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rm ' - ' ' ' ' . . . , . VOL. XX. ~ KINGSTREE. S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1904. NQ:J$| A Dream Within a Dream. Chapter i. Cotton Mill Men in Convention. First speaker: "Gentlemen, a fearful state of affairs confronts us. Fifteen cent cotton stops our mills, throws out of employment thousands of operatives,! and brings a train of woe; for we cannot manufacture cotton at the selling price of the finished products. We must seek a re- j medy." "Combination", says one. "No; that won't do, for we cannot control the world of spin ners throughout America and i Europe." "Well, raise the'price' of cloth." "No; there is the same trouble; the world is too large to manage." "But wei must do something?what is it? j . We must have more cotton; I I cheaper cotton! But how? The! South is straining every nerve! now to make all she can." "We must import foreign labor by the thousands; by the million! "Scatter laborers from North ! Carolina and Tennessee to Tex- j as and Indian Territory. Yes; j import enough to make 20 mill- i ion bales; revolutionize the i whole fix; the seed alone will *pay for it all!" Albright! Good!; Hallelujah! Join Hands!" Let's have a merry go round! Prosperity!" "Here's to-20 million bales of cotton and 20 million dollars fund to bring it about; bring in the wine and let's drink to the toast." "Hurrah." CHAPTER II. ? Board of Trade in Council. | "Gentleman of the Board of I Trade: The cotton mill men j have struck the nail on the head, j struck the key note of Pros-1 perity." "Yes! yes! Bring- in the teeming millions of foreign labor i ers; 20 million bales cotton and double the amount of seed, Trade! Trade! Billions of ' trade!" Hurrah for Prosperity!";: CHAPTER III. Rai\ Road Magnate^ in Session, p "Resolved: That we are de-' j lighted with the action of the aboard of trade and the cotton ( mill men, for the prospect of full supplies of American cotton, and that we will do all in our power to forward the great move of prosperity; doublings the business of handling cotton ^ and seed and fertilizers and : freight traffic generally. We i, may need double tracks on many ! of our lines, and a proportionate i increase of rolling stock." CHAPTER IV. Retail Merchants in Parliament, j "All hail to the wave of pros- , perity through the importation < of millions of foreign labor for ! the cotton fields of the South. ] We hereby send a fraternal greeting- to the cotton mill men, the railroads and the business! world. j We congratulate our farmer; ? friends and toast the coming' wave of prosperity!" CHAPTER V. Farmers in Conclave. "I rise, brother farmers, to felicitate with you on the eve' of grreat prosperity. We have seen how the cotton mill men, the rail roads and the great bus- J iness world seem to have united j for the prosperity of the farming i interest; and we owe it to our- i selves to chime in with this great move to double our re-1 sources. Hundreds of thous-1 i- ands of immigrants are knocking at our doors to come -in and do the work for us, double the J cotton, double the seed. Just ; think what a pile of seed; how it will cheapen hog's lard!!!" ! 2nd speaker: "Brother farmers, have you carefully weighed both sides of this question? It i W. ... .?--* ... ^ ? ??? ! seems to me it is not more cotton we want. No; it is less cotton. Twenty million Dales would mean 3 cent cotton; .you ; could not jLfet cost for it. 4'It reminds me of encouraging-a man to commit suicide. It's a case of 'you take the buzzard and I the turkey; or I'll take the turkey, and you the buzzard'. "It may bring- prosperity to the mill men, the railroads and commercial business men; as the fertilzer trusts, but make serfs J and servants of the farming class. Three-cent cotton. This would mean no money for i the farmer. His lien would j more than exhaust everything, [ and he'd never see a dollar.! The millions of immigrants will work for themselves and for the capitalists who sell them homes;' absorb part of the present labor and sell the output of cotton, until 3 cents is about all you would get for it." "No! No!" says another, "you have jumped clear across the argument. You forget that the seed alone would be a for-! tune". "But see here, gentlemen, i you are getting mixed?badly mixed. What's the matter the farmers never will pull together.! You Lave waked me up out of ai dream of ten bales to the horse I and 15 cents labor. I am so bamboozled I scarcely know wnether to sign myself in ; South Carolina or PossYm Fork. EMERGENCY MEDICINES. ! It is a great convenience to have ! at hand lettable remedies for use in I cases of accident and for slight in-; juries and ailments. A good lini-i moot and one that is fast becoming a favorite if not a household necessity is Chamberlain's Pain Balm.' By applying it promptly to a cut, bruise or burn it allaysthe pain and causes the injury to heal in abouti nne-third the time usually required and as it is an antiseptic it prevents any danger of blood poisoning.; When Pain Balm is kept at hand' sprain may be treated before intlam : mation sets in, which insures a quek,1 recovery. For sale by l)r I) ( Scott I Kingstree; Lake City Drug Co. I Lake City; Dr W S Lyncn, Scranton. Notice. I will be in Kingstree on Sept.! 20th and will remain in my of- j [ice two weeks. Parties desir-j ing" my services will find me at my office. R J McCabe, It. Dentist. ! When troubled with constipation . [ry Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and produce no griping or ither unpleasant effect. For sale >.v I)r 1> C Seott, Kingstree; Lake Jity j)rug Co., Lake City; Dr \V 8 Lynch, 8c ran ton. A man is out of spirits when j there isn't a drop in the house, j j; Wintersmith's I ?ll<3:B I ?? i I GUARANTEED I (CHILLSI 1 DENGUE, AGUE, I I BILIOUS FEVER I R AND ALL I I MALARIAL ILLS. I ; R Atyaar Cny Store. < !)' f. NM4a.lt.tt 4am yam a# fito attma I Hit triad. POPULAR COUPLE WED. ! Capt. Ladson B- McCutchen Leads to | the Altar Miss Emma J Gordon. Lane, September 13:?On Thursday afternoon, September 8, at 2oclock, Miss Emma J Gordon and Capt Ladson B McCutchen were very quietly married iat the home of the bride's! ' mother, Mrs M H Gordon. Only ; ! immediate members of the' i I , family were invited and a few ; intimate friends. The ceremony ! was simple but beautiful in its solemnity. The Rev O D Loving of Virgina officiated. Miss Gordon devoted four: years of her life to teaching in ' the schools our neighboring 1 towns, and proved herself a sincere friend to all. She is a sup erior and estimable woman, and 1 we are grieved to have her taken I from our community. Capt McCutchen is a popular conductor ( of the Atlantic Coast Line and ' a gentleman of great strength ( of character. Among those present were: Mrs T M McCutchen, mother of the groom, Miss Hattie McCutchen, Jim McCutchen, Miss Nettie McCutchen, Miss Genia Mc- j Cutchen, all of Mayesville. Mrs ^ W D Owens, of Sumter, and Miss ^ Mary Brunson, of Manning. Dinner was served at 2 oclock ( at the home of the bride. The decorations of the dining hall ( and tables were beautifully and ( artistically arranged. Mendels- A soln's Wedding March was \ beautifully rendered by Miss f Mary Brunson. The bride was r dressed in plain white organdie, c very becomingly made, with a sunburst of diamonds at her t throat, a gift of the groom, bear- ^ ng in h jr hands a large bouquet j of roses. Owing to the popular- t ity of this young couple, they received quite a number of hand- c some presents, mostly in silver c and cutglass. We are all inter- ^ ested in the happiness of this c young couple. ^ THE NEWS AT BENSON. c Death and Burial of Mrs J R Brockin- r ton?Other News. c (Written for last week's Issue.) Benson, Sept. 8.? Rev H F Oliver, pastor of Cedar Grove * Baptist church, has been conducting a series of meetings for 1 the past week and will probably continue them this week for some daj's. The church has been great- , 1} revived spiritually and much I good is apparent as the result. ^ Mrs JR Brockinton, who has v been extremely ill for several a "* /l.A/l A V 4tl A ll A m A A f 1l AT ^ ?ccn.5, mcu at Liit m/uit vi uvi ^ parents, Mr and Mrs W M Mc- n Crea, last Sunday morning- at 1 ^ o'clock, and was buried at Tur- <| key Creek Baptist church today. >' A large number of sorrowing h relatives and friends attended J the funeral, whicli was conduct- ^ ed by Rev Mr Darnell. The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved husband 61 and family. w A new store is being built here by our genial friend, Capt J F Scott of Central. This makes three for this place. The cotton crop is being devastated by the onslaughts of the army worm. W S G. The cashier should be known by the company that keeps him. BUOKLE.VS ARNICA SALVE Has world-wide fame for marvellous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Hums, Boils, Sores, Felons, Hleers,Tetter, Salt Rheum. Fever Sore.'vChapped Hands. Skin Eruptions; infallible for Piles. Cure guaranteed Only 2oc, at Dr W V Brockinton's,. Druggist, v. " , GRADED SCHOOL OPENING. Patrons and Friends of the School Invited to be Present the Opening Day. As will be seen in another column the Kingstiee Graded School will begin work next Monday, September 19. In this connection let me mge that every father, mother and friend interested in the welfare of the school meet at the new school building promptly at 10 o'clock in the morning. Let u# see and be seen. A short, but fan appropriate programme has been prepared. With regard to the children, let us have them all the first day.! Many parents have unfortunately ; formed a hahif of pn tori nor their. children after the school has been I regularly organized and class-work begun. This is an injustice to both child and teacher, and nothing s'ood result from it. Let every body be present at the jpeuing next Monday. In behalf of j ;he faculty and Board of Trustees I' cordially extend this invitation. P. P. Bethea, Supt. Letter to a Kingstree Lawyer. Kingstree, S. C. Dear Sir: As your business is :o get people into and out of :rouble, suppose you consider :heir paint; it makes 'em almost is much trouble as money, except of course matrimony. Thuv hmr r>nr>r nairit n trnnrl ""J rv"' i ? leal; th?y don't mean to; they ion't know any better; they buy without thinking-. Bad paint sn't good. It looks good-enough or a year; then begins to get usty; but changes so slowly, >ne don't notice it. Looking isn't all. The busiless of paint is to keep a house Iry inside, the wood and iron of t; keep it from rotting and rusting. Takes good paint to do it. Good and bad paint are sold at >ne' price or about that. One :an't go by the price at all, as ritli lawyers, the price has lothing to do with goodness or >adness; and costs are worst 'et; the painter and sheriff J ome-in for their share. ! < But the probability is that a | ^ nan, who paints Devoe, will i i ome-out on top. 11 Yours truly, P. W. Devoe & Co. ? 6 Dr. D. C. Scott sells our paint. * N PRAISE OF CHAMBER-1! LAWN'S COLIC, CHOLERA [ AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. "Allow me to pive you a few ,vords in praise of Chamberlain's lolie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remdy," says Mr John Hamlett, of atpie Pass, Texas. ''I u Acred one < /e<*k with bowel trouble and took . II kinds of medicine without petinp any relief, when njv friend,Mr < 'Johnson a merchant here, advised le to take this remedy. After talc* up one dose I felt preatly relieved nd when I had taken the third ose was entirely cured. I thank j: ou from the bottom of my heart , >r puttinp this preat remedy in the j andsof mankind." For sale by >r L) C Scott, Kinpstree; Lake City I )rup Co., Lake City; I)r VV S Lynch j cranton. A woman'^ strength lies in her lence, that is why she is naturally ! eak. MACHINERY | GOMPlfTE EQUIPMENTS A SPECIALTY. ENGINES, BOILERS, GINNING MACHIN- f CRY. SAW MILL AND WOODWORKING 5 MACHINERY, SHINGLE AND LATH 5? MACHINERY, CORN MILLS, " RICK MAKING MACHIN- m CRT, KINDRED LINES S GBBES MACHINERY COMPANY. I Golwntki, S. C. 3 V f MHiMfilKK THE VOTE AT KINGSTR5E. Earle Led For Railroad Commissioner j and Eilerbe For Congress. The second primary election j held here Tuesday was notj marked by special incident or ; feature save the comparatively large vote polled, amounting to 199, which is just 8 votes less than the number cast in the first j primary. The vote was distributed as follows: Railroad commissioner: Earle 134, Mobley 62. Congress, 6th district: Ragsdale 90, Ellerbe 107, House of representatives: Stoll 157, Wall 41. Treasurer: Johnson 165, Baldwin 34. County supervisor: Graham 113, Chandler 81. Coroner: Burrows 73, Gamble 126. County commissioner: Blakeley 147, Fitch 118, Eaddy 127. WHAT IS LIFE? In the last analysis nobody knows but we do know that it ia under strict law. Abuse that law even slightly, pain results. Irregular living means derangement of the organs, resulting in Constipation, Headache, or Liver trouble. I)r King's New Life Pills quickly readjust this. It's gentle, yet thorough. Only 2or, at Dr \V V Broykinton's Drug Store. About Bonds. Why put yourseif under obligation to friends by asking them to go on your bond, when for a few dollars a year you can secure a bond from the U S Fidelity & Guranty Co. of Baltimore, Md. We make a specialty of writing bonds of county officials on short notice. Bonds for administrators, executors, guardians, etc., executed literally "while you wait." C W Wolfe, Agent, Kingstree, S. C. SOUR STOMACH. When the quantity of food taken is too large or the quality too rich, nour stomach is likely to follow, and especially so if the digestion . he? been weakened by constipation Eat dowly and not too freely of. easily iigested food. Masticate the food horoughly. Lut fis'e hours elapse between meals, and when you feel t I lioness ami wei^nt m the region >f the stomach Mter eating, take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and the sour stomach may t>e avoided. For sale by I)r 1) (J Scott, Ivingstree; Lake City l>rug Co., Lake City; Dr W S Lynch, Scran on. Wanted at Once Young man to take charge of comissary and attend to general farm work. J B Clarkson, 3t. Gourdins, S. C. When a woman starts out to reform, she always begins on some man. [ThorthTca^^ ^ THOROUGH BRED CATTLE. ^; ? I will have a carload of } } fine Jersey Milch Cows at ) } Stuckey & Flowers' } ? Stable, Lake City.S. 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