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The Wateree Messenger Published Every Wednesday by CHAS. W. RIRCHMORE, Prop. Entered as Second Class Matter al the Postoffice at Camden. S. C. Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance Wednesday, February 21,' 1934 Income tax return time will again boom the market for red ink. The new monetary policy may put the g' Id-brick artists out of business at last. Many poets are unemployed, and in most cases it might be well to pay them to remain so. A contemporary suggests that a woman shedding tears was the first practical waterpower development. In spito of our depleted forests there is never any shortago of timber for new Federal bureaus. Most people think they can sing, and no ono seems mora permanently sold on tho idea that Mme. Ganna Walski. We have a constitutional right to thQ pursuit of happiness, but no guahmtcn^that wo shall ever catch up with it. As is usual in a campaign year, a lot of people will be so busy talk ing politics that they will forget to register. George Washington may have been entirely truthful, but he never had to make any circulation statements for a sorry newspapei. An editor often gets an idea from folks who suggest how to run the paper. Generally it is the idea that ho'd lika to shoot tho suggester. We read of a young lady who "gave up her job in the soup works to study home economics." And probably found it an effective measure of economy to eat plenty of soup. A professor declares the shark was the first of our ancestors to have a face. Other characteristics also ap pear to have been transmitted to some humans. TWO PHASES OF TAXATION There are two ways- in which tax ation may become confiscation: First, by increasing public debt and expenditures to point where business es and individuals are unable to pay ? to where all profits vanish into hands of tax collectors. Second, by lowering ability of in dustry to pay, through governmental policies which stand in the path of expansion, development and tho at traction of private capital. Government ? federal, state, county, municipal? is now guilty on both counts. Hy tho end of tho fiscal year the federal debt will havo broken all rec ords. Most local governments are in ftho samo position as tho federal. That is tho tax situation so far as mounting costs aro concerned. From tho standpoint of penalizing business, tho vista is little better. Hundreds of millions of dollars havo been spent !r. putting govern ment into competition with priv*tc industry ? industry that pays taxes to maintain government, thus relieving tho individual taxpayer of a great tax load ho would otherwiso havo to carry. Heavy property taxea, at n titini when tho national incomo is about 60 por cont under the 1020 peak, have been tho direct cause of thousands of homo and mortgage foreclosures. States, counties and cities havo taken title to property which is now idle and produces no further tax revenue. The people who once owned it simply could not pay. Recovery plans are threatened witTl failure becftuso of climbing taxation, with inevitable discouragement of ih veatmeftt and employment unleYffi there is tax relief. MONEY XN THE AIR Ono hundred years ago, Daniel Webster, speaking in the Senate, said: "Gold and silver is tho money of the constitution; the constitutional standard of value which is established and cannot bo overturned; to overturn it would shake the whole system." The other day Senator Borah said: "This is a profound truth. We ought to bend every energy and utilize all the power available to restore the I money of the constitution." A legion of business men, public officials and economists of all schools of thought, will say amen to that. The strength of the silver movement was shown recently when a bill to relate its value to gold lost by the slimmest possible margin in the Senate ? a year ago a similar bill would have been deluged under a wave of Nays. Figuratively speaking, our money ia I up in the air ? and it may be that only gold and silver can bring it to earth again. Sidelights Hoarded gold is "illegal tender," as an Oklahoma City woman found out when she tendered a $5 gold piece to Joe McCuen, court clerk, in payment of a fine for a traffic violation. Joe! said, "Sorry madam, I can't accept it; maybe it will be worth something some day." So she gave him a $5 bill instead. We don't exactly know whether it's! news when a baby bites a woman,! but in the case of Eve Butterworth, 3-year-old New Orleans baby who bit her negro nurse on the arm, it was costly to her parents. Addie Johnson, the nurse, was awarded $1,000 dam-' 1 ages by the Court of Appeals after I a lower court had refused to give her* | a judgment. It is said that one can not get blooTI ' out of a turnip, but it appears there is blood in a potato. In any event, in an account of the development of the Katahdin, a new potato said ff> be almost perfect, government scient ists relate that expeditions were sent to the original home of the tuber in Central and South America to obtain new potato "blood lines." A new version of the origin of thfe term "honeymoon" is given by Harold M. Krebs, California bee expert. He declares that it was an old Babylonian custom to spread honey on the bricks above the door of a newly married couple, and that the aroma was sup posed to cling to the house during the 28 days of the moon's complete revo lution, or a lunar month. Therefore, we assume, the honeymoon should last 28 days. Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, wife of the Secretary of tho Interior, who is serving her third term as a Republi can member of the Illinois general assembly, has announced that she will not be a candidate for reelection. Mr. Ickes was formerly a Republican, and an important part in the Hughes campaign in 1910, after being promi nently identified with tho Progressive party of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. He is one of the three former Repub licans appointed to cabinet posts by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the other two being Woodin and Wallace. The only instance in which a hus band and wife aro both former mem bers of Congress is thft of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C?. Sims of New Mexico. Mrs. Sims is former Representative Ruth Hanna MeCormick of Illinois. They were married a few months af ter her defeat for the Senate. When they visited tho national capitol rec ently, both were given the "courtesy of the floor" of the House, a privilege granted tc ex member.A. A brother and sister, Juan and Martina de la Cruz, natives of thn Phillippines, aro described aa tho world's smallest adult human being*. Juan is 2H inches tall, his sister only 25. They speak English fluently, are expert dancers, and Juan smokes btg, black cigars. Seeing this tiny pair might convince ono that thero is an Island of IJllLput, after all. Nagging Pains arti Warning Signals TEMPORARY pain relief remodlflB may save you mu?h mifforlng at tho moment, but putting a tnnnk over a warning Ml?nal doe* not clear up the condition It waa tell ing you to avoid. When porlodlo pnlng, due to a weak, rundown condition, dln trona you, treatment for tho causa of tha trouhio should bo atartad without dHay. Tako Oardul to build up apAlnut tho nnaridny avmptomn of ordinary worriatuy alm>?ntn. ho many wom?n pralna OAUDTJI, It rnimt Irf* /rood to nava the wldo?pr?ad una that It haa f today. Sold at draft atoraa. Try It t A GARDEN PAYS IN SO MANY WAYS The home vegetable garden is an important factor in providing an ade quate food supply. A garden that furnishes a family of five with nourishing food throughout the year will save about $600.00 in money and much more in doctor's bills and med icines. The need of tonics and other medicines in the. spring rvf the year is due largely to lack of vegetables in the winter diet. Green vegetables are valuable for their supply of min erals and vitamins that are so essent ial to good health. Now that the Fall plantings havB been killed by the^excessive cold the home gardnerer is an^cious to get an early start. One of the first things to do is to make out a list of seeds you wish to plant then go ahead and get them from a reliable seedsman. Poor seed will make poor plants and are therefore a poor investment. As soon as the ground will do to work plant mustard, kale, spinach, carrots, beets, turnips, lettuce, onion sets, cabbage, cauliflower, Irish po | tatoes and English peas. Hot beds will be a great help in having early plants. The following t directions are given for making them: I Location. Select an eastern or southeastern exposure, preferably against a building, fence, or hedge row. The frame should slope toward ] the east in order to admit sunlight and afford more heat. Drainage, ^ave surface drainage by selecting high ground. Banking the soil well around the hot bed fram? is necessary to run water away from the bed and to help hold heat. Making tha Bed. Bottom heat and I Soil ? Excavate the soil to a depth of J 18 inches. In this excavation and j even layer of fennenting horse stable manure 12 inches deep should be used. Pack this layer of manure firmly and sprinkle, immediately, until saturated, I but not puddled. The manure is used : to furnish bottom heat. On top of ; the layer of manure add 4 to 5 inches j of rich garden soil free from roots | and trash; level, and slightly pack i this layer and then sift about one j half inch of fine soil or woods earth 1 over it. The wood earth is usually free of grass and weed seed. Exercise great care and do not uso soil in which tomato plants have been grown before ? know the soil to be free from disease. Size. 3 ft. x 3 1-2 fe. will take care of 120(1 tomato plants. Enclosure: Frame ? The frame for enclosing the bed and holding the | covering should be constructed of j boards one inch thick and 6 to 12 j inches wide. The width of the framo i should be 6 ft. and of any desired length, (must be in multiple of 3 feet, if the standard hot bed is used, ? 3, G, 9 feet etc.) 18 inches high in the back and 12 inches in the front, with th? slope to the south or east. This slop*; from back to front affords tho bed moer heat from sunlighat and forms I a good water shed. Fit the frame | over the excavation and bank soil 1 around. Covering. Cover with sash. See that panes of glass fit well. Planting Seed, Watering, Ventilat ing, etc. Allow the bed to atand 3 or 4 days in order that it may become thoroughly warm. Then plant seed, water slightly by sprinkling and re place sash. As soon as plants come up, the sash should be partly removed on warm, sunshiny mornings in order to furnish ventilation, harden plants off, and prevent too rapid growth. Props of moisture on the inside of the glass indicate the need of more ventilation. Keep the bod moist hut not soggy. One of the besrt. suggestions for the use of land taken ou4, of cotton is to use it for enlarging and improving tho home garden so that the family will have not only a more plentiful but also a better food supply. It has boon estimated that the entire cost of seeds for a general list of vegeta bles including potatoes, should not oxcoed $8.00. Thus for an initial outlay of $8.00 plus timo and labor for working, the garden will yield and annual income of $600.00 in food and good heaflh for the family. A yoar round gafdon i's the best investment on tho farm. SADirc R (TRAP,, County Home Dem. Agent. Cr?Kt?it Ui? of SilftncA nut ?llon<e never shows Itself to so jrrent advantage ns when It In made the roply to calumny nnd defama tion. provided we irWo no Just occa sion for them. ? Addison. Anctant Y Tr?t* Thore Is a yew tree In Scotland railed tho "Fortlnicall," for which la claimed the a?e of about 2.000 year*. NarT?<SKiH?rln| No wonder Presidents age quickly. Take the wny you are affected by bark-sent driving and multiply It by 120,000,000 ? San Franolgco Chronicle. Snappy Stuff Miss Myrtle Evans of Swansea, Wales, climbed a 60-foot chimney to rescue a cat, several^ men having re fused to make the effort. A few seconds after a black cat ] crossed the road before J. C. Torring's car at Danville, ft. J., he lost control t of the machine and crashed into a , tree. 1 Thomas James of Cardiff, directed in his will that he be buried in a brown cuit of clothes. "Tired of living a useless lifer;" James Martin of Sheffield, Eng., com mitted suicide by hanging himself. While waltzing with her husband at a community dance, Mrs. Flora Trafford of St. Paul dropped dead. Ten persons were left at tho top of Blackpool Tower, Blackpool, Eng., when the elevator stopped running, and had to remain theer overnight. Though sh confessed several bur* glaries, 15-year-old Irene Fowler of Elgin, 111., was released on her par ents' pledge to make her reform. A week before the expiration of a years' sentence for arson, Patrick Lawless o? Winchester, Eng., hanged himseif. Blind for many years, Henry Bry ant of Elgin, 111., committed suicide (by beating himself on the head with a hammer. Mrs. Irene McCann who twice es caped from the penitentiary at Jef ferson City Mo., decided that freedom was beginning to pall " rfnd asked Chicago police to send her back to prison. Gilding Clarke, actor, collapsed when given a friendly slap on the back during a rehearsal ii\ London and died a day later in a hospital. * Edward Dixie of Woodbridge, Eng., accused of murdering his wife, calmly went to sleep at his trial. Carriage, bankruptcy arid death came to George A. Cassidy of Schenectady, N. Y., within five days. A pair of forceps were found in the body of Mrs. Florence Tapp, of Chel sea, Eng., when The died suddenly three years after an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Edith Monge, of Scotwood, Eng., committed cuicide by throwing herself down the shaft of a mino In which an explosion had killed her husband* ? Mrs. Minnie Wenclt, 88, of Oakland, Neb., has not had a drink of water in 72 years. Agreeing to die together, following the death 'of their mother, Henry and Arthur Andrews o?~Gary, Ind., ended their lives by turning on the gas. With $50,000 worth of secufities in a bureau drawer, Jonas Forster, of Gatesby, 'Eng., starved to death in a hotel there. Sixteen-year-old Phillip Jenkins of Rugby, Eng., committed suicide be cause it had been decided he would have to go to college. After 34 years of service, a thresh ing machine owned by the Osborne brothers, of Meador, Ky., still runs about as well as when it was new. Miss Georgia Hudspeth of Chicago, when arraigned as a drug addict, asked the court to sentence her to death. The shock of burglary in her home caused Mrs. J. C. Hendon, of St. Louis, Mo.,' aged fiR, to suffer a para lytic stroke that resulted In her death There wnro airports and land ing fields" in the ifnued States on January I, an increase of 71 in a year. Scientists hr JO methods of es~ timating the i , of the earth, whicTi is believed to be at least two billion year*. ** Ijrniol mf AntKarlljr 11m drwlgn on the reverae of our 41m* ? the bundle of rod* and ax of th* Roman llctora ? eymbollfcee power ever life end limb. The fasces, which la tha Latin nemo for the bundle of roda and the ax sticking out. wore originally the emblem of the king'* absolute authority over life and limb and aa auch, passed over to the high oa aflat rates of the republic. SPECIAL TAX NOTICE An Act was passed at last session of Legislature allowing taxpayers in this county ten (10) years to pay their 1932 and back taxes in instal' ments of one-tenth each year provid ed they pay current year's taxes each year before books close March. 16 of each year. This applies to real es tate and personal property only when listed with real estate. Personal property taxes are in hands of Sheriff for collection as heretofore. Yours respectfully, S. W. rfOGUE, I Treasurer Kershaw County. TAX NOTICE ,i After December 31, 1933, the County Auditor will add one per cent penalty to all taxes not paid which weie assessed for year 1933. When inquiring about taxes please state school district in which you live or I own property. | Yours respectfully, A S. W. HOGUE, . Treasurer Kershaw County, S. C. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS There will be a meeting of the Stockholders of the Outlook Shoppq held at tho office of the corporation on February 18th, 1934 for the pur pose of considering tho liquidation of said corporation and winding up affairs of said corporation. S. A. BABINr Secretary. TAX RETURNS Office of Auditor Kershaw County, Camden, S. C., December 16, 1933 Notice is heieby given that the Au itor's Office will be open for receiv ing Tax Returns from January 1st, 1934, to March 1st, 1934. All persons owning real estate or personal prop erty must make returns of the same within said period, as required by law, or be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent. All persons between the ages of 21 and GO years, inclusive, are required to pay a poll tax, and all- persons between the ages of '21 and 50 years, inclusive, are 'required to pay a Road tax, unless excused by law. All Trustees, Guardians, Executors, Ad ministrators or Agents holding prop erty in charge must return same. Parties sending tax returns by mail must m^ke oath to same before some officer and fill out the same in pro per manner or they will be rejected. B. E. SPARROW, Auditor Kershaw County QUIT ANY TOBACCO HABIT easily, inexpensively, without drugs. Chewing, smoking cigar ettes or snuff. Send Address. N. E. Stokes, Mohawk, Florida. WOOD FOR SALE? WILL HAVE for sale from 1 to 100 cords of wood. The wood is being cut to help the unemployed in hopes that our white and colored friends will give us orders for same. Sell on yard or deliver. Chavis L. Green, Longtow* S. C. Dependable Ambulance SERVICE {ORNEGAY FUNfiRAL HOME I'hone 103 Camden. S. C. Ttefrular communication of this lodge Is held on the fir?t Tuesday in each month At 8 p. m. Vidltinff Brethren art welcomed. N. It. GOODALE, JR., J. W. WILSON, Worshipful Master Secretary. 6 6 6 LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS Cheeks Malaria in .1 days Cold* first day, Headaches or Nnuraltfin in 30 minutes. FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC Most Speedy Remedies Known. WHY GET UP NIGHTS Lax the Bladder With Juniper Oil, Buthn, Etc. Drive out the impuritien and excesn acids that cauno irritation, buminK and frequent desire. Juiper oil in pleaasnrt to take in tho form of BURETS, the bladder laxative, also ?ontaininj? Buchu leaves, etc. Woiks on the bladder similnr to cantor oil on tho bowels. Get a 25c box from any dfuff store. After four days if not relieved of "pjettinpf up niRhts" ?o back and feet your monoy. If you are bothered with baekache or lej* pains canned from bladder disorder* you are bound to feel better after this cleansing and you jfot yoi^r rejf ular sleep. | Announcements CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination for Mayor of the City of Camden in the coming Democratic primary election, subject to the rules governing the same. Should I bo honored with thii nomination and election. I pledge myself to conduct the affairs of the City of Camden in a progressive manner; at the same time seeing that strict economy is observed. J. H. OSBORNE. FOR ALDERMAN WARD ONE I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward One in the approaching City Primary subject to the rules governing tht Democratic Party. M. BILLINGS FOR ALDERMAN WARD TWO ^ I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Waid Two in the approaching City Primary subject to the rules governing the Democratic Party. GEORGE A, CREEI) FOR ALDERMAN OF WARD TWO I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman for Ward Two in the approaching city primary election subject to tho rules of the Democratic Party. W. B. PORTER. FOR ALDERMAN WARD TWO I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward Two in the approaching City Piimary election. W. C. SCARBOROUGH FOR ALDERMAN WARD THREE I hereby announce my name as a candidate tor Alderman from Ward Three for the TJity of Camden in the Primary to be leld in March and will appreciate the support of the voters. F. N. McCORKLE FOR ALDERMAN WARD THREE I hereby announce myse'f as a candidate for Alderman f-om Ward Three in the City Primary election subject to tho rules of tho Demo cratic Party. JOHN 1. LANEY FOR ALDERMAN WARD FOUR Having served two terms as alder man from Ward four of the City of Camden, 1 am announcing my name as a candidate for re-election. Feeling that I have served the city to the best of my ability, I ask your support in the primary in March. LEON H. SCHLOSBURG. FOR ALDERMAN WARD FIVE I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Alderman for Ward Five of the City of Camden subject to the rules of the City prim ary. I will appreciate the support of my frfends and the voters of my Ward. T. V. WALSH, JR. HOW ONE WOMAN LOST 20 POUNDS OF FAT LOST HER PROMINENT HIPS, DOUBLE CHIN, SLUGGISHNESS GAINED PHYSICAL VIGOR? A SHAPELY FIGURE If you're fat ? first remove the cause. Take one half teaspoonful of KRUSCHKN SALTS in n glass of hot water every morning ? in 3 weeks get on the scales and note how many pounds of fat have vanished. Notice also that you have gained in energy ? your skin is clearer ? you feel younger in body ? KRTJ SCHEN will give any fat person a joyous surprise. Get an ?r?c bottlfl of KRUSCHKN SALTS from the DeKalb Pharmncy or any leadin druggist anywhere In America (lasts 4 weeks). If thi? first bottle doesn't convince you this is the easiest, safest and surest way to lose fat ? your money gladly re turned. Mrs. Sarah 'Robins of Yaxley, Eng., submitted to "having all her taeth extracted on her physician's advice, then sho drowned tuvrsfflf. Miss (Tora 1*alch of Davenport, Iowa, who with Sirvetus Wilson ap plied for a marriage licensn recently, returned the license to the office utP ufled, saying ahe had made a mistaCTl And there woiHa bo no wedding.