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New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
THE GOVERNOR AND THE MERIT SYSTEM

THE GOVERNOR AND THE MERIT SFSTEH.
We have not Joined in the criticism passed
upon Governor Odell for wishing to reorganize
the State Civil Service Commission. That body
is one which maintains close personal relations
with him, comparable in some respects with
that which Cabinet officers maintain with the
President. and it was unquestionably the intent
of the law which made the tenure of the Com
missioners dependent on the Governors pleas
ure that he should be free 10 constitute the
Commission 10 reflect his own ideas The work
of Colonel Burt who has been since the admin
stration of Governor Morton the minority MEM
Der of the Commission has commended him to
the favor of large number of active Civil
Service refOrmers, and they strongly desired his
retention by Governor Odell. Having looked to
Colonel Burt so long as A chief bulwark of the
merit system of this State against the attacks
OF politicians, they are perhaps not unnaturally
grieved at his retirement and inclined to look
with some fOreboding to the future.
Neither their regrets nor their fOreb0dingS,
however, are the true standard by which to
measure the Governors action. Even those who
most thoroughly believe in the value of Colonel
Burt's services to the State in behalf of the
merit system must in fairness wait with open
mind TO see the result of this act of an EXecu-
tive who at the beginning of his administra-
tion has done so much TO command the respect
and confidence of all friends of good govern
ment. If Governor Odell's Commission proves
to be an efficient guardian Of the merit system.
and under it the Civil Service Is improved as
he is personally responsible for the instruments
of the achievement he will receive the credit
for it. If. on the other hand. the service should
show signs of decentralization and the spoils-
men should ntrench themselves more firmly
than now under Commissioners 1t
would not be forgotten that the removal Of
man regarded by reformers their friend was
one of the earliest acts of Governor Odelfs ad-
ministratiOn. The quality of the act is to be
judged solely by its results to the State. The
Governor will be responsible for these results.
good or bad, and pending their achievement is
entitled to a free hand commensurate with his
responsibility.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
PILLARS OF FIRE BY NIGHT.

Earlier in the winter, in the course of an
after dinner speech, Mark Twain dwelt affec-
tiOnately upon the magnificent scenes which
passengers on the ferries can enjoy when New
York's rail- buildings lighted after sunset
No city I'm the world contains so many ''sky-
scrapers' as this, and many new ones are now
going up. For series of years the cloud capped
towers OF Gotham were confined almost entirely
to the lower part of Manhattan, but in the nine
ties considerable array OF buildings of this
class went soaring into the "clear fields of upper
air" above the old business quarters of the
town. In the short days of winter the immense
office buildings, hotels and apartment houses
which are so conspicuous in New-York are
radiant not much later than 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, or even earlier, and the spectacle as
seen from the rivers cannot be paralleled else
where.
80 absorbing Is the pressure of business here
this month that offices and business quarters OF
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
SUPPOSE.

From The New-York World
The Tribune prints conspcuously on it's first
page portraits of seven of Crokers men. and asks
Suppose that Mayor Van Wyck appoints one of
this lot head OF the police?''
The sample seven-a typical lot-are:
Lantry. Carroll, Delmour. Nagie. Diver, Engle.
Gardiner.
The Tribune's question is directly In line with
the point that THE World has been pressing.
The answer to the suppostion is easy: II Mayor
Van Wyck Chat is. Croker should appoint any
OF these should have Iust such an
administration of the Police Department that
by which the city has been scandalized and
shamed during the past three years.
And II the Governor should remove LantYy. for
example, the Mayor could appoint Nagle. and then
Carroll, and through the list.
Would that be reform:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

all sorts are not deserted until dinner time IS
near, and NewYOrk between and q o'clock
becomes a city of light without peer in the gilt
ter of its buildings. 1t is true that most of its
streets and avenues are not Illuminated as
brightly as those of Paris and some other Con-
tnental capitals, although the sums paid out of
the city treasury for gas and electricity are pro-
digious; but its high buildings are brilliantly
outlined at nghtfall. To see New-York after
dark from the ferries is well worth long
Journey
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

The reports from California that excessive
production OF prunes has compelled sharp cut
In prices have soothed the anxious hearts of many
an overworked and uneasy boarding house keeper
in. the East The Pacific Coast growers may la
ment but the buyers on the Atlantic shore will shed
no tears The Occidental prune crop has been de-
veloped to staggering proportions, and low prices
are likely to last
1t was the little SON OF Winfield Cook formerly
of Auburn, who ended up his prayer, IF should
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
THE orFIcI4L SICK N WASHINGTON,

Washington Ian 1S-The President was feeling
much better this morning that he took a drive
behind hts new team. Before doing so he went to
his office and signed some mail He will not begin
To receive visitors until next week.
The other official victims OF the grip continue in
about the same condition to-day. Secretary Root
Is in bed but insists signing important mall. and
trying to do some business. Admiral Dewey is able
o sit IN only part OF the time. In his case the
disease has affected his stomach but he Is slowly
Improving. Secretary Hay continues at work
though not by any means recovered from his last
attack
Congressman Burton. OF Ohio. is i'll with the grip,
complicated with rheumatism lie was considered
better to-day.
Chairman Payne OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee was again in the House of Representatives
to-day after suffering ten days with grip.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

The officials OF Hudson County. on the other
side of the North River. have found II too ex-
pensve to own and carry on county gas plant
for the lighting of public buildings they have
been doing for some years. so they have decided
to get their supply hereafter from a private
company. In few cases in this country has the
ownership OF gas works by towns. cities or
counties been attended with success. and until
there is a radical change for the better in the
average local governments disappointments are
likely to be the rule and not the exception.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Some OF those who have booked to sail for Gibral-
tar Naples and Genoa to-day the steamer
Werra are Mime. V. Carmody. Mr. and Mrs. o. r.
jackson. Captain Henry Schuyler Ross L. ;. N,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Il. D. Whitney.
Among those who expect TO sail for London on
the steamer Marquette to-day MIR. and Mrs. A.
X Bowes. D. Har1ins Mrs. Ida Humphreys and
the Rev. and Mrs w. A. ManSelL
Some of those who are expected to arrive here
to-day from Liverpool the steamer Campania
are Vicomte and Nicomtess de Cholet Monsieur de
Sedano and \. Cecil III. Dean.
On the steamer Patricia. which arrived here from
Hamburg last night, were Mr.. and Mrs. W. s
Allen. DIR. A NJ. Barothy Charles X. Davis. Dr.
Juan Carlos Delino Captain S C;jinther Mrs c
7. Parkes. Miss Irene T. Parkes Consul and Mrs
Charles r. R0hl and DIR. and Mrs c. Swift
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
DENIAL FROM ADELINA PATTI

London. Jan. 1S-In regard to the cabled state
ments that an American agent is negotiating with
Adelina Patti baroness Rolf Cederstrom) for
concert tour of the United States. The Associated
Press has received dispatch, reading follows:
Statement not true. PATTI-CEDERSTROM
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

If the sanitary conditions existing in Havana
continue TO improve under the administration
Of the United States they have of late the
Insurance companies may be persuaded to reduce
their rates on life risks there. report issued
by Major w C. Gorgas. surgeon in the United
States Army and chief sanitary officer OF Ha-
vana. shows that the number OF deaths in De-
cember. 1900, 49,. whereas the average for
the corresponding month during the last eleven
years is sos! The next best record was made in
1899 when the number was 534
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
Mr.. CARNEGIES GIFT TO AURORA COLLEGI

Pittsburg Jan. 1S-It was announced to-day that
Andrew Carnegie has made gift of $4,000 to
Aurora College in Illinois.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

Nixon to Tim" Sullivan: Yes. Nixon. That's
my name You say l ought to have lockjaw.
You ought to have the lookup. SO there!
Bah!"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

With Governor Odell at the wheel this Legls-
lature ought to do some straight sailing. No
dropping OF the pilot at Albany this winter
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

The Tammany Pentagon. the Futile Five,
have failed to furnish the District Attorney with
evidence upon which he fairly ask the
Grand Jury to find indictments. The Five went
fishing in vain. They toiled for weeks and
caught nothing At least they say they toiled; !;
but were they in dead earnest? Did they really
try hard to catch anything? The biggest fish,
the one ieviathan. is in the moat at Vantage
They surely didn't try TO catch him
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

A plan Is under consideration at Washington
for an outlay of several hundreds of thousands of
dollars for new buildings ON Cover IS Island.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

With a growing strike in his shipyard. Mr..
Nixon, the head of the Tammany dsinfecting
corps, seems to have troubles of his own to
look after well those of the moribund
Tiger
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

1t is surprising that any member of the Legis-
lature should consent to introduce a bill pre-
pared solely for the relief of persons who have
violated the municipal ordinances by building
porches sidewalks without obtaining per-
mission. These men knew they were doing
wrong when they put up such structures. They
sinned with their eyes open, but with the hope
that in this easygOing town their offences would
be overlooked When they get into trouble they
go to the Legislature to help them out. There
is nothing coy or shy about them
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

The suggestion made long ago that If the
Federal Government could be persuaded to turn
over that agreeable island to this city for con-
version into public park. and to establish its
military post elsewhere, the benefit and advan-
tage to New-York would be highly acceptable
and gratifying. 1t is unfortunate that the New
Workers OF earlier generations did not take
long look ahead and decide to reserve both Gov
ernor's Island and Blackwelrs Island for public
pleasure grounds. 1t is not probable now that
either of them will ever be transformed into
place of general recreation. But how much the
attractions of the metropolis would have been
enhanced had these two islands been included
in the park areas
The Chinese Government has agreed to the
demands of the Powers. The question now Is
how to enforce that agreement 1t may prove
more troublesome than the question of securing
the agreement
The decision of Republican Senators to hold
canal legislation in allegiance until Great Britain
has acted upon the amended Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty is to be cordially commended, however
much the occasion for such delay may be re-
gretted. 1t is decision to proceed decently and
in order and with a due regard for National
honor and courtesy.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-19

The School Committee of the National Academy
of Design announces the formation by the AmeFl-
can Numismatlc and Archaeological Society OF a
class In coin and medal designing and die cutting
The class will be under the direction OF Mr charles
j. Pike "A pupil Of ST. Gaudens and FalguieIe. The
Woodbury. C. I.angdon prize of 500 will be awarded
for the best work done the close Of the school
term in May 1901. The foundation OF this class Is
an event of the first Importance, II looks 10 the
cultivation of form OF art in which the sntlIe
public must feel the livelieSt interest.
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Those who have supposed that
tea-growing Is imprac,icable in the
United States ,.yll be surprised oy
the tile ora'icle contributed
by I.ecnora Beck Fills to the Re-
view of Reviews for March
"Amcrican Tea-Gardens, Actual
and Possible" fha facts SET
forth by Mrs. Ellis fully justify the
title of the article, for it is shown
that tea is successfully grown and
prepared for the morket in the
Carolinas. and there appears 10 be
no good reason why this industry
should not be conducted in other
parts ofthe South. Sclence proves
that it is feasible,
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now, Is afraid TO in.nit his neigh
bor bv forrirs him 10 work against
hrs will. But The paid overseer
for an entire township will mean
business. and The hands will not
he slow 10 find it out. There viii
bo less friction and better roads
We are to have another snow,
accord NJ TO the weather proph-
els. bui | predict ii long time be-
fore We have another one twelve
inches on "A level in
PossUM FORK.
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PossUM FORK.

The Earl ct Aberdeen couiri-
huteS tn the current lSSue Of !h9
Outlook a series Of pleasant per-
sonal "reminiscences OF Queen Vic
loria, rerai ing The circumstances
OF her visit to ihe present earPs
grandfather III 1857, and relating
anecdotes which impress the read
er with an appreciation Of The
Queens simple womanlv character
1888 a year The Cntlnok Conn
panv, 2S7 Fourth Avenue, New
York }
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THE SAGE OF POSSUM FcRR
Writes About the Snow and Our Coun-
ty Roads


hal'or COUNTY h'cor":
Snow! snow SLOW! from oe1ore
day SATURDAY ihnrillhS nnllil Iate
IN Inc afternoon, when II meashr-
ed Twelve inches "n a tabl- out IN
the garden, but wa melting I'M
1erneaih all day Were Il Tell Oh
Inc ground ana nld ''"' measure
SO oeeP' oh"". YES II Is so"u
'"r US, PURIFYING 'oF a''hoSPhe''h
bringing down n'hphlacai Va
pors to enrich tne arms AS well
as The forests
But, Mr.. Editor, t,r roads! the
roads,. What's 49,. II liter tha 4
civilized counir! "GonoI have sen-
sible work done O ~ roads? |
want Williamsburg county to
adopt the plan pursued by Flor
ence county. l. j, optional with
ur county boardf f'r.n l"ts have
It, to wit: have \ chosen orerseer
in each township, pay him 80
much a day, and, ~ MS command,
The ROAD Maids oi eata road SecH
ton shall be cs!lrt ont and work
that section under MS personal
supervision; then 'nr next Sec
ton, and the next, ualil all the
township roads are worked by an
experienced han; '+c4use work
done with no sense Is no values
and wore done with nal! sense Is
only hall value. Bni work done
with full sense i 'nii ViIue, so
pick out mrh win s""d sense ior
the individual '"w'-nIps, and let
US have sume rGa1 that q man
Can 90 to heaven nn, Ior 1t Is so
much harder /" GH T." heaven on a
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non. lHtUubie VI Nouiu'h VOC
in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Solomon
rturneedto their home in Sumter
last week.
Mrs. d. NJ Erwin, Of Church,
passed through town last Friday
en- route to SHmter.
We we're pleased to see Messrs.
J A Ferrell, DR. Issac Boyd, r b
Foolman and Mr. Howle on our
streets Monday.
DR.. ". G. Gamble came home
last night from GourGias,and spent
a few hours in town. He reports
his fathers condition os be being
serious.
Rev. F. II. Wardlaw, pastor OF
Indlan,own Presbyterian church,
stopped over in klngslree last
Friday night on his way home
from Sumter.
Mr.. Clarendon Erwin, of the In
diantown section, went over to
Sumter last week and was laken
doxn with pneumonia. At last
accounts h4 was doing well.
%r. Emile Arrowsmith, who Is
manager OF Heller's stables here
has recently brought out fine
bIooded mare, Belle This Is
one of the pretliest, speediest and
daintiest pieces OF horse flesh ever
seen in Georgetown, and Mr.. Ar
rowsmlth is justly proud Of her.
1t is worth the while of horse
fanciers 10 visit Hellers stables
and tako look at "Beiie. The
Outlook.
Our friends from the country
coming IN from almost every di'
rer,lon tell us Of he almost I'M
passable condition of the public
high ways-and almost every day
We are adnonlshed 10 call aiten-
,ion o. the authorities 10 the con-
ditlon of certain roads, bridges etc.
1t Is said that the Black river road
from and below Mr.. Jno. N. Mex
sens going towards Bloomingvale
is next TO impossible, and it is
with the greatest difficulty that
people can get over il atall.
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LOCAL ITEMS OF Interest.
AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.
Written in Condensed torm and Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake OF
Our Busy Readers.


in Like Manner for the Sake OF
Our Busy Readers.
The beautiful! snow Of Saturday
has been ugly since Sunday.
Edwin l.. Hirsch, Esq, went TO
Florence on professional business
Wednesday evening,
Rev Mr.. Gresham filled his reg
ula: appointment last Sunday IN
the Baptist church,
s.r. Henry Eaddy, Of Johnson
vilI~, paid The RECORD a pleasant
visit Tuesday.
Mrs. DR.. v. s. Lynch, OF Scran-
ton, spent Tuesday in town visit
ing the family OF Mr. Louis Jacobs.
Mrs A. Nj. Gordon, of Gourdins.
speut one day this week IN tow"
with her brother DR.. W. G. Gam
bic.
Mr. A. G.. Cosgeshall, represent
lnc the Darlington Oil Mill Is
spendrnga lew days in town ,his
We k.
The Misses. Schultz, OF Darling
ton are visiting their brother, Alt,
Louis SchuIiz. proprietor OF The
Carolina Bargin Huose.
A defective fiue set fire to the
roof of Mr.. Suits residence last
week, but was put out before any
damage was done.
The Young people OF town have
organized a dramatic club, and
iadsing from the talent we have
here We look for some good enter
,ainments in the near future.
Rat" The 'devil" OF The ItEC-
ORD, says the snow of last Saturday
Was the heaviest we have had IN
twenty yeras. Quite heavy
snow and an old rat.
The local sportSmen have been
having some great spsrt the past
week. One good shot killed II
partridses at one snap and another
seven.
Que poor lonesome, helpless
drunk appeare | before His Honor
this week, and remembering the
doctors bonanza last summer, de-
posted So towards The health OF
the town.
The lodge of Knights of Pythias
at this place having recently inl-
tia,ed into It's ranks number Of
the best citizens of the town. bids
fair 10 soou become one of the
foremost lodges of the sIate.
Last FRIDAY morning about 5
o'clock Mr.. s. q. Mcdonald, near
Gourdins. lost his dwelling and
smoke house and contents by fire.
By hard work thu corn house was
saved. The loss is heavy, about
$4,000, with no insurance. The
fire is supposed 10 have been OF
iucendiary origin.
If you want ii Piano or ORGAN
,,..,, Z, - n R,j.tou Darlin o.
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LETTER TO MR. G. S. BARR,
KiNgstree, S. G.

Dear Sir: You will not be Offend
ed at our Offering you a gift of pure
paint. Not poor paiut but pure
paint. If oNr paint is on the houses
of seveal citizens we can easily secure
An agent at your place. Send as
the dimensions of the house and the
number of coats it is to be paiated,
and we will tell you how many gal
Ions we can give YOU and suggest
some beautiful and pleasing color
combinations. ANY bank or tner-
camille agency can tell you about our
capital and reputation. Yon add
lin.seed oil to our painl, same AS you
do to lead; covers better, and lasts
longer than lead; through your use
Of our paint we may get al agent
that's why We are generous; been
making this paint 80 years; sold o
million pounds lasi~year; it pays to
inquire. We are, very truly
Longman s. Marines, ~
Paint Makers.
Il 207 Pearl St., New York City.
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No New Display Will be Received or Old Ones

Dr.. j.. Ii. Chapman, OF Johnson
Vile. was at Bars Hotel this week
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe johnson
returned to Marion Wednes 'ay.
O"ing TO The lndisposilion OF
The pastor the Methodist pulpit
was not filled last Sunday.
Mr. +. II. kellehan has bought
from Mr.. Louis Jacobs the vacant
lot between the postoflice and
GraySon's store.
Mr. Samuel Myers has gone to
Georgetown to seek Ills fortune in
that fair city. lie has our best
wishes in his new venture.
Messrs. w. p. Hawkins, Leroy
Lee Esq, and 4. L. SIN tn rode
the third rank goat in The X. of
z. Hall Wednesday evening.
They all showed excellent quail
ties of goat$hlp and bid fair to
make good Pythiaas.
DR.. AMI Mrs. d. z. Frierson,
who Tor the past several days have
been visiting the family OF Mr..
James Epps, returned to 'he;r
home in Charl( ston OH Monday.
MIR. Fl. G. Chapman, depu'or OF
Knights of Damon, has been in
town several weeks working in the
interest OF hat order, and will
organize canclave here soon.
Mr. Suits daughter, Fannie,
who has been quite ill during the
past ten days is now much better,
we are glad to say, and we hope
soon to see her again among her
companions at school.
Judge Earnest Gary aud Col.
J. I. Barron spent 4 day or two i'll
our town this week NlmrJiling
rhe learned jarislS have no hesl'-
ancy ia expressing opinions on
points of law. but We found them
quiet OIL bird shooting.
When Col. Geo. S. Barr, the
genial host of the leading hotel OF
this place is i'll, it casts u gloom
over the town. For some ;ime
he has been indisposed and for
Two or three days he has been con-
fined 10 his bed. AT this writin:
he is somewhat improved and We
earnestly hope for bis speedy re-
covery.
Bishop Ellison Capers will hold
two services at the Episcopal
chapel at this placee, on Tuesday,
March the 9Th. Morning service
at IL o'clockand evening at S
o'c ock. There will probably be
confirmation at the evening SER
vice. Bishop Capers is a good
man and strong preacher, and
ali who can attend will enjoy these
meetings.
II A D. Il
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Notice.,

All persons are warned against
hiring or harboring my son, julius
Graham, he being a minor.
d. q. GRAHAM.
Leo, S. c., Feb. 25, 1901.
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Car load of oats As cents. Best
Timothy Hay $40, call al King
tree Grain and Feed store. l.. j.
Barr.
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The sharper man is. the hard
er it is 10 make q tool of him.
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Try barrel of our Gold-Medal
Flour the acme of excellence. w
I Askins.
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Cox Cotton Plantersand Acme
Guano Distibuters, cheap. w I
Askins.
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WANTED-Everybody to call
and inspect my new stock OF goods,
which | propose to sell at a bar
gain for cash. | can surprise you
and please you-It you don't be-
lieve it come and see for yourself.
Everything | offer is brand new
and first class. WHY bay old and
shop-worn goods wien you can
get them fresh and new as cheap
or cheapels Yours for business,
w. w. Grayson, KiEgstree, 5. G..
Just received q car load OF best
white corn, 70 cents per bushel.
L. J. Barr.
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Onion Sets by the barrel. v
| ASkins.
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Nice line of up-to dale shoes.
The kind that will wear. W /
Askius.