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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Telegraphic Briefs.

All of the dead Of the Bennington
have been identified; they number So.
The Charleston board of health has
decided that the yellow fever situation
is not sufficiently serious to require
quarantining against any point.
President Castro is extensively for.
tifying the Venezuelan coast and may
import Japanese gunners. He contem-
plates visiting his neighbor republics
to propose an allegiance.
V. T. Sanford, who killed George
Wright, Il Rene, Ga, says he vii! be
able to prove that Wright and Mrs.
Sanford stayed at an Atlantic hotel
several times as man and wife.
The grand jury in Washington in
vestigating the cotton report scandal
heard six witnesses yesterday, four
of them being from New York. 1t is
believed that the investigation will
continue for two weeks.
The boiler Of the Reliance. a small
tugboat belonging to Peter Bender &
Son, blew up at the landing on Plan
tation creek, Northampton county, and
was totally destroyed. Mr.. Bender
and his son Fred were painfully burned
The cause of the explosion is not
known.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
EPNORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST SIXTH.
The First Fruits for God.-Lev. 23.
9-14; Deut, 1G. 9-12,

The First Fruits for God.-Lev. 23.
9-14; Deut 1G. 9-12.
Our lessons are from the old Jewish
law, and the special section we study
Is that which refers to the offering
OF the first fruits to God. The sheaf
was only representative of the first
fruits of every kind. The pious He
brew could not relish anything that
he had not shared with the Lord.
The Lords portion must first be Offer
ed, then the rest might be enjoyed.
How this rebukes the offerings pro-
fesing Christians often make! The
second selection is an account of the
institution Of the Feast of Taber-
nacles, the great harvest festival Of
the year. 1t was at this feast that
Jesus stood and cried, IF any man
thirst, let him come to me and drink"
The real test of Christian life
is the attitude we assume toward
God. If that attitude be one of re-
luctant service, of compuIsion in do
Ing and giving; if we put our own in
terests paramount to any other, how
can we profess to serve God at all?
II, on the other hand, we put Christ
and the church first; and let self
interest be a secondary consideration
do We not place ourselves on the same
plane as the Jew was put by the
Lord in our lesson? That the Jew be-
came timeserver and a Journalist is
p reason why We may not see the
dstice and beauty of the original law
Tin its intent and design. The spirit
Of this law has passed over to the
Christian law of conservation, and
rests upon US to-day.
We are greatly tempted in this age
Of worldliness and prosperity to put
our pleasures, our interests first. We
catch the spirit of gain and competf-
tion and forget to bring the first fruits
Of every toll to God. Instead, we
compromise by giving a spare margin
Of the leftover portions, If indeed
we do not sometimes forget to give
anything at all. We not only fail to
"tithe" our money, our time, and
our possessions, but We fail to give
any systematic proportion to him.
We see the cause Uf God suffer and
need help, while we have been rob-
bing God Of our offerings. Not only
do we thus sin against him, but we
miss all the joy and delight Of shar-
ing our harvests and our gains with
our Master.
II the choice must be made be-
tween pleasure and the interests Of
the church, choose Gods interests.
II sacrifice is demanded to choose
Christ, make the sacrifice and choose
him. Put God first in the choices Of
your life.
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Johann Hoch Respited.

Chicago, Special. - Johann Hoch,
'Bluebeard" and confessed bigamist,
sentenced to be hanged Friday for
poisoning one of his wives, was grant
ed a reprieve until August 25th by
Governor Deneen. The stay OF exc
cution followed hours of anxiety on
the part of Hoch, who had never given
up hope, and was allowed by the Gov
ernor only after the latter had been
assured that the necessary sum to ap-
peal the case had been raised. The
amount, $500, was given by an attoT-
ney and friend of Hoch's counsel. The
attorney declared he was actuated
purely by humanitarian motives.
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QUEER THINGS IN oFFERToRY.
Odds and Ends Contributed by West
Indian Natives.


Odds and ends, and as queer col
lection as one could hope to see, are
found amongst the offertory contribu-
tions of the natives Of Bugotu, in the
British Solomon islands. It is no
rare thing there for the minister to
draw from the collection box a string
of red beads, which, providing 1t
measures the length of the arms out
stretched, is coin of the realm equal
ing a form, but strings Of white beads
Of the same length are but as the in
significant three-penny bit. Other
articles among the collection OH the
last Bible Sunday in connection with
the Melanesian Mission church were
white armlets, each equal in value to
a shilling; pieces Of tortoiseshell, a
bamboo box such as is used to carry
lime for betel-chewing, a fine string
bag, and a piece of the native cloth in
which the Bugotu women wrap their
babies to protect them from the Me-
lanesian insects. The whole collection
on that particular Sunday was sold
for s31 10s.-no Insignificant figure.
London Tit-Bits.
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TEXTILE NOTES.

(From the Manufacturers Record)
Ire Hamer Is. CO. Cotton Nils has
declared an annual dividend Of 3 per
cent.
Tre Glover Is. c. Cotton Manufac-
turing Co. has declared its usual an
nual dividend Of 10 per cent.
1t is reported that the Chinnabee
Cotton Mills Of Talladega, Ala, will
double its present equipment Of 346S
ring spindles.
1t Is reported that Messrs. William
H. Kilgour, Charles T. Miller and A.
F. Keizer. of Dallas, Texas, will es-
tablish a silk mill to employ about 100
persons. Their intention is said to be
to erect three-story building 60x150
feet in size, to accommodate the nee
essary silk-throwing machinery.
The Board Of Trade. Pine Bluff,
Ark, is corresponding with several
Northern capitalists who contemplate
building cotton factory in Pine
Bluff.
The Malice IN. c. Knitting Mills
was destroyed by fire during the past
week. The company has not decided
whether it will or will not rebuild the
plant. According to reports the JOSS
was $4,000.
Several business men of Annison,
Ala, have acquired control Of the Blue
Springs Mill at Oxford, Ala, and this
week they put the plant in operation.
II is enuiDDed with $500 ring sDindleS
and 80 looms. L. ]. Cochran is super
intendent.
1t is stated that the Fountain Inn
Manufacturing Co., Of Fountain Inn,
S. c., will add 4500 spindles to its
present equipment of $500 spindles, in
creasing the total spindles to 10000.
The company will also add 60 Pinch
looms. Contracts for the machinery
ale said to have been awarded.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
SUNDAY, AUGUST SIXTH.
First Fruits for God.-lev.23:9-14;
peut. 16: 9-12. (Consecration
Meetlne.)

God wants US to give Him some
thing that has cost us something, the
result of our planting and reaping;
and what we give God must be with
out blemish, and there is no blemish
so great as self-seeking.
Let our gifts keep pace with our
blessings. and it will do no harm II
they even exceed them.
All gifts to God are to be offered
with JOY; indeed, the Joy is itself. a
gift.
God is always giving US His first
and best: should we not do as much
for Him?
We are not to give with this in
view, but it is fact that gifts to
God always receive many fold in re-
turn.
illustrations.
How eager is a child to bring his
first achievement to father and
mother. Let US keep the child heart.
The farmer expends only about five
per cent. Of the actual power used
In growing his crops. The rest Is
power exerted by the sun and the
rain.
When you are using borrowed capi-
tai, the returns are not yours until
you have paid the interest on your
debt.
When a workman has made wares
all day, and his employer comes at
night, he wants his employer to take
the best of the lot as sample Of his
work.
Questions.
What per cent of your earnings are
you devoting to Christian work?
Will God continue to bless you un-
less you use His blessings in the best
way?
Training Givers.
Every conservation meeting should
be closed with a collection.
The best way to raise money is by
the plan of pledges, each Endeavorer
being given a slip Of paper with list
Of sums from one cent a month up.
He will check the sum he Is willing
to pay each month, and will then be
given twelve little envelopes, In which
to place his contribution. the en-
velopes bearing his number so that
the record can be kept by the trea-
surer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Patrick Hopes for New Trial.

New York, Special.-The notice OF
stay Of execution of the death penalty
on the order granted by Judge OBrien
to Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, under
sentence of death for the murder OF the
aged millionaire, william NJ. Rice, was
not served until Wednesday on the law
yer, who is confined in the death house
at Sing Sing prison. Patrick laughed
when the notice was given him and
said: 81 knew it would come. 1t is only
what l expected He expressed conf
dence that in a short time he would Sc
cure a new trial and ultimately his
freedom.
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OHINTS FOR THE
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For quick baking with small fire.
the sheetiron oven such as is used for
gasoline stoves is very convenient set
over the two hottest griddles Of the
range.
In testing a piece of cloth to see If 1t
is a cotton mixture, If you cut small
piece Off and put a match to it, If it is
all wool it will only SINCE, but if cotton
Is there it will fare up.
Prepared paste for paperhanging can
now be bought dry. 1t is ready for use
as soon as stirred into cold water, and
does away with the trouble Of boiling
-four paste, which so often is lumpy.
There Is no nicer breakfast than a
sliced green pepper cut very small and
cooked for ten minutes with two peeled
and diced tomatoes in little butter;
add four eggs lightly beaten and stir
as for scramble.
A coat of prepared, black varnish or
spar varnish given to the screens will
keep them looking bright and fresh,
and make them last longer. Apply
with a good paint brush, rubbing well
into the mesh on both sides.
An oculist suggests that glasses
should be washed every night in warm
soapsuds, we'll rinsed and dried on a
bit Of old, soft linen. Few people,
though otherwise neat and fastidious,
cleanse their glasses frequently
enough.
1t is not generally known that eggs
covered with boiling water and allowed
to stand for five minutes are more
nourishing and more easily digested
than eggs placed in boiling water and
allowed to boil furiously for three and
a half minutes.
Make delicious violet perfume by
putting half an ounce Of small pieces
of orriS root into two ounces of alcohol.
Add to this a bunch of newly-picked
violetS, cork and bottle tightly and
shake we'll After it has been standing
four or five days few drops on the
handkerchiefs will leave the scent Of
fresh violetS.
When the handles of steel knives ard
forks come off they can be easily mend
ed with resin. Pour little powdered
resin into the cavity in the handle.
Heat the part Of the knife that fits into
:he handle until it is red hot, and thrust
into the handle 1t will become firmly
liked by the resin when it becomes cool.
Protect the blade from the heat.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Twenty New Cases of Fever.

New Orleans, Special.-There las
been no material change in the fever
situation. Two more deaths were re-
ported. There is absolutely no rec
ord of the number of cases under
treatment at the present time, but
it is believed to be about twenty.
Physicians are reporting promptly all
cases of fever, and immediate steps
are being taken to prevent mosquito
infection, so that the prospects of re-
stricting the infection is considered
bright
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Dancers of TRAVELLING.

One of the best stories told about
Artemus Ward concerns journey
which the humorist took on a little
"one-horse" railroad line in the Mid
die West. After the train had crept
from station to station ct snaips
pace for half day, Ward beckoned to
the conductor as he passed through
the car.
Say, conductor" he drawled, do
you mind if / give you little advice?'
Well. what is it?" said the conduc.
tor prufIly.
Seems to me-" continued Ward, ut
would be safer to take the cowcateher
off the engine and hitch it to tho end
Of the rear car"
What for?' demanded the conduc-
tor.
Well, I've been thinking IT over"
said Ward. "and don't see what's to
prevent one of them cows out there
from coming into the car and biting
the passengers. ."-Harpers Weekly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Hope to Check Boycott.

Washington, Speciel.-lt is expected
that within few days announcement
will be made Of some plan by which it
is hoped that the Chinese boycott on
American goods, which is now in full
force in five Chinese cities, will be
modified if net checked. II is believed
that the boycott will not be success
ful, yet American traders have given
the administration to understand that
the, are not willing to run any risk
with the harm that might be done their
trade in Canton and Shanghai, the two
most important cities.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
EGG TIMBALES.

Butter small tin moulds and dust
them with powdered parsley: then an
egg is dropped in each, and they are
put in pan Of hot water and cooked
in the oven for about ten minutes,
when they may be turned out on Il
round platter, and sauce made Of
cup Of thickened cream with chopped
mushrooms in it, or tomato-sauce
with the mushrooms may be poured
around them. These timbales may be
altered by lining the moulds with finely
minced ham instead Of the parsley,
but it must be moistened with cream or
egg to make it adhere to the tin. The
egg is put in and the sauce used as be-
fore.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
IL s. Marshal Shot.

Roanoke, Va. Special.-At Union
Hall, Franklin county, United States
Marshal z. T. Wade was shot and
killed by a negro named Cephas Poin-
dexter, an alleged illicit whiskey dis
tiller. Wade went 10 arrest PoinGeX-
ter ana the negro fired en- him with a
shotgun. the load C: shot taking ef'
feet in the abdomen. The negro then
made his escape and is being hunted
by a posse. Wade has been in the
revenue service for seven years and
was popular. Great excitement pre-
walls in the vicinity.
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% Killed on Electric Railway.

Liverpool, BY Cable.-An electric
express train, on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railroad, bound from Liver
pool to Southport. collided with an
empty stationary train at Hall Road
station. causing the death Of twenty
three persons and the injury of many
others.
The first car Of the express, which
was crowded, was smashed to pieces
and only six of it's occupants escaped.
The road was recently given an elec-
tric equipment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Attempted Assassination

st. Petersburg, By Cable.-A circum-
stantial report of an attempt on the
life of Constantine Petrovitch Pobie,
donostseff, chief procurator of the
Holy Synod, is current in st. Peters
burg Wednesday night, but the AS
sociated Press is unable to obtain con-
firmation of it. The authorities, and
even the police at the Tsarskoe-Selo
railway station here, where the at
tempt is reported to have been made,
disclaim all knowledge Of any such
happening.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
HARICOT OF OK TAIL.

Divide an OK tail into pieces about
three inches long, dip them in seasoned
flour and fry in hot fat until brown.
Drain them and put them into a stew
pan with a sliced and fried onion and
pint of hot stock. Bring to the boil
and then add a turnip and carrot cut
into small dice. Simmer the whole very
gently for two hours, then lay the
pieces Of OK tail round hot dish. put
the vegetables in the centre, ard strain
the thickened gravy owe"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
curls Sold VIII Hats.

The wonderful way IN which the
chic PariSienne builds her coiffurc
to fill the hollows a4/3ngles made by
the modish Vatican hats is finding i'm
itation in London also. It's no secret;
you put your hat OH, and wherever you
think it is wanted, you stick in a tuft
of curled hair fastened on long pin
to secure it. Curls, knots and puff
bows in every shade of blond or dark
hair are sold with the hats.-Coming
Modes, Lopdsn.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Senator Nutshell Sentenced.

Portland, Ore. Special - United
States Senator Mitchell, convicted Of
using his Office in the United States
Senate to further the law practice OF
the firm of Mitchell & Tanner, Of
this city, was sentenced to pay fine
Of $1,000 and to six months penal
servitude. Pending review of the
case by the Supreme Court OF the
United States, execution of the SEN
tence will be deferred. Meantime
Mitchell will be placed under bail to
the amount of $4,000.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Crop Estimate Board Find That
Hyde, with Holmes Prompting Him,
MaGe the Figures Lower Than the
Facts at Hand Warranted.

FACTS at Hama warranted.
Washington, Special.-Assistant Sec
rotary Hays made the following report
t. Secretary Wilson on the acreage OF
cotton in the Southern States in 1905,
as compared with that planted in 1904:
The crop estimating board of the De-
partment of Agriculture has considered
the report issued by the Bureau OF
Statistics on June 3, relative to the
acreage planted in Gotten in the South
ern States in 1905, as compared with
that planted in 1904, and has con-
cluded:
First: That a new estimate should
be made on acreage planted, and that
the figures in Mr. Hyde's hands when
making his estimate should be used as
the basis.
Second: That Mr.. Hyde, with Mr..
Holmes at his elbow, prompting him,
made the estimate lower than the facts
at his hand from the reports from the
seven classes of reporters employed by
the bureau warranted.
Third: The board finds upon careful
consideration of the reports OF all
classes of correspondents and agents,
that the acreage planted in cotton this
year, including the entire season.
should have been estimated at SOL per
cent of that planted last year, equlvl-
alent to a reduction in planted acre
age as compared with last year OF
1899 per cent. Gnstead of 11.4 per
cent? or 4.731 900 acres-the estimate
of the total acreage planted this year
being 26,999.000 acres.
The estimated percentage or the de-
crease in each of the cotton growing
States is as follows: Virginia IS; North
Carolina 16; South Carolina IA; Geor-
gia IA: Florida II: Alabama IL; Mis-
sissippi 16: Louisiana II; Texas 10;
Arkansas 10: Tennessee 13; Missouri
Is: Oklahoma Is: Indian Territory II.
The averages were made for each
State by each of the four members OF
the board, and the comparatively small
disagreements were harmonized almost
wholly by averaging, and the above
results are fully agreed to by each and
every member Of the board.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR OLMSTED,
STEPHEN D. FESSENDEN,
GEORGE X. HOLMES,
w. w. LONG,
Crop Estimating Board.
The above findings and report made
under my supervision have my entire
approval. w: NJ. Ha alo.
Assistant Secretary in Charge Bureau
Statistics. Approved:
JAMES WILSON.
Secretary of Agriculture.
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An Error in the Revised Cotton Report

Washington, Special.-In the revised
cotton report issued Thursday by the
Department of Agriculture an error
was committed in the second para
graph which made it appear tnat the
June estimate by Mr.. Hyde was made
Tower" than the facts at hand war
-o--ed. when. in fact. 1t was made
higher" The erroneous statement
hau veen corrected by the department.
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Accused of Embezzlement.

Richmond, Va, Special.-A Gordons-
vile, Va, special says that ]. W. Lock
wood, who was president of the Bank
of Orange, which failed for 100000 and
paid Is cents on the dollar. was arrest
ed On a train at Gordonsville and taken
to Orange, charged with emhezzling sS.-
600 of the banks funds. A warrant was
also issued, the special says, for New
ton Lockwood, brother Of ]. W. Lock
wood.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
FRIED CELERY.

Cut stalks Of celery into three or four
inch lengths. Even if it is not wei!
blanclled it can be used for this pur-
pose Beat together one egg and 4
tablespoonful of cold water; roll your
celery first in this and then in fine
crumbs; sprinkle with Il little salt and
pepper: roll again in the egg. and fry
in olive oil. Strew grated cheese over
the stalks after taking them from the
oil and before sending to table.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
Young Man Drank Poison.

Fredericksburg, Special. - Charlie
Mitchell, a young man who came here
recently from Richmond and has been
employed on an ice wagon. attempted
suicide by drinking laudanum. He was
carried to the mayors Office, where
Drs. Barney and Chewing relieved
him. He was then committed to jail
and is now in a normal condition.
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AaHeusEHehR sEEa'k2
EESsE3
DEVILLED MUSHROOMS.

Chop one quart of peeled mushrooms.
Season with salt, pepper and lemon
juice. Mix the yolks of two bard
boiled eggs and two raw eggs together,
and stir III with one pint of bread
crumbs and one large tablespoonful OF
butter. Fill little shells with the mix
ture, cover with grated crackers and
bits of butter. Set in the oven to
brown.