The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 31, 1898, Image 6
THE COUNTY RECORD.
Published Every Thursday
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KISGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA,
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LOUIS J. BR!STOW,
Editor and Proprietor.
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Progress is reported in the matter
/' " -of union between the South African 1
, . repnblie and the Orange Free State,
and there really seems some probability
that the Transvaal will succeed
in swe^owing its little neighbor.
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A. Con^n .Doyle's detective stories
^ have been recommended to the police
*>y a prisou society of England. Mr. |
Doyle said that recently after the
f publication of his stories he was almost
deluged with letters telling
d family mysteries and asking his aid
in solving them.
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A British paper Uada journal, in
v ^ aliudiug to the fine display of Amerir\\'.
* can paper box machinery shown by an
feN; English dealer who has lately returned
from the States, says: "In this
,?k" matter our competitors ou the other
t? i. - aide of the Atlantic seem to be very
jfop*. . much ahead of us.-"
. It appears that there are certain individuals
in Pennsylvania whj are
known as 'Taghums" and prey upon
1 members of the tramp fraternity. It
must be hard to follow the occupation
of a "sturdy beggar" with dangers
on three aides, frora the watch dogs,
the police and these armed depera*
* does.
* Joaquin Miller argues that the
'Klondike region was once a tropical
' country. The Rocky Mountains may
also at one time have been holes in .
I'-V. the ground or mere pimples on the
face of the earth. When the poet begins
to theorize he might just as well
go the whole length and -give his
Imagination a little vigorous ran for
> ? its money.
. A curious and somewhat pathetic
aale by auction took place lately in a
content near Tours, France. This
*k ^aa the aale of nearly one hundred
v pounds of human hair cut from the
IMSr mwo VI UUtiVCO av IUb tuviuvuv v*
WmS the veil. One cannot help
" wondering if they regretted the loss
of their crowning beauty or guessed
how it would finally be disposed of.
* The Outlook quotes from the London
Times a letter of Mr. Walker
AfcDermott, a secretary of a London
company (Fraser A Chalmers) which
manufactures mining machinery both
in Chicago and England. Mr. McDermott
says: "The English works
ere as well fitted with labor-saving
.machinery as the American. .The
vera^e pay roll of the American works
in about forty per cent, higher than
% English. Owing, however, to the I
fact that the American works hard
and the Englishman works easily, the
wctaal cost of labor on product is more
in the English work3 than abroad.
Jfany of the mechanics in the AmeriWaif
shops are English. It is not,
therefore, a 'question of inferiority of
race, nor is it one of climate. Mechanics
will go from England to America
[ and work up to standards there with ont
any difficulty and think they hare
lettered themselves." ,
1 The following extract from a private
letter from a lady, now in Havana
deesribes the awfnl distress of the
foot reconcentrados in that city and
ws file need of contributions for
fc- their Belief: "This morning," the
-writer says, "I wfit to help distribute
food and clothing to some of the re-concentrados
in an old warehoase,
where a lot of siok were corralled. It -
was the worst sight I ever saw in my
life, and quite unnerved me for the
day.' In the women's" quarters three
.liad died that morning, and their
laces were not yet covered. Several
were dying, and one child died in
convulsions, clutching my hand with
^ fingers that felt like bird's claws.
The bones of all seemed nearly pricker
hng through, the children were cov
f: ered with sores and many of them
i lied their feet and legs terribly swol5v
lea?scurvy aqd dropsy, I suppose,
from fever, starvation and poor food,
when they have any food at all.
Twenty-three thousand homeless orphans
in this province alone, to say
y nothing of the rest of Cuba, and the
crick and helpless adnlts. It was 10.30
a, m. at the time of my visit to that
particular corral, and none of them
had had a mouthful to eat that day
.and only one meal the day before, of
<?onp made from salted pork and rice,
wrhich of coarse the babies and the
wick did not relish. They give the
children condensed milk, with hot
water, whenever they can get it."
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| GOOD ROADS NOTES. ?
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Crude petroleum has been used
with good effect to suppress dust on
railroad beds. Now it is advocated as
a good application for country reads.
It is claimed that by excluding water
it keeps the road good in wet aud dry
weather. It will suppress dust and
render the w\ter-cart unnecessary, and
it prevents the formation of mud in
winter.
Better Roads For Mobile.
They have taken hold in a practical
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Good Reads Ciub. with a view to having
the city streets improved. The
call for the first meeting stated that
Mobile "has the worst streets of any
city in this country" and that "the
few that are paved are fast becoming
unrideable." The newspapers are
already with them; so, with constant
agitation and persistent work, tae oatlook
is encouraging.
Good Goads I'roiit.ibl*.
The Road Commissioner of New
Jersey, Mr. Budd, points out that it
costs three cents u bushel to haul
wheat on a level road a distance of
five miles, and at least nine cents to
hanl it the same distance on a sandy
road, which goes to illustrate the
practical economic importance of good
roads. This is a point which deserves
the serious attention of farmers. Sandy
and rough roads are wearing out their
horses and vehicles and increasing the
actual cost of their farm supplies and
of the marketing of their produce.
Though little recognized, this is a fact
mo^t patent to the careful observer,
and most pointedly and truly expressed
in Mr. Budd's report. When this fact
penetrates the minds of farmers more
generally, they -will begin to realiza
that money and labor expended on
road improvement will aave money for
them in reducing the actual cost of
hauling and in saving vehicles and
horses.
It is high time to dispense with the
idea that good roads are luxuries,
mere fancy frills, and to regard wellmade
highways as among the necessities.?Easton
(Penn.) Free Press.
A Commendable Policy.
In a recent letter to the State Highway
Commission of Connecticut Colonel
Albert A. Pqpe said:
"It is a commendable policy to build
in the very best manner possible, so
that the common ways may be of
advantage not only to us but to generations
yet unborn. The mistake
of the past has been that this work
was done for a day or a season, a poor
investment which resulted in the loss
of hundreds of millions of dollars.
"A few years since the price of hay
in Springtield, Illinois, was $30 a ton,
and the market was supplied by railroad
from outside the State, because,
though hay was plenty at $10 a ton,
the farms within radius of a few miles
were completely embargoed by mud;
and yet not long ago the Bichardson
Bill, the terms of which provided that
the cities in New York would pay
three-fourths of the cost of State-road
construction, was defeated by the
fanner element
"If a saving of 22 J cents per ton per
mile conld be effected in hauling to
and from the depot the way-freight
carried annually on the, New York
Central Bailrcad the saving to the
community represented would be $9,000,000.
"The Connecticut Highway Commission
is entitled to unanimous support
in building only the best Macadam
and Telford roads, and I believe the
press of the State should take hold of
the question, and by a freo discussion
of the subject convince the people that
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goo a roaas are me uuiy uuts wuriu
building. As a rule, those who complain
most loudly about the first cost
of roads are the very ones who, in
the end, reap the greatest benefit
therefrom."
In the >'?? Tork Lt^ilatare. I
In his message, Governor Black, of
New York, advocated highway improvements,
or, at least, dwelt on the
advantages of good roads, although he
did not offer recommendations as to
how they are to bo secured. He
said:
"I call special attention to this subject
because the need of improvement
is apparent and admitted, and because
the benefits following it would be extensive.
Many sections of the State,
unsurpassed in beauty and fertility,
are neglected and almost unknown,
(because the condition of the highways
affording the only approach makes
tnem difficult of access. A'good road
is one of the chief elements of the
value of a farm. If its fertility be
slight, it may still be desirable if its
location and surroundings are attractive,
and the approaches suitable.
"In many parts of this country,
notably in New England, farm valnea,
which had been reduced by the competition
of the West, have beeu, in
great measure, restored by the demand
for summer homes. Every such
community finds itself benefited to the
the extent of its power to attract investments
from the towns and cities.
Its markets are enlarged, the price of
all commodities is raised,railroad facilities
ore improved, and those ohanges
which the expenditure of money is
likely to oreate are largely realized.
New York has natural advantages unsurpassed
by any State. Better roads
will bring them more generally into
view."
About half a dozen bills dealing
with various phases of the subjeot are*
likely to bo introduced into the Legislature.
One provides for a State
bureau to gather facts and statistics,
and act as a medium of information
and advioe; levies a tax of five cents
on each $1000 of valuation, and divides
the cost of roads, fifty per cent
to State, thirty-five to countv\and fiL
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teen to town. Its other provisions are
permissive, leaving it to each locality
to take action in the matter, and mak- :
ing.it thoroughly local option. The
roads, when completed, are to bcconio 1
county reads.
Another bill contemplates, as nearly j
as possible, a continuous road across !
the State, followingthe leading rontes
through the various counties, and appropriating
S"),000,000 per year, be- j
ginning in iayy, uaut iuu wuru ,
done. Other bills propose to sabsti- j
tute a money tax for labor; for postroa.ls
to be bailt in conjunction with
the general Government; for taxing
wheelmen to build side paths, and for
the employment of convicts on the j
highways. The advocates of good
roads will probably make a strong
showing, and expect to be able to
secure tho passage of some satisfao- i
tory measure.
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Narrow tires and heavy loads.
Soon will spoil the best of road'.
A roa.l properly built and cared for
will shed water instead of absorbing
it.
There are three principles of road
building: Drainage, drainage, drainage.
Neglected and abandoned farms are
one result of the costly transportation
caused by bad roads.
Wagon manufacturers aro turning
out farm wagons, some of them witli
metal wheels, having tires four inches
wide. ^
Brooklyn claims to have done more
during 1897 in the way of street improvement
than any city of its area in
the country.
Mayor Boynton, of Port Huron,
Mich., is*activelv interested in the ,
Good Roads Association lately organized
in that town.
Over thirty thousand dollars havo
been awarded this year in Berks
County, Pa., in condemnation proceedings
for free turnpikes.
Hard roads yield large returns when
intelligently constructed and suitably
cargd foTj It is only when badly
made and shamefully neglected that
they prove an expensive luxury.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle suggests
that a good plan would be for each
town to improve its own roads, under
the supervision of a skilled engineer
employed by the State, and that the
State afterwards contribute a portion
of the cost.
Nothing is more ruinous to a macadam
road than water. Ruts hold
water, and, therefore, should never
be allowed to exist. To guard against
their formation and development is
one of the principal parts of proper
care of a roadway.
An object-lesson on. the value of
good highways is being furnished by
Robert MacKinnon, of Little Falls,
N. Y.. who has been grading the road j
between Little Falls and Utica, and
putting gravel on it at his own expense,
hoping that it will interest
others in road improvement.
A great many of the statements
made about the cost per mile of roads
are apt to prove misleading. ' A fair
comparison cannot be made without
knowing the width and depth, the
amount of grading required, methods
employed, and many other details
which seriously affect the price.
California'* Gold Outpnt.
In connection with the recent observance
of the se^ii-centennial anniversary
of the discovery of gold on the
Pacifio Coast it is interesting to note
the magnitude of California's gold
output during the past fifty years.
To begin with the amount of gold
dug from the mines during the first
year succeeding the discovery aggregated
only $245,301. But with a tremendous
bound the value of the output
for the year following mounted up '
to $10,151,360. In 1850 the output!
aggregated $41,273,106; in 1851, $75,-1
938,232, and in 1852, $81,294,700.
Since 1852 there has been a gradual
falling off in the annual output of the
yellow metal. At the present time
the amount of gold mined annually in
California ranges in value from $15,000,000
to $18,000,000.
Since the first discovery of gold on
the Pacifio Coast in 1848 it is estimated
that California has produced
not less than $1,300,398,779 worth of
the yellow metal.
In view of what California owes to
the discovery of gold, the people of
that State have not been extravagant
in holding such a brilliant festival as
the one which has recently occurred
on the Pacific slope.?Atlanta Constitution.
Theories Concerning the Voice.
One very interesting theory held by
some vocalists is that the natural
register of the speaking voice indicates
the individual character of the speaker,
as do the lines on the palms of the
hand. For instance, a high soprano
voice expresses joy and merriment.
Complex natures, who carry on two
qualities of thought at once, speak in
harmonies, with several notes at a
time, and have magnetic voices. The
minor voice betrays lack of confidence,
the major voice indicates intense vitality.
The mental attitude shows itself
in a voice with a sliding downward
scale, as in most teachers' voices.
Other instructors' methods go so far
a3 to say that all who can talk may
sing, if willing faithfully to devote
their time and energy to the cause.?
The Chautauquan.
Why the Blind Do Not Smoke* .
A peculiarity about blind people is
that there is seldom one of them who
smokes. Soldiers and sailors accustomed
to smoking, and who have lost
their sight in action, oontinue to smoke
for a short time but*soon give up the
habit. They say it gives thein no
pleasure when they oannot see the
smoke, and some have said that they
cannot taste the smoke unless they
seeit. ?
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now be had in half-si;
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# have never, ,'inre I can
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^ of them said that she h
I bought one bottle of
dozen bottles. Befon
' strong and well."
4 " For more than a y?
t great soreness of the cl
4 ment with Ayer's Cher
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"More Careleseinesa.
Excited Wife?Ob, professor, the
cook has fallen and broken her collar'
bone!
Professor?Discbarge her at once!
Ton told her what to expect If she
broke anything more.?Detroit Free
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PALMETTO ECHOES.
Two colored prisoners were caueht
while trying to cut ont of Kershaw
jail.
The Secretary of State has issued a
commission to W. T. McFall. J. McD.
1 Brace, J. P. Carey, J. T. Yoan*?blood, {
J. M. Stewart, H. A. Richie and Julias
E. Boggs as corporators of the Pickens
Bank. The capital stock is to be $25,000
dirided into shares at $100 each.
i A special from Kershaw to the State
says nearly all the talk npon oar streets J
is war. V ery few, comparatively, are j
"spoiling for a fight" There was a countryman
here Saturday who wanted ;
to enlist himself and seven sons in a j
company that he was told our friend, ,
Williams, was raising. The negroes !
are by no means anxious to enlist, j
Many of them say that they will aot go. j
Four car-loads of amanition for use |
in the big forts on Sullivan's Island
have been received and another supply
is expected soon. At Charleston arrangements
are being made^o sink torpedo
mines in Charleston harbor.
Some of the material needed has al,
ready been received. Work on the
fortifications is being rushed. Many
of the heavy guns have been monnteS
and are ready for action. It is said
that orders have been received from
Washington to waste no time in getting
the forts in shape for emergencies.
More troops have also been ordered
here.
While torpedoes and mines are being
planted at the euterance to Port Royal
harbor it is almost oertain that several
of the monitors will be stationed there
permanently if hostilities begin. Because
of the depth of the harbor, adequate
protection cannot be supplied by
mines. There are no fortifications to
.ah 1 A JA.L
i proieci xoe Kuxruuicm ui i uwi buu
tation, bo that the towns of Port Royal
aud Beaufort could be destroyed in a
few minutes by one ship. It is the only
l>ort in the South where any battleship
of Spain can steam up to the wharfs.
An enemy landing there could cut the
Plant railway at Yemassee. a few miles
away, the main line between the north
and Floridf i Beaufort, the most exposed
town on the coast, is also one of
the oldest It has nearly 5,000 inhabitants.
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lot often possible and not alvva
^hs and cures: Why not fit the
climate to the lungs? It is th<
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re cure for colds and coughs; a i
hooping Cough; it prevents Pr
rengthens the lungs and heals
; marked by all the signs of Inc
cured by its use. Dr. AyePs (
ze bottles
lalf Price, 50
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ery'hing for asthma without success. At last
was immediate." S. A. ELL
t despaired of ever finding a cure for chronic t
:rom Aytr's Cherry Pectoral I can testify as tt
R. G. PROCTOR, M. I)., C
children in mv father's family ar.d there are sex
remember, been without Ayer's Cherry Pectoi
cough that this remedy did not cure."
IIu.v. WM. E. MA J
i bed for ten months and was attended by six di
.ad consumption, and some of them said she coi
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It seemed to help he
s .hese were all used, she was completely c
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ar my wife suffered with lung trouble. She I
res', and experienced difficulty in breathing. A
ry Pectoral effected a complete cure. Weregar
he had tried had failed to even give relief."
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PULLED DOWN* PILLARS. .
Ignorant Persians Thought They Were !
the Cause of the l>rouxht.
They do strange things In Persia, j This
is the latest. For some years a
tidal observatory has been established ;
at Bushire. on the Persian golf, and it J
has performed Its functions without J
let or hindrance. This year, however, j
WHERE PILLAR* WERE PULLED DOWN*.
owing to want of rain, the Persians
were under the impression that the ]
bench-marks or pillars which had been 1
built near the English government tele- 1
graph office were the cause of the 1
drought and a mob, consisting of men, | (
women and children, surrounded the ,
office and pulled the pillars down. Ow- ,
Ing to the promptitude of Col. Wilson, ;
the resident, and Mr. Campbell, the superintendent
of telegraphs, the Ferslan
governor had to supply a company of i
Persian soldiers, and these, combined <
with parties of bluejackets and marines
from H. M. S. Sphinx, built up the pillars
again. This has had the desired 1
effect on the Persians, who saw that ]
the British government in rersia is uov
to be trifled with. 1
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The Columbus Dispatch comments (
on an offense "which in Puritan times <
would have been followed by a punish- ]
merit not less than death." And per- j
haps more?
A special dispatch from Louisville i
says that "Kentucky's greatest prod- ]
net Is in danger." Well, isn't whkky <
always In danger in that State? _ , ]
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Jaklnnd City, Ind. 4
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flerent doctors. All 4
ild not live a month. ^
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ured and to-day is
amden Point, Mo. ^
tad a severe cough, ^
three months' treat- ^
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Primitive Methods.
How would you like to drive In m
great, thatched hood of a wagon drawn
by bullocks? If you go to Ceylon, yon
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ma j. The Ceylon bullock cart Is among}
the most Interesting sights on the!
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POISON IN THKIR COFFEE.
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Evidence That John Rodger* Mas
dered lilt Wife's Klnspeople Was
Not Conclusive.
A special to the State, from Green*
rille, says: John Bodgers, oolored,
was acquitted of the charge of morderng
his wife's kinsman, Charlie Jerry.
Last August the whole family of negroes
living in Fairview township were affected
with sickness as if poisoned. The
poison, rough ou rats, was found near
the house and evidence, was gives
showing that the coffee had been poisoned
so that it was peroeptible to the
taste and some refused to drink it As
tuAlvsis of some coffee fonnd in Jobs
Rodgers' possession was made by Prof.
YV. F. Watson, of Farm an University,
who found traces of arsenic, the main *
ingredient of rough on rats. The poissuing
was pretty clearly proven, bat
Rodger* was not sufficiently connected
with the deed. The trial consumed
considerable time, and after able speeches
by counsel on both sides the jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Rodgers was tried for the same offense
at the November term of oonrt l
and a m?strial was had. The eeae>TV[
slioited a good deal of interest, espefr
cially among the negroes. The defense
pat ap no witnesses and the only testimony
offered by that side was a letter
pat in evidence.
"Suppose," says the Florida TimeeDnlon,
'that the new year had come oat
Friday, to make the nervous shudder!"!
Or suppose?horror of horrors?that It
had come on the thirteenth! j
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