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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
LOCAL ITEMS G INTEREST,
AFFAIRS CAUGHT sY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.

Written In Condensed Form and pr:ntse
In Like Manner for the Sake
ofOur Weary Readers.
Cotton is quoted here to day al
4.s0 cents pouhd.
Capt William Cooper, Of Coop
ers, paid as a pleasant call Mo-
day.
TN Gilland, Esq. and NJ
Louis Gilland spent Friday in
Charleston.
Rev. H w Barnwell preached
two sermons Sunday at the Epis,
eopal chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ F Heller, of
Kingsttee. are in the city.-.George.
town Times.
Died, on Monday. December II,
Carrie, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A B Burrows.
Mr.. A G Bradham visited his
parents at Manning Sunday. re-
turning here Monday morning.
Among the guests of the CAL
houn Hotel. at Charleston, last
FRIDAY vas Mr.. N T Pittmah, OF
Gour&n's.
Mr. E l. Hirsch, a law student al
the South Carolina College, came
home a few days ago ON account
Of sickness
Mrs. E Norment, Of the News
and Courier. vas in town Monday
shaking hands with his many
\ .riehds here.
~ Mr.. Deems Epps has gone to
Charleston to attend lectures at
the medical crllege. this being his
second term as u pharmaceutical
student.
Messrs. Louis Jacobs, w W
Grsvson AID Miles H 'ipkin went
90 Charleston Monday nit'l' t" 1T
tend the meeti"g of 'he Grand
Lodge of Freemasons in session
this week.
Mr. j 5 Mccullough, Jr, a mem
Der Of the Second regiment, s q V
I, came home last week TO recu
perate from the effects of a four
weeks bout with typhoid fever
contracted at Jacksonville.
Mr. w T wilkins, one Of our
~warmest members" in the mer-
camille busines, got up a catchy
advertisement Of -four last Satur-
day-.the figure o; Il man stuck head
fore. most to a barre. Of fancy
patent brand.
Mr. f F Epps, of the Pudding
Swamp section, killed FIVE si!d
turkeys last Monday at a sin"'e
shot. Since wild turkeys hav,
become SO scarce ,ha; To see one
in an uncommon occurrence, tn,s
was a fine mornings sport.
A premium that 10 premium is
our great offer to send absolutely
free for one year with The COUNTY
RECORD the Garden aud Farm, q
large l6- page monthly, a standard
twenty-five cent book, and a
chance in our guessing contest.
A number of our friends have
responded to our appeals and re-
newed their subscription to the
RECORD. There are still some in
arrears, however, who seem to
think we are in this business for
our health, or for the amusement
it affords. Once more We urge
these de!inq aints to come forward
and favor the paper that has favor
ed them.A dollar seems a small
matter to some of you, but when
L,,0,1-ol,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
"MoTTo" HANGINGs.
One OF the Latest Fnncies Among
Needle Workers ia "a Pref
- ornament.

The motto" hanging curtain or por-
Here is the latest fancy among the
guild of needle workers. To make II
the woman who knows her business
procures number Of lengths of two
inch ribbon in her favoritc colors, or
varying shades thereof, and upon these
ribbons she induces her friends to in
scribe their autographs, together with
the date Of inditing, the motto or
watchward which is supposed to.rule
and dominate their life and character,
and any other fragments Of similar
nature liked.
The lettering is done in sepia, oil
colors, colored or even black ink, nc
cording 10 taste. Sepia looks especial
" we'll upon yellow, golden brown or
certain shades OF greeni black ink Is
strilSing upon scarlet or blue; purple
writing fluid is lovely upon lavender
or other pansy tones. II the maker
Of the portiere Is doubtful concerning
the ability of her friends to do the let
tering artistically she merely asks
them TO write upon slips OF white pa
per. and herself copies the legends
thus obtained upon the ribbons. II
rare cases the names are embroidered
instead of written.
When ready for making up the rib
bons-varying from six TO ten feet In
length-are attached to and sus-
pended from wider ribbon as long
as the portiere is to be wide, and upon
which Is emblazoned the name, motto
and other particulars concerning the
fair owner. Fringed, scalloped or
pointed ends Of similar or the same
ribbon. line OF painting or en-
broidery, may serve TO conceal the
method Of joining. Once attached the
loose ends OF ribbon are arranged ac-
cording to the location OF the motto
If this Is near the top or bottom OF the
ribbon the portiere is connected mid
way; II passing along most of the
length the waving ribbons are allowed
to hang free. Rainbow" portieres OF
this order are much liked.
glorious bit Of color and a delight
ful souvenir hanging Is the result, how
ever they are fastened. "Purple and
gold and the glory therefor" are a'
nothing compared TO the color scheme
and beauty OF a really well made and
artistically arranged motto por
tiere."-Chicago Times-Herald.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
MONKEYS HARD TO "rAKE.
Agile Little Creatures Refuse TO Lock
the Camera Fairly In
the Face.

zone of the most difficult brutss to
photograph is the monkey" said man
who makes q business of taking the
pictures of all sorts of animals and
birds, TO Washington Star reporter.
"You may try as much as you like. but
you will never succeed in making a
monkey look straight into the center
of a camera for even q second. Its
glance always shifts of from one side
or the other. Nor will IL ever catch
your eye full or fix its own upon
yours, and l have come to the conclu.
sion that n monkey cannot look at
camera any more than it can a hui
man being in the face.
Take q dogs head in your two
hands and look into its eyes. The
beast will return your gaze, not for
long, perhaps, for the contemplation
of human intelligence distresses all
animals. But it is not so with the
monkey. ] Hold its head as patiently
as you please between your hands, and
1t will cast its eyes up to the ceiling
and keep on winking, or cast them
down at the floor, as if asleep, or twist
them around in a most absurd fashion
10 look over to one side or the other,
but never, even in passing by It. will
II catch yours.
"Why is this? don't know. unless
II is that the ANNA! has some secret
regarding our own origin that II does
not wish US TO find out However. II
they are bashful, they are very in
quisitive, and If I were to leave my
camera unguarded for ten minutes in
a cage containing a dozen monkeys
half the family would be busy taking
photographs of the other half"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
GREASY NOSES AND LINERS
a Little Medicine Is All That Is Now
Needed to Remedy the
Trouble.

"a greasy nose is as sure a sign Of a
disordered liver" explained a physi-
clan to a Washington Star reporter.
cas- anything that l know outside Of
real sickness, and by studying this as
a barometer much trouble can be
averted. In these days when a full,
outfit of medical granules for liver
troubles can be secured for ten cents
at any drug store there is but little
excuse for it, except in rare eases.
when ten cents worth of medicine
won't do the work, and here physician
is necessary.
81 was much amused at reading in
New York paper recently an article
written by one of these modern beauti-
fiers of preparation that was said to
be sure remedy for a greasy nose. II
went on to tell how much rose leaves,
how much vinegar, spirits of wine and
a half-dozen other things should be
used. in n preparation to wash the
nose, and after telling all of these it
wound up with advising that some liver
medicine should be used in connection
Herewith. Now, can assure you that
the liver medicine would effect the
cure without the rose leaves and the
other stuff, and, indeed, in spite Of It,
I don't mean to say that one Of those
swollen, three times enlarged and fiery
red proboscides can be reduced with a
little liver medicine, but what is known
as greasy nose will be removed by It,"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24

81 fear George is untrue TO mel" she
moaned as her tortured head fell upon
her mothers waiting bosom. in his
dreams last night he said: i have two
little queens!' Oh. IL just knew who
the other one is I'd scratch her eyes
outl" But her dear mother had been
married longer and was wiser than
she, and quickly sent the sunshine of 4
smile scintillating through her tears
with the explanation that some bold,
bad man must have lured her darling
George into little game Of draw, and
given it 20 him in the wishbone in such
a cruel manner that he was worrying
about it even In his sleep.-Denver
Post
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24

Sulz, Swiss town in the canton Of
Aargau, is suffering from a peculiar
boycott. The town recently dismissed
its school teacher, after so years sery-
ice, without giving him a pension,
and advertised for new teacher.
There were no applications for the
place, the Aargau Teachers League
having put the town on its black list
and declared that it would not re-
move the ban until the discharged
teacher received a pension. The town
decided to sue the teachers. but no
lawyer in the canton could be found
to take up the case. other profess
sional men have also decided to have
nothing to do with Sulz
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24

Guy Z. Lee, a student in one Of Wis
ronsiu's universities, lately started in
a canoe from Madison TO Brazil. He
went across Lake Mononu and fol-
lowed the Yahara south. lie will 60
down the Rock river to the Mississippi
thence 10 New Orleans. across the
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea TO
the South Atlantic ocean and down to
Rio Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

1t is computed that hundredweight
Of lead is fred for every man killed in
battle.
The small lakes in the northern part
OF Indiana are estimated to number
1000
The chief silvor-producing states
and territories az The country are now
Colorado, Montana, Utah arizona,
Idaho and Nevada
Since 1883 Che United States govern
ment has expended in the distribu-
ton of seeds aud IN the PRONUNCIATION
Of statistics concerning them S3,476,-
500.
In recently discovered Roman
tomb the skeleton OF woman was
found which had a complete set of
false teeth, beautifully wrought In
pure gold.
Within the last five years several mil
lions OF the Pacific coast salmon have
been placed in Lake Superior They
are now frequently caught weighing
ten to fifteen pounds.
The test required OF gunpowder Of
any aud all classes is to give the prof
ectiie mua1le velocity Of 1000 feet
per second with pressure not greater
thau 10 tons 60 thc square inch i'm the
powder chamber
one of the most beautiful orchids
was recently exhibited iu london. it
Nas White flower shaped Ike a sea-
gal with outsprcad Wings and gold
and yormii0n hlaIt 10 came from
Venezuela and cost $1,000
Ercry ton oi Atlantic water when
evaporaiea Yields sd pounds of salt; %
ton OF Pacific water, 1o pounds; Arctic
and Antarctic water yields SO pounds
TO the ton; Dead sea water, 1877
pounds; the Mediterranean. 81 40.
An instrument forseeiug objects I'M
der water has been invented by a
photographic engineer Of Russia Dy
It's aid the bottom of rivers, 10 a depth
OF from As to GO feet. can be distinctly
viewed. In the examination Of wrecks
this submarine telescope win be OF
great service.
The thickness of armor on modern
wnrships is truly astonishing. The side
armor of n first-class battleship usual.
~ varies from 1917 inches thick at tn,
top OF the belt TO oA inches at the bot
tom. The gun turrets are often pro
tected by armour from Is inches to Il
inches thick The armour on the decl
OF the vessel Is about 294 inches to
inches thick.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
WALKING FROM DAY TO DAY.
A Traveller Who Reports That He Has
Found n Unique Spot in the
FIJI Islands.

There is one place where you can
walk from one day into another. Yes.
there is a part OF Vahua Lew, the
northern of the two main islands Of
the Fiji group, which is crossed by the
1sOth degree of east longitude, and
given in a street In a town running
north and south Of this line, il would
be. say, Sunday on one side and Monday
on the other, and few years hence it
might also be the 10th century on one
side and the goth on the other, but, Of
course, not for very long.
w. S. Gilbert was once thinking of
threading an opera on this line-the
meridian, of course-and II he has
given the idea up, the world has lost a
good deal of laughter. One can imagine
the stage representing the street with
a white line down the center with
churches open and publics closed on
the one side, with publics open and
churches closed on the other side.
The IDEA of a man trying to serve an
other with a writ under such circum-
stances would also be rather funny,
because, you see, It would be a trfie
difficult TO serve writ which is dated
today yesterday, and while yesterday
was catching up to to-day, of course the
other man might have got into to-mor-
row, and so on. The idea is distinctly
Gi!bertian.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
ONE BOY PUMMELING ANOTHER
Different Views Taken of the Incl
dent by People I'm n Passing
street Car.

That men may look at the same
thing very differently, each according
to his own temperament or habit, was
shown on street car passing a house
upon whose doorstep one boy stood
another. They were both
small boys. The boy who was being
pummeled stood wedged as far as he
could get into the angle formed by the
door and the side of the doorway. He
was making no effort to defend him
self except to cover his face with his
arm, while the other boy pounded him
as hard as he could, which, however,
was not hard enough to do any great
damage, says the New York Sun.
OF three passengers, mental impress
sions of whose faces were taken as
they watched the boys while the car
skipped past, one was evidently dis
turbed. To him the sight of n small
boy forgetting himself in passion and
striking another little fellow repeat
eddy as hard as he could was a distress
ing sight.
Another man looked on quite undis-
turbed by the sight. In fact he smiled
as he looked. He didn't worry over the
boy who was crouching in the corner
without resenting the blows, and the
efforts OF the other little chap were
amusing rather than otherwise.
The third man who looked betrayed
no interest whatever, in one way OF
the other.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24

Il may not be generally known that
the pope has a collection Of birds of
which he is very fond, including some
gaudy-colored parrots, while among
otter pets are pelicans, ostriehes and
fawns. These receive his frequent at
tention. lie has also a whey ard, so
much the object of his special care
anil attention that he may almost be
called its cultivator.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are 10000 native pupils in the
Sunday schools Of the FIJI islands.
A new Baptist chapel has been
opened every year in Ireland for the
last seven years.
Ten per cent. of the students OF Har-
ward and of the University Of Penn
sylyania are Roman Catholics.
There are In the United States i03,.
7s5 Sunday schools. with 956,i4e Of
ticers and teachers and s,747.s5e
scholars.
Edinburgh's school board has de-
cided 10 simplify the Ten Command
menis. 10 be taught the children in the
public schools.
Recently issued statistics OF the
United Evangelical church show a
membership Of $3.50. net gain Of
2.i62 over last year.
The oldest university in the world
is FL Ayhar. at Cairo. II is the greatest
Mohammedan university, having clear
records dating back nearly 1000 years.
Germany is sending as interpreters
TO its Chinese possessions at Kiao-Chou
graduates from the Berlin seminary
for oriental languages, who have had
three years training in the Chinese
taught az Berlin.
The present Baptist strength in
Sweden Is about $4,000. IN Stockholm
there are tive churches or chapcls. the
smaller ones having from GOO to 500
members. aud The largest one about
LOO This largest one has become
quite se.f-supportiug.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
a GREEK CHURCH IN LONDON.
The Ancient Inscription over the
Door Is sim In Good Preser-
walton.

In 1916 one Joseph Georgeirenes,
arch bishop of Samos, came to London
to obtain assistance in publishing q
book of devotions for the use of the
orthodox community, says Notes and
Queries. He found his compatriots
OF the ives. end of London without a
church. and on his application to
Compton. bishop of London, gave him
a piece of ground in Soho fields on
which to build one. The bishops
name. by the way, is still preserved
nthat Of the adjacent Compton street,
as also in Firth street is the name Of
one Mr.. Firth, who acted for his lord
ship in the matter.
Georgeirenes succeeded in collecting
some E 800 and the church was ul-
timately built. 1t was dedicated to
St. Mary the Virgin and over its door
was placed q stone-incised inscription,
which exists, in excellent preservation,
to this day. It is in rather fantastic
modern Greek characters, impossible
to reproduce in type, and has been
translated as follows:
I'm the year of salvation 1877 this
temple was erected for the nation OF
the Greeks-the most serene Charles
IL. being king OF the royal Git. born in
tie PURPLE Prince Lord James being
the commander OF the forces, RI. Rev,
lord Henry Compton being bishop
at the expense of the above and other
bishops and mobiles. and with the con-
currence of our humility of Samos
Joseph Georgeirenes, a native Of the
island NJ NpIoe -
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
LOSS In OUR GREAT BATTLES.
The Percentage I'm Many Was Vastly
Higher Than I'm the Fighting
al Santiago.

AS compared with the loss inflicted
on the United States forces by the con-
federates in the great battles Of the
civil war the loss at Santiago is small
when the fact is taken into considera-
tipn that our forces in the Cuban battle
were assaulting n fortified position Of
the enemy. In all, counting 5000 Gu
bans engaged, there were approxi-
maicly $4,000 troops opposed 10 the
Spaniards II there have been as many
as 500 casualties from wounds. heat
prostrations, and capture that would
be 3 10 per cent.
A study of some Of the great battles
OF the civil war viii serve to show how
much greater the losses we're there.
Here is list of some of the principal nc
tions:
At Gettysburg, fought July 10, 1864.
there were 3,O7o killed, 1897 wounded,
5,43l missing, total loss Of 23.c0i. The
entire union forces in the battle are
estimated at about $4,000. giving the
percentage of loss as about 30.
At Spottsylvania. fought May Sis,
1864. there were 2,725 killed. 1916
wounded. 2,25s missing. total loss of
1890 The total union forces were
10000, giving a percentage OLA.
At the wilderness, May 81, 1854,
there were 2,24G killed, 1907 wound
ed, 1883 missing, q total Of 17,o6G.
There were 10000 in the battle; per
centage of loss, IS.
At Antietam, fought September II.
1862, there were 21Os killed, o,549
wounded. 753 missing, a total OF 12,41O.
There were $4,000 engaged; percent
age of loss, Is.
At Chancellorsville, fought May Ia,
1868. there were 1906 killed, 9,762
wounded, 5,0l9 missing. total Of H.
2s7. There were $4,000 in battlei per-
eentage of loss, 20.
At Chickamauga, fought September
1920. 1868, there were 1886 killed,
9.T40. wounded, Alta missing. total
Of 1919. The force engaged was 65.-
600; percentage of loss, 25.
At Cold Harbor, fought June IA.
1864. there were 1,s44 killed 9,077
wounded. 1916 missing, a total Of 49,
1877. In battle there were $4,000; per-
centage of loss, 80.
At Fredericksburg, fought December
11-14. 1862. there were 1854 killed,
1900 wounded, 1,76o missing. total Of
1858. There were 100000 in the union
forces; percentage of loss, 13.
At Manassas, fought August $3.50.
1862, there were 1,747 killed, s,452
wounded. 4,263 missing, n total Of a.
462; in the battle were $4,000; percent
age of loss, 80.
At Shiloh. fought April CT, 1862, there
were 1884 killed. s.4Os wounded, 2,sss
missing. n total of 1907. The num-
Der In battle was 45.5OO; percentage OF
loss, %.
At Stones River tMurfreesboro),
fought December 81. 1862. there were
1880 killed. 7,so2 wounded. 3.7i7 miss
ing. a total Of 13.249 The number in
battle was $4,000; percentage Of loss
81.
At Petersburg. fought June 1910
1864. there were 1,6ss killed, s,5la
wounded. l.ls5 missing. a total of H..
$50. The number in battle was 100000;
percentage of loss. I'm. y. Sun.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
IKE pIGGEs, STACK OF BLUES.
Chips to Finger-Died I'm
n HnyIOft.

"All gamblers are superstitious, re-
superstitious," said one OF
the old ones, who sticks to the business
even in New York. Have you ever
no.ice how a gambler thumbs and fin
gers his chips when he is at a faro la
BE? An old sport wouldn't play faro
IL he couldn't play with his chips.
knew of suicide that happened in
gambling house in my town a good
many years ago, and it was on account
of what l am talking about. Ike
Digges was his name, and he used to
drive a stage. lie was clean gone on
faro. One night after he came in from
a long trip he got $40 worth of blue
chips, and everything was coming his
way, when somehow Ike lost his grip
on his chips and they fell TO the floor.
Ike never took his eyes from the dealer
until the last card was out of the box.
and then he saw he had lost. lie never
stopped 10 pick up his chips, but went
out to the barn, and about an hour
later one Of the hands came in, and,
after buying a stack, asked in a sort OF
funny way what the house had done
to Ike Digges. The dealer said moth
ing and asked why.
KILLED himself in the hayloft a lit
tie bit ago. said the barn hand. But
nobody paid any attention to ituntil
the next day, when the dealer said he
noticed Ike turn pale under the gills'
after he'd knocked his chips from the
layout"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24

ayes. they had Boston woman's
phalanx all picked out TO annihilate
the Spanish warships."
How were they going TO do it?"
"By standing in a row along the
wharf and letting the blazing sun
strike against their spectacles. Then
hey would concentrate the rays upon
The Spanish ships and set the maya
zines on tire."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24

The disinterested readiness of the
Spaniards in Santiago TO shake hands
with the Americans possibly reminds
Mr.. Fitzsimmons Of the surprise he eN-
perienced on finding how many new
friends he had when he stepped out of
the ring at Carson carrying Mr.. Cor
belts solar plexus with Hmm. Y.
Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-24
The Babies Of n single Year.

It WEI probably startle a good many
persons to find that, could the infants
Of a year be ranged in line in
cradles. the cradles would extend
around the globe. Imagine the babies
being carried past a given point in
their mothers arms one by one, and
the procession being kept up night
and day until the last hour in the 10
months had passed by. Going past at
the rate OF 20 a minute, 1900 an hour
Iur'ng the entire year, the reviewer
ct his post would only have seen he
sixth part of the infantile host. In
ether words, the babe that had TO be
carried when the tramp began would
be able to walk when but a mere frac-
ton of it's comrades had reached the
reviewers post, and when the years
supply Of babes was drawing to close
there would be n rearguard, not of in
fants, but Of romping siX-year-old chill
dren.