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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
The Worlds Oldest Iul,abiiant.

A tortoise from the Seychelles ISL
ands. believed to be at least 2oo years
old, is probably the oldest living crea'
ture on the face of the earth. A writer
in the Scientific American says: Ser'
eral years ago, when the son-in-iaW OF
Hasenbbeck, the animal trainer, was
looking for interesting specimens, lie
learned Of the existence on an island
of Seychelles, of the coast OF NADIA
gascar, Of q giant tortoise, that was
celebrated among the natives not mere
Is for its size-it weighs $40 pounds
but for the fact that there was docu'
mentary evidence that it ha( been :iv.
inS on the earth for over $50 years, ana
probable evidence that it was from 100
to $50 years older than that. After
careful investigation, he was satisfied
of the truth of the statement, and set
about to secure the loan of this animal,
which, by the way, is held in the
highest esteem and respect on the ISL
and, fer exhibition at the st. Louis
NOl thC ohAoAoSSN
ances were made that the venerable
curiosity would be returned to the
Seychelles did the native population
consent to part with him. When the
tortoise reached this country. it was
found that tiny palm tree was grow
ing from its back. The tortoise loves
the mud. ard il is evident that soil
was washed into deep scar on its
back, end that the seeds of the palm.
mixed with the earth, took root ana
the tiny growth had thrived in Its
portable field. The fact that $50 years
ago the Seychelles natives began TO
take particular pride in this tortoise
because of its age makes it certain
that it must havc been at least 100
years of age at that time. This is
borne out by the condition of the shell,
which is 4 guide,to determining the
age"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
What He Was Up To.

"Do you know Of the only Irishman
who ever committed suicide: asked
w. B. Pollard, Of Jersey City. who was
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night.
You know it is said that Irishmen
never commit suicide, and when the ar
gument was advanced in 4 crowd or
that nationality he was so unstrung
that he decided to show his opponents
that Irishmen do sometimes commit a
rash act. He accordingly disappeared.
and the man who employed him started
q search. When he got to the barn he
looked up toward the rafters and saw
his man hanging with a rope around
his waist.
"'what are you up to. Pat? hs
asked.
"'Orm hanging meself. begobs,' the
Irishman replied.
why don't you put it around your
neck?
Faith, Oi did, but OF couldn't
braythe,' was the unsmiling reply OF
the man from the Emerald lsle."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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WOMAN AND FINANCE.

4 woman never will learn the value
of q dollar. She will walk miles to
save q car fare and carry grip for
blocks to keep from paying porter.
and then will wear her whole fortune
suspended by q slender thread to her
waistband. She will declare she can
not afford to replace lost umbrella
nor to buy pair Of rubbers. and will
ruin a $40 hat and $40 pair Of French
boots by going without these neces-
saries through q driving rainstorm.
She will deny herself what she wants
most to buy what she does not want
because she can get the latter thing
at bargain prices. And when she de-
cides that she must have money she
has all sorts of ideas about getting it.
For instance. the Countess de Ia Tour
de Pin, of Paris, wanted to give her
son royal wedding present. She had
no money-but other people did have
it. So she borrowed $4,000 worth OF
kems from q Paris jeweler. OF course.
she could not give the gems away; that
would be stealing. She simply pawned
them and then went out shopping for
that wedding present. Now. wouldn't
things be nice and charming If we wo-
men could only settle the question Of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
THE CARE OF CHILDREN'S HAIR.

Mothers should teach their children
to care for their hair as early as posi-
BILE, says the California Ladies Masa-
zine. II the little girl is coaxed into
the habit Of giving her locks hun
dred strokes with stiff brush every
morning and evening and braidinS
them loosely for bed, the foundation for
a future beautiful head Of hair will be
laid. Counting the strokes will lignten
the task for her. and she will soon be-
come accustomed to it and make II part
of her daily toilet. Too many children
are allowed to so to bed with their
hair in a tous!ed condition, only to
have it jerked and tangled hastily
when school time comes around. Such
a practice is disastrous to the nerves
of q sensitive child and rrinous to the
hair. Teach the little daughter to take
care of her hair. and at the right time,
and also to keep her brushes and comb
in the proper state Of cleanliness.
These articles should be as strictly
personal property as the toothbrush.
Never allow one child to use the others
hair brush. Diseases Of the scalp are
most contagious, and the brush Is the
surest Germ agent.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
DESCENDANTS OF CHARTER OAK
Transplantinc the Acorn From spriS
on the Original Tree.

Growing in 4 large tub a. the resi-
dence of James knowlden. I03 Roland
avenue. are three thriving descend
ants" of the famous Charter Oak.
These sturdy little oaks OF such re-
nowned Lineage" will be tranSplanted
in separate tubs in the autumn, and
il they continue to flourish Mr.. Knowi-
den Will present two of them to the
city, one TO be planted N Druid Hill
and the other III Patterson Park.
When in Hartford, Conn, two years
ago. Mr.. Knowlden secured eight
aco.nS from the tree grown from 4
spriS OF the Charter Oak. which stands
on the spot where that most famous
tree in American history spread its
branches for hundreds Of years. He
planted all. but five failed to Sermin-
ate. He watched with tender care the
three oaks that came up, bestowing as
much attention upon them rs il they
were delicate flowers. They are now
about foot high and give promise Of
becoming strong trees.
When the Charter Oak blew down,
the citizens Of Hartford Immediately
planted Il spris from it Oh the spot
where it had stood. The new tree
thrived from the first. and now its
branches shade 4 considerable area.
On every Fourth of July the Hartford
people. augmented by many patriotic
citizens of nearby towns, gather at the
tree and decorate it With flags and
bunting. after which the Declaration
of independence is read beneath its
ever spreading boughs.
The Charter Oak itself was sawed
up into lumber. From this 4 frame
for the Colonial Charter was made.
The frame. with its historic document.
now hangs in the Supreme Court
chamber in the Capitol at Hartford. A
chair was also made from the lum-
Der. and this is occupied by the Lieu
tenant-G Governor Of Connecticut in the
Senate chamber.-Baltimore Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
WORDS OF WISDOM.

It's no use blaming nature if you re-
fuse nurture.
Love is the light that shines farther
than all others.
Success is not looking around for the
man who sighs.
When you kill good resolution you
revive an old enemy.
Your mothers apron strings are
away ahead of evils towline.
Goodness and Mercy" do not follow
the man who is fleeing from God.
Content depends not on what we
have, but on what we would have.
It is a greater thing to make another
strong than it is to carry his load.
The strength of mans faith is in
inverse proportion to its singularity.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
A Dramatic Moment.

Tic campaign leader who can ar
ran-e q dramatic climax is ''cut out"
for his work. Pearson's Weekly
reyiyes the story Of the Republican
National Convention Of 1868. at which
Thomas Mast. the caricaturist, was
present. 1t was known that General
Grant was tc be the Republican candi-
date.
Mast bad prepared little surprise
for the convention. Upon 4 large cur
tain he had painted the White House
entrance. With two pedestals, one on
each side, bearing the words, "Repuo-
lican Nominee. Chicago, May 20" and
democratic Nominee. New York. Ju-
" l." respectively. On the Republi.
caa pedestal sat the figure of Grant.
and Columbia stood pointing 10 the
empty space opposite. Below were the
words. Match him.!
This, with blank curtain before 1t.
was suspended at the back of the con-
yention stage At the instant when
General Grant was announced as the
unanimous choice Of his party for
President, the blank curtain was lifted
and the great cartoon was suddenly
exposed to view.
1t was so unexpected a climax that
the throng was silent for moment
from sheer surprise. Then a cheer
burst forth, and another. The great
hall was turned into q scene of wild
exultation-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
FOR THE BATH.

Far better for the bath than a sponge
is the oatmeal bag. This is made Of
cheese cloth and is about five inches
square. 1t is filled with FIVE parts Of
finely ground oatmeal, one part pure
CASTLE soap and two parts powdered
orris root. The bags make a creamy
lather in the bath, and lend to the skin
a softness and smoothness that Is
most desirable. The bags should be
burned when the goodness is de-
stroyed.
II sea salt is used in the sponge bath.
care must be taken not to wet the hair,
as sea salt is extremely injurious to the
hair. To build up the system and in
vigorate the body nothing is better
than sea salt in the bath.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
OCCUPATIONS FOR WOMEN.

1t is said that women make their own
opportunities nowadays without wait.
ing for oppo- to come to them.
This fact is verified by the report that
one of the most successful Of the dress
manufacturing firms in New York IS
composed Of two young women. who'
while engaged in teaching. began in a
very modest way to put some original
work in dressmaking. First. with the
design for collarettes, then for waists.
and finally for whole suits, these wo-
men have gradually enlarged their
field until they supply some OF the
largest retail stores. Forty machines
are ran by electricity. and two foors
on a prominent thoroughfarc are gwen
up to their work.
Two New York girls started 4 flower
shop in Western town not long ago.
Floral decorations for luncheons, din
ners. cotillons and weddings are un-
dertaken. besides the regular sale OF
cut flowers and plants, Ii is claimed
that women show much more taste
in the decoration Of rooms ana taDies
than men do, and these young women
are engaged by society of that town
at ell times.
A woman who goes out by the day
in upholstery work is much in demand.
Her field is not limited. however, TO
the covering and mending of chairs
and sofas. She takes up every detaii
in the hosse in the line Of furnishings
that need sewing or mendlng-srp
covers, door hangings, curtains, scat
cushions, cushion covers ana oeo-
spreads.
Thea there are women who go about
from hotel to hotel and pack trunks.
They are engaged by tie day and PACK
the necessary clothing for the women
who travel great deal. As they pack
they make 4 list OF the various articles.
and in what part of the trunk they may
be found in case Of emergency. some
hotels have engaged experienced pack
ers who are at the service OF tneir
guests.
There is also a woman who is asked
in regard to the furnishing Of homes.
She selects the wall paper. carpets
and furniture to match the various
rooms and suggests the architecture
very often. She is much desired per-
son in society and is referred to many,
times.
II is also known that there are sew
eral barber shops in which women pre-
side, and it is said that they give pet
ter satisfaction than men. women
bootblacks have also been heard o.
md in fact. there are many other oc-
cupations which women can take up
New Haven Register.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
ALoBsTER ON THE HAT.

Long famed as the daintiest morsel
to tempt mans papate, the lobster Is
now used as snare to entrap mans
heart. The daintiest little toque at the
milliners' conference in the Fine Arts
Building in Chicago. ILL.,. has a lobster
reposing on its crown. Made Of scarlet
velvet its black beady eyes look out on
the large crowd, which finds it an at
traction and novelty. The toque is made
entirely of black silk, with shirred
brim and crown. The next newest
thing at tine exhibit is the boat
crown. which is seen in many Of the
felt hats and which is the exact shape
of boat AS If to accentuate this idea
the trimming is placed below the
crown, so that whole outline is visible.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
WHEN WE FORGET,
How Living Among Foreigners Makes
Native Tongue Become Strange.

Mr. W. 3. Vanderlip. the mining
proSpector. who recently spent four
teen months wandering among the
wilds of Northern Siberia. says in his
book that when he met the ship which
his employers had sent 10 hunt him up
he addressed the captain in Russian,
and was reminded that the gentleman
spoke English. Eanderlip says it may
seem incredible. but it is true. that for
a few moments he was utterly unable
to converse with the captain in his own
native tongue. He had not used
word Of English in conversation for
fourteen months. and. being in 4 low
physical condition. his mind was COLI
fused. For several days he spoke 4
tumble of English. Russian and horak.
the language of the natives with whom
he had lived and travelled. 1t was 4
week before he could talk good straight
English again.
There are numerous examples OF the
fact that 4 person may become very
rusty in the use of his native tongue If
for a long time he has had no conver.
sational use of it. This was illustrated
once by man whose fame had filed
the world. 1t was on the evening that
David Livingstone first stood on the
platform of Exeter Hall. His pronun-
ciation was peculiar and his speech
broken. He seemed to grope for words.
After a few sentences he paused to beg
the indulgence of his auditors. He
asked them to remember that for SIX
teen years he had not spoken English
to a living soul, and that he had almost
forgotten how to use it.
A few may recall the instance OF an
illiterate British sailor who entirely
forgot English. He was castawa!
among the Solomon Islanuer.. and ha
lived with them perhaps thirty ye;'>:'
before an English vessel found hill.
He had been completely reduced to tine
level of the natives. His mental facul'
ties were evidently somewhat lm'
paired. This may have facilitated the
utter failure of his memory as far as
English was concerned. but the TACT
that English had once been his only
language enabled him to acquire few
hundred words of it more readily than
he would otherwise have done.
A highly educated Polish woman OF
this city. who is about to revisit her
native home. is now brushing up her
knowledge of the language of her fath-
ers. She says she has lived here so
long that she thinks i'll English. and
tbct she will certainly appear ridicu-
lous in the eyes of her relatives II she
does not practice her native speech
1t seems quite evident that facility IL
the use of our Eative language is no.
an iralienable accomplishment - Ne"
York Sun.
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MALINEs LACE AS TRIMMING.

Malines lace is used great deal for
the purpose Of trimming the smart
gowns of the moment. A charming
blue and white check taffeta frock was
adorned with little bows Of blue velvet.
with ends of Malines, and caught with
tiny steel buckles. Another example
Of fancy green taffetas, piped with vel
vet Of the same shade. had rosettes OF
Malines lace. with tiny button rosettes
Of velvet in their centres.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-24
Candy.

"More money is spent for candy each
wear than for hats and shoes ana
gloves combined" said Harvey Towie'
of Pittsburg. atthe Plankington house.
Mr., Towle travels for one Of the largest
candy manufacturing concerns in the
world. I'VE sell about 81, $1,000 worth
of candy a year ourselves" he contin-
ned "and at an average Of seven cents
q pound you can figure out for yoursei
how big a pile of candy that makes.
There is over a billion year spent lor
sweets in this country. People nave
no idea of the magnitude of~the pusf
ness. s."-Milwaukee Wisconsin. =,
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HOW TO DRESS PROPERLY.

HOW TO DRESS fhOf EnLi'
To get into ones clothes is an art.
To stay in after the necessary number
of pins have been put in place is
still greater art. To become efficient
in these arts practice the following:
Dress slowly.
Use plenty of safety pins, as near the
color of the gown as possible; let them
vary in size.
When the blouse is adjusted, pin
Gown in front. at each side Of the back,
and on each side of the front If neces.
sary.
Pin the skirt, after hooking it, firmly,
to the waist on each side Of the back.
When the belt is put on take time to
sec that the band OF the skirt is COW
cred. Pin it, if necessary, but this is
not necessary if the belt is not too
tight.
In putting on the ribbon. collar or
whatever may be designed for the
neck, pin the ribbon firmly down in the
back with fancy gold safety pin. Pin.
it again in front, and il necessary use
the tiny neat little safety pins around
on the sides.
Be sure that the skirt is hooked up
the back and that the bodice cannot
come unlocked or unbuttoned at the
front.
1t pays to take little more time and
TO use a few more safety pins, and to
have each garment stay where it is fas
tened.
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r,,e 1<nnsr Attachment.

Nii!.oas upon millions of women
know the value Of the hemneT attach
r.cnt to the sewing machine, yet it
Is not probable that one of them ever
knew the name of the genius who de-
vised the simple thing. 1t was Isaac
". Bararm. Brooklynite. who DIED
cnly recently, eighty years old. He
vas few years ago worth more than
: million dollars, yet he died in pov-
Crty.
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p.,,,n Of Preference For Bull Fighting.

Once in a while one Of the Sunday
exhorters on the Common startles the
crowd with his hits. A well-known old
spellbinder was comparing the vices
and smusements of various countries
and the relation between the two. In
particular he described bull fighting IN
Spain and pugilism in this country.
AN don't know but what bull
fighting is the better" he roared.
God Almighty made the bulls for beef.
But when you kill a pugilist, what use
is be to anybody "-Boston Record
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It taces three nations to make the
l,cst gioycs-Spain to produce the lid,
France TO cut it out, and England to
.ew it together.
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capital and labor? Why. there
wouldn't be any labor ut all. There
would be nothing but capital-all you
wanted of it.-New York Press. ,
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Effects OF Poor Roads.

NOTABLE address by NJ.
A. Hays, Of the Southern
Railway, at the Good
Roads convention at New
Orleans: The bad common
road which Is the ordinary
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Sc, 600, 900 FOR LIBRARIES.
GIFTS In the United states in a Year-One
Quarter Of II From Andrew Carnegie.

GIFTS in the United states In Year-One
Quarter OF II From Andrew Carnegie.
Gifts to American libraries amounting to
SO los, 81 we're made in the year from June Il,
1908, to May>3i, 1904. or this sum Andrew
Carnegie gave 81 ,5O7 900, Of which se70, 100
was reported to have been accepted.
The report was read last week at the
convention OF the American Library Asso-
citation at st. Louis by j. l.. Harrison libra
rian Of the Athenaeum at Providence, H. l..
1t covers single gifts Of $500 or more and OF
$50 volumes and upward.
Five hundred and\i gifts are reported.
representing in all 1877 ,sis volumes and So
1Os, 1877. An analysis Of the money gifts
shows that S7s2 $50 was given as endowment
funds for general library purposes. $les, 1854
for the establishment Of book funds. SIS, 100
for the cash purchase Of books, $1,5o7 900,
of which 1870 100 is reported as accepted.
from Andrew Carnegie for buildings; ST.
75o 40 from various donors for buildings.
s27, 400 for sites and Se42 ,49e for VARIOUS
PURPOSES. In addition fifteen sites, the
value of which is not known, are reported,
and also the gifts of buildings and GROUNDS
to the amount of $l55,0O0.
The gifts OF the year. other than those
made by Mr.. Carnegie, amount to $4,6s65s7.
This includes thirty-six gifts OF 5000 each,
eighteen of SIC, OoO nine Of SIS 900, seven Of
$40 900, five OF s25 900, two OF $4,000, four
Of ss5, Ooo three of $40, 00O one Of s45, Ooo and
twenty-one OF from $50 900 to s80o' 900.
Among the notable collections Of books
given may be mentioned the Konrad Won
Waurer collection Of German history. oom-
ur,sins 10000 volumes. nom Prof. Arofh-
bald Cary Coolidge TO Harvard UhtVersity;
the sidney g. Rider cO L a. q 1o anoae
manuscripts and broadsides from Marsden j:
Perry to Brown University; a collection Of
On oo6 volumes on magic from DR.. s. B. FL
lison to Columbia College; the private IL
brary OF 600 volumes Of the late John Sher-
man to the Ohio State Library 5000 vol
m ina relating to fungi from E. w. D. How
law to the University Of Minnesota. and 100
volumes on ichthyology from David Starr
Jordan to Leland Stanford Junior Uni
versity. i'll. ,. -
mentioned a handsome stained glass win
dow Hans Christian Andersen With the
Cbildnen.' purchased with money raised
NV popular subscription tand given as
Christmas Rift to the children's room OF
the Milwaukee public library.
The report confines MIR. Carne gees gnts
to The United States They number 100, and
In THAR distribution the North Atlantic
d,xis,on OF states received ts05 800, the
South Atlantic, 100000. the South Central,
Az ooo. the North Central, S6ol 800 and the
Western, 1925. 600. .
or the States receiving the greAtese num-
ber of Gifts, Minnesota ranks first with 10,
California second with II, and Iowa and
WISCONSIN third with nine each,
There were fourteen gifts under 1000,
Afteen OF Sio, 600, sixteen between $40. 600
and ais, 600, six between SIS. 900 and $4,000
Ave Of SIS 900, three OF $4,000, one OF sfo'-
600 and four OF $4,000 or more.
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Verses Written on the Back Of Looking Glass.
From The Westminster Gazette.
Look In the glass. dear Jess. and sec
The only woman loved by me:
When look In II let me view
'' R.s.Y.