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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Darinu Safe Robbery.

Kingstree, Special.-About 3 o'clock
Thursday morning the most daring rob-
berry in the history of Kirgstree was
successfully accomplished, when the
back door of the postoffice was battered
in and by means of high explosives the
large safe for postal deposits was
blown open and rifled Of everything OF
value except a few books and papers
The value of the stolen articles ap-
proximates $4,000, which includes q
registered package containing s4,ooo
for the Bank of Kingstree. This pack.
age, shipped from Charleston, arrived
here at night, and, the bank then being
closed, was left in the postoffice.
The loss is fully covered by insurance
in transit.
The other articles stolen include
about $3.50 in cash, being postal FUNDS
$3.50 in stamps and about $500 worth Oh
jewelry belinging to various members
G: the family of Postmaster Jacobs
Several people living nearby heard two
distinct explosions about 3 O'Clock
Thursday morning, but thought little
of the reports and not until O'CLOCK
was the true cause Of the disturbance
discovered.
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Good Home Mission Story.

A good story was told at the BiDle
Christian missionary meeting held in Lon
don. A Salvation Army lass was beating. a
drum IN the market place of certain, VII
LACE. The vicar came ont and protested. r,
EAre Won obliged to beat that drum: 1t
makes such hGrrid noise, and do 80 dis
"Are you obliged to ring, your church rIl
bell on Sundays" asked the girl, IL
mikes such a noise. and don't like 1t. -.
"Oh, but" he rejoined, that's very or.
ferent: the bell seems to say to the people:
Come! Gomez that's why like IT..
"Well, sir" the Salvation lass reJolned,
"I like my drum, because it seems TO De
saving about the people: Fetch 'em, fetch
'em,'" Home missions, said the speaker,
mean fetching the people who might never
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
". B. Smith.Whaley Goes to the
Wall rOr a Large Amount
OWES OVER A MILLION, HAS 81, 200
He is the Senior Member of the VIM
3. smith-Whaley Company, OF 6os
ton, and Was the Promoter OF Sew
eraI Cotton Manufacturing Enter
terprises in the South.

Bosom, Special.-Owing over a NIL
lion dollars, with assets Of $1,000, Will
liam B. Smith-Whaley, the financial
supporter OF several cotton manufac-
turing enterprises in the South, filed =
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in
the United States District Court Tues
day Mr.. Whaley was the senior men,
ber of the Smith Whaley Company. OF
this city, and is resident of Newton.
For some time he has been interested
in raising funds for textile, industries
In the Southern States, particularly II
South Carolina, which have not result
ed favorably. Mr.. Whaley's total liza
bilities are s1,114,155. The secured
claims amount to $1,OS7,951, and the
unsecured to s26,174.
In his petition Mr.. Whaley states
that his only assets are personal prop
erty valued at 81, 100, real estate worth
500, and household goods. There are
81 creditors. The individual claims
range from $500, the lowest. to $175.0oo.
the highest. Among the principal Sc
cured creditors are the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, New York, $175,094; tho
Draper Company, Hopedale, Mass.
s107, 900; Fales & Jenk, machine manu-
facturers, Pawtucket, r. l., $107, 200;
Baltimore Trust and Deposit Company.
Baltimore, $4,000; J. c. Sheehan, Bal
timore, S25, 900; Carolina Loan & Trust
Company, Charleston, $4,000; Carolina
National Bank, Columbia, S. c., $685.
05O. Al: Carey, Bayne & Smith Company
Baltimore, $4,000; Bank of Columbia.
Columbia, s. c., $4,000; Merchants
National Bank, Camden, S. c., $4,000;
Peoples National Bank, Charleston
s10.024; Merchants National Bank,
baltimore, $4,000; Orangeburg Manu-
featuring Company, Orangeburg, 5. e.,
$4,000. The largest unsecured claim ID
for money advanced by the Olmpia Cot
ton Mills, Columbia, 8. c.
F. L. Norton, Mr.. Whaley's counsel,
said in regard to the petition: While
nominally it appears to be large tail-
ure, it Is not nearly so had as 1t looks.
The obligations are distributed from
New York to South Carolina. MI.
Whaley was interested simply in fnan-
cling these Southern mills. and IN
measure they have fallen down..
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still Eating Boil Weeviis.

Washington, Special.-The Secretary
Of Agriculture has approved the plan
for further studies of the "kelep." the
boil weevil-eating ant. o. F. Cook,
who discovered the ant in Guatemala,
and three assistants are now in Texas
making preparations to establish the
colonies for the winter. Two assistants
will be sent to Guatemala to observe
the habits of the ant during the com.
ing winter and to send more colonies II
the latter are required. 1t is during
the winted season in this country tnat
the cotton crop in Guatemala is grown.
The Secretary states that OF the 81 cof-
onies already imported only one mas
been lost and that through an accident
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Gods Work Goes On.

In the most disastrous periods OF the
church there have always been some Ia
seven thousand, perhaps), who have not
bowed the knee to Baal. Ministers may
have become corrupt; churches may have
heen injected with unholy leaven; the
riSh and the learned may have been unan-
imous in their rejection OF everything ex-
cent the mere superfcialities OF rehglon;
and vet it will be found that GOD, VINO
values the blood OF His beloved Son 700
highly to let it remain imperative mas
raised His altar in individual neafaS as,;.,rn III
nIaces sh in the recesses Of valleys and noun
tains. he has written His name upon, re-
Generated minds; and the incense OF their
sdoration, remote from PUBLIC notice has
gone silently up to heaven.-T. Z. upham.
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Killed by Unknown Man.

Asheyille, Special.-A special to the
Citizen from Clyde, N. c., says that
Ralph Wells, a travelling salesman
who died at Columbia, S. c., today
from the effects of blood poison, re-
ceived his injuries at Clyde from a
bottle thrown by an unknown man.
with whom the deceased had quarrel
led. The fight is said to have taken
place several days ago. Mr.. Wells
was the son of H. N. Wells, a proml.
nent physician Of Murphy, and had
relatives living in Asheville, who
state that they have received the de-
tails of the manner in which the de-
ceased met his death. He leaves q
wife and two children.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Claims Against Railroads.

The railroad commissioners received
from A. H. Plant, auditor OF the South
ern railroad, a communication in re-
gard to the rules for the collection OF
Claims. The commission in its last an
ral report called attention to the fact
at the legal machinery for the col-
.cction of claims against the road was
Sow and cumbersome. The auditor
stated that since this report was put
in the road had changed its system OF
paying claims and has established the
office of special route agent for this
State. This agent has visited Ito sta
tons in the State and has paid l3,l64
claims. In addition to this the South
ern has on deposit with connecting
lines over 100000 for other claims.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Supplies Taken by Japanese.

Toxic, By Cable.-Field Marsha
Oyama, commanding the japanese
forces in Manchuria, telegraphed as
follows: "An investigation OF the
trophies captured by us, made since
our last report, shows the number OF
Russian buildings occupied by us in
the neighborhood Of Lao Station TO
be 353 houses and 214 warehouses.
covering an area Of $4,000 square
Yards. We also seized 1850 busheis
of barley, rice, wheat, and millet;
1900 cases of kerosene, 1900 cases
Of sugar, 166 tons Of coal and mucn
cordvood. The amount Of coal cap
tured by General Kuroki will be -
parted later"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Many Nevsy Items Gathered From
all Sections.
Nobody Claimed Checks.

The State Treasurer has finished
writing off of the books all old checks
for which warrants have been issued
and which have never been presented
at the banks. The banks Of the State
have had this money on deposit for
years and at the last session OF the
legislature it was decided to write all
Of these old claims of and turn the
money back into the general fund. The
work has been going on for the past
two months and the books have now
been balanced up to date with total of
s150.S9 written off. Following are the
items:
Carolina National bank, check No.
754, payable to w. McB. Sloan. and
dated March q, 1884, for 1896 (inter-
est on consols 54-10O dollars and inter-
est on deficit $3.31.)
Carolina National bank, check No.
1926, payable to Mrs. C. A. Ads. and
Gated Oct. "a, 1888, for $500 (pension.)
National Loan and Exchange bank,
check No. 153, payable to W. B. Low
rance, and dated Dec. 29, 1887, for S.93
(consol interest).
National Loan and Exchange bank,
check No. $40, payable to NJ. A. Nit
chelI. and dated Oct. 16, 1888, for $500
| (pension warranty
South Carolina Loan and Trust Co.,
Charleston, check No. SO, payable to
b. o. Johnson, and dated Sept. II, 1883,
for $500 (pension warrants, three.)
First National Bank Of Charleston,
check No. 9O3, payable to D. ONeill &
Son, and dated July IA, 1882, for $1.5s
| (consol interest.)
First National Bank of Charleston,
check No. 1881, payable to j. Z. b.
Sloan, Exor. Hall, dated July 16, 1886,
| for 1925 (consol interest.)
First National Bank Of Charleston,
check No. 1000, payable to A. Il. Belin,
trustee, and dated Nov. 70, 1885, for
| $13.49 (consol interest.)
First National Bank Of Charleston,
check No. 1892, payable to Mrs. Sarah
F. Carr, and dated June rs, 1890, for
| S11. 80 (consol interest.)
Peoples National Bank Of Charles
ton, check No. 2349, payable to Miss
Ann R. Robertson, and dated Dec. z3,
| 1890, for $3.50 Interest On consois:)
Peoples National Bank OF Charles
ton, check No. 1928, payable to Bank OF
Charleston, N. B. A., and dated Dec.
Is, 1893, for $4.76 (nterest on consols. }
| Bank of Charleston, N. B. A., check
No. 1914, payable to Mrs. M. l. Orr,
and dated June %, 1886, for s2.77 ICON
sol interest.) :,
Bank Of Charleston, N. B. A., check
No. 26663, payable to H. E. Young. and
dated July 6, 1889, for s3s.15 (consol
interest)
Bank Of Charleston, N. B. A., check
No. 3431, payable to I. Stremmeil,
Exor., and dated Aug. II, 1891, for
$G.39 (consol interest.)
The above, amounting to $152.S9, has
been carried to the general fund and
| Is subject to your warrant.
Palmetto Bank and Trust Co., check
No. 1923, payable to Walker, Evans &
Cogswell Co., and dated Aug. 19, 1897,
for $2.25 (dispensary warrant
| This item has been carried back 70
| credit of dispensary fund.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
To Protect Prisoners.

Tallahassee. Fla. Special.-A Adjutant
General Foster issued orders to the
Jacksonville Light Infantry to act as
a guard to the prisoners recently ar
rested at Baxter, charged with being
implicated in the murder Of Deputy
Sheriff Thrift. There are Il prisoner.
who will be taken for preliminary trial
from Jacksonville to McClenny. 1t Is
said that the State will ask postpone
ment and that this will be opposed by
the defendants.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
New Army Order.

Washington, Special.-That no army
officer be permitted to marry until ne
has first secured the permission OF the
Secretary of War and satisfied that Of
fetal that his income is sufficient 10
sunport himself and family and that
he is entirely free from debt is the re,
commendation made by Major General
n. c. Corbin, Adjutant General, com
manding the Atlantic division and De,
partment of the East, which was lssueo
at the War Department.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
A Flattering Comparison.

$50 you thing you are neglected
genius"
Pm sure of it," said the solemn cit
izen.
Perhaps you have hidden your light
under q bushel"
mo, it isn't that. But you must bear
in mind that the star Arcturus, whics
is really many times as large as ons
sun. does not produce as much OF q
public impression as bicycle lamp
Washington Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Level Best an Unworthy Aim.

Only by getting above our usual Ley Ievel can
we make the progress we ought. The man
who merely maintains the level to when
his life has hitherto risen Is. at the pest'
siadu'ss S;n5 saws the sunday.school Times ,,1
did INV level best" is not high enough.
Our average ought to be considerably high
er and an average is never raised by being
merely equalled. Only by beating . our ay- a
erape can we raise our average. Better
than INV best" is worthier standard than
"my level best"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Commendation.

"Do you consider Buskin great ae'
tor"
No" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes.
He speaks very admiringly OF your
performances"
"Buskin is not good actor, but he is
a remarkably fine critic."-Washing'
ton Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Secret of Her Power.

What was the secret Of such, ones
power? What had she done?, Absolutely
nothing, says Rams Horn, but radlanee
smiles besmng good hg%9r inf and dne everT erT' one
warted' told that she had got out OF self
and learned to think of others, so that at
one time it showed itself by sweet words
at another by smoothing an invalid's Pl,-
low. at another by soothing sobblng child:
None but she saw those things. None out
\ loving heart could see them. That was
the secret of her heavenly power.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Al 1t Often Happens.

eyes" said the hungry looking man.
"I'm willing to do anything"
"How does it happen that you are
out of a job in such a time of peace.
plenty and prosperity as this!
well, you see, there was strike
"Oh. And you lost?"
"No, we won all light, only they
gradually discharged all us fellows
who'd gone out"
II see. The operation was success
full. but the patient died. lineage
Record Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
South Carolina Items.

George w. Taylor, a we'll known and
we'll liked photographer Of Benefits
VILE, shot himself Thursday. He had
been drinking heavily and believed that
some boys of the town were seeking to
kill him.
The store of Folger and Thornly at
Pickens was entered by burglars last
week.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Tsx Collection Short.

Mobile, Ala Special-A special TO
the Register from Montgomery says:
Assistant State Examiner Sedberry.
who has been in Mobile for the past
two weeks examining the tax books
of 1899, filed his report with the gov
ernment. The report states that Tor
mer Tax Collector John case Is III
debted to the State $S,SeS.Sl. case
who is now chief Of police OF Mobile,
said he had nothing to say
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Work a Necessity.

"Work," remarked Tired Timothy
"is de bestest thing wot Is"
"Since when dill youse fall In love
wild work." asked Hungry Henry.
81 alters loved it," replied I. L.
"Why. eff it wasn't fer work, how'd de
easy marks git money ted give us as
works 'em, huh ?-Chicago News.
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In Menoriam.

"Rather handsome young WIDOW
isn't she"
shes more than rather handsomes'
think she's one of the handsomest
women in town." 4
TOO bad she has such poor taste
81 can't agree with you If you think
she has poor taste
Every one of her diamonds is noth-
ing more than paste
"Oh that may be so. She probably
wears them in memory Of her hus-
band. He was bill poster.'-St Paul
News.
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Had Different Reasons.

"I'm afraid you can't graduate this
year, after ALL" said the high school
professor to the Sweet Young Thing.
Who was ~ in Greek or something.
NO" she replied, Il can't. The
Iressmaker simply can't get my dress
finished in time-isn't it too bad"-
Cleveland Leader.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29

"How can I 60 to Jones grocery
store, sonny"
"Why, go down past Jimmy Bailey's
barn, turn around the corner of Reddy
Johnson's pigpen, go up past Swips
Mulligan's corn crib, down de alley dat
Johnny Briggs lives on, cross de street
where Danny ORourke's home is. 60
down a block, an yer right there
New York Journal.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
Weather Conditions Favorable for
Gathering the Crops.

The week ending a. m. September
10, 1904, had q mean temperature Of IS
degrees which Is nearly normal. The
early part of the week was warm, but
the last four days were very cool. The
extremes were a minimum OF 40 at
Spartanburg on the 10Th, and a maxi
mum Of SO at Batesburg and Black
Vile on the 18th and Blackville and
Kingstree on the 18th.
The precipitation was confined to the
eastern part Of the State, and was ex-
cessive from Horny to Chesterfield
counties, the greatest amount being
40 inches at Conway. The rainfall
occurred on the 18th and 14th. The
other days were generally fair. Prac-
tically no rain fell in the western part
Of the State.
The week has been favorable for
farm work except in the eastern por-
ton of the State where the storm OF the
18th and 14th delayed work and did
great damage 10 growing crops.
There were numerous reports OF de-
terioration Of cotton due to rust and
shedding, and in the eastern counties,
caterpillars are still doing damage
Considerable damage is reported In the
northeastern counties from the storm
on the 14th. Cotton is opening rapidly
and picking has become general
throughout the State. ;,
Corn is reported to be in good condl-
ton generally except in the northeast
ern counties where 1t was damaged by
the storm Of the 14th. Fodder pulling is
practically completed.
Rice wae not damaged as much as
was first reported; harvesting anc
threshing are progressing:
The weather has been favorable fol
haying during the past week. the for'
age crops are good. Potatoes are gen
orally good, b,lt poor In few places
Minor crops ore very promising.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Not in His Line.

Not In Ills Line.
"They have bright clerk dowa here
At the drug store"
"Why, what's the matter"
81 went in and asked for ten cents
worth of colIodion to paint shingles
with. Madam lie said. we don't
keep house paints here '"-Erooklyn
Life.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29

A Supposedly Good Authority.
The Literary Lady" Hannah, that
,ake you made was positively unpal-
atable. never tasted such mess"
Hannah-"Yes. ma'am, was quite
sure it would be, nia'am. made it
from the recipe in that cook book you
wrote. ma'am."-Cleyelan Plain Deal
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
Living Up 10 It.

Mrs. Gossipp-"Do you think that
young man who calls OH Agatha three
times a week has serious intentions"
Mrs. Pinktea-"He ought to have.
Judging from his occupation. He ed
its column called Something Do
."-CiIcinnati Commercial-Tri-
bune.
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By Way of Variety.

Helene-"So they are finally de
forced. How about the child"
Percy-"Oh, the child got the custody
" the mother, l believc."-Puck.
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WIT'audHUMOR.
# TIL E D AY
Boisterous.

There was once pair of young beaux
Who sported the loudest Of cieaux.
And the noise that they made
Put the sea in the shade.
By the sound Of the serge, | suppeaux.,
Pennsylvania Bunch Bowl.
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True Happiness.

Happiness increases on the path OF lie
il it is always advancing toward the pertecs
bliss.-Arkansas Methodist.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-08-27
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

An orange measuring twelve inches
in diameter and weighing nine pounds
has been grown by f. Gerber of Braam
River, Kouga, South Africa.
A consignment of lard on a Missouri
river steamer that was wrecked in 1868
has been dug up in a sandbar north Of
Omaha, Neb., by Charles Noyes. 1t
was in excellent condition.
a strawberry nine inches in circum-
ference, three inches in its largest di-
ametcr and weighing onc-fifth of Il
pound has been found in the garden OF
Charles Nicholas of Mendham, n. J..
The night electrician at the water
power plant of the Mlssoula Light ana
Power company at Bonner, Mont, was
killed while oiling the engine. The ma
Chinery continued to run with only the
dead electrician In charge until the day
men came to work the next morning.
\ eat at Littleton. ~ H.. crawled
into Il length Of stovepipe just before
the family packed their goods TO move
TO a town in New York state. 200 miles
away. When the goods were unpackcd
the eat was found in the pipe, alive
and little the worse for its journey.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-08-27
ENGLISH ETCHlNGS.

The explosive corditc is used by Brit
fish soldiers as a stimulant.
Steel IS slowly but surely displaciag
hemp as the material of which III
hawsers and ropes are made in the
ships of the British feet
1t has been judcially decided in Eng
land that brandy is an alcoholic liquor
the spirit Of which is obtained by the
distillation of wine from the grape
and that to sell anything clse as
brandy" is fraud
skipping teas" to which guests Of
both sexes and all ages must bring
their own skipping ropes, are mention
ed in the columns of the Lady, Lon
don fashion paper. Skipping IS 10 be
the fashionable cure"
In some of the country mansions of
England fire engines are kept, which
can be driven by the ordinary electric
lighting current when desired at a
critical moment, or the fire engine will
wash the outside Of the windows with.
out endancerin5 the lives Of servants
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-08-27
SixhtseciDg.

When you take your vacation these
dnys, what are you going to see? 4
young drug clerk of my acquaintance
has just returned from trip down
the river by steamer, and he saw
drugs. He failed to mention to me
,Hct that he saw some of the finest
thys between the AllcGhanies and
,-sge Rockies. tie moonlight on the river
does not seem to have attracted him
and to have made him feel the su-
preme Joy of Just being alive, the
grand hills and valleys of Kentucky
and Ohio seem to have escaped his
view. likewise the beauties of Louis
Vile, Its homes, its streets, shaded
and cool even in the hottest days, but
be saw the evil smelling drug stores.
why. they are selling mentioning
popular patent medicine-for 62
cents in Louisville" he told me.
That's interesting" replied
"What do you get for it here'"
1--WE get rs, and it's cut from 81 at
that" he replied seriously.-Pittsburg
Gazette
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-08-27
MODES OF THE MOMENT

The Windsor tic is n popular ia
yorite.
Delft blue is one Of the modsh
coiors.
The velvet cabochon is a fancy Of
the season.
Broad shouldcred effects will prevail
In shirt waists next season.
Yokcs when used on shirt waists are
nodded after the 1880 type.
Light blue trimmed with dark green
is a new combination in color
Tailored neckwcar In madras aud
linen is enjoying considerable vogue.
The tight ting Louis XVI bodice,
much pointed ~ front IS the newest
Shirt waist sleeves tend toward the
bishop order, with somewhat wider
cuff t an in the past.
A new wrap Is the Normandie hchu.
built on the lines Of the kcrchicfs worn
BY the peasant women Of Normandy
Theae wraps are Of lace, silk or satn.
-Brooklyn Eagle,