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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-24

Farmers Supply Co have just
received a solid car load of o K
cook stoves. Don't fail to see
them before buying.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-24
Read the Farmers & Merchants
Banks ad. this issue.

200 boxes crackers just arrived, fresh
and good. W.T. Wilkins.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-24

Go to Farmers Supply Co.'S for
your china, crockery and cook
ing utensils.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-24
Bryan Campaign Fund.

We acknowledge the receipt
of the following subscriptions
TO the Bryan campaign fund:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-24

800 sacks rice at right price.
Vt Wilkins.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-24

Get prices and call on W T Wilkins.
Will not be underspld.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
\ Ta~t;vuonjai For VerAcitv.

"It's a moighty foiae thing t. have character for trutlifulness,' remarked OGrady when he returned home the other evening.
 "Indade an it Is that same, agreed Mrs. O'Grady, with an approving nod as she hauled one child out of the fen der and scraped the cinders off his frock. An what makes ye say that Phelim!"
 "'Cause me master belaves In ne veracity intoirely." was the response of Phelm. He lighted his short pipe and took his accustomed seat on q broken chair near the chimney. Il .ould him this morning that l couldn': aelp being late an that lad run q moile in minute an a half to Ge' there In toime An what do ye think he said?"
 "Mebbe that ye desarved another sixpence a week"
 Better than that. These are his very words. 'O'Grady' ses he, 'Oi wEt lust as soon belave ye if ye sed }, had done it In half minute So " zee what faith he has in me veracit, intoirely. y."-London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
The Or;oin ef : Great inwsntieW.

On one of the daily trips of young Westinghouse from Schenectady to the foundry at Troy his train was held 'il by bad wreck. Two freights ha0 come together in a head-on collision oi' . piece of straight track. The engi- neers had seen the danger plainly, bull by the time the hand brakes were brought into play it was too late. The young man allowed these facts to sink Into his mind Then he said to one Of the train hands:
 "If the engineers had been able to coutrel their trains from the cabs, the wreck could have been prevented 'ouldn't itF
 ''Control 'em how?'
 Brake them.'
 "Yes. They had lots of time"
 That was enough. The air brake was conceived Amid the piled up wreck age the thing that was to make the name of Westinghouse familiar to ev cry schoolboy the world over was cali ed into being. It did not come Ill its perfected form, but the idea itself had gernslna d.-Paul. Latzke in Every body's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
AFiaht In tho Air.

W. E. Webb, the author of "Bn1a!o Land," tells this cat story:
 The chicken hawk of the west is savage and dangerous enemy, but once one of these air pirates got worsted. l was sitting in front of the doctors of flee when a hawk shot down with won derful rapidity of wing-so fast tha' it's shadow seemed hardly to reach the earth before its body. It bounced npoH the doctors favorlte kitten, which lay asleep on the grass, and made off wit It. At an elevation of about fifty fec puss recovered from its surprise an" went to work for liberty. It's feline mind was exercised to astonisimen' and wrath Twisting like we;sHs its claws came uppermost, and to III! raining gaze q sight presented its2if much like feather bed being rippei open in midair. The amazed hawk received new light on the subject O. prey, let go and made off like badly plucked goose but the cat came safely to earth-on it's feet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
The Onion Dod1s.

"IncreGible as it may seem." said the detective, there are many shopliiters who steal by the agency of the onioA These men, before setting out upon their contemplated crimes, eat of I'd" onions abundantly. Then they stroll Into the silverslnith's or the haberdash CTS or the jewellers that they propose to rob.
 Show me those large soiitailes SUI rounded with pigeon blood rubes, please says the jewel thief.
 "The clerk brings forth the tray of gems and, bending over 1t, the thief signs with admiration. His face close to the clerks. he signs again. And the clerks nostrils quiver, and he turns away his head The inspection of the diamonds continues for some minutes. Throughout it the thief keeps breath ing hard, the clerk keeps turning his head away, and hence 1t is no wonder at the days end. that couple of costly rings are missing. York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
 Readina tho EAce.

Restless eyes denote dece!tful. de signing disposition; greenish eyes meal falsehood, malice and love of scar dal; blue eyes tell of tendency to CD quetry; black eyes mean a lively, spi! tied and sometimes deceitful charae ter; eyes with yellowish, bloodshe white usually betoken strong emotion: and hot temper; gray eyes mean. di& nity and intelligence and brown eyes ; tender, true, kind and happy nature. j mouth had better be too large than to small, for very small, purseSi d. mouth is seldom significant of zoe conversational power. Large mouth are more often found in conjunctlo with liberal dispositions than Fs' small ones. X person with a point. chin is fanciful. refined in taste atiy difficult to please. A broad, se1i2e chin signifies ardent love, often aseon panied by jealousy. A broad, roun' chin means ardent love, with steas fastness and purity of affection.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
A Eros of Peculiar Habits.

South America has frog of peeIlial habits. Dwelling in the virgin forests at the tops of the highest trees. i chooses as q site for its nursery son' hollow stump and then proceeas < line 1t with resin procured from tree In the neighborhooG This lining servs. to catch and hold the rainwater. wit which 1t quickly becomes filed :, soon as this takes place the eggs a,s laid therein, and here they undergo d'e ve!opment into tadpoles. How the r@ sin is collected is a mystery, nor is ! get known how the separate pieces h come welded to form the water li-l basin necessary to insure tae safety n the treasures deposited therein.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Imitation of Ebony.

There are two processes, says tn. Carriage Monthly. in use in the imita ton of ebony Take fine grained piece of wood, use French black poi ish, made black with fine coloring mar ter, or good air drying black varnisl' may be applied. This, however, give only superficial coloring, and whea the edges wear off the light coloref! wood shows The other method Is t. wash three or four times any denss' wood with boiling connection of 10" wood, allowing 1t to dry between eaci' application Then wash with solu ton of acetate of iron. which Is made by dissolving iron filings in vinega This stain is very black and penetrate into the wood so that ordinary weai and chipping will not show the origina color
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Blond Indians.

One Of the mysteries of Mexico t presented by the Maya Indians, whr inhabit the Sierra Madre mountains t the lower part of Sonora. They har9 fair skins, blue eyes and light hair, an' students of ethnolegy have alway
 been puzzled to account for them There Is tradition, however, thas these Indians are the descendants O; the crew and passengers of Sweaia! vessel wrecked on the Mexican coa~ centuries before Columbus discovers the new world. But this tradition founded on nothing more substanti;l than folklore tale current anon: them that their ancestors came eve the big salt water hundreds of mool
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Ants tn. Ideal Communists.

It would perhaps be pushing meta phors to an unwarranted extreme |, epeak of dignity of labor" in come ton with the occupations of ants. RHs if by the phrase we mean that lahof is the honorable lot of all citizens. aas, that all labors of whatever sort az upon the same level of respectabilitE. then we might venture to apply the saying even to the labors of an all' hill. For therein all are workers, from the newly 1ledged callow to the vetera' of a second summer.-Henry McCoo', in Harper's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
When Did You Oil Your Watch

When did you oil yonr watch las Never? YGli may remember when ' ,ubr.5ated your sewing nachine. tE9e writer. lawn mower or sfindsteitt= within q year, p!,oioasi siy-bnt ts= watch you n,yrr oiled, that you ;s remember 'a. ill :, period of ei-a. C.. months the haianee wheel tufss It's axis l3.G96.SUo.I 600 times. EXpc watchnakers say that a watch sh9n be thoroughly cleaned and oiled eve eighteen months. Many persons Ht9 a watch for years, winding 1T ua eae night, and never oil it. Watches 1; 2. instruments Of uncertain age. stzss..; run indefinitely. keeping accurate ti,.,. without need of repairs. As a matte of fact, nothing is so neglected as tn small, delicate and useful instrumen North American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Intelligent Strength.

It Is known that the largest churcs bells may be set in motion by mar or even boy who pulls the ropes at tached to them at proper and regular intervals, even when their weight of metal Is so great that the stronges man could scarcely move them sensibl, if he did not apply his strength in d. terminate periodical interyals.-Heln holtz.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Somethinq of That Kind,

"Young man." said the serious cer ueman. did you ever pause and th.ni that each tick of the clock brings yo another moment nearer to the end 0; your existence?"
 T was thinking of something of tn; kind this very minute" cheerfully rr piled the youth, "only the idea strl,, me that each tick brought pay day tha much nearer"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
An Epitaph

In little churchyard near Llany1ns mech, Wales. is tombstone with tkesp tines upon it:
 In crossing OCT the fatal bridge
 John Morgan he was slain.
 But 1t was not by mortal hand.
 But by railway train. John Morgan was the huntsman to the Tanatside harrlers and paid the capital penalty fer taking a short cut along the Cambrian line
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
A Puxxier.

An old white haired darky living . plantation, not feeling we'll, had tng doctor pay him a visit. The docto: told him as he was getting old h, must eat plenty of chicken and st.,A out of damp night air. But, sa!l said the old darky, how can you es pect me to stay iii de house at nigh and still get my chickens?'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
His RiSina Day.

"He never did llse in the world tif he stumbled over lot O dynamite the village gossip said. "an' even tlie:. like 80 many men ia the risin' bus ness. he never did know what he [ fer!-Atlanta Constitution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Not Literal.

Papa, this paper says lot of me, in office had their heads cut of. Die they cut them off with an a1?"
 "No, my boy; with a sharp move" Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Never Did.

Railroad Superintendent new engineer doesn't use much coal. His Assistant-I know. Ha used to be & janitor. or.--Erooklyn Eagle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
Health 2ecina.

One time man asked the poet Lo: fellow how to be healthy. and this the answer be received:
 Joy. temperance and repose
 Slam the ti0or ol the doctors nGse
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02
To hia'a Your Town Grow.

Make yoar bac.; yards places of beau eY and not eyesores to the community Lend a Ls,s,, when you see your fe' bpw cittzerv trying to build up ths Wn-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02

England and Australia gre the o4i 5lands whlea eXes9i Cuba iu ths: natural resoats.Ss
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-02


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 The foregoing law is elf-explanatory It makes it absolutely binding the Graphic to stop every sub scrpton to the Graphic that is past due nine months and every daily subscriber that is past due three months less renewed within reasonable time. The regulations went into effect January 1908 but owing to the fact that previous notice had been given publishers, have been granted reasonable time to notify all such subscribers and give them chance to before stopping their paper
 Hence, we earnestly call upon every of our sub. scrbers who past due to either call and settle mail us the amount to extend his subscriptions required by the Post-ofice department.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
CoPFRH DRINKINa.

A Doctor Says It wealEens the Heart
"In my opinion" says a weIl-knoWn
German physician, mo one "a truth
fully say coffee agrees with him, as II
has long since been proven that caffeine
contained In coffee, is an injurious
poisonous substance which weakens and
~degenerates the heart muscles.
For this reason the regular use OF
coffee, soon or late, causes a condition
of undernourishment, which leads I"
various kinds Of organic disease.
Convinced OF this fact, / have Otter
sought for some healthful beverage 10
use instead Of coffee. At last I founS
the thing desired In Postum. Having
had occasion to forbid people uslns
coffee, whose hearts were affected !
have recommended Postum as q peV
erage, since 1t Is free from all Injurious
or exciting substances. I know ts
from results in my W family. anu
among patients.
Hundreds Of persons who no" us0
Postum IN place Of coffee, are greap!
benefited thereby There's a Reason
Name given by Postum Co.. Batn'
Greek, Mich. Read ''rhs Road to Wen
vilie." In pkgk
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
only a Gold.

~Oniy a cold" is a common express
ssion. And 50 the victim lets ii go on.
day after day, red eyes, swollen fea-
lures lassitude, sleeplessness. loss OF
appetite, the Irritating cough.
In itself a cold may be simply I'M
comfortable. In its results 1t is often
fatal. Pneumonia. with it's enormous
fatality; consumption, with It's deadly
grip; bronchitis, asthma, these and
many ailments are often the direct re-
suit Of a cold.
The patient may have had many
colds. They have resulted in nothing
serious. But when the system has be-
come weakened by these repeated at
tacl1s, when the mucous membranes are
In a chronic unhealthy condition, then
1t Is these fatal maladies assert them
selves.
There IL no greater mistake than to
neglect a cold. At its irst appearance
measures should be taken to relieve 1t.
AT this season Of the year, when coughs
and colds are common, Peruna should
be kept constantly In the house. At the
arst symptom this. remedy should be
taken. II VIII soothe fhe mucous mem
bralpes, relieve the ~frrttation, and the
cold will gradually disappear. That
this has been the experience Of many
To- proven BY the hundreds Of grateful
letters In our dies.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
Merchants visit Milwaukee.

This is the season when merchants
throughout the Northwest are turning to
Milwaukee for their spring and summer
stock. Milwaukee jobbers and manu-
facturers have in turn prepared for the
occasion. A visit to the metropolis Of
Wisconsin will repay those who intend
to purchase their stock of spring goods
or place an order for machinery In any
Of the renowned factories.
Milwaukee jobbers deserve the patron.
z of the business men Of this city.
They offer good goods and as splendid a
display ut right prices az can be found
anywhere. The absolute superiority Of
the product of Milwaukee's manufac.
lures Is known throughout the world.
The reduction Of the railroad fare to two
cents a mile has brought Milwau kr'
more closely In touch with merchaniI
generally who may now travel at a miLl.
mum cost with maximum profit. While
in Milwaukee, a visit to the rooms of the
Milwaukee Association Of Jobbers and
Manufacturers, 45-49 University Build
ing, will bring any information that 10
needed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
Heard Al The opery.

would you advise me-" asked N
woman OF the funny man, ito take a
husband2" No. replied the FUNNY
man; take a single man; let the mar
ried men alone ........ sneaking man
picked up something from the floor
Here" called the funny man, .shaIc
OF that is mine. What did you pick
up?" Nothing" replied the sneaklnR
man, wiping his fingers on his coat
but dog gone a man who splits like a
nickel" Women are crazy" sald
the funny man; they fuss until they
get long dresses, and then they hold
EN- up, Besides that, they wear ID
buttons on their gloves, and two on
their waists"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
Relieving the stringenoy in Kansas.

A country banker out in Kansas yes
terday called up by long distance tele-
phone and asked for the cashier of a
West Side bank which is a reserve
agency for several country banks.
Whats the trouble down there-are
you in distress?" the city cashier in
Quired.
distress! Well, / should say" came
the response over the wire.
Are you short on currency"
short, no! We've got more currency
than we know what to do with, but the
blamed stuff is all in tens. twenties,
hfties and hundreds"
well, what on earth do you want?'
the city cashier growled.
well, IL IT'S all the same to you, I'd
like to swap a peck OF twenties for a
bushel OF lves." the country banker
yelled back, apologattcally.
Very well. send It along and wen
swap" the city cashier replied, as he
hung up the telephone receiver.
"That was easy" the cashier said, as
II much relieved. II thought sure there
was trouble coming then. a. peck or
twenties for q bashel OF ayes."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

a. mercury will surely destroy the sense of
sneil and completely derange the whole sys-
ten when entering II through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
lphysiclans az the damage they Will do Is
itenlfoldst to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
ltured by FL j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., con-
tsins mo mercury. and Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
g~urfRces OF the system. In buying Halls
Cntarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1T a. taken internally and made In Toledo,
Ohio, by II. j. Cheney 4 Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, T5e. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20

lceiand's Education.

From National Geographical Magazine.
There are no schools in Iceland, yet
every child al IL can read, according
to the parish statistics. In no other
country in Europe are so many books
printed and sold in proportion to the
population. A population of only $4,000,
scattered In many hamlets, has twelve
printing presses, the earliest being es-
tablished as far back as 1880; about
100 books annually, IL newspapers and
eight periodicals are produced to sat
isfy the literary needs of this little ma
tton.
Yet this literary people still live In
a pastoral and Homeric civilization,
which is a modern lesson OF the health
fulness OF human life lived In close
contact with the free, wild life of ma
ture, such as would have delighted the
heart of Rosseau or Thoreau. As a
proof hat this life is healthy. i give
the example of a clergyman who died
four years ago 113 years old, having
managed to live ell his days healthy
and happy on S150 a year, the aver
age stipend in the Icelandic church.
The sheep yield food and clothing.
Their wool is pulled off In the spring.
worn undyed. You make shoes OF their
skin and spoons OF their horns. Every
opportunity is seized for the telling of
stories and reciting Of poems. Only the
milk ewes are kept at home In the
summer to be MIXED. The rest of the
sheep are gathered In from the noun
tains in autumn, notice being given at
church from the pulpit.
The autumn gatherings, with people
sitting on the walls OF the stone in
closure telling stories are quite Homer
ic. The winter evenings are spent with
each member OF the family busy at
work I'm the same room; the men on
their knees shaving the wool off the
sheep skins, making ropes and nets of
hair: the women using spindle and dis
taft, embroldering. etc, afford a still
better opportunity for stories and puns.
There are even wandering Ministries
who gain their livelihood by reciting
prose or poetry, which they know by
heart, at various farmhouses till they
exhaust their stock.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
Force Of Habit.

.... pIOm LH6 oOSlOH I1eThlu. " ..
A Boston psychologist was recently
reminded OF the story OF the Russian
jailer who, changing his occupation,
found the chief interest of his leisure
moments In catching birds, putting
them IN cages and selling them to the
highest bidder.
The scientist having to attend q series
OF lectures In a large public hall struck
up acquaintance with the janitor of
the building and soon noted in him a
suggestive bent OF mind. The man
seemed fond of counting the people,
and would occasionally report the ex-
act number present. I'VE have lis here
tonight" he would say, or 'Just 201
all told" or, when the hall was crowd
ed, IT make 1t 370." There was a prob
lem In all this, but 1t took some time
for the psychologist to solve II.
A bit Of friendly. familiar talk, con-
tinually renewed, did the business, for
1t brought out the fact that the jan
itor had spent nan of the previous
years OF his life as warden in an east
ern prison. With rife on shoulder,
from some inclosing wall, the man had
counted his convicts until the habit
became ~ingrained. In the recesses of
his brain the lecture hall took the shape
of a Jail yard and the audiences were
his prisoners. He counted because he
wished to know IL all were there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
Looked On MlnIna Camp as q WYNN

Looked on Mining Camp as a Myth
Every one In the West knows of the
remarkably rapid growth Of Tonopah,"
remarked Phil s. Montague, the min
ing stock broker. THE camp sprang
up almost In q night and had a pop
ulation Of thousands In q very few
weeks. The mushroom development
almost had the effect Of ~unseating the
reason of q citizen OF Arizona; I'm fact
IL took much argument to convince
him that he had not gone suddenly
'daffy.'
about a month or 80 after the brit
of the camp q crowd Of men in from
of a cigar store In the main street were
attracted by the antics of a stranger.
He was looking wildly in all directions
as he came down the middle of the
street, muttering the while to himself
and occasionally stopping to shake his
head and rub his eyes. The boys be-
gan to guy him, and he turned his foot
steps In their direction.
Excuse me gents he said Intel
ligently enough, but the fact is that
I've gone nuts. What place is thlsr
"'Tonopah, Nevada he was told.
1.-THE stranger shook his head sadly:
Its no use,' he said, I've got EN-
1.-THE crowd became interested and
by plying him with questions soon
learned his story. He was q sheepman,
who for years had made the trip from
a point in Arizona to southwestern
Utah each spring, returning In the
autumn. His route lay through the
pass in which Tonopah is now situated,
and he knew the whole country, as he
said, by heart Only FIVE weeks pre-
viously he had -one through the pass
and encountered nothing but cactus
Returning, he had come unexpectedly
upon a populous mining camp, busting
with life. He regarded II all as tho
h~allucination of a disordered brain.
sit took considerable explaining 10
convince him that what he saw was
real, and was delighted when finally
convinced that he was not insane"