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THE ONE-HC jsTew Bulletin Issued i Clemson College, May 24.-The' Uleiu?on College Experiment Station bas issued a new bulletin, copien of t;hich may be had for the asking. It ?8>To. 84, and is entitled "The One [lor?e Farm." Prof. J. S. Newman ;s the author. It is given here in substance : The chief enemy to progressive farming in the South is the one-horse farm, equipped generally with a cheap aale, poorly fed, "a boy Dixie" and ; scooter plough. This, in the hands >f ono ignorant of the very fundamen al principles underlying suocessft1 tcriculture, is a guarantee of failure tod of soil deterioration. The history if Southern agriculture illustrates and substantiates these statements. What s the remedy? The landowner has .be matter largely in his own hands. Self-preservation demands t that he .top the present practice of superficial preparation, ignorant and wasteful use >f fertilizers, and cultivation destruo .ive, rather than conduoive to plant growth and production. The average andcrnner tenants bis land to any ir? esponsible person who can seoure mpplies from a merchant only by nortgaging crops not yet planted, and juy on a credit a broken down mulei ilso blanketed with a mortgage. This s euioidal polioy and practice on the part of tho landlord who aoknowl :dges that the returns will not pay for. ;he land dcter??ratloo, The tendency of the age it toward concentrated ef forts combined with advanced and economio machinery. Farming must seep up with the procession. We and no ono-horso cotton mills, or oil mills, or railroads. Wo never hear my more of the whip saw of fifty pears ago, bat the one-horse plough is still in evidence. Landowners can proteot their land, increase their pro* ducts and benefit their tenants by re quiring union in preparation, eto. The writer dia so thirty-five years ago, and tenants complained in spring but thanked him in the fall. The best investment a one-horse farm er can make is the purchase of another mule. Land cann?t be prepared prop erly by a single team, or oan the most economical implements be utilized sith less than two-horse power. With improved implements, such as the Chattanooga reversible dise plough, the Malory plough, the diso harrow ind cultivator, the mower, etc., better ic\ cheaper crops can bo grown. improved preparation will reduce the fertilizer bill and inorease the ef fectiveness, of that used by enabling the Boil to absorb and retain more moisture, and render droughts lesa in jurions. Again, moro work oan be done at the proper time. Two males will be able to cultivate crop o more promptly after rains, and thus dis pense with muoh hoe work. Mora than twice the load oan bo carried on a two-horse wagon, than on a one-horse wagon. One man with two malea can do more and better preparation than two men with two one-horse ploughs. One man on a mower ia worth five men with soythea. By ming a doable team, without increasing the acres twice as muoh. soil is made available, its moisture capacity is quadrupled, ind injury by excessive raina, or iroughts greatly less ened, thereby in uring larger and cheaper crape. Thorough and deep preparation, to wner Vith jadioious rotation, in ueases annually the productiveness rf soils. A three-year rotation ia Sere aoggCsted for profit and soil ren nation. ? ' ?: First year; Field A, 20 adres cot on; Field B, 20 aorea com ?nd peas; field 0,10 acres small grain, follow ed by peas, 5 aorea sorghum,' 5 acres ?og crops. 8ecoad year: Field A, corn and eas : Field B, small grain, followed 7 peas, sorghum and hog crops; Field '?cotton. . V Third year : Field A, small grain, Mowed by peas, sorghum and hog rops; Field B, cotton; Field 0, corn od peas. It will be observed that in this ro ?ti on two-thirds ol' the cultivated nd has humus supplying and repo tting crops every y ear, . Sweet potatoes, ground peas, soja; ?ans, artichokes, rapo and ebufaajftttj -ssed ai ^og crops.. They are tofce. itiiered by the hogs under movable, noes. ???? <?.'^4^? By-this , means pork can be grown ry cheaply, without recourse teethe Tn crib. Ten. aores should be sod* d Sn Bertruda grassland several anted in alfalfa, the former for rmauetit pasture and'the latter for een ?oil?nff f A* hey. A *?*f ?Or-m Texas blue grass wiii completo e pasturage for permanent use, as ia is green whoa Bermuda ia dor kat. Bye sown thiokly, part in.drlll; d part broatfcist; )RSE FARM. from Clemson Oollege. AB to Pensions lo Curolina. Columbia, S. G., Ma; 21.-There is io Columbia and throughout the State the keenest iuterest in the aotion taken on the matter of pensions by the United Confederate Veterans at the Charleston reunion. During tho convention the following occurred on this subject. Gen. B. H. Teague, after abrief specoh in which he alluded to the numerous complaints made of the way in which the pension money ie dis tributed, offered the following resolu tion : .'Resolved, That' the State Board on pensions be requested to look into the matter of complaints of veterans as to the distribution of pensions." In support of this resolution Gen eral Teague did not hesitate to assert in plain terms that there are many pensioners at present on the pension rolls who are not entitled to euoh aid from the State, and to his personal be lief many persons not on the rolls who are riohly deserving of being placed thereon. Dr. B. M. Lobby, of Charleston, member of State Pension Board, of fered the following resolution: "Resolved, That one veteran from emoh congressional district he ap pointed to oonfer with the State Pen? pion Board and formulate some plan to modify the' present pension law and petition the legislature to modify tho pre Bent law." Gen. Carlile addressed the conven tion on the ?ubjeot pf pensions and pension boards and was listened to with dose attention. Ho stated that it has oome within his personal knowledge that the State Board has al ways been faithful in the discharge of its duties and that the task before it is a hard ono. A great many persons, he said, ask for pensions who do not deserve then., and sometimes those who don't get it really deserve it. Gen. Carwile expressed his belief that if the board requests tho appointment of a committee, composed ol? one from eaoh district, they ought to get it. In conclusion he said: "I wish to Heav en that tho State of South Carolina washable to pension every man who wore the gray who went from this State, but itis unable to do so." Col. O. L. Sohumpert, of Newberry, spoke with pertinent interest on the subject of pensions and argued that the trouble in most instances was with tho country boards, whioh he stated, were often open to uadue influence, and said, moreover, that he personally 'knows that certain pension rolls bear the names of men who are co more entitled to draw a pension from the State of South Carolina than if they had served in the Federal army. Gen. Teague stated that he heartily agreed with the proposal to appoint one person from eaoh congressional district. Comrade Bradham, of Clarendon County, also spoke in favor of the ap pointments from each congressional district as proposed by Dr. Lobby. Capt. John E. Larinaey, of Charles ton, spoke in approval of the Lebby resolution and urged the appointment of men who aro not in politics and who do not seek political offioe. Comrade J. E. Pettigrew s tated that instead of having a committee to con ifer with the State Pension Board the best thing this body could do would bo io appoint a committee to draft proper pension laws and submit them to the legislature and have them pass ed., The county board, he -said, should hate discretionary power to examine into the worthiness of the ex-soldiers to be on thc pension rolls. Comrade Walters, of Charleo LOT; , favored the e?eotion of a committee, onc-from.each congressional distriot. Gen. Teague j withdrew his resolu tion and seconded the motion offered by Dr. Lebby, and the latter's resolu tion was thereupon, in due form, ap Sroved and adopted by the conven or It was also resolved that the divis ion o om in an d o r sh ou? d nam? the com mittee, provided for in the Lebby resolution, and Gen. Carwile stated that he would appoint the committee as econ as possible, and asked that each >f the representativos of the con 'Sessional districts present in the con vention mail to him at Edgefield the name of some suitable man who wooli act on the board with the three gen tlemen already appointed and send it to him wilban the next thirty days. Special to Augusta Chronicle. For Infants dud Children, Tho KSniiYHIta Always Bought Earlj Justice In California. A Pike county Missourian is credi ted with having first used the expres sion: "If this court knows herpsif, and she thinks she do." Long hefore the discovery of gold in California a Pike county hoy named Blackburn, so it ia said, ran away from homo and went to the Rooky Mountains, where he grew to manhood as Indian fighter, trapper and moun tain guide. He became 6 feet 4 inoh es tall, proport|oni>/?.eiy thin, and mar vellously awkward. He had many encounters with grizzlies and Indians. He was scarred from head to foot, ono eye had been partly gouged out, his hair was thin and coarse, and stood straight up on the top of his head and hung in every direction from the sides. Blackburn, as might be sup posed, w is not an educated man, but he was ..ot laoking iu keen wit and sound sense. When gold was discovered Black burn went to the mines, and the miners, as a sort of joke, elected him aloalde, an officer similar to that of justice of thc peace. The first oaso brought before the alcalde was that of a gambler who, while drunk and on horseback, had run over a young Mex ican woman, knocking her down and seriously injured her. The trial took place in the largest oabin in the neighborhood, whioh was packed with roughly dressed, much bewhiskered men. The gambler, who was rich, hired able counsel to defend him. Aloalde Blaekburn called the young woman, who told her story in broken English, but frankly and honestly. When she finished, the aloalde peremptorily ended the trial. The attorney for the defendant protested vehemently, but tho aloalde ran his hand through his hair until it stood np straighter on top than ever and re marked; "if this court knows herself, and she think she do, I fine you $500 dam ages and assess upon yon the costs of puttin* this yere gal in good condi tion." When asked what 'he* meant by "good condition," he replied that the "gamblin' chap" must pay the doc tor's bill and all other coot o of the woman's illness. A more learned judge might have made a more formal ruling, but soaroely a juster one. Kansan City Journal. Why a Long Engagement. There is in one of the departments in Washington, says tho New York Times, a handsome and still young widow, who has made two matrimo nial ventures already, and is now en gaged to a baohelor business man of that oity. A few weeks ago a friend asked her when the wedding was to occur. "Oh, not before next year," she re plied. "But why do you have suoh a long engagement?" . the surprised friend inquired. For a fow momento the widow hesi tated and then replied: "I'll tell you the real reason, but you must solemn ly promise never to repeat what I say." Of oourse the friend? consumed with curiosity at the mysterious man ner Ot the widow, promised as reques ted, and then told tho story to all her confidential friends, whioh accounts for ito appearance hers." "Well, you see," she said," when my second husband died I had a fine monument ereoted over his grave, and. have, since been paying for it on the installment plap. I will not have it compl?tely settled for until the early part of next year. Of coane yon will appreciate the impossibility of my tol ling Harry and asking him to finish paying for it, and that is what I would have to do if we were married very soon." ^^^^^ ' -OF - BUYING A PIANO Come In and take a look at ou7 as sortment pf artistic and moderately priced instruments. If you buy one of these you get a great deal of good fo? the price. Beapectfully, THE C. A. REED ! ; Music House, i ANDERSON, V - S. C. Dragged to Death by Runaway Horse. Westminister, Jfay 21.-Ales Mason, a white man living uetween here and Oakway, with his aged father, was go ing to mill thia afternoon and while going down a slant one of the hold ack straps gave way, ceasing the horse to become* frightened and un manageable, overturning the wagon and throwing the old gentleman out unhurt. The younger man was drag ged a short distance under the wagon and died a few minutes later. The dead man was about 45 years old and unmarried. He was a farmer and a well-to-do and respected citizen. -Columbia State. Two accidents of precisely the nature of the above were reported in yester day's State, one from Newberry and the other from Clarendon, tho victim having been killed in the Newberry case. Thin is therefore tho third in the State in two days; Suicide of Robert H. riant. Macon, Ga, May 21.-Robert H. Plant, president of the First National Bank, and owner of the I. C. Plant's Son Bank, both recently placed in the hands of receivers, committed suicide on the baok poroh of his beautiful homo in college street about 3 o'clock to-day. He had been ill for two months and the collapse of his finan cial institutions, the oldest in the city, came in the meantime. He had told his nurse that he wished to lio down. Twenty minutes later he ask ed to be assisted to the bath room. This she did and waited fifteen min utes on the outside. She then heard a pistol shot. She rushed in and he was not visible. The bath room had two doors, one opening upon the poroh. There she found the capi talist with a 38-oalibie pistol in his hand, speechless. Death was practi cally instant. The bullet had passed through the right temple aud out of the left, flattening itself upon tho wall. The ooroner was at once sum moned and upon the testimony of the nurso atjd of a physician a verdict of death by his own bands was rendered. Mr. Plant leaves a wife and nine children. One Man Leaves Three Widows. Los Moines, Iowa, May 22.-When the remains of the late E. L. Dubois, a prominent contractor of this city, wero carried to thc cemetery to-day they were followerd by three women, each of whom claims to be bia lawful widow. One oame from Denver and gave the name of Mary E. Dubois, claiming that she was married to the dead man in 1880, in Joplin, Mo. The second Mrs. Dubois came from Now Orleans; she refused to talk of her claims. The third woman was mar ried to Dubois at West Tuion, Iowa, and has lived with him for some years. There was no scene at tho funeral, tho women pledging friends of tho dead man not to make a disturbance. Dubois has had a notable career. He was a Frenoh officer in the Franco Prussian war. As a contractor he did work in all parts of thc world, notably in Brazil, where he was decorated by tho Government for his achievements. Ho carno to Des Moines about nine years ago, aud waa prominent in fra ternal and business circles. He left a considerable estate. - A man thinks he knows a woman when he asks her to beeome bis wife, but after marriage he discovers his mistake. - Nothing worries a woman so muoh when starting on a vi ai fe as being unable to remember something she has forgotten._ Certainty of Cure to sufferers from SPECIFIC BLOOD POISON8N6 S Foerg Remedy Co.,' Evansville, Ind. S& "J* nmwwirt. tm m**m mum i^nt??>rtnww?n ????!?? m ii*. y FOERG'S REMEDY ^ /n consideration of Five Dollars ($5.0$) paid for six bottles *jr 2 I of Foerg's Remedy, thh f/^? of-^l-L-Lt90- gr TJM am/ m consideration of you using these six bottles exactly according to i *? directions, for Specific Blood /Poison or Scrofula, the undersigned g? ayre? to /ray to _-*-_/<7w Dollars, pro- j <|j no ?cnf/i? t? c/rmvJ /"rom //ur six bottles, and this certificate ls returned to tfie undersigned iviihln four months. & J@( Tc**""""* Sute .<M9**^-5? ^ S ?KK UV,-^jrjfi<<r fAi Fjymcnl cf hit Dollin (SS.00) in si^njjncr XiAlh 'COlCtMcTprMtd *tvv*.^ ! J? ?f-| FOERG REMEDY CO. '1 SSI -* ir IfiN *JPf TV r.T?T? W ?l#?Jf<M ?A F<f*i Pf.r?y Cf. ,t Ira. fj ?, t^m^y unnrf I <&. VVf to/rc^r* ?*/r??W|y. mit h mj tv*. ttUI iKti ,11 mMrvr<I* rl*iJ n IW ilcin\iub ?V ( r#i/a fe a fae-atmllo of our guarantee)) Thl? certainty id ninon liberal guarantee and ono which we could not evade cv rn if wc so ile? eired. We are perfectly ?afc in making it. for sis bottles will produce audi marked benefit that th; a?er will I?' Batlaflcd of an ultimate eure, and bis gratitude will prompt him t<> Itu lair. With thit guarantee you take absolutely no chancea for this certificate is worth avoo In cash to you and will lt? redeemed by tho ilru..'i:i*t from whom you purchased tho remedy for $.'>.uo cash. Wo guarantee this, amito further satisfy you a national bank guarantee* usas you cnn see from the certificate. Von cnn MOO that If wo did no! positively know that Foorg's Remedy would cure any case we could not afford to make such n liberal genuine propo?ition, us tho los? it would entail would be enormous. With thc above information before you if you go on suffering from thc curse of poisoned blood, either primary, constitutional or as a result of mercurial treatment don't rnll at fate but simply blame yourself, for hero ts a eure-absolute mid sure. Tainted blood manifests itself in the form of Scrofula. Eczema, Rheumatic fains. Stiff or swollen Joint? Emptions or Copper-colored Spots on the Face or Hotly, Little Ulceru in the Mouth or on the Tongue, Sore Throat, Swollen Tonsil?, Falling out of the Hair or Eyebrows, and finally a leprous Like Decay of tho Flesh and Hones. If j:>u have any one of theso symptoms don't doluy till ttto late but go to your druggist and get n bottle of FOERG'S REMEDY BLOOD PURGER Ali druggist* auara nies lt. If your druggist docs not handle thia remedy se.nl us $1.00 for one bottle or ?.1.00 for six bottles fend cbsolutc guarantee fac-stmlle of which is published above. All packages sent tn plain wrappers. All correspondence strictly confidential. ^ FO?RG REMEDY CO., Evansville. Ind. FOR SALE BY EV AIM PHARMACY. JUST RECEIVED, OLD DOMINION CEMENT, AND BEST LIMB. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. We offer for sale the following desirable property, situ? ated in this and surrounding Counties. Nearly all of these places have good improvements on them. For full particu ulara as to terms, location, &o., call at my office. 59 acres, near city limits, Ander- j 133 aoreBi in Pendleton township, son, 8. C. well improved. 50 acres, two miles from city, un- Berry plaoe, V?rennos, 87? aores. improved. 437 aores, Pendleton township, ten HouDo and Lot, 6 acres, near oity ant houses and dwelling, limits, very d?sirable. 145 aores, Evergreen place, Savan . Half aore City Lot, front on Main natt township. Street, no improvements. 150 aores in Savannah township, I noro, with new dwelling, in oity weu timbered, no improvements, limits. .... , 200 aores in Center township, Ooo* 11J aoreB, near city limits, oleared, oee County, 100 cleared, batanee welt' no improvements. timbered, well watered, good mill site 200 aores in Fork township, on Tug- w?th ample water power, aloo River, two dwellings. 65 aores in Piokens County. 100 aores in Williamston township, QQQ aorOB IN Hopewell township, improved, on Beaverdam oreek. 130 aores in Broadway township, 400 aores in Oaklawn township, in improved. Greenville Co., half in cultivation, 230 aores in Fork township, on Sen 5 tenant dwellings, 50 aores of this eoa Biver, good dwellings, &o. is in bottom lind,. ' 800 acres in Anderson County, on 700 aores in Hopewell township, on Savannah'River. Six and Twenty Creek, 300 acres in 95 aoreo in Lowndesville township, cultivation, 2 good residences, 6 ten- Abbeville County, ant dwellings, 40 aores in bottom land. 84 aoreB in Corner township. . 91 acres in Garvin township, oa 75 aoreB in Oconee County. Three-and-Twenty Creek, good dwell- 75 aoreB in p?0kenB County; ! V??i.*?n Macon Co., N. C., 29 J?!^?^ miles above Valhalla, on road to I peneca River, 2 dwellings. Highlands. * 700 aores in Fork township. AH the above are desirable Lands, and parties wanting good homes, aft low prices, oan select from the above and call for further particulars. Now is the time to secure your homes for another year. JOS. J. FRETWEIX, ANDERSON, Sc C. gpa g Sen e ? g 0 w M 6? % O < M ti M H GO > < ?2 w GD ri ? * S w ** \z ? > g z This Establishment has been Selling IN ANDERSON for more than forty years. Daring all that time competitor* - have come and gone, but we have remained right hera We have always sold Cheaper than any others, and during those long years w*> have not Iu d one dis satisfied customer. Mistakes will sometimes occur, and if at any time wo . found that a customer waa dissatisfied wo did not rest until we had made him' satisfied. Thia poiioy, rigidly adhered to, has made us friends, true and-last ing, and we can say with pride, but without boasting, that we have thc confi dence of the people oT*this section. We have a larger Stock of Goods this season than we have evur had, and wo pledge you our word that wc havo never sold Furniture at as close a margin of profit as we are doing now. This is ??roven by the fact that wo arc selling Furniture not only all over Anderson bounty but in every Town in the Piedmont section. Como and see us. Your parents saved money by buying from us, and yfc/U and your children can save money by buying here, too. We carry EVERYTHING in the Furniture line? ;C; F; TOLLY & SON, Depot Street. The -OldSReliableSFurnifcuro Dealers. ain and Grain Savers. Genuine Seven*Finger Count's Hand-made Grain Cradles. Each Cradle perfectly set and especially adapted to the needs of our section. Fourteen Finger Josh Berry Cradles. All of select mate rial and fitted with best fastening for Scythes. AU of our Cradles are fitted with best quality Scythes. vTHE MCCORMICK ISXHE?HQICE? (OF^THE FARMERS OF THE WORLD,; AND HAS BEEN FOR 73 YEARS' The vast majority of formen choose the KcCORHICK BINDER because it does splendid zterk in the field no matter whether the conditions are favorable or unfavorable. The McCormick has a niiord extending over a period of seventy-three years, which en ables the termer to reach a fains accurate conclusion a* to the merits of the machine. Read about the excellent pointe of the KoCormick in the attractive book entitled '*lt Takes the Palm," supplied free. SULLIVAN HARDWARE COMPANY. PRIDE OF NORTH CAROLINA C YEAR OLD CORN WHISKEY Dlroct From Distillery io Consumer, Express Prep e. ld The public has been frequently misled by extravagant and un. truthful Claim? of unscrupulous deniers who represent t li cm fe Ive?, ns 1 isl i l./rs. We commend this fact to your consid?ration and invite the r.ioM rigid examination of dur elm m. We are the largest distillers and distributers of pure N. C. Corn ?t'hi?kie? in the United Mates ami the only concern in North arollna that guarantees everv package, from the largest to the smallest. We arc one of the rust firms in N. C. to furnish whiskey direct fron the Distillery to-the Consumer. You thereby ovoid Alike the possibilities of Adulterations and the Profit* of the MiddVmun. We ship "Pride of North Carolina". Express charges prepaid, securely packed in plain case so no one can tell contents same day your o:rit reaches us. ot the following prices: 4 full quarts, -nicely labeled, f?.OO per case. 1 dos. full qts. il " fa.oo ? dos. full pta. " fo.OO " * dos. full ii pts. * J?0.0O \ Pitts half pints fitted with cork rings. In jugs hold from M??H gallons, p.OO per gallon. No extra charge for Jugs or packing.. ? ^et the above Usures on North Carolina1. Heat iaik to von. ?.can imevjng "bust-head" stuff will cost yo? more. Try a case of tr is old Honest Hand-Made Corn and it will give vou n tn?te of .t'iat your father used to ?Q/oy, ?f you don't find lt better than anything you ever had in your life and are not more thun pleased, return the goods and your money will come bock to you by first mail. " Yours to command. The D. L. Arey Distilling Co. lafayette and Green' Streets Spillbury. - - . - North C enroll rt tv References: First Nntioftal Bank, of Salisbury. N. C. 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