The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 15, 1908, Image 3
WHALE GUNS.
.y Originated and When They
Were First Used.
rst attempt to use guns in
>ture of whales was made as
long ago as 1M51. As the reader
knows, the war-hips of that period
J: carried swivels as well as great
, guns, the swivels being small canl>
non having a bore of something
like an inch in diameter. Thev
were called swivels because they
were mounted on a universal joint,
or swivel, by means of which they
^ T^e pointed in any desired <lirepion.
Some bright man-o'-war
sailor conceived the idea of using
them to kill whales. The weapon
that was then developed consisted
i stout barrel, perhaps thirty
,nes long, that was supplied with
a wooden stock which was pivoted
in an iron fork rising from the bow
of a common wKaleboat. The pro,
jeetile was a short, two barbed harpoon,
the shank of which was expanded
a short distance above the
Darbs until it fitted comfortably
within the bore of the pin. The
expanded part of the shank was
slotted, and a ring was made to
slide to and fro within the slot.
To this ring the harpoon line was
| becurtu.
In loading this gun a charge of
loose powder was poured into the
barrel, a wad inserted and rammed
home with the butt end of the
harpoon, the harpoon remaining,
of course, within the barrel, ready
for the shot. As the harpoon was
pressed home the ring naturally
slid along the slot and finally rested
against the muzzle of the gun. The
Vgun was fired by means of a flintthat
was inclosed within a
1 case to protect it from the
s r "Dray. Of course when the
fired the ring slid along
n the harpoon until it
, ' p against the butt; then
out the line.
% ?ivel was used with some
permanent success.. Aiming
difficult while the boat was
rolling and plunging over the
waves, and with lack of accuracv
came the danger of firing the harpoon
into another boat instead of
the whale. Moreover, the loose
powder was often wetted, and the
gun became useless at the moment
when it was needed most.?Forest
and Stream.
Melancholy Thought.
When a man really gives his
Noughts up chiefly to eatables and
drinkables he generally ceases to
think of anything else after awhile.
It is related in an old book on
French cookery that Fontenelle, a
French author of the early part of
the eighteenth century belonging
to the school of the precieuses, or
literary exquisites, was found one
beautiful morning lying at ease on
the 6lope of a hill.
In the valley was a large flock of
heep. They skipped about daintily,
waiting for their guardian to
take them home. A friend of Fontenelle
surprised him gazing meditatively
upon these sheep.
"Aha!" :-aid the friend. "The
amiable philosopher ponders without
doubt upon the vicissitudes of
* Te."
"Y-yes," said Fontenelle. "I had
i carefully looking over this
and I said to myself, It i6
\ ible that among these 200
> there is not one tender, leg of
> on!'"
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A New Relationship.
i Tommy's mother had married
i again, and. though Tommy didn't
in the least object to his new father,
he was somewhat puzzled as to
their relationship.
"Mamma," he said, "i9 this man
my step-papa?"
"Yes, dear; he is your step-papa."
"Well, mamma,"pursued thought w
fnl Thomas, "you call me your little
laid, don't /ou?"
*TTes, dearie* you are mamma's
little lad:"
"Then, mamma," concluded
Thomas, "I suppose I must be-my
it^-papa's little stepladder."
Just a Slip of the Pen.
Summer Boarder?You wrote me
that mosquitoes were nowhere in
this neighborhood.
Farmer?I reck'n there's some
mistake, pardner. I must o' writ
that mosquitoes were now here in
the neighborhood.?Judge.
jg a
Flower Language fust Cads
9 Do you know the meaning: of th<
message of the flowers? If you are
series will appeal to you.
You may have this set of beaut
absolutely free and prepaid if you v
months' trial subscription to the Sou
I are strictly high class. Each card
I and has the meaning of the flower 1
in flower mottoes and floral desigr
^ poppies spell out the words "I drt
chrysanthemums "I love you," the >
be disappointed because these cards
\ind and are novel in design and a
1 -e taken from real paintings, and
per that is waterproof and not easi
Write to me personally to-day f
you?charges prepaid. Remembe
mptly gets a pleasant surprise.
">Ply of cards Is limited, so do not d
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PICKPOCKETS OF EUROPE. {
j Make a Great Deal of Trouble For Unsuspecting
Travelers.
i "The American who travels in ,
Europe and docs not keep the clos- ' j
est watch on his valuables is almost i |
sure to be relieved of his personal (
belongings by pickpockets," sarid a ,
man who has just finished a two .r
year tour of the world. (
"The light fingered gentry are |
active everywhere from London to f
j Cairo, but 1 will give the palm for <
boldness and dexterity to the pro- ,
i fessionals of Italy, where the plun- j (
i der of pockets has been reduced to !
j a fine art. I am a careful man and :
did not need to read the constant ; (
warnings against pickpockets, and
yet in the great plaza of Venice I i,
was robbed of my letter of credit .(
for $10,000. There was an enormous
crowd that had turned out to l(
hear the band play, the day being |
Sunday, and I was jostled two or ,
throe times bv a huge fellow with a |'
big-black mustache. Finally, seeing
that he was doing it purposely, I I,
lost my temper and addressed a hot :
remark to him, at which he ex- j
claimed, 'Pardon, monsieur,' drop- ,1
pod his umbrella at my feet and in !
6tooping to get it managed in some |;
wnv tn frpt mv letter of credit, al- '
though it was in an inside pocket, j
It caused me a lot of trouble, the : I
sending of many cablegrams and
6ome money, but I managed to have ^
the payment stopped, and the thief
profited nothing.
"In Rome on last Christmas day '
I went out for a ride in the suburbs
to see some rare paintings in an old 1
church. Wishing to see the country,
I took a street car that was (
densely packed. The air was pret- ,
tv crisp, and I wore an overcoat (
closely buttoned. How on earth the 1 |
rascal managed to get to my watch ,
and make away with it will puzzle
me to my life's end, but he did the
! trick, 89 I found on getting off the
car.
"Had it been only an ordinary ,
timepiece I would never have said
a word of the loss, but it was an unusually
fine one, and I valued it
much more than the $300 it cost
me."?Baltimore American.
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The attention of the class in history
seemed to be anywhere bu^n
the subject in hand, and the young
teacher was getting impatient.
"Children," she said, "you must
pay better attention to what you are
doing. You cannot possibly do two
things at the same time. No one
can do two things at once."
At this point a small boy raised
his hand and waved it frantically in
the air.
"Well, Willie, what is it?" she inaired.
,
" I'lease, teacher," said Willie,
"my granny kin do two things ter
onc't. 1 seen her."
"No, Willie. I think you must be
mistaken, but suppose you tell us what
these two things are/'
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j "neaso, ma am, sue Kin reau un :
! "?oak her feet all ter onc't."?Indies'
j Home Journal.
Charged ?Jp to Him.
The proprietor of th? celebrated
! mountain inn was shoving the new
: jruist the beautiful surroundings.
"Ah, these cliffs!" 6aid the proprietor
ripturoualy. "In an electrical
storm they are awe inspiring,
i The next time a storm rises see that
you are standing on the porch of
the inn. Why, sir, the air is always
I heavily charged." I
I "I don't doubt 1?," laughed the
new guest, winking at another Kte ]
j arrival, "and if I don't happen t<? j
I be standing on the porch J can feel (
assured that it will be heavily cbargj
ed anyway?on my bill"?Chicago
j News.
~a Series of 12 Free to Yon
? flower language? Can you read the
i a lover of souvenir post cards this
Iful flower cards; you may have them (
/ill send me only 10 cents for a four
thern Agriculturist. These post cards
I represents a beautiful scenic view 1
anguage worked out most beautifully
is. To illustrate, in this series the
>r\m of thee," the lilies "peace," the
rlolets "faithfulness," eta You won't
are really different from the ordinary
ttractive in appearance. These cards
! are reproduced on excellent coated
ly soiled.
ind I'll lose no time In sending thena
r this also; every one that answers
Don't forget to ask about it. My
elay. D. R- OSBORNE, Nukvllle, Team.
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THE COUNTY RECORD,
Kingatree, S. C.
S?VisTt?.^ witr. ner WorkIt
was noticed that the woman
ievoted many more hours to mirror
gazing than formerly. "I can't
tell/' she said, with dreamy satisfaction,
"how manv times I have
caught people, especially women,
snapshotting me recently."
"I shouldn't be so puffed up about
it if I were you," said the brute of
i man. "It wasn't your good looks
that attracted them. They were
taking pictures of yc ir dresses, so
they could copy the best points in
their own clothes."
"In that case," said the woman
ifter a moment's visible disappointment,
"I feel more highly complimented
than if they had photographed
me. Nature is responsible
for me, but I designed my clothes
myself."
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Pinest*Display|of |Ladles and Miss*
es Sails in jhe Slate.
Ladies' Strictly Tailored^ ?Suits
n Fancy Mixtures. Would sell
*1 - i- <4.1 AA ni1 {a
iaSliy ai 1Z-UU, our piicc, auit
10.00.
Ladies' and Misses' Tailor Made
Suits in plain Broad Cloth and
Mannish Mixtures. Suits that
would retail easily.at 20.00, our
price, suit 15.00.
At 25.00^we have an assortment
of Ladies and Misses suits in
plain and fancy striped Broad
Cloths, Plain and Fancy Panamas
and Herringbone stripes in
all the staple and fancy shades.
The largest assortment and the
greatest values in the South at
the price. Suit 25.00.
Beautiful^line of finer suits up
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THE ONE GREAT GAIHER1NC
OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS
The State Fair This Year?October
20 to 30.
I The fortieth annual State Fair will .
! be held at Columbia this year October j
I 26-30. and it gives promise to be the j
i greatest State Fair ever held. No mat!
ter how bad the crops or how hard the |
| times, everybody goes to the State Fair j
' at Columbia, it has been the custom i
| now for nearly half a century, and it '
; will ever continue so with crowds in- 1
] creasing each year.
i The State Fair is the one time of the
| year that work can be put down and
i everyone have a good time for a few ,
j days. Old acquaintances and relatives 1
meet at the State Fair if they are not
fortunate enough to meet elsewhere '
during the year. Friends meet friends i
and college men meet their college '
mates and renew friendships with good
stories of the good times of the past.
year the fair holds even more
"" .at for South Carolinians. It
-jade up of new exhibits that
l the farmers new methods
venients that mean money to
j? ' them.
Ml llir I'l-Bl
ii ,~Jng the^flrst year j
th. if tion h > entered i
the Virj Ci- jit. The i
stake racts k ig / my of the
eountry's very 1. ? ' rs. The two
footl>al) games will c' .. thousands of
enthusiastic "rooter.1 from both the
Carolinas.
Columbia is better'fltted to take care 1
of her guests than ever before, with
more hotel accommodations. The railroads
will all put on special rates, as
usual. President John G. Mobley. of
the Fair Association, has worked hard
to get everything in ship-shape, and he
predicts the largest crowd in the history
of the fair.
Let us show ], .a how to fix
your broken spoke for only 10
n ents?Farmers' Supply Co.
TI
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KAna poerrm cubes or u
riT^iriaa* endoreaP. p. p. hi rpleo<"1
combination, and praaerlba it with
("eat ?ati?ffcctlon for the carta of all
forma and ttagaa of Primary, Secondary ||
fd Tertiary Syphilia, Byphilltto Rhau- B
Bcrofolona Uloert and Bona,
CX^dularSweUlnge, Bbenmatiia, Xldicy
Camplainta, old Ch roalo Cloan that
caTarrh"
-rvH t?d all treatment. Catarrh. Skill
Uiseasts. Eczema, Chronie Pamela
Cqiu plaints, Mercurial Poison, Tetter,
Bcal dbead, etc., etc.
P. P. P. is s pcrwsrfnl teals and an
excellent applOxsr, buHdinf up ths
system rapidly. If yon ars veak and
feoMe, and teal badly try P. P. P., and
RHEUM
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Black and all colors, yd 1.39. i
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45 inch Imported Fallet Voiles,'
in Blue,Grey and Brown, yd 1.25.
46 inch Satin Viola, Black and
all the new colors, yd 1.75.
We carry a large assortment of
Dress Goods in Plain weaves
and Fancy Mixtures in all the
newest colors, 12^,15,25,29,39,48
up to 3.50 yd.
Special.
Ladies' Taffeta Silk Waists,
Black and Colors, value 4.00
Special, each 3.00.
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NEW EXHIBITS AT
THEJTATE FAIR
October 26 to 30~Prize? for
Successful Farmers.
One of the best attractions at the
State Fair this year, which will be
held in Columbia beginning Monday,
October 26th, and closing Friday, October
30th, will be the Field Crop Department.
This new feature will prove of
interest to every farmer in the State.
It will be under the management of
Prof. J. N, Harper. Director of the
Clemson Experimental Station, who is
one of the best agricultural experts in
the South. Professor Harper has personally
solicited the exhibits for this
department, and will arrange everything
to advantage. He will be assisted
by his whole corps of expert
associates, and it will be worth the trip
to the fair Just to talk to these expert
men and git their ideas on practical
farming.
Clemson College will have a big exhibit
in this department, but will not
be allowed to compete with the individual
exhibits. Some fine prize* will
he awarded the farmers. For in^ance
150 will be given for the largest yield
of corn to the acre, J25 for the second
best, and cotton will have the sam
amount awarded for the best yield pei
acre. Dozens of other Interesting contests
have been provided.
President Mobley, being a practlca
stockman himself, is giving much attention
to this part of the fair. Then
will be more thoroughbreds shown thar
ever before. The stalls have all beer
renovated and the pure water from th<
city has been connected, so that th<
cattle and stock will be well taker
care of. This will be good news t<
hundreds of breeders who might other
w'? ??;ave hesitated to send their fines
tc ^lr. The poultry show bids fail
ti grand success this year. Then
seems to be more interest in every de
partment. The management believei
?.lit h? the largest and best fal
ever held here. Information as to th<
prizes will be cheerfully supplied b;
President John G. Mobley, or Secretar;
A. W. Love, at Columbia, 8. "C.
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LL fORMfl AKD BTAOia OT ?
7on will regain flesh sad strength.
3 Wasteof energy sad ail diseases retaking
fh>m overtaxing theeyatem ere cored by
the ess of P. P. P.
T siHeetThree eyttenssere poisoned and
a whose blood tela en Impure oonditiondne
to menstrual Irregularities ere peculiarly
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blood doenebif proportt? of P. P. P,
^ Prickly Ash. Poke Boot sad PebWlem,
^ Bold bp all Dru^glott.
S P. V. L1PPMAN
^ Proprietor
Savannah, - Ca.
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MONEY
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its in anv length ai wholesale
Xfw Waist Styles.
Style, yes, all that it is possible
to put into a correctly made
waist, but there's service too
and lowness of price, that quality
considered, is little short
of astonishing and moat pleasing
as well,
New Taffeta Silk Waist in Blacl
and a full line of colors eact
6.00.
Ladies' Lace Waists, trimmec
with Medalionsand Val edgings
Price -2.50,3.00,3.75 up to 25.00
Ladies' White Linen "Waists
some plain tucked, others trim
med with colored embroider]
2.50 to 10.00.
Tennyson's Humility.
The poet Tennyson was <;ifled
!?!. 1... rv f I I ? _ ^
Will! II1L' ^1U?.AT %J I IIU1UII1M. a .
tors disclose his dissatisfaction with
himself and his achievements, lie
pitched his ideals high, and he
knew, none more clearly, when h<?
failed to grasp what he had reached
after. An anecdote contributed by
the Duke of Argyll and quoted by
Miss Carv in her volume, "Tennyson.''
exhibits the poet's humility.
"Ti;e first words I heard him utter."
says the duke, "remain indelibly
impressed upon my memory. On
being introduced to him at an evening
party in the house of Lord John
Russell 1 said, perhaps with some
emotion :
" 'I am so glad to know you!'
"Xot in the tone or voice of
mere conventional reply, but in the
accents of sincere humility, he answered
:
"'You wo.i't find much in me,
after all/ "
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? More Fearless than eyer Re; i
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J 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
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only $1.00 per year, and this
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Warm Winter Underwear.
Gents' Heavy Cotton and Wool
Mixed Vest and Drawers, Value
1.25. Special, each 98c.
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Gents all Wool Vests and Drawers
(Natural Color) each 1.4K.
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. heavy weight, each 49c,
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