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ii EBEONEOUS BELIEFS. ODD NOTIONS ABOUT ANIMALS THAT ARE BORN OF IGNORANCE. Some Superstitions About Toads and - ^ Snakes Explained Away?-Nocturnal "| Animals and Their Eyes ? Lambs f and Sheep and Their Tails. - v It is commonly believed that toads cause warts. This is based upon the following combination of facts: Toads are the only common animals that are naturally covered with wartlike lumps. -They eject a clear liquid. This is supposed to do something. Warts appear mysteriously, and no one is able to explain the causes of their coming and going. It is erroneously inferred that they are prodded by this wart bearing, nocturnal creature with peculiar habits, upon the basis of the doctrine that "like produces like." The common belie? that tadpoles shed their tails has for its origin the facts that while living in water each possesses a swimming tail, but when it metamorphoses into a frog or a toad it becomes .tailless. In fact, the tail does not drop off, but it is absorbed and disappears in the body, just as a swelling from a bump on the head disappears. How often do we hear that frogs and toads Lave fallen with rain, and almost every July we may read accounts of such phenomena. These may have for their basis the fact that during the month of July toads change from the tadpole stage and aquatic habitat to on/I hohitflt I IJUC auujb 1U1U1 uuu uuuou> and then migrate landward in great numbers. They are active only at night or during hot weather, effectually concealing themselves in the most ~ common places during the daytime. However, when a rain falls at such a time they appear by thousands, as if by magic, and give the impression of having fallen with rain. There are doubtless more superstitions concerning snakes than any other creatures. This arises in part from the traditions of the form of the original tempter and in part from the fact that but very, few persons are willing to calmly observe serpents for themselves and learn the truth directly. We have met persons who believe that ail snakes are venomous. This doubtless comes | from the old Roman rule, "Ab uno disce omnes." How prevalent is the belief that horse hairs turn to snakes! There is no other foundation for this error than the resemblance of the so called hairsnake (gordius) to a common horsehair. Snakes are often supposed to charm birds, but the fact is that the feathered songsters are paralyzed by fright when they suddenly see the reptiles at close proximity. The common erroneous belief that snakes sting or bite by means of their tongues may come from the Scriptural quotation, "It stingeth like an adder." The supposition that snakes bite themselves and die is doubtless based upon the actions of certain species, like the hog nosed adder, which when teased will act as though dead and thus sometimes find protection. It is very commontu thnn>fht thnf CTinfcps' tftils "live" or are aetive until sundown. This arises from the prolonged activity of the tail, due to the reflex action of the caudal nerve eeBters. which may continue for a longer or shorter period owing to temperature and other conditions. Many persona believe that there is a glass snake or joint snake, which may be broken to fragments when struck, but can rejoint itself and live. This may come from the fact that a certain lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis) readily loses its tail, and while the body escapes the caudal member wiggles and attracts the attention of the pursuer. The erroneous idea that turtles breathe under water, as do fishes, is de? rived from the observations of their having remained submerged for some hours. But this is made possible by their lung capacity, their limited need of oxygen compared with that of warm blooded animals and their ability to store oxygen in their tissues and use it as needed. Both species of American cuckoos (genus coeeyzus) build nests, contrary to the popular belief. The error comes from the fact that the European cuckoo (cucnlus) builds no nests, but is parasitic, laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, as does our cowbird (molotbrus). The old idea that "a sight of the oriole cures jaundice" doubtless Is connected witn tne yeiiow coiur ui the- bird and the homeopathic doctrine 'Similia similibcs curantur" (like cures like). Most persons believe that owls, cats and other nocturnal animals can see in absolute darkness. This error arises from the fact that in these animals the pupil of the eye is very large or dilatable, and In subdued or very feeble light they can see much better than can man. One can readily demonstrate the fallacy of the supposition by taking an owl or other nocturnal animal into a perfectly dark room, as we have done, and touching it with the hand. It does cot move, even though it be an untamed animal. Cats and other nocturnal animals are erroneously thought to emit light from their eyes because when looking toward the light the crystalline lens of the eye produces a glaring reflection. The ideas that swans sing when dying and moles open their eyes at the time of death are handed down from the writings of Pliny and represent ignorance of the facts of zoology. "\Ye were once seriously asked by a teacher. "At what age do the little lambs' tails drop off?" He had accurately observed that the tails of the lambs are long, while those of the old sheep are short, and he had obtained a false idea, which is. however, prevalent. Of course he was shocked to learn that sheep raisers amputate the tails to prevent the soiliDg of the woo!. ?Forest and Stream. which threaten S. her. When a sick woman \a8Ss~seeks the means of health she is often like a woman b^'ndfold. She has no confidence. She cannot tell what her effort will lead to. She turns now to this side and then to the other in uncertainty and doubt. The sick woman who uses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription may do so with absolute confidence. It invites openeyed investigation. There need be no hesitation in following the hundreds of thousands of women who have found a perfect cure for womanly ills in the use of this medicine. " Favorite prescription " cures irregularity and dries weakening drains. It heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. ? With a heart full of gratitude to you for sending out over the land vour wonderful medicine I send these few lines, hoping that some poor suffering women will try Dr. Pierce's medicines," writes Mrs. Cora L. Root, of Greencpring Furnace, Washington Co.. Maryland. " I had suffered severly irom female weakness and had to be in bed a'great deal of the time. Had headache. backache, and pain in left side when lying down. I commenced taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and had not taken two bottles when I was able to be around again and do my work with but little pain. Can now eat anything and it never hurts me any more. Have taken seven bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. and one of his 4 Compound Extract of Smart-Weed and several vials of his 4 Pleasant Pellets.' Feeling better every day. My husband says I look better every day." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure biliousness and sick headache. A REMARKABLE SHOT. Laired In the Dark, It Injured Three Men Half a Mile Away. "One of the best and most remarkable shots made during the war with Spain," said a gentleman who made an effort to get into the thick of the light, "wag, in my judgment, made at Miami, and the man who fired the shot was a Louisiana boy and a member of my company. He was doing duty as a provost guard at the time. It was late at night when the soldiers were roused by the quick, clear crack of a KragJorgensen on the outskirts of the camp. No particular attention was paid to the matter at first, as only one shot was fired. But with a couple of officers we went out to where the guard was stationed in order to find out just why it was that he had fired at that time of night. He explained tfcat he had seeu a man slipping through the bushes some distance away and buccal led on him to halt. He failed to obey the command, and the guard blazed away at him, more to frighten him into a stop than anything else. Of course, the fellow never halted. He was probably too badly frightened to stop at that time. "While we were talking to the guard we heard a fearful noise at least half a mile from the guard's station, and we made a break for the place to see what the matter was. We heard several people screaming as if in great agony. Down the road we went at full speed. ana in a snort .wmie we came uia>u a. little cabin which stood on the roadside. The noise was in this cabin, and I never heard such groaning and wailing in nay life. We found three men in the house. They were in great agony, and we asked them what was the matter. 'We have been shot,' they said, and sure enough they had been shot. "One was shot in the right arm. another in the back and the third in the hip. They had al! been wounded by the same bullet. The man who was wounded in the arm was lying on his right side. The ball passed through his arm. Next to him one of his companions was sprawling out 011 his back, and the bullet split the hide 011 this part of his anatomy as smoothly as a knife. Then it passed through the fleshy part of the third man's hip and sped ou. "We could not find the ball. It had passed through the side of the house, wounded the three men in the way indicated, bored through the wall 011 the opposite side and kept on going. Now, that cabin was fully half a mile from the point where the guard was stationed. and yet the shot he fired had wrought all the havoc we found."? New Orleans Times-Democrat. ANATOMICAL. Each ear has four bones. The body has about 500 muscles. The lower limbs contain thirty bones each. There are 25,000 pores in the hand of a man. Man is the only animal that possesses a real nose and chin. The human skeleton, exclusive of teeth, consists of 208 bones. The eight muscles of the human jaw exert a force of about 500 pounds. The wrist contains eight bones, the palm five, the fingers have fourteen. The smallest bone in the human body is in the lenticular, which is seated in the ear. The work performed by the human heart each twcnty-fcur hours is equal to the lifting of 120 tons to a height of one foot iii the same length of time. "The niceRfc and pleasantoRt medicine I have r.efd for indigestion md constipation is Chamberlain's Sycinach and Liver Tablets," pays Melard F. Craig, of Middlegrove, N Y. "They wcik like a charm and d^ no' gripe or have any unpleasant efft ct." For sale by Kaufmann Drug Co. A DESERT CARAVAN. Its Stnrt Across the Dreary Sand Wastes of Sahara. There were the last words, instructions, cautions, adieus, and then Abdullah held up his hand. Ali gave the cry of the camel driver, and the uncouth beasts, twisting and snarling under their loads, struggled to their feet. Another cry, and they began their voyage. They traversed the square, passed the mosque, turned down a. narrow street and in five minutes crossed the line that bounded the oasis and entered upon the desert. Immediately the dun leader took his place at the left and slightly in advance. The fourth on the right of the dun was the black racer. He carried two water skins and Abdullah's saddle. Then came in ranks fifteen camels, Ali riding in the center. On the right flank rode the two women, with enormous red and white cotton sunshades stretched be hind them; then at an interval of six rods came fifteen camels unattended. They simply followed the squad in front. The dun leader and the black racer had lanyards about their necks. The other camels had no harness save the surcingles that held their loads. In a panic, a sandstorm, a fusillade from Bedouins, a mirage and a race for water, if Abdullah and All could grasp these lanyards the caravan was saved since the other camels followed the dun leader and the black racer as sheep follow the bellwether. J Abdullah walked at the left, abreast j of the dun. At intervals he rode the i black racer. ! The pace of a caravan is two miles j an hour, but Abdullah's, the two cripples included, could make two miles ! and a quarter. The black racer could make sixty miles a day for five days without drinking, but at the end of such a journey his hump would be no i larger than a pincushion, and his temper? For centuries it has been the custom of Sahara caravans to travel not more than five miles the first day.?"The Desert," by Arthur Cosslett Smith, in Scribner's. JAPANESE PROVERBS. Some Really Fine Sayings Worthy of Universal Acceptance. The Japanese do not expect to gather grapes from thorns or figs of thistles, but they phrase our thoughts somewhat differentlj*. They say, "The spawu of frogs will become nothing but frogs." We have a saying. "Despise not the day of small things." Their "Famous swords are made of iron scrapings" is much more picturesque. The idea of our "All lay the load on the willing horse" they express by "Those who know the ropes do most of the hauling." While our commonplace "Out of evil good may come" finds with them a fine poetical expression in "The lotus springs from the mud," and in point of poignancy our "Adding insult to injury" is vastly inferior to their "Rubbing salt on a sore." The Japanese have some really fine sayings worthy of universal acceptance, such as "Thine own heart makes the world" or "The poet at home sees the entire universe" or "The throne of the god is on the brow of a righteous man." Their nice observance of manners is evidenced by sayings such as "Excess of politeness becomes impoliteness," their national suspiciousness in the like of "Don't trust a pigeon to carry grain," and the handy mun'fc abhorrence of a bungler finds expression in numerous quips such as "Learning to swim in a field" or "Scratching the foot with the shoe on." Word* Ending- In "Ator." There never has been any general rule of pronunciation as to nouns ending in "ator." In Scotland the mode differed from the English rule in more usually throwing the accent back. Was it not Erskine who in his earlier days, having spoken of a curator, making the word a dactyl, was interrupted by the judge before whom he was pleading with, " 'Cura-tor,' if you please, Mr. Erskine; a Latin word with a long | permit!" "Thank you, my lord," was his ready retort, "for your correction. I bow to the authority of so distinguished a 'sena-tor' and 'ora-tor' as your lordships'?London Spectator. A Mljjhty Man. Topham, the prince of English strong men, had knots of muscles where the armpits are in the ordinary man. He could take a bar of iron V/> inches in diameter and 5 feet long, place the middle of it over the back of his neck and then force the ends forward until they met before his face. On one occasion he called upon a village blacksmith and made of him an everlasting enemy by picking up a number of horseshoes and snapping them in two as easily as if they had been pine sticks. A Smitten Conscience. Dr. Fourthly?I believe my sermon on sincerity this morning sank deep into some hearts and did good. Parishioner?Yes; as Foley and his wife went home he explained to people on the street car that his wife's hair and teeth were false. UVUU OVUVUIO "To what do you attribute the curative properties of your springs?" asked a visitor at a health resort. "Well," answered the proprietor thoughtfully, "I guess the advertising I've done has had something to do with it." HIm Eatlly Chosen Plirase, "Don't you think that young Iiunker wants to marry Miss Dollyers for her money?" asked Ilojack. "I think so," replied Tomdik. "I hpgrd him say that he loved her for all she was worth."?Judge. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don't Know it. How To Find Ont. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a a t j ' sediment or setindicates an unhealthy condi-/parJl, wof the kidMA \ 1 \! neys; if it stains your linen it is ilevi<^ence ?* kidJXa\\I jfj ney trouble; too ^RlVyvVy /jS Sequent desire to * pass it or pain in " ? the 5ac^ is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. What to Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's SwampRoot, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing. it, or bad effects following use of liquor, Tiring r\Y 2J U^f ??w* ^w t v T wi vwiiivo ui<xi necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery ,,, and a book that tells more about it, both sent absolutely free by mail, address Dr. Kilmer & Home of Swamp-Root. Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper. ' Don't make any mistake, bnt rem mber the name, Swamp Koot, Tr Kilmer's wftmp Koot. and th? address. Binghamton, N Y . on ev ry bottle. A New Profession. Young Mr. lnswim was hurrying blindly along the street toward a chemist's with a bottle in bis hand when young De Trop hailed him. De Trop ?Hollo, lnswim! I've scarcely seen 3*011 for a year. Where have you been keeping yourself since j'ou were married? lnswim?Oh, busy?busy all the time. De Trop?I say, what are you doing mostly? Inswim?I've pot a new profession. De Trop?What is it? Inswim?Humorist. De Trop?You don't say. I didn't think you were much in that line. Inswim?I'm not a very glittering success. De Trop?What?er?what sort oil Work do you do mostly? And then young Mr. Inswim leaned over and whispered softly in young De Trop's ear: "I'm spending most of my time trying to humor a baby that's engaged in tooth culture." Then he plunged madly on again toward the soothing sirup shop. ?London Answers. The Expense of Canary Bird*. The keeping of canaries seems to be a fairly expensive luxury. To start with, a really good bird will cost $50. Yon ran easily snend more_l>ut $50 will buy a fairly good Norwich bred bird. The food the bird requires consists of various delicacies in the form of rye, bread, rice, meal and vegetables. Canaries are liable to all sorts of ailments, and this, of course, necessitates further expense, for the treatment of these complaints is anything but cheap. Of course, no fancier of canaries would be content with one bird; he must have at least a dozen, and the cost of some of these will certainly run to $75. Fifteen hundred dollars per annum could easily be spent in this manner without a very big show for the money.?London Tatler. On a Shelf. "Mamma," asked little three-year-old Margie, "do people go to heaven when they die?" "Yes, dear, if they are good," replied her mother. "Then I guess grandpa wasn't any good," rejoined the little miss. " 'cause when he died they just put him on a shelf in a big stone house and locked the door."?Chicago News. A BcKlneKR Man** Tribute. "You admire that musician?" "Very much." answered Mr. Cumrox. "For his compositions or for his performances?" "Neither. For his nerve in charging $5 a seat."?Washington Star. Does It Pay to Buy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and cure the more severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you, then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success in Bevere throat and lung troubles, '-Boschee's German Syrup/' It not only heals and stimulates the tissues to destroy the germ disease, but allays inflammation, causes easy expectoration, "'""n ? " root ft n ri PIT TP R C? ^UUU Ul^Ub o 1VUI.J uuv. ? the patieDt. Try oDe bottle. RscommeDded many yoars by all druggists in the world. You can get this reliable remedy at Kaufraann's Drug Store. Get Green's Special Almanac. 12?33 A Matter of Enslnox.s. "I cannot understand, sir, win* you permit your daughter to sue me l'or breach of promise. You remember that you were bitterly opposed to our engagement because I wasn't good enough for her and would disgrace the family." "Young man, that was sentiment; this is business." / ) i FIRST OF ALL EVICTIONS. Magyar Version of the Expulsion From the Garden of Eden. Among the folklore of the peasantry of Roumania and some of the adjoining Magyar states of eastern Europe is found the story of the expulsion of our first parents from the garden of Eden. It runs thus: When Adam and Eve fell, God sent Gabriel, the Magyar angel, to turn them out of Eden as a punishment for their sin. Gabriel was received most courteously, food and drink of the best being set before him. Now, Gabriel had a kind heart and took pity upon the poor folk and would not accept their hospitality, remembering his errand. So he returned and begged that some one else be sent to evict the sinners, as he really could not do it. The Raphael, the Roumanian angel, was sent and was received as Gabriel hsd been Hp however, was very fond of a good dinner, and so he sat down and thoroughly enjoyed himself. The feast over, he told the erring pair his errand. They at once began to weep most piteously and beg for mercy. Their bitter sorrow so touched his after dinner heart that he, too, returned and asked that some one else be sent, as he could not possibly turn out the poor folk after accepting their hospitality. Then it was that Michael, the German angel, was sent. He was received as the others by the trembling pair and treated even more sumptuously. He sat down and enjoyed himself till the last morsel of food had vanished and there wasn't a drop of liquor left. Then he arose, and, turning to Lis host and hostess, said, "Xow, then, out you go. and be quick about It." Most piteously did Adam and Eve beg at least for time, even reminding him that he had partaken of their /I All in rlin THllo if YT-O c L/l UU U* *111 lli 7 t L 111* AiiUO i u it u U tuuw our first parents were driven out of Eden. Unconscious From Croup. During a sudden and terrible attack of croup our little girl was unconscious from strangulation, says A. L. Spafford, postmaster, Chester, Mich., and a dose of Oae Minute Cough Cure was administered and repeated often. It reduced the swelling and inflammation, cut the mucus and shortly the child was resting easy and speedily recovered. It cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, and all Throat and Lung troubles. One Minute Cough Cure lingers in tbe throat and chest and enables tbe lun 8 to contribute pure, healthgiving oxygen io the blood. Kaufmann Drug Co. RULLETS AS EVIDENCE. Odd Fact* Developed by Their Prominence In Murder Trial*. Tlio imrw->r+nnt nnrt nlnvcd in m.mv v r ? - r?*r ? v murder trials by a flattened and misshapen bit of lead or steel, once in the form of a bullet, often leads to the development of some curious facts, says the Baltimore American. A leaden bullet will lose appreciably in weight by Keing fired, and the form of the barrel may tend to reduce its size. In a rifle some of the lead is taken off by the grooves. The friction also heats and tends to partially melt the outside of the ball, and because of this it changes its shape in the air. One peculiar fact about a bullet is that it will very often make a wound of entry smaller than the projectile itself even in so brittle a substance as glass. Another strange fact about a bullet is that it will often pass through intervening clothing, making a hole that can hardly be noticed, and yet carry on its point a circular piece of cloth. The carrying of bits of clothing, hair or dirt into wounds in such a manner greatly enhances the danaers of peritonitis. Were it not for this latter contact the bullet would not be nearly so dangerous. as its rapid flight and heating make it practically sterile. Blackened edges of wounds are more likely to have been caused by a lead bullet, although the ball with a lead tip could also produce this result. Regarding powder staius, smokeless or otherwise, nothing of great value is to be gained when the shooting occurs at a distance greater than twelve or fifteen feet. At a recent trial a doctor stated that from powder marks on the face he judged that the shot had been fired at a distance of not more than three feet, which conclusion was later backed up by the assertion made on the stand by the prisoner himself. Hla Mother Toole No Chances. She was a portly dame, with florid complexion and voluminous skirts. She was walking majestically down Twenty-third street, looking the picture of content. In the hand that held up her skirt was clasped a thin chain, much like a dog chain, but instead of the regulation poodle, pug or St. unaries spaniel trotting along at the other end was a small boy of perhaps five years, and whenever fascinated by the alluring attractions along his route the maternal hand gave the chain a gentle tug, and the small boy obediently answered the mute injunction.?Xew York Times. The crowned heads of every natioD, The rich men, poor men and misers A'l join in paying tribute to DeWitt's Little Early Risers. IT. Williams, San Antonio, Tex, writes: Little Early Riser Pills are the best I ever used in my family. I unhesitatingly recommend them to everybody. They cure Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Torpid Liver, Jaundice, malaria and all other liver troubles. Kaufmann Drug Co. TAX RETURNS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW in reference to the re-assessment and taxation of property, the Auditor, or his assistant, "will be and attend the following named places for the purpose of receiving tax returns for the fiscal year 1903, and in order to meet the next appointment, the hour wiil close at 11:30 in the morning and at 4 o'clock in the alternoon; taxpayers will, therefore, be prompt iu meeting the appointments so as not to cause delay. Taxpayers will please come prepared to give the name of their township and number of school district wherein they reside: From the 1st to the 12th day of January, 1903, at Lexington, C. H. Gaston, all clay, January 12. Swansea, January 13 and 14, both days*Red Store, January 15, all day. Archie Wolfe, January 16, morniog. W. N Martin, January 16. afternoon. Brookland, January 17, all day. Edmund, January 19, afternoon. Cross Roads, January 20, morning. J. J. Mack, January 20. afternoon. Pelion. January 21. all dav Luther L, Gratt's, January 22. morning, Jacob Williams, anuary22, afternoon. Wra. Westmoreland, January 23, morning John G. Able, January 2-*, afternoon. Bed Bank, January 24, afternoon. Franklin Keisler, January 26, afternoon. Crap's Old Mill, January 27, morning. Batesburg, January 27, afternoon. Batesburg. January 28, all day. Leesville, January 29, all day. Summit. January 30, morniDg Lewiedale, January 30, alternoon. Barr's Landing. January 31, morning. J. J. Wessinger, February 2. morning. Josh Sbealy, February 2. altcrnoon. Chapin, February 3, all day. * Cross Boads, February 4, morning. Peak, February 4, alternoan. Peak, February 5, morning. Spriug Hill, Februaiy 5, aiternoon. Wiltnn PVhrnn'r'e A mnrr.inrr Wbito Rock, February 6, afternoon. Mrs, Mary Busby. February 7, morning. Ballentine, February 7, afternoon, lrmo, February 9, all day. lv. T. Hook. February 1U. morning. Lexincton C. H., from the 10th to the 20th of February. iSection 2 U of the law in reference to the assessment of taxes, (Revised Statutes,) reads as follows: All proptrty shall be valued for taxation at its true value in money, which in ah cases not specially provided for by law, shall be held to be as follows, to wit: For personal property the usual selling price{on tne usual terms of similar property at ad ministrator's or executor's sale, at the place where the return is made;and lor real property, the usual selling price on the usual terms of similar property at sales for partition under oroer of court, at the place where the return is to be made. If there is no usual selling price, then at what is honestly believed could be obtained for the same at a lair sale under the conditions above mentioned. Ti _ L - 11 V_ iU. ~ f L C jls suau ue lue uuiy ui eaeu uwutsr ui lands, and of any new structures thereon which shall not have been appraised for taxation, to list the same lor taxation with the Connty Anditor for the Count} in which they may be situated on or before the 20th day of February next, alter the same Soali become subject to taxation. Section 6. That from and after the passage of this ret, there shall be assessed upon all taxable polls in this State a tax of one dollar on each poll, the proceeds of which tax shall be applied solely to educational purposes. livery male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except those incapable of earning a support, from being maimed or from other causes, and except those who are made exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls. All returns lor taxation must be filed with the Auditor not later than February 20th. 1903, as after that date the law requires aa addition of (.0 per cent, to the last year's returns Township Boards of Assessors will meet at some convenient place in their respective township on Tuesday, March 3, 1903. County Board of Equalization will meet at.. the Auditors omce on luesday, March 24, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m. G. A. DEBBICK, Auditor of Lexington County. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNT r OF LEXINGTON. Court of Common Pleas. Eva C. Boozer, Lucy Crews, Mary Gooding, Carrie Efird and Maurice Kreps. Plaintiffs, against Daniel Wise, Henry Wise. Willie Hall, Henrietta Wise. Jfssie Hall, John Wise, Ernest Wise. Danial Wise. Bhodella Wise, Martha Wise, Harry Wise, Oscar Wise, Budolph Wise, Brown Wise, Julius Nathaniel Wise, Jimmie Wise, Senna Wi-e, Maurice Davis, Jim Harris. Sarah Titus, Tom Titns, Sallie Wise. Frank Smalls, Charlotte Umphrev. Charley Wise, Elsie Bickley, Willie Wise, Lizzie Boozer. May Boozer and Dralts Boozer, Defendants. Summons for Belief (Complaint Served.) To the Defendants above named: YOU ABE HEBEBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith ocivcu upuu juu, auu wv outo a kji your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office at Lexington, 6. C., witfiiu twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service: and. if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. EFIRD Jfc DREHER. Plaintiff's' Attorneys. To the Defendants: .Charlotte Umphey, Willie Wise. Willie Hall, Jessie Hall and Khodella Wise: You will please take notice that the original summons and complaint m above stated case are now on tile in the office of the Clerk of 'he Court lor Lexington county, , at Lexinsrton, 8. 0. EFIRD & DREHER, PlaintiflFa' Aftnrno-ua December 8th, 1902. 6wl0. THURMOND IIHI muim IT ui. Will Practice in all Courts, KAUFMANX BUILDING. LEXINGTON, S C On the 18th day of October, we formed a co-partnership lor the practice of law. We will be pleased to receive those having legal busiut-.s to be attended to at our office in the Kaulmann building at any time. Resnecttullv. "j. Wm THFPMOND. G FELL 1LMMEKMAN, October 22, 1902.?ly.