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FOR FARMERS ONLY.
SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FROM
RECOGNIZED AU IHORIT Y.
110w Fariu WVork Many bo Ihuni+ I'r1 (((ably
at thi Season -Vol iin Infurnr)tion on
Sundry Points.
Southern Culttvat,or.
With thtis muonthl the cultivattionl of
the main crops of the farn conluu'en
ces in earnest. On niany farmus corn
has already reaeved its first working
and should now bo in 1a thrifty, growv
iug condition. The old rule of plow
ing over the crop every three weeks
should not be observed, further tlai
to be certain that the interval is 11eV
or so long. Three weeks, as a rule,is
too long an interval. If only threo
Cllnpleto plOwlings are0 to ho given,
it woro better to defer the lirst plOW -
ing until the plants have live )1 sx
leaves (if the ground has not beeun
before neglected, or has not been rut
together by heavy rains), and then
give the remaining two plowings at
intervals of two weoks. But we
have found a still )etter plon to give
only a partial plowing at each going
over, say two furrows with a sweep,
or other wide, surface cultivator, and
go over the crop every week or ten
days in this way. Wo have before
remarkedthat when two furrows with
an ordinary sweop or" sma11tller plow,
are run side by sido,thto second furrow
doeshbutlittlo ovorhalf work. For geun
e^ral pu1rPoses of cultivating corn ad
cot.toll we havo foumd the Planet, Jr.,
Cultivator a m11ost. sat isfactory1 iU.
plemeut, leavinlg lit tle to b1 d(sired.
The winled We'('p or hil' ';crapi' is
good, bitt In ('Xp:;uiin. 'iveor ix I
too)1hed( cultivattor I5:1 mu )h btt01r.
WVe insil;t thatt at 10our Ui ive loot, or
(VCln Six fot 1W',whdhr In (orn or
oither' ('rop, soll':11 i I.'el'' 1hav li or.'
than one0 round: or w+o ftt-rrOws at,
alny e 011 sinie. eitr go over thw
crop wvith IVO 11urn>w\s o Iliim ro
every ttin daysVl il:uu! to o-e ft: 'iurot
fows ('Veryi tlree w\k' .
iie U (10( 1 t c i i of co,:1 Ir ttcali
llll': 121 1.1' l'1111\1':h(u 011 ("011'. (U 51t11
othter 1Iro), Who l-h hats bev 1n :e ivoat I
in (011:11r tail t^5r, 1a1:1m )t sulda the
tes't Of int('llii.ent ("XI)1ter 1en . On
Very heavy, roughr ;;oils, wh1ere shal
low, surface''-ulturtt iiitatit,able
and unllsati:fatotr'y, 1'1>r'1or 1-" d e
plowi1ng andt ine'ti . 1 r( '11 ut il '
nu11y be tho le':; tr 1f t Vb!. It is h(!t
ter to cut anti mangl' the roots
soluew\"hat, t.ll;tti to let the Vr'eds and
grass h ;ke th e cr(p. As a gen 'ral
rule a st.rfatce cull ivttor, or oil er
shallow 1iiiniitg iipl(elelt linly be
llifcly iSed whnv'l('\+.r it will take the
soil an1d thoroughlly dtsiinegraiitte it to
the depth of one inch. The idea hat
t.he( 1sential objeet of' cultivatioi of
a growing crop is to break th soil
so that the roots an penietral0 it 11
fallacious. Such 1)reaking is onlo of
the rinciai obets of thlie :l11p 'a
tory plowm g blefOo planiting 0or at
the latest, t' firsMt plowing. Subhse
* quen]t cultiv'at ion ser~vos 10 brea)lk theL
surfacte crust or prevent its forma
tioni, thleeby periniitt.ing a free perco
lat ion of air into 4 the root,lalyer' of soil,
id pretvenItinig 11)o ra4ipid?CI eva'oration
of mnoistur'e from below. The~ det
struction of grass and wveeds is a'
seconldary and( incidenital eff'ect o f
surifaice culture, neessairy, of course
b)ut of subordinate impIortance to the
thorough acetion of thle soil.
Of courso ovtery farmer will p)lnt
1)eas inl his corn fields if for 110 other
pur'pose thiani to impr'ove the land.
ThIe value( of the peas hiarvestedi
either ini the form of haiy, or ripe'
seed, or' pasMturled by hogs, is nIealy
always gre(ater1 thanithe entire e'xp('n
ses of p)lantinlg and cultivating the
IIeas. In1deed t.he valuie of thle phitf,
* inig seed and the labor of diroppinlg
and( 'over1inig, coinpi-4 abou01 a,ill the
texpen)se upi to I lIm time~ (of har11vestinig.
According tto (our own~ t'xpeiec',the
best way to pilanlt leas in cl torn, in
May, is to open a furrow withI a shiov
el iln thle centre of thle corn iiniddle,
dro'pl tight or1 ten 1(ens ('very step ,
anld (cover' with a1 culItiva1tor1, se't to
Straddthle the furr'mow with two for
wardI'1 to 'thi, 1iriittinlg the1 oItheir
t,eoth to stir1 1( ti ajicen'it sur'frece.
With tis pllan in view it is pre'(fera
hills, to have the latter' wider one
11i1n11 plo)winig oIf the t'orn peasn iiay lie
StowniIi' brodctist, fo th'e1~( purlpose, fli st,
of provid i atrg rhy n
se'condlyi, t) iniprove thet land. Bu
ne'xt mont4 hi will1 6 be Lima enlou1gh to1
iakin hay of41 the ('(Ia-v4ine rather
un14 s(einllinn-4s beforie it is lup, it is
4(1111d ( prat''iIe ij bri,elen-I. 111urotw
fIll fit'his, uing;i~ a lutrrowl'.\ th jil f1' h
staninlg b)ackwalrd. This brea4:ks
~he crust ad dt stroy Go 144wtet(ds
lanl'. Tht lutrrow'0; shoul Ih" run
Of all t he cofttonu chloppe'rs so( ('alled
-that. We haveY seen1, those Iha 1 are 11
oera05d b pu lin.g~ thml 1111114 te
rwh o ie best rVS.Ids.1 In) the ab114
S''cieLo anyt lipl(n1ow.i kn
a 511lonuon sweil, ors hee1)l 41111alit,mayI
w~'it'f the1 ordinary han hoe. When 11( Sl
~'t4lj r~')this) 44meho is pactied w advent
urr11oW -h()Uld ( riI 111t. a time at
mieji plowiig) in row; utnlr Iour feet
Wi 14. ''iatt is tO y, }.et as \wi1e a!!
ut i'. t111iTovW il a nl tiidIl(' ii th1te
inwe.. hi i thlree oI toIur it.hms or1
I1104w , tlus ove'rlp:t1piIn, is [r, tit' (ily
labor lost.
)uring this month theI b:tttle
1tgaiIHt grass an(1 WCeds is plractictl
ly WOIl 01 lost, especially in the cot
ton 1ield. It is indispeIsable that
the early grass, that wlcl comes up
with the 1)1111tH, be effectually de
stroye(l before it hls roacho(1 a stage
of vigorous growth. This early Crop)
of grass generally gives IUOI'o trouble
than '40ueCOd1ing germ1in1ationi,becauso
the cotton is smllall and it is imnprac
t.ieablo to cultivate it as etl'octively.
'The1 young cotton, on thin, light soils
especially, is apt to bo infestod by
lice, and the stand is sOImsti s itl
most destroyed. Science, which has
furished Imlany valuable intsecticidos
lIas so far oflered no practical renie
dy for the cotton plant louse. Good,
or Well fertilized land, is the best
guaranteo of XeUptiOn1, the 1)lant 011
such land being 1)ushod forward with
more vigor. Good cultivation-kep
ig the surface in good. mellow con
(lition-is the only practical remedy,
and it often fails when the weather
is unfavorably cool.
nATE CROPS.
On low lying lands-too cold and
wet to plant in March and April
5o1'n may 110w 1)0 )lantod, and will
1)0 umiore likely to escap the dreaded
budworml thanl if planted earlier. Sev
eral yOI1' sinCce a practical tarmter
gave the iollowiig as his treat ueIt of
00111 on lands slbjec t tlw' lpre
datioIs of the 1b1ud\worn1, or bill Ibog,
s we htve heard it callel: UA "oln
a ! i; ell Ip scra ei IC :va'y the0
;sl tronli Itolun,l th1t' stllm of each
plan1t. Ouir ii for int1111 sI:tt that Iho
used ft p pi' p11i1ose of r.lln:v;ig the
surface soil an ordinaro slt.'l or i
gJrdenl t;tke.
Sucesiv ((5. 1l*n 11 in1Ls of Oratge ('rops
su!th as drlilld t cornIl. nlll('t::, t iC.,
sli>ul' it' b IUIde ('viy Iwo or thr(
VI'".' un 11)11ii d sunli1n''r. W\ nlOYt'r
a O:n :n V 1ar i too iiii(I1 j g( (in
Io'.O, if o )Of,l (tlality. l. \P1iV Cr,e)
tE i for greii f0Old, (nn he con
Yort't,t1 bui i:Y. 1 C(ISilllgt2.
1W T II' Pi'''.\'OEa.
::is : hr ini(nith to planut out the
iami1 ('lop f (lrtaw fromu the lbed.
iril pu:111;1ng! raiely do as well, and
:'V ui 5) easily (1lt ivlted as tho
put otii in MaIty or -June. One of the
Ilost essential points to b) regarded
ili secrinig Ia good setting of vigor
Ous' plat N. is to have good, well
100r ;'d, ald sonewhat lardeled slips,
aintd to pltlt ther onlyon fresh plow
ed dI('(S. The 1iract.ico of having tll('
beds already made in anticipation of
a rain, and then planting the lips in
i 11 rtdlenl soil, is not to be comlailen.d
od. We would grEatly prefer not to
wait for it rain, )ut to make the beds
afres:hl by bodding or rebedding, set
than.to planlt just atfte~r a heavy rain,
or withiout re-loEwinig the land. Thle
ieds should not be less thani 3 feet
froni crowni to crown, rathier fhIt,
than shari) and high, and the plants
se1. not clos~er thani 18 iches in aniy
caUse. Wo prefer two feet, as fewer
Vines' and less tirne for p)lantinig are
re~u ired, and betttor potatoos Will
r'esult wvhere the greater distance is
given.
Ini all the region north o.I the tropi
eal sugar-cano belt, ani acre or two i
sorguni for syrup, should be planted
on every fani. WXhile not as palata
ble ats the syrup iinade from the true
(can1e, yet, if mnade with proper care
oni one of the manuy evaporators now
availablle, it conmes iln "niighty handy"
ini nndi(-suinnner to help1 out the rations
of bac4.on. It is probabje that sor
gunn grpj eosts less thani h.alf its
manuch to produce it ias ('an1 syrup,
snico veryrich1 lind, nior very high
ianiu ring is necessary to produice a
fair yield. As a forage crop the Min
nisota Amber is coni<idered l>y iany
good fiarmiers ias o<jtuil to alny. For
this puirpose( it nuit.-hie plianted irisue
cession until July], and will afford
two or more cu ttinigs of excellent food
for horses and1( cattle.
In conclusion we congratulate the
farmiers of the South oni their steadi
1l' imiprovig coniditioni ando 'the
1brightenmig prlospects beCfore themi.
Thie thoroughly organized farmers of
the 'ounmtiry ar1e a miighity p)ower in
thlE landl. Let organization and1( co
operation (continule' andL be pe'rfected,
to thel)ifting of our11 callinig, the
general advanicemient d.(; one indous
Irialh chltsses -th le real1wealh IIi(creatlors
of 11h4' countryiv-anthe114 reformaiition
of legisi ltive abuses5(51. tt hiutve' resul t -
('d in well niighic ienslaving n inei'I tnths
oif ihe p la~lhtioni of cl1as1 Nation to
t he re'iitiing ienth. lirmer's, ias
inidi voiuals, aiti a s a chisa, ouighit to
day\, an.nuI*itk(' the will (if the toiliig
nuLtsses th Inw t\ ) ofi thuid. Let unijuist,
discriminaiitionis ini favor (if one1lass
let legislatlin toi iiiike a few richlinn
sill richeor whji le thle great malEjority
lre.s4tiiggeinig unider the weighit <if
nbil is hEdl. By th us initeresfting th em
I Elves ini these great (Iuestioins, and
ini naiiEdinlg arol shainlg piublic opin.
4iin and44 the le'gislattioniot tlA. CEou!ntry',
the fa.rroers doE not) niecessatrily be
Boelii pol)it icians ind(ividulily,inEr doE's
the1' ir organizationa beomii a great.
Plibratl party3. I'olitic'ian is ai wordPE
lhat. lr h:womE to no-anti implily ian 41licC
we for ) ire1C sak4,. iewar oVt (f 111e
M;lany lJlle are4iW riECivedi by' the'
Ii'. '. l'.tE 11( Shfrom ntiien iih t sayin4g4
m( goodl(, andii they dhid 1no) get wE'll
mitil l> l'. '- ( P'ickly Ash, l'4 ke
liot and1( l'ilSiumii) was ie]. The0se
he vrio uL 0s ti1 l i inanufacturers wr t efu
earfli leftters, and4. we4 d1isconitinued(4.
411104, but P. P. P. (Prickly Ash,
Po4ke lh)Et tind i''otaiumili) is tripit
wohi a ho' t11st oif fr'iends41 iniC ures olf
~3 )1ishis, I U14h iEntismi,.erolit HI nE
BUtTLER TO TILILMAN.
A REPLY TO SOME CHARCES AS TO 1
FERTILIZERS.
An A ppil to the nt,corl anl thi . I.a
'apt. TIllt m an lE.'ucwt4.4 to l'rUn or j
Iteact.
Coi,UMuiA, S. C., May 1>, 18JU).'
Capt. J.11. Tillnan:--In 4le new -
paper relorts of your sheech at AiMb
derson on M1Iay 10th, you are reiiorted
as charging, substantially, that the
department of agriculture hits lr. 1
Iuitted the farmers of South Carolina,
to be defraudod in the purclase of
commercial fertilizers by failure to
punish manufacturers whose goods
fall below their guarantees. You are
further reporttd to have said that
you could prove all that you charged,
and quoted from the annual report of
the departnm'it for the your 1886 us
authority upon wich to sustain your
statement.
The legal ponalty in regard to de
iicient fertilizers is seizure, conlem
nation and sale, and because tli's
penalty hats not been inflicted you
deny that any other penalty hasbeeni
imposed.
This provision of the law cannot be
enforced, for the sufliciuit reason
that when the analyses are made the
fertilizers have been put in the
ground and are. out of reach of an
action of the kind prescrilel. This
defect in the law has been reported
to the Legislature, and could have
been amended if that body had
thought it necessary or desirable.
That this has not been (lone, forces
mIe to thme conclusion that the rep)re
mtsentative. of the people honestly be
lieve that the existing laws were sulli
cintIi, or that the action of the de
l)a'tinuInt itsel f l1atlI ilade anendment s
utillecessarv.
ihile, thnrefore, we have not
ci7ced andU soldl dleticient f'ertilizr.
WOel have dt.etc'ted I and explosed all d"
ticiencies, as tie Very rep()ort frotiu
which you (''ted shows.
Finidintg Ihat t Ile law dil not reach
the case as:c 114 conitemip hitecd, the lopart.
mieiit rsted to' the puhlication of
tilm' mumitifact tu'rn' gtut:airitces aloig
side of tlw otlicial ;.nlyses, pr"inting
imi italiea those brawluuIs ftlling b elow
tlie guauit ee. 'Ti'l k directed atten
t.i_n ime'dtetltcly to tll deficie'nt
brauds. It siouilt be imeiidcrstoodl,
however, that the deputmuent hus
never untidertakenm to 'Xe'cisci the
judicial authority to declare which, if
any, of suci braids were fraudultnt.
'Tiis peiat.y, vohtarily imposed by
the departmnent, was, after detection,
put 111)011 every brand, no matter how
slight the dieficicncy. In one case this
detic'iency amtoulted to only otne
hiunlredti of on0 pter cent. of potasi,
the chiaptest iagredient used in coiu
mnerciatl fert,ilizors. The deliartmeont
could not say that this was a fraud
Iny Imtore tian it could oflici:tlly po
nomuico other IIranids ' frnodulent
where the difference was greater.
Just what constitutes frau,d is aL ques
tion to) ) h oeterminedl bay the courts
alone.
There may be a1 differenmce of opiniion
as to whether mlerely explosinig the ,
deliciency was suflicient p)unishmllent,
but thme Legislatulro ha1s so re(galrded
it, because it has for teni years' failed
to provide other pimlfisilunent, eveni
after thme dlotfects in1 thme lw lm-t' been'i
oflicially reiported. But the best evi
donce of the effect of this melthod of
ptmnishmnent is found in the subbse
(fuent reports of the departmen&'lt.
This plan (of italicising deficient
brands) was first adopted in 1884.
Anl examiniiation of our reports since
that timei will show that there has
been a steady improvemene]t in thme
valume of fertilizers. It was not ex
peeted Iita it would in one season1
r'esult in binfginlg every bIranId up to
the guaranmteo, becauise n0w branids
ale being introduced every year, anid
the nium ufacturers of sticli1 brands,
not hainlg real1izied the (eil'et of t his
penalt.y, imighit take'risks t hat those
who hmad bteen on1ce exp)oed woulId
afterwar inds avoid if plossible. WVith
the exceptionm of thme aillmonatedo for
tiliz/ersH in a1 ingle seaonLO, thie im
pro'(vement inl the gr'ade of fertilizwers
hasi beenl mUarkedl. TIake', for inisthianct,
thie very report thait you so garbl,ed
im maiking youri charges. It is them(re
shown that theo averages 0f the iman
ufacturers' guarantees for ammlonil
atedl ftilizers~ for tat seasoli1 were.
Available phios. acidl. 8.222per cenit.
Ammnonuia. 2.18 per ceniit.
Potash. 1.49 per cent.
Conmmerc'ial value, $20.79.
Tile aveirages of thme analayses by
0111 (eenust wvere:
Available pho101. aid. 9.30( per eent.
Potash51. 2. I7a peri cent.
Coniunjeriaeil value, 6 14..47.
Now this shmows thia.t, taking the
general sales fthroulighoutll1 te Staite.
theso' goodIs: for th at r'ea:amII txc X(d
the uum111fac'turer(s'gularanlitee in:
A v'ailal e phmos. aLcid. 1.08 ptr cent.
Pt ash . -I t.a8 ptr I' en) t.
Why didl y'ou not txlallin this also0?
to dlenoLunlce the dlepar'tmentt of agri
culIture, reg~idl(ess of facls, alnti s;Ill
ply tmadfe use( (of suich garled ex
tats ats suited'( theo purpose you1 had1(
iin view? 1. (ml forced to that coniclu
51i1n. Th is8 is Cl confirmed by thei fIll
tIler reply you)l are saitd to have miade
whien you were as5ked wa'lift11 hat;b
comie (If thes mloniey oft tilt dt'ep.atmenit
and1( reid that you "did naot kinow."'
luchi) to codemn11, con11tineHd, as8 you
well 1{ know, anl item'llizedt st:diatemen't of
e'very e~xf end(IituIre unil b y ih dto(0
parItmienit form thaSt yearll. Ylou, thiere
whieb, it hadl~% flin xpUnded and ~
yourl1 iswer'1 was worIse tiani at siim
1)le evaLsioni of I he quo'stion.
Y1ou haveyo a5.sined that iall fertili
zeris fo ulndo do ielint. aret friauulen t,
are( swinidled . 'l'he agric'u lura'l vaLIlue
oIf ilmLny brandios otfluhis chlIIfarnt,orl is
dot al'ectold b t hei lslit. u dicien IesIt
'aul~se consumers0'1' ha1ve' a righlt to 0kno0w
theo (exact r'esuIlt.s obtainied . It is of
lit of such1 f'r'.ilizters exceed'0 s the
guaaten.'o I hit, thuere heo;lg a1 differ
cuiltul value 0, we) regardo and11 tri'att
anvI braltl fal-in nalo tluc gIlo.ia
+'o of aiy element of plant food as
'delicient." You, ignorantly or m,t
iciously, take extiaets fron a table
omipikd in tiis way to shou
.hat ill deficie nt ftrt.ilizets a(+ f
ihit.
ThJ.' iiu ertfect.ion; in tho hfertilizr.r
auw have 1ee ,ihi u t ( a nd pointed
Sti t a0(1'l O fo ts il:had t .' (url ( 't,t tlwrt
,ut until that is done lie depa twent
)l agriculture caii only ext'tte' such
aiWs aLH exist.
At the risk of again beiug clarged
vYi.h colhlISion with tho nxinufactu
.'es, I will iiy that, in lily opinionl,
L)ased upon oicitl exp rience for the
ast ten years, the Iianufactiirer who
ieliberately and in tentionlally att em)t
Lo defraud the farituer is the exce(p
Lion: and further, I believu that in
very caso where this has bon aet
Lonpted it has failed of suecei*, be
au so of the departrient's supervi
iion. If you know anything to the
contrary you should state it.
I therefore challenge you to point
to one instance where the far.
luora have been defrauded by the
manufuturers of fertilizers whoro
such fraud was not punished witli all
the power that the department had
at its conintand, and demaind that
you make good your charge or re
tract it. A. P. Bu-r1.,
(omuisioner of Agriculture.
A PEN P!CTURE OF BEN TILLMAN.
A Livt,ly- I)th.icrlption of !tih (:t'tletnan
WVho wat 5t s -t'yKete(I for v(e'rtar by
ithE, fan o utt ri' (onve tion of tiUt"it ('r.
olIini.
In his report of the fattrers' heOt
ing at Alitlerson, S. (;.. M. A. i. \il
liamts or (he (ieiv'illt' News d!raw\"s
the following pic-tulre( (11 ('1)l B. II.
TIillmant!:
" lie t I t Itm I w1'.V I T'l ilhuanli
Was o Uilt iihUlic'-to a ; tlav ini the fall
of S74 whitn In th lt,--11 andt1 Lau
'tin: delt-gat ioits i.t t flt w Houst' of
It.;rJ(. Itt(l iV'S \\t-it' 5to d 1 litt the
<b>o,' 1: 'h l IliP lPt b iy e( r.il
t-)'1 \. " in:t a i( 1 ; it t lw mos
(-ri". "' '1 (i ier :i (' ut iont! tie !nown
?I:'- l' rt t n r w' \d( oit
1m i i 11 1 11 '- - ft C''' :W I t '
If+ \ whilhl a nh; of in11 'rattdli' I '
OII(4 ' l. 'I t 1 I 12 i)t'1'ittt'itt )l] ): c' tl:lt
oi-il .,i t : u la :.l o' t11hirf pa l t t
im!al)h :, the i o o rt ):i of th-o hIaiP
Itol e ;t' . t h\; ! a., nm.t :;ll groupl) of li
chl;t( 't:On ri'( -1+' ninilg the Fedet(it
1. l t,i l 'ut ;tl li t' an(l'dings of
tWe Sl( 1ftom ti'-alinig upon h'e
st el- 'alh u\:y betw''ni th o( s 11tg
i il'ets. I: t hligi'-. o-t 4.t ft a 1
i tl '; t ;m Oin 0 i ut h ' )ill,i j;t ' t -ti
pl'dii th i I: ;ti:(a -l b od Ii tat- h l 1.! ithe
1)coplo of 11he i w , Itrtie- tlluo r;!muiti
Ill' ('t>;;litrv l;iat t i L tg 't ir t( I; .
T ilbu ;c w\; : jti ; itt,itt t.h - i'.t; .,
the ' i i- l i us -.a.i' t !t..t <tt
of the l)i' b i ti 't ])4 ll::r'o t ui.re. iiis
1 r h S \'.(':'' ii lit' I' i ' . :tt Iia h is
dlies; it i'o1 \.'.t i:tI Ii : I5 11 ' 4 I :t oh'
hundnll'( di of tilt.t whit ,.:.r.. 1.; I
1itt- of a li l w.t: 11 .eeoIe
bec..,,ase he wa apae - .oti
ditl Itsing andiUl beau 1thr
fwas am bou t' h i1:(1 - h 3:44 vnicl and0
nid nofcking 4-1 o'so i ii heI11V .li11
apint 1411ed- :01 t. 2a t 1as b11ng mhl :udi
done.l-ghl <m .1dy8ab i8 wlas(''l 2 i
illman.u:lil f\ I do n 1. r I u'mber s8ein
h1I1im agin unti y1sterda ailgn:i uitd
Lsol it lltt4 ipesse mie wtl CI is
inovement3 1of3 ai lib On aiille tho
many . occasions in 01(1 reen tios when1
I hav1(e 1er 1 or ' it ra oflit U1u Tillm;ui
he has 1come (If my(li memory(' :.'bo
Clos an3Md:~k211 13urious fudv (fthi
~for and Iilf e Wiiedl w1lu 'e m.' nd
trI l )Ouih81la (41erei Iei t idetv that 114
n'lighte ('II 2441 to.13 why itois m-mims
rinained1n in ly 1a: meor wlaI V118
alel u and1tlzlp been122 il nouiy
iIthenhae ld from41 11 44 t . liI Il isnot a4
comin( - CI ly 4 i i ;i 8 4 a model 1(1 build
no1t ic'ly a4wk war<l.hi'i Ii i drsoles'
faie is his1 mot. 1123 S 11'II aI. a4 12(r
ly1l (4314d of Daniel' Webser 3-)3o (1an
gry"1I11 8 'hu m 44ou 3t h. 14 ill itnclined toi
droop54- justi a.42 the orners1Y after rms
1hade 111b3(Py a ratherkshor amllScefu(I
moustacheI of3g redish 1( 11l0ule.0( Ihell
nos3Cew i wei1( k ' * 3( ll 8u,po inti1 an
1sh1 aly.oMr. Tlilbnan 1's.oerean
it'1'ey isrdark an<lhl.l, lar
imp:(essm3V( one8lV'( wth11 the wila tath
lost1 lu1b1t feat110 ure, when thel other
o1f(rhoughtor src, i1n,11 illfoty four
littloi: l roks. prasi ne
siranmiass cia son it lo frend .4
The I)'n(arIIc1n.
'ThaL sounlds mhiraculou i, aind yet. I
D1ne altay beolc tE'Tlplor arty deaf olu
(ecount. of bIoo1d j)ui:nl s't tli iin
the ear, andl then i n111(1 (,tick relied h Jo
t,asmng 1. B1. L. (l'tmaic; lhi'od Babm.)
Johnl W. W\eeks, D)eentur, (nt.,
writes: 'Six iuntlhs ago I had a
i).tinl int Iny,'(a ale : +l in at few, ldat it I
ctisel-geI iau(. 'Tliu I gre\ tlsitt
aifL could not hea r aut atll. I beganu'
the use ot B. B. Ii. aud the running
of muy er- 50011 ceased and I now
hear, while mny healthl is mluch imt
lyoved and I feel full of gratitude to
(od and to the 1)roprietors of sogood
a reniedy.,,
S. M. Ellis, Atlanta, Ga., writes:
"B- B. B. eturd 11n( of'lnost 1tubb)1orn
cczema. I had ()ctored it without
S1cc('ss for twelvti years."
WV.1 H1Davia, Sanl Ma[trCOs, Texas,
writces. "1Itam rapidly recovering fromt
1)lood poison by uSt) of B. 13. 13.
--General Joseph E. Johnston has
colSented to Iunveil the equestriaii
staiuto of General 1tobert E1. Lee,
May 29th.
Bradfidld's Female Regulator will
eur110 irregularities or derangemnots
peculia r to woman. The sufferor
htould uso it. Sold by all druggists.
A fact worth kiowing is that blood
dih(ascs which all oth(r ledicines
fail to cure yield slowly but surely to
111e )lood claensinig )roperties of P.
P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poko Root aond
Potassium.)
-Rl. L. Burks, the efficielt secret;
ry of the F'ariers' Alliance of Geor
gia reports the continued growth of
the order. Ie sent out eigiteell new
charters in ten (ays, and the cry is,
"Still they (omec."
Peopl wonder when they find how
rapidly health is restored by taking P.
P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Boot an(
lPotassiultn.) The reason is si11nple,
as it is a 1)Owerful coillbiinatioln of til
roots an(d 1e1)5 of the 110om0 woods.
-The directors of the Terrellcoul
ty, (a., All iauce mlet rel-ent r, aud
(d clarded . (liVid(nd of 2' per (cent.
1'sly (do( torpchre d nuikes a dividend of
1.; per (ceit. ont the capital Paid in.
-Tboouh.le !F':ame~rs' Alliance of Northa
(ar olita alve pledged th ema' ;"l
tinot. to give their suiport, to ai) V cali
didate for the Legislature who is not.
known to b)( inl favor of a railroad
colmulissiont for North Carolina, Ior
ao y (cndid:te for Congress who vill
not pledge hilself t'o exert his best
eflforts to secure the early exhtrtnt:t
of the hill 1before Congress known a
the sul)- reatsulry bill.
The (reele county. (la.. Alliance
11ms 1(501 ld to sui1)1t 1o nul for
(G(oV( r1or,l141 slature'or C onS gr(ass, nr
o01her oili("e of1 i'usl int the alppr1oabh
ii g(lections, who hts 1tol )rov(vd
himself to be iln full symathly wit Ii
ithe p rilniples of ie ordcr; andal wlo
is not aVvp(wdly o)i)oscd to t he pntr
utment of the ir diemtt of hegislator;
absen'ht fromu (lut yV, without prlovidesh
Si:il (cau1se: :and who will 1not agreeO4
1l)givo 0 thle agr'icuiltura'1l inlterest s
his es)4t su 1port fir st, last :m(1dl lith
FOR1 TIRED
MAN AND WOMlANa
P. P. . i l 1 ( l prif an it zo yiit41 3our
A promine, rairoa supe irintent ai tt
''.avannah,i .IT sufring w ithi MII ri, Dyhspep.
m ',ala lith m i m as "Ao I t er taking011
(14 . 3. P . e nee fets el nhs ie m
fel as if o cuild oivo froreer i herr coud
away get P. P .
If you are t'xred oudt Iro ove rind
closoadl3 co idient-aoie'dtuln
Pg p. pD
If i youT ar feeInadly,, inthe spring
adaa outi f sorts, to '
P.P.P
t e 30ur diigeti or gan ne edi- toning- upo,
P.UP.P.
delity(1 nd we aess tao , -cii
P. P. P.
ae ntdn Paasenraubm. ow
ofthe system,oia tiro I ti wr
PP P
,dPM3A N Bh1o., whlolsalo nruaggists,
Solo P'roprtetors, LIIpinan's Ilock, Sayautnnh, (ai.
ACIS WORTfl
\,en sioIi ;.d to ut , t ic
'- -f A L .L C
Is.elntitledc to your first considerati
among the Life Insuranco Instituti
a(viltales in tll the feiatures o
fiuanlcial security.
1. It is the Oldest active Lifo Insurt
2. It is the Largest Life IlHurance1
3. It is the Strongest financi"l Insti
ing to more thatn One Huidred a
4. It is the Safest Cohpa:tny in whi<
5. It s the Chcap>est Comtptmy in
returis re(lucing the final cost o
Coiaplny.
6. This '(GREAT CORPORATION
1)licy hol(lers in Cashl Surplus, i:
of '73,oo,ooo, which is nearly
CJombinied iteturins attained by3 t
IR EPOSjr
CtlOUR SU 1PLUS M ONEY IN Ti ]
COMMEICIA L BANK,
-OF
(1OLJMIUA. S. C.
One dollr and upwards reeivec
[ntere:1 at a the rate of 4 per cent. ix
tun, laid quarterly, on the fir.
lays of F'ehr1uarv. Many, August an
NoVber. Married women an
niors (t:m keep acounlt in their ow
lamll('. Ii Hihr rates of interest it
owved byV ,('c'iatl arr1;tmgemlent.
(. ,1. Iia:mii:i., Pr('sident.
JNO. S. Li:.w.eiii, , .J AMs l:lI:L
Vice Pie(d(t. Cashie
T'albott & Sons,
IICIIMON'D,"VAL
Manufa c t i r e
WiI fIrnishi lowcst estiuatte5 on al
<indH 1) MAIIINEliY.
COTTO0N 'JINS, PlItESSES AND) ELE1
BItICK( A ND) '[ IJINGI MACIIINEIIV,
PLAlNEli- AND) WOOl) - WOUK IN4
MACiINEItY,
C4Y WVdte t. en f >r mHicel.for
11y1 g.
CH id sTH s,
L.ESSENs PAIN sta~ To uIfE
||ff'"MOTHRS OHE
- 4LEfR6 a CHILD)
BRADFIELD REULATRCO ANT A
DEThEciii W?EE
Wanted in every County. Shr.I mn to actL under IDstruictioa
in our Seret Service. E xiprence. not necessry. Particulars frr
Urannana lDtctive lu reau Co. 4 AMdo,CLinnnaUi
FINE SH W CAS:
TERRY M'F'G CO. N"ASHVILLE. V
H IN(vERCORMS.,
tcr,'DNSU MPTIVFE
Thn w AP.NT'tIlN(i rutd wHIOT.IBOMF
I M :tRA N :: Im1]N K m2 timt world.
);'!' u andtl il i-patrkungiit. T Y IT.
A'i1c your ru ggiot. or orocor for it.
C. E. HiR ES, PH ILADELPH IA.
JSEY FLATS
TaNtARRETT DR~UQ00',
TTl JRr.9F,7ATO, FAnor ,
AlLDER'S LIVER PILLS.
Remove the bile from the system, oure
ilie.ns troubles, and prevent malarIal diseusa
or sale by all daiggtat and merchant a at .)
Aute a box, or minoled en recoipt of price bt
TH E BA RRETT DRUG Co..
Aurnuan, (A.
REM EMBER ING
INSUR ACE - ('OMP?AY
on, since it holds tho foi mest pltce
ons of the world, and offers superior
f business, togetlei with unequalled
ulco Company ini this Country.
Jonipany in the World.
tution in the World-its assots amoun
11d Twenty-six Millions of Dollars.
h to i. sure.
which to insure, its large dividend
f insurance below that of any other
has earned for and paid out to its
i twenty-one years, the enormous sum
eleven million dollars more than the
be next TWO leading companies.
DWAR) L. GE1tNAND,
GENERAL AGENT, Columbia, C. S.
The Tozer Engine Work
Jeewur to !)ial Knginen Work,.)
JOHN A. WILLIS PROPRIE? T
117 WrsT GERVAIs STREET
NEAR
tt.
a
-1ANUFAOTURLRS OF TH
To r Steam " Engi
AND ALl. 5l7.1I OF 130TH l.;'a('\1'
ANI RETUtA TU)SlI.AR B''ii,I{t
.':UNI)RY wOIK IN [RON ANt
IA'AI RiNG Itl)PS'T)JY lIi'elT'.
h July 1-amo
S.r 1( IL.ANrscr nh ..s a
F1 tirate' on -
. GAlog, Harvesting anid o1bter Mat
c'.i uery write to the undersigned, whe
will guaranee the goods they umiy
otffer in all rospects, and make matt.er,
Sinteresting both to consutuers and
comptitors.
We will also furni every4hing
needed in the ling of supplies: Belt.
lng, 6ils, Pipitry, F'itings, Yalves, In.
spirators Lu3ectors, Pumps, &oc, &c.
W. R-. GIBBS J7a, & CO.
On2umbia. 8
PITTS' CARMINATIVE -
OR~ CORRECTING NAUSEA, DYS
Lentery, Diarrhea and Cholera 1,
fanitum. A pleasant medicine of incalcel:.
ble mecrit in the home circ for child m'
adult, It is popular, pleasant and efliciem
Truly a mother's friendi. It soothes a
heala the mucous membranes, and cher '
the mdcous discharge from head, stom::
mnd bowePi. The mucotse discharge fou
the head and lungs are as p)rompltly
lievedl by it as the mucous dhischarge fir
thI- bowels. It is made to relieve ii'
amucous system and eure nausea, aml
does it. It makes the critical period
teething children safe and easy. Iti
vlgorates and builds up the system whu
It is relieving and curing the wasted tissu:
1t is recommLendied and used largely
physicians. For sale by Waunnmake. a
Murray Co.., Columbia, S3. C., and whoi
I*by hiowardl & Willett, Augiusta, Gia
4 C a .A NT'EFiiTO UR.a
CasXrtieation in a shaor
*. Pre man alt Malarial troubles. Prio
67 .w.at. F'or dato by druggtsts and mer
:bentA. Manutisotursd by
THJE BARRETT DRUG 00,
1e4 15a A~uousr . GA
--- '- ti e &Hn NOIns ciItfln'y
- .11' w a -ar .'aI re i n,.-. r.u. shib . r
SHAR DLSAMm
s aa.al.n an- I batu tIo I air.
rnnh a lo 'ar .: it igrowth.
NJnver F:ji a, iiestare Gray
Hair f, iit . a Color.?
Hotiw Lost How~ Regainedi,
a lIood..
- sk. It . e W a-. u
lindink , )a--.h -,~2 *'.00 by~
*ldi j**i I e. I llus. O
trIe ro.- yan. icThe
fr o i :a N a . .. a. n i ain o
aal m . .t a ., M t e 0 1 0 o
Iru 't u. a rru.
N.I4 ri - on, Ma .I. woa
nr * . . t. fo su!.itha oah eo