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2 | Agricultural Does Sorghum Exhaust the Soil? Progressive Farmer. Several letters have come recently asking in substance if sorghum is not a very hard crop on land? We believe this depends very largely upon what use is made of sorghum crop whon li o rrroctnil ? ??vm ? l?t vvutvva. wv VV fi* ^ crops of 1 His food year after year for sale as raw product we would think ourselves iu a fair way to ruin our soils, as there can be no doubt in the mind of a thinking man but that the sorghum plant is one of the greatest foragers after plant food that we can grow on our farms. A forage plant that will produce from three to seven tons of cured hay per acre, and does not belong to the nitrogen gathering group, must secure its food from the soil on which it grows and that in !a:ge quantities. It naturally follows then as we have said above that were we to sell this large amount of rough food oir our farms we would deplete tlie lertility of the land very maf ari nlltr H % 1 U a /v' !?<% 1* ?ua 11 IJ. Vil >il(7 U UOl i 1 i? 11 ' I were we to feed the product to our farm animals, sav;ng the manure very carefully a"d return the same to ttie soil on which the crop grew, we will have aided our s ilfl in their et orts to produce still larger crops, because in the first place '.lie decayed plants return to the soil much more humus than wa* burned up in their production, and we have demonstrated on our heavy 9oils that as we add to the humus content of that ' soil, in just that ratio do we add to its crop producing ability. Our lriends who believe In resting land are demonstrating , this fact. There is practically no nlant food added In I he snil V by growing thereon from one to three successive crops of weeds and briars and allowing them to decay on the land, but there is liumus added and herein lies the the secret of improvement of soil by resting. 'I here is no benefit 1 Irom this practice, however, that could not he obtained by growing crops ot sorghum, it the crops were fed on the farm and the manure returned to the soil. All the humus would he saved to 1 the (arm an I the f irm wou'd he ahead from $15 to $50 per acre in stock loo 1 secured. After do- ! ducting cost ot growing and harvesting the sorghum?which need not exceed $0 per acre?the 1 wide awake farmer would he con- ' siderably ahead of the land-rest- ' er. '' \Ve hinted above I hat Hie sor- ' ghnm plant was a great forager 1 after plant food. One has only 1 to examine the root development of a plant of this family when ' nearing maturity to be convinced ' that if there is any dormant plant 1 food in the soil the sorghum 1 plant will surely find it. These < roots not only feed upon the i plant food in the upper part ot 1 the soil but they burrow down into the subsoil and bring to the ( surface any plaut food found j there, in this way adding to the < available plant food on which the t next crop in rotation may feed, i The farmer, we believe, owes < much to these strong-growing j \ f THE LA) Department.! i plants like sorghum and corn, because, as we have said, of their I ability to add immense quanti- * lies of humus to our soils and * extract from our subsoils dormant * plant, food for the use of our less , strong-growing plants. And for c these reasons aud the further rea 1 son that they furnish a larger 1 amount of stock food per acre c than any other plants that grow y they should be produced in greata r uftintif)unnA ihn ?* i !???? L ? t* v iiumuvu viidii UA VC UtJtJ U j in the South. Don't neglect the f legumes and smalle,* varieties ot j grasses, but supplement them ^ with these slrouuer growing v plauts A. L French. R F. D. 2, Byrdviile, Va. Digging One's Own Grave. J I To condemn a man to death i and then compel him to dig his i own grave is the limit to his pun c ishment and uufnrtuna'e end. ) About the next thing to that I punishment is for the all-cotton I farmer to be condemned into the r idea of getting rich by growing t cotton exclusively, and thep be- r ing compelled to dig his own 1 grave, financially, by dumping ? his cotton upon the market at the v other fellow's price to pay for 1 bought farm crops also got at the other man's prices. It that isn't t the limit to fanning agony and n ignorance in a business sense. J what is it ? <j J. 0. Siribling. u Anderson county, S (I. ii Do von leallv enjoy what you eat? Dies your food taste good? Do you feel hungry and want more? Or do you have a heavy, 111 dull feeliug after taenia, so tr stomach, helehinc. uas on the Ktmimnli >.* > > indigestion aud dyspepsia? If so, you 1 should take a little Kodol niter each meal ( Kndol will nourish and strengthen your digestive organs and furnish the natural ^ digestive juio s tor your stomach it will uiake you wells I wi'.l tuake your food do you good Turn your food into good rich blood. Kodol digests what yon eat. Sol i > by Crawford llros. Keep Out the Flies. Fly time is about here and wilh it comes tlie problem of C holding 111 check Ihese bother- ji 9ome and dangerous iusects.? ^ We say datige:ous, because one rl scarcely realizes, as lie watches ti litem flving about, that there is C 110 insect which can be charged ft with as much responsibility in p spreading di-ease as the common u housefly. w Speaking of the relation of this I 1 81 fly to typhoid lever, Dr. L. O. Howard, ot the Department of Agriculture, save that it is tlie w i . . i 01 principal insect concerned mine ipread of this disease and that ts presence in country homes in <l? Mich an abundance is due to the f0 large quantity of stable manure ilways at hand) this being the preferred food of the voting ? There they breed in incredibly BE largo numbers, over twelve hun. 61 lred having been found to issue from one pound of horse manure, md as ten days completes a aon ? y iration, the rapidity of incrense J ,u 9uinmer is almost beyond beief. As flies delight to feed upon lecaying matter of all kinds, they ire in continual contact with dis- b sase germs, which they carry into si he homes and deposit in the B irarious foods placed in cupboard b >r on table. Furthermore, they fr ire a constant source of irritation m St 'Jt >y?Vv^ v * \ " V N- ' ' SO ASTER NEWS, JULY 3, 19' ;o cattle, horses and other stock, jftan causing I hem to seriously njure themselves. Everyone should do all in his sower, therefore, to prevent the ireeding of the house fly as far is .possible by having a recepta >le for the horse manure from vhich they can be kept. Screens m windows and doors will nlao lid much in keeping them from he house and ho prevent their :oming in contact willi the food ve eat.?Farm Life. When there in the slightest indication of ndigestion. heart burn, flatulence or any ortn of Stomach trouble take a little Kodol iccasionally and vou will be afforded >rorapt relief. Kodol is a compound of vgetable acids and contains the juices ound in a healthy stomach. Kodol digests ' hat yon eat, makes your tood do yon ;ood. .Sold by t'rawfrrd Bros. Mail Carrier Champion. Charlotte special in Atlanta fournal: Mr Frank Day, of El'on, C., claims to be the champion nail carrier of the United S ales, f not of the world. is now >5 years old and has lor 34 years rears past been daily carrying Jnc'e Sam's mail pouches. -Jur.ng that time he has carried na Is 91,475 miles. Of this disanoe 43,740 miles have been nade on foot, the balance on lorscbick. The higlie-t wages dr. Day has ever received for thie vorlt wa< $118 per year, and the owest was 18 cents per day. Wli iii qui?e young lie f-utTerbd lie loss ot an arm and took up nail carrying for a livelihood. Jr. Day furfchi r claims (hat luring these many years lie has lever been over 15 minutes late 11 arriving at his destination. Nearly all old-fashioned Cough syrups re constipating, especially those that intern opiates. They don't act just right, . - unedy'a Laxative Cough Syrup contains n opiates. It drives the cold oat of the ystetn l>y gently moving the bowels. Coni ns Honey and Tar and tastes nearly as ood as maple syrup. Children like it old by Crawford ltros. A/hy a Chester Candidate is out of Race for Probate Judge. Chester Lantern : Mr. C. H. lulp is out ot the running lor udge of probate, leaving only [essrs Blake and Gladden, 'hough Mr. Oulp spent some ime in oilier state*, he regarded !hester as his home, yet he >rgot or neglected to pay his oil tax and register, and so was leligihle. When the situation r;?s brought to his attention he eceived back his assessment and tcppedout ot the race. Thousands of people are daily suffering ith kidney and bladder troubles?danger is ailments (hit should bo checked roniptly, DoWitts's Kidney ?ud llladder tils are the best reutedy for backache, e.tk kidneys, indauimntion of the blad<r I heir action is prompt and sure. A cole's treatment for 25c. Sold by Crawrd Bros, A Nice Present. It is said of a champion mean tan that, the only present he ver made to his wife was on the venty-fifth anniversary of their redding, when he gave her four ards of cotton cloth with which ) make him a shirt.?Ex. Death Follows Hen Peck. Anderson, Ind.?As a result of eing pecked on the hand by a itting hen last week, Joseph ryan, aged <59 years, a retired uiiding contractor, died today om blood poison developlents. t 07. The First Na LANCAST Conservative and strong. THE VALUE OI Too many people look down on they will open a savings account lars. We have seen a good ma ings accounts develop from a sta to get ahead than from hundr< mination. We like these small b saving spirit. Four Per Cent*. Interest* Paid CHAS. D. JONE^, President E. M. CKOXTCJ Thi RS13 Rer Yoi That There is Kick Comir On account of your goo promptly when you ; HEAVY and FAN to FERGUSON. In fact, ..iU: ?c ciiiyiiiiii^ yuu gci iiom my line of Heavy and Fancy C times to fill all orders pro those delays which Are so keeper. Give me your on * GEO. F. J BRSKINE DIE AV E! Offers a large opportunity for z courses. Wholesome moral infl features. Tuition and incidental fee $40. cost. A limited number young 1 ?tuition free. Write for catalog 7-3-lm. . J. The Badge of Honesty wu ru i) i a (ijw-r UI jjucior I'lOrCC'S Goldou Med cal Diicovery btctaie a full I list of the ingredients composing it is printed there in plain English. Forty years of experience has proven it-- superior f worth as a bloyd purifier and invigorat- s lug tonic for the euro of stomach disorders h and all liver ills. It builds up tho run- 1 down system as no other tonic can in 8 which alcohol Is used. Tho active medic- " lnal principles of native roots such as ? Golden Seal and Queen's root. Stone and Mandrake root, Blondroot and Black P Cherrybnrk are extracted and preserved [' by the use of chemically pure, triple- ii refined glycerine. Send to Dr. K. V. Fierce * at Buffalo, N. V.. for free booklet which quotes extracts from well-recognized med- | ical authorities such as Drs. Burtlinlow, ' r King, Scudder, Coo, Ellingwood and a 11 hast of otliers, showing that these roots 1 1 can be depended upon for their curative J action in all weak states of the stomach, ] accompanied by indigestion or dyspepsia j 1 as well us in nil bilious or liver complaints 'J and in all "wasting diseases" where there i is loss of flesh ami gradual running down of tho strength and system. The "Golden Medical Discovery "makes % rich, pure blood and so invigorates and regulates the stomach, liver and bowels, and, through them, the whole system. ? Thus all skin affect ms, blotches, pimples and eruptions as v ell as scrofulous swel- ? lings and old open running sores or ulcers are curod and healed. In treating old running sores, or ulcers, It is well to Insure their healing to apply to them Dr. Pierce's All-Healing Salve. If your druggist don't happen to have this Salve in stock, send fifty-four cente in postage stamps to Dr. K. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buffalo, N. Y., and a large box of the "All-Healing Salve" f, will reach vou by return post. You can t afford to accept a secret nos- t< trum as a substitute for this non-alcoholic, medicine ok known composition, not ?< even though the urgent dealer may f thereby make a little bigger profit. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate c and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take f as candy. Ltional Bank KK.B. C. -j Progressive and liberal. A BEGINNING. M small beginnings. They think when they get a hundred doliny more really substantial savrtof $1.00 and a determination -j -3-ii i. j eu uuiiar siarus wiuiuut uctcr- ? eginnings. They show the true on Savings, Four Per Cent. It. E. WYLIE, Vice President. ?N, Cashier. s is Just to nind 3 no if ? 113 !* ds not: being- delivered give your order for CY GROCERIES there isn't any kick on store. I carry a complete Groceries and try at all mptly, thereby avoiding nnnnvinor tn thr? linnet. -J ders. Phone No. 50. FERGUSON. : OQT .T .GrE ST, s. c. i little outlay. B. A. and B. S. ucnces and positive christian 00. Board in College Home at adies taken in the Wylie Home rue to S. M OFF ATT, President. . Heart Strength I Heart strength, or Heart Weakness, moans Nerve # itruntrth. or Nitvo w?aknc?-7nothln* mora. l'oe? lively, not om- week heart In a hundred Is. In Itelf. actually diseased. It Is almost always a ddden tiny little nerve that r-ally is all at fault, 'his ohscuiv nerve?the Cardiac, or Heart Nerve -simply nocds, and must havo. more power, more tahility, more controlling. more governing trength. Without that the Heart must continue n fail, and the stomach and kidneys also have hose same controlling nerves. This clearly explains why as n medicine. I>r. hoop's Restorative lies In the past done so much nr weak and ailing Hearts. I)r. Hhoop first sought he cause of alt this painful, palpitating. sulTocatng heart distress. I)r. Shoop's Restorative?thlt opular prescription?Is alone directed to these >-eak and wasting norve Centers. H builds; strengthens; It offers real, genuine heart help. If you would have strong Hearts, strong dt> est ion, strengthen these Imrves? rivcstablUh hem as needed, with Dr. Shoop's Kwoiui auvc J. F. MACKEY & CO. MMMannaaaaBMi Take 11.til's Family Fills tor constipaion. WANTED! Old Pianos and Organs or which we will allow the highest prices awards new instrument*. No cloh rnUi r> offer, hnt we pledge better instruments or the same or lees money, than thoae at lnb rate offers. Write Malonea Mnaio louse, Columbia, S. C., for special prices nd terina. 'mt * '#