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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
TO KILL THE THISTLE.

One of the worst enemies OF the
farmer is of the Canadian thistle. 1t
works more injury every year TO
farms in this country than many other
causes to which attention is given.
1t spreads slowly apparently, but 1t
sooner or later takes full possession OF
the land and unless eradicated the en-
tire farm becomes worthless. The
heavier seeds. which are carried by
winds, will germinate, but its progress
is by means of long white root stocks,
which are proof against disease and
seasons. 1t is claimed that piece OF
root stock if left in the soil will grow
from six to ten feet in q season and
from each small piece as many as six
ty heads will grow. The best season
for beginning the war on thistles is in
June. Plough the. land and then
plough again every few. weeks until
we'll into the fall, the object being to
destroy the young growth as fast as
it appears, as any plant must succumb
if deprived Of forming leaves, as
plants breathe through the agency OF
the leaves. Another plan is to allow
them to grow until the plants are just
high enough to NOW and then run the
mower over the field, repeating the
work as fast as the plants appear.
AS the farmer may prefer to utilize
the land he can plough the land and
plant it to potatoes. If he will then
give the potato crop frequent cultiva-
ton he will destroy many of tle
thistles and the potatoes will pay for
the labor. 1t may not be, possible to
subdue the thistles the first year, but
if the work is we'll done the thistles
may be completely destroyed the sec
ond year, when the ground should be
ploughed in the spring and crop Of
early cabbages grown, removing the
cabbage crop and broadcasting the
land, after ploughing and narrowing
with Hungarian grass seed. AS Hun
garian grass seed grows rapidly and
may be moved once month it gives
the thistles but little chance, while the
present cultivation of the cabbage crop
will have greatly reduced the thistles
in number. The point is to keep the
thistles cut down from July to frost,
after which they will be under control.
The roadsides must also be carefully
attended to, for it is on tae unculti-
vatcd roadsides that weeds are neglec-
ted and hence arc protected. Neigh
bors should also work harmoniously in
the destruction Of weeds, as frequently
some negligent farmer Injuries the en-
tire community by producing the seeds
Of weeds which are carried by the
winds over a large area. Weeds may
also be carried long distances on the
tops Of railroad cars or by water; in
fact, there are so many modes of dis
tribution that it is almost impossible
for any farmer to escape the nuisance
of weeds, but all farmers can prevent
their spread, and in protecting his
neighbor he also protects himself. The
Canada thistle is not so great a nuis-
ance as many suppose if farmers will
determine to combat it's spread.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
SORE SHOULDERS.

Sore shoulders are more in 3vi-
dence when the heavy run of spring
work is on, after long winter Of IT.
regular work and confinement in the
stable than they are now, but even at
this season there are cases when much
discomfort Is caused that, by little
extra care, could be averted. There
are horses with defectively shaped
shoulders or thin skins that are very
easily put wrong in this way, but, as
a rule, the defect is more in the horse
man than in the horse.
The collar must be made to fit COM
fortably and be kept clean and smooth,
and the traces made equal length so
as to have the strain fairly balanced
to both shoulders. The collar should
be taken off as soon as the horse Is
out of the yoke, and, if necessary, the
shoulder washed with cold water. Car
bolized vaseline is an excellent appli-
cation, both to prevent and heal sore
shoulders.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

long strands of frost killed grass,
which wind into a ball and gradually
include within their t0ids all that en-
ters the crop. The fowl eats raven
ously, but the food does her no good, as
nothing can pass beyond the crop; If
not relieved she must soon starve II
taken in hand at the start, the congest-
ed food can be made to pass by knead-
ing with the fingers, but the fowls con-
dition is not likely to be noticed until
her crop is quite full, and the violent
choking-like efforts call attention to
the case.
The remedy then is to take a sharp
penknife and make an incision into
the crop, large enough to clean out its
entire contents easily. Wash the crop
out with warm water, and then with
fine needle and silk thread sew up the
opening, also the incision in tie outer
skin. Put the fowl in a coop alone,
feed her on soft feed, and in few
days she will be all right.-New
York Tribune Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
CLEANING HARNESS.

Whether the harness is black or
brown, very little cleaning material
should be used, and great deal Of ell
bow-srease in polishing. Too much
composition or blacking gums" the
harness, and cause it to crack and
work badly. Harness that gets in
to this condition should be we'll
washed with soda water, sponged dry,
given a good coat of dye and oil, and
hung up for few days for the oil to
penetrate tne Eather before being
cleaned in the ordinary way.
A lump Of bees-wax rubbed over the
polishing brush increases durability
and the waterproof qualities Of the
blacking. After the whole Of the har-
ness has been cleaned, metal and
leather, RIB it over with soft duster
Or old silk handkerchief to remove
1nger-marks, etc., paying special at
tention to the winkers. pad, collar and
other patent leather parts, which re-
quire no other cleaning when new or
in good condition.-The Cultivator.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
HER SHOES ARE LARGER.
The Athletic Girl is Buying Bigger
Gloves, Too.

The athletic girl Of today IS a sur
prise to people who have not been
noting her developments. She has
grown beyond ell recognized stand
ards to classical dimensions.
The bootmaker still calls B shoe
his model, exhibits it in his window,
and it is a pretty little thing to see.
But the athletic girl who has been
brought up in a family where she has
had an Opportunity to live healthful
natural slife, with plenty of outdoor
exercise, laughs at such tiny things.
The athletic girl has brought about
an entire change in the hosiery de-
partments of the shops. There was
never astime when there were pret
tier or more extragavant things for
women In the cobweb varieties of fine
Isle thread and silk. Women wear
these expensive things for outdoor
sports as well as fer dress occasions,
but the sizes have developed with the
women swho wear them. Where g.
s1s andss were Ave years ago, the
girl of today wears. 91s, 10, 1o1A, and
she wouh often wear II, If she could
get it.
In thesshoe shops there is the same
fashionable shoe store spring heel
shoes there is the same noticeable
change. THE boots are made to go
over the 10 and fo1s silk stockings.
In the misses department" CT the
fashionable shoe store spring heel
shoes range from children's sizes up
to boots so big that they might be-
long to young giantesses. They are
for athletic girls who are kept chill
dren as long as pr ssible and wear tas
spring heel boots until they are
ready to make their bow to society.
Gloves have changed with other &C.
cessories of the feminine wardrobe,
and the well-bunt girl wears 61s, Z
and 71s in place of 51s. 5a and that
have been worn. For one thing, her
hands are not only large, but she no
longer stops the circulation by squeez'
ing her hands into glove size too
small for her. She cannot tool
coach or handle an automobile with
hands in wise, so she wears some
thing that is an easy fit.-Washlns'
ton Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
TRAVELLERS GIFTS.
Useful Things for Remembranees to
Tourist Friends.

Useful Things for Remembrances to
Tourist Friends.
Useful gifts to any traveller are the
rubber or oil silk lined toilet sets.
These consist of a bag for sponge and
wash rag, and a fiat case, with flaps,
for soap, comb, tooth brush. nail
brush and hair brush. The cases are
made of white or tinted linen, en-
broidered in contrasting color, with
white as q favorite Those who do
not embroider can bind the edges of
their cases and bags with narrow col
ored ribbon.
Only a traveller can realize the
comfort of these rubber lined cases.
They occupy less room than anything
else made for the purpose, and keep
the dressing bag and its contents per-
fectly dry.
A lap robe, crocheted. knitted or
otherwise, is another useful gift to
the traveller. It's usefulness need
not be dilated upon.
Still another serviceable gift Is
combination pillow and bag. This
consists Of long piece Of linen.
denim or cretonne, sewed together
part of the way and stuffed to form
a pillow. The portion that IS left
open is turned up on the side Of the
pillow and sewed to it at each end,
leaving an open pocket into which
a shawl, book or fancy work, or all
three may be tucked. A strap OF the
same material is fastened to the ends
of the pillow, which can be carried
ii the hand or slung over the shoul-
der.
Such pillows are usually made IN
dull colors and simply worked around
the border, on the strap and the hem
of the pocket with feather stitching.
A narrow linen or cotton braid would
be quite as pretty.
Most women who go to the noun
teIns are so charmed by the beauty
of the ferns that they yield to the
temptation to dig up the graceful
clusters and decorate their rooms
with them. Unfortunately, crinkled
paper and other coverings for flower
pots cannot be procured in most
mountain resorts, and even they who
sell ferns in tomato cans do not al
ways hide their prestine gimme:
with birch bark. Travellers in the
mountains, therefore, would be CRATE
full for something to cover their fern
dishes.
The giver of gifts would do well to
fashion a number of bottomless bags.
about the depth of tomato can and
large enough to At around small
wooden pail, of green denim or silko-
line, with a green ribbon passed
through little cords on the outside or
run through hem at the top and bot.
tom. This draws the cloth into place
and is tied in a bow.
The woman who goes to sea knows
the comfort induced by a pair OF silk
sheets which do not have that clammy
feeling found in linen and cotton
sheets on shipboard. Made OF cheap,
soft China or India silk, such gift
may be adorned with fancy stitching
on the hens and q monogram EN-.
broidered in the corner. Sc
Pretty bottles Of smelling salts
lavender and camphor are more ac-
ceptable to the traveller than a box
of candy.-Washington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
American Energy VS.. English.

When the Egyptian government
placed a large order for railway
bridges Of exceptional size in the
United States. British makers of such
goods excused their backwardness in
allowing the business to slip out OF
their hands on the ground that Ger
tain American firms happened TO
lave the very things required IN
stock. The same extenuation was
pleaded when American locomotives
were preferred to English when oc'
casion arose to increase at once the
rolling stock of some Burmese rail-
ways. But two new orders have late
ly been sent across the Atlantic which
surely ought to have come within the
compass of British achievement. In
the one instance. a gigantic American
dredger will shortly be seen scooplng
out the bed of the Thames to an in
creased depth of four feet. In the
other, dozen motor omnibuses, of
American design and manufacture.
threaten to add to the existing con-
gestion of traffic in London streets.
1t must certainly create an idea
among foreigners that John Bull, OF
old the self-helpful, is getting played
out when he finds himself constrained
to invite American assistance in such
purely domestic matters. 1t was not
to be expected, of course, that any
British firms would keep in stock such
outof-the-way goods. But their Amer
lean competitors were, it IS said, sim
ilarly circumstanced when the de-
mand first arose The difference was
that they at once addressed their
minds and energies to supplying the
required articles-London Globe.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
Value Of the Hen.

The hens of the United States alone
during the year 1902 deposited in and
around the barns and chicken houses
is 100000, 900 eggs, always taking care
to announce each separate deposit
with a triumphant cackle, to the end
that the same might be recorded.
These white pellets brought in the
markets fully s15o,0oo,oOo, an amount
which, combined with the worth OF
the. poultry (s13s.ooo,ooo), is nearly
double the value Of all the precious
metals yielded up by the bosom Of old
Mother Earth during the period named
and six times greater than all the
wool fleeced from the backs Of the
sheep in this country for the same
year.-St. Louis Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
POSTAGE in the Slot

The latest application Of the prin'
ciple of the penny in the slot is re-
ported from Australia. In the post
Offices of the Commonwealth the per-
son in a hurry will in future be able
to drop his letter into one orifice Of a
machine and his penny into the other,
and when this process is completed
lone penny paid" will be found i'm.
pressed on the envelope as an equiv
alent to the orthodox stamp.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

NJ ISIS NELLIE CURTAIN, 646 Pearl
itl street, St. Paul, Mimi, head sales
woman in department store, writes:
"Ihave charge Of q department In
a dry goods store, and after sta reitn0
the larger part of the day. I '0ouId
go home ,utth a dull ache, genera lly
through my entire body. 1 used Pc
ru,.a and feel so muck better that !
,oalk to AMI iron, the store a,o,c. !
knoU Peruna to be the best medicine
on the ,araet tor the diseases pecm-
tar to acon,en. "-Mtss Nellie Cur
tain.
Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucus. Ca
tarrhal Inflammation of the mucous mem
brane produces an excessive formation OF
mucus Whether the mucous membrane be
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
DEFECTIVE GARDEN SOIL.

The family garden may be improved
and put into a high state Of fertility by
artificial means if it Is found to be de-
fective. 1t it consists Of stiff clay, or
very heavy loam, add sand to it. Sand
should be spread evenly over the
ground from two to three inches deep,
according to the condition of the soil.
Plow and work it well with disc and
harrow. Such treatment will make
the soil more porous and warm. If the
soil should be defective in humus, add
dead leaves, straw and coarse manure;
blowing all under deep. A crop OF
clover, cow-pease or rye, plowed under,
green, will further help to add fertility
and destroy troublesome weeds.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

Nothing is more refreshing OF inviigoratinS
IN summer than q daily bath. Use soft,
tepid water and good soap. Ivory Soap Is
ideal for the bath; 1t is pure, lathers quickly
and leaves the skin soft. and white. The
bath should be taken early in the morning
or Just before retiring at night.
. ELEANOR R. PARKER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
500 Reward. 500.

The readers ofShis paper will be pleasedto
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure In all
itsstaees, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCureis taken inter-
naliy, acting directiyupon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, thereby Destroy
ing the foundation Of tho disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The props:etors have so much faithin
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to euro.
send for list Of testimonials. Address
z CHENEY & Co., Toielo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HILLS Family Pills are the hast.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
Southern Normal University
HUNTINGDON, TENN.
AZ. R0OTH. Pr. D.. President.

Chartered by the State of Tennessee % issue
all degrees and diplomas conferred by Colleges
and Universities. Fifteen different departments
IN full operation The Leading Normal sshooI
such. The best review school in the land. It af-
fords the best preparation, thorough and speedy,
for teaching or for any other profession
Colleges Of Business Shorthand, Typewr1ting
Telegraphy, Science, Liberal Arts, Law, Music,
Oratory, etc, in one Of the finest and most com
modious University buildings in the south.
Table board from $500 to $500 per month.
Rooms well furnished from forty to fifty cents
per week. Tuition ten weeks 5000; II paid in
advance for the year 20 per cent. discount. Less
than 800 pays for all expenses for school year
ant accommodations. Community in thor
ough and loyal cooperation with the uniyer, .Sa,
positions Of homer filled with honor by pupils
from this institution More work done here IN IN
work too. Come and see for yourself. Military
department in charge Of detailed West Pointl
U. s. officer. Catalogues free. Fall term opens
Sept q, 1908. Address The President, Hunting
don, Tenn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
WINTER EGGS.

It is necessary to have early hatched
pullets or yearling hens to secure
many eggs in winter. With the same
care and food old hens do not lay half
as many eggs as young fowls. I have
also found that it is essential that they
have plenty Of exercise in comfortable
quarters, and roosting place free
from cold drafts at night. l find 1t Is
better for the hens to hunt in the lit
ter for all whole grain fed them than
to have it supplied in trough. H.
M, in New England Homestead.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
Encouraainn Builders.

TO encourage the erection Of beauti-
full residences in Paris the authorities
award three gold medals annually to
the designers of the most artistic
dwellings. The owners of these homes
are relieved Of half their annual taxes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
Too Swift Concurrence,

An Atchison man, newly married.
was sounding his wife's praises to his
men friends. why, she is so much
better than l." he said, Il don't see
how she came to marry me-" His
friend: all agreed to this so promptly
that he got mad; said he was as good
as his wife any DAY, and wanted to
whip the crowd.-Atchison Globe.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
OR GREEDY.

."Yes, Halwood, l shall marry an eco
nomical girl"
what do you call an economical
girl?'
"Why one that would rather have
her candy in a paper bag than a fancy
box, because you get more. ."-Chicago
News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
A WILD RUMOR DENIED.

"They say your brother Will has
Joined suicide club"
"Oh, no; that's a mistake. / suppose
the absurd rumor grew out of the fact
that he has just bought an -automo'
e."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Child Mortality in the West Indies.

In the West Indies infantile mortality
is very heavy. AS soon as the children
Of tie peasant can toddle about they
are allowed to cat whatever they pick
up. AS a natural result more than
half Of them die in many Of the islands
before they are a year old.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

It is the only cure for Swollen, smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet ,Corns and
Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, apowder
to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you
walk. At all Druggists and Shoe stores, 1oc.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample sent
FpEE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
CROP ROUND FOWLS.

Some of the fowls that have free
range during the summer months are
very likely to become crop bound This
condition Is caused by their eating
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

Mrs. .Winslow's SoothingSyrup for childrea
testhing, soften the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton ,allays pain, cures wind collie. zoo. apottle
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

But, oh, what ecstasy is born
When She a tender smile bestows!
For then he finds above the thorn
Loves rose!
Felix Carmen in August Smart Set
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

1do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
iionhas an equal for coughs and colds-JoHS
F F.BoYEn, Trinity Springs, Ind, Fob. 10, lSoA
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

The keenest pain lover knows
Is that which kindles in Her scorn
For then he finds above Loves rose
The thorn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

Paris has the biggest debt Of any city IN
the world. It amounts to S400, ,OO0, 900.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
Use Aliens Foot-Easa.

The House of Representatives costs Is,
00O, 900 year and the Senate 81 400 ,0O0.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

Don't allow your dazzling prospects to
blind you.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
Tanninq by Electrolysis.

The process of rapid tanning by
electrolysis has failed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
A ROSE SPRAY.

It is better to put on airs than to cut on
heirs,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. .s9trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. R. b. KLINE, Ltd, es1 Arch St., Phila., Pa
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
The Summer Bath.

Monday is the favorite day for commit
ting suicide. ..-.....-. .EE
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
cncc STUART'S
aEUkEC I GIN and BUCHU

To oil who suffer, or TO the friends Of those
who suffer with Kidney, Liver, Heart, Bladder
or Blood Disease, . sample bottle Of Stuart's
Gin and Buchu, the great southern Kidney and
Liver Medicine, will be sent absolutely free of
cost Mention this paper. Address STUART
DRUG MFG CO.. q. Wall st., Atlanta, Ga
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20

located in the head or pelvic organs, the
discharge of mucus i, sure to occur.
This discharge of mucus constitutes
weakening drain; the system cannot long
withstand the loss of mucus, hence it Is
that women afflicted with catarrhal .affec.
tions of the pelvic organs feel tired and
languid, with weak blck and throhbi: g
brain. A course of Peruna is sure to re-
store health by cutting of the weakening
drain of the daily loss Of mucus. .... -.
An Admirable Tonic.
Congressman Mark Fl. Dunnell, National
Hotel, Washington, D. c., writes:
"Your Peruna being used by myself and
many of my friends and acquaintances, not
only as cure for catarrh but also as an
admirable tonic for physical recuperat.on,
| gladly recommend It % all persons re-
quiring such remedies" - Mark Il. Dun
nell.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac.
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to Dr. Hartman, giving full state
ment of your case and he will be. pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President. OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
| Ohio.
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