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THE SPARTAN.! CHAS. PETTY, Editor and Proprietor. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8. 18?0. ?Funeral flower* u*? no longer all white, and set pieces are not desi-ed. Boxes of loose fl >wers ore m?<>b\ ofr?u sent by friend*, although muad wreaths are still used, but have become so full 1 that they are more like a round mat of flowers. At a receut funeral each member of a large family laid a *r?ath of iolets on the mother's coflln. ?Algeria ia shipping largs qupnMtiea of high gratis phosphite to Eugland. A fair grade of phosphites has been discovered in the Simme district of France and it is expected that much rock will soon be mined in tint region. Florida shipped 515,873 tous last year. The Tennessee phosphites are high grade, easily mined and need 110 dry ing. They are making their way into Georgia. The markets for South Carolina rock are somewhat circumscribed. ?A German cure for colds is culled ! egg soup, and is worthy of a trial. ' Beat up the yolk of an egg in a pint j of water; put, in a little but'er, with two or three lumps of sugarand a table- ; spoonful of gnod whiskey or rum ; set the dish on the Gove aud stir all the nine 11 is over tne n-e. Wlieu it begins to boil pour it backward and forward between a saucepan and a pitch *r until it is smooth and has gained a froth. ?The enemies of Ben Tillman are bound to admit that he worked a great reform in the matter of phospha'e royalties. Before he ce llared that great corporation, the Coosaw Compauy, the ( State was receiving more than $200 00 a year, if we are not mistaken. The ( royalty collected for the fi-oal y?ar ending August 81, 1805, was only $87,- j 657.20. The prosp- ct is that it will be somewhat less when the next report j is made. Bat we must have reforms if ^ they do come high. It whs announced last week thanj the American Society in London won) bold a meeting to consider a resolu*ioiK expressing hope and confidence thatja the difference between tie UnitedfgE States and Qreat Britain would bjfl amicahlv kbIHoH Tim ?"A?? aiiu HI tiny injAi>jyyi , deoided that in view of merit in public opliiion|^^^^S|i^wj|^^$/ is no longer omiorrjdj^^ will therefoj^^objS^f^^ th^^toiigtS^ being ?'fflf iifffify1 with v^lSshhe prortee(l&,r^^r^^<',.('.- : ] el&n matter. After we^pnHS^^^f he appointed the Comi^B^#|^iikro?| lows : w ' of the United States Supreme Court/ ?j^| - -? Justice of the Court of Appeals of the * District of Columbia. At&fea D. White, of New York. FrSayHek R. Coudert, of New York. DabafelC. GilmaD, of Maryland,;preeident ^ol^ohoSijHopklns University. These nun ar# aH distinguished for their great abill^^ They will organize ...i^ftoon and get ready for investigating the ^*^BP^gP-Tbis list of casualities and crimes announced the first day of the year, is a long one. Twenty-cno persons killed in a mine explosion in Silesia ; Colonel Henry Williams of Gadsden, Ala., died from poison and in his dying agony he accused his wife of the deed ; two men killed by a railway Irain near Richmond ; one killed by a train and two severely injured nuar St. I^ni?- .Tnhn Lynch, of Meridian, Miss., and Andrew , Brown, of Jackson, bdbt*Negroes were j lynched; severe earthquake in the > province of Caserta, Italy, several pe?? eons being killed ; a battle in a theectrg r at Cripple Creek^Cnlprado, in wb^jji | three men and sev?rajJ| wounded ; two highwaymen committed u murder and robbery ife$r Birmingham! ^ a four-cornered duel in Wise county. I Va., in which two were killed and twah, badlv wound ed^Jduch is New Redhee tneCotton Acreage. The large cotton crop produced in i 1891 amounted to 0,905,250 bales and the ; commercial value was only $297,037,580, ] or about $30. a bale. The crop pro- ] duced this year will be about seven i million bales and it will bring more I money than the previous crop. The \ Memphis cottou exchange unites with i the American Cotton Growers' Associa- ] tlon in urging the people to keep their acreage down. Another crop of seven million bales will bring the price to ten 1 cents. Raise corn, meat, oats, hay, po- ] tatoes, wheat and everything that can j be raised for man or beast and then < plant the surplus in cotton. That is \ the way out of the wilderness and it is 1 the way to keep from returning to that f dismal place. i * t* A. ???????????????TM A Complete Fertilizer. There are three elements that eater into a complete fertilizer; nitrogen, phosphoric aoid and potash. They are all tmential to the growth and maturity of crops. A commercial fertilizer, which coitains 8 per cent, of phosphor c euid, 2J of ammooia and 1 of potash possesses tue elements in the right proportiou for very thin soils, which will produc > 11:11 * without aid. One ton of Bins"? fertilizer will cjntala about 100 l o tods <?r pii Mpiiori j add, 50 pounds of ammoui* equal to about 40 pounds of nitrogen, tin 1 20 pounds of potHBh. The depai tiuent of Agriculture at Wa-dilugtou iu Fariner'd Bulletin No. 14, shown clearly the efTect of fertilizers, on cotton. Oa a poor soil, that is u&rdly worth cultivating. the amounts necessary to produce 800 pouuds of Hr.t ootton are 20 pounds of nitrogen or 24 pouuds of ammonia ; 50 pouuds of phos phoric acid and 15 pounds Gf p0ta?h. Cotton seed with the addition of phosphoric acid make au excellent fertilizer. They contain 2.50 per cent. * t nitrogon, 1 3 of phosphoric acid and 1.80 of potash. Oottou seed meal shows 7 p<roont. of nitrogen, 2.73 phosphoric acid and 1.75 of potash. Oue ton of acid phosphate adde 1 to a ton of meal wi'l give two tons with the fo'lowing proportions of plant food: Nitrogen 3J pereen*., phosphoric acid 8 87, pot ash .87. With ncld phosphate at $15 00 a ton and cotton seed ine .1 at $20.00, that would make the price of one ton $17.50- Three sacks of that ought to add 800 pounds of lint cotton to the acre on theord'niry lands of the Piedmont. The rost of the three seeks would be $4 21. One sack of this fertilizer could not be expected^o increase the yield more than 100 dmPs Stable manure coutaljgjjjfffgb per cent, of nitrogen. 0.25 pho?plj$5^Tc acid, 0 40 of potash. Three two-horse loads of stable manure with one sick of acid phosphate would make an excTeut Fertilizer for one acre and ought to increase the yield 200 to 250 poun Is of lint cotton. Farmers will never gsta better fertilizer thau stable manure, cotton seed or cotton Mpd mea', mixed E" h acid phosphate.% J,aud that lias sh nitrogen, such as'strong, iceatleared?or bottojdiiftudH. wl?h rich yjaljfti deposits, wil^'be beneii ed by K^^^brio acid alone. A thin, worn^ ffPwill not take hgpyy inanuricg brought in t tajflK to easy tftiy pagefT inches. Thu-arrangement jKrolBtetter makes thOvp^pe?veri kttracnve The summary ofiX^BSKK lews, both foreign and hbm^yy'^yBI irepared. Ore can of^en gat a berarT dea of some important c^u^flStliA^M jreat event in a few paragraph# m^rh^f uutiook thau they can get by ren*ain{f pages in some of the large dailies. The cliorch and religious news is prepared in admirable style. There is nothing narrow or sectar;an in any of Its columns. The stories and biographical sketches are prepared by eminent writers. In a few words, the pnper is fair, able, prtngressivo. Bix years ago blie tlrst illustrated book number was published, which was printed in a mperior manner. Other numbers succeeded, all of which were highly appreciated by the readers. "With each mcceeding year some improvement ^as ad^d. In December last the first nag-?ziheyiumber was published. This illustrated cover, and Rjmany illustrations in the IteSto, will be a regular feature mi The twelve numbers, ti i Tiound, will make a book r>rff00 pr.gfs which will he an admirable no nri/.a nf f hiu paper, 52 times a year, including the mtflHMfe number, is only $3. Address jtfUo Qu^look, Astor Place, New York, mBpscriho at i he Spaktan office. The American BlmeUalllc League and the National Bimetallic Union con solidatfd their organizations Sunday Dec. 28, in Chicago. A. J. Watner is prtsHent and G. B. Light, Seciettry. Headquarters are in Chicago If neither of the old parties gives them standing room on their platforms they propose to build a new one from themtelves and push toe tight all al.>Dg the line. There is only one glass tombstone in the United States. It was erected to Elizabeth Pepper of Ford City, Pa. It s made of plate glass, one inch thick, nghteen inches wide and four feet high. The lettering was done by the sand >last. Glass is said to be superior to jrauite or marble as the weather has io effect on it. meriti&JU^^^Qok three bottles each of the Heart Cure "and Itcstoratlvo Nervine and It rompKtettf cured me. I Bleep well at night, my heart. Itoats regularly and Ihavono more smothering spells. I wish to say to all who are suffering as I did; there's relief untold for them if they will only give your remedies just ono trial." Dr. Miles Heart Cure Is sold on a positive guarantee that the lirst bottle will benefit AH druggists sell it at SI, G bottles for 16, or t6 win resent, prepaid, on receipt or price iy the Dr. Mii.xS Modiced Co., Elkhart, Ind. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Restores Health 1896 r\TV lfnll i:"? Fertll'*er? ? I I LI If 11 I I Wai t the Beit 1 liri- W 11 I I Wmir. those which LJ tJ I UU ^*v(k t*1? field Wish nnhjM the Clemnno chemists put awayffftve the guar into* ? Do you wish that whfHrjfflnJist the Summer through and uRnf fruit ai well HH | 1)0 aklgBiSBten'aa.ckH. tpr h r % "k.' J ^ If ealnjf HUQMHHp T -1M ?U0ojy bt!' Wednesday F8l.% f'ield Minstrels! AND UTOPIA. Largest Company in the World 70 PEOPLE 70 A Combine of American and European 8 tare. 10 Comroend-thle Comedians 20 Dazzing Dancers 12 bensatjonal SoecialtieH 13 S w^etSolo SingerH 20 Matchless Musicians 2 Cor loads Scenery & Effects Pr? aentincr an Entertainment entirely different from all others. Sea the Hotel Street Parade at 11:301.11. Seat"* now on sale at Greenewald's Clothing S on*. Prices 50c, 70c. and $1.00. the mm FOR 1896 d> 1 /v\ ? 1 T' -pi.ww u, yeannaavance. 11 not paid in advance, at the rate of $1.50 a year for the time taken. The Spartan and following papers* and magazines at prices quoted: Thrice-a-\Voek World, $2 00 Week.ljSponstitution, 2 00 SouthfcVnjpultivator, 2 00 CosmdpOTitan Magazine, 2 00 JenneaaMillcr Monthly, 2 00 Harpe^J&lagazine, 4 00 HarperwfBazar, 4 25 Harper's Weekly ? 4 25 J Scribner's Magazine, 3 75 ! I CLOT i! ... <> ; Great Bargains in CI 1 u 100 Men's Suits at 100 Men's Suits at 250 Men's Suits at 'I I 150 Men's Suits at l i i I \\ Finer grades at extra low pri< children's clothing at the ] ( i SEE i CHILDREN I i I i at 75c., $1.00, $1.25 ac< {i <' mmrana ( | < i il Jeans Pants, ready made and !! than you can < I < i !! 250 pairs Men's Jeans Pa ;; 250 pairs Men's Jeans Pa 200 pairs Men's Jeans Pa 150 pairs Men's Jeans Ps i I i Ask to see our Knee P i [ Overcoats for men, boys i I 1 .< i ! i A ch r1 ft nffi I j nfiwT-nrrriy %. GREE The Leading Clol 23 Main Street. REPORT OF T] The Merchants a OF SPARTA1 At the Close of Burffnei RESOURCES. L^ans and Discounts $205,730.80 Overdrafts 11,514.74 Banking house and real estate 12,860.77 Other securities 126.26 Expenses ana taxes paia .... ?,oo7.08 Dae from banks 7.744 27 Gash on band . 52,084.82 Total $298,768.84 I, A. L. WHITE, Cashier of the abov the above statement is true to the best c Subscribed and sworn to before me, il Correct?Attest. J. K. JENNINGS, Notary Pnl Honor 1 The Dead By erecting neat and styltsh lombstones and Monuments to their memory. You can buy these in great variety, in Marble or Granite, at the Marble Yard of E. Geddes Spartanburg, S. C. \ *] HING I I w othing for December | $3 00, worth $4 00 { 3 SO, worth 6 00 3 95, worth 6 00 t 4 45, worth 7 50 J oes. Great line of boys and j lowest prices ever offered. * OUR \ 's suits! i $1.50. Great valnee. J I warranted not to rip, for less lj buy the cloth jj ints at $ 45, worth $ 75 if ints at GO, worth 1 00 * ints at 85, worth 1 25 * ints at 1 00, worth 1 50 I ants at 25c and 50c. x ^ md children at all prices. J I ^ ^ NEW AID ' Atfirtf An nier and H>!5lUSi8^.%,; 11 l^jSSxiburg, S: C. ! | HE CONDITION >F ind Farmers Bank / KBURGi, 8. C., M, December 81st, 1805. LI ABIIilTIKH. Capital stock $100,000.00 Total dividends de- 1 clared $44,000.00 Less amount paid. 80,896.00 Amount unpaid 4,104.00 Undivided profits 27,466.64 Due banks 20,869.82 Deposits 141,828.38 .. . % r % ? I Total $298,708.84 re n irneil Bank, do solemnly swear that U >f my knowledge and belief. A. L. WHITE, Cashier. * lis 81 at day of Dee., 1895. _ JOSEPH WALKER, , '~ bile. T. H. CANNON, " H. A. L1GON, ' Directors. - DUNBAR BROS, * .. A>^r*e Their Specialties: y. ~ Florida Syrup?very ftuo. Best New Orleans Open Kettlo v^rfSf Molasses. Wagons and Buggies. Call on them if you want BARGAIN8 ^ \ * *