The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 10, 1908, Image 7
SOME EXPENSES IN 1851.
Interesting Disclosures Made by an
Old Memorandum Book.
An old memorandum book lias
come to light in which some interesting
prices are recorded. Thcv
make us groan. As we read them
we begin to believe what the old
people tell us?that former times I
were indeed better than these.
The woman w1k> kept this account
book paid, to be sure, $3.25 to
go from Westfield, Mass., to New
ii ork and $3 more to ge from New* i
to Philadelphia, but she paid
only 28 oents a dozen for her
crashing?beautifully ironed and
brought to her door?and $10 a
month for her board and says that
lit was good too.
She had her daguerreotype taken,
a 6ingle picture, and paid $1.50
for it. (We can improve on that
price.) She bought a pair of shoes
for $1.25 and had a dress cut for
cents. The accounts bristle
with half and quarter cents. Things
cost sometimes a ''tip," sometimes a
"levy." The former was GV4' cents,
the latter 121 ? cents.
She bought a pair of rubbers for
87V1? ^cnt? and wrote them down as (
"gums." For her pew rent at
church she paid CG 2-3 cents a
quarter. Iler gowns were made of
"debage," "delaine" and "mull,"
and she paid $1.75 for the fitting
on/3 to a H n <r nf nnp. She wore COU
press gaiters and paid the exorbitant
price of $2.25 for a pair. She
bought a copy of "Agnes?The Key
to Her Coffin," a book which ornamented
parlor tables in the seventies.
It was considered a wonder- j
fnl work in its time and most'comforting
to those in affliotion. For
teaching school eleven weeks this
woman received $82.
^>1 She paid 30 cents to go from
.Westfieid to Springfield and $1
from Springfield to Hartford, with
carriage hire. She usually went
from Hartford to New York by
boat, but she makes one entry, ;
"Hartford to New York, across the
land," and then neglects to record
the price. She has a tooth drawn
and pays 25 cents. We reflect that
this was before the days of anaesthetics.
She burned in her lamp "fluid,"
a highly inflammable oil which precofpr
L-prncpne
vcutu vav cuav* mv?vwv.mv.
Those seem primitive and homely
days to some who read these
lines. It is true that life was simple
then, but in New England and
y eastern New York and the vicinity
p, there may have been higher living
^ in many respects than now. ?
Brooklyn Eagle.
$ad, but Tru*.
A precocious son five years old
looked very philosophically at his
mother one day and remarked:
"Isn^ it wonderful how one's skin
is put on? Is it sewed together or
pasted with glue f
Bealizing the folly of any physi-1
?logical explanations, she replied,
"No, dear; it is all in one piece."
Still a quizzical expression o'er pread
his face. Peering at his
mother's forehead, he raised his finfer
and exclaimed, "Well, mother,
really think you have a seam
H^acroes there."
After the humor of the remark
h&c passed it awakened a note of
^Hpathos, for that mother, -with the
^B&id of the mirror, discovered that
the hitherto unobserved seam was
Wgthere, her first wrinkle.?Philadelphia
Ledger.
Still Aliv*. ...
"That flirt Miss Robinson has refused
two suitors whom she distinctly
encouraged. One of them
threatened to leave this earth."
4 "And did he carrv out the threat ?"
" "Yes." "How sad!" "Not at all!
He simply went up in his airship!
The second one told her that he
would be beneath the waves in an
hour." "Gracious! And did the
poor fellow drown himself?" "No;
he was a lieutenant on a submarine!"
Thou-inf.
To persons of lesser rank one
i aaith "you" without thou-ing anybody,
be it not some little child,
and that thou wert much more
aged and that the custome itself
amongst the meer courteous and
better bred were to speak in such
manner. What concemeth familiar
friends, amongst them the custome
doth comport in certain places that
they "thou" one another more free- j
rjv, m otner places one s more reeerved.?Youths'
Behavior, 1652.
A Crowded Universe.
In^New Haven the committee of
a graduating class once went to a
local jeweler with a commission for
a class badge. They had in view a
design representing a youthful graduate
surveying the universe.
"About how large would you like
the figure?" the jeweler asked.
''Well," said the spokesman, "we
thought the graduate ought to cover
about three-quarters of the badge
and the universe the rest."?Success
Magazine.
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ACCEPTED HIS ADVICE.
Then th? Tailor Was Sorry He Tackled
the Lawyer. j
The young lawyer had waited
many days for clients, and still
they did not come. His bills were
mounting higher and higher, and,
pad to say, some of his creditors
were becoming impatient. At this
very minute his tailor, whom he
owed' for his last w inter's overcoat, J
was sitting Inside his desk uttering ?
all sorts of dire threats. !
"I'll pay you when I can," he
said.
"Well, that doesn't satisfy me,"
retorted the tailor. "What would
happen, do you think, if I were to
take this matter to the courts and
sue vou ?" J
"You'd get judgment, of course,"
said the young lawyer.
"Then, in your opinion, you
haven't a leg to stand on," insisted
the tailor.
"Not a leg," returned the brief- j
less youth.
"Very well, then, I shall proceed
at once," said the tailor, rising. (
I "I certainly advise you to," said
the lawyer, with a gleam in his eve.
"I shall most certainly accept
I your advice," retorted the tailor |
sarcastically. j
"Good!" said the lawyer. "What |
is the amount of your bill?" i
"Sixty-eight dollars and fifty (
cents." said the tailor. (
"All right," said the lawyer. |
"Hand over six fifty, please."
"Six fiftv!" said the tailor.
"What for?"
<rYou have just consulted me in
the matter of a- suit at law and
have stated that you accept my advice.
My charge for that h $75, (
and the six fifty is the difference
between your bill and mine," said ^
the lawyer. "If I don't hear from
you by noon tomorrow I shall put
the matter in the hands of mv at- (
torneys. Good morning, sir!"
And the tailor went out, marvelling
much that so ingenious a
young gentleman should t>e a member
of the great army of the unem- |
ployed.?Harper's Weekly.
Advance Knowledge. '
The disadvantage of too much
knowledge in advance in his audi- ]
tors wa6 experienced by that university
preacher of whom all have
read. Knowing the lesson which I
he would read, irreverent undergraduates
pasted together the page6 ;
of the Bible which he would open.
The result was that he read aloud, ,
"When Noah was an hundred and '
twenty years old he took unto him a
wife who was"?and here he turned ]
over?"one hundred and forty cuU.C4*.
1/vw/v fsw+tr onKifo Knf nf ,
j Ulbd JUli?} 1UI VJ VUUiVO niuv) WM* V I
gopher wood and covered with pitch ,
inside and out/' Naturally the dear (
old gentleman was puzzled. "This j
is the first time I have noticed this j
in the Bible, but I accept it as an
evidence that we are fearfully and
j wonderfully made," was his mild
comment.
Making It Worth While.
There was a man who dropped a
penny down a crack in a board walk.
I With a wire and a stick he tried to
recover the penny for a long time. '
Then, shaking his head sadly, he
went home. But the next morning
he returned early to the spot, ana
he was bending over the crack with
a quarter in his hand when a friend
happened along and said: (
"Hello, Joe! What are you doing
there?"
"Well, I'll tell you," said the
other. "Yesterday I dropped a ;
penny down this crack. Now, I reasoned
that it wasn't worth while to
pull up four or five boards to find
a penny, but last night in bed an
idea struck me, and I'm going to
drop a quarter down to make it
worth my while."
Th? Satisfaction.
"I 6ent you an account of ?5 for
collection/' 6aid a man, coming into
the office of a lawyeT.
"Yes, you did."
"What success have you had?"
"Sued him last week and got it."
"Thafs good. Give me the money,
and tell me the amount of your
fees and I will pay you."
"My fees are ?10. I have given
you credit for the ?5 collected. Pay
me another ?5, and we'll be square."
"What ?" gasped the man. "I
don't see where I make anything by
collecting the debt/'
"Nothing, my dear sir, from a
money point of view, but you have
the satisfaction of knowing that a
dishonest man has been brought to
justice."?London Express.
Libeli on Dogs.
After all, man does not remember
i the dog's good qualities as he
I should. Look at the similes he
| uses?"you lying hound," "mean as
a hound dog." "dog" and "low
j down cur." Man hardly can think
of a lower name than one connected
with dogs. And in horse racing
i the worthless ones are called
| "dogs." It seems a little ungrate!
ful when one remembers all that a
i dog will bear from a man and still
I love him.
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Announcement /j
Having removed my business
into one of the new brick
stores near the railroad
1 beg to offer
a select
line of
jewelry, Clocks, Watches
Silver Ware and Gold and
Silver Novelties. : : :
Also
n u iv. n unu
clock repair
work done on short
noticeatcompetin^f prices.
Look for the Watch Sign.
E. A. WATTS,
Kingstree, S. C.
3-29-tf
OUR CLUBBING RATES
We oft. x^cheap clubbing ratea |
(vith a nun. of popular newspapers
and pen dicals. Head carefully
fqjlow. g list and select
the o LY at you fancy and
sve r pieaseU to send in your
jrd These rates are of course all
;af advance, which means that
h he Kecokd and the paper
,?d must be paid for, not 1, 2. 3,
u, ?, o, y, if, 1i, uui i w t.i>> t.!
XTHS ahead. Below is the list of
tr best clubbing offers.
The Record and News & Courier
[Semi-weekly,) $1.60.
The Record and Home & Farm
[twice a mouth,) $1.35.
The Record and New York World i
[3 times a week,) $1.75.
The Record and Atlanta Consti:ution
(3 times a week) $1.85.
The Record and Atlanta Consti-1
Lution (weeklv $1.50.
The Record and Bryan's Commoner,
$1.75.
The Record and Cosmopoliton
Magazine $1.75.
The Record and Youth's Companion
(New Subscribers) $2.50.
The Record Semi-Weeklj State,
R2.50.
The Record and Lippiucott's
Magazine 1 year each *2.75.
The Record and National
Magazine, 1 year each, $1.60.
N. B. We do not club with any
laily papers. The first issue you
eceive of the paper or periodical is
ividence that the money for same
las been forwarded by us. We are
lot responsible af?r that.
THE COUNTY RECORD
Kings tree, S. C. '
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yjsfy Kingstree Lodge
jBfif Kniyfyts of py tfjias
Regular ConTentions Erery
li^iad 4th;Wdati4iy elfhtaj
Visiting brethren always welcome,
3 as tie Hall 3rd story Gourd in Building.
~H. A. Myer, C. C.
A. C. Hinds, K. R. S.
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O Balance of our ladies' white ai
ft colored lawn and lingerie princ(
Q dresses and juniper suits on si
X at the following reductions:
at $ 4 00 Dresses reduced to $ 2
V 5 00 Dresses reduced to 3
O 7 50 Dresses reduced to 5 i
ft 10 00 Dresses reduced to 6
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10 Ul> l^rebstiB rcuuucu vu xv
X 18 00 Dresses reduced to 12 <
St 20 00 Dresses reduced to 13 I
N/ 30 00 Di esses reduced to 20 i
X Ladies' Walking Skirts of Bhu
X and Navy Blue Panama. Fan
X mixtures and Black Chiffon Ta
V feta Silk. Deduced ONE-THIR
Q OFF FORMER PRICK
ft We carry a large assortment
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fr Ladies' Lace Waists in black, |
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j $2.98 to $25.00; BIhck from $6.50
iga to $25.00. 8
Tailor Made Salts at Half Price. ]
Every one this season's styles <
6" and most wanted fabrics, in Prince
37 Chap and Madame Butterfly ef00
fects.
67 $12 00 Saits reduced to $ 6 00 ,
00 is oo Suits reduced to 7 50 ,
00 20 00 Suits reduced to lOOOj,
37 25 00 Suits reduced to 12 501
00 30 00 Suits reduced to 15 00;
? 40 00 Suits reduced to 20 00 j
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if- Special Lots.
D LOT 1?Ladies' White Lawn :
Waists, trimmed with laces and|j
of embroideries ?1.25, ?1.50 and |!j
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MAIL OEM HOUSE II
at wholesale prices. Your ne
$1.75 qualities. Clearance pric
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LOT 2?Ladies' White Lawn cii
ind Lingerie Waits, beautifully
:rimmed with laces *nd embroid- lie
?ries $4.00 and $4.50 qualities. ?
Clearance price $2.98.
LOT 3?Ladies' White Lawn,
Lingerie and Linen Waists. Some S
band embroidered, others trimmed Si
with laces and embroideriers, S
$6.00 to $10.00 qualities. Choice ?
it $5.00.
IHosquito Nets. cc
Full sized Mosquito Nets and g]
Canopies complete and ready for _
use. Value $1.25. Special 93c.
Extra large size Mosquito Nets
and Canopies complete. Special Ji
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FOLEY'S
KIDNEY CURE
WILL CURE YOU
of any case of Kidney or
Bladder disease that is not
beyond the reach of medicine.
Take it at once. Do
not risk having Bright's Disease
or Diabetes. There is
kir /l?1 nxr
iiuuuiig gaiuvu uj uvtnjr<
50c. and $1.00 Bottles.
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
W. L. Wallace.
Wanted!
to help you own
your home, business
house, farm
or to lift a mortgage.
C+rkrt pa ying" rent and pay
<^lUp tor a home with the
same money.
The $1,000 Guarantee Investment
Home Purchasing Bond,,
issued by the Southern States*
Trust Company of Columbia,
S C, upon which they are granting
6 per cent loans for 10J
years will enable you to buy or
build anywhere or to lift your
mortgage. Be your own landlord.
Worth investigating. Do it now.
Address W. C. Furse, General'
Agent, Columbia, S. C.
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THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLD
I IX FBESIVEXTUL miPAICN
More Alert, More Thorough and
More Fearless than ever Read
in Every Englfsb-Spoken Country.
A president of the United
States will be elected this year.
Who is he and who is the man
whom ^he will beat? Nobody
yet knows, but the Thrice-a
Week World will tell you every
step and'every detail of what
promises to'be a campaign of
the most absorbing interest. It
may not tell|you what you hope
but it will tell|you what is. The
Thrice-a-Week World long ago
established a character for -impartiality
and fearlessness in
the publicacion of news, and
this it will maintain. If you
want the news as it really issubscribe
to the Thrice-a-Week
edition of the New York World,
which comes to you every other
day,except,Sunday, and is thus
practically a daily at the price
of a weekly.
The |Thrice-a-Week World's
regular subscription price is
only*$1.00 per year, and this
pays for 159J*j)apers. We ofer
this*unequalled newspaper and
The County Record together
for one year for $1.75.
The regularsubscriptinn price
ot the two papers is $2.00.
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TIE SODTI-^? 8
iarest mail box places our *
Dixie Frames and Nets com- V
ete for wood or iron beds. Spe- V
al $2.98. 7)
Fall line of American and Eng- P>
ih Bobbinet 75c to $10 a piece. 3C
)rch Blinds Keep lour Piazzas Q
Shady and Cool, tl
ize G feet by 8 feet $1 00 ft
ze 8 feet by 8 feet 1 25 P\
ize 10 feet by 8 feet 1 50 ^
tring in One of Our Hammocks, ft
We have a full line in pretty O
dors. Pillow and full value, ft
I to 510 eacn.
Special. r O
Ladies' Chiffon Taffeta SiTk.O
jmper Suits. Solid colors and'O
ripes. Valne$13.50. Sale 10"-^ ft
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