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Coolest uan There.

While being photographed for the
rogue's gallery. while waiting in the
detention room for bail, King smoked
his expensive cigars as calmly as
though he were back in his maho6-
any offices dealing r. millions
II Kings enemies thought that by
surrendering himself to the police ne
had made himself a member Of the
Down and Out Club they were mis-
taken. After waiting for several hours
IN the detention pen before his friends
could get him bail. King returned 20
the Beautiful home from which he
fed in February. and there he re-
cCived the newspaper men. having
first posed for the photographers. who
accompanied them He gave them
enough copy TO fill half their paper.
and at that. most of the papers de-
voted a page 10 the interview. which
included an attack on "a gang Of 100
hired thugs" who. he says. would
have assassinated him or sent him 10
the madhouse had he remained in
Boston. There is one boss" thug who
remains unnamed. but who. King
says. was in league with officers of
the law 10 ruin him financially and
mentally. The expressions which
made him famous In writing adver-
tisements for the companies he was
booming found their way into the in
terviews King gave out on the night
OF his Homecoming
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Believed In Advertising.

In addition To his weekly paper.
klug used the columns Of the daily
papers TO advertise his wares. IL IS
no eXaggyTatlOn 10 say that during
mis- career as a financial agent and
promoter he has spent millions on
advertising in the daily papers. And
il paid him a good return. Prosperity
soon came his way. From a small
office he branChed out until, at the
time OF his failure last February. he
occupied an entire floor In one Of the
biggest office buildings in Boston. ana
he occupied at the same time the
most magnificent offices in the city OF
New York. lie launched company
after company. and even went so far
as TO revive Cape Cod town which
had once been a thriving center Of
the glass industry OF the United
states. but which practically ceased TO
exist a score Of years ago.
At this time King was repUtCd to be
a millionaire. and he lived like one.
lie built a magnificent home In Brook
line, which boasts Of mo millionaire
residents than any other township in
the world; lie was invited 10 state
receptions. and accepted the invita-
tions; he scattered money right and
left IN various ways. As an example
of this II is stated that one Of his
boys at school IN New York State
found II imposs BILE 20 play pool at
the academy. King visited the school
authorities and offered TO construct
fine building, TO be used as q reCrca-
ton han for the students. and in il.
among other things. was Installed the
pool tables on which young King
wished to play He paid magazine
writer's large sums of money 20 write
him up much after tho fashion that
Andrew Carnegie OF King Edward
might be written up. and these writer's
included some of the most prominent
in the country. When the article az
peared King bought so many copies
for HIS customers that the circulation
OF the periodical went up by leaps ana
bounds
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Exchange Squeezes King.

When the panic first made its ap-
pearance last fall. King began 10 wob-
bic financially. and despite ms life
long preaching TO customers 20 keep
out Of the clutches OF the Stock Tx
change. there was unmistakable evil
dence that he himself was being bad
ly squeezed. As the panic continued,
It apparently became choice with
him whether 20 continue as a publish
er or as a stock market gambler. and
be chose the latter. standing loss
OF nearly half a million dollars on
his newspaper venture
The panic did not abate, aud King
tC the astOnishmeHt OF his faithful
followers, publicly announced himself
10 be nothing more or less than a
stock-market tipster. and T. was this
venture which turned his customers
into compliments before "A court Of
law; which sent him sCurrying across
tHe world Wuoer an assumed name.
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Lawson. who was branded with every
adjective Kings writer's could find In
the dictionary. The edition was so
remarkable that King found it neces-
sBry TO run his presses for three days
10 supply the demand for copies OF
the paper. and on the last day copies
ere sold on the New York exchange
for as high as SO Lawson Ignored
the article.
King then doomed hal. a dozen cCm-
panies, but he lost more money in
his newspaper than in all his other
ventures combined. He developed it
into a regular news daily. and liter
ally squandered money 10 get the
news first His reporters went 10
fires in hacks. they hurried 20 murders
In automobiles, they collected evil
dence and betrayed the expenses Of
half a dozen crusades In the interest
of the poor. particularly In "roseCut-
ing coal and milk dealers. The eX-
pense bills OF these reporters turned in
weekly would pay the entire editorial
pay roll Of an ordinary paper
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Costly Fight Against Lawson.

lie spent anOE,Sh money TO fight
mo mas w. Law 'Oa 20 FreD him IN
comfort for the rest of his life. and
Lawson. on more than one occasion
retalisiei. At one Of the fercest De
RODS OF the battle between tho
financiers The two men had a squad
ci detectives employed that was tn
amusement of the Boston plain clothes
men who were Gin on the game" King
had detectives to watch Lawson and
Lawson had detectives 10 watch King.
King had detectives to watch Law
sons detectives who were watching
King. and Lawson had detectives I'm
his employ who were watching the
men paid by King to watch Lawson.
Ana these detectives, In turn. were
watched by other detectives.
The fight between the two men
reached climax when King started
"a daily newspaper. 1t began it's life
ass financial sheet with the stock
exchanges of the country in general
and Thomas W. Lawson in particular
as the bright particular objects of its
attack. The bucket shops of Boston
also were attacked SO vigorously biz
King that the Massachusetts IegiS-
lature was compelled 10 pass a law
making it impossible for them 10 con
tinue operations in the State.
shortly after the paper began pub
licatiou a New York paper again at
tackled King and his King-Crowther
corporation I'm so vicious a manner
that Lawson spent thousands Of dol
lars to have the article reproduced in
various papers throughout the coun-
try.
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He sailed from New York under an
assumed name. lived on the best the
ship afforded; lived the life OF a mil
lionaire I'm London, and when he tired
% the English capital he sailed over
tie Channel to Paris Newspaper
correspondents recognized him there
ana tney cabIed long dispatches of
his movements, and shortly afterward
King moved on. lie was next heard
from at Colombo. Ccyl5u, thousands
of miles away from home and practi-
gauy penniless. But his love or lux
uTious surroundings remained With
him. Ills impressive manner went FAR
Co assure every one of his Importance
and the magazine articles. setting him
forth as wizard Of finance. put the
necessary quiatCs 20 the doubling
Thomases- King accordingly enjoyed
solid comfort at Colombo until his last
dollar was gone and be was not only
a stranger In a strange land. but
without visible means of returning
10 the land from which he had fed
She hotel proprietor 20 whom lie was
indebted, however. Induced King 60
part with his diamonds. OF which De
WIS passiOnately fond. aud with the
proceeds from these ne bought a ticket
for home.
Kings daring could not he better
Illustrated than by his homecoming
Every city iu the United States had
been supplied with his photograph
and every police chief had been asked
10 arrest him. every customh0use Of
fetal had similar instructions HIS
physical build is so peculiarly his
own that 10 escape identification and
arrest seemed almost impossible. And
yet King stood by the customs Of
ncers while they inspected his bag
gage; he landed and passed scores
OF policemen; he remained I'm New
York for two DAYS and paraded the
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HOW TO WIN WOMANS LOVE

come to her ears that he had long
loved her in silence. and had counted
each day happy If he only caught a
distant glimpse of her
She discovered that he was a devot-
Cd son and brother. and a man OF un-
usual gifts and culture for his humble
position. Moved by one Of those sud
den generous impulses to which some
women are liable. she sought an inter-
view with him, told him thgC she had
learned his secret, and offered her
hand and fortune.
Another woman whose marriage re-
suited from a similar impulse gives
this explanation OF IT, L.mona the
friends OF her family was an old bach
elor, with a reputation for crustiness,
who had known her from a child To
her he had always been gentle and
kind, and she had loved him +in a
way as long as she could remember.
One day she said. why have Won
never married. Marry, my dear
Why, no one would ever marry a
grumpy Old man like me" cot courga
they would she answered Indignant
~" Why, / would marry you myself
Thank you, my dear came the I'm
expected answer. Then well consider
the matter settled"
In spite OF her surprise and mfsafv-
ings, the girl Loyalty kept her promise.
and she has never had reason 10 re-
greet t.-t'rom The Live Wire
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4 brilliant Writer.

lie began the publication of "a little
sheet called Kings Financial Bulletin.
and th-s was mailed weekly, free of
charge. to an who asked for it. On
financial matters King was a brilliant
writer, and the failure Of a brokerage
house with its resulting distress 10
creditors was II him ike the waving
Of a red flag before an Infatuated bull.
He attacked stock exchange operators
viciously, and none was too high or
too low TO attract his attention
Kings first great venture and his
first great failure was the Elng-Crow-
Their OH Company of Texas. lie sold
hundreds of thousands Of dollars
worth Of stock iu the company. and
when the food Of money into his Of
nee was at its heighth. the state au-
tborities in Texas declared that the
company was a fraud and that King
was obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The company was prohibited
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Many Of his Gus toners. still following
his advice faithfully. turned their
earnings over to him to buy the stocks
he declared 10 be good, but some Of
them, according TO the belief Of the
grand jury. waited in vain for either
the E1Oney or stocks. and when the
demand for one or the other became
too nsistent King quietly made an as
signment and left town. Before he
left, according to a detective who had
been trailing him for DAYS. his counsel
spent the night IN q Boston hotel
counting immense stacks OF currency
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3itterest Enemy to T. w Lawson,
Whom the Latter Has Crushed,
BObS Up SereneIy After d Stormy
Career and Resumes Business at
the Old Stand, Although Indict-
nentS Hang Over His Head.

from doing business in the Lone Star
state, and Il went to the wall. leaving
King so poor that he had 20 mortgage
his then modest home 10 get enough
money 10 live on.
When he got on MS feet again he
took up other lines Of Industrial en-
terpTises. and 50 great was the faith
of mis- old customers IN him that they
bought stock in the new companies
as readily as they had purchased
King Crowther oil stock. when he had
accumulated enough money King re-
organized the oil company, and sold
stock over again. a New York paper
devoted column after column. TO the
corporation, declaring it to be a fraud,
and holding King up as an impostoT
King only answered By sending 20 hls
stockholders a check Tor per cent OF
their Investments each month. IN
fact. his great boast W8s that any
company ne took hold of would pay
more than twice as much interest as
a savings bank or the average railroad
corporation.
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streets for exercise with never. a fear
Of detection, and when he tired OF
New York he went 10 Syracuse TO visit
son in private school. When he
had enjoyed his liberty TO the full and
had. apparently, steeled himself for
the ordeal which faced him and which,
now that he had returned to the
United States. could not be long
avoided, he got on a train and went to
Boston. Even there he brazenly
passed by police officers, any
one Of whom would have given a
months pay to arrest him. and walked
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The ink was scarcely dry when King
began preparations 10 retaliate. Every
man i'm his employ was set to work
looking into Lawson's record. The
author of "Frenzied Finance" was
supposed TO be preparing 20 prevent
the publication Of the attack. and
Kings men. behind barred doors con-
tinued their work, King being present
throughout the night with hundreds
of thousands of dollars in certified
checks ready TO be used TO BAH out
his men in case they should be ar
rested. When the paper came out in
the morning. it was from the first to
last page a vicious, iibelcus attack on
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in a while. however, an explanation
of some sort is forthcoming, although
il does not always strike the impair
tiai observer as an especially reason
able one
Whatever made you marry the prfs-
onerE" a London magistrate asked a
woman whose face bore striking evil
dence of her husbands affection.
Because he punched all the other
fellows heads" she answered, ''and
NOBODY else dared make love to me-
Another good lady confessed that
she fell in love with her husband be-
cause he was the "only man who ever
dared TO snub her" While other men
were stumbling over each other to pay
her attention, he always treated her
with absolute Indifference and even
rudeness.
The consequence was that she deter
mined to bring him 10 her feet and his
knees. She succeeded, but lost her
heart in the attempt.
Not long ago a Yorkshire LADY OF
wealth and beauty shocked her friends
by marrying a poor cripple. II had
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viii mark the END Of thugism IN m
ance and if by the pain Of my body
thugism in finance be biotted out I
viii rejoice and give thanks for the
affilction sent upon me-"
Speaking OF the Master Thug
King says, again In characteristic
language:
with my own bleeding hands ]
shall snatch the mask which he has
worn for nearly forty years from Ms
face that all fair-minded people may
see the hideous monster without cal
Gimme, mint or powder, In this ] shall
succeed. I know I shall"
The last two sentences illustrate the
supreme confidence King has in him
self, a confidence which enabled him
to sell millions in Industrial stocks
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7 come back TO throw light into
the dark places" he said. and here
are a few more along similar lines:
Il shall expose to the light OF
day the most damnable conspiracy
ever Matched from the egg Of infamy
against q human being"
The spectacle (of his business RUM
is one that chills my blood. Horrible.
Horn BILE Horrible,"
I serve notice on them tthe thugsl
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CARDENIO F. KING, OF BOSTON.

I shall fight the devil with fire kindled
and famed into an all-consuming
flame by an outraged conscience.
with the rough. coarse hand Of the
master thug at my throat expect 10
render the public "A still further serv-
ice, which will be worth IN the amount
of its annual savings over ten mIinOns
Of dollars"
The finger prints on my throat
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10 police headquarters. There lie
calmly announced himself. 81 am Mr..
King" he said. and he was promptly
placed under arrest. charged with
larceny In thirty-One counts.
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and diScreiitei finlncier, and while
still out on bail setting up in bust
ness again in luxurious offices, is,
fguradyeIy speaking, an epitome
of the life of Cardenio FlureScent
King, OF Boston.
After fleeing from his creditors
and battling the police of every
European country to catch him,
King as suddenly returned TO the
city of his adoption, and, before the
ink on his bail sheet was dry, he
once more took possession of the
offices which had been diSmantled,
and called upon the investing pub
lie to look to him for advice before
buying stocks of any kind.
External appearances would in
dicate that he still has a sufficient
amount of wealth to buy him all
the luxurieS to which he was aCCuS-
toned at the heighth of his career.
After spending a day among a herd
of criminals in the detention room
OF the Boston police station, await
ing the necessary amount of bail,
ling went to his magnificent home
ii the exclusive section of Brook
line, the town of milliOnaireS,
where he has been receiving friends
and reporters and giving out inter
views in which he charges that his
enemies are SO determined to bring
about his destruction that they
would not hesitate at assassination.
= HE supposed plot 90 destroy him
financially and tD wreck him
1 mentally is, according TO the
elaborate story told by King,
tie work OF one of the most prominent
nnsuelg- IN tle world who. at the
same time, is an enemy of The Sys-
tenn The men have been bitter enc
mics Tor Years and they have never
lost an 0p. oTtunity 90 buy pages Of
newspaper space 20 call public attcn-
ton 10 the alleged corrupt methods Of
the other.
Ten or twelve years ago Cardenio F.
King was doing odd jobs soliciting ad-
EeTLisIue for a ravysnarar i'm the lsr7rtH
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one day. broke
the next, a fu-
gitiye from
Justice theneXt,
hiding5 5000
miles away
from no m {,
then a prisoner
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

which. IL was supposed, would pay
Kings expenses iu the pilgrimages he
had planned
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

SIX THE AVERAGE young NO
man why she fell IN love with
her husband, and you viii
probably be told that she
hn.n.- ~ .-.aLa.-t ID ono
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Notice to Creditors.

In the District Court of the United
States for the District of South Caro-
lima.
In the matter of Jas P. Adams, bank
rupt. In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Jas P. Adams OF
Kingstree, in the county of Williams
burgand the district aforesaid,a bank
rupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of November, A. d. 1908. the
said Jas. P. Adams was duly adjudicat-
ed bankrupt; and that the first meet.
ing of his creditors will be held at
Kingstree, S. g., in my office, on the
21st day of November, A. ID. 1908. at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon. at which
time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee,
examine the bankrupt and tran5act
such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
CHAS. w. STOLL,
Referee in bankruptcy.
november 10th, 1908.
1I-l2-1t
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Citation Notice.
THE STATE OF SOUTA CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTA CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
By P. NJ. Brockinton, Esquire, Pro-
bate Judge.
Whereas, A. w. Chandler made suit
to me, to grant him Letters of Ad-
monistration of the Estate of and effects
of j. G. Sanders.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
lnonish all and singular the kindred and
Creditors of the said j. C. Sanders, de-
ceased, that they be and appear before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Kingstree, S. g., on 10th day of
November next after publication there
of, at II o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my Hand, this 3lst day
of October, Ammo Domini, 1908.
Published on the 5th day Of Nov
ember, 1908, in the County Record.
P. M. BRoCKNToN
1 1-5-2t --~ Pr>55ate Judge.
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The RECORD acknowledges
the following cash contributions
for the flood sufferers on Lynch's
river: j G Graham, Gourdin.
$500; DR. J S Cunningham, In
dianto wn, $1.00. Several par
ties have offered provisions and
clothing, if needed. Should
such contributions be needed
please let us know to whom and
how to deliver them. We shall
be glad to do all in onr power
to aid the unfortunate victims
of the storm.
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Citation Notice.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
by P. NJ. Brockinton, Esquire, Pro-
bate Judge.
Whereas, NJ. V. Cox made suit to
me, to grant him Letters of Administa-
ton of the Estate of and effects of F..
A. Cook. :,
These are therefore to cite and ad.
monish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said F. A. Cook
deceased, that they be and appear be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Kingstree, S. G. on 18th day OF
November next after publication there
of, at II o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my Hand, this 31st OF
October, Ammo Domini, 1908.
Published on the 5th day of Nov
ember 1908 in the county Record.
P. NJ. BRoCKINToN,
ll-5-2t Probate Judge.
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Graded School Notes.
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The trustees have decided to
add another teacher TO the
faculty so as to relieve tne
situation in the fifth and sixth
grades. Miss Helen scott.w1ll
reach the fifth grade for about
two hours each day.
On next Friday afternoon al
1,3o. r. ]. Kirk, Esq, will. ao'
dress the students and teachers
of the graded school in the
auditorium. All friends and
natrons of thu school will be
welcome.
Two of the lady teachers
Misses Campbell aud Beckham'
went on a shopping tour last
Friday and Saturday to Sumter,
Florence and other points and
came back delighted with their
trip.
The Williamsburg Teachers
association met in the Kings
tree school building on Satur.
day, November Z, with the
splendid attendance OF thirty
five. This is the largest num-
Der that ever has attended a
meeting and it greatly increased
the interest of some of the older
members who had begnn to be
discouraged by the poor attend
ance formerly. Several spirited
discussions on certain subjects
added much to the interest OF
the occasion. Five OF our
teachers were there. All the
Others were from the country,
coming quite a distance to at
tend the meeting.
Yesterday the tenth grade
pupils were going around with
long and doleful faces. The
cause-a Latin examination.
Most of them passed, however,
and today are looking like their
CHEEKY, joyous selves again.
HONOR ROLL FOR MONTH END.
ING Nov. 6, 1908.
First Grade.
Hubert Funk,
Eugene King,
+ Serena Lee,
Hampden Montgomery,
James Sullivan.
Second Grade.
Ruskin Mcconnell. ........ .9114
Ebbie Dubose SO. 43
Third Grade.
Blanche Tisdale. 1866
Hayward Brockington $3.50
Milton Stockley y...........93.37
Fourth Grade.
Mauldin Lesesue. ...... 96.3
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Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will apply to the Court
of Probate for Williamsburg Coun-
ty on December IA, 1908, at II
O'Clock in the forenoon, for Letters
Dismissory as Executor of Estate OF
Jane Dozier. deceased.
JAMES HARPER,
Qualified Executor.
1l.12 At
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When you need a trunk or
suit case call at the Peoples
Mercantile Go where you can
obtain a valuable article at
reasonable Prices,
Quite a crowd from the lower
part of the county, on the river,
was in town Monday looking
into the status of the stock law
exemption as affecting the "big
pasture" in that section. There
seems to be some diversity of
opinion as 10 the vadility of the
exemption, in which a large
number of stock-owners are in
terested. Should the pasture
be knocked up it will entail a
severe hardship on community
whose livestock constitutes a
large proportion of their
property.
We have a nice assortment of
Wool Blankets at low prices
call and look them over.
Peoples Mercantile Go.
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From Prof. Hallmdn.

SPARTAN Is hG y. w
Nov. 7, 1908.
Mr. G W WOLFE,
Kingstree, S. c.
DEAR Mr. WOLFE:
Enclosed find check for one dol
lar in payment of renewal of my
subscription to The COUNTY Rec,
ORD. There is no paper which l
await more eagerly than The REC
ORD, and l only wish you could see
your way clear to bring it out twice
a week instead Ct once.
With personal regards,
Sincerely,
E 3 MAILMAN.