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ffifcr (Enrnttg Urrnrh. KtNQSTREE. 8. O. O. W. WOLFE. KOITOh AND rnOrBHTOn? Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S?C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE WO. 83^ TERMS ~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year . $! 25 One codv. six months 75 Omcopy, three months 50 1 Om 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 chafged for at the rate of one eent 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 All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper.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 olumnone cent a word each issUcu minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for id advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first Tnsc trtion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. j Bates on long term advertisements jmjrevionable.. For rates apply at In remitting checks or money orders sake peysble to THIS uuum i flown** In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much 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. MAR. 11. 1915. Volume XXX, This issue begins The Record's thirtieth year of existence, the eighteenth year under the present ' editorial management. Many interesting events have taken place during these thirty years and the files of The Record since 188-5,when the first copy was issued *--- T> r? T vy vui i\ v wuuiu hkvav R ; * ' interesting local history. When \ve bought The Record in - *' '1898, the town was made up of a ^ ' dilapidated brick court house and jail and a few wooden buildings. "The village," as it was called, con^ tained a population of about six g ? , ^hundred. The paper had a sub\ scription list of about six hundred. The "good will," a Washington v hand press and a few hundred pounds of worn-out type comprised the outfit. The entire shop was not much bigger than our present pressroom. Traveling men spoke sneeringly of Kingstree as the only "full grown" town in the State. | But an era of prosperity swept ' over the South about that time and Kingstree took the tide at its flood, and soon a new town replaced the antiquated, sleepy village, so that in ten years the population increased from 640 to 1,472 in number,and now. our town is the livest municipality of its size in the State. ? j* t _l it tj .. 1 ciu we digress, as me rrencn ? I .would say, "to return to our muttons. '' The past two years have been fraught with misfortune and affliction to the editor, which, of course, besides entailing a heavy expense, 0 has handicapped our efforts. But we still live, and the old paper, as long as we are its guiding intellijf fence, will continue to stand for what we deem the highest and be3t, morally, spiritually and materially. * We thank our friends for their Pp N loyal support and encouragement jf*. during all these years and bespeak their continued confidence. He Took No Chances, The*recent death of Frank James, the ^ reformed bandit-murderer, A brings to mind the following story ; *> & . told soon after the death of Jesse t James, the brother of Frank: BB&-:rT'V . > 1 When the leader of the murderous jobber band was treacherously slain * by Bob Ford, a member of his own fc/ gang, Jesse James1 body was laid out in the morgue at Kansas City, Mo, K> for public inspection, and a num-' Journalist: A person who is fitting himself to accept a position in opposition to a newspaper man who has a job.?Elbert Hubbard. . ' '''It is a conservative guess that since 1905 three thousand men have been slain by their fellows in South Carolina, says the Columbia State." The United States Brewers' association gives the interesting infor ber of people, actuated by curiosity , j visited the morgue to see the remains of the notorious outlaw who with his band, had for several years terrorized ttfe people of several States. Among the visitors appear ed a very dignified, well-dressed old fellow with a gold-headed cane, who approached the morgue-keeper and j after an elal>orate salutation, inquired: "May I he permitted to view the mortal remains of the Honorable Jesse James?" The peeper assured i him that he might, and directed him to the part of the building where the lx>dy lay exposed. The old gentleman took a long and earnest look at the "mortal remains", then turned to leave. "By the way,my friend,"asked the keeper of the morgue, as the stranger got to the door of. exit, "why do you refer to him as the Honorable Jesse James?" "Oh," replied the old gentleman, "you see, when I made that inquiry, I was not altogether sure that the bloody scoundrel was dead 1'' Moral?Be dead sure your enemy is "sure" dead before you l>egin to "cuss him out". Tn rnw^cnnnHents. .w ' Our correspondents would save us a whole lot of unnecessary "mental wear and tear if they would observe the following few little, simple rules: Always sign your real name to your letter, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Always mail your letter in time reach us not later than Tuesday noon. Always allow us to write the headlines to your articles. It is a rule among newspapers that the editor be allowed this privilege, which is about all the pleasure and profit many of us get out of the newspaper business. Always write your letter as legibly as vou can, especially proper names and, more especially, initials. Always, when practicable, give the name of the place a person comes from or goes to in writing "per-, sonals". Always try to inject some life and originality into your letters, but do not become offensively personal or dilate on trifles. Always try to avoid mentioning the name of one person or family in every letter. It becomes tiresome not only to our readers, but to the persons themselves. We have had in a so-called "news" letter the name of one or two persons to appear not less than a half dozen times in hardly a half column of space. The foregoing is entirely impersonal,aimed at no one in particular, and we hope no one of our esteemed correspondents will so misunderstand our motive. Several of Europe's standing armies are on the run these days. The stock in German submarines seems to be going down here lately. England is reported to be short on dyes,'but at this writing there seems to be no shortage on deaths. niation that '"beer may be substi tuted for bread." The brewers are! too modest. It|ias beejj substituted' for bread quite often, as a number' ' of beer drinkers' families ean testI ify.?The Commoner. i j The love of office seems to be '"bred in the bone" in the Till| man family. Now it is stated authoritatively that "his friends" are urging Henry C Tillman of Greenwood, a son 01* "Old Man Ben," to offer himself for Congress. '' Dad'' in the Senate and "Sonny" in the House?wouldn't that lie great? M-m-m-nium! ___________ i t By the way, doesn't that stw !pid phrase, "War is hell," credited (or debited) to William Tecumseh Sherman, become monotonous, if not boresome, when one sees it quoted about a half dozen times a day, if he reads many newspapers? It is even claimed that Sherman never said it, but we believe from his actions that he did, and, for goodness sake, give him all the l)enefit of the doubt. Every so-called military hero must have some catch phrase associated with his name for the benefit of a grateful and admiring posterity. If that lurid phrase is the best thing his press agents could find that poor old Tecumseh could get off, he is freely welcome to it and all the glory it implies; but please don't spring it on us too often. A member of the State Senate, Senator Verrter of Oconee, unless we are mistaken, introduced a bill 1 I looking to the installation of moving picture machines as a part of the equipment in all the public schools. It is the discussion of such Ireak bills that fritters away the time of the Legislators and impedes the serious consideration of proposed measures really worth while. What \ on earth would a twenty-rfour dollar ( a month teacher, with possibly a half dozen pupils and practically no facilities for teaching them, do with a 8150 moving picture apparatus? And the cost to the State would, per- 1 haps require another mill tax levy. What the schools of our State and county need more than anything else are: Better paid and better trained teachers; better schoolhouses; better equipment, such as up-to-date text books, desks, maps, . globes, black-boards, pianos, play- i grounds and, above all, trus1 tees who are capable and interested in building up the schools. We are AiM/v.tlrim/* r?/\ *-> A ll*r a! AA11HOA TViAVA spr^iv.iii^ gcuciaiij ^ \jA wuioc. IIICA\; are schools in this county?and rural j schools, at that?that approach the ' ideal, hut we fear they are shining exceptions. Deatb of Mr Sol Peres. Mr Sol Peres, for the past four- 1 teen years a merchant of this place, ' died at his home on Mill street Sat- ' urday of last week, after a short illness from Bright's disease. Mr , Peres was recognized as one of ( Kingstree's best citizens and was ] popular not only among the Jewish ' business men of the town, but all others. He always took an active interest in public matters pertaining to the upbuilding of the town and , was elected a member of the town | council at the last municipal election. ; Mr Peres was about 40 years of 1 age and leaves a wife and three, little boys. His remains were taken to Darlington Sunday morning, 1 where interment was made in the s Jewish cemetery. Dr Isaac Mar cusson of Charlestun conducted the ' funeral services. Mr Peres was an officer in the Masonic Lodge here and an enthusiastic member of the < local board of trade. 1 j Among those from Kingstree at- j tending the last sad rites were: 1 ?* ICTT T 1 _ TIT TT T 1 Messrs ai n jacoos, w n uuuose, i ^ R Gee, Harry Riff, Charles Tucker and A Rockwell. The three last named were active pall-bearers, the< ( others were honorary pail-bearers, j Pv Snbi ,/*v, C- . ?V i t?i? i fckc 4<i c dr bade ic> ii c i a &Gxi\o ttfifh a dollar, pub makes thc ascent < Which crd 0 5tarHHc *SaOtng/. 1/ * * 4 STATE and GENLKAL K jj TOPICS | TUa M aenno n# Plnranao nlon tn 1IIC iUOOVlla vr*. a ivtvuvv |/<MM w hold a Chautauqua the first week in April. x Xx Over one hundred miners lost their lives in a mine explosion near Hinton, W Va, last week. XXX Cotton exports from Charleston in February amounted to 68,406 bales, against 49,686 bales in January. XXX Germans up to the age of 55, who two months ago were declared unfit for military service, are now being called upon for training. XXX After having been in session almost continuously for two years Congress adjourned shortly after j noon Thursday, March 4. y yi Y 3pect the hooks or an state institutions. The salary is 81,800 a year, j XXX After having been lost sight of for many years, the Confederate flag under which the Butler Guards 3f Greenville marched to the front in 1861 and under which they fought for four years is to be restored to the present company. XXX The 4th annual State Convention )f the Woodmen Circle will be held it Charleston March 15, 16 and 17. , | . Rev Mr McLendon, who has been holding a revival at Greelyville, will conduct similar services at Charleston, beginning next Sunday. XXX There were 158 fires in South Carolina during the month of February, causing a loss of $85,226, according to the Insurance Commission- j er's report. XXX Alfred Hampton,the youngest son of the late Senator Wade Hampton, has been appointed Commissioner General of Immigration by President Wilson.. XXX Lewis W Parker, organizer of the Parker Cotton Mills, is undergoing treatment at the Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, Md. His condition is said to be serious. XXX Winthrop College has a student from China, and several applicants from that country are seeking admission. They are daughters of missionaries to the Celestial Republic. XXX George ("Honey Boy") Evans, the well-known minstrel man, who has recently visited several cities in this State, succumbed to an operation at a Baltimore hospital for stomach trouble Friday of last week. XXX Florence has formed a "housekeepers' club" with fifty charter members. The object of the organition is to co-operate so as to conduct house-keeping on a more businesslike and economical system. XXX Horace S Burroughs,son of the in- ( ventor of the famous adding ma-1 chine, died in a hospital at Detroit, j Mich, from a self-inflicted wound Sunday. He was penniless, though worth $250,000 a few years ago. XXX The foreign commerce of the United States in January amounted to $267,000,000 in exports and $122,000,000 in imports, showing a balance of trade in favor of this country of $145,000,000, the greatest on record. XXX Governor Manning has appointed j W W Bradley of Abbeville as an assistant to the State bank examiner. | It will be Mr Bradley's duty to in e the road to t <s 1? ike bottom of fat 5bix l&ads als wfv erode vHlhout effort, but ^cu <V.'\ 1 j&ccettnt in IKls jslarUd $cx an ihi road to fhc top. It zast9 etui the cptrn^ 15 cpoA ^ f the road are jjou headed VEE NEE BAr KINCSTREE, S. C. : The Woodmen Circle is the auxiliary r of the Woodmen of the World, which \\ will hold its biennial convention T * *" ?w?wv?. A T t m Vox, March 7:?Seeing nothing in i your columns from Vox rural graded school, the thought comes?"not dead but speechless." We haye not ' j been talking, but in spite of the 1 ! tough fall,we have been doing things. * ! The installation of new single ' desks, a full set Johnston's maps, g [globe, library with fifteen dollars f I in farm readers, the organization of c a tomato club, corn club, flower c club, home keepers' club and last, 1 but not least, the unveiling of the portraits of Gen Lee and Gen Wash- ^ ington, and the hoisting of our flag, t which has been the zenith of our * efforts. These good things, supple- i * mented by State aid, which means j s an eight months' term, have so en- j fc thused our school, that we feel like j C a young Samson. : i V We are about to undertake to re-1.. I U model our building, though it is i I new. A plan has been submitted, h and accepted from a Clemson archi- j y toot whioh will crivo nn an nn-t.iHnfp ' capacious building,with cloak rooms, j / music room and lavatory,with rolling doors between to throw all into an * auditorium. We so much needed our auditorium when, Friday evening, friends and patrons gathered at the school building, though the rain poured, to be entertained as follows: Opening song, "America." Contributions to Gen Lee, by Misses Mettie Eaddy, Meta Carter and Lessie Tanner. Song, "Dixie." Unveiling of Gen Lee by two little girls, Neta Eaddy and Lena Altman, who, after reciting a salutation, gracefully pi Med the red ribbon loops which ro ,ed the veil back, and the school for the tirst time gazed with intense interest on the TJ face of our beloved Confederate J general. A duet, Misses Maud Tayior and u Meta Carter, was followed by a j I / * I tnere at the same time. XXX 1 ! L L Bultman of Columbia has S been appointed dispensary Auditor, vice M H Mobley._jvhose term had expired. Mr Bultmafhijas appointed Albert S Fant as his assistant. The salary of the Auditor is $166.65 a month for a four year term, that of his assistant $150 a month and that of his stenographer $52 a month. X X x Governor Manning last week nami ed the following board of regents for the State Hospital for the Insane: J E Sirrine, Greenville, civil engineer. R B Scarborough, Conway, attorney and business man. C Fred Williams, M D, Columbia, physician. S C Baker, M D, Sum-* ter, physician. B W Segars, Lee county, farmer. XXX Congressman Joseph T Johnson of Spartanburg has been endorsed by the South Carolina delegation for Judge of the new Federal district. It is expected that J William Thurmond of Edgefield and J C Lyon, Sheriff of Abbeville county, will receive the appointments of District tu i Pi..i ** Axiurney auu uuiieu outiea miarshal, respectively. v XXX The bodies of J A Cooper, his I wife and their son, L A Cooper, j were found dead in the Cooper home ^ near Anniston, Ala, Monday. The supposition is that the son had shot his parents as they lay m bed and " then committed suicide. A shotgun was found beside young Cooper's body. J A Cooper at one time was editor of the Monticello (Ga) Times. I ? vni fiRinFn srHnm.. ? be top! ' cl2iheiop.]jaican. < j) 'it ??aVc to vtork *' J4 /Savf 'nan ^ ' <c3sSS feif' '' i ... \ > "w^l -ass^JS eading,'' Birth and Life of Gen Wash ngton", by Mi38 Claudia Powell; 'The Greatest Man," and "WashDgton as a Child," by Ruby and 1 aek Powell. Two little girls, Pauine Taylor and Pauline Prosser, with i greeting, drew back the veil, vhich kept hidden from us the face , >f our Nation's Chief. A talk on the present home of Washington, how the great movenent of redeeming and keeping Mt /ernon originated in the heart of >ntf of our noble South Carolina lalies, was given by one whose priviege it has been to repeatedly visit Mt /ernon, and gather for her school, ouvemrs of rocks, and pick apples hat grew on the "cherry tree" that Washington cut down. . The school, marching in military ) ._j ?.. i:.i i i truer ui teu iu a gruup, usieiieu wuiie bliss Mattie Altman read "The Orign and Making of Our Flag." A saute was sounded and as they stood it attention, the flag was raised to he top of the flag pole. "The Star Spangled Banner" was ollowed by a reception of the home/p weepers' club, whose charming service and toothsome dishes were snough to tickle the palate of a king. toast given by Mr J B Altman >rought cheers from all, and was leartily appreciated, especially by he teachers. R B W D. NOW HER FRIENDS HARDLY KNOW HER Etat This Does Not Bother Mrs. Burton, Under the Circumstances. Houston, Texas.?In an interesting , etter from this city, Mrs. S. C. Burton unites as follows: "1 think it is my duty o tell you what your medicine, Cardui, he woman's tonic, has done for me. I was down sick with womanly trouble, md my mother advised several different reatments, but they didn't seem to do ne any good. I lingered along for three >r four months, and for three weeks, 1 vas in bed, so sick I couldn't bear for x ny one to walk across the floor. My husband advised me to try Cardui, he woman's tonic. I have taken two ottles of Cardui, am feeling fine, gained 5 pounds and do all of my housework. Tiends hardly know me, I am so well." If you suffer from any of the ailments o common to women, don't allow the rouble to become chronic. Begin taking Jardui to-day. It is purely vegetable, ts ingredients acting in a gentle, natural vay on the weakened womanly constituion. You run no risk in trying Cardui. t has been helping weak women back to ealth and strength for more than 50 ears. It will help you. At all dealers. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladles' dvlsory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special lutruclioiis on your case and64-page book. "Home r.atmpnt for Women." sent in nlain wraDoer. E69-B 'You Better Mind, My Honey!** You wants to be the millionaire An' have de heaps o' money,? Des all de gol' De worP kin hol\? You better min\ my honey! De gol' is bright As stars er night, An' buys des all dey is in sijjht, But mighty soon it takes its flight,? You better min', my honey! A li'P place fer sayin' grace,? De home-road bright an' sunny, De sweet home-nes',? Dey's what's de bes',? Dey's whar de heart beats, honey! Des all the goP Yo' arms kin hoi',? De money what de rich control, Ain't wuth de sweet peace er de soul, ? You better min', my honey! ?F L Stanfon. The Pittsburg Electric Welded 'ence makes the best and neatest ence on the market. We have just eceived a car-load. Call and let > s show it to you. Wiluamsbi- rg Hardware Co. 4