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Telegram-herald., 1888-07-15

Among the curiositses Of Hsrbor View, on
Charlotte harbor, are number Of domesti-
Gated cranes in the possession Of Judge De
Costcr and Grove Cochran. Judge De Cos
ter's flock consists OF one large white crane
and four young blue heronS They have be-
corle very tame, walking around the yard
with the chickens and into the house at every
opportunity, and is ia truly amilxing to see
their noisy demonstrations as they beg for
their dinner. They are not confined. but
roam the place at large and seem 70 have no
desire to fy away. The cranes Of Mr. Coch-
ran, which hs has had but few days, con
sist Of one large silver gray heron and -four
very Young ones. These cranes when grown
are next to the ''ssndhiil" In size, standing
nearly os high as a man, and No dsabt viii
be rs easily tanned as those Of the judge
Savannah News
Telegram-herald., 1888-07-15

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Telegram-herald., 1888-07-15

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
Ancient Galley Compared With a
Cunarder.

In an article on modern ocean steamers
an English authority says in the Fort
nightty Re ieO: Compare galley,
vessel propelled by oars, with the modern
Atlantic liner; and first let us assume
that prime movers are non existent and
that this vessel is to be propelled galley
fashion. Take her length as some COO
feet, and assume that place be found for
as many as 100 oars on each side, each
oar worked by three men, or 240U men
and allow that six men under these con.
ditions could develop work equal to one
horse power, we should have 4OO-horse
power. Double the number of men, and
we should have e01-horse power, with
4oUU men at work, and at least the same
number in reserve if the journey is to be
carried on continuously. Contrast the
punv result thus obtained with -, 500
horse power given forth by large prime
mover of the present day, such a power
recurring, on The above mode Of calcula-
tion, III, 900 men at work and Iii, 900
in reserve, and these to be carried IN
vessel less than 600 feet in length. TO
what and to whom are these meritorious
prime movers due? I answer: To the
application of science, and to the labors
of the civil engineer, using that term in
its full and proper sense as embracing all
engineering other than military. l am,
as you know, a civil engineer, and ]
desire to laud my profession and to
magnify mine Office; and | know OF no
better means of doing this than by quot
ing to you the de6nit on Of ''civil engi-
neering," given in the charter of the
Institution of Civil Engineers, namely,
that it is 'the art of di.ectlng the great
sources of power in nature for the use
and convenience of man."
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The Need For Salt.

The importance of salt as an art Gle of
diet, according to scientific writer, is
overrated. A continued use of large
quantities of salt produces sourvy. The
popular belief that an appetite for salt
is universal among the lower animals is
without foundation in fact Dogs, cats
and other carniveorous animals show no
fondness for il, and the same is true of
the fruit eating animals. Even herbivo-
rous animals do not eat salt regularly
with their food, but only at long inter.
walls, which suggests the thought that
perhaps they take it as a vermi uge. In
certain Earts OF the world where salt is
unknown, antelopes abound in countless
numbers, and in parts OF Africa where
salt is abundant, the antelopes show no
foundness for it. There are many in
stances in which focks of sheep and
herds of cattle have been reared success
fully without salt. In certain parts of
Central America salt is more scarce than
gold, and to say that certain man eats
salt is to say that he is very rich. Yet
the people living there have existed for
ages and have enjoyed the best OF barba-
rous health, without taste of salt from
infancy to old age. Salt is not in use in
Siberia as common constituent of food,
and the same was true of the North
American Indians previous to the discov.
cry of the continent by Europeans and
for many years after, and is still true OF
the Pampas Ind ans of South America
Good Housekeeping.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
Human Voices in the Photograph.

Now that the phonograph has become
an assuIe ed commercial success, observes
the Detroit Free Press, it may be well to
point out one great advantage 1T pos
sesses and that has heretofore escaped
the notice of newspaper men. 1t is a
curious fact that no person recognizes
his own voice when 1t is given back by
the phonograph. His friends recognize
it; but it sounds strange and weird to
the spea er The new machine, there.
fore, establishes this curious and hitherto
unknown truth, that no man has yet
heard his own voice as Others hear it.
Now there is in this and all other coun-
tries cla IS of individuals who persist,
every time they get a chance, in speak
ing in public, or in recitIng or singing,
as the case may be. No one has the
courage to tell person of this kind that
his efforts are atrocious, aud even if a
man bold enough to do SO existed, the
chances are that the amateur performer
would not believe him. He wou. d
merely get angry and say that it was the
other fellows jealousy. NOW this can
all be remedied, to the great relief of a
suffering public. Let every amateur
speaker, reciter or singer be persuaded
to speak, recite or sing to the phono-
Graph and then listen 10 the result. 1t
will be frightful disillusion to him, but
he will never Offend again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
Household Hints.

The covers of the range should never
be allowed to get red hot.
Apples that are not properly looked
after will decay in the barrels very fast.
Indian meal should be purchased in
small quantities and kept we'll covered.
Washing in cold water when over
heated is frequent cause OF disfguring
pimplcs.
Put a little common salt into your
lamps the oil will burn more brightly,
and last longer.
busting should be done with a cloth
or soft duster-w;ped up-not switched
off to settle over the carpet again.
For canker sore mouth. one table
spoonful of borax dissolved in half q
pint of water is excellent used as a
wash.
A neat. clean, fresh-aired, sweet and
we'll. managed house exercises a moral
as we'll as a physical influence over It's
inmates.
In polishing shoes, if the blacking is
moistoned with little milk instead of
water, they will polish with less time
and erort.
By using hot, moderately strong soda
water to clean them, the bristles of hair
brushes will remain white and still for u
long time.
For sore throat there is nothing
better than the white of an egg beaten
stii with all the sugar it will hold and
the clear juice of lemon.
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IS not to crack the grains or injure tho

as not to crack the grains or injure tho
germ, is good practice. This shelling
may not be done until midwinter or later,
but many advocate doing it as soon as
the corn is we'll dried, to secure it against
dampness caused 10y warm spells in
winter. Too much care cannot be taken
to keep the cured seeds dry and away
from frost. N. NJ. Luton stores it in
the cellar in boxes or sacks en- SUPPORTS
nailed to the ioists of the first floor, where
it is always dry and warm, especially if
there is furnace in the cellar. Z. j.
Heat puts the seed in Slated boxes hung
under the ioists of the second story of his
workshop, the lower story having fire
in it in cold weather. That frost will
not injure the germ of we'll cured seed
is believed by some, but the most care
full growers keep the seed away from
the frost the year around.
Farmers who carefully follow the
above method with seed corn will not
have to replant, even in uniavorable
seasons. From ninety-fve to ninety
niue per cent. of such seed will germinate
in practice. This last statement is based
on long experience by many careful OBJ
servers; it is not theory. 1t IS poor
vitality, not cold or wet, that causes so
much seed corn to rot in the ground.
John Gould proved this by terminating
one hundred per cent. of good seed in
mud at temperature of forty-fve de-
grees, although it took twenty days.
Above ALL such seed will steadily i'm
prove the yield and ripen the crop with
in ninety to one hundred days in average
seasons.-American AgricuLturast.
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Log Cabin Logic.
Brawn and Brain |


The. powerful engine, with It's wonderful
propelling power, coupled to the long train
tull freighted with the richest fabrics OF
;he intellectual looms of the centuries-what
obstacles can stay the progress OF this mighty
lorce, when once under full steam along
lies highway7 -.
The American with Drawn and brain does
uot see the necessity for titles Of nobility,
ioes not care for elevation by descent, he can
:each out and pluck the stars.
But with Drawn or brain impaired, a man
8 badly handicapped in the mad race for sue:
.ess which is the marked characteristic OF
;he present age.
The physical system is most intricate
,iece OF machinery. It ought to be kept well
regulated, so that it will work harmoniously
all its parts, then it Is capable OF an
immense amout Of work.
1t Is said that a watch, il expected to keep
perfect time, must be wound daily. 1t will
lot keep good time unless it 'runs regular. u
More men break down because they don't
run regular" than for any other reason.
It is claimed by physicians that few men
ire killed by hard work. 1t is to the ir-
nigh death rate Is due. Men burn their
.andle at both ends, then wonder why It
burns out 80 quickly.
The main thing in keeping the human
machine in good working order is to keep the
egulator all right. 1.-THE blood Is the life. y
md sound health Is assured so long as the
blood flows through the veins limpid stream
If purity.
Regulate the regulator with Warmers Log
Cabin sarsaparilla, the old-fashioned blood
purifier, prepared after the best formula il
lse by our ancestors in good old Log Cabir
lays, and with the vigor Of Drawn and brai1
which must ensue, in your life's lexicon 20,
will find no such word as fail
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
Game Fowls For the Table.

The Farmers Magazine holds that the
game fowl is superior to all others for
the table. Being q strictly thorough
bred fowl, it has consequently bred true
for more than 100 years, and, as it has
been used for the pit, the object sought
by breeders to fit it for such a purpose
have been the cause of its superiority for
the table. Hard, compact, but light
bone was required, and therefore the Of
fal is lessened. Strong muscular deve-
lopment became prominent, and the bones
were thus heavily covered with flesh of
very rich, Juicy character, the thighs be.
ing particularly so, and the breast full.
There is an old proverb that "the game
possesses more meat for its weight than
any other fowl" which is true. Those
who have used the coarse grained fowls,
no matter how fat they were, will at once
distinguish the flesh of game fowl, if a
comparison could be made. The games
grow slowly, bat they are solid and firm,
for it seems as if nature intended to pack
every ounce of flesh on them into the
smallest space. For market they are
perhaps not as profitable as some other
kinds, but in places where the chicken
must supply the place of the turkey the
game comes nearer the desideratum than
anything else.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
Farm and Garden Notes.

Horses need plenty of bedding.
Do not let plants bear seed unless you
need it.
1t requires two persons to set out
tree properly.
If the soil Is not naturally dry, let it be
we'll drained.
Pure-bred stock can be raised almost
as cheaply as mongrels. "Breed from
the best"
The soil around newly set trees should
be kept mellow-this by stirring or
mulching.
Keep your young chicks out of the
wet grass if you wish to have them thrive
and do we'll.
Sentiment does not replace the money
expended 20 winter the broken down,
useless farm horse.
Do not forget that the best place for
hot soapsuds on washing day is the Gu
cumber and melon patch.
Which is the cheaper to keep pound
of flesh on the animal during the winter
or replace it in the spring.
When you notice caterpillar nest on
the roadside or field, destroy it. If neg
lected, your :chard will suffer.
It is said that tter-making, as now
practiced on many farms, is IN absolute
waste of valuable raw material"
Sound feet and limbs, level head
and rapid walk, are points to be pre-:
ferred in o draft horse, regardless OF
breed.
Imperfect compacting of the soil
around the seed, in which is included
undue hardenir4 of the surface by rains,
is the chief cause of failure in seed
termination.
If the warts are of a large size and
have q well. defined neck, they may be
safely removed by tying a thread tightly
about the neck, and this will prevent
the circulation of blood in them, and in
few days they will die, after which re-
move with sharp knife.
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n
Chicken Pie.

Cut chicken into small pieces, place
in a kettle and cover with water, and
boil or rather simmer very slowly until
tender, seasoning toward the last with
pepper, salt and good lump of butter;
Remove from the fire and let it stand
until cold. Put three cups of flour,
through which you have sifted two
slightly heap;ng teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, into q cake bowl; add four
we'll beaten eggs, three tablespoonfuls Of
melted butter and little salt to quart
of milk; make a hole in the flour and
pour this in slowly. When you have a
smooth batter, put layer of chicken in
a large pudding dish, pour over one
third of the batter, lay in more chicken,
pour on batter, and so on, keeping one
third Of the batter for the upper crust.
Unless your dish is very wide one you
had better divide the batter into four
portions. Bake in moderate oven an
hour. and test the batter to see If it IS
done all through by running in broom
splint. Skim all the fat from the gravy,
and if there is more than pint, reduce
it by boiling to that quantity. Thicken
with a tablespoonful of butter cut in
bits and rolled in flour: boil up once,
season with chopped parsely, pepper and
salt.
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The air Of sick chamber should
always be kept so fresh that there will
be no perceptible difference upon the
coming into it from the onter air.
If one has to be much in the kitchen,
woolen dresses should not be worn
there. They hold the odors and smoke,
and soon become grimy and shabby.
Stains on the hands. can generally be
removed by rubbing with lemon juice or
pumice stone. You should not use soap
to your hands until the stains are re-
moved.
When ebony becomes dissolved, wash
with a strong decoction of nut-gall to
which quantity of iron filings has been
added. Its natural blackness becomes
more intense.
Vapor baths will clear the skin.
Powdered charcoal, taken on first rising
in the morning, is good. Sometimes a
good medicine for biliousness is the
remedy required.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
Preserving Seed Corn.

After seed corn is dried clear through
to the center of he cob care is still re-
quired in keeping it until ready for use.
Many leave it hanging in dry place in
viii, b it was cured, which is nnobiec-
tionable if always protected from damp
ness, frost and vermin-the great re-
quisites in keeping the seed properly
sitter it is cured. Corn in traces may
we'll be stripped of It's husks and dried
on q floor before packing away, to be
sure all moisture in the butts is dried out.
A we'll dried ear will snap like dry
stick when broken. If it is properly
dry, many good farmers prefer to leave
the seed on the ear until about ready to
plant, believing that this guards against
the sweating process with it passes
through when stored in any quantity.
If the ears are packed in barrels, avoid
using salt barrels.
Others prefer shelling and sacking
(sacks are not 80 retent;ve of heat or
moisture as boxes or barrels), email bags
not over one bushel in capacity being
better than larger ones. Careful she'll
ing by hand, rather than by machine. 80
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
Making an Ice House.

Ice can be kept quite as we'll with
out double walls by making a good wall
of sawdust between the siding and the
ice at the time the house is filled. One
advantage in double walls filled in be-
tween with sawdust is that the out
side weather boarding may be made of
lighter material, as whatever pressure
there may be from within will come
against the inside lining, which will be
backed and supported by the studding.
The same care, however, must be had
to pack between the lining and the ice
as in the case of single siding, but it
need not be so thick. The ice should
not be packed against the boards in any
case, but should be covered and sur
rounded by sawdust. For a rough and
cheap single wall ice house, where the
appearar ce is not regarded, boarding up
on the inside of the studding would be
better than on the ontside. as the pres
sure would all come against the stud
ding. A small and good looking ice
house for family use may be made by
weather boarding a light frame of 2x+
inch studding and lining the inside
with rough lumber, when the space be-
tween them may be filled with sawdust
or left as an air chamber. A foot or
more of sawdust will then be required
between the ice and the inside lining.
Drainage and proper degree of ventila-
tian are both important.-Neao York
World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
PuddfuRs and Pies.

When boiling puddings be sure that
the pudding bag is perfectly clean. Dip
it in hot water then dredge it we'll with
-four. If bread pudding tie it loose;
if batter pudding tie it nearly close;
fruit puddings should be tied quite close.
When you make a batter pudding first
mix the -four we'll with milk and stir in
the other ingredients by degrees; you
will then have it smooth and quite free
from Jumps. Another good way is to
strain it through a coarse hair sieve.
Be sure the water boils when you put
your pudding in and that it keeps boil
ing all the time. Keep it we'll covered
with water and move it about several
times or it may stick to the kettle.
When you take it out dip Immediately
in cold water, which will prevent it from
adhcring to the bag. Ii you boil the
pudding in dish or basin, butter the
inside before putting it in; the same
should be done for baked pudding or
pie.
The quality of pie crust depends a
great deal on the baking. If the oven
be too hot, paste, besides being burned,
will fall; If too cool, it will be soddened,
and of course heavy. Paste should be
made on cool, smooth board or piece
of marble, with a light, cool hand.
Some cooks mix it with steel knife.
Great nicely is required in wetting the
paste; foo little moisture makes it dry
and crumbly, while too much makes it
heavy and tough. ractice alone can
tell the required amount to use.
Before commencing to make paste for
puddings or pes it is necessary to place
near at hand everything likely to be
needed, to inspect all the utensils, to
prepare all the ingredients and most i'm
portant of all to wash the hand and
nails perfectly clean. Always use good,
sweet butter, drippings or lard for paste.
Some persons think that butter, which
cannot be eaten on bread, will do very
we'll for cooking purposes, which is a
great mistake, as the baking or boiling
of rancid fat increases the bad flavor.
Make two OF three holes in the cover of
the pies that the steam may escape. To
make good pull paste rub a quarter of a
pound of butter with half quart of
-four very fine; make it into light paste
with cold water; roll out a quarter OF an
inch thick, put layer of butter all over,
sprinkle on a little flour, donble 1t up
and roll it out again, repeating four or
five times, using in all half pound OF
butter GraD..Gc.
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A Dream Of Fair Women.

Tennyson in his exquisite poem, dreams Of a
long procession of lovely women Of ages past.
This is all very we'll, but the laureate would
have done the world q greater service If he had
only told the women Of the present how they
could improve their health and enhance their
charms. This he might easily have done by
recommending the use Of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. Health is the best friend of
beauty, and the innumerable ills to which wo-
men are Isculiarly subject, its worst enemies.
Long exJerience has proven that the health Of
womanNind and the "Favoriue Prescription"
walk END in hand, and are inseparable. 1t Is
the ctssssy medicine for women, sold by drug
ufacturers, that it will give satisfaction in
every case, or money will be refunded. This
guarantee has been printed on the bottle
wrapper, and faithfully carried out for many
years.