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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24

A puzzling problem for educators is
how to increase the proportion OF
high school pupils who continue to
the end of the course, albeit the solu-
tion of the problem might necessitate
an increase in many places of high
school accommodations. From an in
quiry on this subject, instituted IN
Philadelphia, it appears that one rea-
son for the dropping out OF pupils
from the girls high school in that city
is a failure on examination in one or
two subjects. Probably the same
reason exists in the boys school. DR..
Thomas G. Morton, chairman of the
boards committee on the girls high
school, points ont that many bright
girl is now practically driven from the
school because she does not possess
special aptitude in one subject. "Be-
cause a Erl can't draw picture of a
horse" bid y. Morton, lis no rea-
son for keepNg her out OF an eluca-
tion in other branches" Ee Ieliaves
that the present curriculum of the
school is drawn on lines not sufficient
ly elastic. He would discriminate
for the benefit of the individual girl
and her special aptitude. And lie
would readjust the courses in the high
school in q manner to permit any girl
OF Intelligence to continue her course
in spite Of failure in one or two SUBJ
jects.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
Foreign.

British troops have occupied Krcon-
stad, in the Orange Free State. and
have pushed five miles beyond it.
John E. Redmond. in an address at
Manchester. England, said Lord Sails
bury's recent speech was "an insult to
Ireland"
Large crowds heard Rev. DR.. T. De-
Witt Talmage preach in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Rumors have been circulated in Ma
Mia of a probable native uprising in
the city.
General MacArthur's policy in the
Philippines is said to be to devote his
time to general questions and leave
considerations of detail to his staff.
Cuban officials fear trouble in the
island at the time Of the elections.
Belgian railways will ask bids for
100000 tons Of coal.
A shipment of Pocahontas coal
brought Sc ton in Germany during
the past week.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
Emergency River and harbor Bill.

Washington. D. c., Special.-An
emergency river and barber bill was
agreed upon by the river and harbei
committee. 1t provides large num-
ber CT surveys and makes several ap-
propiations fer work of pressing ne
cessity. This includes 100000 for the
South pass of the Mississippi, with au-
thority to terminate the contract with
the late James 3. Eads, for the main
tenance Of this channel, and to pu--
chase the plant now used for this
work; also a provision making avail
able $50 900 for jetty work on Cumber.
land Serpd. "a. sud Elnrido
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
Miscellaneous.

German shippers protest against the
proposed tax on bills Of lading and
ocean passenger tickets.
The papers in the suit Of Robert J.
Trimble against the American Sugar
Refining Company, were filed in the
Court Of Chancery, at Trenton, n. j.,
Trimble, who is a stockholder, charge
es that the company has been more
than 81 100000 of surplus and that this
surplus is now being used to depress
the price Of sugar and to force Al
buckle Bros, independent refners. in
to a combination with the American
Sugar Refining Company, to illegally
restrain trade.
All the land belonging to the Car
rabelle Land and Lumber Company,
in Liberty county, Fla, and all its
floating property. such as barges,
steam tugs, etc, have been sold to a
Mr.. Conger, Of New Brunswick. The
cash consideration was $4,000.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24

A society has been formed in New
York City for the prosecution of the
science of healing through music. 1t
is believed that many of the lis that
flesh is heir to spring from disordered
mental systems, from inharmonious
nerves and unadjusted fbreS. 1t is
asserted that music, which is known
to have marked effect upon the mind
of many hearers, will, if properly
produced, with a iudicious choice of
chords and melodies, restore balance
to the mind, nerves and fibres OF the
body and thus produce health. The
science is of course in its infancy.
Much ground is yet to be covered.
Many researches must be made. At
present nothing is palmer than the
fact that all music does not appeal
alike to all people. The world is still
divided into the rag time and the Wag-
merriam schools, for instance, with
many gradatiors between these ex-
tremes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24


The S.,..o...s ".u r"pluny becoming
up to date. A dispatch states that In
a recent cricket match at Sayaii the
competing teams and their respective
admirers took offence at decision of
one of the umpires and INDUCED in q
free for all fight. which resulted in
ten men being killed and the field
being covered with wounded. Just
how the umpire Jared the dispatch
does not state, but had the incident
occurred on q ball field here his uame
would undoubtedly heal the list Of
casualties.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24

Next to New York's So, 900, 090
tunnel, the bi ,gest municipal under
taking now on the tapis is Phi.alel-
phia's scheme to iltrate it's water sup
ply, for which the magnificent sun OF
s12, 900, 090 has been appropriated and
placed in the hands of The mayor for
prompt work. No doubt it will be
worth the money if it accomplishes
the purpose aimed at, and relieves a
great AMI wealthy metropolis OF the
perils that always go with impure
drinkir
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
Georgia Democratic Primary.

At the Georgia Democratic primaries
held Tuesday the following ticket was
named:
For Governor, Allen D. Gambler; for
Secretary Of State, Philip Cook; for
Comptroller General, VIM. a. Wright;
for State Treasurer, Robt. E. Park; for
Attorney General, Joseph NJ. Terrell:
for State School Commissioner, G. R.
Glenn; for Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture. o. B. Stevens; for Prison Com
missioners, Clement A. Evans, Tom
Eagon: for Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court, VIM. Little and Hen
ry T. Lewis; for United States Sena-
tor. A. o. Bacon.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
BrevitieS.

Three municipal ice plants are pro-
tected at New York, to meet the raise
in price by the Ice Trust.
Rev. DR.. Henry Granjohn, OF Balt-
more, has been appointed by the Pope
Bishop CT Tucson, Arizona.
After shooting at his wife and MISS
ing her, Henry Simmons, Bremen,
Me. shot his daughter and then killed
himself.
DR.. Johannes Trojan, editor Of the
comic-satrical weekly, Kladderadatsch,
arrived at New York last week from
Bremen.
Probably fatal injuries were In
flicted upon Jacob Harnell, a non
union carpenter, at Chicago, ILL.,.
Thursday night by strikers.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
THROUGHOUT lhE COUNTRY.
The South.

A fire at Toms Creek, Wise county,
Va. mines, destroyed the triple and
other machinery to the value OF $780,
900.
General A. l.. Pridemore, eX-Cca-
gresham from the ninth Virginia dis
trict, is reported dying in Lee county,
Va.
Alec Whitney. social leader Of
Augusta. Ga, was killed in street
car by Gus Wilson. negro, who was
lynched
Roswell Walser. young Waite man
was drowned in the Yadkln river Sat
urday evening at the county line be-
tween Davidson and Davie. Walser
and Richard Tucker. Of Advance. were
attempting to cross the river in a
boat when it struck Il rock and turned
over, capszing them. Tucker swan
to the shore. but Walser sank. His
body was found the next morning fifty
yards from where he was drowned.
Walser lived in Davidson county.
News reached Richmond of the
shooting in Lee county o. r. B.
Young. a former member Of the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates. He was shot
by man named Horton and his
wounds arc thought to be fatal. nc
particulars are given.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24

At all English police court recently
Captain Herye Ii. a. Erriu2ton Josse
of Norman Villa, Burgste, Grimsby,
was summoned By the inland revenue
for keeping a carriage without a Ii.
cense. The question raised was whether
a vehicle consisting of car attached
to motor cycle was one carriage or
two. If it was considered as one, the
maximum travelling speed allowed
would be twelve miles. and il rs two,
six miles per hour. The magistra:e
decided that it was one vehicle, and I'M
posed fine OF one guinea.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
Presbyterians a. st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, special.-The 18th
annual session Of the Presbyterian
General Assembly, the law-making
body of that Church, began the day
at the Washington and Compton Ave
nue. Presbyterian church. Nearly 1,ooa
commissioners and delegates attended.
The session, owing to important mat
ters pending, proba-- will occupy
fortnight
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
The British Advance.

Pretoria, By Cable.-A war bulletin
has been received here announcing that
the British are advancing against the
Federals at Helpmaaker and Tonder's
Mex. The Burghers attacked Mafe-
king. The telegraphist at Malopos
says that heavy rifle and cannon fire
was heard before 6 O'Clock Saturday,
and that the kaffir location was in
danes within an hour and was totally
destroyed
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
PRESBYTERIANS IN ATLANTA
Much Interest Being Manifested In
Their Meeting.

Atlanta, Ga. Special.-The commits
sioners to the Southern Presbyterian
General Assembly, which Is holding
its thirty-ninth annual session in the
Central Presbyterian church, of this
city. met for the first business session
Friday. The attendance was larger
than Thursday, and an active interest
was shown in all the proceedings. not
only by the 200 commissioners, but
large number OF visiting members and
laymen of the Presbyterian Church,
officially connected with the Assembly
and many resident Presbyterians. The
days sessions opened with devotional
exercises, after which the transaction
of routine business was begun. Stated
Clerk Alexander read the committee
report, which had been appointed by
the Moderator The personnel OF the
committees is considered very i'm
portant as much of the work Of the
Assembly will be directed by them.
The committees on records for each
State were named as follows: Ala
bama, Byron Clark, Geo. Stevenson;
Arkansas, w. T. Walter, ]. NJ. Caroth-
ers; Florida, R. A. Hardin, P. Nc
G-egor: Georgia, R. S. Brown, S. D.
Reynolds; Kentucky, j. B. swami, j.
N. C. Moore; Memphis, r. A. Brown,
A. E. Dimmock; Mississippi, V. R.
CASTOR. G.. w. Taylor; Missouri, 7.
D. Latimer, D. McCarr; Nashville,
| w. D. Shoemaker. ]. J. Wood; North
Carolina, Dugald Monroe, George
fairfield; South Carolina, J. F. Lloyd,
II. l.. Money; Texas, J. Z. anderson,
w. H. Mitchell; Virginia, T. T.
Wade, D. NJ. Killam.
Interest was intense as the stated
clerk read the overtures from the
Synods and Presbyteries Of the South.
The overtures were referred to the
proper committees and constitute the
work which will come before the AS
sembly.
The Presbytery of Suwanee, Fla.
protested against the spectacular and
theatrical features" Of children wear
ing fancy costumes in the exercises to
be held on Children's Day, May u.
A time was set apart for raising
funds for foreign missionary
work. The question of divorce and
re-marriage will be leading one be-
fore the Assembly. The Synod OF
Alabama and the Presbyteries of Mem
phis and Norfolk sent in overtures
asking for definite Church laws, gov
erning the re-marriage of divorced
people.
The question of salaries for secre-
taries of the executive committees will
be an important one, many overtures
being filed asking that no increase be
made in them. On the adoption OF
new hymn book, there were overtures
strongly protesting against a change
this year. it being claimed that the ex-
pense will be too great.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
BreViticS,

The Republican State convention at
Sacramento. Cal, adopted a platform
indorsing the Mckinley administra-
ticn. an inter-oceanic canal under gov
ernment control. and ownership
against Asiatic labor. and instructed
delegates for Mckinley.
The relief OF Mafeking is reported.
though not Officially confirmed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24

The Ohio Legislature has actually
passed law to protect skunks, as If
the little auimals were powerIess to
protect themselves.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02
He Killed His Companion.

WAYCRoss Ca, April 3O.-Martin
Miller, the 13-year-O son of DR.. ID. j.
Miller, of Beach, and 3 young son OF
Mr. Taylor Bum, OF Elsie, almost in
separable companions, yesterday after
noon were in O room at Mr.. Bunn's
house, taking bath. A doubled bar
relied shotgun was in the Groom. Young
Bum, not knowing the weapon was
loaded, pointed it at Miller and snap
ped it. Martin said "Look cut, yon'!!
shoot Ele."
The Bum boy again snapped the
hammer. The gun fred this time and
young Miller received load of buck
shot in the back part of the head, kill
ing him instantly:
The boy who did the shooting is al
most wild with grief over the accident,
His father is member Of the firm of
j. Il. g. T. Bum, prominent sawmill
and naval store operators. His victim
was son of Rev. d. J. Miller, formerly
a prominent citizen of Waycross, now
n successful naval stores man of Beach,
GN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02
MoseIey News.

After Il prOtracted wet spell, the sun
has come out in all his glory and dried
the earth, and our farmers are again
pushing their much delayed farms.
Mr.. John II. Young has been quite
sick with lagrippc for some. time hut
wcarc glad to say he is fast GONZALES
cling. Also Mr.. Kelly is much better.
Mrs. V. II. Watson and children, who
have been visiting relatives in Ander-
son, have returned home.
Misses Nellie and Mary Sherard, two
charming girls from Moffnttsville, spent
Saturday night with the family Of Mr..
5. 7. Mccullough.
Mcssrs. j. II. Morgan, s. II. McCul-
lough and S. f.. Livctte went to Ander-
son last week.
Mcssrs. S. J. Mccullough and S. f.
Livcttc attended the Union Meeting at
Starr last Sunday.
A bouncing baby girl at Mr.. w. A.
Halls creates much joy.
What has become of our sport from
the Ridge? We haven't seen you in q
long time. Hurry up, old fellow, shell
get tired waiting. RED Fox.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02
Woman Cashier Brave.

Lynn, Macs, April ga bold at
tempt was made to rob the Lynn Five
Cents Savings bank shortly after noon
to-day. During the lunch hour man
approached the teller's window and
passed note to Harriet p. HOughton,
who was on duty. The note read:
Don't speak or make any noise or I'll
put q bullet through your brain. Count
out $500 and he quick; pass it to me
without trouble. I have two friends
watching us now and any attempt to
communicate with any one will mean
your death.n
Miss Houghton, although considera-
bly, alarmed, quickly reached q button
near her desk which sounded an cleo
trical call for the police. Then she
cOOlly informed the man what she had
done. Without pause the robber
rushed from the bank and disappeared
down Market street. The police mr.
rived few minutes later.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02
Facts About Fish.

If people either buying or selling
fish would wrap them good in two or
three papers and also tie them, this
would keep the air away from them.
They would keep fresh for "a hours
during the hottest weather. Do not
unw-ap or clean them until ready to
cook, but keep them in cool place.
Old newspapers are best to wrap up
nsh with. "a Dox iinsd with paper anu
containing eggs will keep fresh for one
month. rs much so as eggs three days
old. Wrap up each egg good with
paper when fresh laid and pack In box;
don't unwrap until sold or used. There
isjust as much sense in keeping air off
perishable objects as in doing tlIe same
thing with ice.
No kind Of meat or fruit should be
mashed or bruised if you wish to keep
it. People buying ought not to mash
fruit and other perishable things. A
1haa who will mash a watermelon on
Ought to be mashed; in the head with
An axe handle. IF. j I. R,sekcr ia Csota,nss
Aia State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02

The Mckinley Administration will
go down to history as the great com
mission epoch. The treasury has been
more vigorously and ruthlessly attack
ed by this method during the past two
years than in the whole former history
of tho republic. 1t is recognized as one
of the easiest and pleusantest modes of
squaring political obligations known
to the human mind. Even the state
ment of expenditures of the Philippine
cOmmission--usually considered very
conservativc-s0undS pretty stiff to
the provincial mind. but the report of
Commissioner Peck, of the Paris Ex-
position, seems to mock the govern
ment for its cupidity and squashy
policy. For comparison both reports
are hereto appended. Expenditures of
the Philippine commission: COmpcn-
sation Of $4,000 each to Commission
crs Schurmnn, W0rchester and DENLY,
$4,000 per diem allowance to commits
siOners after their return to the United
States, $5,oS5; secretary to commission
compensation, $500; per diem, 49,
O0O), Sl2,a2O; transportation, $13,6S7;
household expenses in Manila, $0,252;
clerical services. 981. .7O1: miscellane-
GUS, $14,99S. Total, $117,1s5. Expen-
ditures exposition commission: Sala-
ries Of experts, $72,045; salaries of
clerks, $4,000; officers salaries, $17,-
785; salaries of employees, 92,782; trav-
cling expenses, $30,245 buildings, $685. :
CAT; rent {Ch;cago. Paris and New
York; $1a,49a: furniture. g., 7,.a552,;; ste-
tionery and printing, $5.4O8; telegraph
and cable, $1,775; miscellaneous, $1O.-
400. Total, &240,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02
Autun Items.

Miss Emma WQoten, who has beer
attending school in Admission, Ala, re-
turned homo recently.
The rains have temporarily ceased
and the people are literally giving every
flying minute something to keep il
store.
Well, sir, did you notice how that
muniticent plnginrist, "W. Z. b." OF
Scptus, bulltlozcd ns because we made
few laudntory remarks concerning
their promising grain crop7 He said
"Why III the world did Bob not play
on the harp of thousand strings that
we might know that the wild hog OF
Autun was in our midstq" and "why
did he not lift up his eyes and behold
the distant fields of g,eenP" Well, this
"wild hog" has learned to play on his
harp only to apprcciative listeners.
When we reached Septus we coult.
plainly see that old man "atey" had
been along, 30 we quietly closed our
harp and went on cautiously. But,
meanwhile we "raised our eyes" and
looked across the swamps and marsh
es to the hills beyond, and just above
the vale we espied amimic being which
we have since named the 'tick" of Sep
tus.7 i'll retaliation for "wild hog" of
Autun. Just listen: "Come again, and
perhaps you will get a peep at some of
our girls."l I'LL tell you, friend, you Of
Tended my wife with this remark. She
Indignantly said: "You are too thick
with the girls, especially when l am
not with you." But l think there will
be no trouble on either side, because
did my courting forty years ago, and I
had such winsome ways that my wife
imperatively declares that shall never
have another chance at counting. Now,
Mr. Tick, (f0r so have we christened
yOu) your hypothesis, that we people of
Autun are dependant tonsomeonee else for
"bread and lasses," 10 absolutely incor-
rect Oh. yee, we hare c:::== hog anii;
hominy." Besides, our neighbors, the
operatives Of our little mill, are con-
tented. They have five months' public
school; a commodious pasture is fur
nished them by the president of the
mill, SO that everyone may keep COW
with comparatively small expense.
They have comfortable and we'll built
dwellings; are paid well; do noe indulge
in intoxicating liquors as much as Mr..
Tick SAYS his people INDUCES. We
would be glad to hear from our young
friend again. Do not become offended
that would be our last intention.
Just Tick offat your ownleisnre, fnrw
assure 8yon that sinjthis day of high
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02

1t may be that the interview with
Captain Chadwick, of the Cruiser New
York, making bitter attack upon
Admiral Schley was unauthorized, yet
it truthfully represents public utter
ance of that gentleman, and as such
eh0uld be the basis OF courtmartial
proceedings against him. To say the
least Of the very indiscreet speech, it
is in extremely bad taste for this attack
to come from the Captain of Admiral
.Sampson's flagship; and originating
there as it does it must inevitably react
upon the Sampson Dartisans and give
to their already impotent and tottering
cause additional impetus toward ON
early. grave. The charge of pettiness
which he seeks to lay at Schley's door
is certainly not borne out by the. opin-
ions Of an obseryant public in whose
estimation the exact reverse is the CO aee.
The relation Of the Navy Department
toward Sampson reminds one most for
cibly Of that existing between a wet
nurse and the mewling, pukiDg infant
an her arms. S +, .iS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02

One little trust has cornered all
the broom corn in the United States,
some 10000 tons, and has put the price
at 5000 per ton. One concern that is
fighting this sweeping abominatiOn has
imported 500 tons from Hungary, at a
cost OF $3.50 q ton.
- Last Thursday in Yorkville, while
all Others were cut of the office, II. H.
Gallahcr, a printer, temporarily crazy,
tried to cut the throat of Miller Drake
ford, the 7-year- old son of the editor
of the Yeomdn. The child was playing
in the composing room. His mother
heard scream and ran to the door in
time to see an uplifted knife over her
boy. She snatcled him from the man
and ran into an adjoining room, fasten-
ing the door. The little boy has q cash
on his neck an inch long barely miss
ing the .jugular vein. Gallaher is in
Jail, and said if he had known they
were going to imprison him he would
have cut Off the child's head.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02
The Confederate yeteran.''

Low CLUE RATES GIVEN WITH THE
INTELLIGENCER.-T growth of the
4. Cunningham, at Nashville, Tenn, a.,
is remarkable. Its circulation of eigh-
ty-four issues, monthly, aggregated to
January, 1900, 1,105, ,452 copies. Aver
age for 1893, 1858; 1894. 10,137; 1895,
1876; 1896, 13.444; 1897, 1915; 1893, 10,
100; 1890, 0,160.
received Mt this Office. 1t and the In
telligencer will be sent for year ut
the club rate of S2.15. BY application
to the Intelligencer copies of the
Veteran will be sent to our veteran
friends who are unable to subscribe.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02
NOTICE.

N pursuance of the authority vested
IL In the un:iersigned officers Of Hiram
Lodge, No. 68, A. f. NJ, by resolution
adopted April 2, 1900, the members OF
said body will take notice that there will
be meeting of said body on Monday
evening, May 7, 1900, at the Masonic
Temple. in the City OF Anderson. among
other matters, for the purpose Of wind
ing up the business affairs Of said Lodge
Clerk Of Court, and amending the same,
and for the purpose Of applying to the SEQ.
retary of State for new Charter under
the provisions Of the Act Of the Legisla-
ture approved february, 1900.
J. L. FARMER, w. M.
j. b. WATSON, 8. w.
NJ. M. MATTISON, J. w.
i. T. WILHITE, Treas.
9. N. G. BOLEMAN. Geo.