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f" m %eanrxl! Pl'MLlSiiKD BTKKT THPkSDAY AT KIX08TRH, 8. C. 1*0118 J. BRI8TOW, r EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. m=a I suBet'Rirriu* KAir^.An? Year, in advance, - - $1.00 ' Six Month#, In ad vanoe. - - .50 .? Thro Month#, in advance, - .25 '; ADYKRTISMKSTS i??erted on liberal term*. Kate# made known upon application. ?VPar no moner to Agents, except upon expre?i authority. - Thursday. May 26, 1898. i> PW JU 1. was . . THE PASSING OF GLADSTONE. His death knell was heard over two continents when on last . . Thursday morning William Ewart * Gladstone passed away. England mourns and the world sympa- 1 thiz's, but death has won no victory ov?r the greatest man of the < 'C& century. "To die is my greatest calling", said he, and the arch. enemy brought only solace to the . weary traveler. " * r> J .. Q ft or AnieriUK ranaiiicni DUW. w.? uiiv. , attaining his majority, Mr. Gladstone was in high officia' position for almost sixty years. His preeminent statesmanship making him Premier, he was almost the uncrowned king of England for V nearly a quarter ot a century. But his statesmanship was not his chiefest element of greatness. His | etriking characteristic was his phenomenal ability for doing excellent work in varied spheres; and, becoming master of whatever he turned his attention to, his genius was of illimitable scope. In the political world he was known as a statesman; in the religious, a theologian; in the classical, a scholar; in the scientific, a scientist; and e'v e r using his magnificient powers of eloquence and oratory in the in terest of suffering* humanity, he was known to that ax a philan Rein*? in everv essen r< ^ ? tial a christian, and never caring for stronger support of the righteousness of any position he assumed in politics than the en dorsement of his Bible, Mr. Glad stone left an impression upon the . world that he never could have done by precept; and though he is gone, his influence will live forever. A great and good man?the i chiefest of the great?has passed '< beyond; and in bis last moments, as he approached ;'bis chamber in the silent hails of death, he went, not like jthe quarry-slave < moht eomircred fn hi* Hunireon:"! -v~--p r-? j but, sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust, approached his : grave Hike one who wraps the ( drapery of his couch around hitn, And lies down to pleasant dreams." j I Unreliable War News. Mark Twain says: UI would ( rather not know so many things, than to know so many things that * are not true." At present, when j the country is flooded with fake war dispatches, this observation ofj, Mark's is very pertinent. Some 4 -t I I 01 uur uau^v papers, cmiicu bv an excess of zeal to be a little in ' * * J advance of the procession, give conspicuous prominence to unreliable reports, thereby throwing i their readers into a state of exhil- ] aration, which reacts with a men- < 1 1 '* 4al headache next day when the | ! sensational news turns out to be intirely without foundation. The State and The Register of a?t Sunday seemed to vie with ?ach other to get biggest "horse heads'1 lor the startling announce- j ment that "a magnificent victory had been gained by our lleet off j Mole St. Nicholas, in which 12 Spanish ships had been sunt* and anlv two of ours disabled.1' The State even went so far as to have a column editorial on this "glorious j victory." Thus a mere rumor,j ?*Kw.K tni*nn/l Ant t A inftlllt* I v* mis 11 luiiiru v/n \j i\/ uv ?v/i un? | false, was credited by these edit01 to the extent of jrivini: it the most prominent place in their papers.! Every one about this time is ea^erj for war news, bi't let it be of the right sort. Better none at all than that upon which no reliinee can be placed. To the credit of The News and * j Courier we must say that whatever nonpars in its columns is irenerallv ' i confirmed, ana it gives no weight at all to mere idle rumors. Senator John L McLaurin has again come to the front in an able speech made in the United States Senate last Thursday. Mr. McLaurin is opposed to the issuing of bonds for raising revenue for the war. He said that there was an armv in the United States as anxious to raid the treasury as our volunteers aie to fijxht for Cuba; that this war will benefit the speculators, the transportation companies, and the manufacturers of ammunition, while the financial burden of the war will fall upon the families oft hose who have gone for ward to fight for their country. Senator McLaurin is a vigorous speaker when the occasion demands, and a1 so knows enough to keep his mouth shut when there is no occasion for oratory. Failing to receive the negro vote for fur Governor, Samps I\>pC wants to raise a regiment of blacks to fight the Spaniards, with himself as Colonel. It is to be hoped that his offer will be accepted. Ex-Govecor John Gary Evans will be missed in South Caroline when the campaigh opens without his running for an office. A Matter of Miles. To the Editor of The News and Courier: In your issue of to-day I notice a clipping from the I'hil adelphia Record, explaining the meaning of the term "knot." The article says: "The word is a synonymous with the nautical mile, orG08,027 feel. / while, as every o"e knows, the geographical mile is 5.2S0 feet, j This would make the knot equal to : 1.15 of a geograhical mile." I hesitate to question such high authority, especially when the (lis r * l _ _ -1*4. . r rpi. _ cerning eye 01 ine eauor 01 1 ue ; Sews and Courier fails to discover nn error in the explanation, but | it seems to me that the knot and the geographical mile are identical, i both of them being G,0SG 7 feet.1 fhestatute mile is 5.2S0 feet, instead of the geographical, therefore j \ knot would be about 1.15 of a statute mile. C. W. Woli k. [vingstree, S. C., May 18,1S98. r : Our correspondent is right, of! :ourse. The "geographical'' and ' 'nautical" mile are the same. The Philadelphia Record made a mis-! ake, and we failed to notice it.? , Ed. The N. and C. A WonHerfnl Dlitorery, tne iu[ quarter 01 a century records many wonderful discoveries In medicine, but none that have accomplished more for I humanity than that sterling old household ! remedy, Browns' Iron Bitters. It seems to j r on tain the very elements of good health, ! tad neither man, woman or child can take it without deriving the, greatest benefit. Browns' Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers. IF THE DOG COULD TALK. ( He Might Explain Why the Bachelor ( Failed to Return to the Reception. The man is a bachelor who has ' passed the half century post. He 1 has a large circle of acquaintances. ( He wouldi he in a social function ev- ( ery night if he had the opportunity. 4 He is fond oi young folks. Some- ? itv?oa 4lioi? 01 f/\iol /?f lii Twn ( IJXU^/O lUtJ Oi 7 lUilU WA. ill 1U. JL If U I 5 persons, a young woman and a 11 young man, preferred to be alone \ and sought an unobserved nook, as ( they thought, in the house, where the reception was a brilliant one. ( The old bachelor saw them. They saw him, but not in time. "Wo shall be rid of him in ten 1 minutes if you will excuse mo when ' I ask him to my room," said the ' young man. ' When time was up, the young \ man introduced the subject of dogs. ? The bachelor prided himself on bis knowledge of animals. The young man told of his dog and wanted the , bachelor to see him. They were ex- ] cused and went to the young man's room in the adjacent building. The 2 dog was a Dane and great in i strength. After the pedigree was discussed the young man excused himself for a moment. As he passed bv bis dog be said to him, "Watch ! binr." J Hie young man returned to the ] reception. There was no intrusion ] after that He was tbo young woman's escoit to lier home, and her home was two miles away. As he was leaving she asked, "What be- ( came ot him i" meaning the bachelor. j "I left him in my room." The young man returned to hi? ' room and found tho bachelor read- ' ing and evidently enjoying himself. ( The sideboard was well stocked, i Tho young nran was profuse in his < apologies. So many things had oc- i curred to keep him, and he had no . opportunity to send a message. ] "But why didn't you come?" he , asked. "Why did you remain here?" The bachelor put up a bravo front. He had become interested in n book, < and the whisky was great, the ci- J gars were delicious. Theu he said be must go, and he did. The young ' man saw him to the cab and said tho proper thing, and the bachelor was off in tho dark. 1 The young man returned to his ' rooms, and his dog greeted him ef- i fusively. His master stroked his I head and looked into his eyes and i said: ; "Ah, my fine fellow, if you could < talk you would tell a story that , would make that parrot and monkey story an uncalled for number."? New York Sun. i Tlic Deacon on Mo?e?. "Dey tells me," saul the old color- i ed deacon, "dat Moses wuz the meekest man, but somehow 1 got my doubts 'bout it, kuze ouco de chillun er Isril been mighty thirsty en prolickin eroun powerful for water w word would come ter Moses ' dat et ?*'d speak ter do rocks de wa- : ter would run out er 'urn'. So Moses ' open up a loug conversation wid ue rocks, but hit wuz all one sided. De rocks lay low en say uuttin. So J i reckon Moses say ter hisself: 'Looky , heah, dis heah's a mighty rocky time I bavin! Mus' be de 10th er de month, en de water shut off!' En do mo' he think about it de madder ho git 'twell finally he grabbed a ' pine saplin en hit do rock a blow dat 1 shuck de ground, en, lo, en behol', de 1 *? I'imnin lol>' o mill 1 WcllCI LUUiD iCluuiJiii UUI a a xv c* iuui stream !Now, I don't blame him fei gettin mad. All I does say is dey warn't no meekness in dat notion, fer he des 'bout busted de rock wide ( open, ho did, en w'en de rock seo he mean business hit give him do bes' l it bad. No, dey wuzn't nuttiu I 'meek' 'bout Moses ? not ter my ruin'. Br'r Williams, please pass de hat!"?Atlanta Constitution. Heart Photography. "Say," exclaimed little Willie, suddenly breaking a long silence ^ and turning to his mother, "is there 1 Euch a thing as a photographic 1 heart?" i "Why, what do you mean, Wil- ' lip?" nukpri Viik mntlipr in KiirnrisA. "Well, I heard that man who was here last night tell sister Sue that ( her features were photographed on ^ his heart," explained the boy, "and, judging from tho way he was holding her, I should thiuk they ought to have been." Giicago Post. 1 i Tbe Theory and the Fact. | Good Minister I don't see how 1 , am to get through my sermon to- , day. It's almost church time. Fond Wife What is the text? "It is about the wise and foolish virgins." "Cut you were writing at that sermon last night. Why didn't you 1 finish it?" < "I couldn't. The lamp wont out." Isew York Weekly. , i The stock of Bank of England notes which are paid in live years 1 fills 13,400 boxes, which, if placed ( side by side, would reach over two J miles. If the notes themselves were ' pUR'CU iii <x puc, luuy huuiu luatii iu a height of five inilea. They weigh 80 tone and represent ?1,750,000,000. Many old soldiers now feel tin fleets of the hard service they en lured during the war. Mr. Geo. I Anderson, of Rossvilie, York coun :y, Perm., who saw the ha dest kirn >f a time at the front, is now fre juently troubled with rheumatism 'I had a severe attack lately," h< raid, 'and purchased a bottle o "harnberlin's Pain Halm. It di< no so much good that I would lik< o know how much you wouh harire me for dozen bottles." \r Anderson wanted it both fur hi >wn use and to supply it to hi riends and noightiors, as every fain ly should have a bottle of it in thei mine, not only for rheumatism, bu anie back, sprains, swellings, cut. ruises and burns, for which it i inequahd. For sale by Wallace<1 Johnson. Two Atlanta darkies were uiscns >ing the war situation yesterday Well, sur," said one, "we is sho 'one dis time! Dey ain't no 'scape 1'e .is. We is teetotal ly gone!" "IIow come?" ">\ y aey got guns now out kii shoot twenty mile?sums dat'll keoj t nigger runninn' :ill daylong thei ketch him in de night tiim!" At lanta Constitution. Whooping Cough. I had a little boy was nearly dea< from an attack of whooping eougl: My neighbors recommended Chain lierlain's Cough Remedy. 1 did no think that that any medicine wouli lielp him, but after giving him a fev loses of that lemedy I noticed ai improvement, and one bottle cur ?'d him entirely. It is the best eougl medicine I ever had in in th6 house ?J T. MooitK. South Rurgettstowi Pa. For sale by Wallace & John >on. The fact that a ton of seawate yields 4 cents worth of gold has beei lenionstrated to the satisfaction of a iflicial of the San Francisco mini I have been a sufferer from chron ic diarrhoea ever since the war am have used all kinds of medicines fo it. At last I found one remedy tha lias been a success as a cure, am that is Chamberlain's Colic, Cho!e> ind Diarrhoea Remedy?P 1 [jKIsiiam, (Liars Mills, La. Fo sale by \\ aiiace ?Jc Joiinson. This would be a very happy worl if people would always wear the expression they do when they are bar lug tlieir pietuies taken. Late to bed and early to rise pre pros a man for his home in the skie> Early to bed and a Little Karly lib *r, the pill that makes life longe md better and wiser.? Wallace ? Johnson. There are plenty of American cit zens who do not have to keep thei patriotism warm bv howling Yanke< Doodle all the lime. The Cuban question and politico issues sink into insignificance witl these who suffers from piles. Win lie most desires, is relief. DeWitt' Witch Hazel Salve cures piles.Wallace & Johnson. Some people's idea of toleration 'Do as I want you to do, and thirl is I want you to think, and you ?il lie liberal S C P Jones, Milesburg, Pa ivrites: I have used DeWitt's Lit le Karly Risers ever since the? ivere introduced here and must sa? [ have never used any pills in in? family during forty years of housi seeping that gave such satisfactory results as a laxauve or cumui nc. Wallace & Johnson. No receptacle for soiled clothing . ven if handsomely decorated, shouli jc kept in a sleeping apartment One Minute is not long, yet relie s obtained in half that time by tin use of One Minute Cough Cure. I prevents consumption and quickI; aires colds, croup,brndchitis, pnetj rionia, la grippe and all throa md lung troubles. Wallace*! Johnson. Austria is the only empire in th ivorld which has never hud colonies )r even transmar) ns. ? M fieary, Pierson. Mieh., writes:l>e Witt's Witch Hazel Salve is cur n<; more piles here to-day than al )ther remedies combined, eczenu ind all other skin diseases." Wal ace & JohnsonThe Counly Record $ 1 a yea Bridge to Let. t The County Supervisor and Chair man of I.ake Township will meet 1 the County Supervisor of Florence -1 County at Smith's Landing bridge ou June Nth, at in o'clock a.m., to i let out contract to rebuild said f; bridge. Specifications can be seen I .on that day. 15 15 Chandler, II County Supervisor. s Notice of Pinal Discharge. s _j Notice is hereby given that on r ' Saturday the 18th day of June 1898. t I will apply to the Probate judge for . I Williamsburg County for a final i discharge as executor of the estate r 11 * I It. ..I .1 j. <M \\ J iiasomeo. II E Earlrly Executor. ! May, 14th, 1898. ;| Wanted. rj An honest, intelligent, energetic, sober man; one who means busi ness, to sell and collect for the Singer Sewing Machine company in the lower part of Williamsburg 1! county. The business insures good [> I results to the ri^ht sort of men. (i; Others are doing well, why not you. Applicants must he able to furnish horse, harness and a -fjOO bond. 'I he bond may be either personal or in a security company. For ftir, ther information write to the unj dersigned, who will be g'ad to talk ' i with vou peisonally about the mat-1 ter. t II. 31 .SQUIRES', Georgetown, S. C. * j I'nre, ,"\o Pay. That is the way nil druggists I 'sell (}rove's Tasteless Chill, Tonic 4 lor Chills and Malaria. Itissim' plv Iron and Quinine in a taste less form. Children love it. Adults prefer it to hitter, nauseat ing Tonics. Price, 50c. r ; "? f ? \i BAV.MiJcon, I i # ? ; & Blacksmith and ft I __ _ ft r,;5 Horseshoer, | Ji ^ ^ ill K! i',( <;i:\i:h i i. isi:imiitiAU jj} r | \b a*i? ft j;i niMKi.v ft li'i ft II : $ *** ft ki Odiibiatuun 1$ | jii Guaranteed. ft I lite, it! r ijt Y pr. 14t 1? '9S-1v*. j ^Jk Valuable to Women. Especially valuable to women is Browns' j. Iron Bitters. Backache vanishes, headache disappears, strength takes the place of e weakness, and the glow of health readily eomes to the pallid cheek when this wonderful remedy is taken. For sickly children or overworked men it has no equal. Nohonie should he without this famous remedy. 1 Browns'Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers. 1 ? )ne Minute ( 'ou<*h Cure is the best 1 preparation I lutv6 ever sold or used, and I can't say too much in its praise." L .U Kennon, ^jercimnc. Ode!I, Gil. Wallace A- Johnson. I; Disease* of the Blood and JTrryf*. i No one need suffer with neuralgia. This disease is quickly and permanently cured 1 by Drowns' Iron Bitters. Every disease of the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic o- otherwise, succumbs to Browns' Iron Bitters. Known and used for nearly a quarter of a century, it stands to-day foremost among our most valued remedies. Browns'Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers. GROVES imww, kwct r\ ifl BOSS TONIC ]l 13 JUST AS GOOD FORADULTS. a WARRANTED. PRICE 50cts. Gai.atia, Ii.ls., Not. '6,1853. " J Paris Mcdlcfno Co., St. l.ouis, Mo. Gentlemen:?We sold last ye-.r, COO bottles of GIIOVIVS TA5,TF.M>S C1IILL TONIC and havo I bought throe cross already this year. In all our ex1 perience of It years. In tho drug business, havo ( I never sold an article that gavo such universal sulis| lacuun tut your Tonic. Yours truly, Ail.NfcJf. CA.KB 1 i i M iv r. i r i IK Drtil nam. s o T A Nloenm. .11 thcyrenl ehe * i.wt itiiil Scientist Will Mend . Free to IheA filleted. 3 ItoirlcMol'lii* 1'ewlr III** eovored Itemedlew to eure ('niitiinip* lion nnd nil l.unjf Trou . bleu. Nothing could be fairer, more I.l>:iiln*l> ... ........ 5.... ?. I m tnuj i? S the afflicted, than the offer of T. A SlfM'uni, M. C., of 183 Pearl street New York City. Confident that he has discovered an 1 absolute cure for consumption and all pulmonary complaints, and to make its great merits known, he will send, free, three bottles of medicine, to any reader of The County Record who is suffering from chest, bronchial, throat and luug trouble? or consumption. Already this "new scientific cours* of medicine low permanently cured thousands of appearantly hopeless cases. The Doctor considers it his religous duty a duty which he owes to humanity to donate his infallible cure. Olfered freely, is enough toeomend it. and more so is the jierfecfc confidence of the great chemist making the proposition. He has pj^ved the dreaded consumption t<7bfc*i eureable disease beyond any doubt. There will be no mirta>fcxMn sending ?the mistake will l>e in ovis^ooking the generous invitation. He hWs on tile in his American and European laboratories testimonials of expe- riencefrom those cured in all parts of the world. i Don't delay until it is too late. Address T. A. Sfocurn. M. C., 98 Pine street, New York, and when writing the Doctor, please give ex press ami postoffice address, and mention reading this article in the County Record. Notice All persons indebted to the estate of James Nelson decased are hen ; by notified to make payment to me j and all ]>ersons having claims | against said estate will present the same duly attested to me within the time preeribed by law or be barred. Henry S taggers, i Administrates. M May 2, 1898 ^ A \ | Tn v T nnrl Qnlo. xaA jjauu wadv Jty virtu re of an execution to me : directed I have leviil u|K>n and wil | sell befor the Court House door in j Kingstree on the fii>t Monday 5doy 11 of June 18J18 to tl?e highest bidder ii for cash the following described property, to wit: all that certain piece parcel or tract of land lyingbeing and .situate in Lee township, ' Williamsburg County, Containing jtwo hundred and twenty acres (22o acres) more or less, and l>oui)ded by I the lands of Sherwood Lee, RAH : Calder, S m Smith, walker Matthews, et. al. Purchaser to pay for paper J 1) Daniel, S. w. C. Registration Noticej The offlice of the supervisor of registration will be o[>ened on the first Monday in every month and i (he two days linmeoiaieiy r<?nowing, for the purpose registering of I any persons who are qualified asfol, lows: I \V ho shall have been a resident of the State f<?r two years, of the ' county one year and of the polling pcennet in in which (he elector offers to vote four months befors ady i election, and shall have paid, six months before any election any poll tax then due and payable, and who ! can both read and write any section of the I oustitution of 1?95 submitted to him by the supervisors of registration, or can show that he owns, and has paid all taxes collectable 1 during the previous year on properI ty in this State assessed at three ! hundred dollars or more. J. J. EADDY, Clerk of Board. The human machine starts but | once and stops but once.. You can keep it going longest and regular by using De Witt's Little Early Kis| ers, the famous little pills for conI stipation and all stomach and liver ; troubles. Wallace A John-ons. Xo-To-t"i?e for Fitly Cunt a. r:nar:>nim>d tobacco habit cure. uiake* weak Qicu oiruui;. blooU nure. 50c. II. All UruufiULS. I , 8 E Parker, Sharon, Wis., writes: "I have tried DeWitt's Witch ' II azlel Salve for itching piles and it always stops tneni in two minutes. I consider DeWitt's Witch Hazel, Salve the greatest pile cure on the market." Wallace &. Johnson. t ITsliC ? .M.IlCl. I .ill*. I V ......... *w. ..v. U. ?. It C. C. C. lui. lo cure, urugfe.s^i rcfuuu uuuey. "* y*