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ROMANCE OR REALITY? Who Is She Who Poses As "A Southern Lady"? Editor Home and Farm: ? I am going to tell your readers a few incidents about the "Raid," a9 it is called here, which means about the close of the War Between the States, our Civil war. I was four years old at the time, and some of the occurrences were deeply imprinted on my mind. My father was a surgeon in thh Confederate army and, therefore, after hostilities had ceased,had to be very quiet until public affairs were adjusted. My home was in Williams burg county, S C, and I lived in a large three-story house, on a large plantation. My parents owned 400 slaves and many thousand acres of land. My three eldest sisters were just about grown. One bright morning in April.1865, as one of my little sisters and myself were playing under the shade of the beautiful oaks on our lawn, we saw soldiers pouring in the gates from both sides of the house. Of course they were Northern soldiers. Mother was so worried, she immediately gathered us all into one room and then went out and asked the commanding officer for protection from the soldiers. We had heard that the Yankees were burning as they went along, and mother was afraid our house would be burned. The officer assured her ? -1 1J 1? J L..* U _ tne nouse snouia ue saveu, uul hc told her to let the young ladies come out and save some of the things which were being plundered by the negroes, who were carrying off everything they could. Mother was afraid to let the girls go out, but the officer assured her they should not be molested, and he went with me backward and forward until they saved a great many valuable articles. I am sorry I don't know the name of that officer and another one, they were real gentlemen. f After the Yankees went off that afternoon mother thought it would not be safe for us to stay at home, m + and resolved to go that night on a forty-mile journey to the home of some relatives. My father, riding his beautiful horse, and a faithful slave, Lewis, riding on old "Gray Billy," would come out of their place of concealment every now and then to get provisions and also to see how things were. He came up just as th,e Yan . ' - tees left, and I remember mother begging him to go back for fear he would be captured. That night all the children had been sleeping some time when I was awakened by my old "mammy," an old mulatto woman, who dressed me in three or four frocks. I asked what was the matter, but she not answering, and taking me by the hand, led me to the door and put me on Gray Billy,in front of Lewis, and, bidding him take good care of me, we rode off. I think'I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I remember was that Lewis, had come to a standstill and seemed to be listening. We were in the midst of a swamp, and he was looking out for fear of meeting some of the Yankees. He carried me to the home of SUIIiC rwlliU XI lllluc, TI1IV wun Bv of me until the others came in two carriages drawn by negro men, and those same friends lent us horses to carry us to our journey's end. Our own horses had been taken from us (those friends lived a mile from our home). We traveled all night and went along slowly, as the roads were rough and heavy- I remember I would look out and in my childish imagination would picture fairy castles and all kinds of beautiful images in the moonlight. Oh, how free from care was my mind; my only sorrow was my large doll being left behind. I will go back to the day the Yankees were at our place and tell a few more incidents. About the middle of the day some one rushed in and said that the place was on fire. Sure enough, the gin house, on one side, which contained 200 bales of cotton, was burning fiercely, and the outhouses in the lot on tne other side were also burning. We lost great quantities of corn,hay,rice, peas and ( everything: else that was made on a I large plantation. Everything burned up. There we were without anything at all, and we would actually have starved it not for the help of two old uncles. A day or two before the soldiers came mother made two or three negroes,whom she thought she could trust, carry a great quantity of our meat into the garret; but one of the negroes betrayed us and the meat was tossed down, cut up into pieces and scattered in every direction. We killed between three and five hundred hogs each year and you can imagine how much meat we had. Oh, the delightful hog-killing time! When I was a child we would get our hands full of little pieces of meat and run to "mammy's" house AAolo WA IAITA.^ KAV IU ruosi It UIl IUC tuoio. !TC IVVCi IIC1 very much, and I think I got a j?reat deal of mv reverence for religion from her. She could not read, but she loved to hear us read the Bible, and he:: life bore evidence of her sincerity. One incident impressed me o:a the day of the "raid'.'?a negro woman stepping into one of our carriages with a beautiful little hat of mine on her head. The carriage was filled negro soldiers, and we heard afterwards that the carriage was left on the public road about ten miles distant. A great many of our negroes followed the Yankees off to Georgetown.but as so many of them died of fever the rest of them were glad to get back home. A great many people lost their silver and jewelry, but we wen fortunate enough to save ours. A n old Baptist minister buried them until all danger was past. Wp staved awav about ' hree weeks, and, oh, what devastation! Nearly all of the furniture was ear ried off by our negroes, the carpets cut into strips and it took us a long time to get things into shape again. About a dozen of our citizens ia the neighborhood disguised themrel ves as Yankees and went around tc all the negro houses,and in a very short time our things were brought back. A Southern Lady. Giles Aid to StrikersSometimes liver,kidney and bowels seem to go on a strike and refuse to work right. Then you need those pleasant little strike-breakers?Dr King's New Life Pills?to give them natural aid and gently compel proper action. Excellent health soon follows. Try them. 25c at M L Allen's. ? ?-? * ? ?-? KINGSTREE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES, j The Wee Nee Literary society's first meeting for this season was held Friday with Mr Montgomery in the chair. Several new members were enrolled. Mr Clinton Clarkson spent the week-end at his home at Heinemann. Mi3s Ruth Phillips visited her home from Saturday to Monday. Mr William Epps gave to the tenth grade a peanut boiling out at his home Friday afternoon. It was quite a treat to all. Miss Jimmie Britton.who has been teaching the fourth and fifth grades since the opening of school, left us Friday, Miss Crouch, the regular teacher elected for these grades, having arrived to take her place. You are not experimenting on yourself when you take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a cold as that preparation has won its great reputation and extensive sale by its remarkable cure of colds, and can always be depended upon. It is equally valuable for adults and children and may be given to young children with implicit confidence, as it contains no harmful drug. Sold by all dealers. Again we beg to remind our friends that all notices relating to money - making enterprises, for church, school or any other cause, are charged for as advertising at one cent a word. All cards of thanks, for any purpose whatsoever, are charged for at the rate of one cent a word. It would save us a good deal of trouble and embarrassment if you would just count the words and send the money along with your "copy," as it hardly pays us to keep books on these little items. Yet in the aggregate they mean a considerable loss to the paper if not collected,and they are so easily overlooked. tf I HAD A_l]TTLE PAIN. 1 I HAD ft little pals right Id the middle ? of my hack And faU that all my aching bones were Just a tout to crack. And when 1 told the folk* at home about my mlseree v Here are the aerver.il aorta of thtaga my v people did to me: j Mother got the arnica, 0 Father got :be oil. v Mamie put the kettle on To let the water boll. Kittle got tb?i mustard. * Tommy ruboed the spine, ? Cousin Howard ran and bought P A can of turpentine. . Wife she got excited 0 And fixed a toddy hot; 0| Then the doctor came along g And hammered on the spot. 0 Neighbors ra lg the doorbell And volunteered to help. * And even Pldo, willing pup. Assisted wtlh a yelp. g And when the thlnrs were reedy they all 1 gathered at my bed ft WTth water begs to heat my feet and koa J packe tor my teed. And while I groanel la anguish with the pain that 1 endured P Bare are several bo is of waya my panta d got me cured: v Mother rubbed with arnica, " Father rubbed with oil, Mamie got the foot bath out c And put my feet to boll. h Kittle mixed the mustard And plastered up my spin* & And Howard made a slxaler wtth "i His can of turpentine, ^ Wife she got me piffled " With frequent toddies hot. And the doctor nearly killed ma tf In his hammering on the spot. 1c Neighbors came and told me . Of all their friends that croaked With little pains just like my own * Until I nearly choked. tl At last the little pain that started all this ? ripping row ? Just disappeared, and in the end I got to ft sleep somehow. ? n was an ugly little pain?I hardly could endure it? ** But heaven knows bow I survived the Qi things they did to cure ttl ?Baltimore Snn. g ? gj Don't trifle with a cold is good advice for prudent men and women. It may be vital in case of a child. There is nothing better than Cham- " herlain's Couerh Remedv for coughs I and colds in children. It is safe and I sure. For sale by all dealers. | A N?at Parlor Triek. I The Mysterious Watch.?For this feat I yon need no preparation. After a few moments of mtrry chatter yon borrow from some one In the audience a watch. Having olrtained this?en open faced watch hi best?ask some other person to loan j-ou a small hammer. I Almost any one will have this lmple- I meat In his possession. Taking the I hammer tn yocr light hand, approach I aome one with a smile and ask him for I an anvil Naturally he will not have I ft Prior to th* performance yon will I have concealed an anvil In your sleeve. Wetendlng to search the last person's pockets, yon will produce the antIL Now ask any lady to lend you her kerchief. Into this place the pieces of the watch. M Fold the handkerchief neatly and I give It to a third party to hold. I Now pronounce some mystic words I slowly, and then unfold the haodker- I therefrom the watch in I perfect condition. I It Is best to practice this feat many _ times until you attain perfection. ~ After you are inre of yourself you ' can do the same trick with a grandfather'a dock.?Chicago Post 1 We have printed up a lot of note books and receipt forms, which we will sell at ten cents the book of fifty. tf Lightning OIL f is the one unfailing scientific dressing which instantly relieves and permanently cures ail hurts,cuts,burns, bruises, sprains and wounds of every kind. Pain leaves at once ^ because the air is excluded, and the oil covering acts as 1 artificial skin. The quickest. fastest, healing oil known? HUNT'S LIGHTNING OIL. 25 cent and 50 cent^bottles. ORCHARDS MEDICINE CO.TshermanJe*. c gOI.I> BV Dr. W. V. BrocKing'ton, XI Kintfstree, S. C. r, BlaKeley'McCullough Co, n/ Lanes. S. C. n( I- NOT! i The Farmers' Union ( house, located just opposi 1 tree, is now open, and ) !| ceived any day you bring will be issued to you. 1 are? .VS rents ner bale fc cents per bale for eachsu charges including all cost! and insurance. | io-5-tf R. N. SPE rHE GOLDEN AGE AT HANI Icripturil Evidence# That Are Acta ithing?No One Cen Afford to I WKhout the Knowledge. We do our friends a valuable 6ervl rhen we cull their attention to tl alaable boob entitled, "THE TIM S AT HAND." In which are giv< aany Scriptural evidences to pro' rbore we are on the stream of time. "Men'B hearts are failing them f ear" and many of the leading thin rs are proposing remedies to bett ondltkraa. The Scriptures assure i hat man's extremity will be God pportunity, and this book holds o> n anchor to those who fear the wa' f unrest now spreading over tl rorid. Tbe honest heart confesses that It t a loss for an explanation of tre pirlng events. While we refer to th the BRAIN AOE and the Age < 3NLIGHTENMENT, neverthele lany realise that we are fast a reaching a crisis which Lb wrapped ! orkness owing to the present worl ride social, religious and political o est As though by Instinct the who reation, while It groans and travai i pain togerher, wuits for, longs f< nd hopes for the DAY, calling It tl GOLDEN AGE**; yet men groj Itndly because not aware of the gre ehovab's gracious purposes. And i Is wondering creatures, looking at tl tngth and breadth, the height ar epth of the love of God. surpaaslz tl expectation. He explains: "Id noughts are not your thought either are your ways my ways, sail le Lord; for as the heavens are hlg r than the earth so are my waj Igher than your ways, and a noughts than your thoughts." Ia 5:8, 8. Send 85 cents at once for the boo tible and Tract Society, 17 Hlcl Lreet, Brooklyn, N. Y. "What's in a Name?" When you refer to pianos, there's a great deal in the name. rm . n- i i ine onen riano nas uecume a synonym for merit, and the name is a sufficient guarantee on which to purchase. If you will get acquainted with the manufacturer or the Artistic Stieff, note its quality, tone, workmanship aud durability, when you buy,yours will be a Cnas M Stieff Piano. Chas. E Stieff, MANUFACTURER OF THE Artistic Stieff, Shaw, and Stieff SelNplayer IPianoa SOUTHERN WAREROOX: 3 Wast Trade Straat, Charlotte, - - N. C. C. H. WILMOTH, Manager. (Mention this paper). FfeMTEIRIMM. ?ram Klngstret mf*-.. ^ a ud aj r\ . o t ?? tMrLAi HtRinai mm 1 at ?nd 3rd Mood: Night* In TmII Visiting Choppers cc fflVwWpmSy dlally Invited to coi Vv#S^cttii^8^y np and sit on a ?tui or hang about od t limbs. Philip H. Stoll, T 12m Con. Com ? 21 of t=>. Kingstree Lodge |g||| No. 91 W^':-Kniahts of Putbio * Kegular conventions Kve Jnd and 4th Wednesday nlghl Visiting brethren always welcom astle Hall 3rd story Gourdin Buildin j Wesley Cook. C i W Bosvvell, K of R & S. iceipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages ai 1 Legal Blanks in demand, for sale i he Record office. If we have not tl >rm you wish we can print it on sho )tice. ICE. ~~~I Gotten Storage Ware- ; te the depot at Kings'our cotton will be re- , ' ^ ^ it ana receipt iorsame he charges for storing >r first month and 25 j cceeding month, these 5 of weighing, storing j i IIGNER, Manager. K ? OE=I O I SA WHAT IT A Bank's ty i, Is the fand along with the Ca] ^ | Profits that protects the dep 79 fore the larger it is, the gr< positor has. This Bank Capital Stock of. t Surplus Fund of ? Undivided Profits of. ^ Additional Stockholders' U Total ? II This means that this Bank mus H of its depositors could lose a I O for you. Do business wit! I 1 never lost a Dollar. I The Bank oi I D. C. 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' I Ol??IOCTO MEANS | | SnrnliK i I e and All. ate of fine Oysters or jflB Lich as Fried Chicken ill on me for same. service guaranteed. g the ladies, for we der and politeness in ^BH <0 w^m and feel like enjoy- XflH get to call on me,and ve you. While you i. i :<i 4... ^ in* 1 win Lurii un tuc < : more than pleasant ady friend don't forget to lebrated Outh's Chocolates, <1 tney's Ice Cream Parlor. |fl |#AMV .|vl pital Stock and Undivided ositors from loss; thereeater protection the dehas a $30,000.00 20,000.00 8,279.77 >r|j Liability 30,000.00 ^ $88,279.76 2 st lose $88,279.76 before one 11 cent. This protection is H hi The Bank that has O F Kingstree ] f j. A. kelley,Vice Pres. I st. D. Lesesne, Asst. Cashier. I Jr., Teller. I J J [ UU1 I 1 ring JJ Prr% ! J i Ties 1 v H I ply Co.'s J ? ? 1 vvvyvvvvyvvyyyvvvvvvvw? 1 Notice! i 1