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The Barnwell People.
Largest Circulation in the Countv
FARMERS’ INSTITUTES. .V
TKK ORKAT RENKKITS TX) UK DKWVKIl
from these social ^anu _kduca-
TIOMAL MEETINGS.
Ninety-five per cent, s of iho
grcssivo, Soliii, thiukiiig farnier|p^Toiu
alt parts of the State, whosynTten wt^
ing letter* are now J&eWtp^wblished
weekly tu this paper,cOmoseti(l ami ad
vocate Farmer s’ lustituuSs. Some ic-
fuse h* commit themselves on this par
ticular subject, giving ds a reipljpn that
they are not lamilLir w ith the work
ings ot these institutes. ‘Since there
appear* to he an almost unanimous,
expression Of siMitinTeul lavorable to
these social and cdue^itrynid organiza
tions, the time scents ripe for imme
diate action along that ime. No time
or season of the year, could be more ap
propriate for tfie inauguration of tio>n-
benificient works tlfivn at this particu
lar period. Whilo'our lands aecbeina
prepared, crops pitched, and iWwHole
year’s work is t|efor»*. uffp'we would
wish to know the! best plans to adopt
and the best systems tor gAufimg »s
during the crop seasons.
For the iufonlmtion of who
aie not familiaf viitli the workings of
farmers’—instil ul ^} we will say, ilH'C
are simply scluHilj^for the adult farmer,
They are local ofgauizatioLs composed
of farmers m L nifhtia disuici, or
county, who fed that tticlr coiiditiOn
needs bettering, why wish ro learn the
latest and most ImprqvEd mettrods in
farming and win* aie willing to he ben
efited by the prlctieal i xpeiiences ot
farmers whe^e ftrccowr vn “imy-bmm4t
of agricnhuic pts■ beCn CbllHldcitous.
They r ate impoi^rint ITgOBils m the cdu-
catiou of the/laimer in those suites
where they / have- become, pojwthti .
While they Itave net displaced meet
ings held by fl)ie state or local agricul-
soneii^S, lln'li' IIMll i uj.edtliein
in luimber/m the -United SiatcS*Tfrt«lh
ip—t heir use I uiues^;
ers, an; broadt ned
nlaet' with one an'-'
rchange of ideas"
■tical apphea-
ngssijwmo am ^o-or
s ibtfethc??
Wc must all admit that hirdly a day
psHcr* pu the farm in which "we do not
Umrir Bomcthing new from our orAi ob-
scrwitloTt pr experience. / How much
more .•atjirtly and how moch morfi ex•
tensive/ would out-knowledge increase
could we but add the obiervatioos and
ex4M*fi^uces of dozens ot other farm
ers, eliob&ttg^hoBji who illustrate sue-
cesj/ul experiences by ^/priicticai tneth-
Many of the i
are indebied
as the head
inent of thei
much of own . tihic and that of his
assistants to esuibhdhing farmers insli-
Luies wherever dme people of any
county desired/ his co-operation in
thifir of-ganiziijtion and future effective*
ness. Rut/hir institutes cannot and
must -hot depend entirely upon scieu-
lilic disyburses. - That cannot succeed
imfll jgvury farmer has had the oppor
tunity of obtaining a collegiate course
HT the Isoieuces of agriculture. It is
.most iimportant “ how that we get the
heiicfi' "f 4lM?<!xpCrtences of practical,
sucecssfurfaftuers. Start with home-
nurhr nrrttcrial and grnrhiatiy wm-k bur
way up to things which are higher.
Master the, luiMhuncntrd principles
rltiivj
A
a^e far rtrtiel
- The views of fa
by'cTmu', ocial
^ other airt
'^wiuch arc
'■"tronr^tt "costs
hold llrese ^plctic.-
To be clTcbtivc, n society shoubfhei.
’located and not merged into a State or
ganization. This would prevent its
use for political purposes, Once any
kind of~agricultural rts/ocialion.merges
into politics, its future osclulness fir
the masses *s doomed. 1 tie larnTer
can take Iris pHi t hi polilic-i ;u> un rudi-
vidual to better advantage than he can
through Ids agricultural association. '
Alter the institute is oi 'aniZed a
program is arranged for the next meet;
ing, which should ho In Id at least once
each •nioulh; 'i ln 1 Tmbjccfs-srh*eted
should ho diseussed by praclieal tann
ers who will be invited to give their
■experiences along the hues ot tanning
previously agreed upon- ■ These- invi
tations lor addses^es might he extended
to farmers in ueighInning cUsiricu.
There are always numbers of pro
gressive fannerwvho are ever ready to
respond to atn h im itations, quite will
ing to aid in*tlie good .woi s of devel
oping the agiieulturai interests of their
Slate and eager-to lifilp their Co work*,
ers in every way possible. Speakers
upbn scientific stlbjcctfe, relating fo the
art of agriculture, may he occasionally
invited. Scientific dbcussions pit the
.liffereut characters of soil, their
treatment and best manner for* hand
ling them for storing up moisuue g the
effects of manures for plant lood ;
what particular plan* foods uur princi
pal crops require^ and m what propor
tion applications should he made in
order to obtain the best results. The
scientist, coming in contact with the
practical farmer, will sbon i’md oiit by
actual practice whether theories a
vocated as results fioin smifii^experi-
ments are correct or false.
One good feature of the institute is
the invitation extended at all tirnos to
any one present at the mect'nm's to ask-
questions relating .o any dcpATtim ru
of his larming about which In may la
in doubt. Usually a question is pre
pared anil used by. the members,
answers being given hy the presiding
officer of the institute..
~ r Wherever the Institutes haVc been
organized - and property .conducted wc
find them growing in usefulness and in |
many Stales increasing in number. |
Once the farmers of the South take
hold and earnestly commence i cru
sade for the establishment and main
tenance of these iuslitutcsj their be>
nificenl effects wiustiou lie fell', /fjo ,
will grow in '‘interest and u.-c fuluos
until every community lutB-its organ
ized society educating nud ileveloping
hushoi for the s^ed.
-yyTIqs prospectus was so preposterous
tv , y)Tkr : ou#-^8tcni,'p£-Irasiness for..t(rjtcu|..tff^fi»««ertioQ9, that Hpnje _ and Farm
future. I )inen*s a nil leain.-ilie--host-l-fe | R | -tUlilei,! on to protect, sts readers
which shoifld ihidctiie,. a*Ath»sg#npi
pluir for livmg at hoiiux, the most econ
omical method of - handling labor and
tm> most sucees-ful systemis of cro|)
lolntnun- How to jilant and ^grow the
lafaesL ciOp oil the fewest numbef of
acres, and then how beat to take care
of and utilize what he may have made.
All along these lines scientific lec-
tures will be found vastly beneficial as
an in easmnat diversion for the interest
ami information of the members.
These lectures might include such sub-
jm-Ts as feeds and feeding, breeds of
live stock, ..agriejtlUtraU chemialry,
pTiysfe* and meterhffogy, plant life,
vi-leiinaiv, dairying, farm hix>k keep
ing, hprticuilure, agriculture, econ
omies and bacteriology. The heads of
our agncuHuritl. college could make
thesi- subjects inti-nsefy ihtercs iugand
will, doubtless, gladly respond tp an
uTvTnirmuxXleukled.. tln-.ni ill any time, production.
I'hey arc.suhjeets witli which our peo-
each
to the highest standard
ual farmer, whether he he tenant of
the humblest means or tbtt extensive
landowner. Any comity or community
can organize without the aid of out-
side help. In-t the progressive men id
your county, of whom there are always
many, feeling the present stress of
the tmiys, recognizing the necessity of
introducing and building up Correct
systems of farming that will tend to
the more universal success among
their people, go to work and start the
ball in motion.
Uathet the people together in these
monthly meetings, ynfhuse them with
the wonderful resource* of mu ficiiith
em country, and impress uponfheul
the fact that wo as farmeifs, having
made mistakes in the past, nave it yetT
in our power to rcctjiy tWiu. That
our present system of doing business,
if applicable in the* pasf,rcTiui)Tir Wiu
success in Jthe future. That we must
get closer together, introduce plans hjr
farming that will give us the relief de
sired and discuss and adqpt the best
and most -practical schemes for bring-
ing about needed reforms. *
We have not the time foTjet dis
couraged over the misfortunes pf the
j)asl. Our pathway, lies rtlieail—
straight, bright and ruviting, if wc will
but rise equal to the emergency and do-
our duty. Let not our future ‘‘copy
fait” the mistakes of the past,elimi
nate those mistakes from the hereafter,
and in their stead, let renewed ener*
C , under .the guiding hand of higher
Uigence and backed by a hopeful-
which shall know jio discoutage-
win aucoeasful prosperity.
moihcr in every department of farm
worth < fthc-r subjects fot local discus-
/loiv-might w ell appi-annfiler the heads
of cuttle- and hog rais'eg ; best
methods of ptepariug land forjvarious
erop soils best suited corUou
crops ; grasses : elovefs ; cutting and
-ftvmg bay ; host time to turn lima ;
ji.iw-atid when to Mihsoil ; tefraciug ;
the most productive grasses and grains;
whaT puiTk ulai protluets {arc in greiit-
csl drihiuul by llu-markets ; and num-
herh-ss otheio thorouglily familiar, and
w ith which some farmers have made
greater succesg than.others. Have the
.-'Uci c.jtsfol ouca give-their plans, and if
conditions, sftils, cl®., arc Himllar, do
not hc-vitate- to adopt them, thereby
utlbzihg to your advantage the knowl
edge which it lias cost others years
perluipw to aequile. ’ ■ . '
I’ii-sidcut Stephen D. Lee of the
’MississiT'ipi Agiicultural College, in a
recent letter written , fdr (he Journal^
euiphasized Hie need of farmers insti-
Urli-s oil over our. country, ana spoke
most Encouragingly of the wonderful
progress their- inauguration would de
velop among farmers. President Lee
is at t he head of one of the most suc
cessful agricultuial colleges -in the
Smith. Hi-is-not itu agricultural col
lege in name only, hut in fact. Hun
dreds of boys go annually from there
10 iheir liombs in the cpnuliy and utir-
iz.c the practical, scientific graining re-
• eelved not only to the advanced bene
fit ol themselyes but to thi'develop-
nieni of the great agricultural interests
of their State. Men like («eii. Let,
who are devoting their lives in behalf
;l(1 . jol t!iv agricultural interests of our
eounlry by equipping the buys from
the l.irm> with aliiglt, intellectual com
(option of iheir work, are engage<tiu
nqble work, tfic fruit of which will t'c
known uikF rt-twgnized in the futme
prosperity of the people.
As practical businessmen, v^e must
admit the necessity of eo-opdraiion in
our future .’ahors. If an occasional
interchange of ideas hel|)s us in our
life work, surely we should not longer
yC'-lpoue piganizing in ouV midst these
helpful institutes. The first meeting
or two will allay all prejudices which
any one could possibly advance.
Organize with a full appreciation of
your needs aud surrotiudings. Attend
all the meeting;?and let each teel that
he is interested and being benefited.
It wiif not be hmg ImftVre your ’ inSU-
tute will he one of the most important
essentials of your business. The time
would not be far distant when plans
imliviil- | Htie&t be adopted for establishing home
11 ading circles thiougli the eo-opera-
Hon of the members. It is bcingdonc
in t he-North and West and is attract
ing considerable uttcutiou.
1 he closing of the nineteenth ccntirry
finds us in the midst of a most pro
gressive era. Wc cannot afford to
stand still for a luonth or a year. Wc
nnist piislt ahead, keeping up with the
stride of ihe limes. We can and will
JACKSON LIMBLESS COTTON.
♦ . ■ __ ' i •
its. jextbAyaoant. claims ark not
SUBSTANTIATED —ONLY AN IM-
l*KOVKI> VARIETY OF SHORT STA-
1’LK. i ‘
Home snd Karim.
.By peculiar methods and by claims |
that time has overthrown, the promo
ters of a new cotton twm^rears
tried to force on the cgtfmn planters,
under various oontraevrand absurd
conditions, certain seed which it was
claimed would produpC a limbless va
riety of .cotton, so .prolific as to astound
all cotton growo '
Wc have rece^ly examined oace
more the origiuar\. “prospectus,” by
which the** Jackson Africa ft Lijnbless
Uotton Company .Aought t t ^o induce the
Southern farmer to buy stock at 810* a
share, and then to pay-^fft) bushel
for a bushel of this-^eed, Ihe pUrpoSe
of the company bcin^, as this circular
described, to sell the crop of 1H!)H at
a bushel. This circular promised
Hie purchasers a (lifidend^of lOO per
centZ-as “the corttoany had ht-cn ye-
jteatcdly offered from 51306 to a
agii.inVrthbsil promotors. Wc question
ed the origin of the cotton ;’ wc doubted
its great productiveness -four bales an
itcre as claimed, and wc warned our
readers against investing in the stock.
^Recently wc received the following
letter from the promoters of this en
terprise ;
Editor Home and Farm :
Gentlemen: About a year ago you
saw tit to severely qriticise the Jackson
African limbless cotton, givibg as y»ur
au hoiity results of experiments made
by Mr. J. Redding at the State Ex-
pciimcntal Station ,of (ieorgia. At
that time we asked you to withheld
your criticism until you had been bet
ter informed concerning the merits of
tins new variety of cotton, but seem
ingly our correspondence only resulted
in a further^attack by you upon oui
Baking
Powder
4B9QLUTEiytoRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
IK>V»( SAKIWO SOWOta CO.. N»W VOSK.
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it to tftive been the same originally. iT fbuLXBY Raising.—A superficial
It is well known to all observant cot-'Uyi cw 0 f poultry raising on the farm
Wc now beg to enclose yo,u advance
le should -he made t horoughly faihiK- -Sheet of -Bulletin No.—43y-to be issued
iar, a- they play a conspicuous pait iii
the daily avocation .of ihu tarmcr.
Jib 1 v ..tiii.cticouutered in.._oiic fortw or
byltTwGatttgjii Experiiuenlol station,
in which it will be Seen that our claims
for 1 In* .litckiioa African JLimblcss
4 . . a . . . .. 4 ■ • 1 I a . .. a a ^ 4 a a^ a . 1 I-., 4 l— . . 1 . . 4 . . aa —' •
ton are fully sustained by the later
experiments at the station, and this
variety is accorded first place by; Mr.
Redding, while' Weltorn’s I’et, which
Mr. Redding first assumed was sub
stantially the same -as- the Jackson
limbless cotton, is {ilaced last in the
list, thus proving cohcrusively that he
Was mistaken in his first experiment
with our cotton.
We UUSt you will* give this a just
ciiticis’m in view of the imparlance it
bears to the cotton producing commu
nities, and oblige, respectlully yours,
JACK80M African Limiiless
Cotton 1 Co.'
F. W. BEardsley, Manager.
succeed,- and thc^ifimiediate inaugura
tion ot farwep^ igatitotes all over this
country, \v,t,l he one- of the most gi
gantic steps taken iu the lino of pro
gress by our people lira long while.—
V. IE Jordan in^ Atlanta Journal.
Millions of same of the wild varies
tics of lerns, which have au evergreen
foliage, particularly the dagger fern,
an i (Cux-twl liom (he woods and foitn
a stapld cohunoilitv atiiong fioii>ts all
winter. _Ffoii'ts use eutfre houses for
producing another class, mainly two or
three-varieties of free growing maiden-
hair. /F’erns/Tire gathered from the
woods as Well as growu, especially to
ctit fronds from; just as plants of roses,
cat nations and others are produced for
their (lowers aloue.
“ Does your husband play the violin,
Mrs. Stebbics ?“
“ No ; he just fiddios a little.’’
Faith cure ia a good cure in its way.
Have faith in AlliKa'nr Ginlraen but be
sijre you rub tbe iinimant well into the
surface which-w Raining you Plenty of
rubbing amtfaithful repetition three lianes
a davj if ueceM^nr, will cure Rheumatism
and Neuralgia This rub will giveyousat-
isfaclion or mouev back. This shows our
faith. "
The advance sheet gives the total
yield per acre of thirty different varie
ties. -*
The.-so-called Atncan limbless j
credited with a yield per acre of 2,100
pounds of seed crTtton. __fn the pro-
spectu-t it was said the old cotton would
produce 'but 1,000 pounds, whereas the
so-called limbless would yield from
three to four bales. .
But this report, tp which we were
referred, says seven other- varieties
yield «<ver 2,000 pounds, and the low
est of the thirty varieties yielded
.1,040. 'i he distinction claimed is in t
remarkable, and there is nothing t >
justify the extravagant pr.etoTrstons of
the first promoters.
The repott is very exhaustive, giv
ing in detail the value of seed an 1 lint,
and thestotal value of the yield per
acre, putting t h<5 hut at f> cents and
seed at 13 dents per bu -hel. At these
prices the comparison for the first ten
is as follows ;
1 — African Limbless
2 — I AO’s! m pro vt (1
3 —Chnstopln-r’- I m
4— Hawkn s’ I'iclific
i) -Nancy • li inks
ive
!!:•' Roll
d
4.1 00
41 81
41 05
41 04
»30 41
30 07
3S 00
38 . r >3
38 32
30 40
ton growers that the same'Variefy'will
rapidly diverge in many its character
istics when seed arc pul in the hands
of different persons in widely separa
ted localities. It is no lnore “limb
less” than Welborn’s Pet; it is no
more “limbless” than Dixon’s Select;
it ie no more “limbless” than any
other cluster variety with which I am
acquainted. The frontispiece in Bulle
tin 30 correctly 'represents a stalk of
“African Limbless” cottOh , when
grown under favorable conditions (not
crowded.), When it is closely crowded
it often produces stalks without any of
those long limbs, but hot ofteiicr than
Welborn’s Pet, Dixon’s Select and
other varieties. As soon as I receive a
copy of Bulletin T3 I will send you
one. I could scud you the proof sheet,
but it would leave me, without one In
the office.. I will have other-copies
doubtless in a few days. In addition
to what 1 have stated above that I will
say, in Bulletin 43 is the-following ^
“It may be well to remark that it is
unfortuuate^for ihe promoters, of thq.
Jackson African Limbless cotton that
they have'persistently disowned the
eeed planted in the statin test of 18p7
as not genuine, not having been pro
cured from Mr. Jackson nor growu
upon his farm. In order to claim any
benefit froqi this year’s test they will
he compelled to admit that ‘-he seed
used were in fat t genuine. The seed
planted as ‘African Limbless’ in this
year’s test were the product of those
planted in the station test of 18!i7, as
Jackson’s ‘ Limbless.’ ’’ .1 my further:
“The ‘African Limbless’ -has .very
small hells, and tUeir clustering habit
is objected to by my pickers. Us very
tall habit of growth and long branches
are also ohjectinhahk-r-eauxiug.it to be
storm,” Yen wiifc notice iu the ad
vance sheets I use the name “African
lyimbleSs,’.’ as 1 am debarred by the in
junction obtained against Mayfield and
others from using the word “Jackson.’
I have been strangely munuiderstoof
hy many as'serdflng to show that this
cotton was ulterly-wiihout merit. This
is not the ease. The bomten -of jay
contention has been from t
ginning that it fell far sh
spects of the claims put forth by its
exploiters, particularly the claim that
it was three or four-times more pro
ductive than any olhgr variety-, and
that it would lu'oduce enormous erops
cm very poor soils. You will tudico
that they do not now claim Altai it
originated in Alrieq. 1 mi
am as well satisfied now
presents, the aspects of an insignificant
and piddling business, hut as a matter
of fact, with ordinarily careful atten-
tiou.it brings a larger retururfor labor
bestowed and capital invested than any
regular farm crop..„ It is admitted that
while small flocks permit offfrprotit of
from two to three dollars a hen for one
year, oue dollar is considered an ave
rage for large flocks. If one has two
hundred hens a profit of about 8200 is
about what should he expected for a
year, as allowance should be made for
disease, iuferiorbirds and other causes.
But if the matter is viewed in com
parison' with, the profits from other
stock, the sum of one dollar a hen is
quita.large. The actual vatxrcntjf a lieu
is- not over fifty cent s if she weighs
five pounds, yet she may. lay as many
as twelve dozen eggs in one year and
also raise a brood of chicks. Of course
the profit depends upon the cost of the
food and the prices obtained for poultry
and eggs, and in some sections not
over fifty cents profit a hen may be se
cured ; but eyen at that low estimate
an acre of la id will enable the farmer
to keep one hundred hehs. In sec
lions contiguous to~ good markets the
farmci* should make a protit of oue
dollar a hen, and if lie does uot do so
he has not given up the scrubs and
mismanaging in some direction, whteh
will- leave him ample loom for im
provement.
* Free delivery by carriers was begun
in 18fi3. Relore that (late ttw post,
men used to collect a cent uu each let
ter fSf delivering it. "Tn~lV>fT'"frce
delivery was put into operation at six
ty-six offices, with 450 carriers, at an
annual pay-roll of 8317,000. Today
27 .ire u, JeTu ery. - * ttUeex.
931 ein riersysynd it costs Uncle Sam
$13,000,000. Any place having a pop
uliition ot 10,000, or a revenue of 8.10,«
(KM) a year from its postoflicc, can de
mand tree delivery. Nearly one-third
j j of the people of the United States have
"J their mail brought to their doors; the
other two-thiids have to go to the. post
office/ Carriers are paid fro in 8000 to
the veiv be- ^LMO a year, and have fifteen da’ys'
ort in -ill lt .. I va eation, with full pay.- They must he
ckhsens-of the United States.
The railway mail coacheS are feally
working post offices, rushing along at
lightning speed, whizzing llirougli
towns, swuling round curves, and
rumblyig over bridges, while the ruil-
av /ay that i ! ' Vi iy clerks, men with prodigious mem-
/ as " 1 was ! ,,r *‘-’ s “1 lives, offices,’ stations, route?
eighteen months'ago or more that the/. 11 '* tune-tables, distribute, classify and
exidoiler of this variety of cotton not 110 u l ) t< ’ us l ,i, I K ‘ rs :ini * letters. Not
a second .must he lost, not a motion of
the.hand must he wasted. One min-
onfy knew that >t was not “Afucau”
cotton, but he also positively knew (hut , , , . ,
It was Jeff Wclb( nU* I’et, because he- u d ' ,! ’ s <M,U ' ,n! ty pulsate across
replanted a portion of tjiat celebrated ffic continent and delay mail fo. many
patch of 1897 with seed of w’elborn’s ,1 / ,rs ‘ 0 ‘ “u>*‘ b ‘-’'’*css connections.
Pet. Of course he would not have re- so ^•curate *s the work of the 8000
railway postal clerks (hat. during last
Year “There was hut sine error in- the
0—Russell’
8—Mast- t.
9 —Banks' BL 1 Roll
10—Jones’ Kc-lmprov
30 -Wtlbom's Pet
This-indicates that there are numer
ous varieties pushing the “limbless”
for first place. The difference between
the first and...last is just 50 per cent.
I’hat isy this seed is worth just 50 per
cent, more than the Welborn pet, and
after reading Uii ; s lettbr a-nd comparing
it with the.famous, prospectus of the
850 'a pushet for seed, we, were sur
prised at the satisfaction Ihe promoters
expicssed because it “stood first,” not
in a clas(Tby itself; uot producing tour
hales to the, acre; not limbless; uot.
African; merely-first. •-
In response tor further information
from the Georgia Experimental Station
the editor of Home and Farm has re-
eeivfad Dm following Jettor from Mr.
Redding, which will primrongreat in
terest at this time:
. . . . _ ■*-. . -
Editor Home and Farm : •
Gentlemen: In reply to yours of the
21st I beg to say that it iSdrue that the
‘‘African Limbless” stood at the head
of the list of thirty varieties in our
experimental plat last year. I do not
think this is “Astonishing” when you
bear fn mind that it stood^third Tu the
test of 1897. 1 have never said that
the cotton was not good. On the con
trary, I said it was “a fairly go.>d va
riety” in my icport of tests of 1897,
which you will find Jo'Bulletin 3t* (of
which 1 send you a copy). I said in
39 also that I was satisfied it was Wel-
born’s Pet. In my forthcoming bulle
tin, 43, 1 will say that the seed of Wel-
bom’s Pet lurnished me by Welborn
himself, were hot true, hut were
mixed, as admitted "by hint last fall in
response to. a letter from me based
upon my observation that the cotton
was not uniform in its foliage and
habit of growth. I will state further
that even if nil of the stalks had been Die oil out, will be ground, by a mill
pure, as Welborn now has it, it evi
dently has deteriorated since I tested it
in 1892.- I state further tbal all my
contentions in-regard to the African
Limbless cotton, as stated in Bulletin
39, have been sustained thoroughly
and completely, except its identity with
Welborn’s Pet, but that I still believe
planted his wonderful African variety,
-so unique in all of its characteristics,
with.au ordinary-variety ot American
origination unless he vrak satisfied of
their identity. Very truly yours,
11., J. Redding, Director.
We think this is the whole case, and
it disposes of the extravagant claims
of the original promoters of theii al
leged limbless cotton, which is not limb
less at all; this four-hale cotton which
di es uot produce one hale and a half :
this African lotion—probably discov
ered in the wilds of Texas. That the
xced secured from responsible men and
and caiufully cultivated may prove a
valuable addition to fhe list'of cotton
seed worth- planting wc do- not'deny.
Had the'promoters not resorted to ex-
travagaot advertising devices, and had
they not put forward preposterous
(jajms, and indulged in a stock-jobbing
syheine of an‘ indefensible character.
Home and Farm would have had
nothiug to say.'
In eouelusiou, wc say to farmers, do
not he induced to pay extravagant
prices for this seed ; plant on a small
scale at first to see how. it suits your
soil. Do* not expect more than a bale
and a half to the acre. TkC Georgia
report shows it to he worthy your con
sideration; hut it also shows.DiALlheie
ar<“ other varieties which you need qot
dfecard.for,the J-ickson.
handling of every 11,900 pieces. Each
clerk sorting mail averaged 1,500,800
pieces. .-
A statement was made by Mr.
George Po-tfUl, a well known scientific
agriculturalists of New York .State-,
that the value oLmanuie produced hy
the domeAic animals ol NVw York'fs
fully 8100,000,000 annually, and that
through neglect, carelessness'and igno-
r.itiee in-UUe management of these v.d-
vuble’fertilizers, fully fifty per cent, of
this value or 850,000,000 is wasted or
lost annually, and the soil thus de
prived of the plant food these would
supply. When it is (considered that
the manure is produced largely from
the soil of the State, it will he seen to
what efforts New Yo*k-'fanners must
resort to keep the fertility, of their
soils from soufcer*6ttsid(: of the state.
THE NEW FERTIlilZEB LAW.
A Measure that.la of_ Intrreet aqd
Importance tu People Throughout
the Hiate.
The following is the full official text
of tbe Far illzar Act passed at the last
session of thi6 General Assembly :
An Act to provide for the Inspection
of fertilizers and to prevent the
practice of fraud and imposition in
the manufacture and sale of ferti
lisers and fertilizing materials, and
further regulate the manufacture,
sale, transportation and use of ferti
lizers and fertilizing material there
of.
Section I. Belt enacted by the Gen :
eral Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, that from and after the pas
sage of ibis Act the board of trustees
for Clemson Agricultural and Mechani
cal Co.lege, to prevent the practice of
fraud andTnaposition Ip the manufac
ture and sale of fertilizers and fertillz-*
Ing matersals, shall cause fertilizers
sold or offered for sale within the
State, to be inspected, so as to deter
mine the agricultural value of tbe
same as applied to farms, trucking,
gardens, orchards and grown
within this State.* ;' -i, ,
Section 2. That said hoard ot trus
tees shall cause experiments to be
made with the several kinds of ferti
lizers and fertilizing materials offered
for sale within this State. And the
said board of trustees shall cause the
result of the use of such fertilizers and
shal( have said reports classified ■ and
published in the bulletins of the said
College, and cause arid bulletins to be
mailed free of cha^gs any citizen of
this S ate who shall file application
therefor.
Section 3. That the said board of
trustees shall appoint and control one
or more persons or inspectors, who
shall secure for the board samples of
said fejrliiizers and fertilizing ma
terials, and shall cause such samples
to be forwarded to Clemson Agricultu
ral and Mechanical College, tboro to
be analyzed and otherwise experi
mented with, and who shall perform
such o>bor duties as a board may
direct.
Section 4. The said board of trus
tees shall employ an anaiyst skilleffAtT
agricultural chemistry. It sbtfil be
the ■ l 'Tv-;f riiliil to analyze
-sutrh'“tefHTTzers and other materials as
may be required by the department of
ag-rrcuitui j, and towki'ws far as prac-
t cable u suppressing fraud in the sale
of commercial ferJiizirs. He shall
also) unden ih^jcUrectum of said de
partment. care> on exjejimenti on ti. ;
TtOtf aWTe rr-VCnorptS’nt^-With-Sr
tax tags or stamps, or evidence that
the said i nspection tax has been paid
to the Stftte Trearurer or bis duly ap
pointed. agents. But nothing herein
oontalLei shall interfe ewith fertil zers
passing' through the State in transit,
nor shall apply to the delivery of ferti
lizer materials or bulk goods to. ferti
lizer factories for manufacturing pur
poses. Every person or persons, com
pany ot corporatm violating this sec
tion shall forfeit to the State a sum of
money equal to the value of tbe ferti
lizers, commercial manures, fert 1 zing
materials sold, offered for sal-*, re
ceived, shipped OF delivered without
having tl(e im-pection tax tag attach
ed, to be recovered in any Court of
competent -jurisdiction. Such for
feiture when collected shall be paid to
the State treasury. The Treasurer
shall hole the amount of the said in
spection tax, and nil forfeitures col
lected and paid in as.aforesaid, subject
to the order of the board of trustees
of the Clemson Agricultural and
Mechanical College of South Carolina.
Section 9. That all Acts and parts
of Acts inconsistent with the provi
sions of this Act be, and are hereby,
repealed’' •—
Approved the 7th day of March, A.
D. 1899. ,, I
W. H. Elleriik Governor.
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WEDDING IN MOKKO CASTLE.
—Noah Webster-was-Rom in Wesjt
Hartford, Conn., and a raev ment ih.as
h(*(*n started there fur the’erection oj a
gig intic.memorial.
Peanut Products.—Some of pur
readers may have noticed, a mouth
ago, that the pea&ujt factories about
Norfolk had gone into a trust. It is
now believed that the Standard Oil
company is hacking the Rust. It is
known that the Standard Oil company
will soon put on the mankyt Iwo com
paratively new peanut products—pea
nut butter and peanut tl-mr.
The outlook lor the peanut business
of the Carolina* has opened up at Nor
folk a possibility of a large growing in
dustry that will benefit the farmers
and^makc peanuts more valuable than
tojiut into roasted peanuts or peanut
brittle in candy. There is now being
erected near Norfolk a large plant,
which Is being built for the purpose of
manufacturing peanut oil which will
ho manufactured into butter that has a
nice mittv tlavor and which will take
the place of the general produce of
oleomargarine iu this country. The
revenue department has decided that
this butter is not' a cotnpound and,
therefore, thCre will he no internal
revenue/tax to wiihhold the dealer
from handling Dip same; and it has
been clearly proven that it is a whole
some and nutritious article. The resi
due of the peanuts left, after pressing
ing process, and made into flour like the
product of corn. It is claimed that
this will have a nutritious quality,
somewhat darker in color nut better
than any of the preparations now used
in makiug wheat cakes, corn, flour, etc.,
and will make, loo, good and whole
some bread. 4
When a Japanese
girl marries, she
LliFkcus her teeth,
Jhu- to a great ex
tent marring snd
spoiling her beauty
American husbands
would not dream of
such barbarism,
but _ on _the con
trary; want their
wives to remain
beautiful and at
tractive just as
long as possi
ble. In fact,
every woman
owes it- to her
self and society
to preserve her
beauty, attract-
\ iveness and
amiability to the.-Very end.
Thousands.oi women fail of this for one
great prevalent reason. While they report
to every device to preserv^their beauty of
complexion by external applications and
possibly take the best care .of their general
heal til, they are too frequently utterly neg
lectful of their health in a special womanly
way. No woman^catf remain beautiful, at
tractive or amiable, who suffers from weak
ness and disease of the delicate and import
ant feminine organtMU A woman, whp,
suffers in this way will lose her clearness
of complexion, her cyt‘s will become dell,
worry and pain will mark her face with
wrinkles and , she will become nervous,
sickly, fretful and despondent. There is a
sovereign remedy for all troublyj of this
description. It is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription.
“ My flincs* was CHUsed Iw lack of medical at
tention duringchildbiritr.' n lasted fora period
of Uireo years, during which my suffering was
almbst iridcscrilinlde, write- Mrs Rdith Petty,
of Texanna Cherbkee Xat .Tnd. Ter. "Owing
to tbe injuries received—rupture, internal dja-
placement, etc . I became a physical wreck, t
was in a constant state of pain and nervous col
lapse. I became so neivous I feared insanity.
My hearf was affected and I had gpelj* of palpi
tation and smothering Was reduced iijsstrength
and could take uo solid food’ The doctovs t .ld
me that recovery was imts^sible without a sur
gical operation ’ My monthly periods ce:;-*d en
tirely. My mother iHHight a txittle of Dr PierFe's
Favbrite Prescription. I took twelve bottles
Thanks to an All-wise Providence and Doctor
Pierce s medicines, the symptoms have all dis
appeared.. 1 can now do a hard day s work, eat
anything and everything I wish. | regard my
recovery as permanent f 01 >* '* nearly two years
since Estopped taking Dr. Pierce'* medicines."
growth o
view to ascertaining what fertilizers
are hOBt edited to tue 'various crops of
this State, And. wnetUer other crop*
may not be advangeously grown on
tula soli, and sQal) carry on such othfer
investigations as the dc(/ar‘,tnent may
Uireet. He shall make regular reports
to the said depart ment oi all analyses
and oxpjriraenis made fybe ¥ sutVo!
.all anaiy-ies ul cffiAaliy dra(fa samples
of fertilizers and Jerlti.'z ng materials
shall bj publisned in bulletins which
shad o.‘ ready for d(strrbu’tlod .'as foT
'o..s: The results of all analyses of
samples officially drawn during l\e
mouths of November, December, Jan-
■uarV. February aaa March of fert-ii
zersj commercial'manure* and feiTutz
mg materials- shipped during the said
months shall be print' d and ready for
diaw bution by April 2d following, and
■stDcl bear upon alt ferul;zers,of similar
bra.Ji shipped during the aforesaid
moa.bs The result^of all analyses of
-amples officially d^awn during the
months of April*: May, June, Ja.y,
Augffst, September and Ou.ober of ail
ftr’.iliz.-rs, commercial manures and
fertilz ng, materials shipped durirg
the sa.d months, shall be printed ana
roh-y for distribution by November 20
(oRowirg, and snail bear upon ail fern-
i z srs of similar brands shipped during
the coro'Csponding months.
Section 5. For the purpose of de
fraying the expenses connected with
the inspectioa of said fertrl.zers and
fertillz.ng materials sold and offered
for saie in this State,'and the export-.
m'tHs relative to the value thereof as
i^tortsaid, there shall be a charge of
"twenty five cents per ton onsucb ferti-
i.zjrsand fertiEzmg materials, which
s iall be paid tb the State Treasurer
before tbe delivery to rati roads, agents,
dealers, or consumers of this State, ex
cept on goods shipped in bulk to manu
facturers lor manufacturing purposes
oniy : Provided, that said Doarff of
!*4>:loes shall have the discretionary
power to txempt such natural ma
terials as may be deemed expedient.
Section 0. That tbe board of trus
tees of Clemson College or their agent
shall issue inspection tax tags or
stamps tt such person or persons, com
pany or corporation, as shall present
receipts or other evidences from the
State Treasurer that they have paid
iuto the Slate treasury sufficient funds
to cover suea issue, and the said board
of trustees or their agent shall, be
fore making such issue of tags or
stamps, mark, punch or stamp each
and every tug or stamp with such
marks or stamps as they may adopt, to
show that said tags or stamps have
been issped by the said board of trus
tees o- ttmir agent, and any person or
persons, company or corporation who
shall make use, or who shall attempt
to make, print, sell, use or offer for
sale, any counterfeit or any imitation
whatever of the inspection tax tags or
stamps issued by the boara of trustees
of Clemson College-, or their pulhorizjd
agent, for the purpose of evading or
assisting in evading the payment of
the inspection tax on fertilizers or
commercial manures, shall be fined in
a sum of not less than two hundred
and not more than five hundred dollars
for cpfh ana everjr offence, and on
failure to pay such.'fine shall be im
prisoned at hard labor for a period of
l et less than on j and not more than
fi*e years for each offence
. S.ction 7. AU persbns, companies
or corporations engaged in the manu
facture or sale of fertilizers or com-
mercia 1 manures ahull cancel all tags
or stamps use.^ as evidence that said
Inspec tion tax has been paid,' by stamp
ing such tags or stamps with the name
of the person or persons, company or
corporation selling, shipoing or manu
facturing. Also, the date of shipment
or delivery. No railroad or common
carrier shall receive for shipment or
delivery from any person-or persons,
company or corporation, any fertilizers
or commercial manures with the tags
or stamp hearing date of cancellation
thirty or more days prior to delivery
for shipment. \
Section 8. A'll persons, companies
or corporations engaged in the manu
facture or safe of fertilizirs or com
mercial manures sbaii pay to the State
Treasurer an inspection tax of twenty"
five cents per ton (2,000 pounds) for
such fertiliz.rs or commercial manures
or fertilizing materials sold or offered
for sale ip this State in order to entitle
the same to in spectioo and delivery ;
and ail persons, railroad companies or
Okkekcommon carrier are hereby pro
hibited from receiving or delivering
any commercial fertilizers, commercial
manures) or fertilizing materials that
do not bear the prescribed inspection
The Freak of a Komantlc Girl and a
Rough Rider.
'■ Lieut. Louis J. Bristow, of the Se
cond South Carolina regiment, writes
as follows from .Havana to the News
and Courier : : ' : ■
The first marriage ceremony ever
performed in Mofro Castle occurred
ye.terday afternoon, when Capt. P. A.
Murray, chaplain of the 2d South Ca
rolina, -united Capt.-George Shanton
and Miss Margaret liees in wedlock.
The marriage wa^ a very romantic one
and is worth relating. ■»
Last summer Capt. Shanloh waa _^
commanding officer of Troop C, of
Torrey’s Hough Riders, in c&mp at
Panama Puck, Fla. While there he
met Miss He«S»—wjjo resides in Jack
sonville, and was visiting the camp.
It was a case of love at firbt sight, and
the sequel of the meeting was tbe mar
riage yesterday afternoon. Capt. Shan
tou's regiment was mustered out last
October, but ue was retained in the 0
quartermaster’s department as super
intendent of tranapkr tat ion of the 7th J
army corps, wnmu position he still "
holds. Capt. Shanton became engaged
to Miss Reese, but mere was objection
to tbe union by G.e 3 oung lady's family.
Whvn-th ,".T|, ■ : tu Cuba the
Captain, of course, accompanied it. A
lively correspondence between himself
and his SA Cctheai t was kept up, and
it was finally decided that tbe young
lady should com j to Havana and the
couple be marneu nere. Miss Raes-ar- 1
ranged for a trip tu Savannah, Ga., to
visit her uncle, and when the day came
for going there she .came to Havana
instead, arriving hero Friday night.
In toe meantime, Capt. Shanton bad
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seen Capt. Murray and arranged to be
married at tbe Pasaje Hotel at 1
o’clock Sunday afternoon, but upon the
arrival of the young lady she declared
that the marriage should take placet ic
Morro Castle. Every effort was made
to gut-permission to visit the castle.
Out all to no avail. The military men
who are supposed to have the strong
est ” pull ” vssited Geo. Ludlow in be-
naif of the young cfiupte, but the Gen
eral declared that he could not allow
any Americans to enter the castle.
'Seeing that every means known had
proved futile, Miss Roes said that the
marriage, then, jnust occur a^ near
Mono a* possible, so it was decided to
take a boat and cross the narbor with
out permission aud go very near Morru
Castle and have the marriage take
place on the beach.
Carriages were secured and the fdi-
lywing party started on t ils novel
fripf Capt. Shanton and Miss Rees,
Capt. 1*. A. Murray, 2d South Caro
lina ; Lieuts. ( . A. JacKson aud Ivy L.
li ynolds, of tbe Itilst Indiana ; Lieut.
Fred K*pp; former.y of Torrey’s cav-,
airy, now of the quartermaster’s de-,
panment; Dr. GTonuman, chief veteri
nary surgeon of the 7th army Corps :
Messrs. E. P. Robbins, Philadelphia,
D. A. Brown, Woodbrldge, N, J , ana
N.ck Kumon, Davenport, Iowa; Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. At mour, Memphis i’enn;
Mr, and Mrs. C. Johnson, Day Ionia,
Fia ; Mrs. J. R. Drum, Havana, Cuba ;
M isa Maud Myrell, Jackmnvi.c, Fia.,.
and the correspond nt ol Tne News
and Courier. • - - *
Just us the party was ready to drive
to the wharf the bride-to-be dec ared
that a photographer must go along,
loo, and some lime was spent in secur-'
ing the desired man. Finally, how
ever, the carriages drove off from tbe
hotel and were, soon at'the wharf,
wnere a boat was secured that would
take ue over to the castle. No trouble
was experienced in geting past the
sentioeTrand getting very near Morro.
Upon arriving at tb6 entrance Senor
J. U. Casanova, a member of tbe finance
committee of the municipal govern
ment, and a very prominent Cuban
withal, was met, and upon being in
formed as to the object of our parly,
said that he had permission to take
his family into the castle, and was then
only awaiting the arrival of the keys.
He told us to wait a little while and
the gate would be opened, and there
would nothing to prevent our party
entering. Soon the bridal party was
inside old Morro, and Senor Casanova
led the way-to the chapel, where the
ceremony was performed, the old
Cuban gentleman .giving the bride
away. After the ceremony a stroll
through the historic old prison was
taken and the party returned to the
city. It was night when tbe hotel was
reaclieJ. Tec brio, groom is a native
of Laramie City, Wyoming, and was
with Huffalo Bill’s Wild Wtsl Show
during the season of 1893 94, and was
known a* “ tbe King of Cowboys.”
The bride is a native of Georgia, but
has resided in Jacksonville, Fla., for
many years. She is a very pretty
young woman and is small ol stature.
She sayff she was determined to wed
Capt. Shanton in spite of all opposi-
tiofi, and she braved the- trip to Ha
vana all alone in order to accomplish
her desire.
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