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Remedy For Egg Sucking I>og.
The following plan for curing a
dog of the egg sucking habit is
recommended by a writer in The
Practical Farmer: "Boil an egg and
while perfectly hot put it in his
mouth and hold his jaws down on it
until well burnt, and he will be
afraid of eggs from that time on."
Handy Device.
To make a grit box, cut four
. pieces from an inch board like Fig.
V 1. Then board up using half inch
stuff, as shown in Fig. 2, by boring
two holes in back about two inches
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Good Grit Box and Grain Feeder.
from sides and one inch fropi top.
This box can be hung on two pegs
or nails or inside of poulty house
'.'K and makes a very convenient and
sanitary grit box. Three kinds of
grit or feed can be kept separately
to which the fowls have access at all
times but cannot waste or foul it.
It is well to let the front board ex
tend one and one-half inches below
top of partitions by notching, to preent
grit from feeding into the
tough too freely.
f Broody Hens as Mothers.
Professor Graham, of the Ontario
Station, considers that broody hens
are preferable as mothers for chickens
hatched in an incubator. "The
best plan," he says, "to get the
r ' brocrdy hens to take the chicks is to
five the hen two or three eggs out
> of the incubator on the/ eighteenth
or nineteenth day and allow her to
hatch them. When your incubator
hatch is over take a dozen or fifteen
chickens and put them under the
hen after dark. Even if they hapfpen
to differ in color*from those she
has hatched she will mother them all
the same. If you give them to her
in the daytime she may not do so.
l^ever neglect to give the hen a
thorough dusting before giving her
^any eggs. If there is one thing more
tthan another that requires careful
^attention in rearing young chickens,
it is to keep them free from lice. If
Jice get upon them, from the hen
-or elsewhere, a large proportion of
them will be almost sure to die."
^ Pruning Trees.
i* Do not allow your trees to waste
a large amount of their energy on
the development of unnecessary
I ^ ^branches. Thow their vitality into
those, which are to remain. But do
not go at the work of pruning until
you have looked the tree over from
all sides and'satisfied yourself exactly
what needs doing. Never prune on
. ^ the haphazard system, or from a
'" sense of duty." Prune for results
that stand for improvement. Aim
to preserve a proper balance of head
without producing a stiff, formal
effect. Cut out weak wood, wherever
found, even if it does somewhat
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disturb symmetrical outlines. me
development of healthy branches
-will enable you to correct this fault
later. Thin out the branches, where
too thick, to allow a free circulation
of air. It is a most excellent
plan to cover every cut that is made
with a thick coat of paint. This preYents
unnecessary loss of sap, excludes
rain, keeps away insects and
assists the wound to heal rapidly.
The Alcohol Potato.
**1 am advised by the United
States Department of Agriculture
that they have recently imported
samples of potatoes grown in Europe
which have been found to give a very
3iigh percentage of alcohol, and that
-there are varieties grown in this
-country, with which the department
3s now experimenting, which show a
.large starch content. In view of
, "*the fact, as shown in the report of
the Committee on Ways and Means
nprfertine the alcohol laws, that in
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the fiscal year of 1905 Germany used
:91,148,1S2 bushels of potatoes in the
^production of alcohol, there would
;seem to be no reason why in many |
parts of this country the cultivation !
of these special kinds of potatoes for
tuse in the production of alcohol
should not be found profitable by
our farmers.
"'A matter of great importance in
relation to the capacity of our farms
to produce practically unlimited
quantities of the materials from
which industrial alcohol is made, is
the fact that the growth of these
farm crops does not exhaust the soil.
After the alcohol has been extracted
from corn or potatoes these materials
are still serviceable as cattle feed,
in which form they ultimately find
their way back to the land.
"Some disappointment has been ex
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pressed over the delay on the part
of our manufacturers to furnish alcohol-burning
lamps, stoves, heaters
and other alcohol-using apparatus,
similar to those used in Germany. I
have personally investigated thig
matter and find that American manufacturers
are preparing to put on
the market in the near future lamps
in which it has been found by carefully
conducted experiments that one
gallon of alcohol will give as much
light as two gallons of kerosene. I
have also seen samples of cooking
stoves, heaters and other alcohol using
appliances, which will he on sale
in this country at an early date."?
Senator Hansbrough.
Rules Governing Horse Sales.
The rules, covered very generally
by statute law of the various States,
summarized uy one ui our nurse exchanges
are as follows:
The rules governing the present
popular system of selling horses at
auction at combination sales should
be thoroughly considered and understood
by all prospective consignors.
They usually are very similar to the
following: A horse sold sound must
be perfectly sound in every way. A
horse sold serviceably sound must
be virtually a sound horse. His
wind and eyes must be good, not
lame or sore in any way; the horse
must be sound, barring slight blemishes.
These blemishes must not constitute
any unsoundness, and must
be nothing more than splints, slightly
pulled and a little rounding on the
curb ioints: above all. he must not
have a bad looking curb, and must
not have a brand.
He may be a little' out in the
knees, but must hot stand over on
the knees or ankles. He may have
a little puff on the outside of the
hock, but must not have thoroughpin
or boggy hock, ring-bone or jack,
although he may naturally be a little
coarse jointed, and front part of
hocks must not be puffed.
. He may have slight scars or wire
marks, but these must not cause any
deformity of the body, legs or feet,
and nothing more than a slight scar.
He must not have any scar from fistula
or poll evil. He cannot have
a hip down, and if one hip is ?. trifle
lower than the other, it must be
natural, and no deformity like the
Cap of a hip down. He must not have
sidebones or any bad blemishes that
will depreciate his value more than
a trifle, but must be sound, barring
slight blemishes that do not hurt
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little, and in no case more than the
above mentioned blemishes. Car
bruises must be of a temporary nature.
A horse sold to wind and work
must have good wind, be a good
worker, and not a cribber, and everything
else goes with him.
A horse sold for work only must
be a good worker, and everything
else goes with him.
A horse sold at the halter is soW.
just as he stands without any recommend.
In all cases a horse must fulfill
the bill as announced when sold.
Whether it is single or double,
horses must have all tne other qualities
recommended by the auctioneer
when on sale. An:- horse proving
different from the way he is repre*
sented can be rejected on examination
of the buyer, which must be on
the day of the sale or within the required
time, according to the rules
and customs of that particular concern.?Indiana
Farmer.
Horse Collar Attachment.
Horse collars of the type that open
at the top are generally constructed
with the upper edges formed of
leather binding pieces that are
sewed across. The stitches soon become
worn, and the seam rips, the
straw at the top of the collar protruding.
A horse-collar attachment,
designed to avoid these disadvantages,
is shown here. The horse collar
may be of any of the ordinary
forms and open at the top. Metal
clasps are secured along the meet
! ing edges of the collar at the top, theedge
of one clasp fitting into tho cav
ity of the opposite clasp, where ii it
held in position by clinching tangs.
! hastened to the collar at the top
is an adjustable strap and buckle
i?> prevent the joint from becoming
hos?ned and to assure perfect rigidity.
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REMARKABLE SAVAGES.
From Cannibalism to Citizenship in
Only Fifty Years.
The Maoris are in many respects
the most remarkable savages with
whom the white man has ccme in
contact.
Fifty years ago cannibalistic feasts,
at which the flesh of their fallen enemies
was served, were not uncommon.
To-day several members of
their race are members of the New
Zealand Parliament and Maori women,
as well as the white women# of
New Zealand, exercise the right to
vote.
When the English first occupied
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the islands, in the early part of the
nineteenth century, it is estimated
that there were about 100,000 Maoris
in New Zealand. They were divided
into tribes, each having its own
unwritten laws regarding land, culti
vation and other social matters.
The English found that they had
a genius for war, showing unusual
ability in building, fortifying and defending
stockades, and they experienced
considerable difficulty in subduing
them.
The Maoris were also skilled in
several arts. They tilled the soil
with great care; as carvers and decorators
they were unrivalled in the
execution of rock paintings and in
carving the ornamental figures of
their dwellings, their boats and
sapred enclosures.
But the Maoris were also noted
for their remarkable tattooing, which
was designed to clothe as well as
decorate the body. The Maori artist
knew how to give endless variety to
the curves of his drawings; the nat
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countenance, the play of muscles?
everything was made to enhance the
charm of the design; and a hale
young man certainly presented a fine
sight, draped only in this delicate
network of blue lines on the ruddy
brown of his skin.
Whoever refused to undergo the
protracted tortures of tattooing required
at every important event of
his life was regarded as a person by
his own consent foredoomed to slavery.
The men were actually depilated
in order to increase the surface
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to De covered wiia uruameuLai mitooing,
while for young women the
operation was limited to the lips,
whence the term blue lips applied to
them by the English.
There are about 35,000 Maoris
left. They have retired to the northern
provinces of New Zealand, where
certain reservations have been set
apart as their exclusive property.
Schools have been ' established
which the Maori children attend regularly.
It is said that such of them
as continue into the higher branches
of learning are worthy rivals of white
i students. Some of the Maoris have
become large landed proprietors;
they are proud of their right to vote;
and especially of the fact that their
women obtained this privilege at the
same time that it was given to the
white women of New Zealand, in
1893.?National Geographic Maga?
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A Man of Many Moods.
To get a subscription from Stephen
Girard, founder of Girard College in
Philadelphia, was not an easy matter.
It required tact and the right
introduction, and many failed while
few succeeded. It is told, by the
author of "The French Blood in
America," that Samuel Coates, a
genial Quaker, was one of the few
men who knew how to approach the
eccentric millionaire.
?ie was a manager 01 tne .rennsyi- |
vania Hospital, and called on Girard
for the purpose of raising money for
the support of that institution.
"Well, how much do you want,
Coates?" asked Girard, in his usual
brusque tones.
"Just what thee pleases to give,
Stephen," replied the Quaker. Girard
wrote out a check for two thousand
dollars, and handing it to Mr.
Coates, was surprised to see that
gentleman pocket it without looking
at the amount.
"What! You don't look to see
how much I give you?" cried Girard
incredulously.
"Beggars must not be choosers,
Stephen," replied the Quaker.
"Give me back my check and I
will change it," said Girard, after
a moment's pause.
"A bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush, thee knows, Stephen,"
mildly replied the Quaker. Without
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wrote him out a second check for
five thousand dollars.
His farm on the outskirts of Philadelphia
was one of the best in the
country, and while living in town he
often drove out before breakfast to
j see that all was going well. He was
I very exacting with his hired hands,
j and never trusted the management 1
I of his farm to any one else, but ran
j it himself, as he did all his affairs. |
Arriving one morning a little earlier
than usual, he was greatly annoyed
at not finding his man at work on
a fence that he was building. The
man's wife, noticing Girard approaching
the house, hurriedly
awoke her husband and sent him
j to his duties by way of the back
! door. After visiting the house Gi{
rard returned to the fence, and seeing
the man at his post, reprimanded
i him for being late,
j "I'd been here, sir, but went back
! for a spade," said the workman.
"No, you hadn't. I went and put
my hand in your bed and found it
warm," replied Girard, and he discharged
the man on the spot.
The British Empire has an are*,
of 12.000,000 square miles, a coast
line of 4 3,000 miles and a population
of 400,000,000.
THE EXTREM
She?"What do you think of his
He?"I'm in favor of it."?Frt
Device For Teaching Fractions. J
School teachers assert that they
ernerienre little difficulty in teaching
small children numbers up to 100, as
parents generally impart this knowledge
of figures to the child before it
goes to school. Their most trouble
Divides Into Fractions.
some task is to instill fractions into
the youthful mind. In the illustraI
tion a device for facilitating the
teaching of fractions is shown. It
consists of a sphere divided into
halves, and the halves again divided
into a number of segments. The
sphere is supported on wires on a
frame, the individual section being
prevented from rotating, but can,
nevertheless, be moved and separated
from each other. The sphere can be
quickly divided into halves, quarters
and eighths, and the pupil given a
practical demonstration of what
seems to him an intricate problem.?
Washington Star.
Author of the Uncle Remus Stories.
Joel Chandler Harris, teller of the
famous Uncle Remus stories, is
known almost everywhere. He lives
at Atlanta, Ga., and is now fifty-eight
years of age. Mr. Harris always
wears his hat when he is at work, and
he declares that he cannot engage
profitably in any form of literary
labor without the familiar head covering.
May Soon Wear Paper Trousers.
Sufficient attention has been directed
toward the warmth generated
in the body by paper vests to demonstrate
the fact that there is reason
for serious consideration of paper
garment manufacture. There have
been for some time past vests made
of paper, also cuffs, collars, shirt bosom?,
etc., but it has remained for
! a firm in Saxony to spin narrow strips
! of paper and cotton into finished fabrics
of common use. Paper and cotton
and naner and wool are so com
NURSERY OF THE NEW HEIR T
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bined that serviceable outing suits,
I jackets, skirts and many otner articles
of dress are now being produced.
The new textile, if so it may
be called, is cream colored, and may
be washed without injuring the
surface, and is marketed for a
ridiculously small price. Sufficient
xylolin, as it is called, to produce a
complete plain suit costs but two
or three dollars. Doubtless a means
will soon be found by which the
finer fabrics may be reproduced
through the use of paper, to which
end numerous inventors are now at
work.?Kansas City Journal.
Where "Robinson Crusoe" Was
Written.
Referring to our article on "Rob- j
inson Crusoe's Island" in the October !
number, it is interesting to learn that |
the house in which Defoe penned his
immortal classic is still standing,
near Mitcham, in Surrey. Our illusA
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Residence, and the second window
from the ground at left of photograph
still lights the room in which youth's
favorite romance was born.?From
"The Captain."
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Keep It to Yourself.
You have trouble, your feelings
are injured, your home is not pleasant,
your friends do not treat you
fairly, and things in general move
unpleasantly. Well, what of it?
Keep it to yourself. A smouldering
fire can be found and extinguished,
but when coals are scattered, you
can't pick them up. Bury your sorrow.
The place for sad and disgusting
things is under the ground. A
cut finger is not benefited by pulling
off the plaster and exposing it to
I somebody's eye. Charity covereth h
| multitude of sins. Things thus
covered are cured without a scar;
I hut. once oublished and carried to
meddling friends, there is no end
to the trouble they may cause. Keep
it to yourself. Troubles are transient;
and, when a sorrow is healed
and passed, what a comfort it is to
say: "No one ever knew it till it was
over."
THE RIPE FRUIT.
The Cubans are fighting for the apple,
but Uncle Sam will get it.
?Cartoon from Wahre Jacob (Stuttgart).
O THE THRONE OF SPAIN, THE
OF THE ASTURIAS.
?Le Monde iilustre.
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GIVES A PERFECT SKIN. :
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Sulphur in Liquid Form Adds to the
Beauty of Women.
"Beauty is only skin deop," but you cannot
be beautiful if you have any Skin Disease
or a bad complexion. Hancock's
Liquid Sulphur quickly cures Eczema, Tetter,
Sores, Eruptions, Blotches, and all
Skin diseases. Apply Hancock's Liquid
Sulphur Ointment to the face just as you
go to bed, and it will soon give you a
smooth, velvety skin.
Taken internally, Hancock's Liquid Sulphur
purilies the blood and clears up the
complexion, A few spoonfuls in hot water
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druggists sell it. Sulphur Booklet free, if
you write Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co.,
Baltimore.
Dr. W. W. Leake, of Orlando, Fla., who
was cured, says: "It is the most wonderful
remedy for Eczema I have ever known."
Running for office costs almost as
much as running an automobile.
Argo Red Salmon Is the fish that M
made Alaska valuable to the United
States. <
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UlIT Idea 01 a CLiUruuni^ vruuiau 15 lug . .
one who is ignorant of her charms.
COULD HARDLY TOTTER ABOUT.1
I A Vivid Description of the Most Insidious
of Diseases. i
Miss Emma Shirley, Killbnck, N.(
Y., writes: "Kidney disease mys-J
Oteriously fastened itself
upon me two;
years ago and;
brought awful head- -Jfi
aches and dtazyi
\jLp~ M spells. I was all unMgj-*
y strung, weak and
s\Lr.J\ . nervous, could'
scarcely totter.
| 'rfS'fabout. Pains In the
' side and back com- |
pletely unnerved me. My food distressed
me, I looked badly and the
kidneys were noticeably deranged. I' *
sank lower and lower until .given up,
and at this critical time began with' . }.
Doan's Kidney Pills. Details are un- -jsp
necessary. Twelve boxes cured me . |||
and I weigh six pounds more than
ever before. They saved my life. 31
Sold by all dealers. BOeentsabox.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. J
A Fisherman's Luck.
"While out riding ei-u^uucumau v
John Weithaus saw his friend John
Pschiner fishing for suckers in little
Pine Creek. Invited to join in the
sport, the ex-Councilman in the absence
of fishing tackle, attached a ^
baited hook to the lash of his whip,
whirled it into midstreapi and patiently
waited and watched for some- ||
thing to turn up. His bobber never
sank from view, hLs string of fish was
out of sight, but suddenly, there appeared
on the water's surface an object
with a bill instead of gills, with
feathers in place of scales, and the A ;
graceful motions of a swan.
To cut the hook from the whiplash |jj
was but a moment's work; the next
instant the long lash whizzed like a . r ?
lariat through the air., circled around ^
the neck of tne strange nuaviug vw
ject, and when landed on shore ft was
found to be a wild "dipper" duck.?
Millvale Valley journal. ^
Women Smokers.
The majority of healthy women are
destined to become wives, mothers, or, ?
at least aunts, nurses, or guardians } *|
in some other capacity of the children
of the race. Broadly speaking, the
physical and moral up-bringing of the
young in their most critical years
devolves solely on women. Tobacco
is injurious to the nursing mother,
and is a poison to the child. Children
when very young, cannot thrive
in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke.
?Madame.
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A SMALL SECRET '%
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Customers.
Two men were discussslng the
various food products now being supplied
in such variety and abundance.;
One, a grocer, said "I frequently,
try a package or so of any certain
article before offering it to my trade,?'
and in that way sometimes form a'
different idea than my customers
have. \
For instance, I thought I would! ? ;<
try Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such a call for
it. At breakfast I didn't like it and
I annnpr nrored the same, so I natur- '
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ally concluded that my taste was different
from that of the customers
who bought it right along.
A day or two after, I waited on a
lady who was. buying a 25c package
and told her I couldn't understand
how one could fancy the taste of Postum.
'I know just what is the matter'
she said, 'you put the coffee boiler
on the- stove for just fifteen minutes,
and ten minutes of that time it simmered,
and perhaps five minutes it
boiled, now if you will have it left
to boil full fifteen minutes after it
commences to boil, you will find a
delicious Java-like beverage, rich in
food value of gluten and phosphates,
so choice that you will never abandon
it, particularly when you see the '
great gain in health.' Well, I took
another trial and sure enough I
joined the Postum army for good,
and life seems worth living since I
have gotten rid of my old time stomach
r.nd kidney troubles."
Postv.m is no sort of medicine, but
pure liquid food, and this, together
with a relief from coffee worked the
change. "There's a Reason."
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