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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28

Believing that most of our read
ers are interested in the new liquor
law We publish this week the full
text of the Carey Cothran act. with
@all amendments as signed by Gov
. ernor Ansel. To get out these extra
pages in addition to our regular
eight page, all home print edition
.e1tailed considerable expense, but
we want the readers of The RECORD
to keep posted on the affairs OF
State and this pew law is of too
sweeping Importance to be negligl'
BILE quantity.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
ODD OLD BELIEFS.
Superstitions Which Deal With tho
Passing of Life.

Passing OF Life.
The superstitions which have
clustered about the closing scenes
of human life are almost innumera-
Bile. Some, perhaps the greater
portion, now seem to be meaning
less, but few had in early days
significance which they have since
lost. The stopping of the clock at
the moment a death occurs in the
house is still practiced in many
families in this country and Eu-
rope and originated in the fact that
according to the laws Of several Eu-
ropean states it was necessary to
have evidence Of the exact moment
of births and deaths occurring in
the royal family. When a king
died an attendant was always pres
ent whose duty it was to stop the
clock in the royal apartment at the
moment when death occurred, and
the timepiece was thus mute rec
ord of the event. From royal fami-
lies the descent of this practice to
aristocratic and finally to families
of low degree was easy, and many
persons adopted it as mere super
stition without knowing anything OF
it's former significance.
Turning the looking glass to the
wall is a superstition which is said
to have originated in the country
districts of Germany during the
days when mirrors were novelties.
Mirrors of glass with quicksilver
backs are said to have been made
at Venice in 1900 A. D. and were
first made in England in 1878, but
did not come into common use
among the middle classes until the
beginning Of the last century. At
first they were regarded with super
stitious awe, the idea being that the
reflection of the face in the mirror
was a sort of specter, or second
soul, of the individual.
When death occurred the look
ing glass which the person was ac-
customed to use was turned to the
wall, lest his ghost should be dis.
turbed by others using the mirror
before his spirit had finally depart
ed from the neighborhood, there be-
ing an idea that the spirit of the
departed fingered about the vicini-
ty for several hours or perhaps days
after it had separated from tie
body.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
THURSDAY. FEB. 29. 1907
We Want Good Men.
G.. w. WOLFE,
Kingstree, S. e.

We regret very much to see good
men declining positions on the
county board of control under the
Carey. .Cothran law. The cry has
been heretofore that dishonesty was
rife in every department of the
former system. Now, we would
like to know how there is to
be any change for the better uoless
we can induce men to serve on this
board whose integrity is above
suspicion.
The nen appointed on the State
commission set a good example to
those who are appointed in the
counties by accepting the appoint.
ment. No one who knows these
men can believe otherwise than that
they did 80 at personal sacrifice.
In many counties the local boards
comprise men of excellent calibre.
Now, what Is Williamsburg going to
do? When good men refuse to serve
can the new law be expected to
succeed? Certainly not; 1t is a
predestinate failure.
This is serious matter which vital
ly affects the interest of the whole
county and We sincerely hope that
there can be found the proper men
who are willing to sacrifice personal
feeling for the public good.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Something of a Psychologist.

When jenkins received an auto
graph copy of his friend Clements
latest book on the "Genetic Theory
of knowledge" he Immediately sat
down and acknowledged the gift,
saying that he anticipated great
pleasure in its perusal."
"Why didn't you read it frst?'
asked his wife. "Then you could
have said something much nicer
than that
"Ethel," said jenkins as he gave
Clements book conspicuous place
on the library table, II have a feel
ing that this is one of the times
when my forethought would be bet
ter than my hind thought"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Tho Faith Of a Celestial.

A Chicago gambler, whose first
name was George, used to visit q
Chinaman's establishment and
smoke opium and gamble almost
daily. One day he rushed into the
place and said excitedly: "Hip, loan
me $40. Thanks. III come in and
pay you tomorrow noon if I'm
alive" And out he went with the
money. About 8 o'clock the next
afternoon a friend of the gambler
dropped in on the Chinaman and
said, clip, where is George today?'
and the con6ding Celestial wiped
his eyes with the corner Of his
blouse and replied, George, him
dead."-Earth.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Tar and Feathers.

Tar and feathers are not a pecul-
iarly American punishment. Rich
ard the Lion Hearted first proclaim
ed this punishment. 1t was when
he was setting out for the third cru
SADIE that he gave warning that "a
robber who shall be convicted OF
theft shall have his head cropped
after the fashion of a champion,
and boiling pitch shall be poured
thereon, and the feathers of cush-
ion shall be shaken out on him, so
that he shall be known. st. Louis
Republic.
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Gold Beating.

The process Of preparing gold un-
til it is reduced to a thickness of
100000 Of an inch is necessarily
elaborate. The gold is first cast
into ingots four inches in length
and one inch in width, which
weigh from ten to seventeen
ounces, according to thickness. 1t
is then passed between polished
rollers, worked by steam, until it
forms a ribbon twenty-eight yards
long and 1900 inch thick. These
ribbons are then cut into 1S0
pieces an inch square and placed
between vellum, and then the real
business Of the gold beater is begun
He beats for half an hour with a
twenty pound hammer, making the
inch square into three inches
square. Then these pieces are quar-
tered, becoming one and a half
inches square. He beats again for
one and a quarter hours until the
one and half inch square becomes
four inches square. The four pieces
are again quartered and beaten and
finally cut to proper size-viz,
squares of three and three-eighth
inches, of thickness (or rather
"thinness') of 1-2sO,OOO of an inch,
and in this shape the leaf is lifted
into books of tissue paper.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Good Bait.

Aunt Tillie, cook in Georgia
household, took home dish of mac
aroni from the "white folks" table
for her own family and after assur-
ing them that it was good induced
her children to eat it. The next
morning she discovered two OF
them out in the yard turning over
stones and boards and scratching
vigorously in the earth.
'Hyah, you" she called. "What
you all doin' out dab"
eve a-huntin'," came the glad re-
sponse, "foh mo- of dem macaroni
worms"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28

A cold taken at this time of the
year is generally hard to get rid of
but it will not be able to with
stand Bees Laxative Honey and
Tar. That will cure all colds,
coughs, Group, whooping cough, etc,
by driving them out through the
bowels. If you have cold, try it
and if not cured get your money
back. No opiates.-Sold by W L
Wallace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
A SOURED CONDUCTOR.
Incident That Changed His Theory OF
Street Car Etiquette.


1t was O'Brien's iirst day on the
Job. lie had served his probation
| term as conductor on the Sixth ave-
nue. line and after few days of
anxious waiting had been told to
report for duty the following morn
ing. Ten O'Clock found him bound
downtown on the poop Geek OF a
| yellow car with bunch Of change
in his pocket and heart full of
pride and hope.
O'Brien had ideas of his own re-
garding how a conductor should act
in the performance of his duties.
He had read from time to time sto-
ries in the newspapers which re-
hected severely upon the manners
of the man who pulls the bell. He
determined to be an exception to
what seemed to be the general rule.
He would be uniformly kind and
polite to old and young and never
lose his temper. Perhaps, he
unused, by following this course ne
might some day get to be superin-
tendent.
The trip from the car barns down
to Forty-second street was compara-
lively without incident, save that
the motorman's feelings were out
ragged and his soul irrevocably lost
because O'Brien refused to ring the
starting bell until an alighting pas
senger had both, feet safely on the
ground or an incoming one was well
within the car.
Down in the shopping district
O'Bricn saw his first chance to put
his real theory into practice. A
woman on the crosswalk signaled
for the car to stop. Beside her was
little girl of perhaps six years. In
the woman's arms was an infant
still in swaddling clothes, with tiny
faxen curls peeping out from under
cap. The woman started to help
the little girl up the step. O'Brien
sprang forward, seized the child
and swung her easily to the plat
form.
"Now the baby, ma'am," he said.
And before the woman could utter
a word of protest he had snatehed
The infant from her arms, held 1t
closely with his left arm, reached
down his right, assisted the woman
up and pushed her and the girl
gently forward, following close be-
hind after giving the starting bell.
It was all done so suddenly the wo-
man had no time to speak. Then
she tried to say something, but her
voice failed, and almost bursting
with suppressed laughter she drop
ped into seat.
Then for the first time OBrlen
noticed that the baby he carried
was of unusually light weight. He
also noticed that every passenger
in his car wore grins of varying d.
mensions. With muttered excla-
nation he almost threw into the
woman's lap one of those "life
sized" dolls which children like to
take "out shopping" and which their
mothers invariably have to carry
home.
O'Brien flew for the back plat
form and partly relieved his feel.
ings by savagely kicking at small
boy who was stealing a ride. They
say now O'Brien is the worst tenn
pered conductor on the line.-New
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
SOCIAL Etiquette.
Promptncss and Politeness In Answer-
ing Dinner invitations.

There was once great man,
whose name | have forgotten, but
" is not important to this narra-
tive, who gave his son this bit Of
social advice: "Arswer i dinner in
vitation within twcnty-toar hours
after you receive it. If you accept,
let nothing short Of yoar death pre-
vent your going, and if yol die ar
range for a substitute in Yo@r vii.
Whatever you do, for heavens SAKE
be prompt in the doing"
Along the same lines was note
received by certain Washington
hostess from the valet of al ;:ttache
of one of the legations, IN. -
regrets that he cannot come to Mrs.
DIS dinner, but he died last night.
Now, a funeral in the family IS
usually accepted as very good sea-
son for not doing anything, but lit
tie short of one can excuse a lack
of purctaality in matters social.
Whatever YOU are, be prompt.
A few years back it was consider
ed rather nice thing to come in
Just. a little late. Girls going to
balls spoke with pride of being
among the last arrivals. Novelists
who would chronicle the doings OF
the smart set got into the fashion
of opening their choicest chapters
with a visisn of the hostess and
those of her guests who were un-
derbred or unfortunate enough to
have arrived on time sitting in de-
jected state awaiting the honored
guest of the evening, who always
made it a point to appear just fit
teen minutes after the hour set In
the card of invitation, but eve have
changed all that"
Punctuality, the politeness OF
kings, is once more to the fore. 1t
you want to be popular with those
who entertain, answer your invita-
tions as soon as you receive them.
Personally think a telephone invi-
tation a twentieth century species
of inquisition. How can you think
of fitting excuses for not going or
properly enthusiastic reasons for
going when you are confronted with
a gaping bit of metal in the shape
of a transmitter? But the tele-
phone has had its use as we'll as its
abuse in that it has obliged the 9th
erwise tardy to come up to time.
The more informal and personal
the invitation the prompter should
the answer be. If you are going to
be merely an atom in a vast assem-
blagc, then you may be pardoned
for letting your reply to your bid
ding daily, but if you are to be one
of a chosen few such hesitancy is
orc of the blunders that are worse
than criRes.
Decline if you will, accept if you
see fit, but. whatever you do, for
heavens sake be prompt in the do
ing.-Philadelphia North American.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28

A county :dispensary:: means tfa'
the credit of the county will be in
volved at least $4,000. Suppose it
were a bank Of that capital to l.
operated by the county, could too
muchscare be taken in choosing the
dircetors9 Now, where is the diff
ference?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
T axe N0tiGey

Commencing with February
1, 1907, the price of The,
COUNTY RECORD will be ad1:
vanced to One Dollar and
Twenty-Five Cents a yeari Six
months seventy-five CENTS;
three months so cents. Tpaid
in advance for one full year
we will allow a discount OF 25
cents and send the paper top
twelve months for S1.O0. &
After February. |. No freq
or complimentary copies OF
the paper will be sent to any
one.
1-1-07 G. w Wolfe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28

Bees Laxative Cn"v and I =.
the original laxative cough s,rur
acts as d car l,aruic on the bowels !,
is made from the tar gathered fr.r
the pine trees of our own couulrg
therefore is the best for ,rildrc,,. II
is good for rou2 lis. c"lGS. cro. T.,
hopping cough, etc. Try our otI",
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Book
of subscription will be open at the
Bank of Greelyville, Greelyvllle, S. G..
for. increase of capital stock 80 per
cent, on the Is of March, 1907.
T. W. BOYLE, Pres.
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The dispensaries are still clo:*d
and from present indications they
will remain for some tine yet in d
state of "innocuous desuetude."
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TERMS

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One copy. one year, - sl.OO
One COPY. six months. 81
One copy, three months. .25
Subscription payable ir advance.
ADVERTISING RATES:
One inch. first insertion, 81. 90; each
ubseQuent Insertion, SO c,'hts. Obitu-
ries and Tributes OF Respect over l o
words charged for as regular advertis-
ments Liberal reduction on alver-
Using made for three, six and twelve
months contracts.
Communications must be accom-
panied by the real name and address
of writer in order to receive atten-
tion. No communication of a personal
nature will be published except as an
advertisement.
Address all letters and make all
drafts payableto
G. w. WOLFE,
Kingstree, S. q.
Evening journal., 1907-09-18
COUNTY CORN
CROP A BUMPER

Despite the extraordinary late frosts
Of thes pring, which checked the
growth Of all vegetation. the New Cas-
tie county corn crop Is a bumper. AL
though fully a week late. every field
present wealth in the golden grain and
the farmers are now wondering what
effect the big crop will have on the
local market price of their product
New Castle county soil is peculiarly
adapted TO the growth Of corn. Even
in the most backward season there is
scarcely q SPOT in the county that will
not product the grain. OF course
modern ideas OF farming are essential
TO the production Of big crops and ia
this end many Of the farmers have
availed themselves of the opportunl-
ties offered by the delaware College
agricultural station to increase the
products OF their farms. In conse-
ouence not only have they pronted
by large Yields Of corn. but by an
abundance of other crops as well.
Evening journal., 1907-09-18
ANTI-SPITTING
Law NEEDED

The need of an ordinance under
which people can be punished for spit
ting on the sidewalks in this city has
been demonstrated a great many times
There is no more disgusting nuisance
than the result of this practice. Many
complaints have been made about it
but there has been no ordinance under
which people could be prosecuted, and
so the practice has continued from
year to year. The ordinance prepared
by DR.. H. w. Howell, president of the
Board of Health, is now before City
Council and it is expected the Council
will pass it at its next meeting.
More or less discussion has been in
dulged in this summer because il SEEM
ed that the nuisance had been COM
United more than usual Men and
boys have occupied store steps and
other places in the evening and have
|expectorated upon the sidewalk with
out thinking about the nuisance COM
mitted or the rights of the people own
ing the stores.
Evening journal., 1907-09-18
HOME week
In WILMINGTON
Some Suggestions for a Three
DAYS Celebration to be
Held in October

In connection with the proposed Hal
lowe'en celebration. it has been sug-
gested that the affair take on a Home
Coming aspect. A celebration Of this
kind is to be held in Baltimore during
the week beginning October 13. and on
each day otfing that week there will
be some attraction, but those who have
the affair here in mind, think that a
three days celebration is long enough.
For instance, it is suggested that on
Sunday. October q, special services be
held in all the churches, and If pos
sible have all pulpits or as many as
possible, filled by former pastors whose
theme will be Home special reser-
vation Of seats being made for visitors.
On Monday afternoon there could be
parade Of the Organized Militia of
Delaware, firemen and police. In the
evening a parade of uniformed members
of fraternal orders, with floats. on
Tuesday there could be an industrial
parade in the afternoon and at night
King Carnival could lead his legions Of
merrymakers through the streets Of the
city, fancfful floats and bands of music
being in line.
Such a programme, II Is believed VIII
meet with general approval. To ar
range for the celebration, however,
would require hard work, and a large
working committee. composed Of all or
ganizations, would be needed. The
railroads could be asked to give special
rates for persons living in the State
outside Of wilmington, and that thou
~,,,as of visitors would tourney to this
city there is no room for doubt
Evening journal., 1907-09-18
NEW FILTER
MATERIAL
ARRIVING

Material for the preliminary filter
of the Water Department is now ar
riving in this city. and the filter prob
ably will be given a test the latter
part of next week The ingredients
to aid in the filtration are coke and
gravel, and they are now being deliv-
cred at the filter beds at Sixteenth
ann ing streets.
The gravel Is being furnished by
the Charles Warner Company and the
coke by the Camden Coke and Coal
Company. It has to be brought to
Wilmington on barges. Another boat
load Of the coke and more gravel are
yet needed to put the preliminary FL
ter I'm a condition to remove the inn
purities from water, and it is thought
the coke will not arrive until Monday
or Tuesday next Thus it will be the
latter part of next week. Chief Engi-
neer Theodore A. Leisen thinks. before
the filter can be given practical test.
Evening journal., 1907-09-18
new UNION IS
TO BE FORMED
Building Trades Section Of
the Central Body viii
be Revived
TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

The Central Labor Union last night
made active PREPARATIONS Tor reviving tho
building trades section watch relapsed two
years ago by appointing three delegates
70 effect an organzitol to ght
rho effort 20 organize a section of the
building trades sectlcn Is the second at
tempt within two years. The hrst or
sanizlt ON OF the scet.on about two years
ago prcspered for only br.ef time. and
was finally disorganized through the With
drawing Of one of the affiliated trades.
Since that time. however. 1t is believed
by union mon that there is stronger
feeling Of concord among the building
trades unions and that org n zation viii
be effected this evening permanently. The
proposed organizati- n has teen borough
discussed at recent meetings of the Gen.
tral Union and letters have been sent to
all affiliated building trados. requesting
their cooperation. The delegates appoint
ed last night will meet with the officers
.of the various locals at a meeting in the
rooms Of the Plumbers Union. No. sl5
Market street, this evening Should the
building trades section be organized the
strike Of one trade would result IN the go
ing out OF an trades constituting the sec
tlon and the building trades would ac-
cordingly present powerful opposition to
opposing employers.
Tho universal labor' was discussed.
and It is expected that the Wilmington
delegate to the convention Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. TO be held in
Norfolk va, in November. will vote in
favor OF the universal" or one style OF
label for all unions. At the present time
nearly every union has a different label.
and they are distinguished with difficulty.
] A communication from the engineers,
hremen and wood workers OF the Theo-
dore A. Koch Barber Supply Company.
OF Chicago. asking for endorsement for
the strike which they are now carrying
on, was favored.
The meeting passed a vote OF censure
against an employer who discharged 4
IS alleged, a number OF his employees fol
falling 70 work on Labor Day.
Evening journal., 1907-09-18
TIE REs5LDENcE or HI RocERs ~
F,AL2IzAVEMAzAe5sS.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Sept 1s.--
H. H. Rogers, whose physical condi-
ton might be considered grave from
the color given to It in the court pro-
.ceedings in Boston in the $4,000, 900
suit, showed no indication Of an alarm
motor around town yesterday with
Samuel L. Clemens mark Twain) on
the seat beside him.
Mark Twain arrived this morning 20
visit Mr.. Rogers. He came from New
York in the Rogers yacht Kanawha.
In the afternoon they came over from
Fair Haven in Mr.. Rogers electric We
hicle. The excursion attracted atten-
ton only from the presence of Mark
Twain, for Mr.. Rogers has been seen
almost daily in the electric motor.
which he always drives himself. as he
did to-day.
The humorist was in white. with a
black derby hat He and Mr.. Rogers
were chatting.
Mr.. Rogers, leaving his guest In the
vehicle, jumped out and went into a
bank then to a book store. Something
happened TO the electric vehicle. for it
began TO back slowly down the street,
Mark Twain eyed the controlling ap-
paratus doubtfully, then alighied and
summoned lIr. Rogers. who came out
and made the machine hehave-and he
did it an not in the least Ike a man
in wOeful physician condition.
Running about New Bedford In his
electric machine. Mr. Rogers bows
cordially to acouaintances. but it Is
not related that he has stopped in the
street to chat with them. Nobody has
noticed that one side Of his fact OF
body was Infected
Deputy Sheriff Whalley. OF New Bed
ford, who has known Mr.. Rogers for
years. and has seen hi min the streets
often Of late. declares he has not OBJ
served indications of illness. on the
contrary he thinks Mr.. Rogers is look
ing quite well-not so well as FIVE
years ago, perhaps, but sound and ht
for all that