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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

In view OF the uncertainty az to what
is to be done in the way of legislation
on the liquor question, the attitude OF
the prohibitionists. who constitute
large, if not the larger part of the vot-
ing strength of the Democracy is of
special importance. That they are to
make most strenuous efforts to have
stro.g prohibition law passed is GER
tain. Organizations are being made In
every county, and the executive COM
mittee intend to get out an address
some time, in which the attitude of
the proh;btionists as to the primary
for Governor maybe defined. A number
of papers in tho State favorable to pro-
hibition are urging that candidate for
Governor o nominated. The Calhoun
Gazette, Of st. Matthews, in recent
issue, has the following editorial para
graph: I've nominate l.. d. Childs
for tho next Governor of South Carroll
Ia. We want pure, honest, upright
prohlbitionist. We want man with
head as we'll as heart. He is not q
politician, but q gentleman; not
trickster, but an honest man." Lead
ing prohibitionists in Columbia are
CON -committal as to what will be done,
but if it should be decided to run q
candidate, Mr.. Childs would undoub.-
edly be the nominee. The Register.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
To Salt Beef and Dried-Eeef.

We have just been sailing corn beef
by recipe friend gave me last year,
and as the meat kept the best and was
the incest We ever had, will send il
for others to try, writes Aunt NJ. "
to the New England Homestead. Gut
up the meat as soon as cold and put
it in cool place where it will not
freeze, to ripen for four to eight days,
according to age of creature; five days
is long enough for two-year-old.
Then take an iron boiler two-thirds
full of boiling water (be sure it boilsl
and put in as many pieces Of meat ss
it will hold, put on the cover and let
it boil about ten minutes, then take,
out and put in some more for the same
length Of time, being sure there is ..
good fire and the water is boiling hot.
every time. This process closes the
pores of the meat ON the outside and
keeps the juices from going into the,
brine. When the meat that. is to be-
salted has all been cooked few min,
utes, pack in the meat barrel, put ON
q weight and add the following brine,
boiling hot: Two ounces saltpeter,
two pounds brown sugar, six pounds
coarse salt, to four gallons of water. !,
To salt dried beef: To every thirty
pounds of meat take one quart of fine
salt, one tablespoonful fine saltpeter,
and the best West India plolasses,
enough to color the mixture q light
brown. Mix and rub over each piece
of meat and pack in large jar as
closely as possible and put on =
weight. In forty-eight hours tnrn
over the top pieces, and If it is packed
close enough there w1ll be brine
enough to cover. In four to SIX weeks
it will be ready to dry. re- q
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
COTRRAN DEAD.
Prohibitionists Talking ofMr. ChiIds
for Governor.
TO PAY PENSIONS PROMPTLY.
of the S. G.. Good
Roads Association-The Pickens
Railway--Barberf for the Senate.

Judge J. 8. Cothran died in New
York on the 9Th, after a long illness.
The body was carried direct to Able
vile, where the burial taken place on
Tuesday, the 7th. Judge Cothran was
still general counsel of the Southern
Railway in lhis State at the time OF his
death. He removed to Greenville few
years ago. He was the last Of his
generation of members of the Abbevills
bar. Judge Cothran was regarded as o
broad-minded, able man. He made q
good judge and q watchful Congress
man. Interests of public and private
character did not slffer when entrusted
to his hands.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The following are the cotton mill en-
terprises inaugurated during the year,
the total capital stock being 81, O1v, 900:
York cotton mills, Yorkville (yarns,
etc. J, capital $4,000; Excelsior knit
ting mills, Union cotton and woolen
goods, capital, $40, Warren manu-
featuring company, Aiken county,
$780, 600; Beaufort knitting mills,
Beaufort, Hosiery s20, 900; the Char
lesion mills, Charleston (reorganiza-
tion) $3.50, 600; Grendel mills, Green.
wood, $3.50, 900; Red Bluff mills, Red
Bluff. $4,000; Charleston knitting
mills, (reorgonizatiopl S25, COO; Elm
wood manufacturing company, Colum-
bio S2OO,OOO total. Sl,O7O,O00. The
following mills increased tleir stock,
the total being 81, 200, 000: Clinton cot
ton mills, increase to 100000; Able
vile cotton mills, increase to $500, 0CO;
Lockhart mills, increase to $3.50, 600;
Norris cotton mill, increase to $3.50,
600; total, 81, 200, 900.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

Tho last legislature appointed COM
mittee to look into the matter of the
claim of Judge Mackey for S2, 500. By
a vote the legislature decided that the
claim was just one, but for some rea-
son q commission was appointed to re-
port back at the forthcoming session.
This commission consists Of the gov
ernor, the comptroller general and the
attorney general, and they have just
completed their report, which recon-
mends the payment of thu claim. The
Judge has already gotten his money
for the claim, it is understood, but
there are still some Legislators who will
want to fight the payment of it. They
will hardly succeed at this late date.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
|. MONEY FOR SCHOOL FUND.
Dispensary Profits to be Taken Away
From Sumter.
GETS A LOT OF "CUSSlNG. "
Ex-Judge Hudson for Governor.
Crushed by LoG-Blown to Atoms
by Dynamite.

The State Board of Control at Its
recent meeting decided to have the dis
pensary profits taken away from
Sumter under the new arrangement
whereby the State board and the Gov
ernor are to work together in enforcing
the dispensary law. The following
letter was read from the Sumter board:
Sumter, Dec. 8, 1897.
..State Board OF Control, Columbia, s. O,
THE county board Of control request that
the share OF the net profits from the dispen-
sary be not paid to the city, but that q con-
stable be employed to suppress the Illicit
sale OF whisky here. The city council has
rented store to an original package dealer.
-. T. Mayes. chairman, Il. &. Cuttino,
clerk; W. J. Dinkins."
After brief discussion the board
unanimously agreed to adopt the sug-
eestion of the county board and COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Miles,
Cooper and Douthit was appointed to
call on the Governor with reference to
the constable. This was done and the
Governor endorsed their action and
promised to appoint the constable at
once. A member of the board stated
that some other towns would have the
same action taken in reference to them
if some improvement was not made In
the enforcement of the law.
The board gave out that since 1t has
been in charge, April 1896, S242, 500 has
been paid to the State treasury. BE-
sides this the cities and counties have
received $500, 600, making nearly So0o, :
600 profit in less than year. 1t must
be remembered, however. that some OF
thi. profit accrued" from liquor dis
posed of under the old administration:
Previous to that only about $lO0, 600
was turned into the treasury.
Another interesting comparison OF
figures was given out by the board 60
ing to show the effect the original pack
age business has had upon the dls-
pensary. The comparisons are made
for the months Of September, October
and November of 1896 and 1897.
The sales for 1896 we're: September,
S123, 676. 02; October, S135, 065. SS; No.
vember, Sl28, 979.97.
For 1897; September, SS6, 353. 80;
October, $9l, 800. 10; November, $685.
2S7.O7.
These figures show a falling off OF:
September, $37, 32J. IL; October. S43,-
1G6. Is; November, $50, 1872: 80: There IS
gain for the month of November OF
nearly $4,000, showing which The
members of the board consider very
encouraging.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
Although a call has been issued TO,

Although call has been issued for
the county board Of pensioners to meet
on January 25, Comptroller General
Eaton is afraid that he is going to have
considerable trouble in getting them to
assemble. The members Of these
boards get no salary, and usually re-
ceive 0 Iot of "cussing" for what they
do, and it is hard matter to get men
to stand that kind of thing long. Mr..
Epton says that the Columbia township
board have already notified him that
they will not serve, and he expects to
receive many more letters Of the same
kind. Some change in the law will
have to be made if this important mat
ter is properly attended to.-The Reg
lister.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
Cotton Mill Enterprises Inaugurated
During the Year.
THE CLAIM OF JUDGE MACKEY.
enitehtiary Board to Dispose of Its
1,5OO Bales of Cotton--Other Inter-
esting State Items.

During the meeting of the State
Board of Control, in Columbia, last
week, the following were among some
of the amusing letters received aud
read before that body: '.An amusing
letter was received from w. B. Taylor,
of Rocky Well, Lexington county, who
said he thought it wise to reduce the
salary of the dispenser at Lexington,
who had been getting from $40 to $50
per month, besides wood, matches,
oil, ETC." He said frst-class man
could be gotten to take the job for s35
per month. The matter was referred to
the county board.
"a man signing himself as "A Friend
to the Dispensary' wrote from Green
vile, saying that it was waste Of
money to pay Clerk Harris in the gov
ernor's Office SlOO per month, since the
constabulary force had been practically
abolished. He suggested that the CLERK
be discharged and the money turned
into the treasury. The board took the
letter jocularly, but referred it to the
governor.
"Col. Lucas, of Society Hill, wrote q
letter. somewhat sarcastic, offering to
sell :he board 1900 gallons OF wine,
which he had offered before He said
that he would like to dispose of o part
of it anyway, as he needed money to
pay his taxes. He said that he could
not understand how Vandercock was
allowed to sell his California wine in
the State when citizen was not allowed
the same privilege. The board having
found no demand for home made wine
and having no facilities of handling it,
was compelled to again refuse to pur-
chase, but informed Col. Lucas that
they would send him proper stamps to
ship it out Of the State and sell. "
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

Representative Strait had an inter-
view with the Secretary of Agriculture
at Washington relative to the latter's
prospective visit to the agricultural
centres of South Carolina. Secretary
Wilson is greatly interested in the tea
growing and beet sugar industries. He
proposes to supply all of the South Car
olina members with sugar beet seed,
and he will also supply the experiment
al stations with the same kind Of seed.
While he is in South Carolina he will
visit Clemson College, and make gen.
eral investigation Of the agricultural
outlook in the Palmetto State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The regular monthly meeting Of the
board of directors of the State peniten-
tiary was held at the institution last
week. 1t being the last meeting Of the
year quite a large amount of routine
work bearing upon the annual report
was done. Governor Ellerbe, who is an
e1.officio member, attended and urged
the board to dispose of its cotton-some
1,5O0 bales- at once. The recommends
tion of the board was adopted and the
cotton will be sold forthwith to the
buyer offering the best price for the
lot
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

Although the question of navigation
Of tho Congaree from CRANKY to the
Gervais street bridge has been appar-
emily lying dormant the business men
Interested have not been idle. They
have secured the hearty cooperation Of
Congressman Wilson. who is striving
to get $3.50, 900 appropriated for the
purpose. He has q favorable report
from the committee and he is going to
do all he can get the bill through this
session. The Register.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

A Parasian who suspects that the
food or drink which he has purchased
Is aduherated, can have the article
analyzed free of cost at the municipal.
laboratory. If impurities are found the
city undertakes the prosecution OF the
tradesman, and after conviction the Of
fender is not only liable to fine and IN
prisonment, but may be obliged 10 dis
play in his window i sign reading
Convicted Of Adulteration." There is
room for q similar law in this country
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The following circular has been is
sued to county auditors: In complying
with the duties required of your Office
under section No. 267 r. s., 1893, will
you please give me the number of tax
payers placed on your additional dupli.
cate; also give me the number OF
names turned over toyour county super.
visor as delinquent returns under Sec
ton 1858, K. S.. 1903.
Yours very truly,
L. z. EPToN,
Comptroller General.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The prizes offered by the cotton mills
of Spartanburg and Cherokee counties
have been awarded for the best yield
of seed cotton from one acre and five
acres. Col. T. j. Moore, of Moore's,
won the 800 for the largest yield on
five acres. In the single acre contest,
MIR. j. K. White was declared winner
of the 800. The editors of the Head
light, the Spartan and the Herald were
chosen to make the awards. There
we're ten contestants for the one acre
and three for the five acre prize.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The Bennettsvflle correspondent OF
the News and Courier, says: lex.
Judge Hudson's friends are urging him
to become a candidate for Governor,
but your correspondent is ignorant as
to the Judges wishes or intentions in
the matter. One thing is certain,
should the Judge decide to make the
canyass he would be q strong candi-
date, and would conduct his part OF the
campaign in most dignifed an honor
able way. Judge Hudson is one OF the
ablest and purest men in the State. "
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

1t seems now that the Pickens rail.
road is certainty. The long dreamed
of and an1iously awaited scheme is
about to be realized. and the proba-
bility is that work will be begun
shortly, and soon the quiet of the capi-
tai of the independent State of Pickens
will be broken by the loud puff and
shrill whistle of . Southern Railway
locomotive, says the Greenville Noun
taineer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The late ex-Judge J. s. Cothran was
at the time of his death the general
counsel Of the Southern Railway systum
in this State. Since the announcement
of his death there has been considerable
speculation as to who would be his sue.
cessor. The general opinion expressed
in Columbia is that Mr.. 3. L.. Abney,
of the Columbia bar, who has been one
of the lamented general counsel's ablest
assistants, will be rendered the place.
The State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The work of distributing the pension
fund has gotten to be considerable.
There have been delays in getting out
the money in previous years, and the
pension board wants to have everything
in readiness next year for the distribu-
tion of the fund, and has consequently
sent out the following letter of instruc-
tions:
COLUMBIA, 8. c., Dec. 4, 1897.
Mr.. -, Chairman - County PEN
sion Board-Dear Sir: Your attention
is directed to Section 1 of the pension
law, 1897, which provides for q meet
ing of the township pension board. You
will at once give notice to your town
ship boards to meet on the third Mon.
day; January II, 1898, and consider all
the new applications for pension, and
revise the rolls of 1897. The township
boards will give their reasons for drop.
ping any names from the rolls. The
pension boards elected in 1897 will
serve until August, 1885, The rules of
the State board, with other blanks, will
be se1t you for distribution at an early
day. Any expense in postage incurred
in transmitting these blanks will be
paid for this Office. Respectfully,
D. H. ToMpKINs, Secretary of State,
w. A. BARBER. Attorney General,
L. P. EProN, Comptroller General,
State Board of Pensions.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
Total. ..s173, 7a4, sSs $40, 755, 474

The sheets show that there have been
cities, towns and villages returned for
taxation this year, valued at S., 657. 769.
There were As. 416 city and town lots re-
turned, valued at 81, 3S4, 66S. The total
value of allrealty in the cities and towns
is $SS, 81, 35S, while that In the country
!. is SOS, 061, 34S.
For the country about 10, 900 build
ings are returned valued at Sl1, 903, ,519,
the cities having "a, 599 valued at S22, :
436, ,695.
It will be interesting to note that there
are returned for taxation 27S, ISL hogs,
valued at S493, COS; 50, 533 dogs, valued ct
$4S5, OS5; %, TAG horses valued at So, :
/. O0S, ,S03; 231, 914 head of cattle, valued
at 81, ,995, 041, and SO, 216 sheep, valued
at S6S. 954.
The average value of property 'per-
tanning to manufactures" IS down at
only Sl,604, 442 for the entire State.
This does not cover the value Of the
buildings and plants of cotton mills
and other enterprises. but separate
tools used and such property.
( The following shows the leading tax
paying counties of the State, giving
their total taxable property:
s Charleston .S2l, 000, o9l l
Spartanburg. rg................ 10, 2o7, lS9
2 Rlchland,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S,Ooo, ,Si2
\ }Greenvlile.. e.................. z, 10, 0lO
= Anderson. ................... b,1o4, ,o9o
$ Orargeburg ........ 1854, 245
1t will be noticed that Charleston,
Spartan burg and Richland counties
have upwards of nearly one-fourth OF
/, the total taxable property in the State
and that Charleston pays very good
percentage OF the taxes-about IL per
cent.
Orangeburg has the greatest amount
.sof railroad property-Sl, 461, 7S5-and
Rich!and cones second with 81, 1893, 740;
Spartanburg has S912, 135. Charleston
leads the State in realty, the total beng
: $14, $50, 175; Spartanbufg comes next
with "a, SG5, sou, and then Richland with
4,628, ,634
Charleston stands at the head of the
list In personality, the figures being Sc, :
s213, 17e, with Spartanburg second at
"a, AIS, 554.
Richland returns 375, 532 acres of land
In the country valued at 81, 225, 455 and
8, 75S buildings valued ut 1886, 10, max
ing the total value of realty in the
county, 81, 591, 1856. For the city and
towns, 2,037 lots are returned valued at
81, 21S, 159; there are 2,595 buildings
valued at 81, S23, 9l0, making the value
Of all realty in the ''cities, towns and
villages" $3,037, ,069. The country pays
only little more than one-third Of the
4county's taxes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
HoUssYoLo MATTERS.
soIae rins, at Home.

Metals may be soldered at home.
Cut off piece OF tinfoil the size OF
the surface to be soldered, dip feath-
er into O solution Of salamInoniac and
wet the surface to be joined; then
place them in the correct position,
with the tinfoil between them. Place
this on an iron hot enough to melt the
tinfoil and, when it cools again, the
edges will be found to be firmly
united.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

A special from Washington says:
Senator Tillman ssyshe will go to work
on the Castle Pinckney bill at once,
with view to having it fsvorably act
ed upon by the Senate. 1t will be re-
membered that lie introduced the bill
in the closing hours of the extra ses-
sion, and it was referred to the military
committee. He will also try to have
his dispensary bill passed in the House
ct an early day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

The colored Palmetto animal confer
ence met in session in Columbia last
week with the Right Bishop J. c. Clin-
ton, DID,, presiding. This intelligent
body is a branch of the A. NJ. E. Zion
church, said to be the oldest colored
Methodist convention in the world. 1t
vas established in New York in tho
year 1896, Bishop Varick being the FRS.
prelate.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

"May ask" said the stranger what
that party Of men is" Certainty, re-
plied Derringer Dan; "lt's a vigilance
committee. Eff you happen to think OF
It. YOU might ask me agin in fifteen or
twenty minutes" "Will it be something
else thenT' yep; coroner's jury.
Washington Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

Former State Detective Newbold is
at his home in Chester. He is taking
things as quietly as he can. 1t is up-
derstood that no application will be
made to Governor Ellerbe for the re.
ward that was offered for his arrest.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

Every man has troubles Of his own,
,ut owing to the demands for sympa.
Inv made by other people, not every
nan has a chance to get around 10
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16

Fire dostroyed the acid chambers at
the Read Phosphate works, q few miles
from Charleston. The mill building
was saved BY heroic work of employees.
Origin of fire unknown. Loss about
800, 600, which is covered by insurance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-16
A special to the State from Ches

A special to the State from Chester,
says: Attorney General Barber
authorizes the statement that he will
be candidate for congress in the Fifth
district, whether it remain as it is or
be rearranged by act of the legislature.
Solicitor Henry has likewise declared
his purpose to run, and Congressman
Strait will stand for reelection.