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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-26
SOUTHERN &: FARM :: NOTES.
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TOPICS TREPLAHTER GROWER

for want Of attention. 1 know farmers
| now (and unfortunately their name is
| legion, who have from this sort OF
neglect lost all their vegetables and
now their wives are put to it to fird
something to cook. Now this ought
not to be so. Work while you work;
play while you play, is the way to be
cheerful. happy and gay, but too
much Of it will put you on short ra-
| tionS.
No one likes to see the young and
old folks enjoy themselves more than
I, but there should be moderation in
all things. Have hours to work and
hours to play.
Now begin to cultivate your turnips.
Those tomato vines that have fallen
down and died with bushels of neg.
,ected tomatoes on them, can be cut
off, cultivated and MANNED suckers
will put up from the roots. These will
, bear a crop of late tomatoes. Some
will get ripe before frost. Then take
all green ones that are grown or
nearly so, wrap them in paper and lay
them on a shelf. They will ripen. In
this way I have had ripe tomatoes
Christmas day. 1 have, treated mine
so two weeks ago, or a part Of them,
at least. They are now blooming.
Work out your celery and begin to
earth up slowly. Work your parsnip
and carrots and beets. Look after
your Irish potatoes. If they are on the
ground take up and put them in the
house till cold weather, then keep
them away for the winter. Look after
your small fruit vines or bushes and
flowers.
Your cows now should be fed with
plenty of succulent food and some
grain, too, or they will lose their flow
Of milk.
That pork will be higher goes with
out saying, so push yout hogs. varying
their food. using corn, peas, and sweet
potatoes alternately.
With plenty Of fine fruit, vegetables
peas. beans, green corn-both fresh,
canned and dried, poultry, eggs, pork
and beef, with fresh and salt fish, well
cooked and prepared, what more could
the President of the United States.
or any of the crowned heads of the
world ask-e1cept the dowager EN-
press. who perhaps would like a few
rats and some birds nests for desert?
No reason why the farmers who raise
everything should not be the best fed
people on earth; so don't neglect your
opportunities.-J. II. Parker, Perqui-
mans County, n. c., in Progressive
Farmer.
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The Cost of Ignorance.

Ignorance and the lack of informa-
tion has cost the Southern farmer many
dollars, and in many ways. First be-
cause we have not hid the practical,
chemical knowledge Of our soils. We
have spent millions of dollars in sup
plying our land with fertiliZing ma
terial that they were not deficient in.
For instance, some Of our lands are
we'll supplied with nitrogen or ammo
MIA, especially after certain crops have
been grown the previous year. Others
contain potash or lime, or acid phos-
phate. Still. as rule, the farmer will
buy Il complete fertilizer for his crop.
when only certain material is needed,
thus spending large sums Of money for
material with which his soils are al
r7ady supplied.
I'VE have wasted time and money
in poor preparation Of the soils for our
crops, and in the improper cultivation
of same.
"The lack of knowledge in judging
livestock and the proper care of same
has also been expensive to the South
ern farmer.
Another thing that has cost the
farmers Of orr st: e enormous sums
Of money is the habit we have Of go
ing from home to buy our mules, hay.
corn, meat and other things we could
so easily raise at home; for instance.
Edgecombe County raised last year
about $4,000 bales Of cotton that sold
for about one million dollars. and she
spent the same year for mules, meat,
hay. corn and fertilizers about three
fifths Of this whole amount. or $780,
600. Not only did We pay out this
large amount for something we could
have raised at home. but the over
production of cotton cost us nearly an
amount equal to this, the difference in
price we could have gotten had the cot
ton crop been reduced sufficiently to
have enabled us to raise these things
at home.-E. L. Oaughtridge in ad-
dress at Farmers State Convention,
Raleigh, y. &.
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The first consideration, as always III
the furnishings of 4 house, is that of
utility. We want lights that we may
see. and that in the way best adapted
to the sensitive structure of the eye.
The delicateretina shrinks instinctively
from q harsh. brilliant light, and from
one which strikes mercileSSly upon 1t
without shade or softening influence
of any kind. 1t requires steady light,
and at the same time strong one. Dut
lust as We soften the direct rays of the
sun with shades and draperies, and as
nature herself seeks to do with fouaGe
and softly drifting clouds, having OBJ
tanned the strongest and steadiest light
possible, we must make it as soothing
and as agreeable as well.
Much also depends upon where the
lights are placed to obtain the most
satisfactory results. Every one is coli
scious of discomfort, even on day that
is slightly overcast, in walking when
the sun is directly overhead. Willie the
slanting rays dipping over ones shoui-
der are most agreeable. The results
are the same with artificial lights. II
the ceiling is very high and the lights
sufficiently shaded to be inconspicuGus.
they are permissible in room devoted
to entertaining, but even under those
conditions there should be side lights
TO focus the attention rather than direct
It to the ceiling, which IS usually neith-
or beautiful nor interesting.-Martha
Cutler, in Harper's Bazar.
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Taffeta covered buttons are the fea-
ture Of this rose eolienne. The large
ones are the size Of little French peas;
the small ones are mere pinheads.
They fairly cover the front panel Of the
tucked skirt, and the waistcoat, and
also appear at the rounding Of the bo-
lero and the cuffs. The frillS are Of
Val. lace.
Though buttons of lace or enamel
might appear on this dress Of checked
voile in chrysophrase green and white,
those that catch the girdle Of green
taffeta are made Of great pieces OF
chrysophrase set in rhinestones.
AS for the trimmings of the triple
skirt, it consists of a Mechlin lace ap-
plique with two tiny frillS of Val. be-
low. The same idea serves for the
broad collar. save that there's one row
oof lace. This opens to show a swathed
front of ivory white chiffon.
This, of course, is the merest glimps-
ing Of the button subject.-Newark Ad-
vertiser.
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N8 FR1ZEs ]{M
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A pale brown beaver, silky in tex
ture, was in a sailor shape.
The wool waist gains in favor over
heavy linens and cheviots for cool
weather.
Large and realistic birds, one regrets
TO note, are numerous in the milliners'
windows.
Among the wool waists batiste, fan
mel, mohair, albatross and yelling are
favorites.
The lingerie waist viii be worn all
winter, and soft silks have by no means
lost popularity.
The sweater has become almost a
necessity of life in the wardrobe OF
women who love out-of-doors.
A white felt hat had wreath OF
shaded blue roses around the middle or
the low crown and twisted band Oh
blue velvet under the wreath.
Black strap slippers, dainty white
stockings, a fine white linen dress and
a shirred null hat with tricorne ten
denotes complete very pleasing rig.
The idea of the dropping veil, which
in chiffon does suggest more or less the
old-fashioned "weeper" once worn at
funerals, is carried out with excellent
effect in ostrich plumes.
A typical hat was a brown beaver
sailor shape, with rolling brim
trimmed with q wreath of autumn
hued roses, pale browns shading into
golden yellow and soft reds.
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Jets and Flash es.

The size of the lions share depends
upon the size of the lion.
A bullfght, in which the bulls and
the matadores were heavily padded,
took place at San Monica, Cal.
Too many men use up all their re-
ligion on Sunday-and consequently
have none left for the balance Of the
week.
Flashy people give the world little
light.
President Roosevelt has decided to
visit New Orleans the latter part of
this month.
Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter, who is be-
ing sued by the government for the
recovery of over half million dol
lars, which he is supposed to have
obtained dishonesty, declared on the
stand that il his father-in-law, now
dead, had given certain testimony he
had not told the truth.
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wby Single Paddles Reign.

"No," said the oarmaker, for fast
padding the single paddle cannot COM
pare with the double paddle; but you
see 100 single paddles where you do
one double paddle OF course. some
canoe enthusiasts think that the sill
gle blade is more picturesque, but 1t
is the men who sell canoes that have
brought the single blade into vogue.
1T became the custom for the dealer
to give away q double paddle with
every canoe purchased. One dea."r
began it. and. of course, all the rest
had to follow. But the double pad
dies are rather expensive. SO some
bright dealer conceived the scheme OF
putting in a big stock of single pad
dies and giving one with each pur-
chase. This continued the courtesy
of throwing in something with every
canoe sold, but it cut down greatly
the expense of the gift. New York
Press,
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Planning the Wardrobe

The wardrobe must be planned each
season. The average woman does well
to decide on q few colors, the most be-
coming, and stick to them. Her very
Jewels should be made to harmonic
with the chosen colors. What is the
use of owning diamonds if they arc not
becoming? OF what use is necklace
OF emcralds if green is not included IN
cne's color scheme? Of course, COL
ored stones may be worn with black
or white, but it is better to consider
ores Jewels in relation to the entire
wardrobe. The first advantage or nav
ing a few coiors is ecoEomy. One SILK
pctticoat, one hat, one wrap, etc., may
be made to 90 twice or three times as
far as they would if many colors had
to be matched. Another advantage is
that one gains q certain individuality
in her appearance. A certain artlsts
wife confines her colors to black, white
and yellow. She never departs from
those hues. and the result is that she
is called handsome without actually
being more than fine looking. She is
always perfectly dressed, and the har'
nony of her gowns, hats. jewels, flow
CTS and accessories is most attractive
One need not carry the limitatio"
quite as far rs this. A dark woman
might choose ravy blue, brown, yellow
and white, with perhaps little red anu
bright green carried into the trimmings
of her hats. A blonde woman woud
substitute black for brown, and MAJ g
or violet for yellow. Sticking to Il
colors year after year, the ware
would soon become harmonious i
distinctive.
The study of harmony in color Is well
worth while to the careful dresser.
The most exquisite combinations are
seen in beds Of pansies. or nastu' dums.
or in hydrangeas. If one can lQuer
tho feminine shudder there is nothing
more beautiful than richly-hued cat
erpillar or a painted butterfly. All
sorts of color hints are to be gained
by keeping ones eyes open to nature.
Having selected ones cclors. it IS
comparatively easy to decide on the
number of gowns one needs in sea-
son. 1t is also much easier to AVOID
| buving useless things.
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Harvesting and Shreddinz Corn.

With six years of experience In
cutting and shredding my corn, and
being asked questions very often IN
regard to the matter, I have decided
to ask you to publish through your
valuable paper a few thoughts Of my
experience.
First. Don't cut your corn too green.
Wait until the corn is thoroughly ripe.
The shucks should be somewhat yell
low and the fodder thoroughly ripe
Let it stand week longer than most
people would if they were going TO
pal the fodder.
Two. Shocking Is matter that must
be we'll considered. Do not have
shocks too large or too small. II your
corn is very larqe stalk put about 100
stalks to shock; if medium. 10
stalks: If small, $50 stalks. This will
cause your corn to- cure better than
in larger shocks, but do not make
them too small. for they will not
stand up so well.
4 great help in shocking corn IS 10
take a 2x4 scantling fifteen feet long,
nail two legs four feet long to end OF
il. let the other end rest on the
ground. bore one and one-half inch
aueer hole through the fifteen foot
scantling about twenty-four inches
from the legs, put something like an
old fork handle in the hole, then set
your corn about in tine four spaces
and your shocks will stand up much
better than to shock it without any
thing. Take a rope about twelve feet
LONG. tie Il ring in one end Of the rope.
nut it around the shock, draw 1t very
tight. and then tie the shock with
binder twine about middle way be-
tween the ends of shock, and also near
the top.
Let your corn stand from five to six
weeks in the field, owing to the
weather. 1t is betteprtfs shred it as
you haul it, as it saveshandling it SO
much
Now as to the grain in harvesting
your corn. l can cut ten acres OF
corn, shred it. put the rough feed ana
corn In the barn for aboht one-third
less than to gather it in the old way.
have doubled the quantity OF rough
feed and 1 find that the shocks Will
readily eat eighty per cent. OF this
rough feed. which gives me thirty per
cent. more than l would get If l
should pull the fodder. also save
thirty-three and a third pr cent. in
gathering. thirty per cent. In value OF
rough feed and get beaver and better
corn than if should pull the fodder
NJ. E. Blalock. Norwood, \. C., in
Stanly Enterprise.
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Fertilizers For Small Grain.

In the old days when a new ground
was cleared every winter, the farmer
always had fresh land we'll supplied
with plant food his wheat. He
generally gathered corn as early as
possible and sowed his wheat by plow-
ing in with tongue or shovel plows.
4 two-horse brush or harrow was run
over the land to smooth the rough
places and knock down the corn stalks.
That was the old method and good
crops were made on the virgin SOIL.
But the new ground days are over ED
our small grain has to be made on
land devoid of humus to a great eX-
tent. Some kind of fertilizer is neces-
sary to make Il good yield. Stable and
lot manure is the best application, but
no farmer has enough Of that. Cot
ton seed applied at the rate OF twenty
to thirty bushels to the acre is excel
lent for wheat or oats. That is very
expensive. however, for thirty bushels
of seed at twenty cents would buy 6Oo
hounds Of standard fertilizer, or about
800 pounds of cotton seed meal. X
is not well TO make q heavy appllca-
ton of nitrogen in the fall, especially
the quick kinds, such as are generally
used in the high grade and high priced
fertilizers. Ammonia when quit" solu-
BILE is inert in the winter anE much
may be lost by teaching and evapora-
ton. Apply only poatsA and phos-
phoric acid in the fall.
Farmers should mix their own fer
tilizers. When they buy them mixed
they pay $3.50 to S4.O0 ton for the
mixing. Buy fourteen per cent. phos-
rhoric acid and gainit, or muriate Oh
potash. If the land is in good heart
as it is called, and there is humus
enough in it to keep it in good condi-,
ton. use the following for wheat:
1000 pounds fourteen per cent. phos-
phate.
800 pounds kainit.
The analyst will be 3.S and $40 and
the cost of a ton will be $3.50 cash.
1t requires little time to mix 1t. II
the land has little nitrogen add to the
above about fifty pounds Of nitrate OF
soda, or 300 pounds Of cotton seed
meal. If the wheat is yellow and not
growing we'll when the first warm
days of spring come. apply fifty 10
seyenty-fve pounds of nitrate OF soda
and run 4 smoothing harrow or weeder
over it. For oats put in with drill
in the open furrow mix the following:
1000 pounds fourteen per cent acid;
GOO pounds kainit:
400 pounds cotton seed meal.
Mix thoroughly and apply 200 to 500
pounds to the acre. Applying 2oo
pounds to the acre the cost will BE-
about S1.75. If the oats are not MAX
ing a vigorous growth in March apply
fifty pounds Of nitrate and run smooth
ing harrow over them. Charles
Petty. Spartanburg County, S. c.
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CHRISTIAN EHDEAV0R NOTES
OCTOBER TWENTY-NlNTs.
The Foreisn.Mission Work Of Our
Denomination.-1an. 2:a145.

The stone was cut out OF the noun
tain without hands. Missions need
our hands, but they are powerless un-
I'll God has set His hand to the
task.
There is not an evil on the earth
but the spirit Of Christian missions
will smite to its doom and this not
cnly in distant countries, but In our
own land.
The world has seen nothing so
small grow to anything so big as the
beginnings of Christian missioRa-.
compared with their present strpen-
dous size.
If mere men had to do the work
that lies before missions. they, might
we'll be staggered; but 1t is Gods
kingdom, and God Himself is setting
It up.
A Programme for the Meeting.
While the missionary committee
should oversee this work, planning
for it long in advance, yet they
should get all the society to take,pack
in the meeting, so far as possible, as
SlgQllS Tic ulucIcuI peA 20 " uAhS3I
ent Endeavorers. The missionary
Boards and the pastors VIII direcs
you to full sources of information.
All Endeavorers Should Know.
There are some things that every
Endeavorer should know about the
foreign missions of his denominations;
Just what fields are occupied; how
they are occupied, whether exclusively
or with other denominations; where
the principal living missionaries are
at work: the names Of the greatest
missionaries of the past, and what
they did; the characteristics OF the
missionary work of his own denomi-
nation; the Boards, and periodicals.
and other means by which missions
ary work Is pushed among the
churches; the present condition OF thes
work abroad, at least in outline. How
many of these things do you known
To Think About.
Is there any one foreign missic1ar
for whom l pray daily?
Do long for the spread OF the goSl
pei over the earth?
What are my direct contributions
to foreign missions?
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African Mi

Africa Is t.
foreign work Of
begun in 1888. Tt d.
was Melville B. Cox, who
Liberia. His famous ute
Though a thousand fall let Afr
be redeemed" was a potent factor
arousing the church 20 missionary
thusiasm. We have three distir
mission fields here-the Liberia Con.
ference, the West Central Africa Ms
sion Conference, and the East Central
Africa Conference. Africa Is an ina
mense continent embracing 12,000,0oo
square miles, with population OF
about 150,000,000. There are, only
some 5000 missionary workSs- Sf all
kinds in Africa. Our church hsIs
about so altogether. The superin-
tendency of our Bishops Hartzell and
Scott is rapidly strengthening the
work in Africa, and the increase OF
colored missionaries will, in the be-
lief of many, solve the problem OF
Africa's redemption.
Liberia was born in mistaken
zeal to colonize the colored man In
Africa. We have had varied success
in this oldest mission. But the out
look is more hopeful in recent years.
We have a strong church in Monro-
via, the capital. It is not only self
supporting, but gives much money to
the college work Of the mission. We
have our college in Monroyia and
about thirty other schools in differ.
ent parts of the republic. We also
have printing jress which scatters
good literature over Africa. Ths, In
dustrial schools are giving new hope
to the natives. New churches are
being erected in this mission. Bish-
op Scott, the new Bishop elected BY
the last General Conference, resides
in Libra. There are three presiding
elders districts and membership OF
about 5000 in this Conference.
West Central Africa field incltdes
the work on the West Coast south OF
the equator, and has line OF mis-
sions extending from Saint Paul dc
LoanGa about $50 miles into the ter
ritory of Angola, which is under thes
Portuguese government. It also IN
cludes our work in the Madeira is-.
lands. Our work began here under
Bishop Taylor in 1885. The West
Central Africa Mission Conference
was organized in 1902 by Bishop
Hartzell. Over 20 missionaries and
nearly 1000 members are In this
field. We own fine property- at Loap'&
da. 81
East Central Africa Mission In
cludes our work on the East Coast
and lies south Of the equator. The
mission was organized at tUmtaii,
Rhodesia, in 1901. We have two cen
ters of mission work-one at UmtaA
and the other at Inhambane. The
Tmtali Academy Is doing a good
work. This Is our newest and In
some sense our most primitive hei&
In the character of the inhabitants.
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Buttons.

A deep blue chiffon broadcloth cos
tunso is smartly finished with fat brass
bu ions in three sizes.
atnall tucks serve to adorn ana 10
a gtch in the fulness Of the Eton.like
Muse. while two OF the large buttons
serve at each side, top and bottom.
The lace rcvers are faced with tucked
toffeta inlaid, which also faces the
cuffs. Three medium sized buttons are
on the outstanding part of each cuff.
The yoke is outlined over the sleeves
with the tiniest buttons. which also
serve for fastening the skirt each side
the narrow front panel A button
catches the sections of tucked in!aid
strapping around the skirt
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Not His Cue to "knock."

The evening school pupils were dis
cussing HannibarS crossing of the
Alps. A brawny young fellow was in,
clined to belittle the deed. Il don't
see as it was anything so great" he
said, scornfully.
"See here" said little fellow at his
side. "Did you ever try to get an ele'
phant over a mountain? Well, unit.
you have tried, you don't want tS
knock Hannibal"
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Hospital Cars on Prussian Railways.
The Prussian Ministry for Railways

Hospital Cars on Prussian Railways.
The Prussian Ministry for Railways
has placed at every important railway
center throughout the kingdom a
magnificently built and appointed car
Tor the transport OF sick persons.
These cars have been specially fitted
up from plans supplied by sanitary
authorities. Spring beds and every
medical device for the alleviatfcn Of
suffering during transit have :
utilized. There are ice safes,
stoves for cooking, rooms for atte-~
ants and ingenious devices for mufN
hing the sound caused by the motion
Of the train. 1t is not intended to
make these carriages pay; they have
been instituted chiefly On the ground
of humanity.-New York World
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A New Fad,

Every smart florist in the country
will be interested in the latest fad at
Newport--paper flowers for decora-
tions. The craze has taken some of
the florists off their feet. but none Of
them knows why gilded Newport is
turning the cold shoulder on beauty
roses, orchids and gardenias grown in
hothouses to 60 wild over the artificial
varieties made in the slums. All paper
flowers thus far used at Newjort have
been furnished by the most prominent
firm of stationers in New York, with
branches in other large cities. Accord
ing to their special agent at Newport,
a commission is being paid by the firm
to one Of the three most celebrated CO.
tillion leaders in New York society,
but this is supposed to be dead Sc
cret. 1t seems cruel that tickle fancy
should despoil the poor. honest florist,
who is so grateful for your patronage
that he employs the same roses over
and over again, but the use Of paper
flowers will relieve social entertainers
of a program that has caused many OF
them 10 lose hours of sleep. Paper CO.
tillion favors are already in vogue, and
now a man who has the entree to every
smart house in the country, but. who
needs the extra money. is at Newport
booming paper flowers. Already the
committee in charge Of the annual
Coachmen's ball at Newport has pre-
pared to initiate fashionable society,
and Oddfellows' Hall will probably be
turned into a bower Of paper roses
when Hannah and Dennis have their
great spree.-Town Topics.