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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Poultry Matters.

One OF the secrets of raising large
proportion of the hatch OF young
chicks is to keep them in the coop
while the dew is on the ground, and
feeding them for several weeks en-
tirely on cooked foods.
Setting hens should not be fed
soft, mushy food. Whole grain is the
best thins to feed them, and if posi-
BILE obtain it in variety-oats, barley,
wheat and corn, although o hen fed
entirely OF corn during the three
vc3ks she is On the nest, will come off
ia lzassa .5aster shape than when fed
on Soft fations.
An authority on duck raising says
that "doctoring ducks is no good, !"
and, although expressed in homely
language, there is world of sense in
the remark. 1t is not necessary to
handle and fuss over duck as over a
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
shots at Bad Roads.

A Pennsylvania paper says that a
Mississippi steamboat could have
steamed along the placid bosom Of
some of the roads in the State recently
without fear of grounding.
The State-aid appropriation for
roads in New Jersey is S150,000 for
1898. The counties add 100000 to
this, and enough local expenditures
are made to foot up considerable
sum.
Many students of the highway ques-
ton believe that there are more public
roads in the country than are needed
and that hard roads, in each direction,
two miles apart on the average, would
meet every possible requirement.
Wheelmen and farmers with ad
vanced ideas in New Jersey have been
endeavoring to persuade Governor
Voorhees, to sign the bill increasing
the road improvement appropriation
of that State by $4,000, They have
not yet succeeded.
The State Organizer of the Missouri
Good Roads and Public Improvement
Association is woman. She visits
all the county seats, organizes road
improvement societies, sees all the
voters and secures a good membership
list. Her work is reported to be very
successful.
A study OF sixteen French railroads
seems to show that branch lines con-
tribute to the main line gross receipts
l 40 times greater than those which
the main lines earn. If this be cor
rect the Importance to the railroads of
good highways is simply enormous, for
the country roads are the feeders OF
the railways.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Moss in Pasture.

Whenever moss creaps into pasture,
it is sure sign that the soil has
been exhausted of some of its valu-
able mineral fertility, or that the soil
has been 80 poisoned by stagnant
water that humic acid has developed.
The cheapest experiment is to run
over the surface with the harrow,
loosenlng or tearing up some of the
moss, and sowing grass seed. If you
can afford potash and phosphate give
a dressing of these. This will make
grass grow in place of moss.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Unequal Axlcs With Wide Tires.

Wide tires are not only good things,
but their value is much increased if
they are used on axles of different
lengths, so that four distinct tracks
are made by the wheels instead of
two. A concern III central New York
does much heavy hauling with four
inch front and fve-inch rear tires, and
rear axles fifteen inches longer than
the front ones. 1t carries four and
tive-ton loads and keeps the road sur
face good and smooth.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Soup. n Table Diplomat.

Somebody has cleverly claimed soup
as "a table diplomat, either exciting
an appetite for the good things to
come, or so fully satisfying inward
cravings as to make diners totally in
different to what follows" says fable
Talk. 1t is safe to conclude that
these opposite results depend upon
the quality of the soup and its proper
service in connection with menu. If
the dinner is limited and rather in
sufficient for the probable demands of
appetite, the soup that begins it
should be nourishing. On the con-
trary, the elaborate meal OF many
courses requires light soup as slim
liant only, and not as food proper.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
HandlinArm Manures.

". B. Conover, an expert, writes:
The manure made on my farm is not
neglected. At the horse stable an ez=7
tension or open shed built out from
the main building serves as cheap
place for dumping barn clearings,
while at the same time it affords
splendid shelter for any kind of stock
in bad weather. Where cattle are fed
in open lots an immense amount of
manure is made and in this section it
is rarely saved or utilized. The item
of expense for taking care of this ma
nure is the great setback to our farmer
and he generally lets it all so without
making an effort to save even the rich
est and best of it.
I have straw shed 30x60 feet,
made At very small cost with posts,
poles and rails, which shelters two
carloads of cattle nicely. 1t is covered
with straw direct from the thresher.
Extending the length of the north side
is rack for hay.
In this rack l feed my second crop
of clover, the seed having been
threshed out. This makes capital
roughness for fattening cattle and is
generally considered of little value
and one can obtain all he wants in the
neighborhood for the hauling. When
feedsof this threshed clover has been
we'll picked over by the cattle the re-
mainder is thrown from the rack and
scattered on the floor of the shed for
bedding.
In the spring there is a closely, COM
pressed mass of clover mixed with the
manure and urine from the cattle, to
depth of eighteen to twenty-four
inches. Later in the season and by
the time the busy work is over, this
mass is finely rotted and you have as
good fertilizer as can be bought, con-
tanning the qualities of clover as well
as the liquid droppings, and at very
little expense. In fact where stock is
handled these sheds more than pay
for themselves as shelter during the
winter months. Thus your fertilizer
really costs you only for the hauling.
The main arguments for these meth
ods Of manuring land and preserving
the manure around the farm, are the
small expenses connected. Nothing
leaves the farm for the purchase of
materials-even the clover seed is
raised ct home and the buildings and
sheds, by serving the double purpose
of shelter and place to preserve fer
tilizing agents, should not have more
than half at least OF their cost of con-
struction charged to the fertilizer.
1 have adopted these plans as the
ones which will most nearly pay their
own way. OF course we cannot get
around the cost OF carting the manure
to the field. However, where it is
used in connection with clover and
scattered thinly on that part Of the
land which most needsit, for of course
only very small part of the farm can
be covered each year with animal ma
nures, it takes ouly glance at the
crops to convince one that it repays
many times the cost of handling.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
An ArbOr Gateway.

The sketch herewith gives a sug-
gestion that can be adopted in many
situations to advantage both as to
utility and beauty. Where there is q
path through a farm fence near ones
buildings, necsssitating narrow gate,
this gateway can be combined with an
arbor, as shown in the cut This
gives the ornamental part Of the de-
vice, or will when covered with vines.
If the vines bear grapes the useful
part will be very apparent. When
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23

The front plank in the platform is two
inches thick. The whole structure is
held together by wire spikes. In
driving these use small bit for start
ing the hole, as this will prevent
splitting the material.
Thepole ''e" shown detached is an
important feature and should never
be omitted. The chain ''d'' passes free
ly through the mortice in the pole
and by passing small bolt through
link in the chain, better control can
be had Of the stone boat descending
hill or backing the team. The draft,
however, should be wholly from the
steel coupling and not from the chain.
The small standards can be used for
supporting side boards if these are
wanted. Judd Farmer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Recipes.

Asparagus Soup-Stew a bunch of
asparagus until tender; cut off the
tops an inch and press the rest
through a colander. Heat q quart Of
milk. Add the strained asparagus:
Rub tablespoon Of butter and two
of flour together and stir in the soup.
When boiling add salt, Pepper and as
paragus tips, and serve.
Peach Jelly-Boil the skins from
the peaches for marmalade in little
water, letting them steam until SOFT
Add the Juice to that saved from the
peaches and dozen peach pits cooked
in cloth Measure and add sugar in
three-fourths proportion. To each
pint add Juice of one lemon and two
oranges. Boil until it hangs in drop
from the spoon. 1t is excellent for
Jelly cake or tarts.
Blauquette of Veal-Two pounds
OF lean veal, cut in pieces about one
inch square. Soak in cold water a
few moments and dry in cloth. Put
butter the size of an egg into sauce
pan with tablespoonful of -four and
when the butter is hot, stir it half 4
minute. add the veal, stir again, just
cover with water and salt and pepper
to taste. Cook slowly for two hours.
stirring occasionally. Beat one egg
with teaspoonful of water, stir IN
and serve.
Brttered Eggs and Kidneys-Cut
three sleeps kidneys into thin slices,
then into strips. Dust with salt and
pepper and saute in little butter or
fresh beef dripping. When Drowned
set aside where they will keep hot.
Into shallow saucepan break six
eggs, beat just enough to mix, add
three tablespoonfuls of butter cut into
bits, one-quarter of teaspoonful of
finely chopped parsley and four table
spoonfuls of cream. Stir over the fire
until nearly set, add the fried kidneys,
turn out on hot platter and garnish
with toast points.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Cos. of Growing Eeets.

The labor cost of growing an acre
OF beets undcr adverse circumstances
at the Michigan Agricultural College
last year was S2940 reckoning man
and team ~ twenty-five cents per
hour, man alone twelve and q half
cents and boy eight cents. The
average yield was over fourteen tons,
which at 81 would be $50, leaving S26
for carriage, use of land and profits.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Cooking Butter.

"There are many alternatives and
makeshifts in household economy, "
saida well-posted matron at one of our
clubs the other day, "but the most
protitless and foolish one that / know
anything about is the use of what IS
called cooking butter. / hold as an
axiom that if butter is not good
enough to eat on my bread, it is not
good enough to put in my cake or my
stewed tomatoes and peas. Ioor but
ter spoils more good food than almost
ANYTHING else in the line of cooking.
1t is to this ingredient more than to
any other that cooks often complain
that their food seems stale and
greasy and everything tastes as
though it had been cooked in the
same pot. 1t is better to use no but
ter at all than the rank high-favored
article that is sold as cooking butter.
Jewellers in cities who cannot readi-
ly obtain cream, which is a most ex-
cellent substitute for butter, often use
salad oil instead. Indeed, the demand
for table oil is rapidly increasing, so
many ways are there in fine cooking
where it serves an admirable purpose.
HouSekeepers who are careless OF
economy use it for frying crullers,
croquettes or oysters. 1t is, of course,
far superior to all other fats, but too
costly for ordinary purses. There
are few persons who do not relish
the flavor of olive oil, but they very
soon learn to become extravagantly
I. fond of it. THE Ledger.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23

writing and use Of mails, and will also
insure more reSula, school attend
ance. The rural districts are anxious
for free postal delivery. They need
it. 1t will come with good roads and
be practical advantage which they
will realize and appreciate"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
4 Handy Stone Boat.

A stone boat is necessity on most
farms and the one shown in the ac-
companying illustration will be found
very handy. The runners "a" are
about six inches thick with natural
crook at the forward end. The mar
row strip drumming parallel with the
runner and holding down the cross
boards is of -fourths inch elm.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23

such ornamenting of ones premises
can be combined with that which is
purely useful, there is small excuse
for not having our farm premises
more attactive.-American Agricul-
turist.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23

Mahogany is now >rery generally
substituted for hickey in the manu-
facture of wagon wheels in France, it
being found cheaper and quite as
durable.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23

Most spiders have eight eyes, al.
though some species hare only six.
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-06-29
PREcIos DF PAsAJEs

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frances
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Evening star., 1898-05-28
An Excellent Substitute.

No better selection could be made for the
temporary replacement of Engineer Com
missioner Black than the designation of
his assistant. Captain Beach, who has
served so admirably at the District offices
for long time. This course brings into
the board of Commissioners an officer
whose familiarity with the matters that
are now to be entrusted to his charge en-
sures Il careful, successful administration
of that third of tie District business as
signed to the military member of the board
Captain Beach has served faithfully and
well in the subordinate capacity to which
he was originally as signed and Is thus thor
cughly fitted to enter upon the sphere of
larger usefulness of the Engineer COM
missionership. BOtE the District and Cap
tain Beach are to be congratulated upon
the wise course of the authorities in ad-
vancing him to take the place temporarily
vacated by Col. Black.
Evening star., 1898-05-28
W here is Ceryerus

1t is to be hoped that the doubt concern
ing the whereabouts of Admiral Cervera
and his fleet will soon be resolved into GER
tainty, even though that certainty should
involve some feelings of chagrin and dis
appointment The uncertainty is far worse,
Indeed, than knowledge that Cervera has
slipped safely away from the reach of our
naval forces. The unverified report that
the Spanish fleet was seen off the coast of
Costa Rica is followed by an almost posi-
tive assertion that Cervera Is shut up
in Santiago. while from London comes
d statement by newspaper correspond
ent to the effect that the scout Hawk
took word from Santiago to Jamaica
that Cervera was not at Santiago. The
key of the entire campaign lies In the def
mite knowledge of the location of this fleet.
II Is all important that no mistake should
be made concerning it. With IL in Santiago
haIbOr the plan Of invasion seems to be
attended with a minimum of danger With
the Spanish vessels at large. likely to ap-
pear suddenly III any Cuban port or per-
haps in front of some American city there
Is need Of caution The next few hours
ought TO develop something more positive
than theory.
Evening star., 1898-05-28
National MyOpia.

We have had good deal of fun at one
time and another over the peculiar antics
OF the Spanish mind in it's failure to ap-
preciate the size of this country and the
difficulty Of travelling from one side of 1t
70 the othe- in a few hours. Many anus
ing stories have been told TO illustrate the
utter inca7acity of the average Spaniard
10 realize that tfis is the most enormous
stretch OF civilized territory on the globe
and that an army of invasion larger than
the greatest military force assembled IN
Europe today would be practically lost in
trying to occupy all the important cities
and hold all the strategic points One
Spanish official has been quoted as saying
that the day after a Spanish army of oc-
cupation had landed at Tampa or some
other Florida point 1t would be investing
Washington. And so on to the extreme
Of absurdity and cnidishness
Yet ridiculous as this miscouception seems
TO US, the American idea Of what was to
happen in the war with Spain has involved
a similar error. Havana was to be bom-
barded forthwith, instanter. tremendous
army Of invasion was to be landed within
two days after war was declared. Ships
were to be sent at once TO Spain and take
possession OF Cadiz within a fortnight.
Within z month everything ought to be
Evening star., 1898-05-28
A Modern PrODbet.

The retirement of Colonel Dunwoody from
the weather bureau. owing to his new as
siSnment TO a military duty in connection
with the campaign, deprives the meteoro-
logical service OF enc oil its most valued
officials. This competent officer has won
.or himself high distinction as a forecaster
He has served now for more than a quarter
OF century i'll the work, and has wit
messed the development of the idea from an
an established bureau of great value to the
people When he was first associated with
the work weather predictions were crude
They are now based upon the most elabor-
ate observations. permitted by an array
of delicate instruments the devising of
which Is one Of the most remarkable feat
ures of this evolution. Col. Dunwoody has
observed and aided, in short, a subs tan
tally beneficial outgrowth of the scientific
tendencies of the people, and he leaves the
weather service at time when new possi-
eilities are beginning to develop to promise
marveis of meteorological accuracy in the
coming century AS exponent of a new
science, an efficient factor in its growth
Col. DUnwcCdy deserves his recent promo
uon and the hearty thanks of the people,
for his good sense and sound Judgment
have often helped to disabuse the popular
mind of misconceptions and prejudices that
have been created by the occasional fall
ures of the weather prophets efforts to peer
into the future.
Evening star., 1898-05-28
Arrogance of the Sugar Trust.

1t is merely a question of time when the
sugar trust unless checked I'm some way,
will demand a department of its own in
this government. Its aspirations have been
steadily growing for some years now. 1t
is no longer content with simply trying to
dictate domestic legislation. and with some
success in doing so. Even the foreign poll
cy of the government must be shaped, #
SO much may be eompassed, to serve the
truSts's ends and increase its power.
The Star referred to this matter last year
at the time the sugar trust endeavor-
ing to write its own schedule into the Ding
ley tariff bill. The trust was very much
in evidence then. and plainly showed the
growth of its ambition. 1t did not secure
what it sought. but the schedule adopted
was not unfriendly; and large profits have
continued. The result is that the trust has
increased in arrogance we'll as in opu-
lence. and il is here in town now throwing
the weight of its influence against the
proposition to annex the Hawaiian Islands.
Nothing half SO braZen as this has ever
been known in this country before. We are
at war with European power whose pos
sessions are widely scattered and whom
We are fighting therefore under some diff
culties. 1t is largely contest on the sea,
and We are called upon to exert ourselves
in the Pacific as well as in the Atlantic.
We have achieved signal triumph in the
Pacific and are moving to follow it up.
The Hawaiian Islands are considered by
the ablest soldiers and sailors in the coun-
try's service essential to the complete sue
cess of our operations. Sentiment through
out the land and in Congress is overwhelm-
ingly in favor of annexation. Sentiment in
the islands themselves is of like tenor
But the sugar trust, considering alone the
question of its own profits, objects, and
Congress is asked to obey its wishes.
his surely is not a government of sugar
by sugar, and for Havemeyer and Spreckels
1t can afford to shape its policies without
consulting them their representatives.
There is infinitely more at stake than the
price of any commodity or the prosperity
of any swollen corporation. The one thing
to be considered is the welfare of the whole
country, and the opinion OF the country is
that this demands the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands. The real contest there
fore is between the country and the sugar
trust Is it possible for the trust to win?