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Interesting Letter (rom 0. M. Abbott. Aloxaudor, Piokons County, Novombor 4.-Editor? Koo woo Courier: I will givo your readers a fow Roms from PiokouB and Ooonoo count icu. All quiet and prosperous in Picketts. Dr. Hurt Moore, of Piokons, ohnrgcd with tho mu rd or of Walkor Macklin, was called and nol prossod. J. P. Cary wa? Dr. Moore's attornoy. Crops aro turning out bettor than was expected at one time. Corn gathering and husking is tho ordor of tho day. Tho corn crop in tbe upper sect ion of Piokons county is very hue on Koowee, Crow Crook, Kastatoo, Oolenoy. In theso fino valloys hundreds of bushels of corn will ho rando tins year. hoher I. Ly neh, of Oolouoy, has pur .chased ft farm in Ooonoo county from (Moo Seaborn, noar Poplar Springs. Kobort Lynoh is ono of Piokons county's load ing eiti/.onn and ft prominent fanner. Piokons county's loss is Oconoo's gain. Tho iron bridgo ovor Koowoo at Birch's Ford has proved to ho of groat importance to tho pooplo of Oconoo and Piokons and tho gonoral traveling public A great numbor of wagons oroBB it dally loaded with lumber, shingles, cotton and produco, transporting samo to market. Tho only pecan troo wo havo soon in Piokons county is on Dock Attison Alox andor's farm on Kastatoo. This troo was planted about sixty years ngo by Isaac Anderson, lt was presented to him by Gov. Hurt, of Nobraska. Tho tree has grown to gigantic proportions and boars fruit uoarly ovory yoar of tho doest quality. In passing from Now Piokons to Wal hallft wo saw tho grandest improvomont of tho Poa Kidgo and Wolf Stako com munities that wo have soon in twenty years. Only a fow years ago those sec tions woro ft wild woodland country-a fino stock rango and the homo of tbe wild cat, door and fox. Now great por tions of Hmso lands havo boon cleared and produco a halo of cotton to tho aero and o thor crops accordingly, and dotted ovor with lino dwellings, barns, orchards and vineyards. In both Piokons and Oconoo counties we lind very thrifty farmers. In tho near futuro this upper section will bo tho garden spot of South Carolina and of tho .South. While at Walhalla on business wo had tho pleasure of visiting our friend, ."f. II. Harnett, whoro WO woro royally entertained hy Mr. and Mrs. Barnett. Mr. Harnett has a fino farm in a high state of oultivfttion, pro ducing a halo of cotton to tho aero. Ho has tho Jorsey and Red Dovon cnttlo and Borkshiro hogs and fine colts. Mr. Har nett is an up-to-dato far mor arid stock raiser. Wo saw Bomo great improvomonts had boen inado on tito Oakgrovo academy. About two hundred dollars havo hoon exponded in the improvomont. Kino skill in the workmanship was exhibited by li. II. V. Hobson, tho contractor A comfortable school building should ho looked after hy tho patrons of schools in every neighborhood in tho Stato. School buildings have boon too muoh neglected all through tho South. I arti glad to note tho fact that tho pooplo of tho Piedmont holt of South Carolina aro rapidly advancing in intelli gence and prosperity. O. M. Abbott. Lotter to John ?oosi, Walhaila. Dear Slr: Porterhouse, so much; nook, so moe li; nil tho way botwoon. Just so with paint. Dovoo Load-aud /.ino is tho portorhouso. Nobody wants tho nook; tho botwoon, soinosay, is good enough for thom. Hut Dovoo costs less, not moro, than botwoon. Load-ami-oil is bet ween; it is the old-fashion paint. Hut /.ino bas como iii. Zinc toughens whito load. Do voo load-and-/,ine is tho paint that woars twice as long au lond-ntm-oil, .John N. Doitol, Itali' Davon, N. V.j writes: "Charles Ilollenbook, of this placo, painted his house ttl roo yours ago with Dovoo lond-aiid-zinc; his fatlior pa int od at tho samo timo with load-and-oil. To day tho sou's houso looks as woll as tho day it was painted, whilo tho fathor's houso has all chalked oft and need', painting vory badly. Tho fhihor says ho will paint with Dovoo uoxt timo." Yours truly, M V, \V. Dovoo A Co. P. S.~J. W. Holl, Walhalle, .oils our paint. Marvellous Corn Crop. Our corn crop of this yoar, if massod together, would covor sixty norco of ground to tho dopth of nearly sixtoon hundred foot-a VOlitablo mountain of corn ovor a third of n milo high. If di vided equally among tho popu?r.t-ioh of tho earth it would givo oaoh porsou ucarty two bushels. Ono practical ro sult of tho onormouB corn orop ought to be a material reduction itt tho prico of 1 hoof for homo consumption, since it is tho crop on whioh hoof cattlo aro chiefly fed. In many parts of tho Wost tho .har vest lins bcou abundant, but in Okla homa, ospooially, farmers this year aro boastful of their corn orop. Favornblo climatic conditions produced a record breaking yield. In many instances tho oars and stalks aro of such unusual si/.o as to bo verita ble curiosities. In n Hold owned by Walter Matthews, n farmer noar tho town of M ul hail, in Logan county, an 11 yoar-old hoy, weighing 80 pounds, climbed n stalk to a height, of four foot, without it bonding with him. Tho stalk moi strongly rooted and about 111 foot high. Whilo tho growth in Oklahoma was exceptional, no trnvolor through tho West this rall could fail to ho impressed with the vastness of tho corn area and the Immensity of tho crop.-Leslio's Weekly. Tho officers and executive committeo of tho National Farmers' Union, which tiody has l200,(XX) tnembors, hold a meet ing last week in Dallas, Tox., with President Fetors, of tho Texas Cotton Growers' Association, at which it was agreed to rocommdod to tho farmers that they hold all unmarketed cotton for not less than Fi couts per pound. It is be lieved thc farmers will hood tho request. It is said they control ovor 1,009,000 halos of unsold cotton. How to Avoid Pneumonia. [Chicago Tribuno.] A midden and startling inproaso both in thin eily ami Now York of doaths from pneumonia, ami the appropriation ttl tho latter city of $10,000 for tho study of tho disenso, draws attention to tho approach of tim season when pneumonia is most pro valent. For ono wook tho number of deaths in Chicago from "tho now captain of tho mou of death" was 80 por cont greater th au for tho correspond ing wcok a year ago. Pneumonia is tho despair of tho medi ca-I profession. Whilo tho death rato from many other diseases has boon re duced, that of pneumonia lins steadily increased. Whilo in 1800 pneumonia claimed four out of ovory 10,000 Chica goans and consumption twenty-five. lu 1000 twonty livos woro lost to pneumo nia to ovory liftcon to consumption. Not only is there no specific for pneu monia, but many pooplo aro to au ox tout in thc incipient stages of tho disease without knowing it. This is duo to the fact that tho bacterium of pneumonia exists HO commonly in tho saliva of many healthy poisons that it is considered "almost a normal inhabitant of tho tippor part of tho digestivo tract." Darin r tho six mouths of this winter moro than 2,100 porsouB in this city will upcome viotiiu8 of pneumonia.! JNobody will bo immune from tho summons of tho doath captain. It will ho served lipon tho strong as woll as upon tho woak. Hut thoro aro cortain rulos of living which will rod ooo ono's liability to tho discaso. From tho bulletins of tho heall h department and from nthor authorita tive s?nicos tho following rulos may bo sot down for obsorvauco: Do not overheat the house. Most poo plo habitually dwoll in apartments, tho temp?rature of which ia from SJ to 10 degrees too high. Wear light uiidorwear and heavy over coats rather thau hoavy undorwoar and light overcoats. Avoid mingling with crowds when ox tromoly tired or whoii food has not boon taken for a longor iutorvul than usual. Avoid becoming chilled when ovor ti rod. Admit into all rooms whoro you livo and work plenty of sunlight^ and frosh air. Koop warm whoa indoors, ovon if it is necessary to build a Oro in seasons when it is unusual to do so. Avoid indoor chill and dampness as much ns possible For this reason bo caroful to romovo tho chill before moving into apartments freshly papered or calcimined. He careful during variable weathor. When thoro is continual cold or constant warmth tho disease is little known. If you have an attack of tho grip ho unusually careful about your diet and about exposing youruolf to tho woathor. Nogleotod oolda dovolop into pnouniouin with startling rapidity. Tako plouty of oxoroiao in tho sunlight and frosh air. As good nursing ia prac tically tho only euro for pneumonia, 80 good living ia practically tho only pre ventivo. Moro Than a Million Hales [Nowa and Condor.] Columbia, Novombor 0.-Commis sioner Watson states that, in his opinion, South Carolina's cotton orop for thia year will ro-.-oh l.JOO.OOO.haloaand that tho crop will bo tho largest in tho history of thc Stato. In a lottoi Mr. Watson anya: Tho conditions of tho orop of Novombor 1, 1008, wita about (HI por cont, wbilo do condition of tho crop of Novombor I, 100-1, mnking full allowanco for tho prac tically I uta) los? of u top crop, might anfoly bo placed at about 70 per cont. There is no way ol gotling tho oxaot Oguroa us to tho yiold on Novombor 1. In tiii i cotmei'.lion it is noteworthy that up te Ootobor 18, last year, only 37.0 ptu' cont of tho Sont? Carolina crop had hoon ginned and on Novombor 14 only tb).4 por cont of tho orop had boon ginned. Thia your, however, up to Octobor 18, 020,857 baloB had hoon ginned. Theao ligures iudioato tho splendid harvest season with which tho Stato was fnvorod thia year, enabling practically all of tho esop to bo gathered early and in primo condition for ginning. Tho drought prevented tho usual top orop, and at tho same timo enabled a good coal of what has heretofore boon ii portion of tho top crop to bocomo a portion of tho regular crop. There ia aomo OOttOtl still in tho fields, which, if tho pricos koop np for tho noxt fortnight, will bo har vested. All things coiisidorod, it ia ox tromoly likoly that tho yiold of tho HUH crop in thia Stato will bo ut loast 25 por oont greater than that of Inst year. lu othor words, it looks vory much at tbi8 timo as if thu 1004 crop may reach 1,100, 000 bulos, and ho tho largest crop in tho t history of tho Stato. Throughout tho South thia year tho average yiold poi* acre has boon niuo pollita highor than tho avorago yiold por nero during tho decennial period botwoon 1804 mid 1903. lt ia vory likoly that tho South Carolina nvo rago yiold ia 10.7 points hotter than clio comparison for tho ontiro South with tho nvorago. TII?H would givo us about 188 pounds of lint per nero as against 170 pounds, tho lowost return por aero siuco 1S8II. reported itt 1003. From a careful survey of tho ontiro situation, ho wovor, 1 think that you will Ibid tho figures givon you horuwith ap proximately correct when tho returns aro all in. lt is noteworthy in this con nection that Hoary Neill, tho London cotton man, whoso opinion ia regarded very highly, on tho 24th of Octoboi jilnooa thia y oar* ii crop for tho South nt 12,000,000 ni i n i ni um. Thorn is no cough medicino so populai as Foley's Honey and Tar. lt contnim no opiates or poisons and never fails tr euro. Sold by J. W. Hell, Walhalla; W J. Lunney, Seneca. Big Mules, Big Plows, Are being adopted by the jz? Most Progressive Farmers. JZ> I'VE GOT 'EM, AND NOW IS THE TIME i TO USE 'EM, I ?Chattanoofju Reversible Disc Plows, Mallory Plows and a 7".F all Line of Chilled Turn Plows. ALiLi Disc Harrows, 5-='?Grain Drills, ?M KNOCKOUT ALL. COMPETITION IN MY LINE. Respectfully, SENECA, S. 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