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r~ G?M AND BACTERIA, SfSero-Organisms Responsible for Formation of Vartomi Gums. Greig Smith reports In the journal Of the Royal Society of New South 'f7aio3.tlie.result3.-of his. Investigation <9f the part played by bacteria In thV ^formation of various vegetable gum? The action of the bacteria appears iSo be more complex" than might have fcaan supposed. \.There ,are^ for In stance, two kindu of tfuin arable, one soluble In water, the other Insoluble, And Mr. Smith finds that they are .produced by two distinct kinds of feacterla. By the. cultivation of suit able species of baoterla it iia possible to augment the production of sum fey certain trees. Under ordinary circumstances some species of gum making bacteria live; and multiply 'Without the production of an apr Srociabio quantity of sura, both the product ta markedly' increased by1 Tarnishing tannin to the micro-ojs "' Ganfema. T!un^^ For JSCs Blessic^o. , A few ye'araago a railway pbrtar ?wrote to Admiral Borcaford of tho British Navy skying: "Our home' ?Ibas been blessed" with twloa. and; I write tp ask your lordship if you'will, .ask the Prtnceaa of jWales if wo may ?all the littls girl Princess, of Walas Brc$ra and tho . lfttSo boy Lord.' Charles Bercaford .Brown." Lord . Charles procured tho aoceanary per ' sdigmon'xrbnV' tho'lPrlnciess'cnd-cent altogether with hio.own, A month later cama the following from' tho aaxae man: "My Lord?I am happy to". Inform you that Lord Charles' Bjjjresford Brown'is well and hearty and that Prancesa of Wales Brown 4tted this morning/' Snbatffcio toe Bseawas. j A substitute for beeswax has been ?afcseovared' la the leaves of the rofla ;palm, a product of- .the) Island of JJodagascar. The- wax io extracted 1hy';tho sUa)tda.process of beating the ?dried leaves" on a mat to small bits'. Thte particles are'.then gathered and foiled;. - Tho-resultant was-jia, knead,-'. <3d Into; small cakes. Experiments ??are being made with the new sub stance to find out its commercial Talua?whether It may be used for bottling purposes, in. the manufact ure of phonograph cylinders, etc Samples of Bird Music. .Henry, 02dya, assistant bit legiot la Che Department of Agriculture, > has 1,000 samples of bird music written 3a popular form so that it is possi ble for the human voice exactly to imitate- the .aonc3ters of -the field and J forest ? 'He has - recorded the actual tofcea, setting them In the proper fcey, and their reproduction Is easy j 'lor anybody .who can, read' music i aymbols. Mr. Oldys has*, been gather- | dug bird language for 13 years. . Echoes in a Courtroom. The acoustic' properties' of the courtrooms in London's new Crimin ell Courts'Building are' ao bad. It is ?aid. that the~ other day a Trrlaoner ?vrho had been, sentenced, to six mon ths' thought he had been sentenced toy 12. He said to a warden: "One ! isf the beaks gave me six months and another of 'em gave me six monthr 1 e'ore." Also, besides ech oes, "reverberations" are complained .-Machine' For Shuffling- Cards. S Someone baa invented a machine :Zor shuffling a deck of cards, and it promises to become popular, a.a no ?ose can sca the cards while they are being shuffled nor are the cards In tho least Injured, it ia said that the machine changes the position of nine out of 10 cards, in the pack. It, stands about 12 Inches high, -weighs four pounds' and can be at tached to any card table In a mo meat. Carpet 150 Years Old. A fine old AxminBter carpet !o at present In the carpet factory at Wil ton, where It is being repai.ed after "having been in use for fully 150' 7ears. It was purchased by the present owner's great-grandfather. -Carpets had been made at Wilton lor 350 years, but the trade lan guished and finally topped. No -wonder, when a carpet lasted 150 7*an: A Well Informed Author. Eangwlll the author Is a very well Informed man. He was asked re cently to write an article for use In ?-a newspaper the next morning on fa mous trials. He sat down at once and dictated about 3,000 words, ?covering the famous trials of the past 200 years, a thing few lawyers could do offhand. Bishop Who Wear* n Beard. The Elshop of Oporto is said to "he the only Roman Catholic Biahop 3n the world who wears a fall beard He was given permission to by the Pope bacause of the great work he lias done in Africa. It is said that he is the first prelate who has ever applied to the Vatican for such per mission. Habits of King Leopold. It is said that King Leopold of Belgium Is the most fussy >f all the royal dudes. His beard is his spe cial delight and he has it done up In a silk bag each night to keep It .-from being mussed. Fish of the Nile. The Nile Is noted for the variety of its fish. An expedition ?ent by the British Museum brought home t.000 8pe>Mmean. D. P. O'CAIN Land Surveying Correct ly Done. Prices Mod ate. Orangeburg, S. C. R. F. D. No. 4. Why Not ThiEi? Have you ever been delayed for hours in a railroad station and com peUed to remain in the dreary plaon without a companion, with nothing but old papers and magazines for di version? Few persons who travel ?have hot-encountered this situation. Why. can not a bulletin be printed to indicate places of interest in the city or tpwn, with directions as to how to reach those places, and' those signs , be hung in plain view in the stations? This is'work which could be done by the women's clubs In a city. Often ose has a long, tedious wait, and it ^ro?ld, indeed, be pleasant to get out into the city and see one, if no more, of the important places, and of print ed instructions were right in view the timid would not hesitate to go out Give us also the names of respectable restaurants. One might get these I places to advertise on the bulletin, which would pay for printing it. How many strange women alone or with .'Children r/Jcnow- ;w.berevto igo xfor - a luncheon in a strange city? Some go into the nearest place around the de pot, not always the most cleanly ; places, and often in not very respect able districts. A timid traveler will suffer In silence before asking ques ' ttons, and It seems this bulletin could he made so very useful that it would be a good plan to have such a one ' printed and placed in every station where waits are possible. One of the dreariest days I ever spent in my life was at a station,with-nothing to read, but a copy of the Johnstown flood,, a backless book discovered in the ope ' rator'3 desk. Yet there was a library within ten micates' car ride, and not an official at the station or any of t&e loungers knew where it was lo cated. I doubt if some of them knew the city had a library a't ail. . Orange Layer Cake. ? Cream four dunces of butter with four ounces of sugar, then, add grad ually four well beaten eggs';' sift in -half a pound of flour and one tea apoonful of baking powder, then add the grated, -rind of on .> orange and :two; ^tablp^pponfuls iof . milk, i Mix well and -divide into buttered and floured layer tins, spread evenly and quickly and bake m a hot oven for about fifteen minutes. Turn out to cool. Now take the strained juice of half an orange and half a lemon, put -them' Into a small saucepan, ad* a level tablespoon ful of corn staub, moistened with one gill of cold water, add the grated rind of half an or auge and four heaping tabiespoonfuls of sugar. Stir over the fire till they .thicken. When cool spread between the two pieces of cake. Then ice with orange icing. To make the orange frosting, pare the rrind very thinly from one orange and .soak it in the juice for one aour and [ a half. Sift eignt ounces of confec tioners' sugar into a basin, add the strained juice. Beat for. a few min . tites. and' spread oh the cake. Cut in to neat squares or triangles. i ~*To Clear| Vinegar Cruets.' To keep a vinegar cruet shining and clean is not easy, as many a L housewife can testify. The neck of the cruet being narrow, usual bottle cleaning methods are futile. " After washing the bottle with ho' ooapsuds and rinsing thoroughly a ..few ?ard beans can be.inserted in the bottle, which' is then almost filled' with' water, to which a few drops of ammonia have been added. Shaking the beans around will remove incrus tation from the sides. A long-handled paint brush with a f' 11, thick but not broad brush, is ex j ? ellent to clean out cruets. It ca/i oe dipped In a solution of soda or borax. ' One housekeeper saves and dries cer egg shells and puts them in her cruets, which are half filled with soapy water. After shaking thor oughly, until the bottles are clean, the cruets are washed and rinsed' ?with cold, water, follOw-ed by hot wa ter. Pictures for the Nursery. Pictures for the nursery should t?f bright, though npt too much so. On* can get pretty prints in pink, blue orown and yellow. It is possible In get baby pictures of great beauty an;l they only need a passe-partout bind iug to make them suitable for dec. rating a room. It would be a gooc idea to have a kodak and take thr children's pictures in everyday at tire, in their Sunday best, at play, at work, asleep and wide awake, pout ing, laughing and in every mood, th*/t use these pictures as a frieze in tk?* room. They can all be done in kodat? colors, or made into blue prints. The latter is not so lasting, yet look pret ty ou a white-papered wall. Cat Christening. Now what do you think of having a cat christening? You might think more of it, especially when you hear that the kitten is valued at $50. Well, the day he was christeued and was made to henceforth take the name of "Tip-toes," the owner's various friends were invited in. Tip-toes was the center of attraction of course, and the recipient of several ribbons, bells and a little milk bowl. Pineapple Pie. Line a pie plute with pastry. Mix lightly together the well beaten yolks of four eggs, one cupful of granulat ed sugar, one cupful of grated pine apple and the stilly beaten whites of two eggs. Bake till ready in a mod erate oven. Cover with a meringue made with the whites of -hree egg? stiffly beaten and three tablespoon fuls of sugar added. Serve hot or cold Prescott's Locals. Cut prices all along the line at C. W. Prescott's. Best granulated sugar, Franklin brand, IS pounds for $1.00 at PreB cotts. It will cost you money to give ua the "go by." Prescott's. We are not chasing big profits, small profits will satisfy us. Pres cott. We still have plenty of Mason's Jars, all sizes, jar caps and ruboers at cut prices. At Prescotts. MYSTERIOUS WOMAN. An able editor of a popular maga zine, which circulated wholly among vomen, has again repelled the state ment that he understands the sex. "I don't understand women," he i? understood heatedly to have declared. "Woman, is the darkest mystery in the world." I doubt not that the editor made this statement, in effect at least, for three years ago he made a' similar one' to me. "I don't understand women " He flung back my insinuation of that' suspicion with all the heat his ex haustles8 courtesy permitted. It would be presumption to say so," he Insisted. "It keeps me busy all the time wondering which way Mrs. Boh will jump on a proposition. No man understands women, and no woman understands men! There will always be a veil of inscrutaoility between *hem." - ?'At least you 'know-how - to''please ? .'hem," I retbrtedl "Four circulation Igures prove that." But even as I spoke thin'woman's crown of argument, "the last word," iu answer to.it. sprung up in my own mind. His magazine was successful because he had the.stuff of success in him, the energy, and. determination t? address his particular audience; He might have manned, the ship of a yellow journal, he might have direct 3d the destinies of a: vehicle of liter atyre, he. might; haye jnplded ,the^opin ion of capital classes' or their anti , theses, as successfully as he managed this woman's journal. He' had- been chosen to speak to women; and h? spoke to them' as directly, as force fully as he would have spoken to a' political meeting or a meeting' of th? board of directors of a bank. He was a gifted executive, lyike anya pthei broad . shouldered, strong featured keen minded man,, he scorned the rep uta: ion of being a specialist in fern! nine psychology. , ,. Other clever men have wisely giv en up reading" the riddle of women' For why attempt t?' understand then' .when other.- women;.are .always, read), to act as interpreters. Set one wo man to catch another. Most men have sisters, and every man has I mother. These priestesses in the' temple of femininity. can always en lighten him. For women are not mys teries to each other. Their conclu sions are correct because they build as men do not, upon the premise that woman is a reasonable being. Women know th?t there is a reasoi even for her moods, that m'enta weather that men declare is so puz zling, though I have seen as many met as -women in the clutch'of-mood. Thi difference, is merely that the mood: of men are governed by their stom aehs; women's moods by their hearts A. woman's mood is a knife edge o a downy cushion, according as he heart, hides a hurt or leaps with joy Moods are mental weather, but then is a' reason for a change of weather Men' not being subtle or inaustrioui enough to seek out these reasons, din miss what they don't understand at' something past understanding. A woman is low-spirited for days and her husband remarks to hh friends at luncheon: "Women an queer creatures." He is, at no' paint whatever to learn why she is low-splr ited. Whatever manifestation he It coo mentally lazy to investigate hi sets ? down ^as a< ."?wopian;s. way." For every mood of.woman there h a reason. She cannot cannot hide ii from hsr mother. She could not hide it from her husband if he carec enough to try to find the reason Woman is nota synonym for whim ay. She is as amenable to the lawt of cause and effect as any other ere a?ed being or thing; but men haven'* chosen to take the trouble to trace the effect to Its cause.. Even a wo man's lightning changes of mind, sr puzzling to man, have their root ii the natural order of cause and ef feet An element in her.-bafflingnoss.ls in tr?duced by man himself. He hat said, again and again, stupidly, thai .oraau's chief charm is her mystery She has taken htm at his word. Mys tery has been multiplied, because men .vanted mystery. ?'For goodness sake tell her she's In scrutable. She loves it," said a frlenc of the most transparent woman know. The transparent woman's f ance had talked of inscrutabilif scarcely knowing what it meant, am Lhis lovable young woman had ii. stantly tried to swathe herself in ; veil of mystery. The phrase would better go upoi the rubbish heap of past follies, ban ished with the "mother-in-law tyran ay and the old maid angles" Mar gets mystery because he asks for it When the demand ceases the supply will vanish. Men and women are becoming more alike. They have more subjects in common than the former household expensed and children. They speai the same language, even to bits o' over-emphasis now and ther They are comrades in a larger sense than ever before. A young man calls his sweetheart his "pal," and she is more charmed with the kin.1 hip thi! word implies than if from some re mote distance of misunderstanding h? sent her a sonnet, or a tiara. Tht young woman whose betrothed sent tier engagement ring from London to Chicago by a messenger boy has ap plied for divorce from the sender. A UseTul Article. When the edges of doilies or tabk covers curl up, run weight-tape intc the hems and they will lie perfectly smooth. The same is very gr.od t' run in edges of snsh curtains on boo! Notice of IMsvliargc. On October 11st, 191U, I will file with the Judge of Probate, fur Orangeburg County, S. C. ray final account as Administratrix on the es tate of Frederick W. Stokes, deceas ed, and will thereupon ask for my final discharge as such Administra trix. Julia T. Stokes, Administratrix of Frederick W. Stokes, deceased.?Sept. 19, 1910. Best kerosene oil, 10 cents gallon at Prescotts. Way Hobo Figured It. Dr. L. F. Flick, whose expert treat ment of tubercular diseases has brought him many friends, is well known to the beggars who ply their calling near the doctor's home. Sunday morning one of these men ??awt the-doctor,walking down, the op-, poslte side of the street. The man left the hobo with whom he was walk ing long enough to hasten over with a' request for help. "Haven't you an overcoat?" asked the doctor as the man stood before him, sniffing. "No. yer honor." "Well, you had better stop drinking' Door whiskey or you will' die ot con sumption," advised Dr. Flick as hp handed the man a quarter. The begghr muttAred his thanks and hastened to'join his pal. "What luck?" the latter inquired. "He gave me a thousand dollars ah' a quarter." "Aw, come off." "Sure he did. He.give.me the two bits in cash an* (the thousand dollars ;in medical advice. Dat's what he al ways gits fer tellin' guys what's the I;matter wid 'em."?Philadelphia Times. Fame. Scotland has a great reputation for [.learning in' the United States, and a' |;lady who came over from Boston re cently expected to find the' proverbial j shepherd quoting Vergil and the la borer who had Burns-*"-by heart She - was s disi^sloo^d / in. Edinburgh. Ac costing a'policeman, she Inquired'as to the whereabouts of Cailyle's house. "Which Carlyle'?" he asked. "Thomas Carlyle,'' said the lady. "What does he do?" "He was a writer?but he's de'adj' she faltered. "Well, madam," the big Scot in formed her. "if the man is dead ovei live years there's little chance of find ing out anything about him in a bifi city like this."?Glasgow News. Art aHd . Nature. .. "I. wonder," said the old grouch, I "why it is that the actual photographs of the girls who promenade on Easter are so much. less attractive than the imaginary pictures of the same sub ject evolved from the brains of a lot of smudgy artist6 penned in a grimy back' room? Noticed it, didn't you 5 Is the imagined girl so much more beautiful than the real one? Aud who is to blame for that?" The Reckless Hoosier. "Yes," said the. Hoosier bard, "there are.poets who could.have been better spared than Swinburne." And 433 Indiana rhymesters, whe were under the impression that tht bard was looking their, way, foreve'i excluded him from their councils. Results; "Where are you going?" "Out to make my fortune. Bui where are you going?" "Oh, I've'beem out to make my for tune, and I am just getting honie. Could you let me have a quarter till Iryou come back?" Suggested by the Season's Opening The late Chinese emperor has jusi had his sixth funeral. It would seem to be timely to re mark thai the emperor has as inani funerals as the office boy's grand i mother. Her Mistake. "For mercy's sake, Tommy! Didn't I tell you not to fight with that Mer cer boy?" ? 'Yes, ma. But where you made your mistake was in not telling the Mercer boy that he mustn't hit me first." Those Drooping' Hats. "Yo?ng Bluffin is a lucky'- chap." "How so?" "He's engaged to that very tall Mist Stile, and when they are out walking together he has no trouble in looking up under her hat." A Severe Test. "He tells me his wile lias a very strict sense of honor.'' "Yes?" "Just to test her he has sent him self several postca'Vds marked "person hi,' aud he says she never reads them.'1 Another Job. "Why should anybody want tu dis cover the North Pole?" "For sensational reasons, and. be sides, we might send a consul there.' Very Patient. "Why do they call him the genii? reader? ' "BetansH he stands Inf all ihb threatened trouble in the Balkum which never materializes." Happy Days. When the umpire, with a smile, Say:;: "Play ball." Life seems sorter worth llie while After all. Ona View. "Is marriage a failure?" "Uepeuds altogether," answered tht confirmed cynic, ??on die account 01 alimonv involved." CasitiS is a disease which results from too much talking. Let no such argumentpre vaU,to wean you from your time-tried friend, Beware of Fakirs AND M' Yoarself a few Questions If a' itrange man who claimed to be a Doctor knocked at your door aid. 'asked you If any one waa'clck and If you wanted hii serricei, vrouldn'f you iky. "no thank' yon,., not yon," But, Gend post haste for your regular family phyilclan? I When your watch la' broken, do yoY give It to a peddler to repair? No. You take it to some reliable Jorclor who guarantees hli' work; If yon ; are part!cnlar s bo p. t theu things why not be so. with your, oye&7 When they need glasses.? Have thom examined, and correctly fitted, with the proper lenses and frameo, .by ? competent ?ptometiit and Optician, who is permanently located here in this city and who guarantee! iat isfaction. >. T. Wise JEWELER AND OPTOMETI8T. SO East Rossel St., Orangebarg, B. C Hundreds of latistted , CuDtomers in thlo County. Aik tkest. 66 ete 99 DOORS. SASH and' BLINDS, LIMB,, CEMENT and PLASTER. (Get Our Price Before Buying: HAY. COItN, OATS and RICE FLOUR. Our Feed for Horses, Cows and Chickens are made from clean sweet grain. Fresh Supply of TURNIP and RUT ABAGA . Seeds ALFALFA and CLOVER. Ayers & williams. School Principals District Trustees Rand, McNally & Co's Maps and Globes and Map Cases Are acknowledged to be The Best In The World Made in America Prices Reasonable. Write to V. C. Dibble, Jr. Charleston, S. C. South Carolina Agent Poultry Powders are guaranteed to prevent and cure all diseases of the poultry or money baca. Ayers & William* A Ql'EER THING that anyone should waste any time hunting for an AI piano when there is such an excellent instrument as the Knabe, the Kram ich ? Bach ot the Haines Itros. right here in town. We have thom and sell them for cam or on easy payments to responsible people. There are no belter make? on the niark?-t for the money as professional players will attest. H-^re you pay for the piano?not the name alone. Marchant Music Co. ORANGEBURG, S. C. The entire household revolves around the telephone. Neigh bors, friends, market, doctor and store can be reached in an instant by the home havihg^elephone service. The Rural Telephone provides this home necessity and pleasure at very low cost, to peo ple who live in the country. It. is proving a paying investment to. thousands'of farmers. , Write, today, for our free book. It cells you how you may have telephone service in your home. Address Farmers' Line Department SOUTHERN BEIX TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY *3? South PryorSt., Atlanta, Ga. Furniture H Furniture!!! King's Furniture Store is the fllfe fjr everything you need in furnish tig your home. We have over I doubled our stock since last fall ind are in much better shape to supply your wants, we' invite y?? to visit our new place 5i) W Rus sell Street and inspect our line. We carry a full line of Foster's Ideal Springs <<?e<>ioo??a?e?o9?)()???????><???eoeootoao??e??0>??i:o hbnkv oumtoat If /7"5 A LOAN. 'DtS:t COUNT OH AN INf ?VESTMENT, THE NA\ \V%AL PLACE TO CO FOR CUl'DANCE IS. \YOV% VANKEH'S EET THIS RANK BE "YOUR RANK"?' STAUT YOU'R. VUSI% NESS.OK PRIVATE 'ACCOUNT TO:;?Afj EDICT* SAVINGS BANK TOTAL BESMBCES 8525 7S0JSL Wo?a?????oaoo????-?$>??<???? ?^<??^^???e^eo?????????<^ m The Collar for No More Sore Necks and Shoulders. Call at your harness store and ask to see one of the famous Hameless Adjustable Metal Horse Collars If you do not see tbem ?write and we'll send yuu our catalog fully illustrating and Hescribine these ideal horse collars that are saving farmers thousands of dollars aunu-Iiy. They cure sore necks and shoulders and do away with all hames, sweat pads and straps. They can be adjusted to fit and the draft is in the correct place But the main thine is they do away with sweat pads which scald and pro duce sores. Thousand'in use. Won I wear out?last for yea. i. DEKRY FURNITURE Neeces, S. C. Little Things in Furniture count for much in completenescs and value. You'll find chairs, tables, beds, etc., etc., bought from us have had every attention paid to the smal lest detail. That more than makes up the difference in price when one piece of furniture "looks as good" ae another, yet costs half. Yet our prices are low, quality considered. DANTZLErVS Furniture DVp't vr-v