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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
A Narrow Escape.

Richmond, Special.-A Baydton, Va.
special says Colonel J. Thomas Goode,
who lives six miles from here. a men,
Der of the State board Of agriculture.
E.ad a narrow escape from death Mon
day by poison. Aconite, a deadly poison
vas emptied into a glass and left in
the glass to be thrown away. and as
aconite is colorless, the colonel mis-
took it for water and poured more Wa
ter in and drank freely of it. As soon
IS the mistake was discovered strong
emetics were used and the sufferer wa
sooI relieved. His physician says the
dose would have ended his life in a
y. ry short time had not Ihe tma,lcs
hrrn used l'cmptly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Georg'a's Progress.

Ccmptroiler-General VIM. \. wright
OF Georgia, in his report to the GoTe:n-
CT. has compiled 4 mass Of Interesting
and valuable figures shoing tao IL
crease in proptry values in the State
between 1879 and 1902. The assessed
value Of the whole taxable property Of
the State increased from S234.953.5iS to
$467, 310,6+G. Some OF the notable fac
tories from 81, $4,000 to S23,t3l.371,
iron works from $295,64 to $1,415.G74,
railroads from S9,SS6,129 to S55,2i2.573,
bank capital from ~$4,667,567 to S15,442,-
45S, city and town real estate from
S4G, O07, 2S6 to $I2o, 672, 1875, lands from
$780, 93, 1922 70 1924, 799, 01S, livestock
from $21, OH, 634 to $25, 02,SS6, farm
implements from s2,971,372 t o $685.
301, household furniture from $685.
404 to 1851, $50, merchandise tom
SO, 012,755 to s24,1O4,341, and money,
ETC., from S25.513,e05 10 S33.916,679.
Especially significant are the figures
showing the progress made by the ne
groes as property holders. That class
Of the population owns $l5,lSs,069
worth of assessed property, divided as
follows: City or town real estate, S4;~
$50, 422; lands, s~4,779,263; livestock,
$2.9S5 ,S31; tools and implements. $685.
$50; household furniture, $1,6S5,541;
money, etc., s96,53S; merchandise, $685.
223; all other, $499,66S. While the
values of all properties il the State
have increased a little less than 100 per
cent. since 1879, the values of negroes
property have increased a little more
than 1913 per cent. This fact is an evil
dence OF the friendly relations between
the whites and negroes Of tae State,
manifested in other ways, and at he
same time suggests greater achieve
ments by the negroes, provided they
may be relieved Of that element among
them which in Incidence, vice and
crime is a drain upon the whole COM
munity.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Federation Elects Officers.

New Orleans. Special.-The Ameri-
IAN Federation of Labor reelected the
following officers: President, Samuel
Gompers; first vice president. James
Duncan; second vice president, John
Mitchell; third vice president, James
O'Connell; fourth vice president, Max
Morris; fifth vice president. Thos. /.
Kidd; sixth vice president, Dennis A.
Hayes; treasurer, John B. Lennon;
secretary, Frank Morrison; fraternal
delegates to the next labor convention
of Great Britain. Max S. Hayes and
Martin LAWYER; fraternal delegate to
Canada. John Coleman. The place OF
the next convention will be Boston.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Cleveland Saloons Closed.

Cleveland, O., S~pecial.-In corpli'
ance with the strict order from Chief
CT Police Corner, the local saloons will
shut up Sunday. There were few ar
rests because there were few viola
tons of the law. Chief Corner has
stated that the Sunday closing law
will be enforced from now on. The
reason for the non-enforcement of the
law heretofore has been alleged over
ruling orders from the higher Off,
Gals. Heretofore it has been an easy
matter to get in a saloon on Sunday
in Cleveland.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
A SERIOUS COLLISION
Tra:n No. SIS on the Southern Runs
Into Wild Freight Cars.

Charlotte, N. c., Specialize. Sc,
the south-bound night passenger train
on the Southern Railway. was wrecked
as it entered the Spartanburg yard
about 2 o'clock Monday morning. The
colored fireman was killed, and En-
gineer A. b. Solomon, of Charlotte,
was seriously injured and Baggage
master Joe Mitchell, also Of Charlotte.
was hurt, but how badly could not be
learned. Three white passengers and
a colored woman were injured, the
latter probably fatally, but their names
could not be learned.
The wreck occurred on a curve near
the Beaumont Mills at the Spartan
burg yard limits. Three box cars be-
came detached at the junction, two
miles distant and ran down the main
line at great speed. When they collid-
ed with the passenger thain the engine
and three cars, the express and bag
gage ears and n coach left the track,
and the cars were demolished.
Engineer Solomon had an arm
broken and is thought to be injured
internally. Baggage Master Mitchell
was among the injured.
A short time after the accident ey-
cry physician in Spartanburg hurried
to the scene and everything possible
was done for the relief OF the i'll
jured.
The cars were going down-grade at
an incredible rate Of speed and when
they struck the engine it was turned
completely around.
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LAST WORDS OF WEBSTER.
Esiehcor Explains Significance O
Phrase. 81 Still Live"

Esiehcor Explains Significance OF
Phrase, 81 Still Live" .
Concerning last words" A. Fl. Nc
Rae of New York has this to say OF
Webster: Il knew an old lady who
was a neighbor and intimate friend
of the We5sters in Washington. she
explained to me tn meaning OF his
last words-I still live Webster, as
all the world knows, was a hard drink
err. Liquor caused his death. In his
last days he vas kept alive by brand
which he constantly craved. The day
he died his physician called on him
early in the morning and found him
very low and, as he thought, uncon-
scious. Turning to the nurse, he /
If he is alive at s o'clock give him an
other drink of brandy The family
gathered at the bedside to see MIN
breathe his last. A clock in the room
struck s. For 4 moment he remained
silent; then, as no n offered to help
him, he sai1, rousing up n opening
his OK eyes, I still live The nurse,
re~ccllecting the doctors instructions,
Fastened to give him another drink,
which proved to be his last, as he re-
lapsed into a quiet stuDor INC died
within an hour. The old lady did not
have a very high opinion of Webster
srcm a moral standpoint, knowing that
the immortal words, 4 still live were
uttered for the purpose of getting a
GGal drink"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Resigned on Account of Organ.

Lexington, KY. Special.-The with
drawal Of Rev. James w. McGrevy,
president Of the Bible College of Ken
lucky University from the Broadway
Christian church, became final Sun
day, when that church, by a vote OF
361 to 202. adopted the organ for use
in worship. He opposed it on scriptural
grounds, being noted througout the
denomination for his utterance5
against it. Two factions developed IL
the church and the campaign was in.
tense. Rev. ]. w. Scarcely, late pro-
hibition candidate for Congress, has
also withdrawn. and Prof. Henry H.
White. former president of Kentucky
University. and others, say they vii!
leave the church when the organ shall
be put in use.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27

Fred Douglass. welter-weiget cham
Dion Of George, IA pounds. Friday
night knocked out Fred Wall, LAT
pounds. in the first half OF the first
round. at Augusta, Ga.
Piedmont Manufacturing Co., Ports.
mouth. Va, has completed its bleach
cry and put it in operation during the
week. This company will be prepared
to do a quantity of bleaching besides
that Of its own plant.
Pacolet Is. c. Manufacturing Co.
has begun the erection Of an additional
building for its branch mill at Gaines.
vile. Ga. This building will be fitted
up as a clothroom, and the present
clothroom in the main building will be
equipped with looms. This company's
Gainesville plant has $4,000 spindles
and 2,400 looms.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Dr Hunter to Be Relieved.

Washington, Special.--The recent
tragedy at Guatemala City, in which
VIM. Fitzgerald lost his life, may have
the effect of hurrying to his post Mr..
Combs, of Louisville, the new minister
to Central America, who succeeds DR..
Godfrey Hunter, the retiring minister
it is recognized here that DR.. Hunter )
position at the Guatemalan capltai
carhardly remain tenable and for this
reason he no doubt would like to be
reliVed very soon.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Flood i'm Texas.

Beaumont. Tex, Special.-The:e was
a terrific rainfall Friday throughout
this section Of the State. The rain be-
gan here at l o'clock this morning and
continued steadily until 3 o'clock this
afternoon, at which time there were
three feet Of water in some OF the
business streets. The stocks Of many
merchants were ruined and the losses
will amount to many thousands OF dol
lars. In the oil field the damage will
amount to probably $20.0 600, 900, many
of the companies have suffered heavily.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
A Large Collection,

New York, Special.-Seventy thous-
and dollars was raised Sunday at a
mass meeting held in Carnegie Hall by
the Metropolitan thank-offering COM
mission of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and in thirty Methodist
churches for the WORKOUT preachers
fund. The plan was to raise 100000 in
which event John E. Andrus, Of Yonk-
ers, has promised to give $4,000 In
cash.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Chicago teachers have joined IL
Federation Of Labor.
.Jajl Delivery In Tennessee.

Knoxville, Tenn. Special.-While
one prisoner held the jailer, six 9TH
ers escaped from Jail at cambridge,
Tenn, Sunday afternoon. John Perry
was the man who grabbed Jailer Full
Ter. and in the struggle was unable to
escape himself, although the others
successfully got away. Liant Wright,
one of the men who escaped, was in
iail on the charge of house-breaking
with intent 10 commit criminal assault.
Officers. with bloodhounds, are scou:-
ing the country for the men.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Mills Enter Merger.

Greensboro, Special.-The cotton
mill merger committee practically COM
pleted its work here last night. having
finally passed upon all properties Of
fered them. and there will be another
meeting here in about three weeks %
pass upon properties that were accept
ed in every respect. except that some
formalitics. such as afiXing seal, ETC.,
to papers submitted had been omitted.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
President Arrives Home.

Washington. Special. - President
Roosevelt arrived here at s o'clock
Tuesday morning over the Southern
Railroad. a little crowd was at the
station to witness his return. AS ne
left the train he shock hands with the
engineer and fireman and thanked
them for the safe run they had made.
The President and Secretary Cortclyou
were driven direct to the White House.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
Chicago Postoff'ce Robbed.

Chicago. Special.-The Chicago
postofice was the victim Sunday night
of one of the most daring robberies
that has ever been perpetrated in this
city. Ten thousand dollars is the
amount believed to have been secured
by the robber. who made his escape
without leaving any clew to his iden.
tity.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
ThoS. Borden Dead.

Fall River, mss, Special.-Thomas
!. Borden. a member Of the Borden
family, whose name is linked with the
textile history of southeast Massa-
chusctts, died Friday night at Provi-
6cnce. He was president Of the Richard
Borden Company and connected with
mcay financial institutions.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27

The electrical mechanism of the new
railway block signal system, by
which the minutest fraction OF a volt
can be transformed to as high at J.
600, 900 volts, consists of but four
pieces. There are no relays or STEP
Ups.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
The Perreverinr Eel.

Young eels in passing up a river
show the most extraordinary perse-
verance in overcoming all distractions.
The large food gates-sometimes fif-
teen feet in height-on the Thames
might be supposed sufficient to bar the
progress of a fish the size Of darning
needle. But young eels have whole
some idea that nothing can stop them,
and in consequence nothing does.
Speaking of the way in which they as
cend flood gates and other barriers, one
writer says: Those which die stick to
the post: others. which get little high
er, meet with the same fate. until al
last a layer of them is formed which
enables the rest TO overcome the diff
Guilty of the passage.
"The mortality resulting from such
'forlorn hopes greatly helps to account
for the difference in the number OF
young eels on their upward migration
and that of those which return dow1
stream in the autumn. In some places
these baby cells are much sought aftel
and are formed into cakes, which arr
eaten fried. London Standard.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
THE COOKBOOK

If the pastry be slow in browning,
throw a little sugar on the oven shelf.
This will expedite matters greatly.
If the skin of beet root has got bro
ken. scar the part with redhot iron
before cooking it. This will prevent
the beet from bleeding.
The next time tomato soup is plan
ned for the family dinner try adding
a few slices of orange just before serv-
ing and enjoy the pleasant flavor which
they impart.
Eggplant is most palatable when
broiled. Cut into thick slices. with the
skin on; dip in olive oil seasoned with
salt and pepper and cook on wire broil-
er over a clear fire five or ten minutes.
When a cake contains too much -four
or has baked too fast, it will sink from
the edges or rise up sharply, with
crack In the middle. If cake has
coarse grain. it was not beaten enough
or the oven was too slow.
If you like cocoanut pyramids. beat
the whites of two eggs till light and
stiff; mix with two cupfuls of grated
cocoanut, one cupful Of powdered sug
ar and two tablespoonfuls of -four
make into pyramids and bake brown.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
A LovesicIs Goldfish.

At country house last summer
saw quite a unique friendship. writes
a correspondent. The cat of the house
hold, a magnificent Persian Tom, goes,
when thirsty, to a large glass bowl in
the drawing room, wherein a goldfish
disports itself, and there seems to have
an interesting tete-a-tete with its iinny
friend-drinking the others health,
suppose. The lady of the house told
me that week or two previous to
my visit the cat had been unwell and
eould not be induced to leave its quar-
ters in the kitchen. II was noticed
that the fish also seemed sickly and re-
fused to nibble the crumbs and seed
lings thrown TO 1t, but not for a mo-
ment did any one dream OF associatine
its indisposition with the absence OF
the cat. When. however. master Ton
appeared on the scene again. witt
quite an elastic step, the fish became
itself once more and is now as frisky
| as ever.-London Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
The shortest Lived City.

Which Of the large cities Of the world
had the shortest life?
IL the ancient world the answer is
Palmyra. The period Of its prosperity
extended only from III to 273 A D.,
156 years. In the fifth century B. G.
Persopolis was the capital of the Per
sian empire for thirty years only, but
this was merely an accident Of war
and politics. Carthage was the shortest
lived seat Of empire, for it only en-
dured about 500 years. In modern times
the answer would be Amarapura, the
former capital of Burma. Founded in
1873, it had in 1900 population OF
175,OOO. Sixty years later the seat Of
government was transferred to Man
dalay, and Amarapura is now repre-
eented only by few ruined temples
and bamboo huts.--London Answers.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17

pend on. don't care bow independ-
ent a woman is. She gets kind of lone
some once in awhile"
There's a knock" said Miss Bangs,
deliberately folding up her work and
rising.
''Mr. Hamilton said the maid Of all
work. throwing open the door.
Miss Alethea stood still for mo-
ment, dullness settling down upon her.
Then she sank into chair.
The man before her was gray. He
wore glasses. There was a stoop in his
shoulders, so that he was not as tall
as he had been. In that dreadful mo-
ment of revulsion she cried desolately
within herself. HE is old-oh,. he is
oldv
Il would never have known your
she cried involuntarily in her great be-
/ wilderment How you have changedv'
He had been staring at her. but now
he passed his hand across his brow.
81 was about to say the same Ot
you" he said. 'The years have not
stood still with you"
/
slowly realizing that tile man with
whom she had been corresponding OF
late months was a stranger to her.
Il believe women change more rap
idly than men," he was saying wher
she fastened her attention on hin
again. 'It is on account of their in
door life, ] suppose. ! am just abou
as strong and active as ever was"
Miss Alethea sat still and looked a
the floor.
"The weather's quite cold out, ism
it, Mr.-Mr. HamiltonT she asked
with a manifest effort.
''Not so cold as it was yesterday" h
replied, with an effort on his own part
"Of course you viii take dinner wit
usY" she said.
well, don't know that can."
replied. with his embarrassed eyes o
the doorknob. Il put up at the hote
and-they'll expect me back to dinner.
And the absurdity of this was SO ey-
dent that she threw up her head an
laughed at it. He caught sight Of II
motion in neeting glance. That ha
been one of the ways OF her girlhoo
|, a charming little way when the hea
IT was crowned with a wealth of brow
hair and the blue eyes sparkled al
e the lips were red. Then he drops
y ~ his head with groan.
= Il must go, Miss Alethea," he sal
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
He Wasn't Mean.

The whip fiicking hero of this story
had driven an .irascible old fellow a
good three mile journey in London.
When the fare climbed stiffiy out and
slowly produced a big pocketbook,
cabby drew a deep breath and pre-
pared to be sarcastic. A watchful con-
stable standing near prevented all
thought of his relieving his feelings
by the use of picturesque terms.
Cabby watched his fare make a
lengthy mental calculation of the dis
tance he had been driven, select the
exact legal fare, count it twice over,
and then proffer it to him with an ex-
preston on his face plainly indicative
of 'Now, then, you dare dispute it and
Ill take your number!
But cabby didn't dispute it. Instead,
he promptly accepted it, but slipping
his hand into another pocket he pro
duced farthing, which he handed tC
the fare.
whats this .forT demanded the
old fellow.
zone fafden, currint coin Of the
rellum, sir" said cabby. gathering VI
his reins. 81 druv you jest the exac
distance represented by arf Of tina
there shekel under the three mile yol
reckoned. 1 amt got no arf fardeI
about me, but it don't matter. Yol
can keep the change. amt mean
Goodby, sir, and God bless you. Ge
up, 'orseg'-London Answers.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
FREAK MONEY SCATTERED
THROUGH THE COUNTRY
BILLS THAT ARE TWENTY DOLLARS ON
ONE SIDE AND TEN ON THE REVERSE.
Utmost Caution Used by the United States
Treasury Department and Very Rarely Do
They Slip Through the Bureau.


Scattered throughout the country are
a few pieces of paper money that are
known as freak bills" by the officials
Of the treasury department. One of
them turned up in this city not long
ago-it had the imprint of a twenty
dollar note on one side and ten on
the other. AS the face showed the
twenty, that was it's legal value.
The deputy assistant treasurer of
the United States, who is stationed in
the New York subtreasury, was speak
ing of these freaks the other day and
said he had only seen one of them in
his life, although he had heard of sew
eral. Very rarely they have slipped
through the bureau of engraving and
printing despite a careful scrutiny by
three or four sets of inspectors. in
most cases they have been national
banknotes, which, like regular treasury
notes. are printed at the bureau in
Washington. The face value always
Is recognized when the freaks come to
be cashed in at any branch of the
treasury, and the imprint on the back
has no lawful status whatever.
''The notes are printed in sheets at
the bureau" said the official. Usual
" there will be one twenty and two
tens on a sheet. They are printed one
side at a time, so it can be seen that
the printer in turning over the sheet
might get it upside down and thus put
a ten dollar back on the twenty dollar
note, or twenty on the back of one of
the tens"
In the bureau are women who are
supposed to examine all the bills care
fully, but occasionally they neglect
to look at both sides as scrutiniZingly
as they should, and so the money goes
out into circulation. When errors are
discovered, the misprinted sheet is laid
aside to be destroyed. 1t cannot be
torn up at once, for every sheet has to
be accounted for. After a good deal
of red tape, it is ground up into pulp.
Most of the freak bills which have
been issued in the past have found
their way back to the treasury, there
to be destroyed. 1t is thought that less
than a dozen are now scattered about,
most of them in the hands of curio
hunters. The official said that no eff
fort to collect them had been made by
the government and that the treasury
department did not consider the circu
iation of the few notes a matter OF
any consequence, inasmuch as there
was no doubt about the values as in
dicated on the face.-New York Times
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
W7HERE TWO
" WAYS MET
BY Julia Truitt Bishop
Copyright, 1901, byJ. 7. Bishop

"Ye reckon he'll know ye?" asked the
fat old woman who was putting cum
ming patch on a much worn white gar
ment.
know mer' cried the thin old wom-
an, with something that was almost a
blush on her faded cheeks. "Wen, l
don't know anything that would keep
Jimmie from remembering me. Any
two people that knew one another like
we did and were engaged for two long
years.
Like as not We won't know him."
said the prosaic fat old woman, trying
another patch under another hole and
considering it with her head at one
side.
Now it was that the thin old woman
smiled. Jimmie was tall" said she
musingly, looking out at the window,
"and a mighty handsome young man.
Everybody said so. 1 didn't come to
his shoulder. l always liked tall men.
When we went out together. people
said what a fine looking couple we
were"
The old woman at the fire shifted
again.
''That was thirty year ago." she said,
with distinct sarcasm. But the listener
in the window looked up with glisten-
ing eyes.
eyes; don't it seem funny that it's SO
long?" she asked. 81 have to most
shake myself to make myself believe
it's true. Why, don't feel any diff
rent. It's just the same old me that
used to think everything Jimmie did
, was right. / reckon he would hardly
have known was alive" she went OF
musingly, ''if he hadn't happened t
get hold of that copy of the Clarion
with the notice of my buying that five
acre piece back of the spring, and theI
he wrote to me-such a respectful, dig
nifed letter, Miss Bangs-and we hav
been corresponding ever since. His let
ters show that he is still unchanged
If we only like one another when h
comes today-if we only do-then W
are to be married at last after all thes
years. I've had an independent life
but It would feel kind of good, afte
all, to have a big, strong man to dc