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'V ' A? ?. i OF INTEREST \ Mr David Rash of f lloree, spent Sunday in town, flant .T F Rrntt of Centr 1 war ! noted in town Monday. Capt J no A Kelley visited j Georgetown iast week. Have you paid your town i taxes? The time expires May 1. I Mr R F Brown of Leo was in} town Saturday and fa\ored us with a call. Mr J B Clarkson of oourdins was in town this morning be tween trains. Mr J A Marshall was a welcome visitor of our office Friday of last week. When money talks to the most j of us it the other end of a long-1 distance 'phone. Mr and Mrs S Marcus and children visited relatives in Manning- Sunday. F B Rogers of Lake Jity was; in the city a few hours last night. ?Florence Times, April 26. Mr S E McDonald of Lane was in town Tuesday and paid his respects to The Record. \ . When a married man laughs in his sleep his wife imagines he is dreaming that he is a bachelor. J F Scott of Kingstree passed through the city last night reeurmng from Cheraw.?Florence Times. April 26. Mrs fl Fox worth of Cades is visiting her sister, Mrs C E Wheeler, in the city.?Florence Times, April 24. Mr B E Clarkson, The Record's wideawake Greelyville correspondent, while in town Saturday called pleasantly to see us. The quarterly statement ^of the Bank of Lake City, which is published this week, shows that institution to be in a flourishing condition. Rev W P Gause of Scranton paid us a pleasant call while passing through town Monday on the way home from one of his charges. Mr^Winslow Wright,Scranton's . biggest merchant and one of the leading business men of the oounty, was in Kmgstree Tuesday on business. Mr and Mrs L Stackley went to Florence Tuesday to attend the funeral of their little niece, Mildred Stackley, whose death occurred the previous day. ?Rev A L Johnson, of the Columbia Theological seminary, preached an interesting sermon to a good congregation Sunday ? ?7 ::wvvvvyv>vvwvvvvywvwv AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR ^ LOCAL REPORT LR AND ^ NOTED ^ Vritten in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Busv Readers . . IMVA^WAW,WAWM ' i Mrs R W Humphries and two children, who have been visitthe former's parents, Mr and Mrs J B Chandler at Benson, passed through town Thursdav ! of last week returning to her home at Saluda. M D Nesmith who- has recent-1 ly graduated in dentistry and pharmacy at Atlanta, Ga., passed through the city last night going to Cades. Mr Nesmith will locate at Lake City for the practice of his profession.? Florence Times, April 26. A DAREDEVIL HIDE often ends in a sad accident. To heal accidental injuries, use Bucklen's Arnica Salve. "A deep wound in my foot, from en accident," wriAi Theodore Schuele, of Columbus, 0.\ 'caused nie great pain. Physicians \ were helpless, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly healed it." Soothes and heals burns like magic. 25c at l)r W V Brockington's drug store. We are grateful to our esteemed friend, Mrs J M Sturgeon, the gracious and hospitable hostess of the Sturgeon House, for a present of Lake City strawberries, which we long for every week after reading the "copy" of Mr Bass' letters describing the luscious and toothsome berrv which has made Lake City famous. FRIGHTFUL SUFFERING RELIEVED. Suffering frightfully fron) the virulent poisons ot uudigestr. ^food, C G Grayson, of Lnla, Miss.,*" took Dr King's New Life PilU, "with the result," he writes, "thatx 1 was cured." All stomach and bowel disorders give way to their tonic, laxative properties. 25c at Di W V Brockington's drug store, guaranted. We sent out statements las. week to all of our out-of-the county subscribers who are it arrears. We give notice tt those who have not responded that after waiting another week we will discontinue sending then, the paper and^place their accounts in the hands of a collection agency. CHEATED DEATH. Kidney trouble often ends fatally but by choosing the right medicine, E H Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa, cheated death. He says: "Two years ago I had kidney trouble, which caused me great paiu, suffering and anxiety, but I took Electric Bitters, which effected a complete cure. I have also found them of great benefit in general debility and nerve trouble, and keep them constantly on hand, since, as I find, they have uo equal." Dr W V Brockinton, druggist, guarantees them at 50c. Dress Goods, Laces and Embroideries for the ladies to be found in variety and profusion at * W. T. WILKINS'. Come to The County Record to have your JOB WORK done with despatch, neatness and cheapness. Pants! pants! pants! We have them at all prices and you get vour money's worth in every pair. W. T. WILKINS. ' A Short Liv;c! F.rl-.'jj. 801110 Washington statesmen were foregathering, unci the talk turned on personal experiences, according to the '1'rov Times, "t nave ocen in public life for fifty years," saiil Senator Culloni of Illinois, "and never have been rich but once. It was last summer. 1 had a tontine insurance j policy that I had been paying on for ; a long time. It came due. They of- i fered me several plans of settlement, j but I decided to take all the cash they would give me. That was a little more than $3,400, and it was more money than I had ever seen all at one time. I was rich for three or four months, and then I became poor again, for I spent it all." Togo'# Way. Admiral Togo is a srpall man, turning gray, with a short cropped j i naval beard and a face that snows j little emotion. Most polite in manner, he paid us every attention. The great man had a peculiar way of standing with both hands spread , out on his hips and his arms akimbo. < I took a sketch of him in this posi- ' tion, and then I found a most amus- i ing coincidence. His officers, from i the chief of staff down to the mid- ( dies, all aped their beloved chief and , stood with their arms and hands in the same attitude.?Frederick Vil* , Iter's 'Tort Arthur" | .Yftri-''- -..r' y' i afternoon in the Presbyterian church. The editor returns his appreciative thanks to Mr G L Sauls of Cades for a nice lot of the largest and finest strawberries we r- have ever seen grown in Williamsburg county. Little Miss Claudia Durant Jones, aged six years, returned yesterday from a visit to her mother in Georgia. She made the trip from Savannah, Ga., to Kingstree all by herself. 7 The sight of a real live automobile "astonished the natives" Monday. Dr W L McCutchen and Mr Huger of Sumter stopped over awbile in town on the way to Georgetown, traveling by auto. The town council is putting up a belfry on top of the^engine house, wherein will hang the town bell. The new bell-tower bears a striking resemblance to the excrescence that has for many years adorned the roof of the old academy building. The entertainment for the Pee Dee Historical society will be given in the Graded school auditorium Tuesday evening, May 2, commencing at b:80 p m. This is an effort to raise money fo\a good cause and deserves to be well patronized. Factor services were held in the Methodist church Sunday morning. A large congregation was out and the music rendered by the organ, violin a*d cornet was exceptionally fine. Rev Mr Justus preached an impres, v sive sermon appropriate to the \ occasion. " " ' ^ l HABITUAL CRIMINALS. All Are Superstitious and Believe In 8lgns and Omens. Habitual criminals are verypuperstitious. No pickpocket would*dreain If "working" unless ne iiaa m ms pocket or somewhere* about Otis person either a small piece of coal, chalk or "lucky stone" as a (talisman against misfortune, according to an English writer. Even* if the amulet fails thpm and they ate captured with it in their possession they account for the fact by. remembering that they have disregarded some other wanting that was given them earlier in the day. For instance, should a thiief be riding^on-toj) of an omnibus and the horse-slip, he regards iti as a warning that he must do no work\that day. All habitual criminals regard the Bible with awe. To a man almost they will lie without motiwe,,but when in thevwitness box they will do anything to.evade kissing the "book. A common mode of getting out of the difficulty is to kiss the tlsumb that is helping to hold the Bible instead of the actual book. Should aj pickpocket steal a purse containinf^ioreigm money lie regards it as certain that before the year is out he will, have traveled in strange |ands. Totimdgoldin a purse stolen at a wedding isva sure sign of good luck, while it is equally bad .to "work" at <a funeral. By every class of criminal!s funerals are regarded as tokens of till luck. To meet one while on the way to a house where a burglary is do be carried out means that death cxr imprisonment awaits the attempt. There is an old man named Cowpier, now in an English prison serving his twenty-eighth term of imprisonment, .who is a perfect encyclopedia on criminals' superstitions. He firmly believes that he can never be sentenced again after his present term has expired, because twenty-eight has always been a lucky number with him. If a burglar meets a sleeping dog, he regards it as a sure sign that he will be luck}- for a long time. To see a flag flying over a private house is taken as an invitation "to crack the crib." Women who squint are immune from the attentions of the criminal classes. Xo burglar would break into aihouse if he knew that a maidservant who squinted was kept there. Similarly a pickpocket would have nothing to do with the posses Bions of a woman with a cast in her eye. A man in the habit of passing counterfeit coin will never attempt to get rid of any to a woman who squints. True French Politenee*. "I congratulated a Frenchman one evening on the good manners of his nation, and he was very much pleased," said an American who had i visited t rance, "tie 101a me au; anecdote illustrative of French po-! liteness. "He said that during the revolution a noble was on the way to the guillotine. As he rumbled in the cart along the boulevards howls and jeers from a half drunken crowd were rained upon him, and finally a young woman, as she ran along beside the tumbrel, cried: " 'You tall villain! You will soon be shorter by a head V " 'Does that please you, madam ?' said the doomed noble civilly. " 'Yes, it does,' she answered. " 'Then,' said he, 'I do not die in vain/ " Hereditary Childlessness. The proper bringing up of children was being rigorously and wisely discussed in a isew York woman's club at one of its meetings, when one of the members remarked that women who had no children were not competent to talk on the subject, although they always seemed n l>fl +V?o mnct willinir tn sn. "Oh, of course," said another member, "we all admit that it is a great misfortune to be childless and that parents who have never had children are much to be pitied." The snicker that followed this remarkable statement was drowned by a roar of laughter when still another member remarked that she had noticed that childlessness was hereditary in some families in America Taking No Riaka. "Now, Johnnie, go and kiss your little sweetheart and make it up," said Johnnie's mother. "No, I won't." "Go and tell her how much you love her and how sorry you are." "No, I won't, Pa says he got into a breach of promise case by telling a girl that and had to marry the old thing, I won't run any risks, I won't."?London Telegraph. An Accommodating Artiat. An artist, celebrated in his day as a successful painter of portraits, while making a counterfeit presentment of a ladv perceived that when a. j ??ai. ne came 10 uraw uic muuvu one tucu to render it smaller by contracting her lips. "Pray do not trouble yourself so much, madam," he exclalmed. "If yA like, I will draw your face withop any mouth at all." f A Mile Down. The lee pest shaft^ in the world are the nteious copper mines of Lake Superior. penetrate seven furlongs into the earth. A mile down has more than once been aimed at, but the attempt has as yet been doomed to utter failure, and the principal debarring influence is the alarming increase of temperature when nearing that immense depth. The temperature increases a degree for every 110 feet down. FOR THE LlTfLS ONES. A SoapiBubble Party Furnishes Lota of Amusemont. I For lisktle- folks a soap bubble parj ty is always. a great success, provided plenty oflbig ginghani aprons are at. hand to prevent injury to the best frocks and Sunday go to meeting neckties. At a soap bubble party a bowl of suds and a clay pipe are given to each child, ami the contest begins by each child in turn blowing a bubble. The child who blows rite 1 i. ?11 4V.,. illlgesi uuuuic ui an niu ^icaicob number of times out of fifteen trials wins the prize. The art of bubble blowing lies principally in blowing steadily and surely, but not too hank and then gently detaching the bubble from the pipe, and toward the end of the trial, as the children grow to understand better how to handle the pipes, beautiful balls of rainbow hue are the result. A plain yellow soap is the best, and a few drops of glycerin added to the suds will add to the brilliancy and beauty of the prismatic tint. A Pretty Hanging Basket. Did you ever take a good sized carrot, turn it upside down and scrape a little well out from the root Ad to make a hanging basket? Fillj^e well with water and keep it i filj^. Let the carrot hang where the sun can shine on it, and in a few weeks it will sprout out leaves that will be green and feathery. It will keep on growing until you have a little living green basket. Another plant that will grow in wntar in the nasturtium, and nrettv soon you can get a tiny plant and j watch for the blooms to appear! early in the spring. Making Rubies. Artificial rubies are produced in France by reducing small natural rubies into a very fine powder, which is melted in an electric furnace, cooled rapidly and crystallized. The product obtained from what was of little worth on account of minuteness possesses a comparatively high value. The main difficulty encountered is to prevent cavities and fissures in the crystals. The new process cannot be employed with emeralds and sapphires, as they become discolored by the action of the heat. Riddles. Which constellation resembles an Anpty fireplace? The Great Bear (grate bare). Which is the most ill tempered work for ladies ? Cross stitch. What is the difference between a girl and a nightcap ? One is born to wed, and the other is worn to bed. Why is a young lady curling her hair like a house breaker? Because she fin -cr.; the locks. uru.i. *? i~.? I iVllttt iwu it'iiirid vnu name ' of an English count ? S. X. Jumbled Words. Here are some sentences that it is , fun to try to repeat quickly: She sells seashells by the seashore. Seven selfish shellfish shoved j some shrimp sideways. Prudently peel prime potatoes. Royal rulers rarely really read rid- j dies. Faint flames frequently feed fierce fires. Truly rural. Distorted Animals. The following animals are sadly distorted. Can you make them look natural? In other words, they are jumbled. Can you straighten them out? 1. Shore. 6. SInob. 2. Soom gone. 7. K&ts Rum. 3. Tassy cup. 8. Chowdouck. 4. Arcb. 9. Padrole. 5. Kendoy. 10. AUam. An Optical Illusion. iftre is one white die. Turn the picture upside down or right side up, and you will see there are three dice, each with one side white.? Comic Cuts. The Busy Mother, Mother Nature |s busy as busy can be. And if you could Just take one peep You would see {hat she's working as hard as she can To gat all her babies to sleep. In their tiny brown cradles aome swing from the trees. Soft wrapped in their blankets of down, And others rest snug as a bug in a rug Far down in the earth warm and brownNot a bit do they care for the wily Jack Frost. Who'd nip every baby in sight. For their mother has made them the warmest of beds And tucked them in cozy and tight. And so sweetly they'll sleep, while the | cloud fairies lay Above them a blanket of snow. Until bluebirds call softly, when spring days have come, "Awake, little babies, and grow." Whan He Seas a Poctqr, Senator Pettus of Alabama is eighty-four years old and has never been known to take medicine since | going to Washington. "How do you keep so well?" asked Sergeant at Arms Kansdell, who has a little apothecary shop for the benefit of senators. "Don't you ever see a doctor?" "Oh, yes, I see a doctor," Senator Pettus said. "I go and talk with my physician frequently. He gives me prescriptions, and I never have 'em filled, and consequently I always feel good." i W<- :iro now nfft rinir the most complete line of Cook Stoves and Ranges ever shown in this County. Our prices are abreast with the limes. We give you an absolute guaraulee with every STOVE or RANGE. When you need one come and see us and we will promise to suit you in evtrv respect. COFFINS, CASKETS, I N Kingstree h Paints For E1 "LELAND MOORE PURE READY MIX PROTECTOR ROOF DURANOID FLOOR ^ ?See Us Bef KingstreeH I THE LAKE (f^KNIQHTS ( 0 Will Run an Excui Charleston WATCH THIS SP FOR Tt Ice Cream -AND Soda Water. Pore Fruit Syrups Prepared by Benton Myer & Co., Cleveland, 0. Delicious crushed Fruits and Ices: Pineapple, Strawberry, Peach, Maras chino and Creme de M enthe Cherries and Pineapple. also Coca Cola and all kinds of soda water flavored with genuine fruit syrups. Come to see us and keep cool and comfortable during1 the hot weather. ?:? ??:? Yours to Serve, p. i mki i fin., Kingstree, - S. C. Hosiery in all sizes and the. latest styles for summer wear; for ladies and gentlemen can. be found at W. T. WII KINS', j W e are closing out our stock of Toilet Sets at reduced prices. Call and see them at WILKINS'. ! A Bit of French Politice. <%Party polities in France is full of geniality/' says a writer. "In the recent contest for the presidency of the chain her M. Doumer defeated XI. Brisson by a small majority. How did XI. Brisson's friends account for this? Very simply. A friend of XI. Doumer went about betting a thou-1 sand francs against his election. He laid this wager with fifteen of XI. Brisson's supporters. They could not bear the idea of losing'the money, so they popped into the voting urn tickets for 31. JJoumer. men votes turned the scale." Hit Best Assistant, A physician lost a case, as the saying goes, not long since, and he had the customary excuse for his failure to cure the patient: "Well, we can only assist nature." This was all right, for we are all human and are often defeated after our bes't endeavors, but when the doctor later on was boasting of his success in restoring a man to health a satirical friend checked his vain- , glorious remarks with*the question: ''How much did Mother Nature ; help you this time?" Then silence, like a poultice, came to heal the blows of sound.?BostQU | Budget /**"^^^^T^4?ffW|y^ Fall and Cample e li.i j ^p BUILDERS' HARDWARE including SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, LIME ! PLASTER and CEMENT -ANDThe Very Best Grade of PAINTS Our Prices are as low as yon can bui anywhere, considering quality. W< pride ourselves on selling the besi and BURIAL ROBES, [ardware Co, very Purpose. I PAIOT & OIL GO'S. :ED PAINTS, 1 and COTTAGE PAINTS i and DECK PAINTS." ore You Buy? :ardw*are Co. CITY LODGE )F PYTHIASJfgS* sion from Dillon to . on May 31. ACE NEXT WEEK IEIR AD. ] Stackley's I Ice Cream Parlor. "? ? j Thanking1 the public for their I x l a. T past UDerai patronage, 1 ukc pleasure in announcing that I am once again ready to serve Ice Cream and all Kinds of Cold Drinks During the Season. I have fitted up a nice place for the Ladies or for a Gentleman to Spend a Pleasant Hour with a Lady Friend. : I Keep Fresh On Hand I HUYLER'S CAN DIES. ALSO TOBACCO, CIGARS and CIGARETTES ?For Those Who Use Them. ?: ? Respectfully Yours, L. J. Stackley. 1 Mil MB I 10 1 PUBLIC That I have succeeded my father, S. J TAYLOR and I am open for business at the old stand. WJien you need any J Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, : Notions, at low prices 2 Call and see my stock. * I also carry a full line of? DRUGS and aiso__a complete line of COFFIfiS and " CASKETS which I will take great Hj pleasure in shewing 3011. I defy competition, (Jet 8 prices everywhere else ten ( 0 you will return to me. jf Yours for a trial, h t iim. GREELYVILLE. - S. C. mmmmmsnrr Notice to Teachers. Teachers who d<> n?t attend someone 01 the Summer Schools held in the St te durirg tin- Summer cannot have I their certificates renewed: so it. behoows them to tile their pledges of att'-n ance at once. Wm. Coopkr, - >0-8t. (.0. Supt, of r <1. Get in the swim and wear one of those cool, comfortable Serge Coats sold at 50c and up by 4 y. T. WILKINS. : linV.Virti'flh11* r t ?? c-*"i .JCy r _ yfl THE W<J J1 l 1 ^?I^IIBi i It is the same way( with Fife Insurance. o ..... i ne v^umpaiues i represent are all "Old Line," and among the largest, strongest and mos* 1 liberal ?n the world. Their aggregate capitifisovcTwen. ty Millions of Dollars. The German American, of New York. t ... iggj X X , JX X THE PHENIX, of Bgpcjdyn. X X X X 'i4> \ 'jy'4?f .VWjK&rl The Equitable,^ of Charleston."" ? '' ? These companies are al| safe and conservative?no w Id-cat" scheme to malc? money. When the fire occiif? they will be ready to sett|fi dollar for dolkr on the hep of your policy. I am prepared also to wrftfi insurance on desirable farm' "w property. Can insure your Dwelling and Furniture, Barn and Stables, Buggy and Wagons and even your Horses tfid Mules in a Company whose assets aggregate over Severn Million Dollars, BONDS! If you heed a Bond fro J $1,000 fo $100,0001 can secu^ it for you on short notice in* the UNITED STATES DEL1TY AND GUARANTY CO., of BALTinORE, MO, Judicial Bonds for Guardians, Administrators, Executors, Etc,,, written almost "wnue you wait - . Any information relating tofl Fire Insurance or Guarantw Bonds will be cheerfully C. W. WoffltP Agent, K1NGSTREE,- - S. C .? ldj^L