Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TRACING ORIGIN OF NAMES Well-Known Surnames of English Families Had Their Beginning at the Baptismal Font '. Many English surnames had theil origin in baptismal names. The fol lowing well-known names are of this kind: Adams and Addison! from Adam ; Atkins and Atkinson, from Ar thur; Anderson and Henderson, from Andrew; Sanders and Saunders, from Alexander; Elkins and Elkinson, from Allan; Benson, from Benjamin; Bates and Bartlett, from Bartholomew; Kel ley, from Charles; Davidson. Davison and Dawson, from David ; Ellis, Ellison and Elliott, from Elias; Gill. Gilpin Gibbs and Gibson, from Gilbert; Jef ferson and Jeffries, from Geoffrey Harris, Harrison, Hawkins and Hall (sometimes), from Henry; Hewson from Hugh; Jones. Jennings, Jenkins and Jackson, from John; Lucas (Lat in), from Luke; Madison and Matson from Matthew; Pierce and Perkins from Peter; Pollock and Polk, from Paul; Paterson and Pattison, from Patrick; Dick, Dickson, Dixon, Dick ens, Dickinson, Dickerson and Rich ^ards, from Richard; Robinson, Rob bins, Roberts, Dobson, Dobbins and Hopkins, from Robert; Hudson and Rodgers*, from Roger; 'Simpson, from Simon ; Thompson, Tomson, Tomkins from Thomas; Watson, Watkins, from Walter; Wilkins, Wilkinson, Williams Wilson, Wilcox, Willis, Wylie, from William; and, of course, all Christian names ending in son, such as William son, Johnson, Robertson, and the like COULD NOT SEE THE FUTURE Ofdtime Cievelander's Rebuke of "Vi sionary" Makes Interesting Read j? ing at This Time. A Cleveland man who has inherited a mass of ancient correspondence ran across the following letter some tira? ago and found in it a little sermon on time's mutations. It was written in ' 1853 to an ancestor of his, a citizen of ' many activities, the writef being Hon John W. Allen, lawyer, editor, con gressman, the first president of the So ciety for Savings. It appears that the recipient of the letter had written to his congressman suggesting a railway across the contl , neut, an amazing vision in 1853. Did Congressman Allen take kindly to the suggestion ? He did not. On the contrary he gave the author. of? the ' wild scheme a neat dressing down. "Why do you want at your age," he wrote, "and with property enough for your comfort and the well being of your children, to embark in such a crazy undertaking? . . . When you are well, don't take physic. Truly your friend, J. W. Allen." It will be noted that tho world and the railways have advanced a good deal since that solemn warning was delivered. Comforts Over a Volcano. ! . Up In the mountains, where snow covers the ground more than half the year and zero blasts whistle out of the north. Hes the town of Chaudes aigu?s, and In this town there has not been a heating stove or a furnace for many years. Coal, firewood and gas are unknown and there are no chim neys in this town of 2.000. No,' Chaudesaigues is not in Utopia. It is in Auvergne, France, and the ex planation of its emancipation from soot and furnaces and ashes lies in the fact that it is built in what was the crater of a volcano. Kind from the ground be neath comes boiling water in great vol ume. Lectures Pour Tous, a Paris magazine; tells how this water is piped I through the streets and nuder houses throughout the town without cost to the resident. Even in the colde.se of weather, and It gets very cold In Chaudesaigues-well below zero-the houses are kept .at a balmy tempera ture merely by raising a trap door In the floor and letting out the heat from the flowing waters, the magazine says. Looting by the Ancients. After the battle of Cannae-August 2, 216 B. C.-In which the Romans were totally defeated by Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader ordered that the 'gold rings should be taken from the hands of th? dead Romans and heaped up in the vestibule of his quarters. Enough were collected to fill a bushel basket, and they were sent to Car thage, not as valuable spoils of war. but as? proof of the great slaughter among the Roman patricians and knights, for at that time none below the rank of knights, and only, those of nighest standing among them, those -provided with steeds by the state, had been given the right to wear gold rings. On days of national mourning the gold rings were laid aside as a mark of sorrow and respect and IroD rings were substituted. This wa1? the case after the defeat at Cannae and on the funeral day of Augustus Caesai In A. D. 14. Beautiful American Bird;. In his distinguishing black on th? i forehead and yellow on the throat, the Maryland yellow-throat is one of th? , most beautifully mark?d of any mern j ber of nls tribe and gives an appear ! ance of Spanish grandeur, says tin ; [American Forestry association ol ' Washington. There Is no mistaking the sound of this bird, and It Is ren dered in a variety of ways whicr make it sound like any one of the fol lowing: "Which-Is-it?" or "Whnt-a |>Ity, what-a-pity ;" or "Whlch-way slr? whlch-way-sir?" or "I-beseec?. you, I-beseech you;" or "Witchery ?witchery, witchery." The bird is par tlcuuarly fonr. of thickets by the sid? ?af running water. EXCESS PROFITS BEING RETURNED Collection From Dealers Proceed ing and Growers Will Get Their Share Soon. REPORTS NOT YET COMPLETE Auditing of Accounts of Large Firma is Considerable Task-No Re fund to Growers Who Con* signed Their Clips. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Collection of excess profits, from wool dealers is proceeding, and theil distribution to wool growers will be gin in the near future. This announce ment is made by the United States de partment of agriculture, which is com pleting the work of the; domestic wool section of the war industries board, in accordance with a provision of the agricultural appropriation bill. Reports thus far received show that excess profits were made by about iG per cent of the "country" dealers. Cor respondence with "distributing center" dealers, whose total reports are not yet completed, indicate that some of them have accumulated substantial amounts of excess profits on the wool which they actually bought. Auditing of the accounts of the larger dealers is a con siderable task and will require several months. The bureau of markets, which acts for the department of agriculture Medium and Finer Grades of Choice Wool Are in Keen Demand. In this work, will enclose with each check sent to a grower a circular letter giving the name of the firm wb^Icb hnndled his wool and which has re turned the excess profits, of which th? customer is receiving his share. No Refunds to Consigners. The deportment calls attention . tc the fact that the regulations of the var industries hoard did not permil the purchase of wool in the great woo] growing states of the Rocky mountain and Pacific coast region except in the case of clips of less than 1,000 pound? each. All larger clips were required tc he consigned. This region produces about two-thirds of the entire wool clip of the country, which was abpul 257,000,000 pounds in 1018. Growers in the eastern states were urged to pool and consign their wools and many of them did so. Since the government paid the dealers a fixed commission on consigned wool, excess profits could he made only on that part of the wool which they bought outright. Therefore, growers who consigned their clips should not expect to receive refunds. Since the government control of wool has ceased the work of the department of agriculture In this onnection ?on sjsts only of auditing the records and accounts of approved wool dealers, the collection of any profits which they may have made in excess of those.per mitted under the regulation of the war industries board, and the distrl* ' hutlon hy the department of agricul- ! ture of these profits directly to the growers upon whose wool the profits i were,made wherever the Identity of the '] wool can be traced. ! Permits Issued to Woo! Dealers. ( The war industries board issued per mits to about 3,500 "country" dealers I authorizing them to buy wool directly from the grower. Permits were also Issued to 170 "distributing center'1 dealers who had facilities for nandling wool in large quantities and most o? whom were located on the eastern sea board near the centers of wool manu facture. These larger dealers were re quired to handle wool on consignment from either growers or country dealers and were also permitted to buy from country dealers direct, or from growers through their agents. .Blank forms calling for a detailed accounting have been sent b.v the de partment to both classes of dealers. Reports have heen received from about 3.000 of the country dealers and about one-half of the dealers in distributing centers. The-taking over of the wool by the "war department was completed so recently that many of the larger dealers have been unable to prepare their reports at an earlier date. The auditing of these reports is proceeding as rapidly as it can be done with the limited force available for assignment ( to this work, the department says. < Selection of Seeds. Every farmer should study and pro mote methods that will insure larger crops'and better quality, ('lose selec tion of seeds pays big profits. A vast amount of work no' Intervention of war ba? DI lated, and the result is that expenditures ought to be rup'jons inevitably due to I roads to serve adequately I thc country. Work more. Produce mc Save more-r But we can't co production unless w our railroad facilities The farms, mines increase their outpul of the railroads to h 3;! Railroads are now ' carrying capacity. x' Without railroad ' gines, more cars, m minais-there can production. ? But this country keep right on growii must grow with it. To command in tli the flow of new capi facilities-ana* so i there must be pub future earning powei The nation's busi fast as the railroads ? Those deriving information aiton may obtain liieratur tiou of Railway Executive Teachers' Notice. A special examination will be held Saturday, January 10. Teachers with out certificated will appear before County Boai*d on that date. White applicants report at Court House, colored applicants at Macedonia. W. W. FULLER, Co. Supt. Education. Enterprise, Ala. Milk Delivered. We are conducting 'a first-class dairy at my farm in the edge of town and will deliver rich, Jersey milk at 15 cents per quart . at your door every morning. We will steadily en large our dairy so as to supply all of the local demand. Let us have your orders for milk. > SUNNYSIDE DAIRY FARM, J. W. Quarles, Prop. Trespass Notice. I hereby give notice ibat I posi tively forbid hunting, fishing and all other form of trespassing upon all lands I control. All who fail to heed this notice will be prosecuted under the law, without exception. JOHN" P. MEALING. Trespass Notice. Ail persons are hereby warned nOt to hunt or trespass in anyway On lands owned or controlled by me. This means that you'are asked off and gentlemen will do it. G. T. Swearingen. COTTON SEED! Record 4 bales per acre. Free from disease and weevil. It's a boll weevil smasher. Write for facts. HEAVY FRUITER CO., Royston, Ga. , The Advertiser $2.00 a year In advance. m remains to be done which th? vi reessarily delaytd and accum*- %- g very large capital made to make up (or tbe inter the war, and to prepare the rail- *. " the increased traffic througboirt , ?? : . WALKER D. HINES. ' 1 ' \ Du ic ur G tm-tl ?/ R*:!r,t?t, . _ ^, , _ - . AH hi we- >: ../^^fe nt?nue increasing our e continue increasing i : and factories cannot t beyond the capacity aul their products. near the peak of their expansion-more en lore tracks, more ter be little increase in of ours is going to ag-and the railroads ie investment markets ital to expand railroad ncrease production - lie confidence in the r of railroads. ness (ian grow only as ^row. ?publi?hed hythe 2 concerning the railroad ?r? t by writing to the Asaocia .1, 61 Broadway, New York. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. All persons owning 'property of any kind whatsoever, or in any capa city, as husband, guardian, executor, administrator or trustees are requir ed to make returns of the same to the ! Auditor under oath within the time mi tioned- below and the Auditor is ?required by law to add a penalty of 50 per cent to all property that is not returned, on or before the 20th day of February in any year. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years except those ex empt by law are deemed taxable polls. The 50 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make returns. For the convenience of tax payers, I or my representative will be at the following appointed places on the dates mentioned to receive tax re turns : Ropers, Thursday, January 15th. Thurmond's Store, Friday 16th. Colliers, Saturday, 17th. Red Hill, Monday 19. W. R. E. Winn's Store, Tuesday, 20th. Cleora, Wednesday, 21st. Pleasant Lane, Thursday, 22nd. Meeting Street, Friday, 23rd. Johnston, Tuesday 27th. Herin's Store, Wednesday 28th. Trenton, Thursday 29th. The office will be open to receive returns from first day of January till the 20th day of February 1920, as prescribed hy law. J. R. TD?5?ERMAN, Auditor, E. C." S. C. STRAYED: Dark bay mare stray ed from my home Friday, December 26. Cut on left hip. Any information will be appreciated. Will pay for feed or expense of keep. BELTON WINFIELD, Trenton, S. C. '.V&&5T S. X. THE rOU?MTIO] EVERY HATTY tim IS A BANK A&XM? Copyright 1909, by C. li. Zimmerman Co. No. ty NO true happiness can ever eome unless the faet of possible dependency has been entirely eliminat?d, and this can only be done by means of a bank account. You should acquire one, and once started you will be surprised how easily and rapidly it grows. BANK OF EDGE IELD OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, vice-President; E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, M. C. Parker, A. S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mims. J. H. Allep LARGE STOCK OF JEWELRY TO SELECT PROM / We invite our Edgetield friends to visit our store when in Au gusta. We have the largest stock of DIAMONDS WATCHES CLOCKS JEWELRY CUT CLASS AND * SILVERWARE of all kinds thai: we have ever shown. It will be a pleasure to show you through our stock. Every department is constantly re plenished with the newest designs. We call attention to our repairing department, wbicb has every improvement. Your watch or clock made as good as new. A. J. RENKL 980 BROAD ST. AUGUSTA, GA. ATTENTION! FARMERS We can fill your order for all fertilizers, and would be glad to see you before you buy. We have in the warehouse now 10-3-2, 8-3-0 and 9-2-2. Better haul before the roads get bad. Seaeoast Fertilizer Co. S. B. NICHOLSON, Agt. :-: Augusta, Ga. Can you be cured? What will it cost? How long will it take? I treat successfully: PILES. Without operation, pain or loss of time. \ STOMACH,.KIDNEY, BLADDER, SKIN DISEASES AND NERVOUS TROUBLES. DP. P. J. O'Neill Carolina National Bank Building COLUMBIA, S. C. Special effort made to avoid delay inj out-of-town cases MORPHINE ?abit cured the easy and gentle way. Whiskey habit by gradual reduction. Mso tobacco cure, at KEELEY INSTITUTE, Columbia, S. C. Box 75. BRIGHT GIRLS WANTED. The State Hospital for the Insane Columbia, S. C. need white women, jreferably between the ages og 18 ind 35, to work as attendants or en ,er the training school. For informa ;ion apply to the Superintendent. J. H. CANTELOU Attorney at Law Will Practice in All Courts. Office Over Store of REYNOLDS & PADGETT Telephone No 103. FOR SALE: Or rent, one one horse farm and one two-horse farm. Apply to W. D. OUZTS, Johnston, S. C. 12-31-2t