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Agricultural 1 The Farmer's Creed. w di m Southern Cultivutor. ui Several years ago we published ^ he Farmer's Creed, as establish ed by Henry Ward Beecher some a sixty years ago. By request we again publish it. Its too good to *c be forgotten. Its a practical creed, a' one that every reader of the Oultivator can and ought to work 11 by. q "We believe in small farms ni and thorough cultivation. "We believe that soil loves to eat, as well as its owner, and ought therefore to be liberally Cl - A lea. " "We believe in large crops 8J which leave the land better than CI they found it?making the far- C( mer and the farm both glad at once. P1 "We believe in going to the r< battom of things, and therefore, ^ in deep plowing and enough of rt it. All the better with a sub soil h: plow. Si "We believe that every farm should own a good farmer. m "We believe that the best fer- ai tilizer for any soil is a spirit of Q' industry, enterprise and intelli- as gence. Without this, lime and <!' gypsum, bones and green ma- ai nure, marl^and guano will be of lt little use. ?' "We believe in good fences, good barns, good farm houses, good stock, good orchards and . children enough to gather the fruit. "We believe in a clean kitchen, a neat wife in it, a spinning wheel, a clean cupboard, a clean ^ dairy and a clean conscience. t6 "We lirmly disbelieve in farmw ers that will not improve; in ^ farms that grow poorer every vonr in alnrtrinor nnOlo > in fni-ni. I ^ " * " tr ers' bovs turning into clerks and , y< merchants ; in farmers'daughters unwilling to work, and in all farmers ashamed of their vocation, or who drink whskey until honest people are ashamed ot them." 1 We would that every farmer and gardener in our land would not only adopt, but keep this creed inviolate. How a South Carolina Far- p mer Hires his Hands. ii e< ^ 7 , ? ISouthern Cultivator. In ] 1 see in the Cultivator letters ef ffom farmers on the system of sc contracts that prevail both for b; wag% hand and croppers and the m com; aint is that croppers will p? not t.^ke good care of the land? ti will not keep up terraces, etc. cl Now 1 think all this can be avoid- u ed if the parties to the contract le have a distinct understanding at b the beginning. My brother and U 1 have our business together, and il 1 manage the farm. 1 have been ti only moderately successful, but w think I have avoided many trou- ol bias that some of my neighbors endure because 1 try to have posi g tive understanding iu a written o! contract at the beginning with d my hands. I manage a four-horse tt farm and have two families as L croppers and two wage hands. ir 1 furnish the land and the mule st and a specified amount each tc month in provisions, etc., to en- ti able my cropper to work the U farm, and I require him to put in Si his time and that of his family ir and work under my direction. T lie is not to leave the farm a< without my consent. I give him m Department. ood to cut up in cords for me jring winter and other employent so he cnn make his living util time to go to work in the aid. I require him to clean out itches, mend terraces and have I that done when It is time to agin, i see that he g9ts plenty i eat and pay h.m promptly for II extra work when I need him t harvest time and at hay-makig. In the contract he is re ired to work for me when 1 eed extra help and I promise tc ay customary price for such laor. He understands it at the eginning and does not neglect his op running out to work for Mr. .. B. or C., to get a little cash. This ives a lot of friction. When hie op is sold I pay him up |every mt due him and do not charge im exhorbitant prices for rovisions furnished, either. 1 ?quire him to'ulfill his part of le contract and 1 am just, as jady to fulfill mine. I allow im to have half of every other aturday. I hire my wage hands for six imiths beginning-February 1st, nd pay so much the month, reuiring all their time and work i directed by me. 1 aUo reuire them to gather my crop nd pay by the hundred for pickig cotton, and by the day for ther work. All this is put down i the contract and they underand it. I expect them to work rery day and I pay them promptThey usually have a motnh T in summer. I write this to help any who ay not have a better plan. I irely ever have any trouble and ive had hands to stay with me m years. Let your hand know hat he is expected to do, see lat he gets plenty to eat and ay him promptly and many oubles will be avoided and ;>ur farm can be kept in repair >o. W. T. A. rocB HiP, S. C., Laurens County. 'he South "Wants Senate Bill No. 4403. Wo have been requested to re11 tillsh the following : Senate bill No. 4403 discussed i the Senate two days and pass1 May 23, 100(5 without a'diasilting vote, amends the present lw adding to the excluded class i, imbeciles, feeble-minded perins, epileptics, persons certified y the examining surgeon as being lentally or physically defective, olygamist, girls coming prosti ition or other immoral puryoses, lildren under 17 years of age naccotnpanied by parents, unsss coming to join parents, rotlier or sister already in the 111 tea oiaies, tne assisted and literate. At the earnest eolica on of Southern Senators this ise provision was made a part f the bill: Sec. 26. Authority is hereby iven the Commissioner General ( Immigration to establish, liner the direction and control of le Secretary of Commerce and abor, a division of .^formation i the Bureau of Immigration. It lall be the duty of said division > promote a beneficial distribu- j on of aliens admitted into the nited States among the several tates and Territories desiring nmigration. When any State or erritory, or any corporation or isociation maintaining an imilgration bureau in any State or Territory, appoints and main- | tains at its own expense an agent ( to represent it at any of the 1111migrant stations of the United * States, such agent shall, under regulations prescribed by the , Commissioner General of Immigration, subject to the approval ^ of the Secretary of Commerce f and Labor, have access to aliens * who have been admitted for the { purpose of presenting, either j orally or in writing, the special \ inducements offered by such 4 State ??r Teriitory to aliens to ^ settle there provide space at the 4 various immigrant Stations for j displays by such agents of the resources and products of their j respective States and Territories. While on duty at any immigrant ^ station such agent shall be sub- ' ject to all the regulations prescribed by the Commissioner- I General of Immigration, who, 1 with the approval of the Secre tarv of Commerce and Labor, ( may, for violation of any such ^ l.i.' 3 * -a regulations deny 10 me agent guilty of such violation any of the privileges herein granted.? * Twenty thousand dollars, or so I much thereof as may be neces- < sary, is hereby appropriated from the immigrant fuud to carry the 1 provisions of this section into I effect. On June 25, 1906, an amendment was forced through the House by gagrule of Speaker Cannon, which sent the Bill to a ( Conference Committee, which < committee will report at the comina session. Senate Bill No. 4403 is what the South needs and wants and it should have the unanimous en dorsement of the Southern Immi ( gration Conference. Instructions to Hubby. 1 ]From the Boston Transcript.] Mrs. Tompkins went to visit | her mother for a few days, leaving hubby to get his own meals. Entering the kitchen, he found she had ?lefta little note. And this is what she wrote: 11 Kings, xxi : 13. When he himself had fed This is what he read : "I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down." Tompkins took the hint Clerk's Sale. STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lancaster In the Common Pleas. Heath Hanking,V Mercantile Co., l'laintttt, vs. A. Jackson Bailey; The British ,V American Mortgage Company, Limited; nn<l Maude Gannon and Adam M. < >?nson, as Executrix and Executor, respettively. of the last Will and Testament of William Oanson. deceased, Defendants. Pursuant to an order in the above stated case, signed l?v Judge (iro. W. Gngf March J 1st. ?4. 1 will sell at public auction at Lancaster t'ourt House, S (' , to the highest hi.bier, on Monday, the 3rd day of Deceiul?er. P.? ?>. being the tirat .Monday in December, the following parcels or tracta of land, viz: 1 All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, Win* aud being in Pleasant Hill township, in the county and state ?f >resaid, on the waters of Turkey Quarter creek, containing one hundred aud ten (110) acres more or leas, and hounded and described as follows: On the north by estate lands of Iteuben Bailey. deceased; on the east by lands of J. 1>. Itailey, deceased; on the south by estate lands ot John Andrews, deceased; and on the west by lands of J D Itailey. 2. All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying nod beta? in Plea-ant Hill townahip. in said county and atAte, containing two hundred and sixteen (216) acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows; On the north by lands of las 1) Ilai ey, deceased; on the east by estate lands of Oeorge F. Itailey, deceased; on the south bv lands of D. L Bailev: and on the went by lands ol John Andrews, deo'd. Terms of Sale -CASH Purchaser to comply with the terms of sale within one hour from the tune of hit bid. Purchaser to pav for pat era. J. F GBEGOHY, <J. 1>. JONBft. C. C. 0. P. L C Plaintiffs Attorney. . 1 [WARNING!!, (Standing on a plank that crossed a stream, C A dog chewed meat, with teeth agleam. v IHe saw?reflected just beneath? ^ Another dog with meat in teeth. J He snapped, yith greed, to get this, too? J His own meat quickly dropped from view. W * ft How many people make this mistake, ^ And shadow, for the substance, take ? ^ S i We know that acquaintance begets either confidence ? or mistrust, and so we are anxious for those customers S who are not already on our "Band Wagon" to get aboard \ and know us. Below, see what we offer while the lots J last. (Those good friends who have helped to make us J ? what we are?boss price makers of Lancaster?are not m P excluded.) I Here You Are : * ^ W 1200 yards 10c Outing going at 8 1-2 cents. ? R 50 pairs Elkin Mills Blankets at last year's prices. S m 10 Bolts Buck-Skin Jeans at last year's prices. m 9 $1,100 worth of Ladies' and Children's stylish Coats V ^ l il i ^ iana iviuiinery arriving tnis weeK. ? The goose-bone says a long, hard winter. Come on ^ with your orders and we will deliver the genuine goods. ^ Williams-Hughes Co I ^ CiVSH STCmE. ? COITOS HAS TAKEH A TUMBLE DOffllWABll To keen nn with fhf^ QtmJ#-* fKnf k*-i*-?rYo _ J, .. .... ...V I V- IIIUI 171 II I ^ O us cash, I am going to make some close i 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 j ? ?- 1 uon l rninci gcicing 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, dunifound you. Think of an overcoat, the very best quality, from $2.00 to 54 00. Come at once. ?i. <J. Edwards in Bennett's Old Stand. 1 _ 111;