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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06
The FARMERS SUPPLY co.
Something About One OF klngStree's
LARGEST Mercantile Houses.

One of the largest mercantile
houses as to the building
and the volume of business done
is the Farmers Supply Co.
This building, which was com.
pleted and ready for occupancy
January l, 1907, is a solid brick
structure, two stories high, dl.
mensions 63x100 feet. The
lower floor is divided by a par
tition wall into two stores, one
30x1OO feet, being a wholesale
and retail grocery store and the
other, ,25x100feet, contains an up
to date line of hardware. The
immense room overhead is used
for storage purposes and is con-
nected with the stores below
by an elevator, which will soon
be installed. The lot is large
and roomy, which is a distinct
advantage in a business of this
kind, there being a double
driveway IA feet wide and also
stalls and hitching room for the
accommodation of the public.
Convenient to the railroad and
buying in carload lots the
Farmers Supply Go. gets rock
bottom prices and the cost OF
handling the goods is reduced
to a minimum, there being large
double doors wherever needed.
The building was constru cted
with an eye to co mfort and
convenience.
The Farmers Supply Co is a
Joint stock company, backed by
some of our county's strongest
business men, the officers being,
Messrs Hugh McCutchen, presi.
dent, and H E Montgomery,
manager. Mr. Montgomery is
the active head of the concern
and his exceptional business
ability, with his characteristic
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SCRANTON SNAP SHOTS.
Belated But Interesting Letter from Z
Live Town.


(Received too late for last week.
SCRANTON, July 2S:-Three of
Scranton's beautiful and ac-
complished young ladies left
Sunday night for Kingstree,
where they will attend the Sum-
mer school. They are, Misses
Hessie Graham, Allie McCol-
loug, and Addie Cannon.
Miss Carrie Blackwell of
Marion is spending this week
in Scranton with friends.
Miss Kennedy Wooten, who
have been spending several
weeks in town with her sister.
Mrs Fred Hines, mas returned
to her home at Kinston, N G.
While here Miss Wooten made
a host of friends, who regret
very much to see her return to
North Carolina.
Mrs 0 c Lynch and children
were noted in town Saturday
afternoon from Cowards.
The protracted meeting con-
Quoted by Rev Mr. Henry at the
Methodist church last week
closed Sunday.
Misses Leah Nachman and
brother, Melvin, of Lake City,
accompanied by Misses Jennie
and Marie Rephan of Charleston,
were visitors here this week.
Mr. and Mrs G A Timmons spent
Saturday in Florence.
Miss Lille Lavender has re-
turned to her home at New
Zion, after spending several
days in town with relatives. She
was accompanied by Miss
French Coward, who will spend
two weeks with Miss Lavender
before she returns.
Miss Maude Parker has re-
turned from Florence, where
she has been attending the
summer school.
Misses Fannie Cannon and
Worth Kennedy have gone all
the way to Elm to attend sing
ing school this week.
Say, how about the mosqui-
toes these days? Do they really
hurt when they bite?
DR. James Stuckey of Harts-
vile visited friends and rela-
tives in town last week.
Rev ] W Truluck, Mrs R B
Cannon and Miss Addie B Can
non returned Saturday night
from Greenville, where they
went as delegates to attend the
Baptist assembly which met IN
that city last week.
Mrs Herbert Fountain OF
Gainesville favored friends
in Scranton with a short visit
l. -
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A Boon to Elderly People.

Most elderly people have some kid,
ney or bladder disorder that is both
painful and dangerous. Foley's Kid.
ney Remedy has proven a boon to
many elderly people as it stimulates
the urianry organs, corrects irregu.
larities and tones up the whole sys-
tenn. Commence taking Foley's Kid
ney Remedy at once and be vigorous.
w L Wallace.
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Sunday afternoon.
W r NJ

The foregoing letter reached
here on Wednesday of last week.
To have printed it would have
thrown the paper twenty-four
hours late. We are sorry the
picnic announcement for August
4 failed to appear,but these let
ters must reach US by Tues
day at latest-Editor The Re-
CORD,
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news and views
ANENT LAKE CITY,
MENTION MADE OF MATTERS OF MAJUk
and MINOR MOMENT-LAKE CITY
LEADSIN TOBACCO.

LAKE CITY, August 4:-Dl
C ID Rollins, now of Baltimore
is here on a visit to friends ano
relatives. He expects to be II
this section about three weeks
The friends of DR. Rollins ano
of his father, the late Mr. K L
Rollins, will be pleased to know
that he is doing well in his new
home.
Judge Green and Mr. S "
Gowdy returned Friday nigh,
from their trip out West. They
report a very much enjoyed
jaunt.
The printers by changing the
word "rods" into "roads" in
our item of last week about the
two wanderers, turned a clear
expression into meaningless
jargon.
MIR A A Brown, from his home
at Leo. sent the writer some
apples last week which were, in
the opinion of all who saw them,
exceptionally fine country ap-
piles. The largest measured l3t
inches in circumference and
weighed Is ounces, only one
ounce less than a pound. They
were greenish white with pink
stripes. In note accompany
ing the apples Mr. Brown stated
that the ones sent were not
much larger than quite a lot OF
Others he had. 1t would be bliss
to spend a month with him when n
his cook is serving apple dump
ling and cream sauce.
The tobacco market here
opened on July l4th. From that
date up to the night of July
81 seven hundred and thirty
three thousand pounds had been
sold on the floors of our three
warehouses. Of course no other
market in the State handled any
thing like as much in the same
time, with the possible excep,
ton of Mullins, and we are
reliably informed that even
Mullins fell below these figures.
The tobacco is coming here from
all sections: Clarendon, Florence
Sumter and Williamsburg
furnishing the bulk. And prices
are good, too. Of course very
little can be expected for poor,
trashy primings, but even this
stuff sells and anything like
good tobacco commands good
prices. Several farmers have
sold their entire crop in bulk
at net prices exceeding hundred
dollars per acre.
Mr. j E Goodwin gave us some
fine samples of syrup Monday
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Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case of kidney or bladder trou:
BILE that is not beyond the reach OF
medicine. No medicine can do more.
W L Wallace.
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It's no use believing in angles
in heaven if you cannot discover
any bere.
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AS Others See Us.
~Nr~NrNA~N~
Manning, S c., August l, 1908

Mr. w Wolfe,
Editor THE COUNTY RECORD,
Kingstree, sc.
Dear Sir
cannot refrain from expressing my appreciation
of your splendid issue of July 80, 1908 This paper
of yours surely shows the value of the country press
and while am absolutely unknown to you, the RE
CORD" of that date having fallen into my hands
merely by accident, cannot do otherwise but con-
gratulate you and The RECORD force on the local.
editorial and mechanical execution of your paper.
Yours truly,
ISAAC M LORYEA.
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PERIDEM.
Las nbTaS del puerto de Catiz.
lmpsriDneIl dol nIsBo Dlrl Esvafl.

Es CoaR svidents qu0 ell puerto de C6.
diE tiene para todR EGpanAlunR impoEtan'
ciR real , positive,
All 10 han decIarRdo todaB lRB peTgonaB
que 40 ocupan del eRtudiO de laB CuaBtiones
ComsTCialeg, y ssi 10 dice ConntGntements
la pFsnsa que prestR estoB aauntog todR
IR atenci6n que meTsCen, y TODD al CuidGdo
que debe poneIBs en- 0l an6liEis de lRH futu-
Fas bRues del deGRrEollo de nusRtTA vida
meFcRntiI,
sitUado sCkdis-dice EI Concrete, do
Nsw York, del Cual son lGa anteEi 0reI
lineaS- en- el AtlAntico, pE6ximo al EG'
tEecho de Gibraltar, por dondo paBa CaBi
TODD 81 comeTcio mundial, todo 81 ComeTcio
mediterE6nec; & unRB cuantaB millRB do
T6ugeF, en- donde pusds decirse que
ne oncuantFs TODD Ol movimiento marEcqui;
puerto obligado de RrribO y expedition dc
Las ComuniCaCiones con America, del Sur
americana, BobIe todo, d.nde tiene EspslR
tRntos inteFeHes tsntog afsctoB cEesdos,
bases de mayor y mas frecuente cRmbio de
pFoductoB para 0l dfR de mafi8nR; punto
de AbTiEae 81 canal do PRnam6; Com0Dz zada
una era de nimpatfas , do ConfrAteTnidSd
entire les RspdbiicRg de OFigsn latino y 10
vieja EspAnS, no pusde oab0r duda de quO
la aituRci6n geogr6fcR de Is ciudad Rnds-
luza cd privilegiRds que podT6 llggar
GeE I'M empoEio del Comercio, Bi so le dotR
de an puerto ConRtrufdo conf1rma Lon
pFeCsptoB dc lR iDgsnieriR naval.
Las obras del puerto de C6dir, seg6u 60
infoTms, han dNdo "a principle,
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JOHN FRANKLIN.

81 II de RbEil de 1875 hacs en- 1ilsby,
LincolnHhiEO, LnglateFTs, ents c6lebYe exps
dicionREio = exploEadoE del polo 6rtiCo que
compaEti6 % gloFioHa exiStsncia siEVisndo
{ % patEiR, 70 como msEino militaE, "a
como exploTador Cisntffeo. hantR rsndiFla
en- Gl degemptfo de eBta tima mission en-
lO1 glaciarea = soledAdeB dc lal tierFas del
FOy GuillsEmo, que Be hRllan los 20 gsR'
dos de lRtitud boreRl.
5iendo muy j6Yen todRYfR ss dedic6 ID
marina de guerra de la gran Brstsfa, ha.
bi6adols toosdo asiHtiE On tal CondiCi6n
10 batalla do Trafalgar On 1906, , on 1914
& la expedition contra NuaVa OEleanG.
En- 1878 lego foEmar pRrts de IL ex.
psdici6n inglesR dsEtinadR lR exploration
del polo AEtico, como comandants Gel bsE.
gantfn ''Trant.''
En- 1922 dsBsmpsS6 81 cargo de jafs do
otrG expedition dsntinadR poT 81 gobierno
iBg1eB { la 6xpl de las Costss del
noEts dc America. All regreso dc eatR ex
pedici6n % le nombr6 gobsFnadoF de TaA.
mania, Coionia bTit6nica BituadR en- el sur
dc Auatralia.
En- 1845 obtuvo 81 nombTamianto de
jtfs de la nusVa sx xpsdici6n oTganiEadR por
el RlmiEantaEgo britsnico = dsHtinadR
buaoar 10 communication del IRdo noFosate
del mar AYtiCo
Euta expedition BRli6 de Grssnhiths sl
Is de mayo de 1845. = no volvi6 tsnerus
DO ella ninguna notiois, desde el 26 de ia.
lilo del mismo aho, en- que SO diio que Ia.
bis enttsdo en- Lancaster Sound, en- diTec.
ci6n 81 estrecho ds Barrow TEeinta
nuaYe exFe 1ieiones de BocorFo, ofciaIes
unRB y paFticulREsH otraB, faaEou enyiadas
unas traa otFaB, "a de EuEopa, "a de Anne.
rics, sn buBOs do Ia expadici6n de Fran.
kin J de Ion buques "EFebua'' '.Tsrror"
de que ella &c Componfs; peEo no De obtu'
vo niDgura noticis basta que el oEpitan
LsopoldO Nc ChintoCk. gus fus mandado
poE Ia espGsa ds Jsha Frank iu, en el ya
to ''Fc1'', regvsa6 con Ia confirmation de
la asspscha gus "a ss tanfa dc Ia p6Tdida
abHoluta de log ex pedicionarios.
Un papal eaoEito por 81 capit6a Fltzis
mes, que habia pertsnecido & la xpedlci6n,
Eelatabs la muerts del if john franklin
como cocuFrida 81 dis II de Juuio de
1847 despu6s de hsbsr psnetrAdo doce
millas ca la extremidsd noEta de les tisrrag
del rey GuiileFmc.
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Album Fsmenin0.

Ell mStrimoniO, dice una lGf9Ts Dc
talento, es I'M belIfrim1 idiIio cuya repre-.
usntaCi6n eat6 ancomendada gsnGERlmsnte
msIoB actores que imputhn la pi!za 10
que dspende Linicamonte de ga POGO GcisTto.
-Cuando el amor hR fundido y meEcls'
do dos Eere5 en- una unidad Angelica , a.
grade, estes E6rss hRn hRIlado 81 seCTeto
de la vids; no son mas que los t6rmiuoG do
an miSmo dsHtino, dos alas de uu mismo
espiritu. iAmsd, pueal lElevaoa!
-EI amor tione cogRB de nifio: las otFar
paaionss tienen pequGhsCes, lVeTgii snzA
gara 10 que empsqueKsca q hombEeI Ho
nor & 10 que 10 vUeIve niEol
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CRONIQUILLA.

No 90 oye hAblaF de otEa ooaa que do IL
peBte. TGdo 81 mundc pRYecs tembleE ante
0l tenor de que tan terrible azot8, puedR
levantsERs en- Puerto Rico Es nEtuEsI
que eRG0 pREe = no 80 pecR CieTtam0nt9 por
precEveT anteB que teneF que FamediaE.
All 10 han compTsndido en- Ponce. Y
RlIf, dOnd0 tantoR ERtones hay, hsn declarA'
do que ninguno de 6Stos tiens dsTecho 4 Ia
vida.
Y ESQ que on Ponce no cuantan con un
RlCSptarilIado como sI do San JuAD.
81 este Bign0 dc plcgEeao tuvieEan en- lR
CiudRd del suF, cadR paBo GStarfan ha.
Ci6ndoa0 cTUceV.
Aquf no. Aquf, pesEr do 10 mucho
que se habla dc la peste, t9doH entsmoa Gu.
RADIOS do eBpRnto.
SinembaTgo, 90 dan cRuoB ex 3spcionalel
El dfa on q Fod6 lR noticiR s 10 que fac.
20, de hRbar apRFeCido en- Saint ThomaP,
IR peate, don Hip6Iito, un hombr0 de ex
tFRoFdinaEiR pFeaencia de Amino, psFdido
el apetitO y tsmblRndo como un asogado,
lRnz6ss 4 Ia Oalle =, hall6ndoBo dc mRnos
& boCR, con IN funCionRKio de SRnidRd,
deRtsp6sO con 10 liguiente:
-S6qusme usted de dudas, doctor.
S@ SASAu G@1 40 FG@bu e1SA GAL A&AAb AAS
mRBE. tOht tan caTcR? ItRn pegRdito?...
No hay tales CAFneroB, ReR)T-dijo
81 funCionario de sanidad.
81 TumoV no hs tsnido ConfFmacien.
Yea ustsd sstO CEbldgyamS de Saint Tho.
mas.
-N6,-diio don Hip6lito raspirando
gTusBo-Bi 20 no 10 hRcfR por mf Yo
digo pFscisamente como Saint Thomas:
yer para 69eeT, Lo h2cfa poF mi familia,
para trRnquilizarla. Por mi que vepgs
lS pelt0. .-GraciaB, doCtoT-AGadi6 don
Hip6litO, dsndo media vuelta y Grregl6n'
dose IL COrbstS que ~ no parcels Colbata
Rin6 coFbstin.
iTal era Gl "Eubimisnto" que en- don Hi
p6lito cause el notici6n.
PsFo poE 10 general, la peste 90 coBR
coEFients..... On lRB alCantaEilIaE. Y los
6niCoB que Buelen alaYmaTgs son los del
oGmpO CuRndo zen ven forzAdoB & piaar Ol
adoquin.
Y Ai por Ia vatunts pusztR do San Juan,
en- dond0 tRntas piCRrdiRs ge han del ado
yer IL pusTtB, 30 dSjsn If, no sSlen de ~
apote6His al contemplar no poCoB ratoBGu
dS0ocGdes } al daElGs lS peSts On Lar ns'
Eices.
Porque, Hi eB cisTto gus Rqusllo no
sB pests negrR-6 Dies graciaB 10 que es
como pests, es peBta,
PoF ESQ &c hAcfa en- ls rtfaEids pueIts de
San Juan, nm composing, paFeoidR refs sxi6n
lR gus "a ne hizo otTo, al YER Ii estRCi6n
del telegEafo sin hilo, del cuRl exolRm6
Jain hilos, y go 10 mas que tisne?-sxclE-
mAndO & au vsz:
-Pero jaU6l 90 la pslts do qUO SO hAbla
entonCeA?
Isl sSta no 81 peHte, que vsnga 81 diablo
y Ia ola!
PERIDEM.
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NUEVO SuRTllO.

EI popular" ha impoTtado nuevo sur.
tid9 de Calzado les mas siegsntea f1Tmaa
para BsfioEaE, BsfoEitas, nifsH cRballeroF,
Ee sncuentTGn an 81 RcTsditado eStableci
misnto de Is cslle de San Junto. Abono
para flores "Bonora' pRraguaB, objetos de
fantasfs, easDoiAH de Las mas fnas de
"Lsgrsnd'' , japOneSes de Ultima novedad,
gs encuentran en el estabIscimisnto del Sr.
Sslaa quien Fenueya 50 suItido On todoB
les Yaperss.
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ANUNGIO De SUBASTA
Deportamersto del InteriOr.-O Ofoinas del
Superintendent de O5ra8 Ptl5Hoas.
eau Juan, P. R Mayo 26 de /, ,9O8.

eau Juan, P. R Mayo 26 de 1908.
ProposicioneH en- pliegou coEradou para
adjudication en- pdblica Rubssta del sunni.
nistTo, msdidR , sntrsgG de 81 900 metres
c6bicos, mas menos dc pisdra tEiturada,
por lotes, para Is conservation de las ca.
rFeteTaB insulaEes, &c sdmitirkn en- ssts
ofeina hssta Las II 8 M del dia 25 de
Junio de /. .9O8 en qua He abrirdn pdbIica.
mente.
Todas los dAtoB necesarics ss dar6n en-
eEta ofcins, donds Bs encusntran de mani.
fssto todoB los documentoB que han de
regir en- ID oontrsta podF6n Fecoger lon
iGitadores los modelos de proposiciones
que han de preBentar.
La administration ss rsseEva sl dsrecho
de EeChazaT cualquierR 8 todas las propo.
sicionaH.
PoF ordsn del CominiOnsdo del Ints
rioE, J. J. Jim6nes -Superintendents de
ObgRs PdbiiCaE. % -. n6m. 8.
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Ialas:a / los PrstnsarDs d nasIel.

JESUS RENDON ALMIRA.-F Fienc
ConBsRnts sxiEtencis de los siguientaa ins
tTumentos: Flautine8, FlautaG, TeTcerolag
OboeE, Requintos, Ciarinetss, Fagotes,
Violines, ViolonCsllos, Contrsbsjos, Man.
dolinaB, BsnduTTias, GuiteEEss, CoTnetiueE,
OnoveneB, TromboneR, BRrftonoa, BombaT'
dimes, HsliconeB, (bajoE) TriknguIos, Pla-
tiIIoE, Redoblantss BomboE. M6todoz
do SOlfso , para toda ClaHs dc inEtEumen'
toB, Accessories , mdEica % general.
San Juan, P. Z Apsrtsdo n6m. 216.-
Gale de Allan nim. 81 Sol nfm. Al
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jacto s una pequshs msss. saqu6 del boil.
Hjllo ls cRTtsTs de mi pobTe amigo, tam
bi6n la taTjeta que escEibisFa el dia an.
Iior. A ls luz moItscina de unB IIsmpsrits
LEI gu coutenidO que deefss::
"QueEida Jnlis: Es probable vsya &
waits man sns, aunqus pEesiento que Diou
me pFivRr6 de eBa dicha".
La paFts escFita con Ia pRIabYa naaana
estsba psIfoEsda pcr 81 proysctil.
lQu6 ignifcaba a1usl Taro sueeIo?
Fu6 aCREO una FeconvsuCi6n ds Dio.!
Ey na1ana co el futuro que no Is per-
tsnece nsdie.
PoFque 81 hcmbro, spensH 81 pusds dis.
poner del Presen5e,
r. Sierra.
de nuestra causa, quien cambio de la Ii
bertad, lie Ofrece Deschamps ne tomar
parte en- ell desarrollo de los acontecimien-
tOs empefando su palabra de honor. Des-
champs, dando mUestra ma Vez mas de
su hidalgufa, ordena su excRrcelacion. Pc
cos dias despues sc aIzaba en- Muf1oz, toma
el camino de Sosda sc atrincheFa alIf en-
espera de les refuerzos que deb1a enviarIe
Morales; y cuando se.considera con fuerzas
sufciente toma una vigoroEa ofensiva Y nos
precipita la ruina.
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PARA cURAR UNREs ADO
EN- UN DlA tome el LAXATIVE RBoMo
QUININA. El botioario le devolver8 81 dInero no
clda ca1iEa.
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Lluvis. s.......... o
VientO 8 las 9.0e q. ~
IA s. g
VientO maxinnO l9SRI
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UNGUENTO DERMOGENO

Maravoso medcameno que tiene rival la curac6n
de las agas dcras umOr panadzos siete cueros plea
duras de animaes ponzonosos.
La prerencia que desde hace viene conce
dendo pdbco entire las demas prepare smares eY
dente prueba de magnffcas cualidades curatiYas
Sc vende todas las Farmacias de la Isla.
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v. MERIN()
Telefono 4a2.
Apartsoc erreo .o76

ca de -
IntuTas PPad Immediate pasta
G nc Frances peadad Bano
Barni de da cas Acte de lnaza crudO coddo Aguas
Clseria de
prada en- todos amanOs de eoores BanoO Azu Verde
Fss Mosadoes
@ para petas ventanas Molduras
lmpiar muebles
Francisco =
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
FiIipinOs Learning.

From the Topeka journal.
One Of the prominent members OF the
Filipino Assembly, who has been IN ST.
Petersburg studying the Russian Douma.
has become convinced that the attitude Of
the United States toward its dependencies
is far better for them than the treatment
Russia accords TO Finland and Poland.
He thinks the Flllplnos should go slowly
and carefully IN the development Of legis-
latiVe autonomy The recent resolution
passed by the Assembly he does not ap-
prove, and feers its unfavOrable effect on
American opinion. The War Department
suggested the trip, which three Fihpincs
are now upon. as a measure Of broadening
the view Of their people by a study OF
the governments of Europe. The plan
promises much good for the FilipinOs, for
these representative men will find that
American control IS greatly 20 be pre-
ferred 20 that Of any European power.
and that eventually the independence Of
their people viii be accomplished. which
they never could have obtained by peace
fla methods under European domination.
Tie education of the people OF the Phil
ippnes is slow process, but II is an up
lifting one, and full of promise.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Convict Labor.

4 serious question IN our scheme oI So
ciology is how far the labor OF men I'M
prisoned in the penitentiaries may right
fully bo used In competition with free la
bor In many States the labor unions
have made this question an issue, and
have succeeded in some instances IN Sc
curing laws doing away altogether with
contract labor in the prisons. In some
places. where legislation Of this sort has
been passed. the authorities have been
hard put TO keep the prisoners employed.
and the state prisons have been turned
from proht-making institutions into a
source Of heavy expense.
The whole question threatens TO come
up in another form in Texas. where the
cotton growers are complaining that they
are at the mercy of a trust which fur
nishes the bagging necessary to wrap up
the cotton crop. It is said that so per
cent of ali the coarse bagging used for
cotton bales is made by one concern in
Brooklyn. which. having practical mo
nopoly of the business, charges about
what It pleases for It's output.
SO the Texas cotton growers are strong
ly in favor Of establishing in the Texas
.penitentiary bagging factory to be op-
Grated by convict labor. 1t IS assert
ed that. by this means. the cost OF bag
ging can be reduced at least cents
yard. which means saving Of some $780,
900 q year to the cotton growers. 1t has
also been suggested that the iron bands
used in baling cotton should also be pro-
duced by convict labor, and already
small furnace for the manufacture OF
these bands has been installed in the
Texas penitentiary by way OF experiment.
1t Is said that the price of these iron
bands has been forced upward 50 per cent
by the Pittsburg manufacturers and that
by the aid Of convict labor the cotton
growers can keep from paying the extor-
tionate prices.
We have not much faith in the ability
to make right out of two wrongs. The
best thought on the matter is agreed that
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Woman and Her Hats.

There may be some doubt as 10 a wom-
ans observation-disclosures in the matter OF
hats. 1t may be conceded that she is
given. usually. 10 very exaggerated ideas
in this regard There can be, however
no doubt OF her perfect moral right u
wear q big hat wheresoe'er she llsteth.
and more especially in church.
This question having arisen in one COM
munity last spring-just after Easter
time, we think it was. when woman is
thought. by some people, 10 offend most
strenuously as TO the size and shape OF
her headgear-an enterprising lady OF the
neighborhood. one Of those specifically in
dicted. indeed. entered plea In defense
Of her prerogative. and quoted thus from
the eleventh chapter OF First Corinthians
20 prove her case:
Every man PRAYING or pgophesying. having bis
head covered dishonoreth his head; but eyeTy woman
that pruyeth Truphesieth with her head
covered dishonoreth her head"
For our part We have never doubted
woman's right 10 wear anything she
pleases. There are. however. we regret
to say. a large contingent OF citizens in
this land who are prone to grumble and
dispute with womanBind about the large
ness Of her hats in particular: and 10
them, as a class, this Biblical quotation
will come as a bucket Of cold water
dashed full in their flushed and angered
faces.
We believe that mans most ancient er-
ror has been the assumption thet ne may
with impunity attack any fad Of wom-
an. and eonsign 81 to the rear with
wave Of the hand as something she has
no right" 10 do. Woman may be per-
suaded 70 do almost anything. She IS
very mfrequently driven anywhere. ex-
cept through sheer brute strength--and
that. failing legitimate means, man has
not scrupled TO invoke in the past nor
does he hesitate 20 invoke It now. when
he deems 1t necessary to carry his point.
Woman is ingenious, however-far and
away more ingenious than man has been
wont 10 give her credit for being She IS
resourceful In ways man never dreams
OF. She carries her point with a subtety
often. indeed usually. foreign to mans
mental makeup. 1t was just like her to
prove her right 70 wear big hat by sum
moning inspired and sacred evidence.
Man never would have thought Of that.
The woman knew. instinctively, that some
such evidence must exist-some such
might be found: and 10! when she search
ed, there Il was.
Woman IS smart-and some day man is
going to realize 1t fully, and give her gen
erous credit for it.