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\ ?br (Homtty Smirii. W. F. TOLLEY & E. C. EPPS Publishers. TELEPHONE NO. 83- 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATE: One copy, one year $1 25 , One copy, six months 75 ^ ,%j) une copy, wiree mvuuu One copy, one year in advance 1 00 Thursday, Aug*. 16, 1917. Don't Play the Clam. Why is there so littie interest, apparently. being manifested in the approaching town election? So far it doesn't appear to us that there is enough interest in the affair on the part of our citizens to make up a ticket, much 1 ss make the election of these officials a matter of c >ntest between ca:.ei iates. C- rtainiy it is not because of a lack of capal>i!it\ on the part of many of them to ti i the offices, for, on the other hand, there are really dozens of men good citizens of the tovn?who are worthy, well qualified,and would doubtless make valuable officers. As a * " 1 ? matter 01 iact, me peupit* ui me town regard the selection of their municipal officers with entirely too little concern. They fail to look upon the nomination and election of municipal candidates seriously. This should not be the case. Every citizen hould have pride andinterestenough in the town to put forth a littie effort ' and the best material in this direction.' Here we are on the eve of a town j election when a mayor, six aldermen and one commisioner of public works are to be chosen by ballot. So far there are not enough candidates announced for these important offices to complete the ticket. When a call was nnhlished some time ago for a meeting of the Kingstree democratic club, with a view to arranging for the election, etc. only two men were present in response to the Icall, and nothing'was done. Every tax-payer in the town should feel an interest in this matter, more especially those who own real property in town. Certainly every one wants a real live, progressive mayor and a board of aldermen who will j direct the town's affairs wisely and use its money economically and to the best advantage; yet so few seem to want a job as one of these public j servants. Remember, fellow citizens, that j t he town of Kingstree is growing; it I has been growing for some ten or i twelve years and its public offices1 are gradually becoming more important: the responsibilities that rest upon the officials are likewise increasing and there must be men to fill these offices. Progressive men are needed; men who can see and realize the needs of a growing town. In short; men who can take up the serious Responsibilities that devolve upon them from time to time as officials, and bear them with honor to themselves,with credit to their town tod to the satisfaction of the taxpayers. Don't, at this time, fail to become a candidate for any office that you may feel, by occupying,you could be of service to the town and your fellow citizens, then later crit i icise the acts of those who may be 1 forced into the office you had thought 1 of announcing your candidacy for. If you are going to play the clam now, just go down in the mud and i keep quiet until the tide comes in < two years hence. The municipal primary election will be held Tuesday, August 28. TR? champion hard luck story I' Comes-from Nebraska. A man fond 1 of the bottle, living near Omaha, when he learned that the State was ' going dry, went to an insurance ex- 1 pert and ascertained that his expect- ? Dcy on life was 40 more years. He 1 calculated that he needed 100 gal- ? Ions of booze annually, so he bought I 4,000 gallons and stored it in a bui'.d- 1 ing erected for the purpose. The < Sheriff discovered that under the law ' liquor must be kept in one's own I home, whereupon he confiscated the 5 stock. ' _ I Congressman Ragsdale is at his | home in Florence for a short time, tie House of Representatives hav- ] ing adjourned to allow the Senate to ^ catch up with its work. He is confi- , dent that national prohibition will , eventually win. Over 1,000 persons died from the beat in New York during the recent torrid wave. FIRST OF DRAFT EXAMINED. Local Board Completed Examination of 456 Men Yesterday. The local examining board for the selective draft took up its arduous task of examining 480 men summoned to present themselves Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, there being 160 summoned for each of inese uays. \ji mc cmuc uumin.1, 21 failed to appear before the board. Three of these, however, had previously entered the naval service. Others who failed to report were certified as eligible for service. There were 112 of the draft rejected by the medical examiners on account of a variety of physical defects. Of those who passed as physically fit for the service. 24 n claimed exemption. while only claimed no exemption. As the situation now stands aoout one of five is ready for set v;tv, and it will require some time yet to determine just how mam >f the men who have claimed exempti-n will actually t e exempted by the District Hoard. Kach one claiming exemption has ten days in wh'ch to file affidavits to substantiate his claim. Passing up those who claimed ex 1/IIJ {Jl Ii/Ii cilJW un;?\r H jvviv^, ? at the rate of 99 out of the number already drawn, it would require the examination of 620 additional men to make up the county's quota in the draft. However, it is hardly j probable that a very large percentage of 245 claiming exemption will be excused from service. Everybody Has Money at Lake City. The Lake City correspondent of the New and Courier says: Aiv air of prosperity prevails here that has been heretofore unknown, and both the tobacco fayjiers and the hands; that have been employed in growing i and now in marketing the crop seem ( alike to have plenty of money and are spending it freely. Debts that have been contracted and left stand-, ing for the past two or three years I in many instances have been already retired, one old negro having been heard on the streets to make the! statement that he had not before: been out of debt for sixteen years, I ? a 1 . 11 . 4 but had now paid up ana naa an 01 his papers. There is now on deposit with the two local banks more than one million and a quarter dollars, which is greater by far than anv deposits that have ever been carried: The prosperity of the community is further shown by the evidences on the streets daily of new buggies as well as new automobiles, and orders for some of the makes of the latter exceed the ability of the dealers to supply. Business has been unusually good ever since tobacco commenced coming in, all of the stores here having enjoyed a fine trade, and already two cars of new mules have been shipped in here from the West and been disposed of. Three new stores have just been completed aBd with* - ? mi ; i in the next rew days win oe occupied j by the owners. Within the next few weeks it is expected that J M Truluck will com* mence work on a new hotel, which will utilize all of the rooms above his block of four stores. This will give the town a much needed enter* prise, for the lack of which it has suffered since the burning of the Halcyon Hotel, last spring. Tuttle-Carsten. U!?? UoKin Tnftla and Pdujord H lU 190 I.1CIIIIC7 1 UVV1V uuu i^u nut va Carsten were very quietly married by Rev A E Riemer at the Baptist paronage here last Thursday night about 10 o'clock. Mr Carsten is a a popular young business man of Cades, and his bride is a charming and deservedly popular young lady of Greelyville. Visit Odom & Dennis' Cash Store, at People's Mercantile Co's old stand On Academy street. Canning Peaches. If peaches are packed in the jars with the pit cavity down, more fruit ran be put into the containers and a iner looking product is obtained. Peaches should be washed carefuly in cold water, dipped into boiling water a moment or two until the ikin slips and then into cold water - * nn.- -i.:~ tor an insianc. ine smu is mcu dipped off, the peaches cut into ialves and the pits removed'and the ialves packed into jars with pit cavity iown. A few pits should be placed lear the bottom of the jar to give flavor to the fruit. Add medium ?yrup boiling hot to fill jars, partialy tighten tops and sterilize for sixteen minutes in boiling water. After complete sterilization, remove jars from the boiling water, tighten tope and invert to cool in place free Esem draughts. Then wrap in dark paper to prevent loss of color, label and store in cool, dry place. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It (topa the Congh and Headache and worka 08 the Cold Drucci?ta refund money if it faila to cnre. g. W. GROVE S atcnatura oa each box. 25c. j \ A The New Officers. There are mane who envy the splendid young South Carolinians who have won commissions at the officers' training camps. It is a very great honor which has come to them as a result of their patriotism, their ability,and the earnestness they have shown in the rigorous course of training through which they have passed. It is an honor for which many of them have sacrificed much and for which all of them have workod conscientiously and hard. What lies ahead of them none can foretell. They will taKe meir piaces soon as officers in the army of the United States at a time when this nation is involved in the greatest war in all history and when, unless all signs fail,a mighty exertion of America's strength is needed to assure victory. Theirs will hp posts of danger. Unless the end of the great struggle is nearer at hand than most of us now suspect, some of them will nv-ike tin sup: enie sacrifice. C me what may. we know that they will reflect honor upon South Carolina. These are strange times. The lives uf these young men have been marvelously changed hut so far, assuredly, it has not been a change for the worse. They are better men now than they were before this experience came to them?bigger, broader, with a firmer grasp upon fundamental realities. Perhaps in this new field some of them have great careers ahead of them. They have done their duty so far and have emerged with credit from a hard test and this is an augury of what may be expected of them in the fu-' a- ?i /V,,,;,,,, ture.? nt'iuv dim winnr. Just received, car Stoves, Ranges, Washpots, &c. These goods were bought in January, therefore we can save you money. All Stoves and Ranges guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. ' 7-12-tf Kingstree Furniture Co. KINGSTREE LADY GUEST OF HONOR Birthday Party Given in Her Honor at Broadway, North Carolina. Sanford, N C, August 13:?On last Thursda> evening Mr and Mrs G T Chandler entertained at their beautiful home in Broadway, N C, in honor of their attractive house guest's birthday, Miss Eula Herring of Kingstree, S C. The guests were met at the door by Miss Herring and conducted into the parlor where music was furnished bv Misses Inez and Margaret Mc Leod of Broadway and Miss Johnsie Redding of Carthage at the piano. Also many selections on the victrola. The lawn was decorated with Japanese lanters; under which many games were enjoyed by all present. About ten o'clock the guests were invited into the dining room where delicious cream, cake and lemonade were served by Mrs Lucy Frye of Carthage and Miss Alice Gray of Broadway. The tabic was beautifully decorated with flowers, the color scheme of green and white being carried out in a large wreath which surrounded the birthday cake with its bright candles. Many beautiful and useful presents showed the high esteem in which Miss Herring: is held. The guests departed after spending: a most pleasant evening, wishing her many more happy years. Those enjoying Mr and Mrs Chandler's hospitality were: Misses Ida and Alice Gray, Inez and Margaret McLeod, Lena Steed, Madie Thomas, Elizabeth Styphen. Sadie and Annie Yarborough of Broadway; Mrs Lucy Frye, Misses Laland and Hattie Frye1 and Johnsie Redding of Carthage; **- ? T Ufloora 1d1s18 dcii1b u1 uniiu^wu, 1UVBUIK Clyde Thomas and Nello Priram of Broadway; Perry Kelly, Burnie Wallace, 0 Bernard, Carlton and Gilbert Frye of Carthage. Do you know you can buy a Sing er Sewing Machine and pay for it at the rate of 50c per week? That's all. Kingstree Furniture Co. Insurance! When you want Insurance of any kind, call on us. 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