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tZTJp <?nrottg Urrnrh. KINQSTREE. 8. O. ' C. W. WOLFE* 1 KOITOW AND *WO?WI?TQW. 1 Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S.C.as second class mail matter. * TELEPHONE NO. 83- J TERMS ~ < SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 One $opy, one year . .$1 26 ] One copy, six months - 75 j One copy, three months .. .*..... <? 60 - ??j ? . 1 nn , Cne copy, one year in duvhiw ? VW 1 > Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks j and all other reading notices,not News, will be charged for at the rate of one 5 cent a word for each insertion. I All changes of advertisements and ] all communications must be In this office before TUESDAY NOON in order' to < appear in the ensuing issue. I All communications must be signed | by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES; 1 Advertisements to be run in Special eolumxipne cent a word each issne.mini- 1 nam 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 nake payable to THE COUNTY RECORD* THURSDAY, SEPT. 16. 1915. In men whom men condemn as ill. I find so much ?f goodness sun; In men whom MEN pronounce divine. I find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two ?whereG?>dhas not.' Who Is Responsible? From time to time we have heard a good deal of unfavorable comment by taxpayers regarding the county road machinery that is, and has been for some months lying idle on a vacant roadside lot near the ... Williamsburg cemetery. This machinery consists of one large traction :. engine, several dirt hauling cars and aroad scraper. None of it has the least protection from the elements and is sinrplying going to loss for want of shelter and attention. When this machinery was placed where it now is some months ago, presumably by orders of the road engineer, it had a comparatively new appearance, and, so far as we can learn, had been used very little. It was, we believe, in erood working condition. or could easily have been put in condition at a|small cost. The original cost of this machinery was doubtless several thousands of dollars and it does seem to us that some one is, or should be responsible for its proper care. If the road department has no immediate use for the machinery, it 1 1 should be put in a dry place, certainly not allowed to stand there in the open exposed to the elements | anri in nlain vipw of pvprv Pnnntv ^ " " ! taxpayer who passes it. If the big traction machinery is % i a white elephant on the hands of 1 the county road department, then why not sell or trade it off for some ^ . other device that will be serviceable in keeping up the countyhigh. ways. ( It looks like 11-cent cotton, already! Rah, Rah, Rah! ] Cotton seed is out of sight. It j opened at S20 per ton and is now $27.50. i ^ 1 ? What a difference if cotton had sold for even 10 cents this time one i year ago? \ 1 It is the intention of The Record f management to issue a 16-page pa- ie per next week. It will be the 8 "Williamsburg County Fair Edi-I I ? lion" and will carry a large lot of L advertising matter and illustrations, i We propose making it the best issue , C of its kind ever gotten out in this j ^ - office and would like to have it j8 represent every industry and mer- jr cantile interest in the county so far; as possible, so if you are interested s send us j'our advertisement at once, r INDORSES WAREHOUSE PLAN. Ion. J. J. M. Graham's Advice to Cotton Growers. Editor County Record:? Please allow me space to call the ittention of our farmers and business men to the importance of buildng warehouses or storing their cot;on in some standard warehouse. In i letter written me by Mr John L VIcLaurin's secretary you will see .he different sizes and the full plan )f building a standard warehouse. Mow, I want to beg you, brother farmers and business men, to move slow in marketing your cotton; I nave never seen any thing plainer oefore me in my life than I see today, that cotton will sell at good prices this year if our people will exercise ?ood j udgment in marketing the crop. [f you put your cotton on the market and the whole South does the same, you .will be playing to the speculator's hand and you may expect very little advance over last year's prices; but if you will carry your cotton home from the gin, or store it in some warehouse and let them want the cotton we are sure to realize some of the losses that we sustained last year. They had us last year, when the whole world was almost demoralized over the European war; they caught us with no money and no backing, so there was nothing for us to do but sacrifice the only money crop we had. This year our banks have plenty of money and besides, the National Government has come to our rescue by placing millions of dollars in our reserve banks which will loan our local banks moneyat a low interest rate in order that the local banks can loan the farmers on their cotton receipts from a standard warehouse at a rate not in excess of five or six per cent and I feel sure that our banks will co-operate with the farmers to their fullest 'extent. Just here I will say that from what information! have we can only secure this low rate of interest on cotton that is stored in a standard warehouse and insured. Under Mr McLaurin's plan of building these houses there is very little cost attached; ten or more farmers could get together in a neighborhood and build one at a comparatively small cost to each, and this is just what we will have to do sooner or later; the earlier we do it the better it will be for us. In these standard warehouses our cotton will be graded by a competant grader and we will know just what we have, then when the prices warrant us to sell we will not have to take some little fellows word as to what our cotton will grade. This alone will add thousands of dollars to the farmers' yearly income. Of it _ ^11 iL-i ? course me ienow mat is sausueu lu have some one else that knows a very little more than he does about cotton, to grade his cotton, and is satisfied with the present plan of selling, then the warehouse system will not benefit him. Hoping that our farmers and business men will grasp the situation and enable us to realize something from the small crop we have this year, I am Your very truly, J J M Graham. Dades, S C, September 14, 1915. Columbia, S C, J ily 16,1915. Mr J J M Graham, Cades, S C. Dear Sir: Yours of 13th to Commissioner McLaurin to hand, and in his absence I will reply. First. A house 20x40x11 will hold ibout 200 bales. Second. 25x50xjl vill hold about 325 bales. Third. >0x50x11 will hold about 400 bales.' rou can build wooden sides and j nds on shanty style, break the, earns with thinnest of plank, and if loor is not wanted for holdirg rreen cottonseed the early part of the eason. why you can put large poles n to hold cotton off the ground.' )nly cover with sheet iron. We lave an insurance rate of $1.50 on uch buildings. Four to six barrels vater, with two buckets each, are equired. Our office is not only prepared to ee that you get cheaper insurance ates, but think we can secure all I * A Ne The At $9 Less 1 Standar The Kitchen Ci Have Been \ For Is H Just out?years befor ed it. ?A high-grade labor at a price within reach c HOOSIER wins agai it gave the world the above the base. There is truly no kit< earth like this new Hoo | Buy It 1 b Every woman in th ? Hoosier, and now is the ! have been waiting. Cc see what this cabinet w i Come early tomorrow, iers already have be< small lot will go like 1 women see the remark; (new Hoosiers save laboi ey. This sale ends whe Your Choice ? Four other new Hoosier Cabine in this sale-each a wonderful pare them with the Hoosier Wo iect your choice. Hoosier Special Midway! r sier Won sier Beauty in convenience ?equ Beauty in size. Hoosier Beauty The Natl< J ver; grea most practical kitchen cabinet ii I 11- -11 -4-U.x^o outsells an uiui'isi Roll Door Hoosier Th.e. ( cabine tary, removable roll doors. No or pockets to breed dirt. Hoosier De Luxe nT s Beauty, eled all over?a cabinet of remar KINGST] Two Doors Fror the money needed at a considerably lower rate than the people are now being compelled to pay. We are more than pleased to say that Commissioner McLaurin is afire with zeal and enthusiasm to the necessity and importance of having thi3 class of warehouse dotted all over the country for taking care of the crop. Be sure to place your house at least 100 feet away from any other exposure. If placed on spur track, j insurance rate will not be affected. This office is now ready to do {business with all complying with u/a a?*a jnrhfnrl fa i | rc*ll Ullflliema. lit: aic ucumnv.u wi see your spirit, and if we can serve you in any way, plese call on us. Yours very truly, J G L White, Deputy State Warehouse Com. Mr D C Scott, Jr, has recently been appointed and accepted the agency for the celebrated Maxwell cars in Williamsburg county. The Maxwell is recognized throughout the country as among the best cars on the market for general use. It ! is manufactured as a roadster and a touring car, either of which can be purchased in this county through Mr Scott The Maxwell Co also manufactures motor trucks of every description. Watch for ad in our next issue. Biliousness and Constipation. It is certainly surprising that any woman will endure the miserable j feeelinps caused bv biliousness and I constipation, when relief is so easily had and at so little expense. Mrs Chas l'eck. Gates, N Y, writes: "About a year ago I .used two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets and they cured me of biliousness and i i constipation/' Obtainable every- j where. {High est Award, Panama-Pan w Kite Hoosi< "han d Prices abinet You Waiting by partition clc* cubbyhole e people expect-saving cabinet lis )f every woman. Iff'If' n as it did when |J| first flour bin flien cabinet on sier wonder. Mow! fiffll }||i & pi !' IS IclIlU HCt'US cl | ij | II,U opportunity you WpM >me at once and J i miUlml ill do for YOU. l! fWfjf 800,000 Hoos- 1 \UfjA en sold. This \ j lot cakes when f able ways these time and monn they are gone. of 5 Notable ts introduced "Cleanliness" and " value. Com- sjer watchwords. nder and seNote the improved s >etween Hoo- dust can lodge, der and Hoo- ?The wide unclut ial to Hoosier above the table. . ?The deep roomy di onal Step Satly improved; -The pure aluminur i the world; ?The high-grade w on all models. >nly kitchen . , t with sani- ? ? a" ? T '? cubby holes the Hoosier unrivaled The men who make i s Hoosier pride in the fact that r white enam- out-you can buy any kable beauty of lasting service. REE FURP ii Postoffice I August Tobacco Sales. There were 21,631,676 pounds of tobacco sold in South Carolina during the month of August, which brought $1,983,171.08, according to the monthly report made public by Commissioner Watson. The average r^irt fnr tobacco for this vear IV.V. pwiu *v. ^ has been 7.86, as against 11.02 last year. There are twenty-four markets and fifty-seven warehouses in the State this season. The sale by markets and the price at each market for the month of August follow: , . Pounds Amount Markets. 8old paid Andrews 228,317 $14,047 38 Aynor 388,668 29,550 3o Cheraw 52,878 3,099 31 Conway 873,916 63,315 31 Darlington 1,616,547 127,259 17 Dillon 411,737 32,209 07 Florence 670,660 46,906 77 Hartsville 705,484 5-U09 60 j Hemingway.... 941,902 74,077 62 Johnsonville .... 1,021,792 84,295 22 . Kingstree 2,094,068 158.711 74 Lake City 2,990,021 151,789 81 , Lamar 187,775 12,i53 64 Latta 349.833 25,450 71 1 Loris 726,899 57,084 30 Manning 1,086,571 80,468 19 Marion 485,891 36,360 95 1 Mullins 2,401,739 204.019 34 , Nichols 1 018,7"8 87,133 76 rvi?oaa jq oon t,a uiaii viu,u? tu, * Page's Mill 479,556 40,900 45 Pamplico 371.099 28,254 83 Sumter 480,520 2a, 754 19 Timmonsville ... 1,428,207 117.157 90 Total. |2J,631,675 $1,700,100 00 None Equal to Chamberlain's. "I have tried most all of the cough cures and find that there is none that equal Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It has never failed to give j me prompt relief," writes W V Har-1 ner, Montpelier, Ind. When you1 have a cold give this remedy a trial; and see for yourself what a splend-j id medicine it is. Obtainable every- \ where. ! Ific Exposition, San Francisco) hen Cc er W< fi rAis is tAe "HOOSIER V $9 Below Standard P Features 1 'convenience" are Hoo- You now siers at the ;anitary end where no what your Pick out tered cubboard space delivered a balance is < rawer?. each; not a n table. The Hoo: hite enamel cupboards troductory ?greatly r ,bor-saving devices give enormous s convenience. You mu, Hoosier Cabinets take r>ther thrif 10 Hoosier has yet worn Hoosier with assurance noosiers, fore this lo 4ITURE C If IT - 1\I1 JOHSONVILLE PUSHING AHEAD. Hard Times Do Not Retard Town's Progress. Johnsonville,Segtember 15:?Notwithstanding the hard times, Johnsonville still grows. There is rapidly Hearing completion a handsome brick block, consisting of three modern stores, which are owned by the Johnsonville Hardware company and M Rosen field. One of these stores will be occupied at an early date by W R Jones of Greenville, who will conduct a dry goods and shoe business, and the other two by Rosen field and Gasque. The j latter firm opened here-a few weeks! ago in temporary quarters and already find need for larger store room for their thriving business in general merchandise. E I Prosser is to erect a new and large store soon, and several other 3tore buildings will probably be under way in a few weeks. Several residences are being built, and material is being placed on the ground for the erection of a modern Methodist church building. The town is improving its streets, I Fresh Beef E 1 next door to Nek 1 t _ n t Ii sen stricny tor < is right. 916-4t G. - ibinet I mder J 3^ * The excursion to Coumbia Friday was largely patronized, 107 persons going from Kingstree alone. 4 rery Saturday . son's Warehouse, j Oash. The price , 1 B. PATRICK. | I V UNDER ?ay Only $1 M can afford one of these new Hoopresent bargain price, no matter income. the Hoosier you want and have it t once, paying only $1; the small iivided into weekly payments of $1 penny extra for interest or fees. 1 sier Company insists that this in- . sale be at the new low fixed price ] educed by factory savings through l] ales. 1 3t< remember, though, that every { ty woman will want one of these x>o, and you must act at once bet is gone. OMPANY ! SGSTREE, S. C. jg ???????J j * building new sidewalks, etc. There is a spirit among our citizens of continued progress, new people are constantly moving in and withal one can easily see a great future for the m town. While the tobacco crop has been very short in the number of pounds i to the acre, this market has had continuous large sales at very satis- . factory prices, having sold to date about 2,000,000 pounds. To Wed in October. The following announcement appeared in the Columbia State Monday: Newberry, September 11:?Mr and Mrs Thomas H Cromer announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura, to Dr Theodore Stark Hemingway. The marriage is to be solemnized early in October. Miss Cromer is pleasantly remembered here by her host of friends as principal of the Kingstree high school during the past two sessions