The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 29, 1909, Image 5

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^ KII6S1YEE GRADED AND IIGH f S SCHOOL ITEMS. ':' ? li The tenth grade is beginning to realize the short time they have left to attend school. The days and weeks seem to fly at a more rapid rate than they did even two weeks ago. We will be glad to lay down our muchwoin and carefully studied books for a season, but it makes us so sad to think of never returning to our beautiful and greatly loved high school. One more month to toil and woik. One more uiontti to toil ami shirk. Then the grand times will be o'er. High school days will be no more. Then Instead of ri>ing soon. We can sleep and dream till noon Of school bells loudly ringing. Of school girls proudly singing. It makes us sad?we want to weep? Hut up the walls the sun doth creep. Out ot bed at last we gain And long for old school days again. ?By One of Tenth (Jkadk. Wf intend to till these last few weeks full to the utmost of pleasures anU good times. Some of the lower grades have started already. The eighth and fifth grades, with their 'respective teachers, had their picnics last Saturday, the eighth grade at the Red llill, the fifth iu Fulton's grove. Ou next Saturday the literary society picnic will be held, probably at the Red Hill. Besides this there will be several receptions and parties given before commencement. We were very glad to have with us ou Monday morning Rev James Mc? Dow ell, who is well known in Kingstree. having preached for a number of years 111 Clarendon county. Mr McDowell made us a splendid little talk during chapel exercises. We are honored.to have had such a distinguished old gentleman visit us. Our Wasteful Politeness. Not very loug ago the manager of a telephone company iu one of our larger cities issued instructions to the exchange girls that thev must no longer use the word ''please" in conversation with patrons. It consumed too much time. "What ? ? 1 ?- ? nU/v?n lfo numoer, piease.~ was tuum uj iwi embroidery and reduced to "What number?" To be sure, it was less courteous, but, ou the other hand, >4 it was infinitely more profitable. Byactual count it was found that the girls had been saying "please" nine hundred thousand times a day. Al~ lowing half a second to the utterance, here was an awful daily waste of one hundred aud twenty-five hours. Five days going to waste every round of the clock; a sheer loss of sixty months out of every yearl Is it any wonder the manager was concerned and put a stop to the draiu? Why, the time it took to say "please" in one day was more . than enough to allow him and his whole family to go to Europe. True, this is but a local circumstance; but to those of us who are not asleep it portends the beginning of a world-wide reform. If the elimination of a single word of politeness in a telephone exchange can insure sucb a remarkable saving of precious time, our duty lies clear before us. "Hello," "Dear sir,") "Yonrs truly," "Beg pardon,"I "Thank you," aud a score of other little pleasantries left over from our j unprogressive days must inevitably follow the fate of the telephone "Dlease" and the kitchen coffee grinder. It would not be surprisI ing to learn that the people of the r United States say "good morning.'' I a hundred million times a day. The loss of time that this represents, allowing a second to each greeting, is enough to befuddle the most reckless spendthrift. It meaus that as a nation we stand still more than three years every day. There are not figures enough to calculate where the world would have been in its history by this time if we had been tree of just this one encumbering formality of speech?Clifford Jloioard in May Lippinroff's. 'I'd Rather Die. Doctor. tAan have my feet cut off," said M Bingham of Princeville, 111. "But you'll die from gangrene (which had eaten away eight toes) if you don't," said all doctors. Instead, he used Bucklen's Arnica Salve till wholly cured. Its cures of Eczema, Fever Sores, Boils,Burns and Files astound the world. 25c at D C Scott's. SALTEKS NOTESBarn aod Stables Buroed?Salters Base Ball Team Challenges the County. Salters Depot, April 20:?Thursday night, about 9 o'clock, the barn, stables, etc, of Mrs S E Davis were destroyed by Ore, supposed to have been started by sparks from an en giue which had passed a short time : before. Considerable corn, fodder, j guano, etc, were also burned, and it! was with difficulty that the stock; was saved. At one time it looked as J if the town would be burned, but by i continuous pouriug of water ou ad- i joining buildings the Hames did pot spread. Sailers baseball team was ready for the Kiugstree boys last Thursday for the promised game, but I suppose they were afraid if they came over they would not get a score.Even the school team was afraid to come over Saturday, so the school boys looked in vain for them. What's the matter? Are the Kiugstree boys afraid to give the country boys a game? We will play any teanyn the county. Sai.tkrs Depot. ? Harpers Happenings. Harpers, April 26:?Another noble and esteemed lady of this :... -.,11.., I ia C.OII1 IUUUI I \ lias uccn v.un<.u iu her reward. Mrs Eliza Player wife of Mr E M Player, died at her home near Harpers on Friday, April 2)1. very suddenly of heart trouble. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Harmon}' church on April *J4 in the presence of a host ot sorrow*! ing relatives and friends who assembled to pay their last respects to the deceased. Mrs Player was a sister of Mr Sam dune, formerly of Nuttons. Her husband preceded this Christian lady to the better world two or three years ago. Mrs Player will I be sadly missed in this community both in the sick room and ! in our churches. Her influence ' in the Methodist church will be felt for years to come, as she and her lamented husband were among the founders of Harmony Methodist church. May she be rewarded in the life to come for the noble work done in this church for the good of Christianity. * * i i i_ _ r it: Miss JLiiian iusorooit 01 x^iu^stree paid a short visit to Miss Ossie Camlin last week. The efficient road master of | the Georgetown & Western rail- j road, Mr G G^Davis, was in town Saturday laying out some much needed work which he intends to have done here to complete our town drainage# There will be four houses and ' lots sold in the town of Harpers | May 15. This is a nice lot of property. Subscriber. ? ? Attention, Veterans! A meeting of our camp will be held on Monday, May 10, to take part 111 the memorial exercises of that day. The U D's are cordially invited to cooperate with us. A collection will be taken on that day to assist a fund being raised by the patriotic people of our State looking to[ the erection of a monument to the i noble women of the Confederacy at our State capital. Members are requested to turn out in full force. Public cordially in-1 vited to atteuo exercises. Meeting to j commence at 11 o'clock a m sharp. J H H Kinder, i Commander. | 11 0 uuitton, Adjutaut. 4 22 2t! Sbake Into Your Shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures painful, smarting nervous feet and ingrowing nails, and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the ago. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes teel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous, swollen, tired, aching feet. Try it today. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores. 13y mail for 25c in stamps. Don't accept any substitute. Trial package free. Addr#s Allen S Olmsted, Le jRoy, NY. 3 Tobacco Flues 5c per lb at Kingstree Hardware Co.'s. 4-22-3t 1 = MILLI If you want the latest style hat efte ====== Q-stlo Sz where you will find all the tine headwearc === I A Gentleman Ppnm Mi?ttl?sinni Fighting in the United States Senate For the People Against Corruption Read in this paper this thrilling story of life in the United States Senate, of political intrigue and of love. Novelized from Thomas Wise's great play. .1 Illustrated by Roviiaii. Rvrlpp anil Will Jones This immensely interesting story will commence in THE RECORD in a short time. Subscribe now and you will get it all. Dollar Bill with your name aud address will I ft V aJ ^ k m bring you both Jeffersomans for the I il I k H j next six months. They are both live wires. You can't touch them without KSSJIhlJ^ooErtliDCDTS ?! gettiDg a shock. fc3OTi&SSS^?fj*SirS55| The jeffersonians, (copyright* etc. )n all countries. . i rni ra Business direct with Washington saxes time,m Thomson, Georgia. money and often the patent. I I Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively. I If you want engraved visiting tJF^r^^^ud?uw.r?untofflc| cards or weddine invitations Washington, d. c. | !we are prepared" to fill your ! order guaranteeing satisfaction I flV.m^fl.11 IT TJ^ land price. See our samples ||f 1 k III | mGM ' before ordering. UEEY i ctively trimmed, be sure and call at i * y Q-scle's ======== * if the season displayed at reasonable prices. ree. 3. Q. ===== Your Cotton Crop Can Be Increased i $ It costs no more to cultivate an acre that produces two bales of cotton than an acre which produces only one-quarter of a bale. Why not see what you can do with is Virginia-Carolina T! 1 fertilizers Other men have been able to double and more than double y v their yield per acre with a liberal application of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Messrs. Lucas & Jackson of Kelsey County, Tenn., used Virginia-Carolina Fertilizer on about 55 acres planted with cotton, and say: "We have the finest crop of cotton we ever saw, and all the people around here think the same. We actually counted 447 bolls on one stalk. Another stalk had by actual count 409 bolls, forms, squares and blossoms. On about 8 acres we expect to make about 2 Dales to the acre, and an estimate of adjoining farms not so fertilized and under other cultural methods, will yield only 1 bale to 1 five acres." An interesting picture of the cotton plants referred to wiH be found in the new 1909 Virginia-Carolina Farmers' Year Book, copy of which may be had from your fertilizer dealer, or will be sent x free, if you write our nearest sales office. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Salts Offuts ^HHHI Salts Offius . J Richmond, Va. Durham, N. C. Norfolk, Va. MBr Charleston, S. C. Columbia. S. C Vyjl flflfchCflfyllfl^^B Baltimore, Md. Atlanta, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. lfamrtKia Titvtn Qhrouc-nort T 4. - \ T 0 BACCO^= ^eeeFLUES! I t S While in town come around and get your Tobacco Flues. We make them for any size barn. Our prices are right. Terms reasonable. A SEASONABLE GOODS AT 1 REASONABLE PRICES, j Have you seen our line of Refrigerators, Coolers I and Ice Cream Freezers. I We have a full stock of Screen JDoors and Win dows. Don't let the flies worry you this summer. We have Hammocks and swings at any price to suit the pocketbook of the purchaser. ? COFFINS AND CASKETS. A full line on hand at all times. Services rendered day or night. ^ 1REMEMBER THE PLACE. | KINGSTREE HARDWARE COMPANY. | Jlt/HUll* Wldl lint W vQAST)?) J I ^ ^g^HflORpUG H FARE ofTRm/EL ?C?Between tfce? Northed South Florida?Cuba. A passenger service unexcelled for.luxury and comfort,equipped with the latest Pullman | Dining, Sleeping and Thoroughfare Cars.. i Forrates, schedule, maps or any informa* g t ion,"write to WM. J. CRAIQ, General Passenger Agent, I Wilmington, N. C. M