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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-21
Change in Checking Method.

This immunity from loss results from
the adoption of new system of check
ing which has been gradually intro
duced for soma two years past on
Western railroads. The old brass
checks are being abolished as rapidly
as possible for paper ones. This is be-
ing done through the medium of the
more important stations, where the
substitutions are made.
The benefit is obvious. The brass
checks carried merely the name of the
railroad and the check number. There
was nothing to show source, and the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-21

pliable all the parts. and
assists nature in its sublime
work. BY its aid thousands
of women have passed this
great crisis in perfect safety
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-05-08
Benson Briefs.

Rev. William Roof, pastor of
Cedar Swamp Methodist church,
was at his post last Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. The service
consisted of the reading of the
rules of the church a. laid down
IN the Discipline and commenting
on the most important thereof.
The pastor announced that at his
uextregular appointment he would
hold communion services if the
elements were prepared. He also
announced that hereafter he
would preach here on fifth Sun
doIs.
Both Sunday-schools at Benson
are now organized, hut unfortu-
nately the services conflict, as they
meet Sunday afternoons at the
same hour. An attempt Is being
made, however, TO change the
time of meeting Of one or the
other in order that they may work
in harmony. 1t is quite probable
that this will be done shortly
when we shall probably have a
Il,rcer attendance at both Sunday
schools.
Mr.. w. ID SnowGen and Master
Robert, Mr.. J. s. Mccullough and
family and Mrs. Annie Brockinton
have returned from a short visit to
the exposition. All are highly
pleased with the trip.
Mr.. w. E. Snowden, Of Choppee,
spent last Saturday and Sunday
at home.
Rain is very much needed al
present. Cotton is coming up
very irregularly and good rain
would be OF great benefit. Corn
and oats are in good condition, but
both need ram.
w. S, (I.
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lndiantoWn lnklin gs.
w. S. &.

The weather in and around
our town is still very dry.
Farmers are about through
planting cotton; a few tobacco
planters have not yet transplanted
their crops.
Oats generally is suffering for
want of rain.
Well, we are now merely Xist-
ing since the departure OF our
school teachers, pending the arri-
val of the "sweet girl graduates,
as the latter will soon be com
ing home from sc hool. There are
many anxious hearts and "sweet-
hearts" too awaiting the advent
of the latter.
Miss Maude Chaplin left here
for her home in Rock Hill last
Thursday. On the way she ex-
pect"d 10 stop over at several
places to visit friends. Miss Chap
lin has gained many friends here,
who regret her departure very
much. We hope to have "Miss
Maud" with us again n 'xt fall.
Miss Jennie Harrall left for her
home in Cheraw after visiting
friends here for several days.
Some Of our young farmers
seem very blue over crop pros
poets; we think, however, that
some OF their blueness may be
attributed to the departure of our
popular school ma'ams. We trust
they may recover in due time and
take a more cheerful view OF
Things. CLAUDE.
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Suttons Siftings.
IvANHOE.

Mrs. Jennie G. Hughes closed
her school April 25. She has re-
turned to her home in Lancaster
county.
Miss Annie Ogburn is visiting
relatives in Lancaster and Ches-
terfield counties.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Cooper Wis
tied the exposition last Tuesday.
Miss Eveline Spivey, very at
tractive young lady who has been
visiting her uncle, Mr.. Buford
Richardson, has returned to Col
umt.a.
Corn is looking very fine in
this section.
Mr.. R. p. Hinnant has shut
down his grist mill and will not
grind any more until his engine Is
repaired. "PERsoNNE".
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The bean fields are looking well.
We heard of blooms several days
ago.
DR.. johnson will be able 10
move into his dwelling in a short
while. The workmen are now
putting on the finishing touches.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-05-08

There is one road to heaven,
which / is never overcrowded;
there are 10000 to perdition, and
all have rapid transit problems.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-05-08

Mr.. M. D. Nesmith spent Sun.
day with relatives at Dock.
Miss Carrie Fiagler, of this Sec
ton, visited relatives IN the Mou-
zon section last week.
Rev. Mr.. Dorrell, a blind min
lster OF Georgetown, preached IN
The Baptist church here Sunday
morning and afternoon. The
church was crowded at both SER
vices.
While driving home from
Georgetown last Friday night,
Mr.. Cash Epps had the misfortune
TO lose the horse which he was
driving. l understand that the
horse dropped dead while attached
to the buggy.
IvANHOE.
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LAKE CITY Department.
/: charge Of
w. Il. BASS, ESQ.

). W. u. Snlpp, Lse'- @"''e
down from Florence one day last
week aid spent the time in town
~on-,well, business. We are al
ways glad to see him.
Dr.. Williams and Mr.John NJ.
Kennedy took a party of fruit
.drummers up 10 Hudson mill one
night last week to fish fry. 1t
was a somewhat novel trip for the
strangers and enc which they
thoroughly enjoyed. They were
made acquainted with lot OF
delicious Dream, perch, trout and
aZeke." The lat,eris a match for
all comers.
We had two or three delightful
showers last week. They came
in a very opportune time: in good
quantity and benefited all crops.
Strawberries have been much I'M
sproved. Tobacco plants that
were out were saved and a good
opportunity was made for those
who had moi transplanted, to do
so. So far the seasons this year
have been all that reasonable men
could desire.
Mrs Lillis Calder, Of Florence,
has been visiting among relatives
and friends in our town,
Mr. N. J. Young, OF Call, Fla,
was In town several days recently.
He is a native of Georgia and had
never been in this section OF our
State before except'when passing
through on his way North. He
was much impressed with the
trucking industry and prospects
of this neighborhood.
Mess. L. B. Gregory and Ralph
a'ltt came down from Florence
Thursday On tobacco business.
Mr.. David Coker, who has been
very i'll, is, We are glad to Az
nounee, much improved.
Two negroes were up before
the IntenGant a few days ago for
making ruiSances Of themselves
at the depot to such an extent AS
TO interfere with the agent in his
work. They dropped their mites
in the town strong box. We have
a large number of boys here,
white as well as black, who. will
not work. These are the ones
who hold down the mourner's
bench 50 often.
Mrs. 5. j. Lucas has gone down
to Charleston to spend month or
two with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Thomas Wis
iited the exposition last week.
The potato bug is playing hav.
oc with Irish potatoes in this COM
munily. Paris green will kill
them but few will use that as it
is such deadly poison to human
beings. The subst ance known as
.sDeath Dust" is effective III de-
stroying the bugs and Is harmless
to persons.
The berry season has not reach
ed its height yet, but it is begin
ming to make things hum. Ex-
press shipments are going off by
the car load and refrigerators are
taking the freight cargoes. We
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CADES CHRONICLES.
Items of Local and Personal Interest
Reported by Our Correspondent.

Items of Local and Personal interest
Reported by Our Correspondent.
The writer had the pleasure OF
attending an entertainment at Mr.
H. J. WilIiamson's, given by the
pupils of Miss Villa McMichael,
The accomplished principal of the
school in that neighborhood. The
rendition Of the programme was
splendid, showing beyond the
shadow of a doubt that Miss Nc
Michael spared no pains in the
training of those who took part in
the exercises. Following is the
program:
Song-America-By the school.
Address of Welcome-Benton
Eaddy.
Recitation-A Woman's Wait
ing.
DiaIogue-The Kentucky Wat
ermelon.
Recitatlon-A Georgia Water
melon.
Song-Sleep, My Baby, Sleep.
Recitation-The Elf Child.
Dialogue--A Wonderful Dream.
Recitation - Guilty, or Not
Guilty?
Speech Refused to Speak.
Dialogue-Gossip.
Song-Reuben and Rachel.
Recitation-What Would You
Call II?
Dialosue-The Soldiers Return.
Observation-Disclosures Barn.
Recitatlon-Her Letter.
Dialogue-Gone with a Hand
somer Man.
Recitation--The Parting Lovers.
Recitation My Josiah.
Dialogue-The Prisoner and the
Judge.
Closing Song-We'll Never Say
Goodbye.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
THE NEW SoUTHWEsTERNER.
A Practical Man Who Will Not Fight
and Obeys the Law.
From the Century.

From the Century.
The time has now come to introduce the
new southwesterner indeed the new west
erner, for he has come alike to the north
and to the south, and he is setting him.
self to the gigantic task of overthrowing
the old, wanton westerner and saving what
he can from the wreck. The new man
call him rancher or farmer-has not come
suddenly. In some sections he has been
at work for years-in parts of Texas, where
lie is protected by comparatively favorable
land laws, since the early eighties; in 9TH
ers he is just arriving: but he has been
strong enough only within the last few
years to exert any perceptible influence.
No evolutionary changes are ever sharply
defined; advancement is the result of many
inextricably overlapping influences. The
buffalo hunter overlapped the cowboy, the
cowboy overlaps the sheepman and the
goatmen, and all three have oVerlapped the
new rancher.
The miner has always been present. ia elk,
the cowboy, is still powerful on the range,
together with the old careless life he rep
reSentS SO well but he has had his fling;
the time is near when he will shoot up a
town or rope constable for the last time
And the man who follows him is quite a
different person-not so picturesque by a
long way, not so carelessly free, a person
whom Jack despises with all his big, warm
foolish heart, and breads with all his un-
pra actical head. For Mr.. Brown is from
kansas-or is it Wisconsn?-a practical,
unpoetic man. who wears suspenders and
a derby hat whose rear pocket bulges to
no siX-shuoter. He is wholly without re-
spect for the range boundaries set by hon
orabe custom; he looks up his rights in a
calfsliin law book, and sets down his eX-
penditures in a small red book, so that he
can tell at the end of the year how much
he has made or lost. One of his chief
weapons is the barbed-wire fence, which
he strings ruthlessly along the rivers or
around his leased school land, where cat
tie once roamed free. Kill him, and be
done with it: but next day comes Mr.
Smith from Ohio, and with him Mr. John
Doe of Boston, doing the same despicable
things as Jack sees them. Is there no end
|, of them? And killing, unfortuna tely
grows unpopular-even dangerous What
is to be done with men who won't fight?
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Game at Skibo.
I'M the New York Sun.

from the New York Sun.
Over in Great Britain they have a cata-
logue Of all country places which possess
any shooting or fishing. This catalogue
gives the following description of Skibo
Castle. Andrew Carnegie's Highland home
The absence of any descriptive frills seems
to leave the bare facts rather more impress
sive than they appear even in the hands of
the most enthusiastic journalist. Here is
the account:
Extent of shooting, about 2000o acres.
or this 10000 acres are moor, 5000 are
arabic and 1900 are wood. The last sea-
sons shooting included LOCO brace of
grouse, II stays, fallow bucks, AZ roe deer
besides black game, partridges, pheasants,
Snipe, Woodcock, hares, rabbits and wild
fowl There is fair salmon and trout fish
ing in about fifteen miles Of the Evelix and
good trout fishing in Lochs Migdale, Lag
gan, Laroe and Buidhe. The castle is
beautifully situated overlooking the Dor
mock Firth. 1t contains a large entrance
hail. public rooms, billiard room, 25 bed
rooms, 5 dressing rooms. bath rooms
with all modern conveniences. The stables
are large and cGmmodious and the gar
dens and glass houses are beautiful and
extensive. There are besides, Pulrossie
House, containing sitting rooms bed
rooms i dressing room. servants rooms
&c. Also three cottages near, containing
II rooms. Rent, $1,000. Rail to Honar
bridge, thence drive ten miles"
The rent is for the shooting season, of
course.
Evening star., 1902-08-02

make all over again, for the hostile fleet
could barely steam past the Hook before it
would find itself in a zone of fire from the
two huge forts of Wadsworth and Hami-
ton, either one of which is powerful enough
to fight a whole navy alone.
But a hostile fleet in possession of New
port would be able to make that place a
base of operation for an invading army
moving to the west on New York through
Connecticut to take the city in the rear.
moving around its eastern defenses and
coming In out IF reach of its southern ones.
And, of course. New York the tqueen of
the western waves would be the object
i've point in Il campaign of invasion. Hos
tile expeditions sent out from Newport
would paralyze the industries of the
wealthy and p0pulous New England states.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island with their
great cotton and wooden manufactures and
Connecticut with its textile industries and
its manufactures of arms and ammunition
would lie unprotected before the invaders
The outer live of New Yorks defenses,
which lie at the eastern entrance of the
sound, would be shorn of its usefulness
and such of them are on the mainland
would probably be taken in the rear and
captured. New England Is largely-almost
entirely-supplied with coal, by long tows
which night and day crawl UP the coast
hostile fleet in possession of Newport would
be able to stop all this traffic and reduce
New England to dependence upon the sin
gle existing coal railroad for her supply
of I.1
Evening star., 1902-08-02
A New Radiant Element

Berlin Correspondence London Standard.
Prof. Marckwald of the Berlin University
announced at the last meeting of the Physi
cal Society that he had discovered a new
element. The element in question is radio
active. and Of extraordinary energy. Herr
Markwald has separated it from the radio
active hsmuth. The so-called polonium,
found in uranium ore. consists, as Herr
Marckwald discovered. substantially of or
binary bismuth and Of a new metal in the
proportion Of a thousand to one The new
metal can be separated by electrolytic pro-
cess The rays it emits are something
like those Of the metal radum, but differ
in being almost completely absorbed by
paper, as well as by glass. Herr Marck-
wald has proved that a porcelain tube,
heavily charged with electricity by rub.
bing. Immediately lowers its charge when
a morsel weighing hardly a mlligramme of
this metal is brought within distance of
one decimetre. The chemical analysis of
the new metal Is rendered very difficult by
the fact that one ton of ore contains hardly
one gramme Of 1t.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Scene of Jack Cade's Death.
From the Westminster Gazette.

From the Westminster GAZETTE.
Interest attaches to the freehold sporting
estate, "Newick Farm" formerly called
''Cade's Castle" Heathfeld, which is to be
sold by Messrs. Brackett & Sons at the
mart on the 21st instant. as the residence
on the estate is an old Sussex moated
house. formerly the home of Jack Cade. in
the front garden of which. tradition says.
he was slain by the sheriff of Kent. On
the main road not far from Newick farm.
stands a monument called Jack Cadeg
Stone" on which is the following inscrip-
ton: Near this spot was slain the notori-
Gus rebel, Jack Cade, by Alexander Iden.
Esq. sheriff of Kent. A. ID. l450. His body
was carried to London. and his head fixed
upon London bridge. This is the success of
all rebels. and this fortune chanceth ever 70
traitors" a.
Evening star., 1902-08-02
She Hoped He Was.

From the Philadelphia Press.
II never saw anything so eccentric as
that clock Of ours" said she, by way of a
hint.
Eccentric? Like me, eh? Ha! Har. Mr.,
Staylate chortled.
Goodness! I hope not"
"No?
mo. It isn't going, you know"
Evening star., 1902-08-02
Enterprisiu3.

From the Chicago News. Il
Hix-"Old man Skinner is quite a shrewd
trader, is he not?'
DIx-"Well. you can call it shrewd IL you
want to, but he'd pick the pockets of a
pool table given half chance"
Evening star., 1902-08-02
The Gambling Fever.
From the Chicago Post

ChltagO
.'Gambler? Well, rather! Why, he's SO
crazy over games Of chance that he patron
ICES restaurant where they print the bill
of fare in French and he doesn't know a
word Of the language"
Evening star., 1902-08-02
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.

schristiau Endeavor day at the Washing
ton Grove Chautauqua occurred last Tues
day and over three hundred Endeavorers,
Evening star., 1902-08-02

operations. In that war the press dispatch
boats were regularly documented by the
Secretary of the Navy and provided with
permission to follow the fleets, and gener-
ally to cruise wherever they pleased within
the SDhere of DeratiOnS.
Evening star., 1902-08-02

About 200 young people Of the congrega-
tion OF Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Tuesday evening Three special cars con-
veyed the excursionists to their destina-
ton and back to the city.
me Rev. Father Currier,, the pastor of st.
Mary's Catholic Church is spending his
vacation at Atlantic city.
Evening star., 1902-08-02


The British are not unfriendly to us. In
deed, they have changed their tone of late
and now gladly call us their cousins. They
say that blood is thicker than water and
that as We all have the same ancestors We
should stick together They are, however.
becoming sensitive as to what is called the
American invasion, and 1t will be well for
those who want to do business to work
quietly. They did not seem to mind the loss
of their commerce so much until the ship
ping combination was formed and they
foresaw that England might lose her su-
premacy on the seas. This fact has caused
something of hysteria among all classes
and the situation is for the first time looked
upon serious one.
In the meantime a great deal OF American
business is being done under British names.
We have a half dozen great companies
which work here with directorates made up
of eminent Britishers. whose watch cry
seems to be British goods made by British
labor for the British people" At the same
time much of the capital comes from the
United States and large share OF the divi-
dends will find their way across the At
lantic to US.
FRANK C. CARPENTER
Evening star., 1902-08-02

The congregation of st. Johns Episcopal
Church are worshiping in the parish hall
while the church edifice is undergoing some
slight alterations and repairs. A large num-
Der of the members of the church are abb
sent from the city at this time, which
makes it convenient season for doing the
work. The church will be closed all through
the present month. and no morning preach
ing will be held.
Evening star., 1902-01-25
Negotiations for rshe Sale Of Ali Of
Philadelpha's Lines.
new YORK CAPITALISTS IN SCHEME
If consummated, Another Con-
soIidation Will Follow.
DIRECTORS TosMEET MONDAY
A9 81

=
PHILADELPHIA January 25.-The Even
ing Bulletin today publishes the following
President John B: Parsons of the Union
Traction today sent out notices to the
directors to meet him at 8 o'clock on Mon
day afternoon. The notice was not written.
but delivered verbally to each director in
order to insure 1t reaching them.
Ihe OBJECT of the meeting is to consider
a proposition from company. composed of
New York and Philadelphia capitalists to
take over the Union Traction Company in
It's entirety, with underlying companies.
franchises. corporate privileges and all of
Its real and personal property. President
Parsons has been acting on behalf Of the
company for several weeks on the prelimi-
nar1es leading up to the proposed sale, but
SO 1ar mas not made known the terms sug-
ones.
This he succeeded in obtaining today
ana promptly sent out notices for the di-
rectors to meet him on Monday. The
principal proposition of the new company
is TO exchange its stock for that of the
Union traction Company, but just on
Wnat basis cannot be ascertained in ad-
vance of the meeting"
IL the proposed deal is successfully ne
gotiated 1t will result in the consolidation
or the Union Traction Company, which
controls alt the street railway lines in the
CITY, ana the recently organized company
John M. Mack. millionaire contractor of
Phlladelphia, which has been awarded rail-
way franchises for all streets not occupied
by car lines. >.
Evening star., 1902-01-25
LITIGATION INVOLVES $4,000.
Suit Begun in Supreme Court in Con-
nectiOn With Newkumet Estate

Suit Begun in Supreme Court in Con-
nectiOn With Newkumet Estate.
The settlement Of the estate Of the late
John Newkumet Of Philadelphia has caused
proceedings to be instituted In the Supreme
Court of the District. A petition has been
filed in this connection by Thomas B.
Harmed. substituted trustee of the estate.
Mrs. Louisa c. Weihie, widow of Dr. c. A.
Max Weihle, and the Girard Trust Com
pany are named as defendants.
DR., Wiehle who formerly resided in this
city. at No. 1921 Connecticut avenue, died
December 10 last. leaving an estate valued
at 100000. The greater part of the
estate Is In Pennsylvania and Virginia
properties.
1t is alleged in the petition that Dr..
Wiehle, while acting as attorney and
trustee Tor the Newkumet estate, received
large sums of money belonging to the es-
tate Tor which he never rendered any ac-
count 1t Is further charged that after the
death OF DR.. Wiehle his widow entered in
to an accounting with the representatives
OF the Newkumet estate in which il an
peared that DR.. Wiehle was indebted to
the estate IN an amount exceeding $50 OOO
and that the Wiehle estate has failed and
refused to account for this sum.
1t Is charged that valuable properties
were conveyed by the Wiehle estate to
the Girard Trust Company of PHILADELPHIA
without consideration for the purpose OF
defeating the claim of the Newkumet es-
tate, and the object of the suit is to SUBJ
lect the various properties belonging to the
Wiehle estate to the payment of the in
debtedness due to the Newkumet estate.
Attorneys Mackall and Maedel are local
counsel for the Newkumet estate Proceed
ings similar to those filed here have been
instituted in Philadelphia
Evening star., 1902-01-25
DRAWING Up A REPLY.
Admiral SchIey's Appeal Referred To
Solicitor Hanna.

The President has referred Admiral
Schley's appeal from the action of Secre-
tary Long on the report of the Santiago
court of inquiry to the officials of the Navy
Department for comment" This is the
technical term employed in naval law to
designate reply in the nature of criti-
cism to any presentation. When charges
are lodged against an officer they are re-
ferred to him for such comment as he
may feel called upon to make. and his
reply is legally known by that name. In
the present instance the President has
practically called on Secretary Long for
comment on Admiral Schley's appeal be-
fore he takes final action on that applica-
tion. Secretary Long has referred the mat
ter to the judge advocate generals depart
ment. and Solicitor Hanna is now engaged
In drawing up an elaborate answer TO the
points made in the appeal by the counsel
for Admiral Schley 1t is expected that
this comment will be ready for submis-
sion to the President next week. In view
Of the Presidents disposition to dispose of
this matter as quickly as possible. no sur
prise will be felt in naval circles If his ac-
ton on the appeal Is announced by the lat
ter part of next week.