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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

The rifles used in Cuba, both by the
American and the Spanish troops, have
small caliber and great penetration,
observes the Chicago Times-Herald.
The Krag-Jorgenson, the Lee-Metford
and the Mauser rifles carry small pro-
iectiles OF high initial velocity, and the
gunshot wounds caused by them differ
materially from those made by old
fashioned fire arms used during our
great Civil War. DR.. Ducker in exam
ing the dead bodies at Guantanamo
discovered that the bullets made very
small wounds at the point of initial
contact, but after penetrating the body
madefrightful wounds on LEAVING. In
several instances bullet striking the
forehead had drilled small round
hole, Just the size of the bullet, through
the frontal bone, but had blown out
the entire back part of the head, Civ
ing the effect of an explosion inside
the skull. A soldier shot through the
body showed on his breast merely q
small, clean-cut bullet hole, but where
the bullet left the body at the back it
had torn away the flesh and made a
terrible wound several inches square.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

known as No. II Buchanan row, is an
old brick painted dark drab, with
brown outside shutters, and its front
windows overlook the oak-shaded
grounds of the academy. The COM
mandant's house is two doors distant
at the corner. and diagonally across
the lawn to the left is the superin-
tendent's Office. A fine marine view
is obtained from the rear windows,
with the parade grounds in the fore
ground.
The whole house except the hall,
which is approached by a flight Of
stairs from the road below, is heavily
carpeted. The parlor is supplied
with comfortable furniture. Opening
into the parlor by broad doors is the
dining room, which is carpeted like
the parlor and contains an oak dining
set. The passage chamber, which
communicates with the bed room, is
the Admiral's private Office. 1t is
provided with desk, chairs, good
lights and writing material. All the
mail matter sent and received by the
prisoners goes through the Office of
the superintendent, and is censored.
The Spanish officers are not being
pampered with luxuries. They are re-
ceiving the same food that is given to
the naval cadets.
Admiral Cervera has a house which
is occupied by three OF four others
besides himself and his son. The
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

Wherever woodland is cleared flock
of sheep is extremely valuable to keep
the cleared soil from being oYergroYn
with the bushes, weeds and shrubs,
which usually come up in following
years. T is desirable to get the
cleared land in grass as soon as posi-
bic. When it IS 6E6e seeded down it
may be pastured with sheep all through
the summer, not only without injur.
ing the grass. but positively benefit
ing it, as the sheep will devote most
Of their time to trimming down the
bushes and eating the leaves which
shade the land. To make more
thorough destruction of the shrubbery,
an excess of sheep should be put in
the cleared lot, and these must be fed
some grain, so as to make their browse
diet digest better.-American Guilt
vator. '>s'TEs ;,::;Isssss;;ae,s;,. ~. s'.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

vera and his captured officers, are
held at the Naval Academy, Ann
apolis, Nd. ,.- 4z's5.,,s-- ~ ~,
Admiral Cervera would be taken for
an English merchant by ninety-nine
out of hundred persons who didn't
know who he was. He is prosperous
looking, well-made, and wears a gray
beard. His son, Lieutenant Angel
Cervera, is tall and handsome, and
wears coal-black beard. Altogether,
the Spaniards are quite a distin-
guished-looking group, and when
they are fitted out in appropriate gar
ments will doubtless make much
social progress in Annapolis, as nearly
all of them have given orders for
visiting cards.
The parole signed by all the prison
ers except Admiral Cervera, who
waved it aside when presented, with
the remark that his sword of honor
was sufficient, and Captain Eulate, of
the Vizcaya, who declined to sign it
because he declared the other officers
should be permitted to give their
word as we'll as the Admiral, is as
follows:
81 do pledge my word OF honor
that during the period of my retention
at the United States Naval Academy
as a prisoner of war I will not go be-
yond such limits as may be pre-
scribed by the Superintendent of the
Naval Academy, and freely agree to
abide by such regulations as said
Superintendent may from time to
time establish.
"The limits now established will be
the grounds of the Naval Academy
and the city of Annapolis from s
o'clock until sundown."
Admiral Cervera's house, which is
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
The Sweet Pea.

A beautiful flower is the sweet pea,
It's exquisite fragrance has made it
favorite, while its beauty and grace
are of the highest kind. Cultivation
has increased it in size, and it has
also developed its variety in color. At
the same time, experienced florists
have discovered short methods of CIV
ing it various tints, so that it is almost
impossible for a person not profess
sional to determine whether q bunch
of these lovely blossoms has taken its
color from nature or from the chemists
dish. The difficulty is complicated
by the fact that nature and ert can
each give at least a dozen different
dyes.-New York Mail and Express.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

out since the advent Of the white man,
it is an intensely interesting bit of the
world. The natives are gifted with
such remarkable powers that they can
see into distances far beyond the WIS.,
ion of the white man; they can track
the wild beast by signs that the white
man cannot learn; they can find food
and drink in deserts where white men
would perish of thirst and starvation.
The accompany picture represents
one of the tree houses built by ma
tiyes of the island. Among the saw
age tribes are warriors who are kno wn
as the "head hunters" The aerial
houses are built as refugees from the
head hunters. When the cry is raised
that the head hunters are coming the
feeble and the women flee to the tree
huts and the able men arm for the
FIGHT -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
BARRACKS on SEAVEY'S ISLAND, PORTSMOUTH HARBOR.
wkere the rank and e Of the Spanish prisoners eonned

mattresses and government blankets
provided for them, and after q few
pufIs from borrowed cigarettes the
well Spaniards slept long and sound
ly. More meals followed with sur
prising abundance ard regularity, and
great wagon loads of clothes were
hauled over from The Navy Yard and
dumped at the feet of the prisoners.
The few industrious spirits volun-
teered for camp work, and their work
ing made pleasing spectacle for those
who were not industrious. With
warm, new clothes and comfortable
fulness under ones belt. it is agree
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
Five Powers are dividing the world

Five Powers are dividing the world
among them. Russia began the opera
ton, burrowing in the interior OBJ
security Of continent for centuries be-
fore it came to light on the shores
of the Baltic and Black Seas, reflects
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Great Britain, the natural heir Of
Spain's decay and frances incompe-
tence, did most of her work in the full
light of eighteenth century day and
got herself dubbed the great coloniz-
ing power. France began in the seven
teenth, failed in the eighteenth and
has challenged fate with remarkable
success again in the nineteenth CEN
tury. Germany began only twenty
years ago, but has carved out ], 500, 900
square miles of territory in Africa.
The United States began with group
of petty seacoast colonies, has cut
huge cantle out of the North American
continent and established moral do.
minion over all the South American,
and now is looking abroad. These are
the vital peoples. These are the grow
ing Nations. The rest are to look on
till their hour strikes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

boats had provided themselves with
kodaks, and hundreds of pictures were
taken of the prisoners that will prove
valuable souvenirs of the American
Spanish war as time goes by. The
Spaniards enjoyed having their pic
lures taken, and many of them gath
cred in groups and posed in pictur-
esque attitudes and waited their turns
for the camera.
A colored prisoner, black as Erebus,
waded out into the water up to his
knees, and, striking his bowl and
plate together ITO attract attention,
placed his hands by his side. rolled
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
Rape For Poultry.

Green foods for poultry are advised
and among them rape. For supply of
green food for summer use, rape should
be sown at any time up to the middle
of July. Prepare the ground as for
root crops and SOW the seed broadcast
or in drills thirty inches apart. Cover
about the same as turnip seed and cul-
tivate until it gets fair start. 1t will
grow rapidly and may be cut and fed
to fowl, although if sown in rows by
the drill the poultry may be turned
into the patch once or twice a week.
One or two pounds of seed will SOW an
acre, drilled in, and will supply green
food for large flock Of fowls until
late in the fall ~
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
Caring For Tulips.

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Practical
Farmer tells how she manages her tu-
lip bed. For several years she took
up the bulbs annually, but found it
both iaborious and rather unsatisfac-
tory. Finally she planted her bulbs
in long bed, yard wide, setting them
five inches apart each way. When the
tulips faded and the foliage began to
die down, instead of lifting the bulbs
she left them in their places and set
in the center of each square, formed
by the bulbs, an aster plant, started
in cold frame. In cultivating the
soil during the summer, care was
taken not to go deep enough to iniure
the tulip bulbs. After frost killed the
asters she pulled them up and filled
the holes with fine manure from
the barnyard. The next spring her
tulips were larger and handsomer than
ever before. = s;--~---s--7,y..-
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Taints in MIX.

Many users of ensilage and certain
root crops complain of the taints of
these foods absorbed by the milk. AS
a rule, there is nothing in the COM
plant so far as ensilage is concerned
if the precaution is taken to feed only
sweet ensilage. Decayed ensilage is
not only worthless as food, but will
taint the milk and often produce ir-
regularities in the COW. Examination
of the structure Of cows digestive
organs and close observation Of the
action of foods in the stomach, dis
close the fact that after eating any
thing likely to taint the milk it Is an
hour or more before the effect of such
foods would be noticed in the milk
even as closely connected as are stom-
ach and milk ducts. On the other
hand, the danger of taint is likely to
remain for many hours, usually about
ten, after the food is eaten. A simple
way, therefore, to avoid all danger
from possible taints is 10 give such
foods as roots so that at least ten
hours will elapse after feeding before
milking is done. For this reason the
feeding of turnips, carrots or any other
foods likely to taint the milk is done
at night after milking. Atlanta (Ga.)
Journal.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

Elementary education in Germany
is compulsory, and it is compulsion of
a kind not yet understood in this coun-
try. 1t is pertinently illustrated by
statistics compiled by the German
specialist in the Bureau of Education.
In 1886 only S145 children of school
age in Prussia were not accounted for
by the school officials; in 1891 the num-
Der was 915, and in 1896 had fallen to
4S7 out of total school population OF
6,421, sos. Such is the "drag-net'' OF
the German compulsory law.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

able to sit in the sun, or at least out
of the rain, and discuss why it was
that Admiral Cervera did not utterly
destroy the American feet. To be
sure there are sentries and deep water
in front, and sentries with q high
board fence, backed by barb wire and
Gattling guns, in the rear. What
would you? Shall sane men run away
from good food, good clothes and a
good company to lose themselves in a
strange country and starve?
The landing Of the prisoners and the
establishment of the camp was ac-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

Frantic demonstrat ions of patriotic
feeling were witnessed when the
Boundary Commission decided that
the village Of Kutsuphliaui belongs to
Turkey. The Greek inhabitants set
fire to their own homes, and even dug
out the cofins of their relatives and
burned them, to prevent them from
falling Into Turkish hands.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

A staff correspondent OF the Pitts
burg Dispatch, a conservative and
trustworthy paper, writes from Paris
to say tina. Americans who declare that
they are not insulted at every turn in
the French capital siMply do not under
stand the French language. He says
that he and a friend were ieered at
as 'qes cochons Americains" wherever
they went, and were even driven vio-
lently out of a cafe in which they
sought shelter from sudden shower.
The proprietor told them he wanted
no American-English customers about
his place. This correspondent asserts
what has already been surmised, that
the modified attitude of one or two
French newspapers is due to the pro-
test of certain shopkeepers who are
large advertisers and who do not wish
to lose the good American dollars.
These papers do not represent French
public opinion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS
Sooty Fungus on Apples.

To prevent the sooty fungus on ap-
piles, there is no question that bordeaux
applied at intervals of about two weeks
from the middle of June until the mid
die of August will prove effectual.
Under favorable conditions this fun
gus attacks most varieties of apples
and pears, but on all 1T may be con-
trolled by the use of bordeaux mix
ture.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
A Natural Sun Dial.
fight.

An immense sun dial, certainly the
largest in the world, is at Hayon
Horoo, large promontory extending
5000 feet above the Aegean Sea. AS
the sun swings around the shadow of
this mountain it touches, one by one,
circle of islands, which act as hour
marks.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
Santiago,

The first bale of cotton raised in
Texas this year went to Washington
with red, white and blue ribbon
around it, to be made into guncotton
for the Vesuyius. One of the signs of
the times is this desire of the various
States to make their characteristic
products subservient to the work OF
the war.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
People Who Live in Trees.

OF all the islands of the South Seas
New Guinea is in some respects the
most peculiar. With it's towns built
on the water, its native castles in the
trees and it's strange native inhab-
itants, who have been steadily dying
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

cook and the steward of the Santee
have been placed at his disposal, and
a servant to attend to his personal
wants. The last occupant Of the
house was Lieutenant Cove. The
other prisoners occupy the old cadets
quarters on Stribling row.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

By a remarkable coincidence the
first part of Cuban territory which was
lost by Spain in the-war IS the very
region which was first conquered for
her by the invading forces of Diego
Velazquez in 1511 and 1912. That is
Santiago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18
COOKING FOR SOLDIERS.
German Army Inventors Pay Much 1t
tention to the Subject.

The interest shown by all classes of
people at present in the matters of
military maneuvring and equipments
is so great that recent exposition of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-18

Belgium, 11.O00 square miles, is
about the combined size Of Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-12

Piggy Ward made a star stop at sec
ord.
seybold didn't have a chance in the
field.
When the ball went over the fence
Madison began 10 kick.
Another red hot game will be played
this afternoon.
The Newark players who are under
suspension sent out the following state
ment Of their case:
THE trouble all arose over our salary.
Since the season started we have
rarely ever received our salary
on the DAYS on which II was
due-the 1st and 18th OF each month.
1t has always been late coming. And
then when we would get our money II
would come In small amounts-$5, 80 and
S25 For instance. a man would have, say
SIS or 500 due him, he would get II IN
instruments of s. and $40, and by the
time he would be squared up 10 rthe past
two weeks he would have nothing Of II
left and another two weeks would be
due hinf with the same routine TO go
over.
at has been said that almost all OF the
Atlantic League clubs are behind with
their salary list. II such Is the case is
that any reason why we should continue
10 play and be behind with ours? Before
tho season opened and before our sala-
ries started, when all the expense Man
ager Burns had was to pay the
players board, he had several Sunday
and other exhibition games-one espe-
cially with Brooklyn-the receipts for
which should have put this club on
good financial footing. We know that
the season has not been success, and we
nave reasons to believe that the Newark
club has not made any money, but we
also have good reasons TO believe that II
has not lost any.
when ii came 70 a stage where some
OF the men could not get money enough
off the management 10 pay their board.
and when they could not get the manage
ment of the 81 ~ TO go security for their
board bills, they thought II time 10 stop
playing.
when Mr.. Burns represented to us
that the financial end Of the club was in
straits. we accepted a reduction Of 10 per
cent in our salaries beginning July LIST.
When we signed our contracts we agreed
upon q certain price. which was alto
gether independent Of gate receipts or
ANYTHING Of the kind. On July 5th Mr..
Burns paid us until June 18th. Upon be-
ing questioned when he would settle for
the following fifteen days pay, he replied
that the money would be paid
when II was taken in at the
gate. and that those not salts
fed with that arrangement had the privi-
lege of quitting If they could better them
selves. We have taken him at his word,
and all decided to quit with one eXcep-
ton. and he now proposes 10 suspend
all. which IS unjust, and which we are
sure he cannot accomplish. We are not
strikers. but victims of circumstances
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-12
Rest orthe Season.

Since the opening Of the season Main
Street Vaudeville Park has presented
several bills which have met with gene
raj approval but IL remained Tor the one
which had its first presentation last night
before a very large audience, 20 bring
down upon itself a yeritable avalanche
of enthusiastic applause ana praise. OF
This a good part fell at the feet OF Foy
and Clark. who. without doubt, made a
most pronounced hit Foy. spins on his
head. apparently with as much ease as
the average small boys top does upon its
peg; he eats live gdid fish In front Of
his audience with all the relish of a
hawk and together with his fair and
talented partner, causes other funny
nrauks to follow each other with rapidlty.
Their reward last night was an enthu-
siastic curtain call. one OF the first ever
given such sketch IN Richmond. The
Meeker Mack trio were equally as well
received and they merlted every bit
Of applause which they received in one
of the best exhibitions OF acrobatlc com
edy ever seen here. Miss Minnie Gil
bert made an easy conquest of her hear
ers In her serio comic She has fetching
songs and her we'll modulated voice does
them ample justice. Perry and Burns
are funny In everything they sing and
do and everything Is Irish with them and
dainty Miss Lillian Perry sings well and
dances equally as acceptably. The Dill
IS by far the best yet given and gives
promise Of a record breaking run.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-12
THE THIRD HAVE NEW GUNS.
Gen. Butler Consents Co Allow Them To
Remain i'm Their Old Quarters.

CAMP ALGER, July 1L-Special.-Th
officers caution the men In regard 10
keeping the new guns I'm good condition.
This has been done so far and in nearly
every tent the occupants have built a
gun rack IN which the guns or placed.
Gen. Butler at the urgent request OF
Col. Male had consented % let the Viz
ginia camp remain where 81 IS az pres
ent. Every one was adverse to moving.
and the boys Of the regiment especially
as the many booths and pool rooms
on the other side Of Camp Alger ofter
too tempting place 10 spend ones
money. / walked all over camp this
morning and found that there were very
few tents which weren't supplied with
excellent bunks. the boys having built
them out Of pine logs cut from the
woods near by. Those men who had
none when they heard that we were go
ing 10 remain Immediately took Col.
Males advise and there were many car
penters i'm camp TO-DAY.
The rule in regard 10 the sale Of things
10 eat and drink on the grounds has
been very much modified and to-day in
addition 20 the stand there were numer-
Gus wagons from which all manner OF
eatables were sold. They were all well
patronized and one man made himself
popular with the boys bv giving away
free great tub Of root beer.
Since the Ihirty-third and Thirty
fourth Michigan regiments left here We
seldom. or never see solder from
any other State In our grounds. Most
of them are too far of 10 ever get over
this far and in addition q IS rather difii-
cult TO get In over here unless the VISITOR
wants 10 see some relatives or friend.
BE fore the Michigan boys left the
virginians had struck Up quite friend
ship with them and their nghting IN
Cuba IS read Of With interest by the boys
here. many OF whom were personally ac-
quainted amongst the Michigan soldiers.
Seven new recruits arrived In camp
from Fredericksburg last night and were
assigned 10 Comnanies 4. w. ana Z. me
companies OF the First Battalion Ike
those Of the Third are getting near COM
pletion A company for instance need
ing only six men TO make M the re-
CURED 10S. Capt wizard was here yes
terday evening and his work as recruit
ing officer IS nearly completed. He said
his detail win probably return TO camp
in short time
A recruit named English. who only
came here few days ago. grew tired
Of military life quite suddenly ana ne
has disappeared. nothing having peen
heard from him for several DAYS.
Private Thompson. OF Company X mas
been sent 20 the Division Hospital. lie
Is not very sick however.