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Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable.. For rates apply at (his office. In remitting checks or psoney orders asks 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 hesitate to draw the line Koo nnt '' DCW^CCU tur tnu nucic uvuuoo wvv. ^THURSDAY7APR.~36, 1914. The Georgetown Times says that "Blease's cosmos is all ego." Editor Beaty must have been reading "Queed." Isn't it about time to hear from "Cansler of Tirzah," the perpetual candidate for Railroad Commissioner? Personally we should prefer to swat a dozen flies in Kingstree than to shoot to death a hundred Mexicans at Vera Cruz. ???? There are said to he fourteen candidates for Governor already in the race and there's John T Duncan yet to be heard from. The Mexican "war" appears to be at a stand-still and even the most saffron-hucd news sheets can scare up but tame "war news". A French cynic of the court of Louis XV. said that the difference between criminals and politicians was that the criminals stabbed each other in the front, and the politicians in the back. Which goes to show that human nature does not change a great deal from one century to another. John D Rockefeller, Jr, evidently a chip off the old block, explains his refusal to arbitrate in the Colorado mine strike after being asked to do so by President Wilson, by saying that his attitude in the matter is based on principle. Doubtless it is, only he spells it the wrong way; and he might have added interest, too. , Judging from the reports through- : out the State, Governor Blease, in < sending out his instructions to his i "heelers" to capture the club meet- 1 ings as a preliminary step toward 1 gaining control of the election ma chinery, was "hoist with his own petard." While the the opposition ( to the administration has not been i saying much, it seems that they 1 have been "sawing wood" to some 1 1 purpose. _ J Ever since the old stage-coach days the mileage allowance of mem- ? bers of Congress, "going and com- ] ing," has l>een twenty cents a mile; ' whereas, under modern conditions j of transportation, the actual cost is j . 1 about two cents a mile. The ( House of Representatives lias ap-|( parently abolished this petty graft i i by passing a bill t<> cut the mileage c I allowance to actual t>aveling ox- 1 jpen-e. Hut will such a bill l?oconi" * law? We doubt it. s We are unalterably opposed t" ,e doing away with the county-tu- \ county campaign meetings for State c candidates. Cumbersome and expensive though they may Ik.*, we . know of no better way of getting the voters face to face with their S would-be representatives. But for these meetings thousands ot people would never have the opportunity ^ of seeing their future representa- * tives or State officials. Then, too, it is to l>e borne in mind that neither j the candidates nor the people need 5 bother themselves to attend these t i meetings unless thev want to do so. c t In the second primary election of * 1908 between E D Smith and John s Gary Evans, there were 110,001 ^ votes cast, of which Smith received r 70,212, giving him a majority of j al)out 30,000 over his opponent. j c Seventy thousand votes is just about, ^ it i /" L?I? ~ ' t me numuer o jveriior gut m 1012. But it is to be borne in mind that there were 140,000 votes 8 cast in that remarkable election, 1 which, some how or other, we be- ( lieve is about 25,000 more than will * t be polled in the ensuing election. In the expressive language of the r late J L M Irby of Laurens, "A t lulu hand wins but once." C In his speech at Spartanburg last i< week Governor Blease is reported as J1 saying that the only people who were sorry that the Isle of Palms was not going to get the encamp- ^ ment were 4'blind tigers, gamblers t and keeDers of dives". That the n encampment would not be anything J1 but "a grand drunk," any way,and a a the best people of Charleston didn't want it. And yet Mr Sottile, that t genial son of sunny Italy who being ^ ji chief owner of the Isle of Palms,naturally was most concerned about w the encampment being held there, a is reputed to be one of the Govern- t or's staunchest friends in Charles- ^ " a ton,and, in fact, only last week was appointed Lieutenant Colonel on d His Excellency's staff. Verily, the a ways of the politician are devious and the jewel, consistency, does not occupy a conspicuous place in his 11 c casket of gems. o The Farmer and Politics. p Our recent editorial, "Get Good ? Candidates for Your State Legisla- ^ ture," has aroused wide-spread in- ti terest and there is every indication y that our farmers are going to have ^ more to say in the selection of our Q law-makers this year than for a long time past. Don't forget the main H points: 1. Watch the Senate. 2. Keep at home all Legislative candidates who are regularly re- 0 11 tained as corporation lawyers. 3. Don't think it a matter merely of getting a farmer into office now &i ? ?J oaa fa if fUof fKn form. ?. BUU lUCli, UUb otc tv Ib umb WIIV ACU11I- ? ing interests also have adequate at- d tention in the platform and in the c' management of the party. It is bet- ^ ter laws and better government for $ all farmers, not official patronage p for a few, that we should aim at. t? 4. Don't get gold-bricked by hav- e ing the leaders "recognize the farm- w 2rs" by putting on platform com- u mittees, executiye committees or K naming as Legislative candidates e: farmers who are not strong enough ^ to really represent the interests of ~ farmers. Get strong and well informed men in these places. 1 5. The Farmers' Union should (1 studiously avoid all semblance of V partisan politics and, unless for extraordinary reason, men who are i Farmers' Union officials should not a become candidates for office, (though a :hey may serve on party commit- a ;ees,etc). But Farmers' Union Dem- 1 >crats ought to confer together and i vith other farmers as to how to get b food government, how to build up| he county, and how to advance the "armors' interests by working inside he Democratic party. Farmers' Jnion Republicans should do the lame inside the Republican party, ind Farmers' Union Progressives nside their party?working in every ase for measures rather than men. ? The Progressive Fanner. iiAN CONVICTED; WOMAN FREED itory of Man's Duplicity and Woman's Worse Than Weakness. Spartanburg, April 27:?Clyde C Element was found guilty of murler, but recommended to mercy. Hiss Fleda Pendleton, jointly chargirt nri+Vi kim nf tKo mnrHpr nf their >aby,whose body was found January II in a mill pond, was found not ruilty. The jury returned the verlict at ten minutes after 7 o'clock onight, after having been out since wenty-six minutes after 5 o'clock. The court room was filled with ipectators when the verdict was reurned. When Foreman J W Gaston ead the jury's finding the crowd rave a demonstration of approval, iheering and clapping their hands, fudge Shipp made no effort to stop he applause. Clement rose to his feet, staggered over to his mother, vbo sat nearby, threw his arms iround her neck, buried his face in ter bosom and went to sobbing. Mrs dement also wept piteously. The >ov. after a few minutes, was led tack to jail. Mr and Mrs Clement and other nembers of the family left in an auomobile for their home in North Carolina. By the time they boarded he car Mrs Clement was in hyster:s and had to be supported. "Oh, nay God save my son!" she sobbed. Oh, will they kill him? Oh, save im!" Miss Pendleton had bowed her ead when the jury entered. When he words freeing her were proounced she straightened up with a erk.her face lighted up with a smile nd she clasped her attorney's hand nd shook it vigorously. Then she ushed over to the jury and shook he hands of all of them. Mrs J H 'endleton.her mother,was also overDyed. The funeral of the drowned baby /ill be held tomorrow at 12 o'clock t Oakwood cemetery and will be onducted by Rev C C Herbert, pasor of Central Methodist church, liss Pendleton and her mother will ctend the funeral. Miss Pendleton will leave Wednesay morning for her parents" home t Durham, N C. Look to Your Plumbing. You know what happens in a house i which the plumbing is in poor ondition?everybody in the house 5 liable to contract typhoid or some ther fever. The digestive organs erform the same functions in the uman body a3 the plumbing does or the house, and they should be ept in first class condition all the ime. If you have any trouble with our digestion take Chamberlain's 'ablets and you are certain to get uick relief. For sale by all dealers. INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX. . llngstree, One of 43 Qnalllied Towns. Gets $65.59. Columbia, April 28:?By an act f the Legislature passed in March, 910, everv foreign fire insurance ampany licensed to do business in his State is required to make a true ccounting of all premiums received rom fire insurance business done uring the year in any incorporated ity or town in the State having a egularly organized fire department dth fire apparatus to the value of 1,000 and upwards, which has cornlied with the terms of the act. The ix of 1 per cent on these premium Elections is paid to the towns in rhich the collections are made. Forty-three towns have qualified nder this act,including the town of .ingstree, which, under the act, is ntitled to $65.59, as its share for le year ending December 31, 1913. BLOOD f Jm ra POISON ^ARty/7 actually millions V _ rflw^T. / IS and mllllona of \ germs tbat grow # from one or two that \ got under the skin A and Into tha blood. W DR. BELL'S A Antiseptic Salve S applied right away would have killed those few A germs and kept these millions from being born. V To have a Kc. box of this salve ready for emer- M ganciea, ask for Dr. Bell's Anturptic Satoa. V "Tall It Br Tha Ball" A , ' S ' I Now Well I jnw E "Thedford's Black-Draught Ij j gjl is the best all-round medicine 1$ id lexer used," writes J. A. in1 HI EuS Bfi Steelman, of Pattonville, Texas. BP Kfl ran n "1 suffered terribly with liver raj wl troubles, and could get no relief, Kg 9 The doctors said I had con- 9 ^Sl i- V AA<I1/4 M /si n?Arlr bumpuun. i cuuiu uui nuik <u mm all. Finally 1 tried B I WORD'S I I BLACK- I i DRAUGHT I I and to ray surprise, I got better, B?j and am to-day as well as any B man." Thedford's Black- I Draught is a general, cathartic, B vegetable liver medicine, that B ? l-u 2 H HI nas ocen reguiaung uicguuui- an 3 ties of the liver, stomach and H bowels, for over 70 years. Get B Hj a package today. Insist on the H B genuine?Thedford's. E-70 H Chat from Cades. Cades, April 28:?Mr J Ryan Chandler of Lake City was noted in town recently. Miss Sallie Hamilton, teacher of Carlisle school, will spend the vacation period at her home at Dillon. Mrs T P Fulmore and daughters, Misses Grace and Addie, went to Lake City Monday. Mr Clyde Mullinix of Elloree is spending some time with friends here and at Lake City. Chief of Police Epps of Kingstree was noted in town Sunday. Mr and Mrs H B Dickerson and children of Olanta spent the weekend with Mr and MrsR L McElveen. Mr Willie Dave Hanna went to Lake City Saturday on business. S Mr R E Tarte is now in Charles- c mSEEmI Ci | Men M N | Will fine ^ to-date g Prices at I I Si | Depai 8 Ki, M M * ^ The Lars js| wai ^ndianM Those who ordered year received their nu ?had their mounts re ing of the riding seasoi I Those who ordered 1 | pointed because the immediate delivery ? factory worked day an keep up with a landsli Therefore, u>e suggest wants his Indian earli with us now ? that h ; Indian Catalog?that h Indian demonstration at We want to give our pab ? ? f prompt deliveries?ample to do so by coming to see later on. 1914 Indians from $200 to $ R. W. Croslanc 223 East Main St, Distributors of Indian Motoc lington, Chesterfield, Dillon and Cash or credit. ton, having his eyes treated by Dr N Parker. We hope he will soon have Bro lis sight restored all right. V Messrs T P Fulmore and W I Aa3 Hodges made a flying trip to Chareston Sunday. X Rev F H Wardlaw preached a w^c ?oreeful sermon to a large and at- 8UC( ;enuve congreganon ac <j:au p. m. j| Sunday, at the McGill Memorial thos ihapel. ' | leti< I-X-I-II-I-Xand Woi 1 jf UlllAg oods at the. 0 Iverman' tment Si Llgdll U? V jest Stock of Go iamsburg Count> I he sooner i order the mer you'll 1eycur 1914 Jj at this time last ichines promptly ady at the open . ater were disapy could not get and the Indian id night trying to de oi orders. I to the man who t that he consult t study the 1914 e arrange ror an our store, rons good service ? attention. Help us i us now rather than 325. F.O.B. factory. 1 Cycle Co., | Bennettsville, S. C. vcles for Marlboro, Darl Williamsburg counties. >i [essrs V G Arnette and H H wn went to Lake City recently. [essrs J Hoyt Carter and J R eloen went to Lake City Sunday. Uncle Remus. here is little hope for the man > believes that every man who is X jessful is crooked. A : is the consensus of opinion that se who tango need no other ath- ^ 28. \ i men | b kfi in up- Mx Lowest ft s j| tore! | ? I ods in H r?T?T?T?T?yl