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KINGSTREE, S. C.
C. W. WOLFE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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C. W. Woj.FE,
Kingstree, S. C.
THURSDAY. APRIL 18. 1907
If the other States wouli follow
the lead of Indiana the trusts
would soon be rmt out of busi
" "** r ness
without further legislation.
One moral of the Thaw case
that might be pointed out is this:
Don't commit murder to protect
the virtue of a member of a Fiorodora
sextette.
The ultimate conviction of
Thaw, in spite of his taillious
and a certain amount of mawkish
sentiment, would be a great triumph
of law and decency.
The South Atlantic baseball
league has started up for the sea8od
and Columbia and Charleston
have already anchored in the cellar?their
favorite position.
One George Bernard Shaw, playwright
and critic, d'clares that
Shakespeare is greatly over-rate J.
George has one consolation, which
is I hat three centuries after his
demise no one will accuse him of
!being over-rated.
Col. John Temple Graves, the
editor of the Atlanta Georgian,
wants Bryan to nominate Roosevelt
for a third term. Col. Graves
-may be able to stir up a negro
lynching in Atlanta, but when
fee undertakes to pnt the Demoicratic
party out of business he
bites off a little moie thau he can
~
chew.
The "unwritten law" doesn't
-cut much ice in New York.
In the much advertised Thaw
-trial the jury failed to render a
verdict, seven holding out for
murder and five being in favor
of acquittal on the ground of insanity.
And this, too, in a case
, whare the family are not only prominent
but command millions of
dollars. Had the murder takeu
place iu South Carolina it is
doubtful if Thaw would have
even gone to jail.
The damage suit industry is
assuming queer phases. The latest
development is in Uuion county,
where a man has sued his
neighbor for one thousand dollars
and fifty cents damages on account
of a hen. The hen crossed the I
line fence and trespassed into the
neighboring yard and was beat to
death by the owner of the premises.
Now the hen's owner wants
fifty cents for the heu aud one
thousand dollars damages for his
laceraUd feelings.
Final DischargeNotice
is hereby given that on
Thursday. May 9, 1907, I will apply to
P M Brockiuton, Esq.. Probate Judge
of Williamsburg County, for a final
discharge as Executor of the estate of
Miss IIC Henry, deceased.
R H Footman,
4-16-4t. Executor.
The New South.
That magnificent landscape
painting of some five centuries
ago so pleasing to naturalists
lias been transplanted. The
wild haunts of the red men have
given way to the homely abode
of the whites, and Plymouth,
Salem, and Jamestown have
grown from stranded colonies
into a steadfast nation. Severe
taxation without tepresentation
became a bane to free
rights and each day the American
troops rallied anew and
mowed down by land and submerged
by-^ea their British foe;
Roosevelt and his Policies.
For ihe president of the United
Sta'es to take advantage ofjj
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his impregnable position aud cure- ]
iessiy apply epithets when lie kn >ws '
they cannot be resented, discovers |
| in his makeup a yellow streak 1
that is anything but admirable to
r.ally courageous and fair-minded
people. Emanating from the
Rough Rider president, however,
such couduct is not surprising to
close observers of his acts and
utterances since he came into public
life. Despite hi3 emphatic and
insulting denial of his relations
with Harriman, few, if any, now
doubt that the Republican campaign
committee of 1904 extorted
rast sums from the trusts for the
"G. 0. P." and Judge Parker,
the Democratic nominee, has lived
to see his charges in that respect
fully sustained.
The Harriman letter came like
a tomb-shel to Mr Roosevelt, and
quick to grasp the fact that his
erstwhile friendly relations with
the "allied interests" were hopelessly
severed, he denounces Harriman
as a liar and seeks further
to discredit his former friend by
accusing him of hatching up a
gigantic conspiracy to defeat him
(Roosevelt) and his policies.
We have never 6een where the
president charges that this conspiracy
is for the purpose ot electing
a Democratic president, or
that the fight would be directed
against the Republican party.
No, indeed. "It is to defeat my
policies. I am the State," in effect
says Mr Roosevelt.
In several campaigns the Democratic
candidates have charged
that the country was drifting toward
imperialism, which charge the
Mr Roosevelt and his friends treated
with contempt. Now the same
i>... it _i.? t t- 1.
i^wetrveii BT&B w perpetuate uio
policies by electing a man of his
selection. What more evidence is
needed to substantiate the Democratic
argument? Mr ^osevelt's
policy of naming his successor, if
adhered to, means in a few years
that the president when he got <
ready to retire would simply designate
his son or son-in-law to sue- 1
ceed him without even the for- ;
mality of an election. Thus re- |
publicau America wouil lapse
hopelessly into a monarchical gov- ]
eminent. '
Mr Roosevelt has distinctly avow- '
ed that he will not accept a j
third term nomination and he is <
wise ia so doiug if the signs of <
the times count for anght. We i
do not believe he would run the
giuntlet of renoraination by Irs |
own party, aud if nominated, unless
conditions change very materially
by 1908, he would probably
be defeated at the polls. Except
a comparatively few personal admirers
the people generally have
had about enough of Roosevelt and
Rooseveltism.
Sheriffs Sale.
The State of South Carolina/
wmiamsDurg county. )
Court of Common Pleas
John M Nexsen, Plaintiff,
v?
Thomas Harper, Defendant.
Under and by virtue of a decree of
Foreclosure and Sale, in the above
stated action, granted by the court of
Common Pleas, bearing date March
29th, 1906, the undersigned will on
the 6th day of May, 1907, during the
legal hours of sale, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, before
the court house door in Kingstree,
South Carolina, the following described
property:
"All that certain piece, parcel or i
tract of land lying, being and situate
in the said County of Williamsburg,
State of South Carolina, containing one ,
hundred acre3. This being the tract of
lmd conveyed to the said Thomas '
Harper by R H Kellahan, January, AD, I
188*, and having such boundaries, reference
to said title will more fully ex- 1
plain. Purchasers to pay for deed.
G.J. Graham,
Sheriff Wmsburg County.
4--18-3t.
while the midnight strides of
Paul Revere, as he rode upon
his sainted ^ucephalous, burst
forth, to echo and reecho through
the ears of the nineteenth century
and awaken again the
bloody sixties.
The fortitude with which our
spirited soldiers fought against
an overwhelming army of fully
equipped Northerners is the
greatest anomaly in the history
of civilization. But that furious
storm cloud ot Reconstruction
has cleared away that we
might see a far more dangerous
frvri nrr im in /\lir VaPtf m!
OH 11!^ u ^ ALA VUl ? V?J ?
Today the negro population in
the South is two-thirds that ot
the entire population of the
Southern States; and in South
Carolina it reaches one and
one-fourth majority, practically
all of whom are without suffrage
Surely it is seemingly an
unpardonable misdemeanor up
on the part of our legislators to
disfranchise so great a number
of our population. Let us see
where we are and why any restrictions
except age, insanity,
immorality and convicted criminals
are needed in such a democracy
as ours. God in His infinite
wisdom has given to every
man the right to the enjoyment
of all things, and why
under the sun should any man
or class of men withhold from
any other man or class of men
that which they hold to be a
God-given right and privilege.
We can scarcely deny that all
claeco? iaH rnnHitinns of men.
be they rich or poor, white or
black, ought to be equal in the
eye of the law. If we fail to
administer justice to the race
whom we have deprived of suffrage,
we shall in the fullness
of time lose power ourselves. I
It is true that in the long years
of God the strong cannot oppress
the weak without destruction
themselves. Remove the
State educational qualifications
of suffrage and you will
have a nonpartisan negro race
as well as a freed white race
that will be a stimulus to politics
and morals. Suffrage is a
natural right; it is the prerogative
of a freeman. Every man tf
sound nature mentally and morally,
and of full age, has a right
to an eaual sha re with his fel
lows in the government of the
State of which he is a member.
A citizen, says Aristotle, the
philosopher and scientist, "Is
one to whom belongs the right
of taking part in both the deliberative
and judicial proceedings
of his community. Therefore,
the negro is not a citizen.
Money and knowledge are power,
but since the negro has neither,
he is without justice if he has
not the ballot. By allowing the
negro to vote it will lessen
friction between the races, for
he, knowing that his political
ladder has abruptly ended and
that he has been justly treated
by Ins superiors, will forfeit his
own vote.
The above furnishes a mere
glimpse of the true situation,
and from a point justice we
would be compelled to grant the
uegro suffrage. But, men, we
cannot; for in so doing it would
multiply the manifold evils that
are now pending over and hindering
the progress of the New
South. When the blasts poured
out upon us by the Reconstruction
were ended the cocoon fell
from our prosperity and in seemingly
less time than would re
quire to tell of it we had passed
into a newer world. With leaps
and bounds the lesser modes of
life gave sway to stronger impulses,
and the individuals of
the New South rallied around
their star-spangled banner and
became one people in unity and
in God. The robust forests faded
into boundless fields of
grain, dotted with millions of
flourishing towns and set off
with long lines of argent rails
that have no end. The rapids
have broken the long darkness
of the haunted nights with a
myriad of incandescent lights
The centralized capital of the
w i? i i i! a
iNorin nas oecomeso jocanzeu
that the laborers of Southern
fields are veiled irom the summer
sun by dense clouds of smoke
that surge from the chimneys of
surrounding manufactories,
while our eager financiers behold
from their spiral window
all the land and sea and sky filled
with argosies of costly bales
dropping down.
In the midst of our rapid
growth and progress our fondest
hopes and aspirations are
doomed when we behold the fate
that hovers just overhead, and
our existence becomes nothing
when we dip into the future far
as human mind can conceive
and see the agonizing horror of
a desperate race struggle. The
master minds of American
thought are dubious when
brought face to face* with the
solemnity of the situation. Every
proposed solution serves
but to add to the complex forecast,
and the enigma asserts
even graver aspects as the long
years wane and sink into oblivion.
However dark the way
grows we must be patient and
thoughtful, "lest we forget."
There is a pregnant issue awaiting
future generations, and the
solving of the race question
cVinll fhAir rnntrihntinn tn
posterity. Whatever the conditions
may be, whether we colonize
them or transport them back
to their dark and jungled continent,
is yet to come, and not Until
this impediment is removed
as far awav as the East is from
the West, may we hope to see
the New South shine forth in all
of her splendor and glory.
K. A. Brown.
Wofford College, '08.
Lava may be blown into beautiful
green-colored bottles,
lighter and strouger than glass.
They have rain in the Trans'
vaal. The director of the Transvaal
go\ernment observation
reports: "Sufficient water fell
during a recent rainstorm to
cover the whole colony to a
depth of five inches."
Notice to Teachers.
Prof. W K Tate. Principal of Memmiger
Normal High School, Charleston,
will add*ess the Teachers' Association
at its nex t meeting in the auditorium
of the Kingstree Graded School, Saturday
April 20, 12 o'clock.
Only a few of you htfve shown any
interest in ;these meetings. It is expected
of you to be leaders in such
work, and your presence is wanted, if
for nc other purpose than to encourage
your trustees and others who desire
better schools, and, I may add, better
teachers in Williamsburg county.
The public, and trustees especially,
are invited to attend this meeting.
J G Mccui.LOUGH,
Co. Supt. of Education.
Sheriff's Sale.
The State of South Carolina,!
Williamsburg County. f
Court of Common Pleas.
John M Nexsen, Plaintiff,
V3
Mary Bradley, et al.. heirs at Law of
Dick Bradley, deceased, defendants.
Under and by virtue of a decree of
Foreclosure and Sale in the above stated
case granted by the Court of Common
Pleas, bearing date March 29th, 1906,
The undersigned will on the 6th day of
May, 190?. during the legal hours of
sale, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder fo? cash before the Court
House door in Kingstree. South Carolina,
the undivided one-half interest
of Dick Rradley, deceased, in and to
the following described property: "all
that certain piece, parcel or tract of
land, lying being and situate in Williams
burg County, >ta;e of South Carolina,
containing one hundred and thirtyseven
ana one half acres, and bounded
as follows: South-east by lands of S E
Tisdale, South-west by public Road
leading from Kingstree t<> Potato Ferry
being on the North side of Black river.
Purchasers to pay for deeds.
G. J. Graham.
Sheriff Wmsburg Co.
4?18-3t.
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PERFECTION OF THE PHONOGRAPH.
It has been nearly thirty years aince Thomas A Edison astonished the world by producing
a machine with which the vibrations and tones of the human voice and other
sounds could be recorded permanently and reproduced at will. Through Mr Edison's
genius, that early Phobograph has been developed and improved until it is today practically
perfect in every detail and is far removed from the original instrument and other talking
Jiachlnrs. ^
The Phonograph of today is the result of many years of study and work on the part
of the "Wixardofthe Twentieth Century"?Thomas A Edison. It is his most popular
contribution to science and stands in the tront rank of modem inventions.
In 1902 Mr Edison made two important improvements in his Phonograph. These
improvements were the new high-speed, hard wax. Gold Moulded Records and the oew
Reproducer. These placed the Edison Phonograph evea farther ahead of all its imitators. ?
It has practically no rival today.
The name "PhonosrraDh" is annlied to tha instrument as a whole and this ennci.t.
of four distinct parti?the mechanism, the Recorder, the Reproducer and the Record.
Each of these parts has many advantage* over similar paits of other machines. Edison
Phonographs are made with the highest degree of mechanical skill. The workir anship
is the beit thai money can produce and is the admirutiou of all familiar with mechanical 1
device*. Yet Edison Phonographs are extreme!) simple in their operation: a child can in
five minutes learn to operate one.
The five popular models are operated by spring motors, that Is, they have springs anu
are wound up like clocks; these require no electrical connections of any kind. There are
four other styles operated by electric current. These are used largely iu am..sement
parlors, for exhibition purposes and where electric power is preferred.
ITS MOST IMPORTANT fEATURE,
The Reproducer is the most important part of the Edison Phonograph. It is this
feature of the machine more than anything else that has made it famous the world over.
This Reproducer has a small button-shaped sapphire point, highly polished, which
adjusts to every Indentation of the record and causes every tone to be reproducer with remarkable
fidelity. So nicely does it do its work that there is an entire absence of the hard
and disagreeable.scratching sounds.
The smooth round sapphire point of the Edison Reproducer does not renuln>phanirin?
it dees not wear itself or the record with which it comes in contact. Consequently Edison
G0I.1 Moulded records last for years. This is a feature that merits the most careful attention
of the prospective purchaser.
Possibly you have heard ' 'Talking Machines'' and have not cared much for them, but
remember that there are machines that reproduce only sound and noiae; the sweetness
and the perfect expression for which you prize music are reproduced only by the modern
Edison Phonograph and the Edison Gold Moulded records. These qualities distinguish
the Edison Phonograph from ail its imitations.
Corns in and hear an Edison. It will conviuce yon that you cannot>fford to hpr
without it The cost is so small that it is insigniflcent when the great merjt of the instrument
is considered.
WE SELL EDISON PHONOGRHS.
THE CABLE COMPANY.
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EVERYTHING KNOWN IN MUSIC.
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