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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-27
Ever Onward and Upward.

we are commanded to be perfect, to
love God continually, to rejoice evermore,
and in everything to give thanks. And
reason is in accord with revelation in en-
joining this cuty. Mans.pathwsy is eyer
" infinite possibilities Of future achieve
ment invite him to press on with unweary.
inc foo.step.
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nednitiOns.

Young Hopeful-"Father, what Is
traitor in politics" This paper says
Congressman Jawweary is one."
Veteran Politician-"A traitor IS
man who leaves our party and goes
over to the other one"
Young Hopeful-"Well,t then, what is
a man who leaves the other party and
comes over to ours?' e.
Veteran Politician-"A convert, my
Boston Transcript.
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The Tarrible Boy.

"Johnny." said young Spoonamore,
"your sister must look charming when
she lets her hair down"
"Yes." said Johnny, with his mouth
full of chocolate creams, "but she looks
a good deal better when she puts Il ~
again."-Chicago Tribune.
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Rising.

"They have come up in the world,
have they notT' asks the friend OF
other days.
Indeed, yes" says the friend who
has kept track of them. "Why. they
have reached that stage where they
correct your pronunciation OF then
name."-Judge. .a;s,f
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Th hose on Trial.

care these masterpieces" asked tour
ist in Fiorentine gallery, adding, Il must
admit that do not see much in them my
self" "These pictures, SIR was the an-
swer, care not on trial; it is the visitors
who are on trial" 1t is the critics who are
on trial, not the Scriptures.-New York
Observer.
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Her Status.

"Oh, that my son should wish to
marry an actress shrrieked the proud,
patrician mother.
Now. ma, don't take on so." be-
seeched the undutiful heir, "she amt
really an actress-she only thinks she
s."-Pitsburg Post.
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when They ouarreIesi.

It's not all sweetness-courtins. Ce-
ell and Queenie have just had a serious
difference Of opinion.
He Ito wind up)-"If you ever see
me again it will be in dream
She-"It would be nightmare.'-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-27
Sorry He Spoke.

Reggy-"Bah Jove, there are a lot OF
people who sing songs these days and
don't even mean what they sing
Miss Rose-"You are right. ReSgy.
Last night you sung Goodbye, Ny
Lady Love- at 10 o'clock and didn't
leave until 12."-Cbicago News.
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Tho Thing to Do.

"I don't know what to say to this
man." mused the agricultural editor.
"He asks: What shall do with my
hens? Every morning l find several
of them dead"
That's easy" replied the Snake Edl-
tor. "Tell him to bury them.'-Phlla'
delphia Ledger.
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r.c,pe For E.trayagance.

A Recipe For EItraVaRances
"Oid man Growler has found great
scheme for doing away with any neres-
sity for dying rich.'
What is it,"
"He has just married woman who
isn't a third of his age."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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At tho Concert.

Ida-.How did your Uncle Hiram en-
joy the classical program?"
May-"Not at all. Why. l wore out
shoe prompting him when to applaud.
Chicago News.
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On, Him Tin None Too Soon.

First Physician -" so the operation
was just in the, nick of time?"
Second Physician-"ieS; in another
twenty y-four hours the patient would
have recovered without it.'-Harper's
Bazar.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-27
Taking q Straw Vote.

Canvasser who is Mr.. HenpecE
going to support?'
Mrs. Henpeck-"Me."- New York Sun.
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The Hospital states that 2,2S9, ,5IS pa.
tents are treated annually in London
4 ,spitals aud diSpensaries.
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I,,,.r,,ounba, Errer,.,s,.,.,-.

Mrs. Uppson-"Is your new neighbor
a society woman"
Mrs. De Swell-"Mercy. no! Why,
she actually calls her kitchen maid 2
hired girl."-Chicago News.
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hay for a certain amount Of concen.
trates were due in a large measure to
the feeding of these crops with fine
quality of silage which is generally ad.
mitted to be the best form OF rough
ness for the dairy cow. OF course, si-
lage by itself is not so satisfactory as
when fed in conjunction with small
amount of dry roughness.
Another peculiarly was noticed in
these experiments, namely. that the
ration containing the largest amount
Of protein was eaten with the greatest
relish. In other words, the best results
were obtained in the experiments OF
1902 and 1908 when cotton seed meal
was fed in conjunction with cowpea
and alfalfa hay. 1t is difficult to give
satisfactory reason for this peculiar
ity. unless it Is that the larger amount
Of protein acted as tonic to the
nerves and the system generally, and
kept the animals In q more perfect
condition Of health. The other rations
were aiSo eaten with relish and the
animals were in good condition
throughout the experiment, but in both
years the best results have been OBJ:
tanned from the high protein ration.
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identified.

"Pa. what is repartee:
"Oh. merely an insult with its dress
suit OH, my son."-Puck.
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Appropriate.

Rodrick - Now they are thinking
about bringing outthe life of Raisouli.'
= Van Albert-"Well, it would be ratii-
or exnenSiYe" 4. !.
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How So:S

Van Aibert-"It, would have to be
bound in Morocco. Chicago News.
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Gr.ne Vine. in tho Back Yard.

tanned from the high protein ration.
Grape Vines in the Back Yard.
There has been much interest mani
tested in the improvement Of the back
yard. Cleanliness, of course. Rmes
first. and that is matter OF daily at
tention. Plants for the back yard
ought to be of economic value. Hedge
plants, without thorns, along the fence
line or bordering the walk. serve Z
good purpose daily.
The pot. sweet and medicinal herbs,
such as parsley, thyme. sage and rose
mary, do well, and are convenient, In
back yards.
Rose bushes as rose vines are
thorny, and therefore not well suited
to the part of the premises used for
hanging and summing household linen.
Plant roses in the front yard.
Grape vines need q good foothold.
They will climb freely. It is not the
approved method Of cultivating grapes.
but for shade over the kitchen window
or porch, a vigorous Concord or Dela-
ware. or Catawba grape vine, answers
the dual purpose Of shade and OF
yielding grapes. Plant on the eastern
side and train the vine around to the
window or porch. The root IN a, SUM-
ny place. the vine will stand a western
or northern exposure. " ;ty-
Scuppernong vines cover arbors. An,
arbor of rough construction. extending
from the baGk door. say, toward the
garden. with Just one Scuppernong
grape vine. wrll be green ~ afssammer
and full of grapes in September. One
vine will spread an indefinite NUMBER :
of feet, twenty, forty and more.
Grape vines feed on bone greedily.
Every bone from the kitchen can be
utilized by burying at the root OF the
vine. Sweepings from the yard make
n rich mulch. Waste water from the
kitchen is no longer wasteNater when
applied to the grape vines.
Grape vines subjected to thise9slls,
tive mode of treatment should first be
cut away to two branches. trained up.
and then two collateral branches al.
lowed to each of the main branches
G. T. D., in the Florida.
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Nervous Youth Ito charming girl. who
has been trying to set him at his easel
He, he! I, always-ha-feel rather
shy with pretty girls. y'know. but I'm
quite at home with you"-Punch. -
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Joy Joy in fellowship with God; JOY IL
fellowship with believers; Joy in service
and ministry. Love-ioy-peace. Content
ment of mind under all circumstances; the
harmony of conviction, of thought and af-
lection. Long suffering - patient endur-
ance not only in affection, but patient en-.
durance of wrong and provocation; and
meekness and temperance and all the rest.
What does fruitfulness mean? 1t means
simply the development or achievement Of
character that will approve itself to God.
But this growth of character Goes not eS-
haust the expectation of Christ concerning
us. Jt does not exhaust the fruit which
the Christian has to bear. There IS other
fruit. You read that passage again and yon
will see that the terror of it has to do with
fellowship-fellowshi2 with Jesus, fellow:
ship in His purpose to redeem this world
from sin. Jesus is not thinking altogether
of the good His disciples are to get through
fellowship with Him. but He is thinking
also Of the good which His disciples arc to
do through fellowship with Him. Not alto
gether OF what His disciples are to receive,
but Of what His disciples are to achieve.
Except the branch abide in the vine it
bringeth forth no fruit. Ii yc abide il Nc
and Ny words abide IL you, ye shall bring
forth much fruit"
Or. friends, we limit the range of the
Christian lie, and our hearts and minds
are 50 set upon Getting, getting, getting
erioying. enjoying. enioyinC-that We are
deaf to the words of Christ concerning do
ing, doing. doing. Apart from the vine the
branch can bear no fruit: apart from the
branch the vine cannot bear fruit. And
here, friends. we come up to something
!hat ought to bring you and me very lowly
cefore God. Lowly. not so much with the
sense of modification and penitence, but
with kind of exultant joy. 1t BELTS US to
sonfess always our dependence upon Christ.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06
AMUSING PARLOR TRICK.
and Any Bright Boy Can
Learn to Perform 1t.

The performer allows himself to be
tied with fetter consisting of q
band) as is shown in c of illustration.
One hand is tied to the end of the band
first, then the other. The band must
be so long that the hands can move pref
ty freely. The performer, after being
tied, speaks few words of introduction
excuses himself for being obliged to take
off his coat, takes off his coat and APP
pears fettered as before.
Finally he slips his coat on again and
asks somebody to cut the letters, which
appear to be intact and in the same con-
dition as when they were tied at the be-
ginning of the performance.
To perform this trick effectively, a
cutaway coat should be worn, having
in its back pockets the principal requ:-
site, a. second fettlr. Besides this fetter
small pair of scissors is. secreted in
the same pocket, This pair of scissors
serves to cut the band tied by the audi
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06
To Attempt to Make
Soldiers of The Chinese
Army OF the Empire TO Be Reoraanized What 1t
Now Consists Of-Quain+ Body OF Soldiers.

Two things serve to arouse at least q
passing interest in the military capacity
of China. First is the warlike situation
in the east with Japan and Russia SEEM
ingly drawing nearer each day to con-
tlict in which China will be vitality inter-
ested, and for which that empire must
furnish the battle ground. Dispatches
from the orient tell of China's depend
ence upon Japan for the ousting of the
bear from Manchuria, and the preser-
walton of the empire. Under such condi-
tioDs China would naturally become an
ally of Japan in the struggle for eastern
supremacy. These things make our sec
ond reason for evincing an interest in
military China of still greater i'm
portance than it otherwise would be, and
this second reason is the expressed inten-
ton of the Chinese government to re-
organize and modernize it's army.
Even before Caleb Cushing carried
President Tylers letter to Picking and
negotiated the first treaty with China in
1843, the possibilities of the mailed fist
aaa tccome a bug-a-boo to the people OF
the western nations. So long as China
slept there was no danger; but China
was awakening, and what the awaken
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06

ence, for these letters must come off to
make room for the others.
After the hands of the performer are
tied, he goes into the pocket with one
hand, takes the pair of scissors and
cuts the letters. AS his hands are tied
behind his back, nobody can see this
manipulation. The old letters are put
away in his pocket and the new fetter
is made ready for use. This second fet-
ter is made in the following way The
band used is just as long as the one
used to tie the hands.
On each "a simple knot is made
(a), then loose knot in the shape of a
loop OBJ, allowing the band to slip for
tightening around the wrists and loosen
ing as the performer desires (a-B).
After the original letters are cut and
the coat is taken off the performer slips
both hands into the loops and pulls
them tight
This fetter cannot be distinguished
from the original one. By repeating
this experiment, all sorts of variations
in tying and untying can be shown, I'M
til finally this pseudo band is cut off by
one OF the audience.-Boston Globe.
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CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN The CHINESE ARMY.

Ing might bring, what ambitions the
eastern giant might evince, were serious
questions in both Europe and America.
More than half ~ century has passed
since Caleb Cushing negotiated our
first commercial treaty with China, and
our first fears seem nc nearer realization
than they were then.
In a general way, the Chinese soldier
is nonenity SO far as fighting qualities
are concerned, though there have been
exceptions to this general rule. During
the TAPPING rebellion, the greatest of the
many civil wars China has known, the
English Gen. Gordon proved that the
coolies were not towards when prop
erly led. His "ever victorious" force of
less thar 10000 men, put to route rebel
armies ten times it's SIZE Gordon's force
was differed by foreigners, and had a
sprinkling of foreigners in it's ranks, and
1t was the fearless example set by these
men which made heroes of the coolies.
A stranger force was never mustered
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06
POWERFUL NEW RIFLE.
Have Important Benrlng ON
Modern Warfare.

A great advance has been made in
small arms by George E. Rounds, of
Plymouth, Mass. which may have an
important bearing on the ornaments Of
the world and the battles of the future,
for through his suggestion the range Of
the modern rifle has been greatly in
creased and its penetration more than
doubled
The result is finished rifle Of tho
Winchester model of 1885, short, like
the old civil war carbine, but unlike this,
1t has tapering barrel which APP
proaches ore-half inch in thickness at,
the rear end and is formed of fine piece
of nickel steel, which gives maximum
OF strength. The gun is of .405 bore axA
the cartridge looks like any other ex-
cept the she'll is not checked on the
end where the bullet fits in. Inside the
bright brass she'll is a charge of SO grains
OF cordlte, smokeless powder wh.xh
has long been in favor by the users OF
the British naval guns, and as used in
them resembling the long black, flexible
strings of licorice found in the confec-
tionery stores, the strips being bundled
into fagots for the big cannon, which, OF
course, is not done in Mr.. Rounds gun.
Fifty-two grains of cordite, 1t is asserted,
has the explosive power of nearly
pound of common black rifle powder,
and it will drive the 300-grain, soft-nose,
tin-coated bullet out with muzzle
velocity of 22O4 feet per second, while
at 100 yards range the striking energy
is represented by 1926 foot pounds
From tssts made it is calculated the
gun fired at an elevation of As degrees
will throw its projectile a distance Of
ten miles, while at shorter ranges It's
enormous muzzle velocity gives it fiat
trajectory amounting at ordinary
ranges to almost point blank shooting.
In the matter of penetration the cordite
cartridge leaves the others completely
out of sight. A high-power 1920 sport.
| ing cartridge at 100 yards will penetrate
30 inches of pine, and United States
government high velocity cartridge will
drive its projectile ten inches deeper,
but this new one at the same range will
bore through 100 inches of pine wood.
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of remodeling it's system of training.
In fact, the soldier in China is held more
in contempt than esteem. The men who
are entrusted with the destinies of the
army must prove their efficiency in the
sacred writings of Confucius rather than
in the science of war The officers of the
army are drawn from those who sue
cessfplly pass the civil examination, the
training for which is useless not only
from the military standpoint, but the
administration of civil duties as we'll.
Aside from these examinations the only
other test required is intended to prove
efficiency with bows and arrows, relic
of antiquity scarcely to be imagined
outside the wilds of Africa
Even with such force it might be pos
sibleto accomplish something as has been
shown by the success of Gen. Gordon,
were they given any practical training.
One of the prominent features of the
drill of the army consists of teaching the
recruit to assume an attitude and eX-
preston to brighten his opponent. At
the time OF the opening o. tbs .;::-- with with
Japan, and, in fact, at the present time,
much of the armament consists of hal
herds, pixies, bows and arrows and long
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06

under military banner than this of Cor
don, nor seldom more heroic one.
Soldiers of fortune from practically
every nation of Europe and America,
men who were fighting merely for the
adventure and pay the service promised,
yet the power of one man not only made
heroes of them, but heroes of the Chi
nese coolies as well. 1t was an expert
ment thu. proved possibilities under
right conditions.
OF capable military leaders China de-
velopsl but few during the TAPPING re-
belliun, or since that time. OF the few
Gen G.ing, who served with Gordon,
aafter Ills desertion from the rebel forces,
was a notable character, and of great
military ability. During the several
petty foreign wars in which China wae
engaged down to the time Of tie out.
break of the war with Japan, no char
acter OF anything like equal ability was
developed, nor Gid the more important
conflict with Japan bring to the front
leader of such worth as to be classed
with him. This lack of military leaders
would seem to place China as non-mil-
itant power Of whom the world need
have no fears.
ItIakes training to make perfection,
and the training of the Chinese soldier
is the one great essential lacking.
Through all it's defeats administered
since the days of the coming of the white
an, the empire has never felt the need
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06
ExERcIsER FOR HORSES.
An Invention in which Owner. of
Racing Animals should BE PARE
ticularly Interested.

One great difficulty encountered by
sportsmen in shipping their running OF
trotting horses to foreign lands in or
der to compete with native-born ami
mails for prizes and honors is main
tanning the stock in good condition
during the tedious journey across the
ocean. Many first-class horse, capa-
BILE of running we'll at home, loses form
when placed on shipboard, and is
easily beaten by the other contestants
in races abroad. By the time the horse
has been trained up TO it's normal con-
dition again the change in climate or
feed and water begin to make their
effect felt, necessitating withdraw
al from the races or further defeats. A
possible solution of the problem of
maintaining the animals in good con-
dition during their ocean journey is
offered in the apparatus shown in the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06

Atead of being up in the sky 1t is
very beautiful, it is true, but | would
like to see it shine as it did last night
suppose it doesn't shine during the
day, SO III wait until night and see it. .
So Mr.. Rooster sat down by the ball
and waited. The sun went down and ii
grew dark, and black clouds hid the
stars and all the sky, but still the ball
would not shine.
ut is very strange" declared the
rooster, as he sat and waited.
All the other chickens had gone to
roost hours before, but still the rooster
waited and watched
Then the wind began to blow and
the thunder to roll and the lightning to
flash, and the first thing Mr. Rooster
knew it was raining in torrents, and he
was soaked to the skin, and most
frightened outof his pits.
"I'll save the MOON" he cried, and
he grabbed up the ball and tried to
run with it. When he reached the hen
house door the rain had stopped. and
the wind had swept the clouds from
the sky, and Mr.. Rooster looked up
and saw the moon smiling sweetly at
him.
$50 this isn't the moon, after ALL
said Mr.. Rooster, looking down at the
ball "Well, guess it must be one of
the stars" st Louis Post-Dispatch.
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d ENG pulled through the sea at the
d end of kite string is an exhilarat-


ing experience, end the recent at
tempt Of Cody to cross the tickle straits
of Dover has proven tnat there is some
thing about the location which exercises
a peculiar fascination over experiment.
ers with new forms of locomotion. Cycle
boats, ROLLER boats" and novel life saw
ing devices are always tested in the
swift tides and rough seas that separate
Dover from Calais. The perilous cross
ing is attempted with the idea that if it
can be accomplished nothing else need
be feared.
1t was doubtless this feeling that led
Mr.. Cody to choose the channel passage
as the supreme test for his kite drawn
boat
The BOAT is only ~ feet long and Az
feet in beam. Much space is taken up by
the canvas decking, and it was tight
fit for the two passengers.
+ 1t weighs nearly 400 pounds and is
constructed of canvas stretched on
wooden ribs, and about $50 pounds of
lead had been attached to the keel after
the capsize which occurred when Mr..
Cody went on a trial trip at Gravesend
and the effect was to make her distinctly
"stiffer" and more seaworthy.
A word as to the kites They were
of the type with which Mr.. Cody won the
silver medal at the Alexandra palace
kite competition, and which has been
adopted by the British admiralty for
man lifting in war time. They are made
of black silk and bamboo, and men look
like great bats when flying in the air
For the trip Mr.. Cody used two kites
Is feet across, and once we'll up they
flew steadily as if nailed to the sky The
power they exert is so great that the
inventor was dragged feet foremost
along the beach when flying one only
half the size!
Both kites flew on the same line, which
was made fast to the towing rope in the
nose of the boat.
Mr.. Cody himself was an interesting
figure in his cowboy hat and yellow oil
skins. His long hair floated over his
shoulders, and he wore pneumatic life
belt and motor goggles" TO protect his
eyes from the glare of the sun on the
sea-
If 1t came to swimming, there were
life lines outside to cling to, for Mr.
Cody determined not to desert his boat
even If she capsized. He meant to hold
on to the life lines and be toweS through