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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Bamboo Oysters.

Artificial oyster culture is largely
practiced on the coast of Annoy, a BAN.
boo oyster field being prepared far more
carefully than a Kentish hop garden.
Holes, Miss G.. F. Gordon Cumming
tells us, are bored in old oyster shells,
n these are stuck into and on to pieces
of split bamboo about two feet in length,
which are then planted quite close to-
gether on mud fats between high and
low water mark, but subject to strong
tidal currents. This is supposed to
bringthe oyster-spat, which adheres to
the old shells and shortly develops into
tiny oysters. Then the bamboos are
transplanted and set some inches apart,
until within six months of the first
planting they are found to be covered
with well-grown oysters, which are then
collected for the market. The oyster
shells are then turned to very good ac-
count, being scraped down until they
are as thin as average glass, when they
are neatly fitted together so as to form
ornamental windows for the inner courts
of wealthy houses.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
FOR THE FARM AND HONE.
Save Your Ashes.

An Indiana farmer says: A ton of wood
ashes contains a larger proportion of
mineral matter than many may suppose.
Every 100 pounds of wood ashes contain
at least seven pounds of pure potash and
thirty-two pounds of lime in the very
best possible condition for the soil. It is
deficient in nothing but nitrogen, which
substance is lost during the combustion.
There are about two pounds of phospho-
ric ashes in wood ashes, in the shape of
a finely powdered phosphate of lime, and
soda is also present, as we'll as over four
pounds CT magnesIa. In making this
estimate, I will state that the correctness
of the figures depends partly upon the
kind of wood from which the ashes arc
derived, but are as near the exact pro
portions as can be estimated. If I esti-
mate for a ton, I find GAO pounds of lime,
40 pounds of potash, 80 pounds mag
nesia, and 40 pounds phosphoric acid,
making the ashes far more valuable than
some commercial fertilizers. Corn cobs
contain about 25 per cent of potash, or
500 pounds of potash per ton of ash, and
they should, Therefore, be carefully
saved.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
False Generosity.

One cannot be really generous unless
he is just. Should we cali the man gen
erous who took the bread that one poor
man had earned for his children and gave
it to another family because they were
hungry9 Yet what else does he do who
holds q just debt, or takes advantage of
a mans poverty or Ignorance, to obtain
from him goods at less than a fail price,
and then bestows such ill-gotten gains
upoE any so-callcd benevolent object,
public or private?
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Both Meant the Same.

"Ah, yes, I've just been to the dentist,
and he's fixed me oil up. I tell you I've
had an awful siege with him-two weeks
of it,"
"You must have had some pain"
"Well, yes, some."
sits all over now, I presume"
GAIL overl not a bit Of it. It's all
stopped."- IIb- Bits.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
"Ffre.Proof Paper May be Made,''

Gays a scientific exchange from a pulp, con.
sisting Of one part vegetable fibre, two parts
asbestos, onc-tenth part boraN, and one-fifth
one following cannot he written, printed or
otherwise preserved, upon some sort of indie
structible' paper. My wife suffered seven
years and was bedridLen, too" said w. E.
Huestis, Of Emporia, Kansas; "a number Of
Golden Medical Discovery cured her" All
druggists sell this remedy. Everybody ought
to Keep 1t. 1t only needs q trial.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

"A few short weeks ago that young girl was
the personitica,ion of health, vigor and beauty.
The blush upon her cheeks rivaled that of the
rose; her step was light and buoyent, her every
movement was II revelation Of perfect physical
health. Yet now she Is pailid and haggard,
and her superintendent vitality has given
place to a strange dullness and lassitude.
What has caused his change? Functional
Irregularities, which can be cured by DR..
Picrce's "FavoSite Prescription" n remedy to
which thousands Of women to-day owe their
lives. AL druggists.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Dispensing With a Faculty.

Professor-Mr. B., a you tell me
with what faculty we could most easily
dispensed"
Student-"Yes, sir"
Professor-"Good. Now speak up loud.
What is it,"
Student (soberly)-''The college facul.
ty."-Ros5ury advocate.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

MENsMAN'St ~ErrONIzLD BEEF TONIC. the only
preparation 81 beef containing its entire nttTf-
iOuS properties. 1t contains matchmaking
'orcc .Ecneratins and lifc-sustaining properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
,rostration, and all forms of general debility;
,lso, in all cniccblcd conditions, whether the
'csult of exhaustion. nervous prostration, over
york or acute disease. particularly if reSu.u,ng
rom pulmonary complaints. Caswcll, Hazard &
Co., Projectors. New York. Sold by druggists.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

Cannot BIO washed of. The color, produced
by Buckingham's Dye for the Minister'S.
s. an antidote for malarial disorders Ayers
Ague Cure has no equal. 1t never 1alH.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

Why do we defer till tomorrow what we can
do to-day2 Why do we neglect a cough till IL
throws us into consumption, and consumption
brings us to the grave? DIR. WIN. HALLS BAL
SAM is sure to cure if taken in season. It has
never been known to fail. Use it thoroughly,
according to directions. Persevere till the dis
ease is conquered as it is certain to be, even
If it shoald require a dozen bottles. There is
no better medicine for pulmonary disorders.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Preserving Fodder.

Mr.. L. T. Hazen, Hazon's Mills, N. H.,
informs the New England Farmer that he
has been very successful in putting in and
keeping corn ensilage for his large herd
OF dairy stock, some 100 in number, fed
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Manurinr Vines in the Hill.

There is sound reason in the old prac-
tice of putting a shovclful of manurc in
the hills for melons and cucumbers.
The manure should be finely rottcd and
thoroughly mixed with the soil. If left
in q heap it will frefang in a dry season
and do more harm than good. If it is to
be mixed with the soil why not have the
manure distributed through the whole
surfaced One reason against this is not
generally appreciated. What we want
on vines is not merely exubcrant foliage
but fruit. If length Of vine only were
desired, make all the ground q bed of
manure. When the manure is concen-
trated in a hill, as soon as vine roots
reach poorer soil outside their growth is
checked and the energies of the vine are
turned to producing fruit. This is one
reason why the best and earliest melons
are grown on sandy soil, which is nearly
always sterile unless recently MANFRED.
In a very dry season lack of moisture
checks the exuberance of the vines, SO
that good crops are grown on the richest
land. But with plenty of moisture vines
often grow and grow, without proper
tionate show of fruit, and the better the
soil the greater danger from this evil
CUtti0dt0r.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

There's an evening dress with a border OF
White heather. seMcd on like swansdown.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

The Brown Cotton Gin Is "A No. H.,
ut is simply perfect" Has all the latest i'm
provements and Is delivered free of all charges
at any accessible point. Send to Company at
New London. CT. for catalogue or ask our
merchant to order one for YOU.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

To err is human. but you make no mistake If
you use DR.: Jones' Red Glover Tonic for dys.
pepsia, costiveness, bad breath, piles. pimples.
aXue and malta, poor appetite, low spirits, OF
diseases OF the kidneys, stomach and liver. sc
CENTS
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

Man, Woman or Child attacked with Bright's
Disease Diabetes, Gravel or rinaryComplaints
should use the best weapOn-Dr. Kilmer's
SwAMP-RoOT. Kidney. Liver and Bladder Cure.
1t goes right to the spot: Price 25c, Sl.O0.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

What n pity that common sense, for want Of
use, should have become uncommOn!
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Very Well Put.

When q lion is waking up the Jungle, the
lioness is not permitted to dip in her roar.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

No Opium in Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION
Cures Where other remedies fail. 25c.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot. but
make it hot by striking.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Improve the Quality OF Seed Corn.

Improve the Quality OF Seed Corn.
A bulletin from DR.. Sturtcvant reports
that trials made with the kiln drying of
seed corn resulted, as similar trials have
previously done, in increasing greatly
its value and certainty for seed purposes.
These trials have also Indicated the
greater vigor of the plant which is grow
from the kiln dried seed. Dr.. S%turtcvant
feels, therefore, justified in advising
farmers to select their seed corn by TAX
ing the best ears, and, after Smelling it,
to put it in a warm place and allow it to
thoroughly dry before using.
Seed corn when planted too early is Of
teA destroyed in the ground. This des-
truction does not come from the cold, as
often assumed, but from other condi-
tions, the most important of which is the
slow termination of the seed and q vi
tally which cannot endure this circum-
= stance, and also the action of mould,
which grows rapidly ut d lower tempera-
ture than will suffice for the corn. 1t,
therefore, holds good in practice hat to
those who plant early and the very best
of seed is of great Importance, and what
adds value to this reflection is that early
planted corn will usually yield a larger
crop than will the same variety planted
at q late period.-NeD York World.
Paris Green for. Cooling Worm.
1t has now been several years since we
have used Paris green for spraying bear
ing apple trees early in summer for de-
stroying the codling worm with marked
success. The last report of the New
York Experiment Station reports, with
the additional accuracy of counting the
trials made with this poison on several
trees, alternate trees being left unsprayed
to observe the difference. Some thou
sands in all of the apples were counted,
and it was found chat on the sprayed
trees the average per cent. of wormy
specimens was thirteen and a half, and
on the unsprayed trees thlrty-fve per
cent. 1t appears that only one effective
spraying was given, the first having been
done with an imperfect instrument. The
fruit was about the size of cherries when
the work was performed. We prefer at
least three good sprayings. The ope-
ration may have deferred to some extent
the moths from laying their eggs, and,
being used on adjacent trees, may have
driven them from all alike to other
orchards. Whatever may have Deer the
cause, we have found a much ,.Iger pro-
portion of wormy specimens in orchards
where no spraying was given. Spraying
with kerosene emulsion did no good. At
the rate saved by the Paris green, one
hundred barrels picked from the sprayed
trees would have given twenty-five bar
rels more of sound fruit than unsprayed
Ones Country Gentleman.
Preserving Fodder.
Mr.. L. T. Hazen, Hazon's Mills, N. FL.
informs the Mew England Farmer that he
has been very successful in putting in and
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
A Most Liberal Offer!

A Most Liberal Offer!
THE VOLTAIC BELT Co, Marshall, Mich.
offer to send their Celebrated VObTAIC BELTS
and Electric Appliances on thirty days trial
to any man afflicted with Nervous Debility,
pamphlet in sealed envelope with full particu.
lars, mailed free. Write them ut once.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
CONTAGIOUS!

am q native of England. and while I was In that
country l contracted = terrible blood poison, and for
tIent at Nottingham Hospital, England. but was not
cured. suffered the most a9onizing pains in my
nd limbs; Finally I eo1nPPletely lost all hope IL
treated at Roosevelt in this city, as well as by q
prominent physician in New York having no con-,
ion with the hospitals.
l saw the. advertisements of swtft's Specific. and I
I can aay With Great s VII That they they have have 0 cured 1 Tas
.ntirely. I am as sound and well as I ever was in
my life. I. FRED. HNBoRD.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
An American LAWYER.

From whence proceeds the eloquence of an
American lawyer? From his mouth. All wise
ones proclaim that DR.. Biggers' Huckelberry
Cordial Is the best remedy for bowel troubles.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

Confidence is a plant Of slow growth in an
aged bosom.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Whnt n Change

The emblematic flower Of the Hindoos Is the
marigOld.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

"A perfect specifc-Dr. Sage's Catarrb
Remedy,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
for butter-making. His figures and esti-
motoc chou, about KIM +on,

for butter-making. His figures and esti-
mates show about 500 tons of green
corn grown last year, $50 of which was
put in the silo, the remainder being fed
in the fall while in the fresh state.
The total cost of the ensilage put into
the silo and weighed down was a fraction
less than rs cents per ton He has fed
ensilage in connection with dry fodder,
about half of each, the dry fodder being
half hay and half green oats cured for
hay. For this crop the seed was sown
at the rate of five bushels of oats per
acre, giving u fine soft quality of fodder,
fully equal to ordinary hay. A larger
silo will be built the present season, tho
supply of ensilage having been exhausted
some weeks ago. The relative value of
the ensilage, as compared to dry fodder,
was illustrated by the yield of butter be-
fore and after the change was made to
dry feed. The ensilage was exhausted
at the end of a week.. Monday and
Wednesday following, five good Jerseys
were added to the herd of fifty-six which
were in milk, but Notwithstanding this
increase of the herd, the butter yield
fell off twelve pounds the first week.
While the cnsilagc lasted, it saved the
feeding of $50 tons of hay, which in Mr..
Hazcn's locality is worth $12 per ton,
or $1,000. He filled his silo slowly, let
the contents acquire q high degree of
heat, and thinks he has as good a quality
Of cnsilage as he has ever seen. Before
building his silo he bought and read al
the best authorities on ensilage.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

The man who likes whisky better than beef
walks not after the flesh but after the spirit.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

TnyIor's, Cherokee Remedy <Sf Sweet, Gum
and Mullen will cure Coughs, Group and Con-
sumption. Price, CSC. and 81 q bottle.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

Treatise on Blood and SKIN Diseases mailed free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC 90. Drawer s. Atlanta, Ga
N. Y, 1877 W. sd st.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Free Farms =; 81. Sr nv's

ne "USC uUHutVJU AUTtCufsUTuI fUTN III ATnefIC2
surrounded by prosperous mining and manufacturL
Ing towns Farmers FnrGdise! Magnificent crops
raised In 1885: Thousands of Acres Of Goverae
me1t Land, subject 70 preemption and homeseead.
Long Time. Park irrigated by Immense canals Cheap
railroad rates Every attention shown %ssttlsrs For
LOAN CO., Opera House Block, Denver, Col. Box 2392
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16
tContinued.)
It Takes but a Little Courage to Get Rich.

The bright winter sky at New Or
leans, La, on Dec. 10th, 1885, saw a
strictly honest distribution of the 18TH
Grand Monthly and Extraordinary
Drawing, conducted as usual entirely
by Gen'ls G. t. Beauregard of La, and
Jubal A. Early Of Va. Over half mil
lion dollars were scattered everywhere.
Ticket No. go, 255 drew the first capital
piize Of $l50,0O0, sold in tombstone to
Leon Marthe, 10 st. Charles ST., New
Orleans, La; one to j. G. Webster and
Heck Barry, Carrolton, Ky, paid thro'
Citizens National Bank OF Louisville,
Ky; one to Mesdames Margaret A.
Nagle and Mary W. Knell of Memphis,
Tenn; one to G. r. Lewis OF San Fran
cisco, CAL; one to ]. Marzolf, OF Jake's
saloon, Blacks Station, Yolo Co., Cal,
paid through Bank OF Woodland, Cal. /;
one to Chas. T. Pardee, care Carhart &
Bro, 40 Park Place; another to Max
Polatschek, IL John street, both OF New
York City, etc. No 1923 drew the
second capital prize OF $50 900, and was
paid to the First National Bank of Port
land, Me-, in one check on account OF
VIM. NJ. Macarthur of Limington, York
Co., Me. Ticket No. 81, 794 drew third
capital prize, 500, 900, sold in tenths at
81 each-one to I. &. Hand, No 400
w. 9Th street, st. Paul, Mimi; one TO
A. NJ. Gendron, Boston, Mass. one to
Geo. n. Tichenor of Tuscon, Arizona !;
one to A. I. Beck of Lancaster, Ohio,
paid TO Lancaster Bank there; one to
I. G. Daugherty okElizaville, KY, paid
through Exchange Bank of Flemings-
burg, Ky; one paid to Anglo-C alilorni-
an Bank (Limited) of San Francisco,
Cal. Nos. 62,37S and So, 966 drew each
so 900, sold in tenths also-so they go
everywhere. For any information Of
the 1S9th Grand Monthly Drawing to
take place Tuesday, Feb. 9th, 1856, APP
ply to NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans,
La. IL takes bit a little courage to gt
rich
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, 1856

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, 1855.
On motion Of Mr.. Holman, OF Indi-
ann, inc House passed the senate bill
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to issue duplicate certificates OF
deposit for 81 900 to the Peoples
National Bank, Of Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Under the call OF commsttees only
two private bills were reported this
morning. The regular hours then
began and Mr.. Morrison from the ways
and means committee, called up the
resolution for the distribution OF the
Presidents message, adopted. On be.
half OF the committee on Judiciary Mr..
Hammond, OF Georgia, called up bill
amending section 1000 OF the revised
statues, so rs to provide that final judg-
ments against the United States, rem
dered by the court OF claims, shall bear
interest at the rate OF per cent. from
date OF their presentation to the secre-
tary OF the treasury for payment. Mr..
Hammond explained that the necessity
for this bill grew ont OF the fact that in
the codihcation OF the laws the word
cor" in the sentence, In cases where
judgment is appealed from is in favor
OF claimant, or same is affirmed by the
Supreme court, interest thereon, etc, !"
had been changed to "and." 1t had
been held under the wording that be-
fore judgment could draw interest it
must be affirmed by the Supreme court,
which had not been the intention Of
the law. The bill was passed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16
DURHAM. N. c.
Its Prosperity and Its Chief Industry.
Western Tobacco Journal.

One of the most rapidly populated,
thriving and important manufacturing
towns OF the South is Durham, n. G.
In most features it is counterpart of
the average Western town, which is
phenomenal Tor its rapid growth. AS
an illustration OF Durham S rapid growth
it is sufficient to state that in the five
years from 1880 to the close of the pres
ent year its population has increased
from 1000 TO 1000, and the assessed
value of its property from 81 100000 to
81, 00O, 900, and at the beginning of the
next decade (1890) it will probably have
1900 to 5,000population and property
worth $20, 900, O00 so great is its con
tinued growth Hundreds of new
houses dwelling and business) have
been put up in the past year or two, and
yet the cry is there is not enough house
room. Real estate is netting all who
handle it an immense profit from year
to year. And all of this is caused by its
manufacturing interests, chief among
which is the tobacco manufacturing
industry. The firm that has given the
greatest impetus to Durham's growth,
and continues to do so, is the Durham
Bull Tobacco Company, of which Mr..
w. r. Blackwell and Julien S, Carr
have been the chief promoters, and
from which Mr.. Blackwell retired few
years ago, leaving Mr.. Carr alone at the
helm.
That Mr.. Carr finds no difficulty in
managing the large business is evidenced
by the continued and increased popu-
arity of the Durham Bull brands oil
tobacco and cigarettes, and especially
the celebrated Durham Bull Smoking
Tobacco, which is known and appreci-
ated wherever commerce extends her
powerful tentacles, and which is con.
sumed with pleasure by Christian, Jew,
Mohammedan, heather and savage, by
white, copper colored, coffee colored
and black men, by men of all nations
and tribes, in all attitudes and longi
tudes OF all hemispheres OF this great
world.
This firm have an establishment
which covers nearly twenty acres, and
in which is manufactured almost every
thing required in the preparation, man
ufacture, packing and shipment OF theil
immense production, and it is all man
aged in manner that enables the com.
pany to make a handsome profit, anC
yet place on the market their very
excellent tobacco at terms that can no
but be satisfactory and acceptable tC
sellers and consumers.
Mr.. Carr is ever alert to the best in
terest of the company, and leaves moth
ing undone to increase its business, an.
the prosperity of the town, that a lonl
head, with plenty of brains and wisdom
can suggest, and a full purse and /;
liberal spirit execute.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16

certain that It was the same beautiful face
that caught n glimpse OF coming out OF Lady
Travers' recepton-r00m some six weeks ago.
Good heavens, l wonder II she has grown TO
hate the man VIM wronged herr Poor little
woman ]. too, was arraigned against her."
This matter-of-fact lawyer felt uncomlort-
able when he thought OF the advice he had
given Lady Travers. For once in his life
James Coal was conscience-stricken. He
paced the floor OF his office lmpatiently
awaiting The return Of his clerk, eager 10
verify his suspicious Of the identity OF the
beautiful girl In whom he had become 30
deeply interested.
(Continued1
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16
Abolition Of the Tobacco Tax.

Several bills were introduced in Con-
gress last Tuesday providing for the alb
clifton of the tobacco and revenue tax
Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, intro
duced bills providing for the abolition
of the tobacco tax and for the establish.
ment of department of agriculture
and Mr.. Johnston and other North Car
DINA members introduced bills for the
repeal OF the revenue service.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16
Buried Alive.
ALBURTrs, Jan. IA. IS

ALBURTIs, Jan. IA, 1886.
The Hartsells ore mine, at Rtten-
house gap, caved in late yesterday
afternoon burying about dozen men.
three bodies were dug out at 7 o'clock;
those OF JAS. Shefiert, Frank Eek and
Miller. The two first named have fam
lilies. Large gangs Of men are at work
digging for the entombed miners. There
is great excitement. The cause OF the
accident is unknown.