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an old-time fiohtbii Death cam? to Jake Kllraln, oldtime prlie fighter, two day# before v Christmas. He wan seventy-eight year a old. d Forty-eight yearn ago a young farluer In the Phoenix auction of what la now Greenwood county, apeut good, hard earned money to make a trip to Mew Orleans to aee the great John L. Sullivan und Jake Kiirain tight . The flght did not take place in New Orleans but in Itichburg, Mississippi. The trip was the big uewa to those 'who learned of it and email boye lookad on the man who made the trip with bulging eyes. Anyway, this fight waa oue of the - ihoet notable in the history of pugilism, regardless of how you may feel about pugilists and their way of making a living and money. Kllraln and Sullivan fought with bare knuckles. Kllraln always insisted that ho was ready in the seventy fifth round to land- the finishing knockout blow to Sullivan but "Just as 1 was gettiug et for my Anal plow, some one in my $orner threw In the sponge." That ended the fight and Kiirain complained of It all his life. That he lived to be seventy-eight years old after fighting one hundred and fifty battles in i the ring proves something. What It Is, may be debated. And "fights" in Kllralu's time were "fights." Two years before he went down before Sullivan, Kllraln fought Jem Smith in France for oue hundred and six rounds. The fight was called on account of darknoss after three hours of terrific struggling and pouud' Lng. It was declared a draw, altho Kllraln was acknowledged by the orowd as the better man, but off I * cially the match was called a draw. Kllraln was not the old fighter's real name. Ho was born KUllon, but fellow workers kept calling him "Kllraln" so that he finally accepted It as his name. Kllraln lived almost half a century ufter his celebrated stand against Sullivan. during which the Boston Strong Boy was so Infuriated by a suggestion that he accept a draw after the fortyfourth that he "not only knocked Kllraln down but stamped on him," to qupte a dazzled oxport of the eighties, said one account. The immodiato claim of foul was disregarded, too, because in those days big fights might have been staged surreptitiously, but they rarely onded except when one hattlor was down for good. Kllruin, who reached- his peak against Sullivan, was one of the best knoyvn and most successful of the bareknuckle puglists. Possessing enormous stamina, ha went?through match after match without the slightest idea of how long he'd have to "work" because there was no set limit, a "round" then being the time between knockdowns. And even forty-eight years ago people of all classes took an Interest in the "brutal sport" as some call it.? Greenwood Index-Journal. Lieutenant Commandor L?. R. Fletcher, labor member of the British house of commons, calls Premier Mussolini of Italy "the poison pen of. Euro pi ." and charges that II I>uce is directing a stream of damaging prbpAgii i into India, Africa, South America and Spain. fxxnotice ! e books for the collection of St County and School Taxes for tl fiscal yew- commencing January 1. : 17, will bo open from September \. December 31. 1937, incluBtvo wi-hmt p. nalty. No discount will bo a i to ed for early payment. When in k'lit inquiries about taxes, be sure t<> :ate the District Number in which you live or own property. , lie total tax levy for the various t o 1 districts are as follows DeKalb Townstitp Mills District No. 1 46 DlBtriot No. 2 3 < % District No. 4 39% District No. 6 41% District No. 26 26% District No. 43 26% Buffalo Townahtp Mills District No 3 39^4 District No. 6 23% District No. 7 25% Di-trict No 15 23% I >Di ri< t No 20 . . . . 29% I ivrlct No. 22 41 % I .-i i let No 23 29* 1 net No 27 34% 1 -let No. 23 26% I jet No. 31 31% ] it t No. 40 . . 43 % I let No. 42 23 % Flat Rock Township Mills I let No. 8 31% ct No 9 34% et No. 10 27 % ct No. 13 26 % ict No. 19 . 34 % 1 Ict No. 30 23% I let No. 33 34% i net No. 37 34% ) ict No. 41 .. .. 34% 4 | rict No. 46 20% 1 rict No. 47 23% W a tare a Tawnshlp Mills I S rict No. 11 28 % I t?-trict No. 12 .. ..87 11st rict No. 16 26 " District No. *9 29% . District No. 26 23 % '^District No. 29 2S% Respectfully yours. C. J. OUTLAW. Troaaorar Kershaw Conaty, 8. C. ' 4 A Minnesota Idea of a Bridge Approach. Pr?p?red by ths National Oooaraphlc Society. Washington. D. C.?WNU Btrvlt'o, Minnesota is unique among the states In He drulitage system. II sends wHtere to three widely separated seas: through the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico, through the Red river and Its trlbutnrlee to Hudsou bay, and through the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic. And no other state has an many lakes within Its borders. There are more than 10,000 of them. The map of the state reveals that Minnesota Is eUt Into two vast triangles by a diagonal line running from the northeast corner (where the Red river flows out northward) down to the southeast corner (where the Mississippi flows out southward). Imuglne the upper triangle painted green, and the lower one painted yellow, and preeto! you have the state roughly divided Into Its natural forest and prairie parte. The green triangle, before tho lumbermen came, was In general a huge pine forest, and begins to be so again. The yellow triangle, before the furtner came, was a grassland "like the billows of a great sea, majestic and limitless"; now It Is fields, with windbreaks of planted trees to shelter the red barns and white farmhouses. The diagonal line that divides these triangles has Its significance, too. It marks the chief trade route through the state and also a wandering harrier of deciduous woods, now carved up ( to make way for farms and cities, which everywhere separates the pinelands from the prairies. Broader toward the South where It attaches to the deciduous woods of Wisconsin, It dwindles to a thin scat- ! terlng of stunted trees toward the north?the final outpost of the hardwood forest of eastern America. As the ends of this diagonal mark the low exits of the state's two principal rivers, the outer corners of the two triangles mark the state's highest ground. At the outer corner of the yellow triangle the plateau known as Coteau des Prairies Just crosses, dividing the Missouri from the Mississippi basins with Its Immense gradual swell. In the outer corner of the green "trtarrglerThe "Arrowhead Country" above Lake Superior, are the Sawteeth mountains and the Mlaquah hills, rocky, choked In forest. Climate le "Continental." The climate of this pair of triangles ' Is a grief to those who resent surprises. It Is "continental" in the most emphatic sense. Temperatures range In a mild year through 120 degrees; In a year with a real wallop to It, as high as 16JV In consequence, the native of outdoor habits must maintain a wardrobe that includes everything from the shortest of swimming shorts to the longest of long woolens. Lake Superior, It Is true, tends to _ temper the winds of the region around it. hut not to the shorn land*: no. no. Thanks to the proximity of that deep reservoir of pure Icewater. n grouchy visitor has been heard to oomplaln that the coldest winter he ever spent was one summer in luiluth! Nor are the blessings of nmp'e rainfall to he taken for granted. < U" late years the yelh.w triangle, c.uiinn n'v less r.tlnv and tnmh less smwy than the green, has 111 \ olutitarliy tre- l th experiment of getting along wit i next to no moisture at all. In fact. Minnesota has weather to please all tastes, in strong doses which, as a rtile, stlmu- j late rather than kill. The Nineteenth century marked an : Immense change In Minnesota. The j white man arrived In numbers to ee- j tahllsh himself in a country where It was easier to make a living than In the j one he had come from. This was not a very noble purpose In one way. and It led to many injustices to the existing Inhabitants, both men and animals. Yet the nnnnls of the pioneer invasion reveal. to<\ a deep longing in those people for the good life, for they were certainiy readv to undergo discomforts that were sordid and hardships that wore killing In their high hope* for the future in a new hind. There was much to he done, for the white man n'wu\? Iiis.>ts on altering nature to f-iit his ,.wn vow- Put en, r_-y ".as the . ' ;r i> * ri -tic <?f the age \\"*h r a\ it 1 ; !. w. and !.V? i with ' ;o>n* y. c r 'Ar" 'I Kj A ' i ft a, Ppu'j'.to. . For """ catt:. the St.dhs of i'.o j ; i \ o u; p; i! s w a - i' a I j! > * In the \ o !..o t r'angle. marve|ou.-!y ter lie for wheat. huT-slo. antelope and coyote wen- gu:il inipos nihilities. The tlr*i two votp extermi iwUed ; the remnants of the coyote tribe retreated to the green triangle, altered their habits to suit a woods environ ment, and became -brush wolves." The deer, whose natural home was the diagonal woods barrier, also retreated Into the green triangle. The lumberjack, by hewing down the greater part of the pine there, did the deer J favor, for the birch and aspen that supplanted tt made ti home to their llklug; lu fact, In It they thrive tun! multiply. / Though one would not slight the luscious meadow*, vast potato field-*, and othpr agrlcluture of the green triangle, it has In general been rebellious In the farmer's hands and so remains essentially a forest and game refuge to this day. True, the trapper and sportsman have drastically diminished the uuuibers of Its natural citizens, such as the timber wolf, otter, fisher, and lynx. But the beaver still builds his dams there; the black bear may be spied, flahlng with his paws when the fish run In the streams; the porcupine In large numbers yet gnaws the jack pine bark, and travels a path which, wlnd| Ing through the anow.v groves, looks as neat and regular ns If some one had rolled a heavy truck tire there. And the enowshoc rabbit, whose favor| Ite diet Is the pine seedlings set out by goverument foresters, travels the winter drifts on his padded legs. The American elk. or wapiti. Is extinct In Minnesota. The caribou Is almost so; a herd Is sometimes seen In the remote fastnesses of the great swamp of Beltrami county, north of Ited lake. But the moose, In the Ar rowhead country, survives In fnlr num bers. Canoe travelers often see the noble monster at lunch in some lake, his body submerged for protection against the flies, his Hps curling around the water lily shoots that make a dainty hot-weather salad for this giant among American mammals. But he la wisely a shy animal. Lots of Good Fishing. Fish and fowl likewise have had to adjust themselves to their new neighbor, the white man. A game-fish paradise has a way of retreating when the sportsman finds It. Thus tho greedy now must go to the border lakes to catch a boatload of pike In an afternoon. But this does not mean that there Is not famous fishing elsewhere. | The muskellunge of such lakes as lfantrap, or the fighting smallmoiitii 1)888 of White Earth, and the many other fish of a thousand waters, make tall fish stories annually, which, In spite of the low repute of fish stories, are essentially true. Certainly they reflect justly the fun that ancient sport provides. And the Minnesota citizen almost anywhere may go out after supper and hook a black bass or a mess of crapples, or, In not more than a day's drive, reach lakes In whose 200-foot depths the noble lake trout can be caught on lines of spun Monel wire, i Of the original game-blrd inhabitants of the state only the grouse can now be called abundant, and Its abundance wanes and waxes In cycles. This ruffed grouse Is the characteristic bird of the green triangle. Tuine, richly speckled and ruffed. It provides a voice for the wilderness in the accelerating thud of Its wings drumming on some hollow log, a mysterious music that the forest muffles as if to hold secret. Thanks to ill-considered drainage and the advance of ttie farmer, the wild duck's breeding grounds la Minnesota nre largely lost to it ; the bln< k V's of its spring tliglit go f<>r the most part beyond the border into Canada Nor has the prairie chicken been verj clever in adapting itself to life on the farm and as a target But/>he Introduction of a partly parasitic bird, the ring-necked pheasant, which does not scruple to help Itself to the farmer's corn to pay for ervtng ns his automn target, has proved a huge success. That fantastically colored bird, looking fitter to tand among the exotic blossoms painted on some Chinese screen than among tha ..ralrle sunflowers, nevertheless has msde Itself completely at home Id the yellow triangle. Its voice hns become that area's voice, the harsh double cry "like the clashing of two sabres." Another bird. 'no tough and clever often to l??* shot gives a voice to Minnesota's'Vakes. This is the |o,?n. whose melancholy cry on some hind* lnk?* shaggy with overturn gin.: pines, when the moon sets and w i ?>t j -ire down. s In the hi-ii-i'i of t si; 1 > k r-t p. 'tr\ The man ' a h.is tu-.ir<1 it .- ver fo g?"v t! *i u t.. it n-o > :iU ;!.\ :.g <1 ?v A * -or s 1 a II ?iir?'s >': (. a- I f A ? : ls:ii.l:. S fr.i-U.l. she eon :a .? I. . nr j i.i it wine-retl W'li er \ivit.o whi-por ng it-* clear song, the nine gr->sh-?k ! from the North. ->r the horned lark j timt firings the earliest music of spring o frozen Februarv field*?they are far ceo numerous even to be mentioned art. Self-Made Mea No ? ? l? wholly "self made." Whatever ho may have achieved there have boon many who havo helped him la the *oc*m. , a CARILLONS TORN BY WAR BEING REBUILT Melodies Her.rd A^sin 0;c: Homes in Belgium. Washington.-^-Melodies ring out again over rebuilt homes in Dlxmode, Belgium. A new carillon recently installed there replaces one destroyed along with practically the entire town, during severe fighting in the World war. "Made of copper and tin, carillons have more than once been seized in war times and melted down into cannon," says the National Geogruphlc society. "Belgian carillons destroyed or carried away during the last war include those at Ypres, Lpuvain, Dinant, Nieuport, Ostende, Roulers and Thourout, while France lost those at St. Quentin and Arras. Many of these have been reconstructed, notably the splendid ones at Ypres and Louvain, for once accustomed to a carillon's lively music, no town in Europe would willingly be without it. Built Huge Towers "Carillons originated in Belgium, the Netherlands, and northeastern France. In lowlands stretching inland from the North sea, towns built towers that soared above the surrounding plains. From them sentinels could watch for invaders or breaking dikes. At the beginning of the World war a telephone connected the carillon tower of Brielle, Holland, with coast defenses. "As huge clocks were added to these towers in the Fifteenth century a large bell was struck to announce the hour. Later, small bells were rung to call attention to the striking. At their merry chiming, townsfolk swarming like ants in the marketplace far below, would pause and listen for the solemn booming they knew would follow. "The small bells usually numbered four. Cities began to rival each other in adding more and better bells until brief melodies could be played. In the Seventeenth century the present form of carillon was reached, consisting of a number of bells attuned to the intervals of the chromatic scale, usually covering a range of four octaves. The bells, ranging in weight from a few pounds to several tons, are hung in tiers one above another. Unlike bells which are rung by ropes and swing freely, carillon bells are usually hung 'fixed,' being bolted to a framework of steel, or wood and iron. "Carillons are played either automatically or by a carillonneur. The few clear notes that sprinkle down from a carillon at the hour, half hour, and quarter hour, are usually played automatically by a clockwork mechanism something like a gigantic music box. Hundreds of pegs set in a huge revolving cylinder trip levers which in turn pull wires that make hammers strike the bells. "Lange Jan" in Middelburg, Holland, is one of the busiest of this type, playing a few notes every seven and a half minutes. Plays Like an Organ. "When keys and pedal keys controlling the bells are gathered together in a keyboard, they form part of an instrument which a carillonneur plays like an organist, using both hands and feet. So strenuous is the art that many carillonneurs play in track suits and sandals and protect their hands with leather pads. "In the Low Countries, carillon concerts are frequently given on market days, Sundays, holidays and certain evenings in summer. On warm nights one is apt to find traffic in cities diverted while thousands congregate in a public square, watching a glowing window far up in a tower. FVom n an unseen player (loons the air with music. The vantage point from which to enjoy a eanjlop concert to its fullest is a qufct place about 500 feet away. "Carillon towers are a delight to the eye as well as the ear, many of them being of matchless architectural beauty, 200 to 300 feet high. At Amersfoort, Holland, stands one popularly called 'The Mother and Child' because of a little spire springing from the main tower as if carried in arms. Carillons have long adorned churches and public buildings. Since the World war they have also been chosen for soldiers' memorials. Between 1924 and 1933 the United States installed over 30 carillons and Canada over half a dozen. Noted carillons in the United States include those of the Riverside church in New York City, the University of Chicago, and the Bok Singing Tower in Florida. "St. Rombold's in Malines. Belgium, is the finest of the ancient carillons. At Malines also is located the famous School of Carillon Instruction which has trained many of the world's master carillonneurs " Flower With a Past Med.urd, Ore.?Oregon has considerable reasons for believing that its state flower, the "Oregon grape," is of native origin. Dr. G. A. Arnold, paleobotanist at the State university, has established the fact that it has been growing for the past 30,000,000 years. Rattlers Plentiful Lamar, Col.?It is reported that there are a large number of rattlesnakes on the prairies this year. Report! received from a nation-wide survey r?"1* by tbe Women's Wear Dally, New York, on tbe extent* of tbe E Christinas trade, abowed business to t be generally better than It was a year J ago, with the best Increases lu the 0 South. C information want id i Anyone knowing the whereabout! of Thomas Elliott Deas, pleaae notify his slater, Daisy C. Shropahlre, 14*0 Campbell Street, Camden, 8. C. j klllfebl* 1938 pd. c Notice of Shareholders Meeting 1 Notice Is hereby given that the an- < nual meeting of the shareholders of | * the Enterprise Building and Loan As- ) sociatlon, of Caiuden, S. C., will be j held at the office of the association 1 on West Rutledge street, Camden, 8. | C., at 10 a. m., on Jauuary 19, 1938. \ W. R. ZEMP, President C. H. YATES, Jr., Secretary ? ' NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties ludebW to Jhe estate of J. C. Hilton are " reby wWHfled to j make payment to the undersigned, . and all parties If any, having claims against the said estate will preaent ' them likewise, duly attested, within , the time prescribed by law. MRS. M. A. HILTON, 1 Executrix ! Camden, S. C., December 20, 1937 I' FINAL DISCHARGE ] Notice Is hereby given that one , nonth from this date, on January 27, 938, 1 will make to the Probate court j of Kershaw County my final return s Executrix of the estate of Nannie D. Halle, deceased, and' on the same date I will apply to the Bald Court for a final discharge as said Ex,ecu- i rix of said Estate. ELIxA HAILB, Executrix Cam(|en, S. C., December 27, 1937 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an order of the Magistrate's Court In the cases of Lucas Blackwell and Monroe Blackwell, by his Guardian ad Litem, R. L. i Sullivan, and Richard Steen, as plain-' tiffs in their respective cades against Ernest Melton and Ford Coach V-8 Automobile, 1937 License No. 109813, Motor No. 183326280 of record In the Magistrate's Court at Bethune, S. C., directing a Bale of the defendant au-. tomobile according to the statute made and provided for such sales, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, on the 13th day 1 of January, 1938, at 10 o'clock, at M. E. Parker's garage, In the Town of Bethune, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, one Ford Coach V-8 automobile. 1937 License No. 109813, Motor No. 183326280. This automobile having been attached in the cases above cLted, and to be sold to satisfy the Judgments given in said cases respectively, and the costs. 8. P. WATKINS, Constable for Kershaw County, S. C. Nolle* of Shareholders Mooting Police i? hereby ?! ?& th?t the u, 9 mgl meetlug of the shareholder* 0f 1 he First Federal Havings A Loaq a*- S ociation.v of Camduo:- 8. C.. wlU be ] leld at the office of the association 1 n West Rutledge street, Camden, 8 fl at 10 a. m. on January 19, 1938 ' fl W. R. ZfciMP, Prealdent C. H. YATB8, Jr., Secretary 1 TAX RETURNS ' Notice in hereby given that the An- I lltor'n Office will be open for recelv. 1 ng Tax Returns from January ut fl 938, to March 1st, 1038. All persona B twniug real estate or personal prop. fl arty must make returns of the sam? fl within said period, as required by 1 aw, or be subject to a penalty of io 1 )er cent. The Auditor will be at the fl ollowlng places on the dates men* 1 ioned for the purpose of receiving j returns: / Haley's Mill, January $, Bethune, January 11 and IS. Kershaw, January 18 sand 10. Liberty Hill. January 21. WestvtUe, January 28. "" Blaney, January 18. All persons between the ages of 21 ind 60 years, inclusive, are required I to pay a poll tax, and all persons be- I tween the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive are required to payr a Road fl Tax, unless excused by law. All 1 Trustees, Guardians, Executives, Ad* 1 minlstrators or Agents "holding prop* fl erty in charge must return same, fl Parties sending tax returns by mall fl must make oath to same before some j officer and fill out the same In pro- I per manner or they will bo rejected. fl This is the year all real estate fl should be returned- ^ifl B. B. SPARROW 1 Auditor Kershaw County fl iosb fl Still Coughing? I No matter how many medicines you have tried for your cough, chest oold, or fl bronchial irritation, you can get relief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble \ may be brewing and you cannot afford fl to take a chance with any remedy less fl potent than Creomulslon, which goes |fl right to the seat of the trouble and aids j nature to soothe and heal the inflamed fl mucous membranes and to loosen and '^fl expel the germ-laden phlegm. " Even if other remedies hare failed, fl don't be discouraged, try Creomulslon. fl Your druggist is authorised to refnnd ~fl your money if you are not thoroughly satisfied with the benefits obtained fl from the very first bottle. Creomulslon Is fl one word?not two, and it has qo hyphen fl in it. Ask for it plainly, see that the -fl name on the bottle is Creomulslon, and fl you 11 get the genuine product and the fl relief you want. (Adv.) /?/?/? COLDS I 00 0 FEVER I "E&.TET heSSJ&HE I Drops _ 30 minutes fl Try "RUB-MY-TIBM" World's Best Liniment -I? 5 ! .... , j . I MEET ME AT 9 I BROAD STREET LUNCH 1 | ON TOP OF THE HILL ."M The Best Nickel Hamburger Anywhere. | | I Milk?Bottled Drinks Beer Ice Cretan 1 COURTEOUS OPEN UNTIL, B CURB SERVICE 3 A. M. ' ^B ' * ^B FIRE?AUTOMOBILE?BURGLARY?BONDS ? ? DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO | "INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS" ? u] 5 CROCKER BUILDING?TELEPHONE 7 JT 1 s r1 M. G. MULLEK ELIZABETH CLARKE, Mgr. S s ALI?FORMS?OF?INSURANCE ^ ?? ??^??????? I Sanitary Plumbing and Heating I TELEPHONE 433-J ; Estimates Furnished cm Short Notice ELECTROL OIL BURNERS Bicycle repairs -tS We have opened a bicycle repair department in connection with our machine shop and are propared to handle all work promptly and at re aeon able prices. DeKALB MACHINE WORKS M. H. DEAL, Owmw ELECTRIC AND OAS WELDINQ LATHE WORK Wool DoKalb Street Phono 42