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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
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Flowing takes more time than any
other farm operation.
Remember frequent sailing of the
cattle in the back pasture.
Harrow as you pillow, and keep har
rowing, after the grain is up.
Don't neglect to plant sweet corn
at least three times--six Is better.
Give the late-sown grain formalde-
hyde bath, and raise better bushels and
more Of them.
Glover seed Is one of the most profit
able crops the farmer can grow II his
land is suitable for clover.
Potatoes should never be planted on
low, moist land, as the potatoes are
sure to be soggy when cooked.
If you want nice winter beets, plant
early beet seed In July and the roots
will mature before cold weather comes.
Dry, gravelly soil will produce we'll
favored, thin-skinned, fioury pota-
toes and rich clay loan the largest
yield.
Cabbage does not begin to head up
until cool weather comes, and early
plants do not make as fine heads as
those set later
Cabbage needs cultivating very often
during the summer. This causes 1t to
put out broad leaves, which will bring
big heads in the fall.
Most people set out their late cab
bage plants too early in the season.
About the Fourth of July is a good
time and early enough.
Plant radishes a few at time and
often, say about five days apart. This
will give succession all summer. Rad.
ishes are good for the stomach.
When you plant canteloupes SOW q
bit of radish or turnip seed in the hill.
These will come up first aad keep the
bugs busy till the vines get start.
Sow turnips in the row about July
10, sowing them in rows a foot apart
and thinning to four inches apart
| in the rows after the plants get started
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Vegetable Roast.

Take cooked beans or peas, pass
through a colander to remove the
skins and mix with an equal quantity
of finely chopped nut meats. Season
to taste Put one-half the mixture
into a buttered baking dish, spread
over 1t dressing made as follows:
Pour boiling water on four slices Of
zweiback, cover, let stand for few
minutes, then break them up with a
fork and pour over one-half cup of
sweet cream; season with salt and
sage. Cover the dressing with the re-
mainder of the nut mixture, pour over
all one-half cup Of cream and bake for
one and one-half hours. Serve In
slices with cranberry sauce.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Two Cases That Prove
Potency of the sian.

Maria Kappa, who with Stanislaus
Pattenza was on trial last December
for kidnapping Giuseppe Longo and
Michaele Rizzo, was given the death
sign in open court. She would have
told her whole story but for that rea.
son. A member Of the gang of Black
Handlers who were associated with
her gave her the sign and she posi-.
lively refused to talk further. Moth.
ing would move her. She knew II
she made any disclosures she would
be killed. Justice Lewis Fawcett, who
tried the case, admitted it. No one
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
FOR THE BREAKFAST
MENUS ESPECIALLY AcCEPTA.
BILE AT THIS SEASON.
Fruit Should Play an important Part
and There Are Many Ways OF
Serving lt-crisp Toast
the Best.

Now when ones vitality is at It's
lowest and appetites seem to need
coaxing more than at any other sea
son, fruit should play an important
part in breakfast menus, and yet,
alas! at no time in the whole year Is
the housewife SO limited In the mat
ter of fruit as at the present. 1t is
too early to buy summer fruits. Even
II one can afford to pay for hothouse
products the flavor is not at its best.
Roughly speaking, there are only ap-
pies, bananas, grape fruit, oranges and
rhubarb to select from for the break
fast first course-with dried figs and
prunes always at command
Don't serve apples raw at this time
Of year. Or, II you do, don't expect
they will tempt the appetite OF any
except the most inveterate apple eat
er. The flavor even in the most ex-
pensive apples has lost its edge. But
there are many dainty ways of cook
ing apples that are satisfying and
healthful
Apples baked with figs are sure to
be liked. Select the plumpest and
juiciest dried figs you can get and
wash them, carefully pinching them
into their natural shape. Then select
good, firm apples. and wash them.
Scoop out the cores and into each OF
these holes pack two or three whole
figs. Place them in a baking pan and
bake In hot oven. While they are
baking. haste them with strip made
from the Juice of half lemon, two
tablespoonfuls Of sugar and half a cup
of water. The secret Of making good
baked apples is to have them thor
oughly baked, but not baked TO pieces.
II when they look done they are not
soft to the core, place a cover over
your baking dish and let them steam
for a few minutes. Then remove the
cover and brown the fruit slightly
These apples may be served either
alone or with farina, hominy or other
breakfast food.
Take special pains in preparing
grape fruit for the breakfast table at
this time Of the year. To begin with
take care In selecting the fruit, which
to be good, should be heavy, firm and
! thin skinned Dark spots on the sur
face are said to denote superior
fruit. To make 1t especially tempt
ing serve with clean, finely chopped
ice. Partly fill with the ice one OF
the long stemmed grape fruit glasses
or, II you do not possess these glasses
any dainty glass bowl will do. Then
place on this bed of ice glass CUP
filled with grape fruit pulp. II you
choose to serve the grape fruit sweet
ened. prepare 1t several hours before
serving to give the sugar and fruit
time to assimilate.
To some people hot buttered toast
is indigestible, and indeed the dieti
tians assure us that the soggy, inner
portion of soft toast is quite unfit for
the human system. Once you have
| tried crisp toast you will never care to
give 1t up for the softer sort. First
dry thin slices of firm bread In the
oven. When thoroughly dry, but not
Drowned, put In the toaster and toast
taking great care not to burn. Serve
piping hot, unbuttered. This should
be served with a daintily turned pal
of fresh, sweet butter.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

saw the death sign given to her, but
the fact that she stopped in the mid
die of her testimony and turned
deathly white is conclusive evidence
that it was given to her.
If her testimony had not been
halted by the death sign we should
have been able to round up every
member of that gang of kidnapers.
She knew them and was ready to tell
all; but when the death sign was
given to her she knew If she divulged
a single name her life would not be
safe, even in jail. So it will be seen
that the death sign is often a serious
hindrance to our work.
In another kidnapping case the
death sign was plainly seen. Rosina
Martinese, a woman held for COM
plicity in the case of Pietro Pamp!-
nelli, had agreed to tell the truth
about the affair on the condition that
the charge against her be withdrawn
Her lawyer and the assistant district
attorney had agreed to this, and she
took the stand to confess her part in
the crime. Even Judge O'Sullivan
asked her II she was ready to confess
and she answered in the affirmative
But moment later her face turned
white and her black eyes grew fixed
and staring as though something had
suddenly frightened her into dumb
ness. She clutched at her throat and
placed her hand before her face as
though to shut out the hideous
vision.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

yielding rods. Running forward from
this ring is third and larger yield
ing rod which is connected to clip
which encircles the wagon tongue
near the middle. The advantage OF
this attachment will be readily seen
Any strain on the wooden tongue Is
shared 10y the iron rods, which being
made yieldable by spring parts In
their centers give just enough lee
way without allowing the tongue II
snap in two.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

TN open court, where justice sits
silk gowned, the very embodiment
of law and order, and in the GER
tain atmosphere of an authority
against which no man may raise a
hand; here, in this very city of New
York, witnesses under oath to speak
the truth only, have halted with I'M
spoken word on lip and become as
mutes at the sight of the sign of
death.
The sign of death? A fiction? No.
A meaningless motion made to dis
concert the overtimid? Again no.
A death sigma reality? AS GER
tain as there are courts of law; sign
behind which turks the murderous
blade in the hand of a killer of men;
a sign of as malign significance as
that of the skull and crossbones on
the black flag at the peak of the
pirate ship of old.
This sign was made In New York,
in Justice Faucets court, and a wit
ness uuailed and became speeches..
1t was made again in Justice O'Sul-
livans court, and a witness covered
and shook like one with the palsy.
What is this sign of death? Will
liam F. Flynn. head of the detective
bureau, second deputy commissioner
of the police department, for years
a secret service man, shrewd, re-
sourceful, successful, knows it well.
He has seen it. They put one sign
of death on the body of victim-a
sign of death accomplished, for to
kill for vengeance without it would
not strike terror. The sign about
which Chief Flynn tells is the other
the warning.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
FEED YOU MONEY
Feed Your Brain, and 1t vii: Feed
You Money and Fame.

Ever since boyhood | have been
especially fond of meats, and am con-
WINGED l ate too rapidly, and failed to
masticate my food properly.
The result was that found myself,
a few years ago, afflicted with all
ments of the stomach, and kidneys.
which interfered seriously with my
business.
"At last took the advice of friends
and began to eat Grape-Nuts instead
Of the heavy meats, etc., that had con-
stituted my former diet.
Il found that l was at once bene-
flied by the change, that l was soon
relieved from the heartburn and indi-
gestion that used to follow my meals.
that the pains in my back from my
kidney affection had ceased.
my nerves, which used to be un-
steady, and my brain, which was slow
and lethargic from heavy diet Of
meats and greasy foods, had, not in a
moment, but gradually, and none the
less surely, been restored to normal
efhclency.
Nov every nerve is steady and my
brain and thinking faculties are quick
er and more acute than for years past.
After my old style breakfasts used
to suffer during the forenoon from a
feeling of weakness which hindered
me seriously in my work, but since
began to use Grape-Nuts food can
work till dinner time with all ease
and comfort" Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason"
Read the little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietter9 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Peas In Succession,

Peas in succession may be had In
two ways: First, by planting the early
kinds In installments from one to two
weeks apart until probably three plant
ings are made; second, by selecting
sorts that mature from week to ten
days apart and planting them on the
same day. For instance, plant on the
same day Alaska. Lightning Express
and American Wonder--in differnt
parts of the garden. If you raise your
own seed.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
flashed Brown.

Four medium sized potatoes cooked
and chopped very fine, four table
spoons of cream, three-quarter tea
spoon salt, half teaspoon pepper, lit
tie onion chopped fine; put two heap
ing tablespoons of butter in a spider
and turn gas low, so not to scorch;
put potatoes in and cook moderately
slow. Turn when brown. Serve with
parsley.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Her Qualifications.

Pat and his little brown mare were
familiar sights to the people of the
town Of Garry. The mare was lean
blind and lame, but by dint of much
coaxing Pat kept her to the harness
One day while leading her to water
he had to pass corner where a
crowd of would-be sports had congre-
gated. Thinking to have some amuse-
ment at Pats expense, one called out:
''Hullo, there, Pat. I'm looking for
the real goods. How much is that
mare of yours able to draw"
'Begorra," said Pat, Il can't say
exactly, but she seems to be able to
drawn the attenshun of livery fool In
town" THE Housekeeper.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Shelf paper Hint.

Instead Of continually buying lace
shelf paper, you will find 1t much
cheaper to buy coarse torchon lace the
desired width, sew on piece of tape,
and tack on the shelf with very small
tacks. Whenever dirty, take off, wash
and iron. This will last for years and
your pantry will always be fresh and
clean.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
SUPPORT FOR WAGON TONGUE
Iron Rods Arranged to Strengthen
Downward and Side Movements
to Prevent Accidents.

Wagon tongues are often subjected
to great strain and 1t is no uncom-
mon thing for them to break under
it A Kansas genius has devised a
means to support them in both down.
ward and sideways movement and to
a great extent guard against such &C.
cident. A rod is run through the
front end of the wagon body and
furnishes grip for two hooks. each
of which is connected to a ring by
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Cron Rotation.

Crop rotation, in which the legumes,
such as COW peas, soy beans, vetch
and the clovers, have prominent
place, will build up the soil and place
an Improbable farm upon a paying
basis. Plan rotation that will i'm
prove the fertility Of the SOIL and at
the same time keep up the income
from the farm. This is progressive ag-
riculture.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Ebony Brushes.

Before washing ebony brushes
smear a little good vaseline over the
backs. This prevents the ammonia
or soda water in which they are wash
ed from injuring the ebony. The vas
cline should afterward be carefully
rubbed off and the backs polished
with dry cloths.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
HOMEMADE GARDEN WEEDER
Handy Little implement for Work
About the Farm Can Be Made
of Piece Of Steel.

A homemade hand weeder for uss
about the garden is shown in the ae-
companylng sketch. Grass and weeds
can be quickly and easily cut or
combed. from about small plants by
means of the sharp saw teeth. The
end can be used as an individual
weeder, trowel, or transplanter, 1t Is
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
More Impressive
Than Spoken Words.


The reason a sign Is employed
rather than spoken word or token
is due to the fact that Italians and
Sicilians of the more ignorant class
carry on a large part of their inter
course by means of gestures. A shrug
Of the shoulders, the raising of the
eyebrows, a gesture Of the arms may
mean more to them than whole sen.
fences. Then, too, a sign Is more
impressive than a spoken or writ
ten word. And of course It can be
made more quickly and is far less
likely to be detected.
The origin of the death sign is OBJ.
scure. | doubt If any of the men who
have used it could tell how it orig
mated 1t is very evident that the
placing of the finger to the lips means
silence-as a sign Of silence 1t is
as old as the hills. Probably the
pressure of the teeth on the finger
Is significant of the fate that will
follow If the injunction covered in
the sign is disobeyed The sign has
been employed in southern Italy al
most as long as tribunals have ex-
listed, and it has doubtless been used
many times here in America since
that a distinct criminal class arose
among them. Trials Of Italians for
such crimes as counterfeiting, Black
Hand and kidnapping cases in recent
years have brought it to the attention
of the public. When witnesses in
these cases suddenly refused to ties.
tify In open court the judges, the
prosecutors and the police knew the
death sign had been given, but 1t had
been done so quickly and mysterious
ly that few knew how it was accom-
plished.
While | was in the secret service
I had to deal with many Italian and
| Sicilian counterfeiters, and in severa
of the cases my witnesses whom
felt certain would come through
this is police parlance for telling the
true story on the witness stand
stopped short In the middle of theil
testimony, and nothing could induce
them to utter another word. So ir
subsequent cases l watched the PEG
pie in the court room very closely
and l was rewarded by seeing the
death sign made clearly and dis
tinctly. 1t was made Just as
described it-a quick motion to thu
teeth with the forefinger of the RICH
hand.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Natures Provision,

Moles and the mole cricket have
the same problem to negotiate in cut
ting caves in the ground, so here an
insect and an animal both have the
same shaped forelegs and shovel-liks
hands and claws.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
MaxnnnaI.e Iallx presslna,

One tablespoon arrowroot dissolved
IN one-quarter cup Of water, or one
teaspoon gelatin dissolved in the con.
somH.e; put away to harden.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Saw Tooth Weeder.

made of piece of steel Of about the
thickness of garden trowel and one
inch wide. Bend 1t and attach han
die, then file or grind in the sharp
teeth as shown.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

A Redeeming Feature.
Maud is harem-scarum sort, isn't
she?"
Yes, but her skirt isn't"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

No matter where they are they cant
get away from it, because they can't
get away from themselves. They
have heard of fellow-countrymen who
disregarded the death sign and met
terrible fates. So when the death
sign is given to them 1t is little won
der that they turn white with fear
and refuse to testify.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-03
How to Send Things.
.hlv, Clinton, S. C..

Our Monthly, Clinton, S. G.
The ladies of the Symrna church,
Newberry county, i'm sending a pair OF
quilts for our orphans mentioned that
last year a gift OF three quilts was not
acknowledged AS these quilts were
made by some friends of ours, we hope
that they will think that any onais-
sion was only accidental. We Will,
however, receive a great many such
gentle rebukes, before this session is
over, as nearly half of the boxes that
have come to our lock room have had
no means of Identification whatever.
While these are doing the good work
for which they were intended and so
filing a felt want, nevertheless, it is a
cause of regret to US that there is no
way of thanking the donors. Friends
in sending contributions of this kind
should always mail letter to DR.. ".
P. Jacobs that suitable acknowledg-
ments may be sent.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-03
NEWS OF BACHMAN CHAPEL.
TO Repair Colony Church-Election OF
ElderFarming Conditions
Personal Mention.

Slighs, Feb. ii don't remember
ever seeing such nice weather though
out all the month of January. II
hasn't seemed like winter time, being
50 warm and the farmers getting so
much pfowing done. But I have made
I'D my mind not to worJ'v any more
about the weather than I can possibly
help. let it be as it may. 1t is very
good paymaster and generally pays
all debts.
Grain has come out wonderfully,
and is looking very we'll now.
Those who put off killing hogs un-
til since Christmas have struck a bad
time fer it. Up until Christmas after
winter time began any time would
have been O. K. to lake down a pork
er.
= Tomorrow is ground hog day"
Those who believe in signs will take
notice. I am not a great believer in
the ground hog theory"
On the fourth Sunday Of last month,
at Colony church, owing to the resig-
ration OF MIR. l.. (. Long as an elder
of the church, Mr.. David Cook was
elected to take his place. Ait a coun-
ell meeting after service it was decid-
ed to recover the church the near
fiture and an order for shingles has
beer sent cut. They will be purchas-
e2 from a mill over in Saluda county.
The people of this section as far
as your correspondent knows, are en-
joying good health now. Any one who
las good health should be thankful for
it. They can only realize the true
value Of it when they lose it for
awhile.
Mr.. T. L. B. Epps, who was con-
fined with an attack of pneumonia for
several weeks recently, is better now.
Mrs. r. J. Watts, of Nswberry, who
has been in Dr.. Knowlton's hospital
ever since the 18th of last November,
is improving nicely now and hopes to
be able to come home in two or three
weeks.
;. Misses Julia, Lille Mae and Marie
Moore, of Newberry, spent last Sum
day at the home of Mrs Jimmie Epps.
>: MrseW. W. Kinard, of near Prosper
ity, spent from last Friday until Sun
day afternoon with relatives in this
section.
Glad to see The Herald and News so
successful in the contest. W
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-03
Good People.

Our Monthly for January, publish
ed at Clinton in the interest of Thorn
we'll orphanage, in a list of achnowl'
edgments for December, includes Ave
leigh church, Newberry $500; Synr'
ma Sunday school, Sewberry' $500;
Bergel Tribe, Red Men, NeWberry
1888, and says:
The Hollingsworth home begs to &C
knowledge a fine donation of good
things to eat for Christmas from Mr.
and Mrs. Jno. A. Suber, f. F. D. No. 2
Newberry, S. G.
r. D. Smith & Son, Of N'ew5erry
sent US a barrel of -four which We USED
for our Christmas day meals. No glt'
is ever more gratefully accepted thar
-four, molasses and such like.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-03
Was Not LangdOn BoOzer's Slayer.

A dispatch from Sheriff J. Perry
Poole, of Greenville, thought be had
W. E. Perry, the slayer of young
Langdon Boozer, under arrest in
Greenville, and wired to Chester for
Sheriff Colvin to send a man Oh to
identify the prisoner. Superintendent
Paul Hardin, Of the Nylie Mill, at
which institution Perry was an opera
tive when he killed Mr.. Boozer, the
manager Of the store, who remembers
Perry we'll. left for Greenville to take
look at Sheriff Poole's prisoner.
A dispatch from Greenville Tuesday
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-03

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the results obtained from the use OF
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The first application will give
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