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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-05-27

If you have pains in the back, weak
back or any other indication OF a
weakened or disordered condition of
the kidneys or bladder, you should
get DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills right away when you expert
ence the least sign of kidney or
bladder complaints, but be sure that
you get DeWitt's Kidney and Blad-
Ger Pills. We know what they will
do for you, and if you will send
YOUR name to E G Dewitt Il Go,
Chicago, you will receive a free trial
box of these kidney and bladder
pills. They are sold here by D G
Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-05-27
WOULD PUBLISH TAX RETURNS.
Our HarperS Correspondent Believes
Publicity Would Solve VeXed Problem.

EQlCOT COuull eeCOlQ.
Your correspondent wishes te
make few remarks for the consid'
Grafton of the overburdened taxpay-
pers of our county. We recommend
that the citizens of Williamsburg
county be calle'l in a mass meeting
some time before next General As
sembly meets to ask our delegation
to enact law providing for the
publication in our county paper of
every tax return made in the county
of Williamsburg in 1910 and each
wear thereafter. Then we will see
the property of our county 60 on the
tax books. Print each taxpayers re-
turn separately. Taxes are public
obligation, so let the amount each
man returns for this purpose be
made public.
Now, Mr. Editor, l think if you
will take this matter up in your pa
per and push it to the front, letting
our taxpayers see the justice and
benefits to be derived from this
method, it will be put in force by
our lawmakers. Tie publication of
returns will have this effect: When
my neighbor fails put his property
on the tax book it is natural that /,
having returned all of my property,
would report to the township board
the shortage of my neighbor. In
this way the school tax would be
doubled, our schools would run 6
and S months, and within two years
our levy could be considerably cut
down and all the taxes equitably paid.
| simply offer this for the considera.
ton of the readers of your paper
and would like to hear from some
other taxpayers on this subject. l
believe We need some relief from the
present conditions of taxation. |
offer the above as a key to the relief.
The taxes from the increase of prop.
ETY. values will pay the expense of
publication more than twice. Let
me hear from you, Mr. Taxpayer.
The excessive fall of rain has
caused considerable damage to crops
in this community. On the 2Oth
inst, about 6 o'clock p m, this com.
munlty was visited by one of the
heaviest rain.falls in several years.
Great damage has beer done the oat
crop. The writer has had several
acres of fine oats cut in the field for
the past 5 or 6 days.
The people of this community
have arranged for putting a suitable
fence around their cemetery at Har-
mony church and otherwise beauti-
flying the cemetery grounds. The
fencing has been ordered and this
work will be completed in a few
days. We congratulate the people
of this section upon this worthy act
of taking special care of the resting
place of friends and loved ones who
once lived and loved them.
SUBSCRIBER,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-05-27

The RECORD has printed up a
number of promissory note
books, fifty notes to the book,
that we are selling at ten cents
each, II
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-05-27
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM SCRANTON.
SCHOOL CLOSING-BALL GAME CASUAL
TlES-BARN and STABLES BURNED
-OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Scranton, May 25:-The first
years term of the graded school
closed Friday, the 2lst. The last
days work was not interrupted by
any special exercises. Friday night
Dr. L Mann delivered splendid
address on education at the Baptist
church. He was given an apprecia-
tive hearing by a we'll filled house.
Prof " L Bennett, principal of the
school, and his assistant, Miss Helen
Haddon, gave earnest and faithful
service in the performance of their
duties. They left Monday morning
for their respective homes, carrying
with them the hearty good wishes Of
their many friends for pleasant
aud profitable vacation.
A match game of baseball between
the Olanta and Scranton teams was
played on the local diamond Satur-
day afternoon. The game was at
tended by some unfortunate casual
ties which marred the pleasure of
the contest. DR. e H Pate, an en-
ehusiastic baseballist, while pitching
for the Scranton team, swung out
his arm with such force that the
bone was snapped between the elbow
and shoulder. DIR Lynch adjusted
the broken limb, which is doing
very we'll. Corbet Baldwin received
-, bad cut on his forehead in
mble to gain a base. Another
-, got one or two fingers broken
r. .n.'ot' ball. The game ended
In q draw.
~ ,coaw~ of High Hill lost
! his barn and stable =! N'e 0ne
might recently. The fire o. ''''.e" III
he night time and its origin 10 "D
nown. A lot of corn, hay and other
d stuffs was consumed. The hre
Adiscovered in time - save seven
head of mules which were IN the
stables.
In view of the high price OF Hour
could it be considered impertlnent to
lask do "Uneeda biscuit"
DHW Eugene Whitlock is looking
DIR Pate's practice while the
. nursing his broken arm.
walls of the new addition to
mar Lees brick store are
(an,iti1 ,nents of beans and
.Je from this point IN
Rev u " Truluck preached an un-
usually strong and forceful sermon
st the Baptist church Sunday morn
-, after which the Sacrament was
ninistered.
Nv W H Murphy, the Methodist
was given liberal pound
fsday evening.
lydie Virgins, who attend
AIDED school here the past
IS returned to her home
WEC.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-05-27
Rev W WilliamSon'S Letter.

Rev I W Williamson, Hunting
ton, W Va, writes: "This is to GER.
tify that l used Foley's Kidney
Remedy for nervous exhaustion and
kidney trouble and am free to say
that it will do all that you claim for
it, Foley's Kidney Remedy has
restored health and strength to
thousands to weak, run down peo-
pie. Contains no harmful drugs
and Is pleasant to take. ID G Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-05-27

Amount derived from total income
tax for Williamsburg couutY,S125.3O.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-05-27

We have just got in a splen-
did lot of all kinds Of stationery,
fine bond papers, ruled headings,
100000 envelopes, and Denni-
sons shipping tags oss
eyelets and wire
best made. See OF
fore ordering elsewl
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22
SCHOOL PARAGRAPHS.

state School Superintendent How.
ard \. Gass furnishes the following
paragraphs of interest to teachers
and others:
TIL" law does not authurizr the
endorsement of teachers rrrtih.
cat" from another county ar state.
Tn" Legislature repealed such au-
thority in 1901, and enacted seq
tion prescribing apcnalty for issuing
certificates except on examination.
This is not an opinion Of anyone,
but the law. The state Suprriu-
tendent of Public schools ms no
authority to grant permission to
endorse certificates ur to prohibit IT.
The Who'll" matter is governed hy
statute.
The nincticth day after the nd
joumncnt of the Legislature falls on
Sunday, August 10Th. The law uro-
vIding for county supervision of
schools will take effect Monday.
August 10th, and the county super
lntcndents can qualify under il on
or after that date by filing bond.
taking the oath and receiving new
commission. The salary of the
county superintendent of schools is
based on the population of the
county.
The convention of county super-
lhtendents of public school will meet
IN Jefferson City, Tuesday, August
10, 1909. This is Missouri Day, the
80 anniversary of her admission to
the Union, an appropriate time to
hold an important educational meet
ing. This convention will continue
In session five days. Many prom
inent educators will be present and
join in the discussions.
The new law provides TINT the
county superintendent of schools
shall hold an educational meeting
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22

Just prior to opening of the
schools. y II has been suggested
that unless conditions make another
date preferable, this meeting be held
August - and 18th. Questions re-
lating to organization, grading and
classification Of the schools, course
OF study, records and reports should
b" fully ana freely discussed at
these meetings
Unless there are local reasons for
the selection of different date
every school in the county should
open on the same day. Monday
September 9th, has been named as a
suitable date. State Superintendent
Of Public Schools Howard A. Gass
has designated Saturday, September
9TH, as "Clcan-up Day" for all
schools. Boards, patrons, teachers
and children are strongly urged to
meet Mt the school house at go'clock
Il. III. and join in general house and
yard cleaning; scour the floors, win
dows and wood work put out build
ings, fences and grounds in order
and, above all, provide pure, whole
some drinking water. 1t is good
time for teacher, patrons and pupils
Ia get acquainted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22

The peace OF the South American
Republics is seriously mrnarpd and
active ho>ll!Illr, may begin at any
time The exciting cause is d
boundary dispute between Bolivia
aud Peru. Several years ago Peru
asserted its ownership OF Il large
section of land claimed by Bolivia,
and also held that much territory
under the dominion of Brazil be-
lOnged to Peru. The question of
ownership was submitted 10 arbi.
tration, and President AlcOrta Of
Argentina was made urbiter. His
decision, which was recently made,
was against Bolivia, aud that gov.
eminent refused to abide By the
award. aud So notified the presi.
dent of the Argentine Republic.
Upon this notification the President
of Argentina sent the Bolivian
minister his passports. ordering
him to leave BueuOs Ayres within
twenty. four hours, aud also or
dered the Argentine minister to
Bolivia TO leave that country i'm
medlateIy, This is practically IA
declaration of war. Peru and
Brazil, which are both interested
III the boundary dispute, will bc
drawn into the trouble, and per
haps other South American Re-
publics. 50 there is promise of a
pretty lively scrimmage down there.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22
chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-

at affords me pleasure to state
that | consider the preparation
known as Chamberlain's Collie, chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy the best
and the surest of good results of any
| have ever used In my family, "
says p. +. Harrington, of Mount
Aerial, Ky. This is the universal
verdict of all who use this remedy.
Its cures are so prompt and effect
ual that people take pleasure in re.
commencing it, For sale by f. NJ.
Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22

A j Brown was shot and killed
by Arch Williams on the 10th near
Steele, pcmiScot county. The men
lived ON adjoining farms and had
had trouble over their fences, which
finally resulted in the killing. Both
men have families.
At Gideon, New Madrid county,
Pat Cecil was shot aud killed by
Tillman Scott on the nth. The
men were with crowd in the
woods near town, playing poker
and drinking, when the row occurred
which resulted in the shooting.
The Frcdcricktown Democrat.
News says all the housewives down
there are begging for some remedy
for the ant nuisance, which is un-
usually great this year every place.
OF the s. who applied for teachers
certificates in Ripley county last
week only 2jLwere able to pass the
examination required. In Butler
county 20 out Of "A passed.
German Caxaux of Festus was
run over andI killed by Bonne
Terre train near Festus on the llth.
He was crossing.the track and failed
TO hear the train coming.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22
No Nalun To Him

What convinces you that criticisms
ire Of no value
"BecauSe,' answered the theatrical
manager, my show doesn't get any OF
The kind | can quote In my advertis.
ing"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22

The Poplar Bluff Republican saws
there are thirty-one well-known men
in that town whose wives are awoy
at summer resorts, and they intend
to organize themselves into a club
o have a good time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-22
Post Mortem Inquiry.

\ student at medical college was
under examination. The instructor
asked him: "Of what cause, specifi
c&lly did the people die who lost their
lives at the destruction Of Herculane-
am and Pompeii?"
u think they died OF an eruption.
air" answered the student.-Argo-
.aut.
lhry talk of having an old-fasb-
lohed spelling match at the Jackson
Home Coming this fall.
lhe Fourth of July picnic COM
ln'''ee at Poplar Bluff has refused
10 pay 800 for balloon ascension
That did not prove to he a success
The Washington times., 1909-09-26
SALOON DOORS SWING
IN GAY ATLANTIC CITY
Drinks Easy to Find Despite Coming Grand Jury Meet
ing and Heavy Bail BOnds-PoIhcs May Be
Responsible for Lid-Lifting.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., Sept. 26.-At-
lantic City's now almost world famous
side door is again performing its allot-
ted service today. Although saloon and
cafe men IN all parts or the city are
under bail bonds totaling over 5000 900
with some individual bonds running as
high as $4,000 for repeated Sunday sell
ing, and. despite the fact that the meet
ing OF the grand jury is but a few
days off, the side doors swung easily
and drinks were as easy procurable as
ever before.
For the first time since the big anti
Sunday rum crusade began, heads OF
the Lords Day Alliance made no at
ternpt either to close the saloons or to
obtain evidence OF their being open.
GrinninR saloon men heard the rumor
that the crusaders have run out Of
money TO carry on their campaign, and
the imported constables brought here
left because their fees were not paid for
service Of warrants.
Another rumor that appears 10 have
some foundation is 10 the effect that
the crusade has been called OF until
after the primary elections on Tues
day 10 save revulsion Of feeling against
the new peoples party, which Is fight
The Washington times., 1909-09-26

lns the local Republican machine for
election Of COuncilmen and other candi-
oates While hotel men at the head of
me reform party declare tlat they have
NOT heen advancing money for the anti.
sunday saloon fight. IT is known thar
lhey nave asked the ministerial reform
ers 10 halt their crusade until .,fter pri-
mary day, and they appear to have So
cured consent TO their request
Mayor StOy has made no repIv f., tho
ueclaratlon of Prosecutor Goidenbare
MADE last night. that the force OF Ststs
ottectlNeS which cost more than f5o
Alahuc City police force will be qent
a"dy on promise from the mayor fbst
ne VIII allow his force OF policemen
70 70 keep up the anti-gambIing crusade
me twenty husky state consta bics
patroiled the streets on the rDaado,t,
siqe or the city as usual last nigLt
IN ms letter TO the mayor prosec,,+o,.
1oldenberg claims that ne ONLY in,nc,.toS
tne state men after local 1oIicl ~
laned 70 close down the resort {ofntg
Shlet OF Police Woodrow declarnS tba
ne mas always stood ready 10 .-,,rnisb
men 70 make any raids on pIsres dis-
covered by the county officials
new feature has been sddad b., .ho
giltIance INTO the controversy Of The
Rev- Leonard W Snyder of CinCinnstj
VINO mas joined hands with tbe Pa,t
sydney Goodman, pastor ~ the No.
iCn DiIuICn OF tnis city. in opposing the
view view OF local clergy who demand aboli-
tion or the saloon in Atlantic CITY.
The Washington times., 1909-09-26
ARREST OF SIMPSON
IS EXPECTED SOON
Believe Former Principal,
Wanted in Coultry Case,
Is in Pennsylvania.

Upon information furnished by The
Times. this morning. to officials Of the
Washington Police Department the ar
rest OF Horton Simpson is hourly ex-
pected i'm Selins Grove. Pa, where ne
is thought 10 be visiting his mother.
Mrs. A. C. Simpson.
Horton simpson is the former grade
school principal who was indicted Joint
ly last spring with Drs. A. L. Lawrence
and $. Wrenu Howard, following the
death of Miss Abbie Coultry, the school
teacher who died. it is charged. from
the results of an operation said 20 have
been performed i'm a sanitarium con-
Quoted by DIT Lawrence.
The entire police and detective forces
Of the District have failed to unearth
any semblance of cue which might
lead 90 a solution of the whereabouts
of Prof Simpson. The search has been
continued. according 10 police officials.
ever since the young school teachers
father, +. L. Coultry, of 35l5 Holmead
place first learned Of his daughters 5
death i'm January
The police have several times claimed
TO have found traces Of the missing
man. but each time the supposed cline
has turned out to bc false one.
When told By reporter from The
Times that a correspondent for this ma
per had located Simpson in Seuns Grove
where. the telegram said, ne has been
for several weeks with no effort TO
conceal his identity. Inspector Roarsi-
man sent the following telegram To the
police of the Pennsylvania town.
''Chicf OF Police, Selins Grove. Pa
Arrest Horton Simpson. white. FORTY
Continued on seconi Page)
The Washington times., 1909-09-26
Decision to Start Today Due
to Condition of
Roads.
DELAYED ENTRANTS
AGAIN IN CONTEST
Hearty Praise Given Drivers for
Pluck in Making Repairs and
Keeping Road.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 26.-The
contestants in the Frank A. Munsey
reliability contest left Boston today
at / o'clock. The decision to start
today instead of tomorrow morn
ing at 5 o'clock was taken by the
technical committee because of the
reports which have reached here of
the bad condition of the roads on
the trail to New York.
The bridge on the road to Will
mantle is also down, and il will be
necessary TO make a detour of some
ten miles before striking once again
the route to New York, as laid out
by the pathfinder. The night con-
troll will be at Willimantic. iO7
miles out, at the Hooker House.
The contestants were called to-
gether this morning at If O'Clock
and the situation was reviewed by
Chairman Frank Trego. All were
unanimous in declaring that the
purposes of the contest would be
best served by starting this after
noon instead of tomorrow.
START IN STORM.
The rain is falling steadily. and
the contestants drew up in front
of the hotel in driving storm. The
men in the pilot cars had been
busy for two hours cutting up con
fetti, and got away an hour before
the first car was sent on the trail
AS soon as the decision on 4
start was taken, the drivers and
began to do the work
on their cars which was allowed
by the committee. Gasolene tanks
we're filled, supplies of oil taken.
and tires were repaired or ex-
The Maryland car only arrived
at 6 o'clock this morning, and after
being all night without sleep the
driver and passengers again took
up the trail this afternoon.
The Maryland broke through
fence and wel. into the ditch be-
low Albany on Thursday. A. w.
Behrens, the driver, brought the
car in and reported to the chief
checker this morning.
ImPromptu Reception.
When It became noised about In the
hotel that the Maryland had arrived /
the tourists hurriedly dressed and ran
iOwn stairs 90 congratulate Behrens. |
who held an irnpromptu reception I'm the
hotel lobby for two hours.
The front axle OF the Maryland be- /
Continued on Third PaEeJ
The Washington times., 1909-09-26
JAMES ]. HILLS OPINION.

Ii ERE is the judgment of James
L J. Hill, deliberately expressed
and revised for this article:
Three things prevent the further
organization of American railroads
into systems.
The first is the law. The Sher-
man antitrust act makes it unlaw-
ful for any TWO railroads TO effect
any combination in restraint OF
trade. and the further systema-
tizing of raiiresds would be such
a combination according 10 the
courts.
The secon5 is the determining
force of commerce. Suppose a
man could effect what Mr.. Gould
aimed TO achieve-a system reach
ing from coast 10 coast. organized
and operated as one road. What
good would it be? The man west
of the Mississippi would still shin
his wheat, his corn. his live stocS
to Chicago or ST Louis, and there
it would change owners. Compared
with such consignments to Chicago
or st. Louis, the amount of through
shipments would be inconsiderable.
Markets, geography, commerce
these are the things that limit the
development Of railroad systems.
And they draw the lines Just about
where the present systems arc now,
The third is the human prob-
lem of getting men to manage
larger systems Take the New
York Central as it is. It has, say,
10000 men on its rolls. That's an
army. Suppose they all struck
And when the man is found big
enough to carry this load, and
that of two or three other systems
employing corresponding armies.
he couldn't stand it Why, the
thing that killed Mr.. Hartman was
Continued or Fourth Page0
The Washington times., 1909-09-26
DEEP WATERWAYS
HOBBY WITH HIM
Remarkable Interview Obtained by
The Times From Empire Builder
of the Northwest.
Copyrighted 1900, by Frank 4. Mus
seS. All Rights Reserved.
By ALLEN D. ALBERT, Jr.

TTTE all have had troubled
w pisioHS of a universal
trust. We hare looked on
at the consolidation Of American
railroads as a near and broad stride
toward worId-Wide monopoly. We
followed the rise of Mr.. Hartman
with a mixture of HHreckoHiHg ad-
rlirdtioH and thoughtful H1isgiviHg,
and ne have been only part nay re-
assured in the brief fortnight since
his death to see the burden he bore
dipided among a dozen. Some one
else, ne have thought, wiH soon
arise big enough to rouRd-house the
engines of half the roads of the
United States in his palm.
This may all come to pass. Elr
not in the Judgment of him whom
HOW ne accept as the greatest lip
ing railroad influence in america.
He has no nightmares of uHiperSaI
monopoly. He does not look to see
even his oWn Half-continental sys-
tenn of railroads extended, sape in
normal anticipation of the country
rVhose commodities and people If
mas designed to haul. And none of
us WhO knows him wiH charge him
With lack1of Imagination in peeriHg
into the future for his properties.
The Washington times., 1909-09-26
STEAMER AGROUND
DURING LAKE SQUALL
Big Coal Craft Rescued From
Perilous Position by An
other Boat.

TOLEDO. Ohio. sept. 26.-After
having been on dangerous reef a
half mile north of Bass Island from
$3.50 o'clock last night the steamer
Adjramled was released at o'clock
this morning by the teamer Tourist.
Of Put-in-B Bay.
Her cousort the ID. p. Robbins.
which drifted away when the steamer
grounded. was picked up three miles
away.
The Adiramled was loaded with
coal, and i'm a sQuau struck a reef and
went hard aground.
The Robbins cast off her line to
keep from running Ou the reef ana
drifted for the west.
The sea was heavy. and there was
great danger of the Adiramlcd sink
ing. The crew threw great portions
of coal overheard in an attempt 70 re
lease the ship.