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Rates on long term advertisements j very reasonable, for raies appiy ai this office. In remitting checks or money orders naake payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. "In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; In men whom MEN pronounce divine, 1 find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?where God has not." KINGSTKEE?THE GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITY. THURSDAY, MAR. 9. 1911. Is This True? According to our information n = ?1" onntr?vor? Micro us uuc nvic iiiv v-v?i?v?vr?v,?^v between Governor Blease and the Supreme Court which has not been presented by the press. The Governor's position, as we understand it, is that Judge Klugh, of Abl>eville, one of the twelve Circuit Judges of the State, is in such a state of health as to disqualify him for service oq the bench indefinitely, and that the Supreme Court, by the -appointing of Special Judges . ffo.n time to time, is trying to "hold the job," so to say, for 1 Judge Klugh at the expense of the tax-payers of the State. If this be Iv.mrliwwta nwtnli> nvpr South IIUC5| lllftftll* 1 V-UO \'4 v. Carolina will up-hold Governor Blende in his position, as there is a general impression that circuit Judges too often take long vacations and their salaries are drawn just as regularly as though they were really earning them. In one case, if we remember aright, a circuit Judge wa? laid off for alwuit a year, during which time he spent several mouths in Europe, and all that time the State was paying his salary ami that of the special Judge appelated to do his work. But, even if sj*ecial Judges are not appointed, the other regular Judges complain, and with reason, of having to do double work. Whether or not the Governor is! right in his explanation as to the appiintmcnt of so many special Judges, there is 110 reason for his unseemly antagonism to the Supreme Court. If that branch of our government is derelict in its duty, he l as gone al*>ut correcting it with unnecessary rudeness and display of animus. For such methods there seems to tie no excuse and Governor Blease will doubtless find that even those who agree with him to a i certain extent will not sanction | this breacli of official courtesy., We make this comment with every j desire to give the Governor fair play and all due credit for what he does j that may be worthy of approval.! v * ? In Trouble Again, The past week has been a strenuous one with us and pretty nearly all our attention since Thursday has l>ecn taken up trying to get our machinery in running order again. Last Thursday, when we lacked some f>00 papers of getting out our edition, an accident occurred in the press-room which smashed our big cylinder press. There were several parts broken and we could print no more papers until the damage was reDaired: so Friday morning, with the broken parts, we hurried to a machine shop in Charleston. It was Saturday afternoon past train time l>efore the work was finished, which kept us away until Sunday morning. Until we can get a new piece cast in place of one of the broken parts, we are liable to be caused more trouble; so we ask our friends to bear patiently with us for a little while, until things get to running smoothly again We also ajKilogize for any delay or inattention at the office during our absence and bespeak the indulgence of our readers for any short-comings in this week's pajxT, which had to l>e gotten up in about one-half the usual time given to the week's issue. Volume XXV. With this issue we begin our 2oth Volume, which means that The County Record is now entering upon its twenty-fifth year of existence. A quarter of a century! We had intended inflicting upon our long suffering read-| ers some reflections on this pregnant subject, but the mechanical troubles that have sorely beset us the past week have driven all our ideas to flight. Perhaps it is well?"Twenty-four years" tells the tale more eloquently than we could in a column of type. A contest with the dentist usually ends in a draw. The Supreme Court is a misnomer?it should be the Supreme Governor?Blease. One of our esteemed contemporaries sees no "impiety" in Governor Blease's dispensing with the loard of pardons. Neither do we, but carping critics may discern something like^ impropriety in His Excellency's course of action. By the way, isn't it about time Director Durand gave us the census figures for Kingstree? It seems that there should he a limit to the time for announcing the complete returns of last year's enumeration. If we remember aright the census figures for every city and town and postoffiee centre in the I'nited Suites, under the enumeration a decade ago, were promulgated before March of the ensuing year. Pope Havird, the Saluda county man who assaulted a lady teacher for disciplining his unruly children. was sentenced last week by Judge Sease to five years on chaingang without the alternative of a fine. This verdict meets general approval, but Judge Sease nor the public need not be surprised if it l?e set at naught. Our noble Governor has a big lot of friends in Saluda and Havird may be one of them. Governor Blease and not a few of his admirers appear to fail to catch the distinction between j fame and notoriety. Sometimes j one answers the purpose of the other, but when the substitute j h fails the result is fatal, as the Kansas Congressman realized when as a bid to notoriety he blew out the gas. Without prejudice to our position of opposition to the free, exercise of the pardoning poWcr by the Chief Executive, we feel that Governor Blease has not made a mistake in setting freo I>onnie C Myers, convicted more than eight years ago from this county. Myers, we are informed, was a model prisoner and has shoiyn every evidence of sincere repentance of his crime. This and many other facts sot forth in the petition, would have appealed to any man of humane feeling, however stern his sense of duty. As a matter of simple justice, we will say in connection with this ease that LeRoy lav, Esq, Myers' attorney, had been working for several years in his client's l?ehalf, and it was through hi< efforts that the par'Ion was finally granted. 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When Joe finished speaking it was too dark for a duel."?Harper's. The Lsmbkins' Chief Charm. One fine dav in spring Sir Wetter Scott strolled forth with Lady Scot* to er.'oy a walk around Abbotsford. ':i their wandering they . s 'd a f 'd where a number of : :v.c? wo"!- "fiduring the frolics of < ?ho:r !v ' "All," exclaimed Sir ( Walter. "' s no wonder that poets from tin? earliest ages have made the lan 1> the emblem of peace and 1 innocence." "Thov are, indeed, de- ' lightful animals," returned Ladv;1 Scott, "especially with mint sauce." j ?"A Century of Anecdotes." < / \ H STATE and GENERAL jj TOPICS | Through an amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill R F D carriers throughout the country are given thirty days leave offabsence with full pay, in lieu of fi' > days allowed them as heretofor XXX Richard A Ballinger \ last resigned as Secretary of ^rior in Ppncirlonf Toff'fl miKin^. /altpr L Fisher of Chicago has ' _en appointed to the office and \nll assume charge of same in a few days. XXX The city of Charleston is aroused over a campaign to raise funds for the erection of a modern YMCA building to cost ?150,000. Although the campaign is but a week old, nearly 8100,000 has been pledged. XXX Another life prisoner goes free! through by the clemency of our complaisant Executive. Samuel, Jovner, who in 1894 was convicted! I of murder in Richland county, was; granted a full pardon Monday, i Next! XXX Quick justice overtook George! Anderson, George Hanford and J E Hunter, members of the gang that; held up the Southern Railway train, at White Sulphur Springs, Georgia, j on the morning of February 18. j Anderson got twenty years penali servitude and Hanford and Hunter fifteen years each. XXX John A Chase has been appointed MAAnf AM U1 ?n AA T AtllO pusiiuaai<Ji at r iui cute, vitc uwuio ; Kuker. Senator E D Smith has| been working for two years to get i Mr Chase this appointment, it being customary to give a United States Senator the privilege of naming the postmaster at his home town. This privilege, Senator Smith claims, was ienied him when Kuker was appointed. XXX In Newberry county last Friday James S Gilliam, a white man, after cutting two negro women nore or less seriously, was himself shot and killed by Sam Boozer, the lusband and father, respectively, of the wounded negroes. The trouble ?rew out of Gilliam's refusing to 1 et the negroes wash at a well. ' Boozer was apprehended Monday at 1 Greenwood and is now in jail. ' Later?Boozer has been sent to the ' State penitentiary for protection. ' XXX I A little boy and a little girl, twin ' children of Mr and Mrs W T Mc- ' Dowell of Inraan, Orangeburg ' county, were burned to death at ' their home Friday afternoon, and ' their mother, in her effort to ex- ' tinguish the flames that enveloped ' ler babies, was painfully burned on ' hands and neck. The children were ' Dniy eight weeks old and, wrapped 1 in their blankets, had been left by ' their mother in a cradle drawn near 1 the open fire. Their blankets :aught from the fire and were in ' flames when the mother re-entered ' the room. mm ?? EVERYTHING IN JEWELRY"' at Watts & Watts' The Kingstree Jewelers NEAR THE DEPOT REPAIR WORK DOME OH SHOUT HOTICE j FOR SALE. Brick in any quantity to <uit purchuh L?r. The Best Dry Press Machine-mad? 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M Oflkcers Directors I HUGH McCUTCHEN, . I President. ?u?h MUutchen 1 .v ___ ? _ _ _ JL A. oITll tfl H W. V. STRONG, J. K. Smith Vice-President W. R. Scott I E. L. MONTGOMERY, H. E. Montgomery B Cashier. W. B. Cooper , I ? ' "flfeii 1 A 1 i ? I iki/ctn/t 11 il ? ) Is one of the easiest rooms to make pretty, and one jj of the most important. The dainty whiteness makes for that cleanliness j^H J5 which is the first and greatest requisite for a baby's health. Besides, prettiness is the only fit surround- I ing for any child. j f j You need a chiffonier and bureau in white enamel (perhaps 1 wc can show you how to do over your present pieces) a g good brass or iron crib with sides high enough to keep baby I from falling, a rocking chair, straight back chair and small I table, also in white. These with a pretty rug, dainty wall I paper, and muslin curtains, complete the room. I Be careful to get a STEARNS & FOSTER j mattress, for it is the best. 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