The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 10, 1906, Image 2
Agricultural 1
The Farmer's Creed. w
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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
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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.
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"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
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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.
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[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
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How many people make this mistake, ^
And shadow, for the substance, take ? ^
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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
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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.
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