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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Good Males Demand Good Care.

We should not "give a rap" as
the saying is, for rooster" that is
not gallant enough to give his mates
first privileges when it comes to eat
ing.
The rooster that is always ready
to click" another one that happens
to cross his path, the rooster that
does not hesitate to show his vocal
capabilities by frequently growing,
and the rooster that is courteous
enough to believe in "ladies first"
and stands and calls his mates and
then steps aside while they eat the
dainty morsel he has found-that
rooster is one after our own heart.
Show us that kind of rooster and
we will show you rooster that is
capable of strongly fertilizing eggs
from maximum number of females.
But-here, dear friend, is often
the "rub"-a male bird of this kind
must secure in some way just as
much if not little more to eat than
does his less gallant brother and, un-
less fed separately, he will become
so run down in condition in two or
three weeks of breeding service that
he will begin to be seriously lacking
in sexual strength; therefore, it be-
comes necessary to remove him from
the females every day or two and
give him a generous feed Of corn and
meat of some kind, that is, green cut
bone or ground beef scraps. That is
the only gallant way for you to treat
a gallant rooster, and you will find
at the same time that it is the only
profitable way.-Poultry Editor, in
The EnitOmiSt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
You Cannot Afford It.

No farmer can afford to do without
good garden. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that every one will be a fancy
gardener, but every one should give
sufficient attention to the subject so
as to produce all staple vegetables
earlier than can be produced in the
field. 1t is not only essential to the
health and proper enjoyment of the
family, but it is actually matter of
profit. Could your whole farm be
made as smooth, dry, rich and as we'll
cultivated as a good garden, the in
creased product would pay large
per cent. of profit upon the outlay.
In the garden, or in separate apart
ment, may be cultivated strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries, currants,
grapes and dwarf pears. They can
all be had at very small cost of
money or labor, and will add i'm
mensely to the enjoyment of the
household.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
The Backward Moor.

There is no education, as we un-
derstand it, among the Noors. There
are no clocks, and it is estimated by
one who knows that not fifteen per
cent. of the population are able to
reckon the time of day. AS the sun
crosses the meridian at 1917 O'Clock
a flag is run up on The tower of the
principal mosque, and Immediately
other flags appear upon the towers
of other mosques throughout the city.
This is noon. At 1.30 another flag
is run up, and at sunset the evening
gun is fired. This is the extent of the
Moorish idea of time. Only few of
the better class have books or can
read or write
The mails are carried by runners,
who go from Tangiers to Fez in two
days. They carry a loaf of coarse
wheaton bread which, together with
an occasional drink of buttermilk,
serves as their only sustenance-
Outing Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Variety and Profit.

The farmers should make stock
raising more profitable by growing
variety of crops, instead of depend
ing mostly upon grain and hay, for
variety gives the farmer more ad-
vantages. If he grows turnips he
secures them late in the season (usu-
ally after liability of dry weather has
passed), and large supply of roots
will enable him to economize with
the grain and hay. He can also grow
late corn fodder, cow peas and rape,
the latter affording excellent pas
turage for sheep and swine when
grass may not be abundant. But it
is not so much the growing of various
crops for use at all seasons that the
farmer should consider so much as
the full bins and storshouses Of sue
culent food for winter use. 1t is in
the winter season that the farmer
has the advantage OF using the crops
he has grown, and increasing their
value by adding thereto his labor.
Many farmers object to certain meth
DDS of feeding because they claim
that the thorough preparations Of
foods are too laborious, but If all
farmers will consider that the more
labor they can sell in the form of
some product the greater their in
crease, they will not hesitate to give
more attention to food preparation.
Lost time is really lost labor, and the
farmer who is not employed every
day is losing something. If he can
save food and make larger profits he
will be more than recompensed for
his labor, and the best time when
one can be well paid for the work is
in the winter, as the foods, tho man
ure heap, the repairs of buildings
and implements and other indoor
work are then the most important
matters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Feeding a Horse.

The Journal of Agriculture gives
some figures of the cost OF feeding a
horse in the West. How do they
compare with the cost Of keeping one
in this State?
What does it cost to feed the work
horse during the year? 1t is claimed
that when timothy is worth SIS per
ton; wheat bran, $3.50; corn, s22;
dried brewers grass, SIT, and gluten
meal, 20 per ton, that a horse can
be fed during the six months when
the hardest work is done for $31.
During the remaining six months the
cost of feed is put at s24.70.
1t will be noticed that the cost of
timothy is figured at about double
the price it sells for on the average
farm. This is because the authorities
who made the estimates live near the
large centres, where prices Of feeds
are higher than in the outlying Sec
tions. Where mixed hay retails for
So to 50 per ton, corn for fifty cents
and oats thirty-fve cents per bushel,
it is safe to say that the average
work horse, weighing 400 or less,
can be fed the entire year and kept
in good flesh for $40.
IN the first estimate made above it
will be noticed that the price on glu-
ten feed is quoted. 1t has been found
that this material can be fed to horses
with excellent results, especially in
the spring, when the animals need a
variety. A ration composed of one
part gluten feed, one part oats and
two parts corn make almost the ideal
mixture for the work horse. The an
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Argo Argo Argo Argo Argo Argo
Argo Argo Argo Argo.
----------r
Cross;ru the Delaware.

washington Crossing the Della
ware" has been painted more than
once. Sully's magnificent painting,
thrown on his hands by the Legisla-
ture of North Carolina is in the Bos'
ton Museum. The picture by Leutze
is in the Metropolitan Museum OF Art.
George crossed the Delaware on De
cember 8. He was retreating to Penn.
sylvania, wasn't he? Washington was
a brave man. Why is he depicted
standing erect in small boat, great
hunks of ice on all sides, enough to
swamp a ship, telescope in hand, look
ing hungrily for the Pennsylvania
shore? He is not represented as a
general leading an army, but as a fu'
gitive from justice. Fleeing from the
wrath to come. I hate such pictures.
Their historical effect is bad.-NeW
York Press. =
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Soil Formation.

All soils are formed from disinte-
grated rocks and organic matter. Of
the latter, soils contain from one to
more than seventy per cent; it is,
however, only in bogs or beds of peat
that tie amount last named is ever
present. The best wheat lands con-
tain only from four to six per cent.
of organic matter; oats and rye will
grow in soils containing only one or
two. The intelligent farmer should
endeavor to ascertain what is want
ing in the soil and supply it, remem-
bering that he can make no possible
mistake with barnyard manure.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Dry Foods.

In winter many animals are COM
PEELED to subsist largely on dry ra-
tions, the sameness of diet being such
as to some times cause loss of ap-
petite. In fact, in many cases of live
stock being "off their fesd," as it ia
termed, the cause is due to lack OF
sufficient food, or insufficient variety
from the regular. routine. With the
supply Of ensilage this difficulty is not
so largely met, but some farmers will
not build silos, preferring to adhere
closely to old methods. A few acres
of beets, carrots or turnips will not
fail to be OF valuable assistance, not
because such articles are highly nu-
tritious (Which is not the case, az
they are composed largely of water),
but rather because they contain a
large per cent. of water, are easily
digested, and provide an agreeable
change of diet-from dry food to
some thing more palatable-thereby
increasing the flow of milk because
they stimulate the appetite, promote
digestion and induce the animals to
eat more. Invention has also less
ened the cost of preparing foods, as
cutters and slicers rapidly reduce
carrots and other roots to condition
in which they can be fed to the ami
mails without danger of choking
them. The corn fodder supply, if
we'll cured, and cut down in the field
at the proper time, will also be more
highly relished if cut into shorts
lengths. Farmers depend upon hay,
but they use too much hay, because
they either waste other valuable
foods, or do not prepare such for the
stock. If buskel of carrots can be
reduced almost as fast as they can
be fed into the chopper, as may be
done, the labor Of cutting them IS
very inexpensive, and the benefit of
feeding variety will be very notice
able.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
An Apt Reply.

A jury in DlankTille were sent out
to decide case, and after deliberating
for some time came back, and the
foreman told the judge they were un-
able to agree upon a verdict. The lat
ter rebuked the jury, saying the case
was a very clear one, and remanded
them back to the jury room for Sec
ond attempt, adding, If you are there
too long I will have to send you in
twelve suppers."
The foreman. in rather irritated
tone, spoke up and said: May it
please your honor. you might send in
eleven suppers and one bundle Of
hay."-Lippincott's.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

within radius Of three or four
miles, and many smaller ones are
found within a comparatively short
distance The smallest Of the three
shown is giant compared with the
Natural Bridge of Virginia, with
which every one is familiar.
On account of the distance from
railroads and the difficulties encoun-
tered in making the trip, but few
people have visited these curiosities,
and their discovery being compare
lively recent, but little is known
about them. Only within the last
year or two has anything like a sci
entific study been made Of these
peculiar formations. In 1905 Salt
Lake City men visited the region, and
the scientists ofethe party made an
extended study of the structures and
careful measurements as we'll as
numerous photographs.
A picture gives but faint idea Of
the magnitude of these giant struc-
lures, the largest Of which is to the
natural bridges of the world what the
Grand Canon of the Colorado is to
the gorges of the world 1t is claimed
that the Augusta Bridge is the largest
known natural bridge in the world;
but Mr.. Charles F. Loomis in his in
teresting book, Some Strange Cor
ners of Our Country" describes a
natural bridge in Arizona that is
large enough to contain five-acre
peach orchard upon its floor. It's
structure is, however, radically differ
ent from that of the Utah bridges, so
that it cannot be classed with them.
These three bridges are situated in
the White Canon, which leads down
to the Colorado River. In fact. all
of the natural bridges of this region
are in canons leading down to the
Colorado. The large bridges are in
the very wilds of the continent, about
125 miles from Yellow Jacket Canon,
Colorado, and 155 miles from Cortez,
Colorado, the nearest outfitting point
for travellers visiting the region.
Bluff, Utah, small Mormon settle
ment, is sort of relay place or half
way point on the journey, which must
be made on horseback most of the
way.
The dimensions of the bridges, ac-
cording to estimates and careful
measurements that have been made.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

will give one something of an idea
of their magnitude: The largest o.
the three, the great Augusta Bridge,
has a span $50 feet and height 34S
feet, with a roadway on top thirty
feet wide. The Natural Bridge OF
Virginia with its span of ninety-three
feet and a height Of 215 feet is
mere pygmy compared with this giant
of the Rockies. The archway of the
Caroline Bridge has a span of 250
feet and a height of 1S3 feet. The
smallest of the three is known as the
Little or Edwin Bridge. Though
called little it is far from being small
with it's span Of 2o5 feet and a height
of 121 feet to top of the roadway that
crosses it.-Sciertiic American.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Do Justice to Poultry.

Poultry should now be filling the
egg basket, and will, if they have
justice done them. 1t is not enough
that they are well fed; other condi-
tions are required. Their houses
should be we'll cleansed, their nest
boxes thoroughly washed and a little
Quicklime sprinkled in them. The
floors of their houses should also be
we'll sprinkled with quicklime, and
the roosting poles whitewashed All
these are necessary to purify the at
mosphere and destroy the vermin
that infest these places. The clean
ing process should also be applied to
the horse, COW and sheep stables.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

having run down from $50 to 125
pounds. l was having terrible pain
in the kidneys, and the secretions
passed almost involuntarily. My left
leg swellsd until it was "a inches
around, and the doctor tapped it
night and morning until l could no
longer stand it, and then he advised
amputation. / refused, and began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. The
swelling subsided gradually, the
urine became natural and all my
pains and aches disappeared. l have
been we'll now for nine years since
using Doan's Kidney Pills"
Sold by all lldealers. SO cents a box.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
Fertile VS.. Infertile Eggs.

The Country Gentleman referring
to the statement Of Montreal wom-
an in a poultry journal that she has
been able to distinguish between eggs
that will produce males and those
producing females by locating the air
cells, those having the cell directly
across the large apd Matching cooke
rels, while those having the cells
slanting slightly contributed pullets,
thinks scientists might we'll devote
some time to experimenting to de-
wise some easy method of distin-
gushing fertile from infertile eggs
before they are placed in the incuba-
tor or placed under the hen-in fact
before they leave the hands OF the
seller if they are boughten. This
would save a lot of disappointment.
The common custom is to test eggs
after four or five days, removing
those not showing indications Of fer
tility. These are not in the least in
jured by the few days heating. But
this latter business, while it saves a
part Of the hatch, does not DO away
with the disappointment at paying
well for valuable eggs only to have
too large a percentage prove infer
tile. incidentally it is worth men
ton that even the experimenting
Montreal dame does not explain how
she arrives at the conclusion that the
straight across air cell produces
the cockerel, since the hatch OF four
teen simply showed them equally di-
vided in sex as the air cells indicated
they would be.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
LANDING IN ENGLAND.
Going Through the Custom House Is
Simple Matter There.

Going lhrcu9h tHe SuStoIH r7oo9S 10
Simple Matter There.
There is no country where the mat
ter of landing from American pas
senger ships is so easy and so expedit-
iously done as England. says the TRAY
el MAGAZINE. Of course, it is a free
trade country, the freest in the whole
world.
There are duties levied On tobacco
and spirits, but travellers are allowed
a half pound of tobacco, in any shape
and a half pint Of spirits, which also
means the same as perfume. Sugar
is dutiable, whether in grain, sweets
or in jam, but a small quantity is
freely passed.
In all cases, however, these goods
must be the actual property of the
passenger, and be for his use and con-
troll. Cocoa, coffee and tea are also
dutiable, as are reprints Of English
books. Outside OF these things, as
named, passengers can bring in any
thing. motors, cycles. horses, but not
dogs, for which animal a not to ex-
ceed six months quarantine awaits.
Keep dogs on the American side.
The customs officials are life ap-
pointees-under the civil service-and
will be found most obliging and help
full. In fact, they are model to the
customs world. Tell the truth at all
times to these officials and you will be
all right. They are marvellously keen
on spotting the supposedly smart liar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
TO MAKE SUBMARINES SAFE.
English Naval Officers Invent an
Escapino Suit for Accidents.

Escaping Suit for Accidents.
Two officers of the British navy
Commander Hall and Staff Surgeon
Rees. have invented an apparatus
which. ii is expected, will remove the
present dangers to crews navigating
submarine beats. 1t is designed to
enable the men to escape from the
vessel even if it is filed with water
or poisonous gases.
Experiments carried out BY the Ad-
mirasty at Portsmouth proved. it is
stated, that the apparatus will fulfil
what is claimed for it. and it is likely
to be adopted soon by the British
fleet.
The invention resembles a diving
helmet with jacket attached. Il con-
tains an ingenious oxygen generator,
the chief feature oi which IS that the
oxygen may be breathed and rcbreath-
ed repeatedly for several hours, be-
cause the carbonic ac:1 in the respir-
ed air is absorbed by special sub
stance called oxylithe.
The apparatus also has tlie Qualities
Of a life buoy, and the wearer when
under water can by a simple manipu-
lation rise to the surface rapidly and
feat until rescued. The apparatus can
be hung handily within submarine
boat and can he donned in thirty Sec
onds. Even in the most poisonous
fumes Of chlorine gas. which sea wat
er generates when it comes in con-
tact with the batteries Of submarine
boats, the wearer can live for an hour
and twenty minutes.
Commander Hall says he does not
want to keep the patent secret, and
there is no reason why foreign gocrrn-
ments should not use the apparatus.
New York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
About Bats.

Nearly all bats have the faculty OF
alternating. Their hibernation, how.
ever, is not perfect-that is to say
that when the warm days occur IN the
middle of winter they wake up, TO
gether with the insects which are their
food. Still, theirs is true hiberna'
tion trance, differing from sleep, with
very low rate OF pulse, heart action
and respiration. Probably they would
endure immersion in water for an
hour or two without drowning, as ooh-
er hibernators have been found to do
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

The Rride-I told hubby l was 60
ing to give him something Of my own
cooking and he said Id better try
it on the dog first. Wasn't that
cruel suggestion?
Her Personal---very.! l thought your
husband was so fond of dogs!-lllus'
trated Bits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
ORIGIN OF THE PINEAPPLE.
Evidence From Old Writers That 1t is
a Native of South America.

There is little ground for any other
belief than that the pineapple is a ma
tive American plant. The first men
ton of it is in Oviedo's work (1526).
The edition of his work published in
1886 contains the first illustration of
a pineapple ever shown by Euro
pean. It may appear crude to US, and
yet one can distinguish the plant with
certainty. Cviedo was followed by a
number of other prominent natural
lists who described-and many Of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

whom pictured - the pineapple.
Notable among these were Thevet,
Benzoni, de Lery, Duralte and Orta.
Some of these knew and had seen the
pineapple in its native habitat, Brazil.
There seems, however, to be some
reason to believe that it extended
northward in Mexico. On the other
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
SOME UNKNOWN AMERICAN
NATURAL BRIDGES
BT T. S. PARSONS.

In the southeastern part Of Utah,
on the southwestern slope Of the Blue
Mountains, in San Juan County, far
from the main lines OF travel and III
a region almost inaccessible, are
dozens OF natural bridges varying in
size from a few feet to hundreds OF
feet across. Three of the largest are
shown in the accompanying pictures,
and they may we'll be c!assed among
the wonders of the world.
These three bridges are located
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

says: II had been
showing symptoms Of
kidney trouble from
the time I was mus
tered out Of the ar
my, but in all my life
l never suffered as
in 1897. Headaches,
dizziness and Sleep
lessness, first, and
then dropsy. I was
u-ool- on1 ba1r1occ
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
What is q Baby.

A Baby: That which makes nome
happier, love stronger, patience
greater, hands buster, nights longer,
davs shorter, the past forgotten, the
fntnre brighter.-Rupert's Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

names for the fruit, and there are no
ancient names except those derived
from this source Moreover, no men,
ton is made OF it before the pub
lished description by Oviedo.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

Burglars made holes in the root
of the premises Of Messes. Langham,
nawnbrokers, Dudley, and by this
means secured haul of 100 watches
and articles of jewelry.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

imal should have enough of mixture
to maintain his condition, however.
About one pound per day for each
100 pounds the animal weighs is con-
sidered the proper amount.
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hand, it was probably not native to
the West Indies. Acosta (1600) says
that it was introduced there from
Brazil. However this may be, it was
probably cultivated there before the
coming of the Spaniards.
There are at least three American
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

Even Luther Burbank hasn't yet sue
ceeded in grating the milk weed to
the strawberry plant and producing
strawberries and cream regrets the
SomerYille Journal. -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved the Am.
putation Of Limb.

3. Frank Deremus, veteran, of
Roosevelt Ave, Indianapolis, Ind,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

No grief Is as great as the one you
cannot take to a friend for sympathy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-15

August Is the mo1ta Of Internal
catarrh. The Mucous mem.
branes, especially of the bowels,
are very liable to congestion,
causing summer complaint, and
catarrh of the bowels and other
Internal organs. Pe-ru-na is an
excellent remedy for all these
conditions.