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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
1bbeviM Meridional.
thinking money ny Raising
akGrlEEs.

Mr.. JoseDh Li1ipger, who lives
about twenty niles northeast OF this
city, is proprietor Of a skunk ranch.
rrobahic the only one in the State.
Mr. Liainger established his skunk.
5iy7 ,ast spring with only a few
ANIMALS. anl gow there are fifty in
The corral. ! set out" remarked
the proprietor when interviewed, "to
raise 500 Of the animals before
saughtering aty, and at the present
rare of Increase it will not be long
before the number is realized"
Cow about the odore" was asked.
There is none whatever; you can
60 right up to the corral, and defy
ron TO tell By the oder that there is
a skunk in the neighborhood.
They never eject their accid and
offensive fluid except as a means of
self defense, and il they are not
noiested there il no danger. Be.
sides, it is q very easy matter to re-
ro7e from the kittens the glands
containing the -eEassive seeretions,
and thus disarm them Cor life. The
skunk is an animal easy raised, and
is quite valuable for its oil and far.
The skin is worth from IS cents to
$3.50, and the yield of oil is ABOUT
of the same value. They have from
six to ten young at a time and breed
several times in a season, the same
as rabbits. My attention was call.
ed to this industy BY a man in Ten
nessee, who has grown rich ont
Of skunk raising Wabash und.1
Special.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
Proper Depth for seed Plantin m

No rules Of universal application
:. can be given as to the proper depth
at.which seed can be planted. In
dry, sandy soils, situated in dry
climates, a deeper covering is re-
quired than would be judicious un.
der opposite conditions. For exam
pie, it has been shown that peas con-
tinue no longer in bearing condi.
tica, on sandy soils. when sown at
a depth Of six inc.,e3 than they do
vbea placed nearer the surface; and
it is said tina the Indians, upon
the table-lands Of the Colorado,
plant corr ten to twelve inches
below the surface, with the best
result, but if planted with only one
or two inches Of covering the crop
fails. Seeds also vary in their
ability to penetrate depths of soil
in terminating. Leguminous seeds,
and some of the largest seeding
gramina, can be planted deeper
than those of a lighter character
Boston Cultivator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
Town Council.

Town EOagfacEa.
ELIJAH BOURNE, Mayor.
r. Fl. MILLS, D. w. WALL,
SOLOMON WISE, JACOB GAsTAL,
EUPHEMoN LEBLANC, Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16

The FITS of pigs are caused by
Indigestion from overlooking. The
stomach being inactive, it is in an
anemic condition, and blood is
forced in excess 10 the brain, and
the nervous systena il partially par
.alyzed. Consequently, when the pig
eats it cannot swallow, and chokes
and becomes convulsed until the
,spasm passes of and it RECEIVERS. A
pig in this condition will not grow.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
To the Deaf

A person who vas cured Of deafness ard
noises n the bead Of rs years standing by
a simple remedy will stld q description o.
II tree 10 any person VINO applies 10 Nlch
olson. III McDoug8I st. New York.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
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Each one is complete i'll ltseit
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aver enthusiastically equal to its famous predecessor" Widow
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A great humorous book.-
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the correct rules of department for all occasions, according to
No. I'll. Gnllivers Travels. The remarkable adventures
Of Lemuel Gulliyer among the Liiliputisns and Giants A
''' No. 10. ~E The Pe sap y Natural history. Containing
interesting desert ptions, accompanied by illustrations Of npmer-
Information n uasts req ressr dIp't their life and habits.
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16

A woman can learn to love, cut
a man can not. He either tur1bles
in, neck and heels, or stays out alto
;qethar.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16

Always nse milk-walm water in
watering the house plants. The bet
ter result secured will pay we'll fer
the trouble, as chilling the plants
will often prove injurious.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
0 1889.
Lls'ng Ideas find Live L,,,.
AN ENEMY OF
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Spirit Of Sectional Strife.
1889.

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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
NOTICE..

Hunting in the pasture of the
undersigned, both sea March and
highland is henceforth prohibited.
Any person caught trespassing upon
said lands, byhunting, after this date
will be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
ADR1EN NuNEz,
J. G LEMAIRE.
Feb. 4th 1883.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
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Police jury.

Ut. BRoUssARD, President.
". l.. VANsLYKE, IA. HoFFPAUIR,
RoBT. GREEN, 4. j. MORGAN.
81. q. RARTELs J. A. LEBLANC.
Clerk Police Jury, ARCHIE YOUNG
Parish Treasurer. ELIJAH WISE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
Ter BROS, SIZE.
THE BEST IN USE.

E-her st for sale by loca. dealers, we will mail
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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21

Mr.. Firth, who poses as New
Zealander," with the assistance of Mr..
Froude, has written his "Opinions on
America and the Americans. Mr.. Firth
docs not find anything in the United
States to his liking. He has expressed
himself in very serious language about
some of the evils actually present or
likely to show themselves which he dis
cerned. Americans "rccklcssly disre-
gard in various ways the laws of health
and life." This censure is founded
on the eccentricities Of their diet, their
excess in smoking, the unhealthy heat
ing of their homes, and what MIR. Firth
calls their ''excessive shaving" The
new generation seems likely to be under
the tyranny of the razor as utterly as
Englishmen were forty years ago.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21
Preparing Tr}pe at Home.

To prepare tripe, have the refuse
empt{d out and the stomach rinsed off
in cold water; then with o sharp knife
cut it ur in pieces eight or twelve inches
square. Have tub or large kettle with
six gallons of water, in which quart of
unslacked lime has been well stirred; If
the lime has been alr-slacked it will re-
ouire twice the quantity. Throw the
pieces of tripe into the solution and stir
occasionally and let it stand IN this ten
or twelve hours; then take, a piece of
board and rest upon the edge of the tub
or kettle, with one end in the water.
With sharp knife scrapo off all the
slime and colored secretions, which will
come of very easily. As each piece is
scraped clean throw it into pail of clean
water and rinse it so that no impurities
remain on any part of it. Now put it into
large pan or jar, dissolve two table,
spoonfuls of baking soda in three gal
of water and pour over it and let it
stand day or two; then boil in fresh
water until tender. Drain off and put
into a crock and pour sharp vinegar
with half teacup of salt over it; let it
stand couple of days and it will be
ready to use either fried, boiled or un-
cooked, and is very nice and palatable.
Lye made of hardwood ashes may be
used in place of lime, and it will be just
as clean and good, but will not look
quite as nice as when cleaned with lime.
-Neao York World.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21

"Money is cheap enough" according
to the Boston CuNi0ator, "to those who
have absolute security to offer. Uncle
Sam can borrow money now at less than
two per cent. per auuum. The Govern
ment actuary calculates that Government
four per cent. bonds purchased at market
rates now pay 1908 per cent. interest to
investors. Four and one half per cents.
pay 632. These calculations are based
upon average prices during November.
We know lots Of farmers who would be
willing to pay double these rates, and
give good farms as security. While
Western farmers are paying twelve to
eighteen per cent. per annum for loans,
it is difficult to raise money on Eastern
farm loans at five to six per cent, though
the latter afford much the best Sc
curity.n
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21
The First Lightning-ROd.

If we are to believe an Austrian
paper, the first lightning.rod was not
constructed by Franklin, but by monk
of Seuftenberg,. in Bohemia, named
prohop Diwisch, who installed an ap.
paratus the 18th of June, ISL, in the
garden of the cura!e of Frenditz
(Moravial. The apparatus was COM
posed of pole surmountcd by an iron
ol supporting twelve curved.up
branches, and terminating in as many
metallic boxes filled with iron ore and
closed by boXwood cover, traversed by
twenty sharp iron points, which
plunged at their base in the ore. All
the system was united to the earth by q
large chain.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21

The old complaint of the British
soldiers in the Soudan about the
wrctched quality of the arms furnished
them has been renewed because of Incl
derts at the last battle at Suakin. Sew
eral calvarymen returned with broken
sabers from gallant charge against the
Arabs, while number of them reported
that their revolvers became clogged and
therefore worthless. Euring the desper-
ate battles with the Mahdi's forces in
the Soudarese war it was no uncommon
thing for British bayoncts to double up
during hand-to hand struggles, as If
made of pewter, and for brittle sabcrs to
fly into fragments on the slightest
provocation. These things created o
public scandal in England at the time
and it was supposed that soldiers would
not be sent out again armed with toy
weapons. But this supposition appears
to have been an unwarranted one. Will
kinson e. Son, the arms manufacturers,
who furnished the weapons, explain that
they are unable to make bayonets in
England now, owing partly to their in;
ability to secure skilled workmen and
partly to the incompletion of their new
factory, work on which is being pushed
forward. They state that Germany is
now The center of the sword:making in.
dustry Of the world. The English Wal
Office authorities regarded this explana
ton as reasonable.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21
A Fortune in q Volcano.

Two years ago Mr.. William Cooper
left New York for the southern part of
old Mexico with limited capital but un-
firing energy. To-day he has fortune
that will keep him the rest of his life in
luxury. The fortune he found in place
where the average man would sooner ex-
pect to find cabDages-the crater OF an
extinct volcano. Yet in that crater MIR.
Cooper found a mass of Mexican mosaic
agate such as scientists had never even
imagined as existent. aud better than
that, he found in New York ready mar
ket for the agate he discovered in the
old Mexican volcano, 450 feet below the
mouth of the crater and about 11,00)
feet above the sea level. MssCooper
tells the story of his long rides and
searches for evidences of the agate he be-
lieved to be in existence; the Indian who
found piece, brought it to him and
finally guided him to the volcano; his
subsequent lease of the estate, the quar-
rying in the old crater and his efforts to
establish means for the transportation of
the agate from its bed to the nearest
point of shipment 1SO miles through the
mountains of old Mexico.
Those who have seen samples OF the
agate declare it to be the most beautiful
natural production ever discovered. Its
commercialsvaluc is undoubted, as big
New York firm has bought the entire
output for something more than 81, 900,
900, and will control the market. This
firm has already sod single mantel-
piece Of the agatcior $500. Mr.. Cooper
will return to Mexico shortly, and
while there will make close search for
amber, which he believes to be deposit
ed in large quantities in the vicinity of
his agate mine.-MeaO Tork Graphic. e
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21

The Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany has signed Pacific mali contract
with the English Government, says a
Montreal. dispatch. The service is to
commence in eighteen months, and the
company will receive SS27, 900 annually
from the Imperial Government and $780,
900 from the Dominion Government, for
ten years, for a monthly service to Yoko-
hama, Hong Kong, AND Shanghai. If
an eighteen knots average can be made
on the Atlantic end, the Canadian route
to Hong Kong can easily compete with
the Suez line. The necessity for fast
ships is thus indicated, and the dis
patches hint that Australia, with only
100000 population, pays Sl,575, 900
for purely ocean service, instead of the
small amount appropriated by the Do
minion as above given.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21
RcCiDeS.

SMALL PoTAToEs.-Take potatoes
about the size of a marble, put them
into stew pan with plenty of butter
and a good sprinkling of salt, cover, and
shake occasionallysuntil they are quite
done, about an hour"
SOFT Observation-Disclosures teacup.
fuls Of -four, one of sugar, one of mo.
lasses, one Of milk, quarter pound OF
butter, an even teaspoonful of soda, two
eggs, large spoonful of ginger,
put all together and beat till light, then
bake one hour.
MANCHESTER SPONGE CAKE.:- Beat
the yolk of two eggs, with one cup OF
powdered sugar, add one teaspoonful OF
lemon extract, one cup of -four, one
teaspoonful of baking powder, the
whites of the eggs beaten stiff, lastly
four tablespoonfuls of hot water.
MUSTARD RELIsm.-Takc one table
spoonful each of mustard and flour, one
teas spoonful OF black pepper and salt and
two teaspoonfuls of sugar. Moisten all
with good vinegar. Have on the stove
one pint of vinegar to come to boil,
then pour in the mixed ingredients. Let
it boil and keep stirring, then pour it
into wide -mouthed bottle. When cool
it's ready for use.
CRuMB PUDDISG.-One quart of sweet
milk, one pint of bread crumbs, three
quarters OF cup of sugar, yolks of four
eggs, butter size of an egg, flavor with
lemon; bake in n slow oven; when done
spread over a layer of jelly, whip the
whites Of the eggs to a froth, add one
cup of powdered sugar, pour over the
jelly and bake light brown. Serve
cold.
FEIcAssEED CHIcKEN.-Wash and
Joint the chicken, place the pieces in q
stewpau, skin side down, sprinkle salt
and pepper on each, add one slice Of leaa
pork to season it, and stew till tesder::
fry some pork strips brown, take the
pork out and fry the chicken brown; ar
range some slices Of toasted light bread
on fat dish, placing piece of chicken.
on each piece of bread. Thicker ting
liouor in which the chicken is stewed
with flour and spoonful of butter, lei
it boil up once or twice, and then pour
over the chicken.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21

The San Francisco ChrvnilJs annual
review states that 1888 was the most
prosperous year in California's history.
The present population is estimated at
1,4OO, 900. Many counties have doubled,
some trebled their population during
the year. Mineral productions for 1888
are valued at $l7o, 0Oa, orchard
products at $e4, 600, 900, and cereals at
$50, 100000; hay and vegetables, SGO,-
100000; wine and brandy, SS,O0O,O0O;
wool, Sc, 500, 900; saving bank deposits,
$l7s, 100000, or $1,000, 900 over 1857;
assessed value of all property increased
s152, ,O00,00O; raisin produ,t, 1885,
600 boxes; orange product, season 1sSs-
50, estimated, 10000 boxes; bean
product, 10000, 900 pounds.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21
The Buffalo Moth.

One of the most destructive inseV
that exists is the buffalo moth. For
long time entomologists have been trying
to find something that will destroy these
little pests, but have been unsuccessful.
One now says that gasoliue, naphtha and
benzine are equally efficacious. 1t Is the
grub of the moth that does the mischief.
It measures little less than an eighth of
an inch in length. 1t is dark in color
and slightly hairy, and has a bright line
of red down the centre of its body. It
feeds on the pollen of various shrubs
and is particularly found of spirea. It
is not wise to have bush of this plant
near the house. The beetle will fly from
it into the house and lay its eggs in any
woolen substance it can find, particularly
in the edges of the carpets. 1t is o good
thing for housekeepersi to place camphor
or pepper under the carpets and make
it as disagreeable for the moths as they
can. They will then very probably move
to more welcome quarters. If these
moths or beetles once get into house il
his very hard indeed to get them out aggain.
IA-NniL and ETpress. IA
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-21
Fat For Frying.

Just here let me tell thee how to pre-.
pare fat for frying that will not have the
disagreeable taste or smell that lard has,
neither will it be so expensive. Have
thy butcher reserve it for thee, say about
ten pounds at a time, of the best beef
fat, and cut it up into small pieces.
When it is brought into the Kitchen, put
it into large pan, and ooyerft over with
!, cold water, letting it stand ia half hour
or so, as convenient. Thenl take it out,
putting it into broad kettle over the
stove to gradually try out When done
strain it off into pan with some cold
water in the bottom. All impurities will
settle in the water or on the cake of fat,
and the next day it can be melted over
and poured into jars for use. For frying
I prefer deep tat for many things, also
the kettles for that purpose, consisting
of double kettle, the lower one for the
fat, with side handle for allowing the
upper one, which has holes in it, to be
hung upon it, and so drain off all super
rfuous fat from the articles fried. Have
all pieces of fat from steaks or roasts of
beef saved, tried out and strained
Chicken fat as it is taken from the chick
ems before they are cooked, is very nice
for making molasses gingerbread, and,
by some, considered nice for shortcakes
and biscuit. Mutton fat I know of no
use for (as it is impossible to disguise
the taste) except for chapped hands and
the like, but all such scraps are good for
soap grease, and that can be easily made
and is very useful for cleaning purposes.
Fat from sausage meat is good for frying
potatoes. also for gingerbread. Just try
tiff thee feels disposed to doubt it.
Housewife.