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Agricultural (iood Roads in the South. They Would Save Thre Hundred and Forty Thous and Dollars a Year on th Cotton Crop Alone. (rrom the New York Sun.) In an address by Joku Craft, < Mobile, it was stated that th cost to the farmers of the Sout is 50 cents per bale of cotton ft an average haul of eight miles. If there were good roads th cost would be reduced to 16 cent a bale. Estimating a crop at million bales this would mean saving of $340,000 annually. It cost under present roa conditions 25 cents to haul a to of fertilizer a mile. With goo roads the cost would be 8 cents ton. "I have studied for some voai the problem of working couvicl on our public roads," said M Craft, "and they have proved t be the most economical roa builders to be had. The convii hns long passed the experimet th 1 stage for road making. "Judge Eave,of Georgia, wh has had twenty years experienc in working convicts as road bui ders, says : They are the best an cheapest road builders. Whit working convicts, not a singl overt act was committed, or eingle child, woman or man m< lested, or one dollar's worth c property depredated on. "Mecklenburg County, Nort Carolina, has the finest niacadi in)zed roads, and it is beiug dot with convict labor. It costs u average of 25 cents a day I guard, feed and care for convii labor when it is managed on bu iness principles. "As for the convict himsel statistics show that 90 per cot 1L . . t. _ _ l_ 1 i I oi loose wuo are women in ir open air, properly fed andguari ed, return to their families an cease to be a charge or a menac to the State, while of those wl; are kept, in prison or are worke in mines, saw mills or simih places, 85 per cent become hai dened criminals. "Nor do 1 think it right to pi the honest wage earners in con potion with convict labor, or tk manufacturing industrv in con petition with the one that hiri cheap convict labor. diaua has more than 17.0C miles of good gravel roads. 1 r< member when Indiana was coi sidered one of the llliterat State;, in the Union, lo-day sh is prosperous, and her people at no lcuger ignorant, but the Stat is dotted with the finest schoo and colleges. "Massachusetts spends mot money than any other State o ner pu. ic ?oaus. A>ew I ork hs just voted to issue $50,000,00 Tor her roads to be spent in th next ton years. New Jersey ha fine roads, which have been c great benefit, and are the bes investments the State has. Mil vouri is agitating a bond issue o $25,000,000 for her public roadi The province of Ontario, Oanadfl has 60,000 miles of good road and from that phenomenal itn ft r< 1 irri ?*-? n m t h a tin 1 pi\'f UUJ17UI ii? ? r> uDoii tim innui of prosperity to its farmers." Tho MaWC ^?68 Job Printinj 1110 llCWD for others. Wlr can't we do yours? ?A? ? ? ? Department.1 st Horse Notes. * h St By Shepherd. g* e a! * Never leave mud on the lees e and feet of horses over night. A pretty well-shaped foot on ' a horse does not always m an a 0< good or sound foot. u The time to treat a sick or H lame horse is the first time some- c< thing wrong is discovered. 01 ^ Keep up the supply of horses tc on the farm by breeding two or ^ more good mares each year. a| One of the best ways to in crease the appetite of a horse, it tfi u.i - . y? ^ such a thing is necessary, is to ^ change his diet frequently. r' The nearer you get to pure j blood in breeding the more cer- 81 tain you are of good results. " j In nearly all cases larger crops li and increased prosperity are the result of the introduction of bet- ai ter teams. h The difference in stamina and ti ts . durability of horses is often due Q, to the kind of food they were Q| ^ raised upon. jj Burning ruins the wall of the foot, so that it will not retain the shoe so long, besides rendering it a so brittle that a heavy strain up- ^ ? on it causes it to break. 01 Load according to the strength 01 ~ of the teams aud use the whip as fi I little as possible. Nothing will d e spoil a spirited horse quicker t( 6 than the whip and an ill-temper- p ed driver1 8) * A horse requires a change of j| food as much as a human being, ^ ^ but care should be exercised in ^ the changes from time to time inu stituted. Whenever a man imagines that he knows all about horses t' and has no more to learn, it is ti r?f about time for him to get out of p 8the business. C< j. Where souud, flinty bone can n ^ be grown, good feet as a rule fol- tj low. It too fine bone is produced, u j the quality of horn hoof is proj portionately lessened. ( The value of good seed is seen . >0 j | only when the harvest is gathered and the advantage of breeding to pure-bred and eood stall-111 'r ions is best realized until the w p . colts are ready for market. 11 A good strong mare can raise a 1 colt each year and still do about 11 1_ as much work on the farm as a a e gelding. It pays to farm with t< 1 good breeding mares, if they are j properly handled and bred to 11 good horses. ? The horse that can walk fast, r< s" whether he be a saddler, driver ^ y' or draft horse, always commands j 'e a better price than the one e equally hs good in other respects, e but a slow walker. e The fast walker need not neces '8 sarily be a long legged animal. It y is the sprightly step, the lively e( e action and the powers of endur- H " ance that make up the walking 18 horse. . a ly 1 * The value of a stallion lies in : 0 . II his individual and inherited pos- ^ session of that prepotent transnutting quality, which enables him with certainty to impress upon his progenyjthose charactis- a tics desired in the animal pro- r * duoed.? Live Stock Journal. it ,, ? ., y( 8 i- A Mystery Solved "flow to keep otT periodic attacks of M biliousness unit habitual constipation wax (3c ii mystery that Or Kind's New Life Pills he solved for me." writes John N Pleasant, by of Magnolia, Ind. The only pills that are Sa r> guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to tei y everybody or money refundod. Only 25o he at J. F. Mackey Co., Crawford Bros., Fuu- 26 derburk Pharmacy. ' Ft Cave Your Titles Examined When a man buys a farm Ik touid not take any living man' ord an to the title. He shouh ?ve it examined by the best ab ractor in the nearest count? *at. He should then take thi bstract to the mos careful anc itical attorney that he can tind ad have him pass upon it. I lere should be any detects dis ivered ho should not pay in lul ntil these have been corrected lie does otherwise, lie is ver; sriain to buy himself a lawsuit r at any rate trouble. The tinx ) settle your titles is when yoi uy your land. File away thii [)8tract and attorney's opinion ud in case you want to sel our land or mortgage it, all yoi ave to do is to have the ab ract brought up to date, a ver, mple matter. You then knov lat you really own what yoi ave naid for. ? ~ r" ?" We do not charge our reader uything tor advice, although i as cost us considerable to lean le lesson. The first farm we eve wned we bought on an abstrac f title furnished by the seller le was a man or the highes liaracter aud would not ro nybody ot a cent, aud hai ought the land in a similar wa n au abstract. Within a coupl f years we were surprised t< ud that there was a widow1 ower in it, and we were oblige > buy her off at her own prict ortunately, we were able to d i without much loss becaus i? various warrantors wer lainly honorable men and ha le means to pay a large part t le loss. In nearly all newly settled coui ries there are various clouds o ties. For example, the origin< atent may not have been rt orded. One of the former owner lay have been a single man am le fact that he was single nc lentioned in the deed. It ma I some time have been sold fo ixes, aud the various steps load ig up to the tax sale may nc ave been properly taken Soin eighbor may have a right-oi ay through the land whic 1 JlV not hn.V? Iippii mr?rkr*1ij/4 These are but a lew of th lany defects which may act a cloud on a title. While not in ?rfering with the farmer's en >yment of his property, it ma iterlere with his disposing of i r mortgaging it. Th e way t Bmedy any defect is to let th t her fellow do it before you pa own your good money.?Wal tee's Farmer. Negro Lynched in Florida. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 22.Hiile the Folk county authoriti j wore bringing Will Lawrence negro, to Tampa last night, t revent him being lynched, ai ifuriated inob at Mulberry, als< i Folk county, hanged Job apes, a negro, and riddled lii ody with bullets. Bapes at inipted to kill Captain Hughes prominent white citizen. Law nice was charged with an at impted criminal assault on i Dung white woman. In Self Defence ujor llanim, editor nod .Manager of tli >n.-vtitutionalist, Kuiiuence. Ky? whei i was fiercely attacked, four years ago ' l'iles, bought a box of Bucklen's Arnici Ive, of which he says: "It cured me ii a days and no trouble since." Quicken aler of Burns, Bores, Guts and Wounds c at J. F. Mackey Co., Crawford Bros, in .ei'jurk Pharmacy. ^ A ' The Old Reliable." H 1 < THE BANK OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, S. C. f Sfc CAPITAL $50,000.00. A y SURPLUS $50,000.00. X ^ L?ans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. M f U Collections given prompt and careful attention. V Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^ O Your business solicited. The oldest, the largest and |1 1 |j the strongest Bank in Lancaster county. Jg i f vSSSSSPJBSS&SSNSSSf JSESSj&XSSMBSS$SSSBM8ttSN&R A Word to the Public: > We now have our GROCERIES in the Riddle Block, three 1 doors south of the Bank of Lancaster, where you will find u 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 V ? ? i 1 ? J-?,3.. A:iv i:? give uargauis, auu solicit your iraue in mc uiueieiit iinea v we carry. Thanking you for past favors, we remain u yours to serve, Cherry & Company. , Remember, our Low-Cut Shoes are going at cost?second door i from First National Bank. . For Thirty Days A u. y ? e 0 ? We will sell all our Summer , goods at and below cost to make 0 room for our Fall stock. e j 500 yds 5c aprou ginghams 4c. 16 yds 4 4 Sea Island for $1.00. 500 yds 6Jc apron ginghams 5c. 10 yd? 32 in. 10c Liwus for 65c. 500 yds shambray and Btrine ... .... , , unchain,. 5c. All our 10 .od 12?c Lawns for/ |. 1000 yds dress ginghams former 1 0 ft * price 8$c this sale only 6*c. All our 15 and 20c P. K. to close 11 2000 yds A. F. O. and renfrew out at 10 and 12*c a yd. ' ginghams and mercerized sham 10 Pes. 10c Colored Organdies j- brays only 8c. only 5c. 8 ^ 1 All our Dimities, White Lawn and Piques at cost. >1 1 Pc 72 iu. White Organdie, the 35c grade this sale 20c. y 5Pc 27 in. Hubutia Silk, the kind that will wash and look like new r silk, this sale only 42?c. I_ 1 Pc 36 in. Black Peau l)e Soie Silk, the 1.25 kiud, this sale 08. 1 Pc 36 in. guaranteed TatFeta Silk, value 1.25, this sale 98e. It * Shoes! Shoes! Clothing! Clothing! We have now on hand an ad- We also have an advance shipvance shipment of tall styles in ment of the well known brand of the Sherwood Shoe for Ladies. S111LDS BBANI) clothing that e This Shoe is nothing new, having we ask you to inspect before buys been advertised in all the lending inc. journals of this country. Price 50 Pr odd pants to close out at 1 2.00 and 2.50 vour own price. i y ii About 25 Ladies' Summer Hats to close out at Camp Meeting o prices. e 1C yds Androscoggin 4-4 Bleaching to the customer 82c. y Respectfully, A. J. Broom Company Next Door to Post Office. : Must Go in 30 Days* 0 n I Still Have a Lot of u BUGGIES AND WAGONS H that I guarantee firstclass in workmanship, material and finish that I must sell in the next 30 days, and want everyone who has ft an idea of buying or exchanging the old vehicle for a new one, to see what I have and get my prices and terms. I will do you good if you will call and ma!.e your wants known. e m Also a big line of General Merchandise that I would like to M a close out and will make a price that will please you. \ ? Yours truly, : J. J. BLACKMON 1