The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 16, 1917, Page 2, Image 2
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A Romance of {he 1
! RANCALX PAR
8YNOP8I8. thp1
CHAPTER I?Robert Hollls, one-time larul
#S* captain, who tells the story. Is a thro
tieet on Gerald Carrlnston's yacht, Ee
keralda. It ta auppoaed to be a ' at a*'
arty and Hollts la aurprlaed on dtacover- at s
V a woman, who evidently wlshea to re- ..
lain unknown, aboard. _
CHAPTER II?HoUla. the next nigh I.
?in inula In having an Interview with the cess
Woman. She merely telle him her name ......
la Vera. *ou
CHAPTER III?Carrlngton telle hie
cueata of the coming war, and that be rRln
engineering a copper pool. Sue!
CHAPTER IV?The yacht la eunk la a .
aplllelon and HoUla savee McCann, ?I- Clan,
cmaire, and one of the party. orlnj
CHAPTER V? Hollla and McCann ree- mnn'
|B> Vera and leave the ahlp In a email ?j'
CHAPiTDR VI?Hollla and Vera become rluhl
gtendly, though he la unaware of her njfj t
CHAPTER VII?McCann refueee to aub- v 1
aft to Hollla' authority, and the latter hone
?forces it. untie
CHAPTER VIII?The castawaya are foot I
ahted by a ahlp, the Indian Chief, which
;ea them aboard. !,r??
CHAPTER IX?The Indian Chief haa th,s
recently been atruck by lightning and la sldo,
almost a wrack. All the officers are dead, .i,,,,
Hollla meets the owner, who tells hlra 1 '
the vessel haa a cargo of ammunition, hoar
opalgngd to thflj-Qetpian. government, buck
CHAPTER X?Hollla consenta to take t.im
charge of ahlp and continue voyage. Vera I _
aenomlaua u n r?M /rionrl In . fl 11 OH
Bascom, owner of the Indian Chief.
Bnecom and McCann are deadly enetnlea.
mess
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CHAPTER X. No.
, ? lost
We Accept Adventure. enpti
As I emerged from 1 "?hlnd the butt I wti
of the mlzzennmst, the "n!" person vis- Is b<
tble was a long-legged "Phln boy In- one.'
dustrtously rubbing away at a grease Tti
spot on the deck. He was not awnre lowe
of my presence until I spoke, when possl
he gazed up.at me across his shoulder, infhi
with seeming little Intelligence In hla spea
dull eyes. and
"Do you know which of these state- I coi
rooms the lady was given?"
"Oh, yes, sir; over there; I Just took "Y
her In a needle an' some thread." "I
"All right?what Is your name?" leav<
"Joe?Joe Moon, sir." "f
I crossed over and rapped at the "p
Stateroom door, which had a tlgure "5" thou
stenciled on the upper panel. elnd
"Who is there?" she asked. bit a
"This is Hollls; could you spare m* wort
a few moments?" that
"Certainly; I will come out directly," the
she laughed, "I hnve been doing some knov
emergency mending." they
I picked out a chair and sat down, no k
A moment later the door of No. 5 I knov
opened, and the girl greeted me pleas- and
antly, crossing the cabin swiftly, and ing
extending ,her hand, as I arose to my motl
feet. of h
"I feel aetimllv born nnew Mr TT.il. ?,?> .
lis," she exclaimed. "I am almost coul
afraid I was losing my nerve In that "I
little boat. Where Is this steamer you
bound?" "?
"That Is what I called upon you lo rlgh
discuss. Sit down here, and I will give "I
you the whole story. The captain and and
both mates are dead; the fellow on you
deck In charge when we came on hoard Ing
was the chief engineer. The owner of der
boat and cargo, however. Is here; I horn
have Just been talking with him l/i "I
the cahln yonder. He Is In poor health 't w
and crippled in one limb." ?tte
"What Is his name?" spnf1
"Foolishly I forgot to ask, and Mas- *
ters?that Is the name of the engl- mv
??r
neer?neglected to mention It when he 1
Introduced us. However, that makes W"1
no difference In the facts. I'll tell you
_i a t * nnrt
uic 01U17, ua oi'ifiiy iik 1 can.
She listened Intently, leaning for- '
ward In her chair, her rlngleas hands ''ilM
clasped, her eyes on my face. Tlie n,v
.simple story seemed to thrill her, ?"'
breathing as It did the mystery and
romance of the sea.
"And that. Miss Vera," I said at last, j
Is the present situation. It Is for you
to furnish the final solution." I nr<4
"For me! You tell me all this merely ho|p
to leave the decision with nie?" j tum
"Yes; I shall do nothing against your j
expressed wish." lT j
"Why?but what would you do, If ^peI
you were here alone?" 1 rest"That
would be entirely different. I fare
have no family, no near relatives llv- (j,p
ing; not even any special friends to p|rl
mourn greatly over my demise. I JIH,p
might willingly risk my life In such
an adventure, and think little of It.
I know the sea and Its perils, and such ,
a game as this Is likely to have Its vnn(
attractions. " I ..j
"You?you consider the attempt very
dangerous?" 1
"Of capture, and possible Imprison- rPpj|
ment?yes. Probably our lives will jnK|,
not be In any special peril. We have not
no arms with which to resist. If once ,1(overhauled.
a prize crew would he put
on board, and we would be taken to the ehflr
nearest British or French port, as prls- meTT1
oners of war. Our cargo, destined for Rf>n(
the German government, would be am- cons
ply sufficient to condemn us. Under "\
the circumstances, our own country In hi
would make no effort to protect us. I but
should not mind, hut I cannot expose very
you to hardship and possible Imprls- ed t
onraent" we 1
Her eyes were shining, and her hand Mr.
reached forth, unconsciously, and rest- nam<
a) on mine. "T
"How long would it requlre?^_^_ l^al;
THE L
band's
* * corn's face
^ortk Atlantic SE2?.-nf
__ _ "So I Ju
Illicit I co*YA/c#r ) l?t that in
KlJl I * I" <?1 "But It
ft* FOREST* C7C Impetuous
-j not under!
You are th
I Is your be
"Yes> v?
?ve?ncs, probably; I should choose wel1 w,th 11
more northern route, around Scot- tune 18 **el
I. and then skirt the Norway coast
u/th the North sea." re''
ro plnce me on some other vessel *rn8P? an<I
eu would spoil your plan, Mr. Hoi- chulr
and seekln
t would render our chances of sue- "Mr* Ho
much less. The only possibility Bn,,-V- "It
Id be the meeting of Rome Anierl- " !
ship, homeward bound, whose cap- c 4
would promise to make no report. ?,u 4
1 n one might be hard to find, espe- maKt' 1
?ven the
y If he suspected we were endeaT- family maj
r to carry munitions of war to Ger- pea ranee,
p." fusal. I
>o you believe the Germans are have met
In this war?that you ought to fr|(.nds.
hem?" through at
cannot answer that," I answered yOU to go t
stly enough, "for I do not fully the least."
rstand the conditions. To be per- "i canno
y frank, however, my sympathies ^en a char
with Knglnnd and France. In "Perhnpi
case I am not considering either women," si
but the poor devil who owns this you recau
and cargo. What we carry on ?Not jn
d here will not be a drop in the "But we
et. but Its loss will spell ruin to phHip Has.
nnd that Is the thought which in- 1 My eyes
ices me." | breath,
nd I could not even dispatch "Good h
iage?wireless?" | the affair,
he Indian Chief has no equipment. : Cann shot
Miss Vern. we shall be absolutely Was the nc
to the world until we are either this is strn
nred, or safe in some German port, j Bascom
mid not deceive you?the project i looking at
ith a desperate and a dangerous prebend w
! about. Po
ic girl remained silent, her eyes weirds clea
rod to the deck. I had said all ! -,?i
I ???< ? V.V? |IU?
Iblp, dptermlnod bs I was not to i "You spe
onre her derision. As slip did not 1 difficulty y
k. or oh an hp hrr attitude, I nrosp | g|,e
walked across thp cabin to where; "Yes; It
ild look out forward. know the I
Ir. Mollis." i us who e
es." I turned. yacht sank
must decide this? You mean to Fergus Mo
b It nil to me?" J Rascotu i
here Is no other way." tight.
Hit T do not know what to say. I "He Is b
ght nt first I could answer yes. n)V Hhlp?"
ly. T nin not afraid, not the least "Yes; I c
frald; and If I could only get some jn one of i
1 hack to my people In New Yurie have not s
I am safe, I would almost welcome I the side."
adventure. I am only a girl, you i Rascom's
v, and I?T like such things. Rut struggle, a
will worry horrlhly. for they have jt was dlfll
nowledge of where I am. No one to even co
vs. I?I have simply disappeared, "This?tl
papa will have detectives hunt- finally. "I
for nie, and will have to tell j have sou
ier. They will Imagine all sorts Vera, do >
orrid things. And you say It may affair? not
iveeks, or even months, before I the facts?
d get n message to America?" She shot
am afraid so. Miss Vera ; I wished "I only
to understand the exact truth." curred ov?
>h! I do not think that would be| found you
t?do you?" fit of Jealo
thought you might feel thnt way, "So far
so ipmle no pledge before telling was not a
the story, (if course, I knew notli- Rrudley. 1
of how you were situated; or un- even spok
what circumstances you had left to her tab
e. whs tllnlnf
stole Hwny unknow to anyone; gnrding ko
ms .lust n lark. h fool ;h Joke. No delphin. <
knows where I am. If I could only most conm
I them word !" without wi
touched the bent head gently wlthj he was
hand. screamed."
fo not worry." I said kindly. "We "But," I
give the scheme tip entirely, nnd there no tr
1 toward the nearest Amerlcnn paper stor
. Perhaps lnck may favor us, and, know
e meet an American ship, we can only my w
sshlp you. nnd then take a chance, defend my
.vine that you are safely homeward any effort
id." money ant
tut 1 understood you to say that conscious I
would only Incrense your peril." shipped ofl
t might, and It might not. At lenst tpat j drev
111 not consent to have you Implt- wards plcl
d In the affair any further than you Uce exonei
now. I will nor sacrifice you to Gf self-del
i our friend yonder snve his for- came to tr
?. I'll give him my answer now." i held 01
took a step aft. hut paused sudden- "Having
Tor the door of the owner's cabin wjth McOi
led, nnd he came limping forth, perfectly r
Ing heavily on a cane, his white jfls being
1 clearly revealed In the glare of unpleasant
skylight. I stepped bnck beside the u ?H p^st i
who. aroused hy my sudden move- Bhhcoi
t. glanced up nnd saw him. Almost He did
nntlv una tirwin hnr foot houl. ?... .
.. >?. unrn sne i
rl an Instpnt as though perplexed! "There 1
the man's appearance; then ad-] Haid nt |aH
ed and met him. aton hljrt>
dr. Bascom." she exclaimed, "can fuj( Hlthou
Indeed he yon?" ! jng Cf gin<i
rou speak my name, certainly," hei ever, this
led, hut gazing Into her face seem- guest: as 1
7 without recognition. "Yet I do I shali trei
recall?" j under like
>h, yes, you do; surely you must," "I tr.tr: !
Interrupted. "Why, yon have exclaimed,
iged more than I. Do you not re- right, Mr. !
iher the moonlight nights at Palm "As near
h? The fishing parties along the answered,
t?" I from feelli
'era !" he cried, a note of delight we contlnu
Is voice. "Of course I remember; "To whei
yon have become a woman, the !*> "
last person In the world I expecto
see. And so you are the lady ^
were fortunate enough to rescue.
Hollls never even mentioned your
fc" . G
here was no reason why I should," More tha
l"havln^ no thought of your pre- ground sqt
States and
. 11 IWk |M|mMP HV MMpI t HI Hi MM
ANQA3TKR NKWH FRIDAY, NOV. 1
militant*, ine yonng may UADDirQT MAM
Just been dtHcuaalng the a^ flflfj IlJI ,
ust a moment, Mr. Hollls,** Pftl IIA/IDIA
ipted. her eyes still on Bas- LI II M|y}K|Q
"This discovery changes VVUU If I
Mr. Bascom Is an old ^
dge; but I do not intend to Wants Entire City
fluence your decision."
will, and does!" a certain About It.
appeal In her voice. "I did ,
itnnd before, as I do now. j
e owner, Mr. Bascom? This 1 o vAiivr
>at and cargo?" 1 * EELS YOUNG <
?ra; things have not gone
ne of latg, and m>' entire fop-'
re," he answered ruther bit- Hea'.th Restored I
eased her hand from his, After Ail Other I
sank down once more Into j FnllsH
her glauce leaving his fuce railed,
g mine. ' _____
Ills," she said, almost dellIs
my wish that the Indian "I am the happiest mi
Inue Its voyage." Itla today and I want to
iinnot consent?" ! lie it is all because o
t this deHsion to me. Well, \ WOnderful Vitona has d<
Hit decision My comfort. I aald JnQ Weg,ey Gay n
momentary fear which myi
feel over my strange dlsap-1# ' ^
could never Justify my re-j,s a well Known coach c
know this gentleman, and 'he Southern railway.
his mother; we were good "j never spent monev
lie shall not no Ruined vantage ln mv ?fe ,h
ly whim ot a girl. I urge . .... .... ' ,, .
; , ,, , V nought Vitona, he con
ihead, not considering me in ,
(it overcame troubles th
it quite understand so sud- Pu"'ng me down for t It
ige." . I?r four years. I had so
i you do not understand trouble which brought
le said, and smiled. "Surely tism and I had an awfu
who Mr. Rascom is?" My stomach was atso ii
the remotest degree." | tlon. j had
no appetit<
spoke of him in the boat? OU8 and couldn.t R,pftp
i j * pains in my sides, si'
widened, and I caught my . . '
neck and my condition
eavens! yes; now I recall ^ac' was I could d
He is the man Fergus Mc- my J?h- I tried all klr
In the hotel restaurant. That cines and was under t
'ddent he spenks of. Why, doctors, but nothing seet
nge enough to be fiction." my case and I kept gett
stood, leunlng on his cane, ... . . .
% r << . I heard about Vitc
us, as though failing to combat
it was we were talking r < to try it hut I ha
ssibly he did not catch our 'H'"1 'n " doing me any
rly, for his white fuce up- Ran to feel an Improve
izled. half the bottle was flni
uk of me?" he asked, "of my now feel like a difTeroi
ith McCann?" ? j rheumatism has dlsap:
ed up at him earnestly. 'pains have left my sid
is very strange. You should . T , . ... ? * ... ...
, ? and I feel like I did wl
truth. There were three of ... ...
scaped together when the man' My fltomach ,s ,n
:; Mr. Hollls, myself und? "?n ad'' m>' kidneys
Cann." bother me. I'm not ne
Jtrulghtened, his lips pressed was. my sleep is sound
i and my appetite is gooc
ere now; a guest on board the finest thing of its kl
I seen and I am more th
lo not know where-sleeping wUh the resu,t8 , thJr
the staterooms, probably. I ? . ... .
. . . j suffering with kidney
icen him since I came over
rheumatism should kn
t expression was one of wonderful remedy."
s he stared into our fncps t? I-..
Icult for him to find words; statement the Vitona
ntrol Ids mind. "Mr. Gay's ease is onl>
his Is a misfortune " he said hundred8 ln Colum
do not know now it will end.. . . ,
... , , ... equally astonishing r?
ght to avoid the man. Miss
ou know the truth of that *)POn obtained by the gro
the newspaper story, but Vitona. T tlrmly belie
" most satisfactory prepi
?k her head. ' offered the public. Pe
heard that the trouble oc- ing benefitted by its us<
r Myra Bradley. McCann other medicine and tr
together, and shot you in u f;ijio<l
ius rage."
tin* story was true; but 1 Vitona is sold in I^ar
t the restaurant with Mists P* Mackey Co.; also
[ hud never, but once before. Drug Co., Lancaster (
en to her. She called me People Drug and G
le that evening, where she Heath Springs. S. C.; J
i alone, to question me re- Co Van Wyck; Standai
me mutual friends in Phlla- ^ancas(Pr
3ur brief conversation was
nonplace. McCann shot me
lining; I did not even know Saye
near until the woman
(The Universalist I
said, as he paused, "wan
lal? That wus not the news- 'Hie Parson "I intt
y." , that you may forgive
u," bitterly, "nnd I have! throwing that brick at
ord to give you. I could uot The Patient?"Mebbe
self. and no one else made be HaV|ng toime if y
to do so McCann had OJ we? and u
I influence; I was lying unlit
a hospital. Tlte girl was a?pyr
to Europe; a waiter swore
v a revolver, which he after- CHICKEN' EIV1
ted up on the floor; the pn- An old hen has a
ated McCann on the ground ltver than you jn pr
reuse, and the case never weight or food eaten.
. . i lows that they get bllic
at my hand. ! ,
had Home experience lately >ou (*?* They are grt
inn." I said heartily, "I am unhappy. Start her livi
ondy to accept your version, her happy. Then she t
on board Is awkward and all winter. Come and g
, hut we must put up with j of B. A. Thomas Poul
ve can. Is this your thought, j..ee(| it occasionally. Si
I perk up?hear them sli
not answer at once; not ? _ . .
. . ,, . I eggs. Your money baci
ooked up questionlngly. ?
8 nothing else possible." he I^ncneter Mercant
t, but ?s though the admts
"My nature Is not revenge- . ..
"h ' h"v<> no Mnny of tho ?'r." f,
noon towHfd this innn. flow- hnv,
1. my ?hl,,. and ho I. my th,.lr
ong as he remains on board. A?. ? . . .
it him as I would any other [Pa.r out a helP|nK h?
circumstances." had ?hem An wh<
pez ?;zll w?v that." the girt neH" of dlwPPo'ntinent c
"Now everything is nil There Is, Indeed, a mora
Hollls?" i woman Isn't living who ca
ly so as we can make It," I bit of good. Then let
assuming an ease I was far| t,me In doing It?In offer
lg. "Your decision Is that ?' Pope or encourngerm
e the voyage?to Germany?"! *be greatest stimulus th<
rever Mr. Bascom desires to knew.
Ths Tendency of 1
o Be Continued.) The wise politicians at
????* have learned from expert
tendency of things, who c
kround Squirrels. rocks where others have fa
n 00 species and rsces of er from foresight can b
ilrrels inhabit the United peril is upon them.?Fron
Danada.
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' X ?
6, 1917.
?MW CALLED HER I
HE SAYS t>
to Know
Sb Tears Ago, Thinlrieg She M
She Ke e Well Strong W
AGAIN. H" I
Rotm Citr. T?x.?Mr*. Mary Kl
>y Vitona man, of this place, says; "After tt
Medicines birth of my little girl...my side con
menced to hart me. 1 had to go bee
to bed. We called the doctor. H
treated me...but I got no better.
in in Co'.umtell
the nub worse and worse until the mlsei
f what this was unbearable.. .1 was In bed ft
Dne nr m< . months and suffered such agon
jcently. Mr. |
9l street and that I was Just drawn up in a knot.,
arpenter for j told my husband If he would g<
me a bottle of Cardul I would try It..
to better ad ,
an V.ie I' ' commenced taking It, however, tht
it'nued. "fo j evening i called my family aboi
at had bee me... for t knew I could not lai
e past three many days unless I bad a change f<
rious k'dnny _ ?
on theum n .. . _
l time of it. GREGORY HAS STOPPED
1 had condi- LIQUOR HUNTING AGENT
a. was' nerv
well. I had
loulders tftid Officers Have Xo Authorlt;
i became so to Search 1 luggage Without
o to stay on ...
Warrants,
ids of medi
rialment of Washington. Nov. 15.?Attorney
ned to reach _ , _ . . "
General Gregory has stopped th
jim worse
employment of illegal methods fo
ma and do- tj,e enforcement of the Reed "bon
d very little (j,.y act." Today he issued orders
good. I he- prohibiting federal agents fror
ment before searching baggage and pockets o
ished, and I passengers on railroad trains, run
it man. I'hei p|nK from a wet into o <ir? oi?i?
peared. the without a warrant,
es and neck The order was issued as the resul
hen a young of wholesale raids by federal agent
good con*""(upon passenger trains running (rou
no longer Washington, when wet, into Vir
rvous like I gjnia ami North Carolina and upoi
and restful bay une passenger boats runnini
I. Vitona is from Baltimore to Norfolk. It is de
Ind I've ever ciare(j that secret service agents re
an delighted cently boarded two trains at Rich
ik everybody j mond, searched every piece of bag
trouble and gaRP> found a quantity of liquor am
ow of this c(.nfl8cated it. It is also declarei
that federal agents have boardei
the above boats at Baltimore and searched tlv
expert .said, baggage of passengers without war
' one of the rants.
bta where Those complaints have raised i
ssults have storm of protests in Virginia an
at discovery. North Carolina from people who car
ve It is the rjPd no liquor with them, to sa;
iratlon ever nothing of those caught with th
ople are be- goods. They vigorously objected b
; after every having their satchels searched am
eatment has 0ther baggage gone through in ai
'effort to find liquor. The store
icaster by J. j against this practice grew so stroni
by Midway that President White of the Rich
lotton Mills, mond. Fredericksburg and Potoma
rocery Co.. railroad, asked Attorney Oenera
dassey-Yoder Clregory for a ruling on the authori
rd Drug Co., tv of the federal agents to searel
baggage without warrants under th
provisions of the Reed act. Mt
.GreRory promptly replied that th
j federal agents had no authority t
reader.) I make these searches without war
! rants, and accordingly instruction
>nd to pray ^ave been issued to that effect,
Casey for jn vjew 0f the fftCt that Washing
y?u- ton is now dry, Baltimore become
yer riv rence terminus of the baggage squai
e'd Just wait ieaves the southern dry state
ten pray for forN |jqUOr. Since prohibition wen
into effect in Washington it is no
ticed that more North Carolinian
visit Baltimore than can be remem
much larger hered In the past. One Baltimor
oportion to paper this week chronicled the fac
Then it fol- that the largest number of Nort
>us Just like Carolina "merchants" visited th
ruchy, cross, Monumental city than ever before
er and make Exactly 387. this Baltimore pape
vill lay eggs HJiifl W^rp thorp loaf u/oolr
ei a package | Discussing the department of Jus
Itry Powder. 1 tire's Interpretation of the Reed ac
se your hens and the rights of Individuals to car
ig?look for ry liquor from Baltimore Into th
c If It fails, dry southern stages,- an assistant at
.lie Oo. torney general made this statemenl
"The department of justice hold
^ that the transportation of liquor li
suit cases on trains. In automobile
illures would .
'esses If In ior any other way 'rom a we
?me o'ue bad Utate Into a dry state. Is a vlolatio:
nd to them? ! of the Reed act. A federal Judg
?n the hitter- In the western district of Virgin!
rushed them, has rnled the personal carriage of II
il here. The qqor from wet Into dry territory I
nnot do some not a violation of the law. The de
her lose no partment intends to make out a tea
Ing the word , ... ..
r w. 1 case and carry this part of th
>nt which ldriJ. . A
9 world ever act through the courts for It
legal Interpretation.
__ "The department of Justice als
Things. Stop coughing! you rack the lung
re tho.ie who anfj worry the body. BALDARD*
ence the real HOREHOUND 8YRUP checks Irrl
an climb the tatlon, ^eaja the lungs and restore
/v* comfortable breathing. Price 25<
de 60c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold b;
all deal?rs is medicine.?Adv.
neisassBayn^ABBsnsspsMgMMMHHMmNMKMNiMMWRMMIM
AMILY
UP BEDSID
ifht Die, Says Texas Lady, Bat N?
oaan and Praises Cardd Per
Recovery.
" f
II- the better. That was alz years
iq and I am atlll here and am a w?
Jm strong woman, and I owe my life
^ Cardul. I had only taken half t
bottle when I began to feel bett
te The misery In my side got less...
1 continued right on taking the Card
7 until I had taken three bottles and
Hill nnt TAond env rvtfr*t? Y was w
and never felt better In my life...
have never had any trouble from tb
day to this." j
Jt Do you suffer from headache, bac
ache, pains in sides, or other disco
it forts, each month? Or do you ft
it weak, nervous and fagged-out? ' If
it give Cardui, the woman's tonic,
>r ! trial. J. 71
holds that federal agents have no
p right to seize and search baggage of
passengers on trains without warrants.
This practice has been stopy
ped. Where the federal agent sees
the liquor, he has the right to seize
it. But in cases where he does not
actually see the liquor, he cannot
seize the baggage without a wars'
rant."
e
r Rub a sore throat with BAL6
LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT. One
'' or two applications will cure it com- *
| pletely. Price 25c, "50c and $1.00
per bottle. Sold by all dealers in
medicine.?Adv.
TAX NOTICE. ,
t b
H Taxes Are Payable from OctoI
ber 15th, 1917. to March
15th, 1918.
II A penalty of one per cent will bo
5 added for January payment, two per
cent for February, and 3even per
' cent for March.
The levies for the different purposes
are as follows:
' j For State purposes 8 1-2 mills,
d j Constitutional School Tax 3 mills,
^ Ordinary County purposes 4 1-2
e mills, Public Roads and Bridges 6
- mills, Interest on Past Indebtedness
Bonds 1 mill, Interest and Sinking
a Fund on Cv & C. Railroad Bonds
d 1 1-4 mills, Interest on Borrowed
- Money 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills.
y For payment of interest on Town,
e ship Bonds: In Pleasant Hill Towno,
ship 3-4 of 1 mill, in Gill's Creek
I I Township 11-2 mills, aqd in Cane
ti, Creek Township 13-4 mills. ?
n | Special School faxes for the vaR
I rlous districts are as follows: Dis
tricts 6 and 13 two (2) mills, disc
tricts 22 and 4 5 three (3) mills,
1 districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 20, 21, 23, 26,
- 27, 30, 47 and 48 four (4) mills,
i districts 36 five (5) mills, district
p 7 six (m i ii o J'-'-' -* ...
_ v _, m4mid, uiBinn n six ana
.lone-half (6 1-2) mills, districts 2,
e 10, 11. 12, 15. 17. 18, 19, 24, 25.
t> 31, 32. 33. 34, 39, 42, 43, 46 and
49 eight (8) mills, district 38 ten
8 (10) mills, and district 40 eleven
(11) mills.
All male citizens between the
8jages of 21 and 55 years are liable
j | for a capitation tax of three
8 ($3.00) dollars for road purposes,
t and all male citizens between the
ages of 21 and 60 years are liable
s for a poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar,
_ except those exempt by law.
e T. L. HILTON.
t County Treasurer.
h 90-tf*
NOTICE OF HALE OF PERSONAL
r PROPERTY.
I will sell at public auction, at the
t residence of W. U? Clyburn, de
ceased, on Thursday, November 22,
e 1917, to the highest bidder, all the
personal property, consisting of
> mules, horses, cattle, hogs, wagons,
H buggies, farming Implements, stocks,
n crops, household and kitchen furnlB
ture, and all other personal proplt
erty of W. U. Clyburn, deceased.
n Sale to begin at 10 o'clock a. m.
0 Administrator.
a B. H. CLYBURN,
l_ Terms of sale cash.
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PROFESSIONAL CARPS V
0 DR. J. KKKCK PUNDRRBURK,
Dental Surgeon,
s Office Hours:
B 8:30 to 12:30 A. M.
I- 2:00 to 6:00 P. M.
s And by Appointment.
Office, If0.
jr Residence, If.
Office over B. C. Hough. j