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Agricultural I Don't Mix Lime or Ashes -she With Your Barnyard Man- M,M j see ure. ver jit I Progressive Farmer. a<58 As I am aware that some farmers mix lime and asl.es with theii stable manure, thinking that ih^rebv thev will better its con- i -d21ton ami add to it* value, 1 *'l?h to enter a protect against ibe pactice. If the farmer wishes to add June and ashes to his land, me he had better spread them broad- ~*ar ra?t on the land and work then ('al into the soil rather than mix *ie Jiem with his manure. Everv intelligent farmer knowt mu hat nitrogen is the most costh 1 element in a complete fertilizei icr ?r plant food ; but perhaps main f them do not know that whet .hey are mixing lime and gashes j Lri1 with their manure, they are li- 001 berating this costly nitrogen con- Mef -.ent of the manure and causing * it to escape into the air injthe ma 'orm or state of ammoniacaljgas ht a volatile alkali. Let the farmer procure a pen- va' -*y's worth of muriate of ammon- 1 -a at a drug; store and mix it with ef* *11 equal quantity of freshly slacked lime or strong ashes, and (. ( ;fcen add sufficient water to make tl(| the mixture into a thick 'paste. Then by passing it under his nose w? tie will be convinced that the a lime or ashes [ whichever is used ] *? iterates the ammonia very rap dly. Mixing either lime or ashes co" vith manure has about the same -ffect, only the nitrogen or am- |ar nonia is not liberated so Jrap- a8 <Jly. St" W. A. l'etree. ?? Stokes Co., N. O. . tot ric Sand-Clay Roads. dai 1 on i pel "regressive Farmer. j A coating of sand on a clay co' "oad is a good thing, but the ^ more this sand inclines to gravel he better. Good gravel would be ,ja, ar superior. Tlie exact amount $2? f sand to use will generally aave to be determined by exper- "r merit in each locality. Apply ;he sand when the road is wet but not rutted. It will not be of much value till it becomes mixed with the clay and thus forms a sort of artificial hard pan. On the other hand, if -=anil is applied . . H (] o hard dry clay it will be a posi- ^ >;ve nuisance until wet weether t * ( comes and allows it to become nix ?d with the clay. It is onlv n< uitable for roads of cnmpara Ia" tivel.v light tralfic. | e<l ( lav on sand usually gives bet- the or results than sand on clay on cor account of the excellent natural 4 drainage afforded by the sand ;is .'oundation. It should be applied ??w :u a layer about six inches deep, , veil harrowed, smoothed off with ^ a grader, and rolled till hard and smooth. After the rolling, from . one to two inches of sand from the sides should he uniformly rpre id over the road by use of a H,r rone! grader. Clay thus applied >"t will not have reached its beat ' itage until mixed with the wand, nel iNeither sand on clay nor clay pai on sand should be applied till the tier bed has been properly graded me and shaped for a permanent road. Kepairs to this class of road <ieci w.ll consist in maintaining the HHVf drains and culverts in good conlition and applying such mater- Hiw, ;al to the surface as was origin F and illy used to build the road. Care th?n Department. >uld be taken in applying this v mat?nal when filling ruts t*> that it is properly leveled. 1 v much new material is adder a better to harrow and ro 1 kin. U. A. What the Hen Does. iVp are frequently?too fre. antly?told of the great thinirn do; h')w they dig into the th or build upon the earth or rn up the waters and irrigat. i earth, but the great humai erprises of which we boast si ch sink into insignificance en compared to the records deved by the ordinary hen. 'he cickle of the hen that has 1 an egg is mode-it and unob ?ive compare:! with men's sy bluster about their busi!R. iutin proportion to the noise de, the hen has the far more mine substance, n two months she lays more ue than the annual production ill the gold mines of the UnitStates. Every three months' she pro ;e? more man a year'8 produc n of pig iron. ier egge for six months are rth more wealth than the capiatock of all the banks in the w York clearing house, n leas than two years she ild pay off the national debt, 'he annual report of the secrey of agriculture shows that t year the eggs of the United >tes were worth more than the ton or the wheat, more than the potatoes, the barley, the >acce, the sugar cane and the e. They practically equal the iry product and are surpassed ly by the corn crop of a bum r corn year. \nd the hen made a new re d last week. On one dav there re received in New York over 000 cases containing 15,125,000 ts. The hens' business for one c in one city amounted to >0.000.? Atlanta Journal. >etail Ten Men for Baptism." During the Civil War tiie 1 at<lonel 0 the Bouck organized a inunt which he controlled as ictator, aecorling lo Every ly's Magazine. It wa> \vhil< ? army was renting after Colo 1 (f?be's first campaign that itinerant evangelist wanderinto camp, and, approaching i (Colonel asked it he w;is tin* mnanding officer. Ugh!'' snorted ''Old (Jabe,"' he was affectionately called, ha' do you want?" I am an humble servant of i Lord endeavoring to save the lis ol the unfortunate. I have t left the camp of the he issachaett->, where I was in omental in leading eight men o lite paths of righteousness.'' 'i\ujiirant," Unit.tiered (Jobliouck, after a moment'* ife, '"detail ten men for bap n No Massachusetts regi nt shall heat mine for piety !" Deaths from Appendicitis en?? in tl??- km mo rutin that tin use ot Kings Now Life Pitta increases They yon from danger and rirjk quick and less release from constipation and the growing out of it. strength ami vigor i?b follow their use Guaranteed by derhnrk Pharmacy, Crawford Broa. J. F. Muokey Co. Druggists, 25o. Try . Tor Vour Protection we i*lnee this label on every puck aire of Scott'* Emulsion. The man with a fish on his back is our trade-murk, and It Is u guarantee that Scott's Emulsion will do all that Is claimed for it. Nothing t*etter for lung, throat or bronchial troubles In infant or adult. Scott's Emulsion is one of the greatest fleshbuilders known to the medical | world. We'll send you a temple free. SCOTT & BOWHE, "'i'.'i" Freaks of Lightening Several Remarkable Occui rences across the Nor1 Carolina Line. Monroe Journal. There Heems to be an unusu number of cases of lightnii stnkinp in thin portion ro far th neaRon. And a good manv of the seem to be freak exploits of tl dangerous element. Last wot we told of the striking of M John Weir's house, and how tl lightening passed over the fami and killed the dog uudei tl house. Mr. John W. Griffin of Gooi Creek passed through a dange ous and almost fatal experien< on the afternoon of the 4th. L was standing in his door wht the lightening struck him. Yc have seen tall trees that tl lightening had struck at the t( and wound all around down the ground. That is the waj hit Mr. Griffin. It began 011 h head and wound around the hot and passed down one leg and c his foot into the floor, leaving clearlv burned streak about oroau as a man s linger arnur his body, fie whs unconscious f< an hour and a h ?If and had nev heard or felt anything till he b chii to recover. The Charlotte Observer tells a strange case in Meek len^nr There were three mules, foi Cows and one horse in th^ hai of Mr. E. <?. Price < f Steel Cree In the loft there was a pile hay ten fo^t deep. Lightenii stuck the top of the barn, we through the hay without tiring ahd killing the horse witho hurting any of the other aninia A singular case has occurrt hi upper Richmond county, t?i I In Mr. ILifiis R. Little's yard tl | same bolt struck three tre I duixii twenty leer apart ana to I tin in up, then struck an ou bonne in which there w an a qua | tity of oil, which wan ignited ai the house burned. Postmaster Robbed. <?. W. Fonts, Postmaster ut Itivertc lit , nearly lost bin life and was robbed all comfort, according to his letter wli* h.jm: 'For'i'i years 1 bad chronic lit complaint, wbi"h led to anch a severe cm of jaundice that oven luy ting^r nails tur ed yellow; wln-li my docter presoribi Electric Hitlers; which cured lue and ha kept me well for elevin years." Sure cn lor biliousness, Neuralgia, Weakness ai all Htotnach, Liver, Kidney and Hladd derangements A wonderful 'Ionic Fnnderburk l'liariuacy, Crawford HroH. F, Macltey Co., Drug store, 50 cents. I [j "The Old Reliable." ; H < THE BANK OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, s c. ^ . X CAPITAL $50,000.00. A Jf SURPLUS $50,000.00. ? i{ Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. A II Collections given prompt and careful attention. ^ % Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^ O Your business solicited. The oldest, the largest and II ^ the strongest Bank in Lancaster county. IL ._. iv *i i n ijuroiitia nan insurance uk I CAPITAL STOCK $25,000.00. JIOME OFFICII : Mi HI OX, S. V. l | NO MEMBERSHIP FEES. Office in Farmers & Merchants Bank Building. DIRECTORS : _ W. J Montgomery Marion, S. C. P. S. Cooper Mullins, S. C. H C Graham Marion, 8. C. Chas. A. Smith Timmonsville, S. C. nr tt /1 ^ ^ w n. i ross Marion, ^ U. Rich'd I. Manning Sumter, S. C. r" J C. Mace. Marion, S C. R. b Scarborough Conway, S. C. W. Stackhouse Marion, S. C. Insure Your Crops Against Destruction. We insure your Cotton for $80 Per Acre, or less a' We insure your Small Grain for $ 8 Per Acre, or less The cost of this insurance is small in comparison with the investment that you have at risk. ni The premium to be charged on all crops, except tobacco, is two<2) per cent IP of the amount of insurance. ;k The losses will not be pro rated but are guaranteed to be paid in full with- ^ in sixty days, after proof of loss has been tiled at the home otllce, or may be paid sooner, in case the loss is adjusted in a shorter time. It* lv Our Agent in Lancaster County is le W. B. KNIGHT, Lancaster, S. C. J 7 Carolina Hail Insurance Co., Marion, S. C. \ -e Policies Expire October 15th. le tn ;:: First National Bank ii j Ic ' Iii thi se (liiys of keen c mpetition. the success of a hank mny ho said to ^ j ' depend primarily upon the lih<-ralit> of treat n ent aooorded its depositors. ' 1 1-. Iteeo^ni/.ing this fact, THE 1'IUST NA TIONAL ltYNK, of Lancaster, I 1 j^rai.t- as generous t< rius as are consistent with modern conservative hank- I , ; 1 u>r! and the result lias I men a coutinuotia and rapid growth in husiness , ^ , and ri-sonri i s ^ 2 We want and invite an account from every individual, tirtn and corpo- , 1 m ration in LanKistt r (Intuit v. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent paid ou < f r>? m time dei osits. 1 I J0NES' Pres t- E M CROXTON, Cashier. | 0 ? c ! I The Ii A PIANO OR ORGAN m|T . ? 11 I implement Co. j F0R Y0UA I o the head of every family who is niu1302 Main St., Richmond. Va. lotions lor tin* Intun and education ot hi* children, we have h S| ci-inl Proposition to Have iwuied ft new and interesting make. Catalogue telling all ahout the best Article m the 1 io.jie hIiowh the evi, . deuce of culture that does a Piano or OtTime, LdDOr mid gun No accomplishment gives as mnch ft >T ^-ixrJficy | pleasure or is of as great value in after life money OdVUlg I lls ,|lt. knowledge of iiiiisie and the ability p. T i a. itoWH"j^arm implements* Our Small Payment Plan makes the own* . | nerslnp of a high grade Piano or Organ It gives descriptions una prices of I easy. 1/1,1 T}? 4 ?. ' 'lust a few ihillars down and a small pay* Lorn ana Lotion rlanters, ?u.?t en cli month or quarterly or semi. Wheel & Disk Cultivators, annually and the instrument IS yours. f?r ^Mtalognps imtl our rami Wagons * imginf J special Proposition <>l Kasy Payments. Buggies, Surries Address. Harness, SaddU walones music house. V. Crimp & other Roofing, Columbia, s. c. yrb Wire, Fencing, etc. " rters will get the liest Karni I Winthrop College Scholarrr JSJ ship and Entrance Examination. \ ... kit me award or vacant ^ ?_ Hi ?ioliir^lit|Ki it, \\ 'nttiroii Col! and for the ' a m, ,1,. Ai f-.ij of new student* wUl bc held at the ,mp A Hdouniain Ol UOIO County Court House on Friday. July 0th, at ? it. eonl.l nnt l.riuo .* ninth hardline** to Mr* a Applicant* inuHt not be le*j| than IIfteen I , ^ , 1happtno** to '!rtr yrurM ?f ttK? Whon H0ho|aniiI|p? are vacated M I.iteta \S tike, of < aroliua. Wis,a* did one after .luiy 0. they win tm awarded to tho*.ve i ioc hox of Htu-klen * Arnica Salve, w hen making 'he high- hi average at tin* exan Ina re it completely cured a ronuu.u *nre on her "?n, provided they meet the condition* gov ! i i , *. > i i . _ ernlng the award Applicant* for *choiar*htn nl ! leg, which tortured her J.I '0,,K yearn should write to I*rc*laent Johnnon before th" er i t ireate-d antiaeptic healer of I'llea Wound*. cxamtnatton for application hlaaka. At ' and Sotea '2r>c at Fnnderhnrk I'harmaoy. Scholarahlp* are worth |t0o and free tultto-* .1 1 ( raufi.nl 11 ,iv -no I ! ' Miicltiiv* (!n 1 ,,e n? xt session w ill open Septctnlier * i |t rawtor.l lit oh. , am. f . AlatKey Oo. p?r furthrr |ntorina?,on and calaloRue?iipr.4is Drug store. I'RKS D li JOHNSON. Rock ItllT, 3. 4