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BRYAN TAKES PART IN RAIL GAME. INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF PICNIC GIVEN BV THE COMMONER FORCE. It was upon the banks of Bine river that The Commuuer force held it6 annual picnic on Saturday, June 6. It took a special train of two cars to carry the force and the ne eessury provisi -jis from Lincoln to Crete, and the entire twenty-two miles was made merry by song and Story. At Crete C J Bowl by, editor of the Crete Democrat, took the party in charge end escorted it to the banks of the then raging Blue, # som: quarter of a mile from the depot. Three big gasoline launcn es were soon loaded with men, women and children, baskets and ice cream freezers, and then the buats headed for the picnic grounds, four miles up stream. A prettier spot could not have been selected for the day's outing, nor could a prettier day have been provided by Bpecial order. It had been raining for days and days, and the night before there was a downpour that made the preparing picnickers feel as blue as the name of the river. But upon the high banks of the Blue the ground was as dry a powder as house. The sun shone warm and there was just enough wind to keep the leaves stirring. There are always two numbers on not. rvrArrro m mo t V) ft fr I LIT VVUIUIVUll ^ivgiuuiuiv V.v < ate great excitement?the dinner and the ball game. Candor compels the statement that average ability as eaters exceeds the average ability as ball pbyers. Everybody ate, but only eighteen of the force of sixty played ball. Just imagine, if you can, a "bunch" of fifty or sixty peeple, men and women, w ho work in congenial surrouudings and under the 6ame roof from month to month, getting together as one big family and around one table?everybody : " happy and everybody anxious to make everybody else happier?and you can imagine what a time The Commoner "bunch" has at its annual outing. The snowy cloth, which is made of paper, is spread under tintrees and piled high with fried chicken, baked beans, sandwiches. J salads, baked meats, more beans, j additional sandwiches, oranges, olives, pickles, additional beans, vegetables and other sandwiches. Stowed away in the big baskets are takes era I ore. and over vouder, wait ingfor a later hour is a freezer of ice cream. With laughter and joke the crowd settles arouud the banquet board, there is a moment of silence, and then clearly and sweetly the * strains of "Nearer, My God, to Thee,'' float upon the summer air. After dinner an hour of quiet rest, and then the annual ball game. As an exhibition of the national game it may have been open to criticism, but as a provoker of fun it had Weber & Field, DeWolt Hopper, Francies Wilson, Frank Daniels Tim Murphey, Roger Brothers, Lew Dockstater, A1 Fields and all the rest of them backed off the boards. About half of the participants were impeded by skirts, but at that they played as well as their comrades of the other sex. There were two remarkable fea tures about the game?the wierd umpiring by C J Bowlby and the remarkable fielding of W J Bryan. To the great surprise of his support; ere and himself, and to the consternation of his opponents, he dragged down a couple of long fly hits, fielding them in without a bobble. The 4 performance, however, was somewhat mitigated by his insistence that the game end right there. . The contesting nines were made from the business offices and editorial rooms, the editorial rooms drafting a few from the subscription department. Off through the woods to gather yacca blossoms. Up to the spring to drink the cold water as it came murmuring from the rocky hillside. Swinging in the hammocks and sitting under the trees. Jumping the rope and running races?and then the ice cream and cake and I I J lemonade. As the sun dipped far into the [west the crowd once more boarded 1 ! the launches and started for home. 1 'An hour after Lincoln was reached it began raiuing again. Seven times 1 The Commoner crowd has picnicked, ' and seven times it has had a beanti- 1 ' fill day sandwiched in between rainy days. AH this may sound uninteresting enough to tne casual reader, but it was g'orious fun while The Com- 1 I monei crowd was engaging in tlie i pleasures herein related. From the tinv baby that spent most of the ' dav m the hammock, to the oldest , man in the crowd?of course there were no old ladies? everybody ha J a ' I royal good time. Ani the 1908 picnic will be the subject of conver- i sation during lunch hour until the ' time comes to begin preparations ' for the 1900 picnic. 1 And may 1900 find every one of us present to ^answer the roll call ' before we boa -1 the train fot the 1 picnic grounds.? The CotMmouer. ' Nature has provided the stomach with certain uatural fluids known ' as the digestive juices, and it is 1 through these juices that the food ' we eat is acted upon in sucn a waf* ' as to produce the rich, red bloou { that flows through the veins of our ' body and thereby make us strong, | healthy and robust, and it is the 1 weakening of these digestive juices that destroys health. It is our own * fault if we destroy our own health, 1 and yet it is so easy for any one to 1 take it promptly, but take something ^ put the etomach out of order, jj When you need to take something q you know is reliable?something like Kodol for Dyspepsia and Iridigestion. Kodol is pleasant to take, it is reliable and is guranteed to give relief. It is sold by Dr W L Wallace. VI ? o AN Unwelcome Kiss e Beatrice, aged five* spent the dav a playing with Tommy, her little four- j( year-old neighbor. When she was *] ready to go home she hugged and ^ kissed Tommy, agaiust his tearful f protestations. Reporting the matter g, to her mother, she concluded, with, 0 "But, mother, Tommy should hare ^ been brave about it, any wav, lgj soulhdn't he?''?July Lippincott'x. ? O ~ b W.E. Ward,of Dyersburg, Tenn., ^ writes:"This is to certify that I have w used Foley's Orino Laxatave for chronic constipation, and it has ? proven without a doubt to be a thor- (: ough practical remedy for this trou- p ble, and it is with pleasure I offer |( my conscientious reference.'' W L 8j Wallace. t] Newspaper Advertising. a si If I had the mouey I would put the Gospel red hot into all the daily papers, I would use the advertising ^ departments and pay for the adver- ^ tising." t Thus spoke Kev A C Dixon, of ' Moody church, a few days ago, in g a talk to the Congregational niin- ^ isters in Masonic temple, Chicago, ^ concerning his ideas of the new doc- ^ trine of evangelism. Mr Dixon gave v utterance to show that outdoor and secular hall religious meetings were j better attended and more effective j than meetings held in fashionable j, chu relies. c ^ k ClfBson Scholarships. c The examination for the award of * j* Scholarships in Clemson Agricul- . tural College will be held in the County Court House on Friday, July 3rd. at 9 a. m. Applicants must fill e ... 1- - 1 t ? oui proper iorms, 10 ue eeuuieu iruiu the County Superintendent of Education, before they will be allowed ^ to stand the examinations. For betailed information applj to the Supt. of Education, or the President of ' Clemson College. Applicants for admission to the ^ college, who are not seeking for the i scholarships, will also stand entrance examinations at the court house July 3rd. The Scholarships are worth $100 1 and free tuition. The next session of the college t opens Sept. 9,1908. 1 For catalogues and information ] apply to P. H. Mell, President. 1 .611-tf ! I Advice to Yoong Men Young man,open your cars. Your Uncle Toby wants to whLper a f?w words of ad"ice. Let these words of wisdom trickle down into your thinki :e i [*411K 11 you nave one, anu cut, h\*u? there into your heart. You are on the threshold of life. That is to say rou are just now beginning to get i ready to enter into teal 'if". You have been having a picnic heretofore. You are full of life and hope. He careful that you do not get full of some other things that will leave you feeling desolate and lonesome, snd with a bad, brown taste in your mouth. You no doubt have a home. Remember, it is the sweetest place du earth. Ask every old man who has gone over the trail and he will tell you the same. You have a mother She is the best friend you have on earth. Enthroue her in your heart as its queen. Spink never a harsh word to her. It wilj return in the lays to come liKe a burning coal of fire. Be kind and loving to your father. Listen to his ad vice,for it is guided by both experience a:iu love. Have you sisters? Love them as you lore your own life. Be kind and courteous always to them, and it will not be unnatural for you to be kind and courteous to somebody else's lister. Don't be in a hnrry to leave * V"rr*"There i? plentJ of time to L the trouble you care to have n the future. ^ I* Enjoy yourself with the young oiks but don't be in a hurry to get ! narried. There's plenty^oi time, and he girl crop is not going to run out. 1 hasan't failed since the world bejan, when yon do ma'1 up vnur nind to get married, do food deal f thinking obout it i> rniigil , , very serious proposition Some nen regard mairiage much the same , a they do catching a horse. They go ' ut and "rope" the first one they ( an find on tlie range. Then they roiider why marriage is not a "thing f joy forever." If you waut a giltdged girl, one that is all-wool-and p -yard-wide, figuratively speaking, x>k for one who is kind to her mo- " her, and to her brothers and father. ^ let one that is popular in her own anuly. If you want to ride down the tream of life in an old rickety skiff, n that requries half of your time to ail out the water to preyent it from 9inking, get one of these flashy, gig- " ling gad-abouts, across between a utterflv and a grasshopper. One ^ hat practices daily: "What is home ithont a mother to wash the dishes nd do all the other work." When a ^ irl line that cools off she's colder ban a load of ice in Februrary. 'ind a girl that can love you, not )udly and gushingly, but with a ilent, invisible and irresistible force ^ hat absorbs your whole being. Such girl as that for your wife will _ trt-ngthen every good purpose in ?* our life, and will de in truth: "A ^ hing of beauty and a joy forever." let a good-looking girl if vou can, . ........ ", y lit get a good girl it it you nave to * ake a plain one. Nature is not al- " ays lavish iu her gifts. To some he gives beauty of form and face, | nd very little brains and heart, .'lie tiling to choose is a good heart nd head. These grow more desirable j? dth age, while beauty fades. ^ When you do get married, go to musekeeping at once. Don't sponge. besides, no house is big enough to told two families. Be self relient. Jet up for yourself. Pull off your ^ oat and gloves, summon your course, kiss your wife, and you are eady to tackle the problem of makng a living, If you don't get on in he world as rapidly as you expected c tr wish don't pet discouraged. Don't ~ "" " * O C7 top. Don't look back. Kiss your vife, spit in your hands, and work larder. If you get the kind of wife tell you, work will will be sweet in he thought that she will share the J esults of your efforts. If yon marry me of those butterfly-grasshopper jirls your work will be burden, jecause you will know that it is npt ippreciated. This is enough for one lose, for even good advice can be ?iveu in too large vuautities. There jvill be more in the future.?Ex. Big cuts or little cuts, 6mall scratches or bruises or big ones are healed quickly by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is especially good ] for piles. Be sure to get DeWitt's. ! Sold by W L Wallace. I The Largest and Moot ( ^iiiplete K>tahlishment South. GEO. s. .*?*** i son; \ A - NCKACTl fi :K> OF? "ash,; Dc\ Blinds Mou 1.1. "" '<!1nir Material, j' Sash , in d, Cords \\\ s. <\ ?[< fflfii . ?. mwiimu n., wet. .* . ^ imrvjznrcw' PATRONIZt HOMt INDUSTRY Build up Home enterprises Buy Brick Prom Greelyville Drick Works. j Correspond' t Solicited. 11 E. 0 TAYLOR, Pres. S V. TAYLOR, Sec. & Treas. 3-21-tf. IV. Uiand Taylor, DENTIST, - 1 GREELYVILLE. - S. C. E. & E. N. B EATY ? ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS { 3eorgetown, - - - 5. C. Civil Engineering Land Surveying Railroad Surveys and Construction rompt attention on out of Town Work. 3-Ui-tf V. L. Bass A. C. Hinds BASS & HINDS, Attorneys-at-law KNGSTREE, S. C. -CO-tf. Yf. ID. N e smith DENTIST. .AKE CITY, - - - S.C.I \a/. L. BASS Attorney at Law LAKE CITY, S. C. . = Dr R J McCabe! Dentist. QNGSTJiEE, - S. D.| J. D. MOUZON'S ; 3ARBER SHOP ?in the? Van Keuren Hotel i equipped witli up-to-date apiliances. Polite Service, t ompetent j Workmen. 5-8-08. I W. P TENNENT ARCHITECT General Contractor and Builder ' Solicits vour business. Estimates cheerfully furnished on all : ; kinds of work. : : 26 Evans 'Phone 1962 FLORENCE, S. C. Supervisor of construction New School Building and Superintendent of work on U. S. Post Office and of John McSween Co, stores Timmonsville and Beul&h and residence at National Cemetery. : : : : : r* :? surveying nun^cs I am properly equipped to handle drainage problems as well as to survey and plat real property. 1 Laurence H. McCullough < NESMITH, S. C. Title, Mortgage, Bill of Sale, Lien on Crop, and Lien and Bill of Sale combined blanks for sale at this office. 2 13tf A Guarantee! JOHN BRADEN, the Handsome,, Standardbred Stallion, is now to be found at the stables off J. M. TRULUCK, A GUARANTEE, - - - $20.Ctt i Lake City Horse Co.. LAKE CITIT, S. ('. 4-16-tf "COTTOH ?A.\D THE PRIV TOBi There will be a number of si Fall and we are ready to serve splendid crop prospect we are re enlarge our floor space, and rath Queen Stoves and Ranges from v price 20 3Pei We have just received a carl fered at a low price. Remember AAPA .9r PA'C Piinf A 1 en >11 111 t \jy vu o X uiui< XXIuvj Cutlery and Razors. The Robes predate our friends' patronage a t'nued confidence. Lake City k LAKE C] "A dollar is a doll; There is no better way dealing with J. L. Stuckey, the ol man. I have a splendid line < Bines. Wii that in view of the hard time; above cost. A nice bunch of HORSE; at prices to suit. J. L Stui BANK OFK Kingstree* Soi CAPITAL $ 30,00(r~ ===== DIRECl Jas F Cooper D C Scott Collections made promptly. LOANS, large or small, ma MOW Ar R AK GIVE US ORDER McCOf HOWER Al Oo not wait uutil your oati A CAR )f flcCormick flowers am Yours for THE WIWiRI Ki ngstree & Creelyville, 9 I if Mi.K By%w"Cut-of-d?ors" with a STEVENS? TFfflr best thing for a growing boy 1 S^Ar Learning to shoot well and 1 r W acquiring qualities of ' I SELF-CONTROL. DECISION. AND ; MANLINESS art-all duo to STEVENS FIKEAKMS Eld'CATION. Ac!c your Dealer for Stevens HiRcs? i s; :< it trims?Pistols. Insist on our titneL<":orfl make. If you emmo: obtain, v. e ship direct, pxpri-- r-r? ;?; i upon ix-fCij/t of ratalo.' Li ite. J J ..? :vi..;: c >< i va-itt a??i t tii< .--fiA'E.-j' i ! : n j : # 1 11 . tr>U ..t. i ; I ft)? r ' ur fit* in ?tinp? to fvtv B-aat-j I f. r Ifitr^cr? ne tii.-.-u . i f> jo .* J L;L' ' " 1 - ' 11 r " ' [' J. ST-VENS ARMS ? TCJL CO- 1 J; P. O. Lox -1097 j Chicopec Fat.'s, Mass., U. S. A i'?-*nv ?1 (L"a I -> -xc ..rv>m?W# IS KING CE REGENT IS? 1CCO. ibiects of both in Lake City this ; them. In anticipation of the fl jpairing- our warehouse so as to I er than remove the stock of O.K. warehouse we have reduced the M : Cent. j| oad of Wire Fence, which is of-;^^| we are headquarters for Benja-'^W we offer exceptional values i? . H on Razor can't be beat. We ap-.' j nd will try to merit their con- 1 Ia.rd.wa.re Co.f I [TY. 8. C ^ saved | * 1 ar made' i to save your dollars than by Id reliable live-stock A is nl Bins, I > am offering at 10 per cent' V > and MULES always on hand I I ^1XVJ 9 Lake City, 5. C. 99 SHIHBHMMHBn HI INGSTOra 1 ith Carolina, H "SURPLUS, $ 7,800 I roRS ===== R, H Kellahan flj J A Kelley Sfl ERS I vID I :es I ; YOUR H FOR A inic K I ND RAKE s and hay begin to waste. M LOAD d Rakes now in transit. business, flW ] LIVESTOCK CO. I South Carolina, m