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IDE STATE FARMERS' INSTITUTE. PRACTICAL TALKS AT CLEMSON BY PRAC TICAL MEN-TOPICS DISCUSSED. I Columbi;* St ?Un. 1 Clemson College, August 8.-The State Farmers' Institute met yester day at 2.80 o'olock with Prof. J. N. Harper, the director of the agricul tural department, presiding. There was a large number of the most pro gressive farmers of South Carolina present at the very first meeting. Prof. Harper introduced Dr. P. H. Mell, the president of the college, to speak a word of welcome. Dr. Mell, in as esrsest address, showed the farmers that they were welcome to this, their own college. He went into a detailed explanation of the purposes, plans and workings of the college, and invited olose inspection of the equipment. He spoke of the great benefits to be derived from these m dings if thc people take hold of them in the right way. The hearty applause that greeted Dr. Mell at the olose of his speech showed that the farmers appreoiated his words of welcome. Col. R. B. Watson, of Ridge Spring, the great peaoh grower, dis cussed the topio "The Importance of the South Producing Its Own Meat." He stressed the importance of sheep raising. When he came to the mat ter of raising hogs, he said : "Not one man in a hundred knows how to feed a hog." He showed what farm ers in this State have done, and com pared hog raising in South Carolina with that industry in other States, showing that wo are behind in this line. "Hogs ought not to be al lowed to see Christmas ; they oan be made to weigh 400 pounds in less than a year." "Cleanliness," said Col. Watson, "Ls the important thing. Even a hog ought to be kept clean. If you want to make more cotton, feed more cows, hogs and chickens. Shelter is also important. Have a comfortable place for each animal ; clean quarters and a variety of food will keep down dis ease." Geo. W. Fairey, of Orangeburg, said : "If you raise a hog on corn it will cost 15 or 20 cents a pound. You must plant crops that the hogs can gather for themselves. It is a good plan to feed corn a few weeks before killing time, in order to harden the fat." A "quick" hog is better than a big hog. If it takes two years to make a hog he is too expensive. J. C. Stribling, of Pendleton, claimed that cotton seed is better than corn for feeding, but thc seed must be cooked or decomposed. Cot ton seed and turnips cooked together will mako a most excellent food. Turnips can bo grown ovory month in the year. "I don't believe in keep ing hogs in small pens. Ho must work for me, not I for him." As to fencing, Mr. Stribling claimed that one plank 12 inohes wide and 16 feet long, with one post in the middle, will cost more than a rod of wire fence 22 inches high. Mr. Anderson, of Ninety-Six, gave his experience with artichokes as feed for hogs. From November to March inclusive hogs will keep fat on arti chokes alone. It is a little hard to get hogs to eat them at first. Some claim that an aorc will produce 500 to 800 bushels. Plant as you do Irish potatoes, but have rows four feet apart. B. Harris, of Pendleton, said he could raise pork at a cost of three cents a pound. Ho uses skimmed milk, which ho thought was worth 50 cents por hundred pounds. To raise pork at three cents per pound it ?B necessary to have root and grass crops and to have the hogs ready for slaughter by the time they aro ten months old. 'A crimson clover patch is moro valuable than a well-filled corn crib for thc purpose of raising hogs. Citrons make fino food, an acre being worth *75 to fclOO. An encouraging feature of thc mooting to-day w.is tho interest manifested by so many and the dis position to stick to thc subject under discussion. PROSPERITY, A man who has attended all of these farmers' institutes for years will be struck with the fact that the farmers here now are better dressed and more oontentcd and hopeful than ever before ; and there aro scores, perhaps hundreds, hore who have been attending these institutes for years. Another point of im provements is in the orderliness and attentiveness of the farmers during the lectures. There is not so much disposition to come and go, and to get up side conversations. Formerly it often happened that when a lectu rer made a few statements that sounded like a "tish talc" to some farmer, or that ran counter to wb t some had seen their grandfathers do, straightway some one of the talka tive kind would draw off a crowd to one side, and, pushing his bat to the baok of bis head and Iiis quid of to bacco to the other cheek, would ve hemently declare that the speaker was one of these "book f' ui irs" and didn't know what he van talking about. Then he would proceed to tell just how the thing should be done. This is the most intelligent look ing set of farmers that have over at tended an institute here. They are looking into things closely. The farm implement companies have much machinery here on exhi bition-traction engines, hay presses, threshers, gasoline engines, cotton planters, plows of all descriptions and various other implements. Crowds are about these during the intermissions. Many are interested in the machinery used by the college. The milking of the Clemson cows draws a large crowd, while many go to tho dairy to see its workings. Prof. J. N. Harper and Col. M. L. Donaldson have just returned from Kentucky, where they bought some fine horses for the college. The two German coach horses attraot much attention. It is the purpose of the college to make experiments in the raising of horses and mules. There is always something new at Clemson. This year the principal addition has been a greenhouse, which is to be used for class work. It is a very handsome building and especially suited for the work. The usual excursions are made to the bottom corn and to the experi ment station grounds. CATTLE INDU8TRY. Dr. C. A. Cary, State veterinarian and director of Alabama farmers' in stitutes, spoke Tuesday night on tho cattle industry of the South. Tho lack of livo Btock in the sys tem of farming is characteristic. No system of agriculture can live for many years without live stock. The chief deliciency in all Southern lands is vegetable matter. No other method of recuperating land has cer been found that is equal to tho live stock method. When a man chases over three acres of land for a boll of cot ton ho is wasting two-thirds of his time. The keynote to the reduction of the cost of the production of cot ton is live stock. Do not sell your cotton seed, hay, etc., but feed it to the stock and then don't try to culti vate 35 or 40 aores to the plow. Can the average farmer still stick to cotton and raise live stock ? To do i ) it is necessary to divide his land so as to rotate and diversify his crops. Here the speaker gave the proper divisions of a 40-aore farm. Ohio has '247 animals per square mile ; Iowa 384. Even Texas has only 59. Nine Southern States av erage 52 animals per square mile ; nine Northern States average 161. We send our money to Tennessee for train loads of mules which we ought to raise. An acre of Bermuda grass will support as many cattle as will an acre of Kentucky blue grass. It is a waste of time to be trying to get grasses from the North or from Europe. Wo need to get into tho habit of furnishing tho finished pro duct to tho market. Our system of fattening on grass in summer and then letting tho stock starve during wintor for five or six years is a los ing business. Never let an animal loso his fat. M KANS OK IMPROVING A lll'Hl). Take tho best ordinary cows and buy an ideal male. After two or three years buy a second ideal malo and breed on tho offspring of the first ideal and the ordinary cows. Continue this method and all tho while you are approaching the ideal, and are gradually learning to handle cattle. KINK. APPLKS, Thoa. J. Jackson, of St. Matthows, brought with him about a dozen of the finest of apples. They measure 12 inches in circumference, aro per fectly shaped and well flavored. Mr. Jackson says that apples do not do well in Orangeburg, as a rule, but that thiB seems to ce an exception. Ho is anxious to find what kind it is, or if it is a new variety. -*-**.>? OAMTOniA. Bean th* The Kind You Haw Always BougJ* RtV. Phillip? Vernor Returns with a Pigmy. ?Tho State, August 10 ] After being gone 18 months and having many hairbrepdth adventures, Kev. Phillips Vernor, son of John S. Vernor, of this city, has returned to Amerioa. His travels in Central Africa have attracted the attention of the entire soientifio world und many interesting relios and curios have been brought back to give the people of this country an idea of the route covered. Mr. Vernor was ac compauied by Dr. Starr, of the Uni versity of Chicago, who will con tribute a series of papers in some of the magazine* on the adventures of the two. Mr. Vernor, it will be recalled, left New York over a year ago, with a band of pigmies whioh he had brought to the St. Louis Exposition and was accompanying back to their country. After landing at the mouth of the Congo river and traveling up this stream several hundred miles to the home of the pigmies, he pene trated the unknown country still further, going up the Congo about 2,000 miles and discovering many facts heretofore unknown to explor ers. As stated above, he was accom panied by Prof. Starr, of the Uni versity o? Chicago, who has a weight averaging about 220 pounds. It was impossible for Mr. Starr to keep up with the party and he had to drop in the rear with his servants and let Mr. Vernor push on to the interior. Mr. Veruer, on his return, cap tured a pair of chimpanzees and a serpent, known as "Cleopatra's asp." These will be presented to the New York Museum of Natural History and on his return through tho coun try he persuaded one of tho little people to come back to New York with the party. It is agreed that the little fellow will go back to Cen tral Africa when he gets tired of this country and its customs. In the meantime he will be shown by the museum authorities in New York as one of tho freaks of Africa. Mr. Vernor has been visiting his family at Brevard, N. C., and after his return to New York to wind up his business tbere he will come to Columbia for a few weeks. The letter to his father staled that he was in excellent health and that the trip through the Torrid zone had not hurt him at all. The frieuds he had made with tho tribes and the missionary work done had opened the way for further work of that kind in a territory that hereto fore has been hard to enter, and as a result the various churches engaged in religious work in Africa can now send their missionaries to the Congo territory that Lapsley and others tried in vain to open. HELlr^OFF?RED TO WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLK Wo earnestly roquent nil young persons, no matter how limited their means or education, who wish to obtain a thorough business training and good posi tion, to write by first mail for our (feat half-rate offer. Succe ia. independence and probable fortune are guaranteed. Don't delay. Writ? today. Th? Ga.-Ala. Hui i nen Coll?ge, Maces. Ga. Zion City Has a Big Debt. Chicago, August ll.-The first de tailed statement of the indebtedness of Zion City was given to the inves tors at Zion City Wednesday night, showing a total of nearly $5,000,000, which it is proposed by Overseer Voliva to pay by funding the entire indebtedness for eighteen years and to issue bonds bearing ? per cent. The proposition has been acoepted, thore being but two dissenting votes. It is proposed to relieve the present financial difficulties by a mortgage on 4,000 acres of undivided land of the city. Wood's Seeds ron FALL SOWING. Every farmer should have a copy of our New Fall Catalogue It givesibest methods of sced in?'ian.li tull information about Crimson Clover Vetches, Alfalfa Seed Oats, Rye Barley, Seed Wheat Grasses and Clovers Descriptiva Fall Catalogue mailed freo, and prices quoted on sequent. T. W. Wood t Sons, Seedsmen, Richmond,', Vu. Our Trade Mark Brand Seeda'arc the best and cleanest qualities obtainable. Senator Tillman's Garden. At his home in South Carolina Senator Tillman ia famous aa a gar dener. He produces, among other things, the beet asparagus and the finest roses to he found anywhere in the State. Like other South Caro lina farmers, Tillman raises corn sud cottou. These are sisple products of that n gion. Lately Tillman hus made a specialty of oultivating as paragus for the early Northern mar kets and his income from this source is considerable. The cultivation of rosen amounts to a passion with the pitchfork advocate. In his home gardens he has no less than 250 varieties of them, Cure for Iv Pelton. One of the best remedies for pois oning, caused by poison ivy, is the following : Take equal parts of oastor oil and laudanum and shake weil to gether. Apply twice a day. It is well to remember thst poision ivy bears its leaves in oldsters of three, and th 6 uou-poisionous in clusters of five. Knowing this it is easy to keep away from the poisonous. fOimi?MEYCDRE Makes Kidneys issi Bladder Rlflht A preacher was saying the other day, "I once had in my Sunday school a young urchin from a poor neighborhood. He did his best to brine; recruits, and one afternoon I said to him, 'Billy, don't you think you could induce one or two other boys to come to Sunday school ?' Billy answered, "Well, sir, I could bring oue, but all tho other fellers in our alley can lick me.' " H. H. Trawiok and Sam Chandler, two white men confined in the county jail at Lufkin, Texas, were found dead in their cell August Otb, with their skulls orushed. John Wilson, a cell mate, and held on a minor charge, is charged with the crime. It is believed the men were killed while asleep, and the earthen cuspi dor found in the cell was evidently the weapon used. Wilson denies the charge, but tells conflicting stories. --a.? An ignorant fellow who was about to get married resolved to make him self perfect in the responses of tho marriage service, but by mistake he learned the office of baptism for those of riper years. So when the clergy man asked him in church, "Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife?" tho bridegroom answered in a solemn tone, "I renounce them all." Tho astonished minister said, "I think you are a fool," to which he replied, "All this I steadfastly believe." FOLEYSmMY^TAR .top? ?la* cou^h and li? al s lon^s Under a new law in Norway every would-be bride must exhibit a certifi cate that she knows how to cook. In that country a dyspeptic is re garded as a natural curiosity, while over here they are the rule rather than the exception. By all means let us have the Norway law and a nation full of good cooks, whioh will do more to reform vice than all the efforts put forth by the professionals. It is bad food and bad cooking that is making us a nation of grafters and filling the country with dyspeptic cranks.-The American Farm. Thc Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta has just purchased two adjoining lots at a cost of $52,000 on whioh it is the intention of the Tabernacle congregation to erect a $250,000 au ditorium. This building will bo used as r place of worship, and also for tho accommodation of largo pub lic conventions. It will have a Boat ing capacity of 7,000 and will be ono of the handsomest structures in the entire South. This is a decided step forward on the part of tho Baptists of tliis section of the country, and ono upon which they are to be con gratulated by the whole religious world.-Southern Presbyterian. A Mean Bink. "Madam, you've already over drawn your account." "What's that?" "You haven't any more money in the bank." "The ideal A fine bank, I think, to be out of money because of the little I've drawn! Well, I'll go somewhere else." Every nerve is a.live wire connecting some part of the body with the brain. They ar*i so numerous that if you pene trate the skin with the point of a needle you will touch a nerve and receive a shock-pain it is c ..led. Aches and pains come from a pressure, strain or in jury to a nerve ; the more prom inent the nerve the greater the {tain. When the pain comes rom a large nerve it is called Neuralgia whether it be the facial nerves, or the heart, stomach, sciatic or other prominent nerve branch. To stop pain, then, you must relieve the strain or pressure upon the nerves. Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills do this. "I suffered intense pain, causea by neuralgia. 1 doctored and used vari ous medicines without setting; relief until I beran taking Dr. Miles' Antl-Paln Pills. They did me more rood than all the medicines I ever used. They never fall to cure my headaches, and their ute never leaves any bad after-effects." ~ MUS. WM. BKCKMAN, ?57 W. 4th st.. Erle. Pa. Dr. Milles' Antl-Paln Pills are sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first package will benefit. If lt falla, he will return your money. 25 dote?, 25 cent?. Never aold In bulk. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind A Two-Headed Snake. Landrum, S. G., AuguBt ll. Your correspondent and many others have witnessed a strange freak of nature. D. C. Foster, while gather ing hay in his garden, discovered a snake with two perfoot heads. Think of a snake with two heads, four eyes, two mouths and two tongues, shoot ing out like lightning ! Mr. Foster had the snake on exhibition here yesterday. It is believed that he will got a good price for it. There is a gentleman in Tryon, N. C., who deals in rattlesnakes and ships them North. Your correspondent saw the gentleman in Tryon /esterday and he sent Mr. Foster word that he would buy tho snake. How to Advoid Appendicitis. Most victims of appendicitis aro those who are habitually constipated. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic con stipation by stimulating the liver ami bowels aud restores tho natural action of tho bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup dues not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. Dr. J. W. Bell. No Coddling tor Royal Babe. Berlin, August 12.-The baby, Prince Wilhelmn, who was born July 4, has already had his future mapped out for him by his autocratic grand papa, the Kaiser. The Emperor has commanded that his grandson shall be brought up on Spartan prin ciples. He is not io be coddled, and as soon as possible he is to begin on open-air lifo. No doubt the little prircb will be put in uniform as soon as lie is out of petticoats. Resenting deeply her father-in law's interference, the crown princess is seid to have expressed a wish that her first-born had been a girl, so that she might have been permitted to raise it in her own way. Sold and Recommended by WALHALLA DRUG- COMPANY. W. J. LUNNEY, SENECA. ANNOUNCEMENTS^ Announcements will be inserted^ under this heading at the uniform rate of Three Dollars eaoh, not to exceed six lines, payable strictly IN ADVANCE. Don't ask for credit. _ FOR CONGRESS. I hereby anuouDce myself a candidate for re-election to Congress from the Third District, subjeot to the Demooratio .. primary. WYATT AIKEN. ' ./unca E. BOOGB, of Plokens, rev Con gress. Subjeot to tho rules of the pri mary eleotion. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner, subjeot to the action of the Demooratio party in the primary election. JAMES L. HUNTER. The friends cf W. N. Coi respectful^ announoe him a candidate for the o" of County Commissioner of Ooo) county, subject to the aotion of th Democratic party in the primary election.1 The friends of R. 8. Rutledge respect fully announoe bim a oandidate for the omeo of County Commissioner of Oconee county, subject to the aotion of the De mooratio party in the primary eleotion. At the sol! ritation of friends, I hereby announce n y ielf a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic party in the primary eleotion. HENRY F. LONO. The friends of Jacob Rothell announce him a oandidate for County Commis sioner, subjeot to the action of the Demooratio party in the primary elec tion. The friends of JOHN M. COLLINS re spectfully announce him as a candidate for County Commissioner, subjeot to the action of the Demooratio party in the primary election. The friends of JACKSON L. MILLER respectfully announce him as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the aotion of the Demooratio party in the primary eleotion. The friends of JAMES L. TALLEY re- ,. spectfully announoe him as a oandidate ? for County Commissioner, subject to the' " aotion of the Demooratio party in the primary eleotion._ FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. At the continued requests of friends in different parts of the county, I hereby announce myself a candidate for tho office of County Superintendent of 'Edu cation, subjeot to the action of tho Demo oratio party in the primary election. C. L. Craig. At the solicitation of friends, I hereby announce myself a oandidate for Super intendent of Education, subject to the aotiou of the Democratic party in the primary eleotion. JEREMIAH H. CANTRELL. The friends of T. A. Smith respect fully announce him a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Edu I cation, subject to the aotion of tho Demo I oratio party in the primary election. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Superintendent of Education, subjeot to the action of the Demooratio party in the primary eleotion. J. W. Reeder. Tho friends of J. S. Colley respectfully announce him a candidato for re-eleotion to tho office of County Superintendent of Education, subject to tho aotion of the Democratic party in the primary election. FOR SUPERVISOR. Tho friends of D. F. McAlistor an noonoo, him a candidate for Supervisor, subjeot to the aotion of the Democratic, party in tho primary eleotion. I hereby anuounco myself a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the action of tho Democratic party in the primary eleotion. J. L. MOSER. I horeby announce myself a caudidate for re-election to the office of County Supervisor, subject to the action of the Demooratio party in the primary eleotion. L. H. V. HORSON. The friends of Nathaniel Phillips re spectfully announce him as a candidate for Supervisor for Oconee county, sub ject to thc aotion of the Demooratio pri mary. FOR THE LEGISLATURE Tho friends of W. M. Brown hereby announce him a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Demooratio party in the primary eleotion. I hereby announce myself a candidato for the House of Representatives from Oconee county,-South Carolina, subject to the aotion of the Demooratio party in the primary eleotion. Coke I). Mann. The friends of E. E. Vernor respect fully announoe him a oandidate for re election as a representative in the Legis lature from Oconee county, subject to the aotion of the Demooratio primary. FOR COUNTY TREASURER.T I hereby respectfully announce ray candidacy for re-nomination to the office of County Treasurer, subjeot to the action of the Democratic party in the primary eleotion. Respectfully submitted, _W. J. Schroder. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. I horeby announce myself a oandidate for the office of Judge of Probate for Oconee county, subject to the aotion of the Democratic party in the primary oloction. Respectfully, W. B. LOEIIR. I hereby announce myself a candidato for re-eleotion to the ornoo of Judge of Probate for Oconee county, subject to aotion of the Domocratio party in tho primary eleotion^ D. A. SMITH. FOlTcOUNTY ?1J1LHTC?R7~ I horeby announce myself a candidato for County Auditor, subject to tho action of the Domocratio party in tho primary election. E. O. SINOLETON. 1 hereby announce myself a candidato for nomination to tho offlco of County Auditor, subjeot to tho action of the 1 >o;nocratic party in tho primary uieotion. Respectfully, RICHARD W. GIIUIIHS. I hereby respectfully announce ray candidacy for re-nomination to the office nf County Auditor, subjeot to the aotion of the Demooratio party in tho primary election. Respectfully, JOHN P. KEESE. I hereby announoe myself a oandidate for nomination to the office of County Auditor, subjeot to tho aotion of the Domooratlo party in tho primary eleotion. Respectfully, N. W. MACAULAY. 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