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ONE ON THE TOWN PROBER Mr*. Hill's W.ll Laid Plans Did No* Afford Her the Satisfaction 5hc Expected. The neighbors were In an uproar. Miss Joy. the beautiful and charming social light, had suddenly rrawlod In to her Mhelt. Not only had ?he ab sented herself from dinners, mxip lions, and bridges, hut she had not ?ven aj*p<<ared on the strovts. ' la* quiries at her home disproved the general opinion that she wah HI, The wyntery deepened, Miss Joy had sim ply became a recluse "I c?n't understand It." mild one of the more curious. "Hhe hue never (gOO? tO tbl woods l!k? t h lr? Im fore Hhe oven drive any more," "I'Tfbftbly thero 1 a something awful iH-hipd it," replied another, with a glimVwr of keen enjoyment In her ?yes. HtJH the belle failed to |?ut in her ippoarnnce. Gossip )? a huh- tut' On til finally Mrs. Kill, the town prober, 1 decided with grim determination to I Jlnd out the real cause of the retire- I spent. Bhe outlined her plana to her j frleuda with gnat. MI will Issue Invitations to a ten to morrow afternoon and win food one to Miss Joy I .liter I will call her wor the telephone, insisting that sho at tend. Hhe will refuse, and then I shall I demand to know the reaion;" "A perfect Idea!" the oth ers In chorus. "Of course, I won't have the tea," continued Mrs Kill. "That will bo un derstood among o,l| of us." "Oh, cdrtaltfff,* came the disap pointed respoDBe. "We only want to find out the truth," The invitations were issued, and Mrs. Kill immediately opened tele phonic momtnunleatlon. "Holo, la this MJaa.Joy?" she bo gan. "Yos," "Tliis Is Mrs. Hill, I Huppoeed you received iny Invitation to the tea? Now, I won't take any excuse. You must come." '"No need of excuse," sweetly chirp ed MIhh Joy "I shall he more than ; delighted to be present." Reward of the Politician. When Ollio Jaraoa, now Junior United States mutator from Kentucky, flmt broke into politic# in his native oounty of Hrlttwiden ho had occntdon to try a ease before a rural mnglti trato. Whwn the trial waa ended. Hays the Batdrday Evening Pont, the mag istrate Invited the young lawyer to go homo to .dinner with him. Ah they sat down at the table the old man Bald: "Ollle, It palna me mightily to boo you moBHln' in with politics." "Why so?' 'inquired JameH. "Ollle, my Bon," Hald the magistrate; "politics ain't a flttln' pursuit for any young innn. Look at me! 1 atarted in politics when I waa young and hopeful, Jest like you are now. I have held ail the positions of trust In the gift of the people of my hoine dis trict- I have boon school truster*, road supervisor and cffnstnblo, and justice of tfio peaee. But now. as an old man. all I've got to show for my years of ceaseless . political activit y is a lot of warm enemies and cold friends. " gies FOR SALE Yellow Pine Shingles for Sale. Apply or write to J. i). McCLESTER. P. 0. Ad dress Cassatt, S. C. Shipping point, Shepard, S. C. WE'RE ALWAYS BUSY! hwww-t' tniiVunNi Otirp is a pro t,.,Mnrss! Yet wo'iv :uiv< r <"<> i ? ; . - \ !o t'fp.'tit' Mini | ? r* >;?;:{? tn .">nts. \Vt- usi> ih*? l'Vfj?N So cxtond ?>. pressing invitation to all to rail and inspect otir methods. City Pressing Club TAX NOW'K. * Office qf Tr<att*ur<?r Kershaw Co.. Camdvn, a. C,, He i>t , 20, 1912. Nylltd) In hereby hIv*-ii thai th? books will \m open for collecting Ktttto, County and He boo I Tax?* from October 15th, 1 y 1 2 . to March 1*1., 1913. A penalty of 1 per cent will bo added to ull luxe# unpaid January lot, I VI 2 per cunt. Fob uary. lt?t, J913, and 7 pur coijt ' MdlX'Ji ltd, 1913. Tim rut?? p?*r t <? h I u in for Kershaw county Ih an follow#: Mill*. Hi ate taxes & % County 1 1 ? x ? ? Hpoclal taxes .... ...... . . 8ty . Koud iii.xoh ...... . . i . M ! fcjjohpol laxrrt .... 3 ' uj', .V., Total .... . i 7 % ' Tbe following school district* j have special levies: Hpoclal school tax Dlsl, No. 1 4 % Sptrial m JiouI tax Junt. No. 2 1% Bpeoi&l school (ax DJst. no. 4 3 Hpoclal school tux Dint. No. 6 4 Hpoelft) BChOOl tax l>lbt. No. 7 2 Hpoclal school tax Dlst. N'o. 8 2 &P<K!ial *< iiool lax Dial. N*>. 1 <? !> Hpo( i;i i ohool tux pii| ; No, 1 1 G Kpeclal school tax Dint. No. 12 4 Hpeclal school tjix Dlst. No. 13 4 Hpoclal school tax DlHt. No. 1T? 3 Hpoclal school tux i >lut . No. 17 3 Hpeclal school tax Dint. No. 18 3 ?Special school tax Dint. No, 1 'J 2 Hpoclal hcIiooI tax Dlst. No. 21 2 Bpoclal school tax DlHt. No. 22 4 Hpeclal school tax Dlst. No. 24 3 Special school tax plat. No, 25 3 Hpoclal bchool tax Dlst. No, 26 2 Hpeclal school tax plat. %o. 27 0 Hpoclal Hcbool tax Dint. No. 28 2 Hp?-< ial BO&Qp) lax ,1 )lst . No, 40 8 BpecUU school tax DlHt. No. 46 8 Hpoclal school tax Dlst. No. 4 7 4 The poll tax Ih $1. All able-bodied male persons fron tbo uk? of twenty-one (21) to alxt. (CO) years, both Inclusive, excep residents. of tbo Incorporated town of Lhti county mIiilII pay two dollars ($2) uh a road tax, except minist ers of the gospel aotually In charg of a eongrcgatlc/n, teachers QBlploye In public schools, Hcliool truHtoes and persons permanently disables lu i)ih military service of (hiw Bta.te' and personn who served hi tbo late ; wac bot.wo.en tlu; Slated, and till per ?toils actually employed in 'the quar anilno. Rorvico or tills Htate, and al ?HtudentH who may be attending any Reliool or college at tbo time when tbo road tax shall become due, I'er ?sou's claiming disabilities must pre HtMit eertlf leatos front two repvitahl physicians of thin county. Ail in formation its to taxes wll be furnished upon application. D. M. M? CABK ILL, County Treasurer T.\ X HIOTUIINS. Of I'll *6 Of County' Auditor, Kershaw (bounty. Camden, K. C\, Doc! Itf, 1912. Notice is hereby given that the j Auditor's office will he . open for j receiving, .tax returns from t.Ianuary I, 19 13, 1.6 February 20, 1913, in clusive. Those falling to make re Minis within said period. aa. required uy law, will bo subject to n penalty of 50 per cent. The Auditor will attend in per son or by deputy at the following places in the county on the dates 'indicated for receiving returns: All persons between the ages of 2 1 and 60 years inclusive, are "re quired to pay poll and road tax, un less exempted by law. All trustees, guardians, executors, administrators, agents and others, holding property in charge, must re ! turn same. j The income tax will be enforced. J. Parties sending tax returns by I mail must, mako oath to same be [ t'oro some qualified Officer, and fill out the same In a proper .manner, ! otherwise* they must be rejected. W. 1<\ Russell. Auditor, Kershaw County, S. C. FINAL DISCII AltCiK. Notice is hereby given to all con cerned that one month from this date, on January 31st, 1013. 1 as (iunrdian of Lewis Roberts, -Nancy Loraine Roberts, and Dave Beaure- ? gard Roberts will make my final re turn to the 'Probate Judge of Ker shaw County as said Guardian and t'pply thereto for a filial discharge | ? ?' i he sh me. I J. M. Roberts, .1 r. l ainden, S.. Dec. 27. 1912. Att cut ion lViisloiH*rs. All jrorsons who wish to niakr ap plication for a pension for tlio en suing yoar must do so during the month of January by railing on mo ;! f :h?? Auditor's Olfitu-. Those alroadv on the roll can rs>por? to me ??i?h<M* hy writing jue. ur calltug .>n ir.t' in person, so thriv names mii l)e placed on iln> IIoll for the ? nsuiun year. \V. F. H ussel I , I 'onsion Commissioner. i>r. Alfnil .A. J'rtHriNon, and !>r. K. II. KcrHson DENTISTS Successors (o Dr. L. \\\ Alston Offices In the Mann liuilrilng l'hono 1S."? LITTLE KNOWN OF NEGRITOS ?oUntUt. Howrtvcr, Believes They Aft ths Original Native* of tha Philippines. Dr. Philip Newton, lecturer and In vestigator of the National Museum in Washington, 1). who JllM ' ti? turrwd from the Philippines, boHeves that the diminutive negroes called the Negritos, who are foutyl In the mouniajus o f all the larger Islands of the Philippine group, art the original natives of the Philippines. "They have beta gradually driven Into the mountains by superior foi <<??," said Doctor Now ton, "and today 1 presume there are not more than 25,000 of tb?'in In the Islands. Th<?y are the perfect type of savage. They have no houses, wear no cloth ing ami lire by hunting. , Occasional ly very occasionally ? they grow a little nipt. They use poltohed ar rovvM Mini are very similar in stature and habits to the African dwarfw. The BU R are usually four feet eix inches or seven inches in height. and the women about four feet five Inches. Among themMelves they think noth ing of murder. In the northeastern part of Luton thert aro large bodies of them In a dint rht never jrtt pene trated by . white men." KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT IT Hubby's Confession Did Him Honorv but Really Was Not Much of a Surprise to Wife. "Marie," Bald Mr. Valesburg to hla wife. "Yea, John." "I have something on my mind that I must tell you beforo I can ever be happy." "I shall be glad to bear anything you have to nay, John." "It Is hard to tell you, but I can't hide the truth any longer. Mario, I married you under false pretenses." "You did!" "Do you remember what It was that brought us together?" "Can I ever forget it, John? We were at ?tho bathing beach, I wafl drowning* and you saved me after I had given my self up for lost." "And afterward, In gratitude, you married me." "Yes, I felt that 1 owed my llfo to you." "Marie, I deluded you about that rescue business. Where you believed yourself drowning the wator was only walBt deep. You were never In dan ger. g "I knew It, John," she answered. "I had one foot on tho bottom all the lime." College Girls. First of all the girl who goes to col lego must remember that the Initial Impression that she makes determines very largely her happiness or unhnppi "ness for the llrst few weeks. Above all tilings, she should not arrive In an elaborately trimmed suit, a beplumed hat and pumps. Such things may bo suitable for rare occasions at home, but they find practically no place In the outdoor wardrobe of the well bred college woman. The plain tail ored suit cut on good lines, a tailored hat to match and neat shoes create an Impression of quiet good taste and ap propriateness. This keynote of sim plicity should he recognized through out her wardrobe. Elaborate chiffon or net waists and fussy neckwear are of little line, for a college girl's room was never designed for clothes- which require careful treatment and pro tection from duat.? Leslie's. "My Favorite Love Scene." I flrrd it a matter of very great diffi culty to select one particular love scene as my favorite, wrltea Ellen Terry in tho Strand. I can at leaat say, however, that I have felt tho deepest affection and admiration for the passago in "Romeo and Juliet" In which Juliet makes apology for her maiden boldness. My reason for selecting this particu lar passage is that it serves to show to tho full the perfect refinement and delicacy of Shakespeare's conception Of tho female character. In this pas sage ? and, indeed, in all the reat ? Juliet's heart, fluttering betweon joy, hope and fear, seems to regulate her I speech in so beautiful a manner that the thought instinctively crosses ono's mind that here, at least, the feelings of youth and of tho spring are blended together like the breath of opening flowers. Lower Animals That Count. - Tbero are human beings, Such as in habitants of the Murray inlands in, tho Straits of Torres, that cannot count further than two. Dut, most {surpris ing still, most animals possess calcu lating abilities',' and several have a" dis tinct appreciation of number. In cer tain rr.lnes of Hainault the horses are so us'ed to traversing the same road 30 times that after tholr last round they go to the stable of their own ac cord and refuse to take another step. Montaigne savs that the oxen em ployed in tho royal gardens of Susa for turning the wheels to which the water pails were attached absolutely refused to make more than 100 rounds, which constituted" their dally task. That Old Andy Jackaon Cans. That old Andrew Jackson cane has bobbed up again. You can't keep a good cane down. Remember that cane? Of course. Well. it'R around again. This time George W. Oliver ol Portland, Ore., possesses it, it having been given to Oliver's father by Jack son himself, and in the Oliver family 67 years; count 'em. Now the cane Is on ;ts way -to. .ITiuceton, Mr. Oliver having sent the cherished possession to Governor Wilson.? ?w York Mail. NEED OF A NEW; HORIZON ?xc?sslvc Application to Any On* Line of Endeavor ft a Grave Mistake to M?k?. /v'.. . , _ .,.V- - + r\ Many excellent women, when th? f!u*h of youth has passed, Instead of maturing Into enduring, Increasing usefulness and Moronity, become like* unto a boose left desolate Whether work be drudgery or delight, too ex ri'i^lve application to W naturally tends to narrow tho horizon. The merchant flndB himself surrounded by dry goods talk, and dry goods people Until ih" uiilln ?f his store are the bouiulftrl^i of bla world.,. The ?cl*nt? i i who i?u,h bl? Hour and hiort and brain Into tho pursuit of tho beetle finds In lime that every point of tho compass end* In a beetle. Tho eoolety woman who fiildi All her in t "rest in one class und In one act of events and mode# of living sees and foela little of the vast and palpitating current of human ()f? nhovo and below and around her. The nerves and brain and muscles xrow weary of monotony. However Intensely wo apply ourselves, wo should keep our eyes on tho dis tant hills and tho crlmHon sunset. There Bhould always be kept opon a path that mh? away to the went or cast or north or uouth, to an entirely now horizon; to Home other work one loves; to somo other study that appeals; to a new game with a new set of rules.? <>olllor's. DISCOURAGED AT THE START Youthful Hero Unfortunately Had Run Across One Who Did Not Like His Kind. "And who are you, my lad?" In quired the kindly old gentleman In spectacles of the honeBt-eyed, ruddy cheeked lad who stood manfully be fore him on the library step, "Me?" Interrogated the honest-eyed, etc., youth, smoothing down his ragged but clean shirt front. "Why, I am tho boy with a widowed mother who has a mortgage on the farm, and I'm about to aave tho life of tho only daughter of tho village banker, and then I'm going out into the cold world and make a fortune and come back and a8toniHh4 everybody by marrying the only daughter, etc., and then I'll?" Whereupon the old gentleman said: "You are one of those Oliver Op tic kids," and tho kindly old, etc., kicked the honest-eyed, etc., remorse lessly off tho library steps. Causes of Tempests. Science attributes tempests to a general Internal movement of de tached masses of aerial projectiles, which traverse tho general mass of j the atmo.sphero like the discharge from a mitrailleuse. Even In time [ of calm the movements of the air i may be complex. During periods of j excessive heat puffs of air hot as from a furnace strike tho exposed portions of tho human body. The air I mass at a normal temperature holds | heat as tho organism holds the coll. Such phenomena as tho projectiles of i heat are frequently produced several ! times within the period of a few mln , utca. The elastic condition of tho air is not at. all like the surrounding at i mosplierlcal strata. Tho heated air ; is sent out in projectilelike pulsations. ; Tho pulsations are produced not in ? high regions alone. r-r4 Wildcat Attacks Young Preacher. Attacked by a wildcat E. Lamont Oeisslnger, a young preacher and stu dent at Dickinson college, was driven ,down a steep side of North mountain, and as a result of his experience was . nearly prostrated when he reached Doubling Gap. Geisslnger saw watching him through the bushes a pantherlike ani mal about five feet long. Ho started to run, but tho beast leaped after him, made repeated, attacks upon him, and although Oeisslnger dealt It several blows on the head with a club ho could not beat the animal off. The young preacher made as fast time as he could for more than a mllo down the mountainside, with the wild cat following. It was not until ho was iiiBide the hotel that the animal aban doned its pursuit aud sneaked back In to the timber. ? Carlisle Correspond ence Philadelphia Press. Supreme Sorrow. All tho bodily pangs and labors which motherhood and motheraare have cost age after age, Is the least of their living. All tho patient toll ing which millions of mothers have Imposed upon themselves when they alone have reared and fed their chil dren, all the watchful nights, all the tired steps? all that mother* have de nied themselves for tho sake of tholr children, is not tho greatest of their sufferings. That is their greatest sor row. which a man has expressed In the poem wherein tho mother throws her heart at lw>r son's feet, wT'.o, as he angrily stumbles over it, hears tho heart whisper, 'Did you hurt yourself, my ?child?'" ? Kllen Key in tho At lantic. Bees Siick to One Flower. It usually supposed, especially by | tho poet*, rhttt ln*ea sip sweets Indis crhninatoly from many a flower. All , bees, including the honey bee, show a strong tendency in collecting both nectar and pollen to be constant to ^ one species of flower. This Is mani festly for the advaniago of both In sects and flowers. In the case of a number of lu es flying for only a small part of the season this habit has be come so specialised that, they vialfcv only one or a few allied species of flowers, which offer an abundance of polls** nrd metar. i Of the Season's Most Up-to-Date I MILLINERY I the Styles are New and Snappy I The Prices Are Right | Novelties of all Kinds and Prio Miss Mattie Gerald Choice Meats Pork and Beef 10c to 15c. Groceries and Fruits deliv ered anywhere in town. Apples 35c pk. Oranges 20c doz. OYSTERS AT ALL TIMES. DeLOAGHE & COMPANY Near Hermitage MiU Phone 221 -J, For best service see J. B. Zemp. Drayage, Kerosine, Gasoline, Wood, Coal. Parcels Post Now that the parcels post has gone into effect and you can getgoodsljy mail at reduced rates it j is up to us to compete with the large mail order houses. While we have no attractive catalogue to send you, we want your business. We have the goods, and if you will only tell what you want ? will ship the same day that the order i* received and you will receive the same absolute guarantee j ^ as you would if the goods were purchased over the counters of our store. Clip out the Parcels Post table found elsewhere in The Chronicle today and keep for future reference. m Malone- Pearce - Yoi Hardware ComM