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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-08

As an ear-trrmpet, the average woman is
not a success.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-08

To Cure ii Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c.
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Mrs Winslow' Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infama-
tion, allays pain cures wind collie. PC a botte.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-08

Boarding house beefsteakis apt to be rare
be, ause one seldom gets it.
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Even small patch OF ground should b,
properly sowed. so. y
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We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs. JENNIE PlNCK-
ARD, Springfield. Ills, Oct. !, 1894.
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So-To-Bac for Fifty Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men stropS, blood pure SOC. 81. All druggists
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-08

Smallpox is the most infectious dis,
eaSa Tnen comes peaSles
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-08

II seems that no previous Prince Of
Wales las been grandfather.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-08

stands unlivallcd for purity and flavor. Made
from the purcst. lipeSJ aid sweetest Tobacco.
1t will please !-u. Thy IL
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Take CascaretS Candy Cathartic lOc or 2oc
II c. c. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-08

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
roc. 25c. IfC.C. C. fail, druggists refund money
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presents itself.

Among those who
during our Civil Wa
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

johnny. the six-year-old son Of =
railway engineer, was a faithful Sun
day-school attendant. "Where was
Christ born, johnny" asked his teach
er one day. "In Hannibal" was the
reply, NO, no." exclaimed the teach.
er. He was born in Bethlehem.
Well said Johnny, 81 knew it was
some town along the Burlington
route.'-Chicago Daily News.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
IN GOMEZ CAMP.
Description of n "BloH Out Given In
Honor of Some American
Visitors.

Our first night in Gomez camp was
one to be remembered forever. As
happy lot of men as Gomez escort
may have existed somewhere else, at
some other time, but it has not been my
forune to have elsewhere seen them.
Cuba Librea was at last an accom-
plished faet-it could not be otherwise
the United States of America had so
declared. The end of Spanish misrule
was in sight; a new Cuba. for which
they had suffered numberless priva-
tions. was to bloom upon the ruins of
the old. Small wonder that they were
happy.
After "silencia," which is Cuban for
"taps." had been sounded at nine
o'clock. a member of the staff, Maj
Estrampes-who, by the way, is an
American, being "a native of New Or
leans-scoured the camp for something
with which to entertain us. Then we
proceeded to the majors tent and in
dulged in a luxurious feast-for a Gu
ban insurgents camp; for we had cof.
fee and rice, besides COW meat. We also
had "jutia,' which | had tried to learn
to like. for it is almost the only food
animal that one may be sure of finding
within the insurgent lines. The jutia
looks like the American opossum, and
fattens in some mysterious way in
land so desolated that a pig would
starye to death. Apparently it is ex.
tremely prolific, for a hungry insur-
gent can always find one. Roasting in
its own skin-the customary manner OF
cooking-it looks like a small African
baby. smells like a burned kid glove
that had been favored with musk. and
tastes like the very young veal, fried
in rancid oil, that is served in certain
cheap Italian restaurants in New York.
AS we feasted we talked; we Amer
leans had numberless questions to ask.
but our entertainers were also in quest
of information, which we supplied to
the best of our ability, so no one got
much sleep. In the morning the warm.
hearted Cubans tried again to make
spread" for us, but the camp stock of
luxuries had given out, so we had TO
content ourselves with COW meat with.
out bread, nor was there anv coffee
| Well. in our own revolutionary war
were not sweet potatoes the only meal
| shat Gen. Marion and his rangers could
offer friendly visitors, and didn't
| Marion's side win in the end ?-Collier's
| Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
HERE AND THERE.

Summer pastures must have
thought given them. They require
good land, well set in all kinds of
grass, but clover and timothy give good
if not the best results
Some one has fttingly said: "As
the strength of chain is governed by
it's weakest link, SO the quality Of
creamery butter is governed b. the
dirtiest milk sent to the vat.
Pigs have no relish for real cold
food or water. In summer it is better
for them to drink water that has stood
in the sun long enough to get much
warmer than when drawn from the
we'll
The sheep both feeds and clothes
us; it is entitled to our highest respect,
and deserves our watchful care; be-
sides ITS great usefulness, its mild and
dependent nature appeals to our first
consideration.
When sheep go to pasture slight
grain ration should be given them for
a time an abrupt and entire change
from the dry feed of winter to the soft
succulence of fresh pasture is not good
for any animal
Don't neglect to provide in some
way constant supply of fresh water
for the hogs. The idea that the hog is
partial to everything that is dirty has
long been exploded. He appreciates
as much as other stock supply of good
water.
ALL farmers should know that the
best profit is made only by getting on
the top OF the market, and unless they
get very near that point there is no
profit whatever. There is no raising
or trying to make a living out of COM
mon or average stock
The seasons of excessive rain fall
during the haying time should cause
farmers to consider if it would not be
well to build silos. Silage should not
be made to entirely take the place of
hay. but it can. to excellent advantage,
take the place of a considerable portion
of the hay and fodder ration.
Never take a half-fattened sheep to
market; it is this kind of mutton that
makes the American people dislike it
so. Sheep if kept in the pink of condi-
ton from the time of birth until they
are slaughtered make the best Tgi
most wholesome eating.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
WIT AID WISDOM

The sweetest pleasure is in inn.
ing it.-C. y. Bouye. Ps's
An old-maid aunt with monev
only genuine fairy godmotherE 4 % 'le
ison Globe. Va
To be happy is of far less co.
quenee to the worshipers of fast, se'
than to appear SOC. c. Cotton 'i''0a
strange that I should run oo.
you down here" said the "scorchoos ~ y
to his PROSTATE victim.
Flo-"Do you love me. sweet9" w.,
Dearly" Flo-"Would Won d;. wy
me?" Will-"No. my precious '' ~, i9'
mine is an undying love."LCbriss,i.
Work.
Jasper-'I an told that after q
railway accident the scene lookad l' sp'
battle" Sir Niyor-"oh. it was NV NV
worse. 1t looked like a newspanes .'' a
count of a battle Town Topics W
Mistress-'Why were you diSmi..,
from your last plaee?" Up.to.na.l
Servant Girl-'Well, | like your IN
quisitiyeness. Did | ask you why ron r
last girl left yon?n-Tit-Bits. WI
Fisher-"I saw you ont horsehs.,
ridingthis morning, old man" DumE,.
ton-"Don't say, Well. was I in !,
so to speak?" Fisher-"The sadd.@
Well, at very rare Intervals .p-Riob
mond Dispatch.
"Robinson has struck it rich" So.
what way?" Invented a compo.i,,
handorgan which plays Yankee Doo.
die, Dixie Hail Columbia and
Marching Through Georgia all a,
once. Detroit Free Press.
He Lies Best Who Lies Last
81 have ten-year-old boy." wd
Gobang, who can read and unds,,
stand Greek" That's nothing" :.
torted Ukerdek. Il have one the sam.
age who washes his face in the morn.
ing without grumbling San Fran.
cisco Examiner.
"If | may express my opinion 70.
marked the Roman officer. you will
be taking a hazardous step in eros.
ing the Rubicon." THAT may be- re-
piled the great and ambitious CON.
mander, but 1 have determined IA
make the move. 1t is a solemn d8tv
that | owe TO the commencement or
ators of the future. Puck.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
SPEED OF THE WORK TEAM.
While Some May be Faster, ths Average
Speed of the Farm Horse at Work
Is Two Miles an Hour.

A few evenings ago | CHANGED to
oyerhear some conversation by some
young farmers, and the subject was
pretty well discussed as to the rate of
speed made by the average farm team
when at work in the field. and, like
young America generally, they were
ready to admit that they had good
walking teams. | know that some OF
them prided themselves in making
their teams show off their good quali-
ties, and the genera! opinion was that
teams would walk two and one-half
miles or more an hour when at work
in the field, while some thought the
three-mile mark would be reached in
some kinds OF work
1t is very slow horse that will not
walk more than two miles an hour.
while a good walking horse will go
three miles an hour, and some will
do even more than that. Let US do a
little figuring and see what would be
accomplished. We will start with the
two and one-half mile gait, and there
is scarcely farmer who is willing to
admit that his team is slower than
that. but we will take that, and for
convenience count it ten hours day,
IS miles-that looks rather large when
we are blowing I6.ineh burrows. 1t
takes little less than SIX miles of
travel To pillow an acre, so you see
by the time we have reached
the tweuty-lfth mile post there are
about four and one-third acres plowed;
pretty big. isn't it? Well, three acres
a day, that will do then; about seven
teen and eight-ninths miles will be
travelled, which would be about one
and four-ifths miles an hour.
Well, let's start out to harrow. The
harrow takes Is feet wide, and a strip
of land that wide % miles long would
make trifle over AZ acres. Two thirds
that many acres would be good days.
work, and one and three-fifths miles an
hour would do it, Now, when plant
ing. My planter is three and one-half
feet wide, and it takes little more
than one and one-seventh miles of
travel to plant an acre, and 13 acres a
day is good work: a little less than
one and one-half miles an hour would
do it. To illustrate it another way,
and see how it looks: We are most of
us familiar with the SO-rod field. In
planting 15-inch furrows it is no diff
cult matter to make four rounds an
hour, which would be $40 rods travel
an hour, and ten hours would be {, 400
rods, or 20 rniles-just two miles an
hour; working at that rate would plow
nearly three and one-fourth acres, so
we find that farm work is generally
done at less speed than two miles an
hour.-Cor Wallace Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
A MOTHERS OFFERING.

Go. at thy eountry's call
Whatever gentle bonds may hold thee here.
Whatever tender claims may aeem more
dear,
Thy duty-arst Of all.
Co And God guard thy way
Through all the dangers OF the night.
Through pain and pefll-to the daWuing
OF peaceful dag
Go, Thy young heart fs brave.
Battle for right with all thy strength and
viii.
shouldst thou not triumph. thou at least
can fli.
4 soldiers grave.
Co II the cause be won.
On the bright record free Of stain or blot
Thy name shall shin. forever but II not.
Gods vii be done
Go. / can say adien
As gladly az greeting home TO thee,
And look my last through smiles. II thou
wilt be
Firm, brave and true.
Go, my one child, my joy
Unto his country for whnleVer fate
By these last tears. . Heaven eonaecrate
NJ only boy.
Madeline ). Bridges. in Lesiie's Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Lord Beaeonsfeld used to say that
he never enjoyed his dinner when he
had a speech under his plate.
The war poet is abroad in the land.
Over 1000 war songs have already been
put on the market, and the end is not
yet.
". +. Robertson. mining engineer.
who was graduated from McGill uni
,ersity in 1850, has been appointed pro-
,incial mineralogist of British Column
"a.
London is to have two new literary
papers-the London Review edited by
Oswald Crawford, and the Literary Ga
zette. a journal to be devoted exclusive
ly to notices of current publications.
1t is said that King Menelek Of Abys-
sinia will make a trip to Jerusalem in
the year 1900 in order 10 find, if posi-
BILE. the spot where the queen Of sheba
had her interview with Solomon. He
claims direct descent from the queen of
She ba.
Hand-organ music is not admired by
Verdi. the composer. At Moncalleri'
Italy, where he spends the summer
months. he hires all the hand-organs in
the vicinity and stores them in his eel
lar. He thus keeps them silent at q
cost of about c 60 a season.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson,
whose book of poems: in This Our
World" has just been reprinted is a
erandnieee of Henry Ward Beeeher,
and a niece of Edward Everett Hale.
Mr.. Howell once called her book "the
best piece of civic satire published
since the 'Bigelow Papers.
Mr.. Gladstone was once the victim
of a curious error, either in report
ing or telegra phing. Where in eele-
brated speech he declared: We have
burned our boats and destroyed our
bridges" he must have been hor-
rified to read: I'VE have burned our
boots and destroyed our breeehes."
Will NJ. Clemens is a native of Ohio,
and a Iineal descendant of Rev. James
Montgomery, the English poet. For
90 years Mr.. Clemens has been a news
paper man, and as a reporter has Wis
tied nearly every state in the union
He has taken up his residence at Fair
mount Park, Hackensaek, n. j., to
devote himself wholly to literature.
The "Bronte revival" is holding its
own. in England at any rate. At the
sale of the late Mrs. Ellen Nussey 5
effects. recently, fragments of Char
lotte Brontes handwriting on en-
yelopes and elsewhere brought good
prices: and even certain of her letters
copied by Miss Nussey brought few
pounds. \ piece of Charlotte Bronte' S
hair. and a piece of Anne's, formed
one lot. and some weapons used in the
defense of Cartwright's mill another.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
A Burmese school.

The uproar was like that of runaway
engine tearing through the tunnel. The
floor was Uttered with youngsters living
on their stomachs, and all bawlinp with
an energy indicative that somebody was
hurting them. Long, slim, scratched.
upon slips of palm leaf, the equivalent
of books in Burmah, were spread he
fore the scholars. Making the lads
shout is the approved method of ele.
mentary instruction. When the mas
ter discovers any tagging in lung exer-
else long switch begins to sing
through the air. Quiet, serious study Is
exploded. The Burmese educotionists
argue that so long as a boy is sbontinc
his mind is occupied. When he is siIenf
be be IS certain to be scheming mischief
Therefore the best shouters arc tba
best scholars.-Travel
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

good feet and legs. it is of the utmos.
Importance that these good feet ana
legs hold proper relations to the BODY
and with one another. In other words
they do not want to be situated TOO
near together nor too wide apart Tor
easy movement, and more than all the
rest. they must not be twisted out
ward nor inward, but toes all around
should stand directly to the front, with
knees and hooks the same.
Breeding mare to stallion where
the toes of both turn out badly would
have a tendency to produ ce a foal that
would have TO be booted from the day
it was foaled to prevent it from 'cuf-
6ng" its ankles, tendoos and knees.
This one defect calls for more ex-
pert shoeing and booting than any
other The reverse condition must
likewise have due consideration, with
the constant view in mind to correct
the defects of the mares through the
perfections of the stallion; at least,
never combine the defects OF the same
character in both sire and dam.
We have called attention TO the spe-
cial types of horses, breeding and de-
tails in conformation, sincerely beliey-
ing that if the attention and close OBJ
sergation of farmers and all Others who
are breeding one or more mares a sea-
son is particularly directed to the
specific natural tendency in conform
ity with the law of like producing like
we will not be long in showing mark
ed improvement in some of our horses
at least.
All the improvements in our horses
have been accomplished by the pains
taking breeders and those only, who
fully realize what we must do in the
future to preserve the most valuable
types of our noble equine race. Z.
Curryer, in Southern Gultivator.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
NUMBERS IN WAR.
The Disadvantage of Large Armie.
from an Austrian Ofllcer's
Standpoint.

"Figures and War the latest tech
nica book about armies, their cen.
tingents, their losses and their ex.
penses, has been published by Otto
Berndt. breyet captain attached 10
the military staff Of the Austrian en-.
pire. At this moment. when an Amer.
ican army is invading Cuba, it may be
interesting to compare lis small pro-
portions with the immense figures re.
corded in Capt. Berndt's work.
The losses through sickness in VA
times are great, even in temperate eli
matfs. During The Crimean war when
the Anglo-Franco-Sardinian forces
reached the total of 42s 600 men. there
were 362,000 sick, G9,200 of whom died
Only 6,20O soldiers died from wounds
The war of ls70-'71, between France
and Germany cost the largest number
of lives. Out of 100000 Germans sur
rounding Metz 10000 were in the hos.
pitals, and out of a total number Of
$4,000 sick men taken care of in Ger
man hospitals, only $4,000 were there
on account of wounds received on the
battlefield. The total number Of Ger
man soldiers sick or wounded amounted
to S12. COO men.
The figures will be still increased in
battles of the future, which, accOrdng
TO Austrian military writers, will have
a longer duration. The Schleswg'
Holstein war closed the period of short
and decisive battles. II may seem
strange at first sight, especially when
it is considered that means of destruc'
don are more powerful now, having
been constantly improved. The per
fectiou of modern firearms, however
compels the combatants to begin fight
ing at long range and make 1t last
longer
Since the Sadowa war of 1866 and the
Franco-German one of 1870 nations are
trying to see which one can put into
line the largest number of men. Thus,
at this moment the effective force Of
European continental armies on war
footing is as follows: Russia, 2,50O.OOO
men; Germany, . 100000; France, 200
600; Anstro-Hungary, 100000, and
Italy 100000 Grouping the nations ae-
cording to their present relations, the
above figures show that the alliance OF
France and Russia can put in the field
100000 men, and the old triple alli-
ance 100000.
Capt. Brendt does not seem over
enthusiastic in regard to the effective
ness of those stupendously large
masses of military men. Perhaps he
says, some Alexander or Bonaparte
may arise, who. at the head of a small
army of picked men, may fall upon that
heavy and unwarlike mass, and may
disperse them in all directions. Then
nations may perhaps revert to the sys-
tenn of armies small in number but com
posed of trained men. and perhaps they
VIII let those men have the exclusive
privilege of trade which, after all, is
not congenial to peace citizens"
The Austrian military writer has not
given his ideas about naval wars
but it is probable that he considers
the latter somewhat as he does the wars
on land. This was to be expected from
an Austrian officer who remembers no"
his countryman, Admiral Tegethoff, ran
down and destroyed with his wooden
vessel the Italian armorclad at tDe
battle of Lissa, in 1s50.-N. Y. Tribune
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
Ericnseed Neckties,

\ Partisan student in order to win .
bet swallowed five silk neckties The
conditions were that the nechties
should be cut into pieces and dressed
as a salad, with oil. salt, vinegar ana
pepper and this original mixture
should be swallowed within six mn
utes. The student performed this dh'
ficult operation in five minutes ard a
half.-N. Y. sun.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

Tommy, aged four, was very fond y,
sooA'eS souan o anu was always begging for
some one day he was over at a neigh.
oor $ ana getting hungry he asked
loI a piece OF bread and butter. "But
Ii, "ouiun you rather have some
okies?" asked the lady. "Yes,m y
.epleu lommy, but mamma told me
10 De sure and not ask you for anv."
stara w niue girls were gazing at the
,aiS 'I one evening. II wonder what
& .ney are? said one. "oh." replied the
, o.ner, L guess they are good Httis
heaven" ~ "uu gone 10
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

King Alfonso of Spain was confirmed
at Madrid, June %, with great cere-
mony' in the presence of the royal
family, the court dignitaries, the CAP
met ministers and the grandees.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

licensing BeEEnrs.
All beggars in Italy must be duly "
censed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-28

nv the communication under a flag of
truce to Gen. Hancock, and which requir-
ed a long and wretched ride, lasting all
night and far into the next day. After
little delay, which. however, was not pre-
ventable. we were taken into Gen. Han
cocks presence. / have a distinct and
vivid mental vision of Gen. Hancock as he
approached and grasped our hands. There
was a self-possession, ease and benignant
dignity about him that / will never forget.
l have never met a man for whom l have
a higher respect than l have even at this
date for Gen. Hancock. | had never pc
fore felt at all ashamed of my old gray
uniform, but could not help u when TINS
true soldier held my hand and looked kind
ly and squarely in my face ana salo IN
firm and earnest voice:
81 eympathze with you in what you
believe to be a great misfortune. You
have fought bravely and have nothing 20
be ashamed of. You have, like gallant
soldiers, left your cause to the God Oh pat
ties, and the arbitrament of the sword mas
decided against you. Let us once more
kneel down at the same altar aud be IKE
brothers at the same household
During the conference il was developed
that Mosby had replied to Gen. Hancock
communication just in the nick OF time,
for the general said he had with great
reluctance given an order only a rev
hours previously for the sending or lO'UO
men into the counties of Loudoun and
Fauquier as the last terrible resort, for
the purpose of destroying every house
that continued to give shelter to Mosby
and his men, He manifested much SYM