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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
new SOuTHERNROAD'
Prospect Good For Opening a Great
Trunk Line
FROM CHICAGO TO CHARLESTON
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Man
agement Announces Contemplated
Great Undertakilg--Rich Kentucky
Coal Fields to be Traversed.

New York, Specialize Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton system is to have
a through line from Chicago to Char
lesion, S. c., traversing rich coal fields
in Kentucky and making the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton. Dayton and Pierre
Marquette system coal and iron ore
carrying road.
President Zimmerman said:
Work has been undertaken on the
construction of a bridge from Ashe-
land to Ironton. We propose build
ing a railroad 125 miles long into Ken
tucky, where We have acquired 350,000
acres Of coal lands and will build coke
ovens and other development work.
We expect the output of these mines
to be from two and half to three
million tons year.
Work on improving the coal and
ore docks at Toledo Is under way, and
we are building feet for carrying coal
and ore on the Great Lakes"
Mr.. Zimmerman said the plans for
financing the project had been COM
pleted.
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For EIateras Lighthouse.

Washington, Special Specifications
and drawings for the light house and
sation which Congress authorized AL
bert Eels and associates, Of Boston,
Mass, to construct at Diamond Shoals,
off Cape Hatteras, N. c., were filed
at the office of the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor. Under the act Of Con-
gress authorizing the construction OF
the light house the engineers had six
months in which to file plans. The time
would have cApired on September 8.
The plans were referred to the govern
ment light house board for approval.
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TEXTILE NEWS Of INTEREST.
Great Activity Shown in New Enter
prises and Enlargements.

Columbia, S. C.-The fourth press
cloth mill in the United States will
be established here Press cloth Is
manufactured from camel's hair and
mohair, and the woven cloth is us2G
in cotton-seed oil mills, linseed oil
mills. in wine factories and other
plants where the products must be
strained by pressure through fabric.
This new enterprise will be N impor-
tant addition to Columbia's indus
tries as well as to the textile inter-
ests OF the South, with which it may
be classed The plant at Columbia
will be built by the American Press
Cloth Co., which is now being organ
lied by Messrs. Benz. F. Taylor, John
Jacob .Seibels, +. G. Seibels, Thomas
Tayolr, Jr., and 4. S. Guignard, the
capital stock to be $4,000 to begin
with. Contract has been awarded to
Messrs. Waring & Co., for the erec-
tion of the necessary buildings to
have a floor space of 5000 square
feet. and Messrs. Benz. +. Taylor and
A. f. Parker are now in New York
arranging for the purchase of the ma
chinery and other mechanical equip
ment that will be yequired. Mr.. Par
ker will be superintendent of the
plant. He established the press-cloth
mill at Houston, Texas, that being
one of the three now in operation in
this country. The other two are at
Brooklyn, n. Y, and North Chelms-
ford, Mass.
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Korean Officer Dismissed.

Seoul, BY Cable.-John Mel.
Brown, who for IL years past has been
at the head of the Korean customs, Is
to be dismissed. This is probably due
to the fact that the customs admins
tration has been undertaken by M.
Megata, the Japanese advisor Of the
Korean government, and is part Of his
general plan to reorgantze Korean fl
nance. Under the new arrangement
the customs service will cease to exist
as a separate organization but will be
arranged on a plan similar to that OF
the Chinese maritime customs. Di-
rector Brown improved the harbors
during his long service in the depart
ment which was the only honestly
administered in the government
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Wise Sister Mary.

Mary had little lamb, its fleece
was white as snow; it strayed away
one summer day where lambs should
never 60. Then Mary sat her down
and tears streamed slowly from her
ewes: she never found the lamb be.
cause she did not advertise. And
Mary had a brother John, who kept a
village store; he sat down and smoked
his pipe and watched the open door.
And as the people passed along and
did not stop to buy, John still sat
down and smoked his pipe and blinked
his sleepy eye.
And so the brokers seized his stock,
but still he fingered near, and Mary
came to drop with him sympathetic
tear.
How is II, sister, can you tell why
other shoppers here sell all theif
goods so quickly and thrive from year
to year,"
Remembering now her own bad luck,
the little maid replies, These other
fellows fatten, John, because they adj
yertise."-London Tit Bitss
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Palmetto News Items.

The Carolina Mutual Insurance COM
pany with headquarters at Columbia,
has been chartered. Mr.. S. L. Miller
for a number of years field agent in
South Carolina for the Equitable and
subsequently general agent for the
Mutual. and now fer the Home Life,
is president and treasurer. The di-
rectors are T. X. Elliott, president Of
the bank of Winnskoro and Of the
Fairfield Cotton Mills; E. H. Spark
man, vice-president of the Merchants
and Planters Bank Of Union; j. w.
Simpson, cashier of the First Nation
al Bank of Spartanburg; Willie Jones,
vice-president Carolina National
Bank of Columbia; and DR.. W. NJ.
Lester of Columbia, medical director.
Congressman George S. Legare
has gone to Washington, where he
will meet a number of other represen-
tatives, forming a party who will be
the guests of Congressman Wilson OF
North Dakota on a hunt N that State.
Mr.. Thomas j. McCrary, president
and treasurer Of the Newberry Cot
ton Mills, died suddenly Wednesday
morning shortly after IL O'Clock, dur
ing an attack of acute indigestion.
The illness seized him at about mid
night, and was utterly unlooked-for,
as Mr.. McCrary had been apparent
ly in good health. Mr.. McCrary's
death is viewed by the community as
a great calamity.
A special from Orangeburg says:
H. W. Bouzard, former dispenser at
Fort Motto, who was arrested charg-
ed with defalcatj1n amounting to
$2,271.S1, and who was delivered into
the custody Of the sheriff in default
of bail. was released, the necessary
bond having been secured. Bond was
fixed in the sum of $1,000 and the
bondsmen are w. G. Peterkin and
Martin Keller of Fort Motto and M.
C. Edwins of Orangeburg. Bouzard
waived preliminary hearing and,
while the case will be called during
the court of general sessions which
convenes here Monday, the defence
may require more time and ask for a
postponment until January.
Gen. NJ. l.. Bonham has been con-
fined to his room for the past week,
suffering with an intestinal ahscess.
AS soon as he is able his physicians
will take him to a hospital to have
an operation performed.
County Supervisor Mcbride of
Florence ordered an election to be
held on October 3rd for the purpose
of voting on the question Of dispen-
sary or no dispensary under the Brice
law, the requisite number of names
having been secured.
Several merchants from other
places are going to locate in Sum-
chamber of commerce to secure stores
for them. Houses and stores are in
great demand and are being built
very rapidly. The city of Sumter is
stretching out and where a few years
ago were waste lands or lands plant
ed are now fine residences. Another
evidence of the business growth of
the city is the building ftsores in
various sections of the city hereto
fore of an exclusive residential Sec
ton. The outlook for fine fall trade
is said to be better than for years.
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Georgia Railroad Project.

Beaumont, Tex, Special.-The
cambridge & Gulf Railroad Company
received a charter. The company pro-
poses constructing a railroad So miles
long from this plce, where it will con-
meet with the Atlantic Coast Line at
cambridge to Fairchilds, Ca, the
Chattahoochee river Ultimately, 1t Is
said, the road will be extended to some
point on the Gulf coast. ]. L. Hand, j.
w. Everett and D. C. Barrow, of this
city, are prominent among the incorpo-
rators. They propose beginning con-
struction at an early date.
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His Excuse.

"Ah-hah, Squirrel" cackled Hi Spry,
the village wag and cut-up, upon en-
countering the Old Codger, next morn
ing after the date of the Greatest
Show on Earth. "Ketched ye in a
yarn! Told me We was goin' to take
bow to the circus, and 1 seen ye right
smack up on the tip-top seat last
night, without single boy with yet"
"Took the boy I used to be, years
and years ago!" returned the veteran,
crabbedly. I'm in my second child
hood."-Puck. i :" -:
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Magnolia, Miss.-Some months ago
the Magnolia Cotton Mills announced
certains engagements arranged for its
plant, and details were made public.
The work has progressed steadily,
and recently the addition was COM
plted. 1t is of interest to note briefly
what was done to affect the better
ments. There has been built an ad-
dittion which makes the company's
main building 7S feet wide by 292
feet long, and the new machinery was
installed. This gives the mill an
equipment of 10000 spindles and 264
looms, with necessary accompanying
marchinery, for manufacturing sheee-
ings. The daily output of these goods
is $4,000 yards. The textile mach
inery was furnished by the Within
Machine Works, of Whitinsville,
Mass, and the Woonsockc. Machine
and Press Co., of Woonsocket, R. 1.
The Magnolia oCtton Mills corpora
ton increased its capital stock from
100000 to 100000 in making these
improvements.
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Boycott Exhausted.

Washington, Special.-Consul Gen.
eral Rogers, at Shanghai, cabled the
State Department that the position
there as to the anti-American boycott
was improving. The officials Of the
State Department have come to the
conclusion that the boycott has prac-
tically exhausted itself, the Chinese
merchants finding that they them
selves were the principal losers.
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Emporia, Va.-Recent reports thai

Emporia, Va.-Recent reports that
the Ashby Cotton Mill Co. intends to
double its 5000-spindle plant have
been verified by the company. While
this is the company's intention, yet
contracts for the machinery, etc., will
not be awarded for some time, as
a water power is to be developed first.
This development will consist of OBJ
tanning 4O0-horse power from the Me-
herrin river, to be transmitted by
electricity. 1t will develop the entire
power available, and plans are now
being prepared. T. Ashby Blythe of
la Chestnut street, Philadelphia, is
president of the mill company.
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MEreakn Dinners.

Whether Mr.. Kessler (the giver OF
the recent Venetian dinner) has set
an eAmple which wealthy London
will follow remains to be seen. In
contented countries there is no dan
ger in these displays; but when labor
troubles gre threatening, or Socialism
is making rapid headway, it is doubt
full If they do not increase the dan.
ger by affording texts for dema'
gogues. They are deliberate at
tempts to spend money rather than
efforts at hospitality.-Vanity Fair.
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Attorney General Sues Roads.

Atlanta, Ga, Special.-Attorney-
General Hart, for the State Of Georgia,
today filed suits against the Southern
Railroad Company, the Central OF
Georgia Railway Company, the Geor-
gia Railroad Company, and the Allan
ia & West Point Railroad Company,
and the Seaboard Air Line, for refusal
to accept for shipment stoves and hol-
low ware under circular of rates.
sued by the Georgia Railroad comnv u.s.
sion, which reduced rates on those
commodities.
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Fire at Eflard

Efand, Special.-A saw mill located
about three miles north of here, be-
longing to G. w. Albright, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. A large lot of fine oak lum-
ber, belonging to ]. H. Slippen, Of
Southerlin, Va. was also destroyed.
The fire was first seen by Rudie Hol-
ly, a young man who was up during
the night looking after barn Of to-
bacco. He aroused his neighbors but
the fire was beyond control when they
reached it. The loss will probably be
between $4,000 and $4,000.
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Advance Announced.

Beaumont, Tes., Special-The
Southern Lumber Manufacturers AS
sociation has announced a general ad-
vance of one dollar per thousand feet
on pine. Statistical information shows
a decrease in stocks during July Of
26,OOO, 900 and an involuntary curtail-
ment in the same month of S6,OOO,OO0
feet among 149 mills. Demand is so
brisk that more of the mills through
out the territory are working double
shifts.
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Work on the Congaree and Available
Funds.

Congressman Lever has received
from Gen. Mackenzie the following
letter in regard to the work on the
Congaree and the money appropriated
an available for that purpose:
War Department,
Oi!ice Of the Chief Engineers,
Aug. p. 1905.
Hon. As5ury F. Lever. |. 5. House
of Representatives,
Sir: In reply to your oral request
made this morning, | have the honor
TO furnish the following information
in regard 10 work on the Congaree
river. asked FOR in letter to You, dated
Aug. l.. 1905. from Mr.. |. l.. Withers,
general manager "t the New York,
Columbia and, Georgetown Steamship
company.
The amount now available for Con-
garee river is divided into two parts.
On the first day Of August, there was
ST. 1882 available for the purpose
of clearing the channel and eXcavat-
inc the rock between Gervais street
bridge. Columbia. and the dam at
CRANKY; and $4,000 available for
clearing the channel Of snags and OBJ
structions between the dam at Gran
bv and the mouth Of the river, the
latter sum being allotted in accord
ance with the terms of the river and
harbor act of March B, 1908. which
made permissible the use on the San
tee, Waterce and Congaree rivers, and
the Estherville- -Minim creek canal,
of the unexpendcd balance Of appro-
priation therefore made for a lock
and dam in the Congaree river. The
nnexpended balance of this appropri-
alton at that time was sufficient to
allot $4,000 to the Congaree below
the dam. and to leave a sufficient sum
to complete the excavation and clear
ing o. the river above the dam.
The project adopted by congress, In
accordance with which the money
must be spent. is quite general in its
nature. involving securing clear
four-foot navigation over the lower
A miles at all stages from the mouth
to CRANKY. and cleared channel 100
feet wide from Grandby to Gervals
street bridge.
The local officer in charge, Capt. &.
P. Howell, corps of engineers, has
submitted project for expendlng the
available funds in accordance with
this plan.
have no doubt that the wishes OF
those interested in the navigation Will
receive careful consideration by Capt.
Howell in the expenditure of the
funds at his disposal, and would sug-
gest that Mr.. Withers confer with
him DIRECTLY in the manner Indicated
in his letter.
assume above that Mr.. Withers
inquiry referred to the present funds,
but if he desires to know the total
amounts that have ever been appro-
priated for the Consaree river, | may
say that there has been appropriated
for lock and dam at CRANKY total
of $25O,OO0 and the expenditures
there from up to the end of the last
fiscal year we're $204, 1884. OF the
remaining alanee $4,000 was as
signed to- he lower Congaree, in ac-
cordance with the river and harbor
act Of MAl 3. 1905. In addition to
this reallottcd balance. the total APP
preparations for the lower Congaree
have been $4,000, of which there had
been expended up to July l, 1905, the
sum Of $35,S15.49.
Very respectfully,
A. MACKENZIE,
pr;r Con Chief of EnpinpprS IT s A
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Brennan, Texas. The Brennan

Brenham, Texas. The Brenham
Cotton Mills expects to double the ca
pacity of its plant in the near future
owing to the steadily increasing de-
,mand for its product. There are at
present some 5000 spindles and 100
looms in position, to which $4,000
worth of machinery will be added at
once, filling up all the vacant space
available at present.
Machinery has been installed in the
addition of the Ellawhite Cotton
Mills, Uniontown, Ala, and the mill
will begin operation September l.,
with 10000 spindles.
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I'll. Beneyolent Aim.

would you lend money to a per
in real need of it?'
Certainly" answered Mr.. Pinchu
"The more a person needs money
bigger the rate of interest he is w
ing ngtarpay."-Washington Star.
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Getting Wise.

Yeast-"Do you believe retiring early
makes a man healthy, wealthy and
wise"
rimsonbeak-"Well, I'm sure If had
always retired early there are certain
things I'd never got wise to."-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
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Lexington, N. C.-The Nokomis

Lexington, N. C.-The Nokomis
Cotton Mills is now receiving 5000
spindles and 45 looms, recently con-
tracted for, and the new machinery is
being installed in the company's
buildings. 1t was announced last fall
that the management had decided up
on this enlargement, and about 20,-
600 has been expended for then ew
equipment. There have been 12,4SO
spindles and 320 looms in position.
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Almost Human.

McFlub-"Do you think that domes-
tic animals have any intelligence"
Sleeth - Undoubtedly. I've got e.
flock of hens that never think OF lay
ing an egg except when the egg market
Is glutted." -
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perfectlv Natural.

Tired Tifin-"Its queer dey can't git
nobody to accep' de throne OF NOT
way"
Dusty Rhodes-"Ain't nuthin' queer
about it. Everybody knows dat king
Is de hardest worked Of men,"
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The Flirtatious One.

THAT man is trying to firt with me-"
she exclaimed Indignantly.
There is no use Of getting angry"
said one of the other girls.
II can't help it. He has evidently
mistaken me for the chaperon Of the
party."-Washington Star.
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His Last Wish.

what are you doing with that sheet
of paper, Orville?" sharply asked his
wife.
II am making a wish,' answered Mr.
Meekun.
"a wish?"
"Yes, my dear. In your presence I
shall not presume to call it a will
Chicago Tribune.
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A Horne Parallel.

Blinker-"How would you like to De
in Warsaw and be mixed up In, those
terrible mobs Of infuriated citizens"
Clinker-"Tut, tut! Don't l cross the
Brooklyn Bridge every evening during
the rush hour"
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Taking No Chances.

Mrs. Nordy-"So you're not going
away and leave your husband this sum-
mer? 'Fraid he'll be lonesome, eh:"
Mrs. Butts-"No; on the contrary,
I'm afraid he won't be- =
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TndoubtedIy.

"You shouldn't treat your boy 50
hars. ", you'll break his spirit"
"Well, ke'll probably get married
some Lsy, and he might as well nave
il broken now."-Houston Post
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The Usual Execution.

George-"For a society woman, she
is very high minded. She is steadfast-.
" opposed to everything low"
Gerald-"Except gowns"
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HiA Method.

Penner-"What, then, do you consid-
er the best method Of keeping books"
Burroughs - There's only one sure
way"
Penner-"What's thatT
Burroughs-"Forget to return them"
Philadelphia Press.
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Definitions.

The Simple Life-"Doing your own
work"
The Strenuous Life - Doing some
other fellows work"
The Modern Life - Getting some
other fellow to do your work. k."-Smarf
Set -
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Fresh Gnus.
tbo ,oo s,,narjptendentl

Reporter Ito the zoo superintendent
ANY fresh news this mornings"
Superintendent - "Oh, yes, indeedt
The horned horses wife had twins last
night"
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A woman's Privilege.

Nordy-"I never fight with my wife,
Butts-"It doesn't pay. eh?''
Nordy-"No; win or lose, she always
GETS an indemnity"
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Modern Habit.

Plato had just given an example OF,
his wonderful wisdom.
IF you lived ages hence" said an
ardent admirer, 1.-The people could not
help but call you wise man."
II am afraid not" replied Plato,
sadly.
"Then what would they call your
"a wise guy"
Which goes to show that Plato knew
something Of slang himself.-Deuoirr
Tribune.
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nor do written article To woman Oh
they stamp
good taste to say the least e "
and should be relne
daughters at heart
a for street car A yer! pFc'
Her dark skirt with shirt waist ana h
gloves shoes
lips opened There must ~
We
nearly that 1T something hece
toy long" but in her had vanished
YES she Is
with IDEAS
ak-The Comnoner
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Cooper-"Did you ever travel on o
personally conducted tour?"
Hooper-'I've travelled on one ever
since my honeymoon.'-New York
Evening Mail.
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practical oucone A franchise privileges for "h'cn Is
which accounting a
What
its accumulation Oh
case insignificant means Oh mae
ins!diods and ehecnVe pe
of democracy are
In modern the parent OF democa anu
fostering
living cannot escape 0
this grating process is going on
coeative
acy pochia philanthropy seek 10
people keep out OF
low business Inc chureh
point of view. which Is ina. 1ne
through the various agencies Oh
yourself and your nsoos
of the highest of human preoccupaons .,.r o-o
Cultured people have reached that degree OF
the other
against using super s
result said D. FlaVel S'Lun
claim that that niaNe i
loss brigand ~
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<0ns ~SV'
The Use of Slang
By Helen Udtts McUey.

crying sins of the age is the very general anu
iscuous use of slang words and phrases by young peiSo
of both sexes In fact evil is not confined 10 young pe
ple alone but their elders Also who should SCI
better example. Even when it comes from masculine p
slang phrase is anything but elegant. From woman 1t
is simply disgusting. Many times girls are thoust
less and use language because they hear It from o
pnt do,,t usa ;t girls True il is sometimes express
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apuearance dollars that the cripple his
criminal anarchist perres
himself as to his record political dseptuable Berlin
be two children couple just depart
them their children and abandoned
little things Cincinnati
elimination of the undesirable immigrants
immigrant
from tour abroad emigration The truth
United States be
immigrants and the easiest
civil
~ speak the desired languages
boards apporned number of
stated times
.tth nbooeraphic identfcatons-Harpers Weekly.
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eA~e~.~aA. s~Jt~-.See2r'
University Problems
Uhen and Hoa Shall the Student Develop
His Professional fctiYity.
By .4rfhur 7. Hadiey, of Yale.

IME alone whether the idea OF allowing student
to develop his professional activity early period as
possible posponing late period as possible the
narrowing his smpahies and the lessenng OF his points
of contact outside of his profession pracca-
BILE one.
While we are waiting for this question to be decided.
we shall probably two sets of experiments going on in
different universities In those which connected with