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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
Gods Opportunity.

Some one has said that "each human life
is another opportunity for God to display
His grace and power" So it is and the
thought will grow upon you as you medi-
tate upon it. Just think, 81 am Gods op-
portunity." Isn't it wonderful Isn't it
glorious! When we look at others whom
God has richly blessed and bonored in SER
vice we can see how it is,t but do we ever
think of ourselves as Gods opportunity:
Every one that responds to Gods call,
"Comew gives God large place. IN the
world. Every one who obeys Gods COM
mand, GO" assists God in gaining larg-
er place in the hearts of men. Every re-
generated heart and life is new garden in
which God plants His seeds of love and
grace; a fountain out of which flow con.
slant streams of healing power. Take it
home and say to yourself, ~ am Gods cp-
portunity." Be that, and your life will be-
come unutterably grand, and your exper-
fence unspeakably sweet. - Presbyterian
Journal
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Making Others Happy.

When you rise in the morning form a
resolution to make the day happy one to
a fellow creature. 1t is easily done; left
off garment to the man who needs it, a
kind word to the sorrowful, an encourag-
ing expression to the striving-trifes in
themselves light as air. will do at least for
the twenty-four hours. And if you are
Young depend upon it, it will tell when you
are old, and if you are old, rest assured it
will send you gently and happily down the
stream Of time to eternity. By the most
simple arithmetical sum look at the. result.
If You send one person. only one, happily
through each day. that is 365 in the course
OF the year. And supposing you live forty
years only after you commence that course
Of medicine, you have made l4,6OO beings
happy, at all events for time.-Sydney
Smith
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A Broken Record

Young Durderhead's proud mother
tells her friends that he has certainly
broken The record. Only four years cut
of col,eg-that is, Of course, he didn't
gfa~4ate. but ne lelt four years ago,
you know-and here he is purchasing
agent for International Ivory at a SAL
ary Of $4,000. She says she has often
remarked to her husband, who has the
controlling interest in International,
that she does not believe there was
ever such an instance Of rapid advance
ment Of the young man under the re-
gime Of competition.
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Hest Fertilizers For Tomatoes.

Fertilizer tests Of interest are re-
ported in Bulletin 90 of the Indiana
station. The experiments were carried
out during the seasons Of 1889 and
1900 on moderately heavy clay loan
that would naturally yield about TWEEN
ty-four bushels Of wheat or fifty bush
els of corn per acre. The fetilizer for.
mula followed in the main was that
recommended by Voorhees,, viz, nitro
gen Al per cent. phosDhoric acid 7.2
per cent. and potash twelve per cent.
applied at the rate of 500 pounds pei
acre; and was composed Of muriate
Of potash, nitrate of soda, azotin and
acid phosphate. This mixture cost
about $32 per ton. One some plats one
or more Of the fertilizers was omitted
and the amount applied on the differ
ent plats also varied. Barnyard
manure applied on clover sod at the
rate of twelve to fifteen two-horse
loads per acre formed one plat in 1900
The best results were obtained by
using a complete fertilizer in liberal
amounts. The use Of nitrogen alone
either in the form of nitrate or organic
nitrogen, was Improbable. The yield
on the barnyard manure plat was the
largest obtained with any Of the fertil
izers. This fertilizer had a tendency
to delay and prolong the ripenine
period, but the total yield was very
near double that obtained from any
other plat.
On the whole, the use Of the com
mercial fertilizers considerably in
creased the yields and FASTENED the
maturity Of the crop. The results alst
indicate that on lands Of the type uset
where clover is grown in the rotation
a fertilizer made up Of three per cent
nitrogen, seven per cent. available
phosphoric acid and twelve per cent
potash would more nearly meet thu
requirements Of the tomato crop thai
the VOORHEES, formula, and would bt
about S. per ton cheaper. Earlier ex
periments at the station indicate tha
sulphate of potash gives better quail
ity of early tomatoes than the muriate
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far enough apart to adElit OF two Iests
side by side.
Strips two inches wide and one inch
thick, represented in the diagram rs
b, are nailed across both top and
bottom to hold the upri@hts in place
ard make the frame firm. Supports
for the nest boxes are wires, des!S-
mated Ev in the diagram, and to
put them in place holes are auSured
through ill the boards. which is best
done before the rack is put together.
Strips might well be used in place OF
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Tools For Winter Pruning.

In trimming trees, We want some
thing that will make a good, smooth
wound. The advantage 1 find with
my saw Is that it has stiff back. max.
ing the blade perfectly rigid, which
can be brought up with set screw.
That will make good close cut where
the saw will not get chance to wob'
BILE. OF course, the teeth of the prun-
ing saw are fine and we'll set. so that
1t cuts rapidly. There was a blade on
the end for jabbing, but that is a very
poor tool, because you will make one
or two strikes before you hit In the
right place, and those make two or
three wounds. and you get two or three
suckers to heal over those wounds.
The saw is in all cases the best tool
to prune with, and Yaakes very little
injury to the cambiul in cutting, and
that Is the important part Of the tree,
for that is the part from which we get
all our growth, and want to take the
greatest care Of 1t.
Some might say, "What about the
pruning shears?" They are all right
under certain circumstances for small
er limbs, when there is not much re-
sistance in cutting it of, but take the
limb of an apple tree where the wood
Is hard, in order to get that limb off
you have to work the shears often.
and you will work the bark off there,
bruise the cambium for an inch, and
the wound heals very slowly. We use
a long handle on the saw for high
trimming.
1t is not necessary to pare wounds,
because you want to have the inner
bark protected as much as possible,
and if you pare down it will allow
the frost to get to the inner bark.-W.
n. Hutt, in American Cultivator.
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SIMPLE AND CONVENIENT NEST BOXES
the wires and would give additional

the wires and would give additional
strength. If wire is used, 1t will prove
most satisfactory if kept tight.
The nest boxes are made Of half
inch lumber. They are eleven and a
half inches wide, twelve inches long
and five inches deep. The bottom is
made to project six inches, providing
a step for the hens to alight on. The
space above the boxes would depend
partly on the breed Of poultry, but
with boxes five inches high a four
teen-inch space between wires will be
sufficient. The improved nest boxes
have the advantage Of being light,
easily made and readily cleaned
American Agriculturist. ~.r9.
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Transients:,

Suburbanite Showing house)-"This
IS a spare room for cooks trunks"
His Friend-"What! Has she four
trunks"
Suburbanite-"You don't understand.
These are the trunks Of four recent
cooks who wouldn't stay here and, not
yet having found places where they
will stay, have not sent for their
trunks."-Puck.
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The Brand of Drink. :.

Sin sets its seal upon the human face as
distin .tively as Righteousness, says the
Union Signal. An article in a New Or
leans paper states the fact that expe-
rienced barkeepers can tell what man
drinks by the peculiar discoloration of his
skin. There is, it appears, a livery OF
whisky, of brandy, beer, absinthe, each one
doing irs deadly work with strict individu.
ality. In no little corner of the creation is
law imperative, whether it be the law OF
life or the law Of sin and death.
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Mrs. Emmons, saved from u
an operation for Ovaritis, tells
how she was cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
81 am so pleased with the results I
obtained from Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound that feel it
duty and privilege to write you
about it.
81 suffered for over five years with
ovarian troubles, causing an un-
pleasant discharge, a great weakness,
and at times faintness would come
over me which no amount Of medicine,
diet, or exercise seemed to correct.
Your Vegetable Compound found the
weak spot, however, within a few
weeks and saved me from an
operation-all my troubles had dis
appeared, and I found myself once
more healthy and well. Words fail to
describe the real, true grateful feeling
that is in my heart, and want to tell
every sick and suffering sister. Don't
daily with medicines you know moth
inc about, but take Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, and
take my word for it. you will be a
different woman in short time. =
Mss. LAURA EMMoNs, WallIervii!e, Ont.
5000 forfeit If original of above Letter proving
oenuincness cannot be produced.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham il there is anything
about yOur case which you do
not understand. She will treat
you with kindness and her 40.
vice is free. No woman ever re-
gretted writing her and she has
helped thousands, Address is
Lynn. Mass.
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How's This: !:

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward 10.
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY d Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, e,theundersIgned, have knownF. :. Che
ney for the last 15 years, and bclieye him per-
fectly honorable In Ill business transactions
and financially able to carry out any oblisa-
tion made by their iirn.
WEST & TIUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
OHIO.
WALD1Sa, ,K1SNAS&MARvIS,W Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrn Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Practical Nest Boxes.

The accompanying drawing illus
trates very we'll the improved nests
designed and successfully used by
William Proctor, Of Massachusetts.
They are very easily made, and the
plan of construction Is as follows:
Take three boards, one inch thick by
twelve inches wide and Of any con-
yenieut length. The boards are placed
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-12
Unnecessary.

Unnecessary.
The barber had about finished shay
ing the man in the chair, and, passing
his hand over his chin inyestigatingly,
leaned forward and said:
Shall 1 go over the chin again"
"No, thanks" replied the customer,
cheerfully, Il think 1 can remember
everything you said."-New York
Times.
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s. AGRICULTURAL. n
The Drain.

y drain that IS stopped up is one
that is not oriy uEs"rviceablc, but 4
menace to health. When foul there
is always Il GjSag:CPable stencil there
from. and. being always damp. SUBJ
stances decompose quickly. Nothing
is more important than to frequently
examine Ike outlets OF drain pipes and
Gitcncs. in or;ipr TO have free Gow
of water il them.
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Georges Kind Permission.

"Maryr' her father called downstairs.
"just ask your yoing man if he doesn't
think it's pretty near bedtime"
"Yes, papa" replied the sweet girl.
after a pause; George says If you're
sleepy 90 to bed by all means. Toledo
Bee.
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Only Diversion

81 hope you do not descend to mali
cious gossip" said the woman with
serious ideals.
mo-" answered Miss Cayenne. "No
one that I know gossips maliciously.
They do it merely for fun. ."-Washing-
ton Star.
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Work Would AggravaIe 1t.

"You say you're hungry" said the
pedestrian who had just been halted.
"WeIl, why don't you. go to work?
Because I'm afraid that would
make my appetite more troublesome
than ever, SIR" replied the tramp in q
digniied manner.-Syracuse Herald.
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II the Wrong Place.

II the Wrong Place.
81 hear your engagement with Miss
Doodle is off. How did it happen"
In strict confidence, my friend, she
got mad because 1 stole kiss"
Il don't see why that should provoke
her-when you were engaged"
"Well, you see, 1 stole this kiss from
another girl."-New York News.
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Our DuDcEr
OF lyUMoR.
Where lie Failed.

He could bull or bear the market,
As he CHANGED to be inclined.
Men by thousands wrought responsive
To this magnate's master mind.
There were ships upon the ocean.
There we're trains upon the land.
That were stopped or set in motion
BY the turning of MS hand.
He had but to nod or beckon
And the things he willed were done
That is, till it came to dealing
With his harun- son,
New York Times.
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Not Everything.

Not Everything.
Mrs. Wickler-"Did you ever see how
all the necessaries Of life have gone
up:"
Wickler-"No, they haven't all gone
up"
We'll, should like to have you men,
ton one thing that hasn't gone up"
Certainly; my salary. New York
News.
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His Little Mistake.

Nodd-"I shall have to postpone that
dinner for q week"
Todd-"Certainly. Nothing wong,
hope"
Nodd-"Oh, no. But when l asked
you. l was under the impression that it
was the cooks night in."-Harper's s
Bazar.
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FITS permanently cured. No FITS or nervous.
ness after Grst days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. S2trial bottleand treatisefree
Dr. B.H. KLINE, Ltd, S31 Arch St., PhiIa. Pa.
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Mrs. .Winslow's SoothingSyrup for children
teething soften the gums, reduces infamme
tion, ,allays pain cures wind collie. 25c. abottle
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The girl who marries in haste is some.
times ooliged to walk home.
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The man with one foot III III tie. grave
finally gets there with both feet.
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Encoura cement.

"Ah, how do I find you this morn
ing"
"My breath, doctor-is getting shorter
and shorter" -'1%'-~~ ~-.-"-.s,-,"f7--''',
"Oh, don't worry; I'll stop that
New York Times. ..nt
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Piso's Cure for Consumptionis Is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL. Ocean Grove. Y. j.. Feb. II. 1900.
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It's no fun for a woman to suffer Il she
hos to suffer in silence.
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Evidences of Affiuence.

"Why do you think he is million
aire?"
Because he spends so little money
and his son spends so much. Chicago
Post.
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in all soberness, how far do they 60 as a
preparation for the tasks of heaven? Do
wax know, friend, how to comfort the grief
stricken and rescue the wandering? How
to minister to the need OF the wounded
traveller on the Jericho road? How to give
the cup Of cold water to one of Gods little
ones? How to point penitent sinner to
praises OF the One altogether lovely: How
mightys" IF not, what bewildering sort
of place heaven would be to you! What
are you fit for? Heaven is no place for
unskil ed labor. What can YOU do? Time
is given you for this very purpose, to get
ready for the things further on. --'-~---.>~
Bit how much time have we? Enough;
no more, no less. 1t is distributed "to
every one according to his several ability.
"A short life is long enough, and the long
est life is short enough for what must be
done IN it," Seneca said, eve complain
of the shortness of time and yet we have
more than we know what to do with. Our
lives are spent in doing nothing at all,
nothing to the purpose or nothing that we
ought to do. We are ever complaining
that our days are few and acting as II they
were without end"
r. We have time enough for work. An
~eight-hour day" is a purely artificial
thing. God never made it. care there
now twelve hours in the day" Gods day
In which man goeth to his work" is from
morning until evening, and there is not toe
much of it.
We have time enough for recreation. Nc
mai is at liberty to overvork or to WORK
without relaxing. "All work and no play,
makes Jack not only dull but an unprof
liable boy. No business should ever be 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-01-24
PRESIDENT HAnLEY Knows.
Democratic Spirit Necessary for sue
cess In Colleges,

New York, Jan. IS Members OF The
Wesleyan University club gave thei,
S+th annual dinner last night at the
Waldorf. A storia, Among the speakers
We're President bradford OF Raymond
President Arthur I nadloy OF Yale
Professor Franklin Giddtngs Of Column
bia and Professor Thomas r. Lindsay
of the Boston Wesleyan,
President Hadley in speaking in re-
gard TO his toast said; "rhe strong
point IN Wesleyan, the strong point IN
every American college Is that Il is the
place where YOU knew all about the
man. Wherever you have the content
with men and man YOU have the college,
Wherever We have Il, there We have
the college spirit
Continuing. Dr. lie i.ny soil that h,
did not favor shorten'rg the cc'legc
course ana thought Il woull be- d"tii-
mental to the student to do so.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-01-24
FI.ATIRoN IN DANGER.
Famous Triangular Building Causes
too Much Atmospheric Disturbance.

New York. Jan. aS--An action Is to
be brought IN the courts here to de.
clare that the tS-story structure oc-
eupy'ng the "v'' formed by the crossing
Of Broadway and Fifth avenue. at
Twenty-third street and known as the
"Flatieon" building is publ eand pri-
vate nuisance.
The complainant Is the occupier Of a
store on Broadway opposite the high
building. whose plate glass windows
have been broken twice by the wind,
during the past three months, In his
complaint he holds the building respon-
sihle for the antics of the wind. the
currents striking the structure and be-
ing detected to the streets and against
his windows,
Among the witnesses will be experts
on air currents, architects and people
who In passing have been roughly
handled by the wind. some being
thrown to the sidewalk. MIR, Vincent al
SO asks damages for losses ON stock.
and for loss of business, alleging that
people avoid the vicinity since the
building was erected and the wind
commenced its pranks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-01-24
A STARTLING SURPRISE,

Very few eouldb elleve In looking
at A. 4. Hoadlcy, a healthy, robust
blacksmith OF Tilden Ind, that for
ten years he suffered such tortures
from Rheumatism as few could endure
and live, But a wonderful change fol-
lowed his taking Electric Blttera. Two
bottles wholly cured me" he writes,
"and | have not felt twingc In over
year" They regulate the Kidneys,
purify the blood and cure Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Nervousness, improve al.
gestion and give perfect health, Try
them Only 50 cts, at Chas Rogers
drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-01-24
FAST PASSENGER TRAIN
RUNS INTO OPEN SWITCH
Engineer and Fireman Are Fatally
Burned, But the Passengers All
Escape Injury.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 22-The Illinois
Central-New oraians special from
Memphis for New ORLEANS. which left
here at 1918 o'clock this morning, was
derailed and wrecked by an open
switch at a lumber company's side
track in an Industrial suburb Of the
city.
Five of the seven cars were derailed
and overturned and the locomotive was
smashed. Not single passenger was
injured and none of the train crew was
killed outright, although the engineer
and fireman were fatally injured and
three other members of the train crew
were seriously hurt. The fatally in
jured:
Harry Norton, engineer, Memphis.
John McDanvfIle, rireman, watervlle,
Miss.
Seriously injured:
j. p. Meyrick. baggage master, Full
ton. Ky.
Frank Ethridge, mail clerk.
Reuben Davis, mail clerk.
The switch at the siding was open,
although the switch lamp showed a
clear track. 1t is believed that 1t was
deliberately opened and the lamp set
with the white light showing by wreck
ers, for the purpose of ditching the
train.
The engine collided with a cut of
heavily loaded box cars on the side
track, and the entire forward section
Of the train left the rails. The mail
car was crushed and the combination
and bagg age coach was cut sparely in
half One of the Pullman sleepers was
thrown at right angles to the track,
hut remained upright. The rear sleep
ers did not leave the rails, and the
occupants escaped with slight shak-
ing up. There were about 65 passen-
gers on the train. The engineer and
fireman were caught in the ruins of
the engine and were scalded and burn
ed. Both will die.
The train is the fastest and hand
soonest on the northern line of the H.
iinois Central. 1t consisted of a mail
coach, combination buffet and baggage
coach, two day coaches and three Pull
man sleepers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-01-24
INCORPORATED BY WOMEN.
Tennessee Oil Lands TO BE De-
veloped by Ladies'.

Decatur. Ala, Jan. 23.-The Great
Southern Oil e Development company,
with a capital stock of $1,000, 900. has
been incorporated to develop 100000
arres of oil land in the Tennessee val
ley. The president of the company is
Mrs. P. Ceilings of London, sister Of
Sir Marcus Samuels, the lord mayor of
London. Among the other officers.
who are all women, are: vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. F. w. Campbell, Liverpool,
England, wife Of :he Manager Of the
British and General Express company;
secretary and general manager, Mrs.
Raynoldson Of New Decatur, Ala.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-01-24
WANTED TOO MUCH.
And Lost What They Had-californtan
No Sucker.

New York. Jan. 23--Last year y, o
Mills WAS assessed In this city on 81
700 personal property, He then told
the commissioners that his legal resi-
dence was San Matco, Cal. which fact
relieved him af any personal tax here
but that he was willing 10 pay on ar
assessment OF S2S0OO0, as he spent Sc
great a part Of his time in New York
His offer was accepted. Mr.. Mills. Il
was understood. vas to Jay on the
same assessment this year, hut the
commissioners put up the assessment
to $500. .01l and insisted that Mr.. Mills
he promptly swore nff entirely.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-01-24

vessel. The Dix vas acquired by the
government during the war with Spain
and is one Of the largest freighter own
ed by the United States.
Major G. S. Bingham Of the quarter
masters department stated early this
morning that he had received no word
of the wreck He stated that when he
gave the sailing orders to the Dix il
was to proceed direct 70 Nagasaki.
There coal sufficient for the trip TO
Manila and return was to be taken on.
AT the return to Nagasaki ballast coal
was to be taken on and the transport
was to come direct to Seattle,
The course to Nagasaki would bring
the transport in the route of the Jap
anese steamers. and 1t is possible the
report may have come from this source.