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P' > t_. 'X" ? issBDsnuaanBHHMBtvnnnMBanii IOW JOHN CAME TO GRIEF. \ Political Fable with a Moral That Might beIleede'tl to Advantage Sometimes. Editor County Record: As the season approaches for the ;;hv and festive candidate, a fellow naturally getsto speculating on the -tjpsaud downe-of .the aspirants for public favor,.and, as I am one of the ejaculating spectators, I trust that tiu articJe <below may serve as a pointer for some, a reproof to others, and a^Giiice of amusement to the rest of your readers. There whs a man whose name was ,'obn. A common man. although he had a proper name. He was a sober -nut!) and industrious, and was contented with his lot, for he drove an ox and must needs have a lot. He had. at the sacrifice of considerable time, attained the full and J.nwfnl age of twentj-oue years, and 4 v:u)t being able to read or write any jnrt of the Stiite constitution, or to understand it when fully and clearly xplained to him; and further, not Slaving any property qualification of my kind or nature except a wife and seventeen children; and being able, stiii further, to prova satisfactorily that he had firmly but politely declined to pay any poll tax, he was cheerfully and enthusiastically accorded the privilege of casting a vote. Now, it came to pass one day that the man John was holding a heated argument with the beast that he drove, and while he was belaboring him to induce bim to walk in the straight and narrow furrow, he espied a stranger (one, howe>er, with whom lie was well acquainted during election years) approaching him with an air of great satisfaction aud a big palmetto fan. And the man John rested from his labor with the ox. And it was so that the strangerfriend was a wily politician and an old one. Aud when he had drawn nigh unto the man John he gave 'him the "glad hand" (the other being in hidiug among hid coattails because of the deception) and sjioke warmly unto him and said: "They tell me. old fellow, you are out for the House. I hoj* it is true, for our ioiinty could not elect a more fitting representative. "i>\ the by, 1 suppose you know I am out for " And the man departed and went into the uttermost part of the region round about uud ensnared many. And when the stranger lmd departed the man John began to punier the words that had been told <:nro him: insomuch that his whole i.iinily came to let him know that it was lime to let the ox graze and him-elf gorge ere he had resumed in- controversy with the beast. !?ut the man John was a changed man. And when lie had partaken f - .o" Imcnn and a neck of DO 1 >4 ?\ v/?. , 4 t.;t de betook himself to the woods to meditate further 011 the word- of - ranger. And the man John despised the ox. and he let hiui graze. And when the sun was gone down the man betook himself to his habitation, and he looked upon his wife and seventeen children in a stage whisper, and he smote upon his breast and said unto them, "Why do i piod '.tins while my country needs me? I auuroing to the legislature." C7 V Ami i re the sun had peeped from out jhe curtains of night to kiss the dew from the flower-scented earth, the man John betook himself to the store whereat he was wont to blip corn, and invested in a new hat three sizes larger than the one he had. And the man John went abroad in the land wearing his big new hat and a plantation grin. And the ox grazed and grass grew apace, but the man John caied not, zieithcr did he consider. i&tibe merchant who had ad I vanced to him swore exceeding thereat, insomuch that he lost a small stock of religion that he had saved up for special occasions. And the man John traveled exceedingly, and talked incessautly, so that the people from very weariness swore unto him saying, "Yea, thou art the mar,. We will vote for you. From j the rising of the sun even to the (going down thereof, will we besiege the ballot box." And the man John returned unto the habitation where the ox grazed and the grass grew. But he cared not, neither did he regard it. But the merchant bad become a heathen, and worshipped strange gods. A nd the head of the man John swelled mightily, insomuch that he was a constant purchaser of hats. And "In dreams of the night, wheu deep sleep falleth on man," h* beheld himself striding the corridors of the capitol devouring pindars. And he awoke, and behold, it was election morn. And it came to pass that when the election was over, and the votes were counted, it was found that the man John had gotten seven votes out of two hundred. And the man John returned to the place from w hence he came. And he hunted for his old hat. but found I it not, for y goat had devoured it. Then he sought his ox, and when he would have roped him, was tossed into a brier patch, for the beast had grazed. And it came to pass that when the man John had recovered from the toss of the ox, he borrowed a scythe and cut grass from J)an to Beersheba, even until the hoary frosts had come. And the man John, soliloquizing for himself and others, said: M/ good old ox knows me no more. My brand new plow is rusted. She gTivS is (frown up to the door, And now tin* ouon e s humcu. SritiHni.tiL Kingstrce, S. G\, March 27. Card from Mr. Smith. I lake thi.s method ot informing the public that I have re-opened at the Kinder stand, and will deal exclusively in Fine Family Gro eeries, L5uvinjr in lar<re qtintmlies I can {jet inside figures, and will give my customers tiie benej fit of the very lowest prices. Will (also handle fresh linker's Bread j twice a week Wednesdays and Saturdays. Thanking my friends for past favors and hoping to merit a continuance of their confidence, I ain, Respect fully, k l. smith. > < Attention! Democrats. In accordance witIi the rules of the democratic party, all the clubs - - Ml HI UlC COWUIV T> :m mctri ?>u tuc fourth Saturday in April (2S?h) lor I he purpose of reorganizing and electiirir one in tuber of each club as a member of County Ex! ecntive Committee, also for electins delegates to the County Convention to be held at. Kingstree the first Monday in May. Each club in the county is entitled to one delegate for every twenty-live 1 1 -liila.i.ilo ft\r i memuers, anu uuc ucir^iuv. <?< every majority fraction thereof. The convention will elect a county chairman and new Kxecu tive Committee and eight delegates from the county to the State Convention, which meets on Wed nesdav the lh'lb day of Way at Columbia, S. C. The treasurer of Executive Committee will pieaso bring an itemized statement, ready for publication of all moneys received, from whom received, and of what expenditures have been made. A. H. WILLIAMS, County Chairman. IIIIIW I ! I^JTIBII-tTlfUl !! Scranton Snap Shots. Mr. 0. G. Cusac has recently accepted a position with the At i lanlic Coast Line 11. JR. at Harts'-! I ville. Messrs Nachman Bros., have added a planing mill to their lumber plant and are ready to fill i orders. Such an enterprise has long been needed here, and the public is indebted to the progressive spirit of the above wide-awake I firm. Politics here has not been much J discussed as yet and the election I is too far ofif to predict results. Our sister town of Lake City suffered the misfortune last week of losing two of her oldest and most esteemed citizens, Messrs t?. M Thomas and S C. McCutchen.! Boib til *se gentlemen were widely ! known and universally respected, and their loss will be keenly lelt at their home. I Much interest is felt here in the; {proposed tobacco ware house toj be erected in time for next sea-; son's crop. If carrie 1 out this en-j terprise will give an impetus to' the cultivation of the weed and | {tend to decrease the threatened) enormous cotton acreage. ~.) .1 .1 tr ac/tonod I I uur iun it luiunhiiki) wvupu JsmaI!-pox epidemic which for ?ome time prevailed in Lake City and portions of the surrounding c mi 11 try. It all I lie w?ii ins a si age, the' j red estate dealer must be the! property man. There are no female pugilist-,! vet women frequently handle each : other without gioves. A Life and Death Fight. Mr. W. A. llinesof Man-hnstcr, la., j writing of his almost miraculous escape j from death, syas: "Exposure after measles indueet 1 serious lung trouble, which ended in consumption. I had frequent hemorrhages and eoughed night and j day. All niv doctors said I must soon j die. Then 1 began to use I)r, King's j j New Discovery for Consumption, . which eompetely cured me. I would I not be without it even if it cost $."5.00 a | bottle. Hundreds have used it on my j recommendation and all say It never : fails to euro throat, chest and lung I troubles." Regular size ">he and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Wallace & John! son's drug store. " Whiskey straight is the cause j a crooked walk the effect. HE KOOLEI) THE SHKGKOXS. | A1 ^doctors told Renick Hamilton, of; i West Jcflerson. O., sifter sutT?'ri r>^ 18 ; I month from Rectal Fistula, lie would' die unless a costly operation was per-! | formed: but lie cured himself wit i live J i bores of Rueklen's Arnica Salve, the1 i sure-t Pile cure on earth, and tise ?t! Salve in the Vvorld. 2"> eeir* a 1h?x Sold by Wallace & Johnson druggist. | j Kind words are never losl, bul jtltev are frequently mislaid. i TIIE APPETITE OF A GOAT. ' Is envied bv nil poor dy-pcptics; j whose stomach and liver are out of, ! order. All such should know that I)r. j Kind's New Life Pills, the wonderful j 'stomach and liver remedy, give* a I | splendid appetite, sound digestion and ! j a regular bodily habit that insures p:-r-! ! feet health and great energy. Only; j 22c. at Wallace & Johnson's drug store, j j Tito evils that are found in soda I water are alwavs winked at. Glorious News, j Conies fioni Dr. I). B. Carglle. of | Washita, I. T. lie writes: - rwur m?ij t ies of Electric Bitters hascurey Mr<. j ; Brewer of scrofula, which had .nisetl i her great suffering for years. Terrible | sores would break out m her head and J ! fare, and the best doctors could {five no j help: but her cure is complete and her! ; health is excellent." This shows ! what thousands have proved. that j j Khictrie Bitters is the best blood puri- j j tier known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rhruin, ulceis, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels j poisons, helps digestion, builds up -the strength. Only DO cents. Sold by! Wallace & John>on,druggisftOuar-r/l' i t< ed j T77":E Call your attention to our low prices tl deep, hut this time we have pone to the ni with bargains and leaders that will nil crtniriotition We rhallenire any house i selected stock of nil kinds of good*. A glan convince you that our prices will squash -A.11 attempts at ( whlchare 15 to 2.r> per cent, below all others A full line of . - IFTTESbTX1 Stack ley's Ca Look to Your Ir For Special Bargains in Menu AM Boys In order to Make room for Spring Goods A nice Boy's Suit at $1.00 \ A nice Man's Suit at $2.?V> Men's Underwear at 2?'lcto Ladies Under Vests at I5ct Ladies' Capes at 4(?c to $1.5 I must close out my winter stock of 1) Spring Goods. Also, a higl.:t of Men''* and ssaioiE Men's Plow Shoes at $1.15 to $1.5"; Lai Button at 90c to $!.&>; Ladies, Gt Fine Shoes too numerous! Call nnd examnne vVilkins' complete lineo GROCERIES, HA A bitf lot of ^lourjust received. A com Staple Groceries. Call hi Yours to please, WIL 4 W- Iixca W.B.OLIVER (xAGG, OLIVE DKALKK8 IX General Merchandise, Agricv AND FERTILIZi Miippoi'N oflMuntution Prodncti, I Kingstree,, Having purchased the entire stock of g 1 tlwirotn U'l> h<>?r to MIlllll anil mmcu ini^i ,) >iiviv.v, .. we arc ready to supply their needs at prices be sold. All we ask is to call and give us a A. W. Gag To Keep Up Pasture Fence. Q At the sitting of the last Legis- ^ hit lire an act was passed to tax , . . i . . i Will lx stuck in Jjoe and Lake townships to keep up I he past uie fence here- ' V0{,r Iofore maintained bv.private per--"f Jam sons interested. If the people in temhei Sumter township desire to come into this pasture, supported by ' taxation on stock, they can do so,' ' 1 1*^ n/?| under the provisions m mc Iiy petitioning the county board ! of commissioners to that effect not j later than April 15. We make this |jjv j)y statement by request for the ben- f elil of the parlies interested. j |||j cv*%awv\vww\wwvw*w> ' | PROOF. | 1 <> It is an easy matter to claim ; ge( f that a remedy has wonderful cura- '(is. ]7 5 live power. The Manufacturers of I rheumacideI! d ? leave it to tlui.se who fc&v htru J>! { permanently and positively cored <> J of It 11 El- M A TIS M to make < j ?phe ? claim*. Among those who have J>'f . * ieccnt.lv written u* voluntary let- <> j "" PrM J tcrs saying they have b?Tit cured '[' four yt > are: llev. J. L. Foster. Raleigh, (> * x" " vfr r p Rnhiuso*:. Editor 5 , ' J (JoMsboro, X. C.,Daily Argus: Mr. t! i A. l):?us. a prominent merchant, !> thing i > Macon, Ga.aucl Mr. \V. K. Duke. < > urit.t.w ja railroad man, K:in>att City, Mo. 'J 5 Rheumacide Will Cure You. <> motto. 5 Manufactured by <' the j>o i THE BOllHITT D1UTG CO.. !|, tiou 5 Kaleigli, N. C. <>j ' % J Sold in Klugstree by Wallace & <[! S Johnson. Price $1 per bottle. * ,? tvwwuw\v^vywvvv>v* i |j ' V.4. 1 J lis season. We always cut arrow. Our store is filled 3D?-wm. n the town to show a hotter iee through our stock will w roixipetltion sh Store, i iterest I CloftMfflig. I will mention a few price.?: to to $tioO. Me. O 2")C. 5. ry Goods to make room fir Hoys' Hats that must ^o. EjS. ilifts l)on<xoln and Glove >nts anil Children's to mention. RDWARE. plete stock of Fancy and. id see nie. .KINS. C. G. HARPER R & CO. iltural Implements > ERS Lumber ;iud Nhinii'et J w* ;oods lately owned l>y E. L. announce to the public that ; as low as honest goods can trial. m m ;g, Manager. RRJ.McCABE, DSHSTXIST, [* at Kinysrroe, S. C, all th? KM), except the first two w eeks >iary, March May, July, Sep ami No vein her. W. C. DAVIS, rORNEY-AT-LAW, Manning. S. C. ice? car he obtained promp- fl wire or letter. fl JOIN EDVA80 Tim fl DE1TTIST, I 3RC-ETOWN, S. C. 1900. CltTfCTn Vf fl undersigned, after it success- .H etlee of Dentistry for thirty- JHfl ar^ifi uow located at Kings- H at the Brockinton hou>^v *^D he is prepared to do any- BK n the Dental line at cut rate ? Live and let live, is his flfl No shoddy shall pas* flfl rt.lAte v* fcV* j:u*ut?<,-d, A tjiy.l swiivitcd i. H fljHj A.' M..?NM>en, H fe&JL *wg.eotu I