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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-22
Children Party

Charming little Miss Eloise Taylor
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
Taylor. was hostess at a mos de-
lightful party on Wednesday even
ing The early part of the ev ming
was devoted to interesting salnes,
and later dancing was enjoyed AMI
during the hours Of entertaining, nee
tar fruit ices and cakes we're served.
Little Miss Taylor's guest lis, N
Guided: Mrs. Barbee, Mrs. H Wynn,
Miss Maud Bryan, Miss Annie
Moore, Miss Nan Nelson, Mrs Beck
with, Mr. F. r. Workman, Misses
Eva Bell. Margaret Workman, Mar
garet Montgomery, Brittle Moore,
Marie Elise Johnson, Bessie May
Clark, Ruth Rose, Ethel Wetherbee,
Matte Lucy Crouch, Ladell Pierce,
Malvina, Etherly Willie Crosby, Kate
Lou Countiss, Sarah Taylor and Eliz-
abeth Taylor, Masters Robert Gar
ner, Shields Hood, Robt. Dunn, Or
ando Crittenden, Jr., Sam Thomas,
Sam Bull Edmund Nance, Thad
Wynn. John Archer, John H. Bowen,
John Mccain, Lamm Crouch, Per.
" Bell and Edmund Taylor, Jr.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-22

Mr. w. L. Negus returned on Wed
nesday from Memphis.
Mr.. John Hanway is at home after
attending college near Washington.
Mr. Hugh Foote left recently TO
attend business college in Nash
vile.
DIR. r. s. Too1nbs has returned af-
ter visiting in Washington and James
town.
Mrs. Mozinski, o f Gunnison, is
guest of her sister, Mrs. VIM Mar
shall.
Miss Louise Finch left on Tuesday
to visit Mrs. r. V. Garner near Al
hambra
Miss Lena Pexton has returned
from visit to friends in Lake Provi-
dence, La.
Mrs. R w. Tilford spent the past
week with Mrs. Henderson near
Greenwood.
Mrs. LRoy Percy has returned
from few days visit to relatives in
New Orleans.
Mrs w. @. Mo5ier, Of Arkabutlah,
Miss, is the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
NJ B Phillips
Miss Caroline Adams, OF Leota,
was guest of Miss Bette Yerger
few days since
Miss Alice Lou Greenley has been
visiting Miss Annie Hawkins al Swan
Lake this week.
Mr. Louis Mosby paid a visit re-
Gently to relatives and friends in the
city Of Memphis
Mrs. w. G. Stimmel has returned
after a six weeks visit to her former
home in Minnesota
Mrs. F. A. Larkin has returned
from visit to Mrs. M. P. Sturdivant
near GIendora, Miss.
Mr., Henry Simmons returned on
Thursday after visiting the exposi-
ton at jamestown.
Miss Ada Marshall has returned
after visit of several weeks to
friends in Memphis.
Miss Irene Robertshaw has re-
turned from visit to Miss Emma
Dulaney near Grace.
Mrs Bolls, of Memphis, and Mrs.
W.E.Meek, Of Clarksdale, are guests
OF Mrs ]. H. Wynn.
Misses Lillian and Rena May
Crouch, Of Crystal Springs, are the
guests of Miss Mary Crouch
Mr.. Coleman Branton, Of Burdette I
was a guest of Mr.. William Wynn
during the early part of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Fordham left
on Wednesday to spend fortnight
in the mountains of North Carolina.
Mrs Charles P Williams left re
Gently for Fort Lcavenworth where
she will spend the summer with re-
1atives.
Mr. and Mrs, Edward Holland Lett
on Wednesday TO spend some days in
North Carolina before sailing f7r
Europe.
Miss Fay Keaton, of Columbus,
Miss, left on Wednesday for Vale
wood after being a guest of Miss
Sallie Hunt.
Mrs. Bette McGehee has gone to
visit Mrs. Charles Williams, in
and Mrs. NJ. F. Johnson
in Natchez
Mrs Johnson Erwin and Miss Bes-
sic Erwin, of Lake Washington,sp spent
the latter part of the week with Miss
Bette Yerger
Mr. George Archer returned OH
Tuesday from Nashville where he
has been a student at the Wander
bilt university.
Miss Alebrta Mimms, of Jackson,
Miss, has been a charming guest OF
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-22

friends IN New Orleans and in Can
ton, Miss. where she was instru-
mental in forming circle of King
Dau ghters and Sons. Mrs. Kemp IS
one Of the most prominent and talent
cd members Of the order in Miss;s-
sippi and her paper read before the
convention was published in Jackson,
New Orleans and Memphis papers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-22
Tuesday Evening Dance

The home OF Mrs. NJ. B. Carson
on Main street vas the attractive
scene OF dance given by the young
men on Tuesday evening The en-
tertainment took place on the spa
cious veranda and brightly lighted
lawn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-22

60 cents huys ! $I.1s Waist a
Nclms 3 Blum Co. next week.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
BOOK PLATES.
They Came Within Fifty Years After
the invention of Printing

They Came Within Fifty Years After
the invention of Printing.
1t was within half century from
the invention of printing that book
plates were introduced as identifying
marks to indicate the ownership of the
volume.
Germany, the fatherland of printing
from movable type and of wood cut
ting for making impressions In ink on
paper. is likewise the home land Of
the book plate.
The earliest dated woodcut Of ac-
septed authenticity is the we'll known
EST Christopher Of 1923" which was
discovered In the Carthusian mOnas-
terry of Buxheim, in Suabia.
1t was to insure the right of owner
ship in a book that the owner had 1t
marked with the coat of arms of the
family or some other heraldic device.
Libraries were kept intact and passed
from generation to generation, bearing
the emblem of the family.
The first book plate in France is dat
ed 1874: in Sweden, 1875; Switzerland,
1907, and Italy, 1923. The earliest Eng
lish book plate Is found in a folio vol
ume once the property of Cardinal VOL
sey and afterward belonging to his
royal master.
The earliest mention of the book
plate in English literature is by Pepys,
July 16, 1858. The first known book
plate in America belonged to Governor
Dudley. Paul Revere, the patriot, was
one Of the first American engravers Of
book plates and a designer of great
ability.-Journal Of American History.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
THE FLYING FOX.
Curious lnhabitant of the Forests In
Eastern Australia.

Eastern AUSTRALIA.
The flying fox Is q very curious in.
habitant Of the forest near Moreton
bay, in east Australia. 1t lives in
1ocks and moves generally toward the
dusk of the evening, and the noise pro-
duced by the heavy tapping of the so
called wings Is very singular. The
fiocks like quiet places, where there
are large araucarian pine trees, with
All underwood of scrub and creepers.
The foxes hang in vast numbers from
horizontal branches Of the pine trees.
When there Is a clear space among
the trees an enormous number Of the
animals may be seen, and their noise
can b. heard, for directly they see any
thing unusual they utter a short bark,
something like the sound made by
young rocks Often every branch IS
crowded, and the young foxes are seen
either tapping their wings and holding
on with their hind feet and with their
heads downward or snarllng and fight
Ing for places.
Suddenly the whole take 10 flight and
flap their furry, winglike sides and
wheel around like heavy birds. Many
fly with their young holding on to
them.
The creature Is not true fox, and
there is a fold Of skin which reaches
from the fore TO the hind legs. This is
called the wing, and it enables the
pteropus, as the animal is called, to
float and turn In the air
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
D0UGHERTY ISLAND.
II Is the Most Remote and Desolate
Spot on Earth.

II Is the Most Remote and Desolate
Spot on Earth.
Which is the loneliest, most desolate
and most inaccessible island on the
face of the globe? Many people would
doubtless plump for one of the Crozets,
In the south Atlantic ocean. And yet
Hog island, the westernmost Of the
group, is by no means an undesirable
place of residence, Astounding as 1t
does in hares and rabbits, penguins,
albatrosses and sea elephants.
Herd island, In the same seas, is
far more isolated as well as more bar
rem, but it possesses, as does Hog, a
shelter hut for castaways, and it Is
visited by whalers occasionally. So,
too, is South Georgia, but 1t has no
shelter hut, and as 1t is right out Of
the track of shipping any one unlucky
enough to be cast away thereon would
stand a very poor chance Of ever get
ting off alive.
Bouvet island, in the same seas, is
visited even more rarely, and on the
last occasion when a ship touched
there five corpseS were found frozen
on the beach, grim mementOs of some
unrecOrded tragedy Of the sea. Pos
session island, In its turn, is still
lonelier and more inhospitable than
Bouvet.
But probably the palm in this direc-
ton must be ascribed to Dougherty
island on which, so far as is known,
no landing has ever been effected. 1t
has only been sighted twice In a cen
fury and is officially described in the
admiralty sailing directions as "the
most remote and isolated spot on
earth." -Pearson's Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
What overripe Hay Lacks.

The trouble with oyerripe or dam
aged hay is lack of palatabllity and,
worse than this, lndigestibilty, re
marks writer in New England Home
stead. 1t bears the same relation to
good hay that skim cheese does to a
full cream cheese. You eat the former
and never want TO see its kind again
Chemical analysis does not discover
the trouble, but the stomach does. The
city feeder Is a much better judge Of
quality in hay than the farmer be-
cause he looks for results. There has
been less improvement along this than
any other line of farm work 1t should
be a question Of how good as well as
how much. 1t Is easy to cause depre
citation of % or even so per cent in
feeding valne. The worst feature is
the guilty party does not appear to no
tice the difference.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21

A young man who had made appllca-
ton for the position Of clerk in the
silk department of large store was
questioned closely as to the exact
shade of q great variety Of samples
shown him. eve do that" the super
intendent explained, Ito make sure
that you are not color blind. A dry
goods store is the one place where
color blindness is a positive bar to
efficiency. Very often you hear of
color blind wOrkmen in all other
branches of business. There are, it up
pears, even color blind engineers and
color blind artists, but the big stores
absolutely shut out men who have not
q keen eye for all colors. New YORK
Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
BROOD
Methods Employed BY Capable Poui-
try Woman In Raising Them.

Methods Employed BY Capable Poui-
try Woman In Raising Them.
Mrs. G.. B. Walker of Brownsburg,
Ind. thus explains her method Of rails
II g brooder chicks for the benefit Of
the readers of American Poultry Jour
nal: The first thing after the chicks
are out of the shell and dry we take
them to the brooder, being sure the
heat is not less than 90 degrees. We
Aeyer feed until the chick is about
forty-eight hours old; then we give dry
breadcrumbs mixed with hard boiled
egg. and a little bit Of black pepper
also. l dry the eggshell and pulverize
this and mix in feed, which find the
for two or three days, with plenty Of
water or milk The chicks should be
fed only as much as they can eat clean,
allowing no food to be left over, as 1t
is better to feed three or four times
day We cover the floor Of the brooder
with paper, as This can easily be re-
moved with all filth and burned, this
being done every day. After the chicks
are a week old we make corn bread, as
for table use, using pepper and egg
shell for grit. This may be given three
times day cor as often as chicks are
hungry" with a little fresh meat
ground fine. We always keep small
pan of grit in brOoder so chicks can
go to this at will. Now to the brOOder
we attach a box for run, the box
being four feet long and one and a half
feet wide. In this we have plenty Of
alfalfa litter on floor. with small grain,
such as Kalfir corn, cracked corn or
wheat thrown In, so this will give the
little chicks plenty of exercise. When
they are week old, we raise the small
door of brooder and let them into this
run, which you will find they greatly
enjoy. At three weeks we begin to
give potatoes. cabbage or any cOnven-
lent vegetable for green food. We also
find they are very fond Of onion chop
ped fine. We never feed sloppy foods
or masheS to young chicks, as we think
these are the cause of so much bowel
trouble Right here let me say find
nothing so good for this trouble as
ginger tea--a teaspoOpfnl of ginger,
with IL teacupful of boiling water, aft
or cooling. You will find the chicks
nrp fond Of this. Re sure there Is no
other water they can get to. We give
this drink often while trouble lasts. II
them this drink once a week until five
or six weeks old. Keep before them
plenty Of grit and charcoal. and as far
as feeding is concerned the chicks will
grow to lie healthy and happy II ev-
erything connected with the brooder Is
kept perfectly clean. After the first |
week we reduce the temperature Of |
brooder to - degrees and the fourth |
week to about GO degrees.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
Obsolete Cures.

1t was formerly believed that cpl
lepsy could be cured by wearing a
silver ring made from coffin nail
Seven drops Of blood from the tail Of
a cat and blood from recently execut
ed criminal were said to be valuable
remedies for epilepsy. To cure a
fel0n or run around hold the finger in
q eats ear FOR half an hour For tooth
ache trim your finger nails on Friday
or eat bread that mouse has nlbbled
or carry in your pocket tooth from
a soldier killed in battle For ranula
OF the tongue spit on. a frog. For al
coholism drown an eel in brandy and
make the drunkard drink the brandy.
10 cure warts rub the wart with a pO-
tatO and feed the potato 10 pig.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
Share the Expense.

If one county cannot afford to EN-
ploy an engineer, let two or three
counties share the expense and the
benefits, says the. director Of the Unit
ed States Office Of public roads. Under
this engineers immediate jurisdiction
should be placed a number of skilled
road supervisors or road overseers,
each to have a given territory for
which he should be responsible. In
his territory the overseer should have
direct supervision over every road
gang, and each gang should be In
charge Of foreman. Under this sys
TEN Of organization and administra-
ton there would be no waste of pub.
lie revenues In III advised and Ill con-
Quoted efforts at road building or road
maintenance.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
New Roadbed Material.

A new roadbed material is being ex
perimented with in Europe which is
economical, easily applied and very
durable. 1t consists of a mixture Of
liquid tar and fine gravel The gravel
is first beaten in revolving drum and
then the tar is allowed to mix with It
In the revolving chamber After this
It is dumped out and allowed to stand
for several weeks, during which time
q fermentation is said to take place
and the tar is said to penetrate into
the pores Of the gravel very thorough
ly. 1t is then scattered on the road
way and rolled down. In addition to
the other merits claimed for it, is the
one that it Is dustless.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
The Cause Of Wry Tails.

The cause of wry tails is obscure, but
is attributed to an injury to the hip or
some part of the rear of the body,
which causes deformity. Examine a
wry tailed chicken after dressing It
and you will usually find, we think,
that 1t is deformity of some part Of
the body, usually of the hip. that
causes it. 1t has been argued that
such deformities are caused by over
crowding In the brooder or being
crowded into cramped position for
several hours when the bones are soft
and plastic This, however, Is theory
only.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
They All Thouaht About Alike.

Three tired" cltizens-a lawyer, a
doctor and newspaper man-sat in a
back room in the gray light of the
early dawn. On the table were many
empty bottles and couple of packs
Of cards. AS they sat in silence a
rat scurricd across the hearth into
the darkness beyond. The three men
shifted their feet and looked at each
other uneasily. After a long pause
the lawyer spoke. az know what you
fellows are thinking" he said; you
think | thought | saw a rat, but
didn't. "-Argonaut.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
HAIRY vETCH.

sistant to cold. 1t will ordinarily sur
vive the winter in most parts Of the
United States and in Canada. In fact,
1t Is more resistant to cold than any
other annual legume grown. On this
account it is particularly valuable in
the north, according to the bureau Of
plant industry. In the Connecticut
valley 1t has received much favor as
q winter green manure and cover crop
or tobacco lands. Where the winter
temperature is not cool enough TO
prevent growing. as in California, 1t
has been found that hairy yetch grows
much more slowly in cool weather than
the common vetch, and the latter is
therefore preferred. Hairy vetch,
however, grows very rapidly as the
weather becomes warm.
Vetches are somewhat Objectionable
where small grains are used in rota-
ton. as they become somewhat weedy
In gralnfieids Except for this, yetches
are n very valuable crop and deserve
much more extensive cultivation.
AS a rule, hairy vetch can be safely
sOwn from the 10Th Of August to
the 10Th of September, says an au-
thority on this subject. When grown
as a cover crop II should be sOwn alone
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
WANTED THE GlBLETS.
An incident OF Revolutionary Days In
South Carolina.

South Carolina.
There are lnnumerable stories of
Revolutionary days in Charleston. The
old ladies used to tell with glee hoY,
when the British were supposed to be
out of the way, the young fellows
would come home to dance with them.
A message would go to the nearest
cousins and friends and a supper be
rocked 1t might be only rice and ba-
con, but it was good to hungry men,
declares Charleston's historian, Mrs.
Ravenal. The dance and the feast
would continue until the stars grew
pale
Often these merrymakings were dis
turbCd by the enemy, but there was al
ways negro or two on the watch and
the harsh note of the screetch owl or
the cry of the whippoorwlll would give
the alarm. then "partings in hot
haste" a rush for the horses, sharp
sculile, a hot pursuit and perhaps a
prisoner taken.
The young men had odd adventures.
One young fellow betrayed himself by
his appetite. He was pursued and had
taken shelter at Mrs. Notes place, on
South Santee She rolled him up in a
carpet and. pushing 1t against the wall,
told him to keep quiet until the enemy
had gone and she could release him.
Unluckily he heard through the open
window his hostess giving directions to
the cook about the chickens which
were to be dressed for the dragons
dinner. He could not bear to be left
out and thrust his head from the car
pet chrysalis and cried out, keep the
giblets for mew
The soldiers heard, and he was at
once caught and carried off to repent
at leisure of his indiscretion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
.HuxIey's Laroer view.

James Hannay, once a member OF
the staff Of the Pail Mall Gazette, was
a typical man of letters. And Huxley
as everybody knows, was typical
scientific man. Hannay had been q
midshipman when Huxley was a naval
surgeon. Years after the two met
each other on the steps of the British
museum. Huxley" said Hannay, 81
care nothing for man except as a crea-
ture Of historical tradition"
"Nor |, answered Huxley, "for him
except as compound of gas and wa.
ter
But" he added, "if we were each
OF us better educated men than we
are we should know how to respect
each others studies more"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
He'd TO Lake Him Dawn.

why does Mrs Everson have her
own bapt.smal names engraved upon
her card instead of those Of her hus
band? She isn't a widow, Is sheT
mo, but | understand that she had
a batch Of cards engraved once upon
which she styled herself Mrs. William
Edgar Everson, and he was so pulled
up over 1t for two or three days that
he actually seemed to think he was the
head Of the family. 1t Is never safe to
give some people too much leeway, you
know" -Clevelapd Leader.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
Kerosene In the Poultry Yard.

For birds which have scaly legs,
sponging the legs with a saturate solu-
ton of crude naphthalene flakes in
kerosene is good. Be careful not to get
any on the soft parts and do not allow
the birds to go to roost Immediately
after treating them. This mixture will
blister IL it gets ON the soft flesh. To
clean combs and wattles wash with
good white soap and hot water. Then
rub in very little vaseline or fresh
butter. Do not get on too much grease,
as 1t will collect dust and dirt.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
Observant Man,

1t is a popular belief that no men
understand dress" Still, it should be
known that they have a sort of rough
appreciation of general effects. They
can distinguish between the woman
who dresses well by instinct and one
who does so with an effort. They are
able to recognize at glance the girls
and women who go through life in
the wrong kind Of garments and wear
ing hats which infatuation has i'm
PEELED them to buy against their bet.
ter judgment. - London Lady's Pic
tOrial.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21

in few hours, and before l had used
onebox of the Cuticura Ointment her feet
were well and have never troubled her
since. I also used it to remove what
is known as cradle cap" from her
head, and it worked like charm as it
cleansed and healed the scalp at the same
time. Now keep Cuticura Ointment
on hand in case of any little rash or
insect bites, as it takes out the infam-
nation at once. Perhaps this may be
the means Of helping other suffering
babies. Mrs. Hattie Currier, Thomas.
ton, Me-, June 9, 1906"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21

SHEEP PEN GATE. sHo"H u. VII the
Op,.i.-e side the
gate as it shuts drops in a similar
groove. This is said to work more
easily than the guillotine gate and is
less liable to get out of order. The
gate as shown is half open. When
fully open it is thrown quite back,
and to close the gate it is thrown
forward till it falls into its place
in the opposite gro0ve.-Leader.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21

mOSC, especially
nights. They would
cause her to be
broken Of her rest,
and sometimes she
would cry until she
was tired out. Ihad
always used Cuti-
cura Soap myself,
and had heard of so
many cures by the
Cuticura Remedies
that i thought /
would give them q
trial. The improve
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
CUTICURA-T THE SET, ST.
Consisting of cuticura Soap
Ointment and Pills.

A single set is often sufficient to cure
the most torturing, disfguring, itching,
burning, and scaly humors, eczemas,
rashes, and irritations, with loss Of
hair, from infancy to age, when all
other remedies and even the best physi-
clans fail. Guaranteed absolutely pure.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor OF Infants, Children. an6 Adults COM
Cutcura Ointment (50c to Heal the Skin. and Cnti
cura Resolvent 5000, Tin the form Of Chocolate
Coated Pills. Csc pervisl OF 60l 10 Purity the Blood
Sold throughout the world Potter Drug Chem.
Corp. Sole Props, Boston. Mass
~ Mailed Free. how TO Cure Skin and Scalp.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
Microscopic,

The best microscopes are warranted
to magnify about 10000 times. Those
are the kind most people would make
use Of In examining their neighbors
faults.-Washington Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21

"How did your wife like that new
hat you got her"
"She was speeches. with delight"
Say, where can get one like 1t
for mine f"-Cleveland Leader.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-21
A PhiIosopher,

Askitt-Why do you consider Smiley
a philosopher? Noitt-Because of his
ability to bear other peoples troubles
with observation-disclosures City Independ
emit