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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
POPULAR SCIENCE.


Luggin between photo-voltaic currents
set up in silver salts and the decom-
positions giving photographs.
Vaccination laws are not enforced in
England. At Norwich, with popu-
lation of over 100000, the vaccination
officers fees this year amounted to
about $40; lie receives fifty cents for
each case.
The Silesia Verein Chemischer Fa-
briken, at Woischwitz, near Breslau,
provides carbonic acid water for its
employees during the summer. The
families of the workmen are also sup
piled freely with this water.
In the streets of Portsmouth. Eng
land, each of 24O lamp posts is pro-
vided with both an arc and an incan-
descent lamp. 1t is designed to use
the weaker light at hours when the
other is not necessary and an automa-
tic switch on each post enables the
operator at the central station to e1-
tinguish instantly one set Of lights and
light the other set.
The number of minor planets known
between Mars and Jupiter now con-
siderably exceed 400, of which NJ.
Charlois of Nice has discovered eighty
six, while Herr Palisa, the Austrian
astronomer, has detected eighty three.
The magnitudes of the first 400 Of
these planets have just been tabulated
by Herr G.. Huber. All are telescope,
only two being brighter than the eighth
magnitude, while the later discoveries
tho second 200-nsarly all are of the
twelfth magnitude or smaller.
Timber used in mines is subject to
decay from various causes, such as
warm moist air. but the most serious
cause, according to paper by Mr.. j.
Bateman TO the British Society of Min
ing Students, is the chemical action set
up by the cotton mould fungus. This
fungus is the white, fluffy material
seen clinging to timber, especially in
return air ways. Various methods Of
protecting the timber have been tried,
such as trickling water over it con-
stantly, sleeping in brine, charring the
surface and creosoting. The last is
the most effective. The timber is
placed in a wrought iron cylinder, the
air is pumped out, and creosote is
forced in to pressure of 100 pounds
per square inch. Pine fir, etc., alb
sorb ten to eleven pounds of creosote
per cubic foot and oak and other hard
woods about six pounds.
It has long been riddle to the en-
tomologist to find out how moths,
especially those of the larger varieties,
escape from the tough cocoon which
incloses them during the grub stage.
Professor Oswald Leatter, a member
of the London chronological Society,
has been studying the cocoon method
of the moths, and in making his studies
opened up the oocoons spun by the in
sects, and put the images into artificial
silk bags, with on opening at the end.
When the time arrived for the image
to apply his solvent, the liquid escaped
into little glass tubesinstead. Careful
analysis was made of this, end it was
found to be pure solution of caustic
potash. This discovery is a new one
in entomology. Caustic potash will
destroy the human skin, and it is at
least passing curious that it should be
distilled in an insects north:
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rgS More Polar Expeditions.

Mr.. Harmsworth, who betrayed the
expenses of the Jackson expedition in
Franz Josef land, has declared that
he will send two ships to the Arctic re-
gions next season, and keep an
expedition in the Arctic regions until
O complete map can be made of all the
accessible parts of the North Polar
world. The Jackson expedition has
cost him 5000, 900.
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time should not be far from or per
cent, preferably under than over,
though the writer has recently made q
sample of butter which scored ninety
nine points in possible one hundred
from cream which at churning time
showed O.745 per cent.
Churning temperature is governed
by the per cent. of butter fat and de-
gree of ripeness of the cream, also the
character of the herd and period of
lactation. The temperature should be.
such that from thirty to sixty minutes
is required for churning. Cream ought
never to be churned when it breaks In
from five to ten minutes, as snch treat
ment is ruinous in point of quality and
economy. S@
Excessive washing of butter is ai-
ways at the expense of the flavor. II
in just the right condition, it requires
very little washing. Some prefer 8
washing of brine at temperature Of
fifty-four to fifty-eight degrees. Good
results are obtained in this way. Tbs
flavor is supposed to be removed in >
less degree than by the use of purs'
water. Color and salt of the best
quality are to be used in quantities to
suit the trade. Working is important.
i. e.. it is important to do just as little
of it as viii answer the purpose Of
evenly incorporating the salt and res
moving moisture.
Strict cleanliness is to be rigidly OBJ
served with every implement and m
every operation from beginning toend,
not one day in seven only, but evary
day in the year so long IS the business
continues.-American Agriculturist.
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turn coupler. Pins go through holes
in the upper ends and are attached to
the woodwork of the stall A cord is
fastened to the device for raising or
lowering as required. When not in
use it is raised and is well out of the
way of everything. muse, it does not
interfere at all with the animals move
ments, except to prevent his being too
free with his feet and legs. (;
To prevent thieves taking horses ont
of the stable place bar of iron across
the doorway, as shown in cut, one end
(a) entering far enough through ,the
doorpost to allow the other end (b) to
fit into socket. An iron key is put
into hole in the bar near (a) andpsd-
locked there. These two devices are
not patented and they are effective.
Orange Judd Farmer.
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The Private Dairyman's Opportunity.

The Private Dairyman's Opportunity.
Creamery butter is the standard in
the markets. because it is uniform and
can be had in quantities sufficient to
supply the retail trade, says F. W. Moss
man, of Massachusetts,. The creamery
man, however, has his trials. The
impossibility of overseeing the pro-
duction and first handling of the milk
is serious difficulty. often causing
lower grade product. Unless first
class buttermaker can be. obtained,
much loss will result in many ways.
It is because of these drawbacks
that there is still an opportunity for
expert private dairymen to make a
butter far superior in quality to the
average creamery product. There
are people in almost every village and
town who are glad to obtain for family
use strictly gilt-edged article at its
true value. To limited extent this
demand has been met, but 1 am led to
believe that the field is by no means
fully occupied.
To succeed in this it will often be
necessary to lay aside preconceived
ideas. Tempering cream by the sense
of feeling or determining acidity by
taste, will not answer. Butter owes
its good qualities very largely to its
treatment in the ripening. vat and only
to small degree to the worker.
The essential features of good but
ter making are, a pure, sweet cream
of proper consistency ripened rather
slowly at temperature of SO to 62 de-
grees, or little higher with or with
out starter. The acidity at churning
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To Prevent a Horse Kicking.

The illustration shows a device to
be used where. horse kicks his stable
companion. 1t is made from one-inch
galvanized iron tubing. The two COR
ners are screwed together with re-
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American pottery was recently
shipped to Liverpool and Edinburgh
from Kokomo, Ind, the frstsent from
the United States to the British Isles.
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Nesting Material.

When the nests are located in per-
fectly dry situations, there is nothing
better for g foundation than that
cheapest of material, dry earth. A
little tobacco dust added never comes
amiss. For the upper layer, lawn
clippings, hay or straw, excelsior, or
moss may be used. The least desira-
BILE of all these is hay, as the presence
of small seeds constantly tempts the
hens to scratch it from the nest. II
the owner considers it too much trou-
BILE to wash the eggs which may be
soiled, the slight precaution of keep
ing the nest clean and dry will add at
least one-half to the attractiveness OF
his basket of eggs.-New England
Homestead.
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THE WRONG CUE.
ILA WEIR taught
DY EnILY iENSoI.

LA WEIR taught
elocution at Mad
anne Th ur ms
Y ou ng Ladies'
Seminary W h e n
Thorndyck Far
in ct on was
cashier of tn e
First National
Bank.
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Because, he said, bitterly, "your
sister is hearuess, unprincipled
hirtw
"You're liar" Harry cried, hotly.
and with one stout blow he sent John
staggering back over the chair, which
fell to the floor with crash, and John
on top Of it.
With one faint cry that was half q
groan, John fell back in limp, sense
less heap upon the floor.
As Harry saw John lying there,
white and unconscious, his anger gave
way to horror.
Great heavens" he cried, falling
on his knees at Johns side, 81 have
killed himr"
Hall frantic at his own violence, he
summoned aid, and John Cunningham
was taken home, not dead, but seri-
ously injured.
Harry told straight story, and the
law had its course. He was placed
under arrest, to await the result Of
Johns injuries.
From the prison he wrote note to
his sister.
"Dear Lila" he said, *I did not
obey your injunction, for I could not
keep my hands off Cunningham. The
thought of you made me forget your
earnest prayer that I would not modest
him. I knocked him down, and I fear
he is fatally injured. Forgive me,
and break this to mother as gently as
you caa."
Half an hour after this note reached
her, Lila left the house with face
that was white as death, and eyes
that were shadowed by dark despair.
1t was not to her brother in prison
that she went first, but to John Cum
ningham who lay back upon bank of
pillows, pale and suffering.
SIS he going to die?" Lila asked,
with ashen lips, as the doctor passed
her in the hall.
''No," the doctor answered, gravely;
''but his back"
"Broken?" she gasped.
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CASE OF CAPTAIN DREYFUs.
Vice-President Schuer.Kestner's
Agitafinn for a Reoueuiug.

PARIS, Nov. 15.-M. Schuer-Kestner
one of the Vice Presidents of the Sen
ate, who has been agitating for a re-
opening of the case of Alfred Dreyfus
the former Captain of artillery, nov
undergoing a sentence Of imprison-
ment for life for selling important
French military plans to agents of q
foreign Power, has written a letter t
the newspapers in which he asserts that
on October Both he presented to q
French Minister for War, General Bill
lot, documents proving the prisoner in
nocent
M. Schuer- esther adds that the Min
lister promised to make an inquiry into
the matter, and also undertook to COM
muncate to NJ. SchuerKestne the re-
suit within fortnight, pledging the lat
ter to silence in the matter.
Continuing, M. Schuer-Kestner ex-
plains that this is the reason of his mis-
understood silence, but as the fortnight
has elapsed without the Minister OF
War communicating with him, he now
repeats, without fear of contradiction
that he showed the Minister documents
which easily established the culpabi:Ity
of another than Dreyfus.
The letter of M. Schuer-Kestner caus-
ed considerable excitement in the lob
bies of the Chamber of Deputies, and II
is expected the Cabinet will discuss
the situation tomorrow, and issue a
pronouncement on the subject.
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TWO CENTS A MILE.
interchangeable Mileage Tickets
on Sale by Western Lines.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-The inter
changeable mileage ticket of the lines in
the western Passenger Association was
placed ON sale to-day for the first time.
The ticket gives to the purchaser a net
rate OF two cents per mile, and is very
simple in its operation. The form Of
the ticket is that invented by General
Passenger Agent Sebastian of the Rock
Island Road, and will, it is supposed
keep the brokers at a safe distance.
1t is announced that the arrange
ments which Chairman Caldwell is
making in New York for the regulation
of the immigrant traffic will have the
effect of disposing of the trouble which
has beset the Western roads on ac-
count of this class Of traffic for several
years. 1t is said that the Chairman
will make arrangements that will be
satisfactory to the Southern Pacific.
as we'll as to the roads which are mem
bers of the Elmigrant Clearing House,
and if this is accomplished it is not
likely that there will be much trouble
over the matter in the future In tne
past it has been the failure of the West
ern lines to reach an agreement with
the Southern Pacific regarding this bus
mess that has caused heavy loss of
revenue to both sides of the argument
The matter will be definitely arranged
by the middle of this week.
The lack of freight cars from which
nearly all of the Western roads have
suffered recently has caused the Atchi-
son to perfect arrangements for the
manufacture of nearly all of its cars
and the greater part of it's locomotives
in the future. The work will be done
at the shops in Topeka
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SUMMONS.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
of Sacramento.-sS.
In the Superior Court. in and for said
county
The People of the State of California to
JOHN A WADSWORTI, BERRY MAN
JENNINGS. G. w. BELL, S. S. WHITE,
d. 3. HAMMER, SAMUEL c. COOPER,
JESSIE COX, S. B. KNOX and SAMUEL
COOPER, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that an action
was commenced in the Superior Court OF
the county of Sacramento, State afore-
said, by filing a complaint in the Clerk s
office of said court, on the 18th day of
August, 1897, in which action Emma +.
Skaggs is plaintiff, and you are defend
ants.
You are hereby directed to appear and
answer said complaint within ten days
from the service of this summons, eXclu-
sive of the day of service, if served on you
in said county of Sacramento; and within
thirty days exclusive of the day of serv-
ice, if served elsewhere; and you are
further notified that unless you so appear
and answer within the time above speci-
fed the plaintiff will apply TO the court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
In witness whereof. l, VIM. B. Hamil-
ton Clerk of the court aforesaid do here
unto set my hand and affix the seal of
said court this 18th day of August, A. d.
1897.
tSea1) w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY Z. S. Wachhorst DEPUTY Clerk.
Holl & Dunn. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
f9-10tFTu
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PURELY POLITICAL orrENsE.
Mexico's Application for the Sur.
render of Jesus Guerra Refused.

w WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The State
Department has finally refused the ap-
plication of the Government for the sur
render under extradition proceedings of
Jesus Guerra, who was one of Garza's
Ljeutenants in his attempted revolu-
ton some years ago.
The case has figured largely in the
State and United States Courts, and fin
ally came to the State Department in
such shape as to permit Of the exercise
of the largest discretion. The decision
was reached some time ago. but was
withheld for consideration at the in
stance of the Mexican authorities. 1t is
row reaffrmed. the ground for the re-
fusal of the request being that the Of
fense for which it is sought to secure
the extradition of Guerra is purely po-
iifiral
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ALIEN CONTRACT LABoRERs.
A Number of Austrian Immigrants
Arrested at MemphiS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1o.-Special
Inspector Baldwin reported to Commits
sioner General Powderly of the Immi-
grafton Bureau that he had arrested al
Memphis, Tenn, twenty EIGHT of fifty
Austrian immigrants recently brought
to this country under contract to work
in the stave camps of Tennessee and
Mississippi.
The inspector has warrants signed by
Secretary Gage for the arrest of TWEEN
ty-two others who are cutting slaves in
Mississippi. All of these alien contract
laborers will be returned to Baltimore
where they arrived November 9Th, anc
will be deported at the expense Of the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany, which brought them over.
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LATE JOHN B. KETCaAM.
A WOMAN WHO CLAIMS TO BE
HIS WIDOW.
Declares That the Wedding Took
Place at Milwaukee in
September Last.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-Mrs. Mabel Es-
tile Wallace, at whose home John b.
ketcham died Saturday, and her claim
that she is the widow of the dead club
man, has brought to light her romantic
history
According to Mrs. Wallace, the cere-
mony by which she became the third
Mrs. ketcham was performed in Mil
Waukee on September 24th by a Metho-
dist minister The latter's name she
does not remember, but says he can be
easily found, and her claim to Mr..
Ketcham's estate Of $500,00O estab-
lished.
Mrs. Wallace is the widow of James
r. Walkup, former Mayor of Emporia,
Kan, and wealthy. When he died, in
1888, under somewhat strange circum-
stances, his youthful bride was arrest
ed and tried for numbering him, but
she was freed. She married him when
she was only 15 year old, although he
was almost CO. She was a widow at II,
and, to avoid unpleasant notoriety, she
assumed the name of Wallace.
She came to Chicago, after she had
spent considerable money in Europe,
and purchased the residence at 3142 In
diana avenue, which she furnished in
splendid style. OF late she has been
seen several times driving in company
with Mr.. Ketcham, whose divorce liti-
cation with the second Mrs. Ketcham,
the Toledo, O., society leader, was a
sensation few months ago.
Mrs. Wallace, Or Ketcham, declares
that the certificate of her marriage to
the deceased, as well as his last will
and testament, leaving all his estate to
her, is locked up in a safety deposit
vault down town.
John desired that I should not tell
his mother or his relatives of the mar
riage," she said, "but his brother had
been here to visit him before he died
John will be buried in my lot in Rose
Hill Cemetery, where 1 expect to lie be-
side him when my time comes"
Mr.. Ketcham's death will be investi-
gated by the Coroner The circum-
stances surrounding his illness and the
manner of his death are deemed such as
to warrant it. To-day Chief Deputy
Coroner Mandelbaum was sent to the
residence of Mrs. Wallace or Ketcham
on Indiana avenue The deputy, it was
alleged. was unable to get any satisfac-
ton from the servants of Mrs. Ketch-
am, and he advised the Coroner to
make postmortem examination.
Coroner Boise said his reason for in
vestigating the death of the millionaire
was that some of the reports of the
cause OF the death contained innuen-
odes Of sufficient strength to warrant a
search FOR their foundation. No mem
Der or the family, he said, had asked
that the death be investigated hut ha
thougnt, for the benefit of the public,
all question of the nature of Mr.. Ketch-
am S illness and demise should be set
tied.
George H. Ketcham of Toledo. who
arrived at the Auditorium to-day. has
not been seen at the Coroner's office.
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| kWeinst0Ck, Lubin G Co.. 4OO-4I2 X St. SaCrame
PERSONAL MENTION.

III. H. Hinshaw came up from San
Francisco last night.
P A Buell. and John f. Budd are
over from Stockton. They are regis
tered at the Golden Eagle.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Cross of San
Francisco are in the city.
DR.. E. S. O'Brien, Superintendent of
the Preston School of Industry, came
down from lone yesterday.
DIR. and Mrs. I. S. Eshlifnan Of Fres-
no are at the Golden Eagle.
F. W. Sweet of Sonora is visiting the
city.
Elwood Cooper Of Santa Barbara is
here to attend the convention of fruit
growers.
Richard Belcher Of Marysville is at
the Golden Eagle.
General John f. Sheehan of San
Francisco was in the city yesterday.
DR.. w. E. Mack of Chico is in the city.
]. H. Liggett went to Woodland yes
terday to attend court
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&2l3lSEllIlX} l(llalS S9I0
IFine TailOr-made
ASuitS for Women.

} This week we are opening an
entirely new line OF Tailor-made
Suits from one of the foremost
\ importing houses in America
Judging from the remarks OF all
who have seen them we believe
these to be some OF the handsom-
est garments shown this season.
Imported cheviots, black diagon-
ais, English coverts and boucles
are some OF the materials; but it is
to the style and finish OF these per-
/ fect-htting dresses that we special
ly desire to call attention. Prices
) $40 so to $27 so.
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Slave Trade in West Africa.

LAGOS (West Coast of Africa, Nov.
1o.-Acting under instructions from the
British Niger Company, Major Arnold,
in command of $50 men belonging to
the Niger Constabulary, with field guns
and rapid-fire guns. has gone TO Arku
to restore order in that territory. The
slave-raiding. Prince of Idau, who is
entrenched in a plain four days march
from the River Arku, for past month
has been raiding the Akpoto tribes for
sixty miles around his headquarters.
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DIR. THOMAS w. EVANS DEAD
The Famous American Dentist Die.
Suddenly at Paris.

PARIS, Nov. 15.-Dr. Thomas w. Ev-
ans, the famous American dentist, who
facilitated the flight of the ex-Empress
Eugenie from Paris in 1870, died sud
denly yesterday evening.
The French Emperor, Napoleon Ill.
was one of DIR. Evans best friends, as
well as best patients, and the Ameri-
can dentist in consequence was in favor
at court.
Dr. Evans never recovered from the
shock of his wife's death. He died OF
angina pectoris, after twenty-foul
hours illness
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JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
A Serious Tension Exists Between
the Two Governments.

LONDON. Nov. 1o.-A special dis
patch from Shanghai says serious ten
sion exists between Japan and Russia,
owing TO the latter's effort to control
the Corean customs, and that some of
the leading japanese Ministers are urg-
ing the adoption of strong measures,
even TO the extent of war with Russia.
1t is added. however that the Marquis
ltc discounteuances this step. and urges
instead that Great Britain, the United
States and japan make joint represen-
tations to Russia on the subject of CO.
rea
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Killed His Sister.

INDIANAPOLIS Und.), Nov. 15.-Ce-
Gil Robinson, II years old. shot and
killed his 11-year-old sister Matte at
the Robinson home on Jefferson ave-
nue.. The boy pointed a revolver in the
face of his sister, not knowing that ii
was loaded. When he pulled the trig-
ger the weapon discharged bullet into
the girls head.
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Millinery News.

I There was a reason why SO
many people crowded through Our
millinery rooms on Saturday last.
1t was the prices that, like a mag
net, drew the interested buyers.
I Many of those special prices still
] prevail, as follows: Spanish Coque
k Feathers at SOC and 27c each
Swell Turbans in bright finish
! felts at SOC. Felt Dress Shapes in
! black and dark fall colors at 23c
each.
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Wool Top
Mattresses, So so.

While the price remains the
same, we have much improved the
quality of our mattresses at $.3 SO.
They are FIVE inches thick, well
tufted and filled with clean wool
shoddy Stitched edges and so
made as not to get ''lumpy."
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G1l5lsEillla'z l(llals Ss50
Cook Stove, 81 05.

A small stove in size but big
stove for the money. VIII take 49,
inch wood and is made OF the same
quality material as our $50 stoves.
VIII do nicely for a small family,
but if YOU want a larger size we
have it at SO o5.
These two cook stoves are de-
cidedly the best stoves to be had
anywhere for the money.
The record-union., 1897-11-16
White Netting Ties.

These are decidedly new. You
will find them in the recent is
sues of the leading magazines OF
fashion. Made TO encircle the
neck twice, and when bowed in
front are very attractive looking.
Edges and ends finished with mar
row black lace. Two qualities, soc
and 75c.