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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07

Why, only very few, and that few
very swagger dreSsers and very rich.
The winter, daytime elbow sleeve i'll
this climate means q closed vehicle
always at ones command. And in this
vehicle there was great loose coat of
fur or of other material. with .inihg,
into which the elbow-sleeved devotee
of Dame Fashion costly slipped, the
bolero or other coat of her smart silver
velvet or cloth visiting costume being
altogether too frivolous to face a Win
try blast in.
So much for the elbow-sleveed cos
tune of serge, cloth or velvet, as it first
appeared.
Now it's another story. Those who
follow fashion with slim purses are
having their innings. These clever
ones. as we'll as rich devotees, ore
eking out the elbow sleeve Of both the
fine tailored rig and the dainty muslin
with long mousGuetaire gloves OF kid'
which may now be accomplished wlth
both Style and comfort.
And speaking of gloves. another re-
cherche idea is to wear white gauntlets
With sleeves in the three-quarter
length. These gauntlets are lined with
pink. blue. green or black, according
to the costume.-Philadelphia Record.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
HR! FRHESS : S:E0
MAAAsNloME

A pretty belt is Of black leather.
All skirts flare widely, ike bell, ct
the foot.
1t is said the short round skirt is on
the wane.
The big black picture hat is once
more to the fore.
Embroidering buttons Is tine summer
girls newest occupation.
The too-slender woman has her bodice
trimmed inside with pinked rulings.
For real service the well dressed
woman wears a plain brown face veil.
Your silk petticoat ruffles will stand
out If you finish them with cable cords.
The girl who cannot embroider finds
herself at sad disadvantage this year.
A tiny. open-face watch, small
enough TO be worn in the buttonhole,
is the latest.
The very coarse laccs, such rs gull
pures. are most in fashion for adorn-
ing linens. etamines and cloths.
A new elbow glove has the band OF
silk and the arm from wrist to elbow
Of lace, to resemble handsome sleeve.
Airy bits Of elegance are the neck
ruchings of maline in various colors.
consuming dozen yards in their pleat-
ingS.
Among the latest exclusive modes are
the exceedingly high bust corselets,
worn with very short open coats
matching the skirt.
Crushed tinsel velvet belts are very
modish for elaborate gowns. They are
q French fancy and their gleam and
glisten seem very gorgeous.
A charming white dotted muslin
gown had a full skirt trimmed with
five graduated tucks above a hem
which served as a sixth tuck.
Such bits of ribbon as are picked up
at remnant sales may be embroidered
with dots or wafer spots, and thus
converted into a pretty trimming.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Talkson Alfalfa.

Alfalfa thriyes during drought as
no other crop does, owing to its deep
root system. After being once estab->
lished no drought will ever destroy the
plants. and at the first reappearance OF
rain it starts into vigorous growth.
Alfalfa is not at all difficult crop
to establish or grow. Once one under
stands it, no crop is easier grown.
Stands Of alfalfa may be secured Win
greater success than Of red clover. IL
is easy or it is impossible to secure
stands Of alfalfa, owing to how one
sets abopt it.
A rich limestone soil rs dry as can
be found-that is, dry in wet seasons
is the first essential. 1t is not, with
our present knowledge, advised tnat al
falfa should be sown away from the
limestone and blue grass region. AT
all events, lime should be in the soil,
and If not naturally there, 1t ought to
be added at the rate Of 500 to 100
pounds per acre; air-slaked lime Will
serve. narrowed into the soil. This
sweetens it, and sweet soils are aDso-
lutely essential.
Next, the soil should have depth OF
at least three feet above bed rock; then
it should be naturally dry or else uie
underdrained. Don't waste alfalfa SEED
on craw-fishy or wet land. 1t must De
drr and Sorpd in winter
Such soil as one naturally calls his
best should be chosen. The crop is one
that will amply repay the sowing on
the richest soil. When it is remem-
bered that from three to six tons OF
hay per acre will be returned from good
land and that this hay is worth nearly
as much, pound for pound. as wnear
bran, it is easily seen that 1t deserves
good soil. In truth, it must have gooa
soil to thrive at all. :.
After selecting the right soil 1t should
be stored with vegetable matter. Coat
heavily with stable manure and break
deep. This manure may precede crop
of corn or tobacco, or it may immedi-
ately precede the alfalfa sowing. Ma
nure may be said to be absolutely es-
sential to starting vigorous alfalfa In
any soil in Kentucky, or any soil east
of the Missouri River, for that matter.
It is not sufficient to alone add fertility
to the land, though that helps, and arti-
fetal fertilizers strengthen young al
fava. but it is essential to add humus
to the soil in the shape Of stable ma
nure. 1t matters little what sort OK
manure Is used.
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SOUTHERN : FARM !: NOTES,
.d-=p@d~-p
TOPICS Of INTEREST TAepLaH7ss TRUCK GROWER

have been circulated in regard to cases.
of poisoning Of human beings. In
only a single case was the name Of tie
person or persons who had been killed
by cabbage supposed to be infested Dy
this hair worm given, and the post
master of the city promptly denied any
knowledge of the facts, all efforts tnat
were made to locate the origin OF the
account being without success. 1t may
be safely assumed that all other reports
were equally untrue or greatly exag-
serated. In fact the entire matter was
hoax save for the fact that the ru-
mors were placed in such general cir-
culation that the consumption OF CAD
bage was greatly curtailed, many per-
sons fully believing in the poisonous
ness of the hair worm. There is no
doubt. on the othe- hand, that the ma
jorty Of the reports Of damage to the
cabbage crop were founded on fact.
We have positiye knowledge Of one
of these in Tennessee where fuily
eichty-five per cent. of the States cao-
base crop was lost in 1901. Similar
losses were reported in various por-
tions of Missouri. Iowa, West Virginia
and Virginia. From data Mt hand IL
can truthfully be said that thousands
of cabbage growers incurred severe
losses on account of the unfortunate
"scare" due to the unwise circulation :
of the veriest rumors.
In support of the statement whicn
has been made by letter by the Depart
ment of Agriculture for the past two
wears, DR.. Louis Leroy made tests IN
order to determine whether the hair
worm or cabbage snake" possessed
any poisonous properties. The usual
Laboratory animals. rabbits, guinea pigs
and domestic animals, were fed Win
the worms, raw and cooked; extracts
from the hair worms were prepared,
and the animals fed with them, and the
substance was injected hypodermicai-
". the final result being reached, as
none Of the animals thus treated were
affected. that the cabbage snake IS
entirely harmless and the public ru-
mors and superstitions are faliacies
without semblance Of foundation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
The Whale and the Cable.

On November 6. 1904, the cable wElcn
connects Valdez and Sitka. Alaska'
broke down. On testing it. the break
was located about ten miles from Sitka'
When the cable was hauled up, II was
found TO have captured whale MI!
feet long. \ loop OF the cable passeu
round the lower jaw and held 1t 1as..
The strands of tbs cable were much
torn and twisted. and there were sew
cral breaks in the conductors. Proo-
ably the whale. swimming WIN open
mouth. had Nnintentionally taken the
cable. which, Jay suspended OH the IT.
-eeuiarities/G the bottom. in its jaws.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Pretty Trunk Tray Covers.

Trunk tray covers are among the
very incest trifes to make for yourself
and for your friends.
They are made of china silk or siiko-
line, double, with q layer Of cotton
battiAS between. thickly powdered
will sachet. The edges are bound
wi; wash ribbon to match in color and
if wished the whole surface is quilted
or tufted.
One for each tray is the best way to
arrange. including the hat division and
the two or more trays for miscellaneous
articles. The new trunks are so ad-
mirably made with skill and comfort
that half a dozen compartments are not
too many to arrange for.
When each tray is packed the cover
is laid over it and strapped down. 1t
keeps a tight hand on the articles and
garments below and makes the whole
trunk with everything in 1t smell IKE
an old-fashioned garden.
Then. too, it looks so neat and at
tractive when the lid is lifted and the
unpacking begins. That tossed ana
tumbled appearance is avoided.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
One Girls independence.


A member of Vassar's graduation
class. the daughter Of Chicago cap
italist. is noted for her generosity ara
prodigal liberality. \ short time ago.
her father, who is self-made, began 10
fear that his daughter did not appre-
ciate the value Of money. She promptly
wrote demanding that her allowance De
stopped and set to work more as
Joke than for any other reason to see
lust how much she could do for her-
self. She had spent several years IN
Europe when child, and spoke Frencn
and German with such ease that sne
always elected a course in one or the
other that might prove a rebate on
study expended in other directions.
Consequently she secured several
patrons in the city whom she visited
weekly to converse amiably and IN
structively with her children in which
ever language they chose.
At home she had an eXcel!ent
French maid, whose operations she mad
often watched with interest. She put
up a sign announcing: shampoo ut
twenty-fv cents, manicuring at fifteen
cents: latest and most approved meth
ods. Buy a book Of tickets and saTe
money" She opened boot-blackinS
stand and impressed her lazy room
mate into service. They who had
formerly slept until getting any break
fast was a gamble now rose at dawn
and disposed of long rows OF boots.
The girls father, among other things
was an officer of an express company.
Weekly her laundry was franked home
that her dainty garments might not DC
ruined in the college laundry. This
suggested yet another industry. She
became a laundress Of turnovers and
fine handkerchiefs. The ten-cent store
furnished the outfit at price that
would have delighted the Salvation
Army. and she made enough out OF 1t
to pay her bill at the grocery store
representing many college spread.
1t happened to be near basketDall
game. She rented a sewing machine
and went into the flag business. max
ing eighty per cent. on each pennant.
At the end Of the month she sent her
father an account Of her career, which
so pleased that gentleman--he had just
won a victory over his board Of direc-
tors-that he came on and took her
and her friends to New York City,
where the time Of their lives was theirs
for the asking. His alarms were so
successfully quieted that he begged
her to give up business for the pres
ent and let him support her until sne
finished college.-Elizabeth Westwood,
I'm Public Opinion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Jets and Flashes.

Somewhere there's button-hole on
every boy.
Pride of intellect generally leads
to its own cure.
Nothing can ever give one the right
to do wrong.
Faith in God gives freedom with
men.
Satisfaction saves from much sla-
very
A little pride may cause lot OF
pain.
There are more foot pounds In a
mules heels than in little tact, but
they can't do as much.
When a man goes to the race track
he always tells his wife he was at a
directors meeting unless he won.
A woman's idea of heaven is five
parts wavy hair and five parts good
figure.
A useful thing about automobiles is
all the new cuss words you learn
when they wont work.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07


mers. No class of people has ever
done so much for the United States as
the farming people. The farmers
tanned the continent from wilderness
and made our country the very garden
of the world, annually furnishing
about seventy per cent. of our national
exports. In respect to what they have
done for the Government they need
no herald; in respect to what they de-
serve at the hands Of the Government
every patriotic citizen, in public as
we'll as private life, should be Their
advocate. The farmers of the United
States, patient and determined. nave
made no demands. though bearing the
heaviest burdens of life since the Re-
public was instituted. The time has
come when they must have relief. IN
der present highway conditions most
everywhere the American farmer IS
practically imprisoned at home through
at least the half of each year. That
half of the year is the time when lie
could be best spared from the farm.
and when. with good roads, he could
market his products at 4 profit for
his toll. Now. however. he must leave
the farm in summer or early fall-the
only time when the roads are pasSable
to market his products, and then al
ways on congested market, or, take
the chances of a hub-deep haul that
kills his stock, breaks wagon and har-
ness. wears out the man and eats up
the fruit of his sweat. The good roads
season for the American farmer is the
very season when his whole time and
attention should be given to his farm
operations; it is the crop season which
waits for no man, and which, neglect
ed, charges it up to the man behind
the plow. We all know what that
means. With good roads the farmer
could do his town going in rain or
snow. or when the ground is too wet
to plow; with bad roads, as they are
now. as they have been from the be-
ginning and as they will be until the
Government of the United States eX-
tends lis aid as suggested in the
Observation-Disclosures bill. he must De
the great national sufferer. 1t has been
calculated by the Department OF As-
riculture that every time the sun sets
the bad roads Of the United States
cost the American farmers Sl.JOO'o0o.
These are Government figures. HOW
any public man can refuse to support
legislation that will stop this dreadful
drain passes the understanding OF the
average mind. Can the national con-
science and the national thought be
uumoved at face with such a condi-
ton? Are the people themselves
asleep to their own material saliva
ton? How long can this sappinG. sap
ping. of farm life and farm vitality
90 on before the American farm home
is DESTROYED? And how long. pray
tell. can the Republic stand after the
destruction of the American farm
house?
We hope to see the suggested good
roads legislation go through Congress
tho coming winter. 1t will, if the peo-
pIe get together and demand it. Let
ncichborhood and county meetings De
held everywhere and petitions go for-
ward to Senator's and Representatives.
Write to your Senator for Senate Doc
ument 204. Talk to your nelshpor
about it. Urge him to write. Let us
all got busy for good roads.-Uptown
M1CklY.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Mexican Ruins.

Mexico has many ancient ruins, par
ticularly in the States Of Oaxaca, CHA
pas. Yucatan and Moreila. Those OF
Militia. in Oaxaca; PalenQua, in CHA
pas: Uxmal, in Yucatan. and Nochimii-
co. in Moreila. are among the most
famous and interesting. Some Of them
represent whole cities and are sup
posed to be from two to three thousand
years old. They all show the most
elaborate carvings, which closely re-
semble the Egyptian hieroglyphics.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Comfort In Elbow Sleeves.

We knew of the elbow sleeve early
last fall, the elbow sleeve, that IS,
which is a part Of outdoor wear. The
elbow sleeve for house and evening
wear is, of course. an old, old story.
But how many ventured to adopt them!
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Lace Society in France.

In the present fashion Of wearing
quantities of lace. an opportunity for
fostering the production Of fine. hand
made laces is seized by society in
France which calls itself La Dentelle
de France. and is under the patronage
of the wife of the President of the re-
public, Madame Loubet. A yearly
"salon de dentelle" will be held. and a
great feature will be competitions for
new designs in lace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Millinery.

A lady why was cycling near Bex-
hill fell something strike her head, and
found that sparrow, in it's flight
across the road, had impaled itself on
her hatpir. which was protrudins
about two inches. The bird died from
its injury.-London Chronicle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Only prorer Space Needed.

With proper space to grow and
proper food and soil. trees can hardly
do otherwise than grow good root as
we'll as a good top, while growth can
hardly be called normal If checked by
insects or fungus diseases.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Disadvantage OF Stalking.

As rule, it is best not to stake young
trees when transplanting. If the roots
are cut short and the tree has such a
heavy top that stake is needed. It
will meet with such check In digging
that it will rarely recover its vigor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
To Wash Kid Gloves,

In washing kid gloves-the kind that
can be washed in soap and water
don't make your rinsing thorough
enough to get out every particle of
soap.
1t is good plan to wash them care
fully and then to rinse them in clean
but soapy water, so that little of
the soap is left in to keep the kid soft.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07

The demand for girls for general
housework in Chicago is much !argeX
than the supply.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07
Observation-Disclosures
T0RTlLL0N.
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frightened voices in the vii
lage. At the cry twenty
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Something to Think About.

IscE,, f there is any one class OF
I - = our people deserving of
) @ special favor at the hands
Il \ Of the Government it is
NoaS the agricultural class, or
strictly speaking. the far
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-07

parsonage at last-Quite exhausted. 1t
was the custom of the curate to give
her Orce q week a silver piece. a loaf
Of bread and some fragments from the
table.
She vas abor; to touch the bell when
the door opened. Marianne, the SER
want, came ont. holding 4 child of six
by the hand. Evidently inspired l.y an
irresistible impulse, the beggar. with
eyes again humid, stretched her arms
toward the child.
''En bien! Tortillon. what is the
matter with you?" said Marianne. re-
coilng Ill fright. while the child hid
behind her skirts.
Again Tie wretched creature stified
her heart. She took her bread. her zen
sous and the scraps duly. almost apa-
theticaliy. Then she set out again.
with still more difficulty, as if she We're
weighted with 4 nameless burden
greater than she could bear.
She stopped again after going about
twenty feet She slipped through q
gateway leading into an imposing man.
sion. cant just then. The inc!osins
wall made a semicirclc, which was
furnished like small park with some
benches. One could sit here without
being seen from the road.
TortilloR about to avail herself OF
one Of these, drew back startled. A
child was there playing with flowers,
which she scattered over the benches
sn graceful profusion, or made into
bouquets Never was al angel more
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-09
AN AUTUMN TWISTER
Severe Storm Visited Mountain
View, Ok, Saturday Night.


Mountain View, Ok. Nov. Cat 5:45
Saturday afternoon tornado from the
southwest struck this city. plowed It's
way through TO the northeast, Destroy
Ing everything In It's path.
Seven dead have been found and
identified. Fifteen wounded have been
reported. The Manhattan hotel has
been converted into morguc. spe-
cial train was run from Anadarko,
bringing so nurses and every physi-
clan Ia the city except two. Al Fort
Cobb and Carnegie. between here and
Anadarko. more nurses and physicians
were secured.
At daybreak Sunday morning the
scene of Saturday nights storm pre-
sented a picture OF utter dcsolation.
The pathway Of the cyclone Is about
one hundred yards wide and only one
mile long, but in this small area the
havoc was great.
The Farmers gin with heavy machin-
cry and massive timbers Is complete
wreck. Il was In this building that j.
S. Barkley. employed as packer In the
gin was crushed 10 death. His body
was found pini0ned under the debris
near the press. his head and shoulders
crushed into the ground.
The Barklcy home, which was near
the gin. was carried about 200 yaais
to the Shawl feed yard where II was
dropped.
None Of the horses were killed. The
large two story school house was lifted
straight mp in the air. turned complete
" over and crashed down upon the
roof Just beside the foundation. The
Methodist church is also Il complete
wreck. The other church. which was
used as a school building, was totally.
destroyed. Many residences were un-
rooted. The sides Of some houses were
crushed in. The number Of wounded
will reach 30 with three almost Ger
tainly fatal. A complete list OF the
dead follows:
w. 7. White. J. S. Barley. Mrs.
Jennie Jones'. Mrs. w. NJ. Holt and two
Holt children; Frank Stark.
No damage was done outside OF the
town.
Mountain View Is in the southwest
ern part of Oklahoma. In Washita
county, and less than 30 miles from
Snyder. where u tornado last spring
practically wiped town on the map
II has u population Of nearly 1900
persons.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-09
Demonstration In vienps.

viennla. Nov. "a racial demon
stra:icn took place here Saturday be-
tween students Of the university, few
stones AMI sticks Ieing used. Othar-
@ise the day passed of without seri.
ons concruence The affair arose from
German-speaking Austrian students
who are abb ercnts nf pan Germanism,
SINGING the "Waclit Am Rhcin." cheer
ing for ;Iermaa ideals ard ordering tie
Slav aud Italian students 10 uncover
in hanOr of the 'Wacht Am Rhein."
The latter refused. whereupon the Ger
mans charged and o,sted the Slavs and
Italians from tho university pr"cints.
The incident Is indicative Of the politi'
cal unrest cf which the near future
Is liable 10 produce other evidences
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-09
IMPORTANT DECISION.
su,remc Court Holds Tint Probate
Judges Mny Compel Testimony
Regarding Liquor Permits.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. THE applica-
ton for a writ OF habeas corpus by Z.
R. Barber was dismissed in the SUI
prone court Monday morning. The
case came from Shawnee county ana
affects the right of a probate judge
to subpoena witnesses in hearings In
regard to druggists liquor permits.
Barber was subpoenaed to appear be-
fore the probate judge and tell what
he knew concerning the illegal sale OF
liquors in a drugstore holding a permit.
FIe appeared in court, but refused to
answer any questions. His attorney
agreed that the probate court had no
right to summon witnesses. Barber
was committed to jail for contempt OF
court. An duplication for a writ OF
habeas corpus was denied in the dis
trict court and the case was taken to
the supreme court. BY the dismissal
of the latter action Barber will be COM
PEELED to go to jail or answer the ques-
lions of the probate Judge. The matter
is an important one in Topeka where
two-thirds of the liquor business is
transacted by drug stores which hold
permits.