The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-02-20
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Owen Wister's "The Virginian,'
which the Macmillan Company is pre-
pairing for publication, is the story Of
a young Virginian Of exceptional
gifts, who is living as cowboy in the
far West, and falls in love with a
Vermont girl of education superior
to his own, the first woman Of refine
ment with whom he has ever been
thrown. The life in the cattle country
is familiar to Mr.. Wister, and in this
book he has united several chapters
that have appeared formerly as separ-
ate stories, but that were originally
written with the intention Of includ-
ing them in this book.
Announcement is made at Columbus,
Ca, that the Columbus Manufacturing
Co. will at once install the necessary
machinery to bring its complement
up to the maximum Of $4,000 spindles
and 500 looms, as originally planned.
This step is taken now because Of an
enforced idleness of several months
that is caused by the damage recently
sustained at the dam of the Columbus
Power Co. While the dam Is being re-
paired the mills additional machinery
will be put in position. The company
has awarded contract for the 1900
spindles and 225 looms needed to make
the number.
Governor Taft, of the Philippines,
gets $4,000 and each Of his four as
sistants $4,000, while there are
twenty-six other officials who draw
from $4,000 to $500 a year. In all
there are 1905 employees, not quite
half of whom are Americans. The sal.
ary roll runs to over $3,000,000, Of
which over two-thirds goes to the
Americans. 1t must be borne in mind
however, that the cost of living is
very high.
In a recent case the Supreme Court
Of Georgia decided that dry counties
cannot shut out liquor lin the original
package" Whereupon the teetotalers
of Cartersville-where Sam Jones
lives-got together in mass meeting
and served public notice that they'll
make an original package" Of any
man attempting to bring liquor there.
Madison Spinning Co. Of Huntsville,
Ala, is rapidly preparing its new plant
for operations, to have 5000 spindles
and manufacture thread. A 1900
horsepower engine has just been in
stalled. and the textile machinery will
be in position soon. About 100 opera
tives will be employed. Company Is
capitalized at 100000.
Nell-"What made you think
George had been drinking at the dance
last night?" Belle-"He proposed to
all oI
NIT that does look suspicious" Belle
"You horrid thing! What was going
to say is that ten minutes later he
came up to me and proposed again.
Rushton Cotton Mills, Griffin, Ga,
has completed the installation Of 600
spindles and 12S looms to double its
equipment, and Is about to commence
production from the new machinery.
Probably 100000 has been expended
for the improvements.
One man was killed and two hurt in
train collision at Alworth, ILL.,, on the
Illinois Central road.
The men who give up their seats
to women in street cars have a long
standing grievance.
The things We do best are often the
things that are not worth doing.
John D. Rockefeller will give $4,000
to Hiram House, settlement institu-
ton at Cleveland, O., provided the
management raises $4,000.
Truth and error are the two great
opposing forces in the world. The
first is from God; the second from
Satan Truth will triumph