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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-07-07
A Brave Woman Kills a JaSuar.

With all his inveterate ferocity and
bloodthirstines instances have been
known in which the jaguar has re-
Trained from attacking human beings
whom he has met face to face, while
at the same time he has manifested
no fear of them; indeed, has dis
played something like playfulness.
Such case occurred with an Indian
woma1 named Paz Borrego, living in
a lonely little Pampas hamlet called
Las Matas, "a the Apure River, in
Chile. She had gone from her hut to
the mata, or woodland, mile away,
for frewood, carrying a machete to
cut it with. As she gathered sticks
she heard among the trees, some dis
tance away, the deep, purripg sound
which the jaguar sometimes utters,
and soon she could detect the beasts
stealthy approach through the under
brush. She knew that there was no
use in her running away, so she
stepped behind tree and waited for
what might happen. The light
cracking of twigs and bushes came
nearer and presently on the further
side of little forest opening the
jaguar appeared. He seemed aware
of the woman's presence, but did not
rush upon her at once as size expected
he would. Instead, he advanced
toward her by degrees, occasionally
stopping to dig among the tree roots
with his paws, tearing up the roots
and scrapirg at them as if to sharpen
his claws.
At last, rs If in play, the iaguar
bounded to tle tree which sheltered
the woman, and clutched its trunk
with both paws. Instantly the woman
struck with the machete, cutting OF
one of tue iaguar's paws. With q
scream the beast sprang back. Then.
as ne darted forward to attack the wo-
man, she brought themachete down on
his head with all her force, ana as the
::aguar, partly stunned, struggled
blindly to reach her, she dealt him
blow after blow until lie fell dying.
The woman got scarcely so much as q
scratch in the encounter. The jGguar
was so cat to pieces by the machete
that the skin was worthless. I saw
pieces OF the skin and two claws, pre-
served as souvenirs OF the woman $
bravery, in the hut OF hex soa IN Las
Natas. more than tlicty yeari ai X.
sAe tight occurred. New YORK sun.
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Children's CASTOR Clothing.

While great quantities of mems Sec
ond-hand clothing are sold, there is
proportionately but very little chill
dren's secondhand clothing. The
small boy is likely to wear his clothes
more than man does his clothes to
begin with. 1t would not, for exam
pie, pay dealer to buy, to sell again
as clothing, a pair of boys trousers
that had to be patched. New trous-
ers can now be bought so cheap that
the price that could be got for the
patched secondhand ones wouldn't
pay for the handling and the work of
repairing. 1t does pay, however, to
repair mems trousers that need patch
ing, for there are always to be found
for these purchasers at prices that
yield some profit.
But while children's secondhand
clothing is rarely seen hanging about
with the mems clothing in second
hand stores, all dealers will buy it
when it is in good or fair condition,
and there are some dealers that make
specially of it, and seek fine clothing
that has been cast off when but little
worn. There are customers for the
comparatively limited supply of chill
dren's secondhand clothing that IS
offered. New York Sun.
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looI,ino about 7 realized tbe true sir-
rifconce &c or,. v;csorr Rpt wos
,nost ofracted ot Annomottoy THEN
+orefber with all who had heen frht-
;n@ fo,. tba nreservation Of +he Nation
s,v, +bo+ +haro u.os po Ionrar an ON.
nosinn army. +ho+ tbere was no more
IrorI. @nr T-nion Snldiors +o do and T
,nust confass tIa+ tbo thonobf Of If all
ouite corriad me AWAY
.sNTv own narrowest escape9 T don't
suppose I know, to he frank about it,
bnt the closest shave | know about
WAS when Lame Deer. the Indian
chief, was caYtared. It was imme-
diateIv after the charge that had won
the dav for the whites. The chief had
been surrounded bv our men. but his
gun had not been taken away from him
when rode un, and VIC started to
shake hands.
"Sudlenlv. he drew back his hand,
crashed his rifle, which was leaning
"cainst = rock. steppcd back q pace.
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GOOD ROADS NOTES.
An EvcnIy-Distributed Burden.


In the States in which system Of
State-aid has been inaugurated the ur
ban resident bears his share Of the eX
pense of improving and maintaining
the highways, instead OF leaving them,
as heretofore, to be cared for by the
rural population. Under the old theory
that the maintenance and care of the
roads should depend wholly on the dis
tricts through which they passed, great
injustice was done many persons whose
interest in the roads was less than that
Of others who bore the expense. TO re-
move this injustice, and provide an
equablc system is the purpose Of State
aid.
Speaking on this subject recently.
General Stone said that the farmers Of
Maine own oae-ifth of the prop
erty Of the State. and that one
fifth of the property has paid
the entire expense Of building and
maintaining the roads of the State,
which are just as necessary tothe peo-
pie who live in towns, and the people
OF other occupations than farming. as
they are to fie farmer. Concerning
New York. IL said that there the farm
ers own only one-fourteenth of the
property of the State, and that every
farmer has been making roads for thlr-
teen other men to travel on, and he IS
getting tired of doing it. He is now
about to stop it, and he finds the peo-
pie OF the cities and large towns, the
manufacturing people and the com
mercial people, ready to bear their
snare of the expense of improving the
country roads. The only drawback is
that the farmers themselves have been
afraid TO let any change be made in the
road laws Of the country, for they have
imagined that people of the cities de-
sign to impose heavier burdens on
them, instead of being ready to help
them carry existing ones.
BY degrees all classes of the people
Will begin to better understand each
other on the subject and will get closer
together. 1t was not strange, at first,
that country people should be sus-
picious of city people who took the
trouble to tell them how much they
would be benefited by better roads
it was natural for them TO think that
such philanthropy was not wholly dis
interested. But as it becomes daily
more evident that al classes, trades
and occupations will reap the advan-
tages resulting from improving the
highways, that the ultimate burden
will not be increased and that all are
ready to share it, the movement will
acquire an impetus that will ensure its
future success. L. A. ". Bulletin.
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Items.

In New Brunswick they have had
such roads that in one section q party
going for a doctor to attend an injured
man required six hours to travel twen-
ty miles.
Dustless roads are made possible by
a new material, composed of fine
earthly or mineral matter charged with
heavy oil, placed on the levelled bed
of ordinary roads.
Brookline, Mass, will spend $780,.
500 on her streets during the year,
and the Newtons will devote 1892, SOC
to the maintenance and improvements
OF their highways.
.IThe terms highway" and "high
roads" came into use from an early
custom of raising public roads above
the level of the country through which
they passed in order to secure drain
age.
A bill is before Congress appropri.
ating $1,000 for the purpose OF test
ing materials suitable for road con.
styuction, for examining and reporting
on the best methods Of construction
and for cooperating with State and
associations in constructing specimen
roads.
Not single mechanical vehicle can
run on the roads of the Grand Duchy
of Baden until the driver makes 4
declaration to the central authorities,
who will give to him, after hong III
vestigation, authority TO run upon a
certain road decided upon in advance.
After the authority is received the
driver is bound by IN almost endless
number Of restrictions.
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Where Claws Lost All.

Carl Frederick, a Scranton pack
peddler, few evenings ago was pass
ing through the woods near Sumner
Vile, Penn. Hunger and natural
fear of losing his way made him push
on rapidly, when he was suddenly
brought to halt by the fall of n heavy
object on his pack.
The shock was so sudden that the
peddler fell backward, but in going
down his head turned so that he could
see that the object was monster
wildcat. Man and cat scrambled to
their feet. The peddler stared ard
the cat glared. Carl was desperately
frightened, but he was cornered and
had to defend himself. When he saw
the cat jump for his throat he swung
the pack around in front Of him, and
the cat came against it and held on
with his claws and teeth.
The peddler did not wait to see how
the cat was going to proceed, but
dropped the pack and quickly got a
club. When the cat disentangled its
claws and made its third attack the
club landed on its head, killing it.
Carl stuffed the carcass i'll his pack,
and the next day the County Com
missio0ers allowed him 81 for the
mol.
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Saved Her Uushnnd's Life.

4 woman's presence of mind and
quick and determined action in tic
face of peril saved her husband from
death at the Corning farm on the river
road below Kenwood, \. Y, relates
the Albany Express.
4 prize bull, one Of the finest of the
celebrated Corning stock, registered
as King Coffee VI, an animal of ex-
cellent blood, but untamed qualities,
came near causing its keepers death.
James Kievet. who has charge OF
the Corning stock, has only held his
position a few days, and, therefore,
was not well acquainted with the pc
culiarities of the animals. He took
King Coffee VI out for exercise. The
bull had ring in his nose, and at
tached to the ring was pole to lead
him. After giving the animal several
runs up and down The large barnyard,
Keeper Kievet returned it to its stall
and inaautiously removed the stick
before he had chained the bull. As
soon as the stick was removed the bull
reared and made plunge 1of hleVet,
landing his forefeet on him so as to
throw him to the floor of the stall.
The animal then gored the man as he
lay on the floor, indicting several
gashes in the groin.
Mrs. Kievet happened to he in the
barnyard, and, hearing her husbands
..oroo,,,e rrobo1 into Tho harm seized
pitchfork and began furiously to
prod the bull. The brave woman
finally drove the animal into a corner.
She then seized her husband and
dragged him from the barn. Just
then another farm hand came upon
the scene. He locked the door of the
barn and then carried the injured man
to the farmhouse, where he was at
tended by Dr. Edward Cox. The VIC
tim suffers great pain, but his wounds
are not considered fatal.
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AUGUST IN A TIGHT PLACE.

The Captain-GeneraI Has Been Called
Upon to Surrender but Declines.
The Madrid government has received
the following dispatch from Captain
General Augusti, dated from Manila on
June 25: "The situation is still very
grave. [ continue to maintain my
position inside the line of block houses,
but the enemy is increasing in num-
bers, as the rebels occupy the provin-
ces, which are surrendering. Tor
rental rains are inundating the in
trenchments,. rendering the work OF
defence difficult. The numbers of sick
among the troops is increasing. This.
makes the situation very distressing
and causes increased desertions of the
native soldiers. 1t is estimated that
the insurgents number 30, 900 armed
with rifles, and 10000 armed with
swords, etc,
Aguinaldo has summoned me to sur
render, but [ have treated his proposals
with dlsdain, for am resolved to main
tain the sovereignty of Spain and the
honor Of the flag to the last extremity.
L have over 1000 sick soldiers and 200
wounded. The citadel has been invad-
ed by the suburban inhabitants. who
have abandoned their homes, owing to
the barbarity of the REBEL. The Gov
ernor of the VIsayas and the Mindanao
Islands cables that he has defeated the
insurgents in an engagement, during
which Chief Arco, Aguinaldo's repre-
sentative, was killed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-07-07
Almost Sunk by Sigsbec.

Captain, Sigsbee reports that on
Wednesday afternoon, while off San
Juan, Porto Rico, he was attacked by
q Spanish unprotected cruiser and the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror.
The Terror made a dash which was
awaited by the st. Paul. The St Paul
hit the Terror three times, killing one
officer and two men and wounding sew
eral others. The Terror dropped back
under cover of the Notifications with
difficulty, and was towed into the har-
Dor in sinking condition, where she
is now being repaired. Later a cruiser
and a gunboat started out, but re-
mained under protection of the forts.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-07-07
The Mile in Many Countries.

The English mile, used also in this
country, measures 1860 yards, or $3.50
feet. But the mile of foreign coun-
tries varies almost as much as the
language, so that travelling mile is
one thing in France, andquite another
thing, either shorter or longer, IN
other countries. The French system
of the 'l;ilometre, or 1000 metres, Is
also used in Belgium and Holland. To
cyclers and others travelling in those
countries the kilometre- equal to 1894
yards--is used as mile measure. The
Spanish mile is 1922 yards, and the
Russian only 1167 yards. But the
Chinese have the easiest time of all In
making a mile record, their mile being
only 600 yards. In Norway and Swe-
den the mile is II, $50 yards, and in
Germany it equals three English
miles. Other differences are: Italian,
2O25 yards; Portuguese, 225O; Austria,
S297. aud Denmark, S238,--New York
World.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-07-07
News From Shafter.

The government at Washington re-
ceived the following dispatch from
Major General Shafter: "Baiquiri,
June 81, via. Del Este. Hon. Secre-
tary of War, Washington: The Yale
arrived this morning all right. Troops
now disembarking. Your son, who has
been at the front as volunteer, as
signed to duty on the staff of General
Dufield. All is progressing well. We
occupied an advanced position sban-
doned by the enemy yesterday on the
Sevilla and Santiago road, west of the
San Juan river, within three miles of
Santiago and from which it can be
plainly seen.
[Signed SHAFTER,
Major General commanding.
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The New French Cabinet.

The new French cabinet. as definitely
formed, is as follows: President Of the
Council and Minister of the Interior.
NJ. Henri Brisson; Minister of Finance,
Nj. Paul Peytrel; Minister OF education,
NJ. Leon Bourgeois; Minister of jus
tice, NJ. Ferdinand Sarrien; Minister Of
War, NJ. Godefroy Cavaignac; Minister
of Marine, NJ. Edourd Simon Lockroy;
Minister of Foreign Affairs. NJ. Thso-
phile Delcasse; Minister of the Colon
les, NJ. Georges s. Trouillot; Minister
of Commerce, NJ. Emile Marusiouls;
Minister of Agriculture, NJ. Albert
Viger; Minister of Public Works, Senor
Tillaye.
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The prsoarations 70" WI" have dis
closed something that should make
ever bieyclist reflect. Ii is reported
from Washington that large majority
of the militia volunteers rejected be-
cause Of roysica! uaf;uess are wheel
men w, have used very low handle
ba-a ba5;,ually. 1t is said that their
doub.e-uo posture in the saddle has
pro lueeI abnormal caYl tions Of the
heart AMI spine which disqnaiify them
for the lie Of soldiers. Whietle re-
porial discovery OF the examining
SURGEONS conflicts somewhat with the
statements oi physicians who have
investigated me bodily <oananess OF
professional racing whee!inen, II IS
by Ro means a surprise. How can a
ride. ass me the bumped, droMe .ary-
like position Of the scoreher without
daug,-ou>iy affecting his back and
cramr!A~ the organs oil his chest.
Perhaps the explanation Of the health
mess OF racing wheelmea lies il the
fact that. il most cases, they were ex-
cept:onaiy well qualified for the race
track before they catered upon pro
fessional career. The police ou.hori-
ties Of Washington have eadeayored
lately to reform monkey-backel wheel
men by making it unlawful for them
TO ride with their handle bars more
than four inches below the centre OF
the saddle. This ordinance is based
on the fact that the scorchin5 attitude
is not oaly unbecoming, but also pre-
vents the rider from seeing objects
ahead OF him.
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Treasury Statement.

A statement Of the condition of the
treasury showed: Available cash bal
snce, Sl9O, 973. .GS7; gold reserve, $685.
e7s, 116; net silver, $40, 723, 727; United
States notes in the treasury, S31, 1885,
5O7; treasury notes of 1890, 81, 122, Alb;
total receipts, Sl,319, 9O6; total receipts
this month, S26, 067, ,672; total receipts
this year, S397, 069, 440; total expendi-
lures, S1,55S, 900; total expenditures
this month, SAL, 919, 900; total expend-
itures this year, $40, 442, 1O5; deposits
in national banks, S2S, 314, 49l. National
bank notes received for redemption,
S293, 43G, government receipts from
customs, S663, 2l9; internal revenue,
S642, 651; miscellaneous $!3, 4S4.
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Plucisy Stage Driver.

Just ct dawn q few days ago an at
tempt was made to hold up the stage
running from Alturas to Redding,
Cal. When about three miles from
town the driver, William Connery,
became aware that some one was
climbing on his stage from behind.
As the driver turned the would-be
robber pointed a pistol squarely in his
face and fred, the bullet passing
through lis cheek, and carrying away
several teeth and q part OF tGe rooI Of
tGe mouth.
\ hand to-hand contest followed,
the driver using his heavy whip, while
the robber shot three times more at
his intended victim. 4 second bull
let grazed Connery's face, and the
powder from third shot burned his
neck. The fourth bullet few wild.
Connery finally succeeded in forcing
the robber to the ground, and the stage
horses dashed away, carrying the
pluckv driver out Of harms reach.
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Fields OF ADVENTURE.
INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.

Caught in Il Typhoon-Thc Terrible EX-
pe-iencr of a British Ships Crew in
The Indian Occ8n-Killed L Jagunr
With 4 Machetc-Gen. Miles in Battle.
Swinging snugly to her port anchor
il the Delaware River, just above
Kaighn's Point, Philadelphia, now
lies The trim British ship Aigburth,
CAPTAIN john Jones, which reached
port from Java, after terrible pas
sage, having passed througha typhoon
in the Indian Ocean, which swept
overheard into the sea Chief Officer
Evan Richards and john Miller, an
able-bodisI seaman. The vessels
decks were brushed fore and aft by
thc seas. the cargo was badly shifted,
and during the thick OF the storm the
ships lee rail was ten feet under the
water. she having been knocked down
on her beam ends.
Captain Jones says that in life
time at sea he never passed through
such storm, and had it lasted much
longer none would have been spared
to tell the tale.
eve sailed" said he, "from Sam
arang, and our run until the day [
speak of was marked by no unusual
occurrence. On this day the wind
at sunrise was fresh, but we were
speeding along under topsails, with
everything favorable. Toward the
noon hour the sky had assumed a
darkened hue, such as did not give
promise to q further continuance Of
GOOD weather, but We did not antici
pate any serious trouble until about 3
p. m, when the wind freshened up
with such velocity as to render 1t
necessary to shorten sail. Hardly
had this task been accomplished when
the wind broke with a terrific fury,
knocking down on deck such of the
men as had no opportunity to catch
f! hold of anything.
The typhoon WAS now upon Us,
and the roaring OF the sea sweeping
before its mighty force was deafening.
Before we knew anything the vessel
was hove down on her beam ends and
the seas were making a clean breach
over her. All was confusion, and as
best We could the ships head was
held up in the teeth of the wind. She
was diving about furiously, and the
deck fittings were washed away and
cabins and deck houses were gutted.
''It was fight against terrible odds
and it looked as though we were con-
quered The men worked heroically,
and had It not been for this none Of
us could have been saved. After four
hours battle with the typhOon it
passed away, but the sea remained as
high as ever. We then made n hasty
search of the damage done, aud it was
only then that Chief Officer Richards
and Seaman Millerwere missed. They
had been swept overheard by some
or the terrific combers that boarded
the vessel. Their cries for help were
never heard, such was the deafening
noise OF the wind and sea. Six others
OF the crew were badly injured, neces-
stating that the vessel put into the
Azores for fresh men with which to
continue the voyage"
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General Mi!e.,s Experisnces.

General Miles once told the writer
that his most thrilling moments had
come 10 him, not while military en-
gagements were in progress, as most
soldiers wouid report, but after the
close OF decisive battle, either in the
form @. ;Adescribabl, e!ation because
of victory or the most profound de-
preston from defeat.
81 can hardly tell you how de-
pressed L was at Charlottesville. "
said the General, "nor how lifted up I
was waen We entered Richmond, AID,
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The Thanks OF Congress.

Representative Hepburn introduced
a joint resolution rendering the thanks
of Congress to Assistant Naval Con-
structor Richmond Pearson Hobson,
and to the volunteer crew of the Merri-
mac, and authorizing Hobson's transfer
from the construction o the line of the
navy, in responce to the recommends
tion made by President Mckinley.
simultaneously with this bill a joint
resolution was introduced in the
Senate.
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A Reason For roor Country Roads.

It is claimed by correspondent Of
Maine paper that, in proportion to
population and wealth, the country
roads are as good or better than those
of the cities. Why country roads are
not still better he explains as follows:
young people flock to the cities and
consider themselves as progressing
when they learn how to press baton,
or hail trolley car, or catch train.
And while cities find it necessary to
dig tunnels OF build ;erial railways to
get from place to place, the old folks
in the country struggle with their
farms and with the roads for a few
years, then die and leave fair acres to
grow up to bushes"
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Conyicts For Road Work.

The bill relative to the employment
of prison labor, passed by the Massa-
chusetts Legislature, permits the su
perintendent of prisons to use the
prisoners in any Jail or house of COR
rection to prepare material for road
making, such material to be sold to
County Commissioners, city or town
officers and the State Highway Com
mission for the construction of roads.
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To Besln Road Investigation.

The Maryland Legislature has di-
rected the Geological Commission to
investigate the condition of the roads
of the State, and the best methods Of
improving the same, together with .
study Of the classification and distrl-
hriion Of the road.building materials