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KING OF THE ASPS. Thm Raptila, tho Most Venomouo of Snakaa. la Doath Itaelf. cobra will, or flash into concealment. | like the koriat, but keeps the path against its human assailant and, pitting its own eighteen inches of length against its enemy's bulk, challenges and provokes conflic t. A stroke with a whip will cut it in two or a clod of earth disable it. But such is its malignity that it will invite attac k bv every device at its command, staking its own life on the mere chance of its adversary 1 ooming within the little circle of its power. At most the radius of this circle is twelve inches. Within it at any point lies certain death, and on the bare hope of hand or foot trespassing within its reach the Echis ctrinata throws its body into a flgmre of eight coils. Then it attracts attention by nibbing its loops tonrhi/.li -f **r\ m 1 Kn rAii ff]? n AQc gCMlCl) W UiWii, iii'iu v uv ivu^uu^?iJ ?f the scales, make a rustling, hissing sound, erects its head in the center and awaits attack. It is said that no one, having once encountered this terrible reptile, can ever forget its horrifying aspect when thus aroused, its eagerly aggressive air, its restless coils, which, in constant motion one over the other and rustling ominously all the while, stealthily but surely bringing it nearer and nearer t*> the object of its fnrv. Browning's Vision and Momory. Browning had the faculties of virion and memory developed to abnormal degree. Grant Duff records a conversation with Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema, who "gave me a curious account of Browning's sight, maintaining that with one eye he could read the number of a picture at the end of a long gallery, while with the other (sic) without artificial assistance he could write an de Horace on a piece of paper the size of a threepenny bit." Another diarist, Mrs. Andrew Croaee, heard Browning in the course of a discussion on Byron ouote the whole of the "Vision of Judgment" after remarking, "I have not seen the poem for forty years, but this is graven on my memory."?London Chronicle. Read* Wrot* Standing. One peculiar fad with regard to his writing Charles Reade shared with other famous novelists?he could not remain seated at a table, but did his work standing at a high desk. This was characteristic also of Victor Hugo, who wrote the whole of "Les Miserables" standing. Wilkie Collins, too, declared that his thoughts flowed more freely when standing on his feet. In direct contrast one recalls that Mark Twain did much of his work propped up in bed and that Sir Walt 1 L : . l. * . 1 a itr r-H-tui I'miiiu iii> uram rn*<ti?-M when reclining comfortably on a conch.?Loudon Chronicle. Horse Riding In Ancient Timet. Stirrups wen* unknown lo the ancients. Along the public roads there wore placed stones to enable the horsemen to mount. Stirrups were used to some extent in the tiffli century, but were not common even bo late as the twelfth. Horseshoeing is a very ancient art. It is repun ? fnin of Turentiim of abmit .'150 K. C. It is said that William the Conqueror brought the first iron horseshoe to England.?London Graphic. Th? Lion's Share. "The lion's share'* embodied the sarcasm of old Aesop, in whose fable, at the conclusion of their joint feast, the animals announce their wish to divide the booty, the lion claiming one-quarter by reason of kinglv prerogative, one-quarter for his superior courage, one-quarter for his dam and cubs. "As for the fourth quarter," said the lion, "let who will dare dispute it with me." Our First Rice Crop. In the Knited States, according to the late Dr. Seaman A. Jvnapp ! of the Unite*! States department of agriculture. riec is said to have been cultivated in Virginia by Sir William Berkeley as early as 1(>47. He states. however, that no particulars are given except that from a half bushel of d planted the product was sixteen bushels. Tax Land Sale. By virtue of an execution to me directed, I have levied upon and will sell for taxes on the first Monday in NoI vember, 1917, being the 5th day of the month, before the court house door in Kingstree, S C, the following describ- 1 ed lands, to-wit: 50 acres of land in Mingo township, , Williamsburg county, S C, belonging to W J Johnson and bounded as follows:.1 On the North and East by lands of J F Brockington; on the South by lands of! Winslow Wright or S H Caselman; on 1 I the West by lands of J S Britt or F ' | Rhem & Sons. 1 Also 25 acres of land in Johnson < township, Williamsburg county, S C, i belonging to S R Cockfield and bounded as follows: On the North by lands of Kimball; on the East by lands of F B ? * - ? ? " ?- _j_ Poston & Co; on tne soutn Dy lanas 01 J G Gaster; on the west by lands of W J Sten. Also 1 lot in the town of Johnsonville, Johnson township, Williamsburg coun- 1 ty, S C, belonging to Tinsly Construction Co and bounded as follows: On the , North by Main St; on the East by Mrs < EO Chapman; on the South by C C Richardson; on the West by R H Mcj Elveen's lots. Purchaser to pay for papers. ( K)-l8-3t George J Graaam, Sheriff of W'msburg County Notice of Sale. | STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of williamsburg. Margaret A J Porter, Plaintiff, against l Minnie Mav Grier, Defendant. Pursuant to the decretal order in the above entitled action, issued by His Honor, Judge F H Rice, and dated the 7th day of October, A D, 1914,1, George J Graham, Sheriff of Williamsburg county, for the purpose in said order mentioned, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, before the court house door, at Kingstree, S C, during the legal hours for sale, on the 5th day of November, A D, 1917, the same being salesday, the following described tract of land, to-wit: "All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, containing one hundred 1 (100) acres, more or less, lying, being and situate in the county of Williams- , burg and State of South Carolina, bounded and described as follows, towit: Bounded on the North by land now or formerly of W S Camlin; on the East by lands now or formerly of D Z , Martin; on the South by the Gapeway ; D-u:- Don tLo Wpat: hv lands ' L UUIIC ivuoU) auu ? < ??.v _ . now or formerly of Mitchell Haselden, which said tract of land above described was conveyed to the said R L Grier , by D E Player, by his deed dated De- ! cember 29th, 1900, and recorded in the office or the COP, for said county, in I Book "AA" at page 365." I 10-lS-3t G J Graham, Sheriff of Wmsburg County. . Notice of Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of williamsburg. Nctice is hereby given that I will of- ] fer for sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, on Monday, November 5, 1917, ai < 12 o'clock r.oon, the following described tract of land, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tr^ct of land, lying, being and situate in Hope township, county of Williamsburg, State of South Carolina, containing 182 4-10 acres, and bounded now or formerly as follows, to-wit: On the North by land now or formerly of D E Gordon; on the East by land now or formerly of Miss A M Henry; on the South by land now or formerlv of E B Rhodus; on the West by land now or ! formerly of D E Gordon and E B Rhodus. * ;c milp>s South inis iraci ui ianu 19 ?> *... of the town of Greelyville on the San- j tee road and is in a fine state of culti- < vation, there being 120 acres cleared; there are two four-room houses, one three-room house and one two-room house on the place. It is within 1 mile of a church and three miles from the Greelyville Graded school. This is excep- i I tionally fine land for tobacco, cotton and grain. Place is well drained. 3 10-18-3t H O Britton. Notice of Sale Under ! Foreclosure Proceed- ' ings. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, In Court of Common Pleas. . JE O Taylor, Plaintiff, 1 vs J A July, Defendant. Notice is hereby given that under and ! by virtue of a decree for foreclosure 1 and sale made in the above entitled case by his Honor, R W Memminger, presiding Judge, bearing date April the 30th, . J1917. and to the undersigned directed. I 1 will offer for sale in front of the court house door in Kingstree,South Carolina, 1 on November tne it.u the same being: salesday, the following 1 described real estate, to-wit: ! "All of that certain piece, parcel or ! tract of land lying and being situate in 1 the county aforesaid, Hope township, ! near the town of Greelyville, said to contain fifteen acres, and bounded as j follows: North by lands of said J A Ju- 1 ly. mortgaged to E B Rhodus; East by . lands of J A July or public roading, known as the Brunson road, leading from Mt Hope to Greelyville; South by lands of T W Boyle, West by Mt Hope i swamp. This being the tract (or part < of it)on which J A July resides." < Terms of sale. cash. Purchaser to j pay for papers. 10-ll-3t ^ George J Graham, Sheriff of Williamsburg county. ' Executor's Notice. All persons having claims against the ' estate of Mrs Hattie R Chandler, de- < ceased, will present the same duly at- i tested to the undersigned for payment 1 All those indebted to said estate are requested to settle the same. I ? ~ ? ? 11 W ft tHAnubcn, 10-18-3tp Executor. ?? Notice of Application ! for Final Discharge. 1 Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day of September. A D 1917, at 12 o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton, Pobate Judge of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissory as Administrator of the Estate of Jane E Tisdale. deceased. W A McCrea, S-23-5tp Administrator, j SC HANDBOOK A GREAT SUCCESS. War Pamphlet Issued by State Council of Defense Praised on All Sides. The 93-page South Carolina Handbook of the War which was issued October \ by the State Council of Defense has been warmly welcomed throughout the country. One South ^ ' i zl uarouna war worxer says il is mc best he has seen. The National Security League of New York calls it an admirable piece of work. A corregpondent from Maryland says, "It is admirably done and done with kindling and communicating dispatch." "It is a fine piece of work and makes my blood tingle with every page," writes a college president in Virginia The original issue has already been exhausted, and the Executive Committee of the State Council has been forced to order an additional 5,000 copies to supply the demand. These will come from the press in a few days and may be secured free on request from the State Council office in Columbia. The book is in three parts. The first part consists of 58 pages and treats of America and the world war. Subtopics deal with How the War Came to Europe, How the War Came to America, The Menace of Prussianism, The Task of America. Concerning Loyalty, and The Road to Peace. This division contains the - i * cream 01 tnousanas 01 pages ui articles by world authorities on the war. Part two is called The Voice of South Carolina. It is made up of twenty utterances by prominent South Carolinians on the great war issues and our State's responsibility therein. Thoseiwho contributed articles on this subject are Governor Manning. Senator Tillman, Senator Smith, Attorney General Peepies, Assistant Attorney General Sapp, Christie Benet, H H Blease,Lowndes Browning, Robert A Cooper, W S Currell, Geo B Cromer, John L McLaurin, T G McLeod. John G Richards, Olin Sawyer, Charles Carroll Simms, Reed Smith, H N Snyder, W A Stuckey and John E White. Part three consists of practical suggestions on How You Can Help Win the War, and was contributed mainly by members of the State Council of Defense. All in all, the handbook is a most interesting and useful contribution to war literature. Tax Notice. The tax books will be open for collection of taxes for the year 1917 on the 15th day of October, prox. Tax levy as follows: For State 8J2' mills Ordinary County 4 44 Roads 3 44 Constitutional School 3 44 For High School No 16 2 44 44 Bonds 44 16 2 44 11 4 " 12 6 44 44 15 8 44 42 4 44 58 5 44 25 3 Sp'c'l Sch No 2,32, 40 and 47, 2 44 " "31 3 " " 8, 38, 51, 37, 45. 61. 25, LI, 46, 48, 50, 58, 34, 56, 4. 59, 5, 41. 60. 5,17,29, 43, 53,14, 7,18 and 57.-4 mills Special School No 49 6 " . " No 13, 27, 28, 54, 42. L2, 16, 22, 36, 39, 52. 19 and 55, 8..mills Special School No 24 10 " 15, 23 and *12 12 " For Clarendon Township?Bond Tax for Clarendon Court House, 1'2 mills. A tax of 50c on dogs. All parties between the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive, are liable, unless exempted by law, to a poll tax of $1.00, also to a commutation tax of $2.00. Special levy on all cows, hogs, goats and sheep in parts of Penn, Anderson and all of Suttons townships for fence. >0 mills. Upon all unpaid taxes after DecemDer 31 a penalty of \% will be add?d For January. 1% for February and 5% to 15th day of March next, after which the books will be closed and executions ssued upon all unpaid taxes. Those who desire to pay their taxes through the mail may expedite matters 5y dropping the Treasurer a card askng for the amount uf their taxes, so as i to avoid sending the wrong amount, ilso stating the towninip or townships (if property is owned in more than one) md if possible give school district { where property is located. After pay-1 ng taxes examine your receipts and see f all your property is covered; if not, see about it at once. By following the above suggestions :omplications and additional cost may je avoided. R B Smith, 9-20 ' County Treasurer. Trespass Notice. All persons are hereby warned igainst hunting, fishing, securing wood )r trespassing in any manner whatsoever upon the lands of Handy and M R Holleman. All violators 01 uiis nonet? A-ill be prosecuted at law. 10-ll-3t W J Holleman, Agt. Registration Notice. The office of the Supervisor of Registration will be open 011 the 1st Monlay in each month for the purpose ol registering any person who is quali led as follows: Who shall have been a resident ?' tnr t.?0 vpsrs. *nd of til* yur uvawv ?v? ??. w ^ ?y ? ? jounty one year, and of the polling prejinct in which the elector offers to rote four months before the day of election, and shall have paid, ?ii months before, any poll tax then dueled payable, and who can both read ind write any section of the constitution of 1896 submitted to him by the Supervisors of Registration, or who ;an show that he owns, and has paid ill taxes collectible on during the present year, pioperty in this State isseseed at three hundred dollars or more. RE Clarkson, ' lerk ot Board. 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It is about eighteen inehes long ami of a gray color. The creature is death itself and carries in its head the secret of destroying iil'e with the concentrated agony of all the poisons. i The Keiiis carinata is tolerably common in India, beiyg found in nearly every part of the peninsula. Fortunately, however, for mau it ii not. like the cohra, a house frequenting snake, for its aggressive habits would make it infinitclv more ?tal to life than its dreaded rela-1 tire. This king of the asps does not turn to escape from man, as the