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I Your Fireside and Financial Home Your fireside is your curity and satisfaction. I In no relationships of more than in your financii These are the outstar fered by the Farmers & These are the qualific Farmers & Men . I Lake City, , _ _ Items of Local Merest THUB6DAY, APRIL 27, 1922 Mrs. T E. Walters was c. visitor in i Xingstree Monday. II ?? Mr. T. C. Jacobs spent Tuesday in Darlington on business. ( ?) Mr. Kolb spent last week-end in i -Sum'er with his home folk. Mi. J. H. L. Chandler of Salters, ( was in Kingstrse on business yester- ] day. - * -? Mil Mr. S. P. B. Altaian of Andrews i was a caller at The Record Office to- i day. , ii M:'c Timmrns SDent last week-end with her parents near Man- j' - ning, ? Born to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fairey ! Monday morning a son,, mother and babe doing nicely. % , ? 4 $ t Miss Annie Stackley .has returned 1 from a visit to friends in Saluda and < Columbia respectively. * < Mr. Keith Burbage of New York, j is spending the week here with his, \ .sister, Mrs. L. Roy Gates. j m m m m Mi3S Azlee McKnight spent the 1 past week-end near town with her, parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. McKnight.; \ * ;. Mis. I. W. Lybrand and little son \ cf Rock Hill, are visiting the former's * mother, Mrs. H. H. King this week. ? Mrs. Belle Blakely has returned, t from Moultrie, Ga., where she. spent, 1 several weeks with her sister, Mrs. [ j Homer Williams. j ? Miss Lizzie McClary returned toi Xingstrce Monday morning after ( spending the past year visiting rela- 1 tives in Mousouri. Ic I j Mrs. W. G. Gamble returned here ' j this morning from Washington where j y she went ten days ago as a repre' * * _ T\ A T% i ? tentative to mc l>. a. jv. cvuvcuuvil j ? * Messrs. Jin Hinds and A. C. Wil-J "kins left Monday afternoon for Pough- J1 keepsie, N. Y., to pursue a course of > * study at the Eastman Business Col- 1 lege there. ' * ? t ] Professor and Mrs. J. W. Switten- j berg and Master Junius Swittenbergi are visiting Mrs. SWittenberg's sis-, ter, Mrs. R. M. Caldwell in Columbia i this week. Miss Annie Frierson returned to 3 Iter duties at Columbia College yes- * terday afternoon, having spent the j past week here with her parents, Dr. * and Mrs. D. P. Frierson. ! The Christian Endeavor society of ^ the Kingstree Presbyterian church isJ planning a very attractive program' for its Sunday afternoon service at 1 7:00 o'clock. .Those interested in En- ' ceavor work are urged to be present. * i Misses Ola DuBose, Lola Anderson, end Jane Gil'.and, Messrs Vardell Ne-' j smith, James F. Cooper and Warren | t??om in Columbia tliic week, i VC1I1I.1V oiv ?... as representatives of the King's tree , sch(ol in the State-wide debating con- ( test. , * y Mr. J. B. Johnson, who has jeen employed as operator here for the West- 1 ern Union Telegraph Co., for some time, will leave tomorrow for Black j ville, S. C., where he has accepted' a similar position He will be reliev-1 ed here by Mrs A. L. Carter. * * * Fire last night about 7:30 o'clock cestroyed the servant's house on the premises of Mrs. W. V. Brockington on Academy street. The house was a frame structure and the fire had gained considerable headway before the alarm was given. The fire department reached the s?ene in time to save the nearby residences from damage. > 1 place of confidence, serenity, selife do you need these qualities i il affairs. iding features of the service of- j| .Merchants National Bank. !? ations that it tenders 10 you. rhants National Bank ? ? .. .Sooth Carolina | Beginning tomorrow (Friday April 29) the Fire alarm system of the town of Kingstree will be tested out at 6 o'clock p. m. daily instead of at noon as heretofore. This notice is given so that residents will not become alarmed upon hearing the electric sirene at this hour. * "" * Mr. ^nd Mrs. John Gelzer, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gelzer at the Kingstree Hotel last week. Mrs. Gelzer is still here. Mr. Gelzer is connected with a large electrical company in Atlanta and returned to his duties there early in the week. a Mr. S. H. Tift, local representative of Maybank & Co., is in Texas this sveek, having been sent there to take up a large lot of cotton for his firm, rhe trip took him into the flooded area of Texas and it is doubtful if t:e win oe aoie to return nere as soon as he expected or. account of the lood. * * Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Brown and Mr. W. D. Br^wn motored over to Sumter Friday of last week for the purpose >f taking the former's son to a hospi:al for an operation which consisted >f removing two small bones from the ad's jaw. The operation was a painful one but.the patient was able to -eturn home with his parents and is eported to be getting along nicely. * Florence coimty began its part of :he building of the Atlantic coastal iighway when a contract was let a few days ago to Chitwood & Palmer 'or the construction of 2.13 miles of >and-clay roadway from Lake City o the Williamsburg line. Work will >egin immediately. The contract irice for the 2.13 miles of road was 17,000. Miss Annie James Marks, a student >f the Assembly Training class, Richmond, Va., will graduate at the exercises to be held in Schauffler fall, Richmond on May 8th. Miss darks is a cousin of Mrs. Bertha S. iVolfe of this place and after her rraduation will engage in mission voik in the foreign field under the >resbyterian church. Miss Marks has t sister who is engaged in mission vork in Columbia. Mis. Wolfe has received a handsomely engraved invitation to attend the exercises in Richmond on May 8. o Two Famous Travelers. This is about two famous travelers. Many of the readers of this magazine spend at least part of their time 'on the road," and they will therefore >e interested in the following brief lip into history: The first professional globe trotter vas Herodotus, who was born about 184 B. C. Now, it is a peculiar thing, but as ong ago as 2,600 years, traveling was fairly safe occupation for an hon?st man who minded his own business. In what traveling I have done, I tiave always been surprised to note the hospitality and general spirit of hplnfnlnpss whici DeoDle extend to strangers. I have been in several countries where I did not know a single wore of the language, and yet I have never had the slightest difficulty in getting what I wanted. In our own country the traveler fares well,. all things considered. Notwithstanding crowded hotels, I have never heard of anyone of genuity being compelled to sit upfcll night. 1 More than that, in a considerable amount of automobile tourpg^have never missed a me^rtml was hungry Jr Therefore, iwis not surprising to learn that Hmdotus, the first great historian and reporter, was able to travel the ancient world with freedom and comfort. He moved about the Greek archipelagoes, observing ! and writing; he stayed wherever he wanted to stay, and as H. G. Wells observes in his "Outline of History," he seems to have found comfortable accommodation. He visited Babylon; he toured along the coast of the Black sea; he went to Tyre ana Palestine, and made a long stay in Egypt. We learn from him and others, that the Egyptian pyramids, which were then three thousand years old, were visited by ! hundreds of tourists, much is tncy are today. The modern Cook's tourist service was then performed by a special rank of priests. Tourists in those days had a habit of scribbling their names in public places, a custom which seems to have passed on even to the present generation. Herodotus retired to Athens on the completion of his travels, where he wrote his history and became one of the notables of the city. About 1,700 years later, another famous traveler set out from Venice and visited all the countries of the far east, including China, Japan, India, Ceylon?in fact, with the exception of the North American continent which was not discovered until 200 years later, he saw nearly the whole world. This man was Marco Polo. The complete story of his travels is contained in an interesting book, "The Travels of Merco Polo," which he wrote upon his return to his native city. If ycu like travel books you will enjoy this story of Marco Polo. It was one of the "big sellers" of the thirteenth century and in succeeding man fvanclata^ snrl nnnfaH CdUUI ICS WOO VI (4IIOIMKVU in all the European languages. One of the readers was Christopher Columbus, who knew the book well. When he landed in Cuba he thought it was the Japan which Marco Polo had described in his book. Marco Polo began his tour at the age of seventeen. He accompanied his uncle, a business man and trader. He was gone twenty-six years. The greater part of that time was spent at the court of the Great Khan, the ruler of China. The Khan was a vigorous personality, who liked enterprising and observing people. He intrusted Marco Polo with many important missions which took him to strange lands, and on his return he told the Khan of the curious things he had seen. On his return to Venice he was in such great demand as a speaker that he decided the more efficient way would be to write his story. This accomplished during a year which he was compelled to spend in jail.Like adventures, Marco Polo did not let the tale grow any the less in the telling, but though he was thougnt to be a great liar at the time and for sometime afterward, later researches have proved that the imaginations of his contemporaries were not elastic enough to encompass the truth. Few of us are able to believe until we see. That is one of the healthy byjroducts of travel?it broadens our minds and our imaginations.?Type Metal Magazine. The Right Rev Troy Beatty, bishop coadjutor cf the Episcopr.l diocese of Tennessee, and acting head of the church in the state since 1919, died st his home in Nashville Sunday morning following an illness of five days of double pnuemonia. The Rev. James M. McManaway, D. D., one of the best known Baptist ministers in the South, died in Richmond, Va^ Sunday. Dr. McManaway had held pastorates in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Missouri. He was born in Bedford county, Virginia, in 1885, and was an alumnus of Richmond college and of LouisviDe Theological seminary. Complete rejuvenation of the state fair is planned bv the executive committee of the state fair society, which met in Columbia last week. A stock company is tc be formed and the fair put on an entirely new and business-like basis with an executive secretary in active charge. Intellectual snobbery is as detestable as social snobbery. Every man has the impulse to "break training" now and then. If you stand up to receive bouquets don't complain if someone throws a brick. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS T?niTvn r\..? nnnv Vlic ui;/ Uiivkiuuu t *** horse, has blaze face. Owner can secure him by paying expenses and 1 for advertisement. French Dennis, Kingstrec, S. C. ltp. FOR SALE?FIVE (5) tons bright pea vine hay baled, $1.00 ner 100 lbs. R. W. Stuckey, Hemingway, S. C. 4-6-5tp. EGGS FOR SITTING?Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorns and Anconas at $1.50 for 15; Brown Leghorns and Manorcas at $2.00 for 15, all single comb variety. S. W. Mims, Kingstree. 2-lC_8tp. WANTED TO BUY?Seed field peas for cash. Geo. A. McElveen. X i / > 1 CASH FOR LOGS?Wc nay the highest market price for strictly high class A3h. Poplar, and Cypress logs, delivered by rail or truck to our Sumter band-mill. Write or call for particulars. The Sumter Hardwood Co.. Sumter. S. C. 4-27-5t. I Fuller Brushes I , B Have you gotten your Free g i w Handy Bmsh? A brush for g iff every purpose. p Housewives, are YOU inter- B : gj ested in saving, { | Time, Work and Money? ( J The Fuller Brush special Rep- 1 H resentative is now at Kingstree g ? Hotel. Ask for special Demonstra- 1 J tion in your own home or write, g 1' MR. HAMMOND. | i ii I KINGSTREE lodge. Nu. 46 A. F.M. Meets the second Thursday night in each month. Visiting bretheren cordially invited. H. U. Kinder, W. M., Donal 1 Montgomery, Secretary. I To the Citi +j Our mottc | Fair Prices. W< f ? furnish good, cle 4 * # + you doing yours 5 .tendance. If yo? 4 ? appreciation by o 4 5 close. We cann I ACAE S | SCR! i 5 Swat the Fly an< 3 ffl Insist up I Clc W Help Make You < J f Lumber I Devoe 4 4 4 i I A WIV "The Kingstree, ilium ? DOIYOU WEAR ||| "Stetson" Shoes? |M |i| If you do not it is because you |j ii have never worn a pair. Once j| jii tried you will never wear any | |: other Shoe. Just walk in and see what we 11 ii have in this line. i: ' i: Vs jj McGILL BROTHERS 1 Store For Ladies :: Kingstree, South Carolina. | > m mm nn i mi im ii n 11 ii mm i immn i . -|j izens of Kingstree: > has been Good, Ctean Pictures at a e are doing our part in trying to | an amusement for the public. Are | ;? We cannot operate without at. | j want this show to run, show your J oming out. If not, we will have to | ot operate at a loss! 3 * ''-M >EMY THEATREJ SEN YOUR H0ME1 | 1 Mosquito?disease spreading pests g . -.-J ion neighborhood sanitation. 2 jan Up?Paint Up! |g . ] Dwn Home Town Clean and Attractive! I WE SELL ? .?j and Building Material j : Paint and Varnishes | BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY t "BEST PLACE TO BUY" J; Kingstree, - - > South Carolina 7 FTER A FIRE 1 j You may wish you had placed M __ your Inurance policy in a Standard j? f (1 Board Company. || ^ " - . . . , , | \ U Deal with orthodox companies. gg JJl It will pay you. M | I represent only standard board || Wmm insurance companies. ?, 1. W. BODDIE, I Best Insurance Service!" j South Carolina |