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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
OUR FLAG CONTEST,
Prize of SIS for the Best Essay
on the Confederate Flag.

How many children of the
average school age know any
thing about the Confederate
flag? To encourage research
in this direction THE RECORD
offers a prize of five dollars
for the best essay on THE
Confederate Flag submitted
to us prior to May 1 by any
school boy or girl. This con-
test is without any conditions
except that the contestants
must be under Is years old
and their papers should not
exceed 200 words in length.
The prize essay and the four
next best in their order of
merit according to our judg-
ment will be published in
THE RECORD should as many
as five papers be sumitted.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
Saved the School House.

Miss jamie N Shaw, who has
charge of the Shaw school near
town, recently narrowly escaped los
ing her school house by fire and
only by her presence of mind and
prompt action was the danger aver
ted. During school hours the roof
of the building caught fire from a
spark from the stove causing con-
siderable excitement and alarm
among the school children. But
the young teacher was quite master
or rather mistress of the situation.
The. school pail was full of water
and the roof low of the ground; so,
without u moments delay, she
seized the bucket aud dashed the
contents on the roof, thereby COM
plctely extinguishing the incipient
blaze and thus saving her school
building. \.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
TRAGEDY AVERTED

Just IN the nick of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mrs. w. Wat
>ins of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneu.
monia had played havoc with him and
i terrible cough Set in besides. Doctors
treated him but he grew worse every
day. At length We tried Dr Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, and
md our darling was saved. He's now
.ound, and we'll" Everybody ought to
know, it's the only SINE cure for Coughs
Colds and all Lung diseases. Guar
anteed by y G Scott. Druggist. Price
,Oc and. sl.OO Trial bottles free.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
RELEASED ON BOND.
Mr. E. Will Fairey's Application for Bail
Headiiy Granted.

Mt F Will Fairy returned to
Kingstree Saturday and resumed his
duties in Capt Kelley's law Office.
The proceedings whereby he was
admitted to bail are about the quick
est on record. On Wednesday, the
day after the homicide occurred,
Capt Kelley went TO Charleston,
where court was in session, and
communicated with Mr. Fairey's at
torneys in Orangeburg over the
long distance phone advising them
to prepare and send him the neces-
sary affidavits, etc. He then pro-
eeeded to the court house and made
application for bail before the pre-
siding judge. The affidavits sub
mitted showed so clear case of self
defense that the solicitor waived the
usual four DAYS notice and Judge
Watts promptly granted the applica-
ton, where upon the papers were for
wsrded to the sheriff of Orangeburg
county and in twenty-four hours
after Mr. KelIey's arrival in Charles,
ton Mr Fairey was released from the
custody of the sheriff, to whom he
had voluntarily given himself up.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
New Lot of Blanks.

We have just received a new lot
of Agricultural blanks, such as,
Mortgage, Title, Note and Mortgage,
Bill of Sale and Lien Combined,
short form Lien and Bill of Sale,
Agricultural Lease and Lien, etc.
These blanks are sold strictly for
cash and We ask that parties sending
orders will be governed accordingly.
THE COUNTY RECORD.
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tsAppsnlnos At SCRANTON.
The Festival q Decided Success
Personal Notes.

FESTIVAL was a decided sue
eess, the amount realized exceeding
ht M any similar affair ever given
~ scranton and, withal, everybody
la good time. May there be
many more such entertainments.
NJ 9ones, Scranton's popular sta
tons s6kar, is visiting his home in
~ QEvs, N. G.
kiss Myrtle Mcknight came
s1|e from Sumter to attend the
Myers Graham. Jr., is quite sick
6 umonis.
lBou Mcknight is home from
u - - ~. ~, -
Niss Marie Willoughby, who il
teachjkB at Cowsrds, spent Sunday
viii the family of her uncle, Mr.
Jaek Willoughby. m
6sslow Wright has returned
Irum 3 tour of the Southern States.
lrs Wight renfained'in Florida and
1ill return in April. 4
~ -.
Misses Belle and Minkie Carter of
Liberty we're in town last week.
The uLion meeting will convene
at Scranton Baptist church on Fri
dsy before the fifth Sunday in
March
The Mi sses Byrd have opened a
miIli1sfy establishment on the main
thoronghfare of our hustling little
village.
Misses Hessie and Mamie Graham
81 Indisntown are in town.
BEN HuR.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
1T SAVED HIS LEG.

p. A. Danforth of LAGRANGE, Ca.
suffered for six months with frightfu
running sore on his !eg; hut writes tlsa'
Bucklen's Arnica Save wholly cured il
in five days For Ulcers, Wounds
Piles. it's the best salve in the world.
Cure guaranteed. Only D cts. Sid b!
D. G. Scott Druggist. -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
WORKING OVERTIME.

Eight hour laws are Ignored by t'ios'
tireless, little wOrkerS-Dr Kings New
Life Pills. Millions are Always al
work, night anil day. curing lndlges
tion, BiliolSneSS, Constipation. Sick
Headache and all Stomach, Liver anG
Bowel troubles Easy pleasant, safe,
sure. Only 25r ut ID CSrott Is drag store
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the
Board If County Commissioners will
meet at Saatee Crossing on Friday,
March 20. for the purpose Of receiving
bids for the repairing and securing
from fire of the StOrk law Fence from
Black River to Santee.
j. j. GRAHAM,
1t Co. Supervisor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

Il depends onswhat You do after
YOU are out Of bed whether early
siising is Beneficial. or not. The
world would be better.o if some
never got up.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

Well-bred people are not al
ways upper crust.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

s. Gar load Flour at very low price.
w, T. AsKrSs.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
ONE..VAY Settlers RATES.
NARCE-.NOyEM3E2, 1903

The Atlantic Coast Line Rail
rna,l Com pany will participate IN
One av SELLERS Rates from
Ohio and Mississippi River Gate
wavS-CincInnaIi. Olio. Louis
Vile. Ky.. Evansville. ll'.. IA ~
cab. Ky, Caro-. H., ST Louis, Mo-.
and points beyond; also in basins
rales from Memphis, Tenn, NickelS
not to be sold from Memphis
proper), for points on and North
uf the line of the Frisco System
lMemphis to Kansas City }, 10 the
destinations located on this Sys-
TEN or 10 which this Company
forms part OF an authorized Tic ket.
Ing route, at following rates under
conditions named.
RATE-one daIf 20 of the Standard
One-Way Fare Plus Two
(S2.oo) Dollars.
Specific rate, to authorized des-
iinaiions may be obtained by ap-
plying 10 ticket agent.
DATES OF SALE.
March 3 and II. 1908.
April I and p, 1908.
Nav 5 and 10, 1908.
June 2 and 16, 1903.
July 7 and 2l, 1908.
August 4 and Is. 1908.
September l and Is, 1903.
October 6 and 90, 1908.
November 8 ahd II, 1898.
LIMIT Continuous PaSsag..
CONDITIONS Contract and
each coupon Of tickets to be Jared
.sSecond Glass, not good in Par
Ior or Sleeping Cars"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

Car load Salt at cut price. W. T,
AsKINs.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

lis cold day for The plumb
when the mercury refuses To 'ak'
The thirty-second degree.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

We have a nice stock of the W. l..
Douglas Shoes from $3.50 to $4.O0
per pair. W. r. AsKINs.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

|, a book k-keeper eligible to
membership in the Bill Posters
Union.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing In this
5 because so deeep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
it-heart, disease,
pneumonia. heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
of kidney disease. II
kidney trouble Is al
lowed 10 advance the
kidney pois o ned
blood will attack the
vital organs or the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

Moths must be cuId-blOOded
creatures; they frequently appear
in overcoAis in August.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

The crystal palace tower at the
St Louis fair will be 1850 feet
high.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12

kdneys themselves break down ana waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
I arrangement Of the kidneys and a cure Is
obtained quickest by proper treatment OF
ths kidneys. II you are feeling badly you
can make no mistake by taking Dr.. Kilmer's
Swamp-R0ot, the great kidney. liver and
bladder remedy.
Il corrects inability to hold urine and scald-
Ing pain In passing It. and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity Of being compelled to
70 often during the day. and to get up many
Dimes during the night, The mild and the
extraordinary effect Of Swamp-Root is soon
rsaii.ed.. II stands the highest for Its won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
Svamp-Root Is pleasant to take and sold
BY al druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar
sized bottles. You may EE
have q sample bottle Of A3,BF1k. .G$$ss=A $s
fiiis wonderful new dis 49,;
ccyery and book that ss4.l5ssssks ~
tells all about II, both Homo Of sw.mp-Roos
ssnt free BY mail. Address Dr.. Kiin,es & Co.
Banejnmton, N. Y. When writing mention
sadpg shss generous offer IN this paper.
Inn't make any mist axe, but re
rnember the name, swamp Root, Or
k7mer's Swanp-Root. and the ad-
dFess, BinghamtoD, y. u, on every
kofffa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
SeIectinq Text Books.

The state text book commission is charged with the most important work that in these piping times fall upon public servants. They are to select books for 100000 actual students-for 100000 possible students-in the public schools. This is a heavy responsibil- ity, for their work touches every one of the young lives, modifying them, and making them better or worse men and women. No act of the present state administration will stand com parable to this in interest or in the future welfare of the state.
 Text books do not alone make men and women, but what tho child reads in it's readers, for example, is not forgotten, but such readings return again and again in the course of life. And so it Is with all other text books. It is well then to take plenty of time for deliberation.
 The Age-Herald expresses the hope that whatever text books are selected will be good in all parts of the state, so that those who remove from city to country or vice versa may not have the plans for their children's education confused or rendered more expensive. The towns will perhaps desire addition al books, but all primary and grammar grades should use a book in common in city or country, in towns or in rural districts. If this be not done, the en- tire scope and principle of the text book law will be defeated, and no ono is the gainer, except possibly some publishers. There are of course teach CTS who have favorite teyt books, but their wishc should be disregarded if they clash with the interests of even single child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

terms they are ally led, well organ ized, and have definite programme directed against caste. agrarianism, militarism, high taxes, ana high prices bread and meat The new tarinf in the interest of the landlords does not suit them. While they are known in Germany as athe Reds" there is no blood or viole~ se e- evolutionary out breaks In their programme. They want nothing of the kind They not only believe in law and order. but they want great deal moro of both. They believe in great deal of government especially in the direction of public utilities and the control of all other matters in which the mass of the peo- pie are directly interested. They do not believe in colol,ies, or a big navy or in any other form of the rule-the- world policy, but they want all possi- ble alleyiation and nelp for the toiling masses at home. Their policy relates to domestic affairs, with no wild-goose chase after worldwide dominion. Here is where they clash with the emperor, and they are ready for t4-e conflict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
The German Socialists.

There are 397 seats in Germany's parliament, and at this writing TIT are known to have been filled by new elections. Out of IF seats the social ists have secured 49. Complete re- turns may carry their number of seats to SO, and the second elections on June 25 may give them the coveted 100 seats, which would give them the bal ance of power. In the parliament now ended they had but 5S seats. But what ever their representation in the reich stag may prove to be, 1t is plain their vote has risen to at least 2,500, ,000, as against 2,107, 100 votes in 1898, when the last general election was held. The total vote of the country in 1898 was 7,l52,000 The socialists therefore co..trol more than third of the total vote, and if the electoral apportion- ment were just they would be able to secure at least 140 seats. The appor- tionment was made thirty-five years ago, ana the growth of the cities in thar time is therefore without adequate representation. Tho centrists and con. servatives in the rural districts will secure much more than just share of the members.
 The social democrats of Germany arc not anarch.sts or revolutionists ir the ordinary acceptation of those
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
RUSSELL SAGE TO MOVE.
Likely to Give Up 5oe Fifth Avenue
 for 632.


 From the New York Commercial Adver
 tiser.
 Russell Sage the veteran fnancier, has come to the conclusion that Fifth avenue, at Forty-second street. is no longer fitted for residential purposes. and is thinking seriously of moving ten blocks further north. His present home, which he has occupied for over forty years, Is at 506 Fifth avenue, north of the former Hotel Bristol. Should pending negotiations be concluded satisfactorily. MT. Sage will move to S32 Fifth avenue, between Fif- tieth and Fifty-frst streets.
 This house is owned by Mrs. Jeannette P. Coin. It was formerly the residence of Charles Broadway Rouss. from whose es- tate Mrs. Coin bought 1t in April, 1902. The house, like several others in the neighborhood, is on land owned by Co., lumbia university. The adjoining house. GA is the home of D. o. Mills, and that at the southwest corner of Fifth avenue estate of Samuel D. Babcock and leased by John R. Drexel.
 The present home of MT. Sage is also on leashold ground, owned by the Gerry estate. The original lease of the land, re- newed over twenty-one years ago, was low When the second lease expired about a year ago and the readjustment of the terms made 1t necessary for Alr. Sage to pay about s1200o year for the lot-on the asis of the present value of the 1and--both MT. Sage and the manage ment of the Hotel Bristol had to decide whether or not they would stay at the increased rental The hotel people went out of business. The Bristol has since been converted Into store and office building. The house at sos was also altered for business. MT. Sage stayed at l 506. But after the lapse of little over a year he wants to get rid of his lease. At l least, Mrs. Sage doesn't like the noise and the increasing nur yer of vehicles that the changes have brought to the neighborhood. It Is not likely that Mir. Sage will lose anything by sale of his lease, while he may save a little on the new deal. Mrs Goin is willing to sell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
ST. BERNARD COLLEGE.
Closing Exercises Successfully Carried
 out-Father o'ReilIy's Address.

Cullman, June 7.-(Special. 1.-The clos- ing exercises of St. Bernard college took place this morning and were successful in every particular. The college Is in a most prosperous condition and the facul- ty is being congratulated on the good 1t has done this year.
 The order of exercises was carried out as follows:
 "Crescent Queen." march. F. H. Losey. Selections from Era Diavolo," Theo, M. Tobani, op. 409.
 Salutatory address, Carl Kibby. '"The Jolly Blacksmith,' Glee club. 1 Conferring of degrees. Awarding of medalsy
 Ann Arbor University" march. George D. Barnard
 Distribution of premiums.
 Souvenir de Strauss" waltz, Ph. Fahr- l bach.
 valedictory, Francis D. Grady.
 "Our Merry Mountain Home, St. Ber- nard," Glee club.
 Address to the students, Rev. P. A. O'Reilly, pastor of St. Paul's church, Birmingham, Ala.
 Finale Outpost" march. J. c. Heed.
 The music, under the direction of Father Charles, o. s. B., was heartily enjoyed.
 The following are the graduates in the 1 classical course: Francis D. Grandy, Bernard Schaeffer, Ignatius Niedermeier. John Spitzer Henry Fankmann. William Grewelling, John Radtke, Charles Law renee and Charles Kibby.
 The commercial graduates were: Jo- seph Truemper, Jr., Robert W. Nicolls ! and Barney A. Rosselle. Gold medals were merited by the fol- lowing: William cosgraze, Albnus Knapke, Ignatlus Niedermeier, Francis D. Grady, Joseph Truemper. Jr., M. A. Joseph Taylor. Stafford P. Burns, Francis J. OfConnor, Eugene Methvin, Louis Fus- necker. Father O'Reilly's address was at once practical and eloquent, and was regarded as one of the happiest he ever made He met with an exceptionally enthusiastic receDtion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
About Persons.

pr. E. II. sholl returned from New York last night.
 President J. c. Maben of the sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company. return ed home last night. He landed in New York from Europe Sunday after a vaca- tion trip of about two months. He comes back in the best of health
 
 R. T. Jenkins of New York is stopping at the HiiIman
 w. Simpson and wife of Nashville are registered at the St. Nicholas.
 w. D. Jones of Dallas is at the Morris. Jno. H. Clarke of Louisville is stopping at the Metropolitan. at the Hilman.
 W. B. Paterson of Montgomery is atl the St. Nicholas.
 s. H. Hayward. Jr., of New Orleans is stopping at the Morris.
 J. T. Frezenant of Dallas is registered at the Metropolitan.
 P. Nacey of Chicago is stopping at the Hillman.
 II. s. Bowen of Chicago is at the Morris. T. c. Lupton of Lynchburg is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 J. K. Glider of New York is registered at the Morris.
 Maj J. F. Hanson, chairman of the board of directors of the Central of Geor- gia railroad. and Vice President and Traffic Manager c. B. Winburn of the Central, arrived in Birmingham from Montgomery last night They will spend the greater part of today here.
 Vice President J. M. culp of the South ern railroad will arrive in Birmingham from Monteomery this naagning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
John MesIay,s Anniversarv.

Yesterday the Methodists in all parts of the world recalled, If they did not celebrate, the bi-centennial birthday anniversary of John Wesley. He was one of the great personalities of this world. The writings he left do not perhaps show it, but his aggressive ness and faitL were shown in the one hundred thousand followers he at tracted while alive, and in the nine teen million followers that are his, al- though dead.
 He did much more, however, than to establish Methodism. The evangelical movement which he started, says John Richard Green, made the fox-hunting parson and the absentee rector at last impossible. In the nation at large ap- peared new moral enthusiasm whose power was seen in the disappearance of the p-ofigacy which had disgraced the upper classes, and the foulness which had infested literature ever since the Restoration.
 "A yet nobler result of the religious revival was the steady attempt, which has never ceased from that day to this, to remedy the guilt, the ignorance, the physical suffering, the social degrada- ten of the p-ofiigate and poor It was not until the Wesleyan impulse had done it's work that the philanthropic impulse began
 The work has gone ol, and is going on today, and the world owes much to the dauntless spirit of two hundred years ago. Perhaps, however, no coun- t; has directly felt the effects of his life work as much a. this country has. b.ethodism went hand in hand with the pioneers of this country as they spread from the atlantic across the continent to the Pacific. Wherever they went the modest Methodist church and the Methodist circuit rider soon appeared, holding the national life, and. bringing order out of chaos.
 In all the contrarities in the life of Wesley it Is plain he was both a man of zeal and man of high executive capacity. He may have builded better than he knew, but his achievements during his long life-eighty-e eight years show that he was both skillful and mesterful. An estimate of his power should be gathered, not so much from his writings as from his achievements, fc he wac not a great preacher as | Whitfield or Luther was, but his will ard executive capacity enabled him to start movement that time has thus l far beat against in vain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
Steel Frame Buildings.

"The nine-story steel frame building of the Title Guarantee Trust and Saw ings company will be ready for occupancy by the 1st of July and the First National bank building will be completed some time in October remarked a real estate man.
 "The Title Guarantee structure has cost s2OO.OOo and I doubt if there Is better building for the money in the country. It is indeed model in solidity, interior ar rangement and finish.
 "The ten-story First National bank building covering an area of 1Oox14o feet, will be the largest structure in Alabama. It will cost over s5oO,Ooo. and with the site will represent an investment of nearly, if not quite, s7oOOeO. The Woodward build ing on First avenue started the steel frame fashion here and now that these buildings are so popular and profitable, I predict that another sky-scraper will be started within the next twelve months. !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
THE TWO VILLAGES.

By Rose Terry Cook F Over the river, on the hil1 Lieth village, white and still; All around it the forest trees Shiver and whisper in the breeze; Over it sailing shadows go Of soaring hawk and screaming crow, And mountain grasses. low and sweet, Grow in the middle of every street. Over the river, under the hill. Another village lieth, still; There I see in the cloudy night Twinkling stars of household light, Fires that gleam from the smithy's door. Mists that curl on the river shore, And in the road no grasses grow For the wheels that hasten to and fro. In that village on the hill Never is sound of smithy or mill; The houses are matched with grass and
 flowers;
 Never a clock to toll the hours The marble doors are always shut; You can not enter in hall or hut; All the villagers lie asleep; Never a grain to SOW or reap; Never In dreams to moan and sigh; SileHt and idle and low they lie.
 Tn that village under the hill. When the night is starry and still, Many a weary soul in prayer Looks to the other village there, And, weeping and signing. longs to go Up to that home from this below; {. Longs to sleep in the forest wild. Whither have vanished wife and child; And heareth. praying, this answer fall: 'sPatiencei That village shall hold -- ." '"