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The wageworker., 1908-05-30
GOSSIP OF the roilERS.
--latest News ef Busy Workers in
Msnes. Mills and WcrksAops>

--latest News Of Busy Workers in
Mines. Mills and vserksAops.
Canadian dairy interests employ
ever sseee people.
Maid servants in Japan receive
tut si>ss a month
Aodcsrrsers Of Tulsa, OKLA. have
organized under their inseru.ssoaa.
union
Two hundred thousand men are eua-
rsosed by the National Metal Trades
Association.
insnlStors and asbestos workers in
New York City receive ssse a day
ct eight hours
Massachusetts, State Council os
Wood. Wire and Metal LatAers'
unions has been permanently formed,
A resolution vas passed by the Ma.
con. Ca. city council requiring the
union labels On all supplies
There were IS female locomotive
engineers and fremen in the United
States At the time Of the last census
Sseuoenvflie. Ohio. Trades and In
tcr Assembly is trying 10 get labor
pxper started in the interest of the
workers
An act vas passed by the OKLA
homa legislature which provides fol
the protection Of labor on sl kind.
OF construction.
Labor organizations in North Caro-
lima have decided 10 nominate candi
Gates for state and county ocncer:
from their own ranks
The New York legislature OF 1Sc'
enacted ten of the bills proposed b.
the workingmen's federation Of th'
state OF New York.
Kentucky farmers are RAPIDLY tai
ing advantage Of their chance TO ol
Exnise, and during the past few
The wageworker., 1908-05-30
a BIG DEFENCE FUND

Electrical workers have received
Information from the Executive Board
of the International Union Of the
United States and Canada that 1T has
voted to increase the unions defense
fund from $100. 900 to 81 .000y go. and
that it also proposes to increase The
death benefits for widQvx
The wageworker., 1908-05-30
GOOdUniOnMen

and at prices that are good from
the viewpoint of the union mans
purse. Union made clothing--and
the best we can buy. We long ago
learned that union men deserve the
best, and also that they demand it
and are willing to pay a fair price
for it. So we searched till we found
the best union made clothing In the
world. 1t bears the name of Brock
in addition to the union label
Enough said. except that the bar
gain prices we offer viii please you
fully as much as the goods
Oh, yes. We've got other union
made goods Elgin shirts. for in
stance. None better at the price.
No Name" harS None so good
for the money. Ginger up with
June and outfit yourself IN union
made array.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11

."us ape fro; /,
VINO was l.. =
master of Il =
.>ters of Et /
disappeared
shadow fel'
the black :.
stored 20 the
Sout beg 1ich
Cause 1t Few
South ! the
world. Tennes-
see, North IA. ID South Caro-
lima home farm life Is thing of the
past; the domestic plantation life of
the South hat"> come only MEM
DRY. And the old South has become
the "New South" devoting itself
under changed additions to new
vocations;havlng lese new voca-
tOns found oco on for the same
qualities which MI. { former pursuits
profitable, some were formerly one
horse farmers of the Southern CON-
munity, have become by virtue, skill,
intelligence, industry and~~ourage
tie foremost lawyers orld !;
others by virtue of the sa luali
ties, have arisen to the hea. so:
of the largest industrial enterprises
of the world; while he who was his
fathers pet has become the great
banker of his community.
The streams that flowed across the
Southern States, disturbed only by
the fisherman, furnishes the power
that now turns the wheels of cotton
factories and numerous other enter
rrises.
Places that were once hills and
valleys have been leveled' and are now
the seat of industrious cities which
contribute largely to the financial
and commercial world. The typical
old Southern cities, like Savannah,
Charleston, and many others, which
made life so quiet and happy with
their elegant hospitality, have now
become among the greatest centers of
the worlds commerce.
But now, with all these natural
advantages, the "New South" has a
future that no one can easily foresce.
The prosperous future of the new
South depends largely upon the right
solving of the negro problem. We
are told by jealous and fanatical in
dividuals that all men are equal. We
know better. They are not equal
a common brotherhood teaches us no
such absurdity. A theory of univer-
sal physical likeness is no more
absurd than this. Now, as IN all
times, the strong 60 to the top, the
weak 60 to the bottom. And so, if
the white man is the strongest, which
he is, he will continue in power and
the new South will become even
more prosperous than it is today.
On the other hand, if the negro
gains the ascendency, the new South
will cease to be, and this Southland
will again have to suffer as in the
dark days of '76. If the new South
is to continue its rapid strides this
problem should be carefully weighed.
For this lowering cloud must be dis
pelled from above us. All fear must
be banished from the bosom of our
region and let fearlessness and purity
again reign over our land.
Gland of the South-imperial land;
How proud thy mountains rise;
How sweet thy scenes on every hand;
How fair thy covering skies;
But not for these-oh, not for these,
love thy fields to roam:
Thou hast dearer spell for me,
Thou art my native home.'
A Grand Family Medicine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
EnaIish Legend of Tailed Men.

When a Hollander wants to show
his contempt for an Englishman
he refers to him as a ''steert man"
in other words, ''the man with a
tail" The old legend says that
Thomas Beckett cursed the Kent
ishmen who spitefully cut off his
horses tail and that the entire gen.
Grafton of Kent which followed
wore tails like horses. John Bale,
Edward Wis bishop of Ossory,
mentions the legend, but gives some
variations as to the cause of the
punishment. He says on the ad-
thority of John Capgrave that "for
castyne yshe tayles at St. Angus
tine Dorsetshyre men had tayles
ever after that" Polydorus, how
ever, applies the legend to the
Kentish men of Stroud ''forecutting
off Tomas Becket's horses tayle." :"
One account says that only those
living in Kent at the time the curse
was pronounced "were afflicted with
large dropping tayles like brutes,
their posterity beying not so af-
fected."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
Winthrop College Scholarship and En-,
trance Examination.

The examination for the award
of vacant scholarships in Winthrop
College and for the admission of
new students will be- held at the
county conrt house on Friday, July
3, at "a m. Applicants must not
be less than fifteen years of age.
When scholarships are vacant after
July 3 they will be awarded to those
making the highest average at this
examination, provided they meet the
conditions governing the award
Applicants for scholarships should
write to President Johnson before
the examination for7examination
blanks.
Scholarships are worth 500 and
free tuition. The next session viii
open September lG, 1908. For fur
ther information and catalogue, al,
dress President D B Johnson, Rock
Hill, S e. 5.1.s'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
The Size of Alaska.

Alaska contains $4,000 square
miles of mainland, 1000 square
miles of the Aleutian islands and
$4,000 square miles of other islands,
a total of $4,000 square miles, or
one-ffth of the area of the rest of
the United States. 1t requires the
areas of California, Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana and New
York to equal this. The area of
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Virginia and West
Virginia equals only one-half OF
Alaska. 1t equals the combined
area of Great Britain and Ireland,
France, Germany, Belgium and the
Netherlands. 1t stretches from lat
itude 81 degrees to II degrees and
from longitude 13O degrees to 1873
degrees.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
Mioht Have Been Worse.

In foursome competition at
Machrihamish one Scotchman OF
the party, man of optimistic tenn,
permanent, always remarked, "lt
might have been waur," whenever
he put the ball into peculiarly diff,
fcult bunker.
His irritated partner determined
to rouse Aiacnab from his imper-
turbable serenity and said to him
when next they played, "Macnab, |
dreamed last night You were in
hades."
1T might have been waur," came
the reply, pat.
"How waur:?" said the English
man.
at might have been true" re-
piled Macnab. 81 might have been
there"
The Scotchman ended at least
cone up."-London Globe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
Buck1en'S Arnica Salye
The Best SaIve In The World.
Registration Notice.

Theoffice OF the Supervisor of Rrg.
iStration will be opened on the first
Monday in every month for the pur-
pose of the registering of any person
who is qualified as follows:
Who shall have been resident of
the State for two years, and of the
county one year, and of the polling pre-
cinct in which the electOr offers to
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu-
tion of 1896 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns. and has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. j. Y. McGILL,
Clerk of Board.
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Graduating Essays Of Pupils Of Kngstee Graded School,
icONTiNUED FHOM PAGE Two.

ary, and vii = ct were successfully
achieved, IL later ages, by the cUn-
t;nued and pcrsevCrlng exertlons OF
the human intellect. Is there at the
present day, then, any ground for
despair. that at some future stage of
that higher civilization to which We
trust the world is gradually tending,
some new and bolder effort of genius
toward the solution of this great
problem may be crowned with sue
cess and compass an object of such
vast and paramount utility: Moth
ing, indeed, would conduce more
directly to bring about "a golden age
of union and harmony among the
several nations and races of manki"d
that the remOv.t Of that llrritr to
the Interchange .. thoushr aud anu
tual god mdersi.,:. ing between
man and ran. h.ch is now inter
posed bv IL. diversity of their re-
spective lauguuses.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
STYLES IN WRITING.
Various Ways Of Telling the Story Of
IN Accident.

THE PLAIN STYLE.
\ LAZY slipped or some orange
peel in School street Yesterday and
broke her lee.
THE STACCATo STYLE.
1t was a job for surgeon.
Orange peel did it.
There vas u slide, scream and
ii dull thud.
Tie atmosphere was full of lin
gerie, frou frou, hairpins and brlc-
a-brac.
1t WAS laughable.
BCt OILY to IA few.
\ dozen men r;;shed gallantly to
t,le rcGcvc.
1t was Il woman who had fallen.
Horror. \ neither limb broken.
She was III agony.
And all because Of somebody's
carclcssncSs.
Saul has slain his thousands.
Orange peel has slain It's ten
thousands.
TIE FLoRID STYLE.
Tripping lightly down School
street Yesterday afternoon. her face
all agIow with health and every
muscle, nerve, vein and artery in
harmony with tie iEyigorattng at
mosphcre, a representative of the
softer sex was seen Suddenly to de-
feet from the perpendicular, and in
another instant this ore Of heaven 5
last and best gifts to man came
with crushing force to the hard, un-
yielding pavement. The immcdl-
ate cause Of the unfortunate lady'a
downfall was the greasy envelope of
that tropical fruit, the orange,
which some thoughtless, if not mali
cious, individual had cast upon the
public pavement. The victim OF
this carelessneSs or worse had sus-
tanned a fracture of a limb, and it
will be many weary weeks ere she
will again be able to walk erect and
stately as htfetofore.
THE FACETIoUs STYLE.
She will be careful how she treads
on orange peel hereafter. She
didn't know it was loaded. But it
shot her of. 1t is only broken
leg. Not much comfort to her, but
good thing for the surgeon.
There's money in it. People who
throw away orange peel should be
careful to throw it so that it will
land with the slippery side down,
unless they are in league with the
bone setting profession. In that
case, of course, it is different.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11


tai which formerly opened new plan
tations in the Mississippi valley and
other Southern States, have lately
been in the main devoted to opening
new mines, constructing new fur
naces or building factories, either
within this range or close to its foot
hills.
This development has gone on an lis
going on to an extent which is scarce
ly realized; yet it does not cripple,
but aids in the development of the
agricultural resources of the South.
Now, before going into the rapid
growth and development of the New
South let US first see what condition
the South was in at the close of the
war.
AS tie sun peeped over the eastern
horizon, there hung over this section
dark and treacherous cloud, which
made the few remaining Southerners
tremble with gloomy forebodings.
Men who had lett their homes in
glossy gray suits, trimmed with shin
ing buttons, were now either dead, :,
or if alive, hearsbroken because of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
Read the Farmers & Merchants
Banks ad. this issue.

Hereafter we positively re-
fuse to publish any communica-
ton received at this office later
than Tuesday, noon, except To-
cal and personal items, which
will..not be available later than
Wednesday, noon, for the cur.
rent week. By trying to be ac-
commodating we are thrown late
every week and we are tired OF
it. This notice applies to
EVERY BODY.
4-25-tf.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11
A Grand Family Medicine.

at gives ME pleasure to speak a
a good word for Electric Bitters,'
writes Mr.. Frank Conlan of No.
1876 Houston St., New York. "It's
a grand family medicine for dys-
pepsia and liver complications; while
for lame back and weak kidneys it
cannot be too highly RECOMMENDED. "
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11

Mr. d A BIockluton, the other
masculine member of the graduating
class of the graded school chose as
his theme,
CHE New SOUTH -
As We stand upon the threshold Of
the twentieth century surrounded by
the hum of industry, viewing the
beautiful scenery of our Southland,
everything upon which We gaze evil
dencing the rapid strides of develop
ment through the past Few decades,
it is fitting that We pause and con-
template the vast improvement of our
Southern country and seek its cause.
Seek that cause, where by night the
cotton whitens beneath the stars and
by day the wheat locks the sunshine
in its bearded sheayes, where the
clover steals the fragrance of the
wind, and the tobacco catches the
quick aroma of the rain; where the
mountains stored with exhaustless
treasures, clothed with forests vast
and prlmeval rear their mighty heads
to the skies and the rivers tumbling
or lettering, run wanton to the seas.
In seeking this cause, let us COM
pare the old South with the new. 1t
is nearly impossible 10 give an accur-
ate idea of the settlement, develop
ment, civilization and customs of the
several States which compose the
section generally known as "the
South" within the limits of few
hundred words and to do it at all sat
isfactorily.
An old Southern farm and fan lmer
presented type of doniesticity which
will pass entirely away with this
generation, and which was one of the
sweetest, rurest, and most productive
types of social life that have ever
been known. The owner and master
was head of the family in sense
which has never been known in mod
ern society and which bears re-
semblance to the head of the tribe in
the nomadic life, typifed by the life
of Abraham; the power he had over
his slaves and the influence over his
wife and children was supreme. The
children had no menial duties to
perform, but were reared with Ger.
tain dislike and contempt for menial
labor, because it was performed by
slaves and performed for them. In
every home the children were trained
or taught some trade that was fitting
for the time. The farm ALWAYS
yielded a great abundance; but after
a wasteful support of the family and
farm had been taken out of the years
produces, the dividends were small.
AS the surplus, therefore, was not
large, the accumulated capital was
never great. This prevented any
great public works of any kind either
in the shape of great public build
ings, universities, railroads, or other
enterprises. 1t also prevented marked
inequalities in the pecuniary condi-
tioa of the men of The South. There
were none very rich, few very poor
the vast mass being in comfortable
circumstances. This also opened but
few avenues for profit and distinction
70 young men, the learned professions
Sad such business as was necessary
in such simple community being
the only vocation for those who de.
sired to leave the farms.
The settlement of the South was
from different natl0nalties and differ.
ent creeds. The Germans, who came
to Georgia under Oglethorpe, the
Huguenots who added certain deli
cate flavor to South Carolina life,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-25

the offerings. pair of foxes need little
PLANTATION. Originally they belonged to very popular
Shinto god whose place has been usurped through the
strategy of Kobo and this Buddhist prince has been sub
stituted But religious degeneration has further
and to be mistaken for the god itself.
And worship (for mari is the of the god) is
seen nowadays in it's most degraded form of fox
ship.
Others are pair of saesmans gods. Who they
originally has very little to do with the present
worship. Anyhow gods of good luck and prosperity
they are worshiped in New Years season. and almost
every shop has these idols in stock
Early the first of January New Years callers begin
to pour in. What do they say? With heads bowed down
and hands on the sill, they humble: Congratulations
the opening of the year. and pray that 1t Will
be continued in future" This phrase is common that
both sides speak at the time and yet both are
we'll understood. One says: won't you come in? mo,
the other; 81 have more houses to CALL Then
come when you through and the caller goes. Ii
the caller should in he is sumpuousy Toasted with
food and drink and more open drunkenness on
New Years day than at other times
Superstitious people find omens and meanings In
dreams and Japanese must have good dreams to be-
gin the year For this purpose they put piece of
the bed On this paper japanese junk is printed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-25

covered him, for he discovered him
self. Some time ago the Atlantic
Monthly devoted good deal of space
to various articles on railroad prob
lens. He read these articles with
great interest, and he saw in them
many statements which did not agree
with his own experience. He thought
it over for while, and one day he
went to call on the editor. He told
the editor what he thought about it,
and the editors answer was, in effect,
that if he did not like the way the
articles were written he could try to
do better.
Ee Immediately started to write.
The result of his efforts is the series
which appeared under the title of "The
Confessions of Railroad Signalman."
These articles are not of a nature
which tends to increase our national
pride in our railroad system, for they
are in effect a rather severe arraign-
ment of the management of all rail-
roads in general, and of his cwn, the
Boston & Maine, more particularly,
but none of the railroads has sued
the Atlantic Monthly for libel.
This series of articles brought him
to the attention of the public, and it
was not long before President Eliot
called him to Cambridge to confer
with him. President Eliot saw that he
knew what he was talking about, and
he appointed him to lecture before the
new School of Business Administra-
ton He will give a series of lectures
next spring, but the subject and the
exact time have not been decided on
Soon after his interview with Presi-
dent Eliot he was called to Washing
ton for a conference with President
Roosevelt. What passed between them
has not been revealed, but Fagan's
reputation was made.
The answers of the railroads to the
first series of articles have been chief
ly of the What else can we do sort,
and it will be interesting to see
whether Mr.. Pagan has gone deeply
enough into the subject to tell them
what they can do to improve things
Just to fill in his spare time he is
lecturing in different parts of the
United States, now In Chicago, now
before the convention of railroad sur
geons in New York, or before the City
club of Boston, and he is beginning
to make people believe that he is not
working for himself all the time"
but at least part of the time for his
ideals of what the American railroad
ought to be.
And, finally, this altogether remark
able man works eight hours day in
the little dingy tower in North Cam
bridge when he is not speaking in
some other part of the country, be-
cause sit keeps him in touch with his
subject"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-25
Christmas Frolics.

very effective and practical decoration 1or the 1aDe
ON Christmas morning is pyramid Of oranges with
sorays of holly for dolly with scarlet ribbon running
to the corners ofthe table fastened by big orange at
each corner the housekeepers best eHorts are usu
ay extended on the table, but IL Will only lake
moment tn arrange this holly around the finger
bowls By the way dainty way to serve oranges lor
breakfast is to have the juice squeezed in the Kitchen ana
served in little glass which STANDS on a Fate
In the dining that has to have screen to concea
the kitchen, there may be very simple emo eHecuVe
addition made to Christmas decorations by pinnlng
holly it, covering the original surface cTnnpetey Lace
curtains NAV be treated this way to make lovely bits
of color in the room or form background tor tree
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-25

squeezing out the frosting on the pre-
pared background and tracing with his
line of sugar any figure desired. A
bunch of roses, forest scene, a party
of dancing girls, a bouquet of half a
dozen different kinds of flowers, a
landscape covered with snow, a group
of statuary, a garden scene, Cupids,
Notwithstanding that is wanted
he traces in sugar, with speed and
elegance that would make the light
ming artist of the side show green
with envy. He knows his work is only
for Few hours, that his dreaMs of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-25
Falling OFF in Insurance.

Everybody is interested in the re-
markable showing of the life insur-
ance business as reported by Supt.
Kelsey of New York. The falling off
has been enormous between the years
1906 and December 80, 1907. The
point of Mr.. Kelsey's report is the
great decrease in the amount of in
surance last year, $241, 496,30S. OF the
10000 policies which terminated, only
53,167 were by death and 14,247 by
maturity, while 1854 amounting to
S211, 0OS,495 were surrendered, AID