The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 17, 1921, Image 3
: Uncle Walk=
DOMINANT WOMAN
itnPHERE'S much truth In the old
A saying that a bachelor is merely
half a man," observed the professor.
"I suppose you are trying to take a
fall out of me because I don't get married,"
said the low-browed man. "It
may be true that
a bachelor Is only
a half a man, but
when he accumu
Blates a wife, he's
usually only a
quarter of a man,
or maybe oneeighth.
The more
I see of married
men, the more
thankful I am m
that I hare never loomed
up at the
altar with an orange
wreath on a
r v my head. ^
"Old Doolittle has been married a _
h* long time, and he's got so used to belt
lng bossed by his wife that be doesn't
know what to do when she Isn't
around. If jrou offered to lend him $5 hi
he'd say he'd have to consult Eliza ri
Jane about It. One time, when his ?
wife was away, visiting, he ate about
a peck of green cucumbers, and the
colic shut him up like a folding bed.
It was the worst case I ever saw. I g
beard him yelling ror tne pouce, ana fc
-v -when I njshed over there and saw him
7 on the floor, with his feet clasped
} i across the back of his jjgck, I Dhoned
for a doctor at once! We ?>ut him to
bed, and the agony that man endured
was sickening. And as he rolled,
around there, expecting to go off Ute ;a
books every minute, he kept saying, 7,
'What will Eliza Jane say when she
hears I called in a doctor?* is
"After his wife came back, I was 3j
over at their hoose one night, and she ^
roasted me to a crisp for sending for a
doctor. She said that If I had the first ja
Instincts of a gentleman I'd pay the
bill, for I wasn't authorized to call In sj
f * sawbones, and she didn't want one In &
the house. Doollttle sat there and
beard his wife roasting me until my 8*
whiskers curled and, although he knew
the doctor saved bis life, he never said
a word.
1 "After I left the house, he sneaked
t , out and overtook me, and told me he
^ was sorry for what had happened, but
experience had taught him that It's no
use to butt In when his wife has the
L floor.
"Gooseworthy came over this mornt
lug while I was feeding the cows, and tc
' ( told me a tale of woe. His wife has
f about five hundred female relations, ,
aunts and stepsisters and cousins and
such people, and she keeps the house n,
fall of them all the time. He has to ]e
i sleep on a sanitary couch In the hall, $]
L -while his own feather bed is occupied &
ty an aunt who weighs about 400
H pounds. He has a comfortable rocking 06
chair he bought for his own private ^
use, and now he never gets a whack ^
|p at it His wife's step-sister, who ai
$| brought her tortoise-shell cat along, Is pi
If always using It. He said he was get||
ting plumb disgusted with such a con- ^
W dltlon of affairs, but he didn't know *e
what to do. ^
[ i 1 asked him ^?y he didn't read the ar
k authorized version of the riot act to his to
wife, and tell her to ship all those re*- m
lcs out of the hoa9e. He seemed sc
shocked at the suggestion. Ton don't
^ know what you're talking about,* he
w said. 'You've never been married.'
r The queer thing about it Is that
Gooseworthy is a great stickler for his co
rights when he's away from home. He's be
} as sassy as a bobcat, and will fight at lithe
drop of the hat If anybody tries to ~
Impose on him. He walks with his
head back and his chest out in front of
I him, but as soon as he reaches his own
front gate he begins to look so blamed
abject that the neighbors pity him.
Then, there's old Major Sendoff,
4 who distinguished himself on many a
crimson battlefield. He has courage
enough for three regiments. But he
? married tbe Widow Bunkum a couple I
* of years a go and she makes him do
the family washing, and hang the
clothes on the line, and I suppose be
does the Ironing, too. I oenld tell yon
of a hundred such cases?"
"I suppose you could," sighed the J
professor, "but I don't care for sense- j
tlonal fiction."
- ? Russia. |
The Russian empire, prior to the
world war, comprised 3.764,586 square
miles. Cyclopedlsts divide this terrltoiy,
one-sixth of the world, Into
four parts. Russia In Europe (lnSHnlnnd).
the Osu
<CI UUlUg IViOMU , _
casus, Siberia. Russian Central Asia.
Russia in Europe has an area o? 1,$11?S2
square miles.
/ French Presidents.
Of the presidents of France, M.
Polncare was only the fifth to stay the =
? full term. Thiers, the first field ofr
flee for only tfiree years, as did Mac- ~~
Mafioo. Faure died at the end of his G
fourth year, and Caslmier Perier resigned
after one year.
__________ in
His Status. A
"What do you know about the high **
cost ot living?" H
"Nothing. I'm merely existing.^? S
fontsvllUt C.onHer-Jonmal. I
?? - *
A*
c . ' .
* -' %. ,
LUCKY STRIKE
cigarette. Flavor is
afieSkiDtytoasftg
-;V^v.
Digger and Filler.
new trench-digging machine axlvitea
in front of It and fills In band
aa It proceeds along it* tracks.
Look Into Thin
If things don't come your way, perips
Ifs because you are not tn the
Kht place.?Boston Transcript
TAX NOTICE.
The tax books will be open for colction
of taxes for the year 1920 on
te 15th day of October. Tax levy as
llows:
For State 12 milU
For Constitutional School 3 mills
For Good Roads 2 mills
For All County Purposes 11 mills
For San tee Bonds 1 mill
For Federal Aid Proj. No. 80_1 mill
School Cjstricts having 4 mills specJ
school tax are Nos.4, 10, 69 60, 35,
18, 57, 38, 51, 9, 45, 30, and 31.
School Districts having 8 mills specJ
school tax are 46, 48, 50, 34, 4, 5,
S, 39, 41, 52, 6, 17, 19, 25, 29, 43, 49,
I, 55, 56, 14, 28, 40, 8, 37, 61, 54, 11
id 13.
School Districts having 6 mills specI
school tax are 47 and 32.
School Districts having 12 mills
>ecial tax are 22, 58, 27, 15, 42, 12,
1, and Andrews No. A-12.
Schools Districts having 14 mills
>ecial tax are 16 and 24.
The following school districts have
>nds as stated:
No. 22 4 mills
No. 48 6 mills
No. 58 6 mills
No. 52 4 mills
No. 25 4 mills
No. 11 4 mills
No. 15 8 mills
No. 42 4 mills
No. 12 6 mills
Clarendon Bonds on Clarendon
wnship, Nos. 14 and 53, Vk mm.
A tax of 60 cents on dogs.
Drainage tax is due and payable at
te same time with other taxes.
All parties between the ages of 21
id 60 years, inclusive, are liable, unss
exempted by law, to a poll tax of
1.00, also to a commutation tax of
LOO.
Upon all unpaid taxes after Deimber
31 a penalty of 1% will i
Ided for January, 1% for February
id 5% to the 15th day of March next,
iter which the books will be closed
id executions issued upon all untid
taxes.
Those who desire to pay their taxes
trough the mail may expedite matrs
bv dromnne the Treasurer a card
iking for tfie amount of their taxes,
' as to avoid sending the wrong
nount, also stating the township or
wnships (if property is owned in
ore than one) and if possible give
hool district where property is loited.
After paying taxes, examine
>ur receipts and see if all your propty
is covered; if not, see about it at
ice.
By following the above suggestions
mplications and additional cost mav
i avoided. R. B. SMITH.
16-D3-15 'ounty Treasurer.
CYPRESS t
. SASH
\ DOORS
BLINDS
*
w
_
y MOULDINGS
i and
MILLWORK
GASOLINE SYSTEMS
Oil ^mki and Pumps, Air Computlg
Scales, Floor Scales, Show Cases,
ccount Registers, Rebuilt Cash Betters,
Safes, Store Fixtures. THE
AMILTON SALES CO., Columbia,
, C. 1-29-If
\
k
Uncle^yfc
Siori/y&i
THE SURPRISE PARTY
44/^LD Slnglefoot Is going to c
v/ brate his golden wedding
morrow," said the assessor; "we
planning to give him a surprise pa
and would like you to go along."
"You couldn't drag me there wit
. team of gov*
ment mules,"
the meanest to
ipSP$ you can play a i
Jm K Is to spring a <
prise party oo t
I 0?? ? 1
Jorlty of surp
njT^H parties are faJ
Hie victim
?nJBB| advance that hi
I going to bo i
boshed upon a <
tain data, and
makes his preparations accordin
Then when the visitors arrive at
abode he pretends to be 1mmem
astonished, and says he never dreai
of soch a visitation; but the fact 1
he Is wearing his Sunday shirt, i
has his hair parted in the mid
gives the lie to all his protestatii
"There is no serious objection t
surprise party when the victim
warned in advance, although, as I h
shown, it encourages skullduggery i
hypocrisy, for no man can be tl
oughly honest who pretends ami
ment over a visit he has been p'
nlng forT'
"But the genuine surprise p2sq
an outrage, and people whs resort
it should be severely punished. The
nothing more humiliating to a i
respecting man than to have a wi
neighborhood blow into his dwell
when he ffen't looking for 1
"Whsa^ 1 am at: heme I sacri
everything to personal comfort
take off my shoes itgd collar and ni
and rr>ll irn mv '^dilrtsl0ev& i
slip my suspenders down over
arms. I don't care how I look tf I
feeling at ease. If l am expect
visitors. I go to my boudoir and
myself up so I look like a brldegao
My wife nas theories, similar to m
and doesn't believe in being arra
In porple and fine linen all the tl
Bnt she wouldn't be seen look
slonchy for anything.
"Some months ago my wife casxu
remarked to a neighbor that my bli
day would occur on the follow
Wednesday, and that neighbor, be
a confirmed busybody, got busy i
organised a surprise party. I ne
received the faintest hint of
scheduled catastrophe, and on
evening of my birthday I was lying
the floor of the sitting room, v
about a hundred newspapers aroi
me. My wife was wearing an
wrapper, and was popping corn on
kitchen stove. There was nobody <
in the house, and we had no Idea v
tors would come, for It was a I
night.
"About eight o'clock, Just whei
was thinking of going to bed, tb
was a knock at the front door,
wife thought It was some boy on
errand so she went to the door wit
stovehook In one band, and the c
popper in the other, and she gav<
shriek of anguish when she saw
mags meeting on the front porch. 1
mlnnt* door was ooen all th
delegates poshed themselves In, si
ing and giggling as though they w
doing something mighty fnnny.
"Our house hadn't been In such <
order In twenty year}. It looked
though a couple of amateur teams 1
been playing basketball In It
wife and I began apologising and
plaining, as people'will do under si
conditions, although they know t
nobody will believe What they s
the guests assured us that it was
light, but I could see them squint
around and making mental notes
future reference, and Inside of aw
the story was all over town that
bouse was a fright and no respecta
cow could live in it
"That was the most miserable ev
lng I ever spent, my friends, an<
have never forgiven the people v
took part In that uprising. And ;
may be sure I'll never treat anot
man as I was treated."
o
Let your money work for you, bi
more now than next summer
D. & B. Ice Co.
The County Record Is S1.5C
year in advance
The Nelson Warehouse is givi
away tobacco seed. Get yours at
C. Burgess' Store.
Rub-My-Tism cures bruises, ci
burns, sores, etc.
The County Record is the o
newspaper published in Williamsbt
County.
Ice book for sale at special pr
Thone 179 D. & B. Ice Co.
I Subscribe for The Record.
'Phone 179 for 10 or more lbs. of
D. & B. Ice Co.
j
- 1
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS'
MEETING TO DI80LVE
^ CORPORATION.
Notice ie hereby given, that a meeting
of the Stockholders of The Farmers
Company, a corporation duly charX
tered and created under the laws of
A the State of South Carolina, will be
H held on Monday the 7th day of March,
H 1921, at twelve o'clock noon, in the
fF office of The Farmers Company near
IT] Central Church, in the County of Wilyy
liamsburg, State of South Carolina,
for the purpose of considering the liquidation
and dissolution of the said
The Farmers Company, the winding
up of its affairs, and the surrender
e,e" 01 its charter.
to- Dated at Kingstree. S. C., this the
are 1st day of February, 1921.
rty, S. Y. TISDALE, President.
R. W. TISDALE, General Manager,
h 0 Secretary and Treasurer.
?[J 2-3-5t-L&S?rn
IZ NOTICE OF APPLICATION
3 FOR FINAL DISCHARGE,
out _____
rick !
Notice is hereby given that at 11
o'clock, a. m. on February 21st, 1921,
I will apply to W. E. Snowden, Judge
dm. of Probate for Williamsburg County,
ma- at his office in Kingstree, S. C., for
rise Letters Dismissory, discharging me
teg. as Administratrix of the estate of
x__ jonn S. *"uiton, aeceasea.
SALLIE W. FULTON,
~ Administratratrix of the Estate of
? John S. Fulton, deceased
KB* l-20-5t-lwg.
car
ha NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
tfy. FINAL DISCHARGE,
his ;
lely Notice is hereby given that on the
Qe^ 26th day of February, A. D., 1920, I
Ij-t will apply to W. E. Snowden, the Pro.
bate Judge of Williamsburg County.
T? for letters dismissory as the admin(Ue?
istrator of the Estate of W. S. Dennis,
>08. ceceased. L. S. DENNIS,
o a Administrator of the Estate of W. S.
Is Dennis. l-27-5tc
aVB January 8th, 1921.
and
lofw To prevent a cold take 666.
ue. ,rr- ?
^ AUDITORS NOTICE
r 5 . From January 1st, to February 20,
: to inclusive, the Auditors office will be
re's opened for the purpose of taking tax
elf- returns for the year 1921. Returns
iota for pwonal property must be made,
doe All changes of real estate noted. All
- '" men between the ares of 21 and 60
TS year^ inclusive, are liable to poll and
ft>ad tax and are required to return
> I same. All dogs are liable to a tax of
>ck?. $1.25 each, and must be returned
and along with other property. Be sure
my to give township and school district
,m in which you reside. In returning
automobiles be sure to give name,
"T* model, year made, style of car *.nd
111 passenger capacity. Farmers or
o - others owning tractors must return
Ine, same along with all other farming
yed implements and machinery used on
me, the farm. After February 20 a penally
ty of fifty per cent will be added for
non return.
J. J. B. MONTGOMERY.
Ulj i-6-7t-d2-18 Auditor,
rth1ng
ling I
z Palmafesta
the Palmetto State Festival
on
;>? Colombia, Mar. 28 to Apr. 2
old
the ??
?lse
lslbad
To abort a cold
a I
and prevent cornea
plications take
orn
id ^
5 f.UL
exhat
ay; The purified and refined
*n calomel tablets that are
,ne nausealess, safe and sure.
for
eek Medicinal virtues retainoup
ed and improved. Sold
lb,e only in sealed packages.
Price 35c.
en1
I
cho
fou '
hW ^Sr imni
iys lodge. No. 46
_ /"*5r\A.F.M.
I Meets the second Thursday night
in each month. Visiting bretheren
7"" cordially invited. B. E. Clarkson, W.
M., J. D. Britton, Secretary.
E.
its* BEr-H I B Bfl
? <^^\\nouMjmAn9
nJy "* tf H^T*imiT
. bA e?M. Ym aah I?m m mm
ice, Mwmjf ImA Cmmrmmtml Try
^^^ ?ltflt?arfi*TOBAY. Mc*7Sc.
JIHV IwalilMdi to
? W. Y. Broddngton, M. D.
Ice 666 breaks a cold quicker than any
remedy we know.
HIHIHHHIMOMMMIHMUHMMHMMHMIIIIIM .
j] KNOX HATS |
:: It has always been the policy of this house ! j
;; to look beyond the edge of the cash drawer. ;;
j | It is fine to make money, but it is finer to j;
:: make money and loyal friends at the same j |
II time. ^ . . __.... 'II
;; We have always sought out manufactur- !!
j! ers with the same business policies?that ;;
:: is why Knox Hats are in our store. j j
! I You are invited to our store to look over j\
;; the new styles for Spring 1921. ! I
| McGILL BROTHERS il
Store For Men j;
; Kingstree, South Carolina ;
ihHinminiiiiiimiiMniiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiinir
Our prices for job printing are reasonable.
mnillllllHIl IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIQIIIIIIIHHHIIIMII %
I P. S. COURTNEY II
J FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMEB j;
;; I keep on hand a large assortment of A I
ii Coffins,Caskets and Vaults if
;; of all kinds, and will gladly deliver them to i:
j | any place in the county on short notice. \ \
ii 1
I! I can furnish all kinds of shrouds?Ladies', ?\
\; Gents', Boys' and Girls'. ;;
| I also have a nice motor hearse. ;
:: In connection with my funeral business, I \\
: represent three floral houses and can fur- \|
1 nish cut flowers and funeral designs
' ' am. nAn
I UU iSUUll uuuuc.
I; PHONE No. 91. . EINOSTBEE, S. C. ;;
I The People's Market
COLD STORAGE PLANT
I n
" Dealers in Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal and *
a - Sausages
* Everything up-to-date in a first-class
| market.
* We are paying market price for Hides.
. 1
1 H. A. MILLER, Prop.
| Kingstree, South Carolina
?? i??* i* m 111111111 n 11111? n i ii ii 11 m m n n
CHICKENS WANTED!;!
Am I will pay 20c a pound for hens and ? >
! fWgSUrfgm; 15c e pound for young roosters, cash.
\ Will buy any quantity.
I The People's Market::
i " * C0LD STORAGE PLANT, i |
! ~ ' H. A. Miller, Prop. Kingstree, S. C. J J
hi 11111 hi 11111111111111 h u ii m?hi i ii ii mi nun
The Record carries the largest line of printing
papers ever carried in Kingstree. Come M
and select your stationery.
< i
K