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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-09-17
shape Of the tree and prevents the
breaking of overloaded branches.
Young Ducks.

Young Ducks.
The large markets give prices that
are profitable to the grower for ducks
that are eight to ten weeks old. Ducks
Of that age are fine eating and will be
relished on the farm. Good manage
ment is necessary to- produce ducks
Of good weight in eight TO ten weeks.
but it is not difficult. Pekin ducks are
noted for their early maturity: and
for this reason are preferred TO produce
good food in a short time. II is useless
to select small breeds for this end.
They do not weigh much when mature,
and they do not grow fast enough dur
ing the first few weeks to make. big,
plump carcasses quickly.
Many things favor duck raising. In
expensive sheds will do for shelter.
Since the Pekins cannot fly to amount
to anything. n fence eighteen inches
or two feet high will keep them con-
fined if it is desired. The more protita-
bic management on the farm is to let
them run ut large most OF the time.
This will enable them to pick up much
Of tncir food and give them needed
exercise.
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The Bachelor Born.

There was never yet bachelor OF
forty whose heart has not been at
some woman's feet to take or leave.
as she would" says a wcll-known
writer, and this, generally speaking,
Is absolutely true. However, there Is
one type of man, very rare one for
tunately, who from a mixture Of cold
love of self and miserliness rigidly
eschews matrimony. :
OF such one the story is told that,
being on one occasion somewhat i'm.
pressed by the bright eyes end red
lips of a certain damsel, he gave some
thought to the married state and pom
dered over the advisability Of entering
It. Racked with doubt, he ordered
meat pie to be prepared, and on Its
appearance divided it in half There
was ample! Then the reflection
crossed his mind that in course OF
time subdivision might be neces.
sary. The portions were divided by
a tremulous hand int two. He look.
ed, hesitated and scraped them all
on to his own plate. The damsel had
to find another lover.
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Trimmed Fruit 10 Better.

Bulletin No. 80 of the Maryland Ex'
periment Station summarizes the bene'
fits of thinning fruit as follows:
First-Thicnins preserves the vital
ity of the tree by lessening the produc'
ton OF seed.
Second-Thinning if Systematically
and persistently done. will cause the
tree to bear crops more regularly. On
years are in most cases due to the fact
that the trees are allowed to overbear
one year, and during that year few, Il
any. fruit buds can be formed. Most
kinds of fruit trees cannot produce 4
large crop and mature fruit buds at
the same time.
Third-Thinning lessons the loss oc'
casioned by rot and other fungous dis
eases OF the fruit by eliminating the
danger of infection by contact. 1t also
in q measure prevents the appearance
aad the spread OF diseases by permie
ting better ventilation and drying OF
the fruit inside of the trees.
Fourth-Thinning will produce larger
fruit.
Fisth-Thinning will produce bet
fer colored fruit by admitting more
sunlight into the trees.
SiSth--Thinning tends to ripcn tile
fruit more uniformly.
Seventh-Thinning will produce d
more saleable and higher-prlced fruit
by reason of the increase in si;e' hisn'
er color and general appearance.
Eighth-Thinnins will preserve tne
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Lack OF Grit.

Although not an article Of food, grit
Is necessary to a birds welfare and
must be thought Of as possible cause
of trouble. In my work in advising
in poultry troubles I have opened doz-
ems OF b-ooder chicks that had both
crop and gizzard filed with grit. Grit
and nothing else. 1t is not safe to
place clear grit anu nothing else be-
fore little chicks. They are hungry
and will ill up on grit alone IL that
Is all within reach. 1t forms solid
impaction that is hard to break down
and many chicks die as the result
of it.
Adult birds. smut in during the win
ter months away from the soil. need
grit and it must be supplied to have
the birds keep healthy and lay eggs
II kept before them they will help
themselves and not be obliged 70
scratch over the droppings to get filthy
grit that has been through the fowl.
Filth in any form is dangerous to
health and being introduced OH grit
does not lessen the risk.-Poultry
Keeper.
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CHAPTER XIV.
A SCENE on A WOODLAND STAGE.

A SCENE on A WOODLAND STAGE.
The reader will recollect the heavy
rain and the hurricane that came on
immediately after. the shooting of
Burns by Pierre Rameau. But for
tha. cool deluge of water, the old man
would have bled to death, notwith-
standing the comparative slightness
of: the wound, which, owing to the
bullets striking large old silver
watch and glancing thence along q
rib, was but jagged rip in the flesh
across the left slope of the chest. As
it was, the rain stanched the bleed.
ing, and Burns regained conscious
ness some time during the following
night.
His Scotch vitality was not yet ex-
hausted. He raised himself to O sit
ting posture: but the effort reminded
him of his hurt and the blood broke
forth afresh, while dull pain griped
his breast. A roaring sound came in
to his head as he sank back again and
relspsed into insensibility. Itwas but
q swoon, however, followed presently
by a gradual recovery, during which
his mind recalled, in apanoramic way,
the whole OF his long and fruitless
struggle in search of Margaret. All
the terrible route from Scotland ziz.
tagging over almost half the earth, lay
under his eyes as if mapped out in the
glare of calcium light. He realized
how very old he was. and the nature
of his wound he well knew, having
thrust his fingers into the gaping rent.
Life shriveled under his gaze to the
dimensions of scorched leaf, and he
saw lis thousands of unanswered pray
ers lying like dead insects thereon.
Some OF the tense strings OF his faith
were swapping under this strain.
Numbly, blindly, he groped about in
the darkness, the soaked earth under
| him, the dripping, wind-stirred bought
| overhead. His long, gray hal. fell
| across his drawn and sunken face, and
his tumbled beard was separated into
ciammy wisps. lie thought he was
walking, but he was only wallowine
on the ground, reaching out his hands
and feet.
(To BIZ ooNT1NUED.)
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Best Time For Cutting Forage.


The Experiment Station Division OF
the Department OF Agriculture has
been gathering some information re-
garding the best time to cut forage
crops, including oats, field peas, field
corn, millet, sorghum. Kaffir corn and
cow peas. A description Of expert
ments is given where analyses were
made of these crops ut two different
stages in the growth Of each. In the
oats and peas grown together the first
analysis was made when the pea pods
were beginning to form, the second
when the pods had all filed out and
similar stages OF growth for the other
crops. The following table will indi-
cate the stages OF the crops at the
different analyses:
Peas, first analysis. pods beginning
to form; second analysis. pods kled
out. Oats a., beginning to head; ~.
il. full bloom. Field corn o.. tassels
showing: (2). corn full grown. ear form
ing. Nj let O. beginning to head: e..
headed, seeds nearly ripe. Sorghum
~. beginning to head: C), headed.
seeds forming. kaffir corn ~. begin
ming to head; ~. headed, seeds form
ing. Cow peas ~. vines sixteen incncs
high. 10 blossoms; (2y. well developed.
soEle polls formed.
In reaching 4 conclusion various fnc-
tors We're taken into account beyond
the mere amount OF nutrition found.
such rs wholesomeness. digestibility.
palatability. etc. 1t was developed
that the mixed crop Of oats and peas
improves in composition as It grows
older and should probably be allowed
to stand so long rs the pea vines re-
main fairly erect. The proportion OF
fiesh-forming to fat-formins constitu'
ents in fodder obtained from oats and
peas is very nearly the correct one for
il well-balancel ration for most classes
of animals. and it would probably be
found unnecessary to supplement this
fodder with grain or other foods.
Field corn, millct. sorghum and katfir
corn decrease rapidly in protein con-
tent while heading ont. In order to
obtain q fodder from these having as
narrow ratio Of fesh-forming to fat
forming foods as possible. the crop
should be cut ut as early stage as 1t
can be we'll cured. For ''roughage.' to
be fed in connection with highly nitros-
enous foods It may well be allowed to
crow until the seed forms. After that,
however, the stalks rapidly become
woody, and the proportion Of waste is
greatly increased. No very significant
change was found in the COW peas.
but this fodder is highly recommended
on account Of its large proportion OF
nltrogenous, strength-producing mate
rial and small percentage Of indigesti-
BILE fiber.-Guy E. Mitchell, in the Pro-
gressive Farmer.
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pr.xent Grub in tho Hcad.

1t is said that mixing a tablespoonful
of turpentine with a quart OF salt
given to sheep will prevent grub In the
head. The salt is placed in troughs
so that the sheep can help themselves
whenever they like. About every day
each sheep will be at the trough, will
get turpentine on it's nose, and the gad-
fly will be kept away. If sheep viii
eat salt that has been treated with
turpentine in this way, it seems that
the remedy would be as good as it's
advocates claim.
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A Threshing Hint.

When threshing the wheat and ont
crops see that the straw and chaf are
carefully saved, and have the straw
put I'D into stacks of a convenient size
for being put into the barn-a stack at
a time-when needed. With good.
sweet straw, roots and cow peas or
soy-bean hay. young cattle can be
kept growing and improving all win.
ter, and will make large heap OF
manure for the improvement Of the
land.
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A Great Haul.

"Young Briefly had only been ad-
mitted to the bar a week when he
made q fortune. He was caught in
railroad wreck in which forty people
were injured"
"And he was one Of those who got
damages"
HE was all of them. He got al!
the victims to retain him.'-Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
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A Discriminating Dog.

eyes, the neighbors complain about
my dog"
"Does he bite"
"No; he's too affectionate. He has
the reputation Of being q judge Of
beauty, and every time pretty woman
passes along the street he frisks about
extrayagantly."
Il should think the women would
like that"
"Yes, but there are only two pretty
women on the street-and the others
complained."-Clevelaud Plain Dealer.
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H.sh and tho Three Graces.

'HThis hash" said the star boarder,
reminds me of the three graces."
"Ohw replied the delighted landlady.
I'm what way"
Zone Is foolish to tackle it without
faith, hope and charity."-Chicago
Record Herald.
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OUR; BUDGET
OF HuMoR.
Her Example in Arithmetic.

"Two and two, and two and two,
You know. ] said, make eIght;
Now, how" / asked, "are you to write
This example on your slf te?
ooh! just easy" laughed Louise,
Her crayon quick in hand;
"Four the multiplier will be,
And two the multiplican."
"What next" I gently prompted,
As she her figures drew.
Eight" said she. 1.-The product is;
Ny 'zample's four time two"
Washington Star.
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A Waste of Time.

Finnegan-"Don't be so lazy an dis
couraged about it. The best way TO
foind out what ye can do is to try"
Flanagan-"Ay! But that's the worst
way to foind out what ye can't do
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Hoss and Hoss.

Nell-"He married her for her beauty
but she hasn't much left"
Belle-"And she married him for his
money. So they are in the same boat
philadelphia Record.
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Seeking Specifications. i.

"You are the light Of my life" he
protested.
Candle, kerosene. gas or electric"
asked the practical girl, for well she
knew that all lights are not held In
the same esteem at the present time
Chicago Post.
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New York time il four hours fifty.
nine minutes and nine seconds later
than Lcndon time. and is nine hours
forty.fve minutes and five seconds
earlier than Yokohama time.
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Rapid-Fire Thought.

always think twice before you
speak," said little Tommy's mamma.
"Gee, maw." he answered, IF you do
that you must do some pretty fast
thinkin' sometimes when yeu git to
goin' for paw."-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
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"I'll sell you them fish for ten dol
lars"
isn't that rather high?
oval, q feller that buys two hun
dred dollars wuth O. fishin' tackle to
ketch nuthin' with orter be willin' ter
pay somethin' fer fish."-New York
Journal.
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Absolutely Necessary.

She-"Did the bride look pretty at
the wedding"
He-"Of course. Wasn't she a
bride!'c !'cSomerville (Mass.) Journal.
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"I'm going away tomorrow. Won't
you think Of me sometimes while I'm
gone"
Hadn't you better ask papa II l
may"-New York Journal.
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As 1t Sometimes Seem y.

"What's his business?"
"Well, as near as can make out. he
Is matrimonial agent for his two
daughters. s."-Chicago Post.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-09-17

There are in Montana some OF the
finest glaciers in tie world.
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CHAPTER XIV.

cory.i:h,. 1922 and lee: y Rose-: Bcnaer's s.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
The Value. of a Vacation.

A vacation pays as much from the
standpoint Of character as from any
other point Of view. Just as "every
man is a rascal when he is SICK" so the
best intentioned man in the world may
be brute when he is worn out phys
ically and working and planning or
trying to do so with a tagged, weary
brain. The brutal qualities in a mans
nature come to the surface when he
has drained his vitality to the dregs.
He loses his self control and his pas
sions get the better of him. He does
things which in his soul he condemns
and says things for which he after
ward hates himself. and all because he
lacks physical stamina. The long strain
of the year has made him so irritable
and eXacting that the merest trife up
sets him. He goes all to pieces over
little things which he would not even
notice if he were in good bodily condi-
ion.-Success.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
coURTiNG IN IRELAND.
Lovers and LOvemalxing In the Land
of the Shamrock.

Lovers and LovemaIxing In the Land
of the Shamrock.
The Irish way Of counting In the old
days and in quiet country places even
to the present day was and Is very diff
ferent from that style Of thing which
makes the subject of many finely paint
ed romances. There were no stolen in
terviews, no twilight walks, no thought
Of kisses or even hand clasps-in short,
NO lovemaking whatever. But If they
were at reaping or haymaking Peter
took his place next to Rosie, helped to
bind her sheaves when his own were
done and at monday took his share of
soda cake and his draft Of milk from
her hands. Then in the quiet evening.
when the work was done and the even
ing meal was over. Peter would rise
and look out of the door and say to his
father or sisters: "'Tis fine night. I
think I'll 60 for bit Of stroll" And
the bit Of a stroll inevitably ended on
the narrow path through the whin
bushes up to the stile, over which 1t
was but three steps into Alec McCros-
sans haggard, and then across to where
the freight shone welcoming through
an open door.
Around the fire the family circle was
widened to make room for him, as
matter of course. Maybe he took
draw at the pipe, and maybe he didn't.
Anyhow he would sit there quiet and
contented for long enough, talking all
the time to McCrossan or the neighbor
men. but with quiet, happy. eyes watch
ing Rosie, the loved and chosen one. as
she sat in the Pickering light or moved
about the room. And there was CLEAN
in her eyes and smile on her lips
which told him he was welcome and
babe him stay long and come again
soon, and in his heart was a firm re-
solve. as soon as ever he saw his way
to marrying. that he would have Rosie
and no other.
This, in spite of all that is written in
story books and silly romances or
shown on the stage, is the recognized
and seemly Irish way of courting.-
Donahoe's Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
APHORlSMS.

In all things it is better to hope than
despair.-Goethe.
Adversely borrows it's sharpest sting
from our impatience.-Bishop Horne.
He alone is an acute observer who
can observe infinitely without being
Observation-Disclosures.
If the ancients left us ideas. to our
credit be it spoken, we moderns are
building houses for them.-A. B. Al
colt.
Money dishonesty acquired is never
worth it's cost, while good conscience
never costs as much as it is worth.-J.
p. Sem.
The one who will be found in trial
capable of great acts Of love is ever the
one who is always doing considerable
small ones.-F. w. Robertson.
To be humble to superiors is duty; to
equals is courtesy, to interiors is no.
bleness. and to all safety, it being
virtue that. for all it's lowliness, COM
mandeth those it stoops to.-Sir T.
More.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
Facts
Medicine

elf your Vinol is such wonder
full stuff, what's the need of harp
ing about it so much in the paper"
A remark heard in our store.
We answer: We advertise Vinol
because we have found it a good
thing.
We advertise Vinol under our
own name and with our own guar
antee, because it is different from
the twenty medicines my friend
alluded to. For instance, it is not
a secret preparation. 1t is endorsed
by physicians. 1t has a surprising
record Of cures right here in town.
1t has our absolute guarantee of
money back if you are not helped.
We advertise Vinol to increaseits
usefulness. We may repeat, but
we remember that the great Sena-
tor Benton said, "Ding-dong is the
most effective argument" meaning
that you have to say thing good
many times before you can get
people to believe it.
Sowewant to sayonce more that
we believe Vinol will do effective
work in ninety-eight cases out of
one hundred of debility, nervous
ness, insomnia, bronchitis, hacking
cough, lung troubles, and the
obscure troubles of irritable and
fretful men and women.
For sale byHanSon & Emerson
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
American Grit.

"I'n used to being drowned" writes
a Kansas City merchant, "but it is
crowding the mourners to have the
price Of beef rise because the Missouri
river does" That humorous stream.
which now takes away your farm in
the night and transfers it to your neigh
Dor. now annexes his holdings to your
own. now overf1ows you altogether. is
good symbol Of American fortune. Bury
the dead. get a new suit Of clothes on
credit, and to work again! - Every
body's Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
An Old Jewish Cemetery.

The most interesting sight in Prague
is the old Jewish cemetery. 1t is in the
center of the city, surrounded by thick
walls. There are thousands of ancient
moss covered slabs. some bearing in
scriptions of great antiquity which only
Hebrew scholars can decipher. The
remetery is unused, but no other Jew
Ish burial ground in Europe can com
pare with it for age or general interest
to the antiquarian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS OF

WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS OF
character and good reputation in each state
one in this county requireD to represent and
advertise old established wealthy bus in IS
house of solid financial standing. Salary
S2l.OO weekly with expenses additional, all
payable in cash each Wednesdayd irect from
head offices. Horse and carriage furnished
when necessary. Enclose selt-addressed en-
velope Colonial Co., 3A Deal born st CHI
cago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
Cure For a HomeIy Hat.

Floorwalker-I'm very sorry. madam,
but can't exchange this hat for you.
Mrs. Smithson-But my husband does
not like it! .45e.
Decentralization I'd advise you to
get divorce. Syracuse Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24

'Tried to skin me. that scribbler
did,
what did he wantP'
WANTED to get out book Jointly. he
to write the book and I to write the ad-
vertisements. turned him down. l
wasn't going to do all the literary
work v'-Baltimore News. 1885,. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24

Not to return a benefit is the greatest
sin. but not to confer it is the earlier
Seneca.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04

was attacked by the speakers for the
fusionistS because, they alleged, he had
sold the name his father honored TO
cloak the designs of evil men. To these
statements the Democrats responded
with the charge that Lows non-par-
tisan charges masked an attempt to
secure control of the city in the inter-
est Of Gov. Odell; that all of the credit
for the good business administration
under Low belonged to Grout, who was
on the Democratic ticket, and that
every Democrat should cast his ballot
for Mcclellan in view Of the important
bearing this city's vote would have on
the presidential election next year.
Both candidates made nightly
speeches. Lows principal supporting
orator was District Attorney Jerome,
who had bitterly opposed the mayors
denomination on the ground that he
was unpopular. Hugh Mclaughlin, oc-
togenarian, who for quarter of a CEN
fury had been the undisputed leader Of
the Kings county Democrats, now finds
that his former lieutenant, McCarren,
was able to manage McClellan's
candidacy SO that a Democratic plu-
rality resulted in spite Of Mclaughlin
spirited opposition.
The Borough Presidents.
OF the five borough presidents voted
for, the Democratic candidates were
successful in the Bronx, where Haffen
was reelected; in Manhattan, where
Ahearn had a big plurality; in Queens,
where Cassidy won for the second
time, and in Brooklyn Martin w. Lit
Teton had a larger plurality than Nc
Clellan. Littleton refused to support
Mcclellan, Grout and Fornes, and lent
his aid to Mclaughlin in the latter's
fight against Tammany. In Richmond
(Staten island) Cromwell, fusion, was
elected
When the election of Mcclellan was
assured, Mr.. Jerome was asked if he
had anything to say.
mot funeral note" he replied 'It
simply solved itself into question of
whether you could put out q naked
principle to be supported by an unlov-
able man."