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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-16

Init found that W for positions III Wncn MS experience "ou" law h"
him valuable he a deemed Ineligible by reason OF ge. Son estaapnnsu
nen+s fxod ~ "dead line" a thirty-fve. others at forty, a few at fotyhve
mt with byperriti@l scrutiny of credentials. Non one cared TO consluer
engaging a new mn at the age OF foryseven. He "a too ol. lMs OH
diion lasted until he had reached the last dollar of his meagre savings IN
had onsume the surrender value Of his life insurance policy.
Then a resolution took possession OF him when was Dorn OIL aSpe desperate,
He shaved off his beard, had his musache and hair trimmed and dyed, sub
stituted q iaunty derby for his dignifed silk hat, donned a neckte meWEH
wei than he had worn for years, left his oyercoat at home, after the ann
of imprudent Young men, and started ut to win by false pretenses' II nees
sav what IL had failed to secure by truthful representations.
Before night he had found temporary employment in a large store as III
extra clerk to help out during the holiday rush.. he ave lis ae as "9'
four and acted the part well enough to pass for a sedate and lather mature
roung mar who seemed to know what he as about He SO vel M dS
played so much intelligence and industry that after TIT New ear stoeh
taking he was offered employment al a regular clerk, IN pace o. d less co"pe
tent man Of dtssolute habits. -.
with increased salary. He filed his new position with ability and profit h
his emrloyer. Two years later he al made the manager Of thu store VIII d
liberal salary and large responsibility. At the end Of MS fourth year MS ef
Mover sent for him to discuss a proposition Of mutual dVah'aee au III ue
course of the conversation incidentally asked him how old he was.
A rand mental calculation showed that If he had been thftyIour WHEN liz
entered the store he must now be thirtyeght AS a matter of fact he was
hftyone. ,u so.r,
To tell the truth would reveal the deception he had prachced, MS descrP
I've list being a natter of record. His thinking had to be done quickly n Ill
decision reached without the appearance If hesitation He gave me ans"er
which seemed best o him 1t the moment and has had no subsequent occasion
to regret it. ona
nroft in considering and answering, according to his light, certan questions
which e assume will present themselves somewhat a follows:
Was this man justified in the circumstances, o IN any circumstances
in telling a lie with deliberate intent to deceive, to secure employment 10"
ever much he might need it!
Having told q lie at the outset, was he ]ustned III Hhhms " "n'.se VI
the opportunity Of promotion % a confidential business relation, TIT chance
for which he had earned by industry, capacity and fidelity to duty, without
first putting himself IN a solid basis by honest confession! =,
:. What answer should he have made Ito his employer when, enjoying ms
fpl confidence and respect and being on honor, he was unexpectedly caHeo
upon to tell his age?
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Road Building School,.

One of the most important economic
problems before the people Of North
Carolina today is the improvement Of
their public roads. The people are at
last aroused to the necessity Of this
work, and within the next few years
there will undoubtedly be a demand
for a large number of men who have
scientific and practical knowledge of
read construction. In order to meet
this demand the North Carolina Col
lege Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
at Raleigh, offer a summer course in
road building for the benefit Of those
who, from lack of time or for other
reasons, are unable to take advantage
Of the regular college courses in en-
cheering and road building. The
course will be such as to prepare those
who wish 70 take up this work in the
future, and will also be OF great benefit
to those who are already engaged IN
it.
instruction will be given in location,
grading, construction of roadbed,
drainage and the use Of the various
materials for the road covering. Road
making machinery will be discussed.
and the advantages and disadvantages
of each machine explained as applying
to the different localities Of our State.
Practical instruction will be given IN
such use of the level instrument as is
necessary to the road builder, and also
such draughting as essential to his
work. Visits will be made to where
roads are being built around Raleigh.
The course will be charge of'Prof.
W. c. Riddick, C. e. who will be as
sisted by Mr.. C. L. Mann, B. c. E.
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Cotton Improving.

Washington, Special.-The Weather
Bureaus summer report of the condi-
rapid growth throughout the cotton
belt, an improvement being shown in
all districts, the reports from the Caro-
linas and Georgia indicating the most
decided advancement. Wet weather
has, however, been u%nfavorable in por-
tons Of Louisiana and Texas, where
the crop is grassy, being quite foul in
northern Texas, in which State boil
weevil are causing considerable dam
age and continue to increase.
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Gen Longstreet iii.

Macon, Ca, Special.-A Gainesville
dispatch to The Telegraph says that
General James Longstreet is danger
cusly i'll and that physicians will per-
form an operation for the removal Of
his left eye, destroyed by a cancer. On
account of his age, 81 years, he may
not be able to Withstand the shock.
though he has assented to the opera
lion.
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Industrial Notes.

Weldon IN. c. Cotton Mill Co.'s
three-story addition reported last
week will be 1Sx40 feet, being an eX-
tension to the knitting mill. Finish
ing machinery for underwear will be
installed. The Improvements will cost
about $4,000.
E. B. Chester of Obion county, Ten.
nessee, has purchased 1000 acres OF
timber land in the vicinity Of Browns
vile, Tenn, and will erect mill for
tie manufacture Of lumber and diner
sion kock.
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Worlds Record Broken,

Boston, ~Special-In a 15-mile motor
paced race at Charles River Park track
Tuesday night, Bobby Walthour de-
feated George Leander and Basil De-
Guichard, breaking all worlds record
from one mile to Is, inclusive. Wal
thour made the first mile in 1:12 rs,
the first five miles in $3.50 3-5. The
previous time for this distance was
IS is.
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Charter Forfeited.

San Antonio, Tex, Specialize
King-Crowther Corporation and the
King-Crowther Pipe Line Company, in
the suit of the State of Texas on the
relation Of the Attorney General Of the
State for forfeiture Of character and
for a receiver, failed to appear when
the case was called for trial, olthough
their attorneys were in the court room.
Judgment as prayed for was rendered.
The charters Of both companies was
forfeited and C. Pancost, of this city,
was appointed receiver.
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epicure in his own way. He Is also FOND OF SIX CLOTHES Il expensive SH0es.
very often he is a gambler. The actual needs Of the Chinaman aeG greater IN
This country than in China. The climate in the Kwang-Tung Provinces is SO
rud +bst oil no reoures n home is a thin cotton blouse and trousers and two
extra garments for winter. His hat is Of roughly peated straw, Inc lie ears
straw sandals. In this country he must wear wooden clothing, a fet hI anu
boots If n laborer. His boots in America cost four or he lines S
much as his whole outfet in China.
The food bought by the Chinese IS often quite IS expensive Is AT OF me
whites. Instead of living almost altogether on rice and chop sooy, as IS the
general impression. Cinnamon, being quite rs fond of meat a IS Americans, buy
nork beef and chickens. Chop sooy is made to sell to curious white persons
who visit Chinatown. In the vicinity Of any large city where there Is any
considerable Chinese colony, there are truck gardens devoted to raising veSe-
tables exclusively for Cinnamon from seeds brought rm their anu
Tbesey vegetables IN unknown to Americans. But the chinese also CONSUME
LARGO ouantiies of the finer kinds of American vegetables. The Chlnanan
has a sweet tooth, also; and in the best Chinese restaurants in San Francisco
New York. Chicago, and other large cities, the best OF zine are served o
Chinese al well as American customers, together With thu hnest nj mst *
nenSye foods. In the average Chinese restaurant in those cities good Doard
can he had by the Chinese for from S15 to 500 a month, and these restaurants
are largely patronied. AS a rule, the Cinnamon ire compelled to lodge In
uean onsrters. mt in New York and San Francisco there ire a number OF
weuLapuointed homes. occupied by the families Of weltodo Chinese mer'
chants which the American seldom or never sees In New 1ok there is an
,nsrnment house upto-date in every respect occupied by Chinese families.
The Chinaman sticks IS closely as he can to the traditions and cuSoms OF MS
country, which are strange to the Occidental, ana, terelof u SUBJECT ~" GULF
Inent and often for derGon.
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q PEOPLE KILLED.
Passenger and Freight Collide on the
Southern Railway
FEARFUL WRECK AT ROCKfISH, VA.
Freight Conductor Overlooked His
Orders and q Frightful Crash Was
the Result.

Washington, Special.-Twenty.three
persons were killed and nine injured
in a head-on collision on the Virginia
Midland division Of the Southern Rail
way, at RockGsh, Va. at IL minutes at.
ter 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Pas.
senger train No. IS, for Atlanta,
dashed into local freight No. IS,
standing on the main line Of the road
ut that point, wrecking both engines
and the baggage and express cars Of
No. 35. The baggage car and the
second-class coach Immediately fol-
lowing it te~lescoped. The coach was
occupied mostly by colored people.
The casualties thus far reported in
detail are as follows:
Killed: Engineer Davis and En-
gineer Mccormick, who was riding as
. passenger on No. 6S; a colored fire.
man on No. 6S.
The freight train was in charge Of
| Conductor Bruheck at the time Of the
} accident, and was returning to Char
lottesville. Rockish station is mid
way between Lynchburg and Char
lottesville. Engineer Mccormick tried
to get out c. the way Of the fast pas
senger train, but for some reason
which has not yet been explained, he
overstayed his time and had failed to
take a siding so that the passenger
train could pass. The trains anne to-
gether with q horrible crash, and a
fearful scene Of panic ensued when
the occupants Of the cars realized
what had occurred.
Train No. 35, which ran into the
freight, and which left Washington
at 11:15, was made up of an express
car, a baggage car, two day coaches
and two Pullman cars. The two Pull
mans formed an early morning New
York connection at Washington for
Atlanta and the South. The train ar
irving here at 1922 a. m. from Boston
also connected with No. 35. No. 35
was in charge of Engineer Davis and
Conductor Mays. One of the passenger
cars Of the train was a second class
day coach, and the other a vestibuled
car.
Engineer Mccormick, who was a
passenger on the freight train, was
going to Charlottesville to take a
train south at the time he met his
death. The engineer Of the freight
escaped without injury. 1t is esti-
mated here that there were in all
probability 120 passengers on the
train, including those from Boston
and intermediate stations.
Twsrty.Three Killed
Charlottesville, Va, Special.-South-
ern Railway passenger train No. 35,
south-bound, al into an open switch
at Rockish depot, twenty miles south
Of this city at 3 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, smashing into a local freigh on
a siding. The passenger engine and
express coaches were demolished and
the baggage coach telescoped through
the second class passenger car in the
rear. In the latter was a party Of i'm
migrants, all Of whom were killed OF
injured. The dead number % and the
injured number IS. Traffic was sus-
pended for eight hours.
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~ - ~
The Chinese I'm America.
BY Sunyowe PanS.

ENERALLY it is the impression among Americans that the Chinese
in this country are parsminious. This is not the case. Inc
Chinese have earned enormous amounts Of money, to be sure. but
they have also spent largely. Their savings may be estimated as
not more than ten per cent. Of what they earn, which is very often
permanently invested in this country, and does not so to China.
Iaborers seldom save anything, and this is as true of the Chinese
- of other natiorGliies. In the first place, the Chinaman is
usually charged more for what he buys than any one else, ana
sroin he is inclined to be a spendthrift when he can. he is an
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May Old Men Lie
to Get Work?

ONE months ago a capable man with a long and thorough eS'
nerience in somewhat narrow lines found himself out OF EN-
nlovrnent through the dissolution Of the firm he had worked
for. His health was good and his physical strength suhcent
for the work he understood. He had a wife, q daughter ana
an aged mother dependent upon him for support. 10 remain
long in idleness would entail the breaking up of his little home
and dependence upon charity in one form or another.
He was forty-seven years old, and had begun to snow ms
no. in streaks of gray in hair and beard. as well as in gait ana
habits of dress. He made Jealous efforts to obtain employment
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Textile Notes.

EAGLE and Phenix Mills, Columbus
Ga, has declared a dividend Of 6 pei
cent.
, 1903-07-23

A man had Il piece of news.
A reporter heard of it.
The reporter called on the man.
And asked him about the news.
The man played balloon with the re-
porter.
He swclled noticcably and said:
You fcllcrs never get anything
right. So | won't tell you"
The reporter did not get angry.
He knew the man was n %
He had seen him before.
He knew the real facts could he had
from no n else.
Yct the reporter did the worry best he
could to get ut the truth.
And published the story ms he got 1t.
Then the man who had refused to
give the facts arose early and bought a
paper 10 see If the facts were distorted.
They We're.
And lie said:
81 told you so"
Qucry.-With whom should the public
ycarn TO got even-the reporter, who
did his hest. or the arrogant fool. who
deliberately refused To help himf-Bal-
timorc American.
, 1903-07-23
A LONG


One EvHrts Ever Uttered.
Abram $. Hewitt had Il very nimble
wit ana dairy loved II Joke. He a
once Il guest at Il dinner which includ-
ed Recorder Smyth and Senator Evarts.
The recorder was poking fun at the
senator and rcad from IA newspaper
clipping what purportcd TO be Il sen
tence from Il recent speech made by
the senator, but which was in reality
wholly fictitious, as the senator knew
quite well. At its conclusion the laugh
was long and hearty at Mr.. Evarts' ex-
penSe. and no one laughed longer or
heurtier than the senator himself.
AS sopl as the laughter had subsidized
Mr.. Hewitt suddenly leaned across the
table and. looking rather stcrnly into
the smiling face of the recorder. said in
a well assumed tone of %r"pronch.
"That certainly is IL remarkable zen
tence. your honor. but criticism of it
does no come well from YOU if today's
are to be believed. for they
contain n sentence of much greater
length which is attributed to you"
"Why-why. how is that, MIR IIew-
itt?" inquired the recorder, with con
siderable confusion.
"BecauSc.'' said MI. Hewitt. with the
which always accompanied his best
sayings. Won are there quoted rs ut
tering Il sentence that WIS 10 iIS'
through the whole life of the prisoner"
Philadelphia Ledger.
, 1903-07-23

This Is u tru story. says a writer,
that my grandmother told me about
her cat and dog. She used 10 tud the
cover off her doughuut jar, and also 40
uccd that her doughuuts disappeared.
One day She heard Il noise and found
that the eat WAS ON the shelf where the
d%oughnuts were kept. Then 1t put Its
paw IN the GAR and drew out - dough
nut and pushed IL OF the shelf. and the
dog, who WAS looking ur at the cat,
caught the douElumt In his mouth and
ate 1t, When they found they We're
caught, they acted very guilty.
, 1903-07-23

1t is a fact well established by stu
dents of hcrndity that children are apt
TO inherit not only the physical. mental
and moral traits of their parents. but
to be Influenced by their = as well.
Children born of very young fathers
and mothers never attain SO vigorous II
growth of mind or body as those of old
err men and womcn while children Of
old people are born Did.
one of the most surprising cases in
medical history is that of Marguerite
CribsOwnu. who died i'll 1868. aged los
years. When nincty-four, she was mar
ried to Il man aged 100. Three children
came of this union, but they had gray
hair, no teeth, We're stopped. yellow
and wrinkled, dccrrpit in movement
and could eat only bread and vegeta-
DleS,
, 1903-07-23

In the course of II year more than II
dozen ponderOus books are filled ut
I.lOyd's with nothing but the names Of
ships, their captains and the dates on
which they touch ana leave port. Ev-
cry known vessel in the world of more
than 100 tons register has its record in
them. II the underwriters can easily
turn 10 the name Of any British or tor
eign ship aud tell approximately where
Il is mt the moment. London Tit-BitS.
, 1903-07-23

Don't go in there. Children eau
toned the wife of the struggling poet,
listening II momcn To sounds as of II
strong man In distress that came from
the other room.
"Why not" they asked.
Your father is trying t. find a rhyme
for 'scroculous. ~ Chicago Tribune.
, 1903-07-23
Rank Folly.

1t is the rankest folly to allow de
cayed and unsound teeth to remain
in the mouth. Decayed teeth are
often the prime cause OF stomach
and nervous disorders, and tits almost
useless to doctor for such disorders
so long as they remain in ones head.
Yet many people spend On doctors
bills and patent nostrums, many
times the price Of having their teeth
properly attended to. Saratoga pos
sesses a first class dentist in DR..
Senior, and it will cost nothing to
have your teeth examined and far
less to have them properly attended
TO THAI to be continually spending
your money in patent medicines and
doctors bills.
, 1903-07-23
OCo RUSSIAN CUSTOM.
An Annual Assembly For the Promo-
tion of MutrInony.

tfbh ot hitrihIbny.
In compliance with an ancient Rus
sian custom all the young men and wo-
men of the mercantile class in ST. Pc
tersburg assemble on Whitmuuday. the
former TO stare and the latter to he
stared at. The young girls. dressed as
richly as their means will allow. are
arranged in long rows by the sides of
the flower beds in the summer garden,
with their mammus standing behind
them. The wnrdrubcs of their mothers
and graudmothers are laid under con
tributiou. and everything bright aud
Eaudy is carefully brought forward to
enrich the drapcry. the heuddress or
the girdlc.
Some of the young Indies are so GOV
cred with gold and icwrlry on these oc.
casions that their natural charms are
altogether concealed; indeed the lu-
dicrous excess to which this sort of
decoration is sometimes carried goes
beyond what has ever been attempted
elsewhere. Thus bcdi2 the blush
ing damscls are drawn up in mute
rows. while the pupus, in flowing
caftanS and curling boards, parade
their SONS up and down. Here and there
the papnS and mammns Try to lead the
young folks into conversation with one
another, In the course of which certain
little looks and emotions may arise,
pregnant with future circumstances.
Eight days or so after this bridal OK
hibition private family meetings take
place, at which those whose hearts
rn pl rf iNfpttI at the uIs,I nd show arc
more formally aifianccd to one another
by their parents and relatives
"Sketches Of ST. Petersburg
, 1903-07-23
SIS Reward.

Will pay SIS reward for informa-
tion that will lead to the recovery of
l bay and | black horse, crop cared,
branded with a bellows on right
thigh, and l bay, stripe in face,
branded j on left shoulder and UF
connected, on left hip. Address
William p. Francis,
-2.tf. Down ington Wyomi ng
, 1903-07-23

Have you zen the new style Deer
ing mower7 She is a dandy Your
ponies will pull the six foot Deering
easier than your great big horses will
pull a Al foot of other makes.
Gus Jensen & Bro.
, 1903-07-23

Casey-Ay all the close lishted ould
miscrs that liver Oi see Dolan's the
worst.
Cassidy Oh. It's the family trait wild
him.
Casey-The family trait? No~nscnsc!
Shure, he'd miver trait wan man. let
alone a family .-philadelphiu Press.
, 1903-07-23

"Why don't you have Il sponge 10
moisten your stampsi" quericd the
man from across the street who had
dropped in to use the lawyers tclc-
phone.
Good idea" answered the disciple of
Blackstone. DO you want the job?"-
Chicago News.
, 1903-07-23

Smithly Dust returned after . long
abscncel-ls Brown still attentive tc
your duughterf
Oldboy-No.
Smithly She Tilted him. them
OldbOy No. she married him.
, 1903-07-23

Tired Tattcrs-Dcy say dat sum NV
dem poets git 81 II word.
Weary Wulkcr-Dat's nuttin.' | got
81 a word wunst.
Tired TuttCrs- WOt fer?
Weary Walkcr-fer sassin' de Judge.
Chicago News.
, 1903-07-23

Dick 10 you eve get the last word
with your wife?
Charles-O Oh. yes, but | have to say it
10 myself when ! get out Oh the street.
Detroit Free Press.
, 1903-07-23

For Sale-Our entire furniture and
household goods piano, sewing ma
chine, range, etc.
Mrs. John D. C. Kruger.
, 1903-07-23

Found-An American Labor Union
card of Hand and Machine Sheep
Shearers' Uuion, Butte, Montana.
Owner can have same by paying for
this notice.
, 1903-07-23
Bakery Outfit for Sale.

For Sale A complete bakery out
lit, consisting of b~ake-oven, bake
pans of every description, trays,
kneading board in fact everything
complete. This will be sold at half
price if sold quick.
Gus. Jensen Bro.
, 1903-07-23
Mems and Boys Hats For Sale.

Baker, Bremen n McAnally have
added mems and boys hats to their
stock of mems furnishing goods.
You can get any kind of a hat that
you wish there at very reasonable
prices, as they are selling them OF a
low commission.
, 1903-07-23

Sockson Buskin-How did you like
my IIHmlctf
Oldc Stng"r-Oh, It was your Hamlet,
was III Well. | did not recognize 1t aS
ShukcSpcHre's.-Brooklyn Life.
, 1903-07-23

Before putting TO sea say one prayer.
before going to WAL say two prayers,
before getting married say three pray
ers.-Spanish Proyerb.
, 1903-07-23

Mrs. C. NJ. Scribner wishes to an
nounce that she does dressmaking at
her residence in Saratoga, and will
be pleased to meet her old customers,
as well as many new mes. L5-2l-4w.
, 1903-07-23

Gus Jensen x Bro. are selling all
kinds of machinery. Why? Because
that's their business. They keep
what is wanted, and have all kinds
of repairs for the machinery they sell.
BY buying of them you will save 80
per cent, Of time wasted in delays,
waiting for repairs from people who
are not posted on what you want,
through Ignorance of what is needed
for machinery they may sell you.
, 1903-07-23
For bargains in dwelling houses
call on C. F. Holck & Co.

Paulson's pants are away down.
See him Aug. 9Th to Aug. 25th.
, 1903-07-23

Paulson makes suits as cheap as
Sl4 but pay more and get a good
one.
, 1903-07-23

Paulson, the Tailor, entered into
the Merchant Tailoring business at
the age of l6. Why shouldn't he
know something about 1t.
, 1903-07-23
strayed

One sorrel horse, branded yz;2Nl
on left hIp. Ranging on or 2QHE
near Cedar creek, with short chain on
foot. Finder bring to or notify Sis
son " OrvilIe and receive reward.
l.. D. Chapman, Owner.
, 1903-07-23
Stock Rock Salt.

A carload of Kansas rock salt for
stock Just received. Also all kinds
of dairy Kansas salts.
Baker, Bienner d McAnally.
Mining Property, Stocks and Ranch
Sc for sale by G. f. Holck & Co.
, 1903-07-23

If you want entire satisfaction
have Paulson, the tailor, make you a
suit here Aug. 6 to Aug. 25th.
, 1903-07-23

| am agent for a lice killer that
will kill lice on chickens and keep
your chickens free from them. Also
a food to make chickens lay and
chicks grow. A, c. Moon. Call at
residence.