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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27
A Celestial Randefer.

brakes comet, the celestial
wanderer that appeared in the
west last week unheralded
by the astronomical savants,
was visible here several nights
when weather conditions were
favorable. The comet, As view
ed by number of local people,
first appears to the right of
Venus and travels rapidly to-
ward the West until it fades
beyond the horizon. The comet
sports blazing tail that re-
sembles a large search.liSht.
The phenomenon was seen to
best advantage here between
$50 and 7:30 p m.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

The United States Senate has
solemnly declared that the diction'
ary compiled by one Noah
Webster is obsolete because his
Interpretation of 'hazing' did not
measure up to the definitive
standard of that body of 'potent,
grave and reverend seignors. y
Perhaps if some of the selfsame
hypercritical gentlemen who thus
ruthlessly consigns to oblivion
great Noah's name and fame had
not been brought up on the old
"blue back speller' they never
would have attained their pres
ent dazzling eninence.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

other jupketiug tour. This time
the objective point is Charleston
and We doubt not that much
maudlin sentiment mixed with
"biind tiger" liquor and Goose
Creek water will be uncorked.
By the way-who pays transport
tatiou expenses for the august
body on these little outings? If
the State pays the freight or
fare. whichever you please, it is
an unwarranted extravaganza. If
the railroad company "sets 'em
up it is morally, if not actual
", a violation of the anti-pass
law. At the same time, to make
the: Solons pay their way would
be cruel and unusual, when their
stipend is the meager pittance of
five dollars a day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

We are told in the press re.
ports, that Clemson and Win
throp paid the expenses of the
Legislators visits to those insti.
tutions. Now, We understand
that the main object of the visit
to Charleston is to give the
gentlemen of the General As.
sembly the opportunity to in
spect the Citadel Academy. Thus
the honorable body will have en-
joyed the hospitality of three Of
the State-supported institutions
of learning. By the way, isn't it
for a second story to the build
ing, or something like that, that
the Citadel wants a big extra
appropriation this year:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

The annual freak measure to
prohibit the sale of all matches
in the State except the "safety"
match has actually passed the
Senate. 1t is to be hoped that
the House will exercise better
Judgment and kill the bill.
Should this bill become law,
when it happens-as it frequent
ly will happen-that half
frozen man finds himself with
matches and no box to strike
them on, won't he "cuss" that
Legislature? For genuine, absolute
safety why not legislate back
ward to the old flint aud steel
and tlnder box?
7. S.-Since the foregoing was
put in type the Senate has re-
versed itself on the safety match
bill, defeating it on the third
reading. This was brought about,
We understand, by the vigorous
protest of the Columbia merchants
against the weird piece of legiS-
lation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

Our neighbor county, Clarendon,
Is going to have a county fair.
Why can't Williamsburg DO like
wise: Or. rather. why not form
a joint fair association in the
two counties and hold the fail
at each county seat every other
year:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

The death of Judge James
Aldrich, which occurred at
Aiken last Sunday, caused
general sorrow throughout the
State. A gentleman of the old
regime, the highest type of the
upright and incorruptible Judge,
he enjoyed the friendship and
esteem of all who know him,
and those whom he honored
with his friendship, knew best
and appreciated most the depth of
his sincerity and kindliness.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

Now, if some member of the
Legislature wants to do some
thing really worth while, lei
him introduce a bill prohibiting
railroads from exchanging trans
poration for newspaper advertis-
irg in the State, but require the
railroads to publish in at least
one newspaper in every county
their correct schedules for the
convenience of the travelling
public.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

What pity the Legislature
does not meet il the summer.
Tbeu the over worked, tagged
oal Statesmen could vote them
selves junketing trip to Glenn
Springs instead Of putting the
srnuga people to the trouble of
bringing the water to them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27
Mrs Mary r. (Nance) Daniel

htrs Mary Il Nance Daniel
has srre back to her old love,
hasjua accepted the presidency of
he RIA! School Improvement
as9cc.a.io All the teachers and
ey,~y oae else interested ii the
capGe Of education &c sracifed
that ..Niaa Narce" has aGa.a as.
sumed the duties Ct tbs po-
sition.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

If the colleges pay the ex-
pen&e of the Legislative jaunts,
and the State supports the
colleges, and the taxpayers sup
port the State-who pays the
freight?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27
Citation Notice.
,TATE OF SOJITu Carolina


STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
By P M Brockinton, Esq, Probate
Judge. .o1
whereas, R H Pittman and Geo r.
Beasley made suit to me to grant %:
them letters of administration OF ths
estate of and effects of N 7 Pittman'
de bonis non, cum testamento dnnero
These are therefore to cite ana ao..
monish all and singular the kindred an6
creditors Of the said n T Pittman, De-
ceased, that they be and appear betoce|
me in the court of probate, to be hele
at Kingstree, S c, on the 18th day ~
February next after publication thete
Of, at II o'clock IN the forenoon, to shcMI
cause, if any they have, why the sAt6
administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand. this 26tA dayof
January. Ammo Domini, 1910.
Published on the 9th day OF JapS1
1910, in The County Record. So
PM BRoCKNToN
1-27-2t Probate Jqkss
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27

The Legislators took another
day OF yesterday TO 60 OF ar
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27
DOIRGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Continued from first page).
frsm the recess taken last Satur-
day, the various committees | con.
vened to report on referred matters
which, according to agreement, were
considered as uncontested matters
at the reconvening of the Assembl y
at S p m Monday.
DOG TAX BILL PASSED.
There was considerable debate in
the House on Mr. Harmcn's bill to
require the owners of dogs to keep
them confined or make them wear
muzzles if allowed to run at large,
aud to provide for a capitation
tax of 81 unless the dogs are kept
in private yards. Mr. Ridgell sug-
gested that if the dollar was too
much to reduce it to fifty cents
because the people need the protec-
ton. Mr. Ashley thought muz-
zling a dog would make the dog 60
mad.
BY vote af 3S to "a the bill was
or,le, cd to third rea6ino. which
puts the dog tax law up to the
Senate.
LEGISLATIVE ELBcIIONS.
The elections for circuit Judges,
State college trustees, penitentiary
directors, State librarian and
insurance commissioner were held
Tuesday IN the General Assembly,
resulting in the reelection of all the
incumbents. There was no op.
position to any of the incumbents
except penltentiary directors and
all of these were reelected.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
FORGOT THE CHURCH FOR THE
MOMENT.

A Manchester clergyman once dis
played his prowess as did the min
lister of Corsterphine who recently
Knocked a footpad senseless. Bishop
Fraser wrote to the fighting parson
a letter of reproof pointing out among
other things, that, exposed as the
Church of England was to criticism on
all hands, her ministers ought to be
very careful in their demeanor. The
offender replied by saying: az must
regretfully admit that, being grossly
insulted, and forgetting in the heat
of the moment the critical position
of the Church of England, did knock
the man down." Fraser, according to
Mr.. Bryce, who tells the story, pos
sessed more than the average bishops
share of humor, and was so delihgted
at this turning of the tables that he
invited the clergyman to stay with
him.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
LET ASTHMA7|CS
TAKE COMFORT

Among all physical Ills, asthma is
perhaps the most irritating. 1t is
hard to endure and terrible to OBJ
serve. It's victims die a thousand
deaths as far as suffering is concern
ed, and yet are denied the dignity Of
having fatal disease for it is one
of the heartless axioms of experience
that the asthmatic sufferer is quite
as likely to die of old age as of his
disease. It has been said that asthma
is not a disease, but a state of body,
and if it's victims are able to extract
any comfort from 'he knowledge that
it is nervoue in its origin they are en-
titled to that alienation.
Anyone looking on for the first
time at a well pronounced asthmatic
seizure is convinced that he is wit
Messing a death scene, and no wonder
so terrifying are the symptoms. The
patient fights piteously for breath,
sometimes crouching for hours in one
position, pallid, bathed in perspira-
ton and apparently in the final stages
OF suffocation, but, curiously enough,
with all the distress, the patient does
not seem to feel any real alarm as to
the outcome.
The attack may pass off either ra-
pidly or gradually, in many cases lea
wing no apparent arJer effect except
a sense Of great fatigue.
Asthma being a disease with a ner,
Vous origin, it follows that there are
as many theories about it and rene
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
THE AFTER DINNER SMOKE.

Mr. Gladstone was one who e&er-
ished the old fashioned Wow that wo-
men and tobacco smoke ought not to be
brought together Sir Edward Ham
ilton records that he would recall
dictum of the fourth Marquis of
Londonderry, a m7rrate of fashion
in Gladstones earlier days. that no
man ought to enter the presence OF
ladies until four hours had elapsed
after he had smoked a cigar. This
was one reason why Gladstone hated
the modern fashion of smoking after
dinner, though his own dislike Of tho
smell may have counted for a good
deal.
But Crawford" shows us that wo.
men and the pipe could be associated
by extreme politeness-betore the pipe
was smoked. The courtlty old bache-
Tor, getting out his pipe and spittoon
after dinner hands the pipe to his for
mer love that she may FIJI it for him
before leaving the table. and it is ex-
planned that this was the pink of old.
fashioned courtesy chicago
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18

"a final judgement, then" says the
report, "is that the test underclothinG
has added materially to the burden
of heat upon the system, burden
which is undoubtedly the cause of
tropical deterioration. To balance
this it is protective against the chem.
ical ray, the influence of which is re-
garded as of little moment, and which
is sufficiently excluded by khaki clo-
thing and the campaign hat worn at
present. Certainly no beneficial re-
suit whatever was observed from the
use of this clothing. This experiment
suggests that any efforts toward in
creasing the physical well-being and
efficiency of the soldier shall be di-
rected toward protecting him from the
facilitating effects of heat and humid
ity. One effect kuite aside from these
factors is that upon the eyes. We
see here the effect of the sunlight in
many distressing symptoms, but these
effects are probably due to the light
rather than the chemical rays. Any
protection afforede the eyes from the
glare of the tropical sun deserves to
be heartily welcomed"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18

dress" so to speak, had become great
er in recent years. The expert de-
clined to agree that it was tyranny,
but said evening dress is undoubted-
ly worn far more generally in these
days than used to be the case.
The real fact OF the matter is
he said, that evening dress is more
becoming to the wearer than it was
a few years ago. There is more
style about it. The cut is smarter,
the lines of the figure are displayed
much more advantageously and more
liberty is allowed with regard to the
waistcoat. The man of taste need
not confine himself to a white or
black waistcoat, and soft, pale colors,
such as silver gray are extremely pop
ular. Then the lower part of the
waistcoat is cut away more than was
the fashion formerly and the wearing
of a black tie instead of a white is
allowable more frequently than hith-
erto.
"The attempt to introduce color in
to the suits themselves was not very
successful, but it was symptomatic of
the desire to get away from the stiff
ness of the older fashions. It may be
that some men wear evening dress
even though they do not like it, be-
cause they feel that their neglect to
do so would be noticeable on occa-
sions, when in the past it would not
have mattered, but l think you will
find that most of the men wear the
correct attire because they like to do
so."-London News.
Zine Job Printing. StaF once
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18

Many entertain, not genuinely to en-
joy the company of their friends, but
to return social favors or to create
sensation by the elaboration or the
extravaganza of the affair. This, in
time, pals and wearies, and those
who entertain in this fashion derive
little pleasure from it In entertain
ments that fulfill their purpose, there
is genuine pleasure and the spirit
that can find delight in this simple
entertaining certainly possesses with
in itself the capacity for pleasure that
those who must depend upon elabo-
rate affairs for their enjoyment never
know.
Living holds mitch for those who
can enjoy the simple pleasures of do
nestle life. They may possess all the
Injuries of the life Of today, they
may by birthright have entrance to
the most exclusive social circles. But
if stripped of these, they can still
lllu luuSlC Ill Jlltl hllCutn ClOCh anu
joy in the airs the logs sing to them.
They know the true domestic joys
which are far superior to the artificial
pleasures of racing autos, elaborate
entertaining, the social whirl.
For, after all, these simple things
are the realities of life, the unchang-
ing foundations upon which happi-
ness and contentment must rest. They
mean the possession of certain traits
Of character whose possession brings
joy to life, no matter what ones sta
ton.
Those who hold securely in their
hearts the love of home and it's SIM
pie pleasures have, indeed, solaces of
which others never dream.
7A"<~,-A a-~1~
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
JOYS OF THE D oMEsTlc MAN.

Sometimes, when one looks about
at the unhappy and unrestful domes-
tic life so prevalent today, one cannot
but call to mind the reverse of this
condition which Emerson so charm
ingly pictures and which so many
seem to have lost.
THE domestic man who loves no
music so well as his own kitchen
clock and the airs which the logs
sing to him as they burn on the
hearth" says Emerson, has solaces
which others never dream Of"
Emerson presents so true a picture'
so happy picture OF the joys of do
nestle life, it seems a pity that they
should form so small a part of much
of the home life of today.
Is it not because we have drifted
far away from the kitchen clock
frame of mind, because the logs that
burn on our hearth are so largely
artificial, instead of genuine hickory?
Few today find any music in the
kitchen clock. They prefer a piano
player, a talking machine, or the me-
lodious honk-honk of the auto. These
are not to be despised. They add to
the pleasure of life if one can own
means. But if one sannot own them,
there is still joy in life if one possess
the frame of mind typified by Joy in
the kitchen clock, the state that can
find delight in simple pleasures.
There is indeed solace in these. And
to believe domestic life is no longer
worth while because one cannot main
tain an expensive and elaborate es-
tablishment is to miss much of the
truest joy of living
The airs the logs sing have been
replaced by the sputter of gas logs
in other words, artificiality has crept
into much of the home life of today.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
SCOTCH DocToR's RECORD.

DR.. James Morris, who was one Of
the oldest medical practitioners in
Scotland, has just died at Dunferm-
line. When he celebrated his jubilee
as a doctor some ten years ago, he
made this statement:
During my fifty years in practice
I have attended $4,000 patients, adj
ministered chloroform 10000 times
with absolute immunity from fatal re-
suits, had 5000 births (1,O0O consec-
utive cases without a DEATH. made
about 100000 visits, and travelled
about 100000 miles" Not a bad re-
cord for a country medical man.
Westminster Gazette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
FLOWERS AND INFLUENZA.

Science has passed a verdict of not
guilty on the daffodil, which, it seems,
has been unjustly charged by some
meddlers with the power of giving rise
to severe attacks of influenza.
City dwellers will feel grateful for
the good news, since they, more than
any other persons, have cause to love
the golden bloom which gives such a
welcome glow of color to our gray
streets in the first days of spring. The
Medical Press tells me that from a
scientific standpoint the notion that
flowers cause influenza is rank alb,
surdity.
The most delicate invalid may sleep
securely under the fragrant guard
ianship of the pheasant-eyed narcissi
and the rest of the lovely blooms that
are sent over by the ton from the Sell
ly Island at this time of the year.
The only possible harm for which
the tribe Of daffodils might be an.
swerable is the catarrh or irritation
of the mucous membrane Of the nose
and eyes due to pollen. But there is
no information that any scientist has
described any such effect from the
pollen of the narcissi and daffodils
Thus, it is to be hoped, dies another
foolish popular superstition. London
News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
NEW POLICY INAUGURATED.
Plans for Battleships Drawn in
Advance of Appropriations

When Secretary Meyer set the seal
of his approval upon plans for the two
giant battleships, Nos. "a and So, pro-
vided for in the naval appropriation
bill soon to become a law, he inaug-
urated a new policy in naval construc-
ton. Heretofore 1t had been the
practice to await an appropriation be-
fore undertaking the preparation of
plans for naval vessels, with the re-
suit that many months elapsed be-
fore the department was in position
to call for bids. In this case the work
has been practically all done in ad-
vance. The Naval War College pre-
pared the rough outlines of the ships !;
these were passed around for some of
the captains in the navy to criticise
They were then revised by the gener-
al board and placed in the hands OF
the naval constructors. Secretary
Meyer paid a special compliment to
the construction bureau for the ra
pidity and thoroughness with which
they had done the work. Details Of
the vessels are withheld but it is gen
orally understood that they will be OF
$4,000 tons and carry fourteen-inch
guns, making them more formidable
than any ship now notwithstanding
ton Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18

dies as there are sufferers from it.
With some persons the attacks are
apparently a certain outcome of eat
ing a certain kind Of food, or breath
ing a certain kind Of air, or reaching
a certain day and month of the year
Many estimates claim the power Of
cheating their enemy up to a certain
point by moving to some other local
ity when the tragic date draws near;
the estimates living in the valleys
may pass in transit their fellow suffer-
ers who habitually live on the hills.
Those who trace their attacks to
digestive disturbances learn to avoid
the starchy foods or the fat foods or
whatever it is that upsets them. Some
cannot live near a stable; others can
not be near a certain shrub or flower.
Indeed, the specialties of these unfor-
tunate people are without number.
The asthmatic, however. has two
great sources of comfort One is the
reasonable hope of reaching a good
old age, the other is the fact that
great help is to be found for him in
strictly hygienic mode of living. The
better air he breathes, both day and
night, the simpler his diet and the
more wisely ordered his exercise the
fewer will be the lumber of his at
tacks.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-18
COLORED UNDERCLO7HING D|SCREO|TED

Theories regarding the use of col
ored underclothing to repel the heat
in the tropics have been dispelled lF-
report made by Capt. James NJ. Phe.
Ian of the army board for the study
of tropical diseases in the Philippines.
About eighteen months ago 5000 suits
of orange-red underclothes and a cor
responding number of orange-red hat
These were distributed to the troops
so that one-half of a company should
be clad in the new under garments
and the other half in white under.
clothes of similar texture and mater
ial.
The army surgeons kept close watch
upon the men, but after a years tri-
al, they failed to find that the colored
underclothes brought any relief frdom
the tropical sun, although British an
my officers in India had reported that
such clothing was much more COM
Portable in hot weather than the
white.
The medical board found that the
colored underclothing, which by the
way, was rather unpopular, added ma
terially to the burden of the heat up
on the system. 1t is admitted that
the. orange-rel is a protection from the
ennis 10 h1t fho COZ i1
cured by the khaki and tan-colored
campaign hat of the American sol
der. The experiments were conduc-
ted with the greatest care, frequent
records being made of blood pressure
or loss of weight,and of general con-
ditions,yet the result was the same
in the case of eitrer the white skin
of the American or the brown skin
of the Filipino.
The results of the tests of the year
are thus summed up in the report.
There was a loss of weight on
both groups greater by nearly a pound
per man in the hot season for the
orange-red group. The blood exam
ination showed the two changes due
to tropical climate-increase of red
cells and loss of hemogloblin-more
pronounced in the special clothing
group In blood pressure the loss is
greater during the middle of the year
for the orange-red group. The tenn
perature, pulse and respiration show
slightly higher rate for the orange
red group than for the white. The
comparative sick report gave
neglible results, except that the
admissions from heat exhaustion and
wearn ig the special undercloth-
febricula were not reduced by
wearing the special underclothing.
The symptoms due to heat
were about balanced in both
groups. After giving due weight to
the prejudice against the clothing,
the persistent complaints of greater
heat, greater weight and increased
perspiration led to the conclusion that
the colored garments are more recep-
tive to heat rays than are the white