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PUT Ibe ionnta Bccofk Rgpj I J. * McCU*. <J M V . V ; GBO. C. H.VsELDEN, Aw. Gatfcr. J < A.A^A^AvVVV^W'W'WV'W ^ ^ ??? ? -? ?? ??? ? ?? -? VOL XXII KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 6, 1908. NO. 5 j _ "JHflUiE" CWISH'S CUIUS, i i ' naisiaess Reasons Back ?f Lake City's L EUsrts, Sa AlleieB. I To the Editor of the News' and Courier: 1 notice in yourj much read and widely quoted edi^^rial columns, in to-day's ' issue, an article in reference to 1 the various new county move-; ments in this State. In commenting upon the titness of! historical namesfor new count-1 ies?citing1 such names as Cal-j boun, Rutledge, etc., you close; by saying: "a new county should! not be formed for the purpose \ of providing a testimonial to a j (man's memory, however distin-! guished he may have been; sen- i timent should not enter into the j dismemberment of established counties for the formation of new divisions. In Virginia the consolidation of counties is no .v a lively ques-j tion in certain parts of the State, because the counties find the burden of government very heavy to bear,"' J'As one actively interested in the Rutledge county movement, with Lake City as the county seat, and because of the great! circulation of your newspaper j in the affected area, I feel- con-; strained to make the following statement showing that facts, J * lia kohinH Iauu nui scuiiuiLui >iv ?< , this movement, in support of j the justice therefor and the! need thereof. The right to secede is inherited in the South Carolinian breast. It was his! belief in '61, it u his belief to-! k.'day and it ever shall be. There [jjWas argument as to constitutional authority for it in '61, but 'there is no argument K against it as concerns the right' I as within and between counties I of our State to day. Our State ? *" * -- ? s Au_ ?u?. i constitution gives iuc i^ui w Recede under the imposition of certain conditions. One is area i t ?400 square miJes to be in the k new and leaving500square miles I in the old. Williamsburg coun[ ty comprises 1,161 square miles I and is the si$th largest in the | State today. /The second condition is population?10,000 in the /new ahd 15,000'in the old Williamsburg county, in 1900, had a Tvmulation exceeding" 32,000. I The third principal requirement I is wealth?$1,500,000 in the new and $2,000,000 in the old. WilB liamsburg county bears an as sessed valuation of about $8,000 K less than$5,000,000 today. I To dispel the idea of sentiI ment we assert that 1,637 of the I 5,200 registered vote is in the V north one-third of WilliamsB burg county, the part propos- < ing to secede. Nearly three ^ "million dollars out of the five i. million dollars property valuap tion is also in this same north one-third area. Put these facts to thefact that two townships in Florence county and one in Clarendon have signed petitions to come in, ( itbus adding $300,000 valuation , and 98 square miles to Rutledge ] as carved from Williamsburg. jj^r in mind that nearly the , .flSffre business of this whole , fjdge county area is with , City, and that it is here j 1(4,00,000 worth of tobacco he thousands of dollars 1 of cotton, to say nothing ! i vast trucking and berry I ?sts, centre. | rail that Lake City is build- j, ister than any other town j j size in this section, that'" >irit of progress pervades j ;ry air. Should you won- ( hat the whole district , t the move and is banking I for better roads, better schools i and a closer combination of mutual interests!' The northern third in area,; with its one-half in people, is J tired of supporting the sparsely j settled, poorer lands of thej southern two-thirds area, bvl putting up three-fifths of the' taxes and jetting virtually nothing in the way of road improvements or school advancement.j We are not condemning what you have said irt your editorial. We simply want to make it plain that it is not sentiment but self interest that actuates this Rutledre county movement. No, no, not that we are not trying to carve an area to memorialize the name of one of your city's most illustrious sons; but rather we searched for a name worthy of this new child which is knocking at the door of countyhood. We are pleased that you like the name and we are sure that you will see the justice of our cause if you will but investigate. We ask your kindest consideration in getting at the facts relative to this movement, We know that it you fully investigate, that whatever may be your opinion generally with reference U> new counties?in this instance there can be but one decision on vour part and that will be in our favor. Very truly, Stewart Starr. Lake City, January 28 Tie Sloes Got Sized. I The local paper in a Mississippi town recently had occasion to describe a wedding. On the same day an article was written concerning two impudent tramps who - had visited the town. The new boy in the office managed to get the slugs mixed, with the following results: The bride entered at the right escorted by her brother, who knocked at the door demading something to eat. She was beautifully gowned in gray traveling -* AL_ costume, me groom wore xne conventional suit for such affairs, a ragged brown corduroy suit, a soiled shirt and a battered derby bat and was accom panied by a fierce-looking bulldog. Both were dirty and unkempt They left town in a side door sleeper of a local freight train followed by showers of rice,old shoes and good wishes. If they are caught here again they are likely to be roughly handled by indignant citizens. Wanted A reliable man to work the Williamsburg Presbyterian cemetry for this year. Apply to Mrs. D. C. Scott or Miss Beulah Nelson. HolleBgren-CDDDlBsbaii. On Tuesday morning Mr aud Mrs John A Cunningham passed t-lirnnnrh fnnrn nil flio sue fn tliAir future home near Indiantown postoffice. The happy event occurred in Orangeburg at the home of the bride on Sunday, the 2nd mst. As Miss Meta Hollengren Mrs Cunningham is well known in the community of Indiantown and their any friends extend hearty felicitotion to both br'de and gioom. uripj?e la sweeping me uuuiurj. Stop it with preventics, before it ^ets deeply seated. To check early colds with these little Candy Cold Care Tablets is surely sensible and safe. Preventics contain no Quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh or sickening. Pneumonia would never appear if early colds were promptly broken. Also good for feverish children. Large box, 48 tablets, 25 cents. Vest pocket boxes 5 cents. Sold by D C Scott A weak stomach means weak stomach nerves, always. And this is also true of the heart and kidneys. It's a pity that sick ones continue to drug the stomach or stimulate the heart and kidneys. The weak nerves, not the organs themselves, nerd this help. This explains why Dr Stoop's Restorative has, and is promptly helping so many sick ones. It goes direct to the cause of these diseases. Test this vital truth, and / ? i ? T\ r\ o..ii bee. ooiu oy u u ocou. ??a??? ^ 1 We have >00 samples on us a trial. _ Satisfaction r~i TK? - I MMmmSmm fHand la muM hi which car dathia art faihltui. Garmtata art matt certain ta fit and pleeet yan (a4 vital parte M wtll pot tagether that tht garni in tl will It -J \ VI \ WW aftd K*ld 1*1*mOR the globe HE TAILORING v CO. cloth? *rt rtfht. Ptiile's Mm Kingstree, - - f)69S9S9S9S96S I = CHI I CHEAP! 8 TW0J5AI i mule: 8 H i\ will arrive Jai Finest that ha; (I market this sea f) Come in and ft before they are % M. F. h KINGSTR 'Health Coffee" is really the clos-: est Coffee Imitation ever yet produc-; ed. This, the finest substitut^/-*^" made, has recently been prouuv : by Dr Sfio?>p of Racine, Wis. N in grain of real coffee in it either. [Health Coffee i3 made from pure ' toastrd cereals, with mal', nuts, etc. Really it would fool au expert?who might drink it for coffee. No twenty or thirty minatea boiling. "Made in a minute,"says the doctor. People's Mercantile Company. Selling Agency of The Globe Tailoring Co. The Great Cincinnati Custom Taflors \ We probably expend more kill, more well-directed lought and more conscintious effort in making our arments than any other liloring firm in this country. . "hit year ve have made reat strides in style ? the ttle "kinks" that give inividuality to clothes are here. Our complete sarnie equipment is on display , rith / display all the time. Give Guaranteed. We also carry a large stock of Dry Goods and Shoes. . also Fancv * and Staple G *o c e r i e s . iutili Coipf. South Carolina. EAP = X CHEAP! \ JLOADS 8 3 | ND 9) ORSES 8 nuary II. 1908. <n s been on tne son. U look them over J all gone. / IELLER ft EE, S. C. * esesesedssesS As ta New CeiBtles. / When a new county is carved ut ot the old counties of South Carolina it is-j^iven the name of some historic fignre whose life has honored the State. "Calhoun*' is an excellent name for the county of which St Matthews is to*be theseat,and there are other than nominal arguments for the organization of Calhoun co?nty. Should another county be brought i?to being "Rutledge" would be an excellent name for it, and for still other counties 'Leg are," "Hayne," "McDuffie," "Thompson/''-Hagood," "Preston," "Harper," "Pettigru," "Mcfiowaa.'' "Garv" and "Gregg" would be fitting and inspiring appellations. When during the constitutional convention of 1895 it was resolved to organize what is now "Saluda county," so learned and accomplished a statesman as the late Col George D. Tillman urged that it should be called "Butler," not in honor of a particular individual, but because one of the historic famlies of America that had contributed half a dozen eminent men to the public life of the State and nation bad been associated with its territory for more than a century. Col Tillman was seconded,by the late Senator Irby, but because one jf the leaders in the Convention cherished a personal dis like for one of the Butlfcr family the proposition was reconsidered after it had been adopted and county was named for a river, a very noble river, by the way; the the hardest working river in South Carolina. It would have been much better had "Saluda" been called "Butler,"and it would be better if the memory of an our distinguished men could be preserved by joining their names to political divisions. Even these divis. ions, however, are not necessarily permanent. For example, one /\I/1 JiofriVIo nf Sinnth f!arft. U1 IUC V/iU Ui^kl IVWO V4 ^VW WW ? lina bore, we believe, the illus trious name of ''Pinckney," and and when it was cut up into new districts or counties the name was not preserved by any of the sub-divisions. Meantime, and this is the main pont, a new county should not be formed for the purpose of providing a testimonial to a man 5 uitruiui y, uunoci uisuu^ uished he may have been. Sentiment should not enter into the dismemberment of established counties for the formation of new divisions. That should rest on substantial and affirmative [arguments and they should be I fully canvassed, well understood and surely convincing.In Virginia the consolidation of counties is now a lively question in certain parts of the State because the counties find the burden of government very heavy to bear. ?Newed Courier. WILSON'S NAME SENT TO SENATE. President Reappoints Negro Postmaster at Florence. Washington,February 4. Special: The president to-day sent the name of Joshua E. Wilson to the senate for confirmation as postmaster at Florence. Wilson o tho inr#?d incumbent at Flor lO bUV WW - ence and his case was recently discussed in the papers of the State.?News mui Courier. All kinds of tinware, kitchen furniture and household conveniences are offered at the five and, ten cent store. l-30-4t Strong & Patrick, Next to P S Courtney's. Props. "YETS" WILL Gfl TO GREENVILLE. City Gonacil Endorses Infiralloi to Stale Gamp far Beanies. I ''v' GreenviMe, February 4.--Spec?ial: The cKy council to-night passed a resolution urging the acceptance of the invitation extended to- the veterans of the State hold/ their annual reunion here this spring. The invitation was extended by the veterans and sons of veterans of the city some time ago. The action of council in endorsing the invita- s tion practically means that the reunion will be held in the city, as it is understood that Gen Carwile has signified his intention of accepting the invitation when it is accorded by the city. Death of a CUM. LeKoy, the 10 year old son of Mr and Mrs E J Smith of Florence, died Tuesday alter a long illness o f tVDhoid fever. The remains were brought here Wednesday morning and laid to rest in the Williamsburg cemetery where other members of the family are buried. The funeral services were conducted by Rev J ? Mabaffey,of the Methodist church. The remains were ac- , companied from Florence by x several members of the family and a number of friends. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of many friends in % this county, Mr Smith having formerly lived' near Cades, where he is well known. Littiefoi Mm frta Case. , New York, February 4:?An extended conference of counsel for Harry Thaw was held here to-night to discuss what legal .means should be taken to secure Thaw's removal from Matteawan .>tate Asylum.The result of the conference was not disclosed, but it was learned on excellent authority that Martin W. ^ Littleton, who defended Thaw in the last trial, has practically r<?fir^H from the caiW?. It is known that Mr. Little* ton's connection with the case would cease when the jury rendered the verdict, but at the . request of his associate he consented to lend aid and started South on his vacation, although his personal views on the status of Thaw's case following the rendition of the verdict differed materially from the views of the other lawyers in the case. It is known that Mr. Littleton oelieves Thaw ahould be left in Matteawan at least for several months to come. i ; Hog Cholera. * The greatest drawback to the hog industry which breeders in this country have to contend with is what is known as "hog cholera" and "swine I nloirno " Haot ohnlpra is u hiffhlv i | ^ -*-6 ? -- - ?r??j ? contagious decease and unless checked is liable to carry off a great number of hogs in a yery short time. Mr. A. P. Williams, of Burnetts Creek, lnd., tells of an experience which he bad with some hogs that had the cholera. "Fire years ago," says Mr. Williams,"I was in the employ of Mr. J. D. Richardson, Lafaoofb Tnd.. as his barn foreman. Some fine hogs that I was feeding took the cholera. I gave them Sloans'Liniment and did not loose a hog. Some were so bad thay woulb not drink sweet milk and I was com1 pelled to drench them. I have tried it at every opportunity sinceand always find it 0. K." Write for Dr. Sloan's free book on the treatment of Horses, Cattle, Hogs and Poultry. Address; Dr. Earl S. Solan. 615 Albany Street, Boston Mass.