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stk ' ~ir^ t ~"W” ~W~~ v L ,1 4 ERALD .y , 1 > Tf-i ■ I.. M 4» ifi & » J t* _ m $ LJi_J f VoL I. 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 Inquire*.