The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 05, 1898, Image 5
gold Fining.
Lack Lcm a Factor Than Pluck, Encrjry
and Observation.
The newspaper scribbler, in want
of fresh copy, has a habit of telling
tales of blind luck and happy accident.
A drunken fool falls down on
the hillside and wakes from his tur1?
- v.ic
UJU oicuiun iv? ujiijt-T-ii.
against a ledge of wbito quartz
gleaming with the yellow metal, or
an idle shepherd picks up a stone to
throw at a stray sheep, and, realizing
its unusual weight, shatters it
against a bowlder to tind it the open
sesame to the caverns of Aladdin.
Don't believe it! The blind goddess
Fortune directs the miner's
destiny less frequently than the
brotherhood of pluck, energy and
observation. There is as much luck
in mining as in all things human,
but hardly more; there is as much
room for intelligent design and careful
foresight as in any other busi
z^ese and j>robni>Jy more.
Illustrations borrowed from fact
will le of service. When Thomas
Kruse, at JVIaryeville, Mon., was
opening up the mine which made
him a millionaire, there came a story
of an old man driving a tunnel into
a motiutuiu at a place where he
would find macadam for tho road,
uri nrd fnv tli? mil 1 Whptl thfl
crosscut intercepted a wide vein of
rich stuff, men pointed to the incident
us another evidence of the hit
or miss character of ordinary mining.
The real lr.cts were fur otherwise.
"Old Tommy Kruse." as ho is
known all over Montana, was a very
shrewd and sensible prospector. Ho
had found the outcrop of a promising
lode on the mountain side and
hud realized that, while one man
alone cannot sink a shaft ICO feet
deep, he can, with his own unaided
energy, drive a tunnel for several
hundred feet. The tunnel cut the
vein, whoso position lie had previously
de termined. So was begun
the exploitation of a mine which
has Lecoine famous in mining annals
as the Drumlmnmon. It now
has about 12 miles of workings, out
of which has come ore of a value
approximating $14,000,000.
The Enterprise mine nt Rico, in
Colorado, was discovered by David
fiwickhimer. Picturesque stories are
told of the timely aid of a lottery
winning and of the haphazard penetration
into a big oie body. Tho
truth is quite as romantic. Never
were correct reasoning and indomitable
pluck more fittingly rewarded.
Swickhimer had been working lor
wages in the ground of the Swansea
Uiuiug company, on Newman hill.
He had learned the course of the
veins which were being there successfully
worked, and this knowledge
was particularly valuable because
the true rock sandstone and
limestone is, in that locality, overlaid
by several hundred feet of
bowlders and gravel of lacustrine
origin. The veins do not reach the
surface of today, and hence have no
i-n irmirwr In fVit'ir imsitiftTI
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bwu khiiner left the Swansea mine
and located a claim, the Enterprise,
to tho north. Ho began the sinking
of a shaft only to tiud that tho porousness
of bowlders caused a flow
of water which hindered progress
and made tho work very expensive.
A pump was at length purchased
and it replaced the bucket and windlass.
But in the meantime the Swansea
company was pushing its levels
ahead and would soon penetrate into
Swickhimer's claim. Unless ho
found ore in place his location
would, by the terms of the absurd
American mining law, be invalid.
The sinking of the shaft was hurried
with a tireless energy which
surmounted all sorts of bad luck.
Eventually ore was struck, and the
plucky adventurer won his fortune.
Since then the Enterpriso mino has
produced $3,500,000 out of its eight
iniles of underground workings.
T. A. Kickard in Cassier'sMagazine.
>'or Hog Thieves.
A good many years before the
war a certain Baptist church in the
Bluegrass had a very aristocratic
old gentlemun, the owner of numerous
slaves and many successful running
horses, as a privileged member
of its congregation. Another member
was a Mr. L., of whom it was
6aid and believed that bo bad a way
of acquiring bis neighbors' hogs in a
very mysterious manner. Mr. L.
disliked the aristocratic Captain B.
and lost no opportunity to express
his horror of a man guilty of the
cardinal sin of racing horses.
One day at church Mr. L. was giving
the congregation his views on
religion, and closed his remarks by
saying, "No man who races horses
can enter the kingdom of heaven."
After he had finished Captain
B. rose in his dignified way and said,
*'No hog thieves either, sir."?Louievilie
Courier-Journal.
A ? Tln?U INwlo
"Isn't Mr. Duinply light on his
feet for a big man?" she asked of
her escort who regards Mr. Dumply
as a rival.
"Not a particle lighter than he ia
in his head "?Detroit Free Press.
What Others Say.
The United States governmen
is in a transition state. It look
well on p iper for Congress to dt
clare that the only object is t
secure a stable and independer
government t< r the island of (.bibs
but the ultimate aim of the sam
government is the acquisition r
Cuba. It will be an accomplishe
fact before the five-year-old boy
are old enough to vote. Thi
country is going to wheel in'
line with England, Russia an
Germany, and when they see
desirable vineyard they will se
icnre it although a dozen or
thousand Naboths have to b
Jrlain. When a covetous peopl
set tiieir neans on tne possession
of another, a Jezebel and sons o
Belial ran always bo found read;
to assist in the robbery. Carolim
Spartan.
It issujrjiested that there sliouh
be no poli'ical campaign thi
year and we think the suggestioi
la good one. With war busines
will be depressed to a large extent
and our people will be in n<
condition to listen to political har
rangues. Let the candidates an
nounce their platforms of princi
]>le and pay the county papers t<
print them and save the expense
and weariness caused by a canva
of the state. Even if the wai
should be brought to a termina
tion there would be no desire t<
have a State campaign. Ifindivi
dual candi lates desire to mak<
speeches let them do so on theii
own accounts at such place am
time as the people may desire t<
have them. Newberry lierak
and News.
It is an historical fact that tin
FT Ci Anaonfni'l in ?
L. IIHCU uctci in i
war that actual hostilities did no
precede a declaration. In the \va
of the Revolution there was nc
declaration from either side. Ii
the war of 1812several encounter;
took place at sea before war wa;
declared.
The American fleet saiied against
and c'eaned out the Algeria*
pirates without a declaration o
I war.
In the war with Mexico, the in
I vasion of I'nited Stales territori
j and firinji on her troops was made
the basis for a declaration of war
In 1SG1 both sides fell to work
without any official mouthing.
Vail- in nnr hlfput war hpforp S
formal declaration we seized t
merchant ship and a few hour?
later proceeded to give Spain i
blow on the solar plexus by tin
capture of one of her warship;
the Alfonzo XII, with a thousant
of her mangy soldiers.?(ireen
wood Index.
'J he politics of this countn
should be conducted by a lot oi
mon and not hv a lot of sissies
Such men are too goody-good foi
this earth and should be translated.
The political prohibitionists announced
a ticket recently. It is i
'kind of mixtrvv' The name o
Dan Tompkins is on the list.Then
is some incongruity about this to
Dan Tompkins has been one o
the uhead devils"of the Dispensary
crowd ever since the law wen!
into force.?Abbeville Medium.
When we see these brave you nj
soldiers preparing to invade Cub;
h-o i.?ol pvpp.xsive oitv lor them
"v 1V"' v"v ~ I
knowing what they must expec
from the' climate.'' That climai
is but another name for the dead
!y water of the country. If th
United States would send putwater
along for them to drink
they conld defy the climate.Mobile
Register
Those fellows who have bee
yelling for war have a splende
opportunity to give the countr
a manifestation of their zeal b
marching to the front. We ca
never whip the Spaniards by bon
barding them at long range wit
paper wads-?Piedmont Head
light.
During the late war more m<
died from measles than from ai
other disease. Somehow measl
yot away with a man before I
knew it and it was hard to tt
when lie had really recovered. W
it .
are not in possession ot any stall
I ties on this subject but any o
soldier you meet will con fir
, {what we havesaid above. Yello
lever is not a circumstance
measles.?Abbeville Medium.
? The depth ot sincerity in tl
^ chicken eater crusade against tl
a wis key gluttony was exhibted ]
their recent convention in Col 11 m
}1 bia when they trotted out a 1<
e o| office hunters to lead them i
e the race?some of them politi
s ianswhnha(') cut their eyeteet
' Ion*; betore and accepted all tl
y "suggestions" in sight. Some <
1 them are not prohibitionists at a
but dispensary men. Jack an
j Jill went uj> the hill and the
came back a<;nin;and thechicket
cackled; and the well didn't ru
l
drv either. It's all over for
S
while now. The convention hi
conventioned. and the candidate
>
have accepted the "suggestions
- ? i i 11
j aim hi*? iiuKifu i ni?,ii luuciiu
!?Vurkville Yeoman.
Some newspapers express as
* tonishment th't tlie Charleslo
* militia will not go outside <
Charleston to light as was ar
" nounced from that city. We se
1 no reason for surprise. If on
.memory is correct only thre
men of the Charleston militi
1 were willing to obey orders dm
1 ingthe Darling'on riot. The ex
} cuse of the others was that the
1 ... ?
J might "be called upon to tire upo
their friends/' The same oxeus
is in order now for Charleston i
a
^ perhaps more Inendly to the Spa
( iardsthan to the Darlington riot
ers. The militia miirht have I
r
^ fire upon their Spanish friends
they leave Cl'arleston.?Abbe
vilie Medium.
* We are in favor of paying tho;
fraudulent bonds issued by Grove
I Cleveland in Conledera'e monej
4 ?Piedmont Headlight.
Business has already begun t
. feel the effects of war?from a
. sides conies complaints about
? falling off in collections etc whig
can be attributed to nothing els
; than the fact that thiscoiintrv
now at the beginning 01 a wr
k with ^pain. What the futui
i holds in store for ns cannot L
; foretold, but, if the dullness coi
i tinues lor several months, it wi
.> amount to positive stagnatio
< which will be very disastrou
i But business or no business w
. must resign our selves to the it
evitable war has been declare
and we must make the best of i
' Darlington News.
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Now is the time for those fier
r editors, who have been cursin
. out congress for not plunging th
country in war with Spain soon*
. to show their zeal by marching I
i the front. They should be mac
f to put up or shut up. It, is a soi
> snap to fire paper wads and le
r the other lellow face bullets.f
Piedmont, Headlight.
I If the anti-liquor monomaniat
will point out one biblical pro
in support of probition of alcohi
? by law that will not apply wi
1 equal force against fried eliicke
' :n iw, ? l.n,.L-f.il
* I lie JU1UI I1IUI IUII \>lll UKIIJUIXI
1 received. Yeoman.
Somebody lias discovered th
April is a month of startlir
events. Here is the record: A pi
e
I'd, 1775, battle of Lexingto
April 24, 1S46, first enjrageme
of Mexican war; April 12. 1SG
Sumpter fired on; April 13,18G
n surrendered; April 14,1 SG1, Li
(j coin's first call lor troops; April
v lSt>5, Lee's surrender; April 1
' T i nnnl n a jca c II n t (1 111
y lOUU, U1 IIW1 II WO.JW^?..?VVV.. - ..
n is quite a rocord Cor April in tl
v United States, and now he
|j conies April, 1S9S, and war is d
[_ clared between the United Stat
and Spain.
njj Everybody Saya 80.
Cascarefs Cand v Cathartic, the moat v
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ant and refreshing to the taste, act pe
j and positively on kidneys, liver and bov
i _ 1 cleansing the entire system, dispel c<
"" J cure headache, lever, habitual constipn
1|i | and hi.iousness. Please buy and try a
of C. (C. to-day; 10, ?>. Ml cents, bold
rr e j guaranteed to cure by ail druggists.
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Cure all forms of disease caused ti
111 a Sluggish Liver and Biliousues
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n For the speedy and permanent cur
tetter, salt rheum and eczema, Chi
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ir.g and smarting almost instantly
its continued use effects a per mar
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scald head, sore nipples, itching pi
l. chapped hands, chronic sore eyes i
granulated lids.
l)r. fadr's Condition Powders
_ horses are the best tonic, blond puri
and vermifuge Price, 25 cents. Soli
" Wallace & Johnson
NOTiCE.
ir I will ho in m v ollib in I he Co
e honso, Kingstree. .M ndav ami >
urdav of each week. Those h
irig business with the County IS
l" erintedent of Education will g
- ern themselves accordingly,
y ^ABOR D. LkSESSE,
Conuty Supt. E<
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is Notice.
n I will be in niv office in
court house in Kingstree iS.
ion SATURDAY of each w<
' %
o and during my aoeenee, i i
leave my office key with Mr. C.
McClam.
E. M. Smith,
Judge of Probate,
Williamsburg Co., ('.!
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TE3NIE
IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULT!
K WARRANTED. PRICE 50c
is I ^ OArATIA.II.LS., Nov. 16, U
raris .iK^uicmv \ <>.t p?> Mv.
a_ Gentlemen: Wo sold lust year, POO bottle
-r GROVE'S TASTELLS8 CHILI, TONIC and
bought three cross already this yenr. In nil o?
10 penence of ll years, In the draft businosa,
never sold an article that gave such universal
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