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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-17
The New Paris Hats.

Very light colored and white felt
hats are not suitable for street wear,
but a great many are brought over,
evidently intended for carriage wear,
or for wear in the country during the
season. A very smart one Of white
felt is trimmed with two tones OF
brown, and the coloring is exquisite.
The hat itself is really somewhat on
the sailor shape, and is worn back
from the face to show the hair arranged
in, what may be the style eventually,
a soft bang. On the top of the hat is
a long brown plume, and around the
crown fold of light golden-brown
velvet. Under the brim is another
brown feather, put in in the most
graceful fashion so that it droops
down over the hair at the back. This
same style of hat will be copied later
in the dark felts, and also in velvet.
Velvet toques are to be extremely
fashionable again this season. They
are rather different in shape from
those worn last year, not quit, so
large, but, like them, are very soft In
effect. They are ma ie in different
colored velvets. One--an especially
attractive one-from la maison
Reboux, is of shade of sapphire
blue velvet, and has small crown OF
shirred chiffon of lighter shade.
The hat is trimmed with two ostrich
feather tips of deeper blue, and the
stiff bows of velvet ribbon are of very
much lighter blue. To wear with
this hat is stiff collarette, very high
in the throat, and trimmed around
the edge with ostrich tips.-Harper's
BaZar.
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GODS MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

The Year Has Been Kind The Intrinsic
Greatness-T Thanks Due to God - A
Prayer of Thomas A. Kempis-Man Is
a Child of God-Courage From Prayer.
The wear has been kind to rs, Yankee folk,
Yet OF boasting be there none;
Though victory came to the flag at stroke,
We know it was God who won.
There was sin enough in this Christian land
To have lost thousand fights.
But a nations wrong may not rise and stand
In the way of others rights.
The year has been kind to Us, Yankee folK;
On near and far-away seas.
As lifted the cloud Of the battle smoke,
Our flag alone hailed the breeze.
Twas the man behind the gun-how that
word
From press and from pulpit ran
But this was the message the angels heard,
Tha: God was behind the man.
The year has been kind to us, Yankee folk,
For North and South stood apart;
But the clear. far ring OF bugle spoke,
And now eare one in heart.
God pity the homes where grief appears
For the dead-but are they not biesH
For Mary of Nazareth shed her tears
At the same sad, sweet request
The year has been kind to US. Yankee folk,
With her gifts of fruit and flowers.
She brought us word through the battle
smoke
That never before was ours.
All hall to the year when the flag unfurled
In these Western breezes free,
Bore. shining clear in the eye Of the world,
The grand word. Humanity.
-Rev Alfred J. Hough in lions Herald.
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PRAYER of Thomas 4. Kempis.

Grant me, y most loving Lord, to rest in
thee above all creatures. above all health
and beauty, above all glory and honor, r,above
all power and dignity, above all knowledge
and subtiIety, above all riches and art, above
all fame and praise. above all sweetness and
comfort, above all hope and promise, above
all gifts and favors that thou canst impart
to rs. above all jubilee that the mind OF
man can receive and feel; finally. above
angels and archangels, and above all the
heavenly host, above all things visible ana
invisible, and above all that thou art not, U
nv God. 1t is too small and unsatisfying.
whatsoever thou bestoweth on me apart
from thee. or revealest to me, or promlsest,
whilst thou art not seen, and not fully OBJ
tanned. For surely my heart cannot truly
rest. nor be entirely contented, unless 1t rest
In thee. Amen.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-17
a Movable HOttom.

A novel type of box has the appear
ance of an ordinary box, except that
it is attractively gotten up, and the
cover opens in two sections. On
opening it, however, the handker-
chiefs or other contents are automati-
cally raised to the level OF the top Of
the box. The advantages are self
evident. There is no risk OF soiling
or creasing the goods by having, as in
the ordinary box, to grope down the
sides in order to take out the con-
tents. The required quantity can be
at once removed, and by merely re-
closing the covers, the articles are
lowered to the bottom again.
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The return of the Chicago and At
lanta to service marks the accomplish
ment of a very interesting step in navy
making, says the New York Com
mercial Advertiser. These-with the
Boston-were the first cruisers In the
new navy. They have been so sur
passed by the newer cruisers that IN
ten years from their completion they
were obsolete. Now they have been
so remodelled that they are new again;
their armament increased, military
masts added, and new engines put in
which give them eighteen instead OF
fifteen knots speed. This is the first
example of modern navies OF bringing
an old ship perfectly up to date. If
the same thing can be done with
battleships it will improve greatly the
efficiency OF the navy. England has
some twenty battleships whose low
speed, thin armor and muzzle-
loading guns make them almost use
less in combat against the ships which
every great nation is now building.
These ships are carried on the adj
miralty list as effective, but are ad-
mittedIy relied upon for coast defense
only. 1t will be interesting if Yankee
inventiveness shall teach European
nations to rebuild obsolete battleshirs
and make their paper squadron eflec-
tive
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Som ething New in Fancy Work.

The general effect of sampler-work
is to be revived in the cross-stitcl
patterns again becoming popular,
though it has never entirely gone out
of use in practical needlework, as
dressmakers employ it daily in finish
ing and fastening. But although the
sampler stitch is to undergo a revival
as method of ornamentation, it will
not be upon the quaint old samplers;
for these utilitarian days will have none
of the purely decorative unless it can
serve some practical use. Hence, the
shops are showing as latest designs
new weaves of linen and cloth espe-
cially manufactured for cross stitch
work, for which are designed patterns
suitable for table-scarfs, cushion COW
ers and various household linens. Of
the new materials brought out for this
work, one is called Panama cloth, and
is to be used for table-covers. It
comes in white and ecru, and measures
one and one-fourth yards in width,
costing twenty-five cents yard. 1t
is woven in well-proportioned squares
or blocks to guide the placing of the
stitches. 1t is very easy to work
upon this any of the various cross
stitch patterns illustrated in the small
books furnished with this work and
material. Bulgarian woods and cot
tons, electric floss and the flling-silk
are the various materials used in
working these designs, and can be
obtained in variety of shades. The
pattern must always be followed one
way throughout the whole piece, or
it will show difference when COM
pleted. Work from right to left
across the pattern in single cross
stitch, then turn and so back, cross
ing these stitches with the utmost
care. --Woman's Home Companion.
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tory.

The bureau of police and health Of
fcers of Pittsburg, Penn, have placed
conspicuously around that city printed
signs requesting all persons not to
spit on the sidewalks or street cross
ings, says Municipal Engineering.
This effort is made in the interest of
public health, and if it does not have
the desired effect, an ordinance will
probably be passed fixing penalty
for splitting on the sidewalks.
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Europe's Greatest Universities.

Germany's twenty-one universities
had 80, 1870 students during the sun.
mer semester, Berlin, Munich and
Leipsic being we'll in the lead. Paris
alone with its 1000 students, half of
all the university students in France,
has as many as. these three put together.
Ofthe other French universities, Lyons
has 1886 students, Bordeaux 2l73,
Toulouse, Montpelier, Lille, Rennes
and Nancy about 1000 each, AK, Poi
tiers, Diion, Caen and Grenoblo be-
tween 500 and 1000, while Dc5"2:on
has only 1877.
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PITH AND POINT.

Hldu Is uaIuTdlly SOHeHudt upSeG
when he loses his balance in the bank.
A man is seldom hero to his valet;
the average hero can't afford valet.
Detroit Journal.
Dentist-"When did your teeth
first begin troubling you?" Patient
when I was cutting them"
'sWhat a lot of black feathers Pene-
lope wears in her hat" eyes; she is
engaged to an undertaken. Chicago
Record.
Smith-"Some people set aside
time for everything" Jones-"But
more people set aside everything for
time "-Brooklyn Life.
Harry-"Papa, what is the still,
small voice." Papa-"It's the voice
in which your mother makes sugges-
tions to the cook. Chicago News.
He-'I should lave thought you
would be sure to remember my face. .
She-"Oh, so I do; but, you see, [
don't remember you. Ally Sloper.
He-"I dislike to see a woman
standing up in street car" She
eyes; I've noticed that you manage
% get newspaper in front of you at
such times.
"What is frmness, fathe1?' Firm
ness, my boy, is obstinacy in our
selves" "And what is obstinacy?"
"Obstinacy is frmness in somebody
else. Chicago Post.
"What delicate little woman your
wife Isl" Delicate! Do you know
that forty-seven muscles are called
into play when the human voice is
used?"-Chicago Record.
Mrs. Noear-"Do you think my
daughter will be a musiciau?" Pro-
fessor-'I CANT say. She may. She
dell me she gone of long-lived vam-
ilv. New York Weekly.
Bobby-"Mamma, am I a lad?"
Mamma-"Yes, Bobby" Bobby
"Andis my new papa my step -father?"
Mamma-''Yes." Bobby-''Then am
his step-ladder?" ?"-Success.
Signor Donivitchi-''Did the Ameri-
cans treat you royalty while you were
touring the United States?" Signor
Leggetti-"No; You know I wasn't
prisoner of war" -Norristown Herald.
Mrs. Wabash-"Who is your favor
ite writer, Mrs. Ogden?" Mrs. Og-
den-"My husband" Mrs. Wabash
Your husband! Why, what did he
ever write?" Mrs. Ogden-"Checks."
"Tll have to leave a note where
George will be sure to see it," she
said. She wrote: "Gone to mothers
for dinner. Come after me on your
wheel" Then she pinned it to his
front tire. e.-Philadelphia Record.
When little Willie L. first heard the
braying of a mule in the South, he
was greatly frightened; but, after
thinking minute, he smiled at his
fear, saying, Mamma, just hear that
poor horse wiv the whooping-cough"
Tommie - "Hullo, Jimmie, what
KEEP you?" Jimmie-"Me and the oP
man had an arg'ment. He wanted me
to haul some wood into the back
yard" Tommie-"How did it end?"
Jimmie-''In a draw drawed it,"
Truth.
doctor, I don't know what's the
matter with me. ] can't sleep nights
any more" "Um! Let's see; what
is your business?" "I'm a night
watchman." "Ah, your case is re-
markable one. 1 must write it up for
our Monthly Medical Record. Chi
cago News.
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DISTINCTIONS FOR WOMEN.
Honorary Titles That May BE Won in
Many Countries.

In the art world men monopolize to
n great degree the orders of distinc-
ton. Only about twenty foreign orders
are open to women, these being strictly
confined to small class.
In England, if the Order Of the Hos
pltal of st. John of Jerusalem be ez-
cluded, only three honorary titles can
be conferred on the gentler sex. These
are the Crown of India, the Royal
Order of Victoria and Albert and the
Royal Red Cross. The total member
ship of women in these orders is about
two hundred, of whom seventy are OF
royal blood. thirty-three are relatives
of the British Governors of India or
Indian princesses, sixty-one are nurses
andt he remainder are of high dis
tinction. The Royal Order of Vic
toria and Albert is noteworthy as being
the first order open to women esta0-
lished IN the British Empire.
The Order of the Royal Red Cross
was instituted on st. Georges Day,
1870, for zeal and devotion in provid-
ing for and nursing sick and wounded
sailors, soldiers and others with the
army in the field, on board ship or in
hospitals. Her Majesty the Queen is
the head of the order. There are eight
royalties at the top of its roll, and
foreigners, as we'll as British subjects,
are eligible, of whom there are sixty
seven on the list, about ten Of them
being religieuses.
Somewhat analogous to the Order of
the Red Cross is the Order of the Hos
pital of st. John of Jerusalem. The
Queen is the sovereign of the order
anG the Prince of Wales grand prior.
This order confers medals for gal
lantry in saving life on land, and sew
eral of those who have received it have
been women.
The Albert Medal was instituted
March 7, 1866, for gallantry in saving,
or attempting to save, life at sea, and
since 1877 for similar acts ashore.
The only woman who has received this
decoration is Miss Hannah Rosbotham
now Mrs. Parr-who was presented
with the medal in 1882 by Her Majesty.
There are now ffty-two French
woman who belong to the great Ma
tional Order of the Legion of Honor,
and eight other Legionnaires have
been removed by death. At the head
of the list stands Nine. Rosa Bonheur,
the great painter The award of the
French jury, which gave to her the
Grand Prix for "The Horse Fair,
carried with it the cross of the Legion
of Honor. The decoration was re-
fused to her on account of her sex IN
1858, but was ultimately conferred
upon her in 1865. She was promoted
to the rank of Officer in April 1894.
Frenchwomen may also receive the
distinction of becoming Officer de
rInstruction Publique, or of being
elected Officer PAcademie.
1t is interesting to note that orders
for women exist in France, Bavaria,
Heese, Saxony, Turkey, Japan, Wur-
temburg, Prussia, Russia and Spain.
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tive.

What is called the ga B c. of the
Swedish educational gymnastics has
been in use in the Boston primary and
grammar schools since 1871. 1t has
pleased both teachers and pupils, aud
this year an advance will be made TO
the higher course, such as has been
nssd in the Schools in Sweden and
Norway for more than thirty years. It's
introduction is expected to place Bos-
ton schools at the head in the matter
OF Ephysical training. One of the
prominent parts Of the new order is
that it introduces into the schools o
schedule of games with balls, beau
bags, etc., intended to develop quick
and responsive mind. Ten minutes OF
the forenoo session will be devoted
to instruction in the Swedish move
ment, and during about six minutes
each afternoon the pupils will have the
use OF the school-rooms for marching
and for game. OF course, the yards
will be used :Or the marching and
games exercises when that is more con-
venient. In the past the exercises
have been the same for girls as for
boys; but the new order provides for
slight difference in this respect. A
further plan under consideration is to
install in the grammar schools set OF
Swedish apparatus such as stall-bar,
"boon," or horizontal bar, balance
board, etc. When these are installed
and ready for use, the physical train
ing will be practically the same as it
is in the high school for girls.
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WHEEL AND STREAM.

This is the word Of the wheel to the stream:
Silently, lazily, float and flow,
Leave me alone to browse and dream
OF the quiet folk in the vale below;
Leave me alone to dream and browse
In the humming heat and the tranquil
air,
Leave me alone to rest, nor rouse
The dappled shades in the mill-pond
there.
This is the word OF the stream to the wheel:
All night long you have been at rest,
Now you must turn till the shadows steal
Into the valley out Of the west;
Now you must turn in the haze and heat
Till the dust -motes dance and the waters
boil,
For we, o wheel, are as hands and feet,
Children of labor, sons of toll.
Charles Kennett Burrow, in Pail Mall
Magazine.
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To Make the Girl Happy.

There are two things that the girl
can wear if she wishes, which will
make her happy. One is plaid skirt
with a coat of a plain color, which
blends with it, and the other toque.
Plaids are beautiful, deep and rich in
color. The toque is usually becoming,
though this seasons toques are some
what bewildering in makeup and
large in proportions. However, it is
still toque, and can be made up
simply to match different gowns.
Speckled breasts like that of the
guinea fowl are popular, possibly be.
cause they have polka-dot effect and
long, long quill is quite the thing.
Velvet and any number of gay little
trinkets in the way of ornaments can
be put on the toque. Jets and jetted
velvets are popular.
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Is 81 Child of God.

Man is larger and stronger than his en-
yironment. No burden was ever heavy
enough to crush manhood out. No sorrow
was ever greater than the heart can bear.
God never made a coward, nor has He any
where held up rs model nature that
would break under sorrow. The Whole
book of job centres around this single test:
that no aflliction or evil could crush MIN.
Man is not a worm to be trodden down, but
a child of God. He is made to have domin-
ion. TO pail all things under his feet. The
agonies of Gethsemane may fall with fright
full weight. but they cannot crush him. The
cross will hurt, but cannot harm.-D. U.
Mears, d. D., in Inspired Through Suffer
ing
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Gleaniprs From the Shops.

Poplin weaves in plain and melange
effects.
New effects in plaid, checked and
blocked taffeta.
Small brooches in black satin for
Louis XVI. coats.
Kilt suits of small checked brown,
blue and green cheviot.
Large oval rhinestone buckles for
evening sashes.
Camel's-hair and serge for mourning
street gowns.
Babies caps of hand-embroidered
lawn, silk OF organdie.
Taffeta capes trimmed with ruches o.
black velvet ribbon.
Quantities of cashmere in street,
house and evening shades. - Dry
Goods Economist.
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Courage Comes from Prayer.

Ihave known men of naturally timid
and sensitive disposition who have grown at
moments lion-like in courage, and they
vould tell vou that courage came to them
in praver. | have known one man who
found himself face to face with duty which
was unexpected and from which he shrank K
with all his soul. | have known that such
a one has prayed that the duty might not be
pressed upon him. and yet that If it were he
might be given strength to fulfill it. The
duty still confronted him. In trembling
and in much dismay he undertook it, and
when the hour came 1t found him calm and
equable in spirit, neither dismayed nor de-
moralhed by fears.-W. Boyd Carpenter.
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throne.

Thirty prominent women of Bowling
Green, Ohio, led by the wife ola State
Senator, have donned calico dresses
and begun work peeling tomatoes at
three cents bucketful. They do this
to set an example to many girls of the
place who need employment, but are
too proud to seek it in a canning fac
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-17

A "Aattery mirror" is the latest con-
tribution to the ranks of middle-aged
women, and it is really an invention
worth considering, as 1t deceives no
one except the person who uses it, and
is willing party to the deception.
That it will be adopted by many young
women who have relinquished the hope
of ever posing as beauties is very ap-
parent, for she who looks into this
mirror beholds such a softened and
beautified plesentmento of her face and
features that she is entirely satisfied
with the result.
"Just think of itl' said one woman
who has used it ever since it was dis
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A Curious Custom.

The sherifts of London annually pay
into the British exchequer six horse
shoes, with the proper number of
nails, as rent for piece of ground in
the parish of st. Clemens. In 1884
this lot was rented from the Crown by
a blacksmith, for thepurpose Of build
ing shop. The horseshoes and nails
have been annually paid ever since
the year named.
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Some of the oldest trees in the world
are to be found in Great Britain. The
tree called William the Conqueror's
oak, in Windsor Park, is supposed to
be 1900 years old. The famous Bent
ley and Winfarthing oaks are at least
two centuries older.
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Wool Gowns Trimmed With Black Lace.

Light-wool gowns trimmed with
entre-deux of black lace will be worn
very late in the season, and are ex-
ceedingly smart. One style of gown
is made in an odd fashion as regards
the trimming, which consists of bands
of black lace insertion put on in a
spiral effect. The waist is bloused in
front, and is trimmed in the same
manner, and has also a pleated yoke
collar trimmed with two bands of mar
row entre-deux. The sleeves have
deep lace cuffs. The collar and belt
are of pink satin, with three rows OF
narrow black velvet ribbon. The hat
for this gown is worn down over the
face, and is trimmed with black ostrich
tips that fall to either side, and directly
in front rhinestone buckle.
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s.TelI Mother I,II be There"

I'm Going Home to Mother" and "Grander
Than all the Ban"ers of the World" are the
very latest productions OF that rising young
composer. W. w. McCallup of Columbus, ..
7 he words and music Of these productions
are both animated and inspiring, and in them
Mr.. McCallup will receive the encouragement
he so Justly deserves. Above three songs will
be sen prepaid for Soc. Irregular price SOC each)
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Lyon & Co.'S ssPick Leaf" Smoking Tobacco
does not make every mouth as sweet as rose,
but comes mighty nigh"-dOes give every
one most delightful smoke. Try it
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''The hand that rocks the cradle, "
etc. Is woman going to rule the whole
world in form as she already does in
substance? England, Spain, Holland
and China all have women Oh the
throne
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Beauty Il Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and drivingaa inn
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
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Co1rMg-s GA Aug o. 1877

COLUMBUS, GA, Aug 4 1877.
DR.. c. J. MOFFETT.-Dear Doctor: Veg gave
your 'reethina" ireething Powders) TO our
little grandchild with the happiest Results
! he effects were almost magical, and GER
TAISLY MORE FACToRY THAN FROM ANY
THING WE EvEH USED. Yours. verg truly.
JOSEPH s. KEY, Pastor OF st. Paul Church.
(NOw Bishop soutnern Methodist church,
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The quantity Of American tobacco going
to France durEg the present month IS said
to be unusually large.
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netic. full OF life nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonderworiSer, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, Joc II. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New YORK.
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Boots and shoes to the number Of 127 .OJO.-
O00 are said to be manufactured yearly in
Great Britain.