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(The (fountn Itccotd. KiNGSTREE, S. C C. W. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. (Entered at the postoflice at Kingstree S C. as second clas> mail matter. TELEPHONE NO- 83 TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 3ne copy, one year 31 2. One copy, six months 7 One copy, three months 5' One copy, one year in advance 1 0 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect Res-dutions of Thanks, < ards of Tbanki aod all other reading notices, no' News, will be charged for at the rati ?f one cent a word for ea<h insertion All changes of advertisements am *1: cmmuincati >ns inu-t be in thisoffic< brtuie Tl'EShAY NOON in order t< appear in the nsuin^ issue. All eoiumonieati' n< must be signet by the writer.not for publication utiles desired, but to protect this newspaper ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to he run in Spec ial column, on<- cent a word eacl kssue, m niuium price i'3 cents, to bi for in advance. f *,v' * Lemal advertisements. $I.<k) per inc) first insertion) 60 cents per inch eacl subsequent ins rlion. K?tes <in l<>nir term advertisement very reasonable. For rates apply a tlii* office. In remitting checks 01 money order masepa\able to THE COUNTY RECORD THURSDAY, JUNE 2. 1910. In its "l)ost town" column Tin State newspaper a pilars to i>e saving for the last the really t>es1 town?Kingstree. There are somej^people who would rather do a foolish act oi their own than Joliey a wise suggestion of another. When it comes to stopping at palatial hotels and riding in palace cars, Col Brock seems to lie -ejuite a stickler for upholding "the dignity of the State"?when " - <1 I'll. ttte ^t.ate toots me ?ms. Many people are asking the question, if not uttering it.whothei General Boyd would not liavt Wm guilty of the same offences he cluirges his assistant with, had he been ahle to go over the State and jxwsona'.ly -look after, the inspection of the militia. As a matrimonial bureau- tin little town of Westminster, ir Greenville county, seems to hole' the championship to date. Tin graded school there having jus! c orie l its session, the entire faculty, comprising three lady teachers, were married on Tuesday tc the men of their choice in a triple wedding affair. They dc Mt, by the way, that the trustee* qf the West mi user school an literally overwhelmed with appli Cations from female teachers foi the vacant positions. A Modern Business House. Mr W T Wilkins has moved intc his new store, the 1 rrger one in th ? Nelson block near the railway sta *-i ?? ?!/> & to fppt wiHf 11UU II1IB olajip lo iiivj v>. v and one hundred feet long. It has ar abundance of floor space and is well lighted and ventilated with doon and window openings, besides being equipped with an up-to-date acetyleoe gas plant, which was installed last week by Mr Carr, the hustling manager of the Kingstree Hardware G-o, who is agent for the lighting plants. When the smaller store is completed Mr Wilkins will have as large and convenient arranged a businesj establishment as can be found anywhere-one in keeping with his expanding business and the spirit that animates Greater Kingstree. Jenkinson Bros?White Linene Tub Skirts 85c, 95c and $1.25 each. % These are astonishing bargains. It Don't miss seeing Jenkinson Bros' line of Ladies' Sun Umbrellas. ^ White Persian Lawn, Elbow SilkGloves in all shades and sizes. It ) ,' H STATE AMD GENERAL MS. t* j Mr- Miry S-hliewens, aired %2'2 years diel in C 1 arlest ?n Mmdiy ? j from the effect of a bullet wound n from a parlor rifle accidentally in- 1 tlicted several weeks ago 1 >y by nor 1 .j husband, William Schlii wens. | u At Beaufort, where the negroes J - gathered to the nuniU'r of about 0,000 to celebrate Decoration day | last Monday, H W Wallace, a col- n ore<l policeman, shot and killed a ? Charles Seymour, >"gro from a 5 . b 5 nearby island. Seyiiiour.it is said, ? 0 U shot at the policeman several times r before the latter returned the lire. It is stated in the daily press that ( 5 E W. Duval 1, Representative in the v t c ? Legislature from Chesterfield coun tv, will likely he a candidate f--r ' 1 ' 8 , Lieutenant-Governor. 3 G-rt ude Oelnnig, the two-year- X old daughter of C G Oelnnig, a baker J s at Columbia, wa< fatally burned Saturday by falling into a vat of t l)oiiing oil. 1 } Tiie body of Henrietta McDuflie, ^ s a young negro girl, was found in , the Edisto rifer, near Orangeburg, l rr?! _. It * f il ? .. . H i rriuay. jne veruiei 01 ineeoroncrs jury was suicide !>v drawing. , 3 * 1 t County Treasurer Henry Stokes, s of Hampton county, died at the J0 5 s Riverside infirmary, Charleston, n Friday after an illness of two weeks. v Candidat s for State offices will sjH'ak at Kingstree Friday, July 20. The State campaign owns June 22 a * ? ^ and closes August 2/. p John Kendriek Bangs, the ocle- 0 ^ lnated humorist, delivered the literary address at the commence- p ment ot Converse College, Spartan- 0 1 hurg, Monday night. Davidson College is celebrating c the close of a successful campaign ? inaugurated some months ago to raise an endowment fond of $309, c . nnn Thp ppIIpotp now has 343 '' students, with over 100 from South v , Carolina. P - ? ??^ Jenkinson Bros Co?Superb line ? o ' of Ladies Sun Umbrellas?very cheap. It h A Fair Offer. s llow earnest some of tb<? cheap New b York gamblers can become was shown u J by a story told the other night by a b New York politician, who. in compaCny with other Gotbain politicians and .' sporting men. journeyed to PblladelI pbia ou a special train to witness a ? I bout in one of the local bosing clubs. t( I It appears tbnt one of the cheap Sl "; gamblers, who also dabbles iu the a pickpocket line on the side, boarded " J J "I LL BET YOC A GOLD WATCH." the train in Jersey City and tried to stir up some betting enthusiasm by j confidentially telling members of tbe j; party that tbe "Kid" would win tbe 1 tight. When be approached the poli5 j ticiau who told the story the latter cast doubt on tbe "Kid's" fistic ability , upon that particular occasion. "Why. tbe 'Kid' is sure to lick that 1 other guy. I'll bet you a gold watch I he does." confidently asserted the gambier. i Tbe politician remained skeptical. ? and the gambler-pickpocket exclaimed: "Look here, I'll bet you a gold watch' I i ?the best one on this train?that the j *Kid' wins, and you can come through > the cars with me now aDd pick" out > the watch." r' Still In Love. A Lappilv married woman who had , " enjoyed thirty-three years of wedlock >! and who was the grandmother of four beautiful little children had au amus5 iug old colored woman for a cook. c One day when a box of especially n beautiful flowers was left for the uiis. tress the cook happeued to be present, h ' and she said. "Yo' husband send you f all the pretty tlowers you gits, missy?" t< "Certainly my husband, mammy." v ! proudly answered tie lady. c I "Glory!" exclaimed the cook. "He f ! suttenly am hok'.iu' out well." h ? Jenkinson Bros?Summer Gauze a Underwear for Men and Ladies, all stvles and prices. It i * '* > *- - ' - ;V.X, : K - QUICK TO LEARN. . V rhe Timid Young Bride Coached by p Her Husband. A young bride who belonged to n | barity rluh and sometimes had to go t >ut alone after dark was very much n fraid of being stopped and rrbbed. ; ier husband dislik??d to provide her 1 vith a revolver, but he bought a ^ unching bag and showed her bow to ise her fists and where to place the , nost telling blow in case of molestaion. k "Below the belt, tnind you." he ad ured her?"below the belt. Such a ! ^ >Iow If properly planted will make a : v aan sorry quicker than anything. If iny one steps out In front of you your 1 .. ourse will be easy. If lie comes up Q ehlnd yon swing round suddenly and trike out hard. The robber will re- p >ent of his evil ways In a hurry." That night was the bride's late evenng. and she happened to be coming up he street just In front of her husband h rhen he saw her. and the spirit of nils hief took possession of him. "Wonder If she'd really do as I fold ler or If her little fists would hurt e iny one?*' he pondered. Two seconds later he found out Valking up behind his wife, he laid a .. leavy hand upon her shoulder. Fie ind no time In which to say anything, nd she made no effort in that direclon. She simply obeyed his instnic* Ions to the letter, swinging round u vlth a suddenness which completely llsooncerted him. and delivered a blow J hat made all the rest of his predle- 1 ions come true. q Then she fled home with the speed nd enertrr of a frightened deer. n>>t ren waiting to oast a single glance nt ^ he discomfited man who had. as she ^ upposed. endeavored to roh her. She g inssed the remainder of the evening In Iternately weeping out her nervous- ^ ess upon her husband's shoulder ami T pondering why he looked so pale. % pi A Fellow Named Marty. jt John Stetson, the famous old the- w trlcal manager of Boston, was a man f great native ability, but bis ea-iy dncatlon had been somewhat negloctd. and the go-as-you-please fashion C( a which he handled the (ting's Kug- v Ish was continually hor^tyiug i?.s lr uoctillous fellow townsmen. On one ccasion he waa Interested In the or- s) animation of a light opera company, f. d was disappointed to bear that a ertain popular prima donna whom be oj>ed to secure was about to start oath. "I've signed a contract for Mardl } !ras." she said, "to sing in New Or?ans." "Huh."' grunted Mr. Stetson. "Hope ou get your money." I^ater on he reorted the matter to his partner Well, we can't get her." be said. She's gone and joined a fake Gran pera company." ..TTTt-i-L /' .kxnr W IIK'LI urau 19 iUlUJltJ^ iLie; ouv?? sked the other. "A fellow named Marty." replied Mr. tetson. "You know Maurice Grau as about 200 second cousins, and this just be one that's just gone into the t usiness." C Happiness. No mockery in this world ever sounds a me so hollow as that of being told ) cultivate happiness. What does ' beb advice mean? Happiness is not potato in mold and tilled with raraure. Happiness is a glory shining ) ir down u|)on us out ot heaven. She i a divine dew which the soul on certin of its summer mornings feels ropping upon it from the amaranth loom and golden fruitage of paraise?Charlotte Hront^. Too Willing. Mr. and Mrs. Blank had bad a series A f petty quarrels lu their elegant apart w lent iu New York, in the midst of a) er tears over the latest of these dis- tr greemeuts Mrs. Blank announced that b( he would make an immediate visit b( f a month to her mother's home In a he country for a rest from Mr. 8< Hank's abuse. Mr. Blank did his best to dissemble nd bide his Inward Joy at this deIsion as he hurried to the station. ought tickets, burried back home. / ulled oil his coat, plunged into the )( IL HE SANK INTO A CIIAIB. ii... I..M/.A.I /\nf hnp fptinL*c onH onm L'WUl. lUgfcVU UUl Lit I U UUUJ uwv. ?.? teuced to pack. Lying upon a couch, she watched itn through her tears with great cuiosity. From time to time. Id reply i> many questions, she advised him rbat articles would be useful iu the ountry. and they were eagerly inluded. Perspiring and exhausted after some ours of preparatory detail for her departure. he sank Into a chair and said: "Everything is ready now. You have bundant time to catch your train." "J have decided," she softly said, not to go." : -A-- -'.-yXjii 700 LATE. 'apa's Offer Came After Ge?rge Had Settled Matters Himself. A Philadelphia small boy bad someblng to say to bis father at the diner table the other night. "Papa." he said. "Johnnie P.urton is oln* to have a party next week, au' e said he'd luvite me. Au' I got to ike a present." "A preseut! What's that for?" "It's for Johnny's birthday. All the ids t:?ke presents." Things hadn't gone just right durig the day with the boy's father, lie ' as not in an agreeable humor. "That's all nonsense!" he declared. Every day or two It's a present here r a present there. If you can't go to party without taking a preseut you llgut as wen stay uuiuk. The boy's lip trembled, but he m2de 0 reply. The next day the father regretted is hasty words uud that night turned > the boy. "tieorge." lie said, "there are a coule of new Utoks in my overcoat pockt. You ?*uii take tbem to yout>-**4miii obnny's party." ^ "It's too late." said fJeori. . ) 1 licked him today so l. j't jvite me." Not Yot. A Missouri clergyman had in his pas)ral flock a member who was relucint about meeting the contribution askct. The pastor had tbrowu <?ut j tany broad hints, but all to no avail ne dav the member fell ill and was iken to tin* Ellsworth hospital. Wbou le clergyman arrived tin* uiau was plirious. \Vhil?? the pastor was sitting pside his lied a wild yell of "Tire, re!" came from across the street. The sick man drew himself up on his Ibows. "Where-where am I?" he 3ked excitedly. "Calm yourself, brother." soothed the astor. with just the faintest twinkle i his eye. "You are still at the Ensorth hospital!"?Lipplncott's. Sacrifice and Devotion to Country. Every act of noble sacrifice to the juntry. every lustauce of patriotic deotion to her cause, has its beneficial ifluence. - A nation's character is the am of its splendid deeds. They con:itute our common patrimony, the naon's inheritance.?Henry Clay. The Woman, of Course. An English lady who made a tour f Scotland delivering addresses in ie interest of woman suffrage said lat she had had troubles of her own. t one meeting, at Grantown. in the ighlands. an argument was advanc VOICE FROM Till: li.M'K <)F TtlE CBOW1) J to which ylie v.sis niiiililo to find au oswer. S|>eoclies had previously heen lade to a large cr:?wd. Ouevtions had eeu replied to amid applause. Iujecile youi:;: moii making remarks l>out minding babies and mending x-ks had facets silenced, Then. just 5 there was a temporary lull before ie puttiiur of the resolution. a great iicolie Scotch voice trom the back of ie crowd rasped slowly in with the tquirv. obviously the result of pro uged rumluation. "Wha' made a less of Adam?' When you come to town put a ypy of The Record in your pock: and consult its business direc>ry?the advertising- columnf i making your purchases. ti goodT Our spring line of mercha and look over our stock. Just a Cltiett-Peabodj that cost $9.00 per dozen going i II SKREEMER S] for men. The best shoe on BATES' H1 We have them all prices Ladies' White Wa at from 8 to 25 cei ~mr | HOYT'S GERMAN COLQG1 2 AYER'S MAI I Does not Ool Hair falling out? Troubled with dandruff? \\ Ingredients: c&\r!n We believe doctors endorse this formula AYER'S MAIi Hriofi nrtf Col 86 We Specialize the no ShoreeHe^h. No need 'ogo farther HORSES and X J. L. STU s lake err 8 The Only Exclusively Live-Stock Deal C3C3gSC3S3 Sg \ w/ fTflQpQUO! ?< nerween North and Florida? I A passenger service ur and comfort, equipped wit! ' Dining, Sleeping ar.d Tho For rates, schedule, ma lion, write to I Witt. J. CR Genera! I vi I xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ? The Southern Life am X earned for its policy-h 0 Dividend vS Something NO OTHER ft Record for six years and a half sln< X ance business Jul yf Dwn ? Assets & O Legal Reserve ft Surplus as to Policy-holders ! j Q Insurance in force 0 Let Us Explain Oui 18 Kingstree Insurance, Rea O AGEN xxxxxxxxxxxxxx THAT All ndisejis now complete and we will be few leaders: ? r shirts || Men's anc it 50c each. *1 in all sh HOES I the market ? AGOC LTS. 5 we would lik< and styles. $ GRO< j t y We keep on ha 1SI IjOOUS J pure groceries and w ? Delivered anywhere i lts- * "Merry Widow RODG] WE v , * R VIGOR or the Hair ,rant more hair? An elegant dressing? . Quinin. Sodium Chlorid. Alcohol. Water. Perfume. i, or we would not put it up. r? VIGOR or the Hair WE LIVE \ I IN AN , ? OF X Specialties. f eds of our customers in m\ when you want the t>est in 7A I MULES. 8 CREY, J r, s. c., % erinWilliamsburg County. (p ?fEEBttrfUfll1 JPM't i.AfMW ;@STilNE HFAREoFIR/IVEL ! tfe'C 1 South Cuba. / [excelled for luxury 9 i the latest Pullman I roudrlare Cars. * ? B 1 ips or any informa- 8 :aig, | Passenger Agent, 0 Wilmington, N. C. 7 * ;a^J3xxxts or*, waxmanu a,? ^ . \ xxxxxxxxxxxx d Trust Company X oiaers last year a m Of 17310\o, ^ X Life Company did. O ;e beginning the Life Insur- O ly I, 1903. Q iber 31, 1908. December 31, 1909. 252,425.00 $ 838,407.75 X 998.00 250,230.00 V 220,000.00 477,846.21 O 243,180.00 6,056,895.00 A Policies to You. v tl Estate & Loan Co. 8 TS. O XXXXXXXXXXXX mm glad to have our friends call I 1 I jiHiW Hose I lades and colors, you need )d trunk ^ 2 to show you some. :eries. nd a full line of fresh and jf* ill be glad to fill your orders, in town. Flour" can't be beat. ERS