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trr VOL XLVI NO. 7 8 NEWBERRYT S. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8.1909 TIEAWE.$.0AYA THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Cradle Roll To Be Entertained.-Mis sion.ary Revival.-Death of Mrs. Sol Livingston. o.prity, Oct. 7.--Miss May Lee Barre re:urns to Atlanta this week to resume her studies in the Business College there. Mr. Pe.-rey Geiger. of St. Matthews, visited Messrs. Sam Kohn and F. 0. Black on his way to his school a: lHamer. Mrs. Markt and Mr-. WhiIte-4 re turned ti their home in Atlanta on Mondav. after a deligh.tful stay among old friends and old scenes. Mr. Milli%ag. of Greenwood. made a. week-end visit to friends in the eity. Miss Mary Wright. of Newberry. is visiting the Misses Werts and Mrs. Z. W. Bedenbaugh. Mrs. P. C. Singley. Superintendent of the Cradle Roll Department of Grace Sunday school, will entertain the mothers a-nd members in the Sun <Iav se.hool room next Saturday at 4 p. m. All the mothers and friends and tiny tots are cordially invited to be pre;ent. A delight.fully -helpful ai informal gathering is promised. Mr. Howell Schumpert left Fri day for Atlanta to visit his brother. Mr. Ob)-rne Schumpert. Mr A. Z. Counts has moved his faiiy :(reeulwood. He goes there t take his former position with the Craig H'ardware Co. Me;-r;. Hart Kohn and Paul Fel lers, of Columbia. spent Sunday in the city. Mi.s Minnie. Bord Brown left Monday for Due West to enter the Female CoAlege there. The young people enjoyed a straw ride t.) a tack"y party at the resi dnfce o Rev. Z. W. Bedenbauglh on Tuesday evenino.. Quite a full flow of merInient was apparent (luring the e!1u.re eveninga. Mr. Osear Simpson left Monday for the Medical College at Charles ton. w:ere he goes to complete his (ourse in medicine. Grace Missionary society has ar ranged to have a missionarv revival beg*nning Oetober 1S and continuing eery evening for one week. Five or a iori have been se-nred-am o them area th followinig-Rev. J. Henry i>innc-. R~ev. Edward Fulenwider. P roif. !R. Z. Thiomas. Dr. Cromer. T{ presen t :md :endc t he inispicrattion - f Cir priesence to theu ser-vies. Spe e. al mustlie will be rendered every senmiia :ad the ofYerings will- go to w:rd, far-thering the misiwn cause. er have returined to the city and are iving on McNairy st-reet. Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps r-etur-ned Wed nesdiar from Charleston, where he wenit to attend a meeting of the Sem inarv b:,ar-d. Mrs. Elizabeth Boinest. whO has .heen on a visit to her daughter. Mrs. F. 0. Couts. returned to Pomaria, T'iesdav. Thle flirs: number on the programme for this year's lyeeum will be given Tu;eslav the l2th instant. at the Au 4itorinre at 8:30 p. im. The attrac :ion is The Morphet Co.. and they ri.ver-th-e an evening of mirth. musie c:i cmi :-. The course this year- is e:dndrc one. Tie six niumbers are, well - chou a i varied. No one taste U i' beetee to ex-laily. Cl r 1ler hais p'rononneed this the r:ostster:iing enter!taent the (r\ ever *. the-re. The season : ke a:- esfollws:Single tic-ke I .C2.0: nbh ti-ke t %450. Se-hoo! . he lyc-eum. Mrs. .1. F. Browne is expected to he among her friends again early next woek. She is improving very ra2pidly. Throughi the~ death of Mrs. Sol. Ixiiste Aon M:inday, tihe Bachman tihapeil)omityil ha:s sus: ainied an ireparable lo-ss. She was a most es ~imable womn:m. as the ma-1y frien dsL ean and'. do test ify. Her- life was a One fun and useful one. she haivinii utain'd !o the nge of 75 VearF . )-r he.Iaster '- kinLtdom on h1 SPro-.perity. and a daugh te,M . -- Kibler, ot NewberrY. and seven grand.children. Mrs. Livingrston was the last remainimg member of ', Kinard family. :lie others havill:x preceded ler to tihe spirit-land sonic rime ago. Mlr,. G. Y. Hunter has zne t, Clemson Colleu-e to spend several days. Cihiet Workman appreiended a rather suspicious character here vi, terday. A -Liegro. who has been fo(. some time staying on Mr. T.m Be denbaugh's place. came to town and filled so closely tie description given of the fellow wanted inl Greenwood County, V foIr murderinL anotiher n''a that Mr. Workmaii immediately he gan investigating. Conferenee with Mr. Bedenbaugh as to his appevr anee on his place eoincided with iis disappearance in Greenwood. The negro claimed to be wanted at Lit:Ie Motnitain for throwing at and break ing window panes. He also claimed to have worked there. Phone commu nication did not verify his statemin-, however. Every thing, save hi clothes, harmonized with the deill of the Sheriff's description. the halt blind eve. the good hair. height. age. teeth aid weight. He was confined in the guard house. where he ber-ame ohstreperous and hiad to be ebains tt the wall. The reward for the zp prehension of tle guil:yv party i. $25.00. He will be held here until he is identified. Aliss Rosabelle Harimt-n left Sat undav for Seranton. where she will teach lpiano and viCe. TOTAL SALES OF FERTILIZER. 625,000 Tons Sold in South Carolina in Past Year. ('1lhmbia. Ovtobwr 4.--kecording :o a stateie'ut is.4ued( !o-ta by Com mi,sioner Wats'in. the total sales of fertilizer in the Staie during the past year was 625.048 tons. Value $14.063,580. The number of tons of co:ton seed meal sold was 133,315. Value $3466.190. The annual inspec tion tax collected from the sales amiounted to $1S9.590.75. The above figures were derived by estimating the averaze price per to-c .F fertilizer-422 5-inid -,)tton eed menial t $26 per i m. T'..enspec til)n taX is 25 jwlp : o . The litiure5 show a Lrleat mereasel5( in sles. di n '. 'i e ~ 'pa t sevyeral y'ears. in 190)4 the noU:nhewr of :ons oif fer t ili:<er sold was 4e4.447. Value $9. 100.Y~>7 50. The mui;nber iof tons ot e't on .-eed nme:l 7710 Value $1. tio,n )derived in that ye:ar was5 $120. 401 73. A g'reat increase is shown over :he year 1907. A HISTORY OF THE PLOW. Sales Manager Bowles Makes His Bow as a Writer of Interesting Literature. The initial number of Southern EIardware, published at Atlanta, Ga., has been received. It is a most ex :-ellent issue. teeming with readable matter. Perhaps the best article wi:hin its pages is "Past. Present and Future of' the Plow Industrv." It was prepa red by Jlames L. Bowles, :d'es mnagn~er of the William J. Oli er Cor.. Knoxville. Tenn. The arti -e5is1itere stin lin its 'histor'ical urn:dling and accuraey, and is illus ra:ed with ents of many p)lowVs, from hones used in Bible times, through hec evolultion it pliow-making. t ' the ThIi i stor of~ the pl\w wvill be care [ily prieserved.. an somei( fture ii unun V~1 asl)iw, i- wilt at reproduce lin hi oe (en inmu11s. MIeant ime we ,.hiould like to see niore from the pen oft i. Bowles. [is5 manner of writmng potssesses a -har thfat miakes one( read every aord andl( wen.ii eve'ry seiitence. Hie ias a maimer of expressi.ig the facts t hIs commnnnid in such a way that ,n hinks he is pern'lsing roman1!Ce n-tead of cold14 fa::t., tha: ighLt be. mil:ered ft >:u 81n (.:!-Ielopedial. andi t:mlheti inti dry'. re:tling. byv a man 1.- skided ihi the ar of litera:nr'e Mlr. 8ow!e-. his eai tat ,;ne finds a sales A ~& -< - A AA aly)ithr adtsig: tason urtis.oth. l of themol of Souetho Caolin theur abl .it ths .f (.n .uts .t. al .f .he a reception.of the.t is a trait that shouldl make Mr. most cordiality. Bowvles p)roud of his attainments. Some time, when he is not too busy. Charleston is making great prepa he will write for F"armi Machinery. rations for thle entertainment of hiuii and we kUowv his efforts will be read dIreds of visitors from all parts of with dleep)est interest. Meantime, if South Carolina during t'he week be k 2 Southern Hardware has any- spare ginning October 25. copies we know they will gladly for- iThe special feature of the week will ward one to any dealer who cares to be a series of five musical concerts, review Mr. Bowles' s:ory of the ffeatures of which romise to surpass plow.-Farmi Machinery. anything of the sort ever attempte _____________________in the South. The Russian Symphotny .~~~~ ~ ~~~~ . ... ........0, a l r a l i a t O f i t Rejolcing 1n tihe promise of a comn- . rhs -.a rgiiaino it Iiir(ia rjaviai~.i .~i h(ii ' aeIigh-elass musicianis, coniiducted 'b . . - . , 3Modet Alt sihiler. nas been engaged t ,eMoil .tni , (. id the services of soloists of ability t..e.m1esi ori of he cun ry,and sperial lit ness tor the musical ti.i1-1.SA greTteEt port ofththunry ,,s itnu tmbers to b)e given have been con -1 a 1)1;Y l\-i l. thosein of asoti itits. ewn..al of tei a rcp on f th u i' inolsn the peole of South ar t e-i li, and of ever part of South Caro- Tie llussin Symphony Orchestra liv. to visit ltle City by he Sea. has nevei before visited the South but during the week of O Mtobe-r 25-30 and ding tile last two years its tame has help tHe people of Chareston enjoy been spreading throughou the Wes the jubilee festival which is being ar- and East. Its journey across the con ranged for hat time and which has tinent last spring to the Pacific coast back of it tle leading business and was marked by a chorus of euthusias professional mie of tCe eitv. tic praise. and critics in New York, With three great coa-icarrying rail- Boston. Pittsburg. Ceveland, Detroit, ways hlea ding for C'harlest on, new and Los Angeles,Sanl Francisco and dozens adequate facilities for handling cot- Iof other cities have proclaimed its ton shipments being provided for, new excellence-. steamship lineCs being added and oth- A chorus of one hundre. n er's promise:d. the new Navy Yard in voices anid one of one hm idrel :::a fI operation and doing tine work. the ty femae voices have been organied future has never been so brig'ht for and the immense auditorium of in* Charleston as at present, and Char- new Charleston Museum is l1ng 'estonians are convinced that these specially fitte,d up for the occasion. A matters are of deep inaterest to the fund of six thousand dollars has been people of all South Carolina and that promised by leading business men of thyf il directly affect the welfare the city to assist in defraying the ex ofthe entire State. penses of this great festival. it is desired. therefore. :o bring the Numerous other amusements fea people of Charleston and t-he people of tres are to beC provided. King Street all oither parits of M1outhi Carolina 1h1- is to' be maide the most brillian.:lv il to thle closest posible touch and sym- luminated hiorough fare ini the Month. pathby. an.1 i: is for this reason t hat T'he seore t orpedo b)oats aud sutbma the present festival is being given. Irines of the Atlantic Torpedo Boat wih eain hsies mnpromlising Filo t illa wilhlbe returiining to their a fin ancialI suipport- f. ri it which wl ~ill| home st ationii at thle Navyv Yard liere niike all thle varied umaausemientls fea- an *ti hoped to have o: her naval are.s~ adlequie . I treions. aeriest will center c in thle live| C(harlest on is nieveri more attr-act ive ~re:nt muisicaIl ( cnt5. fr.r whieb-: a thani at this season of the year and hiorus gf' morei than iwlo ilhndred the buisiiness and professional men of roi(ceS is beinig trained. mviid in which I lie city are united in thle determina >ne of1 thle inesi orches-t ras of the t ion ti make thle presenit undertaking ounltry- will make its finial appear- a spilendid suiccs. onei whlich will be ance in the South. Aerompanying th irmughly en.joyed by the host of vis his great (orizrization, thi Russian itor)s whom thnev hope to have the Svnmoh onv Orehes: ra, whii ch d uri ng pleasure of entertamnm.. le last two or three yeatrs has firm : esi ablished its forec in the -North The Hands. in11d Wesc, w .~:Il be a nmbie r of emi- Bri aren s wvas boasting of his hun ienrit solois:s. selected withI ~ pec*ial d red hanids. -re for thleuii iness for the mirui bers --.They-Ve beeni with me1 ever 5Iui-e --n br;nie in I he muhicainl progrananeIii 1 s: arted in business,' lie saiid. rranued fir lhe conce-riS ti be giveni -and h iiever have goneC oil a strike.' :ewi. I Bat this mayv be merely b)ecause lie 'h..,.eh'; iiii'- t a'e.. e 1d11- I ---.' lid .any of t hem off.--Chiea Past, Present aj Of The By Jos. L. Bowles, Jr., Oliver Plow Coml Hard The farming industry is second in importance to no other. Since the ear liest days of civilization agriculture has been the dominant factor in .the growth aid prestige of every coun try-from the time when Joseph cor nered the grain market up until the present. Agriculture's position com merciallv will continue thus import ant so left on the face of the globe, inhabited by an enhimgered people. eeei fim.elementetatons rdlucmfwyp During the past half .century im provements in all lines have been both marked and numerous, ,but the trend PO&S. L. BOWLES. JI. Sales Manager the Wm. J.- Oliver - Manufacturing Company. Af progress has beea more firmly stalped in the many wonderful im provements reached in agricultural appliznilees "haln iln a other. save ne'--r-iiiroads, Yet the two l hand ii b::11!-t ey aire Inl.er-lependenIt. We roubdi do without railrl:I4l, al thioughz s4) tar as bna tide r'ecords go "forty days and forty nlights' seem to b thel e~xtremel limit for' fastingi exploitations'. And these two records wer'e made, t)o. in times freqluently characerzend byv miraculous elpisodes! Witholfut imnprovedl farmning~ methods. it won'd have been next to impossible to people -new territory opened by the railroads: on the ot'her hand. with out the railroads the development of the farming industry would have been slow indeed. It would be hard to pic ture at this time any section of our country without a railroa-d, yet of the two-railroads and agriculture--I the latter is by far the most import ant. embracing as it does the funda mental principles upon which the gen eral seteme of things is p)redicated life. And yet. we have only comn mneed. For instance, at the present line only 21 per' cent. of the area of the U nited States is under cultivation. where as tifty years hence it wiil ap )roximat Ie 50 peCr cent. This will be niecessi tated on account oif thle in .-reased demand tor foodti~tuffs at :enldant upon01 a Pro)sper'ous and rapid ly g'rowin g Nation like ours. We have p:ety f rom o gow n.Byim p)ro)ved ire]lamation 11mthod1 alone lrriga tion a nd( drailnge-miilljius upon farmuinz lands can be mnade available for a g'reatly inUceased prodiuction1 in all crops. But, ill ordeir to direct at -elitionl to this inldustry it will first Ie necePS5ary t, enhlliva te amo14 ng :he1! -lasses t he desire to live inl the coun lry. .howingi t hem that with the imn provementls already' made andi every :ay bePing ma1:de iln tam machiniery it -, not oly a pr!aiale buit leaanit '1I1ny Peopile haive a wrI' inlp]ress a n of form life. hot1 if one launches 51! i let idlir: w::h sintli an:l me ' I:hr li::. The ulp- ,-dat e.wi .a ke. p)r 2res-iV e A:merian f armer .,r ti-da4 is ki.4'C' ii l\2er'own right id Future Plow Industry f Sales Manager Wm. J. )any In Southern ware. midst. We all C. him homage, even though perhaps unconsciously. More attention is paid to his demands than -to the wants of any other artisan, for on 'his labors we depend more largely for our daily sustenance than from any other source. Another phase that 'bas perhaps not occurred to many of us is the fact that to the farmer be longs the distinction of having the only occupation given to man direct from the hand of God. Any other line of work is the device of man. The farmer is veritably the bone an4 sinew of our nation. Other nations have advaneed and prospered or waned and died-according to the progressiveness and importance of their agricultural pursuits. So long therefore as there are hungry mouths to be fed, just so long will the farm ig industry be the controlling influ ence in determining t.he importance and rank of everv country-large or zmall. The Evolution of the Plow. No tool is more important to the lemand of the farmer than the plow. The reaper and bii'der are both high ly importaut in the harvesting of the crop, but wit-;out a plow the crop would be extremely limited. Like railroa-ds. reapers and binders could be dispeised with indefinitely, al though it would seriously handicap the farming industry as now carried on-with its improved methods and tools-in fact, it is a necessary ad junct, but like railroads, they have not always been with us. On the oth er hand, the plaw has been iu exist enee for centuries-in one form or an otier. from the time of the forked stick. throughout the various periods marking its many and varied im )1oveinents. o. Io rea.d or be told about :,e woiderful a:-hieements reached bI thepionee p)low and imlement maniufact urers sounds like a romanee rat her than a chapter fromn contempo raeuListory. In America,.rgrs in the development of the plow was slow duiig colonial times owing t. the narrTow policy of England ill dis couraging~ or. prohib)itingaloehr the establishments of factories. The :nannier of making a plow a century ago was remarkably crude, judged by modlern standards. Ini the language of Gould: "A winding tree was cut down, and a mouldboard hewed from it, with the grain of the timber run ning as nearly along its shape as it could well be obtained. On to this mouldboard, to prevent its wearing out too rapidly, were nailed the blade of an old hoe, or thin straps of iron or worn out horsesnoes. The landside was of wood, its base and sides shod with thin plates of ir> n. The share vs of iron. with a hardened steel point. The coulter was tolerably well made of iron, steel edged, and locked into the share nearly as well as it does in the improved lock coulter of the present day (1856). The beam was usually a straight stick; t-he han dles. like the mouldboard, split from the crooked trunk of a tree, or as ofteui cu: from its branches, the crook ed roots of the white ash being the fa vorite timLber for plow~ handles in the Northern States. The beam was se: at any pitch that fancy might die ta te, wi:hL the hiandles fastened on at almost rvit angles with it. thus :i t::e plowman little control over his imp)lement, which did its work i-n a very slow and most imper feet manner.' It must be remembered, however, that in colonial times 'the land under eiltivat:on was very largely "'new ground,'' or land recently cleared of timbecr, with a porous soil which was easily penetrated and stirred up. It had nIeither thne sticekiuess nor ten dency to bake. of clay land which ha Ilong beeino undr culivation, n1 th 1le i mpenetrta:e netwvork of leathery grass rhtS which made the