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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
STATE PROHIBITION RALLY.
A Convention Called to Nominate a
Ticket
l4TH INSTANT is THE DATE
Delegates Are Wanted Who Favor
Prohibition Le2islation--The Call
As Given Out.

The following call has been issued by
the Prohibitionists for q convention to
be held in Columbia:
COLUMBIA, Feb. %. 1898
The State central Prohibition COM
mittee having determined to call con.
veution of the Prohibitionists of the
State to meet in Columbia, April IA,
1893, have authorized their executive
committee to issue such call. The said
committee hereby publishes the call, and
the regulations which will be observed
in selecting delegates to represent the
several counties of the State in said
convention:
1. The Convention will assemble at 8
P. NJ, on the 14th day of April next, in
the hall of the House of Representatives
in Columbia.
2. The chairman of the respective
county committees will call meetings or
conventions Of the Prohibitionists OF
their county, who favor the enactment
of laws restricting the sale Of alcoholic
liquors in this State to medicinal, sci
entific, mechanical and sacraz:ental
purposes only, and the nomination by
the Convention of State ticket, who will
support such legislation, to be placed
before the voters for their choice at the
next Democratic primary elections, and
subject to the result OF said elections.
8. At such county meeting or con-
vention the number Of delegates select
ed, in the manner determined by the
body, shall be not less than the number
of Representatives from the county in
the General Assembly, but may be q
greater number, if 30 determined by
said county meeting or convention.
4. That said county meeting or con-
vention shall be called to meet not later
than the 4th day Of April next, and if
from any cause it shall be found i'm.
practicable to assemble such meeting,
then the county executive committee
are authorized to appoint said delegates
and certify their appointment to the
secretary OF the State executive COM
mittee.
L. u. .Childs, chairman; F. Il. Hyatt,
CD. Stanley, j. Dale, L. B. Haynes,
Chas. P. Wray, Thos. J. LaMotte, sec.
retary; State executive committee.
]. r.. Quimby, Aiken; G. NJ. Elliott,
Beaufort; John b. White, Charleston;
j. s. Moffatt Chester; J. 8. Strain,
Cherokee; J. o. Cough, Clarendon; L.
J. Drew, Darlington; John Lake, Edge.
field; Chas. P. Wray, Fairfield; F. P.
Eovin ofon F1orenca. + M Whit.
mire, Greenville; p. l.. Sturkey,
Greenwood; w. 81 Dowling, Hamp-
ton; B. L. Beatty, Horny; Waddy
c. Thompson, Lancaster; L. B.
Haynes, Lexington; w. s. Fo1worth,
Marion; H. 8. Vandiver, Oconee; j.
L. Siay, Orangeburg; Julius e. Boggs,
Pickens, L. D. Childs, Richland; J.
w. Herbert, Saluda; G. NJ. Hurst, Jr.,
Sumter; J. II. Carlisle, Jr., Spartan.
burg; s. T. Scsife, Union; Joel
E. Brnnson, Williamsburg; j. j. Ne
vile, York.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10

ment of his own properties over to him.
By his cleverness they have fattened.
1t Is considered a conservative esti-
mate to put the properties under his
control-and he Is only Scat 30,OO0,-
900. 1t makes him the youngest fnan-
cial king in the world. The fortune Is
divided among the best institutions OF
the city. extends into the big railroads.
out into ranch holdings in the far
West and great pits Of wealth in the
hills Of the ore countries. The more
he spends the more he earns, and the
men who help him to. operate claim
that one of the best reasons for his
phenomenal progress Is his devotion
to the essential little things Of his va
rious interests. His own fortune has
grown to great proportion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
KING OF THE WHEAT PIT.
Joseph Letter Is the Most Successful
Y.ung Financier in Chicago.

Joseph Letter Is the Most Successful
Y.ung Financier in Chicago.
During the past few years Joseph
Letter has made his way rapidly in
financial circles and to-day is regarded
Us the most successful money king In
Chicago. Now he Is called the king of
the wheat pit. All through the great
grain speculations Of the second half
of 1897 lie played winning hand and
showed even shrewd Phil Armour q
few tricks.
Joseph Letter Is son Of Levi Il.
Letter, the rich Chicagoan whose
charming daughter married George
Curzon, the brilliant young English 20
litlcal leader. The elder Letter has
millions. The basis Of his fortune was
laid in a country grocery store and the
great superstructurs was constructed
in the dry gsods business in Chicago.
Six years ago Joseph Letter, then "a
years old, graduated from Harvard
University. He didn't look like a man
Of business. 1t was somewhat OF q dis
appointment and surprise to two sorts
of friends of his that he went into bus
mess at all. All the men and women
who knew him picked him to assume
at once. the profession Of gentleman
of leisure. 1t was reported that he had
q valet. 1t would have regularly fol-
lowed in the natural order Of things
that he should have frowned upon mar
kets and rentals and leases.
His father believed that he had busi-
ness ability and placed S1,0O0,OOO In
the young mans hands. For a few
months Letter was a prey for the
wolves. Then he tried a new game
and succeeded. He studied the situa-
ton before Investing. When he want.
ed some of the Chicago City Railway
stock he learned the cost Of operation
and all Of the minor details Of the
work. To-day he virtually controls all
the street railways Of Chlcago's South
Side.
When the father saw the sons abil-
ity he gradually turned the manage
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This aud That.

Work will soon start on the carpet
miil at Gaffney.
The Plant System of railroads have
bought the WATERFORD and Western,
extending from Walterboro to Ehr-
hardt. in Barnwell county, twenty
seven miles long.
The South Carolina and Georgia
railroad has contracted with the Ohio
Falls car works for 100 cars, to be de-
ivered in short while. All OF the
order is for fiat cars Of the latest i'm
proved pattern. The cost Of the cara
will be about S34, 900.
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The Asylum Insurance.

All the insurance on the buildings
and property of the hospital for the in
sane has been placed. The total amount
for which the. property has been in
sured for three years is $3.50, $50. The
average rate at which the insurance
was written was 2.0s2, making the
total amount of premiums paid by the
State for this insurance 5,S47. so. This
insurance was equally divided among
the twelve members of the local board
of underwriters. The State.
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Lowered by Block and Tackle.

The vicinity Of Sd and streets in
Sacramento was both amused and
shocked recently by the sight Of COZ
fin being lowered by means Of block
and tackle from a second-story window.
Within the coffin, as subsequently ap-'
peared, was the body Of woman who
weighed too much for the pallbearers
to carry down the stairs. The stairway
down which the coffin would have had
to pass was very narrow and two peo-
pie in front and two in the rear would
have found 1t difficult to walk down
together. Consequently, there was a.
consultation among the friends and rel;
atives Of the deceased as to how to rel
move the body. This resulted in re-
sort to block and tackle. With these:
fastened securely above the window!
the coffin was triumphantly lowered To-
the sidewalk and swung into the
hearse.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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HAMPTON TALKS OF WAR.
He is Quoted as Saying Southern
Men Should Stay Home, Except
TO DEFEND THEIR SEAPORTS.
We Are just Recovering From Ter
1ible Struggle, and Another War
Would Give Us Another Setback.

A dispatch from Columbia, 8. c., to
the New York Sun says:
Gen. Wade Hampton, one OF the two
surviving lieutepsnt-generals of tho
Confederacy, consented to speak Of the
Maine disaster and the probability Of
war with Spain.
II cannot express an opinion on the
cause OF the Maine tragedy" said the
General, "as that is matter which
will be determined by experts and div
ers. But as to what course the United
States should pursue should the disas-
ter prove to be due to treachery, or to
fanatical hatred of the United States on
the part Of some individual Spaniard. 7
do not hesitate to say that we should
demand heavy indemnity and enforce
the collection Of it at the muzzle of the
gun"
General Hampton was asked if hs
would offer his services to the govern
ment, but declined to answer. From
his subsequent conversation the infer.
ence conld be drawn that he would not.
He would advise, he said, that the men
Of the South stay at home and let the
North furnish the troops.
1--WE are, said he, ''just recovering
from terrible struggle. which depopu-
lated our section OF the country, and
another war would give Us another set
back. II it becomes necessary our citi.
zens should take arms to defend their
sesports, but not otherwise.
When asked what disposition should
be made Of Cuba General Hampton ex-
pressed strong disapproval OF annex
alton.
eve haYe enough bad voters in this
country now," he said, without TAX
ing in any more. It would be well for
the United States to exercise q protecto-
rate over both Cuba and Hawaii, but
l am unslterably opposed to snne1a.
ton"
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A Horrible Death.

At Pelzer Mrs. L. A. Bell was burned
to do nth. She was at home alone; her
daughter, o school teacher at Pelzer. be-
ing absent. At 4 o'clock Miss Bell re-
turned from her school duties and en-
tering the house found her mother ly-
ing in the fire place in the parlor. the
upper part Of her body, arms and head
burned to crisp. It is presumed that
Mrs. Bell was sitting by the fire and
was the victim Of heart failure, falling
into the fire.
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Converts Of the Mormon Doctrine,

Converts OF the Mormon Doctrine. $
Manning corresgpnent of the Colum-
bia Register says an exodus Of ten
white persons left this county for Colo
RADIO, converts of the Mormon doctrine.
They represent the families Of s. r.
Tobias and James Haley. A daugh-
ter of Mr.. Tobias left year ago with
Mormon elder to be married in Nor
mon temple in Colorado. She has writ
ten such glowing description Of her
adopted home, that togtther with the
influence of the Mormon elders in this
county, the two families have embrac-
ed the Mormon faith and left for the
West. The families are well-to-do.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Tour Across the Continent.

It is stated that very shortly the
Fishburne brothers, two young Colum.
bians we'll known in bicycle circles will
start out to ride from Columbia to
Omaha, Neb., on their wheels, going
thence to the Pacific slope. They have
about closed o contract with certain
manufacturers to ride and advertise
the qualities of their wheels. The boys
expect to have fine trip of it and see
something OF the country. By the time
they get back it will doubtless be
known whether the Maine "was blown
up" or not The State.
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VIII Plant Usual Amount in Cotton.

Will Plant Usual Amount In Cotton.
The movement of the farmers Of
Spartanburg county to reduce the cot.
ton acreage has not met with a hearty
response. The rublic meetings have
been failures and the meeting for the
first Monday in March was called
off by the president, because no one
seemed to take any interest in it. Spar
tanburg county may be depended on to
plant the usual land in cotton.-News
and Courier.
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The Mecklenburg Celebration.

Circular orders are being sent out
from Charlotte, N. c., in regard to the
coming Mecklenburg celebration and
the laying Of the corner stone of the
Mecklenburg monument, which take
place in that city on May 20. The gen.
eral in command of the Continental
Army" in charge Of the celebration has
announced the following appointments
of officers from South Carolina:
Colorels Leroy Springs, Thomas F.
Mellow, N. G. Gonzales, James Till
man, Arthur 8. Tompklns, John Dun.
novapt, :. 7. Fewell, Paul r. Brstton:
Gary, John P. Thomas, Jr., T. g.
Sinkler, Tenry T. Thompson, Edward
Simons, Harry Tupper, Cowper Patton,
William G. MCGOWAN (deceased), j. II.
Marion, A. @. Haskell, Jr., J. G.
Hemphill,
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The following State items are taken
from the News and Courier's cores
pondents from the following points:
Florence.
The Atlantic Coast Line is doing {
heavy business just now hauling fertil.
izers and truck. Several extra freight
trains have to bs run every day to move
the stuff. The truck has been very
heavy Tor thus season OF the year. The
5uu.nern r.xIress Company will soon
puG On their regular express train,
which will lie run daily, except Mon
.,a,. has Will put the truck from Flor.
,ns aud lower South Carolina in New
iurk r philadelphia within twenty.
tvur hours after shipment.
Cheraw.
There is much activity in mercantile
circles now, the farmers coming in to
arrange for advances for making the
years crop. Fertilizers, mules, liens,
etc. are the all-absorbing topic. Quite
heavy business is being done by the
merchants who do time business, bui
the indications are that owing to the
low price of cotton the acreage will be
considerably reduced and more atten.
tion paid to raising home supplies. 49,.
Messrs. Grassland & Everett, men Of
means and large planters with fine lands
and available water power near Chersw,
on the Marlboro side of the Pee Dee
River, contemplate building cotton
mill over there. 1t is hoped they will
carry out their intention and thus add
to this section another industry that
will be of lasting benefit to it.
Saluda.
Col. r. B. Watson, appropriately
termed "the old elephant OF Saluda, "
was in town few hours one day recent.
ly. Having come on business solely
and being rushed for time. he had not q
.reat deal to say concerning the coming
q upaign, further than that it was like
to be one of the liveliest since 1892.
de seemed to be in fine spirits and
considered his prospects for election
good.
Col. Watson thinks that the dispen-
.ary will cut abigger figure in the cam
,sign than any other plank. He stands
,utspoken squarely in favor of the dis.
,ensary. His position on the matter of
common school education is perhaps
,etter known than that of any man in
the State.
While not in favor of killing or Grip
bling any of the State institutions, yet
le desires to bring the great blessing
Il common school education home to
he masses.
Spartanburg.
The 1st Of March finds farmers well
1p with their preparation for crop.
Although February has been cold
month, the industrious ones have dops
much work. The freezes have put the
yround in excellent condition for the
,lough. Spring oats have been sowr
md are slowly coming up. Vegetation
aas been kept back by the freezes, and
the weather-wise say that it will be q
good fxIis ear.
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A Candidate for Each District,

Washington special to The State
says: One of the South Carolina Repub-
licans at present in Washington says
the Republican party will again have Q
candidate for congress in each district
this year. The Lake City outrage, they
probably think, will help their chances
of successful contests before Republi.
can congress.
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Spartauburg to Have Sewerage.

The city council Of Spsrtanburg has
let the contract for complete survey
of the city, looking to the putting in Of
sewerage. The work will begin at once
aud every portion of the city will be
carefully mapped off, though it is
only hoped to build portion Of the
sewers at present.
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STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The following State items are taken
from the News and Courier's CORES
pondents from the following points:
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ing fund commission as to unpaid tax
claims, and forfeited and other lands in
the control of said commission and for
the management of the same.
An act to provide for All additional
magistrate in Greenwood county, To-
Gated at Verdery.
An act to amend an act entitled "an
act to regulate the traffic in SEED cotton
in the county of Barnwell," approved
December oath, 1888, so as to include
the county Of Hampton wi ithin its pro-
visions.
An act to amend the law in relation
to the location and names OF voting pre-
cincts in this State, approved 9th
March, 1896.
An act to fix the salaries OF the county
superintendents of education Of the
several counties of this State.
An act to amend an act entitled "an
act to designate the holidays in the
county of Charleston to be observed in
the acceptance and payment of bills of
exchange, bank checks and promissory
notes, approved December l4th, 1892.
An act to amend section 1919 of the
general statutes of 1882.
Ap act to make railroad corporations
liable to a penalty for the failure to
post the schedule of rates as provided
in section 1860 of the revised statutes Of
1898.
An act to amend an act entitled can
act to amend an act entitled AN act to
provide for the formation of certain
corporations, and to define the powers
thereof" approved the 9th day Of
March, A. D., 1896.
An act to add a second proviso to
section 1863 (24S5) of the revised stat
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11
USUALLY THE WAY.
The Girls Talents Somehow Did Them
Very Little Good In
After Life.

They hadn't met in good many
years and of course there was grear
deal to talk about.
And understand both your daugh
ters are married." said the one from
the west at last.
That's right" answered the one
from the east.
do tell me about it," went on thu
one from the west. 81 remember the
old theory you had about educating
them. You were gcing to let them dc
just about as they pleased and SEE
which acquired the more seryiceable
education. Did you keep that up?"
Il did, replied the one from the east
"And how did it come out?"
The one from the east looked
thoughtful and used her fan vigorous
ly for a minute before answering.
well, I'll tell you about it," she said
at last. "You know Jessie took nat.
urally to higher education, while Nellie
didn't care rap for it."
II remember that"
"Jessie went in for all the accom-
plishments-became proficient in
music, did little something in paint
ing, developed into an enquisite dancer
and ended by going to college"
"Just what should have expected of
her."
Nellie, on the other hand, acquired
only very ordinary education, except
In the line of household work. She
went to cooking school and did every
thing necessary to make a first-class
housekeeper of herself. She seemed to
take naturally to everything in that
line"
sand now that it's all over, which
one seems to have acquired the more
serviceable education?r
The one from the east looked both
annoyed and puzzled.
"That's hard to say" she answered.
after Jessie had finished college she
married man who makes only $1,000
a year and she couldn't get out of the
kitchen long enough to play the piano
even If her husband were able to buy
her one. On the other hand, Nellie
married man worth $1,000, 600 and
hasn't had to gointo the kitchen once
since her wedding day."-Detroit Free
Press.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11

I BY local application as thsy cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
and that II BY constitutional remedies.
Deafness II caused by an inflamed con-
dition or the mucous lining Of the
eustachian tube. When this tube Is
infamed you have rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed, deafnessi Is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to It's
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is Moth
ing but an inflamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case Of deafness Caused by catar-
rh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars;
free.
f. J. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11
THE PONY EXPRESS.
Mark Twain's Description of Mail
Delivery In Early Times
Out West.

In little while all interest was
taken up in stretching our necks
and watching for the pony rider-the
feet messenger who sped across the
continent from ST. Joe to Sacramento,
carrying letters 1900 miles in eight
daysi Think OF that for perishable
horse and human flesh and blood to
dol
The pony rider was usually little
bit of man, brimful of spirit and en-
durance. No matter what time Of the
day or night HE watch came on and no
matter whether it was winter or sum-
mer, raining, showing, hailing or rsleet-
ing, or whether his beat" was level
straight xoaG or q crazy trail over
mountain cragz and precipices, or
whether II led through peaceful re-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11
Fine Farm For Sale.

Will sell or exchange for less place
and town property, where we'll locat-
ed; will take cattle or hogs. Place is
located miles South of Chelsea on
Pryor Creek. Contains 800 acres and
400 in cultivation; no hills and is fine
land. Has seven room house, fiues,
and painted, as fine water as could ask
for and plenty Of it; also plenty Of
timber; 1000 apple trees IL years old
and healthy; 300 peach trees bearing,
and 250 young walnut trees growing,
which have been planted; rented for
next year. Anyone wanting a farm
this size would dowell to call, it being
my home place. 3tf
]. K. CLINGAN, Chelsea, l. 7.