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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-27

S0fll1AKTUF LAfE NEWS
Minor Happenings CT the Week at
Home and Abroad.
Down In Dixie.

Two tr2ilmen were killed and others
badly injured in collision of double
header" freight trains at Madvale, Va.
Harrison Field was found dead near
the reservoir. Richmond. with bullet
wound in his breast.
The Baltimore and Ohio Duquesne
Limited train was derailed at Morgans-
vile, W. Va. but the passengers were
not injured.
Robert Grim. who left Barkley a
month ago to join his wife and child
in Charleston. W. Va. has mysteriously
disappeared and no trace Of him can
be found His wife is still in Charles
ton and relatives here are greatly
alarmed.
An excursion train composed Of eight
we'll filled cars and containing about
400 people. was wrecked near Prospect.
Va. resulting in slight injury to sew
eral of the passengers. The escape Of
all the excursionists is considered al
most miraculous in view Of the dam
gers to which they were subjected.
Workmen on the track had lacked up
one Of the rails. and this is given as
the cause Of the wreck,
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Through the North.

The Roosevelt, with the Peary North
Pole expedition On board, left New
York on her long journey.
The heat waves still spread over the
cities in the North. Chicago. New York
and Philadelphia for the past few days
have sweltered under the burning
grasp of deadly heat. Many deaths
and scores of prostrations have occur
red already and there is no indication
for speedy relief.
While rowing on a lake in Michigan
a young lady struck and killed with her
oar a large blue snake which had wrig-
gled under her boat. and threatened to
capsize it. The reptile measured fifteen
feet in length and sixteen and halt
inches in circumference.
State Superintendent of Insurance
Hendricks issued a statement replying
to the criticism made concerning the
Equitable Life Assurance Society re-
port.
Gen. W. w. Blackma:, Commander
in-Chief Of the Grand Army Of the Re
public, died at Boise, Idaho.
Jack Welch. Of San Francisco, has
been named to referee the Britt-Sulli-
van contes. at Woodward's pavilion
next Friday night.
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DDRUNREN CLERK ,SHOfTHREf
Awful Deed of Man Made Desper.
ate By Drink.

Pensacola, Fla, Special.-Crazed
with drink and the thought that he
was to be discharged, William F. Will
liams, a salesman in the clothing store
Of John White, late Tuesday afternoon
walked up to the Office where Mr..
White was sitting reading and shot
him dead. He turned his revolver up
on another salesman, Ed. Dansby, and
inflicted a mortal wound in the back,
then fred upon James White, the man
ager and son Of the proprietor, the
bullet passing through his lungs and
causing a wound from which it Is ex-
pected that he will die before morn
ing. Another clerk was fired upon,
but the bullet went wide of the mark.
All during the day Williams seemed
nervous, and later in the afternoon
he began to imbibe to such an extent
that it was noticed about the store
and some remark was made by the
proprietor. This infuriated Williams,
it seems, and without word he walk
ed to his coat, took therefrom a new
revolver and walking up close to Mr..
White, fired. the bullet striking him
near the right ear and passing out on
the left side. White never moved.
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Girl Held Without Bail.

New York, Special.-Berthe Claiche,
on trial by a coroner's jury for killing
Emil Gerdorn, on July 9, was held
responsible for his death and was com.
|pitted to the Tombs prison without
bail. Subsequently she was indicted
by the grand jury.
Aftor enticing Berthe Claiche to
America from France under a false
promise of marriage. Gerdorn forced
the girl to go on the streets and earn a
living for him at the sacrifice OF S"t
own good name. His excessive cruel
ty caused the girl to have Gerdorn
arrested on July 9, and then frightened
by his threatening attitude she shot
him while the police were in the act
of making the arrest.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-27

London, By Cable.-Baron Hayashi,
the Japanese minister here, said to the
Associated Press that Russia had ap-
pointed good men as peace plenipoten-
uaries. Nevertheless even NJ. Witte and
Baron Rosen had not inspired Japan
with confidence in favorable outcome
Of the negotiations. I'VE do not know"
the minister added, what powers have
been delegated to them and after the
events OF the past Is months Japan
puts faith only in accomplished facts.
The terms will be communicated only
at the conference. Then we will dis
cover what powers the Russian pleni-
potentiaries possess"
The Associated Press representative
suggested that the general opinion pre-
vailed that the japanese terms will be-
moderate.
II cannot see where people get such
IN idea," replied the minister, "the
public evidently mistake the Japanese
for angels"
Minister Hayashi, intinated that
Japan was ready to continue the war
unless she secures suitable terms. He
called attention to the fact that prac-
tcally the entire sum realized by the
last two loans was unexpended and
said the capture Of the island Of SAX
halin was not precipitated by the ap-
proach of the conference, but was a
natural sequence of the japanese cam
paign the plans for which had not been
altered since Russia acceded to the con-
ference An earlier attack on the island
was not undertaken principally because
OF the severe winter and because the
summer season was preferable for
campaigning and the establishment Of
q new government in the island.
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Miscellaneous Matters.

The condition Of Senator Clark. who
was operated on for cerebral abscess, is
as favorable as could be expected.
Prof. Charles Shuchert. dean Of Yale
University Museum, will make an eX-
tensive tour during the summer months
through the maritime provinces Of Can
ada. making geological survey of the
regions Of Nova Scotia. especially in
order to study more minutely their di-
rect bearing upon the formation Of the
rest of North America,
Admirers Of the late Secretary Hay
are planning for the erection Of suit
able monument for the perpetuation OF
his memory. 1t will likely stand in
Lakeview Cemetery, or in new build
ing at the Western Reserve University,
named after the much lamented states
man.
Dispatches received Wednesday indi-
cate a movement among the leaders
of the Russian people to issue a proc
lamation favoring the deposition of
Emperor Nicholas from the throne OF
the Empire.
Daniel Maloney was killed while op-
Grating the aeroplane OF Professor
Montgomery, in San Jose. Cal. He fell
distance Of 5000 feet. as 1000 people
stood watching him while making the
ascent.
At the moment when the body OF
Admiral Paul Jones is crossing the
ocean on its way to America an inter-
esting discovery has just been made at
Paris in connection with Jones, namely.
that of his diary in a quarto volume
bound in red Morocco, with the arms
of Louis XVI engraved on it. present.
ell to him by that monarch.
With the baseball which he last
pitched on the college diamond in his
right hand. Edward Helm. the Prince
ton athlete. who was drowned at
Conev Island, was buried Wednesday.
Princeton students acted as pall-bear-
erS.
Professor Andrew Fox. who recently
startled the country with telegram TO
John D. Rockefeller, begging for some
of his tainted money" for the Chicago
Theological Seminary. has been dis
missed from the faculty OF that insti-
tuition.
The National League of the Building
and Loan Associations is composed OF
twenty-one States. North Carolina be-
ing one of the most progressive. The
annual of the league will be
held eH YSrk on the 26tn and 9th
OF this month and the Charlotte rep
resentatives who will attend are the
following well known men: Messrs.
S. Wittkowsky, R. H. Jordan and D.
4. Tompkins.
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Swan the Niagara.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Special.-Car
Isle D. Graham, Of this city, and
William ]. Glover, j., Of Baltimore.
Nd, successfully swan the lower rap
ids of the Niagara river from the
American side Of the whirlpool to
Lewiston Monday afternoon. The dis
tance Of four miles was covered In
26 minutes by Glover. The start was
made at 1902 p. m. from F!atrock,
which is on the American side. The
swimmers did not venture in the up
per rapids, where Captain Webb lost
his life.
Both men wore life belts and infiat
ed rubber rings around their necks.
From the start Glover took the lead.
He entered the rapids about minute
ahead Of Graham. Until the Devlfs
Hole was reached the swift current
and roaring rapids had the swimmers
in their grasp. At that point a swirl
ing eddy caught Glover, and he was
down nearly two minutes. His Ire
belts saved him. Graham by this
time had gained on Glover, and when
the two men reached the end OF the
rapids just above the suspension
bridge at Lewiston there was but 1T
tie distance between them. SWIM
ming in the swift, smooth current was
hard for Graham, but evidently easy
for Glover. At 4:2S O'Clock Glover
was pulled up on the dock at Lewiston.
He was dressed and about l5 minutes
later telling his story. Graham was
taken to a hotel in wagon and old
not leave bed until late in the AFTER
noon. Neither Of the men was IN
iured
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-27
What IL Rich Soil?

A soil which is able to produce good
crops is considered TO be rich soil.
In order to produce good crops. soil
must supply sufficient quantity of
the food required by the plants. That
Is to say, the plant must be able to
obtain enough potash. lime. magnesia,
phOSphoric acid. iron. sulphur and
water from the soil to supply its needs,
and If any one Of these substances is
absent. or not furnished by the soil in
sufficient quantity, the soil Will not pro-
duce good crops.
Few farmers realize that their soils
contain very large quantities of these
substances. The trouble with 4 poor
soil is. not that it does not contain plant
food. but that the plant food in it cam
not be taken up by plants. The food
is locked up and the plants cannot get
it. and suffer accordingly. BY far the
greater part Of the plant food in every
soil is in such Il form that it cannot be
taken up by plants. But nvery soil is
undergoing a continual change, by
which small portions Of the lOcked-up
plant food is daily made soluble, and
in such Il form that plants can use it.
1t is within the power Of the farmer
to cultivate and manage his farm in
such 9. way that the quantity Of plant
food released each year will become
mo- and more each year. In such Il
case his farm is growing richer" 1t
is also possible (and very often the
case) that a farm will be managed in
such way that the agencies which
release the locked-up plant food will
decrease in power from year to year.
In such case his farm will grow
poorer: not because the plant food in
the soil is exhausted, but because, by
bad management, the farmer no longer
has sufficient supply Of plant food in
his soil in form available to plants
The most important agency in releas-
ing the Iocked-up food IN Il soil, is a
supply Of decaying vegetable matter.
Decaying vegetable matter forms va
rious acids. which act upon the soil
and decompose it. Decaying vegetable
matter allows the growth Of minute
plants. which also act upon the soil
and release inert plant food. Humus,
as the decayed vegetable matter in soil
isscalled. is very important in soil
for other reasons, but it is certainly
very important in aiding to provide
plants with a supply Of plant food from
the SOIL A soil containing much humus
is always more fertile thap the same
soil with little humus, and one reason
for this fact is that already stated,
namely, that the humus aids in bring
ing the plant food to such form that
plants can use IT.
The most natural method Of farm
ing Is to utilize as much as possible the
plant food already in the soil, and re-
sort to fertilizers only to supply the
deficiencies Of the soil-Dr G..S.Fraps,
Ph.D.. Of Raleigh, in Philadelphia
Farmer.
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Foreion Affairs.

The Japanese now completely occupy
the southern part Of the island Of SAX
halin.
Bulgaria has appealed to the powers
to intervene in alleged Turkish perse-
cutions at Adrianople.
a revolving scene was witnessed in
side the French submarine boat Far
fadet, which sank recently with IA
men.
The ceiling of a hospital chapel at
Fermo, Italy, fell, killing 16 women and
injuring 80.
Life saving runs in the family Of J..
Parsons. young lighterman Of the
Hollows. ,Brentford. England. who. on
his twenty-third birthday, received the
Royal Humane Society's certificate for
rescuing two boys from drowning. His
father saved forty-eight persons from
drowning and the son now has total
OF twenty-three lives to his credit.
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How TO Get Eggs.

The following from the Baltimore
Sun is just as good as it would be If
taken from the columns Of the best
poultry journal in the country:
If it costs in actual money one dollar
n year to keep Il hen and the hen lays
200 eggs. there is net profit Of 100
per cent, even though the average
price Of eggs is only twelve cents a
dozen.
AS no other farm stock will pay this
average profit, this subject is one
that should be studied. On this SUBJ
ject a poultryman gives the following
general facts:
The pullet that begins laying at the
earliest age and continues to lay the
longest is the ideal mother for strain
Of layers.
But there is something beyond this,
for a laying strain must be started
ahead of the eggs from which its MEM
bers are hatched. The hens must be In
the best possible condition before the
eggs are laid. The eggs they lay will
hatch out strong, vigorous chicks, and
these should be forced to the limit.
Vigorous constitution means capacity
to producea large number Of eggs.
Good feed and care induce continued
yigor. The artificial stimulus grows
into characteristic that becomes
fixed and descends to the progeny gen.
Grafton after generation, and in the
end a laying strain is established, and
the value Of such strain is undfs-
puted. Any one who breeds poultry
may do something toward increasing
the general average by attending to
the details Of care and feeding. Upon
productiveness depends the profit that
may be made from commercial poultry,
to a large extent. These are not idle
theories: they are facts that have been
established by years Of experience and
observation. The study Of them is a
material factor in making improve
ments in our fiocks.
To this We add that eggs being most
profitable in winter, every effort
should be made for winter eggs. So
1t is best to have a field Of cow peas
near the house for the chickens TO
forage OH and a pasture Of rye.
Large or Small Cows.
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NeWs Of tho Day.

The President explained his Chinese
immigration order in an interview
with Samuel Gompers.
A railroad detective and an outlaw
were killed and a second outlaw VIII
die as a result of fighting following
Kansas hold-up.
The Elks decided to hold their re-
union next year in Denver.
Commander Peary got an amount OF
money large enough to insure the sue
cess of his North Pole expedition.
The railroads in Missouri obtained
a temporary injunction in Kansas City
to prevent the enforcement OF the max
imum rate law.
Muravieff has resigned as head or
the Russian peace plenipotentiaries.
and it is regarded as certain that M.
Witte will succeed him.
It is reported that Gen tal stossei
has been arrested and that Admiral
Kruger will leave the service.
NJ. Delcasse has outlined his views
on Frances foreign relations, saying
he regards Great Britain as the best
ally Of the Republic.
Five hundred Chinese were drowned
by the collapse Of mat shed.
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Telegraphic Briefs.

Charles D. Graham, Of New York,
and William ]. Glover. Of Baltimore,
successfully swan the lower rapids OF
Niagara river Tuesday afternoon, COW
ering the distance OF four miles in rs
minutes.
Emil Arton, sentenced to eight years
Imprisonment for completely in the old
Panama Canal scandal, was found dead
Tuesday in his apartments. 1t Is pre-
sumed that he committed suicide.
A negro attempted an assault upon
the daughter Of prominent citizen OF
Little Rock, Ark, Tuesday and has
been captured by a posse OF townsmen.
The sheriff Of the county has gone to
prevent lynching.
Secretary Wilson has instituted an
investigation into the report that a
certain female employe Of the Agricul-
tural Department Is guilty OF having
sold the questions to be asked IN the
civil service examinations.
Alabama troops in annual encamp-
ment at Montgomery are charged with
looting the store Of a negro Tuesday,
while he was held at bay by rifles. The
affair has been reported to the civil
authorities and also to the government
officials.
The accident bulletin issued for the
quarter beginning with January last
and ending with March, shows that
during that time there were % passen-
gers and 2O4 employees Of the railroad
killed and 1851 passengers and 2,O62
employees" injured, making total OF
killed. 232 and a total Of injured, g.
731, in all train accidents.
An investigation which has been go
ing on under the supervision OF spec
ial committee from the South Carollna
legislature has revealed startling facts
In connection with the finances OF
Greenyille county. Sensational results
are expected to follow, and prominent
men have been arrested.
The cruiser Maryland broke the rec
ord for speed in filling her coal bun
kers.
Acting under the suggestion OF his
counsel, Elihu Root. Mayor Weaver, OF
Philadelphia, may soon bring addition
al suits against some Of the most prom
inent men of that city. who are alleged
to have been guilty Of wrong doing IN
municipal affairs.
Bertha Claiche, the French girl VINO
IS charged with the murder OF Emil
Gerdron, has been committed to the
Tombs without bail. The man, II Is
alleged, enticed the French maid TO
America under promise Of marriage ano
afterwards forced her to go on the
streets to earn his livelihood
New, York, Special.-The COTTON
market showed weakness during the
entire day. with trading fairly active
and some excitement during the late
afternoon session as be decline caught
stop loss orders. tn closing was
within a couple of poi is OF the low
est and barely steadx net decline
of 80 to ss points, With October quoted
at 1858, or 1915 bale below the high
level of last Monday. Good crop
weather and reports of liberal oner'
ings for SPOT cotton were factors en-
couraging the bears.
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E;reman's Story of the Accident.

Fireman E. G. HopD makes the hrst
statement as to the cause OF the acci-
dent. He says that shortly before the
explosion one Of the boilers was found
to be leaking badly. and the boiler
maker was sent for to repair the dam
age. Before the latter came the eXplo,
sion occurred. Eopp saw men all
about hin killed outright and he hlm-
self was stunned for q moment. Ihe
dead were given a military buria! Sun
day afternoon at the military reser'a-
ton at Point Iona. Services were
held at . o'clock on the Point. ana
launches will convey across the bay
the living officers aid men able To at
tend.
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Jets and Flashes.

jets ana fiashe5.
No harvest is reaped without hard
ness.
Some rich thieves are called fnan-
ciers.
Dishonest grocers seldom resort to
legal measures.
A girl seldom refuses to eat corn
from the cob unless she has store
teeth.
When some men have no better oc-
cupation they hunt up some thing for
their wives to do.
There are some people who think
that Heaven will reward them for CIV
ing the church dime for a dollar en-
tertainment.
The strange thing is that man VINO
is satisfied with so little in himself de-
mands so much in others.
Many men are trying to straighten
the universe with fingers that have
done nothing else but get things into a
tangle.
President Roosevelt, in an address
to Long Island doctors, condemned
Panama talebearers and praised Gen
efal Wood
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Goes to Secure Evidence.

Washington, Special.-Morgan n.
Beach, the United States attorney for
the District of Columbia, who Is in
charge Of the investigation into the
cotton crop scandal, has gone to New
York in search Of evidence. He de-
clined to make any statement before
leaving Washington, but it is under
stood that he intends to interview L. G..
Van Ripper and other New York brok-
ers who made disclosures Of the meta
eds employed by former Associate Sta
tistican Edwin S. Holmes, who Is al
legged to have used advance informa-
ton for the financial benefit of himself
and certain brokers.
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SOUTHERN =: FARM +: NOTES,
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TOPICS INTEREST S.AgTsR srocxMASAR0 TRUCK eswE

would prefer large or small COWS for
dairy or milk-giving purposes. To make
short answer. We would prefer the
COW that would give the most and best
milk and would keep at it longest. The
object in view should always be kept
foremost. If You have cow that Is
just such mixer as you wish, she Is
the best cow without reference to her
size.
If the purpose is to buy dairy herd,
the fact that there are special dairy
breeds must not be ignored, and these
are mostly small. though the Holsteins
come in of fair size. But If the idea is
to get cows for the farm. where 1t is
desirable to raise calves as we'll as to
get milk. size should be considered. In
that case we advise getting medium
to large cow Of well-known milking
strain.
Our fathers would have thought it
strange had we talked of feeding hay
to hogs. or laying in supply of hay
as winter feed for hogs. But this is
done now in many places as regularly
as laying in hay for feeding the horses
and cattle. Cow pea and alfalfa have
been proven good feed for hogs, not
only as pasture feed in the fields, but
as dry feed in winter.
If you have a mule colt to- put on
pasture this spring, don't try to make
him stay in the pasture by himself.
He Just won't do it. He'll find some
way to get out. and after that no
fence will bother him much. Give the
mule colt or colts company. A good
dispositioned old horse is good, but a
gentle old gray mare is the very best
company for mules.
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Sharp Rise in Wheat.

Chicago. Special.-Alleged contrma-
tion OF black rust in the wheat fields
of the Northwest sent the price OF Sep
tember wheat whirling up to s. here.
THE advance was 314 cents bushel,
compared with Thursdays closing
Quotations. The bulge was accompanied
Nv scenes OF much excitement in the
wheat pit. shorts franticaly jostilng
each other in attempts to secure the
coveted grain. kilograms from Mime
apolis and Duluth detailing damage TO
the wheat crop in South Dakota by the
dreaded blight was the cause OF the ex-
~itanont-
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The Disease Yellow Fever.

New Orleans. Special.-The official
autopsy on a patient. an Italian, VINO
died of what has been called suspi-
cious fever, has disclosed that the dis
ease was yellow fever. President
Souchon, of the State board of health.
has notified Governor Blanchard ana
the health officers of Mississippi. Tex
as and Alabama. Arrangements nave
been made for a detention hospital 10
treat the remaining cases. Application
of the same methods which were pur-
sued at Havana is to be made anq
the authorities are hopeful that the disS
ease can be stamped out