The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 25, 1917, Image 8
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.
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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.
SUFFERING FROM COLD
If you shiver in frosty
weather, H you have cold hand*
and feet, if colds are stubborn
and frequent, then your blood
I may be thin and impoverished.
scorn
I EMIII MAD
i LriULJIVN
has been correcting this condition
for nearly fifty years. It
possesses rare powers for
creating natural body warmth,
for charging summer blood
fwith winter richness and
strengthening both throat
and lungs.
The Norwegian cod liver oil in
Scott'a Emulsion in now refined in oar
own American laboratories which
makes it pure and palatable.
Scott & Bowne. Bloontfield.N.J. 17-12
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1 patod or have [
I HI any stomach or j
H| dose or two of |
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and acta pleasantly and effectively. U
Concord. A. H., Jin. It. Bit D
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told e.? in go teflon da I got mine Uraorrr fj
Loir B*tuUt'>r to Fkit ula lud ii did tue grxtl. U
I hroBtbt lour U.iee Louie with u.e nod cow I jj
no feelisf a |rwt deal keter. fl
tainted) R. J. BnwUnd k
Sold by all droeaiitts?25c a box vj
Oruru Hedicme Co.. Chatteacuc*. Tun. II
SHIP YOUR
LONG STAPLE COTTON
TO
WHALEY & RIVERS
Cotton Factors
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The most Venomous of snakes is
aid to be the Eehis carina la of India.
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