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a DUTY WE OWE.

Some months ago a movement
was started to raise funds to erect
monument in honor Of the Con-
federale dead of Williamsburg
County. Since the project was
started sufficient time has elapsed
TO nave raised the money, and yet
We understand that but a few dol
lars have been collected:
In this age OF materialism. we
are apt to forget our obligation
to the past. The debt that We
owe to the men. who sacrificed
their lives on their country's altar
cannot be measured by dollars
aud cents. In honoring them we
honor ourselves, and ~e owe il
to ourselves TO show IN tangi-
Bile way the esteem in which their
memory is held.
The estimated cost Of the mon
ument is $4,000. The quality OF
courage displayed by the men oil
Williamsburg demands that moth
ing cheap be offered to their mem
ory. Among the bravesl OF the
brave, the flower OF the Confe1er-
ate army, they marched to battle,
many OF them to die and be buried
in lonely and neglected graves.
To commemorate their deeds
and TO show that they yet live
in our bearts'is The object of this
monument. To their ol / comrades,
fast passing away t, join them in
the spirit land, it would be a
source OF JOY and pride.
O,her counties have already
honored in monumental marble
their dead who wore the gray.
There were none Drawer than they
who went from Williamsburg.
Let Us not iail in oar duly toward
them.
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SHOULD SUCCEED HIMSELF.

Senator Hay, who thought OF
opposing Judge Ernest Gary for
Judge of the fifth circuit, has. II is
reported, decided not to enter the
race. This will probably leave
Judge Gary without opposition,
which Is as it should be.
In the scramble tor Office at
tending the early days Of the Re-
form movement pressure was
brought to bear on Judge Gary to
oppose Judge kerShaw. This he
declined to do; nor did he aspire
to the judicial ermlne until his
venerable predecessor had been
removed, full of years and honors,
by the hand of death. Moreover.
Judge Gary is entitled. to another
term for more than sentimental
reasons. Possessed of fine lega!
ability, there are few men in South
Carolina as well qualified Tor. the
high aud honorable position thai,
he holds. His record as a Judge
is above reproach. His know :
edge of The law is evidenced by
the tact that his decisions have
been reversed fewer times. than
any OF his associates on the bench,
His scholarly attainments, his
magnetic personality and exalted
character admit of no question.
by all means. Judge Gary should
succeed himself on the bench.
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TIE TIME EXTENDED.

The first bill Oh the calendar
at the present session Of the leg
islature was introduced by Hon.
Josh Ashley, of Anderson, with a
view to extending the time for the
payment of taxes to March 1,
The bill had passed its third read
Ing when the commission, consist
iRs of the governor. the attorney
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SHERIFFS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY.
ID. z. NIXON, ct al,
VS..
L NJ
psRcIE Z. SAULS, ct al.

Pursuant to an order Of the Court OF
Common Pleas made in the above
cause 25th September. 1899, and to me
d'rcctd. VIII oiTef for 5 lie at public
auction ia front Of the court houSr in
kingStrce. : C., OH the Tth day Of
Fchrugry 1870, within the legal hours
Of sale:
All that certain piece, parcel OF
tlact of hnd. situate lying end being
in the County Of Williamsburg. State
OF South Carolina. containing one
hundred md siXty-Scven acres. more or
less. aud bounded as follows: north by
lands of G M Smith and Ely Collins.
east by land OF the estate OF Samuel
Kirby and LOniS Jones'. south by land
of T L McClam and west by land Of Z
N Smith.
Terms: one-third cash, balance In
one and two years. The credit portion
of the purchase money to be secured
by a bond of the purchaser and NOR
tgage of the premises bearing inter
est from day of safe and providing for
payment of attorneys fee in case an
attorney be. employed to collect same.
Purchaser To pay Tor title and stamp.
G.. j. GRAHAM.
11243l. 5. w. C..
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general and the comptroller gen-
eral, which is empowered. to en-
tend the time Tor paving taxes,
! eld a mec';n~ ano ,~reed to ~
low in= boz! - at kcpl open
until Fcbr@@.y, Inis will render
unnecessary tAc passage Of the
Ashley bill, it being understood
that the senate approves the ac-
ton of the commission.
1t is somewhat surprising that
the attempt was made this year to
extend the time for paying taxes.
II here ever was time when the
State WAS in a prosperous condi-
ton il is this fall. How it will
be any easier to pay taxes III Feb
ruary or March than December, II
will take the combined wisdom Of
a legislature TO decipher.
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SRERIEF'S SALE.
STATEOF SOUTHCAROLINA.
wMLIAMsBURG COUNTY. .

By virtue of an execution to me di7
rectpd, | have levied upon and will
sell for cash for taxes Oh the first Mon
day in February next. before the court
house door inkivgstree the, following
described land to wit: 49, acres OF land
in sumter township belonging t. Miss
A. +. .Brockinton and J ). ,Brockinton
and bounded as follows north by
Edmond Burgess, Mike Burgess and
Ladson Epps, South by, Sharper Ful-
top east by SIR. Moaon and March
Fulton and west by estate W. D., Co.
G,J. GRAHAM,
1T243l>; >. W.. L.
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Notice of Discharge.

Notice is herrby given that on the
second day of February. 1901 ! will ap-
ply to thcJudgc ofProbate ofWilliams-
burg county for final discharge as
administrators of the Estate 1. W.
IIuggins.
J. d, cox.
Administrator.
JanuaOy 1,h 1901. st.
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Citation Notice.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY.
IlN, y II <. La D..c,r. L..

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY.
BY EN-. Smith, ESQ, PROBATE JUDGE.
Whereas Mrs. S. f. McClarv made
suit u me. to grant her Letters of
Administration of the Estate Of and
effects Of J. NJ. McClary.
These are there ore to cite and adj
moniSh all. and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said James "
McClary, dece,Sed, that they be and
appear before NE. in the Court OF
Probate, to be held dt KingStrce. on
18th January. 1901. next. after pub
lioasion there Of. at / o'clock ia the
forenoon, to show cause. IL anv TREY
have, why the said Admins ration
should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 3lSt day
Of December Anno Domini. 1900
E. VI. SMITH.
Jan 3l0-l7 Judge Probate.
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Notice of Election;

The County Board: of ContrG will
elect a county dispenser. fer the town
of Kingstrce on. January %, l@ol.' All
applications for the position must be
flied with County Board of Control
twenty DAYS before said election.
COUNTY BOARD, OF CONTROL.
kingstree, 5. C..
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THURSDAY. JANUARY II, 1907,
ANNOUNCEMENT,

hdN1uS. NStS''HIhNN w S''' :"
newspaper at Georgetown, the
editor OF The RECORD from now on
spends part OF his time in that
city, This arrangement will cause
no change in the present manage
ment; Fae two papers VIII be
ander the same editorial and 0usi-
ness management, although the
two offices from which they are
issued, will be separate. and dis
unct,
A complete and up-to- date
newspaper and job outfit is being
put in at Georgetown, and the
mechanical departments of the
Eapers will be first -ciaSs in every
respect. The Georgetown paper
will be issued weekly at 81 - Il
year; but the two papers will be
furnished to the same subscribers
at a clubbing ri.le Of 81 90 per
annum.
With a job department both al
Iingstrce and at Georgetown, We
shall be prepared TO do any kind
of work In that line, adheripg to
our original motto, '>Cheapness,
aeatness and dispatch.''
In assuming the management
Of the two newspapers it is with a
lali realization of the weishty re-
sponsl1ility devolving upon me,
and | shall spare no effort 10
prove myself equal 10 the under
taking. To give the news in a
fair and impartial manner; TO
bring both papers up to The high
est standard Of weekly journal
ism of which l am capable, anG TO
keep in closer touch thaa ever be-
lore the sister counties Of Vii
'ismsburg and Georeetown--lhese
are some Of the things ] shall en-
deavor TO accomplish,
10 those friends who have stood
by me since | entered the field of
newspaper work, l take this op-
portunlty of expressing my heart
ielt thanks for their kindly aid
and cooperation and TO assure
;hem that |. shall at all times LOOK
as closely as ever after the inter
ests of TnE REcoDB. A compe-
tent man has been employed as
local editor, and enough Of my
time will be spent here .eSch week
to see that the paper is issued. as
regularly and .panctually as usual.
From time to. time such i'm
proye:nents will be made in the
paper as are expedlenf, and in this
the initial year OF the new century
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e25 REWARD.

The above reward will he paid for
proof 10 convict tie rhief or thlev
who stole the lamps on Railroad ave-
nue. aud at the academy, on Friday
light, January IL 1891.
W. II. KENNEDY,
lntendaht
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Tho net annual profits Of the
dispensary for the past eleven
months exceed $566,090.
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Wanted.

10000 cords of good hickory to be
delivered at Rowesyille and Denmark,
s. G. For particulars, address
JOHN F. SIMMONS.
Dec. Q, 3Ro. Rewesyille, S. G.
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You can't judge a mans char
acter by the high standing OF his
collar.
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For EXchange,

| have several car loads of Cotton
Seed Meal on hand which wish 20 cX-
change for Seed. or will sell for Cash,
l.. y. KINDER.
j. king>trec. :. C..
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

OF any chance fly coming near it, The
funnel web weaver's net was one of the
interesting, for extending back from
the little sheet was a hallway of cob
web. in which the spider could hide
snugly until his prey touched the net.
But most interesting Of all was the wa
ter spider who lived in the brook. in
closing the air among the loose hairs
covering his body, so that when he
sank underneath the surface Of the wa
ter little bubbles of air surrounded him.
When Master Spider returned home,
he found the family very much occu-
pied. Mrs. Spider was keeping watch
over some egg sacks from which she
expected some baby spiders would
emerge in few days.
Master Spider was much disguised.
for his parents were more interested in
the prospective spider babies than in
his story of adventure.
Greedy little things, gobbling each
other up, Food is all they think of"
grumbIed Master Spider when told of
them.
But as he felt a Bit hungry himself
he spun a beautiful web, but instead Of
utilizing the knowledge impaired TO
him by the spiders he had visited he
made the same kind of trap that his
father and mother had made before
him, for his mind had become so con-
fused by the various descriptions that
he found it best to depend upon what
nature had taught him.
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without Honor at Home.

So far as his own works were con-
cerned, Sir Walter Scott was the least
vain Of men. He never even talked
about them at his own freside. His
eldest son one day told his folk, with a
blush. that his schoolfellows had nick
named him THE Lassie." This was his
mates complimentary allusion to THE
Lady Of the Lake" of which young
Walter had never heard before.
Asked by chum why people showed
his father so many attentions, the
youth innocently answered, It's him
commonly that sees the hare sitting"
lie knew of his fathers skill in the
field. but little of his genius as a man
Of letters.
James Ballantyne once inquired of
Sir Walters elder daughter Sophy how
she liked THE Lady of the Lake" Miss
Sophia said frankly she had not read it,
adding, Papa says there's nothing so
bad for young people as reading bad
poetry"
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in the dewy grass lest they should in
cur the i'll viii of the goddess Minerva.
But to return to the little spider who
would go a-traveling. First he spun
long thread of silk from the little spin
nerets on the underside OF his body,
drawing out the thread carefully with
his clawed feet. From many different
pores the strands of silk exuded. They
were formed by thick fluid secreted in
the body, and many Of the tiny strands
went to make up single thread such
as you, may see forming a single line
of a cobweb. This thread flew ont. sus-
tanned by the air, until it was heavy
enough to raise the spiders body from
the twig on which he was resting. Then
off he flew on his travels. When he
was ready to alight, he could do so by
biting off the thread close to his body,
when he would fall TO the ground.
AS he noated over the bushes he noted
a beautiful web suspended between two
twigs. It was circular in shape. Down
dropped Master Spider. and it happened
that he alighted on the web. Promptly
there appeared a stout and active spi-
der, whose disgust was great when he
discovered one of his own kind upon
the web. Carefully stepping along the
radii, or the spokes of the wheel the
strange spider came over to where the
little traveller stood and told him just
how he could spin a web of that sort.
First" said he, Il weave the cross
bars from twig to twig, and then. be-
ginning at the center, go round and
round until the web is completed. The
hub of the web is not the real center of
the circle, but little to one side of it.
I incline the web so that if I wish I can
sit upon the hub while waiting for my
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web was almost finished, Minerva look
ed at it. The cloth was beautifully fine
and covered with woven pictures rep
resentiRg scenes in the life of the gods.
Jealous of the young girls genius and
despairing of excelling her. Minerva
tore up the web. The young artist, see
ing the masterpiece OF her genius thus
destroyed and knowing that the enmity
of Minerva would prove her ruin. hang
ed herself. Before she died Minerva re-
Tented a little and accorded her rival
what she considered a lighter punish
ment-that of living forever as an in
sect spinner Al spiders were ever
after by the Greeks called arachnai, in
remembrance Of the spinner. One can
fancy the Greek children being very
careful not to kill the little creatures
which hung their beautiful webs on
the wild olive and the lemon trees and
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THE EMPERoR's LITTLE FRIEND.

A little Austrian boy recently met
with a piece of luck. He lives in
street in Budapest. and whenever the
Emperor Francis Joseph drove past on
his way to the station the lad always
greeted his majesty by vigorously wav-
ing his hat.
The emperor noticed the child, and
whenever he was in the Hungarian cap
ital looked out for his young friend
This continued for quite six years. I'M
til one day in April the emperor noticed
that the boy was missing from his usu-
al post. An hour later messenger
from the emperor called at the house
and inquired what had become Of him.
On learning that the lad, who was
now II years of age, had been sent TO
school the emperor promised to pay for
his education and afterward make an
officer Of him if he were physically fit.
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skin. Waring pushed the canoe back
ward until it passed the ea1 of the old
pier, where the beginning of the ebb
was making delicate tracery upon the
CLASSY water.
The young man laid his paddle across
his knees and stared at Peggy without
speaking a word. He was busy with
his own sensations, which were not
what he had supposed they would be.
The picture of this occasion had pre-
sented itself to him a thousand times.
He had fancied it a scene in a deep
tragedy Of the heart. But the realiza-
ton was not tragic; indeed, it was hard
work 10 keep it above the commonplace.
Where were those fine speeches that he
had imagined? Where was Peggy's re-
morse. which had always figured con-
spicuously in his visions?
OF course, the girl had made mis-
take. She must have married from mo-
tives that are condemned in ali the stO-
~ books-for social position, for the
pretty finery that goes with wealth.
Yet there was no shadow of regret
upon her brow; tears had not erOded
her fair young cheeks. In fact, she
was the same old Peggy, and Waring
felt disappointment that carried with
it a sense of litueness. He had i'm
agined himself restraining a torrent of
burning words. On the contrary, he
could not find anything at all to say.
Peggy experienced no more than the
qualification of a child. A canoe was
her delight. on this glorious day the
light craft floated in a wondrous silence
between two worlds for the water was
SO clear that its surface vanished, and
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for them, and heaven only knew how
many acquaintances might be aboard
Of her.
Put your parasol over your left
shoulder" said Waring. Then they
can't see your face. C0nfound themi
They're going TO shave us close, and 1
haven't any paddle. There's John VIII
liams in the pilothouse. ! know him
from here. and he knows me. He
wouldn't dare run so close 10 a canoe
unless he knew who was handling her.
If I should wave this broken paddle
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prey. Like all spiders, am fond Of
flies, mosquitoes. gnats and other small
insects. In this way do a great serv-
ice to man. Only foolish people harm
spiders, who are their friends and help
ers.'
Bidding the round webbed spider
good day. the traveller began to spin
another balloon, and in the course of
the afternoon visited the trapdoor spider
that has a hole in the ground, over
which he spins a web for his prey. He
also examined the lair of the triangle
spider, which has a wonderful three
sided web. He went to see the curled
thread weaver whose web, covered with
tangled threads. securely holds the feet
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placed in the thorax and those Of the
spider in the abdominal section of the
body.
Spiders belong to a family which sci
entifc men have named arachnida.
from the Greek word arachne, meaning
spider. The old Greeks, who were great
lovers of nature and had pretty stories
about almost every living thing or nat
ural phenomenon, used to say that the
first spider was clever Greek girl re-
markable for her skill in spinning
Tradition says Minerva. the tabled
Greek goddess Of wisdom, who was
supposed to live with the other Greek
gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus.
heard of the genius Of the pretty spin
ner and went down 10 the province Of
Lydia, where the girl lived, to see If her
talent had been overestimated. The
girl, whose name was Arachne, chal-
lenged the goddess to a contest in spin
ming and weaving. When Arachne's
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summer. or course. don't blame you,
but-but don't you think you ought to
have given me some warning The in
vitation TO your wedding knocked the
everlasting
lie stopped there because the remain
DER of the sentence as he had impul-
sively framed st was direfully lacking
in sentiment.
I knew you'd be surprised she said.
nOdcing at him like q bird on a bough.
He looked at her in rigid despair. his
mouth a liEle open: then his teeth
closed with a snap. and he said some
thing incomprehensible that sounded
like tiger gnawins bone. This
seemed TO afford him considera bic re-
lief. Tor his manner changed immedi-
ately
Come aboard. Peggy" said he. IN
paddle down along the shore"
The near half OF tie river was ike
crystal. the far side family rippled and
Of delicious blue. Above the white
beach the air was beginning TO tremble
at the ardor Of the sun.
I'd Ike TO so. said PeEgy. but
Waring rose and took her by the
hand, steadying the canoe meanwhile
with great skin as she stepped aboard.
When she was seated upon the deer
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A Frenchman named Pascaion. fhs
owner Of a troupe Of trained dogs mads
some hundreds OF pounds by his eNhi-
bition Of these animals during the expo
sition at Paris. BY a curious irony -
circumstance these very dogs have
JUST been the cause q their master los
ing all his gains.
One OF their tricks vas % rush a
their master when be appeared on ths
stage atfired - an old iady. tear h's
loose robe from him. throw him d9a rs
and SIT on his PROSTATE body one day
be was giving tao of these animals q
turn in The park when they happened
20 see a lady dressed IN similar affira
% that worn BY their master on the
stage. They went for her on The spot.
tore Der skirt or and threw her down.
frightening her almost % death. saa
brought a suit and recovered heavy
damages from Psacaion.
\ 5og and a turkey between theu
caused a very serious ieas lately %
their owner. p0uiferer 30 en- irish
town. The turkey was Etrutf.ng in frs
road when the dog rushed az him- Ths
turkey new into the .nor. sfrg X
against an ou lamp. upset ard smashed
g. setting fhe whole place cu IRE. Ths
shop was destroyed. with ifr contents.
and a horse asd q quantity CT f1ws
were burned
a sad story eoraes from firynar1rnala,
a village ln South Was = COX b.
longing % a boz 20 irto sn oi1 mine
and was ogercoDs ~ foai ar. TIA
boy, who vas only 3 Wenf % ihe res
cue. He also fen ineenaltie. An0th-E
hoy rau wfth fhe nsaa % re bora
home His uacis and father came rua-
nlnz. ard bofh rar Ia. The uncss stray
rfed out alive. hgt che father fsa "A
his boy BODY Beta wrrs dead uhra
they we're 90 iasf brought cur
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wife's abuse and was too wise to make
any reply because she was about ten
times as large as ne and could have
made short work of him had he shown
any disposition to dispute her author
ity. MIR. Spider was very henpecked
insect. Yet that is not quite correct,
for. spiders are not insects. Insects
have bodies divided into three sections
the head, the thorax. or chest and
the abdomen-while spiders have but
two distinct divisions to their bodies,
head and chest being in one section.
Moreover, insects have well developed
wings. while spiders have none. In
sects have three pairs of legs and are
provided with antennR, while spiders
have four pairs Of legs and no antennae.
Insects differ from spiders also in the
location Of the lung sacks with which
they breathe, those of the former being