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final discharge t ' Notice fai hereby given that one ^th from tht* date on Monday, January 81st, 1927, I will make to the -.bate Court of Karthaw County my MmI returu aa administrator of the Zute of Tillman N. Napper, doceaasA. and on the aame date I will apply V the 9$^ Jfe * final <?? Kurirc a* ?aia adminlatifator. ***" R. A. NAPPER, Administrator, ganiden, S. C., Dec, 21, 1926. tax notice. tiftitf of Treasurer Kershaw County, Camden, 8. C\. 8ept. 12, 1926. Notice is hereby given that the books will be opened for the collection of state county and school taxes from Sctober 15th, 1 926, to March 16th, 1927. A penalty of 1 jpe'r cent will be *d<led to all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1927. 2 per cent February 1st, 1927. ??<| 7 per cent March 1, 1927. The rate per centum for Kershaw county is as follows: ' ^ * ' Mills. If late Taxes 6% 9-0-1 School "ft 4 School Taxes 7 County Taxes 8Vk Hospital . < % Constitutional School 'fax 8 Deficiency School Tax % Total 29% MeKalb Township Road Bonds, for DeKalb Township only 2% Dog tax $1.26. AU dog owners are . required to make a retprji of their dogs to the County Treasurer, who is required to furnish a lincense tag.All dogs caught without the license tag the owners will bp subject to a fine of Twenty ($20.00) Dollars. The following School Districts have special levies: School District No. 1 18 % School District No. 2 16% School District No. 8 19 School District No. 4 13% School District No. 6 1 School District N6. 6 .; 25 School District No. 7 ......... 10 School District No. 8 1 School District No, 9 1 School District No. 10 1 School District No. IX ...... 8 School District No. 12 ........ 19 School District No. i3 1 School District No. 16 1 School District Np. 16 . . 1 School District Np. 19 ........ 1 School District No-20 1 School District Np. 22 ..'. 19 School Distrta No, 23 ........ 1 School District No. 25 . 1 School District No. 27 1 School District No. 28 1 School District No. 29 .... 7 School District No. 30 1 School District No. 31 8 School District No. 83 ........ 11 School District No. 37 1 School District -No. 88 . T School District No. 39 -. 6 School District No. 40 ... ... 18 School District ^No. '4l ......... School District No. 42 1 School District No. 43 ........ 1 School District No. 46 ........ 1 SchobPDistrict No. 47 1 ~ The Poll Tax is $1.00. All able bodied male persona from the age of twenty-one (21) to fifty (50) years, both inclusive, except re-< * sidents in incorporated towns, shall " ~ pay $3.00 as a road tax except ministers of the Gospel actually in charge of a congregation teachers employed in public schools ,school 'trustees, and persons permanently disabled In the military service of the State and persons who served in the War Between the States ,and all quarantine service of this State and all residents who may be attending school or college at the time when said roaddax shall become due. Persons claiming disabilities must present certificate from two reputable physicians Of this county. All information with reference to taxes will be furnished upon application. O. J, SMYRL, County Treasurer. J. K. GOO DALE PAINTING, PAPERHANGING ? AND KALSOMINING ALL WORK GUARANTEED Estimates Furnished Free 409 Rut ledge St. Phone 438-J CAMDEN, S. C. ir'i i - i i ) i .. X . 1 ? *1 ? ! J"'/"- : ? Ambulance Service Day or Nlftfct Motor Equipment of tha Best I C. W. EVANSMORTICIAN . v ; Telephone. SIS DeKalb BL 91 and 288 Caw** S. C. ' i .? i . HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED - " * - ' - ? I in, IT- iii? ? All Work Guaranteed ,mtmm. i .. . * ' ( LEWIS L. MOORE Telephone 242-W South Orollno ! LIVC STOCK UVE STOCK LOSS BY SCREW WORMS <Pr?|>*r?4 b> ih0 Uuit.J Zl.lW D*|.?Min?at O' Atfrlrul'urr * A considerable loss lu the livestock industry, estimated io reach In some yours, us u result of screw, worm lnfestutiou, can largely uvolded by u Judicious use of benzol (benzine), says the United States Department of Agriculture. InvestlKutlons begun ten years ug,> by p. C. Parman, department entomologist, to find a treatment more effective than the phenols or chloroform generally used, huve shown benzol to be the beat larvlcide of the several dozen chemicals tested. Screw-worm infestation results from the eggs laid by the blow fly In any open wound, sore or bloody discharge, Gouts, sheep and calves quite commonly huve infestation In the mouth to the extent that all of the teeth are lost. Most ranchmen have had the idea that any serious infestation with screw worms would kill the animals, and for that reason many badly infested animals have been purposely killed and burned. In<2,8l3 cases of Infested anlmuls treated with benzol under the supervision of Mr, I'arninn only 3 died. In three of these the worms had entered the body cavity or were present in the head of the animal and hud affected the nervous system. Most wounds Infested with this pest have a considerable flow of fresh blood and serum. As long us the wound is dry it Is not so attractive to the flies, and for this reason uny chemical that has a tendency to cause blood to flow is not desirable. Behzol acts as a styptic and stops blood flow as soon us all of the Infestation Is killed. When benzol Is applied, and the wound takes on a dry, pule appearance, which lasts from five to ten minutes or more, a wound dressing and fly repellent which adheres well to all parts should be applied. More than 5,000 animals have been treated, with benzol on the range, and It Is significant to note, sa.vR Mr. Parman, the number of anlmuls reported "as good as dead" that recovered completely after the treatment. Benzol is available commercially at about 28 cints a gallon In drums at production centers. Skim Milk Builds Bone, Trial by Burnett Shows In the feeding trial by Bluett of the Nebraska station and reported by Smith of Purdue university, corn and skim milk were compared with corn alone, Willi corn plus shorts, with corn plus tankage, and with corn plus ground bone. At the close of the trial, determinations' were made of the breaking strength of the?femur, tibia, humerus, ulna, and radius bones of the pigs of the different lots. The average break Ing strength of bones per 100 pounds live weight of the pigs for the differ ent lots was as follows: Lot 1, corn alone, 325 pounds; lot 2, corn 75 per cent plus shorts 25 per cent, 300 pounds; lot 3, corn 25 per cent plus skim milk 75 per cent, <VH) pounds; lot 4, corn IK) per cent plus tankage i 10 per cent, 580 pounds; lot 5, corn, 00 per cent plus ground bone 10 per cent, 081 pounds. ? Skim milk and buftorjnUk are cape- . daily valuable in the development of breeding stock beenuse It is here that plenty of good quality bone is essential. ?i ? -" : Calcium "Carbonate for Cattle Urged by KansasBy the addition of calcium carbonate, an inexpensive mineral salt? limestone dust, in fact?prairie hay can be substituted for alfalfa In a cattle-fattening ration. At least, an experiment reported at the fourteenth annual feeders' convention of the Kansas State Agricultural college indl cates as much. , Twenty cents' worth of cklelum carbonate made an extra profit of $4 on each of several steers In a lot which was fed prairie hay; cane silage, corn and cottonseed meal. - Each steer In the lot fed that ration $old for $4.21) more than a corresponding lot given the salne< ration minus the calcium carbonate. Live Stock Items . ! Horses aren't human, but they ..get i thirsty and overheated In hot weather * Just the same. ,] dft j Pastures for hogs are valuable gitd } should be utilized to us great an ex- . tent as possible. The best use of pas- . tures, however, does not mean that bogs fatten or even make satisfactory 4 growth on pasture alone. 1 j Do not have the watering place too 1 far from the shade at hogs will often \ PUffer for water, rather than walk j through the hot sun after It ^ * | When we market live slock We mm really marketing Inducts aiedr c fields ahd past tires In a concctttftMl I ronu. 1 , Indications are UmM.during (lie iiex' * few years pilose for good horses and c mules will continue to advance, be { ranse not enough have been raised to . supply the demaifff TW work stock *" r^VIWoRovN Copenhagen, Denmark Muny times I have been uskcd by American friend* bow 1 manage the lunguage* in the various foreign countries through which 1 travel. My knowledge of foreign language* is limited, but any person who has a pretty fair working knowledge of English can get along with the foreign languages well enough to mingle with the people without mu?h difficulty. English is spoken by hotel, railroad and department store employees. Head porters in lurgt* city hotels speak many different languages. The head porter is a walking encyclopedia ami it is to him that the guest carries his. troubles. He is the man who practically runs the hotel. The proprietor lives the life of a hermit and clerks are seldom seen. The heads of departments in the cities speak English, und English is tuught in the high schools. In small towns and large cities children speak English with fluency. A railway conductor probably speaks a half dozen languages. In the smaller towns the older people do not speak English. Occasionally you meet with difficulties. Danish is a hard language. I'was a guest a few days ago at a hotel in a small town of 4,000 population. Not a single employee in the hotel could speak a word of English. I ordered my meals by pointing out the items on the menu. I gave orders by making signs, I had an empty evening on my hands which I wanted to fill at the moving picture theatre. I used all the signs at my command and all the-^words in my vocabulary to make the head porter understand, but he would shake his head discouragingly. "Movie," "camera,' "cinema," "cinematograph" and so on, but the poor fellow in his distress would shake his head, shrug his shoulders and throw up his hands in despair. "Rudolph Valentino!" I shouted in my own despair. Instantly his frowns changed to smiles, his arms waved as a sign of approval and calling a boy he directed him to pjlojme to the moving picture theatre, fn the name of this idol of the screen I had found a universal language. The Small Town Movie Pictures and playhouses reflect the spirit and temper of a nation like a mirror reflects the rays of a morning sun. The moving . picture industry in Europe is in its infancy. Ninety percent of the screen's celebrities live in America and America makes 75 percent of the pictures used in the world. The only foreign mndo pictures worth while are those with a historical "background?the others are dull, listless and lacking in thrill, kick or punch. I covered Europe in 1923. Feeling between Germany and France still ran high. This spirit was intensified in the movie theatres and playhouses. - In Germany pictures and operas lampooned the French- A few weeks later I crossed over to France, . Here. I found pictures and operas abusing and ridiculing the German. In both countries the applause at the climax would almost lift the roof. But back to the smalltown movie in Denmark which is a type of the average movie theatre in Europe. It is a small building with a dingy interior. The uncushioned seats are hard and uncomfortable. The reserved or higher-priced seats run from the rear to the middle of the1 room. There are no ushers. The patrons are honest and would not think of buying a cheap ticket and occupying a higherrpriced seat. N6ither haen nor women remove their hats. The children chatter and the adults talk incessantly in stage whispers. A reel an hour long will have three or four ten-minute intermist aions. Doors are thrown open and half the audience melts away to the nearby sidewalk bars. The audience, reassembles, your nervous system resets to the clang of a gOng with the violence of an electric shock, the igbts are lowered and' fifteen minutes more of picture is reeled across the j icreen. The American soon loses interest. The pictures run to the tragic. The inevitable marriage tomes ift the middle and at the ve have either a death or a divorce. It is dull and listless. The American las been trained to the hour and a islf or two-hour picture without a muse. His nerves are kep$ at high ension and the story grips him as it s unfolded on the screen with -a fine legree of subtlety. A momentary muse is irritating. Pfcjrhapa that is vhy the American is a bundle of levves. There is only one show hi he little I?nith theatre.. At 10 >'clock the crowd files out chattering raily, breaks into pairs or group# and n a few minutes the streets are de~ ~ ? x-rrt! aerted. It is at this hour the American town is just beginning to wake up. Turning Milk Into Money The portly, rotund figure of Michad Jensen emerged from the .doorway of a pretty date-roofed, red* brick bungalow us the 10th century trap in which I was riding stopped in front of the co-operative creamery of which Mr. Jensen is superintendent. Denmark has 1,700 of these creameries. Mr. Jensen had Wen making nulk tests in Ins laboratory and was drying bis hands on u huge apron Mill tied about his waist as he advanced with the eagerness of a schoolboy to extend the cordial welcome that was reflected in his beaming countenance and mild brown eyes. As we entered the home the Warmth of the welcome was renewed by the other members of Mr. Jensen's interesting family. We gathered around the polished mahogany dining table I where, following the national custofn, beer was served, followed by heavy, black cigars. Mr. Jensen is farm bred. After taking the required four years' practical training on the farm he entered the district agricultural college and took a course in dairying. "The $36,000 we have in our creamery," said Mr. Jensen, "is owned by the neighborhood farmers. .We built our creamery 30 years ago on 5 per cent notes discounted by the banker. In 10 years our earnings paid up the notes and we attached them to the stock and returned them to the farmers. Every year since then we have made improvements, paid a 10 per cent dividend and have a substantial balance in the bank." This is the history of all the creameries in Henmark. Mr. Jensen's creamery serves a four-mile radius and has an annual j output of $260,000. The creamery | collects the milk, removes the butter fat and returns the skim milk which is fed to the hogs. Salaries are fixed by the directors and overhead costs never run above & per cent. Checks are sent out at the end of each week. The creameries made cheese until they discovered there was no profit in it. The farmer dropped it like a hot brick. How Butter Tests are Made At Aarhuss, a city of 76,000, is located the butter factory that serves the 17 creameries in Mr. Jensen's district. Once a month the directors meet at Aarhuss and make butter tests. The tests are made systematically and scientifically. A butter test was to be made the following day .lA. : t ' 1 T 1 11 " amI I accompanist Mr. Janscn to Aarhuss where I wan introduced to a if roup of directors who might have been taken for bankers or ruilroad. executive*. They were men of a high J degree of Intelligence. They were paid only u amull per diem plus their expenses. They were thorough. liij the testing room were long rows of | cans containing butter. The testers j divided into two groups. An employee drove an inch tube to the bottom of each can and drew it out filled with butter, Kach director chipped off a small particle of butter with an ivory paddle, wallowed it in his mouth and spat it out. The points <>? color, flavor and odor ran front 1 to i ir>. Seven points was the dead line and butter falling below seven points was rejected. At this particular test the lowest score was 11 1-2 points. That, 1 am told, ijt the average low point. Kach can is given tWo u-sts 'one test each hy the two groups. Butter that tests 7 points and above .is given the "l.ur" brand trademark?-. 1 a symbol of purity and excellence the I woiId over. The "Kur" is an S shaped I war horn used by the Viking kings 1,000 years ago. The penalty for ! falling below the 7 per cent dead line is lops of the right to use the trademark. Following the tests the directors have u luncheon followed by tin? usual beer and cigars where for two hours everything except butter) is discussed. The luncheons are strictly social. Dividends in Tuxch It sounds paradoxical to speak of a system that returns a dividend to the taxpayer, but Denmark's economic affairs are so finely adjusted the taxpayer feels that he is receiving a direct dividend from every dollar of taxes he pays. This statement may sound sturtling but nevertheless it is true. The reader who has followed those articles must have reached the conclusion that Denmark is heavily taxed to mnintnin so many agricultural colleges, an army of gov-! eminent experts, plant breeding, soil testing and experiment stations, animal husbandries, etc., merely as an aid to agriculture. That is true. Out of every dollar of income the Dane is paying 25 per cent to his government, hut he does not complain. One big city taxpayer with whom 1 talked does not own a foot of land, but he makes his money out of the farmer. Agricultural prosperity has come through government aid, and he looks upon the tux money he pays the government as an investment that re 1 ? ' turns handsome dividends. "Wearing Out My Welcome" Hut I have lingered too long in Denmark and I fear I am wearing out not only my welcome but my leaders. I have found small town ?-& and rural life in this little nation so apjaaliiik that 1 couUI remain here i a year, hut the Majestic on which I ; lit!ve booked return to AmerI ica leaves in a few dayn and in the next letter we will aiake a hurried trip through (krmany and France and then take the shin for home. Air I I lines reach out from here to the prin| cipal cities in Kurepc. Four huge planes with u carrytag capacity of Id I passenger* each leave ami arrive in Copenhagen every day. They run on | the schedule of a limited express | train. A passenger has not been scratched in the five years the line I has been in operation. It is 3d hours by a fast express train from here to? i Paris. Through the mi it is only nine hours. Kurope is honey-combed with air lines ami at any hour of the day you may look up ami see a huge passenger currying plane roaring through the an at terrific speed. The air routes are one-thiid higher than the rail routes. Many Americans are using the air routes. - , ? TAX RKTURN8 Office of Auditor Kershaw County, Cumden, S. ('., I)e?eml?er 10, 1926 Notice is hereby given that the Auditor's Office will bo open for receiving Tax Returns from Januury 1st, 1927, to February 29th, 1927. All persons owning real estate or persotir ul property must make returns of the ' same within said period, as required by law, or tie subject to a ponnlty of GO per cent. The Auditor will attend in person or by deputy at the following places in the county on the dates indicated^ for receiving return*; Haley's Mill?January 14th. Kershaw?January ldth and 20th. Liberty Hill?January 21st. Westvillc?January 22nd. f Hlaney?January 26th. y All persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive ure reuired to pay u poll tax and all persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive, are required to pay a Road tax, unless v excused by law. All Truatccs, Guard iana, Kxccutors, AVhninistratora or Agents holding property in cnarge must return same. Farties sending tax returns by mail must make oath . to same before some officer and fill out the same in proper mapner 0t."_ | they will he rejectee!. I B. K. SPARROW, i Auditor Kershaw County. >'i A' -"Wi ??" ? RUSKIN SAYS THAT NOBODY WANTS TO BE GREAT; EVERYBODY WANTS TO' BE CALLED GREAT. SIMPLY WISHING FOR SUCCESS OR EVEN PRAYING FOR IT DOES NOT BRING IT. M SUCCESS IS THE GROWTH OF GRADUAL AC- o CUMULATION. SAVE NOW FOR YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS. The First National Bank Of Camden, South Carolina