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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-09-04
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-, ~ flaxseed oil, chaik anu 'i"esai
-, the consistency OF thlcK paint
a''.,sptly on hand for burns ana
Vo.s, The best application IN cases
,'..rrs and scalds il mixture OF one
~ ~ ~ carbolic acid to parts OF olive
- lint or linen rags are 10 De sathr-
-, an the lotion. and spread smooth
- The burned part. which should
no covered with oil silk or gutta-
INA tissue To exclude the air.
hlond belle has about one hum
ii forty thousand filaments 10
,.or,b aud brush. whiie me REQ ii''ir'u
."nl JIM no. Ia be satisfied with eighty
-. ,bousand the brown-haired dam
III NAV have one hundred an" "ii'
l,hopsard and tine black haired hui one
,,,dred and two thousand re" j."
dias consider that they carry some i"t
49, ar fifty miles of hair on their he'ius :
80 fair-haired may have 10 dre>S seF-
an,v miles of threads Of gold every
Pmorning.
1, ,.ubic inch of gold is worth in round
-, solo. "A cubic foot. 1852 $50 4.
and a cubic yard S9.1G4- IG2-this on
30 basis Of SIS per ounce. The value
81 a ton Of pure gold is S'o2. I.r'2lo-
a. ~ beginning of the Christian era
- ,ros S427 600. OO0 Of gold IN the
world hut al the time of the discovery
"a America the total Of the worlds gold
s,,nclv had been reduced 10 So Upo.O'n
me amount Of gold now in use Is es
,imated a being worth $4,000 ooo.ob
Mason and Dixon Line-A name Civ
on 10 the southern boundary line Of the
free state Of Pennsylvania which form
erlv separated IL from the slave states
~ MARYLAND and Virginia. II WAS run
with the exception OF about twenty
two mileS-hy Charles Mason and Jer
emiah Dixon. two English mathnatic
| iaus and surveyors. between Nov. -
17,s3 and Dee 2G 1861. During th'
lexcited debate la Congress in $50. oi
the question of excluding slavery from
Missouri. the eccentric John Randolph
lof Roanoke made great use Of Thu
phrase. which was caught up and re
echoed by every newspaper in the land
land thus gained "A celebrity which i
still retains.
| Girls of marriagcble age DO no
like 10 tell how old they are hut yoI
lean find ont by the Following in>truc
tionS. the young lady doing the figur
ling: Tell her 90 put down the nuWbe
OF the month In which she was born
then 10 multiply II by two. then 10 adj
;. then "a multiply II by 80. then 10 adj
her age then Ia substract $50. then &
add 1IJ. then tell her 20 tell you IN
lamount she has left The two figure
10 the right viii tell you her age. am
the remaining the month Of her hirti
For example. the mount l. 50 she
- years old and was born In the eight
month. august Try IL.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-09-04
WHERE eRENAogs CONE FRou

The hand grenades which the rreas-
ury Department 10 making into saviusr
banks to help toward purchase Of
War Savings Stamps are rast Of :
supply Of 100000 grsnadcs which
the war department had lett when ths
armistice was signed Each veishs
ens pound and win weigh approxL
mateiy seven ounces more than ia
when filled with small coins snousH
- by Is War Savings stamp.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-09-04
State OF Ohio. City OF Toledo.
trrnau CAtta@x- -.

State OF Ohio. City OF Toledo,
Lucas County. S.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
IS senior partner OF the firm OF F. J.
cheney a CO.. doing business In the City
or Toledo. County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn TO before me and subscribed IN
my presence. this 9Th day OF December
a ID. 1856. A. W. GLEASON,
tSeaD Notary puhIie
Hairs Catarrh Medicine Is taken In.
ternally and acts through the Blood on
for testimonials free
r, j. CHENEY a CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists. -5c.
HAIRS Family Pills for constipation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Negro Leadership.

The conference of 1000 negroes at
Austin, Texas, displayed sense and
Judgment in the resolution declaring
that nothing but harm could result
from efforts of northern agitators TO
readiust race relations in the South
These agitators are the negro's worst
enemies and the condemnation which
Austin conference voiced against the
magazines and newspapers which
seek to array the newspaper agalns'
the white man strong as it was, was
not stronger than the situation called
for.
If there ever was time when the
negroes of the South needed wise
leadership, that time is now, and tne
Austin resolutions encourage the be-
lief that this leadership will not be
lacking. The negro preachers OF the
South especially have great oppor'
tunity. as we'll as a heavy RESPONSE
bility. They can do most to prevent
the development of conditions out OF
which deplorable consequences may
flow, to the general injury, but to that
of the negoes in largest measure.
The discussion at Austin, which was
participated in by representatives OF
both races, appears to have been at
tended by the happiest results. Is il
not likely that similar conferences
elsewhere in the South, if generally
held and wisely directed, would be
helpful.-Charleston News and Cour'
ier.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
KILL EACH OTHER ON ROAD.
Two Negroes Meet and Shoot Each
Other to Death.

Anderson, Sept. "A case like the
Kilkenny cats happened near Starr
Monday afternoon when Charles Rice
and Moot Sanders, two negroes, killed
each other. There were no witnesses,
but the weapons were found, a pis-
tol and a shotgun. Both negroes
were in buggies when they met, and
whether they fired at the same time
or whether one was not seriously hurt
at first will never be known. A sin
gular coincidence was that both men
stayed in their buggies after being
shot to death, one being carried to
his neighbor's house by his mule and
the other getting very near his own
home when he fell from the buggy.
Sanders had two wounds from a 80
calibre rG Oliver. one in the lag and
one in the breast, and Rice was shot
in the legs by thugs and shot. 1t is
supposed that he bled to death.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Watch Georgetown Grow.

Next Tuesday, it is stated, the peo'
pie of Georgetown county will vote or
the question of the fence law, and a.
a neiphbor and we'll wisher we should
like to express the hope that the vote
will be overwhelmingly for progress
The day is past when cattle can be
allowed to run at large, and the com.
munity where this is still permitted
is stamped as backward by that fact
alone. No other thing is doing coast
al South Carolina more harm at the
present time than the failure thus
far of certain of the counties in this
section to require owners Of cattle to
fence them in. By voting in favor OF
doing this Georgetown county will I'M
prove itscredit with the outside world
Immediately and will take long step
forward. No county can prosper ful-
w in this day and time which cllngs
tn customs which are sanctionable
only in the most primitive period OF
a countries development.-Charleston
News and Courier
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
YEGGs IN FLORENCE COUNTY
Effort Made to Enter Vault of Bank
at Pamplics

Florence, Sept. 2.-An attempt was
made last night to burglarize the
Farmers and Merchants Bank OF
Pamplico at Pamplico.
me yeggs failed to make an en-
trance into the vault, but in the pro-
cess of their work damaged the COM
bination screw and tumblers to such
an extent that the cashier of the bank
could not work the combination.
The business of the bank has been
somewhat hampered today on account
of the books, records and money be-
ing locked up. Arrangements were
made, however, to cover the money
needs of the banks patrons until an
expert could be secured to open the
vault.
There is no clue to the burglars
and no information as what time 1t
was when they broke into the bank
AS far as is known now,nothing was
taken, the yeggs being after money
only.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
SPENDS HIS VACATION
DOING NOBLE WORK.
M.F. Mont gomery of Kingstree Act
ing as Auxiliary Field Worker
During August.

Prof. NJ. F. Montgomery OF Kings
tree is spending six weeks Of his vaca-
ton as auxiliary field worker OF the
South Carolina Sunday School Asso-
citation. Beginning August l, ne has
during the month attended county and
district conventions in Chester, Fair
field. Oconee, Newberry, York and
Laurens counties, making several ad-
dresses in each county.
Professor Montgomery is teacher OF
English in the Kingstree High school.
He is teacher of a class of boys IN
the Kingstree Presbyterian Sunday
school and is actively identified with
the Williamsburg County Sunday
School Association. He is regarded
by those who know him as one OF the
best equipped young men in South
Carolina for special Sunday school
work.-Columbia State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Death of J. A. Eaddy

Johnsonville, Aug. 2S.-Dr. A. Il.
Eaddy returned Monday from Bush
nell, Fla, where he was called on ac-
count of the death of his brother, j.
A. Eaddy of that place. The late ).
A. Eaddy was reared at Johnsonville
and married Miss Lilly Belle Eaddy
of Scranton. They moved to Florida
number of years ago, where ne
was a pioneer in the raising of Gu
cumbers by irrigation, which industry
he built up to a very large business
He leaves the following near re'a-
tives: DR.. A. G. Eaddy, S. .. Eaddy
and ]. M. Eaddy, all of Johnsonvllle;
C. L. Eaddy of Linden. Fla, Mrs. X.
B. Dixon of Poston and Mrs. J. II,
Hanna of Griffin; besides a wife and
a number of children in Florida.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
MEETINGS IN WILLIAMSBURG
In the Interest of the Baptist Seven
ty-Five Million Campaign.

There were two glorious meetings
in the interest of the Baptist Seven
ty-Five Million campaign held last
Sunday in Williamsburg and George
town counties. One was with the
New Zion church, near Lake City,
and the other was with the Piney
Forest church, near Georgetown. Mr.
C. B. Bobo of Laurens was the princi-
pal speaker at the first and the Revs'
]. w. Truluck and E. A. Mcdowell
were the speakers at the other. Both
of these meetings were largely at
tended and much enthusiasm mani
tested. The entire association, con-
sisting of nearly 40 churches, is now
organized for the campaign and pros
pect for success seems bright Plans
are being made to hold number OF
inspirational meetings with the va
rious churches during the month.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Pledges are Due.

On September first all pledges to
the Salvation Army fall due.
Facing the immense task of home
service reconstruction throughout
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and
South Carolina, in the aftermath of
the war, as it strips for action to be-
friend the poor through the coming
winter, an urgent appeal has been
issued by the Salvation Army that
pledges due September first be met
promptly.
"The Salvation Army kept faith
fully its trust in the world war and
stood the acid test," declared Briga-
dier A. w. Crawford, in charge of the
Salvation Army work in the depart
ment of the southeast, with offices in
Atlanta, in his appeal for the pay
ment of these pledges.
"And believe the people who sub
scribed to our home service campaign
fund last spring will keep faith with
the Salvation Army" he added.
"The work this fall and winter will
be four fold. The full quota of SOL
diers who went to war will be back.
Thousands will need jobs and the
helping hand of the Salvation Army.
"The Salvation Army stood by
them to the last on the battle line
it will not desert them now.
Throughout the country the activi-
ties of the Salvation Army in recon-
struction fairly whiz. Industrial
homes, rescue homes, the Salvation
Army stores where the poor may sup
DIV their needs for a mere pittance-
or for nothing-and all of its other
charitable institutions practically are
beirg rebuilt.
The Salvation army drained its
every resource in rushing to the aid
of the country and the succor OF its
soldier boys, when war broke out.
Now it must 60 back and weld to-
gether the links it dropped in its
chain of endeavor at home.
Payment of the pledges that fall
due on September first means the
keeping of a double trust-fulfillment
of the southeast of it: promise to the
Army.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
CROP CONDITION 61.4 PER CENT.
Government Reports Deterioration of
81 Per Cent.

Washington, Sept. Am increase
during August of 114,OOO bales in the
prospective cotton crop this year was
shown in today's cotton report of the
Department of Agriculture, which
forecasted total of 11,2S0,0O0 bales
The conditions of the crop, 61.4 pei
cent. of normal, showed decline OF
ST points from July 25 to August %
compared with an average decline
during the last ten years of ~ points
Boil wevils, boil worms, army
worms and red spider combined with
almost continuous rain over consider
able areas of the belt with dry, no,
weather followed by heavy rains,
caused the deterioration of the crop
In Virginia, Georgia and Florida
the decline was heaviest, being thir,
teen points in Virginia and twelve II
Florida. In Alabama it was nine
points and in North Carolina and Tex
as six points.
Sea Island cotton in Georgia ano
Florida practically has been destroyed
by boil wevils, which are now dam
aging the crop in South Carolina
having appeared on the islands OF
the coast.
In Mississippi and Alabama, where
the crop is short because of the boil
weevil, most of it will be harvested
by October 1. Outside the weevil in
fected areas the crop continues two
weeks or more late.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Will Greet Pershing in New York.

New York, Sept. p.-Arrangements
for the reception of General Pershing
and the parade of the First Division
of the regular army with the Ameri-
can commander in chief at its head on
next Tuesday, were completed today
at a conference between Major Cen
eral Shanks, commander Of the port
of embarlration, and the mayors re-
ception committee. General Per-
shing's ship, the Leviathan, is expect
ed to reach New York next Sunday
or Monday and from the time he
lands until he leaves for Washing
ton a few days later re will be the
guest of the city Of New York.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Richmond Mothers Rash Act

Richmond, Sept. 3.-Returning to
his home in the outskirts Of the city
at 6 o'clock tonight, C. B. Slaughter,
contractor, found that his wife had
shot to death their 16 months old baby
boy and nine year old daughter, IA
tally wounded their third child and
killed herself.
When the father left home this
morning he says his wife was in
the best of spirits, having prepared
his breakfast. She had asked him
about the operation of an automatic
revolver he kept in the house, he said,
expressing fear of tramps. He ex-
planned the use of the gun to her and
went to work.
When he returned he found Robert
Mercer Slaughter, the baby boy, dead
in his bed, shot through the breast.
Evely, aged nine, was also dead IN
bed, shot through the breast. The
mother, with three bullet wounds in
her chest, lay in the doorway of the
bedroom. Marjorie Moncure Slaugh-
ter, four years old, was alive.
Daddy" she cried as her father
entered the room of the tradgedy,
81 have been crying for mama all
day. She won't come"
The child was taken to a hospital
and an operation performed in the
hope of saving her life, but doctors
tonight held out little hope Of re-
covery.
The coroner announced tonight that
ssthe children met death at the hands
Of the mother, who was temporarily
insane"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
COLUMBIA DENTIST ACCOSTED,
NJ. C. Sigh Opens Fire On DR.. L. L.
Toole On Main Street.

NJ. c. Sigh Opens Fire On Dr. L. l..
Toole On Main Street.
The sharp crack of pistol follow
ed instantly by the terrified screams
of a woman brought scores Of peo-
pie rushing to the 1900 block OF
Main street, Columbia, Saturday
night, when M. C.. Sigh, policeman
of Bennettsville, fired point blank
five shots at DR.. Lucius L. Toole,
dentist, of Columbia.
Every shot went wild and except
for a blow received in the face and
few bruises received in the desperate
struggle with the frenzied assailant,
DIR. Toole was uninjured and later
went to his home. Sigh, after a
struggle in which the combined ef-
forts of several men were necessary
to hold him, was subdued and, fight
ing and striking those about him,
was carried to the police patrol and
taken to the police station. After he
was placed in cell he beat the bars
for a time, but soon wore himself
out and became quiet.
The shooting occurred at an hour
when Main street was thronged with
people on pleasure bent. The first
show of the Columbia Theater had
Just been concluded and the audience
was pouring into the street; scores
were leaving the picture shows and
many were going to restaurants and
soda fountains. When the sharp re-
ports from the pistol rang out in the
air, men rushed from every direc-
ton towards the scene of the shoot
ing. They saw four figures, one OF
them a woman, whirling rapidly
around a man with the pistol firing
at intervals and the screams OF the
woman sounding clear and sharp
over the roar of traffic on the street
Men ran to assist quickly and the
Bennettsville policeman was quickly
forced to his knees He continued to
struggle desperately and struck re-
peatedly at those about him and
cursed foully. He was more or less
hysterical when he arrived at the
police station and was placed in a
cell.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
CcIored Summer School a Success,

The county summer school for col
ored teachers is now rounding out its
fourth and Last week. The school as
"a whole has been splendid affair.
The teachers have beer. reparkably
interested, and the work has proved
most helpful to them.
Several instructive lectures were
delivered by different persons, gov
ernment officials and professional
men, during the month.
The enrolment reached 81 for the
month. The faculty and teachers
feel grateful to the superintendent
ma to all the friends, white and col
sred, who encouraged and helped IN
sny way, this effort.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Fire Last Night.

The alarm of fire at 2 o'clock this
morning was occasioned by the burn
inp of the home Of the Rev. W. L.
McFarlan, colored, on West Main
street near Black river bridge. The
home, though recently repaired, was
a landmark in that section OF town.
It was totally destroyed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
WILSON WILL CALL
LABOR CONFERENCE
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR PRESIDENTS TRIP IN BE-
HALF Of PEACE TREATY

Washington, Sept 2.-Before leav-
ing Washington tomorrow night on
his speech making tour of the coun-
try, President Wilson will issue invi-
tations to labor leaders, financierS,
manufacturers and farmers to attend
a conference early in October for con-
sideration of labor and of those who
direct labor.
The president, it also VS. learned,
splanss to complete all arrangements
for the conference before his depar-
ture so that the meeting may be held
immediately upon his return the last
Of this month. The first session of
the conference probably will be held
at the white house.
The entire labor situation and also
arrangements for the conference
were understood to have been dis
'cussed at today's cabinet meeting,
tie. only one possible for the presi-
dent to attend this month.
: It was presumed that the plan to
!. include farmers representatives
!. which has been urged by several mem
hers of the senate was agreed upon
at the cabinet meeting.
Final arrangements for the pres
ident's- Swing around the circle"were
about completed today. Accompany
ing President Wilson will be Mrs. Will
SON, Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
personal physician to the president,
Secretary Tumulty, a corps of steno-
graphers, secret service men and some
80 correspondents, representing the
metropolitan newspapers:
The president has scheduled 80 set
speeches in the principal cities of the
West and South and it is presumed he
! will be compelled to deliver short plat
form speeches at smaller towns along
the route, although it is known he is
opposed to the practice.
The first speech will be at Columbus
! Thursday morning and the last at
Louisville, KY, September 20. The
president will return to Washington
the next day.
2 The presidential train will be COM
posed of the presidents private car
another for the StenographerS and
secret service men and one for the
correspondents, also dining car and
baggage car. Along the entire trip
a pilot engine will be run ahead as a
precautionary measure against acci-
dents and other eventualities. The
train schedule will not be made pub
lie until it has been fulfilled city after
city.
sS Members of the party will live on
!, Che train practically during the p
days of the trip, only few over
night stops being planned.
In preparation for the exacting task
before him the president has made
only the most necessary appointments
during the past few days and under
the direction of Admiral Grayson has
spent most of his time in resting and
recreation, keeping in the open air
as much as possible.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Pershing Bill Passes.

Washington, Sept. 2.-The house
bill conferring the permanent rank
of general upon General Pershing
was passed by the, senate late today
without debate or a record vote and
now goes to President Wilson.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04

The Columbia base ball club Of the
South Atlantic league was victorious
over the Charlotte club in the final
game of the season Saturday, there
by winning the pennant.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
Obituary.

Died, on the evening of August
9Th, 1919, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. G. Mcmillan, Edwards,
8. c., Mrs. Frances Habenecht, in the
18th year Of her age. Interment at
Charleston, s. C.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04
To The Voters Of Williamsburg County:

APPRECIATE THE SPLENDID SUPPORT GIVEN ME By
YoI, IN THE FIRST PRIMARY AND NOW THAT THE
SECOND PRIMARY TO BE HELD TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER
sh EARNESTLY SOLICIT YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
YOU GAVE ME e5 PER CENT OF THE VOTES CAST IN
The COUNTY, NO OTHER CANDIDATE IN THE RACE RE-
cEIvEI SUCH A VOTE IN HIS OWN COUNTY AND SHALL
EVER FEEL PROUD OF SUCH VOTE FROM MY HOME PEo
PIE.
ICAN BE Ell ECTED IF YOU WILL GO OUT ON NEXT
TUESDAY AND SEE THAT YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBoRs
DO THE SAME THIS is WILLIAMSBURG'S FIRST CHANCE
TO BE REPRESENTED IN CONGRESS.
SINCERELY,
PHILIP 3. STOLL
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04

General Pershing has taken his de-
parture from France and is now on
the high seas en- route to the good
old U. S. A.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-04

Thirty persons were poisoned al
ter drinking coffee in Il lunch room
at Chicago last Friday.