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Revival of Heroic Clothes.

Shall we see the Partisan swell" this
winter in re6-lned cloaks, in short
hose and buckled shoes. with frilled
shirts and lace cuffs, and soft. broad
brimmed hats? This. perhaps, is TO ex-
pect too much writes the Paris corre-
Spondent of the Pail Mall Gazette.
but the reformer is abroad, with an
eye to picturesque revivals. Probably
the movement will subside in waist.
coats of glorious hues. if it Goes not
reach into the colored SCitS for even
ing wear.
SculptOrs and other people, who have
been asked their opinion. have not
heSitated to declare that the modern
Frenchman would not look heroic in
heroic clothes. If the truth must out,
he is not 4 good walker, your averag ge
Partisan. He holds himself badly. and
his legs sprawl. He compares i'll with
the Anglo-SaXon. trained iii field sports,
which give him control of his limbs.
The Frenchman has adopted English
clothes. and cannot wear them. Lni
him devise his own fashions, as mis-
womenfoli have done Why copy the
English when you are not built that
way?
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Where the Turtle is at Home.

Few OF those who revel in turtle
soup at GuildhaIl luncheon or dinner
have visited the desolate, uninvitins
Island of Ascension, where the turtle
is Matched and reared, where he is care.
fully tended by experts and finally by
slow stages attains the maturity at
which the Guildhall cook can step in
and claim him for his own.
In that land of parpetual sun, where
roads are not and ruts plowed afresh
in the shifting sand serve their pur
pose. the turtle is a powerful asset. In
dark, cool sheds lie large masses OF
eggs. looking for.all the world like soli
balls. The baby turtles OF fortnight
old and upward are next inspected.
ugly. Shiny little creatures, black aud
white. with protruding eyes and al
ready enormously strong fins. which
they use to the utmost when handled.
Lastiw comes the great ponds without
covering, where they bask and dream
their way to maturity.
A turtle OF ten birthdays is consid'
cred very young indeed. Many veter'
ans head the list with fifty or sixty
years to their credit.-Pall Mall Ga
Zette.
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Culture of Sweet Potatoes.

Contrary to what the uninitiated
1lay suppose, the sweet potato is by
no means difficult to grow. Given a
sandy loam--one not too rich, or; at
least, on which too much fresh ma
uure has been applied, tnis tending
to induce a heavy growth of vine
ct the expense OF the tubers-it can
be easily raised and made to yield a
large crop. The first requisite IS to
plow the land WELL turning a very
thick furrow, and then with a two
horse plow tnrow it up in long. large
ridges. After that it should be pull
rerized and finished thoroughly. fol-
lowed by marking it out in rows
about three and ons-half feet apart.
In these the plants, already started
in a hotDed. should be set about
eighteen inches apart. Good, stocky
plants are safest to bank on, and that
they should have a fair chance there
should be no guesswork about seeing
TO it that the soil comes in close con-
tact with their roots. They should
be placed at a reasonable depth and
il the soil is dry, the roots dipped in
rich mud and stirred about so as to
get as much Of the mud as possible
to adhere to them. the soil then be-
ing pressed around them wnen then
are set out Watering also is some
times advisable, especially in late set
ting. After that it is only necessary
to cultivate sufficiently to keep the
weeds down and the ground mellow.
chat no weeds at all may thrive close
TO the plants. the earth there should
be hoed occasionally and the vines
then lifted up that they may not take
root. Big Stem, Jersey and Cedar
Vile are some OF the varieties of
sweet potatoes that have been found
satisfactory.-Fred o. Sibley.
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BILE ones, and corn and oats were
high that season. Our friend had
numbering to do that winter, kept
four horses and fed them raW pota-
toes twice each day. He was careful
to wash the potatoes we'll, as the grit
would make the teeth and mouth of
the horses sore. These teams did
good winters work, were in excellent
order in the spring. their hair sleek
and the animals very healthy.
We keep eight heavy horses on our
farms, and each year feed them more
or less potatoes, and we are satisfied
they are a pretty good food for them
tC work on. After they become ac-
customed to them they will eat a
peel, night and morning raw, and by
feeding oats d. corn at noon they DO
well, keep healthy and are usually in
good spirits for business. We have
sown some seventy acres to grain,
and are finishing planning about
eighty acres o. potatoes this spring.
Cur horses have done this work fed
on potatoes night and morning, as
above stated, usually raw or un-
cooked. Our experience satisfies US
il is better TO cook the potatoes, and
we are planning to do this in the
future. By so doing, with the addi-
ton of a few shoots, we expect to
have fair feed for horses.
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Why the Bread Came Back.

A boy who had been working in n
bakers shop for some time was JUS:
about TO finish his trade. One night
when the boss was gone he broke ;ii"
marble slab he nodded his loavcs Oh,
so he went to the marble yard to Sc
cure another, but could not find one.
On the way back he passed a grave
yard, and. as it was very dark. he
jumped over and pulled up small
headStone about the right size and
took it back and finished his job. The
next day, after the bread had been de-
liverei. nearly all OF it was sent back.
The baker looked at it and broke sey-
eral loaves open. but found noting
wrong. Then he happened to turn one
Of the loaves over, and found on the
under side Of every loaf the inscrip-
ton: Here lies the body of Mrs. -.
BScn A. D. 1852. Died A. D. 114O. -
Dundee Advertiser.
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SUPPORT FOR CL0TRESLLNE.

An interesting device lately patented
by Missouri man; is illustrated be-
low. 1t IS a unique arrangement to
support an endless clothesline, with
the additional advantage that the user
need not move from her position at the
turning wheel to hang out the clothes.
The apparatus consists Of a main post,
near the top Of which is large aper-
ture through which extends shaft,
mounted Upon which is a large Srooved
wheel rotated by "A crank aud hlndle.
Directly in front Of the aperture is an
extension and guide strip. Any suit
able distance from the main post is
another post, near the upper end OF
which is a grooved pulley fastened by
strap. Two feet below this pulley
another pulley is placed. adjusted by Il
pin placed within small hole; in the
post. An endless line connects the two
pulIeys with the operating wheel, the
line being placed OH both sides of the
guide piece to take up the slack in
the line, the lower pulley to be moved
down notch on the post. The user,
by fastening clothes to the top and
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designed especially to support stock
collars is shown here, and can be used
in lieu of whalebones, wires and the
like. A distinct advantage is the fact
that the distenders can be quickly re.
moved and the stock washed or other
wise cleaned. The body portion Of this
supporter is made Of two small tubes
joined in the centre by a cross piece.
Fitting into the top and bottom OF
these tubes are U-shaped wires, haV-
ing at the eAtremities hooks which
carry fastening buttons. After the
holders have been extended to fit the
stock to be worn, the buttons are
turned sufficiently to securely clamp
the collar in position. Obviously two
or mole of the distenders are required
to support the collar and prevent it
from creasing.-Philadelphia Record.
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Farm and Garden Notes.

Farm and Garden Notes. =
A sheep, like clover, enricnes the
ground that grows 1t.
Do not feed the sheep too much
corn, especially the breeding ewes.
Dry soil is one of the first requi-
sites 4or successful sheep farming.
Sheep have excellent digestion, and
hence they utilize feed to the fullest
degree.
One of the very best feeds for
ewes with lambs is oats and wheat
bran mixed.
Keep the floor of the sheep quar-
ters dry, and to this end use plenty
of bedding.
Sow parsnips and satisfy now for
next winters use. They require the
entire season to develop.
When bringing oIeanders out Of
the cellar, cut them back 4 little be-
fore they start into growth.
Growing chickens should be fed
three times day, just what they
will eat up clean, no more.
The object Of caponizing is to i'm
prove the quality and increase the
quantity of the flesh OF fowls.
Continue TO plant all the hardy
vegetables. May is the month in
which to SOW the tender sorts.
Plant some flowers in the veget-
able garden. 1t is as important to
please the eye as the stomacha
Tobacco stems covered with straw
are an excellent preventive of insect
breeding when the hens are sitting.
The grass upon the lawn has made
a sufficient growth TO be cut. Now
across one week and lengthwise the
next.
1t is the nice appearance of goods
that sells them Nice, large, fat.
plump fowls always bring the best
prices.
Throwing food on the ground is
wasteful A clean board is much
better. Feed no moro than is readily
eaten up clean.
In arranging the poultry house, SO
far as can be done, it is always best
to have the doors and windows facing
the south.
Short-legged fowls fatten quickly;
long-legged ones are hard to fatten.
Those first hatched fatten quickest
iE brood.
The most important thing connect
ed with the work of the sheep breed:
ers in the selection OF rams from
which to breed. Never under any
consideration breed from scrub,
grade or an inferior ram, for in do
ing this you do your flock and your
self an irreparable injury.
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Soft Food or Grain First.

It. is now generally conceded that
soft food or mash, as it is usually
called, should not be fed to laying
hens until near the noon hour, un-
less, perhaps, in very small quanti-
ties-just enough to partially satisfy
their hunger.
Experience has shown that hens,
when given a full meal early in the
day, will have no desire to scratch,
but will stand around, content to
wait until the mex: feeding time.
while on the other hand, those that
are given only, say, one-fourth or a
full! real, will begin at once to scratch
and hustle for any grain that may
be concealed beneath the litter OF the
scratching shed.
We would suggest the following
rules, varied, Of course, to suit chang
ing conditions:
Grain scattered is litter for first
feed; mash at noon, and whole corn
late in evening.
Endeavor to keep the hens busy,
for it is the busy hen that keeps filled
the egg Daske.. Home and Farm.
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BECAUSE OF ONE.

Because o. enc dear infant head
With golden hair,
To me all little heads
A halo wear;
And for one sanity lace knew
All babes are far.
Because of rwo wide earnest eyes
Oi htlveniy blue,
Which look With ye2rlinc gaze
My sad soul through.
All eyes nov fill min" own with tc2rf,
Whate'er then hGs;
Because Of iitt;c Geat,,-narked lipl
Which once did cali
My name II D,a!ntlvc tones.
No voices :Nll
Upon ny ears Ia vain appeal
From children small.
Two little hands he'd in my own
Long. long ago,
Now cause me Is 7 wander through
This world O; woe
To clasp each baby hand stretched out
In fear Of foe.
The lowest cannot p,eai ii vain,
| loved him SO
-Nomans Life.
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Attractive Farms.

II farms are not too large there
will be fewer neglected fields, bad
.ances and weeds and the land will
&c better plowed and narrowed and
cleaned in after culture. timely har-
vested and we'll secured, the profits
:eing large proportionally. 1t is only
where farming is conducted on a
moderate scale, generally, that uni
;ersal neatness, taste and finish
.t,row around the whole scene sort
If rural enchantment which attracts
and impresses every beholder and
such condition is most easily ac-
counted for, as the whole is under
he farmers eye, within his means
end managed chiefly, il not exclu-
siveiy, with his own nands.-Tle
Enitomisr.
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EralicatiIg Horseradish.

Will some OF the readers of the
rribune Farmer inform Inc now to
ser rid OF horseradish Il. R., Mid
IieburG, VT.
AnsWer-There is no special
method of getting rid Of horseradisn
which is distinguished from other
methods OF eradicating perennial
weeds. II is a very troublesome
weed when it becomes established in
me field, and one can Kill it out only
~ persistent cultivation. No plant
;an grow wnich is not allowed to
make green leaves, and if cultivation
IS frequent enough to prevent the
growth OF the tops, the roots are
oound to die. Put your field in a
coed crop and keep it cultivated
throughout the season, and the
aorseradish will have to go.-John
craig, Cornell University.
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Labor World.

In Milan there are $4,000 families
living in one room each
Bricklayers in Japan receive daily
wage of thirty-seven cents.
Chancellor Day, of Syracuse Uni
versity, says tile corporation is the
workingman's best friend.
A new union of steamfitters and help
crs has been formed at ReadVihe,
Mass.
Over S1,5O3,O00 was paid in sick and
death benefits last year by unions af-
fliated with the American Federation
Of Labor.
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name and address. so when he pres
emily handed her Il paper he hat
written she removed her glove, ant
on the line indicated she Whote. Nancy
| Battens, 1911 L street"
He studied the signature carefully.
And what was your husbands iirS'
| name. Mrs. Bettens:'
Adam" was the glib response.
You'll hear from ne soon, Mrs. Bet
tens
Mignon took this as dismissal, anc
rosa to go.
DO YOU thlnk there is any hope:'
she could not resist asking as sh;
gained the 1iOof.
II GO. Tic fact Of your being a sol
Gier's widow and your having had eX
perienca in office work vii! lead me tc
consider vour application favo;abiy. !
Shall of,a: you Il position very soon,
he replied earnestly.
What fun ! shall have telling the
girls" thought Mignon rs sho sped
hone. When she had made cnaISe
ot costume she discovered. TO her dis
may. that it was too late to join the
girls at the country club for luncheon
rs she had promised. While she was
rejecting on this change in Eer pro
gram the library door opened and the
Governor entered.
oh, there isn't any iuncheon. she
said. The girls are at the golf links
MIS-. Farnham is invited out for ths
day. and IL made 4 mistake in tho
tiup ana didn't meet them. You were
not expected"
Il didn't. como foT luncheon re re-
piled; but what Will YOU do:"
oh, tie cool; Will see that don't 60
hungry" size laughed. Some Way Eel
fear of him had vanished.
Let me see TO mat instead OF iatt'nc
the cook. VIII you go 20 lunch2oE
with me now:
What have yoa been dong all INC
morning. lie asked as theJ sat Ut
little palm screened ian'e'
I've been writing she repiicd III q
TumlnatlhS tohe'
so nave l. 'liu ie'l 'n@ neeo u
recreatioH. WI you ul1'e Will n'e
atter luhcheon
MiShon oeclaeu sue '"oulu hoc le"
the girls OF her morning call AS tAe
days went py She became the compah.
ion OF the Governor IN his hours OF
ease. One evening us size Sa' "ioiie II.
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a Dry Floor.

There was considerable written a
lew years ago about cement and
gravel floors for poultry houses and
:aking of the litter to the same every
morning. Of late years there has
been more in the poultry papers
,bout board and plank floors. Eight
years ago we built a poultry house
sixty by thirteen feet OF lumber, put
ing on a shingle roof, partitioning
into five apartments, with a board
Roor and boarding up fouE feet be-
tween apartments, and then, screen
wire to within a foot Of thes roof,
leaving three feet for a hall Though
The building, with screen doors from
mis- hail into each spring door, the
doors shutting themselves as you
leave the pens. The fowls are fed
and watered from the hall, pens con-
ain dust boxes, chat and straw,
nerches are movable, and platform
.or droppings. ..D----
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Potatoes as Horse Feed.

If you are raising potatoes and
have more cu!ls ard small ones than
YOU can find use for. the following
from the Tribune Farmer may give
YOU a valuable hint:
| noticed an inquiry in your valua-
Bile paper of June l, relative to feed
ing potatoes TO horses. Our expert
ence may be OF interest to the
brother wanting information. Some
few years ago one of our neighbors
harvested a large crop of potatoes.
and from some cause there was quite
4 percentage Of small. unmerchanta-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-11
"Practice Rotation Of Crops"

That a proper rotation OF crops is
essential to success in farming is evil
denced everywhere, for there is no
land that is proof against depletion.
Some soils hold out longer tnan 9TH
ers, but the ultimate end is failure
if we persist in continual cropping
with one crop. We rotate, primarily,
to prevent this depletion Of soil fer
tility and if legumes figure largely
in the rotation, considerable nitrogen,
the principal and costliest plant food,
is added. Then we rotate TO secure
better distribution Of labor and
stockmen rotate to secure c. variety
of feeds with the least damage to the
soil. Another advantage Of rotation
il the getting rid Of insect and weed
pests. Potatoes have several insect
pests that are peculiar to potatoes.
and if we change them to new loca-
ton, we are apt TO get rid of them, or
most of them on that crop and by in
Guiding other crops in the rotation
on the infested ground we can get
rid of them there.
Different crops feed differently,
and by rotating them any one partic-
ular plant food is not exhausted, as
may be the case in single crop farm
ing. Some crops require more nitro
gen than others, some more potash
and some more phosphates. I have
heard the expression THAT land will
not grow tobacco, because it has been
in 1t so much" Yes, but l proved
when I rented it that it would pro-
duce a good crop Of corn and other
things in, the way of feeds, so l pro-
ceeded to- rotate and feed stock.
1t is probably in the tobacco dis
tricts that the worst effect Of lack
OF rotation and diversified farming
is found. Tobacco is very hard on
land, and it needs a rest more than
any other crop. 1t requires very
strong soil, and the tendency is to
crop a field that is found to produce
fine crop of tobacco too much. We
find many instances where sucn land
has been in tobacco until it Is worn
out, at least as far as that crop is
concerned. and greatly depleted in
the elements of fertility for other
crops.-E. w. Jones, of Kentucky.
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who was mad with jealousy Of her pop
ularity. At the time of the crime she
was on the stage, and three or four
hundred people formed her audience.
AS she was about to begin her song
the report of a firearm was heard and
she fell, shot through the heart. Her
assassin was caught
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-11
BANK MESSENGER ARRESTED.
Boy Who Disappeared From New
York With 100000 Caught.

Fort Worth, Texas.-Wheelock
Harvey, the messenger for the First
National Bank of New York City,
who disappeared two weeks ago with
100000 worth of securities and
cash, was arrested at Springtown, as
he was returning from an all-night
wolf hunt with his comrade, David
Melville. Both boys are in jail and
will go to New York, waving extra
dition.
Harvey admits that he ran away
with 500 in cash, but says that he
returned the securities. :.
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Three Killed by Eating Sausage.

J. B. Baremore, a farmer living
near Fort Smith, Ark, and his two
children, Emma, five years old, and
James, eighteen months old, died III
a hospital at Fort Smith from
Homaine poisoning. They had eaten
bologna sausage purchased from a
street lunch stand
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HARVESTER TRUST GUILTY.
Will Pay $4,000 in Fines For Vio-
Iatinp the Statutes Of Arkansas.

Chicago.-The International Har-.
vester Company agreed to plead gull:
Is to two violations of the antitrust
law of the State of, Arkansas and pay
two fines of $4,000 each, as we'll as
all the costs of the action. The COM
pany was convicted of inserting in it's
contracts with its agents a clause
prohibiting the sale Of any goods
made by competing firms, in direct
violation of the statute of Arkansas
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SUPPORT STOCK COLLAR.

Women naturally object to stiff
starched collars because they are I'm.
comfortable. Unless they are starched
they will not stand up. and must be
supported in some manner. A device
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King Haakon Greeted.

King Haakon arrived at Chris
.tiania and was warmly welcomed;'
large crowds greeted the American
delegates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-11

Exactly one hundred lives were lost
In fires which occurred 10 London last
year,
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MIGWOW'S
POLITICAL
INSTINCT
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JTI::'S rntinue OF eZ-ScnooimaJ2S
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executive mansion. the home OF
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"NANCY BETTENS,
..1G11 I. Sfrnnt "

"Weil?" he asked, entreatingly.
'It isn't legal Or binding" she said
dehantly. because, you see, it is
signed by a fictitious name"
"Will you not remedy that defect"
II prefer" she said softly, "that you
make me verbal offer."-New Haven
Register. 's,As4--
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-21
WHAT ONE FARMER DID.

If there is any one thing that Cedar
county is particularly proud of. it is
her successful farmers. Iowa is grand
state and Cedar county one of its best
counties from an agricultural stand
point In no other county in Iowa is
there found better class Of farmers
than in our own Cedar county and
these have made a name for it. Go
north south, east or west. it matters
not, for you will find on every hand
fertile fields we'll cultivated and prom
Uses of an abundant crop.
There is a class of young farmers
who less than Il score of years ago
We're renting and We're in very moder-
ate circumstances. To-day many of
these have quit renting and own their
own farms They did not go west"
but attended strictly to business and
stayed by the good old fertile Cedar
county soil that never yet went back
on the careful farmer.
Only last Saturday one of these
dropped into The Conservative office,
and with pardonable pride announced
that he had just made the last pay
lnent on his farm Of 160 acres in Day