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prefer it.
@. But when you sell Silver
Brook at thirty and Old Joe at
twenty-five?
A. Old Joe will lead.
Q. Which costs most, do you
know?
A. Not of my own knowledge.
q. What have you to say about
this man Blank, Dr. Bass said his
name was? Did he not tell you in
the presence of yourself and Mr.
Rodgers that he, DR. Bass, had writ.
ten this party, referring to Blank,
for the reason that he might kick up
some trouble?
A. Dr. Bass said he wrote the
house and asked if this man was
still in its employment aud asked if
he could be located.
@. What did he want to locate
him for?
A. Well, he said he was afraid
he might be up to some scheme and
he wanted to locate him.
@. Do you remember seeing Gar
rett's wine man here about two or
three weeks ago?
A. Yes sir, he was here.
@. Did he call at the dispensary?
A. Yes sir.
%. What did he wan?
A. Said he wanted to see the
county board.
@. Did you tell him where they
were?
A. Yes sir.
@. Did you tell him where Nj
Snowden was?
A. No sir.
Q. Where did he say he was go
ing? .
A. Going to Lake City from
here.
@. How did he say he was going
A. Said he was going on the
"shoo-ay.''
@. Do you remember a man
named Clark of the Peoples Distill
ing Co. being here about four months
ago?
A. Yes sir.
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Clerks Sale.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Williamsburg County
Court of Common Pleas.
s W Mcknight, Plaintiff,
Against
W P Cooper, Defendant.
Under and by virtue a Decree
Foreclosure and sale render ed in the
Court of Common Pleas on the 26th
day of March, 1908. l will sell at
public aaction, before the court
house door in Kingstree. S c, on the
first Monday in Nav. 1903, between
the legal hours OF sale, to the high
est bidder for cash, the following
described lot of lanG-to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or.
lot of land lying, being and situate,
in the town of Cades, county of Will.
liamsburg and State of South Car
olina, containing ohe-half (1-2).
acre aud bounded on the North by
the Indiantown public road, on the
East by lands of Wilson Bros, on
the South by lot of J H Pearce and
on the West by the North Eastern
railroad.
H 0 BRITTON,
G @ G P and G S Williamsburg Co
4-15-3t
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LARGE and Small Matters.

Mr.. Nocash-My neighbor, Mr.
Slimpurse. has built his fence sil
inches over the line.
Lawyer-A small matter, which
can be amicably arranged. Agree
with him to let the fence stay where
it is until necessary to rebuild and
then have it put where it belongs.
Five dollars, please. Thanks. Good
day, sir.
Mr.. Golde-Bullion-Good morn
ing! My neighbor, Mr.. Fatpurse,
has built his fence four inches over
the line.
Lawyer-He has, eh? Well fix
him. Yes, sir, III win that case for
you if I have to carry it to the su-
preme court-yes, sir.-Exchange.
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Notice.

On May 1S, 1908, at IL m, the county
commissioners will meet at Pudding
Swamp branch for the purpose of let
ting contract to lowest responsible bid
der for cause-way of said swamp.
Commissioners reserve the right Co
reject any and all bids.
S J SINGLETARY,
4-16-3t County Supervisor.
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
county commissioners will meet on
Friday, May l, 1903, instead of the
first Monday in said month. All claims
must be presented previous to this
date. S SNGLETARY,
4-16-3t County Supervisor.
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A Card

Editor COUNTY RECORD My office
will not be open Saturday, 25th inst; las
| wish to attend a meeting at Greeley
vile called for the purpose of consider.
ing means for the Improvement OF
their educational facilities. My office
will be open the Monday following.
J. G. MCCULLOUGH,
It 20 Supt Ed.
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WANTED-By retail hardware con-
cern in the interior of this State a
young man fully competent to keep
books and make himself generally
useful. In replying state age and ex-
pesience. Address HARDWARE" in
care of The RECORD.
4-23-tf
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Transient Notices will be Published
In This Column at the Rate of One
Cent Word for Each Issue. No ad-
vertisement taken for less than 25
cents.
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Teachers Examination

The next REGULAR teachers examina-
ton will takep place in Kingstree, May
IS, b beginging at 10 o'clock a m
J. G. MCCULLOUGH.
4-l6-9t Co Supt Ed.
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WANTED-Strictly temperate hust-
ing man over 81 to deliver and collect
for The Chicago Portrait 60. Man with
his own horse and buggy preferred.
Good opening for right party. Address
w W Jones, Box 294 Colum bia S C.
4.23-1t
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INVESTIGATION OF WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTY DISPENSARY BOARD.
AUDITOR WEST and SOLICITOR WELLS PROBE THOROUGHLY init
The NATTER OF ALLEGED GRAFT In WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY Dis
PENSARIES-THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
[Continued from last week.
(Mr Parker testifying.)

were only sent W them'
@. I believe you took a trip
North last summer. Went to Nor
folk, Baltimore and New York?
A. No sir, not to Baltimore.
@. How did you 60 to Norfolk,
xby boat?
A. Yes sir, l took the Cape
Charles route.
@. Up to the time you took that
trip you had not bought any stuff
from Norfolk?
A. l don't recall whether we
had or not.
Q. Had you used any beer up to
that time?
"A. We never did get any beer
from Norfolk.
Q. You never had had any Coast
Line up to that time?
A. don't know whether before
or after that time.
@. Since that time you have
bought considerable Coast Line:
A. We haye bought some, don't
know how much.
Q. Had You bought any stuff
\ from New York up to that time?
A. Yes sir, the greater part of
our business came from New York.
O. Coast line is the stuff DR.
Bass admits he advised the dispen-
sers to hold up on, as he thought
there were,semething between these
people and member of the board.
Doyou know anything about thats
A. I heard him say he didn't
like these people. 1 asked him if he
had anything against them. :
@. Did you get bottle of whis-
hey out of the dispensary and ask
Mr. Nelson to charge it to breakage:
A. No sir.
@. Do you remember bottle Of
wine Dr. Bass had gotten out OF this
,dispensary and when you were check.
ing up said something about not
bringing the bottle back?
A. don't remember, but | thank
Mr. Coward said DR. Bass got some
thing which he should have credit
for. ! think there was something
said about his letting Dr. Bass teke
stuff out IN that way.
@. You were present?
A. Yes sir.
@. 1t is charged up to him at
consumers prices?
A. Yes sir.
@. TheEefore, If anything was
gotten out it was charged up to
.breakage and nobody was respensi-
BILE?
A. / don't remember, but | thsnk
it was.
@. Doyos check broken bottles?
A. Yes sir.
@. Was there anything said about
bringing the bottle back?
A. No sir.
@. Who was present when this
took place?
A. I don't know. Nobody was
there bat myself and Mr. Coward
and maybe Mr. Brown. / don't know
whether he was there or not.
@. If Mr. Nelson would make an
affidavit to the effect that you had
gotten wiskey and had it charged to
breakage, would YOU still deny it?
A. certainly dc. I would not
be surprised at him admitting any
thing.
@. What was the price of Stokes
county corn?
A. We reduced it. Awhile we
sold It at 85-45 and SOC and later
We made the pricesS1, soc and 25c.
@ When did you change the
prices?
A. About Nov. IS, l think.
@. You are sure the prices were
changed Nov. IS?
A. Somewhere along about that
time. Idon't know, 1t may have
been before that time. I know We
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@. Then you bought 300 cases
more?
A. We awarded 800 cases. We
did not say we were under any obli-
cations for any more than We pur-
chased, as We always put on our
award that it was to be ordered out
as the demand required.
@. Did you ever hear DIR Bass
give his opinion, in the early part
of his administration, as to Blu
thenthal & Bickert and Big Greek
Distilling Go?
A. | believe l have heard him
speak of them as not being reliable
people.
@. And after that he joined in
with you in buying this big amount
of staff from them. Was any per-
suasion used? Did you use any?
A. No sir, had nothing to do
with that.
@. And you think your expla-
nation as to why you bought lower
proof at higher prices is satisfactory!
A. l don't know.
Q. If Old Joe was 80 and Sill
yer Brook 100 proof in bulk, when
they were bottled would they not
hold their Same proof?
A. Yes sir.
@. Then why did you pay higher
prices for inferior stuff?
A. We did it on account of de-
mand.
Q. And get you take less for it.
Wouldn't it appear that you were
trying to pssh, Old Joe in prefer
enoe to Silver Brook?
A. Idon't know how it looks.
Q. Dent you think it would ap-
pear that way to any responsible
man. If you paid more for it and it
was poorer whiskey, don't it appear
that you tried to push OLD Joe?
A. I don't think SO to those who
were not suspicious.
Mr. " E Snowdea being duly
sworn testifies as follows:
| [By Solicitor Wells}
Q. Mr. Snowden, when did you
first get any intlmation that any
wrong-doing was connected with
anybody connected with the Will
llamsbarg county dispersary board:
A. Why, it was about the time ]
received the copies OF the letters MI
Gilland wrote.
G. About January 5?
A. That was the postmark.
@. Mr. Snowden, had Mr. Parker
ever tsad you previous to that time
that he suspicioned Mr. Gllland Of
legitimate transactions?
A. Yes sir.
Q. What did be base his suspi-
cions on?
A. On a communication that he
said he picked up an the office that
Mr. Gillsnd had addressed to a eer-
tain liquor house.
@. Was the house Bluthenthal
& BicKert?
A. l won't state positively, but 1
5am under the impression it was that
house.
@. Are you under the impression
that it was Bluthenthal & Bickert?
A. l am, for this reason: He said
he would write to the house for cop
les of the letters and a few after
that l received these letters from
Bluthenthal & Bickert, mailed at
Orangeburg, dated January 5.
Q. Was there time between the
time you received these letters and
the tine he made that statement for
him to have written them and receiv.
ed reply? How many days elaps-
ed?
A. l can not say for certain; it
was sent to me in the country, about
ten miles, but l rather think it had
time to get there and back here.
When the matter was mentioned to
L
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For SALE-One two story house and
one and one-half Il 1-2) acre lot in
Kingstree, S c, apply,
3-19-6t Box 454, Dillon, S C..
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sentative in this State!
A. ! do not.
@. Have you ever heard of any
representative being here? "
A. l don't know.
@. Have you seen any represen-
tative Of liquor houses since you be-
came member of the board?
A. No sir.
Q. Have you had very much to
do with the purchasing by this
board?
A. No sir.
@. Were yoa present May l6
when the purchases We're made! .
A. Yes sir, was present.
@. Did you know anything
about whiskey then?
A. No sir, it was new to me.
Q. Were you present August 16:
A. No sir, I was not present.
@. Nov. l8, were you present?
A. No SIR.
@. Why were you not present?
A. l had case of typhoid fever
in August and on November Is l
was very unwell and 1t was raining
and I didn't 60.
@, So you were not present at
the time of that purchase?
A. No sir.
Q. When were you able to come
back to the office?
A. think l got back the lat
er part of September.
@. Did the other two members
make themselves free in consulting
your opinion about these purchases!
A. They did not seem to keep
anything from me. will state
that when I was present at the max
Ing of these purchases l was not IA
miliar with whiskeys and. left the
matter to the other members Of the
board. Mr. Parker was familiar.
@. When copies of these letters
written by Mr. Gilland to Bluthen.
thai & Blckert were received by:you
did you call his attention to it9
A. Who? Mr. Gilland?
@. Yes.
A. Yes sir.
@. How soon after?
A. 1 suppose some little time.
@. What was Mr. Gllland's atti.
tude?
A. l went into the Office and told
him that | had a communication
with which he was connected, and
showed it to him. He read it and
SAID he did not deny it and that he
had purpose.
@. Did he state what that pur-
pose was?
A. He said he thought there
was some misdolng among some Of
the members of the board.
O. Did he mention the names OF
the members?
A. l don't recall that he did. l
asked him if he would make this
statement before the board, and he
said he would.
@. Did he accuse you of any
wrong doing?
A. Not directly.
O What was DR. Bass and Mr.
Parker's attitude when they were
confronted with this; did they resent
it?
A. | don't think DR. Sass said
anything. There was no resent
ment. They made some remarks
about the matter and asked Mr. Gil
land if he meant to accuse the board
of any misdoing, ind he said he did.
Mr. J W Coward being duly sworn
says:
Mr. West:
Q. Mr. Cowsrd, how long have
you been dispenser here?
A. Seven years,
Q. During that time have you
handled Silverbrook and old Joe?
A. Yes sir.
O. Which do Won consider the
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ed that Herzegovina and the adjoin-
under the suzerainty of the porte, but
should be occupied and administered
by Austria. In accordance with this
treaty it was occupied by Austrian
troops and has since been practically
under Austrian rule. The treaty did
not prescribe how long the Austrian
occupation OF Herzegovina was to con-
tinue. Sultan Abdul Hamid Of Turkey
and Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria a~a h only monarchs surviving
out OF those who signed the treaty of
Berlin. In declaring that Austrian oc-
cupation Of the two provinces in ques-
ton llust be made permanent the EN-
peror, as some contend, merely did
what the makers Of the treaty expect
ed he would do.
Prior to 1878 Herzegovina and Bos-
MIA, by reason Of the Turkish oppres
sion of the Christian population, were
Il source Of continual disturbance, law
lessness and outrage, constituting a
standing menace to the peace Of the
southeast Of Europe. Austria, in TAX
ing responsibility for their govern
ment, has transformed them from the
very worst examples of oriental tyran-
ny and misrule to prosperous and con-
tented portions of a great empire. Her
Zegovina and Bosnia now have fine
roads. we'll built railroads and numer-
Gus canals, and industries generally are
tiourishing. The people have N mind
to be turned back under Moslem rule,
although at present Christians and Mo-
hammedans dwell in peace side by side.
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Bad Eous.
cago New

Seated in Il dark, cool cellar, a light
ed candle in n hand, three eggs in
the other, the egg GAMBLER talked. "Nu
egg is unsalable." said he. "You can
sell an egg when there's nothing left
Of it but the smell. Who buys it then:
The kid glove maker. He beats his kids
soft in a yolk bath, and the ripper that
great foaming yellow bath Is the more
~joyously the kid glove maker splashes
about in it. Here's a half dozen fresh
brokers'. o. X. but for the shells. The
confectioners II take 'em. This couple
is what you might call fair-what your
grocer would term fresh not new
laid nor best ircsh'-only fresh.
Such eggs You could stand in a Spanish
omelct, bat rot boiled. Well split
them and SEA the yolks to low class
bakers ard the whites to papermakers
for sizing"
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PUNCTUATION.
Originated by Aristophanes and Re-
vived by Charlernacne.


Punctuation by means Of stops and
points. so as to indicate the meaning
of sentences and assist the reader to a
proper enunciation, is ascribed origi-
nally to Aristophanes, a gramnarian
of Alexandria, Egypt. who lived in the
third century B. G. Whatever his sys-
tenn may have been, it was subsequent
~ neglected and forgotten, but was re.
introduced by Charlemagne. the vari-
GUS stops and symbols being designed
by Warnefried and Alcuin.
The present system of punctuation
was introduced in the latter part of
the fifteenth century by Aldus Manu-
thus, a Venetian printer. who was re.
sponsible for u full stop. colon, semi.
colon, comma. marks Of Interrogation
and exclamation, parcnthesis and dash
hyphen, a~postrophe and quotation
marks. These We're subsequently cop
led by other printers until their use
became universal.
Most ancient languages We're limo.
cent of any system of punctuation. In
many early manuscripts the letters
are placed at equal distances apart
with no connecting link between. ever
in the matter of spacing, an arrange
ment which must have rendered read
ing ut sight somewhat difiicult.-Chi
cagO News.
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drunk With Thy Beauty"

Charles Dickens once had an argu-
ment with Il friend about Byron's eX-
preston. 'prunk with thy beauty"
to which he made great objection. Dur
ing the discussion the novelist ga2cd
as if cnraptured at his hosts fair
haired daughter, who ~ in the room.
At last he sprang to his feet, struck
Il dramatic attitude. clasped his heart
with his hands and stalked to the
window, where he wrote on the white
WoodWOrk:
o maiden OF the amber dropping hair,
Would l, Byronically, Thy praise might
utter!
Drunk with thy beauty, would that |
might dare
To breathe out paeans, borne upon a
shutter!
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Eaoily Pleased.

If you VII, to make a Baganda per.
fectly bapYy, all you need to do is tc
say, WAY Wally," which means a sort
of supremacy earnest "Well DONE
The .olaen this talismanic expression
has left Your lips the native to whom
it is addressed will probably fall on his
knees, and, clasping his two hands to.
getiler, will sway them from side to
side as il he were playing a concertina,
while al the time his face beams with
a most hcilignant and compulsive
smile. and he purrs 40, 40, a-o,'
as much as to say, my cup of joy is
overtlowirS.'- Winston Churchill IN
Strand Magazine.
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ASSERTED HERSELF.
The Young Woman Also Had a Few
Questions to Ask.

The Young Woman Also Had a Few
Questions to Ask.
The young woman was being inter-
viewed by her prospective employer.
The man bit off his words and hurled
them at her in a way to frighten an
ordinary g:rl out OF her wits.
"Chew gum?" he asked.
"NO. sir"
"Talk slang?"
mo. SIR"
"Know how to spell correctly"
Eyes, sir"
"Use the telephone every other min
ute?'
mo, sir"
Usually tell the Office force how
much the firm owes and all the rest of
the private business you learn?"
mo, sir"
He was thinking Of something else
to ask her when she took a hand in
the matter and put a few questions.
Smoke cigars when you're dictat.
ing?'
"Why-er-no!" he gasped in aston
ishment.
ISLAM things around when business
is bad?"
"No."
"Lay for your employees when they
get caught in a block some m%orning?"
"No. indeed"
"Think you know enough about
grammar and punctuation to appreci.
ate a good stenographer when you get
one?"
IL think So"
"Nant me to go to work, or is your
time worth so little that
He interrupted her enthusiastically:
"kindly hang up your things and
let's get at these letters."-Judge.
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Though accustomed to a life Of S
and luxury she did not shrink from the
hardships involved in a journey to her
husbands post Of duty. The trip in
volved a 1000 mile voyage to Jibutil,
on the gulf of Alden, and a COO mile ride
from that point to the city Of Adds
Abbeba, the capital of King Menelik,
ruler of .Abyssinia. Much of this jour
ney was by horse and camel through
the primeval forests. The British min
lister and his blushing bride We're re-
ceived with much ceremony Oh their
arrival at the capital. and their home
at Adds Abbeba consists Of 6 series Of
round houses OF barbarian architecture.
al connected n with another and ar
ranged so as TO form q sort of quad
rangle. Within this abode the conven-
tional furnishings Of civilization are
combined in an artistic manner with
the rude and more or less uncouth APP
planes of the people among whom the
happ! couple dwell.
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LOOKING BACKWARD.
What Is the Earliest Event In Life
You Can Remember?

What Is the Earliest Event In Life
You Can Remember?
Il al remember back to my fourth
during the Philadelphia Centennial of
1876. and l remember two Centennial
scenes we'll. One was Il great room
full of brass band observation-disclosures
so big and yellow and shiny that they
delighted me. l remember. too, a
Turkish coffee room. My father took
me into this room. Turks in native
dress served the coffee. l liked the
place at first; then / saw that it was
noisy. The native walters shouted hor-
ribly. l was frightened. 1 was on the
point Of tears, but whether l cried or
not l can't tell you."
Il can remember back to the time
when l was three" said a lawyer. "At
the age Of three my family took me to
Cape May. saw my father out In the
water. He laughed and held out his
arms to me, and, all dressed. I ran into
the sea to him."
"All Of u.s." said a psychologist, "can
remember back to our fourth year.
Some Of us can even remember back
to the second year. It would make an
interesting article, a compilation Of the
earliest memories of a lot of people.
The trouble, as a rule, is to fix the
date Of these memories, SO as to be
sure Of our age mt the time."-Pitts
burg Press.
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A NOVEL HONEYMOON.
Lady Harrington and Her Adventurous
African Wedding Trip.

1t is a romantic honeymoon which
has been experienced by Lady Harring-
ton, the American girl who married a
titled Englishman a year ago and is
shortly to return to this country on a
visit. Her husband, Lieutenant Colo
mel Sir John l.. Harrington. is British
minister to Abyssinia, and he took his
bride with him to his post in the Afri-
can wild. Lady Harrington is a daugh-
ter of the late Senator James Mcmillan
of Detroit and as Amy Mcmillan was
d favorite in Washington society.
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Fruitful Comparison.

"That girl is a peach" enthusiastic
ally remarked a spectator.
YES" said another, "and she is the
apple Of her fathers eye"
"She and young Binks would make
Il fine pair" suggested a third.
"But," objected another in the group
"a fellow like Binks would find bel
something Of a lemon in the garden OF
love"
The cynical b%ystander who had beer
listening butted III at this point.
Il don't know the young lady," hi
said dryly, "but she seems to be very
fruitful In her resources. "-Baltimort
American.