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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

For several years growing interest
has been manifested in the value of
the study of animals and plants by
the young, and in the Improvement Of
the instruction in these subjects in
the high schools. Instead of the
time-worn method of the analysis Of
plants attention is being turned to
life processes OF plants, the function
of plant parts and the Interpretation
of obscure processes through some Of
the microscopic plants. In the sum-
mer school at Cornell University dur
ing 1898 special courses are offered
for the purpose of training teachers
for presenting this new method IN the
high schools. In view also OF the
growing popular interest in nature
study, and in the study of mush-
rooms, courses are offered in these
subjects.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

Every month there is statement
of, the number of business failures;
but we look in vain for a statement Of
the causes Of failure, remarks the
Youths Companion. 1t might not be
pleasant reading, but it would GER
tainly be instructive. We are told
that some men fail because they are
too honest to practice the tricks Of
trade and others because they are too
mean to gain and keep confidence;
some because they do not give full at
tention to their business, and others
because they drive business reckless
ly. Some lines of trade are over
crowded. In others the strong and
shrewd push the weak to the wall,
and small operators are ''frozen out
by large ones. Competition, which
is said to be "the life of trade" is
often its death.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

Boston's latest is fine innovation.
1t is nothing less than putting swim
ming in the public school curriculum.
All the public sclool pupils are to be
taught to swim without charge, the
city furnishing bathing suits. Twenty
six expert swimmers have been en-
gagged as instructors, headed by the
champion swimmer of the country.
This is a piece Of practical education
that every city might well hasten to
adopt. It would cost no more than
some of the wood-carving and paper
cutting courses that now take up the
time of the pupils.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
Russian ClubMomen.

The women of st. Petersburg,
Russia, have recently established a
club known as the Russian Women's
Mutual Help Society, with member
ship of about fourteen hundred.
1t is only lately that any movement
in this direction could be made, as the
Russian law forbade the formation OF
women's clubs, and it is only through
strenuous efforts and numerous ap-
peals to the Empress that permission
has been granted. A letter received
by Lady Aberdeen from st. Peters
burg recently said that the Russian
women were developing o lively in
terest in clubs, which is due largely
to the growth of the club idea in Eng
land and America.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

The mushroom hat has struck an
appreciative chord in woman's breast.
It is made out of null or similar tissue
and comes well down over the face,
protecting it from the direct rays Of
the sun. 1t is exqaisitely stylish, but
soils so rapidly as to render a cleans
ing necessity every fortnight. While
most of these hats are worn plain a
few are decorated with pearl trimming
or pearl headings to give the impress
sion OF dewdrops, while others have
loosely stitched across the crown a
cobweb in pale gray silken wire.
Prettiest OF all in this field of decora-
ton was the design of modiste who
had embroidered on the top several
rose leaves, and perched upon the
stem a butterfly with outstretched
wings.-New York Nail and Express.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
4 Wicker Easy Chair.

A novelty in wicker furniture is a
wide chair or narrow settle as you
elect to describe it. 1t has a very
high back, aud is evidently modelled
after the high English draught chairs
that are popular in many drawing
rooms. The new shadings of wicker
furniture combine almost every tint
known, with, however, the sealinG-waX
rel and the forest green still much III
evidence. Spanish yellow is another
fashionable color, but with these de-
cided shades come many delicate hues,
making it possible to match any sort
of hangings in furniture. The dura-
biity and cleanliness of the wicker
furniture is adding markedly to its
use as all-around service, while the
possibility of relieving it with pillows
and cushions brings it within the
limits of upholstered comfort.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

Not satisfied with palming off corn
starch on innocent purchasers for
wheat -four, thus lowering the price
of wheat to the farmer and crippling
the legitimate milling industry, the
flour adulterators are said to be using
a substance known as ''mineraline,
announces the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal. This is kind of clay, dried and
powdered, ana shipped from Green's
boro, y. c.. The miller who sells
corn starch in his -four because it IS
cheaper is likely to use clay because
it is cheaper. Any suspicious flour
ought to be sharply watched. Corn
meal is cheap and good, but the man
who wants corn bread does not care to
pay -four prices for it.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
Fashion Eancies.


Chemises with shoulder founces of
lace or edging are pretty.
Cloth walking gowns are being ap-
pliqued with ribbon in bowknot ef-
fects.
Cloth gowns trimmed with straps Of
the same material are still stylish and
pretty.
Beading with ribbons run through
it makes nice trimming for gowns of
wash material.
Lace hounces finished with beading
and ribbon make nice trimming for
a chemise or waist.
White chiffon, decorated with black
lace applique, is used in yelling taffeta
founces of petticoats.
Accordion-pleated founces, vests,
blouses and even skirts are "the rage"
for the seasons gowns.
Short corsets with lace and ribbons
for trimming are the styles which the
stores display at present.
Alovely petticoat is made of bright
red taffeta silk, and has trimming OF
black lace founces, edged with narrow
red satin ribbon.
A new and pretty style of trimming
for light-colored silk skirts is of mar
row black velvet ribbon formed into
great points, tabs or wayy stripes.
1t is predicted that light colors will
not be as much worn in the fall as at
present. Brown will be one Of the
fashionable shades for the seasons
gowns.
Rough straw sailor hats with narrow
brims and wide blue or black ribbon
bands are already much worn. Bands
of two shades of ribbon are used on
"sailors."
Effective bicycle hats are of the AL.
pine shape and are decidedly stylish
when trimmed with stiff crepe and
outstanding wings, or draped with q
plaid silk scarf. -
Hats of mixed straw, prettily
trimmed with loops of net and jaunty
wings, and the sailor shape, with q
plain black band, are much in favor
for both bicycle and street wear.
An accordion-pleated wrap which
hangs from the shoulders to the waist
line, with cape sleeve effect, and
trimmed with many rows OF lace, il
one of the chic garments for the sea-
sons wear.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
4 Eirht With Snakes.

Roscoe Merrils, who is at work for
C. L. Halliday, of Sebawa, Mich,
had an experience a few days ago that
he will not care to repeat. Going
over the swamp for tamarack pole
with which to repair the corn marker,
he ran across q blue racer some seven
feet long. Having nothing handy to
strike it with he threw his axe at it,
but failed to hit it, and the snake re-
fused to run. While debating what
to do a second one made its appear
ance, and finally third one some
eight feet long, and all advanced to
the attack. One ran between his legs
and Immediately coiled around them,
giving them hard squeeze and rails
ing its head as if about to strike.
Catching it by the neck with one
hand he reached for his knife with
the other and cut it across one of the
coils, when it quickly unloosened and
glided offinto the bush. Being thus
released Merrils turned and ran for
the house; getting his gun he re-
turned and shot one, but the larger
one got away. In his hurry he got a
cartridge iammed into the gun and
had to return to the house to get it
out. Years ago Oliver Bradley was
scared out of this same swamp, lea
ing his axe, and afterward Lowell
Halliday saw snake over eight feet
long near the same place.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
"Sandy Jim's" Adventure.

4 citizen of Irwin County, Georgia,
Mr.. James Fletcher, better known as
"Sandy Jim," to distinguish him
from a cousin of the same name, has
collection that, in these late days OF
the Nineteenth century, is unique
one. It is about 800 sets of deer
antlers, that at one time were arranged
in rows under the piazza shed of his
residence, one tier above another.
The best of it is Mr.. Fletcher remem-
bers the history of each pair of antlers,
and can tell just where the deer was
killed and all the attending circum-
stances. And the histories are we'll
worth hearing, being rich enough in
adventure to fill a volume OF ordinary
size.
But one of his most memorable ad-
ventures is not connected with the
deer antlers. Mr.. Fletcher built
turkey-pen down near the edge of the
river swamp, and going to it one day
was overjoyed to find eight fine, fat,
wild turkeys entrapped therein. In
his haste to secure them, he decided
to crawl through into the pen and
catch and kill them. But when he
got inside, he would have given half
his worth to be out again. Did you
ever try to handle live, wild turkey?
He is a warm member. And all eight
of these were warm members, and as
Mr.. Fletcher worked they rapidly be-
came warmer. At last after making
the most desperate fight OF his life, he
came out victorious, and the turkeys
were all slain, but when Mr.. Fletcher
slowly and painfully crswled ont OF
that slaughter pen he was not as hand
some as he once was, but he knew
more. And the scars of the conflict
he bears until to-day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
The Minister Of Finance OF the Re

The Minister Vi Finance Of the Re
public of Hawaii has submitted his re-
port for 1897, showing the extraordin-
ary increase which has taken place
within the period covered inthe Pacific
achipelago's volume of imports. In
the aggregate, Hawaii purchased goods
in foreign markets last year amounting
to SIS, S3S, 73O, or 81, 1,61S,975 in excess
of the sum for the preceding year.
Most of the trade thus represented
was carried Oh with the United States,
the exact figures covering Hawall's
purchases in this market for the past
year amounting to S6,S00,02S. Some
idea of fthe rapid rate which has marked
the growth of Hawaii's import trade
may be gathered from the fact that IN
1S43 she purchased in foreign markets
only 1928, 3SS, while up to 1894 she
purchased only 50, 1928. With re-
spect to Hawaii's exports for the past
year, they aggregated the enormous
sum of S16,O21,7 ,775. These figures
serve to emphasize the republics mar
velous resources.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
Keeping Meat Fresh.

To keep fresh beef, pork or sausage
during the hot weather, prepare as
for the table, fry very lightly, pack
closely in glass, stone or tin fruit
Jars, cover with hot lard. seal and set
away. When wanted for use, open
the lar and set where the lard will
melt, then take ont as much meat as
is needed, reseal the jar and set away
again. This is much letter than COW
ering with lard in open jars. as the
meat is almost sure to get strong III
warm weather, and always does after
a jar is opened if not used at once,
but when sealed it keeps indefinitely.
When pouring on the hot lard, care
must be taken not to break glass jars
or to unsolder tin ones, and the lard
should not be boiling. Those who
have sealed fruit with cotton batting
and know how admirably it keeps may
perhaps prefer to use straight, open
mouthed, gallon, stone jars for the
meat. as they would he little more
convenient than smaller fruit jars. If
covered first with heavy paper, cut
lust to fit, then with two layers Of
cotton batting tied on securely, and
over all stout cloth or paper to pre-
vent the cotton being torn,i it will keep
as we'll as when regularly sealed, and
meats thus treated will be as palatable
late in the summer as though freshly
butchered. American Agriculturist.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
The Blessings of a Summer Stove.


No housekeeper who has once used
one will ever tolerate coal or wood
fires in her kitchen in hot weather,
though she sacrifice dozen other i'm
portant wants" in order to secure
immunity from their torturing heat.
Gas stoves are always possibility IN
cities, but in small towns and in the
country those for gasolene or oil only
are available. Both kinds have been
brought to such state of perfection
that there is little or nothing left to
be desired in their use. Oil stoves
require frequent cleaning and trim
ming to keep odorless, so preference
lies with gasolene. Every farmhouse
in the land should possess one, and
the blessings that each would bring
during the eternal summers cooking
to some burdened woman simply could
not be measured. They do not Eek
p!ode," as popularly supposed, and as
investigation will prove, every accl-
dent is directly traceable to some act
of gross carelessness which. other
wise directed, would render dangerous
many things in common use in the
household. - Woman's Home Com
paniou.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

The uses of ammonia are many.
One teaspoonful to one quart of water
makes wash for paint. Will brighten
silver if used one teaspoonful to one
pint hot suds, then polish with cha-
mois. A few drops onnewspaper will
polish windows. Mix few drops
with little hot water, rub on grease
spot, place blotting paper over, and
iron with warm iron. Good for
cleansing hair brushes. Will kill
acid on clothes. Add chloroform to
restore color. Will brighten carpets
if rubbed with cloth wrung out in am
moaia and water. Good for removing
odor Of perspiration Oh skin.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
Receipts.

Fried Carrots-Pare aid slice cross
wise as thick as q half-dOllar three
punches of small young carrots and
cook in unsaited boiling water till
tender (about fifteen minutes); drip
the carrots carefully. Melt in sauce
pan two tablespoonfuls of butter, add
the carrots and sprinkle over them a
heapirg saltspoonful of salt and a
Tablespoonful OF sugar; fry for ten
minutes. Serve as side dish.
Salad or Cold Meat Dressing Two
tablespoonfuls of dry mustard, two
tablespoonfuls sugar, one teaSpoonful
salt, enough boiling water to make a
thick paste idon't put in too much
water); pour into this one-third cup
full melted butter, three eggs beaten
thoroughly, one coffee cupful of milk
or cream; after putting all together
add one cupful vinegar; boil in double
boiler until thick, like cream; do not
boil in tin.
Fig Sandwiches in Rolls-Split a
dozen figs, scrape out the soft portion,
rejecting the skins; rub this to a
paste. Butter either white or brown
bread, then cut the slices from the
loaf as thin as possible; remove the
crusts, spread over the paste; roll the
bread carefully, press for a moment
until there is no danger of the roll
opening; then roll it in a piece of tis-
sue paper, twisting the ends as YOU
would an old fashioned motto, or it
may be tied with narrow baby ribbon
OF any color.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
ALion's Perseverance.

The following incident, illustrative
of the lions perseverance in watching,
and tenacity in retaining his prey, oc-
Cured to an African hunting party.
The wagons and cattle had been put
up for the night, when, about mid
night, they were thrown into complete
confusion. About thirty PAGES from
the tent stood lion, which walked
very deliberately few PAGES further
behind a small thorn-bush, carrying
something with him which the on
lockers took to be young OK. They
fired more than sixty shots at the
bush. The southeast wind blew
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
4 Useful and Dainty Pin.

A new pin is a violet clasp, with
dainty arms Of filagree silver, which
open by operating a spring ct the back.
The silver or gilt arms are wide, and
open for the stems of these delicate
flowers, clasping them closely, but
not so much so as to crush the
stems. Lovers of these sweet flowers
ere able to wear them at least twice as
long as when fastened by the harsh,
cutting pin, which hastened their
dropping. The clasp itself is highly
ornamental, as we'll as novel and use
ful.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
Killing Grizzlies Meth a Knife.

The love for free life and the ex-
citement of fighting and hunting was
unbounded in "Jim" Baker, the
famous scout who died few weeks
ago in Colorado. On one occasion he
killed two full grown grizzly cubs
with q hunting knife, while his Eritle
lay unused on the ground. A COM
panion and himself saw the two cubs
as they were passing up the side OF a
mountain. Baker proposed that each
of them should kill one of the cubs
with hunting knife alone, "because
it would be a great thing to tell about
afterward." Putting aside their guns
the two hunters attacked. Baker
killed his cub and went to the rescue
of his friend, who was hard pressed
and yelling for help. As soon as
Baker went to his assistance the other
man ran awy. Baker killed the Sec
ond cub.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

The snuff-box belonged properly to
Part de la femme. What skill was
lavished on it! One showed ones
rings in taking a pinch of snuff. The
taste for scents was not much de-
veloped. How could it be when nos
trils were filled with snuff? But L
can imagine the snutf-box as being in
dispensable. Snuff was the only
deodorizer. Ladies quite gave it up
after the Revolution. 1t was on the
wane before. La Nouvelle Heloise
did not take snuff, nor did Marie An
toinette. e.-London Truth.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
Warm Weather Gloves.

Gloves with perforated finger sides
nre very new and useful addition to
the warm weather toilet. They are
based upon the fact that perspiration
Of the hand usually starts between the
fingers, and if these are kept cool the
hand remains cool and dry. They
come in both silk and kiC..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

Since April l not less than 172 loco
motives have been ordered in this
country by foreign customers. Even
Spain is down for six, contracted for
before hostiIities began. Other coun-
tries represented are China, Australia,
Argentina, Mexico, Japan, Egypt,
Russia and Brazil.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

$40 doubt" said the lamented NJ,
Gladstone, Il have suffered a good zeal
for the last six months. But then l
have had one hundred and seventy-sIX
months almost without pain" y great
mans acceptance of the reverent
words of an ancient sufferer, 'Shall we
sreceive good at the hand cf God, ara
shall we not receive eyil?'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
To Make Rugs.

To make good rugs, take old worn
ont garments, tear in strips, sew to-
gether, knit them, as you do common
knitting, only on two hickory needles
about one foot long; knit any length
and width desired, then sew to cof-
fee sack, and you have a nice, useful
pnD
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
Pin Money From a Flower Bed.

Two young women, who would
rather earn an extremely modest sum
OF money by doing work that can be
carried on at home than exhaust their
energies by travelling back and forth
on trains and standing behind coun-
ters or sitting behind desks, are en-
gagged in raising slips to be sold inthe
fall as decorative house plants. The
growing of them costs nothing, and
every penny earned will be clear gain.
IF the gardeners will be content to
earn SO or 81 week they will find
that, deducting carfare, lunches, wear
and tear on clothing, etc, they will in
the end have as large an accumulated
sum as if they were receiving good
weekly salary and had all the expenses
to bear.
They say that to have the plants in
good condition by the autumn the
slips should be put in in the spring and
kept we'll watered. When they are
potted the pots should be sunk in the
earth and if well moistened all sum-
mer the plants will be found when
taken up for sale in September to be
we'll grown and perfectly healthy
New York Tribune.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11

Over 200 patents have been issued
for horseshoes, and not one of them
has ever come into general use.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-08-11
The Dress of Our Great-Grandmothers

The Dress of Our Great-Grandmothers.
1 dare say that our great-grand-
fathers were delighted with the be-
longings of our great-grandnothers.
But for comfort one would hardly Sc
lect the eighteenth century strait
laced corset. Above it was corsage
all lined with buckram and whalebone.
The hoop-expanded skirt was garland
ed with artificial flowers or other fall
balas. It was hard to sit down prop
erly in it. When once the wearer sat
down, she liked to remain seated. A
bold-upright position was obligatory.
The hair was expected to remain un-
disturbed for several days. Hence
the necessity, when one retired for
the night, to be propped up with pill
lows. There was really no other way
of enjoying a little comfort. The COW
erlets and pillow cases were consid-
cred adjuncts of the bedgown, a most
luxurious object for the time. There
were bath coverlets of embroidered
flannel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-03-12
cHIDEp HER MOTHERS SPIRIT.
Practical Young Woman Dtdn't want
to he Aroused ut Night.

Practical Young Woman Dtdn't want
to he Aroused ut Night.
Kansas City has at least one young mar
Of ghosts and so-called spirit manifestations
She was forced to spend night alone in
st. Louis hotel, her husband being detained
elsewhere by business. In the dead Of the
night she was awakened out Of q sound sleep
by tremendous noise in the wardrobe. II
was such sudden and unearthly uproar
that the woman, sensible and practical
though she was, was frightened. The noise
ceased, then returned. The woman jumped
up, lighted the gas, and made thorough
search both OF the wardrobe and the room.
There was nothing so far Us the evidence Of
the senses went which could account for the
racket. The woman put out the light and
went back to bed. The noise was not re-
peated.
Six months afterward, however, the
woman was in San Francisco, and for the
first time in her life, and solely out of Gu
riosity, she attended Spiritualistic meet
ing. Almost Immediately the medium, q
perfect stranger, turned to her and said:
The spirit of your mother is present, mad
am, and she says that six months ago imam.
ing the precise date) she tried to communi-
cate with you by means Of the wardrobe in
the Blank hotel, st. Louis"
The woman's practical good sense did not
deeert her.
.Well, you just tell my mother" she said,
that the next time she wants to communi.
cate with me not to make such anawful rack.
ct in the dead Of night and brighten me half
out OF my senses. Chicago Chronicle.