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| BkiitAl COME Assurances of English Exhibits at Jamestown . *Tr-f4t i 1 TWO CHURCHES MAY ALSO MEET % President Tucker Obtains Assurance on London Visit That British Got rnment Will Be Reprinted by ImpressiTe Military and Naval Contingent^ London, By Cable.?"We are now fully assured that Great Britain will have representative military and naval <?oi)tingents at Jamestown in 1907," said Harry St. George Tucker, president of the Jamestown (Ya) Exposition Company, to the Associated ^ Press. "The British government, through Foreign Secretary Lansdowne* the Admiralty and th^' War office, has given me a most cordial Iveleome and has promised to assist in everj- way towards the success of f the exposition. , "The day had been already prepared for me by onr ambassador. Mr. Keid. and Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador at Washington, who has been urging the claims of the exposition and as a result Lord LansdowTie sent the following telegram to I'Uiauu vain iuio ni"4,u, *' 'His majesty's government desires to co-operate in every way that f?Try conduce to the success of the exposition at Jamestown, which cannot fail to exeite much interest in this country. Mr. Tucker will be received ? ?witii pleasure and his majesty's gov^ eruraent will be glad to learn from him the precise nature of the co-operation whieh the United States government desires.' "Lortl Lansdowne showed tl at he was^ia earnest by receiving nte in a i^^jjiOst cordial manner and sending a representative with rac to the Admire ; alty and the War Office where in <?utline of the proposed displays were discussed the heads of those departments taking keenest interest in the \ matter. The details have not yet been w worked out, bat it is generally nudere stood that Great Britain will be rep fesented by a battleship squadron and a military contingent, the latter including every arm of the service. Special attention will be paid to the recent improvements in the instrum > of militarv and naval warfJ V fa-v.M Mr. Tucker will spend a day with ^^-TlT? aiebtisbop of Canterbury, who has invited him to discuss the proposal for a joint meeting of the EpisK copal churches of England and the Tnited States at Jamestown during ^ tho exposition. On Wednesday he *will meet heads of the Admiralty and -J-^the "War Office to further discuss the <3etails of the displays. Armed with Great Britain's acceptance, Mf. Tucker expects that his visits to other foreign capitals will be equally successful. Mother and 5 Children Slain. Independence, Iowa, Special.?Mrs. % William McWilliams aud her live children, ranging from 3 to IB years in age, were slain at their farm home and the husband and father was arrested in Independence charged with * killing the members of his family. He declared himself to be innocent. Each person had been killed with a hammer blow on the head. Mrs. McWillams was atrociously beaten, and a few knife thrusts had been inflicted on tbe crushed body. Big Timber Deal. i ' Nashville, Tenn.. Special.1?A Bris?$ *" tol, Tenn., dispatch says: J. W. Wilkinson, of Bristol, has closed a deal for seventeen million feet of lumber and timber in North Carolina. The land lies along tbe Southern Railroad near Asheville'. The amount reported to be involved in the deal is half a million dolUrs. Arrested for Burglary. ' Auderson, Special.?Herman Parr, a negro boy about 14 years old, has been arrested by the-police and is now being held in confinement pending an investigation ou the charge of burV ^lu7- During the past month about :-a~dozen stores have been entered at . night and small sums of money and merchandise stolen. The boy is a confirmed criminal, having been convieted of stealing frequently. He seems to have been the chief of a gang of small boys who have been v systematically engaged in the bnrglarJy business. Gov. Bell Won't Interfere. Walden Vermont, Special.?Governor Charles J. Bell, when informed of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in tiie ease or Mary Rogers, stated that he stood on the same Ground that he lias maintained heretofore in this case. I "I shall not interfere in any way," \ he said* "with the regular arrange^ meat^or the execution of Mrs. Mary J Rogers on the date set, December S." New York Teamsters Strike. New York, Special.?A general strike of truck drivers was begun in New York city Monday, .120 union ^4 an?nters quitting work. The strike is against the Teem Owner's Association, which employs several tlious*And drivers and does most of the 'heavy trucking in wholesale districts *?d about the steamship piers. It jAalted from a resolution of the %Rislers' Union calling a general strike unless the owners immediately %ced their non-union employes to 'in the unioa. i * '" v >{ ivwf *f > MINOR ITEMS^ OF NEWS Items of Foreign and Domestic News Gathered For Busy Readers. In the South. Prof. H. S. Alexander, of ('uljtcper was killed by a train near that town. William Habor. a brakeman. was killed by a train in sight of his mother, in ^arkevsburg. Richmond contemplates extensive improvements along the James river to facilitate the docking of ships. After being arrested in Roanoke. Frank Smith, once a Socialist candidate for congress, out the main artery in his leir. H. 0. Flick, the Pittsburg millionaire. lias bought $.>00,000 worth of coal lands in Taylor and Barbour counties. West Virginia. William S. Holland, of Windsor, a well-known Virginia Republican, was paralyzed while sitting in a dentist's chair. Nine of the "oath-bound thirteen" were dismissed from tiie Virginia Military Institute as a result of insubordination committed with the intention of forcing dismissal. R. K. Dickerson was shot and killed by Dr. O. T. Kcnyou at Dawson. Ha., after the former had returned from the theatre with a young lady. Dr. Kenyon being wounded. Hon. M. B. XorHeeot. in a card announces his withdrawal from tiie race* for Governor of Tennessee. Mr. Xorfleet says he will support djidge Bond, who announced his candidacy for the office a few days ago. A special from Greensboro, X. C., says that the celebrated Niek Williams trial closed there on Tuesday Williams being lined $.">,000. It is estimated that the costs will amount to between $10,000 and $12,000. which added to the $.">,000 tine, will aggregate in the neighborhood of $17,000. National Affairs. A ?A,*AntrtA i a l\n tlin A nmijiii?uii>c i? trjji'iicu iv ?/v IUV most likely solution of the railroad rate controversy. Secretary Wilson reports that the value of farm products in the United States this vear will reach $6,415.* 000,000. Special Agent Pepper reports that the United States sold Canada Inst year $100,000,000 of products ami gave her 25,000 settlers. Commander Young, who had command of the ill-fated gunboat Bennington when she blew up, will probably be let ?1T with'a reprimand. Assistant Treasurer of the United States Leib, of Philadelphia, was dismissed by the President for alleged failure to comply with the Civil Service law. The Interstate Commerce Commission lias practically completed its bill, which is sup]K?scd to represent the President's views on railway rale legislation. At the North. Another large section of Barren Island near New York, was carried away by the tide. Marshall Field, Jr., died in Chicago from a pistol shot wound accidentally inflicted. Nine men were killed by an explosion that destroyed the Keystone Powder Works at Emporium, Pa. Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick wants to testify, if a new trial be granted when she says she will tell nlf she knows. Sixteen persons are known to have been killed in the Boston and Maine railroad wreck and some 20 more or less seriously injured. President John A. McCall, VicePresident George W. Perkins and Cashier Banta, of the New York Life Insurance Company, testified before the Legislative investigating committee. Foreign Affairs. King Haakon took the oath as King of Norway. Prisoners at Vladivostok revolted and killed three Russian officers. About 4.000 sailors and the Brest Regiment mutined at Sevastopol, Russia. St. Petersburg rowdies beat Robert Woods Bliss, second secretary of the American Embassy. A number of lives were lost and ranch property was damaged by the English Channel storm. Americans on the Isle of Pine ratified the election of a Delegate to Congress and Territorial oflioers. A dispatch to a Vienna paper from Constantinople states that Turkey has yielded to the demands of the powers. Agitation has been renewed for the appointment of Grand Duke Nickolas Nicholalevitch as dictator of Russia. PnKlioitv cyivon flio f rial nf nll^trpd x uwn.1,1 &"VH ...V ...... ... conspirators against the Turkish Saltan's life leails to tbe belief that Turkey is trying to arouse public opiniou against foreigners. Miscellaneous. Fifteen persons were killed and about 3d were injured in a rear-end collision on the Fitehburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad, near Lincoln, Mass.. about 17 miles from Boston. President and Mrs. Roosevelt, with Secretary and Mrs. Root. Captain and Mrs. Cowles, will attend the Army and Navy football game at Princeton Saturday. Tt is stated that in the event of an anthracite miners' strike the bituminous operators may be drawn into a plan for a general shutdown. Turkey seems more inclined to modify her attitude toward the power's demand for tinaneial refoim in Macedonia. Persons in the confidence of Augusl Belmont and Thomas F. Ryan say that the sentiment in favor of municipal ownership is likely to cause capital-^ ists to hesitate about investing in New Yc.k rapid transit improvements. CONGRESSMpRS Republican Caucus Makes Its Nominations WILLIAMS DEMOCRATIC LEADER Speaker and All Other Officer* of the House are Re-Nominated by the Republican Caucus and Mr. Cannon Surprises Associates by Pulling Out and Reading a Typewritten Speech Difference between Carrier Corpor ations and the People to be Adjusted in Justice to All?Rules of Last Congress Re-Adopted. Washington. Special.?"The American jieople have selected the Speaker ot' the House t'f>r the fifty-ninth Congress; it only remains for us to ratify their choice. I will not call for a formal nomination, hut simply name Joseph (i. Cannon, of Illinois.*' The statement made by Chairman Hepburn Salirday to the Republican members of the House of Representatives was received by hearty cheers, and Mr. Cannon was immediately declared tlie nominee for Speaker. William l\ Hepburn, of Iowa, was reelected chairman of the caucus for the session and Henry ('. I/utdenslager. of New Jersey, secretary. Mr. Cannon sprang a surprise on his associates by pulling out of his pocket a typewritten speech, which he road from beginning to end. Mr. Cannon said he would stand with his associates in upholding the policies of the Republican party, under which all the people have prospered. Referring to lailway legislation, he said that "by the operation of competitive forces, that matters of difference between the corporations, the carrier, and the )?e?.ple they serve, wotdd be adjusted to all. "The concensus of opinion of the people, however, is that Congress has the powerr, by amendment to the law. to provide better remedies for real abuses existing, so that the producer and consumer can find a more speedy and less expensive remedy than we now have. In this opinion, T. for one. concur. The burden is upon Congress, and our party, having power, is primarily responsible. Mr. Cannon urged that justice be done both to corporation 'and people, and in conclusion referred to the <lcsirabilitv of a short session. The officers of the House were renominated as follows: Clerk?Alexander McDowell, Pennsylvania. Sergeant-at-Arms?Henry Cassoin. Wisconsin. Doorkeeper?F. B. Lyon, New York. Postmaster?Joseph C. MeElroy, Ohio. Chaplain-?Rev. Henry X. Cottdcn. Michigan. The rules of the Fifty-eighth Congress, including the standing orders relating to tlie consideration of pension and claim hills on Fridays, on motion of Mr. Dal/ell, of Pennsylvania, were ordered continued during the Fifty-ninth Congress. This resolution will be offered by Mr. Dalzell, when the House is organized next Monday. Very little besides the organization 'of the House will be accomplished the first week of the session, although it is possible that an emergency appropria-, tion for the Panama Canal may be passed the last of this week. Until the committees are npointed, such a bill would have to be considered by unanimous consent, or under a special order. It will depend upon the needs of the canal finances whether the emergency appropriation will be rushed through this week or go over until the week following. The Senate being a continuous body organization was not necessary but little work wil be begun before next week. Williams Minority Leader. Washington, Special.?For two Ca4h%?/1ai> ll?/\ tvi rt m _ IHHIIS* OiUlUlta^ 1IIC 1/ luuvium jumu bers of the House of Representatives discussed party policies and procedure with a view to solidifying tlie minority and acting harmoniously upon all matters of a partisan character that may come before the House. John Sharpe Williams was unanimously chosen as the nominee for Speaker and this action of the caucus makes him the minority leader for the ensuing Congress to succeed himself. Fearful Conditions Prevail. St. Ptersburg, Special.?Intense alarm prevails here. Communications with the outer world by telegraph ceased when the Finnish operators joined their Russian comrades. The embassies, legations and banks are ha>tily organizing courier services to both Finnish and (iermau frontiers. The population is almost in a state of panic, fearing that the railroads will stop running and that the inhabitants *1 ? MI i ? ? mereiore win nave nu mom- m m^iu in the event of the cataclysm, which thev seem to fear is imminent. Rumored Depew Has Resigned. New York. Special.?A rumor has trained circulation that Ciiauncey M. Dejtew had resigned from the United States Senate. When questioned concerning: the rumor, the Senator said. 441 ain tired of making* denials of unpleasant questions, and am resolved not to talk further *to newspapers. I will deny nothing: nor will I aflirm anything:. I have learned a lesson from the past." Sultan's Proposals Not Accepted. London, Hv Cable.?A dispatch from Paris states that it is reported in French government circles that the powers, after examining the latest Turkish proposals, decided thaf they are unsatisfactory and therefore the international fleet will not be ordered home It is stated that unless the Sultan completely backs down before Monday the Islands of Lenptos and Imbros will be seiezed. ME HMF IIS! Notes of Southern Cotton Mills and Other Manufacturing EnterprisesNew Orleans, La. The Lane Cotton Mills and the McGinnis Cotton Mills have been taken over and consolidated by the Lane McGinnis Cotton Corporation. which represents a capital stock of $1,600,000. S. Odenlieimer. president of the Lane Milis, was made president of the new corporation, and the following are the other officials of the concern: W. T. Maginnis, first vice-president; Maurace Stern, second vice-president; Harry T. Howard, treasurer; and George Hero secretary. In addition to the above the following were chosen directors: Sarah Grayhan and Peter F. Pescud. The deal which joins these two lame concerns under one head is one of the largest commercial transactI ions in the history of the State. The consolidation brings together two of the most famous cotton mills in the South and creates one of the largest cotton mills ii the country and probably one of the best equipped mills in the United States. The comhin^ 4 capacity of the' two mills' is S3,0o? spindles and 2.400 looms. Bemis, Tenn. Dispatches state that construction work lies been completed rfti the Jackson Fiber ( o/s addition. The improvements include the erection of another building four stories high, 12").x2S0 feet; also a 40x.">0 foot engine house and 7o ojieratives' houses. The equipment of machinery for these new structures will include 22,000 spindles and S00 looms, which are now arriving and being put in position as rapidly as possible. These betterments will represent an expenditure of approximately $400,000, and will about dotble the plant the com pany has been operating1 J ins enterprise was established several years ago by the members of the Bemis Bros. Bag. Co. of St. Louis and Boston which disposes of the product to the trade. A. F. Bemis is president of the Jackson Fibre Co. Columbus. Ga. Construction work has begun on the addition which the Swift Manufacturing Co. recently decided to build to its plant. The contract was awarded to the J .F. Gallivan Building Co., of Green villc. S. 0., and calls for a four-story annex 7Sx98 feet to the present mill building. This new structure will be equipped with 5.000 spindies and completement. both electricity and steam power will be used to operate the new machinery. About $100,000 is the amount to be expended on this enlargement. There are 13,075 spindles and 423 looms in the present mill. n i-i e a ,.f ti,0 rftcuictt v# ii ?utv,uii0 vi. m?v directors of the Pacolct Manufacturing Co. was held iu Spartanburg, S. several days ago to consider the business of the year. After a consideration of the statement presented bv the management it was unanimously decided to resume paying semi-annual dividends of 5 per cent. It will be recalled that this company's mills were entirely destroyed by flood early in 190*2, and have since been rebuilt, the construction work on the largest being ndw in progress. Charlotte, N. C. The Excelsior Cotton Mills of Charlotte. X. have been qj-ganized and will install aquipmcnt for cardi ig cotton. John Van Landingham is president; Geo. A. Howell, secretary-treasurer, and Jno. Gilligan, manager and superintendent. Contract for the machinery has been awarded. This enterprise is formed by Messrs. Van Landingham & Howell, cotton dealers well known to the trade; olicos at Xo. 10 Xorth College street. Randleman, N. C. The Randleman Manufacturing Company, of Randleman, N. C. will rebuild its picker house recently destroyed by fire. Its new structure will be 50x80 feet in size of mill construction, with steamheating and electric lighting fixtures, and will be equipped with five pickers and one waste picker. All contracts have been awarded About $6,000 will be expended. Textile Notes. ThcSpartan Mills of Spartanburg,, S. C.. has declared its usual semiannual dividend of 5 per cent. J. M. Rhodes of Kings Mountain, X. O.. is reported as contemplating the erection of a 10,000-spindle totton mill. The Sclma Cotton Mills and the Estelle Cotton Mills, both of Selma, Ala., have each declared a dividend of t^per cent. The Whitney (S. C.) Manufacturing Company has declared its usual semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, and an extra dividend of 2 per cent. TToT+ewillo S C. The Hartsville lldivmtMv, ? Cotton Mill is running full time with plenty of help, and cottages are being built for the new comers. The machinery is all in operation and the affairs of the mill are in a prosperous condition. It is one of the new mills in the State and one of the most successful ones?having been organized, built and managed by Mr. Twitty (president). Huntsville, Ala. The Dallis Manufacturing Company held its annual meeting last week and declared the usual semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, on the capital stock of $1,300,000, payable January 1. Setli M. Muilliken of New York was re-elected president; A. L. Rison, treasurer and general manager, and Oscar Gold smith, assistant to the latter. The people who are too lazy to premie always have a lot to say about die wajr the prizes arc distributed. TTHE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR DECEMBER 10. Saliject: Ke?fllnr ?nd Obeylni the Lfw, Neb. . Till., 8-If?Golden Text. Lake xl.i 28? Memory Tenet, 17, 18?Commentary on the Dif'i I.euon. I. Studying God's word (vs. 1-8). The people were gathered in this great meeting from the surrounding country from 20,000 to 50,000 in number. It was the time of the feast of Trumpets. Trumpets were blown everywhere. They proclaimed a day of rejoicing. The people called for Ezra, the scribe, to bring out the book of the law and read to them. Here is the first men* tion of Ezra's name in the book of Xehemiah. It is thought that he had hwn ahunf dnrincr tha naif thirtoan years. "perhaps working as a scribe in copying and studying, and perhaps putting In shape the book of the law. He seems to have returned at the opportune moment. This great company had gathered on purpose to hear the words of the book he had copied and probably edited." 8. "So they read." Ezra and thirteen representative men from Jerusalem, standing upon an elevated platform. read the Scriptures, in turn, for six hours or more. "In the book." Books in those days were wide strips of parchment rolled upon sticks, one at either end, so that one side was rolled up as the other was unrolled to read. The writing was in parallel columns across the strip and read from right to left. "Distinctly." So that every word could be distinctly heard. This was the first way in which they caused the people to understand. "Gave the sense." The Israelites having been lately brought out of Babylonish captivity, in which they had continued seventy years, were not only corrupt, but they had in general lost the knowledge of the ancieut Hebrew to such a degree that when the book of the law was read they did not understand It. Therefore the Levites translated it into the Chaldean dialect. "Caused them to understand." They gave both a translation of the Hebrew words into the Chaldee and an exposition of the things contained in them, and of the duty incumbent upon them. II. A day of rejoicing proclaimed (vs. 9-12). 9. "Nebemiah ? the Tirshatha." Hitherto Nebemiah has called himself pechah?the ordinary word for "governor." Now he is called Tirshatha. a more honorable and reverential title for governor. The new title is among the indications that this por tlon of the Dook is written uy auother. "This day is holy." Mourning was unsuitable for a day of high festivity. the opening day of the civil year and of thr^sabbatical month, itself a sabbath or day of rest, and one ' to be kept by blowiug of trumpets (Lev. 23:24. 25; Num. 29:l-6>. It appears that the people were not ouiy ignorant of their ancient language, but ^?o of the rites aud ceremonies of their religion, not being permitted to observe them in Babylon. "All the people wept." They realized how different their lives had been from the lives commanded by God. They had failed in personal duty. They had failed iu the public worship of God. * They had failed as a nation. 10. "Eat and drink." Observe God's appointment. They should testify the genuineness of their repentance by the faithfulness with which they kept the feast. "Send portions." It was an ordinance of God that in these feasts the poor should be specially and liberaily provided for (Deut. 15:7-11; 10:11-15?. "Neither be ye sorry." We must not be merry when God calls us to mourning. We must not afflict ourselves wiien God has given us occasion to rejoice. Even our sorrow for sinners must not hinder our joy in God's service. "Joy of the Lord." A consciousness of God's favor, mercy and long suffering. 11. "Levites stilled all the people." Hushed their loud lamentation. Emotion needs control when it is in danger of running into more phy S1CUI (.'icuaiicm. 12. "Because they ? understood." They now knew Cod's will and their own duty, 'which they resolved to practice. This gave them ground of hope and trust in God's mercy, and therefore gave them great joy. III. Directions concerning the feast of the tabernacles (vs. 13-1S). During the reading of the law the people saw how they bad neglected to keep the feasts as they ought and they immediately proceeded to observe the feast of I the tabernacles. 14. "Found written." See Lev. 23: 33-44. "Booths." The people were commanded to leave their houses and dwell in tents or booths made of the branehes of "thick trees." "Seventh month." The mon'ii Tishri or Ethanim. This was tn? i*venth month in the 6acred or ecclesiastical year and the first month In the civil year. 15. "Should publish." The meaning here is that they found it written that they should do the things mentioned in this verse. "The mount." The mount of Olives which was near by where were many olive trees and probably the other trees here mentioned. 16. "The roof. The roofs of tfce | houses were fir. -nd easy of access. "In their court; etc. There were booths everywhere; the city was filled with them. 17. "Sat under the booths." They were to dwell in booths seven days, from the 15th to the 22d of the month. Their dwelling in booths commemorated their forty years' sojourn in the wilderness when they had no fixed habitations. "Since the days." etc. The meaning cannot be that this feast had not been observed since the time of Joshua, for It was kept at their return from Babylon (Ezra 3:4). but since josnua s ram; me ju? u?u u?:t? been so great as now. 18. "Solemn assjnbly." The first and last days of thd"feast were kept as sabbaths. That Spooky Feelln'. When ye're goin' home at dead o' night an' ever'thing is still. An' sorter lushed an' solemn an' ye feel a kinder chill A-creepin' up ye'r back-bone an' a-fillin' ye with fear. Say. don't ye step right lively when th' graveyard's near? Th' trees, they look so ghost-like as the'r branches 'round they fling. An' th' monyments seem waltin' fer somebody or something. An" th' air is damp an' cold-like an' ye hear a mournful cry. I'll bet ye hustle lively when th' ^|raveyard% pigh. Ye kinder look across to see if < \'er'" thing's all tight. An' over there, beyond th' fence, gk^ma somepin' ghostly white; Ye swaller hard?a awful lump?an' ^asp fcr breath an' sigh. I A ? * T "A oAPtor Knctla #111 th1 OT3VP - /\|| x fiuca.i ?TV kvi tiuoisw w.? o yard's by. Ye take a back'ard look, right quick, to see what's comin' there. Yc thought ye heard th' rustle of a step behin' somewhere. An' when ye see it's nothln' an' ye're well beyont at last, Yc sigh with g!ad relief bccuz th' grave* yard's passed. / ?Grace S. Bostwlck. Princess Fosters Swimming. One or the fads of the Princess of Wales Is to impress on every one In Ireat Britain the importance of learn ins to swim. > : . \Z? 7 SOUTHERN '> f. d 8~~ t>? ? TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTE K Will It P?.T? W. H. R. Jackson. Tenn.. writes: 1 have some slioats that would weigh about 100 pounds pro.ss that F enu set four and a quarter cents for and have corn ttyat I can pet sixty cents for. I have a Japnnee clover pasture. Which j would pay best: To sell now or feed n< v />., a'./vbt ?i>aaL>4] wlinn T non nvnh. I 1UI 151 A. U1 n;;ui nrrn.i nucu x van j/iuw ably get six cents or more net. Would it be best to grind the corn? What is the best ration for brood sows with pigs one month old? Answer: If yon have good growing sboats and are quite sure of getting six cents a pound for them in the course of six or eight weeks, there is no reason why you should not fowl corn at sixty cents a bushel to them at a small profit. If the price of pork drop and you could not got more than five cents a pound. It would pay yon best to sell the corn and the hogs. Of course by selling the hogs now you take nc^-isk from the feediug. but four and a'quartcr cents is a low price for pork, and as you say you have good pasture there is no reason why the hogs should not make a gain of a pound to a pound and a half per day on clover and a ration of corn or corn and bran, though it is not so essentoal to feed bran when they are on a green crop. As a rule, with a fair price for pork, which six cents would certainly he, it is best to finish the animals on the farm and get the top market price rather than to go to the expense of selling the hogs and corn separately. Then, If you feed the corn at home, you keep the chief part of the fertilizing elements contained therein on your land aud that is a considerable advantage, more sometimes than we credit it with. It would not he necessary to grind the corn for the hogs unless it Is particularly old and hard. They will shell It for themselves, and If It is this year's crop digest it quite thoroughly because it is comparatively soft. ftrood sows with piss on? montn out can be fed to advantase on a mixture of one-third corn, one-third oats, barley and bran, and one-third middlings. A combination of corn and bran, or bran and middlings, or corn and middlings will prove satisfactory, provided the sows have 4he'run o'" a good pasture, and you can be guided in the purchase of the foodstuffs largely by the market price. If you ln ve any skim milk available let the sew have what she will consume, but do not allow her to gorge herself, and feed her several pounds of meal per dsy. ac- ' cording to her condition and tl t draft which the pigs make 011 her.?Knoxville Journal and Tribune. Cotton Seed and Meal. The cotton seed problem Is cow before the cotton growers. Shall they =nii to tho nil mills for cast, or cx change for meal, or keep on the farm? They will do one or the other. What is best? Consider some of 'he facts connected with seed and their products. The following figures are approximately correct: " A ton of seed, 60 2-3 bushels, will yield 740 pounds of meal. 300 pounds of oil. . 900 pounds of hulls. / 40 pounds of linters. ,20 pounds of waste. 'The cash value of these products at I the mill, where the meal ghows seven per cent, nitrogen, is about $22.00. When the mill pays seventy-five cents a hundred pounds for seed It has a $12.00 margin to work on. Suppose the farmer should exchange his ton of seed for meal. How much should he receive? The usual price of meal at this season is about $22.00 I a ton cash?jqual to the value c.f the I products of one ton of seed. A1. that rate he would receive 1360 pounds I of meal for Ill's ton of seed. Is that a profitable trade, or not? The hauling j both ways Is worth 52.00. A ton of cotton seed contains 70 pounds of ammonia. 2.1.4 pounds of phosphoric acid. 23.4 poufids of potash. The commercial value of that at a ( port is $lu.2o. The experience of many good farmers is that seed used as a fertilizer are more satisfactory than the meal, or , commercial fertilizer. The commercial , value of the plar^ food In one bushel < of cotton seed is twenty-one cents. , Should the farmer sell at that price he will lose his hauling and trouble. He will lose if he sells his seed for less than twenty-five cents a bushel. In exchanging for meal he should get at least 1500 pounds for one ton of seed. No farmer can nfford to sell his seed for cash with the expectation of buying commercial fertilizer on time in ( the spring. Chemists will tell you that the seed are worth as much as food for cattle . as the meal. The mistake that most farmers make is that they give too much seed. By feeding the seed to cattle and saving all the manure the greatest benefit is derived. Let farm? ' ' V- 1 romiea raragrapus. A girl*s skirts will always stay I much hrdli-Pdssi?rohrultrdlhrdludlu down much more easily if she is awful thin. There would'be a lot of money for everybody if it was like colds or typhoid fever. A man can have friends almost a? long as his money lasts unless he lends it to them. You may have observed that an easy-going man soldom gets very far. A lookingglass seldom shows a woman as she would like to see herself. It's not so terribly funny to get in the habit of being a father. "It is a fact, my frined, said the man who was fond of moralizing, "that we can really accomplish nothing until the crooked has been made straight?" "Of course, when yon make that statement," interrupted the bibulous person,, "vrt except corkscrews " -Hhiladelph^ r$s. - . ARM * ItOTES. I ' ni ,i hia?p. . R, STOCKMAN AW TRUCK OKWSR. | J ers test the value of seed and meal for wheat. Use thirty bushels of seed oa ''MSi one acre, a:td the same value iu raeai or commercial fertilizer on another * acre, and see which is better.?Chafies . Petty, Spartanburg Co., S. C. ' \* >> r;:jH rooil Vain* of Alton*. Alfalfa wilh enable a farmer to cot down his feed bills. It is a great sub- , t stitute for bran, offal and other mill feeds. It is the best feed for the dairy, i for all kinds of young stock. Hogs' * wit ter well on it. with but little grain. The following is a summary of a moat interesting test by the 8tate Experi- m ^ meut Station in feeding. alfnlfp to' cows; ' ? 1?The cost of producing milk and J butter can be greatly reduced by re- .fl placing part of the concentrates in the / daily ration of the cow with some roughness rich in protein, such as alf- ; v alfa or eowpea hay. 2?A ton of alfalfa or nea liav can be -jgi produced at a cost of $3 to $o per ton, whereas wheat bran costs $20 to $25. * /. J As a yield of from two to three tons of . pea hay and from three to five tons of alfalfa can be obtained fronran acre of land, it is to see the great advantage' ',^1 the utilisation of such roughness, ih the place of wheat bran, gives tine , dairyman. 3 ? In substituting alfalfa hay for wheat bran it will be best in practice to allow one and one-half of alfalfa to , -Jf each pound of wheat bran, and if tbealfalfa is fed in a finely chopped condition the results will prove moraftaatis- y. Ji factory. ''' * I 4?When alfalfa was fed under the most favorable bonditions a gallon of milk was obtained for 5.7 cents and a pound of butter for 10.4 cents. Wbea jm pea hay was fed the lowest cost of a gallon of milk was 5.2 cents, and a pound of butter was 9.4 cents. In l<v f 'V calities where pea hay grows well tf\ can be utilized to replace wheat bran. \ and in sections where alfalfa can ba N^VJI grown it can be substituted for pea bajr \ with satisfaction. 5?These results, covering two years? tests with different sets of cows,fur- 1 nish proof that certain forms of rough- 1 > ness rich Jn digestible protein can be 59 substituted with satisfaction for the more expensive - concentrates, and >3 should lend encouragement to dairy farms.?G. W. Koiner, Commissioner of Agriculture, Richmond, Va. Pertinent Question For Fanners. How much do you suppose it costa you a year to repair your wagons and your harness on account of bad roads? How much does it cost you a year for > 5 shoes and clothing that are ruined by your children wading through the mud : ^ to school? How much does it cost yon a year for medicine to cure your chll* dren's colds contracted in wadinjg J through the mull to school and church? How much of a damage a year to yow is the mud. that prevents your children from attending school, or damage to ...?k |n *1,- l^c nf or. oHiiM. lltCIIJ, KllliCl, 1U IUC JUOO Ui nu vuuvwtion? How much damage to you is our bad roads iu preventing your reacWng market with your produce? You are perfectly willing to spend plenty o? money in the buying ?f reapers and mowers and other farm machinery. You are willing to purchase fine car*L liages and harness. At the price pots- v ^ toes are to-day one load would be the nverage farmer's tax for ten years for I good roads: at the end of that time the ?. * j roads would be good and you could vote to rescind the law if you wanted to. and yoa would have good roads and ao tax for thirty or forty years, the balance of your life.?H. A., in Southern Cultivator. " , Clover With Too Hnch Top. J. A L., Tazewell, Va., writes; "I have a fine clover lot and the roots are full of nodules. The second growth is heavy, and iny purpose is to let It full ' on the ground. Will this smother out . * and kill the clover for next crop? Is the fact that this land is well suited to .* ? 41..4 (O aloA In. ciover any assurance mux n is aisu m- , oeulated for the successful growth of alfalfa?" It is not advisable to let second crop clover remain on the land during the ' fall and winter, as it is almost certaia ' to smother out the crop. It would be better for you to cut it for seed and thresh aud fee'd the straw and ehaff to sheep and lambs duriog the winter. They will do well on it, and there will then be little danger of smothering out the\tand. The fad that the roots of your red clover plants show a large number of nodules is not an insurance that the soil is inoculated for alfalfa. It seems that there is^ome specific difference between the bacteria which inoculate red clover and alfalfa, and *8* far as we know at the present time the one will not act favorably on tbe root* of another plant.- It would therefore be wise and expedient for you to provide special inoculation if you intend to sow this land to alfalfa.?Answer bj Professor Soule. Only 1400 Russian pilgrims went to Jerusalem this year. Sparklers. . "Of course. Tommy," sakl the Sunday school teacher, "you'd like to be an ar.gel, wouldn't you?" "Well-er yes'm," replied iomrnayy "*dui ju like to wait till I can be a full grown angel with pay whiskers."?Philadelphia Press. When you ask a girl for her photograph it is a sign she is going y'hav* a new one taken that will iw*k I; like her if she is'proud of it. "I'm so thirsty," said the ol'Mady. "Can you direct me to a soda fountain in this neighborhood, sir." "Sojla water," ?.\claimed Weary Willie, in disguest. "Say lady, you don't deserve to luve a-thirst. "?Philadelphia Press. "What did the whale do after he let Jonali got" asked the youngster. "I don't know," answered his father, "Judging from the epstom in such A Tr.a::e!s I tbould say he went around telling o )r whales enonpons yams , fl about tb j-r vwn be>aij|frv*nd whn ' pH