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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-07-18
His Peers.

A distinguished lawyer of Indiana
when a struggling young attorney
had a client whose mental sound
ness was questioned. There was a
lunacy inquiry, and the client was
adjudged insane. The squire asked
the lawyer:
'Do you wish to appeal this case
which has been decided by jury OF
your clients peers"
"No," replied the young lawyer.
"Since your honor says that the
jurymen are his peers, I think We
will let it 60 at that."-New York
Sun.
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MEDICAL SUPERSTITION.
out1aadfsh Practices Still. Prevail In
Parts of Germany.


All sorts of outaandish medical
ideas and practices are to be found
in active prevalence in the marsh
lands of the Weser, north of BTe-
merhaven, and in the Luneburg
heath, a barren region between the
Elbe and Aller, in Germany
) In both of these districts the
touch of corpse's hand is still re-
garded as a curative of many local
ills. In the Wesermarsch the prae-
tice is to steal secretly into the room
where the dead person is laid out
and with the dead hand stroke the
afflicted part. In the Luneburg
heath the application is especially
used as a cure for warts and for
cramps ih the stomach.
Less grewsome is the remedy for
hernia still applied in the marsh
country. On the night of st. John
the Baptist's day, June "a, the pa
tient must be dragged through the
split of a cleft ash tree. Three men
bearing the first name of John
must perform the operation, and it
must be conducted in dead silence.
Some of the cures depend, on the
contrary, upon verbal formulas. For
hiccough the sufferer must cross
a little wooden footbridge over a
stream-an easy matter in the
marsh lands with their many drain
age bitches. As he crosses he must
repeat the nursery rhyme:
snip-op un TX gungen ober dat steg
Snik-op fult herin un TX gung veg.
This bit of dialectic German may
be translated:
Hiccough and went over the bridge;
went on, Hiccough fell in the ditch.
For erysipelas q fire is lighted
and a pinch of ashes from it is rub
bed on the skin to the accompani-
ment of a saying to the effect that
the ashes and the sore went over the
Red sea together, the ash came
back, but the sore never again. Nu-
merous other sayings supposed to
have the force of charms, usually
when uttered simultaneously with
some action, are quoted. The Lune-
burger, for instance, who has warts
makes the sign Of the cross on the
warts while gazing at the crescent
moon, saying, "What l see, that l
win; what l wash, that disappears"
1t rhymes in the German dialect.
Sometimes the formula is not
spoken. The Wesermarsch folk
have a saying which they write on
a slip of paper when any one has
fever. Then they burn the paper.
The Luneburgers have no formula,
but they write the name, year OF
birth and birthplace Of the sick per-
son in a lonely place three nights
running. Other remedies for fever
consist in swallowing spiders or dust
filed from a church bell.
When a tooth comes out the loser
must throw it backward over his
head. Hair combings must not be
thrown out of the window, because
the birds might get them and fly
away with them. In that case the
person who was separated from
them would speedily become bald
Allgemeine Zeitung.
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THE BOOMERANG.
Svsa the Australians kn0ss liftSs
About Its Mysferink-

~OOA2 sAo SSySA11 s1e-
~Tbe Australian boomerang, said
Q collector of queer weapons, rs
formed of a bent stick, one side
rounded, the other fiat. The Aus
tralians make it from boughs OF
acacia pendula or from some tree OF
similar growth, giving to the green
wood the desired curvature In the
fire. 1t is necessary to choose
very hard, strong and heavy wood,
and the best plan is to cut piece
from a natural bend or root OF a
tree and to let the curve OF the
boomerang follow the grain of the
wood.
zone hardly ever sees two BOOM
srangs of the same shape, for they
vary from slight curve to nearly
q right angle. They differ also in
length from fifteen inches to three
and a half feet and in breadth from
two to three inches. They should
be about three-eighths of an inch
thick, tapering toward the ends,
which may be either round or point
ed, while the edge must be sharpen
ed all around. One side must be
convex, the other fiat, the sharpness
OF the edge along the convexity of
the curve varying in different BOOM
efangs.
"When thrown the boomerang
travels forward for some distance
and then generally returns in an
ellipse to within a few PAGES of the
thrower. If the boomerang strikes
its mark it falls to the ground. In
throwing it must be grasped at one
end, stretched back behind the
shoulder and then brought rapidly
forward above the head, the inside
of the curve facing the direction in
which it is thrown.
at may either be hurled upward
into the air or downward, so as to
strike the ground at some distance
from the thrower. In The first case
it flies from rotary motion, as its
shape would indicate, and after as
eending to great height it sudden
ly returns in an elliptical orbit to a
spot near its starting point. When
thrown downward to the ground it
rebounds in a straight line, pursu-
ing a ricochet motion until it
strikes the object at which it is cast.
"To throw the Australian boom
erang in such way as to make
sure of its doing exactly what one
wants is one of the most difficult
feats in the world. Alfred W. How
itt, who has seen the natives of. Vic
toria practicing with the boom
erang, mentioned that he question
ed some blacks as to whether they
thought it was possible to throw it
90 as to insure its returning to the
hand of the thrower. Seven said
no and characterized the statement
ss fet bolfan-i. e., a falsehood.
The eighth said he once made
boomerang that when thrown on
calm day with great care would gy-
rate around and around until it de-
scended to the ground not far from
him, moving as slowly as leaf fall
ing from tree, and that he once
ran forward and nearly caught 1t.
BE said also mo kurni (black fellow
can catch a wunkan when he is fly
ing-he would cut his hands OPEN
The throwing Of boomerangs has
always been carried on in the open
air, and no Australian native has
ever attempted to use them in a
building" Exchange. j..
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Stood Up For Him.

"Do you think your sister Likes
me, Tommy%
"Yes. She stood up for you at
dinner"
"Stood up for me? Was anybody
saying anything against me%
"No, nothing much. Father said
he thought you were rather an ass.
but sis got up and said you weren't
and told father he ought to know
better than judge man by his
looks. ."--IIondon Tit-Bits.
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RiIev's Rye Patch.

Whitcomb Riley was looking over
a fence on his farm at field of rye
when a neighbor who was driving BY
stopped his horse and asked:
Hello, Mr.. Riley! How's your
rye doing"
"Fine, fne!" replied the poet.
"How much do you expect te
clear to the acre"
ooh, about four gallons" all
swered Mr.. Riley soberly.-Success
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Indigestion

Stomach trouble is but symptom OF, and not
n itself . true disease. We think Of Dyspepsia.
Heartburn, and Indigestion as real diseases, yet
they are symptoms only OF Q certain specific
Nerve sickness-nothin1 else.
II was this fact that first correctly led Dr. shoop
in the creation Of that now very popular Stomach
Remedy-Dr. Shops Restorative. Going direct
to the stomach nerves. alone brought that success
and favor to DR.. shoop and his Restorative. With
out that original and highly vital principle. no
such lasting accomplishments were ever to be had.
For stomach distress blosting. biliousness, bad
Restorstive-Tablets or 1iQuid-and see for your.
self what 1t can and viii do. We sell and cheer.
fully recommend
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Pounded Cheese.

This is reliable recipe which may
be made up in quantities and packed
down in small stone jars. covered. and
set away in a cool place. Place in a
mortar with three ounces of butter
about a pound Of good dry cheese
and pound ii to paste. Into this
mix half tablespoonful of black pep
per and teaspoonful each OF mustard
(made mustard), ground spice and
curry powder; add. also, a wineglass-
full Of sherry, and the cheese is ready
for use. II is tasty If served on slices
Of bread and sprinkled over with a
little paprika.
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The SUNNY South.

Now when all outdoor farm work
has ceased in the north, the term
sunny south" and all that ii means.
appeals with full force to the northern
farmer as he realizes that with him
ii is case of remaining indoors for
the next several months consuming
everything that has been produced
during the growing season. In the
sunny south" something can be
raised every month in the year, and
practically every day can be spent out
doors. No billiards.. No sunstrokes
Cattle-raising is very profitable. Large
profits are made with little labor in
growing fruits, vegetables. etc, for
northern markets. Strawberries and
cantaloupes are great revenue getters.
Water unsurpassed. Work plentiful.
Lands cheap and productive. For re.
liable information, address G. a. Park.
General immigration and Industrial
Agent, Louisville g. Nashville Railroad
Company, Louisville, Ky.
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Cream Cheese and eooseberries.

This combination is one of the most
palatable there is when IL is a question
of mixing cheese and fruit. IL is much
used for luncheons. as cream cheese
is a sort OF non-commital variety and
the average woman is fond of Il. Take
one package of fresh cream cheese
and beat in enough rich cream to
make f. soft and somewhat foamy
Pile 1t into a pyramid heap in the con
ter OF a plate and surround It with
stewed gooseberrios. The gooseber-
rifles should be cooked until they are
quite done and plentlfully sweetened
This Is to be served on toasted salt
ines or water biscuits.
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CHICKEN WAS ALL sIGh
How One Woman Was Cured OF an Old
Prejudice.

Put I never eat fried food" said
my guest, raising her hand in protests
ton when l said in pleasantly: y
have fried chicken to-day in your
honor" But If you eat my fried
chicken and have faith in my assertion
that it will not harm you, YOU will be
glad that you tried it," l replied. and
went on helping her to the second
joint and a piece of the breast, and
added generous supply of cream
gravy for the baked Jersey sweet
which was offered ON another small
plate. IL was moment when friend
ship OF long years seemed about to be
strained, and l would not have placed
my guest in the position of taking Hob
sons choice had not known and felt
that she was in half starved condi-
ton through fear that different sorts
OF food might harm her. She had
been seriously i'll nearly two years be-
fore and could not quite shake off the
effect so far as a lingering fear that
she could not do this or that without
evil result. This fear was principally
in regard to food and her menu was
pihfully limited.
The chicken in question was young
and tender and had been plunged into
deep smoking hot fat until the outside
was scared. then the kettle was set
back where the cooking would 80 on
more slowly and reach the bone In
reality il was more delicate than most
broiled chicken, for almost no fat had
been absorbed and there were no
hard, burned or dried portions.
While we were deep in conversation
about some pleasant matters my
friend tasted and picked until only the
bones remained on her plate. Then
after n light dessert we went out for
walk in the fresh air, and minor in
teresting sights along the way pre-
vented dwelling on the anticipated
troubles and they did not become real
My friend afterward alluded to it as "a
successful treatment" But she add
ed: Il wouldn't risk any other cooks
fried chicken" However, she had
learned that the digestive organs and
nerves bear quite close relation, and
given well cooked food. fresh air. and
absence of fear will help digestion TO
unaccustomed or forgotten tasks
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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TASTY Mexican Dishes.

"1O1 Mexican Dishes" gives the fol-
lowing recipes. Take the sardines
carefully from the box, skin and bone
them and lay on brown wrapping pa
per until ready to use. Cut strips OF
bread IA little longer and a little wider
than the sardines, removing all crusts.
Fry these in olive-oil delicate brown.
Lay sardine on each piece and put
In the oven until heated through.
When ready to serve sprinkle each
one with grated parmesan cheese and
lay thin slice of pimiento (green
pepper on top.
Line the sides Of baking dish with
light puff-paste; cover the bottom
with sliced pineapple; next, layer OF
peeled sliced oranges, then sliced ba-
nanas, and then a few thin slices OF
lemon. Sift generous supply OF
sugar between the layers. Repeat
the layers until the dish is full and
cover the top layer with chopped nuts.
Lay over the top narrow strips OF
pastry and bake slowly for an hour or
more.
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Delicate shades Of cotton fabrics,
blues. pinks. lavenders and 80 forth,
can be Numbered and still be as pref.
ty as new. II they are treated as FOL.
lows. says the HouseFeeper: Drop one
teaspoonful of spirits Of turpentlne
into one-half gallon OF cold water. wet
the goods thoroughly I'm this. wiring
dry and hang in the shade When
thoroughly dry IL can then be laun.
dered. There Is no odor left FROM
the use OF the turpentine. This meth
cd has been tested time and again,
and always with perfect results
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Dadn lie Econnmical

Nothing is more economical I'm wall
decoration than a dado, says an an.
thOrity on house decoration. As the
lower part Of the walls become soiIed
more quickly than the upper. a room
can often be freshened simply by re-
newing the dado. without touching
the upper walls Another advantage
OF the dado is that IT. gives a room
comfortable and furnished appear.
lnce without the addition Of a lot OF
furniture. This is particularly true OF
hail or stairway where there is Q
lOl Of space that needs breaking uD
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Morning-room at Mrs. Monteith's
London residence. Miss Mabel Mon
.eith tengaged to Roland Alexander)
IS reclining on sofa. reading. Clock
strikes six O'Clock. She rises and lays
down her book.
Mabel: Why, IL is already six, and
Ronnie will be sure to be here soop.
tGoes towards large mirror and ar
ranges her hair). / want him to come
early this evening. that he may see my
new tea-gown. He is certain to like
t-he admired Mrs. st. Ledger's so
much the other night. 1t was good OF
her to let me copy it, His favorite
color and my favorite color too. Ali
our ideas are so much in common. Oh
II is lovely to be engaged to be mar
ried. and as soon as my guardian
gives his formal consent, l shall be
able 10 order the trousseau-yes. and
all the presents will come pouring in
Enter Ronald.
Ronald: All, Mabel-alone! / came
early, hoping to get here before your
family arrived. advances to her. and
she 10 him; embraces herr. Quite
well? That's right. Tea? No thanks,
no tea.
Mabel: l didn't say teal didn't
think it even; it would have sounded
prosaic so-so-immediately after
Ronald (who scarcely seems to hear
her. sitting DOWN.: oh. my dear Ma
bel. must tell you what Tom Richard
son told me to-day when
Mabel: How did you come to see
him?
Ronald oh, we had luncheon to-
gether at
Mabel: How did you happen to
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lunch together? You always say you
have no time for lunch.
Ronald: Well, we didn't exactly go
out to lunch together; l met him at a
restaurant, and while we were smok-
ing a cigarette over our coffee
Mabel: l thought Mr.. Richardson
never smoked
Ronald: No; he does not.
Mabel Well how could he be smok-
ing cigarette?
Ronald: Because he did But that
has absolutely nothing to do with NV
story.
Mabel: Oh! of course not. never
said it had. don't see why you should
get cross over a simple question.
though Go on.
Ronald: Well. while we we're hay-
ing our coffee, my fathers friend. Sir
Alfred and his wife came in and
Mabel They did?
Ronald: Well. have just said 80
Mabel: At least you need not be
cross about it.
Ronald: They came up to where
We were and
Mabel Is she pretty?
Ronald: Yes, think so-IoveIv
eyes and such a voice. Tom bowed
and
Mabel: Does he know them
Ronald: Well, my dear, do YOU sun
pose that he would have bowed If he
had not known them. really
Mabel: How was she dressed9
Ronald: How should I know? I
never looked at her dress. What T
was going to say was
Mabel: Did they sit near you?
Ronald: Yes, at the next table
and while they we're sitting down Tom
said they ought to be ashamed of
themselves because they
Mabel: Did they hear him?
Ronald: Now do you suppose that
Tom would have had so little sense as
20 let them hear what he said? Really.
Mabel. L 'sngrily).
Mabel: laid, II you cannot sneak
OF a simple little incident without av.
ing into a passion we had better
change the subject What did MI,
Richards say?
Ronald: lie said that Sir Alfred IA
30 opposed to our engagement
Mabel: How did he know that?
Ronald: Goodness gracious! there
you go again! Every time ] try so tell
you. you begin to interrupt me-and-
Mabel: I only asked you simple
question.
Ronald: Simple! You've asked me
about a million simple questions in the
last ten minutes; and merely because
i was going to explain TO you that
Tom Richardson told me that
Mabel (risinb): ! don't wish IN the
least TO know what Mr.. Tom Richard.
son or what anybody else said II you
cannot tell II to INC without flying into
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shiftinn the RIana.

Hyker-Which would you rather b.
a fool or a poet?
Pyker-Oh. there isn't much choice
Both are born, you know. so II is easy
to shift the blame on ones ancestors.
Chicago Daily News.
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HOM'S This?

We o1er Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any
.ase % CatsrTh that cannot DO cured by Hairs
CatArrh cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. q
We the undersigned, have known 2. y. Cheney
Tor the last Is years. and believe him perfectly hon
orabie IN all business transactions aud financially
able 10 carry cut any obligations made by his nrm.
WALDiNo. HISSAE q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo q.
Hairs Cstarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces tho
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 80 cents per
bottle. Sold 10y all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family pills for constipation.
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Stumped.

"The motto Of the modern woman Is
Forward" shouted the suffrage lead.
or. Ever forward"
The cynical codger down i'm the last
seat smiled sGrdonically II that is
the case" nc chuckled, why is 1t that
she always gets of the car backward p
Chicago Daily News.
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The Alnrefte.

Mrs Dashavay uses very pictur
esque language, doesn't she?"
I'm. The other day 7 heard her
telling about hat she had bought
with n perfectly beautiful regret on
it."--Detroit Free Press.
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Million, for the Vatican.

Father Francis Xavier Werntz. the
new general of the Jesuit order, has
turned over TO Pope Plus the entire
patrimony of the order. amounting to
S40,000.000 This is done as trib-
ute OF loyalty on account of the trou.
BILE between the Roman church and
the French republic. which has great
ly diminished the resources of the
former.
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Cheap Sterilization.

Tests made in France indicate that
water can be sterilized with ozone at
the cost OF about cent and half
for every one thousand gallons. when
the process is carried on on a large
scale
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Such (eXcitedly) a fearful passion.
You are unkind, / shall have my din
ner all alone up in my room tonight
as II is so painful for you to talk
to me,
Ronald: Now, my dear. don't lose
you temper; you cannot afford it.
women never look so plain as when
they lose their tempers.
Mabel: And men never speak SO
pam as when they have lost theirs
nave not lost my temper; l am pei.
fectly (eXcitedly) calm,
CPause; Ronald lights cigarette
Mabel: oh. of course-whenover a
man cannot argue he smokes.
Ronald: Most of the attempted c.
guments of woman with man end like
that.
Mabel: Like what?
Ronald: In smoke.
Mabel (stiffiy): Ronald, don't
think that this is the kind of way to
behave to the girl you are goinS to
marry. If our life is to be spent like
this. 1t will be misery! (Sobs)
Ronald: On the contrary, | think
1t will be delightful. You can argue
and | can smoke.
Mabel: Do you mean to so Oh like
this?
Ronald: Ny dear girl. when you
are perfectly calm l propose to-
Mabel: oh, yes, you are always
proposing" something
Ronald: Did it once too often-eh?
"a pause of fully four seconds) Well.
l will continue my story. Tom said
that Sir Alfred and his family we're
opposed to our match
Mabel: You said all that before.
Ronald: Or was trying to when you
interrupted me.
Mabel: l didn't interrupt you'
Ronald (aside): HIN! better change
the subject. CA sudden idea seems to
strike him. He smiles to himss.f)
Ronald: y new dress. isn't it:
Mabel turning round quickly, with
subdued and self-conscious man
neD: Yes.
Ronald: Hin! it's uncommon
pretty.
Mabel: Do you think so, (care-
lessly).
Ronald: Perfectly sweet (por:unc-
torily).
Mabel: Do you really mean Il?
Ronald: Why. of course. j did not
notice it before
Mabel: NC-you didn't
Ronald: How pretty you look IA 1t,
(Aside) Got a sweet expression now
(She looks archly at him. Come
closer and let's have a good look at
you. tShe moves towards him, and
stops about three PAGES off He looks
at her, and then steps forward and
kisses herr
Ronald: Dear little thing!
Mabel: Ronald,
Ronald: Shall / go on with my
story now?
Mabel: Yes, of course-do tell me
Gle sits down, she on the floor at his
knees.)
Ronald: Well, old Sir Alfred, who,
as you know, | expected would help
IN out financially, is opposed to our
marriage, you see
Mabel: oh! Tin dismay)
Ronald: Yec. That was where we
left of, you know-but it isn't the
end; there's something better TO come
Mabel: oh!
Ronald: Tom took me aside after
wards and said, if the worst came to
the worst, he would see us through
himself.
Mabel: He did?
Ronald: Yes, isn't he a brick?
Mabel: Then-then, it is all right
Ronald: OF course it is; and If I'd
only seen that dress before, you would
have known it long ago.
Mabel: ana sorry interrupted
But you ought to notice things little
more.
Ronald: Well, I'll begin again.
Mabel: Oh, no, don't please,
Ronald: ] mean III be a new man
and always try to remember TO admire
your pretty dresses.
Mabel: And I won't argue; so we
will go back to where we left off-last
time. Gle kisses herr Oh, Ron
ME. 4
Ronald: / don't want you TO inter
rupt now
very Quiox curtain)
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Could She7

Mr.. Bacon-What did the photog
rapher say TO you when you we're hsv
ing these pictures taken, dear?
Mrs. Bacon-He asked me TO look
pleasant.
Well, why in the world didn't you
try 20 accommodate him ?"-Yonkers
Statesman.
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A cat named Plnkeye has died at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, leaving an estate OF
$4,000 to a sister cat. Each OF the
cats inherited $4,000 last year from
Il. i. Dilley. an eccentric millionaire.
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FITS, St. Nitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR. kine's
Great Nerve Rcstorer. Send for Free 50 90
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. X. III. Kline.
Id, 03l Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
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Garfield Tea, the Herb laxative. is mil
and potent; take it for constipation an
70 regulate a sluggish liver.