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Harper, January 1:-On the
29th of December, 1908, Mr. Will
lie Carraway, Of Georgetown
county, led to the altar Miss
Agness Nesmith, of Williams
burg county, in the presence of
a host of friends and relatives
and two hearts were united in
the holy bonds Of matrimony,
the officiating minister being
Rev WO Wilson of Harper.
After congratulations had been
offered dinner was announced:
the table was laden with good
things and the inner man was
satisfied to repletio1. Fl e
young people present enjoyed
themselves in buggy rides the
remaining part OF the day. On
Wednesday, December 80, the
bride and groom with several
friends drove through the coun-
try to the home of the groom,
where a bountiful dinner was
enjoyed.
The crowd dispersed about 4
o'clock p m. Some of the yonng
men and ladies parted from
each other with sad hearts and
all felt that they enjoyed fully
the delightful occasion.
A WITNESS
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KINGSTREE SOITTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY Z

ciate Senator Tillman's position.
He has been lawfully appointed
a trustee Of these colleges and
it is certainly not up to him to
apply to the courts to test the
constitutionality Of the appoint
ment.
Williamsburg had oeVera rep
resentatives at the association,
among whom | noticed Miss
Mary Hu%gins, Indiantown; Miss
Martha Harper, GreelyyiIle;
Profs Kibler, Kingstree: Ben
nett, Scranton: Mitchell, Rome;
SpeiSner, Prospect and Superln-
tendent Mccullough. There may
have been more that | did not
meet.
It's useless to say that Vii
liamsburg just now is attracting
a great deal of attention on ac-
countot the prominent stand we
have taken in school improve
ment.
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The NEWS AT BENSON.
Death OF Mrs. PafnelI-A Runaway
ACCideDt-0theP Items OF Interest.

Benson, January 4:-Mrs Mar
tha j ParneIl, wife Of Mr. W II
Barnell, died after an illness Of
three weeks and was buried at
Cedar Swamp Methodist church
on the afternoon of Christmas
day. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev E E Erwin,
pastor of Kingstree Presbyteri-
an church. Mrs Parnell was born
in Darlington county March l.,
1866, and with her husband and
children moved to Williamsburg
county in 1890, where she lived
until her death. She called her
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AWp~l TO FARMERS.
: GOOD Resolution f the New Year
Suggested.

editor COUNTY RECORD:-JuSt
ord s@scerning tobacco raising.
.-.lr, Rwell, IS, enterprising
farme. .. i vici; informs the
writer that he mad / year $S5
net profit off two acres tobacco.
Our farmers are MAJ arrange
ments to plant the golden weed ex.
tensively the present year. Just COM
pare the profit from two acres of to-
bacco with that realized from two
acres of cotton. | have been IN
formed by Mr. G W Powell, of this
community, that his net profit from
two acres of tobacco was $500 as
compared with SIS from the same
area planted in cotton. What more
eloquent argument IS needed than
these figures: Why should our peo,
pie overplant their farms with seven
and eight cen: cotton when there
are such great possibilities of profit
to be derived from diversified crops?
Plant tobacco, corn, peas, potatoes,
small grain and raise stock and the
farmers of Williamsburg would find
it easier to pay their debts. With a
plenty of "hog and hominy' and
other food products it would not
take over SIS or $50 cash to sup
port medium sized family year.
As good a resolution as our farmers
could make this year of our Lord,
1909, would be to swear off from
overproduction of cotton and "swear
on" the raising of food products,
stock aud poultry. let us see how
many will adopt this suggestion and
report their success this time next
year. RED COON.
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KingStree High School.

The holidays over the big bell
summoned to school on Monday the
boys and girls and their teachers,
who have been enjoying themselves
in full measure during the brief
respite from their arduouS duties.
All are refreshed in mind and body
and are ready to pursue with renew
ed energy their avocations. All the
teachers were present except Miss
Onslow, who is still detained at
home by her illness, but who expects
to be able to resume her duties in a
few weeks. Her place is being cap
ably filled by Miss May Stoll.
Several new pupils were entered
on Monday anda new teacher, Miss
Helen Scott, has been added to the
faculty.
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husband and children to her
bedside four days before the
death angel came and asked
them all to meet her in heaven,
for she felt assured of a resting
place prepared for those whose
sins had been atoled for by the
blood of the Lamb of God. Mrs
Parnell leaves a devoted hus-
band and nine children, a babe
lust sixteen days old being left
motherless. The whole commu-
nifty sympathizes with the sadly
bereaved family.
Rev Mr. McKissick preached
his first sermon at the Cedar
Swamp Methodist church last
Sunday, taking as his text Rom
ans |: 16: "For | am not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ" The
discourse was forceful, holding
the undivided attention Of the
congregation throughout the en-
tire services.
Mrs Lula Barr and daughter,
Miss Louise, with Miss Kennedy
of Kingstree, visited relatives
and friends here last week.
MrJ G Mccullough, our wide.
awake Superintendent of Edu-
cation, returned from his trip to
Columbia after spending several
days in conference with some of
! the foremost educators of the
State.
Mr. 5 II Guerry, who some
time ago fell from his housetop
while removing the old shin
giles, is now able to walk about
in doors.
Sunday afternoon while Mr.
Hugh Tisdale was helping Miss
es Ethel Nesmith and Dora lin
nant from the buggy, after
driving from the railroad sta
ton at Klngstree on their return
from their holiday vacation, the
mule attached to the vehicle
took fright and dashed off with
the young ladies still in the bug
gy. A short turn overturned the
buggy and precipltated the oc-
cupants to the ground. Both Ia
dies were hurt, but not serious
ly,we hope. These young ladies
are members of the faculty Of
Benson Graded school and their
hosts of friends are rejolced at
their narrow escape from immi-
nent danger. W E 5.
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Me- OF EDUCATORS
IN COLUMBIA.
ACCOUNT OF PROCEEDINGS SPEECHES
BY Sen. TILLMAN AND OTHERS vii
LIAMSBURG WELL REPRESENTED.

Columbia, January 3:-Ihe
educational progress through
out all South Carolina was fair
ly indexed by the meeting OF
educators of the State in Col
umbia last week. The teachers
are the ape ~Qes OF literacy and
dre doing 4 { od deal in these
meetings to en- >hasize the cause
they repr,-Gnt before the peo-
pie and the legislature.
The meetings referred to con-
sisted of the State Teachers as.
sociation, the School Improve
ment associate l, the town and
city Superintent~ ~Sts' associa-
tion, and the Gov NSuperin.
tendents' ASSOCIATE $ably
all the constituents O. zee
latter are also member :
Teachers association. The
gramme was so arranged as |
avoid as much as possible con
flict of important meetings O
the various organizations, but
it was impossible for any one
man to get all of even the best
of these meetings.
Prof p ? Claxton, of the UNI
versity of Tennessee, or perhaps
Senator Tlllman, or maybe Pres
ident S G Mitchell of South Car
olina University, was the star
of the occasion. To my mind
the address of an able lecturer
gives greater pleasure than any
opera or theatre. Prof Claxton's
subject was, "The Value of Ed
ucational Campaign Work in the
South. He said many things
to make us of South Carolina
want to "hide ourselves for
shame" as Senator Tillman
said. For instance; "South Car
olina has a greater number of
illiterate native born white boys
and girls than "a Northern and
Western States" (naming the
States
Senator Tillman's speech was
"rambling," as he had stated it
would be before accepting the
invitation. | think, however, it
was worth the trip to Columbia
to hear him alone The daily
papers have all presented and
discussed Mr. Tillman's attacks
on Prof CldXton's statements
and compulsory education. They
overlooked his reference to the
Clemson and Winthrop trustee
ship. 81 suppose l ought to say
something about this trustee
affair."" said Mr. Tillman. "Well,
all Eve got to say is this: We've
got a legislature, and We have
a governor and other executive
officers; if Pm violating the law
let them indict me-" l appre-
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HOLOCAUST near TAFT
ON new YEARS EVE.
THREE NEGRO CHILDREN PERISH IN
BURNING BUILDING-H0W The
TRAGEDY OCCURRED.

Three negro children burned
to 4 crisp on the night OF De-
cember 81. Such is the harrow
ing news of a tragedy, the sick
eniug details of which are al
most incredible. The scene of
the horrible occurrence was the
home OF Sid Scott, 4 negro man
living in the Brown neighbor-
hood near Taft and the details
of the shocking sacrifice of life
show criminal carelessness and
utter disregard of ordinary pre-
cautions for safety which call
for an investigation looking to
placing responsibility where it
belongs. Sid Scott was absent
from home and left the children
in charge of his wife. The house
was an ordinary negro cabin,
with a "shed-room, at the rear,
having only one exit, a door
looking into the main room torn.
ing the body of the house. In
the shed-room-a regular death
trap as it proved to be-were
huddled three children, two
iris and boy, fast asleep at S
o'clock in the evening, when the
house caught atire from the old
clay chimney at the side>of the
front room, the smoke and the
flames cutting off escape for the
sleeping children. The woman,
it seems, who slept in the front
room got out unhurt, leaving
the children to their fate and
they were burned to a crisp-twc
girls, Annie aged 16, and "Mon.
key aged 8, and boy, Marion
II years old. Annie and Marion
were children by Sid's first wife
and Monkey the child of the wo'
man in whose care the children
were supposed to be. No sound
was heard from the children in
the shedroom, who were doubt
less stiaed with smoke and could
make no effort to escape from
the flames.
While it is hard to understand
how such a destruction of life
could occur in the manner de
scribed, the pitiful fact remains
that three human beings met
their death and the question
mutely asked by the charred
remains of the children, "Why
should we thus perish?' car
be answered only bytheir moth.
er and guardian, who, so far as
we know, escaped unscathed by
the devouring element.
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Charles r Sherlock, general ad-
vertising agent for the United Cigar
Stores Company, wrote a few novels
before he began to write advertise
ments,and before that edited news
paper at Syracuse, New York.
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SHRISTMAS aftermath
At HARPERS.
The HOLIDAYS OVER BUSINESS RESUM-
p ED-PRGSpECTS FOR The NEW
YEAR-L0C4I NEWS NOTES.

Harper, January J-Soilic pi
our people sat.up last Thursday
night to watch the old year OF
1905 go into history and the
new year take its place. 1t is
a serious thought that We are
one year nearer our grave. May
all the readers of your great
paper determine to make the
wear 1909 better and brighter
milestone than any they have
heretofore passed.
The Xmas and new year fes-
tivities over people have set
tied down to business again.
We hear the hum of Harpers'
ginnery-our farmers still have
cotton to gin-and the sound OF
axe and grubbing hoe putting
hundreds OF acres around Har-
pers in condition for cultiva-
tion.
Mr. " S Camlin, Jr's, saw mill
will within a few days be put
in operation. He has bills for
lumber for several dwellings
soon to be erected at or near
Harpers. We expect to see two
or three hundred acres in this
vicinity under cultivation for
the first time this spring.
Some of the hunters around
Harpers have had fine sport
deer driving and several antler-
ed moparchs of the forest have
been slain. One of the hunters
told a good story at the expense
of Mr. c., a member of his par
lty. A fine deer ran by this
young man who fred three shots
at the fleeing quarry at inter
walls of about three minutes.
Several of his companions hur-
ried to Mr. C's assistance and
found him running the deer by
sight, being completely out of
breath and unnerved. He final
ly recovered sufficiently to ex.
plain that but for an unlocked
for accident he would certainly
have killed or caught that deer.
1t takes nerve to keep cool with
a four prong buck running eth
-|er towards or from you and ev-
en- veteran hunters get excited
and waste their ammunition IN
such circumstances.
| am informed that Rev J o
Carraway of Rome will be the
pastor of Harpers circuit the
present year, he being supplied
by the Methodist Conference.
We welcome Mr. Carraway in
our midst and earnestly hope
that he may accomplish a good
work in our town and communl-
ty. Mr. Carraway. is good
preacher and gentleman of the
highest type.
Mr. Editor, accept our greet
ings for a happy and prosper
Gus new year to you and yours
SUBSCRIBER.
\ (We thank our friend for his
kindly greeting and most heart
lily reciprocate the same. Ed.
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NO. 43
A SCgDY SPECTACLE.
ROOSEVELT Rudely lRebuheS School
Girls for Riding Past Him.

Washington, December 17:-
How President Roosevelt sew
erely rebuked party Of girls
from the National Park Semi
nary, at Forest Glen, Nd, for
riding past him Thanksgiving
Day in Rock Creek Park, and
how he caused the horse one of
the girls was riding to rear by
striking it with his riding
whip, is told in a story which
has just leaked out and been
confirmed today by Miss E l
Sisson, teacher in the school,
who was the chaperon for the
party, according to the Wash
ington Star this evening.
Miss Sisson and three of the
girls of the institution were
| jogging along in the national
reserve when they saw ahead
of them two ladies and two men.
Miss Sisson says she recognized
one Of the men as President
Roosevelt.
For some time the seminary
party rode slowly behind the
President and his party. But
the spirited animals wanted to-
90 faster, declares Miss Sisson,
and finally the girls galloped
past the Presidential party.
When they slowed their hors
es down a few minutes later
they heard rapid hoofbeats be-
hind them. The rider was press
ing his horse hard and he soon
overlook them.
Gas We were riding four
abreast at the time, the Presi-
dents horse crowded US no lit
tie as he dashed past" said
Miss Sisson. GAS he brushed
past his horse struck the foot of
one of the young ladies, knock
ing it from the stirrup, and a
blow from the Presidents crop
fell on the horses flank. The
young woman's horse reared,
and but for her GOODNESS and
admirable horsemanship she
might have been thrown be-
meath the feet of the horses. [
do not know whether the blow
was intentional.
"'You know that you should
not go ahead Of our party said
the president, as he rode past
US and turned in the saddle to
look us squarely in the face. He
then joined his companions.
NATURALLY We felt very much
mortified. None of US intended
an affront to the President, and
/ cannot understand his action.
The President appeared TO be in
a rage, but, of course, | do not
know about that. | only know
how we felt about it.
81 prefer not to give the names
of the young ladies'. They are
daughters of wealthy parents,
highly connected, and | am sure
their parents would object to
the notorlety attending such an
Y
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Peruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen:-I can checrfully recon-
mend Peruna as an effective cure for
coughs and colds.
You are authorized to use my photo
with testimonial in any publication.
Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase,
SOi Tenth ST., Washington, D. G.
Could Not Smell Nor Hear.
Mrs. A. L. Wetzel, 1923 Ohio ST., Terre
Haute, Ind, writes:
'When I began to take your medicine
I could not smell, nor hear a church
bell ring. Now / can both smell and
hear.
when I began your treatment my
head was terrible. had huzzing and
chirping noises in my head.
followed your advice faithfully and
took Peruna as you told me. Now
might say am well.
81 want to go and visit my mother
and see the doctor VINO said was not
long for this world. / will tell him 1t
was Peruna that cured me.
People who object to liquid medicines
can now secure Peruna tablets.
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We have mice line of Lion Brand
Shirts and Collars.
PEOPLES MERCANTILE Co.
1-7-2t
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MAY ELIMINATE ACID
FROM SHELTER SMOKE

BUTTE. Mont, April PA despatch
from Anaconda says that =. p. Pratt
an Atlanta. Ga. acid manufacturer, and
". p. Heath, n federal expert chemist.
who inspected the smclters of the Ten.
nesseo Copper company at Ducktovn.
Tenn. and devised n process by which
acid might be eliminated from thc
smoke there. TODAY arrived IN Anaconda
10 inspect the smcltcr OF the Washoe
Copper company. which is the largest
in tho world. Tho visit of the experts
is an echo OF the famous smoke - suit,
brought bv farmers living in the Deer
Lodge valley. ucay the smelters. who
claimed that their property had been
damaged by sulphur fumes.
Shortly before he left office. ex.Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt began the present in
quiry. and IL is as a result Of his ac.
tiop that the experts are a: wor, IN
Anaconda. The Washoe company has
prcfesscd itself willing 10 install fcas.
jblc acid plAnt
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SOME CHANGES MADE
IN RE0RGANlZED CHURCH

LAMONT, Iowa, April 91-The Fifty
sixth annual conference Of the Boor-
ganizcd Church Of Jesus Christ OF Lat
tcr-day Saints, now in session hero, I'D
.iourned today. 10 meet next wear at In.
dependence. Mo. An expected revcla-
ton through President Joseph Smith
that was given 10 the conference in.
volvcd several important changes in the
personnel OF the church. IL released
from the office of presidency Elder r.
c. Evans Of Canada. and confirms the
appointment Of Albert 4. Smith Of La
moui. II also released Apostles Joseph
Luff OF Independence, No, and Hiram
&. Smith OF Lamont. James W. Curtis
OF Utah and X. {. Russell of Canada
were created apostles. The presidency
of the church is now composed of 10.
scpb Smith. his son, Frank Smith, and
his nephew. Albert \. Smith.
Representatives, from New Zealand.
England Honolulu, Canada, Samoa and
Australia have been in attendance.
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DYNAMITE TO BREAK
NIAGARA'S ICE JAM

NIAGARA FALLS, y. Y. April 81
Acting with the approval of the war
department, dynamitcrs tomorrow will
attempt 80 blow mp the ice lam in the
Niagara river. The lam is sixty feet
high and twelve miles long.
Residents along the banks from
Queenston 10 Lake Ontario are panic
stricken. fearing not 40 much a further
rise in the river as the sudden breaking
Of the Jam. The ice has uprootcd
huge trees and carried away docks and
boat houses. and would. in sudden
rush, erase acres OF territory along the
upper river banks.
Il was planned tonight TO rush two
carloads OF dynamite 10 the scene and
begin ;he work at dawn.
In the meantime. the ice remains
passive. but threatening. The key TO
the Jam, apparently, was the mass of
ice lodged on the sandbar at tho mouth
OF the river. Pressed forward against
this as well as latter)v toward either
banlt was n mammoth field of ice vary
ING in thickness from thirty 20 seventy
feet and intcrminglcd with il great
rocks, pieces of timber from shattered
docks and tho trunks of trees. Between
Lewiston aud Quecnston tho mass was
q splendid bit Of polar scenery IN min
intuTc.
Interest az the falls today ccntercd
in the huge mounds OF ice near the
Bridal Veil falls, where the body ot
a supposed suicide bad been exposed.
Attempts to recover the body were I'M
successful
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cUMM1Ns GETS BUSY
ON INCOME TAX PLAN

WASHINGTON, April 2I.-Senator
Cummius todnv introduced his amend
mcnt 10 the Payne Aldrich tariff bill.
providing for graduated income tax,
which he believes would produce $40
900 600 revenue Mr.. Cummins pointed
out that II differs in some important
particulars from either the law Of 1894
or the amendment offered by Senator
Railev. II excmPts incomes below
$4,000 and authorizes tho deduction Of
tbnt amount from every dutiahlc in
come. The rate provided for IS ms fol
lows:
Upon income not exceeding $4,000.
> pcr cont; not exceeding 100000, 81:
per cent; not exceeding 100000, . per
cent: NOT exceeding 100000, 3E per
cent; not exceeding $4,000, 4 per cent;
not exceeding 100000. per cent: upon
all incomes exceeding 100000, 6 per
cent
Mr., Cummins believes that the grad
untod tax so provided for will produce
a somewhat less revenue than n nat tax
of 2 per cent.
The duty is 20 bc levied only upon
individual incomes. He treats corpo-
rations as mere ins,rumentalities for in
dividuaI profit and the chief reason for
not including corporations is that to put
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waverlng soldiers of the First army
corps To the number of 25.000 or 80 .00O
would be luflamcd aud break into open
revolt, aud that Ia demand too much
means the failure of all
The sultan has got them 10 quar-
Tsing among themselves, said one Of
the ambassadors today "and he will
have his own way vet ~
Not All Harmony.
Since tho investing army has drawn
nearer to the city. numerous agents of
the Mohammedan league. ardent Young
men. theological students. aud iuuior
members of the clergy, have penetrated
IN" lines, pointing cut 70 the men that
IT. was their duty 10 Allah to rid them
selves of their Officers. who were mo-
better than Giaours, who scorncd the sa
cred lew Of the Koran and who openly
argued that the law devised by ono
arch-dcvil Napoleon ought 70 he substi.
tutcd for the sacred law in all the
courts. The agitators pointed on, that
thc officers had succeeded IN imposing
these wicked laws upon the civil courts
and now wanted 10 apply them TO the
persons of the faithful.
Three days ago two of these agita-
tors who were caught among the troops
were beaten and turned out OF the
camps, Tho following dav thirty Of
ln'm Wrre imprisoned. eSfrrdaN inc
camps were oVcrrun with prosclytiziug
zcalots. Scores were arrested and 20.
day ten were shot under order Of court
martial.
The dcmeapor of the soldiers within
the city is respectful. They salute their
Officers cheerfully and have resumed
tbcis regular driil.
The council of ministers drafted 4
proclamation, which was published this
evening. II denies the rumoTs of dis
scnsious between the troops aud tho in
rcSiing army. and says measures have
been adopted for the general security.
The council debated upon the advisable
ity of proclaimIng n state Of siege in
Constantinoplc. with view Of facilitat
ing the occupation OF the city by the
Salonilli army.
The men Of the worshps have taken
tho oath of allegiance, in accordance
with the demand OF the investing
force, and the fleet is now under or
dcrs to sail for the Mediterranean for
In parliamentary circles tbc story 10
current that the sultan declared that it
on his part in recent evcntf
could he proved he would he prepared
to suffer punishment.