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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-22
AUC,!IOT ShLE GE HOUSES &Nl.
LOTS IN MEWBERRY.

LOTS IN MEWBERRY.
On Friday, Nov 20, 1907, at 3
O'Clock p. NJ, we will scM (if not pre-
viously sold at private sale) to the
highest bidder the following dcscrib-
ed houses and lots:
All that :ot Cf land situated in the
town of Newberry near the Farmers ;
Oil mill known as the Mailman prop
erty. For the purpose of this sale
this property has been subdivided III
to thirty lots, ten of'which have nous
cs on them. There are five Broom
houses, and five broom houses. All
these houses are practically new and
are in first class condition. There is
no better renting property in New
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-22
Worse Than Simple,

Mijjit-~I am going to buy a place
i'll the country and raise chickens and
pigs. I will get up before day and
get my appetite by working in my
garden The simple life for me.
Mijjit-That is not the simple life.
That's rooliSh.---St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-22
Mean Thing.

Il really must get to my room" !"
said the first college girl. 81 can It
afford to keep late hours, must pre-
serve my complexion, you know"
'"The idea - exclaimed tho other.
81 thought the kind you bought was
already preserved.' - Philadelphia
Press.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Homelv Wrinkles.

Set the boys and girls to scrubb1ng
the porches. They will not be likely
to tramp over them with muddy feet
when they have them clean.
Sulphate Of copper put into ponds OF
water that are covered with green
scum, will make the scum disappear
if enough is used to scatter we'll over
the surface Of the pond.
To make an ant trap, soak sponge
in water and wiring it nearly dry, then
sprinkle thoroughly with confectlon-
er's sugar and lay it on a plate where
their haunts are; it will soon be tull OF
ants. Then drop the sponge into boil
ing water.
A bag, containing pieces Of old waste
cloth, tackled behind the pantry door,
furnishes material in my kitchen for
securing, rubbing off the teakettle,
wiping slops from the floor, and many
other purposes. Such a bag is always
handy. M. "A. I.
An easy way to mark sheets, pillow
cases and towels is to write your 1n1-
tials or name in pencil, then carefully
stitch over the lines with your sewing
machine, using a coarse thread and
close stitch. 1 like this done in white
cotton better than in the red marking
cotton. 1t is neater, and yet shows
easily when looked for. P.
1t is claimed by scientists that mar
riage tends to longevity, that nearly
three times as many women as men
reach the age Of 100 years, and that by
far the most important element in en-
abling one to reach old age is heredi-
tary longevity. So if one is born with
tough streak and would live to ex-
treme old age, he must supplement
this quality with the right environ
ment That is, he must be regular in
his habits, eat simple food, work hard,
avoid worry, take plenty of exercise,
and -marry.-Farm Journal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Keep Babv Busv.

There is much truth in the old pro-
verb that, Satan finds some mischief
still for idle hands to do" This un-
doubtedly aplies to little folks as we'll
as the children Of larger growth A
correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
says:
Baby can be handled with less care
if kept busy. Just as soon as he begins
to notice things he may be kept busy
by hanging a striped ball Of brilliant
colors, or a rubber or cord just close
enough that he may strike it with his
hands. This will furnish him with en-
ployment and also teach him the use of
his hands. AS he becomes older he
may be kept busy for short time by
some toy that he can simply look at,
but he will spend ten times as long
time at putting pegs into holes in a
board contrived for the purpose, or IN
taking out articles, one by one, from a
well-fllled basket. One may use
spools, blocks, clothes pins, anything
SO that they are sometimes changed,
and he does not tire of the monotony
Then the task Of putting them all back
keeps him busy for a still larger time.
AS baby becomes more discerning
and his fingers more nimb1e, pleasing
device for his employment is a board
with various shaped holes, round,
square, triangular, ETC., with blocks
and spheres to fit into the various
places. Should these be in bright COL
ors, his love for color will be graft
fed, and learning these colors will soon
follow. Little tasks of carrying articles
from one portion of the room to an
other or from room to room will often
keep a child busy and interested for
hours, small hammer and tacks, with
a soft wooden board into which to
drive them is generally a delight to a
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Is it lust?
present.

The following from the Oklahoma
Farmer, is plain statement of the
facts in the case, is it just condition? !?
Ought not the wife who saves, if she
does not earn, to have voice in the
disposal of the money? Ought she
not also to have some leisure for
recreation as we'll as the father? Is
not the following a fair statement Of
the actual condition of affairs in many
households?
The wife is worker without wage,
without a trade union, and without
stated hours Of toll But too many
husbands regard her as a pensioner,
and a parasite who owes to him the
bread she eats, the clothes she wears,
the roof under which she lives, and
the air which she breathes They do
not realize that she pays dearly for
her privileges, and earns thrice over
everything she receives. The laboring
man belongs to the labor union, and
has an eight hour day; eight hours
work, eight hours sleep, eight hours
play. But the time of the wife of the
laboring man is not so divided; she
has no time for play. Night and day
she labors for the good Of her husband
and children.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
THE HOUSEHOLD.
publication
O Wives

should be eaten on an empty stomach
and not as a dessert, when the appe-
tite is satisfied and digestion is already
sufficiently taxed.
Fruit taken in the morning before
the fast of the night has been broken is
very refreshing, and it serves as a
stimulus to the digestive organs. A
ripe apple or an orange may be taken
at this time with good effect. Fruit to
be really valuable as an article Of diet
should be ripe, sound and in every way
Of good quality, and, if possible, it
should be eaten raw.
Instead of eating a good deal Of
meat for breakfast, most people would
do far better if they took some grapes,
pears or apples fresh fruit as long as
it is to be had, and after that they can
fall back on stewed prunes, figs, ETC.
If only fruit of some sort formed an
important item in their breakfast,
women would generally feel brighter
and stronger, and would have far bet
ter compilations than is the rule at
present.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
A Hint for Mothers.

The children gave it the name,
Strange Island, which fits pretty well,
if one does not consult g geography.
The mother would probably make her
own definition in this case and say
the island is a square Of disorder sur
rounded by a sea Of comparative order,
which is true.
The house is small, therefore when
the children play indoors they unroL
big, clean, old rug which has little
left but the foundation and the coats
of paint given it by the man Of the
house. Each child has a cushion and
the rug is a sort of Do-As- Yo You-Please
place while it is lying on the floor.
On this ''Island' wonderful furniture
is made for the doll house, small dress
makers sew for their large families
and patrons; scrap books are pasted
and sewed together; games are played
and all sort of childish fun goes on.
1t is an unwritten law that any child
may desert the island, but when the
time comes for cleaning up the play
things and scraps, every one must be
there to take hand. Of course, if
only one child gets out the play-thlngS
he clears them away, but this seldom
happens.
When playing time is ended the rug
is rolled up and the sitting room is
in fine order for company or the fam
lily. The tables and chairs are not
sticky with paints, mucilage and the
+ remains Of impromptu picnics; the
family table is not loaded with play
things and bits Of muslin and silk from
the dressmaking shop are not floating
about the room.
The rug is thoroughly scrubbed once
in a while on the back porch with
warm, soapy water and allowed to dry
thoroughly before using again In sum-
mer it gets long vacation but in
winter is used steadily. One lady who
saw the island and heard it's merits
sung by the mother of the Islanders,
made one for her children with some
strips Of homemade carpets sewed
together and covered with table oil
cloth. This can be washed very easily
and answers every purpose.-The Oc-
tober Housekeeper
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Linen Hints.

When hanging your linen to dry, use
two lines comparatively close and
parallel for your tablecloths and Sheets
Throw one selvedge edge of your
tablecloth over one line toward the
other, allowing it to hang down about
quarter of a yard, and being careful
to pin it short distance from the
ends. Take the opposite of your cloth
and throw it over the other line and
pin it in the same manner
This will form sort of bag and
will prevent to a considerable extent
the wild blowing of the tablec1oth in
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
windy weather.

W11Iuy WtdlIICI
After the table linen is thoroughly
dried, remove it from the line and pre-
pare to dampen it. A whisk broom is
excellent for the purpose.
Sprinkle the tablecloths freely, be-
ing sure that the selvedge ends or
hemstitched borders are thoroughly
damp, says Woman's Life. Roll up
tightly, patting the roll frequently to
spread the dampness.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
When to Eat Fruit.

If people ate more fruit they would
take less medicine and have better
health. There is an old saying that
fruit is golden in the morning and lead
at night. AS matter Of fact, it may
be gold at both times, but then it
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13

Inc following 1Ce1llS are lIOl1 L1C
New York World:
DISCOLORED SILVER.
If cake OF silver soap be kept con-
veniently at hand while washing the
silver, and each discoloration is rubbed
off as soon as it appears, it will save
rubbing the silver SO often.
SILK BASTING THREAD ON
VELVET.
Velvet should always be basted with
sewing silk The thread should be cut
every few inches in order to avoid
leaving a mark on the material by pull
ing a long thread
HANDKERCHIEF KIMONOS.
These are made of four large hand
kerchiefs arranged SO that d point falls
at the back, one on each shoulder and
one in 'front.' The front is made OF one
handkerchief cut in the center. The
borders of the handkerchiefs should be
OF gay colorS.
TO REMOVE CREASES FROM
DRAWING PAPER OR EN-
CRAVINGS.
Lay the paper Or engraving face
downward on a sheet Of smooth un-
sized white paper. Cover with another
sheet of the same, very slightly damp
ened, and iron with a moderately warm
hatlron.
TESTS FOR PURE AIR.
A very simple method Of testing the
purity of the atmosphere in room
is to half fill a glass with lime-water
and place it on a table, The rapidity
with which the water becomes clouded
corresponds to the amount OF CarbOn1c
acid present in the air.
TO MEND CROCKERY.
A strong cement, and one easily ap-
piled for this purpose, consists Of white
of egg and lime Mix enough lime
into the white of an egg to make a
paste. Apply quickly to the broken
edges and place firmly together, when
it will soon set. Mix but very little
at time, as it hardens at once.
TO EXTERMINATE RED ANTS.
Grease a plate with lard and set it
where the insects abound. They prefer
lard to anything else, even sugar.
Place a few sticks around the plate
for the ants to climb up on. Occasion
ally, when the plate is full, turn it up
over the fire SO that the ants will be
burned with the melting lard Reset
the plate, and in short time you will
catch them all.
Powdered borax sprinkled around
the cracks will exterminate red and
black ants and reaches.
TO KEEP GAME.
Newly ground coffee sprinkled over
the game will keep it fresh in the most
unfavorable weather.
TO PRESS A COAT
All pressing should be done on the
wrong side, except the last or finished
pressing Turn the collar up, dampen
and stretch. Hold up one end and
press it the form Of loop, so as to
keep the round effect Dampen the
revers on the padded side along the
fold and press until dry In pressing
the sleeves, the shoulders should be
placed over a pad Then the entire
coat should be pressed on the right
side, using a wet cloth and a hot iron
to give finish.
TIN COFFEE POTS.
A new tin coffee pot, if never washed
on the inside with soap, may be kept
much sweeter. Wash the outside and
rinse the inside thoroughly with clear
scalding water. Turn up on the stove
to drv. When drv rub well with
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13

child old enough not to put tacks into
his mouth.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Around the House.

The following items are from the
New York World:
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
DISCOLORED SILVER.

Lay the paper or engraving face
downward on a sheet Of smooth un
sized white paper. Cover with another
sheet of the same, very slightly damp
ened, and iron with moderately warm
hatirOn.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
COFFEE THREsHED HER.
is Long Years.

For over fifteen years." writes a
patient, hopeful little Ills. woman,
while a coffee drinker, / suffered
from Spinal Irritation and Nerve is
trouble. I was treated by coed physi-
clans, but did not get much relief.
Il never suspected that coffee might
be aggrayating my condition. l was
downhearted and discouraged, but
prayed daily that I might find some
thing to help me.
Several years ago while at a
friends house, / drank a cup of Post
um and thought I had " tasted
anything more delicious.
"From that time on / used Postum
instead of coffee, and soon began to
improve in health, so that now | can
walk half a dozen blocks or more with
ease, and do many other things that
l never thought l would be able to
do again in this world.
my appetite is good, I sleep we'll,
and find life worth living, indeed. A
lady of my acquaintance said she did
not like Postum, it was so weak and
tasteless.
Il explained to her the difference
when it is made right-boiled accord
ing to directions. She was glad to
know this because coffee did not agree
with her. Now her folks say they ex-
pect to use Postum the rest of their
lives" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a reason"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
WHEN THE KAISER TRAVELS.
No Stops Made and the August Pas
senger Never Tires.

When Emperor William travels by
rail in Germany he insists that his
train shall go to it's destination with
out stopping. The time of departure
is fixed in such a way that his nights
rest is not interfered with, the start
being made either in the morning or
shortly before his usual bedtime. His
special train is fitted up so comfort
ably, according to his own tastes, that
he feels quite at home in it. On en-
tering it, should it be early in tire day,
he goes to his study and sits at his
writing table, where the rays of an
electric lamp fall on a beautifully
framed photograph of the empress and
their children.
He first hears reports from the vari-
Gus ministers, then signs documents,
looks through the newspapers and de-
votes a period to reading. Then he
summons a secretary and dispatches
letters in several languages to other
monarchs or personal friends. He
often several hours. Though
the sentences are spoken rapidly, cor
rections are never necessary. The
emperor has the gift Of concentrating
all his faculties on the subject in hand
and he expresses himself as precisely
in the foreign languages as in his
mother tongue. The meals are taken
at the usual time and the dinner may
not last more than an hour. After
dinner the emperor assemblies his
suite for an unconstrained chat, &C
companied by beer and cigars.
The bedroom is very simple. His
majesty always sleeps we'll in the
train, rises early, takes a bath in the
bathroom adjoining his bedroom and
then puts on the clothes he will wear
on leaving the cars. either gala uni
form, If there is to be a great recep-
ton, or simple forester's costume If he
is visiting a friend for the shooting. If
the train arrives at it's destination
very early in the morning it is run on
a siding until his majesty awakes and
finishes his toilet. This method of
travelling explains why the kaiser al
Ways looks SO fresh and bright when
he appears before the public.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Admired statesman,s stature.

A German journalist visiting in
Washington, himself a man of stall
wart proportions, was rather inclined
to look with something like contempt
on the many understood statesmen he
saw in the national legislature. But
when Secretary Taft bore down upon
him he gasped in wonder. They were
introduced and after a short chat the
secretary departed. Just as he disap-
peared from the Germans admiring
gaze the towering form of Congress
man Sulloway hove into view. The
German looked at the New Hampshire
man long and earnestly. He is big
ger than any man in his imperial ma
jesty's Uhlan guards" said the for
eigner in a tone of chagrin, land I
shall write one whole letter about
him"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
MORE X OF GOLD
And Many Greenbacks.

1926 boxes of Gold and Greenbacks
will be sent to persons who write the
most interesting and truthful letters
of experience on the following topics:
/. How have you been affected by
coffee drinking and by changing from
coffee to Postum.
2. Give name and account of one or
more coffee drinkers who have been
hurt by it and have been induced to
quit and use Postum.
8. Do you know any one who has
been driven away from Postum be-
cause it came to the table weak and
characterless at the first trial?
4. Did you set such a person right
regarding the easy way to make it
clear, black, and with a snappy, rich
taste?
S. Have you ever found a better
way to make it than to use four heap
ing teaspoonfuls to the pint of water,
let. stand ON stove until real boiling
begins, and beginning at that time
when actual boiling starts, boil full Is
minutes more to extract the flavor and
food value. CA piece of butter the size
of a pea will prevent boiling over.)
This contest is confined to those who
have used Postum prior to the date
of this advertisement.
Be honest and truthful, don't write
poetry or fanciful letters, just plain,
truthful statements.
Contest will close June LIST, 1907, and
no letters received after that date will
be admitted. Examinations of letters
will be made by three judges, not
members of the Postum Cereal Co.,
Ltd. Their decisions will be fair and
final, and a neat little box containing
a $40 gold piece sent to each of the
five writer's of the most interesting let
tiers, a box containing a SIS gold piece
to each of the 20 next best, a 50 green
back to each of the 100 next best, and
a 81 greenback to each of the 200 next
best, making cash prizes distributed
to 1875 persons.
Every friend of Postum is urged to
write and each letter will be held in
high esteem by the company, as an
evidence of such friendship, while the
little boxes of gold and envelopes Of
o will reach many modest writers
whose plain and sensible letters con-
tain the facts desired, although the
sender~may have but small faith in
winning at the time Of writing.
Talk this subject over with your
friends and see how many among you
can win prizes. It is a good, honest
competition and in the best kind of a
cause, and costs the competitors abso-
lutely nothing.
Address your letter to the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Greek, Mich,
writing you own name and address
slearly.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Expect Contest Over win.

A contest is expected over the win
Of Mrs. Isabelle Beecher Hooker, sis.
ter of Henry Ward Beecher. Mrs.
Katherine Burton Powers of Brook.
line, Mass, granddaughter Of Mrs.
Hooker, is expected to contest the
will. The bulk of the estate which is
estimated at about $4,000, is given to
the son of Mrs. Hooker, DR.. Edward
B. Hooker of Hartford. Mrs. John G.
Day of New York, daughter of Mrs.
Hooker, receives nothing because"
according to the will, she and her
daughter are so amply provided for
by the estate of her late husband"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

backaches, and my general health was
affected when | began using them. My
feet were swollen, my eyes pulled, and
dizzy spells were frequent. Kidney
action was irregular and the secre-
lions highly colored. To-day, how
ever, | am a we'll woman, and I am
confident that Doan's Kidney Pills
have made me so, and are keeping
me WE'LL" /.
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
THE STORY.

VXTHEN the little baby girl came
w into that home in Ephraim and
was named Deborah the parents little
realized the future that lay before
her. In the first place there was dis
appointment because she, the first
born child, was not a boy, and then
again she was not a comely child, in
fact, SO distorted seemed her features
that her mother found no joy in
looking upon her face. And to make
the af1iction harder to bear, the I'M
usually ugly features of the child
gave her neighbors and the towns
people occasion to speak words of
ridicule and scorn, for because she
and her husband had remained true
in their loyalty to the Hebrew God,
and would not share in the festivities
which had been instituted in their
midst they were the objects of deri-
sion and persecution.
Now see the curse that has come
upon you. Where is your God that
he should allow such a child to be
born to your" they would ask her,
and she and her husband secluded
themselves more and more from the
world about them.
And this was the atmosphere in
which Deborah grew up, a condition
which at once stamped it's influence
upon the child and made her natu-
rally a recluse like her parents.
Long before the little girl was able
to run upon the street people as they
passed the little home would mark
her homely features and whisper I'M
kind comment. The mother, keen to
catch a critical glance and the whis-
pered word, would clasp her darling
closer to her breast and whisper in
her a the pet words of love and ap-
probation. And when Deborah grew
old enough to mingle with the chill
dren of the neighborhood she early
became conscious of a difference be-
tween her and the other girls. They
seemed to shun her. They would
point at her and make grimaces. And
often as she passed along the street
of the village the boys and girls
would shout after her calling her
names.
Then Deborah, shy and sensitive
as she was, would run to her mother,
and, burying her face in her lap, sob
out her grief in her ear. At such
times the mother would say to her
that she could have a beautiful heart
if she did not have a comely face.
That God looked on the heart rather
than the outward appearance. And
then she would go on to tell her Of
the Hebrew God and the wonderful
things he had done for his people,
and Deborah would listen eagerly and
forget her grief. More and more as
the years went by she lived in the
atmosphere of the stories her mother
told her. She withdrew from the
world without, and was never so
happy as when sittine at her moth
er's knee hearing the stories Of God