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?bc Ctrtmtn lleroti KINGSTREE, S. C C. W. WOLFE, IOITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Entered at the postortice at Kingstree, S C. a3 second class mail matter. TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year il 25 One copy, six mom lis 75 One copy, three monts 50 One copy, one year in advance 1 00 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, L ards of inanks and all other reading notices, not News, will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. THURSDAY. MAY 27. 1909. Hoist with Their Own Petard. The parties who for sinister reasons spread the report around Johnson ville that the Atlantic Coast Line railroad had bought out the uncompleted railroad through that section from the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation and would tear up the part of Ktulf find f tiorii. iuc A uau an VOVA V vuiii^ uiiu v:<vuiselves "hoist with their own petard'. Any doubts concerning the matter are set at rest by the letter in this issue from our old friend, the "Sage of Possum Fork.' Not only will this road be built but there is a strong probability of the Pee Dee Valley railroad r from Winston to Georgetown passing through that section. We advise our Johnsonville friends to sit steady in the boat and not be veered by every passing breeze. The News and Courier's "straw berry and cream fed*' girl is J eclipsed at this season by the fair goddess whose menu consists mainly of corn-bread, cabbage and poaaibly?say it in a whisper? onions. ?SiwHow many Kingstree boys smoke vjoi^arettes? How many tobacco * dealers know it is a misdemeanor, l .punishable by fine aud imprisonj^cnrent, to sell cigaarettes or tobacI ?o to a boy under eighteen years I of age. I A plough-boy turned op a nugR* get of gold with his plow share in Orangeburg county. Any farmH^?r boy can plough up a pot of B~ gold in Williamsburg county if he ^Lr'.aut the seed and tend the soil. f The "wet"' counties want to vote ^fcronc the dispensary and <;drv' j^H counties want to vote it in. H "Man never is, but always to be blest. " FALL FLORAL SBOf. M Bdles el Civic Society Urge LecperaM tin Tbe Prizes Offered. The ladies of the Civic Sociwish to remind tbe ladies of Hthis section that if they are ^H^in^totake part in the fall florai show, and they hope that all will take part, they opght ^&to begin work to that end. The ladies will ask the flower ^ growers of Marion. Darlington, ^^Bimmonsville, Kingstree, Dilm ai d all other surrounding wns to enter into the com I ltion. *he prizes to be awarded will 10 for the best chrysanthes, $5 for the best roses and - the handsomest collec: any flowers Florence jl have backache and urinarj l^you should take Foley 'f , Remedy to strengthen and p the kidney3 so they will acl y, as a serious kidney trouble velop. W L Wallace. ^"politicians are beginning t( ect that the Farmers' Union if g to let politics alone and makt qrthing a matter of^btisiness jusi t the trusts and corporations do. HI ^ .^uoi LOBiBencemeBt. (Continued from Page 1) verba, interwoven with the class colors of blue and gold hung prominently displayed, passed into history. The graduation essays were read in the following order: "Class History/' Miss Ada B Brockington. "The Duties of an Educated Man," Miss Hallie M McCullough. "Woman," Miss Sadie Roberta Coker. "The Hague Conference," Mr James Epps. "Class Prophecy,Miss Bessie Juanita Coward. i "Human influence, miss <. iara, | W Montgomery. | "Class Will," Miss Margaret i Louise Brockington. i The papers read by the mem. ; bers of the graduating class j were of an unusuallj* high or| der of excellence and the closj est heed was given to every essay. The diplomas were presented by Superintendent Colbert, who i spoke feelingly of the pleasant relations between teachers and pupils and bade them all adieu with friendly counsel and affectionate regard. The following prizes and medals were awarded: First to seventh grades, presented by Mr R J Kirk: Grade I, Miss Serena Lee, for scholarship, a book. Grades II-III, Heyward Brockinton, a book, Grade II, special prize by Miss Onslow for penmanship, Miss Georgia McGill, a look. Grade III, special prize by Miss Onslow for penmanship, Samuel Burgess, a book. Grade IV, Rhett Driggers, scholarship, a book. Grade IV, special prize by Miss Sue Stoll, Jarvis DuBose, a book. Grades V and VI, prize for scholarship a Bible, offered by Mrs G 0 Epps, was won by Miss Louise Barr. Grade VIII, prize for scholarship, Donald McQueen Montgomery a book. Grades VIII and IX. medal for scholarship, offered by Mr B E Clarkson, was won by James Vause. Presented by Rev W A Fairy. Grade X, scholarship medal, offered by G 0 Epps, was won by Miss Ada Brockinton. Presented by Mr A C Hinds. This contest was exceedingly close between Miss Ada Brockinton, with a general average of 97.504, and Miss Clara Montgomery with 97.496. Almlog High. John Allen of Tupelo who while in Congress used to be knewu as "Private John," enjoys telling of a unique chaiacter near his home known as Jasp White. Jasp had lived in single-blesseduess a good many years, but finally in the evening of his life he got married, and in due time an heir was born to him. The day after this momentous event Mr Allen met Jasp on the street, "I understand, Jasp," said the Private, "that you've a fine baby boy up at your place. Ilave you decided on his name?'' "Yes, suh," chuckled Jasp, "we's already decided on a name," "What's it to be?" Jasp traced one toe reflectively in a semi circle before him. "You know, sub," he said finally, "I'a al Ins been a powerful han' fer dem Scriptnre folks, an' so I's decided t' name the kid after some o' dem big officers what de Bible talks 'bout. I's settled on de name Beelzebub." "Beelzebub!" "Yea, suh, dat'a de name!" an1 nouuced Jasp in a tone betokening finality. "Beelzebub's a mighty fine name, suh. It shore looks like I's aspirin' pow'ful high, but I figgers ! dat boy'll shorely do credit to his . namesake." June Lippincott's. > ^ Hoaiseness, bronchitis and other * * J L, t throat trouoies are qu:csiy cureu uy ) Foley's Honey and Tar as it soothes , and heals the inilamed throat and * bronchial tubes and the most obsti nate cough disappears. Insist upon 1 hating the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar. D C Scott | STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. K A clothing factory has been established at Marion that will give j employment 10 fifty girls. The Georgia railroad is tied up by a strike of white firemen who re' fuse to work with negroes. All ; traffic is suspended along the line of 1 the road. The United States Senate has reI fused to vote to repeal the tariff on ' lumber. Florence's Musical Festival closed last night. Mr Samuel II Wilsou, proprietor of the Charleston "Tea Pot" store, 1 who died recently, left the orphan j hoine in that city $200,000. Representative Aiken has introI daced a bill in Congress to create j two Federal judicial districts in | South Carolina. If it should pass j the measure would give the State j two Federal judges, j The Colonia, Columbia's tourist hostelry, will be changed into a family hotel. The steamer Cliftou went ashore near Beaufort Saturday and the cargo consisting of about $25,000 worth of notatoes was lost. A The first regiment will encamp at Greenville, July 25 to August 3. Mr James Henry Rice, Jr, Eecnred fifty new members for the Audubon society in Charleston. The society is growing rapidly all over thejState. The Spartanburg auditor assessed sixteen men who he thought ought to pay the income tax and wt did not make the returns. Dr D 0 Rhame, intern. Summerton, has been bound over to the court of general sessions on the charge of selling as a beverage Jamaica ginger of high alcohol percentage. Ed Bynum, the negro who shot the sheriff of Lexington and for whom a mob has been scouring the county, has given himself up to the authorities. A hen in Kershaw county laid an egg and within that egg was another egg with a perfectly formed shell. In a fire in Charleston Sunday night a negro was fatally burned. The Graud lodge, K of P, met in Charleston Tuesday. Ralph H Clark, wanted for the Batesburg postoffice robbery, has given himself up. Ex-Gov Glenn of North Carolina made a speech in Columbia Wednesday in the interest of prohibition. The four young men arrested in Aiken on the charge of robbing the express car at Warrenville have been released. They were not the right parties. Webb Simmons, who murdered Deputy McAdams at Anderson, twas couvicted Saturday of murder in the firBt degree. Farmers' UbIob Arrows. Organization and co-operation will put the farmer on the front seat. The business of selling the crops to best advantage is a very important one to the farmer, and one that has been sadly neglected in the past. Slight a Good Frieid. "If ever I need a cough medicine again I kuow what to get," declares Mrs M L Alley of Baals, Me, "for, after using ten bottles of Dr King's New Discovery, and seeing its excellent results in my own family and others, I am convinced it is the best medicine made for Coughs, Colds and lung trouble." Everyone who tries it feels just that way. Relief is foil of nnpp and ifa nninlr rnrp Bnr. prises you. For Bronchitis, Asthma, Hemorrhage, Cronp, LaGrippe, Sore Throat, pain in chest or lungs it's supreme. 50c and, $1.00, Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by D C Scott. A College Girls' play with other spicy selections will be presented by the "Wise and Otherwise Club" in the Lake City Graded School Auditorium at 8:30 o'clock, Tuesday, June 1. The proceeds will aid the School Piano fund, Tickets on sale at Courney's Drug Store. It ^ , AN INTERESTING STATEMENT. A Descendant of Jobn G.Calhoun Throws New Light on Clemson Bequest. The Edgefield News, founded a, couple of years ago by William P Calhoun, has ceased publication because Mr Calhoun, who expected to operate the paper as an avocation, : with the practice ot ttie law as iiis ! vocatiou, finds the double duty too laborious and worrying. In the last issue of his paper Mr Calhoun makes a contribution to current history that, coming from him, has more than ordinary inter-j est. We refer to the references to Mr Clemson, in the following editorial: "Many suggestions have been uu h about the muddle at Clemeou C-?iiege. We do not propose to offer any solution, nor condemn anyone. It does not ma^ji^v difference as to who is rigljr ^college has its hands dj/ ikets of tie Stat*' t^nonev as it we >^\ght ^ h ' mdwe. .. hi g ,0 k SU edu ton, not for L ikiud, but simply to'grai. .?nity and private smte. He Uio Mtsed his fellow-beings I and was without religion. He told us several years before his death that there was do room for an honest man in South Carolina. 'Why,' he exclaimed, 'if there ever was such a mau as Christ, and if he would come to South Carolina he could not be elected to the office of a constable.' "We omit iu relating the above the number of oaths stuck in at every point. "A college founded by such a man with other people's money through vanity and spite, cannot expect to get on smoothly. Clemson's sole aim in giving his wife's money to South Carolina was to keep the Calhoun family from owning Fort Hill, and he said so with many oaths; and to make his spite complete, he stuck his own name to the college, not one dollar of the money nor one acre of the land he gave the State being rightfully or morally his own." But the more astonishing part of this business is that dlege should have been na Pennsylvauian and n Mr Calhoun sayj wat and an atheist, and t1 money?or other p< which be gave away.ac Calhoun?does not f per centum of the incor* lege, the control rema: the self-perpetuatiug , Clemson. / South Carolina pavs Nw. ^?nd but has no controlling voice in the choice of the music. Why was not the college given the name of a South Caroliuian? Why was not its control vested in South Carolina? Columbia State. Mntgonery-FIailer. Married On Sunday, May 23, 1909, at 6 o'clock p m, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs J J B Montgomery, Kingstree, S C, Miss Nellie May Montgomery and Mr J ames Cleveland Flagler. The ceremony was performed by Rev E E Ervin, pastor of Williamsburg Presbyterian church. Ouly a few friends were present besides the immediate family* The happy couple has our best wishes for a long life made happy by reciprocal affection, health and prosperity. Eleanor Mercein Kelley, a new writer who is winning golden opinions for her clever fiction,contributes a unique Ule called "Temperament" to the June Lippincott's. The leading character is a grand opera star who when touring the country has a love affair with an obscure youth, in which she displays what some people describe as "temperament," others by a term less polite. It is a remarkable story,with a commendably new plot, and enlivenened with many touches of humor. Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve when you ask for it. There are a great many imitations, but there is just one original. This salve is good for anything where a salve is needed to be used, but it is especially good for Piles. Sold by D C Scott. I /TVB rT*HE Steadfast is a strictly high I A \ >9 grade shoe in fit, finish, I l9\ x. workmanship and materials a vast improvement over ordinary $5 -|9 L ^ \ and $6 shoes. Something you \ don't usually get a hand-lasted, T \ silk-htted shoe tor the same price you have been paying for cotton- - * HHH fitted, machine-lasted shoes. We claim for ^ mt J HAND LASTED BENCH MADE I y that this integrity in material and I workmanship absolute high art m in shoe making cannot be duplicated except in made to order BH&P^footwear retailing for $10 to $12. We are showing the new Oxfords in tans, patent leather and the dressy dull leathers. The "swelleat" line of shoes this city ever saw. Prices ?5 and MaHITMWTI. MUCK WW CT., Ht, I BUTLER DRY GOODS COMPMT ? Kingstiee, S. C. ^ BAISE MB "BTjAOK BURBON" 4-year-old "Kentucky Jack" I Now at our Stable. Will be here until October 1st. I S20.00 I No Colt, No Pay. Come quick. | OREELVVILLE LIVE STOCK COMPANY, Greelyville, S. C. I ^ A PROGRESSIVE FIRM. CPRPT A T * MHTTrnQ wsa juvu uu ? iv a 1vuw 'KtOB'S Big DepartBtBl SHre Will Transient Notices will be Published Mlbfe Preseot Flaor Space. j? Th^ Column at the Rate of One ^ Cent a Word for Each Issue. No adLouis Cohen & Co have vertisement taken for less than 25 cents. A extensive improvements ~ I . . , .... ,. , ... ion Rent?Two 6-room houses on / store building, which will jjast Main street and one 9-room house in making it one of the finest on Brook street. Apply to ^largest jretail establishments in 4_15.tf s L Courtney.** -die South. The well merited growth ? , Wanted?Representative with of their business during the past Horse and Buggy to work Williamsthree years has made it necessary for burg and Georgetown Counties. . , Good commission paid. Give reference, them to acquire more room, and on cigarette suckers or those addicted to May 1 they arrauged to add the en- drink not wanted. .... . , .... Florence Marble Works. tire adjoining store building. 5.29.4t Florence, S U. The new and old store will be completely remodeled. The additions Jgj&KtSS planned win matte & store uy?j xiuti* tree, b u, next to court uuuse. DUllUllJg dred feet long, which will tarn the 80 feet deep; building . L . , , lot 30 feet front by 105 deep. Nine entire establishment into ad arcade, rooms on upper story Good entrance. Two hundred and fifty feet of this ?ne. 'ot adjmmng building lot 52^ feet in court house yard by 52J? will be two and three stories high on Jail street 105 feet deep. and 50 feet wide, and the other 250 , T**0 Tables and outtit and soft , . , . dunk outfit for sale cheap, btore on feet will be two stories high and 25 ground floor. feet wide. This makes possible a For terma aPP^ 1? T ? n R J McCabe, or perfect ventilation that will preserve i-14-tf Philip Stoll, a comfortable temperature even on Kingstree, S C. the warmest days of the year. The alterations will practically Kingstree double the firm's present floor space, camp no. 27. r * BMCLAI MOTOrM making in all 40,000 square feet, i?t andsrdMomcUy Many of the departments, which 1 N,,bmontt>.**eh have heretofore been somewhat ?? r. j t j up Mid ?it on a stump cramped, Will De moveu to new auu or n*ng ftooui oq HW more convenient locations, where ltota* there will be ample room to expand, ThoS. McCutchen, as it is reasonable to expect that they 8 27 12m~ Con. Com. will do. Louis Cohen 4 Co will also add 01d PaPers for sale clleaP b7 several new departments in the re- the hundred at The Record modeled store, besides carrying much office. more extensive stocks in the lines _ 0ur premium offer with the formerly carried. News and Courier expires June The newly arranged store will j, s0 if y0u want to take adtanopen next fall with a complete new t of it act at once an Kofnrp then. everv niece of , , ObVA/Qy UQj w*v? v f ^ 4 merchandise will be sold out for The Rec0BDi the gemi Week. what it will bring. The firm is now ,y News and Courier and a ir. starting an alteration sale for the of tent shears that retaU at purpose of reducing their stock to one dollar_a three dollar value make room for the workmen and the (or $1 85 whUe the ofler ,asts_ changes necessary. News & Courier. m m -. An organization, like a man, can The farmer who doesn't believe in be known by the enemies it makes, organization is following a very cold The Farmers' Union is proud of its trail. enemies,