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plant Broom Con. Have you ever tiiought what an inexpensive crop is broom corn, and what a price it brings? Suppose, farmer friends, in diver sifying your crops you give broom torn a try. A great deal of your poo.: up land might be used to advantage. We clip the folio ing from the Southern Fiel . om which you can get an i of the money to be made y raising b.oom corn. $6:' per acre beats cotton a 'o I rys: "It is ated that the price of br ' m corn is now $130 a ton, t at it is difficult to procure it at that high price. "The value of broom corn de pends upon its color and fibre, the former largely controlled by the method and care taken in curing it, and the latter due to the soil conditions where it is grown. 'The yield of clean, merchant ble broom straw is said to ary from 400 to 1,000 pounds 'o the acre. Last year a fa er near Courtland, Alabama lanted two acres of broon c . He gave it no attention exeept to have aman one day pylf up corn where it was toof-0thick. It was not plougcy d, hoed or cut at the propr time, being allowed to over-ripen, and when cut was left on the ground until mildewed, yet from the two acres there were sold 1,295 pounds at two and a half cents a pound. This corn would have readily brought four cents a pound had it not been damaged. "There are several broom fac tories in the South, and they are always in the market for broom straw. "Besides the straw, broom corn yields as much foader as does In dian corn and also from ten to thirty bushels of seed to the acre, which is very useful for general farm purposes. Removing the seed ant preparing the straw for market is a simple and inexpen sive matter. The cultivation is similar to that for Sorghum a Kaffir corn. The richer the the better the crop; broom i will grow, however, on p rn upland soils. The time to or or varies with the latitude arvest to September. om July In the South the s st of lanrd, is much less - - --'to *A 1'Ulloun Voices - ** put ~uld hardly express the di inks of Homer Hall, of West shi . oint, Ta. Listen why: A severe" cold had settled on his lungs, 's causing a most obstinate cough. e Several physicians said he had are consumption, but could not helpma him. When all thought he was to doomed he began to use Dr. an * ~ King's New Discovery for Con- ti* sumption and writes--"it com pletely cured me and saved my cal life. I now weigh 227 lbs." It is "e positively guaranteed for Coughs, max Colds and Lung troubles. Price bilit 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free ther at McMaster Co.'s. inu caut -- ** -- reall Velvet Gowns Are in Great Vogue. they --- Thei While there is little distinctly Are~ new in the fashioning of this sea son's gowns, the combinations of T materials satisfy every desire for one novelty. Veliet is decidedly the men vogue for gowns, coats, separate the skirts and shirtwaists, and vel- with veteen and corduroy yield almost mu as graceful results. Little deco- 1a P ration is needed on gowns of piec4 these rich materials. For sepa- 'MaI rate fancy waists the fashionable and materials are peau de sole, siatin, thini Louisine, panne velvet and taffeta, did I the color harmonizing with the material of the costume with Tbe which it is worn, or tr On o: f'ures 'c..ant:a ,andI itI, al n ljumr, was Through the~ Inood.-Uoata N otasileg to ? ry. rela B. B. B. (Rainic Blloo-I lnhn~i) is. a very certoin ani~i sure curec for eczemaU. It to itching skin, hlIZno-N, seabs, seal*- amnee watery blisters, pimspl'.s, 'cinig *i..t. the or joints, boils, eari'oneles, pri.klin. paini in the skin, old en ting sores, :ileers.r etc. Botatnie Blood Baui cures thi Ia wor~st anxrd mlost dleep-eLtI als's be en. ask rihnpurifyinig anzd vitaliizii thi. ask 7 blood, thereby giving a healv blood Afght supply to the skin. Other remiedies. ma relieve, but B. B. B. actuallyv cures, heals every sore, and gives the ri -h glo w The of health to the skin, matking the blood Routh red nourishing. Especially advised for old, obstinate cases. Druggists, $1. when Trial treatment free and parepaid by sheep writing Dr. Gilhuin 213 Mitchell St., They Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free "smnal umedical advice given, heada .- narro, A lecturer on Colorado asked: urve, "Where else in the world will you hia find in one spot, outside this prepo: State, such products as marble, velous iron, fire, clay, chalk, copper, lead, with slate, fruits of all kinds, hemp, froin flax, all manner of grains, and-- appeai but why enumerate them? where Ah* I say?" To which a man in the f hea audience promptly replied, "InuI H UVRE U A Diffieult Proees, itql and Co entiat g ime "It should be re olive man, "that bered" saideb olive is as d e constitution of an child. cate as that of a tend& cild the time the crop Is gath erd til it is finally packed in tile es there is not a moment which Is pot fraught with the intensest anxiety on the part of all who handle the fruit. No other product requires such con stant application of the old maxim of 'eternal vigilance' as olives. "The ball begins with the gathering of the fruit. This is done in the la summer or early autumn. whil he fruit is still green and hard d alto gether unsavory on accoun f its In tense bitterness. The oIl - s are picked by hand to prevent cratching and bruising and then e reyed in carts or on pack mules t he curing establish ment. Olive e Ing Is a very delicate and intri e process, for which no I fixed r s can be laMd down. A course of .atment that in one Instance w Id pr"vc successful might be abso tely ruinous In another. The business of curing therefore calls for expert tal ent and is always intrusted to a pro fessional who brings to his task his own skill and knowledge, supplement ed by the experience of generations of kinsfolk who were curers in that par ticular variety before him. "The first step in the process of cur ing is known as 'dboking.' When the fruit comes to the curing establish ment, It is placed in large vats filled with a mixture of lime and water, in which it undergoes a kind of fermen tation. 'Cooking' is merely a technical name for this fermentation process. "When the fermentation has rea52ed a certain stage, a matter requirin any where from a few hours to a fe days, the curer gives the signal to Ithdraw the plugs, and the liquid is n off. The olives are then thoroug y washed with fresh water until ey are bright and clean and every ce of lime is re moved. If you were taste them nowy you would find-tha they had lost mopt of their unpleasa bitterness. "After washi the fruit is prt in casks filled w th brine and theeasks exposed, bu gs open, to the su'.. This Induces a econd ferm'entation, which takes p ce more or less rapidly, ac cordin to the weather. However, as SPal enjoys a fairly equable climate, a per of from three to four weeks gen e 1ly sufBes. Throughout this second ermentation the olives keep throwing off the brine, so that the casks must be inspected daily and kept filled with new brine of the required strength. "Finally there comes a time when 'ty no longer throw off any br'ige. They then ready for 'sorting'-that is, for tion according to size and quality. perfect-f proper color a scratches, spots and .select ed;' sizes ....ght )O meaning colives that 'counteighty linety to the kilo. A~fter 'sorting,' the olives are then thei back into the casks, the bungs optj ren in, and the whole Is ready for for 'ment to the American importer." hum D)o you begin to pack as soon as they re ye in New York?" was the next of ling question. that 'to, indeed! The long ocean voyage she cts olives as much 'as it doe~s hu- a s i beings. They generally succumb of , 'seasickness' en route-that is, we in t them In some stage of fermenta- to p on arriral. whieh requires our con- g t care until they recover." be >oesn't this 'seasickness,' as you cent It, impair the quality in any way?" wea lot at all. It only makes the olive of feel the burden of his responsi- was ies. In every stage of fermentation tha e is a critical moment when he custi t exercise the greatest care and to k ion. If the olives recover, they are the y much improved in quality. If had don't, they are hopelessly ruined. ,a oe is no intermediate condition."- Of Special, have 'he Anseer and the Engish. sm e late ameer of Afghanistan was trin of the shrewdest and strongest cond of his time. When the amount ofBst British subsidy was being fixed him, it was explained that he do this and that and the other-. A remind me," said the ameer, "of rious rsian tale. A certain man took a is re of cloth to a tailor and said. searc e me a morning dress out of it new an evening dress and, while I stealt of it, a working coat.' The tailor fair< is best and brought them all as he his a told. But they were of doll's size, a cor t more could he do- with the cloth ?" rtr ameer was not a great admirer hidin e British system of government. etiqu re occasion a very high personage execu conferring with him and said In on to some matter, "That is a of hi grave question, and I must refer famil her majesty's government." The p. r, who did not clearly distinguish afect 'arts ot the British constitution, the a d: "When you ask me a question. way able to answer at once; when I left 1 ou one you say you must first the fa 30 other gentlemen. I prefer our If in way of doing business." an ac New South Wales sheep, as no first sheep Imported into New not t WVales arrived in the year 1788,not a flock of twenty-nine Indian were brought from Calcutta. A et were not a very promising lot, catl 1 and unsightly. ,u bing large sugge Roman noses, drooping ears, clippe v chests and shoulders, with high of tw~ I backs and very long legs; hay- walks loreover, coarse and frequently form.< wool mixed with hair, the latter in the uderating." They throve mar- founti ly, and, being judiciously crssdThe a. heep of a better stamp impor-ted huge < England, the hair gradually dis- by flg red and gave place to a fleece.- heart irst consignment of wool froI and b L1a to England arrived ini 1800%~ motto ipment weighing 245 pounds' by tur: 5hetk1al and the - During the early part of Gene I Phil Sheridan's operations in 184 the Confederate forces under - Jubal Early in the Shenand valley Major Gencral Forrestr W ams fell into disgrace with the ederal com mander owing to so descriptions of battles which he porte. After one of these artie d appeared he met Sheridan, W remarked: "So you ve been making fun of me ins70 nked newspaper!" n, general?" Yes. You tolA all about those con founded ambulances and paid no sort of respect to the commander of the army in which you are suffered to live." "There was no exaggeration in my story, sir. You must admit that." "Admit nothing! This business a got to stop. You are ordered to my department within twe r hours." "Well, general, you have len made commander of the Utes military department. Ev go back to New York I shall sti ithin the lines of your comman "Oh, go to the ol 7you like. I don't care where , cried Sheri dan in anger. To which rter replied, "All right, gene am afraid I-shall not be ou ur department even with his majesty." eetrie Eels. H mules are, or at one time w to play a curious part In operations of South Amer dians who eat the gymnotus or c eeL Humboldt was told that it was t tom to force horses to en ter the these eels lived. andwh thefishhad -ex tedonthe anima their ability for the t being to in ict a shock the fisherm caught the with nets and harpoons, ure risk themselves. The more excited d angry the electric eel, more violent is.the shock it inlets. - Humboldt saw this curious 90 ing on one occasion: "A troop of ho and mules was driven into the- wa and prevented from coming out by ne In diana, who crowded round The eels, stunned and conu ry noise of the horses, defend 'e( selves by the repeated dis he their batteries. For a long t' sh0 seemed likely to gain the viet the animals, which were to Dite every direction, stunned by quency and force of the electri th to disappear under the. water. ect the horses rose agai,.ia V the vigilance of the Indians In le shore, exhauste4 with fatigue, ere a limbs being benumbed by the commotions they stretched th at full length upon the groun than ive minutes two horses ready drowned." SneeplaE. on that they ithout F n on; at least that t ~an Iiid clan says, and he oughtit know, F confessions were recently ade to lm upon the point. A wo had~ atedly come to him with e bowsF her spectacles so badly twisted dayi :he asked her how under the sun retu ever managed to get the~ In such C< :ate. He says tUet he~h visIons fron ome childish hands hai a par Tr he work, some little one t liked doul lay with mamma's glassesle it the woman said tha she had sh wearing glasses so m of re- to &i years that finally she hac. taken to F< ring them to bed as the-only way to 1M stting to sleep. She said that it gusth only within the past' few weeks i. A she had had any .troubleifrom the 3m, as she ordinarily managed Agei eep the front part of her'face o'l HUh yillow; but lately she must have bad sleep, with more or less night "J. his customers he has two who is. been addicted to this habit of sie -ing glasses to bed, both for the latt reasons. imagine some people cure. g to wear glnase to bed and the mend [tions of things in the morning.- the o1 an Herald. most _____________volun Popping Wth a ie others ong the Tchullan Tartars a cu- bnf mode of "popping the question" ported. The Tchullan Ccelebs in C h of a wife, having filled a brand pipe with fragrant tobacco. Their :hily enters the dwelling of the :,ne upon whom he has bestowed SWs frections, deposits the pipe upon statei Lsplcuous article of furniture and a on tiptoe to some convenientth c g place in the neighborhood, local tr. o atte requiring that be- should year . te this strategic noement ap- waS I tly undetected bly Uate damsel bur ea a choice or any me'mber of her the t< sently he returns without further 3actu ation of secrecy and looks Into ., partments in a casual sprt of Sme A single glance at the pipe he tablis ~ehlnd him enables him to learn gain tte of his proposal- . mple has been smoked, he goes forth 3 cepted and exultant bridegroom; the offer of his hand and heart >een so Irrevocably rejected as 'p~ be worth even a pipe of tobacco. of 117 of wa~ A Quaint sundIal. 38 pe rirously whimsical idea has been ggg di out In an English garden at the ' stion of Mrs. Rothschild. Yews ('ot di in the old world formal fashion t7 'o centuries ago stand by the and fountains, two cut in the >f a table and armchair and two form of peacocks. By one of the Ma ins stands a quaint sundial. iirote 2adow of a tall tree falls upon a Bruise lock face, indicated on the grass Sore I ures grown in golden yew. .A 1eni' . shaped, bed marks each corner, the yv eyond the figures tih.~re is this Scoalds in golden yew: "Light and shade - btlove alwayi." , payons --d---uay C Barnum' Mo YS "All well-a] appy-lots of fun". Th- -n the regular report fror e monkey cage cf Barn' Circus ever since the L. rs began dosing the mo. rs with Scott's Emul fn Consumption was carry n off two thirds of them 'very year and the circus had to buy new ones. One day a keeper accident ally broke a bottle of Scott's Emulsion near the monkey cage and the monkeys eagerly lapped it up from the floor. This suggested the idea that it might do them. good. Since then the monkeys have received regular doses. and the keepers report very few depths from :onsumption. Of course it's :hcapcr to buy Scott's Emul sion than new mionkcys--and that suits thec.rircus men. Consumption in rnonkeys aiid in man is the same disease. If you have it cr are threaten ed with it can you take the hint? This picture represents the Trade Mark, of Scott's Emulsion - and is on the wrapper of every bottle. 03 Scnd for free sample, fre. SCOTT & BOWNE, eks. 4 zo Pearl St.. New York. of Charley Soc and Sr. a41 druggists. of be "O Ona o n Rates vIa the '- lRna Inount o0way. poier-State alli XI2POSIti' 8( 'th Caro I tot Co to be heldnt r o -~ 1st 1 C- begin ." indian will he Souther Charll exc ri ber' .son nd r ilway Dactiv ickets to at the fol rAes from Bock r $9.50, tickeds on ai daily, ~ed to return June 3d 92 >r $7.00, ticketcon sale daily, ~ed to return ten days,. I >r $4.20, tickets on sale Tries- up and Thursdays, limited to his rn seven days. thai >rrespondingly reduced rates wot other points. " to Southern Railway operates It ii >le daily trains on convenient .low: dules with Pullman sleepers fron d from Charleston, S. C. ers, r further informnation apply two .E. McGee, T. P. A., Au- um;~ L, Ga.; W. H. Tayloe,, A. G. subi ,'Atlanta, Ga.; J. E. Forney, noti t, Rock Hill, S. C.; R. W. men 5, D). P. A., Charleston, S. C. mon A olood Cough fledicine.P Gazette, Toowoomba, Australia. bm id Chamberlain's Cough Remedy excellent medicine. I have been ng from a severe cough for the vo months, anb it has eff'ected a I have great pleasure in reom ing it.-W. C. Wockner. This is inion of one of our oldest and respected residents, and has been. tarly given in - good faith that may try the: remedy and be ted as was Mr. Wockner. This y is sold by McMaster Co. OTFoN MANUFACTUR ES. Growth I. this Country in the Decade from 1890 to 1po0. *sington, December 26.-A nent exhibiting the extent of otton manufactiuring indus the United States for the L900, as compared with 1890, ~sed to-day by the census u. 'I'he statemient places >tal valuo 'of cotton mann ing products at $336,974,- w gain of over 25 per cent n 1890. The number of es- as bnments in 1900 was 1,051, a ** f 16 per cent; the capital -o* yed $467,240,157, a* gain of r' cent; salaried officials a gain of 84 per cent; amounit a salaries $7,535,129, a gain per cent; average number ~e earners'3281 a gain of r cent; total wages paid o 4,532, a gain of 36 per cent; ai materials used $176,551,- pr gaiin of 14 per cent. "er The Pride of Hieroes. y sofliers in the last war1 to say that for Scratches, s, Cuts, Woruds, Corns, 'eet and Stiff Joinits, Buck truiica Salve is the best in gi urid. .Same for Burns, ,Boils, Ulcers, Skin Erup- Civi and Piles. It curer' or no 'ly 2Ee at McMaster Co.'s Raif Lore. . eys"m ILLNOIS SEWING AI Why pay big prices for oth< the above high grade machine prices: UPRIGHT, - DROP-HEAD, PARLOR CABID DesPortes Inspect the NEW ROYAL For one dollar additional ai delivered to your nearest depc A PPett) SCARF PINS, SL BROOCHES, L CHA INS, &c., and tl GOLD WATCHfo to the town. C. M. C1 SPECIAL CU:RLi For4he next THREE N each customer wl worth of dry goodi Cents' worth of w select out of the si chance to select serviceable for a i only good for the i see us. 'eU u- Who whis There." - ~is said that a local preacher in Arkansas annpunced from pulpit a few Sabbaths ago on the following Sabbath he id preach on the subject of 11.and Who will be Thees." -1 'further said that on the fol- t ng day -he received letters Stwo saloon mnen, two butch one groceryman, one ice man, coal dealers, one baseball ire and forty-nine delinquent - cribere to the local paper c Fying him that if he dared to a tion their names in his ser they would withdraw their >ort from his church and sua a for slander. t Pho ivery much like the blessom in fafower. Its beauty and perfection depends entirely f upon bhe care bestowed upon Its parent. Expectant mothers should have the tenderest care. They abould be spared all worry and anxiety. They shiould eat plenty of good nourishing food and takeogentle exerci.es. This I go) a long way toward preserv .their hea:lth and their beauty well as that of the little one to ( me. But to be absolutely sure a short and painless labor they should use Tother 's Friend grvhatver t ~otlt*rsPriend at the lHE BRADfI EL. REGUiLATOR CO I ATL.ANTA, faA. 5 -AS. S DWIOHIT, M I Engineer and surveyor. ON i d, lad, and, wer pwer sua itertet id.Pasadesiitsfr ITHIN THE EACH VE-RYA MACHIMNE. FOKTEN-,E r machines when you can get from us at the flowing low -* $18.00, - - -$20.00. IET, - - $30.00. Merciantile Co. before buying. iy of these machines will be Pt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' r Line of EEVE BUTTONS, DIES' WATCH lie prettiest LADY'S r $2o.00 ever biought iandler. ' FMAS- OFF VEEKS we wilt give to ;o buys Ten Dollars' for cash from ts Ffty hatever they want to or*. This:gives you a something. usefu Aus*I presmn jw th n me stated. Call and rou aware that our line or ;loneryls the R et mple e own. When YOU tre looking for somethnla - hat line come and get eut iricos. We know some frIend ra letter trojn you. 8o don't spnttem. ' When you re out for a stroll lookig FOR A Xmas preuent, a nice box o - aper, we will suggest, (If you innot think of somethn bet - - br), for LETT ER riting of all kinds, we e'aa ut you. Prices rIght, quality od. Corpe and get your oney's worth in qualiy and Bantity. H. I STER & O ne 39. Druggista - -OF HOES --AT--. --AT--- i *'NEY TO LOAN. hiPROVED 7A1Mm, 3'S TOf Lot leasthan 3I0i; 7pecent No enmmi~ncar L - . & W. D. DOG