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---*' ?*? :pinM to t?s - .a-i xv> tti people of Kmbt County: I Win not, mi moat of the eoiftMiwjbals do, ask the editor to allow me ipue, etc. I wUl mort gracldoely sooept hi* invitation to write for 4 ?The People." Aa I reed B% iwwpowlmeo, it pit me to tblakloy of tbeeor nptioBol officeholders, frosa tbo f owes! oowrty officer to (heoi* ' eer holditif lh? most boooruble position Hi the gift of the people of the United Btatee~ -the Presi M. There are exceptions, of coarse. Web the people of Kerehaw coun J/, & 0., may not be able to con trol tke ipreeftdent of our grand jrepuhHs, but weean, and should, pentroi oar oonnty oflloera. It we vote oar. friend Into of ? ?oe, bettering him to be> compe tent and honorable man, and af terwards find him either incom petent cr dishonorable. We should pot bneineae before pleasure, duty ahead of friendehip, and ?otehim out for another whom we think to be a better man. When an offioer provee to be a fraud, let us put him down iu )ur memorandums as a fraud, and never trust him thereafter. If personal fain be our motive fOr voting for a fraud, then let that gain go to the winds. The more honest and honorable oar officers are, the greater will be our gain, and the more respected Wis will be as a county. Veer, 1st essh and every voter is Kerehaw seanty vote for the maswhom he thinke is the most immpetsnj and last, hat by no iseaas least,- the one or ones whom he thinks the moet honor If we all will Jom hearts and han^l in these reeolations, >nd gtftek to them, ours will be in a few yeara the most honorable, if not the wealthiest, county in the ?tate. Who would not be proud to he a native, or even a reel - dent, of such a county. I am confident that sueha oonn ty as I describe to you, will be hard to find in the United States, pat, notwithstanding, If we all, ' ' with one accord, resolve to do oar very best we can make our rity O, It., if we cannot rule United States. OWe give yen our nmdel for a *? ||Nlo>oar our treaeured coun ty treasurer, Mr. W. R. Hough. We regret to loee him; but why should we when he does not want the office? With best wishes to pur friend, the editor, I am, Truly yours, ? - Lea?. PUDleto. John Lyons, a. young man of lut Twenty-?eoond itrnt. ptjonne, N. /? ?M imifBd ynterdij before " fUoor^er Uurui ebar|?4 with baring p hve ehioken in hit possession lite at pllhl, and being unable to give a tat jsfaotory explanation aa to bow be got I). H? and tbe fowl were remanded for # farther bearing, and Oierk Hugh Vara made oot tbe foUowlQg Mxnmit pent for tbooblckeni yams A. Leghorn. Bssldcnci Centreville. ?go? Doubtful. ^Occupation? Layer, 01 fence? Clacking. Dlepoeition? Eventually to be frleaa peed. found on person ? Feathers. ?New York Son At tbe Republican convention held reeentlj at Okmulgee, Sango, a negro politician, deHreved this speech; '?Mletah Speakab kaaa wbj am we heahf Wbyt Didn't Arlstotel set on de bank of de Oanpei four tboosand years pgo snd with bis ear attuned to de mu sic of spheres bear ds might? footfalls _K hts aggyegious aggregation of pie HMms trying to ride to glory on de bank ob de niggaht Isn't I rlgbtt"? Hmm City Journal. ?*Well, Quimby, you look lough. What's the matter?" ?Tip broke, and hungry " Gun yon dtike at for t dinner?" "Certelpjy I no, but I don't nn deretaad year poverty. Ton Hfc4 ?n ftp * fertene left to yon |MS " "Yee, but 1 MUMfetvo lawyers In the paMep, ?nd I're been trying to get ont ef debt ever ?inoe.M? fclnooln Journal. Fir-, or at serooeu-] tigrade. Before tbermometei were invented, H was "generally ?apposed th#t when the weather wae cold enough to freese water there wae a total abeenoe of heal This led to the centigrade baring the ftwrnif point for Water is the only liquid which expands when aoUdfied. When) it begins to freese, the toe chrys tali rise to the top as soon aa they {[are formed, and form a crust over the water, and in this way kpepe out the cold and pre vents the water from freestngj very thick. Ice freestng from the top Is a very good thing for us, for, If the ohrystals should sink instead ef rising, the ponds and lakes would freese solid from the bottom, and the hottest summer would not melt it. ^oe, although it Is very hard and brittle, will take the shape of any vessel it is put into, on a cold day, becanre it melts under pressure. 80, If lumps of ice wore to be piled into a vessel where the edges of the Ice rested | on the sides, the pressure would melt it and the water would tric kle down to the botttm and there freese again. This would keep on until the vessel held but one solid lump of ice. This explains how glaciers take the different shapes ot their beds as they come down the mountains. Although ice causes a great deal of suffering among the poor, who cannot protect themselves | against It, it Is a blessing in dis guise. It kills the germs of s great maqy diseases, and many] of the objectionable insects, keeping them from getting too, numerous, snd in this way pre vents a great deal of suffering. 80, on cold icy days people should not complain of the hod- ; ily Inconvenience It puts one to, but think of the results that fol low. James Stoney. Age, 15; high school, 8d year. (? v ICE. . ? ] lee is composed of frozen par ticles of water which become united and hardened by oold. It is chiefly used as a preservative, tin summer it is ss great a com fort as it in winter is a hardship to* some, especially the poor. Although the "Ice Kitg" causes I great suffering, he also beauti fies the landscape to sucb a de gree that one might imagine himself in Fairyland. He clothes 4he bare, dark trees in shining robes, trimmed with a fringe of icicles. Their branches are bent heavily toward the earth with their ioy load. At night the wind rustles through them, and one may hear the crack of the limbs as they bend before it. The grass looks like it is madeot tiny tender branches of glittering ice. The wires that run through the streets are like long festoons of fringe. The slats of the fences are laced together by glistening icicles. The ponds, lakes and rivers are frosen over, and eve ry one may enjoy skating over them. The sky generally looks gray at such times, but it forms a harmonious back ground to the beautiful picture. Annie D. Alexander. Age, IS; high school, 8d year. "O mother, do send for Jbe doctor t" said a little boy of three years. "What for, my dear?" "Why, there is a man in the par lor who says he will die if Jano don't marry him ? and Jane says sha won't " Mr rnrm BITTERS Dry Goods, General Mer ? chandise and ^Purnit ure. Oive me a call ing? your ? Mention "Tn PBons." Witcb Tbis Hirsh Bros. & Cos. Big Ad. A. D. Kennedy. Hardware and General Mer- . ^chandise. A Complete Line of Farmers' Supplies. Mention "Tn fioru." SPRINGS & SHANNON , ?> i Dealers in GENERAL MERCHANDISE, FARM SUPPLIES AND I SPECIALTIES. WE ARE TRADERS, BROKERS AND BANKERS. "THe PE0PLG'S" Slub-Prenpiun? Offer, people to worl^ jor us as hard as We ir^teqd to Wqt\^ Jor the interests oj "3^? ^people," and as we ki[oW tfyat the people will not for r^ottyn<|, We intend to "(5)fye ^people" a Jair c^ar^ce by offer ing the following Verf liberal Premiums to Club Raisers For Clubs of lO Paid Subscribers Your Choice of the following Pre miums, shipped principally direct from Factory: 1 Gem Roller Organ, a very handsome premium that will be thoroughly appreciated by all lovers of music. 1 Watch (Gold filled and Guaranteed) either in open face or Hunting case, Ladies' or Gent's size. 1 8 day Mantel Clock, with half hour strike, very fine. 1 12 Piece Toilet Set, very nice indeed, and a premium that will be appreciated by all of our club raisers. For Clubs of 20 Paid Subscribers 1 Single Barrel Shot Gun, (Breech Loader), 10 or 12 Guage. 1 Ladies Chatelaine Watch, complete, in elegant case. 1 Safety Razor Outfit (complete) something nice. For Clubs of 50 Paid Subscribers 1 Fine Suit of Clothes, made to order. 1 Cooking Stove, first class in all respects. 1 6 Drawer Sewing Machine, guaranteed. \ Road Cart, Phaeton Style. 1 High Grade Bicycle, a splendid machine. 6el up your clubs quick and send In (o W. A. SCHROCK, Pub. "The People/' Camden, S. C.