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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-02
FOR CONGRESS-.

respectfully announce myself
a candidate for Congress from the
Sixth Congi essional District, subjectro
the rules of the Democratic primary.
J w RAGSDALE
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Our idea of stern will is being
able to leave warm bed on a cold
morning without regret.
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FOR SUPERVISOR REGISTRA
TION,

l hereby announce myself q candi.
date for the Office Of Supervisor OF
Registration. subject to the decision OF
the Democratic primary election.
JR COX.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice.

The Williamsburg Board of County
Commissioner; will meet with the
GeorgerOwn Board Of County Commits
sioners at Potato" Ferry Bridge on
Thursday, June 18th at 10 O'Clock, a
III. 10 let ont said bridge for repairs.
} J GRAHAM, j HAMMET.
Clerk Co Supervisor.
). 30-3t.
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Candidates Cards
FOX TREASURER.

Please announce mo candidate for
to office Of County
Treasurer. subject to the rules Of the
Democratic primary.
CIV JOHNSON.
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FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-.
.TIVES.

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the House Of Representatives,
subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Primary Election. believe
that public offire is public trust and
pledge myself, ifelected, to stand faith
fully by the interests Of the people
w. S. CAML1N, JR.
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FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
w BOYD EVANS. His Platform:
To see that no city or town is diScrimi-
mated against.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-02

You can easily make a man hot
by rubbing him the wrong way.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-02

All women follow the fashion, but
some are long distance behind.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-02
No Gloss Carriage Paint Made.

will wear as long as Deve's. No
others are as heavy bodied, because
Devoe's weigh 3 to 8 ounces more to
the pint. Sold by DR. D G Scott.
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Do not be deceived by those who adj
vertise a s60.O0 Sewing Machine for
$4,000. This kind of a machine can
be bought from us or any of our
dealers froHl S1j.09 to $500.
WE MAKE & VARIETY
THE NEW K0ME is The BEST.
The Feed dct"rraincs the strength or
weakness of Scwiig Machines. The
Double Feed combined with other
strong points makes the New Home
the best Sewing Machine to buy.
Write CIRCULARS S':e ssSS;s; ; ;as3;; asssas! 'ss az g;
We manufacture and prices before purchasing
THE NEW HONE SEW.!lNG MACHINE 90.
ORANGE MASS
Is Union So. y. ", Chicago, ILL.,, Atlanta, Ga,
St. Louis, No., D:%.:aS, Tex, San Francisco, Cal
60 ~n'- ny
WinslOw Wright.
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FOR AUDITOR.

I hereby announce myself candidate
for re-appOintment Us County Auditor
subject 70 the rules Of the Democratic
party. j } b MONIGOME ER1.
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

of the disease, or upon whom, at
airy rate, its future assaults have
been few and feeble
Thus the word govt has indicated
rich living and opulence for SO long
time that, although 1t does not in.
variably attack the rich and well fed.
there Is always a smile and the usual
pleasantries when sickness is pro-
nounced govt. You have the govt, old
fellow! Been treating yourself too
well, eh? | know physicians who, to
humor their patients, take advantage
OF the general respect Leople have for
govt by giving the name to various
other ailments, such as rheumatism.
The term is much more popular and
the symptoms are somewhat similar.
l have seen people who absolutely
Dragged about having the govt re.
member hearing a conversation on
the subject between two old women
and the voice of the speaker was high
and boastful when she said: My
son John Is laid up with the govt. It
is the real thing, too, red spots and
all the regular symptoms. 1t is a re-
suit OF to high living, the doctor
SAYS"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

So In the important province Of
Chilli, which contains the capital, Pc
kin, there is a government proclama.
ton notifying the Eight directions for
tree plantation"-mostm minute instruc-
tons as to the kind Of tree required,
the depth they should be planted and
the fertilizers to be used-and the
ten benefits to be derived from the
same" such, among others, as the sale
of timber and fruit, the beneficial In.
iiucrce of trees in attracting rain, pre-.
serving the just equilibrium OF wind
influence, and purifying the atmo-
sphere, while travellers and families
will find shade and rest under the
branches"-a poetic touch for conclu.
sion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09
Comfort i'm HaVinq GOut

"Gout is the most fashion able of all
the diseases" said prominent doc.
Tor. In spite of the pain and incon-
venience accompanying 1t, the major
ity o. my equity patents are inclir cd
10 be proud of their affection. look
upO1 the POPULARITY of the disease as
the result of it's associations. An.
ciens Greek physicians of the four.
teenth century were the first to use
the term govt and they attributed
the disease to overindulgence and
luxury. In the works of the early
Greek writer's the word Is frequently
used. particularly in Ovid and Pliry.
and Seneca in his ninety-ffth epistle
mentions the prevalence of govt
among the Roman ladies' of his day
as one OF the results OF high livirg.
Sir Thomas Watson says: The in.
stances are not few of men of good
sense and masters Of themselves. who.
oe1ng warned by one visitation of the
govt, have thenceforward resoIutely
abstained from rich living and from
vino and strong drinks of all kinds,
and who have been rewarded for
o,etr prudence and self.deniaI by
complete immunity from any return
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

well, then, here comes modern
euthoress. Thousands upon thou.
sanGs have eagerly waited to read her
Lext book. See her confident air. She
has no claim upon us?"
The first laurel wreath rustled In
indignation and replied:
How can you. She is here for q
day and gone tomorrow. We are
not for her."
But surely we have a mission,
Surely there must be some one"
The first laurel wreath uttered an
exclamation. ''See!' he cried. They
come! They come at last, those whom
we have been expecting. Brother,
prepare yourself In a moment now,
we shall be reposing upon the twin
brows Of those whose fame shall In.
deed be lasting"
The second laurel wreath trembled
with anticipatory excitement.
who are they?" he exclaimed.
Don't you see? They are the two
bes: advertisement writer's OF the pres.
ent day!"-Tom Maseson in the
Reader.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09
FIGHTER OF NOTE

Partisan first. cosmopolitan next
Capt. III. Beaugrand, who is at the
Brown Palace hotel has led a life of
adventure and is as near prototype
of the Dumas hero as any other living
man. Member Of the Legion of Honor
a deyotee of bellies lettres and n vet.
eran OF the war by which Macmillan
lost his life instead of gaining an EN-.
piro. there Is little interest I'm the
world that Capt. Beaugrand has not
.seen.
Capt Beaugrand was only youth
when he fought in Mexico. but his ex.
traordinary bravery and his military
education soon won for him a can.
taincy. During scouting expedition
Capt. Beaugrand and his men sudden.
~ encountered an Overwhelming force
or the enemy. They beat a hasty re-.
treat To TIE banks of the Rio Grande.
where they made a last stand. Can't.
Beargrand ordered his men to lean
into the river and try to reach the
other side. The company had been
decimated while the retreat was being
conducted. About 100 men were left
when the orders to cross the river
were issued. Only nine reached the
American side. The others were shot
as they were swimming the river.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

dark place where perhaps an "afreet"
(deviD lurked, while one could not
but admire the faith that had brought
newly-wedded Walad Ali girl from
the Hannah district, some forty
miles west Of Alexandria.
There are two classes Of Moslems at
Aboukir-the Bedawin and the villag.
ers, mostly fishermen, though a few
cultivete tomatoes and melons or own
fruit trees-chiefly figs and dates,
which grow splendidly in the sand.
Everywhere within some hundred
yards of the shore sweet water can
be reached with little digging, and
the ground Is scanned with deep
trenches and hollows, where every
leaf Is fresh and green, though out
side them the grassland Is burned
yellow and the flowers have disap-
peared. In spring the grass is long
and rich, and for two or three months
Aboukir is gay with flowers, but by
May all Is over.
There is strain Of northern blood
among these fisher people; many are
light-haired. and blue or gray eyes are
common among them, while their
skins are occasionally almost Scandi-
navian In their fairness. Some ascribe
these traits to a Turkish admixture.
certain antiquarians speak of "Aega.
can" invaders or of the Greeks of
Ptolmaic days, but the natives them
selves, with deplorable lack OF mag.
nation, bluntly state that these fair
people date from the beginning OF the
century, when Napoleon's army gar
risoned Aboukir among other places.
At the other end of the color scale
are the gypsy.like Bedawins. who
feed their sheep and camels and grow
spring barley behind the sandhill.
Like their brethren at Mariout and
near Ramieh they enjoy no good repu.
tation among the 'aw.abiding and
all cases Of theft or destruction of
property are laid to their charge Yet
the villagers OF Aboukir, like all the
fellaheen OF Egypt, IRE capable of
lawlessness enough, and II is only in
the past few years that the energy of
the coast-guard officers has checked
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09
Place for the Laurel

The two laurel wreaths sat swinging
idly by the roadside that led to the
house OF fame.
1T is inevitable" said the first leu.
rel wreath, that in the course of time
We shall both or us rest upon the
brow of the most deserving"
TOO true" said the second laurel
wreath. "And can not help but won.
der who they will be. Here comes
n modern poet. Brother, do you feel
an impulse to spring upon tia brown"
mo. l can rot say that do. His
hair Is of the usual poetical length.
he has the poets rapt look. yet he Is
not the real thing. shall let him
pass"
''WeN. then. here comes a magnate.
Surely he Is deserving of our consid.
sideration. His name Is a household
word. A list Of his public benefac-
tions would All a long column. What
nv your Shall We not give him a
trial?"
"Never! Tomorrow he will be for.
gotten. Besides, he is not entitled to
consideration. He Is in reality only q
high-class robber."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

those who prefer a sea breeze blow
Ing nightly from open water to the
clammy and adulterated whiffs that
come In from the two harbors OF the
great port To the world that knows
little history 1t is the scene of Nell
sons triumph. and, deceived by the
glorious words, 'of the Nile" we
vaguely picture great river mouth
and turbid waters. But 1t is a far cry
from Aboukir to the Rashid Light.
house that crowns the long sandy spit
bordering the Niles western estuary
Sea and sun alone do not give its
charm; memories of ancient battles
seem idle in the presence OF the
peacefulness OF to-day, but the sand
hills and palm groves, the struggling
little village, and the ruined forts all
lend their own beauty to the picture
of the bay.
All along the shore fragments of
ancient masonry, rocks smoothed into
fiat tables or followed into square
basins, used no doubt by the ancient
bathers. and stone steps testify to the
numbers of visitors who must have
come down for amusement and deyo.
ton, for the two went hand in hand
In the ancient world. Inland the low
hills near the coast are full OF ruined
cisterns and the half-filled shafts of
tombs and ancient cellars covered
with slippery EGGPLANT, and dangerous
at night. Away on the eastern side Of
the village a great dune, crowned with
moldering fort and sloping slowly
toward Mahadia, is said to cover the
ruins Of the ancient city, and the anti.
quarians debate holly over the site of
the Temple Of Campus. Eut we do
not yet know where the old Cauopic
mouth OF the Nile is to be found, and
for the layman it Is enough that the
whole neighborhood Of Aboukir was
once covered with houses, and that
everywhere coins, lamps, Jars and
statuettes are found by Bedawins
scraping the ground for the spring
barley crop.
Strange beliefs linger around the
A French Pasha who has built
a house at Aboukir above a Greek
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

Capt. Beaugrand and his eight sur
viving soldiers found safety on this
side of the Rio Grande. but after re-
operating few days they recrossed
the river and by stealthy marches sue
ceeded In rejoining the main COM
mand, whose officers had placed all
their names on the list of the killed.
When the war terminated Capt.
Beaugrand became a publisher for
some time, after which he moved to
Montreal. Canada. He was elected
mayor OF that city, but shortly after.
ward went to st. Louis.
He accepted a place on the editorial
stan of the Globe Democrat. where
he became acquainted with the late
j. b. McCullagh, who claimed to have
originated the practice of newspaper
interviewing. Eugene Field was at
that time an employee of the st. Louis
Republic.
Capt. Beaugrand has published a
rumber Of short stories. but, strangely
enough, he has never told in print the
many hairbreadth escapes of his own
career. He will likely decide on the
advice of his physician to make Colo
RADIO his permanent abode--Denver
News.
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20 what TO do with HIS ciothOa al
ties and scarfs. which he so foolish
ly treasures above much newer fash
ions and colors which can be picked
up at sales.
II is needless to say that such
clever, useful person, who Is so care
full of the interests of her master and
mistress, is not adored by the other
servants. They. of course, not being
mighty respectable persons" have to
be carefully watched. Their letters
have to be carefully scrutinized, and,
IL possible, read Their conversations
at the kitchen door with the milkman,
or baker, and at the hall door with
the postman. are duly noted; their
manner of addressing one another,
and any words which they may drop
have terrible significance when re-
ported at appropriate moments, and.
that they are very foolish persons. is
proved by their Directing to be inter
fered with on every point, and by al
lowing themselves to be exasperated
into telling "the highly respectable
person" to mind her own business.
That such a state of open revolt
should be allowed to continue Is, Of
course, impossible. Having awakened
to the fact that "the highly respect
able person is trusted and honored
In the eyes of her nominal mistress,
the rest of the servants, fearing a
months notice and bad character,
take the unfair advantage Of protect
irg themselves, and give warning. II
is thus that the highly respectable
person prevents her master and mis-
tress from being served by bad sery.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09
Know Value Of Trees

Tree planting in northern China Is
beng strenuously enjoyed by the
authorities, not only as productive
Industry for the people, but alike as a
means of Strengthening the river en-
bankments against floods and of
checking drought, says the Golden
Penny. OF late years trees have been
cut down wholesale for agricultural
purposes, while the peasants do not
take the trouble to plant fresh ones.
because the soil is so loose that they
must dig down very deep for a sctis-
factory foothold. SO vast tracts OF fer
tile land are left barren, while Ia the
northern provinces especially the in.
aux of sand carried by high winds
from the Monaghan deserts threatens
to fill up the unoccupied ground.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09
TT the Auction s ale

The daisies curtsed along the road,
And the thrushes took a peep,
l know they guessed that the tiny bed
Was nest for baby's sleep!
And while the larks and the thrushes
piped
In the morning diamond-dewed,
The mother sang by her 1owny nest,
And the baby crowed and cooed;
TIL the baby's fancy passed away
one night on a stormy CLEAN.
And the mother followed him. to hear
The end OF his little dreamI
What need Of house and cradle nowf
What need OF a rest for me2
The silence Is my on'y mate,
And the babe Is memory
| give the crib TO the mother young
Wan the babe on her breast M play
l|Nt III have 20 turn my eyes. / know,
When size carr'es n aWayi
-Aloyslus Coll In Ilousekeeper.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09
CHARMS OF ABOUKIR
PICTURESQUE SPOT ON THE BANKS OF TnE NILE
Especial Correspondence

To the members of the Coast. guard
service Aboukir Is rather important
station commanding one of the chief
Islands where the smuggler makes
caches of the drug that he hopes to
run to the mainland some moonless
night. and where the government cut.
ter makes sudden and sometimes for
tunate descents. To the Europeans
Of Alexandria 1t Is pleasant place in
spring for picnics, and in summer for
life under canvas or mat roof for
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

The farmer folk come over the hill,
And up from the neighboring vale.
To bid and bargain for, and buy
The last OF my goods for sale!
The posters out on the countryside
Said Everything must g0!"
sut I'll have to turn my eyes away
from one poor bid. l know.
One cheap little bid OF a mother young
who lives a mile to the west;
She has come to bid my cradle In
For the babe upon her breast
The cradle bought for a mothersbrlde
ana babe OF loves first dawn
nave TO turn my eyes when ! hear
mat "GOing-g olng-gonel"
remember how the song Of the lark
I'm the sky came trembling down
Ahe Horning ! brought the lille crib
IN my wagon out from town!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

Knowing how much a Bedawin won.
an desires to bear children and save
herself from the risk of divorce on
the pain of seeing a rival wife. the
Pasha let them enter his house and
descend into the vaults below. from
which they returned with the full be.
lief that their prayers would be heard
was myself witness to this scene:
there was IN element of comedy in It.,
80 naive was their statement of their
errand, and so glrlish their half-fear.
full enjoyment of going down into a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09

never come back empty-handed. II
the storekeeper has not the right ma.
terial or color she will bring back the
next best thing to it, and IL you are
so particular as to object to mixing
satin and silk, or pink and magenta,
why, the shopkeeper will generally al.
low you to take it out" in something
he has got, and you don't want, say,
in six dozen of glass cloths, or some.
thing useful, which are sure to come
In handy in year or two.
But what the highly respectable
person" Is most careful of, is MAS.
ters' things" She always knows
where his socks can be bought cheap
er than he can buy them for himself,
and she has endless suggestions as
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-09
Domestic
BlunGerS
Of Women
9y a NJ ERE MAN
THE HIGHLY RESPECTABLE
PERSON.,

HlLE these arti-
g.: s.: s: I: =; ::
number of letters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
Season Generally Blackboard, Except
IN Southern States.

Washington. April This Weather Bureaus
summary OF crop conditions for March is fol-
lows:
From the upper Mississippi Valley to the Middle
Atlantic Coast the season IS generally reported
backward. although the average temperature for
the month these districts generally in
OF the normal n the Southern States the month
has been mild and favorable for farming opera
tons. The northern portion Of the Central Gulf
States. however. the central valleys. and the
greater part OF the lake region suffered from ex-
cessive rains and Western Texas and the southern
plateau region from d7outh- From Northern Wis
consin westward 10 the Rocky Mountains the
ground IS still frozen deeply. and no farm work
has been done. On the Pacific Coast the month
has been cold and wet. wholly preventing farm
work in Washington and Oregon. The highest
water known in many years, flooding thousands Of
acres OF valuable grain lands occurred in Northern
California in the first and second decades.
Over the western portion Of the principal winter
wheat area the reports indicate an improvement
in the condition Of winter wheat. and in some of
the more easterly sections slight Improvement IS
also Indicated. AS at the close OF the previous
month. the least favorable reports received
from the central and eastern districts. In Indiana
the crop has been badly washed high lands
and much injured by floods on low lands but where
not thus damaged it Is healthy and growing
IN the western portions OF the wheat area of
Nebraska and Kansas the crop has suffered from
drouth.
Good progress has been made with oats seeding
IN the Southern States. with the exception Of West
ern Texas where II has been dry, and the
general outlook for this crop is promising. Seeding
- IN progress far north Southern Missouri
and Kansas. but seeding has been done further
lCrth
IN the Gulf States much corn has been planted
and good stands are reported. Some planting has
been done IN the southern portions OF Kansas and
missouri. Prepare tons for planting IN tho
Central Mississippi and Ohio valleys and Middle
Atlantic states have proceeded slowly.
IN the central and western portions OF the cot
ton belt cotton planting going rapidly at
The close OF the month. and planting has been
Done in all the eastern districts. In Southern
Texas about half the crop has been planted. and
the early planted r. coming up nicely.
In the central valleys. lower lake region and
New-England peaches reported have been
injured. but have thus far ESCAPED injury in the
Middle ana South Atlantic States.