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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
SUGAR Reets in France.

"The alcohol which is used in
France" says Consul-General Mason,
of Paris, "for various industrial pur-
poses is manufactured mainly from
sugar beet root, the material being
either the refuse molasses from Sugar
factories or beets which by reason OF
unfavorable weather, inferior soil or
other causes, contain only small pro-
portion-4 to percent-of sugar. Po-
tatoes and grain are also used to some
extent for distilling purposes, but to
a relatively much less extent than in
Germany.
.'The French government, like that
Of Germany, was attracted by the idea
that if the manufacture and use Of de-
natured alcohol could be sufficiently
stimulated and extended there would
not only be added an important prod
uct to home agriculture, but the coun-
try would be provided in case Of war
with a native grown fuel for military
vehicles and other important purposes
which would not be i4periled by the
interruption of an imported supply OF
petroleum products. Accordingly, the
minister Of commerce and agriculture
organized a special exposition and Of
fered prizes for the most effective types
of alcohol motors, both stationary and
portable, for motor vehicles, and agri-
cultural machinery, as we'll as alcohol
lamps, stoves and other fixtures for do
mestic USE
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
Maintaining Fertility.

There are several things the farmer
must take into consideration when he
sets about to learn how to maintain
the fertility of his soil, writes c. D.
Smith in the "Cultivator." The first
is, what to raise and what not to raise,
what to sell from the farm and what
not to sell. There are some crops that
require less fertility than other crops
and still bring the farmer as much
money. There are some crops that sell
for practically no more than other
cSps, yet they take from the soil two
or three times as much fertility. There
are some products that can be procured
en- the farm, which when sold will
remove practically no fertility from the
soil. However they can be sold for as
much or more than crops that draw
heavily on the supply Of fertility on
the soil.
Corn or wheat removes great deal
of fertility from the soil. To pro-
duce an acre, of corn it requires over
SIT worth Of fertility. To sell $500
worth Of corn and corn forage from a
farm will mean a loss of more than
$3.50 worth of plant food. To produce
an acre of wheat it requires no less
than SO worth Of fertility, and to sell
$500 worth Of wheat and burn the
straw in the stack as is done by some
readers Of The Journal Of Agriculture
in the Southwest, would mean a loss
to the soil of no less than $3.50 worth
Of fertility, while if $500 worth Of
butter is sold from the farm no more
than 81 worth of fertility is taken to
market with the butter. If $500 worth
Of fat cattle are sold, the amount of
fertility removed will, of course, De
more than that by butter, but in no
case will it be as great as that removed
~ the grains.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
The Poodle Howled.

Bonnie lived in a boarding house,
and If you have never been a dear lit
tie white poodle in boarding house
you can hardly understand how very
hard it is to love all the boarders just
alike. Bonnie was gentle, loving lit
tie fellow, and nearly every one loved
him, but there was one woman who
did not love Bonnie, and Bonnie,
sweet tempered as he was, could not
love that woman. It may have been
because Miss Benedict was very near.
sighted,and could not see how very
cunning Bonnie looked curled up In a
little while ball on the stairs. In fact
she didn't see him at all, and almost
stepped on him. and when he barked
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
Italy's Young King.

The young king Victor Emmanuel
III. has been revelation to his peo-
pie. Long before King Humbert was
cruelty assassinated, reports were
circulated that the heir to the throne
was intellectually weak man, a
know-nothing, and it was common
talk that he would never be allowed by
the Italians to reign over them. The
unexpected happened, as it so often
does. King Humbert was murdered
on the 29th of July, 1900. His son as
sumed his rights without the slightest
hint of trouble, and he has proved to
be as intelligent, conscientious and
judicious sovereign as United Italy
has had.-St. Nicholas.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
Potatoes for Poultry.

A writer in Mirror and Farmer be-
lieves in potatoes for poultry, fed in
connection with some other food to
balance the ration. They should be
boiled. but need not be mashed unless
one prefers, as the smallest chick can
pick them to pieces. If mashed, how
ever, and suitable mess made OF
them, they will be better relished. Al
ter cooking them take ten pounds OF
potatoes, four pounds Of bran, one
pound of linsced meal, one-half pound
of bone meal and one ounce OF salt,
and mix the whole, having the mess as
dry as possible, using no water unless
compelled. Such meal should an
swer at night for one hundred hens,
and the morning meal should consist
OF five. pounds of lean meat chopped.
Hens so fed should lay and pay well,
as the food is composed of the re-
quired elements for producing eggs,
and also for creating warmth OF body
in winter. The morning feed seems
hardly sufficient for a flock of 100
unless it Is assumed that it is In ad-
dition to grain ration. The Clean
er would also prefer to feed the mash
in the morning, with grain towards
night, especially in winter. A crop
full Of rnash to go to roost with would
naturally get bit ''clammy'' In a zero
night. Presumably. however, the ex-
pertinent has given satisfactory results.
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and secure a uniform flow Of milk
through the winter until grass comes
again. This work Las been made cas-
ier since the silo has come into use,
and plenty of succulent feed is always
at hand.
When an old dairyman comes to real
ize what it cost him in the past to
winter an unproductive dairy-the Ia
Dor and the thousands Of tons OF nay
expended to bridge the dairy from one
season to another, just to get the COWS
to cheap grass and low prices-it looks
like fortune gone. Now, by the lat
er plan, the COWS are most largely pro-
ductive when the food they consume Is
dearest and prices best.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
x-RAYS DYED THE HAIR.
Odd Results Of Light Used to Cure
Disease.


DR.. Imbert, professor in the medical
faculty at Montpelier, and DR.. Mar
ques, his head laboratory assistant, ac-
cording, to ILLUSTRATION, have been
busying themselves daily with medical
applications. of X-rays. They were tol-
erably surprised to find that the beard
and hair (Which were almost white) of
one of them were progressively becom-
ing colored, to the point even of short
ly assuming hue deeper than the
original one. On the other hand, in
the case Of a man of SIS whom the two
professors treated with X-rays fer a
lupus affecting the left cheek, the
hair turned strongly gray. During the
first months Of treatment they had
refrained from limiting by a screen
the surface to be irradiated. The hair
for several centimeters around the
left ear fell; of the hairs of the NOUS
tache, further withdrawn from the
blister, no appreciable irradiaticn was
noticed. The hair grew almost black
again near the ear, it's color plainly
weakening in proportion to the dis
tance from it. Likewise the left half
of the mustache had assumed hue
less white than the right half The
hair has not been subjected to the x
rays for several months, and 1t is
frequently cut, but it remains black.
Other observations authorize Messrs.
Imbert and Marques to declare that
under the influence of X-rays light
hair assumes a deeper shade.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
The Earth's Surface.

Two sisters, one tipping the scales
at two hundred pounds or more, and
the other slight to extreme slimness,
but very beautiful, were being intro
duced at a reception.
whats her name?" whispered one
young man to a friend, referred to
the slim sister. 81 didn't catch it.
"Virginia," answered the friend.
''Virginia!" repeated the young man
ir. apparent surprise Then her sis
ter must be the whole United States!"
-Nppincott's Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
WrongfulIy Accused.

The principal of the school was
talking with him about his boy.
"By the way, Mr.. Wipedunks," he
said: 81 have made discovery about
Jerry. He's ambidextrous
t'I don't see how that can be-" re
piled Mr.. Wipedunks, with rising in,
dignation: ''he hain't never been ex.
posed to it. Besides, he was vaccinat'
ed last year, we bathe him regla1
every weey, and his mother always has
him wear little bag Of assafddity
tied around his neck. Some of the
older boys has been lyin' on him, ~
Home Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
Winter Dairyinq.

Winter dairying is each year grow
ing in favor with farmers. They have
found that the cost Of keeping win
ter mixer is very little more than OF
keeping a COW that is to calve in the
spring. The COWS in the summer milk
ed dairy will be drying off in Novem-
Der and by December the dairy will be
a dry one, improbable, yet requiring
a great amount of feed and care. How
much better it is to have the COWS
come in fresh in October, keep them
we'll fed and in comfortable stables
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27

was so frightened that she almost
slipped the rest of the way down.
stairs. After that time Bonnie al
ways howled whenever Miss Bene-
dict-which was the lady.s name
came in sight. More than that he a,
ways howled mournfully every time:
her name was mentioned, and II he
heard a caller in the hall inquire Tor
Miss Benedict he would set; up a.
heart-rending howl, which he would
Eeep up until the caller was gone.
Bonnie's mistress told Bonnie that
something must be done5 for she
could not have him annoying Miss;
Benedict so. Finally Bonnie agreed
to run into far corner OF a closet dns
the hall every time he heard Miss
Benedict step or heard her name mem
toned. It was a funny sight to see.
Bonnie run for the closet every time
a caller came to see Miss Benedict or
he heard her step. The closet had 81
swing door, and the minute the hated
name was heard he would shoot Tor
the closet, and there in a corner he:
would sit and howl softly It'll Miss.
Eenedtct was gone.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
MIS-. Retty,s SINGING 8, Gas.

Mrs. Betty was an important par
sonage In Miss Hunters out-oftowHs
Establishment for Young Ladies'
and when 1t became known that che
was falling OF In her spectal line
there was much anxiety. Even Miss
Hunter, who knew everyt thing. was af
at her wits end Mrs. Betty was apss1
parently well, and seemed TO have
nothing on her mind, but she was not
doing her duty. and neither argument
nor persuasion could force her: She
had one virtue, howeyershe was
fond Of young people, always locking
around and nodding when the girls
came In to inquire how she was, and
it was during Mildreds visit early sQne
morning that a stdden discovery was
made, which wrought strange and:
speedy cure. Indeed, Mrs. Betty has
Mildred to thank, for otherwise she
might have lost good position-a aek
rious thing to a lady Of her limited
powers.
On this particular day she heard
Mildred singing, and the sweet, child
is voice had remarkable ehect on
her; she turned her head and gazed at
the visitor with a pleased expression
in her mild eyes. It was evident that
che had an ear for music; the much
enduring maid grew quite excited. Tor
Mrs. Betty seemed more ike her Old
docile self. i;
GO on with your singing, Miss MiE
dred." she cried; 'It's like old times
1t is. Sect" She pointed to the pail,
now rapidly filing with the rich milk
which up to this moment, Mrs: Betty
had refused to yield In any but the
smallest quantities. Much elated
Mildred sang on. Mrs. Betty's dun,
colored head moving rhythmtcaAy to
the music, as she stood patiently unss
der the maids skilful hand. BY this.
time a crowd of girls and teachers;
had gathered in the cowshed to Won;
der at the result.
'It Is certainly strange said Mss
Hunter. 'T've heard that In Swttzers
Land this popularity among cows is
well known, all the milkmaids are
good singers. We shall have to teach
you, Bridget" she added with g
smile. 81 =.
"Shure, an the young leddies can
do me job," answered Bridget, with g:
grin, and her suggestion was followed
enthusiastically, the girls begging to.
take turns, and thus 1t was proven be-
yond a doubt that music had q melt,
ing influence anu filled the milk pail
So It was decided to give Mrs. Betty
the singing class.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
zThe Great American Hen.

: Some one has figured that the
American hen each year earns enough
to buy all the silver and gold dug out
OF the mines, all the sheep in the coun-
try and their wool, and leave a balance
equal to the entire years crop of rye;
barley, buckwheat and potatoes. Or,
as hen enthusiast writes in Farming,
|'she pays the interest on all the farm
mortgages, ,a,ays the entire state and
county taxes of the whole Union and
then leaves balance large enough to
give every man, woman and child in
the United States dollar"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
I Wonder.

I wonder if the dead, the dear loved dead,
Unto whose memories We unchanglne
cling.
Return to US, that we be comforted,
And a sweet healing bring.
All! Who can answer? But, when tWllight
falls,
And. great hush drops on the world
and me
A sound of air, a-stir, my soul enthralls,
nd-almost-wings l. see.
Annie G. Murray.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27

On the day Of the production Of his
new play, "The Bondman," Hall
Caine said to an interviewer: "Think
of me worn with anxiety, rambling
about the streets and praying for the
fall of the curtain!"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27

A singular birth custom prevailing
in Yorkshire is mentioned by con-
tributor. In parts Of the West Riding,
he says, it is quite common for visit
ors to a house in which a new baby
has appeared to carry with them as
an Offering to the infant a new laid
egg, some salt, a piece Of bread and In
some cases a penny.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
Eating His Way.

80 q
Freddie despised the multiplication
table. It made you ache all over to-
say your tables. And you couldn't.
remember 80
Mamma got up and went out of the
room. When she came back, she had
a glass jar Of tiny candles. She was
opening 1t. and pouring out q splens
did heap on the tablecloth.
Now" said she, brightly, here ara
FIVE little candy dots in q row. Here
are eight rows. How many candy
.dots?"
Forty" promptly.
"Yes. Now make seven times i've
and four times FIVE and the rest.
When you have made the whole table,
learn it. When you have learned its|
eat it!n
"Oh!"
It was the most splendid way toss
learn your table. Freddie went t0
work with WILL and when the teach
er-that Is, mamma said aSchooXa;
out, :" he had learned his i've table. BE:
didn't eat It till after school. e:
The next day they went back and
reviewed the two tables, and the next
day after the. three. and the next day
after that; the four. 81 & &
One day the next door twins taachs
er. was making their mother g cali
Freddie was making one on the next
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

In Italy you can tell where the
peasant women come from by the size
of their earrings. The southerners
wear the longest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27

an Offering to the infant a new laid
egg, some salt, a piece Of bread and In
some cases penny.
Potatoes are dug by machinery.
They are sorted and sacked by a new
appliance. Spreading manure by i'm
proved machinery is no new thing In
the great west Only few years, and
the western farmer will have all the
modern conveniences Of the city home,
and can operate bis farm and care for
his stock with as much preciseness and
system as is required in the best regu-
lated business house.
The tortoise is a great sleeper. One
was domestic pet in an English
house, and" when his time for hiber-
mating came he selected corner Of the
dim coal cellar for his winter quar-
ters. A new cook was engaged soon
after who knew nothing Of tortoises.
In few months the tortoise woke up
and sailed forth. Screams soon broke
the kitchens calm. On entering that
department the lady Of the house
found the cook gazing in awestruck
wonder and exclaiming, as with un-
steady hand she pointed to the tor
toise: my conscience! Look at the
stone which I've broken the coal WI
a. winter!"
At the close of a banquet given by
the Maharajah of Gwallor to the Prince
of Wales centrepieee in the form Of
temple and decorated with electric
lamps and flowers was hoisted in the
ceiling by pulleys, and revealed per-
feet model railway on the table under
meath. The locomotive and train was
eight feet long, and carried decanters,
cigars, cigarettes and matches. The
train was started by closing an elec-
trical circuit. AS long as this was
closed by spring the train moved,
| but the lifting of a decanter or box OF
cigars resting on the spring allowed it
to act, thus breaking the circuit and
stopping the train.
Can't. John Smith, the founder OF
Virginia, at different times, made expe-
ditions along the coast as far as Maine.
He visited the Isles Of Shoals in New
Hampshire, which were formerly call
ed Smiths Isles," and on which a
| monument Is now erected to his men,
ory. It was he who first gave the
name of "New England" to that part
of the country; and the names OF
plymouth" and "Cape Ann" and
Charles River" appear first on a map
made by him. He also made expedi-
tions into the interior of the country.
On one Of these he was made prisoner
by the Indians, and his few compan-
ions we're killed. He. however, amused
his captors by showing them his COM
pass, and by explaining to them the
movements Of the earth and sun, so
| that they spared him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27

out the eye Of a skulrrel at the up
Of the highest tree.
But very little work Of any kind did
they condescend to do, and year after
year they spent their time thus, liv-
ing in their old log house of one room,
without seeing $40 in cash from one
years end to the other.
Then wealth came.
Prospectors traced oil until it led
to the neighborhood of the old log
house, and a well was driven on the
place. upon the usual terms. A gusher
resulted, and when the money for the
first months output was placed in the
hands of the father the very first
thing he and the boys thought of was
that something must be bought for
Mother
So. after a long consultation, they
finally decided to buy her new axe.
But there are a few cases OF hard
luck amid this good fortune. One OF
these fell to the, lot of some raliroad
engineers the other day.
Fifty of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad engineers on the fifth divi-
sion, which runs through the oil coun-
try from Grafton to Parkersburg,
formed a pool. into which each paid
4 certain sum, and then sent out a
crew to prospect for OIL
Several wells were sunk but no OIL
came to the surface. 1t is true that
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

companies. The California delegation
In congress will have something to
say on the subject next winter. The
names of defaulting companies are
to be sent broadcast through the
world, and the opinion is universal in
San Francisco that in the long run
the defaultirg companies will dis
cover that they played losing game
when they defrauded policy holders OF
their rights.
Insurance litigation promises TO
become great. Policy holders who
have money enough to fight are not
slow in invoking the aid OF the courts.
One or two important cases already
have been decided, but the critical
question is yet to be passed upon.
This question is as to the part played
by the earthquake in causing fire
losses. Policies are variously word
ed, but in the main they provide that
payment shall not be made if the
loss is caused directly or indirect
ly" by earthquake or other act OF
God. OF course, II there had been
no earthquake there would have been
no fire but the man whose house was
consumed three days after the
| quake does not think the indirect
cause is quite close enough to the
effect to justify the insurance com
panies in repudiating all liability.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
Gated. Nearly one-half OF an losses

Gated. Nearly one-half OF an losses
has been paid. Considering the fact
that insurance records, as we'll as
everything else, went up in smoke,
this is a fairly good showing for five
months. Payments are being mad g
through the banks at the rate OF near
ly $4,000 day. The money goes
into circulation for the most part,
and the resulting activity overshad-
ows the fact that hundreds of other
policy holders are waiting for set
Element
The people Of San Francisco per-
sonally and through their commercial
organizations, are watching the insur-
ance companies with a jealous eye.
Companies that come to the front
with money are reaping a harvest OF
new business, while those which
fought for time or actually repudiated
their obligations in whole or in part
will be made to smart for it.
The chamber of commerce is MAX
ing up list of honest and dishonest
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

city needs 10000 skilled men and
could employ 10000 unskilled labor.
ers. Some of the shrewder unskilled
men have dubbed together and form
ed little companies of their own. They
take a contract to remove debris for
a. price, end perform the work during
the noon hour and in the night. AS
unskilled labor is getting 81 a day,
these willing workers who put in
extra time are getting more money
than they ever saw before In much
of the burnt district work is carried
on by electric light.
VIII San Francisco ever be rebuilt?
is the question asked by people in
the east. The answer is that San
Francisco is now being rebuilt. 1t is
not question of the distant future
The process Is visible to the naked
eye. Every steel building that was
under construction at the time Of the
disaster is being rushed to compile
ton. Other buildings have been con
tracted for and with the removal Of