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Crops That Convince "We ?wfll convince yon that you can "increase your yields per acre" and you wout have to keep it a Beeret, either. Bead what Messrs. Wherry & Son, of the Magnolia Fruit Farm, Durant, Misa, write: "From two acres of straw berries on which 1,000 pounds of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers per acre were used, we cleared a profit of $7&.0O per acre more than the other li% acres of btrawberrjes which had only BOO pounds of this fertilizer." Thus double ' the quantity of theBO fertilizers on each acre of any crop, and more than doubly I_> "increaaa your yields per acre." Be sure you buy only Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Bichmond. Va? Norfolk, Va, Durham, N.C. Charleston, 8.0. Baltimore, m<l Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Go. Montgomery, Ala. Memphis, Tonn. Shroveport, La. increase WYields &rAcr? y?ooo<>ooo6o?<pc>e - I Feld er Weeks & Co, Will Not Be Undersold. Call on us and be convinced for yourself. You will have goods priced cbeaoer to you than you have ever bad before. What 1 ad vertise vou get. I am not in the habit of advertising one article and selling you another. K < Will have a sale for ten days, commencing today. Take the opportunity and buy what you need. Come and get my price and be convinced. Let me show you my line of goods. Cheapest you have ever seen. It will pay aDy Lady to visit my store before going elsewhere. Don't forget when you want a Hat to come to me of course. Felder Weeks & Co. the leading place for Millinery, Dress Goods, Notions &c. Come one, Come all, see for your self that-1 have the cheapest price of them all. Remember thatl have Mrs. Geo. Fairy with me again this season. She will be pleased to have her friends call. We guarantee to show you the prettiest line of Ladies Hats you have ever seen. COME ON,E! COME ALL! Felder Weeks & Co. The Planet Jr., Two Horse Cultivator. This is an ub to date implement that will save lab or and moDey It is capable of a wide range o adjustments. One man works two 1 orses and cultivates ra> idly and thoroughly. - You can do level cul tivation or throw the dirt to or from the plant. We will be glad to hear from anybody interested in this class of work so that we can ex plain more fully. "We also have the one horse cnltivators. Arthur Hardware Co., Distributors. [Hardware, Paint, Vehicles ant Implements. St. Matthews and EHoree, S. C. t????? eo?e?e?? THE EDISTO SAVINGS BANK, Orangeburg, @. C capital._.... surplus and undivided profit b. h. moss.^.a ?? J. M OLIVER.~.Vtc? f. s. dibble, Cashier. j. w. fairey, or., .$100,000 ** ,000 b .ashier BOARD OF DIRECTORS. M. O. Dantzler, B. H. Moss, W.G. Smith, J. M. Oliver, T. C. Doyle, W. F. Fairey, W. R.Lowman, Sol R?hn, T. W. Smoak. This Bank has two departments, a Current and a Savings. Interest is allowed in the Savings Department at the rate of one per cent per quarter, payable on the n'rst days of January, April, July and October. Money saved is money made, and the way to save is to de posit your money in the Savings Department and draw interest. This Bank's absolute security is best attested by its Capital Stock; its Surplus and by the character and standing of its Offi cers and Boaro of Directors. Accounts solicited, customers assured every accomodation, consistent with sound banking. Money loaned on good security. ?m?i?iM?iiiM?4mNN For Sale. HPHREE YOKE OF OXEN FOR 1 sale. These oxen are well broken. Apply to J. M. Robinson, 2-7-3* Woodford, S. C. For Sale.aSj -I A 000 SOFT SHELL PECAN ? v. trees. Prices from !0c to 25c according to agejand size. Jude Robinson, Rowesville, S. C. HOW TU GaOW CUJUS. AS EVEiiPIilPIED BY MB. WIXi IAMSON. He Obtained a Phenomenal Yield by Proper Cultivation and Use of Fertilizers. ' In the Hartsville County Messen ger recently Mr. E. Mclver "William son of Darlington County, gives to the public a most valuable paper on corn culture. In view of the fact that the Southern Cotton Associa tion at the last meeting held in New Orleans adopted resolutions of vital importance to the Southern farmers among the most important #f which was that urging the farmers to diver sify their crops and to plant corn and other grain crops sufficient at least for home consumption. This article on the subject of corn culture hv Mr. Williamson Is all the more important and interesting. Mr. Williamson says: For a number of vears after I be gan to farm I followed the old time method of putting the fertilizer all under the corn, planting on a level or higher, six by thre feet, pushing the plant frcm ehe start and making a big stalk, hue the ears were, few and frequently small. I planted much oorn in the the spring and bought much more corn the next spring, un til finally I was driven to the conclu sion that corn could not be made on uplands in this section certainly not by the old method except at. a lose. * I did not give -?p however, for I knew that the farmer who did not make his own corn never had Bucceded and never would, so I began to exper iment. First, I planted lower, and and the yield was better, but the stalk was s 111 too large, so I discon tinued altogether the application of fertilizer before planting, and know ing that all crops should be fertilized at some time used mixed fertilizer as aside application and applied the more soluble nitrate of soda later, being guided in this by the excellant results obtained from ii_ use as a top dressing for oats. Still the yield though regular, was not large, and the smallness of the stalk itself now suggested that they should be planted thicker in the drill. This was done the next year with results so satisfac tory that I continued from year to year to increase the number of stalks and the fertilizer, with which to sustain them, also to apply nitrate of soda at last plowing, and to lay by earl" sowing peas broadcast. This method steadily increased the yield untilyear before last, (1904) with corn eleven Inches apart in six foot rows and 811 worth of fertilizer to the acre, I made 83 bushels average to the acre, several of my best acres making as much as 125 bush els. Last year, (1905) I followed the same method, planting the first week in April, 70 .acres which had produc ed the year before 1000 pounds seed cotton per acre. The land sandy up land, somewhat rolling. Seasons very unfavorable, owing to the tre, mendous rains In May and the dry and extremely hot weather later on. From June 12th to July 12iih, the time when it most needed moisture, there was was 5-8 of an inch of rain fall here; yet wi?h ?7.01, cost of fer tilizer, my yield was 52 bushels per acre. Bows were six feet and corn sixteen inches in drill. With this method, on land that will ordinarily produce 1000 lbs of seed ?jr+ton with 800 pounds of fert lizer, 5o ocshels of corn per acre should be made by ufdng 200 pounds of cotton teed meal, 200 pounds of acid phosph ate, and 400 pounds of Kalnit mixed or their equivalent In other fertilizer, and 125 pounds of nitrate of soda, all to be used as side application as di rected below. On land that will make a bale and one half of cotton per acre when fer tilized, a hundred bushels of corn should be produced by doubhng the amount of fertilizer above, except that 800 pounds of nitrate of soda should be used. In each case there should be left on the land in corn stalks, peas, vines and roots, from $12 to $16 worth of fertilizing material per acre, beside the great benefit to the land from so large an amount of vegetable matter. The place of this in the permanent improvement of land can never be taken for commercial fertilizer, for it is absolutely impossible to make lands rlon as long as thev are lacking in vegetable matter. Land should be throughly and deep ly broken for corn, and this Is bhe time in a system of roatlon to deepen the soil. Cotton requires a more com pact soil than com, and while a deep soil is essential to its best develop ment, it will not produce as well on loose open land, while corn does best on land thoroughly broken. A deep soil will not only produce more heavi ly than a shallow soil with good sea sons, but it will stand more wet as well as more dry weather.? In preparing for the corn crop, land sbouid bs broken broadcast dur ing the winter one fourth deeper than it has been plowed before, or if much vegetable matter is being turned under, It may be broken one third deeper. This is as muoh deepening as land will usually stand in one year and produce well, though It may be continued each year, so long as much dead vegatable matter is being turn ed under. It may, however, be sub soiled to any depth by following in oottom of turn plow furrow, provided no more of the sub soil than has been directed, is turned up. Break with two horse plow If possible, or better with disc plow. With the latter, cot ton stalks or corn stalks as lar^e as we ever make, can be turned under without having been chopped, and In pea-vines it will not choke or drag. Never plow land when It Is wet, if you expect ever to have any use for it again. Bed with turn plow In six foot rows, leaving five inch Dalk. When ready to plant, break ?bis out with scooter, following in bottom of this furrow with Dixie plow, wing taken cfiV Bidge then on this furrow with same plow going deep. Bun corn planter on this ridge, dropping one grain every five or six inches. Plant early, as tojn as frost dagger is past say first seasonable spell after March 15,h, in this section. Especially is early plant ing necessary on very rich lands where stalks cannot otherwise be prevented from growing too large. Givt, first working with harrow or any plow that will Dot cover the piant. For second working, use ten or twelve inch sweep on both sides of coro, whloh should dow be about eight inches high. Thin after this working. It is nuc neces sary that the plants should be left all the* same distance apart, if the right number remain to each yard of row. Corn should not be worked again until the growth has been so retarded and the stalk so hardened that it will never grow too large. This is the most difficult point in the whole process. Experience and judgment are required Co know just how much the stalk should be stunted, and plenty of nerve is required to hold back your corn when your neighbors, who fertilized at planting time and cultivated rapidly, have corn twice the size of yours. (They are having their fun now. Yours will come at harvest time) The richer the land the more necessary it is that stunting process should be throughly done. When your are convinced that your corn bcs been sufficiently humilated, you may begin to make the ear. It should be from twelve to eighteen in ches high, and look worse than you have ever had any corn look before. Pot half your mixed ferbillzjrs, (this being the first used at all) in the old sweep furrow on both sides of every other middle and cover by ? breaking out this middle with turn plow. About one week later treat the other middle the same way. Wltbin a few days side corn in first middle with sixteen inch sweep. Put all your nitrate of soda in this furrow, if less than 150 pounds. If more, use one-half of it now. Cuver with one furrow of tum plow, then sow peas in this middle broadcast at the rate of at least one bushel to the acre and finish breaking out. In a few days side corn in other middle with same sweep, put balance; of nitrate of soda in this furrow if it: has been divided, cover with turn j plow, sow peas, and break out. This | lays by your crop with a good bed and plenty of dirt around your stalk. This should be from June 10th to 20th, un, less season is very late, and corn should oe hardly bunching for tassel. Lay by early. More corn is ruined by late plowing than by lack of plow ing. This Is when the ear is hurt.' The good rains after laying by should maklDg you a good crop of corn, and It will certainly make with much less rain than if pushed and fertilizers In the old way. The stalks thus raised are very small, and do not require any thing like the moisture even in proportion to size, that is necessary for large sap py stalks. This mav, therefore, be left much thicker injthe .row. This is no new process. It has long been a custom to cut back vines and trees in order to lnorease the yelld and quality to fruit, and so long as you do not hold back your corn, it #ill go, Uke mine so long went, aU to stalk. Do not be discouraged by the looks of your,corn daring the process of cultivation. It will yield out of all proportion to its appearance. Large stalks cannot make large yields, ex cept w extremely favorable sea sons, fbv joy cannot stand a lack of moisture. Early applications of ma* nure go to make large stalks, which you do not want, and the plant food is all thus used up before the ear, which you 'do want, is made. Tall stalks, not only will not produce well themselves, but will not allow you to make the pea vines, so necessary to tho improvement of land. Corn raised by this method should never grow over 7} feet high, and the ear should be near to the ground. I consider the final application of nitrate of soda an essential poiDt In thia ear making process. It should always be applied at last plowing and unmixed with other fertilizers. I am satisfied with one ear to the stalk, unless a prolific variety is planted, and leave a hundred stalks ?JLV KJ ?X >.V Ji. id It^VUl for every bushel that) I expect tr make I ?nd the six foot row the easi est to cultivate without ir juring the corn. For ?fty bushels to toe acre, I leave It sixteen Inches apart; for sev enty-five bushels to the acre, 12 in.het apart, and for one huudred bushels eight inobes apart. Oorn should be Llmted from f.mr to six inches below the level, and laid by from four to six Inches above. No hoeing should be necessary, and middles may be kept clean until time to break out, by uhIuk harrow or by running one shovel fur row in center of middle and b.d tin), on that, with one or more rounds of turn plow. I would advise only a few acre& tried by this method the first year, 01 until you are familiar with its apphca tion. Especially is it hard, at first, to fully carry out the stunting proces where a whole crop 1b Involved, anr this Is the absolutely essential part 01 the process. This method I have applied or s*ei applied, successfully, to all kinds < 1 land in this section except wet land and moist bottoms, and I am conti dent it can be made of great bent fi. throughout the entire South. In the middle West, where corn i bo prolific and profitable, and where, unfortunately for us, so much of our i-as been produced, the stalk does not naturally grow large. As we com South its size increases, at the ex pense of the ear, until in Cuba an< Mexico It is nearly til stalk (//ltnes Mexican varieties.) The purpose of this method is tc eliminate this tendency ef corn t. overgrowth at the expense of yield, in this Southern climate. By this method I have made mj corn crop more profitable than mj cotton crop, and my neighbors anc friends who have, without ext:i ption. derived great benefit therefrom. Plane your own seed. I would noi advise a change t)f seed and method the same year, as you will not knov from which* you have derived ttu benefit. 1 have used three varities, all have done well. . I have never usec this method for late planting. In fact, I do not advise the late planting of corn; unless it be necessary for cold lowlands. The increased cost of labor and the high price of all material anc land, are rapidly making farming un profitable, except to those who are getting from one acre, what the* formerly got from two. We must make out lands richer by plowing deep, planting peas and other legumes, manuring them with acid phosbate and potash, which are relatively obaap and returning to the soil the result ant vegetable matter rich in humu? and expensive nitorgen. The needs ol our soils are suoh that the South can never reap the full measure of proper ty that should be hers, until this lb done, I give this methods as a farmer tc the farmers of the South, trusting that thereby they may be benefittec as I have been. E. McIver Williamson. Jos. Dixon, Julius Dozier, practical painters. It's sound sense thau we tell you. Your work costs less dollars and it best every time you use the L. & M, Paint. You do more painting with one gal lon of L. & M. than with two gallons of other paints and the L. & M. Zinc hardens the L. & M. White Lead and makes the L. & M. Paint wear like iron. 4 gallons L. & M. mixed with 3 gal Ions Linseed Oil will paints moderate sized h'iuse. L.' & M costs o -ly 81 20 per gallon A. T. Terrel, Rlverhead, N. Y. Writes. " 16 years ago painted with L. & M. Only now requires re painting." Sold by J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., Orangeburg and Shep Pearlstien, St. Matthews. Never say die! Try L. L. L. Buy Lowman's Liver Lifters. Take Lowman's Liver Lifters. Use Lowman's Liver Lifters. Try Lowman's Liver Lifters. Harris Llthia Water. For sale al Drs. Lowman & Lowman, The Furniture Store. Furniture is up, an advance of ten per cent having gone into ef= feet January first. Our prices are not affected because we knew the rise was coming and bought heavily to protect our trade. We can always save you money. Remember we have The Only Furniture Store in Orangeb irg. Wilier, Siai li Ci Nervous Women Their Sufferings Are Usually Due to Female Disorders Perhaps Unsuspected A MEDICINE THAT CURES l Can we dispute the well-known 'fact that American j women are ner Ivous ? How often dowe hear the expres sion, "I am so ner vous, it seems as if I should flv;" or. 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Y,, writes: 'I cannot express the -wonderful relief I have experienced by taking Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. I suffered for a long time with nervous prostration, back ache, headache, loss of appetite. I could not sleep- and would walk the floor almost every night. "I had three doctors and got no better, and life was a burden. I" was advised to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it has worked wonders for me. "I am a well woman, my nerrousness is all gone and my friends say I look ten years younger." Will not the volumes of letters from women made strong by Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetablo Compound convince all women of its virtues ? Surely you cannot wish to remain sick, weak and discouraged, exhausted each day, when you can be as easily cured aa other women. Just Received. A car of the famous Wrenn buggies. Also a car of splen did wagons. At my new de pository you will find a com plete line of up-to-date bug gies, carriages, phaetons/sur ries, wagons, harness, saddles and everything in the buggy line. The Studebaker wagon, tbe best on the market, a specialty. Give me a cab and be convinced. L. E. Riley. Application for Appointment of Guardain. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN i that the undersigned will make j application to the Honorable Charles !G.Dantzler, Judge of the First Cir cuit, at his Chambers in the Citycf Orangeburg. S. U., on the 23rd day of February, or as soon thereafter as the undersigned can be heard, for an order | appointing Robert E.Copes. Judge uf Probate for the County of Or-nge burg, as public^guardain of the estate of Emma Ola Reed, infant of the age of nine years; said minor beimr entit led to certain insurance on the life of her father, Benjamin F. Reed, deceas d. and being further entitled to the [ estate of her said father after tbe set uement of his debts; said estate will j amount in the aggregate to about! 83.000. That the said minor has no general j or testameotary guardian, and this] application is made for the reason that no bt, competent and responsible person can be found who is willing to assume such guardianship. That a petition, duly verified, has been filed, settingforth the above facts W. D. Reed, Feb. 2,1906. G. B. Cittkell, Administrators for the Estate of B. F. Reed. Strongest in the World. Every year that you carry an Equitable Policj it becomes more valuable? becomes not only a protection to family and business interests, but an :.ctual asset, upon which you can borrow money?or that you can turn in for nctual cash. But it isn't everybody can get an EquiUiblo Policy. JAS. W. ZEIGLER, Special Agent, Orargeburg. S. C. THE BANK OF SPRINGFIFLD SPRINGFIELD, S. C. L. M. Mims, Pres. Jno. McB. Bhjjj. V. P. j. B. Smith, Cashier. Began Business Aup. 3. 1903. Paid up Capital $20,000.00. Directors.?L. M. Mima, Jno. McB. Bean 4. A. Odom, L. B. Fulmer J. W. Jumper, T. L. Gleaton, W. P. Hutto, O. C. Salley, J. A, Berry. We are just entering our third year's work, with everything moving along satisfactory. Tue bubini-bb of this bank iu conducted on sotuid and conservative principles, with am plo resources, courterous treatment, buperior service. We invite you to cume anu see u?, wit ha view to business. Our savings department is still growing Put You/ Surplus where it will bp secure DENTIST. Office Second story Edisto Building, Orangeburg, S. C. .j Office hours 8 a. m. 6 p. in. Tax Notice. The office of County Treasurer wik be open on the 15th day of October 1905, for the collection of taxes as for lo'vs: State.5i mills School.3 mills Ordinary County.21 mills Special.i mills County Road.1 mills . Total.12i mills With the following specials: School District No 4.3 mills School Dirvtriet No 5.2 mills School District No 7. 2 mills School District No 8........3 mills b d School District No 8.2 mills h d> School District No 10.2 mills School District No 11.2 mills School District No 12.2 mills School District No 13.2 mills School District No 18.3 mills b -i School District No 18.2 mills b d School District No 20.4 mills Schcol District No 22.2 mills School District No 26.3 mills b 1 School District No 26.2 mills b .i School District No 27.1 mill School District No 28.3 mills School District N? 34.3 mills School district No 36.?2 mil's b fl School district No 36.3 mills, b d, Sch> ol district No 37.2 mills School pistrict No 38.2 mills School District No 40.2 mills ?chool district No 41.3 mills School district No 42.2 mWa School District No 43 . . 3 mills School District No 44.3 mil s School district No 47.3 mills School district >o 48.2 mills School d istrict No 65.2 mills b 3 School i istrict No 65.4 mills b d School disfrictNo66.4 mills Scfiool district No 67.4 mills bd School district No 67.2 mills D d School district No 68.2 mills School district No 70.4 mills 0 o> School district No 70.2 mills r d School district No 71.3 mills School district No 74.3 mills School District No 75.2 mills School District No 78.3?mills School District No 83.3 mills Oct. 4th, 1905. A. D. Fair Treasurer Orangeburg (Jountv Two Important Things To Consider Before Baying a Watch. 1. Is the dealer reliable? " 2. Has be a good stock to se lect from?. otje ans web. 1 1. We have been estab lished in Orangeburg twen ty-four years, and in that time have sold watches to thousands of her citizens. 1 We think we have built up, a reputation for honest deal ing. Ask Your Neighbor. 2. Our line is complete. There is no better in the State for quality, style or price. You can prove this for yourself. Call and in spect our stock; it will give us pleasure to show you. whether you buy or not. ?_ * Headquarters for Watches, $ Uran*eburg, S. C. SAW MILLS. x LIGHT, MEDIUM AND HEAVY WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY FOR EVERY KIND OF WORK ENGINES AND BOILERS AND SIZES AND FOR EVERY CLASS OP SERVICE. ASK FOR OUR ESTIMATE BEFORE PLACING. YOUR ORDER. GIBBES MACHINERY COMPANY COLUMBIA, S. C. Farmers and Merchants' Bank. CAPITAL STOCK $30,000. President, Vice President. I. S. Ilarley. W. L. Mosele? Cashier, W. B. Thompson. Board of Dirccors. [. S. Harley, T. R. McCants L W. Bowman, L. E. Riley, Isidore Rich, W. L. Moselev /. W. Sandel, R. F. Way, Robt. E. Wannamaker. We announce with pleasure to out patrons and the general public that we have moved Into our New Banking Rooms corner of Russell and Bro'iph conSts., where we are prepared todca General Banking Business. Our Bank is supplied with Flreproci Vaults and Burglar and Fire Prool Safe. We ask you for your deposits and will extend every accomnan^n consistent with correct Banking Farm For Sale. FOR SALE A FARM OF TW hundred acres, about seventy-fi''C acres cleared land, with good dwelhrg and out houses. The farm 19 1.1 Hampton County, one mile from Cum mi rips Station on the i'ort Royal an 1 Augusta Railroad. For further lo formation apply to Du. I. L. Rkeves ll-l-3mos. Onnp-pv,iri' * ( "Dentists! Drs. Perryclear & Sifley Otllce in New Dibble Building. We will attend |all calls in the country. R. SIFLEY, Specialist in Dental DiJroi i.esis, Crown ana bridge Work. Money to Loan ON FARMING LANDS. Lorg time. No cot mission charged Borrower pays actual cost of perfect inn loan. For further information! address: John B. Palmer & Son 1-3* Box 282, Columbia, S. C.