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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
Boudoir Chat.

Isn't it dreadful that we let our
selves hate so much more readily than
we let ourselves love?
A mans idea Of charitable woman
is the one who sees in his faults only
evidence Of n quaint fooliShness.
No matter what girl does with her
fan. there are some men who are sure
that she's trying to flirt with them.-
Baltimore American.
A curious fact-Satan deprived Job
of everything except his wife.-Ob-
server.
A beautiful woman is the only tyrant
man is not authorized to reSist.-Nic-
tor Hugo.
Women know how to enjoy joke
even if they don't understand it.
4 woman sees beauty in the face OF
man when men fail to detect 1t.
Every woman likes to believe she is
thoroughly honest in her convictions.
A man wants to save money for his
wedding, but the trouble is finding out
what necessaries he can cut out.
Let girl have all the cash she
wants and she begins to realize its
value.
Men allow women to have their way
in an argument just to tickle their
vanity.
The woman who talks little usually
has listeners when she says something.
During leap year contractors who ad-
vertise for proposals should be careful
to specify what they want them for.
In society the art Of talking comes
first, the art Of listening second, and
the art of saying something is left af
the post.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
Women Photographers.

Young photographers have queer
fancies. There are many young
women among the artists of country
towns. and while they keep mp their
regular business in portrait work. they
develop some odd preferences in the
matter of subjects. \ pretty faced
Indiana girl with whole lot of ro-
mantle ideas, and who shares gallery
with her brother, has made great
hit in the work Of taking no less
romantic girls in the act of having
their fortunes told by wandering
gypsy woman. She has already made
several of these pictures, and artists
who have seen them give her 4 great
deal of credit for her work.-Chicago
Tribune.
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crop, and the first blossoms will prob.
ably appear in few days. This Is
about the right stage for cutting alfal-
ia when Intended for poultry food.
Undoubtedly it is far easier to cure
the first crop alfalfa in July. or even
June. than the third crop in September,
but with good weather there will not
be much difficulty even this late. The
alfalfa. when mown, is spread evenly.
and allowed to thoroughly wilt, but.
of course, not to become hard and dry.
It is then put into smaH cocks and al
lowed to cure. In really good. warm,
sunshiny September weather, this
may require two or three days. 1t is
then hauled and put away for winter.
Fowls yarded during the summer in
rather limited enclosures, where the
green stuff is apt to run short after
awhile, will appreciate and we'll pay
lin eggs and growth) for their daily
rations of green alfalfa. This should
be cut while quite young and tender
perhaps not over six or eight inches
high. and fed whole. Large quantities
comparatively speaking) OF such al
falfa will be consumed by fowls in
confinement. When the alfalfa stalks
begin to get older and somewhat
tough, the best way to treat them Is to
run them through clover cutter.
Every poultryman ought to have one
anyway; the possession Of such an JIM
plement will pay even much more to
the person who has field Of afaffa,
Or some nice. bright alfalfa hay. The
hay, when to be fed to fowls during
the closed season, should be run
through the clover cutter. and cut in
shortest possible lengths, then prefer
ably be put into feed cooker and
steamed until tender and juicy. This
steamed mess is then to be mixed with
the daily mash for the poultry dinner.
or may be fed alone, or simply mixed
with little meal. In short, OF all
bulky winter foods, alfalfa hay prop
erly prepared, is probably by far the
| best.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.

] think as many thoughts as most,
and some of them are really great.
! co not say the thing to boast
only care the fact to state.
YET other men accumulate
No end of wealth with something pat
] could have done, but left too late.
We'll, then, wish I'd thought of that.
night have known that stocks would
rise,
The indications were that way
1t was thing beyond surmise,
To buy lot was bound to pay.
] noticed, too, the other day,
They rose sky high. but l was fiat
Enough to miss the chance-oh, say,
| wish that I had thought of that.
Why can't I think of things in time!
NJ failure fills me with disgust.
1t always seems to me that I'm
Behind and getting all the dust. =
Had it not been for this, must
Have been long since plutocrat:
Each good thing missed, find, is just
Because / did not think of that.
Chicago News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
The Most Unpopular Woman.

The most unpopular woman is the
one who, at any cost must have the
last word. She is much too apt to
offend peoples prejudices and to rub
them up the wrong way. Shc is per-
ilously apt to mag" and nagging per-
son is deservedly the terror of the
world at large.
She must have the last word in every
discussion, for it is much more yalua-
bic 10 her than the things other people
spend their lives in striving for-horor.
wealth. fame or happiness: She feels
that if she does not secure that final
sign of victory and triumph life would
not be worth living, and she will fling
away without another thought domes-
tic peace and the affection of those
nearest to her just for the insignificant
right of having that last word. She
generally becomes querulous and pecv-
ish. Everyone seems to be afraid Of
her, and some people even refuse to
argue with her.
If she would only realize Low she
drives her friends away she would not
insist on having that last word Ono
woman recently said that she knew 4
woman who insisted no matter what
was said that. tic last word was for
her. Some time ago there was some
discussion about the proper dress for
a bride. Several women gave their
opinions. and she insisted that if 4
bride would wear gray she would be
much better of in every way. White
being the proper attire, wager was
made that white was the only color,
and in order to give everyone q fair
chance, some well known dressmaker
was referred to. The dressmaker said
that all over the world brides usually
wear white, and that this was found
to be the most favoritc because it
could always be dyed another color If
once soilec. There was no argument
necessary, but the one woman insisted
that gray was better because it did
not soil 50 easily. The result is that
not one Of the women who were dis
putting the fact wishes to speak 10 the
woman since.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
An Eskimo Salmon-Trap.

The EskimoS along the Yukon River
have an odd method of catching SAL
mon, which is described by Mr.. Jere-
miah Lynch in Three Years in the
Klondike.''
The EskimoS take boards foot wide
and an inch thick. and nail them to-
gether lengthwise in triangular spout,
little wider than a good-sized salmon.
This is submerged in five feet OF water
foot from the surface and twenty
yards from the shore.
The salmon. swimming along the
side Of the shore against the strong
current, go straight into this simple
trap and cannot get back, and those i'll
the rear press on those in front.
We saw eighteen large salmon taken
from one of these Spouts in few min
utes, and the Indians said they caught
scores every day while the runs con-
tinued.
At an old Russian settlement we
observed how the natives live and pre-
pure Tie W hlitSls Ihc hSh "CiC
running plentifully, and every Indian.
even to the little children. was busy
bringing them up from the bank. OPEN
ing them and hanging them on the
trees, or temporary scaffolds, or tops
of huts and cabins, in every conceiv-
able place where salmon could be
put to dry out Of reach of the dogs.
The run lasts about six weeks, and
In that interval the natives must pro-
vide food for their families and dogs
until next season. Very few wild ami
mails exist on this lower Yukon. and
with the addition of geese and ducks,
salmon is the only food that the coun-
try provides for its inhabitants. No
grain is cultivated. The Indians buy
-four and light supplies from the trad
ers, paying in dogs and furs, for they
trap all through the long winter.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
Alfalfa For Fowls.

We have recommended alfalfa as a
forage crop for farm animals. The Ioi-
lowing from Tic Practical Farmer
shows that it has another use, it being
found very good for poultry feed:
Too much cannot be said in favor or
alfalfa for either stock feed, or an ad-
ditional ration for fowls during the
winter months when green and bulky
food is scarce or lacking. A conf
paratively small plat Of ground Will
furnish all that can be required for Il
flock. both summer and winter. II cut
before it blossoms, alfalfa foliage is eX-
tremely tender. and apparently highly
palatable for the birds. Besides, II cut
promptly, at least four crops can be
cut in one season. We have cut ours
twice this season, already, with third
crop ready to be cut, and we expect
another to grow before the end u
October. The first two crops have
been fed green to horses and cattle;
and while doing the feeding Of 1t, the
usual grain additions to the coarse
food materials were omitted, the milk
flow increased rather than decreased
and the horses seemed to do just as
we'll as with grain and hay. The first
two crops were cut when the plants
were beginning to- bloom, the second
even at an earlier stage than the first,
simply because the lower portions OF
the plants began to look spotted and
rusty. The third crop, now ready to
be cut. is about as healthy as the first
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
WAYS of URing Lace.

One Of the very new ways OF using
lace is TO take insertion and border 1t
with satin ruchings. Narrow satin
ribbon is used. and the ruching is made
thick and full. This is sewn around
the edge Of the lace application, which
is then set upon the dress. Such appli-
cations are used to trim skirts and
blouses, and are also seen upon sleeves,
and always with the edging Of ribbon
that gives the finishing touch to the
lace.
Then there is the lace cockade ro-
sette that is so charming upon the
summer gown. 1t is made of lace gath
cred along one edge with a thread,
which is pulled taut, and the rosette
is made. If desired, little jewel can
be set in the middle of the rosette.
Little lace roses are charming items.
\ group of them in white Valenciennes
lace, with small red silk rosettes in
the middle, was observed upon one Of
the prettiest evening gowns Of the
season. These lace roses, in groups
of six or eight, trim the skirts of even
ing gowns, and those Of day gowns.
They are delightfully."- dainty, and are
feminine to the very last degree.
But there is still another new fad for
the woman who likes pretty trimmings,
and this French one. Wide stoles of
silk are sewn to the shoulder of the
gown and are allowed to hang to the
waist line, where they are bordered
with lace. Little trihing fancies these
are, yet charming, in the sum Ind
substance of the seasons wardrobe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10

The great oculist's name was famil.
lar enough for Darrell. 1t was pity
that Gerhardt himself, bending at that
moment over pair of sightless eyes,
could not have lifted his head and
looked into those of the woman he
loved.
The man who did look into them
wondered if, after all, and in spite Of
Margaret's beauty. he had not had a
narrow escape. StrenuouSnesS was
the one thing in life to be avoided.
His thoughts turned to his wife with
sense of relief.
Henry" The nurse conquered her
aversion enough to touch his arm.
Ever since the operation your wife
has yearned-hungered for some sign
that you really cared"
His weak under lip protruded itself
su!lenly. 1t was the look which his
wife knew best on his face. TO Mar.
garet it was revealingly new.
Go in now." she said quietly. land
give her what she has been craving
for
He shifted from one foot to the
other in hesitating uncertainty. Then,
as it was always easier for him to
yield than to resist. he moved slowly
back along the corridor.
His wife's eyes went quickly from
one face to the other as they re-entered
the room. Darrell took chair beside
her.
You must hurry up and get we'll"
he said awkwardly. patting the white
hand which lay on the counterpane.
She scarcely seemed to breathe while
she waited, her eyes fixed Oil his face.
Still he hesitated. feeling Margaret: S
compelling eyes upon him.
THE house-does not Secm-like
home without you-little girl
The very utterance of the words
moved him. for Darrell was easily
moved emotionally.
Slowly. in faint waves. the color rose
to Eleanor Darrel's temples, seeming
to force the moisture into her eyes as
it came. Margaret thought invo!un-
tarily of parched ground when L heal
ing rain has fallen upon it.
The wife's fingers were clinging like
weak tendrils around her husbands.
Darrell looked around for Margaret.
but she had left the room, feeling her
way blindly out. Then he stopped,
laying his face against the white one
near his own.
Margaret's face as she ran down the
hospital steps that evening to the man
who stood waiting for her at his
horses heads was 4 benediction. Ger
hardt turned 10 it afresh as he gath
cred up the reins in his strong hand.
Il don't know that like you to look
like that" he said, smiling, when l
am not the cause. 1t makes me jeal-
ous."
The eyes which raised themselves 10
his We're glowing with the wonder of
faith which has become certainty
st. Louis Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
Odds and Ends.

Fort Morgan, the county seat OF
Morgan County, Col, is unique be-
cause of the fact that it has three
churches and no saloons. From the
excellence Of its irrigation system the
county also is obtaining a reputation,
it possessing II canals, aggregating
220 miles in length. The laterals and
field laters are estimated at 1,6OO
miles. The county has storage reser.
voirs, with an aggregate capacity OF
3,000,000,000 cubic feet of water, to
cover $4,000 acres one foot deep.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10

is a marked decrease in the self-con-
.sciousness and awkward address that
really brilliant women used to be
guilty Of when called upon for few
words of acknowledgment or the
thanks that courtesy demanded from
a guest of honor at some public occa-
sion.
Women are emerging from this
voiceless condition and at recent
dinner at which a successful young
author was present she responded to a
toast proposed in her honor in a witty
speech, entirely extempore, and given
with an easy grace and sparkling
humor that were Irresistible. Chit
cago Chronicle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
The Rundown Farm.

So-called worn out farms may be
built up and made productive, but the
man who must support his family and
perhaps pay interest on a mortgage
from such a farm, while he is doing 1t,
has a long road to travel. There are.
however, many such, no doubt, among
the readers of the Southern Fruit
Grower, and some are succeeding
The use Of commercial fertilizer is
increasing all the time, and il properly
applied in connection with rotation OF
crops, will assist to no little degree in
increasing the productiyeness of the
land.
The two principal elements required
in growing fruit are potash and nitro
gen. Where wood ashes are available
the cheapest possible potash Is at
hand. In the commercial fertilizers
the potash is rated at about five cents
per pound. AS there is about 100
pounds of potash in ton Of unleached
wood ashes, they are worth about -
per ton for potash alone. There is
also considerable value in phosphoric
acid and lime. In this part OF the
country, wood ashes can be had in
many places for the hauling. In no
case to My knowledge is one required
to pay to exceed twenty-five cents per
load. Yet many farmers are buying
fertilizers at from SIS to $25 per ton
to get largely the same elements they
could get at % certs per load.
AS for nitrogen, the cheapest wD
apply that is to grow a crop or tx
of cowpeas, then follow with - g
other crop. ThL COW pea g
nitrogen from the air and stores
its roots. 1t then becomes avail
to the crops following for several
years. BY using unleached wood
ashes freely and growing cow peas on
the same lad, it soon becomes well
supplied with the principal food
elements necessary to grow fruit sue
cessfully, and in most localities In the
central South can be done much more
cheaply than by means Of commercial
fertilizers. After ashes have been ex-
posed to wind, rain and sun, for
time they lose much Of their fertilizing
value yet may be used with good re-
suits.
The value of barnyard manure is
quite generally known. Yet many
farmers leave it in piles till it becomes
almost worthless. To get the best re-
suits, manure should be applied to the
soil as soon as possible.
Plenty Of straw should be used about
the barn to absorb the liquid, as the
liquid manure is richer than the solid.
AS nitrogen is the largest valuable
element present In barn manure. 1t IL
apparent that it must be well cared
for, as nitrogen escapes into the air
readily when the manure pile ts
kcated. When plenty Of manure and
wood ashes are available it is the most
satisfactory fertilizer.-Frank c. Pei
let.
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blanche Plumes."

Henry Of Navarro himself need not
have disdained the new brilliant white
ostrich plumes which decorate our
dress hats this season under the name
Of blanche plumes. The toque is OF
erin, glistening gray, pearl color, soft
brown in many shades, dark blue or
black. With singular unannimity Of
choice the hat is trimmed with single
long aud wide curling ostrich feather,
stationed in the middle of the crown
and curling forward so as to form 4
complete circle or loon.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
Sharps and Fists.

II Gideon had stopped to paint his
pitchers the Lord would have been
looking for another general.
There always will be difficulties
aIout the Bible II you grasp 1t by the
blade instead Of by the handle.
You may know what God thinks
about a mans religion when you know
what his children think.
The perfect man has not been dis
covered in our day; We are all too
modest to reveal him.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10

In 1900 there were $50? automobiles
registered in France. This year 1884
are registered, There has teen a de-
crease of 10000 horses and Of 245, ,476
horss.drawn vehicles in that time.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10

Ground ivy and mustard can be de-
stroyed through sprinkling with solu-
ton of copperss (sulphate of from.
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Sso&< ARGARET II L \ G E T.
4 = y FORD stood under the
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4 AVA \ Matthews Church and
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-24
DEMOCRATIC APPOINTMENTS.
Dates for speakings Made by the state
 Campaign Committee.

~e Dates for spealxings Made by the state
 Campaign Committee. The following Democrats will address their fellow citizens on the issues of the. day at the places and time desig- mated:
 Senator E. w. Pettus. Centreville, Bibb County. Oct. 2sth.
 Hon. William W. Brandon. Cullman County, Oct. 22. ,,.s Frankfort, Franklin County. Oct. 20. Pleasant Site, Franklin County. Oct. Red Bay. Franklin County. Oct. 27. Burleson, Franklin County, Oct. 28. Belgreen. Franklin County. Oct! 29. Captain Richmond Pearson HObsOn. Centreville. Bibb County. Oct. 29.
 Hon. Leon c. McCord. Woodville. Marshall County. October
 Hon. Frank s. White. . Centreville, Bibb County. Oct. 29.
 Hon. Sydney ,. BtAie. Centreville. Bibb County, oct. 29. Hon. John H. Bankhead and Hon. w.
 c. Davis. Eutaw, Green County, Oct. 22. Livingston, Sumpter County. Oct. 24. Carrolton, Pickens County, Oct 25. Reform, Pickens County, Oct 26 II Vernon. Lamar County. Oct. 2s, II a. m. g. Fayette. Fayette County, Oct. 2s.
 Hon. John H. Bankhead. Blount County. Nov. 3, 4, 5.
 Hon. Samuel l.. Weaver. Cullman County, Oct. 25, 26. 27, 2S and 29.
 Hon. Samuel c. Jenkins. Greenville. Butler County. Nov. 2, II a. m.
 Andalusia- Covington County, Nov. 5, 2:30 p. m.
 Hon. Oscar R. Underwood. Blount County, November 2, 3, 4 and 9th. H. S. D. Mallory. R. E. L. Mel, Chairman
 Secretary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-24
Funeral of MT. Willis.

The funeral of .~r. E. E. Willis, who died Saturday morning at his home, 3l2 Columbus Street. after a long illness, took place at ' o'clock yesterday morn ing from the residence and the body was shipped to Shale. Ga, the former home of the deceased. for interment
 Rev. J W. Shoaff, pastor of the Dex- ter Avenue Methodist Church, conduct ed the funeral services. A large num- Der of beautiful floral tributes sent by friends in Montgomery paid it's simple tribute to the memory of the dead man who was so popular among those who knew him. A number of the members Of Tippecanoe Tribe of the Red Men, of which Mir. Willis was a prominent mem Der. attended the funeral Of their late brother member.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-24
TROLLEY CARS ooLLIDE.
Eighteen Persons Hurt, All of Whom
 Will Recover.

Worcester Mass. Oct. 23.-In rear end collision between two trolley cars on the Westboro and Marlboro Street Railway, two and one half miles west of Westboro. today eighteen persons were injured. It Is thought all of the injured will recover
 Slippery rails are accountable for the accident Worcester Consolidated Street Railway car was being sent to Worcester for repairs, and when on q hill the car "kicked." Before the mo- torman could get control of it. the car was running down the hill. At the foot it was met by q regular car from Marlboro for Worcester, which was making good speed to climb the hill
 The cars crashed together with tec rife force, demolishing the vestibuIas on both cars and ripping every seat rom it's fastcnings on the west-bound car. which had twentys passenger aboard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-24

mantel piece. These overmantel pan els are the latest craze: They are a revival of an old Louis XVI style. The space over the mantel Is surmounted by a square of siiken tapestry and ribbon work the width of the mantel- shelf. This is worked handsomely in gold and silver thread in nscross or sat- in stitch and may represent the coat of arms. the inter-woven initials being surrounded with rosebuds or any rich, :. entional design. Lace medallions h @ narrow satin ribbon are often, as in ,he antique models. woven into the design.
 New York. .1., Kate Clyde.