Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

'squoted to Ifliiiqnlturc, Sortiqulture, Soiu^tiq _0^i^onomi''the (Turrrai .of tht fan. The Great Bargain Store! CJO WIIKRE YOU C'AX BUY THE MOST ?FOR TIIE?' LEAST MONEY, -AM.THEY ARE OFFERING EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS.! Bargains in Prints. Bargains in Dress Goods from 15c. up. Bargains in Bleached Shirting from He up. Bargains in Brown Shirting " 5c " Barga ins in Jeans from 15c up Bargains in Ticking " l()o " Bargains in Flannels " 20c Bargains in Liuscys " 15c " t bargains in clothingt Bargains in Hats from dOo up Bargains in Shawls " 75c " BARGAINS IN NOTIONS! * Bargains in our celebrated 2 BUTTON KID I Gloves. Bargains in our Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs at. 5c Bargains in Ilosory at 5 and 10c. per pair. Bargains in Neck Ties. Bargains in Coats, and Clark's Cotton at 5c a fcpo 1. 1 | La gains in Shoes*?Women's Pegged at $1 nnii .til 25. \ Jlavguins in Ladies'and Gent's Hand-Sewed c Shoes?every pair warranted. J BAfSAINS IN CROCKERY, J I 1 holirycil, jBto offer you come to sec ust jufffMWfljlf HPdanticute any hill bought from sfi?rolmdihg W ^ P. Wnurkets. All wo ask is nu examination of our gootlj and prices. '" >/ Capt. It. 0. JOHNSON ami J. A. IWNT will p extend a hearty welcome. r Nl?i:\lW *V (OM OV. Oct 1 10 tf SPECIAL i TRADE Inducements!: -A. JK FALL"STOCK!!1 "\TJ*E have on hand and to arrive the most VV complete Stock of general Merchandise we have ever offered to the trade. Consisting of n.)ltlC?(iCH, l>?TSS (?Ot)tN, Nlinwln, ('iiNHinicros, \ lilanlitts and Flannels, Kid <; loves, Hosiery, I *v" IVIiilc (jood< If n itdkrrrli HEW FALL UNDERWEAR. , GROCERIES AND II A IS DWAR T3, BOOTS AND SHOES. SPECIALTIES r Lade's and G-ont's custom Mado Shoes P (Jeilt'h llaii?l-11a?!o SImscs. TUB t.'KLEM'.ATBI) STAR SHIRTS AND COLLARS Also our No. 00 Shirt, *2100 Linen Mosotn and Culls, in SI - 00 per dozen. 1 Come and see us before purchasing elsewhere as we are determined not to be undersold. J ISigliest market prices paid i I'ur <>lton in Soli lenient of Acemmls. (d,i; a m .111*11 it i i-:s. Oct 1 I 11 tf Seed Oats ! Seed Wheat f H'! 11,Y Improved, for sale. Apply * , Poster Si W ilk ins' store, to t C. II. UOltlXSON. Oct. I 10 tf - - - ' - 1 1 1 + New I Desirable Fall and WintBr,Stack JUST RECEIVED BY J. T. HILL & CO. * \1TE respectfully inform our patrons a#A the VV public generally that our large and well selected Slock of Is In Sto're. nnd was purchased at a time a good bargains wcr<} to bo had, and with the view of pleasing the pcwplc of tho County, both in QUALITY AND PRICES. OUR STOCK CONSISTS IN PART OF i>KY GOODS, Ladies' Cloafcs, - Fancy Articles, Notions, | BOOTS J. SHOES. WE WOULD CALL PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO OUR 12,000 STOCK ?OF? MEN'S AND BOYS' C LO THING,: iVhicli wo wore induced to buy becouse of the ' ivfponiolv Imv niM/>*o 11: ! ... . . > ?W ? |/| ivvo ouv, II gvuus *> f; L' 81/11111]^ <11 , mil \vc propose to give our custouieVs the boueit of our bargnins. ?ALSO TO OUllr; fgr' km<rv*, n ARDWARE , riNWARE, CROCKERY, &C. : ' A\ c dimply ask an examination of our GOODS ml 1MMCKS to convince the public of the fact hat they can save more money by purchasing rom us. J. T. HILL & CO. Oct 18 42 tf , S. W. Porter's ! NEWSTOOK!' LOW PRICES, AXI> QUICK S A L E N . I FOR CASH ONLY. THE CHEAPEST j DRY GOODS, GENT'S HATS, j lEADY^-MADE CLOTJ^NG, | BOOTS AND SHOES, I J A 1C DWATJ 10 ! ?AND? GROCERRIES, Can bo lirnl al S. \V. l'ortor's ( heap Store,?for ASM ONLY. Please .loii'i ask for credit, as it is vorv mi. - J len&unl to refuse it; hut I sell too cheap to al- 1 >\v a day's credit to my host friends. S. W. I'tMMCK. Sept '27 3t? tf GREAT INDUCEMENTS ?TO? JUY FURNITURE.; LITE offer our entire stock of furniture at IT grately reduced prices. Several FINE PA It LOR AND CHAMBER SETS BlOl A > W <J? ?ST.! All in need of Furnituro would do well to ukeadvnutngo of our low price-'. \> W. I*. WEST A ( O. Oct. U 11 It I t ? l_L?1-1 U? - I X ? MUNRO GRABS. I Kditou Soi niKRN'Cultivator.?TI16 grass I discovered in 18*75,tho botanical name | of which is Pauicum Agrostoides, commonly called Muuro grass, has been experimented with more than ever before; and from every State I receive favorablo reports from it. G. W. Brown, Mincola, Texas, writes, Scptcmbor 1st., that it is scvln feet higlu. still growing luxuriantly, and asks mauj questions about it; and says tfc?$ it bad not began seeding at that date. VF-^* j.'ui, .'iua., n i ir'3, oupieuit>cf?w* wiujuu the seed I scut him " ftivolv Kn> y^ ho'1 Would' mit -be 'able toVj^Jf&d^as tbcj had just bcg.nu to uiako tttuH*P0?flrau?;. His tirjWk w^^eijCA'^t highT T* r<^lf rincl neighbors were well ploaselvr'uh it j and if he'failed to sav(^,ace<L',^Ated mcrit'.-*Dr. J. H. Watki113e^?. ifkPjjF^ that it is four foot ^HTgQjg&Afceguq, seedjog September 13, five wiltflffp while crab"1 "grass and corn was badly pitched u?>, and wants to know if it can't /e pi^Sg ! ed without setting out the plan; . ; all the information I cau git yjb'' ut seed as far North as llalil|TvJ?H., Va., and aui informed that drottgt stunted its growth, as it was planted latound the test, iu eousequeuce of drought aifylato planting, not u lair one. f -. . In order that the public canjbtfC ?H the benefit of my experience with fc^is grass, 1 have concluded to tell wlia* I about it through your columns. I havJjlhis year, set one and one-half acres in the a'ants on land that is badly worn and beA cJeortKl about seventy-five years ; but it 19S been, a portion of it, used as a cotvpcn, aiift planted iu potatoes, sugar cane, wheat, -Oats, and lust year, in couon, prouuctng at tile rate ol one-half bale per acre. This ycafv it was broken deep, and manure^iwith compost ol cottoq and stable manure, two jlfcuqds eaelt k> one of Merryuiau's Amnioniaffdj6uano, ^itgeoP iOOOftre. per acre. frfUntlu'.' TTniniOaMaaed on with along hafrow sco.iterjjlough, run very deep, rows iuytr]y three foot si^irt. Tho plauts vri-ra s-.-t Iboufc eighteen inches apart^ about the iirst of April; received two ploughings and two hoings; was cut 18th July. One row thoroughly dried and weighed by several olVmy neighbors and land measured, yield^soertnincd iu that way. 158421bs. per aciSj. 'fTfc te*l row was u ^ler an average, if anything.? Although there had been uo rain since June 2'J, the grass Lagan put Jug out, and iu four weeks it was about four feet high, and should havo bce^ cut again in five weeks, hut I ict it staDd cy/ht ; and although 1 made good hay I had much trouble with it. as the weather was" cloudy and optionally a light shower. Had I cut it sooner, the yield of hay would have been greater, and the quality better, but still it is good hay. ? > you will see by a sample "f it tt the State- Fair.? Yield ti.e ]a?k cualug 7i)2.Slbs., using two rows instead of one as test rows. One was the /oVuscd in '.'ipct cuV"1**. It had sev* oral pounds less than the other, and the other was far inferior to some?both upon tho whole about an average. Total yield per acre, 23,S70lbs. I should have broadcasted the manure, instead of putting it in the drill. 1 should have had the rows 2 feet instead of 3, and tho plants 12 instead of IS inches. It should have been cut at least 10 days or two weeks earlier tho first time, and 3 weeks earlier the second. I would in ihe.same space of time that T got two cuttings have gotten three, and fourth full of seed 1st of November, the yield of hay would have beer greater, the quality better, and the length of time required in curing lessened. 1 will u-e the land set in gra?s this year next year as .* grazing lot, by giving it a deep close breaking, and heavy topdressing of compost. For grazing purposes, for cows, calves and work oxen, 1 do not think it has an equal at tho season of the year it is on hand. Cattle arc more fond of it than any other grass?so are hogs. Horses and mules prefer crab grass, but will eat the other when tlioy can't ;.ret tin- crab. A patch can be .aw. tinned inddinitely. by taking stuck off in time fur it to ripen its seeds. I think setting out the plants can be obviated by ploughing up a *paec the width of a row and thinning the remainder with the ho-.), and hand. I was under the ini prcusion at first that the seed would not geriniBite by planting. From repeated ox peri B?b 1 I meuts, I find I am mistaken. They should I be planted in our latitude in January, and if set out, it should be done as soon as the plants get 3 or 4 inches high, which was this year 3 or 1 weeks earlio^thau last.? After the Orst plants get to growing, and are about 2 foot high, it there arc 3 feet ftkips, the ru-plaut will be so set back,'that k-will hardly live and grow until the rest P'.cut. I do not think anything can excel litis grass as an exterminator of nut gra68. 1 To sum up. tho grrss is an aunual?bogins to seed in September^ apdJJsdgrer6fc.drTJ&?0>das ,S.X1 ? V - - ? It can b? urtnl fot grazing,JoiKbg, or any other way that any other grass ?an. It bcSr?U/* to cuiu*-ujt in, huitucie H22, about 1st of Marcli, or if Ureal her. 1s modornte. Mwcnte feed fl.r~caitloand horses. atftnds drought well, haB made with at S treets drought in May and 5 weeks drought in July and August, nearly 12 tons of well-cured hay. Seed arc difficult to save, but tee grass will seed the land wherever it grows, as crab grass does. Hoping I have answered all the questions that can be thought of, except theft it requires very rich laud uud abhors the shade, I remain yours, respectfully, (JKO. W. C. Ml*N110. SAtftifNTst?1TKo sardine fisheries have supported muuy t'auiiliea lor generations.? The cLicf supply originally came from off Sardinia, whence they take their name, but for a long time they were mainly caught ou ihe coast of Brittany. Sardines are unusaajly abundant in the French water* this season, and tlie^itch will be larger than in any previous year. A sardine fleet consists of vessels from eipht to ten tons each, with a .row of ii'ivu sF ^twelve persons, aud goes six to niai'mn'o. ... id. The bait, Cvi .m.sting of ^ggs and fish, cut up, ig*fecat tored on watct Tbcourdiucs arc taken with giil nets, iwfew rfrc salted ou board, balk arc - v-'.<>re. f: ' ' vsaftw ..uu: rying, they il ^vi^nt^ed in frames, it/ almost j^r^ieudicular rows, and immersed again and again in the best boiling olive oil. Whei^jj^K ciently cured tbey are packed in the small tin boxes, by women and children, after which men till the boxes up with lrcsh oil and solder them tight. The work is not complete, however, for before fit for tht table tho fish ruiju'iTi conkv^, 'Ilo. tois end they a covered kettle and boiled for liftlf nn hoar to an hour, according to their size. After drying, labeling, and placing in wooden cases they are ready for shipment. The American sardine, or menhaden, is taken in large quantities, on tho coast of New Jersey, and put up in oil. ? ? Duty o:-' the DF.MOC;tacy.--Although the success of the National Democracy lias not been as great as was anticipated, iu the recent election, we are not sure but it will, in ilie near future, prove a great blessing to the party, ami the country. A small majority iu both Houses >u tUo ucxt C? ngrcs, will tnako the Democratic party more cautious in its logislati >:i, and uvuo earnest in its e Hurls to secure the welfare of the whole eouutry. Chastened by its recent reverses in the I'astorn and middle States, it wil aim at a' higher statesmanship, and strive more zealously to bring back the government to those solid principles of the Constitution, and to those pure and simple works of administration, which, for throo(juarters of a century, gave it such a strong hold upon the hearts of the people. We have seen it since the advent of tjie Republicans to power, the lamentable results of an unchecked ami unrestrained party supremacy. Wrong, corruption and oppression ar it:? bitter, but legitimate fruits. If the Democracy will adhere to its ancient landmarks, if it will rightly appreciate the great necessity of a higher and broader statesmanship thuu that which is dictated by a mere de-ire for party triumph, i.' it will go heartily to work to lift politics out of I he slum and cesspools into which tho corrupt machine politicians have dripped the n ; if it will denounce the author of the cipher dispatches with the same bitterness | it denounces those who couunitted the frauds and perjuries by which Mr. Hayes was made 1'resident, it- success in 188(1 will he assured For the tir.-t tiuie since 1800 iho Democrats ol' tlic Kith Congress will have an opportunity of showing their fitness to govern the country, and the success of the party in the iio:;t 1'residentinl campaign, will largely depend upon the use they make 1 of this opportunity.? Ay" ?jUt.s' baity. THE LABOK SYSTEM OF THE 80UTH. At the close ot' tfyo ifrar, 1805, everything at tho South was thrown into utter confusion bv the new state of thiugs. Tho " ? H Southern people had no experience or plans for using free labor and knew uothing practically about it. The former slaves of tho South were as ignorant and inexperienced as their former masters, and having thoir freedom suddenly thrust upon them were as much uuprepared for it as tho whites.? It is not therefore strange thatthere should U^uaJjouUMitg|gj[ mistakes to both sides.? 1 "r-y-"? ",r""fTnr ?? "**"* wttngba iti the views of both parties, but till oo deftajto and sottlcd plan of using this labor has been fully established, and both rhrcs-are still iu doubt ns to the best and safes| ana mna*-f?anunr?l yU?of aou. betw?.Ah* .parties. T.y There arc some thin;^, however, of which wo have become fully satisfied. One is that the planter ought to have and must have (to be successful) the labor of bis employees the entire year, and wc have no doubt that tbc best plan is to hire them for standing wages. We bclicvo that this is not only the best plan for the owner of the plantation. but is the best also for the laborers thereon. Wc kuow of one planter who hires his laborers for standing wages for five days in each week, allowiug, them every Saturday to work for themselves; he also allows them a certain amount of land to cultivate for themselves and in their own way. These lands are cultivated mainly by the wouicu and children who arc not in the contract as regular laborers on the farm, but it is stipulated in tlgo contract that whenever tlio owner of the farm needs thorn they are to work for him ns.day laborers. lie furnishes bis regular hauds with weekly rations, aud at the end of each month pays thenj half the wages due them 4^ ior the month, the other half is not paid until tho oail of tho your, and if tho labor- . .? cr violates hi*.CQi)txafct he can be discharged tbat 1h OW htutr -4*w in "* *** quired not to (tbsout himself from his business at any time without the consent of the employer or his superintendent. When ho tloses time.from any cause so much per day '?to^r<irged up against him, to be deducted;, from the uiouth'8 wages. This is right, be- cause ho has his rations, li n ii Inn J, )||)i tf ~m for the whole linn M||] llin I'TTiJiiiji i is of- <?v>+ len jrupiJMc4i"To"7uro a day laborer to put iu his place, who also has to be fed and paid. From what we hare seen and heard of this plan we think it is about tho best plan of any we have seen put in practice. This gentleman has in the main the same hands from year to year. While the wages arc not large, they are as large as the employer can afford, both parties are making a living and those laborers that arc economical are saving something every year, and seem to be contented. Thev laborers are required while in tho field to abstain from quarrelling and n* ? - > o o e v? ing profane and vulgar language, and any violation of the rules are reported by the foreman, and the party offending subjected to a fine to bo deducted from his month's wages. In this way discipline is enforced on a large farm, and there aro hut few violations of tho rules. If two or more of the laborers disagreo about any of their 'feusiucss affairs, they arc not allowed to run off to a .Justice of the l'eaco aud have a law ? ? suit at great expense and loss of time, but they aro rtiqnfwd td "Wlfecfc" some of their fellow-laborers as arbitrators, who settle*the matter between them, and wheu thus settled they aro required to abide by the de? cision or leave the place. The system on . this place works well, and wu commend it tdJ lavgc piuulot's every whoro. There is another thing that farmers ought to attend to more generally than they do, that is, that employment of Route kind be furnished to all persons on the furnt who are able to work. If the women and childroit do not work on tho farm, they ought to have something else to do. If nothing hotter can be found for them let them h tve their caids, spinning wheels and looms ?nd utaku ciolli to clothe themselves and fami' * his, as hey did before the war. it i* an old adage that *'ati idle brain is the devil's woi kbhop," and it is true. 1 hose ih.it are idle Wi.l he constantly stirrii.g up mis itief ami making trouble tor those thai are at Work Southern I'/nutation. Soliloquy by a tipler?The pub ic <ways notice when you have been drinking out 1 never when you arc thirsty. * 4