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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Registration Notice.

The office of the Supervisor Of Reg
istration will be open on the Isl Mon
day in each month for the purpose Of
registering any person who is quail
fed as follows:
Who shall have been resident OF
the State for two years, and of the
county one year, and Of the polling pre-
cinct in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day Of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu-
tion of 1896 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars OF
more. H A MEYER,
Clerk of Board
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Traffic In Rare Books.

Rare books to the value Of nearly
81, ,000, 900 changed hands during the
last year. Those In great demand
seem to be works printed by old
craftsmen. A new feature Of an Eng
lish periodical, however, called "The
Bargain Column" u visible evidence
Of interest in a very different sort Of
article It records the luck Of visi-
tor to a Suffolk inn. who found that
glass on the washstand was .
Jacobite drinking glass, with . por-
trait of the pretender engraved on It.
Such a glass has brought as much as
$500. And who will say that the mo-
tive of its collector was IN any degree
lower than that Of many q seeker of
rare editions?-New York Evening
Post.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Pains In the Stomach.

If you continually complain Of
pains in the stomach, your liver or
your kidneys are out of order. Neg
lect may lead to dropsy, kidney trou-
BILE, diabetes or Bright's disease.
Thousands recommend Electric Bit
ters as the very best stomach and
kidney medicine made. H T Aston
of Raleigh, N C, who suffered with
pain in the stomach and back, writes;
MY kidneys were dersnged and my
liver did not work right. suffered
much, but Electric Bitters was rec
commended and improved from the
first dose. l now feel like a new
man." It willimprove you, too. Only
SOC and $1.00. Recommended by
Kingstree Drug Co and M L Allen.
adv
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Bethel BreeZeS.

Bethel, April l:-Some Of the
farmers of our community had be-
gun to think that their bean crops
would be destroyed last week by the
frost, but thus far none have been
seriously injured.
Messrs R S and Bishop Burgess
spent Sunday in Kingstree with
friends.
Mr. Marvin McClam, of the Mou-
IONS community, spent the weekend
at the home of Mr. and Mrs W H
McFlveen.
Thursday evening of last week a
crowd of young folk went on straw
ride to the concert at Spring Bank
school-house. Those who participat-
ed were: Misses Essie Epps, Mary
Burgess, Lee Cooper and Ruth Nc
Elveen; Messrs R S Burgess. Bishop
Burgess, Arthur Cooper, Bart Bur-
CESS, Marvin McClam, Daniel McEl-
veen, Horace Loryea and Tommie
Cooper. The crowd seemed to have
very pleasant time.
Miss Ruth McElveen and her
brother, Daniel. visited Kingstree
Wednesday of last week.
Mr. J w Dennis was a pleasant
caller in our community last Sunday.
Mr. Bishop Burgess left this after
noon for Kingstree, where he will
probably remain this week on ac-
count of the absence of his brother,
Mr. E c Burgess. VIoLETS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03

Il suffered with rheumatism for
two years and could not get my
right hand to my mouth for that
length of time" writes Lee L Chap
man, Mapleton, Iowa. Il suffered
terrible pain so that l could not
sleep or lie still at night. Five years
ago I began using Chamberlain's
Liniment and in two months l was
well and have not suffered with
rheumatism since" For sale by all
dealers. adv
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Reply to "A Hunter"
Editor County Record

Editor County Record
The attitude that "a Hunter"
takes with lawlessness plainly shows
that he not only needs the Code un-
der his nose" but over it; ignorance
of the law does not excuse any one;
surely he couldn't expect Citizen"
to furnish his guests" with licenses!
He should have been courteous
enough to have done this. 1t takes
time and money, too, and for Citi-
zen" to offer to take his guests mon-'
ey and receipt for same and have
their licenses mailed to them in order
toprotect them, should the policecome
and demand their license, seems to
be accommodation enough for Citi-
zen."
Should ever be so unfornate as
to need a marriage license will not
fool the Probate Judge; I'll procure
the license first. The Clerk of Courts
record shows three licenses paid.
How many guests, Hunter" We're
some taking a sun-bath? Say, did
you fool the Clerk? Tell Us, did you
render unto Caesar, the things that
were Caesars, say? CITIZEN.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03

The quickest and surest cure for
burns, bruises, boils, sores, inAamma-
ton and all skin diseases is BuckIen's
Arnica Salve. In four days it cured
L H Haflin of 1redell, Tex, of a sore
on his ankle which panied him so
much he could hardly walk. Should
be in every house. Only Csc. Fec
commended by Kingstree Drug Co
and NJ L Allen. adv .
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Powerful SaIye.

A man in Nebraska has invented q
new powerful double-acting salve
which shows powers never before ex-
uibited by salves Of any kind.
The inventor accidentally cut of
the tail of tame wolf, and. immedt
ately applying some Of the salve to
the stump. a new tail grew out
rhen picking up the old tail, he ap-
piled some of the salve to the raw
end Of that, and a wolf grew out; but
ne was a wild wolf. and had to be
,hot.-Chieago Tribune.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
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Summons for Relief.


COMPLAINT SERVED.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
Court of Common Pleas.
S B Poston and J w Brown, qualified
executors of the estate of S Poston,
deceased, Plaintiffs.
against
Amanda Cooper, John Wesley Cooper
and Sam B Cooper, Defendants.
To the Defendants, Amanda Cooper.
JohnWesley Cooper and Sam B Cooper:
You are hereby summoned and re-
auired to answer the complaint in this
action, of which copy is herewith
served upon you, and to serve copy of
Your answer to the said complaint on
the subscriber at his office in Kings
tree. S c. within twenty days after the
service hereof, exclusive of the day Of
such service: and if you fail to answer
the complaint within the time afore-
said, the plaintiffs in this action will ap-
plv to the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Date, February l3, 1918.
LEROY LEE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the absent Defendant, Sbhn Wesley
Cooper:
TAKE NoTIcE-That the original sum-
mons in this action, of which the fore
going is copy, together with the COM
plant, was filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
Williamsburg county. State Of South
Carolina, on the 21st day of February,
1913. LEROY LEE,
3-27-6t Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated 21st day of February. 1918.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of April, 1913, at IL o'clock,
noon, will apply to P M Brockinton,
Judge of Probate of Williamsburg
county, for Letters Dismissory as Ad-
of the estate of Mrs Mary
E Gibbons, deceased.
JP GIBBONS,
3-13-4tp Administrator
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Notice of Application
for Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given, that the un-
dersigned will make application on the
5th day of May. 1913, at eleven o'clock
a. M, to the Honorable P M Brockin-
ton, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg
county, for his final discharge as Ad-
ministrator of the estate of L G Blake
ley, deceased, and that at said time a
full accounting will be made to the said
Probate Judge of his actings and doings
as said Administrator.
Dated at Kingstree, S c, this, the
29th day of March, 1913.
7 E BLAKELEY,
Administrator of Estate of L G Blake
ley, deceased. 4-3-5t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
"Divil~ Take a Dull Razor.

A Mr. Man married Miss Beard
at Camden last week. It is very nat
uraI that a Man should want to ac-
ouire Beard.-Kingstree Record.
But the "divil" take dull razor
in the cultivation of it, begorra!-
Clinton Gazette.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that stock
holders of the R-O'B-K Co and the
Greelyville Mercantile Co will hold a
meeting on Monday, April %. for the
purpose of dissolving the above corpor-
ations. Books of subscription are now
open for the Consolidated Co of Greely-
vile S C. VIM O'BRYAN,
ED RHoDUS,
PR KEELS,
4-3-2t F MlSHoE.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Notice of Application
for Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will make application on the
5th day of May, 1918, at eleven O'Clock
a. m. to the Honorable P NJ Brockinton,
Judge of Probate of Williamsburg
county, for his final discharge as Ad-
ministrator of the estate of Thomas E
Ragin, deceased, and that at said time
full accounting will be made to the said
Probate Judge of his actings and doings
as said Administrator.
Dated at KingStree, S C, this. the
18th day of January. 1913.
A j RAGIN,
Administrator of the Estate of Thomas
E Ragin, deceased. Asst
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Final DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereby given that on the
26th day of April, 1918, at IL o'clock,
noon, / will apply to P N Brockinton,
Judge of Probate of Williamsburg
county, for Letters DismissorY as Ad-
of the estate of T E Salters,
deceased. T E SALTERS.
3-27-4tp administrator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Couahs, Colds, Eatefy Eyes
Cured In a Day

by taking Cheeney's Expectorant-
also cures consumption, whooping
cough, droppings from the nose, and
throat, bronchitis, and all throat
and lung troubles. Cheeney's Expec-
torant a liquid preparation, tested
for so years. Try it. Safe, sure
and satisfactory. Druggists 25c and
5oc 11-7-7mp-adv.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the 5th
day of May, A D 1918, at eleven O'Clock
in the forenoon, we will apply to P M
Brockinton, Judge of Probate of Will
liamsburg county, for Letters Dismisso-
ry as Executors of the estate of S j
Taylor, deceased.
SV TAYLOR,
EO TAYLOR, N D,
4-3-5t Executors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-04-03
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the Sd
day of May, A D 1918, at eleven o'clock
in the forenoon. l will apply to P NJ
Brockinton, Judge of Probate of Will
liamsburg county, for Letters Dismisso-
nv as Guardian of Norman Thomas.
EDWARD DUKE,
4-3-5tp Guardian.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Seed SwindIe Exposed

There has recently been a consider
able amount of advertising, by the
press and otherwise, of two beans for
which highly extravagant claims are
made, and for the seed of which ex-
orbitant prices are being asked, says
the Weekly News Letter of the de-
partment of agriculture. One of
these is being advertised under
the name of the Shahon pea, with
the absurd claim that on three and
one-half acres this plant produced 70
tons of hay and $50 bushels of seed.
The Shahon pea rs nothing more
nor less than the plant properly
known as the Asparagus bean or
Yardlong bean. 1t is a close relative
of the cowpea-in fact, most botan-
lists consider it a mere variety. In
experimental tests with upwards of
20 varieties of Asparagus bean this
department reached the conclusion
that none of them could possibly COM
pete with the better varieties of COW
peas as a forage crop. The stems, as
a rule, are much more slender and
vining, and the long pods, which lie
on the ground, cannot be harvested
by machinery. None of these 20 val
ieties is as productive, either in herb.
age or in pods, as the better varieties
of cOwpeas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Aid for Flood Sufferers

Washington, Dec. aid for suffer.
ers from the disastrous floods in Tex
as has been extended by the war de-
partment upon the basis of reports
from Brigadier General Bliss, COM
handing the American troops on the
Mexican border, who for the mo.
ment has turned his attention from
the war game to works of mercy.
There were $4,000 people in the
bottoms before the floods, 10000 ne.
groes and 1000 whites," the report
says. Approximately 1000 had been
rescued and 10000 are still in the bot
toms, marooned in gin houses and on
the roofs of houses. Practically all
are destitute, and rations, clothing
and blankets are needed. One thous'
and more rations are needed for 10
days or two weeks, and it is recon
mended that 10000 rations and 10000
blankets be rushed to Bryan for i'm
mediate use."
General Bliss said he had collected
the necessary rations and blankets
and Secretary Garrison promptly or
dered them sent forward.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Will Close Club Bullets

Portland, Ore, Dec. s.-Governor
West yesterday again offered to call
out the militia, this time to compel
the Elks and Moose lodges Of the cap
ital city to close the punets in their
club rooms, admittance to which is
limited in both cases 70 members.
The offer was made to Mayor Sleeves
and City Attorney Page when the Of
ficials complained that the Salem
Brewery was delivering beer to resi-
dences and the two lodge clubs were
serving liquors to their members
without licenses from the city.
Since the election a week ago Sa-
lem saloons have been closed. An
amendment to the charter was adopt
ed, prohibiting the council from is.
suing saloon licenses, which amend.
ment is nov before the courts for
adjudication.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Preachers Compete for Business

Seattle. Dec. "a silent battle is
being waged on Court House Hill by
three ministers of the gospel, the
Rev. August Sandell, the Rev. George
Kindred and the Rev. A. E. Greene,
whose offices surrounded the court
house on two sides, bearing announce.
ments of their calling and the further
statement that they perform marriage
ceremonies. Mr.. Kindred goes to the
extent Of announcing that he is the
"Gretna Green minister"
Underlying the question of mar
riage ceremonies Is a total of ap-
proximately $4,000 paid out annually
in fees.
The Rev. August Sandell, the pio'
lei in the business, uses an auto.
mobile in going to and returning
from work. Before competition be-
came SO strong the Rev. Mr.. Sandell
is said to have taken in from $500
to 500 a month in fees.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Keeping Out the RATS

In the current issue OF the Farm
and Fireside appears a department
entitled "The Headworx Shop" in
which various contributors report
"handy kinks that will save you time
and labor" Following IS a contribu.
tors account of how n man fought
rats:
A Wisconsin farmer estimated that
for years the rats got from fifteen to
thirty bushels of barley every season
from his granary. He tried every
known way to get rid of the rats, but
failed. He tried every season to stop
all the rat holes, but still they gnawed
through.
Last year, while putting concrete
floors in his barns and granary, it &C.
Cured to him to make his granary
rat proof.
On the walls of his granary he tack.
ed laths perpendicularly, a foot apart,
Over these he stretched and tackled
c~hicken.wire. Then put on a coat OF
cement about an inch thick. The
chicken.wire holds the cement until
it hardens. He now mas q solid ce
ment granary, unleakabIe and rat
proof. The cost vas insignificant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
CATCHING THE QUAcks

In Chicago, a leading newspaper is
making a vigorous fight on quack
doctors and quack institutions with
the result that the government has
arrested a number of the operators
and many more have fed from the
city.
OF all the cruel swindlers in the
world, none can be worse than the
quack institution which preys upon
the sick and ailing, comments the
Helena Independent. An association
of grave robbers is a benevolent in
stitution in comparison. In years
gone by and even at present, these
quacks have browbeat victims out of
money and sold to them either harm
full drugs or alleged medicines which
are absolutely worthless and certainly
not intended to cure. for as a rule
they are compounded by men who
know nothing of medicine, know moth
ing of diagnosis and simply rely upon
the lure of cleverly worded adver-
tisements and circular letters to draw
the victim within reach of their vor-
acious claws.
The revelations made recently
show, as they did some years ago,
that certain Of the victims had be-
come dope fiends through the ISL of
the quack's medicines. But the crew
which at present is in the custody of
officers in Chicago is made up largely
of men who sold pills made of harm
less, cheap materials. The quacks
who are now in custody have the eff
frontery to plead as a reason of len
iency, that they are not doing dam
age to the health of their victims,
only their pocketbooKs have been
flattened.
Federal laws have been placed on
the statute books since the agitation
a few years ago, so that it is possible
to send the operators of fake institu-
tons and the quack doctors to the
penitentiary, as we'll as giving them
stiff fines. They should be made to
pay heavily for their swfndling and
even if they were fined ten times the
limit, they would not receive their
just deserts. Terms in prison would
help more than fines 70 destroy the
ghouls and despite the fact that the
tremendously wealthy quacks have
employed the best legal talent obtain.
able, Chicago is reused to such an ex-
tent that money may not avail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Can Fill Any Office

When this administration began
Woodrow Wilson and his cabinet
showed no particular alacrity in dis
charging republican oficeholders and
giving the patronage to democrats. In
some quarters the explanation was
made that the republicans had be.
come so efficient in the government
service that they had to be retained
for the good of the country.
This greatly peeved a hothead
southern senator, who criticized the
situation as follows:
by thunder! If there's q job un.
der this government that a democrat
can't fill it ought to be abolished
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
UNCLE SANS FINANCES

There is food for thought for the
confirmed pessimist in the figures pre-
pared by the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce OF the Depart
ment of Commerce, for publication in
the 1913 Statistical Abstract of the
United States, showing the aggregate
Indebtedness of every country and col
ony in the world for which figures are
to be had from official sources or &C.
cepted authorities.
The aggregate national indebted
ness of over seventy countries for
which figures are available, including
practically all the great nations of
the world, is $42. OOO, 100000. Here is
how this enormous indebtedness is
divided:
Italy, $2,707, 100000.
France, $6.2S4. OOO, 900.
Russia, $4,553, 900 900.
Great Britain, S 1856, 00O. 900.
Spain 81, S15,O OO, 900.
British India. STATS, 900, 900.
Japan, 1,242. OOO, 900.
The German Empire. $1.17S.0OO 900.
The German States (aside from the
imperial Department., $685. 00, 900.
The Empire OF Austria-H Hungary,
81, 051 600, 200.
Austria (alone), S1,434, O00, 900.
Hungary (alOne), $1,26S, OOO, 900.
The United States, 81, 2 ,0OO, 900.
Thus it is plain that the national
debt of the United States is less than
that of any Of the great powers and
even considerably less than that of
any OF the second-rate powers.
On the other hand, our national
wealth greatly overtops that of any
other nation. The following figures
from the last edition of the States
mems Year Book, tell this story of
the total wealth of the four richest
nations:
The United States, $780, OO, o00, 900.
England, $780, 00, 0o0. 900.
France, $685. 0 ,000. 1000.
Germany, $50. 500, 00o, 900.
If these were the figures of a com.
mercial house, any capable credit
man would very readily be able tc
compute the relative prosperity Of
the nee in short order. Similar
computations may be applied to the
nations, and they show that, while the
next wealthiest nation has abou'
twenty.three times as much assets a.
liabilities. we have about 125 times al
much assets as debts. The bald fig
res alone should cheer up the pessi
mists considerably. There certainl,
is nothing the matter with the coun
try financially.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Bryan Oodoes Suffragettes

Washington. Dec.9.-Secretary Bry-
an escaped a suffrage ambush at a
meeting of the National Popular Gov
eminent league, where he spoke on
popular government. A delegation of
women suffragists, fresh from their
convention here, took places in the
hall at which it had been advertised
the secretary of state was to speak,
and near the conclusion Of his ad-
dress, Miss Helen Todd, a California
~suffragist, arose and called out: "And
how about popular government for
women, Mr.. Secretary"
With flashing eyes, the secretary
said: MADAM, in your work you
doubtless have followed your judg.
ment and conscience. In my work
have followed mine."
The ~suffragists made no further ef'
forts to secure an expression from
Mr.. Bryan and the secretary imme'
diately thereafter left the hall.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
RAILROADS COMPLAIN
High Cost Of Living Increases Their
Operating Expenses

High Cost Of Living Increases Their
Operating Expenses
St. Louis, Dec. 9.-President B. F.
Bush of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
in an address last night before the
Pennsylvania society or st. Louis,
said the railroads of the United
States yer the sufferers, and not
gamers, by the increased cost of liv-
ing.
Mr.. Bush quoted rates on various
commodities, to show how little the
freight rates figured m cost to con.
sumers. According to me figures lie
cited, the rate on a parr OF shoes
from St. Louis to Dallas is 3.67 cents,
and to Denver 4 cents. The freight
on a suit of clothes to Dallas he fig
ured at 8.8 cents, and to Denver 81
cents.
"You will realize" he continued,
chew little raj; oad rates have to co
will the cost of an article to the con.
sumner. He gains nothing by an ordi-
nary freight reduction. and suffers
nothing through a reasonable freight
increase.
Have you eve Known a consumer
to buy an article at less than cost be.
cause the freight rate on it had been
cut two or three mills, or even two
or three cents? The manufacturer
jobber or retailer Teaps the benefit,
and the roads are deprived of reve,
nue. necessary to conduct their bust
ness, and to care sor the increasing
demands"