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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
WELL PLEASED WITH new HoNE.
Can't. Frank Nesmfh writes About
Southwest Gc0Paia.

Southwest Georgia.
The following letter, while a
personal communication, will no
doubt be of interest to the writ
er's many friends in Williams
burg; hence We take the liberty
of printing it:
Hon G W Wolfe,
Kingstree, S. G.
Dear Friend:
I have been thinking for some
time of writing you letter and
telling you how well I am pleas.
ed with southwest Georgia, but
lack of time has so far debarred
my doing so, and l have not
time to write you at length to.
day, so am sending you by to-
days mail a copy of the Albany
Herald and on the. third page
you will find a sketch of Elnodel
by Mr. E l. Parker, a native of
Florence county, S c. Mr. Par
ker has relatives in Kingstree
and about Lake City also. 1have
met him once since l have been
in Georgia and he told me all
about his relatives in Florence
and Williamsburg, and enquired
after a good many Of the citi'
zens of Kingstree and surround
ing country. Mr. McRainey, the
subject of Mr. Parker's sketch is
the gentlemen | am working for,
and he and l are getting along
very nicely together indeed. He
came here several years ago
tfEom North Carolina and worked
sfor wages awhile, then he went
! into the turpentine business, and
has been very successful in all
of his business transactions,
which accounts for his posses.
sions of today. The Herald did
not come near doing justice in
= the cut OF Mr. Rainey's 6ne :resi-
/ dence which he is just completing
neither in the surroundings, so
tfar as looks are concerned. This
article will tell you better and
more about the surroundings
than l can. l am so well pleas
ed that | am strongly in the
notion of making this my perma-
nent home. Farmers are very
much behind in their farm work,
on account of very heavy rains
we have been having, and a
great part of their lands are too
wet to plow now.
Hoping you will have health,
happiness and prosperity, beg
to remain as ever,
You sincere friend,
FM NESMITH.
Elmodel, Ga, April ,, 1908.
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Notice to Creditors.

All persons having claims against
the eefate of Chas M Mouzon, deceas-
ed will present the same duly attested
to the undersigned and all persons
owing said estate will make payment
to Lee & Askins for.
NJ. NJ. MOUzoN.
3-12-4t Administra tor.
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Executors Notice.

All persons having claims against the
estate of D z Martin will present them.
duly attested, and all persons indebted
to said estate will make payment to
Gilland and Gilland, at their Office in
Kingstree, S G. N. L. BOYD,
4-2-3 J. M. TIsDALE,
Executors
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
NOTICE TO SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

With few exceptions the school term
should be. longer this year than ever
before. sincerely hope you will run
your schools as long as your funds will
allow. Don't carry over large bal
.a1ce unless with view to building.
j G MCCULLOUGH,
1885, Co. Supt. Education.
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DsWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little:liver pills. Sold by "
L Wallace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09

4 nd so is our Spring Clothing in the lat
~ est fads, checks and stripes to suit
your fancy; also tine line Of Blue Serges.
Our spring line Of Low Cuts are also in to
suit you. Our spring line of Dress Goods
cannot be beat. Cnme early and come often.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
ADMITS THE INEVITABLE

TN yesterdays Examiner Mr.. Hearst
virtually acknowledges his fight
a against the Democratic party
is of no avail, and, what is more, to all
intents recognizes the fact the Demo-
cratic party win be triumphant at the
polls in. November, and will guide the
business affairs and domestic and in
ternational destinies of the United
States during the next four years. He
discusses the naval policy of the DEM
ocratic party, and says the adequate
navy proposed by Democrats must be
a large navy.
We are glad the leader of the Doodle
Dees stops his funny side show to be
serious, IL onfy for five minutes at
time. For this relief much thanks.
Five minutes Of what Hearst really
thinks about future political prospects
give any observant reader all the In
formation he desires on this point. Mr..
Hearst believes the Democrats will
score a memorable victory, and that
beyond reasonable doubt the naval I >
gram soon will be controlled by them.
MIR. Hearst sees this is a Democratic
year, realizes the nation is thinking
along Democratic lines, that the peo-
Pile are heartily in favor of a restora-
tion of government of the people,
by the people, for the people, conducted
along the lines and in harmony with
the spirit of the first principles Of
Americanism. Why he should have
butted in with his Doodle Dees during
such a fateful year and in such an i'm
portant campaign is beyond mortal
power to guess. We refer the matter
10 the classic gods, and remember what
the proverb says regarding their poll
Icy when they wish to accomplish the
overthrow of person or a party.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
REPUBLICAN WILL NOW
VOTE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.-[Editor
Herald: l voted the Lincoln Roosevelt
ticket at the primary election on the
18th instant because was persuaded
that 1t was an effort to give the people
a greater exercise of their sovereign
rights. which rights, as everybody
knows, have been usurped to great
degree by the political organization
popularly known as the southern IA
cific machine"
Ali persons who went before the Re
publican county convention on the
18th instant, seeking nomination for
an office, pledged themselves to sup
port the ticket. Among them We're
several leaders of the Lincoln Roose-
yelt league. In so doing, did not these
gentlemen pledge themselves TO sup
port the ',machine"? Did they not
surrender their own principles for the
sake of being presented before ma
chine" convention? Can a Lincoln-
Roosevelt man consistently work for
the election of a machine" man?
It looks to me as If the Lincoln
Roosevelt league of Los Angeles coun-
tv has surrendered to the machine.
Having accepted the principles OF the
Lincoln Roosevelt league, think II
will be consistent for me to vote Tor
the nominees of the Democratic county
convention, providing they are anti
"machine' men; otherwise l Will have
to wait until there is regular anti
'smachine" party organized. Am
right? ASBOhA CHSA;
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
ASKS FOR A SOLUTION
OF VACANT LOT PROBLEM

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22.-lEditor
Herald: In regard to weeds on Side
walks and Pathways" I understand
there Is a penal ordinance prohibiting
the growth of high and obnoxious
weeds. etc. In some localities this is
hecoming a great nuisance and dis
grace to this fair city. one man VIII
improve his lot. or at least keep 1t free
from high weeds, while the owner au-
Joining will let his weeds go to seed,
the latter paying smaller tax tnah
the former in most cases.
One cannot take walk in the even
ing with a lady in some streets without
having her dress soiled, and In some
cases ruined by the weeds on the side
walk. Such places are breeding place
Of disease.
In many cases the patrolman on the
beat could remedy this, but in others
he would not be able to find the owner,
but 1t seems to me in q city like this,
with so many inspectors" on the
streets, something could be done to en-
force the ordinance.
IF owners of lots will not keep them
down why not the city give employ
ment to worlkless men and charge 1t
up to the property7
How different Los Angeles streets
and sidewalks would look If this mat
ter were rigidly attended to! Let the
ordinance be enforced. Make another
one appointing an inspector who col
lects his own pay from these property
owners who neglect to abide by the
law, and we viii soon have clean
streets. A.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
DECLARES WOMEN RESPONSIBLE
FOR DOUBLE MORAL CODE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.-IEditor
Herald: A woman correspondent asks
why clergymen do not attack the social
evil, for which she says men only"
are responsible. According to my OBJ
servation, the clergy are doing all In
their power by teaching virtue and self
control, and actively assisting in all
public efforts to improve the morals OF
the community. What more can they
do? And as to the "men only" PROPOSE
ton, any man who has lived seventy
one years, and knocked around in a
dozen different states knows better than
that, though it is a fact, of courses that
the female human is far In advance
of the male in refinement and virtue. II
it were not so we would find hell right
here, without going any further, ana
some of us do, anyhow!
She says there are two codes of NOR
ais" Yes; by whose authority? 1t IS
the women who establish in any COM
munity as nearly civilized as ours the
customary standard, and If they ex-
cuse in a man what they utterly con-
denim in a woman, what follows? And
they most certainly do. How many re-
fined ladies will refuse to admit to their
homes and the society of their daugh-
ters men Of financial standing and GOOD
external appearance, simply because
they are known to be grossly immoral!
Very few.
Those dear, innocent girls from 16 up
who go to public dance halls and other
places and strike up an acquaintance
with any chance stranger, go out to sup
per and drink liquor with them-dont
they know anything? Don't they or
their mothers ever read? w. B. z.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
BUSINESS EDUCATION

N TUYVESANT FISH of New York
says America is frivolous in money
~ matters, and that is why there is
financial trouble from time to time. He
says America should recognize she is
now of age and become serious in
money matters.
We will go furtl - than Mr.. Fish
and say it is high time the nation in
dulged in a serious study of the entire
question of economics, of which the
financial question is a vital part.
In spite of the fact that the country
bristles with stock exchanges, ETC., and
every newspaper has a financial and
commercial department, there are still
thousands upon thousands of our citf-
zens who do not understand even the
mere rudimentary technicalities of
trading, to whom the language of
finance and commerce is an unknown
tongue. Our boys and girls should
leave school with clear idea OF how the
business of the nation is transacted,
but they don't. for the good and suf-
ficient reason that perhaps 80 per cent
OF Ine SCHOOL lSdCuCIS OOi AAAOW AAl0@lA
about practical business or business
transactions, and therefore cannot I'M
part information regarding them. We
do not think the admirable special work
of business colleges should be sup
planted or even supplemented by spe-
cial school courses in business. but we
believe a fair idea of business and bus
mess transactions should be given to
all the pupils. They should know some
thing about selling short and long and
about bulls and bears and margins and
the wonderfully complicated and mas
terly commercial and financial machin-
cry which enables professional finan-
cier to "clean up million dollars in a
few hours while an equally intelligent,
well educated citizen is toiling from
eight to twelve hours to earn from
two to FIVE dollars. If the people of
the United States must be buncoed, ex-
plotted and used world without end,
amen, then, in all fairness, give them
some special instruction In financiering,
stockbroking, etc. so that they may at
least take an intelligent interest in
their own undoing and know exactly
when and why to approve the more
brilliant master strokes of higher
finance.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
ENGLISH LOVE OF FAIR PLAY

The idols we worshiped In youth
Are all Of them fallen and drear,
George Washingtons love OF the truth
Has met with a smile and sneer.
We halted to drop but a tear
On finding the feet were OF clay,
We felt we had left us to cheer
The Englishman's love of fair play.
The tale of the whale so uncouth
That Jonah told, simple and clear
Is hooted in market and booth
with many fout and Jeer,
But still as a beacon to steer
We thought, as we went on our way,
We saw Gibraltar uprear.
The Englishman's love of fair play.
Though maidens deceived u.s. forsooth,
And gariands of Cupid grew sere,
AS Time with each Fetch made ruth
The one that remained was more dear;
we never had doubling nor fear
Until the Olympiad day
And then we all saw disappear
The Engiishman's love Of fair play.
John Bull, just a word in your ear,
To crown you far brighter than bay;
Restore TO our faith over here
The Enelishman's love OF fair play
--McLandbursh Wilson in New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25

TN offering suggestion for the
peaceful solution Of the coming
4 struggle in the far east Mr..
Shiuiehiro Saito, In the current issue OF
the Pacific Monthly, affords side
light upon the Japanese national policy
which ought to be appreciated by
Americans. The division of certain
parts of Asio among the great Euro
pean powers Mr.. Saito regards as
foregone conclusion. The problem OF
the future narrows down to "Chlna
proper, eigheten fertile provinces ana
three provinces of Manchuria." He re-
CARDS the question as "of Chinese eVo-
luton or revolution, of being cut up
into fragments or of submitting to for
eign conquest" and as preliminary
to consideration of that question he
states the Japanese position in the fol-
lowing declaration:
"No one shall gainsay that Japan has
a, paramount interest and pre-eminent
voice in the destiny of the Chinese en-
pire. While she can safely allow the
British supremacy in the Persian gulf
or permit the gradual Russian aosorp-
tion of the Mongolian steppes. her very
national existence itself, no less than
her commercial interests, does not per-
nit her to neglect a most watchrul
surveillance in regard to the Chlnese
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
REPUBLICAN QUANDARY

II EPUBLICAN trickery is dissected
X with a sharp knife by Mr. Bryan
Nv in the following question: "What
faith can real tariff reformer, whether
he be a Republican or a Democrat re-
pose in the Republican leaders, When
they deliberately put off all tarin re-
duction until after election, and then
call for contributions with the UNDER
standing that the public shall not know
the names of the contributors until
after the polls are closed?"
This is a keen cut. 1t goes clear to
the bone. What with the popular
clarnor for tariff reform, the absolute
certainty that Democrats would enter
on the work Of tariff reform with zeal
and honesty, and the certainty that the
protected interests which would be af-
fected by tariff reform would refuse to
contribute to the Republican campaign
fund IL they thought Republicans would
betray them by reforming the tariff,
the Republicans are in a sad quandary.
In seeking a way out they have
plunged from bad to worse, and are in
sorrier case than ever, for 1t is in
credible that the resolution to withhold
from publicity until after election the
names of campaign contributors is
promoted by any motive but fear of
present publicity; while the postpone
ment of tariff readjustment is the re-
suit OF fear, that the protected inter-
ests win refuse to contribute to the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
A Solution Is Proposed
for the Coming Struggle

empire proper and Manchuria. The
position of Japan, therefore. briefly
stated is this: Heaven helps those
who help themselves"
Americans who have maintained the
Monroe doctrine of paramount inter-
est on a continental line can readily
appreciate such an attitude of insular
Japan, says the Boston Herald. Amer
leans who have resented the imputa-
tion that the Monroe doctrine is part
of scheme of national aggrandize-
ment or of selfish exploitation of the
southern continent should be ready to
credit Japan with motives other than
those of conquest in what Is only
natural protection of her own inter-
ests. 1t can be readily understood that
the Japanese idea of national SAFETY
forbids the possibility of any foreign
nation invading and absorbing any in
tegral portion of Chinese territory. And
Mr.. Saito is not lacking in reasons for
assuming that the enforcement of this
policy of self-protection is the great
problem which confronts Japan. 1t is
sufficient to monopolize the attention
of her statesmen without thought of
policies of conquest, of reaching out
to grasp other islands of the sea or of
inviting trouble with friendly power
such as the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
PROTECT DEPOSITS

n PEAKERS at the Democratic club
dinner yesterday called timely at
- tention to the importance of the
plank in the national Democrat
ic platform which embodles and
indorses Mr.. Bryan's proposal for the
guarantee of bank deposits. This kind
OF protection" would really protect the
American people. It would strengthen
and confirm confidence. would stimulate
business and would be of the greatest
possible value and help to the people of
the United States. Among the many
excellent features of the Democratic
platform, that which relates to guaran-
tee Of bank deposits should be referred
to frequently by Democratic public
speakers. Voters should be made to
realize that perhaps the most concise
and direct statement of political con-
ditions would be worded as follows:
IF you vote for Mr.. Bryan. your vote
will help to protect your interests. If
you vote for Mr.. Taft, your vote will
help to protect the interests Of the in
terestsl"
The banking plank in the Democratic
platform runs as follows
'"The panic of 1907, coming without
any legitimate excuse, when the Re-
publican party had for decade been
In complete control of the federal gov
ernment, furnishes additional proof
that it is either unwilling or incompe-
tent to protect the interests of the gem
eral public. It has SO linked the coun-
try to Wall street that the sins of the
speculators are visited upon the whole
people. While refusing to rescue the
wealth producers from spoliation at the
hands of the stock gamblers and specu-
lators in farm, products it has deposited
treasury funds without interest and
without competition In favorite banks.
It has used an emergency for which 1t
is largely responsible to force through
congress a bill changing the basis of
bank currency and inviting market
manipulation, and has failed to give to
the Ii, 100000 depositors of the country
protection in their savings. We believe
that in so far as the needs of commerce
require an emergency currency, such
currency SHoulu DC iSSuSu, SoAieANtASN
by the federal government and loaned,
on adequate security, to national and
state banks. We pledge ourselves to
legislation under which national banks
shall be required to establish a guar
antee fund for the prompt payment of
the deposits of any insolvent nationtsl
bank under an equitable system which
shall be available to all state bank
ing institutions wishing to use It."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
SAYS SALVATION ARMY CARRIES
CRUMBS FROM DIVES TT LAZARUS

POMONA, Aug. 22.-[Editor Herald:
I would like to ask c.. w. E., whose
letter was in today's Letter Box, what
the Salvation Army and their like can
do or have done to stop vice. @. w. e.
mentions only minor vices, while their
causes, the greater vice. he overlooks.
This greater vice Jesus spoke most
emphatically against, namely the TAX
ing of reward from the needy in form
of interest, rent or profit to buy and
sell that they may profit thereby,
which is capitalism. They have had
their reward, and have none coming.
The Salvation Army is nothing more
than the rich mans servant gathering
the crumbs from the rich mans table
ana carrying 1t to Lazarus and, like
the dogs in the parable, licks his sores
that he may be content with the rich
mans rule. For this the Salvation
Army expects heaven. Is it not more
likely that they viii share with their
master, the rich man, In hell? (Read
Matth. 7:21-23.) If the Salvation Army
would, besides dealing in crumbs,
preach against the greater vice cap
italism / would admire them.
/ would ask what good the churches
do beyond crumbs, and as the churches
can do no more it would be foolish to
defend them. Neither the churches nor
the Salvationists have any teaching
in common with Jesus. But they do
shout, Lord, Lord l would ask what
c. w. r. means with the red flag of
everlasting fire. / can't see that 1t Is
ANYTHING but the churches.
CHARLES u. WHITE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
HEARST EXPELLED
TTTE CONGRATULATE the Iroquois
w club of San Francisco on expel-
ling William Randolph Hearst,

HTE CONGRATULATE the Iroquois
wv club of San Francisco on expel-
ling William Randolph Hearst,
who is not a Democrat, and IL one may
Judge him by his record was never a
sincere Democrat. The only criticism
which may be made on the Iroquois
club is that 1t has procrastinated the
punishment of the arch traitor to
Democracy. The Democratic party has
been too lenient with Hearst. The time
to have fired" him was two years ago
at Sacramento. However, the belated
action of the Iroquois has given Hearst
an opportunity of writing letter which
is a somewhat remarkable contribution
to political literature.
Mr.. Hearst treats his election with
characteristic levity. He asks what
kind of Democracy is represented by
the Iroquois club? 1t is certain Hearst
Democracy is not represented by 1t.
Mr.. Hearst was anxious to be the ma
tional boss of the Democratic party.
But the party does not believe in ma
tional bosses, and showed wisdom in re-
fusing to submit to the dictatorship OF
a man who was the victim of chronic
covetousness of the greatest honor in
it's gift, and when the Democracy re-
fused to acknowledge his fitness for
presidential nomination betrayed it, and
would have betrayed it again If he had
had an opportunity. He is easier to
fight on the outside, a declared and
open enemy, than within the ranks. an
insidious, hypocritical and Judas like
traitor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
Revenge Is the Sole Motive
of William Randolph Hearst

revenge, of "getting even." Probably
for the first time in our history ma
tional party has been organized, plat
form adopted and presidential ticket
put In the field for no other purpose
than working out the wish of one in
dividual TO have revenge upon another
for real or fancied wrongs.
The Calls concern with this contro-
versy is slight. 1t cannot affect ma
tional results, because Hearst's politi-
cal influence is negligible. One of his
newspapers is published in San Fran
cisco and the sum of its influence was
shown by 1853 votes out of 1886 cast
at the recent primary in this city.
Those figures furnish sufficient COM
ment on the Hearst plan of doing poll
tics to crafty personal malignity.
Honest Republicans do not seek any
support, direct or indirect, of that
character. Mr.. Hearst is gnawing
file and only makes of himself an un-
important outcast. The political in
fiuence of the Examiner is measured
by the pitiful results. It's inspiration
and motives are stated by Mr.. Well
man.