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THURSDAY, DEC. 31. 1908.
Robert R. Hemphill.
With keen regret and heartfelt
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sorrow we learn that our friend, (
(Jen Robert II Hemphill, the <
editor of the Abbeville Medium.
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h&? crossed over the river to rest (
tiMilAi* fK/x churla nf tha frM>5 1
UilUCl cut cimuv VI H'V vivvs.. .
lien Hemphill had been sick for
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quite a long time and he bore
his affliction with the same cour-!
age and fortitude that marked j
his conduct as a soldier fighting
for the Lost Cause aud in the
#rim struggle that followed when j
he set about repairing his shat- j
tared fortunes and, with other!
knightly souls, rehabilitating his i
mother State, then plundered and J
debauched by a gang of thieves I
and ruffians.
In his life Gen Hemphill played !
many parts and iu them all he
did well. Not in the sense of
"gathering gear" by questionable j
wile, bnt in the larger and nobler!,
significance of his duty to his i ^
family, his State and his God, he r
leaves his cbildreD rich in a'c
heritage more precious than gold 1
or silver.
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Hie life was such that when f
the summons came he could enter j'
the presence of the Captain of a
Hosts as n gentleman and unafraid, j ''
Peace be to his ashes.
\ Tillman
and the Law.
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Apropos of the controversy be-1
'tween ISeuator Tillman and The e
KkcORD relating to the former's ;n
hording more than one office m's1
violation of the State constitution, l'
the following editorial comment
by the Columbia State covers the1
ground so thorougnly that we re- u
rkrndiir>? flit. ?rU(>!a in full
|/IVMUVV V**\. Ml %IV?V IU 4U???
SENATOR TILLMAN AND THE t(
LAW. 1 ?'
Tbe Kiugstree County Record ;><
hrs received from Senator Tillman a 0
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more than usually interesting letter ^
of censure, instruc'ion aud explaaa- ^
tion. The matter which drew the
s
Senatorial tire was contsiued in a
paragraph headad "Conflicting L
Jobs," in which the COUNTY Jtec-: j
OKD laid emphasis upon the recorded
fact that Tillman missed the opening,
roll call of the Senate because on j ^
the dav Congress met he was attendli
ing a meeting of the board of trus-,
tees of Clcnison college, and com-!
men ted thereon as follows:
He should blame no one but himself
fo: the disappointment he expe-;1
enced at not being able to auswer 0
two culls of duty simultaneously, j o
The point is Senator Tillman has 0
' tenaciously clung to the Clenison t
college trusteeship in plain violation
of the State constitution that he him- ^
? self helped to frame, and he has been "
permitted to do j;0 because?well, because
he is Tillman. e
The reply by Senator Tillman to v
the criticism is sufficiently concise fc
arc' of sufficient general interest to e
warruit its reproduction in full. We c
quote: s
Ordinarily I pay no heed to such t
squibs,but there is so much of malice t
and of ignorance in this unjustifiable c
article of yours that I take occasion, {
to call vpur attention to some things i
which you ought to know and which, c
if you and the other papers which t
copied your article will print,will,e
prevent future misconception. t
First. The meeting of the board
of trustees of Clemson college is not y
fixed by law and is subject to the
judgment and convenience of the r
, '
members. The last meeting was or- i
lered in November bv the board, but j
For some reason President Alan |
Johnstone did not call the meeting
ifntil December t>, and I am sure he t'
was entirely innocent of any purpose 1
to make the conilict with my duties <
u Washington. Every intelligent (]
man knows or ought to know that j
the annual session of congress begins ' (
tin the tirst Monday 111 December. '
There was, therefore, no necessity
for a "conflict" and had the meeting :
been either earlier or later I cow Id |
have attended it without difficulty. (
In my judgment theClemson trustee
meeting was of far more importance 1
than of mv answering the toll call '
beie. Had I attt-uded the meeting ot
the senate ou the 7th 1 would have'i
to have left immediately to attend I
the meeting on the 8th.
Second. Senator Tillman has not 1
"tenaciously clung to that Clemson
college trusteeship in plain violation
of the State constitution that he
himself helped to frame." I am a ]
trustee of Clemson college under Mr
Ulemsou's will. I do not hold any '
commission as trustee of < lemsor. 1
from the State government. I was a
trustee before the State constitution
of 1895 was adopted and that consti
tutiou could not and did uot attempt'
to alter my status a', all. If you are
innocent of intentional or unjust
criticism of me, it must be attributed
to your ignorance; if you were
merely repeating what you have read
in other papers without examination,
it ought to be a warning to be better
informed lest you be charged with
malice, <
Rnt SSanafrtr Tillman aicrnallv fails
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to convict The Col ntv Record <
either ignorance or malice, and he <
ignores the kernel of the matter. The <
Senator knows, or he ought to kuow, I
that whether or not the several offices (
be!d by him are in actual "conflict" 1
s not an issue. It is as irrelevant us (
t is foolish, not to say disingenuous.; 1
:o prove that had the president of I'
he board of trustees called the meet
ng on some other day there would 1
lave been no "conflict." Had the *
late been a week later, Senator 1
rillman could have answered to his 1
lame in the Senate on the opening
>f Congress, but to have then at-1
ended the meeting of the Clemson j
rustees would have required the ^
legleet of his duties in the Senate;
or at least three days. Is there no y
'conflict" there? But the question,'
* we premised, is not of "conflict/''1
t id of law. And the fundamental
aw of South Carolina commands ?
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"Av person shall hold two office* i
vnor or profit at the same time."
The constitution makes no refer-j ^
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nee to "conflicting" offices; anditjg
lakes olIj this exception to its,
weeping prohibition: "Provided, b
hat any person holding another ofce
may at the same time be an of-1
cer in the militia or a notary pub
c." The important office of college j
rustee is not excepted.
Under the 6econd head of his let-! 1
;r, Senator Tillman appears to as-[
iime that the trusteeship of Clem- B
3n college is outside the jurisdiction a
f the State constitution because his
ommission as trustee is not "from; u
1 ?
he State government," but is by au-1
hority of Mr Clemson's will. The t
mior Senator knov*s, or it is inex-1 s
usable i^uorance on his part if he ?
oes not know, that the matter of t
he source of the "commission" to y
old offiee has absolutely nothing to a
o with the case. The constitution; n
orbids the holding of two offices of! a
onor or profit at the same time, and t
he supreme court has decreed that; d
he uusalaried iutendant of a town,11
lowever inconsequential a village y
hat "town" may be,caunot hold an- d
ther office of profit or honor,that of. n
f iutendant being deemed au office t
f "trust," and so an hoaor. In
endants, as Senator Tillman should f,
now, do not get their commissions n
from the State government." ; a
Senator Tillman is in astonishing fc
rror when lie holds that because he v
las a trustee of Clemson before the v
itate constitmion of 1805 was adopt- i
J "that constitution could not aud
lid not attempt to alter my (his)]
tatns at all.*' If it be conceded
hat the constitution did not force:
he holder of two offices at the time;
if its passage, to retire from one or j
he other of them, it must also be
a
onceded that the term of Senator j
hat Mr Tillman was then serving a
xpired on March 4, 1S91, and that h
he constitutional inhibition must;^
ipply to the second term. j
The Kingstree County Recordja
eminds the senior Senator that he, c
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3 also a trustee of Winthrop college,
eceiving that office of honor directly
"from the S'ate government,"
mil therefore if his argument held,
in regard to th;i^ feature of his!
Ulcin.suii commission, it would not [
iiold as to Winthrop. 15ut it holds j
n neither case. The ruling of the |
Supreme Court, under the consti- j
tutiou, is that if a clerk of court!
iccept the office of l n 11 n d a n 11
lie thereby vacates the office of clerk j
of court. Now, it is Senator Tillman's
judgment that* attendance'
iiyuu 111 v v-icnivi i u uaicc j
was of "far muiv importance" than
being in'Washington when c-ongiess
met, therefore the office of trusteed
of Clemson and of Winthrop must
be of importance, of trust and
honor. The Supreme Court will so
hold, and if it should be to the
interest of any one to invalidate any
notion by either of the boards of
trustees of Winthrop ofClemson in
which Senator Tillman participated
it could be done. It is our opinion
that Mr Tillman vacated the trusteeship
of Clemson, March 4, 1895,
that be has violated the letter and
spirit of the constitution whenever
acting as trustee of Winthrop college,
and is not entiled to one cent
of per diem or expenses that he may
have received from either of those
colleges during all these years.
But neither Senator-, Tillman's
opiuion, The County record's
opinion nor The . ^te'a opinion wiU
leterinine the mati.r. It is the
Supreme Court's opinion tha
jouuts, and we challenge the Seni
;or to invite a d erminatb ?'
1 nest ion by tl >uu
nake an exce' 78t. .t aat
* not the 'j 1 is a question
>t obeyin w. ; No man shonld
ye above i; uj man holding
ligli office snould permit himself to
ye regarded as an example of daily
letiauce of the law.
Teachers' Association Meettig.
The uext meeting of the Williams'Dig
County Teachers' Association
rill be held in Lake City on Saturlav.
January 9. Following i? the
irogramroe:
Biographical sketch of Horace
dannr Miss Alice Beckham.
The educational work of Horace
danu, Mr W E Cook'and Miss Maraie
McLees.
What is the best plan to interest
upils in history? Mr Raymond N
peigner.
We hope to have a very fall at?ndance.
J Groves Colbert,
Pre* W C T A.
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Iditoi c0u5tv Record:?
Please allow me space m your
tost valuable paper to correct 1
a error that appeared in last
ceek s paper regarding the neroes*
regulation at Benson. (
It would be an injustice for
he intelligent negroes of this '
ection to bear the blame of tbe
aferior. There was a strife beween
the lower class of negroes, .
et there is no such organization
s they referred to. The same (
egroes who whipped the worf,n
wanted the organization to
ake sides with them in their
oings. The leading men failed
o do so, declaring that they
?*ould take sides with no wrong
oing. For this reason those
egroes thought the}' would raise
hat report.
Any negroes carrying such
alse news on any society are no
core civilized than "savages"
nd should not be in America,
tut the utmost, part of Africa,
rhere they can enjoy themselves
nth their savage brothers.
(Signed):
C McClary, Pres. Lodge.
L E McCrey, Vice Pres.
S M Tjsdale.
A Personal Appeal.
If we could talk to you personally
bout the great merit of Foley's
loney and Tar, for coughs, colds
nd luug trouble, you never could
te iuduced to experiment with nnnown
preparations that may con- <
ain some harmful drugs. Foley's I
loney and Tar costs you no more i
nd has a record of forty years of
ures. W L Wallace.
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CROSSED IN LOVE
KILLS HIMSELF.
YOUNG MAN ASKS 01KL TO MARRY HIM.
SHE DECLINES AND HE TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE.
Mood}*. December 26:?News
reached here today that yu^terday,
Xmas day, Mr Je va
youn^ man of the Trio s , I
went over to the house
neighbor. Mr Jones flower
asked Miss Flowers to ma.
him that day. She d cline'd an.
I Mr Jeffords I inhered until dinner
time when he was invited to
dine. He replied: "No, 1 don't
want any dinner; I don't intend J
to eat another meal in this
world." He then immediately
walked out of the house and
over to his mother's Mrs Graham's,
where he got his gun
and placing- the muzz i under
his jaw, pulled the 4 gger, in j
fiicting a fatal wov d.
^E. C.
| Additional Locals. |j
Miss Marie Nels a is visiting
relatives in Florence.
Mr \V M Smith,of the Florence
Time?; tpok in th^ carnival yesterd
V Buff kin of Cades favor.o
with an agreeable visit
iterday.
!r W H Gordon of Lenud
ed pleasantly at our sanctum
s morning.
Our Harpers correspondent asks
that we urge all farmers to go to
Harpers to the Rally day, January
5.
Mr L L McCullough of
Ohoopee, Ga., is visiting relatives
at his old home near Cedar
fcwamp.
Messrs Abe Moses and Sam
Flaum, of New York City, vis- j
ited Mr Louis Jacobs' family
this week.
Mr and Mrs EJ Jacobs, of
Macon, Ga, Messrs Julian, Cecil
and Louis Jacobs, Jr, of
Charleston spent Xmas with |
their parents, Mr and Mrs L
Jacobs.
Why is the Fourth -f July like
an oyster? Because we cannot
enjoy it without crackers.
OVERTAXED. |
Hiidreds of Kii^stree Readers (
Kbow What It Means. ?
The kidneys are overtaxed; j
Have too muA to do. <
They tell about it in many aches 1
iind pains ?
Backache, sideache, headache, (
Early symptoms of kidney ills. '
Urinary trouble,diabetes, Bright's j
disease follow. t
Mrs M E Pipkin,living ou Church '
St, Manning, S C. says: "I suffered .
from dull, nagging backaches and
bad distressing pains through my 1
kidney regions. I was very restless j
at night audi in the morning felt (
tired and languid,having no- strength
or energy, I was greatly annoyed by (
the kidney secretions,they beiug very
frequent in action, and when allowed
to stand contained a dark sediment. '
I read about Doan's Kidney Pills,
procured them and began theiraise
in accordance with the directions. 11
have derived great relief from this j
remedy as the secretions from the,
kidneys have become clear, the back- ;
aches and pains have vanished and I
can rest well at night. I have no!
hesitancy in recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills to anyone suffering
from backache or kidney weakness."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, i
New York,sole agents for the United !
States.
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ivcuiuuiuci luc name i/uau o
and take no other.
Greater
Y
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Foley's Orino Laxative cures (
chronic constipation and stimulates
the liver. Orino regulates the bow- '
els so they will act naturally and
you do not have to take purgatives
continuously. W L Wallace.
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bay in car lots, therefore you wi
ran^e for less money than you ca
are the times the prudent buyer
C' 0 C X T. Give us the oppo'ti
you the economy.
COflPLETE LINE Ol
We have in addition to the a
hardware ot all kinds, but for lac
give you a list of what we dp cai
we have one of the most up-to da
found anywhere, and invite you
sel'f. A welcome to ALL at our '
1 FARMERS SI
SPECIAL NOTICES.!
Transient Notices will be Published THE
In Th? Column at the Rate of One
Jent a Word for Each Issue. No ad- j$v
rertiseraent taken for less than 25 cents.
For Rent?Cne pair mules,sufficient W
I welling house room, barn room, with suit
15 or 100 acres of land; also a lot of corn Adn
ind forage for sale.. Apply to effe
Wm Cooper. Ti
J16 Manly Streer, Greenville, S C adra
l?-17-5t aud
Nes;
Notice ?Mr G a McElveen. the app
manager of the Kiagstree oil mill gin- bate
leries, announces that operations will 11th
je resumed Wednesday and Thursday tion
>f next week. 12-24-lt noei
why*
For Sale?Two thoroughbred Jersey not
:?ws and calves. Good milkers. Gi
J A Kelly, 0f E
12-31-tf Kingstree, S?C. Pi
- ber,
h D. GILLAND, \
Real Estate Broker, j ,
} KINGSTREE, S. C. ' | p}II
have on hand a hand- ^ isl
<some list ot bargains in ^ j wi
} farm and city property.} ^
> Call and see me. Title ? j
}guaranteed. Loansnego-|
^ tiated at a reasonable fee. J ~
( List your property with \ i
i me for sale. Good prices | ^
{and satisfaction assured. } H..m
( 10-29?3ui. \ waL,
ueifcl
a ful
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Pension Notice.
lars.
I will be in Kinjrstree on each and
every Saturday during the month of Dept
-January. 1!M)9, for the purpose of mak
ing out applications for pensions. The
applicants must report |in person when
physically able to ao so. Those applying
for promotions are required to A
come before examining surgeon, torn- hun
pliance with this rule may save much er 11
trouble to interested parties. Countv |Jie
Pension Hoard will meet on the first ' ar(
Mondav in Februarv. m*a'
H H Kinder. tres
12-24-2t Pension Commissioner.
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absolute guarantee. We
11 get a better stove or
n get elsewhere. These
should make every cent
inity of PROVING, to*
F HARDWARE. )
tbove a complete line of
k of space are unable fo*
-ry. Just remember that
te hardware stores to be
to call and see for your- TWO
STORES.
jPPLY CO,
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?Citation
Notice:
state of south Carolina.
County of Williamsburg.
P A1 Brockinton, Esquire, Pro?
Judge.
herbas. Hugh S Neemith made
to me to grant him Letters of
ainistration. of the Estate of and
cts of Robert Nesmith,
3ese are Therefore to cite and
onish all and singular the kindred
creditors of the said Robert
mith. deceased, that they be and
ear before me, in the Court of Proi,
to beheld atKingstree,S C.ontbe
day of January next after publicathereof,
at 11 o'clock in the forea,
to show cause, if any they have. \
the said Administration should
be granted.
[Vkn under my Hand, this 28th day
>ecember, Anno Domini, 1908.
iblishad on the 31st day of Decem1908,
in the County Record.
PM BROCKINTON,
l-2t Probate Judge. ^
FR&E TOBflGGO SEED. I
robacco seed for I
anting will be furn- ]
led free to parti^ft j
10 apply for same at I
ngstree Hardware 1
is. J
Mcintosh & Moore, fl
7-41 V/orkman, S.O. I
\rw wantfiy 1
A w w * li * A - - - - ? M
st industrious woman wanted to iutrodu' B
arge line of fancy and staple dress H
ings. trimmings, etc.. among frieBH^e H
lbors and townspeople. We also manufacture
I line of |>erfumcs and toilet articles. E?
i. Should be able to earn ?10 or more week!*,
ng direct from the mills our prices are low*
vatterns exclusive. Write as for full particu5' .t
Standard Dress Goods Co.,
. 9 Binghamton, N. Y.
Trespass NoticeII
persons are hereby warned not to
t, cut wood or timber or in any othlanner
trespass upon the lands of
undersigned in Alingo township,
ties disiegarding rhis notice will be
t with according to the law against
pas-ing. John S Graham,
-31-3t Morrisville, S C