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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-18
Points for Parents.

Study the child and discover where
his greatest interest lies" says Mrs.
Theodore w. Birney, Honorary Presi-
dent Of the National Congress of
Mothers, discussing the Choice of Oc-
cupation," in the September Delinea-
tor. Mrs. Birney very warmly advo-
Gates a kind of natural selection
which is indicated in the trend Of the
child's play. 1t is suggested, and
with reason, that child's toys and
favorite pursuits are sure index to
its vocation. The plan is founded on
ch. ld-study, and, as the author says.
eff parents gave to the careful study
Of their children one-half the earnest
thought that they bestow upon mat
tiers of minor Importance, we should
see far fewer round pegs in square
holes and vice versa"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-18
How They Learn Spanish.

Tourists in Nagasaki, Japan, are
often surprised to hear the sampan-
men and the rickshaw men in the
street shout Spanish words to white
passers-by; as, hey, amigo" (hey.
friend), or "hombre," common ex-
.cIamation of attention, meaning
'"man.' In the stores the statesmen
also use similar terms. as mo sabe,"
meaning don't know" etc.
The explanation is simple. The Japs
themselves do not know that they are
using Spanish words; they believe
them English slang. They have
learned them from American soldiers
homeward bound from the Philippines.
The Yankee boys, used to employing
Spanish phrases in speaking to Fill.
pinos, instinctively do the same with
the Japs, forgetting that their lam
guage is different.
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A Circulation Maker.

According to the Bangkok ZINES the
propr:o tors of Siamese newspaper
have distributed handbills containing
the following notice: "The news OF
English. oh crumbs, we tell the latest.
Writ in perfectly style and most earli-
est. Do murder git commit, we hear
of and tell it. Do mighty chief die,
oh crumbs. we publish it. and in bol-
ders of sombre. Staff mas each one
been collcged and write, oh crumbs,
like the Kippling and the Dickens. We
circle every town, and extortionate not
for advertisement. Buy it, oh crumbs,
buy it. Tell each of you its greatness
for good. Oh crumbs. Ready on Fri
day. Number first"
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South Carolina Items.

The Secretary of State has chartered
the Hospital Association Of Union,
which will put up a hospital in that
town. The officers are W. NJ. Culp,
president; L. NJ. Rice, vice president,
and Crown Terrence, secretary.
A charter was also issued to the Mu-
tual Investment Company, a real estate
concern, with $4,000 capital. D. D. Lit
tie is president, and ]. W. Allen, treas
urer.
Blackville, Special cantaloupe
crop here is now all about shipped.
About ITO cars we're shipped this sea-
son and the quality was the best ever
made here. The price ranged from 25
cents to SO a crate. Cantaloupe plant
ing here has come to stay. 1t makes
quite a busy month as it gives every
body employment, men, women and
children, with pay at from Is cents to
50 per day. The watermelon crop was
also very good and sold for very fair
prices. The cotton crop here is un-
ouestionably the best ever made. The
merchants are putting in heavy stocks
of goods and the local cotton buyers
are determined this season to pay the
highest price for cotton possible and
make it interesting for all farmers to
sell their cotton here.
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Experiments For Dustless Roads.

English road builders are working
on the dustless road problem. An e1-
pertinent is being conducted in West
Sussex County, the results Of which
will be watched by all who are inter-
ested in the improvement Of our high.
ways. The object Of those in charge
of the experiment is to make a road,
having a smooth surface, which shall
be dustless and at the same time resist
the percolation Of water.
The stones used, CherDourg quartz.
ite, are placed on iron plates over a
f1ue, when they remain until all moist
ure is expelled; they .are then spread
out for the purpose Of cooling. The
next step is to make deposit of them
about half foot thick on wooden
platform which has been covered with
tar and little pitch, five gallons to a
ton of stone, when they are turned
over and over until we'll covered with
the tar. After maturing they are
spread on the roadbed, which has been
prepared to a depth Of nearly six
inches, sprinkled with sand and con-
solidated by a ten-ton roller.-Good
Roads Magazine.
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Reunion of Newberry Alumni.

Newberry, Special.-The annual re-
union Of the alumni, students and
friends of Newberry College, which
was held at Little Mountain, was one
of the most successful in the history
Of the institution. It is estimated
that there were fully 5000 persons
present on this occasion, about 601
going from Newberry. During the
day, addresses along educational lines
were delivered by DR.. J. A. B. Scherer,
president of the institution; DR.. Geo.
B. Cromer, who retired as president
at the close of the last session and
others who are interested in the well
fare Of Newberry College. The occa.
sion was one of much pleasure to all
who attended. Here students Of years
ago mingled with fellow students, af
ter being separated for many years.
Here also, the older generation-the
fathers and mothers-met and min
gied with friends Of long ago and
talked over their childhood days.
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Miss M. Cartledge gives some
helpful advice to young girls.
Her letter is but one OF thou.
sands which prove that nothing
is so helpful to young girls who
are just arriving at the period Of
womanhood as Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
"DEAR MRs. PIyKHAM cannot
praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound too highly, for it
liz the only medicine ever tried which
cared me. l suffered much from my
frst menstrual period | felt SO weak
and dizzy at times l could not pursue
NV studies with the usual interest.
NY thoughts became sluggish, l had
headaches, backaches and sinking
spells, also pains in the back and lower
limbs. In fact, was sick all over.
"Finally, after many other remedies
had been tried. we We're advised to get
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and am pleased to say
that after taking it only two weeks, a
wonderful change for the better took
place, and in short time l was in
perfect health. felt buoyant, full OF
life, and found all work a pastime. l
Am indeed glad to tell my experience
with Lydia f.. Pinkham'S Vegc-
table Compound, for it made diff
ferent girl OF me. Yours very truly,
Miss N. CARTRIDGE. 533 Whitehall ST.,
Atlanta. Ga. - 5000 forfeit If original Of
GboVc letter p-ao'ro "-"~"@" ccnnot DO produced.
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Odds and Ends.

British soldiers are provided with
boiled water for drinking. The water
is first clarified by kind of rough
filtration through charcoal contain
ing certain amount Of potassium per.
manganate and then "sterilized" either
by filtration or by heat, after which
it is distributed to the troops by
means of water carts reserved for
safe" water only.
The exception proves the rule, be-
cause to be an exception it must stand
forth in opposition to what is general.
If an unsel6sh and disinterested man
be a rare man he proves that men are
self-seeking.
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PALMETTO CROP BULLETIN
The Progress of the States Crops for
the Past Week.

The week ending a. m, August 8,
had a mean temperature Of u degrees
which is about below normal. The
extremes were a minimum OF 63 1T
Greenville on the 3d., and maximum
of 81 at Florence on the Sd. The
weather was generally cloudy, with
some diffused sunlight during the mid
die of each day. The deficiency In
sunshine extended to all parts OF the
State, and is considered harmful to
cotton only. There were no damag-
ing high wind or hail storms.
There was rain in some part Of tho
State every day in the week, and gen.
orally over tho greater part Of it. Ex'
cessive amounts fell in all parts eX.
cept Abbeville and Saluda counties,
where the amounts were sufficient for
the present needs of all crops. The
following heavy weekly amounts were
reported, and show an even distribu-
ton: Greenwood 1862; Conway 5.2S;
Spartanburg 562; Florence Alp; Ye-
massee 4.OS; Batesburg, 4.66; Walhal-
la, 3.65; White Hall, 3.S5; Columbia;
S.95; Kingstree $50; Cheraw, $40;
Greenville, $50; Little Mountain, g..
Al; St. Matthews, $50; Allendale, g.
10; Charleston $50 inches. Many
other points reported from to B
inches. Lands were washed in places
and bottom lands of small streams
were ovWf1owed, but the injury to
crops from these sources were COM
paratively slight. With the exception
of cotton, the rains were generally
beneficial on crops.
Early corn is made and fodder Is
ready to pull as soon as the weather
permits; the ears are we'll filled;
young corn continues promising, al
though it suffered slight damage from
overf1ows and from firing and scald-
ing in places, due to the excessive
rainfall. As a rule it improved. The
excessive moisture and lack of sun
shine caused cotton on sandy lands 70
turn yellow and to shed both squares
and half grown bolls, and to develop
too much weed OF red and clay lands.
Rust has appeared in all parts OF the
State and is spreading rapidly; wilt
or blight IS reported from small ar
cas-. Cotton, as rule, is heavily
fruited but some fields have become
grassy. Rice is doing well, and early
rice has well filled heads and is rip.
ening. The rivers have become
fresh" although still low in the
Georgetown district. There Is a
marked improvement in late rice
Tobacco is curing nicely, and this
work is nearly finished; the tobacco
crop is Of good quality and the yields
are satisfactory. Peas, sugar cane,
sorghum, sweet potatoes, peas, gar
dens and pastures made marked i'm
provement. The rainy weather
caused peaches, apples and grapes to
rot extensively, and melons to be-
come somewhat watery. The fire.
quent rains interfered with haying in
the coast meadows. Turnips were
planted extensively and are coming up
to good stands.-J. w. BAUER, Sec
ton Director.
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Verbs

Zone hears much of legal verbiage," i"
said the politician, but there is coun-
c!lmanic verbiage as well. Here's a
sample-the bill was passed by Com
mon Council last Thursday:
"'An ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance entitled an ordinance supplement
tary to an ordinance entitled an ordi-
nance relating 10 nuisances.' '"-Phila-
Geiplia Press.
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the Improvement Oh Aer
l& Z roads, Governor Bachel-
der OF that State-and he is also an
officer of the National Grange-is a
very enthusiastic advocate Of road i'm
provement. In a recent address he
said:
The development and prosperity
of any State or nation depend in
some degree upon the transportation
facilities provided; and such facilities
include not only our rivers and har-
bors and our great railway and steam
boat companies, but also the highways
over which all our products and all
our people are transported.
The important matter now before
the friends of good roads is TO arouse
the people to a realization o. their re
sponsiblity in securing favorable Stale
and National legislation OH TIE SUBJ
ject. The small pittance appropriated
for the use of the Good Roads Bureau
Of the Department Of Agriculture IS
entirely out of proportion 10 the money
appropriated for other objects of
public nature when their relative inn
portance is considered.
Another important matter is the
construction of roads adapted TO the
needs of travel over them. Much
harm has come to the good roads move
ment in some sections Of the country
through the advocacy Of more eXpen-
sive roads than the resources of the
people would warrant and demand.
Costly stone roads are economical up
on portions Of our highways, but we
must not overlook the fact that there
is vast mileage Of roads that could
be permanently improved by the judi
cious expenditure of comparatively
small sum Of money per mile. We
should give due prominence to this
fact in considering the matter from
State or National standpoint.
LAS an official Of the National
Grange, l desire to say word for the
farmers of the country in regard to
National aid for road building. The
farmers have been loyal to the inter-
ests Of the nation in every emergency
in the past. They have contributed
their full share in proportion to their
wealth to the revenues for the support
of the Government. The ablest states
men and most successful business
men, contributing to the development
and prosperity of the country, point
to the farms as their birthplace.
When our country has been in danger,
the farmer boys have responded nobly
to her defense. We have uncomplain-
ingly contributed our share to the
enormous expenditures Of the National
Government for river and harbor i'm
provements, the construction of cam
ais and the erection Of costly build
ings in our great cities. and we do not
regret it. We now ask in the name
of Justice that National aid be granted
for the improvement Of highways.
This involves the establishment OF no
new policy, but the extension of the
former one. We ask the loyal support
of those who have been benefited by
our contribution tos other public mat
ters to which l have referred. l be-
lieve the farmers of the nation, repre-
senting more than q third Of our pop
ulation, are practically unanimous in
favor Of such a movement and will
give it their unqualified support
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Briefs of a General Nature.

1t is expected that George Foster
Peabody will be chosen treasurer OF the
Democratic National Committee.
Ex-senator David B. Hill paid a visit
to Wall street.
HarrY N. Gitt, Of Hanover; was 'nomi-
mated for Congress by the York County
(Pennsylvania) Democratic Conven-
ton, which named full county aid
legislative ticket.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., was made
manager of the Inside Inn at the St.
Louis Fair for a hours.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-18

The Kingdom of Bavaria intends to
issue a new public loan of S11 900, 600,
bearing interest at the rate Of 3k per
cent per annum. On August 81, 1901,
the public debt of Bavaria amounted to
$3.50, 1856 ,530.95. The largest part Of the
Bavarian debt is secured by the rail-
roads, which are the property OF the
State
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-18

1t is not 80 much what you pay for, but
what you get that needs close attention
when buying funeral supplies, and 80
strongly impressed with this fact are those
who know what they are doing that they
i0sist on laying their friends away IN
"NArIosAI" caskets.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-18

Age by the Teeth! WHAT 10 can IIt DIL.
ferent Parts of the Animal? How 10
other Valuable Information can be OBJ
tanned by reading our l00-PAGE Illus,
TRATED HORSE BOOK, which We Will
forward, postpaid, on receipt or only q
cents in stamps.
BOOK PUB. HOUSE,
l34 Leonard St.. n. Y. City.
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piso's Curefor Consumption is an infalliole
me5;cine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAuuEL, Ocean Grove, NJ, Feb. II, 1900.
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FITS permanently cured. No hts sorne-yous.
ness after first days use OF DR.. kine's Great
NeryeRestorer, S2trlal bottle eandtreatisefros
DR., r. H. KLINE, Ltd, s3l Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
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Heavens house of lords is the house
Of the lowly.
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Want to learn all about
a Horse? How to Pick
Out q Good One? Know
imperfections and so
against Fraud?
Detect Disease and Ef-
feet a Cure when same
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-18

The most widely known English writer
in japan is Carlyle.
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License is paid in Landsn on 1000 auto
mobiles.
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SO. "a.
MlLLBORO' SPRINGS *
II Collese For Young Ladies.

Located in the Alcehan es Elevation, 2 800 feet.
Dry. pure air, and = variety OF mineral waters
special advantages in voice. piano elocution and
art. New England Conservatory methods Terms
moderate S.ssion begins Sept. q, 1904. Address,
j. GRAHAM NJ DAVIDSON, Business Mgr,
Minboro Springs, Bath County Virginia.
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Governor Bachelor Talks.

EW HAMPSHIRE is one
of the States which is
making rapid strides in
the Improvement of her
roads Governor Bachel-
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AcHEo IN EVERY BONE.

Chicago Society Woman, Who Was So Sick
She Could Not Sleep or Eat, Cured by
Dnan,s HidneY pills.
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Marion Knight of 33 N. Ashland
Ave-. Chicago, Orator Of the West Side
Wednesday Club, says: This winter
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

settle down in Oakland.
Did you hear that Mrs. Thompson
Seton is the mother of a wee baby
girl? What literary babe that will
be, with both parents of literary bent!
Mrs. Seton as Miss Gallatin of Sacra-
mento was a very popular girl, and it
is said that in a smart little literary set
in New York she is quite favorite.
The Graham concert last night at
Steinway Hall was in the nature of a
testimonial of love and affection. Who
in the length and breadth of society
was not there last night to do honor to
the beloved Englishman who has so
literally given of his voice and his pres
ence for the pleasure of others?
That was a charming little affair of
Mrs. Arthur Moore or Tuesday after
noon, when she entertained the card
club of which she is a member. The
members Of this little coterie are Mrs.
Wakefield Baker. Mrs James Potter
Ianghorne. Mrs. Roe, Mrs. George
Shreve. Mrs. Willis Davis. Mrs. George
More. Mrs Samuel Welsh. Mrs. Robert
Davis, MIS-. L. w. eAAN -' -
kellogg.
The Misses Duffy Of Rochester, n. Y.
who are visiting Miss Mabel Toy.
held a merry court at Coronado.
They are stunning girls. have travelled
extensively, and, with their hostess,
make a charming trio.
Mrs. L. c. Robinson was hostess at
an informal dinner and bowling party
on Saturday. Among her guests We're:
Miss Julia Barclay, Miss Alice Keller of
st. Louis, Mr.. r. C. Robinson and John
Ro' cson.
Mrs Edward Moore gave jolly lit
tie supper at her home last Monday
evening to a little party of friends.
The young people bowled from $50 to
IL O'Clock and then repaired to the home
of Mrs. Moore for further entertain
ment. Among those present were:
Miss May Sharon, the Misses Clark,
Miss Jessie Burns, Miss Jean Pedlar,
Misses Clarke, Misses Lincoln, DIR. Niv-
erson Force. Frank Southack. DR.. Ho-
mer Craig. Marshall Dill, James Irvine,
Thomas Churchill, Horace Stoll, DR..
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
PROMINENT WOMEN CONSPICUOUS MONTE FUNCTIONS

the dinner was served in the club at the
Ingleside track, where the guests were
charmingly entertained.
The Walter Deans are expected home
from New York very soon. having
abandoned their proposed European
trip temporarily. Jack Frost played
havoc with our Californians this win
ter-nearly all the Westerners yielding
to pneumonia or some of its progeny.
Each of the Dean family was i'll at
some time, Mrs. Sam Buckbee came
dangerously near the river Styx. and
found it eXpedient to return home. Cal
ifornia is pretty good place-all things
considered
Mrs. L. p. Sanger, aunt of Mrs.
George NJ. Pullman, left this week for
the City of Mexico. She will visit Mrs.
Pullman at Pasadena, en- route.
The Claiming Auxiliary has ar
ranged series of lectures by Mar
shall Darrach, the Shakespearean
lows: Thursday. March 3, 3:15 D. m.-
Merchant of Venice" Wednesday.
March 9, Sis p. m.-"Julius Caesar" :"
edy of Errors" and selections from
Browning. The lectures are already at
tracing much attention from society
folk-that is, those of them who pos
sesseth understanding, and most of
them do.
Chicago. must nOt-shall nOt-have a
monopoly of the intellectual lecture.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay's THE Stone
of Destiny is awaited with eagerness
by the Gotham smart set 1t is admit
ted to be a mirror of American life
a man of intellectually welded to a
silly butterfly. The results are said
to be alarmingly similar to known con-
ditions in some of our first families. 4"
Therefore, the wondermentl
Among the philanthropies that
abound in San Francisco there are none
that appeals to the hearts of women so
tenderly as those whose cares are for
mothers and babes. There are at the
present hour several maternity homes
in the city, but in the thickIy populated
districts of the poor on the south side
there were none available to the penni
The physicians whose labors lie main
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

What a hegira TO Monterey. a local
rollcau of the smart set would resemble
= roster of swallows in winter. The
ponies! The men. The women! The
sport, The weather. All, What Won
der the lads and lassies hied them
thither for reiuvenation after the most
strenuous winter We have ever known.
The fine salt air and the inspiring
sport promises wonders to them-and
such a royal time.
Besides, here the men have a chance
to shine. What a hero is he who, play
ing a fast and furious game. is chucked
over his pony's head. and falls pros
trate on the sodden field? Is there
maid with soul so dead whose quicken
ing heart would not beat in rapture if
said hero-on emerging from the hos
pital-would offer his battle-scarred
hand 70 her for keeps? If there be one,
trot her out, for she is not within the
range Of the feminine folk 1 know.
Now, there's the irresistible Tom
Driscou, handsome, debonair, and oh.
so well supplied with ducats. When he
went down with his pony. every
v-oman's heart bent down with him.
And when he got up, up came the
hearts. Why, the least clever Of US
could feel the rebound.
A polo player who is well up in the
running in popularity is the handsome
Parsee, Mr.. Ezra Likewise, the dash
ing Mr.. Mackey. Walter Hobart