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* V THE COUNTY REG3H0. Published Every Thursday ?AT? TOTOBTBEE. 80UTH CAROLINA. ?BT ? 0. w. WOLFE , Editor end Proprietor. China ha3 itself been for centuries j r\f fha tv>ncf nvoli-civn nf nstinn<? Andrew Carnegie proposes lo give ! llO.COe 000 to help educate American i people up to something a little better j than the so-called historical novel. Between telephones in use in railway i trains and also on the tables In restaurants we have no cause to fear that our native land is slowing down its gait Some manuscripts of Richard Wag ?? J 11crtAUorOfl 1*] irvr urr eaiu iu nave ucru umivivn- ? use as coverings for jam pots. The etory vtas probably started by a French writer as an insidious and cruel method of shocking Germany's musiciau'.y pride. There ;a the usual hope that the date cf inauguration will be changed, so that the barbarous practice of submitting a man to the chance of contractrug pneumonia will not be included among (be test3 of his fitness for office observes the Washington Star. Criminals are very expensive members of the community. They cost the people of the country about $1,000,000.000 a year. If their increase could be prevented it would be a paying investment to give each cf the 250,000 accepted criminals a monthly pension | of $300, on the condition that he take j a life vacation from the strenuous do* J mauds of kin profession. Before 1SC3 there had been no rub- | ber plant in; in Nicaragua beyond a ; few fruitless experiments on the At- ' iantic ccart of Nicaragua. In 1898 the j work began on what may be called a large scale, and each year since the number of planters has increased. It is safe to say that in this vicinity 450.000 in gold value is now being expended yearly in growing rubber ex- j I elusive ly. The St. Louis Republic remarks that Emperor William of G'.-imany will unquestionably be amply repaid in prac- j tical knowledge for the close and ; searching study of American naval .Ue- : relopments to which he is now devot- j 1ng to mu 'h of his time and august j attention, in all probability the Ger- | man kaiser is witnessing the building j of the greatest navy yet kuown in the ! world's history. The supreme teach- j of^-tfrkl pontics is that the pres- I tige of a nation depends upon that ! nation's sea power. A year ago a philanthropic Farisian j matron of wealth and position hap- j pc-ncd to discover a nurse girl in one of the public parks whose inexperience brought her into sore distress in the care of her infant charge. After relieving the girl, this philanthropic j woman conceived the idea of estab- j iiehing a school for servant girls. The ! | institution was started and is now in n flourishing condition. Girls are taught washing, dressing and properly handling a life-size porcelain infant and all sorts of domestic work, and -when armed with credentials of efficiency from the institution, are eagerly employed by housekeepers. It is said tnat not a complaint from the mistresses who have given the graduates j employment lias yet been lodged with { the management Practical philan- j thropy of this ^in(' i8 always valuable. I as in teaching the recipient of its favors how to oare for othors it teaches them how to provide for themselvp* The economical value, of large schooners in the coasting trade is figured out by a Boston general marine agent as follows. The first schooner on the list cost 572,960, had * gross tonnage of 1904. and carrying capacity of 2,000 tons. She made twelve voyages In 512 days, and as a result paid dividends amounting to 3S.8 i>er cent, of her cost. The average of a fleet of two four-masters and two five-masters was a yearly profit of 27.5 per cent, on the investment; with average net earnings of 42.9 per cent, of the gross receipts and 18.9 per cent, of the total cost of the vessels paid in one year. a > THE LEGISLATURE. ! The State Lawmakers Meet and Get to Work. HOUSE. Sixth Day?There was no great proportion of the members of the house nwc.int whpii the hf>dv beaan the sec ond week's work. Yet a very good day's work was done. The feature was the discussion of the Schley resolution offered by Mr. W. J. Johnson of Fairfield. The first matter to claim the attention of the house was the bill of Mr. Bivens relative to the sale of cotton in Dorchester county, but final action was postponed. Mr. Patterson's bill to provide for the settlement of claims against countfcs prior to the creation cf new counties was the next matter taken , up. There was no objection to the bill and it was ordered to its third reading as follows: Section 1. That in all cases where a new county has been, or shall be, created out of the territory of another ( county, under the provisions of the ; present constitution, the territory embraced in the new oounty shall be 15- ; able for its proportionate share, hav-1 ing reference to the assessed value or its nronerty for taxation at the time . of the creation of the new county, of ail liabilities and claims which had then accurea against the old county out of whose territory the new county s-ha.lt , have been, or shall be. created. That J such claims shall have been, or shall1 be. first paid by the old county against j which they accrued, or shall accrue: ! which county shall recover of the new county embracing the territory taken | from the old county its proportionate ; share of such payments in an action ! 1 nthe court of common pleas, which ; action shall he heard and determined ' by the court, without a jury, as equir- j able actions arc tried. All of the bills down for third read- ; ing went through without objection, j They were: Beamguard's bill relating to settlement of freight shortage; C. E.1 Robinson's bill to amend an act entitled "an act providing for the punishment of privy stealing from the person." so as to include In its provisions larceny or stealing by day or by night j from any home by any other person ' than the occupant or tenant of such j home; Llde'8 bill to prohibit cars being left within 50 yards of any public cross-1 t J Xi - ixig, mm iu 11 A me ptnanj ucictu.. Mr. Lomax's bill to provide free text boobs for poor children was then taken up. and Mr. Bucker defended the rneas-, ure. A number of new bills were pre-. sented. Seventh Pay?The house of reprcs-.ntalives spent the day in desulto'-y legislation. There was a session of half an hour before the convening of the joint; assembly, and when the joint assembly adjourned there was a session of about an hour. There were a great many blll3 reported by Committees and several new bills were introduced: Brown?A 1)111 to allow all farm products to be marketed In any town in this Slate without license; Kinard, a bill to re* j quire the county hoard of examiners o{ each county to appoint the teachers In the county summer schools to be held in their respective counties; Sanders, a bill to require police officers to report blind tigers and gambling Jens; j Woods, a bill to protect certain fur- J bearing animals In this State; Cogges- ' hall, a bill to exempt the county ol Darlington from the operation of the ' cotton weighers' act; ESrd, a till tc amend an act entitled an act to author-! ize and require the superintendent ol, the'Stato penitentiary to hire out con-; victs to the several counties to work on ' the public highways, and not to hire them out for farming purposes; approved 21st day of February A. D. 1901. so as to exrept convicts under sentence for rape, murder, arson and manslaugh ter from the provisions of said act; Dorroh, a bill to punish stenographer:* i for refusing to furnish copy; Spears, a joint resolution to amend article 3 ol the constitution of South Carolina re- j lating to the legislative department by: repealing section 2S, which requires the1 enactment of the homestead laws; Bryan, a bill to make injury to the i highways of-the State a misdemeanor, j cognisable in the court of magistrate in the court of general sess-'on; J. 15. j Smith, a hill to apportion the privilege] tax between C-leinson college and public I schools. Eighth Day?The house met at M o'clock and spent nearly two hours discussing the redistrlctlong bills. The j debate started off in a matter of fact J way, but was still under discussion and ' In a very spirted manner when the i house adjourned. The discusion on tne j motion to refer all re-districting bille to the committee on privileges and; elections was very spirited and border- I ed on personalities. A number of ira- j portant bills were introduced. Ninth Day-fT.he McGowan bill to rearrange the Jbongresslooal districts o< the State passed second reading in the House and is reasonably sure of enactment as the Senate favored it last year. There wrp several amendments proposed. Mr. Weston announced his support of the McGowan bill and the I withdrawal of his own bill. Tho Frae' man bill was rejected. The following is the redisricting plan passed by the House with the populatlon of each district: 3. Charleston. Berkeley, Colleton and | Dorchester?168.206. 2. Edgefield, Saluda, Aiken, Barnwell, j Bamberg, Hampton and Beaufort? 1195,509. [ 3. Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Abbe| ville. Greenwood and Newberry? j 190,662. 4. Greenville, Spartanburg, Laurens J 'and Union?181.933. .L Cherokee, York, Chester, Fairfield, A. k Lancaster, Kershaw and Chesterfield? 190,492. 6. Marlboro, Marlon. Horry, Darlington. Florence. Williamsburg and i Georgetown?201,577. 7. Sumter, Clarendon. Orangeburg, I Richland and Lexington?211,937. (This takes no note of Lee county.) The following is the plan proposed j by Mr. Freeman: 1. Kcowee district, composed of the, counties of Oconee. Pickens, Greenville, I Anderson ana Aooevuie?xoo.d-i. 2. Catawba district, composed of the counties of Spac-tanburg, Cherokee, Union, York and Chester?182,720. C. Wateree district, composed of the counties of I^ancaster, Kershaw, Sumter, Richland, Chesterfield, Lee and Clarendon?198,6S2. 4. Pee Doe district, composed of tho counties of Marlboro, Marlon. Horry, Georgetown, Florence, Darlington and Williamsburg?197,313. o. Santee district, composed of the countic-s of Orangeburg, Berkley, Dorchester and Charleston?194.417. 6. Edisto district, composed of the counties of Aiken, Bamberg. Barnwell. Colleton, Hampton and Beaufort? 1S4.517. 7. Saluda district, composed of the counties of Laurens, Greenwood. Newberry. Edgefield. Saluda, Fairfield and Lexington?197,040. The average population of the above Is 191,474. Tenth day:?When the house of representatives was called to order, there A - ?v? ..wAoon f onrl nf Tin was mil a i|uui urn ? **** time during the day was a quorum in the house. The house gave second reading to a number of local hills. Several measures :ame up and provoked discussion, but they were not apted upon as there was such a spare attendance. Eleventh day:?The house of representatives was in session but 53 minutes. and then on motion of Mr. John McMaster adjourned until Monday at noon. The house accepted the invitation to visit the Charleston exposition. The invitation stated that the legisla- t tore could select its own time, but the r 7th was recommended as a very good r day on which to see the gala sight at c the exposition. SENATE. !: Sixth Day?The senate spent two t hours and a half at work Monday night ^ and transacted a good deil of import- . ant business. Graydon's jury bill was given its second reading after none debate, and Shoppard's bill to have only one set of commissioners and' managers for State and federal eleu-l tions was given its second read also. The bill for the Soldiers' Home *3.s I introduced. Senator Dougless, who i? ] opposed to the soldiers' home. Intro- j iuceti a bill making it unlawful to re- r eeivs Confederate veterans into county poor houses but requiring tho county jj commissioners to give aid to indigent' ex-Confederates at their home. These bills were given their third j j reading and ordered sent to the house. | ] Hydriek's bill to authorize county su- " perlntendants of education and county j ' treasurers to borrow money to pay I school claims; Herndon's bill amending j the act relating to the dispensaries in' Pickens and Oconee counties. I Senator Douglass of Union, who is a Confederate Veterans, introduced a bill, which will be an tnteresting matter for consideration in connection with the bill for n soldiers' home. Hia bill reads as follows: Section 1. That on ancl after the approval of this act by the governor it shail be unlawful to commit any indigent ex-Confederate soldier to any poor house or almshouse, but the county boards of commissioners of the eounsx# tkl.i cKoll in V? oi r- HI :,>ro. i 11C3 SJ1 Hi JO ovat^ Oiiau, tu luvn utux * V tion, Rive county aid to the Indigent ex- j Confederate soldier of their respective? counties, at the home of such soldier, or at the home of some relative or \ friend. Section 2. That no ex-Confederate j soldier shall be disfranchised by reason i of his having received, or receiving such aid as aforsaid. Section 3. That all acts and parts oil acts inconsistent with this act are j hereby repealed. Seventh Day?The senate met at 1( j o'clock and in the half hour before the convening of the joint assembly had disposed of everything on the calendar. J llio hi)i tn fiv th' enmnensation to be paid to the county officers in the various counties of the State, which was the special order, was made the special jrrier for Tuesday. At 10:30 the hour having arrived ior the convening of the joint assembly, * the senate went over into the hall ol the house and the election for judges was entered upon. Eighth Day?The senate killed Senator llderton'a bill for a constiutional amendment to prevent corporation lawyers from holding seats in the general assembly, and kijled the bill to provide for a State bank examiner. The annual bill relating to the sale of seed cotton , was also knocked out. Senator Graydon introduced the bill to repeal the charter of the VirginiaCarolina Chemical company. The text of the bill is as follows: lb: it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That the charter of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company b? and the same hereby, is repealed. Thats all. There is no long preamble or recital of wrongs, or anything of that kind?just a simple declaration that the charter of the company is re- ' pealed. The senate adjourned at 4:30 p. rn. Ninth Day?The Senate was in session less than an hone and the proc?edings i were only of routine nature. No business of great importance or public in- j terest was transacted. Tenth day:?The senate held a session at night, disposed of all matters on the calendar and adjourned until Monday night at 8 o'clock. The agreement' i'j -?y? ivw a :ontest, some of the members contending that the senate should stay in ses- | 3ion and attend to business. A roll call ! was had on the motion to adjourn, and I the vote was overwhelmingly in favor I ;?f adjournment. At the night session there was less than a quorum present, but as only uncontested matters were taken up the senate proceeded .vithout i quorum. Eleventh day:?No session of the ; Sonata tl-qc half) on or!inurnmtnt till i Monday having been taken. Law of Illinois. Chicago, Special.?Wm. W. Watterson. superintendent of the Ship Owners Dry Dock Company, North Halstead street, was arrested on a charge of importing labor into the State by false representation and failing to state at the time that a strike was in progress. It is charged that the company brought laborers here from Kentucky, Missouri end Wisconsin and failc-d to inform them that a strike was in progress, contrary to the statutes of the State of Illinois. Day Set l-'or Trial. Savannah. Ga., Special.?In the United States district court for the Southern district of Georgia assignment of the ease of Rcnj. D. Green. John F. Gavner and W. T. Gaynor was made. The case will he called on February 11 at 10 a. m. Green and the Gaynors are indicted for conspiracy with former Capt. O. M. Carter to defraud the government of large sums of money cn river and harbor contracts. Mr. Rountree of At lauiu, wji vuuuon lui uncuua.ns, was in attendance at the opening of the court. Big Fire in Mobile. Mobile, Ala., Special.?Fire totality jutted the largo wholesale grocery esablishment of Michael & Lyons, at an aily hour Saturday mocning. The jroccrs occupied the ground floor of he building, the two upper stories bens occupied by cotton factories as oficcs and warerooaas. Loss will amount o $50,000. At 2.30 a. m. the flames were icyond control. The entire block wa3 iircatcued. r-* ! .J. Mi *.T _xi Kegisirauun nuuu;. t The office of the Supervisor of Regetration Will be opened on the first Monday in every month for the pur* lose of the registering of sny person rhois qualified as follows: Who shall have been a resident of ho State for two years, and of the sounty one year and of the polling i irecint in which the elector offers to f rote four months before theday ofeleoJon,and shall have paid,six months be* ore any poll tax then due and payable, tud who can both read and write any lection of the Constitution of 1895 ubmittod to him by the supervisors, if registration, or can show that hs iwns, and has paid all tuxes collectabls luring the present year on property in ;nis State assessed at three hundred l&llara or more. J. J. EADDY, Clsrk of Board. 4>h&iastonishin jt For many ytan we hate sold our Whisk ? snd oar brands art prcfemd bjr thecj. as jjgBjl order to glvetheConjBtoer the benebl 01 BflSk Hiddieraan. we hate decided to now sell . Popular Brasds of WhUkiii end CIcari ?^% M BEAUTIFUL PRIZES FR With erery qusrthettbofourfainooa 10 KOutm C4TJ CLUB m end one box of our Juidly calibrated resn llarana Cuban Specials,ere will rive ARi E\JFScgSE8SKj Kro<*t open to. extnt heavy nirkel r.ec ^ wind end let. fenu'ne American motoric KgBHMU'fl earth, doe? not tarnish end will last a lift ftjifyfiKiM echaurn Pirn. 1 jenuino Mierechecm Ciri Cijarette Holder, 1 pretty leather Tobacc HngngaaH nickel match box. I pair pearl eu? button t*a bolder, 1 pair sleevebottom. I doable iillMtljU All jewelry heavily ltk sold plated. All tl ItWnmWffljlTiBl fantoaeCubanSpeclaliandoneqUiirtbottl HratovxWWgiuSMM City Clnb Puro Rye cenn-dhe houeht for nf^i?ilfflliiWi Whiskey andClpars in- AHI V (9 R'.l?? - ? CM elndlnxtho It prLra for UnL I V*1 and Cljars alone coat more than we sskfi nSSrSSBSp ?n Absolutely Pure 10yearold By- rnd ? made,clear Ilaviaa,mode In oar own f?c I I. ?thananything ever advertisedbefore We the mosey If lot Ctttop I an Katra Premium of an elejant Vat aa represented. IHlE i ,1m cutter. If ?;.?7 is lent in advar wholesale Price Lisia of Liquors and dears. P.esponeil V. 8. 1H3TILCKK8 DISXKIUCXI^CO CO.?O ARE fiik.1 you mm deaf? 'mb? ALL CAS DEAFNESS OR > ARE NOW by our new invention. Only tt HEAD NOISES CEA! F. A. WERMAN, OF B fanCemm : ? Being entirely cured of deafness a full history of my cure, to be used at your cliscret About five veara ago my right ear began to si my hearing in this ear entirely. I underwent a treatment for catarrh, for three berof physicians, among others, the most cmint Duly an operation could help me, and eren thai then c?ase. but the hearing in the affected ear wou I then saw your ndeertiaement accidentally ii mcnt. After I had used it only a few days accor< toslav, after five weeks, my hearing in the disease heartily and beg to remain -Very truly yout P, A. H Our treatment does not interferi YOU CAH CURE YOU INT?!HliiT,5*,A! A"WWII? fo *?Xf atttxlii iv.tl.h H??stS 4 Mrs. James L. Blair's plan of providing a remedy for the "ragtime" CTil by encouraging the general public to gain knowledge of music which will of itself prevail against "coon songs" . by substituting an appreciation of better things is commendable and drserves popular support, state the St. Louis Republic. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R. CO. f'fVVTYF.VSP n RFTTF.nTTT.PL T2AINS GOING SOUTH. Date.1 Nov. 24,1901 No 55. No. 85. p. m. Leave Wilmington *3 45 ...1 .Leave Marion 6 40 ...... Arrive Florence. 7 25 p.m. a.m. Leave Florence *3 00 *3 'J5' Arrive auuitur 9 15 4 28 No. 52 p. m. a. m Leave Sup?ter 9 15 "9 42 Arrive Columbia 10 40 1111) ..... No. 52 runs through from Charleston via. Central It. L., leaving Charleston C 40 ?. m. Lanes 8.15 a. ra., Manning 9 00 n. m. TRAINS OOINO SOUTH. N<>. 04. No. 53. T. m. "p. mT Leave Columbia *C 55 *4 40 ... Arrive Sumter 8 '.0 C 13 No. 32 a. m. p. m. Leave Sumter 8 20 *0 19 A fplvH rirvpunr>A Q *11 1 <i1 a. jr. Leave Florence 10 !0 Leave Marion 10 S3 Arrive Wilmlogtoo 1 40 Dailv. f Daily except b'ur.dar. No. 5'J runs tlirous:!i to Charleston, 8. C., via Central it. It.,arriving Manning 6 HO p. m-, Lanes 7 40 p. m., Charleston 9 20 p. mTram* on Conway Branch leave Cbaiibourn 12 01 a. m., arrive Conway 2 20 p. iw? returning leave Couvray 2 55 p. in., arrln* Chadbouru 5 20 p. ni., leave Chad bourn 5 35 p. in., arrive Elrod S 10 p. m.. returning leave K1 rod 8 41 a. in., arrive Chadboarn 11 25 n. oj. Daily except Sunday. II. JI. EMERsON. Ova. Passenger A cent. J. R. KENLY, T. JL EMERSON. Gen'l Manager. Traffic Maunder. ^ J he i urgrnt and Must Complete I ntMbiisiiiuent south. SEO. S. HAGKER & SOU, ? MANt'PACTt REBS OF ? Snsh. Doors? Slind3. > 1 t>?jI?l111 s ?n<l Bulldlnj Material. Sash Weight* and Cord. CHARLESTON, 8. C. Purcha^o oar make, wdicb we en*r~ <iiret- superior to any sold ttoatl;, and 'hereby save money. iVlrtrtnw and Fancy (lla9? a Specialty. Urto^profits of D*Jer uwi B| 1 direct to the Consumer ou r HoU W EE RKSTRJCTIOSS: KTfcSI rnj7~\IT\ \ ' tv i A U 0X3 WILL GIT THL1 !! ?1 M\\ \ H year old Qoeei ntyClub Pure Bye fiiv 'fS-jj i fig lee fobae Haed-Iede 10c clear ?* HiSyS 1 M, OLCTXLY FRLEor.eof the hand- KLT talff; t'l Watehee made.ino ladyi) etem j*| \ 1(2*2 j nt and eaje, beet timekeeper on *3 \ j t |<m9 9 Hi stimo. I extra fine Vienna Jteer- Jjp Q Be **2^ 50 r Holder, 1 ptnaino Moereehaum Jj r /,fc <aeja BM o pouch. 1 elegant extra heary ltd/ Wf^SSM SB ii, 1 ball top collar button. 1 neck- \irJ~ II ehain and one beautiful charm B ei f our faxnoui 10 year old Queen ayfcV; I led than |U'.00. Wo Mil the YttfwegjfS H 97 arolnation, while Whiikeyl 1 * ;.rtho entire lot. Ocr WhlrAey U ^fiIBKSSg?|r mm mr Cigar* geiotne Cehaa hand- 'yCay SB tory. These eisari are far better >53?^ ! Guaraatre the rood* led rrffdt. . ??W ketknlfe with two btadee. 1 eorkucrew, 1 c irv euUerajed I ice with order Good* eenl in flain paces'. Wnio "t b!? an nta wanted. Order to-day. ept> o., till North ClarK Kte Chicago. HL OR* HEAD NOISES? >ES OF jADn urAPisyr. ni^hr fe binia.9!)mxu* CURABLE lose born deaf are incurable. iE'lMMEDIATELY. IALTIMORE, SAYS : Baltimore, Md., March 30, jyar. thanks to vour treatment, I will now pive west | ioa. J ag, and this kept on getting worse, until I kxu j months, without any succe ss, consulted a nunr- 1 ;nt ear specialist of this cil v, who tolil me that 2 : only temporarily, that the head noises would m Id be lost forever. 1 a New York paper, and ordered your trenXlingtoyour directions, th; noises ceased, and ;d ear has been entirely restored. I thank yon. t, "ERMAN, 730 S. Broadway, Baltimore, Md. ! with your usual occupation, IRSELF AT HOME * LA SALLE AYE,j CHiCAG?* ILL / (