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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
CRANBERRY FARMING.
The Interesting Way the Wisconsin,
Marshes Are Managed.

Marshes Are Managed.
Wisconsin cranberry growing will in
time become as systematic as that Of
New Jersey or Cape Cod. The owners
of large estates are constructing
pumps, wind mills, drains and reser.
voirs in such numbers that the water
will soon be under their absolute con.
troll. Water, properly controlled, is
the great essential for cranberry grow.
ing. Too much of it is just as injuri.
Gus to the plants as too little.
An ideal bog, according to the Wis
consin growers ideas, is one where
the moisture is held in the top soil
like a sponge. As you look at the
bogs no water is visible to the eye;
but if you put your foot down, the bog
will yield to the pressure, and the
footprints will Immediately fill with
water. Sometimes the foot sinks down
into the soft bog two feet, and the
stranger becomes frightened at the
soft, sucking sound that may indicate
quicksand or some other treacherous
earthly compound. In the picking
season it is not unusual to see the men
and women walking over the marshes
up to their waists in water and mire,
and when the fields are not flooded the
pickers crawl along on their knees in
the soft, spongy, moist bog. The army
of pickers that descend upon the cram
berry bogs of Wisconsin in the fall is
composed chiefly of Poles, Indians and
French half-breeds.' The Indians are
considered the best pickers. They
never strike, and always accept the
prices offered by the overseers. As
rule, the pickers earn about a dollar
per day and their board. The In
dians bring their lodges and tepees
with them, and strike camp upon the
fields.
There is one popularity about the
Indian pickers that sometimes proves
very costly to the growers. They will
not begin work until $50 a. M, and
they promptly knock off at 4 in the
afternoon. No amount of persuasion
or threatening can make them vary
this rule. If killing frost threatens
to come through the night, the owners
of the estates curse the Indians and
scurry around to hire more white pick
ers. They know from experience that
it is waste of time to try to get the In
dians to work extra hours. They
would see the whole field frozen stiff
first. The Poles at such times realize
their advantage, and they demand ex-
ira wages for overwork, which some
times proves almost ruinous to the
owners.
A Wisconsin frost comes up in
hurry. The Indians are good weather
prophets, and they serve useful pur-
pose in telling the owners when to
prepare for it. When word issues from
the lodge of the chief of the Indians
that frost is approaching, the cram
berry bogs are Immediately flooded,
and extra help is employed. If the
water covers all Of the berries in time,
no damage will happen; but those that
are left exposed will be ruined. The
white pickers at such times labor in
the fields with the water up to their
waists, trying to save as many OF the
berries as possible.-New York Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Moving on the Ice.

While the Muskego lake bed has
been popularly supposed to have been
worthless to the farmers owning land
on the lake shore, it developed in the
circuit court this morning, in the fight
over the possession of the lands, that
the farmers have been making neat
revenue from the lake every winter by
harvesting hay on the ice. The in
dustry appears to be peculiar to Mus
kego, but it is one that might be
followed with profit by farmers who
have riparian rights, or think they
have, on other Doggy Wisconsin lakes.
Both before and after the first and
second drainage of the lakes there
was a heavy growth of marsh grass
which the farmers were unable to
reach in the ordinary harvest period
of the year. When the lake froze up,
however, before the lake was de-
stroyed, James Malta, farmer who
resides on the shore of what was once
Muskego Lake, says he would go out
on the ice and proceed to cut the
grass, now thoroughly dried and
cured, just as though they were oper-
ating in an ordinary hay field. The
yield would be brought into Milwau-
kee and sold to the brewing compa-
MES for use in packing beer in cars for
shipment. Mr.. Malta said that he has
also followed the practice since the
drainage, as the ground was wet and
boggy, SO that the grass fields could
not be reached until the muck was
frozen hard. - Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Our Foreign Pensioners,

It is not generally known, perhaps,
that the United States pays annually
S582, 1858 in pensions to residents
of foreign countries. Canada leads
the list with 1889 of our pensioners;
Great Britain second, with 665, and
Germany third, with COL. Then fol-
low Mexico, with So pensioners;
Switzerland, 79; France, 81; Sweden,
A; Norway, 81; Australia, 80; Italy,
20; Austria and British Columbia, "a
each; Hawaii, 20; Denmark, IS;
China, ID, and Japan and West
Indies, 10 EACH As matter of fact,
we have pensioners in almost every
known part of the world-in Algiers,
Argentine, Bohemia, Bermuda, Brazil,
Central America, Chile, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Danish West Indies, Greece,
Guatemala, Honduras, India, Siberia,
Madeira, Malta, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Colombia,
Russia, Seychelles Islands, Siam,
South African Republic, Turkey,
Azores, British Guiana, Bulgaria,
Comora Islands, Dutch West Indies,
East Indies, Ecuador, Egypt, Fin
land, Korea, Mauritius, Nicaragua,
Roumania, Tahiti, Uruguay and
Venezuela -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
An Inuuisitiyc Horse.

A. horse, which ought surely to be-
long to Colonel Warnings educated
force, is doing duty in the Baltimore
Street Cleaning Department. 1t broke
its halter one night and made its way
downstairs to the basement of the
house of its driver, and then into the
bedroom of boarder, where it nosed
about to see that everything was
horse-shape until the occupant of the
room was aroused and had his hair
bristle-shape before he realized where
he was.-New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
For Potato Bugs on Tomatoes.

Arsenate of lead is formed by add
ing four ounces of arsenate of soda
and eleven ounces of acetate of lead to
sufficient water to dissolve them, one
gallon being about the proper amount.
This should be diluted to kill potato
bugs on tomatoes with from forty to
fifty gallons Of water. The material
contains considerable less arsenic
than paris green and must, therefore,
be used stronger. 1t is, however, en-
tirely harmless to plant life and can
be safely used on tomatoes.-Profes-
sor John B. Smith, New Jersey.
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Hit by n Timber From a Balloon.

Mary Zimmerman, q widow living
at 1921 President street, is at the City
Hospital with q serious wound in her
side, which she received in a peculiar
manner. She went to Neff's Grove
yesterday evening. A balloon ascen-
sion was among the entertainments.
Two heavy timbers were arranged to
hold the balloon in position while it
was being inflated, and through some
mismanagement one of these timbers
was not released when the balloon was
ready to 60 up. AS the balloon rose
the timber was taken up some little
distance with it and then fell into the
crowd. The crowd was so dense that
Mrs. Zimmerman was unable to get
from under the timber, and it fell on
her, crushing her to the earth.
Her clothing was torn from ner by
the timber, the end of which struck
her on the side, making long deep
cash. Louis Republic.
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Hnrsement For Chickens.

Petaluma can probably boast of an
institution which is the only one of its
kind in existence, as far rs is known.
1t is q green-bone mill and horse abat-
toir, the product Of which is intended
only for chicken feed.
o. A. Kenyon is the proprietor. He
at present slaughters about nine
healthy horses or mules per day at his
Corona yards, and the quartered car.
casses are hauled to the local station.
This resembles an ordinary butcher
shop. A two-horse power electric mo-
tor furnishes power to propel a bone
cutter and meat-chopper, and he turns
out fresh ground meat aad bone every
day, cut in sizes to tempt the palate OF
any bird, from the tiny chick to the
full grown fowl. Quite traffic is al
so done in hides. A Adelivery wagon is
run in connection with the business
Petaluma (Cal) Courier.
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Tenderness ia Not Effeminacy.


When we look at the quality Of ten.
derness we see at once that it is not
effeminacy. If it were then we, who
are men all over and men all through,
every inch of US and every ounce OF
US, would be barred out by our pro.
nounced masculinity. The world loves
to say that religion is for women and
children, and the ministry is for men
who are effeminate in quality, unequal
to the rough and tumble of the world,
which means, in the plain, not good
enough for anything except to be
clergymen. And when it sees one in
the ministry whose intellect commands
respect, whose hair is short, whose
muscle is big, whose voice is resonant,
and whose garb is. not label of his
calling, he is apt to say, in California
phrase: ''He ought to be in politics;
he has no business to be hoeing small
potatoes in the garden of the Lord. "
There are men whose phrenology,
physiognomy and physiology mark
them as gentlemen and retiring. They
have strong, sweet dash of the fem
mime. Some of them get into the
ministry. There, they are beloved,
and lead quiet, happy, useful lives,
sometimes going to the front. But in
ability to battle with the world keeps
many such from reaching the front
ranks. For every prominent pastor
knows that the lawyer or the merchant
has no severer tussle with men than
the front-rank minister. It is, then,
when men of strength and capacity
school themselves to tenderness that
is not theirs by nature that the quality
shines out.-At Home and Abroad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Odd Methods of Venezuelan Cowboys.

When the cowboy of Venezuela
wishes to catch o bull or cow for
branding he rides alongside it and
with horse and bovine on the dead run
stoops from his saddle, grasps the
creatures tail and with sharp and
peculiar twist sends the animal roll
ing on it's back. From the force with
which it falls the animals horns al
most invariably pin it to the ground,
giving the cowboy time to dismount
and sit on it's head while companion
ties its legs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

cannot pick through such bags; water
will not stand in them, nor can wind
or driving rain beat them to pieces, as
is the case of paper bags. A hundred
cloth bags can be "run up. on a sew.
ing machine in half an hour, and they
will then last for years. There are a
few varieties of grapes that do not
need bagging, and few that will not
bear this confinement, but most of the
grapes now grown can only be raised
in perfection by some protection Of
this sort.-New England Homestead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Yukon and K,ondtke Gold Fields.

Parties intending to visit the Klondike Gold
Fields or invest in stock companies operating
IN that country, are advised to get the Cana
missioner. Prof. Ogilvie's. Report on the Yu.
hon and Klondike Gold Fields. before doing, so.
This is the official report made last spring
which so astounded the Canadian Government
confirmed 1t personally on his arrival in Otta.
wa. The report is very extensive, Astounding
In Photographers and Maps and giving the
most reliable information as to routes, climate,
miners. Sent. postage paid. on receipt Of Soc.
In stamps, by the Toronto Newspaper Union
Publishers, a. Bay St., Toronto, Canada.
AS an index Of north Missouri's fruit
yield this season it is mentioned that two.
year old tree near Hamilton produced q
half bushel Of peaches, and that on q plum
tree branch Of the diameter Of ones thumb
hundred plums grew.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 90
TIrcAc CoIrNTv 90

FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F: j.. CHENEY y
Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use Of HALL s CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
(~-I presence, this 9TH day Of December,
I SEAL A. D. 1856. A. w. GLEASON,
@~l NoidrD Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free:
F. CHENEY 81 Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this
season your feet feel swo lien and hot, and get
tired easily. If you have smarting feet or
tight shoes. try Aliens Foot Ease. 1t cools
the feet and makes walking easy. Cures and
prevents swollen and sweating feet, blisters
and callous spots. Relieves corns ard bunionss
o; all pain and gives re-t and comfort. Try It
TO-DAY. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores
for 25 cent. Trial package FREE. Address,
ALLEN S. OLMsTED, Leroy. n. Y.
The public no longer lacks genuine remedy
for skin diseases -Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Halr tSWbisker Dye, Olack or brown. SOC.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
BIC Hat For a Big Brain-Box.

Daniel O'Connell's hat was shown
to the County Kildare (Ireland) Arch
geological Society the other day. The
great orators name, in his own hand
writing, was written on the inside OF
the hat, which was of very wide di-
mensions-the width inside being 81
inches, and it's long diameter ten
inches. The Chairman of the meet
ing put on the hat, which entirely GOV.
cred his head and went down to his
chin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
New Mode Of Bagglng Grapes.

R. H. Reeves, Buncombe County,
North Carolina, has for several years
practiced successfully new method
of bagging grapes as shown in the &C.
companying sketch. The bag is made
of the cheapest kind Of white cotton
cloth of two sizes, to hold grapes
having small or large clusters. Two
clusters are put in each bag, which is
pulled up over the vine, then turned
over and pinned, as shown. Birds
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Royal Names for Signs Tabooed.

Henceforth the names of monarchs
in Prussia may not be used without
permission as signs for cafes and res
taurants ia that country. This is the
text of q recent Cabinet decree, which,
although it has been in force only a
few days, has already been applied in
Berlin. A public house which had
"Kaiser Friedrich" for its sign has
been Obliged to change its name. ---
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
A Good Business Custom.

In Germany and Switzerland it Ii
becoming more and more customary
for bushes firms always to enclose
in letter an envelope with their
printed address, thus facilitating cor
respondence and diminishing the
chance of miscarriage through illegi.
BILE writing.-Sacred Heart Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
A Business Poultry House.

Where the winters are not too severe,
the poultry house shown in the accom-
panying illustration will be found both
cheap and highly practical. 1t is On
open shed facing the southeast, with
its entire floor space left to be covered
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Try Grain.O! Try Grain.O

Ask your grocer to-day to show you pack
age of Grain-O. the new food drink that taxes
the place Of coffee. The children may drink
1t without injury as we'll as the adult. All
who try it like it. Grain-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but 1t is made from
ceives it without distress. One-quarter the
price of coffee. Is cts. and 25 cts. per package.
Sold hy all orocprS
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purposes.

with straw for scratching purposes.
Above the floor at one end, is a roost,
ing room, access to which is had by
letting down door in front, for clear
ing out the dropplngs and for gather
ing the eggs. The latter, being laid
in the dark, will not be eaten by the
hens. If hens are kept hard at work
in such pen they will stand pretty
low temperature, for they will be
warmly housed at night when warmth
is most needed. Large doors, with
some glass, can be arranged for the
front, to be closed on the coldest,
stormiest weather if desired, but in
many parts of the country the arrange
ment shown will prove very service
able.-American Agriculturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

Professor Forbes calculates that the
first cataract of the Nile at high Nile
represents 100000 horse power, and
ut low Nile 80, 900 horse power.
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ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer S2trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. R. II. KLINE, Ltd. 93l Arch St., Phila, Pa.
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Hail broke forty panes of glass in
the Sandown IN. H. meeting house
windows in one afternoon Storm,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

The most productive lead mine in
the Union is in Missouri. Its output
is 10000 tons year.
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General Management OF Farm Teams.

At o recent meeting of the Oxford
(Ohio) Farmers Club the horse indus.
try was one Of the subjects considered,
and under the subdivision, General
Management Of Farm Teams, the fol.
lowing sensible and practical thoughts
were expressed: Farmers do not make
out of their young horses what they
might. The young things first should
be fed we'll enough to make good
growth. A starved colt seldom makes
q good locker. After liberal feeding
comes kind handling, and this means
much, as the value of horse depends
largely on his quality and kindliness
in work. By gentle, early handling
there are very few well-bred horses
that will not become honest, pleasant
workers.
A tired, over-worked driver lacks
the patience and enthusiasm necessary
to get the best out of a young horse.
Both horse and driver get dull and
ugly when overworked. The colt OF
Young horse ought not to be worn
down at the start. He gets dull and
slouchy in his movement, and never
appears we'll. 1t pays to take time
and have patience and kindness with
the youngsters.
The driver needs first to control
himself if he would train his team sue
cessfully. Teach them to walk
promptly and fast; to stop promptly at
the word, before teaching to trot. The
good fast walk is the most profitable
gait for farm, draft, road, coach or
saddle horses.
Train the colts rather than break
them. Care in fitting harness to suit
the horse and the work saves him
many q blemish and pain. Sore shoul-
ders and sore necks and CALLED and
chafed sides are not excusable, but
damaging. Blemishes come easily
enough with colts and youngsters at
play, but harness marks are inexcusa-
BILE.
If hired men are to use the team, it
is important to put the right man in
charge of the right team. This is
sometimes hard to do. You may have
to sell the horse or discharge the man
If the hired man is at war with a
horse, one or the other must go. As
to time of feeding and watering, twas
approved that it is better to water
first, and this for physiological rea-
sons. Watering is as important as
feeding-both should be regular as to
time and quantity. In winter farmers
feed too much hay. A smaller portion
of hay and fodder, with less corn,
more bran, oats and roots, will costno
more and keep the horses and colts in
better condition. A variety of food is
pleasing and profitable. Glover and
corn fodder-half and half-cost less
than timothy, and makes more growth
of muscle and is less binding.
Horses need regular exercise. 1t is
cruel to keep horse or colt tied in a
stall by the day and week. If horses
are not at worl: they are better out in
a lot or pasture. There was differ
ence of opinion about turning work
horses out to grass at night. All agree
the horse prefers it.
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What 500 VIII Buy.

3mos. course in Woods New York School of
Business and Shorthand, Tuition, Books, Board.
The unlimited possibilities of securing good
positions. F. E. WOOD, 5th Ave. and 125th ST.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infamma-
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The Switzerland Government is to &C.
quire and operate the railroads Of that
cOuntrv
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Try Aliens Foot-Ease,

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
Asthma medicine. e.--W.R.WILLIAMs, Antioch,
Ills April H. 1894.
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The fisheries of the United King
dom are worth $32, 800, 900; those of
ENGLAND alone. S21. .250.00n.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-12
AT YOUR HOME
You CAN Cons CIT A RENOWNED
PHYSICIAN.

In view of the great multitude oil
women suffering from some form of fe-
male disease, and yet unable to find
any cure, DR.. Hartman has announced
his willingness to direct the treatment
of as many cases as make application
to him during the summer months
without charge. The treatment will
be conducted by correspondence. The
doctor will prescribe all medicines, ap-
plicatlons, hygienic and dietary regula-
lions necessary to complete a cure.
The medicines prescribed can be OBJ
tanned at all drug stores. This offer
will hold good only during the summer
months. Any woman can become a
regular patient by sending written
statement of her age, condition of life,
history and symptoms of arrangements
All correspondence will be held strictly
confidential. No testimonials of cures
will be given to the public except by
the express wish of the patient. The
principal remedy he relies upon In such
cases is Pe-ru-na, which every woman
should have who has any affection OF
this kind. Those wishing to become
patients should address DIR. Hartman
Columbus, Ohio.
The Peruna Drug Manufacturing
Company of Columbus, Ohio, are Send
ing tree to any person writing Tor it a
neat little pamphlet devoted exclusively
to the treatment of female diseases
written by DR.. Hartman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-12
ENFIELD NEWS.
Correspondence to The COMMONWEALTH

correspondence 10 IHE COMMUNICATING
ENFIELD, N. c.. Aug. 8, 1897.
Rev. Vernon IAnson, of Virginia
preached a good sermon Thursday
night in the Baptist church on build.
Ing battlements around our homes by
family prayer, virtue temperance, &c.
and by precept and example save our
children from sin and death.
Geo. Cherry and wife of Norfolk, Va,
and Ed. Cherry, of Florida, are on a
visit to their father, Jno. K. Cherry.
Miss Kate Fenner, of Scotland Neck,
+ is at Mrs. A. o. Whitaker's.
Miss Annie AIsop Is on visit to her
uncle, David Bell.
Misses Mabel Francis, Mamie Wat
kins and Kate helms are at DR.. A. S.
Harrlson's.
Mrs. Jno. P. Keeling OF Norfolk, Va,
is at JnO. r. Whitaker's.
Rev. Mr.. Bayliss, of Wilson, preach
ed at the P. E. church yesterday.
Tobacco sales said to be good last
week.