The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 07, 1907, Image 5
MBUDGET
FROM LAKE CITY.
>WGOD DISTILLING PLANT PARTIALLY
^ DESTROYED?FIRE ENGINES' FINE
WORK-DEATH OF AN OLD LADY.
Lake City, March 3 ?Quite a
% number of the Lake City people
in U"5nirctrpp on Mondav
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last. It is the custom to which
many cling of visiting the county's
capital every first Monday.
And the custom is a good one too
? and ought to be more generally
foilowed. These meetings of
the people from different parts
of the county are very beneficial,
aside from any business
considerations.
Mrs. Mary Belle, grandmother
of our Mr. L. M. Belk, died last
Monday at the grand old age of
ninety-two. Hie died at the
residence of her daughters,
, Misses A. E. and M. J. Belk,
! with whom she lived. How
many of those who read this
> notice will ever see even seveni
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ty, much less ninety? Instead
of the span of human life
lengthening, it really seems to
he getting shorter. Most men
and women are old at sixty.
Mr. Hughes, the representative
of the Atlantic Bonding and
Trust Company, the surety of
the Southern Contracting Co.
in the building of our sewerage
system, was in town Monday
looking into the state of affairs
into which the failure of the
contricting company has put
matters.
Mr. Arthur L. Jones is back
from Asheville, N. C., where he
went about a month ago.
Miss Mamie Green was called
home a few days ago by the
serious illness of her mother.
Miss Mamie was at school at
Red Springs, N. C.
A supper for the benefit of the
Baptist Parsonage Aid Society
wras given at the Star warehouse
Friday night. Sand
wiches, oysters, cream, coffee,
, batter-cakes and syrup were
served and about $36 was realized
as net proceeds, after paying
all expenses.
The trustees are now taking
steps t j place the bonds authorized
to be sold for the purpose
of building a new school bouse.
It is earnestly hoped that the
matter will now go forward in
deed and in truth and that all
things will be in readiness to
mm* btegin the new school year of
*^lilQ7-08 in larger, better and
more-fc^arly adequate quarters.
Last Saturday Dr. Williams
had the misfortune to lose a
splendid milch cow and one of
his fine mules. The mule could
hardly be duplicate<T for $350,
or even more, and the cow was
a four-gallon Jersey-Guernsey.
Both died from natural causes.
^ Mr. B. H. Singletary has moved
his mercantile business into
> the handsome new brick building
on the corner of Main street
and Acline avenue, and the
house and goods make an at"\
tractive display.
Last Sunday seemed to be general
freight day on this part of
the Coast Line. Some thirty
trains nassed here during- the
day. And a smash-up came
very near happening, too. Just
on the north side of the lake two
freights came towards each other
other head on and stopped
only some thirty feet apart.
Had it been night or a foggy
day, there would have been a
j I terrible collision; but it was
broad day and the sun shone
bright aud the engineers saw
the danger soon alter the down
trkin rounded the curve at
Sq^anton and averted the crash.
It is reported that the blame
rests with the dispatcher in
j Charleston in confusing numf
bers, ordering the down train to
pass 34 at Lake City when he
meant to say 33, the first named
being a southbound train also
Saturday morning early, fire
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j was discovered in the coal tarf
reservoir and seething tanks at
j the Enterprise Distilling- and
j Chemical Company's plant.
iThe alarm beirg given the new
j tire engine was hurried forward,
; but when it reached the plant
the flames had gained such
! headway upon the highly in-,
j flammable materials on which it
j was feeding that any efforts j
J T^nt flip
j StffineU U l It I 1 \ uncicoa.
gas attachment was immediate-1
ly put to work and so quickly <
and admirably did it perform,
that by the time things were in
readiness to start the water engines
the fire was completely
j extinguished in every part of
! the plant which could be penetrated
by either gas or water.
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closed copper retorts where it
fed upon the wood and ^gases.
These were kept tightly closed
in the hope that the f res within
would be eventually extinguished.
it being- fully realized that
were these retorts opened, the
whole thing would be swept out
of existence in a flash, as the
gases generated are as highly
inflammable as gunpowder. At
nine o'clock that night the internal
tires seemed to be exhausted,
but near morning the
heat melted some of the pipe
(connections, letting in the air,
I when the retorts, condensers
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| etc., were melted ana aestroyea.
j The loss will foot up some $4,000
to $5,000, the parts ruined being
copper, which, as is well known,
is costly. The company has not
indicated what will be done towards
starting up again. The
work of the engine fully demonstrated
its usefulness and effi
ciency at this its first fire at
which it paid its cost several
times. Without it the entire
plant would have l?een destroyed.
W. L. B.
JOTTINGS FROM JOHNSONVILLESchool
Matters?The Nev Railroad?
k Hot Supper, Etc.
Friends of the school will be
glad to learn that Prof. J no. G
'11 '1 1nrnffnrfl I'rtllpirp
V;imtiv)C(tiCO) Ul 11 V/UVIU wt*v^v| I
has consented to deliver the j
commencement address for the
Johnsonville school. It is both
a pleasure and a pri /ilege to
hear such a great and good man,
a man that has done so much
for the boys and girls of South
Carolina, and I feel confident
that all who have ever heard
him will let nothing rob them j
r\( tKic r?nrw?r+nnitV.
v/i "rr- j By
the time of commencement, I
May 25, we are expecting to i
have our school building completed.
It will be one of the
finest buildings not only ot the
county but of the State and will
reflect honor upou our people
and be a lasting monument to
their interest in education. It
is being built according to plan
No 2, suggested by the State
Board of Education. The auditorium
will have a seating capacity
of 500.
The Georgetown-Marion railroad,
which is being surveyed
through our community, will add
greatly to our material, social
and intellectual life. And it is
a fact worthy of note, that,
while it will to some extent
demoralize the farm labor, the
majority of the people welcome
the railroad as a great civilizer.
It is a matter of much interest
and speculation as to when the
road will really be completed;
and the consensus of opinion
seems to be that it will not be
more than three years.
A hot supper was given at the
school building on Friday night,
March 1. The pupils of the
higher grades had prepared a
play for the evening, but one of
the characters taking suddenly
ill, this part of the entertainment
had to be given up. But,
notwithstanding this fact, the
evening was spent most pleasantly
and profitably, too, for we
suceeded in raising about $40
tor the school.
0. M..C.
LEGENDS OF SCIENCE.
Toads In Solid Rock, the Moa and tht
Gigantic Mir.hocao.
"Stories of long suffering toads
and frogs, entombed in 'solid' roc-ks,
represent myths such as arise from
imperfect observation of the circumstances
under which such animals
are discovered," writes Dr.
Andrew Wilson. "These creatures
can certainly live for long periods
of time?Dr. Bucklnnd's experiment
set the limit at about two years?
inclosed in cavities and deprived of
water or other food. But the fable
credits these pent up amphibians
+l-? loetinor for imfnl/l rrnnlnnrioo I
Willi I (I I I 1 J p lui Ull IV/ill ^VUlV^ilUl
ages. If this were the case, these
zoological Rip Van Winkles would
prove really to be far older than the
oldest fossil frogs and toads, which
is, of course, absurd. When a rock
is smashed up, no one can then assert
that it was a solid mass, and
the possibility of a toad or frog in
its- young state gaining access to
the interior of the rock through
some crevice and growing so that it
could not escape from its durance
vile never seems to occur to the
miids of those who are fond ?f perpetuating
stories of such modern
miracles.
"The notion that certain animals,
supposed to have long been extinct,
may 6till live on in remote and inaccessible
parts of the earth is one
frequently exploited. That gigantic
bird of the New Zealand islands, the
moa, is said every now and then to
have been discovered alive, but no
living moa has ever been found,
though its bones are common
enough in the superficial deposits
of its native land. Hidden in the
sea depths and rising seldom from
the ocean abysses, reptilian forms
of huge size have been credited with
occasionally revisiting tne glimpses
of the moon. But reptiles require
to come to the surface to breathe,
for they possess lungs alone as respiratory
organs. Even the turtles
and alligators, that are capable of
remaining for long periods below
water, must now and then take in a
fresh supply of atmosphere.
"One very curious illustration of
the alleged revival of some gigantic
animals is found in an account
given seriously and exactly in scientific
journals in 1878. The animal
in question was called the minhocao.
It was believed to be an earthworm
of gigantic size, inhabiting
the highlands in the south of Brazil.
This underground monster was
said to attain a length of fifty yards
and a breadth of five yards and was
covered with a bony armor. Popular
accounts credited it with being
a worm, but it is hard to conceive of
any worm exhibiting the characteristics
given of this creature, which
was said to uproot trees and to
cause very grave disturbances of the
soil in its burrowing operations."
All He Asked.
Stephen A. Douglas, who will be
remembered in connection with Lincoln
at Springfield, was very demonstrative
in his professions of friendship.
One day he sat down on Beverly
Tucker's knee and, throwing
his arm around the Virginian's
shoulder, said, "Bev, old boy, I love
you."
"Douglas," said Tucker, "will you
always love me Y*
"Yea, Beverly, I surely will."
"But," persisted Tucker, "will you
love me when you get to be president
?"
"Indeed I will. What do yon
want me to do for you Y*
"Well," said Tucker, "all I want
you to do then is to pick out some
public place and put your arm
around my neck just as you are doing
now and call me Bev."
Left Hie Imprint.
"Count Julius Andrassy," says the
Budapest Neue Presse, "was a handsome
man and was particular about
his appearance. He had a habit of
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smooming Willi ills Iiiuiu uia nuuj
oiled and greased hair. One day
an important document had passed
the Austrian council of ministers,
in the contents of which Count Andrassy
was interested. Shortly after
I met the Austrian president of
the ministry, Prince Auersperg, who
said to me:
"'Count Andrassy has read the
latest document/
" 'How do you know?' I asked.
" 'I have discovered on it the imprints
of Count Andrassy's fingers,'
Prince Auersperg answered, laugh
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His Surprise Party.
Tramp?Madam, can you help a
poor man with a wife and eleven
children at home?
Housewife?Are you very needy?
"Needy is no word for it, ma'am.
I couldn't see the little ones suffer,
so 1 left them to ask the assistance
of the charitable."
"Did you leave home today ?"
"No, ma'am. It will be seven
years tomorrow. Can't you help a
man who wants to surprise his little
ones ?"
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CONSUMPTION. '
The Pirper Way of Treating This Insidious
Disease.
One of the earliest signs of consumption
is a loss of strength and
flesh, and this should always arouse
suspicion in the case of a young man
or woman when there is no other
evident cause for it. In addition to
the gradual emaciation, there will
usually be found a rapid pulse,
shortness of breath, anaemia, as
shown by pale lips and extreme
whiteness of the eyes, a poor appetite
and indigestion. There may be
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leverisnness in me auernoou, iugether
with a hacking cough and
sometimes a little spitting of blood,
but this is more commonly a sign
which appears in the later stages.
The two mainstays of the person
threatened with or actually suffering
from consumption are fresh air
and a generous diet. In no disease
should the injunction to '.'throw
physic to the dogs" be so faithfully
obeyed.
If possible, the1 consumptive
should sleep actually in the open
air, on a balcony sheltered from
the north and east winds, but if this
cannot be done the windows of the
bedroom should be kept wide open
at night, and the .bed should be so ;
placed that it is bathed in the air j
entering from without. The patients
often fear this will give them
colds or increase the cough, but it
does just the opposite. Of course
the sleeper should be well protect- '
ed, with a hood in very cold weather
and a warm sleeping robe so as
not to become chilled if the bedclothes
are accidentally displaced. n
The daytime should be passed in (
the open air. The patient, if weak- a
ness or a fever keeps him from ^
walking, should sit all day on a a
porch or by an open window on the 0
sunny side of the house and should ^
practice full, deep breathing for a ><
few minutes at a time trenuentiy. ^
The diet thould be as nutritious ^
as it is possible to make it. Eggs ^
and milk should be the standbys, ^
with a good allowance of meat and ^
also of fat if fat can be digested. 0
Care must be taken not to upset the T
stomach, for much depends upon ^
good digestion, but a patient living j
in the open air day and night will ^
be astonished at the quantity of j
food he can eat and assimilate.
Fever at any part of the day is a ^
sign to avoid fatiguing exercise, q
The.bowels must be kept in proper
condition.?Youth's Companion.
Holyrood't Ch?pel Royal.
Those who lament the results of
much of the so called restoration in
our ancient, buildir.gs will not be
sorry to know that Holyrood's Chap- d
el Royal is to be left untouched, for "
with that crumbling pile arc bound
up many historical memories. In <
that chupel the beginnings of Anglo- j
Scottish union were made when at
the altar there James IV. was unit- ?
ed to Margaret Tudor, the "mar- ?!
riage of the thistle and the rose."
There Queen Mary was twice mat- w
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ed?to Darnley nrst anu ancrwara
to Bothwell. Holyrood palace, as jjj
we know it now, was mostly the n
handiwork of Charles II.'s crafts- 5!
men. James II. turned the Chapel jjj
Royal into a Romish building. In- tJ
deed, he wished to restore Holyrood J
entirely to its original monastic
purposes. But he reckoned without
the dour Scots' temperament, and I
the vestmonts and ornaments were
ruthlessly torn from the chapel and _
burned bv an Edinburgh mob.?
London Chronicle. |
The Alligator's Glcep.
A man who passed himself off as
an animal keeper at a 7.00 had one
spring an exyerir^oo with an alligator
which cost the concern dear.
The alligator had not awakened
from his winter nap when the keeper
appeared on the scene at the
park. He could not understand
why the saurian slept and thought
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it was sick. He puncnea rne aingator
and tried in manv ways to
wake it up. He also noticed that
the creature did not cat. Finally,
i growing desperate for fear that he
would have a death on his hands,
the keeper bought ten pounds of
beef, pried open the saurian's huge ;
1 jaws and poked the meat down his
throat with a fence rail. A few
! days later the thick skinned creature
died. The keeper later explained
that he did not know that
alligators slept in the winter and
did not eat anything during, their
long naps. I
Very Much Heavier. I
Church?At a recent church fair I
in England one of the means used '
i for increasing the receipts was a
guessing contest as to the weight of
the pastor.
Gotham?Before or after?
. Church--Before or after what ?
f Gotham?Before or after preaching.
Church?What difference would
t that make?
i Gotham?A good deai. Some pa <<
tors arc much heavier when preaching^?Yonkers
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Mr. McKinl#y'? Flower, I
Mr. McKinley was interested for j I
aany years in a giris' scnooi m i
)hio. When he was congressman I
nd governor of Ohio political meet- '
ogs often took him near the school, .
nd he visited it when he could. On .
ne of his visits he was made an *
lonorary member of the class of
94. He was a loyal member and
rore the class flower, a red carnaion.
The message of his nominaion
for president reached the class
luring a reunion. The girls rang *
he college bell and sent a telegram -=
f congratulation and a box of car
lations. Another box of the class I
lowers was sent on the day of Mr. I'
IcKinlcy's inauguration. It may
* that this association accounts for
Ir. McKinley's fondness for the ^
ed carnation, which has come to be ^
he "McKinley flower" ? Youth's =
Companion.
RE VIVO J
eg9/*fcRmoREs mum
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reduces ftae resmlta In 80 Jays. It sets I
jwerfully and quickly. Cures when others falL
cung men ssn retain their lost manhood, and d
men may recover their youthful vigor by
ilnt BKVIVO. It quickly and quietly reores
Nervousness, Lost Vitality, Seiual
resknsss such as Lost Power, Failing Memory, ,
resting Diseases, and effects of self-abuse or 1
ceess and Indiscretion, which onflts one for e
udy. business or marriage, It not only cures
T starting at the seat of disease, but is a great
errs tonic sad Used balldsr. bringing
tck the pink glow to Ml# cheeks and re- g
orlng the Ore of youth. It wards off ap- _
roaehlngdisease. Insist on harlntBMVITA, *
j other. It can be carried in Test pocket. By o
all, 81.00 per package, or tlx for $8.00. We
re free adrloe and counsel to all who wish It, _
1th gnarantee. Circulars free, address
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Town and Bridge Work a Specialty,
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(ingstree, - - S. C.
Pressing Club Notice.
Since the recent fire I have reipen
ed ray Pressing and Tailorng
business upstairs in the
|-,unk building where I will be
leased to serve my patrons.
J. F Fulton.
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Notice.
All creditors of the estate of C S M
limmons, deceased, are hereby notified
o render an account of their demands
gainst the said estate, auiy aitesteu,
nd all persons indebted to the said
state are requested to pay the same
t once.
D J Simmons,
rimmonsville, S. C. Executor.
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