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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16

4 VALUABLE GOLD MINE IN TSInS.-Mr.
Larkin Lancaster exhibited to lis N Monday
last the richest specimen Of gold quartz we
have ever seen. S'lic of them had three or
four pieces of shining gold. the size of large
pin heads, imbcddcd in them. and all gave
evidence Of extraordinary richness in the
precious metal. \ gentleman from the
neiehborho"d OF the discovery has sent us
the following: "Tlirough the energy and
perseverance Of MeSSrs. West aud Lancaster
Il Gold Vein has been discovered at The l'iHck
Mine. near Vests Sp"in", in this County,
which is supposed to comiE're nr"rnhly with
the celebrated Dora Mi"e. This vein, II is
confidently believed. is the main vein of the
mine. the veins struck heretofore being shoots
or brave. g. Of the realm vcilI.' If the spec.-
mems shown us arc Eirsar'plcs OF The ore, we
no llesitancy in saying that IL will prove
n richer mine than the born Mine. los we
never saw as fine s.ecimens from the latter,
Though we Have seen what were called the
finest specimens from it, LMtyfs Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16

Best Jar Peach Preserves, :
Best Jar Ounce PRESERVES,
Best Jar Pear Preserves.
Best jar Preserves any other v~nricty,.......
Best Jar Apple :'ciIE, ;"
Rest Jar Plum Jelly
Best Jar Black berry Jelly
Best Bottle Tomato tatsllp,m
I;cst Bottle Walnut tatSlp,.".....-..m".
Best l;Otile Pepper tatSIp,
Best Gallon Homemade Vinegar
Best i liuStlcl Dried .ApplcS..-m.......--..
Best J.. lili>llcl PcaCllrS,.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Best !. Bl>Ilrl Dried l%anl>olS ........... So.
Best Jar Cucumber Iicilir,.""-"......."."
Best Jar Mixed Pick
Best lar Sweet Ficklc,..".....m.......".
Best Display of llcrmclically sealed fruit,
ne less than
Best Gallon Chinese NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Best Sample Chinese Su=ar,...... .......
Best loaf Wheat Bread, :
Best loaf Corn Bread
Best loaf ltuSi Bread,
lit$t rOlIld
Best Sponge
lest Jrllirl
lest frult
Iir>, hinlHs~CS candy IN
lic.L Honey, s.! or
.l"iirr Wines und .iHptcS, Gr.
Best Bottle Graz" " s
lest Bottle B!aci;brrry Min","""..........
Best l.nitlc MuSrHdinr Winc."...........
Best DOZrn Table apples,
Best Dozen IrarS,....m-."m.m-""..m..
Best Grapes !. dozen punches ,...........m...
Best Scuilri
Best Drum of native liEs,
\m"ri"i iLrMiUmS.
tOmncIdahir variety of products
grown ana exhibited by amy one
~!,Iiutrr including stock and field
crops, %cEclulivruf GARDEN vegetables, $
Greatest variety of Articles made and cX-
hihi;"d h. amy one Lady in the
llnusclIOld lIrpariIlrnt,...".....-.. ;
Greatest variety OF Articles OF domestic
fabric made and exhibited by any
one :
Trotilig matches Tor two or more entries,
-ilitruIcr fee -, society to cOntri-
butte Sj.-l'urSe to be given to Win
ncr.
siding Rings for young men and
boys, If made W.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16


Best Collection Hair Work, ....-.........
Best Collection Shell Work .-....-.........
Painting.
Best Oil Painting, by F.Xhibitor.............. :
Best Painting. Water Color, by Exhibitor,
Best Grccian Painting, by Exhibitor, .......
Best CrayOn Drawing, by EXlibitor,....".
Best Specimen Pcnciling by EXhibitOr,....
Specimen tiraining by Exhibitor,"."
WoHsrhoh Department. (d)
Jar Lard, jlh or more, 8
Best Butter. 2ib or
Best Carolina made OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Best two sides Bacon, from County raised
Rest two Hams, from County raised hogs,
Best cooked Ham with skin On,..."~....
Best specimen tornrtl beet, ....-.".......
Best specimen Dried
Best specimen domestic soap, :ih or more,
Best specimen Toilet soap, Hb or nIorc,".
Best Cake TIllOw, jtb or more, ".-"..."...
Best Quarter fresh beef
Best Quarter fresh Mutton dressed, .........
Best Pig dressed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
I'm F~urIough

Not bad. The Carthage Repubii-
can tells this
"Colohel George w. Flower was
standing in the square at Water
town, the other day, when be spied
a farmer who had sold him some
very crooked hay, some weeks ago.
The party in question is an active
professor of religion, and a most zeal.
Gus worker COR his own pocket. The
mans profession and practice being
in such marked contrast, caused the
Colonel to eye him with dislike.
When he came up the Colonel charg-
ed him with deception in the matter
of hay. The 'skiudint' stoutly de-
MED the charge. The Colonel drew
himself up to his full height, and dis
dainfully observed i am a soldier,
sir-not a liar so am / a soldier,
whined the promoter Of crooked
bag. YouY calculated the Colonel,
10 a tone Of disgust, what kind of a
soldier are youp I'm a soldier OF
the Cross said the 'skiDfint', with a
detestsble flourish Of the hand. 'Tha,
may be- said the Colonel, dryiy,
but you've been on 6 f1rfough ever
since ] knew you.'"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
Starting Early Vegetables.


The months Of February and
March are very busy ones to all ag.
rieul!urists. AL the plans for the
years work must now De well ma.
tured, and we will hope proper con
%siderations has been given to The
vegetable department. Farmers
gardens, as a role, do not show to
the advantage they ought to Go.
There is too great a disposition to
depend on the city markets for what
is needed, and. somehow or other,
the home vegetable gardens got neg
lected. But those who do raise their
own vegetables are all very well sat
isfed with the profit and pleasures
afforded, and to those persons and to
otf ers who, we hope, will try it, we
propose to say a few words on the
starting Of early vegetables. One Of
the most useful and ~interesting parts
Of the vegetable garden is the hot-bed
for starting seeds early. Such a bed
may be made now, and in il may be
sown such seeds as tomatoes, egg
plants, cabbage, cauliaower, and let,
tuce. These plants are thea very
forward when planting out time
comes, and in the earliness of their
maturity we are amply rewarded for
the care IN making the hot-hed and
the protecting of it from severe cold
at nights. But there are some who
do not want many early vegetable
plants; q few only are needed for the
FIRST erop-perhaps just for the taste
only-until The main crop shall come
in. These persons can easily raise a
few plants 10 boxes 10 their kitchen
windows. A few tomato seeds sown
in boxes now, and later transplanted
into another box, the plants six inch
es apart, would give ripe fruit by the
beginning of July, where ordinary
plants, not transplanted or cared for,
would not give fruit until the end Of
the month. 1t is a great point gain.
ed if vegetable plants can be put into
the ground with their roots undis
tnrbed, aud the better to do this, box
es are best constructed so that one o.
the sides can be easily taken off and
the plants thus removed without lh6
earth falling away from the roots.
The writer of this once had toma.
toes so treated which bore ripe fruit
so early as the 18th OF June, and al
vegetables can be treated 10 a like
manner with the most satisfactory
results. The rearing of these plants
will afford much pleasure 10 the wife
and daughter, aud the fruit from their
plants will be much more pleasing to
them than any that could be brought
from the market. 1t must not be
forgotten that to have vegetables 10
perfection We must not stint the ma
nure. All plants, and these espec
tally, must have rich food. Will
this, and a warm, sunny spot fol-
them ia tie garden, there will be nc
regrets over the little Lime, space
and care required for them 10 tn
house or bottled Just now.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
Il
Experience In Flowing.

give, in a few words, the results
of experience in plowipg. /. Plow
only when the ground is dry enough
to leave il mellow. 2. Plow as to
leave the upper or rich element still,
as nature does, at the top. How can
deep burrows be made without ieav-
log the upper surface at the bottom I
Use the subsoil plow, aud you are all
right: when the sol. is deep, deep
blowing will do, and it viii do with
heavy surface manuring. The near
er the surface the fertilizers are, the
better the crops will be | have
good crops Of corn with late fall
plowiDg, and, 10 spring, just spread
the harrow in the manure This |
do, say from the middle of May to
June /. The ground is warm and
dry, and the soil retains the open
and light condition the winter frosts
bequeath better than plows can do.
Many farmers think the manure lost
by evaporation unless it is pretty
we'll buried, but, if too deep, nothing
but a miracle will raise it. 1t will
be found that quite strawy manure
will work well on dry ground, ap-
piled on the surface. 1t is well TO
pillow just as you plant, if this is done
in the spring; if green sod, let the
grass get a good start; if stubble, the
weeds turned under will make ma.
nure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
Sheep.

There is no method or medicine
no food or treatment-that will ar
rest the wool from falling from the
sheep when once it has begun, for the
reason that the injury is done to the
fibre of the wool long before il be.
gins to fall out. The wool, by some
sickness or disease, or maltreatment
10 feed has been arrested 10 It's con-
tinuous growth, and is broken or rot
ted, aud when the new growth OF
wool starts, il pushes the old wool
till it drops. We have often heard
wool growers say, 81 wonder what
makes that sheep cast its fleece or
drop its wool; it has been treated as
well as the rest" But the fact is it
had q bad spell of some kind some
time in the fall, and has been over
looked till the fleece tells the story.
All the grain it will eat, aud the best
hay, won't make the wool unite
again when it is once broken. OF
course, the sheep that are getting in-
to the best condition with the grain
feed are only hurrying up to grow a
new fleece, and are shedding their old
rotten fleece faster than those that
are no: so well fed. That is the
whole secret The only way to save
the wool is to shear il now and blau-
ket the sheep or keep them under
cover till mild weather, with good
feed. If they have any skin disease,
or are troubled with ticks, you will
then see it, and be prepared to apply
the proper remedies.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
muscles Of the audience something
|1ikn fhis-

INV
lack and JIi went-~Cheese IT,
Up the hni
To- get q busket--n. wipe 81 your chin
Ofwater.
Jack fell down ans-"Hcuo young
> Broke bis crown
FcIler. does your mother know you're cut
And Jm--Ya-hoo. I've bottled myselfEeisnn
Came tumbling amer.
Halo. Hoopia,-.s Shut up--ya-hOo,
@ bang your head,-Ninetoen years In th'
Bastiie,-
erm a--Scratchel ~name-'9olly IrishnAn' -
Upon the wall
And hat-sFrom Dublin town I cane,
Name was-sHa, ha. ha.r-Robert Landay-y-y
Parlez yous Francais?-"Go hire a hali'
sprcchen sic Dcutche--o. give as rest
Tie effect of this was too ludicrous
for description, aud for a time all
hands were uneontrolably merry
Having put on and caused the
steel point to perforate a new sheet
of tin foil, again speaking Jack and
Jiln into the instrument, Mr.. Adams
made the point travel backward and
the diaphragm reproduced the recita-
ton, beginning with the last word,
latter" and ending with the hrst
word Jack" Ia this way the ope-
rator amused his audience for an
hour. He became boarse, but the
instrument did not.
There is no electricity about the
speaking photograph, and, like 50
many other great inventions, its con-
struction is so simple and its opera
ton SO easily understood that a per
son seeing it would probably ask him
self, Now, why didn't | think OF
that ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03

An exchange says: With ,ug az
riculture there is no wealth. Gold
and silver are not wealth-they are
its convenient representatives COM
merce prodqces no wealth-it simply
exchanges it. manufacture and the
arts combine il. Agriculture is the
prolific bother Of wealtb-the rest
simply handle it when produced aud
delivered into their hands.
The earth breeds savages. Agri-
culture breeds enlightened nations ;
it breeds the mandatory; sculpture,
painting and music are its oifsprings.
The wheels Of the workshops, the
calls of commerce, the implements of
science, lie pen of the genius, the
pencil and toe chisel Of the artist, the
eloquent tongue of the orator, the
scbeming brain of the statesman; the
eguipages Of wealth, the ~hanquetings
of pleasure-ail that render earth 10
its tides of life anything but Q great
sepplehre, more and have power Of
being because the fields Weld their
fruits to the patient toll Of the hus-
bandman.
We might manage to live without
merchants, without mariners, with
cut orators, without poets perhaps
We might possibly survive the loss of
demagogues-bnt surely we could not
do without plowmen.
The state of h~usbaadry ia any
country is the best test OF its enlight.
eminent. The thermometer of civil
cation rises or falls "a drives the
plow. "You mus send the plow."
exclaimed a maa who had travelled
all over Christian missionary ground,
"in heather lands a barbarian nation
neeas bot to he plowcd up deep. sub
soiled, planted, and The Inevitable
harvest will be an enlightened ia
tioo"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
Beautiful Sentiment

The beautiful extract below is from
the pen of George S. Hillard
al confess that increasing years
bring with them an increasing re-
spect for men who do not succeed in
life, as those are commonly used.
Heaven is said TO be a place for
those who have not succeeded upon
earth ard it is surely true, celestial
graces dc not best thrive and bloom
in the hot blaze of worldly prospect
ty. Ill success sometimes arises
from a superabundance Of qualities il
themselves good-from a conscience
too sensitive, a taste too f~astldious, q
self-forgetfuiness too romantic, a mod
es,y too retiring. / viii not go SO
far as to say, with a living poet that
the world knows nothing Of its great
est men, but there are forms of great.
ness, or at least excellence, which
die aud make 20 sign there are
martyrs that miss the palm but not
the stake heroes without the laurel,
and conquerors without the tri.
umph."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
what Vegetables 80 Plant.

Spinaeh.-rbe new Large yiro.
fay" ia the best variety for this local
ity. For more northern situations
the "Prickly," being very hardy, is to
be recommended.
Carrots-The earliest, and best
early sorts are the French Short
Early Forcing" and the Half Long
Clarendon"
Cucumbers The Improved white
Spine" takes precedence before them
all for general table use. For pick.
ling the Green Prolific il most de.
sirabIe.
Celery.-"Dwa rf Crystal White
and "Giant White Solid" are nv ia.
v%orites. Both are perfectly solid and
Of unsurpassed havor.-Raral Neu
torker.
squashes In my experience, for
summer use the Summer Crookneck
has proved the best. For winter Ell
Their the Yokohama or Hubbard
should be planted.
Beans.-0f shell beans few if any
take precedence before the Large
White Lima though the White
Dutch Runner is q famous old fash.
Toned earlier sort, and very nice ia
yored.
Cabbages-For family use, the
best early varieties are the Little
pixie' and the Dwarf Savoy TIE
best winter varieties are the Drum
head Savoy and the Large Flat
Dutch
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
The Two

Twenty years ago twa young far
mers bought one hundred acre farms
adjoining, that were alike as regards
soil and improvements, or nearly so.
Both were paid for, ami each farmer
had about The same cash capital.
These men were named a and b,
aud ] will now show how they con.
Quoted their business, aud the condi-
lions Of the two farms in 1876. A
was energetic, took several agricultu
raj papers, worked early and late, al
ways said come boys to his hired
help, be taking the lead, spent 90
time in needless talking while at
work, provided ia advance work for
rainy days, bought the best farm i'm
plemeu,s that could be obtained, Sc
cured first class live stock of all kinds,
built commodious outbuildiags as the
profit of his farm admitted, set fruit
and ornamental trees around his
dwelling. made good gravel walks,
built fine substantial fences around
his touse, kept them well painted,
aDd also his house and out.buildlDgs,
aud to-day he has one of the most
beautiful and productive farms in the
State, with some $4,000 on interest.
Now, b was a different man. He
had no energy of character, took
things easy, subscribed for 20 agri-
cultural papers, was opposed to book
farmers said to bis help, go boys,
III be along by and by was con.
stantly on the watch for somebody
to talk to, while bis work was delay
ed, never had any work ready for
rainy weather, considered the new
tangled farm implements a humbug,
was opposed to blood stock set out
no trees around bis dwelling, eonsid-
cred the old out-buildings and fences
good enough didn't think that paint
was of any benefit on anything. b
spent q good share of his time in tie
village talking politics; and now his
farm is worn out, the fences are out
Of repair. his house is so leaky that ii
is dangerous to live In Ii, his barn
and shed are tumbling down, and the
saddest Of all is, The Sheriff has ad
rertised the place for sale. Farmers,
it pays well to attend to your bust
ness energetically and thoroughly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
AGRrcULTURAL

Onions.-The Queen being very
early and tender is excelled by none.
The Large Red Wethersfeld' and
White Portugal are best for main
crops.
Radishes.-For forcing and early
sowing the French Breakfast is the
first 10 be recommended. The Vel
low Summer Turnip' is excellent for
summer use, and the Scarlet Chinese
for winter.
Potatoes.-Tbe new Beauty OF
Hebron is the earliest which has yet
come under my notice. The quality
is also very Gne. For winter use, |
have found no sort superior to Thorn
burns Late Rose
CauIihower.-The variety to be
recommended for frames or forcing is
the Extra Early Dwarf Eufnrt.' For
general use in this climate the kinds
most certain to head are the Algiers'
aud 'Tnornburn's Nonpsreil.'
Lettuce-For forcing the White
Forcing head and 'Tennisball' or
Boston Head are the best. The
Simpson and 'All-the-Year-Round'
are old and reliable varieties for out
door, spring and summer use.
Corb.-AmoDg the many varieties
of sweet corn, none can be better for
an early crop than the Minnesota
This may be succeeded later il the
season by the Early Eight Rowed
For general and late use 'Sto wells
Evergreen is the best.
Tomatoes.-The 'Conqueror' is
certainly the earliest variety; but for
general use the Hathaway Excelsior
and Trophy are to be recommended.
This latter is probably the most de-
sirable for eating raw, but perhaps a
little too acid when cooked
Beets.-The earliest and pret,iest
is the 'Egyptian.' though inferior in
quality. The sweetest is the old
'Bassanio,' whilst for general winter
use, the 'Blocd Turnip' if a good
strain, is the best. Beets TO be used
during the summer should be pulled
when half grown.
Peas.-Among the dwarf varieties,
or those requiring no brush, The
Little Gem still reigns supreme.
Blue Peter is also very productive.
CT the tall. wrinkled kinds, Alpha
is the earliest, and the Advaneer'
second. For a general crop, the
Champion of England has few, if
any, competitors.
An establishment in ST. Louis
dries eggs BY the hundred thousand.
The eggs are broken, tne yolk and
white separated from the shell, the
liquid dried by a patent beating pro-
cess, sud the dried article, which re-
sembles brown sugar, is put in bar
rels for transportation. The dried
article has been twice taken across
the eqastor in ships, aud on being
made into omelets proved TO be as
nice rs fresh eggs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03

pzoyIDENcE, II. l., March 20.-At
an early hour this forenoon workmen
engaged in clearing out an old well
at the residence of &r. Sheffield
Smith, No. 2l3 Smith-street, dissov-
cred the body of an unknown man in
an advanced state of decomposition.
yhe remains were removed from the
WEEK &c the Central Police Station,
where an inquest will be held. The
first appearance Of snything being
wrong with the well was e peculiar
taste in the water, which was FIRST
noticed about two months ago, fol.
lowed by 9 stencil which became 81
most unbearable. The man was
about IS years of age, vas atiired in
dark clothes, and had some mason's
tools in one OF his pockets
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
women Win Many Husbands.

An article on Thibet (aorth OF
China) 10 the Cornhill Magazine
thus alludes to polyandry, q singu-
lar habit long known to exist IN this
country:
A noticeable feature Ia the nation
al life is the immense number OF mon
asteries and ~nunneries which are TO
be found scattered over the country.
In the neigbborhood Of Lhasa county
there are eleven monasteries, IN
which ere clustered upwards oil 20
600 monks, and :be nunneries are
found in like proportion. The wo-
men have an excuse for entering re-
ligious orders which are denied to
men, for there exists in Thibet q OF
those extraordinary marriage Gus
toms which are occasionally met
with 10 out of the way parts oi the
world, and which are TO be explained
only by reference to the surrounding
circumstances of the people. 4 nu-
merous progeny. in a poor and ste
rile county, is doubtless a distinct
evil, and is one which naturally sug-
gests the imposition Of 9 check even
to those who never heard Of Nautilus
or his doctrines. This we may sup
pose TO have been the position Of the
Thibetans when they cast about for
some plan by which meg might limit
the increase Of the population. The
plan adopted for this purpose is al
most unique, and is called %polyandry,
which NAV be explained as being the
exact reverse of polygamy; for, as in
most Eastern countries, it is lawful
for a man to have t plurality of
wives, in Tibet it is the custom for
a woman 20 have a plurality of bus
bands. The usual practice is for
two, three, or four brothers in a
household TO marry one wife. They
all reside in one house, and the chill
dren ere considered to be the Joint
offspring Of eli. 1t is lnconceivable
to us that such a system should ex-
list for an hour; but in Thibet, far
frcm giving rise to the evils which
might be expected to flow from it, it
works easily and well, and the pict-
ures which travellers give as Of
Thibean households display a de-
gree of happiness and affection which
certainly equals that enjoyed in much
more favored lands. This is a de-
scription Mr.. Boyle gives US Of a
family at whose house be spent the
night. The house belongs to two
brothers, who are married to q very
handsome wife, and have three Of
the prettiest children | ever saw.
They ell came to drink tea and eat
sugar-candy. After night came on
the whole family assembled in G
room to dance to their own singing,
and spent two hours in this manner
with abundance of mirth and glee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03

Har ness should never be kept il
the stable where anu is constant
ly generating large quantities of am.
monia. This ammonia is rapidly alb
sorbed by the leather. and the effect
upon tire leather is about the same az
would result from saturating it with
a strong lye. In a word, ammonia
rots leather, aud hence, keeping hsr.
ness 10 the stable is sure to result in
its damage more or less.