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For School Improvement. iblyjllej February i!.":? School Improvement asation has decided to offer la ;e.> to the schools of the State j a 1% ? m-t 1 i w+u; uiu.M ut-vivitrv* iiiuivi i?i< j ^movement made during the j en lenirtii of time. Five of! V . lie prizes are to be Si00 each I tud ten are to be S,"o each. Peculations concerning the K? prizes that are to be awarded ?v this association are as ollows: 1. Improvements must be, nade between January 1 and j November l.">, 1907. '2. Prizes wiil be awarded to' >chools where the most decided material improvements have )een made during the time nentioned. 3. Under the material improve ments are included local taxa-. tion, consolidation, new buildings, libraries, inier.or decora- j tions, beautifying yards, and better general equipment. m 4. No school can compete for any of these prizes unless it i is a rural school. No town or city with more than 500 popula : tion shall be eligible to the con-! test. 5. All who wish to enter this contest must send names and descriptions of schools, before improvements are made, to the ! president, prior to October 1. I a A li ,i :I IV rv.ll UCSVLipUUUS, |71IVVW | graphs and other evidences showing improvements must be ^ent to the the president before j "ovember 1. . Prizes will be awarded in .ecks sent by December 1. The rizes are to be used for fuither nprovements in tne scnoois re ? eiving them, iss Mahy T. Nance, Miss Anna 1'. Stahke. -:>b-lt i Voice the lodex of the Mind. Cultivate a mild, gentle and j mpathetic vi?ice. And the way to secure a mild,; tie and sympathetic voice is, be mild, gentle and sympatlic. Hie \ oice is the index of the ul.. Children do not pay much at fit ion to your words?t Indulge of your intents by your ~oiee. Your voice reassures. * Vy leep know my zoice." ^Ve judge oneanother more by ice than language, for voice lors speech, and if your voice 4 ?s not corroborate your words, ' '.V i 1 I follow. are won or repelled by a Your do&* does not obey [words: lie does, however, our intents in your voice. ; best way to cultivate a THE LtRLEST WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL DRV GOODS AXD CARPET IIOISE IX THE SOUTH. ' NEW SP] 01 R STORES ARE OUR READY-TOARE THE MOST STYLISH Ladies' r Nobby Eton Suits ma< 'anamas, Voiles. Black and Colored rrom $1*.0<> to $'50.00. Worsted suit Ladies' Shirt Waist suits in silk-Is ?6.00 to $3*>.00 per suit. Ladies' Silk Jumper suits, "The 1 -er suit. Ladies' Princess suits (also new) range from $12.0<> to $3o.00 per suit. LADIES ?0 Styles here to every one to be i ^ When you intend buying a waist''im* your measure, state what pi >rettiest and cheapest waist yo We m ake a specialty of | ttings, Curtains and Upl Vgents for Dr. Jage tterns, 10, and 15c. > 1 ?/. tM ELtiBSiNG BATES. I We otlVi flnu- clubbing ratr-S Wiin .1 iiuifil.fi" of (."jtnhir netis j?:ip rs .iii ; ;?-ri*iilu a!> Head cure-; > fully the f-.lio.v ii.^ |i*: ami select j the one <:,* more that yen fancv and; wc?!ail !; ;?!e..-e>! N? send iii your| (?r I t. i ii-se rate- aieef course all ca-li in .i(i\a ic , ?v ii i"!i aicrti.s that both r.ifc KhMilii nd lie* j? i|)er ordered must he naid for, not 1. 'i. 3, voice is not to think about it. Actions become re.vfal only i when thev are unconscious; and i * the voice that convinces, that holds us captive, that leads and lures us on. is used by its owner' u ncontciousl y. Fix your nnnd on a thought,! the voice will follow. If you fear you will not be understood,. you are losing tiie thought?itj is slipping away from you?you > are thinking of the voice. Then your voice rises to a screech, subides into a purr, or bellows like the vagrant winds. Anxiety and intent are shown and your case is lost. If you fear you will not be understood, you probably will not. If the voice is allowed to come naturally, easily, gently, it will take on every tint and - - - ' * ? fit. ? .1 emotion 01 uie minu. And so, to kret back to tlie place of beginning", the advice is this: The best way to cultivate the voice is not to cultivate it. The voice is the soundingboard of the soul. God made it ri.eht. If your soul is tilled with truth your voice will vibrate with love, echo with sympathy, and fill , your hearers with the desire to do, to be. and to be come. Your desire will be there theirs. By their voices ye shall know them. Peace?be still! Feel that, and then say it, and your voice shall br a word of command that even theelem-nts will obey. ?Elbert Hubbard in Miir<h Lippin rot T*. To Fireproof Cloth. The following D the process by which t<i tin-proof clorii: Dissohe by pontic lavil fortv parts boric a thirty parts a!.::nininin sal pkato. seventeen parts gum traga? Ii. nine part* potassium silicate hi loi> parts of water. Then make another sointion of the following* Tldrty parts sod linn nitrate, seven parts iivm: m:.;m borate, seventeen parts ammonium phosphate. 400 parts of water. Mix both solutionand perr.i t the mixture to subside and settle. Decant the clear soltt'io*\ saturate the textiles with it : 1 hang them up to dry without wringing.?St. Louis Republic. Not Cr.'y Walls Have Ears. ".Mrs. Smith looked lovely this (^^Mt'nAAn " rAV?ini?l'A/l tliA U'AniOn ?? i. I', t Jll'l'il, 1 V 111*1 I IM U 111^ just returned from the pink tea. "Usually she gets herself up like a cream puff or a slab of Neapolitan ice cream, but this afternoon she looked lovely. "Was she as much painted as usual ?" asked the girl. "Painted?" queried the kid of the family. "What color?" "lied, white and blue," explained the girl quickly, adding: "Little pitchers! He'll be telling her the next time she calls."?New York Press. Louis Col 232 AND234 KING STRE The House that gives you "SATIS RING- AND FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WN WEAR GARMENTS TO I>E FOUND ANYWHERE. le of Fancy Plaids and Mixtures! Taffeta Silks. Price of silk suits range :s from $ to.00 to $^0.00. iwn, linen anu lingerie. Priced from atest." Priced from Slt.Ou to -*30.00 made of lingerie, lawn and silk. Prices ;* WAISTS ound in any other house in the South, -be it Madras, Lawn, Linen or Silk, ice you want to pay and we'll send you u ever purchased. Ladies' Muslin Underwear; B iolster> Goods. r's celebrated Sanitary ar 4. 5, i;, 7, tS, i>, lil. II. (illt TWKJ.VK M?>XTH> ahead. {? I'HV I; I lit.' ii-i 'it our lie;t ctilitii- s; offers. I hs and News & ('mirier' S uii ivcckiv,) $1.00. I'llE liECOKD and IImne& I-'aim (' w uv a month.) si 35. The Kecoki? atnl New York k\o:ld . (3 iiiiei a week.) $1.75. ! I n:: IlECOnH ami Atlan'u (omdiu'i-Mi |3 ;inir-s* a week) $1 S5. The Kecord uid Adanta Cons'i-. Militia (week IV $1.50. The I.'kcord and Hrvaa's Commoner, s 1 75. 'I HE 11E. os:l> and ('?vsm<'(>uiitoii | ?!ai i/..tie SI 75. Thi liee hid and Y.mtifs Com paniou Sn'.srriln r?i fv Thk liKCOKh S?'iui-\\V?'klr State, .")!>. Thk Uep<h:i> ami I.ippincott's Magazine 1 year each *:2.?5. The Kix'oui) ami National Mag >/.inc. 1 year each, $1 00. X I'. Wc d<> not club with any ilai y ii??r-s. / I'm* li>r i?s e y >u ! re<-ci\v??F ?!)? jtaper or periodical i-[ evi?!? in e ibat liie nioiirv for same has been forwarded by us. We are not ie j?? ? * inie after that. THE COUNTY RECORD Kingstree, S. C. Fina . Discharge. Ni I Vr i> li< i i.y p:vi-n that i|ie Uli ie d. V. \ . ? i.\ a minis rat."-, ..( I. . . f \Y. M. I!. Cu\ deceased, wit I i\ M. I'.iockii'ir'oii, I bob ? < .in r ,.i ? |ij . ty. at r.\ "'. in k M.. M :n Mi. 1 ' !' . ! v.-' Ima! ! s?'!i j* a* tc . a !..:!:. . r r ? !. V C"\, .vih'n >trator iTi. ?V. M. :i. ?>.\ ' a 0 BOTH I a Whist M 6 Full Q //t V / f'\ Ml t f UV\^a?w..na ww ki Carolina Whi?key vrill gi I I'lli? F>| |rj liln article ?r-d in our cstims I i'1'j |i j It'j| tures sold by irresponsibl I ||jjl I! III, jluj perrallon. WemakeaFj* | ! J il|J^ that we are not afraid of a ' i 11 11 HitlyJ teen acres, nmking us the |J j 1 3 SAMPLE BOTTL VTlYf?WVff!Y|3 will ship you by expre: VjllJB will Include in same bo 111 111 Will Ik 1^1 SPECIAL NOTICE! We in North Carolina, Vir:;: HtlSmillfl some other express lira a bottles and we will prcpa> ll^R^ni THE CA5PEF ^|l|i jjj^P^ 'A**? " ro o* ten & Co.fi; :E I, UrlAnLLtS I Ufvi, 5*. U, F.MTIO.V* or tour mono) back. SUMMER ril Till; BEST OK TIIE MARKETS I SILKS AND DR I The newest weaves and colorings. Pfaid Taffeta Silks in a large range of at 39c, (>!'c, 7*'C. $1 "0. $1 39 and $1 30 pe Fancy Silk Suitings, beautiful coloring 19 inch 1'hangeable Taffeta Silk at 30c 3'i inch Changeable Taffeta Silk at $1 U Hose Bay Taffeta Silk at 50c per yard. ::7 inch Rajah Silk at 73c per yard. Black Taffeta Silk, :J6 inches wide, at yard. DRESS Q Large assortment of ail the new plaid-; ' yard Full assortment of all the plain and f yard. N e carry the largest assortment of all for Dress and Mourning. Write for sam oys' and Girls' Clothing; Gei id Woolen Under-Wear and \ a Didn't Bother Them. During the campaign of 189*2 Senator Vest spoke facing the grate 1 staml on the Moberlv fair grounds. The management was conducting horse races, and between the cheering o: the winners and for the laboring orator things were lively. At the close of a particularly exciting heat, during which everybody howled himself hoarse, Ve.-t mopped his brow and, turning to the tumultuous crowd about him, remarked, with mild sarcasm : "tientiemen, perhaps I'd better wait till the racing is over."' \ l.i f irt cn-> of Missouri. who was din ring-to a po-t and waving his hat iranticaily at the winning rider, happened to hear the observation. Then his generosity beamed. "(h>o:.d. senator, with your little tali. T* he veiled. "Von ain't bothering us a bit!'' Company For Auntie. A correspondent relates a good child story. On a visit to her aunt the child asked, "Did y ?u ever tell a lie, auntie!'"' This as a pn-r, but ho-estv and self a;; asa!:<>n hr h prompted the aflirmal'w r.-p v. ''Then d yv know \ 'acre y ;a w'M '-o t-> v. he. i you die!'" t~. :c tie prompt demand. Again the answer ha i to he "Yes." Whereupon the eh! id, in excess of self saeritice, threw lie strns around her aunt's re !; r.-.d said, while she burst into tew- at the thought: '"Never mind, auntie. never mind. I shall be i > '1 ti.'Ue. A Salmon Stcry. Here's a lish story: A sportsman fishing f"r salmon in one of, the streams that run into the gulf oi St. Lawrence discovered a spot where ho was convinced that a salntcn ought to he lying. As he made his way through the bushes a it-li ts>h lm lio/l u-nnnrl nrnnnr] his hat became loosened. As the sportsman peered over the bank a fly on the loose cast gently touched the water. Immediately a salmon seized it and rushed away upstream, carrying both hook and hat. ? . ? - ^ BEE'S LAXATIVE HONEY m TAf RELIEVES COUGHS AND COLDS uarts For d0 nc hiskey ive excellent satisfaction. It is a well agol Ltion. far superior to the decoctions and mixle mail order whiskey houses at $3.00 to $3.50 pcial price on CAROLINA WHISKEY to show iny kind of competition Our plants cover fourlargest mail order whiskey house in the world. ES FREE. Cut out this advertisement and return It with fi.VS and we ss 6 full quarts of Carolina Whiskey and w e ix, complimentary, a sample bottle of each , J " and Casper's 12 Year Old White Corn. deliver the above express prepaid anywhere r.ia and West Virginia, but customers living by Adams or Sou1 hern Exnrcus Companies, Suycrs east r.f Mississippi Kiver residing on must send $5.0" for the 6 quarts and 3 sample r nnrpKH. P mit ra:;h with ordif nnd addrMs: L CO., Inc., Roanoke, Va. .lifrs of U. s. BfftitfN DUtllWy No. 3ft?,CtU Dial., V*. vUlon of IT s. OlTWr* and guaiiote*d per? mdcr tb? n*l Cure P<?*J and Drue Law. - ii RDERS FRO.W MERCHANTS KILLED W ITH A (J ARANTEE OF SATISFACTION. 1 STOCKS. OF THE WORLD. ?mmm ? ? ESS GOODS. colorings for Waists and Suits, r yard. fs at 4!>o per yard, per yard. '() per yard. 8-lc, 1 00. 1 1 50 up to 2 SO per OODS. and fancies from 1S<- to $1 50 per 'ancy weaves from 25c to $2 50 per I the best makes of Black Goods pies. its'Furnishings; Carpets, Ladies' Home Journal ! I a | Bortt Suffer | ja all ni^ht lon?5 from toothache || neuralgia, or rheumatism H I Sloaiv's I ] I Lirvmvervt I ? kills the pain ?, quiets the 9 I nerves and induces sleep || LAt ddl deaJers, Price 25c 50c &H00 H ffictnk of Williamsburg, j KINGSTREE, S. C. Capital Stools - - $40,000. Jj I Chas. W. Stoll, Pres. E. C. Epps, Cashier, F. Rhem, V, Pres. f j U'K do business on business principles. | A E extend every consideration consistent with safe and sound banking. WE pay four per cent on deposits in Savings Department, payI j able quarterly. ; i WE respectfully solicit your business. Largre or small it will receive our best attention. fik II Beard. Ox Directors- V yj lChas. Ql/. Stoll, 93. ZJ. faJil/cins, 3 S. Sourdin, \ |j ! 93. S. 9/cxson, g. J>. 77?c 3a ddon, 3. Zfthem, ZJ. Jt. 33take Icy, g. C. Sraham. '; i iwrmwnw , J ?? i rvm r m T7 n i 1 Mil IB ALWAYS I 1 1 ST FOR ANYTHING IN THE WATCH LINE. WE CARRY 3 i Watches of Ail Kinds, Ail Grades - i j| HANDLED BY FIRST-CLASS JEWELLERS. 3 Being" Watch inspectors for the Southern, George- 2 town and Western Railroads, also Consolidated 3 I Street Railway, we are obliged to keep a variety of 3 Watches. We vviil be glad .to have you call ar.d see 3 ^ them at any time or to till y ur Mail Orders. 3 ! Watches and Jewe'ry Repaired. 25 !l S- THOMAS & BRO. I g 257 KINO STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. 3 ! 5^uiuuuuiuuuuuuuuuuiuiuuuuuauuuuuiuuuiuss: r i ' - | ' . , ! pttwwmHtnnwMM irn uvvirmm'mwwg | ET1WAN FERTILIZERS j 11 FQRALL'CROPS AND FOR BIG CROPS: ? 2^ - - v\v\v%v\w 3 i 1 ? Etiwan DFert'lizers are carefully made 3 j ?E from'^the Best Materials, are of High ^ ' ? Grade and Fine 'Quality* and Produce 3 ? Splendid Results. 3 ? V\V\V* V\ W 3 ? ETIWAN COTTON COMPOUND 3 ;?5 PLOW BRAND RAW BONE SUPER- 3 I ? PHOSPHATE, DIAHOND SOLUBLE BONE, 3 % TOBACCO FERTILIZERS, |f ? and other 3 ? HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS. 3 5^ GT* | ETIWAN FERTILIZER CO., ? IE Charleston.!S. C. % wmmtomMmimmmmmMMMmfi M v . . / v '