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Nobody's Business Written for The Chronicle by Doe McCee, Copyright, 1'JiiV. Klhcrlori, ' iu., Mar ) , Mr. (Jee MtdJee, Anderson, S ' Dear Sir I am a ruin'.ini reader ? f >??ui pieces in the K fioii .Star, and must Hay that i enjoy them. W *>n' you plfUne write a vii'.rt sketc h <<! .our life and put .n ipaper? I would like to know more about you. arid really ami truly, 1 would like \<;y much to meet you Do this, ;?i much to meet you Dl<iHK A < >1 KO1. Yours sinceiely, .Mr/ Iv I I | HIS I OH V OK MV I.IIK My I rear Mrs. Kane: 1 feel flattered to Im- asked by a lady to do such a thing m write a history of my life, but to please you, and possibly dis please many others I will gladly do so, and here it is. 1 was born very young, years and years ago. My parents were both present on this occasion. I did not cry till I was nearly .'J minutes old, and did not stop crying till I was d ^ months old, at which period I finished my course in "six-months colic." I was able to feed myself at the end ; of the first week on tins earth, but they call that "nursing" now, but j I they didn't call it that then. At in> first birthday I was exactly ma' yt-ur old. Aln' that curious \ though'.' I found that I had toes about that time, and managed to keep one of them in my mouth moat of the time, that u ?when I could get nothing else to suck. 1 learned to crawl before 1 learned t ? walk. Wasn't thai just the cutest th.r g you ever hearJ of ? When my second birthday rolled around 1 was ther; 2 years old to a lay I had learned to say?-"da da da" b> that lino- I was called ex: i .i Atiiarl. I . er stopped crying long enough " - learn any other a o i d - lietwiiM my second and third birthda;. . I had the whooping cough, the m< i-les, the mumps, the sh.r gies, the nives, anil was galded. lb-fore I was I years old, I could walk all tn <und a chair by myself if >. one bod y would only hold my hand, and coull say several words, such a- ninny, and by-by, and yum-yum. I began going in my shirt tail when I was 5 years of age, but fell heir to a pair of britches when 1 was II, and wore the same on top of my shirt-tail thereafter. Nothing else has ever happened to me that amounted to anything, ex ej)t I got marriad a long lime ago, arid am still married. I work for a living, and love everybody. That's all. I hope you'll still like rne. Yours truly, Gee McGee. Mat rock, s. febby 24, 11*28 rnr. civil service examination, Washington, d. c. deer sir: please consider my applet ration for the job of Iremg yore post master at anderson, s. ('., i am not exactly what you would call a republican, hut i voted for cole I. bleasM ever time he run for unnything in this state ansoforth and you no what he is. i am fuller quallifido for the posish as i gradurated in georgy but have been living in s. C. for might nigh 4'J yr. i stay sober nearly all the time except around Christmas and july the 4, and when i meet friends outside of home who has licker, and i will give you good service and not sell no stamps on u c redd irk or cut the price on same and will also work a few niggers if you think best, rite or foam if i can count on the job so's i can he closing out my beef bizness. Yores trulie, mike Clark, rfd. 1 he te\!ih- industry seem" to he a 1 victim of it- own folly. When cotton j went to 24 cents, they began to tight i i! by i-urtaiimerit and other methods. As st?..n a- this plan became operative. the buyers decided that it' the expected l-.wer price- for! cotton trial cotton goods would like-; wise dr. air, so they quit buying. The serum that was injc.'.-l put cott >n down a!! right, but it h.lled the cotton goods business at the same time, j Cotton should not have gone to 21. eut.s. Cotton is worth from 20 ruts to 22 cents n .w, and has been i v ' h that all along and if the mills o : g .ne aio! g and maintained rcac-ie prices and the farmer ha I ' ' is >tton and spent the m >ney t and t Ik- had w >rked generally on sticti a ha.-:.-, then conditions wou! I have hern all right. It reminds ni" ot tie trilow who told the public that h - leniojuule was strictly first-cla.ss exc. pt it had a little r.ti poison in i*. he kept his lemonade This old country nol prosj^r unless all ti e people prosper at the -aim* time 1 ^ H I have my seriou- doubtlM ut the above statement l>eing r'ie. In tact, I know it ain't, t I ncle Joe is very liberal. When t:n . !lection plate was passed at the hi -: Baptist church yesterday morning. m dropped in every cent re had < x . ; a nickel. ( He had f? . - t "'art vv:th: he -aid the widow- mite, but that's the business.) < or sets are g ng to be w ::: next seas n. so >a\ - I'ame Vashinti Cosh" 1) .: 't you know the boys will ." ate tnat. Hugging will fall ..tf at . ea-t h'l per cent. A man asked me the other day what denominations the new currency j would be printed in. I told him Jewami Catholi from 10-dollar b;.is up. and from ."> dollar bilj$ down, they would be A. R. P.. Bap'ist, Metho. ' ilist, Presbyterian, and a few of other struggling denominations. h rom an area f ground, extending over four acre--, i roner D. \V. P.ggs gathered up b. > and Mesh fn.m t h. body ot I-.. I,. M ,?ii.:ey, of New t n, N < . dredging reman, of Lin, >r. who vva- b. w- . pieces early Kr iav when .?2 . of dynamite oxp -de i ear hi- - > The tragedy i.varre i eight m m Lumberton. \ \ , u: the Red o :igs road. Maumy waputting t - in the eXp. >- \r, ; rep aratory doing some lias- ng. when the dy i-r,ite set otT. TAX NOTICE Office of Treasurer Kershaw County ' Camden, S. Sept. 12, 1927. Notice is hereby given that the , books will be opened for the eollee- i tion of State, County and School 1 Taxes from October 15th, 1927, to! March 15th, 1928. A penalty of 1 per cent will be added to all taxes unpaid .January 1st, 1928, 2 per cent February 1st, 1928 and 7 per cent,' March 1st, 192H. 1 The rate per centum for Kershaw county is as follows: Mills Stute Taxes, 6'A (5-0-1 School 4 School Taxes 7 County Taxes, 8 Mi Hospital, % Constitutional School Tax 3 Deficiency School Tax .... % Total 29 Vi DeKalb Township Road Bonds, for DeKalb Township only 2% Dog tax $1.25. All dog owners are; required to 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 <>r imprisonment not more than five clays. The following School Districts have special levies: School District No. 1 18V? ' School District No. 2 115V4' School District No. 3 19 i School District No. 4 . 1 s1 School District No. 5 1 School District No. (? 18 School District No. 7 10 School Distil'". No. s 1 School District No. 9 1 School District No. 10 5 School District No. 11 8 j School District No. 12 19\i School hist in". No. 13 1 School District No. 15 ... 1 School Distiict No. Ill 2 School Disti.ct No. I'd ... . . I School District No. 20 . . . 1 School District No. 22 I9*\i i School District No. 23 1 School District No. 25 ... 1 School District No. 27 ... 1 ! School District No. 2S 1 i School District No. 29 7 i School District No. 30 I School District No. 31 9 j 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 1 Schoi 1 District No. 47 1 The Poll l'ax is $1.00. All able b -1 , d male persons from the age of tuinty-otie (21) to fifty (50) years. ! inclusive, except residents ;n inc. : p irated towns, shall j pay $.5.00 as a r ati tax except ministers of the gospel actually ::i .barge of a C'-ugrt gat ion, teachers cinpb>y-| ed in pub.ic schools, school trustees and persons p. nioneiit 1 \ disabled in the military s< rvice of the State and persons who served m 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 road, tax shall become due. Persons claiming disabilities must present eertifi- j cate from two reputable physician.* of this county. All information with reference to taxes will be furnished upon njvplica- ' tion. S. W. HOGL'F.. County Treasurer. COLUMBIA LUMBER & I MANUFACTURING CO. I MILL WORK 1 SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER I PLAIN & HU.F.R STS. Phone 71 I COLUMBIA.S.C. ????? - ?-?-? ' HONOR ROM. Honor Roll <?f ' h* Jackson High School lor The Fifth Month. Grammar School. Grade I B Sim Dixon, J ante* Tucker, < i?*o Salmond, Clarence Strong, Kita Johnson, Flora Wright, Maggie English, Rosa Lee Bracy, Flla Davis, Lizzie Certain, Charlotte Doby .Charlotte Kelley, Catherine Ross, (iefu a Helton, Catherine Hankin, Matthews Minnie, Matthews Dorris, VN :.lie Burroughs, Lawrence j Sulinon if 'i Robert Brown. Grade 1 A ?L. J. Strong, Peter J William--. Loree Gaskin, Janie Tucker, Eugene Kelley, Lewis Peay, I/ewis Prince. Magge Jones, Irish Cook, James ' dims, John Smith, Carrij Reynold . Pauline Strong, Nellie Strong, I'helma Reddish, Cora Jen- j kins, Juanita Kennedy, Luella Canty,1 Ruby < havis, Victoria Bracy, Geraldine Hiadley, George Mdodana, and I Charlie Cook. j Grade 2.?Km ma Lee Burroughs, llattie Burrough, Frances Boykin, ('arrie Johnson, Iva Belle Walker, Charlotte Starnes, Catherine Moore, Faster Davis, Muttie Bracy, Alice Logan, Blanche Coleman, Harry Duren, John Henry Alexander, Manuel Jones, Stacy Williams, Dorsey i Furmun, Norman Cook, Richard | James, Ixrslie Perkins, Ix.*slie Cooke and Lucille Jones. Grade .'L?Mary Catherine Cooke, Hannah Mickle, Jessie Kelley, Nazareth Belton, Roosevelt Belton, Jinimie Cooke, Hattie DuBose, Charley Belle Smith, Nellie P. Stewart, Louise Miller, Bertha Wood, Alma Wood, Lizzie Harris, Bessie Mdodana, Id* , Mae Williams, Fannie Belle Carlos,: Alice Dinkins, Rosa Dempsey, Anna1 Belle Boykin, Albertha Wood, Eliza- j beth Martin, Richard Ixre, Carrie ; Belle Turley, Sallie Howard, Mar- | gueret Shield, Mary Dobey, Caroline Bradley, Daisy Belle Mags bee, Mary Jane Lawson, Victoria Bishop, Isaac Bolder), Adains Mickle, Albertus Hampton, Isom Jackson, I/ewis Mitchell, Ix*wis Pickett, Peter Mitchell, Jack Mitchell, Susie Moore, Edna Helton, Kmma Major and Kuth Brevard. Grade 4.?Thomas Collins, James Alexander, James English, George Payton, Krnest Truesdale, Charlie Shedrick, Willie Young, Berlin Waddy, Mary Baskin, Virga Boykin, Frances Carlos, Luzzell Craig, Rosa Lee Deas, Willie lao- Jennings, Louise Lawson, Kscameud Mdodana, Betsy Reynohis, Epsie Whitaker, li/attie Wright, Mary Williams, Carrie Salmond, and Anna Stewart. Grade f>. Rosa Lee Haile, Louise Ross, Geneva Graham, Jessie Mae McCray, Eva Brown, Juunita Graham, Sarah Alston, Susie Jones and Willie Mae Perry Grade ?>. John Blunt, Alexander Boykin, Richard Dow, Joseph Stover, Lindsay Bradley, Blanche Jk-lton, Grade Bclton, Janie Belton, Amy Mc? Keever, Kmma Cunningham, Mary Dow, Marie Boykin, Ida Belle Whitaker, Tillantha MoCullough, Fannie Stover, Geneva Belton, Blum-he Beltori and Kstelle Murphy. Grade 7.?Eugenia Jones, Christine Mdodana, Blease Lawson, Adam Cunningham, Charlie Curtain, Beatrice McGirt, Janie Tucker, Henrietta Williams, Napoleon Waddy and Alonza Dixon. Grade 8.?Elizabeth Belton, Catherine Butler, Leda Cooke, Virginia Deas, Mary Green, Blanche Robinson, and Rebecca Wright. Grade 10??Selma Alexander, Elease Cooke, Etta Duren, Beatrice Yarhorough, Willie Belle McCullough, Albertus Bishop, Theodore Whitaker and Miriam "Boykin. Grade 11.?Ruth Whitaker, Alvin DuBo.se, Pearl Brown, and Susie Fleming. Midway High Hchool Honor Koll Grade I.?-Thelmu Brannon, Gilliam Catoe, Elizabeth McCoy, Willie J. Parker, Dolly Stoke#. Grade 2.?Gene (W>per, WjHlaro McCoy, Milton McGi^ Bernica Poloom, I>orothy West. Grade 3.?-Stella Poi#om, Marion Hyatt. Grade 4.? Minnie Pearl Anderson, Oralie Brannon, Annie Bell Catye, Margaret Holland, Florence Young, Ruby Gay Went, Grade 5.?Troy Brannon, Virginia Brannon, Annie Mae liearou, Frances Hyatt, Rosa Parker. Grade 6.? Mary McCoy, Raceinc Davis, Vivian Stokes. Grade 7.?-Major Davis, Mattie West, Mae Ix?e Raley. Grade 1U.?Elsie Hough, Ruby Mosier, Mittie West. Tom Sawyer Dead Spokane, Wash., March 5 (By A. P.)?Tom Sawyer, whose pranks depicted by Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) have caused millions to laugh and weep, is dead. Mrs. Flavilla Pineo of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, revealed here today that her brother, Thomas Sawyer, who died February 7 at Tucson, Ariz., and was buried in Bellevue cemetery, Ontario, was the original of the famous writer's story. Clemens, she said, first saw Tom Sawyer on a river bout on the Mississippi. NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATE OF STOCK Notice is hereby given that certificate of stock No. 63, covering ten (10) shares of the capital stock of The Camden Land and Improvement Company, has been lost or destroyed and that application will be made by the undersigned to the said corporation on the 26th day of March, 1928, for a new certificate. J. 'DAYTON VOORHEES. Camden, S. C., Feb. 9, 1928. ' m-rrrrnwrr I FOB MAYOR^^^B The m?ny friend* of Mr. i n I borne wish to announce hla ;? as a candidate for Mayor of of Camden at the appro Mi? J mary. Mr. Osborne has fully as an Alderman fro? hi(;^| for a number of year# an<l the city an efficient mayor. *^? Many FruJ I FOB MA You "*? I hereby announce myself candidate for re election t() of mayor of the city of the approaching municipal FOB ALDKH.MAN ? I hereby announce Cf ^, .^? didate for Alderman from WjHj Three of the City of Camden B ject to the rules of the mujJ^B primary. S. W. VanLarvdin?2^B 1 hereby announce myself didate for Alderman from Ward*? of the City of Camden, subjeq^^B the rulea of the city primary, '^B R. M. KKNNRDyJ 1 hereby announce .<-if didate for re-election at AldtrB from Ward Four of t-hc rityofc^^B den, subject to the rule# rejuhB the City Primary. C. C. WHITAKM ] hereby announce myself didate for Alderman of the Camden from Ward Four, subject^B the rules governing tin- primary,^B will appreciate your support. A. W. HUMPHRIES? I hereby announce myself uB candidate for the office of Aldn^H from Ward Two subject to the iB of the city democratic primarv.^H I hereby announce myself as aq^B didate for re-election to the officii Alderman from Ward One of ^B City' of Camden, subject to the t^B governing the city primary. J I hereby announce myself candidate for alderman of the City^f Camden from Ward Six, subject! the rules governing the primary, will appreciate your support O. H. LOWMAM? I hereby announce myself ufl candidate for the office of Aldetii^l from Ward Six for the City ofCfl den, subject to the rules govcrn^^ the city primary. 'M M. L. SMITH, JR? . - The Map tells the Story ^ s O U T EPiN ^ KV E S E SOUTH ?_ ?-^^1 tf - -30 SOUT fckE RN THE remarkable progress of the South toward industrial and agricultural supremacy has made possible the development of one of the world's great railroad systems. The Southern is the Smith's own railroad, serving that area east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac as perhaps no other territory of equal extent is served by any single railroad system. RAILWAY (Jflfel) SYSTEM THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN GATEWAYS AT WASHINGTON, CINCINNATI AM) LOUISVILLE . . FROM THE WESTERN GATEWAYS AT ST. LOUIS AND MEMPHIS . ..TO THE OCEAN PORTS OF NORFOIK. CHARLESTON, SAVANNAH, . ' BRUNSWICK AND JACKSONVILLE . . . AND THE GULF PORTS OF MOBI1 E AND NEW ORLEANS . . . THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH