Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SWEET POTATOES IN THE SOUTH. Produce More Food Per Acre Than Irish Potatoes. Seed to plant an acre of Irish potatoes cost about $40 last spring. Some sweet potatoes did not cost more than $4 per acre where vine cuttings taken from early-set plants were used. The Weld of sweet potatatoes per acre i, equally greater than that of Irish potatoes and as a food they are as nutritious. Sweet potatoes may be grown throughout the Southern States and, of course, in certain other sections. Specialists in the U. S. Department of Agriculture are urging an increased acreage of this crop wherever it can be easily grown. Sweet potatoes, it is pointed out, are the South's chief instrument for a quick and effective increase of the food supply. Seed is plentiful; last year's crop was the second largest ever produced. By means of vine> cuttings it is possible to plant almost unlimited areas of this crop and at the same time conserve the present supply. That is, a farmer who wishes to plant 10 acres will bed seed enough?say 8 to 10 bushels?to get slips for one acre.' Vine cuttings from this acre would plant many, more acres, plantings being possible until the first of August in the lower South. This system now widely used1 in the South, enables the utilization of land from which early potatoes, cabbage and other truck crops have been taken. *- n a! ovnoneivo Sweet potatoes a.ic uui, . x, to grow. The main limiting factor to the production of vast quantities by this plan is labor. Yields from fields set with vine cuttings are as large as from plants grown from slips. This method has the furthei advantage of preventing the transfer of diesease which are carried on the '< tubers. The South doesn't need to learn "how to grow sweet% potatoes, the specialists point out. Farmers know j how to produce large yields of this crop. But the farmer must be impressed with the necessity of increasing his acreage of this crop, and then, when harvest comes, to prevent the enormous loss from improper handling and storing. The best way to keep sweet potatoes is to store them in well-ventilated storage houses, not "dugouts." Storage houses should be made ready as soon as possible. In Farmers' Bulletin 548, "Storing and Marketing Sweet potatoes," instructions for building such houses and for converting old and unoccupied buildings are given. Old Time Newspaper Lncoverea. When Mr. R. C. Haase, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with headquarters in Philadelphia, was cleaning out an old and long forgotten receptacle the other day he happend upon two time-worn, yellow newspapers which he read with great interest, and he forwarded them to Mr. William Henry Jones, of Richmond, who purposes presenting them to the Virginia Historical Society. One is No. 246, Volume V, of Dunlop's Penn-j sylvania Packet, and it bears date July 8, 1776. On its front page, the leading article, appears the memor-j able Declaration of Independence, with the name of John Hancock,; signed by order of Congress, as president of that body, and attested by Charles Thompson as secretary. This doubtless, was the initial pub' ' - rvf + Vl Q fd _ licauon in any ue?a^apci ui mous document following its adoption by Congress. Many facsimile publications of course, have been printed, but original copies of the Pennsylvania Packet of July 8, 1776, are rarities. One touching statement, at top of / column, adjoining the declaration,! makes strong appeal to down-to-date publishers. Over John Dunlop's name, bearing date of Philadelphia, July 8, 1776, is this notice: "The uncommon expence attending the publication of j this newspaper at this day obliges the Printer to inform those Gentlemen indebted for this paper longer than Twelve months, that, without pay, it cannot be continued to them more than Four Weeks from this date. Subscribers at a distance can send their money by letter (Post paid) or any other speedy way that may suit them best; And Subscribers in and near Baltimore will please to settle their accompts with Mr. James Hayes, of that place, who is fully authorized to receive the same." South Carolina's historic defi to r,*/Nn* T3?.i + o,'n ic in Hpn \JT I Ks& L U1 liaili XO ? VXVWU *?.* V>w?* eral Assembly, "begun and holding at Charleston, on Tuesday, the twentysixth day of March, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Six: And from thence continued, by divers adjournments to Thursday, the eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and SixtySix," leads the second page. It is a strong patriotic utterance. How history repeats itself! Just as we are mobilizing our industrial forces today, so did our forefathers find it necessary, in order to promote the war to a successful conclusion in DIVISION FOR CAMP JACKSON. Governor Visits Washington.?Will Form Home Guard Regiment. Washington, Sept. 21.?Governor Richard I. Manning had a long conference hero today with Secretary of War Baker, at which Gen. Bliss, acting chief of staff, was present. The governor came to Washington hecause of certain disquieting rumors in connection with the troops to be sent to the cantonment at Columbia. After the conference he made this statement: "I can say authoritatively that a full division of white drafted men will be sent to Camp Jackson at Columbia." A division numbers 28,000. The camp is not to accommodate more than 42,000 to 43,000 men in all, so so that the significance of the assurance received by the governor today is obvious. Governor Manning also held a long conference with Provost Marshal General Crowder with reference to features of the draft. To Organize Militia. In addtion to the foregoing statement, Governor Manning gave out the following information of interest with regard to the militia of the State: "I have reached the conclusion that inasmuch as the original militia organizations of South Carolina, including the naval militia, have been drafted into the federal service, leaving the State without any home protection in case of riots, fires and so forth it will be proper for me to organize at once the unorganized militia of the State into a regiment. Used Only in State. "This regiment is not to be used beyond the State. It will be composed of twelve companies from different parts of the State, and I have succeeded in procuring some 600 rifles now in the Columbia armory for the use if this regiment." The governor said that he had fohnd each of his conferences eminently satisfactory. He left for Columbia tonight. Read The Herald, $1.50 per year. 1776. In the Packet is a copy of a resolution, approved by Congress and signed by John Hancock, President, authorizing the Board of War tc "employ such a number of Persons as they shall find necessary to manufacture Flints for the Continent and for this purpose to apply to the rocnprtivA Assemblies. Conventions | and Councils or Committees of Safety of the United American States, or Committees of Inspection of the Counties and Towns thereto belodging, for the names and places of abode of persons skilled in the manufacturing aforesaid, and of the place? in their respective States where the Flint Stones are to be obtained and samples of the same." From Williamsburg, Virginia, of date July 4, 1776, is a brief item announcing that "the honorable convention have chosen of the following Gentlemen to represent this dominion in General Congress for one year, viz. George Wylie, Thomas Nelson, Jr., and Francis Lightfoot Lee, esquires." The safe arrival af Capt. James Barron and his brother at Jamestown in two small armed vessels, is noted, convoying the Oxford transport from Glasgow, having on board 217 Scotch Highlanders, with a number of women and children, who had been _ captured by the Andrew Doria, or tne Continental fleet, recaptured by a British rescue party and again captured by the Barron brothers and steered into Jamestown. The Pennsylvania Packet was issued at the subscription price of "Ten Shillings per annum" and it seems to have been worth the price. Whether or not the "Gazette of the United States" is an original copy is uncertain. It seems to be a reproduction in facsimile, rather, of the Gazette, bearing date "from Wednesday, April 29, to Saturday, May 2, 1789," and is copyrighted by "Back Number Budd, 1280 Broadway, N. Y." Of chief interest in its contents is the inaugural address of George Washington, made to the two houses of congress, assembled in New York for that purpose. After the delivery of the address the president, vice president and both houses of congress adjourned to St. Paul's chapel, "where divine services were performed." There were no display advertisements employed in that period of our country's History, com in me ua.zette and the Pennsylvania Packet the publicity columns are ultra-conservative, a "cap" line, followed by solid reading matter comprising the announcements. Six dollars reward is offered for the return of a black horse and a brown mare, which had ! gone astray and "Five Pounds ReI ward" for the return of another stolen mare: or, rather, three pounds "or the mare and two additional if the thief is secured with her and turned | over to the authorities. Runaway servants are advertised and sheriff's sales in numbers. The printer had to live.?Richmond (Va.) Journal. / AM// r ' r "V "~J??iJtr-HMk . I I Buying a wife, with tobacco as currency, in the old days of Virginia For cigarettes, Virginia/ 1 The sunny South?Jt>h< The first Carolina of South Carolina has that B Virginia?! mm i H 9 The Ci^are * ?? ??? ???????mmm,mmam NOTE: 300 million pounds. That's !how mucn v lrginia-uarouna tooacco was made into cigarettes last year?over 4 I times as much as any other tobacco. And , I Piedmont is the biggest-selling Virginia ! Carolina cigarette in the world. I : ?? - i ?Southern Railway System j PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH. . I ?? PASSENGER TRAINS SCHEDULES EFFECEIVE SEPT. 17. 1916. All Trains Run Daily. | No. Arrive Bamberg From No. Leave Bamberg Fo r 24 Augusta and intermedi- 24 Branch ville, Charleston " A * ^ ^ W-* A/lio 4<?V of O _ ate stations o:uo a. m. auu luicimcmoic o?25 Charleston, Branchville tions 5:0oa. m. and intermediate sta- 25 Augusta and intermetions 6:25 a. m. diate stations 6:25 a. m. ; 18 Augusta and intermedi- IS Branchville, Charleston ate stations 8:43 a. m. and intermediate sta- I 35 CrdefrSt^onslnt.To:57a.m. 35 A^Uaadtateried^ " nn . . ate stations 10:o<a. m. 2^ Augusta and intermedi- 22 Branchville, Charleston ate stations 6:37 p. m. ancl intermediate sta7 Charleston, Branchville, tions 6:37 p.m. and intermediate sta- 17 Augusta and intermeditions 8:17 p. m. ate stations 8:17 p. m. Trains Nos. 17 and 24?Through sleeping car service between Bamberg and Atlanta. N. B.?Schedules published as information only. Not guaranteed. For information^ tickets, etc., call on S. C. HOLLIFIELD, Agent, THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH. 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