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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16
Spray. N. c. The B. Frank Mebane

interests Of this city have launched
another textile enterprise. having IN
corporated the Imperial Company dur
ing the past week. The company has
nominal capital stock of $4,000 and
its ineorporators are Thomas j. Nc
Allister, ]. Worth McAllister, and b.
X. Terry. They nd associates are
authorized by the new charter to deal
in and manufacture textile fabrics.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16

Augusta, Ga. The plan announced
by the Fall River Cotton Mill Manu-
featuring Association, whereby the
operatives are to figure in the profits
has attracted attention at the Augusta
Cotton Mills. and information Is being
sought with view to inaugurating
the same scheme here.
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Portsmouth, Va. When the present

lease of the Portsmouth Cotton Manu-
featuring Company expires, that con-
pany will operate its plant. HeretV
fore the mill has been leased to other
people. A committee has been named
to formulate the best plan for obtain
ing the $4,000 needed for operating
expenses. s. B. Oats, Joseph A. Par
ker, W. G. Parker and John l.. Wat
SON compose the committee.
The new building erected by the
Georgia Manufacturing Co., at a cost
of $4,000 is being prepared for use.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16

Insurance in force slOOo0OOO.
this expanded ITO the
SOOOOOOOO
increased during that
me s570O0oOOO. 49,
dividends by railroads from $751;
oe from
Uuted increased
cent &C re- 80
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s|>es~aN~ ~~;ss
AdUice on HoU to Sleep !
r-srs>-eN-s By Dr. j. Madison Taylor ~~t"-'S<ro

URING childhood and exhaustive states too mucn steep
is rarely possible For full tide Of vgor too much
sleep is often distinctly hurtful.
The action of narcotics presents none OF the
normal sleep the temporary arrest Oh con-
sciousness: hence narcoSis is not true sleep
The position assume in sleep 10 invite the least
of the great organs is on the
abdomen or nearly
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16
~ Life Insurance ''
Assets Doubled Since
1896
BY Uice.president Kingsley, of the New York Life

is the fashion in these Gays to decr the great extent Oh
American point its size and success as
in some way menace and danger AS matter Of fact
life barely kept with other branches or
modern business it is not singular in its enormous deve
opment. give you some instructive comparisons:
The of the life companies "orting to New York
doubled between the close of 1896 and the close OF
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16
The Moon Uninhdbited
By Simon NeUcomb.

the Of all the heavenly
II II bodies definitely its than
II II neither water exists on
perceived by
l|I delicate at
if anyex
III Of the The
N-l capable producing We
small quantity of could be
could along
along at all
of consider the
ordinary city
the another the intense cold spHar
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16

ton as to acreage in cotton each
condition of plant during growing ga
sons. the yield of each crop and It's
distribution: the cost OF handling,
cost of manufacture, price of cotton
goods and every phase and detail OF
the cotton industry. The association
will advise each planter the minimum
value of his staple each year and ad-
wise and assist him in getting its true
worth. The association will place all
this information in the hands OF It's
members so as to keep them posted as
to an intelligent understanding of the
value of fe staple and the best ways
and me.hs to secure practical and
profitahe results. The past work OF
the asSSiation has proven already IFS
enormous value TO the farmers OF the
South. 1t pierced. with ray OF sun
shine and hope, the dark clouds that
hung so threatening over the South
last spring. Through its efforts the
silver lining is broadening across the
horizon each day and the future now
looks bright and happy. No man
should be a laggard in the great move
ment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16
By Kate Thorn.

USBANDS have faculty of bringing home friends 10 anc
without giving notice their wives. and any
e are offered on the part of priesesses CT the che
these husbands assume highly dgnfed and very iA"V "
jured air, and propose the copundrum: -
Haven't right 10 invite an old friend 70 IL! ~
house, wonder?" ,
If you woman. and have kept mouse ot 80 80
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-16
IN THE STATE
Occurrences of Interest From
All Over South Carolina
Meeting Of the Synod.

Pomaria. Specialize Evangelical
Lutheran Synod Of Souta Carolina
met in its Slst annual Convention at
st. Paul 5 church, near Pomaria, New
berry county, Wednesday at lO
O'Clock. The attendance was unusually
large and this was most
pleasant and profitable convention.
At the morning service the opening
liturgy was led by Rev. Jas. D. kinard
the secretary of the Synod. The an
nual synodical sermon was delivered
by the president, Rev. NJ. 0. j. kreps.
The sermon was strong, practical
application Of the text to the synod
III its present session and In the work
before it for the year.
Election of officers.
The election of officers for the next
wear resulted as follows: President,
Rev. NJ. O. J. Kreps, Prosperity; vice
president. Rev. W. l.. Seabrook, New
berry; secretary. Rev. j. D: kinard;
Cameron. Rev. DR.. R. G. Holland OF
the North Carolina synod, and presl-
dent of the mission board of the
United synod, Rev. j. T. Stlrewalt,
missionary elect to Japan, Rev. W. l..
Dorr. and Rev. F. l.. Lybrand of the
Tennessee synod we're received as ad-
visory members. Rev. E. L. Lybran
presented the official greetings of the
Tennessee synod which was a strong
appeal for unity and cooperation. An
appropriate response was made by ths
vice president of the synod, Rev. w.
L. Seabrook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

w
the station-masters: Have you any late newsa''
= News of WHAT"
1.-The war"
What war;"
They stared at me with polite surprise and stoHd
ignorance | did not answer, because they were
merely Russians feared that the facts might not
interest them.
went back to the train and waited for Wirbal1en
At the news stand of the station l asked for the
French and German papers They offered me the
illustrated papers and comic journals of the week
preceding explained that wanted the daily pa
pers, and they promptly offered a Berlin paper
four days old. But it had been to St. Petersburg
before it returned to Wirballen on the train
preceding mine and contained reference to
the war
All the peoples of the world knew of the ex-
cept the Russian peasants. The great current of
their common life moved on without disturbance
Men and went to their ordinary avocations;
few knew that there was war, and all were en-
tirely Indifferent respecting it. So they have
moved ever since and it would be entirely safe to
say that vast number of the people of Russia do
not know to-day that a war has been in progress
And when talks of revolution which is either
a great popular movement nothing, how is
revolution to occur among people nlne-tenths OF
whom plunged in ignorance which is
equaled only by their utter Indifference?
In such a country reforms are difficult and
revolution is impossible We read and hear daily
that Russia is the verge of great upheaval
similar to- the French Revolution. But in France
there was an intelligent peasantry, educated by
Voltaire and Rousseau and intellectually ready for
revolt. 1t was homogeneous population, the
people were compact, and the distances short
Men could march, if necessary from Bordeaux
and Marseilles upon Paris. The army under
the command of Lafayette, himself Republi-
can educated to liberal ideas in the United
States. And the army spoke the language of
the people.
Now, Russia is country of many races and
many tongues and many religions 1t is country
of vast distances, and even if any were able to
walk from Odessa Kieff to st. Petersburg Mos
cow he could not leave his town without the consent
of the police and without having his passport vsed
by the police, police too which stands sohdly for
the Government and could not be induced to stand
otherwise. There is temptation which be
offered them, Glass; to stand otherwise.
1t is the principle which is lacking. What is
that principle to be? 1t cannot be government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
MELVILLE z. STONE

man in Russia and he said without hesitation:
THE conditions very bad but the problem
is how to reform them" The Minister of Finance
and Prince Sviatopok- Mirsky both accepted as
bien sentendu the statement that the existing
conditions insupportable, but said that
no one yet had offered a practical solution.
Any solution which ignores the peasant is no
solution at all" said de White, and this is
the fact 80 f---9~
Minute ninorities, theorists, dreamers, revo-
lutionists and others clamoring from their own
narrow standpoints ignorant of and Indifferent to
the general situation. The question is being dis
cussed openly and everywhere by all intelligent
Russians in way that fifteen years ago was
unknown and impossible In that day no one
dared to speak of reform That the whole situation
has hberalzed is evident from the widespread dis
cussions of to-day in the hotel Teading-rooms and
cafes of ST. Petersburg which at the former period
would have been held only in whispers and behind
locked doors.
There are only two classes in Russia the mobiles,
governing class, and the peasants. The latter,
has been said, constitute nine-tenths. The
manning tenth, outside of the mobiles, is largely
German All the rich merchants in the large
cities Germans, and there is scarcely proni-
nent Russian merchant in all Russia. The bureau
cratic class the clerks, almost entirely of Ger
man descent. These clerks originally i'm
ported by former Gar, partly precautionary
clerical material at home. Mobiles could not be
clerks, and peasants knew too little.
Now, this bureaucratic class, the "Chinoviks,"
numerically large, but totally without progressive
spirit They politically inert, their sympathies
naturally with the Government through which
they profit and the radical elements, and even the
better Russian element, hate them cordially for
eign intruders upon the scene But they form
appreciable part of the educated tenth
AS factories have developed in late years. there
has grown up working class, which now, in its en-
tirety throughout the Empire, numbers perhaps two
and half millions. These are the elements who
striking and rioting, just working men, under
injustice strike and riot in all countries.
But the important point is that yet there are
only two factors in the problem, the noble and
the peasant. There is no middle class. Out
of the two and half millions of working men the
future middle class of Russia is being born only
now. -+'t-g-.
= Here then is country containing. small doni-
nant class of real Russians, commercial class
Continued on Page r4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

IT is most difficult, if not impos-
sible, for any American or English
man who has not been in touch
with the Russian people to understand
the present situation in Russia. For
one, who lives in a country where
nine-tenths of the people read news
papers, and are an Courdnt with all
the daily happenings of the world. to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

1T is most difficult, if not impos-
sible, for any American or English
man who has not been in touch NV
with the Russian people to understand
the present situation in Russia. For n
one, who lives in country where wi US
nne-tenths of the people read
papers, and Courdnt with all
the daily happenings of the world to
realize the actualites of country in which nine
tenths of the people can neither read write
and evince not the slightest interest in public
affairs is beyond the practical limits of the
imagination.
Of the one hundred and forty millions now COM
posing the population of Russia one hundred and
twenty-six millions entirely illiterate, and take
interest in and exert influence upon public
affairs whatever
/ once, just prior to the beginning of the war with
Japan suggested to the Gar in jocular way
that there seemed to be for i'm
provement in the Russian method of government.
He said in reply frankly and with unmstakable
sincerity You say that there are some things
which might be done better than they are; but you
do not know conditions The problems pre-
sented to unlike those of any other Govern
Inent in the world. When tell you that hundred
and twenty-six millions of people illiterate
and that the great majority have only just emerged
from barbarism while of many even that could not
be said, you understand some of our difficulties.
We have found in experience that if we take young
without fortune and put them in universities
and graduate them give them the higher education,
but means of applying their knowledge or of
earning a livelihood they become unhappy dis
contented and revolutionary.
I'VE consequently have adopted plan which
we think better. Every year we draw as many
possible into the army, not for war; be-
cause the world knows well that | desire
peace but for education. We require everyone
in the army to learn at least to read and
write, to have the rudiments of an education be-
fore he gain freedom from military duty If
he attain this in three years,ywell and good; if
not he is compelled to remain for four five
years. And tits experience that when we have
given him this elementary education and the dis
ciplne of army life have done a great deal
toward making him good citizen
This is the governmental view and the govern
mental plan. But to realize the inertness and ig-
of the peasant class with which it has to
deal, the real Russia of the peasant, the station
masters at Wilma and Dvinsk are not a bad illus
tration Four days after the war broke out left
St Petersburg for Berlin, and all the way down to
Wirbaen, the Russian side of the frontier was
naturally anxious to know of any developments
at Port Arthur. While the whole civilized world
outside of Russia throbbng the dramatic
story of the torpedo attack upon the Russian ships
of and the destruction of the Varag and Korietz
at Chemulpo, while this exciting known
in the homes of every town in the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
Going to Colorado?

We can save you money if you are.
$500 for the round trip for the Inter
national Epworth League convention in
July. On sale June 30 to July 4 inclu-
sive, limit July u with provision for ex-
tension.
The ratenow is $1I5Oto Denver. Pueblo
and Colorado Springs. and return tick
cts on sale daily, final limit returning
october 80. Stop-over allowed in both
directions between Pueblo and Denver.
chair cars and Pullman Sleepers, fast
time, block signal system, Harvey
meals.
through Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
Summer service better and faster
than ever
Low rates for trips to interior Color
ado points after the Epworth League
convention; also Grand Canyon Of Ari-
Write for descriptive literature ard
other information.
Won't you go Santa Fe way?
If you want a real pleasure trip you
will. I. L. KING. Agent.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway.
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National league Figures.

CINCINNATI. June 20-Mathewson is the
nominal leader of the National league
batsmen according. to the latest bunch
of averages, but the real credit on the
seasons work goes to Hans Wagner,
with Cy Seymour second. Eighteen
men are batting 300 or over. showing
a much better hitting class than in the
American league. Philadelphia has dis
placed New York as the leader in
team batting averages.
Grady leads the catchers in the field,
and seven pitchers will nave perfect
fielding records. GessIer leads the first
basemen. Holman leads the second and
Bridwen at third-all substitute players.
Dahlen leads the shortstops, While Nc
Carthy and Thomas have perfect field
ing marks in the gardens. chicago now
leads in team fielding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
Lon milan Has a Task.

Cleveland. Ohio, June ~ m Lou
Dillon break her own marx OF 1853,
Horseman Interested in the harness
the, are asking each other
this question, and especially mos, nose VINO
have looked the wonderful nl'ie iiiare
over already this season e,,
Owner c. K G. Bililngs' 80, cs,7
break break the he marx ark She hung out at Mem
phis, on october "a, 1908, and ne IS map ar :
ping out a course for her TINS ys9t t, on
has been out on the GlenVlllles , Cl1eA;
and never in her career mas s 6e7ifor,j1
so well. She shipped from "a = no
like an old campaigner. vs~a,+i,,,
She showed no fatigue, aLe nee nee t ny
and gained six pounds on the lOHs ''4p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
GAMES TO-DAY.

IN THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Kansas City at Louisville.
st. Paul at Columbus.
Milwaukee at Toledo.
Minneapolis at Indianapolis
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston at st. Louis.
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago at Boston.
ST Louis at Washington.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
IN THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION
Guthrie at Topeka.
Oklahoma City at Wichita.
joplin at Leavenworth.
Springfield at Sedalia.
IN THE MO. VALLEY LEAGUE
Parsons at South McAlester.
Fort Scott at Tulsa.
Pittsburg at Vinita.
Webb City at Muskogee.
IN THE WESTERN LEAGUE
Colorado Springs at Des Moines.
Denver at Sioux City.
Omaha at St. Joseph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
VALLEY LEAGUE GROWS.
Magmates Met Yesterday and Decided
10 Enter Fort Smith, Ark.
Kansas city. june 20.-Within

10 LllbCL AOL1 E0AAA-AAs ~ ~
Kansas City. June 2O.-Within
week Fort Smith. Ark, may be a
member of the Missouri Valley league.
and this new organization will have.
taken it's first step in the following out
of the policy which has made the
Western association so successful
reaching out after wider territory. The
preliminary move toward entering
Fort Smith, a city of close to 10000
population, was made at a special
meeting of the Missouri Valley
league held yesterday afternoon at the
Baltimore hotel here, when a commit
tee was named to investigate the con-
ditions at Fort Smith and deliberate
upon the advisa bility of transferring
the South McAlester club and fran
chise to that places. There are two
resident applicants for the franchise
at Fort Smith, and in addition to
these, J. B. Roe, the present holder of
the South McAlester franchise, is on
the list.
The Missouri Valley magnates
gathered in response to a special call
A new schedule was adopted to go into
effect on July 6. The season will close
on September IT. as originally sched-
uled, but the clubs will have fewer
jumps from July 6 to the close of the
season than were called for on the
present schedule.
All the clubs were represented at the
meeting, which lasted from II O'Clock
in the morning until II o'clock last
night, with an adjournment of three
hours for dinner. T. c. Hayden. of
Webb City, was elected treasurer to
succeed Judge Jesse Frankenberger
whose withdrawal from the league
necessitated his resignation ]. F.
Darby. of Nuskogee, was elected vice
president to succeed A. G. Mars.
withdrawn. The constitution was
amended in several minor details. The
guarantee was increased, and the price
of grand stand admissions was read
justed.
The following were present: Harry
Chapman. Fort Scott; T. c. HAYDEN
Webb City; D. W. Bolich and J. F.
Darby, Muskogee; ]. B. Roe, South
McAlester; John Hamilton, jr, Par
sons; J. D. Hughes, Vinita; o. H
Baldwin. Pittsburg; Charles E. Shaft,
Tulsa; Richard Robertson, jr., presi-
dent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
Cleveland II. washington 3.

the fourth straight game from Washing
ton. The visitors drove the ball to ev-
cry corner of the field, sending Hughes
to the bench after two innings and hit
ting Townsend viciously. Attendance,
1900.
Score by innings: RHE
Washington 49,. .OOOO12 1000 II 2
Cleveland -..... .....3 o. 421 o 0-12 10 9
Observation-Disclosures Townsend and
Heydon; Rhoades and Clarke. Umpires
Mccarthy and Kelly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
Chicago 3. PhiladeIphia 2.

Chicago. June 2O-The locals stopped
Pittinger's winning career by hitting
him safely nine times, six of the hits
coming at opportune times. They also
stole bases as they pleased. King
catching and the five double plays We're
the features Attendance, 1900.
Score by innings: r; h; E;
Chicago ...... ...--.-.O Q o - 2
Philadelphia 49,. 80 0 0 o OF OO0-2 l
Batteries-Reulbach and King; Pit
finger and Kahoe. Umpire-Johnston.
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St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth via
Chicago & Northwestern Rly.

Four magnificent fast daily trains
from Chicago to St Paul and Mime
apolts and two to Superior and Duluth
T11e electric lighted Northwestern
T i-oi+ad and Duluth-Superior Limited
- the Observation-Disclosures include all
that skill and liberal expenditure can
provide for comfortable and luxurious
travel Beginning June 1. round trip
s1,T5roer tourist tickets viii be on sale
5aiI1y from Chicago at the rate of
$1,000 round trip St Paul and Mime
spolis and $4,000 round trip to Su-
nerio7- and Duluth, with correspond
Ingiv low rates from all points For
full information apply to your nearest
aesaot or address A. l. Fisher, Travel
ing AGENT, S23 Main street, Kansas
City Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE


Tilsa. l. T, June 20.-With the score
tied in the ninth Shaft hit for three
bases followed by a single by Eaugher-
ty, winning the game. Stitson quit in
the eighth after the locals had made
four scores. Reed followed him. Wake
fields pitching was the feature He
struck out - men. McCuIly, released
by Nfuskogee, has Joined Pittsburg.
Score by Innings: RHE
Tulsa -. I'D 2 10000 O1-7 u s
Pittsburg ...- B 0 0 0 0 8 Go 3
Observation-Disclosures and Daugherty;
Stinson, Reed and Huffman. Time
LBS. Umpire-Collins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
IA NIatcI1 for GotcI1.

Minneapolis, June 20-Frank Gotch,
the former champion wrestler, is to ap-
pear once more in Minneapolis, if an
opponent can be found for him, and it
IS S5robabIe that Samuelson the Swed-
ish champion, who recently arrived in
this country, will be the man. Gotch
and his opponent, whoever he may be,
will meet at Nicollet Park, on the af-
ternoon of the Fourth of July, and this
will be the first open air event of the
kind known to Minneapolis for many
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20

New York. June 20.-In the Com
nnonwealth handicap, $4,000 added,
one mile and a quarter. which will be
run at Sheepshead Bay July 1, Bel
dame will carry 12s pounds. Delhi
is allotted 1875; First Mason, rs:
Proper. ia: Colonial Girl, 112; Bad
News, English Lad. Dainty, and
Rroomstick, III each; AlIan-a-DaIe.
I0S. Svsonby, 1O6: Oiseau, los; Ira
dition.- 101; Tanya, -Artful, and Agile,
100 each.
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Good sale oil Yearlings.

New York, June 20-The last of the
yearlings belonging to J. B. Haggin,
were sold at Sheepshead Bay. and the
best prices Of the sale were realized. A
black colt, by Imp. Watercress-Q Queen
Bess, a half brother to Old England,
was sold to Newton Bennington for $780,
900. Mr.. Bennington also bought the
bay colt. by Watercress- Nernette, for
IS 100 A ]. Joyner paid $1,000 for the
son of Watercress-Pear V.