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CUBA AT SHORT RANGE History and Physical Features of the Island. TiSEFUSS THAT LIGHT A BOOM. ? 5"he Facas. Flora and Climatic Condi* I tiona-Not Unhealthy if Dae Seward Wer? Faid to Sanitary- Laws-Filthy ! Habits Cause Disease. IV. Cuba was discovered by Columbus Oct. 28, 1492. He named it Juana, and it "was also called Fernandina, and ?till later Santiago and Ave Maria Alfa y Omega, bnt its original Indian name o? Cubican, or Cuba, .bas been ?lone retained. In 1511 the island .was overrun by Diego Velasquez with a body of Spanish troops, and the natives, unable to cope with the in? vaders, were quickly subdued. They were reduced to slavery, and, though ?t the time of its discovery the island had a population of over 1,000,000, so cruelly were the inhabitants treated that an 1553 there were but few left Peter Martyr, an Italian geographer and his? torian, that lived at the time, tells us that some Spaniards made a TOW to hang or burn 13 natives in honor of Christ and the 12 apostles every morn THE CUBAS IGUANA-NOT AT ALL PBETTT, BUT VERY PALATABLE. ing. Soon after they landed on the is? land the Spaniards began the inhuman tactics that have largely characterized their policy ever since. The extinction of the native population led to the in? troduction of negroes to work on the plantations. This importation of negroes continued for centuries, until now the jimlk of the population is composed of that race. ' During the latter part of the six? teenth century and during most of the Seventeenth Cuba suffered greatly from the attacks of the buccaneers. In 1717 a revolt against the Spanish adminis? trators of the island broke out in conse? quence cf the attempt of the govern? ment; to establish a tobacco monopoly. Since then there have been a series of revolts and insurrections against the Spanish rulers, but all of them proved abortive until the last just closed, which would probably have ended like all the rest, but for the humane inter . ference of the United States. . Cuba, the Pearl of the Antilles, is the largest, the most important and the wealthiest island of the West Indian archipelago. It lies at the entrance to the gulf of Mexico and forms an irreg? ular curve of about 9C0 miles in length, extending from Cape Maysi on the east to Cape San Antonio on the4 west Its . width varies from 20 to 135 miles, and jits area, including dependencies, amounts to 47,278 square miles. The island is intersected by a range of mountains, more cr less broken, - which extends through it from east to west and from which the rivers de? scend to the sea on each side. From Cape Maysi to Cape Crass the range called the Sierra Maestra, skirts the southern shore for a distance of 200 miles. At the west end of the island the mountains also approach the coast. Among these ranges lie fertile valleys, . acme of which are 200 miles long and 30 broad. The highest peaks in the Sierra Maestra range, and in fact in the island, are Pico Turquino, rising 6,900 feet above the level of the sea, and La Gran Piedra, which ascends to a height of 5,200 feet. The mountain regions of Cuba are ex? tremely picturesque, but very sparsely settled, and for the most part little known. A person might travel for weeks in these solitudes and never see a human habitation or any evidence j that man had ever been there. Their slopes are usually covered by forests and dense jungles, whose vegetation, constantly moistened by innumerable streams ar-* brooks and by the rains and dews, is rankly luxuriant Im? mense mineral wealth is supposed to be hidden in the bowels of these moun? tains, but so far copper is the only metal that has been mined to any con? siderable extent. Tho entire coast of Cuba, it might be said, is protected by rocky reefs and muddy shallows, which in many in? stances stretch far out into the sea. These are exceedingly dangerous and have proved fatal to large vessels as well as to smaller craft. On many parts of the ccast the sea is very deep quite close inshore and affords excell en ^har? bors for vessels plying on the busiest sea road in the western hemisphere. There are many islands lying off the <x&?t of Cuba, the largest and most im? portant being the Isle of Pines, a fa? mous health resort. Epidemics are un? known on this favored spot, and its in? habitants are secare from the attacks of yellow fever. Many wealthy Cubans live here, and delightful villas and ele? gant residences are frequently seen ^ensconced in palm and pine groves and surrounded by gorgeous fringes of flow? ers. For some unaccountable reason the pine tree of our northern regions flour? ishes to perfection in this delightful isle. Its presence there may have some? thing to do with the salubriousness of the place. Almost every part of Cuba is supplied with fresh and generally pure water. There are many rivers, but none cf them is of great length, except the Lau? to, which, rising in the Sierra Maestra, empties into Manzanillo bay after run? ning a course of 130 miles. It is onlv navigable for small craft. The only other rivers deserving of mention are the Sagna Grande and the Sagua Chica, neither cf which is navigable even for small boats but for a few weeks after the rainy season has ended. Springs and Gtreams of exquisitely pure water are to be found in great abundance. The number of caves and grottoes found cir? cling over pools of limpid water is re? markable, and adds an additional charm to the beauty of such localities. In the mountains there are many beautiful waterfalls, among which the cascades of Rosario are the most cele? brated. A number of medium sized lakes, fringed with trees or verdant grassy slopes, add variety and beauty to the scenery in the interior of the is? land. They are well supplied with vari? ous finely flavored fish and, together with the .natural fruits and vegetables, furnish the dwellers in these delightful regions with their subsistence without the necessity of much work. Profuse as is the bounty of nature dis? played in the vegetable world, there are no large animals of any kind indigenous to the island. When Columbus landed, he only found two quadrupeds, and those of a small size-one, a sort of barkless dog, probably a raccoon, and a long bodied squirrel. Many imported domestic animals, such as the horse, pig, goat, cat, the dog, and even cattle, in the course of time ran wild, and are to be found in great numbers in the densest parts of the forests. The dog es? pecial! y has been much modified by his new nabitat, and has dwindled, on the one hand, to the Havanese toy spaniel, and developed in another direction into the enormous Molasso, which only a few years back was constantly employ? ed in the inhuman sport of hunting runaway slaves. In periods, doubtless long antedating the advent of man upon the island mas? todons, elephants, hippopotamuses and other large animals roamed through the Cuban forests or wallowed in its la? goons. Their fossil remains are occa? sionally dug up, after having been en? tombed in rocky graves for unknown centuries of time. A small red asp, said to have been imported from Santo Domingo, infests many of the sugar plantations, and its "bite is exceedingly dangerous The scorpions in Cuba are very undesirable neighbors, and though their bites have not been known to result fatally they are attended by rather serious conse? quences. A large boa is also occasion? ally to be met with, but it is not at all dangerous. Some members of the bat family attain an enormous size, the leathery wings measuring from a foot to a foot and a half from tip to tip. They are visitors occasionally to apart? ments, which they enter through the open doors and windows. They are un? canny looking intruders and are regard? ed as ill omened, though not otherwise objectionable. No account of Cuban reptiles would be complete without some mention of the iguana. This is a large green lizard, arboreal in its habits, which lives on fruits. It is extensively used as an ar? ticle of food and has been declared pal? atable and nutritious. The alligator and cayman are also frequently to be met with in the rivers ano deep lagoona More than 200 species of indigenous birds, exclusive of the domesticated kind, are known, many of them remark? able for the richness of thei;: plumage. Of migratory birds the ducks of Florida, or del norte, are the most numerous. The indigenous huyuyo is a miniature of the English duck and is of splendid plumage. If there are but few obnoxious rep? tiles in Cuba, the lack of these is amply compensated for by a surprising num? ber of disagreeable insects of various kinds. The mosquitoes aro large and specially venomous and obtrusive, and there are also irritating "jiggers, "ants, wasps, midges and spiders as large as the crown of a man's hat. A member of the bee family known as the "veg? etable bee" is a most remarkable in? sect. It is very much handicapped by nature, for it has to carry an umbrella shaped fungus of the clavara tribe on its back. The cucullo, a monster firefly, emits bright streams of light from two eyes on his back and one m his breast, ijhree of these creatures inclosed in a glass would give sufficient light to il? luminais a moderate sized apartment. The climate of Cuba, considering it is in the tropics, is very tolerable, and from November till May is quite en A CUBAN MOUNTAIN STREAM. joyable, as the heat during that period is never excessive. Unless in the upland regions the summer season is extremely enervating owing to the intense heat and the unhealthy steaming miasma caused by the incessant rains. In some portions of the forests unwholesome malarial vapors arise from the rank vegetable strata, and the lagoons and marshes are sometimes hidden for days by a dense, deadly, white pall of fog. But notwithstanding these disagree? able features it would be quito possible to eujoy good health in Cuba. Much of the disease which prevails there is pre? ventable and would disappear or at least be greatly mitigated were the in? habitants to pay proper regard to tho laws of health. The people of Cuba. Spaniards included, are not cleanly and seem to regard a bathtub with horror. NEIL MACDONALD Make use of time while it is present with you. It depends upon your will and not upon tho number of days to have a sufficient length of life.-Mon? taigne. A Brazilian Indian Story. ] Here is a Brazilian indian story, says I the New York Times. The jaguar and the monkey met. The ?agriar had a lus? cious bunch of plantains which the monkey craved. "I will gladly give you the plantains, " said the jaguar, "pro? viding you catch a fawn for me." "Agreed," cried tbe monkey. "But," added the jaguar, "if you don't get the fawn you must promise to let me bite a mouthful out of yon."'"Agreed," once more cried the gleeful monkey. The monkey ate the plantains, and the little matter about the fawn quite slipped his memory. Then one day the jaguar met the monkey and insisted on taking his pay out of the monkey's hide. The business, becoming serious, was left to the pec cari to decide. "It seems all right enough, " said the peccari, "only this: How am I to determine what is the ex? act size of a jaguar's mouthful and also where is he to bite? He had better refer the matter to the big snake." The big snake took the subject under considera? tion. His judgment was that he would have to swallow the jaguar, the monkey and the peccari. The jaguar and peccari he did at once assimilate, but the mon? key, being nimble, escaped. A Burglar's Mistake. "When Hooked into the dining room of a house that I was in one night," said the retired burglar, "I saw a man sitting in a chair perched upon the din? ing room table. That seemed a singular place for a man to get to sit, drunk or sober, but I thought I'd have to give him a chance to get tired of sitting there and go to bed before I began, for if I didn't he might wake up any min? ute and interrupt things. So I took a seat in a big leather chair in the library, next room, and waited for him to wake up. When Td waited what I thought was a reasonable time without hearing from him, I looked in again, and there he was, still sitting there, just the same. "But this time, even in that light, there was something peculiar about him, and I ventured to turn my own light on him now, and then I saw that it wasn't a man at all, but a suit of clothes, with a hat on top, set up there to dry after being wet in the raiu. The man that had worn them had been abed and asleep for hours, but his clothes had served for a scarecrow mighty well, for I'd sat there waiting for them to go to bed so long that it was now too late for busi? ness."-New York Sun. Clothespins. Clothespins are an American com? modity. Some clothespins are made in Sweden and in Scotland, but they are big and clumsy, twice the size of the American pins and whittled out by hand. Clothespins are made chiefly of beech and of maple, but some are made of tupelo wood. They are made entirely by machinery, counted into boxes con? taining 720 each by machinery, and the boxes are nailed up by machinery. It might almost be said that blocks of wood fed to machines at one end come out boxed clothespins at the other. They are made and sold wonderfully cheap. There are two grades of clothespins, firsts and seconds. First grade pins can be bought for 35 cents a box. The pro? duction of clothespins is enormous, mil? lions of boxes annually. The consump? tion in this couutry keeps pace with the growth of the population, and great numbers are exported. Even people in the trade wonder what becomes of all the clothespins. What Bothered Elim. "When I was a young man, " says a well known civil engineer, "I was sur? veying the route cf a proposed railway. An old farmer with whom I stopped for a time admitted one day, when he saw mo figuring in the field, that mathemat? ics always seemed a wonderful thing to him. Being young and enthusiastic, I began to enlarge its wonders* telling him how we could measure the dis? tances to different planets, and even weigh them ; how we could ascertain the height of mountains without scaling them and many other things which I meant should astonish him. "You can imagine how he set me hack when he replied to this brilliant array of facts by saying: 'Yes, yes, them things does seem kinder cur'us, but what allus bothered me was to under? stand why you have to carry one fur ev'ry ten, but if you don't the durned thiug won't come out right.'"'-New York Tribune. "B?l?insrton*8 Sea." There is tangible evidence that the pious passengers of the Mayflower were not entirely without, a sense of humor. Back of Plymouth over the hill upon which they planted their cannon is a large fresh water pond, perhaps a mile in diameter, which, it appears from the records, was discovered by John Bil lington while he was prowling around one night, probably on a scouting expe? dition looking for Iudiaus. In the morn? ing he reported that he had found the sea in that direction and there was a lively dispute between him and the oth? er pilgrims as to the accuracy of his in? formation. He stuck to his theory with the same tenacity that he adhered to his religion, and to this day that pond is called "Billingtou's sea." - Chicago Record. Beyond Medical Skill. Master-Late again, Sandy! Cau't you manage to get here in timer Sandy (with a doleful headache)-I canna sleep o' nichts, sor, and so I'm loath to get up in tho morniu. Master-Eh, man, sleeplessness! Why don't you consult a doctor and get at the cause? Sandy-I get at the cause weel eneuch, but it'll no shut np. It's (? weeks auld aud au awful yeller.-Glas? gow Times. The polar currents contain less salt than those from the equator. Afghan women are never jealous cf Heh other. Gorae and sec wj heforp buying or trading Wa can please yon witb a White-Randie. Hard on the Gentler Sex. There is much cf the slave and the j tyrant hidden in thc nature cf woman. I Thus woman is not yet capable of friendship, but only of love. In the love cf woman is injustice and blindness tc all that she does not love. There are two things a true man likes-danger and play. He likes wom? an because she is the most dangerous of playthings. A man should be reared for the voca? tion of a warrior ; a woman for the rec? reation cf the warrior. All else is rub? bish. A woman's principle cf honor is to love more than she is lo\ed, so as not to be second. In any game where love or hate is cot at stake women play a mediocre part. All women behind their personal vanity cherish an impersonal contempt for woman. As a rule, a mother loves herself in her son more than the son himself. The chief danger that besets artists of genius lies in woman. The worship? ing woman is their ruin. Hardly one has character enough to resist his ruin when he finds himself treated like a god. Mau is a coward in face of the ewig weibliche, and no one knows it better than the small woman. Women indulge in literature as they commit a little sin, glancing round to see if any one is looking-i. e., to at? tract attention.-Henry Nietzsche in Academy. The Minnow Trap. The minnow trap used for catching minnows for bait is of glass, shaped like a jar or a bottle without a neck and of a capacity of six or eight quarts. The bottom of the trap rises in a cone, like the bottom cf a champagne bottle, but instead cf being solid the top of the cone is cut off, making an opening in the trap. The top cf the trap has "ver it a metal cap on a hinge. The c< ^ is perforated with a number of holes to permit of tho circulation of water through the trap. The minnow trap is slung horizon? tally in a wiro holder, which has a han? dle on top, to which a rope is made fast. Suitable bait to attract minnows is placed in the trap, which is then low? ered into the water. The cone with the opening at the inner end in the bottom is in effect like the opening into an eel or fish trap. It is easy fer the minnows to get through it into the trap in search of the bait, but hard for them to get out. When the trap has been raised, the captured minnows are got out by opening the cap at the other end of the trap.-New York Sun. Vegetarian Crocodiles. A report by George Hoare, one of the officiais of the British Central Africa protectorate, summarized in the local gazette, contains some curious details of the crocodiles of Lake Chinta. They would seem to be strict vegetarians, for not only have they never been known to attack the men fishing in the lake, but their tracks were shown by the natives to the -writer at a distance of several miles from its shores, whence they are said to travel overland in J search of roots. This is contrary to the habits of all known species of croco? diles, which are, in the first place, purely carnivorous, and, in the second, so helpless on land from their inability I to turn, except in a large ?ircle, that they never leave the immediate vicinity of their watery or muddy heme. Efforts will accordingly be made to obtain a specimen of this abnormal type of the formidable amphibian.-London Tablet Strange Taste?. One day while at Versailles during the French war Lord Odo Russell went to call on Bismarck, but found him closeted with Count Harry Arnim, who was known as the " Ape, " from his fan? tastical ways. Before long Arnim came out, fanning himself with his handker? chief and looking as if about to choke. "Well," he gasped, "I cannot under? stand how Bismarck can bear that smoking the strongest Havanas in a stuffy little room. I had to beg him to open the window." When Russell entered the room, he found the chancellor fanning himself beside an open casement. '4 What strange tastes some people have!" he exclaimed. "Arnim has just been with me, and he was so overpoweringly perfumed that I had to open the window.: ' Don't Worry About the Editor. The editor has a charter from the state tc act as doormat for the commu? nity. He will get the paper out some? how and stand up fer the town and whoop it up for you when you run for office and lie about your big footed son when he gets a $4 a week job and weep over your shriveled soul when it is re? leased from its grasping body and smile at your wife's second marriage. Don't worry about the editor; he'll get along. The Lord only knows how-but some? how.-Exchange. Victims of Gambling?. The list of persons who have killed themselves because they have been ruin? ed by the Vienna Municipal Lottery is a long one. The other day a woman who had spent all her money in buying tickets and had never won a prize hanged i herself. Nevertheless the citizens of Vienna look with favor on the lottery, I as ir keeps down taxes. A Spoiled Child. "What are you crying about now, dearie';" asked the fond mother. "Is there something mamma's sweetest wants?" "Yes." "What is it?" "I-I don't know ! That's what I'm j crying about!"-Indianapolis Journal. Th?' Morn!nu' Meal. j "Nov;, children," said the teacher, : "what do you call the meal that you i eat in the morning?" "Oatmeal,*' promptly responded c> number of the class. - What to Eat War in sewing machines, but the "VVhita' victorious. A_ I of daims against Sumter County, presented and approved for 2d quarter,fiscal year, '98. ROADS AND BRIDGES. 102 C. L. Tisdale. lumber ? 4.50 507 L. I. Kelly, road overseer 3.00 4ls J.. F. Montgomery, bridgework 4.45 307 W. P. Truluck, bridge work 3.4-0 352 I). X. Matthews, bridge work 3.00 298 E.;X. Barwick, bridge work 4.44 312 Godfrey & Co. lumber. 20.65 411 E. G. Hollis, work 5.50 323 A. T. Woods, hauling on roads 27.00 34S Jas. H. Scarborough, lumber 71.78 357 W. A. Kees, work 5.50 352 J. W. Gamble, work 6.39 317 W. M. Sanders, bridge work 13.50 378 J. F. McElveen. bridge work 10.00 368 .1. A. Dennis, bridge work 13.00 375 J W Gamble, bridge work 5.25 400 Eugene L Cooper, bridge lumber 8.08 401 C L Tisdale. .. 4-0.35 410 W M Lenoir, - 42.59 398 X J Kovkin.: " 3.79 511 X. Barnett, road work 21.00 431 McBride & Warren, bridge lumber 15.23 417 J R McCov. - 9.50 4-40 I) C Stuckey, bridge work 0.00 548 J F Wingate. " 3.00 540 J F Wingate. " 3.30 4S4 July Wilson, ditching 8.90 435 T L Barnes, bridge work 4.50 430 W G Tisdale, bridge lumber 7.60 4-38 Thos J DuBose, bridge work 4.98 423 H L Smith. " 7.50 444 Jas H Scarborough, bridgelumber S2.15 470 F J. Waters, bridge work 74.91 497 Jas H Scarborough, bridgelumber 16.51 505 W A Tallon. " 3.15 500 W Z Truluck. .. 12.00 547 Hector Ard, bridge work 2.25 555 Robt M Cooper, bridge lumber 6.13 522 C L Tisdale, .. 6.81 550 S L Tallon, bridge work 8.00 524 J F Price, bridge lumber 2.36 Total. $622.05 COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. 300 Jno M McElveen. services $ 2:65 301 Wm ? Cain .. 2.25 303 W W Stuckev. " 3.20 304 J W Weldon,' " 2-80 349 J M X "Wilder, " 1.50 330 Richard I Manning, services 4.25 553 Frean Melle?, " 2.00 554 Wm O Cain. " 2.60 558 T Ed Baskin. .. 2.00 Total. ?23.25 COUNTY SUPERVISOR. 517 Marion Dorn, salary $200.00 CLERK COUNTY BOARD COMMISSIONERS. 386 Thos V Walsh, salarv 827.00 455 " " 25.00 533 " - 25.00 Total. 877.50 COUNTY ATTORNEY. 387 A B Stuckev, salarv 812.50 453 . 12.50 53N 12.50 Total.$ 37.50 COUNTY AUDITOR. 302 J Diggs Wilder, salarv $ 41.66 456 41.66 526 " .* " 4-1.66 Total. $124.08 CORONER'S INQUESTS. 307 A D Moses, cor. investigation $ 1.20 300 " " 1.27 402 Dr H M Stuckev, p m dison 15.00 403 A D Moses, inquest 23.47 404 Jas E Gaillard Jr, inquest 2.00 405 Chas W Smith. " 2.00 406 Dr A C Dick, p m inquest 5.00 422 A L Moses, inquest 1.22 428 Wm H Seale, inquest 8.50 420 Dr B McLaughlin, p m inq'st (2) 10.00 436 W C Folk, inquest 2.07 448 W H Seale, " 8.50 440 W C Folk. " 2.00 451 A D Moses, investigation 5.00 500 - 5.98 500 - inquest 13.24 510 Dr F M Dwight, p m exam 5.00 518 A D Moses, cor inves*n 4.28 510 Dr A J China, p m exam 5.00 Total. $120.82 CONSTARLES' ACCOUNTS. 315 X B Ingram, services $ 8.33 318 J D Stuckey, ex prisoner 3.15 342 W C Folk, services 8.33 373 L A Wheeler, services . 8.33 385 F K Winn. ** 16.66 394 L, s Jennings, ** 8.33 300 X B Ingram. " 8.33 408 J McK Shaw. .. 8.00 410 W P Singleton. " 8.33 412 J D Stuckey. ** 5.36 410 W C Folk. " 8.33 420 J I> Stuckey, ex prisoner 2.50 422 L A Wheeler, ?erv ex prisoner lo.13 436 J I) Stuckey, ex prisoner 3.00 437 .J I) Stuckey, services 8.33 442 L S Jennings. - 8.33 454 J McK Shaw, - 8.33 50-! X B Ingram. " 8.33 450 F K Winn, ** 16.66 467 W P Singleton. " 8.33 473 J S Stuckey. " 2.65 406 W C Folk. S.33 521 F K Winn. " 16.?56 541 W P Singleton. " 8.33 542 F McK Shaw. " s.33 543 J I) Stuckey. " s.33 552 L S Jennings. ** s.33 Total. $226.01 MAGISTRATES' ACCOUNTS. 200 W H Seale, mag services $ 25.00 310 J H Scarborough, mag services 25.00 311 I W Bradlev. - 25.00 353 W H Seale.* " 8.33 374 T B Rhame. " 25.00 384 B P Kelley, " 25.00 303 L R Jennings, " 8.33 303 J L Ingram. " 8.33 407 J H Scarborough. " 8.33 400 HEB Wells. 20.17 411 W H Seale, " 8.34 441 L R Jennings. " s.33 445 T B Ithame. " s.33 457 H L B Wells, " 20.16 468 B P Kellev. - 8.33 472 I W Bradley, " 16.66 476 J F Ingram. " 8.33 405 W H Seale. s.33 523 H L B Wells. " 20.17 525 B P Kellev. " 8 33 546 T B Rhame, " s 33 551 LR.Jennings. " 8 33 557 J F Ingram. " 8 33 Total. $345 70 HOOKS. STATIONERY AND ADVERTISING. 306 II <; Osteen. supplies $ 2 75 4S3 " " 2 75 324 Fd F Miller, advertising 20 00 344 X G Osteen. " 24 00 358 Knight Bros. " 22 25 413 Knight Bros.. supplies 4.35 414 Walker. Evans & Cogswell b"k 14 00 433 Knight Bros supplies 2 75 Total. $03 85 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 316 Edgar Skinner, work $ 7 15 317 J W Adkins. " s 30 388 E T Windham. " 18 20 411 J M Folev, " 4 oo 466 E T Windham - 15 01 475 .1 I) Craig, Fur Co, cot 3 oo 477 Said Pringle, work 3 00 485 F (i Bell re. " 1 65 515 F G Bohre, repairing swill cart 1 (55 E T Windham, work at c h and jail ls 77 Total.$si 72 cn A IX GANG. 320 R. M. Aman, supplies $ 2.25 346 G. M. Dorn, guard 3.38 319 Ji. M. Amati, supplies 4.8o 313 M. \V. Cummings, work 5.30 :i 14 Levi Bros.. supplies 20.06 366 Samuel Newman.guard 5.00 380 L. K. White, overseer 35.75 381 H. I). Sanders, guard I<>.<>T 382 Samuel Newman, guard 15.00 383 Wash Graham, cook 14.40 415 M. Ci reen, supplies 20.75 -124 Ducker&Bultinan Co., spls 19.63 425 Wash (?raham. cook 5.47 426 Sumter Iron W'ks. shoeing 1.50 427 S. Newman, guard 5.00 443 II. M. Aman, potatoes 2.00 450 L. E. White, overseer 35.00 45S Crosswell & Co., supplies 21.40 465 O'Donnell & Co., " 18.16 474 Craiir Far. ('??., mattress 4.50 471 3VI. Sanders, guard 19.?3 476. S. Newman, guard 15.00 170 Moses A: Co., supplies 95 501 B. H. Ingram, guard 10.00 502 M.Sanders, guard 8.66 540 O'Donnell & Co., supplies 44.08 512 A. T. Cooper, oats 12.00 514 R. W. Bradham, repairs 2.50 534 S. Newman, guard 20.00 535 Con vers Brown, guard 11.33 5.00 Total, $403.10 CO. ST.*PT. EDUCATION. 381 W. J. DuRant. salary S 50.00 447 W. J. DuRant, salary 58.00 520 W. J. DuRant, travelingex 40.00 543 W. J. DuRant, salary 50.00 Total, $198.00 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT. 345 Tower <fe Lyon, handcuffs $ 21.60 359 D. G. Keels, witness 3.40 360 B. P. Kelly, " 2.10 361 J. M. Moseley, witness 2.50 362 E. J. Goodman, witness 5.60 363 W. A. Nettles, " 1 "90 365 J. L. Parrott. 44 3,40 373 B. D. Mitchell. 11 1.45 370 A. W. Suder, " 3.10 369 W. J. DuRant, 44 1.90 368 W. S. Dinkins, 44 2.00 416 J. E. Gaillard, " 3.30 469 N. W. Brooker, " 5.40 480 J Singleton, supper for jurv 3.25 486 T. V. Walsh, witness * 1.10 491 K. E. Wells, con. lunatic 11.16 492 E. S. Booth, ex. lunatic 5.00 493 N. Y. Alford, 44 5.00 494 T. Walsh, lunacy 5.00 31 A. Dinkins, con. lunatic 1.10 511 J. E. Gaillard, witnesses 1.20 508 A. W. Suder, witness 5.50 Total, $95.96 POOR HOUSE AND POOR. 376 B. Walsh, shoes $ 5.55 379 B. D. Mitchell, dieting 144.90 446 44 " 107.70 475 Craig Fur. Co., coffins 15.00 543 R. W. Bradham, work 2.10 544 B D Mitchell, dieting 100.35 Total, . $375.60 SHERIFF'S ACCOUNT. 395 B. G, Pierson, dieting $ 61.80 396 " , habeas corpus 5.40 397 " , warrants 9.60 460 44 , writs venire 28.35 461 44 , sub writs 7.25 462 4' , arrest writs 3.15: 463 " , dieting 90.?S 464 44 , telegrams '6.52 527 '* . ice & telegrams 1.00 528 44 , warrants 2.85 529 ?" , jury inquest 4.50 530 '* , witnesses 12.95 531 44 , mag. witnesses 14.00 532 " , dieting 72.10 389 44 , Simon Cooper 73.62 Total, $393.24 COURT EXPENSES. Grand Jurors June Term '98 $ 73.20 Petit 44 " 44 44 236.50 Bailiffs June Term '98 54.00 Witnesses June Term '98 144.20 Total. ' $507.90 TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS. 230 Frean Mellett, services $ 6.00 553 4i 4* " 2.50 302 D. A. Stuckey, u ?00 352 J. C. Parnell, 44 2.00 226 W. W. Stuckey, " 3.75 327 44 u " 6.00 516 J. P. Kilgore, " 8.00 558 T. Ed. Baskin 4i 4.50 333 J. M. N. Wilder, " 6.00 305 W. J. McKain, 44 2.00 329 J. W. Weldon, 44 4.00 308 S. J. Tomlinson, " 4.00 331 J. F. Hawkins, " 6.00 356 W. J. Keels, 4.00 322 J. M. McElveen, 44 6.00 347 J. A. Bovkin, *4 6.00 328 W. A. Tallon, 14 4.00 488 R. B. Wilson, 44 2.00 333 W. O. Cain, 44 4.00 554 .* 44 4.50 334 W. S. Dinkins. " o!o0 335 J M Moonevham 44 4.00 367 J. C. Spann. " 2.00 434 Wallace Sanders " 2.00 546 W. M. Lenoir, " 2.00 338 R, M. James, 44 4.00 340 R. I. Manning, 44 4.00 344 H. Rvttenberg, ' 20.00 351 W. Si Reames, 11 16.00 343 J. F. Bradford, " 4.00 344 R, J. Brownfield, 4.00 Total, . $157.25 CLERK OF COURT. 489 S. Nash, services June '98 $59.65 BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. 321 J. M. McElveen, services $ 13.50 327 W. W. Stuckey, " 16.20 328 W. A. Talion, " 15.60 329 J. W. WTeldon, 44 15.90 330 Frean Mellett, 41 13.50 331 J. F. Hawkins, 44 16.20 332 J. M. N. Wilder. 14 10.6O 333 W. ?. Cain, 44 12.00 334 W. S. Dinkins, *4 12.00 335 D. A. Stuckey, 44 10.00 336 J. M. Moonevham, 44 9.80 33< J. C. Spann. 44 6.20 338 R. M. James, 44 15.00' 340 R. I. Manning " 15.50 341 H. Rvttenberg, 44 9.S0 344 R. J. Brownfield, 44 12.90 350 Marion Dorn, 44 7.60 556 W. M. Lenoir. 44 5.00 Total, $214.80 CO. BOARD EDUCATION. 482 S. H. Edmunds, services $21.00 INTEREST. 539 E. P. Ricker $900.00 RECAPITULATION. Roads and bridges $ 622.95 County Board 23.25 County Supei visor 200.00 Clerk County Board 77.50 Count}' Attorney 37.50 Countv Auditor 124.98 Coroner 120.82 Constables 226.91 Magistrates 345.79 Books, stationery, etc 93.85 Public buildings 81.72 Chain gang: 403.lo Co. Supt. Education 198.00 Contingent account 95.96 Poor house and poor 375.60 Sheriff's account 393.24 Court expenses 507.90 Township boards 157.25 Clerk of Court 59.65 Board Equalization 214.S0 Hoard Education 21.<K> interest countv bonds ?M.KJ.0O Total 2d quarter $ 5.281.77 Total 1st quarter 5,896.97 Total 1st and 2d quarters $11.178.47 MARION DORN. T. V. WALSH, CO. Supervisor. Clerk. ARE yOU NEEDING AN ?RON SAFE? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN? ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire and Burglar Proof Safe Company. I ?in. prepared to offer liberal te;ina io those whc. are in tieed cf a good safe For prices and terms address J. A. RENNO, Men 24. Sumter, S. C