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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
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Two pursuers, with one player for
nuarry. make fun In the game OF
| Dandelion. The victim is the Dande-
| lion himself, and the chasers are the
| two children who have elected him.
| They do this by standing facing n
| another. hands raised, while the 9TH
er children pass under the arch thus
made, as in London Bridge"
ooh! who has seen a dandelion this
fine May morning." the two max
ing the arch inquire of those passing
under it, and Immediately themselves
make answer, ooh! we have found
a dandelion this morning fine in
May" AS they repeat the last May
their arms are dropped over the child
that happens to be directly beneath
them.
This is the Dandelion, and he at
once takes his stand on the open
lawn, while the Others crowd close
around him, all but the chasers. When
all are grouped the Dandelion sud
denly exclaims:
must away:
cannot stay:
To seed | go,
and with that he reaches out MS
hands and pushes the crowd away
from him. Each child in 1t does like
wise, so that In a moment the Dande-
lion stands free. yet surrounded or all
sides by players. much as the real
blossom is surrounded by its winged
seeds.
This happens In far less time than
has been taken to describe 1t, so that
hardly has the Dandelion uttered
his threat and shot out his seeds than
the catchers cry:
Do 1t,
But you'll rue it,
For we'll blow. blow, blow.
And they do this three times. just as
II they were making dandelion
clocks.
When the third puR ef breath has
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

Thomas Minshall, who died recently
at La Crescent, Mimi, at the age of
50, had been postmaster at that place
tor forty years consecutively-from
1859 to 1899.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
600 YEARS or LINEN.
Ireland's Great Industry Supports
10000 Workers.

II you go to the mummy room In the
British Museum you will get so.ne ides
of the antiquity Of the linen trade
says the London Mail. Here are mum
mics swathed in hundreds Of yards Of
~linen-linen manufactured 5000 years
ago. In Ireland the linen trade
sprang into being in the eleventh CEN
fury. The first record of its export
was In 1872 in the reign of Henry III.
Many centuries, however, slipped into
the past before the industry had estab.
lished itself as the staple trade oil
Ulster.
The Irish climate proved peculiarly
favorable to the industry. ireland
could grow the fax, spin the yarn and
weave and bleach the cloth-in a
word, grow the raw material and pro-
duce the finished article without ex-
traneous aid. British statesmen saw
this, and in 1896 the foundation stone
Of this great industry of today was
laid. 1t consisted of an act Of Parlia-
ment allowing fax. linen and linen
yarn produced in Ireland to be import
ed into England free Of duty. That
was the Magma Charta Of linen.
But the trade has got a still greater
impetus. In 1885 the Edict of Nantes
was revoked and 600, 900 Huguenots
fed from France. Thousands settled
In the Counties of Antrim and Down
and brought with them for the benefit
of their new-found country all their
skill as artisans in the manufacture OF
linen. Then, in 1897. King William
III invited Louis Crommelin, a Hugue-
not refugee in Holland, to come over
to Ireland and superintend the linen
industry. Crommelin's family had
been connected with linen manufacture
in France for 400 years.
Crommelin came to Ireland, founded
a factory at Lisburn. near Belfast. i'm
ported from Holland 1000 looms and
spinning-wheels and put a new energy
into the industry, which In 170T earned
him the public thanks of the Irish Par
lament. Crommelin's grave may be
found in Lisburn Churchyard.
Out lIISu llucu always NSAo -
have COON friends. The Earl OF Straf-
ford, in the reign of Charles l, did his
utmost to foster 1t, devoting E30,000
Of his private fortune to its advance
ment. One Lord Lieutenant in the
seventh century gave a fllip to the
trade by ordering hatbands and scarfs
of white linen to be worn at funerals,
a custom which has not yet fallea In
to disuse in many parts of the north
of Ireland.
Here at a glance may be seen the
growth Of the trade: Belfast linen ex.
ports in 1885, a2,694.o0o; today, eS,'
900, 900.
In 1893 the yarn spun measured 644,'
600, 900 miles, forming a thread which
could go round the earth $4,000 times
or stretch to six times the distance
from earth to sun. The linen exported
the same year measured 1885, 600 ,OOe
yards, or sufficient to put a belt three
yards wide around the Equator. In
1879 $685. 82 spindles were working.
power looms numbered 32,245, as
agaist 1887 in 1854.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons
are engaged in Ireland in the various
processes of the great linen industry
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

FITS. st. Vitus' Dance:Nervous Diseases per.
manently cured by DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. % trial bottle and treatise fres.
DIR. H. r. KLINE, Id, 93l Arch st. ,Phila., Pa.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

An American lecturer solemnly said
one evening, Parent. you may have
children: or, Ii not. your daughter
may have."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion; never tails. sold by Drug.
gists. Mail orders promptly filed by DIR.
E, Detchon. Charlottesville, Ind. 81.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

Is DR.. Biggers Huckleberry Cordial. 1t al
ways cures Stomach and Bowel Troubles,
Children Teething. etc. At Druggists Csc
and 800 per bottle,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething ,~softens thegums reducesinflamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie Csc a bottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

Duse has no birthplace. She was born
on a swiftly moving train.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
History in the Hair.

By their hair We shall know them. II
seems that our histories are written in
our hair. The Japanese scientist, Mat
jura, has been studying the variations
in the thickness Of the hair. 1t is
known that in certain diseases, among
)ther differences in growth, are found
marked variations in the length and
thickness of the finger nails. Now it ap-
pears that the hair also is Influenced,
and all the affections which act upon
the general health bring about a diminu-
ton in the thickness of the hair. The
nedullary layer may even be interrupt
I'd, and the hard layer which it contains
may disappear. Observations made
upon a hair will therefore show the
variations in thickness according to
certain maladies, and the length of the
affected part of the thinner portion OF
he hair gives an idea of the duration
Of the malady, and even of slighter af-
!ections. The variations are naturally
more strongly marked in the case OF
;oarse-haired races than others. Pro-
vided the hair had never been cut, the
hANAA "NNt1N nave Liz DdI1IO1OSICdI u1S
tory written in capillary terms.
Francis E. Leupp, Indian commits.
sioner, has anything but a f1atterins
opinion of the average live redskin.
He says that in actual life the Indian
Is suspicious of the white race and
wants nothing to do with us. "Ht
clings to the ways of his ancestors"
Mr.. Leupp continues, insisting thai
sents every effort of the government
either to educate his children or tc
show him how he can turn an honest
dollar for himself by other means than
his grandfathers used-or an appro-
priation from the treasury. That lie
the plain truth of the situation, strive
as we may to gloss it over with poetic
fancies or hide it under statistical re-
ports of progress" Considering the
strength of popular and scientific be-
liefs concerning the influence of herd.
ity, to say nothing of that of the
environment afforded by old-time In.
dian agencies, it is surprising to say
the least that the Indian does not fall
on the white mans neck. That he does
not do this, may be attributed to the
perversity of human nature.
The sport on Tue a-e--~-u attracts
through no side issue of the betting
book or of purses for events. Its
appeal is made, declares the New
York World, by the measurement of
man against man in strength, skill
and quickness. Men who play for Chi
cago. or Boston one year are cheered
as heartily on appearing for New
York or Pittsburg another ear. Inc
game is national, the interest very
human. The name on the uniform
shirt stands only for local color.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
A Physician at Home

Bank of England notes cost a half-penny
apiece to produce.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

History seems likely to repeat itseif
after twenty years in a r~oller-skating
revival. A bicycle renaissance would
better suit the open-air time OF year.
Still. IL it must be so, eAll skate!!"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
Mr.. H. J. Henneman, Oakland, Neb.

Mr.. II. j. Henneman, Oakland, Neb,
writes:
II waited before writing to you about
my sickness, catarrh of the stomach, which
/ had over a year ago.
There were people who told me il
would not stay cured, but am sure that
/ am cured, for | do not feel any more Ill
effects, lave a good appetite and I'm get
ting fat.
80 1 am. and will say to all, / am
cured for good.
81 thank you for your kindness.
"PerunG WtIL be our house ftedt-
cfne hereafter"
Catarrh of the stomach is also known
in common ~parlance as dyspepsia, gas.
tritis and Indigestion. No medicine will
be of any permanent benefit except it re
moves the catarrh.
A Great Tonic.
Mr.. Austin M. Small, Astoria, Ore.
writes: During the hot weather of the
past summer | lost my appetite. l tried
Peruna, and found it pleasant to take, q
splendid appetizer and a great tonic"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

According to Professor Skeat. the
only true spelling Of any word is that
which most reasonably gives Its
sound. Artemus Ward was, there
fore a correct speller and the most
notable pioneer of reform. BY the
way, why doesn't the professor set a
good example and spell his name
Skate?
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

Mark Twain collects obituary poetry.
He has 5000 specimens.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
Poor Fatherl

Bobbie-Mamma.
Mamma-Well?
Were men awful scarce when you
married papa, OF did you just feel
sorry for im?"-Judge.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body
-Scratched Until Bled-Wonder-
full Cure by Cutlcura.

-SCrRtche0 Until ble0- w Onu0E-
full Cure by Cuticura.
Last year / suffered with a tremendous
itching on my back, which grew worse and
worse until it spread over the whole body,
and only my face and hands were free.
For four months or SO | suffered torments,
and / had to scratch, scratch, scratch until
l bled. At night when I went to bed
things got worse, and / had at times to
get up and scratch my body all over until
/ was as sore as could be, and until l suf-
fered excruciating pain. They told me
that l was suffering from eczema. Then
I made up my mind that | would use the
Cuticura Remedies. / used them accord
ing to instructions, and very soon indeed
/ was greatly relieved. ] continued until
well, and now l am ready to recommend
the Cuticura Remedies to any one. Mrs.
Mary Metzger, Sweetwater, Okla, June
%. 1905"
One hundred auu event. ave Wome
at the Society of Polictical Stu2y IN
New York City, decided that non
support is a mans greatest sin
against the marriage contract. and
therefore a wlfe's chief cause for d.
vorce. Despite her Wanted enamel
patton woman still exploits her lead
ing-strings.
Do not the best OF poems always
bring to us. as we read them, at once
a sense of familiarity and a Of
surprise? They tell us something
that belongs to us; their message
comes from a world of which we our
selves are part; and it seems as II
we must have always known 1t. But
the telling of it SO clearly Is a sud
den CLEAN Of light falling into a place
dim with shadows, and the newness
of the vision fills us with an exquisite
pleasure says Henry Van Dyke In
Country Life in America.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

II 1t is no longer possible to sue
coed in business without making use
of the telephone, says The Spectator,
Is it not conceivable that ever the bal
ance Of private or social life may be
upset into the bargain? There may
be imagined a time when 1t will be
mo use trying to know the So-and-
SOS because they are not on the
phone"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

No panic, no crisis, no crop failure
and the wreck of no fortune, however
vast, can permanently injure the coun'
try, or impede its greatness as a ma
ton of honest and good-living people,
boasts the New York News; and the
possession of all other virtues in the
calendar OF heaven will not AVIAN
those who give their lives up solely
to the accumulation Of wealth.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

A lone Indiana woman settled the
problem of what to do with a man
discovered under the bed by getting a
double barreled shotgun, order
ing him out and filling his
legs with buskshot. The story
would be more impressive II the
resourceful woman had been a spins
ter. Marriage seems to invest a WON
an with daring unknown to her SIN.
gle sister. No burglar was ever AFRAID
of an old maid.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

This is no time for snap judgments.
That the President is in earnest ID
certain, observes the Boston Trans
cript. That he has taken almost I'M
precedented pains to secure reliable
data for his conclusions is evident
and he has mistaken confidence In
the correctness of those conclusions
but the c%orrelations of the main ques'
ton are so vast and involved that
there may be openings for mistakes
even under the most acute anu
searching analysis.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

The statisticians have not definitely
| Ascertained the centre of crime, but
II the lenity WITH which murderers
are treated in Chicago determines the
pre-eminence of that city as a focus
Of crime its title to the distinction
will not be disputed, admits the Paila-
delphia Ledger. In an address deliv-
cred before the Chicago Medical So.
ciety recently DR.. Thomas Grant AL.
len declared that In six years MUIR
derers had claimed 795 victims In
Chicago. Since 1904 the annual num-
Der had doubled. During this period
there had been only eight legal exc
cutions.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28

For the averted coal strike the pup
lie has the miners chiefly to thank
How far their policy of concession
was dictated by self-interest Is not 20
material as the satisfactory outcome
of the dispute, which is the main
thing, declares the New York world
The fact that the miners had most 10
lose by a strike will not detract from
the credit due their representatives
for their conciliatory attitude during
the negotiations.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-28
Do 1t.
But you'll rue it,
For we'll blow. blow. blow.

And they do this three times. Just as
II they were making dandelion
clocks.
When the third pu1R ef breath has
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-23
Obituary.

Nathan Shuford Stilwell. eldest
child of Mr.. and Mrs. kemper >.
Sti}well, was born Nov u. 1897, and
died Feb. Is. 1906. aged : years. :
months and II days. He was laid to
rest in the cemetery at Little Noun
tain: laiI under the pure white snow,
a fitting emblem Of his childish In
nocence and purity.
Little Shuford had suffered tor
nearly four years from heart disease
and his death was not unexpected.
His patience and cheerfulness IN sui
ferine together with his sweet dlspo-
sition had endeared him to all, IN our
Sunday School and school as we'll AZ
in the family circle, and he will be
greatly missed. Yet the memory OIL
his little face. patient in sutfer'a55 (,
will be with us and may it help us to
be patient in our trials and sutferlngs
We extend to the bereaved family
our deepest sympathy in this sad be-
reavement and pray that God may
comfort and bless them.
Hattie L. Sease,
Eunice Boland,
O'Neall Sheely,
Ned Boland,
| Committee.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-23
NO SLUMP IN COTTON.
Farmers Who Have Cotton Are
Standing Firm.

Philadelphia, February 2l.-Colo-
mel Harvie Jordan. president Of the
Southern Cotton Planters assocla-
ton, said today that there had been
no break in the ranks Of the farmers:
who are still holding their cotton.
This accounts, Col. Jordan says,
for the heavy receipts. as exporters
must rush their cotton forward so as
to complete the orders Of splnners,
who are becoming alarmed that they
are not going to get their cotton.
There has been no opportunity to pre-
pare for planting and this will make
a late crop. Consumption IS gong on
at the rate of 100000 bales per
month, and the fact that no splnners
can get new cotton in their mills up
to November next shows the require
ments to be 100000 bales.
"Where is the cotton to come
frome" asks the Colonel. "Mllls
cannot use green cotton, for dry goods
people will specify that their goods
shall be delivered them as old crop"
The II cents minimum price will be
charged for the new crop, the Colonel
SAYS, and he adds that he "wonders
at the temerity of any one who would
sell cotton short at present quota
tions.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-23
Mot Like Other Girls

Considerable interest is being man
ifested in the forthcoming production
in this city Of Tolstoi's European SEN
sation :FNot Like Other Girls which
has been secured after considerable
expense, for presentation in this city
at the opera house on March Goth.
The play has proved the reignine
success of Europe and has recently
been produced in New York and Phil
aaelphia with great success. The
dramatization for American produc-
ton was made by Frederick ".
Schwartz. the noted dramatist and
author of "Hereafter,' ETC., from a
personal conference with Count Leo
Tolstoi. the author Of 1.-THE Resur-
rection'' and other famous works.
The play has been woven from Tol-:
stoi's charge to emperors, monarchs,
czars and presidents in which he sta
ted that to settle international diff
culties by sword OF gun was nothing
but murder and a violation Of God s
commandment "Thou Shalt Not
Kill" The company is a large one
headed by the young emotional ac-
tress Miss Alyce Kee Nan, who is
best remembered in this city from her
excellent efforts in previous produc-
tions.
The scenic, mechanical and elec-
trical effects are carried by the COM
pany - an excellent performance is
assured.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-23
OF INTEREST TO TAXPAYERS
The Supply Bill For Newberry coun
ty-The Tax Levy-Indexing
.s.,.. Provided For.

The following is taken from the
supply bill passed by the legislature
at its recent session as to Newberry
county:
For the county Of Newberry for
ordinary county purposes three and
one-half mills; $500 Of the money re-
allied from this levy, if so much be
necessary, shall be expended under
the direction and supervision Of a
commission composed of Fred h.
Dominick, Henry C. Holloway and
Lambert W. Jones, for the re-lndex-
ing the records Of real estate convey
ances and records of real estate mort
cages in the Office Of the clerk OF
court from the year lS42 to date. In
such re-indexing all agricultural hens
and satisfied mortgages shall be omit
ted. Such commission shall make all
contracts in relation to such re-ln-
dexing and prescribe rule therefor
and shall serve without compensation.
The: county board Of commissioners
shall pay all claims approved by said
commission within said approprla-
ton. The supervisor is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to borrow
for current expenses not more than
$1,000 during the year 1906 from the
sinking fund commission at rate
of interest not exceeding 5 per cent
per annum, or to borrow same upon
same conditions from the school funds
of said county and in the event the
said amount cannot be obtained from
either of these sources at the time
wanted, then from any other source
obtainable at a rate Of interest not
exceeding per cent per annum, said
amount to be obtained upon the note
or notes Of the county supervisor and
county treasurer, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered to pledge
the county taxes for the year 1906
for the payment Of said borrowed
money and the interest thereon and
are further authorized and required
to Dsy said amount out Of the taxes
Of 1906.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-23
PURELY PERSONAL.
The Movements of Many People,
Newberrians and Those Who
Visit NeRberrH.

VGSlI NC~OC4AT.
The weather we are having now Is
ideal.
The early gardeners arc beginning
to stir the ground.
Mrs. J. D. Davenport gave recep-
ton on yesterday afternoon.
Prof. T. D. Jones, Of Ehrhardt, 5.
c., is visiting relatives in the city.
Next Wednesday is the last day Tor
paying state and county taxes with
out the five per cent penalty.
Mr.. q. F. Wright, after spending a
week or ten days in New York return
ed on Wednesday.
Mrs. F. C. Holbrook entertained
few friends at bridge whist on
Wednesday afternoon.
The court Of common pleas Will
convene at Newberry next Monday,
Judge Geo. E. Prince, presiding.
Miss Clara Langford, after spend
ing a few days in Columbia, return
ed home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Jno. B. Patrick Of Anderson
spent a few days with Miss Maude
Langford last week.
The Bachelor Maids will meet with
Miss Carrie Jones, Tuesday, Febru-
ary 9th, 1906, at 4 o o'clock.
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Lambert W.
Jones, Esq. left yesterday afternoon
for Charleston on professional busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Jones, Of Lau-
rens, have been visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. @. B. Mayer, during the
week.
Rev. W. n. McMaster will preach
at the Thompson Street A. +. +.
church next Sabbath morning at IL
o'clock.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Lutheran Church Of the Redeemer,
will meet next Tuesday afternoon
at four O'Clock with Mrs. T. J.
Hayes.
Mrs. r. C. Workman, of Kinards,
spent a few days in the city with the
Misses Bradley on Calhoun street.
She returned home on Wednesday ac-
companied by Misses Nena Cromer
and Lula Bradley.
The burning out Of chimney at
the residence of Mr.. H. C. Holloway
on Johnstone street last Tuesday
night caused hurry call for the fire
department which responded prompt
". There was no damage done.