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• *T*-,' • . *'j *. ^ 9 , ‘‘ • ** " i •>,r % / * ^ » rcs3 »/y VOL. XXVIII. WALTtRBOKO. S. C. FEBRUARY 21 190&. NO. 3f NATION'S CAPITOL SCENE OF WEDI0N6 "Was Most Imposing Fuaction Ever Held In Hansien. CELEBRATION WAS WISH CeremoVffr Wa* Witnessed -by One of th eMost Brilliant and Distinguished Assemblages E*/er Gathered in the 1 White House or, Similar Occasion. Washington, Feb. 17.—In the beau tiful white anil gold eist room of the Whfre House, a few minutes after noon Saturday, the venerable Rl Rev. Henry Y. Saticrlee, blshep of Washing-; ton, of the Protest Epi-.copal churcn, pronounced the lateluJ words which united in marriage Aiice Lee Roose velt, eldest daughter «' the president ot the United Staten, and Nichols* Longworth, Lie representative in con gress from the flrFt dLstrict of Ohio. The ceremony was attended withjiil the t-plendor of a grand official func-.p, tion, and whh all dovi tlonal beautxcarf a cathedral marnaga It was witnessed by one of the most brilliant and jolts- 7 Vi, *•1 3 u 'VI ® %% % * MRS. NICHOLAS^LONGWORTH. 1 t f, - n. tinguished assemblages ever gathered in the White House, by far the largest company which ever graced the exec Vtlre mansion on a similar occasion. It had been the desire not only oi Miss Roosevelt, but of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt, that the wedding should be celebrated in a manner com paratively Quiet, that it should be a family affair. This desire could not be gratified. As it finally developed, the wedding was the most imposing function that ever took place in the White House. ** Approximately, one thousand guests were Invited to the wedding, but no list of giiests was furnished for pub lication, the president and Mrs. Roose ▼elt departing on this occasion from their usual custom. Those invited in cluded certain official 'classes, aside from the relatives of the Roosevelt and Longworth families. The decorations in the other rooms on the main floqr of the White House were beautiful, but they were less elaborate than those In the east room. Behind a screen was stationed In the vestibule the United States marine f The Kaet Room—Where Ceremony ^ t Tee* Piece. naa been prepared, selected lor tat moVi part by Miss RooscTelt herself. • A few minutes befcm* noon, Mrs rHKwevdfc, accompanied by tb»? mem bers of ber Immediate tumlly, viescend ed the train staircase, and, xmder th< ♦scort of several military aides, cn tered the east room by the main doors *>he a as escorted to si posftton on tb* left *ide of the platform, which wue reserved for the brfcle's family. Desig nafed members of the liridegroom * family, including his mother and sis ter?., already had taken their places ai th# rlgh* side of the platform. Mrs Roosevi .. ^aolcrealy aeloiowledgod thi greeting which she recidved on her en itranco. Preceded by the usher, the presldem anti the dainty bride resting her ham lightly within his left arm, proceedec ito the east room, the orchestra ren dering the magnificent march froir Tannhanser. Miss Roosevelt never looked better. Her bridal dress wa* a magnificent creation of heavy whit* satin, point lace, chiffon, filmy tulle anc silver brccaiif:. I if material was man ufactured especially for her, and the design then destroyed. The ushers, who were In couples, separated as they reached the plat form, and the president passed through the two lines and presented bis daugh ter to the waiting bridegroom, who stepped forward te receive her. To gether they ascended the platform, where Bishop Satterlee, In the impos ing robes of his office, pronounced the ceremony. ^ It was one of ‘the most auspicious moments in the thistory of the White House. At the conclusicn of the wedding cer- liony, the assembled guests were re ceived by Mr. ani Mrs. I>ongworth on the platform, and beneath the floral bower, where their hands and hearts were Joined forever> They were show ered with congnttulationa. The guest i then were received la the east room by the pres id cot and Mrs. Roosevelt. After the Informal receptions the bridal breakfast was served. In buffet form. In the state and private dining rooms. Few brides not of so-called royal birth ever have been the recipients of so many and «ach valuable gifts as were received try Miss Roosevelt. The bride and the members of her family Were almost overwhelmed by the num ber and character of the presents. The spirit which animated the glvert ap pealed strongly to Miss Roosevelt. pln£ party. Joined in a gift to the brid< cl a yold necklace with tho alternate Itnks studded with diamonds, bearing a magnificent »iqua marine pendant surrounded with diamendv. Mr. IxrngwF rtl’ s associates In con gress united tn presenting to the bride three beautiful presents. Mrs. Longworth's hns decided to smd all flonil gifts to the Washington bfespitals &i.d charitable instimious. epmMMT BT BROWN EROS MR. NICHOLAS LONGWORTH. Among the hundreds of presents re ceived by Miss Roosevelt are the fol lowing: President Loubet, of France—A mag nificent goebelln tapestry, made ex pressly for Miss Roosevelt. Emperor William, of Germany—A bracelet of special design. The Emperor of Japan—Two beauti fully designed vases of silver and * piece of Japanese embroidery. Republic of Cuba—A special neck lace of selected pearls. The Emperor of Austria—A diamond andi pearl pendant. The Empress Dowager of China—A cheat filled with rare gifts of sllka, embroideries. Ivory carvings and love- lybrlc^a-brac. The King of Italy—A mosaic table, depcltlng scenes of Italy. Pope Plus X—A handsome mosaic representing one of the great paintings In the Vatican. The King of Spain—Pieces of an tique jewelry. King Edward VII, of England—A gift to the bride, the character of It not betag dlsdoeed. ^ What it tom m the Taft FfcOb- MR. E. MclVER WILLIAMS’ CORN METHOD. The following is an article clipped Irom the HartsviHe Messenger aixl sent to us bv one ol our subscribers, for pubKcafion. It is an interesting article and it will lie, of much benefit to the farmers of our ounty: For a number of years after I be-1 gan to firm I f-1 lowed the old time method of putting the fertilizer all under th^ corn, planting on a level or higher, six by three feet, pushing the plant from the start and making a big stalk, hut the ears were few and frequently small. I planted much corn in the spring and bought much more corn the next spring, until fi nally I was driven to the conclusion thateorn could not he made on up lands in this section, certainly not by the old method, except at a loss. I did not give up, however, for I knew that the farmer who did not make his own corn never had sue ceeded, and never would, so I began to experiment. First, I planted low er, and the yield was better, but the stalk was still too large, so 1 discon tinued altogether tl»e application of fertilizer before planting, and, know ing that all crops should be fertilized at some time, I used mixed fertilizer as a side application and applied the more soluble nitrate of toda later, being guided in this by the excellent results obtained from its use as a top dressing for oats. Still the yield, thaugh regular, was not large, and the smallness of the stalk itself now suggested that they shouf<l be planted thicker in the drill.This was done the next year with results so satisfactory that I continued from year to year to dtraease the number of stalks and the fertilizer, with which to sustain them, also to apply nitrate of soda at last plowing, and to lay by early, sowing peas bioadcast. 'i his method steadi ly increased the yield, until year be fore last, (1904) with corn eleven inches apart in six .foot rows, and $11 woith of fertilizer to the acre, 1 made 84 bushels average to the acre. Sev eral of my best acres making as much as 125 bushels. Last year, (1903), I followed the same method, planting the first week in April,70 acres which had produced the year before 1000 pounds seed cot ton per ac^e. This land is sandy up land, somewhat rolling. Seasons were very unfavorable owing to the tre mendous rains in May, and the dry and extremely hot weather later. From June 12th to July 12th, the time when it most needed moisture there was only I of an inch of rain fall here; yet with $7 01, cost of fer tilizer, my yield was 52 bushels per acre Uowg were six feet aud corn sixteen inches in drill. With this method, on land that will ordinarily produce 1000 lbs of seed cotton with 8i>0 pounds of fertil izer, 50 bushels of corn per acre should of cotton acid phosphate, and 400 of Kainit mixed, or their equivalent in other fertilizer, and 125 jiounds of nitrate of soda, all to be used tion as directed below On land thac will make a bale and one half of cotton per acre when well fertilized, il hundred bushels of corn should be produced by doubting ihe amount of fertilizer above, except that 300 pounds of nitrate of soda should be used. In each case there should be lett on the land in corn stalks, peas, vines and roots, from $12 to $16 worth of fertilising material per acre, beside tbe-great benefit to the land from to large an amount of vegetable sitter. The place of- this in the permanent of. land can never be taken bj commercial fertiliser for it is absolutely impossible to make lands while a deep soil is essential to its; best development, it will not produce as well on loose open land, while corn does best on land thoroughly broken. A deep soil will not only produce more heavily than a shallow soil with good Fewsons, but it will stand more wet as well as more dry weather. In preparing for the corn crop,land should ue broken broadcast during t he a inter one fourth deeper than it '< has been plowed before, or if much ] vegetable matter is being turned un der, it may be broken one third deep er. This is as much deepening as lind will usually stand in one year and produce well, though it may be continued each vear, so long as mnch dead vegetable mutter is being turned under. It may, however, be sub soiled to any depth by following in bottom ol turn plow furrow, provided, no more of the sub-soil than has been directed, is turned up. Break with two horse plow if possible, or better with disc plow. With the latter, cot ton stalks or corn stalks as large as as we ever make, can be turned un der without having been chopped, and in peavines it will not choke or drag. Never plow land when it is wet, if vou expect ever to have any use for it again. Bed with turn plow in six foot rows, leaving five inch balk. When ready to plant break this out with scoote*, following in bottom of this furrow deep with Dixie plow, wiug taken off. Ridge then on this furrow with same plow still going deep. Run corn plan'er on this ridge, dropping one grain everv five or six inches. Plant earlv, as soon as frost danger is past, say first seasonable spell after March 16th, in this section. Espe cially is early planting necessary on very rich lands where stalks cannot otherwise be prevented from growing too large. Give first working with harrow or any plow that will not cover the plant. Foe* second working use ten or twelve inches sweep on both side 4 of corn, which should now be about 8 inches high. Thin after this working. It is not necessary that the plants should be left all the same distance apart, if the right number remain to each yard of row. Torn should not be worked again until the growth has been so retarded and the stalk so hardened that it will nevi r grow too large. This is the most difficult point in the whole pro cess. Experience and judgment are required to know just how much the stalk should be stunted, and plenty of nerve is required to hold back your corn when ycur neighbors, who fertil ized at planting time and cultivated rapidly, have corn twice the size of •yours. (They are having their fun now. Yours will come at the har vest time.) The richer the land the more necessary it is that the stunting process should be thoroughly done. of nitrate of soda in this furrow if it ; has been divided, covered with turn 1 plow, sow peas, and break out Thil •ays by vour crop with a good bed and plenty of dirt around your stalk. This should be from .June 19th to 20th, unless season is very late and corn should be hardly bunching for tassel. Lay by early. More corn is ruined by late plowing than by lack of plow ing. This is wh^u the ear is hurt. Two good rains after laying by should make you a good crop of corn, and it will certainly make with much less rain than if pushed and fertilized in the old way. The stalks thus raised are very small, a id do not require anything like the moisture even in proportion to siz a , that is necessary for "large sappy stalks. They may, therefore, be left pinch thicker in the row. This is no new process. It has long been a custom to cut back vines and trees in order to increase the yield and quality of fruit, aud so long as you do nof hold back yottr corn, it will go, like mine so long went, all to stalk. Do not be discouraged by the loc ks of your corn during the . process of cultivation. It will yield out of all proportion to its appearance large stalks can not make huge yields, ex cept with extremely favorable season* for they cannot stand a lack of mois ture. Karly applications of manure go to make large fualks, which you do not want, aud the plant food is all thus used up before the ear, which you do want, is made. Tall stalks, not only will not produce well them selves, but will not allow you to make the peavines, so nebessary to the improvement of land. Corn raised by this method should hever grow over 7$ feet high, and the ear should be near to the ground. I consider the final application of nitra'e of soda an essen ial poiftt in this ear making process. It should always be applied at last plowing and unmixed with other fertilizers. I am satisfied with one eif to the stalk, unless a prolific variety is plan ted, and leave a hundred stalki for every bushel that I expect to make. I find the six foot row eas^s; to culti vate without injuring the corn. For fifty bushels bushols to Vie acre, I leave it sixteen inches apart; for sev enty five bushels to the acre, 12 inches apart, and for one hundred bushel* eight inches apart. • Corn should be planted from four to six inches below the level, and laid bv from four to six inches above. No hoeing should be necessary, and middles may be kept clean until time to break out, by using harrow' or by runniu^one shov el furrow in center of Kiddle and bedding on that, with one or more rounds.of turn plow. I would advise only a few acres tried by this method the first year, or aen vo.i are convinced that your vou are fami]iai . wjth itJ - corn has Wn sufficiently humiliated, catioa . Kspecially is it hard, at first, you may hefjin to make the ear. It, t0 ful |j car ^ ou ,/ should now be from twelve to eigh-' ^"'where" a whole‘cron“is “inrofvS •»hs»a htcrh »ml 1/vsLr tL-nrc/a I him i • .. . . . the stunting ... cess, where a whole cro teen inches h gn, and look worse than &1K i this is the absolutely essenlial you have ever had any corn to .look j part of the process . 0e y re ’ I This method I have applied or seen /^ U L ha L > 2 Ur ,n, f d * f?f tll,Ze u r ’ applied, successfully, to all kinds of ( un being the li.o used iit all) in the j a ^j g gec ^ 0Q p*cep t we t land* old sweep furrow on both sid** oi an d moist bottoms, and I am confi- every other middle, and cover by deut it can be maife of great benefit. be made by using 200 pound* i breaking out this middle -with turn throughout the Entire South, n seed meal, 200 pounds of P' ow - About one week later treaty In the middle West, where the other middle the same way. With in a few days side corn in .first mid dle with sixteen inch sweep. Put all as Vide aor>lica~ y oar nitrate of soda in this furrow, if ^ {less than 160 pound*. If more, use ** ’ T ^ ! onedialf of it now. Cover with one furrow of turn plow, then sow peas at the rate of at least one bushel to the acre, and finish breaking oat - In a few days side corn in other middle with same sweep, pat balance ccrn is rich long there are lacking in e matter. dahonld be thoroaghlj and it vegetable matter. Land should 1 deep! j broken for com, and this the time idlT ^ ~ I i - and Is STttem. of rotation to deepen the toil. Cotton bmio compact mI than tjirofific and profitable, aud where, fortunately for us, so much of ours ha* been produced, the stalk does not naturally grow. As we come South its size increases, at the expense °of the ear, until in Cuba and Mexico, it is nearly all stalk (witness Mexican, varieties.) • ^ " The purpose of this method is to < v (Continned on page 4) * . ONE ACRE CHOP ANALYSIS. Nitro 2,800 pounds corn, (grain). v ... 51 500 “ shucks 6 * 400 “ oobe* 2 ~ Potash Vaioa 11 M A” Taken from land 58 1,200 pounds corn stalks * A2 3,000 lbs peas, vines A roots grown in corn.... 59 Entire Taken re crop cot from land contains 129 “A* 58 Left for next crop .?... 71 100 bosbels oats and straw will require 78 reqaittf Iba seed cotton A stalks will «*■» ** Mbs *••••*• eSB 28.rt JU $ J