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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
MOST SUCCESSFUL HELD.
THAT'S WHAT THE FACULTY SAID
OF TIE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The Attendance Was Larger Here
Than in Any Other
County.

County.
The teachers institute was
brought TO ii close last Friday.
The faculty say il was the best
institute held in the State this
wear; that it was better attended
by both teachers and spectators,
and the young lady teachers were
pre- Ter and the gentlemen more
dignified than The average. AT
the close of the institute Prof.
Hughes expressed himself as hav-
ing been very agreeably surpris-
ed at Kingstree. He said he had
been told. especially in Manning,
that the town of kingstree was
only a. "smutty little town." and
that the court house was not fit
for ladies 10 60 into. He found
Kingslree 10 be most hospitable
place. the people are refined and
intellectual, and as for the court
house. why. he said, it is one OF
the best in the state. In al. Prof
Hughes. and the other members
of the faculty were highly pleased
with the reception and the cour
teous ,realmen, they received at
he hands oI he people here.
Wednesday night was given TO
Pref. Hughes; celebrated lecture,
The. man ip the moon" This
was well received md showed Mr..
Hughes,l6 be in addition to his
numerous other accomplishments,
a lecturer, Of ,ex raordinary a5lli-
ty.
DR.. John A. Rice of the Column
bia Female College addressed the
assemblage Thursday night on
The Mission of a Teacher" In
an earnest and toreible manner
he dwelt on the responsibly Of the
teacher in training children, i'm
pressing on teachers that the
early influences exerted on chill
dren existed through life; that
they, the teachers, were neces-
sarIly in a measure responsible
for the spiritual life of the child.
On Friday afternoon the instl-
tute closed. The interest of the
people grew as the week advanc
ed, as was shown by the constant
increase of the attendance.
Not a little of the success OF the
institute is due to MIR. N. u.
Lesesne, the popular and efficient
superintendent cf education. 1t
was he who selected the fine fac
:aI,y and through his instrlimen-
yalily that the distinguished vlsi-
tors OF The week were here.
In addition 10 those prominent
personages already mentioned
there were several other well
known teachers here from abroad,
who took active parts in all that
pertained to the success OF the
institute, and among them might
be mentioned Prof. e. W. Wolfe,
of Bennettsville graded school.
Prof. j. w. Gaines, of. WEIGH
Neck High school, Hartsvill; oroi-
w. A. Marchant, member OF the
State board of education; Prof. ii.
w. Alderman, principal OF Lake
City High school, and Prof. E, Z.
Dennis of BishopviIIe, and last,
but not least, Prof. w. L. Bass,
superintendent OF graded schools
at Blackville.
The following teachers were in
attendance: Mesdames RIB Wood
bury, A L Simmons. N o Poston,
Leila Boyd, Ellen Smith and s j
Garner: Misses NJ l. Montgomery,
Mabel Harper Bertha Epps,
Florence Broekinton, Nettle L
Epps, Eta Jacobs, Lyndon Lee,
~ I,o,l;,ne EIo.por I Gra1u
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02
CHERRY CHEEK ITEMS.

Mrs. Al. Nuckols and her sister Lilly
Borchert, who have been visiting their
relatives the past few months, returned
to their home in Carson City, this
week. The ladies were raised in this
community and are very much respect
ed. and il IS hoped they will soon return
to be permanent residents.
The dance which was postponed on
account of a death, will be given on
October 18th in Nevada Hall. This
promises to be a very enjoyable affair
and will be under the management of
Messrs. Henry & Charley Phalan, Dell
Leach and Geo. F. Parker.
School opens on Monday next with
Miss Kelley of Carson City. as teacher.
Johnny Ryan and VIM. Thomas have
located the Goodrich ranch and hot
springs.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02
Saturday, October, 2, 1897.
CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT.

With this issue the NEWS appears
under a new management, Mr.. E. H.
Decker having purchased the interest
of Mr.. Elliott and succeeded him as edi-
tor of the paper. The new management
aims at making the paper II OF the
livest and most progressive papers in
the state and will always keep first in
mind the interests of White Pine coun-
ty. We trust that the people will give
us such support as we may deserve.
The friends of Mr.. Elliott will no doubt
be glad to know that for the present at
least he will continue to make his home
in Ely.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02
Condensed TeIeerap.iic Items.

An immense vein of gold rock has
been discovered, according to reports,
at Berner's Bay, Alaska. The ledge
averages thirty-two feet in width and
has been traced 1000 feet. The mill
test of the ore runs $50. 90 to the ton.
Central America is again torn to
pieces by civil strife. Revolutions have
broken out in both Guatemala and
Costa RIGA as the result of the presi-
dents seeking reelection. Barrios,
President of Guatemala, is being held
in a besieged town by the rebels and
is in danger of being captured,
United States Minister Woodford ar
rived at Madrid last Sunday. On ac-
count of the bitterness of the Spanish
press and of public opinion, tho train
was carefully guarded by the author
tiles. No trouble was experienced,
however. and General WoodfQrd has
taken quarters at the Rome Hotel. 1t
is reported on good authority that
should Spain refuse to accept the good
offices Of the U. S. to bring the war to
a close, our representative will be re-
called and diplomatic relations severed.
London dispatches state that there
is great danger of a famine in ireland
this winter. In some sections the po-
tatoe crop is an entire failure. Cholera,
which usually heralds the dreaded ia
mine fever, has broken out on an is
land off the coast OF Cork. An imme-
date session of Parliament is demanded
by the Irish leaders to provide relief.
Count Badeni, the Austrian Premier,
fought a duel with DIR. Wolff, the Ger
man Nationalist leader of the Inter
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02
HAMILTON NOTES.

Misses Katie and Lizzie Matson are
visiting on Currant Creek.
BY reason of the resignation of J.. B.
Mathewson, Miss Zelma Zadow will
soon assume charge of the Hamilton
Postofice. The Office will then be moved
into the Sadler building, which will also
be the telephone central, y and Miss
Zadow will be the "Hello girl
Telephone boys, you are a jolly crowd,
and we regret your departure. We
hope you enjoyed last Saturdays dance
given in your honor. The Hamilton
young ladies are especially anxious thai
you pay us a visit on your way back
from Eureka.
The people OF Hamilton want to pub.
licly thank Mr.. Bliss for running q wirc
here, as it would have been six or eigh
miles nearer to have run the l~inestraigh
from the summit to the six milo house.
We appreciate Mr.. Bliss interest in
Hamilton y Welldr0.
The Illipah School closed a short but
successful term, Friday. Miss Ide
Gallagher, the teacher, has a bright
educational future before her if she
chooses to follow the profession she has
chosen. She possesses that tact Of i'm.
parting knowledge which ever SO mucl
talent alone cannot supply. Miss Gal
lagher will take immediate charge OF
the Duck Creek school. We regret
her departure from our neighborhood.
Charles Wray, the veteran Hamilto-
MAN, and hunter and fisherman of state
reputation is contemplating w%intering
further south where game is more
plentiful and the climate not so severe.
Mr.. Wray is IS years of age, but very
few young men can keep up with him
over the hills.
Arthur Mathewson is gathering all
his cattle for shipment east. He in
tends to sell out and move to California
in the spring, where he will reside in
the future. He has a choice building
lot in Los Angeles, on which he will
build a home. His son, Roy. will trans
fer from the Nevada State University
to Stanford University at Palo Alto.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02

Sol Min, Postmaster.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02

haus, and was wounded in the right
arm. The trouble arose over insults
addressed to the Premier during q
meeting of the House. 1t is said that
the Emperor sanctioned the duel and
has expressed the warmest sympathy
for the wounded man.
r. G. Dun 81 Cos. weekly Review of
Trade for September 25th shows that
gold is coming to this country in large
quantities as u result of the large ex-
ports Of grain and other commodities
from this country. Shipments to the
amount of $6500000 were either received
in New York or had started from Eu-
rope during the preceding four days
besides 81, 900, 900 that has arrived re-
Gently from Australia.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02
SCRAPS FROM ely.

Subscribe NOW for the NEWS.
Ben PAYNE is in town this week.
See oar offer in another column.
W. G.. Lyons has been out for the
past ton days gathering his cattle.
II. PEAT. has opened Il new barber
shop ut the Brewery Saloon.
Our article on Cherry Creek failed to
arrive this week hut will be continued
in our next issue.
Geo. Brandt is now located at the
Brewery Saloon. See their Ad in anoth-
err column.
The Office of the Chairman Mining
Co. was moved to-day to their new
building at the mine.
Gov. ]. w. Adams, who has been
stopping in Ely for the past two weeks,
left on Friday for his home in Carson.
Jos. Owen, for some time past the
night shift-boss at the Chairman mine,
departed yesterday with his wife for
their former home in Oregon.
John Magnuson and Pat Bonner have
purchased the stock and fixtures OF the
Gem Saloon in Lane City and extend a
hearty welcome to all their friends.
Trib is a liniment. 1t cures sprains,
bruises, stiffness and burns; and often
relieves rheumatism and neuralgia.
Be up with the times and advertise
in the NEWS. Support your home pa
per; it is here to support you.
Guy Gallagher is home again from
Silver City, Idaho, where he spent the
past two or three months.
The demand for cattle seems to con-
tinue undated. Yves. Johnson and son
Ferd are in from Toana, New, and are
ready to buy.
Mrs. Shekels and her grandson, Will
lie Mcknight, from Shekels' station
neal Hamilton, were in Ely on Monday
of this week on legal business.
Miss Nora Stratton from Butte valley
is stopping in Ely with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. X. Murphy. Miss Stratton is in poor
health and is under the DOCTORS care.
Alex. Baird was struck in the eye by
a piece of rock while working in the
mine the first of the week, and as a re-
result wore a bandage for several days.
The long dry spell which has lasted
all summer is finally ended. Rain, hail
and snow fell in Ely Thursday night
and Friday morning, laying the dust
effectually.
Wren Pierce, Deputy Sheriff at Cher
ny Creek, arrived in Ely Thursday
evening with Jas. Rodgers, who is &C.
cused of the murder of Happy Jack"
Griffin, and the prisoner is now in jail.
The grain crop in this vicinity is now
harvested and most OF the ranchers re-
port a good yield, some even better than
the average. The chinch bug did dam
age in places.
We nave been experimenting with
several kinds of power with which to
run our new cylinder press, but we
now have a compressed air 1njun'
who works to our perfect satisfaction.
Everybody desires to keep informed
on Yukon, the Klondykc and Alaskan
gold fields. Send loo. for large Com
pendulum of vast information and big
color map to Hamilton Pub. Co., In
dianapolis, Ind.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02

Measles has still its victims among
the children.
Teams are arriving from the railroad
with material for hosting works at
Star mine.
The North Mountain Co. are making
regular shipments of cyanides.
Mrs. Vim. Burke of S%chellbourne,
has been under medical treatment from
DR.. Davis.
The machinery arrived on Wednes-
day for the Modern Mining Co., who
are working the mill tailings in the c.
c. canyon.
Messrs. Jewell and Pascoe went out
to work on a lead mine neal the Ben
Hur mine, on Monday. With the i'd
vanced price of lead SEA "al mines in
this vicinity would pay to work.
At tho examination of James c. Rod
gers, for the murder of John Griffin
known as Happy Jack, many tnesse
we're called for the prosecution. d. r.
Collins defended the prisoner, and Pat
Rash prosecuted for the State. The
court held him oven without bonds TO
appear before the grand jury.
We we're sorry to learn of the death
at the Ole Hansen ranch, of Onizene
LIE Francois. His remains were brought
here Wednesday night for burial, Oni-
zene was a very old resident of Cherry
Creek, and was an honored man and
good citizen. His health had been
poor for many months, so that his
death was not a surprise to his friends.
He was a native of Canada and aged
about GO years.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-02
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postoflice At Ely,
Nevada. for the month ending Septem-
Der 80, 1897. Persons calling for these
letters will please say ''Advertised:'
Bielich. Peter Slade, VIII
Corners. Pete Stewart, James a
White, Mrs Belle.
Whitlock. Geo. @.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-06-26

fnost caret1i attention TO details. "A
warm place must be provided for the
sheep, and they should not be allowed
to leave their shelter during cold wealth
er Ventilation Of their quarters must
be provided, and all direct drafts on the
sheep be excluded. Before lambing feed
lightly with grain and roots. Heavy feed
ing would cause trouble with the nd
der. After the lamb is dropped then the
grain ration may be gradually increas-
ed and roots or ensilage fed in increas-
ed amounts, the purpose being to slim
ulate milk production, for upon this
the growth of the lamb depends. Keep
the lambs growing from the start and
keep them laying on fat, for, no matter
how large the lamb, unless fat and in
prime condition he will not bring the
best price.
When the lamb weighs from 85 to so
pounds, he is large enough, and, If fat,
will sell we'll Dressing should be done
by an expert, for the appearance pre-
sented when offered for sale may make
a difference of 81 or IS in price obtain
ed It is best before sending lot to
market to correspond with a commits
sion merchant and get information as
to when he can best handle them. Ear
~ lamb raising is a paying business tc
him who has the necessary knowledge
and skill. There is but little danger OF
the market becoming overstocked.
A. Clinton in Rural New Yorker.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-06-26

haps tho most beautiful and intelligent
hosse0eGh 70 BE- found on the earth to-
day.
A few very wealthy horse fanciers
are lately importing Russian animals to
cross with the American trotter. When
it comes to good looks, the American
trotter cannot equal his Russian broth
er The Russian is descended from the
pure Arabian. The cars government
has been in the business Of horse breed
ing for centuries and has brought it to
Q perfection unknown elsewhere. The
late Senator Stanford of California I'M
derstood this, and at the time of his
death had begun to import Russians for
his Palo Alto stud.
The 2-year-old in the illustration il
one Of pair Of Russians imported by q
wealthy New York horse fancier. They
have pedigree older than that of the
house OF Romanoff These horses from
tho cold north are particularly strong
and tough in constitution and have
hair as soft and fine and shiny as q
pretty Woman'R
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-06-26
How He Fed Angus Topper"

How He Fed Angus 'TopPeEA
We feed the products Of the farm back
to the stock and the fields as we'll. We
do not waste our manure, nor do we
have to haul much Of it, and the farm
gets the benefit of being stock farm.
The steers were fed the first winter
ON shelled oats, ear corn chopped &c
short pieces, corn fodder and mixed
clover and timothy hay. The SUM
mer and fall that they were year.
lings they ran on blue grass without
other feed About Dec. we commenced
to feed them shocked corn, very gradu-
ally and slowly bringing them to full
feed. They were now in q larger field,
on which had been left plenty of blue
grass In May last, when the corn was
getting hard, we ground it, adding
pound or SO to the steer of oilmeal.
About this amount of oilmeal was con-
tinued until they were marketed. AT
all times we tried to maintain variety
in the feed. do not believe that the
best results, either in gain Of pounds OF
in profit or in quality Of beef, can be Sc
cured without variety in the feed From
calves to the stockyards these cattle had
always good, pure water. They were
gently handled, and when they came tc
the stockyards We're almost as quiet as
set of milk cows.
The summer that they ran on blue
grass only consider partly lost. The
yearlings we have now have had feed
all along, and they weigh about 3OC
pounds more than the %. 90 steers did
at the same age.-L II. Kerrick In
Breeders Gazette.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-06-26
HORSE RATiONS.

Properly Balanced Meals For Animals
That Must Stand Hard Work.
A subscriber writes: have two horses
that will weigh about LOO pounds
each. What will be good ration to
feed them 80 they will stand hard work!
I have plenty Of oats, corn and hay.
The hay is mixed, part timothy, blue
grass and sometimes little orchard
grass and clover through it. 1t is what
call good fine hay. Some has little
dust in it, but I am dampening 1T with
water, always keeping some wet ahead
50 it can get well dampened all through.
Can corn and oats be mixed to make q
good grain ration or will bran and oats
or bran and corn or all together make q
better ration? Will it be advisable to
grind the grain II have n Grinder)?
Will it be best TO feed The E:..-l wet or
dry?
These horses ale sleek and f.st, but
neither has extra good wind. Would
fodder hs better than the hay7 WHARF
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-06-26
RUSSIAN TROTTER.
Has . Pedigree Longer Than That Of thu
R0manO6A.

h0A . tc01&rOS Longer ALAu AhAOS - 49,
ROmanO6h.
1t would be well if the breeders OF
American saddle aud light driving
horses would import some Of the Rus
sian stock to improve their animals.
There has been too much running to
British hackneys and thoroughbreds In
the United States 1t is question to-
day whether the Russian trotter Is not
superior to the American trotter, with
all his renown. Attention to mere speed
and trotting races has never been given
in Russia as it has been in the United
States. The Russians have contented
themselves with breeding superb, beau
tiful. perfect trotting and saddle horses,
without much reference to their jockey
and racing qualities The result is per
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-06-26
EARLY LAM IS.
0uocsss II Assured by Careful
tO Iletalla.

saeesss II Assured by Careful Attentsos
Co Detalls.
I'm New York state few are making
. success Of raising lambs for the early
market. Those who have succeeded in
getting the lambs in time have realized
. good profit.
A part Of our sales OF lambs last win
Ter was as follows:
Dec. FL. two lambs ct So .......s $500
Dec. Il. one lamb at %. .............. 600
The one lamb for which % was re-
ceived was tho largest one-was too large
for the time Of year; hence the lower
price. Our next consignment was as
follows:
Feb. q. one lamb at $3.50. $50
We continued sending lambs every
week or ten days until May 8, when the
last Were sent, bringing So. so each.
The average price obtained for all the
lambs sent was about So This price for
lambs from @ to Z weeks old enables one
20 realize q fair degree Of profit.
Success can only be assured By the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-28
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Match Games to be Played Between En-
gIish and American Lawmakers.

Match Games to be Played Between En-
gIish and American Lawmakers.
WASHINGTON, May y24.-Arraugements
for the match games of chess between
five selected individual players of the
house of representatives and like
number from the British house of COM
mons, are practically complete. The
games will be begun at o'clock, p. M,
Washington time, and z o'clock, Lon
don time, May 81, and continue
four hours, Is moves to the
hour. If not completed in the agreed
time. the games will be finished on
June 1.
A single consultation game, in which
all the members of both teams may
consult as to moves, will be played on
a date to be fixed by the Englishmen.
Two wires between Washington and
New York will be given up to the
game and it is expected that not more
than three minutes will be consumed
in transmitting the several moves be-
tween London and Washington. The
American players will draw lots for
their British competitors and their
places at the tables.
1he washington emu Oh bne games
will be played in the house foreign
affairs committee room. Seven players
have been chosen, from which the five
to compete will be selected within a
day or two. They are: Representa-
tives shannon, of New York; Shafroth,
of Colorado; Bodine, of Missouri; Handy,
of Delaware; Pearson, of North Caro-
lima; Plowman, of Alabama, and De-
Graffenried, of Texas.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-28
PROCLAMATION.

To all who may see these presents, greeting:
Whereas, the Fiftieth General Assembly OF
Tennessee at its regular session, on March II,
1897, passed an act authorizing to peOpletO de-
eide by vote whether or not they will call con-
stitutional convention, and providing for the
submission OF said questions to the people of the
State, and
Whereas, said act declares it to be the duty OF
the governor to issue his proclamation to the
several sheriffs or other proper officers under
the law in the State and counties thereof, re-
quiring them to hold and conduct said election
as provided in said act
Now, therefore, /, Robert L. Taylor, Governor
of Tennessee, do hereby order an election for
constitutional convention to be held In all the
counties of the State on Thursday, the 9TH day
of August, 1897, and by virtue OF the power
vested in me, L do hereby order and direct that
all commissioners Of elections and other officers
intrusted by law with such duties in all the
counties throughout the State do open and hold
an election on
Thursday, the 9th day of August, 1897,
at the various precincts and voting places in
their respective counties in the hours prescribed
by law, for the purpose of ratifying or rejecting
said proposition to hold constitutional con-
yention, and due return make, as provided by
law.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the great seal OF
the State of Tennessee. Done at the city OF
Nashville, this, the 5th day of May, in the year
of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and
ninety seven, of the independence OF the United
States the one hundred and twenty
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Governor.
VIM S. MORGAN Secretary of State