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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-09-16
JACKSONVILLE PUSHING AHEAD.
Hard Times Do Not Retard
Towns Progress.

Johnsonville, September 15:-Not-
withstanding the hard times, John
sonville still grows. There is rapid.
ly nearing completion a handsome
brick block, consisting of three
modern stores, which are owned
by the Johnsonville Hardware COM
pany and NJ kosenfeld. One of
these stores will be occupied at an
early date by w R Jones Of Green
vile, who will conduct dry goods
and shoe business, and the other
two by Rosenfeld and Gasque. The
latter firm opened here. a few weeks
ago in temporary quarters and al
ready find need for larger store
room for their thriving business IN
general merchandise.
Ell Prosser is to erect a new and
large store soon, and several other
store buildings will probably be un-
der way in few weeks.
Several residences are being built,
and material is being placed on the
ground for the erection of modern
Methodist church building.
The town is improving its streets,
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the money needed at a considerably

the money needed at a considerably
lower rate than the people are now
being compelled to pay. We are
more than pleased to say that Com
missioner McLaurin is afire with
zeal and enthusiasm to the necessity
and Importance of having this class
of warehouse dotted all over the
country for taking care of the crop.
Be sure to place your house at
least 100 feet away from any other
exposure. If placed on spur track,
insurance rate will not be affected.
This office is now ready to DO
business with all complying with
requirements. We are delighted to
see your spirit, and if we can serve
you in any way, plese call on US.
Yours very truly,
JG L WHITE,
Deputy State Warehouse Com.
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AuuuSt Tobacco Sales.

There were 21,631.676 pounds OF
tobacco sold in South Carolina dur
ing the month of August, which
brought 1888, 3,171.08, according to
the monthly report made public by
Commissioner Watson. The average
price paid for tobacco for this year
has been 1856, as against 11.02 last
wear. There are twenty-four mar.
kets and fifty-seven warehouses in
the State this season.
The sale by markets and the price
at each market for the month of
August follow:
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Deputy State Warehouse Com.

MrD C Scott, Jr, has recently
been appointed and accepted the
agency for the celebrated Maxwell
cars in Williamsburg county. The
Maxwell is recognized throughout
the country as among the best cars
on the market for general use. 1t
is manufactured as a roadster and
a touring car, either of which can
be purchased in this county through
Mr. Scott The Maxwell Co also man.
ufactures motor trucks of every de-
scription. Watch for ad in our next
issue.
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Columbia, S C, lily 16, 1915.
Mr. j ] M Graham,
Cades, S C..
Dear Sir:
Yours of 18th to Commissioner
McLaurin to hand, and in his alb
sence l will reply.
First. A house 20x4Ox11 will hold
about 200 bales. Second. 25x50Xl1
will hold about 1926 bales. Third.
30X50X11 will hold about 400 bales.
You can build wooden sides and
ends on shanty style, break the
seams with thinnest of plank, and if
floor is not wanted for holding
green cotton seed the earlypart of the
season, why you can put large poles
in to hold cotton off the ground.
Only cover with sheet iron. We
have an insurance rate of $1.50 on
such buildings. Four to six barrels
water, with two buckets each, are
required.
Our office is not only prepared to
see that you get cheaper insurance
rates. but think we can secure all
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building new sidewalks, etc. There
is spirit among our citizens of con-
tinued progress, new people are con-
stantly moving in and withal one
can easily see a great future for the
town.
While the tobacco crop has been
very short in the number of pounds
to the acre, this market has had
continuous large sales at very salts
factory prices, having sold to date
about 100000 pounds.
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None Equal 10 ChamberIalD'S.

Il have tried most all of the cough
cures and find that there is none
that equal Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t has never failed to give
me prompt relief" writes w V Har-
ner, Montpelier, Ind. When you
have a cold give this remedy a trial
and see for yourself what splend-
ID medicine it is. Obtainshle every
where.
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BiliOuSneSS and Constipation.

1t is certainly surprising that any
woman will endure the miserable
feelings caused by biliousness and
constipation, when relief is so easily
had and at so little expense. Mrs
Chas Peck. Gates. N Y, writes:
About a year ago used two bot
ties of Chamberlains Tablets and
they cured me of biliousness and
constipation, Obtainable every
where.
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THURSDAY. SEPT. rs. 1915

In men whom men condemn as i'll,
| find so much If goodness still;
In men whom MEN pronounce divine,
find so much of sin and blot
I hesitate to draw the line
Between the two-where God has not.
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To Wed In October.

The following announcement ap-
peared in the Columbia State Mon
day:
Newberry, September 11:-Mr
and Mrs Thomas H Cromer announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Laura, to DR. Theodore Stark Hem
ingway. The marriage is to be SOL
emnized early in October.
Miss Cromer is pleasantly remem.
bered here by her host of friends as
principal of the Kingstree high
school during the past two sessions
The excursion to Columbia Friday
was largely patroniZed, 107 persons
going from Kingstree alone.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-09-16

Cotton seed is out of sight. 1t
opened at $40 per ton and is now
$3.50
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-09-16

What difference if cotton had
sold for even 10 cents this time one
year ago?
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INDORSES WAREHOUSE PLAN.
Hon. j. j. NJ. Graham's Advice to
Cotton Growers.

Editor County Record
Please allow me space to call the
attention of our farmers and busi-
ness men to the Importance of build
ing warehouses or storing their cot
ton in some standard warehouse. In
a letter written me by Mr. John L
McLaurin's secretary you will see
the different sizes and the full plan
of building a standard warehouse.
Now, l want to beg you, brother
farmers and business men, to move
slow in marketing your cotton; l
have never seen any thing palmer
before me in my life than see today,
that cotton will sell at good prices
this year if our people will exercise
good judgmentin marketing the crop.
If you put your cotton on the mar
ket and the whole South does the
same, you will be playing to the
spectators hand and you may ex-
pect very little advance over last
years prices; but if you will carry
your cotton home from the gin, or
store it in some warehouse and let
them want the cotton we are sure
to realize some of the losses that We
sustained last year. They had US
last year, when the whole world was
almost demoralized over the Euro
pean war; they caught US with no
money and no backing, so there was
nothing for US to do but sacrifice
the only money crop we had. This
year our banks have plenty of money
and besides, the National Govern
ment has come to our rescue by
placing millions of dollars in our
reserve banks which will loan our
local banks moneyata owinterestrate
in order that the local banks can
loan the farmers on their cotton
receipts from a standard warehouse
at a rate not in excess of five or six
per cent and | feel sure that our
banks will cooperate with the far
mers to their fullest extent. Just
here | will say that from what in
formation have we can only secure
this low rate of interest on cotton
that is stored in a standard ware
house and insured.
Under Mr. McLaurin's plan of
building these houses there is very
little cost attached; ten or more far
mers could get together in neigh
borhood and build one at a compar-
atively small cost to each, and this
| is Just what we will have to do SOON
er or later; the earlier we do it the
better it will be for US.
In these standard warehouses our
cotton will be graded by a competant
grader and we will know just what
we have, then when the prices war
rant us to sell we will not have to
take some little fellows word as to
what our cotton will grade. This
alone will add thousands of dollars
to the farmers yearly income. Of
course the fellow that is satisfied to
have some one else that knows a
very little more than he does about
cotton, to grade his cotton, and is
satisfied with the present plan of
selling, then the warehouse system
will not benefit him.
Hoping that our farmers and
business men will grasp the situa-
ton and enable US to realize some
thing from the small crop we have
this year. l am
Your very truly.
j NJ GRAHAM.
Cades, S C, September ID, 1915.
Columbia, S C, My 16, 1915.
Mr. j ] M Graham,
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It looks like 11-cent cotton, al.
ready! Rah, Rah, Rah!
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
Golf on a Battlefield.

Golfers of the Mexico Country club
at Mexico City who were recently
barred from their games for two weeks
because the CarranZa and Zapata
forces were using the links for a bat
tleground, had an unusual experience
when, on the day after the retreat or
the soldiers they resumed play.
Notwithstanding that the links had
been torn up by shells, all went well
with the game until the driye-off from
the seventh tee had been followed up
to the green. 1t was then that the
man who had the best lie waved to
his companions excitedly to hurry on
up. They thought that he had holed
out with his midiron, but found that
his discomposure was caused by the
fact that he could not use his putter.
Between his ball and the cup lay the
body of a revolutionist, who had been
killed in an exchange of shots the
day before.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24

SENS POOR ECONOMY
ROUNDABOUT WAY OF KEEPING
FIRE HOUSES CLEAN.
Story Told by Writer In The Public,
Whether the Real Thing or Not,
May Possibly illustrate q
Sad Truth.

About two months ago happened
to sit down beside pleasant-faced old
fellow In the smoking car of a train
pulling out of Philadelphia. / wanted
to smoke, and on discovering that l
had no matches, / turned to my seat
mate and asked If he could spare me
one
Certainly said he, that is one
| thing / can get all I want for moth
ing"
Seeing that he was inclined to talk,
| l humored him by asking: "How's
that?"
'Why, you see," he replied, II work
for the city, in the fire department,
and we can get all we want Of any
thing like that. Just turn In a requi-
sition for them and along they come.
But there is one thing we can't get
all we want of, though"
whats that?'
"Brooms. We can't get a broom.
| We can requisition as much as we
like. but we can't secure a single
| broom"
| "How's that?"
Don't know, but we can't get one"
"How do you keep the place clean,
then? / always thought they were
very particular In the fire department
to have everything spick and span"
That's it, said he. nudging me In the
ribs. that's i'll How do we keep
Lit clean? Must be clean for inspec-
ton. Know what we do? I'll tell you!
We use blankets. Yes, we take blank
cts, tear 'em up into strips and make
mops out of 'em and keep the place
as neat as you please! You see we
can get all the blankets we want, but
we can't get broom. So we take
turns requisitioning blankets"
"But the blankets must cost lot
more than brooms would"
Sure. Blankets must stand the city
at least dollar and quarter each,
while the best brooms bought In large
quantities would not cost over TWEEN
ty.five cents apiece. And one broom
would last longer than half a dozen
blankets. But we can't help 1t. Must
keep the fire house clean for inspec-
ton or would all get fired. No mat
! ter how often we requisition brooms
there isn't one forthcoming, while we
can get all the blankets we want, and
no questions asked"
Seems funny How is 1t, do you
suppose?"
"Only reason / can give Is that the
new administration Is short OF funds
Possibly somebody in former admin
istration got some graft for laying IN
large stock of blankets and got no
brooms But it costs somebody some
thing in the long run. Fierce, isn't
it?"-W. p, Jr., in The Public.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
cn-nneration in Russia.

Even today millions of the Russian
peasants are not only too poor to en-
ploy any but the simplest instruments
of agriculture, but the smallness OF
their acres makes the machinery we
are accustomed to out of the question.
On the other hand, there are large
estates with the finest modern ma
chinery, while the peasant proprietor
is gradually overcoming the difficulty
by cooperative buying.
Six million households were associ-
ated with cooperative associations
in 1911, and $40 out of the $40 zem-
stvos were last year engaged in the
sale Of agricultural machinery.
Long years of experience In the
semicommunal dealings of the mir"
have trained the Russian peasants In
the qualities necessary for co-opera.
tive enterprise.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24

whole city has been laid out in accor-
dance with modern ideas with decid-
eddy good effect.
Great Activity In Trade.
A walk through the buster streets
show that there is considerable activ-
ity in the city in both wholesale and
retail trades. There are many large
Offices and stores, the latter exhibiting
splendid stocks of goods behind their
big plate-glass windows. Commerce
and trade are chiefly located on the
water front and in the streets in that
vicinity. The Malecon, one side occu-
pied by large commercial houses and
the other open to the river, though no
wider than other streets in the city,
has room for three street car lines
Zone Of them electric) and double
railroad track without incommoding
the ordinary street traffic. All along
the river side piers are built out over
the green bank, connecting with float
ing landing stages where cargo is
landed from all kinds of small craft,
river steamers, sailing vessels, light
ers, and cayucas, to be transferred to
the railroad for conveyance to the Gus
tomhouse or carried to nearby ware
houses. Out on the river ocean steam
ers lie at anchor, tugs and motor
launches race along close to the wa
ter's edge, steam ferryboats slowly
plow their way across the river from
Duran, the terminus of the Quito rail-
road, and cayucas are dexterously pad
died In and out among the piers to
escape the effects of the swift tide.
Life and movement are incessant, and
the busy scene, on water and on land,
well illustrates the commercial activ-
ity of the city.
The three streets running parallel
to the Malecon are just as full of bust
ness as the water front, and here we
find the largest banks, many CONNER
cial houses, and large stores. These
thoroughfares for great part of their
length are Of even greater width than
the other streets in the city, compar-
ing very favorably in this respect with
streets in the finest cities of Europe
and the United States. The Gale
Nueve de Octubre is rendered conspic-
uous by it's long avenue of ficus
(called In Spanish ''higuera"). sturdy
trees, with gnarled stems. bare up to
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
+ CLLIAIDIOP'S
J@zOn1ERCLAL
~ CAPITAL

a height of about ter feet and then
spreading out into a thick, bushy top
These tops have all been trimmed to
cylindrical shape, and as the trees
are of very even growth the effect is
neat and regular to a degree This is
not by any means. the only avenue or
trees In Guayaquil, but il is the best
and most remarkable.
The chief business In Guayaquil is,
of course, the expert Of cacao, for
Ecuador is one of the greatest pro-
ducers of this valuable food product
in the world, the welfare of the city,
and, indeed, of the whole country de-
pending almost entirely on the cac&o
crop and the market. Most of the
firms engaged in this trade have their
Offices and warehouses on or near the
Malecon above the Gale Nueve de Oc-
tubre, conveniently situated for receiv-
ing the product from the river craft
that bring it down from the interior
and for shipping it away to Europe
and America, while the broad streets
serve dS uIylHS 64o0hOS Ioi INC lOo-
dish-brown beans.
Guayaquil is particularly well pro.
vlded with public squares and open
spaces such as the Plaza Bolivar, con.
tanning a fine bronze equestrian statue
of the great libertador, the Plaza Ped
TO Carlo, near the MERGED church,
and the Plazas Montalvo, Rocafuerte,
and Sucre. All of these are well kept
and bright with roses, many colored
crotons, and other tropical plants, be-
sides having excellent bronze statues
of men celebrated in the history of
the country.
The city has an excellent street car
system, partially electrified, with lines
running across and from end to end
Of the town through all the principal
streets. 1t is well worth the visitors
while to make trip along the Gale
Industrial, leading from the center OF
the city southwark to the district
where the chief local manufacturers
and shipbuilding yards are located, for
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
Copyright. lsl5. By W. q. Chapman,

Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman)
The marvellous loyalty of India to
Great Britain was the most significant
thing in the whole of the great war.
In one quarter only was there dissatis-
faction. That was the little state of
Bundapur, in central India. Bundapur
was the birthplace of the ferocious
worship of the goddess Kali, the muir
der-goddess. For centuries this fierce
idolatry had been decaying, but Of late
years there had been an effort to re-
vive it.
Now Bundapur had strong links of
contact with other idolatrous states
Of India. If the rajah Of Bundapur
took advantage of England's need to
throw off her yoke, he would be Joined
by other potentates, and the flame OF
revolt would spread all through the
central provinces.
1t was Mannering's task to preserve
peace In Bundapur He was the Brit
ish resident there, and the power be-
hind the throne There we're two other
rulers In the turbulent little state
the Rajah Ferozeshah, whose ances-
tors had been Moslems and had be-
come idolators in order to retain their
hold upon the kingdom, and Muzzur,
the chief priest, who officiated in the
magnificent temple Of the goddess, to
which votaries came from all parts of
India.
Mannering and old Muzzur were
good friends, for the British govern
ment scrupulously respects all faiths
In its dominions, but when opportun-
ity comes, friendship goes. And OPP
portunity had come with the war to
the old king Ferozeshah, who dreamed
Of carving out for himself an empire
which was to embrace all central
India
Mannering was engaged to an Eng
Iish girl, who was to have come out
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
Girls Ready to Ride zebras.

The National Woman Suffrage asso-
citation headquarters is full of troubles
these days. The latest Is an influx OF
actresses, stenographers, journalists
and other professionals. who want to
"go to California" They have offered
to walk the tight rope, ride zebras,
hike" or roll all the way across the
continent II they are permitted to
wear the badge and use the name Of
the association.
One vaudeville actress offered to
walk all the way to San Francisco If
her manager would precede her in a
motor car and distribute suffrage pam
phlets and literature.
"If only Rosalie Jones had not gone
in for economic independence" walled
an official. There's no use getting
up suffrage hike now that Resale
has got a job. New York Sum
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24

Guayaquil has many other industries
besides those directly connected with
the cacao trade.
Close to Equator But Cool.
Although Guayaquil is only about
two degrees south of the equator the
climate is very much cooler than
might be expected, the dry season,
lasting from May to December, being
the best part of the year. Visiting the
city during the month of August the
writer found the days agreeably cool
and the nights almost cold; even dur
ing the hottest part of the day, from
noon to four o'clock, a cloth suit
could be worn without any discomfort
This surprising GOODNESS is due to the
effect of the Humboldt current, a
stream of cold water from the Ant
arctic regions that, flowing northward
along the west coast of South Ameri-
ca. makes a considerable reduction in
the temperature.
AS an example of the progressive
spirit of the Ecuadorians nothing
could be more illustrative than the
scheme for augmenting the city water
supply, laying down a modern system
of drainage and sewerage, improving
the sanitary arrangements in general,
and for street paving that is now be-
ing put into execution. When the en-
tire project has been carried out Quay
aquil will be one of the healthiest,
most beautiful, and attractive cities on
the west coast of South America.
The GOODNESS Of the summer months,
the open position of the city, and the
plentiful supplies of excellent fish,
fruit. and vegetables to be obtained.
go far toward making life in Guaya.
Gull pleasant and enjoyable.
Most advantageously situated for
both interior and exterior commerce.
with a large area of fertile country
behind it and a deep, wide river lead
ing to the open sea in front, Guaya-
gull is a city to be reckoned with in
South American commerce, while its
wide streets, fine buildings, and dis
tinctive air cannot fail to make fav-
orable impression on the visitor 1t
is not only a city with great future
but also a city with well developed
and very decided present, all ready
and fully prepared for vast increases
In its trade