Georgetown Semi-Weekly Times : volume 34, number 57 - 09-20-1899

              CHAINED TO NO PARTY'S ARBITRARY SWAY, WE'LL CjLFAVE   TO TRUTH WHERE'ER SHE LEADS THE WAY.
BY JOSIAH DOAR.
GEORGETOWN, S. C, SEPTEMBER 20, 1899.
VOL. XXXIV-NO   57
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HAS BKCOME QUITE A BUSI¬ NESS FORGEOUQETOWN.
Purchased and Shipped bj the Thousands of Dozens.
A Hint to Delinquents. An exchange published a long obituary of a man who had,died m the community, closing with the statement that "a long pro¬ cession of people foUowed the remain's to their last roasting place." The family read the notice and discovered the sup¬ posed error and asked the editor to make a correction in the word "roasting," but he said he could not do it until seven years back subscription had been paid.
There is ohe industry or busi¬ ness in Georgetown about which little bas been said, yet it is assuming great proportion.s and much money is invested.and that is the buying and shvpping to nortliern and southerii mar- kels o£ the rice bird, the peat of tlie rice planters, costing them uacli veur thousands of dollars ill rice eaten up and ammunition expended in scaring them off of lhe rioe crops. There was a timo ill Georgetown when rice birila wore hawked around the Htreots at ten cunts adozen, and ovory one could eat bt tbis juicy sweet iittie bird. That day has ptisBedl Nowihoy bring 2Seents and somelimes more, per dozen. Usually, theve are several buy¬ ers iu the market; but in keep¬ ing wilh the times, a combina¬ tion, or, us ali combinations are now termed, a trust—has been formed this year of the rice bird business. All tlio buy¬ ers havo combined and aro buy¬ ing and shipping these birds by tho thousands ot dozens.
If you want to see what a big busiuess this is, go up to Mr. i). J..Orowlei''8 well kept store, ice factory, aud parlor market; there you will iiud enclosed and covered a portion of the grounds. Long tables and seats aro ar¬ ranged; and, seated at these long tobies, are from OC to 75 lit¬ tle negro boys, busy picking and cleaning rico birds—the lit¬ tle darkies singing and chanting, some popular air or plantation ditty as they work. These birds, jrhen picked, are assorted, as No. 1, No. 3, or No. 3, and pack¬ ed, a dozeu lu a littlo wooden basket, and packed in ice, or rf frozen in the ice .factory. Tliey " uro theu" boxed and shipped away by express to northern markets, where they command ready sale at fancy prices.
We triojl to got an estimate of _ the number of dozen birds shipped yesterday, but we did not succeed, but il runs into thousands of dozen.
It is a busy pluce; at the same time, every thing goes along Uke clock work.
The managers of tbis import¬ ant business, so we understand, is J. B. Johnson & Bro., J; E. JIcQuade, \V. H. McDonald, and Ford & Herriot.
Once upon a time, rice birds wore only shot, but they 'are now caught at night by thous nnds, and the caugbt bird is the best, and commands highest prices, from the fact that its Ilesh is not torn up with the shot,
The way the birds are caught is, a person walks along tbe rice fleld banks, after dark, with a light and a bag, and without auy difficulty picks the little birds oil' the bushes along the bank, breaks his neck, and drops him in his sack. It is not long before his sack is full; then ho! for Georgetown, and jjex- chaugo for sliining silver dol¬ lars. It puts much money'l^nto circulation,helps a large number . of people, and is one of George¬ town's important enterprises.
There is no place liko George¬ town and no bird liko the sweel littlo rice bird.
Ciircial Fipres, Elc ParaMttall!- Arraiipl aipii ifs otltie Place
THE  LATEST MARKET RE- PORTS PROM N. Y.
As Well as the Local Prioes in Georgetown.
Politicians Anxious
Two thiugs the politicians are watching with most in erest just now are the development of president's plans forthe Phil¬ ippine campaign this fall and the Ohio election. While there is no question to. be raised at this time as to President Mc¬ Kinley's renomination there is an element in the republican party that is only waiting on an opportunity to make a demon stration or opposition to hlm- At present thero is no encour¬ agement, but it is said tbat it an opportunity should develop it would be very promptly avail¬ ed of. If such an opportunity is to como it is anticipated that it will grow out of events in the Philippines within the next few 'uouchs or out of the course of politics in Ohio tliis fall.
It is recognized, however, that if the Philippine war should be brought to a successful termina¬ tion within the next three or four months, even a party dis¬ aster in Ohio could not defeat him. Aniong the president's friends thero is no very great anxiety about the situation in Ohio. They believe the result there vvill lie suflSciently satis¬ factory. The Philippine question is what causes aiixiuty.
CORRECTED     SEMI- VTEBKLT     11¥ MGS.1. MARKS MOSES AND BBO.
New "Virgin, $'.!.25
Yellow dip, 2.25
Scrape, 1.50
Spirits Turpentine 45
Rosin, common 85
CORRECTED      SEHI-WEKKLV      BY MESSRS. R. KAMINSKI   \ND CO
Corn; 5& to GOots
/Ifeal    105
Feed Oats.. Wots
D. S.  bellies 0 l-2a7
U. 8. butts ;4 5-8a5
Rice, whole  4a4l-4
Flour    3o0a4 75
P. Qrist skb ..llbal 20
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEilS OF
LOCALS AND NEWS.
Arranged, in Convenient Shape for Our Readers
ARKIVALS AND DEPARTUES PROM GEORGETOWN.
Vessels and Steamers Touoh ing at Our Wharves.
Cotton ijiid -.0 .•1-4
Accidents at Sea.
The annual report of Gen. Duniont, the supervising inspec¬ tor general of steamboat inspec¬ tion, shows that the total num¬ ber of accidents to steam ves¬ sels during tbo year was 4S; of which seven were breaking steam pipes and mud drums two explosions and eighteen from snags, wreck and sinking. The lossof life was 404, an -in¬ crease over the previous year of 123. Of this number the cause of dealh in 80 cases was acci- dencal drowning, 313 from wrecks, etc., 1:! from fire, 31 trom collisons,- 24 from exiplo- sions or accidental escape of steam, and 37 from miscellane¬ ous causes. Of the wholo num¬ ber 158 were passengers and 246 belonged to crew df vessels. The increase in the loss of life this year over the year 1897 was due to the loss of the steamer Port- laud off the Massachusetts coast during a gale on the night of Nov 27, 189f, wherein every soul on board, 127, perished.
A Queer Case.
A dispatch from Sycamore, III., says; Lyle Smith, son of. Deputy Sheriff Prank Smith, died here, aged 30 years. He was born with imperfect valves of the heart, so that the veuu ous and arterial blood were not separated. This caused his com¬ plexion to be very susceptible to the cliauges of the ' weather. In pleasant weather he was of a fair color, but when a storm was approaching lie would be¬ gin to show signs of changing before it was visible, anvl gradu¬ ally became a blue color, the nervous b.ood predominating. Pliysicians had studied his case and predicted his early death.
FURNISHED BV HAILY & MONT- OOMERY, OF NEW YORK.
• New York, Sept. 15, 1S99. During the flrst two, days of the week the spirits turpentine market was dull and easy, sales being made on Tuesday at 40 3-4 cts for machine barrels and there were few buyers at that price. Savannah had declined to i'i 3-4 and i3 1-3 -was the best bid. On Wednesday tliere was more inquiry here and consider¬ able changed hands at 47 cts; in the afternoon Savannah report¬ ed an advance of 1-2 ct, with eeveral buyers in the inarket advancing to 47 1-2 and earlj' on Thursday to 48ct8. Later Savannah market had advanc¬ ed to 44 3-4cts. with predictions of still higher prices; or>r mar¬ ket jumped to 48 l-2cts and late in tlie evening when it was re¬ ported that there was no avail¬ ablo freight room to New York from Savannah until afier Octo¬ ber 1st,, sales were made at 49 cts. To-day there has been lit¬ tle business to speak^of; Savan¬ nah is quoted at 45cts. 'We call our market at the close quiet at 48 1-2 to 49 cts. The advance has been in the nature of a sur¬ prise, as with an increase of re¬ ceipts over corresponding time last .year and Savannah stock 30,000 more than a year ago, some further decUne seemed likely.
Rosin—The demand for low and medium grades continues light: Savannah had weakened a little on grades H and H in¬ clusive, which has caused an easier feeling. N,WGand W- W are firm, and receipts con¬ tinue small. On any fair sized liue we think an advance could be made.   We quote
ABtoABO. ...125
ODto CDE 125
E. 135
F 140
G 150
H liiO
I 170
K...  ..185
M 220to225
N 2 00 to 3 00
W.G 325
W.W  3 50
Tar:—Receipts continue on a liberal scale and are in excess of the demand. We quote the market quiet, pine barrels .'1:2.00 oil barrels $4.00.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Butts are at homo again.
Mrs. L. Mouzon has returned to Geoigetown.
Mrs. J. C. Murphy has return¬ ed from North Carolina.
Mr. J. H. Collins spent a few days in our city this week.
Misses Mabel and Ida Taylor have returaed to their college duties.      !
Our Catholic friends are ready to give out the contract for tlieir new ohurch.
The Citizens B. & L. Associn- tion will apply for a charter, in a fev.'s days, from tbe Secretary of St-ate.
VV. .S Newell, a dispensary con.-itable, has resigned. He gave as his reason that he was to engage in other bnsiness.
Miss Kato Parkbill. a charm¬ ing young lady from Monticello, Pla., who has been visiting Capt. and Mrs. Ross,^ at tlie Winyah Intl. iviil leavd to-morrow for her home, much to the rei;rot of the mauj friends she has made during her stay.
TUe Heiidersonville paper saya that a delightful dance was given by "mine host" Stradloy, of tho Southern hotel, on last Thui'sday evening, in compli¬ ment to Mids Kate Merriman, of Georgetown, S. C. It is said to have been a most delightful event and highly enjoyed by a large uumber of invited guests.
The steamer Two Brothers ar¬ rived on the 18th from landings on Black River with 110 bbls of rosin and 93 bales of cotton
The steamer Burroughs arriv¬ ed on the 18th with 56 bbls of spirits, iOO bbls of rosin and 31 bales of cotton.
The schooner Robert McClin¬ tock arrived from Baltimore via Norfolk on the 10th with gener¬ al merchandise to city mer¬ chants.
Four Young Children In Jail Georgetown County is feed¬ ing four little Negroes in jail, no\Y confined in Sheriff Skin¬ ner's hotel for larceny. The average age of these prisoners is about 9 and 10 years, two of them being little girls. It does seem to a great many of us that the magistrates of our county could find something else to oc¬ cupy their idle time besides sending these children to the common jail, to be there confin¬ ed with hardened criminals. Suppose these little children did steal a few potatoes, &c., from a field; would it not be more of a lesson to thero if their parents gave them a severe flogging. Shame on such a law that com¬ mits such children to. a dungeon.
The Primaries
The New Orleans State says; "The primaries, whenever they have been held, haye proved a failure."- Tlie Columbia Record truly says that such an assertion will not apply to this State-that it is untrue as it is sweeping. The white primary here has been such an unqualified suc¬ cess that it has converted to its support many who were oppos¬ ed to its substitution for the old log-rolling, wire-pulling, traf¬ ficking, trading, ring-rule con¬ vention. Whatever may be the experience of other States, the white primary in South Caro¬ lina gives satisfaction and is here to stay, a few disgruntled DoUticianslo the contrary not¬ withstanding.
QUIETLY WORKING THEIR WAY ALONG.
"WiU be One of Our Big  Insti¬ tutions  Later.
•  River Report.
FitOJrtYESTEKDAY'SDAU.V PAPER
Cheraw  13
Camden  3
Columbia     2
Oonway  2 4
Effingham  4 7
Fair Bluff  1
Kingstree ;  3 3
St. Steuhens  OS
Smith Mills  02
HeHow&nR Snpcr.tUloo.
Mr. Elbert Hubbard, speaking of Moissonior in The .'.'hilistine, saya that the tsnipeiameut of tbe painters' moth¬ er "wBspoetio, religions and her spirit had ia it a toaoh of sopeistition—which is tbe case with ^ril roaliy excellent woman."
Mr. Hnbbard is right. A child ean¬ oot bs handicapped moie severely than by a inathemacioally preoise, "clear headed, "well informed, unimaginative mother. There are wretohed honseholda in wbich fairy stories are tabooed aa "absntd," in which tbe "Arabian Nights" is pooh poohed, in whicb ptim- eis of science aio forced npon littloj hands in whioh there is no Santa Olans, no stork, no werewolf, no goblin.
A snperstitions mother sees signs and omens for hor children. To find her throwing spilled salt over het shoalder or looking anzionsly for the favoring position of the uew moon ia a more agreeable sight tban to discover ber in the aot of teaching indispntable facts. Ws entettain a profonnd pity for men who sneer afc old wives' fables. The tea- timony, the deepest feeling of the oen- tniies, is against the scoffers and witb them we do not core to clink glasse'a ta do bnsinesB.—Boston Jonmal.
We have been bragging so much recently about the Allan- lie Coast Lumber Co. and what this large plant means in Georgetown, that we complete¬ ly overlooked (for the time be¬ ing) the Tilghman Lumber Co. These gentlemen are erecting their large mill just heyond tho first named, and are making rapid progress. Tho mill itself, we are informed, will be about four hundred feet long, and will cut about 350,000 foet of lumber per day.
Work isgoing on daily and this immenso concern will soon &dd another businoss to our rapidl^r developing commerce. We wish them every suocess.
Roads and Bridges
Rhonis,"Sept. 10. To The Editor of The Times.
Please allow me spaoe in jour oolumns to call the attention of tho County supervisors of Williamsburg and Georgetown Oounlies to the almost impass¬ able condiiion of the county line road from Mr. H. U. livey's store to Harper's station.
This   piece   of   road   has'nt been proporly  worked in   sev¬ eral years,   and  If the   super- , visors will go   over   the   road tney.will readily   agree   with
Sie.     And,.  also,   the   bridge cross Black Uiver needs some attention.       iBespeotfnlly, Herbert Brockinton.
No» is tlio lime lo plant your 'i'UHNlP SEUD. Dr. Bailoy lias Just received a largo supply ot improyed Ilula linga, as well aaother varletios. Those seeds arc too woll knowu U) require any furtber re- coniinondalion and aro in grcnt demand.
A Blue Bose. A blue rose is described by the Gorman gardeners in Slavo- nia, Chwoika and Bitz, who are cultivating it. Reports come of blue roses that grow wild in Servia and a specimen was sent to them two years ago, with beautiful violet-blue flow¬ ers. They have beon experi mooting to see whether tho color is retained uuder cultiva¬ tion or whether it is'due to tbe soil of the moors where it is found. If the roses retain their blue the plants will bo for sale in 1901.   -
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Mew Advertisements
Where Shall the Negro Go
The white people ofall nations who are settling in Africa ob¬ ject to the negro being return¬ ed to his bome in that country. It seeins as if there is uo place on earth where the negro can find a welcome exoept in New England. Wo suggest that they all go. there and that the United States then allow that part of the country to secede from the Union. But really it is hard that the usurpers in Africa should object to the ne¬ gro returning to his own com¬ pany. He did not leave it of his own accord and these same Dutch, English and New Eng¬ land people were the ones who seduced him away from his own company and sold him into the slavery over which they had so many fights in later gener¬ ations.
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Ho^v Emerr !¦ anarriecl.
Emery comes from the island of Naxos, In the eastern Mediterranean, whence it haa bcon erported for the last two eentnrles or more. The beds are in tbe northeast of tbe Island, tbe deposits descending into some of the nelgbboring islands, the emery bebig fonnd in lenticular masses, resting on layers of schist In limestone almost Identical with Parian marble, the fln¬ est marble known, which comes from tbe island ot Paros, close by.
There are abont 300 men engaged in tbe ti-ade, ail of whom bave to be married before tboy are admitted to tho tiaternity. The material Is much too hard to be dug out or even blast¬ ed. Great flres are ligbted around the blocks till tbe natural cracks expand with the heat, and levers are tlien in- fiertcd to pry tbem apart. Tbls sys¬ tem Is continued until tbe blocks arc rednced iu size to masses ot a cubic foot or less, and tbey are then shipped as it tbey were coab There are said to be 20,000,000 tons yet available at Naxos, and tho last reported year's ex¬ port was 3,930 tons. It Is one ot the hardest substances known.—Ironmon¬ gery.
Don*t l>Tit a Bird In tbc \Vlnao^v.
"Never put a bird In the window," Bald a bird fancier to tbe reporter the otber day. "I rarely go into the street in summer^ or even on a mild day in winter, that I do not seo unfortunate canaries bung in the windows. Even if tbe sun is not broiling the brains under the little yellow cap, a driift Is blowing all the time over tbe delicate body. People have been told a thou¬ sand times tbat they must not put a bird In the draft, yet bow few re¬ member tbat there is always a draft in an open window!"—Berlin (Md.) Her¬ ald.
Not large Enough President Hartzog authorizes the foUowiugstatement:
"There are now over 400 students matriculated and every room in the barracks is full. About 200 applicants were re¬ fused. ' Had there been dormi¬ tory room the attendance this session at the opening would have exceeded .COO students.
."We regret very much that we can not receive any more students at the present time. A few vacancies will occur this month, resulting from failure to onter the desired classes. Students desiring to fill vacan¬ cies that may occur hereafter should write or telegraph before comiug."
Buzzard Eggs
Practical jokers sometimes throw boomerangs. A case in point is that of a Texas sheriff, who found some 'buzzard eggs, which he took home, iptending to tell his wife they were eggs of fine fowls and have her set tbem. His wife was out and he put tbem in the kitchen. After sup¬ per he told her of the fine eggs be had brought her, but nearly had a fit when she said she was sorry he had not told her earlier, as she had used the eggs in mak¬ ing an omelet, of which he had just eaten heartily. He has sworn offi from playing practi¬ cal jokes.
St. Charles Hotel Burned
Charleston, Sept. li;.'—The St. Charles hotel, which stands on Meeting street, in the heart of the business section of this city, was partially destroyed by flre to-day. 'Thereof of the build¬ ing and fourth floor were al¬ most entirely burned away. Tha other three floors while much' damaged from water, were not greatly injured by the flames. The building and its furniture were insured for $15,- 800. The manner in which the fire started is not known though it is believed that rats carrying mati-hes icto the attic caused it,
Burning a Bribe
A good story is told of Gen¬ eral Ludlow, of Havana, who was at one time in charge of contracts for some government work:
An Irishman who had doue go¬ vernment work for somo years, paid a visil to Ludlow and in¬ troduced himself, slyly laying down on his card a crisp fifty dollar bill. It was his way of 'feeling of" a new man. If Ludlow had ignored tho per formance absolutely and the bill had remained lying on the table whon the contractor went out the latter would have assumed that he had found u kiudly critic for his work; or, had the test drawn forth a violent rat.ng aud perhaps a blow or kick, he would have tried to laugh the whole matter off, but would have been careful not to repeat the experiment.
Ludrow.howevet, neither af¬ fected to ignore theinoidenc nor lost his temper over it. On the contrary, he looked at the card and remarked pleasantly, "So you are Mr. Patrick Flaherty?" "That is m.'name, sor," ans¬ wered the visitor.
".4nd you have called to see me about some contract work for the government?" "I have, sor."
"Well, Mr. Flaherty," said Ludlow, "we can talk more freely over a cigar. Do you smoke?"
He drew from his pooket two cigars, handed one to the con¬ tractor, and put the other be¬ tween his own lips. Then look¬ ing around on his table as if for a match and finding none, he coolly took the fifty dollar note, twisted it into a lighter, set it aflame from the open grate flre, lighted his own cigar, and, without changing countenance, passed the stump of the burning bill over to the contractor whose appetite for tobacco seemed to have experienced a sudden chec's.
The conversation did not last long, the contractor went awav wilh a new idea in his head, if not about contracts, at least about Ludlow.—Youth's Com¬ panion.
Vanderbilt's Else. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on Staten Island, Nov. 27, 1843. Wm. H. Vanderbilt, his father, was at that time a farm¬ er, and Cornelius, at the age of 10, left school and secured a place as messenger in the Shoe and Leather bank. His grand¬ father, the commodore, learn¬ ing of this, sent fur him and asked him why he had not ap¬ plied to him for a plnce.
"Bfecause I did not want to ask you for anything," was the reply. This pleased the commo¬ dore, and it is said thathe made a codicil to his will a few days later leaving !i;l,000,000 to his grandson.
Cornelius left tha Shoo and lieather bank to ijo into the em¬ ploy of Kissab Bros.! bankers. Out later his grandfather asketl him to enter the railroad service. The youngs man was making ^GO n month nnd declined to leave his plnco unless he got more money. Ho was given and accepted it. He was then about 21 years old. The first place ho was given was that of assistant treasurer of the New York and Uarlem rail¬ road.
dis rise waa rapid and he suc¬ ceeded his father as head of tho Vanderbilt system.
Mr. Vanderbilt's active career was practically'closed wheu he suffered a paralytic stroke in 1S9B.
Despite his enormous business interests he fouwd time to de¬ vote to church and Sunday sohool work, which he began early in life. He gave freely to the railroad branch of the Y. M. C. A. and to the work of St. Bartholomew's P. E. church in New York.
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¦^Tiotor Blue Led Captive.
Winning honors in war is sometimes an easier undertak¬ ing than winning a wife. Lieut. Victor Blue, U. S. N., a worthy son of South Carolina, has de¬ monstrated the fact, however, that it was a double game in which he came out triumphant¬ ly twice, and the newspapers are talking of his engagement to Miss Eleanor Stewart, ofNew Jersey. Miss Stewart is a neice of Capt. Phillip H. Cooper; of the naw.
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Hot weather again.
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Plenty cf rain.
'Will'Wilson Run?
FlovCHCc T'imcs.
A Kingstree correspondent writes to the State nominating Solicitor John H. Wilson, of this circuit, for congressman of the Oth district. Solicitor Wilson waa suen by a Timos rtportor this morning' to hear what ho had to euy in reference to the nomina¬ tion . He said that as yot ho know nothiug about it, and did not know what to say. He had giv¬ en the niatter no thought at all, having just seen and rend the ar¬ ticle this morning during court hours, when of course he was engaged upon tho matters per¬ taining to his work as solicitor. At present, therefore, he docs' not care to commit himsol£,hav- ing come to no conclusions as to what he should do. ,
Solicitor Wilsou is a vory pop¬ ular man in .this district, aud should he decide to accept the nomination will beyond a doubt give the olher candidates for this offlce a very close race.
Governor McSweeney (says the Oreenville Mountaineer) has received a loiter from a young man who wants to enlist in the army asaprivate. Tbe Legisla¬ ture ought to provide him wiili a pension in advanco, and the Ad- julant General's office migh' start a museum with him, for he is a military curiosity in theso days
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