The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, February 28, 1906, Image 8

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LABOR BEING SCARCE Yonr best help is in Gasoline Engines. Some one to pump water to your barn It's a Gasoline Engiue. If you want to runilight machinery It's a Gasoline Engine. If you want to saw wood It's a Gasoline Engine. Make known your wants and we will _do the rest. W. 0. MCKEOWN & SONS, Cornwell, S. C. MULES! MULES! Ninety=three head on hands Bought before the rise. Now is the time and ,we are the people to buy your mules from. GREGORY=CONDER MULE CO., Harper Stables. COLUMBIA, S. C. Plain Street. Mr. Farmer: Come this way for your farm supplies. Everything for getting. ready for plant= ing time. m Ploughs and Plough Hoes, Harness and Bridles, Collars, Hames, Traces, Singletrees9 Etc. K. R. MicMASTER. COTTON GINNERS AND MACHINERY OWNERS Write for prices on the following Babbit Couplings Gauges Lubricators Belt, Gundy Drills Gauge Cocks -Oil Cups Belt, Rubber Drill Press Hack Sa-w2 Oil Cans Belt, Leather Ejectors Hanmmers Fittings Jnjectors Pipe Files Pulleys. Lace Leather Packing all kinds, Shafting; Collars for shafting and anythimg else ini miachinfery supplies. Columbia Supply Co, - - - - Columbia, S. C. CABBAGE PLANTS, CELERY, LETTUCE, BEET AND ALL KINDS OF GARDEN PLANTS. we are new prepared to furnish cabbatge plants~ grow n from tli hei~ bet purchased from the most reliable salesmen ini the business. W\ e i av - the M l owing varieties: Extra Early Waketields. Charlestoai or large ty ee ',ak-ie d Henderson's Succession, Large typ~e Flat D~utch. These plants are g .n the open air and will stand great cold. WVe use the same jslan to i no sand acre truck farmx. We have a careful mian in charge of the l.. n' dI i~l ment, and will carefully pack them, we guarantee the ctount, expres raIte' be reduced thirty per cent from last season. Prices, in small lots $1.50'per thousan d, in large 1o's $l.0) t~ o .25 'w sand f. o. b. Meggetts, S. C, If cash does not ac :ompanyv 'rd!er 00 oos shipped C. 0. D. N. H. BLITCH COMPAN Y, Meggetts, S. C. down pains are a symptom of the most serious trcub!e which, can s.attack a' woman,,viz: falling of the womb. With this,,generally,~ co'me Irregular, p'ainful. scanty org pruse .periata, wr u, w~Aakf i gdhainb,-dreatifulbagracle, h aa), zier~s ~ iess, irn- ' tbIty, tired feeling,.'inibiity to 4s. oss of aste ,'voor -and. bostty. Th'e G'Te la TOF 'ARDUI Woman's Relief " that marvelous, curative extract, or natur-al essence, of herbs, which exerts such a wonderful strengthening irmluence on all female organs. Cardul relieves pain, regulates the menses, stops drains and stim ulates the muscles to pull the womb up into place. * It is a safe and permanent cure fcr all female complaints. WRI-TE.US A LETTER ~ IS~RDAFLPI Sin strictest confidence, telling us all iywm n vre; rtsMs your troubles., We will send.free ad1 am aeo ebtrGoeg~. vice (in .plain sealed envejlope). Ad-' ad ymne eevr ~fl dress: ILdies' Advisory. Dept., The adr~ua.SnetkrgCru Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chatta- c~l i a ne woman, and do not THE VALUE OF OKRA AN IMPORTANT FOOD PLANT THAI IS MUCH NEC'-..CTED. Its Nutritie Properties A:e Very High and It Is Particui::: Bene ficial In C.ses of Chronic t:&diges tion-Sone Simple Recipes. Okira is a very important and useful pla!.i. with ninuierous uses, the most :ipor'tant lng for the table. The gr'eA ids wvithout doubt make the linest soup vegetable supplied by the garden. Cooked whole they also fur nish a j.alartable side dish. The nu trient properties of okra are very high. and it has the additional adva:.tage of being an exceedingly wholesome arti cle of food. It is erroneously called gumbo in many cook books and even in' some eucyclopedias. The name of the plant and its fruit is okra. Gumbo is a general termn for various kinds of soup nade of it. Okra, in fac':, issan excellent food much neglected. very important consideration from the 'alimentary point of view is the un usually high percentage of digistible matter. That fact had been establish ed by common experience long before any analysis of the pod had been thought of, for wherever the vegeta lIle is in use it is well known that the soup is highly beneficial to :persons with weak stomachs. Often it will be retained when nothing else can be tak en, and it has in many cases restored tone to digestive organs that seemed hopelessly disordered. It is a partic ularly beneficial food in cases of dys entery and chronic indigestion. The dried seeds, parched and ground, are said to make an accel)table.sub stitute for coffee. rA substitute for ar rowroot can be made from the roots. The leaves, green o,7dry. are used, de cocted. for their demulcent pro*3erties. The inner bark, soft and white, con tains a strong fiber resembling flax. The outer bark is also tibrous and, to gether with the wpody part of the plant, furnishes excellent paper -stock. As okra Is easily raised, it can be cul tivated 'with profit. 1 For table. use the pods must be cut while tender, generally when about three inches long. They grow :-apidly and soon become woody. The plant is very prolific, and it will continue to bear until touched by frost. A small patch will more than meet the require ments o:f an ordiiary family, and the surplus may be preserved for winter use by t-o convenient methods. . The easier is by drying. Slice the pod, erosswavs, into sections a quarter .of an Inch thiel:. spread thin on large dithe's oStay-s n'nd eipqose to ibe sun f--ont da 0 t;'y untll ther.ovghly dried. l!mt in uacs, or Fose 'aUs . a-t kP fire' fr 0 Mi.stere. Iabe other rethod of p!eseivation it- by canniog, wich wil.i be calaiued later on. - The plant is foliacious and ornamen-tal enough fcrfthe lower garden. T'.The leates are arge 'and palmatisected, and th.e bios son's, which in form resemnblithose of the holiyhoek. ar'e ;it fir-st a brilliant gold, with a purple disk. After the first day the gold also takes a purplish hue. a * Here are some of the best recipes for coking okra: Okra soup-Tt.ke ,a piece of beef or a manrow. bone, put on in cold water and boll until co'oked. I lice one juart of okra pods crossways into thin sections and add, with enoigh stmined ripe tfinatoes to give the soup a ric~h color. Continue to boil until the okra is .thoroughly cooked, which w.:il take abaut lifteen niin'utes, A green pepper,. from which the seeds have been remove liced and added, wll improve the fiavor. The various gumbos, chicken,- fish or crab, are made in' he same mxarner. ..n excellent soup can be made with out meat by boiling' the okra, sliced ,s above, and adding when eooked a god1sized piece of butter. Other vege ta>ces, such as carrots, onibns and eery, may also be used, but lovers of ora prefer it straight. Soup made as above will keep in a, cool place for sev eral dafh 'nd improve with age., A savory dishr for lunch or dinner is made in the fol]~'ving manner: Butter a pudding dish, put in a layer of cook ed or half cooked rice, a layer of sliced okra, a layer of ripe sliced tomatoes, butter, pepper, salt and. a little sugar if the acid of the tomatoes be objec tionable; repeat the layers until the dih is filled: grate breadcrumbs on top, with pieccs of butter; pour In as much boiling water as the dish will hold; bake long enough to cook; serve hot. Okra also makes a palatable vegeta ble dish. but in this form' it Is not al ways acceptable on first acquaintance. Its substance is viscous, and for that reason probablyr does not at once cap tiae the taste. Put the pods, %hole, it> boiling water, with salt; boil about fifteen minutes or. until cooked; pour'ofl' the water,. place in a hot dish, add pepp~er anC plenty of good butter.; serve ot. Coo ied in this way, treated with o)od vine~nmr and served cold, it Ary hjan. A~ ire can do her own can nirg of *'J:'. ticee arnd boil the okra until two- ;'(lr c:acked; put in a hot jar,' i flu ':!. .ri tight and place in a drk closet: If" desired, add strained toai:te. and blJi until the okra is throghycok'ed, but be ca~ful in either can< t:o cait sa-t:- >ut up in jars a::.s abov. 1;' folowing-,this method oka sup na be had thrroughut the in the sam::h 1:0e taste for okra isai ver'.h!, possibly an iunheritanced Else wh'e it may, like that for the' olive, hb.'c' to .be cultivated. lBut the taste doe'.;'ot require mnuoh cu-ltivation, and, o~m'nceijuir'ed, it is a permanent pos sssin-New" York Herald. To the honest miend the best perqul sits of a piace are the advantages It gxi for doing good.-Addisonl. A Habit to Be Encouraged. The miher who has acquired the. .:'', kmig en hi md a bottle of I hmbiiin'am (oughl Rtemedy, saves < I sl :., ci: t am]ounlt of t'neaineiss 1 mal ani et. v. ( 'ugh ;, cohlls and croup, ( :ni'eb chii'iren aie usi'ceptile are< ia iely oured by its us~e. It counter- I mv rcnde'ui'v (if a cold to) result in< .m ui ,i, sed dif uiven a~s soon as the 2 r1 ' m:.h o omef eroup appear, it will I revent t he atta'k. This remedy eon ins nomingm. inmj.irous and mothers I * it. to iilttle on's with a feeling ofj t etIP securiiity. Sold by Obear Drug t JUST TEA LEAVES. The Spectacle They Present Undes a Powerful Microscope. "Have a lock," said the histologist. And he rose from the beautiful, deli cate microscope, and his ccmpanion took his place. , There was a little fiddling and ad justing of tiny screws. 'Cien the tyro said: "Ugh!aGhastly! What have we here -a railroad wreck?" "You are looking," answered the his tologist, "at a part-of the remains of a Ceylonese caterpillar." Ie v thdrev that slide and put an otlher in its place. "Another tragedy?" the tyro asked. "The remnants of a beetle," the his tologist replied. AY third slide was placed beneath the ens. "This," said the tyro, "should be a battlefield." "It is only," returned the scientist, "a commingling of the desiccated frag ments of a fly, a centiped, a moth and a slug." The tyro yawned. "Histology is interesting," be said in a br-ed voice. "Where did you get these specimens?" "Out of a packet of tea." "'A packet of tea? What kind of tea?" 'Ordinary tea." "Heaven. ? I am a tea drinker. Ex plain yourslf." The histologist, smiling, said: L "rea'grows on bushes. The leaves are plucked by hand. Imagine.your self stripping rosebush after rosebusb. miles on miles, of their leaves. Well, that is what tea .pick-ing is like. . "The native pickers work fast. They plck as many as twenty-five pounds of leaves a day-a bundle bigger than a 1 man. "Now, the tea plant is the prey of a undred insects, and the picker in his aste doesn't pause to brush off each leaf or to wash' it, for he works, as we say, by piece wor-k. 4 "The picked leaves" re dried on char coal fires. They shrivel under the heat and ,the insect,' larvae and chrysalids mong them change to dust. This'dust looks to the ordinary eye like leaf frag ments, but under, the microscope it looks, as you remarked, like an insect railroad wreck or a pygmy battlefiel. It tastes like-but you know as well as I do what it tastes like." "Tomorrow," said the other, "I am going to bring some of my wife's tea ere examine wkh you."-New York erald. An Amended Quotation. Miss Ida -Tarkb0't first jour.nalistie emporthace w itr of "e Chau auqua -, eree pr on the'jour Il, egoe editor ettie O City Dedek, ad estaMlihed'the custom of heading with aqudtatiesM the column in.whiek be. made brief mention of4 the news f the day. Miss Tarbell 'followed his i abit and bent her mind to the task 1 of suppLying suitable quotations. Once upon a time she set down, as plain as pen could .set it:1 "'.lhe meek eyed morn appears, moth er of dews." Thei she went, home, pardonably proud of knewing her Thomson so well, and at the head of the oolumn next day she read: "The weak eyed worm appears." Washingtcon Post. A Lack of Firmness. A very matter of fact Scotchman al-ed to see a neighbor, an old Irish woman, who had been ailing for some time, when the following conversation took placetat the door: "And how do you find yourself today, Brdget?" * "Su~re, your honor, I'm mighty bad. 'his shocking -weather'll be the end of me. I'll be a dead woman before long." "Hoots, toots, woman! Ye've been saying that for the last twenty years: 'll tell ye what it is-ye want firm ness e' mdnd. Fin' a day for yer dee ing and stick tae It!" When Hatia Were Unknown. In ancient day~s hats were unknown, men having hoods attached to their uter garments, which they' wore or discarded at pleasure. Stow, the old historian, say-s that nobody wore any thing else except the lord mayor of London, who sometimes donned a hat on state occasions. In the reign of King Henry VII., he says, the citizens began to wea'r "flat caps knit of wool en yarn, black,' but so light that they were obliged tc tie them under their chns~ for else the wind would be mas-1 ter over them." Death by Lottery. Among other complications of Chi nese law and its execligion is a unique and rather racy method of dealing with prisoners by lottery. Once a year the 4 rermilion pencil of imperial authority is waved over a chart on, which thei namt's of convicted criminals are writ-1 ten, and those 'which it includes .in a haphazard sweep are executed forth with. The rest are either,reprieved al together or thelir. executions are post poned for another year. Something Wrong. "Dear Pop," wrote the boy from the art school, "don't send'me any more money. I-'have saved'half that which - yo sent me. lait amo'nth." "Camie home," wir ~e old -man?"you'll ney er make an 1-ut Eneouragement. De Laye-I'm a unu-mum man who nun-nun n'ever says dud-dud die,. dud dud don't you'anow? M1s. Goede Well, never mind; you certainly try hard enough to do so.-Life. Pa~y as you go- and~ quit going so muh.-Dallas (Tex.) Nws. Men Past Sixty in Danger. More than halF fimankinid over sixty rears of age suff'er from ki ney and ladder disorders, usually en largamientI f prostrate gland. This is both pain] uli and dangerous, and Foley's Kidnv y ure should he taken at the first sign y f danger, as it corrects irregularities ~ .nd has cured many ol men of this. lisease. Mr. Rodney Burnett, Rock I mort, Mo., writes: "I suffered with en- I arged prostrate gland and kidney 12 rouble for years and after takingr t wo cttles of Folev's Kidney ('me I feel tter than I have for tw'enty years al- 3 bough I anm now 91 yoars old." Sold a METAL PENS. )ne of Ancient Roman Make Has the Ditinctive Slit. Some curious one has collected a nass of interesting facts concerning netallic pens. Some of these refer nces run back as far as the four :eenth and even the thirteenth cen ury, and, curiously enough. in the !ase of the manuseript of Robert d'Ar ols, the forger scribe, is'said to have ised a broize pen in order to disguise iis writing and - make his deceptiou nore safe. A IRoman inetal pen is iaid to have been found at Aosta, not t mere strylus, but a bronze pen slit, tnd there is some evidence of a pen >r reed of bronze nearly as early as he invention of printing in the fif :enth century. More than a hun Ired years ago some steel pens were nade in, Bninghain for Dr. Priestly, md som ef these .placed into the lands of SM Josiah Mason In his earle ays with Mr. Harrison. but all seem to iave bee'n lost. The first pen of metal >f a definite date, beyond all question, s one in a Dutch pitent bo'ok of 1717. %t about the sane time a polite ode >f Pope's refers to a "steel an golden )en," but these were evidently lux iries only, and It was not until about he end of the first quarter of the last entury that metallic pens became nore generally in use. In the "Local ;otes and 'Queries" in the Birmiig iam Weekly Post definite evidence ias been given of steel pens as early as .800 and more commonly in 1817, but t was about 1S23 and .1824 that the ;reat revolution came by which peas vere made by a cheaper process-the kand screw press-wlich piereed the )ens from steel roled into tube' fash. on and the'joint formed the sht, but hese required - considerable labor tc ijape them i-nto pen form., The use f the screw press belongs to the pe lod of John Mitclell, Joseph Gillot Lnd Josiah Mason, but on a careful -eview of'the facts it seems to be :lear that John Mitchell has the best :laim to be considered as the original ntroducer of press made pens.-Buffa o Times. PITH AND POINT. Being worthless pays no dividends. Keeping a diary is nearly as hard vork as keeping a dairy. Being favorably impressed is the heapest way we know of being a good ellow. Nothifig makes us qute so m d as o have people say, "What made you lo'it?" 'It is terribly hard to impressopeo de~wi't.teierfe'er aseing ii a EO4aue. ? Every-one reaiJkes whm .he gees,tc a photograpdr's' tlfite Is not look 9ghis pi-ettiest. a It Is all right W do things for yo'r ewn, but first do thing for your ome and family. We are ,all pretty easily.,. pleased heni we consid-er that th'ree or four imes a day we see exactly 'how we ook 'in the looking glass.-Atchison ilobe. Antiquity of Cheating. False w~eights were found in the uins of the oldest city that' has yet een exhumed. And false weights will robably he consumed when the earth trops into the sun and the heav~ens are oled to3gether like a scroll. A~ncient eco:ds and ancient statute books are ull of evidonee that every modern ~ractica'i device down to adulterations nd crookd'scales was familiar to our ncestors of th~e plateau of Iran before he migrations. Vice is- the old in ~abiant; virtuc' isthe' ner'comer, the mmigrant, reev with reluctance nd compelled to fight for every inch of round he gains.-Reader Magazine. A5 Great Lacc 'of Love, There Is a plieasant story beIng told ust now of an Irish priest who, tak g leave of his congregation,.gave his asons for going: "First, 'you do not ve me, flor you have conibuted noth g to my support; second, you do not ve each* other, for I have not'cele ~rated a marrylage since I arrived; hird, the good God does not love you, or he has not taken on'e of you to imself; I have not had a single fuaer. ."-London Telegraph. ,y Why she Loved Her. Mrs. Cummins - So you love your andmamma. 'do you, Gracie? And hy do you love her racie-Be aeshe used to' punis amma when nanmna was a little girl. I hope she sed to spank mamma as hard as namma spanks. me. -Boston Tran cript. __________ The Flight of Birds. One of the few men to recover sight fter being blind from the birth of rec llection was reported to have wonder d at nothing so much as .the flight of he birds. "Wh~y do not pdople make nore fuss about them?2" he said.-Lon lon Outlook. -Faulty Theory. Gus de Smiythe-Those new boots of 'ours squeak awfully. Perhaps they're ot paid for yet. Joh'nny That's all ionsense. If there is anythung in that, .hy don't my co::t and vest and my rousers and'my ha:t squeak too? Old Enos2~rh to.Notice. "Are your papa nd,=m~ a-4 Ionie?" aissl the OQMQr. "No." re'iied Mttte Mi.rguerite; "one >f the~ ty be here. but'itheyssever re bo house at the saine time." 3hcago ItecordfI-erald. Generous. -- "Some men stv." remarked the bean iful heiress, "that I have no heart.", "Oh, tilat doesn't mnatter," replied the oor but willing to be honest yonith; TI'l give you mine."-Chicago News. A Fearful Fate. It is a fearful fate to have to ndure the the terrible torture of ~ies. "I can truthfully say," rites Harry Cohon, of Mason ille, Ia., "thbat for Blind, Bleed g, Itching and Probuding Piles, lucklen's Arnica Salve is the est cure madle." Also best for uts, burns arnd injuries. 25c. at [cMrster Co.. Obear Drug Co. Dd John H. McMaster & Co, A FewM Good Hoi and Mule will be sc close pric Call and i D. A. Cra PIANOS. The problem of selecting a piano is v simpleone. THE HOUSE that you buy from should be one of unquestionable reputation. A HOUSE that represents the pianos of standarn makes. A HOUSE that is noted for fair dealing. WE CLAIM all these requisites. WE HAVE the PIANOS to suit you. $250.00 UP will buy a good piano from us. OUR TERMS made easy to cash buyer. IF INTERESTED write us for catalogue, prices and terms. Address, IALOXE'S USIC HOUSE, COLUMBIA, S. C. Pianos and Organs. Established Over 20 Year J. Wilson Gibbes TYPEWRITER HEADQUARTERS 1412 Main St., Columbia, S. C. South Carolina Agent DENSMORE TYPEWRITER-The best writing machine at any price. CHICAGO TYPEWRITFR-T h e best for the price--$35 and $50. AL L MAKES-Rented, Exchanged, Bought. Repairing on the premises by an expert. RUBBER STAMP FACTORY - Stamps made every day on the prem ises. Stencil Plates, Daters Number ing Machines, Check Punclies of all OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FUR NITURE--Everything from a Pen Point to a Roll Top Desk. Sectional Fling Cases, Bookcases and Card In dexes a specialty, 10-18. UNDER TAKING WILL BE CONTINUED IN the future the same as in the past in the old establishment in all its departments with a full stock of Caskets, Burial Cases and Coffins constantly on hand, and use of hearse when requested. Thankful for past patronage ~and solicitous for ashare inthe future, in the old stand. Calls attended to at all hours. TH~ EIJOTT GIN SHOP. J. M. ELLIOTT & CO. DR. A. L. OTT, Dentist, Ridgeway, S. C Crown and Bridge Work a spesialty. 10-11-3m MRLEMENT CO. RICHMoND, VA., ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR Fening, Reefing, Barb Wire, Poultr~r Neuinug. Write for prices and catalogue. We storrs oe of the ]argest and Farm Implements in the South, and can save you money on your purchases. What- - ever you need, get our prices be fore purchasing. Special bargains in Farm Wagons and Buggies. Best makes. Low Prices. The Implement Co., 1302 Main SI. Rihmand, V. ore rses S >ld at es. see them. wford. TAX RETIRK R 1176. . The County Auditor'sOffeewiH be open for the parpose oftaking Tax:Re. turns form JanurIy 1 to F 28, 1906. This Is the year for making re turns of real estate and each trant of land must bIlgtetOge Parties bween . one and siaty areiae-to -iim less otherrise exemb, ad liable to poll tax arerequilre1* to make return of- the same. Ex.Vond. erate soldiers-are eeinyt frair ax at the age of ffty years. All returns must be made In person or by some authoriselacrigt, % There will accruea. -0-41 ng cent. where partis alto td keQ~u within the me iten J eJe. The Auditor or his *%R beat the usual laces for~ 't rMMs on dys men ~oned. These appointments ar made ttlbe convenience of thetax psy"etatn t Is hoped they will remember and take advantage of the opp-ortunty AU4 not be in the rush in they la.t i iti'eb. rWodwards, Tuesday and Witnel. y, January 2 and s. Whiteoak, Thursday and Fiday, January 4 and 5. Winnsboro, Saturday, January 8. Ridgeway, Monday -abd January 8 and 9. Blythewpod, Tuesday and: day, Januar9and 10. Bear Crk (X. L Cooyer) ia 11 and 12. - Winnaboro,.Saturday Jan. .3& Feasterville,' fftucett st- q day n Wednsy,zu rma u Crosbyville, Thursdayan day Januar 18 and 19. a- r~y 22. Monticelle Tuesday and Wedaegday January23 ad 24. Jenkinsvslle, Thursday and- Friday, Jann 25 and 26. odayJanuary 29.. Greenbrar TosaJanuary 30. Simpson's, Wensa, January. 31. & Longtown, Thursday and FrI~Iay February 1 and 2. Winnsboro, Saturday and Monday, February 3 and 5. Gladden's Grove, (Lumpkin's store), !iTfor FWedesday and Thursday, Februr 7 and 8. Bucklek, Friday, (Psy's store) February 9. Oakland, Satury Feray10. $tevenson, TuesaFbur 13. Dolass, edd Fbury 14. Estes~store,[Friday16 E. F.PAfr .Auditor Fairfield County. *12 6 td FOR ALL PURPOSES8REP~ EVERYWHN. Ross........ ...........- 08per dOesea Lily of Valley.08.to $1.50 per desezn Ase........3c to 75c. per doseia Bouquet., Baekets or Boxes of pretty Mixed Flowers..-.....41.509. We make a specialty of, Fine WeddingiWork. Write us when youlwlsh anythiueda FLOWERS, Pg (S BULBS OR 8RD&ns COLUMBIA,, 8. For sale by flctaster Co. DIvIdidi Pfi Arnlly --BY "Thle Old Reliable" Mutual Benefit Life In. surance Company. ORGANIZED IN 1845.. STRICTLY MUTUAL, NO8TOCE. HOLDERS, INSURANCE FURNISHED AT COST. Mail this card filled in and full In. 'ormation will be submittsd' [ was born on the.....day of.........18.. Kame...~............... ... . (ddress.......................... luote rates on $...........Insuran.e W. D. DAVIS, Long Run,. C. &