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HER FlATTERlNo ESTIMATE
ut Was Mot Intended for Her Friends
Pernsal, But It Was Laid
Bare sa3

q, KATE cried a distressed Iooktn Q
woman, rushing up to a girl friend ON
the hotel piazza, relates the New York
Press, don't breathe a word about it.
but 1--we lost that wretched little
diary, dropped it somewhere. AMI
the .plaguey thing contains my dearest
secrets. l wrote just what thought.
|stoo, There it is in black and white
that Beatrice dyes her hair and looks
like "a fright, that Helen is turnln:,,
green with jealousy, that Howard
hasn't the courage to propose when he
has the chance, and that Jack is just
too lovely for nything. !"
why don't you post notice and
offer a reward r.
Indeed I won't. never want to
see the thing again. If anyone returns
1T I shall declare it's q forgery from
beginning to end I'll never own up
the longest day I live rs
What did you say about me,
Maud?r
eoh, 81 don't quite remember but
netting pleasant; you can depend
upon that
Let me help your memory little.
sYou wrote that am the most in
.quisitive little mink you've ever
known, and that I think it my special
business to look after other people $
affairs. Here's your diary. You left
liL on that chair
Then they glared at each other
|ihaughtily, but a little later began to
cry, fell into each Others arms and
I'M I'VE minutes were criticising inlu-
tual friend.
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Growth of Fratarnal Societies.


IN the broadest sense the fraternal So
5cieties Of the United States have en-
joyed gains far Sceeding the rate Of
increase I'M the population of thescoun-
try This phase of American life means
much for the unity and harmony of the
nation. The great fraternal societies
know neither sectional nor racial lines.
They bring together many elements Of
the population often widely separated in
other Interests and associations, in ii
spirit Of cooperation and mutual helps
fulness. 1t is good training for a self
governing people OF heterogeneous ma
fionalities occupying q country the ex-I
tent Of which Is in some measure con-
4duciye to sectional differences and local
differences Cleveland Lead
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1905-12-08
Kicking with His Hands.

Hell saw Z man kicking with his
hands to-day.
She What are yon talking about?
Are you crazy? &
no, I'm not crazy. The man was
deaf and dumb. and he was In the gas
safiice protesting his bill. Yonkers
Statesmen.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1905-12-08

OIL. HEGGE,
Land Commissioner.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1905-12-08
THE SAL. r ARTIST.
How Some Very Curious Natural
Curved Designs May Be Made s5$
by Aid Of a Funnel.

Some very curious natural curved de
signs may be made with sand OF salt
and a funnel.
Get piece Of wood about three inches
In diameter, and in the center of it make
hole large enough for the funnel to rest
in. Fasten three pieces OF stout Irvine
near the edge ofthe wooden disk, equal
sly distant from each other, othat when
taeir other ends are united in knot.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-20

Bring us your JOB WORK.
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with all Of his clothes on. On
reaching the boy and the deep
water he too went under, be-
came strangled and lost con-
troi of himself. Philip Stoll, ON
seeing him frantically rush into
the water, realized that great
danger was ahead and began to
tear his own clothes off so as to
be able to give help. When Mr.
Kirk caught his son they went
drifting down the river, some
times up and sometimes under
the water. Mr. Stoll being now
divested of his garments made
heroic dash down the river to
rescue them, but they sank and
it looked as if they were gone
for the last time. But after the
lapse of a minute they again
came up about Is feet farther
down the river at the end of a
log under the water from which
a limb protruded a few inches
above the water. Mr. Kirk put
his hand on this limb and in an
almost unconscious way held
on. Mr. Stoll rushed in, caught
the unconscious form of Robert
from his fathers exhausted
arms and took him to the bank
where he was soon revived.
Within the next few minutes MIR
Kirk was also assisted to the
bank in a Semi-conSciouS condi-
ton. He was placed in a bug
gy, taken to DR. Candles drug
store where he was attended by
Drs Gamble and Jacobs who
soon had him in conditi N to be
taken home. MIR Kirk has been
indisposed several days by rea-
son of too much river water and
an over.strain of his nervous
system. but is now able to be
out again and is receiving the
congratulations of his friends
on the almost providential es-
cape OF himself and his little
boy. Mr. Stoll too is receiving
warm praise for the cool head
and steady hand that he showed
in the matter.
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The DuStleSS Traveller.

I'd really like to know who
the woman is that occupied the
section next to me from Wash
ington to Chicago last month.
She had certainly elevated the
science of travelling to posi-.
tive fine art. The train had
scarcely started before she
opened her rather large dress
suit case and took therefrom
several things. One was a coat
hanger, and after she had placed
her coat carefully on it, she
slipped the garment into large
pongee bag and hung it up. Her
hat she covered with another
dustproof bag. She removed
her shoes and put shoe trees in
to them. For the rest of the
journey her feet were in COM
Portable slippers. After she had
attended to these minor details
she had the porter carry her
suit case to the dressing rooll
and there she changed her cloth
skirt for an unmussahle one of
soft silk. The cloth skirt, on a
hanger inside of one of those
dustproof bags, hung in the
dressing room all the way to
Chicago. About 5 o'clock the
lady brewed herself a cup of tea
oyer an alcohol stove which
came out of a box bout the size
of a dollar watch. rose early
the next morning for the express
purpose of seeing that lady
when she stepped out of her
berth, for I never saw woman
who could do her hair huddled
up in "a sleeping car bed. |
knew she'd have to walk down
the isle looking worse than a
fright for for all her cleverness,
but was wrong. She put her
head out from between the cur
tains to speak to the porter,
and do you know, that woman
wore a blue silk nightcap. When
she took it off, her hair was ex-
actly as good as new. She was
a wonderful woman, and | wish
] knew her name,-Washington
Post.
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Bitten by Mad Dog.

Lake City, July 17,-special:
Mrs Lena Cockfeld's twelve:
year-old son was bitten by a
mad cog Saturday afternoon.
The wound is in the leg, just
above the knee and appears to
be a serious one. Mr. Simon
Postcn, of Prospect, the boys
grandfather, with whom he lives,
took him 10 Baltimore Monday
morning. He will be placed in
the Maryland General Hospital,
of which DR. G D Rollins of this
county, is resident physician.
The News & Courier.
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of Erskine college. The indi-
cations are that his efforts will
bear fruit.
Duke Burgess, who several
weeks ago escaped from Mr. R
G Johnson who had him under
arrest on a warrant charging
disposal of crop under lien, was
located in Timmonsville and
was. locked up by the marshal
of that town on a telegram from
Magistrate Goodwin. He was
brought down here on Monday.
W l. B.
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TOOK BOTH GAMES.
KinqStree Reds Defeat MayeSVllle n
Two Interesting Games.

The Kingstree Reds we, :
again victorious on the HON :
diamond Tuesday and yestc,-
day, defeating Mayesville ia
both games. The visitors wer,.
completely outclassed and at n
time did they have a chance rf
winning. The new men recent
ly secured by Kingstree are all
fine ball players and the team
as it now stands is decidedly
the strongest the Reds have put
up. Taylor in the box, Fox
worth as receiver, WE'LL on frs +
and Hamer at short, arc the na,
men and their positions.
In the game Tuesday, Luke
Gilland pitched for the locals
and the way he did the visitors
is shown in the final score. 13 to
l was what scorer Hirsch total.
ed ii up.
Yesterday Taylor, the Reds
new twirler, was in the box and
pitched a great game. He
yielded only one hit and put 81
men back on the bench. Mayes-
vile failed to find the home bag.
The line up and score by in
nings:
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NO.. 80.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

! Mr. w NJ Smith, local editoror
travelling representative OF the
Florence Times, was in town
one day last week.
W B Gregg left yesterday for
Kingstree where he will spend
some days on a vacation.--Flor-
"nce Times, Jnly 17r
$685. was made at the base
ball bazaar and festival at
Stackley's Ice Cream Parlor
| L@wn Tuesday night.
Miss Marie Russell of Rich
mond will arrive in the city to-
night to visit Miss Ethel Lake.
Florence Times, July 13.
Misses Claude Stuckey and
Ola McElveen of Lake City are
visiting at the home of Mr. Nv
Coward in the North addition.
Master Ernest Evans of Work.
man, who has been attending
the Graded school here is be.
hind the counter of Wilkins re.
! tail store.
DR. j A Cole of Manning made
a flying trip to Kingstree one
night last week. A big scope
of country 10 cover for such a
short stay?
Mr. T A Blakeley of Taft came
to town Monday to see as to the
progress of the new brick build
ing for the Kingstree Dry Goods
Company.
Mr. T M Kellehan, who has
been sick for some time, is up
and about and apparently in
better health than before he was
taken down.
Editor G W Wolfe of THE
RECORD left Monday ,morrning
for several weeks absence in
Charleston, the mountains and
at the springs.
Mrs c E Wheeler and children
left yesterday for Indiantown
where they will spend some time
on a visit to relatives,-Flor.
ence Times, July II.
Mrs j P Russell and children
OF Richmond, Va, came down
last week and will make an ex.
tended visit to relatives in the
lndiantown section.
Leroy Lee, Esq, left Tues.
day evening for Newberry, to
return Saturday with the Mad.
am and the Miss, who have been
there several feeks.
DR. ] Rhett Brockinton of In.
diantown visited his daughter,
Mrs r W Mouzon, who has been
sick for some time, at the Cen.
tral Hotel Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Sherfersee
of Charleston are spending sew.
eral days at the latter's parents.
Mr. and Mrs T Nj Gilland on
East Academy street.
Miss Massey Lee Estes of
IHE RECORD family, left Fri
day evening for Sumter to visit
her sister, Miss Azile Estes, re-
turning Sunday night.
Mr. W H Cur, manager of the
Kingstree Hardware Co, return
ed yesterday from High Point
N e., where he bought a nobby
and large stock of furniture.
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Narrow Escape.

RI Kirk, Esq, and his little
son, Robert, came very near
drowning while the latter with
other small boys was swimming
in Black River near the town
bridge last Saturday afternoon.
The facts as gathered from eye
witnesses are about these:
Mr. Kirk took his boys along
with other small boys to the
river for practice in the art of
swimming. Messrs Kirk and
Philip Stoll were sitting on the
bank while the boys were hav-
ing their..fun in the shallow water
on the sand bar jus
above what is called the
Rock Hole, a place known by
its deep water swift current,
and rocky bottom. ber
Kirk in his moving about got
too far out and was taken by
the current into water over his
head. Being a little fellow and
not able to swim without one
foot on the bottom, he went un-
der when in the deep water. MI
n X seeing his son in great
d er rushed to his assistance
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Wreck on A. L. |. Near Santee.

Florence, July lo.-A north
bound freight from Charleston
over the northeastern division
of the Coast Line, was badly
wrecked at a trestle just north
of Santee Canal this afternoon.
Three hundred feet of track was
badly torn up, several box cars
derailed and smashed and the
trestle work knocked down,
thereby blocking the track so
that it will be impossible for
trains to pass over that divis-
ion before tomorrow. Luckily
for the Coast Line people the
north-bound fast mail train No.
80 had passed over before the
wreck occurred and was not de-
layed. Train No. SO and all
Others for the South will have
to run via the Manchester and
Augusta and Southern into
Charleston by the way.of Sum-
ter, Creston and P1 egnall's.
The wrecking train wasN Nent out
from Florence at 8 o'cld ok to
the scene of the wrecHfo clear
the track No one was injured
in the wreck.-N VS. an d
Courier.
Extra Special Sale at j L G
Moore's, Lake City, S. G. Don't
fail to take advantage of bar.
gains offered i'm summer Goods.
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A Peculiar Suicide.

The story of the death of
Robt Keith Dargan is unparral-
led in history. One of the two
first brothers on earth killed
the other, and tratracides have
been common all down the ages.
The great Grecian orator, De-
mosthenes, sucked fatal poison
from a pen in the presence of
his friend, Archias, and since
then suicides have multiplied
with the advance of time. But
not till now has there been re-
corded any instance of a broth
er deliberately assisting his
brother to take his own life.
What motive controlled Pegram
Dargan in this mysterio GU S
tragedy is beyond human COM
prehension.
The evidence shows that Pc
gram Dargan went to a drug
store and bought Il tour ounce
bottle of carbolic acid.
He carried this to the law office.
where his brother Keith had
preceded him. He locked the
door to exclude outsiders. He
then poured out the poison and
handed it to his brother, who
drank it, with some whiskey.
Pegram then deliberately sat
down and watched his brother
die. He then called his cousin,
G W Dargan and 'phoned for
DR. Edwards. They called the
coroner, who looked at the body
and it was then put in closed
carriage by G W and Pegram
Dargan, and carried home. Pc
gram Dargan was not required
to tell at the inquest about his
connection with the affair. He
said that all he had to say was
contained in the note left in R
K Dargan's handwriting, which
read: 81 take this with my own
free will and accord. Asked
my brother to get---.
Made mistakes but no coward.
Robert Keith Dargan.
Pegram Dargan is a graduate
of Harvard college, and has
spent his life in study and re-
search. He has al ways been re-
garded as a gentleman of the
highest type, the soul of honor
and chivalry, but impractible
and unbalanced.
This tragedy is but another
evidence of the evils of the
reckless speculation of the
times. R K Dargan lost heavily
on the exchange, ;and. in his at.
tempt to regain his losses, he
carried down his business
associates and relatives, who
had implicit confidence in his
judgement, and then ended his
own life to cover up his misfor-
tune and disgrace.-Pee Dee
Advocate
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PROGRESSIVE: KINGSTREE.
Citizens Alive and Active For the Best
Interests OF Their Town.

| Ine town or hlngStree has
taken on new life within the
last few years and one who has
been away for some years would
not see old kingstree on his re
turn but new Kingstree. The
town has made remarkable
progress as the citizens have al
last realized the necessity OF
pulling together and by doing
so they have brought their town
to the front.
Many industrial and building
improvements have taken place
recently. Kingstree can boast
of one of the prettiest school
buildings in the State. 1t is
built on a modern style and not
only adds to the attractiveness
of the town but it is also an i'm
provement along the education
al lines.
DR. " V Brockington's new
drug store is nearly completed.
The size of this building is fifty
by thirty feet. 1t is two stories
high and will be a handsome
building when completed. DR.
Brockinton is occupying the
store formerly owned by Kinder
& Hirsch until his new brick
store is finished. The doctor
will use the lower floor for
drugs and his private Office and
the upper rooms will be used
for law and insurance Offices.
The weather has been very
dry in this seStion until recent
ly. We have been having a
quantity of rain for the last few
days and it is feared that the
Cotton crop will now be injured
by too much wet weat b er.
There has been a quantity of
cotton sold on this market since
the price went up to ten cents
as the farmers all say they are
willing to let it go at ten cents.
The anti-dispensary workers
are busy in this county. Much
enthusiasm was manifested at
the meeting held a few days
ago, but it is hard just now to
understand the sentiment of the
people throughout the county.
Dispenser J W Coward says he
is in for prohibition but he is
not in sympathy with the pres
ent method of overthrowing the
dispensary for it is an impossi-
bility.
The new Coast Lime depot is
about completed. The finish
ing touches are going on now.
The new depot is situated at
main street crossing, one of the
most convenient locations in
town for the building. The rail
road company will also proceed
at once to build another track
here to enable trains to pass
each other without any delay.
The old depot will be torn
down. The citizens and busi-
ness men of the town are graft
fed at the improvements ts.-Flor-
ence Times .Tnly 14th
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Beautify your complexion with
little cost. If you wish a smooth,
clear, cream-like complexion,
rosy cheeks, laughing eyes, take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea,
greatest beautitier known. 35
ceHts. LAKE CITY DRUG Co.
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Mr. R F Epps of Cades was in
town Monday.
Mr. j T Davis of Taft was in
town Saturday.
Mr. J E Tharpe of Benson was
here Saturday.
Mr. H Foxworth of Cades was
in town Monday.
MIR M Thomas of Mouzons
WI here Friday.
Mr. Laird Lifrage of Salters
was here Monday.
Mr. Vernon Lifrage of Salters
was here Monday.
Mr. R B Smith of Spring Bank
was in town Friday.
DR. w V Brockington has been
sick for several days.
Mr. A D Ivey of Salters was on
our streets Saturday.
Mr. S D Mckay of Salters was
noted in town Monday.
MIR E r Kowell of Trio was
on our streets Tuesday.
Mr. S H Cooper of Dock was
visitor in town Monday.
Mr. S A Mccullough of Ben
son was in town Tuesday.
Mr. JJM NJ Graham of the Cades
section was in town Friday.
Mr. H NJ Cooper of Fowlers
was here few hours Monday.
We are not responsible for
the views of our correspondents
Mr. John T 5ryan of the Sal
tiers section was in town Friday.
Mr. j P Gamble Of Heinemann
had business in town Saturday.
Mr. Charles E Epps of Work
II an was on our streets Friday.
Capt W D Fitch of the Lake
City section was in town Mon
day.
Mr. J l. Nexsen of the Cades
section was on our streets Sat
urday.
Mr. J J Strong, Jr of the Cen
tral chuA Ah section was here
Friday. .
Mr. G G Burgess, with the
Lake City Drug Co. was IN town
Sunday.
Mr. D q Martin of the Bloom
ingvale section was visitor in
town Friday.
Mr. and MIS- y w MCClam OF
Mouzons were here short
while Friday.
Mr. Charles Brinkley of George
town and the A G Corporation
was here Tuesday.
Capt G P Nelson has been
sick for some :time with fever
and complication.
Major S NJ Askins of Lake
City spent Sunday in town with
his son, H G Askins, Esq.
Mr. W E Severance of Lake
City made his almost weekly
round of the merchants Mon
day.
SURVEYOR Peter G GOurdin,
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IS notes,

- A Mad D0G-MUCH
bOLD-STOCKHOLDERS OF
LD kEETING-OTHER NEWS.
City, July 18:-LeRoy
:, of Kingstree was in
|riday on business in
Godwin's court.
Ashur Pittman of Green
"a few days recently
hting. Little Leone
pa year older than
summer.
Misses Sadie, Kate and
inter of Marion, visited
by Severance the early
this week.
Is Lula EHps and Retha
IS came up from Kings
)unday and spent the after
at Mr. J G McElveen's
good deal of cotton is be-
no sold here since the ten cents
mark was reached. The cotton
platform several days had the
Irregular fall appearance.
Rev and Mrs w B Baker
passed through itown one day
! last week on their way to visit
their.children at Rome.
The twelve year old son of
Mrs lLena Cockfeld, OF Halt
Moon was bitten by a mad dog
Saturday. The dog inflicted
two wounds on him, one in the
leg Just above the knee and the
: other in the arm. A mad stone
WAS procured from Capt W d
Fitch and applied to the wounds
1t it failed to have any effect.
Mr. Simon Poston, who is the
little fello VS. grandfather, took
the boy to Baltimore for treat
ment at the Maryland General
hospital, of which DIR Clarence
Pollins is resident physician.
results of this treatment
be watched with great in.
st by the family ard friends
of whom are very anxious
bout the little fellow S welfare.
Mrs j Archie Hemingway of
Rome, who was taken to
charleston some two weeks ago
by her brother, DR. J B DuRant,
was operated on Tuesday OF
last week. At last accounts
81 was doing fairly well. Her
large connection of kindred and
friends will listen intently for
news of her condition, hoping
that that news will be all good.
The second annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Bank of
Lake City was held at the bank
ing house on Wednesday, the
18th instant. Very nearly all
of the stock was represented.
following were elected di-
Nctors . for the ensuing year:
A II Williams, W J Singletary,
} J G Lynch, J B DuRant. W I
Askins, Henry P Williams and
ia Green. The affairs of the
bank were found to be in thor
oughly good condition and the
earnings for the past year very
satisfactory. A dividend OF
eighA Der cent was declared and
the balance. which exceeded the
dividend oy a handsome per
centage, was passed to the sur
plus fund. 1t two years this
Bank, besides paying sixteen
per cen! in dividends, has built
up a surplus fund which nearly
equals twenty per cent of the
capital stock. This has been
done by honest, straight, legiti-
mate business methods. Be-
sides the net earnings this
year several hundred dollars
we're invested in office furniture
and fixtures. At the directors
meeting A II ..Willilms was re-
AAa1 ,,raSi6en1 w / Sinule
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End Game.

Mayesville-OOOO OOO-O.
Kingstree -0O30 23O DO.
Struck out by Taylor 21, by
Hess 9.
Batteries: Kingstree, Taylor
and Foxworth;
Mayesville; Hess & Harper.
Base Hits off; Taylor off,
Hess 5.
Umpire Gilland.
On Friday and Sa turday
Kingstree will play Florence on
the local diamond. Florence
has a strong team and these two
games promise to be interesting.
Large crowds ought to go out
to see both games. The Reds
have an all star team $50 Mayes-
vile said) and our home people
ought to pack the grand stand
for these two games. The boys
not only need good gate receipts
to pull them out of the financial
hole but they need the presence
Of friendly and sympathizing
faces to cheer them to victory,
Let everybody be out to see
these two games and the Reds
will play great ball Luke Gill
land will pitch one game and
Taylor the other,
The Reds leave next week for
a trip and there will be no ball
in Kingstree for two weeks Let
everybody be out to see the
Reds defeat Florence.
This season Kingstree has
played fourteen games and won
eight. This is a splendid show
ing.