The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 27, 1916, Page FOUR, Image 4
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THURSDAY, JAN. 27. 1916.
Thrift Day, February 3.
Next Thursday, February 3, will
probably stand out as an unique
holiday in thjs county. It is to be
known as Thrift Day, and should
be observed by every man, woman
and child who is old enough and
not too old to appreciate the importance
of its intent and purposes. It
will be unique in that it is a day of
action and not one of rest and idleness
or marked by special expenditures
for gifts and feasts. Essentially
it is to be the direct opposite?one
of work, saving and meagreness in
living. On that day every person
in Williamsburg county who can
scrape up an honest dollar for which
there is no pressing need should
plant it in one of the county's vari,
ous banks as a savings deposit with
the determination to make it grow
bt adding to it from week to week
or from month to month so at the
end of the year you w ill have saved
at least a dozen dollars that might
otherwise have l>een foolishly spent
without haying brought genuine
returns.
While the saving of money is one
very desirable feature, this is not
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eludes the utilization of common
sense in three things?the use of
earnings, the use of time and the
cultivation of temperate habits.
From each of these qualities a lesson
might profitably l>e taken by
many of us.
The celebration of Thrift Day also
lies in the faithful performance
by each individul of some thrifty
action on that day. The very simplicity
of the idea will go a long
way toward its successful development,
and this development will
mean a mighty step forward to better
community conditions throughout
the county.
For this reason leaders in all
fields of activity, particularly financial
institutions, are co-operating to
mate memorable this first annual
observance of Thrift Day on next
Thursday, so that a fitting standard
inajr be established for emulation in
future years.
It shoiald l>e remembered that the
-observance of Thrift Day is not for
any particular sect, class or race,
but as we understand, it is intended
to arouse the interests and stir the
energies of all classes and creeds.
Anil. wS/R't- believe a more sensinrtbe
promulgation
LUC BUggvowv.., of
a better idea has emanated from
(jom the old Quaker City Mince the
Declaration of Independence.
Have you thought about getting
your garden in shape for planting?
A Lamentable Ailment.
j
rorgetting 1- a mental ailment
11 lie world over and in this respecti
j the people of Williamsburg county!
| are no exception t<> the general rule.;
j It is not the big things that we for-!
|get and seldom, if ever, is it a mat-!
ter concerning one's personal interterest
to any great degree, therefore
it seems that we are so constituted
mentally that the larger and more
important tilings are so indelibly
impressed upon our minds that they
seldom fail to receive prompt and
proper attention, hence the bigger
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but it is the little things. For
instance xtnall (lebfst for that is
chiefly the thought which calls
forth this editorial.
There are deposited in the banks
of this county hundreds of thousands
of dollars drawing interest for
the depositors when, by rights, a
large portion of it should belong to
other i>eople. Merchants, lawyers,
doctors, in fact nearly every business
man in the community has
small accounts due him by people
who have forgotten to pay. The
majority of these accounts probably
range from 50c to $5?small in
individual amounts, but so enormous
in the aggregate that if any one
man were to come into possession
of it he would never forget it. We
could name several merchants in
this little town who have thousands
of dollars on their hooks in small
accounts, and the people who owe
these sums are not dead beats, many
of them are recognized as substantial
citizens and with a few exceptions
the accounts are as good as
gold?but just stop and think how
much better this gold would be in the
tills of the people who have rendered
you sen-ice or supplied you with
their goods?they, too,could then have
larger bank accounts or a larger and
better stock in their stores. Manufacturers
and wholesalers require their
money on the dot?30 to (50 days?
and a hundred or a thousand of
these small accounts due a merchant
are not considered in the light of an
asset by the men from whom they
buy their goods.
Now, if every man who owes a
small account would hike the trouble
to use his gray matter a little more
and just think, they would probably
rush in great throngs to the
merchant or other creditor and pay
up these small accounts. But they
seem to forget to think anil their
money remains on deposit in the
bank while the merchant, the doctor
or the lawyer patiently waits
fi?r hi*
The Record is not immune from
the evils of forgetting to think. We
are inclined to believe that we are
\
in even a more unenviable position
in this respect than any merchant in
the town.
We are proud of the names on our
subscription list for they represent
the intelligence and the integrity of
the county. They are among the
best in the whole country, but they
so often forget to think?to think of
the amount due us on subscription
I oHhrmcrh reminded week
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after week hy the little yellow label
on this very paper. If these same
good and loyal readers of The Record
could take a glance at our books
I they would l>e amazed at theamount
of money due us on sul>criptions
in amounts ranging ranging from
81.00 to 85.00.
Rut men of high intelligence and
strict integrity forget?they forget
to think of the little things.
Our force has to l>e paid every
Iweek; our paper, ink, fuel and gasoline
bills have to Ik? paid promptly, j
but great Caesar, how we have to
onrotnV* aAniptimw to meet these oh
?7V/1CIWA* '
ligation? just lxrause so many of our
good suhseril?ers forget to think.
Note the date opposite your name
on the little yellow label of this paper
and see if you have forgotten us.
Governor Manning's service to
the State Hospital for the Insane is
a plain case of humaneness supplanting
brutalism in the State's attitude
toward her poor unfortunates
and should so impress the voters of
the State that they will show no
hesitancy in returning him to office
this fall. In our iudsrment. the
man, or set of men, who would not
be merciful to the class of unfortunates
committed to this institution
are not tit to live, much less hold
public office, yet there are such.
"Humbug" sends us a good communication
this week from Bloomingvale,
but we are not going to be
humbugged into publishing it without
a more authentic signature.
The country is too full of humbugs.
Spring seems to be lingering in
the lap of winter.
PLOT AGAINST AMERICANS.
Their Lives and Property Threatened
by Mexicans.
Washington, January 21:?Death
to Americans in Mexico and destruction
of their property, as well as war
to a finish against Carranza, was de
termined upon, it became known
here tonight, at a formal convention
of Mexican revolutionary leaders,
held in November at a ranch near
Cordoba. Present and joining in
the agreement are said to have been
representatives of Villa, Zapata. Atgumeda,
Higinio Aguilar, the Cedillo
brothers and many lesser chieftains.
Meagre reports of this gathering
came to the State department long
ago, but they were not made public,
and until tonight few people in
Washington knew that there was a
general conspiracy against Americans,
or even that the various rebel
factions in the field in Mexico had
effected any kind of an agreement
for concerted activities against the
de facto Government.
The recent massacre at Santa
Ysabe!; attributed to bandits led by
Villa officers, is believed to have
been perpetrated in accordance with
the* rphpl pnnvpntinn nrdpr Officials
think a long period elapsed after
the Cordoba meeting before the
murders because of the time required
by the various delegates to make
reports to their commanders, and
the fact that news of the convention's
decision had to be carried to
subordinate military commanders by
courier. Cordoba is on the railroad
between Vera Cruz and Mexico City,
and one thousand miles from Santa
Ysabel.
Cades Personals.
Cades, January 25:?Mr P S Courtney
and family visited Mr and Mrs
J L Thomas Thursday.
Messrs D J McElveen and J E
Thomas, of the Hebron section,
were in town Saturday.
Mr E S Sauls wsited friends at St
Stephens Sunday.
The stork visited Mr and Mrs G E
Cox Tuesday and left a little girl.
Mr W C Wilson went to Kingstree
Friday.
Miss Eunice Odom spent the weekend
with relatives in Bennettsville.
Mrs E J N Sauls and Mrs J L
Thomas have been confined to their
rooms for several days with la
grippe,
Mr and Mrs J H Epps of Kingstree
spent Sunday witn his father,
Mr J P Epps. B M.
Bad Habits.
Those who breakfast at eight
o'clock or later, lunch at twelve and
dine at six are almost certain to be
troubled with indigestion. They do
not allow time for one meal to digest
before taking another. Not less
than five hours should elapse between
meals. If you are troubled
with indigestion correct your habits
and take Chamberlain's Tablets, and
you may reasonably hope for a quick
recovery. These tablets strengthen
the stomach and enable it to perform
its functions naturally. Obtainable
everywhere.
Send your correspondence in early
MEXICANS EXECUTED 1 j"
BY MEXICANS
FOR MURDER OF AMERICAN-|
AN ACT OF JUSTICE BY CARRANZA
GOVERNMENT.
El Paso, Tex, January 23: ?Bernardo
and Federico Duran, Mexican
cattle thieves, condemned to die by
the Carranza authorities for the killing
of Bert Akers at San Lorenzo,
near the international boundary,
Friday, were executed at daylight in
the cemetery at Juarez. Akers' body
was interred here today.
The Duran brothers died cursing
Americans. Bernardo appealed for
mercy on behalf of his brother, Federico.
"It is unjust to kill t\a% of us for
one American, "he said. "It is giving
two eyes for one tooth. I am >
willing to die because I killed the
gringo, but my brother ought to be
allowed to live.'*
The bullets of the firing squad
killed Federico, but Bernardo was
conscious after he fell and the officer
commanding the firing squad gave
him the "mercy shot" through the
head.
The bodies of both Mexicans were j
buried immediately, but that of Ber- (
nardo, who confessed to having fired
the shots that killed Akers, was ex- i
humed to satisfy a doubt concerning
the identity of the slayer. <
The execution was attended by 50 1
Americans, of whom a number were
women. j
The first automobile carrying spec- <
tators reached the cemetery shortly
after 3 a. m. It was greeted by a
I lone sentry, who growled that "the
prisoners had been shot and buried." 1
The machine raced back to military
headquarters, where a drowsy corporal,
roused from slumber on the
floor,declared the Durans were to be
shot at 5 o'clock by the provost
guard.
Bugles were sounding reveille and
dawn was just breaking when the
prisoners, carefully bound, appeared
to take their place before the adobe
wall where hundreds have fallen ^
since civil war began in Mexico near- _
ly six years ago.
As the prisoners faced the rifles
of the firing squad,with eyes unbandaged,
Bernardo shouted:
"Watch and see how Mexicans die.
If I had a rifle," he added, "some of
you would go with us."
There were no Mexicans present
except the soldiers and officers in
charge.
Bernardo, the elder, was 24 years
of age and Federico 22. The latter
gave a tintype picture of himself to
a soldier to be sent to his parents at
Santa Rita, N M. Bernardo gave his
hat as a present to a policeman whoi
embraced both prisoners as they left
the jail for the execution ground.
Just outside the cemetery gate
the party halted for a moment.
"We want to hurry up and have
it over," said Bernardo,with a growl,
answering the question of an American.
"There is nothing to say except
that I killed the American and
am willing to die. We thought the
Americans were trying to rob us and
that they were armed. The peace
officer with them had no warrant to
I search our place. But hurry up and I 4
have it over."
Capt Alfredo Ortiz, commanding V
the firing squad, offered Bernardo a I
bandage for his eyes. He refused, ft
"I want to see," he said. I
"I want to die as my brother I
dies,"said Federico.who braced himself
against his brother and said:
"We are bad men, we kill the j
Americans; we should die."
Capt Ortiz shook hands with the
prisoners and embraced them. Then
he stepped back and gave the soldiers
orders to aim and fire.
The captain stepped to the bodies
and fired one shot through Bernardo's
head. A shot also was fired into
the head of Federico.
1
Found a Sure Thing.
I B VVixon, Farmers Mills,N Y.hasj
used Chamberlain's Tablets for years
for disorders of the stomach and liver
and says, "Chamberlain's Tablets are
the best I have ever U6ed." Obtainable
everywhere.
The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor 1
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of S. W. GROVE. 25c.
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Your Hoosi
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It is the world fame
Note the sanitary, removable rol
kind. Shall we deliver it now or
Come and look at it tomorrow. !
the deep metal drawers, the over
space uncluttered by cubbyholes
Examine the big metal sugar anc
construction. See how handy th
Then test the shaker flour sifter
through making it fluffy and ligh
See the twenty year calendar, th
change tray, food timer and a d
make work easy.
No wonder a million women owi
woman wants one.
Come in and see how low the pri
to own.
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Kingstree, - - Better
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every business man. An<
as well. Excellence with
cents a mile for operation
Service for Ford Owners"
use of a Ford car.
f Runabout $390; Touring (
Coupelet $750; Sedan $97;
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On display and sale by
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