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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-03-24
Tiny Screws.

Wonderful skill is displayed in
the manufacture of miniature time
pieces that are used to ornament
bracelets and other pieces of jewel
ry. The parts of these miniature
watches are necessarily as perfect
as those used in a much larger time
piece, but much smaller. They must
be examined under a powerful mi
sroscope.
Some of the small screws are only
one Observation-Disclosures part
uf an inch in diameter and seven
one-thousandth part of an inch in
length. An idea Of their size can
be formed when it is estimated that
it would require about 100000 Of
these delicate parts to fill an ordi-
nary thimble.
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out her intention.
In the millinery annex to the

In the millinery annex to the
Kingstree Dry Goods Co.'S handsome
emporium Miss Shafer, the milliner,
and several assistants were fitting
from one to another of the crowd of
spectators showing and explaining
the latest modes in chapeauX and
trimmings and other accessories to
the crowning ornament of lovely
woman. The pattern hats both in
design and trimming showed the
result of excellent taste and certain
" one would be fastidious indeed
not to find something pretty and be-
coming in the way of head adorn-
ment.
Altogether the millinery exhibit
tions this year are quite in keeping
with the growth and progress of
Greater Kingstree. Time was
when the ladies who wanted to be
in style had to order their hats and
take chances as to quality and ma
terial, as we'll as getting just what
they liked; unless by lucky chance
the hat was becoming and suitable
in all respects, the buyer had the
choice of keeping something insult
able or paying almost the value OF
the hat in express charges. Then,
too, the good ladies missed all the
pleasure of going the rounds of the
shops, exchanging news and views,
and the privilege of trying on
many different styles of hat until
one suited.
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The Gallery God.

At an interminably loag perform
ance of 'Monte Cristo," with
Charles Fechter in Che character OF
the hero, the curtain rose for the
last act at a quarter of l in the
morning. Fechter was discovered
sitting in a contemplative attitude.
he neither moved nor spoke. Just
then a clear, sad voice in the gallery
exclaimed, '1 hope we are not keep
ing you up, sir!"
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BEAUTIFUL MILLINERY
CREATIONS.
THE SEASONS OFFERINGS IN
FEMININE HEAD ADORNMENi--
a BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.

In the spring a womans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts OF hats
and Judging from the beauty and
variety of the elaborate creations on
d;snlav at the several millinery
openings" now in progress here, tne
feminine fancy is afforded feast
of finery and flow of fashion un-
precedented in the annals OF similar
events within the time the memory
of the Oldest inhabitant runneth not
to the contrary.
For a rude, clumsy man, WIN
crude artistic ideas, to attempt TO
describe the beauty OF form ana
perfection of color scheme, WIN
just the proper proportion OF tnat
subtle and elusive element yclept
style, would be like trying to pant
a picture of the Madonna on a barn
door with house paint, and The
Records reporter who made the
rounds of the local millinery stores
can give his impressions only IN the
vaguest and most uncertain way.
The prevailing style seems to run
to size and some of the pattern hats
are simply huge.
At Mrs Marcus crowd of ladies
were looking over display of hats
that even to the uninitiated eye gave
evidence of discriminating taste IN
their selection. Mrs Marcus has
quite a variety of the tailored hats
one of the most popular of the new
spring models. These hats are SAID
to be quite the thing this season.
While here we heard many compli-
ments to Mrs Marcus on the beauty
and variety of her offerings.
Mrs Jennings and Misses Gale and
Parker were quite busy during our
"look-in" at that popular establish
ment, but Miss Gale found time to
ehou nc some of their prettieSt hats
and trimmings.
Answering our inquiry whether
she had any of the "Chantecler"
hats designed after the characters
ism Rostand's great play of the
same name which has all Paris by
the ears, Miss Gale said that up
North she had noticed only one wo-
man wearing a stuffed rooster on
her hat, which is the "Chantecler'
style, the play being simply a poetic
fable in which the whole drama of
human society is symbolized by
BARNARD fowls. Miss Gale stated
further that in selecting her line of
hats and millinery she had endeavor-
ed to avoid the extreme of the ultra
fashionable, as typified by the
"Chantecler" freak monstrosity, and
at the same time to give her patrons
the smartest models in chic millinery
creations, and glance about her
establishment would indicate that she
he'd succeeded admirably in carrying
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-03-24
BEEFSTEAK.
As Il Is Served In the Financial Dis
trict of New York.

In addition to the mad struggle
for money there is another problem
that besets the habitues of the
financial district. 1t is the homely
and prosaic operation OF feeding
the inner man.
Doubtless it takes away some Of
the splendid radiance that is sup
posed to surround the captains of
industry and capital" but it is none
the less true that the wealthiest
banker in the street must have his
'ham and" three times day, even
as the humble messenger boy or the
patient elevator man.
The only difference is that the
cham and" of the money baron"
becomes pate de foie gras or dia-
mond back terrapin. However, that
great American staple beefsteak
appears in a multitude of forms
down where the golden food is
being taken at its tide. Perhaps If
one were to award prize to the
most popular luncheon item in the
entire Wall street district he would
pin the classic blue ribbon on Mr..
B. Steak.
Beefsteak, however, is, as the
words of the famous poem says,
"Numerous as the leaves that strew
the brooks of Vallombrosa." For
instance, there is the beefsteak of
the messenger boy, and there is the
beefsteak of the "money king" 'Tis
indeed far cry from one to tother.
Discussing beefsteak as it ap-
pears, say in the neighborhood OF
Broad street and Exchange place,
one finds sixty-seven different
places within a radius of two blocks
where the staple is served. In each
cafe one may find. conservatively
stated, one dozen varieties. The
grand total, therefore, is S04 differ
ent grades, styles, manner OF pre-
vious condition of servitude in the
beefsteak family.
The price, too, may well be stated
in verse. 1t is
Variable az the shade
BY the Quivering aspen made.
To be explicit, there is the steak
carefully removed from the base OF
a venerable o1en's hams, which (the
ox) has outlived its usefulness as
beast of burden and which is served
to the appreciative messenger boy
for "10 cents, one dime" There
is also the cut that carries with it
'French fried and gravy" and
which goes like hot cakes at rs
cents throw. This is affected by
stenographers and clerks. Then
for chief clerks and others there is
the old friend at so cents portion
aad on up to 81.
Finally there comes what might
be termed the king of its kind,
found only in the highest grade OF
cafe. Here the piece de resistance
comes three inches thick and beau
tifully Drowned. decorated with
mushrooms, sprinkled with water
cress and parsley. surrounded by
picked walnuts, juicy, delicious and
luscious, served on a plank along
side a bottle of wine and check
for $40. This, of course, does not
include bread and butter.
Yea, there is steak to be had at
10 cents just as there is steak to be
had at Sc, but, oh, what a differ
ence! Yet all are appreciated
New York Herald.
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When you come to town put a
copy of The Record in your pock.
ct and consult it's business direc-
tory-the advertising columns
in making your purchases. If
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-03-24

Just received-a beautiful
line of wedding stationery and
a new series of "Engravers
Old English" type. You can't
tell it. from engraving. Give
US your order; satisfaction
guaranteed.
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PLaxino the@srt.

R"xins ths~ert.
Sted States
b. III .>sptly Of
sion:
>--e n lie fishing excursion
stream that flowed behind a
fasylum. As l sat and smoked
bank, watching my cork, L
nt..ced a strange object foatirg
down toward me with the current.
1 saw that it was a man. He had
all his clothes on, and he was SWIM
ming in the strangest way. l veri-
ly believe every part of him was
submerged but one nostril.
"Hip shouted. What are you
doing there?'
"He lifted his head from beneath
the surface, and then, before draw
ing it underneath again, he snap
ped:
"sSh-sh! Don't interfere! Pm
a submarinep"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
House of Lords i'm Danger.

In spite Of rumors TO the con-
trary the conference between the
lords and commons over the veto
question has ended in a disagree
ment. Perhaps that is just as we'll
for a compromise OF a question in
which principle Is involved Is usual-
~ unsatisfactory to all concerned.
Now the matter will have to be
threshed out in another general cleo
ton in the near future. and the
probability is that the Liberals will
be returned with an increased ma
jority. If such should prove the
case drastic dealings with the lords
would naturally follow.
With characteristic blindness to
their own true interests and those
of the people the lords have persist
emily blocked the way Of reform,
and now the inevitable Judgment
awaits them. The whole question g
of more than passing interest to
Americans because OF the growing
discomfort with the present method
Of choosing United States Senator's.
While the question with us is not
nearly So acute as the British find
theirs yet the feeling exists that di-
rect or popular election OF senators
will prove an advantage in many
ways. The House Of Lords are in
danger.
England. while having a monar-
rhical fora OF government has in
fact one of the most Democratic gov
in the world. The House
of Lords seem TO have lost sight Of
this and nave determined by OBJ
structing reforms which the people
are demanding, to commit political
suicide. The indications are that In
the near future the present heredi-
tary House Of Lords will be abolish
ed and a Senate similar to ours. with
rhe members elected by popular vote
will take its place. 1t is a wonder
that the House OF Lords has stood
as long as it has, but It Is now
doomed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
BOYS LOST IN SWAMP.
Parties Search for Two BennettsvilIe
Lads Without Success.

Two boys, Guy Rogers, aged ID.
son of County Treasurer y. B. Ros-
ers. and Prentiss Moore. aged about
II years, son Of Mrs. Wiley Moore,
left hcme on a hunting trip Thurs
day morning and have not returned.
It is feared that they have been
drowned in the Pee Dee, been LOST
in the swamp or have met with fou!
play.
They left Rennettsyille early
Thursday drove to Gardner Bluff.
hitched their horse and entered the
swamp, l.. is supposed. When they
faile1 to return home in the after
noon, relatives and friends began a
search; others joined the party, bu,
no trace could be had Of the boys.
All day todayThurshe aboutcircfn
A large party has been securing
the swamps. Friday night the party
had been increased and every effoli
POSSIBLE has been made to find them
The swamp is several miles wide, anC
many miles long. AID is very dense.
Parties from Cheraw and Society Hill.
are also in the swamp. While thare
will be no means left unused to tint
them, many have G~espalred OF find
ing the boys alive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Town Burned Down.

Fire which originated in the Sec
ond story OF the Rose hotel Friday
practically destroyed the town OF
st. Stephens. about 40 miles from
Charleston. Ten stores and residences
we're wiped ont. III" merchants los
ing practically all their stock in ad-
dition to the buildings. The loss VIII
aggregate about $4,000. while the
insurance VIII among 70 about $40
ana
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
THE "~UNIA>ADED" Gun.
Gets In Its Fatal Work in Forest
Port, New York.

The coroner is today Investigating
the death Of Charles Mulcey, a IS
year-oId boy. VINO vas shot and kill
ed b. Il companion OF the same age.
Charles Jones, near their home In
Forest Port. y. Y. Friday. The two
had been hunting and were on their
way home when the shooting occur
red. According 10 the story told the
coroner. Jones pointed his shotgun
playfully at Mulcey, telling him u
halt on pain OF death" The gan
went off and the charge entered the
lads head. death resulting Instantly.
Jones declared that he did not know
his gun was loaded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
WORKED THE HOODOO GAME.
Old Negro Woman Film PLANNED
Out Of Her Money.

Ann Thompson. an old colored wo-
man. who lives a few miles from
this city over in the Fork. claims TO
have been film flammed out of S75,
which she had laid aside to pay a
debt. by a slick rascal of her own
color, whom she entertained one
night. and who claims to be a hoo
doc doctor, with powers TO make all
things corne to pass. Ann believed
in him at first, but she doesn't any
more.
1t seems that the slick rascal came
along about last Thursday and
Knocked at the h~ospitable door If
Ann Thompson. who occupied a
COSY cabin with her husband. whom
she had married only a few weeks
before. The stranger was taken in,
and somehow he found out that Ann
had SIS saved up with which she
was to pay a debt she owed a white
gentleman of the neighhorhood for
supplies or rent. or both.
He then let out by accident that
he was a hoodoo doctor, and ii Ann
would commit to his care a few min
utes her SIS she would find when
she went to pay her debt that her
SIS had increased to 500, which
would leave her $25 after her de6t
was paid. She gave him the SIS,
which, after many incantations aud
hoodoo mumblings, he pretended -
wrap up in a bag, and told Ann 10
let it remain unopened for a day
or two. Ann agreed to do this and
all went happy to bed.
Next morning when Ann and her
husband went out they found that
their guest had departed during the
night. and, as the sequel proved had
carried the SIS with him. AS soon
as the stranger was missed, they
took down the box in which he hal
claimed to have put AIMS SIS. and
all they found was some old to-
bacco tags and pieces of bright tin.
No trace Of the film flam artist could
be found. He had gone with AIMS
SIS, and she is nov somewhat poor
er, but wiser about hoodoo doctors
The Orangeburg Times and DeM-
ocrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Killed Herself.

= At Chicago. while her hauce, Uav-
id Nathan, was in the county build
ing getting a marriage license for
the wedding that was to have taken
place Tuesday, Miss Annie Nevber",
the bride to-he, committed suicide,
following i quarrel with her pros
pective mother-in-iaw. VINO on lean
ing OF the wedding plans objected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Chicken Shower.

Chicken shower" is the latest
Connecticut novelty in ministerial
donation parties. Seventy members
Of the Torrin Ford Congregational
church at Stanford called on their
new pastor. the Retv. W. +. Page,
Monday night. eeach person carrying
a live chicken. The flock VIII stock
will stock the pastors henccop &c
the pastors hencoop OVERLOOKING.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
They Saw Him Hung.

In the presence OF the Mortified
and crew Of the train, Bob
Matthews. a negro. charged with as.
saulting Mrs. T.. Snowden, near PEN
sarola. Fla, several months ago, was
taken from the train TT Gull PoinI
Hy forty masked men "Wednesday
morning and lynched By the side o:
the railroad tracks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
fine COTTON CROP
MAKES FORTT-ONE BALES ON
10 ACRES OF LAND.

or in Hampton County According
{ the Report.
A correspondent writing 10 thu
Augusta Herald from Allendaie says
he went to that town for the spec
ifc rpo of inspecting the cotton
crop Of Mr.. Josiah w. Walker, WAC
lives at Cove. a small station on the
Southern Railway about five miles
from Allendale. The following is
what the correspondent says about
Mr.. Walkers cotton crop:
Mr.. Walker showed me two pat
rheS Of cotton with a combined area
OF - acres, off OF which he had
picked nearly two bales to the acre,
with the remaining remnant he con-
fdantiy expected would make a to-
tai uf forty-one bales gathered from
nineteen acres. | do not hesitate
to say that | share with Mr.. Wal
ker the confidence he expressed.
may have seen as fine cotton,
for ! have seer many Of the finest
specimens of intensive farming that
this stction affords, but | saw
a field of such luxuriant growth
and fruitage, with every boil on the
stalk mature, open and picked.
The cotton is planted in fve-foot
rows and locked in the rows. 1t
seemed to average about five feet
high, and raj very regular all over
the field. The ground perfectly lev
el and free from grass. giving evil
dence of careful culture. The stalks
are full Of empty burrs from bottom
to top. and no half-grown bolis Of
any consequence. Mr.. Walker says
he gathertd more than a bale at a
picking. and if he gets as much as
five bales additional, which he is al
most sure to do he will have forty
one bales from nineteen acres.
The land in this vicinity is natur-
ally very soft and pliabie. being, FOR
the most part. a sandy loan, with
occasionally a light muiatto subSoil.
1t breaks up into small clods that
readily crum bic and pulverize like
ashes.
Mr.. Walker broke his land up
with a 24-inch pillow. bedded and put
in TOO pounds to the acre of the
Southern Cotton Oil Co.'S S-3-3
made at the Ailendale plant. Next
he made an application o: 400 pounds
Of their Top Dream, or Al l-2-4,
and then q second application OF
400 pounds of Top Dream.
He used no nitrate of soda and No
lot manur He ascribes the great
number Of fully matured bolls that
.characterizes his cotton to the plant
food" contained in the Top Dream.
1t sets the stalk with fruit that open
before the killing frosts ONE ana
consequently. his cotton is now fill
ed with empty Jurrs from bottom
to top.
He showed me an adjacent field
where lot manure had been freely
used. 1t was very fine cotton, and
in marked contrast with the cotton
of the surrounding country. but the
great number of half-grown bolls.
near the top that had not opened
and never would open. was most
noticeable. | examined a number o.
them to see if there was any posi-
hility Of their ever opening. and in
every instance I found that the ram
had soaked into them and soured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Shot Him About Rent.

As a result of u quarrel over some
rent cotton on their place. Matt
.la!l shot and fatally wounded Jess"
Hall. The men ~quarrelled Wednes-
lay and next morning Matt Hall en-
tered the store of Jesse Hall at
Thompson, Ga, and emptied a load
Of huckshnt into the latter's left
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Money in Cotton.

The will of Hugh T. lnman, who
for many years was IL of the best
known cotton traders in the South.
was probated at Atlanta Tuesday and
showed an estate valued at from Sc,
0OO. 900 to $1,000. 900. Much of it
was In real estate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Goes to Florence County.

Ninety-three square miles OF Viii
!iamsburg County, including the
prosperous town OF Lake City. has
voted almost unanimously to annex
itself to Florence County. Tnc vote
was 49, to i'll favor Of the prop
osition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Three brown in lay.

A pleasure sail on Jam!ca bay re-
suited in the drOwning Friday o!
three men, while i fourth Was reSCu-
ed In A serious coriitiOn. The dead
men we're all re" Tents Of Brooklyn.
They we're drowned when their
launch capsized off R0ckaway point. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Some Quick Work.

At Nashville, Tenn, a new church
building was constructed from the
foundation painted and furniture in
stalled in one day through the conf
bined efforts of three Christian
Churches. and a service held in 1t
that night. There were about $50
workers and the task was finished in
ten hours.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
HnniCidc in PiCkHnS.

Friday afternoon, about 3 O'Clock
uear Liberty. Henry Bogge shot anr,
killed Sam Boggs. Both were abou'
25 years old, and it is said were
drinking. They are prominently
connected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

,Eanted-Every man, woman AID
child in South Caro-. IA to know
that the "Alco" brand Of Sash.
Doors and Blinds are the besf
and are made only ty the AuguTa
i lumber Company, Who manufAe-
ture everything In Lumber ana
Millwork and whose watchword q
Quality" Write augusta Lum-
Der Company, Augusta, Georgia
for prices on any order, large 81
mall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
SHOT TWO WOMEN.
C'razed by Jealousy is Said to be the
r,,ro Tnr fIn tcf

cause IOT tllt -ift-
Frank Ricketts, shot and killed his
wife and Mrs. Nellie B%ritton. with
whom she had been living in an
apartment in the business center Of
Anderson, Indiana. Thursday. Rick
cts. who was arrested, declared that
he had Snot the two women ate"
his wife had shot at him. Ricketts, was
maddencd with jealousy because his
wife had been separated from him
for several months.
A policeman attracted ~ the
sound OF shots rushed TO the build
ing. found Riskets with a revolver
in his hand and the bodies Of LII .
women lying in All upper hallway.
Ricketts, attempted 10 shoot himself.
but the policeman snatched the re-
volvrr from him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Shot.

At S~partanburg. Virgil Higgins
aged "A. was killed by his compan-
ton Thursday when the latLer's gul
ton Thursdat when the latter's CUR
was discharged. 9
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

In Order to Introduce my high grade
Succession Flat Dutch and Wake
field Cabbage Plants TO those whs
have not used them before l will
give with each first order for Q
thousand plants at 4 $l.25, a dol
lars worth of vegetable and dowss
seed absolutely free. W. r. Hart.
Plant Grower. Enterprise, P. O.
s. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
FxDIls PEOPLE ED.
Three Others Are Rescued From
OvtrIoaticd Boat.

Four persons were drownded near
Sault Ste Marie. Mich, early SUN
day. when IA rowboat capsized in thu
St. Mary's River. They were: Fred
Parker. Cecile Brown and Reginald
Levi. all prominent young men OF
Sault Ste Marie. Ont. and John
Sherward. night ferryman. who used
the rowboat after the steam ferry
had ceased for the day. Three pas
se1gers aboard the boat were rescued
when the little craft capsixed. The
boat Was overloaded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Mississippi Delta Lande.-Why toll
your life away on the poor farms
your grandfather wore out? Come
to Mississippi Delta Where n
grow more than ten can gather.
/ have what you walt at the right
price and terms. Come or write
W. T. Pitts, Indianola. Miss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Date. Thu, a, m Romed;er-

I'VE cheerfully recommend all stable
men to give Noah's Liniment a trial
and be convinced of its wonderful cura-
tive properties. We havr obtained as
good IL not better results from Its use
than we did from remediet costing $500
per bottle. Norfolk and Portsmouth
Transfer Co., Norfolk, Va"