The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 12, 1911, Page NINE, Image 9
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A NATION OF MARKSMEN.
I In Switzerland Rifle Shooting te Foey
^ toped as a Sport.
Every mail in the peaceful and
democratic country of Switzerland
, is a soldier in a modest way. The
ablebodied Swiss enters the army at
twenty years of age and serves sixty-five
days in his first year. For the
next twelve years he trains for
three weeks every alternate year.
| At thirty-two he enters the land|
wehr and has eight to ten day6 unr
^ der arms every fourth year until,
\ W- at fifty, he retires and is required
to furnish no further service except
in case of war.
It is not too much to call the
'Swiss a nation of marksmen. The
IB training periods are occupied only
|K- with drill and tactics; the all im-portant
matter of shooting is left
8n to the individual soldier to carry
B out at other times, and he does it
B under the auspices of the shooting
B societies which are such a feature
n of Swiss life.
K These societies, under governm
ment control, are called Schutzen
gesellschaften in the German and
* Societies do Tir in the French cantons.
They are voluntary associationSjVarymg
in size and importance
with the town or village they serve.
Those in the larger towns possess
completely fitted ranges and clubhouses;
the small villages do their
shooting in any field backed by a
8 iitable hill. Every peasant and
townsman has easy facilities foi
shooting, and each man has his
service rifle always in his possession,
a Every man between the ages^oi
twenty and thirfy-two must ?re
I oomee very fine. Then it is mixed
with water and a very thin batter
prepared. The batter is spread on
^ a hot stone over the fire, where it
is allowed to bake a considerable
time. When one side is baked the
other is turned. Sheet after sheet
is baked in this manner. No salt is
used in the batter, and ,the bread
has a sweetish taste. It is usually
blue, taking the color of the corn
from which it is made.?Chicago
Becord-Herald.
ft A Qr?at Invention.
S Hearing a tremendous noise or
I . series of noises in the lower front
1 hall, Mrs. Goodfellow went to the
I top of the stairs and looked down,
ft What she 6aw was Mr. GoodfelI
low sitting on the lowest stair, holdi
ing his shin and muttering to him'
"What are you doing there?"
she demanded, with full weight of
asperity in her voice.
^ "I am inventing an electric dovice
which will move all the furni
tture into the back yard the moment
s the front door is opened at night,"
i ^.Nsaid Mr. Goodfello^r.?Buffalo Ex1
' press.
IE . DUoontent.
I It is both the curse and blessirg
A, of our American life that we are
SC& never quite content. We all expect
gn to go somewhere before we die and
Vp have a better time when we get
T. " there than we can have at home.
The bane of our life is discontent
We say we will work so long and
then we will enjoy ourselves. But
we find it just as Thackeray has expressed
it "When I was a Ixjy," he
said, "I wanted some taffy. It was a
shilling; I hadn't one. \then I was
a mac I had a shilling, but I didn't
xant any taffy."?Robert Gillyer.
IUiii l*"Vn V ouvwo iu ivu*
exercises every year, and the societies
receive a grant of 2 francs fox
every soldier shooting this course on
their ranges. The income derived
from the grants generally suffices
for the current expenses of the society,
supply of targets and pay of
marker. There is no entrance fee
nor subscription, as a rule, and
heavy expenditures, such as that incurred
by the construction of new
ranges, is met by a special grant
from the government.
In addition to these exercises,
many competitions are held between
different villages, towns and
cantons. The whole system of
Swiss shooting is a good example of
co-operation between ^government
and individual. Every Switzer has
his army rifle; he can use it when
and where he will, provided he does
not endanger other lives; he is in1
sured by his government against all
f . accidents on the ranges, and
I through his society he can secure
the services o??qualified military officer^to
organize and control his
shootSlg. By treating rifle ehootirg
Mm as a sport, and it is as popular as
H^r baseball or football with us and
more generally practiced, the
IRK Swiss have removed it from its
HBL v usual warlike associations, but
B Nv-AouM occasion arise that which
BM has been learned in sport would be
used in earnest?New York Press.
M Moki Indfsn BrMdiMktng.
B Women of the Moki Indians in
the deserts of New Mexico make
bread in sheets no thicker than a
-kheet of paper. The corn of which
H-' the bread is made is ground bem
tween two heavy stones until it be
THE HOUND ROBIN.
No Ore Seems to Know the Origin of
the Strange Term.
A "round robin" is one of those j
documents of which the name is familiar
to most people, but which
uncommonly few liave over seen or
signed. Every one knows that the
thing which bears so singular a
name is a communication?letter,.
remonstrance, warning or the like
?the signatures to which are written
around the circumference of the
circle which incloses the body of
the epistle or radiating therefrom
like the spokes of & wneel from a '
hub, so that the responsibility of
signing is equally shared. No one
signatory con be accused of being
either tfie first or the last to sign, i
of being the leader or the whipper ;
in.
The most famous example on reo ,
ord probably is tbo remonstrance (
which was sent to Dr. Johnson in '
connection with his epitr.ph on Oli- j
ver Goldsmith. The doctor had I
prepared an epitaph in "Latin. \ut j
some of his friends, who had also j
L>on friends of Goldsmith, took ex- j
coption to it on two grounds, the ]
first being that it did not quite do j
justice to the author of the "Trav- j<
oler" as a writer, ami particularly j
as a poet, and the second tliat it j
should be written in English. The j
party of friends were gathered i
around Sir Joshua Reynolds' hos- j
pit able if somewhat ill served table, J
'1 and though they found themselves <
1 m general agreement on these two !
points no pne had the courage to j
be willing to "bell tKe cat," or, jn ]
1 other words, to take the leaa in (
tackling the formidable Johnson on j
these twq rathej d^ljgate matter*. '
"At last." says Sir William Forbes, '
1 "il was hinted that there could be !
no way so good as that of a round j
fobtn, ae the sailors call it, which <
, they make use of when they enter j
a conspiracy so as not to let it be '
j known who puts hie name first or 1
I last to the paper." | i
i The idea vhis at once accepted, i
! the address to Dr. Johnson was pre- j
i pared, and all signed it in the form (
, propoeod. This very interesting pa- J
per is still extant and is preserved '
among other valuable manuscripts 1
in the library of Haigh Hall, near !
Wigan, the seat of the Earl of ]
1 Crawford. It begins, "We, the cir- ;
, ctunscribers," and the signatures, i
| written around the circle which incloses
the address, include those of j
Gibbon, Burke, Joseph Warton, 1
Sheridan, Sir Joshua Reynolds, !
George Oohnan and half a dozen !
fit here who are nowadays but lit- j
tie known. Johnson tcokcthe re- ^
monstrance in good part, but as to j
not writing the epitaph in Latin <
[declared that he would never con- "
sent to disgrace the walls of West- j
minstec abbey with an English in- j
acription! r[he whole story is emi- jj
nently characteristic of both John- \
son and his times.
No one hite yet been able to give '
is satisfactory explanation of the
i strange term "round robin."?Lon- I
don Globe.
Fk-vt Rif?ro?A
j The traveling on the first railroad
in England was not very comfort1
able undoubtedly. The coaches
were at first only coupled with
chains, as wagons are now, so that
i they jerked the unfortunate passen'
gers nearly off their seats at starting
and clashed violently against
v il l it 1
eacn oiaer wnen ine anveF put on
his brake. When fairly in motion,
if the speed any but the slowi
est, the very ^hdrt wheel base pro
duced a pitching action so trying
' that if the journey had not been a
I short one it would have seriously
affected the popularity of the railway
as a means of passenger transit.
/-^ragranoa of St. Sophia.
Visitors to the mosque of St.
Sophia in Constantinople notice
immediately they enter a beautiful j
fragrance pervading the entire J
j building. The solution lies in the ;
j fact that when it was built, 1,000
i years ugo, the ston??s and bricks
i were laid in mortar nixed with a
i solution of musk. Those who laid
| these stones have been long forgot!
ten, but the influence and fragrance
; of the work remains.
Wore Than Cruel.
The Judge?Can you describe ^
any specific act of cruelty on the *
part of vour husband? t
The Complainant?I should say 2
I can! Whenever he had anything ?
to say to me he'd call me up on the 2
telephone and sav it, find then dis- 2
connect before I had a chance to
talk back to him.?Chicago New*. S
Ko Go* Hfa. |
Looking un from his magazine ?
O < w 2
cue night he remarked to his wife, S
"Do you know what I'd have done ?
if I had be-m Napoleon?" "Yes," S
she answere*! "You'd have settled S
down in Corsica and spent your life 5
grumbling about bad Inck and hard 5
times." I ^
I A Gui
I Premiui
1 In the front of our st(
nearest number of seeds
sewing machine, and the
g be given a nice suit of cloi
S| dollar they spend in cash
the 24th day of Decembe
K5 award the prizes. Conte
? spend one dollar every tir
^ lr; addition to the abc
I I Always when you spend i
and when you have $5.0(
nice present or premium
presents.
NO1
That will cause you t<
forty yards duilt patch Calico
ill olb bundles, only $i.00Five
thousand yards Sea Island
Homespun, 40 inches
3? wide.l 1-2 to 3 1-2 yard pieces,
I only 5c i;he yard. Put up in 5 1
and 10 yard bundles.
Five thousand yards Sea Island
Homespun, 40 inches
wide, in full pieces, only 6 l-4c !
the yard.
One bale very heavy Sea Is- !
land Homespun, 36 inches wide, '
only 8 l-3c the yard. j
One case English Long Cloth <
in 12 yard pieces, only 81.25 ]
per piece of 12 yards. The .
kind that always sold for $1.50
A large line of Calicoes in
light and dark prints, only 5c ,
the yard. 1
One case of Outings that sell '
anywhere at 8 1-3c. We will .
?f hand them over to you at 6 l-4c ]
gt} theyarc'..
On next Saturday, the 14th,
i and next Tuesday, the 17th, {
S and Thursday, the 19th, from
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1 DRUGS! ME
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E and Toilet Article
E Richard Hudnut's
P?A?inpaftioi
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E Prescriptions and I
E carefully prepares
E Pharmacist.
I SEND US YOUR M
I Kingstree Drug
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Pure!
>re we have a 105 pound
in the pumpkin will be ;
person guessing the se*
thes or a ladies* coat sui
in the store. Guessing
r, 1911, when a committ
stants can guess as mai
ne they guess.
>ve offer, we have decide
noney at our store be st
) worth of these tickets
of some kind. Save yo
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11 a. m. to 4 o'clock p. m., we
will sell yard wide, 10c Bleach
Homespun at 5c the yard, only
10 yards allowed to each customer.
These goods are on
display in our windows.
Dress Goods and Silks.
Remember, ladies, we have
3n display a splendid line of
Wool Dress Goods at 25c, 50c
and $1.00 the yard, including
a pretty assortment of Creams,
Light Blue, Pink and Lavender
for evening dresses and
Dpera cloaks. See our pretty
line of dress goods.
Silks and Trimmings.
We also have in stock a nice
line of Silks and Satins for
dresses and trimming purposes
A very pretty line of Silks
in all the leading shades at 25c
the yard.
Black Taffeta, 1 yard wide,
Dniy 95c the yard.
Black Messaline Satin, 1 yard
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DICINES! 1
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s of All Kinds. 3
Perfume and 3
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'amily Recipes 3
1 by a Licensed 2
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AIL ORDERS 3
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en Wit)
liases.
pumpkin on display and
nrivron a hanrlcnmf* hall h^j
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:ond nearest number of see
t. All persons will be alb
Contest will ccntinue fror
ee will be appointed to ca
ly times as they please---:
^d to give premiums for ou
ire to call for the cash regi
bring them to the store ai
ur cash register tickets---1
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8 MEAN \M
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8 YOU? L *
i W If pay-day means a day of Bi]
w,Living lieyom
(A To live beyond your inc >me mes
Now is the the time to change.
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Sat the earliest opportunity and pul
an account is opened pou can dopo
or all. at any time without notice.
8 WEE I
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? BANK OF WI1
I ftingsti
? C W StoLL, President.
? F Rhem, Vice-President
THE 000
avail yourself of the al
?11, here they are;
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wide, only $1.00 the yard.
A nice line of All-Over Laces
for yokes, from 35c to 81.00
the yard.
Don't fail to see our line of
Linen Torchon Laces at 5c the
yard.
v if 9 s* 'i. r? j
uauies coai Willis ana
Jackets.
Ladies, just as soon as the
weather gets a little cooler you
will be on the move for Coat
Suits and Long Coats. We
want to say to you that we are
here with the goods; all the
latest styles are shown.
A nice line of Coat Suits,
nicely satin lined, only $12.50
per suit.
Other Suits at $15.00, $18.00
and up to $25.00 the suit.
Long Coats from S5.00 to
$15-00.
Call and see our suits, skirts
and jackets.
THERS COM
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infest! |
h Cash!
the person guessing the g
iring, drop head White
:ds in the pumpkin will S;
jwed one guess for every
n now until the night of g
nvass the guesses and g;
ill they have to do is to g!
r cash register tickets, g!
ster tickets, or coupons,
id we will crive vou a >3
they will bring you nice |j
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dove prize and prem- ^
Buster Brown Hose. .
We have now in stock a very 3r
complete line of Buster Brown S
Hose for ladies, men, boys and ?5
children. Those who read the jg
great periodicals of the coun- ?5
try will find Buster Brown fit
Hnan ir, oil fka M
Jauuv UUTVIUOVU III Oil II1C fjn
great magazines and daily pa- Jj?
pers of the country. If you !0i
? * ' 4. 1 i? 1.U
wain liic uesu uuse iur trie n
money get Buster Brown Hose, gj *
15c the pair or two pairs for ??
25c. Ladies, men and children. g?
Also a full line of the guar- 8[
anteed hose for men, ladies 8
and children. Four pairs guar- ? r
anteed to last four months or B;
new ones given if they don't g;
last. A printed guarantee goes iSr
with each four pairs?can there n I
be a fairer offer? 8
Remember, we sell on next ! Sj. ,
Saturday, the 14th, Tuesday,
the 17th, and Thursday, the
19th, 10c Bleach Homespun at ! g
5c the yard?only 10 yards $o ! 2I
each customer. . j g;
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WHATEVER 8 '
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lis and Collectors you are JL
1 Your Income. ijn
ns a life of perpetual indebtedness. \M
Open a
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: by something every pay-day. After?)
sit as you like or withdraw any part 7 k
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of Our Safe ;
:'ou have money about your home let 4
'er you the protectiou of our safe and <
?places of security that are built to ^
money where it will be out of reach 4
rglars and fire, and always ready for *
fhen wanted. We want you to feel 4
;his bank is for your use and that our 4
tniences are for your use; to that end <
vite yuur account. n is our DUSiness 4
ve the people. The service we offer 4
e of advantage to you. Others tell *
their satisfaction. This makes us be- 4
that vou also will receive the same 4
(fits from a bank connection here. *
over the situation with us, whatever *
rements you may have we may be 4
? supply your demands. Why not *
aday? 4
LLIAMSBURG, 3
:?e, S. C. \
E C Epps, Cashier. *
C W Boswell, Asst. Cashier. 4
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