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A Gold Mine.

Sir Thomas Upton has a keen sense
of humor. and tells a good story
about a Scotchman who went to a
horse race for the first time in his
life.
I ought to say that he told it to a
company of guests on the Shamrock
III one evening when he was lament
ing the long odds against his ever
winning the Americas Cup because
Of the hard rules imposed.
WELL" said Sir Thomas. "this
Scotchman was a feeble-minded old
man, and his companions who took
him to the race meeting presently per-
suaded him to stake a sixpence in the
third ace on a 40 to 1 shot.
"By some amazing miracle the out
slider won.
when the bookmaker gave old
Sandy a golden sovereign and his six
pence, the winner could not believe
his eyes.
"Do you mean to tell me- he said,
that I get all this for my ~sixpence?'
You do said the bookmaker.
"tMa conscience!' muttered Sandy.
Tell me, mon, how long has this
thing been going on?'"-Tit-Bits.
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Weak Spot in His Defense.

A religious worker was visiting a
Southern penitentiary, when one
prisoner in some way took his fancy.
This prisoner was a negro. who
evinced a religious fervor as deep as
it was gratifying to the caller.
"Of what were you accused?" the
prisoner was asked.
"Dey say I took a watch" an
swered the negro. II made a good
fight. l had q dandy lawyer, and he
done prove an alibi wifi ten witnesses.
Den my lawyer he shore made a
strong speech to de jury. But it
want no use, sab; I get ten years."
II don't see why you were not &C
Quilted" said the religious worker.
We'll, sah," explained the prison.
er, "dere vas shore n weak spot
bout my defense - dey found de
watch in my pocket "-Tit-Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-06-22
Caution About Corn.

Several Ohio correspondents report
that the corr which they expected to
sell for seed has shown such low per-
centages Of termination that they
cannot offer it for that purpose. 1t
looks all right, but it does not grow.
Western exchanges report that ger
mination tests made thus far indicate
that a very large proportion Of the
corn saved for seed will not ger
inmate, though it is apparently very
good and in fine condition. A few
years ago much of the corn didn't
look as if it would terminate and
people became very careful about
their seed corn. This years condition
is more dangerous. because the corn
is apparently sound, and farmers will
therefore believe it to be all right
without testing it. Testing seed corn
is SO easily done, and its Importance
so great that it should become uni
verSel practice, especially when there
is much doubt about vitality as
there is this year.-National Stock
man and Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-06-22
The Radium King.

Mr.. Harry March, the British engi.
neer who was recently made a knight
by King Manuel in recognition of his
discovery of valuable radium mines
in Portugal, is popularity known in
scientific circles as the Radium King.
Mr.. March has mined in almost every
corner of the earth. In the Guarda
Belt Mountains, 1000 feet above the
level of the sea, he suffered terrible
privations. When hungry he would
have to trust TO his gun for a meal.
Sour wine was the only drink pro.
durable, and even that difficult to OBJ.
tain. For nearly three years this bril-.
liant young engineer endured great
hardships, till his perseverance was
rewarded by the discovery of the
worlds richest radium mines. Mr..
March is taking a great interest in
the new National Radium Bank
Tit-Bits.
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Heidelburg Carrots.

Wash and scrape three medium
sized carrots, cut into pieces about an
inch and a half long, then into slices
lengthwise, and then again into thin
strips about like short matches (cut-
ting them in thin round slices is just
as we'll and possibly p%rettier). Put
them in cold water for a few mo-
ments and then cook in boiling sailed
water, barely enough to keep from
burning. They will cook tender in
from twenty to thirty minutes. For
about one pint Of the carrots allow
one teaspoon each of butter and -four
creamed together; stir it into the
boiling liquid. There should be but
a few spoonfuls, but by tipping the
pan toward you they can be blended
easily. Add one-half teaspoonful OF
salt and a little pepper, let 1t boil
about five minutes, then sprinkle
again with parsley, using about n
%teaspoonful in all. Be very careful
not to burn and this should be very
delicious.-Mildred L. Morse, in the
Boston Post.
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&|HOUSEHOLD
)ENa: 'HINTs'" !

To put out fire in chimney, open
the drafts in the stove and put in
sulphur. Zinc is also good.
Milk which has changed may be
sweetened or rendered fit for use
again by stirring in a little soda.
Precipitation stains may be re-
moved by immersing the stained
parts in soap solution and drying IN
the SUI
In toasting biscuit they are much
nicer if cut in slices across the grain
instead of being sliced in the usual
manner.
A nice relish to serve with fish is
cabbage, cut very fine and dressed
with French dressing beaten almost
to an emulsion.
TO remove ink from linen: Wet
the birthstone of two or three matches
and apply to the spot. Wash In the
usual manner.
To remove match scratches from
woodwork, rub first with sliced
lemon, next with whiting and then
wash with soap suds.
When washing fine china or cut
glass a heavy Turkish towel on the
bottom of the dishpan will often keep
the dishes from chipping.
To make sour fruit sweet: To two
pounds of fruit, when cooking, d
one teaspoonful of soda. 1t will be
found cheaper than sugar.
In case of burns on the fingers,
merely dip them into a dish of kero-
sene, but pour over other parts. In
slight burns not even a blister Will
arise. This is a Chinese remedy.
In making j%ellies, and sometimes
grape juice, if not too particular
about their clearness, it is often de-
sirable to queez the bags. Use a
good wire broiler; it is strong and
easily cleaned.
You will get better results if you
out a full double-pleated rufe on the
bottom of the bag which you slip
over the broom with which you brush
the walls, or over the broom with
which you sweep polished floors.
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Alfalfa and Weeds.

Ordinarily, if a farmer sows alfalfa
in the spring, he has his old enemy,
he weeds, to contend with. If the
season be damp and cloudy, the al
falfa may not grow fast, but weeds
will. Therefore June may see him
moving to retard a rampant growth
of weeds instead of gathering a profit
able cutting Of prime hay. 1t is not
improbable that he may be doing the
same in July or in September, thus
losing a whole season. Again, the
spring preparation comes when the
farmer needs to be working his corn
and potato land, hence he is likely
to slight or neglect the careful prep
aration of the alfalfa ground and so
do a poor job with, in such cases, the
usual result of a poor stand" Then,
too, the frequent rains interfere with
regular disking and narrowing and
the weeds may obtain a start the
farmer cannot check.-From Coburn's
"The Book of Alfalfa"
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Getting the Garden Ready.

When one wishes to start a garden
in spring it is nearly always worth
while to begin operations the pre-
vious autumn. Very often the ground
to be used is covered with sod, in
which case it is always necessary to
pillow or spade it the fall before in
order that the frost may act upon it
and enable the gardener to get the
soil into good workable condition
when he wishes to plant the spring
crops. The ground very often is full
of roots of witch-grass or quack-grass
and it is very necessary that these
roots should be eradicated before the
crops are planted. The best time to
gardener has comparative leisure.
And the best way to do it is TO dig
out the root stocks with a fork, which
will not break them off as does a
hoe or spade. The ground also is
likely to be more OF less filled with
stones and rocks, and it is very de-
sirable that these should be removed
before the crops are planted.
Consequently, if you desire to have
a Successful garden next season, de-
eide on its location this fall, get the
ground as well prepared as possible,
and leave it in such condition that
the freezing and thawing in the win
ter will help in giving the soil a finely
%pulyerized condition. in which the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-06-22
h Fine Garden.

What is q garden? 1t is mans re-
port of earth at her best. 1t is earth
emancipated from the commonplace
Earth is mans intimate possesslon-
earth arrayed for beauty's bridal. IL
is mans love of loneliness carried to
CHEESEMAN'S craving for the ideal
carried to a fine lunacy. 1t is piquant
wonderment; eliminated beauty, that
for all it's combination of telling and
select items, can still contrive to look
natural. debonair, native to its place.
A garden is nature aglow, Illuminated
with new significance. 1t is nature on
parade before mems eyes; Glodden
Field in every parish, where on sum-
mer days she holds court in lanes OF
splendor," beset with pomp and
~pageantry more glorious than all the
kings"
"Why is a garden made?" Primar-
lily, it would seem, to crafty mans
craving for beauty. Behind fine gar
dening is fine desire. 1t is a plain
fact that men do not make beautiful
things merely for the sake of m
thing to do, but rather because their
souls compel them. Any beautiful
work of art is a feat, an essay, of
human soul. Someone has said that
noble dreams are great realities
this in praise of unrealized dreams;
but here, in the fine garden, is the
noble dream and the great reality
John D. Sedding,, Garden Craft, the
House Beautiful.
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Minister and Farmer.

From an interesting address be-
fore the Twentieth Century Club, Bos-
ton, by VIM. H. Bowker, on the
Farmer Minister Needed" we clip
the following:
"In my judgment, the country
minister has not lost his hold; he
has simply lost his bearings. When
the sky clears and he can take obser-
vations on the sun and stars, he will
steer himself and his craft, of which
he is captain, into the new channels
Of industrial as we'll as spiritual
progress; only we must give him the
opportunity, the helping hand, the
encouraging word. And why should
he not be a leader in this old, but to
him, new field? In the frs: place, he
is generally a student, trained to in
v%estigate, to use books, to think on
his feet, to express himself, and US
ually he does it remarkably we'll.
With his training and alert mind he
can become of great assistance in pro-
mitigating the new agriculture; he
can help to popularize the sciences
which underlie it, chemistry, botany,
entomology and especially bacteriol-
ogy, which deals with the hidden,
forceful life in the soil.
For example,: If he has only a
garden, why should he not expert
ment with garden crops, and if he
loves flowers, with the growing of
sweet peas? He can show how the
incubation of the sweet PEI. seed with
bacteria cultures will increase the
nodules on the roots If the plant,
thus enabling it to gather nitrogen
and produce abundant flowers. On
Sunday he can take a vase of these
flowers TO his pulpit and in a prelude,
if you please, or after the service, he
"a explain how he succeeded in
growing such beautiful blossoms
He might display some Of the roots
Of the plant with the nodules Cd
them. and show how infinite and won.
derful are Gods ways.
AS the sweet pea belongs to the
great leguminous family, which en-
braces peas. beans and clover. he can
show the farmers of his parish who
happen to be present (and they would
be present if they knew he had a
message of this sort to delivery, how
the incubation of the clover seed
would insure it's growth and thereby
increase the fertility of the farm by
drawing from the great reservoir of
the air stores of nitrogen which are
needed for the u%pbuilding of crop
life. Here is one of a hundred mes
sages or little preludes or sermons,
which the rural minister may carry
to his farmer neighbors and parish
ioners."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-06-22
One Heart That Beats as Ten.

The average rate Of the human
heart is about seventy beats a Min
ute. According to a recent article
in the Scientific American F. Buch-
anan has succeeded, by the use OF an
ingenious electrical meter, in count
ing the beats of a mouse's heart.
They amount to nearly seven hun
dred a minute, and can not be re-
corded by any ordinary method Of
pulse taking. The mouse's heart
thus pumps away at the rate Of yer
eleven pushes a second. In COMPARE
son to the elephants heart, at the
other extreme, with one beat in two
seconds, it Is a veritable race horse.
New York Press.
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The Beer Register.

He drew the seidel Of beer toward
him, but stopped to look at the pew
ter cover before tipping it back.
The metal was covered with
scratches, initials, dates and devices.
There were Greek letter fraternity
initials on it, names of colleges and
some other things.
What most attracted the mans at
tention was this: "a. B. c., March
10, '09," and then below it, March
11-Here again.. Under that came,
June 12-Once more" There was
still a fourth date.
II wonder where are the seidels he
used on the other days?" said the
observer to his friend.-New York
Sun.
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Light on India.

Mr.. Roosevelt's ill-advised tribute
to England's rule in India was clearly
one of the most glazing mistakes Of
his public life. Like all great me1,
however, the former President is s?id
to have admitted his error and stated
that his knowledge of England's rule
in India wac obtained solely from
English sources"
Now comes the Indianapolis News
with a most interesting series of arti-
cles on 1.-THE Unrest in India" Mr..
e. I. Lewis, the writer, Is an Indian
apolis journalist of wide experience.
He is an able, conservative investi-
gator. He goes to the very root Of
conditions and talks with both sides.
We are free to say that We have
never read a more damning indict-
ment Of foreign rule in any country
than runs through the American jour-
nalist's story of "The Unrest in In
ia."-Indiana Catholic.
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The Jersey Cow.

A correspondent asks us how 1t is
that Jersey cattle are so preserved in
uniform appearance and conforma-
ton. If our correspondent will on
slider and reflect a little upon the law
of the Jersey Island, that for a great
number of years back in the GEN.
turtles, no other cattle could be
brought there. Under this law the
purity as well as uniformity of the
breed has been preserved down to the
present, and this has made the Jersey
cow so generally regarded as the DOM
inant butter breed of the world. In
his reference to some Of the early i'm
portations to this country, the we'll
known writer on Jersey cattle, Val
ancey E. Fuller, says:
Like every breed, the Jersey breed
has strains or families that stand out
prominently. One of the first to at
tain any considerable notoriety in
the olden days was that of Albert A,
who was the sire Of six daughters in
the fourteen-pound list, the most
famous Of whom was COUGHS Lily,
who made sixteen pounds five and
one-half ounces in seven days, and
seventy-one pounds in thirty days. I
knew COUGHS Lily, and while she was
considered a great cow and a great
breeder in those days, she was not
noted for beauty. Lady Mel I'd was
another daughter of Albert A, who
d~eservedly had a national reputation,
as she had a record of 1873 pounds
in sixty-one days. I question if she
was as we'll known as COUGHS Lily,
and yet she should have enjoyed even
a better reputation.
And so in preserving this great
dairy breed constant importations are
being made from the Jersey Island,
and fresh blood infused in the breed
ing of Jerseys.
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Such Excellent Milk.

"A simple-hearted ard truly devout
country preacher, who had tasted bur
few of the drinks of the world. took
dinner with a heightened family.
where a glass of milk punch was
quietly set down by each plate. In
silence and happiness this new Vicar
Of Wakefield quaffed his goblet and
added: Madam, you should daily
thank God for such a good cow
Once a Week.
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Strawberry Pudding.

Beat the yolks Of four eggs very
light with a cupful Of powdered
sugar, add a Quart of sweet milk and
a tablespoon of melted butter. Beat
in thoroughly a cupful of fine dried
bread crumbs, and pour all into a
buttered pudding-dish. Set in the
oven and bake until set. Remove to
the door of the oven and spread over
the top of the pudding a layer of ripe,
sugared strawberries, and cover these
with a meringue made of the whites
of the four eggs beaten with a half
cupful of sugar. Return to the oven
to color light brown. Eat with pow
dered sugar and cream.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-06-22
Fertilizers.

In experiments made at the agri-
cultural station Of Lausanne, SWftzer-
land, for the purpose of determining
the effect of potash fertilizers upon
natural meadows, two ~neighboring
fields, having almost identical soils
of glacial mari, showed a marked diff
ference in effect and, very curiously,
the soil Of the field that had yielded
the larger crop was found, after har-
vest, to contain more potash than that
of the other field. This remarkable
result has been traced to the influence
Of drainage. The better drainage OF
the field which yielded the larger
crop promoted the circulation of air
and water in the soil, favored the as
similatiop of soluble nutriment, and
caused the roots to extend to a great
er depth and utilize a large volume of
earth. This example shows that the
fertility Of a soil cannot always be
determined by chemical analysis
alone.
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Stuffed Cucumber.

Peel a large cucumber, remove a
narrow piece from the side, and
scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.
Fill the cavity with a forcemeat made
of lobster and salmon, replace the
piece and bind it round with narrow
tape. Line the bottom Of a sauce
pan with slices'of bscon, put the Gu
cumber upon it and then two or three
more slices; cover the whole with
nicely favored stock, season with salt
and pepper and simmer gently till
the cucumber is sufficiently cooked,
take it out, thicken the gravy with a
little -four and butter and serve very
hot.--Washington Star.
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People Talk About Good Things.

such a preparation as a Powder Tor the
Feet. To-day after the genuine merits Of
Aliens Foot-Ease have been told year after
year by grateful persons, it is inuispen-
sable to millions. 1t is cleanly, wholesome,
healing and antiseptic and gives rest ami
comfort to tired aching feet.
It cures while you walk. Over $4,000
testimonials. limitations pay the dealer a
larger profit otherwise you would never bs
offered o substitute for Aliens Foot-Ease,
the original foot powder. ASK for Aliens
Foot-Ease, and see that you get it.
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OF the many lawful English words
that are misused in Wall Street, none
is more strained than the word
fundamental" One man says the
fundamentals are all right. and he
cares about nothing else: another re-
torts that the fundamentals are all
wrong, and neither knows what the
other means Neither knows exactly
what he means himself.
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4bE ct any

roots of plants can grow to much bet
ter advantage than in soil where the.
particles are coarse. You will also
thus be able to draw plans for your
garden during the winter months
with more assurance of success than
If you leave all the preparations to the
few weeks of spring, when there are
so many things to take up the time
and attention of the gardener.-The
House Beautiful.
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Cook four ounces of spaghetti for
from twenty to thirty minutes in boil
ing sailed water, drain it and place
half of it in a pie dish, crate two
ounces of cheese and sprinkle some OF
it yer the spaghetti, slice four or five
small tomatoes and place them on the
spaghetti, sprinkling them with
cheese, pepper and salt, and finish
with the remainder Of the spaghetti,
placing the rest of the cheese on the
top. Pour over this half a pint of
milk and cover the dish with a plate;
cook in a moderate oven.-Washing-
ton Star.
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WouId Change Places.

tThe butler of a Scottish laird, who
had been in the family for many
years, resigned his place, complaining
that his lordship's wife was always
scolding him.
IF that's all you have to complain
Of" said his master, "you have little
excuse for leaving"
"I'm not going to put up with it
any longer" was the answer.
go, then" said the laird, signing,
"and be thankful all the days Of
youe life that you are not married
to her. "-Boston Traveller.
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Jellied Salad.

To two teaspoonfuls of gelatine add
enough water to cover it, and soak
for a half-hour. Put over the fire a
quart of water, bring to a boil, stir
in the gelatine and a cupful of sugar,
and, when both are dissolved, take
from the fire and add the juice Of two
lemons. Turn into a bowl to cool.
When cool and beginning to thicken,
stir into the jelly one and one-half
cupfuls of celery cut-not chopped
very fine. Beat until thoroughly
mixed, turn into a wet mould, and.
set aside to form. Turn upon a dish
lined with crisp lettuce and serve
with mayonnaise.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Precept and Example.

Colonel, that was an admirable
speech you made at the club the other
evening on the obligations Of citizen
ship. I've been intending to tell you
so ever since I heard it. We need
more of that kind of talk nowadays.
But what are you looking SO gloomy
about this morning, Colonel? No
bad news, I hope?"
Dash 1t all, yes! I've been drawn
on a jury!"-Chicago Tribune.
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Piking Around.

Messenger Boy-"I hear yer boss
done a little shoppin' yesterday?"s
Wall Street Office Boy-"Pooh!
Nothin' to speak Of. He only bought
an insurance company, a couple OF
good, serviceable banks, an a steel
plant, an he had a railroad sent up
on appreciation. PUCK.
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The Queen Of Italy Is. one Of the
finest shots in Europe, not only In
comparison with her own sex, but az
against all corners. In her girlhood
she was a great huntress, but she NO
longer hunts; she now has'an uncon-
querable aversion to killing anything,
and, though she still shoots, IT is
only at clay pigeons or some such
mark. -',>oo. ~