The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 27, 1905, Image 8
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i OF INTEREST
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It is the same way( with Fife
Insurance.
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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.
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The Equitable,^ of
Charleston."" ?
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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
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