Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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urr wot ns am. ?M In Mnm tf tH HfnlM UmL ?kn VBitSMb lot | 8*.P?ter.txirg, March 8. ? Since di ?appearance of the Jiptn fleet from before Port Ar BjiMtm authorities have anxiousl y awaiting for the jaore of the Japanese on a There ? is inelinatkm to believe tfhat the Ja panese Jiave been discouraged by the recent failure of their at* ? -It is evident from eeagre in formation regardingdispositions ln'northern Corea that the plans for checking the Japanese land . advance are perfected, and a : fisavy reserve is being brought fkvp to the Yalu river. Every energy of the authori ? Wl? now directed to prevent a blockade of the Siberian railroad -twenty new sidings, each of t#9 thousand feet, have been erected, and with these sidings the authorities hope to keep the line dear and send eleven trains < daily in each direction. Drops Cleveland. ? New York, March 8. ? Tbe| Carnegie Hall mass meeting to boop Mr. Cleveland has been ^practically called off. Tammany . Leader Thomas B. Rush, of the Twenty-ninth Assembly district, f wtkoee idea it was to have Cleve land mass itypetings, explains that he could not get Carnegie : Hall until the last of March, and M wthted the meeting before] " thMtime. v The fact that the meeting has Mitt called off and that Leader | Curios F. Murphy is to be con sulted before any further action * Is taken is regarded as a sign j f that the further usefulness of the boom is over. Considerable doubt has been expressed as to the sincerity of Murphy's declaration- that was for Cleveland, while he was mak ing these declarations the rank and file, and even some of the district leaders, were quietly passing the word that Mayor McClellan was the "dark horse" who was to be groomed for the bringing out at the proper oc casion. It was pointed out that Murphy's real object was to see Hftat Hill did not capture the State delegation to the national . convention for Judge Parker. It is believed now that little ?Mice will be heard of tne Cleve land boom until Mr. Murphy sees that he can again use it for temporary advantage. libraries for the Free Schools. The following is a copy of the reoent act of the Legislature for the purpose of establishing free libraries in the various public jKfeoots in this State: "An Act to enoourage the es tablishment of libraries in the public schools of the rural dis tricts: See. 1. Be it enacted by the Oeoeral Assembly of the State of South Carolina, whenever the patrons and friends of a free public school shall raise pri vate subscription and tender to the County Superintendent of Education, with the approval aM endorsement of the School frusteee of such school district, i for the establish rnont of a libra ry to be connected with said sehool, the sum of ten dollars, the County Board of Education Obeli appropriate from the mon ey belonging to the sehool dis trict asking tor the library the 0m oi tsn dollars for the pur fom - . bee. 2. As iooh-si the County Board of Education at any coun ty shall have made an appropri ation for a library \jU* the manner prescribed, the County Superin tendent of Education shall inform the Secretary of the State Board of Education of the fact, where upon tne said State Board of Education shall remit the Coun ty Superintendent of Education the sum of ten dollars for the purcbaso of books for said libra ry. Upon receipt of this money, the County Superintendent of Education shall tnrn over to the person appointed to select books, the amount secured by private subscripton, by - appropriation from the County Board of Edu cation,- and by appropriation from the State Board of Educa tion, Sec. 8. A local Board of Trus tees is hereby appointed to se lect the books, and s&?ll pur chase such bookes as they msy deem best suited for such pur pose, and shall file with the County Superintendent of Ed ucation vouchers for the whole amount received: Provided, that no vouchers shall be valid except ior books and transportation charges. Provided further: That such purchases shall be from a list furnished by" the State Board of Education, which said State Board shall adopt books for said libraries under the law and rules governing the adoption of text books, and shall make rules for the governing of said libraries. Sec. 4. The trustees of every library shall carry out sucb rules and regulations for the proper use and preservation of the books as may be enjoined by the State Board of Education, and shall make provisions for having all books, when not in circulation, kept under lock and key. Sec. 5. The trustees of two or or more libraries may by agree ment exchange libraries. Pro vided, that no exchange shall be made oftener than once in six months, and that no part of the expense of exchanging li braries shall be borne by the public. Sec. 6. That the sum of Five Thousand Dollars be annually appropriated to be expended by the State Board of Education, under the provisions of this act Sec. 7. Not more than twelve (12) schools in any county, in any one year, created and operated under the general free school law of the State, shall be enti tled to the benefits of this act, and no school district shall re ceive any moneys under its pro visions, except schools operated under the general free school law of the State. The school re ceiving this benefit shall be de cided by the County Boards. Sec. 8. This act shall be in force from and after its approval. Approved the 18th day of Feb ruary, 1904. Honey, Does Ton Love Me. The girls of this section, as yet, are, apparently, undisturbed about leap year, and the year for them to propose. Just be quiet, boys, and the proposals will come round fast enough, one of the boys tells me he is sure to get a proposal. He says: "Oh, won't 1 feel bashful and queer when some little lassie puts her arms around me ana draws me closer to her side? Then, stroking my cheek, she'll softly' whisper, 'Willie, will you, will you be mine?" O, ye gods, I'll let my head fall on her breast, among all that per fumed laoe, and gently reply, "yes, darling." We hope lofts of such scenes will be enacted. 1 would like to be present and hear bim squeak, Mv*e-s," like a trapped mouse. | Such is life In the sunny south. <- Exchange, Chicken Column* Foot Notes. Coarse bones in fowls indicate coarse meat. * Both the poultry and the keep er need grit. See that both are well supplied. v March is a good time to plan, if not to make, the yards for spring breeding. Don't keep more fowls than you can attend to well. Neglect ed fowls are money losers. Never carry a fowl by the. legs, with its bead hanging down It is an old and cruel fashion. Just as much so as carrying a dnck by the neck, or a rabbit by the ears. A good game hen will whip a cat, a rat or a hawk, and fight anything that molests her brood. A few on a place are good to have about as they never have bad luck in raising a family. P. Tumbledown's fowls parch on'Tris farm wagons and imple ments under the trees. They are too weak from starvation to fly up into the branches. The beautiful snow is their only cov ering. ; " A grange in New York at a public meeting figured it out that a hundred hens will, in a single season, beat four cows by forty dollars as producers of revenue. In this case figures ; did not lie. Sore head and chicicen-pox are practically the same. Anoint the head fcacti night with carbolated vaseline, and give a one grain quinine pill each night for three nights in succession. In moat markets floe fresh eggs paj much better than broilers or roaaters and the money oomes In steadily the greater part oT the year. Eggs to be palatable should be eaten In a stfriotly fresh condition therefore they should reach consumer without* unnecessary delay. This requires (1) that the eggs be oolleoted regularly every day and stored in a cool room (temp. 40 degree* F. to 60 degrees F.) until a sufficient number are on hand to deliver to a dealer (2) that the deal er forward the eggs to the merohsnt at least ones a week ; and (8) that the merehant should proteot the epg? from deteriorstion while In bis possession. 9ome farmers ars so-situated that they can 'send fresh eggs regularly to the town or city consumer or merchant. When this is done, the farmer general ly receives for the eggs a premium of several cents per dosen. The selling of fresh eggs to the exporting firms Is a large business during.tbe spring and summer months. The most profitable branch of the business Is the trade in fresh winter *gg?. Spirits of turpentine, one part, with glyoerine six psrls, makes a good roup lotion. If you go to your poultry house some aero morning and find some of your birds' oombs and wattles troaen bathe them well with vasclins at once and it will take the frost out and their combe and wattles will not be injured. Coperas for Cholehb If poultry show any signs of cholera don't wait until some die of it, but immediately give coperas in their drinking wster, a level tables poonful to a half plot ot water. If any are already them to a room by Ires Mdgtve it itrongar, they will eat, mix up their 1th ooperas water. A llt imMtlog will teach one iff It may be given with Inring the fowls. Through ke I gave it very strong time and expected it m some of them, bnt .see no harm done. I had trfaft many remedies that seem ed tfdo my flock of fowls no good still kept dying off, nn snggested I should which immediately them.~ Burned corn and ostitis also beneficial to poultry for b6wel troubles. They should Also be protected from cola rains at nlgbt, which is one cause of bringing it on. V I ? Father's Lore. Mifch is said in glorification of mother love. Father love is Isss ft evidence, but one little gir|*e opinion df it appears in the following story: A young rector in charge of a large, church in the West end Of London, whose wife died, ieav- 1 ing a motherless child. The peo ple lapped that some aunt, sister or niece would oome to look at-1 ter tip child, bnt none appeared. Gradually it came to be known In Hm parish that their scholar ly and eloquent rector was as much st home amid the myste ies of the nursery, the warm Ing Jrf * oh lid's mug of milk, the iiaillMg of "baby's" face, etc., as hi was familiar with the mase4of theology and the chang ing phasee*f biblical questions. ~~ slipped by, and inday, when -the ohuroh wss adorned with wreaths and lilies of swset perfume, the ohild was placed, as usual, in the corner of a front pew, and the service went on until the ser mon began r This was on the mother of Christ ? her agony of heart at the 'cross, her wonder at the news of the resurrection, and from this he turned to tell of the sadness and misery of those who "feel the mother want in this world." The face of this motherless child inspired unusual earnest ness as he piotured that wonder ful mother love. In conclusion he said: "Think what a child's life is without a mother's love. Who can tend, who cherish, who can love ? who ? but a mother? And in the depth of his feel ing the rector's strong voice halted, as if for an answer. In the hush of the great cqq. gregation a little voice spoke out very sweetly from the front pew; "A faver (father) would do just ev'y bit as well, papa, dear!" The rector closed the service somewhat abruptly, his voice trembling as he gave the bene diction. The little child ran into the vestry, and the rector clasped her to his heart, as the little one in a half-frightened tone, asked: "You arn't angry wif me, are you, papa, dear? I forgot ev'y body was a listening. "Henry; wake up!" exclaimed Mrs. Pack. "I'm positive I hear burglars downstairs. Get up and see it you can locate them." "I'm surprised, my dear," repli ed Henry, as he buried his head under the pillow, "to think that you would so far forget yourself as to ask me to associate with vulgar burglars. " "I believe," said the young physician, "that bad cooks sup ply ns with half our patients." * That is true," replied the old . doctor, "and ggfdf cooks supply the other halt/* I* ? I M" ? ? S FARM CLIPPINGS. Biaw. Poif?. Don't dig out or destroy In fested trees unless nearly deed. They can be restored. If not too far gone, by close trimming and thorough spraying. Don't fail to get every sMe of every tree sprayed during March before the bods open. Don't fail to have a can of vas eline handy when at work with tnese caustic mixtures, so in case you ret it in the face, eyes, or on the bands, you can apply the remedy. Grease the hands and face, eyebrows and lashes belore beginning to work. Don't fail to cut the high tops off of your trees so they can be more easily reached, and thin out the branches. Don't fail to experiment with caustic soda of various different strengths. Don't ever spray or brush any kind of oil on your trees. Don't get discouraged when spraying. It is a nasty job. We would come and do it for you, ex cept that we . have plenty of our own to do. Don't spray too late, or you will kill the forward buds and curtail the fruit crop. You can spray later with lime, sulphur and salt than with the soda. Don't call the pest a scale, for it is a louse that does the harm. { The scale is the house the louse lives under, and is as harmless as so much dead matter. Don't forget that if this pest is on yOur place, it will kill eve ry fruit tree, currant bush and yincytpu possess unless you meet and oonquer it in battle. Wfcat to Know. It is better sense, to stable animals a good many nights when ?unnecessary than to leave them to the ndt tender mercies of a cold, frosty place just once. Be watchful over your barn yard in winter time. A mean dog chasing your cattle five min utes will do more harm than you can undo in days of car^ and good feeding. - When we all realize the fact that we, as dairymen, have as much to do with tho health and happiness of the world as the doctors have, we will be more particular about how we keep our cows, how we care for our milk, and how we make our butter. A farmer speaking of the way a preacher was deceived into buying 41 unsound horse, said to me the other da/: "I was thinkiug how easy it is to fool a man in matters he knows nothing about." -Buying horses is a pretty ticklish business unless a man does know considerable about the animal. And even then it may be a good plan to get the opinion of some man who knows a little more about horses than you do. Homely Wrinkles. If pies stew in the oven, put a tin plate under them, thus keep ing the oven clean. Save your feet by using a pad to stand on while working. Also keep a footstool handy. If you have some tins to mend and have no acid handy, use vin egar instead. It will work all right. The process of giving some body else a "piece of one's mind," usually destroys the peace of one's own mind. ? No one looks well in his best clothes who shows by his man ner that he remembers that he has them on. When you are paying lor things bought on the installment plan, the weeks3overlap like the shingles on a root A bandy dipper cm be made bj futensng a handle io an emp ty eottolene paH or fruit can. It oonet very kaaly in dipping soda, slope, or milk for the pigs. When disagreeable things are said, do not let them "get on yonr nerves," bat think <of some thing pleasant, and let them roM a way and be forgotten. To bleach handkerchiefs: Af ter washing, let them soak over night in water in which a bit of cream of tartar has been ?dis solved. This will make them as white aa new. What a difference there is in women about housework! Some go about it so quietly, and make every move count. Others ? well, they don't. That's the differ ence. "Tb? Bogle'H Benefactor.*' e ? Torching Fable ot an Awfully Rich Man and a roor .Editor. Chicago Tribune. One* thrre was an awfully ricli man. Thua far Ihe ato*y i< one that can be easily? believed. He had ao much money that be grew tired of making it. Here fcue atory begins to sound flrfhy? but there ta worse to come. He began to drviw ways and meana for getting rid of hia wealth. The first thing be did waa to quit making mon ? '!? This aeems bard to believe, but yon an req nested to aMkeannaraeet effort toewallew K. He did not give any of his wealth to fbe established .charities. He founded no unlveraitiee and endowed no pubiio libraries. He gave chunks of it to such deserving persons as he oould And and employed confidential agents to report to him the names of people who need ed help but were too oroud to ask any body for it. Hie donations were etlher anonym one or were made with the exprees un derstanding that both the gift and the name of the donor, were to be kept secret Here the story brcomm Mnort in credible ? "but read on. One day while waiting at a railroad station in a small village for another train to pans, he strolled into the wait ing room and picked up a copy of the village paper that somebody had read and thrown aside. lie looked through the paper and noted that the editor was making fran tic appeals to his delinquent subscrib ers to pay up, as money was needed Uv keep The Bugle going and enable him to pay for a new press that had just been added to the office equipment. He rushea ba*k into the train, grab bed his rails* and started downtown. Entering the office of The Bugle a few minutes later, he addressed a tired looking young man who was workiig off a job of sale bills for a farmer. "Yoonr fellow," he said, taking him to one side, "are you the editor a?4 proprietor?** "Yes, sir.4* "How much would it take to put your naper on its teet and make it a paying institution?" "It would take at least ft, 000,** re sponded the editor, looking at him with suspiolon. "Two thousand nothing! Young man will you accept a present of $10, 000 from a total stranger who has money to burn and wants to help his fellow men?" The editor passed his Itsnd nervous ly acroes his brow and olearod his throat. "No, sir,"" lie replied, huskily; "I would not! 1 don't want any man's charity I" All this s^iinds extremels apocry phal, but don't balk at it. The story isn't all told yet. "Young man," persisted the caller, "what is the subscription price of your paper?'' ??One dollar a year." "In advance?** '?Yes, sir." ??Well, my name is " Ills name is suppressed for obvious reasons. ?? ? and I want to subscribe for one copy of The Bugle for 10,000 years, and will pay hi advance. Will you take the monev for that? Here is my check for the amount." "Yes. sir," promptly replied the editor. "1*11 take It, because that's business and the paper will go toyeur address all that tluie. The Bugle is here to stay." Pnoketlng the check and shaking tola new subscriber warmly by the hand, he went hack to his lob of sale bills as If nothing unusual bad bap* peueil.