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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-12-31
A Dollar Bill

With your name and address, will
bring you Watson's Jeffersonian
Magazine for the next twelve
months. In every issue throughout
1909 will be one of these inimitable,
chatty, personal, historical and biz
ographical sketches by Mr. Watson
the little things that bring history
right home to you and make you
live with the great personages and
take part in the mighty pageantries
of vanished days. The History Of
the life and Times of Andrew Jack.
son will re-commence in the January
number. The Educational Depart.
ment will also be resumed.
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Sherif's Sale.
Decree for Sale and artition of Real
Estate.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
Samuel N Welch, H Olin Welch, Rob-
ert Welch, Martha S Greecy, Eddie S
Barrow, Mary j smith, Sallie Wal
lace, Laura V Weleb, Venetia o Welch,
Emma o Welch. Maria + Welch, plain
tiffs,
Joe C johnson, Annie A Thigpen and
Susan Ethel Welch, the last-named
being an infan. eighteen years of age,
defendants.
Under and by virtue of decretal
oIder in the Court Of Ommon Pleas for
Clarendon county, dated the 9Th day OF
December, 1908, and on tile in the Office
Of clerk Of court for Clarendon county
and Williamsburg county, will sell to
to the highest bidder for cash, on Mon
day, the 4th day of January, A D. 1909,
the same being salesday. in front Of the
court house at Kingstree, within usual
hours of sale, the following real estate:
All that piece, parcel or tract of land
situate in Williamsburg county in the
State aforesaid, containing thirteen
d3) acres, more or less, and bounded
as follows. to wit:
On the North by lands OF Kennedy
and Smith; on the East by lands Of W
w Kennedy; on the South by lands of
Barlow Smith and on the West by
lands of estate OF Mrs Susan Weleh.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
GEORGE ] GRAHAM.
Sheriff Williamsburg County.
12-l0-4t =:
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This Is Worth Reading.

Leo F Zelinski, of 6S Gibson st
p, Falo, N Y, says: Il cured the
nloet annoying cold sore | ever had,
with Bucklen's Arnica Salye. ! ap,
Piled this salve once day for two
days, when every trace of the sore was
gone" Sold under guarantee at ID
G SCOTS drug store. 25c.
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CADES CHRONICLES.
Z the Holidays We're Spent-PerSon
al and Social.

Cades, December 2S:-Mr & E
Wheeler of Florence, ,and dauSh-
ter, Miss Mysper, spent a few
days in town.
Mr-Allen of Lake City
spent Nmas in town with his
brother, Mr. Amos Allen.
Mr. G Carsten, who has been
on the sick list for some time, IS
very much improved.
Cotton seed is bringing a very
nice price now. Buyers are
paying So. 90 per ton.
Messrs c c and E H Carsten,
and Troy P Fulmore
took an automobile spin Xmas
to Mr. Carsten's plantation.
Three negroes have been
lodged in jail and the fourth Is
being looked for for stealing
three bales of cotton from the
Wilson Lumber Co. The thieves
were very "slick" IN stealing
this cotton but not enough so
to keep from being caught up
with.
Mr. and Mrs R / McElveen
have gone to Beulah for a few
days.
The Xmas tree which was to
be given on Xmas night, was
postponed till the night Of the
31st.
Mr. JP Wheeler of Kingstree
spent Xmas with Mr. & G Car
sten.
a Christmas passed of very
pleasantly, there being no &C.
cidents around town. The dis.
play of fireworks on South Bos.
ton street Xmas night was
grand and the loud report of
Mr. Barfeld's cannon gun could
be heard for many miles.
The merchants were kept
busy Xmas week, some having
to get extra help.
Master Bethel McElveen spent
Xmas with the e1-mayor, who
is now doing business in Flor
ence.
Miss Laura NcElveen was
noted on our streets during the
holidays.
Miss McLees, the principal of
the graded school, has gone to
Greenwood, her home, to spend
the Christmas holidays.
Bring your cotton seed to
Cades. The buyers will pay you
more here than you can get at
the mills for them.
Cades is a good place to get
good high prices for your coun'
try products. So drive to Cades
and the pleasant buyers will
treat you right.
WATCHMAN.
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New Waist Styles.

Style-yes, all that it is possible
to put into a correctly made
waist, but there service too,
and lowness of price, that quail
ity considered, is little short
Of astonishing and most pleas
ing as well.
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners of Williamsburg county
will be held at 10 O'Clock NJ On Thurs
day, January Z, 1909, at the office OF
said commissioners in Kingstree. s G,
HUGH McCUTCHEN,
Acting Clerk.
81 SINGLETARY,
County Supervisor.
12-10-4t
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What is that from which you
may take away the whole and
still have some left! The word
wholesome.
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What grows the less tired the
more it works? A carriage
wheel.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-12-31

If a tree were to break a win =
)w, what would the window
"? Tremendous,
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Roosevelt will 60 down in history
as the Mercury of the twentieth cen.
tury. Everybody knows who and
what Mercury was.
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1t is now said that Castro ha
to Germany, not for an operatl
but for German interven ton.
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Notice to Creditors.

All persons having claims against the
estate of LOUIS Yarborugh deceased,
will present the same, duly attested, to
the undersigned, and all persons owing
said estate will make payment 10 the
undersigned.
NARY AVN PEkMELIA YARBORoRGH.
Qualifird Executrix,
1a-l7-3t Bloomingvale, s c
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New Taffeta Silk Waists IN Black
and a full line of coloIs each
$500.
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Ladies White Linen Waists,
some plain tucked, others trim
med with colored embroidery,
$2.5O to 1000.
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Special.

Ladies' Taffeta Silk " aists,
Black and Colors, value $4.00
Special, each $500.
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Ladies Lace Waists, trimmed
with Medalions and Val edgjngs.
Price $3.50, 800, 3.75 up to 100.
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Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on Janu-
ary l6, l909,I will apply to P n Brock
ington, Judge of Probate Of Williams
burg county, for final discharge as
guardian Of Minnie Unds Ivey.I
RA 1vEY,
l2-l7.4t Guardian.
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Finest Display Of Ladies' and Miss.
eS' SuitS in the State.

Ladies Strictly Tailored Suits
in Fancy Mixtures. Would sell
easily at $500. cur price, suit
$1,000.
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At $25.00-We have an assort-
ment Of Ladies and Misses suits
in plain and fancy striped Broad
Cloths, Plain and Fancy Pana-
mas and Herringbone stripes in
all the staple and fancy shades
The largest assortment and the
greatest values in the South at
the price. Suit $500.
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Ladies' light weight silk and
wool Vests and Drawers, each
100.
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Warm Winter Underwear

Gents Heavy Cotton and Wool
Mixed Vest and Drawers, Value
$1.25. Special, each CSC.
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Ladies' and Misses Tailor Made
Suits in plain Broad Cloth and
Mannish Mixtures. Suits that
would retail easily at $4,000,
our price, suit $500.
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Gents all Wool Vests and Draw.
ers Natural Color each Sl.4S.

Ladies Cotton and Wool Mixed
Ribbed Vests, Medium and Hea-
Wy weight each 75c,
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Ladies' Cotton Ribbed Vests and
Drawers, light, medium and
heavy weight, each 49c.
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kAve-es!stsd AL treatment. csaazrh. Hkta
diseases. EcssmA. Chronic Female
Complaints. Hsrcur.l Poison, Tsstss,
h,-.ihead. etc., etc.
p. p. P. Il . powerful tonie and IN
s1ce!lert appitissf. building uY the
r;rtem rapidly. II you ars weak and
feeble. and tesl hsdly ~ p. ?. r., and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

ages are cleaned repaired ana forced from
..Toreign NATTER such a. the nests or careless
birds entirely unawed by the proximity OF the
II ia no uncommon sight TO big closed
,rI,ck draw I'D 10 the 'infirmary' and an entire
DYNASTY handed with loving care. notWithstand-
ing the CRIME and dirt Its members Here may
he brst Of Napoleon III, together with one OF the
Empress Eugenie, followed perhaps by Ioliere ana
Racine to give literary flavor 10 the consisIl-
ment while lie Petit Corporai'-the mighty Ma
poleon himself-br1ngs up the rear.
Another truckload may consist Of high ana low
reliefs from a town hall, and all these including
the statues. may have been injured IN riots, al
nav be due TO sheer old age. for even marble will
crtIrnbIe away under the influence Of wind and
rain smoke and the rough usage Of small boys
When consignment OF damaged kings and
heroes has been received at this most reTndrkao bic
OF Paris institutions the procedure is much Ike
that which obtains fl ordinary hospital for
human in juries great surgeon OF sculptor.
70 he exact may he called in to give his advice.
and as he does the executive artists cluster
round the great man and note his instructions.
1T think" the great man VIII say pens1vcly,
.'I ous XIV over there had better be saudpapered.
and then you. Felix: had better mould those three
rIrther AS 10 that Napoleon. you had better get
Water and then send for Jacques to put few
rlvets in his broken leg"
Immediately the staff go 10 work TO carry out
these orders and after few weeks the "dynasties
IN drvdock'' are reIaunched into their wagons and
talan of tC the railroad station. with big labels
around their kngIy uecks telling their destinations
phIIadelphia Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
PUZZLE FOR STUDENTS
Methods Of Reporters Too Deep TOR
Journalistic Asmrdnts.

Seattle, May 1o.-Eighteen members OF the
class in Journalism at the University or WASH
ington nine men and nine women, had their hrse
taste of real reporting the other day, when the
city editor of 1.-The Post-Intellgencer" agreed 10
put the cubs" through days work The elsh-
teen gathered in the city room, and each OF tne
reporters took ore or two OF the students With
him as he made his daily round To the students
it was a day Of most exciting experience out the
reporters generally found it was no joke 10 pinot
a lot of inquisitive young persons through the
mystery Of the run
Two women were assigned to the star re-
porter and he figured out at the end OF the day
that II had cost him IS 80 for carfare, ice cream
sodas and tickets to a vaudeville performance
where the women insisted on going when they
got tired OF walking.
Tho police reporter had all kinds OF fun, Tor
he introduced the morgue keeper to his charges
as the chief police. passed the real chier on as
the Janitor and made the women shiver when ne
pointed out poor besotted drunk" In the cage
ss the latest desperate criminal, who had muir
dered his mother-in-law.
The students, however. thought sit was the
greatest day on record. Most Of them were
mixed up, and could not make head or tall OF
what was going on. However. all thought IL was
the incest thing In the world to be reporter. at
which the reporters smiled that sickly smile 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
BERLIN INCOMES.

Consul General Nicolas lift. of Annaberg, states
that the official summary of the Tax Commission
ers OF the city of Berlin for the year 1905 which
has lust been published, presents mass OF figures
showing conditions of living in the second city OF
Continental Europe and the fourth largest city IN
the world. The consul complies the nSureS in re-
gard 10 the income tax assessments:
The population Of Berlin IN 1895 is given as
2O4O As and Of this number the Tax Commission
ers. after deducting non-taxable children under
law exempted, found that there were in round fig
ures 12UVO persons (heads or households and self
supporting individually subject TO assessment for
income tax Nearly half this number, however.
and therefore, in Berlin, exempt from income
tax (The minimum varies, in some German states
being low as 500
on the income tax rolls there were 900 500 names.
a year and Z667s had incomes Of from 1886 TO
:7l4 a year. Thus II Is that Of the Coz. $50
persons assessed for income i22s3 had incomes
OF less than Sl4 a year and only 6s,on persons
Above that figure the classes dwndle rapidly.
There were &C. Isl persons with incomes from S7l4
81 800 TO- 500 with incomes from $3.50 to su.SD;
100 with incomes from 81 800 to 500; 47o with
from $4,000 10 1898 600: with incomes from s23s
90 to S476 900; two with incomes from $4,000 TO
$4,000, and 2 with incomes over S714.coD year
This means that OF the 1l25.Gn persons In Berlin
lies only 5ssl1, less than 81. per cent. have in
comes OF t7I4 more year About 10000 have
less than that amount. and than half OF these
even less than s2l4 year.
I do not believe that any portion OF the income
Of the man who works for hts money often es-
capes assessment for income tax. The maid ser
want who earns g. 10 s. month has what her
board and lodging would amount to charged against
HE tips Of the waiter are estimated for the
same purpose-ConsGlaT Report
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TWO HUNDRED MILES OF HORSES.

,rbera is another item OF great importance TO De
considered by those who advocate the OaillsiiieH'
30 the horse from New York 10 make way for
suto vehicles One of the greatest problems N TINS
,,,atropolis is how to keep traffic moving IN inc
.+raa. II g is a perpetual and increasing ten
a,,.v toward bIockades officers at crossings have
-educed the traftlc some system by hating the
seemingly eterna! procession in one direction for a
few minutes while equally interminabie line Of
vehicles is permitted during this temporary matt 10
Gu, through at right angles TO the blockade.
This metropolitan problem is constantly growing
more complex. The 12UVJ9 horses hitcned to Ve-
hices In New York add long and unnecessary
traffic parade. Counting eight feel from
inc dasnDoard 10 the norse's mead, We are daliy
admitting q needless procession taxing up
nearly Two hundred miles III city streets. H.
for example. all the trucks and delivery wagons
and carriages were chained together, and all the
horses hltcued tandem in front OF them, and the
fantastic procession hailed by expectant
householder waiting for his morning milk, he
Xyoula have to while more than one hundred
and ninety miles Of horsefesh passed him BY be-
tore the nrst wagon appeared IN sight.
and il tae hundred miles OF horses were elm
t,stad from the long procession that parades the
,roets nf New York the pedestrian millions would
f.~tss he crowded thoroughfaTes. Each may
.sti innate for himself how many million persons
,Tsit how many minutes daily under such crcum-
staures But Il s. clear that in the aggregate
Fafbor Manhattan and his family are standing on
~ curb waiting for the procession OF two hundred
niles nj superhuous horses to PASS before they
cross 10 the pther side of the avenue.
These are grOtesQuc pictures, get fheH but en-
r1Sv the actual absurditisS cf hofse infested city.
Appleton AsSsZlbs
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NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

review OF unusual interest is that to be held by
the seth Regiment Wednesday night in the ar
mory, when Cardinal Logue, accompanied by
clergy, will be the reviewing officer. The clergy
Of the diocese, prominent military men and public
officials and citizens will be among the special
guests, and also the honorary corps Of the regi-
ment, which includes many we'll known citizens.
Major General Roe will review the 18th Reg1-
ment on Saturday night at its ar11ory, and the
Civil War veterans will parade with the tattered
colors OF the regiment. A salute to the old coiors
will also be given. The veteran association or
the regiment will hold its annual dinner tomorrow
night.
There will be no chance at present for the muster
in of the company (M) organized for the I'D
Regiment because there is money available
from the state. Colonel Stokes went to Albany to
see Adjutant General Henry about the matter, as
he hoped to have the company mustered In, II pos
sble before the regiment goes to Pine Plains next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

wa1I known in a newspaper office Even the
cub" who had worked q year at 81 week 1ei'
sorry for the students.
One Of the somen said: Il don't why you
have to hurry so. We saw some of the IoveIlest
sbfrtwaists in q window, and l wanted TO look
at them. but the reporter grabbed my arm and
walked me past the window as If 1t was I'M
proper"
The man who accompanied the political re-
porter said: Il don't know if we ran across
story or not for l could not understand what
was talked about The political man ana the
men he saw talked English. but 1t was all q
mystery to me- We went into the ONCE OF a
man who was as I was told. the man who knew
tba INSIDE facts He was an elderly with a
cold pferctng eye, and 1 felt afraid of him, but
the reporter sat down on his desk with his nat
on the back Of his head, reached over and helpeu
himself 10 a cigar in a pigeonhole and said:
what's doing Mac? That was all. Just what
Mac said don't exactly know, but near as
can remember It something like this: IT s
a walkaway for r. A Allen won in the north
district: Lewis carried the south. This gives o.
TO &C. clean two-thirds The country is safe for
r A. Outside reports now indicate the complete
co1laDse of the machine. The wet counties Will
be unanimous, and with their fve-stxths vote the
state will tndorse Taft and be able TO instruct
delegates
II suppose this was something about national
politics. as Tafts name was mentioned But L
don't see how the reporter could write column
story on just that little bit. 1t was big story
too as 1t was on the first page. / am afraid
that there are tricks and secrets Of the trade In
reporting as in other things. But say, how
long does il take to get next to this business?
The political reporter had to smile He did not
exn1atn that he had been writing politics for ten
years.
The lanky football player who was assigned
20 the waterfront thought he had message
from Mars when the marine man handed him a
telegraph blank on which was the following:
st Sch. yellow funnel. towing bkte foremast
gone TWO mast S. S. blue band over yellow in
ofing passing in
When the student saw the story written about
this message he gasped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
LARGEST CANDLE IN THE WORLD.

A candle ten feet high, which will burn for two
wears or more, has been manufactured in New
Work recently tor the Italian cathedral N "a
doubtless the largest we'll most perststsr
candle the world
and weighs BIS pounds. It's sides are decorated
win pictures Of flowers and reproductions OF paInt-
ings OF a religious nature, all Carried out eIabo-
raIely with many bright coIOrs. The candle is
made entirely of beeswax and 500.
This Continuance for wholesale illumination has
a curious history. The candle $ designed az A
hank Offering by RafIaele Cascone, an Italian Nv
ing in New York. CascOne II will be recalled. was
tried for murder and acquitted a few weeks ago
There much delay in the case. and the pris-
oner consigned 10 Sing Sing for many weary
months.
During his long Imprisonment Cascone vowed
vehernently that II ne should freed he
would show mis- gratitude IN extraordinary
fashion. Finally when he at last found himself
q free man, his gratitude great that he
insisted wiling his hands ami knees from
the ToInbs prison TO his home. far uptown. He
was dissuaded from this. however. and thereupOn
cumforted himself by ordering the largest candle
in the world TO be sent TO The Cathedral OF ST.
Catella. In Castellam- Mare, where he had wor-
shipped when a boy.
The candle was cast. poured IN First
nue. after designs suggested by Casco7e. IL IS prac
tically twice the height and weight OF its owner
On reaching its destination IN ITALY the candle VIII
be set up in the cathedral lighted with proper cere
rnony and allowed 20 burn uninterrupredly until
IL has disappeared II is estimated that the candle
will not go out foJ from two 10 three 3ears-Chi-
caro- Record Herald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

month He was informed that the company coulo
not be mustered in just yet.
Field manoeivres at Van Cortlandt Park VIII pe
held by the list Regiment Saturday afternoon
in anara+ion for the work of the regiment as ar
ti1erv supports next month in the coast defence
exercises.
C,haplain J. A. Dooley and Captain T. E. Lyon OF
the 9Th Regiment, have been returned 10 the super
numerary list.
I;a,,teran+ Harry Godet of the 1st Signal Corps
who has been member of that command since 1885,
has been appointed captain wee EF!ahusen ap
pointed signal officer the stan OF GeheIaI Deo 90
Moore Smith First Brigade.
General Smith and staff OF the First Brigade en-
tartaio.d General Eddy and staff OF the Second
brigade in their quarters at the Ist Reefhel'
armory last Monday night
When Governor Hughes reviews the parade on
Memorial Day in Manhattan d Troop AiOAi' 'd
ron will act as his escort
49, cid etafr and non-commissoned staff OF
the 18th Regiment, and Companies A. b. - L anu l.
under command OF Major Mclean VIII parade ioI
rife nractice at Sea Grit, y. j. on TUESDAY, anu
Companies D F, G, II and Is VIII proceed 70 tle
range on Wednesday, under command OF MAJOR
E4sL The hour OF assembly at the armory IN each
case is 6 a NJ and such members as may desire
may sleep at the arlnory the night pie'40u' CIV
arrangements for this have been mace.
Colonel Austin Of the 8th Regiment mas dp-
,o;ntad Harrie Davis. from civil life. conrnlssafy
of the regiment, with the rank or captain -li
Da1-ts served four years in the British navy. Inc
% Signal Corps of which he is an honorary ilelI-
her has presented him with a sabre.
Oe3cers and men Of the I'D Engineers Will ho!d
a theatre party and dinner on Tuesday night III
honor of their athletes in scoring the greatest mum
her OF points in the recent championship gaines %
tho Military Athletic League. They VIII attend
performance at the Hippodrome and then dine at
the Hotel Girard Colonel ". B. Hotchkin VIII be
postmaster The regiment will proceed 10 sea
Girt n j. for annual target pracuce Oh IHu'0-
day. . 49, ;r,aa
Colonel Morris of the 9Th Regiment has assignee
the companies Of his regiment to batteries at orr
rads1gorth for the coming coast defence exercises
as follows: To Battery Richmond with the l--iion
ae ~ -.,tas - and 10: to Battery Ayres, with
30 icb rthes Companies IS and q: 10 Battery DIX,
Nth the Pinch rifles. Companies 20 and y 10
Ratterv Barry, with 1O-inch rifles Companies 10
and u; to Battery Mills with the o-inch I'nes'
Company 1s, and TO Battery Barbour VIII" INC
inch rifles Company 10.