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' y p* ? | Second.) Section. 1 ^vwwwwiiiwwiiiiiiwMiiitiii. mtmm *<8 ' VOL XXV. \ | SAVING PLANT LABELS. Dlreotfons For Using 8jn?ll Qluss Bottles For Thii Pu^pM. v^ln endeavoring to seedfe a perma> nent label wblcb woold'beat the same ! time cheap and easily prepared tbe following plan was bit upon, says a correspondent of flo^Sfe pnd Garden: First secure a sulllelent number of f 8ms|>f bottles wltb corns. Tbe small *4^3* that prepared pnotograpblc developers come In will do. or tbe one or two dram homeopathic vials may be ^secured at your dru^lflftu* Wire and * some small stakes wltfe we end trimmed down to flt the necks of tbe bottles complete the equipment. .Copper PERMANENT PLANT LABELS. [From House and Oarden.] binding wire is best, as It Is very plfr Li able and does not corrode when exposed to the weather. V For the seed bed clip from the end of the seed package the strip bearing the name of the variety planted. Slip this Into the bottle, cork tightly and wire to a stake ut the end of the row, or If desired the bottle may be slipped over the end of the stake, as showu In the accompanying photograph. For trees, shrubs, etc., the bottle Inclosing a label written with indelible Ink may be wired to a branch, twist' ing the wire tightly around the neck of the bottle and leaving a long loop f4or the branch. Labels attached In ^ this way mavkbe left lu place for years * with no danger of injury to the branch to which tt is attached. f * Ooldsmfth'i Generosity." A nfcggur once asked alms of Olivet Goldsmith, as he walked with a friend np Fleet H&et, and he gave her a shillings His companion, knowing something of the"w9111a n, censured the writer for his dxcess of humanity, saying that the shilling was misapplied, as she would spend It for liquor. "If It makes her happy In any way, my end U answered,* replied Uolfemith. Another Droof that the doctor's 11 , roslty was not always regulated discretion was at a time when, atter much delay, a day was fixed to pay the ?40 due his tailor. Goldsmith proJ j|jred the money, but a friend calling K id)pn him and relating a piteous tale of,his goods being seized for rent, the tWiifehtless hut benevolent author gave hjimall the money. The tailor called agar was told that if he bad come a liti Ho sooner ho could have had the tttakicy, but that he had just parted TCjlb every shilling of it to a friend in Mntias, adding, "I would have been '^pAifeeirng monster not to have re'ifri&l troubfe when In my power." Heart Protectors. Many persons aro puzzled to know policemen wear their badges so ^low on their coats instead of on tha fcade for that purpose. As a mat{ tiijf Of fact tho ouUge or star, as he calla? it, of many a policeman is right neljt to his heart. Some of the bluecoats can thank their "stars" for being alive. This little metal shield has defected the bullet of burglar or highway man, and at times, too, has *?topp*d 1> ..il'A tbnuat A# \1TAIl1/1 UCOltflulnfl 1 UU IVill iU I II l HO It V/l *> V11IV4 MV U^IUl?UI71U? During the last twenty or thirty yeara thpre are many eases on record showMi!' that the little badge has been a ifcie saver Even bullets fired at clow rS|D??, ;; & rule, cannot pe"?t.rnte the shield. That's why a bluecoat always *<*els safer In keeping the star at a vltaJ spot. When off duty some policemen wear their stars on their vests, but ah ways directly over the heart. They are /go accustomed to the little protector that they feel uneasy without lt*-? Philadelphia Record. * '* 9 Consistency. / .Counsel (to female witness)?What's your age? Witness?Twenty-nine, sir. Judge (looking up from his papers)? Did .you not appear before tne some ten years ago? Witness?I did, my lord. Judge?And was not your age on tlmt occasion also twenty-nine? Witness?It was, your hardship, but what I says I stick to. I'm not pne or them persons who says one thing today and another tomorrow.^-Ideas. - ? y Monday was a blustery day. Some of the gardens arou d Con* way are looking fine. A nice rain would be benefoial to the berry crop end would 11.i easejts yield. Lakeside Cemetery is h*oomino to be a popular resort for our p30) le on Sunday afternoons. The sidewalks along the old Race Path needs the attention of the ci j fathers and the county officials. i .*r me 11 % C ?1 / k y 1 s* IS We ai I Try N \ ?s?< *t? % i \ % 4 i j / IplWtfg CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, V s \ > ' / / / * V? : '* ( ? I 9 * id us your Jol re prepared to do yo Guarantee of Satis us with i WE WILL PLEAS . ' ? 'J v\ " i < pmW MAY 4, 1911. X / /t * * V h Drintinrr 1 U V IlllUllg ur work with a HI faction |l| in Order, s KB E YOU m / % ?j., f ' ' SSf^^gggMgHK'WBWR^PP!g''1W!r-lIJII'l?JJJ f I Ten Pages. I No 4 EXPERIMENT FARMS' VALUE. They Open the Eyes of Farmers to the Possibilities of Their Land. The demonstration farm is just as necessary 10 me agriculturist as are uio open air encampment and the sham battle to the militiaman. The reading of military tactics can never teach a man either to stand steady under tire or to capture an entrenched enemy. m/gg We know this because of the many instances where even a brief visit made by some neighboring farmer to these experimental farms has utterly changed practices which have existed for generations, practices which during some seasons have'proved fairly successful and which have caused absolute failure only at intervals. For example, shallow plowing got a black eye during tho season of drought when the farmers noted the result at nviinnliiirmtiil uliill/itit! g\f ilnnn nlnu'. IUU 1IIH ltlUI OIUUVIIO VI. VIVVJ/ l'?v m ing aided by frequent shallow cultivation, a method which kept corn green without wilt and produced a big crop of fully filled ears, to say nothing of keeping the potato plants green and healthy until a normal crop was nia tu red. The early planting of such extremely hardy vegetables as earrc:s and onions, which with them assures a good start I because of the invariably copious rainfall of early spring, was only adopted when dry weather sot in earlier than usual, and wo by thiS method had assured ourselves a crop. In like manner the spraying of fruit trees annually, systematically and thoroughly was only brought about in the neighborhood by the extremely healthy appearance of the small demonstration orchards at the experimental stations, the farmers saving little, brif being quick to note the dark green of the foliage and the handsome appearance and juiciness of the highly flavored fruit.?H. It. Fullerton in Craftsman. Graduate your hired men who II . .. 1' iL_ hi ircac your siock, especial y me dniry cows. Send them out into the world with their diplomas of discharge. STRONG FARM SLED. j Km sily uilt and Substantial Without Tenons or Mortises. A writer in the Rural New Yorker, from which the picture shown here-1 with is taken, says that every farm should be provided with one or more goods sleds, and one built as shown in the drawing will prove very satisfactory.' It is easily built and subIstantial, as there are 110 tenons to make nor mortises, both of which require much labor and seriously weaken the sled. The frame of tlie sled is made of 1 by 4, excepting the blocks marked X, which are 4 by G by 10 inches. Upon these blocks rest the crosspieces A A A, and upon these the upper part of the sled frame rests, oil Knin.r hiiltml tnifnt lull' TV'ltl) lllllf I Id A ? I ? *V?* "* ?? /? ATTlong 1 TOP Y/iHri <S^=~a;-fife" "arrsfc, stoiTyiiW o* sle^D ^ HANDY FAUM SLED. [From tho Rural New Yorker.] inch bolts. Resides the bolts, spikesj should be driven through the blocks X; to prevent their turning should the, bolts become loose. Next come the, diagonal brace B and the crosspiecet at the rear end of the sled just be-i hind the standards. The top of thai sled may be floored over If desired.' The tongue is bolted loosely on top of1 the front erossplece and braced with; chains or heavy strap iron braces.; Iron soles should be used if possible,, and good ones are easily made of old! wagon tires. I This sled, as described and shown In, I diagrams, snouiu give sniisiacioryj service, but it may bo made higher if desired, though greater height is not) needed unless to he used in stony or stumpy fields. Crosspieees XXX may lie 2 by 0 Instead of 4 by 4, when two bolts at each joint can be used and the diagonal brace B be dispensed with. The bottom of the sled frame is nine feet long, and the top from standard to standard is twelve feet. The place of the thinking farmer is just the opposite to that ef the "let well enough alone" man. The fertility of his farm, the yield of his crops and the general appearance of his place improve every year. We understand that Mr J W Sparks will shortly install an upto-date machine and foundry plant I at his place of business ou Oik street. This will supply a lcn^ felt want. Prom prosed^, appearances there will be a?^up?r abundance of all kinds of fruj^ in their seasou. *