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VOL. XVIII. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1902. NO. 28
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L FOURTH OF Ji
EXCELLENT SPEECHES MA
' SENATORIAL CA
Campaign Meeting Held in the Cou:
Fouf or Five Hundred Voters
Attentively to the C
The "natal day of the republic"!:
r?-lf?brated here last Friday in!I
beautiful stvle. It has been many '
years since Kinirstree had the
pleasure of listening even to one
Fourth of July orator, so that on
this occasion when we had lour
speakers, representing some of the
best oratorical talent of the State,
it was truly the embarrassment of
riches.
Considering the tact that there
Ivete picnics at several places'
and that the day was intoler
ably hot and dusty, the audience
that greeted the Senatorial
speakers here on the Fourth was
a thirty creditable one in point of i
mi tuber as well as a very repre^
tentative one, there being people
'* here from well nigh every section
of ihe county.
The meeting, which was held in
the court house, was called to
order at II o'clock a. m. by'Couniv
Chairman A. H. Williams. The
crowd present numbered between
four and five hundred, every available
seat being occupied, with a
1 ? - in I ho aiclp
gOOU ru.'iny Mdiiuin^. nt iiiv uw.v.
Alter a few introductory rernafcs.
Senator Williams introduced
Congressman R. B. Scarborough,
who is a candidate for re-election
in the 6th district, without opposition.
Mr. ^Scarborough merely
announced his candidacy and
gracefully thanked his constituents
lor their confidence in him us their
representative, waiving his privilege
of speaking in favor of the
distinguished aspirants for Senatorial
honors.
KX-GOVERXOR JOHN GARY KVAUS
was then introduced. He began
by thanking the friends who had
stood by him in the past. These
men who had maligned him are
now tanDitiir at the doors of the
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penitentiary. Some sav* that!
Evans is in this race to vindicate
hinself. He needs, no vindication,
but is running for the office
because he is logically entitled to
it. Tried to get another candidate
x to oppose McLaurin. Even went
to Washington and asked our delegation
to decide on a man. No
one was named and he made a
losing fight. All have now got on
Evans' platform. A statesman is
the man who sees ahead, not he
who trails behind.
You will hear about seed, postal
routes ami appropriations. You
pay for them all in taxation. Ex
plained how the government is
run and the evils of the tariff.
Yrvpp- '?Pm opttinc tjreel of that."
Evan*: "Well, my friend, I'm
getting mighty tired of you.
Either you or I had better shut
up. I'm trying to talk facts, and
if you haven't got brains enough
to understand I can't help it.''
He then spoke of trusts, paying
his respects to the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company as the|
worst of them all. Described the
kind of men to send to the Legislature.
u Voice: "Send me.*'
Evans: "Well, I hope to God
they'll send you somewhere." Mr.
Evans closed with applause.
Congressman A. C. Latimer was
called next, but Jailed to respond.
Mr. Hemphill explained that he
, had been calied home on business
f the day before and would not be
here. Then came
HON. D. S. HENDERSON.
lie complimented Williamsburg:
on her history and eloquently referred
to the Fourth ol July.
ULY ORATORS.
DE BY MEMBERS OF THE
MPAIGN PARTY.
rt House in the Presence of Some
; Who Listened Closely and
)pposing Speakers. j
Spoke or'his record in the State J
Senate. We need men in Congress
who will stand up to our
rights. Is sick of the cry that we
are a poor, downtrodden people,
when we have so much to be
thankful for. Spoke of the tariff
as the doctriue of the Republican
party. Referred to his vote to
sustain the attorney general in his
fight against trusts. Cotton mills
going in the trusts. Only relief is
in S*aie legislation. Foreign
policy of Republican party not a
dead issue, but to be faced at next
session of Congress. Closed with
eloquent peroration, which elicited j
considerable applause.
HON. GEORGE JOHNSTONE
next, came to the fore and at once
caught the audience. Touched on
the natal day of our republic.
No republics 120 years ago. Since
then, through their instrumentality,
the map of the world has
been changed. Defined Republican
theory of government. The
tariff presses down upon the agricultural
population. Only two
Democratic fights since the war
won on tariff issue. Referred to
Philippine war, winch has cost us
$2.15 per capita, when the annual |
trade amounts to the 100th part
ol a cent. Cost of war already
$620,000,000. Spoke of trusts.
There are men in this campaign
who, when trusts are mentioned,
observe a sepulchral silence. Recites
his career soldier, member of
Wallace House and Congressman.
Col. Johnstone was listened to
with close attention, and received
a good share of applause.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM ELLIOTT
was greeted with .enthusiastic ap
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piause. which ne appeareu tu icei
very deeply. Spoke of his fight
lor while supremacy year alter
rear. Served through war and
never had afiulough. When war
ended was in bed wounded. Is
opposed to all kind of trusts, and
first advised farmers to fight the
memorable cotton bagging trust.
Denies being a useed fiend,*' but
pleads guilty to having worked
hard and gained appropriations
for his district. Much good work
of the House killed by the Senate,
such as bill to elect U. S.
Senators by the people. The
iniquitous Orumpacker bill to
regulate elections killed in the
House. Believes in rotation in
office, and wants to be rotated out
of Congress into the Senate.
Congressman Elliott closed with
hearty cheers from his numerous
personal and political lriends.
HuN. JoIlX J. HKMPliILL
was the iast speaker, and his
speech was one of the best. His
competitors disclaimed their intention
of boasting of their records
and then proceeded to tell
all they had ever done, and tiiat
was not very much. He had also
served in the war and was a mem
ber of the Wallace House. ine
best man in the race should be
chosen so as to bring back the old
State to its former prestige. We
want a man to measure up partially
at least with our illustrious
predecessors. Had served in Congress
ten years and lought for
tariff reform. Had been sent to
speak in doubtful States for Democracy.
No use in cussing a
Republican. He is naturally born
wicked and grows more so every
(Continued on page 4)
18.1! MSI HI
TELLS HOW YHE FARMERS* INSTITUTE
WILL BE BENEFICIAL.
S iggests P-actical 'Questions Upon
Which the Faculty of the Institute
would Throw Light.
Editor County Record:?
I hope Williamsburg will not be
slow in showing appreciation lor
the honor given her in bringing
the "Farmers' Institute" to Kingstree
on the 25th instant.
The learned faculty, fitted bv
Ion? study and experimentation
to instruct and enlighten the tillers
of the soil in the differentials of
the ever varying conditions surrounding
agriculture* will have
double facilities to impress general
and specific truths by a face
to face talk with the farmers;
vastly more satisfactory is it than
to pick up a farm journal and read
and reread some single, stereotyped,
iron clad rule for any and
every condition and soil.
I do not know tire line of
thought to be pursued, but suppose
that fertilization and cultivation
will be prominent, and I
suppose, too, they are well prepared
to give enlightened replies
to almost any agricultural problem
proposed.
Cultivation controls the mechanical
condition of the soil. The
dust mulch retards the drying out
ot moisture, but does it produce a
chemical effect, forming a union
of any of the elements in the air
with any contained in the soil,
maKing avanauie ceriain piaui
foods, to stimulate the crops?
How frequently should the lan J be
stirred? and the kind of land?
One writer said ''plough the
and six times after planting corn
and four times before planting."
But for what purpose, and on
what kind of land?he failed to
say.
Again, when should manures
be applied to corn to get the best
results from a given quantity of
manures? Of course, ail know
that cotton must have it befqje it
is planted, and should be supplemented
in July. But our long
growth Southern corn; will it not
bear a different treatmeut? Cannot
more corn be made with the
same manure it put in the ear and
not so much in the stalk? If so,
when apply the manure? How
apply it and where?
Does it injure the result if the
roots are cut-while the corn is
vonng (a foot or two high) and
fhf? land ntilverized lull deoth?
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How late should it be ploughed?
Mr. 13. F. Haxley says lie comes
out of the field when he sees a
tassel. Tell us. professor, how to
avoid disasters in a drought like
the one that obtains to-day, July
oth, threatening a veritable
famine, I believe- the worst I ever;
saw.
Then tell us about cotton seed J
for corn, green seed, crushed seed.!
killed seed by composting, and
also suggest some other means to
i -ii ._n .i !.?, I
Kill UieilK leti WIIJSC licm uic inir
road who can exchange seed for
meal, and tell us who live away
down in Possum Fork.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
The Kingstree Ice House Destroyed?
Two Negroes Shocked.
As a result of the long and
sultry term of dry weather, the
rams of the past lew days have!
been characterized by an unusual \
accompaniment of electricity, and j
in several instances the lightning's I
lambient lash was attended with !
destructive effects.
Tuesday afternoon, between 2
and 3 o'clock, when the long
drought in town was broken by a
thunder shower, a bolt ot lightning
struck the ice house and set
it. afire. Although the rain was
pouring at the tune, the building
was burned to the ground. The
house contained about 2.200 lbs.
of ice, very little of which was
melted by the heat of the flame?.
By a kind of good fortune, that
seems like a special providence,
Mr. David Snider, who was conducting
the business, was at dinner,
thus escaping what must have
been certain death.
Along with the ice house was
Before You Make
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Call and see my lines as
brought to the city. Embracing
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LADIES
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before leavi
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on
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We also handle a choice
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GAGG, OLI
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Because it has a good corps of I
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destroyed a huge and wide-spreading
Hv^e-oak>, a veritable landmark.
What, with the lightning
and the flames, we shall soon diehold
a paradox in the shape of a
dead live-oak tree.
* * ? * *
Monday afternoon two negro
girls, daughters of Caesar Cooper,
who lives near Epps postoffice,
were considerably shocked by |a
stroke of lightning which found
a mark in a tree near where they
! were standing. Oue of the girls,
who held a hoe in her hands, is
said to have been seriously injured.
A horse on the premises
was also badly shocked.
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they are he handsomest ever
; all the latest Novelties.
5 HATS
see them ?nd I am sure yon will buy
ng my store.
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ness at Their Old Stand
VER A CO.,
>ck of Dry Goods, Clothing,
"\~ntion.-; absolutely at cost.
$10,000 Stock of
New York Prices
ost we mean exactly what we say.
^ou ot this fact.
line of Family Groceries and all
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