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THE COUNTY RECORD, Published Every Thursday ?AT ? * *-3n tlNQBTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA, # <? *%??,j. * *? - u m * " ?BIr~ , - fcVJ* X'M *?6t $fz t>w styi ? H aJfa ^ro^rlet^or. H Wrt'l ** '?V%, ' '*"" -* * *frt^ * jj^a^at^leasing it Tiair tfre^c'rea [go of the jfcg^tirn Qouu-^j f>? of' I$wa wifl i^.gyv?ja. wj*er to the y. ^?*pisjng of^sugar beets the present,svqutJntOtttoaweiBf .'f^stS favor, ff-saW tirenifets'.tiii^it" will. "' I* # '' I ^ Tli.e Sa$ ^'ru^cisfp <$; speakitfc;<Dfr v the prejudice.ijvFranx-B'ariikfcGeVnfliuy* against* Americau fruit, remarks*: ? prp^^ise'xvkill be weakened if U ^ notjjvholly^eCcofcftfci^'the effects of ^ ?the,objcx?t?tef;8^nsj of^*tl>e'"exposition,<. . n. r. , .and >tiw ougbout *frhh #.tvorM * .there 't^iW*be'fe widening deman 1! ft)f-* ,j>, . ^the^ficfc. aiANufccitHrS'pf Cdu^s-of' Ctrl4' . v? :'.?.< ifofffia ofchOTdsy* *'*" ' < '' * ' ' ' " . ~ " The fad of wrrtfw? letters from tb?? firtjrfta tlii* titta nf tlift. j^V * rsnfto.ttiBii * backbit* *&%Mseoqptl ffog *, xrtikfng "be ffi'iT-d-'ihe secfrft p^gVaml | th^^<tod'A?ftufd, fias Yf?'^a!i|ers, >iJ> folf*a,Vilf',^-A?^?u,"jOi this fas 11 ion Ma.S( *'; cotn'e to grief, "The law provides t!uifi> m wilftshall^ysfrglfe l' ^yVh^^test^tg^ {. ? at the end thereof. \Vh;t?.nsi J he. e"d . l> , ? ' is a question raise^ .bj,#ti\ia#k;iew-faiii gled way of .w/iting. In a case whrob* 1 ,?' ' has just pftf^d ^thrqjigh th t bighe.-t court of New Joojc^tja^e -tlig testate^" "* wrote ^Ije 'wiO ?o-.> .of rt? .. , ' .. folded paper, coju:neu<wbg'n**tIre llrst*. page and continuing oj^ the third page,' at the to^> of \>hicl^w;e%**ri:teu "see] priu j>agf," am) ;Ce?i$ietJ?g aad sig i" ipjj tljo -instrument on^a'pfefe* luarked* "third page," which in ' fir# 4was 4hfe sewnd. p'age of the sheet. The judge it.. i -4. .*? liciuxutiv iiiu win uiii Miiatru uu r ,? ? the "physical eu l *a-^ requirejf }>y the , statute. The* law $P$S. ^4 . plate going backward iu order to ge^ . . - . facwaid, and the.will w?> wfused pro* ' '<?.; i> ;-'* ' ' *4 .? bate.. mpt % .4 * * m# * * . . J?, Tfeefcchiil children of L tica, N* Y., . 1iavte been, enlisted in the good work *<of 'collecting for destruction the eggs oP*t!:e brown caterpillar,, which worm' ' \?diked haV3c 1 ast jr ?ar ^011, t h n fcol i a?e *"* of'tfie ti*6es in t^e( ci.^ aitylt vicinity. "r Incidentally ^he cbjjdf^<ar.e..ledi-ning something , about, insecV^-jv The ; * " eggs of the desjgo/ing. Avyj-m ' are **' . found in rings.on the -ei*l3 x)S .'twigs.' t> ' These twigs' are broken.-oft' bv the children aud carried to fhe schools for . enumeration, the cosnuiitt'etf on eco nomics of a local clhb'having blTered a prize'of 85 to the school destroying Via '/??} linmhftr nf tlipsfl p.-?<r ? ? ? ? ~oo ?rin"?s. ' A better stimilus, iu its appeal * to the pdeket seuse of "the yo.ung col' >lecj8rs, i$ t"h? 'offer made. byone of j ttte'teaehers to her pupjJs to .pay ten .per hundred for the ? rings blonghtin. Each ring is estimated . M> ,ho. cabbie of hatching out 200 .worms, and iu one jaiontb .the' work of .the chitdcen reahlted rnHthiede1" t etruction .of sdhi?,; 10,00.0,000 of the ? pfefti* Jhe'tvork will be continued up. tb^be hitching time.' , * . . . " A' ddcwon of considerable lmpbr-^ 'tance was rendered iappeal-at liochester," X.. Y.t by Judge Birthorrand. <;ircijm8tance3 wePd as follows: The inventor of a. gi.lbletfo "carriage wasrsued" by a tradesman for damages, dtie to a runaway ca'usect by the horse* less vehicle.' judgment wag given to ^thV plaintiff, and the. defendant apjb^af^d fhe ca8e,,with the result* that the judgment was revetseti.. Tbtf cour.t said: one should' find it desirable to ?0 back to ?the rtfinritivd methods'antL'tcek along a city "Btreef(oqjr-.Ql twin and wagon of the, ^pr^it^e s(?iTooiier?var1?ty;5f>'ofif(l posj .yyaibty tau^ some' uneasiness i^r Raises *f*n?hse'(l to guckaights", 'Xet^iJ .^ouldnot be^ac^ipnabje;-in my opinion, if s runway should result, provided due cate wer6 Sliown, not ^npac^s^prilj to 'interfere with the use .of tlje lyglya'ey. Bicycles used to frightem hoi$ef;..but no right of action accrued: ?The?temporary inconvenience and dangers incident-to-the introduction of these .modem aild rfractical niodes of travel . . . ^ % .1 upon the highway mhst subordinate to the larger and perm^n^nt benefits to the general public r^yljing from the ' adoption of the improvements which science and inventive Skill have perfected." . 7 : \ . * 's ^BN THE CAMPAIGN. ? ; The Candidates OuHfci.: Their Positions , oai^ubiic Questions. < it Orangeburg. OranjJbtiurg',* SpPci^'^JQte^. -etaT'^TfeTt'uskjie "TRejjpete to the State ,Q|m<K;raufi t^n^ipnjrf^^fmratory t-J ' fcUo The . chief interest centerstj^tIfe canui.d^te^% {SFStw***!r.-vfhof represent fllfterent^ ' U^WP^.& gtUStivu*/. > ' !*"* :] The,t(.njjpetfngjjTaV .'fXrarfgeb.urjj J We<fttesfthvfonenea raffier iamVly.^'But Jirpw#? afpecftfTttiajr *" t^fr^vcili?be-fluids a*Wai jjf.ofd'tTif# ' "iyUflng';' aJgn.'3#!*' * Patterson pf ga ;roadp vkJoiis.ert-^ " fdfcKs o?i Mr, McSweeneyp Mr. faperW ' ' arn^ilr. AwYftAri-tH^an to watrjn -"dt);' ?i Mr. "Brooker and.Mr, Dejhnm ^fepwed tcigfts Of' \*bffi-s'tf tipping, ,and - J AV?! Jiot? fitfans. on'Ins.extant Y>. EvefnV *' 4. 1 4. Tiie^an^idajesifw S'rttte*ofic??. who < are permittf {Uta cnte^ tiifi?prixn?Fy are;. 1 For Governor?M. B. McSweenev, J,. ' :A-'*Wy? F. B: Gaiy. A. 11 Eatt*j=pn. :i Fbr L i eu te aan t? -Go*ernor?.1 qJiri T.. ] 9f6m$L fattier? C. L. Blease, J. j.J Hi Tfilmahi^ ' / '] ^ocney General-1-'^. T). BelUn.- J ger. ^an\es_H. Mooret * . >% " I " ''For Sptretary^/ R." Coop* a ? FOr'Stafe Tro&ifuref?\^\ "FT. Tiifimdr- i jean. R. H. Jennings. "" *v' % < ,*y)r ToiyydioRqq QeifraTW. P: "Dar- j tfan\;N. W. Bjoolfer, 'J ' i For Superintendent .of-?JSdueaftori? t J.* J.??M'cMahan. "iiscA Capers. Jrf4 '* I? . For ^Adjutant and rfsprcfof General'r< ?J. W. Floyd. George Drrtigfltis j.j yr^'or Railroad Commissioner?W. I). t "Evans, J. G, Ethejidgy., J. lit Wharton, N* Berry. W. D. Mayfield, B.. ( rtf.it: vans. vT. *G. Bbttigrow. , Itm Baited: States Senator?B*.'*R:" C%*J?n-es-'u" ' ' ^>nsjdor^J>!e. surprise was shown ' announced that A._rC. ' Joii*e^*ffP^\c-wb"e r r y, late chairrr&n bf ( 'jArtyi*"would (Jp%'osdr -1 ' " 1 '' u x ' t * ' \ -^Wr3l.nW*vpe.nty'lv.hivraan soundeu the gongt:jt/.Hr;]4-f.akudr;ihe* . cairaffflelVvert *on. '-' Rev. AV" A. Jlng- I ! 'et&d? fhe^fetfibtffst ehJreh dpenfti ( thei exorcises wirti prayer. ' j ,\VJien Tatura.,yfLtrodftced McSweeyey th^pre wasgsome hpndelap- ' Vifg.'4 *The boys h'ac$ l Ttunct .the use 1 ef* fift'i*''tifibats. In; *openf!rg -ijhe j ?*IWT.h; Gb\\ MeSweeney'.thanked the of Orangeburg county for ptst J storages. He hac^ beeh( tj>v.ce elected lieut^yant governor and .June 2*J, 1S99, ; '-sft^ee3e(f the'lite'Cov. Elferhei .He; ( k*d eiixlo succeeding GoV." FTTltfrbe' pn;dp%tqr^?U) carry"Mu all'thG laj\'s*'or. j the State#tp be fair and impartial "a'nd to require.all those unoer nun ib.uufhe same. Factional lines "had; 'been, obliterated, and he claiHieJ th<> erpdit /or doing as?piiK'hfcfe.any-?thPr man to' ,bring this-,^bout., fourth Carolina'is "'.or-day regarded as ^pe .of the' most progressive States in 'the unipn aqd there is'no reason why'this condition should not continue. H-l* 'hoped that nothing would occur to, maj tire high 'plane upon which he proposed to conduct the'campaign. He had conducted hjs office-on business t^mciples and had tried to administer# the ' government without friction or interference with other officials. . Whenever mat- ( I' ters required executive .^ctjon }ie had ' conferred with rcurity delegations, on ] 'the principle of self goveriuuent. He proposed to stand ?n his'-'-jw ord, and j felt that his record wps entitled to "en- j dors^ment for re-election u> succeed hlfnse'lf. : i * (Joy McSweenev was cheered uppn ,J the conclusion of his speech. ( Chairman Tatum thqn introduced. " , ' ?DL. JAMES A. HOYT. . , Col Hoyt was not'without friends in the'Jfudie'nee. They greeted him warm- , ly on his appearance. During his speech there were interruptions by a , Yokel seated on.the platform, but the ] colonel'took it all g&od natured. ' ,*Col. "Hoyt had been" a friend of Gor. 1 MoSween^y for many' y?ars. but the ] latter claimed too <nuch when he . claimed be the man who broke down factional Ji^es. There were many iii both1 parties who h?jl worked ff6r That end.' *Gofl forbid that 1 should ! evefraiiiturb <the equanimity and placidity of the conditions in this State." he- 1 said.' "Thai'ain't in the dictionary," j exclaimed Cbl. Hoyt's tormentor. > Col. Hoyt'Then -continued; ' { "Dam'not-here-to plead- toy own 1 it cause or to urge lor any personal rea- t qonq that the people should elevate me t hioh nffioA of chief maeistrate w ?"<-,." 0". r - rof tlte fSfate.<x It is a pfill tfx..{luty. that' * brmgs me fo'this platform. and to^tttf ??est of tn'y ftttility"it is inciimbept'foc. * me to represent "thosb <vho* ?re dis- . pgfcjsfled jvitli the present status of the. liquor question. .That,thene are many tfioius&nds'who do iot^. believe in -the 1 continuance of the dispensary, system, 1 vHiAr'eby-the State is'caVsed to.be en-> jgAgegUin the'traffic x)f-'#niSkeV as a c beverage, has. been- abumfantlypflrfve'n ' * ? p . > ? . in the past, ancr, r am confident that 8 the apposition.grftws sfrdfoge'r the more ligh't.tther'e -is tlfrowfi "upon th? false I and pernicious*, .system,/ by which r every citi^n of the State is- made to c share .in the traffic., < t "We*deny that it is a proper function of the government to engage'in this ^ business for th? mbne* there is in .it, I and.we'utterly repudiate any respon- c sibility for the baneful confluences that Inevitably flow from the distxibu4tpn' of the great, cur,se . of mankind among the people by sworn officials'"of t the State. If the government can en^ h &age iff the sale of iiquor'for' the profit ^ which may be derived therefrpm^then. t is legitimate for the government to build cotton mills, buy and sell general a . V V ' . nercTiane'.se, or co anything else that will likely raise money so that the :axes will be reduced and expenses of :he public service will be curtailed, 3.her commodity for gain, and the advocates of the dispensary have never claimed, that it te^rigbt tp.^ngage in jthTu- lTnes~<ft trade. , . MR. A. i^PATTERSONgk.^^. j was then presented by Chairman Ta-, !utn. This, candidate for, i&veafecjl1. j i-HMte'd" norentKusiasin duringl^je-lrst ' part "of 'His' sjtfoc-h. bir?| liter, he'beSrafl' to stir "^"sensational '^matter,* he w&s Cheered *hy the crowd.* , ,?* ' ... ,,^^Rt: hfttVN* .CpfiAftY; 3T-^rtp?ker afllUi* J^B?*<H.x-dp/e?erlia- I .was th?j?cm-<p&afc<>r>'Hfc eatlre 5j?^ <^i wafe- on iijltflgh amkvftdSioraffte pl^jig. Hf^sfldf 'H* > '- ?. '' y \ s\V^tyiYjj>^jpeiti?-day. imi^nth^di-; . Qotyjivot -tifci^moeratic pdjky of ??iUb, (^?l*>v -to iEjc??i*tlJe ^-people yhase. VQtfs wf,|gk .to^fat^ _ jnd to digoussjtf)?ripsi:ap..w'birh are tie-J , fore^us.,, (^pm8),notfc to vfhdutg^ iri. abuse qfcrie driftlhev ncc y perso^iiifes..but to ? oresent tag?v}t|frs..jriiiflj'. we"eri'tertain is s.trocslMyw*'o.c3hll,M,1' '*iPi projfbr' a*gijage.# /^y.jba^gcjme expecting mjieai: pes^i^^abuse- antl mtid-sJinS? ' ng. f will.say a? ttre.outsevihat'so fa& i^'I am. concerned,.', they will1 b^dis*. i&dfcK,? I smill ?not .b$ drawij ,in:o". ler&Tmlities.lfere,, /or:i consider'tliis JTffiipr thp.'tfm^nor, tje 'plape to* acl-* list'those rpatteri!^'.I^shall. treat all ny fellow can if mates' courteously. At# tfd ?h^n(f time' f'sfiall present, my view^*' iS^orctbiy as" I cfcri. deeming. it/, my iidVjlege to critftffse*. in ? proper lanftage the official ^aits/w} .public uterances of those who''oppose me. 1 am before you as a candidate for* he high arid resjftfosible office of goy^ jrootv? I entered this race mot of my* jwn motion and^to grati/y. my' 'oifn imDItlon, but it was at tne solicitationind earnest request of many members p 41? J1 5n/1 r?fhorc H UiH. gt'lit'liTi ireaciuuij .vha.ffel a/tejep.'irtterest'in. the welfare >f giu* commen country. -I have been lr&hd. fry ma,ny who feel ;hat the Iggk t if**enf6rcementtof the, dispensary law ? surely* hhderrfirnfng 'if aiid will syentually wreck*ft'' They have urged ne to make'thislrace'knowing me to 3e a real frigr.d of the* dispensary .jaw, ind believing that as long- as Jhc law, s upon the statute books 1 would have t enforced. They urge me to make ^lifc rate, knowLpif Ibo, that I airr not n favor of*forojiig the ?law upon- an'? inwilling people," and that I aim in fa/or of allowing each county to deternine whether or not there, shall be a iiepensary in its borders. ' * ' . .7,'hen followed the candidates for lieutenant governor. Mr. Bellinger, the incumbent defined tor*"spehk "in view of bis practical lick' of*opflosit:ou." He was a favorite. . v Mr. Cooper also yielded to tho speakers. Dr. Timmerman made an earnest appeal for re-election to the office of State treasurer. Capt. R. H. Jermings Df Fairfield briefly announced His canlidacy for^that job. Dr. Timmerman's homeliness-was the cause of much merriment. 1 Mjr. Dcrham and his opponent, ,Mr. Brookcr' had a snirited tilt over tho tV>p popp fr>r r-nyrmtmllpr Irpn. LOOUCO iU UIC 'i t iv? vvu*j/v4v<?vi 0n- ? eral. . Col. J. W. Eloyd -had the crowd with him in his appeal for re-election as adjutant general. His opponent. Mr. George Douglass Rouse, made a nice little "speech. h % y Then' followed a coloquy between Messrs. McMahan and'Capers in which neither won. Mr. McMahan with evl- I lent earnestness avowed his" allegiance I to common school education and to state colleges. Mr^Capers taxed him svith overstepping his rights ,as State superintendent of education. The several candidates for" railroad commissioner presented themselves. Via). .B. B. Evans, the last speaker, ivon some applause by -is attack on :he present commission and upon 'W, . D. Evans, who is up for re-election. * Dorchester Visited. St.- (ftorge's. Special.?The se.-ond of :he campaign meetings was held here Friday. A fairly good audience was ? res. eat and quite a* lot of ladies n*acea tne occasion.. 1 ne spe^cnes 01 he candidates were practically the same as at Orangeburg' with nothing lew or sensational. They were all atentiveiy. listened to, and each seemedo h'ave this proportional share of 'Fiends in*'the- if-owd. f ' ' ' - . .*- J At Charleston. Char^stp^,. Special.r-Tho campaign ? neeting here was held in Hibernian rail" ilmf was 'called to order at 6>'oie>ek ^itiitday evening. The candlla^es spereS the "day in pursuit of pleasire? and azotes, t " Ttygre were i>00 pe<iple in the'andi nce when the ^peaking . began, .and he cronfri'gradually increased. The candidates for attorney general poke first. * J. H. Moore* wfes the4"flrst speaker. Ie stated that Bellinger had underatod his strength. He was applaud-, d when he asked what hat^ljecomerofr 1 he bonds of defaulting dispensers. ' Bellinger said he had done his duty vitbouc prostituting his office to the lane of a detective agency. He ouldn't be a pfosecutfng officer iri very trial justice court in South Carlina. . rDr. Timmerman and Capt 'Jenrfings, he two candidates for treasurer, rented old timeJ in Charleston, the ( ormer when a medical student, the , itter when a soldier. i J. P.. Derrham said that the errors ] nd iitegulartties charged to the com- \ I :<u'- Y ' ; ^r??r ptroller's office occurred before bis term. Mr. Erooker renewed his charge of neglect and carelessness in the comptroller's office. Erooker said that Charleston, had.he-, come-the "biggest" city in 'flie south lately because it had swallowed Ben tESlinlA-* * - Ypipe?"He's-ia* bis^ma*." Cheers.) \ ifo-lJ'rdrii/ candidate for su'pe^inj^&vyjit 'pJh?tn'on!i*. had once _ been a citizen of Chdfcle^tori. *He cMLVged-JifCMdhhti wiVh'trilng t-o take1 .the election of cou?ty snpirintendents out^f oL^ie pooplq^nd ja. dragging, Uf^ho^L educational system itKO'tfrb fibusfe. |de. ,.was;i well received.'"1 ^ McMahan.saU^^tMb-Ife wan^d, the..> of pee t^yo yegrsr ago iq order that "he 'mifeh't uplTlt the common ^poofs? His speech was <TequenVryvS'pQjauded. He' pushed afftjilk jmdJvvater rpol-"' ieJf*t o- pffese'everybody. Tlfe'.eaKdidates for goilcS'tor ;ii(T*igc^' ipi^wKslkiKing. D.*H*. "Matthews of Charleston seemed to haye^the crowdwith' him" ' * . Mr.' W/ H. Themis* made a rihgmfc; speech and'Hildebraifd made a good fhVSV*"^ speech. . ^.. . I' Jhq candidates for governor were allqyed 30 minutes. ,each. ^PatfersOn ifasfttie first, at the'bit.^ He had some 'frtthds inJ the audfeifl?e.*1 ' ? "?He made the*statement that thnre \*gre 354 blind tigers and only four Constables in Charleston. *The crowd listened to him patiently .uiyjl he repeated the charge of the Oconee News. When McSweeney advanced to 'the front of the stage ana shcok his finger in Patterson's face, phe crowd went wild and yelled' Itself hearse. McSweeney said that he had *fwie61/efore pronounced the statetnerit'absdlutely -false. ? Wliciiihe'made-his charge against. McSjtvseney for paying for newspapers, qui pf .his contingent fund, he was greeted en several sides wifh "You. i>.l i .1 Sf tnn'l WUTliu nave uuuc it. ha/. ^ He \yfcs applauded. 'Mr. <3ary was frequently applauded..esperially when he?declared that, he would not indulge in mud slinging. ..He stated that one of the Charleston papers ha^ put hiip. ip the attitude of unfriendliness* to Charleston. He told where, as speaker, he had been Charleston's friend. He saw no reason why the dispensary should ?bg forced down unwilling throats although he thought the law gj-eeted with applause of the heartiest kind!'*'' * Afrnobn Mr.'Winston called the pfeviouS qutAtion on the bill and Mr. Giles' amendments. The amendments were lost. The bill passed third reading. Only two'votes were cast against' it. ^ At 12:15 the'House took a recess until 4:20. * . AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met again at 4:30 o'clock. Mr^jGiles.introduccd a bill to regulate labor'.JJr. Winston, a resolution appointing' a committee to obtain inforfiatfttt ffbm the State Treasurer as to v/ho&frpT h.n'flmS' psfid Theophilus White his claim for salary*. Mr. Moore, of Jackson, for the committee on the constitutional amendment, introduced a bill tos amend the amendment. It was introduced as a new bill. Under suspension of the rules it w'as, uifon Mr. Moore's motion, I put upop its second reading. He said it. had. been ctirefully scrutinized by. the cQ/nmittee^jfndSBemodi'atic caucus. He called the.prevlous question on the passage of thle^bill. .Th.e,, latter was then read in full. The roll was called. ' Mr. McNeill, of Brum&ic'k' asked leave j to expaintlris vote:''saying that during , the last campaign he had -saw he would .not vote for any measure impos- j ing an'educational or'property quali- I fication. and hence he could not vote | for it, nor could he be expected to do so; that he was opposed to negro dofnination. He said he had said if any! measure of the kind came up he would vote, against it. He paid his position was embarrassing. He voted no. The bill passed?yeas 88, nays 9. Mr. Johnson said he wanted to be excused'from voting, as he had a substitute to offer. He was excused. The Speaker' announced that the bill had received .more than the necessary three-fifths vote. Mr. iMobre at once: called previous Question. It was ordered. MrT Johnson did not get in his amendment. The roll was again called, .with/the same result as before. The bill was then sent to the Senate. Those voting nay, were Barrow, Ellen, Giles, McNeill, Reinhardt, ;Sraith,? Wrenn, Wright and Yarborough. ? THE AMENDMENT AS IT NOW *" STANDS... ' ? . " *fhe following is the text of the most Important part of the constitutional amendment as rati^ed Wednesday night: ' Section,4. ,Every person presenting himself'Yor Registration shall be able to read and write any section of the constitution in the English language and before he shall be entitled to vote he shall have paid on or before the irrst day or,May or ttre year In which ' he prposed ,to vote his poll tax for the .previous year as prescribed by article 5, section 1, of tbfc constitution, but no ' nrtffe person wjio was on January ir ' 1867, or at any^ time.prtcy..thereto, en titled to Vote "under the laws of any State in the United CSates hwerein he then resided and no lineal descendant . Df any such person shall be denied the -ight to register and vote at any election in this ?<tate by reason of 'his failure to possess.the educational ^qualification herein' prescribed, provided he shall have registered in accordance ftdth the terms of this section prior to December 1, 1908. he General Assem)ly shall provide for the registration of ill persons entitled to vote without the 'f j * r .ts-V* educational qualifications herein.-,pr&?*|? scribed and shall on or before Xove'm.-*.<jS4 bcr 1. 190S, provide for the makin^fe&'C^ a permanent record of such registraubh '? > and all persons so registered shall fot^i#ever thereafter have the-right to vote in all elections by the people in this State unlesstlfctiiialified under section 2 of this article, provided such person shall have paid fcis-poflltdx as above required. S^c. 5. that this amendment to the constitution Is presented and adopted as" cne maivisiuie pian ior wie regulation of the suftcagB?Mth the intent and purpose ta connect '-the different parts and to make them so dependent (_, ,uppn eaeh otfjer. tfjai .the whole shall stand or fall jo^t.h?r. Third Day.?The,, HQUse m^t at 10 d'olcckr' Th^epo>t*of tq^.. committee which was if}J>oiirtar??j ascertain whether the Sta**?T.reas#rer had paid out ,Kn.y money . sipcp?tha ae?. of 1899^as "salary to Theophilus White, shell ns"h ftopimissj?per.,Y<'a.6-'jiyitle.'. 'The report of the committer ^jrich investigated the Agricultural Department and penitent iify last year*'was afso made by G^tis. Both'd3?ftnieifts" accompanying are of;immepse :-len&th. The report was' re'ailv.; ,, - * ? . 'At 10 p.'m. the House adjourned'to "* July 24th. . . .. - / .OKLAHOMA'S.'SALT PLAINS. \t Hundred's of Squafte Miles Covered Inches' v .Deep With Salt , iLi', Sixteen miles from Augusta, now as- "??,? sinning importance as a new ryUp-ay/^ terminus,'lies the smallest of tho.^twvu't great* salt', plains of Oklahojnp. ? area embraces nearly 100 square miJWs. T, It m\isu"ps ten i?ik'S east and west and across its centre and twelvb miles *.? north and south. The salt deposit is ***' from one inch to four incites deep. Its elevation of 1.320 feet above sea f%f level is about the average of Woods ?f' County. No trust seeks to control it, \ .,,-.,1 !,? <V,. !?. mil uic nuilt >\ iiiv 11 aiiiiit rt iui i lie as well as the rich, never entirely shuts down its evaporating.plant. In the des- *?j ert are saline* Vprnig's, the source of */ pools and,/* lagoons where the water t*j spreads in ^ie sun's riy?s and passes away in vapor, leaving the salt deposit. " 'l rI'ne'*fchiftiugfwlnds of centuries have ' > blown.this sqlc ?beyond the natural ?' boundaries of the pools, yet ten ypajrs shows very littfe encroachment on the tillable land afound. During hot day* one of the most active springs deposits salt in the form of an ant liijl,. from the apex yf which ' a tiny strendr'of saline tvater trickles *' down, leaving a'seameu, porous base. ;The action of the wind completes the !work and a column ofchlurate of sodium is formed, but 'does riot stand long, for the erosion continues and the column soon breaks at the bottom and ? '/alls. With true American persever- .* a nee mo nine spring uegius ami .'the process is repeated. Tlilsfc curios ijy . ihas its archetype in Holy \Yrir._ Its^ sobriquet of "Lot's Wife," however, does not prove tlie hypothesis that it is an exemplification of the ancient pillar of salt," which has uon?? of these fcuKjjestive. repetitions. When Lot found his wife transformed into a pii"t? -< I... n?^,.rrl. I., .lot 1411 ui .^4in iic ?an i? inc tuwu^u iv <v? 'it go at that au\l not take a fresh oue., > Over the west county line in Woodward County is another salt^ilain double the size of the one near August^. Jtlocks of salt cut in Woods County Jiave beeu oxhibited'in Augusta and government tg?ts show then) to be b8 j?er cent pure and possessed of the vaine properties and strength as sea (salt. This saline product of the plains is too far from a railroad now to be (available for commercial purposes, but previous to the settlement of the Cherokee strip hundreds of fat cattle grazed on the nutritious buffalo grass which,' grew close up to the saline deposits; ,they were never known to stray far, and cattlemen came from a distance and carried away lag .loads of salt for herds graZmg^elsewhere, . On the first sight the salt appears .like a lake of shimmering water. The view inspires a view'of''foam-crested waves rippling over five saild. 'In the days when Oklahoma was known as the "Promised Land"?.mfihy an emigrant. plodding along^Dy a jqded team In the arid heat "of/ midsummer, has seen one of these salt plains and shouted for joy. Eipectlng to hear liquid sighs from tiny waves lappiug idly against wet sandrhjothlng breaks the silence of the loubsoine waste save the crunch of booted 'feet in the dry salt. ? ? ' Last December. ..while crossing ttypedge of one of the saline plains, a c;fr-*' . avan happened in the path t>f a storm. ' The lowering clowds of t blackness made a griur setting for the silvery white plain. The horses, heated frc-m exertion (in the previous. warm air, shivered in the sudden change in temperature. The wind blas't,1 icily cold, as though frohi the" far north, put new life and vigor iuto man and beast. Dust rolled up in a white cloud froin which shrapnel,' in the shape of eoar.?Kp? salt, which we" thought; to be sleeT^ boniiJarded the-eyes that dared watch the spectacle, and \jihnowed season- - ing, sifted superfine salt, le'ft a smarting in eyes and a salt/'taste on lips. Philadelphia has appropriated |7o0,-. 000 for new bridges.