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Mr.. Conway as n LAWYER.

Thomas Franklin Conway, nominee for
attorney general, is one of the youngest
members of the Clinton County bar but
has made himself we'll known in legal cir
cles as an able trial lawyer and in the
argument of cases in the appellate courts
Mr.. Conway was born in Chesterfield,
Essex County, and was educated there
and in the Keeseville On. W Academy.
He began reading law with the firm of
Walda d Grover, of Port Henry. in 1881.
and was admitted to the bar in 1854. The
following three years he practiced in
Keeseville then going 10 Plattsburg, N
Y, where he formed a partnership with
J. B. Riley, which continued until 1889,
when Mr.. Riley was appointed superin-
tendent of Indian schools and the firm
was dissolved.
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LOST-Shepherd puppy, black with brown spots
chest and feet; has chain and lock; tag
No. 652s. Suitable reward if retu ned TO 621 18th
st. NV. se29-3t ,em
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REDUCED! REDuCEDI
His Readings to
Ladies. Csc. Gents. 60c.
PROF. CLAY.

Oldest established Clairvoyant, tells you business.
love affairs family troubles; about lawsuits di.
vorces anything you wish to know; brings sep
arated together; speedy marriages; re-
serious feelings; 10 to 10 daily. 4sa Ii st. sw.
se30-3t, EN-
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9i2 New York Avenue N. ".

DIVORCES AND ALIMONY obtained; no charge
to ladies. Address LAWYER, this office.
se27l5t
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KNOW a simple infaliibIe prevention of female
irreeularity; no medicines; no instruments;
no injury; tested years; proven sure; harmless;
costless strctest confidence; humbuggery;
bank refs MRS. G. ". MILTON, Box &c, sta
tiOn A, Wash, ID. c. se3O-I0t en-
MME. PERRIN, Scientific Palmist. Gard Read r
and Clairvoyaut. Your destiny revealed with
wonderful accuracy. 506 5th St NV. st27-Ift
LADIES or gentlemen desigous of mmunicat ng
with the opposite sex lin fun OF earnestJ on
the subject Of matrim1ny, can he furnished with
list Of names Of parties similarly inclined: G. m
municatons strictly confidential Address MAT
RIMONlAL AGENCY, Room s. 1ll4 st. NV.
se3O-3t
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LOST-A white bull pup (nama Towser). Liberal
reward if returned TO 1928 18th St. NV.
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The ''3 Days" Cure

(or meDl leads all remedies in this city;
prompt and permanent charge Con-
sultation free. DR. McKEEHAN, 5l6 18th st.
NV. Office hours, 10 a. m. to / p. m, to 8
p. IN: Sunday. to p. N. seS-lm
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TRg sTEES' SALES,

c. c. SLOAN < co. Aucts.. 1ao7 c st St
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FOUND-Near I1th and sts nw sum of
money. May be identified at 1877 11th ST.,
after s. se30-3t ,em
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OYSTERS. A NO. Wholesale and retail; zoe per
OF; 75e per gallon; delivered free. LACEY'S
COZ n Y. ave. se29-u
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STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND STREETS
1850 A. 81 WEEK DAYS. PTTTSBURG EX-
PRESS.-Parlor and Dining Cars Harrisburg 10
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L0ST-Male greyhound; maltese color; named
Dan. Reward, 613 Va ave. sw. se29-3t
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TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE TRACT OF
LAND CONTAINING ABOUT FORTY -FGT x
ACRES MORE OR LESS on THE REN-
NING ROAD, IMPROVED BY y SMALL
AVE
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D. F. APPLEBY. Tru-tce.
JsiES ". RADCLIFFE. Auerioresr.
Successor 10 Raicliffe, sutton & Co.l


WI. E EDNOSsToN. Trustee.
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
The Blind Organist.

Scores of persons who have attended
the Meridian Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church have wondered how 1t was
possible for a man not gifted with
sight to play without error the an
thems, hymns and songs for the many
services. Charles +. Hensen, who does
this. is one Of the wonders OF the city,
and people have become so accustomed
to seeing and hearing him that what he
does Is taken as a matter OF course,
with scarcely a thought Of what 1t must
: be for him to arrive at the state which
he has reached. 1t is rare thing for
an oreanlst or an accompanist to play
without mistakes, and yet Mr.. Hansen
rarely misses the correct note. Mr..
Hansen entered the institution for the
education Of the blind in Indianapolis
when he was about 10 years of age, and
four wears later he began the study of
the organ.
The first work was not much like
that which Mr.. Hansen does to-day.
He has two ways of learning piece OF
music, and for each he has to have
reader. He has had several during the
ten wears he has been playing the or
can. but he considers the present one,
Miss Nellie Vaughn, pupil Of his, the
best.
One way in which Mr.. Hansen learns
is to have Miss Vaughn play the pre-
lude over. This she does two or three
times. and Mr.. Hansen takes the Or
gan and plays it absolutely the same.
He Is not told the key, the time or any
of the expression marks or the style.
These he gathers by hearing it. As
the composition is played he forms q
mental picture of it with the idea Of
lust how it looks" although he has
never seen anything. Each part of the
work is repeated in the same way that
the prelude is taken. until the whole is
complete.
The work is not done then by any
means, for after the reading Mr.. Han
sen thinks over the piece 23O times.
That is his regular number Of times for
going over the work mentally. Just
before retiring he thinks it over and the
first work of the next morning is to
play it on the piano. Then his part Of
the music is ready for rehearsal or for
Derformance-India Journal.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
The Best WAY to Select Seed Corn.

The matter of selecting seed corn is
of much more Importance than is or
dinarily supposed. Careful tests at
the Illinois experiment station show
that by selecting seed from a stalk
with wide leaves during three or four
years variety was secured with con-
stantly increasing width of leaf. Then
in another test OF selecting seed from
two-eared stalks a variety of corn was
developed with greatly increased
number of ears. The ear itself can
be greatly improved by using for seed
only kernels from well developed
specimens.
An item of serious loss in corn grow
ing is the prominence Of barren stalks.
These not only cause loss by the abb
sence of ears which they should bear,
but by fertilizing other stalks poor
grade of corn is produced. The only
way to get rid of this featureis to take
great care in selecting and growing
the seed. The only way to do this Is
to begin before the crop is planted.
Select a good piece of ground away
from other fields of corn and large
enough to grow all the seed needed fol-
the following season. Determine what
ariety you want to grow and fix in
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

According to the latest figures which
can be obtained, the number of pupils
enrolled in the public schools of the
United States amounts to 14,379, ,07S,
or nearly twenty per cent. of the ma
tion's population. Out Of 4OO,325
teachers employed 13O,369 are males
and 269,956 females. The average
monthly salary paid to male teachers is
S47.37; the average monthly salary
paid to female teachers is S40.24. The
number of public schoolhouses in the
United States is 24O, ,96S, and the value
of all the public school property ag-
gregates S455, 94S, 164. The cost of
public school education in the United
States per pupil is 1882 annually
These figures do not include private
schools nor higher institutions OF
learning which are sustained without
the aid of State appropriations. Evil
IDENTIFY this country is making rapid
educational progress; although, OF
course, there is still marked room for
Improvement.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
Mildew on Gooscberries,

:rhe tart of the gooseberry is sener-
ally so we'll liked that it is surprise
that more of this fruit is not generally
grown. Undoubtedly the fact that the
gooseberry bushes are extremely liza
Bile to mildew is one reason why this
fruit is little cultivated. American
summers are too hot and dry for it.
For the same reason few gooseberries
are grown in France, while the fruit
is common in England, Scotland and
Ireland. 1t used to be q saying that
grapevines and gooseberries could not
be grown in the same climate, but if
gooseberry bushes are planted in low.
moist and shady places, and are
mulched in hot weather, the tendency
to mildew will be lessened. The mill
dew itself will be destroyed by spray
ing with Bordeaux mixture, which can
be done early, without any danger Of
injuring the fruit. Boston Cultivator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

your mind favorite type. Plant seed
the first year and cultivate we'll. AS
soon as possible cut out all the poor
and weak stalks. When the ears be-
gin to set go through the field and re-
move all the barren stalks. This will
take but short time and is easily
done with corn knife or hoe. Leave
only two or three stalks in a hill, pref
erably two, in order that each ear may
be fully developed. When the crop
is matured select the best developed
ears from the most vigorous stalks.
Store in secure place where the corn
will remain dry and where excessive
cold will not injure it.
A good barn is all right, if care is
taken not to allow the rats or mice to
get into the bin. During the winter,
before seeding time, go over this corn
and select ears which come nearest to
the type which You have in mind. In
this way a uniformity will be secured
which will not only improve the ap-
pearance of the crop after it is har-
vested, but will greatly increase the
yield Do this year by year and you
will soon be surprised at the great i'm
provement in your corn crop.-New
England Homestead.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

| The annual report Of the New York
State Board of Mediation and Arbitra-
tion mas some suggestions to workmen
that are of especial value and import
ance. While the report does not take
sides for or against wage-workers and
their peculiar manner Of doing some
things, it offers advice that is worth
needing. 1t is to the effect that the
walking delegate ought to be selected
because of his conservatism, his fair
| ness and his innate love for and per.
! ception of business. 1t is probable that
I at least two-thirds Of the labor trou'
bles are brought about by the injudi-
cfous haste of the walking delegate,
because he is too often a man Of more
pugnacity than sense, more inclined to
he radical and dictatorial than eau
tious and considerate. Most Of the la
bor troubles could be avoided by the
use of q little tact when the difficulty
begins, but, as rule, the situation is
aggravated by the impudence or
thoughtlessness Of the man who acts
as walking delegate and who IS intrust-
ed with the conduct of negotiations
that REQUIRE a sense Of right as well as
of wrong, and capability to see both
sides of a vexed question in which the
passionS on the one side and the pre-
iudices on the other are greatly in
famed. No one can ever see the end OF
strike nor estimate the disastrous
consequences to both sides, but gener-
ally the walking delegate can see only
one side of the controversy and peace
full negotiations soon terminate in
contest in which both sides suffer to
greater extent than there Is any neces-
sitv for. No business is carried on Ike
that committed to the hands of the
walking delegate. In all delicate oper-
ations men are chosen to conduct them
not because of their pugnacious tenn
neraments, but on account or their
ability 10 carry ON peaceable negotla'
lions. for war should only be resorted
70 when diplomacy has failed to accom-
plish a fair settlement Of disputes. The
State board says labor and capital
should find no insurmountable difhcul'
ties in the way of harmonious and mu.
rually profitable employment" but it
finds "the greatest obstacle to such
condition to be the unwisdom of dema.
oooues whose counsel is in too many
instances promoted by some motive
less praiseworthy than an unselfsh re-
gard for the interests Of those who fol
low"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

The Washington correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Public Ledger states
tirat it.has been officially made known
TO our Government that the Canadian
authorities desire to warn the puohc
against so-called transportation COM
panies which are offering, for sums
ranging from $50 to $50, payable in
advance, to convey persons from the
Eastern States to Dawson City by Ca
madam routes and to provide them
with food en- route. 1t would be well
:f our Government could initiate the
Canadian authorities in warning the
public against similar schemes to swim
die Alaskan adventures out Of their
money and possibly endanger their
lives. The eagernesS OF inconsiderate
persons to get to the gold fields rem
ders them easy dupes to the wiles OF
the unserupulous, and the latter have
been prompt to take advantage OF the
excited condition of tip public mlnd.
A host of schemes in which the dis
cerning can easily recognize fraud are
being put forth to deceive the unwary.
One Of the most dangerous forms oil
these unscrupulous enterprises is that
ofspreparing for the rough voyage to
st. Michael ships that are hardly MT
10 carry coal along the coast. Old hulkS,
utterly unseaworthy, are being patched
and painted and made ready TO go TO
sea with hundreds of passengers. They
will be hardly more than death traps,
and unless the Government inspectors
intervene to prevent, many sangulne
company of gold seekers will sail forth
only TO perish amid the waters of the
ocean. The rush to Alaska this year
will afford a good opportunity for Gov
ernment inspectors to begin enforcing
more rigidly the laws for the protection
of sailors and ocean yoyagerS. The
need of q close and scrutiniZing watch
cannot be doubted by any one who pays
attention to the way affairs are going.
Small ports that are known to have
barely ships enough to handle their
normal local trade are now advertising
whole fleets of vessels FOR the Alaskan
voyage. Not many ships in these swift
" created fleets come fresh and strong
from the shipyards. Most Of them
have been hauled from the inner flats
of coast harbors where they were an
chored years ago as abandoned hulks
,Infit for further service
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
Planting Trees in Groves.

The gradual determination of our
native forest trees should lead US to
take some interest in making good, so
far as we can, this wholesale slaughter.
There are many farms in all sections
of this country where small groves of
trees indigenous TO the soil and eli
mate might be planted in locations
practically of no value for any other
purpose. In addition TO the native
forest trees there are many varieties
of nut trees which would do well in
the localities indicated and be, in time,
O source of profit as well. In many
sections of the country maple groves
may be planted with profit. A grove
of fifty trees will not occupy much
more than a quarter of an acre Of
ground, and will produce from 200 to
$50 pounds of maple sugar annually,
worth on an average of ten cents per
pound; this is to say nothing Of the
advantages of such o grove as shade
for windbreaks and for the purpose Of
equalizing moisture and temperature.
A grove of maple trees could be plan
ted on every farm, where the tree will
thrive, which is twenty acres or more
in extent, and the ground occupied will
never be missed. Such grove in the
pasture would be of sufficient benefit
to the COWS to pay for setting it out
even if no other returns were possible.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

Says the New York Times: "If We
stop moment to think of it, it is very
remarkable that the absolute oblitera-
tion of sectional lines in the vote in
the House on the defense bill ezcites
no remark whatever. It is to-day as
natural thing that General Joe
Wheeler, of Alabama, one of the most
gallant of Confederate cavalry leaders,
should greet Mr.. Canpon's bill with a
shout of applause as it was thirty
years ago General Wheeler was barred
from Congress by his Confederate
Commission. The men who fought
each other in that fierce arbitration by
the sword are now SO completely
American, their feelings, convictions,
interests are in such harmony on
questions of national import, that
their common action is no more doubt
ed on one part than on the other. Yet
this fact, to which our familiarity
blinds us, is not only Of tremendous
Importance, but is wholly without
precedent in the history of the world.
Never was there so desperate and
bloody Civil War, never SO rapid
and complete establishment of ma
tional unity. The historian of the
next generation, sufficiently remote to
catch the perspective of our rapidly
moving national changes, will see this
more plainly than we, and he will find
more interesting than the great strug
gle the story of the recovery from it,
of the new start on broader and more
fruitful career. When he strikes, in
the Congressional Record, the vote on
the defense bill, Yeas, 3l1; nays, o.
he viii realize more keenly tharwe do
how wonderful thing it is that the
little cipher expresses all there is re-
naming of disloyalty to that Union
for which the war was fought.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
An Instance Where 1t May Be Fol-
lowed with Freedom of Guns.

lowed with Freedom of Guns.
A celebrated French journalistic crit
ic who came to us over the seas last
year, says the Chicago Times-Herald,
asserted that our boasted freedom of
the American press" was a myth. He
claimed that the news columns of the
American newspaper bear no evidences
of freedom of speech, but on the con-
trary show that the rigid hand Of CEN
sorship has robbed them Of originality.
What would that distinguished visitor
have said If this item from the Atchi-
son Globe had caught his critical eye:
Miss Dorothy Pozzleman gave one
of the most delightful whist parties OF
the season yesterday. There were sew
en- tables, and the refreshments con-
sisted Of the usual stuff served on such
occasions. Among the guests We're
Miss Alice Blimsor, who holds record
Of having attended every whist party
last season and this; Mrs. John Linder-
man, who is always bumming around
when she ought to be at home attend
ing to household duties; Miss Marguer-
ite Killing, who loafs at peoples houses
so much that several husbands have
privately threatened to throw her out;
Mrs. Jim Slaugh, who has a sickening
habit Of falling in love" with other
women; Miss Martha Pink, who thinks
she is so pretty that she will marry
well, no difference whether she knows
anything or not; Miss Edith Wyandor-
fer, the old maid, who tries to create
the impression that she is very de-
vout church worker, but who IS such an
awful gossip and so disagreeable that
no man will have anything to do with
her; Miss Jane Ranfoley, whose par
ents are too poor to support her in idle
ness, and who ought to go to work.
And there were others"
There seems to be little freedom Of
speech in certain newspapers Of the
West, no matter what may be true Of
yellow New York, sleepy Philadelphia
and erudite Boston.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
GranO VS.. Hen Manure.


It is sometimes said by enthusiasts
in the poultry business that their
stock of hen manure is worth as much
as the same amount of guano. We
don't like to discourage efforts to
carefully save all the excrement that
the poultry OF any kind can furnish.
But its value, though considerable, is
far less usually than is generally sup
posed. 1t is always wet, and, if the
feed has been corn, it IS very largely
carbonaceous. In summer, when the
fowls have range and eat many in
sects, their manure is much les Valu-
able, because, besides the insects,
their food: is mainly grass, which is
full of moisture. Besides, in summer,
much of the nutriment of the food that
hens eat goes to make the egg and its
shell. Guano is the dung of birds
whose diet is mainly sea fish. which
are tswallowed whole, and both bones
and flesh are digested together. 1t is
accordingly very rich in both nitro
genous fertility and phosphate OF
lime, which last comes from the di-
gested fish bones. Then this bird
excrement is further condensed by
drying in rainless climate for long
term of years where the mass is COM
pressed into little space. 1t would be
hard to make ordinary hen manure as
rich as guano. Still, it is worth saw
ing.-American Cultivator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
.re. -s.3S 80. M
HS3 TilIase.

Plow deep and stir up the subsoil to
let in air and water and to enable the
roots to get hold of the plant food
which lies deep in the soil. Practice
shallow cultivation so as to retain the
water supply in the soil. If there is
danger of the soil crusting over or
baking, cultivate corn and potatoes
even after the crop has set. Do not
cultivate deep so as to disturb the
roots. Get manure onto the land as
soon as possible after it is made. Best
results are obtained by spreading on
grass land. 1t is easier to kill weed
seeds in the field than by composing
the manure in the yard and less fertil-
ity is lost.-H. A. Briggs, of Wiscon-
sin, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

Scotch whisky is really remarkable
product. OF the 2S,000,OO0 gallons made
in Scotland last year 30,00O,OOO were
consumed at home, 3O,OO0,000 sent to
England and 3oOOO.ooO shipped to this
country.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

A promoter named Small wants to
organize a peanut combine in Virginia.
Shucksi -. --.-...-L---
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

On July the earth is farther away
from the sun than at any other time.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05

a pie never tastes as good as it
smells. ..-....-- -.