Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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METAL BOTTLE TOP REMOVER Ordinary Table Fork Will Perform Operation Witb Neatness and Dis patch-Knife Also Used. . Everybody ls familiar with the lit tle metal tops used on bottles. But the general opinion ls that a top can not be removed without the aid of a specially designed opener. A Phila delphia man was recently confronted with the problem of removing one of these tops without the official instru ment This is the way he did it: He took an ordinary' table fork and .placed one of the outside tines be neath the edge of the cap. He then Metal Top Remover. took a knife and inserted the end of the blade between the other outside tine and the center one. By pressing down on the knife handle he secured Just the upward pull on the edge of the crown top that is needed to dis lodge it An ingenious and simple substitute. GOOSE LAYING SEASON HERE Advisable to Start Upon Small Scale and Run Two Geese With Each Gander"-Get Early Eggs. One of the best seasons for pur chasing geese is during the latter part of the year, for then the birds have a chance to settle down properly be fore the laying season, which in the case of geese begins at the end of January. It is advisable to start upon a small scale and to run two geese to each gander. They should be housed in roomy, dry floored quar ters that are well ventilated without being draughty. Use dry straw as lit ter and renew frequently. When the birds are of the right type the young usually take after them in this respect, but to assure size it is necessary that early eggs be produced, for'unless the young are hatched early they have no time to develop' before the cold days are en countered. The way to produce early eggs is to see that the birds are well fed during the autumn, a time when much of the natural food picked up ls apt to be Bhort of nutriment ONE PRACTICE IS WASTEFUL By Burning Corn Stalks Farmer ls De stroying His Land-Much Benefit in Plowing Under. (By B. E. LARA.) It always makes me feel sad to see the smoke rising from the burning corn stalks in the field, because the farmer is burning up his land and doesn't know it How can we expect to burn up stock which the soil pro duces and put nothing back in the way of humus and then hope to keep our soil in good condition? Maybe I'm wrong when I say that farmers do not know what they're doing, for doubtless some of them do know that it is a bad practice, but burning stalks ls easier than discing or cutting them up and they are a nuisance to plow under. Some farmers say there is no benefit in plowing under stalks, but 1 cannot figure it out that way because I do net see how we can go on rob bing our soil and keep up the fertility. It costs very little to keep a sheep and a flock of PO sheep is worth money. j ._ i Sickness Among Fowls. The causes for sickness among fowls can be treaced to lice, filth, no grit over-fat, sour food, leaky roof3, lack of exercise, crowded quarters, cracks in the wall, exposure to hot '.suns, cold houses In winter, hot hous es in summer, irregularity In feeding, damp houses and runs, nor enough "bulky food, impure drinking water, poorly ventilated houses, exposure to bad weather, and too much heating food in summer. Making Stables Comfortable. Stop the cracks and chinks in the stables. The horses and cows will not get cold outside if it isn't raining, but in the stable, with the wind blow ing in through some little hole, they .will actually suffer. Get in a warm room and let the cold air from out side reach you through just one little opening, if you don't believe lt Shoeing the Colt The first shoeing of a colt is the most important, not only in the fit of the shoes, but also in seeing that the colt is not badly scared by the forge, the unusual handling and new Bounds. Horses mean to shoe are generally the result of improper handling at early shoelngs. Needless Cruelty. To tie up a horse so short that he cannot comfortably lie down la a need less cruelty. THREE MEALS A DAY. To plan meals for three hundred and sixty-five days In the year, three times a day, is no small task. To have well-balanced, well-served meals, well within the income, providing variety and leaving nothing wasted is yet an other task which ls the daily problem troubling thousands of women each day. Economy does not mean spend ing little; it means getting the best returns for the money spent. There is no better field for wise spending than for the table. Good food is es sential for the physical health, not to speak of the mental and moral growth, which ia no doubt largely de pendent upon the right kind of food. Oyster and Celery Soup.-Cook a cup of finely cut celery in boiling wa ter until tender, add a well seasoned oyster stew with, a few chopped oys ters. Hamburg Steak.-Press a strip of suet through an oblong of chopped steak to represent ? bone, then a sec ond long strip around the edge to look like the fat on the edge of a porter house. Cook in a very hot nan and arrange potato balls around the Bteak as it lays on a hot platter. Baltimore Pudding.-Take half a" cupful each of molasses, milk and chopped beef suet, one and one-half cups of flour, one cup of chopped raisins, juice and rind of a lemon, half a teaspoonful of soda, a teaspoonful of salt, a quarter of a teaspoon each of cloves and mace and a teaspoonful of cinnamon. Mix well and steam five hours. Dainty Salad.-Remove the seeds from white or green grapes and ar t range on lettuce leaves with French dressing. Over them put cream cheese put through a ricer. Serve very cold. is discipleship. When some one sent a cracked plate to China to have a set made, every plato in the new set had a crack In lt. -Wendell Phillips. SOME WINTER DISHES. Cut up two chickens and remove all the large bones, fry in a little hot fat for five minutes with a sliced onion. Use a slice of salt pork for the fat, finely cut. Put the chicken into a deep saucepan with just enough boil ing water to cover; cook until tender, drain and arrange in a baking didh. Beat the yolks of three eggs, add a cup of milk, a tablespoonful of butter, salt and cayenne, and flour to make a stiff batter. Fold in the whites of the eggs, beaten stiff. Pour over the chicken and bake until brown; thick en the stock in the pan with flour, and a few mushrooms or oysters, and this gravy will be a great addition to the chicken pudding. A few slices of nice salt pork dipped in corn meal or flour and fried brown and crisp are good, served with baked potatoes and a gravy made with milk and the fat left in the pan. Baked Corn and Cheese.-Take two cups of corn, mix with a slightly beat en egg, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, a cup of milk and salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Put into a well buttered baking dish, cover with grated cheese and fine bread crumbs, dot with bits of butter and bake until brown. Sponge Cake With Jelly.-Cut out the center of a round sponge cake, leaving the sides and bottom thick enough to hold a pint of jelly. Pre pare an orange or lemon jelly, with bits of nuts and fruit, if liked, turn Into the cake when it begins to get thick. Set on ice to mold and serve with sweetened whiped cream spread over the top. Shaplelgh Cheese.-Cut stale bread in half-inch slices, spread with but ter and cut in finger-sized pieces. Stand the pieces close together around the edge of the baking dish and pour in the following mixture: Beat two eggs and add a cup of thin cream, a tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoon ful of salt, a pinch of mustard and cayenne and a half pound of soft, mild cheese cut in small pieces. Bake thir ty-five minutes. Same Speech Thirteen Years. ll D. Andrimont, a member of the Belgian chamber, celebrated for his speeches on questions of the consular service, was appealing eloquently for a reorganization of the service when the foreign minister said: "That is the same speech you made last year." "Just so," replied the deputy calm ly. 'I have made it annually, word for word for thirteen years. Nobody noticed it before." (Conducted by thu National Woman'? Chris tian Temperance Union.) VIEW ON PERSONAL LIBERTY Home Hac Ito Rights Which. Saloon Is Bound to Respect-Each Man ls King Over Himself. You say, "I will eat, drink, wear, speak, just what I please." But society says. "Nay, friend, you cannot speak what you plefase. It will be easy for you to utter words so blasphemous or so unfit for ears polite that you will trench on the sharp circle of the law. It will be easy for you to appear among us in such garb, that we shall hand you over to the courts." And so we come -with the question, "What business do you intend to fol low?" In your contract with society it is Important to have an answer to this question before wc let you in. "I shall start a gambling house." "O, no, you won't, my friend; the principle of gambling ls a principle of getting something for nothing, and would be utterly subversive of so ciety." "Well, then; I will have a shop to sell vile literature." "0, no, you won't; we shall inter fere with your personal liberty just at that point In the sacred interest of childhood and of home." "I will set up a tannery, a slaughter house, a powder mill alongside of your houses." "No, you will not; for we will de clare them a nuisance on the instant. "You may not even bullo a house of such material as you happen to pre fer. We legislate on all these matters In the Interest of the majority." "Well, then; I will start an opium den." "No, we will have an ordinance against that whenever you attempt such an atrocity." . "But if you are so hard on me, I will start a saloon instead." "No, you will not, my friend, and for the self same reason that we will not tolerate the traffic in opium-pois on gathered from popples-we will not let you sell the alcohol poison dis tilled from friuts and grains. The opening of your saloon would be the opening of Pandora's box. It would light the incendiary's torch, impel the random bullet and the pernicious knife stroke, and descend In heaviest blows on the gentlest and most Inno cent among us. Thirty-five per cent, of the Insanity, eighty per cent, of pauperism and ninety per cent, of crime are caused by strong drink The personal liberty the dealer really seeks In his own liberty to enslave a class. His practice proves too much against his theory. In proportion as the slavery of the drink appetite en chains his patrons are his own re ceipts increased. Ours is a country where each man is supposed to be king over one-that one himself-but when the integers in the problem of free government are systematically converted into ciphers by the effects of strong drink and the education ot the saloon, then is the danger wide spread and appalling. The home, too, has its rights which the saloon ls bound to respect." WINE VS. WATER. Why does wine dry the mouth? Be cause the alcohol in it absorbs wa ter. Why does water moisten the mouth? Because the skin Ukes it in. Why does wine burn the stomach? Because the alcohol in lt dries up all the water it can find lu it. Why does water cool the stomach? Because the stomach In doing Its work gets warmer than the wa ter, i Why does wine tire the heart? Be cause the alcohol In it makes the heart beat faster. Why does water help the heart? Be cause it cools the blood. Why does wine disease the blood? Because the alcohol thickens it. Why does water make the blood good? It washes it. Why does wino redden the eyes? It burns them. Why does water brighten them? It rests them. Why does wine madden the brain? Because the alcohol in the wine burns it. Why does water cool the brain. Be cause it keeps the blood cool which flows to the brain. Why does wine maye thirst? Be cause the alcohol in it dries every part of the body. Why does wine make thirst? Be cause it gives what every part of the body needs. Why Is wine costly? Because it ls difficult to make, and because men who sell lt want to grow rijh fast. Why is water free? Because it ls the gift of God. Can't Walk Straight. The Northwestern Christian Advo cate speaks straight to the point in the following utterance: "We have known of many influen tial laymen and some ministers "un der the Influence of liquor" who nev er took a drink. How's that? They were afraid to speak out against the saloon or to vote the Institution out of their mids* because of some promi nent brewer or politician. Such peo ple are very much under the influ ence, so much so they can't walk in a straight path." : / I ECONOMY OF STEEL WHEELS Seems to Have Large Measure of Common Stnse Back of Claims Advanced in Its Favor. The agricultural college and experi ment station of the University of Wyoming has proved the value of steel wheels to its complete satisfac tion, and in a recent bulletin one of the experts of that institution said: "Low. wide-tired steel wheels will give any farmer better equipment for his work. Under all conditions of the Seid and nearly all conditions of the road it is estimated that broad tired steel wheels pull from 30 to 100 per cent, lighter than the narrow tires." The steel wheel for farm use seems ? to have a large measure of common i sense back of the claims that have j been advanced in favor of it. From the standpoint of convenience 1 the farm wagon that haB been made over into a low-down vehicle with wide steel tires has a strong appeal. It is easily loaded and overcomes all > the objections to high wagons of the I old type. Users of steel wheels say their ' economy cannot be denied, as they make a much lighter draft, are there- ' fore easier on the team, and, more over, soon pay for themselves in the elimination of tire troubles, so com mon to wood wheels. Their practical value is further vouched for In the experiences of j those who find that wide-tired steel wheels do not cut up the pastures, do not become "mired" in soft fields or muddy roads, and do not cause the heavy pulls that "rutty" roads have always meant for narrow tires. CAREFUL FEEDING OF COLTS Must Be Kept Growing if Best Horses Aro to Be Made of Them-Oats Make Good Feed. Some people seem to think that the colts can live out in all kinds of weather, and thrive on any kind of feed that they can get. This is a great mistake, however. Colts, like any other young animals, must be kept growing by careful feeding if the best horses are to be made of them. Now is the time of the year to pre pare for feeding and sheltering the colts. Make preparations to feed them a little, gradually increasing the amount as the grass becomes shorter. Fix a small inclosure in the pasture where the colts run, so that they can run under the rails at a gap, but mares will be excluded. If the inclosure is made near the salting or watering place the marea will not be so liable to toll the colts away before they are through eating. Oats, with a little bran mixed in them, make an excellent feed. Feed once a day, and lightly at first. In a little while they can be fed twice daily and will eat a quart of feed a day. RAISING PONIES FOR PROFIT Little Fellows Always Find Ready Sale in All City Markets-Cost of Rearing ls Small. Did you ever investigate the rais ing of the little ponies that are the delight of every child's heart The cost of keeping the ponies would not be a great deal for a farmer who has other colts and horses to raise. Pleasure and Profit. and these little fellows find a ready sale in the city markets. Your own children would be made happy by the possession of a beautiful little pony, and then, of course,, your neighbors' Edgefield Fertili; Cotton ? Soda,Bloc Mixed gc Royster, can Agri Georgia ( Call and see We handle Soi Phosphate i Company9 P. &F, A Augusta High Grade These goods are nc house ready for del children would have to have one-so your profits would begin at once by the creation of a market for them right at home. Mining Mules Pay. What are called mining mules are being raised profitably in the middle west There are two classes neces sary for the occupation-the surface mules and the pit mules, the size and weight of the latter determined by the size of the tunneling. These ani mals are wanted to range from 600 pounds to 1,350 in weight, and twelve to sixteen hands in height Thev must have deep bodies, good feet and those from five to eight years are pre ferred. Harm of Too Much Grain. It never occurs to the average far mer that the effect of a long contin ued diet of grain is as injurious to fowls as to cattle, nor that the con centrated grain food gives the best re sults when dilutet or mixed with some bulky succulent material. Reasons for Eating. The hen ha3 three reasons for eat ing: To repair the tissues of her body, to keep herself warm, and to make eggs. It therefore follows that her diet must be varied and plentiful. Pure Bred Boar. At any rate get a pure bred boar. Then you have hal.* the drove thor oughbrod anyway. Headache is one of the common symp toms of womanly trouble, and the cause has to be removed before you can rid yourself of it entirely. A medicine that mere ly kills pain, does not go to the seat of the trouble, and kill the cause. What you need is a woman's medicine-one which acts directly, yet gently, on the womanly organs. TAKE The Woman's Tonic After having used C a r d u i, Miss Lillie Gibson, of Chrise man, Texas, writes: "About three years ago, I was just entering womanhood, and was sick in bed for nearly nine months. Sometimes I would have such headaches, and oth er aches, I could hardly stand it. I tried Cardui, and now I am cured of all my troubles. I shall praise Cardui as long as I live." Cardui is tbs medicine you need. Try it E-69 Mercantile ?ers and Fertilizer Ma For 1913. Seed Meal, N >d,Kainit, 16p< ?ods maimfac Armour, t?wii [cultural Chei Chemical Woi 3 Mr. R. C. Pad A. E. Padgett. Guano! lathers* States k Fertilizers s Goods. . D, Bone , Acid of all Grades. iw in the ware ivery. PROEESSIONA: DR. J. S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE. Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. James A. Dobey, Dental Surgeon Johnston. S. C. OFFICE OVER JOHNSTON DRUG CO. A, H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge work a Specialty FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Harting & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best old line com panies'* Marling & Byrd At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield Notice. I take this means of notifying the public, and particularly the people of the 4th judicial district, that I have received my commission ind ara duly qualified under tho ?aw to transact all business intrust ed to me as magistrate of t the 4th district. J. F. Pardue. Collier, S. C. Pedigree Seed. Landreth's seed hive been known for years by the title, Seed which Succeed. They succeed because they are vital. They succeed be cause they have quality. Let us have your orders for anything you need in garden seed. Mail or. der? wu 1 ha ve our prompt attention W. E. Lynch & Co. Save Your State Coupons. Please save your State coupons, subscriptions and renewals for me, you will titid a box for receiving coupons at either of the drug stores or al Smith-Marsh's store. Send subscriptions to roe at Johnston, S. C., give to Dr. Marsh or save until I can see yon. Your kindness will be appreciated. Thanking you very much. Theodore S. Marsh Company terials itrate of 3r ct. acid ?tured by it, Ameri nical Go. .ks. gett or Mr.