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S. C PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNE EBRUA RY 26, 1902. ETBIHE 84 BIG HAL I Am N T.HE AS The Carol BIG AUCTIC J. E.. Mc The Orest Yelvet een "Poor Man's pou Fertilizer." whe lizir Kline O' Varn in The S'ate. Aal wor. Last spring I called the att en- a pl tion of southern farmers to the und value of the velvet bean a 3 a oats stook feed and soil enricher crat through the columns of the a ;ri- that cultural papers. That my brol her was farmers might see for themse ves the what the beans would do I 'is- the tributed several hundred p,ck- foil( ages of see in different States. It 32.6 was late in the season when n ost and of the seed were sent out and the many failed to mature the seed fron befor-e frost, but the enormou fiu growth of the Tines and the oths avidity with which stock ate pa them attracted great attention besa wherever grown. Those who star planted early matured .the ue3ed can in most instances. I will give a for plan later on whereby the seed peri may- be m-atured in th.e most eyem northern latitudes, and once~ the well seed are matured there they-will mon ripen much earlier than the exte Florida grown seed, owing to our yeai long summers. ta I have received so many letters my recently asking for more infor- plai mation about the beans and to a save corresp)ondenice and for the of b benefit of all who are initeres ;ed I ha I have decided to write a gene- tons ral deseription of them for your bus1 colLAans~. For several years I -ta have maide a close study of the of o best means of enriching our in i farms without the use of so mueh seed costly commercial fertilizer andi vine for a long time thought the cart stock pea was the thing, but ex- roni p,ranent has proven the velvet that bean to be 50 peor cent better aro, both as a stock feed andl soil imn- pri prover, and once its value is stee learned the south will be bene- and fited millions of dollars in the 60 saving of fertilizers. They have wa been tested in a limited maniner1 we from Maryland to Texas and as'the far north as Michigan with! such to results that I have yet tolgar of thr< a farmer giving thei up after the. once learning their i ue. Their y effect. in building up worn outpl soils is truly remarkaLble and and they have been aptly called the is g "poor man's fertilizer." T1he ex- Thb periment stations that have tested for them are united iin their praise. eqi The Louisiana station found that iam an acre of ordinary beans COnl are tained 191 pounds of nitrogen, m4 pondrs of potash, and 41 DWARE SALE! w Offering for Sale at TERED PId Es' TI PRIG SIGNED STOCK OF iraa Haidware Co. aN SALE SATURDA DONALD, Assigrnee. ads of phosphoric acid, Ehich, land in the same manner as- for n n turned under, had a ferti- corn. Plant when danger of a g value of $40 per acre. The frost iv over in rows four feet t, )ama station took an old apart, 18 to 24 inches in the drill, t outhillside field and planted two to a hill. Cultivate once or . t in beans which were I arned twice according to growth and t sr in the fall and planted in lay by. They grow at a tremen- t . On an adjoining plot the dous rate and soon cover the g grass and ordinary growth ground with a mass of vines s had sprung up in the year I waist deep. The old leaves drop i turned under and planted in off and new ones keep coming on same manner in oats. Wh-n and I have seen the ground six q crop was "harvested in the inches deep in leaves and none t 1g spring the yield was could be missed fron the vines. t bfshels following the beans The vines keep green until killed t only 8.4 bushels following: by the frost, but4hey t very volunteer growth. The straw quickly and can be 'lurne under ! n the beau plot weighed just in a short time. Thiteans grow I times as much as from the in clusters similar to.cineas, 1 r plot. Another plot was ripening rapidly, and can be i ted in corn following the picked twice as fast as cow peas. a is and gave results equally They grow in a thick hull and ting. A crop of the beans will hang on the vines three , be made and turned under, months after ripening before rot- s 4 an acre, and in these ex-; ting, a big advantage over cow I mients is an object lesson peas, and can be grazad on all 1 y farmer in the south will do winter by stock. The vines make s to study, for there is big a very nutritious hay and can be t ey in it. My own experience mowed two or thre& times. They r uding over a period of six withstand the sevegst drought s has been so satisfactory or wettest weather; dTrive any I have constantly increased where and rarely ever make a acreage and this year I am failure. I am perfectly satisfied a tg 400 acres. The enor- they are going to prove one of r sgrowth of vines and yield'the most valuable crops intro-, ans is truly an eye opener. duced in recent years and more I e known them to make nine Ifarmera~ will plant this year than I of hay per acre and 75 [eer 1sfore. t els of shelled beans on land I may be called a velvet bean I would not make 20 bushels j"crank," but it has proven so 2 rn. The bean is very rich: profitable in building up a poor rotein and equal to cotton I worn out farm, anUd is so cheaply meal in feeding value. The grown, when I think of the scontain large amounts of thousands of farmers who are o-hydrates and supply the barely making a living on theire ~hage, making a complete feed po ad osdri ydt is te 1 mot Floroidalx to call their attention to what n.LsfllteFriae-the bean will do and help them ment station took a grade get started. I have at my own r and feed on velvet beans exes etotalrelto pod inthgrenstaepounr small packages, but a dezen or lays and a gain of 214 pounds so of seed are not enough to made in weight in that tm-make a ft.ir test or to get a start, generally turn the steers in however, and as the seed are beans when they first begin worth $2 per bushel here I cannot mature and an acre fattens; afford to furnish the seed and e to five head, increasin"! pay the postage too. r selling value an average u1 Nw oheptewrkaog per head. The stubble i w,sn to ladhefrme alog I1 wed under the followiug spring llgenbado the lead farmer full planted in corn and the crop lirebaionf pting aned witull. enerally 50 per cent better. dion fe seedin cod clmater mil cws ma e fst fed of the northern states, provided. nlk gows foevr sawp and re they will forward 25 cents for allyr tock, but he boraes postage. Or for $1 I will forward. lot stbor bum heoean enough seed for an a,-re, as long not uitbleforhumn fod.as they last, if the grower will i'-o maehm, pnepare the ,aree to distribute a portion of k1k crop among his neighbors them started. not in the seed business; ne to sell; and make this ause I feel that I am my brother farmers to tart of a crop that has the value of my farm in eness. Florida. jgst Heard Of It. boy took the croup one grew so bud you could e all over the house, nolds, Mansfield, O. would die, but a few Minute Cough Cure him and he went to last we heard of the a cough cure like One Minute Cough y safe and acts gh; cold*emup, i other throat s a certain cure T1lbe little ones P"--s.The ya. innocents ,unds or the t'ttie dge, of eIT to coD actiof .of he 8ture will ixe' t the in refer- 1 1&n th ~g utile dica 1 t"eb nii 1 Ehe state'en rf a t , .a t. hat,.if '~;laby* r uo gs and 1 i~ tien finds the one in ie it commands-money and a one N worth ' more potent i monhe assembly than among he s tors, and thus concen- e Cating at influence where it c ill do'the most. This asser ion is .ntirely safe because all h argments based on intelli ence and morality are on the ide of abolishing pigeon shoot g. No man alive can say any i ood of- it except those few to ( hom it means the sale of cer an wares, if they tell the truth, i hat the practice is profitable to f bemselves." While of course no such inti- n ation of corruption is for a I >iment,applicable to our legis- t ;ure, yet 'we fear that the money luence operated in this State, d Aiken, equally with other lces although in a different ry. There is a distinct oppo- *2 ion to take any step thaLt may a eobjectionable to those who ae money, and are supposed to < end it in Aiken. After all it is1 e influence of money whichi rpetuates this cruelty. i . Millions Put To Work. | The wonderfully activity of the I1 w century is shown by an enor ios detaand for the world's best >rkers-Dr. King's New Life< lls. For Constipation, Sick ladache, B3iliousness, or any | >uble of Stomach, Liver or dneys they're unrivaled. Only ec at McMaster Co's drug store. Education In the South.I A movement to organize educa >nal work in the United States, pecially in the South, on a ~rger scale than has ever been tempted heretofore, has b)een ining strength rapidly in New >rk within a few weeks, says a ispatch. It has attracted the vor of a dozen or more men of eat wealth, among them John . Rockfeller and his son, who avO determninect to give needed tancial sup)port. Already seve al millions of dollars are ready be pledged to the great under king, and abundaut means will eavailable as soon as the plans r organization are completed. bile there have been frequent mfereness of late regarding the lucational orgaizations to be red, it may be several weeks fore tbc men who are busy with e plans are ready to apply for 1arters. So far as there has me snusaniil agreements., e ffl iowever, the plans iudicate the I roundation of a strong central 1 ducational board, which will di-'I .ect in a general way the educa- 1 ional work to be performed in l various states by branch organi- t .ations. For a time the efforts e )f 'the organization will be di- r ected' to educational work in i, he south, but later on when d iuthern educational systems and v acilijies have been brought up t o a high standard, the organiza, e ion probably will direct some of ,1 ts energies to educational work g n the northern and western s rtates. The organization is to r )e formed on such a iubstantial c )asis that it will be self-perpetu- t Ltg, and will be expected to t otitiuue to increase in rower i nd influenpe long after the men rho give it a start are dead. For Over Fifty Years. Mrs. Winslow's Soothin g p-nas I ieeo. used for oVr fifty years by mil ions of mothers for their children hile teething, with perfect success. t soothes the child, softens the gums, I ays all pain, cures wind colic, and the best remedy for diarrhoa. It -ill relieve the poor little sufferer e nmediately. Sold by all druggists in very part bf the world. Twenty-five ents a bottle. Be sure and ask for d Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup," t nd take no other kind. -1-1-17 c McLaurin's Candidacy. g R. M. L , writing from Wash ngton, says in the News and 'ourier: Senator McLauriu's candicacy E s not receiving much attention a rom the South Carolina 'Cong essmen for the reason that a ajority, if not all of the mem- c ers, have expressed the opinion 9 hat he will not enter the race. C ome say the Senator will volun- ' arily keep out of the campaign ~ nd hereafter make -his home in 0 Vashington to practice law. ~nother theory, and one held by ' member in close touch with e platns of the State Democratic i ommittee, is that the Senator C ill be ruled out of the primnary t the state Convention. This1 ay be because of his refusal to au~cus with the Democrats and s acceptauce from the Repub- r cans of committee assignments r this season. Senator McLau- ~ 'in himself is reticent about dis ussing his plans, though he has ot yet satid anything about with rawing. Stops the Cough and works off! the Cold. ~axative Bromo-Quinin e Trablets cure cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. The handling of Guns. From ForeC't-(and Strcanm. Before getting in:to a wagon it s no more thu;n common prudence nd foresight to remove the shells romi one's gun. It is also but he task of a moment. If the orses shoul.l fun away, if the t agon shiould bieak downt, if the C hooter should slip andh fall in ~etting in or out, there is no 1t >ossiility of do;th from~ the dis ~harge of'his gau. If the same recaution is observed when ~rosfig a fence~ there again can '1 e no "accident'' from the gun. if one keeps one's gun pointed; ui thec air. or entirely awy from he person of othuers, even if the ~un should be dischar.l when n hand, there again co)uld be no,e ecident. If the gun is placed gainst a tree, the cartridges eing first withdrawn, then if the dog nock it over or if it fall Is Light Biscuit )elicous Cake )ainty Pastries Fine Puddings 'aky Crusts lown from any cause, there can e no accident. If the shooter akes care to know absolutely vhat kind of animal is moving, te cannot by mistake shoot a aan for a deer. ,It is quite as asy to think that a deer is a an as it is to think that a man ; a deer. Wait till you know .efinitely, then you will not after card have to tell what you bought, with the added knowl dge that a man does not remotely :ok like a deer, and that all re rets cannot restore a life. In bort, the matter of "accident" may depend on the matter of ,are :nd foresight more than on lie- unforseen. Think about these hing , and think about them be ore and not after. The Best Prescription for Malaria hills and Fever 's a bottle of RoVE's ain c~uini i a ea form. Turn About Fair Play. Hfarper'e W?eekly. If Mr. Roosevelt should be re lected or some other citizen hould be cho:eu our next presi ent will it not be fit for England D send a special embassy, with a omplete outfit af admirals and enerals, to represent her at the iauguration? If not, why not? Saved Her Childs Life. "In three weeks our chubby ttle boy was chad ged by Pneu konia almost to a sleleton," rites Mrs. W. Watkins, of leasant City, 0. "A terrible ough set in, that, in spite of a ood doetor's treatment for sev ral weeks, grew worse every day. Ve then used Dr. King's New )iscovery for tonsumption, and ur darling was soon sound and el. We are sure this grand jedicine saved his life." Millions now it's the only sure cure or Coughs, Colds and all Lung iseases. McMaster Co. guaranteti atisfaction. 50c, $1.00. Tirial >ottle free. This month has only three bases of the moon. It will be iany a day before that happ ens gain.. )v.r-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. nhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through our kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil1 -. I ter out the waste or -impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they tail to do IC their work. Pains, achesandrheu matism come from ex -- cess of uric acid in the .......-blood, due to neglected idney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady eart beAts, and makes one feel as though sey had heart trouble, because the heart is ver-working In pumping thick, kidney oisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary roubles were to be traced to the kidneys, ut now moderr. science proves that nearly .11 constitutional diseases have their begin ing in kidney trouble. if you are sick you can make no mistake y first doctoring your kidneys. The mild nd the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is on realized. It stands the highest for its ronderful cvres of the most distressing cases nd s sold or, :ts merits y all druggists in fifty ent and one-dollar siz s. You may have a ample bottle by mail - Home or swamp-RooG, ree also pamphlet telling you how to find ut if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Aention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer en Co,Bnghamtn. MI. Y..