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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. ?LW8Y LETTHkw noM cum mv CI Ali I'OltltESPON DENTS, Ifcoasn of littere?! From nil Parin of .-.n utter mi < Vdjoining (.'ouiiticw. KOTH'K TU ?OKHKSl'ONDMN TS. Mall your letters so that they will reach this a t later than Mon? day when Intended fop Vfodnesday* paper ar>d Wmi later limn Thursday tor Saturday's Issue. ThIh. of course, oppllm only N re*ular gorrtOpOOd once In ciu?e of Items of unusual new* value send In Immediate1 y bj ?tall, telephone or telegraph. Much news stories are acceptable up SO ItM BO or of going to press. Wednesdays poper M i T* >sday aftera on and Saturday's paper Friday after? noon. f) \KK t'DKM R Dark Corner. Aug. 1". ? 1'? 1 1 u fathering Is In full blast In these coasts. Have seen some open cotton, while ?ome eottOg has Just OOaUnonc ed to fruit. We have not bad a rain la about eleven days, and the hot dry air has began t?> t* II on cotton and peas. Should we have a dry spell now. and then a heavy rain, It would cause cotton to cast off. I un? derstand that one of your readers says he Is going to write this scribe about some of. as he (the reader* terms it. m v pessimistic letters. WhOTi I aald. "Cod alone kno.vs what we are going to d..." I still say so, and don't think bo (the reader) knows what he Is going to do. Hut per? haps as he in a large man. and held an otfle? so long, until be thinks there Is no trouble for him. I attended the political meeting r,t Privateer on the 9th. and everything Just passed off lovely until the candi? dates for magistrate had their turn, whe.i the St. Hernard. J. F. Tngram. snarled and showed his teeth to the New Fumdland. S. P. Cain, as if he wanted to do some snapping. I heard a gentleman who lives In the vicinity of Privateer say last Friday that he believed Ingram's snarling would cost him the of about twenty-flvo votes. Mr. A. K. San b rs. of llagood. and Mr. O. A. Nottlee; of Privateer. WON here one dir.- let w "k and called on old H?rd Time?. Come again gen? tlemen, always glad to see you. Mr. Edltor: 1 have heard It said that Mr. S. I? Cain would not run for Btiperiefen b ut of Fdueatlon. so he could oppose Mr. J. F. Ingram for magistrate. 1 belb ve 1 was one of the first men to approach Mr. Cain oa the subject, and that was on the lfth ! f July last, and at flr*t ho w.Miid not. and did not want to listen to mv pleadings, so 1 believe it to an erroneous Idea |g think Mr. Cain had any Idea of entering the race f??r magistrate when be announc? ed that he would not hi a eandbla'e for Sut>erlnf. ndor.t of Kducatlon. I helle\e th?t S. A Harvln. W. J. Anils and II? nrv w. Prlehard are the principal cause of his offering for the office. 1 merely write this to let the facts be known. And still hurrah for the first one that gets there fair? ly. For I have seen so much wire pulling, etc., In mv time until I am aometlmr?s afraid for our State and county, when I read where it says, "when the wlekod rule. The nation mourns." So with all seriousness I ask to let gg have hoaosty and fnlr nenn all along the line from magis? trate to Qoveraor. And may the wise one give us the right man In the right place. Is the j.r.iN. r of "Obi Hard Times." TTNDAI*. Tlndal. Aug. It,?We had a fine rain on the l.'th. Cotton seems t ? be doing well in thin neighborhood, except Mr. II. B. Hodge's; some kind of an insect h.as appear*' I In bis. and is spreading fast, noems to be what is called the red nplder K\er\thing Is falling off ex? cept Ho? ttr< \\ n bolls. Mr \V M I'.roadw.tv has gone ot Washing->n and BaHhuon for i stay Of about ten d >Ig Harrv If-. Ikf. < has gone to Charles? ton for a few d;i\ Mr^ HattM Pai k and children are vinftlng In the neighborhood. Miss Boll Ayeock has returned to her hois near Washington, Oa, Mrs 11 I: Hodge and children have g-.ne r . ? left her par r.fs noaf Wn.tlii' - i; , Tin h Ith of lb,, neighborhood hi very g.I i \ ?" ? i ns\ um 0nrtersvl||e. Au.v IH The v.. -th or hnn boon Ideal fe.r the em pa r-.r the past two gfoohi ind ?tton has made r ? i?i? i Improvement, and with a l?te tin. a fair average pop will he in ? i ? rand lo re. Corn I- good, .md fodder pul lling I i th i.r-li r <<f lbs day, A food is .i or fob.,, eo i. planted here but Of mir t i ti I ? t ? r ilns thl : neanoti th?- - i - higher and prl ? not so big I. The (Vrittngham Lumber company herp are dulao ? Keg* buntnesa They employ about t.\-? hundred hands and ar#? now putting in another m 111 which win goubfc Iholt prooonl capacity, Their pav roll ?\ .?? month amends to a conalflorahlt sum, which is a Kr? .?t feeder to Thi Palmer Co., here. They nave tan mllei of tracking, and hiwr rohVtlsnt lumbar to run then many renn to come. Judge Palmer and family arrived | bore htst week from Lake city, Fla., in their large touring ear to visit the | Palmer relatives at this place, They left her?? yeeterday to visit relativ-1 in Kortb Carolina. i'. Lee Howard and family came avef trmn Clauseen Saturday In their tournlng ear to visit his unelie, liar ry t. Herlee. Armatrong Harlee leavea tonight to accept a peettlon In Atlanta. w. c, Harl ? will spend the week-, and \\ itli his family at Kernt ert. ?ff?, S. J. Blackwell, the hustling fruit man. from Sumtcr Is in town to? day taking the orders. SMITH V11XE. ?mlthvllle, Aug. IS.?Just as long as the enforcement of the prohibit! n law effect! labor conditions, it will i ?? ? complete failure in the coun? try, I ean't say what the result Will be in town, The farmen are not a bit anxious to kill the gooee whicb layi the golden egg. If all the offend ? era were put on lha gang there woul ? not be enough b it to pick half tie cotton that is made, even If we make^j only a half crop. As for thi men bants. Where would they gat material to run their accounts. Which have done so much to ruin the laboring <das-? The farmers have to buy their land from the men-hands, so to speak, I" fore he hits a lick of work in the Uelde Now do you suppose our ardent prohibitionist Will send him to the gang, let a use he violatos the prohibition law. No, he has his bar I earned money invested in him and b< ti lei what Ii to become of his crop should the officer nab him. The pro? hibitionist has a wife and children looking to him for support, and that support or living comes only from his farm. Thai farm has to be cultiva? ted. Who cultivates that farm I lit the colored people, the very clam that viol ites the law most. Some m a can cultivate their orops Independent of tin* colon l elaas, but he Is in the minority. B >ma folks would say, pun Isfc them regard less of the law, But let me tell you, anything that decreas? es' tho crops. Will effect every class under the sun. When the farmers fall to make meat, grain and cotton to feed and Cloth the people, then will the merchants, doctora, preachers, meehanice, sdltors, clerks, mill peo? ple, drummers and etc. step down and out. This Is a true descrlpt: >n of conditions here. 1 can't answer for all other pi."- es. Then take these large land holden Where they rent exclusively to colored people. One wont betray another. 'If you tell on me, TO give you away." is their mott?. They protect one another. Then take the w hite law-bn ak< r. "Say did you know Mr. \. was selling 1.at7*' "Why. no. is it really so?" "Tea, why don't you report him'"' "Oh it's none of my business." w? are friend! and I dont want to cauee hard feelings or break peace. Nov. don't mention what I've told yon. 1 you do I wont know anything aboil it." Then, we have a more ardei prohibitionist, who voted for it ai proudly boasts that he would VOl for it again. But let's see if be true. These same m*n will turn! a conveyance for these law breaker to go after their whiskey, and wl sometimes plow In their place f them to meet the R l\ 1 >. carriers ? order their whiskey. Just ask him try ami make thes ? violators oonduei themselves properly, who live on b pla< ? . and he'll tell you they don't disturb him. he dont cert what ths^ do. Ho dont care how much they disturb his neighbors. This sann gang says they know bow to order boons to the officers can't take it and tin y intend to order it right on. Mr. Bditor: I think this will be the last you'll hear fr?un me any tint soon in regard to this booac business, it's no use, nobody takes any Inter eat to put up these wretches, its like the Pmgab correspondent says, "the people know it. and have for a long time, but are perfectly Indifferent as to consequeneeiM But i will say that If tin re is jiny law for disturbing the peace or for disorderly condue! in the country, somebody Is surely going to th. gang. I thank the Pisgnh and Rembert correspon lents for what they sai l in my behalf. They know I'm telling th ? truth, will say that ' dont rare po make replies t ? \v. \ Broadway, W, J Arclls or to anyone ? lee, I net was n ,t say object. I mererj wanted to give light, but Ihry prefer darknese, Mr- t <? Robertson entertain* I the Won,.,,,- Foreign missionary Bo i ?? ty it le r boras on bist Thursd i afternoon. \ number wer? present, and Ihnroughl; enjoyed themselves. in rt oi ? pent a foe tii her parents, Mr m l Mrs. Fl ink Mathl . ol Rt. Chart" Mr, Her ? ? It rt ? n spent las Tuesdny with hi* uncle, Rev. I:. M Robert on, of l.aniar. , Mr, T ('. Roh< rt mn and si t. r Miss Col;, y ?-in r., t ? i.-.o. i- torn or fn to v i it r- f.-11;? Mrs Wii?e M< < 'athern an i Mis Jane Prlvett were the guests of Mf. t. C Robertson last Tuesday, Misses Nets and Mnxle M< Lend nn< THE GREATEST?THE SERVANT. Matthew 20:17-34.?August 21. HT7fc ffos of >r<tni <a?:c not to be mitliMtCTCii IfM/O, hut to minister and to oirc ht* life a ransom for many.'* i Vj MRITION moves the world?selfish ambition, a certain Kind of ambl mmmM tion to please God and to have his rewards, is encouraged by the J o. oeedlng great and precious promises of God's Word. Think of the promise bold out to tbe consecrated, self-sacrificing followers of Jesus? that, If faithful unto death, they shall receive tbe "crown of life," Immortality, and attain a place with their Master in his Throne?as participants in the glories and honors of his Kingdom! There is no earthly appeal to am bttiOfl so strong as this, wblcb conies from the Creator to BUch as have the bearing ear of faith. Nevertheless, the ambitions awakened by these promises, we are warned, might become our snares. The very condition upon wblcb we may attain tiie Kingdom la our faithful endurance <>f shame, contempt, miaun deratnnding, and our demonstration to the leal of humility and absolute loyalty to <5od and full resignation to his providences. Whoever would reign with Messiah. In his coming Kingdom, for which we pray. "Thy Kingdom come, thy will ho done on earth as in heaven." must humble himself under the mighty hand of find that he may he exalted in duo time.?1 Peter 5:0. The prospect of the Kingdom was bright before the minds of the apostles, even when Jesus was foretelling his Ignominious suffer Inga and death; so that two of his; beloved followers, James and John, through their mother. Impor? tuned si promise that they should sit, the one on the rieh! hand and the olher , on the left hand of the Great King when his Klugdora sli mid be < stabllshed. This request drew from the Great Teacher tbe suggestion thnt his loving and ambitious disciples bad, perhapa, not fully counted the coft of such exalta? tion. He Inquired If they were willing to drink of his cup of Ignominy and reproach and if they were willing to be baptized with his baptism, into his death ?the sacrifice of all earthly interests. They had counted the cost, and promptly responded as to their willingness. They had learned well the lessons of the Great Teacher, lie assured them that with this willingness of mind the privilege would he theirs of sharing his ignominy and his death and of sitting With him on Iiis Throne. F?ut as respects the chief l- [tl I s, they were not at Iiis disposal. At the conclusion of the testings of his people, those positions of highest honor in the Kingdom next to himself will be given according to the just standards which the Father has prepared and established. How wo can rejoice with those apostles in the fullness of their consecration and In the assurances of the Master: And we also should strive by faithfulness to attain a place with the Master in his Throne, as members of 1 g Body, the church. The amhitlon of James and John was shown in their desire for places of special nearness to the Lord. Jesus did not reprove thorn specifically, but indirectly. When tbe other ten heard how these two had sought to bespeak the Chief places of honor they were Indignant. The Master took advantage of the Incident to show how different is God's Judgment from that of men. With men the aggressive and powerful hold the lord hip and dominion over others, but in the Divine arrangement the order i> reversed. God will honor most and put In the highest positions, the humble, tbe submissive, the meek. On thfs Incident the Lord based a general Inatructlon to his followers on the necessity for humility. We are to take the Divine standpoint and honor most In the Church those who moat serve the Church, and not those who demand service and honors and seek self-exaltation. Our Lord pointed to his own course as an illustration: they acknowledged him as their Master and yet no ono served them so much as did he. Indeed, he came into the world not to be served, but to serve others, even to the extent of laying down his life as the ransom price for the many, for the world, to be applied for their releo e from sin and death condemnation in Cod's duo time?during the Messianic Kin; dorn. Journeying on the Master had an opportunity of exemplifying his position ins a servant. Two blind men. learning that ho was passing, exorcised such faith that they hailed him as the Messiah, tbe Son of David, entreating Mercy, Help. Relief. Instead of passing them by. saying. You tiro only blind beggars, anyway, the Master stopped and called them to him and. in response to their request, touched their eyes, and Immediately they received sight, other Scriptures indicate that the Great Teacher's miracles were not performed v/lthuut cost to himself. "Virtue (vitality) went out of him and healed them all." (Luke 8:18.) He who was rich, for our sakes became poor, humbling himself to serve the humblest and poorest unfortunates! Here we have an illustration of the spirit of meekness, the spirit of service, which must characterise the hearts, and, in some degree, control the lives of all true followers, disciples, of the Greift Teacher. If it is not in our power to open the eyes of the physically blind, It is in our power to help many to a clearer insight into the things of God which the natural eye hath not seen, nor ear beard?the thiugs which God hath In reservation for them that love him and that, loving him, follow in the footsteps of Jesus. (1 Cor. 2:0). Let us. then, seek the true, God-given ambi? tion: but !''t us specially seek to kuow and to do the will of our Father hu heaven | T Miss Kannte Team, of Bumter, visit" ed Mis- Belle IfcCutchen, last Thurs? day. Mr, Charlie Klrkley of Moneks Cor? ner, Is visiting his uncle, Mr. W. 8. Smith. I On Wednesday, August 24, the' candidates who are running for ounty and State offlcei will be at Spring Hill, as they have a spec ial in? vitation to speak there on that day. Tin- ladies of St. John's church will set < dinner, lud coffee and ice cold drinks of various kinds. The pro ? rlst nr.- to he used in furnishing new church when finished. Come ?i an 1 all and help in this good cause, The ladies are to be com- i plimented tor their untiring efforts in behalf of their church. PRIVATEER. Privateer, Aug. is.?Fodder pul-I ling is the order of the day in this tectlon, now. Cotton has begun to J open, bo it wonl be long until the fields will he white with the fleecy staple. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Covington of ' ?? un ttsville, spent the Week-end at Mr. W C. Wells'. Mr I.. II. Rivers ami family, of St. Stephens, are spending some time at Mr. R. W. Rivers'. Miss Hannanti of Klngstree, la visiting at Mr. W, Q. Wells'. Mrs S. A. Harvn is spending some time at c.ienu Springs. Mr Clyde Miller, i f Richmond, Vn., rlsltlng Mr. Willie Jackson. STATEHCHG. Statehlirg, Aug, 17. -Mrs. A. M. I. has returned to her home in Cfiarh ton, nfter spending a few lays ,i "Farm Hill." VI r. I:. ?' l Hehn rdson, .1 p., has g*?n< i ? Ii- ndersonvllle. \h Frank r. Ilurgess has returned i rnm a v ery pleasant v i.- it to fllenn s" plane i \fter vlsltln? relatives in Rishop .'ie. Mi s Mumie Morris Is aguin In tie- neighborhood, Mr Irving Richardson i' spending iome time with relatives here. Mr. I'lank IV I Itirgess lefl for Ma tilling on Wednesday. A n. r nn absen?.f severnl n\< eks in Cleroglti, where he has been at? tending a husln< ss college, Mr Had ' 11 ims< y i; ngttln nl homi ? Mr William l?j iiam, of Prb ntecr, has been the gue t of his sister, Mrs, s. Ii. Ramsey, during the past week. Miss Annie M. Barnwell, of ? Wil? mington, N. <'.. has been on a short visit to her parents, Rev. and Mis. W. H. Barnwell. Mr. W. J. Morris hi a returned from Hartsville where he has heen visit? ing his daughters, Mrs. R. L. Coker, and Mrs. Bdward Mclntosh. Mr. James <J. Simmons, of Eutaw \i 1 lo. has horn the guest of Mr. Frank Burgess for a tew days, re? turning homo on Monday. The farmers are very busy now having th< ir fodder stripped, for which the weather lias heen quite favorable this week, the slight show? er this afternoon not being enough to Interfere seriously with the work. The da.vs are still very warm, but the nights as a rule arc cool and pleasant. *Tf your liver Is sluggish and out of tone, and you feel dull, bilious, constipated, take a dose of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to? night before retiring and you will feel all right in the morning. Sold by \V W. Sibert. Meeting at Dal/ell. The next meeting of the county campaign will be held at Dalzell, Thursday August 23rd. ?In buying a cough medicine, don't be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough. Remedy. There Is no danger from it, and relief is sure to follow. Especial? ly recommended for coughs, colds and whooping cough. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Arc Your Poultry Sickly or Healthy? Poultry raising pays* nor mous profit*?II kt pt in a hi althy state. Cleanliness Islmpoi Um I sad win n the tow Is get droopy or chicken cholera yea can bring tin in around and Increase egg prod in linn quickly by giving them a lCW dOHl s of miSCH'S COLOEN SEAL STOCK AND POULTRY MEDICINE tsvery poultry nu.s, r should have this valuable remedy on hand. Guaran? teed or inoncy refunded, I'rlre ? . ijOc and$1.00cans. Koraale by dru ulRti and dealers, linscli's Disinfectant and Dip in guaranteed to kill MlTFS a l.U K ou your poultry, G?C? baiuple on roqui si lo ( Golden Chain Remedy / \\ Co., Inc., Evanaville, V Iff) . (M\* % . Ind. HI HURT'S mitt; si nut IF YOUR HORSE IS AS GOOD AS OUR HARNESS he is certainly a dandy. Take a look at the harness. See how pliable the leather is, how strong and neat the stitching;. 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