The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 16, 1908, Image 2
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A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
Why an Editor Could Not Be Judge In
a Literary Contest.
The editor of a magazine v.v- invited
to act a> a jud^e in a prire
story contest. "J- it to Ik- an
anonymous come-t r" tho <-titer a>l>
ed. ''Ye-, indeed." "And I -appose
all the stt-rios will lie typewritten?"
"Certainly. We have particular!}
-the: luted t hat." "ih.i
Ten" sorrv," v.a- the rop y, '"bat !
can i ..
' But l?::t ; u will be asked 1
read only the bc*r of i!u> -!oib
subnrtted," reminded ti.c i-hc \
"A siatf of competent r? ader* wiv
eift tire v.heat from the charf.
an!"
"I'm very -orry, but I II have t
refuse. and I can't Teil you 'now it
gi:o\e> me to -ay thi?, for I appreciate
the irre.it compliment you art
paying me. and 1 would noun-elate
equally t/ie remuneration you "ifer.
But the fact i- this my conscience
would finite nic if I undertook the
work. You see. I have "had about
twenty years' experience in editor:, i
work, and during that time I suppose
the manuscript* of every popular
and unpopular author of the
day have come to my desk for attention.
1 have been in such long
correspondence with many of these
authors that I know their handwritings
well, and even a glance at my
morning's mail will tell me who my
correspondents are. And do not
6mile I know their typewriters
equally well. I know the various
makes they own. and those who prefer
elite type to the ordinary size,
and those who use italics and inverted
quotation marks. I can even
recognize an author's peculiar method
of making a caret and his own j
manner of punctuation. But all !
this is nothing to my ability to spot :
at once an author's style. Attempts
have often been made to deceive me, j
but only on rare occasions have they
succeeded. But you must not think
this so astonishing after all. I have
been tied down to my one line of
work for a long time now, and the j
number of really successful writers I
i= rot so great after all. It would
be* orite remarkable if I had not
learned something about their characteristics
after all these years. Almost
all .of them would doubtless
submit stories in your contest, and
perhaps the majority of their manuscripts
would be pa-scd up to me by
your readers. If. recognizing any
particular writer's work, 1 pretend- 1
ed to give <an opinion based on supposed
complete ignorance of that
writer's idonlitv. I should not be
doing the fair thine. For that ron- |
eon I must decline to act. You understand
me, I hope." "Yes," said i
the publisher, "I do. But whom
shall I ask in your place?" ''Sonic
one who is not cursed with quite so j
much conscience," replied the editor. Bookman.
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Alligator as Food.
There is reason to believe that
the flesh of a young boiled alligator
is barely distinguishable from veal,
?ays an English t|aveler. It is probably
cleaner and more tender than !
much of the meat of the animals
that are usually consumed as food
on the continent or in the cast end
jpf London. I have never desired to '
taste the flesh of alligators, cooked :
or uncooked. But in India I have i
j, i i _ i 11 i-i
rh Been xne aoniais ana oincr casieiess |
natives greedily devour the flesh of,
an alligator without waiting to,
cook it. The flesh was very pale in
color and probably was much su- .}
perior to the flesh of snakes and !
rats and such like vermin which i
form the ordinary food of the predatory
Scntc! when hunting in his j
native wooui? ' ,,
A Little Airibiguous.
A group of interested citizens !
was observed standing in front of,
a billboard in one of Chicago's suburbs
reading a large poster that had
-* x 1 ....i ?.? A f tliAm
jUfl Utft'U pui up. ouiuc vi iiivin
were greatly amused, while others
were highly indignant.
A nearer inspection showed that
the purpose of the poster was to
advertise a "genuine colored min^
itrels' entertainment" that was to I
be given at one oi the local amusement
halls. The particular portion
that had roused the*emotions of the !
crowd was printed in great, flaring ;
letters:
"It will be enough to make a mule
laugh! Bring your wives and children
!"
Lost Dignity.
Irish viceroys are stripped of
their sovereign attributes as soon as
they reach English waters, which
?^ves point to the .following story
old of one viceroy and a lady with
whom he was acquainted. They
both found themselves on board the
Holyhead packet. During the voyage
from Ireland the ladv treated
the viceroy with ceremonious re- I
ipect. So soon, however, as the
packet entered Holyhead harbor she
aid to him, "Now, Bobby, you're no
longer viceroy, so take my bag and
make yourself useful." London
Truth.
SHOWERS OF FISH.
The Way the Net Unusual Phcnorrvemm
Is Brought About.
The p]ieno:ncr;"n of a shower c:
f h i.- <?f more < '-n occur nr. ej
tiu.-? is p< ;!< ! ;!Hy >:r,v.n . ?!.
it i> I ii ti.'1'v <!i-.o t> so;
> : fry ? !' - La. iny 1 >?n
t'. from t: < wa: r ar.tl ? r
k. ' a- ;J ; 4 " , '\\ . : \ ?
? :\4,i:t ??/ t?\.w . i,r i.. ' ??
>. r '. .. : ?; .-w \ Ii.o ' - .i*.
U\!!'? . t ( t .' (*. tr :? i
a: ' v . > .....
T. ' v . > i- >f
} ?T*~*Vt -" *. . .
i. : . . . . tli 'v
a v . . ; - "a .. < < air v.i - <
lie::!.. . . 'y - eater than:
or vertical The!
mass r.::yht i o. for it: v<; ''
t hi i and < nly ton ft : in d :n etcr.
'I'his whirlwind column 1ms .
firr.nel-liko ?. iter anal may
as 3:>t as thirty miles an hour in
part n alar < onr-e.
The phenomenon is usr.a'lv v:s; (
Me i:i tlic sky ;:= a descer.din;; co
until. Tin's j.; ov.iny to the compression
of a cloud within the circuit1,
of the whirlwind air. Should the'
disturl>ance reach tlie surface of the i
prounil dust, mud and all kinds of ,
debris arc sucked tin into the column
and carried nlonp. If the path '
of the a.\i> of the disturbance crosse> .
the sea or a river, the surface wa- <
ter is whirled up into the funne
and minples with the whirling col
tu:_
umn ot descending vapor, mis n .,
the effect known as a waterspout. .
When the rotary motion ceases (
the accumulated moisture descends (
in a cloudburst or as verv heavy
rain. The small surface living fry i
of fish in the sea. usually herring or
even comparatively heavy fish from
shallow inland waters, are frequent
ly thus carried over dry land and
astonish the pedestrian by descending
on his umbrella.
Many cases are reported from ,
abroad, and they are common iu j J
India. In Fngland the specie* of (
fish that thus fall are usually indig-,,
enous to the neighborhood, which 1 j
shows that their involuntary jour
nev through the air is never verv ,
- * " - A- i i,
l;ir. J'TOgs, m.^ris unu wwici n>- (
ing creat ires have also hoen known i;
to be thus transported through thei(
air. London tilobe. ! (
M. tie Miracelle Would Mot Tell. > j
"A venerable and worthy noldc- j
man, M. Pompignan do Mirabclle,
was imprudent enough to repeat at
a supper party some satirical verse?,
lie had heard touching Mine, de
Pompadour and M. dc Sartines, the!
chief of police. Warned that I)e '
Sartines had filled irr his name on a |
Jottre dc cachet, M. de Mirabclle ?
railed at the police office and asked
to what prison he should betake i
himself. 'To Vinccnnes,' said De j ^
Sartines. j j
" 'To Vinccnnes,' repeated M. de ; '
A 4- ^ L.rt AAo/ihmnn or\/l li a 1
JUiruut'Ilf IU iij^ Luatiiiiiaii^ uuu uv [ ^
arrived at the dungeon before the c
order for his detention.
'"Once a year De Sartines made a ,
formal visit to Vincennes, and oncej *
a year punctually he demanded of '
M. de Mira belle the name of the
author of the verses. 'If I knew, 11 j
should not tell you/ was the invari- ^
able reply, 'but as a matter of fact j
I never heard it in my life.' M. de
Mirnbelle died in Vincennes a very
old man." ''Dungeons of Faris." |
Spurgeon's Blunt Critic>
When Mr. Spurgeon first began!
his ministry an anonymous critic r
used to write to him constantly \
about his mistakes in grammar and
pronunciation. Mr. Spurgeon at,^
first resented these criticisms, but' e
he soon learned to profit by them, c
"After awhile," he said in telling *
the story, "I looked for his weekly!
memoranda with much interest. If;?
I repeated a sentence which I had
used two or three Sundays before,'
cq mo nr.
JJC w VUIU H 1 i I 9 WW VAAV COIUV VA I
prcssion in such and such a ser-1
inon/ "
Mr. Spurgeon, like everybody!
else, had his pet quotation, and he
used this line, "Nothing in my hand
to bring," rather frequently. So;
his commentator wrote him, "We
are sufficiently informed of the vac-1
uity of your hand." ."
Siamese Superstitions.
The first thing an orthodox Sia-1
uiese does in the morning is to | j
scare away the family ghosts who! I
may have gathered about the old '
place in the night. Letting off
crackers is an effectual means, ai
the new year r.!l the ghosts come
trocping i-? their former dwellings, j
For three Favs they have their fun. j
At the or I of the time the priests .
and their Hocks lire guns and use
other devices for getting rid of
them. A Siamese is coffined face
downward, so that the ghost may
not sneak hack through the dead \
man's mouth. The coffin is taken s
out through a hole in the wall and (
carried several times round the !
house in order that the ghost may ,
be put off the scent and not return
to vex hii family.
EYE Wl^KS.
They Occur on an Average Twenty i
Times a Minute.
T:w aver.v.e ]? :> n wink" hi?
eve" twrv t'.r I! ;;t ic To
I .v. v ;) ! nuti-, or l/.'on
:i - in ; i T.;i- noan- that
.;v*- wor k f< r a pair ??;
t \ , - i: :;i l;!.?? *?> Vti.Oirt'
wi::; .
A Vvink is in a-uit
onc-iTfi :ii of :: -< v ]. -i> ??5ckly
tl>? y:- ajr.'.o,!;- :v ob-orvo t'<r
l.ii . ii io- in v; !: _-! 1?? .-1
. .
i?;i: ti Tv?t >; !p?j is,:n:<m
; ?1 ',r : :.;rv '.(> - vo ry^e t"
? '? i? ;; ' r-'uho. til? object ,;i
r i ... .< ! \ ! i ' ? ,.*? i 'if ?. !, I:ii (>
f the - :?hive lilt!*.' organs coh^t:s
:! ' ist. The ::: i-; are, which
> : ' vTV for ti,.' i ?j: jj'i of thi
i- of oo tr.-e. bv th<
!< :. r~.
1'<T this rno?. t* ;t is to >;iv.
lii > i! t:! -v ??;:f
1 ' ' " r I
t. : ! >? nt.i?'l salty1
vator an* -? . roted. The water is
!'o\vi: ; nil ike time and would p-mr
nut o' r r the edtres of the evelids
wore it not for ati < i; which is furni.-in
(1 t<? proveut 1) is. This oil is
poeroted ami su; ;.!i <1 by lit tlo
glands along r e rims of tin* lids.
There is :'!-o a t -at* duel, which carries
off the superfluous water and
pets rid of it.
The mouth of the tear duet is
plainly visible on the edge of the i
lower eyelid near the inner corner I
r?f the eye. It is a small pipe, which j
leads down into the throat, so that ;
when one pats into the eves any- I)
thing with a pronounced ta-te. like
r-ocaine. the flavor of it is presently ]
di^^inormcl.oKln tn f lw? THAIlHl I
Lll^l I Hi: 'i\: ill l u< jiiviiiiit ,
The eyelids, if closed, are abso- |1
lately water tight. They do not exclude
light. however, nearly so we!)
is most people suppose.-*-!?.:; : \ j
Evening i'o-t.
The tinest cnff.?e substitute ever;
nade, has recently been prod need by !
Dr JSho?>p >>f Racine, Wis. You:
lon't have toooil it twenty or thirty
niuntes. ''.Made in a minute" Savs |:
;he doctor. ''Health Coffee" is really
the c'ose.st coffee imitation ever
ret produced. Not a grain of real :
joffee in it either. Health coffee, i
mi tat ion i* made from pure toasted I
ier?a!s or grains, with malt, nuts,
tc. Really it would fool an ex
u rt were lie to unknowingly ilnnk !
i for < olT-f.
Pi-ople's Mercantile (Jo.
Cm .'/.' a B:t' Ex.rrr.a's.
A grocer who was noted for his
carefulne.-s had an advertisement
inserted in a local newspaper for a
message hoy, and a young fellow i
tvho understood the kind of a gentleman
who was advertising came to
ipply for the situation, and while
the grocer was telling him how careful
he must he a fly settled on a hag
)f sugar, and the grocer caught it j
ind threw it away. The boy then
;aid:
"If you want me to he careful;you
are showing me a bad example."
"Why ?" replied the former.
"Because," said the boy, "you
lave thrown that fly away without
jrushing the sugar off its feet."
London Mail.
New Train Schedule.
The following schedule of the
^iit trnin frAin T nnP to FlniVTirP.
vhich went into effect .Monday,
December 17, has been furnish-''
;d us by Mr J P Taylor, the,
:ourteous and efficient a^ent of I
;he Atlantic ( oast Line railroad I
it Kingstree:
North Bound Arrives <
No. 80 7:37 A. M,
*No. 46 11:42 A.M.
No. 50 0:30 P.M.
South Bound Arrives
No. 89 9:18 P. M
*No. 47 5:46 P. M.
No. 51 10:52 A.M.
# Daidy Except Sunday.
Kingstree
KWl'UI KIITIKOI
1 3rd Monday
Ws/S]} Visiting choppers cor>^X^^BfKgC>/
dially invited tocoine
VjjRSSSJJtjW>* up and sit on a stump
or hang about on the
PHILIP STOLL, ' ,
) 27 12m. Con. Com.
Notice. 1
All creditors of the estate of Mrs M ,
\ C Henry, deceased, are hereby noticed
and requested to forthwith render
tn account of their demands, to the uniersigned,
duly verified and attested;
ind all persons indebted to said Estate ;
ire hereby notified and requested to !
nake payment to the undersigned
W F Rodgers. *
Administrator \tith will annexed of
the Ectate of Mrs M A C Henry.
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The C^l cf the Past.
"Kverv littic while 1 ^rct an awful:
haukermtr t?? : et in iht* hack end
* i a "Fin ;ami -* ! I If a few of the
nation;.! <t ie-tiens." said a Wall I
street man who lived in the eoun- j
trv until he was twontv-five years J
o;,l. j
"i !>clii v - ??.:?? -tibnrban grocer |
i-r> V, make a l.nn'-'i ?.?' money by j
t:-ki_ i n ;i !> y place with ;m old ;
]>' . !"nw'-li'i -*!i \e and t*.* :i adver- j
t.-:r, that < '! " who de-ired
ii? !". ! ;;nd l.t.K }?? 1111< *? Would iio
j. .i ! To <; i * i ;it so itrvh an
l.o. : : i : ii .i- own I >b;weo.
-Nd 1 ;'.e...
Tfcs \7!vte Ho- cc Design.
T; \\": .e I . a!l < \ ict
cop;. ' t!:o b -tor's p iljli
0. I'd)' , 1 > i " '."i. I lie
com; i >po" ' h'li'd'n-^ advertised
!>r "M p'-sr ''T a president's i
hop .. : m ; .e i it v of
Washington." i he prize offered I
wa--4"' . i hat of dames Unban,
a your.- I. b ue, hanic. wa- aecepted.
Ti n was supposed to he
original. i.'t v. hen llm house was .
cO!:ip:e??d it v.a- learned that IFobar.
had copied it from the duke's
palace.
Weak Kidneys
Weak Kidneys, rarely point to weak kidney I
Nerves. The Kidneys, like the ;Heart. and the
Btomach, find their weakness, not in the organ
Itself, but in the nerves that control and guide
and strengthen them. Dr. Shoop's Restorative it
a medicine specifically prepared to reach these
controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alone.
Is futile. It is a waste of time, and of money as
well.
If your back aches or is weak, if the urine
icalds, or is dark and strong, if you have symptoms
of Brights or other distressing or dangerous kidney
disease, try Dr. Sboop's Restorative a month
Tablets or Liquid and see what it can and will
do for you. Druggist recommend and sell
Ru J
ur. onoup s
Restorative
D. C. SCOTT.
The Largest and Most C ^,niplete
, Establishment South.
GEO. S. HACKER X SON.
?MANI'FACTl R .KS OK?
Sash, Dooi4, Blinds
Moulding and Building Material, ^
Sash Weights an (I Curds j
CHARLESTON. S. C.
mmm ? I
I IIUI LUUIUMIIL UHHUU ;
W. L. Bass A. C. Hinds
BASS & HINDS, j
_
A #% S- 1 A VAT
miui nc^a-ai-iarv >
KNGSTREE, S. C. ;<
MO-tf. \
I Mil. SI
Lake City, S. C.
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. '
ALL WORK !
Guaranteed as^Represented.
W. L. BASS
Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY, S. C. j
Dr It J McCabe \
Dentist.
KDTQS1XEE. - 3. c.
J. D. MOUZON'S ?
BARBER SHOP I
? in the?
Vati Kevren Hotel
is equipped with up-to-date appliances.
Polite Service. < ompetent
Workmen.
5?8-08.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all overseers
to warn out the hands on their
sections; and where there are none,
employ enough to complete the work
an the roads at once.
S J SlNGLETARY,
County Supervisor.
10-17-tf
/
J
t
fhe Cough of
Consumption
Your doctor will tell you that
fresh air and good food are
the real cures for consumption.
But often the cough is very
hard. Hence, we suggest that
you ask your doctor about
your taking Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral. It controls the tickling,
quiets the cough.
jfi We publish our formulas
/B We bmieh alcohol
J from ojir medicines g
/ B 1101* O We urco *eu to I
? jlljci Q co^uour I
One of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will cause
an increased flow of bi'.e, and produce a
gentle laxative effect the day following.
Formula on each box. Show it to your
doctor. He will understand at a glance.
Dose, one p: 11 at bedtime.
Made bv She J. C. Atst Co.. Lowell. Maaa
COTTON]
?AM) THE PRIM:
TOBiS
1 here will be a number of su
Fall and we are ready to serve
splendid crop prospect we are re
enlarge our floor space, and rathe
Queen Stoves and Ranges from w
price i
20 2?ex
We have just received a carle
fered at a low price. Remember
min Moore & Cos Paint. Also. '
Cutlery and Razors. The Robesc
predate our friends' patronage ai
tmued confidence.
L,&ke City H
LAKE CI1
"A dollar
is a dolU
There is no better way t(
lealing with
1. L. Stuckey, the olc
nan.
I have a splendid line of
Rim Waffnii!
1/ *> u^vui
hat In view of the hard times
ibove cost.
A nice bunch of HORSES
it prices to suit.
J. L Stuc
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? HORSES AT
3 HVHWHV AM
< NICE DRIVERS AM
5 Buggies, Surreye
< _ Quality G
< x"Wo
< Webu and Russell
5 Harness, Robe
< Come and gel
j ! Yours tc
\ THE WILLIAMSBUf
J ' Kingstree, Soi
BANK OFK
Kingstree* Sot
CAPITAL, 8 30.000"
===== DIREC1
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j as j? uooper
D C Scott
Collections made promptly
LOANS, large or small, ma
I
t^3^CuUof-door?^vi:h a 57Z>'EN5- I
Wf M best thing for a ?row;:i? boy * j
k. M Learning to shoot t.:II end *
M acquiring qualities cf 4?
I SELF-CONTROL. decision, and
manliness
aiwall aae to STHVENS KlKKt:;;. U?* C.V. 1' .*. I
Ask your Dealer lor i'iiic<? S
Shi it trims?Pistols. I n??rt < :i ?-in* liim-i
honored make. If you ennuot chiuin. jl
we ship direct, rxerry: t n-'nd I. i:;mu S Bl
receipt of Cataio-r Price! fl
Kveryttiiiijf j<>n want to fcr,.nr 3 <. f". . Ti.'i i.NS' H jgH
. :.'unJ in 1401'iijfo llliiftrao-.! i _*. ya
t.jf f'.ur cent* in >:tanp. to j.;.. !> ! . . R n,.:.-; U * *
: il T n ? VI.t llarir r?Jo a . j v?
J. STEVENS ARMS /c fOCL C.\ (1
P. O. Pcx -ii 97
Olcopce Fal?s, '.iacs.. I'. ?. A jj
>' ***** " I
IS KING
E REGE.YT IS?
lCCO.
bjects of both in Lake City this
them. In anticipation of the J
pairing" our warehouse so as to
?r than remove the stock of O.K.
arehouse we have {reduced the '
Cent.
?ad of Wire Fence, which is ofwe
are headquarters for Benjawe
offer exceptional values ia A
>n Razor can't be beat. We apid
will try to merit their con- "vH
ardweire Co., 1
TY.S. C
saved J
ir made" I
) save your dollars than by ^
1 reliable live-stock
s ail Harness,:
am offering* at 10 per cent
and MULES always on hand
key,
Lake City, S. C.
(D MOLES. 1
I COOP WORKERS. X
:s and Carriags. O
uaranteed. g '
IL^jds 1 g
Wagons just arrived. ; | *
ls and Whios O
: your Choice, &
) piea.se, 8
IG LIVESTOCK CO. ?
nth Carolina. A
f*
INGSTREE | u
iui vaiuiiu^
SURPLUS, $ 7 jTOO
roRS ===== j
R H Kellahan
J A Kelley
de on approved security. '%