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. Bacon. Tinos, J. Adams. ieU, S. C., Joly 23. 1*85 Rapidly increasing Enterest ia Onr Agricultura! Society. successive meeting of oar Agricultural And Mechanical Society becomes unmistakably more interesting, and, what ia still better, more earnest. The meeting of last week waa more largely attended than any one for macy months ; and the exercises of these meetings have fet tled down into a convenient and ju dicioas routine. President Tillman and Secretary Chea the m were prompt ly in their placee, and the first busi ness transacted, which need be re corded, was the election of delegates to the Sommer Meeting of the State Agricultural Society and State Grange at Ben?etieville, in Marlboro County. The delegates elected are as follows, gentlemen who by their social gifts no less than by their active internet in agriculture, will very worthily rep resent Edgefield : B. R. Tillman, 0. F. Cbeatham and W. E. Prescott. The alternates are S. B. Mays, J. N. Fair and V/. E. Ti m m er m an. After this, those members appoint ed* at-the preceding meeting to dis cuss certain questions and make cer tain addresses, were called upon to "come forward and be beard. They did so promptly. T-he_easaye,^-ef-| MeEaw.-:Wv4^a?^H. B. Qa?lman and R. Cantelou, opon the sowing and cultivation of oat?, we publish in full this week. And upon reading theee essays, oar agricultural public will at once see the earnest zeal, the practical good sense and the valuable experience that now characterize the meetings of this Society. The address of the Hon. W. H. Timmerman-"How Should the Farm er Rank With the Other Professions?'? -was also, notably, a very valuable paper. We shall publish it in onr next issue. And between this and the August meeting, we beg our farmers in all parts cf our County to diligently study the following sound and sensible talk from F. D. Curtis, editor of the Farmer and Dairyman : "If the farmers in a single town ship, or even a neighborhood, were thoroughly organized for the purpose, with but little expense to each, they could produce the finest blooded horses, the most showy and graceful cattle, the heaviest fleeced sheep or the purest bred hogs, and the gain wonld more than compensate for the effort. They would be enabled to command higher pi ices for farm stock, the cost of transportation would be lessened from the ability to market in bulk, the most costly agricultural imple me^te could he produced, and the ad vaiit S of Bchooh, churches and libraries - be available to ell. In other words, if capital can stud the ocean with thousands of asile, croas the mountains with lightning speed, and j -r *wdl<\**vr). KnjruliuvAjs- 'S-m-immi>?-ta en terprises, it teaches farmers that by following the same course they can do many things for themselves that Would be impossible for the single in dividual to perform. United effort overcomes all difficulties and sur mounts every obstacle, great or small." Manassas. This week we publish Senator Hampton's interesting account of the Legion's noble work at the first bat tle of Manassas. If we mistake not, the object of the article is to correct certain errors made by Gens. John ston and Imboden in their accounts of the battle published lately in the Century magazine. There are hun dreds ci men in Edgefield, surviving soldiers of the Legion and descend ente of dead ones, who will read this article with iutense interest and pride. Small drain.?How lo Prepare the Laid and When to Sew lt. Au JEssay Bead t>v W. I? Dnr?t, Ese.., Before the Edgefield Agricultural Society at Itt July .Meeting, In opening the discussion of "Small Grain," " how to prepare the land," and "when to do it," I will take up first the cereal most generally and successfully grown in our County, vizj. Oats. The last censuaj^terSiT show the oat production 0f the United States in 1879, in round numbers, as 407,000.000 buehelg. Of that amount only about- one-half ; vt pire~~pt>ij-pcut>7 or 2,715,000 bushels, were grown in South Carolina. Our own County pr duced of that amount 415,000, or na&r?y iah" a million bushels, about 15* per ce?t>of- the crop of the State. We naturally say this was good for one County, and feel like boasting again, as some of us have done in the past, of having made at some particu lar time anywhere from 20 to 75, and even 100 bushels per acre. But re member that. it took 36,000 acres to produce the 415,000 bushels, which gives us only about ll J bushels per acre. It is true we raised much more than that in 1882, probably three times as much, for I know nearly one fourth of that amount, or one hun dred thousand bushels, was grown in one Township alone. But those are the figures that go to the world as oar ann nal crop, Iii bushels per acre for the County, and 10} for the State, while in the North-West the average was about thirty-five bushels per acre. How shall we prepare our mds to produce more than Iii busaels per acre? Alas! too few of us have done aa well this year. As this is supposed to be a body of our most advanced and practical farmers, I feel embar rassed in attempting to open a dis cussion on small grain culture, at this period of the history of agriculture, and not being able to say com et h mg, of my own knowledge, of those im proved implements, the Seed Drill, the Broadcast Sower and the Roller, which are so extensively used in put ting in grain in sections where the bulk is grown, in the absence that experience, I will quote fromoi last census.returns in regard to eon of those Implements; though not?: actly in order at this point, as the .ire p,li rr. en ti med in the article c wheat, and are nowhere referred I in connection with oats. But tl same imp) eme nts for the saraereasoi are also used for seeding oats. "I the older States, New York, Penney vania.?nd Ohio, more grain is dillie in tba.: is sown broadcast; but whei there ia little or no danger of wiot< killing, as in California, broad cai sowing is mach more largely practice? Done on a large scale, broadcast SOY ing with machines, and covering wit harrows, is cheaper than sowing b drills; but on- smaller farms, and i mixed farming, authorities differ i to the relative cheapness betwee broadcast sowing by hand, and dril ing by machine. "The 25,000 acree of the famoi Dalrymple farm in Dakota, were sow in 1879 by one hundred'and twentj five broadcast seeders and harrowed ii Dr. Glenn, b'f Col aaa Co., Cal'foi nia, with two iu^n and one brosdcai seeder, sowed one hundred acres pe day. But the advantages claimed fe the drill, are that by frfqnent fret: ing ancl thawing, a portion of the sm face ie raised on email columns of ici and the fibrous roots are drawn nj ward ; and when the ground lhavi and tbis is repeated, the roots ai drawn out of the Boil aod exposed 1 the wind and ann; and thus the plai is either killed outright, or is ver *mT?c^lnj\rred in "its growth;-"W^ei grain li drilled in, the operation c the drill leaves the seed deposited 2 a uniform depth, and in the bottoi of a slight furrow, and the same opi ration of freezing and thawing whic tends to dislodge the plants, also tent to level down the ridges between thet fnrrows, the soil falling over tho rool and partially covering them. Fe this reason, grain that has been drille in winter kills less than where it he been aown broadcast." Let us decide first which of oe landa to eow : cultivated land or stu I ble. On many farma in the clay so section of our County, we find ubot one half the land in stubble, the ott er in com and cotton ; and on o the farma probably one third of eacl Now where we have sufficient lan in cultivated crops, which being seeri ed down will ordinarily produce tb amount of grain desired, acct wher the stubble land will produce cult: vated crops, I fail to see any goo reason for cowing again the stu bbl land, which is now filled with bumu and is in the very best condition t produce cultivated crope. But i some scclions there are large bodie of land, mostly abandoned imtnedi ately after the war, and recently re claimed, which produce only oat profitably. These lands must, of ne censity be sown in oats year a'teryeai When first taken up, under favorabl ee^--v_and having been clos'^r-j;?? -??y, LWraiB iiac .J^liwbuc??oy-n?? H. stock law, they produced most abo dent crops. Bat with dry tammi and fall seasons, which retarded tl sowing and prevented the plants fro being well rooted before cold weathi set in, aud owing to the friable coi dicion of the eoil after having bee sown a few years consecutively, son of the crops have been nearly fail un on account of 1 winter killing." Tt plan generally pursued was to tui the foil in August or September, tl sooner the better, and sow the oat either before or after lurniug and ha row. The only suggestion I can mat to day, aa a paitial remedy againi "winter killing" on this class of land where seeding has been delayed 1 dry weather, ?9 to manure with aci phosphate, or acid phosphate an kaiuit and cotton seed-and roll t the time of seeding. The manure will stimulate a vigoi otis giowth, and cause the' plants t be more deeply rooted when the col Beta it, while the rolling would probi bly prevent auch deep freezing an throwing out of the plants. The lorn er I have practiced with good resultf the latter is mere conjecture on in part. _-- - Ijvjii?ru^?ike to iiupresB upon thoa who have not had it brought to thei attention, the fact mentioned, tha closely grazed lands produce the met abundant crops, and followinjg-Vui . il.j, T nu pif m now'iift? iii|?prrn~i? nent pasture in oats, and ou a portio seed lightly and add red clover an orchard grase ; change the pasture t stubble land, and if successful altei nate, and set each pasturo in turn i clover and grass. Thia, so far as ck ver and gras? ia concerned, if di) may be a failure, or may lead to mor grain, more grass, better cattle an? stock, and lesa dependence on the ex penaive cultivated crops. But if we confide ourselves cloeel; to the question submitted for diecus sion, this may be considered digrea sion ; BO I will speak next of land ii cultivation in corn and cotton. Thi may be eeeded between the rows ii the growing crops, from 1st liugas to lat. October, or even earlier, witl almost any kind of plow-scraper sweep, cultivator or harrow-that wil distribute and cover the seed uni formly, and leave the land as level a possible. If corn or cotton has beet gathered before the first of Novem ber, it is beat to plow down the beds sow broadcast and harrow acrosa4b< rows. I anppose the drill wonld bi valuable for this sowing, if not clog ged by stalks in the operation. Aftei lat November, plow down the bedi and pat in with disc harrow or plow and follow plow with smoothing har row. The plants from this late seed ing are yoong, tender and bat slight ly rooted when cold sets in, but are less liable to be killed if covered deep ly aod well manured. I have hod but little experience with epi ing grain, and consider the crop less certain than ?v. \ to follow either of the above- plans I and would advise against sowing in spring except in case of necessity, and then would recommend manaring freely. As a sort of summary, and in con cloeion on oats, would say that on laud which has been rested and graz ed, or that has grown only cultivated crops several years iu succession, all things being favorable, the largest re sulta may be expected the first year; aud where an extra large crop of oats has been grown, it is not often fol lowed by another as large for several yeais, unless the soil be unusually rieb, even though the land be changed to cultivated crops and fertilized. It seems (o take more than one year to restore fully the oat element so large ly drawn upon to produce an extra yieid. We next take up wheat. Perhaps the larger part of the soil in cultiva tion in the boanda of the membership of this society, is not well adapted to its full development, and we are set down in the 1880 census as producing only six bushels per acre. . It is well known that, with. ue, wheat will only follow some cultivat ed crop. And a clean cultured crop, like cotton, seems to suit it best, Fol lowing corn or cotton, plow down the beds and sow as early after frost as possible. On land not subject to " win ter killing," it may be covered with any ordinary harrow running across the rowe. But on land where the plants are liable to be injured by freezing, put in with disc harrow or plow, following .wrth-^apioothin'g -bar row where 'plowed. Have grown wheat on cotton lands* with euccees hy both these methods, without ma nure; and at other times have broad cast at time of seeding from 75 to 100 lbs. of acid phosphate, and from 15 to 25 bushels cotton seed, with very satisfactory results, producing from twelve to twenty-five bushels per acre. With this yield, I am sure wheat can be grown as cheaply aB corn, on soil adapted to its maturity, when we consider the relative cost of producing the two crops. From what I have seen of the Drill, think it would be preferable to these old meth ods in saving labor and seed, securing a more uniform stand, and would leave the plants in better condition to be protected from cold. Barley with ns is grown only as a grazing and soiling crop, and requires the land to be rich to succeed. The cheapest and most durable plan to enrich soil for barley is what is known as "cow-penning." The droppings from a few cattle and a small number cl sheep will keep a limited quantity of land in condition to produce aver age crops, without the addition ot other manures, and is the beet pa) ing crop we can grow. Barley follows barley admirably, and there is plenty of time between grazing or reapiDg io spring and sowing in fall, to pro pare tho land by repeated plowing and harrowing1, and to manure by the 5 aryfgi -u;-;-. " j i mi: dp,0f?fe-** " . manure on hand^t that season sup r plementary to the droppings. Sep 5 tember is the month to sow tor early i feeding. Continue at intervals of a r few weeks until about first December, . for late spring use. i An Ftsey by Capt. H. B. Gallman, Read Before the Edgefield Agri 9 cultural Society at Us ; July Meeting. 1 To the Southern farmer there is no 3 crop ot more importance than the oat ' crop, especially so since the introduc tion of the red rust proof variety. 3 Cotton perhaps may alone ! excepted. And to a great extent these two great ? crops, cotton and oat*, seem adapted 7 to our county. We may not be able j to compote with the Red River planter in cotton, nor with the Weste?n farrn t er in oats, but when we take into consideration our advantages, diver sity of crops, soil, climate, water, health, and with our proximity to ' markets, we should feel grateful to a beneficent providence that our "lines ' have fallen to us in pleasant places," and that only industry, thrift and ' economy are necessary to make us a r prosperous and happy, if nota wealthy, people. The red oat seems to be well adapted to the cotton States, and es pecially to the upper portion of the cotton belt. No food crop caa be pro duced at so small a> cost, or Berve so good a'purpose, as oats ; and no crop yields a more generous return-when.. we take into consideration the amount of labor betowed upon it, and the slovenly manner in which that labor is generally done. It was the cusL/ui in ante-bellum days, and in tact np to a very recent date, to scratch in, or bog in, as the case might be, a few oats late in win ter or early iu spring, on the poorest portions of the farm, and this was regarded at the time as a venture of a doubtful nature. Consequently there was not much expected, and less realized. For such a system as this, there might be several reasons assign ed, only three of which I here men tion-the cheapness ol' slave labor, the prevalence of rust in th? old variety of oats, and the high pi ice ol' cotton that obtained for a few years succeeding the war. It ie said that every ill has ita cure, and every sweet its bitter, though we may not always be able to realize the truth of the adage. But we can now really give thanks for the low price of cotton, if it will divert our atten tion to the production of our own supplies for man and beast. Aud nothing presents itself with more promise of such a consummation than the cultivation of the red rust proof oat. When we look at the humiliat ing position of the old "King," neg-1 lee ted and abjectly seeking a place in commerce, with cottou mille shut down, with more cotton and more goods lhau tue -world demande, and no prospect in the uear tutureot a re action which will makea pound of cot ton bring in market the cost of pro duction, we cannot but realize tbe solemn warning against our mad worship nf this idol, which promises wealtb, but gives nolhingsave povei ty. In the face of this stern fact let un tum about in search ol other branches of husbandry which seem to woo our attention and which, if they do not freers entirely from the tyranny of thia old deception, will at least enable us to be reasonably soil'sustaining. And then instead of buying all, w? may have something to spare.1 . Owing to our peculiar system of farming (following cotton and corn with oats and vice versa) it is diffi cult to lay dowD a plan of preparation, but the main point to success seems to lie in getting the seed iu ai. the proper time, which would seem to be from the first ot September to the first ol November. Many persons ha/e bad good eucceee from August sowing simultaneously with laying by. the cotton. The writer is among this number. But this plan has its ob jections as well as its advantages, the greatest of the former perhaps being the unevenness ol the land, OD ac count of old ridges. This, however, can be overcome, to a great extent, by running a small bulk tongue in thc stalks and taking thenTup and them running across with a Jones harrow* This should be done\in December and January. And thus would"-be over come the chief objection ; and tbif light tillage would perhnpo more than pay expense by additional yield Thi?<j August sowing saves the expense o plowing in, which is quite an-ite later on. *~4?^**r' Another plan of sowing oats amoim colton, which baa given satisfaction ? was done in September, after tht middle of the month. As the cottor was picked, tho plows followed put ting in the oats. This may be dom1 with shovels or -cultivators, without injury to the cotton. The write) ; would prefer this to August sowin; provided it can be done at the tin?t indicated, Where oats are to follow corn, they might be put in during the month of September, by following the rowr?: and the unevenness of the grourjd might be overcome to some extent ka indicated on cotton land. But under all and any ( stances, I regard timely sowing to an all important point in oat rai Much moi e might be written ffcon this pregtiant subject-the prepara tion of stubble land, hov/ to pu /Tho seed in, &c, but this paper i^|per? haps already loo long. m An Essay by lt. Canteiou, Esq jr Jhul Before the Edge?iel? Agrkull ' Society at iia July Metal?/ ?J \ A At request of the Edgenelr? gri cultural and Mechanical Socio '. . neBe observa ions are given, upoj ~ i'ing oats willi a drill, or aa Irily planted, with a view lhat ? ' 3 y do not directly profit, they ti' . pvife diecussion that may elicit fj ?5 T/iect ..n *-< .1 .1 J?LL^- ' - 5 . ' '-^X that, forming a chain found* j,arj perience aud expeiimenl, mai tage oat sowers. [ ? faa* A Drill for planting grail1 &c, made by the Empire Dt Jfrt]j Shortsville, N. Y., was used ?'. . V^t rather experimental ly. All oalj j aj ed by drill did reasonably wi J|h, though some errors or fun Ita Ljefori implement must be corrected ^blei U3ed agiiu. These minor tr'^..| are given, and the means to pC&?., them in future: Grans, leavee',lparj. clog the hoes of the drill in euch f"ii?? ner as to throw the bees out ?-jj jn. ground. To avoid this, all/* \^\\ tended for the drill must be/ d oe ly cleaned of grass il j peculiar fuzz from the/ the foicing tnbes.so th/ ., ed ont, they failed to e/ be remedied by"" .Ly a barrel, aller thro. / will be cleaned aa >. . -ie The cotton burs wouir/. & hoes and occasionally stop'- . more of oats from reaching the grofa before noticed. This can be obviaie by having the bottom feed cup rojje longer. The hoes dc not enter j>? ground deep enough in a hardey surface. This can bo prevented} attaching a light weight to each separately. One and one half bushels to \ >-^*^se used on eome plots, gW oobushehvto the acre_on otly~ \j without, t any-^TO?trir^r appwen?] | crease or decieaEe of ?tand. Olw plots where tin's drill was ueed trj^ oats in cotton rows, the oats so;> to show a bettor stand gener? Side by wile, in one locality, the d^ ed oats wcie twice aH good as hand sown and plowed in by shov^-j bnt this wan on a Nor.t and kandy laiiil. Otl.ef not have differed so mue. tion would arise: Whyi?vi haps the top earth being| w*t earth was uot manipul? ' drill, as the lower bottom ?. by the plow. " Daub io oalv wheat," ia an old aduge. Ie itlTgl one With thorough brealnug.heaw^j nuiiug, harrowing and rolling drill would no doubt be preferab ' an economic factor, bol.hloFdoin^ work, ami securing the beet res] after the-work ?B done. Commeicial fertilizers can be I1 died with lar more accuracy economy Ly the drill thau witbou use. A man can, say aa a maxim go over eighteen acres per day, i goes over nine feet at a going, oi many rowe as a plow could lay niue feet wilie a day, as raanv us eighteen scooter plows used t. over in a day for the same purr A saving of at-bd ia also b?FcCt?ij it is said Ihree pecks to the ac seed e.nough. In sowing oafs in cotton mw pays, as it gives the opportun it; get in the oat crop rapidly wher: light full rains germinate them/ \ ? givflh chance for them to become ' wel^^ted by freezing time. outside of the limited Socj 'Question, the attention of Kr I }era on both sandy and red lani ' ? culled lo tbe use of kaiuit, coi! ..?Led if possible with other ma nu; ^aa a poseible good fertilizer for BOJ -'fl giains. It will possibly prevent ruinous freezing out, and increase the cr?b fertilized by its use. Wheat ha? l)$h benefitted by ils use. But "one swallow does not make a summer," and a further test can be better re litti upou. ?A1I persons planting sandy land, ehouid test Ibis fertilizer, if '.veo io a very email way. This is a suggestion. lu planting oats, the di ill makes a little furrow, in which the oat root ie protected from the cold winda; and t^e falling in of the earth, as it thaws, lenders every freeze the same as a plowing to the oat. This it sebtus ifould adapt the drill to sandy land, ?s the trouble ie " freezing out" on uch soils. j For the Advertiser. Two or Three Farmers Who Con stitute an Exception lo Capt. Tillman's Otherwise Irre futable Assertions* The lands along the line of the Railroad on the Ridge are all im proved by a mbre attentive cultiva tion than generally exists in the in terior of the County ; but it is doubt ful if, as a clash, these farmers keep ae free from debt aa those fnrther from the railroad. This applies only, 0k&j*% to such as all w the railroad 'influences tn absorb their profits. But many of them" hirvb kept ?l?oT from the awful'folly of running large a> conuts with guano ageutB and depot merchants, by making their food and fertilizers ht home. Mr. Lcderick Hartley, of Bates burg, belongs to this wise class of good old-fashioned people. His state ly and hospitable mansion stands on an eminence jual above Bateaburg ; and he preserves the simplicity of true prosperity by makiug his own corn and raising his own meat. Like our good old f'rieud, Mr. Benj. Ouzts, of Meeting Street, he raises big crops of corn by "planting long rows, and having a heap of them." And euch corn as Mr. Hartley has I One would not think land as near the Lexington sand hills would produce such large and lofty stalks, with two ears on each stalk. And back behind the house, amid the apple trees, that drop daily their bountiful supply of ius cious fruit on the ground, are his huge, fat hogs-too full to eveu no tice the mallow apples along their shady path. His cotton and pea crop aleo are veiy hue, aud Bbow ?bal they are attended to by him in peraou. Though getting toward hie threescore and ten, Mr. Hartley ia as active and energetic as ever, and gives his many furrowed fields thu imprint daily ol his own footsteps, which is said to be Hu active, energetic habits are a les eon to the regiment of idle youngster; whose lolling forms lie stretched upoc Eiiu lit beds, only to be roused by the smell of bteakfast. He still rises at break of day, aud goes out to bia peach orchard and watermelon patch, and gathers by breakfast many crates of luscious fruit, which by good hand ling, he sells for a good price iu Rich mond, and at other points. This money comes in good time. And then he lives so splendidly at home! You may talk about the tasteless pile of dishes Ht t about nue at a city hotel I Who knows where the lard comes from that seasons the fond, or what it ?s made of? And the butter and the egg/; who can tell how many rough miles they have jolted in a peddler's hot wagon? How "dull, stale and unprofitable" is laehionable hotel fare compared with that of a thrifty conn- j try homestead like Mr. Hartley's! Th's prosperous and model farmer has for dinner, fat chickens just from his yard ; new butter milk, cool and pure ; tomatoes, freBh and red ; cabbage, white and savory ; big Irieh potatoes, beets, squashes and cucumbers, all sweet and juicy from his garden ; and rich, yellow butter; and light biscuit shortened with genuine homemade lard; and delicious ham of his own make. Then for dessert : peaches just pulled, with rich cream and su- j ?^^-^ax?Qj?i^B^ w i th-a- gl?ss-?f-fresh-r Bweet milk. Aud-w^^. this, one can help one's self all during the day to peaches, apples, watermelons and figB, that grow in the glowing Bun hard by the deeply-shaded yard. Just down the road, a little below Mr. Hartley's, lives Mr. Wm. Milch ell, the young and energetic Forman ol -Batesburg. He farms according to the improved methods of the times, reads the Cultivator, and prepares lo keep abreasl of the age. He is using -be buggy turnplow to prepare his aud, with the happiest results. His ar?e fields of cotton are truly beau iful. He has arrauged his laud into egular plots, and rotates the land vi t b oats, corn and cotton, not for ?ettiug the pea, which he justly coll iders, like Gol. O. F. Cheatham, as a ;reat improver of woru outland. Mr. Mitchell has also compounded a very ue fertilizing mixtuie of his own, "hieb, li oin the experiments showed ie by actual illustration, is a decided nprovemeut on any ready-madegua o. His compound is a secret as yet, ut be proposes to give it to the world iter on. His corn, which he plants i checks, and plowB both ways, is (ceptionally fine, lie never put a 3e iu it I When a country blseeed like ours, LU raise euch corn as Mi. Mitchell nv has, between Batesburg and Lees Ile, it is a burning shame that the right traius which roll up to the i hoad depots in our land, should be jilyioaded with sucks ol Western rn, Messrs. Mitchell and Hartley ,ve proved that the bountiful God In P T HUI ly sar coo of nature baa laid abundance right at our fest, if we will but stoop and take it up. Mr. Alonzo Bates, too, is an exten sive planter, and has fine crops all around him. To in va as vast an area as be hus, it is wonderful bow well be manages to keep it worked. Tue death ol I be lamented T. S B.ite3 was a great loss to the'Ridge, ss be not only contributed a great deal of produce to the commercial world, but was a jnat and benefitciti zen, and a good mun. Since bis death, his sou Alonzo, assisted by Mr. An drew B. Watson, has been shoulder ing aa unusual amount of agricultu ral duty. But from bis thorough knowledge of farming, he is equal to the taek. All the crops about here, two weeks ago,looked badly ; but since the late good raiue, everything (is a larmer said lo me) is "just a rearing"' i.ow. PHAON. Near Baiesburg, July 20, 1885. Fitthing Tacklet We have just received a carefully selected and complete assortment of Fishing Tackle, to which we invite your attention and in spection. / Apr. 15. G L. PENN & SON. jj?-Go to PENN'S and buy the cheap est (good) Toilet Soap ever offered in Edge field. 30 cts. per dozen. Cakes regular 5 cts. size. LANI if THE SKY ! HESUERMHYILLE, N. C. Altitude 2260 feet. THE undersigned bGfrleave-?o'ifff?rm^ the Travelling Public that they have recentlv purchased the Virginia House, and that under the new management the House has been thoroughly renovated and repaired for the season. You will find large and well ventilated rooms, good beda, an excellent table, and the best of attention. The house is cool, centrally located, and baa one hundred and seventy-five (175) feet of verandas. Stages leave the hotel for Ciesar'8 Head and Asheville daily. Bus to and from tue depot Open all the year. C. W. GRAY, of New York. J. R. THACKAM, July 15, 'S5.] of Columbia, S. C. DUTCH BOLTING CLOTHS, NOW is the time when everyone who lins a Mill should be looking how he can make the most and the best Flour. In order to do this, he mus: have a good Bolting Cloth. You can get that by call ing or sending to JAMBS MILLER. Miller's Corner, Aiujusta, (Ja. July 1, 1885.-30 _ ~ FIRST-CLASS LUMBER. HAVING recently set up a Lumber Mill on a finely timbered tract about two miles Southward of Johnston, and one mlle from C. C. ?fe A. R. R., we now offer to the public the best of pine lumber in all classes. We guarantee our lumber and will sot our prices to suit the times. J. P. ,fc J. W. HARDY. May 27, 1885.-?-25 rble ! Gran ite Yard, JOHipglpC. "nm w aa u ?afCSSSSS ^atpcigtapf Iii m a I Tablet?, l?Ian?*e.",'?:< -:o: HAVING oponed a yard at Johnston, S. C , for the above work, we solidi the patronage of the public, and guaran tee work nnd prices to compete with Augusta, Charleston or Columbia, aud satisfaction given in every respect. Call on or write to us at Johnston. Prompt attention given to all orders and communications. IRON RAILING furnished to order. ? AK.IIMAN & V3?J.EM Ivi:. Apr. 1, 1885.-17 For Reut, or for Sale on Rca^ sonable Terms. 1. A 250 Acr? Farm, near Dom's Mill, well watered. Fine oats can be grown on it. 2. Two Lots and a DweUiiig, at Ridge Spring. 3. Ko? Commodious Stores, at Ediro field C. H. h 4. 2,000 Acres of Land, on Shaw's Creek, 3 miles from Trenton, partly in Edgefield and partly sn Aiken County with fine timber, 'water powers, opon land and tenant houses. Will bo cut np into small tracts If desired. Also, 2 good 45 saw Gins and 1 sot Mill Stonos for sale. ARTHUR S. TOMPKINS, Att'y., Aug. 12, '84.-tf J Edgefield C. H., S.C. UP AGAIN! OUT OF THE ASHES! W, fl, Iiis, Respectfully informs bis Friends and CuBtonioni.-that-fao hashes*' - Ag'l, ll Since the Fire, Sec up his rest at tho RYAN HOTEL with a good stock of Grico ceries iow being daily recruited from tho best uarkets in the land. Come and see me. W. II. BRIMSON, A'gt. Oct. 21. 1884.-49 WADE HAMPTON. rHIS Thorough-bred STALLION will stand the Spring Season at Johnston n Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednosdaj's ?id balance of the week at Trenton. Terms: $20.00 per season, and il* mare m't prove, parties can have tho benefit * next season. Or $2") to insure a foal, room's fee, $1.00. All parties sending mares must send ireful groom. J. MONROE WISE, Ag't. Feb. 24, 1885. b Fine Properly for Sale, i the Healthy and Flourishing Town of Williston. on the 8. C. Railway A lot of Iii acres of pineland, with an chard nf about 500 fine, early peach ?I6S on the place. Also, a dwelling, th six plastered rooms, and one negro use, stables, barn, carriage house, dre. ritlea perfect. Will sell lor half Its lue. For further information, applv G. S. Burckbaltor, Williston, S. C.?or S. N. GREEN, ?9 S. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. M. 7. '84.-t.f44 tue German Carp for Sale. IHE coming food fish of America. I have both Breeding and Numil Fry, I will sell them low and fillipprompt Parllos wanting will pleuro apply ly. aa they boar shipping better In 1 weather. GEO. W. TAPPAN, Whito Plains, Greene Co., Ga .pr. 15, 1885-19 ol H S( St Wi Id in liv The Augusta ?ot?oa Crin Co., Manu/u fun.' THE AUGUSTA COTTit? ?IX. ; [-: :-J For Tine Sample. Clean Seed, Fast Vork, Fine Finish ?Mi! Su perior Mechanism, Ulis <.i? i< ?ol Surpassed. Planters of ?dgefield should remember it is made clos ; to them, where broken paris und repairs can be fm Dished promptly and at small coat. WH REPAIR Cotton (rins of .my make in the heat manner. EXCHANGE NEW FOR OLD GINS on ?Vir terras. Have HO assortment ol' KE'"0N1)-II AN D1CD Cotton Gins, of varions makes, overhauled and iu perfect order, for Rale, at extremely low figures in fact bargains. We sell AMES ENGINES. BIRDS A LL ENGINES, LIDDELL BROS.' COTTON PRESSES, SAW .MILLS. GRIST MILLS, Ac., and the best TRACTION ENGINE made in th? ?iiiled ?lat a. Ii will travel anywhere. For Circulars and Term-, address, O. M. STONE. Manager, Office No 7, Warren Block. AUGUSTA, OA. AUGUSTA, C?A., Jun? ?nth, 188b Mr. 0. M. STONK, Manager Augusta t'ottnn Gin (Jo. Dear Sir-At yur i wpiosl, wo linvti soon teated (ho "Augusta Cotton Gin," manufactured by rho Aus'iista Col lon Gin Coin nany. Tho li r.-t tevt wan made with Seed Cotton, vory loafy und slitrhty wini ly. TH? lint produced waa very ?-lean and beautifully ginned. Til? scennd teat wan with ? loir, inferior grade of Stained Cot ton and very sandy. Th? lint produced WHS perfectly clean, and would soil in any market as Clean Stains. A Her such a s:ii isfaolnry test, wo do not hesitate to recom mend this Giu to planters in every Motion a* bein? tho best wo hnvo seen. Very icsncetfully, J J. DOUGHTY, of J J Doughty cv. Co., Cotton buyers. R. D. KKI.T.EY, Cotton Moyer. VV. A GAKUR?T, nf Garrett ,v. Latimor, Cotton Factors. Cn?M P. BAKBIT, of .?' M. Burdell ?v. Co, Cotton Factors. J. K. Kv A NS, Colton Shipper. (?KO W CHANE, Colton Factor and Buyer. .INO. P. Ron HUTS, of Wm. S. Roberts ck Son, C tton Factors. B Rn? A Rn KUAN ic MN, Colton Broker. J. ?;. MC?HNS?M), ColioirBroker. JAM KS TUIMN, of Phinixy A (Vi., Cotton Factors. N L. WIT.?.KT, Of PokrceJ Willoi cfr. Ballard, Cotton Factors. .1. J. Bussell, or H. F. & J. J Russell, Cotton Buyers. Kn WA RD ii. DICKSON, of Dickson Bros. Cotton Buyers. F. COUIN, Superintendent Augusta Factory. CUAS. HST ES, President John rv King Manufacturing Co. GEO. T. JACKSON, President Knterpriso Factory MOCOKMICK, S. C., May 6th, 1885. Dear Sir-During tho fall or lss-11 ginned about 450 bale^_<^rtion with- MH?W 8AW AUGUSTA COTTON GIN, using for power a 0 li orso BirdsaU Engine. I usually ginned -150 lbs lint cotton an hour The gin cleans tho seed perfectly, and the lint Irorn it sold last Houison in Augusta at i to ?K per pound above the lint from other gins in my soctlon: Mv patrons were wall ploased with my work. The gin is now almost in porfect order. Yours trn'ly, WALTER TALBEBT. AUGUSTA, GA , December 23rd, 1884. Mr. O. M. STONK, Manager Augusta Cotton Gin Co. Dear Sir-During the past season I have ginned -100 bales cotton on the CO-Saw Augusta Gin. lt cleans the sood perfectly, makes an unusually fine sample and a splendid turn out. Mv gin lias not laded to make a yield of over one pound lint to 3 pounds seed. My usual time of ginning a halo ol" cotton is from 40 to CO min utes. I can recommend the Augusta Cotton Gin to the public COG BURN A STEVENS. Mr. J. II. Oogburn, of Cogbnrn ct Stevens, also states that his gin has, during the ontlre season, yielded more lint from seed cotton than any of the gins used in his section. This result was not obtained from one plantation only, but from many plantations, since ho used il ?us a traveling ginnery with a Birdsall Traction Engine. The splendid yield "waa dne solely to the Augusta Cotton Gin, since drouth had caused short crops, and therefore thc sta;io could nothavo beeu ex ceptionally good. O. M. STONE, Manager. NRAR HAMBURG, S. C., January 2S)th, 1885. Mr. 0. M. STONK, Manager Augusta Cotton Gin Cn. Dear Sir-During tho past Rinning season we used one of yonr?'1-Saw Augusta Cotton Gins, with a li horso power Auiea Engine. We usually ginned abalejif cotton in 45 minutes. Tho send was always perfectly cleaned, and the turu out as good as could bo expected from any gin. Tho sampln was very line. The gin is very strong and well made, and has given perfect satisfaction both to ourselves and pu tn i ns. ? ' , The 32-inch mill, built for us by tho Augusta Cotton Gin Co., makes excellent meal aud works well. Wo grind ? bushels an hour when rocks are in order. HUDSON* SONS. , VKA/.KV, GRKKN CO , GA., January 23d, 1885. Mr. O. M. nl'oNE, Manasrer Augusta Cotton Gin Co. Dear Sir-The attachment which you put to my colton gin, virtually making it an AugusiaGiu, causas the gili to make beautiful lint, and I nm much pleased with it. It gives me pleasure to mooni mond your gin to my friends and others who are planters. Yours truly, K. A. VEAZ?Y. f?r* NOTK._Mr. Vessey makes tho linos! colton ol any largo planter in Georgia. i 11 --Mi--- SBSHSSSMMSMSMSJMSB mm \ The Whirl of Time Brings About Another ITT HE LTISfVE 7 OF 0 ?R We Open Hie Spriiijr Rosiness With a Slock of 9,000 Cases of Ladies' and Gents' Shoes & Hat* Bought with tho CAS FI ai a terrible sacrifice and will be sold the same.vay, BEAD THESE FIGURES. 5,000 pairs Ladies' Kid Laced Shoes at (SH 7,000 pairs Ladles' BCalf Hals ut VA) 4,000 pairs Ladies' Kid Button Roots nt 75 3,000 pairs Ladies' B Calf But. Brjols for !.?"><:.. worth S 2 00 1,200 pairs Ladies' Kid Fox. Pol. Pat. Slav 75c. wortii $2 00 i 2,000 pairs Ladies' Calf But. box top, i $1 25, cheap at $2 00 | WORTH We have in stock about 175 pr. T<ad i AS' Fin? Fonoh Kid, 6Kf\ handsowwi, Mutton Coots, Dint wo have sohVor fd and . *J VJ 80.50. Trw) sizes are little broken, und W will clo-sci thom ont for ?5.50 und c l per p>r. 70 500 pairs Lidies' Sorge Folish at 500 pairs Ladies' Kid NiwportTiesat C5c, worth $1 50 lOOpans Ladies'Kid Now port But ton nt G5c worth $2 00 ROO pairs Ladies' C'bth Slippers at f-^gonerally sold at 50 1,000 pairs Ladies' Webb SUpoers at 10 NOW 3.50 S0e. The Last, but not the Lens*, of our Ladies' Dopnrlmot, ?sour "Wild Irish man." baud-sowed that wn sold Tor ?:i per pair, will close his lot out for $2 per or" We have about 700 pairs Misses' Kid Pox Polish, made by Viiglor, Miles and Dix on, that we will eloso ont al $1 50 per pair, gehornlly sold nt $ and $2 25. We have also about 500 pairs Misses'Kid Button Roots, m lido by Holers <fe Co., Dunbar Smith it Co., and a host ol' others which we will close out at $.50 por pair. Those goods are worth irom $2 to $3. . Among our daily arrivals we shall placo before our peopleome "Landslides" that aro positively beyond tho whisper of Competition, Conipt?wn, or Monopoly -Prices that will tench you in tho silent logic or Truth, tho dinerfi?rcobetween dealing with "Live and Hoad Men," betwoen tho Right and Wrong way or'oinir Bualness. * In this Department wc Show More Extensive Featu than any Oilier House! For tho nextfow days wo will .soli about .700 pairs??jenLH,n!<'???yr LmrQUHrloi1 Sh?esT Prince Alberts, Oxford?, Oxford Butteaa andi Strap Ties. These Goods aro wol! worth ?2.50 per pair; we. wat close, them ont for the benefit of our customers at i)0o. por pnir. Wo have also about TOO pairs of Gouts' Congress Gaiters that are welt worth 51.75. Theso will bo closed out at 85c a pair. JG3TWhy we Sell these Goods at such figures it matters not to you. What ve promise we will L Yi3a About 700 pairs of Gouts' Walking Bals th it wo close out at $1 n pnir. 500 ors if Gents* Congress Gaiters at $1.50 ; worth $2.25 About 75 pairs Gents' Bnls. Con ;ross and Buttons, hand and machine sowed. This lot will bo closed at $2 75 per ?air; they are worth $1 ami $1.50 each. 110 pairs Gents' hatulsewedCongress Gait rs that have boen soiling for S5 ; will clos? ont lot at $3 i>0 per pair. 75 pairs Gents and-sewod English Bats, cnlfiined, that wo have sold for $0.50; wilVdio closed ont t $4.00 per pair. HG pairs Gents' Congress Gaiters, opera cap too, that wo will lose out at $5; former price of those was $7. mo pairs Gonts' Congress Gaiters 'rench too, cair lined, al $t.!i0; ronner price 3tl.R0 per pair. About 200 prs. Genia' Inglish Bals, odds and omis ol'a big lot thal were formerly sold for $3 50- now Did at $1.75. 250 pairs Gents' Cal f Ties ni $l.f.0 ; formorly $2.25. 275 pairs Gents' alf Ties that we will close oui at 75c; worth $1 50. flBfr* Who oAn tell the wasto of money when von get. vonr goods of Houses that ny ou long time? Those aro genuino Pinkos, although tho prices raise a doubt in oar mind. They could not lie manufactured al those figures under any eircum IN OUK HAT DEPARTMENT We presont a carnival of Novelty and a Festival of Elegance. What is the use I* Wasting a Dollar wlion you may save it hy Buying ono ol'our MACKINAW ATS for 75c , generally sold in town for $2.' se our Nobby Straw Hats at. $1. See our Young Men's Nobby Hals 40c ie our Young Men's Nobby i lats al 20c, See our Young Men's Nobby Hals, 5c See our Latest Broadway Mackinaw, 50c.. See our Young M en's Nobby Hats, 30c. See our Young Men's Nobby Hats, lOOc See something very Loud ct Wide^ K?v About 300 dosen Gents' Nobby Caps in al! colors, will bo sold at loo. oach, arth 50.1. SOO dozen Boys' Nobby Saxony Wool Hats nt 10c. each. This is the Music and these the Prices Hint Crowd our Stores. New Advanced eas Crowding Oat thc!Old, Pluck instead ol Luck, Cash instead of ('redit, Brains the place ot' Cheek, and Science ami Ability Boating Rack ami Crowding into Ob ion These Moonshine Merchants willi their Voiigh and Tremendous ter LO IN" CV P^ICES.lSfl Che J. B. WhiteCo., 740 BBOAD STREET. 1 Ingnsta, Ga.. Apr. 14, 1S85.-50 Dur Illus [ troted Cat? logue of ... -mi- " EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN," ?~r . a>mo rall Of valuable culturel directions, containing Pl A IM I X Hirco colored plau-s. and embracing cveryiuln? 1 UAil X Unew ?nil raroln Soocln ?od X'lnnt?, WU toas ot malled ou receipt of atampa to cover poat t QT iooO* ago (6cental. To customer? of la?taewousent _ _freo without nppllcaUon. _ munni iiMiMs?ns????BBnjMBgnsWgra PeterHenderso , & co., ^35&37Cortli New Yo