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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14
PLAN OF THE sroREHOUsE.

come fifteen inches above ground,
the space being filed in with stones
to within six inches of the top and
these stones covered with cement.
This cement floor is built on slight
incline to carry waste water to drain
pipe located in one corner. The
storage room (3l is seven feet high,
sixteen feet. six inches wide and
twenty-six feet six inches long. Above
this (2) is the ice room, six feet high,
and the same width and length as the
storage room. It has capacity OF
100 tons of ice. Over this is a
space (1), the floor of which is COW
cred with sawdust to depth of two
feet.
Such a building must be very
strong, especially the floor holding
the ice. Wide joists laid close to-
gether and braced, and the whole sup
ported by heavy timbers, will accom-
plish this. The floor is made Of two
inch planks. In the fruit room 2z3
scantlings are laid on the cement floor
and boards arc placed OIL them on
which to set the fruit. This arrange
ment permits free circulation OF air.
For the frame of the building studs
3x4 are used and sheathed with paper
before the siding is put on. Six-inch
siding is then nailed inside. and or
this wall are fastened six-ipch studs.
Inch boards are nailed to these and
the whole of this wall is covered with
building paper, the sixinch space be-
ing packed with sawdust as it is
boarded up. Two by three studs are
set, covered with paper, then studs o.
the same are set against them and
covered with boards. This arrange
ment gives three walls Of dead air,
one of sawdust and four Innings of
boards and three of paper. A tenn
rerature of about thirty-eight de-
grees may be kept in such a house
with little trouble. e.-Atlanta Journal.
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FARM and GARDEN.
Making Corn Rows Straight.

It does not pay to make crooked
corn rows, despite the well-known old
saving that 'the most corn always
grows in crooked rows" That is a
reminiscence of days when stumps
and stones obstructed the surface and
made it impossible to do neat work in
marking out. A stro2g horse, easy on
the bit, is necessary in doing good
work in marking rows. Still more is
a clear sight to the end of the field on
the part of the man driving the horse.
Unless the surface is very uneven
four marks can be made at once, of
which the inside one will follow the
mark made in going round last time.
This makes three rows for planting
gained in going across the field, and
six in going and returning. 1t does
not take long to mark out large field
in this way. But if the surface is un-
even, as most Eastern farms are, it is
betteA to mark rows with markers hav-
ING only three teeth.
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A Model Fruit House.

In many sections where fine fruit is
grown prices at harvest time are 30
low that it is impossible to obtain
what the fruit is worth. A retarding
house would be the means of the fruit
grower realizing good prices for his
products. Such buildings ore usually
expensive and ore not to be consid-
cred unless there is o considerable
quantity of fruit of good quality. The
building shown in the cut is of large
size, and the storage room would
probably hold q thousand bushels of
fruit. 1t may be built by home labor
and on much smaller scale if de-
sired. It is twenty by thirty feet
outside measurement. The founda-
tion wall is Of stone, and is built to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14
No Tamperinc With tho Press.

Our Government has been called
government by newspapers, and it is
so in q very important sense. In the
main the press has done its work we'll.
1t has exposed abuses, denounced cor
ruption, insisted on a redemption of
party pledges and generally otood for
clean politics and honest sdministra-
ton. Our history is full of illustra-
tions of its power and usefulness.
Doubtless it has made mistakes and
abused its privileges, but en- the whole
its influence has been good. And it
will lie sad day when its freedom
shall be seriously ited.-Newspaper
Maker.
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His Supreme Moment.
StAzadl dls3551:E1

Novelists are all wrong when they
mention "the time he proposed" or
s'the moment their eyes met" as the
supreme moment OF some sentimental
couple. A charming woman who has
been in love with her husband for five
years told M how she always remem-
bered Tom, who, by the way, is an
artist and romantic figure at most
times.
81 always think of him." she said,
cas- he looked once when he came into
the studio after having had long and
heated argument with an obstreperous
cook. He came in rubbing his hands,
and his face was positively trans
figured. 'Lu,' he said, I'm success
full. She's discharged us. Home
Journal.
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one ton OF pig Iron. The average OF
four tests showed the following re.
suits:
uted. d...........23 239 lb. draft required
Load over front axle..254 ID. draft required
Load over hind axle. .255 lb. draft required
This shows no appreciable differ
ence in the draft, whether the load is
over the front or hind axles. But it
does show that the draft is &c per
cent. greater with the load placed at
one end OF the wagon than when it is
evenly distributed. The four tests
were uniform, showing that under the
conditions tested the results were
very accurate. In tests that have
been reported by Professor Sanborn,
of Utah Experiment Station, the draft
was found to be ten per cent. greater
with the load over the front axle than
when it was placed over the rear axle.
The difference in results at Utah and
Cornell was probably due to difference
of conditions under which the l.
were made. But the results of D.
establish the fact that load placed
over the front axle does not draw
easier than when evenly distributed
or even placed over the rear axle.
Tests were also made at Cornell to
determine whether the common
method of high hitching to buggies
was as advantageous as direct hitch
to the front axle. The test was made
on level floor with phaeton weigh.
ing $50 pounds, and the power fur
nished with rope attached to wind
lass at height of about four feet six
inches, the ordinary height at which
horses draw at the collar. The aver.
age of six tests showed that when the
rope was attached direct to tho front
axle, the draft was 1877 per cent.
greater than when attached to the
whifaetree. Tests were then made on
an incline to determine whether the
direct attachment would be more ad'
vantageous, but it showed that the
direct attachment required 1873 per
cent. more draft than when attached
to the whif1etree. But when tests
were made with an obstruction one
inch high before the front wheels, the
usual method of high-hitching only
showed an advantage of six per cent.
over the direct hitch to the front axle.
This shows that the usual manner Of
hitching to buggies is probably the
most advantageous method of attach
ment.
The effect of oiling wagons was very
marked in tests made. The wagon
used was one that had not been in
service for several months, and the
spindles had become dry and gummed
The total weight of the wagon and load
was 1880 pounds, and when drawn ur
slight incline it required 224 pounds
draft. The wagon-wheels we're then
taken off and the spindles wiped clear
and oiled, and then drawn up the
same incline, and the draft required
was ia pounds. Or, in other words
the wagon with dry spindles required
twenty-eight per cent. more draft thar
the same wagon when we'll oiled
Country Gentleman.
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Tho Fastest Cruiser in the World.

It seems ridiculous that the nation
that is least able to make use of them
should possess the fastest torpedo
boat and the fastest cruiser in the
world. The famous Schichau firm re-.
Gently built torpedo boat for China
which made 35.2 knots per hour, and
now the Armstrong; have completed q
4400-ton cruiser, the "Hai Tien, "
which has made natural draft speed
of 22.6 krots and a forced draft
speed of 24.1 knots per hour. This
is the record for a warship, or, in
deed, for any kind of ship of that size.
If the ''Hai Tien" could maintain
that speed across the Atlantic she
would make the passage in about four
days and half.-Scientific American.
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The Asparagus Rust.


The asparagus rust has done in
creasing damage in the asparagus
growing sections of the Northeast and
the Atlantic coast States the past two
years. In 1897 the loss in Massa-
chusetts was from fifteen to eighty
per cent. of the yield, averaging fully
twenty-five per cent. This pest has
been made the subject of elaborate in
vestigations by the New Jersey,
Massachusetts and other experiment
stations. The Massachusetts, station
bulletin 6l, by G. E. Smith and r.
E. Stone) concludes that the practice
of burning the affected tops in the
summer has resulted in injury, and
no benefit has manifested itself from
burning in the fall. This is in line
with the experience Of the most sue
cessful asparagus growers in Massa-
chusets. 1t is. also true that the
results obtained by spraying aspar-
agus are not encouraging. The
most encouraging features of this
Massachusetts, investigation are the
following conclusions:
The various asparagus beds on
moist soils do not appear to be affected
with the summer stage of the rust and
consequently are not injured, being
able, as it were, to resist the summer
stage, although the tops OF the plants
are affected with the fall stage during
their period of natural death. The
best means of controlling the rust is
by thorough cultivation, in order to
secure vigorous plants, and in seasons
of extreme dryness plants growing on
very dry soil and with little water
retaining properties should if possible
receive irrigation. From knowledge
of the occurrence of the rust III Europe
and from observations made IN this
State, we are led to believe that the
outbreak of the asparagus rust IS OF q
sporadic nature, and is not likely to
cause much harm in the future, pro-
vided attention is given to the produc.
tion of vigorous plants. England
Homestead.
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The Little Eoy's Question.

It is told of a certain English
Bishop that while dining at the house
of one of his friends he was pleased to
observe that he was the object of
marked attention from .he son of his
host, whose eyes were firmly riveted
upon him. After dinner the Bishop
approached the boy and asked:
"Well, my young friend, yo1 seem
to be interested in me. Do you find
that am all risht?"
Eyes, SIR" said the boy, with a
glance at the Bishops knee breeches.
you're all right; only (hesitatingly)
wont your mamma let you wear
trousers yet?"
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Sunday Papers q Failure.

The London Daily Mail announces
that Mr.. Alfred Harmsworth has
deci led to abandon the Sunday issue
of that paper "as concession to those
who object to Sunday journalism, and
in consideration of the appeal of his
employees, who objected to rest day
other than Sunday" The public will
also guess that another reason for the
discoutinuance Of the Sunday edition
is that it was financial failure. The
demand for Sunday newspapers in
England is very limited.
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ing a thatched roof, which will also
make it lighter. No floor is planned
in the house, and the rear wall need
be run up only part way. This will
permit of current of air through the
building. For ease in moving from
place to place, stout hook should be
fastened In the end, to which ring
and rope can be attached 80 that one
horse can easily pull it. If the pas
ture is good, it need not be moved
oftener than once day. This bit of
shade will cost but little, and add
greatly to the comfort of small animals
afeld
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14
Movable Shed For Shade.

This illustration will give the reader
m idea of plan for providing shade
in the field for sheep and swine. The
shed may be constructed of any light
material and set on low wheels or
rollers. It should not be made so
large that it will be too bulky to
handle easily, but it must be sub
stantially built to withstand winds
and rains. The cost of the structure
may be cheapened somewhat by max
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14
How to Load q Wagon.

Dynometer tests made at Cornell
show that the distribution Of the load
on wagons has little effect on the
draft, The tests were made on nearly
level sod with a widetired wagon
weighing 1860 pounds andloaded with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14
Ouack Grass in Sandy Soil.

When quack grass on ce gets posses
sion of sandy soil containing little
vegetable matter, it is nearly impossi-
BILE to eradicate it. The roots of
quack run much deeper in sand than
in heavier land, and they are more
persistent in living. If you cover
qnack leaves will sand, it does not
smother as it would under the same
bulk of the more compact clay. 1t is
impossible to pillow sandy land deep
enough, except by having one plow
follow another. to turn the quack
grass roots to the surface. In heavier
land nearly all the horizontal roots
are found at about the usual depth Of
plowing, and letting the plow down m
inch deeper will bring most of them to
the surface. where they may be raked
up and thrown on hot fires. But if
this were to be done on sandy land it
would reduce the soil to sterility. 1t
is better to have a growth of quack
grass on sandy soil than to have moth
ing. If kept closely pastured quack
grass is sweet, tender and nutritious.
If allowed to grow large the plant be-
comes less palatable, and some of the
plants will throw up seed stalks. The
scythe will, however, keep these down.
Some farmers who have sandy land
claim that for them quack grass is a
good thing 1t prevents them from
raising more profitable crops where it
grows, and We always had suspicion
that their liking for quack grass was
necessity rather than choice. Be-
sides the pest is always spreading
into places where not even the farmer
on sandy land would have it if he
could help it.-American Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14

Ask your grocer to-day to show, you
nackace OF GRA1S-O, the new food drink
that takes the place OF coffee. Children
may drink it without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it like it. GEA1N-o
has that rich seal brown Of Mocha or
Java, but is made from pure grains; the
most delicate stomach receives 1t without
distress. 4 the price OF coffee. l5c. and
Csc. per package. Sold by all grocers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, oy
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all I'M
purities from the body; Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blickhtads: M
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaetion guaranteed, l0c, 25c, soc.
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Selling Coppers at Ten Cents = Dozen.

Selling Coppers at Ten Cents Dozen.
"Pennies-ten cents q dozen" IS
sign that has been put up in store
in Anderson, Ind, and trade is brisk.
The place is filed with the penny
alluring slot machines and the dealer
is taking the risk that most OF his cut
rate coppers will remain in the build
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14

Some time ago Palermo, Sicily, ac-
quired loan of Sc, 900, 900 for resani-
tation of the city. After spending
two.thirds of this, it was found that
the drinking water brought from the
source ct Scillato was so polluted that
the Board of Hygiene had to intervene.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14

Note issues of the Imperial Bank OF
Germany last year ran beyond the
non-taxable limit sixteen times, and
the tax paid to the Government footed
up $3.50, 900.
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Honesty is one of tho national
characteristics of the Finn, except
among the population inhabiting the
frontier districts bordering on Russia,
where bad example has had its usual
effect.
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WEAKNESS
OF.
RAGKACHE

the time had headache and such tired feeling have
bottles of your Compound and have also used the
Wash and feel like Imust never
had anything help much have better health than
had in my life sleep we'll at night and can work all
day without feeling tired give Lydia Pinkhams Vege-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14

During the year ended June 80.
1898. the mines of Illinois produced
lS, 600, 900 tons of coal. They could
have produced Al, 900, 900 tons. .'s:'-'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14

Ask Ysur Dealer for Allen's Fost Ease,
A powder to shake into your shoes; rests
the feet. Cures Corns, BuDions, Swollen,
Sore, Aot, Callous. Aching, Sweating Feet
and Ipgrowipg Nails. Aliens Foos.Eas
makes new or tight shoes easy. At all drug,
Sists and shoes stores, Is cts. Sample maliea
FREE. Adr's Allen S. OImsted, Leroy, n. Y.
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Ns.To-Bac for Fifty Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. sec, 81. All druggists
Among the exports Of Mexico last year
are to bs noted two tons OF dried nies.
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Ofthe cargo steamers passed through
the Suez Cana, last year, 1921 were
British, 244 German, sc Dutch, and
IS French.
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To Cure Constipatisn Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. LOG or go.
TIC, C. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money
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A. NJ. Priest. Druggist. Shelbyville, Ind:
says: Halls Catarrh Cure gives the best OF
as # cures every one who takes it," Druggists
sell it. T5c.
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We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs ENNlE lEPlSch-
ARD, Springfield, Ills. Oct. !, 1884.
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fhtened and sent for decor and he said that for
+n.+a for me that il came away got quite we'll after that
and have yeur Compound alone thank for recovery
= Multudes women constantly with backache Other
grateful utudes have been relieved OF BY MIS- PnKhs
advice and medicine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14
DACKACHE is a symptom.

~ ACKACHE is symptom.
~ Something makes the backache and that something
~ REQUIRES attention or the backache never be perma-
nently stopped Suffered for years with long list of
writes MRS c. KLENK of Wells Mimi BOX sd to
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Courhs Lead TO Consumption.

Kenp's Balsam will stop the coug b
once. Go to your druggist to-day and gel
q sample bottle free. Sold in % and %
cent bottles. Go at once; delays arc dan
gerous.
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There are 1900 miles OF telegraph wires
In Madagascar.
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Mrs. Pinkham. land I want 20
thank you for my complete re-
covery. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is a wonderful
medicine for women.
: IL had severe female complaints
causing terrible backache and ner-
yous prostration; was dizzy most of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14

The workable area OF coal beds in Colo
RADIO is 49, 100 square miles.
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CampbelI's Malarial Specific.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup Tor children
ton. aliays pain cures wind collie. 25c. bottle.
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Chicago has 64S churches and Phlladsl'
phia has moro than 500.
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Egypt has now about 14oO miles OF rail-
rood
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I.ane,s Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day, In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently
on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price 25 and SOC.
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Try Grain-O! Try Grain.0!

A German has invented thim5le OF fell
or gum for the use OF pianists.
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The maximum weight OF freight locomo-
tiyes Is now 21S, 900 pounds.
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve andyisor, take Note
Bac, the wonderworker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran'
teed, Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York
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In all the countries consumption carries
of the most people,
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Free hydrogen is found by NJ. Ar
mand Gaut1er to be common con-
,tituent of the atmosphere. The COM
oustible Hydrocarbons of town dir do
not appear in the air of the open sea
or of mountains, but pure mir contains
:ree hydrogen equal to about half its
.arbonic acid.
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Fits permanently cured. No flts or psrvous:
moss after lrst days use Of DR.. Klipe's Great
Nerve Restore. $3trial bottle and trea tise free
Dn, r, b. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch St. Phtls., Pa.
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Beauty In Bleod Deep.

The United States produces more coppe
than all the rest Of the world.
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The Mexican army comprises 35o7 Officers
and q, ,53S privates.
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The main strength OF the army in tho
Philippine Islands consists OF regulars.
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Guaranteed cure for all Malarial diseases
At all druggists, or sent on receipt OF %ocents
J. B. CAMPBELL, Suffern, y. Y.
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non,t ro,,rra Sniff ,na smsk. Your 1iie Away.

In 1890 there were about 25O,000 Indians
In the United States.
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Educate Your Bowels with Cascarsts.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Ioc. e5c. II C. c. c, fail, druggists refund money.
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pound, and on taking
the third a tumor was'
expelled. I was a little
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able Compound all the
redit. for l know it has
me of all my
roubles. ! would not
10 without your reme-
lies fer anything"
Mrs. E. FURToN, of
Meade, Mich, writes:
1.-TWO years ago l was
roubled with constant
backache an d
g h eadache e an d
was very neTv-
~ Gus. I resolved
V to try your nedi-
y cine and took two
q bottles of Lydia
fE. Pinkh ans
Vegetable CON-
,n11nd and ON taking