The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 23, 1908, Image 2
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V DWARF TREES.
The Process by Which They Are Produced
In Japan.
On the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan,
there is a little colony of native
artists who make a specialty of
growing dwarf trees?oaks. maples,
beeches, apple trees and many others,
perfect in every detail and pronnrtion.
hut no hirircr than shrills.
t -
grown in jardinieres ami used as
ornament? for dining tables.
the process a writer says: "Kxactiy
how these tiny trees "are produced
is known on'.v to a score or so of individuals.
l'ttt ;!i" iputlity css-.ntial
t>T .the successful dwarf iresgrower
is patier-o. 1r.hr.iie pitiencc,
hacked by a fund of ea ::i
resign;-:;o - rkmnvn to t!r? wes tern
ii.;Y years is named athe
shortest ] eriod in which a really
good anil salable dwarf tree maybe
grown, while a ili'oti :? ~ n -i
long enough to produce th highest,
examples of tiie art. I>w;.;f tree
are produced from seed or, in cases j
where tills i, n->t practicable, from |
carefully selected cuttings. When J
the young plant l?e::ns to grow it
iv:i!i rr>"v.rare, and
from the commencement of its career
its natural tendencies are sub- ,
jugated to the will of its master. !
Each twig, each leaf, as it makes its i
appearance becomes the object of t
the closest scrutiny. Shall it be i
permitted to grow and, if so, in what |
direction? May it not be advisable ;
to cut it away altogether and en- J
courage growth elsewhere?
"These and a dozen similar questions
occupy the mind of the Japanese
artist, and upon their correct
solution depends the ultimate value
of the tree, for to be perfect the
dwarf must possess a shape and balance
equal to the best life sized
models. The artist has at his disposal
several centuries of transmitted
experience. To this he adds the
oualitv that Carlvle mistook for
genius?an infinite capacity for taking
pains. He cuts and prunes his
ubject, often mercilessly, but always
with infinite care and forethought.
At times, with cord or
wire, he draws a wayward twig into
its ordained position. Then after
two or three years, when the trend
of the branch is fully established,
the bonds are cut away again.
"From time to time, too, the tree
is carefully repotted, and on such
occasions its roots are subjected to
a careful examination. In their turn
they receive as much attention as
do ' the branches. Unnecessary
masses of fiber are cut away, leading
rootlets are freed and encouraged,
and the whole is then carefully rear
ranged in a fresh soil. Everything
is done, in fact, to concentrate the
life of the tree within the narrowest
possible limits. And at last, after
years of unremitting labor, the tree
begins to respond to the touch of its
master. It loses its tendency to
shoot forth lusty and far reaching
twigs. Its leaves become tiny and
proportioned to its dwarfed
Branches. It surrenders in the
fight for liberty."?Chicago News.
Very Much Mistaken.
"I beg your pardon," said the
youth who had knocked at the door,
"I thought this was Mr. Miller's
house."
"I am Mr. Miller."
Then I am glad to find that
when I thought that I was mistaken
I was mistaken in thinking that I
was mistaken." ,.sk?xx,,
"What?"
r "I say when J thought I was mista^?ft
I Ara's mistaken in thinking I
wfes mistaken, and, being mistaken
in thinking I was mistaken when I
miSliiKKU, X ? US J^iau vv uuy j
I was mistaken when I thought I i
was mistaken, because I wasn't mis- ?
taken, or, rather, I was mistaken j
when I thought I was mistaken, and
so I couldn't have been mistaken.
Well, at any rate, I'm glad. Looks ;
as if we were going to have rain,
doesn't it ?"
Easy Bookkeeping.
A Chicago woman had served acceptably
as treasurer of the club for
a little over a year, and that was an
exceptional record.
"Don't you have difficulty in bal- i
aneing your books?" they asked.
"Oh. dear, no!" she replied.
"Why, its the easiest thing in the
world. I just add up what I have
received and subtract from that
what 1 have paid out, to show what
> is due the club, and then I make my
husband give me a check for the
amount. There's really nothing
hard about keeping books when you
know now."
A Different Kind.
A gloomy looking wagon had
drawn up in front of the home of
the pastor's most devout and liberal
parishioner.
'Dear me. dear me!" cried the
good man who had just turned the
corner. "That looks very much like
an undertaker's vehicle. I must
hurry forward and see what the
trouble is."
And he arrived just as the funereal
looking driver took in the beer.
?Cleveland Plain Dealer.
CHICKEN GUMBtf.'
The Veisels and"the Recipe to Use In
Compounding It.
Even if ;i man never took his eyes
ofT his soup plate fie oujrht to know
of !i:s location as soon as he jroe>
south of Mason and Dixon's line.
Any one with a trace of sen-e coi:i<i
veil it hy the okra.
okra is as common in the south
I? i- Mr,, ill t il?? tiorlh. It i> S;l
to bo synonymous with gum ?.
though ^oir.e authorities declare
that gum I o involves the presence of]
other itc ns than merely okra. As
the latter appears in American see .
catalogues under at least iil'tv ?; ifetont
there : < ems to la
r loin for i;'ie coafu-i'ii.
it i- si id thai okra came originally
from Africa, and indeed it ha*
boon proved that the Igyptian* list :
it ! iig ago. Tons of it are growin
i\::'ay and tlie northern part I*
Ai'rioii. and it is a staple arti.-Io ? ;.
food n the West Indies and Central
Ann . a a.
In this country its principal use is
in making the various gumbo soup.. j
The pods not onlv give an agreeable j
llavor. but a peculiar inueilaginou* j
consistency, which is highly prized |
by those who like it.
Sometimes the young seeds are
cooked as a vegetable, as green peaarc.
Sometimes thev are boiled and
served with French dressing as salad.
According to directions issued by
the department of agriculture, no
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copper, bras? or iron cooking vessel
should be used in preparing
okra. The metal will discolor the
pods and even render them poisonous.
Use only agate, porcelain or
earthen ware.
The New Orleans Picayune's cookbook
gives the following recipe for
chicken gumbo: One chicken, one
onion, one-half pod of red pepper
without the seeds, two pints of okra,
or about fifty pods; two large slices
of ham, two large tomatoes, one bay
leaf, one sprig of thyme or parsley,
one tablespoonful each of lard and
butter, salt and cayenne to taste.
Clean and cut up the chicken.
Cut the ham into small squares or
dice and chop the onirn, parsley and
Vivmn ?L-in tbp tomatoes and chon I
fine, sarin^ the juice. Wash and
stem the okras and slice into thin
layers of one-half inch each.
Put the lard and butter into the
soup kettle and when hot add the
cliiokcn and the ham. Cover closely
and let it simmer for about ten
minutes. Then add the chopped
onions, parsley, thyme and tomatoes,
stirring frequently to prevent
scorching.
Then add the okras and when
well browned add the juice of the
tomatoes, which imparts a superior
flavor.
The okra is very delicate and is
liable to scorch if not stirred frequently.
For this reason many Creole
cooks fry the okras separately
in a frying pan, seasoning with the
pepper, cayenne and salt, and then
add them to the chicken. Equally
good results may be obtained with
less trouble by simply adding the
okra to the frvinc chicken and
watching constantly to prevent
scorching. The least taste of a i
scorch spoils the flavor of the gumbo.
When well fried and browned add
about three quarts of boiling water
and set on the back of the stove to
simmer for about an hour longer.
Serve hot with nicely boiled rice.
Round steak may be substituted for
chicken, but it must be borne in |
mind that the chicKen gumoo is tne i
best flavored?Washington Tost.
^pprecJfl|^e<j Advice,
Good counsel, thankfully received,;
may not always be interpreted ac- \
cording to the preacher's intent.:
An "American pioneer" of 1842
gives an account of a sermon which
resulted in an understanding far
more to the delectation of the hearer
than of the one who delivered it.
A good Swedish minister gathered
a company of Indian chiefs and delivered
to them a discourse on the
subject of sin and its cor*equences.
lie enlarged upon the story of Ad- j
am, Eve, the apple and the fall. His
language was vivid and picturesque
and made a great impression on the
red men. At the end of the sermon
an Indian orator rose and said:
"What you have told us is all very
good. It is indeed bad to eat apples.
It is better to make them all into
cider. We are much obliged for
your kindness in coming so far to
tell us these things which you have
heard from your mother."
Many r.'oaningc of Balloon.
The wo:-J balloon has many meanings,
although it is now almost entirely
confined to its aeronautical
sense. Originally a balloon was simply
a large inflated ball like a football,
from which it came to be api
x ii _.k:-i. u
pneu 10 me game m wuicu Jt was |
used. A large short necked glass
vessel and a method of training
fruit trees are also among its meanings,
fkhile the king of Siam travels
in his balloon, which is, however,
a state barge of gorgeous design.
IN BEHALF Cv ROTLEDGE COUNTY. |
I
' Delegation from Lake City * Calls on
the Governor.
I j
i - E.\ Senator AH Williams, who
se-ved Williamsburg count)' in
tlie State senate for K? years,
and Mr Stuart Starr, one of the
proprietor of the Kntledjje
Countv New> of Lake City,were
m (.'oiuinbia ve>terday in con
ference with Gov. Ansel and Atjorney
General I.von with refcice
to tin* technicalities in>t
to the ishment of
the proposed IJutk-cKre county,
which i> to he made tip of a
portion of \Vi 1!iam-Oiurtj countv
and per-]laps > oeral to-vnships
in i'iorence and f'laier.dnn counties.
.Mr I. S < >Iir ot Marion .>
now in a it in-" a >urvev of the
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propo>ed county. It i> purpo>ed
to cut on one-third of the
northern put ion ot Williamsbnry,
the line splitting no township
lines. '1 here will be 4-a
square miles in the proposed
area, with assessed property
values of $3,000,000 and population
of 15,000. This would lea re
j Williamsburg with .in area of
770 square miles, with the required
$i\000,000 assessed propI
erty valuation and the necesI??
r?f 1 n 000.
Sdl) |)UJJU1U?1V..
The citizens of Lake City;
j propose to erect ail of the build|
infrs incident to the new count)-.
| A noteworthy fact is that one[half
of the voting- population
reside in that portion of Williamsburg
desiring A) be cut off..
A singular fact concerning
Lake City, the proposed county
seat, is that out ot its entire
population there is not a single
negro property owner, nor are
there any blacks engaged in
business of any kind in that
town.
Sandy Grove township in
Clarendon county has already
petitioned to come into Nil-'
liamsburg county,so that it may
be included in the area of Rutledge
county.
A test vote has already been
had in Pee Dee and Hannah
townships in Florence county,
and a majority of four to one
have signified their wishes of,
being in the proposed new coun-.
ty- . |
It ma)* not be known to the
public generally, but John Rutledge
is the only one of thetirst
governors of the 13 original col- j
onies for whom a county has not
been named.
Arrangements are now being
made for a newspaper to be pub-1
lished at Lake City. It will be
i.?^.?? -? Via Cmintv
mivj w u as my iiuiu.v.bw ~ -j
News, a branch of the Florence
Times, and will be owned and
controlled by Messrs Hartwell
N Ayer and Stuart Starr, the
latter gentleman having charge
of the publication,? The Mate.,
January 16.
I
The finest coffee substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
Dr Shoop of Racine, Wis. Youi
don't have to boil it twenty or thirty ;
minutes. "Made in a minute" savs
the doctor. "Health Coffee" is real-!
* 1 ?- *- ?-"aa t
ty tne closest cuuee iuumuvu oo .
yet produced. Not a grain of real ,
coffee m it either. Health coffee
imitation is made from pure toasted
cereals or grains, with malt, nuts,
etc. Really it would fool an ex- i
pert?were he to unknowingly drink
it for coffee.
People's Mercantile Co.
CAMP NO- 27. j
iKrui Mixn^oi
f/iffflF l,t anU 3rd Monday
)! "siRhth 'n ">c'>
WfJSjJ Visiting choppers cor- :
dially invited to tome
' ufauj sit ?n a siump
y or bang about on the 1
PHILIP STOLL, |
9 27 12m. Con. Com.
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Notice.
All creditors of the estate of Mrs M I
A C Henry, deceased, are hereby noti- j
fied and requested to forthwith render
an account of their demands, to the undersigned,
duly verified and attested;'
and all persons indebted to said Estate
are hereby notified and requested to
make payment to the undersigned
w F Rodgers.
Administrator with will annexed of
the E>tate of Mrs MAC Henry.
Hymeneal.
Markikd?At the residence
of the bride's father, Mr W J
Thomas, on Wednesday, .January
15, 19OH, by Notary Public J
C Graham, .Miss Jessie Thomas
to Mr Daniel Avant.
(Georgetown papers please
c >py ) Gourdins, S. C'.
Januarv ID, l'JOs.
New Train Schedule.
The following schedule of the
ne* train from Lane to Florence, j
u-.*ni i??tn Mondav. i
December IT/lias been furnish
ed us by Mr J PTaylor, the
courteous and efficient anient of'
the Atlantic ('oast Line tfaiiroad
at Kin entree:
N'ortb JVurd Arrives
so. i .' > i A. .M,
*Xo: 4ii:.;A. M. *
No!c.;o.; r. M.
South JJuv.nd Arrives
No. sj?
So. 47 5:4ti P. -M.
Xo. 51 10:52 A.M.
?, Daidy Except Sunday.
Stoo That Cold
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To check early ooldt or Grippe with "Prevent! cs"
means sure defeat for Pneumonia. To (top a cold
with Preventics it safer than to let it run and be
obliged to cure ft afterwards. To be tore. Pre eafles
will core even a deeply (eated cold, but
taken early?at the sneer.e stage?they break, or
bead off these early enldt. That's surely better.
That's why ther are called Preventics.
Preventfcsare little Candy Cold Cores. No Quinine.
no physic, nothing sickening. Nice for the
children?and thoroughly safe too. If you feel
chilly. If you sneeze, if yoa ache all over, think of
Prerentics. Promptness may also save half your
u?u;.l sickness. And don't forget your child. If
there is feverishness, nlghtorday. Herein probably
lies Prsventics' greatest efficiency. Sold in
6c boxes for the pocket, also in 25c boxes of 48
Prerentics. Insist on your druggists glriag you
Preventics
D. C. SCOTT.
The Largest and Most C jmplete
Establishment South.
GEO. S. HACKER S SON.
?MANCKACTTH '.RS OFSash,
Dows, Blinds
Moulding and Building Material,
C/? o TT/^/ii 7i / o n n rl C>n7*/t. Q
KJLLO /V IT ri ??ll>c/t> \mivkv wv
CHARLESTON, S. C.
PiffillL CIS I
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W. L Bass A. C. Hind.
BASS & HINDS,
Attorneys-at-law
KNGSTREE, S. C.
9-20-tf. ,
M. Dffi nil. m:
Lake City, S. C. i
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty, i
ALL WORK I
Guaranteed as'Represented. ,
W. Li BASS
Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY. S. C.
Dr BJ McCabe
Dentist.
K'mnsTRTr.R - s. n.
J. D. MOUZON'S
BARBER SHOP
?in the?
Van Kenren Hotel
is equipped with up-to-date appliances.
Polite Service. < ompetent
Workmen.
5-8-08.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all overseer#
to warn out the hands on their
sections: and where there are none,
employ enough to complete the work
on the roads at once.
S J SlNGLETARY,
County Supervisor.
10-17-tf
X t
When the f
Hair Falls
Stop it! And why not? Falling
hair is a disease, a regular
disease; and Ayer'sHair Vigor,
as made from our new im!
proved formula, quickly and
i completely destroys that dis3
case. The hair stops falling
lout, grows more rapidly, and
3 ail dandruff disappears.
v Does rW char.se fhe color of the hair.
jfl Formula with each bottle
, J? (ft o Show it to your
I /* 5 H0*Q d?ctor
;j JOk SB Li t\ Aelf him about i?,
j aJk # *-<r tJlen ;,B be eay?
The little bcok in each package gives
the formula of our new Hair Vigor, tells
why each ingredient is used, and exnliins
many other intererting things.
V: ~ reading you v/il! know why this new
1 air preparation docs its work so well.
KaSo by tho J. C . Ayer Co., Lowell, LIms.
?A.VD THE PRIX
TOBe
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1 here will be a number of si
Fall and we are ready to serv
splendid crop prospect we are r<
enlarge our floor space, and rath
Queen Stoves and Kanges from t
price
20 JPea
we nave just received a can
fered at a low price. Remember
min Moore & Co's Paint. Also,
Cutlery and Razors. The Robes
preciate our friends' patronage ?
t'nued confidence,
Cake City b
LAKE CI
"A dollar
is a dollj
There is no better way 1
dealing with
J. L. Stuckey, the ol
man.
I have a splendid lineo
BUS, Willi
that in view of the hard times
aftove cost.
A nice bunch of HORSES
at prices to suit.
J. L Stuc
hei
X NICE DRIVERS Afr
0 Buggies, Surrey'
x Quality C
0 ; TTxroc A
Sr I u/^Kn ^nH Russell
O Harness, Rob
X Come and ge
0 Yours t(
? THE MIAMI
fj Kingstree, S<
BANK OFK
Kingstree, So
CAPITAL, 8 30,000"
^==^= DIREC
Jas F Cooper
D C Scott
Collections made promptl
LOANS, large or small, m
STEVENS
nmn YOU LOOK FOR TROUBLE
"mJj^ If jou obtain a Firearm of doubt*
The experienced Hunter's and
\UTr^rf~*r- Marksman's Ideal
ntt' a reliable, unerring STEVENS
FIND OUT WHY
V j T W by shooting our popular
r^^li RIFLES?SHOTGUNS J
fab. I
Jy 'JCd Ask yont^ local Hardware ,Jg
W? J-MrlJ or Sport hip Good* Jler/??
a W chant -for the .STKVKXjj. J^^Bj
l! you (*
ship direct, express preSi\
P2H- "lion receipt n- t .
(y'v\ H io?; I "rice. B9
Send 4 i ents in stamps for 1
Illustrated ( atilloi;,Inehnliti^ rircularsof
latest additions to our line.
Contains points on shooting, aftainunition,
tlie proper care of a tire-irm.
etr., etc. Our attractive Ten Colo: j
Lithographed Hauler mailed t::;-j
where for six rents in Mumps. I
J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL. C A. H
P. O. Box 401)7 fflD
Chieopee Falls, Mass.. I*. S. A." ^H|
is iriMc I
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(E REGEM IS- Hj
1CCO.
objects of both in Lake City thHSH
e them. In anticipation of
epairing- our warehouse so as
ler than remove the stock of O.lHH
warehouse we have [reduced tlBffl
: Cent. H
oad of Wire Fence, which is oHfl
we are headquarters for BenjHB
we offer exceptional values MH
;on Razor can't be beat. We aflB|
ind will try to merit their coHH
Ia.rdwa.re CoMj
[TT, S. C- ra
savedI
ar made"!
:o save your dollars than byfl
d reliable Iive~sto*lw
hH
11 mm
am offering at 10 per ceMflH
and MULES always on hanXH
-key.
Lake Citv. S. C.
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MDLESJll
ID fiflOD WORKERS. X
es and Carrlags, j ol
Guaranteed. ^
TZ xjo^JDS y
Wagons just arrived. X
es and Whips 0
t your Choice. X
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RG LIVESTOCK CO. 8 I
juth Carolina. Q J
LINGSTREE U
uth Carolina, jflfl
SURPLUS, $7800 I
;tors
R H Kellahan m
J A Kelley H
a'de on approved security. a