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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
About Seed.

In either planting or sowing, the
quality of the seed is of more value than
many persons suppose. If the seed is
mixed with foul seed, and all seed not
specially cleaned is more or less so, the
time spent in fully cleaning is time we'll
spent. Grain seeds should be first cleaned
over sieves specially prepared for the
various species If very extra seed is re-
quired, this may be gotten by casting
the seed across the barn floor. The
heaviest will fly furthest. Now, if you
always save your seed from this heavy,
perfect seed, sowing the next perfectly
cleaned grade for the general crop, it
will be-if you start with pure seed-but
a few years until you have that in most
respects up to true pedigree variety.
In relation to crops that require cult
vating, a short series of years will con-
vince any experimenter of the absolute
necessity of using none but the best seed.
Take the potato, as an instance. The
writer years ago increased the earliness
OF the Mercer potato week by planting
liberal pieces of the seed end, with only
three eyes left, and got also smoothuess
by selecting as seed only smooth, medium
shaped specimens. While the average
of the crops-and in scarce seasons, small
potatoes-were planted for the market
crops, the prime specimens were always
saved for planting for seed.
The true way to cause variety to be-
come weak and in time unfit for cultiva-'
ton is to plant inferior seed. AS being
we'll attested, the following experiment
of Major Alvord, of Houg ghton farm,
will serve as a case in point: "With
eighty two varieties of potatoes the av-
erage weight per hill from the whole
tuber-m medium sized--as seed was
thirty-six ounces; that from the usual
cutting-about three eyes-twenty-four
and half ounces; that from one eye,
twenty ouncesm
Although particular seasons may mod
ify this, yet it is a well-known fact that.
except that on rich, specially prepared
soil. where the young plant quickly gets
hold. no good can be done by planting
small cuts of potatoes, and here again,
is another lesson; the richer the soil
near the seed the better for the crops
South and West.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Tables Relative to Cows.

During recent meeting of the Con-
necticut Board of Agriculture, Professor
Brown, of the experiment farm, Guelph,
Canada, in lecture, gave table OF the
amount of butter for every one hundred
pounds of milk from COWS of different
hreeds of stock. as follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Washing Sheep.

Washing sheep in the oldfashioned
way is barbarism which deserves to be-
come obsolete. For farmer to stay
some hours up to the waist in the cold
stream vainly endeav voring to wash the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Having the Lawyers.

1.-THE first thing we do, let's kill all the law
yers." This is rather blood-thirsty proposi.
worthy class of people. Most OF them suffer
in common with nearly all others of seden-
tary hab ts), from the injurious effects OF dys,,
pepsia, indigestion, piles, loss of appetite apd 1
other ailments caused by a constlpated habit
of the body. Dr. Pierce's" Pleasant Purgatiye
Pellets" eradicate all these, disorders in
promptly removing the cause thereof, and In
duce rare degree OF comfort and health.
A COPY of the first book on ARITHMETIC, OF
which only two copies exist, was sold IN Lon
don recently for S201
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

Ironyh, the chemist whose experiments
led to the discovery of the modern match,
recently died at Pesth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

No depressing effects from Red Star
Cough Cure. No nausea, no danger of
poison. Safe, speedy, sure. Only twen-
ty-fve cents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

This table was formed from an average
of ten years and of many different ami
mails. This table affords very satisGac-
tory guide to those desiring to purchase
cows for making butter. In the same
lecture was given in round numbers the
quantity of milk that may be obtained IN
one season from the different breeds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Victory at Last.

Consumption, the greatest curse of the age,
the destroyer of thousands of our brightest
bic. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
ery' is a certain remedy for this terrible dis
ease if taken in time. All scrofulous diseases
consumption ia O scrofulous affection OF the
eases of the throat and lungs are little less
than miraculous. All druggists have it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

The scalp Is cleansed and excited to q healthy
action by Halls Hair Renewer. 4.
In Consumption the disposition to cough Is
diminished by taking Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY Is said to be as en-
ergetic as ever in her work for woman's suf-
frage. ..'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
A Business Rule.

IF YOU would win success in trade,
This simple rule obey;
First. note the men who wealth have made,
And never, never be afraid
To follow in their way.
Which way is simply this. indeed,
To 60 and advertise,
That in this sheet all folks may read
A list of things perhaps they need
Among your large supplies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

The average salaries of school teachers
in Nevada are, for males $40 a month
and for females 500 month.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

North America produces annually over
100, 100000 pounds of honey, worth
$15,000,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
PLAID SHAWL GIVEN ,AWAY,l.

ThYough ths failure OF 8 Large mas
ufae,ureT Of Cashmere 6haMiss /.
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consiument Of Plaid Shawls, pefftce
eosds, which we propose 70 present v
the ladies In the, following manners.
Send rs 26c. for 5 mes. ubsenP.
tion to Farm and Household, .
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! or We will send 5 shawlss odd no-
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Satisfaction Guaranteed 4
or money refunded. Addrea -!
FARM AND HOUeEHOLUb
Hartford, Conn. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

The bulk of taxes paid by the Dakota
farmers is for the support of schools.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
A (ure Of Pneumonia.

Mr.. D. H. Barnaby, Of Owego, N. Y, says
that his daughter was taken with violent cold
which terminated with Pneumonia, and all
the best physicians gave the case up and said
she could live but few. hours at most. She
was in this condition when friend recon-
mended DIR. WIN. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUNGS, and advised her to try it. She accept
ed it as q last resort, and was surprised to find
that it produced marked change for the bet
ter, and by persevering a permanent cure was
afPected
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver on
in the world, manufactured from fresh, healthy
and sweet. Patients who have once taken it
prefer it to all others. Physicians have de-
cided it superior to any of the other oils In
market. Made by Casweu. Hazard & Co., New
York
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

European papers remark upon the good
imitation of celluloid now manufactured
from potatoes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

It is not certain that the wreck found on
Mount Ararat is the remains of Noah,s ARK;
viii cure coughs and colds, and save the many
wrecks from the ravages of consumption we
see nowadays. All druggists sell the Balsam.
Price, 25c., SOC. and 81 per bottle.
IT ia said that there are 900 children in
England who do not attend school by reason OIL
tha noyer1Y of their parents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

ilstes the food, regulates the stomach and bow.
els, giving healthy and natural sleep. ~ h
Vinegar Bitters Is the great disease prs
yenter, and stands at the head of all family rem
edies. No house should ever be without it.
Vinegar BitterS cures Malarial Bilious and
other fevers, diseases Of the Heart, Liver and
Kidneys, and hundred other painful disorders.
Send for either, Of our valuable reference
books for ladies, for farmers, for merchants, our
Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechtsm
on Intemperance and Tobacco, which last should
be in the hands Of every child and youth In tho
country. ID
Any two Of the above books mailed free on
receipt of four cents for registration fees
R.H. Mcdonald Drug Co., 5as Washington st., n. 7.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

CHAppED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
CaswelI Hazard & Co., New York,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

Talk is cheap. Actual results count. Use Hop
Porous Plasters for pains, aches, weaknesses.
A lady wrote: II don't havet hat awful side
ache now. Iapplied Hop Plaster" Is cts.
Best. easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. 5Oc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

I Icheerfully recommend Red Clover Tonic
to those suffering from troubles Of the stomach
and liver. am now on my second bottle, and
it makes me feel like new man. G.. M. CON-
NOD Naahua Iowa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

LONDON has over 10000 policemen, or one to
307 of her population.
Too we'll known to need lengthy ADVERTISE
ments-Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The greatest depth of the ocean is said to be
Y rfR fathOms
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

Have used DR.. Bigelow's Positive Cure in
my family as general cough medicine. One
we're attack Of Group by'it. / 1cheerfully recon-
mend it. a. L. COVELL. Grand Rapids, Mich.
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OOKI To introduce 1t We will give away 1000
l ISelf-Acting washing Machines, Send your name,
20. and express Office Cottage Co., Richmond N. Y.
naIm., Busiuees College, Philadelphia Terms
Only 40 Situations furnished. Write for circulars
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
DYSPEPSIA!

DR.. Radway's Pills are . cure for this CON:
pIaPt Ihey !, st. strength 70 ths
Of Dyspepsia disappear and with them the liability Of
the system to contract diseases. Take the medtcns
"False and True respecting diet. -, - -
Send 2 letter stamp to DIR. RADWAY -
@.*Be sure to get 1iADWAY's. 80 -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

The Great Liver an ! Stomach Remedy
For the cure of all disorders Of the Stomach. Liver
Of Appetite. Headsehe Costiveness, Indigestion.
Biliousness, Fever, Inflammation OF the Bowela
Piles and all arrangements OF the internal vscerA
Purely vegetable, Containing no mercury, minerals
OF Psce a5 cents LEX box Sold by all drugslss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
FACE. HANDS. FEET

ay FINE Blooded Cattle, Sheep, Hogs
is0en0raVinss free n p. Boyer Co.. Coatesvile,Pa.
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N 2 N U-11

Vinegar Bittcrs, q apm.
gative and tonic, purifes the
blood, strengthens the Liver
and kidneys, and will restore
health, however lost. ".
Vinegar Bitters is the
best remedy discovered for
promoting digestion, curing
headache and increasing the
vital powers. q -&s,f
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
THURST0NS ;y9a1 pEssLT LT0OfHP0WDER

KIDDERS PA8TlllE8.sy i1ssi'ss mall. stowe!l : ca
- CharlestoRn, MASS.
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alI EeHEN wanted, energetic, reliable men
- vass for the sale Of choice Nursery Stock on sal
ary and expenses. or on commission: Work perma-
nent. Send for terms. address GLEN BROTHERS,,
Nurserymen. Rochester, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

This remedy is not a liquid, snuff or po,ce
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
"Am I my Brothers Keeper
and passed

From this text Rev. Mr.. Jewell, of
the 81. E. Church. of this place,
preached very interesting temper
ance sermon on Sunday evening last.
The occasion was the appointment
of delegates to the meeting of the
State Temperance Alliance in Balti
more which will be held on the goth
and 21st inst.
Thomas Wilson and Jethro T. Nc.
Cullough were appointed on the part
of the church; and Charles S. Wilson,
and j. Campbell to represent the
Sunday School.
In this line the Good Templar
Lodge of Rising Sun, at the meeting
on last Monday night appoint
ed as delegates Mount E. Kirk and
E. X. Brown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
Strikes !!
world.

The movements of labor organiza-
ton have become epidemic.
The Baltimore street car drivers or
the Prick lines cited up" on Wednes-
dav about II O'Clock and demanded
500 day. This effort to reverse the
laws of the universe will not work.
Products of every kind are falling In
price and the labor organizations ore
endeavoring to keen IN and raise lit
tie higher the rates Of wages. Where
the profits of production will not af
ford il this cannot he. We do not know
neither do the strikers know what per
centsge of the earnings of labor for cap
ital will bear. THIS is a difficult prob
lem to find ont. but. until it is known.
striking will remain blind force,
prove more potent for destruction
than for good. Business in ev-
ery branch will suffer. no mat
ter how remote from the immediate
scene If conflict Let labor learn its
lust proportion of the products it should
ahare which it and capital create when
working together harmoneously. If
there is better way than demand and
supply to ascertain this fact let it be
pointed out.
Blind warefare is productive Of a
vast amount of evil. Who can mease
ure the quantity of good it effects?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
School Commissioners.

AT the meeting of the School Board
yesterday, petition from the pat
rons of the Perryville school asking
for the removal of the school build
ing to location away from the rail
road and near to the town was pre-
scented. The matter was referred.
A letter from Miss Biddle, giving
an account of the examinations in
Cherry Hill school, and referring to
the death of DR. Carter, trustee,
was read. The Board were please
to hear of the progress of the pupils
of the school, and feeling deeply i'm
pressed with the services of DIR. Car.
ter, as trustee, expressed their deep
regret at his loss.
A number of bills were examined
and passed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
Friday. April lG. 1856.

Gladstone's great speech on the
irish Reform Bill. or an Independent
Parliament for Ireland, delivered in
the House of Commons, caused the
greatest excitement in London. that
has been created in the present GEN.
turv. The Parnellites cheered the
orator to the echo. in the house while
the people blocked up the streets from
Gladstone's residence to the House
of Parliament. so denselv that the
police could scarcely open way
for the great statesman's carriage.
Step by step the cause of free self
government makes its way. Public
opinion forces down and tramples
under foot old wrongs. The plan of
pacifving Ireland by granting her a
parliament of her own, meets the OPP
position Of powerful British marty.
but the movement is in the line of
free government. and is another tri
umph of republican government,
which is shedding it's light from the
shores of America over the civilized
world
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
The Law Regulating Fencing In Co.
Gil County.

Many inquiries have recently been
made in regard to the law in force in
Cecil county regulating fencing. For
she benefit of farmers we now publish
il. At the December term of our
Court in the case Geo. P. Whitaker
VS.. John f. Jackson, the court ex
pounded the law substantially as fol-
Rows: The owner is not required to
Keen any outside fences. He is not
required to fence against stock upon
the public highways, but all owners
~fland are required to keep up di,
vision fences in good repair. and if
any one refuses or neglects to do so
agmplaint can be made to magis
srate, whose duty it is to notify the
narty in default. and if he still re-
fAses or neglects to put up his share
q the division fence. the magistrate
VIII order some one else TO do tn
wsrk and collect from the party in
6sfault the cost of the work.-AE-
meGg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
Meetins Of County Commissioners.

The regular meetings of the County
i Ieetors and " others having S accounts to
be stated or settled will apply to the
Persons having claims against the
county will please file the same in the
Commissioners office, with legal
voucher. as no account will be allowed
not properly chargeable to the same.
By order. JOHN S. ROSSELL. Clerk
Commissioners Cecil County.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
Barn Burned by Lightning.

The thunder gust which passed ov-
er this part of the county on Tues
day afternoon discharged a bolt of
lightning which struck and burned
the barn of Robert N. Hindman on
the Octoraro creek. Mr.. Hindman
and his son Frank were in the lower
part of the harn when the building
was struck. Frank received Sc
we're shock, which stunned him for
some moments, but suffered no SER
ious consequences from tie effects of
the electric current.
A few minutes after the bolt had
struck, Mr.. Hindman went to the up
per floor to ascertain what damage, if
any, had been done, and found one
of the mows ON fire. The lightning
had struck one of the corner posts OF
the building and passed into the barn
setting the contents of the NOW on
fire. The stock was got out of the
stables with the utmost haste, and all
saved but two calves. There were in
the barn at the time of it's DISTRICT
ion 8 tons of baled hay, lot of baled
straw, and small quantity of loose
hay, also farm implements and ma
chinery, consisting of one moving
machine, new wheat drill, threshing
machine, farm wagon, sled and a
number of smaller implements, all of
which were burned. A corn crib
within few feet of the barn con-
tanning 400 bushels of corn was say.
ed by persistent effort in keeping it
wet by throwing buckets of water on
the scorching boards.
The total loss of property is at
east $4,000, on which there is an in
surance in the Farmers and Mechan-
les Mutual of this county So 100, 81 IS
90 on the barn and 5000 on the pro-
ducts. These are the net amounts,
three fourths of the gross amount of
insurance. Mr.. Hindman will sus-
tain loss above that covered Dy in
sarance of $4,000 at a moderate esti-
innate, which is heavy blow of mis-
fortune. The family is humble red
among the oldest and best in
this part of the county and will
have the sincere symPathies of friends
and neighbors. Shingles from the
burning barn were carried nearly 8
mile and picked up while still smok-
ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
AUCTIONEER.

Having had several years. exper
fence in the business of calling PUB
Lie SALES, respectfully solicit the
patronage of persons who propose of
fering Real or Personal Property at
Auction. My charges are moderate,
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Sales attended to at short notice.
Address
J. II. LYNCH, AUCr.,
Bay View, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January IT, 1882.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex-
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: r. E. LAMAR, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofeverv month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: R. E. LAMAR, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-16
ATTENTION
FARMERS and GARDENERS !

Buy a Wilson SIS Bone Mill
And make your own bone meal, crack
ed corn and ground oyster shells for
your chickens.
Buy Cooley Dreamer
And make better butter, more of it with
less labor than by any other method.
Buy a Matthew Seed Drill
And SOW all the small seeds in your gar
den with regularity and precision, saw
ing labor and seed
Buy a Lees Wheel Hoe
To destroy all the weeds in your garden
A boy can work it.
Buy Cahoon Broadcast Seed Sewer
TO SOW any kind of grain or grass seed
at the rate of to 8 acres per honr.
Call and examine these and other labo~savirg
implements. at
D. lANDRETH & SONS
IMPLEMENT AND SEED WAREHOUSE,
81 and 80 South Sixth ST., Philada.
Catalogue Free. 'oel2-Sm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-07-22
Trying to Keep, Up .ApTpeair : .Ilc

Z Y = l.
The effort which some people. make to
keep up a genteel appearance would be
Imaginable If it were not so pitfable It Is
pitiable because it deceives no one, and
only renders those who indulge IN it the
subjects of uncomplimentary and wide
spread social gossip. In the so-called
fashionable quarters iof' the town there
are numerous families paying high rents
who do not actually partake of sufficient
.nomishing food TO keep them in a good
state of bodily preservation. They have
finely furnished rooms. but. their stoni-
achs are not furnished with food very
plentifully, and they may be said to keep
Lent the whole year round If they re-
sided in less pretentious portions Of the
town they might have equally co1nforta-
bic quarters and plenty to eat, and save
something from their yearly incomes be-.
sides; but they .foolishly prefer to liye in
the same neighborho0dF witlr7our so
called aristocracy, and spend nearly al
their money for house rent and dress.
These are the people who buy an eighth
of pound of butter and two eggs at one
time, and other equally small amounts of
groceries and provisions. Boston Budget
@Saunterer."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-07-22
An Alkali Valley Out West.

Cinnabar valley was emphatically the
meanest country encountered during our
journey. Level as floor, baked as hard
as brick by the sun, the soil is SO arid
that nothing grows naturally upon it,
except little spindling sage brush, in
terpersed with prickly pear, averaging
about one PLAINTIFF the square foot. The
prickly pear is a. low spreading plant
with broad leaves, the size. of the hand,
whichsa are covered with thorns, as if 4
paper of tacks had been emptied on them,
all with their business ends UP, as ascer-
tanned the first time ! sat down ON one.
It has q pretty flower of all shades, from
scarlet to lemon yellow, producing a rich
combination of colors, To pick them
one needs a pair of tin gloves, as the
spinas will penetrate "a thick driving
glove with ease. n = 50 Z h x
The valley also rejoiced in possessing
large proportion of alkali in the soil,
which made the dust extremely disagree
able. Yet people have settled there, and
at one or two ranches, where there was
irrigation, we were surprised to see
fields bearing quite respectable crops.
Hemmed in ON every side by high noun
tains, every breath of air was excluded,
while the sun beat into it like furnace;
consequently the ride across it was ex-
tremely hot and tiresome.-Cor. Ameri.
can Agriculturalist.