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TAX NOTICE Office of Treasurer Kershaw County Camden, S. C.t Sept. 12, 1927 Notice in hereby given that the books will be opened for the collec tion oZ State, County und School Taxes from October loth, 1927, to March 15th, 1928. A penalty of 1 per cent will be added to all taxes u.ipaid January 1st, 1928, 2 pet cent February 1st, 1928 and 7 per cent March 1st, 1928. The rate per centum for Kexshaw county is as follows: Mills State Taxes, 5Vi 6-0-1 School, 4 School Tiixes, 7 County Taxes, 8V6 Hospital, % Constitutional School Tax 3 Deficiency School Tax % Total 2y V4 DeKalb Township Roi\d Bonds, for DeKalb Town ship only 2*4 Dog tax |1.25. All dog owners are required Ho make a return of their dogs to the County Treasurer, who is required to furnish a license tag. All dogs caught without the license tag the owners will be subject to a fine of $5.00 or imprisonment not more than five days. The following School Districts have special levies: School District No. 1 18 Vn School District No. 2 lti1/? School District No. 3 19 School District No. 4 18 Vi School District No. 5 1 School District No. (i 18 School District No. 7 10 Schoof District No. 8 1 School District No. 9 1 School District No. 10 5 School District No. 11 8 School District No. 12 19% School District No. 13 1 School District No. 15 1 School District No. 1G 2 School District No. 19 1 School District No. 20 1 School District No. 22 19% School District No. 23 1 School' District N<\ 25 1 School District No. 27 1 School District No. 28 1 School District' No. 29 ? School District No. 30 1 School District No. 31 9 School District No. 33 ? 11 School District No. 37 1 School District No. 38 1 School District No. 39 5 School District No. 40 20% School District No. 41 1 School District No. 42 - 1 School District No. 43 1 School District No. 46 J. School District No. 47 1 Tho Poll Tax is $1.00. All able bodied male perso.is from the age of twenty-one (21) to fifty (oO) years, both inclusive, except re sidents in incorporated towns, shall pay $>3.00 as a road tax except: minis ters of the gospel actually in charge of a congregation, teachers employ ed in public schools, school trustees, und persons permanently disabled in the military service of the State and persons who served in the War Be tween the States, and all quarantine service of this state and all residents who may be attending school or col lege at tho time when said road tax Bliull become clue, i'orsons claiming disabilities must present certuicaut from two reputable physicians of this county. All information with reference to taxes will be furnished upon applica tion. S. W. not; UK. County Treasurer. W. O. W. MEETING Live Oak Camp, No. 49, W. O. W.( m?*ets the last Thursday evening in each month at 6 p. m. Visiting sov ereigns cordially welcomed. ' U. N. MYEH3, C. C. C. E. WEBSTER, Clerk. MONJSY TO LOAN on improved farm pi o, erty. de Loach &. de Loach, A Homey at Law, TAX UPTURN'S Office of Auditor ucrsliuw County. Cuniuen, s. C., December 6, 1927 Notice is hereoy given that the Au ditor's office will l>e open vor r<2c6iv irg nix Keiurns irom January 1st. Ili28, to February 2tkh, 192rf. A1 person.) owning real estate or person al property must make returns of ihe same Within said pariod, as required by law, or l>e subject to a penalty ?>0 per cent. The Auditor will attend in person Or by deputy at the following place.1 in the county on the dates indicutei for receivinig returns: Bethunc: January 17tl> r.nd 18th. Haley's Mill: January 19th. Westville: January 2i>th. Kershaw: January 2 < th and 2C>th. Liberty Hill: January 27th. . Hlaney: February 1st. All persons between the ages of 21 and 00 years, inclusive are required to pay 1*011 Tax; and all persons be tween the ages of 21 and 50 years in clusive aro required to pay a Road tax, unless excused by lav\ All . Trusteos, Guardians, Executois, Ady| ministrators or Agents holding prop erty in chargo must return same. Partios sending tax returns by mai must make oath to same before somi officer and fill out the same in proper manner or they will he rejected. B. E. SPARROW, Auditor Kershaw County ? J. P. PICK RTT, M I). ? ? Physician Surgeon * ? Physiotherapeutic Treatment ? ? with Alpine Sunlight and Medical ? ' and Surgical Diathermy ? ? Office 949 Broafl fttieet * Success is not measured by tho things that you wish to accomplish, but by those you ought to accomplish. Municipal Water And Light Department City of Camden, South Carolina Water Rates aa Approved December 1, 1927, by City Council First 1,333 cubic feet 26.25 cents per 100 cubic feet Next 1,333 cubic feet 22.50 cents per 100 cubic feet Next .. 2,(567 cubic feet 18.75 cents per 100 cubic feet Next 4,000 cubic feet 15.00 cents per 100 cubic feet Next 17,333 cubic feet 11.25 cents per 100 cubic feet Next 20,667 cubic feet 9.38 cents per 100 cubic feet Balance at 7.50 cents per 100 cubic feet Minimum charge per customer per month: %" Meter $ 1.00 1 " Meter 1.50 1>4" Meter 2.00 1 'V Meter 3.00 2 " Meter 5.00 " Meter 15.00 1 " Meter 26.00 >iotor Power Rates: Firit 300 K.W.H. .7 cents per K.W.H. Next 300 K.W.H. 5 cents per K.W.H. Next 1,000 K.W.H. 4 cents per K.W.H. Balance 3 cents per K.W.H. Minimum charge per customer per month $1.00 per connected horsepower. Heating Rates: * I'irst 100 K.W.H. -1 cents per K.W.H. Next* 1,900 K.W.H. 31* cents per K.W.H. Next 2,000 K.W.H. 3 cents pea- K.W.H. Next 6,000 K.W.H. 2V& cents per K.W.H. Laiur.ce at 2 * cents per K.W.H. ?Minimum $1.50 up to 2 K.W. connected load; $3.00 above. Commercial Lighting Rate: I'irst 12 K.W.H. at 12l*i cents per K.W.H. Next 100 K.W.H. at 10 cents per K.W.H. Balance at 8 cents per K.W.H. Minimum SI. 50 Residential Lighting Rates: House containing up through 7 rooms, Block 1, first 2G K. W. H. at 12 Mi cents per K.W.H.? balance at G cents per K.W.H. House containing 8 through 11 rooms, Block 2, first 34 K. W. H. at 12Mi cents per K. W. H.; balance at 6 cents per K. W. H. House containing more than 11 rooms, Block 3, first 45 K. W. H. a* 12V4 cents per K. W. H.; balance at 6 cents j>er K. W. H. Inducement residential *rate one meter only^whero customer has in addition to lights, electric apparatus; not allowed on seasonal contracts. Block 1 ? First 2G K.W.H. at 12Vj cents; next 14 K.W.H. at 6 cents1; balanco at heating rate. Block 2 ? First 34 K. W. H. at 1 2 cents; next 2G K. W. H. at G cents'; balance at heating rate. Block 3 ? First 45 K. W. H. at 12Vi cents; next 45 K. W. H. at G cents'; -balance at heating rate. If water heating is done with small heater limited to 660 watts on 40-gallon tank and not larger than 1,000 watts on any size tank tho above inducement rates will be extended as follows: Block 1 ? All above 300 K.W.H. at 2 cents. Block 2 ? All above 400 K. W. II. at 2 cents Block 3 ? All above 500 K. W. H. at 2 cents. Inducement rate minimum $3.00. ? (/. P. DuBOSR, Mayor. \V. II. HAILE, City Clerk. 'I HE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON January 8, 1928 Jesus and the Sick TEXT: Mk. 1:21-45. John the Baptist havinig been put ir prison, ?'Jesu.? went into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom oi God, and saying, The time is ful filled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye and believe the tfospel" (vs. 14-15). God keeps time and punctually ful fils it. Up to this point, the Car penter of Nazareth in meekness, nad been performing the common duties of life. Now He comes forth as vhe | Christ of God, the Light of men. ' His private life ended in ;he river Jordan. The call of Peter, Andrew, James find John is next recorded by Mark (vs. 16-20). Note in passing that Jt-fcus always called busy, nover lazy men. The.se men were fishermen, nnd, at the call of Jesus changed thei "?ets for a new kind. They left aU to lollow Him and to prepare them selves to be "fishers of men" (v. 17). We r*.ad that James and Jofln "left -heir father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after rlnn" (v. 20). S.-> should the call of t ever be considered superior to parental claim* or even to those of i prosperous business. If He calls? kV. Business can i.^ver give satis faction if His call is not heeded. ?Mark opens the story of our Lord's ministry wit* His casting out' (') the demons at Capernaum (vs. 21 On the Sabbath Jay, Jesuj en ured the Capernaum synagogue an<f ?>og.m to teach. "They were aslon !S nt H,s doctrine for He taught ?< One having authority and not as the scribes" (v. 22). He did Inot ?|Uo.e the Kabbis but said: "I say un to you," and He made statements, chat no mere man could make We never hoar any real authority " s'K'akintf on religious topics apart ?m association with Jesus and a. profound belief in His word. "If any' man speak," wrote Peter ?ft( rward, i let him speak as the oracles of God" (1 Pet. 4:11). The preacher or teach er who h willing to be the mouth piece of JPSV1S Christ will find that in has peculiar power over the lives ?r men and that "they are aston ished at his doctrine." A man possessed of a demon he 'ame noisy in the midst of our Lord's niesasge in the synagogue. He be gan to cry out, "Let us alone; what have we to do with Thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? -Art Thou come to d<> * roy US? I know who Thou art, tb Holy One of God" (v. 24). This was no mere case of hallu cination. a nervous disorder, a mental 7>Ke- This man's personality was un der the dominion of a foreign spirit. was deprived of the normal con trol of his own spirit. He was mas tered by a superior will. Modern ?-scientists are, not so hasty as ?ome have been to ridicule the Bible ac counts of demon possession and to classify them as ordinary lunatics. 1 here are cases in asylums known tc be more than mentally deranged They are affected by the influence of some more powerful spirit. They nave a dual personality. Illness of hody often accompanies such ease* just as recorded in several of the New Testament stories. All the fac u.ties become deranged. Such a case m beyond the power of medicine or any other hnaling system. Nothing but the word of Jesus (or the use of His name in the power of the Holy Spirit) can deliver those in such bondage. "Jesus rebuked him saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him" (v. 25). It was the demon (speaking through the man. Jesus' promptness in silencing the demon's testimony concerning Him, shows that it was intended for mis chief and in the end could accomplish i<othing alee. To the amazement of all, after throwing the man into convulsions, the foreign spirit departed from the man, and he stood before them in full possession of his faculties. Thus our Ix>rd'a disciples learned the se ciet of delivering men by command ing evil spirits "in the name of Jesus Christ" to depart from men. JesuB not only had a public, but a private ministry. He regarded in dividual cases as well as multitudes. So must all true servants of His. Peter's wife's mother who "lay sick of a fovea-" (v. 30), was lifted up by the hand of Jesus, and at once she began to minister unto others (v. SI) a hint for all who have been bless ed by Him. That evening many "who were dis eased and some who were possessed with demons" (v. 32) were brought to Peter's doorstep that they might experience the delivering touch of the Master. How the picture must have lingered in Peter's memory ? that crowd of suffering men and wo men in his yard^- ? and all going away Mijpicing in the Lord! It should be noted that clear distinction is made between cases of disease and demon possession, and- that demon cases were, in every instance, treated dif ferently from cases of sickness or lunaoy. The balance of the chapter picture^ Jesus in His Galilean ministry. Mark loves to describe the ceaseless act ivity of Jesus, yet he notes fourteen oi the Savior's retirements for pray ei. He sees Hini "in the morning, a great while before day," in a solitary place in prayer (v.35). On no ac eount would Jesus forego daily pray ei, nor did He let devotions inter fere with work. These frequent withdrawals of Je sus for prayer evidently chafed the impetuous .Peter. He, with others, interrupted Jesus with the words: ''All men seek for thee" (v. 37). That was a lame excuse for intruding upon the Son of God. Did Ho not know when He was ready to leave the pow ei -house and deal with men? Once when the 8on of a king called upon Mr. Spurgeon and was told by the servant that the great preacher was at. prayer, it was thought ne cessary to interrupt. The word went back to the caller: "Tell him I am talking with the King." No matter how many wait for us, we cannot af ford to leave out of our program what Jems would not omit from His. A leper comes to Jesus saying, "If thou wilt, thou canst make me whole" (v. 40). Some seem to doubt His willingness who do not, doubt His power. When another man camo with an "if," the Savior turned the tables and placed the "if" where it belonged, upon 'the man's unbelief (9:23). We cannot always say it is His purpose to heal, nor can failure to be healed be always charged to un belief, Where faith is not given, our prayer must bo "Thy will, not mine, bo done." The leper was healed. Strange to note1, Jesus charged him not to ad vertise the fact. There are several of these injunctions to silence about Kis miracles. The reason in this case is revealed in the closing verses. Ii is evident that, our Lord desired to check, so far as possible, the ten dency to regard Him simply as a "miracle-man,' a woi. tier- worker. This would draw great crowds of cur iosity seekers, hinder His movements and bind men to the primary object ol His mission, the salvation of men. The Savior seems to have placed a different estimate upon miracles than do tfonie today. It was no ''adver tising medium" to draw crowds who were drawn by news of miracles. When the leper started "broadcast ing," Jesus left town and did His work in desert places. There is something worth ponder ing here. Careful students have of ten suspected that miracles may oft en be a burden to the Gospel rather than a help ? at least a eertain kind. They cause too many mouths to run away. Furthermore, too many are deceived by "lying wonders," against which the Scriptures have warned us in the last days. Many do not dis cern the fact that the world has al ways been full of so-called miracles, from an infornal boutcc. Miracles like unto those our Lord performed ? miracles performed in the spirit in which He (performed them ? are rarely heard of today. That many are healed through the prayer of faith, there can be no doubt Those who are so healed may well r raise God, and tTien remember that! their gratitude can best be shown by J living for Christ and winning men to I Him ? not by parading their faith be- 1 fore the world (Rom. 14:22). When it comes to some of the wide ly advertised healing operations to <li.y, it might be well, before start ing to testify to their divine powers, to recall the story of the man who for five years sat in a wheel chair so crippled with rheumatism that he could scarcely move. His wheel chair had been taken one day to a nearby park that the cripple might enjoy the sunshine. A swarm of bees came along. The invalid jump ed from the chair, ran a block to the house, and was never afflicted there after. Frnnk Farmer nays: "Aftor all, i cheap scrub sires have cost me more than the highest-priced purebrcds would have cost." LOST ? A pocket book containing a five dollar bill, a one dollar bill and some small change; a ladies- gold pencil with Pleasant Hill engraved on it. A few extra leads for pen cil. Lost Saturday morning be tween Camden and the Sallie Hoy kin hill on Black River road. Find er will pleaso leave at The Mes senger office or notify Mrs. Har vey Ford, Standard Oil Co., Bish opville. TO RKNT ? A wfll located six room house with sleeping porch and all modern conveniences. Occupancy January 1st. B. O. SANDKRS The 'paving of a few cents a clay for life insurance often means the differ ence between poverty and comfort as the years roll on. Never boar at one time all the troubles you have now, all you ever had ami all you ev?r export to hav?. G?v. and Mrs. Richards to Attend Glee Club Contest Greenville, S. C. ? Among the dis tinguished visitors expected to attend the second annual contest of the Southern Intercollegiate Glee Clubs Association here February 10th will be Governor and Mrs. John G. Rich ards. Arrangements have been complet ed by Maxie C. Collins, Secretary of the Association, to have the contest and the other features of the program lor that evening broadcast over sta tion W. W. N. C. at Asheville, N. C. The long distance telephone will be used for the purpose. The contest this year will take place in Textile Hall which has a vast auditorium with a 3,000 seating Capacity. When the first contest evor conducted by the Southern asso ciation was held here last February the auditorium of the David M. Ram say Fine Arts building of the Green ville Womans College was well filled. Interest in the apperance of the champion song birds of the South here this winter is growing steadily with every indication that there will b?. a grand rush for the tickets when they are placed on sale. A section of the seats in the front of tho audi torium will be reserved for the pa trons and patronesses among whom are numbered some of the most prom inent men and women of the State. Mr. Collins announced that at pres ent the following colleges will repre sent their states: South Carolina ? Furman University; North Carolina ? Duke; Alabama- ? -University of Ala bama; Florida ? University of Flor ida; Mississippi ? Mississippi College; Louisiana- ? Louisiana State Universi ty; Virginia ? University of Virginia; j ilnd Tennessee ? University of Tenn essee. George Remus, who was acquitted of the brutal murder of his wife up on the plea of insanity, has been or dered by the I'Tobato Judge of Cin cinatti to the hospital at Lima for the criminal insane, notwithstand ing that six alienists who examin ed him declared ho was now sane. Judge Lut<lers found support for his decision in this additional informa tion: "We also find that George Remus is a psycopath and, therefore, i-i a dangerous individual to Imj at large. We believe that he is a dan gerous psycopath, because he is un moral, lacking a sense of ethics, e motionally unstable, being subject tx> unrestrained outbreaks of temper and rage and eccentric to a pathological degree." This Judge seems to have common sense and his decision will meet with approval, but the fight is not over yet. Remus says it is far cical to say that he is insane, and his lawyer will keep up the fight for him until he is set free to go out ar*d shoot some one else to death. Poetic JuHtir?. A well-known official of tho Ohio Holl Telephone Go,, was rudely a roused from his slumbers by the ring ^ ' ir.g of the telephone. After bruis ing his knee on a chair, he reached the telephone. "Hello," he growled. "Are you an official of the tele phono company?" asked the voice. "Tell me," said the voice, "how it feels to get out of bed at two o'clock to answer a wrong number." MR. SPECKLES' GREAT IDEA Santa Claus sat on a ben?h next the sunny side of his North Pole bun galow. The old gentleman wore an harassed look quite foreign to his usual jovial expression. Sam Speck les, a foreman in one of Santa's toy shops, passed by and noticed the good old saint. "What's the matter, San ta?" he asked. 'TThis job's getting too big for one man," answered Santa. "Thfe world is getting better and better all the time, and that moans I have that much move work to do, and it's get ting to be a mighty hard task to make things enough to go around, lot alone distributing them." Mr. Speckles scratched his head. "Well," he said, "here's an idea, and I think it's a mighty good one. Re member that fine magazine full of stories and pictures and nice things you had the othwr day?" ''Oh, you mean The Youth's Companion," said Santa. "Yes, that's it," answered I Sam. "Well, it seem* to me that j if you'd tell a lot of parents about that magazine and how fine and en joyable it was for boys and girls they'd give subscription to the Youth's Companion as a Christmas gift to lots of young folk, and that would help you a lot." I "That's a mighty good idea," said I Santa, "and, as a matter of fact, many parents do just that already, but ? " Santa sighed, "1 wish that more of them realized what a fine gift The Youth's Companion makes, and would give it, too." Just send your order to the ad dress below, and we will see to it that our Uncle Sam relieves Santa of the burden of delivering at least one gilt. Subscribers will receive: 1. The Youth's Companion ? 12 big monthly issues in 1028, and 2. Two extra numbers to new sub scribers ordering within 30 days All for only $2. 3. The Companion's new book of humor "1001 One Minute Stor ies" also included FREE (send 10 cents to cover postage and handling.) THE YOUTH'S COMPANION S N Dept., Boston Mass. Subscriptions Received at this Offico NOTICE Certificate of Stock in The Enter prise Building and Loan Association Series No. Sixteen, issued to the un dersigned January 10, 1021, for Ten Shares of Stock, has been lost or de stroyed and after diligent search cannot be found, a no notice is hereby given that application will be made to said Enterprise Building and Loan Association, at their office in Cam den, S. C. on Wednesday, January 4, 1028, for a duplicate of said stock. MRS. S. N. NICHOLSON. Camden, S. C., Nov. 20, 1927. FARM GOSSIP "Ring in the New. '?Tennyson. Definition ? Farmer, " a person who produces from the soil his needs first and then the money crops." When you see a man running a farm without soil building ho isn't a farmer, he's a robber. *. The road to the land of Profits in those modern times passes over tho hills of High Yields. Frank Farmer says: *?' 1 1 costs just as much per acre to grow a poor crop from inferior seed as a good crop from pnure seed, and the difference h profit." All together now for adopting fleorge Washington's wise advice "to keep an account book and enter there in every farthing of receipts and ex penditures " 'Chinking 'M>eyond the present year" would prevent many farmers from reaping only "a harvest of Imrren re grets." "Sce'st thou a man diligent in his business; he shall stand before kings" A friend is one who knows all a bout yon and loves you just the same. People who are too rush<d to stop at grade crossings frequently take time to attend their own funeral. Life insurance is a home protector ruther than an investment. Prepare yourself and family for the uncertainty just ahead. The man who totals the biggest plus is the one who completes his work. I Buzzard With Hell One day last, week .1. B. Brown, who '[lives shout three miles from Bishop ville walked out into his yard upon hearing a calf bell. He looked around for the calf but instead of a c?lf he found it was a buzzard flying over his house with a bell on its neck. The bell was about the size of a calf bell, and could be heard plainly. ? I/Ce County Messenger.