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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
Artificial RubieS.

Although minute diamonds can be
made with the aid Of the electric fur
mace none large enough to be employed
in iewclry have yet been produced. But
rubies of large size, and as fine in color
and appearance as the best natural
gems. have been made. A certain
method of detecting artificial rubies IS
hy examination with microscope. The
natural gem is always filled with min
ute cracks, invisible to the naked eye,
but perfectly discernble with high
magnifyins power. The artificial ruby
has no crac;s. but, on the other hand,
is filled Wit minute bubbles, or gas
holes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
The statistics Of accidents furnished

The statistics Of accidents furnished
by some of the insurance companies
disclose some odd facts. Out Of
1000 given accidents 6s1 were caused
by falling on the pavement, while 14s
were from slipping down stairs, with
157 due d miscellaneous causes, max.
ing total of 9S1. Accidents from
riding in carriages and wagons are
given at 421, which is closely followed
by that new form of accident on the
bicycle, coming up to 413. 1t is shown
that 264 persons were cut with edged
tools, while 195 suffered from the
falling of heavy objects. Kick
ing horses were the cause O:
134, while nothing is said about
mules, probably because the mule
does not exist in the section of coun'
try from which these figures were
.collated. The whirring of intricate
machinery, from which one would ex.
spect an immense number of accidents
10 occur, really has but q small per.
Icentage to its credit, being only 1o7--
seventy-two eyes were hurt, sixty-nint
fingers crushed, fifty-five people
stepped on nails in their stockings.
and, singular to relate, out of 1000 &C,
cidents only forty-three were due te
railroads. The list all the way through
shows, comments the Atlanta Con
stitution, that more accidents come tt
the man who walks upon his feet thai
to the one who rides on railroads, sail;
on steamboat, or coasts around on
bicycle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02

juvenile prisoners, while New York has
1876 and Ohio $50. Then there are
over 5000 paupers in the four states,
besides the thousands that are in
private benevolent institutions. How
in the world do those states mp north
support such vast army of criminals,
paupers, tramps and on-producers?
No wonder they want protection and
pensions; no wonder they plumber the
public treasury. They are obliged to
do it. Ninety per cent of all the
money that goes into it comes out into
their pockets in some way or other, and
still they are not happy; they want
the other ten.
But what is the relative condition of
the common people of the sections?
How about homes and mortgages and
debts? 1t is the common people who
constitute state or a nation. They
support it with their labor and defend
it with their arms. In numbers they
are as 500 to ! of the aristocracy.
They all deserve to have homes
homes of their own, unencumbered.
A home means more than shelter. It
means roses and vines and shade trees
and fruit. Ask the poor renter who is
bumped about from place to place
every year. Ask his wife and daugh-
ters what they think of home. The
census puts down 99,S white fami-
lies in Georgia who have homes, and
says that SO per cent of these are paid
for and have no oercumbrance. Virginia
has 81 per cent paid for; Mississippi
and South Carolina SO per cent each.
Massachusetts has 175,000 families
owning homes, but 81 per cent of them
are mortgaged. New York has 490,-
900 homes, and II per cent are mort
gagged; and the compiler says that
more than 80 per cent Of all the home
encumtrance of the United States is
in the north Atlantic and north CEN
tral divisions-only 4! per cent is on
the homes of the South Atlantic states.
The mortgages on Massachusetts,
homes amount to S102, ,94S, 1876. Just
think OF it-ponder Illuminate over
it-over one hundred millions of debt
against the common people of one hit
tie state having about double the white
population of Georgia. Can they ever
pay it? New York is but little better,
having S245, 100000. In fact, the
whole north is covered as with blan-
ket by debt, and the millionaires are
the owners of it. Debt! What hard,
unfeeling word it is. My old partner
was wont to say it has harder ALTER
ative following, viz: debt, duns, death,
damnation and the devil. Is it any
wonder that such opponents as Debs
and George and Coxey rise up and
plead for tle people-the common
people--the toilers who have no homes
at all? Is it any wonder that strikes
are made and the people carry blood
in their eyes and desperation in their
hearts? Put yourself in their place,
if you can, and then you will feel as
they feel.
But, while we sympathize with
them, and pity them, let us be CRATE
fpl that we live in this southern land,
and are in the peaceful enjoyment of
so many rich blessings. May the
good Lord preserve us from their
crimes and their debts is my prayer.
BILL ARP in Atlanta Constitution.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
Tillmau on the Stump.

Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
on August 3Oth delivered a speech at
Troy, n. Y, on the subject of silver
the tariff and the general cussedness Of
politics. On the 31st he also spoke in
Brooklyn, his subject being "Duty Of
Democrats. The Senator goes from
New York State to Pennsylvania, where
he begins a series of speeches in the
mining districts. His fight in New
York. so he says, is to keep the Hill
crowd from beating the Chicago plat
form.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02

Now the total white population of
the four northern states is 10, All, 900,
and the total white population of the
four southern states is 5000, 400, be-
ing about one-ffth.
The negro has been eliminated in
both statements, and as the popula-
ton of the four northern states is five
times that of ours we will multiply
our convicted white prisoners by five,
which would give lis 1880 against
21,745. I said in a recent letter that
there were so per cent more of felo-
nies in New York or Massachusetts,
than in Georgia. I was mistaken.
There are five times as many, which is
500 per cent, and this is the ratio ac
cording to white population. I tell
you, my brethren, this census COM
pendulum proves an alarming condition
of things up north, and it is high
time our southern churches were Or
ganizing boards of missions and send
ing missionaries up there, We send
them to Mexico and China and
Brazil and to the Indians in
the west; why not to Massa-
chusetts and New York and Ohio,
where crime and immortality prevail
to greater extent than in any civil
lied country? That is just what Mr.
Stetson said--the statistician of Mas
sachusetts. His language as published
was: "There is no country upon earth
where crime is so fragrant and SO fire.
ouent as in Massachusetts,. Her pop
ulation is about double our white pop
ulation, and yet she has fifteen times
as rlany white criminals in her pris-
ons-and what is worse than all,
my brethren, 74s of them are
women. Just ponder over it and, like
the prophet, exclaim: "How are the
mighty fallenr' Only one white wo-
man in the jails or chaingangs of Geor.
gia and 74S in the Puritan state OF
New England. What shall we do
about it? What can we do?
But this is not all that the census
tells. In addition to this vast army
of prisoners. Massachusetts, has 700
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
Millions in a Fishery Combine.

Edwin Corbin, of Chicago, Ill, has
closed a deal amalgamating the United
States and Canadian Lakes fisheries
companies, whereby the control Of
twenty companies passes into the hands
of British company with 5000, 600
capital. Mr.. Corbin, who is in Lon-
don, sails for the United States next
week, accompanied by staff Of British
,""ountants to initiate the consolida-
hon.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
Grand Army Of the Republic.

The Grand Army of the Republic met
at Buffalo, n. Y. It was the largest
meeting ever held, President Mckinley
and Governor Black were in attendance.
A resolution approving the project Of
the late Gen. Wa. B. Hasten to estab-
lish sanitarium on Castle Pinckney
Island, at Charleston, ). c., harbor,
was unanimously adopted.
At the request of the citizens of Buf-
falo, President Mckinley rode at the
head Of the line in the G. A. r. parade
as far as the reviewing stand, where he
taken the seat previously assigned to
him. and reviewed the veterans as they.
passed by.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02

Where all the bottles and pins go
furnishes 8 subject for wonder. Pow
eerly, while at the head of the Knights
e Labor, declared that he destroyed
livery bottle after its original contents
had been used, and advised all to fol-
bw his example in order to aid the
rlsss industry.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02

On July 1 over $4,000 900 in inter
bst was due in Philadelphia, the city
Interest alone being s1,2ss,576.94.
his is an age of debt, e1claims the
boston Globe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02

Abou5 $4,000 families make their
living in Paris in connection with the
cab Industry and taking care Of horses.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
Mountain Railroad in San Domingo.

United States Consul Grimke, at
San Domingo, has informed the State
Department of the completion of rail-
road from Puerto Plata to Santiago,
about forty miles, over two mountain
ranges. American aud British capital
lists invested in the road, and several
American engineers have been engaged
in its building.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
Care OF Young Turkeys.

Until they are nearly half grown,
young turkeys are very sensitive to
the wet. They should be kept in the
coop until the dew has dried off the
grass, and especially if they run with
turkey hen. The common domestic
hen is q much better mother for the
young turks than is the turkey hen.
The latter is too early riser in the
morning, as it finds while the air is
cold and the grass is wet with dew
that the insects it is looking for are
torpid and easily caught. But while
the turkey hen is running through the
grass her draggled brood are chlrping
farther and farther behind until their
chirp can no longer be heard. After
the birds are half grown, the wider
range that the turkey hen takes makes
what chicks she succeeds In raising
larger and thriftier than those that the
common hen has cared for, though
both were hatched about the same
time. The turkeys should be fed be-
fore being allowed to wander In the
morning. That will keep them busy
until the dew has dried.from the grass,
and will prevent the hen turkey from
wandering too far.
Potatoes Among 0uack Grass.
It is, We think, impossible to kill
quack grass by growing potato crop
among it, no matter how carefully the
potatoes are freed from the weed. 1t
is impossible to either hoe or cultivate
where the potato hills are, and with
any chance to get to the air and light
by growth above ground, the under
ground roots will be kept alive. The
best way to check quack grass growth
is to cover the top with wet soil, put
ting enough salt on the green leaves to
increase their natural tendency to rot
when thus buried. In this way we
have known good potato crops to be
grown on fields abounding in quack
grass. But after the potatoes begin
to set cultivation must stop, else 1t
will check their growth, and cause a
new set of potatoes to form in the hill.
The result was that though the potato
crop was fair. it had at harvesting sime
to be dug out o.. a bed of Quack roots.
There is great danger OF spreading
quack grass by growing p0s&:oes
among the quack. Its roots will often
penetrate the potato, and if such po-
totoes are used whole for seed, there
is likely to be quack bud on some
part OF. the.quack root attached to the
potato, which will start a new planta-
ton of this weed. All the cultivating
implements used among quack grass
should be searched for Quack roots
before they are used in any other field.
american Cultivator
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02

England receives about s4oo, 600, ,ooo
kyear from the amounts it has loaned
> foreign countries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

must try to wipe away the stain
OF sin from others lives. l
sincerely desire your efforts in our
church work. You must forgive, love,
serve. eve are the Lords. =" Then there
ara the things you must not do. Do
not enter into anything that will harm
the lives of others. Do not cause
others to fall. None of us liveth unto
himself or dieth unto himself" You
help or harm all who know you.
How 1 wish | could get you to study
and fill yourself with the life of Christ.
You must have some one to submit to-
to rally around-some idea. Unless you
know Christ you cannot live the whole
some Christian life l wish | might
get you to read and re-read such books
as "Imago Christi, the Example of
Jesus Christ" by Dr.. Stalker, The
Transfigured Lies by DR.. Miller,
The Greatest Thing in The World'
by Professor DrummOod. Such deyO-
tional books will wonderfully bless GU.
wish L could get you to love the
church and the word as he did: 10 be
frier d as be was a friend: to move in
society as did he, always to elevate it:
to pray as he prayed till his disciples
were so moved by his smiling face that
they said: Lord teach US to pray; to
prize life as he priced it: to work as he
worked" Oh, let Christ live in you.
This is the secret Of every beautiful
life. We must open our hearts and let
Christ enter and fill US. Then comes
the blessed results.
How simple it all is. Loving Him,
following Him. How simple the COM
munion "This do in remembrance of
me-" How simple it all is. What did
his broken hearted disciples know of
all the complex discussions on the
question, They did know
this: They loved Jesus, they wanted
to be like him, they did it all in ''re-
me m br ance" of Him. They ate the
supper in tears, we eat it with over eye
not only on the cross but on the crown
which shall be ours on ''sweet day bye
and bye Come to his table, don't
stay away because you are not high in
Christian attachments or because you
can not understand some things. Come
''dO this in remem brance of me-" May
Jesus Christ be in you, around you and
go before you, uow and always.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11
The Salt Habit.

| The use of salt as q cOndiment is sc
| general and universally believed in as
necessary that we rarely hear word
against it's excessive use, but there are
a multitude of persons who eat far too
much salt-eat it on everything, on
meat, fish, potatoes, melons, in butter,
on tomatoes, turnips and squash: in
| bread and on a host of foods to numer-
GUS to mention. To so great an extern
is it used that no food is relished which
has not salty taste, and this hides
| more or less the real taste, which is
often very delicate. Now, the amount
of salt required in the system is COM
paratively small, and if the diet has
been rightly compounded very little is
card its use altOe ether, but whether
this is wise or not we will not here con-
slider. What are some of the evils of
the excessive use of salt? They are to
paralyZe the nerves of taste, or TO per-
vert them so they cannot enjoy any
thing which has not a salty flavor, and
in addition there is a direct tax on
both the skin and the kidneys in re-
moving it from the blood. Whether
not know. Possibly it is not greatly
injured, yet we know that few people
possess healthy skin: but it is now
pretty we'll settled that an excessive
use of salt does Overtax the kidneys in
its removal. and that the great number
of cases of arrangement and disease of
these organs is due to this use. 1t takes
only a little time to learn to enjoy
many kinds of food without salt, and
we advise our readers and others to
look into this matter and to try and
diminish the use of this condiment so
far as possible. We believe they will
be better for it.-Journal of Hygiene.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
the fruit of years of study by a re-
gularly graduated, experienced and
skilled specialist in woman's ailments.
1t is the product CT anr investigating
mind united with generous nature.
When an intelligent person gives years
Of study to ssubject there must be
some good result. The 'Favorit Pres
cription" is compound of extracts of
herbs that makes strengthening,
soothing medicine. 1t acts directly
upon the distinctly feminine organs.
1t stops drains from lining membranes
by healing diseased parts, thereby
curing also the Inflammation that is a.
ways present.
II was in critical condition. Often I
was in dispair. I experienced great
improvement by taking one bottle of
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. l
have taken six bottles, and L am sure
that it will not only cure liberation
but all diseases of females" Your
truly, Mrs. r. 7. Rudd, Neapolis,
Va.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11
FOR SALE

FINE BUSINESS CORNER, lis K
so feet, Mesa avenue and Texas streets.
Right in the line of improvements.
$500 buys Is room lodging house
in central part Of the city. Lot, 1O2
IS feet. Room to enlarge.
LARGE WAREHOUSE, on side
track, cheap, terms easy.
MYRTLE & ST. VRAIN STREETS,
two lots for $3.50.
NORTH OREGON STREET, lot and
one half, 80 feet, for $3.50.
HOUSE NO. GA, NORTH OREGON
street, So, 500. Easy terms.
HOUSE NO. 311, TEXAS STREET,
rooms, 81. 1000. Installments.
TWO LOTS, for $3.50. Corner of
Idaho and Florence streets.
NORTH STANTON STREET, lots
just north of Montana street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11
two ago it was not so clean because II

two go it was not so clean because the
Christian agency had not worked on it
at that time as now, and language in
common use then would not be toler-
ated now. Chr ianity has purified
and prs served our language. Ia illus
tration Of the progress and growth of
the English language, the speaker call
ed attention to the significant fact tina
there were a thousand schools in Japan
for instruction in the English language
The power and ainlluence of the Chris
tian home in the United States was
cited-an institution not hitherto
known in Japan. DR.. Lambeth laid
stress also on spiritual hospitality.
Speak to your friends and acquaint-
ances about the gospel and salvation.
Invite them into the house of God, to
learn what salt of the earth means.
Were the members of this church to do
this, Trinity would be a veritable
beacon hit.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

Prejudice is the sword of fools.
Fog is TIE gOssip's sunshine.
Covetousness is cussedness nick.
named.
knowledge will grow until the last
scholar is dead.
The sting of vice will live after the
pleasure is dead.
If only good men could marry the
world would be full of old maids.
Slow promises make the best time.
Nature is the supernatural partially
unveiled.
He is very unfortunate that has no
trouble.
He that is always calm is always
brave.
The man who travels the same road
every day soon ceases to admire the
scenery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

While blowing about Texas getting
800, 00O,0O annually for her cotton we
ought to stop and ask how much
money the producers of tn at cotton
send out of Texas while they were
producing. If that cotton cost $780,
900, 600 TO produce it, where is the profit
to either the producer or the state.
Texas and her people would be far bet
ter off if she raised less cotton and
more other things that there is great
profit in producing. If her people
would put half of the capital now in
vested in growing cotton into the
manufacture eff cotton goods they would
be far more prosperous: and there are
| macy ways that they can vary their
products, too.-Laredo Daily Times.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11
EXCURSION RATES TO CALIFORNIA.

EXCURSION RATES TO CALIFORNIA.
The Southern Pacific have not
ceased running their ever popular
bi-weekly seaside excursions to
Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Long
Beach, San Buena Ventura and
Santa Barbara. Those for the re-
maindsr Of the summer are sche-
duled for Sept. %, Oct. 7 and 81.
Tickets for these excursions are
sold for $45 each and are limited
for return up to 80 days from date
of sale. They are good for stop
overs in California west of Cotton,
going and returning.
Santa Barbara is a beautiful city
on the coast north of Los Angeles
and when buying to that point
purchasers by taking stop-over at
Los Angeles on either going or
coming trip or both can make side
trips to other seaside resorts by
paying the nominal local rates to
and from those points.
Should purchasers not desire to go
to Santa Barbara, tickets can be pur-
chased direct to the other seaside re.
sorts for the same price.
Regular round trip tickets to Los
Angeles and San Francisco with six
months final limit on sale daily at $50
and $50 respectively, good for 80 days
going, and 80 days returning, with
stop-over privileges in both directions.
Elegant Pullman buffet cars daily, and
superior Pullman tourist cars pass Ell
Paso west bound Saturdays and Mon
days, and leave Los Angeles, east
bound, on Thursdays and Saturdays of
| each week.
No change of cars, combined with
best schedule Of time.
| T. E. HUNT,
Commercial Agent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11
Y. NJ. C.. A.

E. H. Foot, of Dallas, made we'll
tined address be fore the mems meet
ing yesterday at the Y. VI. G. A. He
explained God had work mapped out
for every man to do. We laymen must
not expect the preachers to do all the
work f evangelzation, because they
are specially consecrated and set apart
for the work of reclaiming sinners.
We have work to do, ard we must at
tend to it, or we will not succeed in
securing for ourselves the blessings
from Almighty God. The speaker
showed the necessity of taking all
things to God in prayer. We must
pray and not faint if we desire to draw
nigh to the throne of grace, and find
that peace which passeth all under
standing. Various features of Y. M.
G. A. work, as illustrated by Dallas
experience were set forth, as well as
the necessity of living Cody life.
Mr.. Foot was listened to with atten-
ton, showing that what he said was
appreciated.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

Don't stop praying reading, studying,
communing with God. Hold sweet
communion with your God upon your
bed as did the psalmist. Don't give
up your loved ones. Pray for them,
say. kind word to and for them, and
in due season shall ye reap. True re-
ligion in a man or woman is beauty in
will Christ say, well done good and
faith full servant. Don't be perfuncto-
ry. Keep in vital touch with your
Lord, and may God bless you in your
hearts and homes with better and rich
er experiences.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

One English town reports 1172 cases
of typhoid fever within the last few
weeks, with forty-six deaths. That is
more destructive than yellow fever
ep demic in this country, and every
case could have been prevented by pro-
per sanitation
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

The Kansas City Journal says; "The
story that a Kansas farmer lost his
$500 diamond in the corn field is pro-
badly a fake. Kansas far ners do not
wear thoir value diamonds except on
Sunday or when they drive into
town.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

The Plano Star says: "The country
editor may not know it all, but he
doesn't live long in the country with.
out Knowing a blamed sight more than
he publishes" This is a good deal
wiser than publishing a blamed sight
more than he knows.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

Rev. DR.. Buchtel. from the pulpit
of the Calvary Methodist church, East
Orange, N. j., admonishes his hear
ers that they should go to the primaries
as duty just as they would pray as a
duty; that both are obligations to the
Maker and to man kind.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11

Bank leases for houses Or storeroom
best form. For sale As HHRAtp Job
ofice,