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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
SURGERY WITH A MATCH.
a Painless Operation That Surprised O
Clerk in a Fifth Avenue Book Store.

An aged, well-dresscd nan, with
white side whiskcrs and 4 general ap-
pearance of substantial prosperity and
eminent responsibility, stepped into
the retail store Oh Fifth avenue Of 4
book publisher the other day, anl
asked one OF the young clerks il col.
fdential undertone:
Have you match:"
Certainly, Sir" replied tic yong
man, producing a handful Of lucifer5
from his vest pocket, but you will
permit me to say that 1t is against the
rules to smoke in this shop"
'Oh, that's all right" replied the old
gentleman, amiably, Il never smoke"
With that nc began to tumble in his
pockets. Not finding what he wanted,
he asked the clerk for the loan OF q
knife. Then he lit the match, blew it
out Immediately and began to sharpen
the burned end into point.
'Ah, see you need tCothpck," re-
marked the clerk, as he watched the
the whiting process.
The old gentleman made no reply,
but when he had put nice point to the
match he again spoke.
Perhaps" he said, "you have
quiet place where could sit down for
4 few moments without being OBJ
served"
The clerk, wondering what the old
gentleman might ask for next, politely
led the way to corner Of the store
fitted with easy chairs for the benefit
CT such patrons of the firm rs might
want to glance over book before buy
ing it. The old gentleman sat down
and without q moments hesitation
rolled up the left leg Of his trousers TO
a point above the knee. Then, using
the back of the knife as hammer,
with q few well-directed blows he
drove the match into his knee. Then,
readjusting his trousers, he handed the
knife back to the astonished young
man and said:
II am very much obliged to you.
You see 1 have 4 wooden leg and one
of the pins holding it together fell out.
Tie match will do very nicely until
can get home. If you should happen
to be over in Newark and have any
thing the matter with your leg, just
step into my office and l shall be glad
to assist you"
Then, as he handed the clerk card
bearing the name of a prominent tinan-
cier in Newark, he smiled, bowed po'
litely and walked out. - New 1ori
Times.
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parsnins For Mich Cows.

The p&r>nip is probably one of the
best ROOFS ever grown 70" mich COWS,
and it has 4 great advantage in that it
may remain in the field until spring
when oIhcr roots are all gone, and
then be used until grass has grown. 1t
Is as easily grown as the carrot, and
like tha; root it wants a deep. rich and
mellow soil. Many object to growing
IT even II the garden, because the
weeds are apt to get such growth
before iLe parsnips come up that the
labo? os wedding is greatly increased,
but this may be remedied by mixing
few rad!Sh seed with the parsnip seed,
which Will come up so that the rows
can be seen and hOed out long before
1Ae NarSnips are up. They can be
puu2G when the parSnips are thinned.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18

cred Of paramount Importance, ana
their disposal only less so. To feed all
crops, with perhaps the exception of
wheat, upon the farm, is to increase
the soil fertility in the quickest way
providing, Of course, the feeding is
properly done. To begin with, no farm
is complete without its horses. On a
farm OF forty acres two horses will be
sufficient. \ sixty acre farm will need
three, and so on for each additional
twenty acres up to 100. After that one
horse for each additional forty acres
would be sufficient. l an speaking Of
work horses that are necessary for
plowiDG. sowing, reaDing, hauling. etc,
on the farm. Should one care to raise
young horses for market they would
take the place of some other animal.
Cattle and hogs are and should be
the main dependence for stock on the
average farm. Cattle should have first
place in that they are so very helpful
in the profitable raising of hogs. When
pigs have 4 part milk ration their
growth is fast and their health as
sured. Cows are the greatest consum.
ers of rough provendcr, thus convert
ing what would otherwise be total
loss into 4 gilt-edged article. The farm
of the dairyman is farm always in
creasing in value and fertility, and as
q general thing the dairyman feeds
more than he produces on his farm,
thus bringing in fertility from else.
where. The average farmer should
keep more cattle, and there should be
a preponderance Of milk COWS. For
every good cow there should be good
brood SOW. for in the economy Of
farm these two animals go together,
the hog supplementing the COW. The
idea is to take everything to market in
4 condensed form, leaving all refuse
to increase soil fertility.-A. \. SpIirg'
er, in The Epitomist.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
Quick to Learn.

A bride and groom who recently went
to housekeeping on Cedar avenue are
blessed with a maid Of all work who
is fresh from the Emerald Isle. This
is her first place" and her ignorance
of domestic affairs is only equalled
by her adaptability and her cheerful
willingness to learn. At first she
didn't know the names Of the ordinary
household utensils, even mistaking, on
one occasions, when there was COM
pany at dinner, the ice pick for the
carving steel One day last week the
bride had been doing some shopping
ard among other things she bought an
umbrella stand for the vestibule. 1t
was late when she reached home.
Did any packages come" she asked
"TiS. num-" was the reply. the
wagon cum wid tn cuSpiGore for tn
umbreliies. ."-Philadelphia Record.
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ANOTHER HOT WAVE
Plays Havoc With Crops in Southern
States.
ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS BROKEN.
Corn Drying Up Under the Torrld
Blasts That Come With Furnace.
Like Heat.

Memphis, Special.-Friday was the
warmest day of the year in the cen.
trail Southern States. Many places In
west Tennessee, Arkansas, north Mis-.
sissippi. Louisiana Alabama and
Texas, report all heat records broken
during the afternoon. In Memphis
the official report was 102 degrees at
5 O'Clock. This Is the highest tenn
perature ever recorded here. Selma,
Ala. was the warmest place in the
South, 112 degrees being recorded.
Montgomery report 105 and Mobile
102. At Little Rock, Ark, the high
est temperature ever recorded was
officially reported 106. Pine Bluff, Ark,
reports the warmeSt day on record
with one fatality.
In Mississippi the heat was intense.
At Jackson, Vicksburg, and Natchez.
all records were broken. Crops, es-
pecially corn, all through north and
east Mississippi are drying. up. Louis
lana is also in the throes of the hot
waves. Shreveport reports the hot
test day in its history, the govern.
ment thermometer registering SO in
the afternoon. The intense heat has
been broken somewhat in few coun.
ties in west Texas. San Angelo, Colo,
Midland and Bid Springs. all in the
extreme western part Of the State. re.
port a rainfall varying from l to 8
inches. These points are in section
devoted almost exclusively to stock
raising. The agricultural part Of
north and northwest Texas Is still
unrelieved from the drought. IN some
places rain has not fallen il some
months. Austin had good rains that
broke the long drought in tnat vi.
cinity. San Antonio also reports a
rainfall of III inches. The crops in
the southwestern section of the State
are in fair condition. Showers fell
at Richmond and Sequin. and Houston
and Galveston report good rains In
the last few days. At Dallas rain has
been an unknown quantity for nearly
six weeks, while the temperature has
been lowering around the 100 marH
for several days.
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Registration Notice.

The Office of the Supervisor OF Reg
istration Will be opened on the frst
Monday in every month for the pur-
pose of the registering OF any person
wlois qualified as follows:
Who shall have been q resident OF
tho State for two years, and OF tho
county one year and Of the polling
precint in which the elector offers to
vote iour months before thedsy otelec-
t on. sad shall have paid, six months be-
.ore any poll tax thea due aud payable,
and who can both read and write any
section Of tue Constitution Of 1895
to him by the supervisors,
of registration, or can chow that be
owns. and has paid slI taxes collectabls
daring the present year on property IN
thu, State assessed at three hundred
dol!ars or more. J. J. EADDY,
G]erk-of Board.
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FURRY in Corn.

New York, Special.-There was
scene Of great excitement in both the
wheat and corn markets at New York
Friday. trade aggregating one OF the
largest days totals in a year or more
and specially as to corn. Prices jump
ed . SIS during the day in corn. max
ing 1-2 advance for the week. Or
ders poured into the market so rast
that brokers could scarcely execute
them at the prices desired and the u.s.
uaily small crowd around the corn
ring was increased to such an extent
that at times it almost riva!ied tina!
in the wheat pit.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18

lower end with a slide, so that the cir
sculatlon can be controlled. Fresh air
may he admitted through the opening
in the rear at q, care being used to
place the opening so as to prevent di-
rect drafts upon the animals. If the
COWS face the feeding alley running
alcrs tie side next the main barn,
good place for the introduction of
fresh air would be at the end Of the
alley, say at b. During very cold
weather these openings may be closed
entirely. In ventilating through chutes
one should be placed every twenty-five
feet throughout the length Of the barn.
American Agriculturist. ....:.s..
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Raising Irish Potatoes.

sUccess in growing Irish potatoes de-
pends on two things chiefly. One IS
deep plowing and thorough pulveriza-
tiol Of the soil before planting and the
other is early cultivation. Other things
being equal, potatoes that are planted
in deeply stirred, thoroughly pulver
ICED soil will produce third more po-
tatoes during a dry season than if
planted in comparatively shallow
ground. Deep plowing is best for q
rainy season, too, as the surplus moist
ure passes down more readily, and the
top soil may then be cultivated oftener
than if plowed light originally. In
fact. in growing this crop deep plowing
is very essential to success. 1t is much
easier to dig or plow out the potatoes,
too, when the soil has been deeply and
thoroughly stirred during cultivation.
That in favor of early cultivation is
also important. Just as soon as the
sprouts break the soil the cultivator
should be applied and used often until
the vine is in bloom. In laying the
crop by heavy double ridge should
be thrown to the row. This is another
feature Of Importance should the
weather turn out dry during the latter
part OF the season, which is so often
the case With the Seed deeply planted
in loose soil, the roWS thoroughly clean
and We'll r:GecG Up II blooming tine 4
good crop Inay be said 10 lie assured,
TO matter what kind Of weather may
cp:l2 !G;v2.-U. L. Gler. in The Ep!-
tGM.s,.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
DAILY. tDally except Sunday.

'Daily. tDsly except Sunday.
No. 50 runs through to Columbia via
Central r. T. OF S. c.
Trains Nos. IS and 80 run via Wilson and
Fayetteville-Short Line---and make close
connection for all points North.
Trains on c. 4 D. R. R. leave Florence
daily except Sunday 8 50 a. m, arrive Dar-
lington 10 Is a. m, Hartsyille 9l5 a. m,
Cheraw II 80 a. m, Wadesboro II 35 o. N.
Leave crence daily except Sunday 90 p.
M. arrive Darlington Is .. m, Benefits
vile % p. m. Gibson 10 20 p. m. Leave
Florence Sunday only so a. M, arrive Dar-
linGton 10 Is a. m.
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 Is
a. u. Dennettsville 7 Is a. m, arrive Dar-
lington Is d. NJ, leave Darlington 8 so a.
m, arrive Florence Is a. N. Leave Wades-
boro daily except Sunday 10 p. m, Cheraw
5 IS p. m, Hartsvllle 7 25 m.., Darlington
6 80 p. m, arrive Florence 90 o. m. Leave
Darlington s so a. m, arrive Florence Is
a. m.
H. " EMERSON. Gen. Pass. Agent.
J. r. KENLY. Gen'l Manager.
T. u. EMMERSON. Traffic Manager.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
The Windmill ON the Farm,

The Windmill has become 4 necessity
on farms. In proportion to cost =
gives mo.c power and service than any
mach;2c or implement on farm. Not
only VIII windmill pump water, but
will also GRIND the grain, saw wood,
chi The coarse food and furnish power
for many other purposes. They have
been greatly improved, and are capa-
bic of doing much more than many
SNDnoEC.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
nerslopInc a High. Glass Ereed.

Tie characteristics OF 4 breed can be
fixed C..iy by careful selection OF the
best specimens year after year. in
breeding being resorted to 10y breeders
IN OYl2" 20 avoid out-crosSes. 1t may
require half century to bring 4 breed
to- The desired position sought, hence
1 lose who cross two different breeds
are liable 70 destroy the good qualities
OF both.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
FARM And GARDEN,
IsSSSREEslS'ENE
Always Treat the Stock Well.

Stool we'll wintered is half sum
n>errl. When poorly cared fo- they
grow EooI. and half tie summers pas
turc is lest; by the time the summer is
ended such stock has Just begun to fat
fen nicely Treat stock we'll for profits
sake and for humanity's sake.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
Y.ntilntinr the Cow Stable.

The COW stable attached TO TIE farm
barn owned by G. ". Emery may be
ventilated with trap door over the
feeding alley or manger or, better yet,
by 4 chute running from the ceiling
through the roof. as indicated in the
accompanying illustration.
This chute must be closed at the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
Increasing Soil Fertility.

Any system of farming that has
within lis consideration the improve
mcEts Of soil, is incomplete without
pror>r disposal of crops. The increas-
irS c. c:ops is generally 10 be coCs.d-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18

Excavations in the valley OF the
Somme, in France, have brought to
light many relics of the palacolithic
age, among them engravings of fish
that are 1t least $4,000 years old
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
Skin Diseases.

For the speedy and permanent cure OF
letter. salt rheuln and eczema, Cham
2erlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is
rithout an equal. 1t relieves the itch
lg and smart;Rg almost instantly and
IS Continued use etfecrs a permanent
srre. It also cures itch, BARRIERS itch,
Scald head, sore nipples, itching piles.
chapped hands. chronic sore eyes and
granulated lids.
Or. rady's Condition Powders Tor
aorses are the beS: tonic, blood purifier
vermifUge Price. 23certs. Sold BY
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT

10. piece Walnut Suits $75 TO 800.
10 piece Solid Oak suits SlS, S22, S26, $50,
eS5. $40, $50. ss6.
Oak Hall Racks, French Plate Glass, 81,
$3.50, $3.50.
Wardrobes sS to e25.
Bed Lounges % to els.
Bedsteads S2.25 to S10
Iron Beds. Iron Cribs.
Parlor Suits ESQ to ESQ.
Baby Carriages $3.50, 81, e7.6o.
Floor Oiclotb SOC.
Mating 10; u, IA. Is, IS. 20, 2s, 25, 81 and
Doc.
l6-pieoe Chamber Sets s2.1sto Ss.
Window Shades II. l5. 50, S5, 400 to s1.21
Stoves &C. 80. e. so, elG to S16
Trunks S2.e0 to s6. 60.
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BUELL. & ROBERTS
CO SE
DRY GOODS STORE.

We continue Offering inducements to close
out our Sumr.er Goods. We can mention
only few OF The luauy goods reducedi
Sl; i: : "a I'd En-; +. 20
Initial HandSerchieis, ii. B., embroidered,
In a box, sor l9c; 2so goods.
Ioc % Men O'sek ini''ui DIX hAadA'''n''''
Mems large White Figured, Drawn-Stitch,
TThI,s FIaau uaUdt.rchis,.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18

Under this pseudonym were written two Of the
most striking OF recent novels, Black Rock and
The Sky Pio," new novel OF Canadian and
Western life By this author viii appear in THe
Our, oox during tho year IT. spirit. humor. pathos
ard s,roa; cferzctcGrawing II Is evea superior TO
its predecessors.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
The New Eng
land Free Trade
League is receiv-
ing a good many
GROWING
TRUTHS.

acoessions, and it's articles are contin-
ually being called for. It has 1000
members, representing thirty three
states. Among them are twenty-six
college presidents and professors, and
an even larger number Of manufacturers
and merchants, including some Of the
largest and most successful establish
ments, like J. B. Sargent, of New
Haven, hardware; A. B. Farquhar, of
York, Pa, agricultural machines and
tools; Rowland G.. Hazard, of Peace
Dale, r. L., woolen manufacturer; Ar
thur T. Lyman, carpet manufacturer;
William B. Rice, boots and shoes, and
representatives of every profession and
business, but all united in their love of
justice and detestation of "the system
called protection, which, at the dicta-
tion of organized wealth, taxes the
whole American people for the benefit of
a few"
The Conservative, 1901-06-27

1892 he was the true and avowed sup
porter of the Weaver presidential
electors in Nebraska, notwithstanding
at that time he was running for
congress as a democrat. And the Star,
in view of such past, is not licensed
to declare that "Mr. Bryan will not
again secure the nomination of the
democrats. What was possible to
Weaver-supporting populist Of 1892 at
allegedly democratic conventions in
1896 and 1900, is not impossible in 1904
to the same peerless poser for the plain
people.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27

Until they are an organized party of
representative, intelligent, honest men
they can only the balance-of- power
party-avert the bigger calamities which
threaten the country, by accepting the
lesser ones. But the third party is alive.
1t determines elections. Neither the
alleged democracy nor the alleged re-
publicanism of the United States can
elect president without it's consent.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
In an editorial
of June 10Th, the
very able a nd
impartial X an
POLITICAL
STARLIGHT.

sas City Star says:
"Mr. Bryan has fought all efforts to
bring about a reorganization of the de-
mocracy looking to united action. He
has been unreasonable, petty and selfish
in his inexorable ostracism Of the sound
money wing Of his party-an element
that today more nearly represents Amer
ican sentiment in general than does the
Bryan branch of the organization. Mr..
Bryan will not again secure the nomi-
nation of the democrats. Yet it is
easily possible that he may once more
cause the defeat of the party in spite of
the unusual opportunities presented for
success by accepting the nomination of
the populists or the leadership of some
new movement"
The CONSERVATIVE, while in agree
ment with the Star upon most of it's
statements relative to Bryanarchy and
it's prophet, does not believe it impossi-
BILE for Mr.. Bryan to be again nominated
by the alleged democracy. Already his
lieutenant-c colonel Gen. Victor Vifquain,
has declared it the duty Of the Bryan
archistic forces to send solid delega-
from this state pledged to his renomina-
tion. And from the intimate relations
which existed between the colonel of the
Third Nebraska regiment and the lieu
tenant-colonel while engaged in war
and their continued political associations
in that peace which has succeeded
"The First Battle" for sixteen -to-one,
it is reasonable to conclude that the re-
cent manifesto, published in the World
Herald, of Omaha, was authorized.
The semi official statement and it's pub
lication in the only daily paper which
Colonel Bryan ever rescued from the
grave and revivified by his magnetic pen,
is enough to convince Nebraskans gen
orally, that third nomination is sought
and demanded. The populist party has
never had more faithful and consist
ent color-bearer than it's presidential
nominee of 1896 and 1900. Even in
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
Ev cry twenty
four hours the
railroa DIS, man
uf a c tur rs and
home-builders IF
TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND
ACRES.

the United States denude twenty
five thousand acres of timbered land.
That is, there is daily consumption Of
all the wood, the trees on twenty-five
Thousand acres supply.
How many acres are planted? Twenty
five?
Next Arbor Day, April %, 1902, let
each of the one hundred counties in the
state of Nebraska, plant at least two
hundred and fifty acres in trees. Let
there be one day in the year in which
one state shall plant as many acres in
trees as all the states destroy. Nebraska
ought to plant twenty-five thousand
acres Of timber next Arbor Day.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
THAT NEW PARTY.

THAT NEW PARTY. bers of each of the
two aged political
organizations which nominated the two
prominent candidates for the presidency
of the United States in 1896 and
1900, who seem pestered by the
mere suggestion of third party.
There are allegedly republican and al
legedly democratic journals which ridi-
cule the existence Of a third party, and
bitterly denounce those who think it
necessary.
These censorious critics forget that it
has been openly admitted in speeches by
Mckinley and
Alive. by Bryan that
the third party
vote determined the presidential election
in 1896 and in 1900. These critics ig-
more the fact that the independent vot-
ers of the United States constitute
balance-of- power party. Independent
voters do not surrender the right
to think, to reason, and to de-
term1ne puDHc pOllcleS IOr Cnom-
selves. They do not delegate
to caucuses and conventions, their
power to discriminate between right and
wrong. They do not authorize heelers,
ward-workers and precinct politicians to
name their candidates and pro-
vide principles for their plat
forms. But after the two old
parties have been furnished with candi-
dates and avowals of party -creeds by
the >heelers, ward-workers and Spoliti-
clans who run them both in every state
in the Union, the independent citizen
selects the least of the evils presented,
and votes for the same. Under present
conditions the independent voters of
the United States can do no better.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27

Entered at the postoffice at Nebraska City,
Neb., as Second Class matter, July 20, 1898.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
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City, Nebraska
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cation. II.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
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