Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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n_. ?? Agricultural A Vr ' ~ The Situation that Confronts the Farmers of this Section and the Best Way to Solve their Problems. Progressive Farmer. This is a critical time with the farmers of the Piedmont counties of the Carolinas. Several questions will demand an answer and, if not answered correctly, a backward step will be taken. I. Will the farmers remain satisfied with making cotton the principal crop in counties not eminently adapted to its growth and maturity ? Will they pursue the old method of shallow cultivation and \x7 nrH n n> q hnn f qauon m ontha in (2) Fine animals and as many as the farm will support. (3) Good barns, stables, tool bouses, and neat and attractive homes. How is it on your farm? Riral mnlra h r% m? ? ?jl? v-? v *4 V/ i41 (Mil :?l/u ? c with paint, inside decorations, flowers, books, magisines and pa pers. Above all, see that the wife is a partner iu the concern and not a slave, and that the children are the chief ornaments of the place and the constant prideand joy of the mother. When that is the case, it does not re ' quire much invesgation to ascertain that there are abundant signs of progress and prosperity n vt mii^ m uuu v out ru luwuiiuo in the year? Will they give more attention to the raising of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs. ? Will they erect better and more comfortable buildings on their farms and buy the best labor saviug impliments? II. Consider these questions. Take your wife in the council meeting. She often has better judgment than her ^husband. In this same region the all-cotton farmer is always poor, hard pressed from March 1st to October 1st. Just ask your wife if she would not prefer fewer bales of cotton, provided she could have some fine milch cows, home-made Hour, plenty of fruit, fat horses to draw her to church and see her neighbors. Of course, being a sensible woman, she will tell you that she wants all these things first and cotton afterwards. III. The ten thousand red gullies are a rebuke to the farmers in the hilly counties. Deep plowing, the sowing of small grain and the planting of Bermuda grass on the steep hillsides will prevent gullies and tend to fill up those already formed. The finest soil in many sections has been washed away. With the increased knowledge and better implements it should hereafter be a mark of disgrace for a far mer to allow his land to wash in to gullies, unless a water spoul falls on it. There can be no permanent im provement of land without the gradual deepening of soil, the sowing of small grain, peas and clover and raising cattle enough to consume all the forage and grain made on the place. IV. There are three positive signs of progress and prosperity about any farm : (1) A gradually improving ar\i I unH rl inoeaifi a/I /\ ueorgia t_,otton auyei Trouble in New York New York, Nov. 3.?Sai Mandle, a cotton buyer of Sp Ga., was arrested here toda the charge of forgery. The rest was made on request I Sheriff Bery, of Hancock coi Ga. The prisoner is a well dre man, short, with a distinct man account. He says tha was born in Germany, but ] now in Sparta, Ga. He is 29 y old. It is charged that Mandli tered an order for one ba cotton to read 201 bales and to have sold that number for 600. Greatest Cotton Picker in W orld. Waco, Texas, Nov. 5.? Johnson, a young man li near Martin in this cou claims to hold the world's re in cotton picking. In the ] ence of 11 ol her pickers he g ered in one day 1,135 pound cotton and in the forenoon o same day, picked over pounds. Coffee Forty Years Oh Wednesday, while Mr. . Yandle was tearing the shii roof off Solicitor J. K.. Hen house to put on slate roo! found away back under the neai the boxing a large eqi bottle, like a pickle bottle, c ed and sealed, aud on exam tion it was found to be full of fee?the berries?which see to have retained its aroma fectly. It is probable that il Rev. or Mrs. L. C. Hinton \ living they could eiplain matter, but in their absence pretty safe to suppose thai bottle, doubtless with many er articles, was secreted in garret in anticipation of a by Sherman's army, and th was overlooked or forgotten v other articles were removed I their hiding piace. Coffee very precious in those days thin probably ran the block That was more than 41 years and the Kev. L. (J. liinton ov and occupied the house al time.?Chester Lantern. Departmer there and that the farm is kept. V. To meet the crisis now fa the Piedmont sections of N and South Carolina, fArt should consider these suj tioos: (1) Improve the soil and ble its productivity. (2) liaise all the stock net on the farm with some for si (3) Spend the time on the I and work fifty wieks in the ] [4J Give up the all-cottou and make corn, small grain, sorghum and garden true abu ndance. [5] Make the home the i attractive place in the neigh hood, and see that wife and < dren are the happiest, best d ed, aud most intelligent o the families of their acqu tance. Charles Petl SnartHnhnrc C.n S n ^ a _ /-i t-? i>t>. A IVM O IU9D v* licit VV, II t V " ' there being eiobt mules, two cord V . , nor es and three imlcb cows pres. _ f. burned up in the building and . in addition to tins there were Is ol I (} 0 bundles ol fodder and one jyy load of corn in the crib which was also destroyed. The stock which was burned up hail been i recently purchased and was ol 3 the best. Widow of late Bishop Petty' J' } ' formerly of Lancaster, Dead ngle ry'a f, he Newbern special in Charlotte ro?f Observer: Sarah Petty, widow of 1,are Bishop Petty of the A. M. E Zion lork church, died at her home here to llna" day. She was known all over co^" the South. Among her race she med was fprominent in church and Per" missionary affairs and active ^ in many reforms. She had travNPre elled extensively in this country . .e and in Europe with her husband, 18 who was one of the most able , iL ' divines of his day. He has been otk* dead about five years, the . ? . . raid ? - ? - - ? at it uored to Death by Bull."2 /hen from Galipolis, O , Nov. 6?Uharles was D. Bailey, 78 years old, who liv and ed two miles above Galipolis, wa* ade. attacked by an enraged bull, ago, while crossing a field today, and zned gored to death. Mr. Bailey was i the one of the mort prominent far mers in this section. ? Commissioner TATatson and ^ It, Immigrants Landed in 4 Charleston Sunday. I well j Charleston special iu Monday's J Cbarloitte Observer: Mr. E J. a cittg Watson, commissioner of immi- ^ ortb gration lor South Carolina, is j ners not only solving the labor prob iges lem for this State, but tbe ser- 1 van! pioblem as well. That was 1 dou- manifested iu scenes at tbe gk steamship ^li rf when tbe im- J 1 1 m e migrants were lauded this morn- J . * ing from the Wittebind. There ^ear were approximately five bun 1 plan dred men, women and children. | hay, The par^ounel of tbe crowd J k in showed that Commissioner Wat- J son had made a careful selection. 4 most Tbe majority were Germans, 1 bor- but in the party was a number 9 3hil- of attractive French servants. 1 ress- There was no tough element in 4 the crowd. Some were common ^ alu~ looking, but llro majority were 1 ^ well dressed and intelligent. All ^ had beeu parcelled out to em- j ployes before the day was hal w r in over an^ tonight many are sleep 1 ing in new homes on South Car- 1 oliua farms and in South Caro J lina towns, having been taken j Tiuel direct from the steamship to I aria, trams waiting at the wharf. ] y on . r , J ) ar- . From Spartanburg Farmer Sustains mty, Heavy Loss by Fire. 4 issed 1 Ger- SpartanLurg Herald: Mr. Geo. 1 it he B. Frey, a prominent farmer who f [ive6 lives near Fairforest suffered ? d eare severe loss early yesterday morn- d ing by fire, his barn with its con A 9 al- tents being burned. The flames ^ le of Were discovered in the loft about then 3 an(j eoon had great ~ * * headway, it being impossible to extinguish them Mr. Frey's loss is estimated at $2,500, which is the total, there being no insurance on the building or contents. The origin ot the fire is not'known but f, it is no' thought that it was incendiary. | WARNING!! [Standing on a plank that crossed a stream, m A dog chewed meat, with teeth agleam. J ) He saw?reflected just beneath? ^ ^ Another dog with meat in teeth. ^ t He snapped, with greed, to get this, too? J !' His own meat quickly dropped from view. W * m * * ft ) How many people make this mistake, ^ k A r>rl oVvorlAiir p 4A.UVA juauvvY j lui tuc ouuotan^ iai\c ^ We know that acquaintance begets either confidence m or mistrust, and so we are anxious for those customers ? ^ who are not already on our "Band Wagon" to get aboard \ ^ and know us. Below, see what we offer while the lots J v last. (Those good friends who have helped to make us J . what we are?boss price makers of Lancaster?are not w excluded.) ? Here You Are : J 1200 yards 10c Outing going at 8 1-2 cents. V 50 pairs Elkin Mills Blankets at last year's prices. S , 10 Bolts Buck-Skin Jeans at last year's prices. m $1,100 worth of Ladies' and Children's stylish Coats s I and Millinery arriving this week. \ ) The goose-bone says a long, hard winter. Come on ^ | with your orders and we will deliver the genuine goods. J E Williams-Hughes Co I \ CLASH STOKE. J COTTON HAS TAKEN A j TT1MRT.P. nnWWWARTl twuwuu WW II 41 II tutu To keep up with the staple that brings us cash, I am going to make some close figures for your consideration : Magnolia Flour Best by test?$2.00 per sack, 98 pounds standard weight. All groceries at bottom prices. Cooking Stoves cheaper by 52.00 than the cheapest. When it comes to shoes, we sell them too cheap. And on dress goods, it is astonishing the prices we make. And we don't mind getting down when people love to buy notions. Hats?If you want to be agreeably surprised come to see us. CLOTHING If you want an odd coat, overcoat, ladies' jacket and all this kind of goods, our prices will amaze you?in fact, dumfound you. Think of an overcoat, the very best quality, from $2.00 to #4.00. Come at once. J. C. Edwards in Bennett's Old Stand. ^ !