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NaafcrfU* TennenMn.
Dr. Henry Skinner, lecturing at the
Aendemy of Natural Science in Phila
delphia, declared that he would rather
hare a rattlesnake in his kitchen than
one common house fly.
This is a strong declaration, but
those who fully realize what disease*} a
single fly may bring into the household
can understand the position of a man
who has made the subject a study.
Dr. Skinner points to the fact that
house flies are responsible for the
spread of epidemic diseases^ such as ty
phoid and infantile paralysis, calling at
tention to the fact that they thrive on
garbage and that the filth they take up
and transport is a source of great,dan
ger and a prolific cause of sickness.
If everybody could be impressed
with the importance of entering an ear
ly and vigorous campaign for the ex
termination of the house fly, a great
menace to the health of every com
munity would be removed, for such a
warwtratd undoubtedly succeed in its
purpose. It no doubt would be a com-
patatively easy matter to rid the coun
try of the pest if everybody would
make war on it at the opening of the
season, when the first ones make their
appearance.
Thia can not be done, however, and
since it is not probable that the country
will ever be entirely rid of the fly, the
nOxt best thing is to guard against its
intrusion by scrupulous cleanliness
about the premises and screening of the
windows and doors of residences and
business houses.
In some communities the people, in
addition to screening their houses, use
fly traps, which they place on pgrehes
or near doors on outside of the house.
A serviceable and cheap trap ti one
made out of common screen wire, the
kind used for door snd window screens.
In those pieces where screens snd fly
traps have been in general use, the
•mall number of flies has become so
obvious that the plan can well be
commended to every community.
A Two-Yssr
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L*x*r-Stout
Allendale, April 19.~I<ast Sunday
night Mias Janie Lou Lazar of Allen
dale and W. B. Stout, formerly of this
city, now of Bristol, Teon , were quiet
ly married at the home of the bride s
parents, Mr and Mrs H A Lazar
The marriage was quite unexpected to
many of Mias Lazar s friends. The
couple kft Monday morning for Bristol,
Tenn., their future home
A Barnwell “Burbank" has grown
asparagus that spreads out flat on toast
ilka s ribbon.—Charleston Evening
Post
If one-half of the land is to go into
cotton each year and the other half in
to com snd peas or osts, snd some le
gume, thus limiting u> to s two-year-
three-crop rotation, ss the very best
we can hope for, what effect is such a
rotation likely to have on the fertility
of the soil? Of some will ar
gue that we must have at least a three-
year rotation and that the farmer must
be urged to adopt such a rotation, but
he simply will not do it, and it is more
practical and useful to discuss some
thing which he may in time be induced
to adopt. Even a two-year rotation of
the right sort is much better than our
present system—or lack of system—and
it has been amply demonstrated that
the farmer if he makes changes at all
does so by slow and small degrees.
What, then, is the best two-year ro
tation that will give one-half the land
for cotton each year? It will be diffi
cult to induce a large number of famr-
ers to grow any soil-improvement
crop. Corn and other crops on one-
half and cotton on the other half, with
the crops on the same land only every
second year is a crop rotation, but it is
little better than these same crops year
after year on the same land, or at least,
it will not keep up the fertility of the
land, much less increase it.
If a ton of cowpea hay be grown,
which will scarcely be done wken the
peas are sowed in corp on land that av
erages twenty bushels to the acre, the
amount of nitrogen gathered from fhe
air will probably about equal that i^'
moved in the corn, grain and the cwfc-
ton. This, however, makes no provis
ion for supplying the loss of nitrogen
through leaching from the soil, which
is considerable, and of course, the land
will also be poorer by the thirteen
pounds of phosphoric acid and nine
pounds of potash removed in the corn
and cotton. The humus content
should be about maintained by the
corn and cotton stalks and the pea vines.
It is apparent fron this that such a ro
tation does not mean modi permanent
improvement in soil fertility. In fad,
it actually means a Ins* of fertility, ua-
lesa commrruaJ or other fertilizers arc
used freely. If. however, we can add
a rye crop after the corn aad peas to
plow under in March when preparing
the land (or cotton, which tusides fur
nishing humus, will also pro vrttt wash
ing and leaching from the winter rains,
snd then can get a crop ol crimain clo
ver in the cotton to plow under for
corn, an increase in soil lerhiify will
result if evew smalt amounto of pifeoft-
phonc and and potaah arejnrturnwd to
the land in commercial fertMixerw In
fact, increased fertility wmK eoaar if
amoonti of phosphoric arid a little Mr-
ger than those ^rerenaed in the oar a,
grain and cotton am returned to toe
land in comme.ixial fertiluar. —The
Progressive Fanner,
Turn
New
Over a
Leaf
: Two Knaves i|
Of Hearts::
And the Result of Their
Meeting
| By ARNOLD HORTON
The soldier boy of 1861-65 was a very
different personage from the whit?
haired, wrinkled, tottering old man of
the present day. Bob Meriden entered
the Union army at eighteen and came
out at twenty-two. When he was mus
tered Into the service he was a rosy
cheeked boy with a perpetual smile on
his face. To look at him no one would Iqa waw Vbe fat^”o7the young fain 7n
To those who have not been euatoartr? ot*
Hill Top Stables in the pa-L we sayt. “Turn
over a new leaf ami resolve tn.it hercrafter
you will buy sour horses .imi mules at the
place where the square deal is the watch
word "
5; 1 am selling more ami better ^borses
Mules. Hug^ies, Carriages, Wagons. Whip;*,
etc than ever before, an i stih have on hand
quite a number ol Iresh stock —th* cream'
of the Western maikets—that I want you-
to see. With the New Year I urn in a
bettor position than ever betore to supply
vour needs and my long experience makes.
nfaLtiufliest prepared deale' in tlkss sect.^n
to supply your e.eiy want m this- line.
Buggies, Wagons^ Hat
My stock of High Grade Wagons,
Harness, Whips, Lap Lobes, tU. was ftever
better, and having used caretul judgment in
buying, I am enabled to otler you exception
al values. Come and see me. I know I
can please you in both price and quality.
Charlie Brown, Barnwell, S. C.
have thought that he was going south
to stand up to be shot at. Yet the
only time when be looked serious was
at being ordered north on recruiting
service. He was afraid be would misa
a tight.
But ttita waa in the beginning of It
The entbuaiastlC young men of that
period go4 quite enough of fighting be
fore they were through with campaign
ing. and thewe who struggled with dis
ease and wownris had a harder time
■till. But thi* story is of tlto earlier,
reckless, devil may care period when
the youngster* who went into- the war
felt that they were off on a piciric.
Bob Meriden xrm as full of the ro-
OMince of war a* any soldier to the
northern army. FTr had read stovtea of
•pte* and their doings and was- r»pe-
ebvHy ambitious Ur cfe sec net service
Work. Bo be told Hfh captain that tf
Mere was any call from headquarter*
fW votoateers to go senth for Informt-
tfso- to Jet him know. One day Moi>
w.vr notified that such ■^•rvice was ac
quired. aad if he oared'to undertake-U:
be waw to ref«ort In ix-rann at hetof-
qunrtoto. He kwt no time in doing
and ate graeral after loohtog him over
■nld a»-li<nv
"< a » .yoo talk like a sout Vroer?"
*'Keri*i*o,'' w»* Bob’s re[>iT.
“Let m* hear you sny New York*'
“Men ’Sank.''
“I expe»t yen'll ref on 11 that re
ap* -t fthTe pm ever done j*»y secrer
serv ice wneW 1 ’*
"No gvrwval~
The rroom I ana* silent f W a few
etoinent*. He rrolterd the danger*
the (my ova »b«Mta to meet and hesi
tated to oamf Mar He told Soh that
he ran a mnltorabte risk mt being
banged aao.'sdvhMMl tom n<>t to imder-
tnke the )«4* Bat the young soldier
begged to Re peeaUttrd to go and the
geen-ml finally ' aaamlad Hot* wne>to-
proceed aoactr to the foe federal* ilnaa.
■ate the peottinmo and oum t>er» of tin*-
traopa and mt irra amrh other tuforma
tloa aa woateff he valuable to hda ooai-
mander
That areotoa after dark the toT
dressed In a aeit mt “hettemut' a ret. a
faded atm a hat. yrsernted a pea* at
the ideket hhe far Atmer Shock He
waa (>ennlttort te g* forth a ltd after
walking a few mite* In order thatt he
might not te- ftomd near the Fedhrat
Ultra, went iitrt Mvoaac In a woeii
In the rnoriilnr he was awakened
by the sua afliniur through the trees
and. sitting np. kwtked iilx>ut him Tbe
birds were rhlridng In tba tree*, tta*
air wa* balmy Indeed the w.-tte wa*
as jtesc-eful ss any the young man had
ever etj>erJmoed It waa difficult fi*c
hi m to rettftoce that he was between
two arnilev whose business it wss to
slaugider eeeh other, nnd that If he
were known hr* he « T’nlon soldier In
disguise be would be swinging off
from the limb of n tn-e
Arising frrnn his earthly b«si he
m*t(|e his rrny to the turnpike and
walked southward t’oming to a f.irm
house, he asknl for a breakfast and
r«*eel\ed soiim* corn pmc ami a cup of
chicory In hen of coffee. Being asked
where he came from and where he
was going, he said that the Yank* hnd
desfrovtsi Its father's farm and he
was going down to enlist In the Con
federate army.
After, breakfast, for which he paid in
Yankee shinplasters of the ponwd, he
took to the road again. He )t»d not
gone far before he met a slip o/ a girl
walking to the opposite direction. She
was a country girl of the better class
and quite pretty. Bob. who had seen
nothing but men since he came to Vir
ginia. \v*s not mind£d to let tliia young
\
to might flad b*r oa bar toturu aad
to might aoc
leaving her, Bob puniu«d hla way
down the road, thinking more of her
than Ids mission. Just before com lug
to a depression In the road that would
bide her from him be turned for a last
look. She turned at the same moment,
and they both smiled. Tlien Bob. see
ing a cluster of white tents before
him, began to remember what he was
there for.
The next evening about dosk Ella
I'nrneal. the girl Bob had met on bis
way south, looking out through a win
dow, saw half a dozen Confederate
troopers riding rapidly up the ftoid.
One of them left the others and, et>m-
ing lo the house, called. Ella opened-
the window, and he asked if she bad
seen anything of a yoong fellow in •
hotternut suit. She said abe hadn't*,,
and, riding on, he Joined' bis comrades.
borne twenty minutes later, when it
trim qoite dark without, she saw a
face at the window. It waw very pale
and wore a frightened look. Moreover.
creature go by without a word with i ry was very flimsy, and- gave her the
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her. Sb« was carrying a basket on her
arm coataiuing eggs and butter, and
Bob. by way of opening conversation,
asked bar if they were foe sale. She
replied that they were not, but he was
at liberty to help himself. He had no
use fi* either at present aad declined.
Then they sat down beside the road
and begun to chatter like magpies.
Tho girl, much to Bob'* surprise, told
him that she belonged to a Union fam
ily; that they were adl being treated
very badly nnd that sihe would like to
go northito Harrisburg, where an aunt
oi hers tv’as living. Bat she feared she
would not be permitted to pass through
the Union lines and wouldn’t know how
to travel if she were. Bob asked her
where she lived, and she said her home
lay within thp Confederate lines not
far below. She was taking the butter
and eggs she carried to a house she
pointed out. What she would do next
abe didn't ancceed in making clear to
Bob. \
The upshot of the dialogue was that
Bob>changed hla mind about enlisting
in the Confederate army and told the
girl that be would be back that way
in a day or two and be thought he
might help her on her way to her aent
Id Harrisburg. To thia she replied tbit
run of our camps. But 1 set a watch
upon her. She was taking down notes
of our forces and making sketches of
our defenses when she-was interrupted;
In her work and brought to me.”
“Y'ou don’t mean it, general!" ex
claimed Bob.
“According to the-rules of war, it »
my duty to order a drumhead eomrt
martial and hang her."
“Great heavens!"
“There was an Impressive silence,
which was broken by the general. “The
Information you brought me is very
valuable. What reward do you ask
for getting it?"
Bob took the hint and said eagerly,
*T ask a pardon for this little girl,”
“That let’s me out,” replied the gen
eral. *Tt Is my duty to hang her, but
since you claim ber life as your reward
for a service In which you risked the
death that is due her she is pardoned.
When the information she has acquir
ed shall have become useless she shall
be perinltted to go whefe she likes.”
After the war Captain Robert Meri-f
den looked up hla “cousin,” though he
did not go to Harrisburg to find her.
He married her In Virginia, and they
were for i«axa known at the two
butternot abe had met on the' road the
morn 1 dig before 1
Bob M-eriden had got within Pfce Con
federate; Mae* through a gap 1 fes the
pickets, hoi gone about gathering in
formation; ftsrt had excited suspiirlon.
He had beceune aware of his danger
and hid hlmw'Sf kn a wood from whence
he had seen tftr men who had suspect
ed him ridings rvpidty on the road awl
felt sure they were after him. Flmf-
ing a picket' dtwtog on his post. Bob*
effected an exit! and. skulking over
wooded ground, twi-brought up at th*-1
boose in question*
The two youngster* held a confer
ence,, and Bob tokf CHa that the Con
federates had tried tt»» force him to en
list i* their cause, but be bad succeed
ed In getting away from them. He did
not dare remain In the-bouse—he would
skulk to the woods—but tf the next
morning she would meet him on the
road within range of ttia Federal pick
ets he wowUl see what he- e*uld do to
ward getting her through the linen
ami *cruling ber north' So- her aunt.
Site t hank folly accepted hi* pro[wmt-
Cloiv and Bob skulked away to hide
from tho**- seeking him.
ft wa* about 10 o’clock it* the morn
tog that Birt*. having passed* throngii a
rornrfleid. UMsmled a fence at a rtoe in
riie ground aad looked abonti tom. On
the road he sow walking a figure that
he Jadged to he Ella CanwaJ. i*e-
*<-en(!iiig fnxn his point of oto*cvatlon.
be made towvn] her. and she waved
her band. n> tom He soon Joined ber.
nnd they walked together toorart) the
raioo picket lime
Ftotv kne-sr thut at that timeritis com
mnafter, wha wa* preparing far* move
Bierrt. wyh very particular alaod allow
tog ritteena in bt» camp* Sc, ronrlad
ItoK that It would be ueceasasy. to or
dev »o gef hta protege through amt send
her on her way tyrth. that Ito should
vouch fur her. be tokl her that be
would ted the general that he hnd
feu ad ia ber a cousin and I naf rooted
her as te I be part she shoutt piaj
9t*» was very grateful to him fee this,
ttoeigh aha regretted that the dr'ep-
ttou stem id be neoeaeary. On routing
to Mte ptefcet Hot* asked the ofiteer In
res ora ii ud to Inform the generai at hi*
eeu.tug trod aak permlmlon tx» bring
aaottier person to hendquarten* The
atfi *t was directed to bring tb* two in
at em-v -l
Bob had gathered Jnst the toforma
Iteu his cotunumder required Ella re-
Biuued osilskde the tent while Boh
went in mud re|*orted A* toes a* be
he bad done so ho Informed the general
of bK nieeriug with his coaetn and
asked |>eriul>*.slon to send her north
Ttw generol wa* surprised aa tba co
in- idenev .md looked Incredujrnm But
B-'U nsMinxl him th.it the girt wrns in
Uiis-qiliMti uteri little tiling, t arviy six
teen, .tml the ■ " m uni n>l<-; g.ive ills con-
se-nt He sug^i-stisl. howc'«-r. th.it <>ne
of fils stiff t#ki* the girl In charge
B 'h w iln-eri it kills, hut w ;isfi*rc*sl to
Obc \ . ;l lid I ill'In g' H >* 110 to his I lit le ' "US
In with regret. |ir"tnising thut ns soon
ns the war \v;is over he would look
her up
Tlnit was the List thut Beb saw of
Ella <';irrM*nl till the next driy. when
he rrs-eivt-d tin order to re|N-rt in per
son nt general hendqiiarters. ^YhHt
was his astonishment to find his cousin
there with a soldier on each side of her.
“In you two.” said ttie general, "are
a pair of knaves. Y'ou go south to do
secret service work for n>e and bring
back a ’cousin' to do ssruret service
work for the enemy.”
“What do you mean, gancral?” cried
the astonished Bob,
“I suspected your ‘cousin.’ whose sto-
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