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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
A True Snake Story.

"The affair happened on Saturda!
night" says the Bulawago Chronicle
in a room on the outskirts OF Rayl
ton. Four card players were intent
on a game of whist and the window
was open to allow of some fresh air
Suddenly, out of the darkness, fve
feet of black mamba hurled itselt
through the open window into the
room. For a moment every one was
paralyzed, and then one of the occu.
pants seized hold Of the most handy
weapon and flung it at the intruder.
1t happened to be a water bag and
the snake received cold douche,
which was evidently not to its liking,
for it vanished just as suddenly as It
had come, by the same route. A
search of the premises discovered
the creature in an adjoining room,
hut it again made its escape, and, as
the police would say. is still at
large" 4
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

the aching in my back and SIDES.
For a time I was unable to walk at
all, and every makeshift l tried and
all the medicine l took had not the
slightest effect. My back continued to
grow weaker until began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and l must say
was more than surprised and graft
fed to notice the backache disappear
ing gradually until it finally stopped
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all deal
ers or by mail on receipt of price. %
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. 7.
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Jus. piserlmina.ron in Railway Rates.


All railroad men qualified to speak
on the subject in responsible way
are likely to agree with President Sam
uel Spencer, of the Southern Railway,
when he says: "There is no division of
opinion as to the desirability Of stop
ping all secret or. unjustly discrimina-
tory devices and practices OF whatso-
ever character"
Mr.. Spencer. in speaking Of unjust
~ discriminatory" rates and devices.
makes a distinction which is at once
apparent to common sense. There may
be discrimination in freight rates
which is just, reasonable and impera-
lively required by the complex COM
mercial and geographical conditions
with which expert rate makers have to
deal. 10 abolish such open and honest
discrimination might paralyze the in-
dustries of cities, States and whole Sec
tions of our national territory.
This distinction between just and
unjust discrimination is clearly recog-
nized in tue conclusions Of the Inter
national Railway Congress, published
yesterday:
Tariffs shouid be based on commercial
principles, taking into account the special
conditions which bear upon the commercial
value OF the services rendered. With the
reservation that rates shall be charged with
out arbitrary discrimination to all shippers
alike under like conditions, the making OF
rates should as tar as possible have all the
elasticity necessary to permit the develop
menr Of the traffic and to produce the great
est results to the public and to the railroads
themselves"
The present proposal is. as Mr.. Walk
er D. Hines, Of Louisville, showed in
his remarkable testimony the oth9
day before the Senate Committee II
Washington. to crystalize flexible nd
justly discriminatory rates into fixed
Government rates which cannot be
changed except by the Intervention Of
some Government tribunal. aud by this
very process to increase 1.-THE tempta-
ton to depart from the published rate
and the lawful rate in order to meet
some overpowering and urgent conI-
mercial conditiou."-New York Sun.
Nothing beats good wife-except
q bad husband. So. %.
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Trousers and Jacket in Wood.

The president of large wholesale
company in Van Buren street has re-
Gently received from customer, who
lives in Akron. Ohio, 'curio consist
ing of a natural growth of naples SO
fashioned as to resemble a pair Of
Mexican trousers and part Of a close
fitting jacket. The trousers" are
about long enough for a man six feet
tall
The Ohio customer has farm near
his home city. While exploring the
woods a few weeks ago he discovered
a tree whose popularity startled him.
Soon afterward he had the tree felled
and. cutting out the unique section,
sent it by freight to the Chicago firm.
Chicago News.
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How often do we hear women say: at
seems as though my back would break, u
or Don't speak to me, l am all out OF
sorts?" These significant remarks prove
that the system requires attention.
Backache and 1.-THE blues" are direct
symptoms of an inward trouble which
will sooner or later declare itself. 1t
may be caused by diseased kidneys or
some uterine arrangement. Nature
requires assistance and at once, and
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound instantly asserts its curative
powers in all those peculiar ailments OF
women. 1t has been the standby OF
intelligent American women for twenty
years. and the ablest specialists agree
that it is the most universally success
full remedy for woman's ills known to
medicine.
The following letters from Mrs.
Holmes and Mrs. .Cotrely are among
the many thousands which Mrs. Pink
ham has received this year from those
whom she has relieved.
Surely such testimony is convincing.
Mrs. J. G. Holmes, of Larimore, North
Dakota, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"I have suffered everything with baekache
and womb trouble-I let the trouble run on
until my system was in such condition that
Yves unable to be about, and then it was /
commenced to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. II had only known how
much suffering I would have saved, l should
have taken it months sooner-for few
al,oi rpoda ma Nrpll aDH sSYnnp
Nv backaches and headachesare all gone and
suffer no pain at my menstrual periods.
whereas before took lydia Z. Pinkbams
Vegetable Compound suffered intense pain" i"
Mrs. Emma Cotrely, 100 East 18th
Street, New York City, writes:
kek Hre Diuk hana,c kdyice-A Won
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Sun ParIor for Baby.

Summing the baby is the latest thing
In baby culture. No household is too
poor to possess one Of these patent
adjustable sun parlors.
They are made OF some kiEd OF hard
wood and built by the carpenter to
extend beyond the window. The top
and sides of the little platform are
covered with glass, and strips of car.
net are laid on the floor to stop up any
cracks there may be. No matter how
fiercely the winds may blow or how
low the thermometer may sink the
sun parlor is always ready for the
baby.
a pillow Is placed on the carpeted
floor, then the baby is warmly dressed
and we'll covered for its morning or
afternoon nap. Mothers who have
tried this method Of summing the baby
are boasting of the gain in weight
and health and have the proud salts
faction of knowing they are strictly up
to date.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
FENALE TROUBLE
NOT RECOGNIZED
AS CATARRH.
so. q.
Does His Duty Without Fear.

Francis /. Henry, the special United
States district attorney who brought
Senator Mitchell and others to indict
ment in Oregon. fears nothing and has
a record for absolute integrity. In his
early days he practiced law in Ari
zona. A woman came to him for helr
in securing a divorce on account OF
her husbands cruelty, but assured him
that her husband threatened to xii.
sny lawyer who would take up his
wife's case. "Oh, that is matter tha,
will come up later said Henry calm
". He got the woman her divorce ant
rext day met tie former husband ir
the street. The latter took revolver
out of his pocket, whereupon Henry
being quicker ION the draw" shot the
man dead.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
c,r,s Blood Poison. Cancer. Ulcers.

II You have offensive pimples or erup-
tions, ulcers on any parS OF the body. ach :
Ing bones or joints, falling hair, mucous
patches, swollen glands, skin irches and
burns, sore lips or gums. eating, fostering
sores, sharp gnawing pains, then you suf-
fer from serious blood poison or the begin
nings OF deadly cancer. You may be per-
manently cured by taking Botanic Blood
Balm (B B. b. made especially TO cure the
worst blood and skin diseases. Heals every
sore or ulcer, even deadly cancer, stops all
aches and pains AID reduces all swellings.
Botanic Blood Balm cures all malignant
blood troubles, such as eczema, scabs and
scales, pimples, running sores. carbuncles,
scrofula. Druggists, 81 per large bottle, 8
bottles $3.50, bottles S5, express prepaid.
To prove Is cures. sample of Blood Balm
sent free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free
medical advice sent in sealed letter.
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For Systematic Scientific Research

Prof. Pearson. the English scientist
has been considering the suggestion
of Prof Simon Newcomb looking tc
the systematization Of scientific re.
search by organizing investigators into
what might be termed battalions. DR..
Pearson says that what science needs
at present is to get rid of most of its
data and investigators with brains
enough to interpret what is eft. AT
least SO per cent CT the observations
made and the data collected" says
Prof. Pearson, "is worthless, and nc
nan, however able, could deduce any
result from them at all. In engineers
language, we need to 'scrap-heap
about so per cent Of the products Of
nineteenth century science"
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STATE OF Ono, CRY OF TOLEDO, ,s.
T-nAo lNNuEry ~~'


FRANK ]. CHENEY make oath chat he |,
senior partner OF the firm OF F. j. CHENEY Il
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for eacn and every case OF cATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALL 5
CATARRK CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Swornto before me and subscribed in my
,-, presence, this 9Th day Of Decen-
3sxAI. Der, A. D.. 1856. A.W. GLEASON,
t-~> Notary Public.
Halls Cstarra Carsis taken internally, AMI
acts directly on ths blood and mucous sur
tsces o. the system. Send for testimoaials
Tree. F. CHENEY i Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Tako HALLS Family Pills for constipation.
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Marching Orders.

The Duke of Wellington called the
go We into all the word and preach
the Gospel" the Christians marching
orders" The old soldier saw clearly
that the command of the Commander
in-Chief was to His followers to engage
in the work Of recruiting. The obl!ga-
ton 10 win men TO Christ is the imme-
diate and imperative duty of every
Christian. 1t is his first business in the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
poo Announces Crossings.

A blind man and spaniel dog leao
ing him with the aid Of chain fur
n!shed a curious sight on Chestnut
street the other day. Pedestrians
looked on in amazement and many
followed the blind man and his
friend to see If anything curious would
happen when they reached a street
crossing. Strange enough, the Gos
barked when the curbstone was
reached and in that way informed the
blind man that he should be careful
and step down.--Philadelphia Press.
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THE MODERN FARMER.
How He Lives as Compared With Fifty
Years Ago.

HOW he Lives as SOmpareu WIN fhy
Years Ago.
~ HE farming life Of to-day, as
contrasted with that Of fifty
years ago. is paradise Of
comfort and convenience. The
lonely loghouse, remote from market
and devoid Of advantages that half
cycle of time has made possible, would
scarcely appeal to the present day
farmer
The twentieth century soil tiller has
practically all the modern comforts.
His mail is delivered daily. He has
telephone connection with the buying
and selling world. affording the best
opportunities for marketing TO adyan-
tage His home is Of recent architec-
ture. constructed of wood, brick or
stone, and well furnished. He has
modern plumbing and modern heating,
and with the advent Of acetylene gas.
lie has modern lighting. At night his
home is as Sttractively illuminated as
that of his city brother. for 1t is suG-
geStive fact that "acetylene for coup.
try homes" has so appealed to the farm
er that of the $4,000 users Of acety'
lene gas in the United States the farm
er is one of the largest Of all classes
Ever seeking the best, lie has not hest
tated in availing himself Of this new
light.
The continued growth and progress
of this great country. ever a cause OF
wonderment. has no greater exempli
fication than evolution on the farm
Already the farmer is becoming the
most envied of men-the freest, the
healthiest, the happiest!
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

An Oakland lady who has taste for
GOOD literature, tells what a happy
time she had on "The Road to Well
yllIe." She says:
Il drank coffee freely for eight years
before l began to perceive any evil ef-
fects from it. Then noticed that l
was becoming very nervous, and that
my stomach was gradually losing the
power to properly assimilate my food.
In time 1 got so weak that dreaded
to leave the house-for no reabn what
ever but because Of the miserable con.
dition of my nerves and stomach.
attributed the trouble to anything IN
the world but coffee, Of course. l
dosed myself with medicines, which
in the end would leave me in q worse
condition than at first. was most
wratched and discoura ged-not 80
years old and feeling that life was
failure! y
ioying myself like other people, till one
day I read the little book, The Road
to Wellville." 1t opened NY eyes, and
taught me a lesson l shall never forget
and cannot value too highly. imme-
diately quit the use CT the old kind OF
coffee and began to drink Postum Food
Coffee. noticed the beginning OF an
improvement in the whole tone of my
system, after only two days use of the
new drink, and in a very short time
realized that / could go about like
other people without the least return OF
the nervous dread that formerly gave
me SO much trouble. In fact, my nerv-
business disappeared entirely and has
never returned, although it is now a
year that have been drinking Postum
Food Coffee. And my stomach is now
like iron-nothing can upset it!
Last week, during the big Conclave
in San Francisco, I was on the go day
and night without the slightest fatigue;
and as I stood in the immense crowd
watching the great parade that lasted
for hours, I thought to myself, This
strength is what Postum Food Coffee
has given mep" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's q reason.
The little book" The Road to Well
ytlle,n may be found In every pkg. ~.
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"A short time ago found ntg con-
dttion gerry serious. had ches,
pains tn the ba ck. and frequent dizzy
spells trIt ick arelr ,co orse every month.
Itried taco rem edies before Pcrnftd.
and cas discouraged rheh took
the first doSe, bat my courage soon
returned. In tess than taco months
my health tcds restored. ~ IrS. NJ.
Brickner.
The reason of so many failures. to cure
cases similar to the above Is the fact that
TEKAIE TRoTBIE s5ssatss to tse pfsnlslie female
NOT RECOGNIZED sex are NOT com
- AZ "a. AAHn: - monty recognized
rs being caused by catarrh.
Catarrh of one organ is exactly the same
as catarrh of any other organ. What will
cure catarrh OF the head will also cure
catarrh OF the pelvic organs. Peruna cures
these cases simply because it cures the
catarrh.
If you have catarrh write at once to DIR.
Hartman, giving full statement of your
case, and he will be pleased to give you
his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. o.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
sshiiler,s Fathers Wish.

Apropos Of the Friedrich Schiller
centenary it is interesting to recall
that when the news Of the birth OF the
poet reached his father, the latter be-
sought God to bestow upon the boy
"those gifts of mind and soul to which
he himself, through lack Of education.
had never attained"
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~ \

| Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"Ifeel it my duty to tell all suffering women
Of the relief l have found in Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. When com:
menced taking the Compound suffered
everything with backaches, headaches, men
strusl and ovarian troubles. am complete.
ly cured and enjoy the best of health, and !
owe it all to you"
When women are troubled with irreg.
ular, suppressed or painful menstrus-
ton, weakness, leucorrhea. displace-
ment or liberation of the womb. that
bearing down feeling, inflammation OF
the ovaries, backache, bloating 'tor
fatulence), general debility, indiges-
ton and nervous prostration, or are be-
set with such symptoms as dizziness,
faintness, lassitude, excitability, irrita-
bility. nervousness. sleeplessness, mel
ancholy, "all gone" and .to-be-
left-alone" feelings, blues and hopeless
ness, they should remember there is one
tried and true remedy, Lydia 4. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at once re-
moves such troubles.
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unqual-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such record of cures of female
! troubles. Refuse to buy any substitute.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
Are the Packer. Receiving Fair PIaye


When the Garfield report on the
business methods Of the packers ap-
peared, after eight months investiga-
ton. it was severely criticised and
roundly denounced. After three months
of publicity 1t is significant that those
who attempted to discredit 1t have
failed to controvert the figures COLI
tanned in that exhaustive document.
The public is beginning to notice this
omission, and the feeling is rapidly
growing that the sensational charges
out of which the Beef Investigation
arose were without foundation. II the
official statements Of the report are
susceptible of contradiction, good
many people are now asking why the
facts and figures are not furnished 10
contradict them.
The truth seems to be that most OF
the charges contain unfounded sensa,
tional assertions. A fragrant example
of this appeared in recent article in
all Eastern magazine to the effect that
forty Iowa banks VI re forced to close
their doors in 19d 4 by the Beei
Trusts manipulation cattle prices y
Chief Clerk Cox, Of Il r banking de-
partment of the Iowa tate Auditor
Office, has tabulatedGe list of banks
given in the magazine article and has
publicly denounced the statement rs
utterly untrue. He gives separately
the reasons for each failure mentioned
ana officially states that they have
been caused by unwise speculations and
by reckless banking methods. 1t may
be well to suspend judgment upon the
packers until the charges against then
are proved
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
Jets and Flashes.

It is easier to start rumor than 1t
Is to head it of.
A girl is never satisfied until she
draws her beau into knot.
That charity which begins at home
would rather patronize an excursion
boat than paddle his own canoe?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

The magazine short story is too Of
ten pointless. This is not the case
with tale called Hickory Dock" by
Eleanor A. Hallowell, appearing in the
June Lippincott. 1t is love-story not
unconnected with clock, as the title
indicates, and it passes the reader
through some very charming emotions
to q happy climax.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
The Sensation in Her Knees.

Erma was riding with ner father.
They reached the railroad track just in
time to cross before q freight train
rumbled by. Little Erma was quite
frightened to hear the train SO close
In telling about It she said; ,''.'
= "My knees were just dizzy when we
got over that track."-Little Chronicle.
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lie chieered Me Oft.

said.
As he in peace was lying.
with folded hands. upon his bed,
Peyond the stress OF dying,
ur had no art TO gather gold
He loved 100 well his brother
Their thought TO one another.
NV Father. through this life Of mine
Lead through the valley lowly:
Though half unwrit's the thought divine
That thou has whispered wholly,
Yet when l die and visions soft
Through my long sleep are pressing.
Let fond hearts say, He cheered me
Off,
ask no other blessing.
Alfred J. Waterhouse In Success Maya
zine.
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and q halt
miles t r o m
7 + e n t o n,
No., says:
"A 8 e V e r e
cold settled
in my kid
neys and de-
veloped s o
quickly that
| was o b =
liged to lay
off work On
account OF
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
Picked Up Swarm of Bees.

A swarm Of bees took possession OF
a ventilator on the ship Diana Of the
British navy while she lay alongside
the mole at Gibraltar. A clever sea
man succeeded in getting the swarm
transferred to an old soap box and
sold the whole thing to local bee
roicor
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
PIeparcdn mess.

Begin the morpiug by saying to thy
self, l shall meet the busybody, the
ungrateful, arrogant, decei5fu'. ervious
and unsocial, but |. who have seen the
nature Of the good, that it is beautiful,
and that of the bad, that it is ugly,
can be injured by none Of them.-MGr-
Gus AureliuS.
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An Ex-Chief Justices Opinion

Judge o. E. Lochrane, Of Georgia, In
letter to pr. Biggers, states that he never
suffers himself to be without bottle OF DR..
Biggers' Huckleberry Cordial for the relief
Of all bowel troubles, Dysentery, Diarrhoes,
etc.
Sold by all Druggists, 25 and SOC. bottle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01
BABY CAME NEAR DYING

Till Blood Ran-Wasted to n Skel.
eton-speedily Cured by Cuticura.
"When three months old my boy broke
ont with an itching, watery rash all over
his hody, and he would scratch till the
blood ran. We tried nearly everything,
but he grew worse, wasting to skeleton,
and we feared he would die. He slept only
when IN our arms. The first application
of Cuticura soothed him so that he slept in
his cradle for the first time in many weeks.
One set OF Cuticura made complete and
permanent cure. (Signcd) Mrs. NJ. T..
Maitland, Jasper, Ontario"
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FITS permanently cured. Motifs or nervous
nessaiter frst days use OF DR.. Kllne's Grea.
NerveRestorcr, s2trlalbottle and treatise free
DR.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd o31 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

Piso's Cure Is the best medicine We ever used
for all affections OF throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ESpsIEY. Val.buren. Ind. Feb. 10, 1900.
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FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN.

Remember, every woman is cordially
invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham il
there is anything about her symptoms
she does not understand. Mrs. Pink
hams address is Lynn, Mass, her
advice is free and cheerfully given to
every ailing woman who asks for II.
Her advice and medicine have restored
to health more than one hundred thou
sand women.
-. p..+ It,6erc<oudo q Wcu,an,e yIlo.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

Very few persons understand the value
of regularity of habits.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethiny soften the gums, reduces infemma-
tion allays pain cures wind collie, 25c abottle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

Professor Hcllander has been investigat'
ing Dominican finances.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

A loafer is a man who loafs and has
no bank account,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-01

There is said to be lot of graSters
in Delaware Of both the peach tree and
political varieties.
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RRTFCTIVE WORK-Fs.abl shed Is years
| IsU Secret Seryi men-more being added every
Dday Send rs your case. ArvIce by mail Tree. Ao
dress American Detective Assn. l. dianapolis, Ina