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Announcement! Having removed my business r * i i into one ot tne new dhck stores near the railroad 1 beg to offer a select line of v Jewelry, Clocks, Watches filver Ware and Gold and liver Novelties. : : : Also watch and clock repair work done on short noticeatcompetin* prices. Look for the Watch Sign. ' E. A. WATTS. Kingstree, S. C. 8-29-tf OUR CLUBBING RATES. "We offer cheap clubbing rates irith a number of popular news, papers and periodicals. Read carefully the following list and select the one or more that you fancy and we shall be pleased to send in your order. These rates are of course all cash in advance, which means that both The Record and the paper ordered must be paid for, not 1, 2. 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, but twelye months ahead. Below ie the list of our best clubbing offers. Record and News & Courier ' (Semi-weekly,) $1.00. The Record and Home & Farm (twice a month,) $1.35. . The Record and New York World (3 times a week,) $1.75. The Record and Atlanta Constitution (3 times a week) $1.85. The Record and Atlanta Consti tntion (weekly $1.50. The Record and Bryan's Commoner, $1.75. The Rbcor? and Cosmopolitan Magazine $1.75. Thi Rbcor? and Youth's Comjranion;(New Subscribers) $2.50. ^ ' The Rbcor? Semi-Weekly State, $2.50. The Rbcor? and LippiuootOs Magazine 1 year each $2.75. The Record and National Magazine, 1 year each, $1.60. N. B. We do not Club with any daily papers. The first issue you receive of the paqer or periodical is evidence that the money for 6*me has been forwarded by us. We are not responsible after that. THE COUNTY RECORD Kingstree, S. C. vJSLj^ Kingstree Lodge jSjj|? Knights of Pythias Regular Conventions Every 2sd{(od 4thJW edoti4tjr ntgt*U. Visiting bretbre? .always welcome, Castle Hall 3rd story Gourd in Building. H. A. Myer, C. C. A. C. Hinds, K. R. S. LOUIi 232 A 234 KING STRE ?THE I The Largest W1 ?SPLENDI OIIP 9 For Ladies, > S And They Were I New Dress Go Mr r I All the newest weaves in fashionable fabrics are here vSJB Satin Striped Embroidered Vc flkPille Voiles. '^Dotted Etamines - -"i a full line of Panamas. and Fancy Plaid, Sti Balk's ai\ed Wool Dress Goods. . ?r samples, our price ; SPECL ___ W^uite Wash G vertise ;e variety of the latest in xeave. Suiting Linens. Fij | dras, Persian Lawns, Em I Linen, Plaid Lawns an< I Mercerized Chiffon, Plain z 1 edBatiste, Linen Lawns, (b S ings, etc, etc. All at popu' i&ati6&ue_ M, fsiafc?? .a, ! D Miles II Family Ti m>? G?>od over the W T -tate Tor the 1 2~ I I family. Liiuitc ? lonn.Miif sr V Individua | Sp I over the y JL^ other lines in g~ oOO miles. L g? W of sale. :?E I 2oooMile j p- Good over the g~- er lioes in the i p- 1 T miles; for am ! y I ^ ployes limited y ^ -f such persons i y from date of s ? Hp 1000 MUe E ? able Indivi p Good over A1 P W lines in the y I miles. Limit e ^ J[ ? All mileage ti P 1st, 1908 , will ST trains, n or in 5^ J non-agency s 2? I for the sale ol . p * ^ ed at ticket ar I ? ous tickets. - rr ^ 15 ^ntsc] S~ Ay J Agents. | ATLANTIC | W. J. CRAIG, , ? Pass eager Traffic Manage I WiLMlNf sfoll b iWE STD BUY BDI AND ai 4 - - - - ? j ?i j SELL lai I h will pay you to ahw any business of this kind. OFFICE OVER BAN! 1,;. H W i ' * 1 . i It never misses a mark regulating an accurate a point of the pen, and th* in the pocket, always rea< the instantaneous call stock from which to selei I a)<o handle all text book South Carolina at prices fb G. OLUEEP > COHI ET, K3USE THAT GIVES YOU "S. holes&le and Red D ARRAY OF THE NEWEST F READY-TO-\ lisses and Children. Surpas Never so Reasonably Priced?i ods. Ladies' the most The greatest stock and choose-from iiles. White Linen Waisi plain to the mos1 Brilliau- White Linen Wais iped and hand embroider the ? Lace and oods. I Ecru Lace Waists finish and White Lace Waists gured Ma- Black Lace Waists broidered White China Silk T d Linens, $7.50 each, md Fi*mr- Black China Silk :ford Suit- $10.00 each, lar prices Taffeta Silk Waisti mmm v# State ^s ickets $11.25. 3 ? Atlantic Coast Line in each , lead or dependent member of a ^ : Ki to one year trom date oisaie. ^5 js Interchangeable 2 i il Ticket $20.00. 2 < Atlantic Coast Line and SO J the Southeast aggregating 30,- 22 1 imited to one year from date 22 s Firm Ticket $40,00. 2 J Atlantic<*'oast Line and 30oth- 23 1 ! Southeast aggregating 30,000 22 \ anager or heaa of firm and em- ^ to five but good for only one of 2? it a time. L mited to one year 22 1 sale. 2 < Southern Interchange- 32 idual Ticket $25.00. :lantic Coast Line and 75 other ^2 ; Southeast aggregating 41,000 23 ' d to one year f?om date of sale. 23 ckets sold on ind aft-er April ^2 not be honorf j for passage on ' checking baggage (exceptfrom 2 i tations and stations not open ^3 f tickets) but must be present- ) id there exchanged for continu- 3 saved in passage fare by purbasing local ticket from our ! 3 COAST LINE 1 T. C. WHITE, I; ;r, Geeeral Passenger Agent, 3 Hon, n.o. J ROTHERS ICKS SI D S BUV no and \l DS sell; lys see us when you have K OF WXI.LIAMLBURG ~fef I RY SPARE MOMENT \N BE UTILIZED WITH A . ? ? ana with the Spoon Feed I nd even flow of ink to the 1 i Clip-Cap holding the pen I dv for use, is permanently at I of the owner. A complete ct may be seen at my store. s adopted for public schools in ced by .State Board of Education IDC Kirigstree, South Carolina. EN&CC A.TISFACTION'' OK YOUR MONEY a// Mail Order Hous ABRICS FOR SPRING AND SUMMJ VEAR QARMEI r Anvthinf: in Stvle Ever Shown ^ o ? Send in Your Measurements. We ( Waists. Ladies ; in the South to pick ts from the severely Made of W< : elaborately trimmed Striped s ..75c to $15.00 each. Plain, Fan ts plain locked and checked S2-50 to Sl5.00 cach. Madame 1 Pony Coa Net Waists, ?mmmm $2.98 to' $20.00 each. 9 Walldr > $3.75 to $25.00 each. ? > $6.00 to $15.00 each. Yaists from $2.50 to Qur Ngw . Waists from $2.50 to Panama, All Cut in t b $3.75 to $20.00 each MEERSCHAUM. | How It Is Mined and Prepared For the Market. Meerschaum is a hydrated silicate of magnesia appearing as an ^aque earthy mineral, white, grayish or yellowish, compact in texture *nd breaking with a couchoida 1 or f!nn earthv fracture. Most of it lomes from Asia Minor, especially from the plains of Eskischehr. where it occurs in nodular masses of rariable size and irregular shape, distributed thro^!> the alluvial deposits of the plain, which are systematically worked for its extraction by means of pits and galleries. Meerschaum is found also, but less abundantly, in Greece and in some of the Grecian islands?at Hrubschitz, in Moravia, where it occurs in a serpentinous matrix, and in Morocco, where it is used when soft and fresh as a substitute for soap, while a coarse variety is found at Vallecas, near Madrid, and is employed as a building 6tone. Meerschaum also occurs in South Carolina. Almost the whole of the world's supply of meerschaum comes from the district of Eskischehr, in Asia Minor. Mining is done in a primitive fashion, and precautions for safety are unknown, although accidents occur from time to time. A group of three .to fifteen workmen work together to dig a shaft about one me ter in diameter, and no props are fixed until they reach, at a depth of twenty, forty or even sixty meters, the bed of red clay under or in which the meerschaum is found mixed with serpentine in the form of irregular pieces from the size of a hazelnut to that of an apple. These pieces are often extracted with great difficulty after making long galleries in the red clay. In many places the earth is mined in such a way that the galleries of several different excavations are confused. The work is carried on day and night, the workings being lighted by means of oil lamps. The meerschaum is not sold b\ weight, but by the : or box. After the purchase tb r*chaum. which is damp, hea\y nr.i .if a vrllowish color, is sot to ?lr\ in the *un in the summer time, and iu the winter for about nine days in a drying oven heated day. and night. The product loses about two-thirds of its weight in the drying and becomes snow white. Afterward it is rubbed ?a1 m + V* wo r m wiiir imiiuci, luuisicu^u mvii ??ui in water, any roughness is removed with a knife, the hollows are ileaned with sand, and finally the pieces rro polished with wax. In this condition the meerschaum is sent t?? market.?Chicago News. DOMESTIC SEEING MACHINES Best on the market for the money. If you rant a high grade machine at a low price call on L. C. iloatgomery, at Kennedy-Montgomery Co'?. 22 3m KINGSTftEE. S. C. )FPy CHARLESTON, S. C. BACK? ;e in the South. ER WEARVTS. l in the South. ...??? a juaiauicc a u l . m ' and Misses' 1 railor-Made Suits I x>l and Silk Panaja, Plain, | ind Fancy Mixed Worsteds, ,cy, Striped and Phantom and Striped Panama, in Butterfly, Prince Chap, and t Effects ...$10.00 to $75-00 per suit. tg Skirts For adies and Misses. Line is Composed of Silk, Plain and Fancy Mixtures. he New 1908Models... $2.50 to $25.00 each. AFTER THE BALL California'* First Clearing House Waa Not a Financial One. The meaning of the term "clear-; ing house" may not perhaps be fa- j miliar to all people outside of bank-: ing and commercial circles. An in-' cident which occurred during our1 civil war may give a clear though homely idea of what a clearing house is. The occasion was in JSU4, wnen the citizens of San Francisco gate the famous "Russian ball" to the officers of the Russian fleet of warships in San Francisco's harbor, which had been sent to the federal government bv the emperor of Russia to the assistance of the northern states in that war. That ball was the most brilliant affair of its kitad that has ever taken place in California. It was attended by the governor and all the state and municipal officers, the members of the supreme and superior courts, all the foreign consuls and the officers of the armv and navy within reach of San Francisco, besides many of the old and wealthy Spanish families from southern California, all handsomely dressed and re?/liomnnd oruament8.1 epicuucuo iu The large hall was splendidly decorated with Bussian and American flags intwined. The flags of the foreign consuls and lines of cages of singing canary birds were bung around the gallery. A military band and a string band supplied the music. On the stage of the hall were stacks of arms and accouter-ments of war, while the rich dresaea of the ladies and the uniforms of the officers of the navy aha army, together with the grand official regalia of the foreign consuls, made it a scene of splendor aod a wonder and delight to the Bussian sailors. After tfte supper, which T^as jerved in keeping with tKe rest of the ball, the Bussian officers, the consuls and many of the guest9 of honor retired, but "the dance went on." Soon afterward it was seen that the waiters in the hat room had become confused in their deliveries, and gentlemen, finding their hat checks useless, were obliged to go inside and search for themselves, which resulted in soon covering the floor J with articles of clothing, from which each man took*that which fitted him best and went home, mi-- rlov a nntipp an me luiiuvtiug kjuj ? ? _jpeared in the newspapers inviting all persons who had lost their overcoats or hats and had taken others instead to return them to a place designated in the notice and receive their own. The result of this move was a success, for every man who had lost his own and had brought the article he had taken recovered that which belonged to him, the writer being one of them. This, then, was California's first clearing house, though not a financial one, in so far as the basic principle of the bankers' clearing house is concerned.?Los Angeles Times. When Ajt Troubles Wemen. '"Women," said a marriage license clerk, "often lie about their age in the certificate. Look here. This is a letter from a woman now, asking me if a little age lie will illegitimate her marriage. She says she is thirty-six, and her fiance thinks her twenty-nine. She wants naturally to maintain the illusion. J get such letters every week. I reply, if stamps are inclosed, that there is no law against these lies. After all, they do no harm, do they? Yes? No? "There's a law against them in Australia. There only the other day a divorce was granted a man on the plea that his wife had lied about her age to him. She was, it seems, forty-six, but he had thought her onlv thirty-five."?New York Press. J J Th? Earliest Monay. The earliest money was Drobably shells or strips of bark. Skins appear very early as a medium of exchange. Later on sheep, oxen and other 6ort of cattle were U9ed as the measure of value. With the advent of agriculture the products of the farm were sometimes made to be value units. So late as the early colonial times in Virginia tobacco was used as currency. Eventually the metals iron, silver and gold became the almost universally recognized money of civilized and semicivilized peoples, iron taking the lead in point of time.?New York American. Thumb Balls. The thimble was originally called a thumb bell by the English, because worn on the thumb, then a thumble and finally its present name. It was a Dutch invention and was first glass and pearl. In China beautiful carved pearl thimbles are Been, brought to England in 1695. Thimbles were formerly made only of iron and brase, but in comparatively late years they have been made of gold, silver, steel, horn, ivory, and even glass and pearl thimbles are seen, bound with Eld and with the end of gold.? lectio. i???????? | Union Graded School. ? Rome, March 31:?On March 6 the Francis Marion Literary Society held a public meeting: which proved quite a success. There were essays, recitations and selections of music; but the most interesting feature of the programme was the debate: "Resolved, That the growing of flowers should be given more consideration in the home."' This subject was handled in.a manner which reflected credit upon the debaters, the society and the school. It was said to be the strongest debate ever presented in the school and in rendering their decision the judges pronounced it the most difficult question they ever had to decide. However, the decision was in favor of the affirmative. Sever ax visiLui s vvcic pi cacui, amuu^ whom were: Mr and Mrs J J Snow, Mrs W J Bryant, Misses Bessie Snow and Sadie Waldron and Mr Henry Thomas. Friday, March 13, was the day for the election of new officersFollowing is the result: President, Allard Hemingway;, vice president, Walter Robbins; secretary, Daisie Munnerlyn;. treasurer, Pressley Thomas; literary editor, Ruth Carmwayr 1st censor, Charley Thomas; 2nd Censor, Willie Snow. The general examinations have just been finished and we are glad to say that as a rule the work of this session has been pronounced by the teachers to be exceptionally good and highly satisfactory, On March 13 the Senior class of Union Graded school met and elected the following officers: president, Furney Hemingway; secretary and treasurer, Iva Eaddy; class poet, Furney Hemingway; class prophet, Ruth Carraway; class valedictorian. Iva Eaddy. The faculty and students oi the school are delighted to know that there is a very bright prospect of attaining the name of ' I'nion High School" before the fall term opens. If the hope. V realized there will necessarily be an addition made to both, the faculty and the school building. Instead of four teachers, Wft; shall have six or more* One of the most enjoyable events in our neighborhood during the past few weeks was the oyster supper given by the school in their building on the evening of March 20. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, many who undoubtedly would! have attended were prevented. However, the number of quests w^s indeed very ncouraging. Tlie entertainment consisted of the following interesting programme: music duet, Misses Marie Rivers and Louise Wilson? vocal quartette, Messrs 0 M Mitchell, Ulmer Eaddy, MissesBessie and Emmie Snow; musical duet. Misses Daisieand Emmie Brockinton; recitation,"How Ruby Played the Piano," Prof G M Mitchell; An Incident of Dr Daniel's Life, Prof Mitchell? musical duet, Misses Daisie Munnerlyn and Emmie SnowAfter the oysters, cake and cream were served and the light spirits, merry prattle and laughter, smiling faces and beaming countenances of old and young told plainer than words that al) werej having an exceptionallygood time. One of the most interesting features of the evening was the "Gipsy tent" where the two young Orientals who had been imported especially for the occasion were kept quite busy pre dieting the futures and rehearsing the pasts of the guests. Among the visitors who came from a distance were the following: Miss Lina and Mr Arthur Erich, Mr James Scurry. Messrs Marvin and Henry Thomas and Mr and Mrs W T Turbeville of Georgetown; Miss Ida Waldron and Messrs Tom Skinner and Birch Harald of Campfield, S C. Edita Liter a el '