The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 10, 1908, Image 4
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KtNGSTREE. S. C
C. W. WOLFE,
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THURSDAY.SEPT. 10,1908.
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As to Complaints. 1
The letter from Morrisville pub- 1
fished in another column is a 1
fair sample of at least a dozen *
that we have received within the *
last few weeks complaining either I
that whole packages of papers s
had failed entirely to reach the j f
offices referred to, or were hope- 1
less 1 j late in arriving. Then, too, 1
we are fairly besieged with com- v
plaints from individuals that they *
have not received their copies of 1
the paper for oue, two, three and e
even four weeks as the case may '
be. 'To answer all these complaints
personally would require 1
an extra office force, therefore we c
make this explanation to cover *
them all. c
The Record is printed on I
Thursday afternoon, when we are 1
not delayed (which has frequently *
happened lately) and mailed out 8
on Friday following. We hold 8
the forms open until late Thurs- c
dar in order to get all the newB we ^
can for the current week. For *
the last few weeks, until last 1
week, a series of misfortunes, en- *
tarely unavoidable, delayed the is- *
jiuing of the paper from one to
two days each week. We explained
the cause of the delay i
every week, but our friends seem t
not to have uoted our explana- i
V
tion at all. <
The week endiDg August 15 1
our foremau was sick, which ue- i
laved issuing the paper one day.
The following week he had the
misfortune to lose his child and {
we could not get the paper out j
until Satnrday. Last week we <
got out about on time and all ]
the papers were iu the office Fri
dav, but on account of the mail .
* * i
schedules being all upset we are (
?Aill ??rtf AAmnlnmf
JBUil reoeXTJlig icitcio vi wu^imui
to the effect that the paper issued
September 3 has net yet reach- ^
ed many offices. j
We hate an expensive office ,
force and so far as energy and ]
perseverance go no pains are spared
to get the paper printed and
mailed out on time. Our friends
may rest assured that we are as
anxious?or possibly more so? to <
have the paper delivered prompt- <
ly and regularly as they are to i
get it. At the earliest possible i
moment we go to press and every
package sent out is checked up
twiee to make sure that none is
r omitted. - (
'.<ls But we cannot help delays, nor <
} - can we regulate the United States ;
mail system. Jf we could it <
would give us pleasure to do so- j
Right here we would suggest that
if cur people would elect men to1
congress who would give them i
i
more K. F. !>. routes instead of
devoting all their attention to
rivers and harbors and free seed
that won't get up, there would
be far less cause for complaint
alnng the line we are discussing.
We know it is very annoying I
for a subscriber to fail to get:
tne paper he has paid for, but
remember the sign over the pin
ho in the Western music hall: j
'Don't shoot the professor, he's|
doing his darndest," anil if any-1
bouv will swap jobs with us we I
will cheerfuMv join the armv of!
. |
kickers ami let him enjoy the !
beatilie bliss of being kicked just
as long and as hard as lie can
stand it.
Let the Truth Come Out.
The senatorial campaign, which
jrew hotter as the second primary
approached, reached a climax
two days before the election
ivhen friends of John Gary Evans
Dublished widely the charge that
E D Smith bolted the Democratic
;ioktt in 1890, representing Sumer
county in the Haskell contention
and running for the legis-1
-- >9u?V\0 oam H f V QC '?n
mure iu itie wuu?j fv i?m
ndependent. To prove this asertion
the author cities the re ort
of the convention published
n the News & (^ouuer, October 10,
>90, stating that the said report
rould show E !> Smith's name j
leading the Sumter delegation. Imnediately
E I) Smith replied that
ach of the charges made was absoutely
false.
Now, while this issue is setled
so far as the election is
loncerued, the people have a right
o know the truth about the
charges made bv Evans. It is
lard to believe that either of the
iistinguished gentlemen would so
ar degrade .himself as to utter
i wilful and deliberate falsehood,
ind yet two statements directly
:ontradictory caunot both be true.
t is a very simple matter for
he Newfc aud Courier to settle
he dispul|k by reference to its
iles for theSi^te named and let
acts come out. Turn on the light!
A New Jersey man coughed
lp a collar bitton he swallowed
;wo years ago. We teel encouraged.
Maybe some of our delinquent
subscribers will cough up
;he dollar they have been owing
is for two years or more.
"Citizen" Josh Ashley, the
shining exemplar of unlettered
statesmanship, has again been
ilected representative to the legislature
from Anderson county.
In his way Josh Ashley is about
is original a character as ever
answered the legislative roll-call
in South Carolina anu hie shrewd,
low cunning is tempered by a
?ood deal of "horse sense", giving
him some little influence
among a certain class of his fellow
members.
There are over 2,300 white
voters in Williamsburg county and
twenty-six candidates offered for
office. This fact considered our
county has made a very poor
showing so far in giving money
to help elect Bryan. Your vote
in the general election cuts very
little figure in the contest, but
your money can do more in a
doubtful State. Come up, friends,
don't put it off. Many of you
mean to ' give something?don't
delay too late. "* '
Every Far me
As vTf!I as
have a ban*
W1
Because: Your mone;
anyu here e
Paying you
simplest an
I cur clice
debt it pa\
It pire? vc
business mt
Money in '
credit.
A bank vl<
encourapes
This bank
Your bank
business.
To those desiring Banking
Established Bank- we
Farmers an<
Ba
~ of Lak<
HIS FIRST GUARD DUTY. |
A Boy Ensign Who Made His Own
General a Prisoner.
Incidents in real life do not alnnf
nfif.r mnnnnr nf
wd>3 nvia vuv tiivvi uiv j<.uu.4v. . ?
the story book. The tale of the
sentry who challenges his own
superio; officer is common. The
sequel is ^invariably "Xoble boy!"
from the commander and a pleasing
sensation of conscious virtue on |
the part of the sentry. An occurrence
told by Robert Blakeley in
"A Bov In the Peninsular \Var"
does not work out in just the approved
fashion. The incident tock
place in 1805 while the regiment
was in camp.
The first time I was on guard
rounds duty the adjutant unfortunately
neglected to send me the parole
and countersign until a late
hour. The general noticed my hesitating
challenge for the password,
of which I was in total ignorance.
He rode up and reprimanded me,
demanding the countersign and ac
cusing me 01 not Knowing it.
At that moment, as the general
turned his head away to observe
something, the sergeant of the
guard, having just received the belated
countersign, stepped forward,
whispered it in mv ear and gave me
the paper on which the word was
written.
When the general turned again
to me he once more publicly accused
me of not knowing the password.
I replied that I did know it.
"What is it?" demanded the general.
"1 Wlaeed here to receive, not
to give, the countersign," I coolly
answered.
The general was amazed.
"Very well. I will see about this
in the morning/' he said.
Guard being a new duty to me,
I was pretty nervous. The general
turned around to ride off. I told
him my orders were to allow no one
to pass without the countersign. A
titter was heard from the men.
"Won't you allow me to pass?"
said the general.
I made no reply, but stood looking
respectfully at him. After a
pause he gave the countersign and,
receiving his parole, rode away.
The next morning I was sent for,
and the general complained of me
1' TTa o ol-nrl fliflf.
Deiore me umtcu. in, ?
I be reprimanded. One officer
broke out into a laugh.
"Well," he said, "he has been
only one year in the service. I
have been many, but this is the
first lime I ever heard of a boy ensign
taking his own general prisoner."
I got off with a very slight censure.
Banzai.
"Banzai" is the only Japanese
word that most Americans know.
According to a contributor to London
Notes and Queries, it was born
about 1892. Its birthplace was the
imperial university of Tokyo. It
was invented by Dr. Shigeno, one
of the highest authorities on Japanese
literature, in response to a request
for an equivalent to the Eng ,lish
"Hurrah." As a brief way of
expressing congratulations "banzai"
has traveled all over the world.
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every business man should
: account.
iy?
i* is safer in the bank* than
!se.
ir bills by check is the
cl mo.n convenient method.
becomes a voucher for the
!
s.
I
>u a better standing with
?n.
the bank strengthens your
rcount teaches, helps a-"!
you to save.
does all the bookkf .ping,
book is a record
Connections with a well
1
! extend our services.
i Merchants
nk
i City.
A Poor Time For Risks.
There wa? a sudden change in the j
wind, and the pastor of the Mount |
Zion chapel saw that some of his j
parishi- ners drew their wraps about :
their shoulders. He paused in his i
seimon.
"Brudder Wilding," he said, raisi
ing his voice and waking the old
; sexton from peaceful slumbers in
' the rear pew?"Brudder Wilding,
} he kind enough to close all de win!
ders on de cas' side ob de church.
: De wind has come round, an' we
cvan't afford to lose a single lamb
frm dis fold by carelessness wid
an outstandin' debt on dis chapel
l i. .1
an' two lammes movea out ou
town/'
An Eya on the Future.
Tommy's maiden aunt had'called
! attention to some of that young |
' man's misdemeanors, thereby causi
ing him to be punished. Tommy !
pondered awhile, then asked, "Papa,
will little sister Gladys be an aunt I
1 to inv ohildren when lama man ?" I
"Yes, Tommy," answered his fa!
ther, much interested. "Why do
you ask ?"
"'Cause she might just as well i
get married and have a home of
her own, for I don't intend to 'low
J any aunts to stay around my hrouse,
I making trouble for my children."? I
j Woman's Home Companion.
The Louisiana Purchase.
The price paid for the province
of Louisiana was 00,000,000 franca
($12,000,000), or 80,000,000 ($16,000,000)
including the payment of
1 - ?... i . "VT 1
| the spoliation claims, .n apoieou ?
i reasons for selling Louisiana were,
| first, his need of money; second, the
i fear that it might fall into the
' hands of England; third, the con;
viction that, with or without an alliance
with England, the Americans
were sure sooner or later to become
masters of the territory.?
New York American.
Point Not Wall Taken.
"I observe," said the editor of the
magazine, looking over the manui
script that had been submitted to
him by the* aspiring author thereof,
"that you have used the phrase
lean hours.' How can there be
6uch a thing as a lean' hour ?"
"Why not?" demanded the auI
thor. "There is such a thing as a
j spare moment, isn't there?"?Chi|
cago Tribune.
Muat Have Had Exparianca.
"V?mr mini! (Imp" h? on Id rpflfiisnr
i ingly as she raised her sweet face
from his shoulder and they both saw
the white blur on his coat; "it will all
brush off."
"Oh, Charlie," she burst out sobbing,
; hiding her face again upon his whltey
shoulder, "how do you know?"?Somerville
Journal.
Both Ways.
Woman?Now that I have fed you,
are you going without doing your
work? Tramp?01 couldn't wurrok on
an lmpty stomach, mum, an' 01 nivlr
worruk on er full one, so there yet be!
?Smart Set
Making Headway.
Nervous Traveler (to seat companion)
?How fast should you say you were
traveling? Companion (who has been
flirting with the girl across the way)?
About a smile a minute.?Life.
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Lake City, S. C.
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