The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 07, 1911, Page FIVE, Image 5
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* AXEL SKOVGAARD. *
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Following is a 'it' sketch of Axel
Skovgaard, the world's noted violinist.
who is to appear in Holland hall
March 16:
Axel Skovgaard as born in Copen
hagen on May 20, 1875. In this in
.stance, as so often happens, "coming
events cast their shadows before." As
by some curious instinct the child
from the very first showed how the
drift of his nature turned. They tell
of him that when he was only three
years old the only toys which seemned~
to interest him wer tiny wooden viol
ins. Before he was five, happening to
lay hands upon some discarded violin
strings, he extemporized an instru
ment from these and an old cigar box.
But the stick which had to do duty for1
a bow was inadequate and his inces
sant cry was for a real bow. When
' his nurse bought him one at the mod
est outlay of 27 cents he was a musi
cian, and before lo.ng was able to play
on this primitive apparatus most of
the tunes he heaird, to his own great
delight and the wondering admiration
of the neighbors, who were astounded
at his skill.
Such an unusual gift demanded rec
ognition, so that, as a result, by the
time he was six, he had a real little
violin and was. taking lessons. Tis
continued under various teachers in
Copenhagen till he was 12, when, to
his great joy, he was allowed to go
to Berlin and given the opportunity of
fine teaching at the hands of Carl
Halir, the leadi,ng violinist of the roy
al opera there.
But now, oin the death of his moth
er, from whom he al inherited his
musical genius, hte was face to face
with a new difficulty. Playing was all
very well as a young man's amuse
ment. To think of it, as he now in
evitably did, as a life calling was an
oth'er thing. The keen, practical busi
ness sense of his father would have
none of it, and help fronm this Quarter
,was denied him.
But oppositio,n is never a real ob
stacle to genius, and at the age& of 20
he returned to Berlin and there the re
cognition of real talent which so con
stantly distinguishes the masters,
Josephr Joachim, the king of violin
is-ts, took him a.s a pupil for three
years.
By this time, though, it was obvious
even to his father that Axel Skov
gaard was destined to the life service
of his art, and so it was that when in1
1899 an opportunity came of buying4
the magnificent Stradivarius violin on
which Skovgaard now always plays,
parental opposition gave way to defi
' nite and hearty practical encourage
ment.
Steadily and surely 'he began to
make his way as a Eu:ropean perfor
mer. He had the good fortune to play
twice before the late King Christian,
of Denmark. at another time before
the late King Oscar of Sweden, and
again to Hakon, -the present king of
Norway. He also won the attention
of Wilhelm, emperor of Germany, in
1902, when he appeared as soloist at
hmthe opening of the Royal Berlin Aca
demy of Music, with the result that
twice since the emperor 'has, through
Joseph Joachim, had hint invited to
play at private concerts in the royal.
palace in Berlin.
F or the past few years he has been
to.uring as the Skovgaard Concert!
.party, where, with the assistance of:
a singer and a pianiste, he himself is
responsible for a prograntme which
proves its worth in that it keeps him
pla:ying every night in spite of the
traveling strain this of necessity im
Skovgaard is an artist whose power
has had time to mature and to gain
those finer qualities of balance and~
resource of intern)retationi which can
come in no other way than by the
steady development of the musician
himself in devotion to his inborn and
chosen art.
Price fcr admission to this attraec
tion will be 7~> cents. The ticiteis can
now be obtained from a number of
the college s'"dents. No one can rel
V acor to miss the opportnnity of
LOCATION CONMITTEE ARRIVES.
To Consider Columbia's Offer for Na.
tional Corn Show.
Columbia, March 5.-For the pur.
pose of considering Columbia's offer,
the location committee of the Nation
al Corn show arrived in Columbia to
day. The committee comes South tc
decide as to whether the National Corn
exposition will be moved from thE
West. Columbia's chances for secur
ing the exposition are considered most
excellent, and the question of bring
ing the great exposition here depends
on housing. The buildings at the StatE
fair grounds will be offered by the
Columbia chamber of commerce for
the exposition.
Should the National Corn Exposi
tion be brought to Columbia it would
mean that several thousand Middle
Western and Western farmers would
pay a visit to this section.
During the present week the mem
bers of the location committee will be
taken on a trip of inspection over
South Carolina in a private Pullman
car. Among the places to be visited
will be the experiment station near
Charleston; the city of Charleston,
the Hitchcock farm, near Aiken, and
several points in the Piedmont sec.
tion of the State.
Teachers' -Meeting.
The program for the next meeting
of the County Teachers' association
on Saturday, 11th instant, in the high
school building is as follows:
Class in primary reading taught by
Miss Gertrude Reeder.
Round table talks.
GARDENING.
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Clemson Extension Work-Arti.
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The time to begin planting our
spring garden is now at hand. The
quesition as to when to plant the dif
ferent types of vegetables is frequent
ly asked. The following vegetables
should be planted during the month
of February and in the southern part
f the State may be planted as early
s January. This, of course, does not
refer to the trucking section along the
oast, but to 'the middle and northern
ialf of the State.
Cabbages and Cauliflower.
Frost-proof cabbage or cauliflower
plants may be planted in the early
part of February without .danger of
being injured by cold. The plants
should be set in rows three feet apart
and 24 inches apart in the row. The
plants should be set in the ground up
o the first leaf, leaving the entire
stem covered with soil. The frost
proof plants or plants that have been
rown in the open ground can be ob
aned from growers in the southern
art of the State wh'o make a busi
ess~ of growing these plants. If one
wishes to produce his own cabbage or
auliflower pla:nts, - then'- the seed
should be planted in a hot bed du.r
ng the latter part of December and
after they have become large enough
o transplant they are gradually har
deed off by subjecting them to the
cold and allowing the plants to suffer
slightly for the want or water. A plant
andled in 'this way will be able to
withstand the freezes of the early
spring while a 'tender plant would be
illed.
English or Garden Peas.
These may be planted any time dur
ng the months of Jan.uary and Feb
ruary, but for general garden pur
poses planitings made early in Feb
ruary' will give excellent resu'lts. For
best results the seed should be planted
bout 5 to 6 inches deep. It has been
my observa.tion that gardeners gen
rally do not planit th.eir garden 'pea
seed more than 2 1-2 to 3 inches deep.
The following vegetables may be
plantea in the open ground now with
out danger of being injured by frost.
f course one must understand that
ny of these are liable to be injured
y a very severe freeze should it occur
just at the time the seed are germinat
ing, but any gardener must take t'hese
risks if he wishes an early garden.
Should they be killed just as they are
erminating, then it costs very little
o plant again, -the first cost of the
seed amounting to very little indeed:
Beets, lettuce, kale, onion seed and
sets, radishes, parsnips, parsley, salsi
fy, a:nd turnips.
After the ground has been thorough
y prepared and fertilized, the above
amed vegetables may be plantedi
rows about 24 to 36 inches apart and
the seed sown continuously in --
row. After the plants have beconr
2to 3 inches tall. they should be thin
ei out, leaving the plants from 1 to
inches apart in the row. Later on.
nt:ecessary, they way be thinned on:
~'til mior?. .etunce. for instance,
hould c be thinu to 1 12 inches apart
u order to hax the plants mke per
e . while beets. kale and
n* an & thiner to about 3
frequently the
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We have receiv
fine Mules and 1B
we will sell at re
We have some fin
lot, and would b
them to you. Ca]
We always treat ~
to New berry to bi
The Sum
case that the amateur gardeners al-i
low their vegetables to stand too thick
in the row, which prevents them from1
maturing early.
While parsnips, carrots and salsify i
should be planted in the early spring,i
they are usually not used un,til the
fall. However, for best results they
:hould be planted not Later than the
middle of March.1
Celery seed should be sown at this
season in a cool, moist -place, prefer
ably on the north or west side of a
uilding. The seed may be sown in
ows about 6 inches apart and cover- I
d very lightly with fine soil, or
roadcast and slightly raked in and<
he ground lightly rolled or pack
I or further information regarding1
elery, see Bulletin No. 144, S. C. Ex
eriment Station.
C. C. Newman, 1
orticulturist S. C. Experiment Sta
tion.
Among the developments at Clem-'
son college we would mention one or
wo items of particular interest to the
ivision of animal husbandry an
'airying.
For some years it has been seen that
a rnew dairy building was needed, but
t had -been deter'mined to wait for its 1
rection until a really good structure 1
ight be built and a complete outfit I
laced in it. Many of the State col- 1
eges have placed the equipment for
eaching dairying in a portion of somei
arge building, devoting only the
asement rooms to this purpose, buti
ur ambition 'has been to put upai
uilding complete in its'elf for the usel4
f this division. We are now about I
o accomplish that much desired end.
.The plan that has been approved is
aout 30x35 feet in size, two stories
with a basement that xwill be above
ground on two sides. It is to be of;1
rick with tile roof and stone trim and
n every way a substantial modern 1
tructure. 1
The basement will be devoted to
he practical or manufacturing side of
ll questions. In this part will bet
laced all milk, cream, butter andc
heese working implements, a generalt
utter making room, cheese room,
class laboratory for student use inc
andling all milk products, milk room,
wash, store and toilet rooms. Also in
oe corner of this floor is to be placed
complete mechanical cold storage
utfit, to be3 used in handling both but
*ter and cheese and as an aid in any
xeriients that may be conducted I
with these articles.
This should give ample space to in-t
struct all students for years to come,
nw all the !proc.esses pertairning tot
(larying and to do it in a thoroughly
nodern manner. All these work
ooms are to have cement iloor and
alls of same material only to have 1
mn enamel finish. Windows will not
have wood cases, but be of same finish
s sides of rooms. but with corners
ounded. Again, at union of sides ofl S
coms and floors, the usual corners
will be finished rounded. By using~ g
such methods and by having been par- C
PAD OF
LES
MARES
'ed a car -load of
rood Mares that
~asonable prices.
e Mules in this
e glad to show
11 and see them.
!OU right. Come
ay your Mules.
ier-Wise
sipany
:icular to have plenty of light in all
ooms, the structure should be sani
nry in every resuect.
We have mentioned only the base
nent. On the floor above as one en
:ers by the front door, the room at
right would be found to be a class
oom. On the left is another of same
;ize but to be used for analysis of
nilk, etc.
In front of the entrance will be
ound a series of two groups of rooms.
ne group will be the farm butter
ooms and the second the market milk.
ooms. I.n these groups will be found
i complete small outfit for the making
f butter on a small scale, exactly as
nigt well be duplicated on the farm.
it would ba.:co separator, butter work
r and churn, sink, heater and in fact
il the machines needed by a farmer
: make first quality butter.
In the other group would be found
similar lot of implements that would
e necessary if .milk was to be retail
On each s:ide of these groups will
e locasted offices and another class
-oom.
On the top floor will be found two
ffices, three class rooms and a larger
-oo or auditorium. This room will
e fitted with windows that can easily
>e made dark and with a projection'
antern that illustrated lectures may~
) given 'at any tim..
This room will be particularly use
ul in institute and short course
ork. On the ~Whole we'feel the build-I
ng will accommodate the dairy work~
or many years to come and give us
thoroughly well equipped depart
nent in that one direction.
A plan has 'also been accepted for a
iew dairy barn, to be the first of a
~roup of farm buildings that shall aid
n developing the herds of animals,
iot only a grade -herd simply to pro
Luce milk and butter for college use,
mt more than tha>t as a means for
etter giving instruction in all lines
>f animal husbandry and to include
ood, if small, herds of the represen
ative breeds of animals. In the 'ac
eptance of the barn plan we have
he starting point in this direction and
s the plan develops we shall have oc
asion to again mention, this subject'
nore in detail.
Prof. D. C. Nourse,
hief Division Animal Husbandry andI
Dairying.
t was a wild night The doctor
ad closed his storm doors and retir-!
-d. Suddenly there came a jin'gle on
he right bell.
"Who is there?" demanded the doc
or, irritated at being awakened at~
hat hour.
"Billy .Jones," responded a weak1
-o rmbelow. "Baby has'wl
owed the Lincoln penny murer gave:
tim for a Christmas gift."
"He~ has, eh? Well, is there any~
eial inducement for me to come out
uch a night as this?"
"Oh, yes, sir. Muver says if you
:et the penny up you can have it."
hicago News.
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of Ferns ai
Wednesday, I
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your sel<
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TAINS last weeki
to tel about their
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handsome border
No. 15 is Arabian, wil
and rose buds spria
center. Very pretty
No. 16 is Arabian '
center, with border
No. 21 is white with d
ter and border of IV:
No. 5 is White Applig
Something nice -
No. 3 is a lovely fine'']
ter and border of dais
just the thing to len
to any well, furnishe
No. 9 is white with I
sign, well covered c
We cannot begin t<
all of them. Come
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dith plain$25
lo'tted cen- $1.75
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