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Tux Notice. <3HB*e of County Treasurer, ?range* burg County. Tax Duplicates will be open at the <Conr.t House for the Collection of tTaxes from the 15th day of October t? tiU' 31 day of December, 1982. H3? following levies have been made for the year 1907. State Tax.4% mills. County Tax .. .. ?.2 ?oadTax.1 Constitutional Set ool.. . .3 School district No. 4.. .S. L. 3 mills. -School district No. 5.. .S. L. 4 " -School district No. 7.. .S. L. 4 " ?School district No. 8... S. L. 3 " School district No. 8.. .B. D. 2 " School district No. 10.. .S. L. 2 " -School district No. 11.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 12.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 13.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 18.. .S. L. 3 " School district No. 18.. .B.D. 2 School district No. 20.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 21.. .S. L. 2 " ' School district No. 22.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 26.. .S. L. 3 " School district No. 26.. .B. D. 2 " School district No. 27.. ,S. L. 1 " School district No. 28.. .S. L. 3 " * School district No. 34... S. L. 3 " School district No; 36.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 36.. .B. D. 2 " School district No. 37.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 38..'.S. L. 2 " . School district No. 40.;. S. L. 2 " School district No. 41.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 42.. .S. H 2 " School district No. 43.. .S. L. 3 " School district No. 44... S. L. 3 " School district No. 46.. .S. L. 3 " School district No. 47.. .S. L. 1 " School district No. 48.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 55.. .S. L. 3 " School district No. 64.. .S. L. 3 " School district No. 65.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 65... B. D. 2 " School district No. 66.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 67.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 67.. .B. D. 2 " School district No. 68.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 70.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 70... B. D. 2 " School district No. 71... S. L. 3 " School district No. 72.. .S. L. 3 " School district No. 74.. .S. L. 4 " School district No. 75.. .S. L. 2 " School district No. 83.. .S. L. 3 " Commutation Tax for the year 1908, payable from 15th day of October, 1907, to ist day of March, 1908. A. D. Fair. Treasurer, 19-10. Orangeburg County. S. C. FOfi SALE 14 new Hay Rakes at cost. One lot of various kinds of plows ?at cost. 23,000 second hand ehinglee. in good condition at '$3.50 per thousand. Also sev eral dozen benches that were rsed in the tabenacle. The very thing to use around your yard and lawn. Call on i. b. mm. v TPhe Eye Is the Window of the Soul. BOBBINS & NOBLE, 1639 Main St. : Columbia, S. C. The only exclusive Manufacturing Optical house in Columbia, where everything that is Optica' is handled, and vre solicit the patron age of those that appreciate high class wo? k at reasonable prices, all work done by ns and ma terial used guaranteed to give satisfaction, our ?oolebrated specially {[round white crystal Lenses feel cool and pleasant to the eyes ?once used always used, the citizens of Orange ?burg and surrounding country are specially in ?vited to make our store headquarters when in the city, don't fail to drop in Fair Week and wee our beautiful Optical Parlor. 1639 Main Columbia, S. C. Between Erlich's Shoe Store and Ball &Co., -ewelry Store. 10 24-3 mo. ?>.Have your Harness made and Re paired at E. J. KING, Phone 283. 80 E. Russel Street, Orangeburg, S. C. THE BANK OF SPRINGFIELD. Undivided Profits. 12.000.00 Capital...$30,000.00 Officers. Ii. M. Mlms, President; Jno. McB. Bean, V. P.; J. B. Smith, Cashier; [ Edith Phillips, Asst. |r Directors. (L. M. Mlms, Jno. Bean, Joe. A. Berry, L. B. Fulmer, W. P. Hut to, J. W. Jumper, H. A. Odom, ' T. L. Gleaton, O. C. Salley. All business intrusted to us re ceives careful, official attention. Leave your Surplus funds with us at four per eent Interest. LOWMAN & SHOT, PHYSICHES AND SURGEONS, City and County Calls Accepted Office at Lowman Drug Company, L Orangeburs, S, C. CULTIVATING FERNS. How They Can Be Raited and Kept Flourishing. Ferns are among the most graceful and beautiful of foliage plants. For a shady nook in the yard, during sum mer, for a shaded window or for hall deeoratkm in winter the Perns will be found desirable plants, says Garden Magazine. They like a^ cooler atmosphere than most plants grown for the window, and for this reason a cool room or hall suits them best. A temperature of from 50 to 65 degrees is warm enough for most of the greenhouse species. Keep in a light, moist, shady place and as soou as the young plants are large enough pick them out and pot in three inch pots, placing half a dozen in each pot As they become larger they may be potted singly. When the ferns once are established in pots do not repot them more than once a year and that invariably when the plants are in a dormant state. Un der no circumstances should the roots be disturbed while growing. As the plants become larger the soil should be more lumpy and coarse and should consist of one-sixth part of charcoal or broken crockery, which will keep the soil porous and sweet. It is a mistake to use large pots for ferns. They will thrive with less root room than the majority of cultivate; plants, and it is not unusual for florists to allow the plauts to remain in the same pot for more than one year. Ir this event, however, the soil is en riched during the growing season by liberal applications of liquid manure. Great care should be taken' that the plants do not suffer from dryness at the roots. This will stunt them and seriously injure their vitality. Ferns are not attacked often by in sects. The young fronds someti-ues are troubled by green fly, but this, pest can be effectually destroyed by fumi gating, syringing and washing with tobacco water. The scale insect is the worst foe and is difflcult to dislodge. Repeated washing with camphor wa ter or diluted alcohol when the plants are at rest will be found effectual. How to Keep Honey. Honey should always be stored in a warm place. If kept where it will be come cold it often granulates or. as the process Is more commonly described, candied. Amateurs often place the produce of their hives In a^cool location and are surprised at the result When liquid *honey has granulated, says Sub urban Life, it may be restored to its former condition by p'.acing the re ceptacle In which It is contained in a dish of hot water. Many people who buy liquid honey at the stores believe that the honey has been adulterated if they find It granulated. As a matter of fact, this is oue of the best tests of Its purity. A bottle of so called honey which has been \largely adulterated with glucose will granulate but very little. Of course it does not follow that because the honey is not found to be granulated it is not pure, for if kept In a warm place honey will often con tinue for a long time perfectly clear. As a matter of fact, under the new pure food laws'there is comparatively little danger of purchasing adulterated honey. Comb honey has never been adulterated, in spite of the Assertions to that effect which often have ap peared in print. The food value of honey ought to be better knowu. It .can be used to great advautage in cooking and can be especially recom mended as a substitute for sugar, as it places almost no tax on the kidneys. How to Find a Gas Leak. It Is unfortunately very usual to seek for a gas leakage with a lighted can dle, a proceeding which is responsible for many explosions. Instead open the windows of the room to let out the obnoxious gaB and admit the fresh air, and mix a pound of soap, cut in shav ings, with three and a half pints of water and apply this' sticky fluid to the gas pipe with a brush. The leak in the pipe will be indicated by bub bles in the soapy application, and the damage may be temporarily rectified by rubbinpr the spot with a cake of soap, softened by being used, which will stop the leakage of gas till the plumber can arrive to execute a per manent repair. How to Loosen a Glass Stopper. There are several ways of loosening the " glass stoppers of bottles or de canters. Oue Is to stand the bottle in hot water; another is to drop a little oil betvreen the stopper and the de canter with a feather and set near the fire. After a time strike the stopper gently on all sides with a piece of wood and if it does not move repeat the process. A strip of flannel around the neck of the bottle, pulled back ward and forward to produce friction, will sometimes loosen stoppers. How to Make Cheap Kindling. Spread open sheets of newspaper up on the floor. Sprinkle a little coarsely pulverized resin over them, then fohl, roll and twist tightly Into strands the proper length for the cook stove. Place four or five sheets thus prepared in the fire box, then sprinkle two or three fire shovelfuls of soft or bituminous coal over them. Ignite, and in a few mo ments you will have as nice a fire as If expensive pine kindling had been used. How to Mend an Oriental Rug. First get yarns of the various shades found in the rug, examining it care fully to become familiar with the stitch nnd shades. If the piece to be mended is only slightly frayed or worn, work over it with a stitch corre sponding to that in which the rug Is woven. If there is a large hole, baste a piece of fine canvas on the under side and work Into this the colors and designs which ore used in the rug. Passed Examination Successfully. James Donahue, New Britain, Conn., writes: "I tried several kid ney remedies, and was treated by our best physicians for diabetes, but did not improve untl I took Foley's Kidney Cure. After the second bottle I showed improvement, and five bot tles curea me completely. I have since passed a rigid examination for life insurance." Foley's Kidney Cure cures backache and all forms of kid ney and bladder trouble. Dr. A. C. Dukes. I CHINESE BABY. What Happens In a Celestial Hems When Child is Born. On the e > cu.u? w& tuo iifai day after the oMuy uas un'iveu tue paiwriaiMU la.o, ttccoruiui; ?rui? C?ine&e Cu&toin, prosu-at.es muibcu before a joss, and. louciiiiig ins lie-fed to cue lio^r, voices tnaunn l? uie goUS Hau LO uu UOiiOi' abie ancestors lor tne small son wuo was sent periect 0t uouy auU idU 0? hea.ui. On the evening of the second day the ceremony is repeated, and on tne third day tue voice ot tne wile joins taat or tne nusoand in tnanksgiving. Also on tue third uay a limlteu num ber of relatives and menus are cuuea in to witness the first nead-shave. xne rooms of tne home are decorated for this occasion with green brancues of either fir, cedar or spruce, to in sure fueng-suey, or good luck, to the house. Other ornamentations in honor of the baby are long silk threads, bear ing little circles, squares and hearts of gold and scarlet paper. These are festooned from tne wails and are hung trom the ceiling. A few feet away the threads are in invisible and the gay scraps of paper appear to be floating in the air. For j the head-shaving the guests are seat ed in a semicircle before the joss. The mother is carried to a seat of honor to the right of the joss1, and the baby, swathed in yards of scarlet and purple silk, is brought in on an elaborate pil- j low.?Leslie's Weekly. A Work-Basket Made of a Hat. Any little girl who wishes to sur prise mamma with one of the prettiest work-baskets she ever saw, can ea-ily do so .by following these directions. First, get a grass straw hat, as seen V_/ in figure 1; it will cost five or eight cents. Soak it in warm water, turn it inside out, when it will appear as shown in figure 2; face that part, of the rim that is turned up with p:nk satin, holding on the top and bottom, sew a cord over this to conceal the stitches, divide the rim into four parts, bend it half way up and sew it in the four parts designated, firmly to the crown to form the four pockets; the stitches dan be made invisible with a little pains You will need just a half a yard of satin for the facing. A bow of pink ribbon is fastened on one rido with three long ends. A little.needle book, thimble-case and emery made of the ribbon, are attached to these. Twelve "Dont's. Don't worry the children. Don't worry about them. Guardian angels still exist, even in the twen tieth century. Don't lose your temper with the children. Don't give way when you have de cided on any plan for them. Don't leave them too much with the servants. Don't repel their little confidences. Don't get impatient at their most unanswerable questions Don't indulge them foolishly. Don't forgot to encourage them and praise their little efforts to please you. Don't show favoritism, says Wo man's Life. Don't disagree about them. Their father and mother should always be in unison in their training. Don't forget that they are Cod's children, lent to you for a season. Love and Marriaqe. Love and marriage have naturally deep and abiding iuiluence over the thoughts of woman. When the last century was young early marriages were very common and a young girl was frequently a wife and mother several years before reaching the age of 20. Now it is an unusual occur ranee for a girl to assume such re sponsibilities until well on in her twenties, or perhaps thirties, and a wise change it is, for upon consider ing girls of 15 and 10 at the present day it would be an open question as to whether they would be willing to fore go all the joy and happiness which comes at no other period of life and settle down into the house mother Let the girls play golf and tennis, let them row and dance,_ let them read and study und fit themselves for the greater work which comes with later years. Let their judgment mature und there will be fewer mistakes made in choosing a life partner and less cause for divorce. Where Girls are Cheep. China is the great slave country of the world. Of a population of 400, 000,000 there are slaves to the number of 10,000,000 Every family of means keeps its girl slaves, and a man's po sition is usually gauged by the number he keeps. At any age from three to fifteen girls are sold, eight being the age at which most change hands. The girls arts supposed to do housework', it reing cheanor to buy than to hire. Slaves vary in price; $10 is about the average, but much depends on the girl's appearance. A good looking girl will fetch $20 or even $40.?De troit Tribune. The finest Coffee Substitute ever made, has recently been produced by Dr. Shoop of Racine, Wis. You don't have to boil it twenty or thirty min utes. ".Made in a minute" says the doctor. "Health Coffee" is really the closest Coffee Imitation ever yet pro duced. Not a grain of real Coffee in it either. Health Coffee Imitation is made from pure toasted cereals or grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really it would fool an expert?were he to unknowingly drink it for Coffee. A. L. Dukes. <a-; Gems In Verse (?-; IN WINTER. rr: summer passed, the autumn came; The world swung- over toward the night; The forests robed themselves m flame. Then faded slowly Into white. And, set within a crystal frame Of frozen streams, the shaggy boles Of oak and elm with leafless crowns Were painted stark upon the knolls, And cots and villages and towns In tawny red, or strove In vain To shame the white In which they stood. The fairest tint was but a stain Upon the snow that quenched the wood And paved the street and draped the plain. ?Joslah Gilbert Holland. GOING AND COMING. GOING?the great round sun, Dragging the captive day Over behind the frowning hill, Over beyond the bay Dying. Coming?the dusky night, Silently stealing in. Wrapping himself in the soft warm couch Where the golden haired day hath been Lying. r^OING?the bright, blithe spring. Blossoms, how fast yc fall! Shooting out of your starry sky Into the darkness all Blindly! Coming?the mellow days. Crimson and yellow leaves, Languishing purple and amber fruits Kissing the bearded sheaves Kindly! GOING?our early friends. Voice's we loved are dumb. Footstcpb grow dim In the morning dew; Fainter the echoes come Ringing. Coming to join our march Shoulder to shoulder pressed? Gray haired veterans strike their tents For the faroff purple west? Singing! p OING-this old, old life. Beautiful world, farewell! Forest and meadow, river and hill, Ring ye a loving knell O'er us! Coming?a nobler life; Coming?a better land; Coming?a long, long, nlghtlcss day; Coming?the grand, grand Chorus! ?Edward A. Jenks. THE SUN'S LAST SHADOW. THYME and eyebright pave the downs today; Hard red berries load the haw thorn bough, Heavier than the vanished snows of May Scarce a span of autumn's left us now. Thyme and eyebright, pearl and amethyst, Fine mosaic wrought of summer's hand, White domed mushrooms glimmer in the mist. Crystals gem the cobwebs, strand on strand. Owls go hunting In the early night. Hunting, calling, laughing, to and fro; While the pale half moon shows her glow worm light, Merry and blithe of heart they come and go. Though the noonday sun shines warm and clear, Thin and frail of petal Is the rose; The minnesinger of the falling year Flutes her sweet requiem?the robin knows. "Hark!" slngB the robin. "Winter stalks a-near? Stark winter In his hodden frock and hood." Hush! As the leaves fall, surely you can hear His stealthy sandals rustling through the wood. , .'. ' ,. ?Rosamund Marriott Watson. KEEP STEADY. IN times like Lhese, when copper slumps And runs upon the banks begin. When panic's knocking at the door The nervous ones may let her In. Hold fast to principles of right, Do not give way to deep despair. Just keep your nerve And do not swerve Keep steady there! THOUGH watered stocks are falling low, Our factories run day and night; Though speculators fall today, The honest traders are all right. The wheels of commerce buzz all day; New orders come from everywhere; Just hold your grip, s,* Oh, do not slip Keep steady there! IN times like these 'tis best to stop And look about you here; While smoking chimneys still are seen And hum of trade strikes on the ear It matters not what Wall street does Nor how the speculators scare, \ Just ko your way From day to day? Keep steady there! ?Detroit Free Press. A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE. 1CHES he has and a fair young wife; Fortune has favored him well and oft; She heaps his board with the sweets of life; He sleeps in a bed that Is wide and soft, But wrinkles are forming around his eyes, And far away where the mists are gray His boyhood lies. Honor Is his; he has won renown; His place Is high and his fame secure; The world, when death shall have cut him down, Will raise a shaft that shall long en dure. But his form Is bent and his eyes are dim. And the careless joys that should be a boy's Are not for him. Fame and wealth and a lady fair? Who craves richer rewards than these? But far In the distant past somewhere Lie all of his youthful ecstasies! Pity the man who achieves his goal When desire has fled and the Ilru is dead Within his soul. ?Chicago Record-Herald. THE INFINITE. mi-IE Infinite always Is silent; J- It is only the finite speaks. Our words are Idle wave caps On the deep that never breaks. We may question with wand of science, Explain, decide and discuss, But only In meditation The mystery speaks to us. -John Boyle O'Reilly. THE TWO PATHS OF VIRTUE. rp\VO are the pathways by which man ?*? kind can to virtue mount upward. If tlu>.i shouldst find one barr'd, open the other will lie. 'Tis by exertion the happy obtain her, the suffering by patience. Blest Is the man whose kind fate guides him along upon both. ?Johann Schiller. Lands for Sale Near Bowniun. The Richardson lands, (566 acres) have been divided into ten tracts, varying in size from 41 acres to 95 acres, and are offered for sale o desirable actual settlers, on reason able terms of cash and credit. For particulars apply to I. W. Bowman, Orangeburg, S. C. or to Samuel Dibble, Bowman, S. C. Agents for Owners. W. HAMPTON D?KES, UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMER. Three Fine Hearses for Both City and County Service. M. O. Dantzler Hardware and Furniture ORANGEBURG, S. C. Hardware, Guns, Sporting Goods, Tinware, Belting, Machine Fittings Piping Cut and Threded. | AGENT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRST CLASS RELIABLE FARM MACHINERY: Johnston Mowers, Rakes and Disc Harrows. A fall line of repairs for these machines always carried in stock. The Celebrated Farmers Favorite Grain Drills. Red Ripper Hay Presses. Oliver Chilled Walking Plows. Oliver Sulky Plows. American Field Fencing. Bra Gin Saw Filers. I also sell the Great Majestic Range. WU1 not orach:, Rust of Crystalize. Entire body one Solid Piece of Charcoal Iron, Oiled Lined With Asbestos Board, not Paper. Not cheapest, but least expensive in long run. I SIEIEILSr ?e the sweliest garments of ?e The Season? I ALL THE NEW I STYLES i F AB?ICS TN Fall and Winter Clothing are here. lome and let us fit you. The Newest Things in Men's and Boy's furnishings. Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Un derware, Suit Cases, Bags, etc. The Brunson Clothing Co. IPlioive *>3. Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and chiS2n?T2?r laxative Fnut Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It is guaranteed DR. A- C. DUKES.