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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21
The Smiths of England,

How many Smiths are there in Eng
land2 1t is impossible to answer this
question with precision; but there are
data from which an approximately cor.
rect idea may be obtained. The Regis
trar-General tells US that in 1856 it was
possible to estimate, from certain records
in his keeping. that there were then
living in England and Wales about
253, 900 Smiths, or one in every seventy
three persons composing the entire
population. Supposing that this estimate
was correct, and that the same proper
ton has since been maintained, the
statement may fairly be made that there
are now about S5S, s14, or over two-thirds
of a million, Smiths in England and
Wales. 1t is not quite easy to realize ut
once what an enormous number of people
those figures represent. A few simple
illustrations may serve to make the
matter clearer. For instance, there are
more Smiths in England and Wales than
there are people in Dublin-indeed,
excluding London, there are only four
towns in the United Kingdom-viz.,
Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and
Manchester containing more people
than there are Smiths; while twenty-six
out of the fifty-two counties in England
and Wales, or one-half, have fewer
people than the immortal house of Smith
has representatives. 1t is on record, too,
that in the seventeen years between and
including 1888 and 1876, 2s6, 037 Smiths
were reg stored as having been either
born or marriel or died. Although, as
every one knows, the Smiths form
numerically the strongest tribe in Eng.
land, there being one Smith to every
seventy three persons comprising the
population, still the Joneses run them
very close, indeed, there being one in
every seveuty-six persons. Next in order
on the list, according to officially CON-
piled statistics, come Messrs. Williams,
Taylor, Davis and Brown. Mr.. Rob n
son. who is commonly associated with
Messrs. Brown and Jones, stands eleventh
on the list in respect of his relative
numerical strength. Cham5ers's Jour-
nu1
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The Diving Be ].

The diving Eell was first used on the
coast of Null, off England, two hundred
years ago, in looking for the wrecks OF
the Spanish Armada. improvements
were made by Stanley, who was the
Fl st man to reach sea bottom. Smeaton,
builder of the Eddystone Lighthouse,
first applied the condensing pump fol
forcing air down to the diver. The
Royal George, an English man. Of war,
viii h sank of plymouth in 1882, wal
discovered by diver in 1911. The first,
and so far as we know, the only lady to
90 down in diving bell was the wife o.
Captain Morris, of Plymouth, who made
a descent few years ago.
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Old English Bread Regulations.

During the reigns of Henry III. and
Edward l., 1916 1907, certain laws were
passed in England regarding the weight
and price of bread. In the city of Lon
don, if the baker sold his bread himself,
by retail, he was particularly forbidden
to sell it in his house, or before his
house, or before the oven in which it
had been baked. He was only to sell it
in the "king's market" and such market
as was assigned to him, and nowhere
else. Bread was delivered from house
to house in London by regratresses or
femae retailers. These dealers on pur-
chasing their stock from the baker were
allowed thirteen loaves to the dozen, the
extra loaf being the limit of their legiti-
mate profits. The baker was also for
hidden to sell the regratresses in his
shop, the sales having to take place at
his stalh- in the kings market. "-D1e-
irolt FieG Pres.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF FINTEREST RELATIVE
10 FARM AND GARDEN.
The Best Tonic for Fowls.

Probably the best tonic for fowls, de-
clares the New York ObSerrer, is the
douglas mixture" Take one pound
of sulphate of iron and two ounces of
sulphuric acid and dissolve in one gallon
of water. Add one tablespoonful of this
mixture to one gallon of drinking water
for the birds. Remove the droppings
from the poultry houses every morning
instead of once or twice a week, as IS
often directed. If this practice were
strictly adhered to there would be less
disease among poultry and better results
generally. Gull the fowls very closely;
1t will not pay to winter disqualified
birds. There is more success with fewer
birds and higher prices.
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proof Ritter Than Assertion.

With such proof as the following letter from
w. H. Dean, Of No 27S Seventh street, New
York, it is not necessary to make the bare as
sertion that ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs cure
lumbago. Mr.. Dean says:
Some ten days ago I was taken with very
violent pain in the small of my back. Itwas so
severe that I could hardly breathe every move
ment caused great agony. finally found out
it was lumbago. Being entirely helpless, a
friend sent out to druggist and got two ALL
COCKS Porous PLAsrERs; these were well
warmed and applied to my back, one above the
other. In half an hour, to my great delight
and surprise, found the pain began to abate.
In two hours was able to walk out and attend
to my business, the pain being almost gone.
Next day was all right, but continued wear
ing the plasters for week.
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The berries are taken to the screen
house from the bog, and are there run
through screen, where all rotten, white
or otherwise imperfect ones are reno ed.
They are next barreled and shipped to
market, New York being the principal
one, with Philadelphia next, while Bos-
ton is reckoncd among the minor ones.
The demand for the berry is growing
constantly, and even now exceeds the
supply of choice fruit. What this de-
maud is will be better understood when
it is known that the plant is so prolific
that yields as high as hundred barrels
per acre are not uncommon.
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Swine.

A paper read by Theodore Louis, Louis.
vile, Wis, at one of the Wisconsin Far
mers' Institutes contained the following
practical suggestions on the raising of
swine: Glover, green or in dry state, is
always of first importance. The near
future will probably develop the fact that
the silo will enable the farmer to winter
his swine at less cost, and insure them
with health and vigor. Squash, pump
kips, rutabagas and maugles will cheaper
the cost of production and add materially
to the growth. Bran, middlings. ground
oats. of equal parts. steamed and fed
warm, will be found profitable feeding,
as to growth, development of muscle and
bone If oil meal is added, well cooked,
one pound to twenty. it will fill the bill
of fare for milk and large proportion
of nitrogen. Where buttermilk is fed
in large quantities, one pound of oil
meal, we'll cooked, added to every
hundred pounds of milk, will increase
the feeding value highly. Buttermil1 is
slightly constipating, but the oil meal
will remedy this. The food should be
as nature left it-sweet. Sour, decayed
swill 10 poison. Salt should always be
placed where swine have access to it IN
their yards Or pens, in troughs or shelves,
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What Next?

If this sort of thing keeps on they will
be giving away houses and lots soon!
We now learn that W. Jennings Demo-
rest runs an immense pattern manufac'
tory, and yet does not sell single pat
tern. What. nonsense2 Not at all!
They are all given away to the pur:
chasers and subscribers to that wonderful
family magazine, Dsmoresl's Monthly.
Each magazine contains an order enti-
ting the holder to any pattern they
manufacture. We do not see how they
can afford it, for their editions are i'm
mense, and it seems incredible that each
magazine (price 20 cents) contains an
order for pattern worth from 20 to 30
cents. This will certainly hurt the pat
tern trade, for ladies will soon learn that
they can get their patterns free by
simply buying or subscribing for Demo.
rest's Monthly Magazine. Published at
Is East 14th street, New York city.
Send 10 cents for specimen number
containing "Pattern Order" worth ~
cents.
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Want of Appetite in a Horse.

A horse will refuse to eat sometimes
because its teetn are diseased or its
mouth sore. Examine the mouth. and
if there is anything wrong have it reme-
died by proper treatment. A sharp,
broken tooth should be rasped down; an
liberated tooth with swollen gums
around it should be extracted; sore gums
should be dressed with powdered chic.
rate of potash mixed with molasses. If
the mouth is all right give the horse a
pint of raw inseed oil in the evening,
and in the morning a quart of linseed
tea, strained, with dram each of pow
dered sulphate of iron and gentian root
in it. Feed, an hour after, a rather
warm bran mash, but give no other food
until the horse is eager for it. Most
often an overfed horse is best treated by
weeks semi-starvation.-Neao York
Times.
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Properly Mixing Cream.


In commenting upon the mixing and
ripening of cream before churning,
Hoard's Dairyman says: "Not long
since a farmers wife complained to US
that she did not get the yield OF butter
from her COWS that one Of her neighbors
did, and she wished to know if we could
give her any light on the subject. Upon
inquiry we found that the cows on both
farms were neighbors, and handled about
alike. But when we inquired further
into the manner of caring for the cream,
we saw at once where the difficulty lay.
It was her practice to skim her milk
every morning, and put the cream into
IN earthen jar which was kept in the
cellar. Churning was done twice a
week, If her husband or the boys were
not too busy. But the particular point
where she failed was putting in the last
skimming of cream Immediately after it
was taken from the milk. When we
told her that she received but little
benefit from the last skimming thus
handled, she could hardly be persuaded
of the truth of our assertion. We are
convinced that this mistake is largely in
dulged in by the makers of farm butter.
But they might about as well throw the
last skimming to the pig, for there is
where it finally goes in the buttermilk. !"
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THAT catarrh will in time wear out. The theory
Is false. Men try to believe it because it would
DO not let an acute attack of cold in the head
remain unsubducd. 1t is liable to develop into
catnrrh. You can rid yourself Of the cold and
avoid all Glance Of catarrh by using Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. If already afflicted rid your
self of this troublesome disease speedily by the
same means. At all druggists.
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Potatoes.

Edmund Hersey's experience leads him
to the following conclusions: Whole
potatoes will produce crop from a week
to ten days earlier than cut potatoes.
Small whole potatoes will produce for
many years in succession ju as good, if
not better results than large potatoes
cut the size of the small oues. The seed
end of potato is better to plant than
the stem end, because the plant starts
with more vigor, and produce larger
and more potatoes. A large piece of
potato is better to plant in ordinary soil,
and will produce much better crop
than very small pieces or single eyes.
Potatoes with sprouts long enoug h to
break OF in planting are not as good as
potatoes with their eyes started just
enough to show their good condition.
The form of potato cannot, as a rule,
be changed by the selection for planting
any particular form. Two distinct va
rieties will not mix by planting in the
same hill. The potato scab is blemish
that the more we investigate the less we
appear to know about it.-lndepen3ent.
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In Japan the old-school physicians are per-
mitted to wear only wooden swords, This Is
gently sarcastic way Of expressing the opinion
weapons. w But the druggist who introduced
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery into the
Empire, carries fine steel blade. 1t was found
that all who tried this wonderful remedy for
coughs, colds, consumptive tendencies, blood,
skin and liver troubles, were, without eNSep-
tion, greatly benefited. The Mikado himself is
said to have "toned up" his system by its use,
and the importer was therefore, permitted
the exceptional honor Of wearing the sword OF
the nobility.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has just en-
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Interested People.

Advertising patent medicine In the pecu-
liar way in which the proprietor of Kemp's
Balsam, for Coughs and Colds, does 1t is indeed
wonderful. He authorizes all druggists to give
those who call for it sample bottle Free, that
they may try it before purchasing. The Large
Bottles are SOC and 81. We certainly would ad-
wise a trial. 1t may save you from consump-
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25 Cents
Will buy TREATISE ON THE HORSE AND HIS
DISEASES Book Of 100 pages, valuable to
every owner Of horses. Postage stamps taken.
Sentpostpaid. New YORK HORSE BOOK Co.,
1874 Leonard Street, New York city.
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Liver Oil on account Of its unpleasant taste.
This difficu ty has been overcome in SCoTT's
EMuLs ON Of Cod Liver ( il with Hypophoi
phites. 1t eing as palatable as. milk, and the
ment OF assumption, Scrofula and Bron.
chitis, General Debility, Wasting Diseases Of
Children, Chroni Coughs and Colds, has
caused physicians in all par of the world to
take it with pleasure. Try Scots Emulsion
and be convinced.
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STAMPING and Embroidery.

ANDREW SwENsRUT, blind man, is sue
mowoc, Wis, where he has ITO acres
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"Yes, Lizzie, like to do fancy work, but 1
haven't felt like trying that pattern-or any
thing else-for a week. These awful dragging
down pains are just killing me-" II know how
you feel, and can tell You where to look for
relief. DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription is q
certain cure for all those peculiar weaknesses
me of prolapsus, and many Of my lady friends
have been cured Of various grave maladies pc
culiar to our sex by this wonderful medicine"
1t is the only medicine sold by druggists, under
a positive guarantee from the manufacturers,
that it will give satisfaction in every case, or
money refunded. Read garantee on bottle
pHrannar
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Very Sensible "Japs."

THE cost of high class passenger locomotive
Is about $500, and of palace sleeping car
from $4,000 to $4,000.
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Tbe best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
consumption. Sod everywhere. 25c.
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MANY PcopIe Refuse TO Take Cod

CANADA will experiment with Holsters trans
planted to the Pacific from the Atlantic.
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SOME 100000 pounds Of cotton seed oil were
used last year In the United States to adulter-
ate lard.
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Two ships recently loaded flour OF Rich.
nond, Va, for Brazil.
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No NOT Think for n Moment

DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has just en-
tered upon his eiEMtieth year.
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CAUTION

Beware Of Fraud. as my name and the pfae
are stamped on the bottom of ull my adyertho1
the wearers against high prices and inferior Eooe
II dealer Offers W. L. Douglas shoes 81 -.
duced price, or says he has them without my 90
and price stamped on the bottom, put nln oo"h
a fraud D.. 81
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the Superintendent "lines" the bog,
which consists in stretching white cords
across it in parallel lines about six feet
apart, each picker being given a space,
which must be picked clean. The pickers
creep on hands and knees over the vines,
picking as they 60. They are divided
into companies, each appropriately let
tered, and each individual numbered.
When picker has filled his measure he
starts for his barrel to deposit his fruit,
at the same time calling out his number
and company letter to the book keeper,
who, tablet and pencil in hand, sits near
the barrels and credits the picker with
one measure by drawing straight line
beside his name. The marks arc counted
at the close of the day and then trans
ferred to the regular account books.
Each measure holds about six quarts,
it requiring sixteen measures to fill
barrel of 100 quarts. The pickers get
ten cents per quart. and there is much
rivalry among them as to who can score
the greatest number Of measures in a
day. Last season one man picked eighty
measures full, or thirteen bushels OF
cranberries, in ten hours, making So fol
his DAYS work. All nationalities are
represented on bog, and the different
factions generally get along very ami
cably. They are too busy to do other,
wise.
A picking machine has been invented
and is in limited use, but does not find
much favor with growers, who say it
tears the vines. The most successful
one is made with row of fingers to slide
over the vine, and cover which shuts
down over them. A bacward pull dis
engages the berries and moves the ma
chine off the vine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-15
The Blizzard.

MINNEAPOLIS, January IA. - The
storms back is broken, and the rail-
roads have gone 10 work to burrow
their way through the hard packed
drifts. The snow is as hard and heavy
as sand, and battles snow plows. The
only train in the union depot yesterday
was the Wisconsin Central. Two east
bound Northern Pacific trsins came in
this morning. eighty and fifty hours
late. One of them had been showed in
fifty miles west Of here for seventy-two
hours The Manitoba. this morning.
started out two northwestern trains,
two engines and a snow pillow to each
train. Trains fr.m Chicago are ex-
pected Tonight on all roads, but it will
take from two to five engines for each
train. The Duluth road is open, but
the Omaha line to Sioux City is badly
up. The Northern Pacific has
had an excellent opportunity to test the
rotary snow plows. with entire success.
Over 200 miles of track in Dakota, with
snow averaging fifteen feet deep. has
been cleared by one plow in sixteen
hours. This is an unparalleled achieve
ment.
Dispatches from points west of this
city indicate that the loss of life dnring
the late blizzard will be heavy. At least
3 dozen deaths from freezing have been
already reported.
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The carlisle-Thoebe Case.

| WASHINGTON, January 14.-Every
member of the House committee on
elections WIS in attendance to resume
consideration of the Thoebe-Garlisle
contested election case. Hallam, of
Covington. KY appeared in behalf of
Carlisle, and Sypher appeared for the
contestant. Hallam said ne took the
position that sufficient cause had not
been shown foT ie pening the case.
The action Of cDilnaei on the other side
in presenting attadavlts at the last ses-
sion SCENE to show that they con-
Cured in that belief John A. Hoodson,
cnief of police Of Covington, and
brot her-in-law OF Carlisle, denies en-
phatically the assertion made by counsel
for the confess ant, th1s some relative
OF Carlisle had approached Wood.
formerly Thoebe' counsel. for the pur-
pose of influencing him. He states that
he is the only relative of Carlisle
living near Covingson, and he declares
that neither he nor any other person
so far as he is concerned, were in any
manner approached or attempted
to- approach Wood or any
other person in Carlisle's behalf. SO
far as afiant knew. such 8 thing was
never thought of. Something like a
sensation was caused by the reading of
several letters written by J. Hale
Sypher, soon after the election in 1886
which proclaimed. the eminent advisa-
bility of his (Sypher's) being employed
in the contest. One of th. letters stated
that in addition to legal ability, diplo-
matte and political inhuencs would
have to be used if success was TO be
hoped for; that he (Sypher) could in
huence certain Republicans and Protec-
ZIONIST friends to assist Mr.. Thoebe,
AS Hallam. began 10 read the letters,
which were addressed to Lee Gran
dali, of Washington, who acted
as medium between Thoebe
and SNpher, the latter in great
excitement objected to the letters being
read. Heard Of the COMMITTEES. thought
the letters ought to be read, and Sypher
Withdrew the objection, saying there
was nothing in them that he was afraid
of. At 2.15 o. N. the committee went
into secret session. When the doors
were reopened, it was announced that
Sypher hwould be given half an hour
in which to reply to Hallam. This be
devoted to explanations, den;als and the
reading of state. ats OF petitioners
from the district. 3 O'Clock the com.
mittee took q recess / IT half an hour,
and upon reassembling iwenti into secret
session.
The House committee on elections de-
cided not to reopen the Thoebe- Carlisle
case, but to confirm Carlisle's title to
his seat The vote was twelve in the
affirmative, three members not voting.