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lnd,an.oWn Items.

\ little more grass and a few
more weeds have been cut and
covered since the rain, hail and
wInd-sto!m Of June 25, and crops
prospects have somewhat lmprov-
ed. Needed rain fell on the lights
OF the 18th, and 18th, with pros
poets OF more 10 follow; but which
we hope will not be too extensive
as there farmers who are not yel
"out OF The woods, "metaphorically
speaking.
This community recently gave
a recruit to the chain-gang for 30
dars-one Prophet Daniel-tor
violation Of contract by failing to
plow with any regularity, playing
sick, etc. "Capt. Ed' won't DO a
thing to him. Others have come
near meeting the same late TO
ike Gfen>rs.
Some Of the summer swallows
" hn have wended their way
holneward are, Miss MarySnnwien
from I.A Sumter Institute; Miss
Eloi<e Cooper, from relatives All!
school al or near A>h'vilie, \ y
We have not l0nnl OFT whe' j +
The latter saw "Ge"rss,' -, e
.BiIrmore7o 7or not. Master Tom VI :
Cu,chen is home from Prot. Cal
letl's private school. Wilmington.
\. G.; Miss Mary Owens from the
telephone office, Georgetown:
Master Will Owens, from being
assistant NJ. d., TO his uncle at
MayesviIle;M Miss Sallle McCutchen,
from Winthrop College, and Miss
jennie McCutcheH. who GOT her
sheep-sk,n from the Presby'erlar
Coi!,.e iGr women IN June, an
WAS elected Il teacher in the Pres
hytcliun High School in he san.
civ. She l. nuw attending tb
summer school at Spar anbur"
We cole that Misses McCuIIorg'
and Nc yer, two OF onr last teach
ers here, along with many other
who are known TO us, are also l.
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Land Tax Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY.

BY virtue Of an execution to me d.
rected | have levied upon and will SCI!
Tor cash for taxes on the first N0rGag
in August next before The court house
in kingStrce, S. G.. the following de-
SCriGed TandS:
93 acres Of land in SuttOns township
Levied upon as the property of Elcr
Clark and bounded as follows, north
hy +. p. Hinnant. east by ID. w. Al
drrnan, south by K. p. llinnant, OF
the west II. s. Garner.
Also y acres Of land in Penn town.
ship levied upon as the property of ".
y. Nitchun and bounded as foil 2w>:
north by lands of J. F. Eagertnn ana
G. Mitchnm, south by c. B. Vincent.
east by C.. g. Vincent, west est, of r.
L. GOurdin.
Purchaser to pay Cor papers
G. }. GRAHAM,
1881 S. W. (.
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THURSDAY. JULY le, 1901.
A PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTION.

For State institute maintain
cd by liberal annual aprropria-
tion some OF the methods OF the
South Carolina College are pecul-
lar. Some time ago the sUperln-
tendent OF education of this Copn-
" was notified that Williamsburg
county was entitled to two scholar
ships in this institution, and we
are further informed that he WAS
instructed to give publicity to the
EotIce Of ;he competitive eXamina-
lion to b. held by posting ii at the
court house door and oH sunlry
trees near which those Interested
would be likely 10 wander in GTeSl
G.! such into:mat!or. As NIGH
Dc eXpecreN, when The d.lv az
uninted for the examination o.
applicants came ayounl, no az
2!i"snrS appeared to compete iOl
sne scholarships.
IN striking contrast, an eXa@ri.
aG;ion, fer q vacant scholarship Il!
Winthrop, College was held on the
same day as ;h9t appointed iog
he S3Ulh Carolina College exam
.aaioa. and seven Young ladies
ap4eaae3 as applicants. The
% s.lh9cp examination had been
a:T&r;iHeI in the Two newspapers
iathshed il he county, which
.ns South CarolinaCoI!ege ignored
10 the fare Of these facts We ar,
constrained 10 believe eNhe! lha'
ne South Carolina College has d
very contenlp,u"uS opinion OF the
country press. or that The ins,i'a-
non is conducted on an extremely
economical basis. The annual
appropriation from the legislature
amoHnts to $27, 500, in which is
i9c?uded the expense Of these
scholarships apportioncG among
the several counties, and The col
!ese may deem il advantageous TO
:tse!l 20 have them % by de(ault, &,
The fewer the students the easier
:he work, and with the liberal aD-
preparation given It Tie college is
3ot at all dependent for lis sup
@ogt on the patronage received.
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ate soldiers. The pension roll was
also revised and the number

ate soldiers. Ihe pension roll was
also revised and the number
thereon decreased about 1000.
Now, in view Of these facts, 1t
seems that each pensioner should
have received at least double the
amount he got last year. Instead
Of this they were given only a
third more. Now l want to ask
the question, Who got the mon
ey? am an ignorant countrYman
and may not understand these
things; but. IN the language OF
another, it looks as if there was
something radically wrong.
TIE legislature of 1891 q!
amend the pension law so as to
increase the fund $50, 900, ont the
supreme court decided that the
law would not 60 into effect until
next year.-ED. RECORD.
Gourdjns is now connected with
Gree!eyville by telephone. and we
hope soon to be able TO call up
kiagStree over the wire.
Mr. } G Graham has recently
had an ariesian we'll bored on his
place. getting a line flow o: water
at a depth OF nearly 800 feet.
VIDI.
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Notice Road Overseers.

Road overseers in Lee. Lake. Ridge
ana Sumter townships are hereby re-
quCsted to look closely after their re-
spective sections, and see that road>
and bridges within their Jurisdiction
are kept in good order,
\. VI. COOK.
County Commissioner.
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Gcrrdins Gieanings.

Owing to the continued RAINY
weather which We have been Eav
ing this season the crops III this
section aIe very backward, but the
hopeS Of the farmers have bright
ened considerably during the re-
cent dry weather.
We are very sorry TO report
that Ms. W. j. Clarkson has been
quite sick for the past week, but
II is thought that she is now slow
ly improving and we trust she
viii soon be restored 10 her asual
health.
The health of our community
is generally good, although there
have been a few cases OF fever re.
ported.
DR.. S. w. Gamble has gone TO
the mountains for his health. He
expects to stay until the first Of
August. We hope his trip will be
of ,rreo, lo,efit n him
Miss Lot,,e Clarkson. who has
henn in R,mberc for some time,
: snerdno q short while with her
,.rnr,. ,t lh;s rlaca
Wishing lKu RECORD and il,
.l,,,r o,,.rL ,,r,ns,
Nrc,,T,vaIy
P,rmer, era ,,,,;ro to look
nr,,n t..,,;,o r,n1,,, oror rr,,s
,'a,,, rn,,a, ,u dr,y,,,.d ,,r,
i,,., ,.t 49,, . .,.;,r If l.,., lint st,}i
i,ml,s s;rLlv
bca,d :, ma, sav that , stroke
o., ,,ot,nicp over his corn field
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There is nothing that costs less
'haa civiity.
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TERMS,

-BsCaIPT;CN Y HATrs:
Jne coS,. u..r rear, %.c0.
.)ne COZ ). y moHtt,, ~.
One COPY. f,.lre mont. .2n.
Subscriptions payable n advance.
ADVFXTISING RATES:
One inch, first insertion, Sl.00: each
SUBSEQUENT Insertion, ~ cents. NGi;u-
aries and TtihurcS ii Respect over l0}
.yrds charged f." rs regular advertise
>ents. Liberal reduction ON aivert;s-
.ng made fJr tflree, six and twelve
months contracts.
Communications mrSt be accompanied
hy tic real name and @G|res> cf the
writer in order 10 receive attention. No
communication of 4 personal nature
nill be pUbG>Esd except as an aUYer-
EScMcnt.
Address all lcttcrsand make all drafts
payable TO
G.. ". WOLFE,
hing>lrte, sc.
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agvSif@ RSs es 85sSirO g. g.
Fer Coughs, Colds, Grip, or
geld" in ANY PART Of body.

NIpoLEGoRC Ky, Sept. +, 1890.
Nv wife has suffer long with dyspepsia.
] ;ri2t, al! % the pcpSin preparations ani ~!
ot ITy own prescriptions without avail. J
;ir&.N prTScilhc9 Rr: Eenn2f oysrS?Sia
q thC. similar cases that hayC c.H!C uiiCcr my
observation have G@"n cared by h.s ny3-
Jr,!,i:, GurC. Or. +. J. IEBASGOGr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

0pongy and swollen gums, condi-
ton often attendant upon middle
age, may or may not be the result OF
any particular disease, but they are
very inconycnient and may even
cruise serious trouble
In their healthy state the gums
are irm and, it may be, somewhat
hardened, with Just enough blood
present 10 color them adelicate pink
Gums in this condition offer a sup
uort 70 the teeth which IL would be
hard to sur ass.
In the disordered condition Of
which we are speaking, however.
they become swollen, and are so
charged with blood rs to present the
appearance OF having been parboiled.
The slightest disturbance issuficient
to cause flow OF blood. while there
Is a constant sense of discomfort aud
a constant desire to pick at OF suck
them.
Soon the teeth become more or less
lo0sened, and by reason OF the pres
sure OF the tongue and the food be-
hind them. tend to spread apart and
protrude outward The substance OF
the tooth is next attacked, and the
tooth becomes diseolored and de-
cayed. The gums refuse longer TO
hold the teeth. and. In fact, time
alone is necessary to convert the
whole mouth into a useless anduis-
gustlng object
As we have seen, ali this may be
consequent upon an over supply Of
blood 10 the gums. The remedy L
rather pleyentlve than curative.
iirst OF all, we have 70 consult
with the fanlly physician 70 learn
whether or not the system ne, 5
"toning up" as is not unl kelly 70 be
the case Probably he will prescribe
also some astringent mOuth-wash.
But whatever may he the result OF
our cOnsultat on with the family doc.
( tor, we must at once begin a syste
matte t'exerc SCI OF the gums, and
continue it every night aud morning.
A tooth. brush must be selected more
I for It's stiffness than anything else,
and with little cool water aud cas-
tile soap. or even cold water alone
we must literally scrub the gums
paying heed to neither blood mol
. feelings until we are satisfied thai
we have eradicated all traces Of stag
nant blood FROM the porous tissues
This may seem rather harsh treat
menk but II We persist 10 il we shall
be rewarded.
il would be difficult to overesti
mate the influence which healthy
gums may exert over the teeth =
Youths Conn anion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

An Americans K1perlenee with some Of
the Crowned Heads Of Enrape

An Americans kxperlenee With Some OF
= the Crowned Heads OF Europe.
An American who has been hon.
ored by his country with Important
missions abroad was talking the other
evening With royalty, says the Chi
cago Tribune.
II know said he, it is not ex-
pected that an Amer can should COM
mend anyth ng he sees among the
royalty / DO not know why an
American. OF all nationalities, should
not feel himself independent enough
TO commend whatever is worth COM
mendatiOn, whether It is found In his
own country or elsewhere MY posi-
tl0ns enable ME 70 see the life, man
ners. and customs OF all classes abroad.
That "a cOnVentienallty that hedges
royalty in. is true and it should not
be otherwise But he one fact
which most f0rciblY struck me was
that once you get beyond the barrier
-Once over the conventional line
no people are more delightful, more
hOspitaale and more attentive listen
ers III they are with intelligent peo-
pie who are below their rank they
like it all the better so long as they
feel assured that that fact will be
treated with the sacredness they
think it deserves A Queen who mad
h0nOred me with several invitations
sent for me one afternoon and asked
me TO repeat to her some stor es
h.l s,Tl on "a aowfagn nnnoefnn a nhnuf
Lincoln. Her Majesty was afflicted
with a slight deafness. and after !
retold the anecdotes. said TO me In
perfect English: Il like to hear you
talk, because you do not bawl in my
ca.
On another occasion / was hon
Ofed with an invitation To attend an
outing with the King and his suite
in an old forest near the capital
! When the company bad assembled
! the King said in the mo I democratic
way: we Will all speak English to
day in honor OF the representative OF
the great ted States.
''On several other occasions where
the rule was French the King and
I Queen always did me the honor Of
addressing me in English, although
they were aware Of my proficiency in
the court language. / have no wish
TO see the government Of my OWL
country changed. l hope and be
lieve il never will be, but l am not
afraid 70 say that those who are fort
unate enough to pass beyond tho
lines OF which speak viii never re-
gret itD
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

We are al going to lie poisoned now
by the deadly pas enger car In the
laboratory OF the Imperial Beard OF
Health Of Germany. experiments were
made between January. 1891, and july
1892, bY which the seeds Of consump-
tion were found n abundance in the
dust collected, rot only On the lOOrs
but on the wall and seats Of cars.
sample 81 du were taken from 45
compartment OF . different pass
cnger cars aud ll7 animals were in-
O uiatcd with them. Part OF these
died very soon thereafter Of various
contagious diseases before .thcy had
time 70 de elOp consumption, OF the
rest, k lied four 10 six weeks a ter 10
oc lation. three bad tubercle These
three. however, we're mo ulated with
Sleeping car dust taken not from
the doos but from the walls, cushion 3
ard ceilings Bacteria at the rate o
IS. $40 per s uare inch were sound on
the il00r o. a foarth class car, ,and a.
500. ~, zoo. aud le.5O0 pei square
inch on the floors Of the thiFd, second,
and frst class cars .Tn.S cen In
Cie ldtter the average passenger, who
usually has at least hal cOnpart.
mcnt 70 him ELF, says 900 square
in hes Of foor has an army Of AZ
sUc. L0j deadly enemies aiming at
his vitals on the or alone, 10 say
nothing of other millions in TO and
rear on both TANKS and overhead
II would seem impossible 10 escape;
I. blt the board Of hea in Is said 70
ha reported mea urcs or removing
or reducing the danger. which the
railroads are considering. -ka lroad
Ga cite
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08
rArAER's LITTLE JOKE.

Father used TO rig the girls about ne boin' pore
An 90 on lots about things what's a-goin' 20
happen shore;
The Lot Winds an the boppers an the chineh
bugs IN the wheat
An heller born an ten cent corn you never
seen the beat
OF how lie used 10 grunt around-isst gasin
like you See
We're goin' % the porshouse, Sue. hekity-
Then snaprin. Of bis gallufes an baekin TO the
nfe.
He'd stretch an smile little while an pun his
An takin' in the sittin' room from every which
away.
-Tiiis is good enough for pore folks. ID what
fathurd always say
Frinstance. say some sunday when the Rug
gleses drove down.
Unload hun durn wagon fun ies like q small
sized town
An faihsrd look al mother an hs'd ast her ef
That iohnny-eaks an side Of bacon left like
Then laoshsr'd tie her apein on an guess that
I'u-d do You sosd ef you jest could sec mother
Well tleg bs mashed potatoes. chicken tur-
Tomato stew an' string beans. tooi preserves
pia Hn-laW.
nead o5dlss Of brown era'yi an men af' or
-Ihis & good saoash for pers folks is what
fufhard alaaYs say.
The night ane come home er3in', when they
give her hel divorce
Tie girls an me an mother made over Lef o.
course.
But father stayed around the barn an mother
passed tie plates.
When sapier come an made Up somethin bout
his hAin gates.
Then after supper father come an ses around
an smoked,
An locke Al Jano time an again, rii he'd q.
liked 70 joke
An churpod her up. but dassent n yet wan'si
her % know
Jest say
AZ bed time rather pinehcd James cheeka-hil
dear Old fashioned way
Homes good enough icr pore ioiAi vas Al
father roile coidd cay,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08
TRAPPED AND FOUGHT a BEAR.

a Tennessee Mountaueer's Desperate
struggle with an Infariated Beast.
A mountalncer named Jere Sands
had terrible conflict with a Lear ia
Greasy Cove, near Johnson City,
Tenn, the other morning The
animal had been ntrapped during
the night, and when lands came upon
the scene he went directly u 10 the
bear before making an effort 10 shoot
II. He was standing a few feet away
when the inluriated beast made a
lunge, broke its fetters and was
upon him in an instant. Before the
surprised hunter could get b gun IN
position, says a correspondent OF tho
Cincinnati En- luirer, the bear seized
his left arm in its caushing jaws,
the weapons dropped from the hand
Of the mangled limb and a battle or
death began. In a moment tho
mountainecr was in the dread em-
brace Of his antagonist They fell %
the ground in the strugg which en-
sued, and rolling over and over they
went down the mountain de thirty
Yards and dropped 0 a ledge Of rock
twelve feet sheer falL The bear
haf pened to fan underneath ana
during the momentary shock whlcn
followed the hair dead man managed
to draw from his belt his hunting
knife, VIII ch fortunately had re-.
ma ned undisturbed. and plunged it
with all his strength into the animals
neck, Severing the juguar vein. This
ended the battle. Tie bear sOon re-
LEASED his hold and was dead, but
his slayer was too badly hurt to leave
the scene Of the struggle His Coa-
tinucd absence caused his friends a.
20 in search 0fhim They found the
victor covered with blood and pill
lowed upon his shaggy victim nnrs-
ing his manglcd arm. The flesh was
terribly laceratad. and the ones of t.o
lower arm SO badly shattered that
the brave fellow will probably lose
that member entirely Inc tear was
one Of the largest ever killed in tnat
region.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

Miss Beuluh drew her hand from
her pocket and the little bag came
to0
Chow much is it2n she asked
Thirty dollars .
She emptied the contents Of the
bag into his hand
'Johnnie, she said solemnly, 'you
ONE this teW God an me, an We both
expect the compound interest Of an
honest lifs"
The boy stopped and lifted her toll
hardened hand reverently to his lips,
then " tn a s0bbing God bless you"
be rushed out OF the house.
The next morning when Mrs Hig-
gins arrived she found Miss Beulah
In her everyday dress
'FOr the land sake" she cried,
'Ain't yew ready We shall never
ketch the train ia the world"
Il din't goiu' Ainira, " said
Beulah
''Not goin' repeated her friend.
mo, I've concluded not tew hev a
black silk 10 this world, she replied,
her lips quilering san' she c0ntin.
ued with a touch OF grim humor-
al don't suppose Tn get IL in the
next, either, FOR they al dress IN
white up there. an / don't s'pose the
LOrd'll let me dress dil'rent
Something in Miss Beulah's face re-
strained her friends curiosity Mrs
Higg rs was glad all her life that she
did not sc0ld Aliss Beulah that day.
Dora Annis Chase In American Cul
tiyatOr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

A span. sh lady had a pet parrol
trained only TO Spanish language.
The lady died and the parrot, stiA
quite Young was sold TO an English
man travelling in spain, who hrOUebt
him t0this untry where he soon
heCame a famky pct The bird
mourned fer a leHg while seeming 70
miss his .natiYe associates and air
woefplly indecd, but gradually be-
came accustomed to the new people
and language. and eventually hogaa
20 chatter in English and feel him
self perfectly at home Years uassed
away rOll's bright piumage faded.
and agc left tracos all about him
II food had TO he Of the softest. be
could no longer climb upon his perch.
but the family cared for him tendcsiy
in his now voiceless ed age. One
day a Spanish gentleman visited the
house. and in the course Of c0nfcrsa-
t.ons0mc Span sh words were used.
aud for the first time ia years luil
heard his native tongue aga.n. With
a shrek OF pecul ar joy the bird
spread 0lt is wings aud uitcring
strinQ 0f long forgotten Spanish. the
next moment dropped down Vt o. she
10or on its cage-dead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

are Peopis willing to Pay Double ths
Present Price Tor Newspaperss

Are People Wnilng 10 Pay Double the
Present Price for Newspapers
Partie are going about representing
to b5siness men that publishers are
a favored lass, and do not pay as
nigh a rate o % tage as they h0nlc.
The claim Is made that i postage on
new spapers. magazines. ete.. IS in
creased seven tents per pound then
letter DO tagc would he reduced from
two cents to one cent for ca h lette-
Such statements are mot true, but
they cause bu iness men to feel dis
satisfied. hence C0ngre has been
urged 20 increa postage on printed
matter. A result the Lower House
OF Congress. on April 10th, adopted
al amendment raising the rate OF
postage on certain kindso periodicals.
i the people do not enter their pro-
test, this viii prove a death blow %
heap literature In this ountry as
p0bll hers will be Ompelled to harge
over double the present pri for
great portion o the printed natter
because O in reased postage Tae
increase o, sefen cents a pound for
postage is er do bic the price OF
nearly ali the paper used at the pres
ent time.
Thii Orced in rease In the price Of
literature VIII in reality all on those
people who Ii, G in mail towns and in
uhe country, be ause they receive
most OF their reading matter by mail.
The publishers profit is already
down 10 the lowest possible limit
hence an in rease IN postage an only
result in a great increase 10 the price
@. reading matter
As this will ause a vast ma or.ty
OF the people 10 pay over twi as
mu tor their reading matter as
they do now, or uFtail the amount
Dver one hal we urge each and
G eryOne o our readers to write
letter at once to the Congress man
rom his distrist ana also a letter to
each OF the United States Senators
from his State, aud demand that the
postage shall not be increased on any
elias or kind OF printed matter Tell
SO r Representative in Congress that
You do not Il C in a large town or
ity where they Ia e rec delivery OF
mail by lctter-e arr ers, which ost the
10 tai department about Twelve Mil
I lion Dallar Si2, 000, 00Ul year, there
fore you demand as an Offset to this
great expenditure which benefits only
a small portion the entire p0pula-
tion. that all nds OF printed matter
including DO ks in paper covers be
carried in the mails at the same rate
O postage the last lie years -
Farm and Fireside.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

Thomas Stevens. who rode around
the world on a bicycle and on horse
back through Russia. is soon expected
home from India In private let
ter toa friend in Eondon he says be
has been INVESTIGATING the mysteries
Ol the Alahatmas. and that by the
ad ofhis camera and his Ingenuity
be ha, discovered the secret 8f those
miracles Of the fakirs which have
D.zzleu the world ieScr since Marco
lpiUt0lf oi the wonderful things
done by the magicians Of kubiai
khau According, 10 tradit on aud
tue repeated tales or travellers. the
Togior akirs OF India have Secret
kbogiedgesof certain forces OF nature
by which they can produce Phenomena
as inexpl cable TO western science as
the miracles OF the Bible Mr.
Stevens has put the oriental mOdern
miracles 70 practical test and
claims to have secured some remarRa-
be results lie hopes to return 70
America during the ensusing sum
mpr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

IA paper which was published in
Taris recently contained The follow
ing unique ad ertlsemcnt "A young
man Of agreeable presence. and de-
sirnus Of getting married. Won q like
90 make the &C uaintance Of an aged
aud experienced gentleman who
could disSuace him iron taking the
fatal sien"