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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
GOOD, o
O.. ROAD S.
How Good Roads Pay.

~oK of Good Roads in the
United States" in which
the estimated handicap of the people OF
Maryland due to bad roads is $3,OOO,-
900 a year. On dirt roads the cost OF
transporting a ton a mile is twenty
Eve cents, while on railways it is
three -fourths of a cent or less. BY
water the rate varies from one-fourth
to One-twelfth of cent. The ocean
rate Is one-ffth Of the canal route,
one-fifteenth Of the railway rate and
one-iye-hundredth Of the country road
rate.
Railway rates improve, but dirt road
rates never do, says the Baltimore
Sun. In 1869, for example, the cost
per ton mile on the New York Central
Railway was "a cents, while in 1893
the cost was only seyen-tenths Of q
cent. showing a large deduction; but
the preliminary haul to the railway
station over a dirt road costs as much
as ever. By making good road for
the farmer the State may reduce the
cost per ton mile Of hauling freight
from twenty five cents to eight cents,
thus saving the farmer seventeen
cents per mile.
In New jersey it Is found that on
improved roads a team hauls four or
five tons, against one ton on an unfm'
proved road. At So day for man and
team this means a saving Of from -
to S12 for a ten-mile haul. Good roads
justify long distance hauling by team.
which is worth while in the case OF
perishable produce and furniture likely
to be injured by the delays and rough
handling Of the railways.
In Belgium wagons carry freight six
ty to seventy miles. In this country
the roads are generally such as to re.
strict the market for many articles. II
is said to be as cheap to take freight
by rail from California to the Atlantic
as to convey farm produce over dirt
roads to Raleigh, n. c., from farms
only fifteen miles away. Naturally,
farms made inaccessible by bad roads
are worth less than those which enjoy
good transportation facilities. Or, to
put it differently, good roads enhance
the value of farms, adding materially
to the price for which they will sell.
Good roads, in effect, put money into
the farmers pocket, whether he re-
tains his farm or sells it. What he
pays in a road tax-if the road Is I'M
proved by a trained engi1eer-is re-
turned to him a dozen times over In
the increased selling value of his prop
erty, to say nothing Of the decreased
cost of getting the hauling done. The
road tax lifts other taxes.
Various gains accrue. The isolation
| Of farm life and its dreariness vanish
when communication is easy. If the
farmer, his wife, sons and daughters
can finish their days work betimes ana
visit neighbors three miles away In the
evening, or fit easily to town, they,
think better of rural life and are more
disposed to hold on to ''the old place"
Schools, mails, shopping, social enjoy
ment-all are brought within easier
reach by the improved road. But by
improved road" is meant road made
under the supervision or an engineer,
not the product of undeveloped IDEAS
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
Died at tamar.

Lamar, special.-M Mitchell Rey-
nolds died here on the\20th after sew
eral days illness. He fas about 79
wears old and a yetera& of the War
between the Sectio1> The remains
were inferred in &man Swamp GEM
etery Friday afternoon in the presence
of a large crowd. Mr.. Reynolds was
a prominent farmer and leaves a large
family connection.
A man who used glue to thicken tht
gravy in the meat pies he sold at Old
ham, England, is now serving three
months sentence in the Jail there.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
Had His Skull Fractured.

Pickens, Special.-W. R. Taylor
town marshal at Calhoun, was danger
ously and probably fatally injured at
Calhoun Thursday afternoon. He was
in the discharge OF his duty, trying to
arrest q young man by the name OF
Barker who is said to have been drink
ing. While the arrest was being made,
Spinks Barker, father of the young
man, ran up and struck the marshal on
the head with a hoe, fracturing the
skull.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
probibition Wins at SmithfieId.

Smithfeld, Special.-ln Mondays
election, prohibition won by SO majori'
ty.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

London's new county h; on the
banks of the Thames, will cover 5.t
acres. Il
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

Just before General de Sonnar, an
italian Senator, expired on April 8. ne
had himself dressed in his generafs
uniform, and all his medals and dec
orations. Then he called for glass
of champagne and. with his relatives
gathered around his couch, drank to
"The Kings health and the prosperity
Of Italy,"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

You find the spring in the pasture-lot
here the sweet-ffag used to grow,
md the garrulous, laughing little brook
Where trout flashed to and fro!
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I,+ATHE PRETTY COOK \
Cy MAE MARTIN.
K + X X X + \

AoE> EAR mother. will be down
\ y on the twenty-fourth. with
o 9 my friend. Allen Estwald.
n ~ + He's splendid fellow. but
HoN rich. and little fastidious,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
Freezing in Texas.

During the month or January OF this
year the number OF settlers who went
to Canada was greater than any previ-
Gus January. The movement north
ward is increasing wonderfully.
The vacant lands Of Western Canada
are rapidly filling with an excellent
class Of people. The Government
Agents located at different points in the
States, whose duty 1t is to direct settlers,
Sre buster than ever. They have ar
ranged for special excursions during
the months of March and April, and will
be pleased to give intending settlers any
desired information.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.

To keep moths from furs and wool
en- articles: When putting away furs
and wooden articles for the summer.
carefully wrap each article separate
ly in newspaper, and put pieces of car
bon away with them In tin box or cup
board. Printers ink Is death to
moths.
Mildew is one of the most difficult
stains to remove. Rub we'll with
brown soap, then apply a paste Of
chalk and water, end put the article
in the sun. After two or three appli-
cations the mildow will be bleached
out.
The fire can be drawn from burn
by applying cloths wet in strong alum
water. 1t will also assist In relieving
the pain.
Stains on black cloth can be re-
moved by rubbing with freshly cut
raw potato. Afterwards rub with a
clean cloth.
Always put the sugar used In a pie
in the center Of the fruit. not at the
top, as this makes the paste sodden.
Oxalic acid will remove stains from
ivory. say, plano keys. Ordinarily the
keys may be kept In condition Of
Wilderness by simple rubbing with al
cohol. This means spirits. not wood
alcohol-Boston Budget. <e
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
VERSES FOR THE KITCHEN.
Why Should Not a Muse of Cookery
Inspire the Newspaper Poet to
Rhythmical ExpressionP

Always have lobster sauce with salmon.
And put mint sauce your roasted lamb on
Roast veal with rich stock gravy serve.
And picked mushrooms. too. observe.
Your mutton chops with paper cover
And make them amber brown all over.
To roast spring chickens is to spoil EN-
Just split 'em down the back and broil EN-
The cook deserves hearty cutting
Who serves roast fowl with taste.ess stun
ing.
Egg sauce-few make II right, alas!-
Is good with bluefsh or with bass.
But one might rhyme for weeks this way
And still have lots of things to say.
In dressing salad mind this Jaw
With two hard yolks use one that's raw.
Roast pork, sans apple sauce, past doubt
Is Hamlet" with the Prince left out.
Broil lightly your beefsteak-to fry 1t
Argues contempt of Christian diet.
1t gives true epicures the vapors.
To see boiled mutton minus capers.
Smells require egg and biscuit powder
Don't put fat pork in your clam chow6er.
Nice oyster sauce gives zest to cod
A fish. when fresh. to feast a god.
And SO I'll close, for. reader mine,
This Is about the hour to dine
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
FOR CONSIDERATION
BY THE THOUGHTFUL.
A Tribute to Weather Conditions in
Western Canada.

During the early portion of February,
of this year, the Middle and Western
States suffered severely with the in
tense cold and winters storms. Trains
were delayed, cattle suffered, and there
was much general hardship. While
this was the case, throughout Western
Canada, now attracting SO much atten-
tion, the weather was perfect.
One correspondent writes: I'VE are
enjoying most beautiful weather, the
gentlemen are going to church without
top coats, while the ladies require no
heavier outer clothing than that af-
forded by light Jackets" In contrast
with this it is interesting to read in a
st. Paul paper of February Is the fol-
lowing. in double headlines, and large
bold-faced type:
Warm Wave Near Arctic Zone.
Calgary Much Warmer Than st.
Paul.
"Balmy Breezes are Blowing in
Northwestern Canada while people are
freezing to death in Texas and other
Southern States"
Warm in Canada;
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
BRUTALITY OF THE
RUSSIAN GRAND DUKES
MAXIM GORKI. THE NOVELIST. FLAYS
RELATIVES OF THE CAR.
Draws a Scathins Pen Picture of the Grand Duke
Boris and the Sycophancy of Russian Off
cialdom.---The Author Now Languish-
ina in q Dungeon Awaiting
an Unknown Fate.

this is the library of the club. not the
wineroom. And be good enough to with
draw at once"
The intruder burst out laughing, while
the women giggled. Library" he cried.
''fddlesticks for your library. would
turn the library OF the winter palace into
a wineroom II were car. Don't look so
grumpy" he added. Rather have a
drink with us. and then kiss yourselves
good-by. grandpas."
Suiting the action to the word. the DOM
inc knocked down the financier's paper
with fan one of his women companions
handed him. The banker grew red in the
face, and, being a small man, sickly and
In his dotage, looked helplessly at his
friends.
Sir" he suffered at last. you don't
seem to know with whom your are deal
Ing. l am councillor of state, Baron
Schestjakoff."
"Oh, you are, are you? A pawnbroker
of the highest order. l believe. Well, since
you introduced yourself, have a drink
and then once more -by-good- by to
all of you. You are in my way. Myself
and friends desire to be alone. Do you
hear?"
BY this time the insulted gentlemen
had risen. and all spoke at once. The
masked man seemed TO know them. for
he addressed them by name and heaped
insults upon each. The admiral was
saying: 81 never encountered such i'm
pudence. We must make an example
of this loafer.'
"Loafer?' shouted the man in the
mask. Take a care that do not pull
verize you, admiral. and now out with
you, or will have you fired head fore
most"
Meanwhile one of the ministers had
sent for the president Of the club, who
entered, still red with the excitement
of the dance. Leave the room at once"
he demanded, "and when sober prepare
to pay for your intrusion with expul-
sion. Waiter, remove the glasses and
bottles and report to the board of gov
errors for Decentralization"
Now, what are you up to-" laughed
the man in the mask. 81 didn't send for
you. | am quite sure didn't"
Leave the room at once" shouted the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
High Revelries at the Nobility Club.

pers. From the dancing hall near by
flowed In the subdued strains OF the
quadrille.
Suddenly boisterous voice: Follow
me, girls. Here is quiet nook, set aside
for our entertainment"
AtalIish man In pink domino. a black
velvet mask before his face. lady in
elaborate evening dress upon each arm.
A waiter carrying tray Of liquor bot
ties. confectionery and glasses, fol
lowed.
Put II on the round table, boy. and, la
dies, be seated In these excellent loung-
ing chairs" Then. turning TO the old
gentlemen: And you, there, move up
a bit. This is no time for reading, any
how" With that he grabbed several
fiies OF papers and threw them under
the table.
One of the ministers Of state rose and
said In dignified tones: "Sir, you seem to
forget yourself Let me inform you that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18

president. I'VE will attend to your In
suits later"
The masked man leaned back in his
chair, crossed his legs and quizzed the
president leeringly.
'See here, fellow" no saId. slowly. in
an ironical voice. Come TO think OF
II. you are not as useless as first mag
ined. Being the president Of the club,
you have full power to remove these
fossils from my sight DO 80 quick
ly, and III promise to forget the
incident. HIT don't be all da.y acout II,
Ivan. The aides and myself are eager
for tete-e-tete, and your antiquated
friends are in the way"
1.-THE master of police happens to be
In the ballroom" cried one Of the min
listers. Send for his excellency." The
president himself went to look for tho
official gentlemen, who appeared al
most Immediately. having been attracted
by the rumpus.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18

st. Petersburg.-In Russia the gov
erning power Is virtually In the hands
OF the grand dukes. II is to them the
car must turn for advice, and 1t Is
their advice which must be accepted,
whether the car would or not, for they
are more to be feared by the Little Fa-
Their than are the people. Palace walls
guard him from the populations Of the
working classes and prevent the plac-
ing Of nihilistic bombs, but palace walls
will not guard him from the machinations
OF his relatives, the grand dukes, aud
they would not always be averse to
his death.
They can rule only so long as Russia
remains an absolute monarchy. Once
let reform get a start, let the people
have share in the government, and
the day of the grand dukes is over. This
they know, and II Is against such pos:
sibility that they will exert every in
luence.
AS class, the grand dukes of Russia
are not worth representing any people.
As a class they are a dissolute set to
whom country, society, morals, must
be sacrificed on the altar of their de-
sires. There are exceptions to this
rule. but they are not many. Grand
Duke Boris Is fair example OF the rule,
and, as an illustration of his charac-
ter. and Of the influence of the grand
dukes upon Russia. is given the follow
ing story written by the great Russian
novelist, Maxim Cork. Cork is one
of few men who dared picture Russian
conditions as they exist and for his Oar
Ing he is now languishing in a
Russian dungeon, removed, pos
sibly forever, as many Rus
sian hero has been before him.
from friends and associates. and II not
TO meet death then to suffer exile to
the Siberian mines that his influence
upon the Russian people may be re-
moved. His story is as follows:
Bal pare at the Nobility club, the fore
most social organization of st. Peters
burg. Twelve O'Clock, midnight. Five
venerable members. two ministers of
state, an admiral, marshal of the aris-
tocracy and millionaire banker are in
the readingroom, doing at the great
round table over magazines and newspa-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
NERVOUS HEADACHE
MARRIED A YOUNG w0MANY HAP.
PINESS FOR SEVEN YEARS.

Entsrfsred with Her Social Duties and
Threatened 10 Cause Her Retire.
ment-How She was Cured.
Every sufferer from nervous headache
knows how completely it units one for
the duties and pleasures Of life. Any
little excitement, or over-exertion, or r.
regularity brings it ON. sometimes the
pain is over the whole head. Again 10
Is like nail driven into the brain, or q
wedge splitting It open, or band tight
ening about it. At one time it Is all I'M
the top Of the head, at another it is all
at the base Of the skull.
Most headaches can be traced to somel
faulty state Of the blood. When the
blood is scanty or charged with poison.l
and the nerves are imperfectly nourishedI
and the digestion weak, one of the COM.
monest results is frequent and severe,
headaches.
The important thing is to get rid Of thel
diseased condition Of the blood that
causes the attack by the use Of a remedy
that will do the work quickly and
thoroughly. What is that remedya The
experience of Miss Ellen McKenna fur
nishes the answer. She says:
"For more than seven years was a
great sufferer from nervous headache and
dizziness. My stomach was disordered,
and became SO restless that could not
sit still any length of time. Dizziness
interrupted my work greatly. At first
the attacks were not 80 severe, but they
gradually grew more violent, and finally
became SO acute that was OH the point
of relinquishing my membership in the
different organizations to which be-
longed."
"What saved you from that necessity"
"a very simple thing; the call Of
member Of one of the clubs, who strongly
advised me to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills
before givingup. acted ON her sugges-
ton ut once, and after steadily using this
great blood and nerve remedy for two
months, my headaches and my dizzi-
ness entirely disappeared.
Miss McKenna is secretary Of the
Associated ladies' Guild, and resides at
No. IS Wait street. Roxbury, Mass. DIR.
Williams Pink Pills have cured many
hundreds of similar cases, and can be-
confidently recommended to drive ALI
poisons from the blood and to give needed
strength to the nerves. Every druggist
keeps them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18
ARTISTIC FIREPLACE.


Tho abandoned farmhouse, wher
remodeled, should contain at least one
open fireplace. Often these old houses
have a brick fireplace In every room
with q narrow shelf above and cup
boards at the sides, and sometimes the
seeker for q country home finds one OF
these houses just spoiled. because
though originally there were fireplaces
enough, some owner has been foolish
enough to have them all bricked up.
The brick-faced fireplace. painted a
dull terra Gotta or light tan, presents
q good background for the white or
black glazed letters. which can, be
found at New York stationers. this be-
ing an easy and inexpensive way of
satisfying ones desire for fireplace
notices. In one artistic hons In
Brooklyn there are several brick fire.
places. On one is couplet from
Longfellow; on another, one from
Emerson, and on still another, one
from Whittier. each having beside the
lettered lines photograph of the au-
thor whose thought has been used.
For the real old country house, an
old style of lettering is quite in keep
ing with the plain. simple fireplace
usually found there. Fortunate are
those who can boast of fireplaces
where the storiedxiles are still in good
condition. In Massachusetts,, there Is
an old house, part of which was built
in 1892 and which in recent years has
been used as a waycide hostelry for
summer tourists On the side of the
wall. forming right angle with the
fireplace, this motto has been in
scribed in old style lettering:
Il pass within by we friendly blaze of
We huge back log and We pine trees
cone. BY We chimney huge in ye
quaint old hall sit in We cleaning
and muse alone.
Another motto suitable for old style
letters is this:
Look to the lowered chimneys which
sh'ld lie the wind-pipes of good hos
pitalitie."
There are many other fireplace mot
toes, but the following is suitable for
any room and 1t does not require the
gift of imagination to see. as one reads
the lines, a picture Of great cheer and
comfort. while the teakettle, hanging
from the hob or crane over a drift
wood fire, seems literally to sing It:
Blow high. blow low:
Not all the rudest winds that blow
Can quench our hearth-fire's rudy glow.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18

| baton. "All quiet, his imperial high
ness deigns to Sleep"
He slept one, two, three hours. while
the club members, their wives and daugh
etrs, thousand all told, looked on with
out daring to stir. However, the per
sons most interested in Boris slumber
were the two ministers of state, the adj
miral, millionaire banker, marshal of the
aristocracy and the president of the No
bility club, desperately bent upon wip-
ing out the insults they had innocently
heaped upon the imperial loafer.
At last the marshal of the aristocracy
took courage to step up to Boris and
whisper in his ear.
His imperial highness moved his lips
as il trying to blow away fly perched
on his nose.
"Will your imperial highness deign
to permit me to attend you to your pal
ace. or is your imperial highness
pleased to order me to fetch the car
riage?"
Boris mumbled something; then,
awakening, bawled out with a yawn:
"Yes, l am about ready to go home.
and you shall have the honor to conduct
me, fellow"
The marshal's face cleaned with hap
piness; he was once more summing him
self In the radiance of right royal IA
vor. But the admiral, the president the
two ministers Of state and the banker
wanted their share, too. They crowded
around his imperial highness with CON-
pliments. offers of service ard petty talk.
Finally, they half carried him to HIS
coach. AS 1t drove away, the marshal
cried rapturously:
Your imperial highness, Grand Duke
Boris. we are all agreed that you played
your part to perfection. To mystify a
whole club for an hour-old Coquelin
couldn't do better OF course, saw the
joke at once. and entered into It's spirit.
Never laughed so much in my life, and
how enjoyed your imperial highness'
5ests with their excellencies. I never
saw such dumfounded parcel of fools!
shall not forget, in hurry, the hap
piness of this evening, and those old
fossils, as your imperial highness called
them, won't. either"
Meanwhile. the fossils" held an i'm
promptu meeting in the library, from
where Boris lady friends had been
gently removed.
His imperial highness nodded to me
In quite charming fashion," said the
master Of police, "as he passed out"
"And our good grand duke had the
supreme kindness to press my hand
gently as helped him into the royal
coach" cried the financier.
II am sure he forgave u.s." said the
two ministers of state. HE laughed
most happily between hIccoughs as he
sat on the music stand, with one foot
In the bass drum"
Gentlemen" announced the presi-
dent Of the Nobility club. II secured the
drum rs memento OF this unhappy.
happy evening. The spot where the i'm
perial leg and foot rested shall bo
franco IN silver"
Bravo" cried the polizeimaster, the
two ministers Of state, the admiral and
the hnancier. And the latter added: 81
secured the names Of the ladies' who nc.
companied his imperial highness to tho
club. and have ordered two immense
flower pieces for them. to be presented
early tomorrow morning."
mot early" decided the polizeimas-
ter. "Wait at least until one In the aft
ernoon. Their ladyships might NOT
wish to be disturbed before that hour. =
! MAXIM 0oRKL
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-18

He walked sp to the masked man.
and assuming an authoritative tone.
said. CURLY: Leave the room this In
slant, sir. and take the women with
you"
"Polizeimaster." cried the domino,
don't you know that am suffering
from heart affections? shall kill my
self laughing at you II you 60 on in that
way. and particularly II you insist upon
using green hair dye, as you did this
evening. Your beard looks like the
back hair of a mermaid
The master OF police grew very red
in the face, stamped his feet and trem-