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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-09-16
BATTLES THEM ALL.
A Clock In Kingstree That Runs
by Itself.

A clock in the window of the
Kingstree Hardware Co.'S store is
just now exciting all sorts of specu-
lations from the city's sages and
philosophers as we'll as from those of
ordinary intellects. The device runs
and keeps accurate time with abso-
lutely no apparent means of propul-
sion, as it consists of nothing more
than two hands revolving on deli
cate axis, which is held at right an
giles against the plate glass window
by means of a small rubber vacuum
cup. What makes it 60. nobody
knows, and it is understood that un-
less some one solves the mystery
pretty soon, Mr. w H Carr, manager
of the store, is going to offer prize
of $50 to the one who cracks open
this tough nut.
We hope some one will handle the
proposition before long, as it causes
too much of creepy" feeling
among the populace to have such
mysterious arrangements hanging
around town during these times of
war.
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FARMERS MEETING
HELD HERE FRIDAY.
Continued from page y

we now may build. Fear and hope
have had their day.
1t is true that big victories by
the German forces on the western
battle front would greatly disturb
finance, and would probably send
the price of cotton tumbling down
ward, yet such thing could be only
temporary. If the farmers will
store their cotton and secure ware.
house receipts they need not fear,
even the worst.
At the conclusion of Senator Epps'
remarks he read extracts from the
Spartanburg speech of the Ware
house Commissioner, Hon Jno L Nc
Laurin, which were received with
rapt attention.
The Hon P H Stoll, who always
speaks fiuently and with force, was
introduced and seemed to be at his
best on this occasion.
He said that while it was we'll to
talk cotton, think cotton and grow
cotton it was high time to turn our
attention and direct our energies
along other lines of agriculture. He
pointed out the fact that the county
fair was one of the very best means
ever devised to bring face to face to
the farmers through practical object
lessons the advantages and oppor-
tunities of diversified farming.
He urged the Importance of every
one working in accord for the sue
cess of the fair, and asked the peo-
pie to preserve specimens of their
choice products and have them pre-
pared and on exhibition when the
fair opens, and challenged any one
to a race for the blue ribbon offered
for the best old red rooster.
His address was not only instruc-
tive and forceful, but it was beauti-
fully rendered and highly entertain
ing.
Quite a number of those present
joined the association voluntarily af,
ter the meeting adjourned, and it
seemed to be the general opinion of
those present that had it not been
for the disappointment caused by ex-
Senator McLaurin's absence the
meeting would have been all that
had been hoped for its success.
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PROMINENT MINISTER DEAD.
Rev Howard Lee Jones Passes
Away at Florence Infirmary.

Florence, September Is: - The
Rev Howard Lee Jones, D D,
president of Coker Coolidge. and
former pastor of the Citadel Square
Baptist church, Charleston, died at
$50 o'clock this morning at the
Florence Infrmary, to which insti-
tuition he was brought for surgical
treatment week ago. DR. Jones
had been suffering an illness for
many weeks which within the last
ten days vitality affected him, neces-
stating his having to undergo an
operation. 1t was definitely known
on Saturday last that the end was
near and members of the family
were summoned to his bedside.
DR. Jones was forty-four years old
last April. He was one of the most
eloquent and forceful ministers Of
the Baptist denomination in the
South, and his manly Christian
character and influence will oe miss
ed throughout this State
The body was taken to Hartsville
this afternoon at 4 o'clck over the
Seaboard, accompanied by the fam
lily, and the Rev DR. John S Sewers,
pastor of the First Baptist church
at Florence, and Deacon w NJ Wat
ers of the same church. The. body
was placed in the presidents office
at Coker college, where it will lie in
state until 2 O'Clock tomorrow when
the funeral services will be held.
The mterment will be at Hartsville.
DR. Jones was the youngest son
of the late Rev ] William Jones, D
D, himself minister, and the faith
er of four sons who entered the
Baptist ministry: The Rev Carter
Jones, D D, the Rev E Pendleton
Jones, D D, the Rev M Ashby
Jones, D D, and the Rev Howard
Lee Jones, D D.
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Kinastree's Cotton Market

The Kingstree cotton market op-
ened very favorably last week, con-
sidering the low price that has pre-.
vailed since the 1914 crop was har-
vested until the ginning of the pres.
ent crop began.
The local market opened with an
advance of several points in price
over that offered at any time dur
ing the past year and cotton is now be,
ing sold on the platform at 104 cents
for basis middling, which figure, we
are informed by local buyers, is sew
eral points higher than is being
paid at nearby markets.
The cotton market prospects look
good to us just now and we are op-
tomistic enough to believe that it
will improve.
Farmers generally appear to be in
better spirits than they have at any
time within the past thirteen months.
The seed market is also good. 1t
opened with a price of $4,000, which
has already jumped to $3.50 per ton
and it is probable that the price of
seed will be $4,000 by the end of the
present week.
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Misses Rosa Welch and Charlotte
Winslow of North Carolina, sister:
of Mr. and Mrs w H Welch, re-
spectively, are guests of the latter
and will attend school here this win
ter.
The name of DR. B NJ Montgomery
of Hemingway was accidentally omit.
ted in our account of the physicians
attending the meeting of Williams
burg County Medical association in
our last issue.
Mr. P S Courtney and family and
Miss Alice Stackley are spending a
few days at Rock Hill. From there
they will visit Asheville and Peach
land, N G.. At the latter place Mr.
Sam P Stackley is principal of the
high school. They are making the
trip by auto.
The following young ladies left
Tuesday morning to resume their
studies at Winthrop college: Misses
Louise Barr, Elizabeth Speigneu
Minnie and Daisy Strong of Kings
tree and Lucille Cooper of Cooper
Miss Ruth Courtney left for Draugh
on's Business college, Columbia.
We regret to learn that Mrs W E
Jenkinson is critically ill at an in-
firmary in Florence. Mrs Jenkinson
went to Florence several days ago
to visit her father and while there
her condition became such that an
operation was necessary. 1nforma-
ton received here yesterday was to
the effect that she is getting along
as we'll as can be expected Under the
circumstances. Mr. Jenkinson is
with her.
Mr. H I Prosser, former agricul-
tural agent in the industrial depart
ment of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way Co at Norfolk. Va, has recently
been promoted to be assistant indus
trial agent with headquarters at
Hamlet, N C. Mr. Prosser is Will
liamsburg man. In 1907 he won a
scholarship to Clemson college over
ii applicants. He was elected pro-
fessor of agriculture in the Univer-
sity of Florida at Gainesville, Fla,
after he graduated in 1912. He
taught there a year. Mr. Prosser
makes strong official for the Sea-
board Air Line railway.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-09-16
OLD WILLIAMSBURG
FAVORS PROHIBITION
ELECTION PASSES OFF QUIETLY
GIVING AN OVERWHELMING
AGAINST LOCAL OPTION.

The Statewide prohibition election
Tuesday passed off very quietly in
Kingstree and Williamsburg county.
1t is impossible to give the vote by
precincts at this time as many of
the polls have not yet been returned
and the commissioners no not meet
to canvass the vote until nest Tues
day. However, enough is known as
to the result to say that the total vote
polled will be less than 1000, eighty
ty per cent of which is in favor of
prohibition. At Greelyville the To-
cal option vote was larger than at
any other poll in the county, it be-
ing 80, but at that the vote in favor
of prohibition was over 2 to l. At
Kingstree 119 votes were cast for
prohibition against 18 for local op-
ton.
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Notice.

This is to notify those requiring
school books that the same will be
sold for cash only, so please don't
ask US to charge them when you
come to buy.
1t JNO NJ Brown.
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SCHOOL TRUsTEEs-We have enlisted
with us at this season of the year very
select and competent list of teachers
who will accept schools for either the
summer or fall term. Write today, be-
fore they are picked over. CAROLINA
TEACHERS AGENCY, F K Graham, Mgr,
Kingstree. S C. 8-l2-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-09-16

WANTED-To borrow three thousand
dollars for three or five years on real
estate security, less expense of making
papers, and premium on fire insurance
policy covering buildings. LEONARD,
Record Office. 8-26-tf
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WANTED "A school girl to board dur
ing the coming session. Good home
for girl attending school in Kingstree
from the country. Apply to or write,
MRS BERTHA WOLFE, Kingstree, S c.
9-9-4t
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WANTED-To sell thousand or twelve
hundred dollars of country bank stock
at once. Address, BANKsToCK, care of
The Record. S-26-tf
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For SALE-Appler seed Oats. Sample
may be seen at The Record Office or
upon application to w N CLARKsoN,
Heinenann, S G. 9-9-4tp
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money"

The mint makes it and under the
terms of the Continental Mortgage Com
pany you can secure it at 60 for any
legal purpose on approved real estate.
Terms easy, tell US your wants and we
will CO. operate with you. 7-22-3m
9OS-9 Munsey Bldg, Baltimore, Md
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-09-16

NoTICE-The Government at Wash
ington will furnish limited quantity
of legume innoculation free. Apply te
T o EPPs, Agt. 9-2-4tp
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For SALE-A good young bay mare,
small but perfectly sound; safe driver.
A bargain to quick purchaser. H
FoXwoRTH, Cades, S G.. 9-9-2t
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For SALE-Three tracts of land. Ed
WIN EPPS. 9-2-5tp
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LOCAL
NEWS

Mw NU
Mr. Jno F McFadden was in Lake
City yesterday.
MrHD Reddick of Andrews was
in Kingstree Tuesday.
WD Fulton of Mouzon was
id Kingstree Tuesday.
MIN Sauls of Lake City, K +
D, was in Kingstree Saturday.
MrSM Brown, Kingstree, R F
D. was noted in town Tuesday.
Eueene King has returned from
a visit to relatives at Hartsyille.
MrTB Cooper of Mouzons was a
caller at The Record office Saturday.
MrPD Dukes. Greelyville, Rt 2.
was a caller at The Record office to-
day.
Riddles, be on hand when the
old school bell rings Monday morn
ing.
Miss Maria Suits is spending sew
era) weeks with relatives at Scran-
ton
O'Bryan, ESQ, was in Column
bia this week on professional busl-
ness.
Mrs E E Fluitt visited her broth
er, MIR ] B Lesesne, at Florence, this
week.
Misses Sue Stoll and Eudora Kirk
have been elected teachers in the
Sumter schools.
: Mrs w j Cockfield, with her chill
dren, visited her former home, Lake
City, this week.
The Kingstree High and Graded
school opens it's 19l5-l6 session next
Monday morning.
Mrs W K Mcintosh and children
have returned home from visit to
friends in Lake City.
Mr. H E Parham has returned
from an outing spent at Latta, Co.
9umbia and elsewhere.
Miss Rubie Thorn returned to Ra-
leigh, N C, yesterday to resume her
studies at St Mary's school.
Messrs S w Montgomery, Greedy
vile, and A w Montgomery, Salters,
were noted in town Monday.
William T Wilkins, Jr, left Mon
day for Cambridge. Mass, where ne
will enter Harvard university.
Mr. w E Thompson of Georgetown
visited relatives in Kingstree and
vicinity Thursday of last week.
Robt w Fulton, Jr, went to Clln-
ton Monday evening, where ne has
entered the Presbyterian college.
Miss Margaret Ross left Kings
tree Sunday morning for Hamlet, N
C, to resume her duties as teacher
: there.
Miss Amanda Edwards. who has
been spending several days at her
home at Latta, has returned TO
Kingstree.
DR. and Mrs A M Snider have re-
turned home after a pleasant So
journ at Reedy Creek Springs, IN
Dillon county.
The Kingstree tobacco market
will close next Wednesday. If you
have any tobacco remaining on hand
bring it in at once.
The Clemson college short course
for boys closed last week Among
those receiving certificates was VIM
H Smith of Bloomingvale.
Alex Blakely and Francis Budd!n
left Tuesday for Wofford college,
where they will matriculate as stu
dents for the 1915,l6 session.
Mrs E E King and little son, Lo-
raine, returned Sunday evening from
Florence, where they were guests OF
the family of Mr. B w Butler.
MIR VIM Epps, youngest son Of
Mr. Edwin Epps, was thrown from
his motorcycle yesterday afternoon
and sustained painful, if not serious
injuries.
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For SALE.-One combination Bay
Mare left here for sale. Is gentle,
handsome and suitable for ladies' use.
Perfectly safe. Price low. MARTIN &
GAMBLE, Kingstree, S c. 9-16-tf
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To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
|

Teke the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it Is
Ouinine and Iron in a tasteless form,
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. 50 cents
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Mrs E E King and little son, Lo'
raine returned Sunday evening from
Florence, where they were guests OF
the family of Mr. B w Butler.
MIR VIM Epps, youngest son OF
Mr. Edwin Epps, was thrown from
his motorcycle yesterday afternoon
and sustained painful, if not serious
injuries.
Mrs P O Arrowsmith and chill
dren haye returned from Due West
where they spent the summer with
Mrs Arrowsmith's father, MIR j L
Tribble.
Rev H D Bull returned to Kings
tree this week and services will be
resumed Sunday at the Episcopal
church, which has been closed since
the morning of August l.
Mrs L S Dennis. accompanied by
little Cornelia Bunch, left Tuesday
night for a ten days visit to her
father at Bamberg. Mr. Dennis will
leave Saturday to join her.
Presiding Elder H B Browne re-
turned Saturday from his vacation.
which was spent at Camden and
other points. He preached in the
Methodist church Sunday evening.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-06-04
When Germany's Big Guns Reared.

Mr. Reginald Wright Kaufman, the au-
thor, gives this vivid description of the fir.
ing OF the big German guns at Antwerp, where
he first heard the "forty-twos:"
Suddenly something bolted past above
my head something hot scorching, and Of
tremendous size, something that roared like
frightened train and sped like meteoric
SUM- The very draft of it seemed first to suck
me upwards and then hurl me far forward
and sidewise on my face. fell, as a man
might fall before cyclonic blast from the
furnace where worlds are made; but, as fell,
| saw, or thought | saw, that meteoric sun
explode up there where the searchlight
played, If ! thought of anything, it was Of
an earthquake.
81 know that there shot out sheet of
flame that must have been two or three hun
dred feet wide and fully as high know
that Niagara of stones and clay leaped up
ward from the distant spot ! know that
hail of pulverized stone poured all about me.
and that the defamation rocked the city Of
Antwerp as a giant might rock a cradle that
he stumbled over know that now; but then
all that | knew clearly was that all our pre-
vious alarms had been trifles and that this at
last was the beginning of the 40 centimeter
guns " ------
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-06-04
Indian Raids IN Texas
Continued From Page 81

and by coming up it about six abreast. The
first thing the teamsters knew the Indians
had complete possession. When their pres
ence was first discovered, one of the boys ex-
claimed: Good heavens have all these post
oak trees turned to Comanchesi" The In
dian boys amused themselves by shooting the
|. 5. on the wagons with their arrows. The
wagon master interviewed the chief to know
what he wanted The chief replied that he
wanted ponies and blankets; that he intended
to have them, and said: "If you think this
hundred men is not enough, have got one
hundred more Just over the HILL" This was
sufficient They ransacked the wagons, took
all the provisions, blankets and clothing that
the teamsters had and then told the Transfers
to hitch up their mules and vamoose. which
they did This took place near Operas creek.
IN the northern portion of Comanche county.
The train then had TO go to Fort Crogin, now
the town Of Burnett Bunet county, before
getting anything to eat.
Shortly after this incident, while teaming
on the same road, one morning about one mile
south of where the town of Comanche now
stands we met little Indian boy Tor we sup
posed him to be), who told us he was a Mex
lean, and had been captured by the Indians.
but had gotten away from them. We strongly
suspicioned him though as being a spy. We
gave him something to eat and told him 10 20,
which he did, The little fellow kept the road
until he reached 0. T. Tyler's, distance Of
over one hundred miles. One evening, lust
at dark, Mr.. Tyler saw him sitting on the
fence Tyler went to him and quickly found
out that he was Mexican. He kindly took
the lad in, wrote the governor of Mexico. and
after ascertaining where he lived, sent him
home to his widowed mother. All that the
little fellow had told us about his capture and
treatment by the Indians was true, no doubt.
could give many more instances that would
be interesting to the reader concerning our
many and varied experiences while teaming
through TINS wilderness country in pioneer
days, but what | have said must suffice for
the present, as have something more valua.
bic to talk about later.
Copyrighted by z. L. Deaton.)
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-06-04
MEN BEHAVE UNDER FIRE

But late that night Christmas Eve-when
Robin lay awake listening to some boys sing
ing carols down the road, the Beautiful fer-
son who was his mother 0ept into the room
and stood beside his bed. -, =,
"I'm wake" said Robin with chuckle.
as she was turning quietly away from MN.
He pulled her down to the bed beside him.
"Muvver! if I've got father now, why
haven't always had fatheri"
Just a little slence-in the light OF the
shaded candle she carried, Robins mother
looked almost sad for a moment-then she
said:
because, darling never knew what q
dear father he was; never knew how much !
loved him. / would not do as he wished; l
wanted to go my own way; wanted all tho
things that | thought meant happiness, and
when ] found out that was wrong | was
afraid to ask him to forgive me"
"Im not 'fraid, )" said Robin, only half I'M
derstanding. She bent and kissed him silently.
"Will he always be my father, nowi" =
"Yes, always"
ooh Then the boys will play with me at
school now, won't theyi"
And then Robin s mother told him that they
were not going to let him 20 back to that
school any more; that they were going to
take him away to fresh place altogether,
that they were going to begin all over again
and be happy.
"And will the Man who makes the Music
come with usi" asked Robin sleepily. The
Beautiful Person who was Robins mother
laughed-such sweet, contented laugh!
".We shall go with him, she said. GLOW
else did you think we could be happy,
Robbyi"
But Robin was asleep.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-06-04
The Boy Who Had No Father
CONTINUED From Page 2.


long night dress his thick hair crumplel The
,Wiindow-pane Man let go of the women he
held; he turned to Robin with an oath, but
Robin ran past him to the shelter of his
mothers arms.
al stayed 'wakel ! stayed 'wakel' he
cried. 81 stayed wake to tell you that my
father is the man that makes the music! he
made the music you sing-and his name is
Gef'ry. And-and I'd rather have him for
my father than the Window-pane Man"
He looked anxiousy towards the door, for
the Man who made the Music had promised
TO come over as soon ms he saw the big car
draw up at the house, and he had not come,
but A bell whirred suddenly through the
silence.
The Window-pane Man made an angry step
forward
"Send the boy away. What is the mean
ing Of all this absurd scenei Send him away,
Evelyn"
But the Beautiful Person held Robin close
in her arms, and before either Of them could
speak again the door opened and the Man
who made the Music stood there.
"Geoffryl" said Robins mother, and her
voice was almost scream in its wild glad
ness. She loosed her hold Of Robin, and tot
tered forward into the mans outstretched
arms.
"If I've got a father now" he said pres
emily, as nurse led him upstairs to bed, "why
haven't always had a fatheri"
Nurse took refuge behind the barrier that
had served as a screen for her ignorance on
more than one occasion
"There are some things little boys cannot
be told, Master Robinl'
Didn't my mother want my fatheri" he
pursued relentlessly.
"Some people," said nurse enigmatically,
"never know what they want till they find
they. cant. lhqys il " ~. ....... . u,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-06-04
"War Rraad.n

In Holland all bread is baked by the town
bakers and never made in the home. A kind
Of bread is baked called war bread" or "ne-
cessity bread" partly Of rice and rye, and
this everyone eats and Is still eating. Il is
not unlike our own rye bread, and while many
people do not like it. il Is healthier than
white bread and quite as palatable The