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WATER FOR EOYPTS WASTES
British Firm G?ta Concession to Irrigate
tO,000 Acraa of Land That ,
la New Wasta.
A concession in upper Egypt which
is regarded as of great importance :
has been granted by tba goTernment ,
1o the well-known British firm of
John Jackson of London.
According to details now published,
this -trill effect the irrigation
of about sixty thousand acres of land
upon which the concessionaries will .
erect apparatus for iusuring a perennial
supply of watpr. Capital of $?,500,000
is said to be involved, and
I he concession is granted for a period
of -15 years. The scheme, it is stated.
will add greatly to the prosperity of
a wide district, and is welcomed by
leading business men both in Egypt
and at home as contributing to the
prosperity of the country.
Sir John Jackson, who is the head
of the Jackson firm, is famous as the
constructor of some of the greatest
engineering triumphs in the world,
among them the Chile railway, the
great harbor at Singapore, the naval
docks at Ferrol, the gigantic irrigation
scheme in Mesopotamia, and
enormous works in Asia Minor.
SPARROWS KILL CEDAR TREES
Death Follow* Denuding of lark,
Taken by the Small f?eete fer
Neet Material.
It has been discovered there is another
serious crime to be charged to
the other iniquities of the Bparrow.
At an old homestead in St. Louis
stand several tine cedar trees that
were planted in the pioneer days
when Jefferson City was a village.
This spring several of the trees
died, and others are showing indications
of the same fate. An observer
investigated, and he lays the death of
the trees to the sparrow.
He noticed that swamis of the
pugnacious little pests at certain
limes Hew around the living and the
dead cedars. Watchful waiting dislL-1
4.1 ?J- X_ X i i
vimcu mm nipy weni 10 ine trees to
get strips of the fibrous bark to construct
nests.
The Knglish sparrow makes a nest
of dimensions altogether disproportionate
to its size. Hundreds of them
working on one cedar tree soou
stripped it of hark. The denuding
of the trees killed them.
NIGHT SCHOOL IN PRISON.
Night school has been established
in Nebraska's state prison. There
i:JO inmates gather in the classrooms
for instruction in shorthand, typewriting.
bookkeeping and all common
school branches. A number of
men are taking extension work from
the. University of Nebraska. They
receive no credit for this work unless
after release they enter the 41 Diversity
as regular students. Some contemplate
doing this. A member of
the state l>oard said in visiting the
school: '"The board of pardons will
lake into consideration the time and
kind of work done by men wIjo nrake
application for pardons.'' Twentylive
hundred dollars has been pro
yided for the school hv the legislature.
FEATHERED ALARM CLOCK.
A cock pheasant, near Sandusky,
<>., apparently hag taken it on itself
to do alarm clock duty. Every
morning it tlies upon the window sill
of a number of houses, where it tiaps
ami crows until its presence is recognized.
As soon as one farmer is
. awakened the bird goes on, waking
up at?ont a dozen persons every morning.
TROUBLE WITH Hit ENGLISH.
Muster?Alphonse, tell the chauffeur
that I want the limousine left
out.
Valet (to chauffeur)?Monsieur
desire zat ze limousine he omitted.
SOME POPULARITY.
Uabe?Smith is a mighty popular
fellow, isn't he?
Steve?Should say he was. Why,
even his relatives speak well of him.
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NOT FOR HERB.
"Why don't you go in more for
, mental devlopment, Nerissa?"
"Mental development won't make
your clothes hang right."
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OTHERWISE GOOD.
"Jaggaon comes of a good family, j
doesn't ha?"
''Very, 1 don't Juaew ?m other
ttung egeuoltf/* /
ldjg?
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M ADE TO KEEP HIS WHISKERS
0Rvon the Ruler of Groat Austrian Empire
Had to' Submit to Powerful
Opposition.
A little while ago. gays the Vienna
iFigaro, the Emperor Francis Joseph
intimated to his barber that it was
his intention to have himself follv
abarved ."after the American fashion/'
as he expressed it, and that hereafter
he would go smooth-faced. When
design was communicated to the
-Archduke Ferdinand he deemed it
his duty to notify the court of this
intention. Were the venerable chief
of the house of Hapsburg to cause
this long-established Austrian type
of facial decoration to disappear
what deplorable consequences would
follow, for this new style would, out
of deference to the emperor, l>e at
once adopted hv most of the officers
of tbe army. Then there could be
nothing less than tbe suppression of
su effigy on postage stamps and photograph*
consecrated and popularized
by a growth of more than sixty
years.
The archdukes and the archduchesses
k the grand marshal, the grand
master of ceremonies, the grand
chamberlain, all the great dignitaries
of the empire, were called iq>on to
present to the sovereign the consequences
of his resolution. It would
be nothing less tliau an overturning
of all the traditions of the state.
But old men are obstinate. The
emperor persisted in his resolution,
and it was necessary to give the most
potent reasons to conquer his resistance.
So the court chaplain, who is
a prelate of the pope, was called.
Francis Joseph yielded at last. He
was made to cotnprebend thaf he
should bend his will to the welfare of
the empire, and the whiskers that
frame in bis imperial feature will
remain as an important part of hia
prestige.
OF COURSE
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(luest ? Waiter, this meat is like
leather.
Waiter?Yee. sir; it's m sa?hlle of
mutton, air.
NAPOLEON IN EXILE.
One hundred years ago \ajw>leon
arrived at the Gulf of St. Raphael
and embarked on ihe Knglish frigale
! ndaunted. which was to earrv
him to the little island of Klhn, in
the Mediterranean, to which he had
been exiled by the victorious allies.
His wife and son were at the same
time leaving Ramhouillet, where the
Austrian emperor had come to get
his daughter and take her home with
him. She started for Vienna, after
sending assurances to Napoleon of
her constant attachment, and the
wish she felt to visit him soon with
her son. I?ut this wish was soon forgotten
hy Maria Louisa. After her
return to Austria her time was spent
'in the most frivolous occupations,
and Napoleon's solicitations that she
should join him were utterly disrega
rded.
HIS GUESS.
*M'ni descended from a literary
( til n '' otaui t ho Kl/vn/lft :t ?
wiuiHic lypcwnier;
"do you know who it is?"
'No.'1 replied the employer, ''hut
from the way you s|k*II I should
make a guess that it was Josh Billinga."
MEAN THING.
Mr. Gotham?I have tickets for
the theater, dear.
Mrs. Gotham?Oh. good ! I'll run
and get ready right away."
"All right, dear, I guess you'll
be ready iu time, then. The tickets
are for tomorrow."
ANTICIPATION.
Howard?A fool and his monev
are aoon parted.
Mrs. Howard (dapping l*er
hands)?Oh, John! How much are
je* goui? to gifa joal?Lik
All Roads W
YO
Three I
Mammoth Collectioi
Canning Clubs, Livestoc
S<
From FLYING MACHI1
Two HighTen
High-Class Sho
Ferris Wheel, Etc. All
un
AH schools in count;
Special Tr
Grand Display of Fi
While colored peopl
the same attractions as c
Yof
Admission?Adults, S
BURNING STUMPS ON LAND
Special Machine, Whieh Has Long
Been Sought, Has Bean Invented
to Do the Work.
Au engineering problem of comparatively
recent origin is that of
adequate land clearing, particularly
as found in the Pacific northwest,
savs the Engineering Record. In
this vicinity what is known as loggedotT
lands are covered with lir and
pine stumps of cut-down forest trees,
varying from three to six feet in
diameter. With proper clearing these
logged-oir lands are found to he very
valuable for agricultural enterprise,
being extremely fertile owing to the
many years' accumulation of a thick
deposit of forest mold.
Many methods have been employed
for freeing the lands from stumps
and preparing for seeding and culti
vat ion, such an grubbing, burning,
blasting and pulling either by horse,
machine or donkey engine. Of these
the burning out of the roots is the
most favored method and a special
machine has been devised for this
purpose.
The use of the burner is particularly
simple. A hole is bored down
through the center of the stump and
a small stick of powder is employed
to split it apart. This splitting,
while not entirely essential, facilitates
in allowing the fire started on
top of the stump to gain rapid headway
and burn more evenly. A large
metal hood is then placed over the
stump and hanked up with a little
earth at the bottom and forms a
closed hut not airtight chamber. A
lire is then started and pipe connections
from a blower made, after
which a constant downblast is blown
upon the tlamc, continually fanning
it. Stumps are consumed in this
! manner in from two to four hours.
EVERYTHiNOT
"How's everything in your
house?" asked Smith.
' Oil " U. ...
?i ifivnn, sue m Ail
right."?Saturday .Journal.
ANSWERED.
"How old are you, Bobby?"
"Six."
"And when were you six?"
"My last birthday."
True Scotch "Cannlneaa."
There Is in circulation yet another
rental atory about the canny Scot. A
Caledonian chieftain won a million
pins In a penny raffle at a bazaar.
Three daya later ha called, very wan
Iand weary of aspect, "dee here," ho
said to the bazaar aoerotary. "I've
aooatad ckaat Iln'n thm atrarlC*
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ill Lead to Rock Hill Oct. 14, 15, 16 for the I
RK COUNTY FAIR
Big Days of Enjoyment for Old and Young I
n of Farm Products, Domestic Science and Arts, Displays by Boys' Corn Clubs, 'Girls' I
k Exhibits, Horse Show, Fast Racing, Amusements of varied character. I
ee Aviator Drop Miniature Bombs I
4E, illustrating war methods of European flyers. I
Dive Acts Each Day. I
Two Big Bands to Furnish the Music |
ws, including Dog and Pony Show, Devil-Daring Motordome Racing, Merry-go-round, 1
attractions will be of unquestionable character and no gambling wiii be allowed i
and Educational Pageant on Friday. I
y will take part. Children marching in parade will be admitted to grounds free. 1
ains will be ooerated and Low Rates will apply from All Nearby Points. 8
reworks on Thursday Night. Don't Miss This
le will be admitted every day, Saturday has been set aside for Colored People, with
>n other days.
k County Fair, Roc? c.1"'
>Oc; Children, 25c. Two Aeroplane Flights Daily
Going to Paint?
if ?.i? i * * ...
it its me nouse, Darn, fence, kitchen floor, walls
or anything else, we will gladly tell you what kind to
use, quantity required, the cost, and how it should be
applied. We have
ACME QUALITY
Paints, Enamels, Stains and Varnishes for rcfinishing
any shabby surface?indoors or outdoors.
' Glad to show colors and offer advice whether you
decide to paint or not.
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Massey's Drug Store, Fos*c?in'
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See the "Movies" Today
Open 4j30 P, M. Prices, 5c and lOc.
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