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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-07
Notice.

I will be in my Office in the
court house in kingstree s. g.,
on SATURDAY Of each week
and during my absence, / will
leave my Office key with Mr.. c. w.
McClam.
E. NJ. SMITH,
Judge of Probate,
Williamsburg Co., C. B.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-07

1t is better TO have loved and
wed than never to have loved at
all.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-07

Jo1Hs0n,s Chill and Fe.
yer Tonic IS q OkE-DAY
cure. II cures the most
stubborn case Of Fever II
~ Hours.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
WON'T BE CUT DOWN.
Suggestion That Part Of the 5000, ,OOO,-
900 Bond Issue Be Withheld
Now That War Is Closed.

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Vanderlip, who has been hearing some
suggestions from different directions
on the possibility Of limiting the issue
of bonds to an amount below $780,
100000, the full issue authorized, the
idea of the suggestors being that the
termination of the war removes the
necessity for more money than will be
provided by the customs and enlarged
internal revenue receipts, smiled when
he was asked about the proba bility of
the adoption Of the suggestion, says
the Washington correspondent of the
New York Times.
1T is very pretty suggestion" Mr..
vanderlip said. '*But do not believe
it will be adopted. The treasury has
already accepted the loan and agreed
to furnish the bonds provided for the
subscribers. A part of the bonds has
been sent out and others will follow.
It is true that :here will be less press
ing need for money as the closing Of
the war will REMOVE the necessity for
some large expenses incurred which
must be met, and some will continue
for awhile after hostilities are inter-
rupted."
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
CORNER OF SILO.

uring in on inside of silo one foot from
each corner, and then striking 80.
inch circle on the crosspiece in the
corner, l could cell around the silo
by using three-inch matched lumber.
The corner proved to be a success,
and many who look at it say the ques.
tion so often asked is now answered.
The crosspiece should be sawed out of
lumber 2x1O inches. I use 2x8x16 feet
long, and make my silo 16 feet and
s inches square, and thus save all
waste in cutting the 2x8-inch lumber
l board the inside of silo with surfaced
hemlock. and then put on building pa
per, and sided on this with novelty sid
ing. I much prefer this plan to my
other silo, which was doubly boarded
and battened with paper between. The
wide boards are quite apt to shrink
and split. l think with the directions
given any carpenter can draw a draft,
make pattern for crosspieces in the
corners, and have them sawed out
carefully by hand saw, and with due
care can make fine silo. Here is a
rough draft Of corners in my silo,> aa
we start out on first sill.-W. N. Nor.
ton, in National Stockman.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
STUDY YOUR cows.
They Differ in Their Requirement.. in
the Way of Food just a. HUI
man Beings Do.

Maj. Henry E. Alvord, chief of the
dairy division, United States depart
ment of agriculture, says in the Dairy
Herd that cows differ in their tastes
and in their requirements in the way
of food just as human beings do, al
though perhaps not to the same ex-
tent. To feed all the COWS in the herd
alike, day after day and month after
month, as Is so often done. is an abb
surd and wasteful practice. Some are
sure not to get enough for the great
est profit, and others are likely to
get more than they will use to ad-
vantage. This is to quantity only;
but differences in kind of feed NAV be
equally desirable. In thorough study
and comprehension of the question OF
feeding lies the greatest opportuni-
ties for the exercise Of real economy
In the management of the dairy herd
Each animal ought to be watched and
It's habits, appetite and condition
known at all times. If it leaves its
feed in the trough. or through lack of
taste for it restlessly throws it about,
at once shorten the supply of that
particular feed and try to find as q SUBJ
stitute something that the cow will
relish. Its distaste for that food 1t
has long been accustomed to is an evi-
dence that the system is demanding
some change Of diet rather than that
the COW has lost it's appetite to hurt
ful extent. Give her something she
will like and the appetite will be found
all RIGHT
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
10 Morning Milk BestY

There Is general belief that the
entire rest which the COW gets at
night makes the morning milk richer
than that which she gives ut night
after more or less exercise through the
day. But if the exercise in daytime
takes anything from the milk, it is
more likely to use up the albumenoids
or strengthening elements, and thus
leave the milk richer. Yet the morn
ing's milk may be richer in butter fats
for an entirely different reason. There
is reason to believe that all the time
that milk is forming in the udder it is
losing some of it's butter fats which
are being absorbed by the COW. The
strippings or milk last formed is for
this reason richer than that first
taken. In summer time there ia a
shorter time between milking t morn
Ing than at night, and consequently
there is greater proportion of strip
pings in the smaller mess of milk.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
NAVAL ENGINEERS.
Two Hundred Candidates Make Ap-
plicatiOn for the -Four or Five
Vacancies That Exist.

There are more than 200 candi-
dates for the four or five vacancies in
the naval corps of engineers. A COM
petitive examination will be held in
the near future to fill these vacancies.
The position of engineer of the navy is
considered as most desirable. The stl-
ary is $4,000 year. All applicants for
these commissions must under the law
be between the ages of IS and IS years.
It will be necessary to appoint sew
eral additional naval engineers before
long, for work on the four large docks
which are to be built for the warships.
These appointments will not be tenn
porary, for it has been decided to in
crease the size of the corps. With the
proposed increase in the size of the
navy, CORRESPONDING increase will
necessarily be made in both the staff
and line.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
SEAL LETTERS WITH WAX.
Trouble Of the Postal Clerks in Puerto
Rico with the Mucilage on
Envelope Flaps.

Postmaster Robinson, of Puerto
Rico, is experiencing some difficulty in
handling the mail matter destined for
the soldiers of Gen. Miles army, be-
cause of the hot weather and humidity
which prevails there. The mucifage on
the flaps of the envelopes becomes
moist, which causes the letters to ad-
here to each other, and in many cases
they are mutilated in being torn apart,
and some of them are unsealed when
they reach the post Office. This makes
the service unsatisfactory, and Mr..
Robinson has requested the depart
ment to issue an order requesting per-
sons who communicate by mail with
the soldiers in Puerto Rico to use seal
ing wax in sealing their mail. The de-
partmen: officials have the matter un-
der consideration, and while they may
not issue such an order they assert that
it would be of advantage to the people
if they would act on the suggestion Of
the postmaster at Puerto Rico.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
DESCENDANT OF A KING.
Family History of Lieut.. Ord, Who
Fell Fighting Before SAM
tia8O de Cuba.

When Lieut.. Jules G. Ord fell before
Santiago, fighting with the American
army, there died a descendant of q
king Of England. His grandfather was
the son of George w. Had the law of
primogeniture been followed the
young man might have been wearing
a. crown instead of losing his life in
the thick of battle.
The family has been known in Amer
!ca for century. The first TO come
here was James Ord, a naval construc-
tor of great ability, who was accom-
panied by young man whom he called
his nephew, but who was really the son
OF George w., king of England. This
boy, who took the name of James Ord,
founded the house of the name in this
country.
He was the father of Judge Pacificos
Ord, an eminent jurist in California,
who is now living at 1927 I street. N.
w., Washington, and Dr.. James Ord,
who lives in Maryland and whose re-
semblance to the present prince Of
Wales. has made him famous, as well
as Gen. Edward o. C. Ord, who distin-
guished himself in the civil war.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
THE MANILA FLEET.
Admiral Dewey's ships TO De Given
y: . CleaninE, Of which They
Stand In Much Need. gt5&s

Arrangements are being made by
the navy department. for docking and
cleaning the vessels in Rear Admiral
Dewey's squadron, which is composed
of the Baltimore, Boston, Charleston,
Concord, Olympia, Petrol, and Raleigh.
Dewey's feet will be augmented by
several ships which will be sent to Ma
Mia as soon as it is decided which ships
will be sent. Some of the vessels un-
der Admiral Dewey's command have
not been properly docked and cleaned
for Is months and are therefore in q
bad condition. Chief Naval Con-
structor Hichborn says that, vessel
should be cleaned at least every six
months.
Rear Admiral Dewey has been cabled
by the navy department. in regard to
the facilities offered at Manila for
docking vessels of the size of those un-
der his command. 1t is hoped that
some arrangements can be made
whereby the vessels can receive the
attention which they are in need of
without leaving Manila.
If it is found that the vessels cannot
be docked at Manila, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Allen says it will be
necessary to have the work done at
Hong-Kong. Of course this will be i'm
possible until peace between the
United States and Spain has been tech
nically declared. England has at
Hong-Kong five of the largest dry
docks in the world. The largest is
capable, according to Chief Hichborn,
of holding the largest warship afloat.
If it is found necessary to use these
docks one vessel at time will be de-
tached from Admiral Dewey's feet
and sent to Hong-Kong.
The cost of docking, cleaning, and
painting cruiser the size of the Bal
timore is about $4,000. OF course, if
the docks at Hong-Kong are used the
United States will have to pay England
an additional sum for the privilege.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
GROWING FINE VEAL.
A Industry Which Pays Well When-
ever the Price Of Butter IL
AbnOrmally Low.

A writer in the National Stockman
/ takes up the subject Of veal production
ana argues that it is more profitable,
to grow veal during the period oflow-
priced butter than to make the milk
into butter. We know of several dairy
men already who follow this practice
With success. They buy all the calves
that are brought to them by the milk
producers of the vicinity and as fast
as fattened their places are taken by
other calves obtained in the same way.
The writer referred to says: "The
trade in fine veal, which is enlarging,
could be increased much beyond it's
present limits by supplying a high
grade article for the market. / am not
aware that the distinction is made in
American markets regarding the quail
lty OF veal which is made in some Eu-
ropean countries, notably in Hol-
land. But no doubt the time will come
when this feature of the dairy indus
try will receive the attention from us
which is now Icing given to it else
where. 1t is considered by experts
that those vea|s arc finest which not
only carry a considera BILE quantity Of
fat, but which also show no indica tions
OF having received any other food than
whole milk. The whites of the eyes,
the eyelids, and the inside of the lips,
IT the animal has had an exclusive milk
diet, should be pure white. Any tinge
OF coloring in these parts indicates
the effect of solid foods. Whether it
will pay to convert milk into cheap
butter instead If putting it into prime
veal will depend entirely, of course,
upon the price of the two products
and the relation one bears to the
other. 1t is stated by authorities that
eight pounds of milk will produce one
pound of gain in a calf. This means
that at present prices 5A cents for
veal hundred pounds of milk would
bring 72 cents if put into veal. With
butter at 17h cents, netting the pro-
Queer about 14h cents. hundred
pounds of milk made into butter
would be worth about IS cents. This
difference in profits points strongly
in favor of veal. especially as the price
OF butter will, in all probability, de-
cline markedly N the next six or eight
weeks, while the price of veal will
probably not go lower. Hence it ap-
pears that large quantities of milk
which will be made into poor, cheap
butter this summer, might much bet
ter be turned into veal. Not only would
the raising of prime veal benefit the
producer in the way we have shown,
but it would also relieve the butter
market of just so much butter, with
its. tendency to depress an already
overcrowded market"
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
PUERTO RICAN TRADE.
Secretary Gage Confines 1t Strictly
to Vessels of the United
States.

Permission was refused by Secre-
tary Gage to allow foreign steamship
lines having Offices in this country to
engage in carrying passengers and
freight between ports in the United
States and Puerto Rico. While Puerto
Rico is under military control this
trade will be limited to vessels of the
United States except in cases where
hardship will be imposed. When for
eign vessels are allowed to enter Puer-
to Rican ports they will be permitted
to carry only passengers and their
baggage. Under the order recently is
sued by the president Puerto Rico is
practically included in the coasting
trade of this country, and no domez-
tic freight will be allowed to enter
there in foreign bottoms.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
TO INCREASE NAVY.
Fifteen New Warships to Be Built
at Once. s+,a s,@'.5
Will BE as Fast as the Fastest ves-
sells Now Building Abroad =
To Have Big Coal
Capacity.

A naval programme for presentation
to congress, involving the immediate
construction of Is warships, has been
adopted by the naval board of experts
to whom the subject has been re-
ferred by Secretary Long, says the
New York Tribune. 1t provides for
three sea-going barbette turret bat
tleships of $4,000 tons displacement
and minimum of 1874 knots speed
when the vessels are loaded to their
deepest draught, or an average speed
ing conditions; three frst-class ar
mored cruisers of $4,000 tons and %
knots speed; three second-class pro-
tected and armored cruisers of 5000
tons displacement and 20 knots speed,
similar to the Maine type, but highly
improved. and for six protected cruis-
ers of $500 tons and 16 knots speed.
The reduced speed of the ships, which
is uniformly about two knots less than
that proposed at the preliminary
meeting of the board, was brought
about by the desire to secure unprece-
dented range of action on account of
the increased responsibilities of the
United States in the Pacific and the
certainty that these vessels, or most of
them, would be required to make up
the feet in that ocean. The sacrifice
of speed to endurance was made with
view of securing vessels of at least
5000 knots radius, or capable of
eteaming straight away from San
Francisco to Manila and Samoa. The
board decided that the Pacific rather
than the Atlantic would be the chief
tneater of American naval operations
in the future, and that while great sac
rifces to the speed could safely be
made for vessels attached to the outer
line Of natural defense on the east
coast of the United States, abnormal
coal capacity and high economy were
prize requisites so long as distant pos
sessions to the westward required pro-
lection. All the vessels, however, will
be as speedy as the fastest vessels now
building abroad, and they will be emf
nently more practicable in endurance,
strength and formidability.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
UNITED STATES ARMY.
Strength Of the Standing Forces Ii
$4,000, an Increase of
1888 Men.

Col. Ward, assistant adjutant gen
e1al, estimates the strength of the
regular army of this country at 5o,-
600 men. This is an increase of 1888
men since April 80. At the outbreak
of hostilities the standing army of this
country consisted of only 26,477 men,
which is known as the peace basis.
During the months of May, June and
July the regular army was increased
by 22,523 men. 1t is underst ood that as
soon as congress meets bill will be
introduced providing for an increase
In the regular army of at least Is reg
iments. !
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
:, CORNERS OF THE SILo.
An Eastern Farmer Explains How He
Has Solved the Problem of Com
.E' 20. structing Them.

Since the silo first came into use /
have heard, the inquiry, How can we
best fix or make the corners of our
silo? I had one made two years ago
and found trouble with it. One year
ago I made another, and am so we'll
pleased with it that send you the
plan. cell inside of silo with narrow
matched pine one thickness, and to
make a good corner I made several ex-
periments and found that by meas
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

In the winter keep the COW warm
and dry.
Never use rusty cans under any con-
alteration.
Don't keep hard milking COW. if you
value your time.
Always milk as quickly as possible,
and do it with clean. dry hands.
Cream should be taken off the milk
while it is still sweet, if possible.
Clean, bright food, in sufficient varie-
ty, is what is needed in the dairy.
Two or three degrees of temperature
will make a great difference in churn-
ing.
Be on friendly terms with the calves
from the very first. Talk to them and
pet them. ~....s
Never disturb milk when cream is
rising or the butter globules will sink
never to rise again.
The good-looking, round bodied COW
is never a good one. The best dairy
COW is hardly pretty. IL.
Whenever a COW drinks water that
you would not drink yourself she is
robbing you of profits. -
The COW can have no better food
than shredded corn fodder, if it is
good fodder, or ensilage. !.
First rinse cans In cold water, then
wash them in warm water, then scald
with boiling water and dry.
A COW is both machine and very
delicate, sensitive organism. Do not
make the mistake of supposing that
she II simply an inanimate machine.
Western Plowman.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
Give the Calf Enourh

I know by actual experience, says a
writer In Hoard's Dairyman, that q
calf can be raised ON skimmilk. If he
has enough. We have one now, on this
place, that, at four weeks, gets rs
pounds OF skimmilk day, and, be-
sides, all the bright hay it wants. which
is a good deal. And with this liberal
feeding it is a beauty, and as for
growth, as the hired man expresses 1t,
"beats any calf I ever did see." The
trouble with not only calves, but most
young stock is that they do not get
enough. A growing boy will eat more
than Q grown man, and the growing
calf wants enough, or It will not be Z
growing calf.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
Pluck of a Soldiers Wife.

The steamer Doric brings report
from Honolulu that Mrs. Reeves, wife
of Col. Reeves, of the Thirteenth Min
nesota regiment, managed to secret
herself on board the transport City Of
Para, and accompanied her husband as
far as Honolulu, but whether she was
permitted to continue her voyage to
Manila is not made clear.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31
COVERING FOR A WELL.
Stone Base for Windmill Towel
Which Greatly Improves the
Looks of the Premises,

The accompanying illustration rep
resents an easily constructed platform
for base of windmill tower. 1t is a
square platform built of stone and
mortar. about III feet nigh, enclosing
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31

Basin Of the gt. Lawrence.
The basin of the st. Lawrence river
covers 100000 square miles, Of which
100000 are In Canada.
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31

STONE BASE FOR WINDMILL TOWER.
the tower posts. The wooden pump
platform can. at any time, be removed
If necessary for repairs.
This solid platform of masonry Is
easily built from stones so often found
on prairie farms. 1t improves the ap-
pearance of the premises and adds to
the strength of the tower. 1t also
keeps all vermin, as toads, mice, etc..
out of the well.-Orange Judd Farmer,
Mower County transcript., 1898-08-31

Crooked trees may be helped By stalk-
Ing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-08-04
A TOMBSTONE PROBLEM.

A man who went away from home
some time ago to attend a convene
ton of church people was struck
with the beauty of the little town 10
which the gathering was held, lie
had plenty of time and while wan
dering about walked into the village
cemetery. Ii was beautiful place
and the delegate walked around
among the graves. He saw mons
ument, one of the largest in the
cemetery, and read with surprise
the inscription on it:
"a Lawyer and an Honest Man. y
The delegate scratched his head
and looked at the monument again.
He read the inscription over and
over. Then he walked around the
monument and examined the grave
closely, Another man in the GENE
terry approached and asked him:
"aave you found the grave of an
old frend?'
"No," said the delegate, ''but l
was wondering how they came to
bury those two fellows in the same
grave. Meridian Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-08-04

The annual report of Register
Hill and Receiver Mathews, of the
United States land office, to the
commissioner of the general land
Office in Washington, shows that
the amount of land disposed Of
during the fiscal year, ending june
80, 1898, was nearly 100000 acres
The government lands in Missis-
sippi are being disposed of very
rapidly and within the next four Or
five years there will be none left.
Only 1884, 900 acres yet remain, most
of which is located IN the south
wescern portion of the state.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-08-04
PEACE TERMS ACCEPTED.

Under the caption of"Beginning
of the End" the Times Democrat
of yesterday has the following to
say: sour special dispatch from
Madrid this morning indicates that
Spain has unreservedly accepted
the conditions laid down BY Presl-
dent Mckinley. This action will
not excite much surprise, as it is
only the off cIal recognition of &C
complished facts. With the de-
struction of her fleets, Spain was
as powerless to WELD any influence
over Cuba, Porto Rico or the Phil.
ipines as if those possessions were
on another planet. 1T is quite GER
tain that the Queen Regent and
her advisers would never have ac-
cepted the situation so promptly,
if they had not been treated with
the almost brutal frankness that
characterizes American diplomacy.
If We had been drawn into negotia-
tiou, there is no telling when the
affair would have ended, especial.
if an armistice had been granted.
1t Is best for Spain and for our.
selves that straightforward me thods
have been employed.
AS we understand the matter,
the PHILIPPINE question is left open
for future discussion. We cannot
help thinking that mistake has
teen made in this regard. With
no fleets, and with an empty treas
ury, 1T is out of the question for
Spain to hold the islands. 1t is
becoming more and more clear
that the American people will never
consent to restore the Philippines
to Spanish rule, and it would have
been much better TO announce our
determination at once,
However that may he, 1t will be
a relief to know that peace is 10
sight. The main objects tor which
the war was waged have been &C
compllshed. The nation stands
confronted with problems and re-
sponsi blhties that were meyer con-
templated for a moment; but the
past Is irrevocable, and we must
rise to the requirements of the sit
uation IN the true American way.
After all, it's the first step that
COSTS"