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"POOR CONRAD" AND HIS FRIENDS, AT EVENTIDE THERE IS LIGtiT FOR HIM?REFLECTIONS ON THE ALLEGORY OF LIEE. Editor County Record:? I had the good fortune yesterday to visit Kingstree. the city by the Wee Nee, old, historic Kingstree, which is my home at present and has been so for the past year or so, with the Rood family of Mr J J Dennis, a place I love so well. To add to its charms, it is so near the river.where I can sit on the piazza and see the turbid water as it flows by, bearing on its bosom, as the water rises after heavy rains,old rotten logs,driftwood, leaves and trash, some large and some small pieces passing on and on, some floating smoothly along, others drawn into eddies and still for a time, while still others are sucked into small whirlpools, some into larger ones. Round and round they go. Some sink down out of sight, to rise no more, while others by a passing breeze are gently blown out and float on down the stream, perhaps to strike some obstruction and become lost to view. It reminds me so much of life and humanity. If we will think only for a moment, how much we resemble the driftwood. The large, the small, a few sound pieces, many knotted, some rotten and fit for nothing, but we are floating down all the same. How long we may remain on the surface or how soon strike an obstruction and sink out of ht,no man knows. As the old river continues to flow, so time is passing, too. I am at this writing not far from Black river, near enough to hear my friend, Robert Reardon, calling his hogs at evening time light. I spend most of my time with Robert and his family. He is a kind-hearted man and like a brother to "Poor Conrad." His wife is a daughter of my old friend, the late D K Mouzon. "Maggie," as we call her, is smart and able to take hold of anything in the house or on the farm. She can harness up the mule to the buggy and go miles into the country on business that her husband has not time to attend to. She can cook as good corn bread and bake as nice sweet potatoes as any cook, and the Qiirror and Knttpr likp i WUWf TT1U1 ..... cream?oh, my! it makes my mouth water to think about it when in the dark recesses of old Black river. In the family are three husky boys and one girl, as smart and sprightly as can be found at her age. It would be interesting to a visitor to see how the; gather round me when I come in from the swamp.sometimes about dark, when they run to the woodpile and get some lightwood knots and cast them on the fire, soon to blaze up and warm me. My shoes and socks are sometimes soaked with water, when they remove my shoes and while one gets dry socks for me, the little girl quickly washes the muddy socks and hangs them on the back of a chair to dry. If I get my shoestrings into a knot, it gives me no trouble, for they all have hawklike eyes and the knot is loosed at once. These things may look small to folks, but let us look around and see the discord not only among individuals, but see how the nations are at war destroying one another. Some of the wisest and greatest countries are struggling to overpower each other. Poor old unfortunate Mexico cannot get to peace and rest. Nations are like individuals when they wrangle and fuss, quarrelfand fight. It seems as if they get into the habit and it is like all other practices when kept up for a time. We must go on doing if it is wrong, the devil or some unseen thing won't let us do any other way, and so it is if we are inclined to da good. It is easy to do good and may God help us to do good and eschew evil. I branched off and got on the war path, but want to get back to the topic of friends and children. I ask myself what subject ought I to think of; the kindness of our friends should go deep down in the heart's well. It is not only the friends 11 have in the Workman section of whom I would speak, but also at | many other places where I am at; home. At Mr Dennis's in Kingstree the little ones hang onto me in the j same way. I feel myself much blessed and if old age could be left out I would consider that I am having the time of my life, but I think I have j said enough on the subjects related in the foregoing. I will mention * A- ' VI l? 1 now in particular my menu, i.?4 Willie S Dennis, one of the best men j I ever knew. I wish all knew Wil-1 lie as I know him. Willie is a good, i kind hearted man. He has built a! nice dwelling on his place near the iron bridge over Black river at Kingstree, and one standing on the bridge, looking up hill at the building, no doubt would think there is no prettier residence in town. Mr Dennis bought the lot on which this house stands (after I advised him to : do so) from Mr Joel E Brunson and unfortunately had to pay for it the 1 second time, as the Baptist church had some claim on the land. He has erected a saw mill on the same lot and is doing a good business; he 1 expects to enlarge his plant soon, 1 and has bought saw mill timber up the river and also a good lot of timber from my old and esteemed friend, S R Mouzon. I have sold him my boat, the Wanderer, which ne is going to use m umiug not boats up the river to transport his , lumber down to Kingstree. It made me feel sad to part with the Wanderer. Farewell, Wanderer, thou hast been a gallant boat; thou hast faithfully borne over the bosom of this old river the youth and beauty of Williamsburg, the aged matron and gray haired sire to and fro in safety and without accident; thou hast been a wanderer all thy days. Built by an old master, also a wanderer ' for four score years, but he does , not bid you yet a final adieu, for 1 your old master will visit you now i and then at your mooring. i Hoping to say more about my : friends in this section at another j time, 1 remain as ever, P C. , Workman, February 13, 1916. ' Shoes Stolen While He Slept, j A colored parson, waiting for a 1 train at the Atlantic Coast Line station at Fayetteville, N C, recently, ( was robbed of the shoes from his { feet and later held up at the point of a gun and relieved of a considerable sum of money. It came about in this manner: The ' parson went to dreamland while re- 1 clining on one of the seats. He slept soundly. So soundly, indeed, y that he never woke when a negro unlaced his shoes, pulled them from i his feet and walked out of the station. In a few minutes the whistle ( of the approaching train sounded ? and the parson awoke?barefooted. Instead of catching the train to t serve his congregation, he set off in a mad dash across a vacant lot in c search of the fellow who had rob- 1 bed him. Luck was with the par- 1 son for once and he caught the rob- I ber with the shoes dangling on his i arm. But wait. When that negro whirled around c and shoved a big gun into the parson's face, he is said to have drop- f< ped like a rock. "Out wid yer kale, nigger," yelled ii the hold-up man, and the parson shelled out every single, solitary d cent he had. Then he said: "Please, mista, gimme back my i shoes," and the negro gave them back. i <j Conductors Stand Firm. v Wilmington, N C, February 13:? Chairman S J Brooks, of the general adjustment committee of the Order of Railway Conductors, announced today that 99.4 per cent of 575 passenger and freight conductors of the ? Atlantic Coast Line railroad had I voted to sustain the committee in * any demand that may be made upon 1 the company to abolish the new au- \ dit system objected to by the men. i The announcement was made after 1 a meeting of the committee here to * canvass the result of the referendum ^ vote taken on the matter last week. . I A Thomasville (N C) man began I the publication of a paper called j "Truth." He got out one issue. i \ 6AVE ME THREE MONTHS TO LIVE, SAYS COLUMBIAN MISS GARRICK WAS TOLD THAI HER CASE WAS HOPELESSPROPHECY FAILED. "You have about three months U live," Miss Effie Garrick, of 111( Huger street, Columbia, was told af ter she had undergone an operatior for stomach trouble, more than i year ago. Miss Garrick says, "I die not die, but I did continue to fee terribly until I recently found i means of combatting my troubles.' Miss Garrick says she believes she has at last found a means of restor ing her health,which,all too soon foi her years, has continually threatenec to break down completely during the past ten years. She has been a suf ferer with stomach tronble and sev eral kindred ailments which reducec her health to a state which made hei almost wretched all the time, sh? said. Tanlac, the master medicine Miss Garrick believes, will prove it superior worth in her case, as it ha: in hundreds of other cases in Soutl Carolina. Her statement follows: "I suffered for ten years wit! stomach trouble, indigestion, nery ousness, sleeplessness and awfu headaches. My system all the tim< was in a very much run down condi tion. More than a year ago I be came so ill that I felt I would die After I had undergone an operation I was told I could hardly live mori than three months. "Of course J did not die, but I die continue to feel terribly. Nothinf seemed to relieve my troubles. 1 took many kinds of medicines, bu to no avail. I would have headache, frequently, and they were so painfu I thought I surely would go crazy While I had a headache I was forcec to stay in my bed. I would suffei with a heavy, full feeling about nr stomach after eating.and I had litth appetite. I was forced to eat a verj light diet. My condition had beer growing steadily worse for the pas t-on vpars "I decided to try Tanlac as a son of forlorn hope, as I had read s< much about its wonderful effects The first bottle relieved my stomacl trouble to an extent I consider remarkable. I began to sleep well.anc my appetite became enormous, s< much did it improve. I would wake st night and be so hungry I woulc have to get something to eat. Mj 3ystem responded immediately tc Tanlac and built up rapidly. "Tanlac is a great medicine, and 1 am always glad to recommend it. II IB due many good words, for it is sc valuable a remedy." Tanlac, the master medicine, it iold exclusively by Kingstree Drug 3o, Kingstree. Price: per bottle, itraight. Items from Cades. Cades, February 15:?Mr R E Tarte went to Charleston Saturday o have his eyes treated. Miss Eunice Odom spent Sunday vith her parents at Bennettsville. Mr J P Wheeler of Kingstree was loted in town Sunday. Mr Charlie Jones and family oi "\n1rlflTT onont sarorn 1 rlava with yanii/j c?|A/uu iA/tviwi w md Mrs D J Kirton. Mr J H Epps of Kingstree was in own last Thursday. Mr J B Ryan of Sumter, who re:ently bought a lot of timber from dr J P Epps, has moved his mill lere and will begin work right away, ie will be here more than a year >reparing the timber for shipping. Miss Annie Mary Epp9, of Coker ollege, spent the week-end at home. Mrs J R Haselden is spending a ew days with relatives near here. Mr D M Epps of Lake City was n town Monday., Mr and Mrs M M Cox spent Sunlay with their son, Mr G E Cox. Mrs V G Arnette visited relatives n Lake City recently. Messrs Young Haselden and Verlon Epps went to Lake City Sunlay. Miss Nettie Thompson spent the reek-end with friends near Marion. Mr D H Oliver was noted in our nidst Saturday. B M. To Cure Children's Colds. Keep child dry, clothe comfortable, ivoid exposure and give Dr Bell's *ine-Tar-Honey. It is pleasant,soothng, antiseptic, raises phlegm and educes inflammation. The first dose fives relief, continued treatment vith proper care will avoid serious llness or a loBg cold. Don't delay ;reatment. Don't let your child suffer. Get a bottle today. Insist on Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. 25c at Iruggists. toooipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages ink ill Legal Blanks in demand, for sale al rhe Record office. If we have not th? form you wish we can print it cn shorl iptice. KINGSTREE EVIDENCE FOR KINGSTREE PEOPLE. , ' The Statements of Kingstree Residents , i Are Surely More Reliable Than Those of Utter Strangers. Home testimony is real proof. ? Public statements of Kingstree ) people carry real weight. -; What a friend or neighbor says 1 compels respect. ; i The word of one whose home is 1 far away invites your doubts 1 Here's a Kingstree man's state- \ i ment. ' And it's for Kingstree people's ? benefit. Such evidence is convincing, r That's the kind of proof that backs J , f ' m 1 Something Good. Those who hate nasty medicine should try Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation. They are pleasant to ) take and their effect is so agreeable - and so natural that you will not re- . alize that it has been produced by a medicine. Obtainable everywhere. Notice of Final Dis1 charge. , Notice is hereby given that on the 26th day of February, 1916, at 12 o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton, Judge of Probate of .Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissorv as Ex: ecutor of the estate of D B Nexsen. deceased. John M Nexsen, l-27-5tp Executor. January 25, 1916. Undressed LumberI always have on hand a lot of undressed lumber (board and framing) at my mill near Kingstree. for sale at the lowest price for good material. See or write me for further information, etc. F. H. HODGE, L.WETHERHORN ?SON to, CHARLE5TQN,5.C;. COLDS & LaGRIPPE 1 5 or 6 doses 600 will break I any case of Chills & Fever, Colds : & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver ! better than Calomel and does not Gripe or sicken. Price 25c. ' Notice of Sale. Ar STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG, J Court of Common Pleas. haf F Rhem and D D Rhem, copartners ule trading under the firm name and style of F Rhem & Sons, Plaintiffs, ?vs? John Morris, Defendant. No Pursuant to an order in the above *|yj stated case signed by his Honor, Judge vj J W DeVore, on the 7th day of February, 1916, I will offer for sale at public auction before the court house door in No Kingstree, S C. on sales day in March, to-wit; the 6th day of March, 1916, be- jt tween the legal hours of sale, to the _ highest bidder for cash, the following *Di described tract of land:? "All my (John Morris's) interest in, " of, or to all and singular that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, be- " ing ana situate in Williamsburg county, State aforesaid, belonging to my father, W? Wilson Morris, and bounded as follows, gr to-wit: On the North by lands of F E J?< Taylor; on the East by lands of F Rhem & Sons; on the South by lands of Sharp- ab er Pressley, and on the West by lands | co of Dr J S Cunningham." ^ Purchaser to pay for papers. Ct . 2-17-3t H 0 britton, Co Clerk of Court for Williamsburg Co. Notice of Final Dis- 1 charge. j Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of March A D 1916, at 12 o'clock, 22 noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissory as Execu- f(f tor of the estate of Geo S B Huggins. deceased. m J Hughes, 2-17-5tp. Executor. j Administrator's Notice All persons having claims against the II estate of Mrs Louisa M Davis, deceased, j are hereby notified to file their claims, duly attested, with the undersigned, and all parties indebted to the said estate will j make payment to them. I Stoll, Stoll & 0'Bryan, I i 2-10-3tp Attorneys, Kingstree, SC. H Notice of Election. j A petition of the resident freehold- [ ers and the resident electors of that j portion of Williamsburg county lying [ between Johnson Swamp and the Georgetown-Williamsburg county line ! road on the West and East, and Cherry ; Hill Swamp and Black River on the South and North, having been filed with the County Board of Education of Williamsburg county asking that they be allowed t vote on the question of j assuming :iie liabilities of Rosemary j district of Georgetown county for [I school purposes which are, viz: Six (6) \\k mills for bonds and six (6) mills for x current expense of schools: Notice is ? hereby given that an election is author- ? ized ana appointed to take place at the store of Rogerson and Clemens in West fi Andrews on Saturday, February 19, between the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 p. 3 m. W S Camlin, N F Knight and E K Mflfniorht will act as managers. All qualified electors in the above described territory will be entitled to vote. Ballots will be provided reading: "For ^ Bonds and Levy for Current Expense of ' Schools," and "Against Bonds and Levy for Current Expense of Schools." Those i in favor of assuming the said liabilities ' shall vote the ballots "For," etc; those oppose j shall vote the ballots' 'Against,'' etc. J G McCullough, I 2-3-3t For Co Bd Edu Wmsburg Co. \ Registration Notice. \ The otilce of the Supervisor of Re*- * istration will be open on the 1st Monday in each month for the purpose of registering any person who is qualified as follows: Who shall have been a resident of ? the State for two years, and of the county one year, and of the polling pre- I cinct in which the elector offers to A vote four months before the day of j election, and shall have paid, six J months before, any poll tax then due and payable, and who can both read ^ and write any section of the constitu- a j-J tion of 1896 submitted to him by the rem Supervisors of Registration, or who ?ua] can show that he owns, and has paid all taxes collectible on during the _ ' present year, property in this State assessed at three hundred dollars or THr more. H A Meyer, rlerb of Board. Estate Notice. Pi All persons having claims against the 55 estate of H L Long, deceased, will present the same to the undersigned, duly attested, or to his attorney, LeRoy Lee, Kingstree, S C, and all persons indebted to said estate will make pay- I ment to the undersigned at his post j" office, Andrews, SC.RFDNo 1. January 29, 1916; S R LONG, : a Qualified Adinistrator of the Estate of H L Long, deceased. 2-3-3t Auditor's NoticeThe Auditor's office will be open from ? January 1 to February 20 for the pur- H pose of taking tax returns for the year 1916. All personal property must be returned, also any changes in real proper- 55 ty made since last return must be noted. All males between the ages of 21 to 60 years, inclusive, are liable to a poll tax ^ of $1.00 and a road tax of $2.00, and the same must be returned. Income tax 1 should be made at same time as proper- _ ty returns. Don't fail to return all of your dogs. /] We will be at the following places or. II the days named for the purpose of tak- ^ ing tax returns: January. Greelyville, 18 and 19 Salters, 20 P.flrlAa 21 vuuvc, W C Wilson's, 25 Bartell's store, 26 m J L Gowdy's store, ^ m Henry, 28 E February. Lanes, 2 E Trio, 3 R Buttons, * p? Andrews, 8 wj Nesmith, between trains, 8 and 9 Hemingway, between trains, 9 and 10 R? Johnsonville, " " 10 and 11 Bloomingvale, 15 I Morrisville, 16 Fifty per cent penalty added to all tax F returns made after February 20. J J B Montgomery, 12-23-t2-17 County Auditor. Sei i X wan a rviuucjr x ma. 2 S A Nettles, ex-hotel proprietor, - Kingstree, says: "Several years ago - I hurt my back,lifting a heavy piece 1 of iron pipe. After tha* my kidneys r acted irregularly and my back paini ed me severely. I was so sore and, , lame I could hardly stoop. The kids ney secretions passed too freely at s times and then again they were too i scanty. The least cold I got would settle on my kidneys and make me i worse. When a friend recommended - Doan's Kidney Pills, I used them as 1 directed and they removed all symp2 toms of kidney trouble." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't - simply ask for a kidney remedy?get . Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that , Mr Nettles had. Foster-Milburn 2 Co, Props, Buffalo, N Y. 1 Byrnes Wants Mileage Reduced. F Washington. February 12:?Rep L t resentative James F Brynes, of 3 South Carolina, today introduced a ' bill to reduce the mileage of memj bers to Congress to and from Washr ington to five cents a mile each way. j The present rate is twenty cents a 2 mile each way. The bill is of more 7 than ordinary significance, because * its author is chairman of the mileage committee. t } Watering Horses. Do not water a horse immediately 1 after feeding grain. This washes 1 the grain through the animal's > stomach before it is properly mixed with the stomach juices and is likely ' to cause colic. It is safer to water j the horse before feeding grain. In watering a very warm horse, let the [ animal drink a few swallows and t then hold his head up for a short > space to let his stomach cool.? Weekly News Notes. rival of Passenger Trains at Klngstree. rhe Atlantic Coast Line railroad i promulgated thejfollowing sched, which became effective Monday, vember 1, 1915: ' North Bound. 80 7:23 am o 46 - - 11:35 am v 78 - - - 5:48 p m South Bound. 79 11:09 am o 47 - - - - 6:28 p m _8? .... 9:18 pm aily except Sunday. % ??Ji There la more Catarrh in this section of e country than all other diseases put ?ether, and until the last few years is supposed to be incurable. For a eat many years doctors pronounced it a :al disease and prescribed local rente's, and by constantly failing to cure th local treatment, pronounced it Incurle. Science has proven Catarrh to be a nstitutlonal disease, and therefore reires constitutional treatment. Hall's itarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. leney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only institutional cure on the market. It is ken internally. It acts directly on the )od and mucous surfaces of the system, ley offer one hundred dollars for any se it fails to cure. Send for circulars d testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY * CO.. Toledo, O. i Sold by Druggists. 76c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. > ?^ ih" All Car numave v/mi^io Know This Garage \ We do all kinds of repair work. We overhaul your car when it gets cranky. We save you money on ^ tires, and other supplies by paying the transportation charges ourselves. Kingstree Garage, ^ L T Thompson, M'g'r. JSt in.? i -JUI my wife . NO OTHCR LIKE IT. ^ NO OTHER AO GOOD* irchase the "NEW HOME" and you will hare e asset at the price you pay. The elimination of ir expense by superior workmanship and beat, ityof material insures life-long serricc at minii cost. Insist on havinc the NEW HOME VARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. iwn the world over for superior aewinc Qualities. Not sold nnder any other name. NEW HOME 8EWIN6 MACHINE CO.,ORANGE, MA88* roe ease * jople's Mercantile Co. ?^?a? ?MB?m LIGHTNING RODS. SwAX/" H. L. WHITLOCS, jj~ Citr, S. C^ Special Sales Agent Representing the largest maniici* ufacturers of all kind* Improved Copper and Galvanised > ' Section Rods. (Endorsed bjr '1 the Highest Scientific Aur'J1 thorities and Fire Insoranee ; ?v Companies). Pure Copper Wire ?. ' Cables, all sizes. Our Full Coet Guarantee given with each job. ? 3b i navl ? 1 sell on cloee margin of profit, M dividing coznmission with mr / customers. S-7-tf f v'i Announcement > "o accommodate consumers rho# have been obtaining s? C- . A. lid Kentucky springs i asm Whiskey from the County U Dispensaries, we have Kg established a Mail-Order Department, and will fill orders in gallon quantities, packed in plain boxes express charges prepaid Ik to your home, as follows: 1 Gal. Glass Jog 4 FaD Qts. $3.50 $3.75 8 Pints 16-^ Pints Jjgl $4.00 $4.00 * mittance must accompany all orders, ire your full name and street address. JAMES OLWELL & CO. 181 WEST STREET tablished 1828 NEW YORK ' 'Almost a Century in BnsinMs" id for Price List of Other Qoods.