Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, February 02, 1911, Image 7
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BOARD OF TRADE TONIGHT.
Important Meeting and All Membei
Urged to Attend.
President E. W. Duvall has issu<
a call for a meeting of the Chera
Board of Trade, in the council char
ber, tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
Some very important matters wi
be up for discussion, among them tl
matter of waterworks for Cheraw.
Invitations have been extended i
Mr. E. J. Watson, of Columbia, ar
Mr. W. T. Carwild, of Charlotte, N. (
to address the meeting.
Every member of the Board of Tra<
is urged to attend the meeting, and
those not already members we wou
suggest that this evening would be
mighty good time for you to come oi
and join forces with those who a:
working for Cheraw's upbuilding.
An informal smoker has been a
fanged for the benefit of those preset
PROGRESS IK FARMING METHOD
That the Camera of Gheaterfle
fconnty and .this section generally ai
becoming thoroughly alive to the o;
por Unities preesnted by their indu
try ia patent to everyone who mov<
-about through ]ihe rural sections muc
vafct change, 1*?, taking place I
f -Southern fanning sections, hot on!
; hONiaboutaL but throughout thov cp
' ton belt. 4 few years ago few fan;
era thought it worth while, for Ii
atance. to break up their land in tl
B^^fc^all or winter, and auch a thing aa
HRBhM&TMKx. tk.- '"wjfaNtt
toll waa unbearW
ThnB^HinDumerab'.e farmery'jr<
who h^Hbt come to realize the pro!
it in t^Pnvanced methods, and fan
in the Yam e slipshod fashion that thel
fathers did, but the proportion of ret
f farmers,?men who have the thing t
a science and practice it as a businet
i out of which to make money,?is rai
idly Increasing,
h The observant man who will trav<
\ through this section now will notic
B many fields have been broken sine
B the harvests were gathered in the fal
I If he will notice a little closer, he wi
S find that the plowing In nearly ever
instance was with a two or thre
I horse plow and that the land is bn
k ken from seven to ten inches deep, an
J some of it deeper. Some of this lan
I was broken in the fall or early wintt
and is already thoroughly pulverizei
and that which is broken now wi
have ample time to become so befoi
planting time.
There are three essentials, it is sai?
to really successful farming:?propt
preparation of the soil, including dee
plowing; adequate fertilization, whic
is almost unknown in some commun
ties; and the intelligent cu'tivation <
the crop,?shallow cultivation bein
about as important as deep plowin
in the preparation of the soil.
The farmers of Marlboro and Mario
counties, in South Carolina, have bee
following these methods, and goveri
ment cotton experts have declare
that if the increase in the produ*
tion of cotton had been as gre<
throughout the cotton belt as it lu
been in Marlboro county during tl
past few years, the South would t<
day be producing more than 100,000,0(
bales of cotton on the acreage that
devoted to the staple, instead of tl
eleven to twelve millions that are b<
ing produced annually; while if tl
same itnensive system of farming
followed with regard to other crop
the yields from these, too, will I
doubled and trebled, or more.
^ COUNTRY VS. CITY.
If the problem 01 living is m u
B city, its solution is in the country, bi
B cause there the conditions of life a;
easier than in the city, with its coi
gcsted population and acute strugg
B^L for existence.
A For all this, it is true that for tl
few the city has large prizes in tt
BB^B shape of large incomes and businei
^^^Lsuccess that the country cannot offe
H^^Hlhis fact, and the glamor of city lil
^^^^Bre responsible for the ever swellin
^B^^^kream from the country to the cit
^^^^^Btousands of young men and wome
ready every year to exchange tt
D^^Bd comfort of ruarl life for the cit
its far harder and mere tryin
Bfl^^^^Witions of life. This is no exaf
^^^^^^Rtion. Take at random any give
^^^Bier of people from both city an
and it be found tht
^^^ n-ill be of more thar passing ir
%
terest to observe the de/elopmpnt ami
those from the country are better fed,
_ better clad, better housed, and get
" more of the real enjoyment and content
of life than those from the city.
This but emphasizes the fact that
r the solution is to be found in the
country. It must be by depleting the '
.T congested multitude of consumers to
is replenish the ranks of producers. In
some way people have got to be con_
verted to the truth that country life
- has advantages of living for the rank
and file that the city does not have,
and that there is a moral and physical
_ wholesomeness unknown in the crowd?
ed haunts of men.
One way by which that may be done
is for the farmer and his family to
~ hnvp in the best sense of the term, a
good conceit of themselves. Not un- ,
often there is a disposition among
rs young people in the country to feel ,
some sort of inferiority of position,
especially in the presence of theii
i(* friends from the city. That is a misw
take, for while there may not be in the
a" country as much of the veneer of social
polish, there is usually more solid ,
II worth and standing. Any feeling of
ie inferiority should give way to a
wholesome pride in the farm and in
^ its advantages.
?d t I
' < Another Suggestion of The Chronicle i
Is Adopted.
For several years past The Chronit0
cle has been calling attention to the
'd ?ery bad condition the sidewalks and
a streets were getting in, and suggested
III that instead of filling in clay and sand ,
re on the sidewalks, making them higher <
on both sides than in the middle, the ,
r" plan of shaving off the ridge of dirt
lt* on the outside of the walk, between
? the trees, and throwing this dirt to the
middle of the street, thus making a >,<
gentle slant from the center of the i
street and the inside of the walk, so !
re when it rained the water would spread
P" over the walk and road instead of run^
ning like a miniature mill race right '
down the center of the walk and road, :
were adopted, a decided improvement
0 would be observed, and at a great savY
lng in time and money.
At laat -the suggestion has been <
a" adopted. For several days oast the
V street hands have been pdtting in, some
l<t nice work dn thr north nf Market
r" to a gentle slope to the road. The 1
n work done certainly adds to the ap- (
pearance, and we believe It will be 1
" found after the rainn come that The j
0 Chronicle's suggestion was a good '
18 one and that the same kind of work 1
H will be done In other parts of the town 1
until the entire town is worked over. 1
;1 1
:e The legislature Is about to place I
Q upon the statute books a provision that 1
applicants for scholarships in the state (
11 colleges shall be appointed on the (
y recommendation of the presidents of 1
the colleges. The Chronicle thinks a 1
>- very grave mistake is being made. The 11
d examination papers of applicants fori I
d scholarships should not be left in the |
-*r hands of any one man. Such a-scheme | <
d. opens wide the door for favoritism?! '
11 or worse. The Chronicle believes it 1
*e knows of instances where scholarships 1
have been awarded where they were 1
[1. not deserved. It may be mistaken; (
Jr but it has circumstantial evidence J
P which it believes any jury would ach
cept. 1
i- (
af The National House of Representa- j <
ig tives has voted in favor of San Fran-, <
ig Cisco as against New Orleans for the!
location of the Panama Canal Openingj 1
ui Exposition. Thiity republicans voted '
m for New Orleans. Twenty-six demo- j
l- crats voted with the majority of the i i
'd republicans for San Francisco. Of ( I
c- these, the only Southern man was i i
it Pe>>ree?"iativp Finley. of South Caro-; i
is lina. The measure now goes to the, <
ie benate. which will probably vote as; <
> did the House.?and thus a great in- i <
)0 justice is done to the South. j <
is
ie Governor Blease has sent seven I
e- messages to the legislature during its |'
ie present session. He has been rather;
is prolific. He has hit everything from; 1
s, the state supreme court' to the coun- <
ie try constable. i
i
The bill requiring marriage licenses j I
in this state has been finally pissed I
by both houses of the legislature, and
ie will be the law in future. This is the <
e- end of a twenty-five-year fight or this I
e question.
i- i
le Life Saved at Death's Door. i
"I never felt so near my grave," \
ie writes W. R. Patterson, of Wellington, j
ie Tex., as when a frightful cough and ]
5S lung trouble pulled me down to 100 <
r. pounds, in spite of doctor's treatment <
fe for two years. My father, mother and ?
,g two sisters died of consumption, and
y. that I am alive today is due solely to 1
n Dr. King'es New Discovery, which i
ie completely cured me. Now I weigh (
;y 187 pounds and have been well and i
,g strong for years." Quick, safe, sure,'
it's the best remedy on earth for .
n coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, croup, f
d/ and all throat and 'ung troubles. 50c t
it and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaran- i
l- teed by Theo E. Wannamaker & Sons. 1
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By S. R.
Legend of the Cedar.
"When a boy, I set a cedar,
And defied the legend old
That he who plants a cedar,
Be he ne'er so young and bold,
Will be buried when the seed-cells
On the tree are turned to gold.
"Yesterday I passed the homestead
Where I set the cedar-tree:
An arm, grim, gaunt and branchless,
Was pointing straight at me:
'Neath the green that swished above it
Golden balls were blowing free."
Thus a middle-aged philosopher
Mused, in mature manhood brave:
To the legend of the cedar
He no slightest credence gave,
'jom the seed-cells now are falling
Golden fragments on his grave.
"Let's go a-flshing."?Newberry Observer.
'
All right. Dig the bait and drop us
a line.
The Anderson Mall asks, "What has
t)ecome of John Temple Graves?"
Shrouded in mystery.
*
A marriage license 'aw will not interfere
with local option in the selection
of life partners.
Tench Q. Boozer has been appointed
state electrician by Governor Blease.
Tis to be hoped there's nothing in a
name.
e
The News and Courier is loudly
boastful of Charleston's shrimp-fed
oysters and fig-fattened fowls, but Is
suspiciously silent as to her beet-built
buzzards. . .
ess
"Laugh and grow fat" And then
everybody will laugh at you.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Meat Notable Events tf the Part Week
la Law Making.
Columbia, Jan. 3d?Both houses of
th^^slature^|flMkjyrtMHt|
he senate lsSen?^HHfl|^BPrto
require that the stxcounueshaving
lispensariea divide the profits of liquor
tales with the state. In* the house it
8 expected the appropriation bills will
is reDorted this week. One of the
nost notable events of the past week
was the passage by the senate of the
'esolutlon, introduced by Senator Carisle,
which directs that the attorney
general drop the appeal from the cir'ought
merger suit The circuit court
:uit court's decision in the hardlecided
in favor of the merger of rail oads,
which th estate was seeking to
iave declared illegal and dissolved.
Vlr. Lyon, the attorney general, appealed
to the supreme couTt.
On Thursday the house finally pass?d
the senate bill ratifying the proosed
amendment to the constitution
ncreasing the state supreme court to!
Ive justices. The measure had al-i
*eady passed the senate and had re-1
:eived the approval of the people, as'
jxpressed at the polls last November.,
The balloting for the fifth justice will
probably begin Wednesday and may I
continue intermittently for several!
lays, as there are seevral candidates,!
iach with a faithful following.
The house also passed the Rembert
Jill providing for a tax on inheritmces.
It also passed Mr. Mower's bill fix'
*? Tho
ii)g u ierni lur nuiunca |iuuuv. .
Jill was amended so as to fix the term
it ten years, and to provide that an!
ipplicant must have the indorsement!
jf at least one member of the legisla- i
live delegation of the applicant's!
jounty. The fee is fixed at $2 instead j
jf $3 as at present.
Friday was a very busy day for the |
house, but a rather dull one for the1
senate.
The house finally passed the inheritance
tax bill, though there was some
iebate on its third reading. Mr. Gary
s libel bill also was passed and
sent to the senate. This is the bill introduced
at the instance of the South
Carolina Press Association.
Mr. iMtchum's bill to limit the inrtf
P.lojnsnn rnlleee Was killed
by 72 to 24, after considerable debate.
A number of bills were given second
reading, among them being the death
registration bill, with an amendment
10 require the registartion of births
ilso; the bill to require cotton mills to
pay an employee as soon as discharged,
and the bill permitting Ches:er
and other cities to have a commission
form of municipal government.
The senate passed the joint resolu:ion
giving free scholarships at Clemjon
to Jerry H. Moore and Archie
Ddom, boys' corn contest prize winlers.
In the senate Saturday Senator
rohnstone's bill providing for a uni'orm
method of awarding scholarships
0 state institutions was passed, after
1 great deal of debate, and sent to the
louse. The bill gives to the faculties
Point ? _
Fre<man
Signs of Spring.
When the
Days are growing warmer,?
Signs
Of Spring's returning ruleThen
the
Optir.Jstic farmer
Signs
A mortgage on his mule.
?
Washington preachers are disputii
as to the location of hell. Strang
I They live in Washington.
! "Dr. W. E. Watkins, our efflcie
practitioner, is being kept in the ro
nearly all the time."?Hartsville Me
senger.
Most of our roads need doctoring.
Don't you wish you knew some w
To punish hens when they wont la
?Anderson Mail.
Of all the ways we know, the best
Is to yolk them to the nest.
Leslie's Weekly Is trying to find o
the origin of 0. K. Anybody ought
know that?Of Kourse.
It Is said Tennessee's new senat
will be no lukewarm member, and tb
be will not need to be told to fire
disarm.
/
Alfred Henry Lewis says? "In Sou
Carolina oratory demands that you ci
somebody a liar and quote Shak
speare." We don't know any Shak
speare, Alfred Henry, but the rest
easy: You're It
The Wilmington Star has a colun
editorial on the flea. It is a 11
topic.
You can get The Chronicle a ye
for a dollar. (This Is no joke.)
. ** ' !""? 1 !
of the Tarlous colleges the prlrlle
of. recommending lor these seohla
ships, which shall .he awarded by t
state board of education. Holders
scholarships,at .the university are i
quired todeposi^JwtefmyiafeMri
n^h^rtate^ThTholders^Hp
scholarships at the university arCT
quired to take the teachers' norm
coarse.
Senator Young added something
the gayety of the session by his re
ommendation with regard to Goverm
Blease's seventh message, which wi
received Saturday. Speaking of tl
message, which asserted that even tl
members of the supreme court we
not over careful in observance of tl
state constitution, and that truste<
of state colleges who hold other offlc
are habitually violating it both in le
ter and spirit, Mr. Young suggest
that the message be received as ii
formation, with the advice to the go
ernor that he "shinny on his on
side". Finally the part of the messaj
which referred to holding two offlci
was referred to the judiciary cor
mittee.
The senate also received as inform;
tion the messages from the attorn*
general and from the dispensary wim
ing-up commission, requesting th
there be a thorough investigation, i
suggested by the governor.
The judiciary committee reported
bill for an investigation of the wim
ing up of the dispensary affairs. T1
investigating committee, under th
bill, is given wide powers to prol
and is endowed with a court's powi
to summon witnesses and compel a
tendance. The committee is to invest
gate the acts and doings of the a
torney general, the winding-up cor
mission, the legislative committee at
any other persons connected with tl
affairs of the dispensary.
A1 ltold, it was rather an interestir
week, with many matters of impor
ance coming up for treatment. Th
week bids fair to be another of th
kind, with the dispensary investig;
tion bill and the election of an ass<
ciate justice taking prominent place
Falls Victim to Thieves.
S. W. Bends, of Coal City, Ala., hj
* na-i-i. 1 rr?,? tklA.f,
a jusuuauie grievance. x no iuich
stole his health for twelve years. The
weer a liver and kidney trouble. The
Dr. King's New Life Pills throttle
them. He's well now. Unrivaled fe
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A piece of flannel dampened wit
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any plaster. When trobuled with lan:
back or pains in the side or chest, gi\
it a trial and you are certain to t
more than pleased with the promi
relief which it affords. Sold by a
dealers.
Little Johnny Jones found a switc
and took it to his teacher, but it haj
pened to be the one she had droppe
when she took off her peach-bask<
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We here received a fresh iupity.
They, have beeaselected bepaefethey
suit this climate. Nearly ?Xr
. err variety h?e keen tested ke
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