The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 19, 1898, Image 6
THE COUNTY RECORD. !
Published Every Thursday
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UN GST K EE, SOUTH CAROLINA,
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LOUIS J. BltliTOW,
Editor aud Proprietor.
A correspondent to the London
Chronicle, who has been delving 111
the by- ways of the patent ollice, lias I
discovered that the modern typewriter
the machine, not the operator lias
had many forerunners. Tu 1711 Jann s i
Mill took out a patent for a machine
in England to "write in printed characters.
" Exactly a hundred years
Into:- Bain and Wright, both Englishmen,
invented writing machines;
nether inventor, Thurber of Worcester,
attempted a perfection of the
some idea; while as recently as 18") 1 a
II. Foncanlt of Paris patented a very
' elaborate writing machiue, the model
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Of VlUCll was 8UOWU s:i 1U* gicai v.r
hibitiou.
The Philadelphia Press quotes this
ties criptioa of the Chilkojt Pass from |
a private ietter: "The elevation of
Chilkoot Pass is thirty-five hundred
feet, and nearly twenty-five hundred
feet of this occurs at one place. Here
one must use both Lauds and feet to
ascend, and before it is possible to
reach a place with sufficient room to
rest, the weight of the pack seems
Lenf 0:1 crushing out one's life. The
*ummit is a glacier,and for four or rive
miles down this side of it we traveled
over ice. The trail is dotted with
hastily dug graves, some with names
ronghly carved on wood, and others
with uo sign save a rude cross of
sticks, which the first winter's snow
will obliterate. Some died from sheer
exposure and exhaustion, some
through accident, and a few from desperation
put an end to their torment
, with a bullet." t
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fi'ma in o vanv nv t\Vf? Wfi <7et WOl'd I
from the little coznmuuitv of Pitcairn's
Island, in the far Pacific, ami just !
now a report comes to the New York
Journal that it has been without raiu
for a year and its people are having a
fwuine. Pitcairn should be relieved,
though it requires some vessel 011 the
way to Australia to go somewhat of
its track to leave provisions. It will
not take much, for the people are few.
Their island home is little more than
4 ,,. ruilou lunnr ond a mile wide. lis I
climate is salubrious in the language
of the geographies, anil its soil is fertile.
When the tine share of rain
comes it produces more than the people
need, aud many a wandering vessel
has found supplies there, though
the little island is ofl'the beaten track
of ocea! voyaging and seldom visited.
They are universally reported to be a
aiiuple, industrious, sober and Godfearing
people, these descendants of
the mutineers A the "Bounty" and
their Tahitan wives. Theirs is one
of the romantic stories of the sea, and
that they have survived on the lonely
isle, away from the rest of tuo world,
is due to the teaching and discipline
of one of the original mutineers, who
called himself John Adams. More
than a hundred years this tiny democracy
has lasted on Pit( aim's lslland,
and it is always interesting to
get a message from it, but it is sad to
hear that it is hungry. The next shij.
leaving San Francisco to cross the
equator should carry it food.
Wanderers of the Sea.
Nearly all of the old-time pirates have
disappeared from the seas, bnt there
arc yet many ocean marauders that
are almost as much dreaded as these
outlaws of the black flag. Oftentimes
when a ship goosfclowu at sea it is deserted
by its crew and left at the mercy
of the waves. If it Is a wooden ship
8IU1 turns over in jusi uie proper way
or fails to till entirely, it will sometimes
float for years, the sport of every storm.
It is tlien known as a derelict, and every
seaman fears it. for shonld he steer
his craft into it on some dark night it
might stave ;i hole in his prow, and
derelict and ship go down together.
There is no chart that can place these
wanderers, no telling just where they
may bo, and they are therefore doubly
dangerous. Oftentimes a derelict will
remain wandering about the ocean for
/ many years. It will get into the gulf
stream and bo swept across the Atlantic.
and up to the coast of England;
then it will sweep down the shores of
Europe in the vast ocean eddy, reeross
the Atlantic and go northward again
in the gulf stream. Every mariner that
sights it reports to the naval authorities
and it is marked on the monthly
charts so that ship captains may look
nt for !t. Sometimes, if it is a big derelict.
a gunboat Is sent out on a chase
to look for it. and if it is found the
tailors charge it with dynamite and it
ts blown off the face of the seas forever.
"I have a doctor's certificate here
that I cannot sing to-night." said the
prima donna. "What?" roared the
manager; "I'll give you a certificate
that you never could sing." Detroit
Free Press.
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Nfiv Itiv'ti in Furnishhy;.
Those who love the flavor of new i
mown hay will he glad to learn of a
new idea in the furnishing of a conn- j
try home or summer cottage. The
Indians of the North make a clumsy
hut handsome matting of the Indian ;
meadow grass, whieh is very aromatic '
and keeps exhaling its odor for j
months and even years. It is applied
ns a wainscoting to a sitting room and .
also as a carpet to the door. The
color is a cool and handsome sage j
green and the perfume in damp j
weather makes the house seem like a i
hay held in midsummer.?New York
Mail and Express.
To Stiffen Laves.
The best kind of starch to use for l
stiffening laces, handkerchiefs, wash- |
ing silks or auv other thin fabric is ;
made with gum arabic. Put an ounce
of gum arabic into a bottle and pour ,
over it a cup of cold water aud place
it over the lire until the gum is dissolved;
then strain it through a lino
sieve or a piece of cheesecloth into
another bottle. When it is cold add
to it half a gill of alcohol and it will
he ready for use when needed. For
dainty laces half a teaspoonful of the
starch mixed with a half cupful of
water will give ample stiffness. Larg-!
er amounts should be added according
to the nature of the different fabrics. J
Xo Longer Wear ttluslin Caps.
French nav3cs are 110 longer wearing
muslin caps with long streamers
ol wide colored ribbons. That is
quite out of data in Paris. A ' bonnet"
or lace cap lined with pink or
blue silk, and without trimmings, has j
replaced it. A wreath of ribbon without
ends is seen on some liuc needle- j
work caps, but the ribbons are narrower
than those formerly used. Brittany
caps are seen in the Bois and
parks, and the Bordelr.ise is met occasionally.
It is a silk kerchief carefully
twisted over the head. The Florentine
headdress always attracts attention,
with its fine golden pins run
through raven tresses. An Alsatian
nurse is recognized by her big bow,
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inaatilla.
Fans and I'arasols For Urides.
Fans raid parasols uro as usual
favorite gifts tills year, either for her
friends to bestow upon the bride or
the bride to present to the attendants.
The fan, like the parasol, can cost
very little or a great deal, and in both
cases be dainty and pretty. Charming
fans for bridesmaid gifts are of
silk and gauze, with sticks of painted
woods, decorated with gold and silver
scroll work, or of feathers with a circle
of gauze let in the middle, showing
a little Wat tea a scene painted
thereon, or a monogram wrought in
sequins. Farasol.s of light silks with
net or moussaline overslips and big j
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CDOUX Ol IllOUSSei lli e Oil up Uliii uuam;,
and for the wedding a spray of
iiowers fastened oa one side, are not j
expensive, and charming souvenirs for
bridesmaids.
Servlnj tlio Ilo^tes* First.
lie custom of serving the hostess
first at luncheons or dinners seems a
highly commendable one. There are
so many little vagaries and novelties
of service nowadays that it is difficult
to know them all. A lady who was a
gaest of honor at a recent dinner
found herself embarrassed by having
a platter handed her holding, apparently,
a whole turkey. She glanced
it over with quick iqmrehensiou and
could see no evidence of its having ;
been carved. Thinking that frankcess
was the best way out of the situa- j
tion, she appealed to her hostess for
instruction, which, of course, was
courteously imparted. It was with
both chagrin and relief that she found
the turkey was in a condition to yield
to the touch of a fork inserted in any
part of the fowl of which she wished
to partake. The list of table silver
grows every season. Many of the
utensils are passing fancies and are
not heard of, perhaps, outside of circles
who constantly seek such novelties.
Obviously, the hostess knows how she
wishes her guests served, and her example
is often a relief and comfort.?
New York Eveniug Tost.
A Fad For Encased Girls.
It used to be the correct thing when
a young wonjiau was engaged to be
married to have a double picture frame
in her boudoir, or bed room, containing
a.photograpli of her fiance and herself.
Twenty-five years ago it was the
fashion to have your photograph taken
with the young man you were engaged
to, and that was placed on your dressing
table. Now there is a new fad.
You must not, of course, be photographed
with your fiance that is uot
considered good form. Nor must you
even have your picture in the same
frame with his. The new fad is to
have a frame holding fonr cabinet size
photographs, and in this you must put
four pictures of your fiance in four difT
,?4. rtnA fill! foAA AUO C1 ll ^
lereuc puaitiuiio?isuv *u?4 w.?.v
face, one three-quarters face and one
profile. It is rather uu interesting
idea, as it is astonishing how changed
a person's expression is with the face
in different positions. One of these
sets of photographs was seen the other
day on a young girl's writing desk,
and it was hard to believe that the profile
and full face were of the same man.
This is one of the latest fads for en
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gngail men as wcil as girls.?Detroit
Free Press.
Line's About the Throat.
Years, as they increase, leave ihe
track oI their wheels tirst on the
throat. Sometimes p. womnu may
have a sou, smcom completion, aim
shapely juvenile figure. even when
advanced in middle age, ami she
might pass fur quite young were it not
for those toll-talc lines at her throat.
Ami these are so successfully concealed
by the ruffle that we need not
wonder at its long reign of favortisua.
Midddle-aged women, therefore, cannot
be too thankful to the raffle, anil
they cannot coax fashion too much to
keep it in favor.
Fro:io*i IIonic-CooVln~.
"French home-cooking," said ono
who has lived in a small city of France,
: "is not properly appreciated in tlm
country. Most of our people adopt
and enjoy that which is found at the
great hotels and restaurants, and never
= >"1" vrtnli flmf tliosprpnvosent the
! wealthy classes of the large cities, and
not the cooking of the homes of the
| French people. This is probably more
scientific and appetizing than the
home-cooking of any other country.
I France has passed through many
! periods ot groat poverty and distress,
I and has learned through the best of
all teachers, necessity, bow to live
upon the simplest and cheapest ma
terial?. Their own artistic nature has
added t > this both beauty and enjoyability.
Thus, for example, the famous
pot-a-feu is soup, made, nine times
out of tea, from vegetables alone, and
yet it is richer and more nutritions
than most home-made soups prepared
from meat ami bones.
"The bisque, which is nothing more
or less iu its simplest form than boiled
milk, into which has been rubbed or
grated some animal tissue, and the
cream, which is boiled milk in which
has been put grated vegetable tissue,
I are other excellent illustrations.
; 'Through this simple use of milk,
| so.i]) can be made from a cold boiled
i potato, two or three tomatoes, some
j carrots, celery, lettuce and other famij
liar food substances.
"Another class of simple and wholo!
some dishes consists of the salads
i which are served to perfection in
J southern France. The lettuce and
J chicory, the salsify, water cress, beet
! top, the heart of a cabbage, the sprouts
I of beans, dandelions, sorrel, chives,
j shalot, onion, lentils and nasturtium
i leaves and seeds, ana otuer nuiume
forms of plant life, aro employed for
this purpose. In this country enough
vegetable resources of this sort are allowed
to go to waste in the meadows
; and fields and gardens to give a salad
once c week to every man, woman and
child. Xew York Mail and Express.
Fashion Fancies.
Checked moire poplin.
Foulards in small scrolls.
Ties of heavy repped silk.
Scocp-brimuicd hats again.
Bordered foulards and pongees.
Xcekties of plaided black gauze.
Madras in plaids for shirt waists.
Japanese kimonos or houso gowns.
Black skirts with bayadere stripesBlack
mohair Sicilian for odd skirts.
Plaid taffeta skirts with ribbon
frills.
Shepherdess hats loaded with flowers.
Alsatian bow effects for tiny bonnets.
I Scarlet shirt waists of heavy repped
silk.
Black taffeta skirts having pinked
ruffles.
Covert cloth top coats in black and
colors.
Cashmere cowns braided with lace,
shirred.
Plain and fancy crepous in black
and colors.
Poplir.s having a velvety effect in
! the finish.
i Straw hats trimmed with rntHes of
: taffeta silk.
Light cloth blouses having a fiat,
fitted basque.
Band trimmings iu net and cord
like lace work.
Light-weight tailor suitings in
: monotone plaids.
i Turbans with a straw brim and soft
J silk crown.
Shoulder capes of lace and monsselint:
lined with silk.
I Short cloth jackets with tucked
{ s'ceve tops and revers.
Negligees of striped and plaided
f aunel and flannellette.
Bleck grenadine with romau stripes
in bayadere effect.
1 Tailored suits of heavy cottons, as
i piques, duck and madras.
Black doub -faced satin saslies
! from four to eleven inches wide.
Large silk and velvet flowers in the
burnt orange hues.
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| String ties, stocks and Ascot tios
of bright plaid taffeta.
Tailored jacket suits of covert and
serge for girls of eight to sixteen.
Traverse stripes of every variety in
woolen aud silk goods. Drygoods
; Economist.
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> The popular use of a spring medicine is founded on experience. 4
j l With the coming of the spring season comes languor, debility, a " dragged- 4
i* out'' condition and a general lassitude summed up in the familiar phrase? *
"that tired feeling."
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| from the gross effects of the fatty foods of winter, there is no medicine ^
! ?r? equal to Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It not only cleanses the blood, but re- ^
K vitalizes it. It puts a spring into the step and a sparkle into the eye that
betoken health. It restores the lost appetite, induces refreshing sleep,and 4
* reduces the liability to disease by neutralizing the conditions essential to . ^
< the development of disease germs.
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^ "Asa spring medicine during the months of March, April, and May, I know of no other ^
m prepaiation that can begin tocompare with Ayei's Sarsaparilla. It is the leader of leaders." b
^ \V. A. WEISER, M. D., Houibon, Ind. ^
p 4 "I cannot speak too highly in praise of Ayei's Sarsaparilla. From experience, I can
| recommend it as the best spring medicine." ISAAC S. SPARKS, l'atsey, Ky. 4
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l ^ " I have used Ayer's Sarsaparilla in ray family for years and highly recommend >it. As 'J ^
a spring medicine, it has no equal." A. 1>. NICHOLS, tilery St., Cambridge, Mass.
> J " Ayer's Sarsaparilla has been a household companion in our family for years. I take it -m
^ every spring, beginning in April. It tones up my system, gives me an excellent appetite, ^ J
j and makes me sleep like a top. As a blood meSidne, it has no superior in my opinion." ^
^ H. K. WILDLY, Philadelphia, Pa. ^ j
^ 1 "Ayer's Sarsaparilla is without an equal as a blood puriner and spring medicine, and ^
cannot have praise enough. I have watched its effects in chronic cases, where other IP 1
^ 1 treatment was of no avail, and have been astonished at the results. No other blood ?|
? medicine that I have over used, and I have tried them all, is so thorough in its action, and ^ j
J effects so many permanent cures as Ayer's Sarsaparilla." A
Dia II. F. MERRILL, Augusta, Maine.
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ISAAC B. POTTER. ! .
i JONSUMPTION OF INTOXICANTS J
IntcrcstiuK Fijturcs on tlic Drink
Hills of Four Lcuilini; Nations.
The British Board of Trade lias just !
published some figures showing the
consumption of wine, beer and spirits
in the countries of Europe and the
United States. The report emphasizes
one fact that is generally overlooked
and that is that the consumption of the
various intoxicating beverages is controlled,
very largely, by climate. Spirits
predominate for drink in the cold countries,
beer in the more moderate and
wines in the southern sections. Thus
we sec- that spirits are used very largely
in Scotland, northern Russia, Sweden
and Norway, beer in England and
(icrmauy, while in France, Spain and
Italy wine Is drunk almost to the exclusion
of other intoxicants. From this it
would follow that beer should be chiefly
used in the northern section of the
United States and wine in the southern.
What the effect of high taxation is
upon a nation's drink bill is a subject
not well settled, while it is well established
that the amount of spirits consumed
varies with tlie prosperity or
purchasing capacity of the people; that (
'arge vintages and correspondingly (
large production or wine increase nte t,
amount of the per capita consumption
ami that in most eases Increase in taxation
and corresponding Increase in the
cost of intoxicants somewhat reduce
the amount consumed. There is con- j
slderuble variation in the revenue derived
by different nations front the tax- r
ation of alcoholic beverages. In Great
ltritaiu it is ."si per cent; in France 1J
per cent; in the United States oO i>er ^
cent, and in Germany 17*4 per cent. j
The following table gives tlie quantl- |
ty of wine, beer ami /pint* in gallons. '
consumed per capita iu the countries v
named: '
Country Wine. IJccr. Spirits. Z
United Kingdom 0.40 ao.7 1.01 1
France 20.30 3.2 1.K5 c
Oeniiany 1.(m; 23.3 1.04
United States 0.22 12.7 O.S'i 1
Probably the large amount of spirits n
consumed in (Jermauy is due somewhat f
to the fact that it Is clionper tlicre than ''
in either I-'raiiec or (Jreat Britain. The 0
showing in the United States is certain- v
ly creditable, for the people consume of 1
alcoholic beverages very much below '
lhe average of the four tuitions. |
New President of the League of Amer- !
icon Wheelmen.
Isaac B. Potter, the new president of
the League of American Wheelmen, is
a lawyer and one of New York's most
ISAAC B. POTTER.
?nterprlsii)g citizens. For nearly a de ;ii1p
he hits: ltppn hlpntiflod with lpnrnie
iffalrs. IIo was chief consul of the
S'ow York division. Under his able
guidance New York's membership in
he league was increased from 4.857 to
learly lib,000. He fought the Albany
obbyists anil obtained the passage of
he Armstrong bicycle baggage bill.
Hint was the first bill of its kind to
ass in this country. Other States have
inulated New York, and it is Mr. Toter's
hope that before long every comnonwealtli
in the United States will
lave done likewise. He has done grand
vork in the cause of good roads. That
s his hobby. He once edited a maga;ine
published in the interests of iniiroved
highways. It is said the publication
was the best of its kind ever
indertnkon. Mr. Potter is a brilliant :
rator and is one of the best parliamenarians
in this country. Last year the
eague grdw under ids direction. That
rpanization passe<l the 100,000 mark 1
rlth him as its chief executive, and its
rensurv is in a most prosperous condi
ion. Ho may bo depended upon toconinue
the pood work. I
A Ulr i rrsui?i inc. is4.?-in.
Russia's Powerful Ruler Gratefully
Kemcmberti Dr. Tulmase.
Of-e of the most remarkable gifts that
ornament the home of Rev. I)r. Talmage
since his return from his recent:
weddinz trio is a Russian tea service
of gold and enamel, a personal token
from the Czar of Russia.
The friendship of the Czar for Dr.
Talmage dates back to the hard winter
when the famine sufferers of .Russia 4
were aided by the food contributions
of the Uiiited States. The reception of
the American vessel at St. Petersburg .
was enthusiastic in the extreme, rather
Ih contrast to the spirit in which the
same action by this country has been
hailed at Havana. Like the present
gift of the Czar, the intrinsic worth of
the contribution, however welcome at
the time, waS less considered than the
spirit which prompted its tender. Dr.Talmage
at the time the relief expedition
left the United States was in
Great Britain. He was requested bj
this government to proceed to St. Petersburg
and make the official presentation
to the Russian government. He
was warmlv welcomed bv EmDeror
Alexander, then on the throne, received
at the palace and presented to the
royal family and there made the acquaintance
of the Czarowitz Nicholas,
now the Emperor of all the Russias.
The friendship thus termed has lasted
till the present time. As a matter ot
fact, the present of Emperor Nicholas,
while a welcome addition to the doctor's
household effects, was not primarily
intended as a wedding present,
for, to speak in newspaper parlance,
the doctor had "scooped" his friend the
Czar on his nuptial event as well as all
of his friends in this country, and the
present had started from the other side
considerably before the announcement
of Dr. Tal mage's marriage was received
here. However, when he received,
notice that a gift from the Emperorf- awaited
him, he felt none the less
willing to get it. According to royal
etiquette, the presentation had to be
made on Russian soil, and the only
conveniently adjacent bit of Muscovite
territory was the deck of the Russian
vessel Leo in the harbor of Philadelphia.
Thither the doctor repaired and
the presentation was made in due form.