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*?ti? Cfnmtttj Srrurli. KtNGSTREE. S. C. TELEPHONE NO. 83SUBSCRIPTION RATE: One copy, one year 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 50 One copy, one year in advance ? 1 00 In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much ^f goodness still; In men whom men pronounce divine, I find so much of sin and blot? 1 hesitate to draw the line Between the two?whereQodhas not." ??????????? > THURSDAY. JULY 29. 1915. The Tobacco Market. f The Kingstree tobacco market, along with most of the other marin tl->p Ppp H.-v* sppfinn nnened &1/VO ili VtlV -* VV AX V W MVVVV..) w r last Thursday for the sale of leaf tobacco. From all reports, the opening sales throughout the tobacco raising section of the State were somewhat disappointing to the producers, inasmuch as the prices paid . for'the offerings at the opening sale were only a little more than half what they were for similar grades at the opening of the market a year ago, I when practically the whole world v was at peace and there were no obstacles in fhe way of transportation facilities to the great European factories. We all well remember the sudden slump in prices just after Germany, France, Russia, et OrNk al, declared war upon each other. Prices went down nearly one half, but at that time about all of the first curings or inferior grades had been sold. / x . ' Is it not a little unreasonable at r \ this time to expect a high "price for inferior grades of tobacco with con* * " ,1 tlltions 111 Hill rope itll wwsc man they were a year ago, and at a time when there is really little or 110 de/ mand for primings or first curings? We honestly believe that tobacco growers, a majority of them at :t least, in this State would be betW * ft t ter off if they did not attempt to cure and market their first primings. In other tobacco raising States these are for the most part pulled off and thrtyvn away, the farmer devoting his time and labor to the bet. ierment of his main crop or the well developed plant. However, we feel safe in predicting that just as soon as all of the ground lugs have been disposed of and the well ripened and well cured product is put upon the market satisfactory prices will prevail and the tobacco raisers in this section will realize a price that is commensurate with their labors and in accord with prevailing conditions in the commercial world. Therefore we advise our farrfters not j .? to become discouraged over the condition of the market during the past week. Already we believe we can see signs of improvement, and brighter prospects for a paying crop in the end are visible to our optimistic eye. / ????? Rumors! jS? ftumors, rumors, all sorts of ru\ mors come to us about the high (?) prices paid at such-and-such a warehouse on such-and-such a market for' tobacco. The buyers on the "9uch-and-such a market" are representing the same large manufacturing concerns that the buyers ' on the Kingstree market are representing and they all have instruc- , tions as to the prices they are to i pay for tobacco, or in the parlance 1 of cotton buyers they have a "limit,'' 1 .jind we believe the Kingstree buy?is are going to use that "limit." j Don't believe nearly all that you hear about the high prices at 1 ntVickr raarlrofo TYkhflOrfVl is VPTV ' ' VUi^l IllUllltVVW* A VVMVW ?- - ^ much like cotton in respect to price, j .and you will get as mucli for your tobacco in Kingstree as you will i any other market in the State unless the judgment of the local buyers is at fault, and we positively do i not believe this to be the case. "What a blessing for mankind it would have been, if in a thoughtless moment old Noah had stepped on those two doggers."?^ State. How about those Columbia mosquitoes? Aren't they of the same family that old Noah took care of and propagated? During June, trains 80, 83 and 89 * were on time at destination daily. k f* < * " . BECKER TO BE ELECTROCUTED TOMORROW. LAST HOPE OF EX-POLICE LIEUTENANT HAS VANISHED?GOVERNOR WILL NOT INTERCEDE. New York, July 28:?Justice Ford, of the supreme court, tonight denied a new trial to Charles Becker, the former police lieutenant under sentence of death for instigating the murder of Herman Rosehthal, the gambler. The decision means that Becker must be electrocuted on Friday. Justice Ford announced his decision at 10 o'clock. He had labored for several days and nights on briefs submitted for and against the application for a new trial. He called the waiting newspaper, men into his chambers, in a down-town office building, and as his secretary I handed ihem copies of his typewrit- t ten decision the Justice said: "I have denied the motion for a new trial, and this is my birthday. I'm 53 today. It is a pretty tough way to spend your birthday, isn't it?" The Justice added that he had planned to spend the day with his 0 wife and daughter. c "I virtually arrived at my decis- J ion Tuesday night," said Justice Ford, "but spent many hours since s then phrasing and arranging the [ opinion." c BECKER RECEIVES NEWS. e Ossining, N Y, July 28:?Charles y Becker, in the death house at Sing { Sing prison, tonight received calm- j( ly the news that his appeal for a t new trial had been denied. Father c Cashin, the condemned man's spir- e itual adviser, said later that Becker \ bore up well. Becker had been wait- \ ing for some news, and when Dep- r uty Warden Johnson reached his t cell inquired, "Have I lost?" Mr t Johnson replied, "Yes, Charlie, I am 1< sorry to say you have." Becker's ^ voice was thick as he said, "I had J been hoping against hope that I would win, and I am disappointed, s I am not afraid to die." r CHARLES WESLEY WOLFE. j A Tribute to the Memory of the ^Deceased Editor. c The opene<f casket revealed his c body in the pallid stillness of death's c sweet repose. The soul had returned q to its God and the invisible king- a dom, "reminding us of the fact that v death is but the manifestation of t life; natural and not less mysterious. r We remembered how great was the heart and the mind of ithe soul j( which had been relieved of the dis- a eased, crippled earthly abode; we c thought of its life, its brilliancy, its g purpose, its achievements and its p disappointments. We were mindful of the sweet r companionship and the joyful privi- c lege of having had so loyal a friend. t We realized that a link in the chain c pf human friendship had been loos- t ened?a precious communion broken. r In silence we viewed the remains, ^ while mempry dwelt upon the char- 0 acteristics of the strong and able life which had been transferred. r Thoughts came of ehrly youth, of r budding manhood,of meritorious ma- n turity, of the unfolding opportuni- ^ ties and the dreams of an illustrious a career; then of the sudden and sub- t tie infection which beguiled health g into siokness and success into disap- p pointment. c Who can appreciate the life of a 0 soul imprisoned by cruel fate? Who understands or can sympathize with e a great spirit which gives itself to a intellectual thoughts, only to be R hurled again into the depths of phy- j_ sical pain and torture? Where is1 ti the brother, the neighbor, the friend who measures the value of a human life by the services rendered rather than by the standard of selfishness g or personal gain? These are they p to whom the Comforter comes when death enters a community to claim a valued citizen, bringing condolence t and keeping alive the precious in- b heritance of the memories of a well- n spent life. , Williamsburg couifty has lost one of its choicest men?its intellectual 1 pearl. v May The County Record continue u to reflect the high standard of cul- y ture and morality and the splendid 0 co-operative spirit so well established by its deceased editor. 8 A Frieno. n Si Timely Trio Topics. Ji Friday night, July 16, Miss Bessie Register entertained charmingly in S horior of her visitors, Misses May v Hinnant and Dottie McGill. Pro- d gressive games were played, after h which a delightful sweet course was h served. During the evening the d guests enjoyed many beautiful Vic- j: trola selections. Among those pres- e ent were: Misses Aggie Boyd, Mary I Long, Wilhelmina McCullough, Mat- a tie McCullough, May Hinnant and r Dottie McGill; Messrs Dunlop McCullough. John and Bob Register, s Drs W H Harper and Nathan Boyd. I Another social function of the A week was a chicken supper given by C )r Nathan Boyd Tuesday evening at lis tobacco barn in honor of the vis-, ting young ladies. The guests who, injoyed this regal repast were: disses Mattie McCullough, Bessie Register, Aggie Boyd, Dottie McGill, ^ouise Colbert; Messrs Dunlop Mc- j ^ullough, Wilmot McCullough, Roy\ Agister and Rob Register. A most enjoyable moonlight piclic was given Wednesday evening at >imms Reach bridge. The following rnjoyed the occasion: Misses Mary ^ong, Dottie McGill, Louise Colbert, iVilhelmina McCullough, Mattie and /irginia McCullough, Aggie Boyd, i 2thel McCullough, Pearl McCulough, Messrs A E McCullough, J J Register, M S Moyd,?Grandy, Benlett, Dunlop and Wilmot McCulough, Drs Nathan Boyd and Walter 1 Harper, Mr and Mrs E L Powell, dr and Mrs?Wall, Mr and Mrs S E dcCullough, Mrs J J McCullough, drs Sue Harvin, Mrs?Brown and dr and Mrs H A Fennell of Kingsree. j BOARD OF TRADE MEETING. Hflcers Elected--Effort to Secure New Industries Here. The annual meeting of the Kingtree board of trade was held at the ourt house Friday night. The neeting had been postponed several imes for various reasons from the econd Tuesday in June, the date i Lrv J Vv?* L/N V-V ?? littftfl ^/\M f I utru uy tuc uj"ii*v3 iui tuc lolding of the annual meeting. The hief object of the meeting was the ilection of officers for the ensuing rear, which was effected as follows: Resident, P H Stoll, Esq; vice prudent, W E Jenkinson; secretaryreasurer, W F Tolley, the retiring ifficers being Messrs Thos McCutchn and W E Nesmith, president and ice president, respectively, and Mr V H Welch, treasurer, upon whose notion the offices of secretary and reasurer were combined. An execuive committee was chosen ag folows: A C Swails, Thos McCutchen, V E Nesmith, W H Welch, R D dills, S Marcus. The communication of J P Darby, ecretary of the State railroad comnission, asking that a representaion from this body be present at a i neeting of the commission in Coumbia on August 5 for the purpose if considering South Carolina Ex: :eption Sheet No 10 to Southern iassification, was taken up and a ommittee appointed, composed of Jenator E C Epps, Mayor W R Scott ,nd W E Nesmith, This committee vill select one of its number to atend the conference by the eomnission on August 5. A discussion of plans to push the . 9cal tobacco market was gone into it some length and a committee, omposed of Messrs McCutchen, Nemith, Epps, Burgess and Mont:omery, was appointed to determine ipon plans for advertising the local narket and also to investigate harges of discrimination against he same by the larger tobacco conerns of the country, inasmuch yas hey had placed buyers on several narkets of the State on the opening lay and had failed to have buyers n the Kingstree market. > A canvass will be made of the nale citizens of the town shortly for nembers. At the meeting Friday light five gentlemen expressed a lesire to become members and there re doubtless others who will follow beir example. The annual memhip fee remains at $5.00, upon the layment of which a membership ard will be issued, covering a period f one year. Monday night, August 9, was fixd as the date of the toext meeting, t which time it is expected that a ood speaker, probably Mr T G Mc/eod of Bishopville, will be secured o address the meeting. AID THE KIDNEYS. o Not Endanger Life When a Kingstree itlzeg Shows You the Way to Avoid It. Why will people continue to suffer he agonies of kidney complaint, ackache, uriDary disorders, lameess, headaches, languor, why allow hemselves to become chronic invads, when a tested remedy is offered hem? Doan's Kidney Pills have been 3ed in kidney troubles over 50 ears, have been tested in thousands f cases. Tf \rr\i-1 haw finv pvpti nnp nf the ymptoms of kidney diseases, act ow. Dropsy or Bright's disease may et in and make neglect dangerous, l^ad this Kingstree testimony: C R Thomas, photographer, Mill it, Kingstree* says: "My kidneys j irere disordered,and I suffered from, ull pains in my back. I was sore and ime in the morning and could; ardly stoop. I had headaches and j tezy spells. The kidney secretions, tassed irregularly and caused me no nd of trouble. When I read about )oan's Kidney Pills I got a supply ,t Allen's drug store, and one box id me of kidney complaint.'* Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't: imply ask for a kidney remedy?get )oan's Kidney Pills?the same that1 lr Thomas had. Foster-Mil burn I 'o, Props, Buffalo. N Y. j % % % |MOV Iiriej": 5c. 10e ?? is now loc .1 W1 P.nwflrrf Vi VVl VUIIUIU * where we have j a new and cor 5 c, 10c and Look Over Our Line 1 / Watch Our Show Windc I Harley's 5c, 10c J. W. Coward'.' v: j Iiviiigsucc, NELS Warel oper Thursday No use for us to te or what we propose to Vaii IrnAiir fkot ATA iuu luiuw uiai we housemen of Kingstree fail to look out for th when his tobacco is place You may feel assured that y penny your tobacco will bring, j yours for us to see to-this. Very Resp Nelson's W EPPS & McINTO Kingstree, i I k rED! and 25e Store \ :ated at ....... = o nirl Ctond o uiu uiuiiu ust opened up nplete line of- f-. 25c Goods When In Kingstree! ?'? v iws For Special Sales * 3 ' \ % and 25c Store | 5 Old Stand South Carolina :==il ' ON'S . louse ?ed , July 22 II you who we are do for you. , are the pioneer wareand that we never ie farmer's interests id on our floor for sale ou are going to get every ^ It is to our interest as well as m J ectfiilly, Warehouse * I SH, Proprietors South Carolina *1 t / i ^ i t