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LIFE AND TIMES IN "LAND OF FLOWERS,'1! MR BASS CONTRASTS AGRICUL TURAL CONDITIONS Btiwttn FLORIDA AND THIS STATE. ! Editor County Record:? It has been quite a while since my last letter to you. and there may j have been some wonder at mv pro-' longed silence. The fact is, I have j been so "blue" over the political conditions in South Carolina that I; have had no heart to. write,and have j supposed that the attention of the' people of Williamsburp was so en-' grossed with the same matter that they had little mind for anything else. New, however, that the agony is over, or rather, that the agony will continue two years longer has been definitely settlpd, they may welcome some diversion, though the diversion be of indifferent quality. Hence we will resume the journey of our story. In my last I stated that, taken as a whole, the soil of Florida is perhaps poorer than that of any other State east of the Mississippi river. This statement is to be taken just as it is written and in its entirely, and is not to be dismembered and any one part taken separately. From an agricultural standpoint, most of the land is poor, portions poorer than any land you ever saw, perhaps, and some so poor that two red-headed women could not raise a row on it. There are spots which are so abso, t lutely barren that one cannot imagine why the Lord made them, except to hold the world together. Yet there are lands as fertile as can be found anywhere?in fact, some nf it nrndnr*p<? erons that are almost r~ . phenomenal. The soil is by no means uniform. It is exceedingly "spotted". No locality, no neighborhood in the State has the same class of land all over it. It is even said,and on high authority, that there cannot be found in the State, and especially in this southern part of it,a single tenacre tract that is of uniform soil throughout. So far as my observation goes, this assertion is correct. Within five hundred feet of my place is land so poor that some say you can't raise an umbrella on it; yet right beside it is land that produces crops worth a thousand doli lars, or over, per acre. I should explain that this means vegetable crops and not regular field crops. And, further, in considering the productive lands of Florida and the returns received from the crops grown on these lands, we should always lv.ar in-mind that these paying crops mature when they bring very high prices, and these high prices cai^e us to look, at the amount of money received rather than the amount of crop produced. In this way these high prices cause the < land to appear more productive than it really is. This is really the secret of the whole matter. I think I may, with safety, venture the assertion i that there is hardly any really very < rich land in the State. I know of : none better than you have right i ? there in Williamsburg. I could i name several places near Kingstree that are the equal in fertility to the lands of the most famous trucK gardens in this section, and which, if transported to this section, would bring: some thousands of dollars per 1 acre. A neighbor of mine, whose place is only a few feet from me. whose lands are no better than Mr Everett's, bought a place of five acres three months ago and paid *15,000 for it?$3,000 per acre. The difference is, Mr Everett must raise cotton, corn and so on, at regular , fixed market prices in competition with the world, while my neighbor J raises celery,lettuce, cabbage and so on. at a time when these vegetables bring almost fabulous prices, and ' raises three or four crops a year. 1 The whole South grows cotton and ' it all goes on the market at practi- i cally the same time and with prices 1 ? r f i-l -1 1 , under control 01 nnancmi snar*:*, i the entire United States, almost, < produces corn. Thus every grower 1 of these crops is in competition with every other grower. Here comes the unique position of Florida. It is THE ilRCUS. : How to (let the Full Measure ot Enjoy-1 menl Afforded by One of these Monster Traveling Amuse ment Enterprises How many of our older readers can remember back to the days when all the circus shows traveled j overland.or in other words, by wag- j ons? Tan you remember of getting up in the early morning hours and walking out from town one, two or three miles to meet the show coming in? And if perchance vou had ) overslept yourself how eagerly you looked along the road for the elephant's tracks. Circuses have chapged greatly in the last twenty-five years. They haw become much larger and more elaborate, travel altogether nowadays by rail and do not stop at the small towns they used to make, but the old sawdust smell remains the same. The same stir of excitement still attends the arrival of the circus,as in the olden days. You may not notice it, for you have changed and not the circus. The younger generation feels toward the circus of today just as you did twenty-live years ago. The John H Sparks World's Famous Shows are. billed to exhibit here on Saturday, November 16, and they are coming heralded by the most favorable newspaper criticisms from many cities and towns where they have already exhibited. U*?/\*v? mnmnnf nf oorlu ftrrivsl I IUII1 llic invuaut v* vmi ij of the trains bearing these great shows until their departure in the night it is said that every consideration will be shown the public. Those who are interested in the unloading will receive an early morning welcome at the crosswav where the work is being done, and may view the interesting operation without fear of unpleasant experience. Every employe of the Sparks Shows, from the highest superintendent to the humblest stake pounders. has strict instructions to be po?i * ?n 1 iw anu eourieuuei at an mwcc, auu in no possible manner to offend the most sensitive either by word or action. Ladies without escorts and children unattended are assured respectful consideration around every department of the show, as every employe has been constituted a guardian for their protection. In fact nothing has been left undone thas would enhance the comfort, pleasure and peace of mind of the most aesthetic patron of this great circus aggregation. adv Morality of Vice-Presidents. In the history of this conntry seven Vice-Presidents have died in office and only five Presidents, of whom three fell at the hands of assassins. The fate that was Mr Sherman's was that of Clinton, Gerry, King, Wilson, Hendricks ond Hobart. On the other hand, while Mr Roosevelt is the Anly living ex-President, four ex-Vice-Presidents, including Mr Roosevelt, are still living. Levi P Morton, who served with Harrison, is eighty-eight. Adlai E Stevenson, ?1_ - j ? iL i i j wno serveu witn c.ieveiauu uunug his second term, is seventy-seven. Mr Roosevelt has just celebrated his fifty-fourth birthday. Charles W Fairbanks, Mr Sherman's predecessor, is sixty. Mr Sherman died relatively young, younger than any of the other VicePresidents before him who died in office. Thomas A Hendricks was sixty-six at the time of his death, and Garret A Hobart fifty-eight. Clinton lived to be seventy-three, Gerry to be seventy, King to be sixty-seven, and Wilson to b^ sixtythree.*?-V<7'* York World, Flagged Train With Shirt. Tearing his shirt from his back an Ohio man flagged a train and saved it from a wreck, but H T Alston, Raleigh, N C, once prevented a wreck with Electric Bitters. "I was in a terrible plight when I began to use them." he writes, "my stomach, head, back and kidneys were all badly afTected and my liver was in bad condition, but four bottles of Electric bitters made me feel like a newman." A trial will convince you of their matchless merit for any stomach, liver or kidney trouble. Price '>0 cents at M L Allen's. adv, the winter truck patch of the nation. This one State alone can grow i'?>av>tu}ilc>a flnrino- D^wrnhpr .Tann ary and February, and thus one , State has the entire Union as a market for these crops. This, I feel confident, is the key to the situation. W L Bass. 117 Seventh Ave Road, Ybor City, Tampa, Flit, October 28. ? i Legal Advertisements, f T ? ?*?+?+$ $ Final Discharge. N"ti<-eis hereby given that on the 23rd J day of November, A l>. 1912, at 12 o'clock noon, I will apply to I* M Broi kinton, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissory as Executrix of the estate of Ida(ienever Rhodus, deceased. Miss Lu< y M Burgess, '.u-24-4t Executrix. Executors' Notice. Notice is hereby given to al! persons ] holding claims against the estate of Si- i mon Poston. deceased, to present the j same, duly attested, and to all persons j indebted to said estate to make pay- i ment to the undersigned. S B Poston. Jonsonville, S C. .1 W Brown. Leo. S C. 10-l0-3t Qualified Exe cutors Notice of Application for Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will make application on the 30tn day of November, 1912, at eleven o'clock a. m., to the Honorable P M Brockint<>n, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county, for his final discharge as administrator of the estate of FG Green, deceased, and that at said time a full accounting will be made to the said Probate Judge of his actings and doings as such administrator. ? . . ^ T-i ? c. , tko uatea ai r-ingsiree, o?-, una, 28th day of Oc tober, 1912. F P Guerry, Administrator of the JSstate of F G Green, deceased. 10-3l-5t Notice of Application for Discharge. Notice is hereby given that 1, as guardian for the estate of Mary Pitts McClary, will render my final account to the Judge of Probate for Williamsburg c<?unty on December 2 1912, and, at the same time, will apply to the said Judge of Probate for my discharge as such guardian. S W McCeary, Guardian for Estate Mary Pitts McClary. 11-7 4t Final Discharge* Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of December, A D 1912, at 12 o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton, Judge of Probate for Williams Kiir<r rniintv tor Letters Dismissorv as Administrator of the estate of Julius Fulton, deceased. G J Davis, ll-7-4tp Administrator. Citation Notice. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county ok williamsburg. By P M Broekinton, IJsq, Probate Judge. Whereas, LW Moore m;idesuitto me to grant him letters of administration of the estate ot' and effects of W A J Moore, These are therefore tu cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said W A J Moore, deceased, that they be and appear before m?* in the Court of Probate, to be held at KingBtree, S C.onthe 18th day of November next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,to show cause, if any "hey have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 30th dayof October, Anno Domini, 1912. Published on the 7th day of November, 1912. in The County Record. P M Brockinto.n, 11-7?2t JProbate Judge. Citation Notice THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF WIJ-L1AMSBUDG, By P M Brockinton, Esq, Probate Judge. Whereas, T W Britton made suit to me to grant him letters of administration j of the estate of and effects of F Marion Britton, Sr, These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditorsof the said F Marion Britton,Sr, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Kintrstree. SC. on the 9th davof No vember next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should r.ot be granted. Given under rny hand-tftis 25th day of October. Anno Domini, 1912. Published on the 31st day of October, 1912, in The County Record. P M Brockinton. 10-31-2t Probate J udge. Summons for Relief. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of williamsburg, Court of Common Pleas. J W Bennett, Plaintiff, vs Prince Gamble and Frank Gamble. Defendants. To the Defendants, Prince Gamble ar.d Frank Gamble: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office in Kingstree S C. within twenty days after the nnmriA.k avnltic It.'O nf f ^Qtr 3CI VltC IICXCV1, t.wiu. nv. ui mv uoj vi such service; and if you fail to anwer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the re ief demanded in the complaint. I.eRoY Lee. PlaintiiTs Attorney. Dated October 16,1912. To the absent Defendant, Frank Gamble: Take Notice -That the original summons in this action, of which the fore- ; going is a copy, together with the complaint, was filed in the office of the Clerk jf the court of common pleas of Williamsburg county, State of South Caro- , lina, on the 16th day of October, A D 1912. Lkroy Lee, Plaintiff's Attorney. Dated October 16, 1912. 10-24-6t Summons for Relief. (COMPLAINT SERVED), STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ; COUNT! OF W ILLIAMSBURG. Court of < ommon Pleas. Jessie Simmons.an infant, by J Weslev | Cook, her Guardian ad Litem. Plaintiff. | against T r.nic ?immf,ns Stfivart Simmons.Ver- 1 die Simmons. Wilbur Simmons, Harlan Simmons. Rosamond Simmonds and Emily M Simmons, Defendants. T<? the absent Defendant. Stewarl Simmons : You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this j action, of which .1 copy is herewith 1 served upon you. and to serve a copy of I your answer to the said complain i on ' the subscribe s at their office in Kings-! tree, S C, within twVnty days after the j service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid. the plaintiff in this action will apply to the courier the relief demanded in the complaint. & Hinds, Plaintiff's At.tnrnevs. 1 Dated October 24, A D 1912. You Will Please Take Notice? That the complaint in the above entitled action is filed in the office of the ( lerk of the court of common pleas for Williamsburg couniy. Kelley & Hinds, Plaintiff'^ Attorneys. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, williamsburg county, Court of Common Pleas. Jessie Simmons, an infant over the age of fourteen years, by her Guardian ad Litem, J Wesley Cook, Plaintiff, vs Louis Simmons', Stewart Simmons, Verdie Simmons. Wilbur Simmons, Harlan Simmons Rosamond Simmons and Emily M Simmons. Defendants. notice to Stewart Simmons, assent infant Defendant over the age of fourteen vears: : Take Notice?That unless you procure the appointment of a guardian ad litem to appear and defend this action j for you and on your behalf, within twenty days after the service or ine summons and complaint herein upon ! you, an application will be made to H I 0 Britton, Clerk of this court, at his office in Kinjptree, S C. by the undersigned at eleven o'clock in the forej noon on the twenty-first day after the service hereof, for an order appointing some suitable and competent person guardian ad litem to appear and defend [ this action on your behalf. [ Kelley & Hinds. [ Plaintiff's Attorneys, Kingstree,1 S C, October 24, 1912. | lo-24-6t Notice of Municipal Election. Whereas, the Town Council of Kingstree, S C,' has by resolution approved and adopted the 8th day of October. A D 1912, ordered an election to be held at me county court nouse in saiu wwn i for tne purpose of electing an Alderman in and for said town to fill and ! serve the unexpired term of Aiderman H E Montgomery, resigned, whose term of office snail continue during the remainder of the term for which the said H E Montgomery, Alderman, was elected: Now.therefore,notice is hereby given that, pursuant to said resolution, an election will be held at the court house in the said town of Kingstree, S C, on the twelfth day of November.A D 1912, the same being Tuesday, at which said election the qualified registered electors of said town may vote for the election of one Alderman in and for said town, to succeed and fijj and serve the unex Bired term of office of Alderman n ?lontgomery, resigned, whose term of office shall continue for and during the remainder of the unexpired term fur which the said H E Montgomery, resigned, was elected, and until his successor is elected and qualified; that for the purpose of conducting and managing said election as required by law, J F Scott, P A Alsbrook and L J Stackley have been appointed managers of election.and that the polls will be opened at 8 o'clock in the forenoon and closed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of said date. By order of the Council: Attest: L P Kinder, M H Jacobs, Mayor. Clerk and Treasurer. Kingstree, S C, October 22, 1!>12. l0-24-3t Valuable Farm for Sale Tlie old Charley Huggins place, containing one hundred and thirty acres, sixty-nve acres cleared, balance timbered land, situated in the eastern part of Williamsburg county, on the road leading from Johnsonvilie toKingstree, 4 miles from Johnsonvilie. 3'.? miles from Hemingway and G & W R R, 3 miles from .Johnsonvilie church and high school. Fine farming land; some of the land produces one bale and mere ' of cotton per acre, and one of the best drained places in the county. One 6room dwelling and dining and cook room, one store house,one tobacco barn, one 4-room tenant house and all necessary outbuildings. Fine water and frail orchard and healthy locality. Apply to F E Huggixs, lU-24-tf Chapman P 0. S C. Registration Notice. The ollice of the Supervisor of Keg istratiori will be open on the 1st Monday in each month for the purpose of registering any person who is qualified as follows: Who shall have been a resident ol the State for two years, and of the county one year, and of the polling precinct in whicl the elector offers to vote four months before the day of election, and shall have paid, six months before, any poll tax then due and payable, and who can both read and write any section of the constitution of 1895 submitted to him by Che Supervisors of Registration, or who can show that he owns, and has paid all taxes collectable on during the present year, property in this State assessed at three hundred dollars or more. H A Meyer, f.lerk of Board | Bucltlen's Arnica Salve I The Best Salve In lite World. Notice of STATE OF SOUT TO WHOM IT MAY CONC This is t?? certify that tl a nartnershiD with limited li First. Lnder the name Second. Fortheconduc Third. The name of the The names of the special pa vast of Fowler.S C. and Wil Fourth. The amount of has contributed to the comn B L Nesmith J B Tallev.ist William McCull , Fifth. The partnership and continue to the 19th day Witness our hands and i A D 1912. Signed, sealed and deh\ the presence of RJNes; W F CL. STATE OF SOUTH CARi county of YVILLIAMSBt Personally appeared bei present ana saw n r iaue\ lough sign, seal and as theii Limited Partnership and thi there* >f. Sworn to before me thi (seal) Van D Harp Notary Pub! STATE OF SOUTH CAK( county of wilmamsb Personally appears B L partners mentioned in the C Partnership; that the sums by each of the special parti good faith, paid in cash. Sworn to before me thi: (seal) Van D Harpi Notice of nm a mri An rtATTrr si a i Cj ur suu 1 TO WHOM IT MAY CON( This is to eertify that t a partnership with limited First. Under the firm o Second. For the conduc Third. The name of the The names of the special p< smith of Nesmith, S C, and Fourth. The amount of has contributed to the cornr R J Nesmith B L Nesmith ... J B Tallevast . Fifth. The partnership to continue to the 19th day ( Witness our hands and A D 1912. Signed, sealed and delivers ence of William Mc< W F Clark. Si ail ur suuin iaivu County of Williamsburj Personally comes Willi? ent and saw H P Tallevast, J seal and as their act and de ! nership; and that he with V | Sworn to before ^ thi (SEAL) STATE OF SOUTH CAR( County of Williamsbu Personally appears J B special partners mentioned Limitea Partnership; that t tributed by each of the spec ly, and in good faith, paid i >w<?rn to before me thi 10-31-6t (SEAL) | SMI g SATUM 1100 Cho G INK dUIH W This propert town of Andre life time to bit; are going to be nno?r Icaaj ivi iiia> Don't tail to ers, the twin same time and These lots w MINUTE until auctioneers ho lots and it will the sale. Bag ol Gold and Music Bj jL Attend this $ f ulator or spect t while. Ladies 9 No town in 5 1 than the towi m now run into t ft tions to the tov Sale will beg Limited Partnei H CAROLINA. County of Willie ERN: le undersigned have and by this ag ability: of NESMITH MERCANTILE COA t of a general mercantile business, general partner is II P Tallevast c rtners are B L Nesmith of Nesmith Uiam McCullough of Nesmith. S C. the capital stock which each of th. ion stock is as follows: $500 00 ouu uu ough 500 00?$1,500 cast is to begin on the 19th day of Ai of August, A D 1917. seals at Nesmith. S C. on this 19t (Signed) H F Tallevas1: 'eredin) B L Ne^MITH. with, [ J B Tallevas' (vrk. ) William McCi 3LINA, ( prootirg. ( 'ore me R J Nesmith, who on oath ast, B L Nesmith J B Tallevast an act and deed deliver the foregoi at he with W F Clark witnessed t sl9th day of Angust, A P 1912. er, lie for South Carolina. JLINA, i Affi, . urg. (Affidavit. Nesmith, who on oath say? he is lertificate of Nesmith Mercantile ( specified in the certificate to have lers to the common stock have beei s 19th dav of Auerust. A D 1912. er, Notary Public for South Carolin Limited Partnei H CAROLINA, County of Willl ;ERN: he undersigned have and by this af liability? ir name of NESMITH GIN (. OMPA t of a general cotton ginning busint general partner is H P Tallevast irtners are R J Nesmith of Nesmil J B Tallevast of Fowler. S C. the capital stock which each of th< non stock is as follows: $1,000 00 cash. 1,000 00 " 1,000 00 " ?$3,t is to begin on the 19th day of Augi )f August, A D 1917. seals at Nesmith, S C, on this 19i (Signed) H P Tal i in the pres- f R J Na CULLOUGH, | J B TAr. ^INA*j- Proof. im McCullough, who on oath says , K J Nesmith, B L Nesmith and J ed deliver the foregoing Certificat< V F Clark witnessed the due execul Wir-UAM McCullo s 10th day of Au^Ust, A D1912. Van D Harper, Notary Public for )UNA, J Affidavit Tallevast, who on oath says tha in the certificate of NESJV1ITH < he sums sDecified in the Certificate :ial partndrs to the common stock 1 n cash. J B Taller s 19th day of August, A D 1912. Van D Harper, Notary Public for! fffH Air )AY, Mill! lice Residence liioinocc I nto lUOIllVOU LUIO HUE AND CDLOHED y is located in the centi ws and it will be a cha y lots at your own price, ; sold to the highest b hear the famous Pennj auctioneers, who spea I in the same tone of vo ill be sold at the rate o every lot is disposed < Id the world's record fo be worth your time to Silver and a Lot Given Am i Fine Brass I jreat sale whether you ator, as it will be woi invited to attend this < outh Carolina is growir i of Andrews. Two r he town. Among rece vn are a Bank and a Ne^ in at 12 o'clock, rain o j4 ;reement do foJn1 lr AIN 1. 1 ^jan| )f Nesmith. S C$S 1, S C; J B Tallee specia^partners, ugust, A D 191^H(?bShH ;h day of AugttK^^HS^B r, (seal) (seal) l r, (seal! \ ji.lough. (seal>7 '] hh savs that m&rsa I^BH d \Villiarru\Jr3ul- jjHBHH ng < ertihcate of jfjflHgB he due execution'-9VH L ft R J Nesmith. i flflBB one of the spemafl . rj fflfl Company, Limitary m mfl been contributor'^ |tn i actually, an^iii] WjBk B L Nesmith: 'VI 99 a. 10-31-6tf( BH \M5BUKG. flH agreement do fonp*J 89B ?s. > fjj \M of Nesmitb. a (JH* ^HR th, S C, B L MnB raEE 2 special partn >00 00 cash. jfl M ist, A D 1912. fcflH M| th day of Aug&p,3l 9R Lb VAST, [SC.AIM jgug SMITH, (SEAL) I ifl SMITH, (SEAM I |fl MM LEVAST. (SEVu ,79 gP| that he waaprw-jl HH 8 Tallevast fi^n, S JHH ; of Limited Part.ion thereof. jjj ugh, deponent! iH South Carolina. "V m "I u t he is one offbe If IN COM PA> ^ to have been cn-7 nave been actual South Carolina, t i| t mfm and srl Hv J ince of a J idder on % nreB k at the f IfjB ice. m sayMB f ONE A fJsjjM witness IV = If* I