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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
GROTESQUE CUSTOMS.
Slit Noses, Tattooed Bodies and Dis
tended Ears In Abyssinia.

The people of the Gemira dis
trict of Abyssinia and some of their
curious customs have been described
by Mr.. George Montandon in the
Geographical Journal:
GAS with all primitive peoples,
the Gemira have customs peculiar to
themselves, which are displayed in
external traits, of which the prir-
cipal are as follows: Every infant
suffers vertical incision on the root
of the nose. The men bear on the
forehead a broad tumor lined with
vertical burrows, due to the fact
that when a relative dies they strike
their forehead with the blade of
their lance.
"a large number both of men
and women have their chests and
backs covered with tattoo marks,
formed of simple cicatrices prodnc-
ed by punctures or cuts. The usual
device is a triangle. The hair is cut
in singular manner. The head is
divided into compartments and dis
plays varying designs from the diff
ferent lengths of hair in the several
compartments.
"Among the ornaments worn,
those on the ear attract the most at
tention. They are either pendants,
of which some have the form of a
double spiral and are identical with
those met with in the lake stations
of the bronze age, or take the form
of plates of ivory, disks of wood or
plugs of dried grass inserted into
the lobe of the ear, which is dis
tended to its utmost capacity by
months or years of'preparation. A
Gemira's requirements in the mat
ter of clothing are strictly limited,
but he never goes quite naked.
'The huts are very. small, and
their steeply sloping roofs terminate
in a sharp point. Their inmates
sometimes paint on their huts, by
means of colored earths, the figure
which seems to be their favorite if
not exclusive design-the triangle.
The Gemira are pagans. They ap-
pear to believe in divinity inhabit-
ing the skv. not to be identified
with the Wax of the Gala, but
also in secondary genii dwelling on
the earth"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
Best Medicine for Colds.

When a druggist recommends a
remedy for colds, throat and lung
troubles, you can feel sure that he
knows what he is talking about. c
Lower, Druggist, of Marion, Ohio,
writes of DR. Kings New Discovery:
Il know DR. Kings New Discovery
is the best throat and lung medicine
sell. 1t cured my wife of severe
bronchial cold after all other reme-
dies failed" 1t will do the same for
you if you are suffering with a cold
or any bronchial, throat or lung
cough. Keep a bottle on hand all
the time for everyone in the family
to use. 1t is q home doctor. Price
SOC and 81 90. Guaranteed by Kings
tree Drug Co and M L Allen. adv
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
Episcopal Church,

REV DR. ROBERT WILSON, RECTOR.
Every second and fourth Sunday,
morning prayer, sermon and holy
communion at II a, m.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
"lt Couldn't Be D0ne."

Why not vary the usual order of
our page this week by including
bit of verse? At the Richmond Farm
ers' conference on cooperation, one
of the most popular speakers was
Mr. ] C Caldwell of Minnesota, who
told how number of cooperation
enterprises had succeeded in his COM
munity despite the great difficulties
encountered. In every attempt at
cooperation, he declared, we must
face the criticisms of people who say
1T can't be DONE" He then quot
ed a ringing poetry piece" which
made such a hit that he was over
whelmed with requests for copies OF
it. The Progressive Farmer repre-
sentative there wants US to pass it
on-and we are mighty glad to COM
mend it as just as good cooperative
doctrine as you will come across:
Somebody said that it couldn be done,
But he with a chuckle replied,
That maybe it couldn't but he would
be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace Of
grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done'-and he did it,
Somebody scoffed: oh, you'll never
do that
At least, no one ever has done it.
But he took off his coat and he took off
his hat, =
And the first thing we knew he'd be-
gun it.
With lift of his: chin: and a bit of
grin, e GlE
Without any doubling or quiddit,
He started to sing as tackled the thing
That couldn't be done and he did it!
''There are thousands to tell you it can
not be done,
There are thousands to prophesy fail
ure;
There are thousands to point out to you
one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with bit of grin,
Then take off your coat and 60 to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the
thing
That Cannot be done'-and you'll do
it."
Old DR. sc Armstrong used to say
that doing what can't be done is
the glory of living" 1t is going to
take this.so of spirit to make a
success of cooperation in many parts
of the South. Don't rush into a
thing you are not willing to fight for
till the bitter end, but if the plan
has been worked out elsewhere, un-
der like conditions as your own, it
will take. nothing but the spirit of
Mr. Caldwell's' poem to make it a
success in your town.-1he Progres.
sire Farmer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
Misunderstood.

The vicar was sent for by sick
parishioner who was exceedingly
deaf and who was by no means a
regular churchgoer.
"What induced you to send for
me?" asked the clergyman when he
arrived.
"What does he say?" asked the
old man, his hand to his ear.
"He says" explained his wife
smoothly, "why the deuce did you
send for him ?"-London Globe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
"A Voter"iWants Information.
Editor County Record

Editor County Record
Please let US know if it is the duty
of the rural policemen to ride
around the lands of these big saw
mill men and see if anybody is cut
ting the timber. 1t looks to US that
these people have been favored long
enough. They take lease and about
every five years 60 and cut all the
timber off it and the owner is pay
ing taxes on it all the time, and he
gets only the little bit of money the
mill king gives him the first time,
when.he promised to cut the timber
and give himIthe lease back in two
or three years.
If the owner of the land says any,
thing the king" will have his lawyer
write him letter and scare him into
shutting his mouth.
Please, Mr. Editor, let US know if
theressis no help for US poor people
after we once get into the hands of
these kings, who have grown rich on
other people. They don't pay much
taxes, and yet they try to run the
whole government. Some of them
even try to run the church and pray
in public when they ought to be on
the chaingang for life. Please pub
lish this for A VOTER.
Cades, May 25.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
SENATOR SMITHS BILL.
Would Require Separate Pull.
man Coaches for Negroes.

Washington, May Ex-senator E
D Smith, of South Carolina, today
introduced a bill providing that trans
portation companies operating Pull
man or other sleeping cars through
one or more States having laws re-
quiring separate coaches or compart-
ments for the races, shall provide sep
arate and distinct accommodations
for the conveyance of white and col
ored passengers in transit through
said States, such accommodations to
be equal as to comfort. The bill car
ries a penalty of $500 for each and
every violation of its terms.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
Methodist Church.

Rev D A PHILLIPS, PASTOR.
Preaching every Sunday morning
at 11:00 o'clock and evening at $3.50
o'clock.
Sunday-school at $3.50 p. m.
Epworth League meets every Tues
day night at $3.50 o'clock,
Mid-week prayer meeting every
Thursday night at $50 o'clock.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
Presbyterian Church.

Rev P S MCCHESNEY, PASTOR.
Preaching every Sunday at II a
m. and $3.50 p, m. Sunday-school
pm.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, $3.50
p. M.
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Cades, May 25

A baggage truck invented by a
Californian has hooks on the handles
to permit it to be carried with its
load up stairs on a mans shoulder.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
Baptist Church.

REV w E HURT, PASTOR.
Services every Sunday morning at
HOO o'clock and evening at $50
o'clock.
Sunday-school at 1000 a. m.
Prayer-meeting Wednesdays at
$50 p. n.
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to attend any of the services of the
various churches OF Kingstree.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
NINTH CAVALRY
MILITARY BAND
Its Proficiency Que to Director
HammOnd's Careful Training,
NO QUESTION OF HIS ABILITY.

First coIored 6andmaster Appointed
TO Position In United States Army
Has Proved His Worth a. an In
struetor-comman dins Officers and
Men Proud Of Him.
Fort Russell, Wyo.-The Ninth cav.
airy military band. now stationed here.
Il q first class organization which
owes its success to the careful train
Ing Of Wade 81. Hammond. the FIRST
eolored bandmaster appointed to in
struct colored musicians in the United
States army. Heretofore military
bands. like colored troops. have been
trained by white men. Mr.. Hammond
IL an experiment. and he appears to
have put all doubts to rest as to his
ability to deliver the goods" His
success has been marvellous. The men
under him have responded to his
methods Of teaching in a way which
has excited the admiration of the COM
handing officers Of the post
Their skill and proficiency as per
formers have caused unstinted praise
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
FALL OF THE lNcAs.
Fate Of tho Great Race That Has Left
ONLY Traces Behind. ID"

Fate Of the Great Race That Has Left
Only Traces Behind. ..#
What became of the people who
built the Cuzco ruins? Were they the
ancestors of "those stolid and down
trodden Indians whom one sees today
peddling their rude wees in the mar
kst place of Cuzcoi'' Mr.. Bryce dis
cusses the question in his South
America" He says:
1.-THE sudden fall of a whole race Is
an event 80 rare in history that one
seeks for explanations. 1t may be
that not only the royal Inca family.
but nearly the whole ruling class, was
destroyed in war, leaving only the
peasants, who had already been serfs
under their native sovereigns. But
one is disposed to believe that the ire
mendous catastrophe which befell
them in the destruction at once of
their dynasty, their empire and their
religion by fierce conquerors, incom-
parably superior in energy and knowl-
edge, completely broke not only the
spirit Of the nation, but the self re-
spect Of the individuals who compos-
ed It.
"They were already a docile and
submissive people, and now under a
new tyranny. far harsher than that Of
rulers Of their own blood, they sank
into hopeless apathy and ceased to re-
member what their forefathers had
been. The intensity Of their devotion
to their sovereign and their deity
made them helpless when both were
overthrow. leaving them nothing to
turn to, nothing to strive for.
"The conquistadores were wise In
their hateful way when they put forth
the resources Of cruelty to outrage the
feelings Of the people and stamp ter
ror I'm their hearts,"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
The Glacial Epochs,

Several times in recent years 1t has
been observed that great explosive
volcanic eruptions Rrakatoa. Pele,
KatmaD by charging the upper atmos-
phere In the isothermal region with
nne dust have markedly diminished
the amount Of solar radiation received
at the earth's surface. 1t seems evil
dent, according to Professor w. J.
Humphreys, that the effect Of this
process must be to reduce the temper
ature Of the air near the earth, since
the dust scatters great amount OF
the solar radiation. Thus a period Of
excessive volcanic activity, If long con-
tinued, would produce the thermal
conditions Of an ice age. The geolog-
zeal record is said to furnish evidence
that such a period actually began
shortly before the last ice age and has
continued with diminishing intensity
10 the present time.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
The HUMAN SPINE.
Science Says II Is imperfect Because
, Man Walks Upright.

Science Says II Is imperfect Because
}. Man Walks Upright.
According to the osteopathist, you do
not have perfectly formed spinal col
umn, for he Is firmly convinced that
! no person In the world has q back that
Is perfect. His ideal Is a spine Of q
particular curve, whose twenty-four
bones are at equal distances apart, of
the SAME formation on both sides and
equally distant from the sides Of the
body.
The child's spine Is much nearer nor
NAL and far straighter than the adults,
and the society woman who does no
work Is more likely to have q back
whose curve comes nearer the ideal
than the college athlete. The spines of
strong men. such as the laborer or
pugilist. are most defective, for the
reason that constant pull and strain
on the spinal column accentuate its
weaknesses. The IgorrOtes, strong az
they are. have weaker and more crook
ed spines than civilized men.
stronger and more normal than ours
and consequently are not so readily at
fected by disease. If man had de-
cided to walk on all fours his spine
might be just as good as his cats or
dogs. Spinal trouble started when
our ancestors determined to walk up
right, and even after untold centuries
It seems that the human spine has not
thoroughly adjusted itself to our meth
Cd of going about. Spencer wrote:
"That all important organ. the verte-
bral column. Is as yet but incompletely
adapted to the upright posture. Only
while the vigor is considerable can
there be maintained without apprecia-
BILE effort those muscular contractions
which produce the like fexure and
bring the lumbar portion into such a
position that the line Of direction falls
within it."-New York Sun.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28


to be showered upon Director Ham
mond for his painstaking and intel
ngent instruction Of the men commit.
ted to him for training. So entirely
satisfactory Is Director Hammond's
work, not alone to his immediate com.
handing officer. but to the men who
compose the Ninth cavalry band. that
they have decided to make up q large
fund to enable him to spend his fur
Tough In Europe, where he will have
IN opportunity to study the methods
Of army bands and concert orches.
tras Of the old world.
This Is indeed a high compliment to
the professional ability Of this colored
musical director. Hitherto this field
has been monopolized almost entirely
BY white bandmasters. and they have
not always been in thorough sympathy
with the men under them. The success
Of this band disproves the oft repeated
statement that colored men will not be
led by colored officers In the army and
that they are better led by white men,
Director Hammond's men seem to
have responded more readily to his
methods of instruction than the white
officers commanding the post had ex-
pected, and the experiment Of a col
ored bandmaster for q colored band
has been shown to be such bowling
success that other worthy and COM
petent men ambitious to win honors
and distinction in this branch of the
military service Of the United States
will now have little difficulty In finding
Q market for their wares.
Colored bandmasters have fourished
In Europe for years. Some Of the best
musicians In the world are black men.
They are scattered all over Europe,
South America. Brazil, Spain. the West
Indies and France. Some Of the best
bands In the West Indies are led by
black men, and the bands in Brazil.
Porto Rico. old Spain and Cuba are
some Of them not only led by black
men, but Gre largely composed Of
black men.
The nrst colored band in America to
make concert tour Of Europe and the
continent was the celebrated Frank
Johnson's band of Philadelphia. which
some sixty or seventy years ago went
to England and by special command
Of Queen Victoria. played before her
majesty In buckingham palace, win
ming great applause from Its distin
guished auditors. It subsequently tour.
ed continental Europe In concert, re-
turning to this country flushed with
honors and considerable cash.
The Ninth cavalry band Is conner;
indeed. 1t has already arrived. The In.
nate pride Of its members will impel
them now that the ice has been broken
to strive to attain to the highest degree
Of excellency under the leadership Of
Mr.. Hammond. who IL 80 splendidly
proving his worth to bis race and
breaking down the barriers Of caste by
his Acknowledged ability as first clssa
instructor.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
"PaII Mall"

Even the British, the London British,
are not agreed upon the proper pronun-
citation of "Pall Mall" The Pail Mall
Gazette has published scores Of letters
on the subject, one from j. Henderson
Coulter. being In part as follows: 1T
really does not seem to matter much
whether Pail Mall used to be 'Paille
Maille' or 'Pawl Mawl.' Both are prob
ably incorrect etymologically. had an
old grandmother, one Of the old school.
Were she alive today she would be
about 10. She always spoke Of it as
'Peli Nell But. then, she preserved
most Of the old fashioned pronuncia-
lions, such as 'laylock' for lilac.
'obleege' for oblige, 'sassingers' for sau-
sages and gould for gold. This may
have been, and probably was, sheer
affectation on her part. Anyhow, she
tested q new manservant by hearing
how he could knock on a front door,"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
AGGRESSIVE REPTILES.
King cobras and Mambas Are tn
Worst of tho Snake Tribe.

King cobras and Mambas Are tho
Worst Of tho Snake Tribe.
The majority Of snakes are not. as
most people suppose. aggressive in
their habits; but. like the British viper,
far more anxious to get out Of the way
of the human intruder than into it.
But there are few famous. or infa-
nous, exceptions, and the mamba-
one Of the largest of the cobras and a
native Of Africa-is said to be the
most dangerous reptile in the world.
It will dy at anything and anybody;
goes out Of Its way to pick a quarrel
with every passerby and has even been
known to come down from a tree
where 1t was resting. apparently fast
asleep. to try conclusions with man
armed with a gun. The only snake
that at all approaches the mamba in
ferocity Is the great king cobra or
hamadryad of the east. which is larger
than the mamba and generally quite as
ready to Interfere with any living crea-
ture that comes within its ken. 1t has
UCcu huO"u " SuubC q Iiuh I'll uOi oC-
back, and so fast can 1t travel that 1t
Is said none but swift footed animal
has any chance Of escape.
The poison of both these snakes is 80
powerful that, as some one once stated
In an examination paper on reptiles.
seven a scientist when bitten by either
Of these ferocious creatures ceases to
be interested in the matter after the
space Of a few minutes" Among the
Australian cobras, the pit vipers Of
America and the great west African
vipers. there are certain species that
prefer the offensive to the defensive
method, and in most cases 1t is the ag-
gressive varieties that carry the most
poisonous fangs.-London Globe.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
Some Old Beliefs.

The old beliefs persist in southern
Europe, and a tragic comic instance
reaches me from Venice. A cockatoo,
kept by a British resident as pet,
had been accustomed to promenade
about the roof garden when the fam
lily went up there. But one day re-
Gently It extended its constitutional to
q neighbours roof and was promptly
shot by him. He subsequently offered
as a complete explanation the plea
that he thought it was an owl and that
there was a very young baby in his
household. Now, students Of ancient
Greek and Roman augury know that
the perching Of an owl on the roof
fOreboded death to one Of the inmates,
while Ovid is among those who charge
screech owls with sucking the blood
Of infants.-London Express.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
Load and tho Teeth.

A tendency Of the teeth and gums to
absorb lead has been observed by Vik-
tor Hinze, a German dentist, among
the workers in an accumulation fac
tory. The teeth all had much tartar,
and that scraped from the teeth Of one
man affected with anemia and other
symptoms OF poisoning was found by
analysis to contain about one-half of
per cent Of metallic lead. Extracting
the seventeen teeth still retained by
this man, the metallic lead In the
crowns was shown to be 0.03S per
cent and OO33 per cent in the roots
sufficient to give continuous lead intox'
lcation. The tartar was removed from
the teeth Of the other workers. and
this was followed by marked improve
ment in the condition Of gums and gen.
eral health.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28
CHURCHES.

CHURCHES.
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL scURcH
5th Ave. So. and 9th st. MINI.
Rev A. n. Leaitad, Rector.
Service at o'clock p. m.
All are invited. Come.
ST. PETERS A. M. {. CHURCH, 22d St.
between 9th and lVCn AYES. Services
every Sunday 1880 q. m. and 500 p. m.
Sunday school at 1880. Rev. r. n.
Lewis. Pastor.
ST. JAMES A. M. Z. CHURCH, 315
Eighth Ave. So. Sunday services at IL
q. m, 3 y. m. Sunday School at p. m.
Rev. e. r. Edwards, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH, lls0
Eighth Street So. Preaching every
Sunday morning and evening. Rev. 4.
J. Carter, Pastor.
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 9Th Avenue
N. and 9Th St. Services morning ana
evening eacn SUNDAY. Rev. M. w.
Wltners. rastor.
The Peoples Christian Mission,
REV. G. W. MITCHELL, PASTOR.
1904 Washington Ave. So.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-03-28

Perfumes were in common use In
the ancient world, but 1t Is curious 10
notice how views have changed as to
the pleasantness or otherwise Of vari-
Gus odors. The smell Of aloes Is now
considered disagreeable by the majori.
II Of people, but in the old days aloes,
both as solid extract and as wood.
formed a staple perfume or aromatic.
Saffron, too, was the most popular per
fume Of the Romans and was much In
favor in England until about the
sixteenth century. But who would
tolerate the smell Of saffron about
house or person nowadaysf-Londou
Chronicle.