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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-25

Misses May and Maggie Flagler
and Mr.. Troy Flagler spent last
Sunday in town visiting Mr.. l..
Stackley's family.
Mr.. NJ. L. Allen, Of Florence.
who has been cIerklngin Dr.Scotts'
drug store, has given up the job
and returned to Florence.
DR.. Risbv, of Spartanburg, who
married a daughter of DIR. j. Mar
ion Staggers who formerly lived
here was in town last Friday.
Dir. Willie E. Montgomery, of
the Greeleyville section, has been
installed as drug clerk at DIR.
ScottS's. He Is a good one.
Dr. Chas. Il. Houston, Of Flor
ence, passed lhrosgh kingstree
on Monday en- route TO fG+eston,
where he hangs out his shlngle.
Wish HIM success.
Capt. u. p Nelson is delighted.
He has lived to see the day when
he will get water at his door steps
without drawing it out of an old
fashioned well.
The Council. or rather the street
committee, seem TO have sudden
ly stopped all work on the streets.
If they are doing anything towards
the sanitary regulations we haven't
heard of it recently.
Rev. J. Z. Dunlop preached
at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning.. AR. Dunlop Is
a delegate from Harmony Piesby-
terry to the general assembly of
The Presbyterian charcb, which
conveneS in May.
Mr.. I. NJ. Gilland intends erect
ING neat cottage on his lot on
WaSt Main and 'r0rnpr jacobs
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| want TO say TO nay friends and
the public generally that | am not
in business for fun or for my
health. have a large and well
selected stock of goods bought at
the very lowest prices with the
cash, which | desire to sell and
will do so at a very close margin
/ make a speciality OF Shoes and
Clothing, and will sell cheap. l
do not care to cast a shadow over
my competitors by giving prices.
| only ask you 10 come and see Tor
yourselves, | guarantee satisfac-
ton to all. w. w. Grayson.
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LOCAL ITEMS O. INTEREST.
AFFAIRS CAUGHT By OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.

Nrittenin Condensed r orm and Printed
in Liz. Manner for the Sake of
Oar EusY Readers
Dr Gamble has had few straw
berries.
Mr. p s. Wall, of Scranton,
,speat last Wednesday in town.
Col. e. w. Jones, of Lake City,
WIS in town on Sat urday last,
Mrs J, T. Cohen, Of Savannah,
i visiting her daughter, Mrs Louis
Schultz.
Mrs. w. p. Hawkins, who has
Teen quite sick is, We are glad to
state better.
The court house officials all
seem happy. This is an of year
in politics.
Rev. ". S. Martin preached IN
the Methodist church to a large
congregation Sunday night.
Miss Ferguson, ofClinton, SC,
spent several days in town last
week visiting Miss Lula Strong.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. W. Rogers, OF
Rollins po>toifice, spent last Sa'-
.ulday in iown, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Hammet.
Messrs. II. X. Wallace and n.
IL. Jacobs have gone INTO the adj
veltising business. Wish them
success.
DIR. Rowland, of New York, eS-
pert examiner for the Equitable
Lille Insurance Co., of said CITY
srent last Friday in kingStree.
An artesian we'll is being 'bored
al the corner of Main and Acade-
nv streets. Another is needed
corner Main and Jacobs streets,
and should be done at once
Already the chills have COM
1ucnced to shake people up and
pre- pare them for what they may
expect TINS summer by knocking
all the starch out of their collars
in The beginning.
Our dealers in live stock seems
to have a good many horses and
mules left on hand this spring.
1t they would pat the livery ser
vice down TO hard pan prices they
could each use ten or twelve horses
pn the road this summer
Hon. Thos. NJ, GlllanGS h ealth
has improved SO much recently
that 1t is thought that he will get
entirely we'll and be himself again
at an early date. Mr. Gilland
left for Wilmington on Monday
for treatment, and expects to be
absent for about a month.
Mr.. w. w. Mathews, who has
acted as magistrate here for sew
eral years, is employed in the
clerks office. "Billy White, as
he is famiiarly known, is perhaps
the best all around posted man in
The court house. He is is another
ut Kingstree'S land marks.
Nice new stock of Straw Hats
Mems Ladies and Children. w. I.
>AskiuS.
II YOU want Piano or Organ
write to &. o. Blistow, Darling
Ton, 5. e.
Try a Sack OF ouI WalerGround
Meal. None better. w. +. Asklns.
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ljr. NcSaDe - Nl Aoi'4o H"tN "N
work.
Mr. Gordon Mccullough, of Trio,
is extremely i'll.
7. l.. Wilcox, Esq, of George
town was in town Monday on busi-
ness.
Mr.. Il. }. Kirk was suddenly
called TO Chorieston on Sunday
by the death of one of his rela-
tives.
SIR. W. w, Grayson was quite
sick On Sunday last, but we are
clad to report him much better at
this writing.
Miss Lula Strong, who has been
indiSposed for several days, was
out on the streets yesterday look
ing as charming as ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. NJ. Erwin, Of
Church, spent Monday night in
Town guests OF Mr. and Mrs. j. n.
Hammet.
Capt. Ned Harper has petition
ed the council 10 let him keep hogs
on his premises ard the board OF
health has recommended ii,
DR.. Rosa Hirschman, of Charles
ION, perhaps the first woman en-
Toying this distinction that ever
walked The streets of Kingstree, is
visiting The family of Mr.. Louis
Jocobs.
Judge S. McB. Scott, one OF
Kingstree's land marks, is quite
sick with pneumonia. We trust
he NAV soon he we'll again. DR..
/ Broclln,on is his physician.
We had the pleasure of meeting
DIR. Cir Sawyer, nf Edgeheid, on
Saturday last in king>lr e. DR.
Sawyer expects to locate at Rhem<
in this county, and We are glad to
welcome him here. He is a young
man Of much promise and there
are great possibilities beforn him.
! The PRAYER meetings IN the
! Methodist and Baptist churches
are we'll attended and great inter
est seems TO he manifested III these
meetings. There is on Y one com
plant, and that is that some are
| inclined 10 talk 100 long, and
We have been requested by regu-
! lar attendant to ask that no one
talk longer than ten minutes.
Miss kittie Rogers, who has
| finished Iier school at Dock post
Office in tlils county, passed through
Kingstree on Saturday en- route 10
| her home in Darllagton> where
she will spend the summer. Miss
Rogers has made quite success
at teaching and is very much liked
by her patrons. The great need OF
the country is more such teachers
as Miss Rogers has proven herself
to be.
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LETTER TO MIR. SETH PHELPS,
Kingstree, S. c.

klnSStree, >. y.
Dear Sir: It takes numerous visits
from statesmen to establish Il paint
agency in town. Several well paint
cd sample houses do the business
quickly, and therefore in your town,
we intend to spend money in FREE
PAINT, rather than OH salesmen's
visits.
Any house owner who sends MS the
the measurements of his house, will
ut once receive tasty color combina-
tions, and at the same time we will
tell him how many gallons of paint
we will give him "for nothing"
Our house was established in '57'
Been making l.. & NJ. Paint 80 years
Sold Five Million Pounds last year.
Ask any Mercantile Agency or Bank
about our Capital and Reputation.
L. & VI. Paint needs the addition Of
linseed oil, covers better, and lasts
longer than white lead. You will be
glad that You investigated. Very
truly.
q NT,.k:,o.
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THE JENKgNSON
DRY GOODS STORE

Stands ready e people Kntrce and Will
anurs County Merchandise prices that
cannot anywhere and always
charges all orders aggregating IS and over
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For Sa!e-Good Coffee at 1Oc;
Good Chewing Tobacco at 25c "A
pound; Good Standard Prints at
SC ward. w L Askins.
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Due on April 10th, another car
load Gold Medal Flour direct from
mills at old prices. w. T. Askins
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-25

Nice new stock OF Straw Hats
Mems Ladies and Children. w. 1.
,Askius.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-25

IL YOU want I Piano or Organ
write to B. o. Blistow, Darling
Ton, 5. T..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01


iions. and then, with his associates,
was sent abroad for three years
course. under native teachers In the
language OF the land in which he was
to serve. The privilege OF choice was
the lot Of Mr.. Brown, and he selected
China
There were several reasons known TO
his friends for this preference. China
in those days was more open TO west
ern ideas than Jspan-and it was GER
tainly more salubrious than most Of
the stations in India. Yet there was
another reason which doubtless. had
much more TO do with his decision
Near his native heath Is the charming
little town OF Hillsbor0. From this
place a few years before a young man
went to China who must rank among
the frst II not. In fact. the very first
OF the student interpreters. When Mr..
Brown made his choice that other
young Down man was already well for
ward on his way to distinction In
China-and he is still there. working
as hard and faithfully as ever. He or
ganized and for many years has been
at the head Of the Imperial Customs o.
China. Queen Victoria long years be-
fore her death recognized his merit
and raised him to the order OF knight
hood-his name is Sir Robert Hart.
Assigned to Pekin. young Brown
found himself in close touch with some
Of the worlds brightest diplomats. as
well as with the leaders Of the Chin
ese government A hard worker. a
dillgent student. making the most Of
his opportunities. he speedily ripened
and qualified himself for any work per
tanning to the Orient and its Mon
golian race and civilization when
Anson Bu4ingams. United States Min
lister resident. was appointed by China
as her representative in extraordinary
mission to the western natl0rs. he i'm
vited the services Of Mr.. Brown as his
secretary That he might accept the
place thus offered. the British gov
ernment gave him an unlimited leave
OF absence. 1t IS well known that Nr
Burlingame died before his mission
was completed. but It is not SO gener-
ally known that Mr.. Brown. By order
Of the government Of China. took ur
the work as It fell from his hands and
carried il 10 a successful issue.
Russia forced Japan out Of Port
Arthur-her fairly won prize-the 9th.
er nations consenting. Now the other
nations are sorry. Russia Is not salts
aed: she desires Corea as well. and "a
this Great Britain objects.
Over three years ago Mr. Brown. IN.
der British fnfvence. was sent to
Corea 20 DO for the customs service Of
that kingdom what Sir Robert Hart
had done for the imperial customs q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01
A Unique Character
Who Died
Recently

It to yourselves to decide. Philoso-
pliers has tried TO bribe me, but they
can't. Now. gent'mun an ladies, l
VIII take my text Look in de Bible
an see II faint so. It say. in Exodus,
18th chapter, third verse. The Lord Is
a man OF war; the Lord is His name
Centrum an ladies. the Lord is never
been here at any time to take up car
nal weapons and fight against His enc
mics. has to make my way to the
wildeFnest and reach Canaan land 10
prove
De sun do Mover
He then proceeded to tell. in his own
way. the story Of the exodus from
Egypt with the attending miracles.
the crossing cf the Jordan, the tax
ing OF Jerico. etc. all to prove that
The Lord Is a man Of war" and to
lead up to the climax OF his sermon.
thus:
DE ave kings Of de Amorltes made
war an Joshua came an saw It was
a warm battle. an de sun was gone
down over great Gideonl an I don't
know how in the name O. Gawd Il got
dere II it didn't novel" This Is ac-
companied BY a shout OF triumph. He
mops his brow loosens his collar, and
proceeds. philosophers says Il
moves roun an roun' on axles, an
Joshua told de sun TO stan still. Now
ladies and gentmun. do you blieve
Joshua would have asked God to stoI
de sun II It hadn't a-been moyin
Why didn't be ask God to stop d
earth. which were goin' roun' OF
axles? See Joshua, 10th chapter.
DE sun went down. Gentmin an
ladies', can you tell me dat de sur
don't mover From de risin' Of d
sun to de goin' down Of de same
l14th Psalm-didn't I tell you de sur
do move9 Judges. 18th chapter. stE
verse: on de seventh day before ds
sun went down. How IN de name o
Gawd could de sun 30 down 'dout NOV
in? Ecclesiastes first. fifth verse. Il
can rise and 20 down Now. can any
body on Gawd Almightys earth make
you b'lieve Il don't moye2 Coo
turned de sun back over de valley o
Ajalon 10 degrees. Now, I'd like t
know who'd spec me to b'lieve. aftel
that. that the sun don't move? Ma
iachi first to eleventh. Does SOM
folks mean to tell me dat Gawd tell
a lie? Dis here is Gawd talkin tel
you"
Brother Jasper also contended tina
the earth is fiat and had four corners
He was a picturesque figure, standin
more than six feet two inches, an
was as straight as an Indian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01
TEMPLE or
SCIENCE With
DOVBLE WALLS

trlcity represent rapidly growing
business with investments Of $4,000
0O0, 900. there are IN this corltry no
facilities for testing meters and other
instruments used in electric measure
ments. A standard thermometer will pc
another Of the many instruments to be
stored in this bureau With this will
be compared for correction the mil-
lions ol thermometers used by physi-
clans and surgeons. by scientiic labor
at0ries and great Industrial establish
ments. For a long time Uncle Sam has
had an once Of weights aud measures
for giving out. mostly 10 lis scientists,
standards OF weights. measures and ca
paciiies which have been adopted for
convs nience. but not by law. It has al
ways been a part OF the coast and geo
detlc survey. but Is now merged into
the new bureau Of standards What Is
practically our standard for measuf-
ing length at the present time Is % De
found here. This Is known as tne
standard meter bar Of metal kept
in three or four cases for Us protee-
ton. This bar cost 81 $500, and the met
al alone in Il q said 70 be valued At
81 500. The United States standard kilo-
gram. which was similarly obtained
nom Paris. Is a duplicate Of the
worlds standard kilogram, Installed In
that city. II Is a small cylinder OF the
same metal used in the construction OF
the standard meter. This metal. by the
way. il an alloy Of platinum AID ir.d-
lum. selected because Il cannot be de-
stEoyed by heat II cost $1,000. Two
bell Jars. one htting over the other
protect II from the dust Il is handled
only By pair Of forceps with cham
ols skin ds.-Philadelphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

The impression IS quite general that
the people OF prehistoric times were
much taller than those Of the present
day In i7iS Henrion. member oi
the French Academy OF Sciences. pub
ished pamphlet IN which be asserted
thaf Adam was i23 feet Inches tan;
Eve IT'S feet 3 inches Noah. q feet'
Abraham 20 feet. Moses. is feet. he
cave elaborate reasons for his state
menfs A present-day scientific student
81 the bible goes Henrion one better
and makes Noah G. feet tall and az
tributes 10 the food survivor q weight
OF 1875 pounds. his reasons Tor this
estimate are not bad either. He says'
According to Genesis. Noah lived s9o
years and then died The average IRE
Of man to-day is about 20 years. X Is
a wsii-defned rule In nature that an
imals bipeds and Quadrupeds i've
about three and one-half times the
number Of years reQuifed for indiyid-
nal maturity. Thus man IN this cen
tury natures in 20 years and dies az
the age Of 20 years. Dividing the age
Of Noah by three and one-haif we hnd
that he matured in about go years.
The average man OF to-day at maturity
measures about 3 feet and weighs 10
mounds. Five feet In 20 years Is equiv
aisnt 70 three inches in one year. sAp-
PLYING the same rule to Noah's matur-
inx years We find that At his maturity
he was So feet tall and weighed 1873
pounds. u stands to reason that II
Noah was.so great IN body Adam must
have been equally as large. The mere
fact that Adam vas never born evi-
dences that he vas Q gigantic man.
Everything created during the forma-
ton ages was according to a very large
standard. The trees we're sSyscrapers.
the animals immense and all other
things in proportion. Why should
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01
Bureau Of
Standards


Uncle Sans new supreme court Of
weights and measures. Tor the build
ing Of which congress Just gave Sec
retary Gage a quarter million dollars,
Is the largest bureau added 70 the gov
eminent for many years. You have seen
II referred 10 in the news dispatches
as the national bureau Of standards
That Is its Official name It might BE-
more properly called the supreme court
OF weights and measures. because 4
really viii be the tribunal OF last ap-
peal. whereat disputes as 20 the ae-
curacy Of weights and measuring IN
struments can be finally settled. This
new bureau will save millions Of dol
lars a year to our great Industries.
viii make the researches Of scientists
more accurate. will enable the surveyor
10 stake out our building and farm lots
with greater precision, VIII give tne
common people better measure Of dry
goods. groceries. gas and electric light
This bureau of standards Will correct
our weights ard measures that they
may an ~ equally uniform. 4 viii
test yard sticks. meter sticks. peck
measures. pound weights kiiogfam
weights. thermometers. steam gauges,
and an kinds OF delicate measuring de-
vices. Il will stamp each with a gov
ernment stamp certifying lis truthful
ness or error A representative Of each
measuring or weighing instrument 70
De thus tested and stamped VIII pc
stored In the new bureau as the
standard OF that particular measure
and weight. wilh which an others of
IFS class must be compared. There viii
be standard yard graduated ipto
standard feet and inches other stand
ards of length. standards Of weight.
quantity. electricity heat light pres
sure and so on. with their subdivisions
and multiples Today we are dependent
upon Germany, France and England
which have standardizlng bureaus-for
these corrections. It viii be diiiicult to
realize he amount Of care which VII
be taken with these standards installed
Ia the new bureau u viii BE- Tar
enough from the city 70 be out of
reach OF the vibrations caused by cleo
fric cars and heavy wagons Many OF
the walls Niil be double. 10 prevent
penetration 81 hot OF cold air and con-
seqnent hueiuation of interior temper
ature. Compressed air and vacuum
pipes viii extend throughout the build
Ing as win several systems q electric
wires There win be double windows
capable or aooding the rooms with
light also light-proof shutters max
Ing them absolutely dark. There VIII
BE- hre-proof vaults Tor the storing Of
the standards A separate building
900 yards Or more away. viii install
the engines. dynamos and other heavy
machinery essential 70 the work AZ
whole the Institution will be 9 mod
ern temple OF science. Of which the
country may be justly proud The
bureau sill also establish q standard
electric cell measuring standard volts
indeed. electric standards Of many
kinds. Although applications of elee-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

Consul Warner reports from Ieipsic
that a new method Of street car adver-
tlsing wss started In that city on Jan.
/ last ia every street car are hung
copies OF a biweekly newspaper. a
journal which contains advertisements
railroad time tables. a few jokes. and
notices Of the performances TO be given
at the different theaters The news.
papers are fastened on racks which are
hung upon hooks In the corners 'of the
cars. The passengers have the priv.
ilege Of taking the papers down and
reading them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

No quainter character was ever pro-
duced in the south than the old col
ored preacher Rev. John Jasper. Of
SUP do move fame. Who died few
DAYS ago in Richmond Va Born a
slave. he was very illiterate, but had
vigorous form Of eloquence, peculiar
" his own. which made him rank as
one Of the most powerful negro ex-
horfers Of the south With boundless
faith in his own singular convictions,
he sent the nation into eonvulsions OF
amusement at his audacious scientific
aud theological theories
Jasper was born on farm In Yir-
ginia nearly ninety years ago. He LED
the ordinary life OF a farm slave until
n. when he became imbued with the
idea that his life should be devoted
to preaching. He could neither read
nor write, but inside Of SIX months. By
dillgent study. was able 10 read the
Bible fairly well. His success as a
preacher was immense and his inhu-
ence among the negroes became very
great. He was pastor Of the Sixth
Mount Zion Baptist church at Rich
mond. Va. for years. and II was here
that his frst sermon on rthe sun do
move" was delivered in 1873. From that
time on until his last illness ne
preached this sermon hundreds Of
times before thousands Of people. A
correspondent who heard Jasper de.
liver his famous discourse in his Rich
mond church thus describes the scene:
A Remarkable Discourse.
The reverend gentleman, conscious
OF his importance. advances down th'
aisle howing aud scraning to the audi
ence. Z SILK hat IN one hand. a gold
headed cane and red bandanna hand
kerchief In the other. His wide, By
ronir shirt collar is crayatless. He L
an intelligent, benevolent-looking ol'
-colored gentleman. with a complex
Ion like polished brass and a glisten
ing. bald head with a valance" o
snowy wool at the bottom. He speak
without notes. and the exordium o
his noted discourse varies to suit tn
occasion.
"Gentmun an ladies" he begins
with an ostentetious clearing OF tn
throat. Il got lessons for seven munt
from q slave in the New York spellin'
book. what Is de 'stent OF my learnin
was visited by de Holy Ghost an
sont to preach. was asked fust q
preach this lecture b. one Of my song
sters in the gallery who had had dis
cusslon wid another young man on th
rotation OF the sun. ! has ic:
preached the un'dulterated word Q
God: II has been fabricatin' leave
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

An old globe clrcler says that In 80
ing around the world there Is scarceil
one traveller IN hundred who rememI
bers that in going from east 70 west
day Is gained and that IN going from
west to east a day Is lost Many q
those who come into contact with 81
truth knew all about II when the'
were at secho6l. but never think Of
on the high seas. In Illustration Of th
point he tells this story: Ny nra
trim around the world was from Eng
land to Australia. Out in the middl
Of the Pacific a sign was put announ|
ing that the date was Thursday
IL. This was an right but ths
day the same sign was put up
This was an opportunity for ih
us who thought we we're real
TO show the ships officers that
we're not infallible After we had
peuded our choicest sarcasm and
been rebufed By various officers
captaln set rs straight. On my
back one day the card went up
nouncing that il was Saturday
gust IS. The next day the sign
Monday August 10. Two minister
board thought the captain a somea
profane old salt. who had skipae
day to avoid the religious 81
which they had prepared ha
vineea them that it was a mere
dence that on that particular d
lost day was Sunday Since
have never attempted to teach
ships navigator his business. "a
can skip century IL be WISHES
out me saying a word. BAIT
sun.