The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 12, 1905, Image 6
Big Fire In Bamberg.
A dispatch from Bamberg to tho
News andkCourler says at nine o'clock
Friday night tire, started probably by
rats, among the freight stored in the
Southern Hallway depot, and awaiting
delivery, destrojed the depot aud
contents, and platform, six cars loaded
with merchandise and cotton, and
cotton on the platform, In all 210
bales of cotton, and damaged tne
store of H. (J. Folk about $700; tho
Bales and livery stable of Jones Brothers
about $200 and their stock of vehicles
about $300. The losses on cotton
are estimated at $11,000; merchandise
in cars and depot at $20,000,
which lnoludes cotton mill supplies
lnthecar8, worth $3,000, the d >pot
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SHOOL LIBRARIES.
Many Requisition# Coming in Every
Day for Them,
Interesting Ob oular ||l<mtor Issued
i hy thej'Scato Hupnrlntendent ol
Kduoatlon?Number by
Counties.
The state superintendent of education
is sending out the following circular
letter:
To County Superintendents and '
Teachers:
This ctllce Is receiving library requisitions
at the rate of one a day. i
Now is the t??ie to push this work. I
think that the state appropriation
will ?hold out until the end of the i
year, but it will be Impossible to get '
the state money during January and <
February, as wn have to wait for the i
appropriation bill. Let us hear from
every lirat-class teacher on this Important
matter. Surely every one of
this class can raise $10 In order to secure
a $40 library. During the past 1
eighteen months libraries have been
established and Increased as follows: '
Estab- Increas- (
llshed ed.
Abbeville 10
Aiken 12
Auderson 16 .'1
Bamberg 8
Barnwell 12 1
Beaufort 3
Berkeley 8 1
Charleston 10 3
Cherokee 7
Chester 9
Chesterfield 6 .. i
Clarendon 12 3
Colleton 11 1
Darlington 12
Dorchester 1
Edgefield 13 2
Fairfield 14 2
Florence 17
Greenville 19 1
Greenwood 14 2
Hampton .. 9
Horry 12
Kershaw 11
Lancaster .... . 9
Laurens 18 1
Lee 13
Lexington 9
Marlon 22 ' 2 (
Marlboro 15 2
Newberry 13 .. j
Oconee 14 j
Oraugeburg 19 5 ,
Pickens 10 1
Richland 30 10 !
Saluda 13
Spartanburg 23 .. ,
Sumter 12 1
Union 8
Williamsburg 8
York 25
Total 251 51 (
Wo have received notice of Hie i
building of quite a number of new 1
school houses under the act of the 1
last session of the legislature to en- <
courage adequate school buildings. 1
The comptroller general will, In a few <
days, send out another apportionment J
of dispensary funds. The law pro- 1
vldes that some of this money may be *
used for this purpose. This Is a great 3
rutnAi'l nnHn 1 < v?. r? ? 1 i
U^punu nu; 1UI a DUUiUiUUIty WUlon 1
needs a new school building, It gives
a good opportunity also for several
communities to consolidate their H
schools. t
Please let your trustees understand ^
that local or special taxes may he vot
ed after January 1st. There ought \
to be a great many such taxes voted \
for next year. This is the only plan r
under the law to replace the dlspen- c
sary funds in those counties wiiioh t
have or may vote out the dispensaries. c
For the last two or three years the ^
schools have been receiving from $200- ^
000 to $250,000 from dispensary pro- r
tits. This amount exceeds either the
poll tax or local taxes Local taxation
is one of the best ways to raise
school revenues, because it requires *3
local interest and enthusiasm. Most c
of the states raise the great part of 1
their school funds by local taxation, c
While some districts have voted all *
the constitution allows them to vote, r
yet less than 20 per cent, of our school e
revenures are raised in this way. Let c
us agitate this question now so that f
the people may be ready to vote by t
January. c
Allow me again to call the atten- h
tion of teachers to the Teachers' 1
Reading cirole. Progressive teaohers c
should keep studying, and it will give
renewed zeal t) st.ndv wit.h nt.uar o.i?k
_ - VW??VI OUUii f
teachers in the township or county. {
Wishing you a most successful ses
sion, 1 am, Sincerely yours, t
O. IV Martin, (
State Supt. E uication. ,
Rubbers Killed. ?
The four robbers who took four
hundred dollars from the postdllce 1
at Wild Ruse, Wis., and then llll -.d h
the bank witao^t getting booty, ear- [
ly Thursday morning, were overtaken 1
by a posse of citizens late Thursday. 1
A battle In which more than two huudred
shots were iired, raged for near- fi
ly two hours. One of the robbers was (,
killod, one wan mortally wounded, and ,
the fourth surrended. Nono of the t
robbers have been identified. They r
rofuw to talk. Although the robbers f
kept up a valiant running tire, but j
one member of the possee was wound- f
ed. The posse originally included f
ten constables, but as the light waxed ,,
warm it was constantly recruited, until
at the tlntsh one hundred citizens
were filling with smoke the valley In
which the robbers cornered, three I
miles from lid Rose- a
t
'Tim police in Greenville have noti- i n
fled the gamblers of that city that
they must shut up shop. | v
hiftSdd? g|
~
and platform at $10,000. Mr. Folk
was fully Insured, as was probably
Jones Brothers, and the railroad and
cotton losses are doubtless covered.
The total lass is from $40 000 to $50,000.
The town has no tire depart
ment, and the tlames could only be
fought by a bucket brigade.
Oot on* iitjcht.
The president of one Insurance
company borrows $100,000 from Mr.
McCall's company at the Interest rate
of 1 1 2 per cent, per annum; then
Mr. MoCall borrows $75,000 from the
other president's company, at the
same rate. Of course, both com pan
les lost money, but why complain?
The Columbia State says the policy
holdrrs should commend these gentlemen
for their moderation; they might
have taken the money and made the
companies pay them the interest.
MiHHlntC KrolU Homo.
Nothing has been heard of Edward
Beeman, a bookkeeper of a lumber
concern near Charleston, who dJsap
ueared from there about three weeks
ago. His disappearace is a mystery.
He is known to have had about $.'100
I'll his person when he left there and
it is thought he boarded a train and
is some distance from Charleston,
probably at or en route to Oregon,
where he has relatives, lie has a
wife and one child. lie was married
about a year ago
(JorrcolH To<l(ly.
The Columbia States takes occasion
bo correct Teddy as follows: 4,Mr.
Roosevelt claims to be an historian,
and it is well known that he is also a
literator. He should, then, be more
faithful to history and to literary tra
iltlon then he shows himself in his
mimicking of the s( utherners who
>1 ft VP InvitoS liim t r\ rlrln f llo k.ot
u < > vuu inua tv i IVH, uiic wen u iluxnc
in tlie country, sir.' According to history?as
written in New England?
and accordlug to literary traditionis
preserved in the same sacred region
?this must necessarily be the best
tioss in the country, by gad, suh."
KiuIh II Ih Own Llf?.
At New York, William R. Travers,
millionaire min of leisure, son of
the celebrated wit and Wall street
operator, William R. Travers, com
mitted suicide Friday by shooting
limself through the head in his apartments
in Madison avenue. The sulfide
is inexplicable, Mr. Travers be
ng in the prime of life, in fair health
ind the possessor of a large fortune.
Mr. Travers married Miss Lily liarrl
nan, a sister of Mrs. W. K. Vander
Ml, Jr. The oouple separated three
rears ago, Mrs. Travers going to Paris
;o live.
Won't lteinHtato Htm.
Gov. Ileyward has declined to reintace
Treasurer Whetsell, of D >rches,er,
in spite of the fact that the delegation
requested it and Whetsell plac>d
on deposit the amount of his al
eged shortage. He expressed his beief
in Whetaell's innocence of intenin
f 1 ???/**?? ^ *- J-,A" *
luuiuiiui wiuiifc; awing, OUb IC1L TIC
lould not act as he did in the case of
,he Edgeiield treasurer for the reas
in that the comptroller general charred
that there was evidence against
(Vhctsell of fictitious entries and iregular
cashing of warrants.
Ilaotiolor Tax a Sucoohs'
Cablegrams from Buenos Ay res says;
[?he new bachelor tax is a great sucess,
and girls and widows are happy.
3 very healthy male has to pay a part
if his income to the state beginning
vith his twentieth birthday unless he
names, and bachelordom grows more
xpensiteve with years. A 50 year
ild bachelor has to pay the state $350
>er annua or beoome a benedlot. Afer
the fiftv-ilrst birthday the tax deTeases.
A man of 70 pays only $10
i year for being single, and when he
s 80 the baliiT takes, no more notice
if his family affairs
jf03tmasters throughout the country
mutt pay their debts or retire
rom the public service. Worried berorid
endurance by the army of cdlec
,ors seeking the payments of debts
contracted by clerks In the departnent,
the postmaster general last
Jaturday Issued an order In which he
mnounces that he "will not harbor
myone who contracts a debt on the
urength of his olllclal position and
;hen, whithout sulllolent excuse neg
ects to make payment." This Is
;aken to apply to postmasters as well.
Tiieiik has been considerable influ
ince brought to bear upon Atlanta's
city council, urging a suspension of
he ordinance against pool selling at
he coming state fair. The council
cfused, and it is claimed that the
air will be a failure in consequence,
f fairs cannot be conducted success
ully without allowing these gambling
eatures they had better not bo held
>t all. '
Killed by <5*rw.
John Turner was instantly killed at
umber, Florence county on Monday
fternoon by being caught between
wo 1 )g oars while the train was in
notion on the tram road of Williams
c McKlthans company, of whioh be
/as an employe.
IgHMMtM-, ta. *?,, | ,
THE POWER TO PLEASE.
A Potent Factor For Bnoceim In An/
Career You May Adopt.
Tho power to please Is u tremendous
asset. What can l?e more valuable
than a personality which always attracts,
never repels? It Is not only
valuable In business, but also In every
tleld of life. It makes statesmen and
politicians; It brings clients to tho lawyer
and patients to th?| physician; It Is
worth everything to the clergyman. No
matter what career you enter, you cannot
overestimate the importance of cultivating
that charm of manner, those
personal quulltlcs, which attract people
to you. They will tuke the place of
capital or Influence; they are often a
substitute for u large amount of bard
work.
Some men attract business, customers,
clients, putlcnta, aa naturally as
magnets attract particles of steel. Everything
seems to point their way, for
the same reason that tho stce.1 particles
l>olnt toward tho magnet?because they
are attracted.
Such men are business magnets.
Business moves toward them even
when they do not apparently make half
so much effort to get It as the less successful.
Their friends call them "lucky
llnira " lllif IP " ** - ? ?
...... .. 11 v uiini^iiv Ull'Mf UJVIJ
closely we llnd that they have attractive
qualities. There Is usually Home
charm of personality about them Unit
wins all hearts.?Success.
THE MAGICIAN'S THUMB.
It la Ilia AVorat lliiemy In SlolKlit of
Hand Trlcka.
In every sort of magic the magician's
thumb is his worst enemy, says Nina
Carter Marbourg In Leslie's Weekly.
If he could strike off that thumb and
still have Its assistance when necessary
he would bo a happy man. In
closing the hand the thumb usually
bends toward the palm In advance of
the lingers. In this way It many times
Is much In Uie way, and practice Is
necessary to get a magician's Uiunib in
perfect training. llut when ho has
practiced in the school of magic for
some time the thumb becomes so flex Iblo
that It will beud nearly to the back
of the hand.
Cards are Invariably the beginning
of a magician's education. In handling
cards tfie thumb Is especially In the
way, and this Is the reason why this
trickery with tho pasteboards is selected
for Uie beginner. To eliango one
card for another in front of one's very
eyes and still to havo made 110 perceptible
movement of the hand Is a trick
Uiat beginners learn to perform before
they have been in the school for any
great length of time. Tills, as may be
Imagined, Is a dltllcult pleco of work to
become proflclent In, and hero Is Just
tbo place where dctermhiaUon playa a
grout part In success.
BISMARCK CONSENTED.
He Wiu the Flnnl A^htter mt an lOnjrllnh
hove Match,
When tho third son of tho Duko of
Argyle bestowed his aflfoctions upon
an untitled woman ho felt bound to
ask the old gentleman's consent. The
duke answered that personally ho had
no objections to the match, but In vlow
of the fact that his eldest son had espoused
a daughter of tho queen he
thought It right to Inquire her majesty's
plensure on the subject before expressing
his formal approval.
Ilor majesty, thus appealed to, observed
that slnco tho death of the
prince consort she had been In the
habit of consulting the Duko of SaxeCoburg
on all family affairs.
The matter was therefore referred to
Duke Ernest, who replied that since
tho unification of Germany ho had
made It a rule to ask the emperor's
opinion on all Important questions.
Tho case now camo before the kaiser,
who decided' that, as a constitutional
sovereign, he was bound to ascertain
the views of his prime minister.
Happily for the now anxious pair of
lovers the "Iron Chancellor," who was
then In ofilce, had no wish to consult
anybody and decided that tho marriage
might take place, and It did.
Knlfo Itlndea.
Pocketknlfo blades are very unevenly
tempered. Even In so called standard
cutlery some blades nro hard and some
are soft For tho latter there Is no
remedy, but the temper of hard blades
can easily bo drawn slightly. Take a
kitchen poker and heat It red hot, have
the blade that Is to bo drawn bright
and hold It on the poker for n moment
When tho color runs down to violet
blue, stick the blade Into a piece of tallow
or beef suet until cold.
A Clinnpr*.
Two neighbors were conversing the
other dny when one said to the otlier:
"Iiy the wny, how Is Mrs. Hogg, the
Invalid, going on?"
"Oh," replied the other, "they do not
call her Mrs. Ilogg now."
"Why, what doxliey call her?"
"Oh, they call her Mrs. Bacon now.
She's cured."
flow to ICxprrMN It.
Tm fio sorry supper Isn't ready,"
said Mrs. Dlnsmor? to her husband
when he came In. "I attended tho
meeting of the sewing circle this afternoon,
and I couldn't get away."
"Hemmed In, were you?" asked her
husband.
Whnt Irrltntex Him.
Mother?Willie, you must stop asking
your father questions. 'Don't you see
they annoy him? Willie?No'm; It ain't
my questions that annoy him. It's the
answers he can't give that mako him
mad.?Philadelphia Lodger,
Vainglorious men aro tho scorn of
the wise, tho admiration of fools, the
Idol of parasites and the slaves of
their own vaunts.?Bacon.
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A HINDU WIZARD.
Ill* TrlcU Thnt PhmIciI an Orclden<nl
Muiitrr of Uagio,
Some of the tricks of the Illndu wizards
are past understanding, according
to an occidental master of magic who
was speaking of his oriental rivals.
This is what he says lie saw a Hindu
wizard do in a club in laicknow:
"He took u board and placed it on
four glass goblets, thus elevating it
from the tloor. A youngster sitting on
the hoard was requested to place his
hands together, isilms up. Then fhe
juggler took a glass of water and poured
It Into the outHtretcfrcd hands of the
boy. In the meantime the boy had been
mesmerized, and his attention was Axed
on a point Indicated by the magician.
gradually the wator turm-rl green
In color and then developed Into a jolly
which Increased In density until It became
iws solid as a stone. Out of the
center of this appeared the head of a
snake, which gradually developed until
In the place of tlio water there appeared
a hissing roptllo. I was amazed,
I can assure you, but the trick was not
yet completed. Hitting the reptile ui>on
the head with his wand, the juggler
took It up carefully and placed It hack
in the glass. As we looked It became
transformed into a Jelly, which In turn
melted into a greenish colored water.
Clearer and clearer became tlio fluid
until it wus of Its original color, and
then the Juggler placed It to his lips
and drank the entire contents. This
was the most wonderful trick I ever
Raw performed, and it Is as mysterious
to me today as it was then."
WHISTLER'S MONOGRAM.
Other Artlfttm llnvr Adopted Queer
I)rvl(M'N For S l? iimI u re*.
The mystic emblem or device of a
sort of Whlstlerized butterfly was
adopted In the sixties by the eccentric
genius, James Abbott Whistler, who,
without any known reason, changed
his name later to James MacNeill
Whistler.
Close study will reveal that this peculiar
scroll Is really a monogram of
J. W. The ejirllost of the etchings to
bear tlio butterfly la "Chelsea Wharf"
(1803), but many paintings and etchings
after that date are signed "Whistler.*
Artists have sometimes signed their
pictures in some distinct form instead
of their names. It generally was
done when the name might suggest
some emblem or symbol.
Thus Hleronymus Cook demarkod
two lighting cocks on his panels:
Marlotto Albertinelll signed a cross
with two interlaced rings, referring to
the sacerdotal duties to which at one
time of his life lie dovoted himself;
Martin Rota, a wheel; Pieter do Kyug,
a ring with a diamond; Giovanni Dossl,
a bone; I>el Mazo Martinee, a hammer;
Lionello Spuda, a sword.
Sometimes caprice dictated the selection,
as when Jacopo de Barber! used
the cnduceua, or Mercury rod; riendrlk
de Hies, nil owl; Lucas Cranacli, a
crowned serpent; Cornelins Engelbrechtsen,
a peculiar device resembling
a weather vane, and Hans Holbein,
a skull.?Collector and Art Critic.
Mn<ti<*ii)utionl ProtllKlon.
It is related that JediHliah Buxton,
i t -? * * * "
me ruignsn matnomatlcal prodigy, was
the son of a schoolmaster, hut remained
throughout life a farm laborer, because
of incapacity to acquire an education,
bis mind belli# occupied by an
absorbing passion for mental calculations.
Doing asked "llow many cubical
eighths of an Inch there are In a
body whose throe sides are 23,115,780
yards, 1,042,732 yards and 54,905
yards?" ho replied correctly without
setting down a figure. Zerah Colburn
was an American prodigy. When asked
the square root of 100.020 and the
cube root of 208,330,125, ho answered
correctly beforo the audienco set the
figures down.
Tlio FrpNldcnt'ii Salnto,
The president's salute consists of
twenty-one guns, and why this particular
number was hit upon has been the
cause of much speculation. One solution,
more clever than probable, is that
when the Revolution took place the nation
was considered able to shift for Itself;
hence twenty-one. Another Is that
the figures of the year of the Declaration
of Independence, 177(1, when added together
make a total of twenty-one. Tho
royal salute In England Is also twentyone
guns, having been originally seveu,
which number fired three times for tho
three political divisions makes tho total.
CrnNhoil,
"Really?cr"? stammered tho gossip,
who had been caught red handed, "I'm
afraid you overheard what I said about
you. Perhaps?or?I was a bit too severe"?
"Oh, no," replied the other woman.
"You weren't nearly so severe as you
would have been If you knew what I
think of you."
Where lie Pnt It.
McBluff?See here, sir, I believe
you're the man who on the crowded
car last night deliberately stuck your
umbrella In my eye! I)e Stuff?Do you
know, I was wondering what had become
of that umbrella. You've brought
It back, have you??Cleveland Leader.
The Very Sweetest.
Tlusband (on his wedding tour)?I
want rooms for myself and wife. Hotel
clerk (politely)?Suit? Angry Husband?Of
course she IsJ^ji^rfectly lovely!
The sweetest girl In* England.?
Loudon Tatler.
A C?r??itt Truth.
Frest.lgo Is a fickle thing, hard to
gain rtnd har'd to malnta^. The merchant
or manufacturer nlUst continue
his leadership as an advertiser or he
will sorely drop from the public mind.
--Mobile lteglster.
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A WOMAN'S WIT.
tt Served Iler Well When the S(av?>
coach Holdup Came.
A good Illustration of tlio quick wit
of a woman appears In the following
incident of the old coaching days of the
far west. The mun of the tale does not
show off In the host of lights and did
not deserve his reward. The coach
was on Its way over a lonely road and
carried among Its passengers a lady
going to join her husband and a man
traveling by himself.
"I have $1,000 In my poeketbook,"
COnflded the lone traveler to the lady,
"and I feel very uneasy. Would you
mind concealing K In your dress? If
we are held up they are less likely to
search you."
Hie lady consented and hid the roll
of hills. Toward evening the shout of
"Throw up your hands!" brought the
coach to a standstill, and four men,
masked and on horseback, demanded
at the point of the pistol that all money
should be Immediately glvsn up. The
lone traveler passed over all his remaining
cash, consisting of a few dollars,
and was congratulating himself
on his escape when, to his horror, he
heard the lady say:
"I have a thousand dollars here, but
I suppose I must give It up." And
without further hesitation she handed
over the precious pile of greenbacks.
The robbers rode off In high good humor,
but as soon as they were gone the
traveler let loose bis wrath. He abused
the lady In no measured terms and
hardly stopped short of calling her a
coward. The accused said little, but
w hl'u lu? uuu or uie journey was readied
slio invited tho ungry man to tier
house.
"I shnll have to accept," he said sulkily.
"I haven't a cent in tho world
through your stupidity."
As he was dressing for dinner that
night his host came to ids room.
"Here is the thousand dollars," he
said, "which my wife ventured to borrow.
You see, she had $20,000 hid in
her gown, and she thought if she gave
up your thousand it would Rave further
search. Thank you for the loan, which
saved me a heavy loss."
BITS FROM THE WRITERS.
A great love is the next best thing to
a great faith.?111 leu Glasgow.
Tho centenarian is a man who has
mistaken quantity for quality.?Barry
Pain.
Probably woman expects less of life
and in that sense may be said to be
more fortunate.?Lady Violet Grevllle.
It Is a defect of our educational system
that wo are not started in life
with tho habit of happiness.?Sarah
Grand.
Life is very scrappy. Look how our
meals break up tho day. Why can we
not eat for three hours and l>e done
with it for a week??Mrs. Humphry.
Numbers of people smile ^without being
amused. * * * To smile broadly
is their notion of gentlemanly behavior
and good breeding.?Itobert
Ulchens.
Poets naturally sing, like birds, in
the springtime of their lives; the cares
of tills world silence them or make us
rather anxious that they should bo silent?Andrew
Lang.
Hot Cronn Don Memorial.
At Bromley-by-Bow is a public house
with the sign of "The Widow's Sou,"
and there a curious old custom is
maintained. Once the tavern was kent
by a widow with an only son. He
started on a sea voyage on a Good Friday
and promised that he would be
back by that day in the following
year, lie did not come, but for years
the mother kept her promise to prepare
a hot cross bun for his return. Each
year she lived the anxious mother observed
the custom, which has been
maintained by successive hosts -and
hostesses of the inn ever since. Now,
as for long time past, "within its guest
chamber may be seen old oaken rafters
with buns hung up between."-? ,
Jxmdon Standard.
Nobody Wm OfToniled.
A Michigan congressman tells this j
stony: ,
"A certain citizen of my district was 1
called upon to defend a man who had ,
soundly whipped a worthless liulividu- i
al. lie had been indicted for assault ]
and battery, 'contrary to the peace and j
dignity of the people of Michigan.' The j
lawyer contended that the prosecution 1
could not hope to convict unless the
entire allegation was proved. 'We admit
the assault and battery,' ho said,
'but we deny that It was contrary to <
the peace and dignity of the people of <
Miciugan.' \
"The jury so held, and the fellow was ,
acquitted."?Philadelphia Ledger. j
,
Tli? Fenwt of Anne*. (
The festum nslnorum, or feast of {
asses, was formerly held Jan. 14 to ,
commemorate the flight Into Egypt |
There are still extant several rituals
of tills festival. One, of Beauvals, In
France, orders the priest to bray three
times In a similar manner. An nss,
decorated with costly coverings, was
led to the altar In a procession und with
hymns of rejoicing.
FlKnrlitHT It Ont. 1
Miss Rtocksonbons? I thought I saw
the baron come in. Where Is he? Mr. '
Stocksonbons?He has just had an In- !
tervlew with me, and at present he Is '
In the library to figure out whether he
loves you or not.?Life.
lint* nnd llcnd*. <
If some people boi'.ght a liat accord- (
Ing to their own estimation of the size j
of their head they wouldn't need an 1
umbrella.?Chicago Journal. '
? ?? (
Facts are God's arguments; we i
should be careful never to mlsundsr- ]
stand or pervert them.-?Edward*. 1
A BEAUTIFUL NECK.
ft X* Not Difficult to OI?tnln If Ono la
Mill In* to Work For It.
A beautiful neck is not a difficult
thing to obtain If one 1h willing to
work for It, and as a beautiful neck
makes Its possessor look fairer and
younger tliau any other beautifying
feature It Is something worth working
for.
Develop the muscles of the neck by
the following gymnastic exercises, and
developers and skin goods of various
kinds con all be dispensed with: (1)
Slowly, but firmly, bend the neck forward
until the chin nearly touches tlio
ueck, then gradually ralso the head; (2)
slowly, but firmly, bend the head backward
as far as you comfortably can;
repeat this movement twenty times;
(3) bend the head sideways to right
twenty times and to tho left the same
number of times; (4) roll the head slowly
to the right, then to the left, twenty
times and afterward bathe the neck In
warm water and olive oil soap and rub
It firmly, but gently, with a soft towel.
If the neck Is very thin a little creain
rubbed In at this time will hasten matters,
and If the treatment be persisted
In for six or eight weeks the Improvement
In tho appearance of the neck
will be so apparent that tho treatment
will not bo discarded until a beautiful
white neck is the reward.?American
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HAPPY GIRLHOOD.
From Fourteen to Twenty Is the
Time to Form Character.
There should be no happier time In
a girl's life than the years from fourteen
to twenty. She should have no serious
responsibilities during those
years, though she should not be permitted
to give up her time entirely to
frivolity. She lias much to learn, and
lier character is usually In such a
formative state that these years may
be the making or the marring of her
whole life, says Woman's I-lfo.
There can be no laying down of hard
and fast rules for this age. Individual
needs must bo considered always, and
solicitous parents must remember that
something must be left t'j the girl her*
self and that too close supervision Is as
bad as too little.
There Is no need to bo discouraged
over the number of foolish fancies
which the girl will take up at this time,
for they are transitory, and in a few
years she will be the first to laugh at
them. The chief tilings are to lay tho
foundation for a truo womanly character
and make her girlhood so happy
that she would be only too glad to live
It over ugain.
KITCHEN HELPS.
The dirtiest frying pan will become
clean if soaked live minutes In ammonia
and water.
It Is woll to remember that a pound
of sugar Is one pint, an ounce of liquid
is two tablespoonfuls and a pint of
liquid weighs sixteen ounces.
An egg whisk made of wire set In a
wooden handle Is a necessity In every
kitchen. It Is required for clearing
soup, beating whites of eggs or cream
and to make chocolate froth.
A box of cedar dust should be kept in
every kitchen. Should any disagreea
bio smell arlso from cooking, put ft little
of the dust 011 to the hot part of tho
rnnge, ftnd the scent given out will
purify the ftlr Immediately.
Directly a saucepan Is empty fthd
taken from tho tiro, fill It with cold
water. When time allows add a piece
of soda and boll out the vessel. Saucepans
treated like this are easy to wash
and always in good order when wanted.
That Tronl>le?ome Merlnffne.
Tho secret of making the meringue
for lemon pies so that It stands tall
and thick Is in the baldng. Whip tho
whites of tho eggs to iv^Toth that will
not fall out of tho bowl when turned
upside down. Put In about a tableBpoonful
of granulated sugar for each
white, stir very little, spread it on tho
pies when they are Just (lone and still
baking hot without taking them out of
the oven and let them bake with tho
oven open. If made hot enough to
brown, tho meringue will surely fall
and become worse than nothing. FIvo
to ten minutes Is enough to laike the "
meringue dry and straw colored. Sift ^
granulated sugar on tho top of the
meringue as soon as spread on the pie
before baking.
A Friend In Need.
IS r
When traveling, It is well to bo pro- f
vldcd with a bottle o^laromatlc spirits P r
it ammonia. In case of*falntness ten f
to twenty drops taken In a wineglass I
it water will often give relief. If one
la to bo alone, it Is well to provide
tho medicine beforehand. Fill a threey re.
mnce bottlo with boiled water nn',\ who
idd a teaspoonful of tho spirits, shal
Itrol 1 nn/1 OAnlr TA - 1 *
uuu U"R unuuy. 11 una uo i&K \to
la two closes lmlf an hour apart, V?
Mntrlic* nml Gnu. 'v* . V
Close to tlio gas range there should! t
tie n match safe and holder for burnt
Hatches. Not the little boxes sold for **
ho purpose, but a big tin case, roomy
ind at tho right height, from which
Hatches may bo easily taken arid Into
which they may bo easily thrown when #ce
Durnt out. Plenty of matches there i
should bo In every kitchen, for they
ire cheap, while gas Is not. M'
Honiemn^o ^Klit Mffht. I
For a homemade night liglit tako Qfrijc' ]
juncG of oil of almonds, put halfy J 1 J
tram of phosphorus and two or thj m i
jralns of flowers of sulphur lnt<4tlor
Hold It In u gentle warmth to dr^'ift.)i
Then shako tho bottle and draw ^ftbe~
;ork and you will havo a flno RlfW 1
worm light. If you rub a little on aw cl
part of the bottle It will appear to miQ
n flames, tpjl