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! MOTHER OF 11, HOI - MOTHER AT ALL jfc MRS. SOUTH ADMITS FOOLING ' - V HUSBANDS AND OTHERS BY ADOPTING CHILDREN. Mrs. F. E. A. South aged fiftytwo years, of Atlanta, made folks was: their tongue when she announced the first of this year that she had r given birth to triplets, all of them l Dng, healthy and good sized. P rhe Atlanta paper recently carried 4*6 following story about Mrs. South, her triplets and her other children. One of most amazing stories of mother-love that the world has eve known came to light in Atlanta Friday morning when Mrs. F. E. A. South, of 28 Weyman avenue, confessed that the "triplets" supposedly "bern" to her on New Year's ere were not her own, that twin girls "born" id ner xoor years ago wcrw ow wci own; that she has reared altogether ' eleven children whom even her has- j band believed were born to her, when | is reality, they were all cdopted secretly because of her great desire for | babies. s Mrs. Sooth's husband who is as clerk in the Pulton Grocery company fat 129 Decatur street, first laughed l? when he was informed of his wife's i confession, and thai was indignant, declaring it was an "infernal lie." If a she made such a statement, it was be- ' cause some sinister influence was at i work on her," he declared. 1 While Mm. South fooled her hus- 1 band, fooled the children themselves, ] fooled the newspapers and the public, 3 fooled everybody but herself and the institutions from which she procured x the babies, she had committed no ] L wrong in the eysof the law, and it 1 m. is to be doubted If she even committ- 1 f\ ed a wrong from a moral standpoint | W \ For it appafts her motives were j of -the highest! "I don't like movies, t I don't like theatres, I don't like to t g<o outr the greatest thing in my life c is children,*' she declared. "That v is why I did it?because I love children and because I wanted to give n them the best raising I could, espec- v ially the little nameless waifs in the maternity hospitals who haven t h a chance in the world." Thus Mrs. South declared that tie y reason she fooled her husband v/iih ti triplets "born" on New Year's eve, G but in reality procured from Mrs. H. n R. Mitchell's maternity hospital it 22 Windsor street, was because tie a ladies in charge of the "cradle rdl' & at St. Paul's Methodist church, where d she has her membership, had agreed b to educate as missionaries the fi*st d triplets born to a church member. si "I have raised all my children to be good men and women," declared & Mrs. South, "and I saw here a ch&ice to have three little ones brought up d to go and teach the gospel- to "he e heathen." tl Mrs. South said she is the daughter tl of a Methodist minister, now dead, and that her mother is dead also. She v was brought up in a reg'lious home, f , she declared, and she fell it her cuty to train as many good children as >os- h sihle, whether they were her owr or n not. During her married life, she has actually had three children of her own, tl now grown up and married. a More than ten years ago, she said a her yearning for children to take the t place of her grown up sons and datgh- li ters was so overpowering that she hit upon thescheme of deceiving her hus- f band with a "fake birth." And she ^ giwmvImI in fftnlinof liim clio tairi I " ^ She said the plan worked so well that a at annual intervals she adopted tiree li . more. These four babies, said Mrs. S J South, she got from institutions the names of which she would ;.ot five, n They now range in age from five to d thirteen, and live at the South home in complete ignorance of their truer 1 origin. Id ? Four years ago, said Mrs. South, ii she decided to have twins. She got them from the maternity home of jp Mrs. Mitchell on Windsor street, she said. They were ttoys, but both later died. So three years ago, Mrs. South s declares she got two girls from the \ indsor street home which she palm- f f off as twins. And then, the last r Jfey in December, she procured three v little girls from the home to serve li as her triplets. n Mrs. Mitchell who conducts the r home, admitted Mrs. South's state- tl ment regarding these sets of "trip- r lets" and "twin'.s' The triplets, said f Mrs. Mitchell, were not really trip- v lets, but were three little girls of three different mothers. The "birth" of the "triplets" was first announced in the newspapers b shortly after New Year's. Their pic- ? tures were published, along with Mrs. South's and those of one pair of ( fc- "twins." Hundreds of people called at the Weyman avenue home to see j, ^hem. The church people were ex- ^ ^ tremely interested, and the Associat- j, W ed Charities, to whom the case was g reported on January 11, sent out two g loads of coal to help the family. i > . And then official Atlanta took note Ii ? of the case. There began the first Lucky l strike I t otf cigarette 1 ' a X 1 its toasted A- ? ___ s ============= f skiing anyone had that the "trip* * sts" might be bogus . p The husband wasted to know what ? he expected to do with "ail these m hiidren that were born to sombody 4 lee.* J "Keep them and train them and & ii n "TTV.f 4^/4 tr?n ? JVC UWIH, Blip MUU. nua? vuu jv. ? link, honey. ? "Well, I'm damned if 111 continue o work for them," snapped Mr. South. ] You have played the devil, you've derived me for fourteen years. You P' idnt love me right, and now the rhole world will look on me as a plu- 2( erfect idiot I wont stard it, I jell n< pu, I won't!" g Then he added: You can bundle p what few things I have here, and \ .11 leave the house full of babies eth you. I'm done. You've fooled 2re a long time, but I'm through now." ~ "You can do just as you like," relied the wife, "Fm going to keep g be children and do my full duty by ai bem. I'd love to have your help and ooperation, but HI keep the children, ^ r.th it or without it" & Mrs. South was finding it difficult fi ow to suppress the tears, and her 81 oice broke frequently. ^ Her husband jumped suddenly from is chair. 2"Alice, I would have suffered for ? ou?died for you?anything. But 1 ris is too much?too much! Good rod, what will the world think of ' If "Why, its nothing so unusual to tc dopt children like this. There are G cores of women in Atlanta who have one the r?le thing, and their husands don't know yet that the chil- E ren are not the^ own. It's often," O he declared. "I don't believe a word of it," he aid. "Furthermore, I know there are octors in this very city that file birth le ertificates in these cases and help ^ he wives make their husbands think he children were born to them." "My God! And I thought these ,-ere mine! I tell you, I will not stand or it," he shouted. "You can do just ais you like," said Irs. South, and I thought you loved ia le, too, now " He stopped her with the remark ^ hat "I gave up the whisky business 3( nd stopped drinking fourteen years & go. And this is the way you have w reated me. All right. I wouldn't ifl ve with you two minutes longer." She smiled again, and he reached sj or his hat. "Let's go," he said to the reporter. Well sir, if anybody had told me 11 this ten hours ago, I'd have felt b< ke knocking him down," said Mr. louth after he got in the taxicab. After riding for two blocks, he sigaled to the driver to stop, and sudenly jumped from the car. "I'm going back home," he said. I want to talk to the children. I on't know what in the world_I'm goig to do." - - - tc o New White House Pet. tl A Florida alligator with a six-foot mile, more or less, is to succeed as Vhite House pet, President Taft's |j amous cow, Pauline, the pony that ode in an elevator in President Roose- a elt's administration and more recenti, President Wilson's flock of lawn ^ lowing sheep. Senator Trammel car ai ied word to White House officers P1 h.at President-elect Harding had al- ^ eady accepted a "fair sized" 'gator ^ rom Henry M. Bennett, of Jackson- ai ille. * sc ai Rub-My-Tism ta a great pain killer. ^ t relieves pain and soreness caused sc y Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprain, ci itc. y; JASOLINE SYSTEMS " Oil Tanks and Pumps, Air Comput- cc lg Scales, Floor Scales, Show Cases, ^ Lccount Registers, Rebuilt Cash Reg- _ iters, Safes, Store Fixtures. THE ~ 1AMILTON SALES CO., Columbia, L( I. C. 1-29-lf regdflk f<?^ sale at special price. ~ Ji^^wie 179 D. & B. Ice Co. A V ' NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' V MEETING TO DISOLK J CORPORATION. X Notice is hereby given, that a meet- Xi J of the Stockholders of The Fara- ?r i I Company, a corporation duly char- 4 red sad created under the laws of \ ? State of South Carolina, will be f Id on Monday the 7th day of March, J J 21, at twelve o'clock noon, in the L, Gee of Ilie Fanners Company near / ? intral Church, in the County of Wfl- a ! unsburg, State of South Carolina, 21 r the purpose of considering the liq- A dation and dissolution of the itaid V le Farmers Company, the winding.II > of its affairs, and the surrender A its charter. 14r Dated at Kingetree, S. C., this the A t day Of February, 1921. I < 1 S. Y. TISDALE, Presidant J i B. W. TISDALE, General Manager.! J ( Secretary and Treasurer. I <! 3-5t-L4S- jjl REGISTRATION NOTICE 11 The office of the Sunervisor of S egisteation will bo open oa the 1st 3 [enday in each month for the pur- 1J mo of Ngtotariag any persoa who ? i qaaUflodaa follows: 3 who toaU have ban a reddest AJ f tho Bhh for two years, owl of ? to eouaty aad of the 31 slli 2 precinct la whkh the oloefeor I Ito to veto tour motHhs before ? Sd,d%ix0?JSJ%5or^,^my J a thm dm and pcjfibK md who ? m both rod Md write uj section J Lhia by * Superrieoii ?f Bade- fu Mom, or who en show that be JF XBTiiad has neid all tm ooBectS- ? It cm durisf the present peer, prop- 5 1? -*m. - m_ A -M a4 it. , , IT ity a tin rati mmmm ttt&rn x nadred doQart or *re. ? B. E. CI ' RKSON, J, Clerk of Board. T NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE, f Take notiee, that I will make ap- y lication to W. E. Jfcowden, Probate JT adge of WilHamsbnrg county, at ? is office in Kingstree, S. C., on the jl 1th day of March 1921, at 12 o'elock X >on, for Letters Dismissory, dia- < verging me as Administrator of the \ state of Charles F. Bryan, deceased. T JAMES BRYAN f dministrator of the Estate of Chas. 'V F. Bryan, deceased. ? 24-wes.-ot r NOTICE TO CREDITORS ? Ail persons having claims against 1J le Estate of E. T. Hamer, deceased, J re hereby notified to present same 4) aly attested to the unde rained or 1 jr Attorneys. Stoll A O'Brysn, J ingstree, S. CL, and all persons in- j sbted to said Estate are hereby noti- Jf ed to make payment to the under- 2 gned. 5 (Mrs.) MATTIE J. FERRELL, f dmisistratrix, with will annexed, of 2 Estate of E. T. Hamer, deceased. \ 24-St-SAOB Jf NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR J FINAL DISCHARGE <L Notice is hereby given that on the T< tth day of March, 1921, I will apply jJ i the Probate Judge of Williamsburg ?L ounty for Letters Dismissory as the j] xecutor of the Estate of Martha L. ji [cCollough, deceased. i u WILLIAM I. TISDALE, f xecutor of the Estate of Martha L. 31 McCollough, deoeased. 2. 17-5t-wes. ? TAX NOTICE. I The tax books will be open for col- ! " ction of taxes for the year 1920 on le 15th day of October. Tax levy as J Mows: ' 2 For State 12 mills ? J For Constitutional School 3 mills J j For Good Roads 2 mills 2i For All County Purposes__ll mills K For San tee Bonds 1 mill ? For Federal Aid Proj. No. 80_1 mill 3 School Districts having 4 mills spec- y J school tax are Nos.4, 10, 59 60, 35, ? 18, 57, 38, 51, 9, 45, 30, and 31. f School Districts having 8 mills spec- y 1 school tax are 46, 48, 50, 34, 4, 5, ? >, 39, 41, 52, 6, 17, 19, 25, 29, 43, 49, f >, 55, 56, 14, 28, 40, 8, 37, 61, 54, 11 id 13. fi School Districts having 6 mills spec1 school tax are 47 and 32. y School Districts having 12 mills ? >ecial tax are 22, 58, 27, 15, 42, 12. j" 1, and Andrews No. A-12. $( Schools Districts having 14 mills ? >ecial tax are 16 and 24. The following school districts have J| >nds as stated: ? No. 22 1 4 mills < No. 48 6 mills jx No. 58 6 mills ? No. 52 4 mills O No. 25 4 mills Jg No. 11 4 mills JJ No. 15 8 mills ^ No. 42 4 mills rX No. 12 6 mills L Clarendon Bonds on Clarendon iwnship, Nos. 14 and 53, 1^ i A tax of 50 cents on dogs. Drainage tax is due and payable at le same time with other taxes. Jx All parties between the a$es of 21 ? id 60 years, inclusive, are liable, un <0 ss exempted by law, to a poll tax of Jx L.00, also to a commutation tax of ,Lj 1.00. ? Unon all unoaid taxes after De- J( :m6er 31 a penalty of 1% wil' '21 ided for- January, 1% for February ?rS id 5% to the 15th day of March next. 3( fter which the books will be closec ^ id executions issued upon all unlid taxes. J* Those who desire to pay their taxes ' X, irough the mail may expedite matirs by dropping the Treasurer a card 3( iking for the amount of their taxes,, <L > as to avoid sending the wrong nount, also stating the township or 5( iwnships (if property, is owned in a. ore than one) and if possible give y :hool district where property is lo- 5l tted. After paying taxes, examine mr receipts and see if all your prop ty is covered; if not. see about it a ; 5< ice. , V By following the above suggestion^-[fj triplications and additional cost may jC ? avoided. R. B. SMITH, V 16-D3-15 'runty Treasurer. T1 Bt your money work for you, buys <S more now than next summer D. & B. Ice Co. 5^ few doses 666 break a coid. ' 23 J "TJiere Are No Rids in the Road to Sic- || cess. If You Get In a Rut, You May | Know You are on the Wrong Road" J"! :ii I Bathtubs as a permanent household fixture are only 78 [ years old in the United States. The first bathtub in the United g I States, according to those who say they know, was installed ? i in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 20th, 1842 by Adam Thomp- !, I \ son. % ji| I The next day a Cincinnati paper described the tub which i |! I was made of mahogany and lined with sheet lead. That start- !, | j ed the trouble. ; 11 Medical authorities attacked it as dangerous to health, in n 1843 the Philadelphia Common Council tried to prohibit bath- S | ing between November 1st and March 15th. This ordinance 5 | failed of passage by but two votes. During the same year the 5 ; Legislature of Virginia imposed a tax of $30.00 on all bathtubs X | that might be set up. j! ' ; A writer in the Woman's Citizen says "In Hartford, Prov- | j ; idence, Charleston and Wilmington, Deleware, special and 5; ! very heavy water tax rates were laid on persons who had bath- 1 \ tubs. 2' I Boston in 1842, made bathing unlawful except on medical 5 | advise but the ordinance-was never inforced and in 1862 it was X r repealed. ?I We sometimes wonder how many of us are strenuously op- j!; t posing certain ideas today that will be laughed at by ^lture : I generations. > < ~" j, \ | The Cash and Carry Stores like the "bathtub" are criticis- j | j I ed by many who believe that their existance will be of short j J j [ duration, but this is a mistake. Their existence is necessary and \, | E are only another link in the chain of reconstruction. They 5; j; have come to stay. They are proving a great success all over i \ t the coimtry. The people are cryjng for lower prices, and < \ 5 are indignant against profiteering. ., ?; j; The writer while interviewing a very pleasant and congen- $ I t ial old lady a few days ago, who is well passed fifty summers f| V ^ ? . ? f and whose financial position is one of ease in her declining ft j years, stated that her success was attributed to two things, 21 ; namely; Thrift and Economy. The first discord in her martial J; relations in less than one year after her marriage was caused v by the bill collectors. After the honeymoon, she and hubby had S \ settled down to "Brass Tacks". She not realizing the value of JI a dollar, and hubby having a -good credit, she bought and ?; bought. It was so easy to say, "just charge it", but alas! the ?; first of the month came around and the bill collectors poured in 2! on hubby like a run on a "nearly busted bank", and when hub- ? by came home he looked cross eyed and acted as if he was un- \ 5 dergoing severe pain. "He met me with cold perspiration on X liis forehead, and didn't even act friendly". "What in the ft ' world is the matter hubby, are you sick?" No, I'm worse'n that, ft I'm busted". Then things began to "pick up". After the & storm was over and the little shower was dried off in my apron v I decided to go to him and have an understanding. We did and x v " it was sirrmlv this, we borrowed some money from the bank, $> C spent it wisely, and bought nothing that we couldn't pay for ?j cash." She concluded with a smile, "you can guess the rest." I; Yes we all know charging is alright if you can't help it, but if you can ft Let's get out of the rut. This big busy world, keeps right ft on turning and if you don't turn with it you loose your turn. * t j To the thinkers in business as well as the homes, flow the < \ honors, medals, citations and other rewards. The rest of us ?; jj get our flowers when we are dead. ? \ To the Ladies of the city: We are opening among you a <' "CASH AND CARRY STORE". First we are employing the ? j best help that we can get. We want you to have service. Sec- I! ond, we are filling this store with brand new, high class mer- 5 chandise, the best that money can buy. And last, but not ?; least, get our prices before you spend your money. It will be of f \ interest to you. This is your store. Visit it when you please ? j and we assure you it will be a pleasure to serve you. ?; Yours very truly, 2: TKo cli Rr Painrv Prnrprv I & Feed Company ' I | On Conrt House Square, Beside Dr. Bronckington's Drug Store. ^ ^^vVWWVWWWWWVWW'UMUwUMUk* nil ^ SKftMrWWWV*WWV A <^rWWVVWVO?*>V>V>V><vy><Vf>?rvrw>VVrV?rVrtMrt^rt?^vv^v?Wv , i i ,,i ' ' ' .