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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24
KILLS SWEETHEART; ENDS LIFE.
Suitor Drives Four Hours with Body
and Then shoots Self.

and Then shoots Self.
After driving four hours with the body
of his sweetheart, Mrs. Sylvia Hull Her
nice, whom he had killed. in the buggy
with him, Joel Il. Baker shot and killed
himself near Wabash. The drive had
been planned by the woman as a fare
well evening with Balser. as it is said
she. had decided to elope with another.
When told of her decision. il is supposed
Baker became enraged and shot her. Evil
dences of a struggle were found at the
scene of the murder Bakers last mes
sage, scrubbed on wrapping paper, found
in the buggy, was 'My God What have
I done ~
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

Riding young horse in the contest
of women over so years of age. Mrs.
William Dunfee. 50. was applauded by
10000 as she won the prize in Wabash,
riding as gracefully as when a girl.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

1t is built of extra sheer nainsook. in
tuchs that run up and down and also
across. The divisions are marked with
bands of lace, and three rosettes of
black satin ribbon run down one side
The finish of the sleeves is odd and
quite pretty, with band of satin be-
tween two plaitings of muslin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24
The ObIieing Iamp.

In the parlor there were three:
Girl, the parlor lamp and he.
Two is company, no doubt;
That is why the lamp went out.
Princeton Tiger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24
widows OF Ex-Presidents

Mrs. James A. Garfield, Mrs. Benja-
min Harrison and Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land, three widows of ex-Presidents,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

Destroys Refuse; Burned To Death.
Mrs. Philip Fogel, aged 6S, living near
Evansville. was burned TO death while
burning refuse in her back yard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

all similar materials, and also the thin
wash silks, which many women like fol
the purpose, are appropriate. In addf
ton TO its other advantages, the corset
cover allows of a neck finish of several
sorts.
The above pattern will be mailed to
your address on receipt of 10 cents.
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart.
ment of this paper. Be sure to give
both the number and size OF pattern
wanted, and write very plainly. Fos
convenience, write your order on the
following coupon:
Order Coupon.
No. GO47.
NAME ........... ..........-......
ADDhLoo .-.'......-.. '..-.......s
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24
Electrical Curling Iron.

Every young lady should rejoice in
the possession of the electrical curling
iron recently invented and patented by
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

Two hundred penny in-the-s ma
chimes which supply newspapers are
now 10 use In Berlin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

Tom-She's the apple Of my eye.
Jack-She must be a peach.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24
Inst Cranky.
Choice Fruit.

Smith-Isn't he rather eccentric?
Jones-Oh, no. He's poor man.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

There are 10000 different kinds OF
butterflies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

joined beneath the belt, so forming the
semi-princesse dress that is a feature
of the season, and the short sleeves
are of the latest cut, yet the dress is
consequently an exceedingly simple one.
For the trimming any banding Is APP
propriate, and if buttons are not liked
embroidered discs could be substituted,
or the plaits can be left plain.
The above pattern will be mailed to
your address on receipt of 10 cents.
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
ment of this paper Be sure to give
both the number and size of pattern
wanted. and write very plainly. For
convenience, write your order on the
following common
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

How many kisses for each curly head?
Nobody knows but mother.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24
Is Peter Constable dead?p

is he hurt-lying on the ship?"
"No, he is reasonably well, and In
Saint Pierre"
Reacting weakness rushed over aer
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-30
Look Before You Leap.

Florence county is too nice a
size to be cut, and We are getting
on mighty well as one house.
hold. We would hate nightly to
see any of our county cut OF
from US. Maybe home has not
been as happy for some OF the
children as it might have been,
but whether satisfactory or not,
there is no peace like the old
nest. We hope that our friends
in various parts of the country
who are thinking OF making
new nests will think over it
again before they take a leap
in the dark.-Foreucs Times.
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NO. 4

And $4,000 in 5 per cent
bonds twenty years. will cost
you about 5 mills a year for
20 years.
Therefore, we submit that if
you oin the new county you
may expect a direct tax of at
least of 20 mills, 16 regular tax
and 5 mills to pay for your
court house and Jail. With these
figures before you can you for a
moment entertain the idea that
it would pay you to leave old
Williamsburg and to try your
fortunes in new Rutledge?
This article is assuming such
length that am forced to cut 1t
short. have written it for two
reasons. First, because you
asked for my opinion, and sec.
ond, because do not want to
see old Williamsburg cut up.
None of my statements, I think.
can be disproved, and l am pre-
pared to stand by them.
Respectfully,
PHILIP SToLL.
Kingstree, 5. c., January ~
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ence has taught that it is bnr-
den On the people to form Il new
county with OILY Il ,5on,Oon. 90
taxao'e property. ii other
words, small counties are
luxury and, generally >pe Atip%.
undesirable. Of course there
are exceptions. Florence coun-
t.. ior Instance, is a sm,ll coun-
tv aad its tax levy is low. But
therr is Il reason Tor this. Tie
town of Florence is blessed With
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KINGSTREE SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 80, 1908.

railroads. bein" lie functional
point OF .he \. e. T.. R. r. The
railroad property in Floren1"1s
very a1Gable and the t6
florence county are largely paid
hv the railn,ad company. In
suclr 1t territory small county
n Gr>-iEable.
,.ut on The other hand in rr'
raj communities where there are
NJ ra; ;lrnad>. cotton factories OF
u;her valuable property, except
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-30
Some Hints For the SleepIess.

Many find themselves unable
to sleep until the whole house.
hold is accounted for and rhe
house locked for the night, un.
til certain news is received, and
the like. The tendency post
pones sleep till all affairs are
Strengthened out in the mind, as
! well as in reality. A little re-
Election shows how indefinite
must be the postponemeDt Of
sleep under such conditions.
No training is more important
for the victim of compulsive
tendencies than the practice of
trusting something to luck and
to the morrow, and reconciling
himself to the fact that at no
time, in this world, will all
things be finally adjusted to his
satisfaction.
Next comes the insistent de.
sire to sleep in a certain bed,
with a certain degree of light
or darkness, heat or cold, air or
absence of air. This is in line
with the desire to eat certain
table and at a certain time. The
man who loses his appetite if
dinner is half an hour late is
unable to sleep again if once
walked up. This individual must
say to himself. "Any one can
stand what he\likes; it takes a
philosopher to stand what he
does not like" and try at being
4 philosopher instead of sen.
sitive plant.
Inability to sleep while GER
:ain noises are continued must
pc similarly combated. If one.
goes from place to place in
search of the quiet spot for
sleep, he may finally find quiet
tself oppressive, or, worst yet,
nay be kept awake by hearing
lis own CIRCULATION, from which
escape is out of the question.
He who finds himself persist!
.ntly out of joint with his sur
'oundings will do well to pom
Ter the language of the Chinese
philosopher:
"The legs OF the stork are
ong, the legs of the duck are
short; you cannot make the legs
If the stork short, neither can
-ou make the legs of the duck
ong. Why worry?"-George
Walton, NJ. D., in Fsbrn.
ry Lippinc0tfs.
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for the formation of counties is
also easily demonstrated as not
applicable to any portion of
williamsburg county. The year
ly visits OF the Auditor and
Treasurer to various parts OF
the county for the convenience
of the people in making their
returns and for the payment OF
taxes places every citizen, SO
far as the tax question is concern
edin close proximity. to the court
house. Therefore, by taking IN
conside ration these facts, viz,
that ten days represent the Ell
tire sittings of our courts in one
year, and the appointments of
the Auditor and Treasurer, We
are forced to the conclusion that
so' far as the real reasons for
county government are con-
| ty government are concerned.
there is no need for a new coun.
| ty. Hence we beg to submit a
nepatiye answer to the first
question I as ked, that is, that
at this time there is no demand,
no reason whatever, for. the
formation of a new county.
The proposition of the; pro-
moters of Rutledge county is to
cut off certain portions of vii.
liamsburg county, and to make
Lake City the county seat OF
the new county. Now granting
that there is a fallacy in my
argument submitted for your
consideration in ans wer to my
first question, and that you think
your section needs new coun-
1 ty. Granting for the sake of
argument that. you do need a
new county, is Lake City the
proper place for it?
What would you gain by the
cha nge from Kingstree to Lake
City? Does the geographical
situation of Lake City recon-
mend that town as a county
seat?
Again, if you think that you
need new county, where will
you get your territory if you go
into Rutledge? Now remember
this. The new county must
leave old Williamsburg al least
500 square miles and must not
come closer than s miles to
Kingstree. There are now 948
square miles in Williamsburg
county and at the very best the
new county can get only 44S
square miles. Give Rutledge
400 square miles of Williams
burg and all other new counties
from parts of Williamsburg are
forever barred-except 4S so.
miles. So. friends of Johnson
vile, if you in your dreams
ever looked into the future and
saw a ourt house standing in
your sect ion, and now hope
some day to see it reality, you
had better keep out of Rutledge.
Lake City's gain will surely be
your loss.
The third question that l ask
ed you to consider is the advis-
ability of forming a new county
at this time. It is well to here
ask yourself, when and where
should new counties be formed?
Experience las taught the peo-
pie of South Carolina that new
counties should be formed, only
when the old county does uot
give the relief that the new
county would give, To form 4
new county there must be 400
square miles, $4,000 inha bitants
and 81 100000 taxable proper
ty. The above is the constitut-
ional requirements, but expert
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VOL XXI
GOOD REASONS WHY RUTLEDGE
COUNTY SHOULD NOT Re FORMED.
mr. PHILIP STOL PRESENTS LOGICAL ARGUMENT And GIVES FACTS
ann FGuREs--FQUR QUESTIONS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE ASKED
and ANSWERED IN CLEAR, BUSiNESSLlKE WAY.

10 j HE IEOPLe Of oOf1NS
vILLE:-I was greatly dlsap-
pointed in not being able to fill
my engagement of the 23rd inst
and address you on the issues
which have been forced upon
YOU for consideration by the
promoters of the proposed new
county of Rutledge. A case OF
grip, which is now so prevalent.
commanded my watchfnl atten.
tion and prevented me from be;
ing with you at your picnic
Thursday. l had compiled for
the occasion certain statistics
which desired to submit for
your consideration, but being
deprived of the privilege of ad-
dressing you in person, l take
the liberty of writing this open
letter, which l ask that you care
fully study before reaching your
final decision on the new county
scheme.
In considering the advisable
ty of establishing a new county
the following questions should
be asked and answered:
1st. Does your section need
a new county?,
2rd. If it does, where shoul d
the county seat be located:
3rd. Is it advisable at this
time to form a new comfy:
4th. Would it Pay you to leave
Williamsburg and go into Rut-
ledge?
In deciding whether or not
the needs of your section de-
mand the formation of a new
county it is well to look into the
reliefs and benefits to be gained
by such action, and also to
study the why's and wherefores
of county government. Here it
is pertinent to ask why were
counties ever formed? Why are
they needed? What is the OBJ.
ieet of a county: These may seem
simple questions on first thought
but to my mind are we'll worth
considering, especially on the
eve of the formation of a new
county.
A county is a body polite and
corporate and is formed for two
primary reasons. First, to grant
prompt and proper protection
and relief for our lives and pro-
perty as contemplated under
the law, and second, to reduce
to a minimum the expense, in
convenience and delay of levy
ing and collecting a direct tax.
At the present time the county
government under which you
are now living serves all your
needs. Do you ask, why? Be-
cause there is little litigation in
the present county of Williams.
burg. You never hear of a con-
gested court docket in this
county. In the essions court
we have speedy trials, and in
the Common Pleas there are no
delays which preveE any
citizen getting any relief to
which he is legally entitled. In
fact, our people are so law abid.
ing and so given to accepting
the golden rule as their law,
that our courts seldom sit over
three days each term. The three
kterms of court that We have
each year do not aggregate
|over ten days for the entire
wear. On this ground We can
claim with perfect assurance
hat the people in no section of
tbc county are denied prompt
tnd adequate relief at law, and
berefore so far as courts are
onccrned need no new county.
Tn. second reason above stat
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plopSi VI Il- 'S'hN'Oto ~ W VII
ant, a small county would cost
the people dearly. Taxes would
necessarily be high because
there is nothing to tax but the
property of the farmer. To il
lustrate this point by giving the
exact conditions in Williams
burg county will bring us to our
1st question, viz, would it pay to
create the new county of Rut-
! ledge? Would it benefit the
people or Cypress them? Let us
look closely into this matter.
( In Williamsburg county the
taxable property is in round
numbers $5,oOO,00O. Of this
amount s1,4cO,eOO is railroad
property.
In the proposed new county,
that is in the townships of Sum-
ter, Ridge, Indian, Johnson, Lee,
Lake, Lake City, the taxable
property is s1,S2S, 900. Of this
amount $454,OOO is railroads.
In the balance of Williams
burg, that is the townships Of
Hope, Laws, Penn, Suttons, An
derson, Mouzons, King, Turkey,
Mingo and Kingstree, the taxa.
BILE property is So, $4,000. Of
this amount 1857, ,OOOis railroads.
Tie total expenditures Of
Williamsburg in one year (last
year, is sl1s,725.
With taxable property $5,oO0,-
900 and expenditures over $11S,'
900 it is easily shown that if all
funds were collected by direct
tax, that tax of almost>4 mills
would be necessary. But as We
are only paying l3 mills We
know that a fund equivalent to
IL mills is raised by other means
than a direct tax. In other
words we get something like
$4,000. from the dispensary,
tines, etc.
If it cost Williamsburg county
sllS,OOO a year to get along it is
~"asonable to suppose that Rut.
ledge would cost $4,000. Judg.
ing from other counties it will
cost Rutledge oyer $4,000, but
for argument sake l will put it
ut only 100000. Allowing II
mills for dispensary, fines, etc,
it will be necessary to levy a
tax of 21 mills in order to raise
100000 a year on a taxable
property of 81, $4,000.
But let us look at this from
another standpoint. Allowing
that Rutledge will get 100000
of the $55, 900 that we now get
from the dispensary, fines, etc.
and that old Williamsburg will
get only $4,000. This would
leave 100000 to be raised by di-
rect tax. On $l,S2S, 900 taxable
property 16 mills would be nee.
essary to raises3o,ooO.
From these figures, which we
got from the Auditor, it can
readily be seen that the new
county will cost any where from
l6 to 90 mills for running expen-
ses alone.
To this it would be wise to
add the expense of building a
court house and Jail. 1t is true
Lake City has promised to build
a court house and jail, but a
promise is not a court house or
iail either. No other county
vet created has done so mag
unanimous a thing and to a man
up a tree it does not look like
Lake City will. In fact, in this
day and time court houses and
jails are not built for $4,000.
Sumter's cost S125,000, Lees
will cost $4,000 Lee is one of
the new counties that promised
to build the court house and
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-27
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTE Z.
School TO Close May 74-Small
Boy Swallows a Safety Pin
Personal II entf0n,

oCuOoA no SROS0 May 24-SInakA
Boy Swallows a Safety Pin
Personal II entiOn.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Robesonian.
Former friends of Miss Alice
Taylor are delighted to see her
again. She is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Thompson.
Miss Katie Thompson, one of
NaxtOn's best and prettiest of
the fair sex, was an Easter visitor
at the home of her father, A. G.
Thompson.
Messrs. Mclean and Jones
went to Princess Anne on a fish
ing trip last Tuesday.
Your correspondent had the
pleasure of a first visit to our Sis
ter town of Marietta last Thurs
day, dining with Mr.. and Mrs. S.
M. Oliver, who know well how to
make you feel welcome and at
home. Our day was 50 pleasant
we hope to go again.
School will close with an en-
tertalnment on the night of May
18th.
Mr.. c. F. Ashley, who had been
on an extended trip to eastern
N. c., returned home the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. Rowland Thompson, OF
Kansas City, Mo, who is visiting
relatives for the first time in
quite a while, was here Wednes
nay accompanied by Mrs. N. A.
Thompson and Miss Kenly,. o.
| Lumberton.
The infant son of DIR. Pate, OF
! Rowland, who, with his mother
and grand father, L. r. Hamer
was spending the day with thu
family of j. L Townsend, o
Mcdonald last Wednesday Great
ed q sensation OF terror in th
whole community by swallow in
an open safety pin. 1t >taid il
the little fellows throat TO
quite while, but before Dr.
Brown, of FairmOnt, five mile
away, could get there it had gon
down and the baby seemed non
the worse. We sincerely trus
, no harm may come to him frot
/ it.
Fairmont, N. G., April "a, 1905
When a man writes Us follow
! don you think be maans it? 4.
j., 5. G. = illiams. Powderly Texa
= saws: Il have suffered for yea
with Kidney and bladder troubl
using every preparation ! can
d across and taking many prescri
i, tons all without relief until nv q
tention WAS called to Pineules. A
ter 30 days trial .O0), lam fet
ing fine y Money refunded if n
q satisfied. Sold by J. D. McMill'
e 81 Son.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-27
Notes From Along Rural Route
No. 2 From LumbertOa.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The friends of Mrs. Warren
Williams are glad to hear that
she is rapidly improving in the
hospital at Morg&nton.-Mrs.
Celia Humphrey,who was quite
sick recently, is we'll again.
Mr.. S. B. Humphrey visited
his mother, Mrs. Celia Hum
phrey, returning home last
Thursday.
Planting cotton is the order
of the day on Saddle Tree.
Messrs. NJ. D. Paul and Braek
Ward have trans-planted their
tobacco.
Mr., Forney Davis visited on
Saddle Tree Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh A. M'White visited
at the home of Mr.: J. B. Hum
phrey Sunday evening,-Mr
and Mrs. Malcolm Barker visit
ed their aunt, Mrs. Celia Hum
phrey, Sunday.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Humphrey greatly sym
tpathiZe with them in the loss
of their infant child, little An
ME Ruth, who died Saturday
night, after an illness of about d
week.-Mr. E. Bass, an ex-Con-
Tolerate Soldier, is sick at hl'
home on Saddle Tree.
Rev. F. T. Eurc filled his
regular appointment at Bar
ker's Sunday at eleven a. IN
He delivered a very able pro
hibition sermon from the text
; Am my brothers. keeper?'
+ The ladies' of Saddle Ire
- are to have a prohibition NEE;
; ing at the church this week.
Mr.. Genrette and Miss Belle
! Humphrey came up Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. June McIntyr
visited Mrs. McIntvre's paI
ents, Mr.. and Mrs E. J
, Biggs Master Ferman Bigg,
+ of Lumberton,visited his grand
4 parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. .
Biggs, Sunday.-Masters Lat
: ia Parnell and Pope Humphlo
s spent the latter part of las
r. week at Orrum, returnin
> Saturdav.-Little Miss Phoet
., Regain, yesterday while unco'
re ering some watermelon plant
p picked up a snake in her han
+ There was no harm done on
= two little objects frightene
ot very much.
IN Lumberton, N. G R. f.
No. 2, April 20, 1908.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-27
Comm encemenI Exercises at St.
PauIs High School.
Reported for The Robesonian.

Reported for The Robes oman.
The commencement exercises !
of st. Pauls High School were
held Wednesday. The exercises
were composed of songs, recita-
tions and declarations, all of
which related to the great sub
ject of prohibition. Mr.. John
son, the principal of the school,
is an excellent school man, and
we congratulate him on the
splendid work he is doing, and
we congratulate the people of ST.
Pauls community on having such
| a school and such leader for
their young people.
There was defamation con
test in which Mack Johnson won
the medal, and a recitation con-
test by the girls, AdOlphia John
son being the winner. Every
speaker in both contests did well,
and did credit not only to the
school but to the community.
Mr.. J. r. Poole, county super.
intendent of schools, announced
the decision of the judges anC
made a practical talk. He ther
introduced Prof. r E. Sentelle
= who delivered the address of tn
= evening. He spoke for almost al
hour and held the undivided at
tention of the whole audience
There were more than 400 peopl
= in the house, and at the close O
n the exercises all the crowd, ex
/, cept possibly a half dozen people
: stood and declared them selves i
y favor of prohibition.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-27
The Experience of Poultry
Dealer,

Only in recent years has pOul
trykeeping taken p ace among
recognized industries. Many of
the successful poultry men of
today we're not experts when
they began, but had to learn by
experience.
In regard to Sloan's Liniment
for poultry Diseases writes E.
r. Spaulding, Of Jaff: ey, N H.,
a disease called roup is one of
the greatest drawbacks in raising
! poultry. 1t is somewhat similar
| to distemper in a horse. After
| trying and experimenting with
aoout everything recommended,
I found that SlOan's Liniment
was the speediest and surest
remedy for roup, and can es-
pecially recommend it for canker
in the windpipe. -
Send for DR.. Sloan'S free book
on horses, Cattle, Hogs, ant
Poultry; Address: DR.. Earl s
Sloan, 615 Albany Street, Boston
Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Griffin ant
Haster J. S. Griffin, Jr., of High
Point, are in town for a few
days, guests at the Waverly hotel
Mr.. Griffin is manager of tn
Z Southern Realty & Development
] Co., of Lumberton.
Mrs. Daniel Shaw, Of Laurir
burg, who spent last week her
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
. G. M, Whitfield, returned yester
day. Mr.. Shaw came down o.
- the morning train and returne
on the afternoon train with Mrs
l. Shaw.