The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 16, 1908, Image 3
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THE FIRST RUBBER SHOES.
They Melted In Summer and Became
Brittle In Winter.
India rubber ?hjcs were first
manufactured in Eosbiiry, Mass., in
1833, and verily they were "fearfully
and wonderfully made." They
really bore no resemblance whatever
to a shoe. Thev had the ap.
pearanee of having been run into
f molds or blown, the same as glass
1 , bottles are made. They were ftade
^ of pure rubber gum. No attempt
was made to imitate the shape of
the shoe or foot they were intended
to cover. In shape they were hollow
tubes, tapering toward the toe.
^ At the place where the opening
to pull on the overshoe should be
was an irregular hole, without
shape, just as they came from the
mold. The hole was enlarged with
a sharp pair of shears to fit the instep
or cut high or low to suit the
taste or caprice of the customer.
The work was done by the .salesman
after the buyer had selected, according
to his requirements, heavy or
ligh t, thick or thin. Men's sizes
-were very heavy, the soles being
frequently from one-fourth to a
/hall inch in thickness. They were
tied in pairs and stuffed with straw
or hay to keep them in shape for
shipment. A lady's foot, incased in
such a huge, ill shaped mass of india
rubber gum, weighing at least a
pound, presented a clumsy appearance
indeed, particularly when compared
with the light and truly artistic
appearance of the present
styles.
?V The first attempt at making overshoes
of india rubber did not prove
%a success, a large amount of capital
being sunk in the experiment, as
ell as all the unsold stock. They
answered the nurnose in cold weath
or, but would not stand the heat,
melting into 'a disgusting mass.
Experiments to remedy this difficulty
resulted in reaching the opposite
eitrenie, the * cold weather
freezing them brittle, so they could
not be drawn over the shoe until
they were thoroughly warmed, and
this obstacle to success was not
overcome until Charles Goodyear
discovered his process of vulcanizing
rubber, which has rendered his
name immortal.
Rapidly following this era of imf
movements, the india rubber shoe
a oegan to assume beauty of proportions
and practical utility. ? St.
Tah I'A
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Some Pocket*.
"Most people know what a 'poacher's
pocket' is, but how many have
heard of a music pocket?" said a
tailor. "Many professional singers
have their overcoats fitted with such j
a receptacle. Usually they are
placed in the back of the coat just
above the waist line and will hold
half a dozen pieces of music without
crushing. Some detectives, too,
have their business suits fitted with
a handcuff pocket in the sleeve.
The special advantage of this is that
the manacles can be withdrawn unseen.
When an obstreperous prisoner
sees the officer's hand seeking
a pocket he knows what is coming
and acts accordingly.. But with the
special pocket the 'bracelets' are out
and snapped on his wrists before he
can resist.
"One of my customers makes a
point of having his trousers lined
with leather from the knee down
ward. Why? because a (log once
bit him severely in the calf, and he
\ - doesn't want it to happen u.ce."?|
London Answers.
Building Walls'With Bags.
The practice of constructing
breakwaters and the submerged
parts of piers with concrete enclosed
in bags has been largely developed
in Scotland. The concrete is prepared
a* near as possible to the place
where it is to be used. It is inclosed
in bags to protect it temporarily
from the effects of contact with the
sea water while it is lowered into
place. The bags are placed in a
box suspended directly over the
spot where they are to lie. The
touching of a trigger opens the box
oll/Mra a Kfltr to dron out. A
OUU ttAAVV**# M wwp vv
line of bags having been deposited,
the longer axis of each bag in the
? next series is so arranged that the
' meeting edges of two of the bags in
the lower row will be covered. Thus
.-jOF a regular wall is built up, and as the
^-^eoncrete hardens it becomes solid
\and immovable.
Tho Scot's Gratitude.
1 An old farmer coming home from
the Paisley market lost his pocketbook,
containing a considerable sum
of money, in the station. He looked
for it, but could not find it, and
had given up all hopes when a newsl>oy
said to him: "Here, mon. A've
fun' yer book."
The guidman was overflowing
with gratitude and expressed himself
thus: "Thank ye, ma lad. If
L ve happen tae be pascin' oor farmhouse,
step in, an' A'll gie ye a guid
drink o' soor milk."?Dundee Advertiser.
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CORN AT $18 UN EAR.
Oar Id Iowa t^ey Raise thai Kind and
Boy it in Themselves.
Ten dollars seems a pretty
big- price to pay for just one ear
of corn, but out in Iowa they
raise corn which brings even
more than that. It is not uncommon
for a man out there to
raise corn v. hich he cannot afford
to own.
Improbable as this sounds, it
is true, and the explanation is
that prize ears of seed corn became
the property of the agricultural
courses where they are
exhibited. They are then sold
at auction and the man who
raised them does not always
feel that he can afford to bid
them in.
That was precisely what happened
to an Iowa farmer named
McCullough not long ago. He
entered a good many ears of
corn in the competition held at
Marshalltown under the management
of the State Agricultural
College. Over 3,000 ears
were entered and one of McCullough's
won first prize.
The prize was a $150 water
supply system, so the farmer
rwohahiv felt that he could af
ford to bid in the prize ear for
til 50. But when it came to
buying back eighty other ears
which he had entered he had to
let them go to others.
Those eighty ears brought
$204.50. so that, provided he
could have sold the eighty-one
ears of corn tor what they actually
brought, $216, he could have
bought his prize water supply
system and had $66 left.
G F Howard won $100 with a
single ear of corn in the same
competition and paid $10 for the
ear to get it back. For ten other
ears which he entered he had
to bid up to $41.75 for the lot in
order to get them.
Thirteen bushels of the corn
that was entered orougru an
average of $30.50 a bushel. Iowa
farmers have waked up to
the importance of improving
their crops by improving the
seed. The consequence is that
Iowa raises the finest corn in the
country and is constantly improving
the quality and the
quantity to the acre.
Kodol For Dyspepsia has helped
thousands of people who have had
stomach trouble. This is what ooe
man says of it: "E C DeWitt & Co.,
Chicago, 111.?Gentlemen?In 18971
bad a desease of the stomach and
bowels. I could not digest anything
I ate and in the Spring of 1902 I
bought a bottle of Kodol aud the
benefit I recieved from that buttle
all tfie gold in Georgia could not
buv. I still use a little occasionally
as I find it a fine blood purifier and
a good tonic. May you live long and
prosper. Yours verv truly, C N
Cornell. Roding. Ga., August 27,
1006 Sold by W L Wallace.
Nice line of silks just recieved.
Suesine silk at 47 l-2c
Taffeta 9S and $1.37 l-2c. People's
Mercantile Co.
aoTno bar.
Everybody in South Carolina is
eligible.
Old people stooped with suffering,
Middle age, courageously lighting,
Youth protesting impatiently;
Children, unable to explain;
All in misery from their kidneys.
Only a little backache first.
Comes when you catch a cold.
Or when you straiu the back.
Many complications follow.
Urinary disorders, diabetes, Bright's
disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache.
Cure every form of kidney ills.
J W Powell, proprietor of a general
store and coal, wood aud ice
dealer of Waverly, living at 2010
Blanding St., Columbia, S C, says:
"My son has been afflicted with kidney
and urinary trouble from childhood,
being unable to control the
secretions especially when asleep.
Since using Doan*3 Kidney Pills he
nas entirely recovered.''
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for tha
Uuited States.
Remember the name?Doan's?
and'take no other.
Just received, a beautiful line
of Blaster post cards. People's
Mercantile Co.
GALAX IS LOYAL
Tht Plant Will Grow Only In Contain
Sactiona of the South.
- Many persons whose interest is
attracted daily by the wreaths of
dark green or bronze foliage labeled
"galax leaves" at the doors of the
florists' sliops probably do not know
that the plant from which these
leaves are picked is one of the most
loyal and truly American to be
found. In fact, the galax root refuses
to grow in any oilier soil than
that of the United States.
Not only is the galax Americau.
but i; is burn and bred southern,
li will no more flourish outside of
Dixie than in an alien soil. Kewj
plants are restricted in growth to
so narrow an area. In a small section
of rugged country in the Appalachian
mountain range, where
the c> rners of Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia and Tennessee run up
together, the galax clusters grow in
profusion. They are indigenous to
this region, elevated many thou?
* +--1. -i ? i i j
sanas 01 icei aoove. sen ie>ei, auu,
although many attempts have been
made to introduce the plants in
other parts of the United States
and in foreign lands as well, the experiments
have always proved futile.
Neither will the galai thrive
in the hothouse. Only the rare air
and mountain loam of its native 6oil
seem adapted to its growth.
Accordingly 9ince the discovery
of the value of galax leaves for decorative
purposes hundreds of tons
of them have been sent to the
northern markets from their native
corner in the mountains, where during
certain seasons whole families
devote themselves to gathering and
packing them for shipment. There
are many points in favor of the use
of the galai in decorative schemes.
A dark green during the summer
months and a rich bronze after being
touched by the frost, the leaves
retain their hues for weeks after
they are gathered, furthermore,
they are very hardy, permitting
rough and ready packing, which
renders their shipment inexpensive.
They retain their freshness and colAP
fnr a lontr time without beinfif
kept in water.
Possessing these qualities, it was
only natural that the galaz should
have come at once into favor for the
brightening of rooms and the decoration
of tables. Carloads of the
leaves are shipped into the north
not only for sale in New York, Philadelphia
and other centers, but also
to be transferred to steamships and
carried abroad.?New York Sun.
The Agrf*of Birds.
Birds of very small size and slendor
build not only live to a very old
age, but in their old age are freer
from accidents and sign of senility
than is always the case among animals.
It used to be said that crows
and carrion crows lived over 100
years. If this statement seems rather
exaggerated, there is 110 question
that well known naturalists speak
of crows of fifty, sixty and even seventy
years old. Eagles, horned owls
and herons attain similar ages, and
.Mr. Gurney, the English naturalist,
cites a condor of fifty-two years old,
a horned owl of sixty-eight and a
royal eagle that died in its fiftysixth
year. But the record of longevity
undoubtedly belongs to the
parrot. M. Abrahams declares an
Amazon parrot reached the ripe old
age of 102 years, and a Frenchman,
M. Lepaillat, *ells us of a parrot,
Jacko by name, that had lost its
memory at sixty, its sigm ui umc^
and had died at ninety-three.?Paris
Matin.
He Could Be Trusted.
A train from the north polled
into the station at Charlottesville,
Ya. An elderly man thrust his
head out of a window of a day
coach and summoned a little colored
boy. The following colloquy ensued:
"Little boy, have you a mother?"
"Yassuh."
"Are you faithful to your
studies ?"
"Yassuh."
"Do vou go to Sunday school ?"
"Yassuh."
"Do you say your prayers every
night?"
"Yassuh."
"Can I trust vou to do an errand
for me?"
"Yassuh."
"Well, here's 5 cents to get me a
couple of apples."?Success Magazine.
Pay Only For What You Take.
Au old Scotsman, not feeling
well, called upon a doctor. The
doctor gave him some verbal instructions
a3 to how to regulate his
diet, advising him, among other
things, to drink no spirits for a
time. The Scotsman rose to leave
when the doctor said:
"I am in the way of charging for
my advice. I will trouble you for
half a crown/'
"Oh, maybe," said the patient,
"but I'm nae gaun to tak' yer ad-;
fice!"??London Telegraph.
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Thera la an Order Higher Still.
You are set in an age when the |
material civilization of the world'
, has been piled up to a gigantic i
! height, to testify that there is an
order higher still; that as the soul is
more than the body and eternity
than time, so the moral order is
above the material; that justice is
above power; that justice may suffer
long, but must reign at last;
that the power is not right; that no
wrongs can be sanctified bv success,
nor can the immutable laws of right
and wrong !>e confounded.?Cardi- ,
I nal Manning.
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Audible Conscience. |
i lionter?Excuse my yawning. 1 ^
didn't get a wink of sleep last night.
dupp?Toothache?
Bontor?No. A woman asked me <
for some money yesterday, and I re- 1
fused her. Well the tones of her i
voiee rang in my head all night. I ]
couldn't close an eye.
Jupp?Conscience stricken, eh? (
Was it a deserving case, do you <
think? i
Bonter?It was ray wife. ]
Pain, anywhere, can quickly stopped
by one of Dr Sboop's Pink Pain
Tablets. Pain always meaus con- J
eestion?nn natural blood pressure, t
L)r Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets simply
coax congested blood away from <
pain centers. These Tablets?"known i
by drnggipts as Dr Sboop's Head- 1
ache Tablets?simply equalize the
blood circulation and then pain always
departs in 20 micntes. 20 '
Tablets 25 cents. Write Dr Shoop,
Racine, Wis,for free package. Sold <
by D C Seek
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Disappoint*^.
At one of the sideshows in a cer- J
tain fair the principal performer I
was a knife thrower, who made a J
specialty of throwing knives al {
around a lady into a board at the i
back' of the stage. The partner of J
this artist was a middle aged, stout '
and?well, very plain, and when she j
came on the audience gasped. They i
had not thought it possible for any t
one to be?well, so plain and live t
through it. The man arranged her 1
to the board and at the critical moment
threw the knife. It flew
through the air and struck, quivering,
in the board.
Voice from the back:
"Great Scott! You've missed
her!"?Modern Society.
Thtir 8il?nc?.
"I am glad you were there, my
boy," said Mrs. Stormington Barnes '
in exultation. "I am glad you were
there. I had the audience spellbound,
didn't I?"
, "Why?er?it seemed to me that
1-~J u ??
inev aiQQ l appiuuu vexjr uiuvu.
"That's jlst it. I had 'em so interested
in what I was saying that
they didn't even dare applaud for
fear they'd miss some of it."?Exchange.
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Tired mothers, worn out by the j
peevish, cross baby have found Cascasweet
a boon and a blessing. Cas
sasweet is for babies and children,
and is especially good for ills so com- .
inon in cold weather. Look for the
ingredients printed on the bottle.
Contains no harmful drugs. Sold i
by W L Wallace. j
Notice to Creditors. '
All persons having claims against the
estate of W S Moore, deceased, will
present the same, duly attested, to the
undersigned and all persons owing said
estate will make payment to
L. 0. Holloway,
Administrator.
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Kingstree 1
CAMP NO-27. |
//Mr imclai hbnuai j
\l l?t and 3rd Mondaj
If ]] Mights In each |
t&Tall month.
PS/3JI Visiting choppers cordlallyjnylted
to corae
WFl' up ?UU Oi? UU U OIUUi|;
or hang about on the <
^ limb6. ?
PHILIP STOLL, I
9 27 12m. Con. Com. j
BUHJMNG !
DONE I
At |
Your j
Own |
Price, j
C. E. HARRIS, |
General Contractor {
and Builder - - - {
Greeiyvllie, South Carol! na j
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jr Consumption is less d<
o Certain relief and usi
V will result from the follow
o Hope, rest, fresh air,
t Emulsion.
X ALL DRUGGISTS; 50
Hereafter we Dositivelv re
fuse to publish any communication
received at this office later \
than Tuesday, noon, except lo:al
and personal items, which :
willjnot be available later than (
Wednesday, noon, for the current
week. By trying to be ac- j
:ommodating we are thrown late
ivery week and we are tired of j,
t. This notice applies to
EVERY BODY. '
4-25-tf. 1
FOB SALE. ,
Jriek In any quantity to suit purchas
sr. The Best Dry Press Machine-made
X 33XBXC2C. v
ipecial shapes made to order. Corre.
>ondenee solicited betore placing veur ,
>rdera. W. R. FUXK,
Weak
Kidneys
spent* laorssaM Mil m4 water ia tee prebe
Meddar. Tksrsfore when tu ESm
iioifiilmwl hI?m> Oiym
leebl* to partem (Ml work Ntwlt, Mi
Ba .la9m beck.ufiaawuum oftfitMadde*
>m a riser? disorders ars tea resell It is
^SSsa&ifMK luswS
WW. Kldaqr wrf BMfcr Klb
woaptlr ellalaata polsoas fwtttnkw
*d ittln mum ttsa* mek* the kldas/s w*U
isd stroaf.
For Weak Kldnsys. BaaUehs, inlammaioa
of the t>tedder ena ell
irinarr trouble# De Witt's Kidney
ind Bladder Fill# are uaaurpasaed.
A Weck'c Tritlnint far 25c.
Money besa If they hIL
For Sale by WL Wallace.
Don't
Wait!
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TILL YOUR PROPERTY
IS DESTROYED, BUT INSURE
NOW,
Against Loss
By Fire or Cyclone.
If you want the best, get your
[nsurance in a strong- "Old
Line" company. 1 represent
several of the largest Fire and
Cyclone Insurance Companies.
L. H. FAIREY
At Bank of Kingstree.
r-24-tf.
Always That I can save
Remember you money on
SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS
AND OTHER
BUILDING MATERIALS.'
Wholesale Prices, Direct from
Factory. Everything Guaranteed
to come up to Specifications.
D. J. EPFS, Kingstree, S. C.
Representing Cberaw Door i Sash Co.
f Tur DCCT DIIWT j
> inc uliii i/iiiii j
r Applied by skilled mechanics 3
r is worth a fair price. Cheap j
f mixtures slopped on by cheap J
paiuters are dear at any price. 3
We expect ^o receive a reason- j
able equivalent for onr labor. J
But we give aa honest dollar's r
worth for every dollar we get, f
and we endeavor to permanent- 3
lv satisfv our customers. ^
j ALFRED WELLS, j
f Painter and Paper Hanger, }
; KINGSTREE, S. C. i
'* Leave orders with }
| Kingstree Hardware [Co. j
eadly than it used to be. Y
tially complete recovery o
ring treatment: Y
, and?Scott's gjfek
c. AND Sl.oo. Jhl|f
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HOWE'S GREAT LONNH SHOWS
What Brain and Mosey Will DeAcknowledged
By CoaptlRtrs To
Be Worthy Their laltafiai.
Acts, many and novel, have beed
added to the repertoire of Howe's ,
ftreat Loudon Shows this seasoQ,
and as the management registered a
vow to e-inal miv touted show, the
result i* :i pk-ihant of attractions
Stted to e>okc an enthusiasm from ft
performance where hundreds of
skilled perfnrmers vie with each other
in friendly contests for supremacy
aud public appreciation. So
successful has this effort been that
visitors from other shows acknowl- JH
edge that a competitor has eutered
the lists that demands their recognition.
Although this has cost a^
lot ot money, the public are the
gainers, and Howe's Great Loudon,
Shows will be classed at the outset
ataong names more familiar to circus
goers in the past.
This great show will visit as,with
all its attractions, U please and edncate
the old and yonng alike.
In case of inclement weather the
water-proof tents insnre perfect pro- J!
tection and comfort.
Don't forget the date, Kingstree
Tuesday, April 21.
A^lBtinUUU If UblUC* 7
Theoffice ot tbe Supervisor of Beg
istration will be opened on tbe first ' ' ''
Monday in every montb for th^ parpose
of the registering of any persoir
who is qualified as follows:
Who shall have been a resident of
tbe State for two years, and of tbe
county one year, and of the polling precinct
in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitution
of 1995 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, piopertj in this State
assessed at three hundred' dollars or
more. J. Y. McGILL,
C.lerk of Board. ^
Ftm aoVica, bow to obUln pMM trad* mark*
oopyrigtxta, ?tc.. (N ALL COUNTRIES. .
Business direct -with Washington saves tims.W
money and often the patent. K
Patent and Infrlngamant Practice Exclusively. I ' Wi
Wrtt? or com to oj at B
n rate im. opp. trait* iuu* ntmt oa**.B
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\ Life Insurance,
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; Accident Insurance,
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