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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-10
Sad, but True.

A precocious son FIVE years old
looked very philosophically at his
mother one day and remarked
isn't it wonderful how ones skin
is put on? Is it sewed together or
pasted with glae?"
Realizing the folly of any physl-
illogical explanations, she replied,
"No, dear; it is all in one piece."
Still q quiEzical expression Ger
spread his face. Peering at his
mothers forehesd, he raised his fin
ger and exclaimed, "Well, mother,
I really think you have a seam
across there"
After the humor of the remark
had passed it awakened q note OF
pathos, for that mother, with the
aid of the mirror, discovered that
| the hitherto unobserved seam was
there, her first wrinkle.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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Advance knowledge.

The disadvantage of too much
knowledge in advance in his audi
tors was experienced by that uni
versity preacher of whom all have
read. Knowing the lesson which
he would read, irreverent under
graduates pasted together the pages
of the Bible which he would open.
The result was that he read aloud,
"When Noah was an hundred and
twenty years old he took unto him a
wife who was"-and here he turned
over-"one hundred and forty Gu
bits long, forty cubits wide, but OF
gopher wood and covered with pitch
inside and out" Naturally the dear
old gentleman was puzzled. "This
is the first time I have noticed this
in the Bible, but l accept it as an
evidence that we are fearfully and
wonderfully made" was his mild
comment,
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Maxine IL Worth While.

There was a man who dropped
penny down a crack in q board walk.
With a wire and stick he tried to
recover the penny for long time.
Then, shaking his head sadly, he
went home. But the next morning
he returned early to the spot, and
he was bending over the crack With
a quarter in his hand when friend
happened along and said:
'Hello, Joe! What are you doing
there?"
"Well, I'll tell you," said the
other. yesterday I dropped a
penny down this crack. Now, l rea-
soned that it wasn't worth while to
pull up four or five boards to find
a penny, but last night in bed an
idea struck me, and Pm going to
drop a quarter down to make it
worth my while"
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ACCEPTED HIS ADVICE.
Then the Tailor Was Sorry He Tao
kled the Lawyer.

The young lawyer had waited
many days for clients, and still
they did not come. His bills were
mounting higher and higher, and,
sad to say, some'of his creditors
were becoming impatient. At this
very minute his tailor, whom he
owed for his last winters overcoat,
was sitting beside his desk uttering
all sorts Of dire threats.
"I'll pay you when 1 can," he
said.
"Well, that doesn't satisfy me" :"
retorted the tailor. "What would
happen, do you think, if were to
take this matter to the courts and
sue you:"
"You'd get judgment, Of course" P"
said the young lawyer.
"Then, in your opinion, you
haven't leg to stand on" insisted
the tailor.
"Not leg" returned the brief
less youth.
Every well, then, 1 shall proceed
at once" said the tailor, rising.
81 certainly advise you to-" said
the lawyer, with a CLEAN in his eye.
81 shall most certainly accept
your advice" retorted the tailor
sarcastically.
Good said the lawyer. "What
is the amount of your bill?"
"Sixty-eight dollars and fifty
cents" said the tailor.
Gail right" said the lawyer.
Gland over six fifty, please"
"Six ffty!w said the tailor.
"What for?"
"You have just consulted me in
the matter of suit at law and
have stated that YOU accept my ad-
vice. My charge for that is $75,
and the six fifty is the difference
between your bill and mine," said
the lawyer. of I don't hear from
YOU by noon tomorrow l shall put
the matter in the hands of my at
torneys. Good morning, sir"
And the tailor went out. mar
Yelling much that so ingenious a
Young gentleman should be a men,
Der of the great army of the unem-
ployed.-Harper's Weekly.
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The Satisfaction.

81 sent you an account of s5 for
collection" said man, coming into
the Office of a lawyer.
eyes, you did"
"What success have you had !"
"Sued him last week and got it"
"That's good. Give me the mon
ey, and tell me the amount of your
fees and I will pay you"
my fees are s10. I.bave gwen
you credit for the IS collected. Pay
me another s5, and we'll be square"
"What?" gasped the man. 81
don't see where I make anything by
collecting the debt"
Nothing, my dear sir, from
money point of view, but you have
the satisfaction of knowing that q
dishonest man has been brought to
justice" London Express.
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Still Alive. .

'aThat firt Miss Robinson has re-
fused two suitors whom she dis
tinctly encouraged. One of them
threatened to leave this earth. :"
"And did he carry out the threat !"
Yes." "How sadw "Not at all!
he simply went up in has airship!
The second one told her that he
would be beneath the waves in an
hour" Gracious! And did the
Door fellow drown HIMSELF" 'No;
he was a lieutenant on a subma-
rinew
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Theu-ins.

To persons of lesser rank one
saith "you" without thou-ing any
BODY, be it not some little child,
and that thou vert much more
aged and that the custome itself
amongst the meer courteous and
better bred were to speak in such
manner. What concerneth familiar
friends, amongst them the custome
doth comport in certain places that
thev Chou" one another more free
ly, in other places ones more re-
served.-Youths' Behavior, 1852.
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libeIs on Doqs.

After all, man does not remember
the dogs good qualities as he
should. Look at the Smiles he
uses-"you lying hound" "mean as
a hound dog" "dog" and Glow
down cur" Man hardly can think
of a lower name than one connect
ed with dogs. And in horse racing
the worthless ones are called
"dogs." 1t seems a little migrate
full when one remembers all that a
dog will bear from man and still
love him.
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SOME EXPENSES IN 1851.
Interesting Disclosures Made by an
Old Memorandum Book.

Old Memorandum BOOK
An old memorandum book has
come to light in which some inter
esting prices are recorded. They
make US groan. As We read them
we begin to believe what the old
people tell us-that former times
were indeed better than these.
The woman who kept this ac-
count book paid, to be sure, 1926 to
20 from Westfeld, Mass, to New
York and So more to GO from New
York to Philadelphia, but she paid
fonly 2s cents a dozen for her
Ewashing-beautifully ironed and
brought to her door-and $40 a
month for her board and says that
it was good too.
She had her daguerreotype TAX
en-, single picture, and paid $3.50
for it. eve can improve on that
price, She bought pair of shoes
for $1.25 and had a dress cut for
371a cents. The accounts bristle
with half and quarter cents. Things
cost sometimes ''fp," sometimes a
"levy." The former was Gl4 cents,
the latter l2la cents.
She bought Il pair OF rubbers for
871a cent. and wrote them down as
"gums." For her pew rent at
church she paid &c 2-3 cents a
quarter. Her gowns were made of
"debage," "delaine' and "mull," /"
and she paid $l.75 for the fitting
and making of one. She wore con-
gress CATERS and paid the e1orbi-
tant price of 1925 for pair. She
bought copy of "Agnes-The Key
to Her Coffin" book which orna-
mented parlor tables in the seven
ties. 1t was considered wonder
full work in its time and most COM
forting to those in affliotion. For
teaching school eleven weeks this
woman received $50.
4 She paid 80 cents to go from
;Westfeld to Springfield and 81
from Springfield to Hartford, with
carriage hire. She usually went
from Hartford to New York by
boat, but she makes one entry,
"Hartford to New York, across the
land" and then neglects to record
the price. She has tooth drawn
and pays 25 cents. We reflect that
this was before the days of anaes-
thetics.
She burned in her lamp "fuid," "
a highly indammable oil which pre-
ceded the safer kerosene.
Those seem primitive and home
ly days to some who read these
lines. 1t is true that life was SIM
pie then, but in New England and
eastern New York and the vicinity
there may have been higher living
in many respects than now. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
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A Crowded Universe.

In New Haven the committee of
a graduating class once went to a
local jeweler with commission for
a class badge. They had in view a
design representing youthful grad
uate surveying the universe.
"About how large would you like
the figure?" the jeweler asked.
"Well," said the spokesman, "we
thought the graduate ought to COW
er about three-quarters of the badge
and the universe the rest. Sue
cess Magazine.
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Worth Investigating. Do II now.
The 1HRICE-A.WEEK WORLD
In PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
More Alert, More Thorough and
More Fearless than ever Read
In Every English-Spoken Country.

A president of the United
States will be elected this year.
Who is he and who is the man
whom he will beat? Nobody
yet knows, but the Thrice.a
Week World will tell you every
step and.every detail of what
promises t.. be a campaign of
the most absorbing interest. It
may not tellyou what you hope
but it will telllyou what is. The
Thrice-a-Week World long ago
established a character for .im-
partiality and fearlessness in
the publication of news, and
this it will maintain. If you
want the news as it really is
subscribe to the Thrice-a-Week
edition of tie New York World,
which comes to you every other
day, except. Sunday, and is thus
practically daily at the price
of a weekly.
The lThrlce.a.Week Worlds
regular subscription price is
only..$1.OO per year, and this
pays for 159::.papers. We offer
this.unequalled newspaper and
The COUNTY RECORD together
for one year for $1.75.
The regular subscription price
OF the two papers is $500.
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$l.75 qualities. Clearance pric

$l.75 qualities. Clearance pric
$1.00.
LOT 2-Ladies' White Lawn
and Lingerie Waits, beautifully
trimmed with laces and embroid-
cries $4.0O and $3.50 qualities.
Clearance price $2.9S.
LOT 3-Ladies' White Lawn,
Lingerie and Linen Waists. Some
hand embroidered, others trimmed
with laces and embroideriers,
$500 to $1,000 qualities. Choice
Iat $500
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MESQUITE Nets.

Full sized Mosquito Nets and
Canoples complete and ready for
use. Value $l.25. Special 93c.
Extra large size Mosquito Nets
and Canopies complete. Special
81. As.
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Wanted!

Wanted!
to help you own
your home, busi-
ness house, farm
or to lift a mort
gage.
Stop RfS'sIS6 Tor home me with will the the
same money.
The 81 900 Guarantee Invest
ment Home Purchasing Bond
issued by the Southern States,
Trust Company of Columbia.
S G, upon which they are grant
ing 6 per cent loans for 10a
years will enable you to buy or
build anywhere or to lift your
mortgage. Be your own land
lord.
Worth investigating. DOit now.
Address W. G. FURsE, Generals
Agent, Columbia, S. G.
57tf
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OUR CLUBBING RATES

We off, \cheap clubbing rates
with a nun = of popular news
papers and per ideals. Read care
fully -tollnw G list and select
the 7. at You fancy and
we' ,r pleased to send in your
erd These rates are of course all
CAS- advance, which means that
r HE RECORD and the paper
ed must be paid for, not l, 2. 3,
6, s, 8, 10, II, but TWELVE
LSTHs ahead. Below is the list Of
ir best clubbing offers.
The RECORD and News s. Courier
(Semi- $1.60.
The RECORD and Home & Farm
(twice month"; $1.35.
The RECORD and New York World
e times week. $l.75.
The RECORD and Atlanta Cousti-
tuition g times week. $1S5.
The RECORD and Atlanta Consti-
tuition (weeklv $1.50.
THE RECORD and Bryan's Com
moner, $l.75.
The RECORD and Cosmopoliton
Magazine $l.75.
THt RECORD and Youths Com
panion (New Subscribers) $3.50.
The RECORD Semi Weekly State,
$3.50.
The RECORD and Lippincott's
Magazine year each *2.75.
The RECORD and National
Magazine, l year each, $l.60.
N. B. We do not club with any
daily papers. The first issue you
receive of the pager or periodical is
evidence that the money for same
has been forwarded by US. We are
not responsible afRr that.
THE COUNTY RECORD,
Kingstree. S. c.
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Ladies' Lace Waists in black,
white, cream and ecru colors from
S2.98 to $500; Black from $3.50
to $500.
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Dixie Frames and Nets COM
plete for wood or iron beds. Spe-
|cial $2.98.
Full line of American and Eng
|lish Bobbinet 75c to $40 piece.
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Made Suits at Half Price
ladies' Waists Grouped in Three
Special Lots.

LOT Ladies' White Lawn
Waists, trimmed with laces and
embroideries S1.25, $1.50 and
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-09-10

Ladies' Chiffon Tafeta Silk
Jumper Suits. Solid colors and
stripes. Value $3.50. Sale 10 Z
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Swing in One OF Uur hammOCkS'
We have a full line in pretty
colors. Pillow and full value.
81 to SO each. I
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22
GOT INITIATED INTO
the FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Firemen never hesitate 10 have f,u
at the expense OF new man. but Que
OF the best Jokes that ever held cams
today when Fire Chief Wood was at
the No. ? fire station. W. Il M-Cor-
nick IS a recruit at the are station
and H. complained that his tooth was
hurting him badly. Chief Wood told
him to 20 10 doctor and have II
pulled when he went home TO d.ancr.
Mccormick ugrced and CHEF Wood
took him IN h.s buggy. but stopped a.
a veterinarians. Mccormick jumped
out Of the buggy and told the horse
doctor that he wanted a tooth pulled
The doctor got his pliers aad 10
qulred where was the horte, aud not
uaul then did be discover he Was be
Ing Initiated Into the order OF IRE
fighters.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22
ROJESTVENSKY.

Saved from the humiliation of pay.
ing the Russian penalty for surren-
dering his feet through the fact that
he was unconscious at the time OF
the actual surrender, Admiral Rojest.
yensky is rescued from oblivion by
death and restored to the favor of his
own people, only to come to life
again through the miraculous agency
OF European telegraph service to
enjoy the respect and admiration OF
HIS fellow countrymen. There is a
glorious life hereafter for some OF us
but Rojestvensky's resurrection is
an accomplished fact. He is born
into new life. That message of
death was the whitewashed sepulchre
of his unlucky career.
Death is our common divisor. Re
duced to this denominator the vulgar
fractions of our lives display uni
formity little varied by the enumer-
ators of our worldly deeds. In the
final equation all is eliminated ex-
cepting what is human; and we all
share that. Nothing is important in
life. but death. Even the cycles OF
the worlds progress and the fate OF
nations sink into insignificance.
What Rojestvensky did doomed large
beside the deeds OF other men. What
Rojestvensky failed TO do is no part
of the answer which death gives to
life. The yawning grave mocks the
voice of criticism.
But Rojestvensky returns TO life
In the grace of this better under
standing-just a man full OF human
mistakes and limitations with which
We can sympathlze. gifted with I'M
usdal ability that now finds apprecia-
ton; but all in all man7-and his
people have got to honor him alive
because they said they honored him
dead.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22

The town of Kissimee. Fla, which
has an ordinance, regulating the speed
of airsbips, may preeipitate a fine
point OF Jurisprudence with its pro-
vision. projecting the city's jurisdic-
tion for that purpose twenty miles in
the air. Should an airship fall out
Of the sky, exceeding the speed limit
in the descent, could the owner be
held liable for breach of ordinance?
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22

hitting such practices In our courts
one OF the first steps necessary {
cure the divorce evil is to eradicat
the evil practices in connection witt
such suits in the courts. The court
must scrutinize more closely the at
titude of the parties to the suit, t
discover collision and the intention
of the parties when the divorce 4
granted. But here is an open ant
notorious scandal, and the courts
must once for all make an exampl,
Of everybody, even remotely, con
|cerned with the conspiracy.
II is scarcely enough to punish the
detective" and his accomplices. The
investigation should go deeper and
II possible, implicate the person OF
persons, who hired the detective .
1t may be a jackleg lawyer acting as
intermediary between the real party
in interest and the detective" but
even he is not sufficient to satisfy the
demands Of justice. II party to the
action can be implicated, that party
should go to the penitentiary and
stay there until he or she rots, If pos
sible.
OF course, there will be the usual
defense, throwing the. responsibility
on the detective" accustomed to
getting himself out of tight holes, and
having, perhaps, political influence
enough in certain quarters, to square
him. Usually in such cases the law
yer for the party declares he. en-
ployed the detective" to find any ev-
idence he could against the other
party; but when detective" is
paid a retainer TO secure evidence, he
generally likes TO make good" and
when his desire is stimulated with
the promise of extra reward condi-
toned on success, there is little ques-
tioning his ability TO succeed.
People with too much money and
no employment soon grow tired of
each other, just as they grow tired
of themselves and everything else in
this world. Having the money and
being wearied, they employ II TO the
end of undoing the annoying strict
ures of the law. The husband or
wife. who employees a detective to dis
cover the infidelity of the other, de-
serves whatever is discovered. and
deserves. moreover. TO be compelled
to put up with it.
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Words of Praise

For the several ingredients OF which DR..
Picrce's medicines are composed, ne given
by leaders Ia all the several schools OF
medicine, should have far more weight
than any amount of professional tes-
timonials. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
tion has THE BADGE OF HONESTY on every
bottle-wrapper, In full list OF all Its in
gradients printed In plain English.
II you arc an invalid woman and suffer
from frequent headache, backachc, gnaw-
ing distrM In stomach, periodical pains,
dlsagre&ble, catarrhal. pelvic drain,
draggIigydown distress in lower abdomen
or pelyE, perhaps dark spots or specks
danclHg before the eyes, faint spells and
klndSed symptoms caused by female weak
ness. 1sthf arrangement Of the feminine
organs, NV can not do better than take
DR.. PiergeE Favorlte Prescription.
The htstital, surgeons knife and opera
ting taHgmay be avoided by the timely
use Of Navorlte Prescription in such
cases. There6y the ohnoxlons examln:.
atoms andISAI1realmenisol The family
physlclan Ga be avoided and thorough
Course on SUI essful treatmsnt carrIed out
IN Ue,lTISI1Lkeb99e- 'Favorlte
riescr'pt9n u iSu rnn o, .he WY 1870 Gess
science for the cure OF womau's peculiar
ailments, contains no alcohol and no
harmful or hlbit-forming drugs.
Do not expect too much from "Favorite
Prescriptions; II will not perform mira
cles ii will not disolve or cure tumors.
No medicine will IL will do as much TO
establish vigorous health In most weak
nesses and ailments peculiarly incident TO
women as any medicine can. 1t must DO
given fair chance by perseverance In It's
use for a reas enable length Of time.
loncal.t-Sdnrdt 70 aecept-a secret- nos.
trum rs a -subsiltlte for sLemedy- al
knlANn CON nosl tlon.-
Sick womes are Invited TO consult Or.
Pierce, by Litter, free. All correspond
ence Is guarded as sacredly secret and
womanly Condolences are protected by
professional privacy. Address DR.. X. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the best
laxative and regulator Of the bowels;
They invigorate stomach. liver and
bowels. One laxative: two or three
cathartic- Easy 10 take as candy.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22
In BANKRUPTCY.

Several days ago notice was filed
by Trustee A. Z. Boyd or the ThOmp
son-Wilson company, asking that
John G. R.nkleff be required to ac-
count for S700 that belonged to the
estate. This morning Mr.. Rlnklefi
, filed a statement IN the bankruptcy
court that the $500 was not proper
d y Of the company and was not neces-
sary to distribute Il. E. w Bagby.
referee in bankruptcy, will hear the
statement in few days. and give his
decision.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22

mind. knowledge OF human
nature and high culture. DIR. Cath.
ell p.eased his audience. He will be
heard tomorrow evening at 500 p
m. at which time his subject viii be
Abraham Lincoln"
The program for tomorrow is as
follows:
2:3O "The Fellow who Wins. u
DR.. u. Il. Gllmer.
400 Reading-Mlss Elma n
Smith.
AIS Nature Study Lecturc-Mr
James Speed.
7;3O Predule Miss Elma ID
Smith.
500 abraham Linooln"-Dr. J.
+. Cathell.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22
THE DIVORCE SCANDAL

Three people, including a "privat'
detective" have been arrested on the
charge preferred by New York wo-
man, that they offered her $1,000 tc
give testimony against Frank Gould
In the divorce proceeding Instituted by
his wife II Jerome Will be as unre-
lert'ug in this prosecution as he has
been in others. he will DO much 70
clear the moral atmosphere OF New
Works. high society and relieve the
whole nation from the stigma Of per-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22

them. took a step backward, turned on
his heel. and was going before they
grasped the significance OF his speech
or awakened from the wonder Of HIS
unexpected visit 10 this alien land
The clang OF an elevator door recalled
them and stirred them TO action.
They ran after him. rang for and
surged into the elevators. to debouch
on the street a minute later a group
OF hatless men craving further ex-
plantations and wishing TO honor their
ruler. They crowded 20 the edge OF
the pavement beside which the motor
car was humming in readiness for its
start.
The king saw them coming. smiled
az their eagerness. and turned to
Bevins with a question which they
could not hear. The American ad-
miral gave a laughing reply. and the
monarch leaned over TO Jimmy Barr.
who was standing on the curb close at
hand.
MY host, the admiral" the king
said. says lack OF time prevents your
accompanying us. Otherwise we
should ask you 10 witness our en-
harkation. We are returning 10 Lon
don on radioplane tonight. and the
worlds mystery Is at an end We
must say good night"
ITO be eontiH-ed In mex; issue.)
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Dr. Gilner.

DR. 4. 4. Gilmer is a prominent
minister Ga the Methodist Episcopa
church aud an exceedingly interest
ing and eloquent speaker. Ills Ice
lures are full OF healthy wit and
humor, pathos and powerful and In
strucilyo periods. His Fellow Who
Wins" Is a lecture that Gets people
discussing and thinking. which is a
hlgh compliment to any speaker.
Interest in the chautauqua = on
the increase. larger attendance Is he
ing had ANY everything tends to a
most successful assembly this ycat.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22

Il is now half over but there are a
lot OF good things to come, notably
among which are the Schubert Trio
aud Father John Daily. The ladies'
who are serving lunch say they have
lot OF good things too. notably
among which are chicken and potato
salads and dutch CHEESE sandwiches
for today.