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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14

enth day was to be day OF rest. tits de-
clared of God that "in six days He made
Heaven and earth, the sea, and all that
in them is, and rested the seventh day:
wherefore the Lord blessed the Sab
bath day and hallowed It," But that 1t
does not mean the rest of inactivity and
aimless purpose Is evident from what
Jesus declared, for, when He healed and
wrought good on the Sabbath day, He de-
Tended His actions when the Jews ac-
cused Him of violating the command
ment of God in regard to the holy Sab
bath day by declaring that His Father
worked hitherto and He worked The
rest which God purposed for man was not
the rest of laziness, nor was God pro-
viding for time when man could re-
cover from the week Of indulgences and
excuses. And yet how many there are
| who run riot in the direction Of business
and pleasure during the week, because
they know there is Sunday coming in
which they can obtain rest. How many
! make Saturday night the convenient sea-
| son of excuses of all varieties, because
they know that on the Sunday following
they can sleep and rest up the physically
tired and WORKOUT body. How many,
many Christians-be it said to their
shame and confusion-delibe plan
the Saturday night social pleasure and
outing> because they know that on Sun
day they can sleep late. But such rest
brings no blessing, save perhaps to the
lower physical nature. To the Chris
tian Saturday night ought to be the home
night, as far as possible. SO that plan
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
weird'work of tho Types.

"The most appropriate error that l
ever saw" said Will Ziegler few days
ago, "was one that came under my
observation when I was out in Col
orado. 1t happened at Colorado
Springs when the mining excitement
there was ut its height. Every man.
woman and child in the town owned
stock In some mine, and only about
one-half of one per cent. realized any
thing on their investments. One day
the news was circulated about town
that a man high up in mining circles
q stock manipulation and a mine owner
had died suddenly of heart disease.
A local paper held the press to get an
account of the death, and the editor
wrote a douDle-column headline, which
began, Death Loves a Shining Mark
The paper came out in about half an
hour, but the horror-stricken readers
were treated to a headline like this.
Death Loves a Mining Shark 1t
was a simple case of transposition
in the composing room of that paper.
but it liked to wreck the plant. And
it never was altogether clear that the
compositor who set it up hadn't made
the mistake on purpose. He had been
dabbling in mining stock little him
f."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
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Cheese Straws - Take one cup Of
grated cheese, one cup Of four. one
pinch Of cayenne pepper. one salt
spoonful OF, salt, one-half cup Of but
ter, rubbed in as for pastry. Roll very
thin and cut into slender oblongs. The
lines should be- as straight and sharp
as possible. Lay in baking pan and
bake in a quick oven till slightly brown.
Use care in baking. as cheese straws
are unsightly II too brown.
Boiled Salad Dressing Take two
tablespoonfuls of mustard. one Of
sugar, one Of salt and one Of melted
butter. Mix these with two table
spoonfus Of boiling water. Add one
cup of,creain or milk. Boil all together
in double kettle, like soft custard.
Add one cup of vinegar gradually, the
last thing. This is useful dressing.
and will keep in cool>Dlace for weeks.
1t can be used for ali kinds Of salad.
Cream of Cod Soup-Remeye the skin
and bone from one cupful Of cold
cooked cod or any white fish, chop It,
fine; cook in the double boiler one
quart Of milk, one sprig Of parsley, one
slice Of onion for ten minutes; cook to-
gether two tablespoonfuls Of butter and
the same of -four; add to this little Of
the hot milk, then return all to the
double boiler; add the Goldfish that has
been chopped; salt, pepper and dash
OF nutmeg to season; strain through a.
fine strainer.
italian 4Ieringue-Boil together half
cup OF sugar and quarter cup Of
water; pour this slowly over the
whites OF three eggs, beating rapidly:
stand this is a pan OF cold water anu.
beat until cold; have soaking one
tablespoon OF selatine in a little cold
water half an hour; then stir over the
fire until dissolved; strain into the mix.
ture; whip one cup os cream and add
it carefully to the first mixture: flavor
with tworsbl blespoonfuls OF vanilla ex-:
atSast;S - mold set on ice.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
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A WAX NOSE.

DR.. A. !. Martineau. assistant sur
geon to the Throat and Ear Hospital
at Brighton .(England) recently per-
formed an unusual. but successful OPP
GRAFTON, for the Strengthening Of de-
formed nose. A man aged twenty
years. who gave the following history.
was the patient: When fourteen years
old his nose had been injured; an abb
scess resulted, and when this was
healed the bony ridge along the centre
Of the nose was found to have settled
down or been eaten away in the centre,
so that the bridge Of the nose had as
sumcd 4 hollow cup-shaped appear
ance. and the boy had grown up with
what Is technically known as saddle
nose. DR.. Martineau thought the case
4 favorable one for treatment by what
is known as the paraffin method. The
man was chloroformed, although local
aLaeschesia (cocoaine) could have been
used. and half drachm Of hot steril-
lied paraffin was injected through the
skin Of the nose over the depression oil,
the bridge. by means Of an ordinary
antitoxin syringe The parafiin had
carefully determined melting point OF
10 degrees Fahrenheit considerably
above the body temperaturel. The nose
was nodded into shape as the paraffin
cooled. There was considerable sore
ness and swelling of the nose for the
first three or four days, but these soon
subsidcd and the man was left with
good looking, serviceable and to all out
ward appearances, entirely natural
nose. Two pictures Of the mans face.
one made before and one after the op
Grafton. which are published in the
lancet for August 9, show in strik-
ing way the wonderfully good cos
metic result Of the operation. The op-
Grafton is not a new one, having ap-'
parently originated in France. but tile
rarity Of It's use gives the above sue.
cessful case special interest.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
To Preserve q Broom. !.

While the carpet sweeper is a real
labor saving article, yet it cannot take
the place Of good broom, for the car
pet will still need thorough sweeping
with the old-fashioned broom OCCASION
ally. There is a right way and wrong
way to care for broom. One that Is
used every day should be washed once
a week. The best way to preserve the
straws and keep them clean is to pre-
pare a bucketful of suds by dissolving
enough washing powder to make q
good, strong suds and dip the broom
up and down in it until the straws look
clean. Have the water warm but NOT
hot; rinse well in warm. clear wayer,
as this toughens the straws sad hey
will not break easily. Never set q
broom down in the corner. Have q
screw hookniA the end b-6f the handle
and haa not in use. To
set It dc the straws over and
makes it one sA4d.-The Epitomist.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Two Decades of Big Ships.

A striking illustration Of the rapidity
with which marine architecture has
developed during recent years is to be
had in the case OF the old Anchor liner
City of Rome, which was built in 1881,
and for twelve years enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the largest Atlantic
steamship. She is being towed now in
England to an obscure port to be
broken into junk. 1t is'with difficulty
that one recalls the City Of Rome as
a holder of records of any kind, al
though when she was in her prime
her name was familiar to the people
on both sides Of the ocean. When she
was displaced from top rank in point
Of size by the Lucania and Campania.
in 1893. there was much marveling and
many predictions that these vessels
would for a long time hold the lead Of
the lists. But once the era Of big ves-
sells opened 1t produced rapid success
sion of largest ships" and during the
past five years there has besn such all
impetus in the steamship building line,
especially in Germany. that the an.
nouncement Of another monster cre'
ates comparatively little attention.
Just at present the Oceanic and Celtic
are the largest vessels in service, and
alongside of them, the City of Rome
would seem ,;pigmy.-Washingt
Star
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
A Cnn of Good Conse.

The secret Of making palatable, nom
Injurious coffee lies in the two words:
quick infusion.
In the first place have the coffee
ground to the finest powder, so that its
full virtue may be quickly extracted,
Allow desert spoonful for each per-
son, mix it with just enough cold water
to make thick. paste, and let it stand
until five minutes before the time to
serve. Have fresh water boiling, pour
on cupful for each person, and two
more for the persons who are likely
to (but should not wish second cup.
Put the pot over the fire and let the in
fusion come to boil, settle with a.
dash of cold water, or clean egg shell
and serve Immediately. This is q cup
Of coffee and not cup Of tannin. Cof-
fee made in this way may be taken
morning, noon and night without IN
jury, but the quantity drunk at one
time should not be greater than one
cupful.
Coffee that has boiled, or stood more
than five minutes. should be>thrown
away.-American Queen. 4
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01

master and now proprietor Of bicycle
and sewing machine store, has been an
adept on the bicycle since childhood.
He is daring and persevering. Kings
idea of constructing a double loop orig
mated in his own mind. He has been
considering the subject for several
months and his father, who has great
faith in his sons ability. has encour-
aged him.
The design Of the structure differs
from that Of Diavolo's. 1t is to be
twenty feetjhigher than the circus per-
formers at the top Of the incline, and
the first incline Of the double loop is to
be longer and sleeper. King intends
to start at an elevation of sixty feet,
down a forty-flve degree incline five
feet wide and strike the beginning Of
the first loop sixty feet from the start.
This loop is to be twenty feet in diam
eter and thirty-flve feet above ground.
Circling this loop at terrific speed King
will descend another incline to the Sec
ond loop. twenty-five feet in diameter
and slightly above the sround.-Chi-
cago Chronicle. .-.,s
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
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TOILETS OF ANTS.

A naturalist has been making obser-
vations on the toilets Of certain ants,
and has discovered each insect goes
through most elaborate ablutions, says
the London Express.
They are not only performed by her.
self. but by another, who acts for the
time as lady's maid. The assistant
starts by washing the face of her COM
panion, and then goes over the whole
body. =, ,'adas
The attitude of the ant that is being
washed is one Of intense satisfaction.
She lies down with all her limbs
stretched loosely out; she rolls over on
her side, even her back, a perfect pic
ture Of ease.
The pleasure the little insect evinces
while being thus combed and sponged
is really enjoyable to the observer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Chapters Of Life's Oddities.

up in sand in large box and set them
out in the sun to hatch. This he did
with the first one dozen, which proved
4 failure, owing no doubt to the fact
that they became chilled by a change
in the weather during the night. He
is now collecting a second setting Of
snake eggs. In the meantime the rep
tiles continue laying every day.
The eggs are perfectly white, and to
one not previously informed could
hardly be distinguished from ordinary
hen eggs. They differ from the latter,
however, in having, instead of a hard
brittle shell, an elastic, leathery cover
ing. soft and velvety to the touch and
exceedingly tough.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
A BottIeship,s Great Record.

The British battleship Hood has just
accomplished a fest which reflects
greatest credit OIL her officers. She
sailed from Malta to Devonport, a dis
tance:of 2C35 miles, without rudder,
at an average speed of nearly thirteen
kyets. She made run from Argostoli
to Malta with a disabled rudder, and
when an examination was made at the
latter port it was found that she would
have to have new steering apparatus.
The old rudder was shipped aboard
and the ship started for home, steering
with her twin screws. Her perform
ance would have been very good one
for q battleship with rudder, and
without one it is regarded as most re-
markable.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01

employed at the present time in some
German establishments illustrated
herewith. The molten iron is run from
the blast furnace into molds, where it
solidifies in long bars. When set these
bars are broken upinto suitable lengths
by hand labor in the manner shown. \
heavy eighty pound maui. with double
handles, is raised high in the air over
the heads of the sturdy laborers re-
quired to WELD it, and then brought
down with powerful force upon the
bars, breaking them up into CONNER
cial size pigs. 1t is alleged single
blow is usually sufficient to break the
heaviest bars.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Copper For ths Tea Table.

New and pretty ideas for the tea
table are always welcome. In genuine
copper there are quaint little tea and
coffee pots, silver lined. There is the
graceful little melon-shaped kettle.
with an ebony knob. and there are old
can-like tea pots with brass handles
and spouts. And also slender. tall af-
ter-dinner coffee pots. With these are
beautiful copper trays. simple in de-
sign, but most attractive.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
THE NEWEST HORSE SHOW FEATURE.

Chicago was in green and white-the
Horse Show colors-during the week Of
November 3-S. The most novel feature
this year was an exhibition by T..
Spoerhase. who drove backward,
against time, with his trained PAGER.
How Mr.. Spoerhase can see out Of the
back OF his head is something Of n
mystery. The. sketch is from photo
graph.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
MEXICAN SNAKES THAT LAY REGULARLY

The last two seasons the principal
bird and animal dealers Of Washing
ton, D. c., have carried as part Of their
stock in trade Mexican bullsnakes,
which have become quite popular with
q number of Washington families as
mousers. taking the place OF cats
around and about their stables and out
buildings. Thus far the dealers and
those who have purchased reptiles Of
this variety have found them quite
hardy and vigorous, but great was the
surprise of q dealer who found that his
snakes had laid four eggs, fully as
large as those Of hen. Since then the
females of his Mexican bullsnakes
have laid in all eighteen or twenty
eggs.
The. dealer was at first at loss 70
ot1Ihat to do with the eggs, until
som E advised him to cover them
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
A Substitute For the Horseul,rp.

AN Ohio inventor has devised an
electrical substitute for the horsewhip.
The 1'hxMan persuader," as the device
is callea,. consists Of small storage
battery cathed under the vehicle from
which ruhs:a copper wire connected
with tie drivers seat The wire is
carried along .the.:Royse's back and
of itya:: sbgas TMss;;Ipen once
dampassas&EfAlt watery kept
moist by sie natafal heat Of the!horse.
When the animal requires an impetus
lie driver touches the button and his
iced, startled by tte<new sensation.
'caks into an instant trot.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
The Gondo1a Vase.

A new design in china, which clev-
er woman decorator is using with sue
cess, is gondola vase. Gracefully
fashioned, the china bark is represent
ed in the midst Of blush toned waves,
on the top of which beautiful nymphs
appear to be floating. This vase makes
an exceedingly pretty receptacle for
orchids or for sweet peas.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
HOW TO HAVE ONLY TWO GRANDPARENTS

HOW TO HAVE ONLY TWO GRANDPARENTS
A strange case has presented itself
hereabouts Of man who had only two
grandparents instead Of four. A wild
over and widow were married, and
their children by their first marriage
We're in time united. Their children's
children had one common grandfather
and one common srandmother-Boston
Evening Record.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Care Of a Bunion.

Battle bunion in hot water to which
a teaspoonful Of salt, tablespoonful
Of starch and few drops Of arnica.
have been added. Wipe dry with a.
soft linen towel and apply iodine with
a camePs hair brush. Wear loose
shoe out Of doors, and while In the
house n shoe which has the leather
covering the bunion entirely cut away.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
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!: % . 3 MATTERS
Keen tho Home Neat.

No matter how plain the home MAJ
be if it is in accordance with the husi
bands means and lie finds it neatly
kept and the meals (no matter how
simple) served from shining dishes and
clean t9ble linen. that husband VIII
leave his home with loving words and
look ahead eagerly to his return.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
yNEW LooP.THE.LooP IDEA.
Indiana Youth Hopes to Guido All Pre-
vious Performances.

Harry King, young trick bicyclist,
Of Lafayette, Ind, has undertaken to
go Diavolo, the 'loop-theloop' per-
former. one better, and with that end
in view has arranged to have con-
structed an apparatus OIL which lie
hopes to perform the most daring BIZ
cycle feat ever attempted. His scheme
is double loop, which he expects to
traverse OH q wheel
King. who IS twenty years old, son
Of w. B. King. former assistant post.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
A pouBIE.HAspLEp HAMMER.

In contrast to some Of the modern
pig iron casting machines in use in
large iron works in this country IS the
unique method of breaking up pig iron
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01

Many q strong swimmer in the sea
OF matrimony has found himself en-
tangled in the widows weeds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-30
CRAFTS ON SEVERED TOES.
Chicago Physician by skillful Sur
gerry and Use of Salt Solution
Saves Mans Foot.


A remarkable case of grating and
the use of the salt solution in main
tanning life in severed members has
followed an accident that occurred at
Chicago. Martin LOTUS, plumber,
was at work with a number OF COM
panions in a new building being con-
structed when piece of four-inch iron
pipe, 16 feet long, fell from floor
above and crushed his left foot.
The great toe and the two adjoining
toes were cut completely from the
foot. the fourth and small toe were cut
off so seriously that they were hang
ing by the skin from the bottom. A
small strip of skin less than one-six-
teenth of an inch wide connected the
first three toes to the fourth toe.
The injured man was taken to
physician's Office and three minutes
after the pipe fell he was at work
grating the toes to the foot. Six
pieces of bone were removed from the
great toe, one piece from each OF the
two adjoining toes and three pieces
from the fourth one. The arterial sup
ply to the toes was entirely cut OH
and four arteries tied.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-30

There was enough connection left
between the fourth and fifth toes and
the foot to insure proper nutrition to
them. But if any nutrition is to reach
the three severed toes it must be by
means of the delicate skin connection
between them and the fourth toe. Life
is being kept in the toes by means of
the salt solution and so far there have
been no signs of decay or failure OF
the operation. The toes are all healthy
and the doctor says he feels cert ain
the foot will be saved.
"Loftus has led a regular life and IN
very healthy" said the doctor. "Hs
has wonderful physique and to this
I attribute to great extent the sue
cess of the grating. His temperature
and pulse are normal and there are no
unhealthy signs after the operation" I"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-30
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

An authenticated manuscript diary
kept by Charles Lever, the novelist,
when a student in Germany, has been
discovered, and has been presented to
the Royal Irish Academy.
In his "Outre Mer" Paul Bourget de-
clared that life can never get entirely
dull to the American, because when
ever he cannot strike any other way to
put in his time he can always get away
with few years trying to find out VINO
his grandfather was To which Mark
Twain replied: 81 reckon the French
mans got his little standby for dull
time, too, because when all other in
terests fail he can turn in and see II
he can't find out who his father was.
William Dean. Howells-the dean
of American letters" he has lately been
called-strolled one evening through
the "tenderloin" of New York. Stout,
broad and looking very well dressed
in his loose English clothes, Mr.. How
ellis glanced from right to left inces-
sanity. He seemed to wish to see
everything. A policeman whom he
knew saluted him and said: Il sup
pose you're strolling about here, Mr..
Howells, picking up character, eh?''
"Well, no. not exactly" returned the
author. though plenty OF that is lost
about here, I'm told"
The late Max O'RelI had high opin-
ron of British educational methods
and as one who taught himself in
| leading English public school he was
| entitled to speak on the subject.
"There is something so fascinating in
| the English education" he once OBJ
served, "that the young, who thrive and
expand in its liberty, get Anglicized al
school, whatever their nationality may
be. English education, that is what
makes proselytes for England. How
many Frenchmenin London have sale
to me, with sad sigh: These Eng
lish schools corrupt my boys and / dt
| not see how I am to keep then
French"
| James NJ. Barrie, who is very shy a
social functions or banquets and cal
| hardly be induced to either conyers'
freely or utter speech, is not abov'
poking fun at himself. On one occa
sion there appeared in the Scots Oh
server brilliant lampoon in which MI
Barrie was represented as attending
public dinner, keeping everyone il
roars of laughter with his unceasin
stream of wit and epigram and finall
ending up by making the speech of tn
evening. When a certain literar
friend of Mr.. Barrie saw this wicked
ly clever piece of satire his indignatio
knew no bounds and he rushed int
print demanding thatthe author of thi
infamous article should straightwa
disclose himself and be dealt with al
cordingly. But. alas, for the wei
meaning friend, the author was nor
other than Mr.. Barrie himself.