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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14
Guarding Her Teeth.

II is easy 70 misunderstood and easy
TO be misunderstood; and sometimes.
happily, it is easy to give and to ac-
cept an explanation.
II did think would never come to
see you again" said cousin OF the
prominent society woman who had
come to the country to visit her and
was about to start homeward. Its
kind of you to ask me, of course, but
| remember that when l was at your
house in the city, two years ago, you
did not seem glad to see me. You
were kind and hospitable, Of course,
but I remember you did not smile once
during the entire two weeks Of my
stay"
To her astonishment her city cousin
burst into fl Of laughter.
Maria" she said, lust before you
came l had the misfortune to break
the porcelain crown from one of my
new front teeth, and as my dentist
was out of town on his vacation, 1 had
to wait for his return. l didn't dare
to smile when any one was looking at
me for fear Of showing the ghastly
metallic back to which the procelain
had been attached. 1t was a strain,
Marie, but was equal to it, and did
not want to have to explain"
And her SMILE. now without me-
chanical flaw, reinforced the renewed
nvitation.-Youth's Companion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14

What is q Joke?

What is 4 Joke? And how are you
to know one if you see it? asks Mr..
Charles Johnston IL the Atlantic. My
justification for this wanton malice is.
that l think l have discovered the
charm TO lay these haunting pres
ences to rest; that have in some sort
discovered the true inwardness Of hui
NOR. and even been able to draw the
shadowy line dividing it from Wit.
Here is a story which seems to nc
to come close to the heart OF the So
cret. The scens is laid in the wild and
woody West y mustang has been
stolen. Il claim jumped, or a poker
pack found to contain more right and
left bowers than an Arctic brig. and
swift Nemesis has descended in the
form of Manila hemp. The time has
come to break the news 10 the family
of the deceased. A deputation goes
ahead. and the leader knocks at the
door of the bereayed homestead, ask
ing. Does Widow Smith live here"
A stout and cheerful person replies.
I'm Mrs. Sniith. but 1 amt no
widow
The deputatior answers: Bet you
dollar you are. But you've got the
laugh on us, just the same, for we've
lynched the wrong man."
That story is irresistible. 1t is as
full of sardonic fire as anything in all
literature, but you would hardly call
IT humor. 1t seems to me to lie so di-
rectly on the border line that we may
rSc it as a landmark.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14
ARoUslNG ENTHUSIASM.
Little scheme Worked successfully NJ
Political Meeting.


One Of the men who will enter the
next Congress as 4 member OF tie
House makes this honest confeSSl"'':
You know that my district Is 100
close for comfort. One evening l haa
q biz meeting in locality where /
was a toss-up which party would WIN
out at the polls. HAD rot lived All
nv years III the district, but l cE;i-
lcnced any man within The hearing cI
my voice to put his finger on SIhS'c
act OF mine that so much as suS@eS'eG
want of honesty or manlineSs.
a wcaZened little old chap arose Ill
the pack of the room. and in q Shr"i
nasal voice read what purported l" rS
a climbing from q Western newspaper.
the date being in thc early Ios. III a
was charged with getting all my
poultry from I ncighbOrs cE'cEeA
COOP with being n Surday-School Sr-
perintcnGcnt as blind, and With dc
camping between two days with S"c'C
of my partners money.
"The audience looked black and mut-
tered ominously. l dramatically called
for the clipping. and it was brought
to me by young man in the audience
while l was denying the accusations III
burning language. and branding thcui
rs the contemplate products OF 4 oeS-
neratc opposition.
Il read the article aloud. and then
asked for 4 few hours IN which to re-
fute it by teleGraphic evidence. SUD
denly | braced un. tried the rape" ne
tween my finger and thumb. held il
between me and the light. and ju0j-
lantly exclaimed: Gentleman. I know
something about paper. as I'm lnteT
csted in n factory. This is made from
wood fibre, and there were no wood.
fibre mills thirty years ago
Then l scorched and roasted with
mighty indignation. until / had ia"
crowd in a frenzy, and it rushed form
to wreak vengeance on my traductr.
after a unanimous vote to support ne.
1t was small town. and my
searched house after house but failed
to find their victim.
Where was be-
We'll, of course, they didn't 2"
through my house. The dear Old chap
was nv favorite uncle. Great scheme
wasn't it?"-Detroit Free Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14
Care of the Baby.

To keep the skin clean is to keep it healthy;
every mother should therefore see that her
baby is given daily bath in warm water with
Ivory Soap. The nursery should also be well
aired and cleaned, and all clothing washed
with Ivory Soap, well rinsed and dried in tho
sun. ELIZA r. PARKER.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14
The kmeer of Afehanistan has issued ar

The kmeer of Afghanistan has issued an
order that all the young men throughout
the country, who are not permanently en-
ployed at some occupation. are to join the
army. He has also caused it to be pro-
claimed that vision he had when he
came to the throne, in which he was in
structed to build wall round the coun.
try, has been fulfilled.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14

California is the second largest pre-
ducer of quicksilver ia the world ard
can he made easily the first whenever
the demand for the mi. eral warrants
increasing the capacity Of its CHINA
Iar mines.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14

Electric coal-cutting machinery is rap
idly displacing hand-work and other varie-
ties of mechanical mining appliances in
the collieries of Great Britain and the
United States. The coal thus mined il
cleaner, the waste less and the effect of
the machine on the ventilation and tenn
perature of the mine is less than with any
other mechanism.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14
A Record

OF almost a century has proven that Crab
Orchard Water is a reliable specific for Sick
Headache, Dyspepsia and Constipation. Give
il a trial.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14

The sun. earth and stars are all made
IF the same elements.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14

The man with an elastic conscience IS
always wiling TO stretch point.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14

Mrs. Wins'ow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften thegums, reduces inhsmma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 2sc bottle
The age-herald., 1901-01-03

North Hampton, Mass, tomorrow. She spent a part of the holiday with her pa- rents in Louisville.
 Miss Florence Cohen of Sheffield, who Is visiting Miss Jennie B. Handley, will re- turn to school at Montevallo today.
 
 Among the charming events of the week was the buffet luncheon on Tuesday after noon at which Miss Laura Rutledge Brown entertained Miss Sharpe and Mir. Eastwood and the members of their wedding party MT. and Mrs. W. L. Murdock gave din- ner on Sunday evening for Miss Sharpe and MT. Eastwood.
 Mrs. William H. Northington of Pratt vile is in Birmingham.
 Mir. Walter w. Robertson has returned to the holidays at home.
 Miss Ethel Clifford will be the guest of Miss Mabel Roy for two weeks. Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro will entertain the Clionian Club tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock 5,iipH Mrs. w. W. Beck and her sister, Miss Carrie Solomon, have gone to Mississippi to attend the Trast-Selig nuptials. MT. Owen Gillespy has returned to the university.
 MT. and Mrs. James Meade will leave Sunday for Mississippi.
 
 Mrs. r. J. Simmons of Atlanta, who was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John W. Tomlinson, during the holidays, has re- turned home.
 Capt Frank P. OBren is spending the week with party of friends hunting. MT. and Mrs. Michael Clifford will leave today for Charleston, s. c.
 The Thursday Evening Euchre Club will meet at the residence of George Louis V. Clark and his sister, Mrs I. Norman Brooks, No. 1905 South Twentieth street. January 8, at p. m.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
MacArthur's Casualty List.

Washington, January 2-General McAr- thurs latest casualty list is as follows: Manila, January 2.-Adjutant- General, ashington-Following deaths have oc- cured since last report:
 Dysentery-December 20 Company M, Thirty-eighth Volunteer Infantry, Simon Reichteld; December 27, Company D, Forty ninth Volunteer Infantry, Oliver Smith; De- cember p, Troop D, Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry, P. Sutton; December 21, Troop E, Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry, Sergeant My matt; December 23, Company c, Seventeenth Infantry, George Morgan; December ,25. Troop M, Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry, c. A. Markham; December 1, Eleventh Infan- try, Hugfey Flynn.
 All other causes-December 15 Company G, Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry, Charles H. Williams; December "A, Troop I. Third Cavalry, Corporal Bond; December 27, Company I, Thirty-sixth Volunteer h. fantry, Samuel I. 8. Peuse; December 1, Company E, Sixteenth Cavalry, Samuel Swearing; December 27, Company F, Sev- enteenth Infantry, James R. Lyons; Decem- Der 22 Company B, Thirty third Volunteer Infantry, Serg. Michael J. O'Brien; becem- Der "A, Company D, Third Infantry Thom- as J. McGuire; December 25, Company F, Twelfth Infantry Emil Beltin; December 23, Company l. Fourth Infantry, Corp Will Mann O. Stephenson; December 24, Company K, Twentyfourth Infantry. Knut Nelson. With reference to my telegram of Sep tember IT, death of Sloan should be Septem- Der z; December 10, company IT, Nineteenth Infantry Thomas Welch.
 MACARTHUR. General Woods list is as follows:
 Havana, December Il. Deaths since last report Private James L. Mason, Company K, Second Artillery, perftonitis.
 G. WOOD. Commanding.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
"McFee's Matrimonial Bureau" II"

Instead of using what is known as 'extra people, in his coming production of Prince Otto," which Otis Skinner is to present in this city next Wednesday, MT. Skinner, it is said, employs the services of people who have had considerable stage experiences. It Is the general rule for theatrical companies to employ a number of supernumeraries to fill up the stage, and sometimes they are satisfactory and sometimes not. Generally they are so palpably newcomers to stage land that it is noticeable from the front It is authoritatively stated that the "extra people" which MT. Skinner will use are all experienced players, and they have been selected frow some of the bst schools of acting in the country
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Engagement of Miss Mcclellan
 To MT. R. F, Walker

Mrs Robert Anderson Mcclellan of Athens, Ala, has issued invitations to the marriage of her daughter, Memory Pryor, to Mir. Robert Henry Walker, on Wednes- day afternoon, January 9, and 3 o'clock, at the Methodist church, in Athens.
 The wedding will be one of the most not able of the new year, as both Miss Me- clellan and MT. Walker are prominent in Alabama's social world. The former is an unusually attractive and charming girl, and is representative of many of the fine old families of the State, who have long been prominent in social and political annals MT. Walker is brilliant young newspaper worker and is personally--yery attractive and very popular
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
In Society.

The first of the New Year weddings will take place this afternoon at o'clock, when Miss Lutie Gayle Sharpe will be married to MT. Arthur Clarke Eastwood The cere- mony will occur at St. Mary son. the High lands, and will be performed by pr. Owen Fitzsimons, the rector Miss Sharpe will have for her maid of honor her sister, Miss Ethel Sharpe, and the bridesmaids will be Miss Carrie Sharpe, Miss Alice Eastwood Of Louisville, a sister of the bridegroom Miss Laura Rutledge Brown and Miss Daisy Lewis. Mr. Eastwood's best man will be Mr. Claiborne Pirtle of Schenectady, N. Y. The groomsmen will be MT. Ross c. Smith, MT. Paschal Shook, MT. Hamilton Stiles and MT. Shelby Roberts of Nashville, Tenn. The usherse are Mir Walter Smith, MT. John Lansden, MT. William Johnston and MT. Ar- thur Belden
 The Eastwood-S Sharpe wedding party were entertained last night by Mrs. William Mudd Jordan, sister of Miss Lutie Sharpe, the bride of today.
 Miss Kate Rogan will entertain this morn- ing at Il: 80 O clock in honor of Miss Mary Ieorge Linn.
 MrS. Harry Jones VIII give d cara party this morning at Il o'clock in honor of Mrs Shields of New York.
 Mrs. Joseph R. Smith, Jr., entertained in- formally at cards yesterday afternoon Mrs. Shields being the guest of honor. She was very mued1 admired fssat E -hbssas- gown The first prize was won by Mrs Led peter on a cut with Mrs. William D. Smith. Mrs. Walker Percy won the second prize.
 Miss Molly Cullom will return to the Woman's College in Baltimore on Satur- day.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel s. Eastwood and MT. Harry Eastwood of Louisville, are in the city.
 Miss Amelia Nabb left yesterday for New York to winter school.
 Miss Alice Eastwood of Louisville, who Is the guest of Judge H. A. Sharpe and Mrs. Sharpe will return ts& mith College,
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Bales.
Total production.

The increase in production is still more remarkable if we consider that In 1900 the average weight per bale was about 225 pounds. By 1920 it had increased to 26o pounds, 1S4o to 365 pounds, from which pe- riod the weight has steadily increased until the present average of about 506 pounds 1las been reached.
 While our producing power enables us to supply the world with the raw material, we view with equal interest and pride the rapid increase of our spinning industry. In 1850 the quantity of cotton consumed in thds country was less than 500,000 bales in 1870 it had increased to 900 bales, last year the takings of mills amounted to 3,66o,OOO bales.
 These striking figures are very largely the result of the recent industrial enter prise of the south.
 The opening of the Oriental markets pre- sents a new avenue of trade, of which our cotton-goods merchants will not be slow to take advantage.
 Briefly, the outlook for the cotton trade in this country is of great promise.
 WILLIAM V. KING, Superintendent New York Cotton Ex- change.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
SHIP ASHORE.
Russian Bark Bound for MobiIe-WilI
 be a Total Wreck.

Mobile, January 2.-It Is reported from Pensacola that the Russian ship Yakland
 bound for Mobile, is ashore thirty miles west of Pensacola bar. A tug went to her and reported that the vessel was in about five feet of water and will be total wreck. The Russian bark Lochee, Captain Sjorros, is reported on shore eighteen miles east of Mobile bar and full of water She may have to be abandoned. The Lochee was bound for Pensacola. Tugs are trying to get her off. Both vessels went ashore in~the fog
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
ADJUSTMENTS
kinq of the Opium Rinn

'The King of the Opium Ring' will be the attraction at the Jefferson Theatre to- morrow night.
 "The King of the Opium Ring" is a play that has for its plot something out of the ordinary, being a portrayal of the life among the Chinese in San Francisco, show Ing their many customs, their cunning and desperate schemes and their love for the happy thought" produced by the fumes of opium It is said the play has been much improved this season, both in action and been introduced
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Total Receipts of United States

Washington, January 2.-For December, 1900, the total receipts of the United States were $46, sos, an increase as compared with December, 1899, of $S7, ,404
 The expenditures for the month were $4O,- 204, ,622, which leaves surplus for the month of $66i1, SS6.
 During the last six months the receipts amounted to s291, ,S61 as against s2S4593, ,49i for the corresponding period last year.
 The expenditures during the last six months aggregated $273, ,155, as against $263, 766 56O for the corresponding period in 1899.
 The net surplus during the last six months was $8,747,705.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Notice.

Birmingham, Ala. Dec. ', 1900 A meeting of the stockholders of the Ber- nsy National Bank will be held at its bank ing house in Birmingham, Ala, at 12 m. on Tuesday, January s, 190l for the election of directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. At this meeting the stockholders will be asked to amend the articles of incorporation so as to reduce the number of directors to such number as they, may deem proper, not less than five.
 W. w. CRAWFORD,
 12-S-1mo. Cashier.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
WoMAenN eNcinrv
eY ANNIE kENpRlck wALkER.

The first meeting of the New Century of General Sumpter Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, was held yester- day afternoon with Mrs. J. G. Whitfield, and was both a patriotic and beautiful event. There were a number of guests who enjoyed the charming hospitality of the hostess, and as there was no business routine the literary programme was charmingly carried out. It included noth- ing more or less than little examination on Revolutionary history and should not have brought so many heads in close proximity or knitted so many usually placid brows.
 The first prize which was offered for the greatest number of correct answers to the queries was won by Mrs. L. J. Haley. It was picture of "the Father of his Coun- try" exquisitely framed. The booby, a sil- ver-handle whisp brush, was won by Mrs. Bingham.
 An elegant luncheon was served. Among those present were:
 Mrs Estes, Mrs. Woodson, Mrs. Morgan Smith, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Trimble, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Rob- ertson, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Cabaniss Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Bingham, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. McCary, Mrs. Coffin, Mrs. Thach, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Sister, Mrs. Thames, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs. Sykes, Miss Lewis, Miss Stringfellow.
 To Mrs. Shields.
 Mrs. Shields of New York was the guest Of honor at two charming events yesterday, Mrs. J. D. Moore entertaining forty-four guests at an anagram party at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, and in the afternoon Mrs. Joseph R. Smith, Jr., gave a small but charming card party. Both occasions were among the beautiful social functions of the winter, and were in compliment to a charm dng southern woman, who is being greatly feted during her visit to Birmingham. Yes terday morning Mrs. Shields wore beau t1ful toilette of light cloth, and Mrs Moore was gowned in black and white, the white silk waist being trimmed with chenille The prizes were won by Mrs. F. Graham and Mrs. Joseph R. Smith, Jr. They were an exquisite cut glass bowl and lovely candle stick. Mrs. William G. Estes drew the consolation, cut glass bon bon dish.
 delicious luncheon was served at the conclusion of the games.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Wouldn't Pay the Salary.

New York, January 2.-Comptroller Golfer said today that he had refused to pay the December salary of James J. Coogan, pres ident of the Borough of Manhattan. The amount is Si00. MT. Coogan resigned and voted at Southampton, l.. l., at the late election. The city charter directs that a borough president must be a resident of the borough during his time of office
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
St. vincent's Auxiliary
 To Meet This MOrninQ

There will be a meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Vincent's Hospital this morning at 10:30 o'clock in the parlors of the Florence Reports from the recent oys- ter supper will be made. The new president of the auxiliary, Mrs Peyton G. Bowman, cordially invites all persons interested in the work to enroll their names at the meet ing this morning.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Dr. Owen p. Fiizs mols
 Addresses Nineteenth Century Club

pr. Owen P. Fitzsimons, the rector of St. Mary en-the-Highlands, was a guest of the Nineteenth Century Club at its meeting yesterday afternoon with Miss Emily Koe- nig, the young women having the pleasure of hearing him talk upon the subject of Sympathy of the World Religion" The lecture was most instructive and was handled with pr. Fitzsimons' usual compre- hensiveness and eloquence.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
The Queen Out Driving.

Cowes, Isle of Wight, January 2.-When Lord Roberts reached Osborne house he found that the Queen was out driving and he conversed with several of the princesses while waiting for her return.
 The audience lasted a quarter of an hour Lord Roberts was taken to Southampton by the royal yacht Alberta and went on board the Canada, where he will spend the night
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
London Daily News Changes Hands.

London, January 2.-The Daily News, it is reported, is about to change hands The new proprietors have not yet been dis closed, but the paper will continue liberal, probably without imperialist tendencies. Henry w. Massingham, formerly editor of the Daily Chronicle, may be the editor of the Daily News
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
4 REVIEW IF THE
 lFICOTTON INDUSTRY
Remarkable Improvement is Re- suit of Recent Industrial En-
 terpriSe of the South

The New York World prints the following from William V. King, the cotton expert;
 The close of the present century suggests a brief review of the cotton industry of this country, the remarkable growth of which from a crop of about 5000 bales in the year 1790-wil be shown by glance at the following figures:
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Total Coinaqe.

Washington, January 2.-The total coin- age of the hints of the United States in 1900 was $1S7, ,599, ,4O1 as follows
 Gold, $99, ,272, ,942; silver, $96, 295921; minor coins $2,O31,137 Of the silver coined $24,- geo 912 was in standard dollars.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
WANTED.
1st avenue.


 WANTED-Everybody going to Texas to travel via the Queen and Crescent Route Alabama Great Southern Railroad)' Twelve Q2) hours quickest time. superb vestibuled trains. Cafe dining cars. See R. M. Ellis, T. P. A. No. 2019 First ave nue. R-4-u WANTED-To buy, good secondhand bi- cycle. Hero preferred. Apply PIT North Nineteenth street.
 WANTED TO BUY-One secondhand S0- horse power tubular boiler and one 4O- horse power double hoisting engine, with shaft and drum. Campbell Coal and Coke Company, Blocton, Ala. 1-1-3t ROOM WANTED-Gentlema desires room with convenient bath facilities. Address. stating price and location, Immediate, care Age-Herald. 1-4-I WANTED-Second-han roll-top office desk: state condition, size, number or drawers and pigeon holes. Price must be low. Address A. K, Age-Herald office 1-3-3t
 WANTED = Men to learn barber trade; only eight weeks required by our method of steady practice, expert instructions and lectures: we grant diplomas, present complete outfit of tools and give wages and shop experience Saturdays from start; we have demand-for our graduates in country and city shops everywhere, and guarantee positions when competent; we want 800 men to take up the work at once; comparatively little expense; write for catalogue today. Moler Barber Col lege. St. Louis. Mo. 1-1-6t
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Da- Costa Nick ell.
 PRIZE WINNERS. Diamond Ring, 354O.

Onyx Table, 42lO.
 Jewel Case, 375.
 For 30 days I will take ONE THIRD off my plain figure marked prices for CASH. Watches, Jewelry, Novelties, Silver Ware Etc. HARRY MERGER, 2Ol8 First Avenue.
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
Mrs. WinsIow,s soothina syrup.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
 Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL REIN WHILE TEETHING. with PER- FECT SUCCESS It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best rem edy for D1ARRHOlA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents
The age-herald., 1901-01-03
ONE GENT A WORD. No Ad. Taken for Less Than s5 Cents.

THE ALABAMA HOME has s25.OOO per month to loan to build houses on vacant lots; the limit of cost is smaller in this association than In any other company. Apply to ". V. M. Robertson. G. M, 2OOs 1st avenue. n-2-tf