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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
PACKING AND SHIPPING BEES.

An apiarist gives the following di.
recvions for packing and shipping
bees. The manner OF packing depends
somewhat upon the kind Of hive, and
to some extent on the season Of the
year. They can be shipped any time
of the year when bees are flying. If
the weather is comparatively COOL as
in spring and fall, they. do not need so
much ventilstion as through the warm
months. There is little danger, how
ever, of giving too much ventilation
at any time. Just how the ventilation
can best be given depends upon the
hive, but with almost any hive you can
have the entire top covered with wire
cloth, and that makes the colony safe
against lsmothering. If the weather
is hot, the bees need q supply of
water Oh their journey, which may be
given BY means Of ssponge or roll OF
rags saturated with water and placed
on the top of the frames. If the hive
contains loose-hanging frames, these
must in some way be made fast This
may be done by driving nails through
the ends of the top bars down into the
ends of the hive, but the nails should
not be driven in their entire depth,
leaving their ends projecting so they
can be drawn with q clswhammer.
When placed on the cars, let the frames
run parallel with the track; on q
wagon they should run crosswise,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
means to secure better roads, and
county conventions should be held to
determine on future action.-Faru,,
Field and Fireside.
POULTRY RAISING.

In the first place man must possess
q certain amount Of that carefulness
80 essential in this branch Of business.
It is as reasonable to expect corn
planted on ground that never was
plowed, and that never received any
attention until gathering time, to
yield well, as to expect to be success
full raising poultry by simply turning
them out to care for themselves, win
ter and summer, to procure their food
as best they can.
This may be all we'll enough at cer-,
tain seasons OF the year when insects
and green food are abundant; but
during the remainder Of the year they
need the proper amount Of care and
attention or the profitable part Of the
business will come up missing when
we square up our accounts at the end
of the Yeer. Cholera, roup, and the
thousand and one ills that chicken
flesh is heir to, will sweep them Of
like gnats before the summer storm.
One will tell You that his Mccess de-.
pends upon this very essential thing;
another will tell you that certain other
things are the very ones upon which
he depends, and that other things are
entirely superfuous, and 90 the anna
teur reads this ones views and that
ones views on the matter, all differing
very widely, until he is like the mari
ner without his compsss-lost at sea.
No fixed and unaltersble law can be
laid down as a guide to success in the
poultry business, but each one must
have little snap about him, Watching
carefully the varied wants OF each
flock. :
While a certain kind of fowl may
do well kept in q certain way on Q GER.
tain kind of feed, another kind viii
not seem to thrive at all kept in this
way, but should be supplied with some
thing different. For example, the
Leghorn requires fat forming food to
put them in good laying condition,
while the Cochin needs to be carefully
fed. less they become too fat, and not
lay at all. .
Exercise is an all Important factor
that must not be lost sight Of II
your. fowls are confined TO small runs
so that they do not get the proper
amount of exercise their grain food
should be buried under straw and
chat. causing them to hunt II out for
themselves; plenty Of gravel ground
bone, dust baths, and fresh water, and
the last and most important Of the list
is cleanliness The utmost clesnlinsm
must be adopted in Gil things con-
nected with your fowls, from tho.
roosts to the feed troughs and the
coops for the young. Once in shspe
and then strictly attended to each day
will save tenfold the amount o. labor
required to clean up after things have
once become filthy. Watch every
point in connection with the matter
and in the end success will be yours.
Farm and Ranch.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
FASHION NOTES.

The narcissus is fashionable in mil
inery.
Monotony is unheard of this season
owing to the variety OF materials and
colors in vogue.
Pretty evening waists are made OF
lisse, laid in deep horizontal tucks,
over silk or satin foundation.
The fimsy materials, such as mus
Inns, bareges, etc., and even very light
silks, for founced skirts, are the latest
innovation.
Hyacinth blue and certain pale
rosy shade of mauvs is very fashion
able French color mixture, and, as O
rule, is q becoming one. Milliners
especially favor the combination.
The fancy for fabrics with black and
colors OF various kinds interviewer has
brought out many twilled goods OF
different weights. These make neat
and pretty gowns for matronly wom-
en-.
Chiffon and mousseline-de-soie are
most frequently used as trimmings for
silk and satin. and though not so fash
iouable as the other materials, entire
gowns are still sometimes made of
them.
An afternoon gown is OF pale gray
cloth. with little pointed bolero coat
made OF rose velvet braided in stripes
Of gray, but uncovered where it is
turned back to show soft front of
white chiffon and butter -colored lace.
Some of the fancy nets have very
large holes through which ribbon Of
several widths may be run to form the
decoration on both bodice and skirt.
This simple trimming, however, is con-
fined usually to the dance frocks OF
misses and very young girls.
A frock of lavender China crepe has
one of the much worn accordion.
plated skirts, with waved ruchings Of
chiffon and pouched bodice dreped
over tiny white vest with waterfall
of chiffon and lace at one side Of the
front. The wide belt is Of deeper.
hued miroir velvet.
Very picturesque is gown OF black
glsce silk with fringed. founoes over
which comes a pointed bodice with
the tiniest Of plaitings. finished with
an Elizabeth rufle at the throat. A
pale blue sash caught up on one side
of the bodice has q pink rose tucked
into a chou of soft silk.
Lace is pearled with jewels till it
becomes a dewy delicious maze, and
every seam OF bolero or belt is an ex-
cuse for them. The opal, with its Ca
precious color changes, ls high in
favor. It ties one to no particular
gown, it is most amenable, and only
''the real thing" is to be had in this
most beautiful of stones. But for the
purpose of millinery there are still
countless other gems from which to
choose. Home ieweling is dainty
work.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS.

There is great difference Of opin'
ion as to what trees are the most suit
BILE for ornamental planting. It is,
however, admitted that it is desirable
to plant trees in parks, about homes,
roadsides and waste places. Among
the most beautiful ornamental trees
are the American white elm, white ash,
and sugar maple. These are fine look
ing trees, hardy and make good shade.
It costs but little more to plant these
than the almost worthless cottonwood,
box elder or poplar. Other trees that
are very desirable are the blackberry,
cut-leaved white birch and for ofha'
mental purposes the Russian snow
ball.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
CH1LD's PLAY COAT.

A little child in plum-colored bur.
laps played in the park one day this
week with small black kitten decor
ated with q cream satin bow, which,
oddly enough, was of the same shade
as the Bedford cord hat which she
wore. The hat was made poke, with
ruffle around the neck. The strings
and small bow on top we're Of a deep
shade of plum taffeta, while the same
color and material was used in a
double belt around the waist. t.-St.
Louis Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
GIVE THE HOG A CHANCE.

There is encouragement in the gen.
eral acquiescence in the policy of Civ
ing swine range-plenty Of grass and
clover, and less of the everlasting corn
diet. We no longer aim at masses Of
living lard The better methods are
giving us pork which is fit for use, and
is largely increasing the demand for
the products OF this profitable animal.
Give the hog chance, and he will do
his best for us.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
MUD FACE BATES.

The latest fad Of fashionable ladies
in search Of beautiful compilations is
mud-plsin. dirty, sticky mud. The
idea is by no means new, but it is the
first time that society has accepted it
as q skin beautifier.
Swamp mud, or the mud from the
bed of stream, is the best. The skin
should be thoroughly cleansed and
dried until it feels warm and the per-
spirstion has started Then apply the
mud thickly. taking care to keep it
from the eyes.
It is especially necessary that care
be taken to cover all portions OF the
skin alike, as the smallest patch OF un.
covered skin is likely to stand out
with disagreeable plainness the next
morning.
The feeling of the mud on the face
is not as unpleasant as one might at
FIRST suppose, and its beneficial results
are very great tits ssid.-New York
Journal
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
FARM AND aARDEs xorKs.

It costs just as much to grow, pack
and market poor fruit as good. and
sometimes more.
A sure cure for pear tree blight
for every one that dies set out two. A
pretty good remedy for peach yellowr,
also. y
From the fact that tobacco stema
contain no small per cent. Of nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and phosphorous,
they make an excellent plant food,
especially for garden and fruit crops.
Their price is but nominal. II Is .
good plan to mix and compost them
with horse manure. 3
It is claimed that pair Of old birds
with nest Of young will, in4he pro-
cess Of days feeding, destroy nearly
1000 insects. Multiply this by the
great number of insectivorous birds in
our fields and forests, and We can get
an approximate idea Of the helpful
protection afforded our agricultural
interests.
A large number of orchards have
never paid, and never will. The most
common cause is starvation, for the
average farmer who plants an orchard
or buys one goes on treating the land
as if such o thing did not exist He
crops the ground, in rotation or out
of it, until it is a wonder that hia
orchard lives at all. -
Why does any one advocate tina. sp.
pie orchards should be set to grassl
Why are they not cultivated and fer
tilized just as orange and lemon or.
chards? Farmers 60 to great trouble
and expense to plant apple orchards.
and willingly cultivate them until they
begin to bear, and then expect nature
to keep them producing bountifully.
Apple trees are slow in coming into
bearing, and a crop of peach trees
planted between the rows win livs
their shorter life, hearing several
crops of fruit, and be out Of the way
before the apples crowd them greatly.
The latter will protect the peach trees,
while the peaches will check growth
in the apples and induce earlier fruit.
age.
Do not forget that to make q sue
cess of fruit growing or anything else.
for that matter, requires that Gloss
attention be given to detail, and that
lots of intelligent. we'll directed labor
be expended. Trees and plants vii
not take care of themselves, and th.
man who is the best posted will be the
one to win. To get posted and keeI
posted, read the horticultural matter.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
GOOD ROADS VS.. BAD RoADs.

The present state of our common
roails ought to stimulate any public
spirit that may still exist among our
farmers, writes Samuel Sinnett. Oh,
such beds of mire, or frozen masses
like loads of stones dumped on the
roadB, are the character of the roads
in nearly every vicinity.
Last winter, OWING to absence OF
snow enough to make good sleighing,
was u very trying one to our farm
ers who had produce to haul to market
or we're obliged to coms TO town to
get their mail To present q realizing
estimate OF what our roads are at
present, I will give your readers q
single instance OF one Of our '1ovsly"
highways. ] live at the termination
of enc of the finest avenues Of elm
treea I ever saw. DR.. Weed, my next
neighbor, planted them over forty
years ago, and they have grown up
and formed an avenue over mile long.
This, Park avenue, is one OF the at
fractions of our city, and strangers are
always taken out to admire the sp.
proach to our city that cannot be
equaled in any Of the parks Of Europe.
Three months ago, when the roads
were dry and dusty, this avenue was
the favorite drive for pleasure-seekers,
and the bicycle riders kept it warm.
This avenue is fine level surface,
and the road graders had it put in nice
shape by rounding up the middle Of
the road. About week since large
drove OF cattle was driven down this
avenue. That day the thaw was about
six inches in depth, but that night it
froze hard, and you can imagine the
state Of the road next day-scarcely
single square yard that was not
punched full of holes six inches deep;
and, incredible as it may appear, there
is an inexhaustible supply of gravel
within half mile of this road, and
there were idle men and teams enough
last winter to have made three or four
first-class roads across the country.
am the firm advocate of gravel
roads for our prairie country, and give
the following reasons:
Nrst-They are the cheapest, and
when the road is in good shape and
drainage secured, the top dressing can
be applied any time, even during the
winter.
Second-Gravel can be obtained
within easy reach Of the roads, as most
counties produce it, and 1t requires no
engineering to spply it.
Third-When depressions occur or
holes form, gravel soon forms smooth
surface when used in repairs, and
soon becomes incorporated with the
rcadbed.
Fourth-It is always clean, as the
rain washes off the mud and the wind
blows off the dust.
Drainage is the first consideration
in all road buildings, particularly in
gravel roads.
This road question grows so impor-
tant as write that will have to de-
fer further remarks to another letter !;
in the meantime the farmers ghould
hold meetings to consider tie best
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
A New Soap Invention.

It is said that French chemist has
made blue soap which will render
unnecessary the bluing in the laun.
dry. In ordinary soap he lncorpor.
rates q solution of aniline green in
strong acetic acid. The alkali of the
soap converts the green into blue.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
BEAUTIFUL ARMS.

One great troabls many women have
is about their arms, which, instead OF
being smooth, have, especially in the
upper part. above the elbows, rather
what Is called goose-ossy appearance,
which gives them q coarse, rough
look. When such is the case the skin
should be we'll frictioned night and
morning with lootah and good soap,
afterward rubbed in, or, If that is
thought to be too greasy, prepara-
.tion Of glycerine and cucumber. Ii
this is done regularly the coarse ap-
pearance will be done away with. Ger.
tainly q smooth, white arm is an at
traction, and all women should try to
keep it SO, so far as lies in their power.
Many women have an idea that it is q
waste of time to bestow much effort on
their personal appearance, but that is
Q mistake. It is duty they owe to
themselves.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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TO DISTINGUISH PURE LINEN.

When purchasing sheer handker-
chiefs those that are pure linen may
be readily recognized by moistenlug
the tip of the finger and stretching
the fabric over it. Linen will show
the moisture through Immediately,
but cotton threads take more time to
absorb it.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20

Last year about s31, 100000 worth
of tobacco was smoked in Spain-ar
average of $1.80 per her head.
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pendicular, so we did not try to cross
the stream, but turned and followed
it. From the yeils that followed this
movement we knew that the reds had
seen us, and thought they had ~
trapped. Then suddenly half a dozen
little fires sprsng up in our rear and
in almost less time than it tsIkes in the
telling these merged into one great
wall of fame that bounded across the
prairie behind us like a rsce horse.
cit looked as though we must surely
die, in one way or another, but We in
tended to die fighting. We found
place where, by going down the bank
carefully, We could get into the creek
bed. Then we set q back fire, and
another on the opposite side of the
creek, after which we got into the
water, with nothing but our faces
out, and waited for the big fire to come
along.
sit came, along with q pelting storm
of flying, burning missiles. 1t jumped
the creek and presently petered out,
but not until the terrible heat had
singed off our whiskers and the hair
our hats didn't cover and the smoke
had almost suffocated us. After it was
over we got out and reconnoitred, but
there was no sign of the Indians, and
we decided they must be waiting for
the ground to cool before coming to
find our charred and blackened re-
mains.
"Pretty soon We pulled out and re.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

was bound to be ashamed OF myself
sooner OF later"
But I do not think it was so very
heinous," murmured the girl, with Il
little smile, as she resumed her seat
upon the rock, seeming not to notice as,
after n doubtful glance at her, he ven
tured also to establish himself on an
adjoining bit of wall. at would haye
heen worse if you had pretended that
you did not know my name. as you
might easily have done"
'Oh, no; / could not, for you told me
yourself. if you will remember. You
were so kind. But you are kinder now,
Miss Meredith. if you really forgive me.
I was afraid the other day that you
never would"
81 was taken by surprise the other
day." she hurriedly rejoined. her eyes
upon the flowers in her hand, which she
had been rearranging. "And 1 knew so
little about the trouble between papa
and you; I always do know so little
of papa's business. Of this 1 had only
an idea that somebody was trying to
prove that he had stolen a vast sum Of
money out of that somebody's mine:
claiming that he was in fact little better
IMAM a common tn1e1. NATURALLY UIO
not feel very kindly disposed toward
that somebody"
But now your views have modified ?"
he eagerly. questioned.
81 think understand the case lit
tie better" she hesitatingly returned,
avoiding his glance.
at is so kind of you TO say that" He
was silent a moment. absently gather
ing up from the road a few pebbles,
which he threw one by one into the
nearest waterfall. "And do you know.
Miss Meredith, much as I have always
regretted the trouble between the
mines, have never regretted it so much
as now-since meeting you again"
''Tlren, if that is So" she impulsiveiy
returned. only the deepening flush up
on her cheeks betraying consciousness
of the confession as it related to herself.
why will you not try to put an end to
it? Why will you not see my father
and explain the matter from your stand
point-have a clear understanding and
settle it all up without any more
troublesome law business? 1 am sure
it would be so much nicer"
[To BE CONTINUED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
TIE LAND OF DREAMS.

WIN you come with me to the Land of
Dreams,
To that mystic land so far away;
Where the sunlight falls on the sparkling
streams
And ripping waves with the lilies play?
Where the skies fair and the flowers
are bright,
Where the joyous song of bird is sweet;
Where the azure sky and the opal light
OF shining streams in the distance meet /:
Are you tired and worn with Iife's grief and
pain?
fIas your heart grown cold with hopes
deferred?
Would you bid Love smile on your path
again
And list to.the sweetest music heard?
Then come with me to the Land of Dreams,
To this Lotus land with its gardens fair,
With its waving trees and its crystal
streams.
Where life has never a thought of care.
Would you see the friends of the long ago?
Would you walk the shores of Fancy's
stream.
Where silvery waters in silence flow,
And years are only pleasant dream?
Then come with me to this border land,
This country far thro' the gates of gold,
Where Love and Pleasure walk hand in
hand,
Where none grow weary and none grow
old.
w. c. Park. in Ladies' World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
lNDiSCREET LETTERS.
One That Brought Sorrow to Its
Writer.

One That brought sorrow to Its
Writer.
Harriet Martineau, who was very
deaf, always shifted her ear-trumpet
when anyone asked her a question
she did not wish to answer. The late
Cyrus w. Field apparently did not hear
question that it would be indiscreet
to answer. He had another good habit.
Letters that if seen would cause others
pain or might be misunderstood he de-
stroyed as soon as he had read them.
The following true story proves the
wisdom of Mr.. Fields practice:
A distinguished educator had, with
considerable difficulty, persuaded a
millionaire to found college. The
educator was to have been its president,
out unfortunately he neglected Aaron
Burr's advice: Talk as much as you
please, but don't write a word"
The founder, an uneducated man,
was full of crotchets which. if eX-
pressed in the deed establishing the col
lege, would have greatly interfered
with its educational work. The edu-
Gator, irritated by the labor it required
TO eliminate these whims from the
founders mind, one day wrote a COM
planning letter to a clerical friend, in
which he narrated his trials. and ended
by saying of the rich man: - is an
ass"
The clergyman, careless, absent
minded man, put the letter into his
hat, and called at the office of a law
firm to transact business with one of
the partners.
While in the private Office he left his
hat outside, and one of the lawyers,
seeing the letter, and knowing the
handwriting of the address, read it.
Of course he was not & gentleman, and
was without moral principle; and his
subsequent conduct showed him a mis-
chicf-maker.
He rctailed the contents of the let
ter to q nephew of the founder, who
was bitterly opposed to his uncle's
proposed disposition of his property.
He reported it to the uncle.
The college was founded; but the
educator was never its president. He
died a heartbroken man, through the
carelessness of his clerical friend and
the meanness of a legal Paul Pry-
Youths Companion.