mv V 1 stomach was strengthened and the _\J indigestion left nie. Now I am Ky| eating heartily and my food Is diHT| gested and nourishing me. I gainUfa '<! twenty-five or thirty pounds after Wk I started taking Tanlac. The home Bb tolks laugh at me now because I eat so much. I was just about big L enough to make a shadow when I started Tanlac, but now I am at normal weight. "Tanlnt is the finest restorer and tonic I ever used. It soon got me U ^ strong enough to do my housework, ^ ( despite my years, and it is the only | medicine I ever took that gave me J permanent relief, and I guess it can JiilU he truly said that I had one foot in llnl the grave when I began taking it. Ml Tanlac certainly is our stand-by now, St and both my husband and myself think the world of it for T ovnect It. ^ gave me a number of years more of life." Tanlac, the master medicine, is ves sold exclusively by J. F. Mackey, est Lancaster; Peoples Drug & Grocery Co., Heath Springs; C. 0. Floyd, dl'l Kershaw.?Adv. rel nve TAX NOTICE. Taxes Are Payable from Oetoiide ber 15th. 1917. to March om 15th. 1918. ho A penalty of one per cent will be dm added for January payment, two per elp. rent for February, and seven per i'J cent for March. The levies for the different purposes are as follows: For State purposes 8 1-2 mills, Constitutional School Tax 3 mills, rlth Ordinary County purposes 4 1-2 f mills, Public Roads and Bridges 8 mills. Interest on Past Indebtedness Bonds 1 mill. Interest and Sinking ? Fund on C. & C. Railroad Bonds 1 1-4 mills, Interest on Borrowed BS Money 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills, less ^or payment of interest on Town. inc ship Bonds: In Pleasant Hill Townure phip 3-4 of 1 mill, in GUI's Creek has Township 1 1-2 mills, and in Cane Una Oreek Township 1 3-4 mills. Ad- Special School Taxes for the vaox_ rlous districts are as follows: Disvho tricts 6 and 13 two (2) mills, dls,te(, tricts 22 and 4 6 three (3) mills. >ort (1|str,ft8 1. 3. 4. 5, 9. 20, 21. 23, 26. >th- 27, 47 anc' 'our (*) mills. , to districts 36 Ave (5) mills, district > ,s 7 9lx *?* mills, district 14 six and one-half i R 1_<)\ ? , UJIIIB, uiBinrxs {., 10, 11, 12, 15. 17, 18, 19, 24. 26. b?~ 31. 3 2, 33. 34. 39, 42, 43, 46 and aUS'49 eight (8) millB, district 38 ten ou"(10) mills, and district 40 eleven hat (11) mills. All male citizens between the lsp* ages of 21 and 55 years are liable a,'~ for a capitation tax of three anrt (S3.00) dollars for road purposes. a(** and all male citizens between the 9 ln ages of 21 and 60 years are liable , for a poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar, ,ar"'.except those exempt by law. tant T. L. HILTON. County Treasurer. 1 90-tf. I tea. Important to House-Keeper^. I Of I Hog The first and best substitute for Ifty eggs ever offered to the public, 40 krby per cent cheaper than eggs. A trial will convince you. Sold and satiating 1 faction guaranteed by LEMMOND j or money refunded.