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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-29

Young's explanation Of how about S'oo,eo
of the states debt was reduced
Corporation Licenses.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
smartest Farm in the West.

There is story from Buffalo county
Going the rounds that illustrates the
resources of a Nebraska farm: A
farmer up there from Missouri got dis
couraged because he didn't get rich
the first year, and, as there was a
mortgage of $500 on his farm, was
about ready to jump the whole busi-
ness, but determined to make one
more effort, and sowed eighty acres in
wheat. It happened to be poor year
for wheat, and the stand was not very
good. Concluding that it wasn't
worth harvesting, be pulled up his
stakes and moseyed back to Missouri,
leaving the farm to fight the mort
gage all by itself. The farm was equal
to the occasion, says the Lincoln,
(Neb. Journal.
The wheat ripened, fell down and
deposited the seed in the soil again.
Next spring the wheat began to grow
Justify. Some of the neighbors were
honest enough to write about it down
to the fugitive in Missouri, and he got
interested enough to come back and
take a look. Then he stopped and
harvested his voluntary crop. He
sold it for enough to pay off the mort
gage and the rest of his debts, ana
had a tidy little surplus over with
which he moved his family back, and
now declares there is no state like
Nebraska
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Preserving Eggs,

The principle involved in preserv-
ing eggs is the preservation Of the
mucilaginous coating which naturally
covers the shell and which prevents
the entrance of the germs of decom-
position. When this coating is re-
moved the egg begins to become
'stale," and the process OF decay
actually begins. The use of lime and
salt as a means of preservation
never entirely successful-does not
preserve the protecting covering on
the shell, and no process can
be successful unless it does
this. Experiments have shown that
water-glass comes more nearly being
a perfect preservative than anything
that has hitherto been employed.
Water-glass is potassium silicate or
sodium silicate and sodium. One
quart of water-glass to ten quarts OF
pure water, that has been thoroughly
boiled and cooled, is the formula.
I he eggs should be packed in glazed
jar and the solution poured over
them. Only fresh eggs should be
used and they must not be washed.
The jars should be set in cool, dark
place. There is always danger of the
bursting of the shell of an egg that
is thus preserved, when in hot water,
but this disadvantage may be overcome
by piercing it with needle. The
question will naturally arise, if the
preservation OF the surface of the
she'll in its natural condition is all
that is necessary to preserve the egg,
why could it not be coated with some
preparation that would answer that
purpose? It could be. Vaseline will
preserve it, and might be used on a
small scale, but it would require too
much time, and consequently expense,
to use this means extensively, while
by the use of water-glass eggs can be
preserved at cost of cent a dozen.
The Epitomist.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Soil for the Apple Orchard.

The error which has been commonly
made in locating apple orchards is in
choosing q poor piece of ground-one
that is thin, or rocky, OF on hillside
too steep to cultivate. The modern
practice in choosing soils for apples
is based upon the fact that no soil IS
too good for and orchard. OF course,
low, fat, meadow land is not suitable
for tree growth. The serious oh. &C.
ton to such low land is that it holds
stagnant water below the surface.
Fields might be quite level, and If
somewhat elevated and we'll drained,
either naturally or artifcially, they
would be first-class for orchardlng.
Sandy soils are not adapted to the
apples as they do not possess Or re-
tain the fertility necessary for the
growth of the tree.
A soil intended for apes ought to
be first tested with some annual crop
such as corn or potates. If q good
yield is obtained it may be assumed
that the ground is fit for the t ees; if
not, it should he kept under cultiva-
tion with judicious fertilization until
it is in good condition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
1GodJ SM,1qb0AM
Szas:sas Sl2:1:l71Ee
Slaag of the English Smart Set.

I have spoken before Of the craze
there is among certain section OF
so-called smart society in England for
the use of slang that practically be-
comes language all to itself. Wehave
the thieves language. and the Romany
dialect, and various other methods of
deforming the English tongue. But
surely the society slang" is the worst
Of the lot. was given the other day
4 list of words that are quite new to
me. All persons like the butcher. or
your cook, or your coachman, or the
milkman, are "gemptics" and ''ladoes.
Inus the dustman is the "dust-demp-
tic" the butcher the 'meat-demptic,"
q beggar 4 ''Lcggar-ladoe7 or a beg
gar-gemptic." while the postman is
known as the 'postie.' A policeman,
for no very obvious reason. is called
the "peaceman." a brougham Is a
cart, and horses are of course ''gee-
gees" a piano is ''prannie." Medi-
cine is "mettlc." and when you so to
bed you 60 to bee" No one who uses
the society slang ever thinks of speak
ing of Kensington. They say "Kensie,"
while Belgrave Square and Belgrayia
generally are called Belgy."-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
The Care of HorAe Collars.

A correspondent writing to US con.
corning the matter of work harness
for animals, seemed very much con-
cerned about the abuse OF work ami
mails in Louisiana owing to the indif-
ferent fit of the harness. His views
ore 80 excellent that we repeat them
below and trust that our readers will
profit by the good advice therein
given. Concerning horse collars, he
he says:
Many neglect to look we'll to this
part of the harness, and put up with
any old collar as q makeshift, and
trusting to great extent on the hire
ling to the care of their stock. If the
collar gals the shoulders many of
them do not care so long as the ami
NAL will pull the plow. This being
true it is doubly important to the
owner to supply his stock with col
liar that will not gall. Having had
large experience with all ordinary
makes of collars, in the lumber, coal,
phosphate, sugar plantations, rice and
cotton plantations, I feel its results.
The bark, shuck, straw duck and ILL
fitting leather collars, are responsible
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Storing Fruits and Vegetables.


Most farm cellars are not properly
fitted mp for the convenient storing OF
vegetables and apples, especially the
latter. Rats make terrible work with
apples if they can get to them. A
very good arrangement is a hanging
shelf or bin, which is made as follows:
Nail strips of board six inches wide
and long enough to come within two
and half feet of the cellar bottom to
the ,oist overhead. They should be
placed in pairs about four feet apart
and connected at near the bottom
with six-inch strip firmly nailed IN
pla G. Another cross-piece similarly
nailed should be placed two and a
half feet above the first. At no point
should they be nearer than two feet OF
the cellar wall. Two or three pairs
of these hanging shelves are placed
across or leng;hwise OF the cellar.
Upon them boards are laid, with sides
and ends six inches high. Upon these
shelves apples are emptied directly
from the basket.
Fruit thus placed is out of reach OF
rats and is conveniently located for
sorting over at any time when decay
! begins to be serious-a Tery imror-
tant matter to attend to, rs one rotten
apple ruins the flavor of its neighbor,
if it does not induce further decay.
Besides, those partly decayed can be
taken out, using the sound portion III
so many ways known to the frugal
housekeeper. If stored in a bin or
barrel in the usual manner this weed
ing out of the damaged ones is quite
impracticable, unless they be dumped
out upon the cellar bottom. If you
have room for only small shelf erect
it and fill it with the early winter and
late fall apples. When they are gone
fill again with late keepers that may
have been stored in barrels until this
time. If the cellar is very dry, such
vegetables as potatoes, carrots, beets,
etc., may be piled upon the bottom,
as they will keep fresh and plump
longer than when placed in barrels or
boxes.
This hanging shelf makes an ideal
milk shelf during the summer, espe-
cially where cream is raised in the
common shallow pans. Simply re-
move the sides and ends and nail
laths about eight inches apart to set
the pans on. This allows free ventila-
tion and causes more rapid cooling OF
the milk. Or remove the solid bottom
and put in a Slated bottom: This will
prove an ideal milk shelf and in no
danger of being troubled by rats and
mice. Of course the shelves must be
braced to make the whole outfit as
rigid as possible. e.-American Agricul-
turist.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
ls tie Kloudike Growing Warmer

Prospectic visitors and gold seekers
In the Klondike region may extract
some comfort from the discovery,
made by the Hartman Alaska expedi-
ton, that most Of the glaciers which
abound in that territory are receding.
The fact is an indication that the aver
age weather there Is growing warner.
If it were growing colder the glaciers
would be advancing; while If 1t were
about the same one year with another
they would maintain the same general
position, neither creeping nearer to the
sea nor melting away from their ter
minal moraines. The rate Of glacial
recession is so slow, however, that fur
overcoats and warm sleeping bags are
likely to remain as a part Of the nec-
essary equipment of Alaskan travel for
some years to come. Nothing, it may
be added, is slower than the movement
of a glacier except the settlement Of
the Alaskan boundary dispute
lies Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Rivals in Arms.

Four of the five most prominent
figures in the Transvaal at present
Kruger Joubert, Schalk Burger and
Kotze-must be accounted rivals rath-
or than friends. Paul Kruger. is Pres
ident and Gen. Jouberr would like to
be. The latter came desperately near
success in the elections or 1888. There
we're three candidates in the field
Kruger. Joubert and Kotze. The last
named had no chance, and only polleo
1G votes, but between the other pair
f. was n neck-and-neck race, and Mr.
Kruger only wen by s72 out OF a total
of nearly $4,000, the actual figures be,
ing: Kruger, 1881; Joubsrt, 1908. Jsy
the time the elections came on ,agaln
last year the situation had altered
greatly, and Mr.. Kruger was hot IA
vorite. There were again three con.
estants, and the General came out
last, the result being: Kruger, 2,soo;
schalk Burger, 1858; Joubert, 2'Ool-
Golfers Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Elephants' ToboeSan Slide.


ssIn India, where was cornet
of her majesty's hussars, I gave good
deal of attention to elephants" said
Murray Garde, a salesman of automo-
biles the other night to Philadelphia
Record writer. "What particularly
interested me was the bold, original
method an elephant has Of getting
down a hill when the gradient is too
steep for walking. He sits calmly
down on his hinder!ands, you know,
pushes of, and-bzz, bzz-he's at the
bottom. 1t hurts, though-the fric-
ton, the inequalities Of tie descent,
the tenderness of the hide, don't you
know.
"But I only speak of this because
the bears of your country remind me
of it. The bears of Utah and Wyoming
are the cleverest wild animals have
ever seen. They, too, slide down the
precipices and the mountains, but
they are more tender of themselves
than the elephants. They cut bark
from tree with their teeth and claws
in strips big enough to be sat upon
comfortably. and on these toboggans
they coast down the sleeps of theil
wild country without any evil effects.
A strange sight it is, tell you"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
New Machinery and Tools.

1t is certain that iron and steel cost
more than they did wear ago, and
that wages have advanced, while the
larger crops of the past season having
supplied farmers throug ghout the coun.
try with money, will make the demand
better for agricultural machinery and
tools. Prices are likely to advance
accordingly, and those who will need
them next spring will do we'll to
do their buying early. Those who
have those which have served their
pur, ose we'll should house them,
clean and repair them to try to make
them just as good rs new. instead OF
neglecting them only to find next sea-
son that the weather has rendered
them unserviceable. There is no
economy in using poor or worn
out tool or machine, but we think
more rust out, or rot out. than are
worn out, and the purchase OF new
ones to replace them is considerable
tax upon the farmers whose lack OF
care allows them tC do so.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Potato Ball Seed.

In the days of our youth potato
vines bore large quantities of balls.
But improving the varieties has had a
tendency to destroy the seed-bearing
habit, until whole fields of potatoes
are produced by planting the seeds
rather than parts of the tubers.
The usual plan of preparin. the
balls for seeding is to grind them up
and allow the mass to ferment for
some days till the seeds can be washed
out. The seeds are in the spring
planted in beds, but should be plant
ed sparsely to allow each seed sufi-
cient room for development. After
the seeds have sent up their stalks to
the height of few inches they are
transplanted into furrows or hills. If
the hill method be used, only one
plant should be permitted to each
hill. If rows are more convenient,
then the plants must be set 80 fa:'
apart in the rows that the roots will
not mingle aud that the tubers be-
longing to each stalk will be kept by
themselves.
Of course the very large majority
of these new tubers will be found no
improvements on the potato from which
the seed was taken, and many will be
inferior to it.. Ten thousand seed
lings may have to be grown to get one
new variety of potato that is worth
prcpagating. Yet along this line is
the only hope for improvement. If a
farmer desires to produce new vari-
ETY. for use on his farm alone he should
transplant the seedlings into the
natural soil of the farm. Then, if he
succeeds in producing new valuable
variety he will have one we'll adapted
10 his own use.-From Field and Fire
eide
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Best Snakes Come From India.

Snakes and birds form large part
of the animal importers business.
These creatures come in great numbers
from India, Africa and South Amer
lea. The public is peculiarly fascinated
by snakes, and they are among the
most popular creatures exhibited. The
best specimens of reptiles come from
India, and a snake twenty feet or more
in length is worth considerable money.
In a cage it is the size Of the snake
more than its venomous qualities that
attract, and large boa constructor or
python Is worth more than q rattle
snake of smaller size.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Children are Dorm, men are mauo.
Homeless boys make lawless men.
To be always bold, is not always to
be brave.
The higher you sit, the better you
can drive.
A good boy is worth far more than
q bad man.
The home is the headquarters of the
humanities
Faith is the souls ballast in the
storm of fear.
A golden chain may chafe as badly
as an iron one.
Sacrifice in the home, sends the in
cense of JOY through the house.
The shingles you are going to buy
are not keeping you dry today.
Some people continue to be offen-
sive, even when conferring favors.
A mans prosperity can only be
measured by its effects on his heart.
The memory of yesterday will often
furnish the best prophecy of tomorrow.
The measure of mans goodness is
not the i'll he avoids, but the good he
does.
The prizes men pursue, are often
but the bubbles blown by their own
breath.
The value of the artificial light is
dependent on the vanishing of the
sunligh.
In the mathematics of souls, you
can never be sure how many two and
two may make.
When you hear most noise about
religion, you may remember that the
propeller is not heard save when it
churas ont of the water.-Ram's Horn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
New York City's Fine Morgue.

New York undoubtedly possesses
the finest morgue in the world. II
was built two years ago, and has s
capacity of 125 bodies, which are kept
in cold storage. The bodies are not
made a grewsome exhibition as il
Paris. and the room in which they are
kept is not more repulsive in appear.
ance than a safe deposit vault. There
are from twenty to fifty arrivals day,
and in 1898, 1922 bodies passed
through the morgue. The bodies o.
unclaimed persons are photographed
and their clothing is preserved for
period of six months.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Poultry Notes.


Good feed for growing turkeys is
thick curdled milk mixed with grain
and boiled potatoes.
Hot coal tar is a good remedy for
red mites. Pour it into the crevices
around the roosts and nests.
Keep up 8 study of ,he business
and feed according to what seems to
to be best for results desired.
Green cut bone twice a week or
animal meal every day in the mash,
about one spoonful to a fowl.
It will require seven pounds OF
skim milk to equal one pound OF lean
beef for iiesh forming qualities.
It is found that when charcoal is
added tc the food of fattening turkeys
they gain rapidly. 1t absorbs gases
and relieves acidity.
Nest eggs turned out of cedar and
painted white have the advantage OF
being light and somewhat soft and
are not liable to crack eggs left in the
nest.
The best food for laying hens is
clover, finely chopped and scalded:
A bucket of chopped clover, seasoned
with bran, middlings, linseed meal OF
oatmeal changing substances so as to
afford variety, with beans twice a
week, and meat or ground fish, will
furnish more nitrogen for eggs than
the hens can utilize.
The moulting season is good time
to Judge the quality of the hen. Al,
most any fowl will lay in spring, but
only exceptionally good and vigorous
ones will lay well into the moltine
season. The best hens begin to molt
late and get over it quickly without
great injury to appearance. Such
fowls are good specimens to add to
the breeding stock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Effects of War on Game.

I heard two South African sports
men discussing the other day the pos
sible effects a campaign spread over a
large area might have on the dwin-
ding big game Of that region. The con-
clusion they arrived at was that the
game had already receded beyond the
possible sphere of influence of such
operations. At the same time war has
before now had strange and far reach
ing effects on the distribution of local
fauna, as for instance, when the can
nonading in 1s70-'71 drove great bus
tards across the seas and into our
eastern counties in numbers unprece-
dented since that magnificent bird
forsock this island for good and all
many years ago.-London Leader.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
fs. nine.tenths Of the CALLED shoulder

f<. nine.tenths of the CALLED shoulder
stock in this country. Why, would
as soon use grapevines for plow lines
rs to work any of the above collars on
my stock. Indeed I mean it. The
ordinary pads filled with hair will
not alleviate the evil results caused by
the above collars for the reason that
in undergoing the tanning process
the hair has accumulated more of less
lime or acid, and this coming in con-
tact with the gail, will irritate rather
than alleviate the wound. Again the
careless hireling will not keep his pads
properly adjusted to the collars, and
it is frequently the case that part OF
his pad is from under the collar. max
ing it all the worse than if he used
no pads. ,
have found that the collars opened
at the ottom cause less gall during
the heavy plow season and IN hot
climates than those opened at the top.
The cause Of this is that when the
animal is in motion the collar follows
the shoulder instead of working back
and forth, up or down, causing fric-
tion and resulting with sore or
CALLED shoulder. The collar should
be soft and elastic and kept clean, fit
the neck and shoulders. The South
ern Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18

vs. Refrigeratloa Up to Date.

An entirely new method OF domest'c
refrigeration is shown among the e4'
hibits at the National Export E4posi-
ton. Instead of delivering blocks OF
Ice to put into house refrigerators, the
company having the exhibit delivers
galvanized sheet iron can filled Win
water and sealed up. The water Is
frozen when delivered, and the COM
pany replaces it with similar can
the next day, taking away the first one
TO be refrozen. The advantage claimed
is that the ice melts more slowly, ana
that the ice water, which Is retained
instead Of running away as soon as
melted, remains to keep the refrigera-
tor cool. For ice pitchers small nick
ell plated balls or shells, like eggs, are
filled with water and frozen in like
manner and kept in the refrigerator
until wanted for use. One advantage
claimed Is that the refrigerator Is kept
dry at all times. The moist air quickly
condenses it's moisture on the surface
Of the cans.-Philadelphia Exposition
BulletiQ.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

With local applications, rs they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood or
constitutional disease. and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall 8
rrescrfoed by one of the best physicians in
this country tor years. and is n regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the hest tonics
known. bned with the best blood purifiers.
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the twoingredients Is
what produces such wond erful results in cur
ing catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
F.. CHENEY & Co.. Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by Drusg gists. price 75c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Beauty Is Blood Deen.

Ce,.n blood means q clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cnthar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
hanish pimples, boils. blotches,, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
eists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, Csc, soc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Many Do.

Baron Anderson once remarked to
an advocate who was notorious for the
personal oature of the questions he
addressed to witnesses, REALLY, you
seem to think that the art of cross
examination is to examine GROSSLY. -
Argonaut.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
Wasted.

Don't keep tellin' po' folks how sorry you
is you can't help EN-" Uncle Eben. "Dey
has too much trouble Of der own to stop an
sympathize wild dyou."-Washi2gton Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18

Cont tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lite Away.
TO cult tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life. nerve and vigor, take No-Io-
Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure euaran-
iced. Booklet and sample free. ADDRESS
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-18
New Cable Lines.

France IS absolutely dependent upon Eng
land for news of the Transvaal war, because
the cables are under her control, and she ls
ready to spend q vast sum OF money to Tree
herself. This is like many people. who, a't'r
allowing dyspepsia to settle upon them, spenu
a fortune seeking deliverance. Save your
money and try H"stetter's Stomach B1tters,
The medicine which never fails TO cure dys-
pepsia, constipation, biltousness, malaria
lever nd aGue.