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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

"A few unfortunate experiences sug-
gest that. the aspect of the entire earth
might very possibly be transformed if
each plant and animal species were to
be placed where the conditions are
most favorable to it. The rabbit in
Australia and the gypsy moth in Mas
sachusetts have found their new homes
SO well adapted to them that they are
even struggling with man for the pos
session of the land. From the plant
world comes the similar lesson of the
water hyacinth. A few years ago a
man from New Orleans saw and ad-
mired specimens of this plant in
Colombia, where it is a harmless
towering plant grown in tubs, and
took home some bulbs and grew them
In tubs in his front yard. In couple
of years the plant appeared in patches
in the Bayou st. John, which con-
meets New Orleans with Lake Pont-
chartrain. A year later the bayou
was full of it and navigation was i'm
Speded, while it has now overrun all
fhe canals in the vicinity, choked up
the rivers, extended in great masses
into the lake travelled a. hundred miles
westward, and become colossal and
.eyer-increasing nuisance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
THE LEASE QUESTION
OF the North Carolina r. r. Argued
at Salisbury.

Cu6 NOILH CdTOIlud Ass Ass IA . eSS
at Salisbury.
Hon. Kerr Craige, special master to
hear and report evidence as to the issue
of fraud in the lease of the North Caro-
lima Railroad, to Judge Simonton,
heard further testimony in the case, IN
the court house at Salisbury, N. O., on
the 7th.
The following attorneys were pres
ent: G.. H. Bason and F. H. Busbee,
representing the Southern Railway
Company; r. H. Battle, representing
the Central Trust Company, OF New
York; Armistead Burwell and j. s.
Manning, for the old board of directors
of the North Carolina Railroad; A. @.
Avery, W. II. Day, P. W. Averitt and
W. G. Douglas, for Russell, the new
board, and Walser.
Besides these eminent attorneys,
there were present Hon. Elias Carr, ex1
Governor Of this State; S. B. Ale1an-
der, president of the old board Of direc-
tors of the North Carolina Railroad;
DR.. r. NJ. Norment, president OF the
new board; Mr.. D. A, Tompkins, OF
Charlotte, and number OF witnesses
summoned by the master.
No written or other. deposition OF
President Hoffman, of the Seaboard
Air Line, or of Col. A. B. Andrews was
offered.
The most striking feature in the evi-
dence was the production by ex-Judge
Ayery of the minutes of the board,
wherein, as alleged, vouchers are es-
tablished, showing the use of g, 900 for
lease -buyins purposes. Another min
ute, it is said, authorized President
Alexander to bring the board to trial
during the session of the Legislature ct
the expense of the North Carolina Rail-
road.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

That is charmingly romantic le-
gend of early Indian history that has
been destroyed by Professor Libbey's
'successful exploration Of the Enchant-
ed Mesa in, New Mexico. The tale
ahat the level top of this isolated emi-
nence was once inhabited proves to be
nnfounded It is quite possible that
the explorer and his companion are
the only human beings who ever set
loot upon this curious little table land,
uhare only scuttling lizards and
scampering rats now dwell.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
AGRICULTURAL HALL.
1t Bobs Up Again in the United
States Court.

1t Bobs Up Again in the United
States Court.
A special to the Register from
Charleston says the celebrated Agri-
cultural hall case bobbed up again in
the United States court. A bill In
equity was fled in the clerks office OF
the United States court on the 10th by
Edward B. Wesley, in the case OF
Edward B. Wesley against j. =. Tin
dal, B. r. Tillman, w. D. Mayfield
and Willie Jones. This suit is brought
on the bonds recently given to the
plaintiff by the defendants. In the
bill MIR. Wesley says: "The present oc-
cupants of the building have commit
ted great waste upon the said prem
ises in that they have caused import
ant alterations to be made therein by
the cutting of the floors, the tearing
off of the partitions, and the erection Of
other partitions and alterations, and
have neglected and failed to make
necessary repairs to the roof and other
portions of said building, SO that the
said building has unreasonably dete-
riorated by Leakage and otherwise,
which damages committed tc said
premises amount to five thousand dol
lars. That the rental and use of the
building from the 1th day of May, 1894,
TO the present time was and still Is
$500 per month. That the aggregate
amount of penalties of the bonds are
Inadequate to cover the value OF the
use and damages.
Mr.. Wesley brings suit to recover the
value of the use and damages. The
case will be heard at the next regular
term of the circuit court.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
8. C. CROP BULLETIN.
Cotton is Opening Rapidly and Pick
ing is General, With Labor Enough
Available.

Cotton is Opening Rapidly and Pick
ing is General, With Labor Enough
Available.
The following is the crop bulletin as
issued by Section Director Bauer for
the week ending Sept 7th:
It is the unanimous opinion OF all
correspondents that the cotton crop will
be much smaller than the coLdition OF
the plant during July and the flrst two
weeks of August promised. The loss
in condition is greater over the central
and eastern counties where the Aug
ust squares and young bolls nearly
all dropped of, and where the plant
is, for the most part, appar-
emily dying, with no appearance OF q
top crop, and where rust was most
prevalent. There is, however, less
shedding and rust this week than last.
Over the western counties, the injury
to the crop was not so marked and many
fields continue to bloom and put on
fruit to limited extent, especially on
late cotton. Cotton is opening rapidly
and picking is general, with labor
enough available, generally, to keep
cotton picked out as fast as it opens,
except in places where laborers are
scarce, and the lint is liable to
damage from storms should any
occur, A heavy rain in Union county
damaged open cotton materl-
ally. The September picking will be
large and in places include about
half the crop on stalks. Sea Island cot
ton continues to look very promising
with little shedding during the last
week.
Corn is maturing rapidly and late
corn is turning out better than antlcl-
pated. As yet no corn has been housed:
Fodder pulling is about finished except
from very late corn. The weather fav-
ored curing and housing the fodder IN
the very best condition.
Cutting pea-vine hay made favorable
progress and the crop is q heavy one
generally, although in places the leaves
are falling off excessively. Cutting
grass for hay is we'll under way and
large yields are reported, OF good
quality and nicely cured. =.
i luc udl WOW 40 bSAAo PeSAASN 49,
much of the early crop is cut and
stacked. Some report rice ripening
irregularly with many untitled heads,
but on the whole the rice crop approx
imates full average. First new
milled rice received at Charleston on
September I'd from the Georgetown
district.
Where sweet potatoes have been dug,
the yield is large, and generally this
crop looks very promising, with some
exceptions.
Grapes are about over, but scupper-
nongs are lipening fast and are plentl
full.
In the trucking districts the fall
vegetables are growing nicely, and
plowing has begun for the winter
paintings. -.
Sorghum grinding and boiling sap is
still underway with some good yields
and some poor ones reported. Sugar
cane is maturing rapidly.
Much rye is being sown In Chester
for winter pasture.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
WHOLESALE CATTLE THIEVES,
The Latest Criminal Sensation In
Summerville.

Summerville.
The owners of stock in Summerville
and the lower part of Colleton and
Berkeley COUNTIES have been from time
to time during the past eighteen months
missing numbers of their cattle. 1t was
supposed at first that the disappearances
were attributable to the strsying off of
the stock, but becoming more frequent
suspicion was aroused and a sharp
lookout has been kept up for the cap.
ture of supposed organized gang OF
thieves operating throughout the sec
ton stated. Although certain parties
have had strong suspicion cast upon
them nothing definite could be
placed against them. Within the last
month or so the depredations became
more frequent and cattle, sheep and
hogs were driven off at rapid rate.
Recently about ten head of cattle dis
appeared from the immediate neighbor-
hood of Summerville and subsequently
it was ascertained chat they were sold
to butcher IN Charleston who paid the
sellers, it is stated, SS7 for them.
Investigations being had it was dis
covered that these cattle were driven to
Charleston and disposed of by two
young white men, William and James
Plant, who, with their families, reside
only a few miles from Summervllle,
and are well known throughout this sec
ton of country.
It has been rumored that these
parties during the past two years have
sold in Charleston and other places
about two hundred head of cattle. These
young men have heretofore borne q
good character in the community. and
appear to be hard working and straight
forward citizens, and were about the
last upon whom suspicion would have
rested as being implicated in the dep
relations. Since this matter has come to
light it is stated that these parties have
left the community. All necessary pre-
cautions, however, are being taken to
insure their capture and bring them to
Justice. News and Courier.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
PALMETTO STATE CJLuNGS.
Prices of Liquor to Be Reduced to a
Minimum.
A FEATURE FOR THE FAIR.
Supreme Court Decides an Important
Railroad Casc-Bread May Up in
Charleston.

The State dispensary appears to be
doing big business these days. Large
shipments have been made recently,
and the officials al headquarters are
kept quite busy filing the orders from
the county dispensers. The 7th and 9Th
were big shipment days. On the first
day named S11, 1,s97.5 worth of liquors
were shipped, and the sales on the Sth
amounted to $4,000. Col. Vance SAYS
that the orders from county dispensarles
continue to come in, and that the orig
inal package agents cannot compete to
aterially hurt the business OF the dis
pensaries because lie says the liquors
which are sold by the State are superior
in grade. It is stated that the board in
tends to reduce the prices of liquors for
no other reason than to try and knock
out the business Of the original package
establishments. The statement is made
that the board intends to reduce the
price of liquor to minimum with as
small profit as is consistent with the
management of the business, and oper-
ate affairs on this basis for awhile, and
if the sales of the original package
agents increase to such an extent as will
materially interfere with the conduct of
the business, then the board will rec
ommend to the next Legislature an
elimination of the profit feature Of the
law,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
FIGHT AGAINST LIQUOR.
The Probibitiouists Say They Are
Very Much Encouraged.

The Probibitiouists Say They Are
Very Much Encouraged.
The movement on the part OF the
Prohibitionists, preparatory to memor-
ializing the coming Legislature to re-
peal the dispensary law, and substitute
therefor prohibitory law, arousinS
much interest over South Carolina,
according to the information obtained
at Prohibition headquarters in Column
bia. The organization is now engaged
in sending olt circulars to every county
in the State, and it is their avowed in
tention to leave no stone unturned until
success crowns their efforts. The Pro-
hibitionists appear to be more sangulne
than ever before, and they say that the
next Legislature will have to again
deal with the liquor problem.
Personal appeals will be made to
the members of the General Assembly,
and before the convening of the Legls-
lature personal communications will be
sent to every legislator.
Secretary LaMotte, of the prohioi-
ton executive committee, in speaking
about the work of the prohlbitionlsts,
says:
"a devoted Christian woman So
journing in distant State writes me
this:
The faiutest hope of success in OBJ
tanning prohibition is exhilarating, for
I have dreaded the renewal of tht IL
cense system, and the reopening of he
closed saloons more than 1 can tell.
May God grant us success.
L hope the w. G. T. U. will start
woman's petition to supplement yours,
and that can help in the only posi-
BILE way (prohibition) to save the State
from ruin.
'I welcome the suggestion, said
Mr.. LaMotte, 'sand hope that the W. ..
T. U. will at once adeptit. That small
baud of noble, earnest woman can dc
much to arouse their sisters throughout
the whole State to tho imminence OF the
danger which is impending over them
if the licensed saloon instead of prohi'
bition is to follow the overthrow OF the
dispensary.
"Let the mothers and daughters oi
our State awaken to the fact that the
restoration Of the licensed saloon means
the ruin, PHYSICAL and moral, for life
and eternity of their own dear ones, and
this knowledge will surely lead them tc
work, as true women only know how te
work, for the good of those who are
dear to them"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

Almost within the arctic circle, Ice
land with its population of 10000, is
warned on the west coast by the Gulf
Stream, and can raise fair hay crops
end sparse root crops. About sixty
i've per cent of the population are oc-
,cupied in rearing sheep and cattle,
which are largely consumed at home,
the frst-named exported in moderate
numbers to British ports. Sheep are
not shorn, but in early summer the
deeces loosen on the animals and the
loose wool is easily detached; most of
the surplus goes to England.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
ENGLISH HOSPITAL PLAN
Of Erecting Walls Employed on the
New Parker Building,

New Parker Building.
Should the members of the General
Assembly visit the State hospital for the
insane when they are in session in CO.
lumbia next winter, they will see such q
building as they little dreamed could be
erected with the meagre appropriation
made for that purpose at their last ses-
sion. It is the Parker building. Though
not complete, the walls have been laid
high enough to give an excellent I'M
preston of how the building will look.
The walls have been built to the height
of three stories and enough brick are on
hand to complete them.
In constructing the walls different
plan is being pursued from that usually
followed. This difference consists in
leaving cavity of inches between the
outer layer of brick and the inner layers.
The object is twofold. In the first place
during a long continued rain brick walls
absorb much moisture aud the interior
of building becomes damp, but with
this cavity there is an inner and an ohter
wall, as it were, and the dampness only
penetrates the outer. Dryness is there
fore secured. In the second place It
promotes GOODNESS in the summer. 1t
is known as the English hospital plan,
and saves brick without weakening the
walls.
When completed the building will af-
ford accommodation for $50 colored
male patients, though the. number
receiving treatment is not SO large as
that
DR.. Babcock expects to get the build
ing ready for occupancy within few
weeks. The State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

The Charleston correspondent OF the
Columbia State, under date of the 9th,
says: Mr.. A. G. Kaufman, the enthusi-
astic promoter of the Castle Pinckney
sanitarium, made a trip to Castle
Pinckney today for the purpose of look
ing over the grounds. He was accom-
panied by Messrs. Henry Pregnall and
s. Lewis Simons. They studied the
Typography of the island and expressed
themselves confident that it was we'll
adapted for the purpose in view. 1t
will of course be necessary to build .
heavy concrete wall around the
grounds, the mud fiat to the eastward
furnishing all the filling that will be
necessary. The island proper is suffic-
iently large to erect commodlous and
airy home for the disabled soldiers and
seaman, was the opinion reached by
Messrs. Pregnall and Simons, who
may be considered experts in their par
ticular professions. Capt. Whitley,
who takes care of the lights and buoys,
told the visitors that his family had
been living there for twenty years and
none of his household has been Ill one
day during this time. The healthy and
vigorous appearance of his family GER
tainly bears out this assertion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

Stamford University at Palo Alta,
coL nov possesses the best collection of
A6stralian literature on the Pacific coast
III gift Of the late Senator Stanford's
1 brother, who lives in Australia. 1t is
fI6 ID records Of early explorations,
snining developing, aboriginal tribes
and resources. It consists Of $500
bound volumes and 5000 pamphlets.
This is the third large department
library added this year, the others be-
ing the Hildebrand German Library
and the Timothy Hopkins Railway Lii
brary.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

The Scientific American pokes a
little fun atthe gunners of the British
fleets who do not seem to be able to
Init ndch Of anything with the monster
guns placed under their control, The
6snspareil, for instsnce, lately fired
ssven shots from her supposedly very
destructive 1lo-ton guns, every one
of which missed the target. And in
the fight between the Japanese and
Chinese Hsets at the Yalu there was a
great disparity between the number
Of rounds fred and the number Of hits
made.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
FATE OF THE DIsPENsARY.
The Present Legislature is Set In
Their Ideas, it Seems.

The Present Legislature Is set In
Their Ideas, it Seems.
The Charleston News and Courier in
publishing the views of different prom
inent Representatives and Senators
from this State, upon the fate of the
dispensary, sums it up as follows in its
third series of letters: cit begins to be
quite evident that number of the
members of the present legislature are
set in their ideas and are indisposed to
surrender the dispensary scheme, not
withstanding all the evil it has brought
upon the State. If the United States
Supreme Court stands by Judge Simon
ton and Congress stands by the Su-
preme Court, then the dispensary will
be abolished at the next session, but If
not, then we will have to elect new
legislature before sane liquor law can
be enacted. )"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

English Jews, like Chief Rabbi and
Sir Samuel Montague, strongly OPP
pose the picturesque proposal of DR..
Theodore Herze to float limited liza
biliE company in London with cap
ital of millions of dollars to acquire
Palestine for resettlement by Jews,
and to re-establish a Jewish State. As
against this internationalism they
favor the Anglicization of the Jews.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
THE CONFESSIONS LAID
To Greenwood's Courthouse-The
Contents.

To Greenwood's Courthouse-Tn'
Contents.
The cornerstone to Greenwood's
courthouse was laid with impressive
Masonic ceremonies on the sth, Hon
George Johnstone, of Newberry, wa.
the orator of the day. His speech was
we'll prepared and delivered with tha'
eloquence and fire which one has te
hear and see to be able to fully appre
ciate. On the whole, it was an able
composition, we'll delivered, and y
perfect harmony with the occasion. His
disquisition on local self government
was a master piece OF craftsmanship.
In the cornerstone were placed the
following mementoes:
Copy of Holy Bible.
Names of mayor and city council OF
Greenwood, s. Q.
Names of Greenwood bar.
Names of county officers.
Names of members of Masonic Lodge
No. 81. A. F. NJ
Names of building committee.
Names of physicians Of Greenwood,
s. G.
Names OF county board Of edu-
cation.
Pastors of different churches, presi-
dents and officers of cotton mills, banks
aad oil mill.
Superintendent and teachers of Con-
ME Maxwell Orphanage.
Founder of new counties, Hon. Geo.
D. Tillnan.
Orator OF the day, Hon. Geo. John
stone.
Names of choir.
Copy of Greenwood Journal, and
Aames of its editors
Ivy leaf from grave of President JET
ferson DAVIS.
Orbovitae leaf from grave OF Presl-
dent Jefferson Davis.
Copy of Richmond Dispatch, souve-
mir copy of Confederate reunion.
Bullet from battlefield OF Chlcka-
mauga.
Bullet from battlefield of Virginia.
On the face of the stone was the fol-
lowing inscription, on east face:
Erected by the city OF
Greenwood.
A. L. 1897.
J. T. Barron, G.. NJ. A. F. NJ.
On north face:
r. II. Hunt,
Archt.
N. Partee & Co.,
Builders.
On the whole it was great day in
the history of Greenwood.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
To Keep Up With Anarchists.

London, Sept. 9.-(By Cable. I'm
response toa request of the government
of the United States authorities at Scot
land Yard have been directed by the
British government to furnish informa-
ton to the United States authorities
when anarchists are known to be en-
barking for the United States.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

American iron AID steel selling in
England, American tin plate in Wales
and now American butter in Australia!
Truly, exclaims the Atlanta Constitu-
tion, coal may yet be carried to New
castle and sold at a profit.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

1t is just announced that Spain and
Peru have completed treaty whereby
all questions shall be submittc to
arbitration. The ties of blood, Ian
guage, history and religion knit these
two Nations together.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
The Supreme Court has decided the

DDl tdut St.oC VI 1s. IL. SOiShoh 'o'
iUad River township of Lexington
county. Coleman won the case in the
Circuit Court, but the Supreme Court
reversed the ruling of the lower court,
so that the township wins the victory.
The suit was for little over 81, 800, in
terest claimed on bonds issued by the
township in behalf Of the Columbia,
Newerry and Laurens railroad, which
interest came due before the construc-
ton of the road was completed. The
Supreme Court holds that while there
might be some question as to the mean
ing of the words used by the legisla.
ture, the evident intent of an act passed
by it was to expediate the compile
ton of the road, and that under that
act the township could not be made to
pay interest on its bonds which had
accrued or matured prior to the con.
struction of the road.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
The reports from Alaska will not in
terfere with the same old profitable
Rold-bric industry.

According to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer a Western woman wants to
marry a man whose picture she saw in
a lot of medical testimonials. This
seems to put a new v2lue on before
and-after-taking art.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16
MACKEY IN WASHINGTON.
rhe Judge Opposing appointment Of
Colored Postmasters.
lerein announced"

Colored Postmasters.
A special to the Register from Wash
ington, of the 7th, says Judge Thomas
J. Mackey, late of South Carolina, but
now practicing law in New York, is
here, and will use his utmost endeavors
to prevent the appointment of negro
postmasters in his native State. In
this Senator McLaurin is cooperating
with him. The judge is moved to this
not only for the good of South Carolina.
but for that of the Republican party, OF
which he is jealous adherent.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

Last week refugees from smallpox
came over to Abbeville from Atlanta,
Ga, and in short time they were
ordered to leave the town by the mayor.
Now the question is asked is there
smallpox in Atlanta?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-16

In the 20 mile Thomas & Barton
handicap road race, a. Augusta, Ga, B.
P. Youman won second time prize and
seventh place place p-ize. His prizes
were valued at $50. so, and his time was
49 minutes and 30 seconds.