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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07

A Single Corps Exteuds Over Thlrty.iouf
Miles of Road.

Few persons have any notion Of the
vast length Of an army on the march.
A single battalion Of infantry, 1000
strong-whfch is the strength Of an
English battalion-takes up q road
length Of 525 yards, including about
eighty yards for stragglers. A bat.
terry Of field artillery takes up 260'
yards, and a regiment Of cavalry takes
when marching four abreast, $50 yards.
An army corps, with its staff, wagons,
guns, hospitals. etc, would extend over
thirty-four miles Of road.
An army marches slowly on the best
Of ronds. It Is much more firing
marching In a crowd than walking
alone. Soldiers 60 at the rate Of about
two and one-half or two and three.
quarter miles an hour, and in the Eng.
ush army they do good days march
when they cover thirteen miles. This
accounts for the fact that when news
Is printed Of an arint matching to at=
tack surprise is expressed that the at.
tackled layed 30 long. It takes a day or
more for all the men to assemble on the
battlefield.
The rates Of march for the various
arms differ, Of coursei but the fastest
arm has to suit its pace to the slowest
Here are the English official rates: In
fantry In small bodies, three thiies All
hour; infantry III large bodies, two and
q half to two and three-quartet thiles;
cavalry. walking, four miles; cavalry,
trotting. nine miles. cavalry, galloping,
fifteen miles; artillery. walking. three
miles, artillery, trottlng. eight miles.
In our army the average march for
infantry Is from fifteen to twenty miles
q day. When troops ttiove Id large
bodies, and particularly III the vicinity
of the enemy. the march Is conducted
In several columns 30 as to diminish
the depth Of tile column and to et-
pedite the deplotment into line Of
battle. In large commands the roads.
II possible, are left to the artillery and
trains. When long distances have to
be covered rapidly, 1t is done by chang
ing gaits. The most favorable ground
Is selected for the double time, but care
Is taken not to exhaust the troops i'm
mediately before engaging the enemy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Farm and Garden Notes.

Everyone who has taste for en-
tomology ought to keep bees.
The farmer has many good friends,
but none so faithful as clover.
Mold from the woods is big thing
for house plants. Give it trial.
Earthworms can be got rid of by
giving the ground liberal sailing.
The increased value of meat ought
to be an encouragement to those who
raise stock.
It can never be expected that any
animal will thrive without proper
amount of food.
The farmer himself should attend to
all matters pertaining to the packing
and shipping of his produce.
In putting up a building in which
to keep COWS or milk special attention
should be paid to ventilation.
The average yield of potatoes is not
half what it would be if proper methods
were practiced by the farmers.
A great deal of the trouble expert
enced in churning can be overcome by
having the cream properly ripened.
Strawberries will do well on almost
any we'll ll.drained soil, 50 don't deny
yousself or your family this luxury.
The man who does not make it q
point to see the sun rise every day is
not the man for the farming business.
When there is deficiency in the
hay crop it should be supplied by one
or more of the numerous fodder
crops.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
High Platforms for Cleanliness.

The first and most essential item in
order to produce milk that will be
clean and free from stable odors is the
stable and platform on which the
COWS stand. When I built my new
barn last year, I put the platform
eight inches above the gutter, and
the planks were sawed Just four feet
four inches from the stanchions to the
gutter, with only one inch slant The
gutter is 20 inches wide and slauts
back the thickness OF shingle under
it Oh the sleepers. The scuttles ale
back of it in the main floor between
every other sleeper.
Ny stable is on the south side of the
barn and has six-paue Skis glass
window every FIVE feet For several
hours in the middle of the day, the
sun shines directly on the cows hind
quarters. The droppings are hoed
down three times day, and the COWS
are carded and cleaned off once a
week. There is no manure on the
platform or cows, and hear no com.
plant of ''cowy" milk among my GUS
toners. A two-inch plank platform
is no good at all, four-inch one is
not enough, six-inch one is better,
but one eight inches high isjust right.
and it should not be over four feet
six inches long for large COW. At
this height, keep it nearly level and I
have seen no trouble in COWS slipping
of. IS. A. T., in New England Home
stead.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
sYcuthful Classification.

In this household the true and only
Vermont maple syrup has never lost
It's sweetness, and several times week
from the head Of the tabts paterfan1i-
las pours out judiciously measured
quantities of it on the plates of his
children. 10 give piquancy to the cere-
mony, he always explains that this
time he is going to give Bob an ostrich
and Maize an antelope, with something
else from the nursery books for Ted
dy. One day the latter small philoso-
pher was seen to regard the various
plates for q considerable space Of time
in silence. What Is It, Edward?" his
mother asked.
Muffin" replied the hopeful. II
was just finkin' that me an Bob Maize
allus seems to get birds an snakes an
flngs wiv skinny legs, but pop he gen.
orally gets a ELEPHANT or hipperpo-
tamus."-New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Advantage OF Farmers Instit utes.

Farmers Institutes are gradually
growing in favor with the people.
Their usefulness is no longer doubted
by the progressive farmer. It brings
men and women from different parts
of the county and state together with
their experience and store of infor-
nation upon the various branches of
agriculture, horticulture, stock rails
ing, dairying, etc. This information
is freely given for the benefit OF all.
The information received at these in
stitutes furnishes short cut to many
useful reforms on the farm. Some of
the most progressive farmers of the
state are there as instructors. They
teach US many things of value that
might take rs years to find out by ex-
periente. We can hardly estimate
the advantages derived at these iu-
stitutes by those who attend and then
put in practice what they learn. We
Get valuable information along the line
of breeding and raising stocks of all
kind-how to rotate our crops so as to
keep up the fertility of the soil and to
secure best results, how to dispose of
or utilize the crops grown to realize
most money.
In addition to all valuable informa-
ton brought out by discussion and an
interchange of thought at these far
mers' institutes, they have a tendency
to broaden the views of the farmer. It
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
A Cee for Oi1clot1i.

In moving from one ho1se to
another, carpets are often source Of
worry to the prudent housekesper.
Sometimes they arc too large, but
oftener tho room is a foot or two
larger than the carpet which must
cover it. This may easily BE- RENE.
died if the floors are good. But If
they are too old for staining, straw
mating is usually the first thing the
pnzzled housewife turns to for assist.
1nce.
A bright little woman, whose lin.
tied purse has taught to be an expert
contriver, recently moved into house.
Her sitting room carpet was much too
small, leaving over foot of bare floor
on two sides of the room. The floor
was too poor to admit of painting, and
she did not wish to buy anything, 80
she set her wits to work.
She found some old oilcloth in the
attic. This she tackled down with the
wrong side up, painted it dark red,
gave it a coat of varnish. and the ef-
feet was that of a stained wood floor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Control of Asparagus Rust.

Asparagus rust first came into no.
tice in August, 1896, and at that time
was confined to New England, New
York, New Jersey and Delaware: In
1897 it spread into the southern states.
By 1898 it had spread westward as far
as Michigan, and included Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, and recently it has
been reported found IN North Dakota.
This example shows the extremely
rapid growth and advance of the dis
ease, and also that it can be carried
long distances by the wind.
Fields iuclosed by forests aud hills
are not so exposed to rust as those in
the open. Rust of this form cannot
be treated like superficial fungi such
as mildew. Spraying has not been
found satisfactory as cure for aspara-
gus rust, as has been shown by ex-
pertinent on six kinds of asparagus
with 10 applications As a result,
asparagus growers are cultivating a
shorter and stronger growth. In some
cases insects are found to feed upon
the spores and are quite q substantial
check upon rust No treatment of
soil can be relied upon. and, in fact,
little can be done when plants are
once infected. The last resort is to
furnish the very best conditions for
the growth of the plant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Hints for the Kitchen.

Gases OF poisoning have ariscu
through careless disregard for the
cleanliness of the cooking utensils or
of their perfect condition. Directly
copper saucepan shows signs of being
ut all worn 1t should be retinned, and
IN any case nothing of an acid nature
should be allowed to remain in it
while cooling. Tho same with regard
to zinc and lead vessels, which are
unsafe for cooking purposes. Those
of tin, steel, iron or nickel are the
safest to employ. Remember, too,
that it is better to use Il wooden spoon
than one of metal when '.irring milk
or soups, and that before using baking
tins you should grease them inside
thoroughly either with butter or lard.
In order to prevent them from burn
ing it is as we'll to take the precautiou
of sprinking tho shelves of the oven
with salt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Irish Marriages.

For those who do not leave Ireland,
twenty-three, twenty-four and twenty
FIVE are the marrying ages. To very
many Of them their fathers can afford
no dowry. In cases where It can be
afforded 500 to $500 is considered q
fair fortune Sometimes the fortune IS
paid Id kind-cattle and furnishing, or
a piece of land. Often the girl fortunes
herself BY the industry Of her fingers,
investing as she goes along in sheep.
q heifer, COW.
When d young than goes formally to
ask wife be brings with him friend,
whose duty 1t is to bargain for the
fortune with father and mother, while
he courts the daughter Though hard
enough bargain is driven, 1t is not al
ways done in the spirit Of old Tam
mas Conaghan, who warned his sons
friend when seeing them of to make
the match: If she's a very good girl
Conal, ar' very respectable, an likely
to be well-doin' an wise, why"-in a
spasm Of heroic generosity-"don't t
br'ak of the bargain for difference
of thirty shillin's ($G or so"-Seumas
MacAtanus. in Washington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Starting , Strawberry Patch.

When starting strawberry patch
select only young, red-rooted plants
for setting. For family garden two
first earlies, two medium aud two late
varieties are sufficient, and one of
each season would probably be better.
1t is best to set Strawberries IN the
spring. Early setting is not impor-
tant, but they should be planted
when the ground can be put in good
condition and given clean culture
until late in autumn. Care should be
taken to remove all blossoms the first
season. Place the plants in rows four
feet vide and 20 to "a inches apart iu
the row. Turn the runners along tie
line of the rows so as to fill up
matted row about one foot wide. 1t
is well to prevent the plants from set
ting in tight mat This can be ac-
complished by pulling offruuners after
the plants have set sufficiently heavy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Use Of Electricity for Surgery.

An electrically driven saw has been
found to be Of great use IN surgery.
The shaft upon which it Is run is
connected with the motor by flexible
spiral coil ehcased IN q braided
sheath, the whole being three feet
long. The saw Is not connsctsd d.
rectly with the end Of the shaft, but
ia attached to it through right-angle
bevel, so that it operates in plane
with the end Of the shaft, which
makes it more convenient for hand
ling and puts it in better position
for use. The machine has already
been extensively used in the larger
hospitals in this city, and operations
which have been usually fatal with
the old handsaw have been successful
with the new one. delicacy Of cutting
being it's chief advantage.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
How La the HOrae Shode

Every farmer should try to learn
something about horseshoeing, enough
at least to enable him 10 determine
whether or not his hos ses have been
correctly shol. In the trade OF horse
shoeing there are many incompeteuts,
as is true of every other bust
ness. The farmer that knows
r,othing about this important trade,
really lacks the power of protecting
his teams against injury, nnd that,
too, of very serious ma ure Many
of the bad cases of lameness among
horses are due to bad shueing, aud it
is no uncommon thing for the vetsr-
marian called to look after lane
horse to order the shoe on the lame
foot removed. The writer knows of
one veterinarian that hal the shoe
from lame horse removed, rs it was
the sole cause of the lameness, being
more than third of au inch too high
on one side. The result was that the
horse Mt every ster had lamed his
cords till they were reduced to such
condition that every step or even
movement of the leg meant intense
pain. How long do some of our
horses suffer before We find it out?
The owner should see to it that the
shoes are made to fit the feet of the
horses and that the feet be not
trimmed down to fit the shoe 1t
often happens that the blacksmith
puts O red-hot shoe onto the foot,
burning away the horn of the foot and
in urins the quality of the foot beyond
the part burned. If the shoe Is too
small he nails it on aud then cuts and
pares ana hasps the foot down TO it.
Corns on the horses feet are too fre-
quently due to bad shoeiug, and the
same may be said of interfering. The
sale price of many horse is lowered
because of the appearance OF some
trouble that is, unknown to the owner,
due only to ignorance on the part OF
the man that put on the last set OF
shoes. Unfortunately, it is not al
ways easy to effect a cure of the de-
fects that are so easily produced.
Furthermore some of the things that
have been brought on by bad shoeing
can only be got rid of by skillful shoe
ing to offset them. We are sometimes
led to the conclusion that We need
qualified horseshoers about as badly
as We need more qualified veterina
rians. - Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
FOR MALARIA.
CHILlS and fever.
The Best Prescription Is Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle
So That the People May Know Just
What They Are Taking.

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct.
proportions and is in Tasteless form. The
Iron acts as tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable.
druggist will tell you that Groves is the.
Original and that all other so-called aTaste-.
less chill tonics are limitations. An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves IS
superior to all others in every respect. You are.
not experimenting when you take Grove's-its
and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections Of the.
United States No Cure, No Pay. Price, 5oc
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Fall Calves ths Ee&t.

Fall calves subsist largely upon
milk, and take but little room in the
shed; and there is more time in the
winter to give them attention. They
will be ready for the spring pastures,
and make good progress from the
start, and enter the barn in the fall
again to get full benefit of solid rations
there provided for them.
Spring calves are incapable of re-
ceiving much benefit from grass the
first season, because for some time
after birth the ruminatiug stomach is
uudevelopsd, aud, between summer
heat and the pestiferous flies, the
thiu-skinned creature has sorry time
Of it; but under natural conditions
most of them come in the spring.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
For tho Piazx1 Plants,

When choosing pots for piazza
plants, as so many busy housewives
are doing just now, great care should
be taken to avoid inhsrmonious color
schemes. The decorated stone flower
pots are picturesque in themselves,
but when plant, the hue of whose
blossoms wars with the color of the
pot, is placed among the greenery it
strikes q discordant note in the rest.
full, pleasing effect ''bowery" piazza
is supposed to produce. Plain jars
are best for Towering plauts, while
palms look we'll in those which are
ornamented with figures in relief.
Leeds ware is inexpensive and the
colors are clear and exquisite, those
in deep yellow and pale blue being
particularly desirable. There is also
q deep, rich red bowl in this ware
made in several sizes, in which palms
aud other Howerless plants look su-
perb,. and the Tokonabi jars, terra
Gotta with raised decoration in gold,
are very desirable for drawing room
use, as they harmonize with almost any
surroundings. The blue and white
Dwarf ware is also popular and we'll
suited to any of the dirk 'oliaged
plants. The custom which has pre-
vailed of late of putting palms and
rubber plants in the vestibules and on
tho entrance steps of houses as soon
as the weather is mild enough to per-
NIT is a pleasing one, and very good
for the plants, which have been
housed so long, but when there are
number, and one bowl is yellow,
another bright blue and another red,
the appearance is much that of shop
with the various wares exposed out
side for sale.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07

makes him more intelligent, more
social, better farmer in every sense
of the word. 1t teaches him
that brains, intelligence aud refine
ment are as necessary upon the farm,
In the kitchen, the parlor, as in the
merchants counting room, the law
yer's office, or at the bankers till;
that the farmer has brains to feed,
miud to cultivate, as we'll as stock and
fields They are calculated to give
man confidence in himself which en-
able him to get on his feet and ex-
press himself freely and intelligently
upon the various questions brought
before the institute for liscussion.-
Farmers Guide.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07

French Rarebit- it-Butter an earthen
dish and lay in the bottom piece Of
buttered bread. Sprinkle on this q
layer of grated cheese, add layer of
buttered bread and continue in the
same way until the dish is filled.
Beat two eggs, mix them with cup of
milk and pour over the bread and
cheese. Bake until lightly Drowned.
Spinach Soup-Chop and pound to
a soft paste one pint of cooked spinach
and put it into a stewpan with one
half cupful of butter, little grated
nutmeg and one teaspoonful of salt.
Stir we'll and let simmer for ten min
utes, then add two quarts of clear
stock. Let this come to boil, then
rub through sieve; bring once more
to the boiling point, add one teaspoon
full of sugar and serve.
Try Layer Pudding-Make light
suet crust, roll it out thin and cut it
in rounds the size of a cake tin in
which, later, the pudding will be
boiled. Place round of paste at the
bottom of the tin and strip round
the sides, wetting the edges to make
them adhere. Spread layer of rasp-
berry jam over the bottom crust and
then cover with round of paste; now
a layer of green gage jam, and then
another layer of paste, and 50 on until
the dish is full, using as many differ.
ent jams as possible Boil for two
hours and half aud turn out to serve.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
NEW PHAs: OF GOLD MINING.
Dredging the Precious Ore FROM the Sea
at Cape Nome.

Dredging the PRECIOUS Orc FROM tho ScA
at Cape Nome.
Our government is granting all
rights to all applicants to dredge for
gold in the sea off Cape Nome. Of
fetal authorization is necessary be-
cause it is illegal to carry on any en-
terprise within the three-mile limit
that may interfere with navigation. and
dredging could not be permitted till it
was certain that the work would not
be injurious to shipping interests.
A number of companies and indi-
viduals are preparing to engage in this
enterprise, which is new phase of
gold mining and the result of the
novel conditions under which gold is
found in the Cape Nome region. Min
ing was successfully carried on last
year a ong the leach sands for dis
tance of thirty miles. The gold came
originally from the quartz veins in the
limestone and mica-schist mountains
from four to five miles inland. In the
course of many thousands of years of
denudation great deal of this gold
bearing quartz has been broken away
and carried gradua ly by water agency
down the gentle but continuous slope
from the mountains to the sea. Much
of the quartz, in the form of coarse
gravels and boulders, has lodged in
the tundra that intervenes between
the mountains and the beach and it
will pay for working, but the neces-
sary crushing machinery has not yet
been introduced at Cape Nome. Along
the beach, however, the rock has been
reduced by wave action to fine gravel
and sand, and the heavier gold in fine
particles, has sunk through the sand
to depth Of two to FIVE feet and is
obtained by the ordinary appliances
of placer mining.
1t was to be expected that under
exactly similar conditions, the gold
would be found under the sea for
considerable distance from the shore
and last years Investigations proved
that this was the case. Dredging is
practical because the sea is shallow
for considerable distance from the
beach and, in fact, the larger vessels
cannot approach the shore, but are
obliged to discharge their cargoes by
means of boats and lighters. The
nearest harbors for ocean vessels are
Port Clarence. sixty miles northwest
of Nome City and Goloiin bay, the
same distance east, and there is talk
of connecting 10th these ports with
Nome City by rail. Dredging, there
fore, will not interfere with navigation
along the gold coast, and there is
every prospect that rich harvest will
be reaped from under the waters.-
New York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
Grasshoppers Refuse Clover.

A Kansas farmer makes the state
ment that last year he sowed his rye
field about the middle of March, using
eahal parts of clover and timothy
seed. He obtained fair stand, bit
during the month of June the grass
hoppers came along and cleaned out
the timothy but did not touch the
clover.
If this is the case throughout the
West, that grasshoppers don't care for
clover, it will be big thing for those
located in the sections where grass.
hoppers are abundant. 1t is earnestly
hoped that it is so, though no doubt
the grasshoppers would take the
clover upon being deprived of other
food.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES
For Your Glassware.

III washing glassware beware OF
placing it in hot water bottom down,
for that is the time that an ominous
sound will tell of crack from sudden
expansion. Very hot water will not
hurt any piece of glassware if only
the inside as we'll as the outside comes
into contact with the water. The
best way to wash cut glass is to first
put it into warm water in which lit
tie soap has been dissolved and then
rinse it in warm water to which al al
most imperceptib'e amount OF am
monia has been added. A soft rag for
drying and small brush for polishing
ara nearly indispensable if You wish
your cut glass to retain its brilliancy.