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KIN6STREE, J5. C. I
C. W. WOLFE.
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KIXGSTREE?THE GATEWAY
TO OPPORTUNITY.
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"In'men whom men condemn as ill,
I find so much of goodness still;
I nmen whom MEN pronounce divine,
I find so much of sin and blot?
I hesitate to draw the line
Between the two?where God has not."
THURSDAY. DEC. 5.1912.
Now that the 'possums and
persimmons are ripe the high
cost of living is a purely academic
question to the man who
possesses a good dog and is convenient
to a good 'possum range
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Of all vices of mankfnd pro- ,
fane swearing is the most senseless.
Some one has said that when
the devil wants to catch a profane
swearer he does not use j
any bait, as the victim will swallow
the empty hook.
Now that Governor Wilson has
been elected to the office of
President of the United States he
ought to l?e able to afford a
motorcycle instead of a bicycle
as an aid to locomotion, even if
Mr Carnegie did refuse to give
him a pension.
Anyway, we venture to guess
tlmt neither Taft nor Wilson is
tn he numbered among those 1
who "do not take kindly" to
the Carnegie pension idea. Both J
these future Ex-Presidents are 1
said to be poor men and it j
would doubtless l>e gratifying to
them to know that in after '
years, when their earning capacity j
ceases, their families will be i
safe-guarded against poverty and j
hardship. <
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\ The grand jury of Colleton ^
county recently "presented" the
maydr of that town for non-enforcement
of the prohibition law.
The chief of police of Walterborough
says that there are twenty-eight
"blind tigers" in the
town and that although he has
reported the fact to the mayor
and aldermen they will take no
action against the illicit traffic. J
In the face of these conditions
how can it be expected that prohibition
will prohibit?
Governor Blease has promised
Vaughn, the reptile in human
form, to "take his case under
consideration," and that he
would decide later on whether
he would commute his sentence.
Fiend incarnate though he be,
we have never much believed
that Vaughn wfuld be made to
expiate his crimes in the death
chair. Our Governor is too tender-hearted
and merciful to al
ow a man U* electrocute* 1 merey
because he ruine?l a few <>r han
girls.
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Anyone who doe> not want to re-;
eive a publication will find no1
trouble in having it discontinued if
lie or she will just notify the publisher
that the paper is no longer
wanted. Don't continue taking
the paper, however, until you are
pressed for payment and then order
it discontinued without paying what
you owe. That is not honest. Xo
publisher of a reputable newspaper
wants to force anyone to take his
paper. At the same time the newspaper
man expects those who take
hi* paper to pay for it just the same
as any other debt.
It seems that the Democratic
statesmen are opposed to ExPresidents
accepting a twenty-five
thousand dollar pension from the
Carnegie Corporation. Just why
we fail to discern. We had
thought it a good idea to insure
the comfort of a President of
the United States after his re
tirement from office. Then, there
is no compulsion involved in
the matter of acceptance. If
Woodrow Wilson as a school
teacher applied for a Carnegie
pension, why should not he as
a retired President accept a far
lugger tine voluntarily offered.
Every month the expense of publishing
a newspaper is greater than
the month lie fore. Print paper,
type and other printing material,
labor, gasoline and everything else
have gone up from twenty-five to
one hundred per cent within the
past two years. Only the price of
the paper remains the same and yet
there are some who seem to Wgrudge
us the one dollar we charge
for a whole year's subscription.
Friends, come up and pay what you
owe us. It means only a dollar or
two to you, hut for us our whole
year's work is at stake. Our collections
have Wen very poor this
year and we see no reason for it.
Our expenses have Wen greater than
ever Wfore si nee we have had ehnrce
of the paper. Don't wait for the
other fellow?pay us what you owe.
Drives Off a Terror.
The chief executioner of death in
the winter and spring is pneumonia.
Its advance agents are colds and
grip. In any attack by one of these
maladies no time should be lost in
taking the best medicine obtainable
to drive it off. Countless thousands
have found this to be Dr King's
MflU? riioAAtTAmT V\A_
i*vn X/IOVUVCIJ. iny uu.5uanu uclieves
it has kept him from having
pneumonia three or four times,"
writes Mrs George W Place, Rawjonville,
Vt, "and for coughs, colds
and croup we have never found its
jqual." Guaranteed for all bron:niai
affections. Price 50 cts and
51.00. Trial bottle free at M L Allen's.
adv
rr.
Bargains lr
Beginning Thursday, Dece
remaining stock of
HATS, RIBBONS ill
$5.00 Hats will go at _
4.00 44 44 " 44
3.00 44 44 44 44
2.00 44 44 44 44
1.00 44 44 44 4 4
i 1 4-U
KlDDoris, regular price twv, m
35c "
25c "
15 c "
10c "
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These are only a few of
greater bargains will greet y<
Kennedy M
Kingstree,
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L QTATF GENERAL J
TOPICS I
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The Baptist State convention met
Tuesday at Abbeville.
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The Sixty-second Congress con-1
vened Monday,to continue in session
' until March 4.
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The cotton crop for 1912-13 is estimated
by the New Orleans TimesDemocrat
at 13,975,000 bales.
XXX
i Governor Goldsborough has apI
pointed William P Jackson to fill
I out the unexpired term of the late
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United States senator isiaor rniyner.
Jackson is a Republican, while :
Rayner was a Democrat.
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A colored man, a son of Jack
Johnson (not the pugilist),was killed <
by an engine of the G & W railroad
at Georgetown Monday. The negro
tried to jump on the pilot of the
engine as it was going into the yard
and, losing his balance, he fell in
front of the engine and was crushed
to death.
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The People's Bank of Leesville,
I ir nnnntv olncioH itfl
i./TAlU^lrUU vtsuiAwj, viv^vv. .vw
Wednesday, November ?7, when the
funds ran so low that it was impossible
to continue business. ' Dr E J
Etheridge, the president of the defunct
institution, is said to be missing.
It is stated that this bank has
been practically "broke" for tbe
past year and that its condition was
known tn the State authorities. It
is also reliably stated that the State
( Bank Examiner had not made an
i examination of the condition of the
aank since last February. The presI
ident of the bank, Dr Etheridge, is
i said to be indebted to the institu;
tion about $20,000, which is only
$5,000 less than the entire capital
stock. This is the second bank failure
in Lexington county this year.
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Saturday mooiing Mr Joseph M
Thomas, a prominent business man
of Charleston, disappeared from his J
home in a manner which led his
family to apprehend that he had i
committed suicide, He was last seen 1
at the Boulevard at the foot of Rutledge
avenue and near the spot his '
hat and overcoat were found. After
a diligent search the body of the 1
unfortunate man, for the recovery
of which his family had offered a
reward of 8300, was found Monday
night in Ashley river. Mr Thomas
was fifty-seven years old and up to
a few months ago had been a member
of the firm of Stephen Thomas
& Brother, the well-known Charleston
jewelers. Members of the family
of the deceased state that there
was no reason Mr Thomas should
have taken his life and he must have
done so while suffering from a mental
aberration.
Foils a Foul Plot.
When a shameful plot exists between
liver and bowels to cause dis
tress by refusing- to act, take Dr |
King's New Life Pills and end such
abuse of your system. They gently
I compel right action of stomach,liver
and bowels and restore your health
and all good feelings. 25c at M L
J Allen's. adv
We have a few fine Trunks that
we will close out cheap. If you need
a trunk,look at ours before you buy.
10-24-tf People's Mercantile Co.
i Millinery. |
mber 5, we will close out our I
D VELVETS AT COST. I
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ZZ....~ ....... 2.48 I
1.79 I
e yard, now 39c I
" " 29c I
" " 19c I
" " 13c I
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our cut prices. Come in and I
)u than are listed here. I
illinery Co. I
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a
Choice Residence
Nesmi
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On Eas;
Nesmith is located on th<
lins to Georgetown and
from Kingstree to George
Kingstree and 27 miles
rounded by some of the f
State,it is bound to be ;
few years.
ONLY ABOUT 100 LOTS WILL BE
Those who buy now will ?et the mo
to make money
Valuable Prizes will be given away.
especially invited
Remember the Date and Day, Tues
n. Or . Sir
Inter-State k
I D. W. Cunningham, Manag
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It's the lines of your figu
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Style 182. It made of a silk meah: has C3.I1 bllV#
dou Die stripping. the top atrip being ailk; baa
12-inch claap with two hooka and eyea: two t-* a 0
pair# of aapportera. Is finished at top with IvCVO II
silk am broidery with fringed edge and bow.
The front steel ia finished with plush; is de- 1 1
signed for an average figure. Sizes 18 to 28
look, you
OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT IJ
WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS GC
People's Mc
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and Business Lots
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i new railroad from Mulon
the main public road
town, being 18 miles from
5 from Georgetown, surinest
farming lands in the
an important town in a
SOLD, RIGHT IN CENTER OF TOWN
st desirable lots. Come one is going
, so why not you? H
Free barbecue dinner to all. Ladies 9
to attend the sale. Xi H
day, December 10th, and be on h^^l; 9
.iaa-e, "^7"o Sell! J
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;er Darlington, S. C. fl
: mercantile]
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for Good Goods" I
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iat mark you For Men
Hone Better?All SI. J
:::l King Quality]
... . , Shoes for Men!
ml give the ^ - ...m
The Shoe that Is builtn
that graceful, for Comfort, Styl^H
and Service. A pJH
ire that every wj|| convince you.
:ovets. These I ~T~^H
^ . Blankets J
:orsets are the . ML
? We have a splendiflH
:ts that money assortment of Blajfl|
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WearaLe Kelsana our Priccs
fv competition. flH
you want to ??
r best. Don't forget that vvefl
* are exclusive agent^H
> COMPLETE for the New Homd?
)OD TO EAT Sewing Machine. 9
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