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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
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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
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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