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Spectacles For Soldiers.

In many cases the vision OF thru
class shots has been much improved
by the use Of spectacles. In the First
Northamptonshire Regiment a third
class shot became a first class shot.
In the First Queens a man who just
missed being a third class shot be-
came a first. In the First OXfords
one failed and two third class shots
became second class and one third
class became a first. In the First
Cameronians one improved from non
effective to a second class shot. In
the First Royal Scott Fusiliers one
third class shot became a second class
shot. These results are due to action
taken by the medical authorities in
1907, when the eyesight Of several
selected regiments was carefully cx-
amined by army medical specialists in
ophthalmology. Recommendations
based on these examinations were
made, and the Government OF India
granted a free issue Of suitable
glasses to those mel requiring them.
Lancet,
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Raby Sleepless With Awful Itching.

when our baby was seven weeks
MD he broke out with what we
thought was heat, but which gradual
" grew worse. We called in a doctor.
He said it was eczema and from that
time we doctored six months with
three of the best doctors in Atchison
but he only got worse. His face, head
and hands were a solid sore. There
was no end to the suffering for him.
We had to tie his little hands to keep
him from scratching. He never knew
what it was to sleep we'll from the
time he took the disease until he was
cured. He kept US awake all hours
of the night and his health Easnt
what you would call good. We tried
everything but the right thing.
FINALLY I got a set of the Cuticura
Remedies and ! Am pleased to say
we did not use all Of them until he
vas cured. We have waited a year
and a half to see If it would return
but 1t never has and to-day his skin
ia clear and fair as it possibly could
he. | hope Cuticura may save some
one else's little ones suffering and
also their pocket-books. John Leason,
1403 Atchlson St., Atchison, kan.'
Oct. 10, 1909"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-04-27
Feeding For Butter Making.

A good English dairy authority says
that to a small extent rich fatty foods
add to the butter fat content of the
milk, but only by supplying material
which the cow is ready to make
cream Of, as COWS naturally giving
poor milk will lay this fat on their
backs, and it is probably useless to
try to make a bad COW give richer
milk. If it were not for this, it would
seem somewhat meaningless to de-
scribe certain foods as butter-produc-
ers or less suitable for butter making
than for milk-producing, though the
foods are all useful for the latter
also. Peas and rye, for in
stance, are apt to make the butter
hard, and so we find them classed as
third-rate butter foods in Denmark,
though both of them are useful as
milk foods.
Butter making is SO we'll under
stood in Denmark that it is interest
inc to see in what estimation differ
ent foods are held for this purpose.
Rape cake, oats, and wheat bran are
held in the highest estimation; cotton
cake, barley, and palm nut cake come
next, peas and rye ranking last. It
will be noticed that the best foods
are highly heterogeneous, excepting
rape cake, and cot particularly rich
in fat, the second-class foods being
superior in this respect.
Richness of milk being, however,
dependent on the individual COW or
particular breed, the question may
we'll be asked whether it pays to use
these foods in any quantity for all
cows alike in a milk herd. Those that
give the richest milk should have 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-04-27
A Geyser Heated Greenhouse.

In the Yellowstone Park geyser
basin a small greenhouse stands over
a geyser stream. A current of nearly
boiling water constantly passes
through it. Steam arises in %profusion,
moistening the plants, and the sun
aids in the work, so that an extraor-
binary rapidity of growth is the re-
suit. Lettuce natures in two or three
weeks, and other plants grow with
proportionate rapidity. The climate
of the locality is very severe, which
makes more striking this example OF
the utilization of natures energy
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Wide-Ayake Farmer,

Mr.. Stephenson, writing in Hoard's
Dairyman, from Iowa, says: Il be-
lieve I am safe in saying that fifty
per cent. of the farmers to-day are
farming the same as they did twenty
five years ago." And this too in a
State where wide-awake livestock
associations, farmers Institutes, far
mers' clubs and oranges have been
actively engaged in training the
young farmer in the way he should
go.
Should this be a Encouragement
for farmers to try to learn better
methods? We say no, decidedly.
Let us think of the other fifty per
cent. Are they not reaping the bene-
fits of the improvements from which
the statistics of Iowa have been
made. Who are getting the benefit
of increased products of that great
State? Not the fifty per cent. VINO
farm as they did 4 quarter century
ago.
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The Cows and Tuberculin Test.

In some of the extensive tests made
% COWS with the tuberculin test, IN
der the new regulation and laws re-
aui7ing it, about twenty-five per cent.
Of the COWS reacted, and were thus
found to be affected.
The tuberculous cow presents a
vivid picture of disease long con-
,ealed, slowly but surely destroying
the tissue until the factor of safety
Of some organ or structure of the
oody has nearly been destroyed. Dur
Ing the early stages Of the disease
the animal may appear to be healthy
In every respect, and it is with these
that the tuberculin test is valuable.
Tubcrculin has been used by the
experiment station of the Bureau of
Animal Industry regularly and con-
~tinuously during the last seventeen
years.-Weekly Witness.
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Not So Darncd Famished.

A man was telling about an ex-
citing experience in Russia. His
sleigh was pursued over the frozen
wastes by a pack of at least a dozen
famished wolves. He arose and shot
the foremost ones, and the others
stopped to devour it. But they soon
caught I'D with him, and he shot n
other, which was in turn devoured.
This was repeated until the last fam
ished wolf was almost upon him with
yearning jaws, when
Say, partner" broke in one of the
listeners, according to your rccok-
ing that last famished wolf mus, have
had the other 'leven inside Of HIM"
We'll, come to think it over said
the story-teller, maybe he wasn't so
darned samished after all. Livery
body's.
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The Height Of Waves.

There is a great deal of romance
about the stories that are told about
the height of sea waves. They are
not as high as the imagination,
coached by these stories, would make
them out to be. The height of the
wave generally depends upon the size
of the body of water in which they
appear. For instance the highest
wave on the Lake of Geneva is nine
feet: on Lake Superior, tw%enty-three
feet; in the Mediterranean, thirty
feet; in the Atlantic, from forty TO
fifty feet. In measuring the height
of a wave the reckoning should be
top of the wave to the level of the
sea, and not, as is often done, from
the trough of the sea to the top OF
the wave.-New York American.
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Glenn H. Curtis, at a dinner IN Los
Angeles during the brilliant aviation
week, said of the Wrights good
humoredly:
They don't own the air, you know
Did you hear about that conversation
that was overheard between them al
the Dayton plant?
"'Orville,' cries Wilbur, running
out of doors excitedly, look! Here's
another aviator using our patent!
HE certainly is shouted Or
Vile. That's our simultaneous
warping and steering movement to a
IT,
"'Call a cop!' screams Wilbur
Get another %injunction!'
But Orville, who had looked up
through his binocular, laid his and
gently on his brothers arm.
"'Come on back to work, wilbur,
he said. It's a duck
ton Star.
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Hens Sure to Lay Every Day.

Mrs. John Osborn, Of Clayton, st.
Louis County, has Joined the ranks
of the foes of high prices as the wo-
man Egg Trust buster. After eight
years research, she says, she origin
ated a breed of chickens guaranteed
to produce eggs cTcry day in the year,
The only trouble with the new V a
rietv is that tho hens are SO busy lay
ms eggs they forget to set. They arc
a mixture of Rhode Island Reds,
White Loghorns and Blue Andalu-
slams.
Mrs. Osborn grows enthusiastic os
she describes the new products OF
the chicken world in this fashion:
"Telk about your cgg machines, here
in Missouri. the realm Of the queen
of the barnyard, they sink into OBJ
livion in comparison to the new Os-
borns. They are the supcriors Of the
poultry family as egg producers.
They have had no time to go to
poultry shows and have their toenails
manicured. feathers powdered and
their combs bathcd in vinegar to en-
nance their beauty. They lay eggs
every day whether they have pretty
prize ribbons %futtering from then
coops or not
With a few hens, each laying one
egg every day, it is not necessary for
city residents to study back to the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-04-27
Tickle Taste.

Only two months after Chloe's mar
riage she reappeared in the kitchen
and asked for her old place.
What has happened to your hus'
band?" asked her former employer.
"Dey ain nothin' happen to Will
yum, Mis- Franklin"
Isn't he willing to support you?'
ooh, yes'm, he's willing to supPo't
me, all right"
Have you quarreled with him
them"
Nom, we ain qua'led none"
"Is he sick?'
Nom, he amt sick"
what is the matter? Has he left
you"
No, ma'am, he ain left me. In
leavin him"
well, what are you doing it for?"
Chloe paused, searching for tile
right phrase. well l tell you, Mis-
Franklin, it seems lax l dun so't OF
lost my taste for Willyum."-Cosmo.
politan.
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Must Ee a Good Mixer.

For q COW to be worth keeping In
a dairy herd she must produce
enough milk above the cost of her
feed to pay a good income on the in
vestment. She must do even more
than this. There are a great many
COWS that are mere boarders, and
when the test is applied it is found
that so far as profit is concerned they
are worthless, and profit is the only
object in view.
Why one cow will subsist on the
same feed as another and yet give
twice as much milk is a mystery that
has not yet been solved. The COW is
a machine to take in grain, hay, fod-
der. etc., and out of this to manufac-
ture milk. The feed is her raw ma
| terial, and she is the best COW which
| can take this feed and from it give
the greatest return. She, of course,
| can give back only what is first sup
piled to her in a different form, but
it is a characteristic of some cows
| to get out of the feed all the milk
| available while with others half of
it is wasted.
While some breeds are better milk
ers than others, yet it is not alto
gether a matter of breed. Because a
| COW may be a Jersey, a Guernsey or a
| Holstein, this does not signify that
! she is a good mixer, but the individ-
nal COW must stand on her W mer-
its. 1t is true, however, that the best
mixers belong to these breeds.
| Unusually the Holstein will give the
greatest amount of milk, but for rich
ness the jersey is uneXcelled.
The COW should also be of good dis
Dosition and not be a kicker. If she
is wild and easily frightened there
will be times when it will be impos-
sible to get all the milk. and the
whole herd may at times be made
restless. She should also be an easy
mixer. In a herd the hard mixer is
ANYTHING but satisfactory. And above
all else she should not ne hreachy or
q fence pusher, and she should pro-
duce a calf every year. She should
not go dry, unless turned dry, and
she should have an eve flow of milk.
Many COWS produce a large guam
tity Of milk for a few weeks after
calving and after that the flow grows
gradually less until it ceases alto
gether.
Size or general appearance should
not be given much consideration.
Color is of no importance except as a
mark OF breed. What is desired in
the dairy COW is milk or butter, and
the COW that will give the greatest
amount of this at the least expense
is the best COW for the dairv.-H., in
the Indiana Farmer.
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MYTHS OF THE DAYS
OF r YOUTH.
Boy of To-Day, It is Said,
Would Scorn the Delights of the
Old Swimming Hole.

Poets may sing them in their sweet
est songs, artists paint them in the
brightest colors and our memories
may deceive us regarding the days of
long ago, when we were boys Oh the
farm or in the village. but sober re-
Election, says the Washington Herald,
with the glamor omitted, leads to the
belief that more myths date back
only a score or so OF years than
stretch to the days when the world
was in its infancy.
How many of us Of mature years
had the comforts, much less the con-
%veniences, of modern life? The great
majority grew up without street-car
service, without gas or electric light,
without steam radiators in our rooms,
without the telephone and without
an abundant water supply for the
kitchen and bath.
The old swimming hole sounds ro-
mantle, and there were many days Of
bliss. But the boy of to-day has go
many sources Of pleasure and delight
that he would scorn the swimming
hole. 1t is by contrast that pleasures
are derived. The lad of forty years
ago was forced to get up at daybreak,
go out into a dew-laden pasture and
drive in the horses and cows; he had
to carry in wood and in some cases
start the kitchen fire, and some of US
were required to do part of the milk
ing.
When we we're fortunate enough to
find a nice red apple after the holi-
days it was a treat indeed; when a
half dozen oranges we're bought from
the grocer's it meant a delight that
was not forgotten for some days. In
stead of going to see the best actors
and actresses of the age the lad OF
our memory was supremely happy at
the thought of going to see the circus
once a year. 1t was an anticipation
that surpasses anything within the
range of possibilities to-day.
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Her Methods Varied.

After the third addition to the fam.
lily it became necessary to secure the
services of a permanent nurse.
Now, my husband is very particu-
lar whom I engage as a nurse" said
the mistress to a girl who had applied
for the position. He wishes me to
go into the most minute details about
your qualifications. Do you know
how to prepare food? Can you sew
and mend? Do you mind sitting up
late at night? Are you faithful and
devoted, and have you a kind, loving
disposition? Will YOU"
Excuse me, ma'am; an 1 to take
care of the baby or your husband?"
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Cow RationS.

A correspondent from Edgar Coun-
ty, Illinois, says that he has plenty
of clover hay, corn meal, wheat bran
and middlings, and wants a daily
COW ration for his twelve COWS. A
good daily ration feeding three times
a day would be in quantity for each
cow, all the clover hay 1t will eat
up clean, and by weight equal parts
Of, middlings and bran mixed with
two pounds of corn meal, feeding a
pound of this to each COW in the pro-
portion of a pound for three pounds
Of milk each gives. 1t is always best
to apportion concentrates in proper
ion,to the amount Of milk, and there
fore different COWS require different
amounts of these concentrated feeds,
though each should have all the
clover hay it will eat.-1ndiana
Farmer.
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Tulip Sunday in Holland.

The Dutchman looks upon his tulip
farm as a steady and profitable means
Of livelihood, and the traveller jour-
neying in the spring from Harlem by
rail to Leyden passes through fields
of gorgeous color, which reach a
climax at Hillegon. To lovers OF
color these sheets Of scarlet, yellow
and pink are a pure joy, especially
when reflected in the canals which
lntersect them. The flowers are in
their full splendor in the middle OF
spring, Tulip Sunday being about the
third Sunday in April.-London Out
look.
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Items of Expense.

There are items of expense to the
farm that should be credits rather
than debts. To see farmers buying
in the markets things that could and
should be grown on the farm shows
lack of forethought. 1t is no uncom-
mon thing for farmers living near
towns to buy their garden vegetables,
whereas every one Of these can be
produced at home. By growing these
greater opportunities will be given
to purchase more Of such as cannot
be grown. Even fruits, especially
the small fruits, are chiefly had in the
market.-Indiana Farmer.
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4DE:.5z Fl any

farm literature in their dreams or
how to return to the good old times
when "ham and" was a part of the
daily breakfast menu, in the opinion
of Mrs. Osborn. A small city lot and
little feed and care is all that is neces-
sary to produce enough eggs for each
family to break the Egg Trust, if the
new breed of chickens lives up to her
statements.
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larger proportion of non-nitrogenous
food, which may to some extent
cheaper the ration, as the albuminoid
ratio is enlarged. This later in the
same proportion for all the COWS
in a herd has been perhaps too rigidly
adhered to, and n Of our leading
dairy authorities advocates attention
being paid more to the actual require
ments of the COWS rather than strict
adherence to any prescribed diet.
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Tn Spite of Tommy,

Home study for Tommy had just
begun, and he found it hard to apply
himself to regular hours. At bed
time one evening his father said:
Tommy, l am not at all pleased with
the report your mother gives me OF
your conduct to-day"
mo, father, 1 knowed you wouldn't
be, and + told her so. But she went
right ahead an made tn report. Jest
like a woman, amt it?"-Ladies'
Home Journal.
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seemed a burden. Doan's Kidney
Pills helped me very promptly n 1t
was not long before I was cured. NOW
I enjoy perfect health and am with
out an ache or pain"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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1.-THE Lost Art of Writing"

I for one am in accord with High
School Girl" as to the seeming use
lessness of writing a good hand now
adays. And yet we are losing more
than we realize in ~neglecting hand
writing for typewriting, etc. For as
4 guide to character, ability and re-
6nement there is no surer criterion
than a handwritten letter. The age
Is so mechanical and prosaic that
surely we might try to keep one OF
the few things left that show individ-
uality.-A College Girl, in the New
York World.
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Keep the Pigs at Home.

There is a fortune in hogs for all
Of US if the present prices hold until
we can raise the valuable animals.
1t should be borne in mind, however,
that in these later days it is not safe
to allow ones pig to roam the streets.
Automobiles and thieves are thicker
than they were a century ago. The
back yard and the nearest vacant lot
ought to give the porker sufficient
loom for comfort.-Providence Bull
tetin.
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Headache

"My father has been a sufferer from 1ck
headache for the last twenty-five years and
never found any relief until he began
taking your cascarets. Since he has
begun taking Cascarets be hos NAG
the headache. They have entirely cured
him. Cascarets do what you recommend
them to do. I will give you the privileges
of using his name."-E: M. Dlckso9s
I12o Resiner St., ". Indianapolis, Ind
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent, Taste GOOD.
Do Good. Never SickenlWeaten or Grips.
1oc. 2sc. SOC. Never sold in bulk. Inc gen
nine tablet stamped C"CC. Guaranteed 70
cure or your money back. ~
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Jonnn1e Poe's Excess Baggage

Johnnie Poe, one of the famous
Princeton football family, and inci-
dentally a great nephew of Edgar Al
Ian Poe, was a general in the army.
of Honduras in one of their recent
wars. q
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trouble. One ply
stefan treated me
and then another
and it was thought
I would not live.
/ rallied from that
attack, but my
back ached as If
it would break. ]
was languid and
nervous. Life
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While the finest Cuban tobacco
have less than two per cent. of nico<
tine, the rankest Kentucky tobacco
contains nearly eight per cent.
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The City Of London Corporation
consists of the Lord Mayor, twenty
five other aldermen and 206 common
councillors. n. I.-lf
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Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Ease

A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and 1ngrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot.Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, Is cents; Ae'
cent no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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The total continental area OF the UnIteo
States, including Alaska, is about equal TO
that Of all Europe.
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Out of Jurisdiction.

The hair of the head grows faster IL
summer than in winter.
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Canada waters yielded last year
about 100000 Holsters, half of
which were canned.
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The annual growth Of the forests
of the United States is not more than
twelve cubic feet an acre.
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MUNYON'S Paw Paw Pills coax the liver
into activity by gentle methods. They do
not scour, grippe or weaken. They are Il
tonic to the stomach, liver and nerves;
invigorate instead of weaken. They ell
rich the blood and enable the stomach to
e. 81 The pcurishmcnt from food that is
pa. into 1t. These pills contain no Gallo
mel; they are soothing. healing and slim
ulating. For sale by all druggists in 10c
and 25c sizes. II you need medical ad.
vice. write Munyon's Doctors. They will
advise to the hest Of their ability abso.
!utely free Of Charge. MUNYON'S, SD
and Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
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GAVE UP HOPE.
Doan's Kidney Pills Cured When Doc
tors Failed.

Mrs. John H. Cole, 81 Arlington
St., So. birmingham, Mass, says:
"For years I was a martyr to kidney