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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. Bp . & Representative Beuuspaper. Savers texinptan and the Borders of the Svrroundinp Bounties hihe a Blanket. Hu xxxvn. itgittiTflit Viritfit;; i S5S55SSiSgiSBB FUI IMJ In time ior spring wea | |; I be the n II DRY GOODS and NOTIONS. Among our Spring and Summer goo< find beautiful line of Waist goodsSoisette, Mercerized Batiste, Hull, En broideries, Satin Foulard, Taffeta, Habui other silk goods. All of the latei novelties and designs right from the looi Bibbon assortment equal to the largei house in the South. SHOES and HATS. In this department we ar receiving all the latest style and blocks. The prices ar right, and the goods the best gjg|;V-i-- 1 1 | ijj X^EXXXG-'J <H?V vj* wjm vl* *, ffir<?niMifnmninirtim Congressman Lsver oa ; Corn Culture?T1 Senatorial Eace. ! Pla: The Washington correspondent of ; We publish below r the Columbia State gives out the fol- j tures of the William lowing statement in reference to the . culture, which has a statement that has gone abroad that j attention throughou he will be a candidate against Senator i j Deep and thor< \ Latimer nest year: . | of seed bed. The,so m "This is the second time that this , ken tQ fuI1 twice th 0 same story has been sent from W ash- , ft n3uallv broken ! . ington to the press of the State. Last j much mor; th year, when the?suggesuon was made j custom I said I was not then a candidate for j Deep planting the United States senate. As to this see<J are d four recent story, I wish to say that it is ! . . .. H low the soil lSvel an< nearhr 18 months before the campaign . a, ? . , ? a. in contact with the 5 for the Lmted States senate will open I , , ., ? , . ., .. .. [ ered to the usual de] and no one can tell what the situation i ,, a. a a. a.- , , I 1' stun ting" or retarc ? will be at that time, and for the pres- ! ^ _ _ , _ _ , ? 1,1 I of the young corn ai ent I do not fee! tnat I am called upon ! , . 0 ? ? ; weeds as well, since either to confirm or deny the sugges- _ the soil proper has b ftion of my proposed canaiuacv. ?v ueix , .the time comes to act, I shall do so ! ^m toe corn row ai and my announcement will be made, j n? fer'"'ilz< if at all, to the people of South Care- j n \ , jjna> . !. 3. Intrequent and "I confess that many of my friends ; **on *n eai'l} stages ( are urging nie to make this race. To ! *s contrar7 to the po all of them I have suggested that for Praetioe and Mr. \T i the present I am actively engaged in tlie most difficult p the discharge of the duties to which ' requiring the people of my district have called judgment "to know me, and that I feel it is best to take j tlie snould be s * care of the present duties, leaving | ?* lientJ isrequir< ambitions for the future to be decided I 3our corn when youi by the course of events and the de- fertilize at planting ipand which should come from the ! vate rapidly, have ci people. of yours." "By this statement I do not wish to increase of place myself in the attitude of a re- more in the number ( ceptive candidate, nor do I wish to j With row '3x1 feetmortgage the future; but to plainly plan ha*> a little express my views. I feel that it would stalks per acre agair be unjust to my friends as well as to than 2,900 if planting myself to make any definite statement in accordance with t at this time." 1 tice. Theoretically, !>. ? xeao iMAII '? Solic " * >" " \ LEXINGTON, S. C., WI ^ Ifc?? dfrl . IHIHIHIHIIHIIflHIIllHIHIl r. . ? . m> . . ?. . v. "p. tr, Afri dh#rn i^lfci ilti#^ iA^ if'*" ,L LINE OF I * ,r, in charge of a competent j lost complete stock ever ope are bound to please GROCERIES. I _ Our grocery department is ? replenished every day with g 3t fresh goods. Here you get a just'what-you want at all t times. Ask and see. ? i.ii.ii imTT tft-nrjo 1 r EjJX,1 J.J_iXZjHiXVO. e All tlie leading brands of f Fertilizers at lowest prices. ^ . Let us supply your wants. r N. P. Mammoth Ge [!ON9 - - inifiminiinininimnirm ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ? 16 Williamson ; 7? ar(^ 29 bushels per acre, respec- p< ! tively, and it seems, from evidence at oi ' hand, that it is born out in practice, I sc the peculiar fea- ] assuming that each stalk will produce, al soil plan of corn an ear and 100 ears will shell a bushel * ttracted so much j 0f grain. % ti t the State: ; 5. Postponing application of fertil- 01 jugh preparation } ize"rs until corn is giyen its second $-2 il is not only bro- i cultivation. In ordinary practice this 01 e depth to which v;ouj^ about the time corn should uj , but is broken t>e worked the third time. The stalk oi hly than is the ' has been checked or "stunted'? as de- pi : sired and the fertilizer is applied a: of the seed. The ; wiien the plant needs it for the devel- cc to six inches be- ! 0pment of the ear. oi 1 almost or quite : ^ Iutenticnal retardation of early fa subsoil, but co"\ - , growth Qf the stalk until its size is repth. This aids in j 0ne-half or one-fourth its norLing the growth j mal devei0pment. id of grass and ^ Augmented development of the very nearly all : ear^ fgU0Wing retardation in stalk de- . >een plowed awaj , velopment, by cultivation and heavy ^ nd into the mid- app]ications of fertilizers made at. ap'i *ias ^een aP" i propriate intervals. . . tii j bince tfte Williamson pian corn is [ partial cultiva- p]anted 4 to 6 inches below the level growth. This | an(j 4 to G inches above the pular belief and ]eve^ there is eight to twelve inches * lliamson styles it Qf sta]k below the soil surface, oiiit in the whole , staj^. root8 0r brace roots are ^ experience and ; beiow the surface when the crop is *u just how much . foy and probably perform their sC itunted, and plen- | uutritave functions better than would ?d to hold back , jf a part 0f them were exposed to ^ r neighbors, who j the air> a? time and culti- j yjr Williamson recommended the ^ orn twice the size . following amounts of fertilizers api plied to one acre: cc 200 per cent, or j For 50 bushels of corn per acre: st >f stalks per acre, j 200 pounds of cotton seed meal, 200 the Williamson j pounds of acid phosphate, 400 pounds th more than 7,300 | 0f kainit, 125 pounds of nitrate of ui tst a little more , soda. Total. 925 oounds. costinsr sa y is done 5x3 feet, ! about $9.00. ai :he ordinary prac- ; For 100 bushels of corn per acre: v: this would give j 400 pounds of cotton seed meal, 406 i, GLOBE DBT G0( *W. S3!. SvdIOSTCSZTOST, V STREET, .... u oi. nMA /"V (* V /VTTlt olnn/1 T>? fvr ;ito a OUaiC ui AUia aiucu iatu 1DNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1907. f wJ* WJW W^WW ^ WJ+ W^9 ^ "f !g?if lifTig* tfTirnriiiriu . T^TT^T77*TZTTTimTrr^ IEW MILLIN and expert Milliner from med in this market and 1 3 our customers. IARDWARE and FARMING IMPLEMENTS. Planet, Jr., cultivators and ;arden plows, cotton planters ,nd guano distributors. Plows races, cutlery and hardware f every description. Ranges, ooking and heating stoves. }airits and oils. WIRE FENCING. Car. load of Wire Fencing,all leights. Gallon ns when in teed of this kind of fencing. ROO neral Store, ; wjw wjw gg gg Sg g5> Durds of acid phosphate, S00 pounds I mostly hauling I kainit, 300 pounds of nitrate of perity attend a )da. Total, 1,900 pounds, costing ; good crop. 30ut S19.00. j. This fine wea The total cost of fertilizers, cuitiva- look cheerful, on, etc., tor producing ntty busneis getting as oust i one acre would vary from ?15 to i Mr. P. Leapb !0, and for producing 100 bushels on his home abou le acre from $25 to $30. These val- I here. There is itions are based oji the market price ' March 5. : the fertilizers (assun* :ng the acid j losphate to be 14 per cent, goods ) j Tom H&I! id the average price of labor. The j >st of labor varies in different Darts j . ~' x. ^ ? general session : tne state and even on acnacent j . m r ris, alias Tom C .rms. . I ed of the murd <! Morgan on No^ Gilbert Items. sentenced to b 0 the Editor of the Dispatch: March 29. Lights from forest fires were seen 1 ^rs* ^0i?all? every direction yesterday evening. I a*one on ?r' his morning is very smoky. The an(^ a m^e ind is blowing and perhaps those : ^aS.,rata ? f11 , i, A her throat bemj 'es will become unmanageable to- ; . . ? ' and her oerson ly. I ' f r Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Price visited j 0 mone^* r. W. L. Addy's family Sunday. ? ? Miss Pearl Drafts visited friends in j M&21 COX ilbert last week, but went to her j Beaufort, M; )me yesterday evening. Many were | Doan of Ladies ?rry to see her leave. ! himself at 1 o'c The hearts of Mr. John Craps and j *s known, iss Mattie Champ were made to beat ^ra?e - ( 1 one Sundav, the 3rd inst., bv Rev. t near ^ome 4 \ L. Haves. * j nesses' 0n a P ,, ? book found on 1 Fred Crout 15 bulldin? a Prett-V j lines directing I >ttage cn his lot facing Hampton gma]I debtg H reet. This means something! \ \ three children i jiany or cue young people coociri - | eeted indust] ,e school closing at Centerville Sat-j 2en iu eomfort day and report a lively time. But j rp^e g^ate v! How about blacking school boys j ^ id girls in these closings, is it ele- ! when a man iting our race or the colored race? j pretty she thin Our streets are crowded by wagons ; prettier than sb IDS COMPANY, COLU5 mage. Polite and Prompt Att( t 18 riiriirairiiriiriiriigiigaia^Hi _ | ( i i ERY > 4 < i * > . Baltimore. This will : I < the prices I j: i > a i > i < i > _ * i BUGGIES, WAGONS and ; ; A t S>4 /~>4 [ I xiAxtiN Hioo. m; In our large baggy and car- L ] \ riage repository you find car- 1 ^ riages, surries, buggies and ! ? J harness. All grades at all \ \ prices, from the lowest that's ' ; ; good to the highest thats best. ; ? < Prices always lowest. ; I I Prompt and courteous atten- [ ' < tion. G-ive us a call whether ' I ; ttan Vm tt nr nn"f* M ' 4 j vm> j ^ ? h 1 11 < * 4 i < F< - l? 4 ' 4 9 < . I" 4 ? M < < * ^ * < M 4 < - ? s, c. Rig i K 4 4 4 iimmmmninimtnnifr fertilizers. May pros j FA2&X2T2 HOBBOB. l11 their efforts for a Chinese Women and Children Sold at ther mafees everything ; ^ ^ 5^5 pgr Head, and the farmers are j as bees. ! Victoria. B, C.. March 5.?Advices tart has moved back to i from Central China report the famine t 2X> miles north of I condition as becoming worse. Middle no place like home. aged women are being sold for from S. : $10 to 815 and children for S3 to 84. ! Complaints are made ^that officials ris Will Sane I are delaying shipments of flour sent . | by the foreign relief committee. courfc ' A correspondent who toured the s yesterday Tom Har- , famine district lep^rts it denuded of ^hildress, was con\ict- j anjmais an(j lawlessness is growing, er of Mrs. Hortansia , jn some places dogs are being caught member 30, 1906, ^ and | stai.vjng. people b}* means of traps e hanged on Frida\, , ancj jio0ks, and are eaten as soon as, ., .. -j ! captured.?State, an aged widow, lived 1 r est of a hill about two ! ^ s from Gaffney. She j Ml. W. A. Dsmsk Dead. Lirdered about midday, J Mr. W. A. Derrick,.;a highly reej cut from ear to ear, i Spected and prominent .citizen of this robbed of a large sum , county, died at his homj?'; near Swan? sea last Wednesday jyfemoon in thd 58th year of his age. limits Suicide. Mr. Derrick was married twice; his. arcj1 5 Mr. R. W first w^e having preceded him co the Island shot and killed ' "mansions in the skies" several yearslock today. No cause aS?- To this union several children were born, all of whom are good, ? . t ,, jccurreci on tne snore j true anu nooie young men anu young: md there were no wit- j women. His second wife was Miss age in a memorandum i Brooker, daughter of Mr. John Brookhis person were a few ; er, a most lovable woman, and she the payment of a few | with several children survive him. 'e leaves a wife and To the bereaved and sore stricken md was a highly rc- wife and fatherless children, The Dis?rious and capable citi- patch extends its deepest sympathy., able circumstances.? 1 |t> . ... j Turpentine Still Burned. c-eiis a woman sne is rne sun 01 my. vv . a. Sharpe, near ks he thinks she is Gaston, was totally destroyed by lire e really is. last Friday. The loss is not known. 4, 113IA, e. mtiQu. O?tober mi * - s J