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' . '. VOL- IX.?New Series.- UNION C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 10, 1878. ** NUMBER 19.
, SECOND WOBKINO OF COBN.
As soou as the ploughs are through tne
Co?.ton, the second working of corn usually
begins. If the corn is uot over knee High,
it uiay bo ploughed close and deep. We
*>ftcn apply manure to it at this time, siding
\vith a twister, (wing away from the corn,)
dropping manure on each side of hill, and
then ruuning with wing towards the ecru,
covering manure aud dirting corn at same
time. On upland it is best to do this at
,first working, as thoro is no certainty of
sufficient moisture to make the manure act
promptly. In our last number wo published
Col. Laue's mode of cultivating corn,
rand wo refer the reader to it?few planters,
If auy iu the South, have raised this crcm
more successfully
MMpfNMM MP
It is less injurious the corn and uiuch better
for the peas, to have them at the greatest
distance possible from the corn. Wc
publish elsewhere some very interesting results
from manuring peas with mineral fertilizers,
by Dr. ltavcnel aud others in the
viciuity of Charleston, S. C. Wc shall
procuro the precise character of the compound
used and publish it, that others may
repeat the experiments. If a luxuriant
growth of peas can be secured ou pour laud.
by inexpensive fertilizing, the problem of
bringing up our worn-out lauds will be
solved. For manuring peas iu the drill,
(as in corn,) much less thau the quantities
named in the article referred to, be required?a
third or a fourth would auswer.?
Our own experience is vrry decidedly in
favor ftfrkto early pea- the Crop ip. fo oftaq j
held back by the summor droughts thaflatd
t varieties aro too frequently cut off by frost.
There is a black pea, quito as early as the
"Whippaorwill"?more productive and
much leas, injured by exposuro to weather,
which is the best wo have ever soon as regards
certainty of maturing a crop. Make
nil ueedful preparations in'tho way of procuring
seed, (fee., to put the stubble fields iu
peas as soon as the grain crops aro harvested.
Even if tho vines are mowed and taken
off the fields tho pea stubble will add
.much to their fertility. Again, as rcpeatedJy
done before, we urge an extension of this
most valuable crop. A mixed ration, of
jpeas (in hull) and corn, is ono of tho very
cjeat possible for work stock.
~ Tut out Blips as*sooiv
Don't wait for raiu?grout tho plants in
clay?give a gill of water to each hill, and
after it is soaked in draw dry dirt around
tue plant, ana very lew will die. As soon
as the vines arc long enough, cut thcut off
to within a foot of the hill, and lay them,
two or three side by sido, in a drill and cover
at intervals, leaving small portions exposed?say
18 inches apart. Planted
thus in June, they will make an excellent
crop.
Push work forward, and make all arrangements
to bo ready for harvest?hire
extra hands if necessary, to put the crops
in proper condition l>rfore-hand, instead of
hiring extra labor at harvest. You will
then suffer less imposition.?Southern Cultivator.
Questions for Farmers.?No farmer
is in a position to act intelligently iu the
pursuit of his business, unless ho can
answer such questions as these : How do
I stand with the world ? What am I worth?
What arc my liabilities ? When and how
must theso liabilities be met ? What part
of my property is productive ? What kinds
of grain, potatoes and other produce have
been most profitable, and how much per
acre, in dollars and cents, will Fife or Russian
wheat bring me more than some other
kind? Will it pay me best to raise Rerkshires,
or Suffolk, or Poland China, or some
common breed of hogs ? IIow much has
the making of butter and cheese cost me,
how much have they brought me iu ?
Many farmers can make shrewd guessos
in answor to stifch questions, but oannot give
the figures to support their assertions?and
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sueu guesses aro irequcutiy very iar iroin
"" * accurate. As a result, serious losses occur
from a continuance in a course which Che
farmer thinks to be profitable.
Now, for the remedy. Lot every farmer
keep a set of account books. What wo
mean is this : that every fanner may, by
recording all his business transactions (one
or two inexpensive books would answer the
purpose), make it possible for him to answer
such questions as thoso suggested above,
nnd thus place himself in a position to carry
on his business intelligently and profitably.?11
and World.
NF.URAf.flIA ANI? It IIKU MATI8M. ?A
very simple relief for neuralgia is to boil a
small handful of lobelia in half a pint of
water till the strength is out of the herb,
then strain it off and add a tensponful of
fine salt. Wring cloths out of tho liquid
as hot as possible, and spread over tho part
' 9 ^affected. It acts liko a charm. Change
tho cloths as soon as cold till the pain is all
gone ; then cover the place with a soft, dry
covering t.ll perspiration is over, to prevent
taking cold. Rheumatism can often
be relieved by application, to the painful
parts, of cloths wet in a week solution of
salsoda water. If there is inflammation in
tho joints the cure is very quick. The
wash should bo lukewarm.
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THE 8WEET POTATO?HOW TO HAKE AND
KEEP.
Editor Southern Cultivator.?In
your editorial for the April number of the
Cultivator, you use the very strong language
with reference to the sweet potato, that it
should bo the "groat crop of the South."
Now tho above assertion by one of yourexperionce
and position, should put the cotton
worshippers to thinking. What! The
swoct potato the great crop of the South?
treason to king cotton ! So says the Editor
of tho Cultivator, and so say /, and, of
course, tho matter is settled boyoud all
controversy.
But iu upthing is the proverb, that "there
U JBCCT in saving thau iu uiakipg,"..wofte
^wrctbly illustrated than ine.j>ota^
gosted as thcre"are remedies for hog chnlc^f
and nil do well when tho potatoes don t rot.
In order to succeed in keeping them, it is
best to dig in a dry time, and not before the
potatoes are ripe. But those two conditions
secured, viz : dry weather and ripe potatoes,
there is no need of waiting for frost.
All farmers who read tho Cultivator,
know what kind of land suits the potato.
The phosphates, or cotton seed and ashes, or
stablo manure and ashes, with thorough
preparation and the proper cultivation, will
bring tho potatoes.
? Now for the keeping. Put them in a
perfectly dry house, with ground floor a
little raised, to protect them from rising
moisture. A meat house, where salt has
been kept, will not do?it is too damp. A
few small cracks for air to pass^through arc
Have your house roxdyjoy ,
HWfiutcr, and in the driest time you can gCt,
haul enough saud to cover well all tho potatoes
you hope to make. Place two or
three inches of sand for a floor. Then put
(lbwn a basket of potatoes and enough sand
on tlieui to cover theui?then potatoes aud
sand enough to fill the cracks, uutil the potatoes
are all covered. Theu, lastly, put on
sand, until tho whole hill is covered two or
three inches with sand. Be sure to have
enough dry sand?it will not do to put on
that which is damp. Now turn your hogs
in to root your patch. When well ruoted,
put 011 a few cotton seed aud mako your
best wheat where the potatoes grew. Then
cut wheat, break well, plant iu potatoes,
ou ad libitum. I knew of a lady .vlio kept '
potatoes iu a hogshead in dry saud for two
years.? Sand is tho home-of ?ho potato.
OCCASIONAL.
It was not our intention to say that the
sweet potato should be "the great crop of
the South," but instead the "great root
crop," &c. There is no doubt, however,
that its cultivation might be pushed very
much farther to very great advantage.?
Cows, hogs, sheep and poultry, might be
largely and profitably fed upon potatoes,
and viucgar of excelleut quality could
doubtless bo made from them.?Ed. So.
Cultivator.
IMPttOVE THE STOCK.
We are glad to note the increased interest
manifested all over the South upon this
subject. It is beginuing to be seriously
considered and earnestly discussed among
those even who have heretofore been contout
with the runts and scrubs which, only
by the most elastic courtesy, could be designated
by the name of stock.
The South can and should be a great
stock raising country. Climate, range and
nearness to markets are nil in our favor.?
A little less cotton and a little more stock
should be tho programme of every farmer.
The true road to success lies in this direction
and tho man who take? no interest in
this matter will find himself far in the
back ground.
Improved stock, c ' all kinds, cau now bo
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uumiiui;u iiv 'djf It'iinuililUlU |M
If pure blood aniim J cannot be procured
at once, it will be economy to grade up the
couiuiou stock, thus adding several huudrcd
per cent, to their value each year.
Cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry
arc the results of intelligent management
of farm nffairs. They possess a tangible
value which docs not attach to acres of
cotton or cane or any other precarious crop.
Besides this, they form a certain basis upon
which to estimate future proBts, and it is
fair to state that any reasonable estimates
in this direction arc fully realized.
Good stock and a plonty of it gives its
owner a standing in society which is trnly
enviable. It is better than government
bonds, and the interest is payable with unfailing
regularity. In one ease a coupon is
detached, which represents say fivo per
cent, per annum, lessening the total value
of the bond by just the amount detached.
In the other ease, a coupon of one hundred
per cent, is added to the original value and
so, year after year, in like proportion.
The Cincinnati Enquirer's essay on man
is in one canto, as follows :
IWan's avapor,
Full of woes; ? ??
Starts a paper,
lip ho goes.
"The girls of our day are very badly educated,"
paid one of (he members of a committee
on education to the Hishop of (Slouccster.
"That cannot be denied," retorted
hi? lordship. "However, there's one consolation,
the boys will never find it out."
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CONFEDERATE #EMORIAL- ),
Ex-Peesiuent Jefferson Davis Speaks m
in Fitting Terms of Our Confedek- c
ate Dead. , p
Tho following letter, addressed to a com- u
mittcc of citizens, was read at the memorial ti
celebration in Macon, Qa., on the 26tH ult.: \
Mississippi Cit**, April 11, 19fT8. t(
Gentlemen: I $iu<*crely regret iny in- r
ability to bo present at J the Inying'of the ^
corner stone of "a ^ronu^iffht to be erected 8
at Macou, Ga., in nonor of our dead Confederate
soldiers." The event possesses P
every attraction to me j it is inspired by 81
the Ladies' Memorial Association ; the d
monument is to be located in the key-stone
Slate of the Confederate arth ; and to corn- ^
liable" rights.
What though we were overborne by numbers,
and accessories uot less efficient, truth
is uot to be measured by success in maintaining
it against force; uor is the glory
less of him who upholds it in the face of
unequal odds, but is it not rather wore to
his credit that he counted all else as dust ^
in the balance when weighed with honor
and duty ? On many a stricken field our f
soldiers stood few and faint, but fearless !'
still, for they wore the panoply of unques- 11
tioning confidence in the rectitude of their
cause, and kuew how to die but not to sur- w
render. Lot not any of their survivors
impugn their faith by offering the peuiten- Jf
tial plea that "they believed they were
right." Bo it ours to transmit to posterity *
our unequivocal testimony to the justice of c'
their convictions, to their virtues, and the 11
sanctity of the motives by whieh they were "
actuated. al
It is meet that this monument should
have originated with the ladies of the land, tl
whoso self-denial was conspicuous through a'
all the trials and sufferings of war, whose
gentle ministrations in tho hospitals, and at 8
way-side refectories, so largely contributed 81
to relievo the sick and tlio wounded, and ai
whose uufaltcriug devotion to their country's c'
cause in the darkest hours of our struggle
illustrated the fidelity of the sex which was 81
last at the cross and first at the sepulchre. uj
I am profundly thankful to them for in- j
vitiug mc to represcut them, as their orator,
Oil the nnnrrtnr?liin?r nnonsinn TT../1 U hAAn I P'
? -ri ~ o IV MV'VM J)]
practicable to accept, their request would
have been, to uie, " objxved with- ^
no other reluctance than the consciousness ,j,
of inability to do justice to the theme.? j
Thanks to the merits of our Confederate
dead, they need neither orator nor bard to
commend their deeds to the present genera- _
tiou of their coup .ryuien. Many fell far ^
from home and kindred, and sleep in un- tl
marked graves ; but all arc gathered in the
love of those for whom they died, aud their
memories are hallowed in the hearts of all fc
true Confederates. a]
]}y the pious efforts of oar people, many a]
humble cemeteries, such as, in their impov- ft
crishmeut, wero possible, have been propared,
and the Confederate dead have been st
collected in them from neighboring battle g(
fields. There annually, with reverential g(
affection, the graves, alike of.the known w
and the unknown, aro decky4 jrUTT vernal 8j
flowers, expressive of gratitude renewable a
forever, and typical of the hope of a resur- g
rcction and reanion where the wicked cease j
from troubling and the weary are at rest. j?
To be remembered, honored, beloved by q
their people is the reward bestowed on our ^
Confederate dead. It is the highest which c
a good and purely patriotic man could de- g|
siro. Slinilhl if. hn mil ir Knil.l
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this monument ? the answer is, ihey do not (|
need it, but posterity may. It is not their p
reward, hut our debt. If the greatest gift
a hero gives his race is to have been a hero,
in order that this gift may be utilized to 0|
coming generations, its appreciation by con- u
temporaries should bo rendered as visible f,
and enduring as possible. Let the monn- b
ment, rising 1'rom earth toward heaven, lift t,
the minds of those who come after us to a y
higher standard than the common test of J
success. Lot it tench that mauls born for
duty, not for expediency; that when an 0|
attack is made on the community to which w
ho belongs, by which he is protected, and p
to which his allegiance is duo, his first ob- C(
ligation is to defend that community; and it
that under such conditions it is better to (|
have ''fought and lost than never to have |t
fought at all." Let posterity learn by this j
monument that you commemorate men who '[
died in a defensive war; that they did not, 0
as has bcca idly stated, submit to the arbi- n
trament of arms the question at issue?
questions which involved the inalienable
rights inherited from their ancestors and h
held in trust for their posterity?but that d
tlw... i
viai j ovixmu vu in.11iiiii111 tin; niiuu suvuri'i^in^ U
which their lathers left them, and which it ci
was their duty if possible to transmit to c
their children. . . ti
Away, then, with sueh^eble excuse for tl
the abandonment of prfitfipjes which may h
bo crushed /or awhile, bqt which, possess- n
ing the eternal vitality of truth, tnust, indts o
own good time, prevail ovcrjperishable error, h
Let this monument teach that heroism f?
derives its lustre from tho justice of the a
cause in which it is displayed, and let it d
mark the difference between a war waged h
for the robber-like purpose of conquest and v
one to repel invasion?to defend a people's s<
hearths and altars and to uiaiotaiu their a
iws and liberties. " Such whs the war in
iliich our heroes fell, nud theirs is the I
rowu which sparkles with tho geuis ot i
atriotism and righteousness, with a glsry s
ndiuimcd by any motivo of aggrandise- I
icut or intent to inflict ruin on others.? i
Ye present them to posterity as examples 1
a be followed, and wait securely for the i
erdict of mankind, when knowledge shall r
ave dispelled misrepresentation and delu- I
ion. Is it unreasonable to hope that inn- "
ure reflection and a closer study of the '
olilical history of the Union may yet re- 1
tore the rights prostrated by the passions
cveloped iu our long aud bloody war ? If, *
owover, it should be otherwise, then from I
ur heroes' graves shall cmuo iu mournful
ones the ., a
"Answer fit t 'a
And if our childrcu must obey, 1
They must, but thinking on our day, '
'Twill less debase them to submit." <
Yours, faithfully, T
Jefferson Davis. i
Waste and Want.?Either man must f
e content with novcrtv all his life, or nUt> s
euy himself some luxuries ami save to lay j
lie base of independence in the future. But c
a uiuu defies the future, aud spends all t
e earns (whether his earnings bo ouc or f
m dollars a day) let hiui look for leau and 1
ant at some future time?for it will surely t
auic, no matter what he thinks. To save A
i absolutely the only way to get a solid 1
>riunc; there is no other certain mode.? i
'hose who shut their eyes aud ears to these r
srtaiu facts will bo forever poor, aud in t
icir obstiuatc rejection of truth uiuyhap r
ill die in rags and filth. Let them so die, 1
ud thank themselves. But, no ! They \
ike a sort of recompense in cursing for- \
juo. Great waste of breath. They might t
j well curse the mountains or the eternal 1
ills. Fur 1 can tell thcui fortune docs not s
ive away good aud substantial geods. She *
:l)s it to the highest bidder, to tho hardest
ad wisest worker for the boon. Mcu ncvr
make so fatal a mistake as when they ?
rink themselves creatures of fate; 'tis the c
irest folly in tho world. Kvcry mnu may '
lake or mar himself, whichever ho may Jj
aoosc. Fortune for those who by diligence
oncsty and frugality place themselves in a ^
asition to grasp hold of fortune when it k
apcars in view. The best evidence of 1
ugality is the five dollars or more stand- 1
ig in your name at the savings bank.? [
he best- evidence of honesty consists in 1
iligcncc and frugality. c
Russian Remedy for Hydrophobia. 1
-A correspondent of Lat.d ami Water
London) describes the following Russian catmcut
of hvdrobhobia: Iu Seratou t
ic inhabitants collect the larva of the rose I
ectlo (Cetonia aurata), which arc chiefly 1
>und in the wood-ants' nests. The grubs v
re gathered in the spring, placed in earth, f
id their change or metamorphosis watched I
>r. When this takes place, they kill the t
cellos and dry them. The powdered in- *
:cc must bo kept in hermetically scaled v
cntles. or the dried beetles may be kept in n
ialed pots and reduced to powder when I
anted. Throe boetles powdered aro con- *
idorcd a dose Yor an adult, given iuimeditcly
after the bite. One for a child and ^
vo for an adult in which the disease has
cclared itself. The effect is to produce a j
>ng sloep, which must not be interrupted. .
'he bite is also treated surgically. The f
ectlcs caught on flowers are not so bench- t
ial; they must be secured in the larva
tage, and killed directly after they attain
ho imago. Some of the Russians give
(loir dogs occasionally half a beetle as a
revenfive.
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A Good Cow.?A writer who says that
no good cow gives all the milk that was
ecded in a family of eight persons, and
om which cow was made 2$0 pounds of
utter last year, gives the following as his
eatinent: "If you desire to get a large
icld of rich milk, give your cow, every
ay water slightly warm and slightly salted,
4 wllioH Krfll* hoc K/mn o * ?I?a * ?*a
f one quart to two gallons of water. You v
ill tiud, it' you have not tried this daily |.
ractico, that yojr cow will give 25 per p
ant. more immediately under the effects of j
, and she will become so attached to it a
lat she will refuse to drink clear water un- \
ss very thirsty; hut this mess sho will j
rink most any time, and ask for more.? j
'he amount of tho drink necessary is an c
rdinary water pail full each time, morning, (
oon and night.? Vermont Journal K
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Clover.?Cut as soou as some of the ^
cads of tho general crop of blooms turn j
ark. If cut by hand wait until the dew (
ries, and just before night turn over all
lit previous to 1 o'clock. Repeat this op- J
ration tho nest day on the morning's cutrig,
and all cut the previous afternoon. If '
ic weather is open, put in cocks all that j
nc* ?. - to i
iin uucu vuv uu IU to IIUUrH. M neso COCKS t
lay be thrown into largo ones as they cure, c
r may be hauled directly to barn. Clover t
ay is never so good if allowed to get per- .1
;ctly dry before it is bulked. If cut with \
mower, it is not thrown into "swaths," i
ries off much more rapidly, and can be c
oused much sooner. This is one of the s
erv great advantages of a mower. As t
jon as the plants begin to grow again, give i
dressing of plaster, ono bushel per acre, t
Wishing for Money.?"I wish that I
liad his money," said a young, hearty-looktig
man as a millionaire passed him in tho
itrect. And so has wished niany a youtlv
icforc him, who devotes so much time torishing,
that too little is Ifct to workiug.?>
jut never does one of theso draw a coutparson
bctwccu their several fortunes. Thar
ieh man's money looms up like a balloon
>cfore them, hiding uncounted cares and
koxioties, from which they are free j kccpng
out of sight those bodily ills that luxury
irceds, and all the mehtnl horrors of onnui
lid satiety, and tbo fear of death that
rcaltli fosters, the jealousy of life and lovo
rom which it is inseparable.
Let uouc wish lor uucarugd. ^old. Tha
iwcat by whioh it is gathered! ifrihe only
rwoat by which it is preserved" Fbt enjoy
ncnt. Wish for no man's money. Tho
icalth, strength, freshness, and sweet sleep
if youth are yours. Young love, by day
ind night, encircles you. Hearts unsoiled
>y the deep sin of covetousncss beat fondly
vith your own. None, ghoul-like, listen
or the death-tick in your chamber; your
hoes have value in men's eyes only, when
ou trend in them. The smiles no wealth
an purchase greet you?living ; and tears
hat rarely drop ou rosewood coffins, will
all from pityiug eyes upon you?dyiug.?
fou havo to eat, to drink, to wear, cuough ;
hen you have all the rich man hath.?
Yhat though he fares more sumptuously
1c shortens life, iucrcascs pains and aches,
uipairs his health thorcby What if his
aiment bo more costly ? God loves him
tone the more, and man's respect in such
egard couies ever mingled with his envy.
Mature is youra In nil her glory ; her ever
varying and for ever beautiful face smiles
mace upon you. Ilor bills aud valleys,
iclds and flowers, rooks and streams, and
loly places, know no desecration in the
tep of poverty, but wclcomo ever, to their
rcaltli of beauty, rich ;ind poor alike.
Duck Hatching.?Hens make vcrv
;ood moth 3rd for duck-hutching. Nino
ggs under a good sized Cochin or Br&huui
ion, is a pretty sure thing, as to success irr
he curlier efforts of the season.
Whether ducklings be brought out under
lucks or hens, the younglings should be
,cpt away from the water, until they are
hroc to five weeks old. This looks as if
ho advico were unnatural. But tlireeourths
of the young dunks that are lost,
u early infancy, are killed by cramps and
.hills from allowing them to rush iuto cold
rater before the down upon their skin is
hick enough to resist these ill-effects.
Ducks arc aquatics, but arc not marines!
dost persons supposo that they beloug to
he water as fish do. The wild water fowls
lave an oily coat that helps to preserve
hem ; while domesticated ducks lose this,
inder home cultivation. It has been found,
rom oft-repeated cspcriuiout, that duckings
do well largely in proportion where
hey are not permitted to have access to
rater to swim in until they are four to six
recks old. They should be started early,
,nd thus they mature more profitably for
all use?like all other domestic fowls ofho
larger sorts.?Poultry 11 'orltl.
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A Beautiful IIouseiiod Plant.?Tho
}alla Lily, roots of which may be procured
if any flurist, is one of our finest plants for
louse arrowitic when nron^rlu rl'l?/v.
a o I-"I J
icst method wo have tried is t? procure au<
>arthcn jar?suitably decorated on the outiidc,
if desired, by painting or pasting on
>f fricac or flower pictures, or by a paper
>pcn-work covering. In this put rich1
would some five or six inches deep, and in
his set the cailu plant. Now put on I ho
op of this mould a layer of clean, coarse
and about two inches deep, and on top of
his som^small pebbles. Then fill fhc jar
villi water, and replace as evaporated, sfl?
is to always have the water several inches
lecp above the pebbles, l'lacc in a warm
ind sunny window, and the plant will throw
ip large, luxuriant leaves, to be followed
>y the magnificent bloom.
Morns in Cakpkts.?This paragraph
vill be interesting to housekeepers wholave
carpets to keep from being moth-eaten,
drs. S. T. W., says the Country Gentleman,
ins tried salt and various other applications,
nd still the insects trouble her carpets.?
Ye advi^p her to try the plan proposed by
'rof. A. J. Cook, in his report on injurious
nscets. He advises to take a wet sheet or
loth, lay it upon the carpet and then go
ivcr the wet cloth with a hot flat iron; the
team thus produced will penetrate tho
:arpet, and not only destroy living moths
nit cook their eggs, and prevent them from
latching. It is cheap and easy of application,
and wo have no doubt that it will
irovo cffi'fttiva Thn nnltz in ?!.<?
jo one has thought of it before.
There used to be a man?gone west now,
ioor fell >w?in tho United Stales railroad
nail service, ran cast of Burlington, whoso
iyes were so crooked ho eould carom with
hem. lie could hold a postal card out at
inn's length before him, read tho address
villi one eye and look around the cud and
cad the message on tho other side with tho
jther, and watch a man trying to climb in
it the car door behiud him, all at the same
imc. lie left the service because lie alvays
had to go to the door on tho other
tide of the car to see the statiou.