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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
Carnegie'S LateS Move.

New Ycrk, Special.-Andrew Car
peeie, wao since retiring as active
figure from the steel world, has been
able to devote his time exclusively 10
mis- other passion, the founding OF
libraries, has made his departure TO!
Europe this spring memorable by the
largest offer of the kind ever ad-
vanced. If New YorkN will prostdo
the siiss and the maintenance, he has
promised to give s5,200,OOO to estab-
lish 655 branch libraries in this city.
The offer w&iRads in a letter to DR..
Johp 5. Bllinss,ANdirector OF the New
York Public Library last Tuesday.
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y New Enterprises.

The secretary Of state has issued a
commission ito the Wares Shoali
Land company OF Laurens. which is 70
be capitalized at $4,000, and will sell
LAID. The corporators are ]. 0. Z.
o. B. Simmons, w. l. Gray,
w. r.. Srbey. N, B. Dial, ]. H. Sull!-
van and Nv. H. Dial, Of. Laurens; j. 1.
Sinnors' of Greenwood, and J. =.
Johns on OF Spartanb:rg.
A charter was granted the Peoples
Supply company of Fstill, which Is 10
do a general merchandise business on
a capital Of $15,C0l. TIE Officers are
]. N. Peoples. president; G. T. Peoples,
vice president, and v. E. Peoples. se;.
retary and treasurer.
"A commission was issued TO the
Bishopvile Telephone company. OF
Bishopville. which proposes to operate
telephone lines in the counties OF Sum-
ter. Darlington and KershaT. The
capital stock is 20 be $1,000. Tae corin'-
rators are w. S. Smith, Of Smithyille;
Nat. Barrett, OF Mannville. and }. T.
McLure, OF Bi:nepviiie.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
r1arble in Union.

I. Union, SDecial.-Mr. Felix G. Gre
gc1y Of New York, who recently fell
heir to tract OF land in this county,
has discovered a marble quarry on 1t.
Mr.. Gregory was dowl here about
month ago, when it was discovered.
He returned a few days ago, accom-
panied by Mr.. Carpenter, an expert
geolcgist, who has examined the quar-
ry. The examination is not as good
as was hoped for, but Mr.. Gregory
says he will put his money into It,
and further said that he would try
and get the State examiner to come up
and examine it also. The quarry Is
nine miles from Enoree, and H'there
is enough marble in it railroad VIII
be built out to Enoree. 1t IS said the
road can be rebuilt for about $Io,OUo.
There is no question as to the ma De
itaelf but only as to the quantity 70
he found there. Those who have ex-
amined the marble say 1t can stana
60OO pounds more to the square inch
than, any, so far discovered In Geor-
gia. Then again it is winter marble,
not containing so much iron, which
make: it better as building material.
Mr.. Gregory says he showed 1t to
large contractor in New York, and was
told that he would take 100000 cubic
feet. OF 1t II he could supply him with
in the next year. Just what the re-
suit OF the examination will develop
10 NOT known.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
Sale of a Railroad.
Presi-

A Rome, Ga. special says: Presi-
dent Wilburn has called special
meeting o. the stockholders Of the
Chattanooga, Rome aid Southern rail
road for May Is, to consider the sale
and conveyance OF that property to
the Central Of Georgia. 1t is under
stood here that the headquarters o!
President Wlburn road will be re-
moved to Savannah. The price paid
for the Chattanooga, Rome and South
ern is announced as S4,500,00O. 1t is
139 miles long and extends from Chat.
tanooga, Tenn. to Carralb;on,. Ga.
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Telegraphic Briefs.

A Pfttsbtifg di.pgtch: says: "a coal
contract worth : Upwards Of 100000
to be fulfilled. in ease.of wage trouble
in. the anthracite :delds raest ;.nd,hhthh n.
was closed here yesterday; IT. thu
Quesne Hotel. The coap e 70 go: TO
supply Eastern markets, otehs an ira: fra
cite collieries from 1.-THE mineg o. me
new combination OF operators oi me
Kanawha aud New River@ districts "a
West Virginia" I. :.
A Cape Town couH-martfal has sea-
tencsd to death two. rebels connected
with the reoeh&. wreckihg Of a train a.
Taaibosch. Others concerned in N
crime were .coGdsIined to TaHoHs
terms of imprisonment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21

That women are not qualified to adj
rance in any line of work seems not
to be a sound argument for discharg-
ing them, when we reflect that women
nowadays are educated in all lines,
their intellectual ability is proved
equal to mems, their executive ability
Is demonstrated, and they signify a
willingness to assume the burden of
any sort of work. states Harper'S
Bazaar. Wherein, then, are they not
qualified? In this: They are not per-
manent. Marriage intervenes. Ac-
cording to the most recent statistics,
but eight per cent. Of women in in
dustry are wives. The average period
during which a woman engages in an
occupation is four years, nine and two
tenths months. At the time when a
woman in the natural course Of buSi'
ness experience becomes eligible to
promotion, she retires-presumably re-
tires into matrimony, and the wealth
which employs her it put to the loss of
training So body else to take her
place.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
Rec,nrocity Treaties Extended.

Washington. d c.. Special.-It Is
probable the time for! ratifying, the
treaties with Great Britain. respecting
reciprocity with, the. British West In
dian colonies will be- extended duiiIs
the present week for 2 period o, so"e
year ,or IS months, in, order that the
treaties may be considered by the .ses
ate next December. 49,, =
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BURNING OF A KENTUCKY TOWN
Half the Inhabitants Homeless Food
ant Supplies Destroyed.


Cloverport, Ky, Special.-In the
biting air Oh the early morning hours
the citizens Of Cloverport looked on,
almost powerless tc act Thursday,
while fire destroyed s5GO,000 worth Of
property and let 1000 persons-nalf
the populat ato1-homeleSs Every busi-
ness house was burned. The distress
of hundreds of women and children
was relieved only when trains loaded
with supplies arrived from Louisville
and Henderson.
At noon the fire was still burning
in spots, but the remaining structures
were scattered and no further spread
was anticipated.
By the burting Of a natural gas
pipe in the kitchen OF private house
shortly after midnight the building
was set afire A high wind was blow
ing and the burning embers were car
ried 20 the immense tobacco ware
houses owned by the American To-
bacco company. These buildings were
soon wrapped in flames and efforts
to save them were abandoned in or
der to fight the fires which were
springing UP on all sides. The t2bac-
CO conpany's plant, consiting OF two
stemmeries and 100000 pounds OF to-
bacco was sooh destroyed ana the fire
continued to spread. The local fire de-
paltment was totally inadequate TO
cope with the fire and Louisville and
Henderson we've asked to send assis-
tance. AS Louisville is 10 miles dis
tant, however, 70 help arrived until
4:3O o'clock ard By that time the fire
had abou. exhausted its material. EV-
cry business house was gone, together
with an provisions and clothing. Over
hall,Sf the residences. too, had been
destfbyed and 1000 people were wan
deTirg eimlcssly through the streets
staring at the ruins.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
A Drunkard's Sad Fate.

Allendale, .spec.al.-Fr:day mo:n'ns
the body of Mr., Perry Allen was fonml
in a. field near town, il badly 6N:ptd
condition. His hcme is a short dis
tance UP the Southern road, and on bis
way thsse .fraptow Thursday even
ing, he being Intoxicated, and went
to sleep on the. f, track. Some one
snatched him from this dang Ar'us pa
sItion only to allow sim to wander in
to an adjoining field where :ome
stumps were on Gre. 1t is supposed
that In his Efforts to warm alTse.t
his clothing caught and he was burned
to death.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21

Searching as they are in all direc.-
tions for light on England's failure to
keep the lead in the industrial process
sion, the London papers are making
every now and then discoverirs that
are not less surprising to Outsiders
than painful to themselves. One Of the
most curious of these revelations us
that of q London Mail investigator.
who started out to ascertain why al
most all the typewriters on sale in the
English market are Of foreign make
Of American make, to be explicit. The
explanation he secured was that the
British workman simply could rot cpn|
struct a good typewriter. y man IA
miliar with the business is quoted as
saying that some years ago an Ameri-
can firm making one Of the standard
machines endeavored 10 introduce the
typewriter industry into England.
Premises were opened 1T Coventry, and
thousands Of pounds were spent in eh-
deayoring 10 produce satisfactory
machine, but in spite Of the fact that.
the best American tools and materials.
We're used it was found, after several
years work, that it was impossible 20
produce q good machine. In addition
to being unsatisfactory, the machines
that were made cost twenty per cent.
more than those from America. even
after paying freight and charges.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
Iucumbents VIII Be Reappolnted.

Washington, D. c., Specialization
ney General Griggs talked with the
President about a, number OF places
under the department Of justice, the
terms Of the incumbents being abous;
to expire. This includes large NUNS
Der OF United States district attorneys
and marsha:s. Except where charges
have been made against. ilcpmbents
and where the seno. 1rial statute has
rcd there will be no new appoint
mem,s. TIE .in"umb, ats will be reap
pointed as .ther terms expire.
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mine. He spoke to no one during the
day, falling to recognize even his wife.
The greater part OF Tuesday also he
was in semi-compatose condition,
although he was at times able to. re-
cognize those at his bedside. At thai
line he recognized and spoke to Mrs.
Newcomer, his aunt, and also to Mr.
Miller. the words being very indis-
tinct. Doctor" and my lungs" were
the only words understood. Almost
the last words he uttered were addres-
sd to his wife, OF whom he inquired,
shortly before he became unconscious
II the doctors were present. !
From one who was present at the
de.thbci !. is learned that the allcga-
tons of cruelty and injustice dealt out
by England to the Beers in their
struggle for liberty had been subject
for thought in the mind CT General
Harrison. In his semi-conscioas con-
dItioa, when the sentinels of discre-
ton and propriety had gone frcm
their posts and the mind OF the man
was wandering, ne began to speak o.
the Beers and their hopeless Struggle
for national life. His voice was. weak
and trembling, his thoughts were not
connected; but the listeners bending
over him could hear words O: pity for
| the dying farmer republics.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
....,,.Sketch. of Gen. Hsrrison.

BENJAMIN Harrison was born at
North Bend O.. August 20. 1888, and
was therefore nearly 6S years Of age.
He graduated at Miami University,
ONO. teneqad to indianapolis and
settled in the practice Ct h:s profss-
sion. In 1852 he was elec:cl reporter
OF thie Supreme Court Of Indiana! He
en- cred the Union army in 1862, as a
subaltern aaHaase't to the rank, Of
colonel ard Besyet, .5r.gadier general.
serving an1il 1855. While in tn fed
he was reelected as reporter OF the
Supreme Court, and after leaving the
army served four years in that posi-
ton. Ia. 1876 heswas an unsuccessful
candidat, for Governor'of Indiana. an.
in 1879 wasappointed member of the
Mississippi river commission. He was
elected Senator Of the United States
from bndtata for the term Of six years
FROM March 4, 1881. In 1888 he was
elected ,PresdentsA the United States
over Grover Cleveland. and was again
a candidate for the presidency in 1882,
when he was defeated by Cleveland.
'A.thoJ gh nan o. great ability.
General Harrison was so often accused
of being merely the grandson Of Will.
liam Henry Harrison, that during tbs
candidacy for the presidency. cartoon
lists pictured him as wearing his grand
fathers hat, that term finally becon-
ing a by-word with his political op-
ponents. Since retiring from pub ic
life General Harrison bad devoted him
self to the practice OF law, at which he
was very successful. He was arbitra'
tor in Venezuelan territorial contro.
.ersy recently and q said to have
earned a fee Of sI00,00a He was soni
months ago appointed by President
McKinley.a member Of tho information
an arbitration commission on the part
of the United States, in accordance
with the action of thebSace conference
At The Hague. The death OF General
Harrison leaves only one living ex-
President OF the United States, Grover
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21

A Philadelphia Judge has decided
that a husband is not bound 10 sup
port a wife who smokes cigarettes.
This supplements and compliments the
recent decision of a Wisconsin Judge
that the excessive smoking of cigar
cites by husband entities wife to
divorce. The cigarette looms up large
ms o. destroyer Of domestic harmony.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
Freight Rates on Coal to RI c

New York, f.ccial.-A !o!nt notice
advancing the freight rates on bi;u-
minous coal frc the mines TO tide
water has keen issu<l b. tie Pe1Csyl-
vania railroad, The Baltimore and
Ohio. the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the Norfolk and Western. the ad, an
ce will be 10 cents per Ton and il will
take effect on april /.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
Carnegie's Gift to Charlotte.

Charlotte, MY c., Bpecial.--Andrew
Carnegie, tie Rtttsburg philanthropist
has offered the city Of Charlotte s29,<<
900 with which Ito slot a Library
building. The; oFer Is based on the
conditions that the city will donate a
free site and estblish an annual FUND
OF $500 for the maintenance Of the
library. The offer will doubtless BE-
accepted al
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21

The Argentine Republic is seeking
Japanese immigrants. She Offers free
lands to 10000 of them if they will
come. No better class of Immigrants
could be secured by any country.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21
A. Shocking Story.

Nashville, Tern, Special.-baille
cr,;trsfeld, a colored woman living
near Rome, Smith county, was killed
during, the night by a mos who TOOK
he: from her cabin, carried her to a
hri5aa wh.re she was bound, sho: TO
denth and th,own into the creek. Tne
woman was suspected CT having found
and failed TO. return a lost purse con-
tanning S120.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-21

AS many men act Sc much like mon
keys, the efforts of ProfeSSo" Garner
to reduce monkey language 10 4 p"ac-
tical form assumes the aspect of q
philanthropic effort.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-30

"In other words" said Edward Blake,
looking at Rankin again with the same
earnest look, "you mean that all will
Aave to do will be to lie about this
transaction q little?"
Rankin turned red and then pale. He
was just on the point Of replying, when
the door opened and Willis came in.
As Willis came into the room he nod
ded to Rankin and threw book down
on the table. He was going over to his
own side Of the room, where he was
IN the habit OF swinging Indian clubs.
when lie seemed to notice something
unusual about the looks Of his room
mate and stopped abruptly and sad:
What's the matter?'
Edward looked at Rankin ard was
silent. Rankin kept still moment and
then, more quietly than was natural
for him, said:
"I'm trying to get Blake to take my
paper route. He has scruples about
renting it because he thinks he will
have to-
"Have to lie about it," added Blake
as Rankin stopped.
ooh, pshaw" replied Willis as he
turned toward the wall and took down
his clubs. "Don't be SO flnicky. It's
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-30
CHAPTER III.

1t was not until long time after
ward that Edward understood fully
just how much interest his roommate
had in making this little speech. Pres
ton had a dislike for Rankin that he
seldom tried to conceal. And yet he
had within the year borrowed several
sums OF money from him and was i'll
debted to him now in a way that wor-
ricd him much as one of his nature is
ever worried about anything. He
wanted to keep Rankin on good terms,
il possible, without too much trouble.
Edward for the first time since the
proposition of the route was clear to
him began to hesitate. He asked one
or two questions in low voice. nerv-
ously rolling lead pencil back and
forth over his desk. Willis put in
word here and there as he swung his
clubs. Rankin was evidently very de-
sirous Of getting Edward to agree to
the arrangement. He had seen enough
of him even in the month to believe
that the route would be safe in his
hands and probably result in work.
ing up Of the subscriptions in such a
way as to make the weekly income
from them a more satisfactory figure
than it ever had been before.
II don't just like the idea of deceit In
the matter" Edward finally said in a
hesitating manner. Il can't get around
the fact that shall have to pretend
that own the route when don't own
1t, and Rankin knows don't own it."
"Oh, WE'LL" put in Willis, and Rankin
had used the same argument several
times, lots Of the fellows do it. It's
understood by them. It's been the GUS
tom here for years." And before any
one sneers at these young mems ideas
of what constitutes strict honesty, let
us remember that they are, many Of
them, the sons Of reputable business
men who for years have lied about
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-30
TO BE CONTINUED
STOWE.

Charles Hopkins was at home from
MOretOwn over Sunday.
Mrs. Morgan Of Morrisville is visit
ing her son DR.. j. c. Morgan.
H. E. Nelson finished bis work for
Fl. o. Ward of Moretown and return
ed home Saturday nigh
Harry Pike from Montpelier High
School is at home for few days.
Mrs. William Luce died Monday
morning at her home on Luce Hill,
aged 80 years. She had been in poor
health for the past few months. Pneu-
mOnia caused her Death.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-30

"In other auords," said Edlrdrd Blake,
''yOu mean that l aciIl haze to lte9"
nothing but technicality anyhow.
It's as common as iunking. owned
route last year and never carried pa
per in my life. The fellows all under
stand it. It's mean rule anyway,
and the paper has no right to make it.
If you've got a chance to rent from
Rankin, go ahead. It's the best chance
you'll have"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-14
Ghelemnfraf-S far
SOARING EAGLETS.

The Chicago Tribune, under the ii.
tie Of "The Soaring Of the Eagles"
makes the following pertinent COM.
ments on a popular agitation:
at will be recalled that Alice
Stone Blackwell of Boston, the promi.
nent suffragist leader, while In this
city en- route to the Minneapolis con.
v~ention, declared that henceforth the
eagle is to be the emblem OF the guild
and not the hen, which can only
search and cacklc, or the n%ightengale,
which can only care for its young and
MARBLE. The suffragists, 10 cOnven.
ton assembled, seem to have adopted
the suggestion, and are now soaring
and screaming 10 a frenzied manner
as they soar.
III the opening day Of the conven'
tion be any'indication, the eagles will
have a clam0rous and exciting time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who is
an old war eagle, demands that the
Bible be expurgated; that all para
bles which reflect upon the feminine
ability or relation, the story OF Ewes
original sin in the apple business, and
the odious reflections Of Paul upon
woman as the weaker vessel" be
weeded out. She has little use for the
church and canon law and less for the
priesthood. All these are obstacles
in the way of the advancement OF wo'
man Miss Susan B. Anthony Is OF
the opinion that it is through VIC.
mans ignorant subsection to the ty.
ranny of mans appetites and passions
that the life current OF the a C Is cor.
rupted," anG that the redemption OF
of the ace must come through her
emancipation. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, president of the association, 10
addition to all these obstacles, finds
that militarism, immortality and "in.
ertia in the growth OF democracy, due
to the rapid REIMBURSEMENT Of the
negroes, Indians and foreigners"
stands in the way OF wOman's enfran.
chisement.
considering, according to these au.
thorities, that the church, the Bible,
the priesthood, society and the gov.
eminent besides mans appetites and
passions all stand In the way OF wO.
mans advancement, it must be con.
coded that she is striding forward at
an extraordinary pace. II she can
keep up this pace against these ire
mendOus obstacles and without voting
she should be satisfied. II these OBJ.
stacles were removed and suffrage
we're secured, mar would speedily be
left out of sight, cropping about 10 the
ruins of the domestic system. Never
before have women had such unlim.
tied opportunities and never before
such freedom to improve them.
"In this wild agitation OF the bal.
lot the leaders OF the sufiragists over.
look the rapid amelioration OF wo.
mans conditions and her astonishing
progress in all directions. Perhaps,
also, they are not aware that the hens
and the %nightengales are doing more
to promote this progress than the
eagles"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-14
~TYPEWRlTERS IN SCHOOLS.

The Jackson News has the following
very sensible suggestion:
"We hope to see the day when
shorthand and typewriting are made
part OF the curriculum Of the common
schools of the State.
"This old world is moving at too
rapid a rate to submit very much
longer to the nld.style longhand chiro.
graphy-it's too slow and pokey.
Why. then, should the State of Mis-.
sissippi hesitate? Why should we
not be the first State in the Union to
teach stenography in the public
schools? We we're the first to build a
girls industrial school: we were the
first to recognize the rights Of We.
men; we were the first TO eliminate
the negro vote by constitutional pro.
%vision-why not lead once more? 1t
is just as easy to teach a l0.year.old
boy or girl to put their thoughts on
paper according to marks and signs
suggested by Pitman as by Spencer.
No greater blessing could be be.
slowed on the youth of the State of
mississippi than a complete knowl.
edge Of stenography and t~ypewriting,
and the newspapers OF the State
should secure the cooperation Of the
school teachers in this proposition,
and go before the Legislature with
some definite plan for its Inaugural.
tion in every separate school district,
il not every free school,"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-14
AN OLD FRIEND.

An old and valued friend has made
its appearance in our Office and looking
upon its face the manager OF the Sen.
tinel was carried back 10 memory to
his boyhood days. The P~ascagoula
OEMoCRT.STAR has been published
ontiuously by Capt. p. X, Mayors for
ffty.seven years on the coast OF
Mississippi. 1t is now in its fifty.
seventh volumn and is as bright and
newsy a representative Of the press as
any OF the youngsters. Among the
early newspapers read by the manag.
CT OF the Sentinel was this paper, then
published at Handsboro, long before
the war. and then styled the Hands.
oorQ Democrat. Among the good
Things that appeared In It's columns Al
mat tame which was very popular was
"Sut Lovingood's" yarns, which old
timers will remember The Seuti.
mel welcomes this elder brother Of
inc fraternity To IT, sactum and homes
tnat under the same management 4
Will continue to exist for many wears