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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-29

The police have been unable to
locate William Branson, the col
ored man wanted for cutting his
wife in family scrap Friday
night and stealing $14 from hel
stocking. 1t is believed that he
has left the city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-29
ANNUAL MEETING
Sandusky Convocation of Episcopal
Church iu Session.

The Sandusky Convocation OF
the Episcopal church which is
composed of about 20 churches in
this section of OHIO, went into
session this afternoon al st.
Panl's church. A rather elaborate
program will be rendered this af-
ter1ioon tonight and tomorrow
and considerable important busi-
ness will be transacted. The ses.
sion is an annual one.
The salve that acts like a poul.
tice Is Pine Salve Carbolized. No
other salye so good for cuts, burns,
boils and chapped skin. Ask about
It. Price 25 cts.
Sold by Flocken Drug Store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07
BUSINESS PROVERBS.

Not the big Garner. but the wise In
investor, is the future capitalist
The wise man knows that wealth is
not worth getting save for the purpose
of using and so gets after it early.
Investment Is putting money into
chicken farming; speculation Is count
ing the chickens before they are
Matched
The chap who does his work indiffer-
entity because he thinks he is above his
job thereby proves his unfitness for
the job that is above him.
The main who yields to honest per-
suasion Slowly and imperceptihly, as
rock TO wafer may make loyal in
weston when won. But he who IS quick
to lay hold of good investment makes
the most money.
Mulfitudes of people sleep soundly
nights, believing their savings. to be
protected in the banks, not dreaming
that the banks have invested them in
business enterprises that the depositors
themselves declined to buy shares in
because they thought their earnings
were too large to be safe.-Cent Per
Cent
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07

1t Is reported Of the Earl of Mans
field that he ONCE dismissed servant.
but wrote for him character" as
follows. 1.-THE bearer, John 49,, has
served me for three years in the Gu
paeity Of coacHnan. lie is an able
driver and a very SOBER lnalf.. dis
charged him because he cheated me. =
A day or two later the man returned to
thank his old master for the help he
had afforded him In getting him q new
birth. How had the testimonial help
ed him? The man explained that his
new master had observed that ability
to drive and sobriety We're the qualities
he required in a coachman As for the
cheating, his employer had said I'm
a Yorkshireman, and I'll be hanged If
you cheat me-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07
OLD TIME PuNlSEiMENTS.

Cold Water Baths Helped TO Cure
Swearing and ScoIding.
To punish child III such way that
It will see the direct connection be-
tween the correction and the fault is
one of the precepts of modern edtsca-
ton. The Judge of tie eighteenth cen
tnry was not worried by such psy-
Geological theories, but his decisions
often had the grim hnmor Of fitness.
What could be better for the scold
than cooling plunge or for the wife
beater than few lashcs on his own
back?
A number Of tender handed English
gallants joined a pioneer expedition to
Virginia. The weather was cold aud
the work hard When these soft mus
cled young men We're set at cbopping
trees their hands were sorely bllstered
By the ak helves. With the cries Of
pain many oaths were heard.
The president or the company soon
put stop to this swearing by ordering
q can Of cold water to be poured down
the sleeve Of the guilty one at every
oath he uttered.
In colonial days hog stealing was
considered one OF the most serious OF
crimes AT the first offense the tiiefss
ears were slit, at tile second his ears
were nailed to pillory, and at the
third he suffered death without bene-
At Of clergy
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07
The giish of 1t.

An English actor of some prominence
was dining with some friends in this
bud found any American plays that he
thought lie could use in England. s.Oh,
yes he replied. Il have seen one OF
two that fawndy will he on the other
side. In fact, | have entered into ne
gotiatlons for several. One that APP
peals to me strongly is a play called
Ten Evenings in Public House.
where ! shall play John Morgan, and
another is named Uncle Thomas Resi-
dence,' which has a fine part for me in
Marks, the barrister. Kansas City
Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07

,ence Of her tongue made her mouse
and her neighborlIooa uncomtoffapie'
They had machine fer ye PURPOSE
vt belongs 10 We Parish: II has at
ready been used three times This sum
mer.
"Ye Woman was allowed to go I'M
der We water for We space OF u MN
ute. Bstsey had stout sto1nache
and would not yield until she had beer
under FIVE times. Then she cried plte
ously. Then they drew back ye Ma
chine. united We Ropes and lei hel
walk home Il hopefully penitent wo
man" Youths Companion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07
SHORT STORIES.

Forty years ago artificial teeth were
OFTEN made Of hippopotamus ivory.
The senior class Of the Belfast {Nea
High school gave i "skiddoop dance
1he other night. The admission was Is
cents. and every twenty third person
was admitted free.
he chimney of q gold smelling fur.
mace at Vallejo Junction. Cal, was
cleaned recently, ana tile SCOT was
chemically treated ii the gold dust
room # contained dust worth 81 900.
By naming his ten children after al
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07

Father have Just heard that that
incorrigibIe son of mine has just mar
ried well known actress. Daughter
Wen, You have yourself to blame. fa-
Their. Father How. do YOU make that
OUT Daughter Haven't you' often
told him to hitch his wagon to a starr
- YoHng's Magazine. u.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07

The elephant trumpeted loudly.
What's the trouble?v asked the
chimpanzee
Somebody's worked the shell game
on me- replied the pachyderln as he
threw away the bag of empty peanut
shells which had just been handed to
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07
|ECZErIA and PILE CURE

EREE knowing what ii is to suffer. |
'''-- will give FREE OF CHARGE,
70 any afflicted 4 positive cure for Ecze-
ma, silt Raeuni Erysipelas, lies and
Skin Diseases Instant relief Don {
uiler longer; write II w. WILLIAMS,
hlO Manhattan Avenue New York.
Enciose Stamp.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-31

Some time ago a bill was ill.,
troduced in congress to increase
salaries of members of that body
from $5, 900 to $500 a year. The
measure vas voted down and We
gave due credit to the self.abnegatory
spirit thus manifested. But, alas!
the same resolution has popped up
again and our national representa-
tives could not resist the temptation
and yielded. In the lower house the
majority in favor of the resolution
was overwhelming and In the
senate both Tillman and Latimer
voted for it. We can only hope
that the usefulness of our repre-
sentatives in the national legislature
will be increased accordingly.
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MosquitoIees Cities.

Over in Europe there are many
happy towns where the note of the
mosquito is never heard, and the in
habitants don't care a snap about
the pennyroyal market. But in
America the cities which can claim
to be mosquitoless would not run up
to a dozen. Denver is one Of them,
and, strange to say, Grand Rapids,
Mich, only a short way from the
gnat Gehennas Of Lake Superior, ID
another. The explanation i that
the city is built on hillocks of drift
sand, so deep and 30 finely pulver-
lied that they absorb moisture like
tissue paper. stagnant water does
not get a ghost of chance to accu-
mulate, and mosquitoes have car
ried their cargo of microbes to more
congenial markets. - Health Cul-
ture.
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A Healthy Bill.

A wealthy New York banker,
says the Philadelphia Record, while
visiting his parents in a small town
was stricken with fever. For three
months he was confined in the old
homestead, dutifully attended by a
fond mother and q very Jealous doc
tor. The banker recovered slowly.
One morning he decided that fresh
air would do more for him than
medical environment, and in q
short time he was enabled to dis
miss his physician. When the doc
tors bill arrived the banker studied
it very closely. A few moments
later the mother saw her son 60 10
the wood shed, procure an az and
begin hewing at the hitching post,
which had stood in front Of the
house for fifty years.
Frank" she shouted hysterical-
ly, believing her son in another de-
irium, "what are you doing?"
you'll have no further use for
it," chuckled the perspiring banker.
thereafter the doctor will come in
an automobile"
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Pastor Gets a Pounding.

On the evening of January 25, a
large compauy-chiefly members of
Union church-assembled at the
hospitable home of Mrs VIM Salt
ers, where was spent a most delight.
full evening. About 9 o'clock the
the pastor of Union church, Rev E
E Erwin, was invited into room
where q present awaited him. So
quietly had the "pounding' been
prepared that he could only look
with silent assonishment on the ac-
emulation of good things destined
for the manse store-room, by the Ia
dies of Union church and of other
churches in that section. Also there
was purse made up fol him by the
ysung men. 1t is said that "the
heart feels most whel the lips move
not." Then there was music aud
song, both sacred and sentimental,
followed by delightful concsft by
the Salters' orchestra and con.
vsrsation and merrimsnt obtained
till q late hour. Probably more
than a hundred guests were present.
When . movement was made to
disperse, Mr. Erwin asked moments
privilege to speak. He spoke of hu.
man kindness and good fellowship,
and the social side of religion and of
how desirable that all our pleasures
should be such as that we might
easily and naturally at once turn to
the worship of Him who gives US all
our enjoyments. Then the evening
was fittingly closed, and the COM
pany dismissed, upon appropriate
prayer by the pastor of the Metho.
dist church, Rev j o Carroway.
A GUEST.
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"When the devil got sick, the
devil saint would be-" In the
throes of dissolution tile G. M. |.
forces turn to prohibition.

The people of Williamsburg have
been from time, ,immemorial too mod
est to assert themselves in pollti-
cal way and while ever ready to aid
in the preferment of u worthy man,
their long.range telescope rsrlooks
their home material. Let US start
in right now and turn over a new
leaf. The promotion of Solicitor
Wilson to the Judgeship of the
Third circuit will leave vacant the
office of Solicitor and logically the
vacancy should be filled by a Will
liamsburg man. We have in mind
a young attorney who would make a
fitting successor to John S Wilson
q man in connection with whom the
term "rising barrlster" is no mere
empty jargon. One who by sheer force
of energy, industry and indomitable
courage has cleared away obstacles
and now stands as one of the leading
lawyers in the Third circuit. Such
a man is needed to carry on the
work of Solicitor Wilson when he
retires from the office and Williams
burg should furnish his successor.
In naming a man who would worth.
lily wear the houor and safeguard
the interests of the State we believe
we could fipd no lawyer in the Third
district better qualified for the place
than Leroy Lee, Esq, and We here
by nominate him for Solicitor when
Mr. Wilson retlres to 60 upon the
Bench.
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ANIMALS AND TRICKS.
Geese, Pigs and Bears Not Hard 70
Train For the Stage.

A farmer would scarcely believe
that a goose requires only about
sixty hours in order to prepare it
for the footlights and a critical au-
dience and that a common pig
which has been bought in the mar
ket will in thirty hours be compe-
tent to blossom forth as an actor.
According to Clyde Powers, a
trainer of wide experience and
much patience, it takes duck
about three days to learn how to
march OF Tie stage, to follow the
chorus AID to march off again at
the proper time. It takes a chick
en- week or more, and turkey
cannot grasp the art Of acting in
less than six months time.
Mr.. Powers has tried to train a
peafowl, but he finds that it is i'm
possible. A goose is the most intel
Ggent Of all the feathered tribe,
and a goose is also the only do
mestic fowl that shows affection.
Animals are always entertaining,
and so much in demand are they
by managers that every vaudeville
theater in America books for its
programme at least one animal act
and often two every week. A good
animal troupe is contracted for
many months ahead, and its owners
and trainers receive salaries far ex-
ceeding those of the average troupe
of vaudeville performers Of the hu-
man species.
During a visit to a dress re-
hearsal at the New York Hippo
drome, says a writer in Leslie's
Weekly, three or four cub bears
were being schooled in the art Of
standing on their heads, in driving
an auto, or at least appearing to do
so, and last, but not least-for it
amuses an audience greatly-to
drink out of bottles.
To teach them this last act is not
very difficult if the bottles are filled
with sweetened water. In fact, the
difficulty comes in preventing the
cubs from stealing these bottles and
rehearsing before it is time, SO fond
are they Of this particular form of
acting.
Bears are decidedly humorous,
and, while they know perfectly well
what they are doing, they often do
a trick the wrong way, apparently
just for the humor Of the thing,
and they seem to enjoy the scold-
ing, which with many bears is sell
dom accompanied by punishment.
The trainers pockets are usually
bulging with sugar, and the cubs
are given a taste every time they
obey orders and go through trick
with willingness. If bear is good
tempered and Of adaptable disposi-
ton a new trick can be mastered in
about four weeks.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-31
A Mathematical Wonder.

Jedediah Buxton was the great
est prodigy of mathematics that
ever appeared in England. His ed
ucation was very limited, and he
had never been taught arithmetic or
indeed any branch of mathematics,
so that his abilities in this respect
were peculiarly natural. He would
walk over piece Of land and tell
with exsctness how many acres and
square rods were contained in it.
His memory wss so great that while
resolving q question he could leave
of and resume the occupation again
the next morning or q week, .
month or several months later and
proceed regularly till it was COM
pleted.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-31
His Richard lll.

A theatrical manager tells story
about a country actor who studied
Richard III. under John McCul-
Tough until he felt letter perfect,
when he essayed to play the part in
q western town. When he reached
the words, 'Thus far into the
bowels of the land have we marched
on without impediment," his mem
ory completely failed. Having re-
pested 90 much Of the statement
several times he was called down by
Q general hiss. Coming forward,
he bowed and thus addressed the
audience: "LAdies and Gentlemen
Thus far into the bowels Of the land
have we marched without impedi-
ment, and curse me il I can get any
farther" New York Press.
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Want a Package Of Seed?
Editor County Record:

Eultol SountJ oecoro'
l have sent to every white man
whose name / could obtain in my
district, package of vegetable seed,
aud having succeeded in obtaining
an increase of q few thousand pack.
ages of my allotment this season, 1
have some left, and will gladly send
to the address of anyone package,
who has not had them, and will in
dictate their wish for them, BY let.
ter or postal to me.
If you will kindly publish this
fact in your valuable paper, l will
appreciate it very much.
Yours truly,
J ELLERBE.
House of Representatives, Washing
ton, D c., January %, 1907.
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lust One Word.

Within the past few weeks it
seems that We have received more
complaints than ever before in our
career as a newspaper publisher.
Nearly one hundred people have
either written or complained in
person of not getting the paper
regularly. Now, we are of course
sincerely regretfulllthat. our sub.
scribers have been snnoyed..by not
getting reguIarly::the paper.they have
paid for. They are entitled to it and
we do not blame:them for complain
ing when it fails to come. But, on
the other hand, it affords us much
consolation, when these widespread
complaints come upon us, to feel
that but for the fact that the paper
is worthy of appreciation our read
.ers would not miss it enough to
complain when it fails to reach
them.
Nov, in justice to ourself, we have
made every effort to get the paper
out on time. Several weeks We have
had the paper ready to 90 to press
when the gasoline engine would
break down and require the services
of machinist. There was no one
in Kingstree who could fix it and
we had to send to Florence. This
required time, hence the delay.
In addition to this, we have had a
lot of trouble securing competent
help, and that is the source of much
of the trouble in not getting out the
paper regularly. We have had four
men in the Office, besides the man.
cf-sll work, viz, the editor, and
he, the latter, can't do it all by
himself. But he pledges you one
thing: If money can get an engine
and printers that will work, The
COUNTY RECORD will continue to
wave more vigorously than ever
before in our year of grace, 1907.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-31
host Durable Wood.

Which kind of wood is the most
durable? To answer this question
some interesting experiments have
been made and the following re-
suits obtained: Birch and poplar de-
cayed in three years, willow and
horse chestnut in four years, ma
pie and beech in five years, elm and
ash in seven years. Oak and Scot
tish fir decayed to the depth Of half
an inch in seven years, and juniper
was uninjured at the expiration of
the seven years.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-31
Chair Versus Battieship.

A dentist who had been dosing q
woman patient with agony for an
hour complimented her on her COM
posure under torture. "But women
stand pain 80 much better than
men," he added. 'There is a prom
inent naval officer who comes here
who howls like brass band when
ever a nerve is touched"
'He does, does he?" shifted the
woman. 81 wonder what he would
do in battle? ?"
"He would be as brave as lion
and as quiet as Sunday afternoon.
III stake my soul on that" the den
tist added. '1t is all a question Of
what nerves are touched"
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CLEVER THIEVES.
Guatemala Piekpoeksts and Their
WhirlWind Methods.

"I once thought the New York
pickpocket about the slickest in the
world" said a detective just back
from Central America with, pris-
oner, "but the Guatemala operators
have our local artists beaten to an
omelet.
"I was standing at the corner Of
one of the main streets of Guate-
mala city about noon one afternoon
watching the handful Of people
abroad. A prosperous looking man
passed me. l took particular notice
of him because he appeared to be
we'll decorated with jewelry. He
had heavy finger rings, massive
raw gold watch chain and earrings
of a curious pattern. I was think
ing how he would delight a New
York pickpocket as he halted few
yards away 10 look into his wallet,
fat, bulky affair.
"Just then a young man about
six yards distant gave shout and
ran toward the man with the wallet
and jeuelry. The latter started
and stood perplexed for just about
two seconds. In TIT time | saw
the Young man run into him, knock
him down by the force of the col
lision ard race toward me. As he
came | saw him stow away the
mans watch, several rings and the
wallet.
81 shouted and made spring for
him. He ran into me, lodged a
swing l made at him and vas across
the street in an inconceivably short
time. / started after him and saw
him run into third man. The
third man tried to hold him, but he
might as we'll have tried to catch a
bunch of forked lightning. The
man was away and up an alley in
two minutes after he had run into
the first of us.
"When we compared notes it was
found that he had skinned the first
mans fingers of rings, got one of
the earrings, the wallet and the
watch and chain. Third man had
lost handsome pin from his tie
and his watch and chain.
"What did you lose9' they asked
me.
"T haven't lost anything said.
Then one of them pointed at my
tie, which had become undone.
'1 found that I, too, had lost a
wallet, a stick pin, my watch and
chain. I got my property back
through the chief Of police. He
sent for the chief OF the gang and
made him hold up the young oper-
ator for the goods. The operator
was very obliging when he heard I
was detective from New York. He
wanted to know if I could assist him
in working in New York and hew
the pickpockets operated in the city.
If he ever comes to New York it is
all day with many a bundle Of
goods. New York Press.
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To have one of her citizens
elevated to the Bench and win the
nations championship in corn
producing contest all in the same
week, is pretty good for our neighbor
county, Clarendon.
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Notice to Teachers.

The first meeting of the Williams
burg County Teachers association will
be held in the Kingstree Graded school
building on Saturday, February 2,
1907, at 10 m. 1t is hoped that every
white teacher in Williamsburg county
will be present at this, the first meeting
of the season. The officers of the As
ISOLATION will do all in their power to
make the occasion pleasant and profit.
able.
See Programme in another column.
PIP BETHEA,
President,
Miss ETA JACOBS,
Secretary.
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7 AXE N0t1eeg
Commencing with February
1, 1907, the price of The
COUNTY RECORD will be ad-
vanced to One Dollar and
Twenty-Five Cents a year; six
months seventy-fve cents;
three months so cents. If paid
in advance for one full year
we will allow a discount of 25
cents and send the paper for
twelve months for S.00.
After February. 1. No free
or complimentary copies OF
the paper will be sent to any
one.
1-l-07 G. w Wolfe.