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* * ' vy Vi 'j V - v j\ ?P? ? ' ' * ?he (toKntn Record. I KINGSTREE. S. C C. W. WOLFE. ED IOR AND PROPRIEOR. TERMS >U R1 PTloN RAT?S: One copy, one year $i ~r> One copy, six mom lis 75. Hwn innv fIIVDD mnnlc ,*)(! ! VHC V.VJ/J, ii?v??w - . One copy, one year in advance? 1 ?hi | Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of I hanks, < ard> oi Thanks and all other reading notices, not News, will be charged for at the rate of one c? nt a word for ea<h insertion. THURSDAY.JUNE 11,1908. Dr Henry X Snyder lias- been elected president of the South Carolina University, but can Wofford spare him 'i ________ It was Horace oteeley, or son:ej * .1 . i Oth^r old savant, who saia tua: "cotton is a fool." The same descriptive phrasealogy is equally applicable to politics. To demonstrate the fact, hearken to this: Two years ago one IIot?e ?niitli was elected governor of Georgia over several strong competitors in A 0 . the tirst primary. This year the same Hoke Smith was defeated by "Little Joe Brown," a mau of no special prominence or ability, by fifteen thousand votes. If cotton is a fool we are constrained to believe that politics is more so. PAID TRIBUTE TO DAVIS. Special Exercises Id His Memory Held at Kingstree. Kjngstkee, June 4:?The one ' t hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis was celebrated here today under the auspices of John Pressley Chapter, Duughteis of the Confederacy. At 5 o'clock the school bell rang and the Daughters, under the leadership of Mrs Dr D C Scott, president of the chapter, gathered in the auditorium with many of the citizens and school children. The stage was dressed I * with a profusion of beautiful tlowers. In front and center was a large portrait of Mr Davis and to right and left portraits of Lee and Jackson, all draped in Confederate colors. The exercises were opened with prayer by the chaplain, the Rev E E Ervin. Mr Erviu gave a 6hort sketch of the life of Presi dent Davis and the duty we owe to the principles for which he fought and suffered to fittingly observe the day. A beautiful piano solo by Miss Sadie Meyers followed, after which Mr Kirk read Mr Davis's farewell address to the United States Senate, in which he announced to that body the secession of the State of Mississippi. "The Old Folks at Home" was then beauti fully rendered as a duet by Miss! Rell Ervin and Mrs L W Gil land The Rev Mr Muhaffey then read a description of "Beauvoir." the home of Mr Davis dining his last years and his lite there. A second duet, "Massa's in the Cold,Cold Ground," by the same ladies followed, after which the audience was dismissed. ?Xwctt and Courier. Value of a Newspaper. I Dever took a newspaper that did not pay me more than I paid for it. One time an old friend of mine started a paper way down South and sent a copy to me, and 1 subscribed just to encourage him, and after awhile it published an order to sell a lot at public auction. So I inquired * a. i? ? 1 ^ &DOUC tilt? JUL ttlJU tuiu a Itiviiu \\s run it up to $50, He bid the lot off ? at $38 and it sold in less than a month for $100, so I made $62 clear by taking the paper. My father told me that when he was a young man be saw a notice in a paper that a school teacher was wanted away off in a distant country, and he went and got the situation, and a little girl was sent to him, aud after a while she grew up sweet and beautiful, and he married her. Now,if he had not taken that paper, what do you suppose would have be:ome of me? I would have been some other , fellow.?Bill Arp. V > ' ' r s ' ^ BRYAN S COUP D'ETAT. How He Won the Democratic Nomina-! tion in 1896. Editor County Record: Now iha: it seems almost a certainty that \Y. J. Bryan will be ihe Democratic presidential nominee, will you kindly give your readers a brief outline as to how his nomination at Chicago was hi ought about in 1*96? Thanking you in advance, Yours truly, Subscriber. Bryan. a man of thirty-six, had been in Congress and was now filled with the belief that a Dtinociat could be elected ou a free silver platform. This was not a new issue, as Kichar 1 B Bland had advocated it for years. Bland felt, when it was evident what the platform was to be, that he would receive the nomination. At the Republican convention in St. Louis which nominated Wiiliam Mc Kin ley, Bryan sat with the newspaper correspondents, but in Chicago h*- w?. leader of a contesting delegation from Nebraska. The sound-money men made a light, lliey put up strong arguments against free silver, whose supporters made a new Bedlam. Sound money set up its own chorus; and the convention became like a men ageiie at large. At this juucture Bryan sprang to the platform and in a speech supporting 110 candidate, but propping the free-silver plank, a speech so masterly, so diamatic?so melodramatic, if you will?hut so tilied with rhetorical grace and oratorical finish that it mastered those unbridled delegates, swept the nomination into his own hands and himself into a position of power few men have ever held 111 the Democratic pai ty. A great outburst of cheers followed ; his peroration: "It is the issue of 1770 over again. Our ancestors, when but *hree mil-, lious iu numbeis, had the courage to declare their political independence, ot every other nation, onan we, their descendants, when we have grown to seventy millions, declare that we are less independent than our forefathers'/ No, my friends, that will never he the verdict of our peo pie! "Therefore, we cure not upon what lines the battle is fought. If they say bimetallism is good, but that We cannot Have it until other nations help us, we reply that, instead of having a gold standard because! England has, we will restore bimetallism, and then let England have bimetallism because the United States has it. If they dare to come out into the open field and defend tlie gold standard as a good thing, we will fight them to the uttermost. Having behi 'd us the producing masses of this nation and the world, the laboring interests and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: ^ 'You will not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns?you shall not crucify man kind upon a cross of gold!'" The rest is recent history McKtnley was again nominated in 1900, with Roosevelt for Vice-President, while Bryan made the race a second time. In 1904 Roosevelt's nomination was formally made and Judge Parker was chosen to lead a forlorn hope for the Democrats. ll> ?/v.l M f U A AAnifAnf lAtlO oh.Mll.l JL IJJO JCttl 11J C WUtCUll^liO OUVU1U possess all of the dramatic force of the old-time ones that we have just recalled; and who can say now what strange news may come out of them? Of interest To Democrats. The National Democratic Congressional Campaign committee has begun active operations at its head- j quarters at Washington, D. C. In addition to its regular work, it is now preparing a campaign handbook which it hopes to have ready for distribution by July 1?two or three months earlier than heretofore. The committee is charged with the duty of assisting, in every way possi ble, th i election of a Democratic congress. We wish the active cooperation of every voter in the United States who believes, with us, that the election of a Democratic Congress would greatly benefit the country. We must rely upon the people to sustain our fcoik by ?i\iig information as to local conditions and suggestions lor our guidance. Each individual cau at least aid us by making a contribution. Will he not do so and interest others in helping us too'' We wish our campaign hand-book distributed as generally as possible, 'and we will furnish a copy, as soon as published, to every one who contributes to our committee. Send remittances to nie at Wash Kington. D. C. o ' James I. Lloyd, Chairman. What is Success? A Kansas woman, Mrs. A. J. J Stanley, of Lincoln, lias been awarded a prize of $350 by a Boston firm for the best answer to the 'j nest ion, 'What constitutes success?" He wrote: "He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and lo\ed much; who has gained the resp.-ct of intelligent men and the love of little children: who lias 1)1 led his niche and accomplished his task: j who has left the world better than he found it; whether by an improved . poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreci | ation of earth's beauty or failed to : express it; who lias always loo ed j for the best in others and given the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction/'?Ex. i_ r it. n n.. i. y. ti? ....... nr tdmiiu nupiies iu Mr in runcr. Editor County Recoud: ? 1 notice au article in your issue of June 5 from W II Thrower, of our town, making another attack on my character in public print, just as he did May 12 in a meeting at Harpers in the presence of one hundred men. Now, in the outset, Mr Thrower says he was not after my character or any one else's. The citizens present that heard his remarks directed toward me and the entire town council are the best judges as to what impression he meant to con' vev. It was too plain for a mistinderstanding and it is too late to lie out of it now. There were too many men there to bear the facts out. The dispensary board will bear me out in this assertion. i t c ) ?i.? .?:n. iK? i im\e just luiiuu iuc in tuc coeoauut. Tha first account of this meeting, which appeared iu the daily ^News and Courier, which the public knows to be untrue and misleading, was, or must have been, inspired bv th;s minister, judging i from the untruths contained therej in. 1 am sorry to make known the | facts that I have in my possession ? affidavits to prove Mr Thrower to j be of immoral character and witj nessed by m e m Iter s of his own church, to prove him telling tinj truths more th-ui orce. He is looked upon in his own town ! with disomst ai d has stoontd he neath respect. I will not take any further notice of him in public nor in private. W S Camlin, Jr. P. P. P., Lippman's Great Remedy 1> the greatest blood purifier in the world; superior to all sarstparillas. for the cure of Scrofula in its worst form; Goitre, Hip Disease, Swelled Neck, Running sores and Sores in the Eyes. I* 1' 1' ti akes a sure and permanent cure. Miss Ida Hastings, Savannah. Ga.. says she was sutiering all the torture of a terrible case of serotula, and no relief could be obtained until P P P Idppraan's Great Remedy. wa? tried; the result was a complete cure. Heart Strength Heart Strength, or Heart Weakness, means Npn Strength, or Nerve Weakness?nothing mere, roe. ltlvely. not one week heart in e hundred is, !n it elf, actually dlieeied. It i? elmoet always e hidden tiny little nerve that reellj it ell et fault This obscure nerve?the Chrdlao, or Heert Nerve ?simply needs, and most have, more power, more stability, more controlling, mare governing strength. Without that the Heart must continue to fail, and the stomach and kidneys alio have these same controlling nerves. This clearly explains why, as a medicine, Dr. Shoop's Restorative has In the past done so much (or weak and ailing Hearts. Dr. Sboop first sought the cause of all this painful, palpitating. suffooatlng heart distress. Dr. Shoop's Restorative?this popular prescription?is alone directed to these weak and wasting nerve centers. It builds; lCstrengthens; it oners real, genuine heart help. If you would have strong Hearts, strong digestion, strengthen these 'nerves ? re-establish them as needed, with Dr. Shoop's Restorative D. C. SCOTT. Candidates' Cards. i | lAiuioiiiiccnieuts in this column w ill be pui>li?h?-<l until the einseol the eatupaicti at the fol , Inwintt rates, provided the announcement fines 'iot exceed se?etitv-tive (75) words: State ami | Congressional candidates t5.no: County caiuli| dates S3.ut>] Probate Judge. I hereby announce mvself aco1 didate for re election to the office-of Probat | Judge for Williamsburtr co-y^^gubject j | to the rules and reg^^jf of the | democratic party 1 Mcl'lurk kin'ton. For T ->ad En aeer ^ Jo' ^ eminently , fi' w position, is I hi dice of road i e .line: primary I e ' hich he will ! a * VOTERS. ends I hereby a idate f??r the < *>r Williamsj' self to ahidy j us of the | estK crave j t '.rati n and j i el' d several ! year. Idiiip and, j if el< i duf*bs of ! the st < i' my i abir v't.'ca ' i>\ 1 lu <. id idate | in the con .e ollicc of Road En?. n lrg county, j -ubject to the ru. jh regulation- of i the I >eniocratic party, ind respec fully a-k the endorsemen ji delegat n and I ..I?i. ..r i Cienv ui court- i m?cn_i. ?, ;iliide the result ot' ^ primary elecj t ion. It elected. I promise to discharge the duties of my office. B B < h \ndi.er. " ^ *. For f onerI hereby anno" hat I am a candidate for the ffic .1 l or ner of Williamsburg cpm-ty, subject to all the rules of the Dem cratic primary. W. J. (iodwix. The friends of II. M. Burrows announce hi in a candidate for the office of < orp^v-<or Williamsburg County subje? rules of tha Democratic prima. Friends. he. y announce myself as a candidate for the office of coroner for Williamsburg county, subject to the regulations of the Democratic primary. M 8 Buffkin. Thanking all my fiiends for theii sum ort in the past, I recpectfully an nounce myself a candidate for re-elec-1 tion to the office of coroner, subject to j the rules of the Democratic partv. 1 I am an old veteran, ha \ it.g served four j years in the war, and during the term of my office I have tried to d ? my duty. I respectfully ask your support in the coming primary. R K Gamble. For Sheriff I hereby announce myself a candidate in the coming primary for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Williamsburg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party and pledge myself to abide the result of the primaries. I earnestly ask the support of the Democratic voters, and it elected, pledge my constant efforts to discharge the duties of the ollice to th?satisfaction of my fallow citizens. Geo . j. Graham. For Auditor. We are authorized to announce the candidacy of J. J. IV Montgomery for re-appointment to the office of county Auditor, subject to the mles of the Democratic primary. For TreasurerWe are authorized to announce the candidacy of J. W esley Cook for re-appointment to the office of Countv Treasurer, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. For Supt- Education. We are authorized to announce the candidacy of Mr J G McCullough for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of edueation, subject to all the rules of the Democratic primary election. For the LegislatureBelieving, as I do, that with two years' experience in the l.ower House, ) nnw hetter serve mv constitu ents, I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. Thanking you one and all for the liberal support given me two j ears ago, I promise, if elected, iny best service* in behalf of my fellow-citizens. ^ W. I). Bryan. I announce myself a candidate for re-election to tie House of Representative. If elected I will do my full duty as I see it to the best of my ability. Thanking my friends for their past support. I will abide the result of the Democratic primary and . will support the nominee thereof. June 2. 1908. R H Kellahan. Congress 6th District. I announce myself a candidate for Congress from the Sixth District, subject to the rules of the Democratic) primary. 1*. A. Hodges, Hennettsville, 8. C. May yn, 1008. NoticeNotice is hereby given that the number of days for work on the public roads, in lieu of commutation tax, is eight (8) days, as fixed by the Act of the Legislature of 1908. All overseers will govern themselves accordingly in working those who have not paid the commutation tax. S. J. Singletary, Co. Supervisor. (5.11.08?4t. ' i I m un I DRY G AV*V/*VW\. ? i ? \ ? } | S Walk-C ? I ctnc is i Brown's . @ \ ? i .? \ 1 CsfXc @ A THE OLD RE FRUIT Extra Fruit and Ru HAVE YOU SEEN OUR NEV FINEST ON Hammocks. ] ICE CREAM 1 Refrigeri ZINC LINED AND WHITE Screen Doors a Everything to be found in Store r'APPU'^ a t rv vuri-ll^o A1>L> BIG STOCK HOUSE AND KiNGSTREE HARDW. Organized, Developed Principle of Conser , Along* Progressivt BANK OF WIL: i?INCSTREE. - - i RESOURCES Solicits a share of business, feeling c our ample resourt rior facilities will ciation with us agreeable and pro! C. W. Stoll, Pres. E E. L. Montgomery. Asst. Cas ; Announc _________________ Having purchased the sto< Thomas' Stables I invite all trons to visit me and let me Buggies, Wag( I also will conduct an up-to-dal and wiin*eep food Teams foi W. P. H; KINGSTRE / ? : ?>:@:?:?:?:@:@:@:?:? r STBRE.I OODS. 1 1 ? S i ? v ^ 5 ?. )ver ] ? /w i ) ? D* Shoes. | \ ?-r\ ? { @ A ? 3KLEY. I 5IJABLE. | ?.?:@:?:?:?:?:?:@:@ JARS . ~3 : Jar Tops bbers. / PATENT1 FRUIT JAR? EARTH. . Eammocks. | FREEZERS. | ators. 1 ENAMELED LINED. { ^8W ' PS nd Windows. I a First-class Hardware j * fvH, CASKETS. > CARRIAGE PAINT. m COMPANY. | I ' . ? il and conducted on vative Banking* ? Lines, the V LIAMSBUHG 1 ? SOUTH CAROLINA I $150,000 your oanKin^ ontident that :es and superender assopermanently Stable. : : $ , C. Epps, Cashier, (hier, F. Rhem, V. Pres. ;ement! :k and good will of F. C. t my old friends and pagive prices on IT \n n U nvvi Ann / JilS, UdliirJSSi \f V te Liver) and Feed Stable r hire at living prices. awkins j E, S. C. ..I ;