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BARNWELL. S. C.. DECEMBER 24. 1914
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■ SoccMafuI Experiment Conducted
Barnwell Last Week.
«To Barnwell belongs the honor of
being the first town' in the world in
which a bale of cotton was artificially
opened from frost-bitten cotton bolls,
this experiment, which mat-ks the
second step in the promised revolution
of the cotton growing industry, having
been successfully conducted at the
plant of a local ginnery by the Hall
Cotton Reclaiming Process on Saturday.
The bale was packed in white cenvas
and labeled as follows: “Matured by
the Hall Reclaiming Process from
Frost-bitten Bolls at Barnwell, S. C.”
It was shipped North and will be placed
on exhibition in the New York Cotton
Exchange, according to Joseph R.
Wilsoni Esq., of Philadelphia, who has
been in charge of the experiments here
in the interests oi No them capita
lists.
FARMERS SEEK ADVICE
FROM CLEMSON COLLEGE
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About fifty of the leading citizens of
Barnwell, including the mayor, bank
ers hnd the largest • cotton growers of
this sectian, have signed a certificate
of unqualified endorsement, petition
ing the cotton reclaiming company to
establish its manufacturing plant and
saw mills at Barnwell to make the
(maturing machines for South Carolina.
This enterprise would give employment
to several hundred workmen.
The enthusiasm over the ability of
the process to reclaim frost-bitten bolls
is •secondary, however. By the
process the frost-bitten bolls and
Bulletin on Fertiliser* Ittued by Experi
ment Station.
The present low price of cotton has
caused many farmers to seek advice
from Clemson College as to the econ
omic use of fertilizers this coming sea
son. To meet this demand, Prof. J. N.
Harper, Director of the South Caroliha
Experiment Station, has written a
bulletin o i this subject. Among other
things, he states that- practically all the
soils of South Carolina, will respond to
good treatment and fertilization. It
does not pay to plant and cultivate crops (
unless they . well supplied with plabt
food.
'The most important plant food for
the soils of this State,” continues Prof.
Harper, “its nitrogen (ammonia.) "All
of our soils are deficient in this ele
ment. This is due to the fact that the
nitrates are soluble in ^water and are
constantly leaching out of the land.
Therefore unless crops are grown in
nirotation with the legumes, the farmer
must use some form of commercial
nitrogen and he shouiiLinsist that this
nitrogon be available. Nitrate of soda,
sulphate of ammonia, blood, cotton seed
meal, fish scrap and tankage are splen
did sources of nitrogen. Cotton seed
meal is one of the best and at the pre
sent price it is one of the cheapest
Nitrate of soda is also a good source of
nitrogen and it will liberate a certain
amount of potash in the soil. When
Hall applied • early* in the spring it
tail- greatly increases the yield of grain.
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end crop witl be entirely eliminated,
as the green bolls can be picked eight
or ten days before they open and the
entire crop passed through the mac-
chine, so that the picking of the lower,
bolls can commence about August 1st
and the entire crop picked by October
15th, allowing the farmers to plant his
land in grain.
The ability of the machine to take
green bolls, open them and produce
cotton with a better and stronger staple
than when allowed to open in the field
is certified to by a large number of
practical cotton men who have seen the
machine at work. The process through
which the green bolls pass from the
time they leave the field has been ex
plained in these columns in past issues.
Experiments have been conducted
throughout the summer at Barnwell
with the maturing device, and since
November 30th daily tests and experi
■“It also pays to use acid phosphate
on all types of soil found in this State
excepting where ithasaccumlatcd from
previous fertilizations Acid phosphate
is not on only a valuable plant food
but -it^s also valuable in that it
hastens the maturing of p^nta, es
pecially cotton, and prevents cotton
from running to stalk or weed.
“On account of the European War
our source of potash, which- comes
from Germany, has been cut off, caus
ing the price to increase considerably.
At the present time it will not pay the
farmers of the piedmont section to use
any potash in their fertilizers. The
sandy soils of the coastal plain are very
deficient in potash and what is on hand
should be used for the soils of that
region.
“Fertilizers are not amendment or
sitimulants to plant growth but furnish
i the necessary elements of plant food
ONE ADMISSION FOUND
AMONG MANY CLAIMS
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BARNWELL COUNTY AND
RELIEF OF BELGIANS
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bolls, which had been soaked with rain
for two weeks and had begutr to rot
and sweat. It was from these bolls
that the first bale of cotton was pro
duced. It was something that the
. cotton men would have considered
impossible had they not actually wit
nessed it tlugnselves. The representa-
tives of capital, who have been in
Barnwell for the past month stnding
the whole process, returned North
Saturday with certificates of approval,
which forever remove the process
from the realm of experiment.
It is hoped that they will decide to lo
cate the first oL-their manufacturing
plants-in Barnwell, which has been the
scene of the early tests of the machine.
FAIRFAX NEWS.
A Large Crowd Enjoys “The Winning of
Elaine" by Local Talent.
Fairfax, Dec. 19,—The last meeting
of the civic league was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Brun
son. A cake-walk and other amuse
ments were agreed upon by them to
amuse the young folk during the
holidays. , Then other business was
discussed. 1 • \ .
Mr. Chitty, superintendent of the
high school, gave a play last week
with hik advanced boys and girls as
chief characters. “The winning of
Elaine” brought a full crowd, which
was highly entertained. • Mrs
Johnston and Miss Sadie
dered sweet music between the acts.
They reproduced the play in Brunson.
Fred Marsh of McCormick is here
J.E.-
Harter fen-
staple crops take out large amounts of
plant food from the soil which must be
replaced. ‘The farnfers of the State
have not acted unwisely in that .they
have been using fertihzersjn large a-
mounts for a number ot years., How
ever, under the present conditions with
the low price of cotton, we advise the
farmers to reduce the amount of ferti
lizer they will use this coming season.
■» “There is a considerable amount of
food stored in our soils as a residual
from previous fertilizations which
can be called on in this time of need.
Practically-ah-of the phosphorous that
has been applied in acid phosphate to
the soils in this State, is still in the first
12 inches, excepting that which has
been taken out by plants. Acid phos
phate does not wash out the land as
does nitrogen. In our present financial
stress we must make good use of the
plant food stored in our soils and re
duce our fertilizer bill as much as pos
sible.
“For coastal plain we recommend for
corn 200 lbs. of acid phosphate and 200
lbs of cotton seed meal, this is tojie
applied as recommended byThe Wil
liams Plan,—and 100 lbs. of soda to be
used when the corn is bunching to
tassel. For cotton, 200 lbs. of acid
phosphate, 300 lbs of cotton seed meal
and 25 lbs of muriate of potash/and 75
Ibs^ of nitrate of soda to be applied
when the squares begin to form. For
oats, we recommend 150 lbs of acid
phosphate, i50 lbs of cotton seed meal.
In addition to this, 100 lbs of nitrate of
soda should be applied in the early
spring.
“Where it is considered advisable to
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. G. W: Barber has returned from use more or l ess fertilizer per acre than
a visit into Hampton county.
COURT ADJOURNS.
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Four Week* Term of General Section*
and Common Plea* End*.
The Court of General Sessions and
Common . Pleas finished its Fall term
last week, after a session of nearly a
month. The last case tried was that of
R. E. Miller; administrator, Vs. C. &.
W. 6. Ry. Co., a verdict being found
^^fer the .defendant. A motion by the
|^pplaintiff for a new trial was refused by
the Court.
Judge I. W. Bowman, of Orangeburg, i
Who presided at this term of Court,
here recommended, we advise that the
materials be mixed in the above pro
portions, due regard being made to
previous fertilizations, rotations, etc.”
GOES TO RIDGELAND.
EDUCATIONAL NEWS NOTES
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Barnwell County Lead* the State in
Capita Expenditure.
Barnwell County ranks first in Sooth
Carolina in the amount of money spent
on white children for education, her
record being $36.68, compared with
$1.47 per capita for negroes. Beaufort
stands second inihe amount per capita
spent for whites, her record being
$34.38. Richland comes third in the
white column with $28.09. Horry stands
at the bottom of the list with only $7.57
per capita for whites. The average for
the entire State is $14.94 per capita for
whites, according to enrollment, and
$1.68 for negroes, according to figures
compiled by J. E. Swearingen, State
Superintendent of Education. .
The Dunbarton graded school has
been awarded $i0, one of the first
prizes offered by the South Carolina
School Improvement Association. Ap
plications were received from 3.»5
schools. The past year was the most
successful in the history of the Associa
tion.
An advertisement for a special teach
er’s examination to be held at the
Court House in Barnwell on Friday,
January 15th, appears in another col
umn of this week’s issue of The People.
A TRUE SNAKE STORY.
“Doc” Johnson, Colored, Killed Large
Number of Deadly Reptile*. .
“Doc” Johnson, a negro who live?
near Elko, is the champion snake killer
of Barnwell County. About two weeks
ago he was engaged in getting out
some shingles on the plantation of Mrs.
D. M. Johnston and had cut down a
large cypress tree in a pond. He heard
a terrible rattling noise and investiga
tion disclosed the fact that the hollow
stump was the den pfa tribe of rattle
snakes. When the smoke of battle
had cleared away, “Doc” had killed
thirteen large snakes and several
smaller ones. The largest measured
five.feet in length and they all had
rattles, ranging in number from eight
to twenty-two. Three large snakes
succeeded in making good their es
cape; ,
While the gentleman who reported
the above occurrence was npt an eye
witness, he assured the writer that it is
a true snake story, as he was told the
facts by a friend who saw the dead
reptiles.
TWO MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS
Awarded at Allendale for Electric Light*
and Waterworka.
Allendale, December 17.—A* the
contracts for constructing the elec
trie light and water-works plants have
been awarded, it is expected that work
on both will be begun at an early date.
Several months ago Allendale voted
$65,(JIM) in bonds for these improve
ments. The plans will be of sufficient
capacity to meet the requirements of
the town for-a number of years. The
artesian well now being bored is al
most completed.
With water, lights and sewerage, Al
lendale will take her place among the
progressive towns of the State.
German* Confes* Loe* pf Trench Made
Famou* in War.
Monday.—Prominent among the
claims and counterclaims regarding the
fighting in Flanders and France is the
admission of Berlin that the Germans
have lost a trench some 180 feet in
length southeast of Bethune. This
trench previously had been the scene
of bitter contests. The French captured
it December 17 and lost it the following
day. The Germans have held it since.
As to the fighting elsewhere along
the western front each side records in
its official statement advances by its
forces or repulses of its enemies at
tacks. The advances, however, ap
pear to be slight, though losses at
several places are reported heavy.
From no part has there come a state
ment that would give verity to unofti-
cial claims made last week to a great
victory by the Germans in Poland. “In
Poland the Russians are preparing
strong positions near Rawa and Nida.
We are attacking them everywhere,”
says the last German official report of
the situation in the east. Petrograd
says nothing of the fighting on the
right bank of the Vistula but declares a
number of fierce encounters have
taken place on the front of the Bzura
river west of Warsaw. On the Bzura
two German companies are declared to
have b£en annihilate^.
Petrograd claims also to have re
pulsed another attempted sortie from
Przemys! and to have captured a large
number of Austrians.
Austria reports the appearance of
strong Russian forces in Galica, but de
clares that in the Carpathians attacks
by the Rnssians have been repulsed;
that the Austrian troops have advanced
to Tuchow, south of Tarnow, and that
a great battle ia developing north of
Lupkow pass.
The German emperor, having recov
ered from his recent illness, according
to an announcement from headquarters
at Berlin, has returned to the front.
From Athena it is reported that the
allied fleet has bombarded the interior
forts of the Dardaodelles, but no detaiia
are given.
Prince von Buelow, the former im
perial German chancellor and now am
bassador to Italy, has been received
with great cordiality at Rome by King
Victor Emmanuel.
The United States cruiser, Tacoma,
has arrived at Colon to guard the neu
trality of the Panama canal.
K. OF P. OFFICERS.
Barnwell Lodge No. 16 Held Annual
Election Friday Night.
Barnwell Lodge No. 16, Knights of
Pythias, held their annual election
of officers for the ensuing year
at their regular communication Friday
evening. The" following is a list of the
officers:
E. A. Brown, C. C.; R. A. Ellis, V. C.
J. B. Armstrong, Prelate; J. K. Snelling,
M. ofW.;G.W. Manville, M. ‘of E.;
William McNab, K. of R. A- S. and M. of
F.;W. H. Manning, M. of‘A.; W. G<
Richardson, I. G.j C. C. Owens, O. G.;
Charlie Brown, trustee of the general
fund for three years; Rev. A. E.Eyison,
of the widows’and orphans’fund.
GOOD LIVING.
Advertised Letter*.
Letters remaini»g in the Post Office
Bradham Give* Up Editorship of Allen- and advertised Dec. 21st, 1914.
dale Herald. . . m a i.k
Allendale, Dec. 16.—F. Earle Brad- P. L. Angers, C. H. Anderson,
ham, editor and founder of the A1-, George Coles, John McMillan,-Robert
lendale Herald, has serened his con- j Martin, (2,) Rob Nix, Isaiah Nimmons,
nection with that paper to accept a Wash Pressy, L. M. Rader, Charres
position as editor of a paper at Smith.
Ridgeland, the county seat of Jasper kkmalb
county. I Miss Louisa Anderson, Isabella Allen,
Mr. Bra'dh&jp lu)8 made many friends ' Mrs. Andora Robinson, Fairy Bell
who regret tn jflSf hun .■■jWfarie.
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made-w rerv- favorrij^imprrssiPTt On -^Ilsa PauIm^ CaWee- sucreetfs Mr:f Persons caJlingHror these letters willi fronrfier recent illne;
the lawyers, litigants and court atteu- Bradham as editor and: manager of -please say advertised.
The Herald. Chas. E. FaJkenstein, P. M. Advertise in*The People.
Mr. R. A. All, of Ulmer, Ha* No Fear of
General Hard Time*.
On Wednesday of last week, Mr. R.
A. All, of Ulmer, killed two hogs that
weighed 690 pounds after being bled.
Their weightier they were dressed
was 585 pounds- They produced
enough lard to fill two 50-lb. cans and
one gallon pot. The hogs were turned
on pindars the firstof October and were
given no corn whatever during the
time thaj they were feeding on this
fattening forage. Mr. All isnow en»
joying home raised rice with his pork
and says “he should worry” about hard
times!
Seiglingville New*.
Seiglingville, December 20.—The
weather is bad and some talk of hard
times, but folks here are preparing for
Christmas all the same.
Miss Annie Laurie Moody came home
Saturday from Coker College to spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J^ P. Moody. >
Mr. D. W. Taylor, of Appleton moved
-here last wqek.
Miss Gladys. Barker,’ of Allendale,
visited relatives here Sunday.
Miss Maud Youngblood spent the
week-end with relatives is Appleton.
_The many Xriends.of MissJame Ulmer
Tare gTart.La see-ThatsW-has recovered
REFUSES COHON AND
MONEY FOR LAND RENT
But Barnwell Landlord Will accapt Cora
in Payment.
A Barnwell land owner has set an
example that could be profitably fol
lowed by others. He has been accus
tomed to take his rent in cotton, but
realizing that the staple will be worth
practically nothing next year if the
farmers grow even a normal crop, he is
doing his part in encouraging them to
raise foodstuffs.
Last week when he went to make a
trude with one of his tenants, he was
offered ten bales of cotton for the rent
of the place. He told the farmer that
he wouldn’t take cotton or money for
rent next year and asked how many
acres would be necessary to produce
the ten bales. He was told that there
was some excellent land on the planta
tion and that ten selected acres would
be enough.
“Very well,” said the owner, "I
want you to select ten acres that will
produce a bale of cotton td-the' acre,
fertilize it well and plant the land in
corn. I will take whabis produced as
rent for the entire place.” ,
The tenant was highly pleased with
the arrangement—and so was the land
owner. He figures that the land will
produce 50 to 60 bushels of corn to the
acre and at the price that corn uromises
to bring next Fall will be worth more
real money than ten bales of dotton at
the present prevailing price. It mighj
be well foe other landlords to follow
his lead.
R*v. W. M. Job** Uryo* PoopW to Con
tribute Liberally. T —•
Gol. Calhoun reports to the central
committee that there is very little in
terest in Barnwell County on this sub
ject. Some one is of course responsible
fo _ this, and the responsibility is shared
by many. It might be traced to the
groundless fear that to give to this
object abroad might hurt some other
object nearer home. It may also be
due to the fact that some of our people
are panic stricken, of ifi other words
scared out of their wits by the war and
its consequences. But whatever the
cause it is better to create the interest
than to fix the responsibility for its
absence. BarnwcU County is not the
only sufferer from the war in this state,
but other counties who suffer with us
are giving largely7 while we may write
ourselves small by our spirit of hoard
ing. Giving is not so much a matter of
money as ,it is a quality of the heart.
There is no real poverty but heart pov
erty. The fear has been expressed that
we should keep our contributions at
home to relieve destitution that may or
will arise here.’ But it has already
arisen in Belgium. Scattered cases of
need may arise here. But our cases
will be gladly supplied by our home
people. Our churches, secret societies,
our town authorities stand ready to fill
every need that may arise in a worthy
case. I have had the privilege of
knowing the citizen^ qfj^irnwell Coun
ty for nearly fifteen years, and I do not
know a man that would turn away a
case of need from his door huhgrv or
needing clothes. If destitution at home
should far exceed our feafi, we ftauld
still have the means and wisnom to
successfully meet the demands made
upon us. Some one has said that
“charity begins in the home.”—But un
less charity begins in the heart it will
never get even as far as the home.
Belgian needs are to well known till
it is hardly necessary to atate them
here. But summed up, its conditions
ditions are these: Six and a half million
people are hemmed in by a wall of
Steel. The exactions of war prohibit
importations of food from the warring
nations. America alone can aave them
from starvation. War has ravaged
their country ao completely till nothing
is left. Celief committees are ao per
fectly organized till their work extends
to the remotest Belgian hamlet. Peo
ple are being fed at the rate of 4 cents
a day. This gives only bread and salt.
Persons able to pay are compelled to do
so. Every penny goes to relief. Trav
ellers tell us of the long lines of pitiful
women waiting their turn in the sleet
and snow before the communal kitch
ens for food for themselves and their
babes in arms. It is estimated that
there a million babes of less than a year
in age are being fed daily by the charity
of America. The plight of Belgium has
touched the heart of the world. In
spite of their war burdens the warring
nations are giving money for provisions
to be purchased in America for Belgian
sufferers. Even the leper colony of
Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands gave
recently over $125.00 for this purpose.
When the people of Maryland were
raising the cargo for the Maryland ship
for Belgium it was said that they* would
certainly need funds for the homeless
and destitute in the ci y of Baltimore.
But the citizens of that city set apart
Dec. 15th as self denial day, in which
men gave their car fare, money for ci
gars, drinks and other luxuries. The
result was over $40,000, leaving a need
for less than $9,000 to be raised to do
the charity work for this winter. I be
lieve that people of South Carolina ai*e
second to none, but Barnwell County
hasn't caught the step.
It is the little drops of water, the little
grains of sand that make the mighty
ocean, and the wondrous land. It is
not going to hurt the pastor’s salary, or
any other object, for some brethren or
sisters in each of our churches to see
that‘a free will offering is taken on the
next preaching day. In my own church
a free will offering resulted in $t7, and
the Baraca class gave an oyster supper
that petted over $27.50 for this object,
and the people are still paying pastpr’s
salary. I had rather depend on such
people whose sympathies are wider
than those who are narrow. Barnwell
County has many Uodges. of secret or
ders. The very heart of secret societies
is sympathy. ; Let some brother Masou^
Knight, Woodman, or Oddfellow give
his brethren in his lodge a chance to
make a freewill offering for thepe suf
ferers, Sunday school classes might
not find it amiss to help in this work by
a class offering. Leaders in-each com
munity may take the kftd to collect
contributions of foodstuffs. Bet iofe
eommuotcatiOB with Col. H. D.
i_.A.
Sunday School Institute.
The Barnwell Baptist Association will
hold a Sunday School Institute at Barn
well on January 13th, 14th, and 15th,
1915. The institute will be under the
! leadership of Secretary T. J. Watts and
Judge J. J. Gentry. Its purpose is to
! stimulate interest in Sunday school
work and to interest Sunday school
• workers. The Exercises will be open
to the attendance of the public. Every
Baptist Sunday school will be asked to
send all their teachers and officer's
“f™* »' who will m. they
»,de •""■"'"I torthon, «« .. th.Swth C«ob».hip which.
time of the institute. The program will i etye Charieston io ~
* be published later. -