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WHkt (fount)) iUcovil. XiNGSTREE, S. C. I C. W. WOLFE. H EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. r TERMS )SI BSL'IUPTION KATES: I One copy, one year. ? ? ? $i.no I One copy. six months. ? ? - ..j) I one e<?py. three months. ? I Subscript ton i?a y:ii ?! in :nlvan?v. / ADVERTISING KATKS: F One im-li. first insertion, .fl.uO; each j subsequent insert ion. ."??* eei,t>. obituf aries and Tributes of lies|Kvt over I t) words charged lor as regular advertisments Liberal reduction mi advertising made for three, six and twelve ' months' contracts, t'omimnmieations must be aceom pauied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attenTt ion. No eonitnnriieatioii of a personal nature, will be published except as an advertisement, i Address all letter- and make all I t'rafrs payable to I C. W. Wolfe, I Kingstree. s. C. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905 Thos G McLeod for Lieu.' tenant Governor. While the different newspapers throughout the State are announcing the possibility of different men rim ^ ning for different officer in the election next year, we wish to suggest to the voters of the State the name of Senator Thos G McLeod of Lee ' equity as a most suitable one for the office of Lieutenant Governor. Mr McLeod is a man well qualified in all respects foi this office. He is old enough to be wise and conserva*+?tive and he is young enough to be energetic and progressive. In the private walks of life he is a successful business man, beins: known as a man of brains and character, while in public life he is considered by those who know him, to be ofjsound judgment and broad views, llis education and training eminently tit him for public duty, being an honor graduate ef Woffori college and having served in the General Assembly for a number of years with distinguished success. He is a Christian gentleman, a successful business man and a public servant of unimpeachable reputation. High Finance. Instigations and exposures of the last few years have enabled the public to take a measure of tht ethics of high finance. In 1896 it was assumed by the "sound money" advocates that a great ^ financier was the very embodiment of patriotism, honor and business integrity, but this idol has been widely shattered. First came the shipbuilding trust investigation. That showed that a number of money magnates formed a conspiracy to deceive the public and that a few of th?- conspirators formed an inner circle conspiracy to take advantage of the rest of the conspirators. Then came the Munroe & Munroe investigation. That showed that the second vice president of the largest bank in the United States was in a syndicate formed to Heece the public through "wash-sales." Then Lawson came forward with his story implicating the president of the largest bank and leading spirit of the Standard Oil trust in a gigantic fraud. Following this the Equitable squabble bring to light a riot of criminal misuse of trust funds which ha* startled the country. And during this period of investigation Miss Tarbell has given us a history of the lawlessness of the oil trust. Mr Russell has shown up the methods ol the heef trust, and the interstate commerce commission has revealed the rebate practices of the railroads. Her. we have bankers, railroad magnates, promoters, manufacturers and speculators all viemg with each other in the use of lm-thuds which offend both statute and moral law. What shall wo say of the business ethics of these men who are actually engaged in^xploitation or who lend their names to exploiters and draw salaries for doing nothing? When one is condemned his defense is thai "others do the same"?a defense offered by the president for not punishing one of his cabinet. Larceny is a comprehensive term and it applies as much to the respectabU >' ?- . ' k ? -f' T 1 t It iff who steals ii largo amount by indirection us it does to a professional pickpocket who pilfers on a small scale. Of all the rasealitv recently e\-1 posed nothing surpasses the eonseieneoloss transactions of those who were in charge of the Krjuitable. Scarcely a day passes hut some new j form of I'liitif/'/lfmcMr i?; -i mmn nn-il (Mi.- dav we learn t.iat a coterie of directors made thousands of dollars by selling bonds to the company? sold to themselves. This was in . violation of the law, and they are now returning the money. The next dav we learn of pensions and ? salaries that represented no service. Then we tind that the officials raised their own salaries ?.? enormous figures and taxed their personal expenses in the company. What is this but la ieenv? And now Mr .Morton announces a reform, and what is it? Tnat directors will no longer be paid $25 per day whei^jj thev do not attend. It seems that the dummy directors who did noth-, ing when present but approve of lei 1 i i v 1 ( _ < I ports wnicn rney uiu poi examine | i were drawing $2"> a day whetherj present or not. What shall we say j of a lot of eminent business men who i thus enriched themselves out of j ' trust funds, supposed to be held j sacred for widow and children. The thimbleriggers on a street j fair are engaged in more honorable) I business for they cheat those whoi ;<re foolish enough to risk their mon-! ev on a game known to be dishonest, j but these thimbleriggers of high : finance rob the helpless and the de-j pendents under the guise of doing an honest business. The directors who knew what was going on shared in the crimes committed against j policy holders?the directors who I j did not know what was going on 1 wen* scarcely less criminal because they were sleeping sentinels, whose ! watchful eyes would have saved the ' policy holders. It is time to establish a higher I | ethical standard among our finan- j j ciers. - Ex. Scranton Happenings. . Scranton, J uly 17:?M i s s c 8 Lula and Minnie Bvrd are spending some time with relatives and frends ! at North, S. C. Miss Lillie Lavender of NewZion j is visiting her sister, Mrs R Mac J Cooper this week. i Mr Eugene Johnson of Elorence 1 was in town Sunday. Messrs liobt (Jrimsley and Bert I Evans of Cades were among the vis* I ltors in town last Sunday, j Mr Geo C Cusaac went to Florence Saturday night on business, i Mrs Mary Coker who has been I suffering for quite a while from chronic apj>endicitis was taken to St Francis Xaviers Infirmary last week I by Dr \Y S Lynch and operated on last Saturday and is now rapidly improving to the delight of her many friends. The spurt in the price of cotton i has brought all that has been held fiii- liitr'i. v i?rir?<>< Tin- <0 (** ? 1: week presented the appearance of a | faii day. I"he sulci on two days | i readied something over one hundred I | and I wenty-liu* hales, t he price j i ranging from ten to ten and a quar- J , ter cents. Mr W T Daniels of Hannah i j passed through Scran ton last week j en loute to Marion on business. Mr Enicst Hill, who holds a po- j ' sit ion as salesman at \\ i ti s 1 o w ; ' A"right's, is spending a few days a hi- old home in Tman nusvillo. Rev .) \V Truluek returned Thurs j > dav night from Chick Springs i , i u liMi'f 11II fcU* SfVi*P:il weeks. Mr H E Godwin of Lake City was noted in town on Saturday of! ' last week. 1 Messrs K K Cocktield, J M Park- 1 1 er and J T MoCants was in Klor- ! enee Sunday. > Rev Kuuisbnttoni of Friendti -1 d - was on our strcts Monday. [ Mr an ! Mrs \ M Graham spent . Sunday at Lake City. Mr N B Sturgeon paid Florence a short call Friday night. All Summer Goods going at actual cost. Special bargains! on Lawns, Ginghams and Cali coes. Sale begins July 21-22. J. L. C. Moore, Lake City, S. 0. ' rw ~ \(i DESS iilLLAM) IN TARHEEL LEAGUE Pitched Splendid Ball in Twelve Inning Game on Friday. Greensboro, .Inly Ifi Dessie <iilland, playinjr with oreens boro under the name of .lohnde Saussure, pitched his tirst j^ame in the Y.-t\ league on Friday. The contest was a 12 inning battle between Danville and Greensboro. Neither s i u e ...........1 ninth inninir MVM UU 1411 11 I Cl/V. iiiuvii when Greensboro made an earned run and Danville scored on a serious error at tirst with two men down. Moore for Danville, the best pitcher in the! league, held (ireensboro down to five hits, while Danville got the same number off Gilland's delivery. It was a pitcher's battle from start totinish.?The State. KILLED AT GREELYVILLL Alonzo Rhodes Killed While Resisting Arrest. A negro named Aion/.o Rhodes ^as killed at Greelyville last week a gun shot by Deputy Willie Fulmore. It seems that Rhodes was drunk , and resisted arrest making several attempts to kill Deputy Fuji in ore. He had an axe drawn on I) e n u t v Fulmore. L v ' when he was shot and almost instantly killed. Coroner R K Gamble was soon afterward summoned and an inquest held, J J Graham being foreman of the jury. The verdict was that the deceased. Alon/.o Rhodes, came to his death by resisting arrest and that Deputy Fillmore killed him in discharge of lift duty. A BaskA Picnic. The editor acknowledges with thanks the following invitation: You are respectfully^ invited to attend a basket picnic at the residence of Mr and Mrs J L Xexsen. Wednesday*, July 19', i 190"). [ W V McGill ,, ... j A W Flagler Committee: , j L Nexs"en ; P M Brockinton. Beautiful Spring. "Father, dear father, come home! with me now, for ma has some car-! pets to beat; she's got all the furniture out in the yard, from the front door clean down in ihe street. The stove jnust come down ami be put in the shed, and the yard must I e cleareu of dead glass; for it's time to cl?an house, and the devil's to j pay?and the windows sadly need [ glass. Father, dear father, come home with me now, and bring some belogna and cheese; it's 12 o'clock and there's nothing to eat?I'm so liungiy I'm weak m the knees. All the dinner we have will be cold scraps and such, and we'll h a v e to eat standing up, too; for the table and all are out in the yard?oh, I wish spring cleaning was through! Father, deat father,! come home with me now, for ma is as mad as a Turk; she says vou're a lazy old thing, and she proposes to put you to work. There's painting to do and paper to hang, and the window casings to scrub; for it's house cleaning time, and you've got to come home and revel in suds end cold grub."?Clifton (Kali ) News., I'm Falling Thus cried the hair. And a kind neighbor came to the rescue with a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor. The hair was saved! In gratitude, it grew long and heavy, and with all the deep, rich color of early life. Sold in all parts of the world for sixty years. ** Aoont one yearaeo I lo?t nearly all of my hair following an attack of measles. 1 was advised by a friend to use Ayer's Hair Vlttor. I did so. and as a re-tilt I now liave abeautlft.l bead of hair."? Matt. W. J. Bkown, Mtnoinonee Kall>. Wis. . I II IIIM?I? A Made by J. C. Aysr Co., Lowsll, Mass. JM Also manufacturers of A\ - . ^ A SARSAPAR1LLA. I liters S, recto.,. The pot-nis of tky June Lippincott's breather, a*ar as occasional verse can, of th/month of poets., They are 4Brief)," by Marie Van Vorst; 4 The of Beauty," by Charles Wharton Work; 44The Lit-' tie Guest Room in My Heart,'' by Margaret Root Garvin; "The Hedge Bindwood," by Emma Belle Miles; 44A Hay," by Henry Anderson Lafler; 44A Dream Temple," by Edith M Thomas; 44The Vespert Sparrow," by Roscoe Brumbaugh; and 44(iolgotha," by Clarence Urmy.; i \ ***-' L - ' ?V a* } V We are Nil in And There is Something Doim Entire I DRY^ GOODS, NOTIONS, .. Going at Actual Co GROCERIES, FAN( No Such Stock Ever Seen Here Want and It Not In Stock i mm Headqirj CIGARS, TOBACCO, FINE : + AND ICE We Thank Our Friends For Pa vite Them to Our New Store. p. s. court: MAIN STREET J WHY i I ... /w nen you ouy a pi organ?why not h est and best Man world and get the easiest terms? Wr booklet and cata] (asking. Why not THE CABLE Mason & Hamlin P Canover, Cable, Wellington pianos pianos?Chase ai players and Chic gans.' L FACTORY 2*2 KING Charleston, bounty Recoi 25 Per C To Clear Out the Ba/anct Suits We Offer For 10 L Our Entire Line ot Suits < Price. Our Special Sale Ir Success So we Wan better, j Don 't Delay If You Wish Last Long At These Pric All Goods Not Satisfacti Cunningha DARLINGTON, Special Rates VI Atlai Gttiifsderale limns' Reunion, ion One cent per mile for distanc Kate from Kinj^stree, S. C . > Tickets on Sale June 10th, 11 limit June 19th. Extension ( be obtained by depositing I ouisville, Ky., and payment ticket, stop-over will be all mond. White Sulphur Spring: Hoi Springs). Special train service and thr operated from convenient po see the Agent, or consult "T1 WRIGHTSVILLE On account of Summer Schcn Tickets to Wilmington, N. C. and 17th, with final limit Jur fare plus 25 cents for the roui Rate from Kingstree, S. C. tc turn $4.70. For any other information E M Emerson, Traffic Mgr. WILMING7 Bring us You w 1 ' Nn dm.'1 j on the Bargain Counter. HATS AND SHOES, st and Below Cost. . .. :y and staple. Before. Call For What You j We'll Order It at Once.! ramninc cana u/atcd! vrvi i u i tt rv i ui\ CREAM. + :j st Patronage and Cordially In- j Yours to Serve, NEY & CO., KINGSTREE, 5. C. NOT? | ano--piano player uy from the largufacturer in the lowest price and ite for descriptive logs free for the 1 i COMPANY | | ianos and Organs. Kingsbury and Regal Electric id Baker piano ago Cottage orBRANCH: I STREET, I kc ' I :d, $1 a Year. ent. Off J =r ? of Our Men and Boy's lays From June 15 th it 1-4 Off the Regular % 0 0 m f x May was a Big it to Make this Even : ! a Suit, They Will Not I teS. )ry Can Be Returned. m & Dove, s. c. A ntic Coast Line. lid. K!? toII 1016111905. e traveled, plus *J") cents. I I i\S\ C il.^ .nonrl >1 l.UO IU[ LI IC [ uuuu uij/. tli, 12th and 13th, with final if final limit to July 10 may tickets with Joint Aj,rent, : of fee of 50 cents on eacli owed at Petersburg, Rich5 and Convington and (for ou?;h Pullman cars will be ints. For other information tie Purple Folder." BEACH, N. C. >1. June 15th to 21st, 1905. will be sold .lune 14th, 15th le 24th, for one first class id trip. i Wilmington, X. P. and rewrite, W J fraig, Gen, Passenger Agt 'ON, N. C. m r Job Work. i TO! . 11 -J. I I * THE C i Special Line ol th NEGLIGEE SHIRTS Also a swell line of ne four-in-hand ties that time.; Stetsor The Shoes made by Si pair warranted and comfort. We have ju: the factory. CLOTHING Two Piece Suit Yoimis^sur ?S?ggCall and Strav We have the Lat X-m YOU'LL Summer We sell the better kii NIGHT SHIRTS-Inf; line can be found at J.B. 1 ZECingfs WdM't Yc ID OUR 'BUSY" I Is now filled with ch< now until the spring strong efforts to clear something in winte just writ; We'll forward sample HERETOFORE we 1 stocks by means of ' week, and only our he benefit. Now IF YO TER, we'll quote pric opens thewavforou secure the unusual ba sales. : : If you want prices Letter for "THE BI BUELLll Olia-xles Get In OF C s. riA [N GOUR DjNS' THRE We have just rec MEN'S SPi Also the SEEING We wish to receive you '' nnt tilpncprl nftcr iv 1111 r'"' ? ifund you your money ir you. W S. M. Kingstiee. THE BEST! Till INQUIR] DUR [(Manufactured by Lelai ASK MI KIN GSTREE AT *9 ft MMMM Wp LQTHIER. Ke Celebrated Lion Brand , COLLARS and CUFFS. ck wear?the prettiest lot of has been here in a long i Shoes. I i :etson are Standard - Every unequaled tor looks ana st received a shipment from 1 - ^ 7 CLOTHING! s for Summer Wear. j *jS TS, Ages 16 to ?0. ' ? ?1 see our line of$gg&> WW A v Hats. ! est Shapes and Styles. r j ?. < -xBE NEEDING Und.exT*rea,r, id at moderate prices, also act anything in the Clothing Steele's, stxee, S.C. ? ? t m Write 'g^A Letter? kpv annus stork 'JLlI A WWW wow mwmm oice winter fabrics. From season opens we'll make out this stock. If there's ir goods you can use? E US A LETTER ' sat nnrp lave sold out' our surplus CUT-PRICE sales twice a >me customers reaped the >U'LL WRITE US A LETes for the next sale. This r out-of-town customers to rgains offered at our special nnPiirnifiifA \1 ;i rk' vn11 r \J 111 kl I I I W M > V f ? J vr??- . G FURNITURE STORE" J : ROBERTS, I stom., 3. O. | rhe Habit oming to RCUS' :e-stqry sky-scraper :eived a fresh stock of KING SUITS. latest styles of VI / BBINBRY > 1 2.x : ? r patronage ana uieu u )uu urchasing from us we will re- \ i exchange for the goods sold arcus, ^ S- C. 5 BEST! THE BEST! S NOW ABOUT ANITE! id Moore Paint & Oil Co.) i: CARR AT HARDWARE CO.