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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30
Is The State Sincere?

In its editorial of May "A, The
State avows a sincere desire for the
expression of opinions by intelligent
opponents of compulsory education,
saying: "One reason for that earn
est wish to hear the other side is our
belief that no arguments presented
bv the friends Of compulsion can be
more convincing of the propriety Of
that system than the reasoning in
opposition"
Now, if The State really believes
that no argument for compulsory ed
ucation can be more convincing thar
argument against it, then why is SC
much of It's valuable space occupied
day after day, at its own solicitation"
and much of it by its own editor
for the accomplishment of task
which according to its own expressed
belief, is beyond the range of a
possibility? This is the first time
we have ever caught the edito- of
The State trying to lift himself over
the fence by his boot straps.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

Free Samples OF " Preventics" and
a booklet on Colds will be gladly mail
ed you, on request, by DR. Shoop, Ra-
cine, Wis, simply to prove merit.
Preventic. are little Candy Cold Cure
tablets. No Quinine, no Laxative,
nothing harmful whatever. Preventics
prevent colds-as the name implies
when taken early, or at the "Sneeze
Stage" For seated cold or LaGrippe,
break it up safely and quickly with
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

"large earuers and producers or
independence" Our figures are
taken from the census cf 1900.
In Connecticut there were their
203,4 families, with only 1857
dwellings-leaying 43,r4S families
without homes. OF these homes
3,,49G were under mortgage. In
South Carolina there were 269,S64
families, with 259,302 dwellings
leaving only 1862 families without
homes. Of these homes only 1894
were under mortgage These figures
show what compulsory education
has done toward making these peo-
pie independent ard emaAcipating
them from debt. And wi en- it is re-
men oered, as some of our readers
perhaps do, that South Carolina
has just emerged from the direst
scourge that ever swept State, and
that these homes are largely the
hard earnings of orphan sons of the
South who for nearly half century
have toiled and struggled against
awful adds, and yet have gone for.
ward by leaps and bounds to the day
dawn of this glorious hour, We are
prepared to repeat that our record Of
progress has no parallel in any State.
But even on the one point on which
The State, according to its own con-
fessed belief, is uselessly expendlng so
much of it's valuable energy, does
Connecticut present a much better
showing of literacy than South
Carolina? Turn to the census. In
1900 Connecticut had a school age
population-5 to 20 years-252,76
whites and only 4,272 colored. Of
these altogether there were 1884
illiterates; while in South Carolina
there were 2ls, 1928 whites, and 343,-
401 colored with only 99,516 litter
ates. Think of it! Here are two
States with an almost evenly balanced
white school population Connect
cut having only 1872 colored, while
South Carolina has 343,4Ol colored
children, and yet no greater differ
ence in the percentage of illiteracy.
Eliminate from South Carolina
the negro population and how would
the States compare?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30
From all over the. cotton bel

From all over the. cotton belt
come pessimistic reports of the
present condition of the crop, it
being the poorest ever known, it
is said, at this season of the
year. Cold weather, boil weevil,
dry weather in some places and
wet weather in others, have wrought
havoc aad the outlook generally
is very gloomy. In South Caro-
lima conditions seem to be more
favorable and it is to be hoped
that no disaster such as the storm
of last year will visit us again.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30
THURSDAY. MAY 80. 1907
Much Perturbed.

Juogllg from ltS numerous auu
repeated sallies "out among the fern
TO bicker down a valley" the Co.
dumbla State is greatly perturbed
over the fact that the Kingstree
RECORD has picked up the States
.slip-up in the logic of its argument
for compulsory education. We 60
ito press only once week and even
.then with limited space, but we are
quite willing for our readers to have
in full the paragraph which The
State claims we gsrbled and pervert-
ed in our last issue-and, by the
way, the very backbone of which
The State leaves out in its attempt
Led reproduction on May %. Stick
TO your limb. Mr. Editor, or else
acknowledge that it is unsound when
you abandon it.
In its issue of the May 20, The
States editoria! contained this para
graph:
"Tens of thousands of whites are
TO be condemned to bear the yoke
all their lives, condemned to rise no
higher than plowmeu and hoe hands,
mo higher than croppers and renters,
because the negroes that work for
the lowest wages are of the illiterate
class! That is the argument. In
deed, it is preferred that there be no
intellectual advance, no rising above
the level of manual labor, for we
have the college graduate at Kings
tree spoutlng of the dignity of
dabor.' The dignity of intelligent
labor is something of which no man
need be ashamed, but the iudignity
of the labor of slavery, of the hope
lessness begotten of ignorance, is
cursed"
Now we submit that if this does
mot mean that The States policy of
compulsory education has as its
object an ''intellectual advance
that is to raise people-black and
'sabove the level of manual
aabor,' that they may remain no
longer in the ranks of "plowmen
and hoe hands-croppers and rent
ers," then We do not know the mean-
iug of language. We leave it to our
Teaders us to whether We are guilty
of "garbled. and wholly unwar-
ranted perversion" of the meaning of
the above paragraph and would ask
The State whether it is "creditable
journalism for paper to leave out
the very core and backbone of its
own paragraph when that Is the very
point toward which the unfavorable
criticism of writer has been direct
ed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30
asperities entirely uncalled

and asperities entirely uncalled
for.
10 stigmatize an opponent in q
controversy az "silly" Q: "du!l. y
or to say that he is blinded by
prejudice, is 10 argument AT all,
and such tractics are recognized
as the last resort of the van
quished. To quote the expressive
phraseo.ogy Of the really brilliant
Senator Carmack Of Tennessee,
"Oue does not have to lift him.
self from his belly to rise to so
great retort.'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

The State newspaper should
start fools club, with an Ana
Mas annex, for those who dare
to dissent from its ''illumina-
ted" views.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

The States Commencement ell-
ton of May 90 is a creditable
journalistic feat. However much
We differ with The State on its
pet hobby, we admire the pluck
and enterprise that is the moving
spirit of a great newspaper.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

If there be any "scooting to
the tall TIMBER" in the elegant
diction of the esteemed State,
we leave it to a discriminating
public as to who has been most
conspicuous in the retrograde
movement.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

The Atlantic Coast Line rail
road has refused to grant the re-
quest of the business men of
Charleston to put. on train be.
tween Lane and Maxton, N G,
and Mayor Rhett has appealed to
the Railroad Commission. 1t is
to be hoped that this service
will be established, as it would
prove great convenience to the
travelling public generally. and es-
pecially between Florence and
Lane. The present schedule Is very
iuconvenient to business men who
visit Charleston for day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

Piles get quick and certain relief from
DR. Shoop's Magic Ointment. Please
note it is made alone for Piles, and it's
action is positive and certain. Itching,
painful, protruding or blind piles dis
appear like magic by it's use. Large
nickel-capped glass jars so cents.
sold by D Z Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-30

Ayers Pills are liver pills. They act
directly on the liver, make more bile
secreted. This is why they are so valu-
able in constipation, biliousness, dys.
pepsia, sick. he adache. Askyour doctor
II he knows better laxative pill.
-Nads By the J. C. Aver Co.. Lowell. Xsss.-
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Daafhs.

Mr. William Il. Hogan, former rea-
iient Of this ciiy, died in washington
vesterday. The deceased vas native
of Northumberland county, but ne came
TO this city in early manhood aud was
for number of years an employee III
Mr. Isaac Eichberg's dry goods store.
He at one time lised 10 Del Ray MS
wife daughter of The late B. F PRICE,
survives him. A..
Richard Sprouse, died ct her home NO.
sl7 Oneen street. last night. The DC
ceased was a native Of Harper Ferry
but she had resided in this city Tor sew
eral years. Ill ,,ou,
labor man in the county, died 81 ms
home in Balston last night OF typhoid
feyer. He was born in Jersey City, n.
T in 1885. and was we'll known 10 this
citv where he was member Of Alsxan-
dria Lodge Of Elks. lie leaves a vile
and ten children. -,
Mary Virginia, the thirteen year-old
daughter of Sir. Wm. j. and Mre Emma
@. Fulton and granddaughter OF the
late James f. Carlin, Of this city, died
at the home Of her parents Al FaIrvie",
Howard county, Md. last night Her
illness had been previously mentioned
Ia the Gazette. Miss Fulton for the pasi
wear had made her home with her aunt,
Miss Mary f. Carlin, in this city, and
had many acquaintaDces, all OF whom
will deeply regret to hear Of her death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
MIR. Rrnnl,es Released.

The release Of A. Powell Brookes on
hail in Winchester late yesterday even"
ing, is taken to indicate that the charge
preferred against hin by Mrs. Alexsn-
der NJ. Baker will DO dropped. Young
Hrookes had been held for 10 days,
charged with attempting to shoot Mrs.
Baker, the alleged affair having taken
place in q room at q Winchester hospital.
Late yesterday evening Judge VIM.
NJ. Atkinson, Of the Corporation Court,
released young BrookeS on bail OF $3.50
for bis appearance before the grand jury
on January q, and the accused, accom-,
panied by his brother, VIM. Brookes, and
Judge j. K. NJ. Norton, Of Alexandria,
left on an evening train for Alexandra,
the young mans home. They reached
here last night. Bail was furnished by
~. Roy Stephenson and Judge Norton,
his attorneys, and his brother, William
Brookes. Judge Norton requested the
court TO release young Rrookes on his
own recognizance. This brought Pre-
test from Prosecuting Attorney James +:
ReardoD. who demanded substantial
bond. The amount agreed upon was q
compromise. =,
Mrs. Baker yesterday said she would
not appear against young BrOokes before
the grand Jury, and it is regarded as I'M
likely that that body, under the circum.
stances, will indict him. II is believed
the case is ended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
LOCAL BREvITIES.

The recently elected officers of the
Lady Macoabses we're ins allied last night.
The officers Of Fitzgerald Council,
Knights of Columbus, will be Installed
tonight.
A marriage license was issued in Bal
timore yesterday to Eugene E. Behrend,
of Washington, and Bertha Heinz, Of
Alexandria.
The Columbia Compsny's sand barge
No. 2, which has been undergoing re-
pairs at the shipard, was launched yes
terdsy, and the tugboat James o. Car
ter hauled out.
Money was raised Monday night by
Fort Myer Heights and Colonial Heights
citizens TO commence the building and
repair of sidewalks in those county viii
liages. A special meeting Of the Fort
Myer Heights Improvement Association
was called for the purpose.
Odessa Butler, a young cOlored wom'
40, called at police headquarters 10
Washington last night in company With
her brother and told the police that she
was lured into Virginia yesterday by q
negro, and while on a lonely road be-
tween the end of the Aqueduct bridge
and Rosslyn was checked and criminslly
assaulted.
Mrs. !. H. Janney. of Alexandria,
has reported to the police of Washing
ton that her handbag, containing sS5
in money and other articles. was stolen
from the reading room OF Washington
hotel Monday. she laid the bag down
in the room and forgot 1t for a few min.
utes. When she looked for it again 1t
was gone.
As has been announced the meeting
of the Layras Workers OF the Second
Presbyterian Church will be held in the
church tomorrow night at 1880 O'clock.
Mr.. Cameron johnson will address the
meeting. The address will be on the
mission fields of Japan aud Korea, with
stereopticon views taken BY Mr.. johnson
himself and colored By Japanese artists
The publ. is invit, to attend.
/ Oysters fried, stewed or raw. Dining room
open on Sunday during oyster seeson. Z.
| II. Zimmerman, Market Space. feb26u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
"A Rreak for Liberty"

The International Amusement Com
pany has made an elaborate production
of one Of the most successful melodrsmas
ever written, "a Break for Liberty, "
which will be presented at the Opera
House tonight. The scenes are laid in
and around Pit;sburg, and the esca-
padcs of the late Biddle brothers taken
for the subject. The story of the piece
ia full OF intense dramatic interest which
holds its audience from the rise OF the
curtain until the final termination of the
last act of the play. The author has de-
parted from the every day melodrama
where the villain, hero or heroine OF
some one else in the play must be sho'
every few minutes. Ii is true that IN "A
Break for Liberty" the play is not com
plete without the use of guppowder. Inc
nse of firearms comes into Legitimate
NAV during two of the scenes, the es-
cape from the Pitsburg Jail and the des
pera,e battle between tue officers OF tnt
law on one side, the Biddle brothers ano
the wsrden's wife on the other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. B. :. Bryant. Of Boston,
who are visiting heir SOD, M. p. +.
W. Bryant, in th;s-ciiy, Wen: to Wash.
iucton today and we're, by Senator
Crane, presented to President Roosevelt
with whom they had = very pleasant
conversation.
Mrs. Charles P. cleveland and Mrs.
A. f. Wilsou. of Philadelphia, are
spending few days 10 this city guests Of
Miss Blanch Rotchiort
Mr. George BeauIegand Davis and
Miss Medora Stephenson, daughter Of
the late DR.. David Stephenson, OF Mark
ham, Va, we're married at the home Of
the brides mother in that place Satnr-
day, Rev. I. n Campbell, pastor Of III the
Elizabeth Zsa, Of Washington, was the
BRIDES only attendant, and Mr.. st. Elmo
Davis, of Alexsndria, acted as best man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Rold Robbery.

A bold assault and robbery was COM
mitted eslly last night short distance
east of the new union depot. between
King and Prince streets. Two nen
entered the small fruit store conducted
by Brazilian named Manuel TrsVers
and after purchasing fruit and tooscco
to the amount OF Is cents presented a
ten dollar note. While the dealer was
making change three other men rushed
into the room and pointing pistol at
Trsyers ordered him to deliver up what
money he possessed. When he failed to
comply with the demand the three men
who entered last threw Travers to the
floor and alter pulling OF his pantaloons
found fS5 hid in an undergarment
which they took as well as his pistol
T.ayers is unable to give any description
of the five men. Some think they are
tramps others that they are local thieves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
A Disgusting Act.

Several years ago it was suggested IN
this column that were Hogarth alive he
could secure some striking pictures a. a
certain corner where men who have long
since marred the image of their Creator by
tarryiDg too long with the wine' psssea
most Of their time shivering and pan
handling" for stimulants. A suggestion
for q picture could have been seeuIeu
in an alley in the western part oil 'he
city yesterday A man who Las long
suffered from dipsomanis was seen on MS
knees making supper from a slop can
A resident of the neighbOrhood who WI
messed the act caused The man to bring
the "repsst' to a close and procured
something more palstable for him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Meetings.

A number of meetings Of stockholders
of companies with Virginia charters
are being held in this city during the
month. Yesterday evening The stock
holders of the Ontario Apartment House
Company and the West Brothers' Brick
Company and the McLachlen Real Es'
tate aud Loan Company met and re-
elected their old boards of directors,
Today the stockholders Of the Bruins
wick Apartment House Co., and the
Swsrtzell, Rheem, HeDsey * Co., held
their annual meetings when the old OIL
GERS were reelected.
After the stockholders, meeting at the
First National Bank yesterday evening
the directors met and reelected all the
present officers with Mr.. c. K. Hooii %
president.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Investigated the Row.

An item in this column last week
stated that a row occurred Thursday
night in q saloon in the northwestern
section Of The city conducted by a coloreG
man, during which bottles we're thrown
by some participants. Officer Beach in,
yestigsted the matter and ascertained
that a war Of words occurred in the Ga
loon between some young colored men,
when one of the party seized a bottle snd
running out of the place dared another
negro to come ont. There was, it is said,
no bottle throwing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Robbed by Negro FOOtpad.

On Monday night while Mr. Norman
Bender, an employee at one OF the Alex
andris glass plants, was near the over
head bridge 10 the vicinity of st. Asaph
Junction, be was accosted by negro
aho asked him for a match. While MI
Bender was in the act OF handing him
the match the negro suddenly placed a
pistol in his face and demanded his
money and everything he carried 10 b his
rockets. After Mr.. Bender had deliv-
cred up his money and various articles
be had on his person, the negro allowed
him 10 proceed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Il. c Court.

Judge Edmund Waddiil presiding
The grand Jury. after the Gazette,s re-
port closed YESTERDAY, returned the iollow
Ing indictments Henry Sm. otand James
Kelson. charged with endeayorlng 10
atari n revolt on the steamer St Johns,
Of the Randall line; Edward Lopez, al'as
Ralph Flms. alias Edward Mires, charged
with making false claims in an apPlica-
tion for an increase of pension, and Ed
ward LoYer, charged with making
fraudulent affidavit in relation TO pen
aion claim. The indictments against
Smoot and Relson, who we're coal Passers
an the 81 Johns. allege that at Colonial
i,eaeh % August /, 1906, The two men
attempted to uBnrp the command Of the
vessel from Capt Harry Randall, and
that they also attempted to incite other
members Of the crew 10 revolt.
In o7erIuling the demure! MED pJ
Aitorney r. Walton Moore in the damage
emit of ArthnrG. Williams against the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Ohnfen
Railroad Company, Judge WaddiIl pass
ed upon the que stiOn OF whether or not
the mere fact Of transaction, occurring
ON government reservation gives luris-
dietion 10 the United States courts. The
negative of this proposition was set up IN
the demurrer, but Judge Waddill held
that the court has jurisdiction. The
plaintiff brings suit TO recover the sum
of $40, 900. alleging that he was elected
from n car of The defendant company on
the Arlington reservation. tie 10 rep
resented by Attorney Samuel u. Brent.
of this city The case was sci Tor next
Saturday.
A. heretofore stated the case OF How
ard G. KnodeSgsinst Crandall Mackey,
commemorative attorney nf Alexandra
county, and joseph L. SUPPLE, a JUS
tice of the peace of that county, for dam
ages in the sum of $40, 600 foTalleged IN
lawful prosecution, has Seen dropped by
direction of Attorney Lamb, of Rich
Inond, counsel for the plaintiff. The
ease of Joseph A. Thompson against the
National Bank of Fairfax, for 50, 600
damages. was set for Thursday. The
plaintiff alleges that a check he had
drawn was protested by the bank. lie
is represented by Attorney Edmund
Burke. Attorneys Moore & Keith ap-
pear for the defendant institution.
The grand jury today returned the fol-
lowing indictments
J. o. Patterson, Of Warwick county.
for selling liquor without license; Au'
gustus N. MoriDg, Of Warwick county,
Tor failure to make proper entries in dis
tillery books; Augustus NJ. Moring, for
carrying on a liquor business without a
license, and W. G.. Bohr, OF Stafford,
for selling liquor without licence.
1ne grand jury was then discharged
for the term.
r. S. Kilby, of Culpepsr, indicted for
selling liquor without = license Jury and
verde; OF not guilty and accused dis
charged.
s J. Hopkins, Of Westmoreland,
charged with violating the internal teS-
enue iags; nole pros entered.
The pel.t jury MAS then discharged till
tomorrow morning, to which time court
adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Police Court.

rJustice q. B. Cation prssidins'J
The following cases we're disposed Of
this morning: on
Bessie Keys, colored, arrested By On
Ger Arlington charged with assault WAS
dismissed. on
A white man, arrested By Othcers
Lyles and Garvey charged with drunken
and disorderly conduct, was sent 10 jan
for 30 days. ,on
VIM. Carter, colorel, arrested BY ON
Ger Beach charged with trespass ana as us:
orderly conduct, was sent TO jail Tor ~
days. ,.oe
John Green, colorsd, arrested BY ON
Ger Jones charged with stealing chickens
was held for the county authorities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Railroad OaiciaIs Appointed

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 9 Word has
iust reached this city from Pennsylvania
headquarters in Philadelphia that this
morning jos Wood WAS appointed first
vice president of the Pennsylvania lines,
west OF Pittsburg. succeeding James
McCres; ]. j. Turner was spp0inted
second vice president, succeeding Mr..
Wood Edward B. Taylor was appointed
third vice president, succeeding Mr..
Turner; d. I. McCabe Was appointed
fourth vice president, promoted from
the position OF freight traffic manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Mr.. Hantzmon Resigns.

As anticipated, Mr.. Harry Hantzmon,
who for several years has held the posi-
ton of superintendent of gas, last night
resigned that Office to accept a similaI
position n Charlottesville at an increased
salary. The many friends of Dir
Hanizmon in this city will regret that
he has taken this step, believing that it
would have been better for him to have
remained in Alexandra.