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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
How Water Acts.

Water contracts as it falls from
the normal boiling point, 212 de-
grees, until it reaches thirty-nine de-
grees. Below that degree it expands,
and at thirty-two degrees, the freez-
ing point, it will expand enough to
burst pipes and vessels holding it.
When the pressure of the air is
below normal, water boils at lower
temperature than PIP degrees. This
is noticed before a rain, when the ba-
rometer shows by falling mercury
decreased air pressure. This also
explains why water boils away more
rapidly, quickly or at lower temper
ature in the mountains, where the
pressure of the air is less thar on the
seacoast or in the valleys. If sugar
or salt is added to water the temper
ature of the boiling point is raised a
few degrees. AS a rule, as water is
heated it will hold a greater amount
of substance in solution. A familiar
exception is the fact that ice water
will dissolve twice as much lime as
boiling water At the other extreme
boiling water will dissolve seventeen
times as much saltpetre as will cold
water. But water varies in its solv-
ent powers regardless of heat. One
pound of water will hold two pounds
of sugar in solution, but only two
ounces of common salt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Pork Raising.

To sum up the few essential ele-
ments involved in profitable pork pro-
duction they include good quality in
the breeding stock, as the pure-bred
sire is the farmers best friend in all
live stock breeding, although some
do not realize this fact and think that
common-bred sire will do as well.
The pure-bred sire is prepotent and
will have uniform class of offspring.
possessing quality, while the other
will impress or intensity upon his Off
spring lack of quality or perfection
and the difference in the price of the
two will not justify the results.
Provide range, an abundance Of
grass and succulent feed, we'll bal
anced ration, regularly fed, also char
coal, ashes and salt and an abund7
ance of pure water. If not blessed
with natural shade in the summer
provide it. Have dry, clean, comfort.
able pens, with abundance Of sun
light, stock kept free from vermin,
good troughs and clean feeding floors,
and success invariably will be the re-
ward.-R. E. Roberts, Corliss, Wis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Mainc's Wasted Wood.

There are 5000 cords of wood al
a modest estimate going to rot in
York County, according to John Mer'
serve, the agent for the Biddeford
Record, who knows every crossroad
and about every farm in the county.
This wood is left by the portable mills
in the shape of tops. 1t IS not cut
up, because it would cost more than
it is worth to haul it to market, so it
lies there rotting on lots stripped by
the portable mills. Mr.. MerserVe
saws that he was offered as much as
he wanted of oak, maple and beech
tons for sixty cents cord. In some
cases, where the stripped lots are
near enough to make it worth while
farmers are saving their own wood
and cutting up this refuse for fuel,
paying twenty-five cents cord. In
one lot over in Lyman he estimates
that there are 500 cords of good wood
going to waste-Kennebec Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Chicks Dying in the Shell.

It is nearly time for those who
have incubators to begin to put them
to work. The papers and incubator
catalogues are full of reports of Won
derful success with incubators, and
there must be good results as rule
or people would not buy them, but
we seldom hear of the failures. Mrs.
Gomperts, writing to the Florida
Poultry Journal, gives a bit OF her
experience as follows:
My experience with incubation
may be of benefit to some one. l
would be glad if some one else would
try it and make report through our
paper, in order that notes on results
might be compared, perhaps profit
ably for all of us.
can't remember just how many.
infertile eggs I had-fifteen, l think.
They were eggs 1 ordered, and I was
afraid 1 would get them too hot, SO
run the incubator rather low.
have noticed that when run the
incubator little high-that is, lit
tie past the mark-and had plenty OF
moisture I got better matches.
Every fertile egg, except three,
Matched one time, and every one ex'
cept five at another time. These were
my best and they were hatched when
it was warm and kept the tempera.
ture up as high as dared.
l take time in turning and cooling
eggs. l leave them out and then
leave the door open, unless it is cold
until I trim and fill the lamp. Then
bring the temperature up slowly,
but surely.
Now, 1 do not mean that I run the
temperature as much as one-half de.
gree higher than the directions, but
full up to hairs breadth past the
mark which is given in the instruc.
tion book with your machine. firm.
ly believe that low heat is one cause
of egg weakness. I always turn the
eggs twice daily from the day they
are laid until the day before they are
Matched.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
CHAPTER w.

Monsieur Rigaud arrived in time
for dinner. He entered the drawing
room, where he found Arthur dressed
first, amusing himself by half-petting,
half-irritating his aunt's pet pug.
The dog, who wanted to be let alone,
kept making odd little yaps and
snarlings. "Ah, your good uncle
keeps some of these little hounds?"
said Monsieur Rigaud, seating him
self at some distance frol Chloe s
black muzzle. They are said to be
A great protection"
They are only little useless play
things of my aunt's," said Arthur,
smiling. She is very fond OF them;
but as for protection, | don't fancy
they are very courageous.
Monsieur Risaud was looking fur
lively at Arthur's stalWart form.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Farm Tools Lost.

Many farm tools are lost because
the farmer has no definite place to
keep them and could not find them
when wanted. These lost tools often
come to light in course of time unless
spoiled by rust and neglect. Many
an implement has to be replaced In
a year or two which would have
lasted a long time if given proper
care. Besides the injury to the tools
1t is probable that most farmers
waste more time searching for tools
that are wanted for use than would
amount to the damage done to tools
by neglect. 1t is not difficult to get
into the habit of keeping each tool
and implement in a convenient place
and returning it to that place after
use. 1t is much easier to walk a con-
siderable distance toone known place
tkan it is to go here and there in the
attempt to locate a tool that has no
place in particular for storage
American Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
The Farm Horse.

find it is cheaper in the long run
to keep the farm horses in healthy,
thriving condition. Neglect sooner
or later is apt to bring on heavy cost.
Poorly ventilated and damp stables
are liable to bring on coughs and
colds and other diseases.
Regularity in feeding is more i'm
portant than I used to think it was.
If horses are disappointed by failure
to feed them at the proper time they
become uneasy and do not thrive so
well, while irregular feeding with
different kinds of food is more liable
to bring on collie and indigestion.
The food should be regulated ac-
cording to the work done. A great
deal of food is wasted through the
winter by overfeeding and careless
feeding.-J. G. c., in the American
Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Pure Food For Animals.

George B. McCabe, solicitor of the
Department of Agriculture, remarks
that the national pure food law is for
the benefit of beasts as we'll as hu-
man beings. The following example
is cited: Suppose farmer living in
Indiana, near Chicago, should haul
his hay into the Illinois metropolis
for marketing. Suppose, also, that
this farmer claims his hay to be tim
othy. If he sells it under this claim
and the purchaser discovers that the
hay contains red top the farmer is liza
BILE to prosecution under the pure
food law. Quite proper. Likewise,
presumably, the faithful horse who
at the dinner hour finds shoe pegs
served, when the menu calls for oats.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Crimson Clover.

Can it be soWn in summer in grow
ing corn, to plow under the follow
ing spring, without injuring the corn?
]. B. A., Logansport, Ind. Answer:
Yes. Sow ten pounds Of seed per
acre Immediately preceding the last
cultivation. If that is done with an
implement with eight or ten mode--
ate sized teeth, similar to a spring
tooth cultivator, it will be better than
if the last cultivation is given by an
| implement having fewer and larger
teeth. Ordinarily, clover seeds sink
into the ground and grow without
being covered, but at the season when
it is proposed to sow it the ground
may be dry, and heavy rains may not
supply sufficient moisture; therefore
it is best either to harrow or culti7
vate in the seed, although success
frequently comes by sowing imme-
diately after the cultivator when
heavy rains quickly follow the SOW
ing. 1t will not injure the corn to
any appreciable extent. We are in
clined to believe that the shade the
clover furnishes is compensation for
the moisture and plant food which
the roots take from the soil. FIRE.
quently this crimson clover is killed
during late winter and spring, but
this need not discourage you from
sowing it, since the quantity of nitro
gen and other plant food which it will
gather or set free for the use of fol-
lowing plants is very large, although
there may be no clover in May to
plow under. If it lives through
the winter nicely, so much the bet
ter. The seed may be sown from
horseback, the horse being muzzled
if the corn is tall.-Country Gentle
man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Money in Good Management.

BY having good pasture as many
months in the year as possible, one
will be ableeto carry his dairy cows
through the twelvemonth at small
cost, and they will supply fertilizer to
improve the plowed part of the farm.
Supposing that one-half or one-third
of the farm was used for cultivated
crops with such management, it
would be possible to make that one
half or one-third yield as much net
profit as all the farm under the sys-
tenn of farming that is all too common
now, and the direct profit from the
pasture or dairy would remain as so
much extra profit. That good man.
agement would materially aid in the
paramount problem Of fewer acres
and more bales, bushels or tons per
acre, with more net profit got more
certainly.-Progressive Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Rats.

My experience quite agrees with
the remedy of H. c. B., which you
published recently. For readers who
have not complete files this seems
worth repeating. 1t is a radical and
absolutely clean cure, as follows: In
q dwelling the rat holes will be found
in the cellar against the foundation
wall, and be sure to find all the holes
and pour into and around each one a
good supply Of pine tar, not coal tar.
In forty-eight hours there will not
be a single rat in the house, and they
can be kept out by replenishing the
tar when it becomes hard. A two
quart can of tar will keep the house
clear for twelvemonth. The writer,
many years since, drove out and kept
out of his house great body of rats
for all the years he lived in that house
after he learned how.-A. ]. P, in
the Country Gentleman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
All in Skies.

A peculiar run in SKIES occurred IN
the County Clerks Office recentlyt
Thomas Albury-you will notice sis
letters in each name-drew Sc in fees
on September 6, 1905. The number
of the case on which the fees wera
drawn was 1866, and it was in
docket 60. He recepted for it in
cash book 6, page 666.-Columous
Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
To Measure an Acre.

To measure an acre, tie ring at
each end of a rope, the distance being
sixty-six feet between them; tie a
piece of colored cloth exactly in the
middle of this. One acre of ground
will be four times the length and
two and a half times the width, or
the equal of sixteen rods one way and
ten rods the other, making the full
acre 160 square rods. Keep the rope
dry so it will not stretch. A rod is
sixteen and a half lineal feet. An
acre is 4S40 square yards, or 43,56O
square feet.-American Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
tuberculosis May Make Criminals.

That insanity, criminal tendencies
and idocy may be caused by tubercu-
losis either in it's incipient or ad-
vanced stages, is the statement made
in Philadelphia by Dr.. D. ]. McCar.
thy, expert criminologist and one OF
the heads of the Henry Phipps Insti-
tute for the study, treatment and pre-
vention of tuberculosis. "A pre-.
viously moral and upright man may
become irresponsible and immoral, OF
even criminal, through the raVages
of tuberculosis. said the doctor.
And these mental diseases in many
cases appear months and sometimes
years before the tuberculosis condi.
ton becomes apparent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
The Genuine Christ-Lffe.

Religion is inspired by heavenly.
love; and life is something fresh and
cheerful and vigorous. To forget
self, to keep the heart buoyant with
the thought Of God, and to pour
forth this continual influx of spiritual
health heaverward in praise and
earthward in streams of blessing
this is the essence of human, sanity
and angelic joy; the genuine Christ
life, the one life of the saved, on
earth or in heaven.-Lucy Larcom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
THOUGHTS FR THE
w. -
QUIET TOuR
A DESIRE.

Oh, to have dwelt in Bethlehem.
When the stars Of the Lord shone
bright;
On that blessed Christmas night!
To have kissed the tender; way-Worn lee'
Of the mother undehled, ,.,:.t.
And with reyent wonder and deep delight
To have tended the Holy Child.
Hush! Such a glory was not for thee;
But that care may still be thine; :,
For are there not little ones still to ald,
For the sake of the Child divine! ...-
Are there no wandering pilgrims now
To thy heart and thy home to take:
And are there no mothers whose weary
hearts -.
You can comfort for Jesus sake!
Adelaide Proctor
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Curious Korean Animal.

A countryman reported that a curi'
Gus animal had appeared in the dis
tarict of Chungwha. 1t has long hair
and is different from anything be-
fore seen there 1t roams through
the villages at night, and many do
mestic animals have been carried OH
by it.-Korea Daily News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Food For Poultry.

An experienced poultryman says
three parts of ground sunfower seed
and one part cracked corn is fine
mixture for fattening poultry. Where
only a small quantity is grown the
best results are obtained by throw
ing the heads to the poultry and les
them have the exercise Of picking out
the seeds.-Farmers' Home Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Grow Forage and Feed 1t.

One of the greatest helps, then, to
the farmer in cheapening the cost of
his crop is the production of forage
of high feeding value and the feeding
it to cattle, thus adding the cattle to
his sources of income, and from their
manure spread broadcast on his land
increasing the humus content and
furnishing a valuable plant food
Progressive Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Kick the Barn Door.

One writer advises his readers not
to kick the cow when they get mad,
but to 60 and kick the barn door. A
farmer may be considered insane who
would kick the barn door, but there
is about as much sense and great
deal more benefit to the cow in so
doing than to give the cow a sound
thrashing for something she cannot
reason out.-Florida Agriculturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
&f1bE Fl dTfKs >

will have quite as good a ground OF
complaint under the law as the un-
suspecting housewife upon whom the
INSCRIPTIONS peddler foists nutmegs
made of Eastwood. In this war on
the sale of fraudulent foods let no
guilty man escape.-Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
The Alternative.

The milk dealer, fined for selling a
watered article, protested.
Why" he exclaimed, Indignantly,
"if I didn't water the milk half Of
nv customers wouldn't get any
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Taking Gods Promises in Vain.

Il should no more dare to fret than
to curse and swear" said John Yves.
ley. A writer in commenting on this
remark justifies Wesley by saying
that to swear is to take Gods name
in vain, and to fret is to take Gods
promises in vain. Real the Bible to
find it's fear nots," and see how
often God uses these words in speak.
ing to His children even in the midst
Of danger and sore trouble. Resting
on the promises is far wiser, far
nobler than fretting; it is living with
God o'erhead. The WellsDring.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Utcs Consent to Work.

Colonel Frank West, in charge for
the Government of the Ute Indian
situation at Thunder Butte, S. D.,
reports to Omaha army headquarters
that the Indians have consented to
accept employment 9n the Milwaukee
Railroad for the winter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Rough Handling a Bad Habit.


That which is wholly bad has no
claim to gentle treatment. There is
no gain, but loss always, in even tenn
porary compromise with any enemy
of our spiritual life. Commenting on
Paul's statement that they that are
of Christ Jesus have crucified the
flesh with the passions and the lusts
thereof" Professor Riddle notes that
the word for "crucified" here means
"put to a violent death" There Is
no other safe way to handle the dead
ly enemies of our life in Christ. 1t is
a foolish and dangerous procedure to
try to taper off" with bad habit.
Some physicians may mistakenly
counsel man to try it, but they are
leaving out of the reckoning Physi-
clan whose knowledge and healing
power are greater than theirs. Christ
can and will enable every man to put
to a violent death, to-day, any habit
or passion or lust that is sapping his
eternal life. But self must be crucif1ed
at the same time.-Sunday-School
Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Stork Carried Eighteen Pounds.

A baby daughter, weighing eigh-
teen pounds, has been born to Mrs.
Frank Squires, wife of a farmer liv-
Ing near Washington, Ind. The at
tending physician and other doctors
say the child is record breaker for
weight. 1t is we'll proportioned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Eradication of Prickly Pear.

The Government of Queensland,
Australia, has decided to offer a re-
ward of $4,000 for the eradication
Of prickly pears in the State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
New Census of Cubans.

The population of Cuba is now
100000, according to the late CEN
sus.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

WHEREAS: The Great Ruler
over all saw fit to remove from
our fold Brother Lewis Clutts,
August, s, 1908, therefore be it
RESOLVED: That Jordan union
No. 673, F. E. & G. U. of A., has
lost an earnest and faithful mem
Der; the community good citizen,
and the family a tender husband
and father, and that we, the mem
bers of this union extended to the
bereaved ones our heartfelt sym
pathies. Be it also futher
RESOLVED: That copy of
these resolutions be sent to our
County Official Organ, the WOOD
RUFF COUNTY NEWS for publication
and that copy be sent the mourn
full family. j. S. HAGGARD,
Committee.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20

A kind word costs but little,
but it may bless all day the one to
whom it is spoken. Nay, have
not kind words been spoken to
you which have lived in your heart
through years, and borne fruit of
joy and hope7 Let us speak kind
ly to one and another. We have
burdens and worries, but let us
not, therefore, rasp and irritate
those we love, those whom Christ
would have us save. Speak kind
ly in the morning; it lightens the
cares of the day, and makes the
household and all it's affairs move
along smoothly. Speak kindly at
night, for it may be before dawn
some loved one may finish his or
her space of life for this world,
and it will be too late to ask for
giveness.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
DEVIEW.
glVeneSS.

By Our Regular Correspondent.
Mrs. s. A. Bishop is visiting
relatives at Ward.
G. H. Haggard left last Friday
for Oklahoma in search of home.
BORN: Aug. IL, 1908, to Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Crossett, a fue
girl.
Quite number of DeView's
citizens attended court in Angus
ia, this week.
Mrs. j. N. Haggard, and chill
dren are spending this week with
old time friends in Cross county.
Oscar Barrentine and family
who left here several months ago
in search of health returned last
week.
We report with sorrow the death
of Miss Bobbie Simmons who died
at her parents home, near Tip,
Aug, II.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. T. Woodward,
after a stay of two weeks with rel
atives in Oklahoma returned last
Saturday.
Because of sickness, road-work-
ing and the present session of
circuit court, the protracted meet
ing closed Tuesday.
John King and j. S. Haggard
attended reunion of the Gray
and the Blue at Heber last week.
They report nice time.
After a short stay with Mr.. Nc
Elroy, Jas. Winters and wife re-
turned last week to their home in
Cross county.
T. W. Greer is having his crop
of sorgham harvested. He says
that it will make 600 gallons of
molasses. Pretty good crop for
one farmer.
&. E. Weld is now at his old
post of duty with A. S. Thomp-
sons store. He has been improv-
ing his health at Magazine the past
several months. -
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
IN VICTORIAN.

DIED; Sunday afternoon, Aug,
16, 1908, at the home of her father
near DeView, Bobbie, the II year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
Simmons. The deceased had been
sick for several weeks with typhoid
fever. She was a grand-child of
Uncle Billy Simmons, and had
many friends wherever known who
join the NEWS in extending heart
felt sympathies to the bereaved
family. The mortal remains were
laid to rest in the city cemetery at
Augusta, Monday afternoon, Rev.
H. T. Raney of this city conduct
ing the burial services. 4