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KIIMGSTREE. S. C. j
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[ -x *'Jn men whom men condemn as ill,
T fir>H en min?h nf cnndness 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."
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THURSDAY. OCT. 1. 1914.
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It seems that now would 1*? a
good time t<> see al>out organizing
corn clubs for next year.
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The allied forces are still a-lying,
according to the latest advices froui
German news sources.
If germs come from Germany and |
parasites from Paris, where do mi-j
crobes come from? Ireland, of
course. ____________
The l?est thing the members of
the special session can do for the'
State is to meet, adjourn and go'
home. This is the wrong time to1
play politics at the expense of the
tax-payers. *
It is estimated that the special;
session of the General Assembly j
3A I
will cost the tax-payers of the State
$75,00(). Col August Kohn, the
^*ews and Courier's Columbia correspondent,
makes the point that
this 875,(XX) invested in the buy-ahale
movement would buy many a
bale.
it *
There is just one thing we should
bear in mind in these times of criinB'
ination and re-crimination: Neither
Senator E I) Smith, of South Carolina,
nor Senator Hoke Smith', of
Georgia,is responsible for, nor could
either Senator foresee the clash be-J
"
tween the European nations, which
came literally like a lK?lt from the
* blue sky". 1
Tlie Legislatures of Texas and ]
Georgia have formally enacted into 1
statute law a hill to require the '
use of the old "blue-back speller" |
in the public schools of those States. ^
This measure may appear non- \,
progressive, if not reactionary, hut11
.
to our mind there never has l?een a j'
"speller" on the market the equal1]
of the old, original "blue-hack" of J
Noah Webster.
In the first fell Hush of defeat Colej *
Blease said that he was counted out; j
hut when his protege, Maj Rich- ]
arils, was defeated i?y even a nigger (
majority than himself, Klease then announced
that he had been heat *
"by lies*'. Well, there is usually a
plethora of lying done in a political1 ]
campaign, hut we are rather in- 1
clined to the opinion that the blow j
that killed the Governor in this case 1
was the truth, long crushed to '
earth, that rose again. J
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Men of practical idea" should as- 1
sert themselves in protecting the j
taxpayers, against the wild-cat 1
schemes of such statesmen (?) as
McLaurin and Stevenson at this j
called session of the Legislature. If
the ideas of these men he crystal-j
lized into statute law, the State is J
in a fair way to heeome bankrupt, j
Both these gentlemen have l>een
repudiated by the people of the
State, yet they seem to take upon
themselves the rV?le of leaders of
the farmers out of the wilderness of
financial disaster.
Sonic wild yarns have l?een foisted
on a credulous public since the
big war started in Europe, but here
is one that caps the climax: When
the German army was threatening
the city of Paris a few weeks ago, as
the story goes, a detachment of
German troops happened to pass
the home of a French farmer, where
? Knit trmr\ntr in ii nearbv Das
c? '/\u* " O* """"O ? ^ r ture.
No sooner did the hull espy
the foreign uniform than, with l>erserker
rage, he hroke through the
pasture fence and charged the German
troops,goring sixteen of them to
death before he was killed. Next!
? ,
Last week we received three or;
four communications and advertise- j
ments Thursday morning, all in-j
tended for last week's paper. We:
4? InA/>.vmi>inil<itin(r aiid lipid I
li w avwiiiiiiv\itHii>5 unv. |
the paper hack till the next day, j
Friday, in order to get the type up,;
corrected, etc. The same thing occurred
the week before. Now, our
time limit for articles of length and
advestisements is Tuesday, noon, of
the current week, and we shall have
to adhere to this rule or the paper
will 1k> hopelessly late every week.
Moreover, when articles for publication
come in late that way, it de-)
moralizes the whole force, causes)
our printers to have to work over-!
time at-night, and in the rush and,
confusion we can do neither the correspondent,
the advertiser nor the'
naner justice. We are supposed to
set no tvpe after Wednesday, noon,
i
the rest of the time being required
in correcting proofs, making up
forms and printing and issuing the^
paper. There is a limit to human
possibility and, although we have a
very well-equipped plant and com-:
]>etent printers, we cannot get up a
weekly paper in one day. Co-,
operate with us, friends, by sending
in your "copy" by Tuesday ,noon, (or,
at least Tuesday night) and,barring,
accidents, we promise always to get
the paper out promptly on time.
THOSE WHO HAVE BOUGHT !
One or More Bales of Cotton under
Buy-a-Bale Plan.
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The buy-a-bale of cotton plan for ;
the relief of the small farmer is'
making little headway in this com- j
munity. The reason for this is du??;
perhaps to the indisputable fact that:
practically all of our citizens are
farmers and have cotton of their
swn. A number of our merchants,
all of our bankers and some of our i
professional men are either practi-'
cal farmers or interested as lessors
to share croppers. In this way they
iave a good deal of money already
nvested in cotton and are not
:n condition financially to enter inro
:he buy-a-bale plan. However, all
)f our leading merchants are taking
:otton on accounts at 1ft cents the!
sound.
A few bales have been purchased |
ecently from small farmers by iniividual
citizens: Mayor W R Scott,L
bale; W T Wilkins, 2 bales; Sheriff j
j J Graham, 3 bales; Rev P S Mc- J
ffhesnev, 1 bale.
The firm of Strouse Brothers,
Baltimore, one of the leading cloth- j
ng manufacturing concerns in the I
country, has authorized each of
ts customers, numbering upwards
3f 1,000 throughout the cotton belt, j
to buv a bale for them. In compliance
with their instructions Mr E C
Burgess, of the People's Mercantile
Company, yesterday bought a bale
from a small farmer. This bale will
stored in a local warehouse and
nsured against loss by fire, subject;
to the order of Strouse Bros,
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ALLIES CLAIM GERMAN
RIGHT WING DEFEATED,
PARIS D ESPATCH REPORTS THE
ALLIES IN HOT PURSUIT
OF FLEEING ARMY.
While the French and British official
announcements indicate satisfaction
with the situation along the ;
battle front in France and confidence
in the outcome, an unofficial
report from Paris declares the Ger-:
man right has been broken and is:
being pursued by the allies.
This report also deciares the Ger->
mans have been surrounded in the
Somme department and that Peronne
had been recaptured.
The official press bureau at London,
while making no objection to
the publication of these reports, declined
to take an> responsibility for
their correctness.
Announcement late at night by
French and British officials declared
there had been no change in the
situation which they previously had
reported as favoring the allies to
some degree.
A narrative from Field Marshal
Sir %John French's headquarters,
issued at London by the officii press
bureau, gives the reason for the
long-drawn-out battle, which has
lasted eighteen days. "The extent
of the country covered," it says,
"is so great as to render slow any
efforts to maneuver and march
around the flank in order to escape
the costly expedient of a frontal
attack against heavily fortified positions."
This refers to the fiercely contested
operations of the allies' left in
an endeavor to outflank the German
right wing under Gen Von Kluck.
In these operations French and British,
heavily reinforced, have been'
engaged for several days and the
encounters at times are reported to
have been unprecedented.
In the far east there are signs of
much activity on the part of Japanese,
who are engaged in a land and
sea movement against the German
concession of Kiao-Chow, in Shantung
province, China. The Japanese
have occupied the heights outside
of Tsing-Tau, the capital, overlooking
the Germans' main line of
defence.
Chinese troops have blown up the
railroad bridge at Tayu-Ho, six
miles west of Wei-Hsien, which also
has been occupied by the Japanese,
and thus are apparently opposing
Japanese military operations in
Shantung province.
Meagre reports of the Russian
campaign against Prussia and GdTmany
indicate a period of comparative
calm, while the great armies of
these nations are getting into position.
THE NEEDFUL WORD.
\
"Georgie, dear, what did papa say
when he hit his finger with the hammer
?"
"I can't tell you, mamma?it was
so naughty."
"Tell me, quick?I've just hit
mine."?Cleveland Plain Dealer.
DIAMONDS AND POTATOES.
If diamonds were as plentiful as
dandelions are at this season of the
year most of us would prefer to
wear new Irish potatoes as ornaments.
It is what we can't get that
makes a thing precious in our sight.
?Alexandria Times-Tribune.
DECISION READY-MADE.
"He said he could not decide
whether to propose to the widow or
her daughter. What did he do about
it V
"Oh, the widow decided for him "
ACCOUNTED FOR.
"Great Scott, but you are pessinrstic
today! What makes you such
ft croaker?"
"Maybe it is because I have a frog
in my throat."
NO JOKE. '
"The walls have ears," observed
the Sage.
"The walls in my flat have megar
phones," returned the Fool.
Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy i
Cores Colds, Croup and Whooping Coupfe. ,
| Colds |
A should be "nipped in thet/vJ
L/ bud", for if allowed to run /Vi
fY unchecked, serious results yf\
ilIJ may follow. Numerous Uml 1
cases of consumption, pneu- fjj I
i monia, and other fatal dis- ^ j
eases, can be traced back to ?;
a cold. At the first sign of a |j !
cold, protect yourself by jj|]
thoroughly cleansing your
system with a few doses of ii;
. THECFORD'S \ ,
BLACKnn
iiaiit
jllliAUbll I I
the old reliable, vegetable
liver powder.
Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, oMadison
Heights. Va., says:
"I have been using Thedford's
Black-Draught for | I
stomach troubles, indiges- 71
tion. and colds, and find ittoMA
be the very best medicine 1 |/V
ever used. It makes an old 1/^
man feel like a young one." If
Insist on Thedford's, the O
original and genuine. E-67 Ky
"It Was a Great Victory."
The following poem, written by
Robert Southey after the battle of
Blenheim, which took place in South
Germany in 1704, so aptly pictures
the general lack of knowledge of
the present great war, "and what
they fought each other for," that
we reproduce it for the benefit of
our readers:
It was a summer evening.
Old Kaspar's work was done,
And he before his cottage door
w'as sitting in the sun;
And by him sported on the green
His little grandchild, Wilhelmine.
She saw her brother Peterkin
*1 * 1 1 1
iton somecning large auu tuunu,
Which he beside the rivulet
In playing there had found; ^
He came to ask what he had found
That was so large and smooth and round.
Old Kaspar took it from the boy
Who stood expectant by;
And then the old man shook his head,
And with a natural sigh:
' 'Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he,
'Who fell in the victory.
'I find them in the garden,
For there's many here about;
And often when I go to plough
The ploughshare turns them out.
For many thousand merfj' said he,
'Were slain in that great victory.
'Now tell us what 'twas all about.'
Young Peterkin he cries;
And little Wilhelmine looks up
With wonder-waiting eyes;
'Now tell us all about the war,
And what they fought each other for.'
'It was the English,' Kaspar cried,
Who Dut the French to rout.
But what they fought each other for
I could not well make out.
But everybody said,' quoth he,
'That 'twss a famous victory.
'My father lived at Blenheim then,
Yon little stream hard by;
They burnt his dwelling to the ground,
And he was forced to fly;
So with his wife and child he fled,
Nor had he where to rest his head.
'With fire and sword the country round
Was wasted far and wide
And many a childing mother then
And newborn baby died;
But things like that, you know, must be
At every famous victory.
'They say it was a shocking sight
After the field was won;
For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like that, you know, must be
After a Famous victory.
'Great praise the Duke of Marlboro' won
And our good Prince Eugene;'
'Why 'twas a very wicked thing!'
Said little Wilhelmine;
'Nay . . nay . . my little girl,'quoth he,
'It was a famous victory.
'And everybody praised the Duke
Who this great fight did win.'
'But what good came of it at last?
Quoth little Peterkin.
'Why that I cannot tell,' said he,
'But 'twas a famous victory.'
Robert Sauthey.
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