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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
Birthday Party at Cedar Swamp.

An occasion that was much enjoy
ca in the Cedar Swamp section was
a party given by little Miss Juanita
Epps on Monday afternoon, February
18th, in commemoration of her fifth
birthday.
After Miss Hazel Epps had enter
tanned them with a number of jolly
games, the guests were ushered into
the dining room which was daintily
decorated in pink end white. The
tots, about twenty-five in number,
quickly filled their places at the table,
and one of the children yelled, "It's
Ch'is'mas again" And, verify, it did
seem like Christmas" for the spa
clous table was burdened with deli
cious homemade candies, cakes, and
Pink lemonade, delightful and re-
freshing." The large white birthday
cake, upon which stood five tiny pink
candles, occupied the center of the
table.
The popular little hostess received
lots of nice little gifts as tokens OF
good wishes. Pretty soon it was time
to 70 home and it was with genuine
regret that the guests had to say
goodbye.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
LAKE CITY LEGION
GIVES A BANQUET
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF MEM.
BERS OF POST FROM THAT
SECTION OF COUNTY.

Lake City, Feb. 13.-One of the
most enjoyable social events of re-
cent date in Lake City was the ban
quet given by the members of Will
bur Jones Post of the American Legion
last Friday evening in the Boltimore
hotel. Thirty-eight legionaires from
Lake City, Olanta and other nearby
points enjoyed the fine dinner and
the attractive program that followed
At the conclusion of the dinner Mr..
Felix T. Wilson, local Post Command
er and postmaster of the occasion,
before introducing the first speaker,
made very interesting talk, review
ing the accomplishments of the post
since it's organization and the good
that will be accomplished through the
post in future to Lake City and the
surrounding country. The Rev. John
W. Davis, of Kingstree, the first
speaker, also made very interesting
talk, impressing the fact that God was
foremost in every mans heart, and
that man would never be peaceful un-
til he made peace with God in his
own heart.
The music, which received consid-
cradle amount of applause, consisted
Of beautiful solo by Miss Laura Bell
Smith, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. R. Ell. McElveen, and a vocal
duet by Mrs. A. C. Sawyer and Miss
Smith, also accompanied by Mrs. Nc
Elveen.
Dr.. j. S. Lynch, in an impromtu
speech, caused much laughter and ap-
plause by telling several jokes. He
also emphasized the good that will be
accomplished through the local Post
and pledged his continued assistance
in making the Legion lerger and bet
ter in every respect.
The last speaker of the evening was
Mr.. Frank d. Barnwell, of Florence.
Mr.. Barnwell, humorous in action and
speech, held everyone in a continual
roar of laughter during the greater
part of his talk. Then, growing ear
nest, he spoke of the efforts that the
American Legion has made in caring
for disabled soldiers, especially the
"down-and-outers" at the present time.
Mr.. Barnwell stated that every post
throughout the whole country should
do its bit in assisting ex-soldiers in
need.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
World in Eighty Days" In 1896,

World in Eighty Days" In 1896,
"Nellie Bly," in the course Of news
paper work met and married a
wealthy man rs years Of age. She
was nearly 80 at the time. She in
herited a good sized fortune, most
OF which slipped away from her
through continuous litigation, The
traditions Of the newspaper business
are so strong and so lasting that the,
passing of "Nellie Bly," cannot bel
permitted to be chronicled w'itho /;
some notice outside the obituary col
umn. The newspaper fraternity ad-
mires man or woman alike who is
a part of it, who has brought dis
tinction to the profession. Nellie
Bly," did this. That's why she will
be remembered in the hearts Of those
who follow along through the years.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
GOOD HEALTH OF chill
DREN FROM RICH BLOOD
HEALTH, STRENGTH AND vIGOR
BUILT UP BY GUIDES Y
PEPTO-MANGAN.

You see one child strong and ro-
bust; another child pale and thin.
One eats practically the same food
and takes the same exercise as the
other. What is the dicerence? Nearly
always it's difference in the quality
O.; the blood. The strong child has
rich, red blood and plenty of it. You
love to see him eat so heartily. II
your child is thin and weak, give him
Guides Pepto-M -Mangan to build up the
blood and see the difference between
a sickly, unhappy childhood and q
bouncing, healthy childhood.
Get Gude's epto-Mangan at your
druggists in liquid or tablet form.
Be sure it's the genuine.-Advertise-
ment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
PTOMAINE POISONS
GIRL AT COLLEGE
One-Third of Student Body at Mis-
sissippi State College Attack
ed at Once.

Columbus, Miss, Feb. 12.-More
than 800 students Of the Mississippi
State College for Women here are
suffering with ptomaine poisoning as
a result of eating chicken salad which
was served at the evening meal at
the college tonight. Every physician
ia Columbus was called to the insh-
tution and late tonight it is stated
that all the students are out Of danger,
although a large number are still
very Ill.
DR.. ]. C. FAINT, president of the
institution, said that the poisoning
was undoubtedly caused by the salad,
as those who did not eat it were not
acected. DR.. Irene Fatheree, the col
lege physician, made the same state
ment. A thorough investigation will
he made by the college authorities
tomorrow.
The students were taken Ill within
all hour after finishing supper and
first aid treatment was given those
affected until physicians could be
summoned. The remaining students
acted as nurses under DR.. Fatheree's
direction. DR.. FAINT states that a
number of the milder cases have full
ly recovered and are assisting in car
irp for those more seriously i'll.
The school has about 900 students
and fully one-third of this number
were affected.
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ed by big baptizing, or term OF
circuit court followed by a public
hanging, is his chiefest delight.
whenever negro tires of coun-
try life he moves to town, acquires a
charcoal bucket and tailor's goose,
forms an alliance with some white
mans cook, and with his living thus
assured, opens cleaning and press
ing establishment. He then goes out
Monday morning and gathers in the
Sunday clothes of the white clerks Of
town, aod after wearing them him
self every night during the week, he
gets up Saturday morning and treats
them to a gasoline bath, flattens them
out with a red-hot iron and rushes
tkem home to their owners, so that
they may wear them Sunday; collects
$50 for his services in their behalf
End goes on his way rejoicing. But
should there be any special occasion
ir town on Saturday night which he
wishes to attend he holds the best
suit that he happens to have on hand
and wears it to that, and carries it
home Sunday morning if he wakes up
ir time; otherwise its owner can lay
in bed over Sunday, and he will bring
it back sometime the following Mon
cay.
"If, perchance his fancy does not
run to cleaning clothes, he gets him
self gasoline stove and other para
phernalia wherewith to defeat the va
grant salute, and sets up lunch coun-
ter, where he serves all such as care
to come his way, irrespective of race,
color or previous condition of servi-
tude, with hamburgers, hot catfish
and beef sausage, and sometimes
sweet spirits of ferminti on the side.
Eut should neither of these locations
appeal to him, he usually opens a
colored barber shop with a poolroom
and crap table in the rear.
"As soon as the city authorities
become oboMous to him, however, he
again goes back to the quiet country
life, uscally right after the Chiist-
mas holidays, and joins himself to a
cotton planter, and by his certain writ
ten contract, duly executed in dupi-
cate, obligates and binds himself to
cultivate and gather crop Of cotton
of the land therein described, and on
the strength thereof proceeds to eat
up anywhere from S. to $500 worth
of grub while he is waiting for the
ground to get in shape to plow, and
1t very frequently happens that when
the trees begin to bud and when the
birds begin to whistle and the grass
hopper begins to sing, Mr.. Negro is
seized with wander-lust end sudden
ly disappears, and the people who once
knew him know him no more forever.
Every delta town also has its full
quota Of negro women, who like the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
Policeman Can't Be Christian.

Marion, Ohio, Feb. Al don't
hold anything against the police
but I don't think man can be a
good Christian and be policeman
anywhere"
Roy D. Brown, who made that de-
claration, resigned from the Marion
police force after he became convert
ed in a revival conducted at the Holy
Nazarene church here.
"I've got to do it," Brown told
Chief Police James w. Thompson.
"I am just following the dictates OF
the Lord and want to be square with
Him and my fellow Christian work
e1s."
Brown served as patrolman from
February to December. He served
in the World War and came to this
city at the close of the war. He is
thirty, married and has ore child, a
girl of four.
"I don't mean that a man can't
be honest and be policeman" Brown
said. "But there are so many things
a policeman has to do that don't
square with my newborn conscience.
I don't thing it's right to arrest a
man unless you think it's right.
eyes, there is no doubt that today
if Jesus Christ came back and said
he was the Savior he would be ar
rested and thrown into prison; no
mere policing work for me-"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
POPES HAVE COME
FROM ALL WALKS
Continued From Page One)

spirit of its majestic solemnity. The
titanic proportions of everything, and
the age-long story that is woven in
the very woof of it, appeal to the
senses in a way that can neither be
resisted nor explained.
Rooms in Vatican.
Adjoining st. Peters is the vatican,
the home of the popes and the largest
palace in the world. That this extra
ordinary structure is worthy neigh
Dor of massive ST. Peters may be
realized from the statement that it
contains 1000 rooms, has 80 magni-
ficent halls, nine galleries, seven
grand chapels, 20 courts, eight state
staircases and 200 smaller ones, be-
sides museums, Libraries and archives.
It is indeed treasury of art. 1t is
seid that the contents of the sistine
chapel alone are worth 81, 100000, 900.
Who would estimate the price that
Michael Angelo's last judgment or
RaphaePs TRANSPORTATION would bring
if they were offered for sale? While
No. combination of circumstances can
be conceived that would lead to such
a possibility, if the contents of the
vatican were ever offered for sale,
there is not a fortune in the world
large enough to pay the price they
would command.
The tremendous extent of the vati-
can, as we'll as the incompatible
amount of treasure it contains, is
shown in the story about a room
which for some reason was walled up
and became lolst for centuries. After
a long search entrance to it was gain
ed through a window overlooking the
roof of the sistine chapel, and the
rare decorations of its walls were
again brought to light It is known
that some valuable frescoes are hid
den by wooden wainscoating in an
other room once occupied by luxuri-
Gus cardinal, and it is not unlikely
that other art treasures have been
lost entirely in it's labyrinthian ex-
tent.
Upon leaving the visitor can not
help but turn for a lest look upward
to the window where the lonely old
man of the vatican keeps his vigil.
What a big thing he representeds!
He is virtually prisoner in his huge
palace, yet all the world comes to
see him. He is with out an army,
without territory, and without voice
in the councils of the nations, yet
he rules approximately 275,Oo0,OOO
subjects with the gentle sway of
spiritual sovereignty. AS you 60
away the bells of st. Peters begin to
clang, and you realize that it is the
hour of vespers; you realize that the
message of those bells not only rolls
across the fields beyond the yellow
Tiber, but reverberates around the
world.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16

666 cures Biliousness.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16

lily, toll not, neither do they spin, yet
the Queen of Sheba in all Of her glory
was never clad like one of them.
Surely the negro is fearfully and
wonderfully made, and his ways are
past finding out"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16

without ever discovering his mistake.
"He is likewise great admirer Of
art, and in nearly every . negro's
home, be it ever so humble, there
hangs a life-size crayon portrait of
himself on the wall right opposite the
door, where you will be sure to see
it as you come in the door. The rest
of his surplus money he usually spends
for entertainment, preferably an ex-
crrsion, but anything else in motion
will do. I have frequently stood on
the street corner on cold, cloudy win
ter day and watched as many as fifty
negroes, who would not average so
cents each, and none of whom had on
Clothes enough to flag fiat car, cling
irg to merry-go-round as it went
round and round, grinding out that
vell-known and much-loved melody,
oh, Billy Bailey, Why Don't You
Come Home?" and their front teeth
, shining like the keys on a baby grand
piano, while hundreds of others, who
did not have the price Of ride, were
standing in half-frozen mud shoe
mouth deep, cheering them as they
came round.
Cali things are pleasing to him. A
circus or funeral is equally enjoy
able, but protracted meeting follow,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16

February is the month of Lonor,
honesty and love-Washington, Lin
coin and St. Valentine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16

We can pull msn out OF 3 rut,
but he must go on his own power
after he is out.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
WEST SYNNES

Miss Bertha Buntje assisted Mrs.
Harry Groth with her work Wednesday.
Quite a few took in the dance at
Staples Wednesday evening and all re-
port very good time.
Bill Weimann was an Appleton caller
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wingartner were
Norris callers Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Groth has been on the
sick list for a couple of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Reimers and son
Walter and daughter Anna, and Agnes
and Carl Knopp visited Sunday at the
Henry Buntje home.
Mr.. Klippie was an Alberta caller on
Friday.
itor Friday.
Evern Buntje- was an Alberta caller
Friday.
Miss Ida Jensen is visiting her faith
er for the week end.
Fred Reippel visited Wednesday even
ing at the Matt Reimers home.
Mrs. August who has been sick for a
couple of days is very much improved at
this writing.
Mrs. Adolph Porch and children and
Mrs. Richard Lehwald are visiting at
the Bill Wiemann home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Reimers visited
Sunday at the G. Baumgartner home.
Louis Becker was a Morris caller on
Tuesday.
Relatives and friends surprised Mrs.
Ado1ph Reimers Monday evening, the
occasion being her birthday. The even
ing was spent in playing cards and
games. Lunch was served at midnight
and in the late hours they all departed
for their homes.
Fred Buntje was an Alberta caller on
Friday.
Miss Anna Reimers called at Bill
Weimanns Friday
Herman Dittman was an Alberta caller
Saturday.
Ed. Becker was a Morris caller Fri
day.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
LONGFELLOW

Alfred and Charlie Swanson were
Morris callers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Mau called at
the Ben Struck home Tuesday evening.
Ben Hectar called at the Chris Mau
home Thursday.
Martha and Walter Struck spent Sat-
urday evening at the Frank Smith home.
Fred Struck Sr. and daughter Martha
were Morris callers Wednesday.
Mrs. E. Van Horn and family, Misses
Anna Tyllia and Olive Towner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Struck called at the Chris
Mau home Sunday evening.
Miss Sophia Anderson spent Saturday
evening with Miss Ellen Bruins at Nor
ris.
Adolph Anderson called at the Henry
Willie home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Neitzel and fam
fly spent Sunday at the Orville Perk-
ms home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Mau celebrated
their first wedding anniversary last
Thursday evening. The guests were
Mrs. N. G. Anderson and sons Edgar and
Harley, Miss Thelma Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Struck and daughter, Joe,
Chris, Wilbert and Clara Mau. A very
enjoyable evening was spent.
Charlie Smith called at the John Will
son home Monday.
Bert Van Horn marketed sheep in
Morris Monday.
Joe Mau marketed hogs in Donnelly
Tuesday.
Lester Bruins spent a few days the
first of the week with his brother Fred
Bruins.
Henry wendt spent Sunday at the
Irven Sax home.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
Glass Once Wan Costly.

For many centuries glassmaking
was a fine art known only to few.
When the Book Of Job was written
glass was worth its weight in gold,
and the Phoenicians seem to have trad
ed glass beads as jewels among the saw
ages Of northern Europe, according to
the Detroit News. It used to be
thought that the ancient Egyptians at
an early epoch anticipated the discov-
cry made by the merchants Of Sidon, for
q drawing Of two workmen apparent
" engaged In glassmaking had been
discovered In a tomb Of the eleventh
dynasty. But the best authorities now
agree that the drawing represents
some other process Of manufacture.
The Sidonions certainly held for O
long time the monopoly In glassmak'
ing, and they spread the use Of the
new material throughout the Medi-
terranean. Later the Romans became
admirable artists In glass.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
Mothers HELPER

Five-year-old Doris loves to help
mother, and since the new baby has
come she has taken on the added re-
spOnsibility of keeping him quiet. The
other day he was crying, and Doris,
tiptoeing out of thereon, came back
presently and leaned materially over
the basinet. There was a welcome lull
in the wailing, and Doris, stealing to
her mother, announced proudly: See,
mother, he's not crying now. gave
him a raisin.",
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
OBITUARY

Hans Backman died at his home in
Eldorado township early Monday morn
ing. December II, 1929.
Funeral services were held at the
home Thursday at IL o'clock and at the
lutheran church at Herman at O'Clock.
conducted by Rev. o. o. Gustafson Of
Elbow Lake. Interment was made In
Lakeside cemetery.
Mr.. Baclman was born in Sweden
aaventv wears ago and was married
there to Christina Erickson. Thirty-two
years ago they came to America and
settled near Hoffman. where they lived
four years, then came to Stevens county
where they have since resided.
Mr.. Backman is survived by his wife,
one daughter, Mrs. AL. Amelsberg of. AL
berta and four sons, John, Peter, Henry
and David. One daughter passed away
several years ago.
Mr. Backman was Of retiring dispo-
sition, but those who knew him best
knew him as kind husband and father
and a good neighbor and in his passing
Stevens county loses one of it's oldest
settlers.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
Prophet a. Poker PIaxar-

There are few illusions to Moses
Cor Mesu) in the ancient Egyptian
writings, but w. F. Durand, civil en-.
gineer and scientist, of San Francisco
and PalO Alts, on his return from
Egypt laid before the San Francisco
Engineers club some recently discOv.
cred evidence in mummy papyrus
that Moses was poker player. A
translation reads, "Mesu, 1 pray thee,
open the pOt."-San Francisco ArgO.
naut.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
When the World Was without Oceans.

When the World Was Without Oceans.
There was a time in the earth's his
tory when there was no sea. The
surface Of the young earth was too
hot to allow the accumulation Of wa
ter in basins. More than that, there
were no basins, for the surface Of
the earth must have been at any one
place as fiat as a pancake. On an
average there are three and q half
pounds Of salty material to every hun
dred pounds of seawater. More than
three-fourths Of the salts In the sea
consists Of common salt (sodium
chloride).
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
DONNELLY TOWNSHIP

Miss Dora Laqua spent Sunday with
Miss Mildred Strand.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. king visited sun
day evening with Mr.. and MIS- H. M
Bell.
Mr.. ole and daughter of Randolph
visited at the J. F. Sperr nome last
week. rIho1,,o
Miss Lydia Zimmerman or Cnoklo
1pent last week with her sister MIS-
The Larlin Club met Thursday with
Mrs. p. A. Olsen. z,.o,,4
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Dickinson spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. VIM
oughby. r.,,-saov
VIM. Dickinson returned THURSDAY
from Dakota where he has been Tor some
time. ........ -
The program given Friday evening at
Ttstrict 63 was enjoyed by large
crowd, The sale of baskets and lunches
brought $3.50. J. F. sperr was the
auctioneer.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
Not Numerous. Anyway.

The quiet, secluded, ineonspicuous
life is not without its attractions amid
the mad rush for prominence and
fame, and we often wonder If, after
all, those homes are not happiest
where the husband and father never
lost his automobile by theft, the wife
and mother never underwent an opera
ton and the children still have their
tonsils.-Ohio State Journal.
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
Gift Suggestions in Comforts Hppe

Every member of the family will be glad have you reembe
Christmas with pair Of these wonderfully comfortable slippers
They being shown several styles and colors that you
range from which to choose
Morris tribune., 1922-12-22
Shoe Headquarters

IF you are-planning on giving Shoes
and you could decide upon no better
Gift-here is where you should come
to make your selections.
The newest styles are featured in
the seasons most popular feathers and
in range of sizes that insures perfect
fit for every foot.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-20
Reach Complete Accord.

Paris, Nov. 20.-(By the Associated
Press.)-Complete accord was reach
cd here Saturday, BY Lord Curzon,
British foreign secretary, Premier
Poncare Of France and Baron Avez-
zano, Italian ambassador to France,
over the general outline of the atti-
tude that the Allies Will ssume to-
ward the Turks at the Lausanne con-
ference, 1t was declared in a state
ment Saturday
A plan for French participation in
armed demonstration against the
Turks. If one should prove necessary,
is believed to have been agreed upon:
Premier Poincare, it is declared, has
always been willing to agree to use of
force in some form as a last resort to
support the Mudania armistice agree
ment with the Turks but Lord. Curzon
has been anxious to anticipate the fu-
ture further and obtain French APP
prevail for some plan of unitede mill
tary action. II as it Is not expected the
Lausanne conference fails to reach a
peace agreement or in any other
e~ventuality calling for such action.
The representatives of the three az
lied powers ven over Lord Curzon'e
much discussed memorandum, point
by point, reaching definite agreement
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-20
EAST GRAND.
FORKS . 4!!!4!!!!!!!!!!
Officers To Assume
Duties On January 2

Because Jan. /. 1929 falls on, a
Sunday. candidates who were success
full I'm the recent election in Polk
county will not take. office until Mon
day January 2, 1t was reported here
Saturday. State and county officials
and members Of the legislature will be
indicted simultaneously.
A precedent OF postponing actual
.tr~ansference Of office one day in the
case cited above has been established
in former years. according to local
authorities. e
When the state legislature opens its
session on Tuesday. January 2. two
new representatives Of Polk county
will take seats. r. T. Buckler Is the
new state senator and J.. c. Pratt the
new representative IL the lower house.
Both Kn1d Wefeld, new congress
man from this district. and Henrik
Sh%ipstead, who defeated Senator
Frank Kellogg for the United States
senate, will take the oath Of office in
washington on March 4 next.