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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
Change In the Ritual,

At the meeting of the national grange
1t was voted to eliminate from the
ritual what are known as the single de-
grees. using the combined degrees only.
A standing committee on revision Of
ritual was recommended to report at
the next annual meeting.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
Three Weeks of Target Practice

San Diego, Cal, March 17.-Ofcial
mail and press dispatches from Admiral
Evans battleship fleet say that target
practice has already begun and will be
completed within three weeks, when
the fleet will sail for the north.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
The BabY,s Fault.

Nursemaid-Im going to leave, mum.
Mistress - Why, what's the matter?
Don't you like the baby? Nursemaid--
Yes'm, but he is that afraid OF a po-
nceman that can't get near one
London Taller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
Slash In Fertilization Bill

Washington, March 1.-THE fortifi-
cations bill, carrying total appropria-
ton of $S,2l0,611 instead of the S3s..
443,945 asked for by the war depart
ment, was reported to the house COM
mittee on appropriations by the sub
committee on Notifications.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20

Are you tortured to death daily with
Eczema why suffer when BLOODINE
OINTMENT will give you instant relief
and permanently cure you, SOC a box
mailed by The Bloodine Co., Inc, Bos-
Ton, Mass. Milford r. Burt, Special
Agent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
Second Half of Great Naval
Msneuver of Our Battle Fleet
TO MAKE START ON JULY 6
Officers and Men Pleased at Prospect
of Another Round of Friendly Visits
to Foreign Ports--No Intention OF
a Trip to Japanese Waters

San Diego, Cal, March 14.-News
that the American battle feet is to I'M
lertake a tour of the world within two
months after its arrival at San Fran
cisco on May was flashed by wire
less telegraph to the battleships of Adj
miral Evans command at Magdalena
bay late last night by the government
station at Point Iona 1t was re-
ceived on board the vessels by officers
and crews alike with the greatest sat
isfaction.
1t had generally been understood for
some time in naval circles that the trip
back to the Atlantic station would be
made by way Of Suez. so the ofiicial an
nouncement. coupled with the early date
of starting on the second half of the
great naval maneuver. gave keen pleas
ure to the men, already proud of the
notable achievements of the fleet.
The messages included the news that
the itinerary of the world cruise, start
ing from San Francisco on July q, and
including Hawaii, Samoa. Australia and
the Philippines in the points to be
visited. had been formally approved by
the president and his cabinet. They
also included the cordial messages OF
congratulations from the president and
the navy department..
These messages were read to the
crews Of the sixteen ships at quarters
this morning when announcement Of
the Suez route and another round Of
friendly visits to hospitable foreign
ports was made.
Admiral Evans. who will relinquish
command of the fleet during its forth
coming stay at San Francisco and who
goes on the retired list in August, was
expecting some official word from
Washington on the subject of the fll-
ture movements of the fleet. and it was
in view of this and to enable the depart
ment TO prepare the program that he
sent the message on the night of his ar
rival off Magdalena bay that the ships
could start on any mission at days
notice and were in far better shape as
to machinery and efficiency Of crews
than on the day of sailing from Hamp-
ton Roads.
The time for repairs will be cut
down by the excursion of the feet to
Puget sound to give the people of the
north Pacific coast an opportunity to
see and visit the ships which have oc-
cupied so much of the worlds atten-
ton during the last three months.
Some comment is occasioned by the
fact that no mention is made of the pos
sibility Of visit of the battleships to
japanese waters. A formal Invita- ton
from Japan. it is said, might be com
piled with during the stay OF the feet
in the Philippines or after the compile
ton of the fall target practice.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
His observation-disclosures.

Professor after dinner, looking at
his empty plate In rage)-There,
we've had spinach and egg again.
You know perfectly well. Amelia, that
I can't eat it!-Fiegende Batter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Oklahoma leads the world in one thing
the Legislature there has passed the bill
imposing fine on eavesdroppers over
telephones.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20

The idea seems very prevalent that in
presidential year business must go slip
ship until the returns are all in. Is there
not great deal of bug-s-boo about this
notionp
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20

"Do you believe any of the plant or
arboreal kingdom would stick to man
If given the choice?"
Il think the dogwood. Baltimore
American.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20

Missouri has now twenty-five sub
ordinate oranges, The state grange
has just elected G. o. Raine master,
John Garnett orator. f. H. Long lee
turer and G. S. Throcmorton Of Canton
secretary. .N
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
First Auto Races Eaypt.

Cairo, March 1.-THE Khedive of
Egypt, accompanied by the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught, were present at
Heliopol!s yesterday at the first automo-
bile Iaces in Egypt. The contests were
attended by fatal accident During
the second race one of the cars ran over
fallen cushion and dashed out of the
course. A policeman and two spectators
were killed and IA spectators injured.
After this the Duke and Duchess left and
the races came TO an end.-Fress Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20

When DIR. ROBSONS RHEUMATIC
IMMINENT has cured so many cases of
Rheumatism, why do you suffer with
this terrible affection, it relieves all pain
instantly, 25c and 50c bottle. milford
r. Burt, Special Agent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
SOME GOOD RECORDS.


Thinking that of the readers of might be
the A. o. 71ay milk
of the Belmont Farm Herd March 10Th 18th
Vernon rimentS esulm the o.Owing
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
Are You a Trust Buster?
Hey-You!
Yes, YOU'RE the

Hey-You!
Yes, YOU'RE the
man we mean.
You're always talk
ing about the harm the
trusts are doing. The
country's going to the
demnition bowwows, you
say, because of the I'M
curbed trusts. Rich grow
ing richer, poor getting
poorer. Used to be that
a poor man could go into
business for himself in a
modest way and make a
good living. Now he
must become a clerk or a
roustabout or a hodcar-
rier for some corpora
tion-some combination
that has grown to be a
Goliath of bigness, that
has devoured the fat of
the land and is still gour-
mandizing upon it, till
there's not a scrap of
bone left for the under
dog.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
NO DRINK; LESS CRIME.
Georgia More Orderly Since Ad-
vent ofiProhibition.


Post.
Atlanta, Ga, Mar. 1.-Two months
have elapsed since Georgia event dry"
to use the popular phrase, and already
the good and ill effects can be fairly
measured.
The worst that can be charged to the
adoption of prohition up to this hour are
former liquor rooms tenantless and some
of the saloon men without employment.
The owners of such properties are, how
ever, adapting themselves to the situa-
ton, and as rapidly as possible are rent
ing their rooms for other business pur-
poses, while the majority of the men
who handed intoxicants over the bars
and the proprietors who grew rich from
them are now hustling in legal trades.
Vacant property there is. Taxes pro-
duced from licenses can be counted upon
no longer by city, county, or State.
These two items complete the total of
damage.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20

That's your line of talk You're still handing out, and
you're proud of it.
Well now, let's see: Are YOU trust buster YOUR
SELF?
Didn't we you stalk up to the postoffce just
and mail letter with the address of city Mail Order Store
on the envelope? Hey? Didn't we9
Don't you know that the Mail Order Store is a trust
of the most dangerous the crowd Don't you know
that it secretly and silently and syy closing the doors of
opportunity to the young in country and small
cities like ours? Don't you know that the Mail Order Trust
collecting the patronage of and country people by
the mail route thereby cutting down the patronage of the
smaller merchant, the local who is trying build up
modest, Independent, antitrust busness9
1Iey2
Didn't that you2
N. B. (Which means note welD: Why don't you trade
home instead of helping build up that hurts your
home place.
00o00o0ooooooooo0oooooooo0ooooooooo0oooooooooo
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
BOOKER WASHINGTON APPLAUDs

Booker Washington publicly recog-
nizes the effect it has had among the
people of his own race, and every orderly
negro in the State rejoces at the fact
that reckless, drunken negro ruffians are
no longer able to bring trouble and ven
geance upon innocent black men through
crimes resulting largely through the use
of intoxicating liquors.
The woman and children of Georgia
are today safer from attack than ever be-
fore in the history of the State, and on
city street, country highway or byway
they can pursue their way without dan
ger of insult and assault. The safety of
black and white, the freedom from fear
and terror, the absence of so much crime
are worth far more than liquor taxes,
far more than the rents of all the sa-
looms.
| find men here, as elsewhere, regard
the drinking of liquor in several ways.
Those who use it speak of it themselves
as habit to be condemned and feared :;
others regard it as a vice to be eradicated
some believe it disease to be treated as
such, but none thinks the use of it to be
beneficial.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
LOSS WILL BE MADE GOOD.

The properties will not be long without
tenants, and the expenses of the cities,
the counties, and the State in disburse-
ments for almshouses, infirmaries, and
for magistrates, courts, police, and juries
will soon be reduced by an amount which
will more than equal the funds hereto
fore raised by licensing the liquor traffic.
This city and every city in the State is
already feeling the benefits of this much
discussed legislation.
Take the news columns of all the pa
pers of the State for the last four months
and compare the crimes reported in No
vember and December with those re-
ported for January and February, and it
will be found they show "A reduction of
fully two-thirds since January /. Nearly
all of this reduction in the criminal cal
endar is owing to the elimination of Ii
Quor by the State.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20

Queen Wayne Pauline DeKol ID
Crissie Dekol
Yanko Boon I'd
Yanko Boon 2d Lilith
White Rose Dekol
Belmont Queen Cornucopia
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-12-24
JOhEs9RYiIle -J0ahgS.

Jacksonville, December al
Rev " D Moorer a missionary
among the Indians and State
secretary of the Sussaay-seAool
in Oklahoma, gave an interest
ing lecture to the Johnson1ille
High school last Wednesday
morning. He talked On two sub
jects, as follows: TIE value Of
the Billie as a text book ar Life
among the Indians.
The following. Thursc y night
DR. and Mrs J H Chap ,p~"aEe
an enjoyable reception 1T their
home in honor of Miss Alma
, oman. The few named be-
10. out Of her many friends
were present: Misses Roberta
Bradley. Ethel Chand r, Lizzie
Elan, Sadie Eaddy, DR. r L
Cockfeld,. Messrs G D Cannon,
U S Eaddy, D. F. Knight and Ell
ting Chapman.
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Lambert Locals.
ternOOn.

Lambert, December 81: - Mr.
Balford Haselden, son of esquire
and Mrs Joe p Hsselden, who is a
student at Charleston Medical col.
lege, is at home for the holidays.
Mr. E R Baxley has returned
from Charleston on a business trip.
wv Ragsdale, Esq, prominent
attorney of Florence, paid our evil
le' a flving visit on his way to
Georgetown in his handsome auto
mobile.
Rev w d Moorer preached his
farewell sermon to an appreciative
audience at Bethany church last
Sunday. All regret to see him 60,
yet his far away field of labor, in the
western part of Oklahoma, calls him
back. All of his friends wish him
God-speed in his noble work.
The "boz supper at Lambert
school house Friday night past was
quite success. There were i large
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-12-24
NOTICE TO LIQUOR DEALERS.
Office Of Williamsburg County Dis
penSasy Beard.

Kingstree, Sc, December 22, 1908.
You are hereby requested to submit
sealed bids in ACCORDANCE with the re.
quirements of the dispensary law now
in force in this State for supplying liq-
uors to the williamsburg County Dis:
pensary Board for the quarter begin,
ming December g, 1908, and ending
March ". 1909
200 gallons 20 proof corn,
200 gallons 50 prot corn,
200 gallons ~ proof rye,
$50 gallons IS proof rye,
100 gallons sherry wine,
1UO GALLONS port wine, all galleas in
demijohns. -.
400 cases 10 proof corn, in one-halt
pints, pints and quarts.
800 cases IS proof corn, in oae-half
pintS, pints and quarts.
400 cases 10 proof rye, in one half
pints. pints and quarts.
800 cases 85 proof rye, in one-haf
pints, pints and quarts.
$50 cases 70 proof gin, IN one-half
pints. pints and quarts.
150 cases 80 proof gin, in one-half
pints, pints and quarts.
pints and quarts.
$50 cases IS proof rum. in eae-half
pints, pints and quarts.
so cases 100 proof alcohol, one-half
pints, pints and quarts
So cases $50 proof alcohol, one-half
pints. pints and quarts. Bids will be
considered either in cases or in drums.
100 barrels plain steamed beer and
American malt tonic.
100 barrels export beer and Porter's
stout.
Bids are also solicited On case liquors,
rye, corn, gin, rum, Scotch, malt, BRAN
dies, wines, domestic and imported, ale,
stout, in one-half pints, pints and
quarts. Said goods to be delivered at
kingstree. Lake City and Scranton,
freight prepaid.
All bids shall state guaranteed proof,
and the proof of contents stamped on
each article plainly.
; The board reserves the right to in
crease or decrease the above named
quantities as the demand of the trade
may require. Also the right to reject
all or any part of any bid Goods to be
paid for within 80 days from receipt
thereof. Bids to be sent by express or
registered mail, endorsed bids for liq-
uor, directed to j w Cook, County
Treasurer, Kingstree, S c.
We also ask that discount for cash
be named with each bid. Bids will be
opened in the office of the the board at
Kingstree, S e, January rs, 1909, at 10
o'clock m.
DJ EPPs, Chairman,
JE BRUNsoN, Secretary,
County Dispensary Board for Will
liamsburg county.
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Something to Be Proud Of.
Williamsburg first!

Williamsburg first!
In the competition offered BY
the South Carolina School I'M
provement association forty-three
prizes were awarded, the contest
being open to all rural schools
of the State. Ninety-one contest
ing schools entered and four from
Williamsburg county won prizes,
as follows: Scranton, first prize
S1OO;Pergamas and Prospect, second
prize $50 each and the Brown
school received honorabls menti on
and a prize of $25. The prizes
were offered for lhe greatest i'm
provement in the schools within
the period of one year. Williams
burg came first, winning four
prizes, the next higest county
having been awarded only two.
This Is something to be proud
of indeed and We most hearti Y
congratulate the successful schools,
their teachers, trustees, and
pupils, and especially worthy of
congratulation is our efficient
county superintendent of education,
under whose intelligent and en-
thusiastic supervision our schools
have reached standard exceled
bv few counties in the State.
And the good work goes on.
Better school longer terms
and better paid teachers are the
foundation stones of improvement
in school system and it is to
this end that our superindent
seems to be directing his earn
est efforts.
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holding Of two Offices o. honor
and profit by the same person.
While in our ignorance We
wouid not be 50 bold as to Ven
turr an opinion on 50 important Il
question of lax, yet W. have
heard an expression on The sub.
Jet from members Of the bar IN
whose opinion we had confidence .
that the position Of trustee of q
State college was an Office within
the meaning of the constitution.
In fact, Senator Tlllman's exrla-
nation as to the status of his Pc
sition as trustee of Clemson i'm
plies that had be been elected a
member of the board the point
We made would not have been so
preposteIous even in his estima-
tion.
The rule at common law was
that a person might hold two
Offices unless they were incompat-
ible. On the subject of incompat-
ibilIty Lord Coke says: "Ofces
are said to be Incompatible and
inconsistent, so as to be executed
by the same person, when, from
the multiplicity Of business in
them, they cannot he executed
with care and ability" Now, it
seems to us that the fact that a
meeting of the board of trustees
of a college and the assembling of
Congress might occur on the same
day would render the two offices
incompatible, as the duties of the
two would interfere with each
other.
So far as we know (and if We
have gone astray in our lgnor-
ance we beg to be set straight
by our mento) the Supreme
Court has never ruled upon the
question as to whether a trustee
of a State institution of learning
is an office holder within the pur-
view of the constitution, aud We
would like to have Senator Till
mans opinion upon the subject
we mean, of course, where a
trustee is elected by the Legisla-
ture. Which reminds US, by the
way, that the Senator is also a
member of the board of trustees
of Winthrop College, to which
Office, or perhaps We should say
position, we believe he was elect.
ed by the Legislature.
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4 Dangerous Operation

is the removal Of the appendix by
surgeon. No one who takes DR. Kings
New Life Pills is ever Subjected to
this ftightfpI ordeal. They work so
quietly you don't feel tGem. They
cure constipation. 2-aGacLe, bilious
ness ans. malaria. zoe: at D G
Scctts's s!g3g Stcrs.:
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A. Dollar. Bill

your name and address, will
" both Jeffersonians for the
months. They are both
IS. You can't touch them
getting a shock.
The. JEFFHRSONIANS,
Thomas, Georgia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-12-24

By the time Castro gets back home
he will have no navy. 1t will have
been turned over to the Dutch.
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Wiz the affair. According tc
Dozier's story he gave the VIC
man poiscaed whisky, from the
effects o. whicfs she. died. He
also said that eiie woman had
put the rsison in the whisky,
intending, it foF- hin, and got'
caught in her own trap, so to
speak. He gave a full account
of bow he disposed of the body
after he found that the woman
was dead, declaring that no one
but himself was, implicated in
the affair.".
We arerinformed that quite a;
different version Of the murder
will be Brought cut All the trial;
by parties who. have worked up
the evidence.
There.are' five other negroes
in Jail charged with the same
offense..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-12-24
TIE CRESCENT Comedy co.
Plays to Coed AUdiGnCes-XiSS Eva
Allen. the Woman OF Mystery"

tbO VI |AJ oSS'J'
Monday and Tue>day nights
Miss Eva Alien, "the mystery
girl" "pazzled ard mysti&ed the
large audiences that gathered
in the opera iiouse despite the
inclement weather. Miss Allen
solves intricate mathematical.
problems while blind folded
without seeing or hearing the
figures from which her results
are obtained. She also per-
forms feats OF mind-reading that
are astonishing, describes pieces
of jewelry in the audience and
tells their cost, gives the cor
rect time indicated by a persons
watch in the audience: calls out
the names of various individuals
present, stating their occupa-
tionS, etc.
Monday night some one wrote
on a piece of paper asking who
stole a tailor'S iron from him
and Miss Allen promptly an
swered: III can see it was taken
a long while ago by two colored
boys who used it for a boat an
chor and left it On the bank Of
the river" She described tk
place it was left and we are in
formed that on the following
day TUESDAY morning) several
boys from town went to the
place indicated and found the
missing iron.
Some of the seerNs' prophe-
cies concerning cert. 4 ouples
present were amusing as we'll
as rather embarrassing to the
parties present. ~ -
Miss ALE
County Treas
have cou ereu
i'm .yme ling
him to luol that
denominatiL- ..umt NJ, 1864.
So far as we know the bogus
William has failed to material
ize up to this time.
Miss Allen also performed
some cabinet feats that were
inexplicable to the audience.
Sitting on a chair, her hands Sc
curely tied to the chair and the
knots sealed with sealing wax,
when the curtains were drawn
she blew horns, rang bells,
drank water and did a number
of other things that required
the use of her hands. Messrs
w P Hawkins and P S Courtney
were invited on the stage and
saw that the knots were secure
! ly tied and whenever the cur
| tain went back Miss Allen ap-
reared to be still tied hard and
| fast.
The play, "The Little. Prin-
cess" was quite interesting and
the cast of showed real DRAM
attic talent. something compar-
atively rarely seen in a town the
size of Kingstree. Miss Clara
Lewis, the leading lady, and
Earl HigleY, as comedian,
drought down the house" sew
eral times with their clever
acting, singing and dancing.
To sum it all up the Crescent
Comedy Co. is the best show OF
the kind that has yet held the
boards at the opera house and
is we'll worth a liberal patron
age. The programme announc'
ed is a different play every night
and a matinee on Saturday af-
ternoon.