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VOL XXII KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1908. . NO. 6
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rll STARR'S "ADDRESS"
ANALYZED.
SlflE 0F TIE WEAI SPOTS UNCOVER*
EIE0?1R. STILL CIALLENGES
- PROOF OF ISSERTIMS .
[The following article has
' been sent to the editor of The
Rutledge County News by Mr
Philip Stoll, with the request
that it be published tins *vees.j l
l In your address to the people
} last week you prefaced your remarks
with the following statement:
"We desire to present
plain facts and correct statistics
relative to and concerning the
formation of Rutledge count)'.
All we want is that the public
should have the plain truth in
this matter."
Relying on the above statement
I reaueat that vou publish
this reply, as my object in writ-l
ing is that the people may get
the plain truth about the matter.
As to the area of Williamsburg
I must insist that your figures
art wrong and that there are only
a! o it 948square miles in the present
county. Any one who is at
all familiar with the county
should know that there are not
1,163 square miles in its present
area.
The latest map puts it at 948
square miles. What Mills' old
map puts it at is of little dinsequence
Few surveyors' work
in that day, or in this day for
that matter are accurate, as any
one who has had occasion to 4x
amine them will testify. There
^ are some accurate surveyors,
however, and from the sources
of information which I have access
to, I am thoroughly conconvinced
that there are not
over 948 square miles in Williamsburg
county. We admit
that there is enough territory in
this county to form two counties;
that there are enough people
and enough property, that
is, under the constitution. But
we insist that the division is unneccessary,
that it . will impose
a useless burden on the people,
and will benef t no part of the
"" I tho i rr? m pH iafa
VVUUWy WAVV|/ fc %MV * M ?w
-V community of the new county
.seat, and that even there only a
limited number will be benefited.
The taxable property as given
byyou is approximately correct
t If Butledge county contains the
townships listed by you the taxable
property will be about $2,000,000.
Williamsburg would
be left with $3,114,178. The'
l statement has been made byj
W some ot the promoters ot Rut- i
J ledge county that taxes in the |
new county, if formed, would j
be lower than in the old county, j
. In other words, that the newj
county would be an advantage1
on account oi lower taxes. This
bold statement has never been
figured out on the taxable prop
k -o erty,
expenses of new government
on basis of taxys levied,
and to make a statement is very
easy, but to prove it is sometimes
difficult, and to my mind
taxes ir Rutledge is a hard
proposition to prove.
In your article you said: "It
has appeared in print that we
we^e endeavoring to-cut in twain
one* of the poorest counties in
Njtfe State. As a matter of fact j
there are only twenty-one coun-j
ties in the State with more'
property value than Williams-1
borg.
Your argument against the
statement referred to proves j
the statement to be correct.'
Y'ou claim that Williamsburg is1
third in area and 22nd in wealth. |
Third in area and twenty-second in
wealth! Please take notice and
you will lind sufficient evidence
I?
in your statement to substanti- j
ate the fact that you criticise.
It is unnecessary to produce
cumulative evidence to prove j<
it.
And now to the real reason
that I haved asked space in your j
columns. L?t me quote vou
again: k
"That $118,000 proposition is 1
too thin to hold water or even;'
dispensary booze. The dispen-1
sary has paid the county only a
little over $7,000 in eight months
of its eiistence. That $35,000
statement is utterly unwarranted."
You refer to statements as
"stated by another," "appeared
in print," etc. I have no patience
with equirocation or beating
around the bush in any shape
or form. When my statements
are attacked I prefer for the
people to know that I am responsible
for the statement.
That "$118,000 proposition" and
that "$55,000 statement" both
appeared under my name, and I
here re-state them. By what
anthority do vou dispute the
figures of the auditor? He said
the books show over $118,000*
as expense account tor 19U7. Is
there a surplus? We think not,
but on the other hand we are informed
that the county is $1*2,000
iu debt. And $4,993,115 property
at 13 mills gives $64,000
taxes (in round numbers.) Subtract
the direct tax ($64,000)
from total expenses and something
like $54,000 remains.
Where does it come from?^We
were told from the dispensary,
fines, forfeitures, etc. You say
that it is too thin to hold water.
1 ask that vou nrove vour assert'
j r u ,
ion.
A very short time ago you
made a statement in print that
your new county would have
over $8,000,000 taxable property.
With the force of my figures
before the public you were forced
to drop a million dollars. At
another time you stated that
your new county area paid
three-fifths of the taxes in this
county, whereas, the facts are
that your area pays less than
$24,000 in taxes, and the old
county (the part you disignated
as the pauper section) pays over
A a AAA _ A T A1 i. _
xu,vuu in xaxes. is xnai a
specimen of the way you put
tacts before the people? Or is
it that you simply got the cart
before the horse?
Therefore, we would suggest
that since yon show such a wonderful
propensity for getting
facts and figures wrong, that it
might be well for you to look
into the matter of expenses of a
county government, before you
characterize estimates by the
auditor of a county as "entirely ,
x.J if
unwarranted.
If I am in error I shall gladly
correct any wrong impressions
that I may have made. It is not
my purpose to * misrepresent
anything, but to the contrary to
get a correct, true, honest, open
statement of facts and figures
before the people.
Respectfully,
Philip Stoll.
Kingstree, S. C. Feb. 11, 1908.
Haidsone Seed Cataloiee.
We have received T. W. Wood &
Sons' Seed Catalogue, for 1908. It
is one of the handsomest and most
complete of seed catalogues. This
catalogue is particularly valuable in
the information that it gives about
Southern seeds and Southern crops,
aud should be in the hands of all I
our gardeners and farmers. It will i
be mailed fiee, upon request to T W i
Wood & Sons, Richmond. Va.
A weak stomach means weak j
stomach nerves, alwavs. And this I
is also true of the heart and kidneys.!
It's a pity that Mek ones continue to;
drn g the stomach or stimulate the '
heart and kidueys. The weak nerves, !
not the organs themselves, need thisf
help. This explains why Dr
Skoop's Restorative has, and is
promptly helping so many sick oues.
It goes direct to the cause of these,
diseases. Teat this vital truth, und
see. Sold by I) 0 Scott.
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'Health Coffee" is really the clos-!
est Coffee Imitation ever !
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made, has recently been pro ~ed I
by Dr Shoop of Racine, Wis. Not
a grain of real coffee in it either
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toasted cereals, a' ial?, nuts, etc. ?'
Real It it wouUv *11 ex pert?whoi(
might drink it'nu coffee. No twen-;
ty or thirty minutes boiling. "Made
in a minute,"savs the doctor.
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11, more well-directed
?ught and more cbnscidous
effort in making our
-menta than any other
loring firyi in thii country,
lis year we have made
;at stride! in style ? the
le "kinks" that give inriduality
to clothes are ! j
Our comDlete sam
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display all the time. Give
Guaranteed.
We also carry a large
jtock of
Dry Goods
and Shoes.
also
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Fancy
and
Staple
Grocertes.
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Mr. Stall Sbsws That Mr. Starr's
Answer fas Forced.
To the Editor of The News,
and Courier: In your issue of
January 30 there appeared an
article signed by Stewart Starr,
of Lake City, in which an attempt
was made to advance certain
reasons why Kutiedge
county should be created. The
rmininn nf Vlr Starr rplativA tn
matters that pertain to the advancement
of any particular section
of the county is of little importance,but
since he has seen tit
to publish in your widely read
columns a statement that is without
foundation of fact, I deem it
wise to take to take notice of it.
Among other things he said:
"The northern third in area,
with its one-half in people, is
tired of supporting the sparsely
settled poorer lands of the
Southern two-thirds area, by putting
up three-fifths of the taxes
and getting virtually nothing in
the way of road improvements or
school advancement."
The Burthen part of the county
referred to pays taxes on $1,
800, 000 worth of taxable property.
The southern part oi the
pays taxes on $3,200,000 of tar
able property. There is a vast
difference betweeotbis statement
j ..u j . i \ r_ lu
duu luc uuc uiauc u_) .vr. a Lai i.
The figure* I here {five were ob
tained frotn the auditor, and Mr
Starr by his statement has shown
that he is either grossly ignorant
on this subjectortbathehas
wilfully misstated facts.
The whole of BIr Starr's article
can will be judged by the part
quoted. And here it might be well
to mention that he is not even a
citizen of Wiliamsburg county,
having only moved to Lake City
recently. He owns no property
in the county, except an interest
in a newspaper he is trying to
establish at Lake Citv.bv boost
in^ tbe new county of Rutledge.
The spirit of secession was
not born in his breast, but is an
acquired taste, and heisatLake
City to grind an axe.
These brief statements I think
sufficient to enlighten any one
who may have read and believed
the article referred to. Respect
fully. Philip Stoll.
Kingstree, S, C., FebuaryS,
1908.
Soae Good Tklofs to leaeaber.
When your knife is dull, for
goodness' sake sharpen it; use a
piece of leather if whet stones
are scarce.
Ti 2.T -1- L..
ii is sometimes cneaper tu uuy
your own monkey wrench than
to hire a plumber.
When the job is too much for
your hired man, roll up your
own sleeves and go to work.
Do not speak illy or critically
of the shortcomings of another,
but improve your own.
Be modest under all circumstances,
especially when you
have done well or have "won
out."
When a task looks difficult, remember
that you have plenty of
energy to master the situation.
When you know that you
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imvtf cuunuiLicu au cnui, iavc
the situation manfully and own
up.
In all respects do your best,
but do not look for praise or
applause.
The world admires the person
whose word and deed may be
relied upon.
Let Geo McElveeu send you up
a load of dry pine wood for fireplace
or stove. It
PASSING EVENTS IN
STATE AND NATION.
NEWS 8F TBI VEEI CMBENSEB INTO
sBorr nmum m
HOST IEABEK1
Members of the general Assembly
visited Charleston Saturday.
Judge James Hargis, the notorious
Breathitt county, Ky,
feudist, was shot and killed
Thursday of last week by his
son, Beach Hargis, in a fit of
drunken fury. Judge Hargis is
the third brother of the family
to die by assassination.
( Dr Maxcy Lee, the Darlington
1 county physician who killed his
father and received a pardon*
last April, died at Hartsville
Saturday of last week. . y
- C'ABeasly of San AntomO
and LC Hutchins of Fort Worth*
Texas, both bank presidents^ i
killed themselves last Saturday1 .
Ill health is the alleged cause. .
Eric C Gambrill of Fort Worth,"brooding
over Banker Hutchins1
death (a man whom he did not
know) also committed suicide
on the same day.
A shrewd swindler of un?
uDn
known antecedents worked the*'
cotton mills of Andeison last
1. - in? kJ:..~?4.^.
Wee* SCllllifj " uivuitca iu ?>u?
women operatives. It is said,
that he reaped a nice little harvest.
x Dvelliai Destroyed by Hri
The handsome dwelling of Mr
James P Cooper, of the firm of
Cooper Bros, at Fowler postoffice,
was destroyed by fire early
Saturday morning. It is supposed
that the fire was started
by a smouldering spark from
the lritrhen stove flue. Onlv
the piano and a few household
articles were saved.
Mr Cooper's house was comparatively
new and with thf
furniture destroyed the total
loss will approximate $2,500,
about half of which is covered
by insurance. 1 f
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Adrlce to Towg lei.
Remember, my son, you have*
to work. Wheater you handle
a pick or a pen, a wheelbarrow
or a set of books, dig- ditches or
edit a paper,ringan auction bell
or write funny things, you must
work. If you look around, yotl
will see the men who are most
able tjlive the rest of their days '
without work are the men who
work hardest. Don't be afraid
of killing yourself with overwork.
It is beyound your power
to do that on the sunny side
of 30. They die sometimes but
it is because they quit work at 6
p. m. and didn't get home until
2 a. m. It 's- the interval that kills,
my son. The wrork gives you an
appetite for your meals; it lends
solidity to your slumbers, it < '
gives you a perfect and graceful
appreciation of a holiday
There are young men who do not
work, but the world is not
proud of them. It does not know
their names even; it simply
speaks of them as"01d So-and
So's boys." Nobody likes them;
the great, busy world don't know
they are there. So find out
what you want to be and do. and
take off your coat and make a
dust in the world. The busier
you are the less harm you will ,
be apt to get into, the sweeter 1
will be your sleep, the brighter
and happier your holidays and
the better satisfied the world 1
will be with you.
Bob Burdette'