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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. fJEWI LETTERS WHOM OUR SPG CKAIi CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest From nil Parts ol mad Adjoining Counties. HOT1CB TO CORRESPONDENTS Mall your letters so that they will reeee this o(Bce not later than Mod say when Intended tor Wednesday's paper and not later thaa Thursday far Saturday's Issue. This, at course, applies only to regular ooneepond eaee. la ?m of Items of nausual aaws rsJue* send la tmmedlateiv by atall. tetephoae or telegraph. Such aaws stortee era eoeeatable up to the of gwtaaj to pi sas. Wednesday's Is printed Ta sogar afternoon SaAu rear's papor Prtaay nfter LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg. July 26.?The deterl ktton In the cotton crop In this Kaon within the past three or four days la without precedent, which. without a speedy change, will bo a heavy blow to all clam, especially so when wo couple the enormous quantity of fertiliser with this apparent disaster. The corn crop planted In April and May Is almost a complete failure. notwithstanding Che) unueua' quantity of fertilisers applied to it, Two or three weeks ago the prospect for a big crop of corn was never brighter. Now all the farmers ha-a to depend upon Is late or "oat patch" corn. Three of the most useful old col women in this place died recent? ly, and they are sadly missed by many. A strange fact about it is they all died suddenly?almost while at work. lira Fr?ser and Mrs. Agnes Ses geaas, two old ladles of South Lynch burg. are 111. but the former is ap? parently much better. Mrs. John A. McLeod. of the same place, has been quite 111. but Is now convalescing. "Old Uncle" Bob Hicks, our most popular mall carrier between this town ?nd South Lynchhurg for years had a stroke of paralysis a few nights ago. hat he seems to be getting on very well and his physician. Dr. McElveen. thinks h* will recover, with proper care. "Uncle Bob" has the confi? dence and respect of everybody who knows him. WKIXJKFIEXD. il to The Dally item. Wsdgefleld. July 25.?The farmers putting the finishing touches on cotton fields this week and with the winding up of plowing go ?s the familiar sound of "water b^?y" until swsnmor rolls arou.id again. Thd et rests of the town lined with water Bielens, the sound of banjo and gui? tar, the merry laugh and song, are truly ths signs of the moat contented and happy race or. earth. In riding around here now one ome good corn und cotton, localities, though, haven't had sufficient rainfall. Vor - little Is being said about the election for the bond Issue. though the majority here are In favor of it. for all want good roads. The Wedgefleld boys played Ihre Pernes of ball last week, on Tuesday. Btshoprllle same over. and Du Boss, the left-handed twirler. seemed to have had tho home boys unnerved. The way they fanned at the air was remarkable. Wedgefteld did not have all her regular team In the game, though, and lost 5 to 2. On Wednesday Horrlll Hill came over and suffered from the same malady when Strange, Wedgefield'o left-hander faced them. Wedgefteld winning 12 to 1. On Friday the team Jumped over to St. Charles, where they faced the dreaded Du Hose again. They went Into the game thoroughly determined to win and won out 4 to 1. Miss Dorothy Platter, of Alken. Is visiting Miss Bessie Aycock. Miss Mollte Klb rbe. of Hagood. has been the guest the past week of Misses H'lenn Welnburg and Ida Dwlght Miss Can Felder and broth i. Norman Feld.-r, of lb>me, Oa., spent the past week at Mr. F. K. Thomas'. Miss Anna Brown, at Sumter, is ?pendln* M.>m> time with Miss Jan Thomas. Mrs If. L. Aycock. Miss Bettb Aycock and Mr. K. K. Aycock are ?pending a few w< ?<k* at Hot Springs. N. C. Mr. Barney Thomas, who Is writ? ing Insurance f..r the S.mth-i ;ist? rn Life Insurance ('<?.. purchased an au? tomobile a f days ago, und Is b? t lor fitted to make the sin til t.?\\i Mr. J. O. Cri-sawrll. the A. *' I.. *ent. ha* returned Ml his work ifr. r ^pleasant vacation, bfls.x o ?. ii,i k m r. m|. ? f f i-.i. i (siting Mis.4 Jsnett ? Tb<?rnas. j. m. Parti pj opeaielag il it h??rne near Sttmmerton ung folks enjoyed .i del* Y. M. Dwlghr? |pp] night, hnentirv t.i the visiting >.nin TELLING HIS FORTUNE AMATEUR SEERE88 PICTURES MR. WINSCOMB'S FUTURE WIFE. Description Does Not Tally With One Qlven Him a Week Ago by An? other Lady and Coolness Results. "Have you ever had your fortune told. Mr. Wlnscomb?" "Yes. A lady told my fortune only about a week ago." "What did she tell you was going to happen to you?" "O, yes, really, I'm awfully interest? ed. You know I tell fortunes?a little ?myself. Suppose I tell yours and then you can decide whether there's anything In it or not" "Very well. Oo ahead." "I shall bare to look at your band." "Here It is." "Well, let me see. O. you have an awfully Interesting hand. You are go? ing to live a long, long time." "She told me the same thing." "And you are going to be?not ter libly rich?but fairly wealthy." "The same thing she told me." "You have a very strong will. Did the other lady tell you that?" "Yea." "And you possess artistic tastes and would have been a successful actor if you had gone upon the stage." "You're getting it Just about aa she did." "And?and?yes?you are going to bo msrried within a year." "Exactly what she told me. Can you see anything about the lady's personal appearance?" "She will be about medium else, wrth brownish hair and beautiful basel eye?, and?and?? "Oo on, ploase," "O. I?I?don't believe I can eee any more," "Please look again. Do 1 know her now?" 'Tea. You have known her for sev? eral weeks," "Am I near her at present?" "Yea?I?think so." "Very near her?" "Why?what do you mean by very near?" 'It's curloua My fortune as you tell !t and as the other lady told It, is the same up to a certain point You see she Is rather tall and has blue eyes and lightish balr, so her descrip? tion of my future wife was not the same as you describe her. And there's another thing. She told me I bad known my future wife several months. You say several weeks. You see I've known the other lady a good deal longer than Tve known you. Dy the way, what beautiful hazel eyes you have. They are hazel, aren't they?" "Do you believe in fortune-telling?" "I'm afraid I'm a little skeptical still." "Dear me, how late It's getting." "You don't call ten o'clock late, do you,?" "Sometimes. But I don't suppose 1 should If I were tall and had blue eyes and lightish hair." When she had slammed the door behind him she switched off the porch light, earnestly hoping he might fall down the front steps and break his collarbone. "LISTENS" LIKE EASY MONEY Bssebsll Fsns Insured Aaalmrt Rsln Wrth Financial Balm for Their Disappointment. In case you arc going to take a day oCT, without pay, to see the ball game. or to go to the country, and It rains and the gamo is called off, or the day's out lng Is post poned on ac? count of bad weather what are you going to do abent it? Who is to pay you for your lost time? Answer?Take out one of the new Immune policies against rain risks. It is a great scheme If It rains yon win enough to send your family away for a couple of weeks In the summer. Promoters of outdoor fetes take out a rain risk policy and then go right ahead with their plans, not caring whether the sun shines or not. If It is a fine day the crowds come to the fete and the promoters make money. If It rains and the crowds stay at home the promoters don't care anyhow They cash in the Insurance policy and make money out of the Insurance un drew rt tors. Had Lost His Chsnce. Years Ago when the "Panhandle" ratl rosd was In course of construction Its progress was a matter of great Inter? est to the people of the region, says the Youth's Companion. A farmer who sold provisions to the contractor often reached the place where the men \*ere at work at meal time. He was Kreativ Impressed at their voracity. The work was bard and when the din tier bell ruriK' every muri made a dash for the tgbl? gad before one cOUld be? ll? v<> It acjggJblt the food bad (!!nap ?? d. One day a workman on bis Way to the fable tripped on the root of a tree and f? II, Me lay quite Still, I making no n't* ? ?? ? tO rise. The far ti? er r?gsd I ? I In great eoncem. "Ar.- you badly hurt?" he asked "No." ?newered the man. "Weil, why donM roe. Ket up and go to dinner?" NNo us ?." rainrnod tag other, sadly. "It'ti log late now." ??-mmm??_ ! Heml um your Job work. ARIS.?I spent Easter at Monte Carlo with some friends who have been there all the season and the weather was simply glori? ous. Blue sky, blue sea and blue gowns; at least there were a great many of the lat? ter, for blue In all shades Is quite the rage of the year. Nothing could exceed the brilliancy of scene on the terrace of the Casino, and In the Casino Itself, at all hours of the day and night during Easter week. It baffles description. 1 have always said that the famous planches at TrouvlUe, that broad wooden path? way by the seashore, showed off pret? ty gowns better than any other walk in the world, but the terrace at Mon? te Carlo runs the planches very close. And then at Monte Carlo one has a glory of golden sunshine and a blue in the sea cuob as the northern watering places never know. And the dress? It was quite won? derful! Morning, afternoon and even? ing. This year, as always, I noticed that for morning wear fresh white suits had it all their own way; nothing could equal them for effect in those brilliant surroundings and no other costumes could prove so flattering to a smart and pretty woman. And of white costumes, they were many and of varied materials. The more suc? cessful were those of pure white Hn I en. that canvas linen which In France we call "teile nationale. This mate? rial is firm and yet supple, and wom? en who have to study economy can console themselves with the knowl? edge that it gives almost everlasting wear. But then it must be perfectly fresh and spotless?always. Many of the smart tailored suits were extraordinarily tight and skimpy, but others, and these may be taken as heralds of the near future, showed a tendency toward more fullness about the feet. The most notable >utline of the moment, but this applies more particularly to afternoon gowns, Is that which is slightly baggy at the knees and tight round the feet, but not tied in; rather is this tightness achieved by the introduction of heavy fringes and by skillful weighting than by a cutting away of material. I spoke a little time ago of the com? ing revival of accordion plaited frills under the hems of skirts, long and short, and as each day goes by the et rtglBty of this revival becomes more assured. We are as yet gome way from this change, but faces are turned In that direction. At Monte Carlo I saw several of the much discussed Jupes culotte. But they were not worn by any of the really smart society women, nor did they call for other notice than a lit? tle quiet ridicule. The smart women nil say the same thing: That the Jupe culotto Is very well for certain occasions. In private, but that it is quite impossible as a costume for street wear. The full length sketch which I send shows ope of the newest cos? tumes for afternoon wear; a costume of rather a fantastic order, but none the less attractive. The tight skirt Is cut up at the Eides, but It Is not "divided" in any way. It conveys the trouser effect without being at all "trouser." The tunic Is very long and ' also cut up at the side and the quaint little coatee shows the tails at the back which are a feature of some of the most exclusive spring models. I cannot say that these tailed coats are universally becoming, but certain? ly they are uncommon. I saw one of our prettiest Parisian actreasee wearing a coat of this kind on the Casino terrace on Easter Sun day and it was made of nut brown chiffon cloth with a lining of shrimp pink taffeta. The tails wero cut away more sharply than those Indicated in our sketch and the coat had two Im? mense revere in the directolre style. ! The skirt was made of cream shan? tung silk in a very heavy make and a blouse of thick cream lace accom- j panled It A quaint "cabriolet," seen at the Casino, made quite a sensation. It v as worn by an exceedingly pretty woman ! and Its unexpected outline attracted j general attention. The dress experts of Paris state, confidently, that we j re about to revive the glories of the brlolet hat. or bonnet, and that In p near future. And I am of opin a that this Will bo the case, as this ivie of headdress id a suitable ac? companiment for the semi transparent and "fluffy" costumes which await. This year, above nil others, every? thing depends on the original shape of the hat and on the beauty of the straw, for in many rase.- the trim mlngi are quite simple, stirb as might be at rangi11 by any clever home work et Hut then one has to first secure the uncommon shape, and this Is not an i any task, as all the leading gall linen make their own Rhapes and take delight in Inventing special com : blnat i<<ti^ of straws The curious little hat shown on the full-length figure is one of the most successful ?hapes of the year. The brim Is narrow and close fitting and the crown Immensely high and shaped In sugar loaf style. Such hustd as this are either trimmed with a veTy large bow, as Indicated in the sketch, or with a Jaunty little quill made of vel? vet and plaited satin. Everything de? pends on Just how such a hat Is worn. It requires to be placed at the correct angle and drawn down over the head and hair. At the Casino at Monte Carlo, In the afternoon as well as In tho evening, I noticed a leaning toward tho revival of accordion plaited frills. Already some of the moat expensive and ef? fective gowns are showing; a mass of plaited frills on and under the hem, but these fragile frills are weighted down by masses of Jet or crystal beads In the guise of deep fringes. Nothing can be prettier than this latter idea. We retain the clinging style of dress and the ultra slender outliae of figure, but we have once again t.hat sugges? tion of feminine charm which is al? ways associated with dain:y frills and which Reems to have little place In connection with skimpy skirts which are worn directly over ailk tights. The return to frills was inevitable, but even now it Is to be counted with things of the future, but t aat "future" is by no means far away. I was much struck by a remark made by a clever American friend in a letter received this morning. She had just been to a private view of the wonderful gowns, about 160 in all, which Lucille had prepared, for the ex? hibition of costumes which is to be one of the events of the coronation year in London. This friend, who is exceedingly tailor-made in her tastes, spoke with enthusiasm of the dresses, but added?"most of them were too fluffy for my taste." Lucille has al? ways been devoted to an ultra-feminine style of dress and the materials she uses are supple and luxurious to an extraordinary degree, but on this oc? casion she has simply struck the note of the immediate future; we are going to be "fluffy" and at the same time snake-like and willowy. At Monte Carlo this season there has been a rage for a certain shade of red which is rather hard to de? scribe. It is something between pop? py and cherry. In the millinery world this red has been and still Is ubiqui? tous, and it Is very often used In con? nection with chip and tagal straws in tho new shade of blue, which is neith? er dark nor light. Hluo and red?the colors of the English guards, may be said to be the "mix" of the season, and this is as it should be in a year when we are all talking and thinking of the coronation. With plain white serge suits I no? ticed several smart women wearing picador bats of this red straw, with lining ?>f whit*1 chip and for trimming a couple of rod quills. And blue straw hats are treated In ihe same way, 'be white lining giving h fresh and youth 1 ul api earan? the bats <>? high?dom< it i exception, ni crown lhat , head and lla Du \ III*? * to the face Nearly all 11 present day have row n snl . '?' without hm<i ?) large in tho 11 on the tlr, Ida \. d>6. Send us your Job nork BEAUTIES OF THE SIERRAS John Muip Eloquently Describes the Charms He Finds in That Moun? tain Region. Here with bread and water I ?hould be content. Even if not allowed to roam and climb, tethered to a stake or tree in somo meadow or giovo, even then I should bo content forever. Bathed in such beauty, watching the expressions every varying on the faces of the mountains, watching the stars, which here have a glory that the lowlander never dreams of, watch? ing the circling seasons, listening to tho songs of the waters and winds and birds, would be endless pkasure. And what glorious cloudlunds I would see, storms and calms?a new heaven and a new earth every day, aye, and new inhabitants. And how many visi? tors I would have. I feel sure I would not have one dull moment. And why should this appear extravagant. It is only common sense, a sign of health, genuine natural all-awake health. One would be at an endless Oodful play, and what speeches and music and act? ing and scenery and lights?sun, moon, stars, auroras. Creation Just beginning, tho morning stars, "still singing together and all the sons of God shouting for Joy."?John Muir, In the Atlantic. FIRELESS COOKING FOR DOGS How One Family Solved the Problem of Preparing the Food for the Animals. Cooking the dog's food had been rather a difficult problem In our house? hold, either because the kitchen range was otherwise ocoupbsd or because the cook was, and the long, slow cook? ing necessary for cereals and tough meats was seldom accomplished with? out friction. Now we put the meat and bones, with enough water to cover them, in a flreless cocker receptacle, bring the contents of the pot to the boiling point in abom; five minutes, and then pack the ketnle away in the flreless cooker for five or six hours. The meat is then ter.der enough to peel from the bone, and more water is added, and whatever cereal we wish to use. The whole mass is once more brought :o the boiling point, and put back in the cooker. In another four or five hours we find a. supply of rich? ly flavored food that keeps fresh in a cool place for several days. The dogs seem to enjoy the food piepared in thi 3 way, and we are sure of its be? ing thoroughly cooked, and never sccrched and the time occupied in the kitchen is minimized.?Country Life in America. The Eyes and the Voice, A physician in London, Dr. William Martin Richards, has had occasion to observe a relation existing between tho eyes and the voice and has re? cently made a statement of two cases that came under his treatment where actresses who had lost their voices completely recovered them when treated for defective eyes and fitted with proper glasses. He tells of one young woman in whose family eye diseases were hered? itary who found herself at the ago of twenty-two losing her voice. Her eyes were found to be in need of at? tention and when she had been sup? plied with glasses she promptly re? covered her singing voice. When she discarded the glasseu somo time later and her eyes were once more neglected her voice also relapsed Into a husky state that pre? cluded all singing. This practitioner has observed e number of similar cases and the discovery of the rela? tion between the eyes and the voice should certainly be valuable to stage folk and others who depend largoly upon their vofees for their status in the world. Ancient Church Custom. At the Parish Church, Chard, Sen erset. the other morning, at tho con? clusion of the hymn before tho ser? mon. Prebendary Fairer remained standing at the entrance to the chan? cel while a sergeant 3f police marched through the center f.isle carrying one of the curious old borough maces and an official looking document, which he duly presented to the vicar, and without waiting for it to be opened re? turned to the west, entrance. The vicar then entered the pulpit, opened the envelope, read the contents to himself and proceeded with the ser? mon. This document was the official notification given to the vicar that the town council had elected a church? warden for the ensuing year?a privi? lege which, accorilLg to an ancient custom, tho council possess?London Daily Mail. in the 8kyecraper. ?And how did you happen to meet the brother you havont seen for j'oars?" "By accident. He and I have had offices on tho same Jloor for ten years without meeting each other. Ho goes homo at 5 o'clock: I go at 5:05. He happened to be delayed five minutes looking for a missing umbrella and we met In the elevator." Sarcasvicus. Minnie?My mother lays she's go? ing to have company and will you lend her your spoons and a turecu and two pounds of butter and a little coffee and pleas** let hor have a chafing dish and are you using your moat chopper? Mrs Jones?Why. certainly, my deer; here are the things And as soon as Johnny comes home from kindergarten Hi send him over with the piano and a COUnla ot b**d? S ?nd us \ our Job work. TOO MUCH OF A BATH SWIMMERS UTTERLY UNABLE TO APPRECIATE JOKE. Tyson and Botts, Kept in Water for Hours by Two Fool Friends, Emerged Therefrom in Most Unchristianlike Mood. They take boarders out at Dr. Jonas', and among them are Messrs. Tyi?on and Botts, two young men who are engaged in business In the city. One day in July, after supper, Ty sond and Botts went down to the creek to take a swim. As soon as they left tho house, two or three of the other fellows hinted that it would be a good Joke for two of them to dress j in women's clothes and go over and I scare Tyson and Botts. So several of them borrowed some I skirts and hats and other female flx j ings, and, after assuming them, start ; ed toward the creek. I The two swimmers saw them com | ing and began to paddle up stream to ' get out of their way. The female flg j ures came nearer and took seats on \ the bank of the stream, bo close to the j clothes of the swimmers that there was no chance at all for Tyson and ; Botts to sneak out and dress them? selves hurriedly. And the supposed women sat there in the most aggrava? ting manner, while Tyson aid Botts \ stayed in the water shivering. Presently they got up to go, tho swimmers thought; but, to the horror of the latter, they perceived the wom? en get into a boat and begin to paddle up stream. They went very slowly, and so Tyson and Botts had time enough to swim farther up, hi order to get out of the way. The boat followed them up for about a mile, and then Tyson concluded to do something to explain the situation to the ladies. He was beginning to feel cick. Accordingly he shouted at the top of his voice, and Botts shouted; but those idiotic women still continued to pull up stream. The swimmers were almost crazy, and at !ast they made a dash for the bank and hid behind the bushes. Then the women in the boat turned round and began to row down the stream. Botts and Tyson got in the water again and swam after the boat. The women landed close by their clothes, and, to the amazement of the swimmers, picked them up and began to walk off with them. Then Tyson and Botts became excited and swam in close to the shore to hulloa at the women, and then the women began to laugh, and the victims of the joke saw Just how it was. When they emerged from the water ! they didn't join in the merriment. i I They seemed gloomy and sad. As soon I as Botts got his shirt on he went up to Peters and shook his fist under his nose, and said: "You red-headed idiot. I've got a ! notion to bang the liver out of you! ! Oh, you may laugh, but if you ever try any of your jokes on me again I'll murder you! Now, you mit d me!" Tyson and Botts will board else? where next summer.?New York Weekly. The Peasant's V<ew. One of Lord Deshorough's best anecdotes relates to a clergyman who was far more at home in the hunting field than in the pulpit, says Tit-Bits. On the morning of a meet he was much annoyed at having to officiate at a funeral, but this over, he mount? ed his horse and started in pursuit of his friends. On the road he sought information of an old woman with a donkey cart. "Well," she said, "if you ride to the top of the hill you will come to a "meenlster;" then, if you turn to the right, you will be likely to come up with them." Handing her a shilling, he said: "My good woman, why did you call the signpost a minister?" "Why, you see, sir, it's like this: we used to call 'em signposts, but since you've been In these parts we calls 'em meenisters, 'cos though they points other folks the way, they never goes themselves. Go on, Neddy. Canadian Heroine. "Monument to Madeline de Ver cheres to be erected at Vercheres? $16,000." This item, which appears for the first time this year in the esti? mates of the public works department, marks the tardy recognition by Canada of one of the heroines of French Cana? dian history?the maid of fourteen, who for one long week In 1692 defend? ed her father's seigniory against the attacks of hostile Iroquois. After two centuries the little heroine of the Cas? tle Dangerous is to have her memory perpetuated by a bronze statue to be erected at Vercheres, P. Q., on the spot made memorable by her exploit. ..1.1! 112 Cathedral in Danger. The famous Mainz cathedral, one of the oldest and most interesting in Eu? rope, is stated to be in serious dan? gor, owing to the action of under? ground water. Special drainage opera? tions have before been carried out with a view to removing the danger, bill apparently the results have not been lasting water having again col lected, and.ll is feared that the ef .itt- <?;: the found;1, ions of the catho dral v*{M be dfsasti is. It is now projwsed lo proceed wlthoul delay with the work of i rengthenlng the foundations, not only of the rathe I dial, bul also of several other old j buildings, including the ducal Castle.