Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i 111 n i i n i n h *< II11 u iiimniin urn n n m n n A Car Load of >'j "Pittsburg Perfect" Fence Just Received K ===^= HBS V ah null finrl if* tKlC O fpnPP jflff fe" 1 uu win iniva in niio iwl u W\\ for your every purpose of field and j| garden fencing. Fence your fields i: and prepare for stock raising and :: crop rotation. Supply your needs j now while the lot is complete. winwrfriffWMarm"^--' 4 f HAKUVYftWCi V in * I TAX NOTICE. NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXI \ The tax books will be open for col- CUTION. [ lection of taxes for the year 1921 on the 15th day of October. Tax levy as STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA foUows: County of Williamsburg. For State.? 12 mills Court of Common Pleas. For Constitutional School?8 mills; Estes Mills, a Corporation, Plaintii For Roads 8 mills against For County 4 mills Nesmith-Flowers Company, Inc., Di For Santee Bonds? 1 mill fendant. For Federal Aid Proj. No. 80_2 mills Notice is hereby given that und< and by virtue of an execution issue 50 TnilloL...*. n Plat a vuu "*"loruiii\ui me vi/ui t v/a wiiiinv/( jl <w t School Districts having 2 mills spe- for Williamsburg county, South Car< cial school tax are No. 33. lina, in the above entitled actioi School Districts having 4 inills spe- dated the 31st day of October 19S cial school tax are Nos. 2, 7, 9, 10, 18, to me directed, I have levied upon tt 21, 30, 31, 35, 38, 45, 51, 57, 59, 60. personal property of the defendai School Districts having 6 mills spe- herein, Nesmith-Flowers Compan; cial tax are 32 and 47. and will offer for sale at public aui School Districts having 8 mills spe- tion in front of the place of busine: cial school tax are 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, of Ne'smith- Flowers Company, Mai 14, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 34, 36, 37, 39, street, Kingstree, S. C., on Monda; 40, 43, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, the 5th day of December 1921, tt 56, 61. same being salesday, between tl School Districts having 10 mills spe- legal hours of sale, the following d< cial school tax are Nos. 8-A and 19. scribed property of'the defendai School Districts having 12 mills spe- above named, to-wit: : cial school tax are 12, 22, 23, 27, 41, j i Gary safe, 1 typewriter desk, I Mt- 58 and Andrews A-12. adding machine, 1 typewriter, ! School Districts havipg 14 mills spe- J Bethlehem truck, 9 cases Cellulo: I cial school tax are 16 and 24. starch, 3 cases Bakers cocoanat, j* The following school "districts have cases Clean Easy soap, 6 cases Fair? | bonds as stated: soap, 3 cases Bordens Evap milk, a No. 22 ! 4 mills cases Sheppards fly guard, 1 case Oi No. 42 4 mills Pet milk, 2 cases Our Pet milk bat f* No. 48 6 mills size, 3 Hand trucks, 4 cases Salt brie No. 61 6 mills and 4 extra brick, 5 cases corn bee No. 52 4 mills 5 cases Council Petted Meat, 7 cas< No. 25 4 mills | Sterling Roast Beef, 2 cases Grav< No. 11 4 mills * ley's A No. 1 tobacco, 9 packagi No. 15 mills| Graveley's A No. 1 tobacco, 14 cas< No. 42 4 mills | Sterling Vienna sausage, 2 boxes cai - - t* ?:iul J? . n r* ,?_i i:_u WO. 1Z - " iiiiiio ay, is cases s in a suae punsii, No. 8-A_ 14 mills cases Good Luck Baki ig powder. Clarendon Bonds on Clarendon town- cases Sterling tripe, 10 cases Sterlir ship, Nos. 14 and 53,1% mills. Potted meat, 5 cases Sterling Go< A tax of $1.25 on dogS, (which in- Eats, 22 cases Sterling potted har dudes tag) due and collectible at time 5 cases Wheat tc Biscuit, 2 cas< other taxes are paid. "Any person Saftey matches, 8 dz. Phoenix brai owning, harboring or maintaining a spices and peppers, 4 cases Count dog fading or refusing to return and pork and beans, 1 case stick cand pay the tax aforesaid shall be deemed 22 cases Van Camps scup, 4 cases a] guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- pie jelly, 9 cases peanut candy, viction thereof shall be fined noUess cases 4 Bros, axle grease, 5 cas< fhan five ($5.00) dollars, nor more Texas axle grease, 4 cases King Coi than twenty ($20.00) dollars, one-half syrup. 8 packages Vapo Mthol sa.lv of which shall go to the person re- a barrel plain flour in wood, 1 kt porting such failure to pay said tax apple punch, a pair platform scale and one-half to the public school fund 23 cases crackers, 10 sacks horse fee of the district in wnich said derelict 8 barrels empty bottles, 1 box empi occurs."?Section 4 of An Act to Pro- bottles, 22 bales tobacco twine, ] vide an annual Dog Tax for the State bales cotton sheets, 1 truck cover, of South Carolina and a Penalty for screen door, 44 barrels ginger ale, < not Paying said Tax. cases White Stone ginger ale, 3 bui Drainage tax is due and payable at dies brooms, 4 cases toilet paper, the same time with other taxes. cases ice cream cones, 5,000-12lb p; All parties between the ages of 21 per bags, 7 cases Whittemore Midg and 60 years, inclusive, are liable, un- shoe polish, 10 boxes shipping tag less exempted by law, to a poll tax of 10 packages lr.rd trays, 2 cases 2 in $1.00, also to a commutation tax of Whittemore shoe polish, 1 broken ca: *2.00. 2 in 1 shoe polish, 1? rolls wrappir Upon all unpaid taxes after Decern- paper, 18 oartoons Old Pieamo ber 31 a penalty of 1% will be adddd cigarettes, 23 packages Epson salt fftr Jftmiarv. 1% for February and 5% 1 heater, 6 straight chairs. to the 15th day of March next, after Terms of sale cash; and if the pu which the books will be closod and chaser fails to comply with the tern executions issued upcn all unpaid aforesaid then I shall proceed to r f&xes. sell the said property at the risk < Those who desire to pay their taxes the defaulting purchaser, either < through the mail may expidite mat- the same or some subsequent sal ters by dropping the Treasurer a card day. asking for the amount of their taxes, November 19tl\ 1921. so as to avoid sending the wrong H. S. GAMBLE, amount, also stating the township or Sheriff of Williamsburg Count townships (if property is owned in ll-24-2fc more than one) and if possible give TRFcpaoo vnnrF school dictrict where property is lo- ikem*as>5> ivoTrci:.. cated After paying taxes, examine Pursuant to the provisions of Se vour receipts and see if all your prop- tion 241, Criminal Code of South Car erty is covered, if not, see about it Una, notice is hereby given that tl at once. lands of the undersigned in La\ By following the above suggestions township, Williamsburg county, S. ( complications and additional cost may are posted, and all persons are her be avoided. B. SMITH, by warned against hunting, or tre 9-22-21-D3-15-22 County Treasurer, passing in any manner upon the cam Violators of this notice will be pro ecuted REGISTRATION NOTICE S. A. GRAHAM. . ll-24-4tp. The office of the Supervisor of Registration will be open on the 1st TRES PASS NOTICE. Monday in each month for the pur- .. Wehv warn, pose of rejistering eny person who ^L^passfn?. on rf tl " been a resident undersigned in Hope and Laws tow who Mimi M chins in ?Tiv mariner, eitner hv rn of the State for two J" ti*ng or hauling wood, hunting or fis the county tone y ? , eiector in?> or allowing stock to run at larg poll: j precinct m whicA the elector Vi?lators wi), %e deplt with ? offers to vote four months btfore . ]aw the day of elction, and shall have w N CLARKSON. paid, six months before, any poll M G Mc?MILLAN tax then due and payable, and wno jj.04.4te - can both read and write any section * ?j to him bv the Supervisors of Regis titration, or who can show that he 666 cures Bilious Fever. owns, and has naid all taxes collecti W hie on during the present year. prop- gend us order for Job My in this State assessed at three . ' hundred dollars or -e. ?>? We do the best workP. E. CT ' RKSON, f?pu Clerk of Board. Rub-My-Tism for Rheumatism. 4 DECREE FOR SALE IN FORE; J CLOSURE. ;; STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, .. County of Williamsburg. ? Court of Common Pleas. J [ The State Life Insurance Company i i against ?> Hampton Nathaniel Singletary, W. '' Wesley Singletary, P. H. Arrow?, smith, Charles W. Muldrow, W. M. 1? Bridges, and J. W. Hicks, co-partJ | ners as Arrowsmith, Muldrow, . Bridges and Hicks; First National ?1 Bank of Miami, Florida, a Nation11 al Corporation; and First National < .. Bank of Florence, S. C\, a jtftion? al Banking Co> poration; and May] | bank Fertilizer Company a corpo.. ration, Defendants. ? Notice is herebey given, that under J | and by virtue of a?decree signed by .. his Honor Judge John S. Wilson m the above entitled action, bearing date ] | the 18th day of June, 1921, to me . directed, I will sell to tho- highest 1' bidder for cash, before the courthouse 1 I! door in the town of Kingstree, Coun< - ty of Williamsburg, State of South '' Carolina, on the first Monday in 11 December, 1921, the same being the ?i 5th day of said month, during the 1 ;; legal hours of sale, the following described tract of land: i "All that certain tract of land |; situate lying and beeing in the County i 11 of Williamsburg, in the State of South i' Carolina, containing four hundred '; and eighty-three (483) acres, more ii or less, and %>ur.ded as follows: On ? the North by lands formerly of Mrs. '' Bates, on the East by lands formerly ] [ of N. T. Pittman. on the South by the ?? Public Highway leading irom hangsj | tree to Johnsonville, and on the West ] I by lands of Mrs M. A. Singletary. ?? TTiis being the land conveyed to me ;; by W. W. Singletary by deed dated J; January 25th, 1915, and recorded in ?? office of C. C. C. P. for Williamsburg county in Book A-ll at page 287." ? Purchaser to pay for papers, and ? in the event he fails to comply with S- his bid on the day of sale, the land will be re-sold on the same or some subsequent salesday, at his risk. November 14th, 1921. J. D. BRITTON, Clerk of Court of Williamsburg county. ll-17-3t. L. & S. 5- DECREE FOR SALE IN FORECLOSURE. sr ^ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, i County or wiinamsDurg. ' Court of Common Pleas. i E. B. Rhodus, Plaint.i*, 1 against . C. C. Lockliear, Defendant. 1 * Notice is herebey given, that under i and by virtue of a decree signed by his Honor Judge T. J. Mauldin in I the above entitled action, bearing date the 25th day of October, 1921, to me ( directed, I will sell to the highest J? bidder for cash, before the courthouse ' door in the town of Kingstree, County of Williamsburg, State of South i Carolina, on the first Monday in i , December, 1921, the same being the 1 ? 5th day of said month, during the < \ legal hours of sale, the following ] ^ described tract of land: < * "All that certain piece, parcel or i X tract of land, lying, being and situate z. in the State and County aforesaid, ^ containing one hundred (100) acres, 7 more or less, and bounded as follows, : f to-wit: Bound on the North by lands I' of Bradshaw, Havnsworth and Sport; ' on the East by lands of Sports and 1 Herrington on the South by lands of ^ Herrington and Jenkins and on the West bv lands of Bradshaw and Hera: rington." , Purchaser to pay for papers, and in the event he fails to comply with "J his bid on the day of sale, the land will be re-sold on the same or some subsequent salesday, at his risk. ^ November 14th, 1921. S J- D. BRITTON, : Clerk of Court of Williamsburg Gounod ty* p ll-17-3t. L. & S. 4 2S DECREE FOR SALE IN FORErn CLOSURE. e, J STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg. hv' Court of Common Pleas. [*2 E. B. Rhodus, Plaintiff, 7 against _ }4 Amos Williams and LeRoy Lee, Den. fendants. 2 Notice is herebey given, that under aT and by virtue of a decree signed by et his Honor Judge T. J. Mauldin in s the above entitled action, bearing date I the 25th day of October, 1921, to me se directed, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, before the courthouse nt door in the town of Kingstree, CounS) ty of Williamsburg, State of South Carolina, on the first Monday in r. December, 1921, the same being the ls 5th day of said month, during the e_ legal hours of sale, the following of j described tract of land: )n "All that certain piece, parcel or Bs tract of land lying, being and situate in Hope Township, State and County aforesaid, said to contain twenty-five (25) acres, more or less, bounded as v follows: North by lands of Oscar Williams, East by lands of P. M. Wil? hams, South by lands of P. M. Williams, West by lands of London Williams; this being land on which I live 0_ bought it from Oscar Williams 13 [je years ago." rs Purchaser to pay for papers, and 1 in the event he fails to comply with qI his bid on the day of sale, the land s_ will be re-sold on the same or some ~ subseauent salesday, at his risk. </ November 14th, 1921. J. D. BRITTON, Clerk of Court of Williamsburg county. ll-17-3t. L. & S. Notice of Application for Final DisM charge. Notice is hereby given that the unn" dersigned, Lela Burney, will apply jt- to the Judge of Probate of Williams"" burg county at his office in Kingstree, S. C., at twelve o'clock noon, on the f'" 28th day of December, 1921, for her final discharge as administratrix of the estate of Mattie E. Burney, deceased, and letters of dismissory, and at said time she will make full ac= counting of her actings and doings as such administratrix. LELA BURNEY, Administratrix of Ees'cate of Mattie rt- E. Burney, Deceased. 11-24-5L ^666 cures Chills and Fever. i DECREE FOR SALE IN FORECLOSURE.* i ; STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg. Court of Common Pleas. J Mary M. Rhodus, Plaintiff, against E Tom Woods, Hester Cantey and Mary Montgomery, Defendants. Notice is herebey given, that under a and by virtue of a decree signed by o< his Honor Judge T. J. Mauldin in V the above entitled action, bearing date si the 25th day of October, 1921, to me d directed, I will sell to the highest d: bidder for cash, before the courthouse b door in the town of Kingstree, Coun- t< tv of Williamsburg, State of South tl Carolina, on the first Monday in s? December, 1921, the same being the h 5th day of said month, during the f< legal hours of sale, the following e: described tract of land: "All my right, claim and interest to fourteen and one-half acres, bought ti by me from E. B. Rhodus, December oj 12th, 1913, same being a part of the P Limus Keels lands, deeded to E. B. '<* Fhodus by H. 0. Britton, September bi 1911, and bounded as follows: North c< by land of Est. Binah Montgomery, 1c l? i 1_ ,~i *? rt ui- D Ciasi wy larius 01 iu. via-muie, ouutii y by land of Naro Oliver and West by a, lands of Sarah Canty. Also all of T my interest in Est Binah Montgomery ? set off in plat made by P. G. Gourdin, o: surveyor, and hereto attached and forming part of this mortgage." P Purchaser to pay for papers, and Jj in the event lie fails to comply with h his bid on the day of sale, the land will be re-sold on the same or some b subsequent salesday, at his risk. J* November 14th, 1921. J* J. D. BRITTON, b. Clerk of Court of Williamsburg coun- ? ty. Sl 11 -17-3t. L. & S. ft h DECREE FOR SALE IN FORE- ? CLOSURE. Jj STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ix County of Williamsburg. ' w Court of Common Pleas. a< LeRoy Lee, Plaintiff, against q J. E. Green and lie Bank ofGreelyville, a corporation duly chartered and created under the laws of the State of South Carolina, Defendants. Notice is herebey given, that under ; and bv virtue of a -decree siened by his Honor Judge T. J. Mauldin in the above ertitled action, bearing date p the 25th day of October, 1921, to me directed, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, before the courthouse j door in the town of Kingstree, County of Williamsburg, State of South Carolina, on the first Monday in S| December, 1921, the same being the j 5th day of said month, during the ^ legal hours of sale, the following g. described tract of rand: & "All that certain piece, parcel, or 01 tract of land, lying, being and situate 0] in the County of, Williamsburg, State fo of South Catolina, containing eighty- tl eight (88) acres, more or less, and j( bounded on the North by^ands now or formerly of J. E. King; on the East ti by lands now or formerly of John y Carraway: on the South by lands now g or formerly of Katie McMillan, S. W. Montgomery, and J. King; and on the h West by the Coleman Public road a which separates this tract of land y from lands of the Estate of S. J. Tay- r, lor; the said tract of land being more tl fully described oq a plat thereof made V by Peter G. Gourdin, surveyor, Novem- f, ber 22nd. 1914, and being the tract e: of land that was conveyed to me (the a said J. E. Green) by J. E. King by fc, his deed dated tlje 22nd day of Novem- 0 ber, 190', recorded in the office of the Ck*V of Court of Williamsburg county in Book 'EE' of Deeds, at q page 503, on the 26th day of November. 1904, to which said deed and plat \ reference is made fo- a more parti- _ cular description of the tract of land herein and hereby, conveyed." Purchaser to pay for papers, and in the event he fails to comply with ti his bid on the day of sale, the land 0 will be re-sold on the same or some subsequent salesday, at his risk. ti November 14th, 1921. u J. D. BRITTON, i, Clerk of Court of Williamsburg coun- a ty. ll-17-3t. L. & S. 1 NOTICE OF SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA* J County of Williamsburg. j. Court of Common Pleas. ' T. E. Arrowsmith, Plaintiff, ~ against t Maybelle Cause and E. T. Kelley, Defendants. Pursuant to an oroer in the above stated case, signed by his Honor, T. J. Mauldin on the 25th day of October, 1921, I will offer for sale, at pub- , ic auction, before the courthouse door _ in Kingstree, S. C., on salesday in December, 1921, to-wit: on the 5th day of December, 1921, between the legal hours of sale# to the highest bidder for cash, the following describ- ' ed lot of land: J; "All that certain j#iece, parcel or ** lot of land, lying, being, and situate in the town of/Kingstree, County of Williamsburg, State of South Caro- q lina, measuring and containing forty- ? six and one-fourth (46%) feet in width, by one hundred and fifty (150) feet in depth, and being in shape of a rectangle, lying in that section of the town of Kingstree commonly e: known as Riverside, and bounded on c< the North by lot of Covington; on the S East by land now or formerly of P. o: B. Thorne; on the South by Cedar tl street of said town of Kingstree; and f< on the West by lot now or formerly ti of Gilbert McClam; said lot being known as No. 49 on a plan of certain C lot? made by G. T. Floyd, C. E., 8 November 20th, 1911, recorded in Plat-Book "B", page 98, in the office of the Clerk of Court of said County, and being the lot of land that was conveyed to me by L. T. Thompson by his deed datec: th? 9th day of De- d comber, 1918, of record in the Clerk's E office of said County in Deed-Book V "A-14" at page 253." a Purchaser to pay for papers, a fc. S. GAMBLE, li Sheriff of Williamsburg county, South t< Carolina. tl Kingstree, S. C., November 12th, 1921. c< ll-17-3t. K. & H. a d 666 cures Malarial Fever. / Send your Job Printing to us 1 NOTICE OF SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg. Court of Common Pleas. . H. Blackwell, Plaintiff, against iampton Williams and" Elerweese Williams, Defendants. Notice is hereby given, that under nd by virtue of a Decree issued out f the Court of Common Pleas for Williamsburg county, South Carolina, gned by his Honor Judge T. J. Maulin, dated October 25th, 1921 to me irected, I will sell at public auction, efore the courthouse door, in the >wn of Kingstree, S. C., on Monday le 5th day of December, 1921. the ime being salesday, between the legal ours of sale, to thi highest bidder, )r cash, the following described real state, to wit: First: All the right, title, estate nd undivided interest, share and poron of the said Hampton Williams f, in and to ALL that certain piece, arcel or tracts of land situate, lying nd being in the County of Williamsurg, and State of South Carolina, mtaining fifty (50) acres, more or iss, and bounded as follows, to wit: n the North by lands of Dave Eady; on the East by lands of Jacob homas; on the South by lands of r? i l Tir-.i i i l am raui, ana on tne west uy lanus f C. C. Daniels. Second: Also, ALL that certain iece, parcel or tract of land situate, ring and being in the County of Wilamsburg, State of South Carolina, sntaining twenty (20) acres, and ounded as follows: On the North by mds of Sam Paul; on the East by tnds of William Gilland; on the South y lands of Thomas Cooper; on the /est by lands of C. C. Daniels; the aid tract of lan^ being the lands Hotted to the said Elerweese Wilams cut of the Estate of her mother, Men Cyrus, and her father, Amos yrus, as and for her share and poron of the said Estate. Purchaser to pay for papers, and 1 the event of his failure to comply ith his bid, the same will be re-sold t his risk. J. D. BRITTON, lerk of Court of WiUiamsburg County. 11-17-3L J.D.B. NOTICE OF SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg. Court of ? Common Pleas, armers & Merchants National Bank, a Corporation,- Plaintiff, against C. Nelson and H. W. Nelson, Defendants. Pursuant to a Decree in the above tated case, signed by his Honor Judge - J. Maul din, on the 15th day of lovember, A. D. 1921, I will offer for lie at public auction, before the >urthouse door, in Kingstree, S. C., i. salesday in December, 1921, to wit: n the 5th day of December, 1921, etween the legal hours of sale, to je highest bidder for cash, the foliwing described tract of land: All that certain piece, parcel or ract of land situate, lying, and belg in the County of Williamsburg, tate of South Carolina, containing wenty-eight and thirty-eight one undredths (28.38) acres, and bounded s follows to wit: On the North by le Johnscnvelle-Kingstree Public :ad; on the East by tract No./2; on le South by tract No. 10; and on the Vest by tract No. 4; as will more izlly and in detail appear By refernce to a plat for Newberry Realty nd Auction Company, dated Septemer 1918, on file in the office of Clerk f Court of Williamsburg county. Purchaser to pay lor papers. J. D. BRITTON, 'lerk of Court Williamsburg County. South Carolina. l-17-3t. J. D. B. TRESPASS NOTICE. Pursuant to the provisions of Secon 241, Criminal Code of South Carlina, notice is herebv* given that the mds of the undersigned in King Dwnship, Williamsburg county, are osted, and all persons entering, huntig, or trespassing upon the same in ny manner will be duly prosecuted. MRS. M. A. BROCKINGTON l-17-4tp. TRESPASS NOTICE. Pursuant to the provisions of Secion 241, Criminal Code of South Carlina, notice is hereby given that the mds of the undersigned in Mouzon nd Hope townships, Williamsburg Dunty, are posted, and all persons enaring or trespassing in any manner pon the same will be duly prosecuted. H. S. LANE, A. L. LANE, S. W. MIMS, R. A. MIMS. l-10-4tp. ' NOTICE All claims against the county to Kjeive attention of the County Board f Commissioners must be filed in the ffice, properly verified and itemized, ot later than Saturday before the reglar meeting on the first Tuesday in ach month. S. J. SINGLETARY, bunty Supervisor Williamsburg Co. 18-21-tf. NOTICE. The County Board of Commissionrs of Williamsburg County will re?ive bids at their office in Kingstree, . C., on Tuesday, September 6th, and n the first Tuesday in each month aereafter, for groceries in bulk lots >r the chaingang for one month at a me. S. J. SINGLETARY, buntv Supervisor Williamsburg Co. -18-21-tf. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the unersigned will maJce application to W. ! Snnwden. Judge of Probata for Williamsburg county, South Carolina, t 12 o'clock on December 10th, 1921, t his office in Kingstree, South Carona, for his final discharge and leters dismissory as administrator of je estate of Mrs. Tyrha Eaddy, deeased, and at said time will make full accounting of his acting and oings as such administrator. J. S. EADDY, administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Tyrha Eaddy, Deceased. l-10-5tc. W. E. S. IDEA DIK HARD Still Strong Belief In Mysterious White Tribes. Probably Born of That Mystery That ^ t Surrounds the Unexplored Fori tions of the Earth. For many centuries there has existed in the minds of many civilized peoples a curious fascination with reference to the idea that in remote parts of the trop:cs, amid the dark-skinned races, there flourish mysteriously isolated white tribes bearing a strong resemblance to the civilized branches of the Caucasian race. The early adventurers in Central and South America brougnt home many tales of extraordinary cities beyond the mountains, and vague stories afloat in South Africa 45 years ago furnished Itider Haggard with a theme for one of his novels. Legends like these are met in almost all the less explored regions of the world, and they have always certain features in common. The isolated white people almost invariably inhabit a mountainous region iu a vague interior, always "just beyond"; they hold aloof from the surrounding races; they are seldom seen, and yet are definitely stated to be more civilized and better educated than the moecno u'hnm thoir QVAlH uai ati auuccvo ??uvui vmvj * * Who they are and whence they ckme no one knows; native fables afford no explanation. Once it was thought that forgotten white explorers might have built up unknown kingdoms in the wild places of the earth, but upon examination these theories vanish as rapidly as do the white tribes themselves, and the ultimate explanation Is almost prosaic. Tet so strong a hold has the idea gained that even in the beginning of the Twentieth century the possibility of the existence of genuine white races has not been altogether scoffed at. Less than twenty years ago an American officer engaged in the operations against the Moros in the Philippines collected apparently substantial evidence relating to a mysterious white tribe in the islands of Mindanao. The mountainous district In th< center of this island has never been explored and even the coast is not well known. But along the seaboard many stories are told of tne tierce wwte peopie wno bare their home in the forest-clad mountains gf the interior. Eyewitnesses depose to having seen a strange, falr-complezloned girl, who fled toward the hills as soon as she was addressed. Other men and women of a light-complexloned race are said i* have been seen by more venturesome natives, who were bold enough to approach the wild mountain district. The American officer was so impressed that he determined to conduct an exploring expedition across the center of the island. Bat apparently the mysterious white race had vanished, for the world has as yet heard nothing of his search being crowned with success. Arabia, however, can with more reason boast of a white tribe. For years stories of such a race, have been told in the Persian gulf, and an American missionary stationed at Muscat alluded some years ago to "coffee house babble in eastern Oman concerning a mysterious race of llght-complexioned people who live somewhere in the mountains, shun strangers and speak a language all their own." Various theories have been propounded to explain the fable, but prob- ? ably the explanation is to be found in the narrative of a journey made to Oman in 1876 by Col. S. B. Miles, a British officer. Colonel Miles in the course of his travels came across a town named Sheraizi, in the heart of the Green mountains. The strange place was perched like an eagle's nest on the top of a great cliff, and was inhabited by people of lighter skin than the rest of the tribes in the interior. They rarely descended to the plains snd refused to mix with or intermarry with the Arabs. ? Colonel Miles found that they were descendants of a portion of the Persian army that invaded Oman in the Fifth century. The isolation of the town and the curious behavior of Its people gave rise to exaggerated stories in tha -VinTonra nn tha distant coast. ' Think It Over! How big Is our own particular little universe, which is smaller than a pinpoint In comparison with the universe itself? Photographs taken at the Mount Wilson observatory indicate that light, which travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second, would take 1,000,000 years even at this pace to travel from one edge of it to the other. Mr. John Bray, a ipember of the Astronomical Society of France, calculating on this basis, declares that our universe?relatively microscopic as It Is?measures from edge to edge the unimaginable distance oi 5,869,713,600,000,000.000 miles! He adds that, astronomically, our solar system is small, for It would take 4,400 of such systems placed edge to edge, only to reach the nearest star. A Changed Man. MT<^u say Mr. Dubwalte Is afflicted with golf?" "I do." "Is that the proper term to use?" "If a man neglects his business, Ills wife and children and is changed from a smiling optimist into a confirmed misanthrope by golf, wouldn't you call it an affliction?"?Birmingham Age- % Herald.