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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17
WORDS FAIR POINTERS.

Polo will be feature of Worlds Fair
games.
Illinois will make complete fish ex-
hibit ut the Worlds Fair.
Chattanooga. Tenn. will erect $2J,.
0o9 building at the Worlds Fair.
Germany and America will have com.
petitive exhibits Of forestry, each five
acres in extent at the st. Louis Worlds
Fair.
A rose garden six acres in area and
containing $4,000 rose trees, will be
one of the attractions at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair.
A model farm, representing section
of land 160 acres in extent, will be one
of the interesting and valuable e1hib-
its at the Worlds Fair.
The leading painters and sculptors
Of st. Petersburg, Russia, have prol-
ised to cooperate in organizing Rus
sian art exhibit at the st. Louis Expo
sition.
The State of Maine Building at the
st. Louis Worlds Fair will be unique
in character, its motif being the log
CdDlH. lue wits
Of logs.
New Mexico will make an exhibit Ut
turquoise mining at the Worlds Fair.
A lapidary showing how the stones are
cut and polished and prepared for the
market will be feature.
The British National Pavilion at the
Worlds Fair. st. Louis, will be q re.
production of the orangery or banquet
hall Of the Kensington Palace, in Ken
sington Gardens, London.
The chief feature of the Cornell UNI.
vcrsity exhibit at the st. Louis Expo
sition will be a plaster model, eight
by six feet. of the c;mpus. This will
show the streets, buildings, gorges and
waterfalls, all in color.
According to W. Kohlsaat, Commts.
sioner Of the Exposition to Norway,
Sweden and Denmark, the Crown
Prince Of Sweden will attend the Fair.
and his intimate friend, Crown Prince
Frederick, may also come. a.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17

other purposes. Some States expend
as much as s2S per pupil and the aver
age in the United States is 21.3S."
With a population of 1,3S2,O00 South
Carolina spends IS cents per capita for
the public schools. The average salary
paid to white teachers is S203.04. and
to colored teachers S9304 Every
county had 4 surplus at the close OF
the school year. the smallest amount
ing to s604.54, the largest to S3O,572.71.
1t is estimated that $4,000 to S50,-
0GO a year is paid out for interest in
order to get the cash for school pur-
poses before the taxes are paid in. Mr..
Martin thinks that the State should
get on a cash basis especially as to the
payment OF teachers and other school
expenses. 1T is reported that the busi-
ness Of the dispensary amounts 10 80
100000 per annum. Ten per cent. or
this amount would relieve the siclation
and this amount could be obtained
either by an advance Of 10 per cent. on
the price of the commodity or the for
mer appropriations from this source
could be restored"
that the illiteracy Of South Carolina IS
decreasing, being now 35.9 per cent.
1T is appalling 10 think that one
white inhabitant out Of every seven Is
totally illiterate, while three of the re-
naming six have not the education to
enable them to properly discharge their
duties or to really grasp the purposes
and possibilities of life. When we take
the whole population, at least one in
three is illiterate. 1t is matter Of
statistics that the wealth-producing
power Of State is in direct proportion
to the money expended for education.
A State with the same population as
ours but which spends three times as
much for schools will get direct re-
turn in wealth-producing power"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17
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q rlinor Events Of the Week In Q
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Died of His Injuries.

Anderson, Special.-Sylvester Brown,
colored, who was shot by Ben Lock-
hart, also colored, at hot supper.
near Starr, several weeks ago, died
Saturday night. The verdict Of tho
coroners jury was that the deceased
came to his death as the result Of Q
pistol shot wound at the hands Of
Lockhart. Lockhart fed the night OF
the shooting, but was captured soon
after in Ebert county, Georgia. Ha
was brought back here and lodged in
Jail, where he has been since awaiting
the result of Browns injuries. He will
now be held for trial on a charge Of
murder. a....LaEzl
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17
A Danger Signal,

At a wedding in church, noticing
the dim religious red light that burns
over the chanceI, Teddy asked his
bachelor uncle, rs that danger sig
nal, Uncle Tom?" and Uncle Tom.
who is suspected Of lowering on the
brink of proposal, was heard to
reply, "Yes."-Dccember Lippincott's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17
New Enterprises.

The secretary Of state last week
granted a charter to the Roger COM
pany of Fork in Marion county capi-
talized at $1,000, and with l.. M. Roger
as president and F. C. Roger as treas
urer. The concern will manufacture
lumber.
A charter was also given the Calen-
dar Clock company of Darlington with
a capital of $4,000. The officers are J.
B. Hudnall president and treasurer and
G.. O. Coles secretary.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17

An appendicitis club hos bsen
formed in Cleveland, Ohio. To bo'
come q member Of this unique crgani.
zation, one must have boon operated
upon for appendicitis.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17

Another suit will be brought against
the promoters Of the United States
Shipbuilding Company and Mr.. j. P.
Morgan's part In the deal will be ex.
planned.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17

This IS eVlQently NOT eQulIdDle, anu
my observation convinces me that it
is not best for many Of the districts
which receive the help, because 1t leads
to formation of more schools chiefly
to get the additional funds.
AS to rural school libraries Mr.. Mar
tin says that an appropriation Of $5,-
900 would start II new libraries in each
county. He believes that it would be
wise to allow trustees to spend per
cent. Of their funds in the purchase OF
libraries. The rural school library has
been introduced into 20 States, the
North carolina plan being suggested
by Supt. Martin as an excellent one.
Mr.. Martin urges that the salaries Of
county superintendent OF education
he raised commensurately with their
duties.
The total enrolment for 1903 in the
public schools was 2SS,713 an increase
o. 1892 oveT1902. but only 3,5O7 more
than 1901. The total expenditures for
the public schools was $1,046, 40.
The total expenditure for the same
purpose in the United States for the
same length Of time according to the
United States commissioners report
was s235, ,20S,465. 1t will thus be seen
that we are far below the average OF
other States in our support OF the
general education Of our people. Di-
yiding the total expenditures by the
average attendance (Which Is 1903 was
2O9.3S5) we find that we spend $5.Os
per pupil. This is not simply salaries
but 1t includes amounts spent Tor
buildings. repairs, furniture and all
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
World March OF Q lsnqusge.

There is no reason for surprise at
the announcement that the English
language is to be the medium en-
ployed at The Hague court in the
coming arbitration of the Venezuela
an dispute. OF course, the two big
English speaking countries, Eng
land and the United States, are
among the parties which are inter
ested in the adjudication. Ger
many, Italy, Venezuela and the one
or two other countries are also part
ners in the controversy When the
Samoan dispute between England,
Germany, and the United States
was dealt within a treaty framed at
Berlin in 1889, English was the
language which was used instead of
French, and the new departure was
the cause OF some surprise at the
time.
But there is less cause for Won
der at the conquest which the Eng
lish tongue makes in The Hague
courts deliberations of 1908. The
number OF persons using this Ian
guage has greatly increased, rela-
lively to the other tongues, since
the Samoan agreement was made
fourteen years ago. The area in
which it is spoken has, chiefly
through the expansion by the Unit
ed States, been largely broadened.
America holds a much bigger place
in the world than it did when Bis
marck in the Samoan case was halt
ed i'll his programme for the absorp-
ton of that group OF islands and
suggested the conference between
the three countries which led to the
Berlin compact.
a larger number Of people speak
the English language than use any
any other tongue in Europe or on
the American continent, for though
Russia has as many inhabitants as
the United States and the United
Kingdom combined. there are many
millions of them who are unable TO
speak the Russian language. Eng
fish has an advantage over even
French in directness, conciscness
and concentration, and these quail
ties tell in this age OF high pressure.
A vast change has taken place in
the world since the days, few CEN
turtles ago( when Bacon was writ
ing his books in Latin instead OF in
the tongue OF his own country, so
as TO insure for those works a vogue
after the time when, as he supposed.
the English as a medium OF speech
would be restricted to a few mil
lion peope OF a low state OF civili-
cation in the British islands and a
few thousand barbarians or semi
civilized persons outside that re-
gion.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
Brenham's New Industry.

Brcnham's big industry in the
shape of her $4,000 cotton mill
is now an assured acquisition. On
Thursday morning steam was got
ten up and by IL o'clock the pom
derous machinery that propells the
looms and spindles were put in mo-
ton. and to the qualification of Su-
perintendent Pendcr everything
worked like a charm-not single
regularity of any kind being MOTTO
able. The entire machinery is new
and of the latest patents. combining
all the improved methods, and is,
without doubt. one of the finest
plants of its kind in the state. The
placing of the machinery, spindles
and looms has been carefully look
ed after by Superintendent Fender,
who has given the matter his closest
attention, as he desired to combine
effectiveness with convenience. The
building is provided with COM
plete system of waterworks for fire
protection, which is so thoroughly
distributed as to reach every part
of the building, atfording ample
protection against fire. The mill is
equipped with 5000 spindles and
100 looms. and is capable of work
ing up about 1900 pounds of cotton
per day. The operatives at present
are all experienced at the business,
which will add greatly to the eff
fectiveness in the operation of the
plant. The cotton now being used
is all home grown and the first yard
of cloth made by the mill will be
turned out, to-day-Friday, Septem-
Der 4, 1903.-Brenham Banner.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
Texas Loyal Newspapers.

The Brentwood Bulletin calls
attention to the fact that there Ia
a force working silently, ineessant-
", efficiently for the upbuilding of
this state in every possible way. 1t
is the newspapers of Texas, secular
and religious. No other class of
men is so alive to the Importance
Of our progress as are the editors
of Texas; no class has as much op-
portunity or so powerful an in
fiuence for good.
Day after day they appeal to
thousands of our best citizens to be
loyal, to live better. TO improve
their surroundings. to act wisely in
every way, thus exerting force
that is simply incalculable. Texas
has indeed reason to be proud OF
her editors, those moulders of pub
lie opinion who ever appeal TO the
highest motives of our citizens and
whose hearts are bent on the high
est development of this greatest
state of all the Union.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
Automobile Freiaht Trains.
The first road in the world c,

The first road in the world con-
structcd especially for automobile
freight traffic is nearing compile
ton in the heart of .Africa.
Ii will run over mountain and
plain for $40 miles from Longo-
lodo. on the Congo railroad, tc
Popokabada, on the kuango.
The British government is build
ing the road, and the work is being
done by hundreds of natives, un.
der the direction of seven army Of
fcers. The road is intended as q
feeder to the railroad. Automo-
bileS are to do the hauling, and q
special lot OF these have been or.
dered by the government. Each
autocar is expected to carry a loac
of two tons, and 10 make about
the same rate that wagon train:
would make.
Where the road runs over plain:
it is being constructed twcnty-sever
feet wide, but in the mountains il
will be but fifteen feet wide, OF
only just enough for two vehicles
to pass.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
A New and Valuable Product.

DR.. A. W. Short sent to this Of
fee on Monday last sample OF
seeded ribbon cane. the stalk meas
uring eleven feet and four inches.
This species of cane is rare and the
history of its production in Texas
is quite interesting. Capt. ". j.
Maltaby, from whom DR.. Short pro-
cured the seed. read of the cane in
a farm paper, and, being acquainted
with the editor, he wrote for some
seed. The editor sent him about q
dozen seed in an envelope. These
he planted and in due time he had
as many stalks OF cane, but before
going 10 seed stock broke in on the
crop and deyoured il. However. one
plant sprouted forth again and from
this he secured a head of seed. He
planted and replanted several times
with increasing success until he be-
came an extensive raiser. The cane
makes more fodder, syrup and sug-
ar than any other variety and its
products are Of a superior quality.
The seed sells for fifty cents quart,
which alone makes it profitable
crop. DIR. Short is thinking Sc
riously of abandoning cotton and
turning his attention TO the culti-
walton of this cane, believing it TO
be far more profitable. Should he
do 80 it is not at all unlikely that
he will finally erect a sugar mill
Dodd City News.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
Looking Forward Seventy-fve Years

Texas is pretty nearly one-sey-
enth of the whole United States, so
far as area is concerned, and the
Grand Saline Sun predicts that at
the rate she is now filling up, and
the rate her cities are now growing,
and at the rate her industries are
looming up, the 200th anniversary
of American independence will find
her a collosal commonwealth, with
resources making her independent
Of all the outside world, so far as
q self-sustaining population is con-
cerned. In 1915 the cities of Hous-
ton, Galveston, Sabine Pass, Beau
mont and other coast towns will be
to Texas and Southwest what New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Balti-
more, ct al. are to the sections they
represent. And Dallas, our own loud
and progressive Dallas, will be the
st. Paul of the grand aggregation,
perched at the head of wet weather
navigation OF the raging. roaring
Trinity. When the Isthmian ditch
is dug. and the commerce of the
southwest has a near outlet to the
Pacific. these good things and more
will happen. Manifestly destiny
holds great things in store for
Texas. Who doubts it?
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
Best Remedy for Group.

Mr.. G. L. Thompson of Dan.
Vile, Ind, gives the following
wholesome ADVICE to his custom
ers: "If you should ever need
a remedy tor Group get Cham
berlains Cough Remedy. 1t alb
solutely has no equal for the
prevention and cure Of Group"
For sale by Thompson Drug Co.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
Will Change lnuian Names.

DR.. Charles A. Eastman, whose
admirable book on Indian Boy
hood" has met with such success,
has beer appointed special agent
to revise the allotment rolls of the
Sioux and see that they are given
permanent family names. This is
IN pursuance OF the general plan of
merging the Indians into American
citizenship. 1t is task requiring
great patience and dclicacy. Pref
erably the original native name will
be preserved, but all vulgar nick
names and incorrect translations
and anything which might mortify
or make the civilized Indian appear
ridiculous are to be rejected. Each
indian mist be personally consulted
where any change appears neces-
sary.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06

The program is out for grand
B. Y. P. u. rally at Hereford, on
Nov. 20 and 2Ist. The various
Young Peoples Unions of the Palo
Duro Association have been invited
to participate and it is quite likely
that this rally will result in per-
manent organization. There are
several members Of the Canyon
City Society assigned subjects for
discussion on the program, also
some for vocal selections. The
program will appear in next weeks
News.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06
Pesterino tho Old Man.

Poor Uncle Sam That good and
kind parsonage is having more trou-
BE than the village policeman on
circus day. Cries for Uncle Sam
resound on all sides. They're steal
ing coal in Colorado! They're loot
ing the postofhce in Washington |!
They're breaking the laws here,
there and everywhere! They're
there and everywhere! The stout
urchin, labor. is pummelling little
Lord Fauntleroy Capitall Rascally
scamp trust is grabbing up little
industries like pies! Look at him
his mouth full Of pie Kansas howl
ing because the harvest hands won't
work! Colored boys tugging at the
old mans long coattails and telling
him they're taking their votes away!
Terrible connection among the ami
mails in Wall street!
Uncle Sam, get your gun! Uncle
Sam, geta club! Uncle Sam, stop
thief! Uncle Sam, there they go.
Uncle Sam, look out! Uncle Sam,
make them lit biting me! Uncle
Sam, I'm buncoed! Poor old Uncle
Sam! Was anybody ever so pes
teredI
The older the man grows the
more troubles he has. It's very
plain that he'll get pretty burned
mad before long. Who can blame
him if he quits being SO good-na-
tured and kind and forgiving and
takes big club in both hands and
lams right and left?
sus."susususpsu"srs"srs".
Judge l.. G. Lair left Monday
evening for east Texas, visiting
Cleburne and other points before
returning. 1t is his intention to
attend the Baptist convention in
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-06

Next week is the regular meet
ing of the Commissioners Court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-16
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-16

4 glass mugs. One mug was filled 4
little quicker than were the others and
| the milk foamed to the edge of the
glass.
"Soapsuds," cried an excited urchin
delightedly.
Joe stretched his neck to see who
had dared to intrude upon his plat
form.
eliza wants mo- milk, Miss Hart!
Give t to her!"
| eff YOU" suggested Miss Hart.
eff you got some," was the quick
reply, followed by a sudden "please"
that quite undid Liza, who was so
startled that she coughed into her glass
and sent the white fluid flying in all
directions.
Stop tt" cried Joe. Liza did her
best. Miss Hart, this is little bit!"
Joe lifted his spoon on high, show
ing the morsel of food which he con-
sidered it polite to appropriate at one
mouthful.
eyes. Joe, I hope You always take
Just little bit
81 do II" exclaimed the boy earn
estly.
Joe's mother was wiping the win
dows. She had washed them and rims
ed them, since the little people had
been seated at the table. As Joe's
voice rose higher than the others, she
stopped and turned toward Miss Hart.
Perhaps it was because her English
was decidedly deficient that she re-
strained her desire to "say some
thing"
"Here's a little Bit" and another
spoonful went up.
The idea caught like wildfre. Liza
spoon dashed into the air, far above
her head. "Juth lit-le," she lisped.
Another went up, another and still
another Little bit! Little bit!" went
rapidly around the tables.
Joe looked on calmly. Here's an
other little bit!" he announced with
J a sudden flourish. and the 'little Bit
started on its second round. The po-
tato and gravy came down with a
| splash in Liza's glass of milk
| EAT t, Iiza!" commanded the auto
crat of the dinner table, shortly. Liza
obeyed.
Joe's mother polished the window
carefully, one cold eye upon her son.
The desire for the inspection of each
mouthful had spread so rapidly that
Miss Hart and Miss Mary were some
minutes in restoring order. Two or
three spoons had fallen and several
curly heads were dripping with gravy
before the desired was accomplished
Joe's mother fixed her hopeful with an
unforgving eye.
"See It, Miss Hart, see IT," he shrek
ed above the din. Eliza got It in her
hair! See It, Miss Hart, see IT,"
Joe's mother wheeled impatiently
"Joe talk 90 years." she exclaimed in
dignantly. "You slap his facet" Her
English was clear if not elegant, and
Joe understood and subsided.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-16

DINNER AT THE DAY NURSERY
Three long tables, with clean, white
covers, stood in the day nursery dim
ing room. Tiny chairs We're carefully
in place. On side table stood huge
bowl of potatoes and by its side was a
great bowl of gravy, dried beef gravy
too, and the tempting odor greeted
the nostrls of the hungry little PEG.
pie.
They struggled in, first one, then
another, shining and red from soap
and scrubbing, and took their places
carefully hitching and wriggling into
position. Joe was the last one in, fol
he was the last one scrubbed.
Here me am, Miss Hart'
yes, Joe, l see you"
Liza, put your hands this way!'
Liza was seated at Joe's left hand.
'This way, see:" and he proceeded tc
illustrate.
Liza folded her chubby black hands
carefully.
But Joe's sharp eyes were not sat
isfed
''Liza's hands dirty, Miss HART"
Don't worry about other hands
Joe. Are you sure your own are clean?''
"Joes hands clean," asserted the
youth; Eliza got dirty hands. See:
Miss Hart, all around here!"
One of Joe's short fingers traced
the dark circle about Lizas palm. ''See
It, Miss Hart see IT,"
But Miss Hart was busy, and Us
long as Liza didn't object that seemed
one way to divert Joe's attention from
other and less innocent amusement.
The babies were all bibbed when
Joe's voice rang out: 'Tain't right
Miss Hart; see It, see I'll" His ever
ready finger traced scornfully down
the fold in the center of his bib Al
the other bibs were put on with the
fold bent inward; Joe bib was wrong
side out. ''See It, see tt"
"Never mind, joe" said Miss Mary
Great soup plates were filled with
the potato and the delicious gravy. In
each plate was a spoon.
Liza didn't say thank you,'" an
nounced joe His own portion had
not been served
"You want to be careful to see that
You say it," cautioned Miss Mary, gen.
tly.
"Joe say IT," announced the young
ster, unabashed. His plate was sci
before him.
"Thank you, Miss Hart"
"You are welcome, joe"
"Thank You, Miss Mary"
eyes, joe"
"Thank you! Thank you! Thanh
you!" rang around the room.
eyes, yes, children" exclaimed Miss
Hart, rather overcome by the chorus
of belated thank yous. "You are 81
welcome. But, remember that it doesn't
mean very much when it comes Sc
late"
Miss Mary was pouring the milk into