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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
USED AGAINST HER.
conaratuIati-ns tho Actress Received
on Her Engagement.

on her Engagement.
A London music hall belle who had
Just successfully landed" an old and
wealthy nobleman sued an unpopular
manager, alleging that he had not paid
her sufficiently well for her engage
ment at his hall. She won the case
and was Immediately inundated with
fiowery congratulations from her
friends, all of whom were glad to see
the manager go down.
Not content with her victory, how
ever, the belle must needs crow over
her beaten manager by packing up the
choicest Of these kilograms and dis
patching them to his house, with the
intimation that he might make what
use of them he thought proper.
She regretted this last concession the
next morning. Taking her at her word,
the manager pasted the kilograms on
a board outside the music hall, headed
them What Miss Flightic's friends
think Of her engagement and left the
public to assume which engagement,
the professional or the matrimonial,
was meant.
Then followed such messages rs
Good for you. old girl" Pinned the
old horror ut last Don't let him
wriggle off the hook Stick 10 him
till you get the dibs." "Congratula-
tions on your splendid haul"
Another action for damages against
the manager is now pending.
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The Arm of the Law.

In a. certain Canadian city lady
was defending an action for a large
sum Of money which she felt she was
not morally entitled to pay. When 1t
looked as If the case would go against
her she sold all her real estate and put
the proceeds, some $4,000 or more, IN
her pocketbook-which in her case, as
Is the custom with some women, was
her stocking. The judgment was given
against her, and because she would NOT
nav nor tell where the money was she
was sent to Jail for year. Her coun'
sci tried to get her released. The fol.
lowing conversation formed part OF
the proceedings:
You admit" said the Judge. that
this woman had property to the value
Of s15,OO0T'
Eyes, your honor" said the counsel.
"And you admit that she sold the
property and put the money In her
stocking"
Eyes. my lord
and do you mean to tell me that
the arm Of the law is not long enough
to reach it,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
Had to Cow to C..3:crn.

The late King Oscar "I ;wru"i Wa
the least convc:.;iDI;:! cf Iau!i.,IcH>.
but he had TO courtesy 10 cu*:U:.i !:t'v.
ertheless. The king and u! l;UuHle..
the botaniSt. met as strangers While
out in search Of flowers near Stock
holm. They were sJGu the hest OF
friends, and BONNER suggested lunch
at his inn.
Come home with me instead" said
the other
When the way led to the palace
gates BONNER hesitated.
I'm sorry" said his companion,
"but I happen to be the king Of this
country, and this is the only place
where can entertain my hiendA"
.SNY ~ ID
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Family Secrets.

There is a most amiable woman IN
Louisville who is noted among ner
friends for her habit Of Saying things
without thinking" Her daughter was
entertaining a young man on the front
porch, and the mother was stanomg
at the fence talking to the neighbors
next door. In the yard Of the latter
was a baby a little over year oid'
and It was trying to walk. .
"You shouldn't let It walk 30 young,
advised the thoughtless matron. "Wae
until it's a little older. let my
daughter walk when she was about
that age. and 1t made her awfuny DOW
legged"
The young man began to talk snsr'
getically about the weather.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
THE FIRST BOYCOTT.
English Weavsrs Leasued Against the
Scotch In 1927.


The trade boycott is by no means
of as recent origin as some people
suppose, nor is it of Irish extrac-
ton. Among the early boycotts
which strongly suggest the modern
institution is one that halls from
north England and is chronicled in
Brands "History of Newcastle"
This had its inception in a dread of
Scotch competition. On Aug. 81,
1927, in the corporation of weavers
in Newcastle a number Of regula-
tions were adopted, among them
that "no member shall take a
Scotchman to apprentice or set any
of that nation to work under pen
atty of 40 shillings." More than
this, to call brother 'Scot or man
sworn" involved forfeit of Gs. Sd,
without any forgiveness"
The canny Scotch doubtless did
not delay to pay back the English
in kind, but it is ne1y two CEN,
turies later before any record APP
pears of the extent to which this
commercial feud ragged between the
two peoples or as to the reprisals
that were made by the "blue bon
nets over the border"
In 1852 a sort of covenant was
entered into by the drapers, mer-
GERS, milliners and other trades
men and shopkeepers of Edinburgh
to cease all dealings with CONNER
cial travellers from England, then
called "English riders" The lam
guage of this covenant runs: "Con-
sidering that the giving of orders
or commissions to English riders or
clerks of English horses when they
come to this city tends greatly to
the destruction of the wonted
wholesale trade thereof, from which
most of the towns in Scotland used
to be furnished with goods, and
that some of these English riders
not only enhance the said wholesale
trade, but also correspond with it
and sell goods to private families
and persons at the same prices and
rates as if to US in a wholesale way,
and that their frequent journeys to
this place are attended with high
charges, which consequently must
be laid on the cost of those things
we buy from them, and that We can
be as we'll served in goods by writ
ten commission by post las little or
no regard is had by them to the
patterns or colors of goods which
we order them to send when they
are here), therefore, and for the
promotion of trade (?), We hereby
voluntarily bind and oblige our
selves that in no time coming we
shall give any personal order or
commission for any goods we deal
In to any English dealer, clerk or
rider whatsoever who shall come to
Scotland"
To this document, with its naive
pretense that it is for 'the promo
ton of trade" is added an obliga-
ton to have "no dealings with any
people in England who shall make
practice of coming themselves or
sending clerks or riders into Scot
land" The penalty for violating
this agreement was set down to be
s2 rs. for every offense.--1ndian-
apolis News.
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"w1IY DON'T YOU h n - Sure!
HEAyE THE LEAD" Where sh Id /
lie ROARED. heave it,
The mate turned Durpie. "Over-
board, you fathead" he cried.
And straightway Patrick seized one
of the pigs Of lead and threw it over
board.
The mate felt that mere words were
useless at 4 time like this. and he
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
Tho Fascination Of Golf.

When all is said and done, there
still remains the incontroverhble
fact-a fact that no other game can
boast of-that even the veriest foo
zler at the game gets a huge amount
of pleasure from it. It is only in
this way that one can account for
the fascination exercised by golf
over ages and classes Of men and
women who perzist in playing it nm
der the most apparently disadvsn-
tassous oonaiHoae.-Ho&ng.
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Herbert Speneer's Courage.

Who but Spencer would have been
content to fail as an engineer, an
inventor and a journalist and yet
keep his ambition and vitality un-
impaired? Who but Spencer would
have projected work which could
not pay, a work which would con-
sumo his life and be judged only
by posterity and after thirty-si1
years of incessant labor complete
it? The world will pardon much
arrogance and many crude judg-
ments for the sake of such a spec
tacle of devotion and courage
London Spectator.
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Shakespeare.

Pretty nearly everything about
Shakespeare is uncertain, and most
statements concerning him need to
be made in a provisional way. 1t is
generally understood that his dra-
matte career began about 1889 or
1890, when he was between twenty
FIVE and twenty-six years old. He
died in 1916, and if, as is generally
assumed to be the case, his birth
year was 1864, he died at the COM
paratively early age of fifty-two.-
New York American.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
Hiqh Toned.

A citizen of culture and poetic
taste went to a public library and
asked for Shelley's "Prometheus
Unbound" He was rather taken
aback when the librarian replied
with great hauteur, "We don't keep
anv unbound books in this library"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
MANS Ideal of Character.

Every man has at times in his mind
the ideal of what he should be, but Is
not. This ideal may be high and COM
plete or it may be quite low and insuf-
dcient, yet in all men that really seek
to improve it is better than the actual
character. Man never falls so low that
he can see nothing higher than him
self.-Theodore Parker.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
Young Girls Are Victims

of headache, as well as older women,
but all get quick relief and prompt
cure from DR. Kings New Life Pills,
the worlds best remedy for sick and
nervous headaches. They make pure
blood and strong nerves and build up
your health. Try them. CSC at D G
SCOTS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04

was or " q r q.
and as they ap-
preached 4 dam
gerous spot he
turned fiercely to
Il deck hand.
- w h V don't
you heave the
lead:" he roared.
Il he mariner
had only recent
ly embraced his
profession, a II d
technical express
sions were as yet
$ o III G W hat be-
yond him.
II cav the
lead. is it. your
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04

made an effort to
save the pig as it
went over. Alas,
in doing so he
overbalanced and
W e n t, with a
splash, into the
dark river.
Just then the
captain took a
hand in the dis
cuSSi0n from the
bridge.
"Now. b e n.
you forw a r d,
why don't you
heave the lead?'
"Please, su r,
tits already hev, F"
said Pat.
I" A n 4 ho W
u
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
Proof Positive.

Former Representative Amos ).
Cummings Of New York was once cit!
editor of the Sun. One Saturday night
It was announced that all the saloons
were to be closed next day.
Cummings called his star reporter,
Murray.
"Tom," he said, "go out tomorrow
and find out If the saloons are selling
liquor"
1t was Thursday when Tom again
appeared at his desk.
"They were" he reported.
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"ARRAH," HE SAID.
T., DON'T YE BE so
mucn "a'ei INPATIENT"
there
Pat considered moment.
"Arrah," he said, don't We be so
impatient. The mates just this MO-
ment gone to find out
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
Many a Slip.

There's many slip on the stony hillside
OF life as we up to the summit Woulo
climb.
The pathway is narrow. the pitfalls are
wide,
And We can go only one step at a Time.
Then what wonder SO many have mace
misstep
And fallen. Let US pause ere their sin
we rehearse
And still the reproaches that come to the
lip
For aught sInat we know we might have
done Tse' Helen Manville.
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- The -
Scrap Book
Heavinq the Lead.

The steamer was loaded with pig
lead and was slowly picking her way
up the dangerous river. The mate
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-04
Pee dee SECTION
% ''' ''''( CONVENTION.
What this GREAT GATHERING MEANS
TO The PEOPLE-EVERY INTEREST
Of The PEOPLE TOUCHED.

distinguished speakers who are
to appear before the conven-
ton will make It one OF the
most memorable civic oc-
casions ever held IN the State
of South Carolina. The schedule
will divide the convention into
two main heads. In the first
section will be discussed the
magnificent natural resources
and opportunities that the Pee
Dee section affords in the way
of agricultural and commercial
development and the second
section will be devoted to the
discussion of farm demonstra-
ton work, soil survey, intensive
farming, Investigation of crops,
good roads and internal water
ways and drainage of low-lands.
The Pee Dee section conI en-
ton will afford to every busi.
ness man, farmer and citizen
the oppo rtunity to hear dis
cussed in an able manner by
experts in these various i'm
portant lines, such as has never
been offered before. For in
stance, DR. Seaman A Knapp,
Director of the Bureau of Plant
Industry of the U S Departm ent
of Agriculture, and Com
missioner Watson, of the State
Department of Agriculture, will
discuss the important work OF
extending farm demonstration
and the soil survey throughout
the Pee Dee section and the
great Importance and benefit to
be derived from intensive farm
ing and diversifcation of crops.
Mr. D H Winslow, Superinten-
dent OF Good Roads of the U S
department of agriculture, will
discuss sand clay road building
and make two days demon
strat ton in good roads work on
one of the city streets OF
Florence; Congressman j +
Ellerbe and others will discuss
the important work of draining
the lower lands of the Pee Dee
and other low country counties
and the development of hund-
reds of miles OF navigable river
courses that permeate this
magnificent region; Hon R Good
wyn Rhett of Charleston and
Mr. F Jacobs of Roanoke, Va.
will address the convention up
on the subject of railroad de-
velopment and the great south
bound railroad, which will bring
through the Pee Dee section its
tide of coal from the mountains
of Virginia to the seaboard at
Charleston, which means so
much in the potential develop
ment of the Pee Dee section into
a great manufacturing country.
But these highly interesting
sessions of the Pee Dee section
COW ention are not the only at
fractions which will be offered
to visitors of Fair Florence on
the 9th and 9th OF November.
The town will array itself in
gala attire of bunting and
electric lights. There will be a
full battalion Of militia and two
good bands of music, special at
fractions in the way of bal
loon ascension, acrobatic per-
formances on the streets, and a
carnival company will help to
increase the gaiety of the city,
and the crowning feature
will be the arrival and parade
of the President of the United
States, escorted by special de-
tails of police and guard of
honor from the A G L station
to the Central school building,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-07-01
Rock Marked By Captive.

A dispatch from Guthrie. Okla. 4,
says: A curious relic has been
brought to the attention of the State
Agricultural and Industrial Com
mission during their visit to Erick.
1t is a small stone, triangular in
shape. probably 4 inches wide at its
widest part, six inches long and half
an inch thick, bearing on one side
the inscription. ''Held captive by
the Indians. Henry Van Cluer,
OF London. Eng, 1854" The
reverse side bears the square and
compass and other Masonic emblems
tog.ther with representations of a
coffin and open grave, presumably
representing the captive's idea of
his own fate.
The sides upon which the inscrip-
tons appear have been rubbed
smooth. apparently by friction
against another stone. The words
are cut deep and the letters show
they are the work of an educated
man. The stone is of a grayish
color, resembling a milestone in its
consistency.
The stone was in possession of a
farmers boy, living a few miles
from Erick, who found il while build
ing a fence. The boy refuses to part
with the relic.
If the inscription and date are
really authentic, it is hard to under
stand how the stone got so far west
in view OF the fact that no white
man had ventured west of the Mis-
sissippi at that time, and the only
explanation is that it must have
been brought with them by the
Indians who did not understand its
significance.
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Christian Church Revival

Christian church revival u,,i...
begin neEi sunday Ian Ca
Evangelist W J Cooke. olL.,,,
ton KY and Mrs. Lola C,l,,1
singer from indianapolis, a,s,,,,
In the services.
PROGRAM. FIRST wuE.
Sunday liza. m. Sermon-"r,,..
Ideals"
Solo-"Christ is An"
Sunday evening, Sermon "T,nsl
tation."
SOlo-"cling to The Bbl, ID
Boy"
Monday evening-S,rna-I
"Transhguration.
Solo-"Dream Of the ludgnal
Morning"
Tuesday evening -Sefuon-"nl
Greatest Pnn>ipal."
Solo-"His Love For Ne"
"Wednesday evening S,rnm
1.-The Turning Point"
Solo-"Turned From The B,,si|
full Gate"
Thursday evening-Ssrnn-
"wha, is the Gospel"
Solo, Want EVERYBODY 4
Know"
Friday ev,ning-Sernoa-"N
sion Of Jesus"
Solo-"What will You DO VaI
Jesus1"
Saturday evening Ssrnon-"
Not. Why No,1"
Solo-"No, Tonight.
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Cheated Tn, GaIIOw

Geo. freeman. negro cood.n,.,
to hang last Friday, for "A. ., "'
OF Ea'ie coob, his paramour I oa'..
cd the galloVs BY taxing 0 ra''''
Thursday night. from N. .s .''''
which he died. An hour ,s 49," =
lied Gov. Wilson vir,d , W. =
until July 9, pranlin, IN. ''p''
OF Father II A Connolly and s S.,.s
John ogilvi- Father C- ool,r y. ','
ed a respite becaus, Ff,.m,o ~ :"
ed he had new evide ce
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-07-01
To Bore For OIL
water

At Clarkton parties are 4''
leases on large tracts Of land y
in New Madrid county east o. ]
town, With the intention OF PI''P''
ing for oil. "A
J.. Hoblitzel, a pioneer
oil business, is largely In''''' u
the project. and it is SAID ' 49,
Who have talked with him ''i'
believes there are surface iAa|
lion, sufficient to warrant The 8
ing Of wells. 49,, n
on course. it is hoped that y
gas will be struck som''n'I' '..,
vicinity in quantities SUNNI,
,.s,, 10 furnish cheap fuel u
factories and other enterprises,
will also advert M '''aA
the state and ca Go. 81
the world to the yla ds'' =
farm lands. vhetL al u %
not, but there are great l,a a1r,'
striking oil, so let US 'n'0'''
undertaking all We can .,u.I
Here at Maiden the n'' NJ
prospecting for oil has 0' 'a,,I
Of and II the necessary G'p
be secured it will probably O.o
in the not distant future
News.
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No Courier Next Week.

As it is our custom to give the
Courier force a weeks vacation TIE
first week in July, there will be no
paper issued from this Office next
week. Neither will we do any job
printing. If you will need anything
in the job line before the week fol-
lowing, kindly let US have your copy
today or tomorrow.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-07-01
New Boat Line.

The St. Louis Goloe.Deaocr
says; "Plans TOT the orEaniiai'
Of a IS. 900. 900 corporation, Vi
headquarters In St. Louis, to oT a
operate a line Of aa,bO,iomsd sd
freight boats on the AissiniH
between New Orleans and S, Pa
are abou, complete, and the Prod
Is expected to be launched 'IiA|
the mex, two weeks w.
Kavanaugh, president Of the al
,o-the-Gulf Deep waterways assoc
ton. probably viii be Prssid'hi
the new corporation, which VII
known as THE MlssisiiPPi'Piaa1
Navigation company.
"Besides the aa,-boiioa II
boat for Mississippi river navg'HI
the company proposes to '''l'i
a line Of ocean.going tr'iga''|
from New Orleans TO The fan'
peninsula. as the waters Of TIE
are too rough for the MSS
river style of craft, which Ii''a
be built for navigation in 'iI i'''
water.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-07-01

BRICK-I am burning a new
kiln OF brick, and will be in position
in ten days to supply the public with
any amount direct from the kiln.
Call telephone "a and leave your
orders. w. A. Dodds
c. M. Brown, one Of our progress
sive farmers near Handy Pond,
brought in today the first cotton
blossoms we have seen this year.
He has As acres beginning to bloom,
and says the crop looks fine and
dandy in the bottoms.
A decision from the Tennessee
Supreme Court is expected to be
handed down tomorrow relative TO
the six condemned night riders of
obion county. Just what the court
will do is matter Of much specula-
ton.
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! Local 4 R!%!2S!;

Jas - NcNtou tchs kOoue iOt
cash or produce.
Center Tables, exceptional values.
at Csc each. Home Fur. Co.
The Fis, Kentucky Regiment will
60 into camp near Frankfor, Angus,
81.
Cypress Shingles. 81 a thousand.
Yates & Kirk Single Co., Hiek-
man. Ky.
Nice Dining Chars a, only $3.50
per set at the home Fur. Co. Split
bottom chairs sass a set.
Get one Novice boxes and re.
frigeraters $3.50 up. Home Fur
nishing Co. (Ineorporaied)
Miss Emma Cook is visiting her
grandmother. Mrs. J. T. johnson, Of
Martin Tenn. for a lev weeks.
When your prescription has been
filed a, Helm & Ellison's. you need
have no fear the quality and chemi.
calls are right.
FOR SALE-Thoroughbred Rhode
Island Reds eggs QS) for setting,
Si.00. Splendid layers. Mrs. G..
B. Threlke!d, State Line, Ky.
7.i-o
John Meaeham. a valuable en-
ployee OF the Hickman Hardware
Co, leaves this week for Scooba.
Miss, to visit his parents for sever
al days.
S. L. Dodds and P. {. Ward at
tended a big Gun Shoe, in Chicago
last week. Jake Gibbs and Dick
and Harry Edwards. Of Union City.
also attended.
Jerry NJ. Porter and Jerry, Jr.
drove to Hickman Wednesday az.
ternoon TO 20 to the lakes below
there as the guests Of Postmaster
Stephens on a picnic and fishing trip
Of day or two Clinton Gazette
Mrs. Addie E Moore died June 40
at the home OF her daughter. Mrs.
w. H. Spybey. at okolona, Ky.
She is survived by three childrn-
Mrs. Caroline Lewis. OF Greensboro.
G. A. Moore, Of this city, and Mrs.
w. H. Spybey. OF okolona. She
was buried a, Bloomfield. KY. Sun
day.
A movement is on foot TO move
the Home for Aged Masons from
Shelbyville to EliIabethiovn. The
Home is maintained by the Masons
Of Kentucky. aud has several hun
bred inmates. The Board Of Direct
ors has been called TO meet Thurs
day, July /, when the place will be
decided upon. Wherever the home
is located a building at a cost OF
SIS 900 will be erected.
The census appropriation bill was
passed by the House. II appropri-
ates Sl0,000.00o for taking the
thirteenth census, and authorizes the
director Of the census 10 designate
three commissioners TO represent
the United States in the information
al commission for the classification
Of diseases and causes OF death call
ed by the Government Of France
to meet in Paris in July, 1909.
X. A. Tyler. Of Oakwood Stock
Farm, near Hickman, owner OF some
OF the finest thoroughbred horses in
the country, was in the city Friday .
coming through in his new Stevens
Duryear car, accompanied by DR..
Hubbard, T. T. Swayne. and Mr..
Baltzer The new car is about
twenty-five feet in length. 4o-hOrse
power, 6-cylinder machine. one Of
the finest mad. Tyler is several
lengths ahead in the auto line. JIM
ion City Commercial.
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A license to sell liquor has been
granted w. P. Konger, Of Dunlap,
Tenn. He claims TO have discover
ed a place on the Cumberland noun
tains which is more than four miles
from a school house. His place
will be called "The Oasis"
A choice line Of bottled and can
ned goods at Bettersvorth & Prath-
er's.
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Governor Wilson has appointed
John P. Haswell. OF Breckenridge
county. railroad commissioner from
the First district TO succeed the late
MacD. Ferguson. He will hold the
Office till the election in Neve mber.
Haswell was floor leader OF the Re.
publicans in the last house Of repre-
sentatives
Order the Courier today.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-07-01

notice. have received from
the State Treasurer the money due
Jurors for the last May term Of
court. Jurors living nearest Hick-
man can get amount due them Oy
calling at my Office and those near
est Fulton by calling at City Ma
tional Bank.
]. w. MORRIS, T. ]. Fund.
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]. w. MORRIS. T. J. Fund.

Thousands of cattle are dying
from thirst in North Central Mexico.
Small streams have dried up, and
not a drop Of rain has fallen in
twelve months.