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(The (!*owntn |Urori KINGSTREE. S. C. C. W. WOLFE, cOITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S C as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO. 83k TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year $1 251 One copy, six months To One copy, three months 50 One copy, one year in advance? 1 00 V Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notices, not News, ?:n u /.v>arar<4ri for at the rate of one Will Wt Vltv*4 ^vv. cent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order to ? appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Special colum, one cent a word each issue, minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for in advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch S first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders make payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. **In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; In men whom men pronounce divine, I find so much of sin and blot? I I hesitate to draw the line ' Between the two?where God has not" KINGSTREE?THE GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITY. | ... _____ _ ... THURSDAY. AUG. 24.1911. Warchousc^mcn vs *1P i n ' ' hookers." That the patient dies when his physicians disagree i- proverbially] true. N" less true i- the adage when | applied to business affairs. In this issue, under the caption, "Advice . to Farmers," one counsellor tenders advice directly contrary to that offered hy the other. Both "doctors ' ? are equally sincere, no doubt, hut both cannot l?e right. Whose prescription is the tobacco grower to take? li. With our limited knowledge of the practical side of the handling of f ; tobacco it would ill become us to assume the n>le of arbiter l>etween the two. We can only suggest that, after all, it is left to the individual 1 . to decide for himself according to Si his own experience and that of oth? v ers which is the better method of ? selling hi* product. 5" There i* just a word or two on behalf of the warehouse-men, however, that may be offered, "lest we forget." Up to a few years ago South Carolina was regarded as a non-producing tol>acco State and to plant it as a "money crop" would have been deemed foolish indeed. By cxjierimehtation, little hy little, it was found that the'Vecd" could be grown profitably in certain parts of our State and then came the question of ^ establishing a market for disjmsing of thi' new crop. Without warehou-e- a local market \va> not practicable and at that J juncture, when tlie culture of t<>baeeo wa- in it.- infancy, tiie fate of, the new "money crop" hung in the balance. It was a critical juriod, | .-t'K.-k in a tobacco warehouse wanot at a premium. In fact, among busine.-- men it was regarded a- a very precarious investment, the mat-1 t*r of dividends I icing extremely, uncertain. Thus the newly-discov-1 ered industry hade fair to languish and die, when the situation was saved by men of means building the warehouses without hope of iinmediate direct returns, but looking to the growth of their respective towns ( and the increased volume of business to repay them their investment and dividends thereon. It is due to these pahlic-spiritod men that wanhouses were imilt and markets estahiished all through this Pet- Dee seetion. If we reniemher aright the first warehouse huilt in Williamsburg county at Lake City (ahout lS'.lM) proved a failure and had to l?e abandoned f.?r several years. Another warehouse at Seranton, huilt some years later, had to be closet! and has never l>een re-opened. These pioneer efforts cost the warehouse stock-holders thousands oj dollars and it was only after several successive unprofitable years, that the unremitting energy and perseverance of Dr Williams, "Judge" (ireen and their associates hore fruit and the tohaceo warehouses at Lak? City l>ecaiuc a paying proposition. I Think you forum* moment that hah the fanner.- depended on the so|called '"pin-hookers," they would have ever hail a market for theii i tohaeco? Suppose every farmei followed the advice i?f Mr Stuckey and sold exclusively to the country buyers, causing all the warehouse? to close their doors,?would they not put themselves at the mercy oi the "pin-hooker"? With no warehouses or regular buyers, how long would the culture of tobacco continue in South Carolina? Again, the warehouses represent an investment of home capital; they are assessed for taxes and help swell the revenue; they usually bring as permanent citizens of the community a class of enterprising, progressive business men, who with their families make very desirable citizens. 1 If the "pin-hookers" pay any j taxes or aid in any way in building lip the community they visit, we have never heard of it. They are bird.-of passage, Hitting about from place to place and, like the little bu-y hers, "gather honey all the day from every opening flower", and, like the bees, leaving no toll as onward they wing their Might. "Justice" (who by the way is not a warehouse-man, nor is ho connected with any warehouse, so far as we know) makes the point that the "pin-hooker" usually sells to the warehouses or to the regular buyers the tobacco he buys in the country, therefore it is impossible for him to pay the full market price. That seems reasonable, and if the premises be true the conclusion is inevitable: Every middle-man through whose hands a product passes takes from the price the producer should receive. Nobody is working for his health or purely for philanthropy. We submit the foregoing statement of our views on a subject that just now is of vital interest to the farmers, as well as the warehousemen, of this section. We shall lx? glad t?> publish anything on the subject, whether or not in accord with the views of the writer. Moreover, if we are wrong in any of our statement- or conclusions, we shall lie glad to have the error pointed out. To a I 1 r* f A iivjw o U1V i I?i?. ivy wvjy. Tin' Methodists of King.-tree haw a right t?? fed proud of their hrautiful new house of worship, a cut of which appears in this i--ue, and every citizen of the town, irrespective of sectarian atliliation, should share the feeling of gratification that such an edifice is soon to replace the unsightly structure that long ago had served its time. There is a matter, however, that should be brought to the attention of every person who pledged himself or herself to contribute toward the building of the new church. It is a sacred obligation and surely no one would try to re1 ^ pudiate such a deht; yet we arej surprised to learn that up to this! , time practically all the money j that has kept the building going.' ! has l>een advanced bv a few j ' . d members of the building commit > tee! That such a thing is true imust surely be due to thought-1 | lessness, as we cannot Mievethe: jK'ople of Kingstree would place tins entire burden upon a few indi viduals who are unable to bear. | " it. True the times are hard and! 1 money is scarce, but those who! : promised to give knew that tlie i building would !* done during j the simmer month- and tins' i : condition should have l?een an-j ticipated. If everyone would come for-j I ward and pay one-half or even J | oiu-fourtii of the amount pledged,; I j it would relieve the situation to a great extent. Let us reiueni Ikt that this is no ordinary husi' ness demand. It is a debt of ' honor to the Almighty, as we i consider it, and it should be met ' even though we have to make , f some sacrifice. Surely no one i would promise money toward build; ing the house of God and force his neighbor to assume the debt. Better a thousand times never to . have promised a cent. > His Excellency Governor Blease ' doubtless regrets that he cannot chop off the heads of his news, paper critics as easily as he dei capitates those wicked notaries. Teach Your Boy the Value of a Bank Book?Farmers & Merchants I Bank, Lake City. The World-Famous Piano ? Stieff j | Piano Co. Final Discharge ? Cyrus wnson, Prince Wilson, Executors. Get Your Clothes from Us?Jenkinson Bros Co. Overland Automobiles ? HamerThompson Co, Salters. , Alarm Clock Free?Farmers'Supply Co. All Kinds of Fall and Wsnter Goods t ?J S Eron. i Farm Supplies at Reduced Prices? Greelyville Live Stock Co. Summons for Relief?N M Venters vs June Jenkins et al. , Important Notice?R K Wallace, Agent. , SPECIAL NOTICES % 1 /A Phone us when you want 1 nr to get a notice under this heading. Price one cent a ! word for each insertion. No ^ ad taken for less than 2oc. Phone 83. Wanted?Boarders can get reasonable board and good accommodations by applying at Mrs E A Snipes', in one of tne Singletary cottages beyond Canal 8-10-tf Boarders Wanted. ? Regular or transient boarders can find first-class accommodations at Mrs S H DuBose's. It Mill St, next to Mrs Chandler's. ! If You Wish to Sell that farm, timber land, store or residence, write us at once and send full description, as we ] have an attractive proposition to offer you. Ligon Land Co. 7-20-13t Sumter. S. C 1 Boarders Wanted. ? Mrs Daisy 1 k*.,nii..,lv hue mnvufl on.l nruinurl u ' j boarding house. She will lie glad to ac- i commodate transient or regular board- \ ! ers. Prices reasonable. ( Mrs Daisy Kennedy. 8-24-3t Kingstree. S C. For Sale?714 acres of land in W'il- ? i liamsburg county, eight miles east of c I Gourdin, fronting one mile on Santee \ public road; 150 acres under cultivai tion, with sufficient timber on balance ; for plantation purposes. This property * I can be bought cheap and on reasonable j terms. Apply to Lee & Fishburne. Attorneys, . j 7-27-tf Kingstree,"SC. ' 1 For Sale at a Bargain?187 acres 4 i land, part in high state cultivation, bal- ' ' ance woodland. Loam with clay sub- 1 soil. Nice 7-room dwelling, barns and r stables. Six tenant houses, 2 to 4 rcoms 1 each. Situated in Rome section of Williamsburg county, only 3-4 mile from fj church and high school. Healthy, level, good labor, good neighbors. a P A Hodges, Real Estate. 1 Columbia, S C. Bennettsville, S C. f 8-10-3t v . ? SlTlTE and GENERAL ^ H TOPICS h ?**\ The first session of the 62nd Congress adjourned Tuesday. i XXX Congressman Lever is able to take his seat in the House of Representatives after a long absence due to illness. XXX The Confederate Veterans' reunion is in session in Columbia this week, j Five hundred of the old veterans were present Tuesday, the opening; day. XXX n ...4. T:.? D~ii ^ ?.U/? IllUeipi DiflJRi, DIBlin nuno, munga^co gnu ^ .11 Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at C vie Record office. If we have not the S c rm you wish we can print it on short 2 iotice. % ( ? .. . ... f. ' ' " ?-*' -' ' - ^ " . J ? ,-.i ii ?J izxi urn, cu.cui ui tuc vuciokee News, of Gatfney, has been chosen to edit the Congressional Directory during the remainder of the present term. XXX Saturday night, about four miles from Sumter, Allen McCoy killed Tommy Heneghan by a blow from a shovel. The motive of the deed seems to have been jealousy about the attentions the dead man was paying to McCoy's wife. All the parties are negroes. XXX In Greenville county Tuesday I A Pruitt of Hendersonville, N C, was killed, and Mr? Rodjrers of Macon, Ga, Mrs Hager, Block Mountain, N C and Mrs Meanly, Richmond, Va, were injured in an automobile accident. The machine was speeding along a highway when Pruitt, the chauffeur, ran into & ditch, causing the machine to "turn turtle." X X X Luther W Bennett, a fireman om the Southern railway, was killed Sunday when the two engines pulling the "Carolina Special" crashed through a burning trestle on the Spartanburg line of the Southern,24 miles west of Columbia. This is the' fivct owi^ont tr? thp Snnt'hprn''S Pin-I cinnati-Charleston flyer, called the I i "Carolina Special," since the run|B was established six months ago. Mr G F Wearn, representing the Globe Tailoring Company of Cincinnati, will be with the People's Mercantile Co September 1 and 2 with the latest and most up-to-date line of Fall samples. Don't fail to have your measure taken for that Fall suit. Remember the dates?September 1 and 2, 1911. People's Mercantile Co, 8-24-2t Kingstree, S C. Sprains require careful treatment. Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain.s Liniment freely. It will remove the soreness and quickly restore the parts to a healthy condition. For sale by all dealers. Murafs Oaring In Battle. I have read that my grandfather's Ihree distinguishing characteristics ftrere high chlvalrlc courage, great skill u a general and almost unparalleled coolness In the hour of danger. His form was tall, his tread like that of n king, his face striklr gly noble, while his piercing glance few men could wiip Hp hnd henvr hlnrb whiskers and long black locks, which contrasted ningularly with his flery blue eyes. I3e usually wore a three cornered hat frith a magnificent white plume of ostrich feathers. This plume, with many other relics, Is now In the possession of my eldest brother, Trluce Idurat. My grandfather's dazzling exterior made him a m;rk for the enemy's bullets. The wonder Is that, being so conspicuous, he was never shot down t.nd was rarely wounded. I have read that ut the battle of Aboukir lie charged with his cavalry straight through the Turkish ranks, driving column after column lntc the set.?Princess Murat's Memoirs. An or dinary case of diarrhoea can, jis a rule, be cured by a single dose % >f Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and g jiarrhoea Remedy. This remedy has ? 10 superior for bowel complaints. ; or sale by all dealers. ? The People's Mercantile ? ;:o, fcingstree, S C, has ? :ound a regular 15c plug of ? tobacco that they are sell- ? rig for a dime; it is called ? 'IERRY WIDOW. 7-27-St I Dnak* Dltnb Untie UortirtMC tnrf ? Free Ron Char ' The Retail Merch Out-of town shoppers maj one to five days, attend the i etc, do their buying and hav round trip. The only condit First, that your combined pi Second, that you come frorr more distant. Third, that y cent of your total purchases round triD ticket or cret a re< | your home station, showing The merchants of Charlesi stocks. The matter of selec to select from. The stocks ; ished often. Prices are ver If you cannot find just what remember you can always g The following merchants i and will be very glad to sen AsK Fop ] Art Stores. Lanneau's Art Store 238 Kin* street Antique Furniture. Morgenstem Furniture Company 62 Reid street Bakers Condon's Bakery -153 Rutledge avenue Book Stores. Walker. Evans Sc. Cogswell 3 Broad street C L Legerton 263 King street Carpets, Mattlags, Etc. Mutual Carpet Company Ml King street China, Glass and Queen ware. Charleston Crockery Company .296 King street Cigars and Tobacco. Foilin Bros Co .260 King street Clothing and dents' Furnishings. Bentschner A Visanska . .282 King street Hirsch-Israel Company ..... King and Wsntworth Bluestein Bros 894-496 King streel W. S. Cook Company 332 King street S. Brown Sons...- 384-356 King street Banov A Volaski 386 King street Department Stores. M. Furchgott A Sons ?? 240-242 King street Louis Cohen A Co 232-234 King street and 203 Meeting J. R. Read Co 249 King street The Kerrison Dry Goods Co 90-82 Hasei street Druggists. Paragon Drug Co 236-288 King street Fish and Oysters. Terry Fijh Co 133 Market street Florists. Connelly-McCarthy Co 296 King street Furniture Phoenix Furniture Co 1S7-191 King street Buell and Roberts 573 King street A. G. Rhodes & Son 359-361 King street Eye-Opener FR For a limited last, we will eriv< making a cash i or more, in our ment only, one 1 Clock, free. Come early i before they Remember yoi in our Hardware Clock absolutely purchase amount at one time. Farmers I Kingstr >mmmm mmmmmnmir - 1 J 5 Pure and Fresh and Toilet Arti : Richard Hudnu Toilet Prepara : Prescriptions an : carefully prepa Pharmacist. I SEND US YOU? Kingstree Di ; Next to WUiliiUlillUUllUlllliliiillili wvviM wow we* eee wee wwwWww w*. w. 11 ind Trip to I leston. tants Pay Your Fare r come to Charleston, stay from theatres, visit the Island resorts, e their railroad fare paid for the % ions to be complied with are: jrchases amount to $25 or more, i a point twenty-five miles or j our fare must not exceed 5 per >. Fourth, that you must buy a :eipt from your railroad agent at that you purchased a ticket, ton carry large and well assorted ting is easy; you have a variety are kept fresh by being replenY reasonable, considering quality, you want in your home town, t.. it it in Charleston, ire members of this refund plan re you. Refund BooK Furniture and Dry Goods. Buell & Roberts 573 Kin* street Grocers. T 17 17 If I T Supply'Co. ee, S. C. j SmBEBEfro 1EDICINES! 11 ?j Drug's, Medicines 3 icles of All Kinds. 3 t's Perfume and 3 tions. 3 id Family Recipes 3 ir-ed by a Licensed 3 t MAIL. ORDERS 3 rug Company M Stackley's. a : j iiliUi Uitlittitti illUiUiUi UIUIO " ' ' ' ' ?. n. uwx: muiiM?uc ?uu wiuiui The Job Turlcamp Co.'. 9 J King and Broad streets . QuOa. Bicycle* and Sporting Gooda. -1 The B. H. Worthen Arm* Co 230 King street ^Bl \ - J Hardware. I V M. H. Lasarua I 0 ^ ..King and Haaell atiaeta IB A. MeL. Martin .363 King atrtaet '] Strohecker ft McDennid , 287 King street K " 3 Ball Supply Co .377 King ataet B Jewelers. I Jaa Allen ft Co .285 Kingatreet I Corrington, Thomaa ft Co?... . , ? : .^9 251 Ktatf street Optidaa and Optical Sapplles. I Parsons Optical Co 3M Meeting street I Plana*. Organs, Music and "lusKal Mar- I rhindlt#, I Seigling's Music Store. ?. 243 King street ' J Stoves Cooking Utensils, Etc. I Minnis Stove Co ? jfl King and Burns lane Shoe Stores. I Robert E. Martin 256 King street IS H. J. Williams 248 King steet .; "JM Robert Martin 139 Market street A. A. Hirsch 281 King street - '?R D. O'Brien & Sons 381 King street W. F. Livingston 366 King street I Jacob s Shoe Store 510 King street B Trunks and Bags. 9 Charleston Trunk Company t 270 King street I /?fiB Typewriters and Office Supplies. 8 Edward J. Murphy B Alarm Clock lH ^I'f EE. time, while they i to every customer mrchase of $10.00 ^ Hardware Depart- | Eye-Opener Alarm 'A ind get a Clock are all gone. i can buy anything Store and get the free, provided your q tn SI 0 00 nr more