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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-03
Graded School Items.
Written for last week.

A stranger on entering our town
last Monday morning would doubt.
less have contrasted the picture
which the town presented with the
following, which is the impression
generally created when school is
mentioned:
Then the whining school boy with
his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping
like a snail
Unwillingly to school.
But we are glad to relate that our
stranger friends Gf there were any
were disappointed this time, for we
can assure them that it was with ca
ger, expectant hearts that we entered
the old building which has grown so
dear to us during the past three
wears. To some of US strange feel
lngs of sadness would come as We
realized that this was the last time
we could ever enroll our names as
pupils of our we'll loved school.
TIE first regular meeting of the
literary society was held last Friday
after. oon. There was no literary
programme for the afternoon: but
Miss Roberta Coker was elected
treasurer. About eighteen new
members joined and We feel suie
that this will be a very successful
year. We were glad TO lave with us
Miss Eleanor Epps, of the class of
~.
We have had several visitors this
week-most of those who came, how
ever, came only to say ''good bye" T"
AmongIthe mare, Misses Nita White.
head, Eleanor Epps. Mantle Coker
and Marian Gilland.
Several noticeable changes have
been made during the summer: the
auditorium has been remodeled by
cutting it into one classroom, q
reading room, and a cloak room.
Latin has been taken out of the
seventh grade and is now begun in
the eighth. This doesn't affect the
standard of the school in the least,
however, for the same work is re-
quired, only it is done now in three
years instead of four.
At the request of Mr. Bethea we
extend an invitation 10 the mothers
of the town to visit the school ai
often as possible.
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Hereafter we positively re-
fuse to publish any communica.
ton received at this Office later
than Tuesday, noon, except To-
cal and personal items, which
will not be available later than
Wednesday, noon, for the cur
rent week. By trying to BE &C
commodating we are thrown late
every week and we are tired ot
it. This notice applies te
EVERY BODY!
4-25.tf
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LAuRENs, 8. c., Sept, % 1907

Held ysGr Csiien.
LAURENs, s. c., Sept. % 1907.
Farmers Unioa Men,
Do you till the soil? If so, please
stop and think before You rush your
cotton on the market at the present
price. At the frs. glance it looks
like eleven or twelve cents per pound
for cotton is a fair price. But when
ron consider the advance of prices
in every line of business, effecting
directly the farming interests of our
State, you will readily see that ff-
teen cents. the minimum price fixed
BY the Union, is as little as we can
afford to sen our cotton for this sea-
son.
The outlook, from the best author
ity we can gather in this and other
States, is that there will be a small
crop of cotton this year. There is
considerable falling of from last
years crop in Texas, and some Of
the other large cotton growing
states. Texas did not get good
stand, after planting as man. as
three times IN places; and then to
add to her misfortune, she is sorely
distressed by the boil weevil, which
has destroyed thousands of bales
Louisiana had to plant and replant
her crop of cotton, and she Is not
only short in her crop of cotton but
in point of stand also. And, if l
had space and time, L could show
you State after State is short, or will
be short in the present crop of cot
ton. have been through nineteen
counties of this State, and find, with
few exceptions, only normal crop
of cotton, with no top crop at all.
And in several counties the crop is
being injured by the rust.
Don't be deceived or misled by
the cotton speculators' old and Of,
ten repeated cry of theirs Bumper
Crop in sight. This has been
their slogan in the past, and will be
in the future, if you will only be-
lieve it. They do this in order to
scare us into dumping our cotton on
the market, thus causing a never
failing slump in prices. To sell
our cotton at the present prices is
not only financial suicide, but it is
striking hands with the greatest and
deadlest foes known to the South,
and directly playing in the hands Of
your worst enemy, and turning your
back on your friends and running
the Union which you have sworn to
protect. .
Let all the members of the Union
come to the front and stand up like
men of brains, as we'll as zen of
courage. Let no member of your
Sub Union sell till the minimum
price is reached. If you have some
distress cotton in your Subs, let
your business agent make arrange.
ments with the banker with whom
you deal, 10 furnish eighty per cent
Of the worth of the cotton: and the
bank hold the cotton as collateral
until the cotton is sold and the note
paid, and thus hold your cotton, and
pay your debts too. If you have
given lien to a merchant, have
your cotton weighed and present
him with the certificate of weights
and ask him to credit your account
with eighty dollars on the hundred
dollars worth, and he will not refuse
to accommodate you. But, I SUBJ
NIT in all candor that it is the best,
if You can do 80, to arrange with
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-03

Obstinate cases of constipation
and nasty, mean headaches promptly
disappear when you take DeWitt's
Little Early Riser Pills. Sold by
W. L. Wallace, M. D.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-03

each member, where he is forced to
hsve money, to borrow the money
on the cotton. and hold the cotton
for the minimum price.
Ifyou have buil' Union ware
houses, put your cotton in them, If
not, use the best and nearest ware
house facilities you can get. 1t will
most certainly pay you to pay ware
house and insurance charges and
! hold your cotton. We have about
one million seven hundred thousand
members in the cotton belt, and all
in the world We need is self.conh.
dence, and confidence in each other
and then cooperate with other Un.
ions, and other states, if necessary,
to make our selling in bulks a sue
cess.
Our State buslness agent, W &
Moore, Greenvllle, S G, who is in
direct communication with one hun
dred cotton factors and spinners,
will be glad to confer with you
about selling your cotton for you in
bulk, and can save you money by
selling your cotton through him.
Brother; let me beg of you not to
let the spirit Of unrest and aistrust
that usually gets abroad in our land
during the cotton selling season, in
fuence you iu the least. Be a man
and stand to your guns, and we are
sure of success.
Last season with thirteen and a
half million bale crop, and mini
mum of eleven cents, we not only
whipped the fight and got eleven
cents, but where our men had the
nerve to hold they got as high as
thirteen cents and three fourths to
fourteen cents per pound.
This is all individual fight, as
we'll as a collective one; and the
question is not what are they going
to do, but as to what are YOU going
to do? The difference, to the farm
ers of this State, between eleven and
fifteen cents cotton(base on II mi
lion bale crop) is twenty million
dollars, and all you have to do is to
be loyal to the Union and it is
yours.
There never has been . time in
the history of the South till now
when the cotton spinners of the
: world have invited the cotton pro-
ducers of the South to meet them in
three days convention. They, the
spinners, say to'get closer relations
between the manufacturer and the
producer, r,-brother, can't You read
the hand writing on the wall? Don't
be deceived by the cry that the Un-
ion is not accomplishing anything
| in this State, for We have or will
organize FIVE counties in the heal
future. We also have an organizer
in our county now at work and the
State is now being organized as nev.
er before in its history. 1t is 8
thing of the past in the South thai
farmers can afford to sell cottor
from the wagon, for the simple rea
son that not one in fifty knows any
thing about the different grades Of
cotton, and 1t leaves him entirely al
the mercy of the buyer who may b
or may not be honest Now, in or
der to be fairly dealt with in tn
matter of grading cotton, l woult
suggest that each county Union il
the State elect, or appoint, a mar
whose business it shall be to grade
the farmers cotton, so that We will
know what grade of cotton we are
selling and what that particula'
grade of cotton is worth on the mar
ket any certain day in the year.
Yours Truly,
o P PGooDWIN,
President.
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The farmers
union BUREAU.
Conducted BY s G. Farmers Union

Address all communications intended for this
column to ]. C. st1ih,ing. Pendleion IS. c.
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FOR SALE.

Special shapes made to order. Core
pondence solicited before placing yeur
orders. W. b. FUNK,
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At the request of Mr. Bethea we
extend an invitation 10 the mothers
of the town to visit the school as
often as possible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Buying Land In Korea.

Land buying in Korea Is a process
which calls for 10th time and patience,
says the London Telegraph. The price
at which land may be procured differs
greatly with the skill of the purchaser.
Any hasty attempt to buy hurts the
feelings of the owner and creates OPP
position. The best plan Is to select the
district on which ones fancy rests and
either settle quietly down there or send
an agent to do so instead. letting It be
known in general sort of way that
one Is disposed to buy. Then the Ko-
reans, who class transactions in land
IN the same category with the sale or
purchase of movable chattels-that Is
to say, as a mere means of procuring
or spending money-will OF themselves
come and offer to sell. Then, by the
exercise of little patience, consid-
cradle tract may be very cheaply ac-
CURED In few years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
III Fated Explorers.

Among the Spaniards who won fame
as discoveries and conquerors in Amer
lea only a very few died peacefully
Here Is list of some of the more i'm
portant who suffered at the hands of
fate: Columbus died broken hearted
Roldin and Bobadilla were drowned
Ovando was harshly superseded, Las
Casas sought refuge in a cowl. Ojeda
died in extreme poverty, Enciso was
deposed by his own men, Nicuessa per-
lshed mlserably by the cruelty of his
party, yasco Nunez de Balboa was dis
gracefully beheaded, Narvaez was i'm
prisoned in a tropical dungeon and aft
erward died of hardship, Cortes was
dishonored. Alvarado was destroyed
In ambush, Almagro was garroted
Pizarro was murdered and his -four
brothers cut off. and there was no end
to the assassinations and executions
of the secondary chiefs among the en-.
ergetic and daring Adventures.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Mar ard His Dress.

The well dressed man wears clothes
that no one ever notices; at business,
except in the very warmest weather,
usually dark. No one ever notices
clean linen, while linen soiled ever so
slightly is very conspicuous. No one
ever notices a hat unless 1t Is OF ultra
shape. dirty or shabby. No one ever
notices shoes unless they are loud or
need backing or are run down at the
heels or shabby. No one ever notices
clean finger nails, while those needing
attention are always conspicuous. The
man should not be lost sight of by the
conspicuousness of his clothes. either
from being overdressed or stability
dressed. Batten's Wedge
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
The Corkscrew Palm.

What is known as the corkscrew
palm is a familiar plant TO West In
dams. The palm resembles the bayo-
net variety, but instead Of the long,
sharp sabers springing from the center
of the palm and reaching upward in
the way they happen to come the cork
screw palm has its spikes joined to-
gether at the heart, and they form a
winding row from the base to the top.
1t is said that these palm leaves inva-
riably wind themselves like a cork
screw, from right to left, going up, but
occasionally freak plants have been
noticed where the direction was re-
versed. This is, however, a very rare
occurrence. The corkscrew palm Is
purely decorative. 1t grows to height
Of from six to ten feet and reaches n
diameter of four to six. 1t takes sew
eral years, even in tropical country.
where all plant and animal life ma
lures rapidly, for one of these curious
palms to grow to full height.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Wrestling For Exercise.

Wrestling the ''microcosmos Of gym
nastics," is fine form of bodily exer-
else for those who enjoy hard muscular
work after the tedious business hours
of the day and may be practiced-
adapting it to circumstances-by the
man of ripe age as well as by the
boy of ten or twelve, especially the
form known in this country as catch
ae-catch-can (Which is about Identical
to one form of Swiss wrestling). ex-
changed the Greco-Roman Tor Ger
man gymnastic) style for this one
about twelve years ago. and was
then over forty years old. and still en-
JOY 1t much if my opponent is of my
own weight or little lighter and if it
is deprived of its potential roughness
by gentlemanly spirit of the part
ners.-New York Medical Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
no CHANGE IN HIS POLICY
President Discusses Railroads
in indianapolis Speech.

Indianapolis. May 81. - President
Roosevelt delivered the principal ad-
dress al the unyeil!ng here OF the
monument 20 General Henry W. Law
ton. The speech was devoted almos.
exclusively 10 discussion of railway
problems. Briefly summarized the
president advocated complete control
by the federal government of all
interstate commerce, extending such
supervision to roads carrying mail;
complete supervision of stock and
bond issues, frank publicity in all de
partments OF the railroad business;
enforcement of penalties under Grim
inal statutes upon offending officers;
traffic agreements safeguarded to
benefit the public; perfection of the re.
Gently inaugurated system of uniform
accounting; giving train operators
shorter hours and provision for a
physical valuation of all roads. In be
ginning his speech the president said:
"One great problem that we have
before us is TO preserve the rights Of
property; and these can only DE pre-
served If we remember that they are
in less jeopardy from the socialist and
the anarchist than from the predatory
man of wealth. 1t has become evident
that to refuse TO invoke the power of
the nation to restrain the wrongs com
mitted by the man of great wealth
who does evil is not only to neglect
the interests of the public, but is to
neglect the interests of the man of
means who acts honorably by his fell
lows. The power of the nation must
be exerted TO stop crimes of cunning
no less than crimes of violence. There
can be no halt in the course we have
deliberately elected to pursue. the pol.
icy of asserting the right of the nation,
so far as it has the power, to super
wise and control the business use of
wealth, especially in its corporate
FORM"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06

In TIE gem Nngla.a thc ruby, !ac
diamond The emerald aud TIE sap
palHe constitute the big four" and
take P0ccc@gacc-&uj IN the order nam.
ed--ol all other pUociouS stones. The
pear IS OF course not "a stone. II has u
standard Of its own, The expert test
% tie Eow is its colar, It's degree Of
clearneSS aud its perfection OF cutting,
Cpoa the last depends its brilliancy.
In the diamond the brilliant" cutting
holds FIRST place. The other stones are
cur altogether differently are
crysallized in different systems-in
fact they differ in another respect, the
diamonds being a mineral carbon, the
finer rUhy 1.-THE orientaD variety OF
corundum. the emerald variety OF
beryl and the sapphire coIored va
riety Of cOTundum. What is technical
ly known as the step cut is an es-
sential to bring out the fire of the last
three.-New York Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
THE SILVER BULLET.
One Of the Tragic Incidents OF the
American Revolution.

One of the strangest incidents OF the
American Revolution Is tine story OF
the silver bullet.
The year was 1TTI7. Burgoyne. push
Ing down from the north. WAS expect
ing 10 effect a junction with Sir Henry
Clinton at Albany. The field of Sara
toga was still before him.
Clinton was pressing up the Hudson
valley from New York. After taking
Fort Montgomery, In the Highlands. he
continued north 20 Acsopus, now
Kingston, which was captured and
burned. But first he sent from Fort
Montgomery letter to Burgoyne.
As the message had TO pass tlro~ch
the American lines, the letter was IN.
closed In silver bullet, coated ".th
lead, and the spy who carried it placed
II IN his pocket with few real bullets
In Duchess county the spy was cap,
tured, There was no evidence against
him. His captors seem to have been
nearly convinced that he was telling q
straightforward story when one Of the
men searching him happened on the
I bullets. The man noticed that one bul,
| let was lighter than the others.
why" he exclaimed. this can never
| be bullet; it's too light
At this moment the spy snatched the
bullet and swallowed ii. The incident
was promptly reported to Governor
| George Clinton, commander of the
/ Revolutionary force, and by his direc
( ton surgeon recovered the bullet
| In it was found Sir Henry Clinton
| letter. which read as follows
| Fort Montgomery Oct. s, Ia.
| Nous voici and nothing between us al
! Gates, l sincerely hope this little sue
/ cess of his may facilitate your opera
lions. In answer TO your letter of zSti
| September, by c. c., l shall only say
| that l cannot presume to order or ever
| advise for reasons obvious / heartily
| wish you success. Faithfully yours,
| HENRY CLINTON.
| To General Burgoyne.
The spy was hanged on a tree al
Hurley, a few miles from Aesopus.-
Scrap Book.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Snakes With Two Heads.

I have lately been assured by more
than one of my friends that they have
seen In northern India snakes with two
heads. e.. without a tail, but with a
second and perfectly formed head In
the place where the tail ought 10 be
They assure me that there are speci-
mems in northern India museums and
that these freaks Of nature are fire.
quently found by the natives. The rid
er Is added that the natives declare
that each head lives and performs ac
tive service for six months in the year
in turn. The snakes are said 10 grow
to about three feet In length. | my
self have killed small snake with
two heads. but these We're both at the
same end OF the reptile a very differ
ent matter. which is, believe. a well
known freak and In the same category
with two headed calves.-Pioneer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
An Alarm Clock For . Cent.

'I've got the best alarm clock In the
business. and Uncle Sam provides 1t
for me-" said West Philadelphia busi-
ness man OF irregular hours yesterday.
Two or three days OF each week
have to rise early. Our postman al
ways rings our doorbell good and hard
when he leaves any mall. He comes
along regularly as clockwork at 8 a. m,
but does not always leave mail for me,
and consequently the doorbeli does not
always ring. When I want to get up
I just buy post card In the afternoon
and mail 1t to myself. II has never
failed to arrive In the early mail, ac-
companied. Of course. by the ringing Of
the bell by the postman. Talk about q
cheap system. can make the most
Important kind Of an appointment for
tht morning and All It BY the extra ex-
penditure Of single penny Phila-
delphia Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Lloyd Jones, M. ID.
OCCULIST AND NEUROLOGIST,
Webster, S. ID.

DR.. Jones has given % years to
the study and practice Of his pro
fession and has to his credit record
of cures that is remarkable, He is
a graduate of the University OF Lon
don AID the Royal, College of Oph-
Technology. For IS years he was
professor of refractions in the Uni
versity of the City of New York and
served as an oculist in the U. 5.
army during the war with Spain.
During a practice of Il years in
London and New York he has
treated over 100000 cases without
making one complete failure. His
thorough training and long practice
makes it easy for him to succeed
where others fail He now confines
his practice to the correction of
errors of vision.
The examination will be FREE
until June 1st. After that the price
will be $500 or $1,000, according to
Ire case. People who have been
humbugged by spectacle peddlers
from tae Twin Cities and other
places calling themselves by high
sounding but meaningless names of
"eye specialists" opticians" etc,
are invited to call and have their
eyes examined by one who has skill
enough to examine them intelli-
gently and integrity enough to tell
the truth.
Many of the states have laws
regulating the practice of optometry.
Minnesota has. That is why so
many fakirs from that state are
operating in South Dakota. The
eye is one of the most delicate OF
the organs of the human body and
is too precious to be turned over to
the mercy OF spectacle peddlers.
People having trouble with their
eyes are invited to call.
Aberdeen, S. D., March 10, OF
Dear DR.. Jones:
/ wish to express my gratitude to
you for the great service you have
rendered me. am well woman
now and am enjoying life again. |
was a great sufferer for seven years
before you took my case. My eyes
were very sore and inhamed. | suf-
fered with extreme headache, ner-
vousnes, and in fact my whole
system seemed deranged. All
kinds of treatment had failed to give
me any relief before / came to you,
and firmly believe thai if | had
not received relief soon / would
have lost my mind.
Very truly yours,
Esther Wadsworth.
Office at St. Mary's Hospital until
further notice.