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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-03

There never was a time when the
Democrats needed one good leader and
harmony in the ranks more than at
present.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-03

PEAUTIES-Lace Curtains, 39c. pr,
- SOC. pr, 75c. pr, and finer, at
Wooten's.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21

What undoubtedly is the larges.
known tree in the world has been re
Gently discovered two and half miles
from the Sanger Lumber company's
mill in Converse basin, far up in the
Sierras, in Fresno county, California
The discovery was made lately by a
party Of hunters, and little credence
was given to the report, as every one
thought the description of this colossus
of the forest was exaggerated, but it
has since been visited by people who
have verified the finders statement.
The monster was measured six feet
from the ground, and it took line 154
feet and inches to encircle it, max
ing it over 81 feet in diameter. This
tree is few rods from the company's
boundary line and is on government
reserve, hence will stand to interest
sightseers and will escape the wood.
mans a1.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
'TWIXT SUMMER AND AUTUMN
Of August, Especially In
the East.

"One thing that has been puzzling
me ever since l struck this part of the
country is the fasteners division of
the seasons" lamented the man from
Milwaukee, according to the New York
Times. "Out where come from we al
ways count August as summer
month, but the New York and New
England population-and especially
the theatrical portion thereof-evi-
IDENTIFY classify it otherwise.
Il have reached the conclusion by
reading the advertisements on the
billboards. You may travel the length
of any prominent theaterical street
in every good-sized eastern city and
take occasional peeps into the adjoin-
ing streets, and at the entrance to al
most every theater not now doing
business you will see this sign: Closed
for the summer. Will reopen in Au-
gust
Now what | want to know is, what
is the status of August in this part of
the country? Is it summer month,
or fall month, or winter month, or
has it been Topped off from all the di-
visions of the year established by the
calendar and been made to constitute
a season by itself?"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
YOUTHFULNESS FOR WOMEN.
A Scientific Mentor Advises Plenty of
Outdoor Exercise ana Guilt
walton of Amiabillty.

A scientific cont mporary has been
discussing very delicate subject.
1t has been considering why women,
as they advance in years, grow plain
err than men, and why marriage so
frequently destroys their good looks.
says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
With this very question Max O'Rel
also deals in his latest book, and
It encourages the hope that a wom-
an may retain her youthful appear
ance longer. and thus gain another
point, giving her further equality
with man, to find that both the sci
entific and the philosophic writers
agree on the point that careful at
tention to the personal appearance
and the temper may do much to
preserve youth and beauty.
Max O'Rell puts the matter rather
more eneouragingly, perhaps. or at
least less primly. He bluntly says
that discreet and judicious coquetry
will keep a woman absolutely beauti-
full and young till so. After that we
must mercifully draw the veil. Our
scientific mentor soberly advises
plenty of open-air exercise, careful
attention to the toilet, and the culti-
walton of amiability, which, as Mr..
Kipling says, is altogether another
story"
A sense of humor largely helps the
retention of youth, and might have
saved Faust a lot of trouble had he
possessed it. But. unhappily, anna
bility and sense of humor are alike
difficult to cultivate; indeed, they
are wholly beyond the reach Of q
large majority; on the whole, there
fore, it is safer to rely on attention
to the personal appearance.
Nowadays it is made SO easy for
women to make themselves attrac-
tive that there is no excuse for look
ing older, indeed, as old as ones age.
The astute French philosopher coun-
sells woman to be careful about her
hair; our grave scientific contem-
porary suggests that lady's toilet
should never be hurried. And to this
sage advice may be added third
counsel, which is to cultivate dis
tinct style of dress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
THE NATURE OF COWS.
Have Their Likes and Dislikes and
Act at Times Very Much Like
Human Beings.

"Cows have their likes and their dis
likes" said the milkmaid to the sum-
mer boarder who was curious to see
every part of the farm, according to
the New York Tribune.
"For instance, a cow admires a
horse, and will stand and watch one for
a long time. She is sort of timid about
him, but she admires him just the
same She has contempt for mule,
and seems to be amused by his antics.
Hogs she tolerates, that's all. And
sheep, she hates. She will not eat
grass where sheep have been. She
hates dogs, too, but will tolerate the
shepherd dog, because she knows she
simply has to, and that the shepherd
dog will not bite her.
Cattle go wild at being let into a
fresh PASTURE" added the milkmaid.
at seems to go to their heads. Each
is afraid that the other has got bet
ter feeding place than herself, and
tries to drive her neighbor away"
"Then there is good deal of human
nature in the cow, after all, unused
the summer boarder, who had studied
. year or two at university, and was
given to philosophical reflections.
"Well, should smile" answered the
milkmaid. "a single COW, with calf
will boss a whole hero of steers" and,
swinging her pail over her arm, she
went down to the milking pens.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
Railways without Rails.

1t is suggested that the automo-
bile will give us, after awhile, lines
of railway without rails, II such an
expression may be allowed. On Long
Island, for example, an automobile
road Of so miles in length Is to be
constructed, to cross other roads
either above or below grade, 30 that
the owners may speed their machines
as they please. When this has been
done, 'he next step will be, perhaps,
to attach trailers, and then passen-
gers and freight will be taken, ana a
regular traffic established. At least
it may reasonably be expected that
the building of such roads will result
in the running OF automobile coaches
as feeders to steam or electric lines,
where it would not pay to lay a rail-
road track.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
GIVE BABIES SOLID FOOD.
One Cause of the Enormous Death
Rate Among Children of New
Y0rk's Poor.

The average mother in easy circum-
stances will smile rather derisively on
hearing that France has law making
it crime to give solid food to any
child under one year old. Yet every
tenement house worker, visiting nurse,
health department officer or settle
ment resident can testify that the Gus
tom of feeding solid food to toothless
infants is wellnigh universal in the
slum tenements, says IA writer in the
New York Tribune. France, with her
low birth rate, has found that she can
not spare the 10000 babies that were
dying every year before the state took
them under it's care. The American
waste Of child life amounts to 300, 900
annually under five years, the proper
ton of deaths being greatest among
the foreign population, where the high
birth rate is balanced by heavy death
rate. Beer, tea, coffee, condensed
milk, watermelon, green corn and
pork rind are among the "dainties"
handed out to the unfortunate tene.
ment house infant.
MY baby sit up at table and eat
everything all same as grown up, now"
said one young foreign mother, proud
ly, displaying her saffron colored one
year-old to the plying eyes of the
superintendent of day nursery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
DOGS TO GUARD THE LOUVRE
Precautions Taken by Paris AuthOri-
ties to Protect Priceless Col
lectiOns of the Museum.

Though the "diving dogs" of the
Partisan river police have been rather
ridiculed since they absolutely refused
to go to the rescue OF the enterprising
journalist who threw himself recently
into the Seine from the Pont de la
Tournelle to try their mettle, dogs are
to have another official appointment in
Paris.
The authorities at the Louvre are
instituting dog service" to SUPPLE
ment the night guardians of the
museum. Thia excellent innovation
has been brought about by the action
of an irrepressible journalist, who in
his thirst for copy" hid himself in one
OF the Roman sarcophagi when the
doors of the great museum closed to
the public at five in the evening. He
was not discovered, and would have
remained there all night with the
whole of the priceless collection at his
mercy had it not been that friend
to whom he had confided his intention
wisely informed the authorities.
This fact conclusively proved the
journalists contention that the place
was not properly guarded, and the au-
thorities for once thought it was best
''to shut the stable door before the
horse was stolen" and so have settled
that in future the night patrol will be
accompanied by dogs who can be trust
ed to scout out intruders.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
NO COFFEE HOUSES HERE.
Plan Which Worked Readily I'm Eng
land Il Not Taken Up In the
9 United states.

The coffee house is a temperance
substitute for the inn in England, says
Gunton's Magazine. 1t furnishes,
minus the Intoxicating Stimulants,
similar social features, but it is tackled
on to the same social habits that the
inn developed. In this country those
habits were not formed by the saloon
experience, and the attempt to estab-
lish the coffee house as a substitute
for the saloon necessarily lacks that
social incentive which exists in Eng
land. The coffee house here takes on
the feature Of the restaurant rather
than either the German beer garden
or the English inn. The Americans
have never learned to go to these
places for their leisurely intercourse
and amusements and hence do not find
it when coffee is substituted for beer
They have gone to the theaters or
to the clubs for this social outlet.
It is, therefore, not surprising to the
careful student of European and
American traditions that the coffee
house plan does not work in this coun-
try, though it worked well in Eng
land. To be successful social and eco
nomic as well rs political institutions
must largely grow out of the habits,
customs and desires of the people.
They cannot to any considerable ex-
tent be transplanted from one country
to another
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
Cherry Water Ice,

Weigh the fruit and sugar; allow
pound and half of loaf sugar to
each pound of fruit, half of a pint
OF water and the white of one egg.
Stone the cherries before weighing,
place them in preserving kettle on
the back of the range, letting them
stand until the juice starts freely
but do not boil. When ready turn
into a jelly-bag and press thorough
ly. Combine the sugar, water and
whites of eggs. let these boil, skim
ming occasionally until rich, and
transparent. Remove from the fire
add the juice, pack up in freezer
and treat the same as ice cream
Albany Argus.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
CHINESE FOND OF GAMING.
They Are Inveterate Card Players
and Have Games of Their
own Invention.

The heather Chinee" portrayed by
Bret Harte, with his sleeves full of
aces and bowers" is not a creation OF
fiction. In fact, almost every native
of the celestial empire is born gam
bier and will hazard all he possesses
on the turn of card. If there is one
thing the Chinese in America cannot
understand regarding our customs it
is why the police and courts should
take cognizance of gambling. 1t is IA
recognized amusement in China and
the Chinaman is reckless gambler.
They have several kinds of playing
cards, but the general name for them
is chepae, or paper tickets. The cards
are two inches and half in length and
half an inch wide and the kind most
commonly used are called tseen-wan-
che-pae, "a thousand times 10000
cards" This pack has 30 cards-three
suits of nine each and three indepen-
dent suits which are superior to the
rest. The suits are named respective
ly mine myriads of strings of beads"
nine units of cakes" and nine units
of chains"
There are several queer names for
other varieties of playing cards. One
is called the hundred boys cards. ="
another "chariots, horses and guns"
and a third, curiously devised on the
principle of some of our historical
games, is called "a thousand times 10,-
900 mems names cards"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
CANNIBALISM IN PARIS.
Parts of Ahe Human which Rank as
Delicate Tit-Bits In the yari-
Gus Quarters.

Cannibalism is still rife among the
Paris hooligans. The last case we re-
corded was one Of ear-eating; the
other day 1t was nose, says the
Paris Messenger. Tastes differ with
different localities, and whereas at La
Villette policeman's ear is looked upon
as a delicate tit-bit, at Bercy consta-
ble's nose is not despised. Bercy is
where the wine comes from, and II
may be that rudy nasal organ is
preferred to pale one by the local
man-eater. At one n. m. an "agent"
of the name OF Pedamons was on duty
on the Boulevard de Bercy when his
assistance was sought by publican
who requested him to act as "chucker
out" one of his customers being
drunk and refusing to quit. The c,fs-
toner in question. man named Bail
ly, took no heed OF the constable and
the latter clasped him round the waist
in order to evict him. Bailly there
upon started biting and tore the con-
stables nose right Off. He was subse-
quently arrested and Pedamons was
taken 10 the hospital. II an operation
is performed It would only he right to
take flesh from Bailly's arm to pro-
vide the policeman with a new nose.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
TIGERS ARE THEIR TERROR.
These Animals Are Dreaded by the
HindOOs More Than Any Others
in the Jungle.

1t is in India that the ravages caused
by wild beasts and reptiles are most
marked. Not merely single towns or
villages, but whole districts, have in
times not far distant been converted
into deserts by the sudden advent of
unusual numbers of tigers or Of
snakes. The former is especially de-
structive, and the facts set forth in
cold figures in government reports
concerning his depredations sound alb
solutely incredible, says Pearson's
Weekly.
Even single tiger which happens to
be confirmed man-eater will often
suffice to scare away entire popula-
tions. One large male killed 10S peo-
pie in three years and caused the
eventual abandonment of big cotton
factory, together with the model vii
lage it supported. Another killed an
average of about 80 persons per annum
for several years, and during period
OF famine SO completely closed the
roads leading to certain place that
four-ffths ci the inhabitants persisted
of starvation. A third, so late as 1869.
killed 127 people, and stopped public
road for many weeks, until the oppor-
tune arrival of an English sportsman,
who at last shot him. A fourth caused
10 villages to be abandoned and $50
square miles of land to be thrown out
of cultivation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
Where Gold May Abound.

Mysterious forests surround the I'M
mapped headwaters Of the Amazon
river where hidden gold mines are
thought to be, guarded by a large tribe
of Indians known as the Napos, who
still cling to the ancient rites of the
children Of the sun. These Napo In
dams have brought out significant evil
dence of the richness of the placer
mines. In Quito gold dust is the stand
ard currency, which they bring in hol-
low bamboo joints heavy with grains
and dust of the precious metal, which
Is washed out by the most primitive
methods.-ChicapoC Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
BITS FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER.
Divers Items of Domestic Lore That
May he Worth Keeping for
Future Reference.

Save a few peach pits, and when
you desire the peach flavor, which Is
really that of the almond extract We
buy, crack few and boil them in
the milk you will use. They are fine
for favoTing custards, etc.
A culinary exchange says that a
delicious jelly may be made by COM
bining apple juice and peach juice.
To obtain the latter, cook the par
ings OF the peaches used for can
ming, adding a few peach pits.
Baked potatoes go well with fish.
Few cooks broil fish, but if they
would once try 1t, ON fairly good
sized fish, they would give the fry
ing kettle rest.
Delicious summer beverages are
easily prepared from fresh fruits,
and are better for the health than
so much ice water. Crush the fruits,
add sugar enough to sweeten, let
stand few hours, then press out
the clear juice. Mix with an equal
quantity of ice water before serving.
A tablespoonful of lemon juice to the
pint of beverage is a very desirable
addition.
During the hot weather it is wis
est to use cereal foods prepared
from wheat, rather than those from
oats and corn, which are more heat
ing. Instead of so much pie, make
shortcake, or serve the fruit fresh,
with some light, easily made cake.
Now is the time to use rice liberal
ly. 1t can be offered in many ways,
so that the family does not tire of
it. Plain boiled rice may reappear
as croquettes. fritters and pam
cakes. Rice buildings are cheap,
easy to make, palatable and health
full
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
Children Born blind

The startling charge that many
New York children are born blind in
subterranean apartments under
great Office buildings in New York
because their mothers for years have
never seen the light of day is made
by Rev. DR.. David NJ. Steele one of
the curates of st. artholomew's
parish. DR.. Steele says: How MANY
know that some of the great Office
buildings have under them apart
ments for so families, and that in
these families children are sometimes
born blind, because their mothers for
whole years never see daylight? How
many know that on the roofs Of
these buildings there are families of
janitors whose six-year-old children
have never stepped upon the
ground?" DR.. Steele is an authority
on life on the east side and in the
tenement districts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
HUNTERS FOR HEALTH.
An Army Of Travellers Always ON the
Move in Search of Favorable
Climate and Conditions.

Fully million people in the United
States are constantly out health hunt
ing. With half q million people suf-
fering with tuberculosis, half as many
more afflicted with asthmatic and
bronchial troubles, and countless num-
bers possessing from one to half
dozen ordinary diseases which are eth
er attributed to or directly affected by
the climatic conditions of the land in
which they live, it is not strange that
there should be small army of pro-
fessional health hunters fitting around
from one part of the world to another
in search of that chief desideratum of
all, happiness in this life, which we
happen to know most about.
The up-to-date physician must now
be a good geographer and well &C.
quainted with all the health resorts
of the world. He must know where the
best "sun cure" is to be found. He
must be able to recommend certain
high attitudes where it is dry, but not
dry enough to overburden the hearts
action. Some cannot stand the irri-
tating winds of the coast and must
go inland among the pines, while 9TH
ers must need the coast air. In fact,
the physical geography and climate Of
the world is all things to all men.
There is a large class of nervous
cranks in the world who refuse to set
tie anywhere permanently. Something
keeps telling them to keep moving"
They are constantly migrating in the
chase for health, says the Boston
Globe.
The army Of health hunters is grow
ing every year, and the easy facilities
for rapid transit serve to increase it.
But there are some drawbacks to the
migration cure. The chase after health
serves to increase the fear of dis
ease, and fear is the closest servant OF
death.
But there is no healthier place to
migrate to for awhile than the old
home, for both mind and body. There
fore, don't forget old-home week. The
whole man will profit thereby.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21

Don't swear at the telephone girl,
no matter how provoking may be the
delays. A doctor In St. Louis who
permitted his impatience to overcome
his politeness In this way was fined five
dollars and costs for disturbing the
peace" Most OF us ere sorely tempt
ed at times to unburden our souls to
the telephone wire, but the ruling of
the St. Louis court, II not our own
sense of propriety, will give US pause.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
Advent of AutOm q nd ne.

There seems to be need of term
to designate the new terrors of oar
streets, those speed-crazed parano-
iacs who are now doing so much to
bring the automobile into disrepute,
says the Horseless Age. Various
terms are loosely applied, but new
compound would be desirable We
suggest the word ''automaniac,"
which is in harmony with several
well-known words of Greek deriva-
ton already rooted in the language
as descriptive of victims of diseased
and abnormal appetite (dipsomaniac,
kleptomaniac), and conveys strong
and true picture of the men,al state
of the worst of these offenders
against law and decencY.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
An AatonishinK Narrative.

The Pioneer tells story of rat
alive on ship and thrown over
board. A seagull was floating by the
side Of the ship. Immediately there
ensued battle royal, and the rat
strangled the seagull to death He
then sat upon the carcass of the sea.
gull, unfurled it's left wing to catch
the wind. and, working the right
wing ss an oar, yet sail for the
shore!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21

Pare and pit ripe peaches, cook
them till they are like a thick mar
They require close watch
ing, they burn so easily. Add a
quarter of pound of sugar to one
pound OF fruit and cook again till
the preserve is almost solid. 1t NAV
be kept in stone jar.-Good House
kepninp
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
A Relic of Dickens.

Charles Dickens Office table, chair
and looking glass and another high
back chair he used in the editors
Office of All the Year Round were
sold az auction in London lately for
s425. They were given at Dickens
death to his housekeeper, and sold
by her to collector.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
Delicate I0hnfpr

Melt a piece of butter the size of
an egg, add one teaspoonful of
minced onion, cook well, and add
one teaspoonful of -four. Cook until
smooth, then add one cupful Of milk
and one and one-half cupfuls Of good
broth. Season with salt and pepper;
to this add the meat OF one lobster,
and boil all together before serving.
Ladies' World, New York.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
sweet kauca.

One pint of water, two cupfuls of
sugar. one7half q cupful Of butter,
two well-beaten eggs. one grated
nutmeg, or the rind of one lemon,
a teaspoonful each Of salt and corn
starch. Cook until 1t thickens.--De-
troit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
The Trade of Smyrna.

Smyrna is the smartest town In
Turkey so far as trade is concerned.
1t does n bigger business than Con
stantinople. 1t is the headquarters
of the wool and Of the rug and car
pet trade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
The siberian Railway.

Foreigners will not be permitted
to travel over the Siberian railway
without special Russian authorize
ton. This has been officially an
nounccd by the Russian consul at
Shanghai.