Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?rn.,rLIrru u-L -jj'run nnr~rr. iGHTILLON. ' .01 i1W - , Tortillon: There , Tortbli"' Cr!d a few ~ ~ fr:htened vo-es ini the' 'il e. At the cry twienty OW cOu-rywOmen lin various stg of., ' ag~imtion appeared at their door:.. aid began to call their children. L -ern rd! Eugeue! come in at once: A Prosper! Clau:dine:-here, immeliately. t Wyl:a. Jost)h. you rogue. you will not S, (ome' Ros1al"ie', just wait till I catch c! you? d rhnohrnamles weeShouted Sd 17. Lu:en:e: Coradle: PIerre: Celes- h fahers did not say any tilin-. ,ui punled ears freely. and more tihan <:ne 'o screamed. Evid-:ttiy something of dire import was about to c(-(eur, to thus rouse the (l l y liitc horough from its natural h letharw:. Sdn :hore appeared at the far- t ther end of he- street. near the first st houss. a- quer. grotesque. ailnost mont ro i0u1e. It looked at first like a d ep 0 ,ovd rags. prope led forward i by-- Oi-::v~fu! j-rks. The human frame- N vd 1 (1, c.i-:edley was. as one may i- b n.vreienedly put together. The Wo kt<. '"hin as switches. wore of un and the n-s knocked to gether: 1i:e' body was bent on the left sI side. and one hip made a sharp prom- ti inence. while on the oth(r side over- M hung a shoulder outrageously loaded M with abrupt swelling;. The head. in S its effort to keep upright, was on a Se line with the protruding hip. The two re long arins were like two tentacles. and with them the creature was able to l0 pick up alms without bending. A stick held in one hand supported this heap of tatters. The whole-warped, knotted, tb twisted. full of depressions and promi ennces-gave the impression of a cork- eh screw on legs. To crown all, the head was oblong. and the hair, scant and stiff, straggled over be face. The mouth stretched from ear to ear. and smiled uncon- or selonsly and incessantly, in a manner si that was irritating after awhile. Be- sc neath this sardonic grin hung a heavy s chin, and above it was a nose with wide nostrils. Flabby, overhanging m eheeks added. if possible. to the ridic- to ulous appeararce of this lamentable li1 creamure. S *Thcre is Tortillon: ?here is Tor- tl tilon:" was repeated along the street. sl: n::d tI vi!!age children crept into their se house- in fear. tr it was indeed a terrible fear that Tor tillon -oused wherever she went. 'Many I called ber a witch. Did she not seem w typiea y one? How-wthout the aid th of the devil-could she find means to in live In such a distorted body? More cc tia one asserted that he had seen a w eloven foot under her ragged skirts. w 'he~ was accused also of trave!!ng d through the air at night. with a broom ki :or a steedi. Indeed. she could ntot ap- th t-ar within s:x miles of a place with- to L-t.hing suspected of steali,,g chil- mt <h~-rn to kill tihem in order to drink their its blond while holding her evil orgies- fri Anl unme~s were given. JTeanne yj G audru's daughter had been spirited clh away: and Annette Soulas' little boy hard disappeared one morning after Tor- ;v t;ilon had passed. Some few, who were sa -not superstitious, had the boldJness to he say :bat A nnette Soulas and Jeanne Giandru might themselves have done he harm to their own children. Btut it 2, -as sutiielently proved-to the rest. "g Tortiilon was constantly seeking little I d hidn:she must be watched. Idi - -As if to corroborate this, a little boy. Ir dirty and charming. appeared at the I third Louse. Possessod by an imipe-ra tive desire to see Tortillon. because a such pleasure was forbidden. he slipiped ro his head thronghi the half-opened door. g .i slc t.f buttered bread between his Li -J~t.in The beggar stopped abruptly. It K inr'.t have been that the sigrbt of the s child was sweet to the mtistrable cr-ea ture, for her eyes. usually half-:-:osed. I nlow opuened wide, atnd disclosed great m limpid deptis, feminine and full of caresses. The monster was indeed a th womn.a A har'-h voice broke forth: *Go your t wa.Tortilien; go your way, or take The ile one received a slap, and was drawn iback. Uttering a s!'tn. *he L beggar drew herself up. swung her w humnps backward and forward, raised the sile: wh-lich served her as a sup- h! port, twisted herself from her heels to 'n, her nc-k. and procecded a step. A C( second efrort, a second step. Her eyes h, ]owered: ." was as hideous as before.L It v-as Mary. The sky was clear ri biuC. the earth all perfume. Never had at siring comec in clearer garb: buds were oxvw here; birds caroled. One felt w lif-tall, ardent, mysterious-sirginig 15 thr-ough space'.: fhe warmth became internse and joy- fi c-us: tha- twelve strokes of the nmiddamy i struck Lazily in the village steeple. Io Torti!!en c-ntinued her way with dif ficuity. She reached the door of the pa;rsc-nage at last-quite exhausted.- tI was ihr custom of the curato to givek her enee a week a silver piece, a loaf It of bread atnd sonme fragments f:-'m the c table. the d.or opened. Marint, the ser- -. vanat. (-ame out. holdin-g - e'! d of i b~y the hard. E-videntiy inspir--d 1-an : irresisni'.e hiir.pl, theo L-'.e"ar, iha eyes inn::: aumid, stretne hera:'-- 3 --Enar i:t;- Totiio.d.t hI. maatter vtIh you?"~ said Martia~nn. r coilacg irr:aht, while the e:hl~d i be"i~it:d her s:kirts.s At:: \hv retenedc~ cre-ature s5ld' o ler 1:~t. Sh-- took her irea.-i-rin soI :..ld th crap~s d1ui.y. alumSt a- Ij1 thi- ::I. Then she set t a rin wih htemre dirticulty. as if sh;' wor\ ' grea- te. than she could bear. She dpped again after golnz abouIt twerl y eb She slipped troua gatwayleadi' itto ant itmpostnr m sien. 'ac--nt just then. Tb-' ineios in th waI. .-de a semicireie. wh!-li ws P furishled ilke a sma!! park w! -some beach' s. One could si h -- whmt Ter::iilon. abut to avai h"rl 'f f: one of th-se-. drew back .tati. A child was there playing with: v-ors r whvicah she s;-attered1 ove l h--ce v in graceful profusion. orT- man nuo c hoiannets . Never was an E Imr eautiful! Great, blue eyes she had; rosebud mouth parted in laughter; ,r shouldters were hare-soft, white nd dimpled: and, to crown all, a -vaith of long imul curls tuiibled bout her face orer her shoulders. The unhappy brgir stilled a cry in throat. Tlin she stood immovable, ,vitciched with admairation. The child. she should see her. would try to es pe like a bird fron a snake. no doubt. lie eye of Tort!on-wide open, full of ht. charg'd with manuetism-dwelt i the divine facke of the child. The tier still played, without looking up. ni intense desire. irresistible. furious, ok possession of the beggar. At last le could not restrain herself longer. sting about her a look, jealous and tiant, she saw th:it the road was de rted. There was no one to disturb r. Ali, what joy ilh:minated her ee: But at this moment the little gis ,aw r. uttered a cry and tried to flee, Iling for help. The unhappy woman. -pping her ilOek, fell despaoringly on :r knees. Her eyes had a look so veet so suppliant. so angelic. indeed. at the child, surprised an1d conquered, oed waiting for what might happen. Tortillon. overcome with joy. ad -essed to heaven a silent tribute of ankfulness. and pinged into a fev ed ecstasy: she seemed spellbound the child. Infortunat tly. it was oan intoxi-ntionI at 'jermtnded to be satiated by still peer in toxientio:1. The little girl east y glaces at the hunhlhack frx-a mei to time. The latter beckoned her arcr. There was now such gentle s. in the blg::ar's eyes-sicih love. chI beauty--that her hideconsness emed to disappear. atnd the child was a ssured. "What is your name," askid Tortil n1. "Lucette Ga:nier." The poor wora n seemed to hesitate, e formed a - hiden resolution. "Lucette. Nu. . you do me a great arity ' "Ah. yes: but I have not a sou." A tear fe!l on Tortillon's cheek. "That is not the charity I mean." Lucette. who ldid not understand how ,e could g:ve alms without sons. was ent. Tortillon crept nearer. and. fiening her voice. as well as her eyes. id: "will you kiss me " Eer plaintive tone. and the effort she idc in saying this. would have uched a savage. Nevertheless. the tle girl recoiled, filled with fright. bs burst from the mendica:t' rooat. Speechless. Lucotie felt ihnt t e was going to weep also. Tortilo. w this. and made an effort to con )l herself. , ,I do not know how to tll you. yet must. Lucette. there is not in the ioe world anything more beautfnl in little children-than you. To-day, this sunlight. they are divine. Iu tte. I would give my life if you )ild kiss me This desire has bI-rn th me a loil time. You do not tm rstand. perhaps -na one has over sel me-uo one. I have imagined it I wonh~l faint from .ioy if I were se ae!id's armls stretched toward -if I were to receive a kiss from little mouth. T am not old: I anm ~htful. that is all: but I have a heart. could I hut he a mother-to have a ld-I would be mnird with joy." ~ucette. amazed, looked at Tortilllon thout fully understanding what she d: but a singular emuotion disturbed r and in her eyes was a great pity. - do not wish to die without having en kissed by a child." the wretched man continued, with great intensity. must be a wondlerfud sensation icious-like something from para :e. That is why I run after thn little es. Fools say that it is because I sh to kill them-that I am a witch. Skill them: A witch: Ah. i f I were witch I should desire that woods. ids and the whole world were filled th children. If I were a witch. icette. in order to thank you for hay r listened, I would make you queen. ss me. I beg you. Do not look at me -hut kiss me." he stretched her arms toward the ild. In her celestial eyes was so Lach supplication that Lucette, con tered. drew nearer. What a contrast re was betwcen the sweet child d that horrible creature. However, e little one put forward 1her sweet c and slightly touched Tortillon'S rehead with her lips. 1ortillon, then all trembling. wrapned icette in her arms, and covered her ith kisses. At the same instant the poor woman ard something hiss through the air ar her quick as lightning. She re 'ived a shock. and fell to the ground. 'r head bleedin.: from a wound, while aceette's father grasped the child and ibbed her face with his handkerchief. ;if he would efface a stain. ome hours later. still on the road. hille in the distance the sun was slow sinking in a sea of gold. Tertillon, th her forehead cut, her eyes stupe 'd and with blood on her hands and c. rose heavily. and turned her back i the villag". - What had liatv'netd? Lucett's father had ar~oused the hole country. They were going to 1 her: she~ would indeed have been in to pieces had it not been for the Bt st' remctmbored nothin- riof tis. 3r dd she fe'! h:ar pain. The only lig that remained in her memory as the thought of the kiss from those tidish lips. The" memory was as salve to all her wotunds. This kiss --ead to flutter arotund her. and to ag a thousand sweet songs in h-ar :ehanted car. he went on. radtliant, a prey to br'-r .sas-nd to her fe'ver. When the m had sot. fortil'ot stoaped- a vn in a tield! at the roadside. looke'l the stars. heeh'ved in (God. thort~ he kiss of L"Mi'tt.-theni. happy. in 'ed. she did.-Trt nsin ted for the- .\r a a~from the French of Famm ebaus, by MIabel Hjaughtonl Drown. Mexican Rune Mexico has many :tnecint ruins. mar clarl in the States of* Oaxaca. Chia as. Yucatan and M1oreila. Those of it a. in Oaxaca : Paile::-ua. in Chin is: Uxmal, in Yte;:tan. and Noebimnil . itn 31orelila, or'a amot::: the' ms5t m aous and intermit nz. Somec of them nrs:n whole c~i is and are sup as ed to he fromi two to three thloulsandt c:ars old. They alfl show the mo-st laborate arvintg. whiieh closely re ,.abl the I.,-rytian icroglyphics. F there is any one class of our people deserving of OO pecial favor at the hands Sof the Government it is the agricultural class, or strictly speaking. the far mlers. No class of people has ever done so much for the United States as the farming people. The farmers tamed the continent from a wilderness and made our country the very garden of the world, annually furnishing about seventy per cent. of our national exports. In respect to what they have done for the Government they need no herald; in respect to what they de ser e at the hands of the Government every patriotic citizen. in nmublic as well as private life, should he their advocate. The farmers of the United States, pantient and determined, have made nou demaunds. thenn hering lte heaviest burdens or life sf'-4 the 1e publie was instituted. T:' ime i::s cxot when theyt mtst hhve relief. ' dr presen'It highway conditions most everywhere the American farmer is practically iprisoet at whm througdh at least the half of each year. Thit half of the year is the time when ae could b~e best sparedt from the fari:. anid when, with goad roads, he could market his products at a profit for his toil. Now, however. he must leave the farm in summer or early fall-the only time when the roads are passab% -to market his products. and then al ays a a congested market, or take the chances of a hub-deep haul that kills his stock, breaks wagon andQ h::r neOss, wears out the man and eats up the fruit of his sweat. The good roads season for the American farmer is the very season when his whole time and attention should be given to his farm. operations; it is the crop season which waits for no man, and which. neglect ed, charges it up to the man behinid the plo. We all know what that means. With good roads the farmer could do his town going in rain or snow. or when the ground is too wet to plow: with bad roads. as they are now, as they have b'en from the he ginning and as they will be .until the overnmnert of the anited States ep tends its aid as suggested in tihe BrownlowLatimer bill. he must hael the great as nationl suffrer. It: alis heen calcutated by the Departmest of Ag riulture that every time the sun s'ts the had roads of the Unitd State cost the American fa:rmners 81.7.i30.0. These are overnlent igures. how any public man can refuse to sapport legislation that rill ston this dreadfu tprail pia s the understanding of the average mind. Can tihe national coil seiene and the national thought le unmoved at face with such a condi tion?: Are the people themselves asleea to their own material salva tion? HOW long can thiis sapping. sap ping, of farm life and farm vitality go on before the Amerean farm home is destroyed? And how long, pray tel, cn time Republic stand after the destruction of the Americanl farm house? We hope to see the suggested good ro:dis legisl tion go through Congress ihn comliing winter1. It will, :f the peo niP met together and demand it. Let neiin:borhood and county meetings be held everywhere and petitions go for v::d to Senators and Itepr'esenltatives. Wri;" to your Senator for Senate Doe nlnll -214. Talk to your neighbor a~ot it. Urge him to write. Let us lget busy for good roads.-Uptown Les Exnenslve roats. Tb" town boards of Oneita County, N. Y.. make the following suggestion: --e wvould not reconnnendl~ that every tow) in this county~ have buillt within its lorders a road costing on tihe aver ae 57O{00 a mile, as we believe each town should govern itself according to its own local ecnditions. hut we have provided figures to show thlat no0 mattelr whether a town has a high o'r a low assessed valuation, it' could, un der the $50,000.000 bond is.sue. if its own board so desired, have, without xcessive taxation, just as wide and just als expensive roads as any other towns in any other part of the State. If the county and town ean devise methods by wvhi -h tihe roads to be built hould have an average cost of $4000 a nile instead of $S000 a mile, the charge to tile town tinder the bond is. sue for each mile of highway built word" be $30 for each mile tile first . v-:an to th ecounty, the increase i taxes the 11rst year for each mile of i~hay would be $io; and to time taite it would be $100. In other word . er thme $50.000,000) bond is -ue of the State, county and town ld obtain a read costing .$4000 a mile at a:n i:rc'se iul their annutal a levy of $20d. which unlder the n ~eset system of pay~ment would c:l for the exp)enditure' of $4000 in cash1, o under the bond issue they could co t: a aroad3 e'ting $S000 a mile for an -:e in :::ta:: E-viC5 of 5400 ill ',bwe of raising $$Ctli in cash. as pro vied by. the present method. '-1Under thle bondt issue each town and cco- n- is free to selec't as expens5iv' a road or als cheap) e. road as the local con~itions reitu ire."-Tribune Farmer. Thle whiale anel thle cable. On November G. W04, tihe cable which cnOn:,-ts Valdiz anid Sit ka. Alaska. bok down. On testing it. the break as iateab :dout ten mniles from Sitka;. When'1 t' enh. was1 haledlt( up. it was Ifont to ha: v.e caporeid a whale fifty r~lt: ower jas an~d hbt it fast. he srnd. of th- cantie were mucih torn :ind tvwist:'d. and there wvere sev al raks ill the condiuctors. Prob a ilv th' wvhal". swUImming with op)en nmut, had uni nte'ntion:11ly taken the (elX. which lhiy suspe'nded oin the ir re-ulariites (of th' b)ottoml. in its jawS. LI-r. .Tlminory. A lay w- was eyehlig near Bex Jl elt somne:i':: strike hh.ead. and fond thalt a sparrow, in its flight aross the roald. ha~d impaled~i itself on herh-tpn, which was1:trin aout twVo inches. The hi:-d dird from its;iu~n-.c-Loomion Chroniele. To Wash Kid Gloves. In washing kid gloves-the kind that can bLe washed in soap and water ont make your rinsing tholrough enough to get out every particle of soar. It is a good plan to wash them care fully and then to rinse them in clean but soapy water. so that a little of the soap is left in to keel) the kid soft. Lace Society in France. In the present fashion of wearing quantities of lace, an opportunity for fostering the production of fine. hand made laces is seized by a society in France which calls itself La Dentelle d( France, and is under the patrona."ge of the wife of the President of the re public. Madame Loubel. A yearly 'salon de dentelle" will be held. and a great feature will be competitions for ,ew designs in lace. Pretty Trunk Tray Coverj. Trunk tray covers are aniong the very nicest trifles to make for yourself ind for your friends.. They are made of china silk or silko line. double, with a layer of cotton batting between. thickly powdered with sachet. The edges are bouin with wash ribbon to match in color and if wished the whole surface is fiuiltr-d r tufted. One for each tray is the best way to arrange, including the hat division and the two or more trays for miscellaneous articles. The new trunks are so ad inirably made with skill and comfort that half a dozen compartments are not too many to arrange for. When each tray is packed the cover is laid over it and strapped down. It keeps a tight hand on the articles and garments below and makes the whole trunk with everything in it smell like an old-fashioned garden. Then. too. it looks so neat and at tractive when the lid is lifted and the unpacking begins. That tossed and tumbled appearance is avoided. Disregard of Shoes. Are women neater than men? was a uestion recently asked by a cynical masculine who is a stern critic as to all that rcgards a woman'.; getup. This was the reply: "Women are endowed with strange vagaries. and while ex :remely fastidious in many ways, are eglectful in others. "Even the swellest socicty girl is not as particular as to the freshness of her ollar and cuffs as the plain. everyday man of business: to change his linen at least once a day is a sort of religion ;with most men. With women it is dif ferent: they will inspect their collars and cuffs after a hard day's wear and decide that they will do. not recognuiz ug the fact that if any doubt exists on the matter they should be consigned to the laundry without demur. "Again. a man is munch more con erned as to the state of his shoes than woman. The woman will gown her self in Worth's or Paquin's latest crea tion and forget to look at her shoes: she is willing to condone the loss of one or two buttons and the consequent bagg;' oIpearance of her extremities.--In dianapolis News. Redingote Suits. In checks, as well as in mixtures and plain fabrics, there is to be the red ingote suit, which is also a three-piece This is a triumph in ready-mades. Ecretofore the redingote was only to be had to order. Now it is coming in all ready to walk out in. All gray is to >C good. Likewise grayish blues and( grayish greens. And navy blue, that is always in favor. This red ingote suit is to be an edition de luxe. Tt is to be0 a three-piece suit. In addition to the skirt and the long. trim coat. there will be a lovely under blouse. Upon this liitle third piece a wealth of ideas will be lavished. lIn some instances it will be of exactly the same shade as the suit, in taffeta peau de cygne, Louisine, or even mousselinie. Sometimes it will be of lace. Shaded chiffon will form one har mony in violet which is to go with a sit of egg-plant purle. Such under - pieces mean much. They are made to harmonize with the suit. It is often impossible for a wom an to find the exact shades for this third piece. Then she must find nll the details and see that they are made to suit her. With the ready-made three-piece suit all th~s is saved. Washington Times. A Perplexing ProblemE. One of the most perplexing problems with which the order-lovinlg mother has to contend is to decide where to put the children's toys. If placed in the nursery closet they keep the floor in an unsightly litter, and the dust gthers quickly under them. One of the most convenient devices is a box couch se;-en feet in length, thro' feet wide and t'h-.e feet deep. To this is a hinged top). Tihe box is covered with a deep) red broc'ad~. ..nd on tihe lid is fitted and seurely fastened a hair mattress, also covered with brocade. Into this thoroulghly OrnamenPtal piece o' furniture tihe toys may be stored~ eery night. it bring the children's dty to pick off everything from the flor and put it away in a neat and driy manner. Te- becomilu accustomed to this task d perform it with perfect cheerful nss nid with a1 delightflly pleasanlt cov~iction that thley are helping mammal. By the time3 their early sup per is brought to the nursery not a toy is to be discovered on the floor and the ox couch is closed. U ~po this samite couch are a nulmjber of pillows of bright cretonnies and dnims and a folded afghan. and here i moter often takes a pussy nap ater tucking in the babies. Comfort in Elbow Sleeves. We knew of the elbow sleeve earlyv last fal, tile elbow sleeve. that is. which is a part of outdoor wear. The elow sleeve tor house and evening wea' is. of course. an old, old story. D..ut how . e enure to a dopt them? Why, only a very few, and that fe ery swagger dressers and very ric] 'he winter. day-time elbow skeve i :lis climate means a closed vehie] lways at one's command. And in th ehicle there was a great loose coat 4 ur or of other material. with a linim, Ito which the eIbow-sleeved devott )f Dame Fashion cosily sipped. tl: olero or other coat of her smart silv( elvet or cloth visiting costume heir together too frivolous to face a wil y blast in. So much for the elbow-Slevecd N) -me of serge. cloth or velvet. as it tir. ppeared. Now it-s another story. Those wl low fashion with slim purses at aVing their innings. These clevi nes. as -well as rich devotees. at king out tile elbow sleeve of both tl: ne tailored rig and the dainty musi ith long mousquetaire gloves of kif vhicl may now be accomplished wit oth style and comfort. And speaking of gloves. another r herhe idea is to wear white gauntle vjll s!eeves in the three-quart cth. These gauntlets are lined wil nk. blue,. green or black. accordir >o the costlume.---Philal.~phia Record One Girl's Inependence. A memiler of Vassar's graduatic lass. the daughter of a Chicago en alist. is noted for her generosity ai )rodgal liberality. A short time ag aer father. who is self-made. began .ar that his daughter did not appr :iat the value of money. She prompt! rot demanding that her allowance I topped and set to work more as >oke than for any other reason to s( ust how much she could do for he elf. She had spent several years urope when a child. and spoke Fren nd German with such ease that sl lways elected a course in one or ti ther that might prove a rebate < qtudy expended in other direction onsequently shc secured sever atrons in the city whom shLe visitE ,eekly to converse amiably andi tructively with her children ill wIc er language they chose. At home she had an excellel 'rench maid, whose operations she h' )ften watched with interest. She P p a sign announcing: "Shampco enty-five cents, manicuring at f:fte eats: latest and most approved mtac ,(O. Buy a book of tickets and sai ioney." She opened a boot-blackir taud and impressed her lazy roor nate into service. They who ul ormnerly slept until getting any brea ast was a gamble now rose at dan% nd disposed of long rows of boots. The girl's father. among other thing as an officer of an express compan EYeekly her laundry was franked hon ihat her dainty garments might not 1 uined in we college laundry. Th auggested yet another industry. SI ecame a laundress of turnovers ar n handkerchiefs. The ten-cent stoi urnished the outfit at a price th: vould have delighted the Salvatic rmy, and she made enough out of y pay her bill at the grocery store ecpresenting many a college sprea t happened to be near a basketbfl tame. She rented a sewing machir Ind wvent into the flag business. ma] g eighty per cent. on each penn t the end of the month she sent h< rather an account of her career. whic ao pleased that gentleman-he had ju von a victory over his board of dire ors-that he came on and took h1 d her friends to New York Cit here the time of their lives was thei ror the askitng. His alarms were ~uccessfully quieted that 1he begg er to give up business for the pre nt and let him support her until si nhished college.-Elizabeth Wcstwoo n Public Opinion. A pretty bolt is of blaiet leather. All skirts flare widely, like a bell. the foot. It is said the short round skirt in the wane. The big black picture hat is on more to the fore. Embrodering buttons is the summ girl's newest occupation. The too-slender w-omarn has her bodi trimmed inside with pinked ruffings. For real service the well dress' woman wears a plain brown face veil Your silk petticoat ruffies will stat ut if you finish them with cable cord Tle girl who cannot embroider fini rseif at a sad disadvantage this yee A tiny, open-face watch. smi eough to be wortn inl the buttonhol zs the latest. The very coarse laces.. such as g-t ures. are most in fashion for ador ing linens. etamines and cloths. A new elbow glove has thle band slk and tile alrm~ front wrist to elbo O lac. to resemble a handsome sleet Airy its of elegance are the nel ruchings of maliri- in variotus colot .osumng a dozen yards ill their plet Among the~ latest exclusive modes a he xeeintgy high bust corselel wrn with very shert open coa1 ating thme skirt. Crushed tinsel velvet belts are ye modish for elaborate gowns. They a a French fancy and their gleam at tisten seem very gorgeous. A charming white dotted musl twn had a full skirt trimmed wi five graduated tucks above a he ,wich served as a sixth tuck. uch hits of ribbon as are picked1 at remnant sales may be embroider witl dots or wafer spots. and th coverted into a pretty trimming. The demand for girls for gener housework in Chicago is much iarg than the sunnly. SUTU EH ER N .N. C 70?!CS OF t!!TEREST TO THE PLANTE) iernuda Onions. Regarding culture of onions there < are four things that are very necessary < -in fact. they are entirely essential to e st-(3enuine imported Bermuda onion t seed. 2d-Penty of fertilizer. 3d-Thorough and constant cultiva tionl. r 4th-Plenty of water at the right t time. The method used by the majority. in ; fact. "We think all. of the successful growers of the States of Texas and Florida. is to plant about two pounds of s'ed in a hd aboul 120 feet long by twelve fec-t wide. with ten rows in each ibed twelve inches apart: the ma jority use a garden drill for this pur pe l Tes beds are made about on alevel with the land. with a small border thrown up around each so as to control the w;er. They usually dig a ditch on the high nart of the laud so that the bed can he (asily flooded. as the water should cover t17 whole had uniformly. Water sheuld he out on li bed as soon as the seed are planted: they will usually coie up in about ten days. Cultivalion i: usually done with a double-wheel hoe. Water and work again as seon :as the ground will stir nicely. ContinueC every two weeks un til ready to transplant. which is about sixty (ays from the time of seeding. ) Transplanting is generally done in the 0 months of Deeiber and January. ? They are usually planted in beds the size of the ones used for sted, but the plants are put tour inches apart in drills. rows tv alre inches apart. a Water and working should be kept up exactly like you would the seed in the seed bed until about two weeks before digging time. When about h three-fourths of the tops have fallen. e it is time to dig. e Dig them and throw in windrows: let sun dry from twenty-four to thirty six hours: cut off the tops and roots. closely paek same in nicely slatted erates twenty-four inches long and six teen inches wide. seven inches deep: this will hold about fifty pounds. Regarding fertilizer use. :t heavy a plication of good commercial fertilizer broadcast hefore transphnting. about It Wd)o ponrds ir acre: then another 100 pounds put ia with a drill in the middles aiout February, when the onions begin to bulb. Manure of any sort could be used in connection with enttonseed meal or :mty other fertilizer. Do not use cottonseed meal unless you place same in the round three or four weeks before the onion is to be planted; i s entirely too heating. These instructions, we think, if fol !owed closely. will insure an onion crop where irrigation is used. In some sec tions of the country they are grown without water. If they are to be panted where water is not convenient. they should be placed in rows twemty five inches wide and placed three inches in a row to be worked with a tplow. The yild will not be near so large. but the cost of 'cultivation is less. The greatest trouble would be in ~etting the seed up without water. You could. of course, use a small hed for growing your sets. then place them in the field. A man, in planting a crop of onions. ishould take into consideration the price he can get for same. and what it will cost him to grow the crop. Of course. any one having an irrigation piant. or a farm located on a running stream. can afford to grow onions at a cheaper nrice than the man who has not these facilities. Thep rice generally ranges from $1.:15 to $2 p~er bushel. This, of course, is according to the production and the condition of the market at the time the onions are ready for shipmcnt. The Cabbage Hair Wortn. The cabbage hair worm is the subject of Circular No. G'2. of the Bureau of Entomology. U. S. Department of Agri culture, the publication of which was made necessary by numerous inquiries in regard to the identity and alleged p~oisonous nature of a minute woerm popularly known during the years 1q03 Sand 1904 as the "cabbage snake." The Department says: During the former yeaL the species first attracted atten tobut was not considered seriously. as it was well known that hair worms are not in any degree poisonous--ml fact, they are perfectly harmless and ~even, to a .certain extent, beneficial, as they de-stroy by parasitism the perni cdos codling moth and several species of destructive grasshoppers or locusts. In 1904, however, the subject increased in prop)ortion, the Bureau of Entomol Aogy frequently receiving five or six kicommunications daily in regard to this Screature. In most cases these were 1$ accompanied by clippings gleaned from -. the daily press. The object of tihe cir I lar is mainly to facilitate the corre e spondence of the Department. to plamce the facts in the case on record and bc-I ~.fore the public., and to correct errone ~.ous repor-ts and merec rumors which Jets and Flashes. Somewhere there's a button-hole on - every boy. kPride of intellect generally leads - to its own cure. Nothing can ever gieone the right to do wrong. Faith in God gives freedom with Satisfaction saves from much sla very . eA little pride may cause a lot of There arc more foot pounds in a in ule's heels than in a little tact, but I they can't do as much. hen a man goes to the race track le always tells his wife he was at a dP irectors' meeting unless he won. s A woman 's idea of heaven is five parts wavy hair and five parts a good alA useful thing about automobiles is r ll the new cuss words you learn when ther wont work. IRM '- |IOTE8. .STOCKMAN AND -fRUCK GWPER. are been circulated in regard to cases f poisoning of human beings. In nly a single case was the name of the erson or persons who had been kiied y cabbage supposed to be infested by his hair worm given. and the post naster of the city promptly denied any nowledge of the facts, all efforts that vere made to locate the origin of the ecount being without success. It may e safely assumed that all other reports rere equally untrue or greatly exag erated. In fact, the entire matter was . hoax save for the fact that the ru nors were placed in such general cir ulation that the consumption of cab age was greatly curtailed. many per ons fully believing in the poisonous tess of the hair worn. There is no loubt, on the other hand. that the ma orty of the reports of damage to the abage crop were founded on fact. e have positive knowledge of one f these in Tennessee where fully 'ihty-five per cent. of the State's cab mge crop was lost in 1904. Similar osqss were reported in var'ous por ons of Missouri. Iowa. West Virginia d Virginia. Fron data at hand it an truthfully be said that thousands >f cabbage growers incurred severe osses on account of the unfortunate 'seare" due 1o to the unwise circulation f the veriest rumors. In support of the statement which has been made by letter by the Depart ent of Agriculture for the past two rears. a Dr. Louis Leroy made tests in order to determine whether -the hair worm or "cabbage snake" possessed any poisonous properties. The usual [aboratory animals. rabbits. guinea pigs and domestic animals. were fed with the worms. raw and cooked; extracts from the hait vorms were prepared, mnd the animals fed with them. and the substance was injected hypodermical ly. the final result being reached, as none of the animals thus treated were. ffected. that the "cabbage snake" is entirely harmless and the public ru mors and superstitions are fallacies without semblance of foundation. Talk on Alfalfa. Alfalfa thrives during drougnt as no other crop does, owing to its deep root system. Aftei being once estab lished no drought will ever destroy the lants. and at the first reappearance of rain it starts into vigorous growth. Alfalfa is not at all a d;iffiult crop to establish or grow. Once one under stands it. no cror, is easier grown. Stands of alfalfa may be secured with greater success than of red clover. It is easy or it is impossible to secure stands of alfalfa, owing to how one se ; abobt it. A rich limestone soil as dry as can be found-that is. dry in wet seasons is the first essential. It is not. with our present knowledge, advised that al falfa should be sown away fro-n the limestone and blue grass region. At all events, lime should be in the soil, and if not naturally there. it ought to be added at the rate of 500 to 1500' pounds per acre: air-slaked lime will serve, harrowed into the soil. This sweetens it, and sweet soils are abso lutely essential. Next, the soil should have a depth of at least three feet above bed rock; then it should be naturally dry or else tile underdrained. Don't waste alfalfa seed on craw-fishy or wet land. It must be dry and sound in winter. Such soil as one naturally calls his best should be chosen. The crop is one that will amply repay the sowing on the richest soil. When it is remem bered that from three to six tons of hay per acre will be returned from good hnd and that this hay is worth nearly as much, pound for pound. as wheat bran it is easily seen that it deserves good soil. In truth, it must have good soil to thrive at all. A fter selecting the right soil it should be stored with vegetable matter. Coat eavily with stable manure and break deep. This manure may precede a crop of corn or tobacco. or it may immedi ately precede the alfalfa sowing. Ma nure may be said to be absolutely es sential to starting vigorous alfalfa in any soil in Kentucky, or any soil east of the Missouri River. for that matter. t is not sufficient to alone add fertility to the land. though that helps. and arti uicial fertilizers strengthen young al fa\"a. but it is essential to add humus to the soil ini the shape of stable ma ure. It matters little what sort of manure is used. Disadvantaae of stating. As a rule, it is best not to stake young trees when transplanting. If the roots ire cut short and the tree ha~s such a heavy top that a stake is needed. it will meet with such a check: in-digging that it will rarely recover its vigor. Only Proper space N(eeded With proper space to grow and proper food and soil, trees can hardly d0 otherwise than growv a good root as well as a good top. while growth can hardly be called normal if checked by jsects or fungus diseases. Pointed Paragraphs. God's substitution ts better than our sympathy. If a ready tongue were an evidence of grace we would go to the side show for the best Christians. A woman thinks she has splendid discipline in her house when her hus band has to hint only fifteen minutes for his umbrella before starting to business. It is easy to see the good points of the man on a pedestal. As long as the Bible stands open oppression's prisons are closed. The less religion a man has the more padlocks he will put on it. Too many pastors read the pulse of their churches by their own purses. iberty without law soon kills it God will not accept leaves for The best environment is His enfold