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USES HEAD-WORK ON FARM. A Model Plantation Near Edgefield. A Dispach from Edgefield to the News and Courier says even ante dating the day that Elijah, at the command of the Lord. sought Elisha to annoint him to be a prophet in his place. and, finding Elisha ploughing with his oxen in the field, threw his mantle over him. farming has been the natural calling of men and a most honorable one. But its progress in civilization has not been what it shduld have been. A short review of the agricultural history of the world would testify to the soundness of this proposition. In. savage life little or nothing could be expected and the inhabitants of the dark countries contented them selves with subsisting on the food that nature gave. During the time when Rome was mistress 6f the world agriculture was followed with little skill or profit. At the fall of Rome the institution of Feudalism had a most disastrous ef feet; indeed checked the advance in this now recognized scientific busi ness. Follow it on through the ages and it is a tale of.slow progress, until today the planters, and especially of the south, are just beginning to real ize the capabilities of an acre of land and to make it yield an abund - ant harvest. A model farm, one scientifically I and advantageously managed and farmed! How many are there in South. Carolina? Well, I visited one yesterday and although almost at my very door it was to me a revelation. Mr. James H. Cantelou is its happy and fortunate possessor, and it lies within two miles of this historic old town and stands as an earnest of his skill as a planter. Behind a blooded mare we went out. The day was bright and delic iously crisp for this, season. My ' friend was no less so, and under the inspiration of the morning's fresh ness and his genial companionship - the trip was quickly and happily nmade. The first thing that caught my sight was what I conceived to be a church spire, and although I knew my friend to be zealous of good works and philanthropy, I hadn 't thought that these commendable qualities had Sleadhim to build and dedicate a church to the living God. Upon. inquiry I ws informed that it was the eupola to his barn.. Bread Acres. .rodseding further there lay before me in broad expanse five hundred acres of as good land as ever germina K ted&seod. Here there was thirty acres ~\of beautifully gr-owing grain, there an eof-^alfalfa, upon which some 22 moths-old Berkshire pigs fed. Yon e~ in. a -well-fenced pasture thirty Jiead of blooded cattle grazed. Be yorid was a 50-acre field already bed ded as if to receive the cotton seed. The middles are to be subsoiled, the manure put in and then there will be a rebedding, followed by planting. "This," said Mr. Cantelou, "will be all the. cotton I will plant. All1 cotton is a ruinous system. The rest: of my arable land must be given to~ raising other crops: Hay, peas, grain, potatoes and such other food stuff as is marketable and will go to feed my stock." Mr. Cant.elou is for this country an extensived'Nier of stock. He deals in n&thing but the best blood and lie raises from nothing but reg *istered animals. His boar and breed sows came from the blue grass coun 'try of Kentucky, the former at 3 months old costing fifty dollars, the~ sows in proportion. From these he has already sold this season twenty five pigs at five dollars per head, a price which, he remarked, -was too small, but owing to the fact that the people are uneducated along this line is considered a little steep. ~He has several litters coming on that can be easily disposed of, and as many more as he can raise. Besides this he "grows" all the meat consume,d on the plaee. His experience is that there is good money in hogs, and even if'there wasn't he is helping to flood Ild country with good stock. Jerseys and Durhamn. Besides :hogs Mr. Cantelou pays special atte'ntion to cattle, raising also hay. He has the Jersey and the $hort Horn Durham breed, the one a milk arid butter cow, the other for baef. His first object in raising cat N.N tie is for manure. Last year he made 250 tons of this character of manure, known in these parts as ''cattle guano.'' This year he expects to increase the quantity by 100 tons, and it is this stuff that has raised lands to their present high grade, and that makes the crops grown thereon blossom like the rose. The cattle, when well fattened and sold for beef, pay by one-third more than their cost of feeding. le expects to increase his herd, and it was in view of extending operations in this line that he built the mammoth barn, a building that an intelligent horseman of Kentuckv says will compare favorable with any barn in his country. It is 40 by 90 feet, two stories, with an arched roof, the distance between the second flooi and ceiling being 30 feet. The lowei floor is partitiond into 36 stalls, 18 or each side, with a room in the middlE to store food. The floor of each stall is well filled with pine straw. Eac cow knows its stall, and when driver up voluntarily and gladly enters, foi there is comfort and warmth there There are two dormer windows or each side for ventilation and orna ment, and it is capped by a handsom( cupola. An Object Lesson. Many have thought the erection ol this elegant and artistic building ar extravagance on its owner's part, bui its building has a history, and earrieE with it an object lesson. Mr. Cante lou, who is a man of practical as well as scientific education, with the as sistance of his wages hands, built ii himself. Every piece of timber waF gotten from his place and sawed ther( with his own mill. Nothing waE bought but the zinc covering, an nails. Had he contracted to have it built it would have easily cost $3,000. As it was, the money outlay was trifling. But even at $3,000 cost hE says it would be a good investment. In the upper story were 600 bales of hay for market and about that numbei has been sold. " There is more monvy in hay thau anything I can grow,'' is what Mr. Cantelou told me. There is another practice which he follows.. He shireds all his corn. By this opeiationi the corn is stripped1 from the stalk and the fodder and the stalk cut up together. It makes an excellent stock feed and the farmer saves fodder pulling. Believes in "Book Farming." Mr*i. Cantelou believes in "book~ farming'' and in the intensive system. He told me he netted $55 per acre this year on thirteen -acres. -"That land is worth to me $500 per acre; in deed it's not for sale,'' was his lan guage. He comes of a family whose chosen occupation for years has been farming. His lamented and honored father was always in advance of the agricultural thought of the times. He was a bold and successful experi menter and was rewarded with re remarkable success. As with the father, so with the son. This little running account of my friend and his farm is given in the hope that it may stimulate others to like action.. On A Gash Basis. Lippincot.t s Magazine. Ani eminent physician in P- had cured alittle'child of a dangerous ill ness. The grateful mother turned her steps towards the house of her son 's savior. "Doctor'' she said. "there are some things -which cannot be repaid. I really don 't know how to express my gratitude. I thought you would, perhaps, be so kind as to accept this purse, embroidered by my own hand." "Madam," replied the doctor, cold lv. "Medicine is no trivial affair, and our visits ar'e to be rewarded only in money. Small presents serve to sus tain friendships, but they do not sus tain our families.' "But doctor," said the lady alarmed and wounded, "speak-tell me the fee." " Two hundred dollars, madam." The lady opened the embroidered purse, tok out five bank notes of $100 each, gave two to the doctor, put the remaining three back in the -purse, bowed coldly, and took her departure. In order to prevent accidents in the kithen-fill the kerosene can with water. To stop leaks in pipes-send for the nearest plumber. To economize on coal-get a gas rge~ Dr. Snyder at Newberry. D)r. II. N. Snyder. preside: Woffiord colle"e. vill deliver. a ture at Newherrv Feruary 9. the auspices of the Newhrrv T < lveeum. The-situldens 1'E NeNv VOllege a!( peq)l)e of t1hat tOw] looking forward to the address o Snyder with great pleasure. A ture of the eiitertainmleln w\-ill b rendition of piano and violin sol Misses Law and Wiinn. teache piano and violiii at Converse e,( Selections will I)e rendered hot fore and immediately after Dr. der's address.-Spartanburg Joi A Great Chance. He entered timidly, says ai change. He stood before the e twisting the brim of his soft hat. with long, white. poetic fi "I1 am sorry,' said the edito am very sorry. But we canne vour poem. That is final.' Tears welled up in the young 1 eves. He swallowed. "Why?' he said. 'Well, to be candid." the replied. "neither in prosody n construction is this poem merito The idea is old. The sentimei mauldin. The expression is atro The rhymes are vile." But now a light. as of grea illumined the 1)oet 's face. and he eagerly. "Give me back my manus Give it back to me." "Very well,'' said the editor. I don't see what you can -do witl "Set it to music,'' cried the Make a popular song of it. Wii qualifications, you ascribe to il doubtedly it will be the hit o season. A Splendid Case. He was a young and briefle: tornev. who had been geiteelly ing to death in a downtown skys er for several years. The other. noon a. stranger wandered. int office, evidently by mistake. H( a slip of paper in his hand, and hesitatingly, that he was "'lo for a lawyer by the name of-'' ''Alh, yes, certainly, sir-sit de said the excited young a ttorne. "W~\ell, you see it 's this way, ter.'' began the caller. '"I've sued by a fellow out in Cicero. tween you and me, I hamn't go ase at all; but I've got enough ey to make a fight, and I'm goi do it. "My dear sir.'' eried the la grasping the visitor by both 1b "don't say another -word. Y the best ease I have ever seen.'' AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Assessmjent of Real Estate Personal property for year, igc I, or an authorized agent, will the following places named 'belo1 the purpose of takingt returns 01 estate and personal property fo year, 19o6. At Longshore's Monday, Janua At Chappells Tuesday, Januar And at Newberry until Feb 20th after which time a penalty per cent will be added against p; failing to :make returns. IWhile on -the rounds my offi Ibe open each day for the purpo receiving returns there. The law requires a tax on all r mortgages and moneys, also a: come tax on- gross incomes of 4j and upwvards. There shall be a capitation ti 50 centcs on all dogs, the procee be expended for school purr Dogs not returned for taxation not be held to be property in ai the Courts .f this State. All males 'between the ages I and 6o years except Confederate diers, or those persons incapab earning a support by being me or from any other cause are liat ,oll tax. Real Estate is to be reassessec year. Each tract or lot of land be assessed separately, also sta assssor if you have bought or any real estate since last year. All property must 'be assessel its true value in money" which is strued to mean "the sum of rr for which said property under Inary circumstances would sell cash.'' Don't ask that your propert taken from 'books the same as year. All property must be list< proper blank and sworn to. Name of township and school trict must be given. W. W. Cromer, Auitor.Newbery Corm, it of* lec-S n1der )e V "I re DrP. fe - e the os by Ba R4 You are bankii other fertilizer is so Sny~ harvest. Don't tal rn al- crop. It is the lea< I ex ditor, black It has been pr( 10ger's. Fish and Animal r,e"1. for growing cotton. t UE nan'S ITS SALES GROW 189 ditor 1895 or in 1900 rious. 1905-1w it is F. S. ROYS1 joy. Norfolk, Va. erie( Columbia, S. C eript. 'i itj poet. h1 the .un f the HAVE YOUR WATC s at- R Repaired Right 1fter- S the held said. >king been ge_ ,W. B. Rikard Be-' Jeweler anyV N ewberry,.. mon- im a - g to. yer; oue W. I. RIR ...is now in The Herald ai News Officejwhere he will and your work promnptly and und *,a, GUA RA NTE E. reahe Give him a trial. PriceBl migh:t. uar RESdIVIA LrtiesMae eof~ THEg i in- SproduoeestheaboveresUIi 3aso Iti POWertyfulyndquickly. Cures when anl thfl 2,500 Toungmenwiulregain their lost manood.SPA men will recover their youthful 1igor by ui S~EVIVO. It quclyandsurelytrstoresNeret nessLos Vialiy, mpoenc, lghtly EmlsStr x o f Lotrwr,ain Memor,asting Diseases,I whic ~jh unt.ono forstudy,businsomarige. oses. not only cures by starting at the seat of disease. I slis agreat nerve tonic and blood builder, bri saling back the pink glow to pale cheeks and -yo storing the fire of youth. It wards off Insaz y IadConsumption. Insist on having EEVIVOs other. It can be carried in yest pocket. By m 61.00 per package.or six for 65.00, with a P )f 2I the moe. Boo a adistee Addres sol- ROYA IIEDICINE CO. Mie BA"lo"" le of "to "Correct English How to Use It. this 'A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO T must USE OF ENGLISH. e to JOSEPHINE TURCK BAKER, EDITOR sold Partial Contents for this Month. itCourse in En lishffor the beginner. I "a Corsein En ihfrte advanced pur con- How to inct:ease one's vocabu'ary. oney The art of conversetlon. o-Should and Would. How to use then od-Pronunciations, (Century Dictionar3 for jCorrpct Englsh in the home. Correct English in the school IWhat to say and what not to say. y be Course in letter-writing and pronune: las tion. 41nIAphabetic list of abbreVlations. dBoniness English for the business ma Compaund words. How to write the: dis- Studies in English literature. AGENTS WANTED. I 1.00 a Yerr, Send 10 cents for samn y. c-y einnurBT ENGUSN., Eranston, ved the Best Fertii2 Drd of Twenty Years ig on experience when you fertilize with F well balanced in the plant food supplied fi :e a substitute. Farmers' Bone has no eqi ling fertilizer of the South. Work Freely In Any Dril iven by over twenty-one years of successii natter is superior to any other known Farmers' Bone is the fertilizer y MADE WITH FISH BECAUSE 85-250 TONS IT GROWS -,500 TONS CROPS -12,000 TONS 58,455 TONS W,091 TONS ER CUANO CO. Tarboro, N. C. Macon, Cae 3 Prescriptio 4 Which we use are without ext * We believe in PURITY. 1) We constantly preach PUR & We always practice PURIT * cines. SAsk your doctor. MAYES' DRU N ewberr3 SCapital stock paid in rSurplus . .- - rDeposits . . We do business on bus We extend every coni with safe and sound ban -Four per cent. paid on Department. Firi Burglar Pro JAS.ELIOSI, President. DISTILLE] Fine Wines, Whiskiel iQuality and FIav< , Mail orders promptly f E superviSiOn of our Mr. C receipt. Remit with all orders, a: . decline to receive Whiske 2Established L.omox Disti 24 South P Atlanta, :er Success armers' Bone. No 'm sow mg tnime to ial for any kind of e use that Lmmoniate S.3.9 Materials eption the purest grade. n. Y when preparing medi for much, in medicines(_ C STORE. ,5 S. C. . $ 505000.00 . . 25,000.00 . *. 235,000.00 ~ness principles. ~idration consistent king. deposits in Savings SProof Vaiift. of Safe. J. E. NOI!@01 Cashir., hung Co., RS OF , Brandies, Etc. r Guaranteed. illed under personal . C. Loebon day of i Express ComDanles y C.0O. D. 25 Years. iling Ci., ryor St., Ga. 4