Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEATHER ) For tho puropse oC separating the true from the untruo weather sayiags, the United State government oflielals have recently made a comprehensive Investigation of Knglish weather lore, and have published the 'traditions which may he of truthful guidance to an American. They kave raked over tho whole language aud separated the wheat from the | buff. In addition they have printed' laws which they themselves have enacted to govern their predictions. The work has been done under the supervision of Edward H. (Jurriott, professor of moteorology, and Willis L. e. chief of tho United States , f ^iir bureau. X'he following proverbs, or example, are given to show how one may predict a change in weather b/ l be action of the atmosphere on carious things: When walls are unusually damp' rain is expected. Horse sweating in the stable is a sign of rain. I)i>< rs and windows are hard *o sbut in damp weather. Flier sting and are more trou >! "?some than usual when the humidity increases before rain. Sailors note the tightening of the -"?rds on ships af \ sign of coining <KVain. ** Sensitive plants contract their loaves an 1 blossoms when the humidity increases. A piece of seaweed hung up will become [ 'amp previous to rain. A In:.., of hemp acts as a good hygrometer and prognosticates rain when it is damp. Tobacco becomes moist preceding rain. When rheumatic people complain of more than ordinary pains it will probably rain. When the locks turn damp in the scalphouso surely it will rain.? American Indians. If corns, wounds and sores itch or ache more than usual rain is likely ( fall shortly. When matting on the floor is shrinking dry weather may he expected. When matting expans expcci wet weather. Hopes shorten with an Increase of humidity. Three foggy or misty mornings indicate rain. Quarries of stone and slate indicate rain by a moist exudation l'r ini the s ones. Salt increases in weight berore rain. A farmer's wife says when her cheese salt is soft it will rain; when I getting dry fair weather may bo expected. I! metal platen and dishes sweat it is a sign of bad weather.?Plinny. Three foggy or misty mornings indicate rain.- Oregon. A rising fog indicates fair weather; if the fog settles down expect rain. Fog from seaward, fair weather; leg from land, rain ?New lOngland. Hoarfrost indicates rain. Heavy frosts bring heavy rain; no frosts, no rain?California. The larger the halo about the moon the nearer the rain clouds aiul the sooner the rain may be expecte I. W hen the perfume of flowers is unusually perceptible ruin may be expected. W hen the mountain moss is dry and brittle expect clear weather. Sunflower raising its head indicates rain. Rainbow in morning, shepherds take warning; Rainbow at night, shepherds' delight ; I tain bow at night, sailors' delight; Rainbow in morning, sailors' warninB' Rainbow In mornincr shows that shower ia west of ua, unci that we will probably get it. Rainbow in the evening shown that shower ia east of us and is passing off. Snakes expose themselves on the approach of rain. In dry weather, when crooks and springs that have gone dry, become moist, or, as we say, begin to sweat, it indicates approaching rain. Many springs that have gone dry will give a good flow of water just before ruin. ?J. E. Walker, Kansas. Drains, ditches and dunghills aro more offensive before rain. Floors staturated with oil become very damp Just before rain. Guitar strings shorten before rain. Human hair (red) curls and kinks nt the approach of a storm, and restniightens after the storm. Damp wioks crackle, candles burn dim, soot falls down, smoke descends, walls and pavements are damp, and disagreeable odors arise from ditches umd gutters before rain. Pipes for smoking tobacco hecomu indicative of the state of air. When ( the scent is longer retained than usual and seems denser and more powerful it often forebodes a storm. Soap covered moisture indicates bad weather. It has well been known that animals are able to foretell storm or 4 fair weather with an Instinct practically unknown to man. Many hayings are based on the actions o? beasts, birds, fish and instincts, and *ere are a few which the Washington leather prophets regard as true: Dogs making holes in the ground, eating grass in the morning or refusing meat are said to indicate rain. ?Colonel Dunwoody. All shepherds agree in saying that SIGNS before a storm conies sheep become frisky, leap ami butt or "box" each other.?Folklore Journal. When horses and cattle stretch out their necks and sniff the air it will raiu. Horses ns well as other domestic animals foretell the coming of rain by starting more than ordinary and appearing in other respects restless and uneasy. Hogs crying and running urquietly up and down with hay or litter in their mouths foreshadow a storm to be near at hand.?Thomas WilUford. Kino, when they assemble at o:m end of a Held with their tails to windward often indicate rain or wind. When birds of long flight hang about home expect a storm. Migratory birds fly south from cold and north from warm weather. When a severe cyclone Is near I hey become puzzled and fly in crclcs, dart into the air. and (ran easily be decoyed.?North Carolina. When birds cease to sing rail and thunder will probably occur. Birds and fowls oiling feathers indicate rain. If fowls roll In the dust or sand raiu is near at hand. Bats flying late in the evening Indicate fair weather. Bats who squeak flying toll of rain tomorrow. If cocks crow late and early, clapping their wings occasionally, rain is expected. If the cock goes crowing to bed, He'll certainly rise with a watery head. Chickens, when they pick up small stones and pebbles and are more noisy than usual, afford, according to Aratus, a sign of rain. When chimney swallows circle and call, they speak of rain. When cranes make a great noise or scream, expect rain. One crow flying alone is a sign of foul weather, but if crows fly in pairs expect fine weather. If the geese gang out to sea, Cood weather there will surely lie. If crows make much noise and fly round and round, expect rain. Wild geese flying past large bodies of water indicate a change of weather. Guinea fowls squall more than usual before rain. Clamorous as a parrot against rain.?Shakespea re. Parrots whistling indicate rain. Gulls will sear aloft, and, circling around, utter shrill cres before u storm. When tho peacock loudly bawls, Soon wo ll have both rain and squalls. When herons fly up and down, as if in doubt where to rest, expect rain. Martins 11 y low before and during rain. When fish bite readily and swim near the surface, rain may be expected. Fishes in general, both in salt and fresh water, are observed to sport, and bite more eagerly before ra.n than at. any other time. Hlackflsh in schools indicate an approaching gale. Air huhlc-s over clam beds indicate rain. When pike lie on the bed of \ stream quietly expect rain or wind. Trout jump and herring schools move rapidly before rain. The appearance of a great number of fish on the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico indicate bad weather and easterly winds. A bee was never caught in a shower. When boos to distance wing thdr fliirhf " n?? ?1 Days are warm and skies are bright, But when their flight ends near at home, Stormy weather Is sure to come. When ants are situated on low grounds their migration may he taken as indication of approaching heavy rains. Expdct stormy weather when ants travel in lines, and fair weather when they scatter. Ants are very busy, gnats bite, crickets nre lively, spiders come out or their nests and flies gather in houses just boforo rain. If spiders are indolent, rain generally soon follows. Their activity during rain is proof of its $hort duration. When flies congregate, expect rein. Spiders strengthening their webs indicates rain. If garden spiders forsake their cobwebs, rain is at hnnd. Plants aio also better weather prophets than men. In the following various ways mey buow tnoir wisdom : The odor of flowers is more apparent Just before a shower (when the air is mist) than at any other time. Cottonwood and quaking osp trees turn up their leaves before rain. When the leaves of the sugar maple tree are turned upside down expect rain. Hefore rain the leaves of the lime, sycamore, plane and, prfplar (trees show a great deal more, of their under surface when trembling in the wind. Clover leaves turned up so as to show light under sido indlcato approaching rain. Corn fodder dry and crisp indicates fair weather, but damp an i limp, rain. Tt is very sensitive to hygromatric changes. MAKE PRINT PAPER OF TI1K IJKST KIND Ol'T OF CORNSTALKS. The Government Chemists, Who Have liven Experiment jug for Years, Succeeded at Last. Chemists of the bureau of forestry and of the bureau of plant industry of tho department of agriculture, says a Washington dispatch, believe that they have solved the problem of a cheaper paper that will dispens*' altogether with the use of wood fiber. The new material, from which al r<ady five grades have successful!/ been made, is the ordinary cornstalk, and officials of the department predicted that the new product when made on a larger scale will he at loat 50 per cent cheaper than the print paper now made from wood pulp. The two bureaus have been working on the problem for years, but not until now have the results been so positively successful as to permit >f any announcement. The firs* practicable samples have been manufactured by Dr. II. S. Ilristol and assistants atthe now laboratory on Pennsylvania avenue. Dr. Bristol liafi already carried his experiment to the point of making the paper in five shades. One grade is dark gray, thick and heavy like parchment and almost as tough as sheepskin. Then there is a lighter shade of the same character, two shades of yellow and one of white. The white paper is made from the hard outside shell of the stalk an I the yellow grades from the pit i The yellow grades have a muc h longer fiber and resemble paper made from linen rags or cotton. It is very soft, and pliable. Millions of tons of cornstalks will be available for this now manufacture, according to the department o{ agriculture. At present the stalks are annually destroyed in enormous quantities to got. them out of the way or else are simply turned under the soil with a plow to add slightly t . the fertilization of the next year's crop. The process of manufacturing tlm now invention is much easier than that involved in reducing wood pul i to paper. The chemists have used in their experiments the "soda cooked" process, which has been found to bo the best for making the finer grades of wood pulp paper Hut the cornstalks only need nboei two and a half hours of cookint? in this process against the thirteen or fourteen hours needed to soften the wood pulp. So far the new paper has been made only in a laboratory without special machinery or the wholesale production necessary to insure cheapness, but tlie department is going t < experiment at once on a larger scale and believes that the price of white paper as wed as the other grades will be reduced to a startling degree. "No special grow.th of corn i? nreded," said one of the chemists. "We have used the ordinary stalk from the Virginia fields, and the kind that is destroyed in Texas, Fen nessee and elsewhere in wasteful quantities each year can now he turned to use. Not. only will tho cost of paper he greatly reduced, but the farmer will have an added asset in a by product that ought to net him a neat sum each year." The department will at once take steps to have the manufacture of the new paper undertaken on a largescale. lark Frost. He paintn the leaf of the Ivy vine That runs o'er the garden wall; And spangles the loaves of the pumpkin line, And reddens the sumacs tall. He curls the leaves of the rugged oak That stands in the forest's shade; And over the grass blade spreads a cloak Ah fine as by fuiries made. He creeps along by the limpid stream; ItH ripples are hoklen fast In icy fetters that brightly gleam As he glides In the darkness past. His labor begins at set of sun. When the wind to the night doth croon; Jack paints his pictures and has his fun. uy me light or the harvest moon. Nt'gro Pickpocket Caught. At Columbia a negro named Jones woe arrested Thursday by tho Fair grounds police for attempting f.o pick the pockets of Mr. Wright, of Sumter. There were several cases brought before Magistrate Riley by Chief Fred Strickland and his men.* When the pink-eyed pimpernel closes In the daytime Is is a sign of rain. Milkwood closing at night indicates rain. MuRhroms and toadstools are numerous before rain. The pitcher plant opens its mou'.h before rain. A girl who can manage to ger 1 three engagement rings must have a elrcus ?f her own. | FISH AND GAME. PROPERTY OP THE 6TATK AW NVHKRK IT MAY 11E. So mo Pacts About the Mutter Not ; Generally Known by the People of the Htato. Mr. Jamos II. Rico, Jr., secretary of the Audubon Society, Bays rumors come to him now and then to the o:feet that certain parties claim the right to hunt and fit-h on their own lands, at any time and in any manner, whether for bidden by law or not. |( This is vicious doctrine and pr ?coeds from ignorance of law uim the usage of civilized countries, especially of the usage ? f the States throughout the i'noin. In t.ho first place, as to birds, the act of 1005 states in the preamble: "That all wild birds, whether resident or migratory in this State, shall l?e, and are hereby declared to be the property of the State." That settles the bird question. N'o man ownes them; no many may kill their. . XCOIlt :i I Btinh i r w .? v II UIIIX'D Hlltl 111 t) H *1) manner as the laws prescribe. The same principle applies to lish and game. It was probably true that at llrst the taking of lis 1 and game was a natural right, wholly unrestrained by law, as set forth in a learned opinion on the subject by the supreme court oT (lie United States. As the population of the earth Increased it became necessarx to restrain this natural right Inlaw, in order to Insure the perpe.uity of these things lor the use of t ut ure general ions. In America the court declared that tlsh and game belonging to the State : not as a property, lint iu its capaei'-/ I as the representative of all the peo| pie, following this up by declaring that tlsh and game are incapable of absolute ownership, except io so far as the State shall elect to make it so, I that fish in private ponds and game in reserves are still the property of j the State; that game after It. is killed is subject to legislature control. I There is a line of decisions on this point, each one bringing oik some phase of the subject, hut all adhering to the original principle. ' namely, that tlsh and game are still the property of trie State. | Reflecting will show any one that, if this were not the case, it would bo impossible to nrnli'd ! or gaino, .since the hind of u State all belongs to individuals?at least in South Carolina if does. Tho exercise of this power !iy the j State is a well established rule of law and there is no possible chain to upset if. The exercise of tho rigei by Stales is all for the purpose of conserving the fish and game j valuable food supplies for the p<w | pie. In some States ponds arc no. permitted to he drained off for the There is no such law in South Carpurpose of hilling or catching lish olina, but If t here were the citizens would have to obey it. 4 m >v KM i; i: 11 \v i:.\ri i ?: I \. # r Data for the Cast Thirty-Seven Years at Charleston. The following data for November, covering a period of thirty-seven years have been compiled from the weather bureau records at ('harlesThey are issued to show the condit ions that have prevailed during the month in question, for the above period of years, but must not be construed as a forecast of the weather conditions for the coming month. Mean or normal temperature, f?8 degrees. The warmest month was that of 11)02, with an average of (13 degrees. Tho coldest month was that ot 1901, with an average of f>3 degrees The highest temperature was 83 degrees on November 23, 1899. j Tho lowest temperature was 28 degrees on November 30, 1872. The earliest date on which iirs"killing frost occurred in autumn, was November 9, 1888. Average date on which lirst "killing" frost occurred in autumn, was November 30. Averago date on which last "killing" frost occurred in spring, was March 1. The latest date on which last "killing" frost occurred in spring, was April 2, 1881. Average precipitation for th? month, 2.7a inches. Average number of days with .01 of an Inches or more, 8. The greatest monthly precipitation was 7.54 inches, in 1S88. The least, monthly pieeipitotion was 3 3 inches in 18 80. Tlirt tirrnu net (imoin.l ' 4 " a law ^lUUtVOV (1 HMMj II I ? II |M tion record in any 2 4 consecutive hours was f>.8 I inches on November 10 and 17, 1 SSI). Average relative humidity, 2 a. nu, 80; average, 8 p. in., 7 7. Avorago number of clear days, 12; partly cloudy days, 11; cloud? days, 7. The prevailing winds arc from the northeast. Tho average hourly velocity of the winds Is 0 miles. Tho highest velocity of the wind was 40 miles, from the east, on November 14, 1888. H vNK Ol (!onwa CAPITAL STOCK RURHLl R LIAR)LITY OF STOCKROI.DF.Jls RECUR! I Y TO DEPOSITORS 1)1 RH( Robert H. S?*orV>* rough, 11. L. Buck, <?eorg?.l Holiday, We i i?iit<jit.? t? j i<\ f yi? i cent mti rt it y??u racoon lit ROllERT H. RCAKDUltorcP, II PlClMDfcNT. BANK OF CON W / TOTAL ASSISTS 1>. I . .WINCIM, J. A. Mi l) It. (i. Collins, M. \V. Collins, A "SiiviuKc Unnk has recently been stitution. Inquire for terms and rat Wo wish to thank the public for t un<! cordially solicit their future bus0 A. SPIVEY.VP /v< loV. jTCbi' y |>LL Mr UP KIAOY TO AVM t PJcftfit- arm! ?nc Illu?;fratc<l C .'Ma tap No I FAIRBANKS, MOttSK Rs?i IPC?Tpteiues I ? r- ja^tMiHtn-TTrinMrwnivmrjaaua **[ <71 i A ^ff>A Gradte H | j | ! Wft/sA/es | j! I dfrccf from | i_ bistHSer)!I fx a'J?QlaLn? I S ' EXPRESS PREPAID, i fi tU. 2 Cits. 3Gj!v R [j Capper SlilM Whife Cera $2.25 14.00 $3 50 | ^ Richmond Rye . . . 2.25 4.00 5.50 U | Private Stock Com . . 2.60 4 50 6.59 | | Hilke'sVi. HI. Wtokcy . 2.60 4.50 6.50 H |j 24 Pints ir 48 hd Pirts Yil'ow Ore 14.00. B y 21 Pints ?r 48 K.If-Pints S,e 17.50 n ]E) eolith per gallon extra in i| 0 I .onsen and brraknjre made ffl (rood. Send money orders with ^ 1 all orders. l*rompt shipments. 8 I A. HATKE & CO., | I RICHMOND VA. g I J Tho man who relies on hick for the main part, of his crop will havo an ensy tin. 3 harvesting. DeWltt'9 Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills. They are small, sure, safe pills. Sold by Conway Drug Co. The stone mason is probably looking out for the present as well, when ho lays plans for the future. At any time when your stomach is not in good condition, yon should take Kodol, because Kodol digests all trie rood you eat, and it supplies health and strength for the stomach hi that way. You take Kodol just for a little while when you have slight attacks of indigestion, and you take It Just a little longer in order lo get relief from severe attacks or Indigestion or Nervous Dyspepsia. Try Kodol today. Hold hy Conway Drug Co. It Is easy to run up hills, but hard to llvo down a had reputation. Kennedy's Iaxxatlve Cough Syrup is used nearly everywhere, because it not only heals irritation of the throat and stops the cough, but it drives the cold out of the system through Its laxative principle by assuring a free and gentle action of the bowels, and thai is the only way to cure a cold. You can't cure it as long as you are constipated Insist upon Kennedy s Daxatlv< Cough Syrup. Sold by Conway Dru, ? ? 1IOKUY, y. >, C. $ aooop JO 000 : 50000 110000 J'lORS W . 1?. 1 .c\\ is, W. A. loltiiKon, Will A 1' icemnn. ? t < ii > i ;tr 1a t'cj?? In. j i.i vi k lici IH'CK, lu a. tiiP.Ritjjr, Vice I'IIKSITKNT. * A.SIIIKN. ~CON WAY w, s. o S >(?? '! ill t }?iir>(),()uo.oo. ominntt, .Jno. (J. Spivej, ('. IV (.Mint; Ft Imtim, !>. A. Spivey, < rnIv.?mI Id connectiof) with our ines In this (h'pnetmcnt. heir liberal patrmiaKO In the past, tiness & Cashitr. I VI J *??* c 't&Fb KEW?.?UA;.Di:i:7>;,ili3 S \ \.\ ti., - ,,,..? : I 'J \\\ ? ... 'I . i r '| iiii it t-? ;|. ? ..? J?| ?_ \ ii'' i iti intu w ki U ?' : '.Ml, .MM: ; M ri: ii rti Mr v% h i -itf im*.*li . s fcjj 1.95V 1 ' ? ?o-jihi # gj fit CO. .v.' ^ Tho self saiislicd are alv,. yn morally short-sighted. Kodol is a combination of tho natural digestive juices ami It digests all classes of food and every | kind of food, so you see it will do | tho work that tho stomach Itself J does. The only difference between it and the s oinar-h is tho stomach can got out < f order and Kodol can j put tho ntm.inch info good order. I Hoy Kodol today. It. is guao.inteecl. Sold by Coinvay Drug Co. Croat, characters always rcs's on profound convict ions. Do not lot anyone toll you that something else is just ar> good as DoWitt's Kidney and Madder Pills becauso there Isn't anything ju.-t an good for weak. hack, backache, rheumatic, pains, inflammation of tlu* bladder, or any Kidney am) Bladder disorder. A week's trial will convince you. Sold by Conway Drug Co. The railways of Hokkaido, Juj,.. u, are now under the control of the (Jen oral Cover anient. Burns, bruises and scratches. big and little cuts or in fact anything requiring a naive, are bout and quick eat soothed and healed by DrWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Tho best salve fcr piles. Tie sure you K?'t DeWitt's. SoH by Conway Drug Co. The man vho is always trying to got something for nothing gots mighty little satisfaction in tlie long tub. PUOFKHHICNAL CAKDH. W. K. McGOItP, SUHOKON DKNTIST. CONWAY, 8. O. Over Hank of Horry aI. It. liCllItOCCHS dk.?.i?ia . - ...1 d. I i iijnHuii ISIIU nur*ruu? CON WAV, 8. O. i B. WOFFORD WAIT. Attorney nt Law. CONWAY, 8. O. 1 Office In Spivey Building. H. If. WOODWARD Attorney and Conncelor At Law. COM WAY; S. O. I C. K. ST. AMAN1), Attorney Ht l*?\f Conway, 8. O. H. B. sc.innROUGH CONWAY, 8. 0. ? ^ Attorney at Uw.