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, LAKE Cm LACONICS* First Shipment ot Strawberries?Per H sonal and Lncai Paragraphs. Wj Lake City. April 7:?The first shipment ??f strawberries this season was made on April 1 by y 11 N Courtney to New York*, ^he season will not be at its height for ten days yet. t'nless injured by late frosts, the crop will !?< n pofid nne The fields arc in tine condition and the plants literally loaded with lar^e fruit. Mr Ilaskell CThomas of Florl, once spent Monday in town. i~' W L Bass, Ksq, went to FlorP ence Monday in attendance upon f the common pleas court. Mr J II Blackwell spent several days last week ip Darlington at the bedside of a niece who I was very ill, but is now some* what better. Mr .T M Sturgeon is installing' waterworks for his hotel. The pump will be driven by a gasoline engine, the experience of others having convinced him that a windmill cannot be relied on in this climate. Hon -J Davis Carter was in town from Leo last Saturday. We think this is the first time he has been away from his farm since the Legislature adjourned At last something more unre liable than a mule lias been discovered,and it is an automobile. The mule is now a very well be having- animal. Constable b M Belk went to Darlington Monday. Mr Simon Poston passed (through town Monday going along with the other bovs to court in Florence. ' Judge'' Creen says he's go>o~*o spend a part of the sumcaton Sullivan's Island, surf pafng, etc. In this connection wp-ish to remark that Judge ^ n in a bathing suit is a | - peach". At a meeting of the board of' directors of the Bank ol bake j City held last week Mr \V T k Askins was elected vice-president to succeed Mr W J Singletarv, deceased. And again we are reminded of j Ned Williams, editor of the very i late Williamsburg Tattler, whol ion just sucn a (lay as tins some; twenty-live years ago wrote1 that masterly (?) poem begin-; ning with the exquisite lines: "Spring:, sprang, sprung; I saw a bird on the whung " I It will always remain a mystery i j how he escaped lynching after j that. t Mr Ashtou Williams, who was at Purman University. (Jreen ville, has been sent to the j mountains by his physician on j account of poor health. Mr | Williams is now at Henderson- j ville, N C. W L B. | ! An Easter Wedding The following card of invita-j tion has been issued to friends of the prospective bride andj groom: LMr and Mrs William Thoma- Wilkins request the pleasure of your company I at the marriage of their daughter j Adelaide Harper to Mr Samuel Bryan Wilkins on the afternoon of Wednesday, the fourteenth of April, ; Ore thousand nine hundred and nine 1 at five o'clock at home Kingstree, South Carolina Sewiog Society Meeting. The regular meeting of the j Methodist Orphanage Sewing society was held at the home of Mr L Stackley on March 24, with Miss Elma Hinds in the chair. The meeting was an un- j 1 usually busy and large one.! ||^Everything was carried ou nicely. The treasurer, Miss Alice Stackley, reported that about eighty pieces were already completed. The society is very busy doing everything possible to get the garments in readiness to send oil this week, so they will be received by Easter. Secretary. | GOOD FORK IN LETTER WRITING. Colored Note-Paper Paper Continues In Favor Beware of Post-Cards. j At present grav-tinted letter-paJ per is much in vogu?-, and an iudej terminate shade of hlue is also pop, Jar. White or cream color although always in good taste, is not much used. Whether the paper has a smooth or rough finish depends entirely upon the taste of the individ I util. I Lined paper is strictly '"taboo." If you can not write evenly, slip a sheet of black lines under the paper as you write. While monogram med letter-paper is found in the writiugdesk of nearly every woman, men usually use plain white paper of superfine qualty. CI ub men use the club paper, which usuallv bears the club stamp. Strongly-scented note paper is iti pooi taste. Post cards are only permissible I i ? [ wnen used ior ousinesc purposes. When sending a post-card the initials should be signed instead of the fur nam". As one writes a letter so that may be read, cultivate the art ot writing clearly, Itgibly and without undue flourishes. Black ink should be used for social correspondence. The stub pen aud its consequent broad lines remain fashionable. The thin lines of the pointed nib are out of date. Be careful that your letters contain no abbreviations, erasures, blots, misspelled words, grammatical errors or numerals. The date must written out in full as follows: The third of March,'' or "March third." Each word must be separate and distinct aud a margin of a half an inch should be left at the beginning of each line. The beginning of a letter should be two inches from the top of the sheet. Do uot forget to paragraph. A letter written crosswise is extremely hard to decipher and for that very reason is apt to be left unread.? The March Neic Idea Woman's Magazine. Incisive Drollery of Senator Burton As an indication of the drollery of Senator Burton, a story is told of how he finished a conference with the remark: "Geutlemen, there is no use in askiug; you cannot get the appropriation/' "Don't you tuiuk that is pretty hard on us,Mr Burton?" inquired one of the spokesmen, "You remind me," replied Mr Burton, "of the story of how Solomon Levi borrowed a thousand dollars from his friend Einstein, Next day the latter was shocked to hear that Solomon had become bankrupt. His annoyance at the ingratitude of Solomon increased when he read the list of creditors uext day his own name did not appear. He hastened to hud his erstwhile friend and reproached him: & " ' 'Do you call yourself my friend, and you do not even include my name iu your list of creditors what about that thousand dollars I gave you on Monday?' " 'Nevertheless, I am yourfiiend." " How is that?' '"Why, don't you see those men on that preferred list think they will get some money but you know you won't and have no uncertainty to worry you!' 'That, gentlemen," said Mr Burton, "is precisely mv position in this matter. You might as well know that you won't get anythiug; there is some consolation in certainty, and I know you will agree witli me mat there is a limit eveu to the capacious pockets of Uncle Sam."'?"Affairk at Washington," April National Magazine. Words To Freeze The Soul. "Your son has Consumption. His case is hopeless," These appalling words were spoaeu to Geo E Blevens, a leading merchant of Springfield, N C, by two expert doctors?one lung specialist. Then was shown the wonderful power of Dr King's New Discovery. "After three weeks use," writes Mr Blevens, "he was as well as ever. I would not take all the money in the world for what it did for my boy." Infallible for Coughs aud Colds, it's the safest, surest cure of desperate Lung diseases on earth. 50c. and $1.00. Guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle free. D C Scott. Ij W. C. T. D. DEPARTMENT! ? (Contributed.) Race Suicide as Viewed by a Woman. Woman is charged with having "lost the God-given desire to become a wife and mother. Various reasons are assigned for this, but I have seen - . I no mention ot what l believe to oe the greatest cause of this loss. Is it uot because our nation lias refused to protect the home that the American woman refuses to become a wife and mother? She has wept, prayed and petitioned our state and national governments to throw around the homes of this country some protection from the greatest curse this world has ever known. But instead of granting her request "this laud of the free aud tne (home of the brave" has gone into partnership - - * .1 i i with the Home-destroyer, so tne oniy 1 reply weeping, petitioning woman-1 hood receives is: "Go make homes, be patien4 children, and each abont 100,000 of .ds' graves, and we w many of them we . place iu almshouses, county jails, penitentiaries and insane asylums." It is not because a woman loves a poodle dog more than a baby that she chooses the dog, but if she pays the tax and puts a collar on her dog she is protected by the law from the dog slayer; but tell me, if you can, how a mother can protect her boy? She went down to the gates of death to give him birth. She counts this I as naught for the joy that a man ! -'--11 : - 1 C'U . n;m Ciliiu is uuiu. one ?aii/uc3 uici uiui, sleeping and waking, warns him of the dangers of the intoxicating cup, but it availeth not. Ere the blush of youth has left his cheek she sees him offered a sacrifice on the altar of his nation's greed. What wouder that woman buys a ranch,goes into sheep raising instead j of raising boys? Wool-growers are 1 protected, and if the wolves should , abound our government would pay so much per head for their destruction. Eutthe destroyer of our sons is protected by law; his business is legalized. When the voters of the country make the raising of children a safe business, then will our daughters become wives and joyful mothers ofchildreu, "and the streets of the city shall tx',full of ' oys and girls playing iu 1 street! thereof." A'liinhpfh .1 Womanly W How to mark table linen upset the grayy. Do the outside painting while the dust is still mud and before insects appear. Man sues for woman's hand be[fore marriage; she se.vs for him afterward. Iron your handkerchiefs in the middle first. Then they will not be so apt to pucker. j Inspect the cellar often, and never allow auy animal or vegetable matter j to decay there. I When asparagus is laid down in the water the tips cook to a pulp before the lower ends of the stalks are teuder. Cut the bunches level across the bottom aud stand them up in a I pot of boiling, slightly-salted water, which reaches not more than halfway up the stalks, and cover closely. Have some buttered toast in a hot dish; lift the asparagus oat to draiu on this,and serve with a little melted butter. From April Farm Journal. Gumption on tbe Farm. If your neighbor has a good man who is satisfied with his place, don't try to entice him away. That's where the golden rule comes in. Because hard work made them so, don't be ashamed of bent shoulders. It is better to be bent in tbe back than broke in the pocket. ^ n - -j.2 ~c i.: uec one or me uouuu ul muniu^ "beds" in your garden. Long rows are best. Then the horse or the wheel hoe can do most of the work. ?From the April Farm Journal. Easter cards and booklets at People's Mercantile Cos'. 4 1 2t. Advice may be too expeusive a gift even for plutocrats. EXCESSIVE APPROPRIATIONS. Check Should Be Put ou Those Who Loot Public Crib. We publish today a clipping from the Evening Record in which Senator Muuldin of Greenville expresses J himself on the finances of the State,! ' | appropriations, assessments, etc. In our opinion this is the most I sensible thing that we have seen in j many a day. We hare been more than disgusted over the vaporings of assessments returning property at its full value, and all this pull and tug at the people by certain gentlemen who seem to feel that thev know it all. Senator Maulditi is right. It is not higher returns of property that is needed, but equalization, and some way to keep dowu these eternally increasing appropriations. If some people in this country had their way they would confiscate the property of our people and squander it in appropriations. mi i_i _ _i l. x uere is ceriaimy ueeueu a ciiec& to be placed upon both those who are forever sticking their hands into the public crib and the parties used them for opening its door. What do they care about hign taxes? The more the taxes are increased the larger are their opportunities for feathering their nests.?Greenwood Journal. Tributes of respect,obituaries cards of thanks and all communications f a personal nature, not news,: t charged for at the rate of o? cent a word. If our friends would kindly remember this and write on one side of the paper, it would save us a lot of unnecessary work. of IF. Kingstree Lodge No. 91 Knights of Pythias Regular Con veatioue Ever 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights Visiting brethren always welcome, Castle Hall 3rd story Gourdin Building. m. h. Jacobs, c. c. thus. mocutchen', k h 8 & m f ImssSSSsSHI fn, advice, bow to obtain pwntii. trade marks, copyrights, etc., |N COUNTRIES. I Business direct with Washington saves time, money and often the patent. 8 I PatMt and Infringement Practice Exclusively. I Write or come to us at 9 M> Klalfc Ibrmt, opp. United SUWs Taunt Ofles.B J WARHIMOTOM. D. C. 1 Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter. ammammmmmmmmmamm TO B A ( Don't waii We will c< store abou not be dar without d measure ir j FARMERS JA PROTECTION t |j THAT PROTECTS. ? 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Good entrance. A ln/k ama Irtf kiitl/)tn?v !a^ UUC lUb aUJUHllll^ UUUUIU^ 1VV 52}:, feet in court hou.-.e yard by 52>g an .Jail street 105 feet deep. Two Pool Tables and outtit and soft drink outfit for sale cheap. Store on ground floor. For terras apply to ft J McCabe, or 1-14-tf Philip Stoll, Kingstree, S C. Kingstree IMCUI uinvM (1Bt *D<' 3i^d ^ limbs. g ^ Thos. McCutchen, 9 27 12m. Con. Com. Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the first day of May, 1909,1 will apply to PM Brockinton. Judge of Probate for Williamsburg County, for a final discharge as the Administratrix of the Estate of H Van Keuren, deceased. Maggie E Van Keuren, > 4-l-4r. Administratrix. FOlETSflONET^IAR Cures CoMsf Prevents Psssnsls Crops I p Dresser I in the market for ^ iSSING. I ONIA, and also contains ^ Acid and Potash. 3: ^ than Nitrate da. ^ it Cam, | roN, s. c. I WMMAAAAMAMAAAAAM? i iiRml iwmmm or Flues, e in our lues will ur orders Flues to Q)MPANY,