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tEh? Jaunty Sword. KINGSTREE. S. C. C. W. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S.C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO. 83. TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year $1 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months .......... 50 One copy, one yea* in advance ? 1 00 Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notices,not News. will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: . Advertisements to be run in Special solumnpne cent a word each issue,minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for in advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders sake payable to THE COUNTY KJb^UKi;. "In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; In men 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. JULY 9. 1914. The brethren <?f the press are foregathered at Chick springs this week, having a hig time, from all reports. The literary /'/erg de re. pittance was the address by Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern vailn-iir TllOiH.lV launaj f x uvcmhj v ? \ ..p. The city of Charleston is offering three cenO a head for rats, dead or alive, as a precaution against bringing bubonic plague into the city from New Orleans, where the Asiatic plague is said to have l>een brought by rats. Hats and Heas are reputed to be active agents in spreading the infectious disease. The candidates for Congress opposing Mr Ragsdale ^n the Sixth district are letting no grass grow under their feet and the race promises to l?e an exciting one, with a fair field and no favor. At the present outlook it is uitticuit to prophesy who will 'oe the winner in this triangular contest, hut we venture the prediction that the race will be a pretty one and the winning candidate will have a very small margin over his nearest competitor. The ruling of State Chairman Evans that it is not necessary for a oter to sign his full name on the club roll relieves what promised at one time to l>e an awkward situa lion. For instance, if a voter is named John Henry Jones, it is only necessary for him to sign his name T-l... TJ T I J Will! 11 ?J"UC? W1 if 11V1U.T ?/vuvo. The State supreme court and the United States supreme court hold that sucli a signature is legal and it would lie superfluous to go beyond the ruling of these two tribunals.? Dillon Herald. In holding on'to theoffice of Hailroad Commissioner, Mr John G n/l< -i mnnifpst.lv nnf.-iir advantage over his competitors in the Uutiernatorial race, inasmuch as he can tour the State in Pullman 4?lace cars on a free pass, while all the other candidates,it is presumed, have to pay their railroad fare. . Then, too, should Mr Richards fail to land the office of Governor he still has a soft, comfortable l>erth to fall back upon, as his term for Railroad Commissioner does not expire until 'Foxy Richards! We publish this week an article leeently written by W P Beard (Body Guard Beard) t*? the Anderson Intelligencer. Mr Beard very j spicily explains why John LMc-i Laurin "flunked out" of the race for Governor and incidentally goes for Candidate Richards with gloves off. According to Mr Beard, Candidate Richards blows both hot and \ cold, runs with both the hare and the hounds and is fish, flesh and fowl, politically speaking. Can a man with such principles be elected Governor by the people of South ( arol ina? PUBLIC RIDICULE. At One Tin* It Was the Common Pu?isKr.ient For Criminals. It is tlie problem of all ages to make the punishment lit the erime, j ! but they seem to have come nearer j 1 its snMitim; in met times' than they over were after the introduction of Hogging. When burgiary meant the total ruin of the man who kept his whole fortune in the house the burglar was handed. But in tlie same period public ridicule served as a punishment for most crimes, and the man who 'sold had meat was placed in the pillory and his bad meat burned to windward of him; the vintner who sold bad wine was forced to drink some of it. and the rest was poured over his head. For more serious offenses the criminal had to walk along Cheapside bareheaded, dressed onlv in a shirt and carrying a wax taper, escorted by the mayor's sergCo nts. The result was that law and order were maintained far better than when men became brutalized by the horrible Hoggings of Georgian times. Punishments became worse with religious persecutions, and after the I -- ,.:i i?_.. ;fo I reiuniiuuuii ur- jhhui i, wuu no i<> rible accompaniment of slit ears, whippings, etc., became popular, to say nothing of torturing, burning at the stake, and so on. At St. Thomas' hospital or.-' of the female nurses : "for a grave otfense. contrarie to I ye lawe of God and according to tlie ! prolfe of three wytnesses," was orj dered to "be jmnished and have'xii strypes well laid on." Lint all this, bad as it was. was less demoralizing than the terrible criminal code of George Il.'s reign, when there were forty-eight crimes punishable by death and forty punishable by whipping, transportation or pillory. 1-iogging for mere vagrancy began with iicnry VIII.,and as late as 1S<>4 six women were publicly whipped at Gloucester for this unavoidable oJFenso. And never did public morality sink so low. In those good old days we Hogged our sailorir.en "to encourage theoth! crs." and there were many trussed : at the triangles who would now be simply admonished. A pleasant form of punishment was ''flogging j through the fleet." It was given j to the ignorant sailorman who struck a superior officer. And when he had been carried from one ship to another and flogged in each he survived?if he was unfortunate?for six months. The luckv man died accidentally.?London Chronicle. Sounds Fish Make. The horse mackerel, or scad, is said to grunt. Purring noises are heard from the cuckoo gurnard when it is being removed from the water. The herring, again, is said ^ 4- nniinn Ir TtrVinn + Vl O iu trim i a tdiut si|ut.aa nutu wv net has been drawn over it, and there are other fishes which are credited with vocal powers. Most certain of all is the case of the little creature known to many a shrimper and fisherboy as the hummer, or hardhead (Cottus scorpius), the sea bullhead, which, when held in the hand near to the ear, produces so distinct a buzzing noise that it cannot only be heard, but felt, since the vibration caused by the sound is perceptible by the hand. It seems to be the result of fear and comes apparently from the inside of the huge head.?London Globe. Skating. Skating is believed to have been invented in northern Europe in prehistoric times. William Fitz-Stephen speaks of it in London toward the end of the twelfth century, but . i -i a 11 X-L i.-l it aid not reauy caieii uum uuui mc cavaliers who had been in exile with Charles II. brought it with them from Holland. On Dec. 1, 1662, Mr. Pepys, having occasion to cross the park, "first in my life, it being a great frost, did see people sliding with their skates, which is a very pretty art." On the 8th he went purposely to see the sight and again found it "very pretty." ? London Chronicle. When you want us to change the address of your paper it will save lots of trouble to name the old as well as the new postoffice. Please bear this in mind. tf . i ttka Business Opening. I am open for a business propo-1 sition in Kingstree, and will be glad i to consider any proposition relative to opening a new business, or becoming interested in an established business. I have no cash on hand, but own, or practically own, over six hundred acres of valuable farming lands, within four miles of Kingstree, some of which is as good tobacco land as tnere is anywhere, and on one place there is an excellent pasturage for hogs and cattle, and also a good substantial residence. In connection with business, these iands could be utilized to great advantage. In a few years, the abo"e mentioned lands can't be b >ught for thirty thousand dollars. \V VV Barr. Jr. 7-9-It Kingstree, S C. Farmers* Meetings. Experts from Clemson and Wintr.rop Colleges will make practic .1 addresses to the farmers of this county at the following piaces on the dates named opposite: Greelyvilie, July 24, Kingstree, July 27, D E McCutchen's farm, July 28. He Ought to Know. It is said that tin* late Professor Colin of Breslau, the famous botanist, thus opened his course of lectures on botany: "Th$ four chief constituents of plants are: Carbon, C; oxygen. 0; hydrogen, H, and nitrogen, X." Then, writing down these four letters, with apparent carelessness, on the blackboard? COIIX?lie smiled, observing, "It is clear that I ought to know something about botany." Just the Contrary. Bessie was just finishing her breakfast as papa stooped to kiss her before going downtown. The little one gravely took up her napkin and wiped her cheek. "What, Bessie," said her father, "wiping away papa's kiss V* "Oh, no," said she, looking up, with a sweet smile; "I'a wubbin' it in." Causes of Stomach Troubles. Sedentary habits, lack of out door exercise, insufficient mastication of food, constipation,a torpid iivenworry and anxiety,overeating:, partaking: of food and drink not suited to your ajre and occunation. Correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets and you will soon be well ajrain. For sale by all dealers. GOOD FOR THE EYES-AND EYES ONLY ARE TOUR EYES watery, mattery, weak 7 Get a 2He. tube of EAGLE EYE SALYE. Use It and avoid granulated lid*, growth*, stye* and other bad reaulta that follow thia anre algn of Infected eyea. Eagle Eyea for everybody If they um EAGLE EYE halve. i ?w?^ /W SPECIAL UANT1>2WC110N I \l . fl Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of August, A D 1914,1 will apply * - ? 11?.?. D If An oo TnHnro nf io cne noii x iu ucnui buu( ao ? w& Probate, at his office in Kingstree, S C, for a final discharge as Guardian of the late W Troy Pittman. 7-9-4t R 0 Purdy, i July 6th, 1914 Guardian. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. F J CHENEY A CO, Toledo. Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F J Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE. Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. 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