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IN LAKE cut'.
THAT NEW SCHOOL BUILDING?
DEATH'S DOINGS-NOTES OF
PERSONAL INTEREST.
Lake City, January 14: ?Pr
and Mrs L H .Jennings were here
last week from Bishopvilie, on
a visit at Mr J M Sturgeon's.
Messrs G L Sansbury and R A,
Parker went to Timmonsville
Thursday and spent the day.
Like City special school district
has beei enlarged so as to
embrace the whole of Lake City
township, which contains twenty
tquare miles. This new district
being very nearly in the form of
a square with the town near the
center, even the c.iildren farthest
away are within comparatively
easy reach of the school
house. This enlargement extends
the advantages of our
school toN the entire dis-i
trict and at the same time brings.
in property that will increase
the revenue with which to support
the school.
Mr B G Timmons and family
have moved in town from the
Cades neighborhood. Mr. Tim
mons has bought a lot on
Blanton street and. will build
a dwelling house thereon. In the
meantime a house at the corner
of Thomas and McAlister
streets is occupied.
Last April by a tremendous
majority a bond issue for the
purpose of building a school
bouse was voted. A lot was
secured and there the record
. ends. What is the matter?
What are the trustees doing?
These questions are being asked
on every side and asked
bv those who have the
'
right to know. Nearly i
a year has gone by and
nothing done, so far as is
known. Three men were appointed
trustees and accepted
the appointment. Are they
wilfully and deliberately disregarding
their duty? If they
are not to blame for this unreasonable
delay, they should 1
give the reason. If the trouble
is with one or two of tiie board,
that should be known, so that
the innocent, if there are any,
should escape condemnation.
Something must be done. This
thing will not be submitted to
much lunger.
We announced last week that
"Bubber Green" had gone to
Wofford Fitting school. He
went but came right back, I
stating that he could not get in. j
Mr P A Parker, the dispenser
at Scranton, has presented his
? resignation to Chairman Cock-*
f eld, of the board of control.
f Failing health is the reason for
Mr Parker's action. His sue- \
cessor will be elected as early
as practicable.
Mr and Mrs J W Turner and
children have become residents j
of our town, coming from the!
i Bethel section of Florence. They
are living on Main street in the
"Chandler" house.
Mr Otis Harrell died last
Saturday and was buried Sunday
afternoon. He had been in failing
health quite a while, which |
so reduced his vitality that he'
quickly succumbed to an attack
! of pneumonia. He was about
twenty years oia.
Mr Benjamin L Lawrence died
, suddenly Friday afternoon at
his home near Liberty church,
on Lynch's river. He was born
and reared in Darlington county, J
but removed when he reached}!
manhood to the neighborhood
> in wh?ch the rest of his life was 1
spe/rt. His widow and several ;
jf" children survive him. Mr !
| Lawrence was an intelligent, in*
dustrious farmer, who attended
t. strictly to his own business and
| held duty as of first importance.
! In no sense was he a public ,
I* man. So modest and retiring (
fe^that*e#p?9i*iwly *h?tnk~from ,
V notice; yet it would be hard to (
tame a more loyal and lawibiding
citizen, a more devoted
Christian or earnest father. No
one held tiie respect and confidence
of all his neighbors
mare tirmlytlnm he, and in his
sphere it is death makes a sure
void. Peace t) his ashes, and
rest to his soul.
U L 15.
AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY.
tt Pcscs a* a Modern Oracle In the
British Museum.
Can an Egyptian mumraj render
f;rst class service as an oracle? Can
the spirit of the dead return and
answer yes or no to the questions
11 the faithful? Some people in
London believe these things are possible,
and they have the mummy
right in the British museum to
prove it. A writer in the London
Mail tells all about it: "This
itrange sibyl is the mummy of
Katebet, a priestess in the temple
Amen-Ra at Thebes. It lies on the
top shelf of case P in the first
Egyptian room. It is one of the
most complete and interesting specimens.
The painted cartoonage head,
with its gilded face, is inclined to
one side, giving a look of life. On
the breast is a hawk leaded ornament
containing a scarab, the sacred
beetle. On the wooden models of
the hands are rings made of carnelian
and precious stones, and an attempt
had been made to imitate
bracelets by painting. The system
of swathing is unusual.
"In wall case No. 10 stands Katebet's
painted wooden coffin. It
again is singular. On the foot the
feet and sandals of the deceased are
painted in an unusual manner, and
the face is evidently intended for a
likeness. The Lady Katebet died
in Thebes 2,700 years ago. The
measures taken to preserve her body
in its full beauty were evidently
carried out with more than customary
care and fidelity. Is it possible
in this later world of miracles in
mechanical law that a miracle of
natural law is manifested here?
that Katebet's spirit is in touch
with her body ?
"The peculiarities of the mummy
make it easier to believe, but
the way in which answers to questions
are given affords a common
sense mechanical explanation. The
process gone through by the various
devotees at this queer shrine is as
follows: They approach the case
with reverence and lay a hand upon
it. Looking earnestly in the golden
face of the priestess, they put a
auestion that permits a plain affirmative
or negative reply. If the
priestess moves the answer is 'Yes/
If she makes no sign it is
They assert that 6he does nod sometimes
and that the advice she gives
is good.
"The explanation is severely modern.
First, in the winter there is
a dynamo of great power pounding
away below to supply electric light
and heat. Second, the movement
of people in the room would be sufficient
to cause a vibration which
would move the case in which the
mummy lies. The museum is exceptionally
well built and therefore
elastic, answering and trivinrr easily
O P w w |>
throughout through vibratory motions
wherever generated, if the
official opinion were given this is
undoubtedly what it would be."
Wou'd Not Bs Wall Paper.
Two "dusky" belles were heard
discussing .the various functions on
their social calendars in a Gates
avenue car. One was advocating a
certain dance which promised to be
a rousing success.
"Xo," said the other; "vou won't
catch me goin' ter any dances. Ah
don't care fo' dancin' mahself, and
I'm not goin' ter be the wall paperj"
This was the same "high bo'n
lady," by the way, who had to be
severely reprimanded by her mistress
several times before she would
consent to stop using a patent face
wash which announced on its label
that it would give any one a lilywhite
complexion. The lily white
powdery patches on the dark background
of Liza's swarthy countenance
were too much for the composure
of the family while she waited
at table.?Brooklyn Eagle.
The Williamson Plan.
The Etiwan Phosphate Co
has issued a neat little booklet
setting forth in detail the ''Williamson
Plan'' for raising corn as
outlined by Mr E Mclver Williamson
of Darlington. We are
in receipt of one of these booklets
and are pleased to announce
to our readers that any of them
who are interested in the sub
ject of corn growing- may secure
jne by a postal card request to
rhe Etiwan Phosphate Co.,
Charleston, S C., stating that
jrou saw their offer in The
County Record.
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Sold by WL Wallace.
THE THINGS TOIAT!
Man's Ana orr.y Suggests a Fruit Diet
a? the Most Suitable.
Those "who do not went to rank
as extremists will do well to eschew
the glandular organs, such as
sweetbreads and liver, to pin their
faith to mutton and one or two
kinds of fish, to give up coffee and
drink weak China tea. Those who
wish to go further should reflect
first that man is neither carnivorous
nor herbivorous. Tor long sci- j
entists have obscured the view by :
useless arguments as to whether o: j
not a man was meant to live like a i
cow.
There are other species than the ,
flesh and rra. s eating animals. All i
students of comparative anatomy I
know that the t<pth of human he- i
ings are identical with those of the |
frugivoroos apes, who live on fruits;
and nuts. Not only so, but the proportion
of bowel length to body
length in man corresponds exactly
with that in the same species in
marked contrast to what obtaimi in !
all carnivorous animals where the;
bowel is proportionally short.
A study of auatomy therefore J
suggests a fruit diet as the rrost
suitable. Further confirmation is
afforded bv the obvious predilection
of nearly all children for such food.
The best fruits for food are apples,
bananas, grapes, nuts, dates, raisins
and figs.
Nuts are especially valuable owing
to the large amount of fat they
contain. The old fashioned idea
that they are indigestible is due
partly to the error in taking them
at the end of an already more tl an
ample meat meal and partly to insufficient
mastication. Chestnuts
are the easiest to digest and mske
an excellent food. Many other
fruits may be taken, always remembering
that stone fruits sometimes \
disagree and that acid fruits should!
be taken in moderation. Strawberries
contain a considerable amount
of purins and should be avoided by
all with a gouty or rheumatic tendency.
Among fruits we include
those of the cereals, such as wheat
and rice. White bread is free from
purin, but brown bread contains a
varying amount derived from the
husk. The most wholesome foim
of bread is unleavened.?Lancet.
Fco and Foe.
In a suit tried in a Virginia town
a young lawyer of limited experience
was addressing the jury on a
point of law when, good naturediy,
ne turned to the opposing counsel,
a man of much more experience
than himself, and asked:
"That's right, I believe, Colonel
I TT/vnlrin?
11U!"
Whereupon Hopkins, with a smile
of conscious superiority, replied:
"Sir, I have an office in Richmond
wherein 1 shall be delighted to enlighten
you on any point of law fo:r
a consideration."
The youthful attorney, not in the
least abashed, took from his pocket
a half dollar piece, which he offered
Colonel Hopkins, with the remark: ;
"No time like the present. Take
this, sir, tell us what you know and j
give me the change." ? Harper's i
Weekly.
Wood's
Earliest
Valentine
are unquestionably the earliest,
most productive and the best
strain of Red Speckled Valentine
Snap Beans on the market?the
true round-pod kind.
See the letters from our customers?large
growers?In our Descriptive
Catalog for 1907, testifying
to the superiority of our
stocks.
Large buyers of Snap Beans,
Early Peas, or other Vegetable
Seeds are requested to write for
our Special Truckers' prices.
Wood's New Seed Book
for 1907 gives the fullest information
about seeds for market-gardeners
and truckers?best kinds to
Sow, and the best way to grow
em. Mailed free on request.
T.W.WOOD 4 SONS,
Seedsmen, Richmond,. Va.
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E?rly ProtMt Against Tea.
The introduction of tea into European
communities met with considerable
protest. In Germany tea
dealer.} were considered immoral,
and many pamphlets were published
condemning the use of tea in
any form. Tea was first brought to
England from Holland in 1666.
i Soon the drinking of it became
' fashionable in London, and a pound
f 4 L A 1 aaitao o/\l<l f r\ a* Ct A cUt llmaro
Ui llic IC1VCB BU1U IVJl UV
Thomas Garway wa9 the first dealer
in tea in England. He recommended
it as a cure for all disorders
and sold great quantities of it at a
large profit. Records show that tea
has at times been sold in England
for as?much as ?10 a pound.
Various How Are You's?
"How are you?" in German is
"Wie befinden sie sich?" (How do
1 you find yourself ?) It is also "Wie
I geht's."
The Dutch say "Hoe vaart gij?"
(How do you fare?) The Italians
i ask, "Come state?" (How do you
| stand ?) The French, "Comment
j vous portez-vous ?" (How do you
j carry yourself ?)
The Greeks ask what you are doing,
the Chinese want to know if
you enjoy your rice, and the Russians
inquire how you are living.
The Arabs, a devout people, say,
"God grant his favors to you." The
Turks, no ess devout, say, "Be under
God's care."
Forehanded.
The Eon.Ion Telegraph tells of a
small girl who entered a grocer's
shop in Whiteehapel and said:
"Please, sir, I wants 'arf a pound
of butter and a penn'orth of cheese,
and muvver says she will send a
shilling in when farver comes
home."
" All ricrhi ronTiod +ho mon
'"But," continued the child, "muvver
wants i;he change, cos she 'as
got to pul a penny in the gas
meter."
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Pinesalve cleanses wounds, is highly
aufisepteo, unequaled for cracked
hands. Good for cnta.?Sold by W
L Wallace.
Pil Tur Kill!
In Real Estate.
Here arc some of the
bargains, we are offering:
No29. 170 acres, 15 cleared.
Near public road; 2 miles from
P. O; 4 miles from Church. Some
good timber. Near saw-mill. Price
$1000.
No 31. 213 acres. None cleared.
High pi ne ridge. Clay subsoil.
Near R R.Charch and School. Price
ArtAA
rnee *ouu.
No 34. 2tt0 acres, 18 cleared.
Some timber. 10 miles from Georgetown
and R. R. 2 miles from, boat
landing on Pie Dee. Boats twice a
week. Mile from Church and
School. Dwelling and outbuildings.
Healthy. $1000.
No 35. 3S'2 acres, 8 cleared. 7
miles from ^-nuds Ferry. ' $1000.
No 52. 10C acres. No improvements.
High, good lend. Situated
in Johnsou township. $600.
No 54. 554 acres, 175 cleared.
Good dwellings, barns and 6tables.
On public road. 10 miles from Lake
City. Splendid property. $7200.
No 55. 90 acres. Dwelling and
and outbuildings. Six from Kingstree.
$1000.
No 56. 45 acres in town of Harpers.
35 acres cleared. Also following
houses, to wit: One 11 room
dwelling; ten 4 room dwellings; two
2 room tenant houses; one Store
House. $65( 0.
No 57. 148 acres, 75 cleared. 10
miles from Kingstree. $1800.
No 58. 150 acres. 40 cleared.
Good community. $iouu.
No 59. 1350 acres. 25 cleared. No
timber. Can easily put under
cultivation 500 acres. Big bargain.
5 miles from R. R. $5400.
No 60. 100 acres; 45 cleared.
Se\en room dwelling; good barns
anti stables. One tenant house.
On? mile from school; splendid
faming lands. Price $2750.00.
No 61. Eleven room dwelling in
town of Kingstree Known as
Epps Boarding Hoi se. Furniture
will be sold with house if desired.
Price including furniture $4000.00.
Without furniture $3650.00.
If any of th?se interest you see or
write.
STOLL BROS.,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
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IT Til 111 STUD.
Exceptional Values in BUGGIES AND WAGONS
All the standard Makes, BUGGIES: CORTLAND,
TYSON & JONES, WHITE STAR, ROCK HILL,
WRENN. The White Star 16 and 18 inch "Young
Man's" Buggy the neatest and best on the market for
the price,
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All sizes in stock|from one to four hors /
Nice line of Wagon and Buggy Harness.
Yours to please,
F. C. THOMAS,
(Successor to Thomas & Bradham.)
UZlrLgrstxee, S. C.
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Rsal Estate for Sale- M CL|jBB|1 Um
1426?acree Florence Countv, 350
eleared, balance splendidly timbered.
plenty of buildings, Church & P.O. He offer cheap clubbing rate?
convenient, good neighborhood. w^*n a Dumber of popular news- *
802?acrw Williamsburg County, 200 papers and periodicals. Read care- ' *
acres cleared, balance in fine black and >
yellow pine timber; in good state of fully the following list and select
?Ta^ta'*De^tStacS,yS.fito tbe one or m,,re that -T<ra faBCJ and
Church & P.O. we si all be pleased to send in your
190?acres Williamsburg county, 60 order. These rates are of course all
acres cleared, 2miles from Cades Depot, cash in advance, which means' that
timber sold, plantation rights reserved, , . m
this is good land and can be be bought both The Record and the paper
right. ordered mast be paid for, not 1, 2. 3?
irOU-acres Williamsburg county 35 4 5 6 7 g 9 10 H but XWELVjEr
cleared, balance fine pine timber, 2 four . . ' , . , ,. , .
room houses, 7 miles from Kingstree. months ahead. Below is the list of
200?acres Williamsburg, sixty acres our best clubbing offers.
cleared, one 8 room house, seme build- The Record and News & Courier
ings, this is a fine place, 7 miles from
Kingetree. ^iurnw?ij,;
123?acres, Williamsburg county, 40 The Record and Home & Farm
acres cleared, balance woodland, fairly , . ,
good buildings, 3 miles from Lake City. vcwice a nionin,; ipi.oo.
This is good land, especially adapted to the record and New York World
trucking, and can be bought-worth the .
money. (3 times a week,) $1.7o.
60?acres Clarendon county, 20 acaes The Record and Atlanta Cousticleared,
timber sold 10 acres excepted, . .. /9 ? i \ <*i onear
Alderman's R. R. has R F D Mail- tutl0n (3 timeS a week)
route, can be bought right. The Record and Atlanta Constil
3-4 acres, in Lake City, with one 5 tntion (weekly $1.50.
I%?ianwellban,'Stabl?9'P?Ultryyard' The REC0?n anl1 Bryan'8 Com1?one
acre lot in Residential part of moner, $1.75.
L All of*the above property will be sold The Record and Cosmopoliton
at bargain prices, write me for prices Magazine $1.75.
and all particulars.^ ^ flowers, Th* Record and Youth's CornLake
City, s. C. Real Estate, pauion (New Subscribers) $2.50.
m m The Record Semi-Weekly State,
Notice- $2^0- _ .
The Record and Lippiucott s
In order to give everybody ths Magazine 1 year each #2.75. .
opportunity to pay ^up their sub- The Record and National
scnption or discontinue it uu me ? , ,
advanced price basis, we have ex- Magazine, l.year each, $1.60.
tended the time to February 1. N. B. We do not clnb with any
Meantime we are trying to get time daily papers. The first issue you
to send out a statement to every sub-j recejve 0f the paper or periodical is
scriber in arrears, if it be only for a ., A , r .
month. Remember, after February evldence that the raoney for 8ame .
1, the price of The Record will has been forwarded by us. We are
be $1.25 for one year, 75 cents for not responsible after that,
six months, or 50 cents for three
months, unless paid twelve months THE COUNTY RECORD \
in advance. tf > 4
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