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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-08

ECR SALE Of EENT-A FARM OF lGl
4 acres Of lanlrhe farm is located in Mill
Creek Hurried, u of u rni!e from the town OF
stanton, and s. 1 miles from the city Of vii.
1nington depot OF b. u o. r.. Il. along side Of
tho farm. Il sold the terms will be made TO snit
the purchaser; there Is u mover failing stream
OF good water around th0 whole farm. There
isn good school on the place and churches Of
oil denominations convenient. Possession
Third and Market streets, Wilmington, Del.
j,.n
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-08

WI AIMED - AT ONCE THREE EMPTY.
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
Ifnrt,. on Eome.lie AnimaIs.

All the reason Tor horns on any
domestic animal ceased when they
came wholly under mans protecting
care. 1t was all right for the animal
to defend itself with horns while ex-
posed to predatory animals, like wolves
and bears. When cattle run wild, rs
they long did in the State of Texas,
and as they still do on the plains Of
South America. their horns constantly
increased in length and formidable
ness. But under civilized conditions
there is no need for horns. In some
breeds they have already been bred
off. This will doubtless become more
general, as dishorning at least the
COWS has become quite general prac-
tice. Calves may be prevented from
ever growing horn by applying q
stick of potash on the head where the
horns would start, and removing the
hair, so that the potash will make a
slight sore on the skin.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
A South American Snake Story.

There is more than one way OF light.
ing a snake. In Natal, South Africa,
where lives the deadly mamba serpent,
a party Of fifty or sixty Kaffir's were
building road. In the course Of their
work they came to a huge stone, under
which dwelt a large black mamba,
well-known to the neighboring inhabi-
tants as being very fierce and venom
Gus. The superintendent anticipated
trouble with the rock and so he offered
a reward to the kaftir that would bring
him the snakes skin. For time none
of them dared make the attack, but
slim youth finally sauntered forward,
and amid the jeers and protestationS of
the rest declared himself equal to the
task. He took from his neck what look
ed like bit of shriveled stick, chewed
it. swallowed some Of it, spat out the
rest on his hands, and proceeded to
rub his glistening brown body and
limbs all over Then, taking up his
stick, and chanting song of defiance,
he advanced with great confidence and
SWaSSer 10 lit DOulucI. mere ue
reused up the mamba, who in great
fury at being disturbed bit him in the
lip with great venom. The boy took no
notice of the bit, but broke the snakes
back with his stick and bringing him
to his master asked for the reward,
obtaining which, he went back to his
work. and the bite of the reptile had
no effect on him whatever.
No tribe, not even that of Il cow (bet-
ter than any gold in the eyes of
Kaffir), would induce this native to dis
close the secret of his antidote, which,
he said. had been handed down in his
family for generations. The snake was
a very long one, and so old that it had
q name. 1t is well-known fact that
certain of the ZuluS have antidotes for
the more deadly snake poisons, which
they preserve as secret within their
own families.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
Sowing Peas and Oats.

For the northern section Of the
United States and south Canada, pos
sibly no forage crop is more valuable
than mixture OF field peas and oats
seeded in the spring as soon as the
ground is in condition to be worked
The common method of sowing is to
clear the ground, intended for the
crop, of cornstalks or other rubbish,
SOW on the ground bushel of pea
seed to the acre, then plow under to a
depth of about four inches. Before
the field is worked further SOW a
bushel and half per acre of oats and
cover well with a harrow, continuing
the work until the ground of the seed
bed is we'll fined and compacted. No
further treatment will be needed un-
til the crop is to be harvested.
Some farmers prefer to plow the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

ground as for oats, then make mix
turo Of the seed in proportion to one
bushel of peas to of oats and SOW
this, putting'the seed down to depth
OF about 3. to four inches. If the
ground is in first-class condition, this
can be readily done and possibly more
satisfactorily, but in early spring the
Soils usually wet and the method Of
sowing on broadcast as first described
is best.
II this crop is wanted for the grain
particularly, allow the seed Of both to
mature, til IN cut, place in shocks and
thresh as any other grain crop. The
grain is ground to fine meal and is
then ready for the stock. 1t contains
large percentage of nitrogenous
material and is excellent for balancing
the ration. The crop is also an ex-
cellent one for soiiin9 and for this
purpose should be cut just before or
Just about the time the bloom begins
TO appear. By sowing number Of
fields at different dates the feeding
period may be extended over several
months.
Mixtures of peas, oats and wheat in
any proportion desired, sown and har-
vested as described for peas and oats,
have been found valuable, particular
ly in sections where much attention
is given to furnishing animals for
critical markets OF for securing high
grade dairy products. These crops
may be harvested for hay, in which
case they should be got when in full
bloom, or just little before, and
thoroughly cured. The difficulty with
this crop is that because Of the thick
leaves and stems of the peas, curing
is exceedingly difficult, particularly in
a moist climate or during wet sea-
son. If properly cured, however, the
resulting hay is as valuable as well
cured clover and is used on the same
basis. These crops are receiving
more and more attention and every
farmer who raises stock should try a
small field this on.-Amorican
A9riculturist
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
Guessing Weight of stock.

It is surprising how many farmers
who grow live stock which they some
time expect to sell on the hoof take so
little care 20 ascertain its. weight.
Their ignorance in this matter often
costs them dear, as the butcher or
other person who buys Of them gen.
orally is supp!ied with scales, and
can generally guess within few
pounds what an animal will weigh.
In the writer's boyhood, his father
frequently bought cattle and sheep to
be fed while, and then butchered, to
supply his customers with beef and
mutton. It does not take long to
learn how to guess on the weight of q
beef. The size alone is not always q
criterion. Old cattle, and especially
old COWS, will not weigh so heavy as
they look, and will usually have more
of their weight in side fat, now worth
very little, owing to the competition
of cotton seed oil and other vegetable
oils.-BoSton Cultivator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
From the military viewpoint Il

From the military viewpoint the
most interesting story of the Cuban
war is told by Frederick Funston,
late chief of the insurgent artillery, in
Harper's Weekly. 1t is the tale Of the
first, and probably the last, charge oi
cavalry on an infantry square armed
with magazine guns--Mauser six
shooters. The insurgents were, OF
course, the attacking party, and
Colonel Funston is quite within his
rights in. calling Desmayo, the name
of the action, the Cuban Balaklava.
f, The charge cannot be said to have
succeeded, since the Spanish troops
did not withdraw until attacked on
the flank by Cuban infantry. More
over, Gomez lost fifty-two per cent. of
his mounted force of 40 men, and
this chronicler admits that if the in
fantry had not arrived he might have
lost all. Nevertheless the charge was
q military marvel. 1t is not too much
to say that the magazine gun was ex-
pected to do away with cavalry as a
force to be fought insmass or used for
other purposes than scouting, forag-
ing and raiding. In fact, it has done
away with the old close-order infantry
charge, substituting for it the
'srushes' in loose formation which so
disappointed the war correspondents
who followed Edhem Pasha's head
quarters with expectations formed by
traditions of Gravelotte and recollec-
tions of Kinglake and Napier. Hence
the fact that the Cuban horse We're
able to cross a space of 400 yards and
reach their foes in fighting condition,
so that they disordered their fire and
suffered comparatively little after the
magazines were emptied with the first
six yolleys, must be a matter OF sur
prise to military theorists generally.
The incident shows that even this age
cannot produce military contrivances
the deadly efficiency of which brave
men are not able to overcome with
stout hearts and primitive arms. We
may probably call this, as we have
said, the last cavalry charge. Ger
tainly Murat himself, with the pick of
his cuirassiers, could not have made
better ending for the knightly arm
of war than did Gomez, the bush
fighter. with his ragged rough riders
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
A Lock of Napoleon's Hs
A unique souvenir Of the grea'

n
leon is kept in the family Of q
nurse and attendant, being now
possession of Prof. Bagley, Of Abb
Kan. He is 4 native Of the ISLAM
St Helena, and his mother was on]
the intimates of the guardians Of
poleon. When the Emperor lay dyI
his old nurse stole to his side al
clipped from his head lock Of hail!
Part of the lock she gave to Mr.. Bag5
ley's mother and she gave it to her son.
1t is kept in bottle and is black and
gray, with trace of brown. For forty
; years the bottle has been kept in dark
room, that the hair may not be injured
by the light There are about forty
strands in all. The relic is held at
great value by the possessor. He has
also some cloth from the coffin, medal
given by Napoleon and some other
minor souvenirs from the island of st.
Helena.
The only other portion of the body CT
Napoleon known TO he on this continent
is a single hair that Richard Watson
Glider once owned. He kept it in his
watch case. When the watch was re-
paired he forgot to tell the jeweler OF
the precious contents. When he went
to get it he asked: Did you find any
thing in the case:'
Yes" replied the workman. "there
was hair in there, but it is all right
now-I blew it out"
You blew out q piece Of Napoleon
Bonaparte,' said the editor of the Cen
tury.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

From 1910 to 1850 Lopdon's popu-
lation increased 81 per cent. and New
York's 75 per cent. Since that time
the percentages of increase have been
as follows: From 1850 to 1860, Lon
don's % per cent, and New York's -
per cent. from 1860 to 1870, London S
IS per cent, and New York's q per
cent. from 1870 to 1880, London's II
per cent, and New York's 43 per
cent. from 1880 to 1890, London's 13
per cent, and New York's 81 per
cent. from 1890 to the present time,
London's 24per cent, and New York's
80 per cent. In the calculations
which the foregoing table makes with
respect to New York's future popula-
tion, it is extremely conservative; for
in all probability New York will
eclipse London in population long be-
fore the approaching century reaches
its meridian.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
The Provident Widow.

A Washington widow who had be-
slowed herself on a second husband
thinks herself fortunate because her
first husbands last name and her Sec
ond husbands first name both had the
initial "W." 'Just think" she says,
"Mr. W.'s handkerchiefs are just the
thing for Willie. 1 haven't even had
to have the initials changed. New
York Mail and Express.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
A Day,s varianc. In Weight.

Have you ever tried this experiment
of weighing yourself in the morning and
again in the evening? 1t is one of the
best ways, so doctors say, of finding
whether your health is good or not. If
you are thoroughly we'll there should
not be difference Of more than two or
three ounces either way in the twelve
hours. If you lose or gain as much as
eight ounces you should Immediately
consult doctor, while the gain or loss
of a pound indicates you are on the
verge of serious illness. This, Of COURSE
does not apply to one just recovering
from illness, for convalescents who
have been much reduced may some
times gain Is to 20 ounces a day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
Fifty years London was FIVE times

Fifty years London was FIVE times
larger than New York. At the pres
ent time ii is barely more than two
thirds larger, and if the two cities
continue to grow in the same proper
ton it will not be long before the me-
tropolis of the Western hemisphere
displaces London and becomes Itself
the metropolis of the globe. Some
enterprising statistician on the New
York Herald has reduced the state
ment contained in the foregoing para
graph to actual figures, with this re-
suit:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
Eggs For Early Chickens.


II is a mistaken custom of some
farmers to sell the first laying of eggs
In the spring, because they are then
higher priced, and also partly because
unless extra care is taken of the chicks
many OF them will perish from ex-
posure to cold and wet. But this
policy makes the chickens come too
late to be frst-rate layers next winter.
What is needed is fowls early enough
so that they will get their winter coat
of feathers, lay litter of eggs and
have time to recover from this and get
to laying again before cold weather.
1t is very rare that young hens begin
laying during severe cold weather, and
especially just after they have finished
moulting. But let them be early
enough to lay one setting of eggs, and
they will, if fed we'll with the proper
egg making food, soon begin to lay
again. In winter the hens are much
less inclined to sit than they are in
spring or summer. If they do seem
inclined to sit, give them Jumps of ice
for eggs and they will give it up. Not
even this will stop hen in summer,
when her determination to sit is
stronger. Late chickens do not usu-
ally begin laying until spring is fully
come. It is better to trust al incu-
bator for the earliest Matching of eggs,
for not only is the hens time more
valuable then for laying, but she can
not be depended upon to sit steadily
until later in the season.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

A Sober-Faced Humorist.

From the present Lord Tennyson's
Memoirs" of his father We take the
following story:
Another most amusing friend Of
mine was Edward Fitzgerald, an Irish
man, the speciality Of whose humor ait
words, the more solemn his face always
became. l remember an illustration
of this. After large evening party.
when nearly all the guests had depart
ed, the rest remained to smoke. In that
party was a man celebrated for his
passion for titles. On this occasion ne
exceeded himself. All his talk was Of
the rich and great, Yesterday, when
! was riding with my friend, the Duke
of - On Tuesday last the Marquis
of - remarked to me-"
1T went on for Il long time; the
party listened, some amused, some
bored. Edward Fitzgerald was the first
to rise. He lighted a candle, passed out
of the room, stood still with the lock
Of the door in his hand, and looked
back. He could change his counte-
nance into anything he pleased. 1t
had then exchanged in a moment its
usual merry look for one Of profound
nay. hopeless-dejection. Slowly and
sadly he spoke
II once knew a lord, too; but he is
dead"
Slowly, sadly, he withdrew, clos
inc Tho door amid q roar of laughter" :"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
Artichokes for SWING.


growing pigs and fattening hogs-lo
better on mixed diet than on q "a
ton in which there is no variety.
. It is clearly established that cheaper
pork and pork that meets the present
market at better price can be made
if something besides corn is fed.
Glover in a large degree furnishes
this something on many farms during
the spring and summer months.
Late fall, during the winter and
early spring finds the hog without
succulent food on most farms. To do
their best all swine should have some
thing besides grain during these
months. Some farmers supply this
want with roots, turnips aud beets or
with potatoes and pumpkins. A
greater number let the want so un-
supplied. To these and to those, too,
who have heretofore depended on the
vegetables named above, the artichoke
affords an excellent food cheaply
grown. Excepting those wanted to
feed when the ground is frozen hard,
the crop may be harvested without
,expense-just turn in the hogs and
they will help themselves.
The yield is enormous and the cul-
ture simple.
There are several varieties but the
improved white French seems to be
the favorite just now.
Some raise an objection to arti-
chokes by claiming that once planted
they cannot be gotten rid of should
the farmer wish to devote the land on
which they are raised to other crops.
To meet this objection We quote from
one who has Tor years raised hundreds
of bushels of them each year. He
says: "Artichokes grow only from
tubers and blossom; in September.
If not allowed to bloom, they will not
make tubers, and therefore cannot
grow the following year. If destroyed
at any time after the old tubers have
decayed, and the new ones not yet
formed this is from May to Septem-
ber), they will not come up the next
season. Mr.. W. T. White, of Ran
dolph County, ILL.,, says on this sub
ject:
"Ihave raised the French artichokes
for several years and never hesitate to
plant them in any convenient field,
nor to rotate with other crops. Fol-
lowing with corn destroys them. By
sowing to oats, the next spring quite a
growth of stalks come up which 1
harvest and bind altogether. Right
here let me say that these tops are
relished equally as well as the sheaf
oats. This settles their future. Have
sowed grass in February after digging
and pitting the artichokes the previous
fall. They came up thick with the
grass in the spring, and were cut with
it in July. This also destroys them.
eff pastured in the growing season
land they make fine pasture) the stock
keep them eaten down, so they will
not bloom. If no bloom, there can be
no tubers and therefore no growth
the following year have obtained
excellent results both for pasture and
hay, by blowing an old field in the
spring, sowing to COW peas, II bushels
per acre. The artichokes hold up the
pea vines but do not grow the follow
ing year. Farm, Field and Fireside.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

Says the Indianapolis News, the
live stock of the country is worth to-
day S236, 600, 900, or fourteen per cent.
more than fast year, notwithstanding
the fact that the number of nearly all
kinds of live stock has decreased.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

China's resistance to foreign aggres-
sion seems to be limited to wrapping
her pigtail about her devoted head,
burning joss sticks to her ancestors
and making faces at the Powers.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

First Arctic Explorer-"I have al
ways considered Columbus a some
what over estimated man." Second
Arctic 'EXplorer-"Why" First Arctic
Explorer-"He discovered America the
first time he went to look for it,
Puck.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12
Sow Spring Wheat Sparingly.

The Indiana Experiment Station he's
received many inquiries concerning
spring wheat, and to ascertain whether
or not it can be grown proftably in
stituted an extended inquiry. From
the reports received Professor Latta
concludes that it does not seem desir-
able under present conditions to SOW
spring wheat in Indiana. Possibly it
might be experimental with in very
small way. He suggests that farmers
wait until the growing season opens
and perhaps the winter wheat will
rally as it did last spring ard produce
fairly good crop.
II the wheat is killed and the soil is
impoverished in any way, prepare a
fine seed bed with disk or spring
tooth harrow, SOW clover seed literally
and roll Immediately. If part of the
wheat remains, use only 9 spike tooth
harrow which will not seriously dis
turb the wheat, then SOW clover seed
as before, using the roller or not as
may seem best. If the clover does
not catch and it is desired to grow
some other soil-renovating crop, cow
peas might be used. DO not SOW
these until all danger of frost is past.
This crop is strong grower and
should be turned under before frost
in the fall. The advice given to In
diana farmers applies with equal force
to those of all the States in the Mid
die and Central West.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

Petrified human remains are made to
order, they say, at Crookston, Mo.
Pheenie Finn, colored woman of the
place, serves as the model from which
plaster casts are made for fraudulent
museum exhibits, and she has earned
a comfortable living in this way for
many years. The average price OF a
petrifed human body made OF plaster
of paris and clay, and so skilfully
treated as to appear genuine, is $1OO.
Here is an idea from Freiburg, Ger
many, which is worth the considera-
ton of American colleges. The uni
versity of that city has instituted a
scheme of student insurance which
covers accidents received in gymnas-
tics and duelling. Think of the rush
of young men, eager for knowledge,
to the gates of the American temple
of learning which shall first announce
an insurance fund devoted to those
manned on the football field! And
then the effect Of such an Insurance
on the sprightliness of theSgame!
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

The fact that South American coun-
tries and at least one European Power
are willing to sell their new warships
to the United States rather than to
Spain is pretty good indication to
the New York Tribune Of the trend OF
their sympathies.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-12

Some men who are always talking
about the treasures they are laying up
In heaven will come very near losing
them.
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Home of the Cigarette,

Nearly every man,, woman and child
in. Egypt is smoker Of cigarettes and a
pipe is hardly ever seen in the mouth
of a native.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-10-12
Clifton.

Correspondence Oct 9Th.
Preparations are being made for q
musical entertainments, which is to be
rendered in about two weeks. Pro
ceeds for NJ. E. Church. Further an
nouncements viii be made.
Charles Shank has arrived from
Steubenville looking out a location.
The Lewis Orchestra win attend an
entertainment given by the. d. of A.,
at Wildwood.
Prof. Lewis returned recently from
a trip to Wheeling.
Miss Eva Meeks, who has been seri-
ously i'll with typhoid fever, is slowly
improving.
James Hogg, our soldier boy, who
is home on fifteen. day Through,
was visitor at Ravenswood, yester-
day. a. IL.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-10-12
Kanauga.

Correspondence Oct. 6.
Several ofour people attended the
show at Middleport, Monday
Excitement runs high here over
the recent strike of oil in Addison,
and people could be seen by the score
going there sunday, until it looked
like a large camp meeting
Mr.. Ct. H. Polsley returned Sunday
evening, on the Kanawha, from Gin
cinnati
Rev. T. f. Garrett has been re-
turned to this charge by the NJ f.
Conference held at Athens.
Mrs. j. E. Robertson and mother,
Mrs, J. W, Sheets have returned after
a pleasant visit with relatives and
friends in Parkersburg
Mr.. Milo Stewart willmove to Pitts
burg the coming week. ii e has had
charge of the Gilmore farin for the
past year.
Mr.. N. L. Bryan. of Gallipolis, and
Mr.. Crazy, of Athens, spent the day
with Mr. g. L. Bryan
Mrs. Odd oliver spent a few days a,
Middleport, visiting her husband,
last week.