The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 26, 1912, Image 1
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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1912. Established 1891.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax Fancies.
Fairfax, Dec. 21.?Truly the
spirit of Xmas prevails here now, and
has for a week past without any of
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the row ay ism generally noureu at
that season.
Mrs. Sam Talley gave a Christmas
tree to the teachers of our school.
Merriment, sentiment and "usefulment"
characterized the gifts, and
the occasion was a very pleasant one
to all present.
Miss Margaret Youmans had the
teachers and their gentlemen friends
on Tuesday evening to partake of the
hospitality always prevalent at Duck
Branch Place, especially when the
yule log glows brightly. They enjoyed
the occasion immensely.
On Wednesday evening the high
school boys and girls gave a cantata,
"Jolly Times With the Santa. Claus
Band." Prof. Coker represented
"Grandfather Clock;" J. B. O'Neal
was "Uncle Sam;" Ethel Simpson
was "Columbia;" Ruth Wilson was a
V Japanese girl; Miss Harrison played
all the songs m her spirited waj,
Prof. Coker sang a solo real well.
The parts were all well acted, and
we hear nothing but praise of the
N whole performance.
The Baptist bazaar came off on
Thursday^ and wras quite a success, j
Mesdames Fannie Loadholt, Lily Myrick,
and Misses Jennie Durant and
May Brunson were working hard for i
several days for its success and deserve
great credit.
Thursday afternoon Misses Harris- j
on and Kenney gavie a Christmas J
tree to their pupils at school hall, j
They felt fully rewarded for the j
trouble they took when the grateful
happy young folks showed the joy
in their hearts by loving glances and
bright smiles.
On Friday evening Miss Margaret'
^vn+Ai.toi'na/1 oil rtf hor nil
luumaiis cuici wuutu mi ui uvi
pils. They are enthusiastic in praise
of how well she treated them. They
enjoyed of course the ride to Duck
Branch, besides meeting with so
many pleasant persons.
Miss Carrie Deer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Deer, and Mr. Counts
Priester were married on the 10th
instant at the Baptist parsonage here
by Rev. Wm. Simpson. Many friends
wish eternal happiness for this young
couple.
Mrs. Raymond Ginn is visiting in
Florida.
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W. T. Brooker, of Columbia, was
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a recent guest of Mrs. Wm. Simpson. 1
Miss Kathleen Moye is with Mrs.
Harvley.
Mrs. Rosa Platts, of Hickory
Grove, is spending some time with
Mrs. Julia Harter.
Miss Willie Timmons, of Lowndes1
ville, is visiting Sadie Harter. She
has many friends here..
Mrs. Julia banders, Mrs. Auarey
Sanders, and Lucile Jenniss are
about to leave to spend some time in j
Florida with Mr. J'essie Sanders.
Misses Alma Knight, Hattie Googe,
Gladys Buckner, of Winthrop, Misses
Zelle Loadnolty of. the Barnwell
school, and Lucile Youmans) teaching
in Mississippi are expected home
this week.
Jas. Buckner and Russell Loadholt
are also with home folks for Christmas.
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Our teachers are leaving for their
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homes.
Mice Rrfthham
Olar, Dec. 23.?On Friday after-'
noon from 3 to 5:30 o'clock a miscellaneous
shower was given by Mrs.
Frank Starr in honor of the brideelect,
Miss Evelyn Brabham. Mrs.
Starr's home was beautifully decorated
in bamboo and pot plants.
The first part of the afternoon was 1
spent in a contest. Miss Elberta
Riser was the winner of the prize, |
a pair of silk hose, which she gracefully
presented to the guest of honor.
The many costly and beautiful
presents given were brought into the
room in a snow white wagon by
r.nniri himself. They were there re
ceived by Miss Brabham, who was
beautiful in a dress of old rose satin.
The refreshments consisted of a
salad course and a sweet course.
The out-of-town guests were:
Misses Cressie Breland, Bessie Lee
Black, and Alma Black, of Bamberg;
Miss Mace, of Marion; Miss Jessie
Boyd, of Chester; and Miss Elberta
Riser, of Leesville.
Monday was a wet and disagreeable
day.
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GOV. I)IX SPENT $120,000.
The New York Executive Gave Din
ners that Cost $2,000 Each.
Albany, Dec. 21.?John A. Dix'i
term as governor has cost him $120,
000. It is estimated that he spen
$60,000 each year of his term. Th<
money went largely for entertain
ments at the executive mansioi
which are said to have been on i
larger scale than in any administra
tion since Levi P. Morton's time
Some of the dinners or receptions b:
Gov. and Mrs. Dix have cost mor<
than $2,000 each.
The governor's salary is $10,00(
a year, having in addition the use o
the mansion, but he must pay th<
servants and bear the cost of officia
dinners. The coming change of oc
nnnanw hflQ rpripwpd the dlSCUSSiOI
for the increasing of the governor's
salary to $25,000 a year that h<
might better bear the expenses of of
ficial entertaining.
Gov. Hughes found official life ii
Albany expensive, and when th<
question of raising the salary was
agitated during his administration
he said, that $10,000 annually was
not half enough to meet the needec
expenditures.
It will be remembered that Gov
"RioM.- rofncoH tn livp nt thp mansioi
because of the expense. He lived a
his residence in Troy and rode t<
Albany every morning in an electri<
car.
Governor-elect Sulzer is not j
wealthy man, and it is believed tha
he will not entertain on any very ex
tensive scale. Gov. and Mrs. Di:
had from ten to twelve servants a
the mansion.
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY ON TRIAI
Charged with Killing Playmate o
Same Age.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21.?The un
usual spectacle of a small child 01
trial for taking the life of a play
mate was presented here to-day
when seven-year-old Frank Wilsoz
was arraigned for the killing of El
monte Herndon, aged seven, at Care:
Station, near here, December 5
Judge J. T. Pendleton made no decis
j ion in the case, pending an examina
tion of the child's mental condition
It was brought out in the testimon:
that the Wilson boy was an almos
constant user of tobacco in all forms
The boys are said to have quarrelled
after which young Wilson ran int<
the house, secured a rifle and sho
the Herndon boy, the bullet entering
the brain.
In Honor of Miss Brabham.
Olar, Dec. 21.?Mrs. F. H. Star:
entertained with a miscellaneou:
shower on December 20th, given ii
honor of Miss Evelyn Brabham. Th<
home was beautifully decorated witl
Qnnthprn Rmilflv nalms. and ferns
Mrs. M. T. Johnson, of Ellenton, as
sisted as hostess. The name, Evelyi
Brabham, was written on a piece o
paper and one was given each guest
The one making the largest numbe
of words to receive a prize. Misi
Elberta Rizer won the prize, mak
ing seventy-five words, the larges
number made. She was presentee
with a pair of silk hose. Then comei
cupid with a little white wagon load
ed with gifts from those present t<
the coming bride^ Next Was the din
ing room, where a delightful luncl
was served, consisting of salads, ho
chocolate, and cake. Those presen
were: Miss Evelyn JtsraDnam, ;u<u>
ter Percy Brabham, who acted a:
cupid, Mrs. C. F. Rizer, Mrs. P. H
Starr, Mrs. L. A. Hartzog, Mrs. B
Caves, Mrs. Paul Cook, Mrs. W. H
Varn, Mrs. J. H. Kirkland, Mrs. F
O. Brabham, Mrs. Lige Bessinger
Mrs. H. M. Brabham, Mrs. G. B
Kearse, Mrs. B. V. Kearse; Missel
Zelma Rizer, Ada Kearse, Pear
Kearse, Lena Kearse, Mildrec
Kearse, Ettie Kearse, Mary Abies
I Emma Bessinger, Ethel McMillan
j Jennie Rodgers, Cressida Breland
Bessie Lee Black, Miss Boya, niiDeru
Rizer, Sallie Neely, Alma Black
Eloise Brabham, Minnie Lee Ayer
Sada Still, Salome Brabham. Man}
useful and pretty gifts were made
also presents were sent by Mrs. As
bury Kirkland, Mrs. Milhouse, Mi&
Kathleen Kearse, Miss Kitty Hooton
Mrs. Ollie Chitty. J.
The largest electric sign in th<
world is now being displayed or
I Broadway, New York City. Th<
sign is 85 feet high and 106 fee'
wide, and covers a total space o:
9,010 sqpare feet. The sign depicts
a baby's face that alternately smiles
and sheds tears. The smile is som<
12 feet in width, while each teai
measures two feet in length by ter
inches in width.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE PI
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
W;
State News Boiled Down for Quick
t wa
Reading?Paragraphs About be
Men and Happenings. le?
1 to
j Pee Dee Presbytery has gone on
record as favoring the removal of
Chicora College from Greenville to thi
j Laurens. mc
2 Two automobiles collided on Sun- his
day on the streets of Gaffney, and in*
) Mrs. R. C. Howard sustained a ha
f broken hip and R. C. Howard and th<
5 Olin Curry were badly bruised. Both er
1 machines were demolished.
Albert Wood, the 14-year-old son a(*
i of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wood, of lo^
3 Edgemoor, Chester county, was se3
riously hurt in a runaway yesterday. an
- He fell between the wheels of the
wagon and his head was badly cut. *h:
1 The general assembly will coni
VO
" vene on January 14th, and will be
3 in session for forty days, at least
' that is as long as the members are
5 paid for, and they are not likely to
* extend the session much beyond that pr
time.
1 The governor has ordered an elect
tion to let the people of Ballentine
3 ana vvnue hock scnooi aisiruas ui 0?
c Lexington county decide whether pa
they will become a part of Richi
land county. The election will be of
t held the 31st instant. of
-i There has been a good deal in' the to
5 papers recently about moving the S. da
t C. ?C. I. from Edgefield. Greenwood Or
and Aiken are both after the school, wi
and the citizens of Edgefield have
-? held a mass meeting and taken steps pa
to retain it. The matter is not yet wi
f settled. T1
At a meeting of the directors of co
the Bank of Branchville, held last th
week, Cashier J. W. Black and Teller on
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T. M. , Patrick tendered their resig- wi
nations, which were accepted, effect- of
^ ive January 1st. Mr. P. M. Wim- bu
^ berly, who has been agent for the, gr
Southern Railway at Branchville,
Y
was elected cashier. It is likely that ov
Mr. J. M. Williams, now assistant pu
agent, will be appointed agent, as a pr
petition of the business men and scl
' merchants has been sent to the rail- T1
t road, asking for his appointment. be
Allep Emerson, a white man of w
Anderson county, who has been in se
3 the penitentiary for some time, is ve
t trying to get a pardon. Emerson ^
r went to an old white man's house at
night and when found by the father
in his daughter's room, he shot and in]
killed the old man. He was given ro
a term in the penitentiary for the pii
r killing. Petitions for and against th
a the pardon have been circulated, and ne
the governor gave a hearing to the m<
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parties interested last week. He has tn
1 not announced his decision yet, but nij
it is to be hoped he will not pardon ie]
Emerson. K<
1
j C. J. Hebert, who was one of the po
principal figures in the Seminole ba
r fraud, has been fighting to kefcp
3 from being brought back to South gu
Carolina and tried for his connec- po
t tion with this scheme of high Be
j finance. He is now living in Tennes- ri?
5 see, and after the governor and the off
courts of that State decided that he Be
5 be turned over to the South Carcplina ha
authorities, he appealed to the United th:
2 States Supreme Court, and his case di1
t was before that body last week. No
j. doubt he will finally be brought roi
back and made to answer for his part ne
5 in that notorious swindle. wi
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Young Sickles's Promise May Stop ne
Action Against General. p0
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 21.?Stanton
Jjo
3 Sickles, son of Gen. Daniel E. Sick1
les, of New York, to-day promised tu!
1 to see that the State is reimbursed ba
ab
? for all funds unaccounted for by his
Mf
? father as chairman of the New York
? State monuments commission, totall- 011
l^?r
i ing about $28,000. At the conclu>
sion of a half hour's conference be- re<
> tween. Deputy Attorney General Kel- lro
< logg and young Sickles, it was an>
nounced an agreement had been ms
- reached for the postponement of le3
gal proceedings on the part of the po
WD
, State to recover the money.
"Mr. Sickles told me," said Mr. ov^
Kellogg, "that his father had lost the ^
money in Wall street. If the agree- ln?
1 ment entered into is fulfilled it will ed
> - x- wa
be unnecessary ior me oiaie iu iuua
to any of the other members of the bu
monuments commission for any of
* the money unaccounted for by Gen. bu
Sickles." .
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c Tuesday night at the Pastime from
i 7.30 to 11 p. m. only, Sarah Bern- Ha
hardt in 4 reels. pa;
CTURE POST CARD TRAGEDY.
leged Sender of Offensive Pasteboard
Killed by Girl's Brother.
Quitman, Ga., Dec. 22.?David
aldron, of Screven, Wayne county,
S killed to-day by Bryant Folsom
cause of a "picture post card" al?ed
to have been sent by Waldron
Folsom's sister.
Waldron came to Quitman (last
?ht and went to the Folsom home,
ree miles in the country, this
>rning. The girl, her brother and
5 wife were at home. In discussl
the post card, Waldron is said to
ve made a remark which increased
e girl's resentment, and her brothordered
Waldron away.
Waldron went to a neighbor, who
vised him not to return and folved
him. He saw Waldron enter
e front door of the Folsom home
d heard a shot. When he reached
e house he found Waldron shot
rough the heart. Folsom came to
litman and surrendered. Both
ung men are highly connected,
le post card has not been exhibited.
TO SURVEY TWO COUNTIES.
of. Agee Will Make Detailed Plat
of Orangeburg and Bamberg.
Orangeburg, Dec. 21.?Prof. Agee,
the United States agricultural dertment,
has arrived in this city for
e purpose of making a soil survey
Orangeburg county. The others
the surveying party are expected
be in the city within the next few
ys. A complete soil survey of
angeburg and Bamberg counties
11 be made at once.
Under the instructions of the dertment
the survey of this county
11 be complete in every particular,
te map to be made will be the most
mplete of its kind ever made in
is county. The survey will not
ly embrace the work connected
th ascertaining the various kinds
soils to be found in the county,
t will also be an excellent geoaphical
map of the county.
The surveyors will go carefully
er the section and will mark every
blic road, and practically every
ivate road of importance; every
tiool; every stream, churches, etc.
tese maps will be printed and can
obtained from the department in
ashington. It will probably take
yeral months to complete the sury.
V'ife Slayer Puts Up Bloody Fight.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 19.?Spauldg
I. Parscns, drug clerk, and Patlman
Jesse Wooten are in the hostal
probably fatally wounded and
e bodies of Adolph J. Boehler, tinr
and his young wife are in the
Drgue, as the result of a series of
igedies in Memphis beginning last
?ht with the murder of Mrs. Boeh:
and ending with the death of
>ehler who was shot by a squad of
licemen in a room in which he had
rricaded himself early to-day.
Parsons was wounded by a riot
n in the hands of a sergeant of
lice who believed his victim was
>ehler. Wooten has a bullet in his
,rht lung. He was shot while the
icers were endeavoring to capture
ehler, who a few hours previous
d killed his wife by cutting her
roat because she had applied for a
/orce.
Boehler ensconced himself in a
oming house on the principal busiss
street of Memphis and armed
th a rifle and two pistols engaged
a desperate battle with the officers
)m 3 o'clock this morning until
arly noon to-day.
In their efforts to dislodge him the
lice fired through the ceiling in
5 room below that, where Boehler
d taken his stand. Boehler rerned
shot for shot. Shifting the
se of the operations to the story
ove they fired through the floor,
ianwhile a squad of men stationed
an adjoining roof riddled Boeh's
room by shooting through the
ir windows. Finally a sheet of
?n was obtained, a hole bored
rough it and the floor above the
m at bay and amid the roar of his
;illade a quantity of formal dehyde
ured into the opening. When it
s believed Boehler was sufficiently
srcome the aperture was widened.
;th a last effort before surrenderJ
- 1 1 ^ ~ ^ ^ A r?n rr roic.
j 10 tne iuwes ui tiic vii iuiW
his weapon, but at that instant the
tchers above riddled his body with
llets.
Boehler was hurried to a hospital, .
t died on the way.
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS.
Go to Hunter's Store for your
irdware and Christmas goods. Cash
id for peas.
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LYNCHING NEAR NORWAY.
NEGRO TAKEN FROM JAIL?PUT
TO DEATH IN WOOD.
John Felder Slain by Mob Near Norway
After Arrest on Charge of
Obtaining Money Falsely.
Norway, Dec. 21.?In jail on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses, John Felder, a negro,
was taken from the guardhouse
here last night and slain at a spot
about two miles from this town. The
negro was shot in the head several
times and broken pieces of n. revolver
butt indicate that he was severely
beaten about the head. No motive
has been assigned for the killing of
the negro. It is certain that the
charge under which he was incarcerated
did not figure, for that had been
settled or was on the eve of being
A ? o.rv aoq A nf
UltJpVWtU VI*
The negro was arrested Friday by
Magistrate Tyler on a warrant sworn
out by J. R. Leyseth, of North. The
negro had contracted to work on the
farm of S. D. M. Guess and son at
Denmark for the next year and Mr.
Leyseth, learning this, communicated
with the Messrs. Guess. They agreed
to reimburse Mr. Leyseth. During the
early evening two sons of the negro
came to the Messrs. Guess and urged
them to speed in securing the release
of their father as they feared that
harm would come to him if he had to
remain in the Norway guardhouse
over night.
The events of the night showed
that their fears were well founded.
Some time between sunset and sunrise
a party of men broke into the
guardhouse and secured the negro.
He was taken some two miles from
the city, where his hands were tied
before 'him and his body was riddled
with bullets. Either before or after
the shooting the victim was horribly
beaten about the head with the butt
end of revolvers.
A large black dog was found
guarding the body of the slain negro
this morning. The animal did not
belong to the negro nor can any one
be found who can name the owner of
the sympathetic canine.
The motive for the killing of the
negro is a mystery. It is conceded
by all that the killing did not result
from the Leyseth arrest as this was
amicably settled in the early evening.
It is said that a few days ago the
negro and a white man dngaged in an
altercation in which the negro drew
a revolver and used some ugly
threats but the story is not confirmed,
nor can the name of the white
man involved be ascertained.
A coroner's jury was secured and
an inquest instituted but for lack of
witnesses it was necessarily postponed
until Tuesday. The hearing
will be resumed at that time. Sheriff
Salley came to Norway from Orangeburg
this afternoon and spent .some
time in an investigation before returning
to the county seat. A significant
clue is the fact that evidence
n? nniv two hneev tracks can be
found leading from the jail and the
"mob" must have been a small one
to use but two conveyances.
School Building Collapses.
Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 22.?Six
persons were probably fatally injured
and a score seriously hurt when a
section of a school building at Elkin,
N. C., collapsed last night during a
Christmas entertainment, according
to a report received here to-day. Elkin
is in a remote mountain section
and only meagre details have been
obtained.
According to the report fire broke
out when more than 100 people were
dropped 20 feet by the collapse of a
section of the structure. Two women
and a girl are said to have been
fatally burned, and three men sustained
fractured skulls. Uninjured
members of the audience put out the
flames and summoned physicians. A
score are said to have sustained
broken bones.
Only Political Friends.
Several days ago a man called on
Mayor Shank and askea ior a permit
to peddle until January 1, saying he
would take out a license at that time
and it could be dated back, says the
Indianapolis News. The mayor was
accommodating and accompanied the
man to the city comptroller's office.
"Here is one of my very best
friends," said the mayor to Fred B.
Akin, deputy city comptroller. "He
wants a permit to peddle to January
1."
"I guess we can arrange that," replied
Akin. "What is his name?"
"Say," said the mayor turning to
his "friend," "what is your name?"
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WOMAN'S HUSBAND ACCUSED.
New Turn in Dublin, Ga., Sensational
Shooting Scrape.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 21.?A special
from Dublin, Ga., says:
On a warrant issued at the instigation
of Chief ?f Police J. B. Hightower
to-day, A. L. Lynn has been
arrested, charged with the murder
of F. M. Hightower, father of the
chief, about midday last Tuesday.
F. M. Hightower, who was between
65 and 70 years old, was shot
through the head and body seven
times in Mrs. A. L. Lynn's room.
She surrendered to the sheriff, saying
that Hightower had tried to assault
her and she fired to protect
herself.
Examination of the body revealed
the fact that there were more bullet
holes in the body than there could
have been bullets in the revolver
used by Mrs. Lynn, according to her
own story. Chief Hightower believed
the woman's story a trumped up
one to protect some one else, and
went to work on that theory. He
now says he is, able to prove that
Mrs. Lynn's story is absolutely false >'
and that the prosecution will make
out a strong case against Lynn at the
commitment trihl Tuesday. No war- ^j
rant has ever been issued for the
woman.
Lynn says he did not know what
he was arrested for; that he was not
at home when the shooting occurred,
and knew nothing of it until his
wife told him she had killed Hightower
and why.
It is said that some sensational
facts are to be brought out at the
inai.
WIPE GETS ALIMONY.
She Brought Suit in Court for Separation
Account of His Cruelty.
Mr. James M. Langley, a wealthy
citizen of this county has agreed to
pay to his wife $6,000 for alimony.
At the November session of the court
of common pleas Judge Devore signed
an order requiring the defendant y
to show cause why he should not pay
the relief and ordered that the testimony
in the case be heard before
Master in Equity J. W. Gray. He
also signed a paper to the effect that
Langley should pay. his wife an attorney
fee of $400 and give her $30 /' Jj
a month while the suit was pending.
The counsel of Mrs. Langley and
Mr. Langley agreed yesterday morning
just before time for the case to y ;
be heard, that it could be settled by
Mr. Langley paying $6,000 for alimony.
Mrs. Langley alleged that her husband
whipped her, slapped her, called
her indecent and vulgar names
and outrageously abused and maltreated
her in other ways and that a
self-respectipg woman could not endure
such treatment. She was forced
in leave home at last and was
eventually driven to sue for alimony.
The defendant also agreed to deliver
to the plaintiff certain personal
property which is now in his possession.?Greenville
News. *
"Get a Pure-Bred Pig" and Then
Stay in the Business.
If the South had continued to increase
its hog crop, instead of becoming
discouraged about eighteen
months or a year ago, because of
slightly lower prices and the ravages
of cholera and other troubles, what
a rich harvest ,she could have made
this fall^ with hogs selling at from
eight to nine cents a pound liveweight,
on the large hog markets.
This illustrates a fact in stock raising
which was well established long
years ago, that the man who is to
make money out of the businelss
must keep at it through seasons of
discouragement as well as in seasons
of high prices. There is only
nnc rpaiiv correct and safe and sue
cessful way to raise hogs, and
that is to produce a good crop?all
that can be fed economically?every
year. With our knowledge of how
to prevent cholera and our abundance
of good grazing crops the South
should never buy a pound of hog
meat or lard.
Start now, and keep everlastingly
at it.* Buy a good pure-bred boar
and a few sows?pure-bred or grade
?bu* before you do so, not only
learn how to feed and care for hogs
by more study, but prepare to feed
them economically. A hog that is
not fed at all is not much more
- - - - ^ ?
profitable tnan one iea omy uu uum
at a dollar a bushel. Prepare to
feed the hogs properly, and then
never fail to raise a good crop every
year. A good crop cannot be raised
without a good pure-bred boar.?
Progressive Farmer.