The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, September 21, 1904, Image 3
DEAlI IN A STORm
Tropical ticrricane Develops Great
force on Northern Coast
DROWNED AT WILMINGTON, DEL.
ug of the American Dredging
mpany Swamped in the Dela
are River-Now York Was Visit
d by a Terrific Wind, Rain and
Thunder Storm.
New York, Special.-A number of
lives were lost, much property dam
aged and several ships were wrecked in
the storm which swept up the Atlantic
coast last night and Thursday.
It ivas one of the fiercest September
storms on record-thunder and light
ning adding terrors to a howling gale
Which swept drenching sheets of rain
I over sea anq land. At night telegraph
e reports say that the storm has swept
out into the ocean from the Canadia
The greatest loss of life was near
mington, Del. The tug Israel W.
, with a crew of 6 men, and
other men, employes of the Amer
Xredging Company, was swamped
te Delaware river early du
the height of the storm. Eight of
rsons on the little craft were
From farther down the coast
lle-comes the report that 5
wned off Charleston. This
ught in by one of the
is now mourning
Ile this fire was not
e storm, the flames
riven forward by the
prevailed.
d comparatively lit
and lightning
d but little
dainage w.oal barges
wen bay and
their, whore from
the batte ut no lives
were losivessels also
went as arts of the
coast nea fatality was
reported n a piece of
east ironlown from a
building'Kertzer, kill
ing h1 eph Church,
ofG uck on Peak's
res smashed to
Hill bar
Pieces d crew of 21
Delaware,
-eat destruction
es Ur Trees were
rocUied and crops
ed. Bay the storm
rce. Ia-coming
ane altimore report
t n their experience
suet swep* down on
Smc the ear. One
an in a mall row
*et inay, bul it was im
Mssiblern- Thf storm was
rsom Id . -
e Y Ticket.
Sraoga, NY ~ cial-The Re
j~ulican State conve on adjourned at
3 .m. Thursday ter nominating
mnanimously the ti et for State offi
ceys forecasted by e Associated Press
For Governor, rakW. Higgins, of
Cataraugus.
For Lieutenant Governor, M. Lin
Bruce, of New York.
For Secretary of State, John F.
,O'Brien, of Clinton.
For Attorney General, Julius M. May
- er, of New York.
or Comptroller, Otto Kelsey, pf Liv
IVr State Engineer and Surveyor,
E~r~ . Van Alstyne, of Columbia.
* 'r Chief Ju-dge of the Court of Ap
Edgar M. Cullen, Democrat, of
For Associate Judge of the Court of
-Appeals, Win. E. Kerner, Republican,
of Monroe.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Fourteen plucky negroes, fishermen,
who'crossed the Charleston bar Tues
-day morning have not returned, three
are known to be drowned and there is
only a. bare possibility that the twt
-other boat-loads were picked up by a
passing vessel.
e The Italian Government is trying to
secure the return of the ancient cope
stolen rrom Ascoli and later sold to J.
P.,9Morgan.
*Two Killed in a Bridge Accident.
r'Stilwater, Minn., Special. -The
"bidge across ake St. Groix, which is
a half mile long, extending to the Wis
Nconsin side, caught fire late Thursday,
afternoon. The fire created some
commotion and the fire apparatus in
,yesponding to the alarm was followed
iby the usual crow-i of persons. The
11fre had so weakeixed one end of the
2spans of the rather ancient structure
'that w7hen the fire apparatus and the
.cro)7d' attempted to cross, it fell into
t~? water, twenty feet below. About
dwenlty persons were precipitated with
the wreckage into the water. Adolph
*Boo, aged 22, and George McCrath,
aged 16, w'ere killed, and five others
were seriously injured. The financial
loss was small.
By Wire and Cable.
Prince Herbert Bismarckt is critically
ill at Friedrichsruhe, Germany.
German army maneuvers began near
rc Montague announced that
would be a candidate for United
7s Se iator to succeed Senator Mar
The campaign in the Northern Neck
cpened in a lively manner. .
The cases of Sundacy law violations
that recently created a stir in Alexan
dria were nolle prossed.
Marked For Slaughter.
Thomasville, Ga., Special-Several
dlays ago James Horne, a leading
merchant here, received an anony
mous letter advising him that he had
been marked for slaughter by a "Be
fore Day Club." The writer profess
'ed to be a friend of Mr. Horne, who
'desired to save him. The letter was
-IZat an early hour Thursday
rngby the firIng of Horne's
This was done with kerosene
a~dwas the work of Incendiaries.
Erly risers saw the fire and extina
.guse it with slight loss.
NEWS THROUGH!!UT TH, COUNTI
Paragraphs of Mir.or importanc
Gathered Fr:rn Marz Sources.
Through the South.
It is expected that the Norfolk am
Western Railroad Company will bull
another coal pier at Lambert's Point.
Returns from the fifth Louisian
Congressionfl primary show the ovel
whelming nomination of Congressma
J. E. Randell, over 0. C. Dawkins.
The Governor of Georgia has ordere
a court-martial to try the military off
cers implicated in the Statesboro lynci
ing affair.
It is said in Charlottesville that pul
lie sentiment on the MoCue murder ha
not changed, but the people are sati
fied with what has been done for th
present.
Col. W. H. Patterson, formerly c
Philadelphia, died at his home at Rug
seliville, Tenn., aged 70. He was
son of General Robert Patterson, a dii
tinguished soldier and patriot. -
All of the 200 negro excursionists wh
were on the steamer River Queen whe
she sank a lumber scow were saved.
More complete returns from the sec
nd Democratic primary show the nom
ination of J. 0. Pa.terson, of Barnwel
county, over S. G. Mayfield, as Con
gressman from the second district u
South Carolina to succeed T. G. Crofi
Mrs. H. C. Corbin and a party rod
from Manassas to Washington in auc(
mobiles in 3 hours and 5 minutes.
Captain John A. Webb, of Jacksoi
Miss., secretary of the Southern Rail
road Commissioners' Association Tues
day issued his official call for the meet
ng of the association to take place i
St. Louis, October 25. All the rail
road commissioners from the Souther
States F:e e7pected to be in attend
ince.
Washington Happenings.
President Roosevelt's letter acceptinj
the Republican nomination for th
Presidency was made public. at Oyste
Bay.
Mr. Roosevelt heard a sermon o:
"The Peace of the World" preached a
Christ Episcopal Church, Oyster Ba.
Five hundred members of the Fift
Massachusetts Regiment met Judg
Parker at Esopus and all clamored fc
a handshake.
The commerce of the United State:
with Its non-contiguous territory, th
last fiscal year was valued at $103,586
308.
Democrats in Washington believe th
declination of Senator Kearns to stan
again for election will help that part
materially in Utah.
Receipts of crop money at the Treat
ury Department this year aggregat
$7,145,000.
In the North.
eelection in M * sulted in
John Isaacs, a negro, shot and sever<
ly wounded Maddie McGill, slight)
wounded Claude Ga.rdinen, who was1
an adjoining room, and then committ's
sicide, in New York.
Foreign Affairs.
The condition of Prince Bismarck
reported as extremely critical.
The Russian Baltic fleet sailed for ti
Far East.
New and bloody anti-Jewish rio
took place In Russia.
Emperor Williamr was welcomed1
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the home of ti
Crown Prince's betrothed.,
Natives of New Guianet who murde
ed German missionaries were captur
and put to death.
Mine. Melba's automobile accidental
ran over and killed an aged man
Paris.
King Edward congratulated the off
cers of the British Antarctic expediti(
which has returned to England on tI
ship Discovery.
The Emperor of Russia nas reeceive
a dispatch from General Kuropatki
arnouncing that a considerable for'
of Japanese has been seen southwai
of the village of Biniupuza, 36 kil<
meters southeastward of Mukden. 19
further engagegents are reported.
Miscellaneous Doings.
Reports from cities along the Ri
Grande river state that the heavy rali
which have been falling for sever:
(jays have ceased and the river is no
receding. All danger from the fioC
which threatened Rio Grande City he
row passed.
The latest news from Prfesidio, Me:
ico. is to the effect that nothing ri
m-ains except the- Catholic chu-rel
which is located about a mile or moi
from the river. The people are herdi
together on a hillside and many
thm are in need of the necessaries
life. Two hundred and eighty-six al
without homes and unable to provi<
or their present needs.
The Interparliamentary Union. mal
up of members of the English law-mal
ig body and the Parliaments of FE
rope. arrived at Philadelphia. The pa
ty is on a tour of the continent
guests of the United States.
Judge Gray, who was chairman of tl
Anthracite Coal Commission, heard
umpire argument by the members
the Board of Conciliation on the que
tion of the right of operators to colle
monev from miners with which to pm
checY - rszen and docking bosses.
Former Secretary of State Richaa
Qlney spent six hours with: Judge Pa
er at Rcsemnount.
'ien thousand Knights Temnplars pa
aded through the streets of San Fral
The mutilated body of Richai
Vaughan was found on the railro:
tracks near Ashland.
A cyclone destroyed several built
ings in Princess Anne county.
The heart that is 11of joy alwa:
bas room for another'd sorrows.
VESSEL MUST LEAV
Unce Sam '11l Pemand a Strict C
servance of Neutrality Laws
d DECISION IN CASE OF THE LE
The Russian Auxiliary Cruiser W
Have to Depart From San Fra
cisco in a Short Time or Remail
dUntil the Termination of the Rt
slan-Japanese War.
Oyster Bay, Special.-The Russi.
auxiliary cruiser Lena, which put in
the port of San Francisco Sunda
presumably from Vladivostock, eith
e will have to leave that port within
brief time prescribed by this gover
f ment or will have to dismantle. Th
;- in brief, it can be stated authoritt
a tively, is the decision of the Ame:
- can government.
If In the judgment of the exper
0 who are making an examination t]
a vessel can be made seaworthy in :
hours, orders will be issued to h,
commander to leave port at the e
piration of that period. Indeed,
may be within the discretion of tl
government to give her commander
little more time if that be advisab]
On the contrary, if the report shou
e show that the ship is in actual net
of extensive repairs, and the ovE
hauling and the making of the r
pairs would occupy any considerab
time, the captain would be direct(
to dismantle the vessel ai
she will remain in that conditic
till the termination of the Russia
J. i inese war. It is not anticipat(
. that serious difficulties or embarras
ments to this government will gro
out of the pending incident.
- The State Department, throui
which matters pertaining to the a
rival and examination of the Lei
are being handled, has notified M
Takhira, the minister of Japan
g Washington, of the action of th
a government and of which it expec
to do in the future. He has expres
r ed his satisfaction at the prese:
status of the affair.
a The Case of the Lena.
,t Washington, Special.-The develc
r. ment of the day, so far as it relat,
a to the Russian cruiser Lena in S:
e Francisco, was the clearing of the <
ficial muddle into which the case h
r gotten, owing to the doubt of whi
of the five departments of the gc
. ernment should deal with it. It w
finally decided by the Prseident th
e the State and Navy Departmen
- should treat the case, acting jointl
a decision calculated to greatly si
.plify its handling.
eOver night came a telegram fre
d Admiral Goodrich, at San Fra s
y showing that on his own iiati
he had caused one of his pert o:
cers to make a prelimnina y examir
E tion of the Lena and was able
.e report results, nmlthat tempora
repairs would occ13 'six weeks' tin
and new boilers ould involve eig
months' delay.. The Pres'.dent
a proved of this, action by the admhl
addecided t hen should contin
anen ase 4in- San Fra'ucis<
3 unde: .instructions from the Sta
. and Navy Departments. This
volved a further expert opinion
dthe ship.
The admiral adopted the precauti
of guarding the Lena with his on
vessels, a course also approved
is the Department. Agreeable to t
President's instructions, Acting See:
tary Adee, for the State Departmel
t and Captain Pillsbury, for the Na
Department, had two conferences di
e ing the day and the result was t
preparations of instructions to Adma
Lal Goodrich. There is good grou
to believe that they contemplate t
lallowance of sufficient tIme to t
Lena to make sufficient repairs. 'Ho
r- ever, there is growing belief he
d that the vessel will be obliged toj
tern in the end, for It is scarcc
Ldoubted that by the time she cou
be maeready to go to sea and wot
beobliged to leave if she desired,
preserve her character as an acti
1- warship, one or more Japanese wor
i be off' the Golden Gate ready to siu
or capture her. Foreseeing such
tevent as a request for the right
intern, the officials have already be
d giving some attention to the soluti
nof the question as to what shall
done with the crew-whether th
emay be allowed to return to Ruse
don parole or must be Interned
>their ship in San Frand~sco harb<
0 On this point no decision has be
reached.
A Derelict Picked Up.
oG New York, Specia-The steam
L Pathfinder arrived from Norfolk w:
the derelict British schooner ThE
i.1fr tow. Pathfinder Ticked t
W rierelict up at sea last Sund
4 near the Five-fathom bank lig
L ship, while bound from Norfolk' I
Boston with a cargo of coal. Wh
she sighted the derelict her sails we
- all set. She evidently had be
hastily abandoned after being in co.
sion with an unknown vessel. T
~fate of her crew is unknown- 11
d starboard side was stove in, but othe
wise the hull was in good conditic
3 She was leaking hadly, but was ke
re afloat by the cargo of hard pine ti
le ber in her hold. The Theta is a thr<
masted schooner of 420 tons regist
Major Ryals Dead.
2Savannah, Ga.. Special-Major
r. Garland M. Ryals died here Tuesd
i afternoon after having had his rig
leg amputated on Sunday because
ediabetic gangrene. He was 65 years
age. Major Ryals was one of the mc
prominent planters in Georgia.
swas a pioneer in the truck-growing
t dustry, having extensive lands ne
y this city under cultivalabn and pea
farm in worth County, this State.
iSeven Die in a Fire.
New Y'rk, Special-Seven persor
were burned to death and six othe
r- were injured seriously in a fire whi
partially destroyed a ;' ement buildi:
at Nos. 68-'70 First stri.:et early TuE
day. More than 20 families we
-d jasleep in the building and thrillil
acts of bravery completed their rese
by the firemen and police. It was sho:
ly after 2 o'clock when the alarm w
- given. Within the few moments th
had elapsed the flames were found
have gained great headway from t
first floor and the neighborhood was
a panic of terror. .
E STATE PARAGRAS
J. Many Matters of Interest to S
Caro!i:ians.
An Unusual Incidej.t.
An unusual etj spired in Ihe
Spartanburg sessions court Wedneslay
which will afford a break from the cull
il monotony of sitting under the stern
n dignity of his honor and hearing (he
is endless talks of the lawyers, the hei
tating, stammering statements of vTt
nesses and the sonorous voice of te
court crier. Arthur Salter, colored, V0s
arraigned for stealing live stock. Tlat
LD is, Salter was brought Into the Cgt
to room. Just after he had been plac, ;n
y, the criminal docket he fell down a7d
er gave vent to a number of guttemul,
a groaning sounds, at the same tine
a. twisting and writhing his long, laftk
at body. Judge Gary had a physician
a- summoned, who, after a careful exaai
.i. nation, pronounced the negro to be per
fectly healthy. Salter refused to go-by
ts his diagnosis, however, and continued
Le in a prostrate condition in the docket,
P at times groaning and howling. As the
3r negro kept up his game, the judge so
x. lected the jury and the case was tried.
it Ill the meanwhile Salter was removed
te from the docket to a.bench, where he
a lay flat on his back, feigning sickness.
e He was found guilty. When the court
Id asked him to stand up he could not be
d moved by the officers and Judge Gary
r. pronounced sentence on the man as he
e lay on the bench. "Your sentence is
le 18 months at hard labor on the roads of
d Spartanburg county-this is six months
d additional, Salter, for your exhibition
in this morning," remarked his honor.
Ci* Coqrt officers had to catch the negro
by the arm and forcibly carry him from
, the court room.-Gaffney Ledger.
b To Restore Citizenship.
A Mr. J. A. McDonald, district attorney
r. of the 3rd district of the State of Texas,
In Ihas asked the governor to pardon
iS Adam Martin, a negro residing in that
State. The negro was sent to the peni
2t tentlary for cattle-stealing in 1889,-and
served his term of one year. He was
then a boy of 17 and lived in Newberry
P. tounty. His pardon is asked for omthe
ud ground that it would restore his citizen
mL ship and would permit him to testify
in a burglary case in Texas. Gov. S. W.
b T. Lanham of Texas, a native of this
v. State, recommends the granting of the
as pardon.
at
Governor Invited.
n. Gov. Heyward has been invited to
McColl to attend the laying of the cor
-of the new school building,
Cwhich is to cost ,AG0. The cere
1. monies -will be held on th '3rd. -The
a- dedication of the new buildigg at New
to berry college will be held on the 31st
of October and Gov. Heywarp has been
ht asked to deliver the princip *1Mis
P- on that occasion.
aie . Minoc/T'almetto Matters. --
te The Winnsboro Granite company has
n-~ finished the new monument to take the
of place of the bronze palmetto tree at the
>n Chickamauga battlefield. Gen. C. I.
en Walker has gone on to see that the
by shaft is erected properly. Capt. E. E.
he Betts is the chief engineer of the park.
The old bronze tree will be sold for
y junk, although It was the.unexpressed
ir wish of the legislators that it be
Lie brought to Columbia and placed in thee
$r capitol unless it had been damaged too
Lie badly. The new shaft cost $1,850.
de The railroad commission has re
ceived from the Southern Exprdss
n. Company a notice of the closing of the
ly office at Pineland, in Clarendon county.
ldTecmpany states that the only
d available white man there who has act
to ed as agent has resigned and that it is
re impossible to get -another.
If the present ratio of increase keeps
in up in fertilizer tax returns, Clemson
to College will get not far from $120,000
athis year. Up to September 10th the
an State treasurer has received from this
be source $102,336.70, against $91,229.05 for
e the same date last year. The income
a for the entire fiscal year of 1903 was
>n $98,909.80, which shows that the in
>r crease in the last three months of the
en year was about $7,000, most of the ferti
lizer having been purchased.
The worst storm since Oct. 20th,
1903 passed over Georgetown Tuesday
er and Wednesday mornings. From a
th normal reading of 30.01 the barometer
:t dropped Tuesday night to 28.95. The
he wind began to rise at'Mbout 9 o'clock,
ay coming from the northeast in gusts
it that increased in violence each hour
or accompanied by heavy showers of rain
en and attained a maximum velocity of
re about 80 miles an hour near midnight.
en Towards morning the wind changed
i completely around, blowing strongly
he from the southwest. The storm came
er without warning from the weather bu
ir- reau and the r-ice planters have suffer
in. ed severely. A large part of the crop
pt being cut down and lying in the fields.
1- The damage to property in town will
e- foot up fully $10,000. Many fine shade
r. ti-ees have been stripped and uprooted.
A terrible accident occurred at the
Olympia mill, Columbia. at 1 o'c19ek
i Tuesday. due to a rupture of a tube in
one of the upright boilers. One of the
firemen was fatally burned and scalded
ht and another may not recover..- The
of steam. forced with great pressur'e
of straight downward, drove live coals out
Supon Wesley Adams and Shelton -John
-sc son. The two negroes were stamnpeded
n- Eniscopal mission house. a sort of sanie
ar tarim, where they were stoyped and
their wounds dressed. Adams will die.'
cand the other negro is in a dangerous
state.
Two cottages at Barnwell, the prop
erty of Mrs. Emrma Halford. were de-.
t, stroyerd early Wednesday morning by
rs firc. The loss is partially covered by
:h insurance. The origin of the fire is
ug unknown.
's- Will Sloan, who was shot Sunday
re night at Greenville, died Wednesday
ig at the county jail. Constable Putnam
se ,aiid Rube Suddeth, who are charged
't- with shooting Sloan, -we -4
as the sheriff to arrive at the jail that
at ernoon to surrender. It is underst
to they have had no intention of esc
Le ing but have been waiting for some
ii cisive turn in Sloan's condition be!
surrendering.
LONDON PLICEMEN.
Necessary Steps to Get on the Force in
the World's Metropofls.
When the ambition to beeome a
member of :he great "blue arimy" of
the metropolis has taken possession of
the young man of Cornwall or York
shire, his first step is to fill up a form
of application, which is sent to him
from New Scotland Yard. and a search
ing form It is, says Tit-Bits.
He mdst give a full personal descrip
tion of himself-his age, which must be
between twenty-one and twenty-seven;
his height, which may not fall below 5
feet 9 inches without his socks, and
so on; and he must say whether he is
married or single, what his trade is,
and answer a number of similar ques
tions. To these answers are added two
testimonials from householders who
have known him for at least five years,
together with a character from his last
employer.
If all this Information proves satis
factory, he is summoned to London,
and, in company with perhaps fifty or
sixty other candidates, presents him
self at New Scotland Yard one Tuesday
morning for' examination of a varied
and searching nature. First comes the
medical scrutiny, and after unrobing
and covering himself with a cloak,
which gives him the appearance of a
brigand in a transpontine melodrama,
he takes his place in a long procession
of similarly attired novices, and in his
turn spends ten. minutes in the com
pany of the chiet surgeon of the force.
After (or before) he has proved himself
to be perfectly sound and free frorf
physical blemish, his height is taken,
and if he fails by an eighth of an Inch
to reach the standard he may at once
take his return ticket home, for there
s no place for him in the force.
Then follows an exhaustive exam
nation in "the three R's," in which be
must prove his proficiency, and after
passing this last ordeal successfully,
our tyro may consider himself practi
cally assured of a blue uniform. But
he has still much to go through before
he can wear it.
For the next three weeks he takes
up his quarters at the candidate's sec
tion house in Lower Kensington, in
company with his successful fellows,
and here, wlgle he undergoes the pro
cess of being "licked into shape," he is
most comfortably entertained with ex
cellent food, and a billiard room, read
iig room, and games for his recreation
when the day's work is done.
Part of his novitiate he spends in
learning telegraphy at the section
house, and another part is daily drill
ing at Wellington Barracks, while
from the chief surgeon at Scotland
Yard he learns the mysteries of anat
omy, ambulance work, and how. to ad
minister first aid to the injured.
Thus he is kept very busy during his
brief apprenticeship, and that he may
not become too inflated with his new
dignity, he is revaccinated and under
goes the chastening of a sore arm.
After the probation comes an Inspec
tion at the barracks by a chief consta
ble, and if the candidates satisfy the
critical eye of this important official,
they are summoned to appear before
one of the commissioners at Scotland
Yard-this time in all the glory of their
uniforms, newly donn -ami - ere
hman makes a sole n declarati'
we and trulv to rv the King in the
responsible o *ce or constable "for pre
serving the peace and preventing rob
beries and other felonies, and appre
hending offenders against the peace,
and in all respects to the best of my
skill and knowledge discharge the du
ties of the said office faithfully and
according to law." . -
The declaration completes the period
of probation, and now our candidate
may consider himself a full-fledged
constable of the metropolitan police
force, equipped with all kinds of, new
responsibilities and powers. He is
drafted off to his division, and after
two weeks of station work and attend
ing the police courts to "learn the
ropes," he is sent out on duty, ready
equally to escort a timid old lady over
a busy crossing or to arrest a burglar
in the dark and silent watches of the
night
Here we will leave him in full enjoy
ment of his twenty-five shillings six
pence a week, progressing by a shilling
a week yearly to a weekly maximum
of thirty-three shillings six pence, with
the prospect of developing some day
into a sergeant, an inspector, or even a
superintendent on ?400 a year, and a
certainty of a comfortable pension af
ter from fifteen to twenty years of
faithful service.
Green Pens For reline Gourmets..
It is generally supposed that cats are
carniverous animals, yet from investi
gations recently undertaken by a
French cat fancier it would appear
that vegetarians are to be found even
among the feline tribe.
Green peas-cooked-are among the
vegetables most favored by these four
footed gourmets, and asparagus is re
garded as an extraordinary dainty,
eve1 the white, hard stalks, usually
rejected by the most fastidious "hu
mans," being eagerly devoured. Harn
cot bearns and sorrel are not much
thought of, nor spinach, but cooked
chicory and lettuce are more to their
taste. Carrots are generally appre
cdated, and are said to be beneficial to
cat health. They are also excessively
fnd of rnaize, either green or even the
hard grains when cooked.
Fruit apparently does not appeal to
uss, ap~ples, pears, peaches and apri
cots failing to rouse her appetite. On~
the other hand. they show a decided
taste for melons and bananas, while
some were found to be absolutely
greedy over cocoanut in any form.
There is evidently likely to be an
opening in the future for a cat's veget
able man to compete with the peripa
ti cat's meat man of the present.
Lo;doni Daily Telegraph.
Foreign Born New Yorkers.
In 1900 the number of foreign born
in Nw York of all races was 1,270,080.
Of these 232,3.43 were Germans, 275,
102 Irgh and 145,433 Italian. Since
then th't Italians have more than dou
bled in t amber, but the increase in the
two other races has been small rela
rght Negro,
uth acts as
Legation
James J.
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Start fa
r busine
al for t
Iways sua
vash away
oad is the
lanter has
nany years
rops, such a
Gfalfa, but to
is alone wo
,ould be was
nuneration fro
nore land than
vith plant food,
intil the farm
vith to feed it,
orses and sheep
ut of your purse.
)osition no man
tis time improving
f you haven't the
if ty to 100 acres,
maller farm will not
osition.
Next to feeding the
en more, important
ation. If you have
lace disk as many acre
ou will. be able to ha
alf-lap. Then plow d
an, let the subsoiler fol
Mg plow, Always harro
y. after ploting, unless
3revent the land from
Mhen disk again until
nough to -plant. Unless
.ted in the limestone regi
tw.enty to fifty bushels of I
cre. Lime costs from $2
ix and seven cents per bus
Iso 500 to 1O0 pounds
ock phosphate. It costs $7
ton. Also not less than 200
potassium chloride (murlate
ash). It costs about $41 per
row to a fine tilth and sow,
thickly to cow peas.
Begin plowing the peas
August, as the peas will be then
nearly matured. Turning a
peas under when full of sap
growth is apt to sour land in this w
climate, and disk the land every
n half lap until time for fall so'
f you have used only twenty bush
f lime in the spring, sow now twen
bushels more. Also sow again
pounds rock phosphate and some
tassium chloride (nmurlate of po
he land is now ready for alfalfa
German 2lover. Devete as much.
can to alfalfa.
.On th edfor*
sow German clover or hairy er te
a winter cover crop. The land or the ma
seed- should be infected with bacteria- ac
If Gerrnan clovet has never been be
grown in the field (bacteria can be had foi
from Washington). As land, is rated ea
by the number of barrels of corn it co
will produce, it should now yield ten dr
barrels or fifty bushels if properly-cul- it
tivated. .Fhe time has come, then, to co
get some good graded stock and to ex- ma
tend the work of improving to the rest ta
of the farm. ye
Dorf''t Imagine, however, that you fe,
can now afford to let your stock of an
fertility run down. Of course, your do
alfalfa field will get richer every year av
and you will have more stable manure, st:
but even then it is advisable to keep ti
0. growing peas and clover. Land In su
th South should never be bare of go
vegetation. When a crop is removed, an
sow peas or clover Immediately, ac- th
cording to season, etsfor summer, tr
German clover for winfter. Always to
rse lime, phosphorus and potassium gra
or these crops. tili
You have ploweC- under four crops dri
1t a cost of $5 for seed, with seventy go
bushels of lime, costing $4 (in car-ta
load lots), 2500 pounds of rock phos- bu
phate at $10, and 830 pounds potas
sium chloride at $1G. Your woi-k of
plowing, seeding, dishing, etc., should
be worth $1G per aere. If the land
Is near market 01 station your im- cu
pro'vemnts are more valuable than ti
n land less conveniently located. Life 'I
will be easier now since the alfal'a wI
field has reduced the acreage under vi
plcw. The decaying crops have sup- mi
plied the soil with hunmus and the land an
will produce now as well as land sold Io0
for $100 or rmore in Illinois, and your or
products will bring from fifty to 100 p1
per cent. more than they would in t
most Weztern sections. t
~ Sweet Potatoes and Cassrva. -do
a bulletin giving tile results of feed-\ it
ng horses and mules on home-grown
eed stuffs has just been Issued by a"
Prof. Chas. M. Conner, Agriculturalist be
of tile Florida Experiment Station. In me
this experiment, home-gr~nrn feed jlot
News of the Day.
John Wanamaker has in contempla-|
tion the erection and endowment of a pr
ollege for men near Ellenville, Ulster
County, N. Y. The location selected thi
for the college is on Mount Menagha,
ne of the Shawanguk range. Mr.
Wanamaker and J. S. Huyler are in- ta
erested in a prospective publishing
house to be erected at Ellenville,
wherein 300 men will be employed ist
and a general magazine and book pub
lishing business conducted. st
One million sets of lithographs of 1
President Roosevelt and Senator Fair- sn
banks have been printed and are to
be delivered to national headquarters. in:
In the Metropolitan Life building, ear-~ bir
y this week, says the New York Her- Iof
aid. Another million sets are in the!C
press, so that the natjonal committee ag
will distribute two million portraits!S
of its candidates. This is one mil-V
ion less than was used by Senator S
Hanna, of McKinley and Hobart and se
McKinley and Roosevelt in the cam- ch
pigs of 1896 and 1900, respectIvely. te
iinery and he
sin small gran b
y drill. Always gt
th hoe drills are~e
ct in land free from ~
t and corn sinika
Uis better than a
ighter and more ess
es around terraces.
Yput in eighty acres
~ mall farmer cannot a
S 60'to $75 in a drillto
icres of wheat. Sowing
d overing with small shoji
e foot plow stock, orwji
aharrow wHi secure
L.By that method a sl
f seed is lost eft
fe or coveredto
dhand will get a
t often seedfis to do b
it ay than with a drill.J
br comes 12 whensc
lzer by hand. Butth
tburden, as one can s
ron an acre in an h
> lants the seed so
of it is lest. That iso1
.The 'ether is there
tdo of the fertilizer.
The Striped cucumber
eause of the striped
nbers are raised in
.Its name Is diabrote
yllow, with black sr
gcovers. It feeds on
edamaging the plants
he stems of the yu
ides In the middle of
the surface of the soil.
rms live In thero
nsunderground. They
besome, but we bell
aders of the Sou
ltwill purchas
urple, whichi a poison,,
ih a bushel of dry woo
st the mixture around the~
ubr plants, It will drive t
s or kill them out ThI( Ia.
uyInstances, has saved the cna
plants.
Odds and Ends.
oe is the only .voice that can
ic loud enuogh to reach the heart.
etr to be an everyday subai
n he most extraordinary cload.e
ucannot get .fat feeding on -
gion is more than -a ds
omatsm is usually only
'eMaster says, "You row,
ti the rough sea that
ah pebble.
hirman Taggart's ac
number of ,Dem
des to Vermont r
formerPri
in S. Brice
orand he sent,
aley, national
*ront, that
tyspeakers
t.Smalle
otor