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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Instinct Of D.ackblrds.

While residing in the country some
years ago and walking out one evening
I found a nest Of young blackbirdS.
The young birds were almost tiedged.
Taking them home with me. | put them
in q cage and the mex: morning hung
them out under & tree. and III about an
hour | saw the old birds at the cage.
evidently delighted to find their young.
The old birds came regularly every
two hours and fed them with worms
and grubs. This continued for two
days. the old birds trying all in their
power to get the young ones out. On
the third day I noticed the old birds
bring a berry. which they gave the
young ones. two Of which died that
evening and the rest next day. The
old birds then left off coming. The
berries on examination proved to be
the seeds of the .Atropa belladonna or
deadly nightshade. This convinced me
Of what 1 had heard about these birds
destroying their young if allowed to
feed them in Imprisonment. am told
that other birds have the same instinct
Liverpool Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Sincerity In Art.

Only an honest book can live: only
absolute sincerity can stand the test
of time. Any selfish or secondary mo-
tive ~vitiates a work Of art. as it viii
ates q religious life. Indeed. | doubt
if we fully appreciate the literary
value Of the stable. fundamental hui
man virtues and qualities-probity. di'
rectness. simplicity. sincerity, love,
There are just as much room and need
for the exercise Of these qualities In
the making of u book as in the build
ing Of a house or in u business career
How conspicuous they are in all the
enduring books-in Bunyan. in Walton
in Defoe. in the Bible! 1t is they that
keep alive such q book as Two Years
Before the Mast" which Stevenson
pronounced the best sea story in the
language. as it undoubtedly is.-John
Burroughs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
How ia Soften tho Elbows.

Sometimes IL In who has Il pretty
arm is troubled with dark. rough ell
bows and coarse skin Oh the back OF
the arm just above the elbow. In either
case it will take some time to restore
the original soft white flesh. Purchase
some liquid green soap. which Is really
yellow in colon, make u good lather
with it and rub 1t we'll into the skin.
Leave it on for about five minutes.
then rub it Off thoroughly with warm
water and dry very carefully. Care
less drying of this part Ut the arms is
the usual cause Of the roughened skin.
After the cleansing apply Il skin food.
rubbing it in well.
If the harsh surface does not yield
readily rub the rough place with u
pumice stone. then treat as described.
-Woman's World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Making the Little
Farm Pay
$9y 6. c. BOWSFIELD


Waste and neglect In the average ap,
Die orchard are plain evidence Of bad
: Arming. An orchard Of d single acre
-. X soroperly managed will give Il reve-
-17pe o::sss:a00 or $500 yearly, and besides
adE it issimportant to the owners fam,
ally. Fruit trees should receive intel
ftIssalt care.
Orchards are not sprayed and pruned
Gn < systematic way. because this kind
M werk can he put off. and there is
always something else demanding at
: Tenfion. Good farming gives every
: GESTURE on the place due attention.
+, whether the product is for market or
merely for home use. If this be done
g:sshse fruit in small orchards will be
sounder and more uniform than ii
Usually is. the family will get increas-
ed benefit from it and revenue will be
srainel at the rate Of at least 5000 an
sEcre.
When orchards are neglected the
fruit deteriorates in quality, and much
ID 1t is allowed to rot on the ground.
Even the farmers family gets only a
aneager supply. An apple orchard
=aught to be an object Of pride, and If
-she owner feels that he is too busy to
intend to it he should turn it over to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Saved the Scene.

John Galsworthy. the English play
wright, tells Of the wit Of an actor
named Littledale. who in one play had
to leap into a river to escape Il wilc
beast.
The stage was so arranged that the
river was invisible. L%ittledale's lear
usually ended on a soft mattress in
the wings. while a rock vas dropped
into q tub Of water to create a splash
Everything went on all right at re
hearsal. and the night Of actual per
Torrance came. When poor Ltttledale
jumped be fell eight feet and landed
ON an oaken floor with q crash.
The audience set up a litter. Blu,
the heroic Littledale was quite equaI
to the occasion. Heavens he shout
ed, the waters f~rozen!"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
SOME BEE WISDOM.

ANY old thing" does not make a
suitable hive in which tofseep bees.
Queens are mated but once in their
lives and then out in the open air.
Beating the dishpan or ringing the
dinner bell never settled a swarm; they
Just naturally cluster after leaving the
hive.
Bees have no more to do with the
scattering of fruit diseases than do the
other hundreds of insects that visit the
flowers.
1t is not a sign Of ability to make q
practice of trying to handle bees with
out smoker or veil; it's just foOlhardi'
ness.
1t does not pay to keep more colonies
than can be properly cared for. Bet
ter sell off some than buy more and
not care for them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Shelter For Brood Sows.

The brood SOW should have a com
Portable shelter in winter. Good shell
ter, preferably In a cot we'll supplied
with straw. will contribute to her well
being. and in that lies strength fol
her offspring. The shelter should be
placed q considerable distance from
her feeding place in order that she
may be compelled to take exercise
Her feed should consist Of bulky foods
such as milk. roots and clover hay and
enough grain to keep her in good con
dition without causing her to put on
fat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
TREES SHOULD RECEIVE 1NTEIII-
GENT CARE

"S6IlI 16L6S SnOObh CCNEAN6 I'LL
GENT CARE
lis wife or to the young people IN the
Family. Most likely they will get some
asooo experience and quite a little profit
1Nsereby.
AZ farmers and their families should
ssfU5y up on canning methods so that
.anTplus fruit can be saved in the most
SEoitable way. This is equally i'm
tgaTtant with spraying and pruning.
NAnned apples are in general demand.
Cider and cider vinegar are also read
. a1y sold at good prices. 1t is wrong to
) Let good fruit go to waste when it is
30 greatly needed by the human fam.
:sl5.
1t is possible to pick up windfalls
and make cider of them or sell them
afe the canning houses. 1t is still bet.
;14sE to can them at home, but in many
Instances they are allowed to 60 to
waste, although in all cities and vii.
S9ages and often in the open country
there are many worthy families, some
of them destitute, who would be
greatly encouraged and helped by a
few bushels or barrels.
The cause of poor matches of poul.
Try is a much discussed question. A
Ioor hatch is more apt to be due to
The condition of the eggs previous to
Catching than to incubation, although
amrrGpcr handling of either factor
|iii produce the same results. When
Eggs fail TO hatch an investigation
Should be made to see if the breeding
-3,r.:k is kept under conditions which
>clG To produce strong, fertile germs
in the eGgs. A daily temperature rec
H:,TG should be kept OF each machine.
The operator can thus compare the
temperature at which the machines
sIoare been kept. This may prove valu.
gii!e in future work, especially if the
%oToodcr records can be checked back
against those Of the incubator.
q
The climate Of the central northern
-SLIlSS - We'll Suileu " Tic quluSc, anu
=alaoest any Of the soils that are rich
aa.seuSh to grow good crops of corn, pc.
rzasses or garden stuff would be in right
~ssgylition. 1t may be heavy clay or Of
~ sandy nature. for this tree will -four
.Gsl. IL either kind. Plenty Of rich and
'7reN rotted stable n will help the
yaS. The trees may be planted in the
.mring or fall, the latter being prefer
red, because'the trees get well settled
IN The ground and start early to grow
r Re next spring. The proper distance
.a7ar: to set the trees is about twenty
@,>~.I. They should begin to bear in
;s1,9rt five years from the time of plant
,:Da. out may do so a little earlier if
9Se=l1t treated. The Orange and Mech
yr& %wo Of the best early kinds, and
Hampton and Van Deman are good
AZ: ones.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Much the Simpler Plan.

Mr.. Newedd-Well. we are beginning
housekeeping. and ! presume the sim
plest plan will be for me to give YOU Il
regular amount every week for ex.
penses. Just figure up what it will
cost
Mrs. Newedd-I could never do that
in the world-so many things to count
you know-but let me see. Oh. have
it! | have thought Of il much simpler
plan.
"All right. my angel. What is It"
You figure up what it will cost you
for car fare and lunches and give me
the rest."-New York Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Florence Nightingale.

There is Il story that after the return
to England Of the troops from the
Crimea Lord Stratford at Il dinner sug'
gested that those present should write
on a piece Of paper the name Of the per.
son whose. Crimean reputation would
endure longest. When the votes came
to be examined it was found that not 4
single soldier had received Il vote. Ev.
cry paper bore the same two words
Florence Nightingale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
HOW TO GROW ALFALFA.
Information Issued by the New York
State College Of Agriculture.

In1OT0ldtlOH ISSuCo Ny NV I've" W"
State College Of Agriculture.
Alfalfa will grow on almost any type
of productive soil if it is well drained
and if it is not acid. Lime must be ap.
pied to at least three-fourths Of the
cultivated soils Of New York If alfalfa
is to be grown successfully. Such are
the statements made in a publication
entitled alfalfa In New York" re
Gently issued by the New York State
College Of Agriculture.
In many cases soil must be %inoculat.
ed with nitrogen gathering bacteria
for alfalfa. and this may be done In
either Of two ways. according to the
college. Soil may be procured from an
alfalfa field or a sweet clover patch
and applied at the rate Of from 200 to
300 pounds an acre to the new field
just before sowing. This soil should
not be allowed to dry before it is ap-
piled. The other method Of inocula-
ton is by means Of cultures. which
may be obtained at cost either from
the United States department Of agri-
culture or from the State College Of
Agriculture at Cornell.
Alfalfa should be cut when the new
growth from the base Of the plant Is
from one to three inches high. regard
less Of whether the plant is in bloom
or not. so the college authorities state.
This new growth starts as the plants
reach maturity.
Care should be taken not to use al
falfa seed infested with dodder. bod.
der seeds may be removed. it is said.
by screening the seed in small guam
titles through Il 90 by 20 mesh sieve
made Of No. "a wire. Dodder infested
spots In an alfalfa field should be
closely moved. the stubble sprinkled
with kerosene. then covered with dry
hay and burned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09

MULCHING.

+ Nitrate Of soda can be used
+ with benefit on all crops. 1t
J: is Immediately available and
f. should therefore be only employ
j. ed in connection with plants In
+ an active stage Of growth.
+ There ia far too little mulch
+ ing done. Small fruit trees and
f. garden crops are given a most
:. favorable opportunity for attain
!. ing the highest perfection and
T. development when their roots
1. are covered with q thick mat Of
+ leaves. hay or other suitable ma
J. terial.
+ A good mulch keeps down
+ weeds and renders the soil loose.
:. moist and porous ut all times.
j. and that. too. with little labor
i Of cultivation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Rhubarb From Seed.

IL: usual practice is to propagate
Hjtarn from pieces of root, but it is
."c5:Gical and easy to grow the plants
EE>:rc %aed. BY planting seed in very
ar, well prepared soil where the
arc to remain permanently
r m}Es may he had ready for cutting
t.5Lt is soon as when root planting
followed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
La PoIiteSse.

The Fair One-Oh. ! wished / had
lived a hundred years ago. The Other
One-But then you would be a long
time dead and would not be sitting
here happily by my side. The Fair
One-True. true. So l couldn't. For.
give me, dearest!-New York Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
The Greatest Einancier

"Who was the greatest 6nancier ever
known"
Noah. because he foated his stock
when the whole world was in liquida-
ton"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Hope.

When ThaleS was asked what IS most
universal he answered hope. for hope
stays with those who have nothing else.
-EpictctuS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Dirt In the Milk.

Much Of the dirt found in milk gets
there during the milking. ANY pail
that will keep out COW hairs. dandruff.
dust, pieces Of dried manure. chaff and
hay is q good pail. The difference be,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09
Accommodating

Jinks-Hate you got quarters for a
dollar. old man? WinkS-My vest peck
ct is rather crowded. but pass it over
and I'll try to make for it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-09

The normal school turns out profes'
sorS OF philosophy. Only the schoo
of life produces philosophers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-27

MARITIME will again be elected. This
time, his case must be put up TO the
voters. II viii be n popular cleo
ton, and there is nothing in the
situation to justify expectation that
the State will give its highest dis
tinction to a man with the MARITIME
record. Rather. the nomination Of
MARITIME looks very much like fling
Of the Jersey Democracy at Presi-
dent Wilson, preparatory to another
fling by the States electorate. The
primary result is decidedly an ,indi-
cation Of the desire Of both the DEM
ocratic party and Of the whole State
to line up against the Administra-
ton which changed It's postofiice ad-
dress from Trenton to Washing
ton, but didn't at all change its gen.
eral policy Of running the State to
suit one mans notions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-27
NEW YORK'S STRIKE MENACE

New York city confronts a SYM
pathetic strike today, in sympathy
with the striking car operators. The
effort has been made to call out all
organized labor, but it is presumed,
from the best information at COM
mand, that there will be no general
cessation of work by members Of
unions. Each side is determined and
apparently confident.
Governor Whitman has been urged
to call a special session of the State
legislature to deal with the situa-
ton. It is not apparent what the
could do, unless, like
Congress, it should enact legislation
surrendering the whole public inter-
est to the demands of the strikers:
which is not at all likely to be done
Even if it were conceivable that
such a surrender might be counte-
nanced by any other legislative body
than Congress utterly Dominated
by an Executive with political pur-
pose to be served, it is not possible
to believe that the surrender would
be advised In the light of national
indignation inspired by the surrender
to the Big -Four railway unions. New
York will at least be able to profit
bytthat experience.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-27
COMPLIES AND THIEPVAL

The conquest of Combles by the
cooperation of French and British
in their advance on the Somme line
was not a surprise. The develop
ment of the offensive movement in
the forty-eight hours previous to the
towns fall had been such as to make
its capture at the time when it
took place seem like part of a pro-
gram carefully worked out. But
Thiepval was not expected to sue
cumb SO soon, and the fact that two
points of such Importance could be
seized on the same day, suggests, at
least, a decided weakening Of the
German defense. The artillery
power that is able to prepare SO long
line for such a smash all at one
time is manifestly growing very
fast; much faster than the German
power to oppose it; while the same
must be said for the infantry effec-
tiveness that must be hurled into the
field when the artillery has done its
part of the work.
London dispatches declare that the
capture Of Combles was accomplished
with remarkably small losses, con-
sidering the persistent determine
ton of the Teutons to hold the town.
War material was in considerable
part removed by the Germans, but
many hundreds of prisoners were
taken, and it is expected that COM
plete reports will indicate that
much material is included in the
booty despite that much was re-
moved before the end.
The full significance of the con-
guest of these two towns cannot be
gagged until it shall be known much
more accurately whether in fact the
German defense really broke down.
If the German losses in this enter
prise were actually greater, in men
killed, wounded, and captured, than
those Of the allies, then it must be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-27
Small Boy Just Sn1irks
As His Teacher Works!

The small boy in the District-thou-
sands OF him-is giving a big ha-ha this
week as his teachers. scores OF them.
trudge painfully to school.
For this week the teacher must work.
and the small boy must play. and most
distinctly. HE SHOULD WORRY.
For the entire force OF school teach
ers in the District. school began Mon
day. For the small boy and the small
girl school will not begin until next
Monday. .
watch EN-" chuckles he, "off to
teachers meetings, morning and after
noon. High brow lectures and talks. In
struction and conferences. Set EN- up
in another alley! n,.
For us it's nothin' to do till tomorrow,
and the next day. and until next Mon
day"
BY q gracious dispensation of the
Board Of Education. which declared that
the danger OF infantile paralysis con-
tasion would be over by next week.
but would be menace this week. the
small boy gets his respite.
But the teachers. II they are to col
iect pay, must show up each day this
week, just as II they We're really work.
ing, and attend lectures and confer
ences with principals. supervisors, model
teachers. assistant Buperintendents and
the superintendent and for fear these
would run out, outside educators will be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-27

accepted that very important supe-
riority has been established on the
side of the allies. Testimonies TO
this superiority, in numbers, morale,
and artillery, have been produced
from the beginning Of the united
offensive Of French and British; and
the browning proof seems to be af-
forded by the Combles-Thiepval vic
tory.
II has been from the beginning the
claim Of the German staff that the
French and English were paying too
high a price for their gains. It Is
manifest that in such struggle as
this one, victories might be obtained
at a price that would make them
worse than failures. The Germans
paid for their Verdun gains more
than they were worth, and in the end
failed, because they could not 20 on
indefinitely, gaining by bits at such
cost. We do not know, yet, whether
the Somme campaign is costing the
allies, in the same way, more than
they can afford TO pay. II their
losses at Combles and Thiepval
really were much less than those Of
their enemy, then on the theory that
this is a war Of exhaustion, they can
go on winning indefinitely, and can
afford to pay the price, high though
it be, because Of their superior re-
sources in human and other mate
rial. The detailed reports Of the re-
spective losses in this latest phase
of the offensive must be awaited
with the keenest interest.
The German staff, in confessing
that it withdrew because of necessity
to stink Of our heroic troops, who
faced the united Anglo-French prin-
eipal forces and the massed employ
ment Of the whole worlds war in
dustry," seems to be admitting the
whole case. Its frankness at this
time is not new; several times, re-
Gently, it has put forth similar
apologies, manifestly intended for
the German public. There was no
such German concern for saving the
heroic German troops when it was
possible by great sacrifices of them
to make gains that might possibly
bring ultimate compensating advan-
tages. The belated concern for "our
heroic troops" suggests that their
numbers are no longer such, in
comparison with the enemy, that
such sacrifices can be continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-27
THE CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW
HOSPITAL

Now is the time to begin work for
new municipal hospital. All the
facts recorded in the annual report
of DR.. L. F. Zinkhan, superintend-
emit of the Washington Asylum Hos
pital, already have been set forth at
length in The Times. DR.. Zinkhan's
description Of the conditions at the
present institution as "pitiful and de-
plorable" puts the case mildly. Com
missioner Newman has characterized
the present asylum hospital as a
disgrace to the National Capital"
and has termed new municipal
hospital "washington's most urgent
need"
The Commissioners can be depend
ed upon to do their part in urging a
new hospital. For years every Of
fetal of the District government who
has been in touch with care Of the
INDECENT sick has been fully aware
Of the need for one.
Immediately upon the coming Of
a new Congress, District citizens
who already have done much agita-
ton for a new hospital should get
busy. The immense amount Of work
already done will go for naught un-
less it is clinched by a final endeavor
at this crucial time.
Some of the missionary work, TN
fortunately, may have to be done
among Washington's own citizens.
For the dispute about the location
of the hospital was potent fac
tor in the failure to get an appro-
priation at the last session of Con-
gress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-27
LOCAL ARTIST DOES
PORTRAIT OF CLARK
Michel Jacobs Paints Likeness
Of Speaker to Hang In tho
Capitol.

Over his protests and in spite Of his
reluctance to pose. Champ Clark.
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tive, has been placed" on canvas In
one Of the most striking portraits ever
painted in this city. The painting.
which IL the work Of Michel Jacobs. OF,
Washington, will be hung this fall In
the Speakers gallery at the. Capitol.
along with one OF former Speaker JOS
eph Cannon. upon which the same arr
list 10 working.
Speaker Clark insisted at first that
Mr.. Jacobs should take a photographs
or him. and paint from that His final
consent to pose. however. has resulted
In graphic likeness. The picture In
full Of vitality and color. ana IL lis
tinctly modern in execution, the brush
WORK being broad and bold. The por-
trait was painted at Mr.. Jacobs studio.
where on October q in conjunction with
Felix Mahony. he viii open a spectrum
school Of color and applied art.
Mr.. Jacobs studied in Paris vndcr
John Paul Laurens. Richard Miller ana
at the Beaux-Arts. and in Berlin at
the Hoch Schuler. He has painted the
portraits OF Princess Heinrich, Duchess
Won Trackenburg, Mischa Elnnan. Fritx
Kreisler. Teresa Carenno, Israel Znng-
Will, James Havemeyer, William j.
Bryan, and Senator Underwood OF Ala
bama. The portrait of Senator Under
wood now hangs at the Capitol.