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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Killing Insects.

A subscriber at McLauren, Miss,
asks what should be done about the
plant lice. the aphids, that get upon
and multiply to ruinous degree on
many cultivated plants, cucumbers,
melons, etc.
Professor Smith, in his Economic En-
tomology, says:
las a general insecticide. nothing is
better than kerosene emulsion. which,
when diluted ten times with water,
kills ali the young forms and adults OF
the green species.
1T has been found by experiment
that the black or brown species are
much more difficult to destroy, and one
part of emulsion in six or eight parts
of water is more likely to be effective.
Fish oil soap does the work at the
rate of one pound in six gallons OF
water; or, as against the brown spe-
cies, one pound to four gallons of water.
'Thoroughness Of application Is al
ways essential. 1t must be remem-
bered that these poisons act by clog
sins the spiracles - the openings by
which the breathing is done-or by en-
tering into the body through them.
Unless the application is thorough,
the insects may be weakened but not
killed, or, if rendered helpless for a
time, they may recover. and second
dose becomes necessary, where one
dose, more thoroughly applied, would
have been sufficient.
"Nyhere it is not advisable to apply
either of the materials just mentioned,
tobacco can be employed with good
prospects of success, either as deeoc-
tion or as n very finely ground pow
der
A great idea about all this annoyance
with plant lice is that they ought to be
fought lust as soon as they are no.
ticed: the longer the delay the weaker
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

Widespread is the fad for so-called
odd jewelry.
Pique collars and cuffs are fea.
ture Of all summer frocks. .
Trimmings lead off with quillings OF
the same silks as the gowns.
All-over embroiderieS with flounc.
ings to match make most beautiful
dresses.
Chiffon taffeta and chiffon c!otl'
gowns must be included.
ExQuisitely embroidered imported
blouses attract ones attention at every
side.
The pattern or robe gown. as it is
called. helps to make life easier by fal
this season.
Dull gold gallons of various widths
are much used in combinations with
brilliant color.
The modified leg-o'-mutton sleeve is
the favorite sleeve. says the Philade,.
phia Bulletin.
Under lingerie hats the hair will be
seen to be garnished with pert butter
fly bows Of crisp silk.
OF the making of collars, chcmi.
settes and cuffs, as we'll as under
sleeves, there is indeed no end.
Using different Innings make lot OF
variety In embroidered dresses. for the
effect is quite different with each
color.
By that silent agreement which is
fashions Marconi system, every vel
dressed woman, it seems, has ordered
one or more black costumes.
Several new kinds Of pleated bind,
ings and ruchings are shown: among
these is one designed to take the place
Of a neckband with a two-inch and o
half frill below to lie fat around the
throat. It is Of pleated chiffon. -.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Is Modern Courtship ouicke

An American lady has discovered
that courtShip is swifter business
than Of old. This does not result. as
you might suppose, from the increas-
ing hustle" of these happy days. nor
from the higher speed of the maidens
OF 1905. In olden days, when the
lovers stole 4 word or two between
the pauses Of q minute" things
dragged. Now that 4 couple can
golf all day undisturbed by q chap
eron if a nan doesn't make
record time in courtship, why,
blame the man. This is all very we'll.
But in the days of the minuet they
could. If we believe the romancers.
put on the pace. Mistress Lydia Lam
guish would meet Mr.. Roderick RAN
dom for the first time at tea, and be
of to Gretna Green before supper.
Golf is not in it.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Women at the Bar.

One of the graduates of the Law
School of Boston University at its re-
cent commencement was Miss Edith
w. Peck, young woman Of social
prominence in Cincinnati. Ohio. 1t is
said that she will enter the law office
OF her father, who is a judge. and at
tend to a general Office practice. An
other woman to enter the profession of
law is Miss Anne Grace Kennedy, a
graduate of the Baltimore Law School
and the second woman to receive the
degree of bachelor Of laws in Mary
land. She received in addition to this
degree two medals, one for the best
thesis and the other for being the high
est grade student in the senior class.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
The Business woman's Problems.

WHY the woman who works forN2
living is usually more nervous and b
less exuberant health generally than
the man who works, has been matter
for much discussion in clubs and news
papers, and without any satisfactory
verdict having been reached, but there
are those who co not find it hard to
understand the phenomenon.
The man who works usually docs one
sort of work. He is physician, law
yer, or a clerk, and when he has closed
his office door for the day, if he is a
sensible rin, he puts in the remainder
Of the time enjoying himself in what
ever way best sits him.
And the woman who worEs-well
she is usually jack of dozen trades
and master of none.
When she comes home from her Office
il occurs to her that there are a half
dozen pairs of stockings to be darned-
and she sets to work forthwith on this
nerve-tearing work. When the stock
ings are finished, she is just as likely
as not to sew on the lace that the
laundress has ripped off q skirt. and
she goes to bed with her head aching
and absolutely unrefreshed.
In the morning she remembers that
there are a dozen little lace collars to
be laundered, for they We're much too
fragile to go in the general laundry
and that afternoon she gives over to
the "doing-up" of these troublesome
little things, adding a couple OF White
belts, three pairs Of white gloves and
a veil to the pile.
When she has finished with these.
her back is aching, and she is glad TO
lie down and read by the light OF a
distant and dim gas jet the afternoon
newspaper, thereby bringing on the
ills that come from eye strain.
She discovers the next afternoon that
her hair needs washing, and she spends
a good two hours at this hard work.
She doesn't feel that she can afford thn
seventy-five cents or 81 that a hair
dresser would charge her for this ser
vice, and which the latter can do much
better than she can do il herself. and
so she expends strength that is worth
more to her than money, in half-doins
this work.
She manicureS her own nails whcn
she should be taking nap. and makes
shirt waists when she should be exer-
cising in the open. She makes cara
mels by way Of fun. and fusses over
them until she herself admits that she
is .'half-dead."
She finds things for herself to do
that really needn't be done, and by
the end Of the summer she is a limp
and nerve-racked rag.
But have to keep nice she walls.
"and cannot afford TO hire some. on
to do my mending and to groom my
hair and nails!'
It is, indeed. problem how the busl'
ness woman shall manage, but, never
theless, these are some Of the reasons
why she who works. for living Is
usually a thin and anaemic person.
who looks haggard and old before her
time.-Baltimore News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Fall Materials and CoIors.

No one need fear to invest in a
piaided or checked costume, for man.
ufacturers are now weaving and get
ung ready to weave plaids of all
sorts for the fall and winter. Shadow
piaids, checks and also stripes are a
feature of the autumnal dress mater
lais' These made their first appear
ance in mohairs, and since then tbey
nave been manufactured abroad in
melrose, in satin prunella and other
goods
Stripes are pushed this autumn, and
ought to find favor with the stout
woman at least.
In eolors for the autumn royal blue
is leader abroad. while in this coun.
try the shade termed Inauguration
blue is much-used color. Green in
myrtle reseda and other dark shades
are fashionable, while browns fall be-
hind their run of last year. while the
dark shades of plum. purple and kin
dred hues are being manufactured
in quantities.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
What She Embroiders.
Linen buttons.

Linen buttons
Stamped chemisettes and elbow
SSleeves.
Linen card cases to match her linen
dresses.
Stock ties of handkerchief linen. a.
ready stamped.
Towels for wedding presents, Civ
ing them scalloped edge.
A butterfly design on her unGerwaist
and other lingerie.
Handkerchief bags, which may be
bought ready stamped for quarter.
Linen covers for heart-shaped pill
lows. These have embroidery ruff.
fles.
Fine white piQue cases for the hand
kerchiefs, gloves and cravats of her
male relations.
Pretty collars and cuffs sets. which
come ready stamped on linen for thir.
ty-five cents.
And for the same price one may
buy the entire little outfit wherewith
all this may be done.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Facts Not Widely Known.

Ether was first used in surgical OPP
erations in 1864.
Iron was discovered in Virginia
1.-THE first metal found In Americat
in Ills.
A machine is being perfected in a
Birmingham shop that is to turn out
from 10000 to 100000 finished wire
nails an hour.
South Africa exports about S26,-
100000 worth of Diamonds to London
every year.
The Belgians are the greatest po-
tato-eaters in the world, and the Irish
come second.
OF the 136,561 freight cars ordered
for American railroads last year 3o,-
600 were Of steel construction.
Sawdust is now used by some Paris
restaurant, the Gaulois says, as q
dressing for outlets instead OF bread
crumbs. 1t costs only 80 cents a sack
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

Veterinary surgeons know. but the
general public probably does not. that
some animals are as liable to menin-
gifts as are human beings. Goats and
horses are the principal sufferers in
the dumb creation. and from them the
infection may be transmitted to man.
In horses the disease is known as ''iy-
irocephalus acutus." OF horses affect
ed with the disease. seyenty-eight per
cent. die. and the remainder have
chronic tendency to relapse.-London
Globe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Tunic Effects In Skirts.

1t is rumored that tunic effects in
-kirts are to appear with the first mel
ancholy days. In fact, some ultra
smart women are wearing them now.
The bell-shaped tunics, short at the
sides and arranged over plain or
bounced skirt, are the most attractive.
Other tunic models have a square
apron effect slashed up at the sides,
and for stout figures this style is best,
giving long lines. If you think of
having a woolen street gown made
now, be sure that the skirt is cut in 4
modified bell or umbrella shape.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Encouraging.

A good story is told of the early ef-
forts to start paper made by ex-Gov-
ernor Furnas. who died at Lincoln,
Neb, on June l.
"One enthusiastic pioneer" said Gov
ernor Furnas, subscribed for twenty.
five copies of my paper. After 8
proper length Of time I presented my
bill, fifty dollars. why. you don't e1'
pect me to pay that, do you? gasped
the man.
Certainly 1 do" said I. You SUBJ
scribed for that many papers, didn't
you?'
"'Yes, but I didn't think you would
want any pay for them. I only sub
scribed to encourage YOU.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Ra1or.B Back Pork.

It Is a fact, that can be proved by
innumerable witnesses, that the hesh
of a young razor-bo<k pig which has
been fattened fo- few weeks in
pen, possesses a flavor that cannot be
equalled by any Northern grown pork.
We believe that If it could once be
introduced to the notice Of epicures,
etc, in Northern markets. that the sup
ply would not equal the demand at
prices that would pay good profit
Florida AgriculturiSt.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Husband OF tho Future.

First Clubwoman IA few years hence)
-"Men are enough to drive a woman
crazy"
Second Clubwoman-"Indeed they
are"
First Clubwoman-"Only think! For
five nights last week remained at the
club terribly late. and yet when 1 went
home I didn't find my husband waiting
at the top of the stairs to upbraid me
for neglect. The heartless brute was
in bed, sleeping like top, and actually
smiled in his dreams."-New York
Globe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Same Thing.

Shaver-"Do you believe that early
to bed makes a man wealthy
Old Boy-"Well, er, yes. You see, II
he goes early to bed it keeps him from
squandering his money at night"-De-
troit Free Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Fertilizer For the Garden.

In gardens well manured in other re-
spects, lack Of potash may make
them less productive than their condi-
ton otherwise will warrant. Wood
ashes mixed with soil aid materially In
keeping it moist. Gardens often dry
up by ali excessive application OF
coarse stable manure. and something
else is often needed to counteract this
offoaf.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
The Ideal Guest.

1t has been said that women may be
divided into two classes, that Of the
''born hostess" and that of the "born
guest" andathat neither fits into the
others role ith any degree of success!
There is one charming woman who IS
known among her friends as Il. G."
which mysterious appellation stands
for Ideal Guestw 1t is so silly! And
one can be a perfect guest if she only
tries: All you have to do is to- be
>pleased with your entertainment, and
try to help your hostess make things
agreeable for others. Yes, do visit
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
She WaS

She WAS.
The sweet girl graduate w2S reading
her essay.
The fond mother, sitting near the
front row, was gazing at her with
rapture.
You ought to be proud Of her. Mrs.
Highmus." whispered the admiring
friend sitting alongside.
Indeed 1 am" answered the mother.
at cost her S75, and fits her like q
gloyew-Chicago Tribune.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
An Optimist.

ooh. yes, he's quite an enthusiast.
He goes in for things in real earnest"
"Yes, if some one were to send him
on a wild goose chase he'd speak OF
himself afterward as Sportsman
Philadelphia Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Fixed For the EyenInc.

"What supremelY satisfied look
Mrs. Witcherleigh has"
Yes. She has just succeeded in get
ting her husband paired of With q
homely old lady who won't let him get
away from her this evening."-Chicago
Record Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Saturnine.

Saturnine.
"No malaria around here?" said the
man with a tourists cap.
Nope" answered Farmer Corntossel.
"Nor mosquitoes"
"Nope."
"You must have some Of the annoy
ances of country life.'
Yep
What are hey:"
Summer boarders. But we have TO
put up with 'em." m."-Washington Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Zeal Thing.

"What sort Of labor IS best PAID In
this country" asked the English tour
ist.
Field labor" answered the native
American.
rs that a fact:" Qucried ths Eng
lishman, who was inclined 10 be BIT
skeptical.
Sure" replied the other. You ought
to see the salaries our baseball pay
ers cct."-Chicago Daily News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Haa,lipr Him on.

Hicks-"My wife dropped in to see
me at the office to-day, and"
Wicks-"Sorry, old man, but I've
been touched, too; can't lend you
cent."-Catholic Standard and Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
A Gnntla Reminder.

Mrs. Blue-"My husband is so tired
hearing about coal bills that l don't
dare mention 1t to him again, and
we're all out. What shall do?"
Mrs. True-"Let him freeze for a
while and he'll think OF It himself
Detroit Free Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
An Old Standby.

"a good many people seem to dis
like Toucherly--yet he appears to
stand by his friends"
"Yes-and I'll bet you never saw one
of them offer him a chair.
Plain Dealer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
A Heartfelt Revelation,

Fidelia-"Aunt Fidelia, why did you
never marry"
Aunt Fidelia-"My dear, the only man
that I felt sure could manage me never
proposed to me."-Brooklyn Life.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Not 0uite Plain,

Kind Lady-"Poor man! Wouldn't
you like a nice chop:'
The Hobo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Kind
Nv a chop, lady-lamb or woodshed:'-
Chicago Daily News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

Ida-"Are you going to spend that
dollar in a present for Percy Sapp"
May-"No. I promised papa I
wouldn't spend it on anything foolish"
Chicago News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

Werda, small town in the kingdom
of Dahomey. is celebrated for Its tenn
pie of serpents.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

Electric waves and sensitive receiv-
crS offer means Of performing 4 va
riety of operations at distance. Pro
fessor E. D. Branly has been trying
to attain such results. and has shown
the Paris Academy an apparatus by
which he can start an electric motor.
cause incandescent lamps to glow, and
cause an explosion. These effects may
be produced or discontinued in any
desired order, one after another.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
6S=[eIfsNIl5SEE'1' s.

If ton Of coal is placed on the
ground and left there, and another ton
is placed under q shed, the latter
loses about twenty-five per cent. Of its
heating power. the former about for
ty-Seven. per cent.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

A photographer Of Chicago claims to
have taken the largest photograph in
existence.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
VIII the Fanny

Change or Diet.
She said: "Give us our daily bread
Then heaved little sigh.
And said: Tomorrow night, mama,
I'm going to pray for pie.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21
Privilege.

Knicker-"Does your cook eat with
the family?'
Bocker-"No; the family dine With
her."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

According to the Scientific American,
the power generated in q modern
steamship in single voyage across
the Atlantic is enough to raise from
the Nile and set in place every stone
CT one Of tie great pyramids.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

\ French journal describes al at
tempt to produce q sufficiently thin
sheet Of aluminium to serve as sub
stitute for tinfoil as wrapper for ar
tieles Of merchandise that might be
injured by moisture. Paper coated
with tin is also enjoyed for the. same
purpose.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

Enormous swarmS Of butterfie; g;
move along the Amazon and other
South American rivers. NJ. Goeldi. Of
Para. Brazil. finds that detached
masses make detours to visit trees
in b1 bonn. but does not explain the gen
erafmigration. One suggestion is that
the great flights are made up Of fc-
males seeking mimosaS as place OF
egg laying.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-09-21

1t has long been known that ozone
is a powerful germicide. and num-
Der Of different methods of using it to
purify city water supplies have been
devised. a we'll known plant for that
purpose is situated at Wiesbaden. Ger
many. Another has been installed ct
Philadelphia.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-10-12
Beds and Bedding.

There are still bedrooms wherein
can be found reminders of bygone
age in the form of unwieldy bedsteads
parts almost as large as bridge TIM
Der, and which afford convenient
camping grounds for vermin. Such
bedsteads usually have for their i'm
mediate companions some of the old
fashioned bed springs, which appear
very crude when compared with the
elegant and simple springs now found
in all up-to-date homes.
The simple iron bedstead, with its
woven wire springs, provided with
some of the later contrivances to pre-
vent sagging in the center, represents
the highest form of evolution in the
line of beds. 1t is comfortable, read
lily moved about, easily slowed away,
and, best of all, affords no lodging
places for either dust or vermin 1t
can be readily cleansed IL for any
cause it has been exposed OF danger
GUS infective disease, and for its very
simplicity and neatness is suitable
ornament for any bedroom.
The passing away of "the good old
days" has deprived us of much that
was substantial and real, which has
been replaced by the shallow and ar
tificial, but it is certainly matter for
congratulation that modern civiliza
ton has emancipated us from the pes.
tilential feather bed that used to be
passed down from generation to gen
GRAFTON as cherished heirloom. The
old-fashioned quilts which were re.
covered again and again at quilting
bees" gradually became liable to the
same objection as the time-honored
feather bed.
1t should always be remembered
that bed clothes are not warm in pro
portion to their weight, but just to the
extent that they have the ability to re
tain heat, and that this depends more
upon the looseness of their texture
than upon the amount Of cotton that
can be matted together and covered
again and again with new quilting.
All bedclothes, without regard to
the material from which they are con-
structed, should every week spsad a
few hours becoming acquainted with
sunlight, and thereby have the addi-
tional advantage of thoroughgoing
outdoor ventilation.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-10-12
Miss KfeMDOnaId

More than likely you speak the Same
words yourself, and no doubt you feel
far from well. The cause may be easily
traced to some arrangement of the fe-
male organs which manifests itself in
depression of spirits, reluctance TO go
anywhere or do anything, backache,
bearing-down pains, flatulency, nerv-
business, sleeplessness, leucorrhea.
These symptoms are but warnings
that there is danger ahead, and unless
needed life of suffering or serious
operation is the inevitable result
The never-failing remedy for all these
symptoms is Lydia Il. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
Miss Kate Mcdonald, of Woodbridge,
N j., writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
Il think that woman naturally dislikes to
make her troubles known to the public, but
restored health has meant so much to me that
] cannot help from telling mine for the sake
OF other suffering women.
For long time suffered untold agony
with a uterine trouble and irregularities,
which made me physical wreck, and no ono
thought would recover, but Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has entirely
cured me, and made me well and strcng, and
feel II my duty to tell other suffering women
what splendid medicine 1t is"
II you are i'll, don't hesitate to get q
bottle of Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound at once, and write to
Mrs Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for special
advice 1t is free and always helpful
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-10-12
What He Wanted.

Most people would rather take a
few bottles of some drug periodically.
In hope of thereby counteracting the
bad effects of their unhygienic hab-
its. than reform their course OF life
and life BEAUTIFULLY The Mothers
Journal contains a suggestion which
such would do well to ponder:
"A certain dissipated youth, on con
sulting noted physician in Paris.
was given set of hygienic rules, and
assured of a speedy cure. But that
was not at all to the young gentle.
mans liking Any fool he said
would know he'd get well il he did
that, but that's not what came for.
| want medicine
"He wanted to button mis- coat over
a dirty shirt"