The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 04, 1907, Image 6
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
How to Furnish a Pincushion Stall
a Oi^aar.
It l? almost time for the annum
breaking out of the bazaar epidemic,
which attacks all communities, whether
in towu or country, in the fall. I/>tsof
women dread these visitations not only
Ion account of Ih trou.dv* the., e.uail.
but from lite fear of presiding over a
"atalf that Is not (to use a commercialism)
a "good seller." All doubt on this
score may ho sot at rest if a pincushion
st*1) he selected. It may he safely
looked upon as a "draw." The stock in
trade Is neither expensive nor troublepome
to provide, and any surplus there
may be need never remain long on
hand, for a pincushion can claim to
rank as a necessary of life.
1 The object with bazaar stock Is first
to be equipped with a suMP-lent supply
Of novelties and even oddities to make
DUTCH PINCUSHION,
the stall striking and attractive and
next to place one's wares In a good
i marketable position. The following
pincushion suggestions may certainly
be termed novelties In their line:
It to the fashion now to have tnoestor
pincushions that roach from side
to tide of the dressing table and
hold not only the supply of ordinary
pint, hut the hundred and one hatpins,
li^e pins, safety pins, etc., which are
In this manner best marshaled for a
icholce. The cushion is holster shaped
'and rests on a semicircular wooden (
^support. The ends arc gathered into J
{ui? rouuM or mo Holster ami finished
'.off with ribbon streamers, oacli ter,'mlnatln
in a colored glass l?oud. This
'[idea admits of many variations.
Vory ?pinlnt and unusual Is the
Dutch pincushion, copied exactly from
one used In the land of dikes and
windmills Tills pretty article stands
about siv inches high, although It may
be made of any size. The framework
? ( Is formed of eight pieces of cardboard,
"v covered with silk and neatly sewed together
it hourglass shape. Another
section of silk covered cardboard Is
lj BOLSTER CUSHION.
(isowed at tho bottom, and the case is
<[fiLled with bran or cotton batting tight1'ly
paekad. A bran stuffed cushion la
1 deftly fitted Into tho ton and tlm whnU
5ls fluished down tlio sennia with fine
fo^rd. A waistband, an It wore, U put
Jarinb^d the center of tlio cushion. OH
ffnshio^Vxl n,l(l whito cheekerlxjard
Psiii* le the quaintest material to use,
- ^wlth the top cushion of a hnrmoulxlag
#***"' |blue velvet.
Hint to tho Waist Maker.
The uhlrt waist maker who Is worklug
at home must take euro this seasoe
to get a good pattern. Very fine patterns
are offered for sale, and the woman
who wants to make her own waist
would do well to purchase a pattern
tliut (Its her.
After obtaining the pattern It Is a
good tiling to cut out a muslin waist.
Thus one can bo sure that the pattern
fits. Doubtless a few small alterations
must be made in It. Then comes the
critical part?the adapting of the pattern
to the modes of the season.
While waists are still upon the blouse
| order, It Is noticeable that they fit more
I - - and mor,e snugly and that thore Is an
" absence of the big bag which once hung
boldly down so as to cover tho belt
line. All belt lines are risible now,
and handsome belts are worn with all
waists.
Tho homo waist maker should not
make tho mistake of having her waist
?too loose. This Is the almost Invarla<!blo
fault of the amateur. And the result
Is anything but graceful. The new
Swnlsts are long in the waist line. They
i are cut In long, graceful curves. But,
j!on the other hand, they fit snugly. One
('must experiment until one succeeds.
I8hoe Bag That Is Praotieal.
A practical shoe bag Is made In the
following simple way: Cut n strip of
heavy cretonne or denim twenty-eight
Inches long hy fifteen inches wide. Attach
to this n strip the same length, but
only twelve inches wide, having first
bound one of the long side3 with colored
tape.
' Bind the other edges in with those of
the longer piece, except at the top, using
the same tape. Divide the upper
and shorter strip Into pockets the right
size for shoes, using tape to mark them,
and stitch on the sewing machine. This
may have a short flap at the top to
quite cover the shoes from dust. Tills
bag, when fastened to the Inner side of
the closet door, is quite out of the way
and at the same time easily within
reach. Under this large hag might
.. hong a small one made in the same
fashion, In which to keep the boxes
of shoe paste, clothes for cleaning and
brushes for polishing.
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I1AJ> A FAXiliXNQ OUT.
Tho Mho Who Held Ob Was the Last
Quo lit.
Judge John M. Harlan and Jamoa
B. McCreary canvassed Kentucky together
as tho Republican and Democratic
candidates thirty years ago.
TliOy travelled about tho State on
a jo.ut debating tup a ul iu many
small mountain placoB had to sleep
in tho same bod. They wore warm
personal friends, and so did not object
to this intimacy.
Ono night Mr. Harlan got Into bod
first. Senator McCrery was not far
behind, and just ns ho entered tho
bed Judge Harlan raisod his bulky
form- ho is a large man- und said
in Ills stentorian voice: "McCreary,
there is one thing cortain, the next
Governor of Konuoky is in this bed."
As he spoke tho bed slats brcko
and Judge Harlan rolled to the floor.
Senator McCreary caught and held
himself in bod, and as Judge liarIan
reached the floor, said:
"John, you are right, the next
Governor of Kentucky is still in thin
bed."
Fun for (lie Neighbors.
Virgil P. Kline, tho corporation
l.mvA.. /~M 1 ? >- ---
it* ,/*. ui vivYoiaiiu, m jiu auuresu
upon "Ambition" said:
"Ambition Is an excollont thing.
Without It the world would not ndvanco.
But there are worthy and unworthy
ambitions, silly and wise,
beneficent and maleficent ones.
"Thon there are the peculiar, the
distinctive ambitions, such as wo see
In childhood.
"Thus I once knew a llttlo boy
who had an ambition to be a letter
carrier and, finding in a cedar chest
In the attic u great bundle of love
loiters that his mother had been preserving
since the days of hor courtship,
ho packed them In a leather
school satchel and distributed them
from house to house throughout the
neiglibo rhood."
Paying Politeness.
"Politeness," said Senator Galllngor,
In tho hop? of stilling a rather
acrimonious argument In Concord,
"always pays."
Ilis flushed listeners looked up
at him In inquiry, and he smiled
and repeated:
"Politeness always pays. Two little
girls 1 knew wero sot before ft
plato containing two bunches of
grapes?one a very largo and tempting
and perfect bunch, tho other
small and hard and green.
"The two littlo girls looked at tha
two bunches for a space In silence.
Then the polite child said:
" 'In oo gweedy?'
"'No,' the other answered; 'I'a
not a bit gweedy.'
" 'Then,' said the first, 'oo
choose.' "
Her Ilcason for Marryhq;.
"That excuse Is a very cynical and
hopeless one," said Senator Ha Toilette.
"It doesn't apeak at all well
for tho futiiro."
Ho was discussing a certain corporation's
apologj for dodging a law.
"A cynical excuse," lie went on,
"and ouo that recalls to my mind r
young and pratty nurse who surprised
all her friends by marrying a
rich man of seventy-throe years."
" 'Why one earth did you marry
that fossil?' a friend asked the
nurse.
" 'Well,' she replied, 'I thought I
might aa well be engaged in nursing
ono old man aa a dozen.' "
Instructing the Court.
A Texas judge was robbed of a
horse not long ago, and the thief, being
arrested, was brought before
him on trial. The Judge eyed the
prisoner with deep satisfaction for a
mlnuto or so, and then delivered
himself of tho following:
"Owing to a personal prejudice,
the court will not hear this case. It
will be tried by the ba'ltfT, who will
find a verdict in accordance with
the facts. In tho mean time," he
added, Impressively, "the court will
go outside and find a rope and pick
out a good tree."
Courage Promoters.
"Women," remarked Wcdderlv,
"nro great Incentives to manly courage."
"What's the explanation?" queried
his friend Singleton.
"Well," replied Wodderly, "since
I've been up against the matrimonial
game and had a few tilts with my
wife, the prospect of a scrap with the
toughest citizen in town seems ilka
mero child's play to me."
lie Knew Ifcr.
"What seats have you?" asked tha
man nt the box office,
"How many?" asked the attendant.
"Two; my wife and myself."
"Hast, row; all I've got."
"Won't do. There's no man living
could make my wife take a back
F.oal!"
Hnnriy Custom.
Bill ?Doctors' Coachmen In Berlin
wear white hats, so that a physician's
carriage may be easily recognized
In qaso of neoesslty.
Jill -I suppose it Is a common
thing, then, to see fellows who owe
the doctors dodging down side
streets.
Where It Is Conducted.
Bacon The peanut crop in the
United States amounts to 11,000,000
bushels annually. The total sales
amount to between $8,000,000 and
$10,000,000.
Egbert?And yet the peanut business
seems to be at a stand still.
HABITS OF MEXICAN >.
Peaceful and Law Abiding Make Admirable
Servants.
To one who has lived long enough
in Mexico to become acquainted with
the working clauses and acquire soma
Jislftht into their natures and a> ; ?
Ol ..A m.4 .1 iioiii i i
it seems unfair wlion writing or talking
of them to Americans to refer to
them as Indians, as they are commonly
called here. To the average
citizen of the United States the word
Indian at once brings to mind tin
picture of the sutlduu and revenydi 1
red man of tho North. T! o sii.ipli
Tnlm'.oJ, patient, doolie Indian of .loxlco
.j nut in this class at all. ITo 1)
eminently poaeoful. Uouiitlful uatuii
and perpetual uenrror combiuo to pallium
hi,j Improvidence. llo ca ,.ot
v,eo 1 lie necessity of laying up anything
lor u rainy day. It ralii3 ha f
tl.o days in Mexico anyhow, but that
:i!y i.:.-.ken tho mangoes grow la. a i
and cheaper. It lie lias no tortilla*
today, uonie of bis neighbor j li .ve,
and tliey will gladly shuro, for conJlLious
may Lo rovorued tomorrow.
Those Mexican iudlans make tin
best und tho poorest servants In th%
world. The groatost charm troui thli
3tandpoint la their perfect appreclation
of their position. Always pullto,
nevor presuming, with hat In hand, It
is always "your servant" and "with
your permission." in tho household
they ask a half holiday onco a fortnight,
und never a word of complaint
when working hours last from dayll.yht
i** ~ dirt' ? *
ibui iiiiuu:^ iiL. c>t? uiucruui ill ?
these; pooplo from the Northern Indian
that it seems an injustice, as ha?
been said, to call them by th. t
na.no to those who know only the lu
Han of the cold country. The Me.\i*
an Indian does not want to fight.
Ill ho asks id to bo lot atone. 1 L>s
pol lioness and affectionate nature a: t
Inborn, llis love for children is particularly
marked. It is a commou
sight to reo a laborer in the street
with but two pieces of white co lon
clothing to liis back or liis nnms
Hop a woman with a baby in her
arms, and holding the child's face
between both his hands deliver a resounding
smack and chuck it under
the chin. And io the name unconscious
and entirely unaffected manner
will a young in in take his somb ero
from tiis head and reverently kiss tin
hand of some ancient re.ativo mi a
tattering dress when lie encounters
her in the crowded thorougiifuro.?
Modern Mexico.
A Princely Priest.
Prince Max of Saxony, with Ida
cliina blue eyes, short stature and ll.9
(laxen hair of his ra<j?s? probably ilia
only princely priest in the world?abjures
everything, almost, which is of
the world worldly. A litUo whilo
uiirx, hi me marriage at uauncs or
Princess Marie of Bourbon to a Sixmo u
prince, Prince Mux appeared at th?
church door so poorly clad that the
doorkeepers, as is the wajr of Bumbledom,
lefused to admit him uatil he
disclosed his Identity. Aa earnest
preacher, if a dull one, whon he
preaches at the Church of St. t^aureut,
In Paris, he draws to liia feet a very
smart audience of the Faubourg St.
Gcriuain variety. But then, it la not
every itinerant preacher who ia a
prince, the brother of a king, and the
brother-in-law of an archduke, two
archducheses and the arii i Couutesa
M on tignoso.--Bystander.
Noise-Making ?j?iel?ra.
Recent observations of government
naturalists show that many sub-species
of the gigantic spiders, generally
known aa the mygnle, are provided
with atridulating, or noise-making organs.
with which speaking sounds can
be produced. Professor Moorhoad
states that there is not a particle of
evidence that these spiders, which
have occasionally been known to destroy
smau reptiles, possess the sonso
of hearing. Yet they can emit sounds,
n r? rl f lie i i> f nrn ?i f m iu tlm t Vin nnrnncn
IU1U U *? V, Hill i 1,IM 1. ??? ll.ivi I 11 U |HII I'UtjVJ
of these noises is similar to that of
the rattlesnake's rattle?tnoy are
emitted when the spider is on the defense
and Tinder the excitement of
fear or anger.
Suicids Statistics.
Suicides in the United Kingdom
have increased by 200 per cent, in
fifty years. In 1904, the last year for
which official figures are available,
3.623 men and 822 women took their
?wn lives in England and Wale*
\lone, while tlie total in the metropolitan
police district was 600, says
the Social Gazette. At least an equal
number of persons were provonted
from accomplishing their intention,
flow rapid has been the increase durng
recent years may be seen from the
"act that suicides in England and
Wales have increased from 478
a omen and 1,629 men in 1885 to 823
vonien and 2,523 men in 1904. There
have been more than 60,000 suicides
In England and Wales In 20 yearn.
Had as ?s the case In England, In
other countries the evil Is even worse.
According to statistics recently published
by the Swiss Government,
here have committed suicide during
he last years. 1G,G40 persons In
\\i?'/.c) ad. 323,000 persons In Germany
'. "1,000 persons in France.
Genre hdal figures put the number
of . >a In Europe yearly at
0 O^o. in the German Empire
mo! h- risen from 10,510 in 1895
o 12,7.10 in 1905. In America the
. .umber . about 3,000 annually, and
is incroasin^.
'In 1897 I tm<1 a stomach discmm>om?
physicians aal-l Dyspepsia
Consumption. One said I would n<
live until Spring. Fdr four years
xlstod on boiled milk, soda biscuit
aud doctor's prescriptions, I c ub
not dtgeet anything I ate; then 1
picked up one of your Almanacs an
It happened to he my life-savor,
bought a fifty cent bottle of KODO'
v.nd the benefit I resolved frorn th .
laicwlo an iuo iu .oort,'iv?
not buy. In two months I went bac!
to my work, as a machinist, and i
three months I was well and heartMay
you long live and prosper." C
N. Cornell, Kodlng, Ha., 190G. Th<
above Is only a sample of tho gre
good th-U Is dally done everywhe
by Kodol for Dyspepsia. It Is sob
here by Conway Drug Co.
It ispleasanter to rush the growler
than to be chased hv a dog.
Von should be vory careful of your
owels when you have a cold. Necrly
11 other cough syrups are c nsflpalng,
especially those containing opiates.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough
-yrup mores the bowels contains
N'O opiates. Conforms to Nation:)'
Pure Food and Drugs Law. Heart
'he endorsement of mothers every
where. Children like Its pleasant
taste. Bold by Conway Drug co.
Everybody is sorry to be abused
unless its because he is rich.
To remove a oough you must got a
the cold which causes the cough
There Is nothing so good for this as
Kennedy's Laxative Lough Syrup.
The liquid cold r^lef that Is most
quickly effective, that stills and quits
the cough and drives out the cold.
Sold by Conway Drug Co.
Every man has lots of fair-weather
friends.
Little globules of sunshine that drive
the clouds away. DeWltt's Little
Rarly Risers will scatter the gloom
of sick-headache and biliousness.
They do not *grlpo or sicken. Recommended
and wild here by Conway
Drug Co.
Egotists waste a lot of hero worship
of themselves.
KODOL digest* what you eat a..d
quickly overcomes Indlgeatlon, which
In a forerunner of Dyspepsia. It is
made In strict conformity to the National
Pure Food and Drugs Law
and Is sold on a guarantee relief
plan. Sold by Conway Drug Co
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building of Horry County and for th<
Huing this policy we take pleasure in
AoooHMtoodation when consistent with
With gratitude for the liberal
cordially solicit your future bu tin tee
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Hal L. Buck,
Gocrgo J. liolliday,
We will pay you 5 rer cent, inte
tsh saving* banks to those wishing
Try out plan for saving your nickles
these little banks and the interest wc
beflp yon.
1'he winds of March have no terror
o the user of DeWltt's Carbollzed
Witch Hazel Salve. It quickly heal s
chapped and crack ed skin. Good
too, for boils and burns, and unloubtedly
the best relief for Piles
Sold hero by Conway Drug Co
The Horry Herald
CONWAY, S C.
Thursday, April 4, 1iM>7.
PHOFESSIONAL CAItDS.
MCCOIU) & MCCOKD
SURGEON DENTISTS.
CONWAY, S. C.
Out Ibuik of llorry
II. II. WOOD W Alt I)
Attorney and Councelor At Law.
CONWAY, S. C.
15.WOODFOKI) WAIT.
Attorney at Law.
CONWAY, S. C.
Oflleo in Spivey Itulldlng.
CONWAY MAHKET.
Fresh Meats and Sausage
always on hand.
Orders are taken and
promptly delivered
every day.
GEO. L. MAItSII.
Proprietor.
H. H. lU KKOlXJIIS
Physician and Surgeon.
CONWAY, S. C.
It. it. SCAltHItOCOlI
CONWAY, S. C.
Attorney at Tiaw.
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VIRTUE OF MAD6TONE3. I
Of Some Use Because Absorbent?Ciaj?
Makes a Good One. I
Physicians are often asked whether?
there really is any virtue Is what arj?
called mad3tone?. One of them, writ-B
lng iu the Medical Hrief, declares that?
hue, sliKi >'< re j. > .> u. o .; t?
they wouid bo of more value if incur?
limitations wora understood. B
"Thero is no particular vaH^ty of
stone or substanco which may beVdcs- w
Ignated exclusively as the mr.dnvnno," H
he says. "I have seen nmuy of t! "in, B
so called, and 110 two were of ex a 11 y B
the same co moos it Ion, goologieully B 1
considere i. S
"iVtaristones art on the same prlucl- B-apie
that a blotting paper does when
absorbing ink, and there is nothing B
that makes a better one then baked ft
pipeel ly. A now clay pipe, pro lira- B
bio tor one cent at nearly any sturo M
wLuro tobacco is sold, enn uot be excelled
by any inauntone, no matter
how great its reputation.
"The action can be clearly* demonstrated
by placing a common dry red
brick in contact with the marglu of a K
puddle of water and noticing what
capillary attraction will accomplish.
Therefor?, to b? eftb lent, the only
necessity Is Cor the stone to be porous
and liavo s'rong adheaive and absorbent
qualities. Nothing mysterious
about It.
"I havo seen several that appear to
be concretions, either vesica!, renal or
biliary and were found in the biad?ier,
kidney or liver of some animal?
t.hoce taken from the deer, supposed
to he the best.
"wuon a person Ifl bitten by a roptilo
or dog supposed to be mad and
the porous stone applied to tho
wound, tbe blotting: paper actio* begins,
and the blood, saliva from tho
mouth of the animal and whatever
poison these fluids contain will naturally,
by capillary attraction, lie absorbed
by and into the eubst&nee *p- w
jilted, no matter what name you may
5ive it.
"Tho saying that if a store stick 3
tho wound is poisonous, and if it does
not take hold there Is no venom present
Is untrue. If the stone :b e-e'.n
snd dry it will adhere when molaturo
is .vithiu reach till it becomes wituri
ted.
a" i-i ui^iiium, :* new rca crifK ~riil
absorb one pint of water. After the
vonom has been taken into the circulation
the madstone is worth loes;
but as the victim is usually filled
with whiskey or alcohol at the cuimo
time the stone ir being used the r.pirnj
may counteract the effect of tlis
poison. 9
"I know of a stone which has a
wide reputation, end makes a yoort
living for the family owning it. Thoy
ncvir let it g;o out cf their si;,bt, and
when the victim can not be taken to
tho atone one member of the family
can be hired to lake the stone to tho
rlctira. In addition to tra\elllng ox- V
ponscs they charge $5 for the Ajvpiioation
and $2 extra for each hour fcaat
the atone sticks.
'"?his stone is busy a large part of
the time. Not long since the stono
held to a man's leg for over ano
hundred hours, yet the man died. f?>3
life could have been Oave I if dependence
had not been placed entirely in
the atone. v
What tiie Bet Cost Him.
lairing Washington's admin 1st nation
he was seen daily at iiis room adjoining
the Senate chamber, and oft on
wm found there before the Senate
ws? organized.
On one occasion prior to the arrival
i>f the President, vlo ernor Morris ?<nc!
some other Sena torn were stand in/;
together talking about the unaffor'ea
but majeetic air cf Washington. One
?f the company remarked that tharo
was no man living who could take a,
liberty with him.
"I will bet that I con do tint with
impunity," said Morris. The bet wad
taken, and soon afterward Washington
appeared and jxuiaed to exehav.jsa
:t few words with Bcmclxu'ly. Wetio
the President was thus engaged, words
stepped up and in a jocund ir.meor
familiarly (sipped him on tho
shoulder and said. "Good inorni if?,
c)d fellow!"
The President turned and merely
looked him In the fare, without a
word. All the hold effrontery fell
from Morris, and he tdepped back in
evident discomfort. Turning to tho
other Senators, he said: "Gentlemen,
you have won your het. I will never
take such a lii>erty again."
Spectacles Demoralizing.
A certain Somerset Thar made himself
notorious by the vigor with
which in the seventeenth century, ha
Inveighed against the use of the newly
invented optic tflasr.es, since they
pervorted vision nnd made all things
appear In an unnatural and therefore
a false light. Microscopes and telescopes,
with their arrav of lenses hn
rtcclarotl to be importers, since a man
could not see so well with two pair of
Rpcotacl03 as with one. Some asserted
It to be sinful to assist the eyes,
which were adapted by Provldenco to
the capacity of the Individual,
whether good, had or Indifferent. "It
was argued that society at. large
would become demoralised by the use
of spectacles; the would give ore man
an unfair advantage over his fellow,
and evory man an unfair advantage
over ?very woman, who could not be
oxpectod on aesthete and Intellectual
grounds to adopt the prnfritec."