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. . :-:v " ; XT*.1-.1- -..>V > . f THE COUNTY RECORD, j Pablisbed Every Thursday ? AT | \INGSTBEE. SOUTH CAROLINA. BY C. W. WOLFE . Editor and Proprietor. A sanatorium for the treatment of officers anil men of the regular army suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | will be established at Fort liayard. New Mexico, anil hereafter transfers | of enlisted meu can be made to this ^ hospital upon recommendation of the medical men of the country. Tf the magazine rifle can really sur- j vive shelling in trenches aiul repel the most determined frontal attack, that \ was a very notable achievement at San , Jnau. anil wo have a better right than ever to be proud of our little regular . army, ft succeeded whero J>ritis!i troops have failed, in a country not I more difficult. A Brooklyn doctor says there are! but tweirty-eight vivisectors in the United States, all connected with medical colleges. We do not deny I that there is a place for vivisection,; but it is not in the public schools.j There it ought to be forbidden; but it J has been practiced, and those who do it are not among those twenty-eight, j comments the New York Independent The fact seems to be that the British have not had a real foe to meet for many years. They have been accustomed to-chasing half civilized people, and fail to recognize that there [ are other people as well armed and as intelligent as they, against whom a superior strategy must bo employed if they hope for success. If this lesp.on is learned now it will be good foi them. The societyof American authors has nndertakeu to secure from Congress a reduction of the postal rates on authors' manuscripts. The claim is made that there are twenty thousand men and women not journalists who are striving to live by the pen. Often articles j must travel through the mail several times before they are accepted. Ueing accepted aud printed, the proofs are sent for one-quarter the rate charged for the article. In the domain of applied sciences none have done more, if aa ranch, for the world's progress during the nineteenth century as chemistry, observes the San Francisco Chronicle. It has entered hito every phase of human life and activity. In modern times the laboratory is an essential part of most industries, especially in those in which elements figure whose qualitative and quantitative values need to be accurately ascertained. Nothing can be left, under such conditions, to guesswork or chance. Every point at issue must be solved by tbe crucial tests of the chemist. In the food wo eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, the clothing which we wear, the habitations in which ws dwell and the materia medica which cures human ills?this silent and retiring scienco finds expression and wields a controlling influence. Sir William White cites ocean navigation as giving a striking illustration of mechanical evolution ill the last sixty years. Speed, he says, ha? been increased from 8* to 221 knots the average time on tlie voyage lias been reduced to about thirty-eight per cent, of that in 1840. Ships have been more than trebled in length, about doubled in breadth, and increased tenfold in displacement. The passenger list has been increased from about 100 to 2000 on a single steamship. The engine power has been made forty times as great. The ratio of horse-power to weight driven has inr?rf?nsed fourfold: the rate of coal consumption per horse-power lias been reduced to one-third. To drive 20,000 tons across the Atlantic at 81 knots, about 550 tons of coal were burnt in 1840; now, to drive 20,000 tons across at twenty-two knots, about 3000 tons are burnt. Each ton of propelling apparatus, with a steam pressure of only twelve pounds, then gave only two liorse-power for continuous working; each ton now produces from si.v to seven horse power. I -l.' ' . . . . * TRUSTEES ELECTED.' The Two Houses Meet in Joint Session I AND FILL ALL VACANCIES i I On The IJ.iards on Trustees of Wlnthrop Ci. liege rnd the Other State Institutions. SENATE. Twenty-first Day The Senate, arte: mu h skirmishing and scouting and not a little Hiking, adopted the pi..n ' ;proposed by SeiMtor Archer providing that the board shall consist of three members, elected cue by the Senate and the ether two by the house, the | member elected by the Senate to be ! chairman of the board. Several preliminary votes were takm and several amendments and substitutes were offered 1;:.". the Senate eame to a final 1 vote on this nsurs of Senator Archer. There w< prepositions of var: ious sort.-, but there seemed to bo almost unanimity that the present board of control should go. Only one Senafor raised his voice in direct defense of the. preser-i dispensary managemenr. After Senators Henderson and Con nor withdrew their propositions, the < question came before the house on the i Mayfield bill in this way: St'i:.uur .vrcilt-r U:. U ail >:jh imir.eni t(? section 2 p:.. riding t'n.it the hoard should consist of throe members, the Senate to elect one member cf the , hoard, who should be chairman, th" house to elect the other two. the term | to i.;? two years. :yi;l that thoy shall receive per diem and mileage of men. hers cf the legislature and ten days after approval of this act shall nice: . and take oath c.' office. I Twenty second Day.?The Senate met at 11 o'clock-and had the usual , roll call and prayer. The governor's message in refcrnece to establishment , of a geological and industrial survey was presented and read. On motion of . Oruber no action was taken at the time. An unfavorable report was presented on the House bill to reduce the fertilizer tax from 25 to 15 cents. A mi- j nority report was favorable. The bill went over for consideration. Gruber offered a concurrent resolution providing for a special committee of tw Zt.n-.;imi three Renresontatives 1 to consider the message of the govern- J or in reference to a geological survey The resolution was adopted. Second reading hills to which there '. was no objection were taken up and passed t?> the third reading, the first ' being Mower's bill relating to the fis I eal affairs of the State. The same was ; clone with the following: Young's House biil to limit the lit- i bilitics of partners after dissolution ' of partnership to their own acts: " Cc-sgrove's House bill to amend the act declaring the jurisdiction of the ' city recorder of Charleston: Living- ( ston's bill giving preference to conn . ties hiring convicts: Mower's bill relating ;o execution of taxes by sheriffs: ! : Mower's bill to amend the act by d:- 1 fining right- of sinking fund comntisi si on: Mower's bill providing a penalty . for county treasure's failure to foi - ' ward taxes when due: Stevenson's House bill to authorize Chesterfield and Kerrshaw railroad for stock in a consolidated company; Tlireatt's bill to amend the law relating to magis- ; trates; Committee bill to inrrease the , allowance for clerk hire to the superviscr of Cherokee: Sullivan's bill to ' | amend the law in reference to obstruc- 1 tion of streams; Marshall's bill to ( conflrm to the Independent Kire Kn- j gin** company of Columbia the t:ib to its let on Washington street; Walter introduced a bill to punish larrafy and ; Senator 0. W. Brr.wn had a bill to tlx the salary of the treasurer of Darlington at $1,000; at ten o'clock th^ ( 1 Senate adjourned. | Twenty-third Day.?The comple- i tion of the State House was a question I which provoked an acrimonious and I i warm discussion in the Senate. Sena tcr Mayneiu oeing inc cemrai ngurr. Senator Hayfield objected to some remarks of Senator Manning who : termed the opposition to the bill "disingenuous." which Senator MayfieM 1 said meant "intending to deccivv Senator Manning disclaimed any in- i tended reflection upon the other Seua-.: i tor, but it was evident that Senatot j May field was nettled and did not ' 1 , relish being considered a "croaker '* | : which was another term used i?y Sen-, i ator Manning, though without refer- i ; ence to any particular person. When the Senate convened it S *. i J m. the Mayfield bill was again ta ken up and additional amendments were j i offered ar.d adopted. One by Senator 1 Connor provided that the commission-; i er, di.-pensa.ry employees and county | dispensers shall not receive any sam- i < ( pies or give any or drink any liquo- < in stock. Another by Senator Appelt I provided that the directors should , 1 open all bids in public. The amend-1 i ! ments were principally technical in j ! ! character, relating to the correct ver-' < j biage of the measure. The bill as: ' amended was then passed and ordered < j sent to the house. The Sena:", ihere 1 1 | lore, is inrougu wuu ur >, j ? | for awhile at least. Twenty-fourth Day.?The Senate as- J 1 | eembled at S o'clock, and cn motion of Senator Archer it reconsidered the vote whereby it had agreed to hold a joint session and proceeded with regular ] business. < Th? following bills pas'cd a third 1 I reading: 11 i l t ]5jll roiative to election of school ' trustees in Winnsboro. ' Bill to amend the law in reference to the obstruction of streams. The bill to complete the State House passed to a third reading, it being understood th.tt amendments would bp offered wben taken up for its final read-! ing. 1 i Senator Hay introduced a joint resi.- >( lotion pro\iding for an investigation I : of the dispensary- It differs from the* i 1 other mtrcuuceu in mat 11 noes 1101 re-1 on ire the inv-stigaticn to be made thi: I < se-sion. Ill the d?tail.s it is mo;. [ : sweeping than the first one. Objection i was made to immediate consideration and ii went on the calcndir. It waagi.pd to take up only Sinai* second reading bills. The committee substitute for Senator Mower's bill to provide for the r.ion ! efficient collection r;f penalties of dispensers' bond went to the third read-! in p. Senator \rchrr's bil! amending the law regulatinz admissic-n or patients to Lunatic Asylum, regulating admission of inebriates and providing for payment and eolleetion of fees was passed to third reiding. Twenty-fifth Day.- The Senate deve ted itself to clearing the calendar. B; agreement only second reading Senate kills were taken up, and in this way the work of the body was pushed alon^ considerably. Perhaps the most important measure considered was Scne r> urn IUI ium>uuir iiiii IU icquuc an I ;s of cotton seed meals and other meal - j used for feed for domestic animal* the j bill Iwing intended to prevent harmful adulterations. Its provisions are similar to that of the laws of other States and is akin to the fertilizer 'ax law. i. was given the second reading and will, probably pass the Spnate by a safe ma-! jority. The Senate met at 11 o'tlocs j and after the usual opening exercises j ( proceeded at once to business. The j following are the new bills: McDer-1 inott. to provide for an additional cleric; in the office of the comptroller general; j Mower, to enable sinking fund com- \ missioners to lend funds to Newberry j county; Aldricli (by request), to regu-; , late the business of fire insurance, companies in South Carolina and fo: the creation of an insurance commi- | ; sioner by making the comptroller gen - j eral ex-officio such commissioner and for other purposes. The only third j ] reading hill taken up was that of the!; Judiciary committee in regard to dis- i pensers' bonds, which was passed. i HOUSE. ' Twenty-first Day?In tlie house ' J Jiuoh time was occupied in discussion >f the question of public schools. The ' 'allowing bills passed second reading: X. G. Evans' bill to alter first, second j ' m.l fourth judicial districts in Edge- 1 Sold county passed second reading: ! sawyer's bill to validate the grand ' iury for I'r.icn county for 1900 passeo 1 second reaching. Also his bill relating o fuel for offices of Union county c.' Icials: Fairey's bill to validate muni- ' ipal election at Fort Motte passed ' second reading: Graydon's joint reso ! urion authorizing the attorney general 1 o investigate the fertilizer trust pass- 1 nl second reading. 1 There was a favorable report on Mr. E. B. Ragsdale's proposed const!tu- : ional amendment to grant divorces i n extreme cases. There were majority and minority 1 rotes on the hili to reimburse the dl rectors of the old Sta'te bank for cer:a'n State bonds. At 1:45 the house adjourned. Then ! ivns considerable opposition, several 1 mrni.l>er.s wanting to take a recess nr.- 1 :il S o'clock. There was good humor- 1 ?d interest in the result of the vote I which was at first a tie until two or : :hree members changed, and the house 1 ay a vote of 51 to 46 adjourned. f Twenty-second Day.?The session of the House saw the defeat of Mr. I Prince's prohibition hill by a vote of 70 to 26. This bill was an iron-clad I measure, and the House did not seem t much concerned in it as there was lit- ; tie discussion. Patton's joint resolu- ' tion was passed almost unanimously 1 on it-; third reading, the vote being 06 to 2. The only members who opposed it were Dr. Gamble and Mr. 13. B. 5 Rags dale. Some who had voted agair.st : it on second reading favored it. There l was opposition to Mr. C. E. Robin- : son's bill to validate in other counties ; the teachers' certificates issued 1>.? lite f several counties of the State, but the House refused tx> recommit it and the t bill was sent to the Senate. Graydon's ( resolution to require an in .v.-.tigation t of the fertilizer trust passed their third 3 reading with amendments. The ;udlt- j iary committee bill to authorize tin*' \ Carolina national bank to enter suit .' against the State for the recovery of 1 tnonev naid on two of tfhe noiiilentiarv 1 notes also passed third reading, as aid t several local bills, all of which were sent to the Senate. Prince then railed e up his prohibition bill; MeiJiil moved ! c to recommit; Mr. Prince spoke ior his > measure. The liquor tight has got to i come; he wanted to settle it as -orn ( as possible. The House refused to i<- ! rommit and Mr. Blease moved to strike (< out the enacting words. Th^re was a j favcrable report on the bill to charter < the Columbia Pnicn Station company, j j and on Mr. Prince's nil! to sell the : 1 State farms; the governor s message on the bureau of geological research t was referred to joint committees of i commerce and of agriculture: Mr. ; i Cross* bill to regulate payment of do- j linquent taxes was reported unfavora- c ')iy ana Kniea; in? dispensary rum- i rtrc-n difl not boil ir. the House at t night and in con sooner to no solution ? was precipitated. ??-tt or.e very ini- ( portant matter was acted upon--the j proposition to repeal the anti-lynching! f clause in the constitution failed. It t required S3 votes to pass, and received i Put 63: H. Ii. Richardson'" iiill to make \ - ,? t mandatory for sheriffs to capture es- | ( aped convicts passed second reading. ! Twenty-third DayV<? The House ( devoted much of the days session t. ! i the consideration of penel local bills. ( Hut little, of general interest-was lone. . 1 Twenty-fifth Day.?The House >! j J Representatives .-pent a busy day. The ; I introduction of bills has increased the ^ calendar to a book of a score of pages, j J and the House on moticn of Mr. C. P. j ? Sanders, went through the calendar, 1 took up bills which provoked no (lis- ! ? cuasion and passed them through the second reading. When this was cou- f eluded the House adjourned until noon .UUUUit}. illtMC nns uui, <1 present during the greater part of the j 1 daj'. ; t Twenty-fourth Day. When th" j t House met for the first time this ses , I don there were no new bills presented, t There were several committee report.-' t Favorable: On the bill relative t ; I recording the satisfaction of mortgage-. 1 Bill to authorize a presiding judge to 1 appoint and pay stenographers.. < Ball as to the pay of county trea.--, urers. I t ("nfavorabie: On Mr. Magill's b:l! f relative to the drawing of jurors. t The third reading bills were taken up early and without a word of debate or discussion -went through to their third reading. ! Mr. McLauehlin introduced a resolu tion to repeal the constitutional provision as to the liability of counties in i-Kp; of ivm-hines. This is the third ' resolution of the same nature; others ; have already been killed. Mr. E. D. Smith has offered a bill j looking to abolishing all beneficiary < scholarships supported in whole or in ] part by the State or State funds. ' ( Mr. Lahan Maublln took up the pen- | sion bill he presented. Mr. Wilson j , wanted the three or four bills taken up and considered by sections. He wanted all the bills taken up and consider-! ed together. All the pending bills, he i thought, had merit. * Mr. DeBruhl took up the substitute < bill as to the adoption of illegitimate < children. J ] Mr. Gantt moved to strike on; tiie j enacting words. I Mr. Bruhl thought there could h? iu | reason to kill the bill. The bill simply j sought to amend the law so that ille- " gitimate children can be adapted, it j ' provides that this cannot he done tin- j 1 less the parties adopting can legally sir j 1 so: that siuh adopted child shall nc; i receive mere than a legal >hare, that t Is, that other legitimate children shall , < not be disinherited fnr the illegitimate I ( jhlldren adopted. No possible harm, ! ( tie thought, could come from the bill. , ^ 7ho Circuit Courts are to pass on the idoption of the children. The House was in the midst or the 1 illegitimate child bill when the Senate 1 ;ame in for the elections set. for today. 1 The first election was for a member r if the board c-f penitentiary directors < :o succeed Mr. T. J. Cunningham, re- ( dgned. Mr. Hydrick nominated I):. t M. 0. Rowland, of Spartanburg; Mr. 1 Mollis nominated B. A. Rag-dale, of L'hcster. Mr. Rowland was elected by J i vote of 101 to 43. Mr. Sheppard bought it would expedite matters to ( aave one election for the unexpired j 1 orm. Next came two directors, new. of the I =ame board, whose term shall be two i years. Air. Stevenson nominated Mr. | IV. I). Mann, of Abbeville: Mr. Den'ly , t nominated Air. Jeremiah Smith: Air. ^ doss nominated Mr. George \V. Fairev. )f Orangeburg: Air. AIcDow nominated r Senator W. B. Love. of York: Ai:. i 3augh~nan nominated Air. D. B. Peuri-' 1 :oy. Ch Saluda. Messrs. Mann, of Ab-; < jeville; Jeremiah Smith, of Horry; D.: i J. Puerifoy. of Saluda, and George W. c "alrey, of Orangeburg, are all members : { >f the House of Representatives, and t VIr. Love is the incumbent Senator 1 ^ rout Chester. The official election resulted as fol j ovs: Senator Ixive 112, Mr. Mann 07. | 1 dr. Jeremiah Smith 40, Mr. Gecrge YV., 1 Sairey 4. Air. I). B. Puerifoy 33, total j rote cast 14 4. When the voting was concluded the rotes stood: Love 111, Fairey 17. Mann i '() Smith If, Penrifov 47. The newl> elected diiectors. Messrs. Mann and Love, take the places of Mr.' 3. P. H. Harris and Mr. W. 0. Tatum.1 1 >f the old beard. .Mr. Rowland was ap-1 c jointed for the unexpired term by Gov-1 c 'rnor McSweeney upon the resignation 1 )f Mr. Cunningham, who was appoint- | 1 d census supervisor. j s While the tellers were working cn j ?. he vote for directorsPresidentScarbor- ' tugh called for nominations for trus- ! ecs of the South Carolina College, to ; :erve for six years. The nominees were: f Mr. Charles E. Spencer, of Yorkvllle,! ( vas nominated by Mr. McDow; Dr. W. j I r. C. Bates, of Orangeburg, by Mr. s Brantley; Col. John T. Sloan, cf Rich-' i 'Vf r. Moonc \T r Tanioi O Dri- i i .v. , , ?. of YVinnsboro, by Mr. Johnson: Mr. ( lulian Mitchell, of Charleston, by Sen ( itor Barnwell; Mr. Robert Macfarland. if Darlington, by Mr. Marlon. The;2 1 vere all the nominees. * Mr. (Jantt suggested that the precd- 1 lent east the vote of the body for the ' < seven nominees. Mr. Scarborough held ' 1 his to be out of order under the con- 1 i ititutioa. Mr. Sheppnrd thought it in 1 ( irder for Senators and members to1 , >ay. "I vote for the seven nominees." 1 ' de thought this would he a compliance | viih the constitution and this was held i ; o he in order; so as the roll was called j ' nembers would announce: "The nom-! ? nees." "I vote for the ticket." etc. t I The sevr a gentlemen nominated and I i elected are all. excepting Mr. Spencer, j < nembers of the present board of trua- : , ces cf the south Carolina College, and; dr. Spencer is an alumnus of the South rarolina College. The new act requires seven non-ciIce-holding trustees and all the trusee.s of the South Carolina College are n private life. There were 130 votes ' :ast. ea3t far the The election of trustees vdifge was next taken lominees Dr. E. S. Jc-lumbia, presented by )r. A. C. Fuller, of Laurens. ?. Smith: Pr. T. A. Crawford. dill, by Mr. C. P. Sanders; Vooda. Marion. Mr. L M. Lee. of Charleston, by dr. W. J. Hoddev, of Rock vieans; Mr. W. N. Elder, of Jr. Weston: Senator R. R. Tiliq^H^^H^fl dr. Caughman; Mr. I). W. jy Mr. Stack house. ufl B Several bills were passed over ifi^^BBB Senator Gray don's bill was reach^^B^^^B ative to the salaries of county II ore. Mr. DeRruhl argued in he hill and insisted that the >aid an amdue proportion of the j^BBBH ore' salaries. The idea of the biH^BHHB o equalize what the State oueht^HBB my . uu>?^u uu iuc IUAUUIC J;I u^c? i> >cpulation; $400, hp argued. cught^H^H ip sufficient for the State's share >ne and a half millions. The bill to authorize the sinking fi^H^Mj o lend money to Marlboro county vflH :abled. as it was thought best to he House bill on the same subject. CHINESE AMBITION ro Save Money Knongh to Set Up KstablUhment In China. Leslie's Weekly: A somewhat super^HH fluous law of this country shuts ou^PH John Chinaman from citizenship. 1 That is no grief to John. He doesn't | yearn for the enlightenment of west- '* I am pitrlUfrotlAti rniflaH K*? fArniorn rlov_ * , I l.?M VIT iiiituituii piucu u; k.\jL**A&u uvt lis who attempt to restrict his use of opium, and even go so far as to deny tiim the right of gambling. What he ' wants to do is to live here on 20 cents i day while making $2 a day, and, as soon as he gets enough surplus, go back to his ancestral halls, where he :an support a family in great comfort on something like 12 cents a day. The copyright on this article doesn't prohibit persons with a taste for mathematics from using these figures as a basis for calculating how long it will be before, under present conditions, \merlea has a permanent Chinese popilation. Of course John sometimett^Afl marries here and settles down. His^MH wue may ae a cniuese woman lu -vm A'hom he was betrothed years before, 1 tvhen she was a baby, and who comes I jver here in the steerage and under I haperonage to fulfill the obligation I ?ntered into by her parents, and to ind herself the center of very consid^flO ;rable celebrations extending thro^^Hj^B he three streets of the quarter. :he last wedding of this sort jride was 21 and the bridegroom rbe betrothal had lasted since second year. More often the bride^^^^B >ne of the debauched girl victims of^^H he quarter, and the wedding ceremo-BHH lv is after the American custom. fo^^Hfl vhich the Chinaman has small regarl^HBB t matters the less in that they^j^|^H| :ommonly dies in a year or two. eaving any offspring. Opium (loVs it.^HB ro the Mongolian it is onev of the ilessings of life. To the Caucasian .a meuuu, u.urai auu then insanity; then death. There^H^^H| hird class of marriages not plea^^^H^H :o contemplate; the union of Chinai^HBH| o young Sunday school tcache^^^^H rhere was a time, and not long ffhen association of this kind hi in several weddings. Many m^^HBB night have followed had not >utspoken and courageous lelivered warnings thtdflHH^^^Bfl he folly and danger of thereupon they as 'ourse. denounced in round other pulpits as enen^H||^^^^^Hj )ropagation of the ChristiaH^^^^^mj INDIA Many birds suspend their he branches that kind iB^^^HB >f the baya bird India, ^riends. hung from ike an inverted bottle, so secure from the approach makes and other reptiles. Th^HH^^^H uirious thing about the baya hat it is said to light its ticking fire flies on sides .-lay or soft mud. There seems H ittle doubt of the fact. Dr. Buch^^^H^E ;ays: "At night each of the hablta^^^^^H s lighted up by a firefly stuck of. with a piece of clap. The consists of two rooms; W N here are three or four heir blaze in the little cells d az syes of the bats, which often he young of these birds." 5ther animals scared >aya uira s electric ngiu, n Nature records ;his curioua^H^^HHB "I have been infnrme^^^BHHHH mthority that the Indian b^^H^^HHH irotects his at night ' H of these glow beetloM :ho by means of a few days back an friend of my own was watchj^H^^^^^H 011 a roof rafter of his tvhen a glow flv lodged very :hem. The imniediatel^^Hj^HJfl If we could have a little re should escape much Time takes away as much a3 it S B -Mme. de Scvigne.