Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Tor I he Time:*. TO THE YOONO BOYS OF ONION. l>i>ys, ilont drink, 'lis nu evil that grows, And scotters ruin wherever it goes ; 'Tisa source of sorrow, sadness and woo3, And deals to our race the heaviest blows. Then, " boys, don t drink," but join the good band. That's tighling to drive it out of our land, Maoly contending with heart and hand, To shield good woman and save brave man. Now, little folks, listen for a while? Touch not the monster while you're a child, And fehen you get old your song will be, 1 aiu from the drunkard's chains quite free. May God in His mercy help you to keep Aloof from the bowl of sadness deep, Having no cause to mourn or to weep v? cr mines pusi, awu?c or asieep. Unfurl the ting of Temperance bright. Ami under its folds make the good tight; They "can conquer, who but think they can,'" And though you are boys, tight like a man. Hoys, don't drink, if you woulJ ever rise To mansions of Miss beyond the skies ; The sot is doomed at the grand assize, Lost, forever ! the glorious prize. W. M. Fostkr. IMFOKTANT FARhl WORK FOB MAY The e^rth is now warm enough for grass and weeds to grow rapidly. They cannot bo permitted to sharo with the crops the pluut food iu the soil; extermination of them is now the order of the day. How to accomplish this economically, rapidly and without injury to young crops is one of the nicest problems the farmer is called upon to solve. In the recent progress of agriculture, the old-time method of running around j-ouug plants with a narrow scooter, having a board uailcd to foot and beam 011 otic side to nrcvcnt throwim? dirt i ------ o ou tlio little plauts, first gave way te the sweep. The latter shaved the surface uicely aud with its wiug running quite flat threw very little dirt. Moreover the siding furrows swept out the middles at the same time, a great advance over two siding furrows with scooters aud subsequent broaking of the middles with shovels, But with the nicest work of the sweep, there is still a narrow strip aioug the lino of plants which is uudisturbed. and upon which grass can firmly fix itself. To destroy it .the hoc was called into requisition. This involved heavy expense, uoplcasent contact with labor aud great demand for hands to chop out eotton. Next camo broadcast cultivation with a harrow in the first stages of the crop, with heel scrapes and cultivators later. This is as far as we have advanced ; indeed, most farmers have not yet reached this point, and the method is not yet, perhaps, fully perfected. But l'rom ihc very nature of things wo must advance in this direction?machines, implements, hoisc-powcr, must supplant hand labor more and more. How to cheapen . ^ .oinniil ? X W i .Jkm HI clearing forests and cultivating virgin soils. Since the war the use of fertilizers has been developed to great perfection ; and now surroundings demanded the most extuuded use of machinery and horse-power. All departments of industry are moving in this direction, and agriculture cauuot lag behind, Cautiously, wisely, judiciously it must go on . IIakuowino Cotton.?Our readers will remember the articles published last year in the Cultivator on broadcast cultivation with the harrow. Tho points which seem to be well settled wtJrc that obstructions must be removed?trash in shape of coru and cotton stalks cut up or knocked to pieces ami buried by breaking land with large turn ploughs ; beds, if any. to be low and leveled down with harrow immediately after planting; if rain follows plauliug quickly, harrow as soon as dry enough, never allowing a crust to form. As soon as cotton begins fairly to come up. run harrow obliquely across rows?never in the direction of the rows?iu four or five days ruu obliquely across again in the opposite direction so that theso two borrowings may be af right angles to each other. In three or four days harrow again nf?rr>s? f lin loaf 'I'lincn lmII ?..w .?vr. * uvov UUIlV/ITiU^ HJliat begin early ami bo repeated rapidly to thin out the cotton, which they can do whilst tho plants are very young and tender? when still yellow. When older and tougher they will be pushed aside often without being destroyed. Tho cotton now being considerably thinned, grass and weeds thoroughly killed, and tho surface nicely pulverized, the crop is in condition to be easily cultivated with sweep or scrape. It is said also that in tho condition loft by the hurrowings a good hand can chop to a stand two acres of cottou a day. Shallow Cultivation ? Firming Sekd.? If ti e soil is supplied with humus, and the laud well prepared, cultivation should be very shallow from tho start. In hard soil, disposed to run together after rain, a deep plowing is perhaps admissible wheu the cotton is very young, but not otherwise. Iu two experiments mado successively in 1881 and 188.r> at the Alabama Experiment Station, to test effects of deep and shallow cultivation, there was a difference respectively of 85 and 101) pounds of seed cotton per acre in favor of shallow cultivation throughont. The two plats were prepared, manured and cultivated exactly alike, except that when the cotton on ono plat was about a foot high it was plowed deep with a long scooter and scrape, as is frequently done by farmers, audits roots considerably cut. Tho scrape should always be attacked bebiud the foot of tho plow, uot iu front of it, aud the scooter | used with it should bo very short, just long < f enough to keep the point of the plow-foot from striking the bottom of the furrow. Another interesting experiment made nl the sauie station illustrates a poiut we have often urged, to-wit, the importance of pressing or firming seed in the soil to insure prompt germination. Cotton was planted iu two adjacent rows on tho same day with two different eotton planters, one covering the seed in the usual manner, the other throwing the dirt into a ridge ovor the seed and then pressing it dowu on the seed by a roller rigidly attached to the machine ; weather was dry. Where the roller pressed the dirt upon tho seed, a stand was secured iu ten days ; tho other did not come up until alter a rain had fallen and some twenty-four days after being plautcd. Machine Made Cotton.?Inventors have not as yet givcu up I ho liopo or the possibility of perfecting a machine for chopping cotton. There is every probability that one can be made which will "bunch" cotton satisfactorily. Dut the same end might be reached by a plauter dropping the seed in hills. The tncrc bunching, however, is not the most, important thiug to be compassed ; killing tho grass along tho line of drill and thinuing the bunch out so the plants will uot crowd aud dwarf each other are tho main desiderata. This, it strikes us, the harrow will do better thau anything else. After the harrow has done its work, thou probably a chopper might be used advautagcously. The bringing to a final stand, will probably always require some hand labor, hut. aside from this, cottou cultivation ought to be do:*o exclusively by machines. Wo lnvc uo doubt the proper impU mcnts for the purpose will be forthcoming in duo time. Machino made cotton alone in this country can compete with that raised by cheap labor in India aud elsewhere. Importance of Early Working.?It is of the first importance thai the early workings of crops should be repeated at short iutervals. aud thoroughly dono. Now is the time to kill grass with least labor. If allowed to get a strong foothold, it will tako throe times as much work to kill it ucxt month as is required to do it now, to say nothing of the injury done by robbing the crop of food, and the bruising and disturbing of the plants in getting the stfougly rooted grass away from them. At least ouce in teu days the harrows or plows should pass over, aud whatever hoe work is nt^ded bo giveu without hesitation or delay. If the grouud happens to be dry, don't bo deceived into the belief that tho crop is clean hccaimft tlia vuttnu ttJCMi is. We have seeo many a crop ruiucd by carelessness just at this point. A dry May checks tho growth of grass aud lulls the farmer into fancied security. A wet June follows, tho grass springs up like magic aud fo never catches up with it again. Working Corn witii tiii: Plow.?If the harrow has been properly used in the cornfield, that crop will now bo perfectly cleau aud so far advanced that there will bo no further difficulty in covering up young grass or weeds even with a scrape. Wo know from repeated trials, ou bottom lauds that are so liable to become foul, that a corn crop may be made with the plow alone. It can be done even with ordinary, old time plows ; start before grass makes headway ; with a shovel begin in thccoutcr of the middle and bed up the wing being turned away from the corn. The last furrow, when a rniddlo is completed, will side tho corn very closely and throw just enough dirt to cover up young grass without covering the young corn. Tho nest workiug: with a short and broad turning shovel, beiu nest to corn with wing towards it and throw dirt moderately to the plauts. These two workings should bo given before the corn is ton inches high. After that the scrape will do all that is necjssary. Where corn is planted in tho water-furrow, a proper running of the scrape will cover up all grass from the beginning to the end. Cheap Fouacie Makes Cheap Cotton and Cokn.?The first of May is the best time to show the first crops of forago corn, sorghums and millet. Supposiug the land to have been broken oomo time ago it should have received two broadcast harrowiugs to keep tho surlaco clean and mellow. This is especially necessary for all of the sorghums. because the plants are small at first and grow off quite slowly. Ilcnco early working with the plow is dfiicult and not satisfactory if the land is grassy. These crops can t bear the expense of hoe work ; therefore the necessity for having the land in finest order at planting timo. Lay off .1 . . -i?in - * ? luns iiiicv ilxii uj?ui i> f urni me 80CU 01 BOrghums rather thinly aud covc.r lightly with a board. For fodd*?r-corn proceed iu like mauncr, but put in from two to two and a half bushels of seed per acre. As soon as the plants arc up, and will bear it, side with scrape, sot to run very llat; two or threo plowings will suflico, aud if the land was in proper condition at the time of planting, no hoeing will be called for. (jcrmau millet may be sown broadcast if tho land has been well prepared nud is iu line tilth ; a half bushel of seed per acre is sufficient. Successive plantings of above crops every two or three weeks to the first of August will euable a farmer to feed bis stock all through the summer ou green forage more cheaply than on anything else, and with great benefit to thoir health. Cut and partly euro?say exposed to suu and nir for one day?before feeding ; this will reduce tbo water in tbcui and reudcr them less laxative. Any disposition to scour tnay bo prcvcutcd by a mixed ration of dry aud grecD forage; perhaps this is preferable from every point of view. Cheap stock feed is like cheap coal for an cngino : it reduces the cost of production of everything raised on tbo farm ; and we must bear in f? niiud that uiouey saved is equivalent to money made. If one can reduce the cost of produciug cotton a cent a pound it is the 4 same to hiui as if he sold for ouc cent more per pound. An abundance of cheap forage makes less grain necessary. When not at work, stock may be kept with little or no ^ grain if fed full rations of good forago. If ' you have prepared for a largo crop of colton, cut it down aud plant a portion of tbo cotton land in these forago crops , they will w pay you bettor than cotton. J PltEPATlONS FOR THE GRAIN HARVEST ^ ?Hear in mind that graiu harvest will eoou e be at hand aud arrange work ahead with v refcrenco to it. Get crops clean, well worked how, so that they may bear a short neglect during harvest. Souic euterprising mau iu every neighborhood ought to bo encouraged - to buy a reaper and cut all the graiu just as parties now do the threshing. In other words a travelling reaper ought to bo a regular institution. Farmers can ill spare the time from their crops to harvest grain, and cradlcrs arc getting more exacting and exorbitant in thoir demands. Winter Oats.?Fall oats were quite generally killed by the severe weather in January, but where the land has not been plowed siucc, an occasional stalk of oats may be found which has survivo 1 the cold. . It would be well to tako care of these and gather them carefully when ripe. Their survival indicates a hardiness of constitution which will stand extreme cold, and'a very desirable strain of wiutcr oat might be ^ propagated from them. The matter is worthy of trial. With us the mercury fell to zero; the red rust-proof oat was entirely killed, with the very limited exceptions noted above ; the winter grazing oat was j also very badly killed, possibly a tenth escaping. If a variety of oat that can stand the cold of zero is not to be bad, what grain can be substituted for fall oats ??Southern Cultivator. ... , The Clerk and tiie Heiress.?A sin- i gular story comes from tho proviuce j Limburg, ou the Hutch frontier. The owner of a large manufactory, who had mar-1 ricd vouuir aud was left a widower, had an I r BOTrjwnij mw ru-Uti <ffl^K5"orhoo"?^R^ir. paying attcution. IIcr father noticod :that j she treated thcui all with indifference and showed preference for a young clerk of his, j an orphan, with no meaus but his salary. 1 As he had always given the greatest satis- ^ faction in the performance of his duties, p and was exceedingly well conducted, tho f 11 father, persuaded that ho would never veu- n ture to raise his eyes to his daughter, who I evidently was sincerely attached to him, J made up his tnind to broach the matter to him. What was his surprise when the young clerk, after much hesitation, told him he would only be too happy to regard tho lady as a sister, but he could not marry her, because ho was not a man, but a ycung woman . in disguise?a disguise she had adopted, when left an orphan in order to get a more lucrative situation. The conclusion of the story is that, instead of marrying the daughter, she is the wife of the father.? Chicago TI /.I ? ? o Homicide in Spartanburg.? Another homicide has taken place in our county, J Luther Harnett, a young man about twenty- I ono years of age, was killed Sunday morning by Oliver llestcr, who bad married Hamuli s sister. The tcport is that Hester was whipping bis little child, about a year and a half old, and Harnett rcmoustra- ( ted with him and said be ough t not to whip a little child that way, and that one word brought on auothcr until Hester picked up a tongue plow lyiug near him in the yard and threw it at Harnett, striking him on the side of the head above and to the rear of the ear. The blow caused his death. A warrant has been issued for Jlesler, but he ^ has not been arrested. He is a voniic nun J o ? not more than twenty-three years old. lie when a boy, was severely injured by a toam running away with a wagon up Church street several years ago and throwing him j out. He was carried to Sheriff Gentry's f where he remained several weeks. They lived near New l'rospcct.? Carolina Spartan. Senator Hampton has been called away again by family misfortune. Theso repeated calamities have almost broken the \ old hero's heart. I am informed, too, that ho says lie is physically breaking down, and that the wound on his head, rccoivcd in battle, is troubling him so that he notices a failuroof memory. It may be that his affections are being gradually withdrawn i from mortal nfiairs and fixed on thoso that | aro eternal,?"J. It. It. in Augusta Chronicle. er "Johnny, if you want to become ? big er, man you must eat uioro strong food.'' Johnny : "All right; pass tho butter." 1 JOHN I -DEAL. Ig ent for All Kii 1 ^ f A /~H rv-AT /"N A -*1 VVAliUJNS A IN I nm still selling the celebrated TE! ^GON aud the COLUMBUS BUG II' 1GIES. I have just icccived A NEW LOT OF BUGG1J rith and without tops, and souic uice fatni ring Wagons, &c., which I will sell CH 'ASH- 1 can sell a Buggy for $55 up very Wagon and Buggy 1 sell I fully very respect. I also keep Singlo and roll sell as cheap us you can buy in New Y Call and examine for yourselves and get Suggy and Wagon Depository is on Main st c to -ii ijr FOR HARD TIMES! ' THE UNiON TIMES and Demorest's LLUSTKATED T| MONTHLY H magazinJLI (Vitli Twelve Cut roper Pot terns or Your [Own Selection nud of Any Size. HOTII PIIHLICAIIOXS 1 YEAR ?fur? $13.90. $13.90. #3.50. DEMOREST'S THE BEST OF ALL THE MAGAZINES. Containing Stories, Poems niul other Literary ittractions, combining Artistic, Scientific ami louschohl matters. Uustratcd with Original Steel Engravings, riiotogmvurcs, Oil ricturcs and tine Woodcuts, making it the Model Magazine of America. MustratcdTITlTmi^^orTaQi^to LNV SIZE. DEMOHEST S MONTHLY is justly entitled lie World's Model Magazine. The Largest in 'orni, the Largest in Circulation, and the l>cst WVO Dollar Magazine issued. Ih8<> will he the 'wenty-second year of its publication : it is coninually improved and so extensively as to place t in the front rank of Family Periodicals, and qual to any Magazine. It contains 72 pages, urge quarto, HJxllJ inches, elegantly printed ml fully illustrated. Published by W. Jennings lemorost, New York, Lud by Special Agreement Combined with THE UNION TIMES, AT $3.50 PER YEAR. removal. T. H. MANSON has removed lus Grocery store o the building formerly tccupicd by IV. 11. l>avi?, wlicro lie keeps always on hand GROCERIES, OONPEOTIONERIES, CANNED GOODS, CIGARS and TOBACCO, COUNTRY PRODUCE, ,nd, in fact, everything kept in a first class Grocery Store. 1IWQVO ^eiuein^ r/'^d Tom" 11 ff Ujf b will not be undersold. Nor 27 47 Om ^ 11 10U WANT \ V'TO?' I 11 Tho roost popular " ill I'll" I /) 9 and solisfaotoryCortlAyi1 J l' ul 8et M regards villi! \l 1 llfflylKwfM Hoallfct Comferl | J?ni1 *''?ffanco or WmMUMt^ Madam Foy's < -.. iiM Improved JmPJJmSml ll I?CORSET and Skirt SupporParticularly ii adapted to the presit style of dress and has tho endorseroent of ninent Physicians. For Sale by FOSTER & WILKINS, Union, S. C J IODGER ?R IN? ^ Wagons, . Buggies, ^Spk Harness impr 0 ved Vl^Y^ ^Farming Implements. : ids of* Machinery. D BUGGIES. wards, and The Colniubns llnggry C'o's warrant in WARRANTED BUGGIES. ] Doublo Buggy and Ti'agou Harness which I ork or Baltimore. prices on the quality of goods I sell. My reet, opposite the Depot. JOHN RODGER. THE BtttON TIMES JOB Tl *n ? ? mti "UITIMOm? 00: My Elegant New JOB PRESS hasarrived,andisnow in complete working order. I have also^received a large assortment of Job Type, Borders, Ornaments and other materials of the Latest Styles, and am now prepared to do all kinds of , Job Printing. IN THE BEST STYIX01* " AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE, I AND UPON T1IE BEST STOCK. -C MY PRICES CSliall be as low as those of Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston or Atlanta, and I am determined to give AS GOOD WORK. MB. L. H. BOSSE, an excellent gentleman, and a i. i. i i* uuiupeteiib wurKiiiun 01 many years experience, has charge of my Printing Office, and will superintend all Job Work done in the office. He is also authorized to contract lor Job Work. R. M. STOKES. . 4 R. W. TINSLEY, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, MAIN STREET, UNION, 8. C. f>PECTACLK8 AND EYbX)LA88P?'A SPECIALTY," i PECIAL 0RDER8 SOLICITED AT ANY YIMX FOR FINE GOLD WATCHES, DIAMOND i RINGS, I'INS, EAR DROPS, ETC. BE8T GOODS, LOWEST PRICES. ' April 10 14 \)a. Grand Republic, OIGAJRRON, and OUR TRADE MARK, A. II. STOKES & CO.' 1 ATLANTIC COAST LINE, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Wilmington N. C., May. 2nd, 1886, FAST LINE BETWEEN Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. UOINU I I Si "WEST. I | EAST. 7.20 A. M.ILv. ..CU'lston, S. C...I Ar. 0.05 P. M. 8.34 " | " ..Lanes, " ... " 7.45 " 9.83 I ? ..Sumter, ' ... 11 0.42 " l/\ in .4 I ?_ i *- l? - ? im.iv/ - ar.|.iVoiumum, " ...I i/V. |0.-7 3.02 P. M. " .AVinnsb'o, ' .-J" 3.48 " 4.18 ? -Chester, " ...| " 2.45 " 0.05 ? ' ..Yorkvillc, ? 11.45 A.M. 7.01 ' " ..Lanenst'r,. ? ...; " 7.00 A.M. 5.03 ? " ..Hock Hill " ,..| " 2.02 P.M. 6.15 " ..Charlotte N.C...| " 1.00 12.48 P. M. Ar.[..Newb'ry.S.C... Lv.i 3.04 P.M 2.42 ? " !..Grtcnw'd " ... ". j 12.44 " 6.30 " " |..Laurcns, " ... " 9.10A.M. 4.47 " ? |..Auderson " ... ' 10.22 5.35 " '? ..Grconv'lo!' ... " 9.45 * 6.83 " " ..Walhalla, " ... " I 8.E0 4.10 " " ..Abbeville" ... " 11.05 " 3.20 " " ..Spart'b'g " ... " 12.10 " 7.10 " ; " H'nils'villeN.C. " 7.00 A.M. Solid Trains bet wccnCharlcston & Columbia, S.C and Columbia and llcndcrsonville. Special Parlor Cars attnehed to this train bes tweeu Charleston and Columbia. No extra charge for seat in these cars to passengers holding First Class tickets. J. F. DIVINE, T. M. EMERSON, GenTSup't. Gcn'l Pass. A gen RICHMOND & DANVILLE R.R. GREENVILLE & COLUMBIA DIVISION. PA8SENGER DEPARTMENT. Columbia, 3. C., May 2nd., 1885. On and after May 2nd, 1886, Passenger Train will run as herewith indicated upon this Road and its branches. 1'AiLT, LXCEPT SUNDAYS. No. A3 Ul* PASSENGER. Leave S. C. Junction 10.20 a in Lcavo Columbia (C & G D) 10.25 a m Leavo Alston 11.45 p m Leave Newberry 12.48 p m Lcavo Ninety-Six D 2.03 n m Leave Ilodges 3.05 p m Leave Deltou 4.11 pin Arrive ut Greenville 5.85 p in No. 52 DOWN TASSENOKK. Leave Greenville at 0.45 a m Leave lleltou 11.03 a m Leave Hodges 12.17 p ni Leave Ninety-Mix D 1.10 p m Leave Newberry 3 02 p m Leave Alston 4.05 p m Arrive at Columbia 5.15 p m SrAHTANUU**, UNION & CQMJ.MglA.lUH ? * No. CITTTpTasskkokr. Leaves Alston, 11 50 p ui Strotbcrs 12 37 p m Sliclton 12 53 p m Sant uc 1 25 p in Uuiou 1) 1 50 p m Jouesviile 2 32 p in Arrivo at Spartauburg E 3 20 p iu No. 62 Down 1'assknoku. Leave Spartauburg, It. A D. Depot ... 12 00 a in Spnrtanluirg, s. U. A C. Depot, 11 10 a in Jonesvillo. .' 1 10 p in Union 1) 1 40 p in Sanluc 2 25 p ni Mil el ton 2 57 p m Strothers 3 32 p m Arrives at Alston 4 00 p m LAURENS RAILROAD. Leave Helena 3.82 p in Arrive at Clinton 5.80 p in Leave Clinton 5.45 p in Arrive at Laurens C. 11 0.80 p m i.navo i nnr*a (' if * ' ? .....vug v, ;<.IU A III Arrive fti Clinton 10.00 a iu Leave Clinton 10.06 am Arrive at Helena 12.00 a m ABBEVILLE BRANCH. Leive Hodges >1.10 pin Arrive at Abbeville 4.10 p in Leave Abbeville 11.05 a ru Arrive at llodges 12.06 a m BLUE III DOE RAILROAD ami ANDERSON BRASH Leave Bclton 4.16 p m Leave Anderson 4.47 p in Leave Pendleton 6 26 p ni Leave Seneca G.10 p in Arrive at Walkalla 0 3d p m Leave Walhalla 8.S0 a ni Leavo Seneca 0.00 a in Leave Pendleton 0.38 a iu Leavo Anderson 10.72 u in Arrive at Belton 10.67 am CONNECTIONS. Close Connection is now made at Seneca with R. A D, R. It for Atlanta and beyond. A. With the South Carolina Railroad from Charleston. With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad from Wilmington and all points North thereof. With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail* road from Charlotte and all points North thereof ]{. with Asheville mid Spartanburg Railroad for points iu Western North Carolina. C. With A. and C. I)lv., R. and I). 11. It., from all points South mid West. 1). With A. and C. Dir., R. and D. R. 11.from Atlanta and cyond E. With A. and C. Div., It. and D. R. It. from all points South nud West. F. With South Carolina Raihoad for Char lesion. With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusia Railroad for Wilmington and the North. With Charlotte, Columbia and Auausta Rail road for Charlotte and tho North. U. With Ashcville and Spartanburg Railroad from Ilondcrsonville. H. With A. nnd C. Dir., II. and l>. R. R from Charlotte and boyoud. Eastern Standard Time. 0. 11. TALCOTT, SupcrintcnJaiii. D. Carowkll, Aast General J'assengerAgt. April 16 14 If. DAVID JOHNSON, Jr., ATTORN El AND COUNSELLOR If??. 3 Iiitw IIanKe, Union, H. . Mr Will practioe in State and Federal Coore I IV *