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The midland journal., 1903-12-18
THE BULL AND THE RED.
rag Theory, Much Against
+ His Will.

''It was this way" said tramp who
was idling around the eastern hay mar.
ket the other day, relates the Detroit Free
Press. 81 was out in the country about
Is miles, and hoofing it along the road.
when 1 meets up with another Weary
who is wearing an old rsd shirt given him
by some farmers wife. At the same time
l sees big black bull in the field on me
left.
Me FRIEND says I to the other after
bit, would you mind doin' one of the
noble purfession a favor?'
If it's not to lend We me dimun pin,
he kindly replies.
TITS only this trifle. I have heard
that bulls didn't like the color of red, the
same as the shirt ye've got on and war
in so becomin'ly, and mebbe ye will
kindly experiment little with that ami.
NAL over in the f1eld?'
AS to how?' says he.
"'As to showin' yerself on the other
side of the fence for a mint I'd like to
know if what I've heard about bulls is
true
We'll, l don't mind doin' man 8
favor says he with great cheerfulness
and he spit on his hands and mounts tbs
fence. The bull was 300 feet away ano
head-on to us, and up goes his tail and he
begins to paw and beller. The Weary
takes due notice, but he keeps right or
'walkin', and he has got 100 feet from the
fence when the bull charges him.
What shall I'do?' he calls to me.
Climb tree says I.
I'D do it to 'blige you, but there's
none about
Then run for it.
HE put in his best licks, but the bull
picked him up within five feet of the
fence and tossed him sky-high. HI
comes down with a great thump, but OF
the right side of the fence, and sits
by him for half an hour till he opens
his eyes. Then I says:
Me friend, you have settled the point
Bulls don't like red. Need l say that
am obliged?'
"Don't mention it, says he aftel
fetching a eroan rod long.
"I'll try to co as much for you, som,
time"
I'm sure you will
"And up he gets ard l'mps away, and
goes on me own read We may never
meet again, but he has my best wishes
for his future welfare. But for him
might have had to put On red shir
and"
"And what?" was asked by one of hi
listeners.
Instead of solving the problem Tn
worse off than before. Is it that trsml
don't look like black or that bull don
like red brung about the collision
Um. I've got to find quiet spot ant
think it over"
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Fight Will be Bitter

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual re-
commendation of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, will
have a long and bitter fight with
their troubles, if not ended earlier
by fatal termination. Read what
T. r. Beall, of Beall, Mississippi,
has to say: "Last fall my
wife had every sypmtom OF
consumption. She took DR.. King Is
New Discovery after everything
else had failed. Improvement
came at once and four bottles entire
ly cured her. Guaranteed by Eli
Il. Reynolds, Druggist. Price soc,
and $l.00. Trial bottles free.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
NEW HAT MATERIALS.
FeIts and Pushes Are in Evidenc'
f, for Cool and Cold Weather
| Wear.

Felted hats this season are not only Oh
their usual Importance for general serv.
ice in cool and cold weather, but appear
lin elegant finish and trimming for high
dress of the street, carriage and visiting
wear. Varying the smooth treatment
many of the felt hats of this seasons
manufacture are distinguished by 8
roughened or hairy surface, and are
known as mohair and camel's hair felts;
while favor for these in production has
been very strongly contested by long
nap beaver Many of the most charm.
ing models in fine hats imported from
Paris, and shown in the autumn ex.
iposition, have been of felt and beaver
special regard seeming to have been
shown white beaver for the large hats
The blocked felted hats are very sure
exponents of both the standard shapes
and the reliable colors. Some of those
of plain surface are finished with ar
inch-wide band of satin stitched on il
close lines. A new fancy in the finish
of beaver hats is bordering of con.
trasting color, the border generally OF
wide Felt cloth drapes turbans anc
toques in hats made on frames, this
being varied in ready-to-trim models
by covering or drapery formed of strips
of thin, soft felt braided, chenille cord
sometimes entering into the braiding
1T is thought that this season beaver
hats will not be relegated as extensively
laC tn mite md cn,o1I crirlc hi1t
will be worn by fashionable mamma
and grown-up young ladies. The will o.
the mode from Paris indicates it, says the
Philadelphia Press.
Pushes and chenille-faced fabrics, tc
be used in the covering of fine hats
have come out in invoices so extensive
las to bear witness to the kindliness
vision for the seasons headwear
Again, there must be noted models in
plush from Paris. All the plushes thus
far seen in the openings are of Ions
pile, or, as now said, of "Angora" sur.
face-after the coat of the Angora cat
Again, they appear in plain and ribbed
weaves; and besides the plain and
mixed colors, the plaiding in quiet col.
ors and the fancy nothing referred to
in our review of a month ago, they
have come out in fancy plaiding of live.
ly colors; in nothing of the skin oi
the leopard; in the stripping of the
tigers skin; in ermine spotting; in
specBled ombre stripping in black and
gray on white grounding; in squirrel
skin coloring and effect; in small black
dots on white, pale gray and other pale
colors; in bias stripping and in othe,
fancies in printed relief.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching re.
volt and serious trouble in your
system is nervousness, sleepless-
ness, or stomach upsets. Electric
Bitters will quickly dismember the
troublesome causes. 1t never fails
to tone the stomach, regulate the
Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate the
Liver, and clarity the blood. Run
down systems benefit particularly
and all the usual attending aches
vanish under its searching and
Bitters is only SOC, and that is re-
turned if it don't give perfect salts
faction. Guaranteed by Eli L.
Reynolds, Druggist.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Hungary Mule Ate Letters.

During recent maneuvers or ships of
the British navy some of them called
at Lagos, Portugal, for their mail.
Soon it was discovered that some
thing had gone wrong with it. One
young sub-lieutenant received his
sweetheart's letter in a condition of
pulp, with the two top lines of each
page still intact, while another officer,
who knew that his hearts delight
would not have failed him in the mat
ter of letter writing, received nothing
at all. The explanation, though hard
ly solacing, was simple enough. 1t
seems that the last 20 miles of Inc
Lagos mail journey is performed by
mule diligence and a hungry mule had
endeavored to satisfy the cravings of
an empty stomach with the outpo,r-
ings of loving hearts.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Pennsylvania Railroads Winter
Excursion Route Books.

In pursuance of its annual custom, the Passen'
ger Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has just issued an attractive and
comprehensive book descriptive of the
leading Winter resorts Of the East and South
and giving the rates and various combinations
OF routes OF travel. like all the publications OF
the Pennsylvania Company, this Winter Excur-
sion Book" is model Of typographical and
pictorial work. 1t is bound in handsome and
artistic cover in colors and contains much
valuable information for Winter tourists and
travellers in general In can be had free of charge
at the principal ticket offices of the Pennsyvania
Railroad Company or will be sent postpaid upon
application TO Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court for Cecil
County, was in session Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week
Sundry claims against estates Of
deceased persons were examined
and passed.
Bonds approved-Bond of Henry
II. Brady, administrator of John
Fl. -Boardley.
Accounts passed-First and final
account of Fl. Clay Webb, j. Gran
vile Richards and Ellen NJ. Coates,
executors of Joseph r. Coates; first
and final account of Joshua c..
Armstrong, administrator of John
Armstrong; first account of Ella V.
Scott, guardian of William B.,
John A., Lewis and George A.
Scott.
Sale of real estate of Peninah P.
Stradley ratified and confirmed.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Seeing Electricity.

The phenomena or electric dis
charges in vacuum tubes give the near
est approach to seeing electricity that
are likely to be made. The streams OF
corpuscles propelled along the tubes
suggested to Crookes in 1870 the idea
of fourth state of matter, and these
smaller than atoms and
the same in all kinds of gases-were
named electrons by Stoney, and have
come to be regarded as the electric
parts of all atoms, or even as making
up matter itself. When torn from its
group or from matter the electron
travels with speed comparable to
that of light. A body charged with
electricity, if at rest, presents the
phenomena of electrostatics; if in mo-
ton, those of electricity and magnet
ism; if in acceleration or change of
motion, those of light and radiation
generally.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
A Frightened Horse,

Running like mad down the
street dumping the occupants, or
a hundred other accidents, are
every day occurrences. 1t be-
hooves everybody to have a re-
liable Salve handy and there's none
as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and
Piles. disappear quickly under its
soothing effect. 25c, at Eli L.
Reynolds drug Store,
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Cucumber chill snuce.

Twelve large, but not old, cucumbers
six onions, one ounce celery seed, one
cupful of salt and one quart vinegar
Grind or chop very fine the cucumbers,
without peeling them. Put the cupful OF
salt over them and let stand three hours.
Then drain thoroughly, chop the onions
end add them and the celery seed, Heat
+he vinegar to the boiling point, pour
over the mixture and seal.-N. Y. Herald.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very
expensive. Occasionally life itself
is the price of a mistake, but
you'll never be wrong if you take
DIR. Kings New Life Pills for
Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Headache,
Liver or Bowel troubles. They are
gentle yet thorough. 25c, at Eli
L. Reynolds Drug Store.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Marriage Licenses.

Charles E. Larzalere and Mar
e. White, both of Elkton.
Walter T. Goodman and Ossie
f. McCommon, both of Havre de
Grace.
James Ii. Davis and Elizabeth
V. Dean, both of Elkton.
Colored. james NJ. Bacon and
Gertrude V. Mason, both of
Cecilton.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Action of Poisona.

Nature seems to have provided that
no poison which acts externally shall
have any effect internally, and vice
versa. Thus the most deadly snake
venom can be swallowed with impunity,
the juice of the stomach presumably de-
composing it and rendering it HARM
less.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18

In the inner circles of Maryland De-
mocracy plans are said to be brewing to
carry out the ante-election pledges of
negro disfranchisement, but just how the
law is TO be changed to more effectually
bar the iliterates no one seems to know.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
Many zebras Yet in Africa,

The opening up of central and east
ern Africa has shown that zebras in
stead of being nearly extinct, still ex-
ist in large numbers along the Tana
river and in Ukamba. A possible sub
stitute for the mule. has been found in
a crossing of zebras with horses. The
hybrid is called zebrule. 1t some
times shows the zebra stripping dis
tinctly, but the general color is more
like that of the horse. The zebraies
average IA hands in height, and they
are very active and intelligent, and
better tempered than the mule. The
Indian government is trying them al
Quetta for mountain battery work. and
they are also being tested in Germany.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18

When is joke not a joke?
When thick-headed, dyspeptic, fun
hating, gloom provoking editor throws
it III the waste paper basket
?. 5.---Thia is az joke.--ChieaSL
Tribune.
The midland journal., 1903-12-18
GREAT BLACKFIsH CATCH.
Massachusetts Shore by the
Ebbing Tide.

One day in November several years
ago the good people living on the
Massachusetts, bay shore at the north
end of Cape Cod were wrought to the
highest pitch of excitement by the ar
rival of an immense school of black
fish, which were on the flats chasing
bait, as the small fish they feed on are
called, and gradually working inshore.
The news spread like wildfire, says
writer in Outing; village stores were
hastily closed, schoolboys deserted
schoolrooms, and even women focked
to the shore. The flats along the coast
make out from half to a mile and a
half practically level and almost dry
at low tide, where at high tide is four
to eight feet of water. No school of
blackfsh so large as this had ever
been heard of. And by good luck the
tide was ebbing.
Hastily the boats were launched,
each taking a half-dozen men and
boys, those not rowing being armed
with sticks and pieces of board. In
quarter of an hour they were in posi-
ton, in half-circle and to leeward of
the fish.
CLOSE in now," came from the
Commodore" "and make all the noise
you can!" And they did, fairly churn-
ing the water with boards and sticks.
The thousands of squid and herring
on which the blackfish were feeding
assisted in this movement by getting
into shoal water as far as possible, SO
that the blackfish could not follow
them. The result was inevitable; the
fast-ebbing tide soon began to leave
the big fish in such shoal water that
it was difficult for the larger ones TO
swim. Gradually the circle of boats
grew nearer and nearer and in two
hours 80 per cent. of the entire school
was stranded on the flats. For weeks
after the villagers were engaged in
cutting up and trying out the oil. The
total catch netted some $4,000, many
of the fish weighing two tons apiece.
No Interest in Them.
A certain politician had been doing
his best to carry on conversation with
an extremely sentimental girl one even
ing, and was becoming discouraged She
was gazing through the window and ex-
claimed: ''See, those distant stars!
Did you ever pause to think that they
may be worlds?"
"Yes-I believe l have"
"And they may be peopled with be-
ings that hope and struggle as we do?
Oh, did you ever think of those people?"
mo-" he said; Il never thought OF
them"
Turning abruptly so as to face him,
she exclaimed: why not?"
For the simple reason, Miss k
that they don't vote in my district" -
Stray Stories.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-19
The OIL MILL COMPLETED.
WORK OF CRUSHING SEED CON-
MENcEp YESTERDAY.
All the Machlnry Has Been Placed
and is Working
Smoothly.

On Wednesday, the 18th day Of
November, the Williamsburg Oil
Mill fired up its boilers and crushed
its first seed. The plant is lis hted
up by electricity, the power beire
generated by a dynamo with a ca
pacity of thirty incsndescent lights
The mill has been under con-
struction several months much
longer than was anticipated-but
there have been delays vexatious and
unavoidable, which can in no wise
be attributed to the fault of the
management, and now that the ma
chinery is all IN place and in good
running order, it is hoped and be-
lieved that everything will work
smoothly and without friction.
The conditions at present are not
so conducive to the successful op-
peration oil mills rs they have been
IN former years. The price of man
ufactured products is low, which of
course necessitates a correspond
ingly low market price for seed and
the consequent scarcity of the raw
material. For this reason many of
the oil mills are not run on full
time and the net earnings are re-
duced accordingly.
Every industrial enterprise has its
good and its bad years, which, are
influenced by a variety of circum-
stances, just like farming or any
other kind of business. The cotton
mills are also running on half time
and many of them are fortunate to
be able to do that.
The Williamsburg Oil Mill is in
the hands of capable and experienced
managers and in the long run We
see no reason why it should not be
a paying investment for the stock
holders. 1t is our first industrial
enterprise of any magnitude and
everyone should take pride in it
and try to make it a success.
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SECOND WEEK JURORS.
Good Men and True" Who Will Serve
at November Term Of Court.

NV Dennis. Lake City; j W Regis
ter, Trio; &c Owens. Johnsonville
A NJ Gordon. Gourdins; W r Cooper,
Suttons, G H Gordon, Rome;J j A Cum
ningham, Indiantown; Z n Lee. Scran-
ton; W D Bryan, Taft; W r Pender-
grass, King>tree; w w Kennedy,
Spring Bank. W L Altman, Suttons;
G B Eaddy. Rheims; j ] Waldron,
Morrisville; G. 5 Duke, Kingstree; f A
Mcdaniel, Vox; S Z Floyd. Lake City:
SH Query, Benson; DC Gunter,
Johnsonvllle; P B Thorn, Kingstree;
HI McFadden, Cades; J G Graham,
Gourdins; J II Burkett. Taft; r W
Tanner. Johnsonville; T Dubose,
Kingstree; S Epps, Mouzon; W W
Boyd. Trio; L H Howle, Lake City;
TN KeIlehan, Benson; r H Footmah,
Greelyville; A G Altman. Suttons; :
A Nrttles. Lanes; Hugh Boyd. Trio;
S J Gasque, Lake City; r S Burrows,
Fowler: J P Gamble, Heinemann.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-19


Monday afternoon Col E Miller
Boykin, president of the Merchants
and Farmers Bank of Camden, went
out with shotgun in hand to shoot a
hawk. A few minutes after leaving
his home the gun was heard to fire
and some time later it was discover
ed that Col Boykin had killed him
s:lf. 1t is supposed that as he start
ed to climb a fence the gun was ac-
cidentally discharged'with fatal effect.
He fell over backward, the load Of
shot having taken effect in his chest,
and was found leaning on the op-
posite side of the fence. Col Boykin
is we'll known throughout the State
both in O. business and a political
way. He was a member of the Legis-
lature in 1880 and a delegate to the
National convention that nominated
Grover Cleveland in 1884. He was
president of the DeKslb cotton fac
tory and several other local enter
prises.
The tragic death Of Col Boykin
was closely followed by the suicide
of Mr. E G Zemp, the cashier of the
bank, who was found dead in his barn
on the night of the same day with a
pistol bullet in his mouth. Mr.
Zemp was held in high esteem and
his death is a great shock to his fam.
lily and friends. If there is short
age in the funds of the bank it is not
yet known. A meeting of the di-
rectors was held the morning after
the lamentable occurrence.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-19
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
4! Gases to Be Disposed Of at Ensuing
Term Of Court.

DC Conyers, assault and battery.
Robt Kelley, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Watson Adams, Abraham Harvey,
Geo. Read, robbery.
William Gardner, assault and bat
terry.
WEAmmons, disturbing g religious
me ting.
Asbury Mouzon, Ben Williams
and Sam Kennedy, housebreaking
and larceny.
Harry C Holloway, cheating and
swindling.
Walter Montgomery. larceny OF
live stock.
William Hicks. murder.
AJLes, violation of dispensary
law.
Jack Mcknight, violation Of dis
pensary law.
Willie Wilson, housebreaking and
larceny.
John Richardson, housebreaking
and larceny.
Berl Hanna, assault with intent tc
kill.
George Williams, assault with in
tent to kill.
Red Spring, assault with intent te
kill.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-19
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Negro StabIsman Kicked to Death
by Horse.

Monday about noon at Thomas
& Bradhsm's stables a young horse
had just been taken from the "break"
cart and was being embarrassed BY
the driver. Something was said
about the horses kicking when Bob
Keels, another negro employe,
stepped up to the animal and slapped
iton the back, remarking that tho
horse had been badly managed and
would not kick if handled properly.
Almost as he uttered the words the
the horse let fy both heels and ons
hoof struck the negro on the chin,
fracturing the jaw bone in two
places. The unfortunate man was
taken to his home and Drs Gamble
and Epps called in, but it was soon
evident that his injuries were fatal
and at four o'clock he died from
conclusion of the brain, superin-
duced by the shock.
Keels was 8 faithful servant and
was well liked by his employers,
who saw that everything possible
was done for his relief.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-19
KINGSTREE. S. c. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 1903

~
City Saturday for the purpose Of re
ceiving subscriptions to THE RE.
CORD. We hope all those in arrears
will settle up promptly and get his
receipt. He will also take orders
for job printing and make contracts
for advertising.
Attention Is called to the adver.
tisement Of the Iroquois Hotel. OF
Charleston, which appears in this
issue. We speak from personal
knowledge when wo say that this
is one Of the best hotels in the State
for the price. The rooms are COM
Portable and we'll furnished, the fare
excellent and the rates reasonable.
Messrs Louis Jacobs and Edwin
Harper, members of the school board
went over to Marion Sunday to in
spect the graded school building in
that town, with the view Of letting
the contract for u somewhat similar
structure for the use of Kingstree
Graded School. They came back
highly pleased with the Marion
school house.
The Laurens Steam Laundry, one
of the largest and best equipped In
the State, makes bid for your pat
ronage through our columns this
week. Mr. 2 5 Courtney Is their
local agent. All you have to do Is
to notify him aud he will send after
your clothes and deliver them.
First class work and prompt deliv-
cry guaranteed.
Mr. Sauders Whitehead is winning
laurels at the Charleston college as
/. foot ball player, having been made
substitute on the college team. He
stopped over in town with his home
folk Saturday OH his way back to
Charleston from Hartsville, whittier
he had accompanied his team to
play n match game with the Welsh
Neck High School.
MrD N Bradham, of the firm Of
Thomas & Bradham, Manning and
Kingstree, was in town Thursday
of last week looking after tIeir ex-
tensive business interests at this
end of the line. Mr. Bradham says
that business is bright in Manning
and the affairs Of the Kingstree
branch, under the capable manase-
ment of Mr. J B Steele, are in every
respect satisfactory.
The contract for the Graded
School was let yesterday to Mr. Joe
Schad of Marion for 1896. The new
building will be constructed ac-
cording to the original lans of Mr.
C G Wilson, the architect, with
some notifications. The material
used will be red brick, with stone
trimmings, and the building will be
two stories high-quite a handsome
structure.
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Fewer gallons; Wears longer.
Hotel Arrivals.

The following county arrivals
were registered at the Central Hotel
since Thursday of last week: T J
Philips, J F Scott, S H Guerry, S A
Query, Benson; R B McClary; Epps;
J S McClam, W L Bass, W E Sew
erance, Lake City; B Smith, Bloom
ingvale; ] W Watts, W E Wheeler,
Gourdins; W S Hudson and Misses
Matte and Cassie Hudson, Taft;
wv Lockliear, Robt Tutla, Gree
lyville; W B McCauts, Tlo; } NJ
Cook, Salters Depot; T D Gamble,
Kingstree; F Poston, s G Post'n'
Jay.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-19
STOLEN

From my stable in Kingstree, S.
c., on the night Of November l6,
one sorrel horse, with white star in
forehead. Said horse is about IL
years old raw-boned, with short tail
and sore on back. ANY information
will be appreciated and suitably re-
warded. HARRY BROWN.