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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.
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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
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| 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. * ,?
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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
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