OLD YOUNG MAN
M. S. Bailey Attends Con
tention at Tybee.
The following article written
in last Friday’s issue of The State,
will be read with interest by the
many friends of Mr. M. S. Bailey:
“The old young man of South
Carolina Bankers’ convention is M.
S. Bailey of Clintom He~ is here
with his grandson, W. C. Bailey,
the third generation who has been
in the banking business in Clintpn
since 1884, when M. S. Bailey op
ened a private bank there. It has
remained a private bank until this
day.
Mr. Bailey is now in his 78th
year, but he says that he feels just
; as,ysBifev. as. he ev^4id
- he^dnernot hear*serwell as former
ly, but this does not interfere with
his enjoyment of the moving pic
ture show’s where he says he can
hear what is said as w r ell as anyone
else.
Mr. Bailey tells that when he
thought of beginning banking he
hesitated where to* locate the bank
in Clinton. He had a lot which was
a somewhat undesirable location,
and he considered that. lie asked
an old character about the towm
what he thought of it. The old
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man replied: “It will do all right
if you have the money.” Mr.
Bailey had the money and he erect
ed a building on the lot and com
menced banking. A short while af
terwards the old man came into the
building, examined the doors and
windows and other equipment of
the bank. Mr. Bailey asked his rea
sons for doing so. He replied in
a low voice that he had been car
rying $1,500 in his pocket for some
time and he wanted a safe place to
put it. He then asked Mr. Bailey
what he would charge for keeping
art’s store. This young man per
suaded him to go there to see the
credit main of the firm. Mr. Bailey
did this with reluctance. Upon be
ing ushered in he was received
kindly and asked what he wanted.
He replied that he wanted to buy a
small bill of goods on credit. The
next question was what he had to
borrow on. Mr. Bailey replied:
“.flaft.thftuaand dollara„ami a .wife
and baby.” The credit njan laugh
ed heartily and asked him to say
it over again. Mr. Bailey did, and
the credit man replied that he
would give him $1,000 credit. Mr.
Bailey did not require this much,
but from tin four bales of cotton
and the credit given the great mer
cantile firm of M. S. ’Bailey and
Son was started, and out of that
came the bank.
Out of the bank Mr. Bailey says
has come 90,000 spindles and 2,000
looms of a cotton mill which is now
making more money than the store
SUMMER SCHOOL
AT CLE3ISOX 3QTH
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it for him. Mr. Bailey told him he
would charge nothing, whereupon
. the old man left it with him.
A few months afterward he came
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back and asked Mr. Bailey if his
money was s.till there. Mr. Bailey
showed him the money in the vault
which satisfied the old man, and
there the money remained until his
death.
Mir. Bailey came back from the
Confederate War in 1865 and had
-as~his~capitst four balesTbf cot ton
which he hauled on a wagon to
Orangeburg and sold for 60 cents
a pound. With that he bought a
stock of goods and opened a store
in Clinton. In 1866 he proposed
going to New York to buy goods.
A fellow Confederate .asked him
how he could do it, after he had
been fighting “those people” for
four years. Mr. Bailey replied that
he was no longer mad and that it
was the only place to get goods. He
went on and at the hotel he met a
young man from North Carolina,
who was working in A. T. Stcw-
Conrses Offered Farmers, Agricultural
Teachers, Dairymen, Etc.
Clemson, College, June 21.-"Wtth
the closing of the regular session on
Tuesday last, attention of the authori
ties, especially the agricultural forces
of the institution, is centered in the
summer school which will run from
June 30 to August 6, and in which
courses will be offered to farmers,-club
boys, agricultural teachers, cotton
graders, dairymen, poultry • raisers,
and others. Dr. F. H. H. Calhoun, di
rector of the agricultural teaching
work, is in charge of the summer
school. Farmers’ Week, the big gen
eral institute for farmers, will be held
July 21 to 26, inclusive.
Prof. S. B. Earle, acting president,
Is away on a ten-day trip which in
cludes a visit to Cornell, his alma ma
ter, and to the annual meeting of the
American Association for thd Ad
vancement of Engineering Science.
Dr. R. N. Brackett,’ director of the
Chemistry department, is acting
president during Prof. Earle’s ab
sence.
Captain Henry F. McFeely, com
mandant of cadets, has gone to Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Virginia, under or-
-dera.from..the War Department, to be
GREENWOOD MEN
WANT JUDGESHIP
Featherstone, Baker and McGhee Call,
ed Upon Department of Jnstiee.
Washington, June 23.—Mr. C. C.
Featherstone, of Greenwood, one of
the best known lawyers in upper
South Carolina, was here today and
with Kenneth L. Baker, and S. H. Mc
Ghee, also of Greenwood, called
at'the Department of Justice to lay
claims to the judgeship of the Western
District before Attorney General Pal
mer.
While Mr. Palmer made no state
ment as to what would be done in
this matter and received the South
Carolinians with courtesy, it is under
stood that the recommendation
which he will make may not be fur
ther delayed after the two South Caro
lina senators have told him who
they wish named for this place.
The President will be returning to
the United States at a very early date
and it would not be surprising were
the nomination announced very soon
aftdr his arrival here.
It is probable that had the old
agreement, to w’hich Senator Tillman
to
appointment of Judges in the - hands
of the senator? not been,, abrogated,
the matter would have been further
advanced than it now Is. With the
old agreement broken, house mem
bers of the South Carolina delegation
got into the fight and have taken a
hand in the matter.
A Triumph of
And yet, the ‘Royal Cord' pos^
eesses amazing buoyancy and life.
That's the secret of this famous
tire's success.
Hardihood that means many
extra * miles, combined with the
luxury of easier riding.
on duty there during the summer
vacation. Lieut. T. C. Jolly, of the
C^son military force, is also on
duty at Camp Lee for the summer
months.
Prof. O. M. Clark has been elected
head of the department of agricul
tural education at the Oklahoma Ag
ricultural college and will probably
leave in August or early September
to take up his new duties. Prof.
Clark is a graduate of Clemson col
lege and has had fine training in
general agriculture and in agricul
tural educatipn. He was for several
years assistant professor of agrono
my at Clemson and is now assistant
professor of agricultural education.
The people 1 of the Clemson com
munity met on Wednesday evening
and organized the Fort Hill Bank and
elected a board of petitioners to ap
ply for a charter at once in order to
be able to begin business by Sept 1st
if possible. A bank has been needed
in the community for a long time and
the new organization should find a
good field for business.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Draggiau refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fnih
to core Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and
restful sleep after the first application
. yon can
stion. Price
LIVER DIDNT ACT
DIGESTION WAS DAD
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Stya €5 year Old Kentucky Lady, Wko TeOt Hew Ska Was KaBavad
Altar a Few Doses ef Black-Drangkt
Meadonrllla, Ky.—Mr*. Cynthia
Higginbotham, of this town, says: “At
my age, .which la 65, the liver doee
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not act so well ae when young. A few
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years ago, my stomach was all ont of
fix. I waa constipated, my liver
didn’t act My digestion was bad, and
It took so little to upset me. My ap
petite was gone. I was very weak...
I decided I would < give Black*
Draught a thorough trial aa I knew it
waa highly recommended for this
trouble. I began taking it 1 felt
better after a few doses. My appetite
Improved and I became stronger. My
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon righted with a few
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doses of Black-Draught*
Seventy years of successful use fas
made Thedford’e Black-Draught a
standard, household remedy. Every
member, of every family, at times,
need the help that Black-Draught can
give in cleansing the system and re
lieving the troubles that come from
constipation. Indigestion, lazy liver,
etc. Tou cannot keep well unless your
stomach, liver and bowels are in good
working order. Keep them that way.
Try Black-Draught It acts promptly,
gently and In a natural way. If you
feel sluggish, take a dose . tonight
Tou will feel fresh tomorrow. Price
25c. a packago—One cent a dost
AH druggists. 7. m
( APT. GONZALES
GETS PROMOTION
Well Known South Carolinian Nomi
nated to be Ambassador to Peru.
Washington, June 23.—South Caro
lina will soon have a full fledged am
bassador, the President today having
nominated Captain William E. Gon
zales, of Columbia, now minister to
Cuba, to he ambassador extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Peru.
This change is a promotion for Cap
tain Gonzales. He was made minister
to Cuba at ibe beginning of the Wil
son administration and has performed
the dut es of that Position with honor
to the United States.
Recently, by an act of congress, it
was decided to place Peru in the am
bassador class and today’s nomination
is another step in the matter.
As minister to Cuba Captain Gon
zales’ salary was $12,000 a year; in
his new position it will he $17,000 with
th?r added h<>ndr of hethg’lfnsmbass&-
dor instead.of a minister.
There are hundreds of friends of I he
new ambassador and his family in
South Carolina who will be glad to
know that he is soon to represent the
United States in this high official po
sition, the duties of which he will as-
many friends In the national capitol,
official and otherwise,
sume Immediately after being con-
flrtned by the senate.
Since being appointed as minister
to Cuba both Captain and Mrs. Gon
zales have been visitors to . Washing
ton from time to time and have made
Let us put ‘Royal Cords' on your
car. They are the utmost in equip
ment—the finest tires in the world.
United States Tires
are Good Tires
We know United States Tires are GOOD tires- That’s why we seU them.
E. W. FERGUSON,
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T. M. & J. B. PINSON, Cross Hill, S. C.
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People Read
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If yoa noant to kbn somebody
If you noant to sett something
If yoa noant to buy something
If yoa noant to rent yoar boose
If yoa tsant to sell yoar boose
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No Worms in a Healthy Chilf
All children troubled with worms have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im
prove the digestion, tnd act as a General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be
in nerfset health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.
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SUMMER SHOWING OF
For MEN and WOMEN-
--BOYS and GIRLS!
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COME to this store for good things to wear for your Summer Outfitting!
Come where the best of clothes and the best of a painstaking clothes ser
vice is ready at your command.
RIGHT PRICES are coupled with our splendid values and we make it
our business to give every buyer the limit of good value for every dollar he
or she leaves with us.
GO WHERE you will, you cannot match at the prices such splendid sum
mer outfitting as we are selling.
FOR YOUR
SUMMER OUTFITTING
GO TO
M. S. BAILEY & SONS
“The Big Store With the Big Values
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