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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-22

Uncle Sam is now in the role of
Santa. "1',
Money orders are beginning to be
sent through the United States post
office here in large numbers. Post
master Veigel'' stated to the Free
Press today that the number and
amounts of money orders sent to
foreign countries as Christmas pres
ents far exceed those of last year
He said that the high customs and
the increase in rate of postage had
as much as anything to do with the
decrease in articles sent. People
now prefer to send their presents
in the form of money. These mon
ey orders average from S. to $40
each. $50
Regarding Red Cross Stamps.
Some time ago an order was issu-
ed forbidding Red Cross stamps to
be placed on the face of mail matter
as they tended to hinder the clerks
in the handling of. mail because of
their similarity to the United States
stamps. This order said that Red
Cross stamps should be place on the
back of mail matter. However, it
was rescinded yesterday and now
people are allowed to put these
stamps on the face of letters, until
January 1, 1912, when the old or
der becomes effective. This per-
tains only to domestic mail.
Postmaster Veigel has also re-
ceived an order from the head de-
partment at Washington to allow
any one who makes the application
to sell Red Cross stamps in the
lobby of the postoffice but so far no
one has taken advantage of the Op.
portunity.
Facilitate Handling of Mail.
In order to facilitate the handling
of the large amount of Christmas
mails the local office has received an
extra allowance for substitute carri-
ers, who will help deliver the Christ
mas mail. Thus the local office will
be able to deliver all packages
promptly on receipt. Mr.. Veigel has
gone step further in favor of the
people of Mankato. He. will have
the delivery window open, one hour
on the Sunday before Christmas, De-
cember "a, so that those expecting
Christmas mail can receive it the
day before the holiday. This win
dow will be held open from nine un-
til ten O'Clock in the morning on
this Sunday only. He hopes that
the citizens of .Mankato will appre-
ciate the efforts Of. the local post
office clerks to. give them the best of
service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-22

County revenue fund $50. 44,324. O3
Road and bridge ...... 25,695. 10
Poor fund ............. 6,O3S. SO
Delinquent ditch assess
ments 3,439. 43
CITY and village revenue. 1928 80
Village railway bonds -. 215. %
Local assessments ....... 1894 rs
Township taxes ...... 1882. 81
Railroad bonds 2,576. 70
Delinquent road fund -. 2,575.7S
One mill tax for schools :. 1891 Sc
Special school taxes go. 97,031 05
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
"Ir'S ALIE," SAYS BLEASE.
Our Governor Applies the Short
and Uqly Word to Ga. Official.

Columbia, April "a: - Officially
noticing today the incident of the
Langdon Cheves portrait that caused
the writing of so many editorials in
out-of-the-State papers, coupled with
the recent refusal to grant requisi-
ton made by the Governor of Geor-
gia, Governor Blease has branded as
lies" certain statements made by
Secretary Ulm. who is Governor Jo-
seph Browns private secretary.
Governor Blease was asked today:
Have you seen the article in the
Atlanta Georgian of Governor
Browns secretary in reference to
YOURSELF"
The Governor replied as follows:
Eyes, | have noticed it, and | am
glad to say that the people of South
Carolina have not, up to date, repu-
dated my administration and order
ed me to take q back seat, as they
have Mr. Ulm. His statement that |
said that l do not know one Lang
don Cheves, nor where he is now at
is lie Of the whole cloth,a the cor
respondence in this Office will plain
ly show, and which has already been
furnished the press.
AS to knowing the constitution
IN regard to acquisitions, l am thor
oughly posted on the matter, and the
Governor of Georgia will also be if
he will read Governor Ansel's paper
at the Conference of Governors on
this subject.
The man who wrote here for
Cheves's picture got a nice, respect
able (ful?) answer, and his efforts to
blackmail me or my secretary in the
matter were both dirty and contempt
ible and could only come from
source similar to a sewer pipe, which
carries filth. don't know Ulm, but
from his writing, i can easily see why
the people of Georgia repudiated
Governor Brown" :"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES.
They Have Peculiar Qualities Which
Battle tho counterfeiter.

They Have Peculiar Qualities Which
Battle tho counterfeiter.
About the year 1919 great out
CIV was raised against the Bank of
England for not adopting a style OF
note that could not be initiated and
at the same time preventing the
sacrifice of life which at that period
was common, the punishment for
forgery being death. The subject
at last became so pressing that the
government appointed commission
ers to investigate the cause Of the
numerous forgeries and whether a
mode could be devised whereby the
forging of banknotes might be pre-
vented.
Previous to this investigation the
directors of the bank had been en-
deavoring to remedy the evil, many
plans having been submitted to
them, all of which they were
obliged to reject, says the Scientific
American.
The bank placed before the COM
missioners 1S0 different projects
that had been recommended for
adoption and seventy varieties of
paper made by way of experiment.
The result of all this labor was the
banknote of today.
The color of the paper is peculiar
and cannot be initiated exactly by
counterfeiters except at great ex-
pense. The combined thinness and
strength of the paper are also
unique. It is made in sheets large
enough for two notes. Each note
before it is sized weighs about
eighteen grains, and then if doubled
it is strong enough to suspend a
weight of thirty-six pounds.
The texture Of the paper is also
peculiar. It has a crisp feel inva-
riably the same and such that bank
clerks Of experience can readily de-
.tect forgeries by this test alone.
Then the wire mark impressed in
the making by q frame, costly to
make and difficult to use, is prac-
tically inimitable.
Each note has thin, rough edges
uncut, not to be produced by any
mode Of cutting paper that is not
devised expressly for the purpose:
The paper for printing is dampened
with water in the exhausted re-
ceiver of an air pump. The ink used
in the plate printing is made OF
Frankfort black, which is composed
of the charcoals of the tendrils and
husks of the German grape ground
with linseed oil. This ink has a
peculiar and very. deep shade of
black, common black inks being
tinted either with blue or brown.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

Country newspapers are proverb-
ally easy marks" in the hands OF
advertising sharps. Several weeks
ago W X Kellogg, the Toasted
Corn Flakes" man, made us a
proposition to furnish us free Tin
plates ready to print all about a
certain prize competition wherein
the said Kellogg awarded silver
trophy cup for the finest ear of corn
produced last year. He included in
his liberal proposition cuts OF the
trophy cup and the prize ear. The
whole story was thinly yelled ad,
vertisement for Corn Flakes" yet
it is surprising how many papers
swapped their space-their stock-in-
trade-lit literally for an ear OF corn.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

To our patriotic citizens, the CEN
sus figures as to the population OF
kingstree are somewhat disappoint-
ing. Still there is consolation in the
fact that, with the exception OF
Florence and Marion, our town Is
the biggest between Charleston and
Wilmington, and, withal, we are
more than seven hundred people
ahead of any other town in Will
liamsburg county, according to the
official figures.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

Charleston is in the throes of a
bitter municipal campaign. Hon
RG Rhett, who has served the city
as Mayor for two terms with distin-
guished zeal and ability, declines
reelection and triangular contest
is on amongst Messrs T T Hyde, E
w Hughes and the stormy petrel in
Charleston politics, Mr. John P
Grace. To looker-on at this angle,
the race is really between Major
Hyde and Mr. Grace, Mr. Hughes
being rather a negligible factor,
with the chances decidedly in favor
of Major Hyde. Charleston politics
to express it mildly-is pretty un-
certain, but we hardly think the
proud old "City by the Sea" is
ready to dishonor traditions by thus
honoring a man who seems
so unworthy of the confidence of the
people.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

At Camden a few days ago
"blind-tiger" was detected peddline
his stuff in a novel way. He had a
pint of liquor concealed in walk
ing cane, which he carried around
and retailed at ten cents a drink.
For some time he baffled the local
constabulary until one embryo
Sherlock Holmes remarked that the
poan was too young and robust
looking to be needing a walking
stick, whereupon he proceeded to
examine the cane and discovered
the ingenious trick. Clever sleuth!
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

So far as we noticed among our
exchanges last week, The Record
was the only weekly newspaper pub
lished Thursday or earlier that gave
the census figures for its home
county. Moreover, The Records
figures were published ahead OF
those of any other paper we saw ex-
cept the Columbia State, in which
they were published the same day
as ours, but circulated here about
two hours earlier than The Record
was issued.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
The Columbia correspondent of


The Columbia correspondent OF a
morning newspaper must be hard
up for pot boilers" when he wires
his paper that the Governors front
name is Cole. with period after the
sc" and adds that most people COM
NIT the prodigious blunder OF omit
thug the period. Which calls to
mind old Mr. Weller's admonition
to his son: Spell it with a we,
Samuel; spell it with a we.'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

Scranton, too, has made a very
creditable increase in population
since the last census was taken. In
fact, all the towns in old Williams
burg have grown handsomely and'
best of all, the rural districts have
more than kept pace with them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

We congratulate our nelghbor
town, Greelyville, upon the splendid
showing made in the last census
enumeration. One hundred and
fifty per cent increase in ten years
is something to be proud OF, re-
ally.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
senatorTilIman'sDaughterWeds

Trenton, April 26:-Miss Margaret
Melona Tillman, eldest daughter OF
Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman, was
married here tonight to Charles Sum-
ner Moore of Atlantic City,N j. The
wedding was one of the most bril-
liant of the social events Of the year
in South Carolina society, there be-
Ing about 200 special guests at the
house, among whom were many
prominent public men and friends Of
the bride and groom.
Mr. and Mrs Moore left late to-
night for their honeymoon trip and
will make their permanent home in
an apartment house in Atlantic City,
the home of the groom. Senator
Tillman and his wife and the mother
and sister of the groom received the
guests at the wedding reception.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
New Paper for Marion7

The people of Marion county are
to have new newspaper and the
publisher thereof will be DR. w S
Stokes, who has been giving the Lake
City folks such a good paper during
the past year. There have been sew
eral attempts to put second paper
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

A bank out West, whose cashier
committed suicide, is said to have
been haunted by the spirit OF the
departed official. A sort of Bank
er's" ghost, so to speak.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

The maximum in hats and the
minimum in skirts seems to be the
styles for this season-for the la
dies, of course.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

If Lake City increases at the same
rate for the next decade she will
indeed be a little city. Here's hop
ing that she may continue to thrive.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

ahoat in Marion during the last few
years, but each attempt failed, yet
the new promoters of this paper are
not at all discouraged and they ex-
pect to make good. .-Worence Times,
April 27.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

''Our baby cries for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs T B
Kendrick, Rasaca, Ga. 1T is the
best cough remedy on the market
for coughs, colds and Group" For
sale by all dealers.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
KINGSTREE-THE GATEWAY
TO OPPORTUNITY.
THURSDAY, APR. ct. 1911.

Summer tourists may rest easy.
Latest reports from Greenville state
that Caesars Head" is still on
straight.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

Columbia's baseball team is pop
ularly styled the ''Comers" this
season. ''Goners" would be more
appropriate name for the chronic
cellar champions.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

Plant Some Money in Bank-Farm-
ers & Merchants Bank, Lake City.
Real Estate for Sale - Southern
Realty & Insurance Co.
Wedding Presents-Stephen Thomas
& Bro, Charleston.
Commencement Dresses, &c-Jenk-
inson Bros Co.
Kabo Corsets-People's Mercantile
Co.
Spring Dry Goods and Millinery-S
Marcus.
Final Discharge-E B Newell, Guard
ian.
OR.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY
Will Surely Sf0n That COu0h.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

Governor Blease seems to have
an indefatigable press agent IN the
Charleston News and Courier's
Columbia correspondent.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

At Elk Garden,W Va,tWenty-tnree
miners lost their lives in coal mine
the first Of this week.
xxx
John M Kinard, president of the
Commercial Bank of Newberry, was
elected president of the State Bank
ers' association, at Summerville last
week.
w R Sabin, manager of the Dixie
Lumber Co at Orangeburg, was shot
and fatally wounded by Robert
Chestnut, a local contractor, Tues
day morning, at Sabin's office. Do
mestic troubles are supposed to be
the cause.
Herbert K Gilbert was reelected
Mayor of Florence Tuesday over DR.
! L Y King in q second primary. The
vote stood 283 for Gilbert and 247
for King. Mr. E ] Pendergrass was
re-nominated for Alderman in the
first primary.
A charter has been issued to the
Dillon Aeroplane Company of Dillon,
Is C, allowing them the right to
manufacture, buy, sell, exhibit and
otherwise deal in aeroplanes and
aeroplane supplies" The capital is
S25, 900 and ] D Manning is presi-
dent of the concern.
| xxx
Last Friday at Spartanburg Gary
Gist. a negro nineteen years old, was
convicted of criminal assault upon a
white woman. He was sentenced
by Judge Wilson to be hanged Fri
day, May 26. The negro's sole plea
was that he was drunk and that had
little effect with either the jury or
Judge Wilson.
George w Wilkerson, the aged
watchman who had charge of the
pumping station at Chester, was
found dead at his post of duty Tues
day. When they discovered the body
the dead mans hand was found rest
ing upon his heart, therefore his
death was supposed to have been
caused by heart failure.
Governor Blease has been in New
York for the past several days in the
interest of the loan of $500,0CO by
New York capitalists to the State OF
South Carolina. He was accompanied
North by ] Pope Matthews, cashier
of the Palmetto National Bank OF
Columbia. The loan had already been
arranged before the Governor went
to New York.
| xxx
Charles ] Rich, white farmer
aged As years, committed suicide
Friday by shooting himself. He was
bachelor and in comfortable cir
cumstances. He had been suffering
from melancholia for several days,
threatening to kill himself. When
he finally determined to commit the
deed he went into his room, stood BE-
fore a mirror and fired a rifles
muzzle directly against his forehead.
Reports from the mountainous
section of Pennsylvania county state
that Caesars Head a famous peak OF
the Blue Ridge, about 20 miles from
Brevard had been overturned by the
earthquake shock which is said to
have been felt in various sections OF
western North Carolina Friday night.
Caesars Head" has been one OF the
show places of western North Caro-.
lima since that country was first de-
veloped. GA mistake, later reports
say).
xxx
Harry DeBerry, a health officer O.
Florence, was arrested last week
charged with making a criminal as
sault on a young lady, q stranger in
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

For SALE-Two lots in North Kings
tree 5Ox150 feet, suitable for building
lots. Can be bought at low figure:
4-24.tf RN SPEIGNER, Mgr.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

For SALE-Schoarshir in Bryant q
Stratton Business College, Louisville.
If interested let us hear from you.
8-11-tf The COUNTY RECORD.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27
STATE and GENERAL
| TOPICS
'wETTTTTT1

Rowesville had a $1,000 fire yes
tsrday.
Y
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

At Elk Garden,W Va,twenty-three
miners lost their lives in coal mine
the first Of this week.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-04-27

"In men whom men condemn as i'll,
/ find so much of goodness still;
In men whom MEN pronounce divine
I find so much of sin and blot
I hesitate to draw the line
Betweenthe two-where Godhas not.
Evening star., 1911-08-27

swered; "but I've got better" He brought another
roll "There, guess that ud stand alone; it's stiff
enough. When you that, you'll be too proud to
speak to common folks an all your women friends II
be green with envy"
@M-m-m" mur1nured Aunt Mary II don't know
S to feel like that them either; but did
want to feel like was dressed up for Seem sif
I'd feel better"
al know how that is he agreed. "When I've got
my old clothes on, anybody right me; but
dress me up-.well, feel goods anybody. an won't
take no ones dust"
She looked up him thoughtfuly. at all seems to
come right back to other folks she faltered.
"Wel guess wouldn't think much about dressin'
how we looked, longs conf table"
"No l suppose not, she agreed, and turned to the
silk again as there enough here?' she asked "The'
don't seem much left
Fourteen yards, he replied; 3enough for you an
mebbe little Better take it all; it'll in
handy" Later he lifted his eyebrows she gave him
the check; but he only said, you'll want tTimmin's
an linin s. Aunt Mary. Hadn't you better
"Oh I'll see Miss Perry first" she broke in. II don't
know what I'll need yet"
HER momentary doubts concerning the pride of dress
II had vanished when she reached home, and,
wrapping her package she held the silk against her skirt
Her eyes spared she gazed at the shining folds.
"Seems too good to be true,' she murmured. Il
can't hardly believe it yet
Her cat, disturbed by the rusting of the wrapping
paper seepiy from the hearth, and approaching,
reared himself his hind legs and clawed at the silk.
Aunt Mary gave him little cuff. @You stop Ebe-
nezer!" she exclaimed sharply. Then suddenly her
heart reproached her. and, gathering up the silk, she
Evening star., 1911-08-27

leaned down and stroked the cat. "Poor Ebenezer!"
she said soothingly. "You didn't mean no harm, l
know" Then she sighed. at does sif nice things
did come between friends. 1t don't seem right"
TT borne in upon her the next day as she
was preparing to take the silk to the dressmakers.
She was putting on her bonnet Mrs. Parsons came
hurriedly in at the door. Her face worried.
@Oh, was you goin' out?" she asked. "Can't you
up to Annies minute an look at the baby? She's
worried about him. He don't act just right.
Aunt Mary hesitated. as he real bad?' she asked.
"Why, | don't knows l could say that" confessed
Evening star., 1911-08-27

trouble, and if one had pub
licly noted in her an absence
of harsh judgment, ten to
one the virtue would have
been held to be negative
and Aunt Mary dismissed as
rather a poor spirited crea-
ture." Yet many a house
hold, frantic under the fear
of death, had been calmed by
the sight of her little figure
hurrying up the path, and
had leaned on her, as on a
strong rod, in those helpless
hours when death was actu-
ally in the house.
FOR two days Aunt Mary
l thought of little but the
check reposing between the
lids of her Bible. With all
her humility and cheerful
contentment with poverty,
there was a touch of pride
in her nature, and gradually
a lifelong desire formulated
itself in her nature as a fixed
resolution: she would buy
herself a black silk dress.
II never had one, !" she said
to herself aloud, "an' I've
always wanted it. Seems 'sif
this money from Cousin
Joshua came just a purpose.
Mercy knows it want ex-
pected! 1t don't seem wrong
to have one thing nice just
once, comm like that.
No sooner had she come
to a decision than she had all
Of a child's impatience to ac-
compliSh herpurpoSe without
delay, and with trembling
eagerness she dressed for the
street. There was about her a
birdlike air of Importance as
she seated herself on a stool
by the counter in Captain
Joel Ketchum's drygoods
store and awaited Captain
Joel's leisurely approach.
"Joel," she called as he Dire
black silk"
He stopped by a cabinet
up inquiringly. "All right,
he asked.
A faint flush overspread
goods" she told him with d
@Oh." he said, and turned
took down a roll, and placed
at her curiously as she leane
Suddenly she glanced up, h
fingers. @Ain't this kind O
@If | have silk, l want it the
@That'll outlast us, Aunt