The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 25, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
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
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Horse Notes. *
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* 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
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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.
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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
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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
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? We will sell all our Summer
, goods at and below cost to make
0 room for our Fall stock.
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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.
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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.
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* 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.
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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*
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n I Still Have a Lot of
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BUGGIES AND WAGONS
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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
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