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THE NATIONAL BANK OF fliJ??STA L. C. HAYNE, Pree't. P. G.FOBJD, Cashier. Capita^ $250,000. Undivided Froflts }$110,000. Facilities of our magnificent Kew Vault contaiuing 410 t-afety-Loci Boxes. Differ ent Sizes are offered to oar patrons and the public at $3.00 to 810.00 per annum. THOS. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR. EDGEFIELD, S. Cf THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA, GA. Pay 8 Interest on Deposits, Account Solicited. L. P. HAYN-E, President. W. 0. WiJlDLAW, Cashier. NE8DAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1900. VOL. LXV. NO. 8. perience, bat ib* conditions necessary are to baye a well ventilated cellar kept dark, with an even temperature ' of about 45 degrees. Some time in Novoniber, Tight after the bees have had a good flight, remove them to the , cellar, selecting the time toward even- '[ ing. The bees should be handled as geutly as possible to keep them from filling themselves with honey, for it i will be four or five months before they will have a cleansing flight. If au even temperature, quietness, dark ness and ventilation are secured, suc cess is assured. Large und Sm nil Vegetables. While on a vi^it to the Pacific coast I fouud onions and potatoes of enor mous size, and the boast of the people is that they can grow larger vegetables than can be grown elsewhere in the country. It is possible that more large vegetables and fruits can be grown in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California than eau be produced in other sections. Bnt lhere are fre quent epecimons of vegetables in the middle west that are as large as any that can be grown anywhere. Large onions and very large potatoes are not desirable, however. I hnvo seen onions grown in Indiana that were as large as an onion could be. The land was peculiarly fitted for onion grow ing, and the product was enormous in size. But 1 am under the impression that onion growing on that laud was abandoned simply because there was no market for such largo onions. They were like the eggs of the ostrich, a fine curio, bnt of no utility to tho average person. The market demands a reasonable sized onion and potato. In many of our hotels and restaurants, say nothing of private houses, a small onion, only is used for flavoring pur poses. These places will not buy onions that are "overgrown." Nor will they buy potatoes that are over size. Usually potatoes are brought onto the tables of public eating houses whole, and potatoes that are as long as ycur foot can not be used. It is a mistake to attempt to grow large onious and potatoes. Fruit :s different. That can not be too large. From the cranberry to the apple, size attracts attention and wins the customer, especially if the fruit is well colored. At Lewiston, Idaho, I saw a Ben Davis apple that in any market of the world would outsell any apple that is grown. It was more than twice the size of the Ben Davis of the east, and was as beautiful as a picture. Irriga tion, climate or soil had made a new apple ont of this very common an I not highly appreciated variety. In growing fruit, therefore, next to good shipping qualities-for without these it is nsele3S to grow fruit commer cially-appearance is the most impor tant thing. Of course, the quality must be passable, for the consumer would not buy fruit the second time, however handsome it might be, if the quality was so bad that he could not eat it. But quality is secondary to ap pearance. Tho large, handsome col ored apple, peach, cherry or other fruit are always the best sellers. The eye fixes the standard of tajte and is a regulator of the appetite.-B. F. Brimson in the Epitoinist. rienty of Space for Poultry. One of the greatest mistakes of poultry raisers is to suppose that chickens do not require much space. A dairyman only keeps enough cows on his farm that the laud is able to support. If one acre will support a cow, it is crowding them to have as many on the farm as there are acres, but if yon put 500 hens on one acre the latter would be quite different Laud is generally cheap enough for poultrjmou to have ample -room for their poultry; but as a rule they are always too cramped. Not more than 50 to 75 hens should be raised to the acre. A 500 chicken farm should con tain at least 8 or 10 acres exclusive of buildings. That is a larger space for each bird than most people provide, but it is not too liberal an arrange ment, as any one will discover after a few years' experience. Farmers cal culate their profits by the acre. If they can clear from $20 to $30 an acre, they consider themselves fortunate, and they do not grumble at their hard conditions. Fifty dollars au acre would supply them with substantial rewards for thinking themselves well blessed. Now in the case of the chicken raiser we find that everything is in his favor fer a comparison with any other class of farmers. Suppose 50 hens are raised to the acre, a profit of 50 cents a year on each bird would mnke fair farming. He would be clearing $25 a year per acre, which would be more than many farmers can clear today in raising either wheat or corn. But 50 cents a year clear profit is small in deed for respectable poultry, and a dollar a year is not too much to place to the credit of the average well-bred fowl. Here we have $00 an. acre and a 10 or 20-acre farm stocked to the capacity mentioned ought to yield a good living income to the owner. The trouble with most of ns is that we ex pect to make as much on three or four acres as another farmer can make on a hundred-acre farm. That is placing a handicap upon poultry rais ing that is hardly fair. One acre ju diciously cultivated should raise enough food to keep 50 chickens a year,*and that is about all we can ex pect from it. Let us go to work and cultivate the soil for chicken food as systematically as the farmer cultivates his laud for corn and wheat, and then we will realize larger profits and a sure income. The birds will no longer be crowded, and fewer diseases will attack them Both our pocket books and poultry will be richer and better for expanding the chicken farm in this way.-Anne C. Webster, in American Cultivator. Rat Flesh Ufted an Food. Bats' bones in ancient sepulchral barrows or Saxon grave hills in Eng land occur in large quantities. Query, were rats eaten by the British heroes of old time, and did the latter prefer the regions where such "small deer" abounded for their habitation? Bat pies are still a culinary delicacy in Nottinghamshire at least, and a very celebrated naturalist has recently given it as his opinion that their flesh, if similarly cooked, is superior to rab bit. The majority of persons, how ever, will think of what rats them selves eat and pause before making the practical comparison. Commenc ing from the thirteenth century, ns rats traveled farther westward we read of numerous rat plagues occurring on the continent, and the steps taken to rid towns and even countries of th > tcourge. TheBo in tnrn have given rise to numerous legends, of which the well known "Pied Piper" is the most famous, while in Ireland there was'a prevalent notion in past ages that you might extirpate rats by a per severed course of anathematizing in rhyme. The cultivation of fruit trees along the highways of Franoe is being ex tended each year. ?mt rn "Do Not Bum the Candle At Both Ends." cDon't think you can go on drawing vi tality from ihe blood for nerves, stomach, Brain and muscles, without doing some thing to replace it. Hood's Sarsaparilla gives nerve, mental and digestive strength hy enriching and vitalizing the blood. Thus it helps overworked and tired people. Parlor Pets. Perhaps the most adventurons addi tion to the house menagerie-in Lon don is that of a hive of bees which live in a sitting room and dy out to gather honey in Hyde Park among the flow ers and the blossoms of the London lime trees. The bees are reported to be as industrious and exemplary as bees should be, and not to be demoral ized by such intimate association with less industrious human beings. The practical difficulty in the way of keep ing bees in the house arises when the cold weather comes In, because they are tempted to carry on "work" in the house when ?t Is too chilly for them to be abroad, a d when bees are anxious to be busy with no work to hand their temper Is always uncertain. Free Blood Cure. Have you Eating, Bleeding Sores, Ulcers, Scrofula, Cancer, Eczema, Itching Skin Hu mors, Boils, Rheumatism," etc? Are you tired of doctoring nnd taking Patent Medi cines ? Then try B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) made especially for these deep seated Blood Diseases. $1 per bottle at druggists. Trial bottle sent free. Write for it to Blood Balm Co., 6 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Qa. Rocks the Cause. Long- "Family troubles, eh? What rock did your domes ic ship spilt ont ' Shore- "li was the absence of 'rocks' that caused the split." . - PUTNAM FADELESS DTE produces the fastest and brightest colors of any known dye stu IL Sold by all diuggista. tfiss Muffet Again. 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The matter was hushed up, but. the General, naturally indignant, called his friend to account, saying, 'John, you've treated me and the office I. hold' with much discourtesy. Why did you do such a thing?' 'Well, it was this way, General/ replied the now thor oughly penitent one, 'you know there was bad blood between ns, and he had set all sorts of stories going about me. Just after leaving you I ran into him, and he at once accused me of doing a certain thing. As it was a lie, I only laughed at him. Then he accused me of something else, and that being also a,lie, I jeered at him again, but his - third accusation was true, and I couldn't stand that, so I knocked him Jown.' "-New York Tribune. THE NERVES OF WOMEN Lydia E. Flnkham's Vegetable Compound Relievos the Suffering from Over wrought Nerves. "DEAR MBS. PINXHAM: -I am so grateful for the benefit derived from the use of Lydia E. 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Rend thin notice and6c. Stamp for tils CkUInf. JOHNA'-SALZERSEED 61ft GM 1 Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uso | in timo. Sold br druggists. CONSUMPTION THE NATIONAL BANK OF fliJ??STA L. C. HAYNE, Pree't. P. G.FOBJD, Cashier. Capita^ $250,000. Undivided Froflts }$110,000. Facilities of our magnificent Kew Vault contaiuing 410 t-afety-Loci Boxes. Differ ent Sizes are offered to oar patrons and the public at $3.00 to 810.00 per annum. THOS. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR. EDGEFIELD, S. Cf THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA, GA. Pay 8 Interest on Deposits, Account Solicited. L. P. HAYN-E, President. W. 0. WiJlDLAW, Cashier. NE8DAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1900. VOL. LXV. NO. 8. House says that many of the huge palma that in sntnmer adorn the drive way leading to the president's house date back from the time of Presidents Fi Hi m ore and Pierce. Many others of gigantic size were but small affairs when he took them in hand moro than 30 years ago, during Andy Johnsou'e time. They have all had a part in in augural decorations since that time and have outgrown their surround ings. . There is no place at the White House, where these lofty old plants eau find roojo, and as they must bo kept hotteed they are appropri tely ehongh sent in winter to the great rotunda of the pension office, where, intermingled with smaller palms, they give a glimpse of Arcadia. Panged beneath them on th? marble floor are numerous garden seats. Here at noon hoar the clerks sit and waft the smoke from cigar aud pipe through their historic branches. Unusual preparations are making in the conservatories now for a bril ;liant floral display this winter, and when the society belles come to the White House they will find the most >lavish decoration seen there wince Mrs. Cleveland's wedding. NEW WAY CF BALING HAY. Pancakes Tor SI ules In the South African and Philippine War. The Georgia and Argentine mules which are doing war duty in South Africa with the British army will be surprised when they see the new style of baled hay which will be served np to them as soon as the steamship Susquehanna gets to Cape Town. Three hundred tons were sent on the Susquehanna recently, aud it is the first shipment of about 25,000 tons ordered Ly thc Brit ish war department. The baling of he hay is being done in Brooklyn, where six uew machines are hoing use!. The machine was invented by a mau named Lowry. The hay is put up in bales cylindrical ia form, about tho si e and shape of the old fashioned nail keg, or 18 inches high aud of the same diam e ter. When baled in this shape the hay is as hard as a board. The bales weigh about 145 pounds. ?i What will surprise Mr. Mule will be the way the hay is "handed out." lt will be in pancake form The hay pancakes, or layers, which make up the bale, are about three-fourths of -an inch thick and as soon as the mule takes a bite of the pancake he will be kept chewing so constantly that he will forget all about the bullets. Mr. Peck, who showed the reporter the process, did not say that the mule's mental faculties would be engaged to this extent. That is simply a non hayeating layman's own impression. The hay in the pancake is so tightly packed that, as soon as the mule be gins chewing it he will have the same Buoyant feeling experienced by the small boy whose waistband is made tight by eating dried apples. The most compact bale of hay pnt up by. the old style requires about 160 cubic feet space per ton. This new fangled Georgia mule hay takes up only 50 cubic feet space per ton. A rather singular combination of circumstances is afforded at the bal ing plant in Brooklyn. The contrac tor Mr Bloomingdale, is using Cana dian hay, baled in the old square fashion, ic Canada. The old bales are torn to pieces and fed into the top of the new compressors. About half the product of the Brooklyn plant goes to South Africa for use iu the army which is fighting the Boers, while the other half goes to Manila for use by Lawton and Mc Ar thu r's cavalry. "Weare compressionists when.it comes to baling bay, but we're ex pansionists when it comes to selling it," said Mr. Peck. "The good thing about this new bale is that a mule can carry two 112 pound bales, and after he is fed off them for two or three days there's enough left for a cavalry man to use as a miniature rampart. Tho hay is packed so tight that a bullet wouldn't go far into it. A mule can carry only one of the 145 pound bales. The greater number of bales shipped to South Africa weigh 112 pounds, the English hundred weight. "A rather remarkable fact in con nection with this process of baling was discovered by accident. You see where the hay goes into the machine through four mortised holes about the thickness of the hand? Well the fric tional heat caused by the drawing of the hay through those holes keeps the whole top of the compressor hot. As the hay passes through the heat fuses the juices in the timothy and clover and makes the whole layer, or pancake, aromatic Horses prefer hay run through one of these com pressors to hay in its loose state, on account of its aromatic properties." Whether Mr. Peck's theory is cor rect or not, the fact romains that the heated hay yielded a delightful fra grance iu the old storehouse where the work is being carried on.-New York Tribune. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Nc peace was ever won from fate by subterfuge. -Buskin. Ho is great enough that is his own master.-Bishop Hall. There is but one step from the sub lime to the ridiculous.-Napoleon. Guard against that vauity which courts a compliment, or is fed by it. Chalmers. When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.-Bulwer. By all meaus use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself! See what thy soul doth wear. -George Herbert. One of the Godlike things of this world is the veneration done to human worth by the hearts of men.-Carlyle. : Tho grandest of heroic deeds are those which are performed within four walls and in domestic privacy.-Bich ter. The highest problem of every art is, by meaus of appearance, to pro duce the illusion of a loftier reality. Goethe. Great numbers of moderately good people think it fine to talk scandal ; they regard it as a sort of evidence of their own goodness.-F. W. Faber. Love feels no burden, thinks noth ing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of im possibility, for it thinks all things law ful for itself and all things possible. Thomas a Kempis. . With a quickened eyesight, go on discovering much good ou the worst side, remembering that the same prc? cess should proportionably magnify and demonstrate to you the much more good on the better side.-Bobort Browning.. . It is au irretrievable error to grow weary of failure aud fall back upon a limited and unprogressive perfection, or spurn the condition of existence, and endeavor to realize in this life what is the work for eternity.-Ed' ward Dowden. Not Absolutely Ignorant, It ls commonly understood that ?tte of the newspapers of New York City has a mle to employ none but college graduates on Its staff. It may or lt may not be true. Nevertheless, a young man of good address, bringing with him excellent recommendations, and equipped for Journalistic work by several years' experience, called one day at the editorial office of that pa per. He made so good an Impression that the managing editor was about to as sign him a place on the staff, when, as if remembering something he had overloooked In examlng the applicant, he suddenly asked: "By the way of what college or uni versity are you a graduate?" "I am not a graduate of any," re plied the young man, "but I know bet ter than to write 'pants' for 'trousers,' 'plead' for 'pleaded' and 'he was given a chance' for a 'chance was given him.' I never use the phrase 'in our midst.' I understand the correct use of 'who' and 'whom' and of 'shall' and 'will.' I prefer 'officer to 'official,' 'dwelling' to 'residence.' I avoid 'as to whether,' abhor 'reportorial,' never split an lnflinite, and never write a sentence long enough to tie in a double bowknot." He got the postlon.-The Fourth Estate. Seizing an Opportunity, Mabel-Poor papa had a paralytic itroke yesterday. He can't move his legs. Tom-Indeed I Miss Gotrox-er Mabel. I love you devotedly. May I Bpeak to your father at once? Artjficlnl Sight. A Russian inventor has perfected an elec trical appliance, whlnh he claims will enable tho blind to eco. This wl.l bring much hap piness to those who have defective eyesight. Another great discovery which will bring much happiness to those whose stomachs bnve become deranged, ls Hostetter's Stom ach Bitters. It has mado a world wide repu tation for itself a? a certain cure for such ail ments as indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness, and malaria, ic vor and ague. A Qnery. The goat eats tomato cans, and such, To the amusement of mnn; But whnt can tlcklo a man's palate so much As an oyster can? Beauty Is Blood Deep. Cln.n Mood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. 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Book of teBlimonialii and IO diiye' treatment Free. Dr. E. E. QBEEN'8 SOM. Box B. At lin ta. Ok. '.?SSS?! Thompson'?EytWtttr THE NATIONAL BANK OF fliJ??STA L. C. HAYNE, Pree't. P. G.FOBJD, Cashier. Capita^ $250,000. Undivided Froflts }$110,000. Facilities of our magnificent Kew Vault contaiuing 410 t-afety-Loci Boxes. Differ ent Sizes are offered to oar patrons and the public at $3.00 to 810.00 per annum. THOS. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR. EDGEFIELD, S. Cf THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA, GA. Pay 8 Interest on Deposits, Account Solicited. L. P. HAYN-E, President. W. 0. WiJlDLAW, Cashier. NE8DAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1900. VOL. LXV. NO. 8.