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j WOMEN LEARN TO USE GAS. A sew way of earning money ha* teen opened to women by the gas companies of the large cities. They are pent to private houses and apart ments to explain the nee of the gas ;T?ngtj and of the meter with, the ob ject of teaching economy.,in the iise of gas. According to one, of .these tenders it is a ijosition requiring ? tact as well as the special knowledge ithey are paid to diffuse./ . . "It is always possible .to , make , a T/omin feel humiliated when. you caU to show her how to do what she "thinls she knows how to do herself," one of the gas emissaries is Quoted in Popular Mechanics as saying about her work. "Possibly she . has, com plained to the gas company that the stove will not work properly. "Tie reason may be tbat she does 3*ot :tnow how to use it. but it will act do to tell her so. So we proceed to find out the season and do it so adroitly that she still be?eves the latilt was with the range and not with her. but at the same time has learned enough to make certain .hat there will be no future complaint.'' "Where the idea of this new depart anent originated is not known. Chi cago has just claimed the credit of iL but the gas companies of Philadel phia, New York and other cities also have such departments and advance wunter claims. In Philadelphia the staff of women go from door to door <or-stake speval visits if cabled. Air ong the bits of information handid out by the teacher Ja the <aeclaration that many women make the mistake of trying to light the gas at the same time they turn it on. A' second or two should be allowed to -elapse, before applying the match so thai the gas can expel the air. This makes the burners work better and ?aves gas. Antother economical evoedtient in whiehmany women pay little atten tion is, the simmering burner. When a saucepan no longer needs the en tire heat of a burner it Is only nec ?sary to transfer it to tha simmer ing burner, to leave the larger burner -tree tor something else and to savt xaa, Irons Useful in Sewing Room. There are a , great. many home ?dresamakers who completely ignore the existence of the. flatiron, when as a matter/ of. Ca c: its use is ab aolntely essential fo.r a neat looking and well fitting garment. No matter what kind of. a tailored garment is being made.' the flatiron is. needed Irom the start to the finish, and there "is- nothing that cau . be used in its. place. Each seam of a cloth gar ment should be pressed.carefully and thoroughly as soon as it is sewed Tot the lust time and the completed tailored garment receives its finish ing touches from the iron. In press ?ng a garment be sure .not to stretch it in the pressing process. For ex ample. If you are pressing a skirt (and skirts as well as jackets need this all during tneir i existence as well as when new).' place it right ?lde down on the ironing board and smooth it carefully so that It lies -evenly and smoothly on the board and then place a stool or chair un -der the hoard to support the rest of the skir! and prevent it from drag ?jrinir on: of y". re the part which is ?on the t" nil. When plaits have io be hasted i*;r?> place use fine thread instead >r coarse thread, which is apt to jcivw a mark. Let the iron be a modi r.it.'ly heavy one, and after laying n damp cloth over the part to *e press, d. press but do not. rub the aranrent. In other words, when pressing it ilo not slide the iron up and down and crosswise, but when ?cbanglrg it from place to. place lift it, move the iron frequently, or it ? will leave its Impress on the cloth. ^Order in the Kitchen. One can make a kitchen just as -'(dainty,-'presentable and habitable as any other room, bui there axe some kitchens which should4 be . lnbeled, ?"Danger." "Leave, all hope behind, ye who enter here," "The baby's cutting teeth?stay, out." Anything to keep the curious at arms length. Why? Not because the kitchen is unclean, but hecause.lt Is .untidy. The kitchen table ?Is strewn with dishes and bread "hoards, ,the sink is. piled high with baskets, buckets, hammers and other kitchen implements. Cutler the table is a basket of unlroned clothes, a ?clothes rack is hanging on a nail, and a rose geranium and three flat irons grace the one kitchen window. An uncovered wooden box is half filled with coal and kindling and?but why go on? Do women know no better? Or is it that they do not care? There is something very much out oT har mony in a woman's life wlu-n she can live in such turmoil. One can not hasten work under such con-Jit ions and system is out of the question. Burnt almond charlotte?One-third hox gelatine, one-third cup ci-ld water, one-third cup boiling water, three fourths cup blanched almonds finely chopped, one cup sugar, one cup scald ed milk, one teaspoon vanilla, one cup ?cream, whipped stiff. Scalloped- oysters are much b<;llei it cooked fit individual dishes rstliei 4han a pudding dish. Though some what troublesome *o prepare thej arc best of all. .scalloped in their own ?shells, a half dozen bel?g served on #ach plate. If you cannot afford murron sauce ?for pouring ov?-.- vanilla ice cream iid you ever try preserved tomatoes! ?t is as pretty as It is delicious. Call to Creditors. State of South Carolina, County of Orangeburg.?In Common Pleas. John H. Dukes, Plaintiff, against J. W. H. Dukes, et al., Defendants. All persons having claims against the estate of Mrs. Sophia J. Dukea, deceased, are herby required to prove their respective demands before the undersigned at Oran^eburg, S. C. on or before the 29th day of November, 1910, or be debarred payment. Robt. E. Copes. Judge of Probale, as Special Referee. November 7th. 1910. TRANSFORMING :"? HOME. Fixing up an old house and trans forming it- into a cheery, charming home is one of the most fascinating problems of our present-day eudeav ? ors. ' . There isvno room-so awkward that " it; is impossible to transform it into :un artistic^ satisfactory apartment Nor is .it, a matter of carpentry or masonry?but. rather, a matter of wise taste; as well as careful judgment in ?the-.selection of- wall colors and care in. their ? use. The use of a room has much bearing upon the scheme of decoration. If it is to be used as a stud:*, for a quiet hour, it certainly should be given colors and soft, delicate treatment. We do not need to tear down the walls to lower the ceilings if they ap pear too high and give a bare, unfurn ished effect. Dark tones advance the wall or ceiling toward ''.s?lessen the apparent distance and decrease the ellect of size, park wi.lls lessen the apparent' size of a room and light walls increase the apparent size. When ceilings are not too high? when rooms have large openings Into and from each other, it Is ST good plan to use a rich ivory white tone for all the ceilings and harmonizing colors for the aide walls. Use a warm, rich, brownish, side wall for living room; then suppose the reception hall Is oa. the north tide, here a cafe-au-lait, or yellow tan side wail with lypry celling will give a decidedly charming effect. Thp .use of a conventional four-inch stencil design following about four inches above the standing woodwork, leaching over doors, following over baseboards and going up over the win dow frame, is unique, individual and very effective, - and is being used with great success by the best decorators in New York and Chicago. Having decided on the coior scheme and having also chosen its form, the really important thing is to choose the j vehicle or medium of color, for unlets a material be chosen that has per manent colors and non-rubbing quali ties our decorations, however beauti->i ful, unique and attractive, are en tirely worthless if not actually use- i less. So this, matter..-of ^material is, after all, the vital -point in ? the suc cess of the decorative scheme. . i While, the softly tinted wallMs thor oughly up-to-date ..and artistic, the whole .effect, is .likely to-be a sad dis appointment unless a preparation like aiabastine is used.;as- she vehicle of color, for the soft,- velvety, artistic alabastiuo. colors will not fade and never . rub off tho wail.?The Home Magazine. To Clean Pillows. This is a task that most house keepers .dread, but it ca;u be done most successfully without a great deal of hard work- Select a gixxl bright, day for it,-for sun, regardless of eld su perstitions . to the contrary, is the best, thing.in the world for feathers. Empty the feathers or down into a bag of cheesecloth, tie the mouth tightly and wash in,a big tub of strong white soap suds, with a little ammonia add ed. Hub the bag between the hands, and dip up and down in the water for 10 or lrf minutes: rinse through two clear hot waters and haug, without _->queezi::g, to drain, and dry In the sou, or near heat. During the drying process pull the bag ai?tri eeveral limes. When dry, place fn a larger clean bag and' wh.p well for 10 min utes with a ratiau whip, and you will find your feathers like new..-Then put ihehl back in cle::u ticks. Of course there is a slight less to the feathers, as some of liieiu ccuie through the bag, but the clean, fluffy ones almost make up u bulk for what has been lost- in the water. On account of what sifts through the bag, never wash them in set tubs as the ilurf golag through the pipes may clog them In three or four I place*. A feather bed may . be washed I in the same way. Of course - it is ' iroubletome. but well worth while. ? Needless to say, the tick should be j thoroughly washed to. he in rcadlhef.H for the leathers when- dry. A hot Hut iron well coated with beeswax and i hen run over the inside of pillow and led ticks keeps.the filling from wash ing through, if you don't wish to wash your feathers, it is a great help to i hem to let them get wet in summer rain, and then sun for several days, Uringing them tu each night. Care of Flat Irons. Do not leave flat irons on the stove wncn uut in use. If kept continually heated they lose the p:>\ver to retain heai wheu in use. Do not leave them where l.iC steam of ';ooUiug can reach them oi- thfsy will rust, if liat-irons ?sow a tendency to smirch the clothes; wash them well in soar, suds and dry carefully alter washing, with heat. 11 inclined tu be rough put salt oa a board or a bit of paper and rub the {for. over' this a few times. If inclined to "stick" with the starched clothes, put a piece of beeswax on a thick pa tjei and rub the hot iron over this before using, then rub over a clean paper to remove surplus wax. I Awkward Children. A school ltsteher has remarked that many children are awkward, not through being uugainh- in walki.ig, but wholly because of ^paired vision. It has been her experience with cbild ! ren in her department who were usu ally awkward snd who hud their eyes examined that there was .something wrong with the vision, which was quickly overcome when glasses wert purchased. It sounds plausible euotigu Notice of Dischat^e. On the 9th day of December. : 1910, the undersigned will file his final accouut as executor of the last will and testament of Adam Moody, deceased, with the Judge of Pro bate for Orangeburg county. South Carolina, and will thereupon ask for letters of discharge. A. W. Summers, Executor of the last Will and tes tament of Adam Moody, de-easel. Orangeburg, S. ?C, Nov. 7, I'UO. MEDICINE 1,000 YEARS AGO. Ancient Tibetan Book Which Con tains Many Modern Truths. A Tibetan "Hand Book of Medi cine," published 1,000 years ago, has been recently examined by the Rus sian Academy of Medicine, and it is found* to coataln many valuable truth3 that hare been discovered and redis covered- by modern physicians. A i'ewi extracts from the ancient volume ::o g.'ven: "Number of bones in the. ?.uman.body. 3G0; number of.neryeB, .; number of pores, 11,000,000." "The oart is ?ie king of the organs, and e staL* of life. The lungs embrace it it un'i.":e a mother would a child." llnesscs ure due to man'b malice, ibrance and inability to curb the ssions. for tbese things in lerere rlth the proper nourishment of the unian organs." "All unkind thoughts sact upon the heart and liver." Iethod3 foi* ascertaining the condi !on of a person's health were much 'ike those that are used to-day?feel ing of the pulse and looking at the tongue, taking t':e tempera!?re,. etc. In those days the law imposed hues upon surgeons and physicians who did not keep their instruments clean; Veg etable medicines wore advocated; also the bath, compresses, massage, ecc. Early Telescopes. It.appears, according to facts col lected by Mr. Arthur Mee, that Thomas Harriot, the. English astron omer, born in 15G0, made 'telescopes perhaps contemporaneous wf;.h the the first instruments of Galileo. The very first telescope seems to have been made In Holland !n ICCS. The next year Galileo heard of t!:e discov ery, and after writing for information, began his own experiments. In the same year Harriot had one or two of the Dutch telescopes sent to him, and Immediately began improvements on his own account. It appears that he made a considerable number, and Mr. Mce suggests that soa:e may yet be found in some of the older colleges, or mansions, in England. It is said I that Harriot's last and best telescope was nearly twice as powerful as the best made by Galileo. Long be/ore, Harriot bad been in Virginia, and there employed, in surveying, a "per spective glass." It would be very in teresting to know just what his per spective glass was. Who Columbus Was. In the afternoon in all the schools a pert of the time was devoted to the study of the life and deeds of Colum bus. An amusing reply was given by one of the pupils. A teacher had toiu the class of the wonderful voyage of Co lumbus and boW lie insisted on con tinuing the voyaga after the other men were clamoring to return. Then she asked: "Who was Columbus?" with the view of hearing how weM they had followed her talk. One little hand went up. " .Tell, Johnny, who was he?^" asked the teacher. "Columbus was the gem of the ocean;" ' f Cauae for Reflection. "The editor of my paper," declared the newspaper business manager to a little coterie of friends, "is a peculiar genius. Why, would you believe it, when he draws his weekly salary he keeps out only one dollar lor spend ing money and sends the rest to his wife in Indianapolis!" His listeners?with one exception, who sat 3ilent and reflective?gave' vent to loud murmurs oi wonder and admiration. "Now, it may sound thin," added the speaker, "but it is true, nevertheless." "Oh. I don't doubt it at ail!" quick ly rejoined the quiet one. "1 was only wondering wiiat he does with the dol lar!"-? Ladi js' Ho.::e JournaL The Crare for Speed. Those mighty ocean si earners, like the Luiiitania, the Maarelania, and the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, which rush acvoMS'tbe tjea'at the rate of thir ty miles du hour, burn lipji tfi6,ii?i?d tons of coal apiece ev?ry intcy* it re quires live thousand tons to drive one of them across the Atlantic at that high speed. At a moderate speed, less than half that amount would do, but our century is gone speed crazy. On steamships, on railroads, on auto biles, we mast have speed, and sacri fice everything to it, even human lives. Everybody Is mad to "get thoie," whether he has any business "there" or not.?Boy Life. Enemlfcs Of the Rubber-Tree. K great deal of attention has re cently been giren to the cultivation of rubber, on account of the continual 'y Increasing demand for iL Prof, i Francis B. Lloyd points out that "the I Inevitable struggle of man with nat I ure" has already manifested itself in ihis new field. Already :i considera te number oi parasitic enemies have been discovered, "whose energies ap pear to be largely concentrated upon : tiitivated rubber-trees." It is an other problem for science to deal with. Electricity as a Carrier. Docs an electric current, when pass ing through a uietal conductor, cause any transportation of particlesF It is well known that it does so in the liquid conductors known as eipr trodes: in faot, such a common opera tion ns electroplating depends entire ly upon this action. To test the mat ter a recent experimenter passed an electsic current itontinously for a whole year through a conductor com posed partly of copper and partly of aluminum, tlx* sections beln^ pressed flr""y together. At the end of the yi-ar tv-pv werp taVpn aps?rt and ex P'"Min;]. h>it not the slights' t-:ire o' u 'hot ir?r'si| wrtp .'r>':nd in the fiber Estate .Notice. All persons indebted to !h>- ?s^ace of Lev) A. Glen Ion. de>-?-a--d. will make payment, and all persons hav ing claims uiiitin.M s;iid estate, will present the i-anie properly attt-sted, to Henry F. Gleaton, ad::iiui.-ii r:t,;or. Henry F. Gleaton. 1 0-22?1. A (I minis', rat or. Finest shipment of Enamel Ware; ever brought to the city on sale at Blackinon's ail this week. Cheap. Nervous Prostration For Three Years "Dr. Miles' Restorative Nerv ine cured; me of a period o? nervous: prostration of over three years, duration, and the Anti /Pain Pills are as necessary to us as the roof of oiir house. Xhey have been household rem edies with us for many years." ,WM. J. L?UGHRAN, I2I4 Catherine St.,. Philadelphia, Penna. Much sickness is due to nerv ous troubles. Headache, diz ziness, epilepsy and insanity are . nervous troubles. Then there is a large class of disorders which arise from a weakness of the nerves of an organ or part, as weak lungs, heart, stomach, kidney, bladder, eyes, etc. Dyspepsia and indigestion are usually the result of nervous disorders^ - Restorative Nervine soothes, the .irritated nerves, and assists the nerve cells to gener ate nerve. force. Or. Miles' Nervine ft sold by all drug* gftte. If the first bottle fails to benefit, your druggist will return your money. MILES MEDICAL CO., Eikhart, Ind. TAX NOTICE. Office of County Treasurer, Orange* burg County, Orangeburg, S. C October 1st, 1910. The regular Tax Duplicate will be open for collection of all taxes due State, County and School for Orange burg County, from tht 15th day of October to the 31st of December, in ! elusive. The following is the levy: State Tax.. ..'.5 3-4 mills. [Ordinary County.4 1-2 mills. County School Tax.3 mills. Road Tax..1 mills. Total.. ,.14 1-4 mills Also the following special local I Taxes: Special Bonded Tax. Debt1 District No. 27.4 j District No. 28 .. _4 District No. 33 .... . .3 District No. 34.3 2 (District No. 36.6 2 District No. 3. .3 District No. 8. ......3 4 District No. 11.2 District No. 12.3 District No. 13.2 District No. 18 ......4. 2 District No. 20.4 District No. 21.2 District No. 22.2 ???? District No. 23.2 District No. 26.5 1 District No. 37.2 District No. 38.2 District No. 40.4 District No. 41..4 ? District No. 42.2 District No. 43.3 District No. 44.3 District No. 4 6.3 District No. 47.1 District No. 4 8.4 District No. 49.2 District No. 55.3 District. No. 64.3 District No. 65.5 2 District No. 68.4 . District No. 70 ..... .5 2 District No. 71.4 District No. 72.4 District No. 74.4 District No. 75.2 District No. 76.3 District No. 7S.:3 District No. 82 . . ... . .3 District No. 83 ..3 District No. 86.2 Commutation Road Tax will be re ceived at same time. The time for payment of Road Taxes expires March lat. 1 ft 11. A. D. FAIR. County Treasurer. 0. C. Dear Madam*. / We wish to call your attention to a silver polt n which we are selling In our long experience of in on than forty ye'-rs in the jewelry uuai uese we Lave never found "any pol ish to equal It. It comes in the form of a paste and very slight robbing removes tht tarnish from the silver almost In Btantly, and the beauty of it is thai it never scratches. We use it extensively in our bus iness and think so highly of it thai we will readily refund the purcbas' price to any dissatisfied purchaser. Ask tor SILVKi: CltKAM? th? best silver polish in the world Price 25 conta Respectfully, H. SPA UK & SON. . P. O'CAIN Land Surveying Correct ly Done. Prices Mod ale. Orangeburg, S. C. R. F. D. No. 4. ace I (Averaging 55 Miles Per Hour.) 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All persous holding claims against the estate of Adam Moody, deceased, will present the same properly prov en, and ail persons owing the estate of the said Adam Moody, deceased, will make payment lo the undersign ed on or before the 8th day of Diie erah/T. 1910. A. W. Summers. Executor of the last Will an Tes tament of Adam Moody, deceased. Orange burg. S- <".. Nov. 7. 1 9 I *). "Hot Tom" THE I'KOHIIIITfON UKLVK. 5 cents a glass at all Grocer*. Mr. F. N. Rickenbaker, of Orangeburg, now represents The Southern Marble & Granite Co of Spartanburg, S. C. The Leading Manufacturers and Dealers in Monuments, Coping and Headstones This firm has erected some of the largest and most handsome mon uments in the Orangeburg Cemetary, and we ask your careful inspection of sme. See their designsand get their prices.