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THE DRAINA Mr. Lee Writes About the Editors Intelligencer: While there ss sc much bs??:? Sfiiu '.through the newspapers and otherwise io referenee to the drainage law and draining the swamp lands of the lower part of this State, I would like to say a fow words about the draining of swamp lands. In the first place I do not think that there is very much of the swamp lands anywhere in this State hut what cen be drained and brought into cultivation by properly laying out and cutting the drains. Wo have hundreds of sores on the* creek? and rivers in this county that could, by proper.methods, ba drained and would make the finest of crop?; but to do this we must first study and become acquainted with tho natural laws governing the flow, o? water cooreco. It bas not been msny yeito ?Inoe our crook bottom lands were essily kept drained and made. abundant crops of cora-all old citizens remember this and why cannot we haye it so again? Simply beoauce ? we do cot try. They ?ay "it will cost too much." Now itall who! have th?ss te,? wot creek botton lands will Join io and snake n thorough cleaning ont of i&c rnhmnn*}.1 r??Aw??? -!! tbs Old l'^B? .brushy ?nd all obstruo tiona of '#hat . over Qftt?re,: and t?ke ?shi\ri? sn?d? and ont down the banks to a smooth eurfsec-straights ni og ont a?? abrupt ?rooks in the ehannel and keep it so and keep all obstmotions out of tba ? wa? yous- creeks. will soon' out out - the channels down to Where year "daddy ? little plo wi n g wftti ?f| two -h?r co plow with a yoke of oxen to pull ; it, will bring a good deal of the drift, ?neb as chank s of wood, ? etc. t to the nnrfaee that yon would not otherwise nee, while St would also loosen np tho ?and aD? itoip to keep it going. Then you would hove to throw upa dike of levee on each side of the creek so ai to confine all the water to the ono channel is time of high water; Some will say? Oh I you can't do that, this creek gets np from bill to hill when it comes * big rain." Now with a little etudy and calculation you wi? And that it . eau."bo kept ia i^-? oas channel and it need not be io very wide for an ordinary 9?8jB4^sUenn\~iu( fret the narrower yo^i^f?ti^^ ter if you keep withl? tko limits of. r??aoaeus tbf -aatu?^a^2 v^aass?i* We will ?7 . your t^^^^^l wide and the water is l foot deep at its normal flow and^^i^ ^i water travebi?O feet tV'M^^^ would make the volume; J0O? oubio ?cet per minute. ,-:-'^^?e|;#4th^ best authorities ; in ^9^Wpo>p|i^*.; n?eringssy that' if tho depth of Water is .doubled ic a ch?nnol-tnafc is to :w^:th>;^ your ten -feet ;channel instead of ono ?oe^ t^e ?e!eei?~ bc ??ubkd on .tbrt?o'.'slope;^:0'rV'i? the?dep|h bf trebled the velocity will ba three .times EB fast and so on. So ;tbjit: if your channel at ten fe?k wide ??d the water one ifoot fleep^^^ ?libio feet to tho minute St would dis and bankB made a depth'of 6 '/eet and GE QUESTION. Drainage of Swamp Landa. of It, I am of the opinion that the most of it can be dried and brought iuto cultivation. We will take tbe Congaree'river from Columbia to the confluence of the Wateree-the two making the Sautee river/ As before stated in reference to keopipg the creeks in a limited channel the same U * e of Hydraulics will apply to the rivers. If those, rivers were confined in a channel of the prop? width-making it uniform and remove all the obstruc tions suoh CB logs, trees, brush, etc., it would not be a greet j while until they. would be made navigable, while al the samo time tho low? rioh alluvial landa for * considerable distance on each side, could be drained and an be-1 fore stated be brought ?otb oultiva ii on. This would take a little timo ard would cost some money, but it ; would pay ap, hundred fold in the end. Now, if Mr. La timor will keep o? urging IS bticoro Congroag, end got RD appropriation from the Government at Washington, - thea let j pnx,St&to cmp ptement lt with a like amount, or more if neoecaory, acd land owners alon? -the vivers msko no* addiiional subscription tbe work can and will ibo richest States io tho. Union. 80 lei us keep it before the, peoplo .hore, and lot Mir. Imtieacr and our Ropre sentatives keep it before Congress uB?UIiQ work is' acoosapUofced, then wo can nil prosper together. f Piedmont, 8. 8.! > ^fM^p". \: Hen Admire Keataess ia Wesen. \ j I?A young man has written asking my ad via? a? to the wU?om of breaking hit engagement. Ho say's that be loves bis sweet heart, but that she ii BO distressingly untidy that he fcara ho contd never Uve happily with her. ? He . bas spoken to ber time and again about thia serious fault, but with! no good result. . > . }.? ' ... I cannot advise him to marry her. for I know that so girl who ls untidy about her person and the house could 8ho ooul* not make a man comfortable, and no p?ffi:?OT?:*U gproof against discom Uuu?iue?^ me?n. extravagance, and ?$;a^Tgant wife is a draw back^lan^?iaan. \ fo?m ' his ' fellowmen. There ii no man living who does not dislike w'untidiness in ? wo No snatter.how pretty a girl may be, if sha is untidy it seriously detracts freca her beauty. : The v\*w gm/ of course, cai Still tb be .untidy, but she need .Jjfa^i^ look upon if she keeps herself ex iely neat and delnty, for neat i ness and daintiness have a beauty all their own.. Many'a man's; inter?st in a girl Ben obeok?? beca?Boho " Ia a town where I used to joy ;#WPr*^ and >^^.a?4. e . always surrounded by young $&?fl&& ??div noVvMem^'to girls. leas attraotivo married. belle?, :x?vmm^?ti' man ?frie^' .'' '^iBBd; .ho?ssid^ab ' Women Fl^sh for a Cu arch. Problems of ohuroh austenance we hsve ever with ns. The matter of raising monej with which to pay the preaoher is no trifle, particularly in small towns of the West, where the numb** of churches increaser moie rapidly than the population. , For instance, the directory cf ono Western town, a typical ??mmunity in a farming region of the plains, shows that there are 4,500 people and. twenty-four ohuroh or religious organi sations, not counting Sunday schools; one for every 200 men, women, and children. The highest salary psid a minister in the town is $1,000, with, a parsonage in addition. From that tho soale drops down to an average of about $600. Several of tho ohurohes have pastors who have other linea of business and so charge the ohurcb nothing for their eervioes. But the church gets behind. The aid eooietyojcannot give enough sup pers to keapjpp the improvements and the s?lanos. . The women .have tried bazaars cud fairs and ^guessing contests, they have pieoed quilts and have done other things that are supposed to get churcL money legitimately. Still there is usually a doQoifc to be made up at the end of the year. . . One ohuroh in Oklahoma last fall tried a new plan. It was? to earn the money' fey piecing eotton. A -cotton planter notified the members that owing to the difficulty of securing hety he wonUpay the members of ohurcb find Sunday school one cent s pou nd more for pioki ag : than ho had beeni offering the laborers. *Th? offer was accepted, and everybody turned ! ont for two days of hard work under th? beating ann. 1 But it paid. Hie proceeds were to pay tho preacher all the beek salary due hint and to baila1 an.addition to A church in ?2e&tarn Kansas baa gone into tba farming business in earnest, thia y ear. ?o May 15 tba ambers gathered at the farm of a member.'?ho bad offered land for m experiment., They name with ploughs, barrona, corn, planters and check rowers, and included r%presentet??es ?f every sort of r?Bidont?, qf tho commuai ty. Moro than - a husdjp^d. men B women and ..?bil (iron wer?^;?4u tb o ground bright and early. :". ?jfanrebi? was .appointed and he organised the h el pera so i that no time should bc wasted; - ,. ' "Bvery man must work as it be were working for himself;" waa t!?* order, rind promptly nt 7 o'oloek the ploughs started*? ... .* ?:' Tho women and the older men erect* ed A tent on the edge, of the field, and here was preparad a bountlf ni Inn oh. .sd Ut?t in the day dinner was ?err* ed. The women bad bro ugh fe rakes and boss; and they planted in tba ?or* n sr a and the ends of tho rows where determined that not a foot of the field shon?d^b? wasted. But the women were not satisfied even wi&h. this work; There were not enoughQ?iGjx to drive all the plough team Betend tho women gladly seised the! deport uni ty to do work with the plougn. This introduced a novel feature that had not been expected. Tho marshal organised them, as be bad organised the men. ' ?? .t ' Sly: ?arly ? . evening the last; furrow had Wit turned, the barrows had smoothed the ground and the planters b^dSpltoef: ^?^:lsjt:";^ein:-M^; p??e?r Then tb? .pastor, ,..wb>. had driven a tea? on th? ?ctn planter all the afternoon, called (the gfcther ing together and: bald : ? brief car ?iee, ,-,>,./",: .". wor?^?t?am? are tha??S?? field w?V ^e one of th? iMSt^^-^M^^^^^ offers' aro mado ? for the oom at more than market price, anda h arrest home will be enjoyed that will gladdea tho hearts of .every member of the congrV cation. ; ? .',. .. : 8o loug SB the churchoa depend oa agriculture for their support it will :|j#:?^i^Ut: ?l???i??T&?^JS rie Statis, and there ie no reason why tbeyv^pald not prosper. The land is tj|^^ Speaking Of Quality Here is a letter from the manufacturers of DEAN'S PAT ENT FLOUE that explains the wheroforeness of the supe riority of that flour over other Flours on the market. BEAN & BATLIFFE are the sole distributors of this brand of Fleur, and their personal guarantee as to its purity, added to that of the miller, makes it a gilt-edged proposition. It's simply good enough fer anybody to eat. Sere is the letter : C. W. B RANSFORD, Proprietor BRAKSFORD MILLS and ELEVATOR, OWEN8BORO, KY., JUNE 28, 1906. Mesare. Dean & Rntliffe, Anderson, S. C.-Gentlemen : Is response to your very complimentary letter of recent date regarding the quality of Dean's Patent we have been shipping you, we desire to say that you need*not have any fears that we wlU allow the grade to run down ia the smallest particular. On the contrary, our head miller is bending his very best efforts and skill toward perfecting this grade to that it will be uniform ly perfect and ap to your requirements in every particular. We understand that you have built np a remarkable reputation on tho superior merits of this brand, and wc can readily under stand bow you have achieved such a success in keeping np the quality and building up a trade on it, for wh/le your require? menta as to the quality of wheat that enters into the Flour may appear to some millers a little exacting, we note a willingness on your part to pay a reasonable p/cmium over thc ordinary Flouts os the market. You maxy rest'assured that m per forming our part of tho contract to mill the Dean's Patent for you wo will spare so pains to conform to your requirements re garding pure wheat Flour, for we baye as fine lot of wheat as wo have over had is the mill, and ara buying only sound grain. Of eloise, thin costa moro money than mixtures, and it makes it. more difficult for cs to meet the low priots made by some m'?Uj but we claim to make High Grade Flour, and we guar anteeSVSTJT Sack we send out; therefore, wo prefer to grind wheat that we know will maintain tho standard of Flour and tbs excellent reputation of Dean's Patent. You may assure your trade'thai'if they want a Pure Wheat Flour, free, from adulteration of ?ll|femcN, they have ls Dean's Patent tho very acme of merit asd the perfection of modera milling. * Very truly yours. a W. BRANSFOKD. Hurry, Hurry, HURRY. W???ava a .limitad pnmhiy nf rim To go at the following prices : Quarts 5Qc Per Dozen. Half Gallons 75c Dozen. We 'garred you moseyos Cane Seed, and intend to do it on Frais Jars il yeu/^r?ll come to se? us. P. S?-We still have a few bushels of ftane Seed on hand. -.y-y FRUIT PBESEBVING POtfDER. .. m K - - * v* : i,-; - . :. .- ..? ,.?. . . . . . .. ... .' It preserves Vegetables, Fruits, Jetties, and is not inju nldiKi! Biro! riiprod BP?! ! UHM, Dii|5M, bUMpl, DCM ! 1 77 u ?. , This EstcMi?hinent has been Selling IN ANDERSON for more that: forty years. During all that time competitors havo come and gone, but we have remained right here. We have always sold Cheaper than any other?, and during those long years BK have not had one dis satisfied customer. Misi&kos will sometimes occur, and if at any lime' we found that a customer was dissatisfied we did not rest until we had made him satisfied. This policy, rigidly adhered to, has made us friends, true and last ing, and we can say with pride, hut without boasting, that we have the confi dence of tho people of this seotion. Wc have a larger Stock of Goods this season than wo have ever had, and we pledge you our word that we have never sold Furniture at as OIOBC a margin of profit as we arc doing now. This is proven by tho faot that wo arc selling Furniture not only all over Anderson County but in every Town in the Piedmont seotion. Come and see us. Your parents saved money by buying from us, and you and your children can sayo money by buying hore teo. \ We carry EVERYTHING in the Furniture line, Gs F* TOLLY & SO Nt Depot Street. The Old Reliable Furniture Dealers MASTIC MIXED PAINT. We Want to Sell You Your Paint. Come in to see us, and let us tell you all about it. . .. We have sold this Paint for many years, and all have been pleased who used it We have a fine selection of colors, and will gladly give you ? card showing them if you will call in apd request same. Also, a full line, of-* : Varnishes, Stains, Floor Painte, , . . t < fl .,. Furniture Folien, Feint Brushes, Etc? ' 7 ^ ? tr a *? c . ?J .-'VI ?Pi ORR, CRAY & CO., Next'to Bank of Anderson. Sellable Bru?gle&! a H ny ii Nov ?s a good timo to buy a new Buggy and Harness and wo nant you to look at our largo stock of the latest S?d best up-to-date styles, and it will be no trouble for yon --to make ?? s?lection. Our work is all sold under guaranteed Wo havofiztra bargains to offer. GivousatriaL Our prices ava low and terms to suit. * ; j y THE J. & FOWXJER COMPANY^ F. 8.-We have a few last Fall's Jobito go at Cost. *, THE SOUTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM! TJasscelled Dining Car Semee. Through Miman SleepingiCarsIon aU 1 Convenient Sc?i?uules en ali Local min*. "if ?"';V*r .-? WINTER TOURIST BATES are now Sn effect to all Florida Fomfi For full information as to rates, routes, etc.? COD twit searest Boothera Railway Ticket Agent, or E. W. BUKT, Ei vision FiM?ug?r Agenr,' Charleston, H. U BROOKS MORGAN, Ai st. Gen. Pas.. Agent, Atlanta, Ga, . ll OD m BM ? O BD B I ONE CAB OF HO?r FEED. Have just received one Oar Load of HOG FEED (Shorts) at very close prices. Come before?they?are all gone. Now is the time for throwing-'. Around your premises to prove it a case of fever or some other disease, that will cost y ou very much moro than the price of a 1 arre! of Lime ($1.00.) ft We havo , -.c ? fresh shipment in stock, and will be glad tpjen^on . r - ' > . ? other building ":iil? ^ kb j- j Og O. ANDERSON. su^^tt^^o^^^e?^o^m^Se on^^^^^^^^ v k to be sure that your family u protected ia il . case of ceJa?titY overtaking you ls to la? g\ sure ia a solid Company like J-^ The Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Oo. ^ ^ Drop in and see us about it. ~ Bsopie*'Baak BoilA\**? A H^IS?.