Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FSECRETARY TO KING GEORGE Forty years in one job is not a bad record, yet this can be claimed by Lord Knollys, King George's private secretary, whose retirement is now imminent. He began his duties with the late king when Prince of Wales and has been the secretary of his son and successor. He originally intend ed to give up his arduous duties at the death of the late king, and it was well understood that he merely stayed on in order to "train in" Sir Arthur Bigge, upon whose shoulders the re sponsibilities of the royal secretary ship will now fall. Such a post requires not only hard work, but a keen knowledge of the world, combined with tact, judgment, decision and memory. It has been said of Lord Knollys that no one could hope to undertake his task with a tithe of the success which now at taches to it. The royal correspondence alone would frighten the average man. About o00 letters a day are addressed to the king, and the majority of these are attended to by Lord Knollys, assisted by the under secretaries. No cor respondence is more varied than that received by the king. It is -a peculiar ity of the English court that no matter on what subject you address the oc cupant of the throne, you almost invariably get a reply. However, Lord Knollys is far from being merely a letter-writing ma chine, for this constitutes quite a small part of his work. He has to keep the king informed of all the engagements, to arrange his journeys, to keep him posted in all that is going on in the outer world, and to have at his finger ends the important news of the day. Apart froni his secretarial duties Lord Knollys was an intimate personal friend of the late king, and perhaps no one appreciated the dead monarch's real generosity and kindness of heart as did his private secretary. MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE BROKE Mrs. Theodore Perry Shonts, moth er of a dtichess and wife of an Ameri can millionaire, recently found herself in Paris unable to leave her apart ment, which she must vacate at once, according to the lease, on account of not having money to pay tho usual charges made when a tenant quits. Mrs. Shonts rented an apartment on the Avenue Hloche several years ago at an annual rental of $3,500, exclusive of taxes and other charges which would run the figures much higher. Obeying an urgent, imperative sum mons from .her hu-band to return to America, she gave notice that she would not renew the lease when the time expired. The difflculty with her husband caused him to stop sending the usual * remittances and when a bill for $400 was presented by the landlord to pay for damages done to the apartment during the term of the lease, Mrs - y19-t.o herself without money and unable to Tay; tth lfi'iiZ , - . Archibald, her attorney, taking com passion upon Mrs. Shonts in her predicament, advanced the necessary money and drew on Theodore Shonts to reimburse himself. His draft was returned * unpaid, with the notation by Shonts that he sent money to his family when he wished, and "did not want any interference from outside parties." For some time the Shonts have been estranged, due, it is alleged, to Mrs. Shonts' desire to mix with IEuropean nobility and to live abroad. Since it be camie known that Mr. Shonts had stopped supplying his wife with means it was rumored that she had threatened to sue for divorce. Mrs. Shonts denies the latter allegation. IA WIRY LITTLE AMBASSADOR| James Bryce, ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, is one of the youngest old tuen in official cir cles in Washington. He is past 70, and yet he is as active, physically and mentally, as though he were 20 years younger. In the winter when * other men go about with throats muf fled up and overcoats buttoned snug ly about them, Ambassador [Bryce is frequently seen walking briskly down Connecticut avenue wIth no wrap out. ~ ,~4 ~A\ sidle his frock coat. Cold has n'o ter rors for him and he stands the heat p. equally as well. Seome time ago he had an app~ointnment with Secretary Knox at the state department about noon, and at that hour the themnome * 4 ter hovered about 100 and mounting --7,," " higher. But on the stroke of the hour in bustled Mr. Biryce, looking cool as a cucumber, ready for busines and c i.-; ~apparently not worried ever the op. ~. ",~ t.5. pressive temperature that wilted pee ple generally. Mr. Bryce is just as active mentally as ho is physically and he is interested in everything. No sulbject is toe large or too small to attract his notice and in this manner he has collected a tremendous fund of information upon every conceivable topic. I CHOSEN RULE FTEEK John P. Sullivan of New Orleans was chosen grand exalted ruler of the Or-der of Elks at Atlantic City, N. J. Hie is a member of New Orleans ioodge No. 30. Shortly after ho joined the lodge he was elected esteemed lec turing knight While holding that of flee he gained the name of "Trhanatop sls" Sullivan, because of his muagnifi cent voice and his mnode of delivoring * Ui'yanit's poem. The third year ef his membership - Sullivan wats elected exalted ruler of A the lodge, and en the night of his in- 1" stallation he declared that it was his , ambition to get a new home for No. 30. There was not a dollar in the exchequer and the membership was about 700. At the end of Sullivan's se-onld year as exaltedl ruler of the lodge New Orleans lodge had a home that is second to none in the country, P and a membership in excess of 1,700. Sullivan is a man of magnificent p~hysiquie, standing six feet three inches in his stocking feet, and weighs 250. He was a West Point cadet, but left thn military academy to study law. When the Spanish-American war broeke out, Sullivan, who was lieutenant colonel of the WVashington ieloU Artillery, volunteered with his command to go to the front. When the war was over he reumed his law practice at New Orleans, TEMPLE BAR TO BE RESTORED One of the Original Gates of London to Be Permanently Erected in Epping Forest. London.-Londoners are keenly in terested in the proposed restoration to the city of Temple Bar, one of original gates of London, made possible by the recent death of Lady Meux, on whose estate it has stood since 1878. In that year it was taken down from its position In Fleet street, as it im peded the increasing traffic, and the late Sir Henry Meux bought it, had all the stones carefully marked and erect ed again at the entrance of his estate, Theobald's park at Chestnut, a little way out of London, where it has stood Old Temple Bar. ever since. It is suggested now to put it up in Epping forest, one of the nearest open spaces to London, and the property of the city, but some an tiquarians are of the opinion that it should be brought nearer the heart of things than that, for old associations' sake. What a "sermon in stones" 'he old gate could give if it could speak! Here, in the old days, the watchman looked out on to pleasant fields and country roads, while passengers passed in un der the ancient doorway after their long and sometimes adventurous jour neys from Brighton or Portsmouth. Here, from time to time, breathless horsemen dashed up with tales of plunder by highwaymen on the wilds of the Hampstead Ileath. During the great fire at London Temple Bar was nearly destroyed, but it was restored in 1870 by Sir Christopher Wren. WEST VIRGINIA CURIOSITY Lincoln County Boasts of "Maul Rock," So Called Because of Its Resemblance to a Maul. Wheeling, W. Va.-It becomes expe dient for Lincoln county, West Vir ginia, to tell of one of her few nat ural curiosities. As the accompany ing picture shows, this rock is called "M-'aul Rock," because of its similari ty to a maul. The base of the rock is about 1,009 feet above sea level and is made up of large boulders. The stem of the rock is 20 feet high and will average about seven feet in diameter. The cap, or- maul part, is about six feet thick and is 38 feet in circumfer West VirginIa Rock Freak. enco. The stem is of a soft formation and is fast crumbling away, since the timber has died that was a great pro tection from the force of strong winds. By mounting the rock, by means of a ladder that is kept there, a magnifi cent view of the West Virginia hills can be obtained. CHEESE AS BIG AS A HOUSE Wisconsin Product Will Weigh 12,000 Pounds and Will Be Built on immense Car. Appleton, Wis-An American cheese weighing 12,000 poeundls, three times as large as the biggest cheese ever made in the world, will be built by N. Simon. at this place for the Na, tional Dairy Show association. The cheese being of such enormous size will have to be built on a specially constructed car with a special refrig erator to carry the cheese until the exhibition. It will require all tho milk from 6,500 cows for one day, all puro bred animals, probably worth fully $500,000. Fully 1,360 men will be required to do the milking. This milk will be fur nished by 650 sanitary dairies, valued at over $5,000,000. But securing the milk is only a small part of the construction of such a mammoth cheese. Eighteen expert ceemsemakers and 25 expeelenced helpers will work together, unj ler the supervision of Mr. Simon. CLEANLINESS IN THE DAIRY Sanitary Condition of the Cows Has Much to Do With Bacterial Con tent of the Milk. The cows as well as the dairy barn must be kept clean. Experience has shown that the sanitary condition of the cows has as much to do with the bacterial content of the milk as any other factor. The method used in Pertified milk dairies Is first -to place Cow-Tall Holder. he cows in a stall according to their ;ize, to have suflicient bedding to ceep them clean and comfortable to Ceep the hair short in the region of he udder, groom the con\vs every day, o wash them before every milking vith clean, warm water and a brush, mnd just before milking each cow to -lean the udder again with a clean, Vet towel. During fly time the tails of the ,ows to be milked are fastened with -ow-tail holders, such as the one hown in the illustration. The pincers map around the cow's tail and the rub er band is passed around the leg on ho chain. After the cows are washed, a small 2hain is fastened across the stanch ons under the cow's necks to prevent hiem from lying down; after they are nilked, the chains are unfastened and he cows are allowed to lie down. The manure is not removed im nodiately before milking, and notly ng is done which will raise a dust, 's dust is one of the most prolifle ources of milk contamination. IANDY TRUCK FOR MILK CANS llustration Shows How Wheelbarrow May Be Converted into Usefui Low-Wheeled Vehicle. The illustration shows howv a wheel arrow may easily be converted into Slow-wheeled vehicle or truck for :arrying milk cans of large size. The ody of the wheelbarrow is. removed tnd pieces put in to hold the can. Handy Milk Truck. )ne man can handle a 100-pound can wilth this truck much easier thanu two men in the usual way. VllLK FROM DEVON WAS BEST celebrated Chemist, After Examina tion, Gives His Opinion as to Which Is Best for Babies. Some years ago a celebrated chem ist, after examining the milk of dliffer ent cows, mado the following rep~ort as to which was the best milk to raise babies on: The Jersey had too much Dil in it, the Holstein too much cheese, and the milk from the Dlevons was the best, as it had more sugar in it andl nearer the milk of the baby's mother, says the American Cultivator. JTust then a young mother died leaving a baby twelve days old1, and It so hap pened that the father read this report, so ho rented a fresh D~evon milk cow and fed the babe on the milk of that cow for more than two years. She grewv up to be a tine, largo, healthy young lady, and at fifteen years of age was two inches taller than her father and in her class at school with girla much older than she was. Silo Has Advantage. The man wvith the silo is the man who has the advantage at this t imm of yeam when the dry spell strikes $111 il low that. Is once dtcr'eased. b) (ried up pastures can never be .re stored( until [he ne~xt freshemding. .tbin' int the milk flow decrense. )s What Would You Take for Your EyE ;0 sight? You wouldn't sell, wou(l you It is a pretty priceless pos nvstion when we come to thin] dairy t If you had a fortun for their drought-strieli risk the chance o aging to a dair.out adequate coin sible should be u he risk? Hox los1 and suffering or this period. I find that OyeSIht witI the cows inside during 98es, simp$ I the day and feed supplern.ner tha crops and a little grain feedt' The sight of a herd of cattleJ'AtCOSI ing flies in a drought-stricken pasture does not speak favorably of profits and comfort. I have never been in favor of growing acres of forage, crops and catch crops for soiling purposes, for on the average farim it is not nec essury. However, it does pay to hold over an abundance of ensilage and cut either alfalfa, clover or corn to feed the cows when the pastures are fail ing. No catch crop exceeds these reg ular crops in the amount or quality of forago yielded per acre and when they are harvested in the ordinary way they will furnish the best feed for the herd during the winter. In trying to save tons of hay and bushels of grain for winter feeding many men allow dollars of immediate proflt to slip through their fingers, by holding back these crops for winter feeding when their animals are suf fering and falling away in flesh con dition. It is far more sensible to cut and feed a portion of the green feed than it is to take the land out of the regu lar rotation and grow supplemental crops that are less desirable for soil ing purposes. It seems difficult to impress it upon the average man's mind that the best winter feeding crops are the best seUing crops. MORE MILK FROM HOLSTEIN Breed Does Not Always Indicate Good Milkers-Selection Should Be Made From Individual. The breed does not always indicate good milkers. There are poor cows in all breeds and the selection should be made on the merits of the Individual cow. Ilowever, the average lolstein cow will probably produce more milk than other breeds, but with a lower fat content than the Jersey or Guernsey, 1 k. Excellent Type of Holstein. says a writer- in an exchange. Should you desire to build up a good reputa tieon for table milk in your town, it might be wvell to. have two breeds. I have knowni of instances wher-e half the herd were Iloisteins, to furnish the quantity, and the other half of the herd were Guernseys or Jerseys, which helped to bring up the fat conten:t of tlfe milk when mixed before bottling for market. This will increase the perS cent, of fat in the milk as well as give it a better body and color. Mottled butter is generally due to improp~er working. Udder- troubles are frequently the re-sult of bad feeding. Mlore sunshinme for- the big produ:cers, mocre fr-esh air' for the whole herd. Sunlight and pleasan t sur round(lings arec great factors in stimu:lating large mmil k yields. D~airy work is no longer guerss wor-k, bu:t science. Simple, it ia true, bu:t all the same science. Wh'len the cream runst off the spoon like oil and h~as a sllght acid taste it is u~sually ripe for chu:rning. Salt on the casein in: but:ter fomrms lighter spots and th~e remedy Is thor oumgh washin:g before saltinag. A flimsy fence will not restrain a bu:ll-and will cause no end of a:noy. ance, especially in a busy season. Thme secret of a big, steady su:mmer milk flowv is a genemrous and u:ninter ruplted sumpply of good su:cculence. ThIe cow should have a cap~acity to pr:oduce more milk than she is called upon to produce in ordinar-y dairy weork. The cow should be0 fed so that she will produce a full flow of milk and maintain practically the samo flbesh condlition. Fr:om twelve to twenty-four hours before churnIng you shoumld commence to ripmen the cream, accor-ling to the time of the year. Danirying need not imply abandoning wh~eat, but mnore wheat on less acres lHoth: bread and butter should be0 pro dlu-edl on thme farmn. GrItading of cream is r-eeiving more at tent ion by the dairy priss and dairy men lhan it possibly has In: the hilstory of'thlee dairy busliness. *iver nottee how the( dIa Iry busine1ss tm(onms wh~en the owner isi interested I: 1hi wl~~ork ? There Is too mu mch Ia ck of I arozet anmnng dinirvmnn. NOW Is the time to buy farm land while you can see the gr'owing f crop on it, Seeing the crop you know what you may rea sonably expect if you buy. Now is the time to make ar rangements for next year and not only next year but for your future home. ous.Now is the time to see my Sharpe wouldn't Ili-Tos.for a small home. ime to see some Important tw Examine carefuny ye as well as CASTORIA, a safe and at, *he county. Infants and children, and C Dears the ' ty for Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castor. The Honest Man. Diogenes was searching for an hon est man. "He will advertise that his summer resort has mosquitoes," explained the sage. The Ground of Their Love. "Let us have peace," said the Eng lish invader. "Can you not see that the white strangers love the redmen?" "Ah, yes," replied the intelligent In dian, "they love the very ground we walk upon."-Sacred Heart Review. Leaving Him at Sea. "Could you do something for a poor old sailor?" asked the seody-looking wanderer at the gate. "Poor old sailor," echoed the lady at work at the tub. "Yes'm, I follered the wotter for 16 years." "well," said the vomnan, after a critical look, "you certainly don't look a9 If you ever caught up with it." Then she resumed her labors. Merely a Temporary Disadvantage. The widow had just announced her engagement. "But, my dear Maria," said her friend, "you don't mean to tell me that you intend marrying a man you've only known for two weeks?" "Oh, yes," said the happy widow. "I can easily overcome that objection in time. I hope to know him tolerably well after we have been married a couple of years."-larper's Weekly. Distressing. "Here is the account of a poor wo man who lost both arms in a railroadc' wreck." "It must be dreadful to go through life without any arms." "Yes, indeed. And much worse for a wonman than for a man." "How is that?" "well, a woman without any arms can't reach around to feel if the back of her collar and the back of her belt are all right." Baffling the Mosquito. Last summer we were pestered with the awful nuisance, mosquitoes, night after night, and on one occasion killed between thirty and forty in our bedroom, at midnight. The following day I took a woolen cloth, put a little kerosene oil on it, and rubbed both sides of the wire mesh of the screens with it. That night one lonely mos quito disturbed our rest. Two or three times each week I rubbed the screens in like manner, and we on joyed peace the rest of the summer. The odor from the oil remains only a few minutes, and the oil itself pre serves the screens and keeps away fles-Good Housekeeping Magazine. "That's GOOd" Is often said of Post Toasties when caten with cream or rich milk and a sprinkle of sugar if desired. That's the cue for house.. keepers who want to please the whole family. Post Toasties are ready to serve direct from the package Convenient Economical Delicious "The Memory Lingers" Sold by Crocers POST U M C HRIEA L CO.. Ltd.. 1itu1o Crook. Mich. ,,