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ifhr ifountn llrcoid. KINGSTREE, S. C. C. W. WOLFE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year, ? ? ? $1.00 One copy, ox months. ? ? ? .5) One copy, three months. ? ? .25 Subscription payable ir advance. ADVERTISING RATES: One ineh. first insertion, $1.00; each ub^equent insertion, Mot.u, Obiturie? and Tributes of Respect over l<?0 words charged for a* regular adverti*ments I.ibural reduction on advertising made f<>r three, six and twelve months contracts. i Communications must be accompanied by the real name and addree-s of wrtter in order tt> receive attention. No communication of a personal nature will be published except as an advertisement. Address all letter- and make all drafts pavableto C. W. Woi.FK. K"in?rstree. S C. ?????????1?? f V * THURSDAY. FEB. 21.1907 Governor Ansel has emphatically made good. ' What will be the nexc move of the G. M. I. forces is awaited with f some degree of interest. Mesrrs Black, Wylieand Rawlinson have been tanght the lesson that it is bad policy to monkey with a buzz saw. Tf we could make the water wagon a permanent institution the j? bread-.vagon would be more iu evidence with some people. As usual, the prohibitionists get the small eud of the deal. We would have been much bettel" pleased with the Carey-Cothran law had it closed until th? "lival ontion'' vu^'cuca^ ug itiivi* .vw?. -j has been settled by a county vote. The "iris" have always a tremendous advantage. The action of the supreme court in sustaining Governor Ansel in tiring the three dispetisarv derelicts will meet the approval of a big majority of the people of the* State regardless of their opinion on the dispensary .question. : * There seems to he some confusion \ c': as to the status of Williamsburg &V. county under the Carey-Cqthrau law*. Some seem to think that an election may not be held on the question of , prohibition and county dispensaries until the next general election; others that the county will be in a state of prohibition until such election be held, and still others are of the opinion tlnjt under the provisions of the law an election in this county may be held any time during the year 1*907, provided a petition be filed as under the Bricc law, ' * containing the signatures of one fourth of the qualified voters of the county asking held tint such election be held. A careful reading of the act convinces us that thela-t construe tion is the correct one, and furthermore that unless such petition is presented by May I those favoring prohibition will bj burred frotr voting on the 'iiiestiou imfil the next general election. To Form a D. 0 C- Chapter. To the Ladies of Williamsburg County: The organization of a chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy will be attempted on Saturday next, the - ? insl. The iadies are most cordially solicited to turn ' out, as they have always been so enthusiastic in keeping up the patriotic hres of our South-land. The meeting will be held in the court house at 11 o'clock a. in. Veteran. ' \ * . i 1 r Negro Problem too Complex to Solve.' The American Magazine is re; porting the neirro problem with no effort to sjlve it. The new | series of articles which Ray' Stannard Baker is writing car ! ries an interesting" and thorough -! ly descriptive title?"The Kid- ; die of the Negro." Mr Baker himself says: ' Before even thinking of a solution of a problem so com plex as this of the negro we re-! quire a clear statement of the case. It i is certain that the masses in thr North to-day possess no accurate knowledge of conditions in the South, decidedly no sympathy for the whites in solving the difficulties which confront them, and no real 'understanding of the negro. On the other hand, the South itself is at sen, not only as to remedies, but as to the facts at issue. So good an authority as the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Atlanta said when recommending the appointment of a commission by the State of Georgia to investigate the negro question: " 'The Southern people are in the habit of resenting1 suggestions or interference from out side sources concerning the race problem. * * * Yet th^y have ( done and are doing little towards a solution. There is an immense amount of discussion, but it has no solid basis of ac- , curate and comprehensive in- , formation. * * * Although we ^ all live in the presence of this j prob'em and have lived in this j situation for years, hardly any < two of us would agree on a j statement of the facts. I have been present at a number of ^ gatherings where gentlemen of j education were discussing the , race problem and in no single j instance have they agreed on 1 the facts, to say nothing of a . ; solution.' *' , * A coid taken at this time of the j j year is generally hard to get rid of I; 'but it will not be able to with- j ! staud Bee's Laxative Honey und '; Tur. That will cure all colds, coughs, croup, whooping cough, etc., j by driving them out through the \ bowels. If you have a colt), try it i ;uul if not cured get your money j j back. No opiates.?Sold by W L ! j Wallace. ! 1 !1 1? ' 1 I THE GOVERNOR'S STATE. i 1 1 Names of Those Who Will Have a Great How Thrust on Them. Governor Ansel has announc-! ed his appointments to his personal staff as follows: 11 Quartermaster General, Co!.!' i W. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw. jj ! . Judge Advocate General, Col. | ( G. A. Morgan, of Greenville. Commissary General, Col. . 1?. \\ , P. Hamer, Jr.,of Hamer. Chief of Ordinance, Col. P.' J W. Daniel, of Cletnson College. 1 Aides-de camp, with rank of (J Colonel, W. W. Moore, of Barn-P well, Joseph G. Warcllaw, of: 'Vorkville; and I). O. Herbert of M Orangeburg. jj i Aides-de-camp, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel: D. A. Greer j of Helton; F. S. Kvans of Greenwood; Alvin Etheredge, of Sa jluda; \Y. \V. Bailor Charleston;! William Hanks of Columbia: j Thomas Butler of Gaffnev and > j Sam T. McCravev of Spartan-1 tnnbiirn" The number is in addition of j [course, to Gen J. ('. Boyd, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Col. \V. T. 15rock, Assistant [Adjutant and Inspector General. i 'n Administrator's SaleCoder unorder of the iVohuteCourtdated February b 1907, I will olTer (orotic at-Staples Lake. S on the ! 1st day of March, at 12 o'clock, in. tlie following persona! pr??|)ert\ belonging l?> theesmte of Jno Teevin. deceased, to wit: Five head of cattle, six hogs't wo carts, one buggy and i farming tools and implement*- Term* of sale, cash. HVANKECREX. Administrator E-t. .1X0 TEKVIX. 2-7-31. ?; . . v. . _ c M? V 10 WIND UP G. H.!. KHfiSQL Five of the Best Business Men of theI Slate Selected. Columbia, February 1?:?, These are tiie five men who will wind up the affairs of the state dispensary: Dr. W. J. Murray of Columbia, head ci" the Murray Drug Com- j pany, wholesale druggists; stew- j ard in the Washing-ton Street j Methodist church and trustee of | Columbia College. Mr C K Henderson, of Aiken, head of the mercantile firm of C K Henderson & Sons, a prominent member of the Aiken Baptist Church and for years a trustee of Furman University. John McSween, Tiramonsville, head of the large mercantile linn of John McSween Company, one of the most successful busi ness men in the State and a man of the highest integrity. W \V Simpson, of Woodruff, cotton buyer and financier, who stands high among .his associates. He is a brother of Stobo Simp son, the Spartanburg lawyer, and a nephew of the late Chief Justice Simpson. Nelson C. Poe, of Greenville, e\f fho larcrA liar/1vunr?? rnn- i Ui VMW I cern of the Willcins-Poe Com-, panjT, founded by the late Wil-j liatn Wilkins. Mr. Poeis a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of Greenville, in which Governor Ansel has long been r. prominent member and the two have been next door neighbors for twenty five years, and he is the Governor's close personal < friend. ; Five men of higher standing in the business world could not be found in iSouth Carolina than ( the live whom Governor Ansel j las placed on the commission j J to wind up the affairs of the: State dispensary. Each one of i ? hein is a business man, pure j j ind simple, and none of them is; ? i politician or lias ever taken | part in political affairs. They I ' ire all men of temperate habits ' ; ind it is likely that all of them ire total abstainers. Since tlie foreyoin^ was put! ] n type, we learn that two ot i the men appointed 011 the above ; lamed board have declined the ' position, viz., Messrs i'oe and 1 Simpson and their places have ; been tilled. As it stands now the < members of the board to wind ' jp the State dispensary are: ' U. J. Murray, Columbia; C. K. < Henderson, Aiken; B. F. Arthur, 1 I'nion; Avery 1'atton, Green- ] rille; John McSween, Timmon- i rille. j 1 ^ ' - tlT 1 _ _ Uitanon notice. The State of South Carolina, \ ounty of W llliamsburg. j 1 3y I'. M. Brockinton Esquire. Probat * < fudge. . W hereas, .lames A Scott made suit :o me, to ^rant Him Letters oi Ad- ' ninistration of the Estate of and effects : >1 Samuel A Scott I ] These are therefore to cite and , rdmonish all and singular the kindred , md < reditors of the said Samuel A Scott, deceased, that they be and i ippear before me, in the Court of Pro- j jate, to be held at Kingstree, S. ? .. on . ,he second day of March next after >ubli?-ation thereof, at II o'clock in the ! orenoon, to >how cause, if any they; ] lave, why the said Administration' | should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 1 lthd;iy o{ j February Anno Domini, i9??7. i Ptiblisned on the-'J day of February, 1 in the County Kecmd. , P M Brcckintgn, Probate .fudge j J I f WOOD S SEEDS I Bliss Triumph Seed Potatoes are one of the most popular kinds with truckers all through the South. They are extra early, proline, lino appearance, and are i lately sold in northern markets , as ''Bermuda Potatoes" at high j prices. We have a largo stock ot this potato, extra fine quality, both Maine and ( Second Crop Seed. We are the largest dealers in j | Seed Potatoes in the South, and ( olfer all of the best and most productive kinds. Write for prices. Wood's Descriptive Catalogue gives full information about Seed i 1 Potatoes and all Farm and Garden Seeds. Mailed free on request. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, Richmond, Va. i * " I9m^Hh(| rraptM bj +fc71J8| FWilt IwitetM Jh C*., CUcaf. /SKiMK3 Wggfflffl v All coujh ivnips coBUininf opiates omitluti tho bowel*. Bee's Laxative Hon< f and Tar moves the bowt.- and contains no o.iates. Sold by WL Wallace. THE FAMOUS GIN LAW. How It Was Received and Evaded by the English Public. The famous "gin law," passed in 1736, is interesting as the earliest severe blow at liquor dealing among i . i" Tii ?r.j.i _el Civilized nauons. 11 leviea a uis ui j 20 shillings a gallon on spirits and a license of ?50 for any one selling or dealing in them. And, being in advance of public opinion, it failed, much as other more stringent prohibition laws have failed in our own day, for the cry was at once raised that it taxed the poor man's gin end let the rich man's w'ne go free. livery wit, every caricaturist, had his liir.g ct it. Ballads were hawked around t - Pug of the approaching death of Mother Gin. The liquor shops were hung with black and celebrated uproariously Mme. Geneva's lying in state, her funeral, her wake, and so on. The night before the law went into effect, so the contemporary journals say, there was a universal revel all over the country. Every one drank his fill and carried home as much gin be sides as lie could pay ior. To evade the law apothecaries sold it in vials and small packages, sometimes colored and disguised, generally under false labels, juch ap "Colic Water," "Makeshift," "Ladies' Delight." There were j printed directions on some of these j packages?e. g., "Take two or three ; spoonfuls three or four times a day i or as often as the fit takes you." j Informers were very prominent and ; .'Xt-eedinjly olfensive, inventing: ?.?4.1,^1 inures iu tuit'.i iu?ni'-ii.wis mi nic | r.ke of the heavy reward* and spying end sneaking around in a way urtieularly distastef1.:! to tin- llugi;,h mind. In co:i equcnce they >"t'ered in their turn. The mere ?rv, "Liquor spy!" was enough to raise a mob in the Loudon streets, uid the informer was lucky if he; L'sc.iped with u sound thrashing and j 1 d-ucking in the Thames or the j r.t arcst horse i ond. Iiidcrd such an ;; eatery was made ahoij^fhe matter ! | that the ministry became very un-!' pppular, and the law was not en- j, forced after two or three years and j | ivas largely modified in 17-13.?Lon- ' Ion Telegraph.. |. An Important Distinction. ' When Light Battery A was stationed on Wareham street, Boston, 1 enc of the officers was Lieutenant j Brooks. About the time lie was sleeted lieutenant Brooks, who was j t painter, had a contract to paint | die gun carriages and caissons, which lie carried out in good shape. ' When lie was before the examining | hoard for his assignment to duty ' lie was asked how he dismounted ' the pieces when he did the painting.: | As explained, the dismounting;' proved to nave neen done in a mosi | ( unconventional manner. ! | '"Do you consider, lieutenant, that I' von acted in this matter according ' to tiie regulations?" asked the 11 chairman of tlie board brusquely, j' The reply was, "I did not dis-j! mount the pieces as Lieutenant j | Brooks of the artillery*, but as J j George Brooks, painter." Lieutenant Brooks was passed all , right and received his assignment to duty.?Boston Herald. Department Store Opportunity. The claim that the department tore clerk has no opportunity rests apon the basest misrepresentation, i No great business machine, no mat- j Ler how large and how complicated, | ( an refuse to recognize sooner or !, later that which is out of the ordi-1, r.ary and of commanding quality. This recognition may come more ] dowly to the department store , :lerk than it does to the traveling ] salesman or drummer, it may not i be so prompt as in some other lines , :>f trade, but the boy of capacity is sure of a recognition of his ability, 1 whether he begins behind the coun- j Ler in the department store or takes Lo the road as a seller at wholesale. Just as sure as water finds its level, ( just so sure business ability, with 1 fair opportunity, will not fall below Lhc fulfillment of its deserts.? * 'Starting In Life," by N. C. Fowlsr, Jr. r ' *' * -J- " ? / ' f. *% | JUST A ? Z- HE ARE NOT SELLING AT COST. THAT'S POOR I ? OFFERING OCR STOCK ? ABOVE COST PREPARA1 Airn 1'Plir o TAn n pa/ii r/ vin iiE>n siunt suu ? COMPARE OCR PRICES ? WITH OTHERS IS ILL 1 I NICE LIN ? JCST IK?WALK OYER @ DIXIE GIRL AND THE FA gj M'F'G CO'S SHOES FOR L jgj Swell line Dry-Goods jgj please everybody at a | Stackley's ( @ KJNGSTF ?: ? :?:?:?:@:?:@:@:?:? An Important Post. When Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerraan was secretary of state for war Queen Victoria wished to make the czar an honorary colonel #f a British regiment. The prime minister, as he now is, demurred on j the grounds that all other European ; sovereigns would expect to receive similar honors. But as the queen was willing that even this should be the czar was made colonel of the Scots Greys. Naturally the appointment caused some excitement in the regiment. One subaltern was overheard saying to his servant, ?1/^ 4-V* rt / ? ** Pnaoio r/uiJOiu, die CiiipuiUi Ui Xkuooia ; has been made colonel of the regi- i ment." "Indade," was his reply, i "it's a verra gran' thing for him, but will he be able to keep baith I places ?" i :?:?-?:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:<? I ?NEW 1 1 Greet S We are fully p ? nish you H | year1907. ? Latest and | Agricultural lmt ? Everything nece: | your crop. | Remember | but our stock c | FURNI | at greatly rei ? COMPLETE LINE CO! | Our elegant new Hear, ? sired, | KINGSTREE HMD ? Headquarters for Har :?:?:?:?:?:?:@:?:?*? '<$ Talk? NdDtt!??? Commencing with February j I, 1907, the price of The, County Record will be advanced to One Dollar and; Twenty-five Cents a year; six j months seventy-five cents; i three months SO cents. If paid in advance for one full year we will allow a discount of 2> j rents and send the paper for twelve months for $1.00. After February 1. No free dt complimentary copies of the paper will be sent to any Due. 1-1-07 C. W Wolfe. 4 * " . v/- -x? *-*: -2t '2fc / -"- '* A .- ,/%><.;! . ^28 WORD.1 JS> BELOW ?OST NOR EVEN ?/^ | BUSINESS. BUT HE ARE ? AT JUST A FRACTION ? rARI TO MOVING INTO \ TO BE COMPLETED. ft AND QUALITY OF GOODS @ ICE ASK. ' ? IE SHOES I AND BARRY FOR MEN; . ? iMOUS ST LOUIS BROWN ? ADIES. (?j Dress Goods, etc. t'j @ itractively low prices. @ uash Store, f (EE, S. C <?) ?>:?@:?::@:?:@:@.@:?@ i Kings tree CAMP NO. 22. imomt KtBHim < - t*t ard 3rd Monday ^jMaPP 9H 1! Nights in cuh WSmmbf Visiting choppers cordially invited to come VV3S3$?& *V UP 1111(1 811 on a *tumP xs^Qk ' *K / or hang about on the ' limb*. PHILIP STOLL, 9 27 12m. Con. Com. 2SZ. Of 3?. ; ' Kirigttree Lodge \ No. 91 Knigljts of pyttjias "v " ' Regular Conventions Every 7rd and 4th Wednesday nights. Visiting 1retbren always welcome, Cnstle Hall LiH storv Gourdin Building. t FA IREY, c. C. THOS Mr CUTCHEN, K. R. & S. ):? :?:@?:?:@:?:.?;@:@ 4 ^ ^ - @ DEAR'S? | ings. I ^? M * V <Sl reparea to ardwnre for the ? ? @ best improved? plements. | ssary to cultivate @ ? iM we are closing | ] ,f I I TURE I @ rtuced prices. | "FINS and CASKETS. @ se furnished when de-| ! ? @ WARE COMPANY I ~ dvvare and Crockery. S j);?.'?!?;?;?;?'?? :?:@ The Largest and .Most ( ..rnplete Establishment South. GEO. S. HACKER I SON. . I ?MAXl'FACTL'H "KS OF? i ?ash, Doors. Blinds Moulding and Building Material, Sash Weights and Cords CHARLESTON, S. C. M v