The Aiken recorder. [volume] (Aiken, S.C.) 1881-1910, August 30, 1889, Image 1
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CITATION.
John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate Judge
Whkreas, 8. L. Plunkett, hath
made suit to me to grant him Letters
of Administration on estate and ef
fects of. Mrs. Julia Owens, deceased.
T’Hese'.are, luereRffts to cite had ad
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Mrs. Julia
Owens, that they be and appear be
fore me in ihe Court of Probate to be
held at Aiken Court House on Mon
day, 9th day of September, after pub
lication hereof, at 12 o’clock noon, to
show cause why said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this the 24th
day of August, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nine.
JOHN T. GASTON,
Judge Probate Aiken County
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Receipts (1888; 20,215,932.52
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Paid policy holders in
1888 14,727,550.22
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ted its surplus as do the Tontine com
panies, that item would represent
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Office in Aiken Co. Loan and Savings
Bank.
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Fine Importei & Domestic Goods.
Park & Tilforcl’s Liquors.
Per Bottle.
Fine Old Monogram Whisky.. . .$1 50
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North Carolina Corn Whisky.. .$1 75
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CaMiet Making Upholstery.
In addition to my regular carpenter
work I am now prepared to repair
and upholster furniture, and do all
kind of cabinet work in tliebest man
ner, at my shop near the Town Hall.
I. A. GIVENS.
ORANGEBURG COUNTY.
From The Times-Democrat, August 28th.
The Rowesville Alliance is going to
open a store of its own at Rowesville.
A great deal of cotton bagging is be
ing hauled out of town by farmers who
are determined not to use jute.
Capt. J. D. Shieder, a well known
and influential citizen, living i
eight miles from BrauciivilTe, died
suddenly on Wednesday, the 21st.
A tenant house on Mr. Thos. W.
Oliver’s place near Centre Hill was
burned down last Monday and a lit-
three-month’s-old colored child was
burnt up in it.
Capt. P. H. Rielly. a prominent
merchant of Greenville, who at one
time was a resident of Orangeburg,
died at the former place last Monday.
The cotton caterpillars are on the
rampage in several sections of the
county, and unless they are checked
they will do a great deal of harm to
the cotton.
Mr. W. H. Bull died at his father’s
residence near Vance’s last Monday
alter a protracted illness with fever.
Mr Bull was an excellent young man
and was about twenty-four years of
age.
The Governor has refused to exer
cise clemency in the case of J. M.
Davis, white, convicted of selling
liquor without license, at the May
term of Court for Orangeburg Coun
ty, and sentenced by Judge Kershaw
to six months in jail.
A heavy rain fell in the neighbor
hood of Whaley’s and Springfield
ast Thursday, which washed up a
part of the roadbed of the Blackville
and Alston Railroad, causing a de-
ay of the passenger train, which was
saved from running into the washout
by a timely signal from Mr. J. J.
Whaley.
Two of our progressive farmers,
Capt. E. R. Walter and Mr. J. A.
Weathersbee, of Orangeburg, have
small tracts of the famous “Bailey”
cotton in cultivation. The cotton now
presents a beautiful appearance they
cordially invite their farmer friends
to inspect. The origin of the “Bailey”
cotton will no doubt be of interest. In
the summer of 1885 a colored man in
North Carolina named H. C. Bailey,
on the banks of the Cape Fear River,
discovered the plant, which had
eaves resembling those of the okra.
Closely he watched the plant and at
its maturity found it to be cottou with
a very long and fine fibre. Each year
watched and planted the seed,
always keeping it distinct, and an
nually it was reproduced with all its
icculiar characteristics. In 1888, on
wo acres of fair laud, without extra
manuring, he produced two hales to
he acre. During this year he sold
us right to a company and the Bai-
ey Seed Company now offer this seed
and guarantee their genuinenefss. This
cotton differs from all other cotton on
the following points: First, the leaves
are different from all ntbef, being
shaped Uke ^iMa, leaves. _8
has very small seeds. Thi
nine to ten seed occur in ealih lock,
fourth, it has five locks to the boll,
nfth, the bolls are longer than those
of ordinary cotton. Sixth, it is be-
‘ieved to be rust proof. It opens more
regularly than other cotton. This is
due to the free access of suu through
the peeularly shaped leaves. Its length
aud fineness of fibre make it the only
possible rival we have of the sea is
land cotton. Its average yield is
thirty-eight pounds of lint to one
hundred pounds of seed.
BA RN WELBCO UNTY.
ugust 29tli.
popular young
d formerly a
School there,
P. Erwin on
Our congratu-
llonquist, who
nwell, died at
ter, Mrs. Kate
ight the 24th.
from Texas,
might benefit
From the Sentinel.
Mis Zula Skinner
lady of Bamberg!
teacher in the graded
was married to Rev.
Wednesday, the 21st.
lations to the happy
Miss Eupbemia Hi
formerly resided in
the residence of her s:
Brown, on Saturday
She recently returhi
thinking the change
her health, but all efforts were of uo
avail. Miss Hallonquist, with her
sisters, once coudueied! a flourishing
school here.
Mr. R. M. Harden, doe of the old
est citizens of Great Cypress, died on
Tuesday morning kilt at about 3
o’clock. Mr. Harden was familiarly
known as “Georgia Bob,” having
come to this county from that State
man> years ago. He yvas a man of
owerful constitution and enjoyed
tie health up to a few days of his
death.
From The People, August 29th.
Announcement cards are out for the
marriage of Miss G. Baggott of
Bamberg, and Mr. Eugene R. Walter
of Orangeburg County this evening.
Gov. Richardson, on Thursday, ap
pointed Capt. Jeff Stokes Trial Jus
tice at Midway to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Capt. J. C.
Miley.
The annual protracted meeting of
Ashleigh Baptist Church began on
Sunday. Rev. J. D. PejMjock, the pas
tor. is assisted by LffV- Welcome
Moseley, of Aiken
Lawrence Lee, a
went on the excursi
last Friday mornin
at George’s Station,
again fell and got his foot cut off. He
was carried to the hospital in Charles
ton and left there for proper treat
ment.
G. E. Hutto, who shot and killed
Trial Justice J. C. Miley on the 12th
inst., has been reRksed by Judge
Aldrich oq bail in the sum of $3,000.
>red man who
to Charleston
l^ot off the train
id in getting on
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
From The Chronicle, August 28th.
The following is the settlement of
Treasurer W. L. Stevens with the
Comptroller General for Edgefield
County: Total State tax charged
124,556.05; commissions, $431.50; aba
ted by comptroller-general, $10; nulla
bona $99.68; executions in the bands
of sheriff, $27.94; cash retained by
sheriff for nulla bona costs, $142.99;
paid State treasurer, $23,852.94.
Mr. John Hudson, of the Curryton
section, has brought us a fine speci
men of the Mosby corn—five stalks
growing (from one hill—containing
nine perfect ears. This was grown on
real upland; and Mr Hudson told us
that his brother william, who planted
this corn almost exclusively on low
grounds, had hills of eight stalks
bearing sixteen good ears. Our Ridge
friends, Messrs. W. J. and 8. L.
Ready, have cultivated this corn so
largely and so successfully, that it is
known among many of our people
only as the Ready corn.
The expenses of the August term
of Court were.—Amount paid wit
nesses, $400.30; jurors, 1st week, $348.-
30; 2nd week, $111.50; grand jurors,
$90.70; constables, $92.35; special dep
uties. $12. Total, $1,061.15.
Edgefield Monitor. August 29th.
Married, at the Methodist parson
age, Johnston, Sunday, August 18,
1889, by Rev. J. B. Wilson, Miss Dora
Pollard and Mr Jesse Hart, all of this
County.
Mr. J. H. Bouknight is having the
Gaston Mansion, in Edgefield, thor
oughly renovated and repainted for
engineer John Whaley, who will
soon move his family there from
Aiken.
A fatal accident befell Mr. Richard
Rushton of Trenton, near Hook’s saw
mill last Wednesday afternoon. A
tree h&d been cut down and lodged
against another tree. It was left in
this position, and afterwards, as Mr.
Rushton was walking in the woods, it
fell on him, injuring him fatally. He
lay for several hours in an unconcious
condition before he was found.
Last Thursday, as the children of
Mr. Jno. Miller, a leading planter
near Trenton, were playing under
their father’s gin house, one of the
little boys, Frank, aged 7 years, was
seriously hurt by having his head run
over by the cog-wheel. His injuries
were not fatal, however, and he is
recovering. This is the third accident
of the kind that lias occurred in this
immediate neighborhood within the
last two years, and should serve as a
warning to builders of gin houses to
construct the cog-wheel in such a
manner as to be less dangerous.
NOTES FROM SALLY’S.
Sally’s, 8. C. t Aug. 27,1889.
Editors Aiken Recorder:
As I have not seen anything from
this section in some time I will try to
;ive you some of th<H»ews.
Sally’s is still in its progressive
way, building, and opening new
stores seem to be all tUe rage. J. W.
Martin has opened » new store of
furniture and general Merchandise.
First bale of new cotton was ship
ped to-day, by Mrs. C, A. Milhous of
Sally’s, on the B., & N. R. R.
Cotton crops are veQLshort to what
was expected. Corn
its own. Melons at
and the doctors are Gf
railroads have left, ftr
11 holding
over now,
Vydl the
seems to
benevo-
thejvoung
grand suc-
be a prevailing epi
We bad a unique
Qu4. iL lenLpqrposes
d, from ladies, whicB
cess. .
Miss Sally Rice, of Bamberg, is
spending some time with her sisters,
Misses D. and H Rice.
I had the pleasure of entertaining
Mr. McDuff, correspondent for Jour
nal and Review. Mr. McDuff is
very energetic and bids fair to hold
a good stake in the future.
Miss Carrie F. Price and Miss Em
ma Sally spent Sunday with us. They
are both worthy young ladies and
their Jacob will not be disappointed
when they grow old.
The protracted meeting is being car
ried on at Sally’s by Bro. Kesler. No
additions have been made yet, but we
hope a good harvest will be the result
of the meeting. Con Amore.
ITEMS FROM PERRY.
If your liver is clogged, take a ta
blespoonful of Frog Pond Chill and
Fever Cure in half tumblerful! o
water every night until relieved. 50
cents a bottle. Sold everywhere.
Perry, S. C. t August 29, 1889.
The protracted meeting carried on
here by the Revs. Peacock and Jewel,
I think did much good.
The people seem to be enjoying the
finest kind of health.
The Farmers’ Alliance organized a
club here last Monday evening. I am
glad to know that we have at last got
something to lift the poor farmers out
of the bog.
Mr. F. S. Smith, organizer of the
Farmers’ Alliance of Aiken County,
is an eloquent speaker and he bids
fair lo do his part in the work.
Mr. J. P. Hill, President of our club
is a very industrious and intellectual
man, aiid I think he is well fitted for
his office, and will do all in his power
to build up a flourishing club here.
Mr. Willie Tucker, a very iutelli-
gent young mau’of our midst will
leave here soon for Charleston, where
he will take another course in col
lege.
Mr. Henry Sawyer killed a rattle
snake last, week, that had sixteen
rattles.
The farmers have at last got all of
their melons off their hands and many
of them say that they will never
plant another “Gem Cobb.”
The cotton crop has tbrowu off
full one-half of its fruit, the pea crop
is very fine and the corn excellent.
M.
The C. C. tt. &
C. Railway
Bonds.
Township
The News and Courier of the 27lh
says:—Major Ernest Gary, a promin
ent lawyer of Edgefield, was in the
city yesterday on professional busi
ness. He went to Summerville yes
terday morning to see Judge B. C.
Pressley to obtain an injunction on
behalf of Shaw Township, in Edge-
field County, from the levying b> the
auditor of a special tax for the pay
ment of the bonds of that township
voted for the building »f tbe Carolina,
Cumberland Gap aijid Chicago Rail
road.
The ground upon which the injunc
tion was urged by [Major Gary was
that the Act authorising the election
for the levy of the t^x had been vio
lated ; that the election was illegal,
insomuch as a majority of the land
holders of the township had not sign
ed the petition to the county commis
sioners to order the [election.
The county audit
levy the tax and th
posed io it on tbe g,
ployed Major Gar. '
Why Augusta Was Not Burned.
The question, why did not General
Sherman come to Augusta instead of
going to Savannah when he made his
march through Georgia, has been so
often asked and commented on, and
without a satisfactory solution, that
Mr. P. A. Stovall, editor of the
Chronicle, wrote to Gen. Sherman on
the subject, and received the follow
ing insulting and characteristic reply
from the champion Vandal of our age:
Mr. Dear Sir: I am just back from
a visit to my daughter, who resides at
Rosemont, near Philadelphia, and
find your letter of the 18th. The
“March to the sea” from Atlanta was
resolved on after Hood had got well
on his way to Nashville. I then de
tached to Gen. Thomas a force suf
ficient to whip Hood, which he, in
December, 1864, very handsomely and
conclusively did. Still I had left a
very respectable army, and resolved
to join Grant at Richmond. The dis
tance was one thousand miles, and
prudence dictated a base at Savannah
or Port Royal.
Our enemy had garrisons at Macon
and Augusta- I figured on both and
passed between to Savannah. Then,
starting northward, the same problem
presented itself between Augusta and
Charleston. I figured on both, but
passed between. I did not want to
drive out garrisons ahead of me at the
crossings of the Santee, Catawba, and
Pee-Dee, Cape Fear, etc. Tbe mo
ment I passed Columbia the factories,
powder mills and old stuff accumulat
ed at Augusta were lost to the only
Confederate armies left, Lee’s and
Hood’s. So if you have a military
mind, you will see I made better use
of Augusta than if I had captured it
with all of its stores, for which I had
no use. I used Augusta twice as a buf
fer. Its garrison was just where it
helped me.
If the people of Augusta think I
slighted them in the winters of 1864-
65, by reason of personal friendship
formed in 1844, they are mistaken; or
if they think I made a mistake in
strategy, let them say so, and with
the President’s consent I think I can
send a detachment of 100,000 or so of
“Sherman’s bummers” and their de-
cendants, who will finish up the job
without charging Uucle Sam a cent.
The truth is these incidents come
back lo me in a humorous vein.
Of course the civil war should have
ended with Vicksburg and Gettys
burg. Every sensible man on earth
must have then seen there could be
but one result. The leaders of the
South took good care not to “die in
the last ditch,” and left brave men
like Walker. Adams, Pat Cleburne,
etc., to do that.
Yours truly, W. T. Sherman.
Cotton Receipts.
The News and Courier of the 27th
says:—Although everybody is looking
forward to a good cotton crop this
year, the prospect for the next few
days looks rather discouraging just
now. Yesterday only 4 new bales
wore Japjettod -atUie f-utliyi ExeJiaoge
against 283 for August 27, 1888.
The crop, as everybody knows, has
been thrown back very much, and is
at least ten days, and some say two
weeks, behind time. In many por
tions of the State a great deal of cot
ton planted on the best of lands did
not get up until June, after the heavy
drought of the spring had been brok
en, and the heavy and continued rains
of the past six or eight weeks
did much to throw it still further be
hind.
Some of the farmers are undoubted
ly holding back their cotton on ac
count of the determination of the Al
liance not to use jute bagging, but at
this early stage of the season it is
hardly probable that enough of the
cron is being kept at home to affect
the receipts very materially.
Most of the cotton men in the city
expect the receipts to be very light for
the next two weeks, although after
that time they are confident that the
fleecy staple will roll in by the whole
sale, and they are all making prepar
ations accordingly.
were still swearing vengence against
the whites.
It was clearly a case of accidental
killing and the bloodthirsty feeling of
the aegroes is somewhat difficult to
understand.
Griinlteville Notes.
Mr. E. W. Stothart has gone
trayel for Messrs. Dowie & Moise,
Charleston.
Rev. J. L. Knight has concluded a
very sucessful protracted meeting at
the Baptist Church.
Mrs. B. W. Hard’s and Mr. W. N.
Marcbant’s excellent schools were re
opened on Monday last with full at
tendance.
Mr. H. W. Howland is now in
Nashville, Tenn., where he has the
K ositiou of Superintendent of the
rational Cotton Mills.
Miss Lula Donald died on Saturday
and was buried on Sunday in the pub
lic cemetery, the Rev. J. L. Knight
conducting the service.
Mr. H. H. Weeks, who was shot
last week in the difficulty with Mr.
Sam’l P. Kitchings, jr., died on Wed
nesday at noon. He had made friends
witli Kitchings before his death, and
acknowledged that he himself was
the one to blame for tke occurrence.
Whiskey was primarily responsible
for the fatal affair. The verdict of the
coroner’s jury was that “Weeks came
to his death bp a shot from a pistol in
the hands of Kitchings, and the said
shooling having been done in self de
fence.”
Dear Commodore : —So you could
not sink one of your own little'tubs’
with all the lead mines in Colorado!
(a very good reason why!) but a gen
tle zepphyr, you think, would com
pletely unsettle my ‘hash’ and blow
it into the depths of the sea.
—Now, didn’t you say it Old
‘Wink’? Just answer me. Well, lest
you should try to sink others, as you
are trying to sink me, 1 humbly sug
gest that every patron of the Lake,
shall, before going there, knock off
the heels, and put copper toes on his
shoes, if he hopes to enjoy that degree
of freedom and safety which is com-
patable with sound and healthful en
joyment. Of course he won’t be reck
less enough to take of his shoes until
in the water, and for heaven’s sake
don’t let him keep them off one sec
ond after his bath is over, and he has
reached the dry land!
Blow (once more)
P. S. It is reported, but I didn’t
believe it dear ‘Cousin’, that, while
trying to shut the door easy the other
night, you lost your balance and fell
forward and severely mashed several
fingers of your right hand, (poor fel
low you were sle :py,) AndLas
doctors have not yet reports
lie natuarally feel very anxio
you, for they cant help but fea 1
for you, a private secretary wo
utterly out of the question
wonld load the poor fellow into
middle of next wetk, and then
out form or ceremony blow hi
‘at’oms.’
Moral: A squeak is someti
netter fliati a squeeze, atad
sometimes the parent of a cruel
putation.
Hard Blow (Old Wink.)
Editors, The gun was only half
loaded.
the
The Trouble at Mt. Pleasant.
junction. After aj
matter Judge Pre|
junction.
r was about to
e who were op-
unds named em-
to obtain an lu
ll hearing of the
ley granted the in-
On last Friday a fatal accident oc
curred at Mt. Pleasant, on the south
ern side of the Cooper River, opposite
Charleston, which for some hours
threatened serious rioting and blood
shed.
It seems that about 9 a. m. a negro
woman named Mollie Holmes enter
ed a grocery store in the village and
made some purchases. The clerk,
Fred Schaefer, a boy about seventeen
years of age, had been cleaning a gun
which is invaribly kept in such stores.
The woman passed in front of it while
the boy was handling it. The gun
went off and mortally wounding her.
As soon as the news got abroad the
negro women, as it their custom,
started on a crazy crusade, They
asoused the men and in a minute the
whole population was in a ferment.
The boy ran to the Sheriff and gave
himself up and was locked up in jail.
The women surrounded the jail and
demanded his blood. The men sent
out to the surrounding plantations for
arms and ammunition and threatened
to take the prisoner, sheriff and jailor
and hang all of them unless the boy
was given up. The sheriff had a half
dozen deputies sworn in and stood the
siege, in the meantime sending to
Charleston for help. By order of the
Governor two companies of white
militia were despatched to the scene
of disturbance.
Thev left the city at one p. m. and
forty-five minutes later were at the
jail. The woman died at about two
p. m. having made an ante mortem
statement to the effect that the shoot
ing was accidental. This, however,
did not appease the infuriated negro
men and women. The prisoner was
sent under guard over to the city at
seven p. m. but in the meantime great
numbers of negroes from the sur
rounding county had come in and the
crowd threatened to burn the town.
The Charleston troops encamped
around the jail and prevented any at
tack, and five of the ringleaders
among the rioters were arrested by
Sheriff Hale, and lodged in jail. The
troops remained at Mt. Pleasant all
Friday night, but on Saturday return
ed to Charleston.
In tbe afternoon all the bar-rooms
in the place were closed at 3 o’clock
as a further precautionary measure,
and by night everything was quiet,
although some loud mouthed negroes
am-
Do you know that this little town
of Aiken boasts of an establishment
the first in point of excellence in the
State? We speak of C. K. Hender
son’s doub’e stores—clothing, hats
and gentlemen’s furnishing in one,
and shoes exclusively in the other.
Just now Mr. Henderson is displaying
summer goods (we mean comfortable
wearing apparel and shoes for the hot
days) in endless variety—in fact his
stock and prices would give him
prominence in the large northern cit
ies. Call and see this place. We
think it will gratify the pride that
you must certainly feel for your town.
The "Weekly Crop Report.
The weekly crop report issued on
the 24th by the weather service bu
reau of the State department of Agri
culture, is as fellows:
Rainfall for the State was below
normal.
Temperature for the State was
slightly below normal.
Sunshine for the State was normal.
Weather conditions during the past
seven days have been decidedly favor
able. A marked improvement in the
condition of the cotton crop, which
may yet yield a fair average return.
Fodder aud hay has been harvested
and housed in good condition. Corn
is safe and will yield largely. The
crops of peas and potatoes also prom
ise a lull return No reports have
been received from the rice districts,
but it is rumored that the crop will
be short.
Unsuitable Cotton Covering.
The Savamiah Morning News states
that considerable new cotton is com
ing into Savannah covered with cot
ton bagging, and there is general com
plaint by tlie merchants that the bales
are not properly covered.
Mr. E. Karow, representing Strauss
& Co., one of tlie largest expoiting
honses there says that this insufficien
cy of covering will cause serious in
convenience to exporters and shippers
as already one case lias occurred in
which the exporter had to accept a
bill of lading from ihe steamship
company which stated the cotton was
not in good order, otherwise the ship
per is required to make the transport
ation company an indemnity bond to
protect it from any claims on the
other side of a bad delivery. This
bond is required before a clean bill of
lading will be given.
There is a law preventing steam
boats from carrying cotton without
every bale being covered on all sides,
and in cases where a bale is not so
covered tlie boat is subject to a fine
for each bale. It is said that mer
chants in Norfolk are stripping the
cotton covering from the bales re
ceived there and are covering them
with jute bagging. They are making
a handsome thing out of it, owing to
the great difference in weight and the
price soaiearly on a par with the other.
The cotton covered with cotton bag
ging compresses satisfactorily, but
there is ^ome dissatisfaction over the
effect of the hooks in handling the
bales, as big holes are made in the
bale almost the length and breadth of
it by the hooks.
A Model Dairy Farm.
Many of the residents of Aiken are
not fully aware of the attractive and
successful character of the work going
on at Mr. B. P. Chatfield’s dairy farm
just outside of the town Lmits. Such
a place where the production of milk
is the motive, is not to be seen in
many parts of the South, and is one
of two that Aiken can boast of. Like
every other business, dairy farming,
to be successful, must be conducted
with the utmost skill and economy;
and these are shown in the housing
of the cattle, care given to them, and
in all the other work on the farm.
With the large barn, aud stable ac
commodations most of our readers are
familiar, but just at this time the en
silage question is tlie most interesting
and really, upon this feed problem,
depends, to a great extent, the success
of the business. To one who knows
the natural poverty of the sandy soil
of that locality it is difficult to under
stand how anything can be raised on
it, and a visit to the place itself is
necessary to a full comprehension.
So far as tlie dairy work is concerned
corn, peas and millet are the crops
grown, and these are luxuriant be
yond belief for that soil, resulting en
tirely from skilful manuring and good
cultivation. We know this place well,
and know that its natural yield of
corn is about two acres to the bushel;
but now there are 56 aires in corn, of
which 40 are estimated to have pro
duced this season at the rate of 65
bushels to the acre, aud the whole
crop an average of 45 bushels. To
make this corn the land has been
gradually brought up, year after year
by heavy manuring and deep plowing
and particularly by the use of liquid
manures, applied by means of a regu
lar watering cart." Tlie drills were
laid off about four aud a half feet
apart, and the grains of corn dropped
about six or eight inches apart. The
crop, of course, is planted only for
ensilage, and not for the special pro
duction of grain, but the yield is en
ormous. and the total cost of pro
ducing this crop is $10 00 per acre, or
about 22 cents per bushel as it. stands
ungathered in the field. But it is be
ing rapidly cut down and hauled up
to the barn, where it is being cut up
and poured into the silos, and in the
shape o, ensilage the yield is about 15
tons per acre.
This system of ensilage is one of
the most inieresting features about
the business. The corn stalks are cut
down when the grains on the ears are
well glazed, at the same period when’
farmers usually strip fodder. They
are then hauled to the baru yard and
dumped in great pilos alongside of the
cutter. A powerful Ross Giant Cutter,
worked by an eight horse-power en
gine is used to cut up the stalks con
taining ears and all, which are fed by
o men who have all thev can do to
he machine supplied. This
buts up about fifty iq^k. of en-
per day, and disebarg
ictly into the silo. As i|
rved this ensilage is coi
he stalks, ears, fodder and
fact nothing is lost. As sooa
is fyjfiiLLLia-allowed to remaij
daVf _
contents may settle thorougl
the surface is covered with sawdust to
the debth of four or five inches, and
the work of preserving it for use is
fiuished. It is e'stimated that this
coru ensilage costs about $1 per ton,
stowed away in the silos. There are
twelve silos in a row. built of rocks:
each one of them is 21 feet long by 14
wide, and they have an average depth
of 13)a feet, and are protected by a
long wooden shelter, with a door
opening over each pit. They have a
capacity of about 1,100 tons, and will
be filled this season with the several
crops grown for this purpose, and
thus contain food enough to support
120 head of grown cattle for one year,
with the addition of a little other food
occasionally. This a at total cost of
$1,100, or a little over $9 per head, for
the main food supply. This seems in
credible, but it figures out this way,
and it is said that mathematics do
not prevaricate. The daily ration of
a cow varies from 40 to 50 pounds ac
cording to her size and other circum
stances. There are now 73 head of
cattle on the place, of which 35 or 40
will be in milk by the 1st of Novem
ber; and the average yield of these is
about ten quarts of milk daily. With
a few exceptions all of the cattle are
Holsteins, a few of them thorough
bred, and the others grades. One of
the bulls is a particularly handsome
specimen of his breed; being not yet
five years old and weighing over 2.400
pounds.
From all this it may be seen what
can be done in South Carolina with a
dairy farm. Here we have not the
grasses and pasturage that are such
an aid in the North aud West; but
the system of eusiliage is superior,
and enables- the dairy business to
thrive wherever a market can be had
for the product.
South Carolina's Kicc.
A Georgetown special says that the
recent freshets in the Pee Dee river
have done a great deal of damage to
tlie crons. The entire rice croo on
the upper part ot tlie river will he a
total loss, tbe plantations having been
submerged for eight or ten days. The
June rice on tlie upper part of the
Waccamaw river will also be a total
loss, and some of tbe May rice, is bad
ly damaged. The crop along the
middle and lower sections of these
rivers aud the Black river are safe, so
far, and if they escape tlie rice birds
and the annual equinoctial gales,
there will be a good average crop har
vested, notwithstanding the unpro-
pitious spring. The April rice is
ten days behind in maturing, and the
June rice, owing to constant rains is
advanced two or three weeks, con
sequently it is feared that tlie birds
will destroy a great ileal of it.
To prevent chills and fever, take
Frog Pond Chill and Fever Cure
Kr/tlrort rlstaoa S2nl<l CVGryWllCTB
broken doses. Sold
50 cents a bottle.
Blackville ami tlie Railroad.
Blackville. August 24.—Judge
Aldrich filed his decree in ihe Black
ville side track case on Tuesday, re
fusing to dissolve the iiijunctlon. It
is thought that Major Brawley and
Major Islar mav effect a satisfactory
adjustment of the matter between the
town and the railroad.