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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
CURIOUS FACTS.

Sweden is the most Protestant coun.
try in the world.
Damascus gave to the world damask
linen and the damson plum.
A pedigree book of high-bred cats
has been published in England.
There are fewer red-headed folks in
Philadelphia than-in most of our other
cities.
Nearly thousand different colored
sewing cotSons can be obtained in
Great Britain.
In some parts of England it is GUS
tomary to send to friends Immediately
after death paper bag of biscuits.
France claims to have invented arte-
sian wells in 1862, but they were in
common use IN China in the eleventh
century.
The late Dom Pedro had the largest
aqua-marine ever known. 1t was said,
in size and shape, to approximate a
calf's head.
A square copper coin, struck by the
Swedish Government in the sixteenth
century, is nearly one-half inch thick
and weighs pound and a quarter.
The Florida State Board of Health
is preparing to erect at Fernandina a
quarantine station similar to the one
at Mullet Key, which is said to be one
of the most complete in the countrv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
Theft OF an Orchard.

A novel theft has been reported to tho
Bherifr by farmer who lives near French
Camp, CAL, on the turnpike. This farmer
went to town and left his farm In charge OF
his young son for the day The boy saw
some men digging up fruit trees in the young
orchard his father had started. and went out
to them to inquire what they were at.
The men said they had bought all the
trees from the owner and were digging them
up to take them away. The boy thought. OF
course, it was as the men said, and that his
father had really sold the trees, so he made
no protest. When the father came home he
was greatly astonished to find that his
orchard had disappeared during his absence
In Stockton.
The young son told what had happened
and steps were taken at once to find some
trace Of the trees If possible, but without
success. None Of the local nurserymen have
bought any trees answering the description,
and It cannot be learned that uny OF that
sort has been shipped from Stockton. About
20 trees In all were stolen.
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VALUE OF BONES FOR POULTRY.

Poultry breeders do not seem to
appreciate the great value of bones for
their fowls, and but limited number
ever make use of them for that pur-
pose. No matter whether the birds
ore confined or not they are sure to be
benefited by a moderate quantity of
bones, though those that are kept in
close quarters need them most.
Nearly every family of any size has
refuse bones enough from the kitchen
to afford the poultry quite treat
from time to time, and when this is
not the case, or when the supply runs
short, enough can be procured from
the butcher each week at very small
price, many butchers being glad to
give them away to get rid of them.
These can be crushed by using
large stone and a heavy hammer,
though there is very good and cheap
mill made for this purpose-costing
SIS without legs and 81 with legs,
which pays for itself several times over
during the season when large focks
are kept, as it not only grinds and
crushes bones but oyster shells, corn,
etc. The bones crush best when dry,
and should be reduced to the size of a
small pea.-Standard American Poul-
try Book.
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One of the Dangers of Mexico.

The principal pest of Mexico, :"
said E. Z. Brewer, of Central America,
sis the scorpion. In damp or wet
weather he is omnipotent, and in hotels
can be seen to run up and down upon
the walls. He Is only about four to
six inches in length, and is not par
ticularly repulsive in appearance, but
his sting generally results fatally. /
was in a hotel at one time where two
other salesmen stopped in the same
room, and as we went to go to bed
saw the scorpions chasing each other
up and down the wall. I called my
fellow travellers attention to them,
but they thought that they could pro-
tect themselves, and we oil went to
bed. I put up shield, as is common
in that country, but my friends were
not used to this protection, and in the
morning the man who thought ne was
safe was dead. l never go to bed in
Mexico without thoroughly protecting
every exposed portion Of my body. -
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

At recent meeting of the Mime
sofa State horticultural Society the
following suggestions, among others,
were made: Native shrubs are worthy
of cultivation. Asparagus should be
more freely cultivated. The bush
bean has not been found profitable.
For blight on potato vines it is recon-
mended to spray with Bordeaux mix
ture when the plants are eight inches
high and once or twice afterward. Sat-
urating little balls of cotton with BIZ
sulphide Of carbon and placing them
in the runs of the pocket gopher will
stop that pest. Thorough stirring of
the ground is better than mulch for
raspberries Every farmer should
have quarter of an acre of fruit gar
den.-Chicago Times.
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PRELIMINARY WORK FOR THE FLORIST.

The amateur florist will find it sd-
vantageous to prepare a number OF
coxes of clean sand and fill them with
cuttings of various plants that will be
needed for early bedding-out. If the
sitting-room window contains q
geranium that has thrifty growth, it
is easy to make dozen or more cut
tings, put them in the sand, keep them
in a warm place with abundance of
water, and before many days find a
number of sturdy young plants to re-
ward this bit of psinstaking. Horse
shoe geranirms, heliotrope, abutilons,
sslvias and the like are very easily
propagated in this way and repay the
time spent upon them better than al
most any other c. our familiar plant
friends.
With an abundance of these and q
few judiciously selected roses, one
need never be without profusion of
beautiful blossoms. Many people have
excellent success with carnations, and
ZOE SuCu GueEc 10 uO GOIC oCilSn1Aul
amusement than the Gaze of these
charming plants.
There is good deal II selecting
those things that one seems to have
the best success with. Many persons
find it impossible to grow certain
plants with any degree of satisfaction,
while in the hands of others they seem
to bloom and grow with scarcely any
care or attention.
One may put in few seeds of plants
that need long seasons and have them
strong and well grown by the time
the first frosts are over. The cobes,
passion-vine, moon-howar and the like
are very easily started indoors. The
moon-fower and cobea must have
long season in order to give any
amount of pleasure; the passion-vine
will not, of course, stand frost in
northern latitudes, but if well started
and put out early will give aprofusion
of flowers, and is unquestionably one
of the most beautiful and interesting
of climbers. New York Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
MILK EXPERIMENT.

The influence which changes offood
and temperature exert upon the quan
tity and quality of the milk of dairy
COWS Is q question much discussed. To
try to settle it definitely an expert
ment was undertaken at the Nebraska
experiment station.
An examination of the milk of q
large number of COWS for period of
thirty days, cared for by many per.
sons and receiving different food and
care, was remarkable as showing 8
wide variation in butter fat in the
milk of group of cows owned IN a
comparatively limited area, such as IS
to be found in the nei9hborhood of
most mediums towns.
The change of food showed plainly
in the quality OF the milk, as ration
of poor quality showed loss in per
cent. of fat present, and one of rich
nutritious food caused increase in per
cent. Of fat.
The final result shown was that
there was little change produced in
the total fat day by day, but that the
changes in the per cent. of fat were
fully compensated in changes in the
milk yield of COWS.
The study of sudden storms and cold
waves included ten observations. Of
these, seven showed the diminished
yield of milk, and in three the yield
was constant. The fat diminished in
per cent. in five observations, remained
constant in four and increased in one
observation. In each case the COWS
were warmly stabbed.
The experiment shows clearly that
even in barns secure from wind and
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

Submarine cables stretch 40. .4nn
rliles.
Cast steel is much cheaper for cast
ing bells than any other metal.
Bamboo has been known to grow to
height of thirty feet in six weeks.
The OWLS wise look is the result of
a physiological oddity-his eyes are
fixed immovable in their sockets.
An explosive with power equal to
that of high-grade dynamite is being
made in Germany from a preparation
of common hemp.
A FRENCH scientist claims that with.
in four million, five hundred thousand
Tears the oceans will have united and
washed away every vestige of the
earth.
East Greenwich, England, has the
largest gasometer in the world. When
full it contains 100000 cubic feet
of gas. 1t is 1S0 feet high and 300
feet in diameter and cost $500, 900.
The shark is the fastest swimmer of
the fish tribe over long distances, and
finds no difficulty in keeping up with
the swiftest vessels, swimming and
playing around them and ever on the
lookout for morsels, small or large.
The curious and possibly important
fact, says London Electricity, has
been noticed that when the eyes are
Illuminated from behind by a glow
lamp in the mouth, the pupils, seen
as blood-red apertures, do not con-
tract.
According to the latest available as
Economical data, 10000 double stars
have been recorded by the observers
of this country and Europe. This ex-
ceeds the total number Of all stars
visible to the naked eye, which is only
about 5000.
The use of wire rope for transmit
ting power was, it is said, first sug-
gested by an English engineer, Mr..
Tregoning, in 1850, for use in some
large factories near Colmar, Alsace,
which had long stood idle because
only one of them had an engine.
A large crawfsh was recently caught
alive on the Guernsey coast (Europe),
and has been placed in the Jersey
aquarium. From head to tail it meas
ured two feet, and from tip of horns
to tip of tail four feet four inches,
while its girth is eighteen inches.
A singular scheme of electric Iii ght'
ing is about to be carried out in Ant
werp. Water is to be distributed
from steam pumping stations, at a
pressure of IT'S pounds per square
inch, and used to drive dynamos in
small district stations by means of
turbines. These are to supply the
local consumers through low pres.
sure, two-wire system. 1t is figured
out that the cost of coal per sixteen
candle power per hour will be only
.025 cent.
Electric propulsion on canals is not
altogether so new thing as those who
read of the Erie Canal enterprise may
think. For some time past electric
power has been applied to the same
purpose in France, on the Canal du
Bourgogne, and illustrations which
have appeared in several French
papers of the electrically equipped
boats there used have shown the ar.
rangement adopted to be similar in
many respects to that only recently
carried out in the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
Distress in Spain.

Great distress is prevalent among the
laboring classes in Spain. Many hundreds
OF unemployed men are walking the streets
of Madrid, Cadiz, and other cities in the vain
search for work. One day recently 1000 men
went in body 10 the Government oaces In
Madrid asking Tor relief. in tho shape of
work, for themselves and families. The
Government was able to do but little for
them. Brigandage has greatly increased.
and its spread is attributed to the distress
among the rural population.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14

Salvage of the Worlds Fair is bringing
more money than any Of the financiers ex-
pected to get for it. In his report just issued
Acting Auditor Darlington says there was an
increase of $45 900 in the sales Of last month
over the amount that had been counted on.
After striking out all the liabilities against
the Exposition. MIR. Darlington says there
will be left for the stockholders 81 .424 BAL a.
That would mean dividend on all stock Of
about 1311 per cent.
The total expenditures of the Fair to Febru-
ary ii have been $26, ,925, $685. so.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
A Privileged Peer.

Lord Forester, who has. says tho
Leeds Express, Just restored at his
own expense the historic church Of
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, whose
foundation dates SO fur back as $50, is
one of the two peers who have the
privilege of wearing their hats in the
presence of the Sovereign. His Lord
ship is rector of quiet little parish
in Nottinghamshire, and is chancellor
and canon rasidentiarY Of Y York Minister.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
MAKING THE WOODLAND PAY.

There are many farmers who stand
in their own light by not getting 30 ne
revenue each year from their wood
land. To the experienced forester it
is easJ to see that many trees that
have got to their best are left to cum
ber the ground until they decay and
fall, instead of being cut out and leave
their room to be occupied by young,
vigorous growth. There are many
farms covered by mortgage which
should be cleared of debt and still
leave tree growth ample for the sup
ply of the farm, and which after q
few years will be worth more than
what has been removed. ed.-Boston Gull
tivator.
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Despondent Cattlemen.

The storms OF January % and February II
and IL wrought such havoc among the cattle
upon the great ranges in the Indian reserva-
tions of Oklahoma Territory that the cattle
men declare they will market what stock
they have in the spring and quit the busl-
ness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
HOS CHOLERA SYMPTOMS.

The presence of the disease is indi-
Gated by cold shivering, lasting from
few seconds to several hours; fre-
quent sneezing, followed by loss OF
appetite; rough appearance of the
hair, dropping of the ears, stupidness,
attempts to vomit, tendency to root
the bedding, to lie down in dark and
quiet places, dulness of the eyes, often
dim; sometimes swelling of the head, +,
eruption of the ear and other parts of
the body; dizziness, laborous BREATH
ing, vitiated appetite for dung, dirty
and salty substances, accumulation OF
mucus in inner corner of the eye, dis
charge from the nose, fetid, offensive
odor of the discharge from the bowels,
offensive exhalations, diarrhoeal dis
charges are semi-huid, of grayish-
green color and often mixed with
blood. In many cases the skin
on the belly, between the hind
legs, behind the ears and even on the
nose has numerous red spots, which
toward the fatal termination turn
purple. As the disease progresses the
animal becomes sluggish, the head
droops with the nose near the ground,
but usually will be found lying down;
with the nose hid in the bedding. IF
there has been costiveness, about two
days before death there will be offen-
sive fetid discharges; the voice be-
comes faint and hosrse; the animal is
stupid, emaciation Increases rapidly;
the skin becomes dry, hard and very,
unclean; there is a cold, clammy
sweat, and death soon follows, with
convulsions, or gradually by exhaus-
tion without struggle. In. chronic
cases, or those of long duration, the
animal becomes weak, lies down most
of the time, eats but little and has the
diarrhoes. l. These cases may linger
for weeks, scattering the poison of
the disease in the discharge wherever
they go.-Iowa State Board of Health
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$2,OOO,OOO Left to Two Paupers

Ole and Knut Shataho, two poor boys who
were brought up In Spirit Lake, Iowa, have
Just received notice that an uncle residing in
Omaha has died and left them an estate
worth about 81. 900 900
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storm the dairy cow is very suscepti-I
BILE to cold and dsmpness in the atmos-i
phere, and that she consumes portion!
of the butter and other constituents
of the milk in striving to keep warm.
It evidently pays well to shelter and
make very comfortable the COW IN
milk. New York World.
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Improvement In the Iron Trade.

The Iron Age says, ''The improvement In
certain branches OF the iron trade has gained
further headway, and far more cheerful
tone prevails"
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A Much-Delayed Journey.

A ticket sold twenty-one years ago was
honored on the Pennsylvania Railroad lew
days ago.
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knRWeQ OH tue ropes ana let the lion SO Tree.
You may consider yourself a lion, but you
cannot afford to despise mouse.
When Abraham Lincoln pardoned young
soldier at the request OF his mother, the
mother went down the stairs Of the White
House saying: ''rhey have lied about the
Presidents being honely. He Is the hand
soonest man I ever saw" All over thar Prssi-
dents rugged face WAS written the kindness
which he SO we'll illustrated when he said,
"Some of our generals complain that i'm
pair discipline and subordination in the
army by my pardons and respltes, but It
makes me rested after 4 hard days work II I
can find some good excuse for saving mans
life, and 7 go to bed happier as think how
Joyous the signing OF my name will make
him and his family" Kindness 1t makes
the face shine while life lasts and after death
puts q summer sunset between the still lips
and the smoothed hair that makes me say
sometimes at obsequies, "She seems too
beautiful to bury"
But here comes another chisel, and its
name is hypocrisy. Christ, with one terrific
stroke in His sermon on the mount described
this character. when ye fast, be not as the
hypocrites, OF q sad couutepance, for they
disfigure their faces that they may appear
unto men to fast" Hypocrisy having taken
possession of the soul. 1t Immediately ap-
pears in the countenance. Hypocrites are
always solemn. They carry several country
graveyards in their faces. They are fearful
when there is nothing to cry about, and In
their prayers they catch for their breath and
have such general dolefulness that they dis
gust young people with religion. We had one
ofthem In one Of my churches. When he e1-
orted, he always deplored the low state OF
seligion in other people, and when he prayed
II was an attack ofhysteria, and he went into
q paroxysm OF obs and abs that seemed to
demand resuscitstion. He went on In that
way until we had to expel him from the
church for stealing the property intrusted to
him as administrator and for other vices
that I will not mention, and he wrote me
several letters not at all complimentary from
the West, saying that he was daily praying
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LEGAL NOTICES.

CTATE or WASHINGTON. COUNTY OF
~ King 81
In the superior court of King county, In pro-
bate
In the matter Of the estate OF Sarah h Yeslsr de-
CEASED so. 62S Probase notice.
To all persons Interested In the 400 ve. named ss.
tate OF sarah b. feser deceased IN 10 their guard
day OF February, 1894. decree Of partial distr 3D.
ton was entered by the above EMIT ed court the
sboyeentatied matter. distributing TO Lucinda
HochstsSer. Franz b Eochstefier, Freeman r.
kirkendAli and Amanda Hart certain Interests in
the above named estate, a. will fully appear by
reference 90 said decree on fle In said court: and
whereas, the said interests distributed as afore-
SAID by said decree Of distribution were distributed
In common aud undivided. and. whereas. IL IL
necessary In order to execute said decree of distr
said persons to whom said interests dis
trlen,eo be had and. whereas. the said Lucinda
Hoehstetser Frank y Hoehsteslsr, Freeman r.
kifkendal and Amanda Hart have fled their Pc
partition: and. whereas. said l2th day Of Feb
raAry. 1854, upon the fling Of said petitions the
above emitted court made uEder that said pei
TONERS do cause to be published tor ten 10l con-
secatave days In the sesstle Pos, Inteiigencer q
daily Newspaper published IN King county Wash
layton. . notice as hereia forth
Sow, Wherefore. notice is hereby given 20 all
persons Interested In tbs said and 20 their
guardians. agents and slforaeys 20 show canse Zee
fore said court on Friday, the 23d day OF February
W. langley. judge Of said court Why the prayer OF
sAie petition shall not be granted and partition
ordered and decreec as therein prayed for,
Dated az sessEls. W ashlngtoa, the i2th day Of
February. 1894
GREENE TURNER
Attorneys for said petitioners. Lucinda Hoebsis.-
Ter. Frank r. HochsteGler, Freeman +. krkel.
dan and Amanda HAyk
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GALL For REPUBLICAN CITY coNvRN-
~ ton for the city Of Seattle-A general conven-
ton Of the Republican party OF the city Of seattle
King county, Washington Is hereby called TO meet
In the Armory hal on south side of Union street.
between bird and Fourth streets In the said city
OF SEATTLE on Saturday, the Gath day OF February,
1894. 1T ten O'Clock M for the purpose of nom
mating mayor. city clerk, treasurer. corpora
ton counsel, two nre commissioner. nine dele
gates to the city counci enc from each respective
ward. and four aldermen. from the second,
seventh. Eighth and Ninth wards. respectively, TO
be voted for ut the regular election Of said city,
pursuant to the charter thereof, on the sixth day
of March. 1894
The following Subdivisions of the city will be en-
titled 20 representation by ths following number
Of delegates:
The Fir.t ward, twenty-threA
The Second ward, eighteen.
The Third wara. nineteen
The Fourth ward. thirty.
The Fifth ward, thirfy-ive.
he Sixth ward twenty-onc
The Seventh ward, twenty-five
The Eighth ward. twenty two.
The Ninth ward eleven
Said delegates shall he chosen nt tho Republican
primary elections 10 be held Ia said respectl We
wards on Wednesday, February 81 1894.
BY order OF the Republican City Central Com
mittee Of the said city oil seattle.
A. N BKookES. Chairman
EDWIN w. CRAVEN Secretary.
Dated January 81. 1894
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