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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
KNEW HIS BOSS

The following soldier story ia told
by Alec B. Stevenson in the South
ern Woman's Magazine:
There was one gawky plowhand,
WHO strove with commendable. but
awkward earnestness to learn, "To
the rear. march," Finally, he was
taken out of his squad and drilled
solus, by a special detail of one lieu
tenant. Back and forth went the re-
cr".t, clumsier and madder at him.
self each time, and each time came
tee officers reiterated drill-book for
mula. "At the command march. +"
given as the right foot strikes the
ground. advance and plant the left
foot. turn on the balls Of both feet
I" the right, and step of with left
foot in the new direction" No use.
The officer perspired, and the re
cruit's evaporation with himself in
creased. At this point the major
stopped in a stroll of inspection
locked on a moment, and then point.
ed out an error to the recruit. This
seemed unwarranted interference.
and the embarrassed youth burst out
You get away from here. You amt
got damn bit of business with me
That's my boss over there"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
VALUE OF TINE

Caesars delay in reading a mes
sage cost him his life when he
reached the senate house.
Alexander the Great was asked
how he conquered the world. He an
swered quickly, "By being on time
and not delaying"
Franklin said to a servant who was
always late, but always ready with
an excuse: "I have generally founi
that the man who was good at an ex-
cnse is good for nothing else"
Grouchy failed to be on the Job,
the imperial guard was licked, Wa
terioo was lost. Napoleon was
yanked off a prisoner to the rock at
an early age-all because one Of his
generals was behind time.
The grand old man of Regen.
street, William Ewart Gladstone, was
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

an early riser. One Of our greatest
retailers has this for one of his fav.
orite sayings: "The better the tardy
mans excuse, the worse the reason. :"
Peter the Great always rose as the
little stars were fading from the
sky; so did Alfred the Great. In the
small hours of the morning Colum-
bus planned his voyage Of discovery.
Napoleon planned his great cam.
paign in the early morning hours.
Copernicus was an early riser. Bry-
ant rose at five, Bancroft at dawn.
John Miles, in System.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

FrOn m
The Deep
c.. Gre e n

One more day and then the stom.
ache
l love the girl with the "wilful
waist"
Many a sweet wife thinks her hus-
band has gone into the woods after
DI.ER. He's gone after DEAR all
right, but as to the woods, you know
that "tell me not in mournful mum
bers" stuff.
People who have more than five
pounds of sugar nowadays are to be
conGRANULATED.
Go way, Frost, don't bite me.
Don't buy that made in Germany
stuff. Try Russian goods even il they
do COSSACKLY as much.
Don't approve of exempting the
bali players in the big leagues. The
board Ought to Ban Johnson from
further argument.
The Independent says Apartments
are thick in St. Petersburg. Why
not build them a little thinner and
have more of them.
Three times she stood on the cor :
ner in the morning to meet her love-
but lie cameth not. Three times did
she meander to that self-same spot in
the afternoon but he cameth not to
meet her. She sure had a MEET
LESS DAY.
my Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
is great old song. but over the
ocean Is not the only place some Bon
nies lie.
TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKELAND
Turkey gobbled twice and then
was gobbled once.
| FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKELAND
The women were Just as crazy ov-
er remnants as they are today.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
HERE IS A CLASSIC EXCUSE

According to-, the Retail Coal
man." small lumber manufacturer,
actually made this excuse to one of
his customers:
Gentlemen, Yours of the End
ins;. rec. was at the mill Saturday
& they were just starting & wou' ]
have got out your order probably to-
day. We have had all kinds of hard
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
BIG THANKSGIVING DINNER

Barbecued Pork, good old Georgia
style will be served in large quantities
on Thanksgiving at the Georgia Din
ing Room. Will be able to accommo.
date large number Of people. You
Will get here a nice meal and 1t will
only cost you 35 cents. Come one,
come all. Respectfully,
AMOS P. SHAW,
Corner Pine and Kentucky avenue op
posite Clonts Store. 6e4e
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

The government through pressure
of the Sherman antitrust law, has
forced the price of news print paper
down to three cents at the mill which
will mean about four cents to the
small publisher. The latter is now
paying about seven cents delivered,
and the reduction will be consider
able relief to country newspapers.
These will not get unduly rich, how.
ever, for even at this reduced price,
news print will cost them consider
able more than it did two or three
years ago, and every other item con.
nected with the publishing business
is sky high and steadily mounting.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

Hope this disease of "hypothyreo--
SIS" which they say was what JAILED"
Mrs. DeSaulles, doesn't gain much
headway. 1t seems to afflict ladies
with burning desire for engaging in
gun.play, with their husbands as tar
gets. We're strongly agin' the spread
ing Of this desease,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
Everybody says: "It's Great

Julian Eltinge, the wise ones pre-
dict the sensation of the year in pic
lures. The camera likes him, and, as
one man said, "He can get away with
murder after this and all because
his first picture, The Countess Charm.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

They found man rs years old up
in Pennsylvania who never heard that
war is in progress until the other
day. 1t was shame to break the
news to him. A man attending strict
ly to his own business, as this one
must have been doing, should not be
interfered with.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

There are many standards of success
in life, but human nature certainly
can hold no higher measure of graft
fication than that enjoyed by colored
man with high hat and red coat
marching down the street to the mu-
sic of a. minstrel band
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

ing, struck the public's fancy at the
Rialto yesterday. The reason one en-
joys the particular brand Of portray
al offered by Eltinge is because it is
so good that one instantly forgets
that it is Eltinge New York Tele-
graph.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

When 1t comes to being the busi-
est lighter in the boxing game, JOHN
ny Dundee is in class with Bat
Lerinsky. The New York lightie IL
taking 'em on as fast as he can get
to them.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

A. H. T. Cigars cost only cents.
Why pay more? es33
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

This war tax business is certainly
far-reaching. 1t even goes after the
garter.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

THANKSGIVING approaches,
pery country bounifu
Both
higher than before
wide
opportunity
a a
ACCOUNT WITH
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
Red Cross Subscriptions

Balance due for August. .$141..25
E. X. Stettler .$1.00
LOO
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

Dr. A. M. Jackson. $50 Liberty bond
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

Hearty congratulations to Clarence
Woods on securing an appointment un-
derder the Federal Government as
Supervisor Of Explosives for this
State. 1t is a nice appointment, car
ries good salary, and the duties, we
are told, while important, are not
onerous. We hope that the appoint
ment will not remove Mr.. Woods from
the ranks of active journalism. Flor
ida can not we'll spare him in that
connection, for he has been one of
the big figures in much constructive
work for his section and for the State.
II we would just put ourselves in
the other fellows place now and then,
our judgments of men and motives
would be kindlier and our criticism
far less caustic. This applies to all
our activities and relations in life, but
the following jingle from the Miami
Herald furnishes an instance where
the application is patent:
"Taffy is a robber!
Taffy is thief!
He charges me what I'd charge him
II were selling beef"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
THE LAKELAND NEWS

THE LAKELAND NEWS
4 weekly newspaper giving . resume
sf local matters. crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for s1.s0 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27
A 2-~>eel Sennett Comedy---
"A Bed Room Blunder"

ALL THE HuMoR THAT TITLE IMPLIES
Well-Bedroom-you is
Observation-Disclosures confusion disturbance great
mistake"
Webster SEETT was Webster los
Do not allow yoursel to suffer a great loss
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

Balance due for September $206.75
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

Balance due for November $257.O0
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

Balance due for October. $245.T
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

FIVE YEARS AGO IN dAKELAND
The women were Just as crazy ov-
er remnants as they are today.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH US TODAY
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-27

MMNN
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Two Clergymen Arrested.

Two clergymen received a rather
severe lesson on the dangers of try
ing to see the Charlestown navy yard
on passes not intended for their use,
the Boston Transcript states. They
were arrested, taken to the marine
barracks and detained" pending
Identification by friends.
The clergymen obtained passes
made out in the names of two OF
their friends, which were supposed
to be nontransferable, like all passes
issued at the yard. The visitors sue
ceeded in gaining admittance and
got as far as the deck on one of the
battleships, which they were special
ly interested in viewing. As soon as
they stepped on the deck they were
challenged by the guard, VINO asked
to see their passes and obtained their
names. When he had looked over
their passes he called attention te
the difference between the names
given and those on the cards. Or
being questioned further the clergy
men had to admit that the passes
had not been made out for them, but
had beer borrowed. !
They were promptly marched tc
the barracks and held for two hours
till their friends came and identified
them. After a severe lecture they
were permitted to leave.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Red Cross Parade in Florence.

Florence, June 27-The Red Cross
parade on Saturday afternoon was
one of the largest and one of the
most beautiful pageants that has
been given in this community. The
parade was designed to bring more
forcefully the work of the Red Cross
to the people who had been asked to
subscribe to its support. There were
more that 100 automobiles in the
line, and nearly all of them were
dressed in flags of the United States
and allies, and decorated with Red
Cross flags and colors. A large crowd
of visitors from various sections OF
the county were here to take part.
Nearly every young woman and
girl in the city was in the parade
dressed in white, with the Red Cross
cap and apron. The proceeds from
this work was about $500 for the day
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
WILLIAMSON MAN HAD
NEARLY GIVEN UP HOPE
MCCLELLAN TELLS OF VERY BAD
YEAR HE HAD.
Couldn't Go at All---Is Back on Pay Roll
Now and Working Steadily
Gives Detsils.

Il suffered from a very weak con-
dition and what I was told was
threatened paralysis, but l took sew
en- or eight bottles of Tanlac and
I'm in fine shape now," declared J
L Mcclellan of Williamson, S C, il
a statement he gave in endorsement
OF Tanlac. Il had become so weak
l could not 60 about at all and for a
year 1 was in that condition. 1 had
no appetite, never felt well and got
no better to amount to anything,
even though 1 was under treatment,
and I had begun to think 1 never
would get back in good shape again.
But the Tanlac gave me fine re-
suits and Pm much stronger now
and Pm working regularly at night.
I have a very fine appetite, too.
Soon after l began taking Tanlac I
began to fatten up right along. l
am glad to recommend Tanlac, for
it got me back onmyfeet and proved
to be just the medicine I needed"
Tanlac, the master medicine, is
sold by Kingstree Drug Co, Kings
tree; Mallard Lumber Co, Greely-
vile; Farmers Drug Co, Heming-
way; S S Aronson, Lane; R P Hin
nant, Suttons; w D Bryan, Bryan.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Notice of Sale.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern District of
South Carolina. In Bankruptcy.
In the Matter of DuRant & Lewis,
Bankrupts.
Notice is hereby given that, under
and by virtue of an order issued out of
the District Court of the United States
in the above entitled matter on the End
day of June, 19l7,I will sell to the high
est bidder for cash, before the court
house door in Kingstree, S c, On Mon
day. the End day of July, 1917, at twelve
o'clock m, the following described lot
of land:
All that certain lot of land lying, be-
ing and situate IN the town of Heming-
way, county of Williamsburg, State of
South Carolina, known as lot No 20,
block IVA, fronting on Andrews street
of the said town of Heminfiway, and
more particularly described on blue
print of the said town of Hemingway,
and having been owned by DuRant &
Lewis at the time of their adjudication
in bankruptcy.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
Id RODGERS,
Trustee for DuRant & Lewis,
Bankrupts. 6-7.4t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Try South Cardinals Remedy.


The divorce mill,has been grinding
pretty steadily and rather rapidly to-
day in the superior court. Before
the sitting for the day is concluded
many marital ties will have been sew
cred. There are two juries working
in shifts, we are advised, severing the
bonds that bind man and wife to-
gether.
Georgia's divorce laws do her no
credit. tits too easy to get divorce
in this State. There is no use to go
to Reno or anywhere else. Georgia
can supply divorces while you wait.
There ought to be some sort of re-
form instituted so that the marriage
VOW would not be so lightly treated.
In any Georgia city of any size now
the numbers of divorces granted ev-
cry year are a reflection upon socie-
ty.-Sauannah Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Sheriff Averts Lynching.

Lexington, June 24::.-By quick
work Sheriff Sim ] Miller, it is be-
lieved, prevented a lynching near
Batesburg last night, where negro.
Pope Gibson, attempted an assault
upon a well known young white wo-
man of the community. The woman
early in the evening was shopping,
and the negro is said to have watch
ed her course as she passed to and
fro in the town. He followed her to
her home, where he is said to have
made an attempt to enter but was
prevented by her screams. Gibson
was arrested by the chief of police
of Batesburg and kept in a secluded
spot until the arrival of Sheriff Mil.
ler from Lexington about midnight.
The color of the situation led that
officer to believe that a lynching was
brewing, angry citizens being gath
cred everywhere, and the Sheriff
made a record run in his car from
Batesburg to the State penitentiary.
where the accused was lodged for
safekeeping until the next term of
general sessions court at Lexington
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
ENLARGE WINTHROP COLLEGE!
Earnest Plea of Alumnae for Additional
Dormitory--U Urgently Needed.

Dormitory--Urgently Needed.
The Winthrop Alumnae associa.
ton at its last annual meeting pass
ed the following resolutions. con-
cerning the need of a new dormitory
at Winthrop college. They desire to
enlist, as far as possible, the interest
of the alumnae who were not present
at the meeting. The resolutions are
as follows:
Whereas: Many South Carolina
young women have each year for a
number of years been denied admis-
sion to Winthrop Normal and Indus
trial college, the one institution es-
tablished and supported by the State
for the higher education, the profess
sional training and the preparation
for life's duties of the young women
of the State, over 600 having been
refused admission in 1916, and
Whereas: The graduates and old
students Of an institution are the
best judges of the value of the edu-
cational opportunities which it Of
fers and of the great work which it
might do for the welfare ofthe State
if properly equipped to do it;
Therefore, be it resolved: 1st, That
we. the Alumnae Association of Win
throp college, representing over 5000
Winthrop daughters, express our
earnest and heartfelt desire and
hope that the Legislature at its next
session will provide another dormi-
tory at Winthrop college in order
that no deserving South Carolina
young woman, prepared for and de-
string to enter upon college work,
to prepare herself for the duties Of
life, or for better service to our be-
loved State. as teacher, business wo-
man, community worker or home
maker, will be denied the advantages
offered by the State at its own State
college for women.
Second: That copy of this reso-
luton be sent to the newspapers Of
the State and to the membes of the
LEGISLATURE.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Never Neglect q Cold.

A chill after bathing, cooling off
suddenly after exercise and drafts,
may give the cold-germs a foothold
that may lead to something worse.
Safety requires early treatment.
Keep DR. Kings New Discovery on
hand. This pleasant balsam remedy
allays inflammation, soothes the
cough and repairs hetissues. Better
be safe than sorry. Break up the
cold with DR. Kings New Discovery
before it is too late. At your drug
gist's, 5Cc, $1.0O.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
VICTIM OF HYDROPHOBIA.
Mrs Rodgers Dies Five Weeks After
Dog Bites Her.

Mrs Rodgers Dies Five Weeks After
Dog Bites Her.
Mrs Betsy Rodgers, 22-year-old
widow, living as a farm tenant about
four miles northwest of Manning.
died last Thursday afternoon from
hydrophobia. About five weeks ago
she was bitten on the hand by a half
grown puppy that had itself been Bit
ten by stray dog some weeks before.
A few days after biting the woman
the puppy died,but Mrs Rodgers did
not become apprehensive of rabies
and did not take the Pasteur treat
ment. About week ago she became
ill ,and two days later called in ply
sician. who diagnosed the trouble as
hydrophobia. He had never seen a
case of the disease in his practice of
q quarter of a century, but he called
in consultation another physician,
who had seen several cases in his
practice, land he confirmed the dag
nosis. All treatment administered
was of no avail. and the inevitable
death closed the scene.
1t is stated that a young son of the
deceased was also bitten by the pup
py, and,as was the case of his moth
er. the wound seemed to heal very
nicely. He has as yet developed no
untoward symptoms. AS he, like his
( mother, has not taken the anti-rabies
treatment, the outcome in his case
is awaited with interest.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28

Pay your subscription if you have
not already done so. We need mon!'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Notice of Sale Under
Foreclosure Proceeding
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
In Court of Common Pleas
David M Nexsen. Plaintiff.

| STATE VI SOUlH CAROLlNA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
In Court of Common Pleas.
David M Nexsen, Plaintiff,
against
Mary E Meyer, H M Cooper & T M
Cooper, surviving members of the
firm of Cooper Bros, a copartnership
doing business under the firm name
and style of Cooper Bros, and Mary
R Cooper, as legatee and devisee un-
der the last will and testament of ]
F Cooper, deceased, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given, that by, and
under decree for foreclosure and sale,
made in the above entitled action, by
his Honor. Judge John s Wilson, bear
ing date the 11th day Of June, 1917, and
to the undersigned directed, will offer
for sale, before the court house door,
in the town of Kingstree, State Of
South Carolina, on July 2, 1917, the
same being sales day, at twelve Q2)
o'clock, the following described real
estate:
"All and singular that certain piece,
parcel or lot Of land, lying, being and
situate in the town of Kingstree. coun-
ty of Williamsburg, State of South
Carolina, measuring and containing one
~ acre, being bounded and describ-
ed as follows: Bounded on the North
by Main street of the said town
of Kingstree, on the East by lands
of J ] Graham, on the South by lands
of the estate of l D Reddick, on the
west by lands of A M Gordon, which
said tract above described, measures
148 # on Main street, northern bound
ary line, 1882 # on the eastern bound
ary line, 158 # on the southern bound
ary line, and 2s5 feet on the western
! boundary line, and was conveyed to
the said Mary f Meyer by D Reddick
by her deed recorded in 1903, in Book
"CC" of Conveysnces, at Page 49,"
Terms of sale Cash. purchaser to pay
for papers.
GEORGE ] GRAHAM,
Sheriff for Williamsburg county.
June II, 1917. 6-l4-3t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Notice of Application
for Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given, that or the
18th day of July, A D 1917, ! will apply
to P M Brockington, Judge of Probate
of williamsburg county, for Letters
Dismissory as General Guardian OF the
persons and estates of D T Floyd, S
W Floyd, M E Floyd, H M Floyd and
S A Floyd. L GowDY,
6-28-5t General Guardian.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Citation Notice.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
By P M Brockinton, Esq, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, Mary E Thompson made
suit to me to grant H E Montgomery
Letters of Administration of the Es-
tate and effects of Julian A Thompson,
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish, all and singular, the kindred
and creditors of the said Julian A Thomp-
son, deceased, that they be and appear
before me in the Court of Probate, to
be held at Kingstree, S C, on the 3Oth
day of June, next, after publication
hereof, at II o'clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they have, why
the said administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
June. Ammo Domlni, 1917.
Pm BRoCKINToN,
6-21-2t Probate Judge.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Group, Whoopins Cough Relieved.

Children's diseases demand pre-
paredness. When the child wakes
you at night, gasping and strangling
for breath, how thankful you are to
have DR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey at
hand. This effective remedy loosens
the mucus and permits free and
natural breathing. Its soothing bal
sans heal the irritated membrane
and arrest further inflammation
Pleasant to take. Keep DIR Bell's
Pine-Tar-Honey in the house for all
colds and bronchial troubles. AT
your druggists, 25c.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-06-28
Whenever You Need a General Toni
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
wellknown tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.