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HCW TO AVOID POOR LIGHTS,
Oil X<jt Always to JJliimt-— Directions
for Care of L imp-.
Many of our people are strongly of
the opinion that au oil that fails below
the limits prescribed bylaw is a poor
oil, in the sense that it will not give a
good light. This ip incorrect; an unsafe
oil need not necessarily be a poor iliu
fninaur, and generally is not. Many
have a poor light because of lackot care
and attention to their lamps and wicks.
Miq following points shoa.d be care
fitly heeded by those who would get
the best results from their lamps:
1. Use a good wick, the oueu woven
wick, known as the “American wick,”
is excellent. Do uot use too long a
wick; cut it only a few inches longer
than is necessary to reach the bottom
of , the . lamp. , T Do . have cod ,
not a great
of wick in the lamp.
2. In adjusting a new wick, fit it to
the burner, soak the wick in oil, light
the wick, lot the lamp burn a few min
ntas, then blow it out and trim your
wick bv m<.' ng the finger over the
charred part iva ty and en < o lly in
one direction u.ct/- Repeat uutil the
surface feels smooth and even; this is
always the best plan to pursue m min¬
gling the wick. Do not use the shears,
unless perhaps to cut off long and un
even threads at the start. Always trim
the wick iu this way after ea,.h uigut's
use.
8. Remember that dirt will get into
the oil, little particles that perhaps you
cau uot see, and this floating dirt will
gradually accumulate iu the wick which
acts as a filter to hold hack the dirt as
the oil ascends the wick. After a time
this dirt chokes up the pores or inter¬
stices in the wick, and partially de
ptroys its power of capillarity. Than
the light begins to fail because the oil
cannot get to it. So don’t economize
on wicks; they are much cheaper than
eyesight. Put in a new one when
needed. Don’t pin or sew a piece of
cloth, stocking or red flannel on the end
of your wick to eke out its existence,
and at the same time expect to get good
light.
4 Remember that occasionally, say
price iu 10 days, or whenever needed,
the dirty, dreggy oil in the bottom
should be thrown out. It may be saved,
if desired, by filtering it through a lino
piece of cotton cloth. Then rinse out
Ihp lamp with some clear bright oil.
Don’t clean the inside of your lamp
With water; if yoq dp yoar jump wiil
probably give a poor light when you
next use it, sputter aud give you
;roub!e.
6. Occasionally, say onoe in 10 days,
>r when you see it is needed, give the
Durner a thorough cleaning. Boil it
vith hot water and soda so as to get
»ut all greasy dirt, aud open up the air
lassages. Then dry it thoroughly in
he sun or over the stove before using.
6. Don’t buy red oil; it never gives as
ood a light as the same quantity of oil
rifcbout the red coloring matter.
If you attend oarefullv to all these
hies aud still get poor light, you may
buse the oil companies, but not before,
a all the cases of poor light and bad
il I have so far investigated the trouble
'lusthavo boen due to neglect of some
£ the above simple precautions, which
jght to be adopted iu every well regu
,ted household. Remember that the
ate will see to it that no unsafe oil is
irnished you, and because a lamp
ves a poor light it is no evidence that
ie oil is unsate. In the recent oil in
istigation I examined some oils which
ere undoubtedly uusafe and below the
w, but yet when I burned them day
r day iu a properly cared for lamp,
} v; i fault could be fouod with the light
ey gave. John M. McOandless,
State Chemist.
Earned the Reward.
t. •« Mil, Mrs. Smith gave me a big
tece of cake. ”
“Jimmie, I’ve often told you not to
k for anything to eat when you are
there. ”
er
“But, ma, she gave me the cake be
use I told her who was here to dinner
It night.”—Chicago Record.
Use* of the Month.
A baby tries to put everything ha
da in his mouth, but even at that he
is his mouth to better advantage
m uiQst men.—Detroit Journal.
Statesboro, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 7,1899
Ti,- F.IP.-H Mrt His Matwi.
At a North Side hoarding house one
of the newly arrived boarders, named
Burton, is an expert accountant. The
first evening after his arrival lie began
boring the other boarders by talking
“shop” and relating the great feats of
mathematics that be had accomplished
hi his time. Hmith, one of the star
boarders, made up his mind to rid the
^ nt hast for th.it
^j,, b {
h.j baV g a little piece of addition
wor ] c r hat I think yen would have a
hard time in doing. If you can add it
without the aid of a pencil anti paper,
yon are a good one. ”
“Name eagh item, and I wiil add,’
said Burton.
“Five barrels of cider at $4.56 a bar¬
rel. Have you got that down?"
11 Yes.”
“Four bushels of bran at 90 cents a
bnshel . Have yon got that down : > i
“Yes.”
“Fifteen kegs of horseshoe nails at
$‘4.85 and two strings'of garlic at 50
cents a string. Have you got that
down?’
"y. f
es: p! ° on ‘
H-ivo^yrn^’-oTtlnt dowu?’*^ . *** **' 25 '
“Yes. ”
“Sure 3 'gu’vq got it all down ?”
“Sure, I have,” said Burton.
“H—m! How does it all taste? * »
Chicago Journal.
Fooled the Passengers.
A man sitting iu an electric car the
othf r day pulled cut of liis pocket hia
handkerchief, when out sprang 1 * what
seemed - + to i be a snake. , It wriggled . , and
jumped around on the floor at a great
rate. The ladies screamed and huddled
together, the men made for it, and one
stamped his foot on it, but upon esarni
nation it proved to be a copper wound
bass piano wire, which the man with
the handkerchief had coiled up in
pocket aud, having become uncoiled,
jumped to the floor. How the women
looked daggers at him after they be¬
came quieted down was a caution. He
soon got off. we presume to put it in
the piano that needed it, not because of
the looks of the women.—Salem Ga¬
zette.
Once Was Gnongh,
This is one of General Miles’ stories.
In the Confederate army, Longstreet’s
corps was making a night march. About
4 o’clock in the morning, when every
one was worn out, a Georgia regiment
stopped. A Georgia soldier put his rifle
up against the tents on the other side
qf where Longstreet was.
“Well, ” he said, “this is pretty hard
—to fight all day and march all night.
Rut I suppose lean do it for love of iffy
country. * i He continued: “I
can go
hungry. I car, fight, if need be, I can
die for my country, because I love my
country. But when this war is over I 11
be Wowed if I’ll ever love another coun¬
try!”—Woman’s Journal.
Pnt Out as a Feeler.
Mr. Willingham—What would you
do, Mr. Rockington, if I were to ask
yon for your daughter in marriage?
Mr. Rockington—Well, that is some¬
thing that I hardly want to answer off¬
hand.
Mr. Willingham—I’m glad of that.
Now, if I could be sure that you would
not answer with your foot I would feel
free to go ahead.—Chicago News.
Too Well Imitated.
It is no easy matter for a violin maker
to rival the famous Stradivarius instru¬
ments, but this an American maker did
and did so effectually that experts pro¬
nounced his violin a genuine Stradi¬
varius.
The successful man was the late
George Gem under, a famous violin mak¬
er of New York. His remarkable ability
as a preparer of violins was known to
mapy a distinguished player, such as
Ole Bull, Retnenyi and Wilhelmj. But
he made, so runs the story, his greatest
success at the Paris exposition of Eiffel
tower fame. To that exhibition lie
Bent an imitation Stradivarius, and to
test its merits had it placed on exhibi¬
tion as the genuine article.
A committee of experts carefully ex
amined the instrument and pronounced
it a Stradivarius. So far Mr. Genmn
der’s triumph was complete. But now
came a difficulty. When ho claimed
that it was not an old viol ip, but a new
one made by himself, the committee
would not believe him. They declared
ho never made the instrument and pro¬
nounced him uu imposter. Ho had done
his work too well.
In regard to longevity the clergy
stand at the head of the professions
and physicians near the bottom, belov.
foul merchants, milkmen ami grocer*
PLAN I OATS NEXT SEASON,
-——
l, ‘i“ r y to Cor » by 1>,ou,h ^“ts
s ' t,p Advisable.
The necessity of small grain for feed
crop constrains me to urge the farmers
to plant oats for another season, as the
drouth has cut off our corn crop consid¬
erably this year. Our severe winters
have killed most of the oat crop for the
] ast three years, but this is largely on
accotmr of late fall planting and poor
preparation < f lands sown in this cereal.
Experience has taught that oats sown
the last of August an#nrrfil the last of
September not only yield a heavier
grain but also give the plants a better
growth and its roots extend longer and
become sturdier in the ground, which
of course make the plant hardier and
less liable to be killed by freezes.
My plan is to sow oats on corn land
as soon as the corn can be gathered.
After the fodder is pulled and the shuck
ripens then cut the cornstalks down
with ear on stalks and shock it. The
coru ripens in these shocks nicely and
can be pulled eff stalks at some future
tima aud ttu » stalks are then ready
shreader.
Thoroughly break this land with turn¬
ing plows, and after this plowing, sow
broadcast 60 or 40 bushels of cottonseed
per acre, or if you have nor. enough cot¬
tonseed then sow broadcast 300 to 400
pouuds of acid phosphate with potash
p er acre, the formulas being S per cent
ot - phosphoric acid and 4 per cent of
potash. , Tuen sow two . ... to three bushels . , ,
% of oats piracie (wording , .. , to the , tertah „
ity of lhs laud > aud ’“arrow «»
thoroughly with a good disc harrow, or
plowing with scooter or npper plows so
as not to plow in the manure or the
grain too deep. Then roll land so as to
level the land with a 2-horse roller and
continue to roll the grain crop when the
freezes come during the winter so as to
pack the ground around the roots and
protect the grain from the heavy spew¬
ing. Every farmer should have a roller,
(and they can be easily aud cheaply
made.) I know of no implement that
gives more value iu return for the
money than a good roller properly used
on a grain crop. Try it and you will be
pleased with results.
Under this connection it might be
well to add that all small grain should
not be put in the ground too deep,
neither should the manurial elements,
as the roots follow the manure aud
when the freeze comes it breaks the
deeper roots and the grain is injured.
What we desire is to procure the largest
amount of lateral roots which helps
hold the upper surface of the laud to
gether utl thus protect the grain from
the spews.—State Agricultural Depart
ment.
Curing t-eavme nay.
Question — Please give me your
method of curing peavine hay.
Answer —The vines should be cut as
soon as the pods begin to ripen and al
lowed to remain over from two to six
hours on a bright sunshiny day. Then
take your hay fork and put your vines
into cocks about three leet high; the
vipes should bo allowed to remain, if
possible, through the second day. Then
use your hay fork and place the vines
on stacks 12 or 14 feet high, or just high
enough for the fork to reach the top of
the pole. The pole should be sharpened
and the hay should bo stacked about 10
feet high; A better plan would be to
have holes bored into the stack poles
and drive pins in, so the air would have
free access. However, the hay would
cure very nicely in dry weather with¬
out this precaution. After the hay
has cured about five or six days, ac¬
cording to the state of the weather,
your hay will be ready for the barn.
The Unknown pea, the Clay pea and
the Black pea are probably the best
varieties. Yoq can obtain any of these
varieties from a reliable wholesale mer
chant, either in Atlanta, Maoou or Au¬
gusta. Mark W. Johnson of^ Atlanta
I am satisfied could furnish yon.
From three pecks to one bushel and a
half of the peu4 should be sown to the
acre, according to the fertility of the
soil. The plan of broadcasting them m
corn, when you lay by, is used by
many good farmers. If you do not get
much hay and peas, your land will
greatly improved, ’ which is one of the
advautages t 0 bo ‘ derived bv sow
-
in S your land in peas. If you wish to
enrich your soil, the Whippoorwill va
nety is probably the basC for this u.e,
Three pecks to the acre will bo sufii
cieut to plant iu your corn when you
lay by. Now, as to whether your
corn would be injured by the peas or
not, I do not believe the injury would
be sufficient to overcome the great ben
efft the pea crop would be to the land,
—State Agricultural Department.
■’Forage Plant.
Question opinion, —Please would be tell me what, in
your a good forage
plant lor spring pasturing and hay.
Answer—F or a good forage plant
and for spring pasturing and hay, I
would recommend the Hairy Vetch
(Vi'ia Villosn ) *
This plan: is t native of Europe, but
has been grown as a forage crop in the
United States for a long time, and has
proved very satisfactory. It is espe¬
cially adapted to the southern climate,
and is able to withstand the drou'h and
extremely hot weather. It should be
sowed either broadcast or in drills from
Sept. 1 to Sept. 15, and if you have
a favorable season for about six
weeks, it will take a good start and
grow through the winter, furnishing
winter and eariy spring pasture. It
should be cut for fodder when the pods
are about half matured. If properly
cured, it makes good hay, and can be
handled like cow peas. The seed is
quite expensive, costing about $4 00 per
bushel. It is also similar to the cow
pea as a soil renovator.—State Agricult¬
ural Department.
He Sent tlie t’urk.
Professor Comstock of Cornell in
speaking to his class outlie trials of
scientists told this authentic tale of the
experience of a professor of invertebrate
zoology in a sister institution, which
had better he left nameless.
Trichime in pork, the cause of the
frightful disease trichinosis in human
consumers, give a peculiar appearance
to meat, which is studded with little
cysts. It is tb in known to the trade as
“measly pork.” The learned scientist,
wishing some for study, went to the
butcher aud asked if he ever got any
measly pork.
“Sometimes, ” said the butcher can
tiously, “but 1 always throw it away.”
“Weil,’’said the professor, “the next
time you have any I wish you’d send
me up some,” meaning, of course, to his
laboratory.
The butcher stared at him, but sp.id
be would. Three weeks passed, when
the professor, growing impatient, again
dropped in. ,
“Haven’t yon found any measly pork
yet
“Why, yes,” said the butcher, “I
sent up two pounds a week ago.”
A sickly grin broke over ibe pro¬
fessor’s face.
“Where did you send it?" said he.
“Why, to your house, of course,” said
the butcher. —Kansas City Times.
Other Ouitaet'M.
“What are you reading about?’
asked the man with the wise manner.
4 < The stock market,” replied the
youth.
“Don’t do it.”
“But I never put up any money.
Therefore I can’t lose.”
“It makes no difference. You’re like¬
ly to become one of these people who
tell how much money they would have
made if they had only done what they
pretty near doing, because they
se3 how things could go other¬
And then even your best friends
wish sometimes that yon would
your money and lose it and keep
about it.”—Washington Star.
Speech and Hands).
A prefessor who has made a study of
children eays he baa discovered why
the majority of the people are right
handed. Infants use both hands until
begin to speak. The motor speech
controls the right ^ide of the
and the first right handed mo
are expressive motions, tending
help out speech. As speech grows so
right handedness.
legal Repartee-.
'’Gentlemen of the jury.” maid the
lawyer, assuming his most im
mien. “L cnee sat upon the j j
bench in Iowa.”
“Where was the judge?” quickly >
the opposing attorney, and the j
OI,| P ° 118 gentleman hopelessly found entangled. the thread |
his argunient ‘
No. 32
COTTON HURT BY DROUTH.
Necessary to It- C ireful In Gathering
th« Crop.
On account of the severe drouth the
greater portion of this state has been
subjected to during the past five or six
weeks, the cotton crop has been very
badly damaged. The bolls have been
forced open prematurely, and the lint
and seed iu the bottom bolls have not
been perfected. It is necessary, there
fore, that the farmers of the state be
very careful iu gathering their crop,
not only on acoount of preserving the
whiteness o their cotton, in case there
should be rain, but also this bottom crop
should be picked as fast as possible, kq
as to procure these prematurely davab
oped seed in the first picking and use
them for feed or manurial purposes.
It is necessary to preserve the best
seed of the crop for planting purposes
for another season, and, therefore, the
seed from the second picking should be
saved for planting seed. Great care
should be taken to separate the seed
that are to be used for manures or
feo ling purposes from the seed you in¬
tend to use for planting purposes, as
the croo for auotber season depends
upon the care taken in selecting the
seed which you intend to plant.
Tue seed from the second picking
will be more mature and have better
germinating power than the seed from
the first picking. A great many farm¬
ers eomplain of bad stands in the early
spring, and this is greatly caused by
the lack of cars in selecting the plant¬
ing seed.—State Agricultural Depart¬
ment.
Trained Show Llagi,
“Considering the investment, train
ed dogs are ope of the most profitable
attractions in the vaudeville line," said
un old time showman, here with one
of the current theatrical companies. “I
suppose there are at least 12 or 15
troupes of them scattered ovei Hie
country,” he continued, “and the good
ones easily average a couple of hundred
• week and expenses. As there are no
claries to pay for the dogs and no hotel
bills for anybody except tire proprietor
and one keeper the returns are rather
handsome. Nowadays they have the
business down to such a tine point that
the sudden death of any of the animals
can be readily remedied by telegraph -
ing to New York, where several meu
make a specialty of keeping standard
trick dogs in stock.
“A dog troupe usually consists of
five performers, one of which is a star.
The star probably costs $150 and the
others about $50 apiece. Mongrels of
no intrinsic worth are generally select¬
ed for training purposes, because they
learn as quickly as the thoroughbreds
and if anything happens to them the
loss is so much lighter. There is a
standard series of tricks which they are
taught to do. so that one can easily re¬
place another, and a little ingenuity on
the part of the showman supplies the
variety to the programme.”—New Or¬
leans Times-Democrat.
Ancient Cknina.
In an interesting article on the sub¬
ject of chains an English writer points
to the fact that notwithstanding the
frequent mention of chain in the Bible
the article is comparatively new. The
same author says:
“Some authorities give the Britons
credit for originating the cable chain
because Julius Caesar is recorded as
having been unable to cut the cables of
the Gaul’s vessels, ‘as they were made
of iron. ’ This may have been a chain in
the present acceptation of the term,
but it is doubtful, because the first pat¬
ent for chainmaking was obtained in
England in 1684 by a blacksmith named
Philip White. The patent t^hs for 14
years, and in consideration of it White
had to pay £5 in lawful money yearly
‘at the Exchequer, Westminster, att
the Feast of the Blessed Virgyn and
Saint Micbell the Archangell by even
and eual process. ’
“His patent is described as follows
‘A way for the wearing of shipps with
iron chaynes by finding out the true
heating (pre)pareing and tempering of
Iyron for that (pur)pose and that he hath
nowe attayned to the true vse of the
said chaynes and that the same wilbe
for the great saveing of cordage and
safety of shippers and will redouud tu
good of our Coinoo Wealth.’
Pre-eminent. <
“Ma, I’rn at the head of my class.”
“How’s that, Dick?”
“Teacher says I 'm the worst of all
the bad boys in school.’’—Philadelphia
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