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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-23
CLASS OF CRIMINALS ABOUT WHOM
! LITTLE Is KNOWN.
They Loot Country Postofices, Railroad Stations and
stores-Sudden Appearances and Disappearance.

during this time and eve injured .
person. They probably never meant
to. Their object in shooting so much
and so freely was to create terror. and
they succeeded.
Alarms for these marauders were
sent far and wide, but not one Of them
was ever captured. Where they
stayed during the daytime on this par
ticular raid no one eve found out,
although it must have been somewhere
inside or just outside Of the town.
And what is more mysterious is what
they did with their loot. They eve
could have got away with all they took
from this town themselves. They must
have had some way Of shipping 1t.
Detectives say that the "yeggs' ship
everything they steal right into New
York by express. At this end 1t is
handled by a fence. and they get their
share when they return at the end Of
a trip.
"Yeggs" will be heard Of in one place
and next heard Of 200 or 300 miles
away. All of their movements are
mysterious and the fact that they are
rarely arrested proves their wisdom In
this respect.
Some detectives profess to believe
that the routes of the "yeggs" are all
mapped out for them before they take
to the road. The date Of each raid
is as carefully scheduled as a National
League ball game, they believe.
This may or meg not be so. Only
the ''yeggs' can teif that, and "yeggs"
take their medicine without saying
anything when arrested.
Hundreds Of "yeggs" live in the
Bowery lodging houses in this city
during the winter, 1t is thought. They
prefer these places because they are
safer there and are among companions
Of the under world.
They are well equipped with money
and enjoy life. They stand by one
another, too, as is shown when q
"yegg" is occasionally arrested. Money
for his defense, If a defense is worth
making, is always forthcoming.-New
York Sun. ,sasuEA
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Plural N.m.s Of Edible Fiah.

A few days ago I was asked by q
foreigner, "Why do you say two her
rings and two soles' and not two
Gods and two salmonsY" / do not
think my answer was very satisfac-
tory, but the question suggested the
thought that there are several cases I'm
which it would be difficult to say
whether there is anything like a con-
sensus Of opinion as to whether a pfrs
raj form Of the name Of a fish is adj
Missile. We all speak Of soles, her
rings, sprats, lampreys and anchoyies.
the singular form never, I believe.
doing service for the plural. No one,
I think, says mackerels, Gods, salmons.
trouts, Dreams, shads, carps, places,
BASES, barbels. Sturgeon, perch, null
let, pike, turbot, funny and skate have
not unusually the plural form in "s."
Fishermen and f~ishmongers are in.
clined to avoid the plural form In soma
instances where it is employed by the
majority Of educated people. In some
cases there is considerable uncertaln-
ty. This I have a~scertained by means
Of a fair number Of tests. Among them
are carps, shads, tenches. z Compilers
Of English grammars, so far as my ex-
perience goes, in treating Of plural
forms Of noun make no note Of the
names Of fish which do not vary In
the plural.-Notes and Queries. sSsnasa
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A Slnilax Invasion.

But a few years ago only Ameri-
cans cared for smilax, now, says the
Journal of Gr~eengrocery, it is omnipo-
tent in England. Its cultivation Is
upon a very large scale. Whole houses.
nay, whole ranges Of houses, are de-
voted to it. The rows Of smilax re-
semble green walls. straight and even.
Flowers may be more beautiful to the
eye. but these upright walls of delight
full green and glossy foliage are exceed
ingly pleasing, and they are not SO
transitory in their character as flowers.
They aTe more profitable, too, and
every trail grown may be accounted as
at present prices worth from Sd. to
4d.. and seldom falls below 21ad. From
a house $50 feet in length by thirty
feet planted with smilax an annual
crop has been taken, OF the gross valua
Of fi3, csSs .<sM
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GETTING READY:
Preparations Complete For InaugG.
ration of New Officers.

Columbia, Special.-Though it is a
little early for State officers and 9TH
crs to be worrying about the coming
session of tho general assembly, con-
siderable preparations are being made
for the assembling of the new body and
the approaching change of State adj
m~inistration.
This year the legislators will be very
much more comfortably quartered dur
ing business hours.
Mr.. ]. T. CAN'T, the incoming secre-
tary Of state and the present chief
clerk of the office of secretary of state
days getting the committee rooms and
the legislative halls at the capitol in
frst-class condition, so that the work
will be out Of the way during the hol-
iday season. The senate committee
rooms have all been fitted with the
finest furniture ordered at the last
session under appropriations made by
the legislature. This year also the
halls will be found cleaner and heater
than for ONE years pas tand will be
certainly better lighted than they have
been. The immense chandelier ordered
for the centre of the house Of repre-
sentatives has not yet arrived, but it is
expected in a few days and will be put
up as soon as it gets here. Mr.. CAN'T
is now busy completing the terraces
about the building, and today they pre-
sent a handsome appearance. When
covered ove with sand they will loo
neat, and the capitol will present a
more attractive exterior than it has
ever done. This work has been rushed
in order to have it accomplished be-
fore fair week opens.
THE ANNUAL REPORTS.
The various State officers are already
hard at work upon the preparation OF
their annual reports to the general
assembly and if they continue to wo"k
as earnestly as they have the past
week the more important reports Will
be ready for the body by the time the
session opens this year.
THE EXERCISING DEPARTMENT.
Inasmuch IS his term OF office eX-
Dires soon after the converting or the
legislature. Attorney General Bellinse"
desires the numerous applicants o po-
sitions in the expressing department 10
understand that he will make no ap-
pointment except upon the suggestion
of his prospective successor, Mr.. U. X.
Gurter, Jr.. saving alone, Of course,
such as may be named by the respec-
tive solicitors according 70 custom.
This course is determined upon for
the work of the department for the
session will devolvc upon the newly
elected attorney general.
All applicants are requested to take
notice of this statement, as time and
opportunity are not afforded to ac-
knowledge even the receipt of applica-
lions by letter in individual cases.
Mr.. Gunter says that all the positions
in this department have. been tiled,
and that it will be useless for any per-
son to apply for a place.
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Horse Swappers' Convention.

Walhalla, Special.-A grand reunion
Of the Horse Swappers association or
the Carolinas and Georgia will be held
here during court week, on November
8. 4 and 5. Tremendous crowds, hun
dreds Of horses and mules and q Jolly
gcud time are expected. The ode hs
Of the convention are ". H. Cohh,
president; Robt. 1ilworth, secretary;
and Robert Miller and James H'lpn!-
cult, managers. This a'one makes the
gathering a SUCCESS. Ample prepare
t!ors are being made fer feed and sta
Gle room.
There will be addresses by gifted wo-
men from eevry portion Of the State.
The business meeting will be followed
by a reception on the evening Of the
29th in the State house. given by the
members Of the Columbia chapter in
honor of the visiting ladies. This re-
ception promises to be a brilliant event
and the men will be invited. The State
regent. Mrs. H. W. Richardson, and
themembers of the local chapter have
rot spared time or pains to make both
the conference and reception a line
success.
The saw-mill and buildings OF the
NOTTINGHAM Coal G. Ice Co. and the
warerooms Of the Roanoke Milling Co.
in Roanoke, Va, were destroyed by
FIRE on the 10th inst. The loss Is about
$4,000; partly covered BY insurance.
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There is a feature of this discussion that is worth passing roucc, even
if the discussion itself is trivial and idle. 1t is this:
While women may discuss such questions pro and con. man is the social
arbiter ard upon him alone will depend the solution Of this and similar
mans mind is about to undergo such 4 revolution as to permit him to allow
woman 70 usurp this timehonored and reasonable perogatve.
DiTmolt n it NAV be for some men to screw their courage up 10 the
proposirs pitch, nee they conclude that the only bliss or them IS the coz
hey will continue to hold it as one of their rights; and the woman VINO
breaches that woman should propose will find, probably to he1 sorrow
that sa will not make a brilliant success if she endeavors to practice what
she breaches. and that, N the other hand. the preaching of such nonsense
putsh her farther from being proposed to by the sort OF nal 4 woman might
desire TO win than she vr "a before.
What is so attractive in woman a q sweet, retiring disposition; that
waits ia he comrted. one that keeps her lily sweetness to herself until she is
on by the attentions of some worthy man? Do not men infinitely prefer
q woman with such a disposition to one who spots some man out FOL Ter
prey and then sets out to catch him?
10 % want q race in the future where the mn looks after the babies
mn the household affairs while the wife goes to the club and loafs about
the hotel and such? Do W e want a race that is the incarnation of the funny
mans idea of the new woman and her twentieth century hubby" linen,
give us women who propose and it will come to that
On the other hand, if we want wives We can love, admire and respect;
,yives who an rule Is the presiding genius Of the sacred precincts of the
home; wives who we can feel are to be protected from the crueldes of life
wivesw who command all the ganantry and knghty devotion that ire In TO-
let IS still choose the dear mortal who diposes rather than her sister who
insists ON proposing ,
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Daughters of Revolution to Meet.

Columbia, Special.-Arrangemehts
are being perfected for a big State con-
ference of the Daughters of the AmHri-
can Revolution TO lie held in the state
house on the o9th inst, which will be
Wednesday of fair week. A very large
attendance is expected from all parts
Of the State. The programme will be
a very elaborate and interesting one.
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taiizaion of a halfbnion 10 essential to the common good that tn millions
who labor to produce ii should be kept O n starvation wages from generation
TO generation: The maudiin talk and brazen efrontry OF lose wo mtfmae
that q common brotherhood could be established O. II such a tyrannical basis
rs this ONLY show their extreme cupidiy and lack of intelligence concern
ing the laws of equity and the common needs Oh humanity n a civilized
orntrv IT, Cooke unwidfngly states that these many millions OF wealth
will eventually return to the people! To this 1 say never; no, never, so
long AZ our present potcoeconomic methods ire enforced. The demise OF
these rich men will simply allow their immense fortunes to pass into the
possession of a few heirs, who will continue to rob the vast majority Of us
M add to their wealth, millions upon millions, to crafty their unworthy
selfshness. Their sympathy for common humanity is about Is deep as
that of the slave holder, who sees his fortune only in the men that toll
There is however. a very reasonable and a n equitable way of changing all
of this turmoil, poverty and sorrow into ne of cheerful industry. general
nosnertv contentment and happiness. Any one with average intelligence
and a little reflection should know that a civilization producing n o better
results for mankind than this W G nw have is ia from being what it ought
IN he and far from what it would be if we simply correct II four
greatest evils. These are ignorance, mtemperauce, concentrated wealth and
usury. These opposnes arc intelligence, temperance, distibutve wealth and
Low interest.
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How Much Debt
Should q Farmer Carry?
BY E. L. Vincent.

-rrx FTEN the question is asked: How much ought q man to go
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in debt for a FARM" And sometimes men who have a fancy
& that they would like to become farmers write to TIT editor
q 4 OF some agricultural paper asking his advice on the subject
y y Now II o nal a inteIigenly answe such a question. any
y ~ z nor than he could tell the inquirer hoy much dinner he
Z ought &c a IL how many hours he should sleep. Every
%-~--% thing depends o the man. One man might g into lei or
his farm. stock. TOOLS. and all the needed equipments Of 4
frs ciasS. arm and be able t. work out all right, while another would surely
III me risk of making n fetal failure were he to undertake such Il thing.
4 Is imDosible to la down any hard and fast lines fol mel to e by in
This matter mt thing is certain-uness a mn las o. knowledge OF
farming and has had some experience in practical economy he never should
tmnE of going mt debt fol a farm at all. 1t is easy to incur debt There
are plenty OF men who can get the money to buy a farm. The next thing Is
10 work ont the problem. Ii is important that a man love the farm; that his
does also: that he has good health; that he is used to pracucng economy
ip>hs expenditures, and That he has a sicktoitiveness which will laugh at
fine tho,sand and me drawbacks he will be sure % meet. If he can meet
ttasa requirements and has had some knowledge of what farming means he
Ia with some degree OF safety go in deb or part payment Oh a tarm
Otherwise he might better stay where is is.
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II
Poverty and Sorrow VS..
Prosperity and Happiness
By N. E. BadS1ey.

HILE Mi. Jay Cookies views upon labor and capital are
about all that one should expect from a capitalistic point
Of reasoning, they are very far from being equitable to all
parties concerned. He states that "Rockefeners money IS
all here" and that Morgan won't eat his millions" From
whence came these hundreds of millions which are so I'M
Justly claimed by a few men as their own? Does not labor
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Is Mon or Wonlal2
the Social Arbiter?
By j. SAKE Du Bue.

rea+t7%5rjpri He question whether man shall resign to woman the initial
fTfTTTfTfTfT tive i'll making proposals OF marriage is Jst now aghatlhS
Tmf TT the mind feminine and finding expression in te columns o.
TU 1 CU the daily press The burden Of their opinions is thu women
Cts UU shall propose. But it so happens that they are lot thu arDf
OU,MM-OO tes OF such matters. and that consequently tho world VIII
V TSUS E continue to vas along in the sam .t old way and man continue
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OF Hs Triumph. amf ce Triumph au inc s"Ts eoU'' 7! eHe 1"0"5"
work lapplauSl the rough effort
Is not that true: Let each on think for himself. look back in your "a
reerS and if you nave lot got it in you to feel most proud of the time when
you worked think but little OF YOU. Laughter and applause Who are
;e heroes of this nation? Who are the two lei that you think of at once?
for himself and worked for others; faced death On 4 score of stricken
fields. and ne me it at the hands Of n n assassin for the counrys sake.
They are the mel whom Americans delight to honor-they and those like
item. There has never yet been a nan in our history who led a life of ease
whose INT is worth remembering.
Now understand me-. Make holidays I believe in holidays. 1 believe in
NAV and in playing hard while on play, but don't make a business Of it.
Laughter and applausel Do your work and do it up to the handle, and
then play when you have got time to play.
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Jobs That Are Easy
Not Worth While
By President Roosevelt.

n this life. a a rule, the job that is easy to do is not very we'll
worth while doing. Now. let each man here look back in his life
9 q and think what it is that he is proud Of in i-what part of it he is
a. . glad to hand on MS a memory to his IN and daughters. Is it
Sseoeo his hours OF ease: Nc. not a bit II is the memory of his success,
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by the
class of criminals
known as "yeggs"
have been COMPARE
lively few about New
York City. The
"yeggs" flourish in
the southern and
Western narts of the
New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
WRECK VICTIMS IDENTIFIED.
INSISTS THAT HE SAW no LIGHTS
ON PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN.

Asbury Park y. J.. Aug. 2o.-The man who
was killed last evening when the special train
of the Central Railroad of NeW-Jersey ran into
a train Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Belmar
has been identified Richard De Armand, thir
ty-five years old, of ew-Orange. The other
person killed Alice Bishop eight years old.
who had been spending the day al Bemar. with
her uncle ". J. NcCirath. and her cousin. Hen
rietta McCira tn, of Railway. Henrietta Nc
Grath was slightly injured
james Lippincott. the engineer of the Central
train. insists that there were signal lamps set
the rear of the Pennsylvania train
The tracks were cleared at = o'clock this af-
ternoon and regular traffic resumed. The
rear rakernan of the Pennsylvania train ASSERTS
that the engineer of the Central road train must
have been alseen IN his cab. The brakeman
urges that when he stepped down 10 assist
passengers board ne heard the rattle of the
Central train down the road. Realizing it was
travelling fast, he back down the track He
says that his train had been a stop SO short
time that the air brakes Kissing the
release. He met the oncomng Central train
before he had gone far and says that atten-
tion paid 10 his lantern signal he ran.
When the engine close TO him he stepped
aside and threw his lantern into the as
it went past him. Then only, he alleges. was
there effort TO stop. 4 Pennsylvania railroad
lantern found in the Central engine cab
this morning.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
GERMAN REVENUES SHORT.
A DEFICIT OF N2125.ooo-PROPosED RELIEF
MEASURES.

Berlin Aug 2o.-The final figures OF the Iups.al
Treasury operations for the year which ended
March 3I published to-day, show a deficit from the
budget estimates OF n2.125.oS. due 70 shrirsase
OF the receipts amounting TO about Ss.N0@ nd
Increased expenditures totalling about S.-Ser Of
which army and navy pensions footed up ESs,gaN
while the army had $500 and the navy Sssisa
extra The increased receipts from some items
swallowed up by <.5n.o0o falling of in the stamp
taxes nearly all ot which from diminished
Boerse transactions traceabe 20 the general hnar-
ciaI depression
The deficit will be met out OF the winter : loan
and the shortage since March 81 will be covered
by short term Treasury bills. which will He dis
counted BY the Reichsbank. The Treasurys require
ments will thus be provided for till early in SS.
the intention being. recently communicates to
New-York financial house. "a deter the issue "
n loan till after the New Year Cierrnsny is pledged
by a paragraph of the great naval programme eii
10 raise by loan during the sixteen year period OF
naval construction somewhat less than h5f OF ire
sf2S op 600 necessary including the money Ior ne
construction OF docks II - expected tlaI the
yearly revenue will provide the remainder and ase
for the increased expenditure growing from tas
personnel and maintenance OF the feet As ihsfe
must be loan yearly there is a desire on the par
~ the Treas suTy to widen the basis 81 internatoaa
credit by interesting New-YOrk IN imperial pr
cents The Treasury Is also looking around for rev
sources OF revenue and will probably increase ne
tobacco and beer taxes next year An fmpera
income tax is also regarded as being dHiens tae
possibilities
New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
DAVIS NAY SUCCEED CH4FFrE

Washington, Aug. 2o-According To Manila
papers received at the War Department to-day.
there was a report current that General George
w. Davis would succeed General Chaffee in
command of the division, and that General
Davis would not serve long. but after few
months would return to the United States and
be succeeded by General Bates. who is now in
command OF the Department of the Missouri
1t is stated that General Bates's excellent
knowledge of the Moros and his acquaintance
with many OF the leading SultanS and Dattos
would he of great value if the camnairn against
the Moros should continue any length of time
lhe same paper gives account OF the raw
ages or smallpox at Apart. in Northern Iuzon
ana reports that out of seventeen hundred cases
eleven deaths have occurred. The ravages did
cinity. " ' W
New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
SHAH VISITS THE KING.
BRITISH AND PERSIAN MONARCHs LUNCH
ON BOARD THE ROYAL YACHT

ON BOAR THE ROYAL YACHT.
London. Aug. 20.-The Shah proceeded to
Portsmouth this morning for the purpose of
visiting King Edward board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert. which was berthed III the
dochyard jettv, to obyiate the necessity
Of the Persian monarch crossing the Solent
The Prince of Wales and the Shah's suite ac-
cornpa MED his ma iesty to Portsmouth.
The Shah insisted that the train travel so
slowly that the King kept waiting for up
ward of an hour So the train was
sighted his majesty landed from the royal yacht
and proceeded tn greet the Persian visitor. The
meeting between the two rulers most cor
dial They heartily shook hands and then
walked TO the yacht. chatting anima tedy while
the warships fired royal salutes.
The Shah the ribbon cf the Order of the
Garter and the Cross Of st. Michael and st
George which were conferred upon him by King
Edward.
After lunching with King Edward and Queen
Alexandra the Shan started his return to
London. amidst the firing of a royal salute.
Prior to the Shah's departure King Edward
Queen Alexandra. the Shah, the Prince of
Wales. Princess Victoria and Prince Arthur of
Connaught' were photographed in group the
Queen and princess wearing Persian orders ey;-
IDENTIFY conferred them by the Shah while the
latter board the royal yacht.