The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, July 02, 1902, Image 8
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Wkat "M" l?w ud Hmn en HI*
la CMiiry sad la Taw*.
Abbeville, S. l\, Ju:y 2, IMC.
ttUKAlM lX>*lNt A.ND M1X?.
Miaattockle McKenzie apent nevera! daye
oI Ibla week Id tbe cltjr Ibe auml ul her nutter*
Mr*. JuboMOQ nuil Mrs. N irk It*.
Mia Late Peonal after i pleasant ?i?jr Id
tb?ellf tor M??ral d?;? returned bout* lul
Friday.
Mra. Uittte A. WliaoD U now happy ; her
two lltUe daocbters Halite and Marv having
Just returned home, from th? Thorn well
Orpbaoage of Cliotoo where ihey will upend
tbelr rammer vacation.
Mr. andMrm.8. K. Ilammuad were gueeu
In the ear last Mooday.
Mr. J. R. P'abe, Jr.. la now on on inr
campaign Hur tinge aaaklug eanalorlal booan.
Maalar Eraklne Blake lea yeeterday for a
mootb'a alar with relatlvaa lo Greenwood.
Mra. B. F. Bui ley left laat Monday for
Aebellle, N. C- wbere abe will be uoe of the
goeels of Battery Park bote I.
Mlaa Marlon Tbomaa left yeaterday for
I , laamnoD, 8. C. wbere abe will be ibe gaeat
of bar elate r.
Mlaa Jennie Wondbarat after apeodlog a
while wttb Mra. J. W. Sberard during her
lllocaa returned borne laal week.
Mr. aad Mra. Trowbridge, of Andrreon,
Mr. C.Hngbea, Mra. N. W. Oollelt and Mr.
Prank Hngbeaof Athena and Mr. Ben HugtIaa
and Mr. Hal Tag??rt of Columbia were In
iba city laat Mouday attending the funeral
aarrleaa of Mra Mamie Taggart tlugbca.
Dr. E. E. Piatt left yeaterday for Atlanta
wbere be goea toaccrpl a situation with tbr
JaootM Pharmm-y.
U Mlaa Ellsa OoeeeUof Kaaley la In the city
Iba gueat of Mr. and Mra. M. B. 8) flan abd
otber relatlvee.
b Mlaa Willie Bowla of Elbertoa la vlaltlnp
bar ooualn Mlaa Gertrude Moore.
xora ALOMU KOVTE NO. 2.
Mr. W. A. Loaaaz and Mra. A. K. Lomax
pant laat Monday In Veniery.
Maatar Edwin Brown after a pleaaaot vl>lt
to hla grandfather In Atlanta returned bonir
laat (Saturday.
Mut*ra ricom and Wallace, aona of Mr.
G. W. Loou pen l Uat WMk fry pleauntiy i
with Mn. JowpblDA Cannon.
pS* MliC William Lomix l? off at the Mineral
8jjrtyBl? eeereh of health and pleaaure comTha
frtesii and acqnalnluneea of MIm Car
rtoSnlfiove will ragm to baar of bar Uealb
last Im4l7 moralnglB Andeeeoo.
Mr. J. B. 1 nmai wbo baa bnn qalu tick
ta now oooTal?dug.
A lam crowd attended Ibe Quarterly owllac
bald at Kbanaaer Cbarcb laat Matardaj
Bg aad Ban dayr
MIm Annl* (Collar la ifwdlnf thla week
I with bar aunt Mm. Jamaa Haddon.
Mr. W. ?. Morrtaoa loat a fine mole last
Mamra. Tom Millar, Ooa Tolbert and Jobn
Wilms vara ddtmiaa to the Baptist Union
meeting bald At Midway laat Sunday.
Mlaaaa Aaala, May and laabelle Hlnton
from Bala* Tlaltad MIm Florence Fiemiuy
IMtiak,
Mra. Soala Cox la apaodlof awhile wltb ber
daughter Mm. K. C. Cromer. '
Mr. Dray too Naoee of Doa Weat, after a
abort atay wltb bar fbtbor Mr. H. T. Mood;
retaraed home laav Sonday.
c- F"a""u 1MU" nM"m
Mlm Nora Jooaa, a balla of tba Lnn* Htar
la la tba elty tba goeatof Mra. . W. Jooaa, |
bar mat
Mr. ud Mrs. Aiaar* roww, m !???'"
were la tM elty laet Monday, tba goeeu of
Mra. J. L. MeMUlan.
HASH LUCK.
Mr. Lwrta Woontoo B. F. D. Bgtff M* t
KM Ma bom laet Banday nlfht Tbl* it bard
iMt, Ml In Uw by Um com fort afforded lo
Um oM auiQii "you eto'l ketp a laboring
Man dovt" and ula la tralr applicable to
MMrj!uaMflllllf bad the mlefortone to
loaabte flaa eaddie bona laat Banday morn
lag, after only a tew boora tick nets.
OOP PBOaPKCTH.
Uadar iba Maatlna vlad vblob baa blows
aouitnoooaly tor tba peat Uo dartt crop- arr
Sooklna onacb wonud. Corn I* blown aboot
IM badly twisted, wnue oouoo is mjibhi??
to wilt aad looks droopy, It toboped tbto stnuor
iflkln will MM In atowdayswbsnaji
Wv will bo ngalBsd, tbs above to especially applicable
ud noticeable In crops where oo rain
if i?m toltoo tors moo lb or two.
AlliSmmol crops in under lbs blgbsst
stew of ooltteatloo ud vers never mor?
tboreagbly vorfcsd than op to tbs present
Un. ttam tow are comptoiniog of itee and
root on oolton on sandy laads, bat only to
vary Halted extant. Numbers of fkrmsrs ansitu
sstUng oat swset potato allpa and plunllag
stabbto toads In forage crops, millet, sorgbamand
peas.
BSTTBKL HIOB SCHOOL.
ProI. a. a Knox. of ABtraTllle. bee bMD
ileolsil principal of Ibis school and win enter
upon bis duttos aboat tba first of October
Bast. Prof. Knox graduated from Eraklne
Col^ge M Dm Wsst at tba rsesnt commencement
and to ayoung man of rare Intellectual
f ability, bavins a bright nature Miora mm.
BKJOATB TO DISTRICT OOimSICS.
The District Conference of the Method Ul
Gbanb VUI ?ootw? tomorrow (Tbgndv
korolna at Pafkavilie and tba de legatee rapr*aaallnj
U?e Abbeville Cburcb wbo will attend
are l>r. B. P. KlUlavworth and Mr. P. V.
flammonda, alternatea, J. F. Millar and J. M.
Gaa brail.
rnaovAL xumox.
Mr. a 8. LlDk.ooe of tba beat farmer* lo
the White Llckaeotloa baa da In bla subocripUoa
totba Preeaand Banner. Mr. Uak take*
otbar yartorticaia. bat Moat bava tba ?ood old
ItypaiMr la wblcb be floda City, County,
and Mat* new*.
nvoBXATtox to ALL urrcajBrntD.
Carrlera in tba Rural Mall Harvlea make
aabadala time aa near aa tbejr oan unlaaa detained
along tba mat*.
A rfalav of 1 mlnnlaa aaab at 40 boxaa will
itako op over aa boor and a quart* of the
RoMMriu ba nailed alooc any R. P. D.
Roate, aaaled, or ensealed. wliboot a 2 cent
MMiptfllid*
Carrier* art positively forbidden to carry
wallgkU matter ot any kind without being
-UTr'. r* tbto Mrtoosly oootliou witb tba
MbU aarvtaa ralae ol tba government.
fHaapa aad postal cards are boogbtaod
Mid by the carriers, and If at any Umaonpald
lor an a loss to them, aad not tba governdutb
or m iuhu taqoakt iilumes.
Agala tba 'Baapar" whose nana 1*
"Death," baa aaat forth bla alckle and cot
dowa a Mr aad lovely flower, oaoslng a
glooaofsadosss-llka a mighty pall to reel
a poo tba baaita aad home* of many wltbln
oar aaletoitv. After a protracted and painml
liiaeae. Mr*. Mamie Taggart Hag bra died
*t tha hoaia nf har loarant*. Mr. and Mr*
JlB? Taggart of tbla city, between the boon
(ft IS MM 1 o'alock IM Monday morning,
Jaaa tbcSfch, 1?C During all ber lllueee aba
bore bor coffering wltb mat fortitude, boplag
toe recovery, ret perfectly realgoed to tbe
WOI of bat bloated Lord. Hbe wm oooaclotw
M tba taat aad bad no feara for ber leal
ail amy. and bar aweet lit* paaaed away like
rv. ? ooa *?|?? on aleeo.
Tba IWMMailrair aklll waa employed, and
all tbat loving bearta could auggeat, and willlag
baoda eoold do proved of no avail and
dcatb claimed ber aa bla tropby, and abe la
now ftaa from en String. and bar gentle aplrlt
la awMtly reatlag la tba "boantliul borne of
tba ooaL
Her fanaral wrvlcea wera conducted nt 5
o'afoek Monday afternoon In tbe Preebytariaa
Cbnreb, by Re*. J. liowrie Wliaon, after
wblab Interment waa made In lx>ng Cane
OMMtary, In tba praaeaca of many friend*
and loved oom wboee bearu ware aad and
Mat wltb grief over tba deatb of one ao be
loved by all.
Tba grlef-atrksken bnaband and darling
babe. wltb tbaaoUra family, bave tba alncere
aympatblM or tbla community.
DIVIXB WORSHIP.
LM Hosday morning Rev. J. Q. Wliaon
maaebed aa earn eel aad practical eermon
from tba worda of David, MIa tbe yoang
Man Mfe?" Ha turned Ibeni about and
mm (dmd bppllcadib lo id? kou? rdu u*u(b*
Mm Of bto Lmnn. la Ut* imp, buy ?nd
itBifbtr- of your boo* ial? trouu pbyiloal
rain. ?fi fro* snUI du|tr?, mi* irom
umimu vttck mdU moral ruiu? Are tbey
tialnii ts Um fur ud laliu of Uod.< Do tbey
Ion God, Ofllaaa Ood to kept In the boms
(Mr toU will bt ilko IbMl of King Dtvid.
wbw b* )e?rn?d AbMlom w?k not. Are
Um? growlnc ?P *#/ from church? If??,
bow 0*0 paraaU sod children aspect to tr jet
t IMnn'i gate? In oodoIubIod bn r.--d.
"1b Um rounc B4D, to the young wonoB't ?. If?
If not. wbBt Bre yon motbcm and
doing? Tbeae were ibe leading tbooghu of
bis earooo, vblofa oogbl to be thoughtfully
Ml wisely eootldered by tw;oo?.
osath or Joux m'mkil.
Mr. Jobo ilcNeli died at bin plantation
b0SM ! Klllngion about 4 o'clock Tamda>
moraiag Joly let from a aoddeh stroke or
paralyau tb? day before. He waa burled at
feharoa ewcatery Tuesday afternoon about
4 o*dosfc.
Haw It la
Tfit nnv oqj|?OI ID lil? W11U iur Auimcsu
ptopto U to "ml ricb ;M Ibe teeond. bow to r#gala
good b<a!tb. Tne am no be obtained
Wf oaor?jr. boooaty and eavlng; thei-wmd,
(food bealtb)by nalog ttrwo'i A ogam Kiow r.
HtooaM JOO boade-pondeot eufferer from
mmr at tba tflketi of Dyapepala. Liver Com
plaint. Appendloltie, Indlgmion. etc., audi u i
Blek Headache. Palpitation of tbe Heart. Hoar
MomHi, Habitual OoativeneM. DIjuIdmii of
Hand. Nartooa Proalratlon. Low Hpirlta. etc. j
yos oaad oot aaffer another day. Two dour*
of tbe wall-known Auguat Flower will re-,
Itaoa 70a at one*. (io to tipeed'a Drug Htora
aodgataaaapto bottiofree. Regular alae. 75
CM Uraaa'a (jpaoiai AJgeaaac. t-A-W.j
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A RICH HARVEST.
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lrl?b PoUlaft Prove I* br n Real I
UtM Ilae lo N. J. Wanton. * Ufor- f
|U furnttr.
Mr. H.J. Dontou. of Smyrna,?>?.. grew lam t
year over 200 buabeia ol late Irub poihumm per i
acre. They are lo llie bin* Id til* l>?ro today, ?
aa found an wben dug laat Nofrinhcr. The I
variety grown by Mr. liuntou t? the l.<?okout I
Mountain, and he l:?? bHd no dlfflculy In di?. ?
poalUK of every potato he hiut ral<ted nI fl.Oi I
per bunhei. The potatoe* were very line, ?
insuy oi them being an large h? your wo IWik I
We bad wime ol tbem for dlnuer February t
1Mb. theday I Visited Ilia pluee. and tor fl-*v I
or and quality they are ei|iial Ui anything
ablpped here from llie north.
Atlanta now consume*, Mr. W. J. Maddo*. u
of the Arm of J. J. Jt J. K. Middox. tells inc.
between two and three ear load* of I rl*h poU- m
iow? every day In the week. ?blppe<l here by u
northern grower*. The freight ou the?e pota- "
toe* I* thirty "cent* per bnahel, and Ui? prev |
enl wholesale |>rtc* U M? cenU per huihe). ?i
The price of thene ablpped potatoes K.-idom ti I
ever K<ieH below 75 -*ut?, ail winter, and the >
demand la nteudy throughout the entire i
MMOO.
Mr. Dunton loformed urn that the <xi*t ol
growing ihe?e potatoe* wait very littln, not
over or ?*> per acre, Including rent, oeeil,
fertilizer, labor aii'l all. 'lbIn toaven, flgurIntf
11)6 potatoe* at T.*| cent* per I.UMU'I, over
5100 an were uet profit. Think ?>l It! Several
nines tbe value of the laud upon which they
were grown, and luauy lluiea the value ul
ibouaaadH ol acres lu Georgia capable of pro
duclng fclmllar crop*. Wbal belter paying
ciop can Hie Mtuthern farmer mkK lor ?
The great l*auly about tbe?e potatoes lb llie
hm* with wbleb lliey are kept. Tnere inej
were plied looae In tquare box blus In Mr
Duntoii'it barn, and were slmpiy covered wilb
a lew board*.
"Irish potatoes, you know," *atd Mr. l>uu?
too, "must keep cool. They are not, like tb?
NWeet potato, slid ail you have to do la to se?
that tbey do not freeze. I never made any
money oo Iri?h pouioeo," be went on, "unlli
I goi ho!d of ibis late variety.and I never expect
to plant anything else Iroiu now on
Tbey are llie coin lug potato (or tbe main crop
or tbe aoutb, and represent more clear money
j ihait almoal anylblug you can suggest. Th?>
| do not have to be rusbed on tbe market like
early pouuoe* lar irar UI lueir urmj lug. tvu I
can put ib?un up aDd bave six or ei<bi a
raootba Id wbleb to market your crop. Tbi* j
Is a great advantage wllbaDytblOK tbe form- <
er has to sell, for then be eaa watch the mar i
net ana dUpoee ol bis produce to Ibe beat ad- i
vautafe. A< lor ma people conic here after
my potatoes, and pay ine II per bosbel fur
very one of them."
"Doea Dot tba dry weatber we frequently
Dave Id tbe fall of the year ioterfere grratly
wltb the crowing of tbla late potato crop?"' 1
asked.
"It would." be replied, "If a man did not ,
prepare bla laud properly lo ibe nral place,
na cultivate It properly afterward. A man
must prepare bla land to boia witter by plowing
deep, and aubeoillng. He miut tben
check evaporation by keeping Ibe aurface
cultivated and leavlug It amoolb and level
II a man expecta to make big crops ofany>
tblog, be Btuat flx for It. and Know what br
la doing. Kail droatba bave never Injured
my crops of Irsb potatoes. 1 try to select I br
pleee of land least likely to be affected by
drootb, It la true, and tben I work It. A nn
dy flat or aaeond bottom la about the beat
place 1 bave found for tbeee potatoes."
"One great trouble wltb the farmers around
beralatbey use loo small anlmala lo break
tbelr ground as It should be broken. I>o you
sea U?at pair of boraes plowiug out tbere?|i
They weigh 3,100 pounds, audtheslngie one
pulling (be nDU-aou piow win w?i|u ?,wi#
pound*. A man nut ba*e tbe proper kiuu
or a look it be expecta to do good work."
"And bow about fertilising?" wu tbe nexi
question.
"Ym, a men count know bow to fertilise
alao. I mix all my own lertlllsera. aod tbeu
I know what 1 ba?e got. And beeldea, It ha*
been cheaper and wore sail* factory to tbe
loog ran. Potato**, you see, moat have conalderable
poUab If tbey are to be mealy ami
of floe flavor. There I* morethau you would
think lu a fertiliser. I need SOU poaoda to ibt
acre ou tboae potateea of a guauo which
analysed: Ammonia ? per eent; pboepborir
add S per cent, and poiaab 5 per cent. 1
made tbia fertiliser by thoroughly mixing
I wtiK ahMil until It WAi Of tL DDI*
VUfVtUVI WMM ? ? ?
form color, l,'JSQ poonda of cotton seed mm. |
1,000 pounds of Mid pboepbate (bigb grade) ,
?od 135 pounds of mortal* of pousb, wbtcb :
made is00 pound* of fertilizer? enough for |
ibrte acres of land. I applied tbU in tbe i
drill, and mixed It thoroughly wltb tbe soli
before dropping my potatoes."
"How do yon cut your potatoes, Mr. Dun ,
loo, and bow lar apart do you drop tbem V 1 |
4iked,
"Well," Mid be. "I cut to one or two eyea. (
according to tbe *'ie ol ibe piece. Kacb ey?- 1
bould have sufficient potato attacbeU to in f
sure a strong, bealtby plant. Tbeo I drop ,
tbem from fourteen to eighteen Incnea apart.
In row* four reel wide, and oueer about Khii
incbeadeep. There I* one point right bere I i
mn?t caution yon about," continued Mr. <
Uunton, and tbat in about cutting potstora. J
In my experience It won't do to plant freably ,
cut wed, for tbta late crop, especially ,
Whenever I have done tbla I have never i
obtained a good stand My beat aucces ha*
oome OJ CUlIIug uij yifmnn m <?w u?jr. ...
*1V*no* of tbe time I wlib to plani, and
-tpreadlng Ibtto out on tbe burn floor, 01
somewhere tu (be abade, until the cute are
dry, before tbey ere dropped."
"I preaume you are aware," I replied, "thai
ttito la entirely opposite the practice ofaucwa>(ul
potato grower* at tl.e north. I hIko
bavealwaya put Irekbly cut seed Into freahlj
opened lurrowa tor early potatoes."
"That may be," be returned, "but you will
dod tbat lor tbla late crop, planted In ibtmldJIeof
lbe aummrr, my pUnllathe best
\tid, by tba way, never plant until the middle
or Auguat, In tbla locality."
**Yoa a poke about level tillage; bow do you
manage tbla?" waa my next query.
"Well, air, I use broad-cutting Impiemen
(p. By tbla I do not mean a wide awrep.
but cultivators tbat xr11, apread out and tbat
bavea number of nurrow teetb which throw
little dtrt. Tben clean tbe middle by run*
ologooce or twice to tbe row. 1 bavea lot
of sweepa, or scrapes, aa aome people call
tbem, over tbere In tbebaru, but I veiy ael
lorn uae tbem. Nothing makea land waah
worae than a Mooter and acrape making a
ditcb ol every row.
**I begin tbe cultivation of mjr potatoes
wllb Hal lock's 8ucce?? weeder, wblcb make*
atrip seven feet wide at one pannage, and
with wblcb one mau and one borae cau cul
ttvalelrom twelve to fllteeu acres per day ol
any Otld crop wben the land la in good condition.
Tbla tool ran* rlgbl over the top 01
young potatoes, cotton, corn, etc., without
the siignleat Injury to plant*.
Tbe best tblug about tbls Implement la.
that It aim us entirely does away with tbe
necessity of band hoeing and reduoee the
cost of cultivation to a minimum. "Do you
know," be continued, "I bardly ever do any
boelng. Farm belp baa become so unreliable
tbat It l? almoat impossible to get tbe
work done. And tben, besides. It Is cheaper
to do It with machinery. With tbe belp ol
ibe Improved tools now available tbe farmer
oan afford to pay belter waxen to one or two
good men who can handle these Implements, .
and accomplish the same amount of work
be formerly did with three time* a* much
belp. I run Ibe weeder over tb? polaloea
every week or eo until the vines become too
large, after wblcb I use the cultivator men
lluUnl. EffPiuK me nrvunu ir?ci uviwreu utv
rowa nt all Him. MM running further froiu
the pianlaaa they grow lo proven I Injury to 1
llie tubera. .
"Hpeaklng about farm help, I Juat could
not gel U laat year. Why, I have only twelve
hundred buabela of iwecl poiatoea in imiw
blna In there, and 11 la eeldom thai I grow
lexa tban two tbon*and buabela, and often, h
great many more each arntaon. But lam year
It waa Impoaalole to get them planted."
Mr. Dunton'a aweet poiatoea, when taken
from the back or bin, tbe day 1 waa there,
were hm bright m when Oral dug. It wan
little wonder that he coo id aell bla crop fur
a K<*od price In the aprlng.
"Yea, aald Mr. buntou, "for over twenty
yeara I did not aell a ?w?t potato for In*
than a dollar per bu?hel. It la only within
the laat three yeara that I have taKen lew.
Hut I have never aold auy fur lea* tbau "o
cent* a buahel In the aprlng.
' one would think at that rate you would
enlarge your oualneaa", I ventured.
"Yea," be replied, "I have had people anlc
me why 1 did not plant my whole piacn In
potalota; bulalwaya felt thai while potatoea
were my oioney crop?I plant ecaroeiy any
cotton?that 1 mulft not ITnrrt to l>uv an v
thing I could ralaeou the farm MicceMfully.
I tbere'ore grow what grain and forage 1
Dead for my horaea nod cow*, and ralMj my
ovu meat ami vcgfiMtii??M. i pmni in potatoea
ooly m much ?- I ?*n work and harveal
ID the beat pOMiblr titan utr. ] try to Uavr
everything I ?row the beat there la. I oould
ra>H larger crop* ol a cunrwr variety ol
poiatoea, but Ibey would not give nallafactton
lo my cuatomem. Kour or five bundreu
buuhela of aweet potatoea per acre can
not be mu le with * really drat-Haa* eating
variety, like my Improved yatua."
"How large a yied or potatoea have you
ever produced ?" I Inquired.
"Well," aald h*. after a moment's p*u?c, "I
ir?w odd yiwr butiirla per acre. Hut my
average crop la about -W? huntieN. You will
notice," he went on, tta we eulered the big
alorage barn, "that my aweel poiatoea u<e pill
up In iwo large hlim. one on each aide of- tiiiH
drlvewity, here They are tbiriy-oue iwi
Iodic] and aeven feet wide, In the clear, are
four and a half feet high, and have double
walla with a tweuty-lneh ?puoc between. Ill I
ed with aanil. The cover, you will ootice,
, a I open each way Irom the center, with a aixI
Inch air apace al the lop there, covered with a
board. Thla roof, or cover, to the potato bin. i
, you aee, la alao covered with about lour or alx | ,
in die*of ?aud. Theblnn are hunt lutieien 1
dent of the barn. and the ikjImIih-* rmi on the )
icr'iuuU, nod have do litter or ?tr*w either '
under or over them. I expect to remodel n?y
bloH tMion an 1 omii gel time, tnukliiif the 3
walla nomewhat thinner. and u?lng aawduKt
toflII In between, inalexd ot wand. Sawdust. i '
I am ??l lulled, will be much Ihe best, because, 1
in the Brut place, rata cannot work in It. hh li:
will tell to on them, and la tb# second place > '
(here la more or lesa dainpnass always ri?li>tf
throuich the rand, which lend* to rot out the i 8
limber* and planks."
"Well, yon uerlalnly have sut-oeed<*<l ml
koeplof your potato*)/ 1 oommeulad.
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I have never loat a potato." he reaum<1.
palling oat a handful o| (Inc. bright yam*,
(trough Ihe opening at <h? top. "Itui do you
[now emu* people think I do all kind* of!
hlug* to ihem In order to mako theui kM>p. I .
had a rather amualng experience ou? Matur-1
lay aa 1 whn taking a load uf potato** Into '
4 .rletUi. I had * topped on tbe atreel near
tie of the More*. and I overheard a nunib?r,
?r men talking about my potato**. 'Yea,
mid one, Mbev do *av he put* aomethlng on ' ?
il* polatoe? to tuiike them k?-ep: wimerlieni- "
c*I or other.' 'You don't tell tn?*!' *ald an* c
tiler. 'S|Mmc von H?k him what III*." Well.1
don't cure if 1 do. **atd tne flr*t, and out he
me lo the K'kcon, and any* he : 'May Mlater I
* * "" "imnlhlnif <in tour noUtcx1* 1 "
0 make them kwp. I? tlmt mi*' 'Yit', ?u?t?l i
, 'th*t I* true. I do put ?4>im (hint: lliftn.' j J!
VVell. would you iniuii Iwlllni; u? vrhn! II Ik?' |*
he fellow cout I nut" I. 'Not at all,' I put dlrl | ?
IU tll'MII
"There In really tin *erret about keeping i'*
iweel |>otatnea," continued Mr. Dnnton, hint 1 (1
1 laugh > ( ihe*dl>c<initltur? of ht- <|ueatloner?.
'The main thing la to bundle them an little mm ''
XMnthlf, itnd be careful that do tirulaed. rut
?r fronted potato^Hgo Into lb? bank. Then, *
ceep them warm, and give them plenty ol
uivtinn. To keep from cuttluie the pota- r
oe?, I dig them with a twro-horoe plow. The *
.1 ut-? ?re Ural cut front the row* with a knife,
lUd then the |whole row In tnrued upatde 1
iowu with one furrow of the big p'ow. We *
Jirk them up, Imul tbem In.nd tmnk. with-j *
nit brciklnt: the potaloe* troin the atem. '
rite rootK bein{ all atorett together until we | "
ire rt-ady (o Nell, when they are Noried ami I ^
thlppeu In b.irrelM." | 0
*-to come un here Mud tHke ,T
cHMotiN of you. Mr. liuntoii, in putting up polatoe*,"
niil I. "'there were thi>u?imd* of
tualiel* of mri-ft potMli*-* lo*l ImhI y?-mr lu
JoorulH, from Dot being properly Imndlfd." (j
"Nodoubt,*' h? replied, ** we turned to- |
prar<l the bou?e. 'It In very html for nome ?
people to take pain* w ith an>tblug. But i (
onie to. dinner Ik rtudy.Mudt w?nt you to i c
ry Nome of my potato**. We li?ve inern on }
lie tabln h 11 the year 'round. 1 u? ver i|nl g
ired of ihem myself, and I am anr?? you will (
eel hn I do, when you have ta*ted them."
The aweel polatoen were Indeed flue, but J (
Joyed I he Irian potatoes equally *< well. t
V* 1 aietliein the thought kepi recurring 10
ne, whit a ubaoce to tu*ke money the cuIt 1t'ailon
of Ibla Irlab potato will give lo the
armor* or the aonth. Am' almml my laMi
eord*. an Ibid Mr. Duuion and bin boepll- J
ible wife adieu, wai for him to beaure and 1
m?e me home of lbo?e Lookout Mountain I
loiatonerd. I bad iipenl a moat profitable I
lay, and letrued many thing* neeldea bow to 1
uakn money on pola'oeN.?K. J. Merrlam, Id c
iunday'a Conailluilon.
" ~ t
TkoacbU for Parmer*.
(JoltOil Plant.
Tbe partial fellureof ibe small era In crop
ihoald ?el farmera to IbtoktaK anil planning
0 make It more certain, one farmer aald
bat be blred a drill and oo well prepared pea
Hobble pot ID nine acrea of wheal. The drill,
ie?d and guaao eoata abont fttt. He expected
.u make a hundred buabela at a coal of about
Itcenia a buabela. He fed It to bla roulea
without tbrrablnK. The wheat waa aown
S'ov. 10,11. It did not begin to oome up till
be middle of December. Tbe many freexea '
ind heavy ralna killed It until there waa not ?
1 third of a aland. Hundred* of otber larmara >
lad aim liar experience* It waa generally <
telleved tbat aowlng with a drill would a?- I
ture a full crop. A neighbor ?owed a lot. !? ?
lorned tbe land In a poor aort of way wllb a <
iwo bor*e plow, oovered tbe wbeat wllb a I
jutaway barrow wltbonl drllllnic. Hla wheat >
though very poor, waa aa good aa the other I
lot put In with the drill* I
A farmer waa nlvIng hla experience wllb
He uii d a one-bora*' grain drill, run
ulug row* about i foot upart. This put the
ml* down tti * lurmw wllb a bleb, sharp
ridge between them. Thoy stood the wliifer
welt and made a flue crop, while others on
rimllar lend, m>wo broad cast were not worib
suiting. He also said that several of bla
neighbors bad tried Ibe drill and In every
hums the re?ult waa satisfactory. Anolbttr
ineatlon eotoei up In tbe cultivation of small
(rain. Does It brn.iit it to barrow or run a
seeder over It two or ttirre lliu*" during ibe
iprlof T Home people have tried harrowing
md thought It brnftlciHl. Ciein?oo l!?llr|i?
night have a aeriea ol experiment made i-y
farmers In different counties to test the mater
more I borough ly. it ?taoda to reason that
f tbe surface ol the ground Is well pulverized
with a aiuooiblng harrow in February and
Marcb that th? yield wou 0 be Increased.
Hut on tbeolber band the laigeal yields In
:be Htale bave been made without biL
The M owing Inquiry lias been received :
"Would you advine me to sow a lleld In ,
lover or alfalfa ? Theae crops are said to be ]
Hue lor hay and bring up p?~'>r land." ,
We wou'd answer Ibis question by saying
icivDil Da Clorer win ri.>un?n <>niy on me
play ?oll* of the Htate. Three.fourih <?f tbe
?rfflrriar?> uol prrpir?l low)? riitier. Tnej ,
hould fttick to ih-*? wblcb they oan mmut.
When a former hu laud rlcb enough to make
it doe clovt-r emp. be I* generally going to pot
It luiottoo. But clover |g bettrr for the tin- ,
;irovemeut of mill thau peaa. The root* ilrlke
Jeeper and then It grow* hi the wioter and
arly spring. Hut tia farmer baa a lot of laud
prepared for It. let blm w* clover. Tbla may
notii In the (all. or on wheat In February '
Tbla should be plowed 8 to 19 inches deep. ;
How wheat rather thin In October. In
February wben tbe Mil Ut dry barrow tbe 1
wheat and then pow t< u pounds of clover '
eed to the acre. II the dry day* or April I
ind May kill the clover planta nothing will
be loal except tbe seed. Land vhuuld be rich 1
lielorn Mifallu la attempted. It obould be '
broken aud pulverised at leaat ten Incite* '
deep. Tbe subaoll abould be pnrou* ao lb at 1
f*xc*?>-lve rain* would be abaorbed. How the J
in October. If tbe *iand I* not regular 1
mi w over In March aud harrow lightly. I .ami '
i bat would mate'JO to .*B? bushel* of corn to '
ihe acre would make flue aifMlfa and lurnl*h '
four good cuttlug- a year, lloth the?e plan)* 1
re flue lor preserving and reatnrlng ?oll. ,
Fheroot* alrlke deep. With good care and '
ttid all annual top dreealug aud a lllllr lime !
uifuitu tnuv be Kent growing on the *ame !
Kround for yearn.
Home gHrdrncrM nre very *ucreMful In ral? 1
Injc rotM b?ga turolra. The ?e*d nboiild be
aowu In July. Il require* rich land. Farm- '
i-rn id tbe country can generally rata* (In**
lurolpa by ceartDg a piece of land Id whiter 1
nd buralDK tbe whole* turface of Ibe ground.
rb?l willgt*epotawbeooQ*b. If the laud la
rich Id liurooa aod ollroceo, nothing will be
required except the addition of phoepborlc
eld. If old Uod la uaod mixture or atablc
maoure and acraplnga from tbe lot reduced
to floe coDdltloD and plowed or harrowed In
will make fln<- lurnlpa. jr one dependa on
rommerclnl fertiliser*. ooe aack of kalult.
?ne or arid plumpbitl* and ooe or col too need
me*I will make a nafe application. It la belter
to apply broad caat about OK) pound* to
Ibe Mere. if pat in me nrui 11 miooiu oe won
mixed with the aoll before planting the wed.
itowxabould be JO to 36 lucbes opart nd?1 the
l>i*Dts? 19 Incbca h partColumbia
In In Dancer.
(Greenville N'owik)
Columbia I* In the throes of a gambling re
urmaiioD. I'ulpltand preaaare co-operating
n?o effort to extinguish the gambling evil
md we alucerely hope that they will tturceed
in a measure at leant for Columbia la a rno?t
wicked city II we ram Judge by ibe wrmoDt
which were preached on ?und?y la Columbia
>ulplia and by the oommeota of tbe Columbia
l>rew? thereon.
Looking at Ibe matter purely wllboul
prejudlre^we "bould nay that from the evlience
adduced bv the pulpit nod the pre**
Columbia la decidedly wom off morally (ban
liber Hodo'u or (Jomorrmb. We tbould * ?y
rrom the evidence before u> that barring the
nrujnhuiht un.l ihw nMWilOunPP inMR It UTnlllil Km
>UW 1 W ? ? ? ? nceedlngly
difficult to dlncover no many an
even Ju?t men In Columbia.
Thla Ik-iutc Hie chip, Columbia la In danger?
not of ? volcanic eruption, became I here I*
nothing larger thau an anthill within night ,
[?f the Capitol City, but the waya of l'rovl* |
lenctf are myBlerlon*.
If m volcano la not handy what la Ihe matter
with the Congaree river. If it la Inronvenlent
to make II too hut for them, what'a
ihe matter with drowning them oof. At any
rate we alnoerely hope that the wicked Columbiana
may heed Ihe warning lu time,
may repent and may thua e*capo both fire
md water.
We certainly wlah Columbia Muccean In thla
new cru?i>ile, but we will Jual throw out. the
hint that unleaa the pulpit ami the pre** keep
up full atenm ?H the time thla cruaade, like
Ihoubaudaof oiheraall over the o?antry. will
mount to uothing beyond a temporory abxteinent
ol the evl I, The gamblera realising Ihe
lirrnriM i' hi h iuim cruur win UM?r j
Ll?elr|Jolnt??iMke h vacation and patiently I
ivntl lor tliecioudu to r?l| by. The cloud* will .
roll liy nil right. Lulled Into a wu*e of !
urliy by tlie InnuruoiiH douetude of tliej
'hevallerd'lnduatrle, both pulpit and pre**,
will become let* *g|jrea<l?i? and nnletm thin j
particular cru?adtt I* metre determined, more,
rigorous, nior? watch ful than all oilier rrniadra
of a like uature, within a I welve-monUi
;lie Jolly good fellow* whodexl ttie brace and j
a'l the turn will he doing bunltieHM at the old
>tand? with nothlnic more than a handt-j
apped conscience to Interfere wlih tne nighty
return*.
Winthrop College Scholarship
and Entrance
Examinations.
1^11 K KX \ M ination'h KoltTIIK A WAKI?
of VMCMiit n,hiilHr?lil|"< In Wlnihrop t'ol* j
ego unci for tin* udriii??lon of ni'? ultidenln
rlil hrlil Kt tli? I'ttunly Court Mount? on '
'rltluv. J iil.v llth. Ml tin. in.
ApplU'iiiitM niu?i not Im> U>?h tliuu fifteen I
I'tTtr* of an'-. : "
When kch"lhr?ilil|t)i nrti vhchIcU uftor July '
1 tli, they will in* mwudIhI lo lhot?e iiiitklnt: f,
he li iiflifMt u Vt*rmj?* Hi III Ik cxion Illation. | "
The BfXt Hf??lou will open Mepletubej ITlli,
jOf. | "
Kor further Inlorinuilon ami n cntMlogue, ,
u2<Jr?*i: '
i're*. I?. It. JOHNSON*. r
Rock II III. H. I
Muy *1, IIV 11
* < r. .
PRESERVING POTATOES.
l .\>wr Mribod Thm Hm Proved m Deride*
I Nnrrr?*. (
("tinwii I'nlltgt BtlllfllD. |
Three year* hko ibe solution of the problem
f how to Introduce the aweot (K)lalo to commtw
wiim uurierfakcu. There were two dlffltiltlex
to Im? overcome :
Ut. To reuder the potato Iraa perlabablr,
nd i
-M To reduce It* wi-lnht and IIiun render
Is *hli>meui to dl?lMUt iinirkela practicable.
The |ut*i?lU>ii of varletlea ter:lli/.?tlon nod
ultiVMiion Iimm been exliau?l vely ntudted.
'hat largo crop* can he produced at atnull
iMt ha? tfrn denintmtrnttHl.
TIihI they lurnlnh cneap und nutrition*
mhj, tint only (or * man, but for all ciaaaea i>l
oinettlc anlmala In not <jue?tlnncd.
Ah ti viiarket crop iliey have tbua fallen
at abort of MirceiM. Why lathi*?
Flmt, they are too bulky to be ir Iranaportalou.eveti
to our own large cl I lea,
Kwiiuil. they ore too perlahable to bear
ougti liHUdllnu and pxponuro- to in?iu(
real her.
The pr?>blem, therefore, which we nndernok
to kiIvr whh to rrdoce the balk and
relish!. by drvinic nlT amplna molxture. lo
terMiie the product a* to exempt them from
he runRoua diKea*>e to which the green promet
In hubjret, Niid to accomplish th??e end*,
rllbout IrnpatrlnK the edible r|ualltlea of the
i??elc*ted product.
IIK Kilt ST Kt'foKT ONI.T A I'AKTIAI.
KtMTKSS.
Ill IMW the root* were peeled ami *11 red and
Irn-d in a movable evaporator. Thl? remitted
n removlnu Ihet-xoeaaof m?l?ture. and con
r<iurnliy reducing the weight In one-toartb
liitt of the green rwil*. kimI rendering the
irotluet nmi-pertahable. but this wan accoin
anted hy m practical deaiructton of the
l??ur. The urplun ranlatnre wan removed,
put the re abnorption ol the mnlature waa>
lot aa I la factory. and, hence, whto cooked,
hey did not resemble in conaialency nor
lavor the Irenh potato.
IHaCOVKRY OK A WOMAN.
In iyu?. Mr J.Sam I'lckett, foreman of the
* *' - -? L? %jt m.
Hutiou work, learned inm Mm. o. r. ?>.
>owell of Franklin, N. C.t bid turrMdrd It*
> reducing m aatlaractory article by boiling tbe
>otM(oe* before evaporating them. Acting
ipou thta aiiggeatioD (airly food reeulla were
tblulned, and a merchantable article proluced
by boiling to an open kettle, and ualng
igala the fruit evaporator. The work, bowiver,
wait Irregularly done, many of Ike lice*
jelng overcooked and bard.
A sufficient per cent of tbe natpot ?u
property pri-pared to demonatrale tbe cnr eclnewi
of the method, and that aatlafactorv
arce*a waa attainable with a instable ouidt
klllfullr bandied. Tote?tthe keepmgquau
tie* of I hie output, a part of the product baa
emalued in ordluary clotb aacka for aevenwd
roontba, having paaaed through two
vlutera and one autnmer In a perfect atate ol
denervation.
A COM I't.KTR Hl'CX'RSM.
In the fall of 1901 experlmenta were made
aritb thirteen different varletlee to teat tbelr
lomparatlve adaptation for tbe purpoae. A
mix of each of theae la now Incldded Ir. tbe
Jlemaon exhibit at tbe Charleston Kxpoal4
on.
A room was rqmppeu iur imui unuu? .
oouectlon with the CHDotr; In Ibe hortlcol.oral
divialou ol the experiment aiatloo, oy
neana ol whieb Itio work of lb* boiling,
><*?iliig aid evaporating rould be mors ex
>f<llou?ly and rcnnotnically performed.
I5y mc-an* of? derrick uaed lu the cannery
evcral buabela of green poiaiooa were lower
d in an Iron baakei Into a large boiler In
ablch Ibe water waa healed by a team. To
tecure unirorm cooking Ibe roola ahoutd be
tearly of tbe aame aire. Tboe* weighing
roro one to two pounda required one bour
or thorough cooking. 8lx to eight boura
??r? rt-quired for evaporating them al a lem >er.?l(jre
of ISO F. Ad ordinary laborer peeled
tnd al iced one baabel per hour.
Under tbtaayaiem there can be no loaa from
tniliiK during morage. On tbe coutrary tbe
tvaporaied product N not only pcriahablr,
>nt containing only :: <- per cent of molature
will keep for an Indeflnlte time and bear
rauaportatlon to any part of the world al
inv uwuill.
To prevent hardening of (he product u
>houtd be forked In clo*n box?-a ? aoon m
irictlaibiDilivr removal Iron) ibe hot room.
I'KKI'AKATIOX FOR USK.
s.?k the *11 c??? In warm water (or un boar
>od prepare a* dreaed or candled pot a loan.
Tbe ueaMcated potalaea may alao be uard aa
ire tba freah roota for poddlnga or cualarda.
m m m ?
HIE CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
rb* Nlalr Draaarrallr K?rrallir Commiller
Arraacm Ihr Hrbednlm.
Tbe nub committee of tbe Htale iH-mocratlc
x?-cntlwe commute* met In Colombia on the
S>tb Inat. and adopted the tcbedulea for the
;ao mUof campaign meeiluKn aa provided
n the amendment to Ibe conailtutlon which
WHa apopied al the recent convention of ibe
party.
Upon motion of Governor McMwoeney, the
HiMlrman and secretary are to notify the
sounty chairmen of the campaign meeting*
tud rnjuml Idem to take Into consideration
Ihc candidates who will vlalt the coanllea by
< ppnlut i?k committees and designating
Domes for the entertainment ol the cnndlIu'ck,
which was adopted. t'pou motion of
Mr. (lipase lh<* a?n?*?menl* for candidalea
were llxctl the name an last yeitr, and are an
IoIIowh :
UnKed Siales Senators suit Congressmen,
r>?; Governor SW; Liemenant Governor
.VJn'ant General i'Ji. All otherMtale
ifflcet? f.!7 :*) The coant) assessment* are a*
lierelofore in proportion to ttielr repre?euUi>l?n
in the l<e?l?lature.
C^ndiilHleii for the United Slates .Senate
tnd House of Representatives, Democratic
party ol Mouth Carolina, ItWS, will attend the
following CHinpMli;ii inei units:
Coiumhia. Tuesday, June I?
Camden. Wedne?day, June IH.
cnemerneiu, rriuay. juuc ??.
HeDnetavlile. Monday. JuneSJ.
Kubnpvllle. Tueaday, June -I.
DirilnKtou. Wednesday. June
Kiorcmt, Thursday, June JC.
Martini. Friday. June 27.
Coo way, Moodaj. June
Oeorxetown. Wedneaday, July 2.
Kinitairee, Friday, July -I.
Moncka Coruer, Mouday, July 7.
Mann I uk. Tueaday. July 8.
Sumter. Wednesday, July 9.
OraoKtburc, Thursday. July l'?.
Bamberg. Friday, July II.
<i<a>rgea. Saturday, July 12.
Charleston, Tuesday, July I.V.
Waiterboro. Wednesday. July IK.
Iteaufort, Friday, July Is.
Hampton, Saturday, July It*.
Baru well. Tuesday, July *2.
Aiken. W ednesday, July tX
KJgefleld. Toursduv. July '.'t.
xu iuin. Saturday, Julv a;.
Islington, Monday, July 15<.
Newberry. Tuesday, July *51.
(.aureus,Thursday, July 81.
Greenville, Friday. August 1.
I'lrkni", Saturday. August 'J.
VV a I ha I In. Monday, Au(u?l 4.
Anderson, Tuesday, A usual .i.
Abbeville, Friday, August S.
Greenwood. Saturday, Angus! 8.
I'olou. Tum<lay. Aukiimi li
SpMriiiuiturK, Wriinnulay, Any net
Oh fluey. Ttiuraday, Auk not 11.
York villi*, Saturday. AuguM H>.
l.uucnHt<*r. 1'urMlny. Augunl lit.
(.'Healer. Wcoiienlay. Au^uol 'Ji.
WiiiuatMiro, Tliuraday, AuguM '.'I.
( *ampalu 11 *rhedul* for randldatpN for Stale
if) I rei. of flu* l?triiiocrullc |>ui ly of Soul ti < 'h ri >Htm
for I1M>^ t
sumier, T"f?il?y. June 17.
Ornoiteourtt. Wedoendny, Jnne Is.
llHiniicre. Thursday, June I'J.
O'*oric?'w. Krl'iny. Juor 3'.
Cliurlr?ion, Sa'urday, .luu?* '.'I.
WaiterlMiro, Monday, June Si
llvuofori. Wediie??lay. June 15.
Hampton. Tliuntdiy, Juoi* .'0.
ISaruweM.Saturday, Juue >.
Aiken, Tuesday, July 1.
KilnI-fir:d, Wednt*?day, July "i.
SaludH, Friday. July 4
1^'KIukIhii. Saturday. July
Newberry, Tuesday, July H.
(iremiwood. Wednesday, Ju!v !*.
Al>l>evili?. TtiurMlav. Juiy Ml.
Aiider???n, Friday, July II.
WhIiinIIii. Motility. July 14.
rickWftln?>?ilHjr. July IB.
Orwnvlllr. Thur*d?v, July 17.
l.turcOM. Krlilny, July IK.
Union, Monday, July 'JI
SiuiriMiibu'K. Tuw?d*y. July ?!.
JHftiiry. WVdiit-iklav, July s'?.
V-irh vilii?. Frl<l?y, July 'Si.
CiixMrr, Sniurrtity. Julv JC
WltitmlMtro. Tufxtay. July 15?.
I.'?ll"-H<?lfr. Wi-dut-ndny, July .'HI.
Cmiiidel). ThurmlMy, July HI.
I'bi'kli'illrlil, Saturday, AukunI J
ilfiiiictlxvlllc. TiicmImv, AukumI.'V.
Itlftliopvlli*, \%>dne??l?y, AiuuMH.
liitrliiiKloii. TtiuntdMy, a "biihI 7.
harfiiw, Friday. AukunI s.
Marlon, Saturday, aiikumI
(' itiwuy. TufudMy. AuguM 12.
(tiiirui'lowii, Tliurmlny. amkumI 11.
Klniinlrip, H?mrdi?y. Aukiini it!
Mnnck* ?'?riier. Tuesday. Ausu*l IT.
Mmmlug, \Wdiif?duy. Aukuhi 1,
Columbia, '1'liurMlny. Aliquot 'JI. ] >
I r
.... im ' 1
inuunp n am?
silk (Jrenmline*?lilk hml Cilnred, pretty ' ,
i.-wxtj Icb.Ux IT. In with'?l llHiltloim.
liik ItNtUte? Wool mihI Cotton. No inn!**-!,.
In I excel* Hut Imi?* for hot weather. It'* 1
It;tit mnl i?l ry mul IioMn It* color, ut IImU<Iou*. "
Millinery? You should mm* the new sutuner
HtylfH In opened at linddnn'*.
MhiImIIIoii Ure*?The lnte*t production* In
iicf tiHiiH. All over lace*. Applique etc., )ta*>l t
Kr'll Ml *
,,*ford TIm and Htrap Handle*, U?<* ttrw
UUkb lu (oul writ al lioJJon c. I
I
HEART IN TRADE.
fh? Iipwloet of a Man W'h? FkO(4
BodmUjt and Wm llnlpcd to IIU >Nt
Even trade ban its romances. Tho other
iay aome merchants who have grown gray
Id the pursuit of the practical nud material
were swapping stories of their experience*
Suid one, now a millionaire:
"While I was still attending school, iny
father was compelled to nuspend business,
lie and another man owned a mill up In
Now England and a little retail dry goods
toru in uro.itiyii. jiy turner uucuuvu w
the will and hia partner to the retail busi
ness. Uno day my father lcartx-d that hit
partner had absconded after mixing ail the
money lie could ou the linu's name. Mj
father came to New York, and found thut
ifter using every dollar ho h;id in tb?
world ho would Mill owe lie turned
bin assets over to hia creditor*, borrowed
the $300 necessary to jiay his creditor*
dollar for dollar and went to work ou a
alary. After sevurul yours of hard work
ho paid back tb? $400, and was free from
debt onoo more.
"At that time my father was superintendent
of a big Sunday school in iirook
lyn. One of the women who took an interest
in the school was an old muld whe
bad known my father for years. She knew
about his experiences, and wus determined
that ho should bo lnde|>endoiit again. Sc
be went to half a dozen leading member*
of the church and told them she wanted tc
borrow some money to start dad in business
again. All responded cheerfully, and
ono day my father was surprised at a visit
from the woman.
' Mr. ,? aho Baid, 'here is $1,000
Ith wlilrh vnn nmcrolnir to Mtiirt in busi
D6M for yourself.' Naturally my father wa?
tort)t<l. 'Lord bless you. Mis*??hf
mid, 'I can't take that. Besides, I do not
want to go into business atfiiin. I am cat
isilod as 1 am ' 'There is the money,' shi
replied, "and you are going into business
Mow, don't delay about it.' The old iuun
till demurred, but she insisted, and after
awhile shu got his consent to uh th*
money. That was the foundation of oui
present business. Father opened a llttll
dry goods atoro and I left school to helf
blin. Two year* later father went to oni
of the men who had contributed toward
big capital and handed him the $300 hi
bad advanced. 'What'a that for?' bi
asked. 'Why, that is the money you ga?<
Miss to start me In huaincss,'said
dad. 'Nonsense,'*nid be. 'Youdon'towi
me anything, old man. Eliza came to me
and asked me for $3W, ana l gave it w
ber. If sbe bad asked for $1,000, sb<
would havo got it just as quick. I mnd<
no record of it, and Idoo't want it.' 4Yoo
have got to tnke it,' snid dad. 'Mow,
please, don't,' said be; 'it will upset all
mj bookkeeping.* Father Insisted, tbougb,
and finally bad bis way. Most of bis otbei
creditors talked the same way, but all had
to give In. Within a wwk book came tbi
money with letters, asking father to glv<
the money to the poor if be did not wanl
to um it himself. I am glad to My w<
have been able to return some of tbu kind
ness shown us than."?New York Sun. English
Comments on America.
Some amusing storit Illustrating Enjr
llsb ignorance of American affairs are told
by a London resident who is at bome it
literary and political circles.
A# m Hiovuw vunonflnii M* T/\?o11 arm
referred to as one of the masters of Ainer
loan poetry, who bad nover scorned capabh
of doing anything else.
"I think yoo are wrong," said one In i
critical tone. "Mr. Lowell wroto scvera
books wblcb were woll worth reading."
"Whatare they?" asked the first com
men ta tor on American literature.
" 'The Autocrat' and the other 'Break
Cast Table Books,' " was the serene reply,
As every one In the gronp looked wlsi
and innocent, it was evident that the rival
claims of Dr. Holmes to the authorship ol
those "Breakfast Table Books" were no
suspected.
A graduate of an English university wai
amazed by a ruforenco to tbe Amerlcai
civil war which was casually made In oon
venation at a clubhouse.
"When did it tako place?" bo asked. "1
bad supposed that tbero had been no flght
lng in America since George Washing
ton's revolution In the time of Georgi
III."
He bad read for a degree at an Engllsl
university and had traveled extensively 01
tbo continent and in tbe far cast, but bac
never heard of tbe greatest civil conflict o!
ancient or muaeru umesi?iuuiu v^uju
ponion.
Th? Dellclon* Guinea Pig.
We do not jot appreciate the tailless ear]
Man article of human food. In Frana
they sell them for rabbits, and tbcre an
three farmi in thla country where the/ ari
reared and which export them to France
one farmer alone exporting over 160,00<
of tho littio beasts. The flavor of the meat
Is said to be identical with that of rabbli
meat These animals need constant at
tention to keep them out of mischief, m
they are littio demons to fight, and the]
have a habit of chewing up whatever frag
ments they find scattered about till the]
die of gastric congestion. In tbcir habiti
they are aubject to unacoountuble panics
and often rush about squeaking, and tbnr
huddle together quietly for the rost of th<
day. They are very prolific, and the younf
are not blind like the young of the rabbit,
and often when only two daya old. It ii
aid. will eat grasa and sop.
On the farm they are fed on top mad<
of milk and ataie but not sour brood,
long with green atuff, barley and hay.
In gulnen pig farming, aa in quail farm
Ing. it la admitted that large proflta an
made?due no doubt to the fact that then
is no little competition. Probably the rub
bit you so much enjoyed at your hotel din
ners when touring in France was almpij
the humble cavy dreaaud up.?Chambers
Journal.
Bedroom Closet*.
The Bleeping room that hasn't a cloeel
should have a corner cupboard. Qet somi
of the iron brackets thut sell for 10 or II
oents a pair and have some wide board)
cut to lit the corner. Put up two or tbm
shelves, according to height, and on th<
bottom of the lowest nail cleats into which
to screw the hooka to hang your gowni
upon. Fit a board to the corner on the
floor and have a narrow board or moldinfi
tacked to the front edge. This la for shoe*.
Bang a curtain from the edge of the to;
abelf, making It long enough to react
quite to the floor and full enough to hnnfj
!n graceful folds This ia the best substi
tute for a closet we know of unless you
can afford a wardrobe. Denim, figured 01
plain, makes a good drapery. Got it U
correspond with the oolor of the room.
Why She Couldn't.
"iso, i aiun t navo ? tot/ gowt tiuio,
the said. "I wanted to talk, and tbfrc
wasn't hi man there."
"But there were plenty of other glrla."
"Oh, of courso, but that was no aatlafaotlon,
for they all wanted to talk too.?CMaage
Post.
Tnlr* l.urnh.
When you want to buy ?ome good nhoei?
kii tt> Titten. Ttipy ?ell a abne lor
i0 rt?.
When you want to buys <ln-<ui or h cornet
>r h p'tl' bono iitnl want Ilium chi-ap go to
rnt<- >V I'??.
Thr.v arc giving llie iow?-*i price ever heard
?f <tn huiy A inuiiN hat fttr
(iroct'rlHi run h? bought*t low |irloM from
I'ltlf. 1M Ibn. krrMiii'l?u-<i mncnr for *1. lu lb*.
[ Mid green cullrt* for SI.
?
When you nre looking (or m'IiooI hook*
nblviN, prnK,etc.,dnn'l forget theSpeed l?n>tc
Jo.. they chii fornlxl) whnt you wmiiI.
liny your liiMlt-ry uud utiderweur from i
htrkadnleit. I
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.
lb* Employment of Frr? Labor Give* tb?
Best Result*.
Commenting on the employment ol
couvicts on tbe pnblio highways, th*
New Orleans Times Democrat point*
out that tbe best results have been ?>l>
taiued in road building w hen the best
free labor only has been employed. It
ays:
Road construction is a science re
qniring a more careful study of the rab
ject than is generally imagined. Thf
prevalent idea that any one can build a
good road will not bold good. Tbe
matter requires study, care uud a thorough
knowledge of the nil and country
through which tho road in to be built.
The department of agriculture iixui lately
been doing good work 1 y lajiug before
the peoplo exactly what hi necessary
in road constructioii.
The employment of convict* in road
ooustruction is very popular just now.
as offering simultaneously a solution of
the two troublesome problems of what
to do with our prison population and
bow to improve our highways. In view
of tho fact that the convicts in New
York, Indiana and other states are kept
idle, as the law makes no provision for
their support, it is well that Louisiana
should tako some steps to utilize hew
when it has th&m on its hands, and
road construction seems an ideal employment
for them.
On the other band, the experience of
those states which have been most sue
i_l ? Ik.!. ~Am {a ?kaf nnl?
VCU1U1 VfiUl iliCtt 1UUUB M) M?ww vu?;
the beat labor (and convict labor is not
the beat) ahoald to employed in their
construction and maintenance. No state
which baa made any material improvement
-with ita highways baa employed
oonvict labor, and no state wbicb bas
employed that kind of labor bas accnred
much improvement in ita roads. The
best results have been accomplished by
road taxes and the giving oat of contracts.
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS.
Tha Bardea of Their Cost Should Bo
Ilk* on All tbo Feople.
It has been estimated that 600,000,
000 tons of farm prod ace are haaled to
a?a. it- ai?
market annum iy iu iuc uuium umk>
and that tho cost of marketing it ia $2
i per ton, or just about 11,000,000,000.
, This is not money paid oat, bat is the
i Taluo of tho time spent by farmers with
I their teams in marketing crops or what
i these men and teams wonld hate earned
y if they had been hired for cash 'to do
1 this amount of haaling. The secretary
of the farmers' national congress and
the United States department of agriculture
agree in estimating that about
00 per cent of this vast amount, or
$600,000,000, would bo saved each year
I if farmers were able to do this hauling
i over good roads.
This, thee, is the amount of the ani
Dual mad tax to which we have been
submitting, says the Cedar Rapids (la.)
1 Gazette. Railroads, telegraphs and
( steamboat lines have been assisted by
I the states and subsidized by the government,
but nothing has been done for
. the common country road. The farmers
alone have bad to build country roads.
without assistance from tho cities, from
' wealthy corporations or from the state,
j Every citizen will be benefited by the
I construction of good roads, directly and
I indircctly, and every taxpayer should
contribute his share to their cost No
, wonder the farmer opposes the good
i roads movement, if he alone is to stand
the expense. He has rightly suggested
that be should be assisted through the
1 medium of a state road tax, under a syst?m
nf aid. as now emuloved in
' New Jersey, Connecticut and Maasachu'
setts.
| Good Bosdl Ottfect Umob.
I Fonr or five years ago the town of
I Hempstead, Queena county, N. Y., voted
to spend $400,000 in road improvements.
Farm a at the time were worth from $30
to $o0 an acre. Tbey are now worth
( several hundred dollars an acre and re(
turn good interest for thoso who purt
chaaed them at that price. This has
! been such an object lesson to their
, neighbors that I understand something
I liice $1,000,000 will be spent this year
1 in other parts of Queens county and
1 neighborhood in building good roads.
This may seem a large amount of mon|
ey to be hperil for the purpose, but ow:
ing to the character of the soil and the
. I fact that good road material must be
i brought the cost of construction is high,
er than it would be in moat part* of the
i stale.
I
I Fifty MIIm to Market.
* It is not an uncommon thing in
1 France to nee a farmer 40 or 60 miles
, from homo in wet weather with a heavy
load. - If he sees a prospect of a three
days' rain, he puts his tarpaulin over
bis load, a cover over bis horses and a
i waterproof coat on and start* off to mari
ket. Ue may go 50 miles before he finds
' a market that suits him, or he may
know in advance just where be is going.
, Yon do not oltcn see anyoooy an nog ou
miles through a rainstorm in the United
States to find a market for a load of
bay, bat it is not at all uncommon to
seo farmers' wagons 40 or 50 mile* from
borne in France. They choose the wet
weather for that purpose. Their road*
are just as good then as at any time.?
General Boy Stone.
Couvlct Labor on Road*.
Cnnrirt lnhnr in road buildinff Is be
I lug employed in Duval county, Fla.,
and in North Carolina. In the latter
> case 21)^ cents per day per bead is said
' to cover the cost of food, clothes, medi'
cal attendance and guards, as compared
i with 28 cents per day for maintaining
, tho name prisoners in jaiL The Duval
, Good Roads association of Florida advocates
the nso of short term convicts
on such work and makes the claim that
they would in this manner pay back
' some of tbo money expended upon them,
? and they would also stand a better
chance of being called back to an honest
lifo than if they were mado to associate
with more hardened criminals in a
prison.
I. W. While** l.??rnl?.
I. W Wlilt* Iihr junl rer?*ivc?l M'V?lilj-flV?
Cam h III NhorN,
II viiii wmit n |Mlr of ?hnf? ir<> la I. W While
for thi-'ii. Mo Iihh JiiHt re?-?*tveil ulxiut
wnrlll of allOCM.
TIitc i? ni? ?liw> on the tnarkot lomljrlr,
comfort amt ?lnrM?>HH.v ?uperlnr to tho one
init'lr ?>v till- ItHliil'loli-ltrowti Shoo Com.
i'iuiv. Von i'hii the** only f?l the ?lort* nl
I.. W. White.
Kverybndy biiyn tho*** ami etnhrolde
rn* i?t I,. \V. While*. !( vou have not mtn
llicm, k<i hI unrx unrt call ?"or theiu. They arc
<linM|>|M*iirln?; very rapidly.
A Unco aupply of fruit jnr? mid Jolly turn&l?-r?
jiikt received ut I. W. White'*.
; V>v,
f ' '
HIS STRONG CAROT
Br Ita rw (he llrnmmrr Gala?4
TroOmblp ( oaloMrr.
"It'? a hard lifo. thnt of the drummer,"
said one roomily to whom HO yards of
hard work had gir?>n the right to apeak
with authority. "It'* n hard life, bat it'a
an iritor*~Htinjc pune and k<to* n man a
cIom? hold on fact* and roalitiw. Tlio
drummer loam* in a hard school, but
h.? il-Mi Uarn n n.l I ho IrxuinlM nn r What
is the first lesson he has to learn? How
to manage nun; how t?? approach a reluctant
or mi Indifferent or a suspicion*
buyer so as to win hi* confidence and
overcome his indisposition.
"Experience tcachcfl this better than
anything else, though some men learn it
more easily than others. I remember
when I first began to travel a* a salesman.
when I was hardly more than a lad,
I had an experien<*that proved valuabla
to me. Then* was au old fellow on my
route who had been known for years a*
the terror of all traveling inen. He wan
declared to 1m* alntolntelv the worst na
tured, worst mannered follow they bad
ever met anywhere, bat I hadn't ev?-n
heard of him then, ami ho I entered his
store very confidently and handed bira
my card. lie took it without even glancing
at it, tore it iuto bits and threw the
pieces on the floor. 'Now, *ir,' be said to
me, 'get out of my store.' There were
two pretty young girls in the Ktore, who
did not understand the proceeding and
who looked at me & I walked out a* If
I had been an wa jxtl convict.
"Well, I smarted for several day* over
that affair, during which time I made up
my mind that I'd even matter* up with
him if I could next time. So before I
visited his town again 1 hail a card made
expressly for my g<*>d friend. It looked
exactly like the one 1 used before, only
that it wai made of tin. When I reached
hi* town, I waited until I saw the
ytore pretty well filled with people, and
then I walked in and part* bim my card.
He took it just as before, glared at ma
and gave the caru a twist.
"But it didn't fall on the floor in bila
thia time, and he only succeeded in civ*
ins his wrist a wrench and raisins a titter
among bis customers.
"I was nearly out of the door by thia
Mme, for I really didn't think my lifa
was safe, but he called after me. and I
went back. 'Come into my office,' said
be. I went in, expecting never to coma
out.
"'What do you want to tell mef ba
asked me.
" 'l>rewi goods,' I responded.
" 'Well, go on.' And I actually sold th?
old curmudgeon $1,1)00 worth of cloth be<
I l.f, LV. x. m /<?. ?n l<vno a.
lure * ICli. I vi .?C? n aticif *v *vm?|
be lived, In fart, be was one of my bent
customer* and one of tbe bent friend*
I ever made in my business."?Washington
Star. .
PREPARING CAVIARE.
Praceu by Wbicb the Toothisas
E4lblt la Mmde Marketable.
By far tbe most valuable byproduct
obtained from tbe sturgeon Is the roc,
from wbicb tbe valuable commercial
product called caviare in prepared. For
ibis only tbe bard roe of tbe "cow" fish
ia supposed to be used, Tbe manner of
preparation i* as follows:
After tbe egg" buvc been removed from
tbe fish tbey are placed in large chunks
upon a stand, the top of wbicb is formed
of a small DioHbttl screen. On the uu<lrraide
b? arranged a zinc lined trough,
bout 18 inches deep, 2 feet wide and 4
feet lone. The operator gently rubs th*
mass of eggs hack and forth orer the
screen. The mesh Is just large enough
to lot the eggs drop through, and aa thrjr
are separated from tbe membrane by the
rubbing they fall through into the trough
and are thence drawu off into tuba by
means of a sliding door at the end of th-?
trough. t
After all the roe ha* been aeparated
the tub is removed and a certain propor*
tion of the best Lunebcrg (Germany) salt
added to the roe, after which the operator
carefully stint nud mixea the masa
?TK/. titnaf /lolliiifa n?ft
WIUJ Uia uauun. *UV mw.v ,
of the whole operation is in the manner
of mixing. No direct rule can be given
for doing this portion of tbe work, as the
condition of tbe roe regulates tbe tim?
consumed and tbe manner of handling.
It requires practical experience to become
proficient.
After adding the salt tbe mam of egg*
first dries up. but in 10 or l.r> minutes the
strength of the salt draws from the egg*
their watery constituents and a copious
brine is formed, which can be poured off
when the tub becomes too full. The salted
egg* are poured into very finely meshed
sieves, which hold about ten pounds
each. In the caviare house are usually
arranged long, sloping boards, with na:*mvr
atrin? nailed on each side. On these
the sieve* are placed anil are left there
from 8 to 20 hours in order to thoroughly
drain.
The ejfiw hare now become caviare
of commerce and are transferred to small
casks of either oak or pine, which bare
been steamed in order to prevent any
possible leakage; the casks are covered
and allowed, to stand until the g&s escapes
and the ecjc* settle. The vacant
space caused by the settling is then filled,
and the cask beaded up and put in a cool
place until ready for shipment. The
casks cost about $1 each and hold about
135 pounds net. It requires about 11
quarts of salt to prepare a keg of caviare.
?Philadelphia I'resa.
MlmlrklRt ? i|?cfa,
Few people are perhaps aware how
thoroughly Queen Victoria enjoyed a
joke. A gentleman iu waiting, whom we
will call Mr. B , distinguished for hi*
imitative powers and dramatic talent,
wan a frequent visitor at both Windsor
and Osborne. One day the queen, look*
lug with u certain austerity straight into
his face, demanded:
"Now, Mr. II . I am perfectly well
aware that when my back is turned you
imitate me. I wish to see how you do it
this minuter*
Poor Mr. B fell straightway into
'"? ?iiiiii/nipil faltered and
lur K';ui 11 u |/,
utterly lust his countenance.
"Ah." exclaimed th* queen. "I see I
wax right! You ought to be ashamed of
yourself!" and then added, la itching a*
heartily a* any ncho<iigirl, "Hut, mind
you. don't do it again."
la the Dam pa.
"I hoard a man the other lay." aaid a
philologist, "give a novel derivation for
the phrase 'in the dumps.' According tu
him. Duuiopw. an Egyptian king, built n
pyramid and died of melancholy, an-l
from Ihituops' name ami the storr linked
with it our word 'dump*' is derived.
That in very ingenious and striking, only,
like- so many ingenious ifrid striking
things, it happens to be false. Our word
'dumps' cotnos from the Panisli 'dump.'
which means dull, low, depressed. Tlw
TorJ, indeed, runs through a number of
language*.Philadelphia Record.
Mummer Resort folder Monlhern
Railway.
Atlanta. May 7.MW.
Much VMlUHble Infortnxiloti mulled free In
MIV niiare** upon ipimraiiou I"
Southern Uy. W. II. Tuv'nr. \?M. <I'nn?.
Vic. nt, .Mlmim, li* ; K V. Hum. I?iv. I'mm.
Went, rhurlmion, s, .1. C. Kmiii, I?Imi.
I'm**. Agent, Atlanta,! in.
?
We chi) beat the world on nice cold drink*.
If you don't believe. It H?k your neighbor.
I'lionr l<C. Mllfurd'a Drug Store.
Furniture polli.li, tlie very bent you will
find Ht The Speed DrilK Co,
We ? !! the genuine (Irlp l'?paule? nod you
will And Un'in good. The Speed l?rug Co.
I'hoiif or nend hii order lor anything lu our
up tOHlnte l?ruB alore. We will nee Hint you
yet It. l Uc Speed Uru* Co
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