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(Jnmttg Hrrorii. KINGSTREE. S. C. C. W. WOLFE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Enured at the postoffice at Kingstree, S.C.as second class mail matter. ~TELEPHONENO. 83~ TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One ccpy, one year $1 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 50 One copy, one year 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. aii Mmncrpq 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 All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper.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 oolumnpne 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 ubsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements vei-y reasonable.. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders ntke payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. "In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; In men wnom mk.\ pronounce uivwe, 1 find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?where G<?dhas not." Thursday, july 16. 1914. "Cotton" Smith. Whether or not the strenuous efforts of Senator K 1) Smith have had aught t<> do with raising the price of cotton is a question incapahle of absolute proof either for or against the junior Senator from South Carolina. It is a fact, however, undisputed and indisputable, that within the past decade no man in the South,or in the I 'nited States, has worked harder than Senator Smith to raise the priee of the fleecy staple to a point commensurate with the cost of production, or a little heyond. It may l?e a co-incidence that since ''Cotton" Smith began to think cotton, talk cotton, dream cotton, day and night, the price of the South's staple product has advanced from rive and six cents a pound to thirteen and fourteen cents,and the Southern farmer is today the most independent man in thk "land of the free and home cf the brave." It has been sneeringly asked why Senator Smith, if he could raise the price of cotton to fourteen cents, did not go the whole hog and boost it to fifty cents or a dollar a pound. To a thinking man such a question is absurd. There is a limit to every man's power and influence, and one might just as reasonably1 ask, if a Congressman can get a! fifty million dollar appropriation for say rivers and harl>ors, whj'does he not increase it to two hundred millions. Usually his constituents thank their stars (and sometimes their Ilepresentatives, even) for the fifty millions. As was stated at the beginning of this article, Senator Smith may or may not have had anything to do, with the price of cotton, but facts' are stubborn things and it is hard : to understand how our intelligent! and well-informed farmers would j ,vote to oust a brother farmer from the highest office within their gift to put a lawyer in his place; for, to cast a vote ior am yi oiiuiii ^ ujr ponents, means a vote against a i farmer in favor of a lawyer. With Charleston threatened with bubonic plague and leprosy at Georgetown, it behooves the loeal board of health to take every possible precaution ami preventive meas-' ure against these horrible scourges, being brought into our town. Katsj and mosquitoes are said to l>e the! most active agents in spreading the deadly infection. V t CURRENT NEWS ITEMS ! FROM LAKE CITY, j A FISH STORY-TOBACCO SEASON ON-SOCIAL AFFAIRS?A POPULAR SUMMER RESORT. Special to The County Record. Lake City, July 14:?How* is this for a fish story given your corres! pendent not an hour since by a substantia! pillar of the Methodist church, who quotes two pulpit dominies as accessories after the fact? The narrator, Mr D M Epps,: is corroborated by Rev J VV Ariall.of this place, and Rev R S Truesdale of Charleston. Last Wednesday, Sth inst, a party of seven gentlemen, inexperienced in sea-fishing, left the Custom House wharf at Charleston aboard a launch for the purpose of trying their skill; after the> were out onlv two hours I the amateur fishermen took an inventory of their stock and found that they had hauled in 261) of the finny tribe, 180 of which were whi^~ "'ovn rvf caunvj I \ru ; L! I !>; , uy ? V^A t VI * v 1(41 > ?v V. unknown to Mr Epps, while there; were four sharks averaging in j weight from twelve to fifteen pounds and measuring three to three and a j half feet long. Mr Epps tells this tale in good faith and asks your! scribe to believe it or not as she sees fit, buc, coupled with the fact that both he and Rev Mr Truesdale suf-, fered intensely from mul tner, j may not that probably be the reason of the unusually large catch? Despite the hot weather for the past two weeks, there has been no end of social activities during your correspondent's absence, and the j j town is still literally overflowing j with pretty girls, guests from vari-' i ous parts of the State and neighboring States. Among the large number are: Miss Grimsley of Florence,; visiting Miss Elizabeth .Jones; Miss Price of Tampa, Fla, the guest of Miss Vinnie Carter; Miss Pearl Mar1 cus of Kingstree, the guest of Miss ; Mollie Nachman; Miss Hinnant of Suttons, visiting her cousin, Miss Beulah Hinnant; two sisters of Mrs W M Mishoe and a large number of others, who have just arrived. The informal dance Thursday, cvtrumg, Kivcii uv tuc .yuuiJ^ uicii ; complimentary to the visiting young i ladies, was enjoyed by the following! { young people: Chaperons were. Mr J j and Mrs P H" Arrowsmith and Mr ( i and Mrs J M Sturgeon. Jr; Misses; i Guerry Green, Marian McFaddin , and Pearl Marcus of Kingstree, Mary Gayle Robertson of Columbia, i Lucile Jeffords of Florence, Florrie J ! Langston of Darlington and Eloise i Sturgeon, Bert Timmons and Leah |, Nachman of Lake City; Messrs ( j Montgomery, Green, Meyer, Van j Keuren, and Kirk of Kingstree;, | Jeffords of Florence; Langston of;. ! Darlington; J C Williams, J 0 and S 1C Green and Lee Flowers of Lake j, ! City and Mr A R Shultz of Louis-! ( | ville, Ky. Mrs Geo C Haselton has returned , : from a pleasant visit to relatives at J Camden. . j Dr W S Lynch and Mr R B Can- ] non of Scranton motored over yes- j terday afternoon, having come on , professional business. j Mr R C Johnson, formerly with j the ACL railroad company as; j freight clerk at this place, has ac-11 i cepted the position of assistant clerk , I in the local postoffice. j j Among the tobacco warehouse- j j men, buyers, officemen and assist-11 ants already on the market pre-; paratory for the approaching sga-! son are: Messrs Glenn and Glenn; ^ and Joyce of Stoneville, N C, of ^ Glenn and Joyce tobacco warehouse; Mr A R Shultz of Louisville, Ky, v who will again act in the capacity f of book-keeper for the HollowayBowen Co, together with Mr J M ( Sturgeon, Jr, of this place; Mr D M j} PinMi frirmorlu u.'ith\1r M K CrflvplV : will serve as auctioneer for this 1 company also. Among Col Hall's ' employees this season are: Mr E L Lewis as one of the book-keepers, ' Mr Hutchinson as auctioneer, Messrs Rob Singletary and S C Carter as j assistants at the steam plant. Mr j Gravely's force has not arrived yet. j L Besides Mr Forbes and the ware- ! housemen, there are no buyers on j the market yet. The formal open- ( ing of the tobacco markets will be { next Wednesday, July 22, which is ^ about ten days later than the usual date, on account of the lateness of' the crop, which is a result of the v severe spring all over the State. t Several loads of the weed have ai- t ready been brought to market and . sold, bringing fairly good prices, Messrs D 0 and H L Hancock hav- f ing brought in the first loads. Mr J E Godwin, one of our suc-.j cessfu! planters, suffered the mis- t fortune Friday to lose a large por- ? tion of his tobacco crop in a hail storm, which visited his plantation in certain sections only. Mr S VV Young, of the Olanta community, was in town on fcusi- c ness Saturday. r Among the families summering at t Sullivan's Island are: Dr and Mrs A s H Williams and children; Col 0 T Hall's family; Mr and Mrs D M Epps are again at their cottage at Station 23; Mrs J J M Graham,Jr, of Cades with her two daughters and Mrs Robert Grimsley, are located at Station 26 1-2; Mrs L 0 Holloway and children are spending the summer at the island; Mrs H Nachman and children left Sunday for several days at the island; Mrs J S McClam anil her daughter. Miss Maggie, and 1 - I ~ A. 1 a large iiumuei ui timers. Mr J .VI Sturgeon, Sr. returned home last Friday after a pleasant j trip to Tybee beach, in Georgia. Dr A H Williams spent the weekend with his family at Sullivan's island. A large number of folk are avail-1 ing themselves of the week-end fa-i cilities and enjoying the sea breezes, j The new schedules, giving better connections, and excursion rates to ; the Isle of Palms, are most advant- j ageous to the inlanders. Mrs G F Stalvey was hostess to a large number of the junior younger set last Friday evening, compli-l mentary to her little nieces from! Conwav. Mrs C C Spann entertained iast evening, in honor of her house guests, Mr A L Allston of Georgetown is the guest of his cousin,Mr A M Par- ' ker, Jr. Mrs R F Joyner and children are j summering in the mountains Mrs L P Arrowsmith leaves tomorrow, via Chariest n and New York, for Hartford, Conn., where she will spend the summer with her sister, Mrs Fischner. Under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, a party composed of about fifty representative business men will leave Lake City tomorrow in automobiles on a boosting trip.to be gone five days. They will make a tour of the surrounding country, visiting "and getting ac-j nnainfpH with the farmers. LBN.! WHITE OAK CHIPS Picked Up During the Week by ! Our Wideawake Scribe. White Oak, July 14: ?Miss Edith Rodgers has returned to her home i near Lane City, after spending a j week pleasantly at the home of Mr and Mrs J P Sauls. Mr E Dewitt was accompanied by Miss Opal Eaddy on a pleasure trip to friends at Workman the latter part of the week. Miss Annie Felder of Bemberg, a former teacher of the White Oak school, is visiting friends here. Messrs R L Floyd, J L and James Matthews spent the week-end at their boyhood home, Central. Messrs J P and W M Christmas went to Kingstree on business Friday. Messrs J P Sauls and H W Brown liad business at Kingstree one day last week. Messrs W L Matthews and W S Guerry, Jr, went to Lake City Saturday. Mr and Mrs C K Eaddy spent several days pleasantly last week in the vicinity of Johnsonville, Hemingway and Leo. Mr Eaddy was reared in that portion of old Williamsburg, and says he is proud to >ee the people of that section making such wonderful strides of progress. Mr J M Rodgrers of Lake City was iere on business one day last week. Mr Geo J Graham, Jr, a progressve farmer, of the Bethesda section, ost his tobacco barn, together \\jth ;he first primings, by fire Thursday. ! Mr B W McElveen and family i ijient the week-end pleasantly with he former's parents and friends at J ^ades. "Curing and working otherwise vith tobacco", is the slogan of the armers. Mr G H Ward,a prominent grocer | jf Cades, accompanied by his lovely 11 ;oung bride, spent Sunday pleasant-11 mm j th Tii/r riinuci li IU I/ML lirtLUITJLLi! Dodson's Liver Tone is just as sure i n results and always safe, pleasant n taste and has no bad after-effects, i \s a remedy for a torpid liver caio- j nel has more than met its match in ! Dodson's Liver Tone. This medicine | loes not roughly force the liver on ! ;o perform its work. It acts gently rut surely. j Calomel depends for its power; ipon exciting the liver to do more' vork.and often the liver is too weak ,o stand such treatment, and after aking calomel you are as a result lometimes worse off than before. Dodson's Liver Tone cannot cause my of the dangerous effects that >ften follow the use of caldmel. It s entirely vegetable and pleasant to he taste,and is suitable for children! ind grown people. Get a large bottle for fifty cents it Dr W V Brockington's under the guarantee that if it doesn't satisfy mu that it perfectly takes the place >f calomel you will be given your \ noney back with a smile right at he store where you bought Dodon's medicine. WtNYOMNEBVC"" I Vv> .i.ive the first symptom of a runa j system, and nervous people toooften con: ceal their aches and pains and suffer in silence, while, if neglected, this condition often foreruns more serious trouble. If those so afflicted would stop taking medicine containing alcohol or drugs , which menace the foundations of health, and just take the pure, strengthening nourishment in Scott's Emulsion, it would create new blood to pulsate through the organs, refresh their bodies and build up the whole nervous system. It is rich, sustaining nourishment, free from wines, fllrnhnk nr Hniorc QHnn ciiKctitiit-p*; ' * ly at the home of Mr and Mrs G W Ward. Mr R K McE'veen had business at Kingstree Monday and Tuesday of last week. Mr John James Matthews of Lake City was in our midst last week, "drumming" for Gravely's ware* house. Chief of Police Ward of Scranton Sundayed at the home of his brother, Mr G W Ward. Mr W E Flowers, a prosperous merchant-farmer of White Oak, had business Friday at the "Metropolis" of Williamsburg. B W M ? I Suttons Sittings. Suttons, July l.">:?One of the prettiest marriages of the season was solemnized here Sunday afternoon, July 5. at 6 o'clock, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr W L Altman, when his daughter, Miss Virginia. became the bride of Mr Grady Wiggins of Georgetown. Only a few near relatives witnessed the scene. The bride never looked more beautiful than she did in her wedding gown of shimmering satin. The happy young couple left Monday evening, 'midst showers of rice, for their home at Georgetown. Their many friends here hope for them much joy and a safe voyage on their sea of happiness. A "stranger" has come to live with Mr and Mrs E T Cooper. To avoid coming on the "Fourth." she arrived on the 3rd. The proud parents are wearing "the smile that won't come off"?'cause it's a girl. Mr R E Blakeley is having his residence repainted, which adds much to its appearance. Messrs Roy Jerfords and John Graham were callers here Sunday afternoon, the latter having just returned from Greenwood, where he has finished a business course. Mrs S M Wilson and little daughter,Pearl,from Florence, are visiting relatives near here. Ideatw w ra ?Tn xa ^lu oli What conditio] today if d< T8 oyj Would your ch Trj Would your wi <|?j ual labor 1 ^ Would they be TT u kV/4 AAClV^l U J WkA kj j9?| families ei such in ca: RY1 Don't wait unt the face. [Wl Insure now in ' ?yi Premium ] ^ cal examir | Kingstre 1 Estal Mr F B Sedgwick of Salters called pleasantly near here Friday evening. Miss Lethea Walters of Florence ; is a visitor in this community and i will be here several weeks. Mr F L Richardson of Salters: made his usual call here last week.j We can easily, account for the attraction. Misses Clara and Mayme Blakeley were guests of Mrs W E Graham of Trio last week-end. Mr John Rowell was a visitor here yesterday. Messrs Jeff Shepherd and Georgie Wiggins of Scranton visited at Mr W D Byrdic's Sunday. Misses Dodye and May Hinnant have returned from a pleasant visit to Andrews. Mrs W 0 Henderson of Andrews is with her father. Mr R P Hinnant, for a few days' visit. Mr Sam Wilson of Effingham is spending a few days here with rela-: tives, en route to his old home at Honey Hill. Mr Lawrence Haselton of Scran-1 ton was a caller here Sunday. Mr J M Blakeley made his first trip on his new motorcycle from Georgetown here to s> nis parents j I Millionaire a, if j May dress as they please,' with us ordinary mortals, appear successful; we mus with success. We must w men, for by our appearanc people. Let me garb you in ( success producing suits I a ^11 V All* ail uver cmo actLiun. x vu will "take notice" of it ar your material success. Harr: Nearly Opposite the Postof i is Hon IP AHD THII i would you leave j 3ath should overtake 1.1 J, uareri gv uneuucctL^ ife and* children hav :'or support? dependent upon eh; een the hardships nough to protect } se of your death? il you see death s Too late for protect (-V, r\ Qr\n fin nY?n LI 1C UCOt kJUUtllWii \y\ Rates are the lowest lation to all policyho ? Insurance :e and Loan - - Sout 1 -w Sunday. Miss Ethel Rowell visited friends here' Sunday afternoon. Rev W T Bedenbaugh will begin a protracted meeting here tonight. We hope that much good will be done. Poor Boy. Everybody is more or less interested in politics. Now is your chance to coin gold dollars out of your political opinion. Notice to Club Secretaries. tkrt oA/iwA^rwi.10 f flirt irnm/MIQ iuc 3CLi c: tai ico ui uic vanuus i/wiuwcratic clubs in Williamsburg county are hereby notified that, under the rules of the party, the club enrollment books must be closed after Tuesday, the day of ' uiy. and within three days there-^B from, said enrollment books must be B transmitted to the County Chairman. H Tuesday* July 28, is the B last day for enrollment. No fl name can be placed on a club roll after^B tnat date. Club secretaries are hereby^H directed to close club enrollment books^H on July 28 which is the last day for en-Sa rollment and to transmit original club^H rolls to the County Chairmen on or be^H fore the Jlst of July. Philip H Stoll, County Chairman. July 14, 1914. 7-!<>-2t^H " f id Tramps without criticism. Not so We must dress well to t appear successful to meet -ear the garb of successful :e we are judged by many )ne of those popular and m selling rapidly to others 11 be pleased?your friends ^ id it will go far toward / * V Riff lice. B IRIBLE I <K! 1 rour family in jw ? you. e to do man- rnj 88 irity? mL* of fatherless rours against [Tn m _ \6Jb .taring you in ST ;ion then! w )mpany, Our ^ . Free medii, Real 1 Co., ! ! h Carolina Ai ' J v'i /