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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-02
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No animal RECEIVERS SO slowly from
low condition, nor is so apt to re-
cover at all, as sheep.
When you get a good team let the
other fellow whistle, but don't put a
price on it, and so invite It's early sale.
For a brood SOW prefer n Of good
length and breadth Of body and placed
on short, strong, well-made legs, set
wide apart.
Prime fat lambs cannot be produced
by alternate grass and grain. They
must be pushed to lay on fat from
start to finish
Instead of feeding wet mashes to
chickens try giving cracked grain IN
small quantities in litter. It's good
health insurance.
Cultivation hastens the liberation
of plant food by permitting air to per-
meate the soil and oxidize or burn out
the organic matter.
Cowpeas sown in corn and the en-
tire crop pastured down by hogs gives
one Of the very best returns that can
be secured from the land.
To make the flock most profitable,
or at all profitable, no source of rev.
enue must be neglected, whether 1t
be mutton, fleece or increase.
Each pig should be looked after in
dividually; a general look will not do.
It is just like a big family. each
has his or her individual need.
Any egg eaters in the flock? Make
the nests as dark as possible; that
will help. If that doesn't discourage
the culprit, shorten up the ak.
Sheep are u~tilizers Of waste. They
clean fields Of weeds, utilize to great
advantage any kind Of pasture and
At in we'll with farm practice.
A while lot Of success with pigs
comes from the owners and feeders
watchfulness. Changes must be made
from time to time, in food and sur
roundings.
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varieties to escape the summer
drought. For this reason northern
grown seed Is preferred in some sec
tons. A better practice would be to
select and acclimatize an early ma
turing variety. It would then escape
the summer droughts and by becom'
ing acclimatized and adapted would
produce better than imported seed. f.
The shortage Of seed corn In many
sections of the country In the spring
Of 1912 furnishes a good example OF
what has happened and Is likely to
happen again unless seed corn receives
more and better attention.
The loss from planting neglected
seed corn reduces or destroys the prof
it on the corn crop of each individual
farmer and in the aggregate is an an
nual loss to the country Of many mil
lions Of dollars.
By the early selection Of sufficient
seed corn for several years planting
and its proper preservation these i'm
mense and ~oft-recurring losses a be
prevented.
BY making termination tests OF
neglected seed and by heavy planting
full stands can be obtained, but the
yield may be Is bushels per acre less
than would have been harvested had
the seed been selected early and well
preserved.
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POISONING BY COTTON SEED
One of Best Of Fattenlng Agents for
Live Stock, but Injurious it
Fed Too Long.

It Is a we'll established fact that
cotton seed, in the form OF meal or
cake, Is one Of the best Of fattening
agents for live stock.y 1t Is also we'll
established that 1t will poison stock
and cause blindness If fed long
enough and In large quantities.
With the idea Of finding the toxic
principle If possible and the length
of time within which cotton seed
may be fed with safety the Arkansas
station has conducted a series Of ex-
periments from which the following
conclusions are drawn:
With two lots of steers which were
fed a daily ration Of 49, pounds and
So pounds, OF 0.9 pounds per 100
weight of live animal, the length Of
time which elapsed before symptoms
Of poisoning appeared was 70 days.
where the larger amount was fed,
and 116 days with the smaller
amount. This means that In Ease Of
the larger ration the animals ate rs
per cent. Of their own weight before
poisoning appeared, and with the
smaller ration they ate 10s per cent.
From these experiments it would
appear that the usual custom Of feed
ing cotton seed meal to cattle during
the whole period Of %fattening full
fed steers is wrong and likely to re-
suit in damage, but If used during
the latter part Of the feeding period
or on short fed steers the danger Is
either eliminated or greatly lessened.
Ordinarily, cotton seed meal can
be used in the fattening ration with
perfect safety, provided that care is
used to see that the animals do not
get during the feding period an
amount of the meal approximating
rs per cent. Of their live weight.
In the experiments referred to the
poisonous principle was not found,
though It Is suspected to lie in the de-
composition and putrefactive changes
which take place in the digestive
system Of the animal.
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NO CLEW TO HISTORY
STUDENTS OF Archaeology ALL
PUZZLED OVER YUcATAN.
Art and Architecture of Once Great
People Are There, but HierogIyph-
les Battle All the knowledge
of the Scientists.

Pittsburg.-Through the efforts OF
Henry Hornbostel, head Of the build
ing bureau Of the Pittsburg Carnegie
Institute Of Technology, there will be
in the Carnegie institute before a
great while specimens Of distinctive
American art and architecture, the
legacy of that mysterious people who
lived ages ago in America, ~attained
q high degree Of civilization, devel-
oped a beautiful and cultivated art,
and then passed away, leaving only
these treasures Of art and architec-
ture to tell what their civilization had
been. Already Mr.. Hornbostel has
been instrumental in arousing the
Carnegie Museum of Washington to
an interest in this field and it has set
aside an appropriation for explora-
ton of the art of Yucatan. In COM
PAW with Lloyd Warren, MI. Hornbos-
tel made a pleasure trip to Yucatan
during a recent vacation, going far
Into the interior Of the country where
lies waiting a storehouse of material
for students of archaeology with ref
erence to hieroglyphics as well as art
and architecture. The hieroglyphics
are all the more alluring because
of their battling conditions, with never
a clew yet discovered to work from IN
deciphering their meaning, which
would reveal to us the minds OF the
wonderful ancient inhabitants OF
America. The priceless heritage has
lain neglected and crumbling to ruins
while at the same time huge sums are
being paid by our museums for repli-
cas- Of works of art of the eastern
hemisphere.
With the completion Of the Panama
canal all signs point to a vast In
fux Of northerners into these south
ern states and an awakening Of inter-
est In the study of the arts. Their
pottery and decorative designs are a.
ready being made 8 Of by enterpris-
ing dealers and advertisers in all
kinds of wares as souvenirs Of the
celebration of the opening Of the great
canal.
THE day will soon come" says Mr..
Hornbostel, when excursioning to the
ruins Of Yucatan will be made as
easily as to the Holy Land or to
Egypt. 1t is now impossible for pet
ticoats to travel into the interior
of the country, as 1t is as wild and
densely forested as the interior Of At
RIGA. Mr.. Warren, myself and our
guide made the journey from Merida,
the capital of Yucatan, in the most
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Poser for the Doctor.

Dr., Lewis White Allen, the Denver
psychologist, was giving an informal
talk on physiology upon the windy,
s%ea-fronting porch of an Atlantic City
hotel.
ALSO" he said, ut has lately been
found that the human body contains
sulphur"
"Sulphur!" exclaimed a girl in a
blue and white blazer. How much
sulphur is there, then, in a girls
body?"
= "Oh," said DR.. Allen, smiling, 1.-THE
amount ~varies.".
"And is that" asked the girl, why
some of us make 80 much better
matches than others?"-St. Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
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primitive Of wooden wagons drawn by
three burros, and because Of the loose
construction of its wooden wheels and
axles, which allow it to wabble from
side to side without injury, wonder
fully adapted to the rough stone roads
of the country, ..
Two absolutely unique c~haracterls-
tics Of the ancient people who built
these ruins thousands Of years ago,
and of whom they and the pyramids
on which many Of them are built are
the only trace, were noted by Mr..
Rornbostel. The first is that the
towns we're built without walls or
Notifications Of any kind, there were
no roads and the houses were far
apart. making them indeed garden
cities, and there were no beasts OF
burden. This vanished race was a
peaceful people," said Mr.. Hornbostel,
land such architecture Of a primitive
race is absolutely unique in history.
They had no fear of an invading army
and no preparation to repulse one.
They had no means Of moving either
an army or supplies" The second Pc
culiarity noted by the travellers Is the
original form of architecture in the
construction of the buildings, which
are made Of small stones, cut and
dressed, with an original cantilever
construction of arches. This struc-
ture, Mr.. Hornbostel claims, he has
not found anywhere else in all his
study of architecture, ancient, medic
val and modern.
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METHODS OF CURING C0WPEA
Crop Is Ready to Be Placed In Now
When Juice Cannot Be Squeezed
Out Of the Stems.

When some Of the pods are yellow
cut the peas after the dew has dried
1off and let them lie until the after
noon Of the next day unless the wealth
err Is very hot. when it will be better
to rake into windows the afternoon
Of the first day. On the second day
put in small shocks and let stand un-
til cured. They r ready to place in
the NOW when juice cannot be
squeezed out Of the stems.
When the peas are to be threshed
they should be allowed to stand as
long as possible. That is, they should
not be cut until there Is danger Of
their popping out. Then 1t will be bet
ter to cure on frames, or at least to
place sticks under the cocks to pre-
vent rotting.
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HANDY AS WAGON BODY LIFT
Method Shown In Accompanying Iilus-
tratlon VIII Be Found Entirely
Satisfactory.
(By J. ".

(By j. w. GR1FFTN.)
We all know how troublesome ana
inconvenient 1t Is to change the wagon
bodies, especially when there is only
n to dc 1t. The method illustrated
in the pen sketch is simple but very
satisfactory. The piece used as q
lever 1t IL feet long. It may be a
2 by 6 inch piece Of strong timber, or
even q nice straight pole will answer.
The posts are eight and twelve feet
above the ground, and should be set
deep enough to prevent pulling up or
creeping, and should be Of sufficient
size to prevent bending or breaking.
The lever is bolted to the long post
ten feet from the ground with four
feet projecting over the wagon. To
the end Of the lever Is fastened the
rope swings, four Of them. with loops
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The blame can not be Justly SHIFTED
upon the season. 1t is the farmer
who fails to do his part. Corn has
been transported from a land Of per
petual summer, where the returning
wet season permitted the seed to ger.
inmate without having endured winter
conditions. 1t has been introduced
into northern localities where the win.
tiers are severe. 1t has shown a re-
markable ability to adopt itself to
short summers, but Is dependent upon
man to care for its seed during the
winter. Without this care the DIR
crop would not perpetuate itself in
the United States. Our first duty in
giving the crop opportunity to yield
we'll is early selection and good preser.
walton Of the seed.
To make certain Of always obtain
ing the greater productiveness OF
adapted varieties it is necessary to
save sufficient seed for two or three
years planting. In localities where
extreme weather conditions may make
the corn crop an entire failure, this
practice is of the utmost importance.
1t Is plainly impossible to acclimate
and adapt varieties If all seed Is de-
stroyed occasionally, making new i'm
portations Of seed necessary.
There are occasionally instances In
which imported seed produces better
than homegrown seed. Such cases
are experienced especially in the
southern states, where dry summers
permit early-maturing northern-grown
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he south there are from four to six.
Propagation ranges from 200 to 500
number for each female. They
leach their growth in from two to four
BFeeks.
The mastery Of this pest in the corn
held Is still an unsolved problem, but
It is believed that late fall blowing of
born fields which have been infested
with this insect will destroy it In the
stage by breaking up its under
ground shelter and exposing it to win
Ter weather.
Another means that will be effective
In diminishing the number Of moths
hnd caterpillars Is for the farmer to
protect the birds by every means In
bis power. He should look upon the
amateur hunter as his worst enemy
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Bad Traits and Training.

Many people hold that If a horse is
properly raised from a colt 1t will
never need a whip. What are usually
called the bad traits of horses are
usually the faults Of people who have
handled them. Some bad traits are
hereditary, but they trace back to
the bad management Of ancestry. The
more good sense a man has the less
punishment his team will need. 1t i:
practically all a matter Of good com
mon sense.
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SELECTING SEED CORN
Preservation of Good Ears In.
CreaSeS ProductiveneSS.
Instances In Southern States Where
Imported Seed Produces Better
Than HOMEGROWN Variety
During Dry Summers.
(BY c. P.


Great progress has been made in
recent years in q more general adop-
ton of fall selection instead Of spring
selection of seed corn, but there is
room for still greater progress.
Nearly all farmers should select
their seed corn three to four weeks
earlier than they do.
AS an excuse for not having good
seed it is customary to state that the
season was exceptional. Such seasons
will continue to occur, and the only
way to escape loss is by being pre-
pared each year for an exceptional
year. Last year was a very adverse
season in some of the corn states;
consequently this past spring it was
necessary to import seed corn into
these sections. Nevertheless, well &C
cltmated and unQuestionably higher
yielding seed could have been selected
last September from fields In those
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Destroying CaterpiIlars.

The nests Of the tent caterpillars
should be broken up and the colony
Of worms destroyed before they scat
ter and make their nests for the win
ter. If the nests are small they may
be easily destroyed by smuggling them
with a torch made of a kerosened rag
attached to a pole. If the nest Is large
and the worms are lusty it is better
to cut the limb out on which the nest
IS located, and, after collecting, burn
them out.
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GET PURE DRINKING WATER
Method Shown In illustration VIII In.
sure Cooler Liquid Than That
Secured on Surface.

Where it is necessary to draw
drinking water from an open well or
spring, pure water can be taken from
beneath the surface, according to Pop
ular Mechanics, in the following man.
ner:
Insert a cork In a bottle In an in
verted position, as shown in the
sketch, having first attached a stout
cord, A, to it. A weight is then swung;
to the neck on the outside as shown.
Attach another stout cord, B, to the
neck and lower the bottle into the wa.
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Making a Compost Heap.

A good way to treat the trash that
necessarily accumulates around the
farms is to make the compost pile of
1t. Select a high, well-drained place
and pile old leaves, trash, etc., on 1t.
A good form is q layer of earth, a lay
er of trash, a layer of ashes and then
another layer Of trash. 1t Is advisa-
BILE to put some lime on the pile also.
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Clover Hay in Feeding.

Wise farmers are growing more clio.
yer and alfalfa from year to year. The
closest observers have come to the
conclusion that clover hay fed In con-
nection with a grain ration composed
largely Of corn is worth twice as much
per ton as timothy hay.
This has special reference to its
value as a cattle feed, and it is espe-
cially tru of it as a horse feed, pro
vided it has been we'll cured and If
comparatively free from dust
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Green Food.

1t is doubtful If more energy is vast
ed on green forage than on dry food
in the process Of mastication and d.
gestion. ALI experience shows that
cows digest and assimilate green food
more easily and completely and that
the milk yield Is more satisfactory
where s~ucculent food forms a large
part Of the ration.
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FINED ONE CENT FOR TALK
Attorney Draws Crowd by Argument,
Obstructlng Sldewalk-WIH
Appeal Case.

Charlottesville, Ind.-Wilbur G.
Houk, charged with ~obstructing a pub
lie sidewalk, was found guilty and
fined 1 lent and costs, the latter
amounting to $50. Houk, a local at
torney, was arrested by Officer Ike
Walderlip for obstructing the side
walk by collecting a crowd In front OF
the Crawford house by having a heat.
ed argument with a travelling man. At
torneys for Houk state that the case
will be appealed.
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Average Fertilizer for Tobacco

Use 1000 to $500 pounds per acre
of a fertilizer containing, actual pot
ash, 10 per cent; available phosphoric
acid, s per cent, and nitrogen, 8 per
cent. The plant food in a ton of the
above formula may be supplied by
mixing 400 pounds Of sulphate Of pot
ash, It's pounds of acid phosphate and
$40 pounds Of soda. In the tobacco
regions of Connecticut much larger
quantities per acre have been found
useful.
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Getting Pure Water.

ter by holding the cord, A. After the
bottle has entered the water far
enough, change the hold from cord,
A to B. The water pressure will push
the cork into the bottle and this will
be filled with water. The bottle Is
then raised with the cord, A.
This method not only secures pure
water, but water that Is quite a lit
tie cooler than If obtained at the sur
face.
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Rat Attacks Sleeping Girls.

Nanticoke, Pa.-Cries of his TIVE
little sisters, Mary and Anna, aged
five and seven years, summoned al
older brother to their bedside. HI
found them bleeding profusely from
wounds on the face and arms ant
fighting desperately the attacks O
a large rat, which was gnawing thei
flesh.
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Needs of the Cherry Trees.

The cherry tree, unlike most other
fruit trees, does not bear pruning well
and does not need much. The trees
should be started with an open top,
and any subsequent pruning will con-
sist of cutting out diseased, dead or
interfering branches.
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Wagon Body Life.

on the lower end to hook over the
bottom Cross frame Of the wagon body.
The short post is seven feet from
the long one and has a row Of pins
set in the side Of 1t to hold the end
Of the lever after the body has been
lifted.
The different pins correspond to the
different heights Of the wagons. The
plan is suggestive ofjmany changes.
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Slow Courtshfp,

Bings-Funny, isn't 1t, how q city's
atmosphere and habits leave marks
on it's Inhabitants?
Jirgo-Yes. OF course you connect
Pittsburg and the smoke?
Bings-Oh, no! A Philadelphia,
aged eighty, has just been Tilted by q
spinster in that city, aged seventy
five.-Judge.
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Worth Trying.

What are you thinking of" she
asked. .
II was just thinking Of the wonder
full change a mans c~ountenance under.
goes when he let's his beard grow"
"Oh, yes; I've often thought of that.
Why don't you quit shaving?" q
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1.-THE Methodist
An6oraAa Milan )

The endorsement. Of. ''The Methodists'i e
not to be had by anything Of doubtful mer-
1t, but this paper stands ready to lend ite
influence for that which it believes viii tend
to the betterment Of humanity, spiritually,
morally, materially OF physically.
When such men as Revs. D. p. Tau,
Horace D. Guerrant and others o like high
character give their unqualified endorse.
ment to the physical benefits derived from
the remedy advertised on the last page Of
of this paper, we feel safe in commendlngi Il
to our readeu.-E. G.. Mosely, In s'Ths
Methodistn for September,
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Repartee.

Mrs. Benham-Do you remember
that I gave you no decided answer
the first time you proposed.
Benham-I remember that you sus-
pended sentence.-Judge.
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If your appetite is not what it should be
perhaps Malaria is developing. It affects
the whole system. OXIDINE will clear
away the germs, rid you of Malaria and
generally improve your condition. ADV.
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|AMAGE FROM INSECT
|hr- Worm Is Becoming Serious
Pest in the Corn Belt.
ender, Nearly Hairless Caterpillar,
about Inch and Half Long, and 10
Known In Southern States az
Cotton BolI-Worm.

fThe corn ear-worm is coming to be
serious pest in the corr belt and
ems to do an increasing amount Of
image each year. Late fall blowing
infested corn fields Is the only
jmedy that has been suggested so
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Heredity never fails to work out In
the matter of red hair, but it fire.
quently falls down when it comes tc
brain. -.
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and protect the birds as he does his
domestic animals. Bird protection
has usually been urged for sentimental
|reasons-we urge it for economic rea-
sons, from the dollar basis, also.
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DOES YOUR HEAD ACHE.

Try Hicks CAPUDINE. It's liquid-pleas-
ant to tnke-effects mmediate-Rood to prevent
Sick Headaches and Nervous Headaches also.
Your money back II not satisfied i0c., 2oc. and
Soc. at medicine stores. Adv. ..
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II you would acquire a reputation
quickly set yourself up as a weather
prophet.

A great majority Of summer ills are
due to Malaria in suppressed form. Las
situde and headaches are but two symp-
toms. OXIDINE eradicates the Malaria
germ and tones up the entire system. Adv.
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'"The Baptist" Endorses
Milan.

Milan Is the name Of q great medicine nowbs-
ing manufactured In Danvtlle, and from the tes-
tmonials Of some Of our best citizens We can
safely recommend It to our friends who ara SUI
fering with any Of the diseases Il proposes to
cure. The men at the head Of the company man.
]. E, Hicks, In the Baptist Union. -
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By the time a man gets old he ought
to have sense enough not. to let it
worry him. ...
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ENOUGH for One NIaht.

Enthusiast Eat musical recitaD-
we shall hear more of this young man.
. Sufferer-Not tonight, I hope!