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^ s k. . , . . <*/. .- 0- ..j rbJimmuf ' ~ * * * Sfllflnffi *?# TTBcnDP \ ^ ;; ^ " ~~" .1 vbLXXI KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROUNA, OCTOBER 3, 1907. NO. 39 ^ - Tic Xevspiper lai As a Vrlttt t of Fiction "Haw can a man best prepare , hinnelf to be a successful au thojt" asked an aspirant for lit era^y honors of a well known y" publisher not long ago. "Get a job on a newspaper," , ;.wMS the terse reply. f. "But I am serious," said the I. other. "I mean to write books." f "I am serious also," replied K the publisher. "You would be astonished, along with 'most a1?? it irrtn rmild see WC1 JTUVUJ V">V| .. J. ? ? statistics showing what percentage of our successful authors have had newspaper training. Of coarse in some cases it might i unfit men who really had talent, V owing to the pressure tbey have , to work under, but to most the opportunity of seeing life under conditions, of learning to express oneself clearly and concisely, of always observing details. and of seeing other cities and in many cases other lands, is invaluable. Rudyard Kipling Richard. Harding Dam, Jack London, Julian Ralph, Peter *? tx tu?^ , i;0f jnniey jl/uuu?uuv iu?c, w? authors who began as newspa* per men would be long indeed. Of course I don't want you to infer that I mean it to be absolutely necessary to start in as a reporter, but if one is to judge frOm the numerous examples before us, that is a mighty good way." What tbe publisher said of authors might be said with equal truth of editors, especially of magizines, into whose ranks have entered many who were formerly of the newspaper world. , The reporter who represents his paper in other countries, especially during time of war or of other great happenings, gets a chance to store up a mine of Information and experiences which will prove of exceeding usefulness in later days. One press correspondent who has profited by such experiences is Will Levington Comfort, a Western newspaper man who has been coming steadily to the front during the last few years as a writer of fiction. He was at Martinique 'at the time Saint | Pierre was destroyed by the : eruption of Mont Pelee, and he has made admirable use of experiences in a novel called "The Whited Sepulchre," which is published (Amplete in the October ^ppincmb It is a very remark^^ [)le story?remarkably original, remarkably dramatic, remarkably true to life. The pic? ture given of the eruption, and of the shambles which St Pierre becomes as a consequence, does not suffer at all by comparison B>. . % i full line of a vl thing always I hand = } ?ple's lercantile Company, f with Bulwer Lytton's famous lescription of the eruption ol Vesuvius in his masterpiece "The Last Days of Pompeii.' The reader cannot fail to realize that in the writing of "Th< 8rf?niilehre" Will Leving VTUIWvi ww ton Comfort has taken a long stride up the Parnassian slop< of authorship. Having decided to discontinue this department of my busines I offer for sale my stock of Col fins, Caskets, Broadcloth Trim mings, etc., absolutely at cost S M Askms, Lake City, S C. 9.19 3t Closing out sale at cost?a kinds of undertakers'supplies Coffins, Caskets,Trimmings, etc S M Askins, Lake City, S C. 9-19 3t 4 ? ? J . I [mm i | NOTICE! j 1 : J j ? {On or about September} ?1st I will move into a} store on Academy street \ : near the postoffice, where { I will carry a full com-j plete line of everything j | usually found in a first- j class store. j i i ' k. j JlErmij I I J The Bargain Specialist. j | Kingstree, j i s*c* I _ ' ?*- i'/lV ' * _ i , vJ H ipp 5*w 1^?"^ p THESh ||1? for the^m v?mV* ^ Ay B r?ly c W?. .. Am .*. <fi? cnnpc n first put < natn 18)111 X^. shoe for yo This sea pleasing i them bel Spring For Sole and Guaranteed PEOPEL'S MERCANTILE ^ Try a caddy of tobacco at 22c i i per pound, at Farmers" Supply ! >1 Qo. i i " ? ? ? ?? ? Ibuggi ' 5 Brand New j#S Up-to-date 1'lffjust from Fa If ONE CAR LOAD H . U ONE CAR LOAD CO : 8 BEST ON Tl (f Cash or approved Paf ft M. F. H jf KINQSTRL t @ vyvvyvvyvy*vvyvwvw^ if Du Rants' t I! ? is now headqu School Books Sell! 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II Jj 1 and I 3; a i/v/vl Ctiatnlia^ II ^ 5 LUUII 47Up|/ilW^? ^ ' nd all visual, defects 3:? raction corrected. s se of the Eye- ; Jr 13 nd most recent 3: it rununt for d e world. No ( 3* ^ sing-. No charge 3: : present and all 3: fl ;es guaranteed by 3: t 5 iRANT, fi; PHARMACIST, 3: J vii e A < I ' llh I' j i - ' / laving purchasecHbefore dvance in prices we are i position to give you argains in anything in POINTER BRAND HATS i:==??= ?; f| m ? w ? ' Uamble & Jacobs Announcement. I -J y WE take great pleasure in aanonncing to our patrons and the geBeral public that we will have with us for the following davs only October 9-10-11 M k an Expert Optician, representing the celebrated 8rra of - . A. I HAWKES CO-, Atlanta, Ga., the largest and most favorably known optical establishment in the South. He will Test Eyesight and Fit Glasses. The Doctor is a graduate of one the leading Ophthalmic Colleges in the United States, is thoroughly conversant with all modem methods ef refraotive science, including Retinoscopy,( Ophthalmology, etc., and has had long experience in his specialty. REMEMBER That we have arranged this engagement and seen red the services of a man of ability and repntation, and that we, personally, guarantee his work. < All examinations are free, and only regular prices will be charged for glasses. v/\ w J y? A m; i i/c u/tirn/ si . tuu ti4/Y OAVC* munLJM and obtain the highest class of professional service iq this Has by taking advantage of this opportunity. Bear in mind the dates, October 9-10-11, GAMBLE & JACOBS, ! , , KINQ5TREE, 5. C. n i GstVfeatlilskai far. Mlit laailif. A distinguished professor ot Died?at Manning, 8 C, 8epbacteriology, wishing to study tember 23, Mrs Anna Barkett, infected meats, went into a wife of L D Burkett, aged 23 butcher-shop and asked the years. She had been in declinbutcher it he had any measly ing health for over a year. 8he jork. was a daughter of Mrs 8 B Mitch' ' 'No, no, sir!" answered the am- 8he leaves. her husband, ndignant man. "All our meats a mother, three sifters and one ire fresh--first class!" brother to mourn her loss. Her "I'm sorry. Could?couldn't remains were laid to rest at the rou in some way procure me 3aptist church cemetery. Mr iomef" Burkett is a native of Williams- 4 ''Why, yes; if that's the kind burg and had recently removed # ?' rou want." Manning. ^ A few days later the profess- ~~ ir stepped into the shop. A nice line T>f wagons?one \ "I came in to see if you had and two horse just ready to haul ecured that measly pork for thirteen cents cotton at?F C ae?" Thomas', Kingstree, 9 C. "Why, yes, sir. Didn't you. get , t? I had it sent up for your " 1. i?i ? rirJnJu,* Tin Stomach troubles, Heart and Kidney linner last night. October L\p- ayments, can be quickly corrected wifcn 1 ncott 9. a prescription known to druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Restorative. The prompt and surprising relief which cav(J ka tn nar rpnt ftn Onf- wnwy immediately brings is enbave 50 to 75 per cent on Lot- t,rely duet?its Restorative action upon ins, Caskets, etc., by buying at the controlling nerves of the Stomach, ost at closing out sale. S M etcj Scott- N Lskins, Lake City, S C. 9-19 3t ?r. .. * ~a . ' J When it means a sacrifice to give we can set it down as charity. If real coffee disturbs year Stomach. ? 7?? ??? take ,De Witt's Kidnej our Heart or Kidneys, then try this ana Ulaaaer nils you win get lever Coffee immitation?Dr. Snoop's prompt relief from backache, weak lealth Coffee. Dr. Shoop has closely kidneys, inflammation of the bladder aatched ?Id Java and Mocha Coffee in , Jnar_ troubles A week'i lavor and taste, yet it has not a single ana unn"7 troubles. A weess jaln of real Coffee in it. Dr. Shoop's treatment 2o cents. Sold by W, L. lealth Coffee Immitation is made from Wallace, M. D. >ure toasted grains or cereals, with Aalt, Nuts, etc. Made in one minute. tedious long wait. You will surely A yawn from the pew may menu ike it. Get a free sample at our store. _ . .. , _ ... People's Mercantile Co. . v somnolency from the pnlpit. uJl