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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12
Old Chinese Bridges.

The Chinese suspension bridges, dat
inc from the time of the Han dynasty
1902 B. C. to 220 A. d., furnish strik-
ing evidence of the carly acquaintance
of the Chinese with engineering science.
According to the historical and geo
graphical writers of China, it was ShanG
Lieng, the commander of the army under
Raen Tsu, who undertook the construc
ton of the roads in the province OF
Shense, to the west of the capital, the
high mountains and deep gorges OF which
made communication difficult, and which
could be reached only by circuitous
routes. At the head of an army Of TO-
600 workmcn Shang Lieng cut through
mountains and filled up the valleys with
the soil obtained from the excavations.
Where, however, this. was not sufficient
to raise road high enough, he built
bridges resting upon abutments or pro-
jections.
At other places, where the mountain:
were separated by deep gorges, he carried
out plan of throwing suspension bridges
stretching from one slope to the other.
The bridges, appropriately called by the
Chinese writers flying" bridges, are
sometimes so high as to inspire those who
cross them with fear. At the present
day there is still bridge in existence Ill
Shense 400 feet long, which stretches
across a gorge of immense depth. Most
of the bridges are only wide enough ia
allow of the passage of two mounted
men, ratings on both sides serving fol
the protection of travellers. 1t is not i'm
probable that the missionaries who first
reported on Chinese bridges two centu
ries ago, gave the initiative to the con
structive of suspension bridges in the
West. t.-hon.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12
Both Tanned.

"My!" exclaimed Mrs. Tigg, II look
like perfect fright. Inever had any
idea would get tanned so much in the
course of one short week"
"Me, too, ma" said Tommy, who
had stayed at home to help his father
keep house while his mother was en-
joying her vacation.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12
You may sing of the beauty Of springtim'
That glow. on tho cheek Of the young,

You may sing of the beauty Of springtime
That glow on tho cheek Of the young,
But sing Of q beauty that's rarer
Than any of which you have sung.
The beauty that's seen In the faces
OF women whose summer Is o'er,
Tho autumn-like beauty that charms US
Far moro than the beauty Of yore.
But this beauty is seen too rarely. The faces
of most women lose the beauty Of youth too
foon. Female disorders are like froets which
como 10 nip tho flowers which betoken good
health, without which there can be. no real
beauty. II our American women would forti-
fy themselves against the approach of the ter
Iible disorders so prevalent among them, by
usi DR.. Pieroc's Favorite Prescription, their
60 d looks would b, retained to q sweet old
n e.n This remedy is guaranteed cure for oil
distressing Weaknesses and arrangements
pecu lar to women.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

OF health and str nSth renewed and Of ease
and comfort follows the nse OF Syrup Of Figs.
ly cleanse the system when costive or bilious.
For sale il Nc. and 81 bottle by all leading
drnr,sis
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

Doctor SQUILLs-There is nothing
serious, Sir; your wife has merely bit q
little skin off the end of her tongue.
Mr.. Henr ock-End of her tongue
Great Scott I didn't know there was
any end to it.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12
any end to it.

" Later unt0 dmicold
Came a pale .taee preacher, teaching
Peace and progress to the natiOes,
Wooed and 'con by Uanita.
She no61er to make his calling,
Whispered to him natures secret
Told him Of the herbs 30 potent
Tor the healing and the sooing."
-ExTRAcT FROM POEM OF "uAN1TA.'
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

N''r .,na Of Won cr nsc Dubhins's Electric
SOAP daily. ard shy il i The lest and cheapest
il { cy ~ right. ron OH ht 10 use it. II
wrcng Opr Tieinn'S vii show you. Buy bar
OF your grocer and ;ry it next Monday.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

THE i0uTH'S oMrANfoN gives 80 much Ior
the small amount tha, IL costs it is no wonder
j: IL taken alr,nly in nearly Half :, Million
Families With its fine paper and beautiful
Illustrations, its Weekly illustrated supple,
me1ts and its Double Holid,y NumCers, 1s
10 Flea G. BY sending 81. Is now YOU may OBJ
iain it free t, .Ian;lary. and for q full year
fr,,in That date tn January, 1901. Address
Tie YouTm,, COMPANION, Boston, Mass.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

Oregon, ihe Paradise OF Farmers.
Mild. equa5ic clmat certain and abundant
iry In the world Full Information free. Ad-
dress Oregon Im'grat'n Bonrd. Portland. Ore.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

The futur.. Eo,ne OF the wicked Is paved
with good intent ols, but the pavements
never ow up and the system has its
ndyantafpS
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

a c. icarG dlu Z 81 rctai!ed over lOGUu
"T nsili's ur, h" 1t & gars in four months.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

J., e. r;ct, with surr"yes ia" D-lSaac Thomp-
ic, E,eWH;,r Druggists sell at 'Sj". per bottle
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druggists.

WHO iirrS in II l. ass house should make
aIrancrI!i MS iU move.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12
A go 20 Poper for S1.7j.

Who hath no more bread than he needs
should Iot keep dos, Lut he generally
EppUS st Vpr,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

Fear nothing Ut sin, ! ut keep away from
I - electric light wrr.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12

Dr. Pierce Pellets, one dose. Cure head
lche constip I.ion aad indigestion.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-12
1 Pleasing Sense

Every day LI : It's bread, and the bill
comes on Satu dag.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
did not mean that you should sing,
only meant my ewes were dim.
A Crow That Kent Bar,

Out in Monroe County, Miss, the
crows have lately made themselves
obnoxious by their persistent invasion
of the corn fields. A man who had
been hired to watch a particularly
promising field and inform these birds
that it was against the rule to pick up
any thing therein, bethought himself
how he could make a ''soft thing" Of
it for himself and at the same time
meet the requirements of his contract.
Finally, by beautiful instinct, he hit
upon the plan OF soaking some corn in
whisky and placing it in the field, so
that the crows would eat it and get
drunk, and thus enable him to have a
sure and easy thing of killing them.
He had tried the shotgun, but crows
smell powder a long way. After soak
ing some corn over night ne put a good
supply in the field next morning, and
in two or three hours went out to see
how things went on. One of the crows
little larger than the rest had taken
possession OF nearly all the corn, and
built himself bar out of some ciods
of earth. and was retailing the whisky
soaked corn TO the other crows, charg-
ing them three grains of sprouted for
one soaked grain The man thought
Me whole proceeding so human that
he killed not crow, but came back to
the house and--took a NIP himself.
-Philadelphia Tines.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
FARM AND FIREslDE.

The corn plant is gross feeder,
and the land can not be made too rich.
-Cranberries. like apples should be
used plentifully in the family. They
are not very costly, the supply in this
country is SO great.
Cut out the canes from raspberries
literally and cut them low down. Too
many canes in hill will not produce
as well as a few strong and stocky
ones.
Only sharp scissors should be used
in trimming lamp-wicks if an even.
clear flame is wanted. The wick
should not be cut below the charred
portion, but just at the point OF change.
What is wanted to make farming
successful is men who have ambition
to make their calling honorable. To
do that, man must know all that can
be known about his business and be
able to do 1t.
Because they increase rapidly and
can. with good management, be made
to mature in a short time, good hogs
will help out farmer who has got be-
hind financially better than any other
class of live ock.-Swineherd.
An oyster omelet is quickly pre-
pared. Beat six eggs to light froth.
Add half a cup of cream, salt and
pepper. Pour into frying-pan, with
a tablespoonful of butter, and drop in
dozen large oysters. Fry light
brown. Double over and send to the
table Immediately.
The apple crop is the one that
needs most care in handling to make
it profitable. This is contrary to Gus
tom, but is correct. Apples should be
handled like eggs and carefully sorted
into their grades; the first for market,
the second for sale as second grade or
for cellar; the third for cider or feed
ing.-Independent.
| Lime Stacked with a solution of
salt in water, and then properly
thinned with skim milk, from which
| I'LL Jllc CTcdu LIDS Dccu UdhOu, lldhCo q
permanent whitewash for outdoor
work, and, it is said renders the wood
incombustible. 1t is an excellent wash
for preserving shingles, and for all
farm purposes.
1t is for their own good that we
should strive to inspire in every child
the spirit o self help. If we would
not have them swell the great army of
helpless men and women who drift
aimlessly through life, mere hangers
on of the busy, ambitious workers, we
must see to it that they acquire habits
of self-help and self-dependence while
children.
Sweet Gravy for Buckwheat Cakes
Put lump of butter the size of al
egg into a saucepan and melt, add on'
heaping tablespoonful of -four and sti
smooth. Then pour in one pint boil
ing water; stir and boil briskly
Sweeten with one cup of sugar, or bet
ter still, with maple molasses. Whel
made carefully it should be quit
smooth. Farm and Fireside.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
Work and Recreation

Rest is as needful as work to man, and
work and rest ought to be secured in due
proportions by every man. But that which
is rest to one man wou d be work to an
other man, and SO vice versa Every man
has certain kinds Of work which he loves
to do for their own sake, and which there.
fore are restful kinds Of work, while other
kinds of work must be done for simple
duty's sake, and so are exhausting kinds
Of work. 1t behooves every man to have a
care to give the fitting measure of time to
these two sorts of work severally. As
Lord Bacon says "In studies, whatsoever
man commandeth upon himselfe, let him
set houres for it. Gut whatsoever is agree
able to his nature, let him take no care for
any set time, for his thoughts will file to
it themselves. SO as the spaces of other
business or studies will suffice A mans
nature runs either to herbs or weeds;
therefore, let him seasonably water tho
one and destroy the other."--SD S. Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
Keep Your Cows Clean.

Nothing looks much worse than a
COW covered with manure, statement
that we will all agree with. For looks
sake the COW should be cleaned off.
But that is not all OF it by any means.
Some of the filth is pretty apt to get
into the milk pail and If it does its
effect can never be got out. There is
in some quarters an apparent idea that
the strainer cleanses milk. 1t will hold
the foreign particles that may be in it,
but of course it can not remove the
flavor that they had impaired, and the
milk absorbs flavor the moment il
comes in contact with it, and it is
there to stay. The COW should be kept
as clean as she may be by brushing.
When the weather is warm enough she
can be more thoroughly cleaned by the
use of water We would not advise its
use however in cold weather even in a
warm stable. There are plenty oil
cows that are so covered with filth that
the average customer would never buy
her milk If he could see the cow,
Western Rural
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
HISTORY OF SEALS.



ments and Papers.
A seal is an impression on wax or
any soft substance made IRON die Of
metal or other material. The stamp
with which the impression is given is
also called SEAL Allusion is made in
the Bible to seals, and they are found
in very ancient remains from Egypt.
Assyria and Babylon. The use OF the
seal passed from the East to Greece,
and thence to Rome. and has been
common in all the European States.
With most of the ancient nations the
seal was placed in a ring, whence
''annulusn came to be Latin name
for a seal. The ancient seals were al
ways In circular form. but they APP
peared later in other forms. The de-
vice and form OF old seals indicate
partly their periods, so that the study
OF ancient seals is an important branch
of archaeology. The Egyptians kept
the impression on kind OF clay;
while wax was used by the Greeks and
Romans. The Byzantine Emperors used
an impression in lead and sometimes
in silver and gold. Colored wakes
were not made till about the ninth
century, and then only emperors and
kings might use red wax. Green wax
was used in medieval times by ecclesi-
astical houses and by municipali-
ties. Blue seals are very rare,
and Charles V. of Germany, is
said to have been the only European
monarch who used this color. Certain
Bishops and grand masters of sacred
orders sealed in black. Private persons
commonly used yellow wax. The most
ancient mode of sealing was probably
that of applying the wax directly to
the parchment. When the instrument
was written upon two or more leaves,
an incision was made in them in the
| form of cross, on which the wax was
stamped, so as to hold all together.
The seal was also sometimes placed on
the ends of strips of parchment run
through the several sheets, this being
almost necessarily the case when the
seals were of metal, Seals were moi
much used in England in Anglo-Saxou
times, but they came into general use
after the Norman conquest; Edward
the Confessor. however, first adopted
a great seal for England. About the
thirteenth century sealing became in
England legal formality, necessary
to the Authorization of deed. Indeed
the seal itself served to make the deco
valid without signature, but il
Charles H. s time law was passed re
curing that certain documents should
also be signed. The old common law
definition OF seal is that given by
Lord Coke as "wax with an impress
sion," but it has long been held that ;
wafer or other tenacious substance OF
which an impression can be made ma,
serve the purpose of a seal. In many
Of the States of this country neithe
wax, wafer, nor any other substance il
required, scroll or ring made will
the pen in imitation of the seal or a
marking its place, having all the valid
ity of the more formal application
The significance of the seal as nov
used in law is that it implies deliber
ate and fully considered act on tn
part of him who affixes it.--Chicag
Inter Ocean.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
CORN-EARS COOKED.
New Wrinkle Which Is Becoming Quite
Popular In the East.


1t has been my pleasure to observe
from its inception new way of feed
ing corn to fattening cattle-new in
this locality at least. The corn is
simply boiled on the cob an hour or
less, and then fed in the ear. II boiled
too long the kernels will drop off, and
this is to be avoided Boiling softens
both kernels and cob. and consequently
both are easily masticated, and the
animals eat it as easily as corn on the
cob when in the milky state. 1t has
been found that give the cattle all they
will eat they will neither scour nor
cloy. Not an indigested kernel is
found in their droppings, and these
smell like that of a sucking calf When
fed dry and whole, whether on the cob
or off, considerable portion of the
grain passes away entire, and this is
usually dead loss, and it is so with
raw meal, whether clear or corn-and-
cob meal, il the animals are fed high
with it, and it is also quite liable to
scour or cloy. The saving by this pro-
cess is ten per cent for grinding, be-.
sides the trouble Of going to mill, and
a very large saving in the fact that
every particle of the nutriment is ap-
propriated by the animals.
The claim of advocates of Command
cob meal, that it gives desirable bulk,
whether the cob contains nutriment or
not, can here find full satisfaction, es-
pecially as it has been ascertained by
measurement that three bushels of dry
| corn in the ear make four when boiled,
The feeder under consideration claims
a saving of at least thirty per cent,
adding; mo more dry corn for me, il
you please, for any kind of stock" His
cattle do better on much less grain
than when fed dry In the West, where
corn is low and cattle are fed out Of
doors, with hogs to follow them, boil,
ing the corn would be no object, but in
the East, where conditions are differ.
ent, l regard it of almost vital i'm.
portance. This experience is sugges.
tive that old horses and cows with
poor teeth, or no teeth at all, would
thrive upon boiled corn. for they could
crush the cob with their bare jaws
and, once into the stomach, all would
digest. With my opportunities fol
observation-the process being carried
on within fifty rods of my own door
and knowing its value as / do, shall
expect TO see the system adopted by
many careful feeders.-Galen Wilson
in N. Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
ABOUT ELECTROTYPlNG.
A Description OF the simple and Yet Won.
dorful Process.

A solution Of chloride OF gold in cy.
anide of potassium is used for gold
plating. and u small plate Of gold. In
stead Of silver, is suspended in the so.
luton at the positive pole. Nickel
plating is more recent invention. but
is effected in the same way, and has
become an immense and profitable in
dustry. It is equal to silver in beauty
and brilliancy, and has superior re-
sistance to those impurities in the air
which tarnish and discolor the more
expensive metal. Electrotyping is
modification OF the same process, by
which any number OF reproductions Of
form" of type can be obtained in a
solid block of metal, thus saving the
wear of the type and allowing it to be
distributed and used for other work.
After the type is set up into form"
a wax mold is taken Of its surface. The
face of this mold Is busted with finely
powdered graphite or black lead, to
render it conductor OF electricity.
and is then suspended in solution OF
sulphate OF copper, so as to form a
part of an electric circuit. Metallic
copper is deposited upon the face Of
the wax mold, giving perfect repro
duction Of the original form of type,
and when 1t has reached the requisite
thickness it is removed, strengthened
with backing OF type metal and
mounted upon block Of wood or metal
ready for use in the printing press.
This process is very cheap one, and
where large number Of copies are to
be printed prevents the rapid wearing
out of the expensive type. WOODEN
cravings are always printed from these
electrotype reproductions, as the soft
wooden block would be rapidly de-
stroyed In an ordinary printing press
In the process Of stereotypiug the
plates are cast directly in type metal
from q mold OF the original type In
plaster-of-paris or paper pulp. but. ex-
cent in the case of daily newspapers.
or inferior work. the elsctrotype pro-
cess has nearly superseded it.-Popu-
lar Science News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
QUAINT WORSHIPERS.
How Clergymen Used to Read from tho
Single Book ON Hand.

This was in the good old days OF
Methodism when the solemn congrega-
ton was not supplied with hymn books,
and in all probability could not read
them if they had been.
At Wellersburg, quaint old country
town in the heart OF the Blue Noun
tains, along the Maryland State line,
the minister, as had been his wont for
full forty years. arose to read a few
lines of the hymn from his solitary
book, when it was the duty OF the wor-
shippers to sing the lines and await their
cue from the next
The good and holy man appeared
somewhat nervous on this especial Sab
bath morn, but even his nervousness
could rot cause him to deviate one
single infection in his see-saw-cracked
information as he leaned forward, as he
had done many time and oft in giving
the opening hymn, and said with the
old-time drawl that seems forever lost:
My eyes are dim, can not see.
left my specs at home.
The quaint, simple, faithful congre-
cation dutifully sang:
Nav avs aw deem aw cav nav saw, etc.
This slightly ratified the dear old
relic, and his Voice trembled semew hat
on the rising infection, butnot enough
to create suspicion in the minds of
the slow-thinking congregation, as he
said:
did not mean that You should sing,
only meant my eyes were dim.
Away went the congregation again
to the sweet tune Of "Old Hundred:"
Aw deed nav meen thaw yaw shaw saw, etc.
1t has been many years since the
little three-cornered plot Of ground
back OF the old church has held the
revered form OF the faithful pastor,
but even to this day there is legend
in those mountain wilds that the quiet,
holy man had once laughed outright in
the pulpit, and for no apparent cause
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
A Silent Appeal for Help.

When your kidneys and bladder are in
active, they are making a silent appealdfor
help. Don't disregard it, but with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters safely impe them
TO activity They are in imminent danger,
and it is foolhardness to shut ones eyes to
the fact Be wise in time, too, if you ex-
laria, rheumatism, constipation or nerve
trouble. The Bitters before meal add zest
to it.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
SCR0FULA.

OF all the lis that human flesh is heir to,
Scrofula is most prevalent. Very few, indeed,
are entirely free from some faint of Scrofula.
Young people of delicate constitution are often
afflicted by this disease, which manifests itself
in various forms. The glands of the neck,
groin, abdomen, etc.. become enlarged, either
persistently, or with slight impairment Of
health.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

MUST not be COMPOUNDED with common
cathartc or purgative pills Carter's Little
Liver Pills are entirely unlike them lin every
respect One trial will prove their superiority.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

THE California Legislature has evolved
new. word. 1t is 'difllequibble," meaning
flank attack on main question by CRITICS
ing some minor detail.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28
PICKETT, LOUISIANA, Nov. II, 1887.

MEssRs. A. Il. SHALLENBERGER 81 Co.
Rochester, Pa, Gents. The sample
bottle OF pills you sent me last April gave
to nelghbor lady, and it cured her of a
very obstinate case of third day chills,
which every other remedy failed to do
Truly yours, JOHN PICKETT.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

JOHN CHINAMAN has no reason to COM
plain of the inequalities of the tariff Joss
sticks are on the free list; Bibles pay q
duty of twenty five per cent.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

FoR Throat Diseases, Coughs, Colds, ETC.,
effectual relief is found in the use Of
"Broton's Bronchial 1roctes." Price 25 cts.
Sold only in bOIes.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

THERE were only 254 daily newspapers in
the country in 1850, only 3S7 in 1850 but 514
in 1870, 9S1 in 1880, 1,423 in 1888 and /. 5S3
January l. 1890
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

Artificial Matching Is said TO leave
chickens absolutely free from lice. and
promotes. therefore rtsopg develop.
pent
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

A COUNTRY editor closes his financial re-
view with the remark: money is close. but
not quite close enough to reach"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

ARE unlike all other pills No purging or
pain. Act specially on the liver and bile.
Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill dose.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-28

NOT single baby has been born in LIB
erty, KY, for thirteen years. Liberty has
q population of 200.