University of South Carolina Libraries
SYRIAN CAPITAL Center of Goeomment of New Republic. Washington.—Th« oldest dtj In ths world becomes the newest capital by Uw recent French prods matlon creat ing the republic of Syria. Damascus, 4,000 years old, will be the center of the new government which Is a successor to the proud "kingdom of Assyria, a name linked with dread and terror in the Old .Testament. "France has carved the republic of Syria nut of the Syrian mandate !tranted her by the League of Nations,” says a bulletin of the National Geo graphic society. "In creating the republic,” the bul letin goes on to point out, "France has •followed In the footsteps of Great Britain: Out'of the Palest!ne-Trans- jordan and Iraq mandates Britain ere- ated the kingdom of Transjordan and the kingdom of Iraq. Does Not Cover Entire Mandate. "The republic of Syria, however, ap pears seven years after the establish ment by France of the first republic In her Syrian mandate, that of the Lebanese republic which Incloses the fkmons mountains of Llban or Leba non and runt down to the Mediter ranean shore. The new republic with Its capital at the ancient Moslem cen ter of Damascus Includes by no means' nil of the area of the mandate. In ad dition to omitting the liebanese Re public it also excludes the state of the AJoultes, and the state of DJebel Druse, mountain home of the fiery tribesmen, the Unitarians of I “Religion draws the political boun daries In ths Syrian Mandate. Not only Is ths Independence of the Alou- Ites and the Druses recognised for religious reasons, but also ths new Syrian Republic and the I/ebanese Re public represent a Modern republic mnd a Obrtetlan republic respectively “Four religious slates In an area we larger than Georgia still leave many out in the political cold. To iLae there all would require cut- Syria up into more pieces than Rise Board aver chofiped his when. “Syria a creeds and peoples are wov en of many human odds and ends. Three-fourths of the population of 2.- <90.000 are Mohammedans but part eg there are Sunnites and part Shi Maa. and as different In point of view aa Cathobca and Protestants. Then are the Alouitea whose secret la believed to be halfway bo- lehammedeniem and Christian- the Unitarian church when they to the Ualtad States, and heretical Ismail la. who wart to# Of dangers, too, many omeua. toe many witches tad fairies aboot—more on May eta than on any othor day la the year, except Halloween. The old Irish year began on the first of May, and like the old Biblical people It was the time of aprlng cleaning. For weeka before, the Irish housewives cleaned their houam, changing every corner, and fumigating the rooms with juni per. This wag u strong preventive agalnKt the witches. When the great day arrived—in fact before midnight—each family was well prepared. All the fires had been extinguished, awaiting the great Bel tane fires which the kings of Ireland lighted on the mountains, and from which the peasants rekindled their own hearthflres. With the first light of May day the men of the house made a din with the pots and pans, pails and cow bells. The half-starved dogs were let loose and howled about the house. The women lit censers of herbs and waved them here and there, and everyone chanted, "Witch flee, flee from her~ or it will go ill with thee.”—Bosto' Herald. » Many and Varied Tricks Kr^wn to Fur Traders Unlike the American fur crop, the greatest part of which is taken off ordinary farms, Canada's fur harvest —apart from that of the fur ranches —!• still gathered at the cost of hard ship and life from the great open spaces and thickly wooded forests. And It la here, strictly speaking, that romance is forever lurking around the corner. The first collecting of these akina— when the ambitious trader pushes aa far into the wilderness as he dares, for Instance—In order to meet the outeemlng Indian family, usually de velops Into a battle of wits and words. And the buyer. In many cases, must get up mighty early In the morning If he hopes to circumvent the breed's cun ning and trickery. Many a pale, fifteen riolliir marten is transformed Into a dark, fifty dollar skin by the skillful application of a lltyle balsam smoke. More than one black bouaecat finds Its way amongst the hundred dollar fishers, while mink and lynx akina having damaged flanks and shoulders are conveniently turned with the fur inside snd the leather aide out ef Many "Christiana in dvrla ara even more divided. Moat numeeona are tha Mar suite Christiana Is the T^ehanon. bat are also Greek Cathollra. Ar- Cathollca. Syrian Christiana, latlna. not to apeak wf Greek Orthodox. Gregorian Armen ten. end Protestants of various sects. m It la the custom to vote aa one worships in Syria, the of bringing governmental or der out of the racial And religious melee has been colossal “STria. at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, finds Itself wedged be tween Turkey and Palestine and with Its back against Iraq and desert Ar abia. Heavier rains give agriculture a better chance in Syria than in Pal estine. so Improved political conditions an Increase In such stand- crops as licorice to flavor Amer- ftcajs chewing tobacco, olives, cotton, tsbacco, and wheat. "Tbe country hopes to regain Its ■sclent privileges and perquisites as doorkeeper to Asia. Tlist Damascus should recover the prestige that en abled It to stamp Its name 'damask' on silk and Damascus on fine steel, Is out of the questiou. Rut the reg- star desert caravan using American smtomoblles that plies between Dam- ascus and Bagdad on the Tigris and tbe regular air mail service from Cairo over Syria to Bagdad, hint that tbe trade door of Syria is cracking open again. *3Ieyroutb, capital of the Lebanese Republic, and principal seaport of Rgria, has been bartering for the Medi terranean terminus of the oil pipe line feaq may eventually lay across the ■onntiT. The vast trade of both Per sia and Iraq with Europe and the New World that now goes clear around the Arabian peninsula could find a short cot across Syria If only the Berlin be Bagdad railroad could be finished, completion of the last link in Asia Minor rail line which makes through service from Cairo Oe Calais, has already brought Syria 9s a more favorable position. "Stabilisation of the governments of Mm Syrian Mandate will undoubtedly bring a higher tide of tourist travel Syria, although eel 1 peed In by the Holy TREASURER'S REPORT • M. BIm mm mmm mmm m m mm Glee A. B. Holly Kulallia Turner Parker Eulallia Turner Parker Eulallia Turner Parker B. L. Field. B. L. Fields 13.25 Mary Holly 50.00 Mary Holly 1 50.00 Mary Holly 59.60 Eulallia Turner Parker 110.00 O. D. Moore . •_ 8.75 The northern boundary of Minne sota was settled by the treaty of Ghent terminating the War of 1812. By it the lake of Woods was to be the northern boundary. At the time. It wes suppoeed that there were many rivers flowing from the lake eaatward. and the United Statea was to have tbe land drained by them. When tbe ac tual survey was made. It was found that there were no risers flowing east ward. and. so. because of the Inten tion. and after many surveys had been made, and romretaaton appointed to nettle the matter, the amall piece of land caH<*d the Northern Peninsula was reded to the United Statea In 1873 and the question finally settled by the United Slates and England In 1877. Horae of Francis Drake in Small English Town One of the rooms In tbe oldeat house at Staines, England, the Knowle. where Sir Francis Drake lived for a time. huM been atripped of some valuable wnllpa|>er. which ha« been sold to a I<ondon antiques dealer. This pui>er, hand painted with Chinese pic tures, was prepared about 173ti by a famous Chinese artist, who came from Shanghai. Its removal from the wall Involved a long and anxious process. After being dampened the paper was backed to prevent mishap, and then carefully peeled. Owing to cold weath er the process was intermittent, and some pays were spent before the pa per was finally removed. The Knowle was for centuries in the possession o£ the 1‘ellett family. It is a curiously- built house, almost surrounded by a low corridor, suggestive of a ship’s alleyways, though the original archi tecture has been affected by later ad ditions to the building. Sir Francis Drake, like other distinguished sail ors, seems to have been a great lover of dogs, and placed tablets on the walls recording the loss of some of his pets. Quarterly report of County Treas urer of school claims paid for the quarter ending June 30, 1930. J. J. BELL, County Tres. County Board of Education. Mias Virginia Anderson .. $100.00 The Barnwell People-Sentinel 29.76 J. J. Bell, Treasurer ... 567.00 Mrs. J. 8. M. Finch 150.00 H. J. Crouch. Co. Supt of Ed. 100.00 H. J. Crouch. Co. Supt. of Ed. 7174 TOTAL $888.23 District No. 4.—Big Fork. B. W. Bradley 51.53 Mrs. Kate Wingo 105.00 Inez Creech j. 100.00 B. W. Bradley * 51.97 Mrs. Kate Wingo 105.00 Inez Creech 100.00 Maggie A. Allen 45.00 |R H. Moody - 43.35 Maggie A. Allen 45.00 Mrs. Kate Wingo 105.95 B. W. Bradley ..1 59.20 R. H. Moody 16.80 \ TOTAL $828.80 District No. 7.—Red Oak. W. A. Parson $48.60 Mrs. Lillian Calhoun Dyer. 107.00 Mrs. Lillian Calhoun Dyer. 106.50 Mrs. Lilliam Calhoun Dyer. 105.50 W. A. Parson 48.50 W. A. Parson 47.80 Mm. Lillian Calhoun Dyer. 105.30 TOTAL $569.20 District No. 8 —Long Branch. Mrs. T. A. Holland 115.00 Mrs. J. N. Anderson 90.00 O. B. Johnson 14.25 J. S. M Carter 50.00 Alberta Odom —.......... 95.00 Alberta Odom ............. 95.00 Alberta Odom ............. 96.00 Mrs. T. A. Holland 11676 Mrs. J. N. Anderson 90AO Alberta Odom TOTAL District No. 9 —Hilda. Laura Stanley .......... $100.00 Mrs E. C. Still 100.00 Mrs. Emma L. Still 100.00 C. V/ Wilkes 115.00 Oda Baker ..... Lucy M Cook Laura Stanley ..... Oda Baker K. H. Allen Lucy M. Cook ...... . C. V. Wilkes 125.00 K W Allen 47AO Oda Baker 96 00 Lucy M Cook 100.00 Mrs C. V. Wilkes 90 00 Laura Stanley ....... $100.00 Mrs. C. V. Wilkes 90 00 Mrs C. V. Wilkes 90 00 J. J. Bell. Treasurer 120.00 W W Smith COO Ods Baker 96.00 Mrs. C. V. Wilkes 00 00 Mrs. C. V. Wilkes 126.00 Carolina School Supply Co. 234.00 Lucy M. Cook 100.00 Laura Stanley $100.00 Mrs. E. C. Still 109.00 Mrs. E. C. Still 100.00 TOTAL $2,789.50 District No. 10.—Healing Springs Emma Hair $52.50 L. E. WhitUe 653.09 Celia D. Augustus ..55.00 Celia D. Augustus ..55.00 Celia D. Augustus ..55.00 M. Blanche Augustus 45.00 L. E. Whittle 627.52 Alethia Johnson 55.00 Alethia Johnson 55.00 TOTAL $1,553.11 District No. 11.—Four Mile. W. T. Baxley $50.00 Lillie Brooker 35.00 Mrs. D. C. Bush 20.00 Z. D. Miller 12.35 Mrs. R. J. Polk 20.00 Mrs. W. D. Bush 20.82 Lillie Brcoker 35.00 Mrs. R. J. Polk 20.00 Mrs. D. C. Bush 20.00 W. D. Bush - 22.95 Mrs. R. J. Polk 20.00 Mrs. D. C. Bush 20.00 Mrs. W. D. Bush 19.38 A. A. Foreman 850.00 A. R.Dunbar 10.00 TOTAL $U75A0 ntatrict Nn. Flora E. Clark E. L. Flora E. Clark T, A. J, J. Ball, Treasurer 389.50 W. H. Weatherford -A 614.73 H. H. King; Supt A 560.10 J. J. Bell, Co. Tieas 137.85 H. H. King, Supt. 658.15 J. J. Bell Tress. 500.00 TOTAL $5,351.46 District No. 12—Dunbarton High. H. H. King, Supt $419.17 H. H. King, Supt. 448.92 H. H. King, Supt. 427.89 J. J. Bell, Treas. 1,604.00 W. H. Weatherford 614.73 H. H. King, Supt. 417.24 H. H. King, Supt. 405.66 TOTAL $4,337.60 District No. 13.—Pleasant HilL Fannie Lee Ward $105.00 Enterprise Hardware Co. 50.12 C. Renew 13.00 Fannie Lee Ward $105.00 W E. Andersoh 1,400.00 J. M. Weathersbee 8.75 W. E. Anderson 1,000.00 TOTAL $2,681.87 District No. 14.—Mt. Calvary. Arthur Still $19A0 Bank of Willbtcn 2,546.00 Folk Bros. 39.71 Folk Bros. 39.10 Ida K. Williams 66.00 Evelyn Lecote ..... .... 60.00 Evelyn Lecote 50.00 J. J. Bell, Treat. ......... 146.00 Arthur Still 21.46 Folk Bros. 56.50 TOTAL Dtatrtct Hi Mrs, Corinne L. Hters C Crowley Mrs. Corinne L. Hie re , Grubb. Chevrolet Co. Mrs. Corinne L. Hwrs Coy. E. C. Crowley M. O.l $3,025 16 $104 50 , 11000 . 107.26 106.00 MJ0 110 00 TOTAL . MAO Herat 100 A0 J. J. $100 A0 Hotel . 96.00 rl . 47 A0 Hotel 100.00 Mb Ik $24 02 13-22 20 01 TOTAL $171.70 District Nn. G. Frank Posey G. Franl Bank of J. J. Bell. T Carrie Mae G. Frank Po*y 016.00 G. Frank Posey ......... 666.00 G. Frank Posey ........ 1,167A0 T. R. White 150.00 TOTAL District No. 19.—Blackville High qrk JW.I On hI^Fs* G F. Posey, Supt. $300.00 G. F. Posey, Supt 891.11 G. F. Posey, Supt 1,418.94 J. J. Bell, Treas. 2000.00 TOTAL $4,610.05 District No. 20.—Double Pond. Dot H. Hair $95.00 J. J. Bell, Co. Treas. 100.00 Dot H. Hair ! $95.00 Mrs. W. C. Buist 116.22 TOTAL $406.22 District No. 21.—Edisto. Thelma Ellison ^—- $40.00 Olive Parker 106.00 TOTAL — 146.00 District No. 23«—Hercules. Mrs. Cleo K. Barker $120.00 Mrs. Cleo K. Barker 120.00 Mrs. G. Victor Kearse 102.50 Mrs. G. Victor Kearse 100.00 Miss Ruby Peacock 101.50 Miss Ruby Peacock 100.00 Miss Ruby Peacock 100.50 Mrs. Cleo K. Barker 120.00 Mrs. G. Victor Kesrse 100.50 J. J. Bell, Co. Tress. 200.00 TOTAL $1,165.00 District Nn 24—AshMgh Mrs. R. A. Gyles $115-6$ J. E. J, E. Givens Folk Bros. ....... 34.51 Mary Marshall ... 40.00 J. J. Bell, Co. Treas. 57.00 J. E. Givens 20.00 J. E. Givens — 20.00 Folk Bros, n .... 35.03 TOTAL — $1,694.45 V, District No. 26—Upper Richland H. H. King $31.62 H. H. King - 31.09 S. W. Cromer 45.00 H. H. King 32.28 J. J. Bell,' Co. Treas. 70.50 H. H. King 31.14 Hilma Rice Dicks 60.00 TOTAL $291.53 I District No. 28—Elko. Sallie A. Wroten $50.00 Nellie E. Roland 165.50 Nellie E. Roland 169.50 P. N. Wise, Prin. 308.35 P. N. Wise, Prin. -— 305.00 Nellie E. Roland 25.00 Nellie E. Roland 167.50 Sallie A. Wroton $50.00 J. J. Bell, Co. Tress 200.00 P. N. Wise 306.00 Nellie E. Roland 171.80 J. J. Bell, Treas. 600.00 J. J. Bell. Treas 330J P. N. Wise 307.00 TOTAL DUtriri Na. 29. C. K. Ackerman. Supt. C. E. Ackerman. Supt. C. K Ackerman. Supt. C. K. Ackerman ...... Janie E Williams .... C. K Ackerman. Rapt. J. J. Bell. Ca. Treas. .. C K. Ackerman. Rapt. Nellie E Roland •••• Nettie Ckneeno ...... c. r C K. Ackerman. $3,167.48 TOTAL District Na. Mary Unme High 6116 Roth Powder ... Almeta William. M Blanch Amm'** 45 06 TOTAL $3$7-6$ Metric* New 13-Barbary Branch Mia Roaalw Reid Hiers .. $112.76 Forrist Coleman Forrest Coleman Bank of Western Carolina.. 371.00 Mrs. Rosalie Reid Hiers .. 111.20 TOTAL $674.96 District Na. 34.—Kline. B. W. Bradley $49.24 Bank of Kline 9.25 Mis. Kate Wingo ... 105.00 Rosa Lee Donaldson 18.75 Emma L. Bishop 25.00 Rosa Lee Donaldson 37.50 Emma L. Bishop 50.00 W. H. Moody, Jr. 23.65 W. H. Moody, Jr 43.80 Emma L. Bishop 50.00 Emma L. Bishop 25.00 Rosa Lee Donaldson 37.60 Rosa Lee Donaldson 18.75 J. J. Bell, Co. Treas. 137.85 Mis. Kate Wingo 105.00 Inez Creech 100.20 Inez Creech 100.00 Inez Creech 100 00 Bank of Kline 10.80 B. W. Bradley 57.62 J. J. Bell, Co. Treas. 250.00 TOTAL $1,364.91 District No. 35.—Cedar Grove H. C. Powell $20.00 Harold Powell 20.00 H. C. Powell $20.00 Folk Bros. 37.00 Folk Bros 99.51 J. J. Ball, Co. Treasurer .. 37.00 H. C. Powell $20.00 Service Garage 27.25 Polk C. F. Mrs. Ines B. Creech TOTAL — $160.20 District No. 40.—Tinkers Creek. Mrs. Parnelle Kitchings— $111.25 Mrs. Parnelle Kitchings — 110.00 Mrs. Parnelle Kitchings — 111.08 Mrs. Parnelle Kitchings 110.00 TOTAL $442.33 District No. 42.—Morris. W. H. Moody, Jr $5.50 George Creech 4.00 William McNab ^— 9.18 Mollie B. Harden 126.50 Mollie B. Harden 67.90 TOTAL 213.08 District No. Columbis. F. H. Rountree $25.00 H. H. King, Supt 12.20 H. H. King, Supt 11.46 F. H. Rountree 25.00 C. P. Boyles 30.00 W. H. Dicks 9.84 C. D. Jones 39.65 J. J. Bell, Co. Treat 106.00 Adieus Duncan ............ 5.00 Sarah E. Hanker son 40.00 H. H. King, Supt. 18.60 C. P. Boyles 30.00 F. H. Rountre- 25.00 C. P. Boyles H. H. King. Supt. . Sarah E. Hankerson TOTAL 30.00 $456.38 DUtriri Now 43.—Bara« rIL W. W. Carter, Sapt. ..... . $935 00 W. W Carter, Sapt. ..... .. 476.00 W W. Carter, Sapt. .... .. 475.00 J. J. Bell. Treas .. 424.54 W W. Carter. Sapt. .... .. 476.00' J. I. Bell. Ca. Treas. .... . 1.074 00 W W. Carter Rapt ...... . 1.009 44 W W. Carter. Sapt .... .. 476.00 W. W. Carter Sapt .... .. $0630 4. J. Bell. Trees. . 2.600AO W W Carter. Sept .... .. $$000 TOTAL $6,741 22 *«. * High 1 W W. Carter. Sapt .. $$7466 W W Carter. Sept ... . 1AMI7 W W C'.rtgr Sa* s 1A46 77 W. W Carter Sept. .... — MAO TOTAL $SAU4$ DUtriri New 64.—Dtam B. Sw Moere ........... ... 74 45 Bare writ Meter Go. ..... .... $670 B S Moore ... 1064 Mario* Holly ......... ... 1444 Mario* Hally ......... ... 1000 Marion Holly ......... ... 10 00 Marum Holly ........... .... 11A0 Marion Holly ......... 10.00 TOTAL . I1M.T1 % I ** H. H. King. Sapt. H. H. H. H. Missouri Su Missouri Simi J. J. Bell. Co. Treas. H. H. King. Supt. ... A. E. Corley ...... H. .H. King, Supt. . 13.12 . 15.30 42.60 42A0 100.00 t . 16.26 163.60 . 24.40 Q TOTAL $443.17 District No. 53.—Ellenton. Rubins Johnson $40.00 Rubina Johnson $40.00 B. L. Peepleg 16.00 B. L. Peepleg 15.00 Rosa L. Cromer 40.00 Wise Motor Co. 14.44 Hampton Williamson 27.50 Alice De Shield 90.00 W. E. McCurry 166.71 Mary Quarles 95.00 Gladys Owens 95.00 Mary Phebe Bush 95.00 Anne L. Glymph 100.00 B. L. Peeples 16.00 TOTAL $848.65 Diatrict No. 54.—Meyer's MilL Mary Gilliard 55.00 H. H. Meyer 50.00 W. H. Dicks 23.68 H. H. Meyer * 50.00 W. H. Dicks 17.10 Mary Gilliard 55.00 J. F. Swett - 30.4$ Aaron Price — r * 50.OO Annie L. Mixson 37.60 Mary Gilliard 56 00 J. J. Beil Co. Treas.