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j * a <WM i T!*a ^ ^ ^ ^ % |V ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^/| ''" ^ B.^O^yTHR, | <* (4 v|i, n'f/r 0,< *f the t*oiiJioni, Sa w>a^( u^it r ,i^>m??inf bette?. 1 Jil 1 TjSftfH' 9> KWUMMU M?**?IM>. > } PtMwy* I" -T~ * ' u. 1 ?v 10 K.LY 50 ' \ N L! V i{ Y ll? IH'M ->: v ki.n iKI) i* ? ? - " * | WSE - e Benin ii!h easgJIiJ V* 5,000 yards ?*nod Alamance, cull (500 yards jjjood Cotton Fi.i.mel, 1.000 v ards Twi!led Flannelette! 5oo ya ds French Flannelettes 1 l,L>O0 yards School hoy .leans 15 Curpet llcmnants yyard square) : Wenched Ta'de Damask -I" cents Turkey lied Tahle Damask .'15 c Doylies and Napkins very cheap Hest Calicoes, indiujoos, oil ? <?!? standard fancies, tj.J cents yj jack ;ts, capis. coll A splendid line to select front, 11 away prices. Fine hluck cloth, ipiilted, satin-I I'iihj black cloth, plain saiin-lim Fino tan cloth. plain satin-lined. f?] J | For Tha Ledger. fc Of Interest to Farmers. ;;; jt Prof Newman Telle How to Pre- . | K< pare Vour Fertilizers?Whut und How touch to U*?e. . In Mit Editor:?! have long hven ^ i convinced of the fact that the il I I lurtnor U paying unnecessary ^ freight on liim fertilizers uud from . , In two to four dollar* per ton for ^ mixing or manipulating winch li? ^ can practically dons well himself:' and lie loo mu*t tind a cheaper . , nitrogen to I nice the place ot In ?rli j I an priced cotton ?eed meal. . . i i- . u< In view ot these facts 1 wrote] . Col. J S Niwaia i, l'rof of Agri ' t" culture at ClenibOh Collage, who I at has traveled extensively in thi* i v< coun-ty u.id In* a good knowledge of the soil and is an authority mi ? *m;h matter*. It goes without ^ (saving that he lift-* scarcely u peer i in die South. For tho in forma- _>?) lion and benefit of fat mors poneraN * I 1 ly kindly puhiish his reply, which ?< explain* itself, and 77^ . ! Greatly oblige, III L I lick I in, ' ,n President Fanners Alliance, L C ^ Prof. Newman'* Latter. CUmnon College, St'. ,|?n H, 11?01 ' Mr. It L 11ieklin, Lancaster, S. (!. , | IV Df.ak Sik:?i mi and your 7 tr | friend* have very wiselv decided. I have not bought a manipulated | fertilizer in many year*. As y< most of your Roils liavo (.'lay oils I suggest that you use nitrate 41 of aoda. The nitrogen in this form in immediately available, li Where a pood crop of pea* have s* keen grown last year very little J" nitrogen need l>? applied. On j4 the gray aandy aoila it may he necessary to make i light appli- fi cation of nitrate of soda while the 11 crop i* growing as they do in Marlboro. Nitrute of soda contains twico as much nitrogen as cotton seel meal, ao that the freight would be reducod one- ' half. Nitrate of potash contains if four times us much potash aa J.' Kainit, so that to get the same *r amount o? potash you save three- c' :mi-a k, N v %v \ \ lij w jU Ej TO ; III |J H Now is t li>- i I OT7"' v 4 cents. 7A cents value, only cu-. s ? |0 cents value, onl\ <> < < i's 2.V cents value, only 7 \ cut-s C'llih Vlllllt', Ol V I" I'f'lHS, in cents value only 1 '? o i value, only ti5 centMils value, only i*.*? ci'iiis . 'in cents u dozen ami up rs, silver grays, and 'In* t,.?. due, only .r> cents. .4?ErT-;s. ew uu'l stylish, at almost give ine', $>S 511 value, now ^4 tin tl $7 00 value, now ?4 40. ?(? f.O value, now $."> 1 r h eTct Mirths to handle only one fourl i much The cotton plant lor it care from what source it o?t n potash, neither muriate no unit should he used under t< 1 icco, hut sulphate The fan lie is no use for a 'Miller" in mix g his fertilizers, all h? needs i ie proportions wi'li >ut re >n ? im arbitrary measure of tlic i will he to your interest to <_'( igh gru< le acid phosphate > -s tit 'wight on 14 Ih?? per hun Ire 1 wi ? nounore than that on 1'? lh> ?r hundred All \ou need is i rtermino how much of eaeh it redient yoti wish to appl pc re and mix the whole ipiantit i t ho same ) it oport i n. If \ o >t 14 per cant acid phosphatt id apply *200 pounds of tin ?u will b*vo jjs |hs. of phospimt id per uero. S'llllirua r..n t ? L .. ?' ' . I j w. w ? - mi i m a v , I I /1 t" X ?.( 111 J M I lis formula: Y . i I' I o f.i r r*? | U s It pr -i I", w -J, Im 1?.i i* 1 !> ? Um \ il r l | r i i In* * ;t ro.; .iO tin M ji ij*t >' Pot *" " ur> ! Im 1 *??* n? 11 O Its. If you to apply tbi? foi illy to tun acres you mix l)0o I'.M I t J?PI' ' III I i'l p: lino Its I ri prr . 11* ,V sir* "if" r> I .0(1 til "to per ei?nt '<1 u i ill* If you wish ti? vary tin* rati >r any pariiuular crop or soi I that i4 nrcoaaary i" to ioin?*mhe ie? par cantata of tlio valuable ii redifoit ia cadi tourctt of uuppln or inataoi'w. if you vrittli to ir anna tlia application of potad in run uhn 100 lit* of muriat? inking the appliration, par acre an n.^. .< ( i-- > j-, ,.,a id lll? I1IIAIIIIU 1II It 1^1(1 1 < &0. 1 hare not t?r?ii^ 11?. inr fort 7.9VH for this aaaison, so rann< if whut tli* pricea are. Von ea nrn this liv correspondent-*. Yd in cfit all th? inatoriul from ('h:n iiiiiii. If 1 can irrfA you and yoi; iantla furt lift j il ;!. ? commun ia and olilipo, Your* truly, ,J. S. Na*man. Prof. ?f Agriculture. f too >r. n. i)rtfi7nm'n Anfi I>hirr i May be worth to yon mote Until $l( > on liaVw m olii>?l who moiim ii(>i|?iiti oni incnutenence of wiiit-r tltirin eep. t'ureaoltl and young ?hkc. Asia (he trouble at onee. >1. Mol y JK MueKey A Co. Druggiet, I.ati ??ter, H C. V T 7 J s r P 1 ts j P a B w .< & vy L > ** ' /, % ; im '. .v- ' ' v f * t \ >. ' -> j? A * * % ' *" v w v' .' ? . . 1 i! i ?i? < ( iill. !). .ii t i. ': ' i j i < >ii ) ' r!. e v ; i .' > \ .ilim 1: ' 1- v ? i i -r.i \ t -w I I h ,;, !> -s. i 'i I ?> ^ :| U. ,i U "l | \ !c ? i?! i ili I r- i i\ 'k -11' t 1 |(HI !..,,! < - lilll'st tonoii'a !tll< |i' > < - on, f'J in | stl 'I'*. |'ill marked d?ovu S | 2f? I In* ent i . :i Is li ave si iii< lu>_' value* in ehiMri ?<I A M S ON h I'jlenuon's Textile School. * I lii' Work of the Now Department of the I' <llee* ? ' Sppfial to The St.?io ('I em son ? 'nl'oifo .Inn. 1 'J. ?Th? is ' u t x t i I : -ehool attract- lilt a 11 "lit ion i. in t 11111 \ of il wh > visit t'lrtiu-oii, 't luit of bundled who never euum ? here T it' rem trkahic progress ill I lie I Ilia of textile ileitis' !' i e * 111 r| t in 11V t i IH Solph ill efell'Till Mill l?v ( ) S lute ' 'ai olin i in pa; ttcolar in til" -eh > ?l ami A llien-, il . liel.-l of y ii-elniii'i s. Pit is is the pioneei ,, textile -i liocl >?t tifj s .11*! 1 .iinl w*t? , f it a vliiic looked upon I?v some it :m experiment. 1*!u* nl<le man:i '_r * neat o| | >i i'it! or ,f ! | m Beat v a college hred loan, a trained mer, liunie and a practical mill niiin as well has lon^ sinee Wrought the r(> .school out of the experimental sta;e. so til it oon' it is recognized hi u established and aiiceessfui school. There never was a greater demand for iiitciiiejnt, wall train..1 ' cmi young men i.?r the cotton mill business than there is now, anil the demand i- growing trooper every dev. The i 'admit* .of the ('lornaon textile school are filling good posiI ) # I lions and doing good work. Hie capacpy of the wcliool haw tr recently been doiihlod, and the building presents a verv coin maudr ing appearance. j: A TIIOI ?A.M> TOKOITKN t, Could not express the rapture of it Annie K Springs, of 1125 Howard i- st., 1'luludelphia, Pa., when she it found that l)r. King's New I >is,n i-overv for (\.n-.? _ nan colliu pletoly cured her of a hacking > cough that for many yeara had made life a burden. All other ir remediea and doctor* could give <1 her no help, but alio saya of tins Koyal <'tiro ? t4it soon removed the pain in my cheat and I can now ! alecp aoundly, aomolhing I can scatcoly re mem her doing before. | I feel like aounding its pruiac* throughout the I'nivorae." So ' will everyone who trioa Dr. King'* ? New Discovery for any trouble of the Throat, Cheat or lung*. I'rice f* | .r?0c. ami $1.00. Trial bottle* f* I freo at Crawford Broa* Drug I Store; erery bottle guaranteed. ,EAMM -00 US I? '* -2? Kverv'.liinn nnM if>> lv' r% h winter stulV This is ? it ii: ! f ; i lee, Mime. eveil le->s. K Wy l liin ii nil.?.ii ul en! | nice, en In iBED Wi , ||,,1V <& > > I *. >l 2f> \ in iiuw 7r> ? ?' i ?. IM.'Mr, v'J (HI ValllH, ||<? * ? I 10 *2 2o Value, n<iu' fcl ccrv cheii | ? 0 \ . I?inow ?.*? rents, vu'mi), rn w centh. t K T i V. KEMEflRSEBED. 1 <il"ce kill button and Inee original i<l 1111?>11 the hatjniin counter and re lot outjht to l'<) in * dav. W e ell** xhocs J>? . C A S H New school Bill. ' ! It-providws for the H Xpert Supervision Itaeommended I?v Super ' .t.tsndent McMnhan. Here i? the text of the proposed hill to change die luw in regard to eountv boards of education and county superintendent* of education: Section 1 ? That in Julr, 11102, the ?tate hoard of education, upon the joint recommendation of the eovurnor and thn state superii>ten dent of edueation, shall appoint for each count v in tl>? state a county hoard of ouueation, consisting of lire mouthers, two to tui to for i v..> years, two to serve for :our % uai's, and ono to sor\? for six years, and until their r#?pec live successors huve hren elected ai I have <pi:tlilied. The successors to thokiiid nuunhcrH of the said ..i.i.iOl/ i....... i i. o I < ui'mu fimil Of cnoxtll l?y ! i;o elector* of tho county lor t*i in ol bix years each, two at the oenerul election in l'.HM und eroiy ; year* thereafter, trvo at iho^enoral election in 19'U> ami after <i yeais thereafter, and one at the opnnral election in 190s und ever y o year* thereafter: Provided.however, rimt candidates for those position-* shall not he assessed in any primary elections. Vacancies shad he tilled I?y the county hoard of education iUeli" until tho next general election Sec. 5 ?That each inemher of I the county tioard of education shall receive for attendance on it? meetings $:>, per diem and o cents for each mile of necessary travel if.. w nuu iroui 11 irt meetings, for not more thut ten meetings in any one your, the per diem and mileage to he paid by the county treasurer out of the ordinary funds of the county, upon the chairman of the beard audited and approved ?? other county claims. Set;. ?That the county board of education of each county, appointed a* herein provided, shal meet ami organize by electing one of its member* chairmen and another member secretary pro \ tem, and shell thereafter exercise all the rights, privileges, ppwer :e sale ISaetimoi la Clears MUST s, in season No mutter shout cost, I 10 o'-<liUiirv sale, hut a <_n cat chance ver\ t luu<jj we otfcr, a bargain. ;tzl hot RltV llftnP?tM-ft \MHII / ? V I u. ^ M -n ?B III , Men's heavy tierce lined shirts i cents each, now only J'5 cents. Ladies, Misses and children I Hi Ladies Vests at 12A to 40 cents N li lit L Mis VI (i 50 pair line s | do ('assemere 1' 425 pair line *42 00 (.'assemere p 150 pair wool pants, mixed lot, Your choice for 75 cents. I'd 'Kill Hill I'llII .1 I I line Itlue Idueck overcoats, at $0 50. Manv other special dungs, we "STORE and duties now (Involved oy laws ^ upon thu present county hoard of| education and county superintend- , dent of education of said county, severally or jointly, ami may use; the seal now used hy liiu county j superintendent of oducution until j la no w seal shall ho providi <1 hy j the hoard of countv cuminission- j CIS Sec. 4 ?That th? county hoard of educuti n of each county shall | I provide expert supervision for the j ! schools of the countv, and for this purpose shall employ a man skill-I yd in ihe science and art of teach- | ; ine and of school nuinugoment, i who shall supervise all these schools of the civiiuty instruct the teachers to the trustees, assign teachers to tlm school for which lim ho rds of tru?t?e? hare not cmploxed teachers hy .I u I \ 1st of each v ear, and shall further servo a* ?ecr*tary of tlivj countv hoard, m ?-.? for it ul! reports re.nine.1 i>v the state supei i id em lout of < < Ideal i >i i, and performed sueli other duties on hehslf of 'ho said hoard a? it tiiall impose. Sec. That the superintendent of achools employed uy the county i hoard of education st i u 11 deyota hia entice time t?> the iimpect inn, aupervision, cute and managem-nt of the ti tiooU uml the interest* ??j. the county, under the direction o f the coun'.y hoard of ealuoat ion, the itaf r hoard of education and the atate auper intoiident of education, and in coin pen nation for hi* aervicea ehall receive such aalary :i? the county hoard of education lay have I'.xed not to exceed ?1,. r?<?0 n year, to he paid l?v the 'county treasurer upon the warrants of the chairman of the conn iv ooam mi education, audited and approved other count v obiims. Sec. ?; ? That the present county hoards of education and county superintendents of education shall he superseded and their offices abolished as soon as the hoard* herein provided for shall meet and organize: Provided, however, Thai the county t uperintendent of education of each county ahall make to the statu superintendent of education the annual report required by tho law for the school '! M A i ~ " ing $?int ,' ?! 10 ! l]ii (ihjoct of 111i-? sit i . i i i i | for f!i>li luiyors >Vo hi . , i Tho sluunlitor ?i i?: v > u csnnifT * 7 -i? -L-. j !"n CHE&P. iti'l drawers, our rojod ' ' |?ri! <* >0 ion Suits lit *2o to 5" rent-. s ants, now *%J !nt. ants, now *1 D.V , value Tor to $ 1 5<b LID tV TDttst. *'.? 00 value, will let tlirin <jo now have not space to mention. J .. vanillin u.ainvnv i, m<i* i?uir?.'?u:i?r. year IDOL to IDO'J, ami upon *l rertitirute from the -tute superintraiient of education that surli icport hus lieeu made sat islaetorily shall be paid by tbe board of county commissioner* the full salary for the remainder of the term for which he was elected See. 7 ?That all acts ami | arts of act- incoiisiatent with this act he uud tame ire hereby icpealed. The State's Insane. Columbia, SC.. .Fan l.*>.?Tuo annual report of the board <.?f indents of tiie South ( aiolina hospital for the in?ane, ju-t ma lo pa ?lie, shows that there were remain iiilT iu the hospital iVc. l-'.i'.i, 1. 0o*j patients - while .r?o;,^ <-oh u* d 111 i i ? ? ...i . . i t , .ill. I I "J I \v III M' ^ I I , i oil HVU were in 11ii11 icii during iho jour. I ho total utimliar mm lor treatment. wuh l.t?il, wliiie tlio a vera je ilail V popninl inn was "J iieie warn disidiarne I duruii* tun war -t I > patients, :?n I tin- iinue* l?er remaining I >? < . :;i, ll?0?, was l THAT TIIUi<Bit!2\a lll:4l>At UK Would ipiick i v 11*:ivi' you, it \mii used I)i. Kind's Now Lite i'i'ls. 'riif is'i1111> i.l* > ?ill i s have provoil their iiiao'iiii' s miv it fot* Sii'k mill Ni'l'Viin lii'.Ma .'S. riiev insko s no Ii!iHid and strong nerves and tiuiid up \our lioalth. j Kus\ intake. l'ry 'lien. Only' 'J;i cent*. Money liuek it not cured. Sold I?y Crawford IV-os' 1 . L< Mici in Tho IMiilippines. The losses of our troops in tlio Philippines huco August <j, Is'.'--, uro us foilows: Killed ??:>2 l>iod of wounds and accidents Died of disease 2,120 Total deaths It,2a I Wounded '2,a 17 Grand total ' CASTOR!A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought i