The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 07, 1921, Image 3
v PUT ONE OVER ON BUTCHER
Incident Proves That Art of Shopping
Has Not Been Altogether
Thrown in Discard.
A dlgnifled-Iooking woman stepped
Up to a showcase in the meat market,
and after slu had bought several
pieces of meat, she asked:
"Have you any shinbone that I
could use for soup stock?"
. "Just the thing," responded the
k obliging clerk as he took up a long*
gf Shinbone and knuckle and balanced it
IL on his left hand.
"What is it worth?" asked the
I woman.
"Just a half-dollar," said he.
"It is such a large piece, would you
mind cutting it at the Joint?"
"Sure, I will," he replied.
After cutting off the large knuckle
he again balanced the long, slim shinbone
on his hand and said:
"You may have this for 40 cents."
The woman looked at the piece for
a moment, then at the knuckle and
"Is that piece you cut off worth only
10 cents?"
The clerk hesitatingly replied:
"Yes, madam."
"All right," said the woman, "I'll
take that knuckle."
The clerk waited a moment, looked
at the woman, then actually laughed
aloud. But he was game and willingly
wrapped up the 10-cent soup
wuc.
NO WONDER THEY LAUGHED
American Soldier in Paris Had Made
a Small Mistake in Copying the
Street Name.
During the war, while I was on
leave of absence In Paris, relates a returned
soldier, I decided to take a
walk alone. I thought It advisable to
copy down the name of the street In
which I was staying, so I wrote down
some words printed on the sidewalk.
When I was ready to return I found
that I could not locate the street
where my hotel was, so I approached
a woman, showed her what I had written
In my book, and tried to learn
from her \vhere the place was. She
r laughed and said something In French,
which, of course, I did not understand,
and passed on. A number of
times I did the same thing, and every
L one I stopped laughed, and passed on
t until a m^n said In English. "What is
\ It you want?"
Delighted to find that I had discovered^
one person who spoke English, I
said, "That Is the name of the street
where I am staying, and I am lost.
Will you please direct me?"
"You haven't written dotvn a street
name," sald^lhe mfn, "out "post no
bills.* **
Skidding Is Overcome.
Attention Is called In a circular report
from Sydney, Australia, to a new
Invention of a front-drive vehicle
which entirely prevents skidding. A
teat over 26,000 miles of rough road
has been made,. It Is claimed, with no
algns of wear. The front wheels are
pivoted In the center, which enables
the steering of the car with much
greater ease than In the rear-wheeldriven
machine. The device Is now
attached to >en old worn British car
which, prior to the attachment of the
device, weighed 32 cwt., with a speed
Of thirty-eight miles an hour traveling
fifteen miles on one gallon of gasoline.
After alteration and application of the
1 * /IawIAA #KA nn* umlohfl Q^
UVUl Uii>c UC?I\.C, IUC VIU n ct0U0 w
cwt, has a speed of forty-five miles
an hour and Vill go seventeen and onehalf
miles on a single gallon of gasoline.
Tuberculosis lri"France.
That of 368 antituberculosis dispensaries
In France only ten per cent
are situated In Paris was hailed as a
"happy omen" at the second International
conference. Only a few organizations
were actively engaged In antituberculosis
work In France before
the war. Today, largely through the
activity of the Rockefeller Foundation,
In addition to the dispensaries
mentioned, there are 10,000 sanitarium
beds for tuberculous patients; many
hosDitals have provided isolation
r * wards; the boarding out of anaemic
children In rural homes has been organized
on a large scale, and there is
natlonal*co-operatlon of ell the agencies
concerned.
British Soldiers and New Roads.
Some seven and a half million dollars'
worth of new road construction
has been taken In hand by various
British cities to provide work for the
unemployed. According to a report of
the British Information service of the
Bankers' Trust company, the ministry
of transportation contributes one-half
of the cost?probably out of funds accumulated
for that purpose for many
years by the development commission
?and lends to the municipalities the
other half for five years, repayable in
annual Installments. Ex-service men,
after due registration at a labor ex
change, receive preference among applicants.
Unquestioning Admirer.
"Are you an admirer of JetTersonian
simplicity?"
"I am," replied Senator Sorghum.
**I don't know exactly what It 1?, Jbut
I admire anything that can command
so much public approval and political
^ Influence."
Calumny in the Calendar.
V "Do you regard Friday as an un^
lucky day?"
"Mr.st assuredly any (lay with such
a bad reputation Is unlucky, whether
it deserves It or net."
I HONOR SHOULD 86 AMERICA'S
Washington Man Really Was the Frst
to Demonstrate Possibilities of
Wireless Telegraphy.
A dentist living In Washington, D. I
C., invented, patented and demonstrated
wireless telegraphy before
Marconi was born. Had it not been
for the attitude of big newspapers and
the stubbornness and lack of vision of
congress, this country today-would be
enjoying the honor, distinction and
credit of presenting wireless telegraphy
to the world. The name of this
comparatively unknown inventive genm
is Mahlon Looniis. Back in the
v.vies and seventies he eked out'a
modest living by plugging molars and
making "store" teeth for the politl- I
c ans and social leaders of Washing- !
' ' *" ^A11A/1 Klo HIc/inr. I
II' it. I'urnn liuuiuid vaucu mo uiow*
i ry "aerial telegraphy." Ills first public
demonstration was made in 1SG6
from the two peaks of the Blue Itidge |
mountains in Virginia, some 18 miles i
apart. From each peak an ordinary |
kite was elevated, connected with an |
insulated copper wire attached at the J
lower end to a telegraphing apparatus.
The operators of each party
were provided with telescopes, with
which they could sight from one station
to the other and read the signals.
When all was in readiness a message
was sent by the doctor along the wire
of his kite, and was received at the
station on the other mountain top Just
as though the two kites had been connected
with a wire in the ordinary
way. In this manner communications
were kept up until the fact was thoroughly
demonstrated that telegraphing
could be done as readily without as
with connecting wires.
DOQ RELAYS CALL OF 'PHONE
Well-Trained Animal Said Never to
Make a Mistake in Notifying
His Mistress.
Not far from Boston lives a dog by
the name of Tlmbuctoo, a dog which
has never been trained but which of
Its own accord acquired a "trick"
which besides being clever is decidedly
helpful. His home is on a farm, which
Is served by a seven-party telephone
line. The call at Timbuctoo's house
Is five bells, or as the toll operator
would say, "Ring five." Wherever his
mistress is when the telephone rings
five times Timbuctoo will go to her
and give five short, sharp barks. He
has never been known to make a mistake
either by barking more or less
than five barks, or by calling his mis1
tress when the bell rings some other
! call.
In order to "show off Timbuctoo,"
his mistress asks a neighbor to call
her In a few mintites, then she goes
, somewhere out of range of the teleI
phone, and Timbuctoo never fails to
i give proof of his trustworthy sumj
monlng.
I
Cadets' Great Ride.
Two hundred and fifty senior cadets ;
of Victoria. B. C.. have recently com- j
pleted a 1,400-mile' ride on bicycles,
bearing dispatches from the state com!
mandant to the minister for defense.
| The small riders averaged more than
114 miles an hour, and they completed
j their task 6 hours and 23 minutes
i ahead of schedule. This fine perform'
ance roused public Interest in the new
' system of cadet training, which has
J taken the place of the monotonous
1 drill-yard evolutions. Australia is
training its youngest soldiers in
j camaraderie, self-sacrifice, alertness
i and a love of athletics. The storj of
| the 1,400-mile ride against unexj
pected obstacles has set a standard
' which will not be easily forgotten by
! the Australian boy. While the dlsj
patch ride has done much to direct
j attention to a happier system of training,
it bos also served to awaken the
Interest of fathers and elder brothers.
Eggs From the Orient.
A train of 25 cars, loaded entirely
with Japanese and Chinese eggs, left
Vancouver, B. Cn the other day, bound
for New York. The train was made
up of nine carloads sent over from
Seattle to be attached to sixteen car-,
loads of eggs from the steamer Empress
of Russia. The eggs from Seattle
were delivered by Japanese liners.
The eggs, with the exception of 1,500
cases for London, England, and 1,000
? ? t-Art 1 n-orn o 11 nAnaltmw!
IBSl'S IUI iUUUliaii, no? ^vuo.nUv?
to New York. The shipment to the
latter point consisted of approximately
17,500 cases of 30 and 36 dozen
each, or about 6,500,000, more than an
egg for breakfast for every man, wornau
and child In New York city.
Economy Carried to Excess.
A short time ago, on seeing a man
who was sitting beside me In a cafeteria
"get away" with a large hamburger
sandwich In three bites, all
"mind your own business" policies
were cast aside and I remarked, "You
must Intend to catch an out-of-town
train; you are In such a hurry."
He came back with, "Oh, no. You
see every one's stomach requires a
certain amount of meat and It la known
that by gulping It It takes longer to
digest As meat la high I eat this way
and by so doing I have to eat meat
but every third day."?Exchange.
Past the Academic Stage.
"Should women smoke?" asked the
mAn who likes to theorize.
"That isn't the question any longer,"
said Mr. Gadspur. Ijt"No?"
"What we've got to decide now Is
[ whether or not the additional fire risk
caused by women smokers will Justify
the insurance companies- in raising
their rates."?Birmingham ^.ge-HeraW.
For Mayor
Friends of Mr. W. R. Scott announce
him as their candidate for
mayor in tho coming municipal election.
THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE.
No. 62 Broad Street
CHARLESTON, S. C.
A BOARDING and DAY school for
Girls. Begins its session September
27, 1921. Historic Institution situated
in a healthy location. Advantages of
city life, with large collie yard for
outdoor sports. A well planned
course of studies in a homelike atmosphere.
A business course to seniors
and elective course to juniors and seniors.
6-30-13t-s.a.a.
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REGISTRATION NOTICE.
The Books of Registration uf the
Town of Kingstree will be open from
June 29,1921, to August 27, 1921, both
inclusive at the store of the Kingstrge
Hardware Company, for the registration
of all qualified electors within the
limits of the said Town of Kingstree.
The production of a certificate of reg
istration from the Board of Registration
of the County entitling the applicant
to vote in a polling precinct within
the Town of Kingstree shall be a
condition pre-requisite to the applicants
obtaining a certificate, and proof
of his residence within the limits of
the said Town for four months ,next
preceding, and the payment of all
taxes assesed against him due and collectible
for the previous fiscal lear
shall entitle the applicant to registra-1
tion.
C. C. BURGESS,
Supervisor of Registration for the
Town of Kingstree, S. C.
June 28, 1921.. 6-30-9t
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that I am
in no manner connected with the
Planters Gin and Trading Conrvany,
having sold my interest. I will In no
way be responsible for any obligagations
contracted by the said firm.
J. B. ALSBROOK.
'Springfield Dusters for insects on
Tobacco or Cotton. Kingstree Hardware
Company.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
rrvo n Y \ I niCPH A PCF
1 v/iv rmau 1/1 uvu.
Notice is iiereby given, that the undersigned
wili make application to W.
E. Snowden, Judge of Probate of
Williamsburg county, South Carolina,
at his office in Kingstrce, S. C., at
twelve o'clock noon, on Wednesday,
the 10th day of August, 1921, for his
final discharge and letters dismissorv
as administrator of the Estate of E
It. Baxley, deceased, and at said time
will make full accounting of his actings
and doings as such administrator.
W. D. HORMON,
Administrator of the Estate of E. K.
Baxley, deceased. 7-7-5t-l&s.
July 5th, 1921.
BEEP OUR SHIPS ON THE SEVEN SEAS
Ship and Sail under
the Stars and Stripes
More than fifty freight
and passenger services under
the Stars and Stripes
are rea.y for your use
IN the harbors of srmnge lands
where the Stars and Stripes
had become but a memory, they
are now found once more on
regular schedule time. The grandsons
of a generation dead and
gone have-seen the return of the
Flag to all the seven seas.
Help to keep the Stars and
Stripes in its rightful place, all
over the world, by sailing and
hipping on American owned
ana operated ships.
"We cannot sell successfully,"
said President Harding, "where
we do not carry." American ships
are now available. Be sure to
use them whenever possible.
Operators of Passenger
| Services
Admiral Line. 17 State Street, New
York. N. Y.
Metaon Navigation Company. 26
So. Gay Street, Baltimore, Ma.
Munaon Steam Ship Line. 82 Beaver
! Street, New York, N. Y.
New York and Porto Rico S. S. Co.,
11 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
Pacific Mall S. S. Co , 4? Broadway,
New York, N. Y.
U. S. Mail S. S. Co., 41 Broadway,
New York, N. Y.
Ward Line, (New York and Cuba Mail
S. S. Co.) Foot of Wall Street,
New York, N. Y.
Free use of
Shipping Board films
Use of Shipping Board motion picture
films, four reels, free on request of any
mayor, pastor, postmaster, or organization.
A great educational picture
of ships and the sea. Write for Information
to H. Lauc. Director Information I
Bureau, Room 911,J9W "F" Street, jj
N. W., Washington, U. L.
SHIPS FOR SALB
(T* Amtriem citimi ?ly)
Steal ilMatrt, bath oil u4 aoal
ktritn. Alt* wood iteoaore, wood
kail* tad octaa-foinf tu|?. Porthor
iaioraadoa obuinod by raqaaaC
For sailings of passenger
and freight ships to oil
Ports of the world and all
other information, write
any of the above lines or >
Arrival and Departure of Trains
Southbound: No. 83, 10:58 a. m.
No. 78, 11:21 a. m.. No. 47, 6:17 p. m.,
No. 89, 9:22 p. m.
Northbound.?No. 80, 7:16. No. 46,
11:45, No. 78. 5:58
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GASOLINE SYSTEMS
Oil Tanks and Pumps, Air Computing
Scales, Floor Scales, Show Cases,
Account Registers, Rebuilt Cash Registers,
Safes, Store Fixtures. THE
HAMILTON SALES CO., Columbia,
S. C. l-2?-lf
666 cures Biliousness. * t
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if our Tobs
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BUT DAY8 do coma
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WHEN 8KIE8 are blua
ABOVE THE city smoke.
AND BREEZES stir.
THE PAPERS on my desk.
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AND THEN I think.
WHAT 2 would do.
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IF I were boss.
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I'D OPEN shop.
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AT TWELVE o'clock.
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AND CLOSE at one. *
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WITH ONE hour off.
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FOR LUNCH, and I.
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WOULD GET old Sam.
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TO RUN me out.
IN HIS big sir.
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AND DROP me off.
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UNDER A greenwood tree.
BESIDE A babbling brook.
AND THERE I'd He.
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P. S. COURTNEY
Funeral Director and Embalmer
MOTOR HEARSE
Phones Residence 91; Office 43
Kingstree, - South Car.
Apr 1, 21.
666 cures Malarial Fever. * '
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AND EVERY OBMI.
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ROLL OVER*
OR MAYBE sit and think*
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BUT MOST likely.
JUST SIT.
AND EVERY once.
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IN A while I'd light.
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ONE OF my Chesterfield**
AND OH Boy.
I GUESS that wouldn't
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COMPANIONSHIP ? Say,
there never was such a cigarette
as Chesterfield for steady
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tuiiipaiijr u uow ao iiinu aim
smooth as tobaccos can be?bat
with a mellow "body" that satisfies
even cigar smokers. On lazy
days or busy ones?all the tima
?you want this "satisfy*
smoke."
Htw* yoa m?n (Jit mm
AIR-TIGHT tint of 50?
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Liggett Sc Myers Tobacco Co.
, ><*$*, I
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