Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OUR BEST SI Huies For Their Se] I Ca Newe am As the time is near at hand for the putting out of shade and ornamental trees, a few suggestions in regard to their selection, planting and care may not be entirely lacking in inter- j est. i To the average individual the plant- ; ing of trees, either for shade or orna ment, appears to be avery simple mat her, but this opinion, it is almost need less to say, is based on ignorance; an ignorance \,hich, while excusable, is none the less unfortunate when its bad results ure made appareut by the death or serious injury of the trees. The most common error with shade trees is in planting them too close to gether. Sometimes this close plant ing is done intentionally, the idea be ing to cut out every alternate tree when they begin to crowd each other. The cutting out is rarely ever done, and if carried out it will be found that thc ones left have been hopelessly ruined, so far as their shape is con cerned. The natural tendency of a tree is to assume a symmetrical shape if it has room, and this fact should always be borne in mind when they are plant ed. \ Another very common mistake in putting ont shade trees is in selecting those that are rather large for suc cessful transplanting, this being done under the mistaken impression that several years additional growth is* gained in this way, but if two forest trees of the same kind are planted out, one of them fonr inches in diameter aod the other two, it will be found that the smaller one will, in the course of a few years, cover as much space with its shade and be much more vig orous and healthy than the other. The reason for this is very obvious, in that the larger the tree the greater is the injury tc the roots in taking it up. Public parks and the streets bf our cities and towns are the yery places where the greatest care should be ex ercised in putting out trees, but the general rule is to put out the work by ? contract to the lowest bidder, or have it done by the street hands. As 1 a general rule, the soil of the streets 1 is very unfavorable for the growth 1 of trees, and this fact makes it < all the more important that they ? should be carefully and intelligently i planted. j When it comes to the matter of se lecting shade trees there is no occa- ' , sion to go outside of our own State, as ] South Carolina is especially fortunate, > both in the matter of variety and i beauty; possessing one, the stately and : symmetrical Darlington oak, that is 1 found nowhere else in thc United 1 States. So far as the writer is j concerned he does not hesitate to ad-, vocate the oak as the best shade tree I for all purposes, durability, beau- ] ty and rapid growth being the factors ( to be considered in. making a selec- < tion. i It must be acknowledged, however, < that the elm is a very graceful and pretty tree, but its comparatively j thin foliage and the fact that its ( leaves commence falling very early in ( Fall, makes it rank below the oak for ? the purpose of giving shade. j No oce can possibly go amiss in 1 planting the following varieties of the I oak-Darlington, live, white, red, two ] varieties, and water, also two varie ties. Of the ones mentioned, the live I oak is the slowest growing variety, but 1 will live to a. great age. The others < are about equal in growth, with the i odds a little in favor of the water oak. ? If the trees are topped, they should be planted sixty feet apart, but if not, ? cut off from forty to forty-five feet. If the street is very narrow, it is best i to plant them diagonally, so as to give the right distance in every directioo. No tree should be planted near than forty feet from a dwelling, and fifty feet is better. In taking up the tree the utmost care should be observed to preserve as many of the roots as practicable and it should be planted out as soon as possible after its removal in order that the fine roots may not have a chance to lose their moisture. It should be trimmed up to a bare pole and the dirt worked very carefully around the roots, using a few buckets of water, after the dirt is thoroughly rammed to make the dirt adhere to the roots and furnish sufficient moisture to start them to growing. If the tree is properly planted it will not, except in a very exposed place, need any support against the wind. Wherever practicable a thick mulching of leaves from the woods will be of very great benefit in the way of keeping , the soil cool and moist and from being hardened by the heat of the 9 sun. As to the advisability of topping trees there is a difference of opinion 1ADE TREES. Section, Planting and re. I Courier. and thjs being the case everyone must decide the matter for himself. So far as the writer's observation goes it is rather unfavorable to topping when it impossible to avoid it. Topping gives the tree a greater spread, but just where the shoots, that ultimately be come large limbs, put out from the top there does not seem to be a perfect union of the parts, and the tree is, on this account, more liable to be injured by storms than the one that has not been topped. Then, too, the topping probably makes the tree shorter lived thau it would otherwise be. If a tree is wanted that eau stand storms and the weight of sleet or snow thc white oak is the best. In our climate shade trees not only give comfort, but also are conducive to health, and every homestead in the State, outside of the cramped lots in cities and towns, should be made at tractive by trees. They should, when it is possible to have it this way, be planted on the north and west sides of the dwelling, as a protection against the winter winds and the afternoon sun in Summer. The east and south sides are better planted in shrubbery and flowers, for the sun should not under any circumstances be excluded from the dwelling. The sycamore makes a dense shade, as does also the maple,, the latter being specially suit able for a damp situation. The poplar gives plenty of shade, but it scuds up sprouts, and this fact makes it some what objectionable for a yard or street tree. It is almost needless to say that all the nut-bearing trees makes fine shade. If a very quick shade is want ed, say for a poultry yard, the china berry or umbrella tree is just the thing, but fruit trees are far more profitable for the purpose of giving shade to the fowls, because of their fruit. If the allanthus or mulberry puts in an ap pearance, the best thing is to cut them dowu. The former has* a very un pleasant odor and the roots of the 11 latter does an infinite amount of dam age, t When it comes to ornamental trees t and shrubs the number is so large that no attempt will be made to enumerate even the most prominent ones, this 11 being impracticable in the narrow lines of a newspaper article, the principal t desigu of the writer being to offer, as ? already stated, a few suggestions c in reference to their selection and s planting. t If the grounds are ample, then a i pery fine effect can be secured by the r proper selection of evergreen trees and r. ?hrubs, but where the space is limited t it is decidedly best to plant flowers, ] ind if they are given proper care they t ?viii make the yard extremely attrac- 1 live and be a source of unlimited j pleasure to the owner. c Most people fail to realize how so?>n a the roots of large evergreens will take j possession of the soil, and fiud when j too late that having flowers is entirely t )ut of the question unless the ever greens are cut down, a thing that no p Due would think of doing. t The same mistake in planting ever- t ?reens is made that occurs in putting P 3ut shade trees; that ?B, in not giving them sufficient distance. When they t ire crowded a great deal of their beau- c ty is lost, and then, too, the more d rigorous ones will ultimately crowd ^ the others out, making it necessary to remove them. v And there is such an infinite varie- t ry of evergreen trees, some of them t with a great spread, like the Deodora :cdar, and others occupying only a few Pectin diameter, it is impossible to ?ive any rule as to distance; the only \ safe plan being to find out the average [ size of thc tree or shrub when grown a plant in accordance with this knowl edge-never trusting the eye to meas- , ure the distance, but always use a tape j measure. i Unless one is well acquainted with i the different varieties of evergreens, J and is capable of making his own . selection, it is far better to let the nurseryman do thc selecting for you. Just write to bim decribing the nature of your soil, thc size of your grounds and whether you want large or small evergreens, and it will be found that his selection is much better than you can make yourself, lie will take spe cial pains not tosend anything unsuit able to your soil, and it is almost needless to say that he will not make a mistake, it being a very essential part of his business to find out exact ly what kinds of evergreens are adapt ed to the section in which he is loca ted. This suggestion is, as a matter of course, only intended to apply to the nurseries that have an established reputation for fair dealing. Except in the case of conservatory plants, bulbs and seeds, it is best to order everything in the way of trees and shrubs from a Southern nursery. The large nurseries from the North and West send out gorgeously gotten up catalogues of an almost endless va riety of evergreen and ornamental trees and shrubs, but a great many of them are entirely unsuited to our cli mate, not being able to stand our hot, dry summers. This warning is not in tended as any reflection on the nurse ries in the North and West, for most of them are noted for their reliability, but simply to call attention to the loss and disappointment that is sure tore suit from putting out trees and shrubs that do not suit our climate. Then, too, it must bc borne in miud that wc have a great many that will not grow in the North. Evergreens, like everything else worth having, need some care and at tention, even when they are large, es pecially thc coniferae, nearly all of which are liable to bc attacked by a very minute insect that works under the bark. The only remedy against this special insect is to saw off thc branch that is affected and burn itiru mepiately. Very often it does not at tack the trees at all, but it is well to be on the lookout for thc pest. The poet. N. P. Willis, during his lifetime was the editor of a literary paper in New York, and thc motto for his journal was the following words: ''We must do our utmost to encour age the beautiful, for the useful en courages itself;" and if this senti ment be a true one, then it is the bounden duty of every one to do what lies in his power to make his home and its surroundings as beautiful and at tractive as possible; for the measure of ?me's refinement, or lack of it, is, in a large degree, judged by-the outward appearance of his home. W. D. WOODS. Darlington, November 3, 1S9?). Mistake of a >"ongut. "he Words of a Famous Mission Worker. Perhaps no man in Atlanta is better jid more favorably known than Mr. ?ohn F. Barclay. Ile for a long time las been a sufferer from indigestion nd dyspepsia. This is what he says: Atlanta, Ga , January 23, 18?J5. )r. C. O. Tynt r: Having used Tyncr's dyspepsia Remedy for several years n my family 1 gladly add my testi uony to what has already been said n its praise. Without any exception [ think it is the finest remedy on thc narket and untiling would induce mc .0 do without it, Jxo. F. BARCLAY. For sale by Wi 1 hi te & Wilhite. Sample bottle free on application to Cyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Co., Atlan .a, Ga. Eat plenty. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure viii digest what you cat. It cures all orms of dyspepsia and stomach trou bles. E. R. Gamble, Vernon, Tex., ;ays, "lt relieved mc from the stare md curred me. lt. is now my ever lasting friend." ?Svans Pharmacy. - A Sullivan (Ind.) man has re fused to pay a note for $150, which he gave to a church some years ago, an the grounds that the paper was drawn on a Sunday, and was, there fore, of no value. J. D. Bridges, Editor "Democrat," Lancaster, N. II., says, "One Minute Cough Cure is thc best remedy for croupi ever used." Immediately re lieves and cures coughs, colds, croup, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. It prevents consumption. Evans Phar macy. The mistake a lady recently made ?aused her husband to pay $450 more than he had expected, but resulted in a large increase in the fund being raissd to pay off a debt on a local church. The lady is thc wife of one of the best inown coal men in this vicinity, and it. the time she made the mistake she md her husband were at a meeting of iie church, of which they are mem bers, in a nearby town. j ] The meeting had been called to .aise funds to pay off a pressing debt igainst the church. The minister nade an appeal to the congregation "or money, and appointed a committee .0 take around a paper for subscrip ,ions. As the member of the commit :ee came near the coal man said, in vhisper, to his wife: "Put your name down for fifty dol ars. The wife wrote her name and placed he figures opposite, and when the pa >er reached the minister he looked >ver the congregation, and with ?mile, said: "I am delighted to sec hat Sister Smith has responded so ?obly to the call I made and to the leeds of the church. She has put her tame down for $500 dollars, and it is he largest subscription on the paper . know many of you are worth more han the lady who has so nobly shown 1er love for the church, and I hope rou will strive to emulate her noble onduct. To give you a chance I will ,gain pass around the subscription ?aper, and I hope that none of 'ou will fall behind our generous sis er. While the paper was being again lassed around the husband of the lady tecame very anxious, and, turning to lis wife, he said: "How much did you tut down?" "Well," said the wife, "I intended o put down $50, but I guess I put one ipher too much, but for goodness sake !on't let them know that I don't know low to write $50." Efe did uot, and paid the $500, and rhen the subesription paper was rc urned a second time the subscrip ions had been largely increased. W. C. T. TT. DEPARTMENT. Conducted by the Indies of the W. C. T. U. of Anderson, S. C. As to Congressman Roberts. Whether this polygamous represen tative of the State of Utah shall be allowed to retain his seat in the Fed eral House of Representatives has be come a burning question. Religious newspapers all over the land have discussed it with great vigor; and various ecclesiastical conferen ces, associations and synods have done likewise. Just now the good women arc taking their turn at it. Miss Helen Gould, who bids fair to become a famous philanthropist, has given fij,000 to be used in getting up a monster petition to Congress on the subject. It is not quite certain what the outcome ?rill bc-, though wc can very well understand what it ought to bc. Utah caine into thc Union under the solemn pledge that polygamy should not be tolerated. This pledge has been violated in the most shame less way imaginable. Within recent months several of the chief dignitaries of the Morman Church have each pleaded guilty of cohabiting with more than one wife, and have been subject ed to the penalties provided for such conduct. The most of these worthies affirm that their polygamous alliances were contracted loDg ago. But Mr. Roberts has not even this poor excuse. He has defied the statutes and the public sentiment of the country by en tering into new marriages since thc territory became a State; and he de serves to be expelled from Congress, not only because of thc essential im morality of his actions, but also be cause of thc fact that he is a willful and deliberate lawbreaker. With an audacity that almost passes belief, he flaunts his numerous wives in thc face of the American people and boldly challenges them to help themselves. There is one infelicitous circumstance that stands in the way of thc proper determination of the case, a good many other Congressmen arc not men of pure lives, and they will possibly feel some reluctance about voting to punish Mr. Roberts for conduct which Jiffers from their own only in the fact that it is open and avowed while theirs is more or less secret. We do not ncaa to bring sweeping charges against )ur public men. It is our belief that nany of them are clean and upright, but ;here are enough transgressors among them to exert no little influence. We iould wish that every one of this sort night be expelled in disgrace along vith thc gentleman from Utah. Christian Advocate. The Filipinos have a horror of in toxicating beverages, and have not al owed the sale of them in their town9. since its occupancy by the United States forces, Manila has become a .um-hole with more than four hun Ired saloons. "Is this the civilization ?rou bring?" asked a cultured native of in Americau. But the war "civili s?es" swallow all this side-iniquity vithout a blush. Alluding to the vast amounts of )eer and whiskey which this country s now shipping to thc Philippines, Hrs. Spray declares (and every sane vornan and man in the Dation will igree with the utterance) that "We :annot give sanction to methods of ?ivilization which would shoot down me-half of the inhabitants of those )cnighted islands, while wc make the ither half too drunk to bury their lomradcs."-Advocate of Peace. - Sometimes a man's will is broken if ter his demise and sometimes after lis marriage. Have your repairs done by tl md guarantee it. VANDJY] EMERGI ^PvE WIDE OTEN FOU BUSINESS i Between Masonic Temi \nd respectfully arni earnestly invite von if Goods and gat acquainted with their 'ully pay you for tho lew feet von have to We aro going to carry by far the l>pst S rou moro tor your money than anybody. ;bin isn't a true statement. Splendid high-grade line of SllOf! :?OODS. (Jet our prices and seo if they at Wearegoini: to handle tit. BOTTO? BAGGING and TIES, BACON, LAltP, PR?CB6. We h?artilv appreciate your liberal tr ?ppreciation for that trade. Come to H?O I it more than ever before. You will find i Free City Delivery. Phono 7?. Pron Yours gratefully, POSITIONS, POSIT OBTAINED readily after taking a cc Banking, Typewriting, etc., at tbe Southern Shorthand an ATJLAN' Enter now. S OOO Graduates. Catah Society of Five Don'ts. A society has been organized in Brooklyn with the title "The Society of the Five Don'ts" Henry X. Niles of 700 Quincy street is the founder. The live don't? to which thc members pledge themselves to adhere arc as follows: 1. Don't ride simply for pleasure on Sunday. 2. Don't (save on an ocean voyageJ ride in a public conveyance on Sunday. 8. Don't read a newspaper on Sun r day. 4. Don't buy anything on Sunday, except in case of an emergency. 5. Don't mail letters on Sunday. Mr. Nilessays that his society already has a membership of twenty, and he is confident that it will have a large growth. Fie argues that the cars will stop running if enough people refrain from riding to make their operation on Sunday unprofitable; that thc Sunday newspaper will cease to be published when thc society grows large enough i lo take away all thc readers; that ! places where goods ure sold on Sunday will close, after people cease to buy, and that the Lnited .Slates Postal service will cease every Sunday when everybody becomes a Fivc-don'tcr and no letters are mailed on that day. Mr. Niles does not believe that riding on cars and mailing letters on Sunday : are in themselves scandalous offences. ! The trouble, he says, is that these I practices compel .nen to labor ou the j Lord's Day. Mr. Squiggs (reading)-1 see that Prof. Wiseman, the prophet, has de ; cided that the world will come to an end next Christmas. Johnny Squiggs -Before or after dinner, pa ! - The New York ]\'orld contains the information that President Mc ; Kinley has broken thc record as a ? liberator of criminals, having given freedom to 34G np to the present time, while the sentences of 12!) others has been commuted. - An expert says that all plans drawn by England for prosecuting thc war against the Boers have been knocked awry by the totally unexpect ed strength of thc Afrikanders. He says that from 125,000 to 200,000 British will be needed and that they even then may not be successful. - The war demand for mules has raised their price so that the best mules now sell at from $150 to $200. The United States government has pur chased sixteen thousand at an average price of about $100 each. If the mules could vote it would not be for war. - The Philadelphia schooner, Wil liam M. Bird, from Charlesron S. C.. to New London, Conn., was .?.recked in the October hurricane oil" the Fry ing Pan Shoals, N. C., and ten of the crew and the captain were drowned. Only two survived and these had been without food or water for 00 hours when rescued on November 3rd by another schooner. These two had chewed thc leather of their shoes to keep from starving, and have not sufficiently recovered to describe the disaster. - A Washington, (D. C.) special says: The annual report of thc money order system of the Postoflice Depart ment shows a total issue during the year amounting to $224,958)363, an increase of $20,364,472over last year. Thc total earnings of the systems ag gregating 81,501,0:3s. show an increase of $395,004. On these orders a war revenue tax $507,886 was collected. There were 4,306 new money order oilices added and 29,007,870 domestic and 968,601 international money orders issued. The report shows that while for 30 years past the average amount of each order has decreased the average during the past year were $7.28. - There was a man who was too stingy to subscribe for his home paper, so sent his little son to a neighbor to borrow one. As the boy was going home he fell down and broke his leg. The father heard his cries and ran out to see what was the matter, but slipped and fell, dislocating his knee and tear ing the bosom out of his ten dollar pantaloons. His wife ran to his assis tance, leaving a 2-year old baby on the door. The baby crawled out and fell down the well, and while the mother was fishing the child out tlie house caught lire and was totally destroyed. Moral -Now is vhe time to subscribe. Drs. Strickland & King, .wiL? J*?T3T=rL*??j^ ****** ; pto* ;^o DJSNXX.tiCXi*. OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE S?S" dti> ind Cocain*1 us^d for Kxtr??:r jag Teeth lem. They do first-class work, ! C?CLE W?IIS, THE mc VC I, rc PEOPLE. SK BRC HANTS, n their elegant Now Store-room ile and tho Now Bunk, tn ?mil and soe them, inspect their S<OIS? way of doing business. We promise t ) wit Ik 'd'* tho Squaro to cet to UH. Hoelc wo h?vd ever rarried, and 'promise We mean huslnesp. Try UM and see if S, Ht)i X'S, HATS und STAPLE DRY H not riirlit. I PRICES, CORN, OATS. BRAN. MAY, ?ind other ItoH-vy Goods, at SELLING ade in the past, ?nd promise to show our is in our new place. We will ?ip|*reeittto is nicely quartered. iptuesH in everything. VANDIVER BROS. IONS. POSITIONS ! lurse in Book-keeping, Shorthand, d Business University, FA, GA. )gue Free. M A SLUGGISH BRAIN....... ?t Idfflfe Is caused by Imperfect Digestion and Disorder ?h dgfflst in thc Liver and Bowels. IS A BOON TO BRAIN VORKER5 It purifies the bowels, strengthens and regulates the W$t liver, aids digestion, promotes vigor of body, JM& cheerfulness and mental activity. . 8??L ^mjk SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. PRICE S1.00 PER BOTTLE. ??p EVANS PHARMACY. Special Agents. rms WEEK? If so, we have all kinds of Bargains in all Departments. FOR this week and next week we will give you CUT PRICES on GAPES, JACKETS, . BLANKETS. HEAVY GOODS. In fact, we give you special prices on everything, and you can't afford to look over these prices If you buy your DRESS GOODS, TRIM3I1SGS and MILLINERY From us we give you only the latest styles. A splendid line of FRINGES, FURS, etc., in Trimmings. We have an entire new line of UNDERWEAR, FLANNELS, and Winter Gocds of all kinds. Shoes for Everybody, And at prices never heard of before. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT Is complete. Call in and see us before buying. Your? truly, MOORE, ACKER & CO., EAST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE-CORNER STORE. SST* Free City Delivery._ Sells HYNDS' Home-made SHOES-Home-made Leather, Honest Work, Honest Leather, Honest Prices. ^HE largest Shoo Factory and Tannery Soutb. The BEST SHOES made in the World. The only combined Shoe Factor and Tannery in the United States. A Solid, First-class, A Ufo. 1, Best Gainesville Shoes. If you want cheap, shoddy, paper shoes don't buy these-ours will not suit you, but if you want tho beat Shoes at popular prices buy ours, they will please you. The prices range from Fifty cents to Five Dollars a pair; any price you want. They are the cheapest because they are th? beat; madeot our own pure Oak-bark Tanned Leather, "Soft, Elastic and Strong." Nothing equals it for wear, and that is what you want. Try one pair and you will buy them again. Buy our best quality. $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes for $3.00 and $3.50._ LET'S S_3_ I You. eau gro to OSBORNE & OSBORN'S And get a good COOKING STOVE with 32 pieces of nice, smooth and use ful ware, guaranteed to give satisfaction. We also have the IRON KING, ELMO, LIBERTY STEEL RANGES, and other good makes of Stoves, The biggest Stove House in the City. Chinaware, Glassware, Tinware and Crockery. HST PRICES RIGHT. Come aud see for yourself, and let us show you Yours truly, OSBORNE & OSBORNE. through. j " The Best Company-The Best Policy." i IE MUTUAL BEMM LIFE INSUBAKCE CO, I OF NEWARK. N. J. This Company has been in successful business for fifty-four years ; has paid pidicy-holders over $165,000,000, and now has cash assets of'ovw .$(17,000,000. lt issues the plainest and best policy on the market. After TWO aunual premiums have been paid it pn.n ? vqirpo J 1. Cash Value. :i. Extended Insurance, .r . 1 ^ LoanValuo. 4. Paid-up Insurance. Also ?'ajs Large Anuaa.1 Dividends. 5. Incoctea tability. M. M. MATTISON, State Agent for South Carolina, ANDERSON, S. C., over P. O. Resideut Agent for FiRE, HEALTH and ACCIDENT Insurance. .-*y> up yy> *y -~f *y V T V f V rt rt 0 H B H S3 a 0 0 ? SH O w 223 _ tu td > e 2 C 0 ? H fl 33 O ? ? H H O OD < H fl Kl O ft .1 a o p ? ir* *-? ? ft % Kg <5? CO . o o % m I? ts a n C~2 BOYS' STEAM LAUNDRY ! The Mest Complete and Up-to-Date Laundry in the State. Every Machine the latest improved, and designed to do most perfect work Under the superintendence of an experienced Laundryman, with a corps of skilled assistants. Every piece of work carefully inspected, and no sorry work allowed to pass from Laundry. PRICES LOW. Quality of work unexcelled. Give us a trial. TV. F. BARR, Business Manager. Located at rear of Fant's Book Store.