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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
SOUTHERN FERTILIZER COMPANY SOLD.
Purchased by the Virginia and Carolina
Chemical Co.. of Richmond, Va.

Purchased by the Virginia and Carolina
Chemical Co., of Richmond, Va.
The purchase by the Virginia and
Carolina Chemical company OF the
Southern Fertilizer company, at Char
lesion, is now an accomplished fact.
It's interests in Charleston are very
large and include the Berkeley Chemical
company, the Wando Fertilizer COM
pany, the Stone Phosphate works and
the Wappoo mills, the last named hav-
ing been acquired at the recent sale
under settlement of the Pickney fail
ure. 1t is understood that the Virgin
10 Chemical company will build 8
wharf on the Ashley river at the Wap-
poo mills from which to handle its
mined rock. The company has leased
or purchased extensive beds in st. An
drews parish and has contracted with a
mining company for its output Of rock.
A large iron steamer is under con-
struction for the company to ply be-
tween Charleston and Norfolk. Rock
mined in South Carolina not used in
manufacture here, will be taken to the
factories of the company farther north,
and from the various plants orders
will be filled as most convenient to
ansportation facilities and rates.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25

Official tests of the eyesight of Bal
timore school children-tests ordinar-
lily used by oculists-to the number of
So, ,067 show some interesting and sug-
gestive results. More than 5000
pupils were found to have such de-
fects in these organs as to make school
work unsafe, while tifty-three per
cent. of the children were found not
to be in the enjoyment of normal
vision. Cuyiously enough, this per-
centage of defective eyesight steadily
decreased with the age of the pupils.
The percentage of normal vision was
found to be as follows: First grade,
35; second, Il; third, At; fourth, 49;
fifth, As; sixth, As; seventh, 54;
eighth, sc. No explanation is offered
for this improvement in eyesight with
age and the use Of the eyes under
school conditions. It was found,
however, that many blackboards and
maps in the schools were not placed
in the proper light, and the report Of
the oculists recommends yearly ex-
aminations hereafter Of the pupils
eyesight; also the adoption of uni
form system of adjustable seats and
desks adapted to the heights of the
children.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Palmetto Notes.

The city of Chester has the hon
or of having two companies in
the Volunteer army-one in the First
and one in the Second.
The people about Duncan's, Spartan
burg county, are organizing O Joint
stock company to put up cotton seed
oil mill and other machinery. They
hope to be ready to crush the seed OF
this crop. The capital stock is $780,
900.
There is a scarcity of houses for rent
in Edgefeld, and from the present out
look the population of Edgafeld will
double itself in the near future.
The Columbia Daughters of the Rev.
olution recently sent to Camp Lee 200
soft pillows, the products of their own
work, to be distributed among the diff
ferent commands.
Three white boys and one negro boy
have been arrested ut Greenville,
charged with trying to wreck q train
on the Charleston and Western Caro-
lima Railroad near Maudlin.
Mrs. Annie Abbott was arrested at
Columbia recently, charged with alb
Quoting a 9>year old girl, and bound
over for trial in the sum of $500 for her
appearance at the general sessions of
court in October.
The up train on the Columbia and
Greenville division of the Southern
was derailed near GreenYills but no
one was seriously hurt.
The members of the Labor Day AS
sociation of Florence have been actively
at work for the past few weeks perfect
ing their plans for o grand spd,,glorious
celebration of Labor Day this year.
The cannery at Prosperity has been
running on full time since the season
opened. Peaches came in abundantly,
but few tomatoes have been handled as
yet. The latter crop will be almost
failure this season.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Making Many improvements.

Extensive improvements are being
made over the line OF the Charleston
and Western Carolina Railway. Be-
tween Yemassee and Whaley, on the
Port Royal division, there is being
done great deal of filling in over the
marshes. The work is a tremendous
undertaking. On the old Augusta and
Knoxville division heavier steel rails
are being put down. West of Green
wood there will be placed forty miles
of f0-pound steel rails. From time to
time these improvements, or better
ments," will be made all over the
route
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
children.

As far as the imports and exports Of
merchandise can be compared, the
total foreign commerce Of the United
States for last year shows remarka-
BILE increase. In fact, this year end
ing with June, has been the banner
year in.American foreign trade, which
represents larger aggregate volume
than in any previous similar period OF
our commercial history, Figures
show that the exports of the products
and manufactures of the United States
represent total value Of 81, 200, ,0O0,-
900, while the imports will be but lit
tie more than half that sum. This
gives trade balance of nearly $780,
600, 900, or 100 per cent. in our favor
for the year. While our imports are
less in value than in any year since
1885, our exports are the largest ever
recorded. While the greatest gain IN
our exports has naturally been in the
products of our farms, it is very graft
flying to know that there has been no
falling of in the foreign demand for
American manufactures, which, for
the year just ended, constituted twen-
ty-6ve per cent. of our total export
trade. At the same time there has
been a dlminution in our purchases
from forty-one per cent. of all imports
year ago down to thirty-seven per
cent. for the year that terminated yes
terday. Our combined import and
export trade, now aggregating 81, ,SO0,-
100000, places US in the second COM
mercial position of the world, we hay
ing now passed both Germany and
France, and following very close to
the limited Kingdom.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
A CORRECTION.
Mr.. McMahan Shows the Necessity TO
Education.

Mr.. McMahan, at the Pickens meet
ing, spoke in part as follows: You
hear it equal rights to al, special
privileges to none, and again. 'eternal
vigilance is the price OF liberty" With
these sayings pat on your lips can you
be indifferent to the education of your
children? There is no equality with
out intelligence. Who can be vIgiiant
of his liberties without education? 70
maintain ones rights one must be able
to know them. He that trusts to
auother's thinking at once owns mas
ter. The ignorant have ever been the
dupes of the cunning. Governments
and laws have been shaped by the edu-
Gated few to preserve to themselves
scecial advantages to the detrinent OF
the uneducated many. The slaves and
serfs and subjects of other days and
other lands have but paid the penalty,
of their ignorance. The revolutions
that have marked the steps of nations
in civilization and liberty have ever
been the fruit of ideas and thoughts
spread among the people. Intelligence
is the lamp of progress. 1t is the fire
that burns upon the affairs OF liberty.
And yet there are men calling them
selves freemen who are willing that
their children shall be boru and reared
in the thraldom of ignorance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25

Near Briancon, France, is the Al
pine Glacier du Casset, which is now
being regularly worked as an ice
quarry, the product being shipped by
rail to Paris. The ice vein is about
one hundred feet wide and twenty-five
thick, and it is found that it can be
worked at a profit, making the first
commercial use of the glacier so far
known.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
lighter With 500 Men on Board Sunk.

The steam lighter Laura struck rock
near the steel pier and sank in ten feet OF
water at Santiago recently. At the
time of the accident she had on board
600 men of the Twenty-third Michigan
Regiment, who were on their way to
the transport Harvard No lives we1 G
lost. but an exciting scramble for the
shore took place in which many of the
men fell in the shallow water.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
4 Freight Wrecked.

The through freight going north over
the Southern was wrecked in GastonIa,
\. G. The engine, tender and two or
three box cars passed over O point in
the track whore piping had been plant
ed to allow the water to pass when
this portion Of the road gave way and
a large number of the remaining cars
were piled one upon the other and
smashed into q mass of timber and
debris. Three persons were injured.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Factory Girls Fight.

There was big sensation In the
bagging factory at Charleston recently
by free-for-all fight between a mum Der
OF the young women employees. The
fight was an uneven one, as there were
three girls against one, and according
to reports, the scrap would have re-
suited seriously, if friends of both
parties had not interfered.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
BJsnco VIII Not Hand Over Cg5a.

A cabinet minister who was inter
viewed by representative OF the As
sociated Press at Madrid, said 1t was
certain that Captain General Bianco
would not hand over Cuba TO the Amer
leans, since ke had expressed desire
not to do So
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Pistols and Sh0tguns.

A crowd of negro gamblers in the
woods near Batesburg recently got into
dispute over some money won during
the game. Pistols and shotguns were
brought into play. A regular fusilade
followed, but the men behind the guns
were off in their aim. Only one negro
was wounded, and ne received few
shot in the hand. The entire outfit was
bagged.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25

A prominent bacteriologist states
that scarcely one dog in 10000 sup
posed to be mad in the sense that his bite
will communicate hydrophobia is real
ly so. A knowledge of this fact will
cause a comparative feeling Of secur-
ity, but then close lookout should be
kept against the one dog.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Will II Go 10 the Courts.

The fight between the Southern Ex-
press company and the railroad COM
mission over the stamp tax matter 1t
seems is to be prolonged, Judging from
the tone of Il letter received recently
from Traffic Manager Loop, Of the ex-
press company.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Thirty.0ne Deaths on a Convict Ship.

The Berliner Post says that during
a recent voyage of the Siberian convict
ship Angara, from Tieum, Siberia, to
Tomsk, capital of the government of
the same name, on the Tom, western
Siberia, 81 out of 500 prisoners died
from suffocation and overcrowding.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Congratulations TO Dewey and Merritt.

President Mckinley has cabled to
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt
his and the nations congratulations
: upon their capture of Manila.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25
Celebrated Spanish Painter Dead.

The death is announced at Madrid
of Don Ederico Madrazo, the cslebrat.
cd spanish painter, in his S4th year.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-25

Some women carry the emotional
business entirely too far.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29

s ana Ki{s Thompson oDsFs y D. W Chandler
G cIran. 10; Alex Fairchild Austin, Tex.
G marie roster Philadelphia, Pa: It. q
hing, Tacoma, Wash; Judge ]. ]. Egan ana
ianiiy' city; A. H. Oliver, Fargo, N. d.
sHERMAN-@w. H. vogt, PALMYRA v.
L. w. Starbtrd, Madison, Wis; Mrs. e T.
NeWcomo, Stevens Point, Wis; ]. w Rris.
low, Portland, Or; NJ. W. Marsh Helena
mont; Mrs. F. Mobeck North Branch. C,nst
55cenmldG Oreville, Wis; Walter Diggan NJ
peasant !, Mich; A. NJ. Oswald. New lin.
/. churchill, River Falls; w. %. lie Raron
AusIln, Mimi; G. Ferris, Austin. MINI. Mrs
=. b. Wade and daughter, Helena. Mont "a
flolllday, Ellsworth, Wis; H. Dearborn AnS-
fin' MIMI; H. P. Haskell, st. Paul
WINDSOR-H. E. Thiele. Chicago.
l yaDie and daughter, Chicago; G. W. Mead,
M.Sankato; H. L. Bulls, Winnebago City:
1 Haardes p; Miller, indianapolis. Ind ]. II.
Darracn, Boston; c. C. Hayedom, New York:
y. b. Jones, Minneapolis; E. NJ. Christsman
Indianapolis; A W. Hobson, Chicago; George
whitney, Faribault. Mimi; L. s. Vogre. New
oim; b. A Nelson, Hallock, Mimi; William
a. Cant, Duluth; o. G. Dusossoit, Rochester
n. T.; William P. Sannington, Redwood
rams; J. Nj. Dement, and wife, Owatonna: ]
FRANK Dean and wife, Owatonna: A w
wright, Austin; G. B. Ward, Alexandra: 3.
Cuerly, Chicago; Jacob Ries, Shakopee: L.
I. Grady, Fairfax; John Lind New Ulm: p.
U. Hind. Des Moines, To-; Haldor E. Boon.
Fergus Falls. DA'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29
ST PAUL BREvITIEs.

Prosperity camp, Woodmen of the World,
holds It's next meeting Wednesday evening.
Report of the committee on Woodmens Tenn
pie will be open for discussion at this time.
John Dif1ey was arrested yesterday by
Detective Calvin. on the charge Of larceny.
1t is alleged that the accused sto.e a package
from H. B. Morrison's grocery delivery wagon.
Diff1ey was arraigned in the municipal court
and secured continuance until today.
"A Roscoe, the driver in the employ CT
the Crescent Creamery company, who was
arrested on the charge of violating the state
dairy and food law, will be tried by jury
in the municipal court May l. 1t is alleged
that Roscoe sold cream containing less than
the prescribed amount of fats.
"A draft on the First National bank. of
ST. Paul, for four pounds ster.ing awaits
a claimant at the central police station. The
instrument was found yesterday afternoon, by
Mamie Madden, of 116 Jessamine street, who
turned it over to the police. The draft was
drawn in London, Eng, and is payable to
Edward Penney, being signed by W. A. Mil
R. Co
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29
TREAD OF TROOPS
Continued from First Pare

Continued from First Page,
number of fine buildings for barracks, fine
water, much more convenient access, and
as grounds belong to state, no expense at
tached. hope our action will be ap-
proved as we already have a large part of
our equipment ON the ground and the en-
tire troops will be there tomorrow morning
ID. M. Cough, Governor.
In reply Gov. Clough received the fol-
lowing:
Hon. D. NJ. Clough, Governor.
Secretary of war bids me to approve of
your request to go into camp at State fair
grounds, situated between St. Paul and
minneapolis III. G. Corbin,
Adjutant General
The scene in the governors office
was only a repetition of that of the pre-
ceding days. Nearly all the officers Of
the guard called during the day. and
in very few cases have the field officers
failed to receive their commissions.
The line officers of the local companies
have received their commissions. and
the officers of the outside companies
will be handed a scroll done up in red
tape this morning, their official author
ity for their corranan ds
Lieut.. Col. Mccoy is the first officer
commissioned by Gov. Clough to re-
ceive official confirna ton from Wash
ington. Gov. C1ough received the fol-
lowing telegram, giving information of
the SdIHG.
Hon. D. NJ Clough,
Governor of Minnesota:
The appointment Of Lieut. F. B. McCoy
Third infantry, lieutenant colonel of t6e
Second regiment Of Minnesota volunteers
has been approved by the president. He
will be granted leave until further orders
to enable him to serve.
Contrary to all expectations the off
cial mastering rolls and Instructors
for mastering the troops in were not
received yesterday. Should thew arrive
today it would enable Col McCov 10
proceed Immediately to the mastering
in of the troops.
Gen. Nuremberg said he had received
neither flags nor adviceS from Wash
ington in answer to his telegram ask
ing silk flag for each Of the thraa
Minnesota regiments.
Commencing with this morning sne-
cial Geographic communication will he
had between the governors Office and
Camp Ramsey at the fair grounds. A
special wire will be put in to facilitate
the future movement of the troops.
AS the state university company of
cadets failed to materialize, Gov.
Clough appointed Sheriff McKelvv of
ST. Cloud, to raise "a company of VOL
unteers from ST. Cloud.
The companies to he raised by Giants
Morgan, Of Minneapolis; Bacon. of ST
Paul, and McKelvey Of st. Cloud. will
not report until Saturday morning. as
additional recruits will have to be en-
rolled before these accompanies are I'm
to the requiredl war footing.
Aside from these three companies
the three regiments will report q. f,1Il
complement Of men to Gov. CIoiIgh
this morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29
AT THE THEATERS.

That Marie Wainwright and "Shall We For
give Her. are meeting with deserved success
at the Grand this week is evidenced by the
large attendance at each performance. To-
morrow afternoon the last popular-priced
matinee of the engagement will occurr.
Next week at the Grand "Blue jeans" with
it's great saw mill scene, the calf for the
barbecue, the Rising sun Roarer's band and
the quintette of singers, will be the attrac-
ton.
Chauncey Olcott, who is acknowledged to
be the best ballad singer in America, will
sing 1.-The Star Spangled Banner" at the
Metropolitan during his engagement in this
city, which begins Sunday evening. At the
request of q number of the patrons of the
Metropolitan the management wired Mr.. Oh
colt for his consent to make this feature
of his engagement and he responded assuring
them that it would be pleasure for him to
co so.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29
MARCHING ON ST. PAUL
MOVEMENT OF MINNEsoTA's
TROOPS IS BEGUN
Monster Demonstrations Of Fare
well In Every City From Which
the Boys In Blue Have Started for
the FrOnt-Ladies at Many
Places Show Practical Patriot
ism in Their Goodbye Gifts.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, April 2S.-The local
militia companies left here tonight af-
ter one Of the greatest farewell demon
STATIONS that has ever occurred in the
Northwest.
The companies assembled at the
armory at o'clock and from there
were escorted to the Union depot by the
G. A. r. posts, all the civic organiza-
lions in the city and fully five thousand
people, while $4,000 more lined the
streets and cheered and shouted as the
boys passed by. The men were lined
up at the Union depot, where it had
been planned to have a short pro-
gramme Of speeches, but so great was
the crowd and the confusion that this
had to be given up, and an hour was
spent in playing and singing patriotic
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29
SONS OF VETERANS.
Capt. Henninger's Company Drilled
on Sixth Street.

Capt. Henninger's Company Drilled
on Sixth Street.
Sixth street, from Seventh to Sraith ave-
nue., was lined with people last night, who
watched the maneuvers Of the Sons Of Vet
erans' company, which drilled steadily for
two hours.
The Sons of Veterans made fine show
ing last night, having ninety-fiye men in
Henninger was in command, assisted by
Lieuts. Daily and Drake.
The men were put through all the foot
movements, and marched up and down the
asphalt pavement with the stride Of old
timers.
The crowd along the street was large, and
the services of mounted policeman were re-
quired to afford the volunteers sufficient
room to drill in.
No new recruits were enlisted by the Sons
of Veterans yesterday as Capt. Henninger was
too busy getting his present company into
shape. Squad drills were held during the
day
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 28.-Not
since the Civil war has Wisconsin con-
centrated such large body of military
men as occupy Camp Harvey at the
state fair grounds tonight. Since the
ordr for mobilizing Wisconsin's volun-
teers was issued last night, by Gov.
Scofield, to the captains Of the different
companies Of the First, Second and
Third regiment. and to companies A, B,
G and F, Of the Fourth regiment, the
many armories throughout the state
have been busy places.
Only the Second and Third regiments
of the Wisconsin national guard have
the requisite number Of companies
twelve the First and Fourth having
but eight each. In order to comply
with the call from the war department
to furnish three full regiments, the
governor called upon four companies
of the Fourth regiment with headquar-
tiers in Milwaukee to join the First
regiment. The remaining four COM
panies Of the Fourth regiment will be
left behind and the regiment will prob
ably in the meantime be recruited to
it's full strength to be ready in case
of a second call.
The first train to arrive brought vol
unteers from Racine at II a. M, fol-
lowed closely by companies from Madi-
son and Fort Atkinson.
During the afternoon contingents ar
rived from Darlington, Monroe, James
vile, Beloit, Whitewater, Marinette,
Oconto Sheboygan, La Crosse, Osh-
kosh, Appleton, Ripon and Manitowoc.
Troops from Menominee, Eau Claire,
Neillsville and Ashland arrived between
Z and o'clock tonight. The last COM
panies to arrive will be from West Su-
perior, which will reach the camp Fri
day morning.
Some of the companies are not re-
cruited to their full strength, but new
volunteers will be enlisted daily until
each company has a full complement t.
Adjutant General Boardcan has estab-
lished quarters at the camp and will
be in command until the troops are en-
listed into the regular army.