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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

The 10Th annual commencement of
the Medical College of ihe State Of
South Carolina will be held at Charles
ton April 1st Nineteen young doctors
will graduate.
The Florence correspondent of the
State says: Politics are being talked
some now. Rumor says that Congress
man Norton and j. E. Ellerbe, ,sof Ma
rion, and Senator Scarborough, OF
Horny, will be the candidates for Con-
gressional honors. That DR.. Nderton
and Mr.. B. B. McWhite will oppose
one another for State Senator from
Florence county, and that Senator J.
E. Pettigrew will run for railroad COM
missioner.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Palmetto Chips.

The Secretary of State has issued q
commission to the Palmetto Building
kand Loan Association of Spartanburg.
= Col. T. J. Lipscomb has been elected
mayor of Columbia over Mayor Sloan,
the present incumbent, who has held
the Office for two terms. Lipscomb's
majority was 227 votes.
Work on the jstties at Georgetown
has been begun. An appropriation of
Sc, 900, 600 was made for deepening the
bar in Winyah bay and removing de-
posits or shoals at the mouth Of rivers
entering into same.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

tance with some blacksmithing, so;
that he can mend what is broken with-i
out being obliged to go off the farm to,
do it. A quantity of bolts and nuts OIL
different sizes, with full get Of tools
to go with them, can now be purchased
for less than two or three visits at the
blacksmith's would cost.
It will he great convenience Il the
farmer learns enough about his horses
feet so that at a pinch he can reset o
shoe when one has been cast, and the,
blacksmith shop cannot be convent
emily reached. We have known farm.
ers who learned to set shoe as well
as any blacksmith could do it. As q.
good deal of this work was done DUR
ing rainy days, it did not any more,
intefere with farm work than it would
to drive to the nearest blscksmith's
and wait wkile he shod perhaps Q,
dozen horses before your turn came.
At this season of the year, horses have
to be reshod frequently, so as to keep
the toe calks sharpened. As the set
ting Of shoe is q comparatively sim
pie matter, it ought to be included in
the practical education Of every man
who intends to make farming his Life;
business. And yet probably, should.
this be done, some intermeddling law
maker weuld frame q law to require
ell who did any horseshoeing to pass
an examination and be registered, and
forbid a farmer even to shoe the
horses on his own farm until he had
been to this trouble and expense.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Express and Postof1ice Robbed.

A Hampton special to The State
saws: Some one entered the Southern
Express Office here, opened tho safe and
carried away Sa1, QUO; also oponed many
express packages but left them. When
Mrs. Hughes, the postmistress here,
opened her Office she found the safe
blown open, much damage done to tho
furniture, and 1926 taken. Several per.
sons heard heavy discharge Saturday
night, but could not locate it, and no
one suspected that our quiet communi-
ty had been invaded by burglar. Sew.
eral suspicious characters have been in
town recently, but up to this time no
arrests have been made.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
FOR BRINGING IN CALVES.

culties. They will 60 in company
with others, but decidedly object 70
going alone. The cut shows Q crate
on wheels, with handles permitting i
to be used as q. wheelbarrow. Into
this the small animal can be driven.
the door closed and the crate wheeled
away. It will also be found very
useful contrivance in bringing IN
calves that have been dropped By
their dams in the pasture. -.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Meal on Cut Corn Stalks.

1t is only possible to use meal on
out corn stalks with advantage after
they have been steamed enough to
soften them. It is best done when the
feed is steamed after the meal has
been applied. This partly cooks the
meal and diffuses it through the stalks,
SO that the whole will be eaten. When
dried stalks are cut and merely wet
with cold water, the meal put on
them will be licked off by cattle, and
this will soon make the unused stalks
very offensive. Cut hay and straw
are much better to feed meal with
than are cut ssalks. 1t is better to
have the cut hay or straw steamed ss
the meal is applied to them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Do Your own Repairing.


Too many farmers are given to hirs
ing repair work done which, with the
aid of a few tools and little ingen-i
uity, they could do themselves at ONE
tenth the cost, writes E. 81. Richard-;,
son, in Orange Judd Farmer. An old;
iron and bolt box should be found in
every barn. Having these in place.:
never pass a piece Of lold iron or .
bolt, however useless it may look, but
pick it up and put it into its box. and
seven times out of ten you win find,
that apparently worthless piece will
answer useful purpose. Bolts Of all
sizes and descriptions, especially I
and 4 and inch are always. coming,
handy. Every farmer should have .,
bench 80 inches wide by 10 to Is feet
long, with good wise 18 inches from
the end on the left-hand side as youi
stand facing the side of the bench. A,
left-handed man will have the wise on
the right end instead of the left. :,
Hanging conveniently over this
bench on the wall should be good
rip and crosscut saw, IL teeth to the
inch, a 12.inch fat bastard file, .
6-;nch three-cornered saw file, 10 on.
12-inch brace, with !, !, ], 1, 1T and
1-inch bits and II and 2-inch anger
Right here let me say, never file the,
bottom side of the cutting edges OF .
bit or auger, always the top side and.
file at quite a sharp angle. A good
heavy hammer, o claw hammer and;
ak and light riveting hammer should
also be found, q bo41pf assorted to (
copper rivets, a cold 'chisel, punch, q
square, a marking gauge, screw
driver, monkey wrench, 12-inch stet- :
son pipe wrench fer twisting bolts.
plyers !, I, I, l and 1i-inch chisels,
mallet, harness punch, 4-inch iron
drill to use in brace, an assortment OF
small wire nails, 1-inch to 1-inch,
smoother and jack plane, pair OF
compasses and key-hole saw. >
These tools will, of course, cost con-
siderable, but if you use them as much
as you ought they will pay for them
selves in six months, as you can do
almost anything in the way Of repair
work. An old anvil or block OF iron
should be added and if you get acheap
drill press and some rainy day build
q forge, your blacksmith's bill would,
indeed, be light; with the above tools
and little ingenuity almost anything
can be repaired. Any man who has
brains enough to successfully en-
gineer farm should be able to use
tools and do any repair work. To IL
lustrate what mean by using q little
ingenuity: Last fall my wagon tires
got loose. I Iremoved them one rainy
day, nailed some strips I had which
we're / inch thick by I inch wide half
way around the wheels, heeled the
tires, put them on. The result was as
good Job as the blacksmith would
have done. The cost was about five
cents. Saved Sc. As. Time, two hours.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
A Shameful Sight.

One of the most prominent clergy
mer in the State called the attention of
the Columbia State to shameful spec
tacle witnessed on q train at Spartan
burg q few days since. A constable had
two prisoners charged with blockading.
One was q negro m I and the other was
q white woman; Il officer had them
handcufed togethe-. Many strong pro-
tests were made by passengers, it is
said, but without avail.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Lynchers Eolled.

Last week Charlie Williams, the ne
gro who was accused of numbering Mr..
j. w. Lee at Bishopville on November
2lst, was tried at sumter and found
guilty OF murder with recommendation
to mercy. The people from the Blsh-
opville section were not satisfied with
the verdict, and violence was feared.
The sheriff received An intimation that
an attempt would be made to lynch the
negro, and he instructed Deputy Gail
lard to get him to place of safety, and
he was taken to Columbia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

Serious Misunderstanding.-"Oh,
had an awful time with that hackman
last night" "Tell u.s. 81 gave him
little extra change to get himself some
thing to warm up with while he was
waiting for the play to end, and he
took so much that he saw all the city
blocks double. Then he wanted to
fight me because he thought he had
driven me two miles instead Of one."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
School Canteens.

Every public school in Paris has 10
"canteen" on the premises, where the
children are provided with warm meals
free to those who are too poor topay..
The cost of the food which is thua
furnished is about penny head.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
A shorter Route to Columbia.

It is said that the Carolina Midland
railway will compile its extension to
Batesburg in about three weeks. This
will give this section of the country q
shorter route to Columbia and the up
country. Mr.. J. w. Fowler, the gen
eral manager, will probably do much
to improve the service, equipment and
physical condition of the road. He is
q railroad official of long experience and
full of expedients and resources.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Fish in Cream.

Take pint of cold boiled fish, re-
move bones, flake it. Mince few
sprigs of watercress, cover with sweet
milk, scald and season with half
teaspoonful of salt and a saltspoonful
OF white pepper just before sending
to the table. This is delicate break
fast dish. Finnan hadtIe and smoked
sturgeon served this way, after thor
ough cooking, are excellent They're
nuire no salt.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
GRAIN BINS FOR STABLE.

The cut shows an easy way of secur-
ing the same accommodations. -Four
empty sugar barrels are set in row
and secured by few narrow strips OF
board. A cover is hinged either to
the wall or to this framework and
the bin with four compartments is
complete. It may even be made by
setting the four barrels in row and
hinging q cover to the wall behind
them. A sugar barrel is very COM
modious and easy from which to dip
meal.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Retlucinr BIacksmiths' Ellis.

Farmers who do much team work
on the road are obliged to make
pretty heavy bills at the blacksmith's.
This is especially true in the winter
season, when ordinary smooth shoes
are not enough for safety. To sharpen
and reset round of shoes every two
or three weeks makes an expense that
can only be afforded by farmers who
have a great deal to market on good
prices. So many kinds of implements
are now used on the farm that every
farmer ought to have some acquain-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

Crate For Moving Swine, Sheep or Calves
It is often desirable to move small.
animal from one building to another,l
or from one pasture enclosure to an.
other. Leading or driving calf,
sheep or pig is attended with dih-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Regularity in Sailing the Dairy.

Regularity in Sailing the Dairy.
II the cook should conclude that the
trouble of sailing our food is all un.
necessary, or that if we require it at
all, once each week is sufficiently often,
she would undoubtedly meet with
vigorous protest from all concerned.
What reason is there, either in theory
or practice, to lead US to suppose that
our dumb animal friends are less sen.
sitive to such irregularities?
The writer remembers well that with
every Sunday morning in his boyhood
days came the duty of giving both cat
tie and horses handful Of salt. As
time went ON q cheese factory was
built, and as we became it's patrons we
had an excellent opportunity in weigh
ing our milk from day to day to study
the effect of changing conditions. We
soon learned that "salt day" was in
variablN followed by a shrinkage in
weights at the factory. We very nat
urally concluded that such over doses
of salt irritated the stomach Of the COW,
causing a feverish condition of the en-
sire system, and consequent lessening
of the flow of milk. We at once adop-
ted the plan OF sprinkling the man
gers with salt before the stabling the
COWS, both at night and in the morn
ing, and the irregularities noted above
were at an end. The cows seem to en-
Joy tie licking from end to end OF a
salted box much better than large
quantity of salt. They come into the
stable as soon as the doors are throwI
open instead of waiting to be drive a
in as formerly, aud stay each in its ac-
customed stanchion much better than
when there is nothing to take up their
attention. and every dairyman knows
that Gin contentment there is q great
gain. "A Dairyman, in Farm, Field
and Fireside.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

Extemporized Grain Bins.
It is no small job and requires not
little lumber to make grain bin for
the stables, having four compartments.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

The longer a man is married the less
he dodges when his wife throws things
at him.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

There Is something to make fun Of
about every one.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Wood Liauefed.

Wood Liquefed.
It is not generally known that sixty
per cent. of wood may be converted
into liquid.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Buying Feed For Fertility.

The question how a farm shall be
best manured is not one that can be
solved in all cases off hand. There
are farms where the best improvement
possible was to run few, underdrains
through very rich part of the farm
and use the crops grown on this to
feed stock which should manure the
rest of the farm. Wherever this is
possible it should be done in prefer
ence to buying either feed or fertil-
izers. But with farm that is nat
urally underdrained the question how
to increase its fertility must depend
much on its location. If it is where
milch COWS may be kept and there is q
good market for milk, it may pay bet
ter to enrich the land by purchasing
and feeding wheat bran, linseed meal
or cotton seed meal, together with
such coarse feed as can be grown on
the place, than in any other way. The
milk sold will more than pay for the
feed, and the manure product will be
therefore q free by-product in this
method of manufacturing. It is often
believed that milk takes so largely
from the nitrogenous and mineral SUBJ
stances in food that little is left for
the manure. But experiments with
mich COWS shows that when they are
highly fed, fully eighty-five per cent.
of the mineral substances in their
food and eighty per cent. of its nitro
genous substances goes out in manure.
American Cultivator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Delicious Peanut Waters.

Peanut waters are delicious. To
make them, stir to q cream one-half
cup of butter and one cupful sugar:
add three-quarters of cup of milk,
two scant cups of -four into which one
teaspoonful of baking powder has
been sifted, and teaspoonful OF
vanilla.
Turn a baking pan upside down,
wipe the bottom very clean, butter it,
and spread the mixture over it, using
knife to make it smooth and even.
Sprinkle this thickly with finely
chopped or rolled peanuts, and bake
in q moderate oven until brown. As
soon as the tin is taken from the oven
cut the cake in squares, lift carefully
from the tin and place on the mould.
ing board to cool. Keep in tin to pre-.
serve their crispness.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24
Ideal (sriddle Cakes.

"Wholesome" and delicious, used
in conjunction, have On appetizing
sound, that is not belied by the break.
fast product thus designated. To
make ideal buttermilk griddle cakes,
beat into a quart of buttermilk one
teaspoonful of soda, half teaspoon
full of salt, and -four to make o rather
stiff batter.
When smooth and light, bake q
rich brown on the griddle. A com.
mon mistake made by many cooks is
to add egg to pancake batters; but, as
rule, cakes made with eggs are never
80 delicate as those thickened with
-four alone. Do not have the griddle
swimming in grease. If you use the
iron griddles, bit of suet or fat pork,
tied in piece of cheesecloth, and
quickly wiped over the griddle with
ont leaving an offensive trail OF fat be-
hind, will be quite sufficient to keer
the cakes from sticking.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-24

The following State news items are
culled from the many correspondents Of
the News and Courier throughout the
Stata.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-04
Report of the Condition
OF THE
Caledonia National Bank

At Danve, in the State Of Vermont, at the
close OF business, Feb. 1S, 1898.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts S112,52s. 90
Ovcrdra is. secured and ur secured. 1884
u. s. Bonds to secure circulation 6O,O0o 90
Premiums on u 5. Bonds S.2l2.5O
Stocks. securities, etc, 7.OOO.on
clearinghouse, furniture. fixtures 3.6OOOO
Due from approved reserve agents 4,7o6.O+
Checks and other cash items 2o6 90
Notes of other National Banks 10000
Paper currency, nickels and cents 1914
Lawful money reserve in Bank. viz:
Specie $2.+3S.OO
Legal-tender notes 1,4OU.O0
- 3,s3s. 90
Redemption fund with u S. Treas
urer, Is per cent of circulation) 100000
Total S2O3. 1875 40
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in 100000 90
Surplus fund 12,70O.0O
and taxes paid, 2.64e67
National Bank notes outstanding 81 $4,000
Due to state banks and bankers 4,49u Z
Dividends unpaid 600
check. 2s,79+
Demand certificates of deposit 1854 90
Cashiers checks outstanding 320.55
Total $203, 1875 40
STATE OF VERMONT,
Caledonia County, SIS.
l. Z. II. Mattocks, cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my kno Wedge
and belief. {. II. MATTOCkS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
LIST day of March 1893.
C.S. DOLE, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
GEO. B. DAVIS.
PETER WESSON, , Directors.
FRED 3. STOCKER,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-04
Religious Destitution.

Quite breezt has been stirred up
ia newspaper circles on the western
side of the state over statements re-
garding religious restitution in rural
regions reported to have been made
some Sunday School missionaries.
The Poultney Journal says the desti'
tuition is not in their borders, and
uses unnecessarily strong language
in doing SO. The St. Adams Messen-
ger makes more sweeping denial in
milder terms, and man who is evil
IDENTIFY not the religious editor of a
Burlington paper takes occasion to
make the old drive at foreign mis-
sions.
The feeling stirred up by these re-
ports is not wholly without reason,
nor is it unique. Doubtless the mis-
sionaries made no single statement
chat could not be verified. The
trouble was in the perspective, end
that, either originally or by report,
was so distorted as to furnish ample
ground for the outburst of indigna-
ton that has followed. There have
been other stories recently told of
Vermont by other missionaries that
have come perilously near weakening
a similar storm. vermont Mission
arv
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-04

who attempted to assassInate King
George of Greece has been arrested-Sec-
rotary Long said that the element OF
Spanish official partcipationin the Maine
disaster had been practically eliminated.
The war department decided to aban-
don the Klondike relief expedition.
Sheriff Martin WAS witness Tor he de-
fence in the Lrttimer shooting trial at
Wikesbarrc, Penn.-The democrats in
the legislature held caucus and adopted
a policy as to several important ques-
tions.-Captain Roberts, oil the Roman.
to ID how La Champagne wastowed into
pert "A Gloucester fishing schooner be-
lievcd to have been lost with all on
board.
Wednesday.
Wife of Lieut.. Winslow, u 5. N, who
will chrlsten the bal tleshp Kearsage,
writes the w. c. 7. u. declining to de-
part from custom and use water instead
OF wine - Movement tor grand battle
monument to the Maine heroes started
by New York Journal, taken upin Boston
Mayor Quincy will be head Of local com.
mirtee -Mrs. Isabella A. Marsh and
William {. Buzzell sentences at Mont
peler to be hanged on Feb. 3, 1899, tor
the murder of George Marsh at North
dfielj, Vt.-rhe Cuban junta in New
York, deeming int, vention by the United
States imminent, decides not to mt out
any more tilibustering expeditions. Pope
Leo celebrates the Goth anniversary oil
his coronation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-04
An Honest Man.

"Now look here, Thompson" remarked
Brown; lit has been six months since
you borrowed that five dollars from me. i"
"Seven," corrected Thompson, gravely.
well, then, seven months" snorted
Brown, land you promised to give it
back to me in week. Promised faith
fully, you did, to return me it in seven
days, instead of months"
Il know it," answered Thompson,
sadly, drawing memorandum book
from his cket. "rhat bill was Series
F, No 672929, issue of 1887 made
the note, aud then l spent the money.
Since then I've been trying to recoverit."
But" howled Brown, ANY other
would do as we'll"
No." responded Thompson, shaking
his head; I'm man Of my word. When
you gave me the bill said 4 will return
this to YOU and meant it. Brown,
old man. just as soon as come across
No 672929. Series F, issue of 1887, I'll
see that you get it, for am not the one
to go back on my promise. - From the
Editors Drawer" in Harper's Maya
zine for March.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-04
A Romance of the KlOndike.

The news of the IT cent marriage OF
Mr.. ]. Ladue OF Dawson to Miss Rather
inc Mason OF Schuyler Falls, IN. W, re
wives int rest in the romantic fortunes OF
that picturesque figure from the lar
North. to whom was accorded the title
OF King oil the Klondike.' In the cir
cumstances surrounding his entrance into
the matrimonial state there is fully as
much OF the interesting and unusual as
appertalns to everything else which this
strangely fortunate man has done Tor
many years past. Sixteen years since, as
the story is told. Joseph Ladue, then a
poor man, with no particularly brilliant
future sought the hand OF Miss Mason
but her parents objected, because oil his
Door worldly prospects Thereupon
Ladue packed up his little belongings
and went West. He tried number Of
mining Camps, and met with varying
success. At last he went to Alaska,
where, it is said, his property today IS
worth millions Ladue went back to his
old home in Clinton county last summer
to claim Miss Mason's hand The result
was the wedding which has just taken
place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-04

Englan1. Until last fall she worked
in mission church in Los Angeles.
having been assigned to that by
Superintendent Ford of the Home
lssionary society, at whose solicit.
alton she went west. Recently she
was employed by the Sunday School
and Publishing society, and it is from
them that the report comes. 1t is
gratifying to know that our workers
prove competent for any emergency.
All who knew Miss Yarrow while
she was in the state, will feel her
action was thoroughly characters.
tic. Vermont Missionary.