The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, November 01, 1905, Image 3

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REPORT roam Ginners Show Light Crop ELAY EXPLAINED tin, Issued Two Hours con Wednesday, Places ed up to October 18, at ales, aid Makes No Es Total, But Gives Former .gares as Guide. ashington, Special.-The census reau,issued a buletin W.lnesday cing the cotton ginned in the Unit States up to October 18th at 4, -0,72S balees. round bales being unted half bales. The state ent is bkased on reports made by e bur-au's special agents in the esti:zate is made of the total "or the year, but figures are out concerning crops of form is. These figures show that up s date in 1904 the product of ins had reached a total of 894 bales out of a total of 13, 9 bales for the year. In 1903 otal production was 10.043,615 and the ginning output, up to er 2,376,248; in 190-, the to tal was 10,827,168 and the otput to October 25 was 5,63,006. Wednes day 's report covered 26,364 ginneries, and the statements upen which it was prepared were supplied by telegraph by 702 special agents in the field, most 'of them representing a county each. The fact that the bulletin was not issued until 2 o'clock. two hours after the usual time, caused some com plaint from brokers in different cities and some of these, which reached the bureau before the document was given to the public. were of a sensational character. They are summarized in the following from Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange: "New Orleans, Oct. *~. 1905. X1Bon. S. N. D. North, . ire. or of ,he Ce'nsus, Washington. Lo. C. oMuc d isappointment and dissat isfaction here at delay in issuing gin ners' report to 2 p. m. Bache & Co., of New York, wire Hayward, Vick & Clark. of New Orleaus, as follows: David Miller just made the statement to the effect that the ginners' report has been delayed from 12 o'clock to 2 o'clock so as to allow more time to certain parties to sel. cotton, and says he will st.nd by the above. "One rumor here is that the report will show, counting round as half bales, 6,100,100. All kinds of rumors are being spread and parties are sell ing the market down, and suspicior. of something wrong is your bureau. I send this because I think it proper you should know it. The David Mil 1er referredl to was the reer'ver of Sully & Company andi is a prnmnnnut member of the New York Cotton Ex change. "H. G. HESTER.'' To this. Director North replied: SWashington, D. C.. Oct. 2. "Henry G.. Hester, New Orleans Cot. ton Exchange, New Orleans: " Telegram received. Nobody in this office knows even a;pproximately at the moment how many bales ginned the report will show. The men en eased ' n- piling it are locked uip and the door guarded orn the outside. Mare than half of the telegraphic re ports from country agents were receiv ed this morning and their compilation prior to 2 o 'clock was a physical im possibility. "NORTH." This telegram was forwarded be fore the bulletin was given out, and after it was issued it was stated that some of the reports from the agents were not received uptil 10 minutes be fore 2 o'clock. The ginning product for the pres ent year by States, is as follows: Alabama, 641,133 bales; Arkansas, 11.7,511; Florida, 3S,007; Georgia. 1, 058,167; Indian Territory, 7:',222; Kentucky, 177; Louisana. 141,780; Mississippi, 311,472; Missouri, 8.573; North Carolina, 325.29S; Oklahoma, 95,2S0; South Carolina. 6.39,974; Ten nessee. 62.625; Texas, 1,417,436; V ir Seaboard Directors Renominated. .New York. Special.--The annual meeting of the voting trustees of the Seaboard Air Lixne Railway was held at the eompany's office in this city The object of the meeting was to se lect a board of directors to be voted for at the annual meeting of stock holders to~ be held in~ Petersharg. V:a.. N-,vembe'r 9. The 'joard cd dir'etors were renomrin'ited wihout changre, but JTohn :skelton WXillhams ont,.red a orotest :'uaist the slee ion of Thaomas F. Ryan. J. A Dennis T. J. Cooidge Jr.; and J. M B rr. Big Timber Deal. Asheville. Special.-Tt is learned here that C J. Harris. ol: Dillsboro. has pnrchased the well-knownt Whit tier ^timber tract in Western North Carolina. consisting of 78.000 acres. This dea!. it is understood has been made conditionally, as there are ser eral damagte quits p)endinZ against the prope. ,v and other points are in liti e-ation i,'cluding :L right of ele ar i tie. The consideration is not known. A State of Anarchy. ?openhagen, Denmar k. By Ceble. Dispatches received from Riga, Ruis sisay that a state of anarchy exists! there. The lawkscs element practie-f ally comirol3 the city. Frequent bloody uttairs uave occurredl with many casu cli: ies. Three go;ern:ne'nt ngnror si::sweer de'st royed duringr lih riot eu f 24Co roubies. TlHE STATE '-AIR A SUCCESS Contrary to the Custom Visitors Did Not Lcave After ''ig Thursday.' 'ubi:i. Specia! - Th State Fair h4'bi herie list week wvas a soih'n did1 su;lcces-; from en ry -1.111111ip n . Te att--ndance was the largst i it: history and the exh'ibi t s:11psed 1hse of anly pevious year. The ,owds were ood hti miee aid vry bodv was well pleased. The side shows wvere as pop'lair as ever and many lingered here even after the showmen had started to take down their tents. The speilers were at work explaining that each perfor mance was the last and that all should see their particular show or they would regret it for a lifetine. The Clemson boys were very much in evidence aid all over the grounds the gray uniforms were to be seen. There was a very fine exhibition of mules in the area and the display of the animals w yen' vrgood. The wiin ners of the events were a f'ollows: Best pair of harness" mules. South Carolina raised: First. 11. H. (augh man. Lexiniton. Best sing'le harness mule. Soulth arofiiat raised: First and secoid. R. H. Cx.zhian. Lexingrton. Best mule. two vears eld. South Carolina raised: First. B. S. Rawls, [.ukesland; second, P. B. Taylor, Ba kerville. Best mule. one year old, South Carolina raised: First. Killian Linder, Chapin; second, R. F. Shannon. Blackstoek. Best mule colt. under one year old. South Carolina raised : First Killian Linder, Chapin; second. P. .. Caugh man. Lexington. Best pair of harness mules, open to the world; First. town o2 Darlinr ton: second. J. A. H1agood, Blythe wiod. Best sinle harness mule, open to thc world: First. J. A. Hazood. Ply thewood: second. town of Darling on. Best maure and colt mule. urder one vear old. South Carolina owned: First. Killian Linder. Chapinl: seco(d C. W. Cauehmian. Lexington. Best jock: First. C. D. Caughman. Lexington: second. L. L. Doi".ey, Anchorage. Best jack. with not less thani fou of his 2et: First. . W.Cauman. Lexington: second. J. C. Shannon. Blackstoek. Best jenet and -olt: First. Fred Harmon. Lexington Special best sinle harnrss hors' or mare. South Carolina raised. three eamrs old: First. J. C. Shno,:101, Blakstock. All in all th e fir ha s been the best on record and it now~ seems that the time has come for the~ extension of te length of the fete. The risk taken yearly by the society in the event of rai on the big days is large and the fair would be' even more sucessful u-ert~ a tuIn weers' am. Attempted to Escape. Columbia. Special-Ed White. a wite convict at the State pom:.ten tiarv. who is seanving a lite senteree o the murder of a woman in 01s i ab)out six years agro, was min;g Fiday morning when the other ('01 victs were turned out of their cells at o'clock and as a search rereal ed no trace of him and there wer evidences of an attempt to escape. the conclusion was natural ly arnveni at that he .was gone. No trace could1( be found of him until lhe was (ileover ed in the loft of the paint shed mnside the penitentiary 'wall at 10.30 o-elock at niht. When his place of ermeiel ment was found lie quietly surrender ed to one of th'e guards. Cottage Burned at Clemson. Clemson College, Special-Fir'e de toyed a cottage belonizing to the col lge, occupied by Prof'. B. M. .Parker Friday morning about 4 o 'clock. The building was completely destroyed to gether with practically all the furni ture etc. It was insuired by the col lege but there was no insturance on Prof. Parkers property. In it. besides the frniture, many 'valuables were consumed. Shooting on a Train. Lauens.-Special. Chief of Pollee BoigwellI delivered (his Goldan amnd .ohn Burton. negros of iunr , to Sheriff Bufor-d of Newberry F riuiny aternoon. G;oldeni and Biurton arme -aied with b)eing impnlicated in t ho shooting of another negro on a C.. N. & L. tiain Friday this side of' New-V be. The~ negro wh'o was shol lives at Kinards and was taken &rom 9 h tok hrige of (Golden .aid Burton m1ttrned them over to Mr. W., \ [bv 01 this city' who deliveredl mbem t')the city authorites her*. Palmetto Briefa. H-ilkon Sims. a white hoy. of 4 ubi:' about 10) years old. was hto~ md d instantly killed Friday mnon111n :iot 11 years old. The Anderson Bianking and Trust (olpanyl is the llame of' tlie newn t lworanized in that ci- AjPl 11' tio was made to the secr'eta7:: 01 st 'g for a 'onmmissio'n. Warrant For Atkinson. Aiken. Snecial--Coro ner ()wens has aued a warrant to be issuedl for the arrest of Buritess Atkinso' the charge bein g cruetl treatment wX'.iW~ ich casl the death of the aged invalid Blich enti, who died from the tieets of a r r.ken thizh the latte" part f~ Set' -m nier. The cor oner' s jury r'ehused ":. w h stated t ha:t Ak - "'. XI l 1n ' ha r'd m:altrette~ her :M 1 a SIMPSOND[AD Was At One Time Most Noted .Populist Leader SERVED LONG IN CONGRESS Delebrated as the "Sockless States inan," Succumbs to Heart Disease -Had Lived in New Mexico of Late Years. Wichita, Kan., Spccial.-Jerry 3impsoa died at 6.05 o'clock this norning. Mr. Simpson was conscious ip to five minutes before leath. The md came without a siruggle. Mr. Simpson was born in New Bnmswick, on March 31, 1S42. At 14 e began life as a sailor, and dur .n 23 years followed that pursuit, ommanding many larze vessels on he Great Lakes. In the Civil War he erved in the Twelfth Illinois Infan ry. He came to Knasas in 187S. Ori inally he was a Republican, but later >ecame a Greenbacker and Populist. 'Ie was a member of Conzress from LS91 to 1895 and from 1S97 to 1899, >ein- nominated the last time by both :he Democrats and Populists. After ie left Congress, he moved to Ros ell, N. M., where lie engaged up to he time of his death in stock farm ng. He returned to Kansas a month go and entered a hospital for treat nent. His condition became hopeless ten lays ago, .nd since then the patient was kept alive principally by sheer orce of will. His wife and son were it his bedside at the time of death. Death was caused by eneunrism of he aorta. Mr. Simpson had been in 11 health for nearly a year. Six nonths ago he consulted a specialiist it Chicago, who pronounced his case aopeless. Burial will take place at Winchita. The Masonic order 'will iae charge of the funeral. The Bucket Shop Cases. Washington, Special.-A motion vas made before the Supreme Court )f the United States to advance for in early hearing the appeal in the ase of Ernest Gatewvood, the Rox >oro, N. C., broker, who, the Supreme 'o0rt of North Carolina decided, was ilating t1e statute enacted by the egislature of 1905, which prohibit d the operation of bucket shops in :he State. The motioin for an appro -al of Att'rney General Gilmer of STeNrth Carolina, --nd when it was nade by Ex-Judge Robert W. Win ;ton, of consel for Gatewood, a letter from the attorney general to this ffect was produced. It is probable i decision will be announced in a very hort time. Georgia vs. Copper Cos. Washington. Special.-In the Su preme Court of. the United States. v4 was cranted to the State of oiia -tlire- s-.r-oT~e oi o n the proceeding against the Ten aessee and Ducktown Copper Com panies. by means of which the State aopes to secure for its citizens relief from the effect of the fumes from the furnace smioke stacks of the com panies which a:re located at Duck town near the inter-State line. A rule was also entered in these cases requiring the companies to shohw ause why the restrain~ing order re uested should not be issued. Killed By a Train. Asheville, Spe-ial.-Robert Cordell a voung man employed in the round o'use of the Southern Railway Com pany here, was run over by a railway train near here died of the injuries be received. He was foundl beside the track at two o'clock in the morning wiith both legs cut off below the knees Mutiny on British Ships. Bahlin, By Cable.--Reports of mu tiny on board the British shipe, Em peror, in which it is alleged the cap tain and cook were murdered by the arew has been received. The Em peror was bound from the West In :lies to Riga with mixed crew of Rus sians and Italians. The captain and eook were the only Englishimen aboard the vessel. Lack of provis ions made necessary for the ship to mt into Swindemnund Ther the rew got dlrunk and told wvhat they aad done. The police are mnvestigat Fat::1 L. and N. Wreck. Knxville. Tern.. Special-A wreck n the Loui.ville anid Nashville Rail road at Duff. Tenn.. some six miles na rfih of La Follett-:. 1enn.. Sauday miornug resuitted in the death of three men, as folloFi- !i''' ~ ~1 ker. of La Woiette. Breakma' C--. af Louisville. Ky. Storm on Great Lakes. Chiicao. Special.-The storm whieb swept over Northern Lak' Miebigan. Lake Huron and Lake Erie was one >f the mos; severe in reeenet years5. Xs for :as returns5 are~ obtaiunble ter. ressels hcive been: complet:ely wr:eek'u rnd 12 or 15 others morc or le'ss sev ,relv dam:razed. T-::lve live are n'.1 to have be'en lost. and :.< the le on Sthrn Lake Horon and Lak~e 1-:rie is still blowing firceeey. Late News Notes. In William H-. Jacksson's brief in his conts"t aganinst Con.7assmian-elect Walter A. Smith his attorneys declare that Mr. .Jackson, o)n vari'ns :zrounds, lost 4.000( ballots that should have been counated o hm Evidence -t th pii.te ear line ir. quir showe' ithat~ Ar)ou h'ad exeli; sive rcmr:acts wi ...st of the Sonth era rairoad. The ashe of Sir Honf.rVy'in weret e-omedi '\ w e t-er Abbev. SIAJ[ AITAIRS Occurrences of interest from All Over South Carolina Columbia Cotton Market. The cotton market steady. Low middling... .. .. .. .... 91 Strict low middling.........10 -AIiddling... .. .. .... ..... I Strict middlinl... .... ..-...-I Good middling.. ..........101.. General Cotton Market. Atlanta. steady.. .. ........10 5-S Galveston, steady. . ..10 3-4 New Orleans, steady.. .. ..10 11-16 Mobile, easy.. .. .. .. .... ..10 3-S Savannah, steady.. .. .. .. ..103-S Charleston, firm .... .. .....101-S I\lmington. steady.. .. ......101-S Norfolk, steady. ..........103-S Baltimore, nominal.. .. .......10 3-4 New York, quiet.. .. .. ....10.65 Boston. quiet.... .. .. .. ....10.65 Philadelphia, steady.. .. .. ....10.90 Houston, easy.... ..... ....)105-9 Augusta, steady.. ........10 7-16 Memphis, steady.. .. .. ....10 5-8 St. Louis, steady.. .. .........10-3-4 Shot Through Heart. Columbia, Special.-James Trot ter, Jr.. a voung .farmer oC the L*e'-ille setion. was shot through the heart at the Union station at 4:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon by Wilmer Mit hell; about the same age aand also of Lesville, the two being fast friends. Dr. Smith, of Wards, who happened to. be present at the time of the trage dy, pronounced life extinct in less than ten minutes, death resulting from an internal hemorrage. Trotter had been drinking but the arresting omeers say Mitchell was perfectly so ber. He g-tve as an excuse for the shooting that Trotter continued to slp his face after he i:ad several times warned him to quit. Mitchell I gave himself up promptly to a plain clothed man and was carried to jail. is family is about the most promin ent and influential in Leesvile, he be inm the son of Mr. Crowell Mitchell. Trtter was unarmed. Both bear 0 od reputations. The killing occur red in the presence of two thousand people who were at thie station wait ing for trains. Prohibitionists Against State Ticket. Columbia, Special.-The State exe cutive committe appoi-1ted under the resolution adopted at a conference last June met under the call of the chair mail, Mr. C. A. Smith of Timmonsville in the reading room of the Y. M. C. A. The result of the mneeting is giv en in the resolutions adop-ted,' declar ing against the nomination of a State ticket. "Resolved, That it is the sense of t 1 * ' that it val-e ' t0 put in the n , , aie prohi ition, ticket. "Resolved further, That it .is the I ~ense of this meeting that the'effort1 ought to be made to elect members off le general assembly and executive and county offleers who are in accord wit~ our viewvs. "Resolved further, That we ought to organize for the purpose of enfore- I in the lawvs in the counties whereE prohibition prevails, and to foster and encourage the senti-nent in other counties. "Resolved. That vhen we adjorun we do adjourn subject to the call of the president and that a committee man be appointed by the president for any county iiot having an appoint ment-~and that any appointee not be ing able to attend be empowered to appoint his substitute." Items of Saate News. A Columbia Special says: Eugene Simkins, colored, was shot, probably fatally wounded Thursday morning by Dave Elam, also colored. The af-1 fair occurred at a house. 140l5 Lincoln street, occupied by Dr. Durham, color ed, who was not present at the time. The two negroes are relatives of the doctor and were on a visit to him.. Both are from Edgeflid, having come to the city Tuesday. A negro youth about 16 years old. calling himself John White, has been ldged in the Cherokee. county jail carted with attempting to commit a criminal assault upon a negro girl near Ticketty, in Cherokee county. He was committed to jail by Magistrate Swofford of Thicketv. Winsboro. Special.--The Boylston homestead has been hecently purchas ed by a party of gentlemen of this twn and will be converted into tourist hctel. This piece of property has one of the handsomest garden' off lowers and orfl~naented trees im thhe State and will mako an .ideal tourist hotel. Negro Fireman Killed. Charleston. Special.-Franlk Dix. coo red. said to be from A\ugusta, leap edi to his death from a frei-::ht enzime Iland in -m effort to escapjW death tm sealdin2: steamf whichi flM te enaineC eab. comingl fromU1 a b1 rstenO My[~er saved his life by .imiung uner t ~eine window to the top of the For a Special Term. Solicitor Wilson forcibly put the matter of the Kingstree killing before Governor Heywar~d. and as a result of *.conferencel. with the solicitor tihe goernr has order~ed a speeci term o t court for W\illiamhnrgto tryV these algecd mnure'dersX at Kingstrece.IDec. 5. The regular term~ was not due m :dl :SIharei nanud s there w' nhi~ be in. Mr. W\ilson. ,tould the ?rial be 0 el withi the thre nyroiL prisoniers at., eial term. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATiONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 5, Subject: Esther 'leading For Her People, Eth. Iv., 10 to v., 3-Golden Text. Psa. txlv., 20-Memory Verses, 13, 14 -Commentary on the Day's Lesson. I. Mordecai and Esther (vs. 10-14). Mordecai learned of this terrible de cree and sent word to Queen Esther and asked her to intercede with the king for the preservation of her race. 10. "Hatach." An officer appoined tv wait on the queen. 11. "All-do know," etc. It was a universal rule, known by all. The object of this law was to maintain both the dignity and afety of the king. "Golden sceptre." Persian monarchs are always repre sented as holding a long tapering staff n the right hand. "Have not been alled." She therefore had just cause to fear that the king's affections were alienated from her, "and that neither er person or her petition would be ac ceptable to him." Oriental monarchs were fickle and despotic. In attempt Ing to save her people the queen must risk everything. The ardor for the king had for the time cooled toward Esther, and she feared she had lost her influence with the monarch, and if so how could she hope to influence him for the salvation of the despised Jews. We must not be surprised that Esther shrank from obeying the sum mons of Mordecai. She proved her he roism by deciding to go in unto the king, knowing as she did the danger to which she was exposed. Let us earn (1) that it is right to carefully stimate difficulties; (2) that we should aever be discouraged because there re difficulties; (3) that those who go it the cal! of duty, in the. face of diffi ulties. may expect divine support. 13. "Think not," etc. It seems that Esther had not been known As a Jew, ut the fact would be brought to light md In the general slaughter she would erish with her people. 14. "Then will 'elief and deliverance arise" (R. V.) dordecal had strong faith that God vould not allow the Jewish nation to e destroyed. "But thou," etc. You vill not escape destruction, but you vill lose an opportunity of saving your )eople. "Who knoweth." God may iave put you in your present position hat you might be the means of saving -our people in this hour of darkness. t is a great blessing to have some ork assigned us by God, and to see xod's hand in our lives, acComplishing hat work. This makes us strong, and enders life glorious, since it is a plan f the almighty and all-wise God. Sev ral motives Influenced Esther in this azardous undertaking: 1. She *as n danger. 2. Mordecai's words that eliverance would come from. some ther source and that she would lose he opportunity of, saving her people. . The suggestion that God had rought her to her present position that he might be a deliverer in this terrible our. 4. The assurance she had that od would give her success. II. The three days' fast (vs. 15-17). .6. "Fast ye for Me." In My behalf. asting implids humiliation, repent nee, consecration to God, faith in od. prayer to God. It was the ex >ression, outwardly, of the intense de ires of the heart. Only God could ive success to her efforts. "Three lays." It has been supposed that Esther could not have meant an abso ute fast-complete abstinence from oth food and drink--for so long a eriod as three days; but the time in ended, from the evenIng of the first to ltjonn of the third da nedy o My maidens." Thay were probably ither Jews or proselytes to that re igion, and thus would be in sympathy rith her. "If I perish." I will put orth every possible effort to save my eople even though I perish in the at empt. The great danger to which ~sther was exposed will be seen more learly when we consider the despotic ~ature of Xerxes. When he was on mis way to Greece he halted at Cel enae, a city of Phrygia, where he was ntertained by Pythias with incredible nagnificence. Pythias even offered to ontribute some millions of dollars to vard the expenses of the war. But vhen Pythias beggred as a favor that, f his five sons in the king's army, the idest might be left with him in his d age, the brutal monarch went into rage, and caused the son to be slain n the presence of his father, the body o be <livided into two parts, and >laced the one part on one side of the -oad, and the other on the other, and >rdered the whole army to march be ween them. 17. "Mordecal went his vay." He went (1) believing, (2) obey ng. (3) praising. III. Esther's success (vs. 1-3). 1. 'The king sat." The position of the dng was such that he could see all vho came into the court. 2. "Saw Esther." As the king sat pon the throne, the two were face to' ace, though ther"e was quite a distance~ etween them. It was a critical mao nAt, though Esther did not forget :hat "the heart of the king was in the and of the Lord." "Touched.... ceptre." This was, no doubt, the usual way of accepting the king's favor. "As :he sceptre was the ensignof the highest and most absoluteauthorityin the king, o the queen's touching it, or, as some ay, kissing it, was a token of her sub section and thankfulness for his fa.vor. Thus Esther's mission was so far suc essful. At this time she Invited the idng and Haman to a banquet, though the king doubtless understood that this wes preliminary to a request of greater importance. The banquet was held; tnd yet Esther did not dare to present her real request. She simply asked her guests to come again the next day. Then follows Hlaman's downfall and death and Mordecai's elevation to power. The remaining chapters of the ook of Esther teil us how the Jews were saved from destruction. Johnny's Welcome. "My boy! my boy! Oh. has any' mody seen my little Johnny!" cried a oor mother, distractedly looking in very direction and inquiring of every erson whom i~he met if anything had en seen of her eight-gear old boy a the long strip of sand which '.ies between Seaside Park '.nd the ow-an at Coney Islarnd. where at a very r'od cst estimate fully 15,000 I:ersonls had congregated. Just at this moment a kindly-look ing man in a bathing suit hove into view, leading by the hand a small boy, convulsively sobbing, but tightly clutching a half-eaten frankfurter with a small, grimy hand. liberally sprinkled with sand. "Oh, there you are, you little villian, 'ou!" the woman shrieked, as she :aught sight of the weeping little chap. eph Eiseman that he was so bad that to death?"' and she grabbed her long lost son and gave him an unmerciful belaboring. "How glad she is to get him again!' sarcastically remarked the finder 0i the boy to a bystander.-New. York World. ~SOUTHERN *: ]| 70PICS Of INTEREST TO THE PLANT Seed Corn and Cotton Seed. "Line upon line and precept upon precept.,' Every year about this --easoni We urge upon our readers the importance of careful selection of seed for next year's planting, but we now have thou sands of readers who did not seh The Progressive Farmer and Cotton Plant at all- last year, and it will not hurt the other thousands to jog their mem ories about this important matter. Two or throe weeks ago we had an excellent letter from Prof. Massey on field selection of seed and corn, and another important letter from Mr. George Allen on selection of cotton seed. Let us again call attention to Mr. Allen's plan for improving the yield of cotton, for it is for ofr great Southern staple crop that our farmers select seed most recklessly. Says _Mr. Allen: "Before sending pickers into the field, the owner should pass through every row, and tie a strip of white cloth (say six inches long by half an inch wide), on a top limb of every stalk worth saving for seed, that is. those most productive, eariest in ripen ing, and having the largest, best formed, and most numerous bolls. Send a trusty woman ahead of the pickers at each picking time, with in structions to pick only from marked stalks. Carefully spread the seed cot ton until end of season, and be pres ent when it is ginned in December. Pay for' these pickings by the day and not by weight." If one farmer does not need enough seed to justify him in asking the ginner to keep the seed from this superior cotton separate from the rest, let him join with his neighbors who select the best cotton from their fields, put al! together, and gin for all at one time. The United States Department of Agri chiture says it is best not to select seed from the first or last picking; the second picking is best. Farmers show more anxiety to get a good quality of seed corn than of cot ton seed. but even here their efforts are often misdirected. It is custom ary to go into the crib before planting time and pick out the largest ears, and while this method of selection is bettet than none at all, there is yet a better way. For the variety making the big gest ear may be by no means the most productive variety. Quite probably it was the only ear on the stalk, while a slightly smaller ear which you have rejected may represent a two-eared or three-eared variety-the stalk hav ing these two or three smaller ears shelling out a much larger quantity of corn than the stalk with only one big ear. Suppose. for example, that stalk No. 1 has one large ear with 1000 grains. Stalk No. 2 has two ears with 600 grains each-1200 grains as large as those on stalk No. 1. Stalk No. i has three ears-averaging 450 grains each-1350 grains as -large as those on .o..Lor30.2._It isvery eas - rrcm wnicii we c asyu TIhe right policy then is to go over your field now and select your seed corn for next year, taking the stalks whose combined output is largest, whether the output be the yield of one, two or three ears. If you do not haul up your own corn, possibly the best plan -is to go over the fields at the proper time and cut off the selected ears with about a foot of stalk above and below the ears. These can then be distinguished -from the other eart when the corn is hauled up, and the seed corn piled to itself to be shucked' and shelled whenever you please. This work will require a little tims and attention, but it' will bring youI handsome returns when your corn and cotton crops are gathered next fall. Heaves or Asthma. .. P. P.-Can you tell me what to do for my mule? She coughs badly be fore or about day eavery morning; rare ly ever coughs du'ling the day. Her wind is all right. She is fat, in splen did health and a splendid mule, about twelve years old. I have a few times heard a rattling in her throat. It don't hurt her at all to work. Is a horse sub ject to asthma? Answer--Heaves is also called "broken wind" and "asthma," the three names denoting the same affection. The disease is usually associated with disorder of the function of digestion. or to an error in- the choice of food. Feeding on damaged hay or straw, too' bulky and innutricious food and keep ing a horse in a dusty atmosphere or a badly ventilated stable produce or pre dispose to heave. Horses brought from a high to a low level are predisposed. A cough is usually the precursor, or first symptom. I have little doubt that your norse Is developing this disease, which, when fully established, is in curahlo. It therefore is advisable to s every precaution to ward off the impnding attack. Feed so as never to oeroad the' stomach, taking care to feed i-egularly three times a day. Al lomv a little sweet. edean hay, then Sentance Sermons. Kindness is the key to every heart. Fidelity is the best evidence of faith. No big success can come to a little soul. Saving money is not being saved by moey. Sorrow is often one way of spel ling strength. The selt-ecentered church revolves around the collection. Sins of the imagination are by no means imaginary sins. The best prayer against pain is abstinence from sour aples. Pleasure without moderation is always mixed wvith1 misery. It takes mor-e thant win'1 in the chest to make svings grow onth back. The finest sermon is the one thnt makes the fur fly on the other feb ARM .*. )VOTES. E'R, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GOWER. water and then oats (Shelled). Boiled flaxseed mixed with a little bran at night is good to keep the bowels reg ular. Pulverize and mix four ounces each of saltpeter and copperas and two ounces of nux vomica. Divide into twenty-four doses and give one every night in a bran mash. Always water before feeding, or as above directed, and not within an hour after. Do nct put to work within an hour after eat ing a full meal. The above course of copperas. salt peter and nux vomica may be given until the ten ounces are exhausted; then skip two or three weeks and repeat the course.-Profes sor Soule. Dysentery in Poultry. Often during the heated term, and in the early autumn, there are hens in the flock that take a. disease of a wasting nature; they have a watery discharge that later becomes greenish, their combs and wattles lose their red ness, soon they become listless, will not eat, waste away in body, and final ly die. It is not very contagious, sel dom becomes epidemic, and is not cholera. It is dysentery, and if taken in time may be cured. Last summer we had two or three fowls affected in this way-in fact we have a few most every year, but we rarely lose any of them because of prompt treatment after the following manner: In the first place, we put the afflicted bird to herself and put some blue stone (sulphate of copper) in her water. Not much of it-just enough to turn the water .a brackish color like stagnant. water-say a piece as large as a bullet to a half gallon of water. This makes of the water an astringent tonic. Then we give her parched corn meal with; red pepper well stirred in it moistened, with thin gravy, or oily water -from beef stew. This heats her intestines. and checks the infiammation, and is strengthening. If she is so weak she will not eat, the water and the food is put in her mouth, the latter in theform' of pellets as large as she cain swallow. Two or three days of this treatment usually effects a complete cure. Wh-m there is dysentery of this kind in a brood of young chickens, they are put in a dry place with the mother and cared for In the same manner.-South em Cultivator. Success With Sweet Potatoes. As I have always had good success d in keeping sweet potatoes. I will give methods of putting away. I built a small house, planking it up on the out side with plain lumber; that is, with out tongues and grooves, and banking the earth around the house to keep the water out. I put oak leaves inth' house to put .the potatoes' on. cover the tubers all around and ovel~ with the leaves, but not untiL there is danger of the weather becomin, too cold for them without this. Until< the m ,e -tYcold weather -" spread over them an oa qiiift'Gr'~som thing similar, using the leaves when It becomes quite cold. South end of house is open all the time. *By this method our potatoes are easily housed, they get thoroughly dry, and handy to get at, and are much sweeter and &et ter than when kept in any other way. Have taken them up in mud and had tnem keep perfectly.-Thomas L. Hin son, Monroe, N. C. Eust in Cotton. To S. H. Boswell, Ashville, .Ala. you ask if I "know of anything that \ill stop the rust in cotton." etc. My answer is that I know of no reinedy that will cure the disease in cotton vhich we call rust. It is not a fun isease, as some have supposed, but is 6used by some peculiar condition of th soil. 3tany suppose that it fS3 cai.d by lack of potash in the joil, and be remedy DraPoed is thi pp11 catiOLof a fertilizer cegg tj' a lib eral Pe..entage of potash. Resce the libeal 'i of potash to Soil known to be subjeckto rust of cottf2 is exten sively prabged. My o1$ belief is that the caua is not yet i'lly under' stood. I beli\ that rt ~ n of crops and liberal ferteing wi~ a properly "balanced" fertlizer -~ the proper course to pursue.-Trofe Soule-. Plea For Saa 1a4.. The Warrentoni Recordetieves that now is a time for sma farms,. and makes the following senbie editorial observation: "With us the day of biifarms, whre hundreds of acres are nt cultiv"at farms. Here and there farms Will be run on a large scale, 'nt thre tendency is toward the small farm of from one to two horses. cultivarIg from ten. to fifty acres. The sma;l farm means intensive farming. '.he aim of tihe .~all farmer is to imp~rove his land so tat one acre will produce more than three or four would uder the old system. ThIs will nean larger profits at less expense and less labor.' 1 rointed Paragraphs. Sunny Itlay sends many of her sons to this country to dispense shines at the rate of 5 cents per. Often there is a good deal more business in a church than there is ~ religion in a place of~ busuess. A ninety-eight-pounld lump of femni nine loveliness can make a 'tAlOid man look like a grain of sand in a nik s worth of supr. 1 It's a fortunate thing for the man w ho imaines he knows it all that his wife is abile to support the family by caini ' dirty lines up and dow~n a 'a or.Chcg News. t is~ a .aurious thing that nobody thnk it is wrong f'ir a girl to kiss a mnuntil1 she reaches he aire when it s inteti.-iiNew' York Press. A manv~ who is ashamed to showv his geliias over the death of his grand tathr will howl like a hyena over a basball gamie. Smaln sorrows are most vaiubl~e.