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Visit to Clemson 1 i IK liat a L-ancaster County yarmer Saw, Felt and Heard at the Recent State1 farmers' Institute. Sffj1. Editor: I will try to tell jxh> something about Ciemson i'fr liege. First, there are some teio.tiful buildings on the c ?mpm ; some tine (lowers, but they *n always where the professors fcv* and nowhere else. The lirst 9lure we visited was dining hall, ??iah seated about six hundred. Jo> cost twenty-live cents per r?u., which was enough lor what ?ot. Next, we went to the i hnr.ure room, which seated about same as the dining hall.? we heard some good speaking from the professors and other fcsjznguished orators. Then we wisrt to the farms, pens and pas Hres. We found some cows, two six hogs and two pigs.? seemed to be all they had, itoT'-?gh they advised us to raise , ~ ~ a. t 1 ~ TJM I I T *i r-v rtiiu uittue, i jiese were tin Hit we could find. Then to the ?*cken yards. Well, there was a feather of a chicken in the 7**18. They said they had gone *it ?f the chicken business, but n.?y told us how to raise them at upyofit Then to the experiment >xmjzu1. They told us how to jk-r? our ground by terracing it, we found theirs all broken mil badly washed?worse by far jfcxn ours ev#T get to be. Then next came to the flowers.? H' course they were all around H?r professors' houses and no irivere else. Then to the farms. Tkev claim nnn li a/> ???> j.-. j ? ^V? (IV>J ill *ife bottom. It is in the worst fcs of any corn we saw between tf-rz and there Talk about appropriations, two hundred and Ji5iy thousand dollars doesn't rardly keep the yards of the pro. V+sors in good "tix, so the (arms n neglected. Then we came to Kericultural hall. They exhibit. m one room of it some fruits, ouions, etc., but I don't think hey raised them, as I did not see where they came from. Then w?w?nt to where they had been eking some but'er. The Supt j >*ii it was for the professors.? I 1 was in cold storage and looked tute but scarce. Well, night came on, so to the barracks. The mima^er told us tliev were desertto, out no they were not They ?iTe still there tint very poor *w1 ready for bu-iness. Some of on hoys said they were so thin ?<>u could not mash them, but it Homed everything eho had dejerted for there was nothing but isran. and tfie co' in the room.? Veil, we killed some of them and Cugilt balance until morning.? Ibea we took another tour aXMind, to see I lie beauties round ?ie professors' houses, for th re no attractions any v\ here else that we could find K.n*?? ' t ' ,,,v 1 "Jl I iancaeter friends, ^specia'lv Mr. I. B JSrti;?11 urn! Mr. C. b McWarius, thought tbat the appro-' jr'auons eunht. to be divi led bo A?een I lie professor* and l he farms. but that won't do. I? that I v*re done t he appropriations would have to be twice a-* much, .'jtr they say there is not enough appropriated^now. I would like >?? more of the Lmcanter farm*a to go and see and hear them J lew York Exchange's Crop 9 )ne Hundred Million Balds ^ of Cotton Produced on Half v Acre. j] - 2 'ronr. Rock Rill Record. fj The New York cotton exchange % roduces on less than half an acre S f ground at least one hundred VJ lilliou bales of cotton (futures) ^ ?er year. Tltey take that half talk. They can teU you anything you want to hear about farming, on any branch you would like to follow or any thing you want to ? raise in the way ol crops, stock, cattle, hogs, poultry, fruit, veg etables or any thing you can think of. If you go, be sure to go to the professors' houses, for ^ there are the attractions. J.T. liance. Antioch. S. C. P , ? o Major DePass of Florida'11 Drowned. a I 8 Archer, Fla . Aug. 15?Major r S. C. DePass was drowned in a li eaw-grass pond near here while a fishing this afternoon. He was ti in company with Judge J. I) c Charablain. The boat was cap- s sized and neither of the men 1 could swim. Judge Chamblain v caught a tloaiing board and held e on until rescued. The body of c Major DePass was recovered.? t He was a prominent citizen and a s brother of Rev. J. P. DeP.ss, a ci Methodist prtsiding elder of t note. <j Lightning Kills Tclcgraoh t Operator at his Desk. * t Richmond, Va., Aug. 15.? j Stewart Battaile, a telegraph op- \ erator for the Atlantic Coast Line j Railway at Acree, near Peters , burg, was instantly killed this , evening by lightning. He was ( at the operating table when there , was a vivid Hash of lightning, ( followed by a terrific thunderclap. , t few minutes later he was found , sitting at the table, had head , thrown back and his right hand ] near the key ot the instrument. Examination proved him dead. flirt ilpjitli whs iiiRtanfunomio The table at which he had been working was wrecked, anil all the wires running into tha station were damaged. ( ( Farmer and Wife Attacked , in Bed by Unknown Man. i Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 15 ? I1 An unknown man entered the home of Henry Davis, a pros M perous farmer, near Baldwin, at J1 1 o'clock this morning, struck I1 I im in the head with an axe as i hJ was asleep beside his wife,'' then made a desperate attempt 1 to criminallv assui't Mrs. Davis, 1 who fough1 with the strength of! a giantess, screaming lustily |' meanwhile lor help. Finallyoth-h er members ot the family were aroused an 1 the man esciped < through a window. .Mrs. Davis 1 was smeared from head to foot n blood, Irom her wounded ' husband, who is in a critical ' c >iKl?ti"?. Mr*. Davis is also inj' a col I upset 1 condition from her ? depperate fight. A popseof neigh ; bors lias been out all day with dogs hunting for the fiend with- I t ou' picking up the trail. | Mrs. Davis says she could not j tell whether the man was black,, or white. The entire neighbor-1| hood in greatly excited and ( threaten speedy justice if the man is caught. t ?. 11 A Mystery Solved "llow to keep off peiiodio utt.iyUs of J liilioiisiie-s unit habitual constipation w?? f a mystery that Or King's New I.ife I'iliM . solved for me," wiitcs -lolui N 1'leusant, ' of Magnolia, lint. 'Mm only pills th it are (j guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to everybody or money refunded. Only'25c H at -I F Mackey Co , Crawford Bros , Fun- , derburk Pharmacy. b ere ami support on their crops everal hundred gamblers at the ate ol len to fifty thousand dol ars each per annum, making in 11 probably ten million dollars or the ''kitty." They call it ^ ommissiou Thev call themelves brokers. Ah, but thev are U iberal minded lei lows. They si< vi 11 sell you cheaper than South* rn farmers can sell it all the ? otton the South produces before he Southern fanner plants a eed They have such an enorm* us crop that a little thing like en to twelve million bales proluced by the south is to them a :omparatively small matter. It A hey can get enough suckers they vill sel 1 you the South's produc* ion in a week. They can easily produce over night (they have such wonderful soil) half a milion bales and sell it next day.? It seems absurd for our farmers ;o contend with them even by working from sun up till sun lowii. They can produce ten dmes as much on half an acre as 'lift tsniltLof*n formfl.o /in I. n? t -- w N/WUVHVA m mullein vein yj LI ri ihirty million acres. They can take a hundred thousand bales of Southern unsalable cotton and make a hundred million bales ot theirs. They don't even have to I pick their cotton?they pick the * southern farmer and let him pick up the remnants, and when they cet through with him there is not much left. They do allow him to have a hat, a pair of shoes and enough clothing to look halt re *1 ectable but not pood enough to be recognized a9 other than a farmer. When they consider a man ^ n i tool heis usually termed a f irmer?a hay seed. Yes, they think ~ i lot ot tlie S uithern farmer. Why, if it were not for him they b; muldn't pay thousands of dollars 1" rent for olli 'os and residences, ' -moke tine cigars and drink fine 'h Aii.es Kven Delinonico would hi hay.' t ? move his fine restaurant, '1 a* out the mo-t expansive in the h world, but 'he south ern tanner ' lon't caro it th iy let him have a w nickel clear every year or two. t' I'hey ought to give him, though, i' iOine of 1111-ir old shoes, ha's and I - ;nt ofi clothing so ho could 1 ^ 'drtos up" on Sunday-. They *' an stand it; how long will tho 01 urmerf r< Supply and demand without ^ liese so-called exchanges will ' ix the price o! cotton, hut with heso things as now, the supply ind deman ! by big gamblers or futures lix prices. It is hard understand how the South Y viih about fifteen million people an bo so ignorant or careless of h?ur welfare as to allow a lew i ew hundred so-called future irokers, nothing more than gam. i tiers, representing interests U< lamet i icady oppo??u to the m Iputh, get together in some t-b (lildiog called an Exchange wi I "The Old Reliable." : ^ ! THE BANK OF LANCASTER, L-ncaster, S.C. ! CAPITAL $50,000.00. A | SURPLUS $50,000.00. X ' Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. A ( Collections given prompt and careful attention. * Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^ J Your business solicited. The oldest, the largest and I the strongest Bank in Lancaster county. jg aggg Welsh Neck High School HARTSVILLH, C3. Co-Educational and Military. Buildings large and commodious, ?ated by furnaces or steam, provided with shower baths and tuated on a campus of twelve acres. Pure artesian water. In ructors, graduates of leading colleges of the country. Terms >r board, tuition and medical attendance for session $120.00. niforms for cadet, $30.00; for young lady about $18.00 for seson. Write for catalog. ROBT. W. DURRETT, A. M., Principal. ii i . . ii r HAS. I). JONES, President. K. K. WYLIE, Vice-President. E. M.CROXTON. Cashier. The First National Bank of Lancaster, LANCASTER, 8. C. . Few Facts for Your Consideration: VIRST. That systematic saving pays. A deposit of $3.00 a month for tlve years, with 4 per cent, interest computed semiannually, will yield you $332.27. Ten dollars a month for the same length of time will yield $GG4.GO, while in ten years you would have $1,474 7G. SECOXI). The safety of your money. The well known character and ability of our board of directors is a sufficient guarantee of honest and capable management. THI Rl>. That we take any amount from $1.00 upwards. VOURTll. That vour monev is fiAvnhln on ilumnnil FIFTH. That we pay 4 per cent, interest on Certificates of Deposit. SIXTH. That we extend to our patrons every courtesy and accommodation in our power, consistent with good banking; and SEVEX TH. That we a?-e under Gov^rnmf-nt inspection. Ve respectf ully solicit your bus E. M. CROXTON, Cashier. . V Word to the Public: We now have our GROCERIES in the Riddle Block, three doors south of the Bank of Lancaster, where you will find a complete line of Fancy Groceries always fresh; also a full line of Clothing that will astonish you when you get our prices. We are now better prepared than ever to give bargains, and solicit your trade in the different lines we carry. Thanking you for past favors, we remain. yours to serve, Cherry & Company. Remember, our Low-Cut Shoes are going at cost?second door :*om First National Bank. id .vit)i their gambling backed check which it is alleged was y people that use at least 80 forged on L. B Dozier lor $12, er cent, ot the crop andjjwhose made out in favor of W. B. >le interest is to hold prices Boyd, and endorsed by him. own, keep the south ignorant. The forgery was so crude, it is arely give them a living, while alleged, that it was at once de?ev in their luxury can sit tecled and he was liehl in the ?ck and I ?ugh at us for fool*, store until the police came, hey ruin s many people, they 1 hen he claimed his name was reck ho inanv homes, they heat H'd Boyd, and he was tny inno ih South out of ho much money, con' In 1 ier o! the check and is such an easy game, such a could produce Boyd. At several ire thing, tint a man will pay places he -aid B >yd might he venty thou-an 1 dollars or more found, investigation showed that > get in the bu leh and got such Boyd was n> ver heard of. The isy money. Tney call it a seat, prisoner says lie came here from )Dninly an appropriate name. Charleston, f>ut he does not apit down and wait t??r suckers pear familiar with that city. It il in order to get the money is stated ihat he attempied to on) suckers ruin the innocent pass a similar check here yester- * reducers. I* ople usuilly hit day. lien fisliing. Later Boyd broke down and . . ? . confessed, fiisonly excuse heitK"' ?? i that he was out of funds He", oung Man Charged with ... "" * rr> . d a ii j says Ins home is i?i Alabama.? Trying to r ass an Alleged ,, . . ... , ~ . . s-, * ?. Htt went to Charleston from SaBogus Check in Colombia. vaniial| ? f Columbia special in News and forever ringing a-< the shine, >urier: A well dressed young I he hand that made us is divine an wasarresUdin Miramaugh'" ?Addison, ore hero this afternoon, charged ? ? ?? hli forgery lie pre-outed a Do >ou take The News? L