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NOT FRENCH DAUPHIN
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CLAIM OF ELEAZAR WILLIAMS
HAS BEEN DISPROVED.
Romantic Story That for a Time Had 1
Many Believers Is Now Almost
Universally Acknowledged
to Be Fiction.
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Full of romance though the history
of Wisconsin is. it contains no story
more strange or fanciful than that of
Eleazar Williams, the mysterious missionary
of the Green Bay Indians, who,
some threescore years ago startled
Americans by his claim to being the
lost dauphin of France. To Green
Bay. the historic fur-trade center, j
once the seat of the French regime in
Wisconsin, this tale adds a new touch
of color and pictureBqueness.
The one event of the French "Reign
of Terror" that created the profoundest
impression upon the popular mind
of the time was the execution of the
Bourbon monarch, Louis XVI, and his
unhappy queen, Marie Antoinette. The
son of the royal pair, the dauphin of
France, then a lad of eight, was :
Hpared the guillotine, but was held for
two years a lonely prisoner in the
tower of the Temple. In 1795, accord- i
Ing to history, he died there, the result
of ill treatment and neglect on
the part of inhuman jailers. Even At
the time of his death, however, rumors
were current that he had escaped Ad- i
herents of the Bourbons, it was said,
had spirited the young prince away,
and had substituted in his place a
child of humble origin whlrh VinU unf. I
fered martyrdom in alienee until relieved
by death.
In 1S49 Eleazar Williams, then a
man of over sixty years of age. announced
from the wilds of northern
Wisconsin that he was the lost dauphin,
that he was Louis XVII, that he
was the hereditary king of the French.
The story that he told was a marvel- 1
oua one. The friends who had rescued
him from the Temple had carried him
to North America, where they had left
him In charge of a worthy Indian fam- !
ily of the St. Regis tribe of Canada.
At first his mind had been a blank,
the result of ill usage, but later he
had happily recovered his faculties.
In 1*41. Prince de Joinvllle, son of the
reigning French king, Louis Philippe, !
while on a trip through the new world, j
had secretly visited him, and attempt- '
ed to bribe him, with a promise of a
splendid establishment, to abdicate 1
tho crown of France. This he ha:l
scornfully rejected, for "though In
poverty and in exile, he would not
sacrifice his honor."
Williams' story, published broadcast
in the United States and France,
was believed by thousands. Sympa
thetic Journalists in all parts of North
America took it up, and several well- !
known volumes we.e written with it
as a background. More critical stu
dents, however, denounced the entire j
tale as fiction.
Williams' actual life, though in
reality romantic enough, was far
from identifying him with the royal !
throne of France. He was of mixed
white and Indian blood, his grand
mother having been carried captive
aB a child from the famous Deerflold.
Massachusetts, massacre, to Canada,
where she had later married among
her captors. Her grandson, the subject
of our sketch, had served th?
Americans as a spy during the war of
1812, and afterward lived among his
tribesmen, first as a Catholic, then an
a Congregationalist, and later as an
Episcopalian missionary. Coming to j
Wisconsin in 1821, he was instru- |
mental in bringing to the region about 1
Qreen Bay, from New York, numbers
of Oneida. Stockbridge, Brothertown
and Munsee Indians He apparently
dreamed of establishing in the North- I
west a new Christianized confederacy. 1
with himself as its dictator. He was
an intelligent and ambitious character,
but eccentric, untruthful and selfcenterod.
Above all. he was an in
vatorate poseur.
When, in 1848. this interesting individual
set up his claim to the throne
of Frhnce, his circumstantial story,
his physical resemblance to the Bourbon
ramily, and the scars and birthmarks
which he exhibited upon his
body convinced many of his sincerity.
Those who knew him best, however,
either laughed him to scorn or indignantly
repudiated him. Even his Indian
mother, whom he denied, denounced
him as a had and untruthful
man. Needless to say. he never ascended
the French throne, and in 1858,
died in poverty and neglect. Many
of his sermons and papers are preserved
in the collections of the Wisconsin
Historical society.
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Couldn't Digest Dynamite.
Threo prize heifers belonging to
Cornelia Warren, proprietor of the Cedar
Hill farm, Waverly Oaks roads,
Walthaiu, nibbled at a tasty stick of
dynamite, and are no more. Never
were three heifers more emphatically
? dead.
No explosions were reported. The
young cows placidly chewed the dynsmllo
annoronUu sn<A?ln? ?
OUJU/ IU? VUO UBTVX,
One died in its tracks in the pasture
and the other two succumbed in a
ham after a night of bitter rumination.
* Miss Warren recently purchased the
? Ridge llill farm, adjoining her property
aud workmen were blasting troe
I? i ituknps 'in the field. It is supposed tho
heifers dug up some of the dynamite
a"d went to it. Jurt what happens to
a cow whan it eats dynamite is not
in al' fha veterinary books, but what
does happen happened.?Boston Ota*
patch Philadelphia Uncord.
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HOW AND WHEN TO \
(Two branches of grape vines that
That on the left was properly pruned.
The habits of growth and fruithearing
of the bunch grape make it
easy to prune and the work can be
done much more systematically than
with most other fruits. Furthermore,
it will stand very severe pruning without
injury. The fruit is home on new
shoots from the preceding year's
growth anil unless the vine is continually
cut back, the fruiting area
will become farther removed from the
main stem each year .and will produce
ion*, naked canes, which serve no
purpose other than to convoy plant
food to the more remote fruit-bearing
parts. Moreover, if the vine is left to i
itself, more fruit will form than the
plant can properly develop. The important
objocts in pruning, then, are ,
to get the most bearing wood in tho
smallest space and to limit the bear- .
lng wood according to the ability of ,
the vine to produce well developed
fruit. Not Infrequently vines are al
lowed 'o retain too much bearing wood
and there is a consequent waste of
energy in the production of many
srnall, inferior bunches. For best results,
our common varieties more than I
four years old should be pruned so as ;
to bear not more than from seventy ,
to one hundred clusters.
The method of pruning is determln
ed in part by the klml of training | (
practiced. There are several good
systems, une or tne simpiesi, which
is also one of the best for the South, i
is that known as the double KnifTin
system of training, in which are de- j
veloped two trunks, each of which i
carries two arms trained to a two- <
wire trelllB. 5
Use a one- or two-year-old vine fo<V1
transplanting and cut back the top to <
three or four Btroug buds. That vig- I
orous canes may be produced, rub off
all shoots that appear during summer. <
except the strongest three. Only two
dinots are necessary, but It is well
to leave three, in case one should be
DEMONSTRATION STi
The year 1915 was a most success
ful one for the demonstration work in
South Carolina, according to the annual
reports of the county demonstra
I
tion agents which have been received
at Clemson College by State Agent
\V. W. I^ong. This annual report is
tabulated from a weekly report sheet
which the agent fills out at the end
of each week. On these sheets the
agents report the statistical results
of practically every line of work they
are engaged in. In this way it is possible
to obtain each year an accurate
summary of the results accomplished
by the whole organization. At the
same time, one reading a report of
the work should bear in mind that the
agents report only on the demonstrators,
or farmers who work directly
under the supervision of the agents.
They do not Include any estimate of
Acreage in corn
Total yield of corn (bushels)
Acreage in cotton
Total yield of cotton (pounds lint).,..
Bushels of vetch and grain seed (mixei
Pounds of bur clover seed saved
Acres of alfalfa sown in fall of 1915..
Number of purchasing or marketing ch
Number of fruit trees pruned and spray
Number of people cooperating with fly
Number of hogs vaccinated agaiust chc
Value of hogs vaccinated against chole
Number of pastures started
Per-outage of demonstrators killing ho
Nember of tons of fertilizer home-mix
Mumber of tons of fertilizer bought eo-<
Percentage of demonstrators shaMow-c
Percentage of demonstrators field-sele
Rainbow Shines at Night.
A bright rainbow In the darkness
was an unusual phenomenon observed
at Harrisburg, Ore., about seven
o'clock at night. The full moon broke
mrougn tne ciouas in tno eastern sky
while a shower of rain fell Just west
of the observers.
The rslnbow was perfect in outline
and several of the colors were dla
tinguishable.
Old Tree Still Fruitful.
Apples plucked from the oldest ap
pie tree on the Pacific coast, in Van
couver, Wash., have been sent to the
department of agriculture by a former
horticulture inspector of the district.
This famous tree is almost ninety
years old and produced a fair crop of
appleu this year. The department will
make reproductions of the apples in
size, shape and color, and they will
be returned and later handed over to
the Washington and Oregon Historical
octettes, with photographs of the old
tree and Its history. j
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THE FORT MILL TIMES, F<
'RUNE BUNCH GRAPES j
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: grew side by sids In the same row.
That on right was not pruned at all.)
injured. The following winter (after ,
cuusirucung tne items) remove me
weakest of the three canes and cut
back thoBe remaining, one at the first
wire and the other at the top wire.
Securely tied to the wires, they form
the permanent trunks of the vine.
In the third year, select two strong
canes coming out near the extremity
of each trunk and train them along
the wires In opposite directions to
form arms. Then shorten them back
to a length of two. three, or four feet,
this depending on the vigor of the
vine. All other canes are cut ofT close
to the trunk.
Pruning in the fourth and subsequent
years consists in cutting back
new canes to two buds or entirely renewing
the arms hv cutting them out '
and training new canes to take their
places. It is not always possible to
renew an arm. because of the probable
lack of a strong cane to take its
place. On the other hand, the practice
of cutting buck canes to two
buds, continued a long time, will
cause a thick, objectionable mass of
spurs to accumulate along the arms.
The most desirable way Is to combine
the renewal plan with the spur method
and thereby suit the pruning to
the vigor and general form of the vine.
In eases where It serus best to prune
nn arm to spurs, thin them to a distance
of six to eight inches apart to
prevent the setting of more fruit than
the viii" can properly develop.
The best time to prune the bunch
grape is in spring, just before the buds
come out. Do not delay until the
season Is too far advanced. That
pruning produces results ia shown in
the accompanying illustration, the
only difference between these two
bunches being that the vine of one
was pruned, while that of the other
was not.
F. J. CRIDER.
Associate Professor of Horticulture,
Clemson Agriculture College.
MSTICS FOR 1915 |
the great increase in the wealth of
the state through the work of farmers
who are Indirectly Influenced by the
demonstration agenta. If atatisttcs
for this were obtainable, It ia certain
that they would be vastly greater
than those for the demonstrators
alone.
Below are given some of the more
striking statistics from the anneal
demonstration reports fer this state.
In the case of cotton, it should be noted
tliat the yield of demonstrators
was 479 pounds per acre, as against
me state s 1914 average of 258 pounds,
and probably a much lower average
for 1915. In the caea of corn, the
demonstration yield tn 19.4 bushela,
as against the state's 1914 average
or 18.5 bushels. The items quoted
below are only one-fourth of those
reported ou. but they are among the
most interesting.
19.589
574,779
14.811
7.004,089
11 harvested 18,088
67,871
15,799
lbs started 58
ed 55,488
traps 1,018
mki a 7,32?
ra |52,16I
527
me raided meat to*
ed 26,224
>peraii\ely 7,644
ultivating 27%
cting seed 34%
REPAIRING FARM MACHINERY j
Don't Wait Until Spring Rush fin*
But See to It Beforehand That Implements
are in Qoad Condition.
Have you forgotten about that broken
piece, lost bolt, or loose nut on one
of the implements that you intandad
attending to during wir.ter? There la
still plenty of time for such things,
but it will be unwise to let them wait
until the spring rush of work begins
and hurry rails for the machinery
come with it. R?ninmK?r " ?
ill time" and use the cold, rainy days |
for overhauling broken implement!!
and sharpening dull blade*. i
Why wait until your oata are ready '
to cut before pulling out your binder J
and finding that there la a new piece i
to be ordered? This may coat you a
week or two of valuable time and after
you have waited impatiently j
tkreugfc eerer&i daja ml dm* eaattMr,
>RT MILL, SOOTH CAROtWil
it is as likely as not that rain will bagln
to fall. When you order repairs
at such a time, you will find that others
are doing likewise. The manufacturers
are rushed with orders and the
delay is often such that you are driven
to purchase a new machine. Now
is the time to inspect your' equipment
and put in your orders for necessary
parts.
Keeping a machine well repaired
and well oiled not only increases its
efficiency and length of life, but also
lessens the power necessary to operate
it.
Aiier inspenins an implement, '
tightening nuts renewing broken
parte, and sharpening dull blades, a
coat of paint should be applied. It
will prevent the Iron from rusting and
the wood from decaying and will pro- j
long the life of an implement several
years. For painting, there is nothing I
better than red lead and Unseed oil. I
A. H. WARD.
Agronomy Division,
Clemson Agricultural College.
BLACK ROT OF GRAPES.
To control black rot of grapes the
Botany Division of Clemson College
recommends spraying with Bordeaux
mixture. Apply Bordeaux just as the
buds begin to swell In early spring.
Make a second application as soon as
the leaves unfold and a third as soon
as the fruit Is set. After this, weather
conditions and the severity of the
disease will determine the number of
applications. Ordinarily, it is advisable
to spray every two weeks until
the fruit begins to ripen. Black rot
is the most common and destructive
disease of grapes in South Carolina.
''lie seems to he a big gun in this
community."
"Yen. He's about the nnlv d*?-ncn.
timeter the town has."
NATURAL PERFORMANCE.
"That widower seems all broken
down."
"Then why doesn't he get repaired?"
EXCURSION FARES
yio Southern R?iJ*?ay tA Columbin,
S. C., Account South
Cprolina Teachers' Association,
March 16-18, 1916.
The Southern Railway will sell very
low round trip fare tickets to Columbia,
S. C.. account of the above occasion;
tickets on sale March 16th and
16th, with final limit returning March
20th. The following fares will apply
from points named.
Newberry. __ $1.55
Greenwood, 2.75
Abbeville, . 3.20
Anderson, 3.90
Greenville, 3.60
Spartanburg,. 3.05
Union, 2.25
Rock Hill, 2.75
Chester, 2.15
Orangeburg, 1.75
Charleston, __ 4.10
Aiken,. 2.45
Winnsboro, 1.40
York, 3.00
Proportionately low fares from other
points. For detailed information and
schedules, apply to local agents or correspond
with S. II. McLean, District
Passenger Agent, Columbia. S. C.
Schedule of Services
Fort Mill Circuit of M. E. Church, South,
for the Year 1916. 1..' .
Fort Mill Church?1st and 3rd SunJays
at 11 a. in., and 4th Sunday at
c. 1? --1 "
kih.. ^unu?> scniKJi every sunaay
morning. Womans' Missionary society
jvery 1st Sunday afternoon.
Pleasant Hill Church?1st and 3rd
Sundays at 3:30 p. m. Sunday school
every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Philadelphia Church?2nd Sunday at
1 a. m.; 4th Sunday at 3:30 p. m. Sunlay
school every Sunday morning, (4th
Sunday at 3:30 p. m.)
Italia Hook Church ?4th Sunday at 11
i. m.: 2nd Sunday at 3:30 p. m. Sun- '
ay school every Sunday afternoon, '
4th Sunday 10:00 a. m.)
E. Z. JAMES. Pastor.
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