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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06
WHY TAX REAL ESTATE FOR
STATE PURPOSES?

In round numbers it requires three
millions of dollars to pay the annual rum
ing expenses of the State, including in.
terest on the public debt and the cost of
maintaining the public schools. The
State of Virginia is partnership COM
munity and each individual taxpayer is
supposed to contribute just proportion
of this sum, according to benefits en-
joyed. The funds 10 pay this grand to-
tai of annual expenses are turned into
the treasury from various..sources, princi-
pal among which are these:
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

divisions of the STATE. srhe Magic CITY
possesses every facility and 0 tiers every
advantage for the .roper handling ard
accommodation of such a convention.
II has been TIA years since Roanoke has
entertalne Il Estate assemblage Of any kind
anu as we can meetevery requirement. OF
suc,n a convention we are by every right
entitled to it and respectfully submit our
claims.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

The Danville Register is kicking be.
cause the present regulations call for n
Democratic convention of sixteen hundred
delegates. The Register scents trouble
In such larger political bodies and favors
rank razing process. If Danville had
the hotel accommodations that Roanoke
possesses the Register would doubtless
soon cease to entertain objections to lar
ger conventions.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

1t remained for the correspondent of n
Kansas paper at Carson to learn that
when Corbett fell on his knees after the
famous blow the man running the kineto-
scope leaned over and said: "Look pleas
ant, please"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

"Wsth Hay in England y says n yir-
gina contemporary, land Day in Cuba the
administration is in the heyday OF diplo-
matte grandeur" which suggests that the
fellow who penned those lines should take
something for it before the attack be-
comes serious.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

Consul General Lee is said to have sized
up the situation in Cuba as n question
simply of how long it will tnke the Gu
bans to cause Spain to spend her last dol
lar and quit the island in disgust and how
many Cubans will then be left to care for
the desolate and ruined country. This
looks like the correct diagnosis of the case.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

Kentucky is preparing a long time
ahead for the next free silver campaign.
A bill has been introduced in the leg!sla-
ture of that State making it misde-
nieanor to hurl aged eggs, overripe fiuit
and unstable vegetables at public speak
ers and actors. "a
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

Birmingham is not waiting for the ar
rival of the 'of1icial" prosperity wagon,
which has been held up by the tariff high
waymen inCongress, but is manufacturing
her own brand of prosperity by putting
up home capital to build cotton mills
steel plants and the like.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

a big strike is in progress in New York
city. but the end is in sight. And it IS
not the end held by the strikers. This is
a poor time to quarrel with even a half
leaf.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

An..Ohio girl after being disappointed
suicide, and then got married to another
fellow, which shows that she was deter
mined to wreak revenge on some one.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

countenance to the contention that any
tariff legislation, however wise and just,
could remove existing evils and bring
general prosperity.
The address is signed by all Populist
Senator's and REPRESENTATIVES..
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

David B. Hill has reached the conclu-
sion that this country is governed too
much. 1t is observed that he arrived at
this opinion only after he ceased to be a
part and parcel of the government.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06
REBEKAH SANITARUM.

A Private Hospital for the Sick and for
Surgery, i21 Eighth Ave. S. w.
Trained nurses and hospital advan-
tages. Accommodations for both male
and female patients. Consultation hours
for patients and visitors from 12 to Q
o'clock p. IN.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

Ex-Queen Lii should make virtue of
necessity, and settle down to an abso-
lutely private life. She can never again
get throne, but she is perfectly welcome
to a nice big rocking chair.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

Hon. Patrick Walsh is candidate for
mayor of Augusta. Augusta will honor
herself byelecting him, for no man has
done more for that city than Colenel
Walsh.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

A panther tackled Senator Quay on his
recent visit to Florida. The beast was
very evidently not we'll vcrsed in the po-
! litical history of Pennsylvania.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06

King George speaks eight different Ian
guages, which enables him to ''cuss'' each
of the powers intelligently and then have
one language left over for emergency pur-
poses.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06
The weakest

ING WcakcSI
placein a house.
or fort, or any
place OF de-
Tense, usually.
turns out to be
t h at w hich
W a 8 thought
strongest. The
weakest place
i n a IN an 8
body is that
in which he
eeteetna him.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-06
TYLER VS.. ELLYSON

1t seems that Major Tyler has the adj
vantage over Mr.. EllysoI, who is now n
formidable competitor, in that he has al
ways been with the great masses -of the
people of Virginia on the silver question.
while Mr.. E}lyson is known all along to
have been pronounced gold bug and
not in sympathy with the Chicago plat
form, as was exhibited in his reluctance
in assuming the position of State chair.
man. The people dominated the Chicago
convention, and 1t may be that the peo
pie of Virginia will do the same thing
when the nominations are made.-South
Boston News.
Two years ago r. j. Warren, drug
gist at Pleasant Brook, N Y, bought n
small supply of Chamberlain's Cough
remedy. He sums up the result as fol.
lows: AT that time the goods were I'M
known in this section; to-day Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy is n household
word. 1t is the same in hundreds Of
communities. Wherever the good quail.
ties OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy be-
come known the people will have moth
ing else. For sale by II. C. Barnes, "He
puts up prescriptions.
After using 10 cent trial size of Ely's
Cream Balm yon will he sure to buy the
90 cent size. Crem Balm has no equal in
cnring catarih ..and cold in the head.
Ask your druggist for it or send ~ cents
to us.
ELY BROS. 56 Warren ST., n. Y. City.
suffered from catarrh three years; it
got so bad could not work; I used two
bottles of Ely's Cream Balm and am en-
tircly well; would not be without it,
~, G. Clark, 34l Shawmut Ave, Boston.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
IN VEGETABLE FIELDS.
A Decided Improvement in the Pros
pect of the Truck Farmers.

A Decided Improvement In the Pros
pect of the Truck Farmers.
The truck and vegetable men are
looking up little now. For while il
seemed as if the strawberry crop would
run out almost before it wa' we'll start
ed, and the prospect of peas, beans,
etc., with close competition from North
Carolina, did not promise much. But
a frost came and played havoc with the
North Carolina truck, and, while it is
not Christian to crow over o neighbor's
misfortunes, it is only natural for the
Charleston truck men to be glad that
the frost stopped short of this section.
For not only their crops were saved,
but better market was thus assured.
The movement North of peas and
strawberries is quite good at present,
and in very short time beans will be
gong out, to be followed by cucum-
bers and squashes. Considerable let
tuce is also being shipped, and spring
cabbage will be factor in the move
ment shortly. The truck farms about
Charleston are looking splendidly and
the weather has been all that could be
desired. News and Courier, April
Goth.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
CLEMSON's INCOME.
Privilege Tax Already Amounts to
Nearly $50, 900.

A comparison of the amounts re-.
ceived by the State treasurer from the
privilege tax on fertilizers for this and
last year shows that the difference is,
small, in spite of the reports sent ont
by correspondents that never before had
such amounts of guano been sold in
their neighborhoods For this year the
privilege tax up to this time aggregates
S55, 975. SO, while last year it was $54, =
524. 81; difference of s. 451. Sc in favor
of this year. The privilege tax Is 90
cents ton and four times 81, 451. SO
gives the number of tons more sold this
than last year which is 5,SO6 tons. Pros
portioned equally among the counties
of the State the amount of fertilizers
used in each this year is 145 tons in ex-
cess of that used last.
All of this tax goes to the support of
Clemson. Though the amount is $685.
975. 9S, Clemson has to pay back to the
State $40. 900 which was overpaid one
year by clerical error. That is to be
returned to the State this year, and
will reduce the colleges revenue that
amount. -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
DOCTORS OF THE STATE.
The Annual Meeting Of the South

Tie Annual Meeting OF the SouIh
Carolina Medical Association.
The State Medical Association held
its annual meeting for the year 1897
in Union, April 1920. The hospitality
of Union was again exhibited as it has
always been done, and the gates OF the
Gate City of the Piedmont section CT
South Carolina were thrown wide open
to the followers of Esculapius.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Hon. William McGowan. He spoke
in eloquent words of the divine mission
Of the medical profession and of the
historic reputation achieved by some OF
the sons OF South Carolina. Conclud-
ing, he extended to the association the
hospitality of Union in the broadest
sense of the term. President Stevens
replied in behalf of the association and
assured the people of Union that the
warm reception rendered the associa-
ton was highly appreciated by every
member.
It was decided by vote of 10 to !
that hereafter all officers of the associ-
alton be nominated from the floor and
elected by the association as body.
The following is list of the examining
board, as appointed by the association:
Drs. d. l.. Brodie, of Charleston; l..
G. Stevens, of Blackville, o. B. Mayer,
Newberry; B. W. Taylor, Columbia:
W. F. Straight, of Rock Hill; N. J.
Garner, of Darlington; s. G. Baker, of
Sumter.
The association elected DR.. @. W.
Kollock, of Charleston. president, ac-
cording to the plans of the caucus.
The president appointed as leSisla-
tive committee, DR.. Trapier of Blen-
helm; DR.. Taylor, of Columbia, and
DR.. Wideman, of Due West.
The committee on ethics reported the
following names for membership: W.
A. Ross, Fork Shoals; NJ. T. Smith,
Union; Chas. R. May, Yorkville: Rob-
ert Wilson, Jr., Charleston; John W.
Corbet, Camden; B. E. Kell, Chester;
Ben Lee Allen, Fruit Hill; John ".
Davis, Clinton; E. W. Whaley, Jr.,
Columbia; G. B. Earle, Greenvllle; j.
E. Douglass, Albion; G. A. McTurkin,
Hnrtsvifle; NJ. j. Walker, Yorkville.
A number Of very interesting papers
were read by the physicians. Quite q
large attendance of ladies were present.
A large audience attended the night ses-
sians and enjoyed the reading Of the
various papers very much. About one
hundred physicians were present, in
GLIDING quite number distinguished
in their profession.
The next place of meeting and time
of meeting was votedupon and the good
Judgment OF the doctors of our State
prevailed and accordingly Harris
Lithia Springs was selected as the place
for the meeting of 1898. The time of
meeting was advanced little for sew
ers.l reasons. The association will meet
next year on the second Wednesday in
April. The association then adjourned
sine.die.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Held at Greers and Gaffney-Interest
In Sugar Beets.

Held at Greers and Gaffney-Interest
In Sugar Beets.
The farmers in the vicinity Of Greers
and Gaffney have just held we'll attend
ed and very interesting institutes, in
which they were assisted by President
Craighead of Clemson AgriculturaliCol-
lege, DR.. Wyman, State Veterinarian,
and DR.. Quick, Professor of Agricul-
ture and vice director of the South Car
olina experiment station.
The former discussed in an able ad-
dress the value of education to the far
mer, and the latter talked on cotton,
its culture and better management and
the vaccination of the soil, while DIR.
Wyman treated animals free of charge
and discussed diseases generally with
the farmers and in addition wounds
and horseshoeing.
More of these valuable meetings
should be held by farmers, until by
exchange of ideas and introduction OF
new ones, their business may be placed
on o surer and more paying basis.
Good speakers can always be assured,
and every such meeting made valua-
BILE to the farmers.
The government sugar beet expert
ment under way in IA States is COM
manding universal interest. The
farmers OF South Carolina have re-
sponded promptly and over 100 will
cooperate in the good work Of ascer-
tanning whether or not this State can
still more diversity her farming indus.
tries, and thus relieve the tension OF
competition now so injurious to cotton
growing. 1t is possible, so the vice
director of the South Carolina expert
mental station thinks, to grow two
crops annually, as at the Chino beet
sugar factory of southern California
one in the autumn and one in the spring.
If such is the real condition and the
sugar content of South Carolina grown
beets prove of profitable working per
cent, there may be new and greater
future for agriculture in South Caro-
lima. The State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
THEY CANNOT TEACH.
County Superintendents of Education
Are Barred.

Are Barred.
The attorney generals Office has fur
nished the superintendent of education
with the following opinion of general
interest:
DEAR SIB: In reply to the letter of
]. L. Strain, referred to this Office,
win say that my opinion is county
superintendent Of education cannot
teach q school supported in whole or in
part by free school funds, if he receives
any part of said funds or is interested
In or affected by same.
There Is no inhibition in the school
law as to county superintendent of ed
ucation a. there is as to trustees. Sec
ton 4S of the new school law of 1897
makes il unlawful for trustee to re-
ceive psy IS teacher of free public
school II is made the duty Of the
county superintendent, among other
duties enjoined, to countersign orders
drawn by the trustees for amounts due
teachers. II he teaches Q free school,
then he approves his own amount for
services. This would be improper. I
presume the reason why trustees can
not act as teachers is that they are re-
quired to draw orders for payment of
teachers. When the nature of the
duties imposed by law upon county
superintendents Of education is consid-
cred, Il ID apparent that the duties of q
teacher in : school supported in whole
or in part by free school funds are
wholly incompatible with those of
county superintendents of education.
For this reason, the general assembly
no doubt desmed it unnecessary to OK
pressly prohibit this officer from Be.
coming . teacher in the free public
schoais while exercising the duties of
his 0fkcA Yours verv truly,
@. P. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Attorney General
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
CATTLE AND CORN.
The Two New Exports From Char
lesion.

ACosOus
A Charleston special to the Columbia
State says grain will not be the only ar
ticle of export which the South Carroll
ma and Georgia road, in connection
with several Western railroads and the
New York ship owners, Simpson,
Spence and Young, propose to ship
from Charleston to Europe. Arrange.
ments are now being made by which il
is expected that considerable cattle will
be shipped to England and the cont.
nent. The promoters of the scheme fol
exporting the grain of the Western
States through this port have deter.
mined that cattle would form as advan.
tageous and profitable an article of eI-
port as grain, and in consequence the
arrangements for the export of cattle
have been begun.
1t is said that the cattle raisers Of
Tennessee and Ohio are particularly
anxious for an opening for their beeves
through this port to Europe. They
realize the many advantages which
accrue to the shippers by the line,
which was recently established, and
they are not slew to grasp tho oppor.
turIity offered to them.
There has been one drawback ia
the scheme, butfrom what can be learn
ed this will soon be removed. In con-
sequence Of tho fesr of the introduction
Of cNttle diseases by American cattle
into foreign markets and the damage
which would inevitably result to cattle
expectation in this country, the e1-
pert has been prohibited ssvc at those
ports which have received the permis-
sion Of tho secretary of agriculture.
This permission will have to be obtain.
ed before the cattle can be shipped from
here. As permission has been granted
to New Orleans and Galveston there is
no reason why the same privileges
should not be accorded to Charleston.
Manager John A. Smith, of the
freight bureau, recently took the mat
ter in hand and hopes to have all the
necessary preliminaries for the cat
tie export trade arranged at an early
date.
A. letter was received from Congress
man William Elliott few days ago, in
which he stated that he had written to
the Secretary Of Agriculture and re-
quested the removal of quarantine on
cattle. Colonel Elliott is confident
that the Secretary will give the matter
his earliest consideration and that the
embargo will be removed.
AS soon as the South Carolina and
Georgia road receives the notice from
Washington of the removal of the en-
barge and the roads terminal will be
improved and put in condition for the
quartering of the cattle. A number of
sheds, stalls and proyender quarters
will have to be erected, sufficient to &C
coramodate several hundred head of
cattle.
From what can be learned, it appears
that Simpson, Spence & Young have
expressed their intention of assisting in
the exporting of cattle by furnishing
some of the best collaborating vessels
that cross the ocean. The apartments
for The cattle will be large, airy and
well adapted for the purpose. The
vessels will each have accommodation
for 25O head of cattle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

Visitor (grufay)-Are you the editor?
Editor without looking up from his
work)-I am. Stranger (more grufay,-
Do YOU hold yourself responsible for
everything appearing in the paper?
Editor (rising to his six feet three inch
es)-I do. What's on your mind? Wis.
itor (meekiy)-Oh, nothing at all, I s.s-
sure you. I was under The impression
that the little mai over In the corner
took all the respGnsibility.-spare No
ments.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

A dispatch to the Columbia Register
from Lake City, of April 2Sth says:
ssMr. william David Shaw, who has
recently been editor Of the Times, at
tempted suicide this morning at 9:30
o'clock Mr. Shaw was roomlng over
Dx. Williams drug store. He got up
ss usual tins morning, had talked with
some friends and went into the Times
of1ce and wrote the letter below. He
then went into his room, drank two or
three ounces of laudanum and then
shot himself, the ball penetrating the
body Just above and to the right OF the
LEFT nipple, and was cut out by DIR. L.
sB. Hinnant Just below the shoulder
blade.
when approached by friend he
said he was only sorry he did not make
an end Of it; that being dazed by
his lefthand when he thought he had
it in his right hand, thereby shooting
himself in the right breast instead OF
In the left. At this writing there is
every chsuce of his recovery. The fol-
lowing is his letter: "Must I do the
deed? oh, God, send down thine
angel of mercy to bear my troubled
soul away! Can it be sin? Oh spare
me, forgive NE. Father, to do away q
life that is filled with pain and misery!
Is there anything for me to live for?
Ali Is dark and dismal. I have no
hope. Is there rest and peace in the
grave? In q world so large, beautiful
and wealthy, and yet l must starve.
No money; no work.
Cherries and cold seems every
heart to me. / cannot stand this strain.
/ have strained every brain nerve,
muscle and vein in thinking of what to
do, and all / can see before mo is dis
NAL distress. Death does away with
all this. have some friends here, l
believe. L have endeavored to do my
duty towards them. l hope they will
be kind enough to dispose of my body.
Place it in amy old place., 1 care not
where. Ny trunk and clothes will go
to my two brothers and sister. My
watch, at Colsmbia, will go to Mrs. NJ.
a. Emlyn, 1lO7 Pendleton street, Co
lumbia, s. c. in consideration of kind:
ness extended to me by herself and
family. VIM. David Shaw, % tenn.
pora, Q moresr"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

A question that is now worrying the
officials of the tax department. is what
commission treasurer's are allowed for
collection of the school tax. Judge
Earle at one time rendered a decision
that the act cutting down the commits
sion from 81, 900 to $500 was by fault of
the codifer, he said, not put in the
proper place and was not part of the
Act. The last Legislature amended the
particular clause which was not in the
right place, and now the comptroller
general is in worse quandary than be-
fore. The whole matter will be SUBJ
mitted to the Attorney General.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
A Oueer Coincidence.

In 1859 a Rev. DR.. Crane wrote .
tract on popular amusements in which
he said that novel reading has become
the vice Of the age" and warned his
readers and listeners against go evil
habit, so soul-destrdying recreation
as novel reading. His son is Stephen
Crane, who has lately been making
considerable reputation as writer OF
novels. ---......-..-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

Notice has been served upon Cover
nor Ellerbe's attorneys that Major B.
B. Evans would move before Judge
Aldrich to set aside the verdict in the
suit for the possession of Sally, the
sorrel mare, on the ground that it was
illegal and irregular, and failing in
that, to move for q new trial upon ex-
ceptions to the minutes of the court.
This is all preliminary to the intended
appeal to the State Supreme Court.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

Governor Ellerbe has Changed the
date for the special meeting of the State
board of examiners from May Z to May
IA. This was done at the solicitation of
several members of the board who
could not attend on the 7th. The board
will have some important matters to
DISPOSE of.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

Family Doctor-Well, let me congrat-
ulate you. Patient (yery excitedly)-
Am going to recover? Doctor-No,
not exactly, but-well, after long con-
sultation we find that your disease Is
entirely new, and If the autopsy should
prove the fact we have decided to name
IL after you.-Tid Bits.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

Van Duder-I want to know some
thing, Miss Amy. Amy-I have thought
for years, Mr.. Van Duder, that that
was just what you wanted.-Harlem
Life.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06

Tho Citadel cadets, of Charleston,
will encamp at Anderson this year.
Everyone is delighted with the decis-
ion and anticipate pleasant stay there.
The usual marches of forty or fifty
miles will be made to adjacent places of
interest. The encampment last year
was at Sumter.