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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
TO THE JOHNSONS' FLAT.
Address Left Behind In the Rush T.
Get OFF.

IF allow myself twenty minutes &c
dress for dinner am five minutes
late If | allow myself half au
hour l am ten minutes late. That il
plain it. Tonight allowed myself a
good hour. and there was every pros.
pect of my never getting to the John.
sons at ALL
1t was partly the studs fault You
know all about studs and very likely
do not wish TO be reminded of their
malice out Of business hours. was
starting upon new stick of new
sort Of shaving soap. and the direc-
tions said: This soap will produce a
rich, creamy lather If spoken to nicely.
In order to soften the beard and Sc.
cure a perfect shave allow short In.
terval to elapse between the lathering
and the application Of the razor"
gave II its interval and amused myself
meanwhile with tue imitation. The
rich, creamy lather on my cheeks gave
1t just that touch Of humor and pathos
needed to make It perfect. and the
performance. owing to the frequent en-
cores, took much longer than it ought
to have done. In fact. when had
finished shaving there were about
twenty-five and half minutes in
which to complete my toilet and get
to knightsbridge by 3 o'clock. ten min.
utes to nuiSh dressing. FIVE to get to
the tube. five TO knightsbridge. Eve
to the IobnSOnS' hat twberever IL was
exactly, and hnlf Il minute for general
purposes. The thing could just be
lone.
What with one thing and another.
It was 6ve minutes past when l
got to the tube. What | want" I
said as l approached the booking Of
hce. ''is good excuse" but they only
gave me a ticket and left me to it.
Whether it was the ozone Of the under
world or mere personal ability 1t is
not for me to say, but I eventually
found myself in the higher regions
with the most perfect excuse of mod
ern times at my fingers ends. 1t ran
as follows:
II am deeply grieved to be 80 late.
the more 80 as l am a man Of the
strictest punctuality. Acting in &C
cordance with my own insistent prin-
ciples. started dressing in good time
this evening and avoided with scru-
pulous care any digressions or dis
fractions which might involve the
least risk Of procrastination. Dressed
and prepared to start quarter Of an
hour before needed, / set forth at
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
No lonoer an "Eyesors."

Columbus, Ind. became metropolitan
ir a twinkling when Mayor Charles s.
Barnaby turned on the water in tho
fountain that graces the center Of the
new City park and Louis ]. scheidt,
president of the Commercial club,
turned on the colored electric lights in
the fountain. Hundreds Of people saw
the formal opening Of the park. The
new park is situated where the vacant
city square owned by the Pennsyl-
vania lines used to be. A year ago 1t
was an eyesore to the city Now it
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
GIRLS RACE on A PLAYGROUND.

From the American City. New York;
streets of boys and girls and furnish
ing them with q place 10 spend their
leisure hours. The lessons learned
here do more toward making good citi-
zens of boys than any number of lee
lures or books can do. These lessons
Of law and order are imbibed as the
boy goes about his play. They become
a part Of him. and he obtains the true
essential ideas of good citizenship. An
incident that happened in Los Angeles
will show the efficiency Of the play
ground in taking the boys off the
streets. In a certain part of this city
# had been the custom Of the police
department to put on two extra Off
GERS when the summer vacation of the
schools began. This was necessary be-
cause it did not take long for the chill
dren to get into mischief. The year
that the playground was opened the
force Of officers was increased. aS usual:
but. much to the surprise Of the police.
they were not needed and were re-
moved in less than two weeks. This
was made possible by the playground.
The children went there instead of
loafing around the streets and getting
into trouble"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
"NOTHING TO DO"
Dull Times Not Oiseourssins to the
Man Who Keeps Himself Busy.

Dull Times Not Oiseourssins to the
Man Who Keeps Himself Busy.
Nothing wins so well as constant
work. Often we hear a merchant COM
planning about dull times. Perhaps his
neighbOr is doing q rushing business.
fer the simple reason that his neighbor
keeps busy. II customers are not com
ing in so rapidly as he might wish the
busy man takes time to get buster and
devises some new scheme to bring
trade to the store.
Perhaps he busies himself in rear
ranging his goods in attractive man.
per on the shelves and In the show
csses. If be finds some Of the clerks
who are complaining of its being dull
he Immediately gets those clerks busy
getting out old goods. arranging them
ir q manner that he can carry on
cleaning up sale to advantage.
There is always lots of work to do.
how many times do we find merchants
who complain Of dullness sitting in
side and vainly endeavoring to look
through windows covered with dust
and dirt. How many times do We
find the man who Says there Is moth
trg to do looking at display OF dirty
goods In the showcase!
Don't you forget it-if you have any
business to look after you have some
thing to keep YOU busy all the time.
Nothing like keeping busy about the
store. 1t Is sure to pay In the end.
Even the novice can keep busy reading
some good trade paper and posting MP
ON commercial ideas and make q win
n'ng thereby.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
siIIboaras I'D -. -.c..e N.c,w:.

In many caste" eric. a@G '"lrS
there is JUS Tow IN ir."eGs;"~ "cIjv-
ity Of the crusade &-.ins: liiaoHrGS.
and, strange to say. many "f these
fights on the part Of thr cities ana
towns are directed against the li'!-
boards in the ,ouEtry-aion% the road
sides-where they mar or hide beau
tiful natural landscapes. Increased
travel through the medium of the au-
tomobile and suburban trolley lines is
largely responsible for this increased
rctivity against an ineXcusable evil.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
Shelter For Hogs.

A very important matter in success
full swine growing iS'good shelter, for,
while other animals on the farm may
apparently he content to remain out
in the cold and rain. the hog invari-
ably selects nice. warm. dry place.
So for the good Of this animal do not
60 contrary to his nature and compel
him to expose himself to the elements,
but provide for him a comfortable,
warm and dry bed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12

All Provided For.
Before come to call on you
steady" said the young man with the
low cap. Il want to know II you have
rot q kid brOther:"
"Yes. I've got one." said the girl
with the gum habit. but NAV said II
I'd only ketch a steady she'd snake
the kid out Of the way on courtin'
nights. s."-BOston Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
Easy Deduction.

It was In the hotel dining room.
THAT Boston girl at the third table
Is rather pretty. isn't she?' remarked
the great detective.
"Yes," replied bis friends. But how
do you know she Is from Boston?"
That's easy" answered the g. d
"She is chewing her ice cream."-Pitts-
burg Press
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
A Little Mixed,

The following notes from parents
were recently brought by two pupils
Of 4 certain school:
Dear Teacher-kindly excuse Johns
absence from school yesterday after
noon. as he fell in the mud. BY doing
the same you will kindly oblige his
mother"
The other read:
Dear Teacher-Please excuse Will
lies absence last Friday, as he had to
20 to the hospital after his nose
School.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
PeopIs Who Stretch.

Crimsonbeak-These little fats are
good things sometimes.
Yeast-Why do you think SO?
when a fellow is stretching out his
hands to show you the size Of the fish
he caught the extent Of the apartment
will prevent him from going too far
-Yonkers Statesman.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
pepressina.

Depressing.
We met the early bird and were
amazed on glancing at our watches to
discover that the hour Of had long
since struck.
You're not so early after ALL" we
remarked significantly.
"No," assented the early bird, look
ing very conscious all at once. The
fact Is got the hookworm.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-12
Way Down South.

Aunt I.ibby-Wha's dat piece O ba'
con an poun' O buttah tor yoh ter
git down at de stO:
Uncle Rastus-Fo' de Lawd's sake,
I dun fo'got 'em. But it am 50 easy
70 dem greasy t'ings ter slip nah
mem'ry when it's SO wahm-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21
Watch, Clock
and Jewelry
Repairing and engraving. 'An
work guaranteed.
Dean Harrison

The liver loses it's activity a
times and needs help. HERBINE
is an effective liver stimulant. 1T
also purifies the bowles, strengthens
digestion and restores strength,
vigor ard cheerful spirits Price soc
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
The Normans.
The Normans were Mortimer. or
to be precise. the descendants of
Mortimer, who had boon expelled
from their native Norway in conse
quence Of an effort on their part to
subyert its institutions and to, make
it's lands hereditary, instead OF being
diyisible among all the sons OF tho
former owner. A band OF expatriated
outlaws and robbers, they won and
held the fair province OF northern
France. which they named Normandy
When they invaded England they
we're Frenchmen only In the sense
that they had lived for some genera
lions on French soil In blood the,
belonged to the great Germanic breed.
along with the Anglo. Sa1ons. Danes
and other Scandinavian and German
peoples.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21

Any little wound or abrasion of
the flesh occurring in cold weather
that is not promptly treated causes
bad sore and is difficult to heal.
Apply RALARD'S SNOW LINZ
MENT at once when such ac-
cidents happen. The wound heals
promptly and sorn does away with
the annoyance of a bandge Sold by
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21

Heartburn. indigestion or dis
tress of the stomach is instantly
relieved by HERBINE. 1t forces
the badly digested food out of the
body and restores tone in the
stomach and bowels. Price soc.
Sold by Exc Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21
Tf for Tat.

St"arrcr 80 Prominent Clergyrlaa
II c"''. ~ hCrC SIR. TO criticiSt Won:
chr cr management and tell Won how
II q 81 10 be run
Prominent Clergyman tamazedl
w. do YOU mean. sir? How dare
"'." Nln are ynu. anyway?
- IN he humble editor Of the IN.
scr Won have been writing to"-Life
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21

Lame back may come from over
work, cold settled in he muscles
of the back, or from disease. In
the two former case sthe right
remedy is BALLARD'S SNOW
IMMINENT. 1t should be rubbed
in thoroughly over the affected
part, the relief will be prompt and
satisfactory. Price 25c soc and
SLIGO per bottle. Sold by -EIko
Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21
Something Abou. to 40 poino.

why does he let his wife venture
Il alone in his auto?"
Hes anxious to see what will hap
en- when two unmanageable things
ono together Smart Set.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21

Adry hacking cough is bad on the
lungs. of len causing them TO bleed.
BALARD'S HOURHOUND SYRUP
is healing balm that quickly re-
pairs damage in the lungs and air
passages. Price Csc, SOC and 500
per bottle. Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-21
IOODFRGEND HOTEL

S:N FSkacTSco L. GooDFRIEHD. MANAGER
f. '!nrrlv Uocls Stanford and st. Beryl, Powc.I
Street, nor t"lfy. adjoining Hotel Manx. TatC
iIni" NHux EHs, or Market Street Cars, trnnsfcr
70 ln"ci Ideal house and location for ladies'
visiting tho city alone.
RATES. 800 PER DAY AMI UP
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19
ENCOURAGE of
CAPTAIN PLUM
6 JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
HLUS1RkIIONS %, llAGJUS G,EETTNER

upH He spoke the words loudly.
Then quickly dropping his voice to a
whisper he added: For Gods sake
don't betray heri They saw her with
us-everybody knows that 1t was the
kings wife with you'll"
The kings wife! Nathaniel was
too weak to analyze the words beyond
the fact that they carried the dread
truth of his fears deep into his soul
Who would have come to him but
Marion? Who else would have kissed
him? 1t was her voice that had
whispered in his ear-the thrill of her
hand that had passed over his face
And this man had said that she was
the wife Of the Singl He heard the
voices of other men near him but did
not understand what they were say
Ing. He knew that after a moment
there was man on each side of him
holding him by the arms, and me-
chanically he moved his legs, knowing
that they wanted him to walk. They
did not guess how weak he was-how
he struggled to keep from becoming
too great weight on their hands
Once or twice they stopped In their
agonizing climb up the hill. On its
top the cool sea air swept into Ma
thaniels face and 1t was like water to
a parched throat.
After a time-it seemed a day OF
terrible work and pain to him-they
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19
MENDING TROUSERS POCKETS
Mrs. 6IIltops objects to the One In
genious Method That Pleases
Her Husband.

"As some sage has remarked" said
Mr.. Billtops, "the longer we lives the
more we finds out. You take, for in
stance, the mending of trousers
pocket that has a hole in 1t down at
the bottom, SO that you are in danger
of losing out of 1t your keys or your
pocket knife or such small change as
you may there carry.
Now supposed there we're Just
three ways of mending that pocket,
three and no more. One way would
be to put patch on 1t, another way
would be to cut off the bottom of the
pocket and sew on a new section, and
still another way would be to put in
an entire new pocket; but the tailor
to whom took these trousers to be
fixed up has shown me fourth way
and at the same time as l thought In
genuity.
HE just folded over the bottom OF
the pocket high enough up to cover
the hole, and then just stitched the
pocket across through the folded over
part and the main body OF the pocket,
this you see something that could be
done in minute and that at the same
time served its purpose. ! admired
it for its ingenuity and effectiveness,
but Mrs. Billtops doesn't look at it
as do
"She says that If it's sloppy way
of mending pocket. that 1t makes
the pocket shallower, for one thing
and that then that folded over part,
making the pocket of double thick
ness. makes q ridge there which is
not desirable. She says that she has
mended pockets that way herself, but
that 1t is not good way and l guess
she's right; she generally is"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

ting dungeon walls struck in his fac
1t remained with him as he stood
swaying in the thick gloom-the voice
rumbling In his ears, the words beat
ing against his brain until the shock
of them sickened him, until he stretch
ed out his arms and there fell from
him such a cry as had never tor
tured his lips before.
Strang was alivel He had left the
spark of life in him, and the woman
who loved him had famed II back into
full flame.
Strang was aliyel And Marion
Marion was his wifel
The voice of the king tainted him
from the black chaos that hid the
dungeon walls. The words struck at
him, filling his head with shooting
pain, and he tottered back and sank
to the ground to get away from them.
they followed, and that vengeful leer
of the king was behind them, urging
them on, until they beat his face into
the sticky earth, and smothered him
into what he thought was death
There came rest after that, a long
silent rest. When Nathaniel slowly
climbed up out of the ebon shadows
again the first consciousness that
came to him was that the word-demons
had stopped their beating against his
brain and that he no longer heard
the voice of the king. His relief was
so great that he breathed restful
sigh. Something touched him then.
Great Godl were they coming back 2
Were they still there-waiting-
ing
1t was a wonderfully familiar voice
that spoke to him.
Hello there, Natl Want drink"
He gulped eagerly at the cool liquid
that touched his lips.
Nell" he whispered.
ITS me, Nat. They chucked me In
with you. Hells hole. isn't it?"
Nathaniel sat up, Neils strong arm
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19
strans Was Alive.

came to the streets of the town, and
in half conscious sort of way he
cursed at the rabble trailing at their
heels They passed close to the tenn
pie, dirt and blood and a burning tor
ment shutting the vision of 1t from his
eyes, and beyond this there was an
other crowd. An aisle opened for
them, as 1t had opened for others
ahead of them. In front of the Jail
they stopped. Nathaniels head hung
heavily upon his breast and he made
no effort to raise 1t. All ambition and
desire had left him, all desire but one,
and that was to drop upon the ground
and lie there for endless, restful years.
A voice dragged him back into life
"a voice that doomed in his ears like
rolling thunder and set every Nber
in him quivering with emotion. He
drew himself erect with the involun-
tary strength of one mastering the
last spasm of death and as they
dragged him through the door he saw
there within an arms reach of him
the great, living face of Strang, gloat-
ing at him as If from out of mist
red eyed, white fanged, filled with the
vengefulness of beast
The great voice rumbled in his ears
again.
Take that man to the dungeon!"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19
SYNOPSIS.

Capt Nathaniel Plum of the sloop Ty-
phoon, lands secretly on Beaver island,
stronghold Of the Mormons Obadiah
Price, Mormon councillor. confronts him,
the ammunition aboard the sloop. He
binds Nat by solemn oath to deliver a
package to Franklin Pierce, president of
the United States Near Prices cabin
Nat sees the frightened face of a young
woman who disappears In the darkness,
Mats visit to the island Is to demand set
tlement of the king. Strang, for the loot
Ing OF his sloop by Mormons. Price shows
Nat the kings palace, and through a
window he sees the lady OF the lilacs
who Price says is the kings seventh wife
by young woman that his life is in dam
ger. Strang processes Indignation when
he hears Mats grievance and promises to
punish the guilty. Nat rescues Neil, who
Is being, publicly whipped, and the king
orders the sheriff. Arbor Croche, to pur-
sue and kill the two men Plum learns
that Marion, the girl OF the lilacs, is
NeiIs sister. The two men plan to escape
on Mats soop and take Marion and
Wlnnsome, daughter of Arbor Croche.
and sweetheart of Neil. Nat discovers
that the sloop Is gone. Marion tells him
that his ship has been seized by the Nor
mons. She begs him to leave the island,
telling him that nothing can save her
from Strang. whom she is doomed to mar
ry. Plum finds Price raving mad. Recov-
esring. he tells Nat that Strang ia doomed
that armed men are descending on the
Island Nat learns that Marion has been
summoned to the castle by Strang. Nat
Kills Arbor Croche, and after q desperate
nght with the king. leaves him for dead
The avenging host from the mainland de-
part In the battle and the latter is
wounded
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

at his back. There was light In the
room now and he could see his com.
panions face. smiling at him encour.
agingly, The sight of 1t was like an
elixir to him. He drank again and
new life coursed through him.
"Yes-hell of a hole!" he repeated
drowsily. Sorry for you-Neil-"
and he seemed to sleep again.
Neil laughed as he wiped his com.
panion's face with wet cloth
I'm used to 1t. Nat Been here be.
fore" he said. Can you get up?
There's bench over here-not long
enough to stretch you out on or |
would have made you a bed of it, but
it's better than this mud to sit on"
He put his arms about Nathaniel
and helped him to his feet. For few
moments the wounded man stood with.
out moving.
'I'm not very bad, guess" he said,
taking a slow step. Where is the
seat, Neil? I'm going to walk to it
What sort of a bump have got on the
head?"
Nothing much" assured Neil
Suspicious. though" he grinned
cheerfully. Looks as though you
were running and somebody came up
and tapped you from behind"
Nathaniers strength returned to
him quickly. The pain had gone from
his head and his eyes no longer hurt
him. In the dim candle-light he could
distinguish the four walls of the dun
geon. glistening with the water and
mold that reeked from between their
rotting logs. The floor was of wet,
sticky earth which chung to his boots,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

and the air that he breathed filled hia
nostrls and throat with the uncom-
Portable thickness of night fog at
sea Through It the candle burned in
mi halo. Near the candle, which
stood on a shelf-llke table against one
of the walls, was big dish which
caught Nathanlels eyes.
whats that?" he asked, pointing
toward it.
Grub" replied Neil. Hungry"
He went to the table and got the
plate of food. There were chunks of
boiled meat, unbuttered bread and
cold potatoes. For several minutes
they ate In silence. Now that Ma
thaniel was himself again Neil could
no longer keep up his forced spirits.
Both realized that they had played
their game and that 1t had ended in
defeat. And each believed that 1t was
his individual power to alleviate to
some extent the others misery. To
Neil what was ahead of them held no
mystery. A few hours more and then
death. 1t was only the form in
which 1t would come that troubled
him, that made him think. Usually
the victims of this dungeon cell were
shot. Sometimes they we're hanged.
But why tell Nathaniel? So he ate
his meat and bread without words,
waiting for the other to speak, as the
other waited for him. And Nathaniel.
on his part, kept to himself the secret
of Marion's fate. After they had done
with the meat and the bread and the
cold potatoes he pulled out his be-
loved pipe and filed 1t with the last
scraps of his tobacco. and as the
fumes Of 1t clouded round his head.
soothing him in its old friendship, he
told of his fight with Strang and his
killing of Arbor Croche.
I'm glad for Winnsome's sake"
said Neil. after moment. "Oh. II
you'd only killed Strang!"
Nathaniel thought of what Marion
had said to him in the forest.
Neil" he said quietly, do you
know that Winnsome loves you-not
as the little girl whom you toted
about on your shoulders-but as
woman? Do you know that?" In the
others silence he added: when | last
saw Marion she sent this message to
you-'Tell Neil that he must CO. for
Winnsomes sake. Tell him that her
fate is shortly to be as cruel as mine
tell him that Winnsome loves him
and that she will escape and come to
him on the mainland Like words
Of fire. thav hod huruad themselves in