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The People's Journal. PICK ENS S. C. PRODUCTS OF THE ORIENT. THE JAPANES14, AND CHIlNESIE. Agriculturl'al ami Mtlnilical Con diti)tins in toOs ointries as Seen b)y anl Ameiricanl fIAperbl. )r. S. A. Knap, who was sent by the U. S. l)epartmnt, of Agriculture to Ja pall, Chila, and the i ilhypines, as an lgrilltrl I explor has re p'orted to Seertlary \\'ilton the reults of his ex ploratioll lie was instructed to in vestigate such products of the farms, ielti, andI forets of those countries as might be of advantage to the agricul tural industries of the United States, noting especiay any superiorty in the quality of the products or in their veonoilic production, and agricultural conditions, including cost of labor. lIle was particularly instructed to secure a quantity of seed rice of high iavor and nutritive value, which should fur nish a much larger per cent. of head rice (whole grain,) in milling thian the ordinary seed now used in tihe 'ii ted States, andi to purchase Intuple lot:, of any seeds, plants. or irces which he might consider of tspeelai conom ie value to our peopL. lil was tirther Instructed to lCeetaI w hat dem1 and there is or might he f1- .\ut ric-n MI ter and hceee ini dl n andii h.1t and, if neeer:-. to :-tre igeit- ti handle saimie co -nigull ats. Dr. Kana rh :T vd it: III a llb.i ~ jlin - C -'i ii .1% and at on-ce enltir*dla er an - - tion of te r ' .. -r - ()r the 'a:(1 citi i .wl t:_.ro arc ofeIeie heeil. set Lil of. excptina m'1 t.~ at the \-rii u fT gave i a 1 :. t r of panl fromu the uh n .: e - : it:n from tLe pre ~ .. a - s - ieated ingZ, ric. ;w'tin n a , l m1 th,0 of elu itiv t ' .ll at r' I t were -in a- to va- t I t ex t r . - of \i . \ werel ti kk u e t i'e , , 'i 11" if it.. I I I ' %":w 11, i t - BVy con-. f C that a ie.t h llei t :1 i lt1 1t1 11 1 1 . I t whtic t Ii I- i inl it un T - ient duce ito th- Eae u wtillare~ -o uni poti t to th a n m t afor Th va i..rd.a..k . lci t ed w'l i ai A i t y t r pr , . , : I Iou Id Wn . - i I , :: ther of- tw- tr Ie mr - re r e n :in u :- -indt f -e condiell G ar uti til Iv aiot tIlt dwarfed. t It .1ii Vm cl~t i nii ~ in .Ja pan for foreitint . uun -ptac .Tn wohdLthough -c- uewhat ent. koa ellen -tii h. The Iunoowieb usthan anyfIi othe pln( nJpn svilo tlhl -ommon peoe Iiiit shouldn labee a enieral ha-uc ini thesouth Uen parti ofy thi.cnry.ai in additin to the Iforegoing trees and pilants a few approved varieties of the J1apan ese pear, per-si mmon, and the giant biwa~ were selected to tiest theiri value for general use in thei Uiited States. T.7he per fection attai ned by J1a pans fruits and seed s is due to veriy thoreougt cultivation and fer-tiliz'.ng. Tl'ieir en tire system of agruieuILure is u-lowv n borilous and pa inu-ta kii, buiit the rec suilts arc maiirve!lsin l (1iuility alit quaniltity or product. -i-tiliiz~Ine th soil is laborious iand exp Iensi ve. Thae ir aire practically3 no dlornietiic anlinlls ii a l arge portion of the Iiiimpire. Ilum iiat exereta is thie ic-if fertilz ri!. 'Jt i. eaa-efully preserved in citie, anud v-il or in boat- to the ti ad and, in a dilutet form, uised to water the- plaints. Gireel mfanuire.s, gr-a- -tr-aw.V andI li.sh are con sideraly u-ed.- I Lee u-traw is. however too valuable to ne L tu emtplotyed. I is used foi rice andli coal eaceks, foi mats and irope', fori inianu factoure o paperI, and IIIIt illnmbeii-s econom ways. 'The limited amount of ar-able land ii Japan, only aboutt onue-cighlthi of the c-n tire area of thei lI-mire , makes it nc cessmaiy to conserve and stimuitlato al of the pro-ductive energies of the sol available for- culitivati'im. II-ee th licld c-rops are all man aged uptin garde methods. Tne seed for all1 the wheal rice, rye, an~d bi .-hey prued tlIs lire sown in highly fer-ti iid beds an when the plant is ci suhlcient size it tr-ansplanted Into the tiel.'s, mucn lik cabbages. When it is considered that there ar three persons In Japan for every acr Hiuscep~ftible for cultivation it 1s pial that the home market Is sufIleitnt ft all the home products of the I~mpir -The nopulation of Japan (exclusivci I Formosa) in 1896 was ohieially given 43,708,2h4 and the areca cultivated food products as 13,001.l&>G8 acres. A fear of competition from Japan alor agricultural lines may be dismisse On the contrary, it must become a larij consumer of farm produnets dr-awn frac the United States. lTe dlilfuiion knowledge and the introduction of nt Industries in Japan have had the eIfe of more tban doublIng the cost of lab In the last ten years and, in proptn tion, of stimulating consumption I the common people. Future pr-ogre must be mainly made In the directit of maniufactur-es. In such event ti food for the operatives, the cotton ai Other fiber- material for the fabrIcs, ti lumber and iron for the constructit of the factories and much of the in chinery will be drawn from the Uniti Stases. This will tend to stimula theptics o or arm products Ti act most beneficently upon our agricul tural industries. The common impression that the )coIe of Japan live mainly upon rice is disproved by the number of acres devoted' to wheat, rye, ana beans ; to wit, 3,879,277 aer. a against 0,977,482 acres to rica. Larg o quantities of beans are Imported from Corer. and of wheat flour from the United States annually. Generally, at least one highly ilitro genous ration is provided daily for all asses. Industries that involve considerablo labor in proportion to the amount of land ri quired are well suited to the industriul conditions In Japan. Tea, silk, and matting are oxamples. Tio uuinber of families engaged in the pro Auetion of tell was, in 18961, 762;634. 'The manu facture of silk employed M$0,-00 families. Weaving is mostly done in the homeb by women. Of the total number of operatives 1,012,806 1E1p103id in 1,S90 inl the manu factu re o1 silk, lU<5,0l0 were women. The mat ting industry gives employment to 103,011 families. it is di Ilicult to con ceive how the factory system of the l nited States could be substituted gci erally for the home Systemi Ireviling in Japaln without a social revolution. if successful, it must be exceedingly gradual. Of the fabries, cottol and Ivool alon)e h ave maue inuch prog ress under Liihe faictory syptei ind this ik owing to tl faitL that they were not prOdUced to an extenIt Inl t1.h 1-lipire anid beneeL il hoe h ystem of liiimnufacture had heeni stahluid for lti. The woolen hit tor\ of l.osikil GoLo, the larget inl 1e 0y of Tokyo, i,; expandiniigl at tihe rate of "'" per Ceit annually, but LDr. Knapp Ilotl-d tliat the inieaset.' Wias ex eiusively inl tile numiiliber' of Land loois Ianid cilled the at teltion >f the fore inil t il.at fiCt. le admilittel it, bill, relliarkci that it hlad niever been ob -rv'Id t a foreignir before. H 0 X pi;led t':t they paid for weavinlg by th %ad and tilat operatives would do "Ith wor'k tin hanld loomslz at thet 'ameu p-icc as (ill power' looins. t-aviivlig to thle pr p it :c n ie a i l "in rzt (,o:st of sOom and in tile wler)il t) oerite themii. Dp. nmap; de:- lt tliink .bipale-e tirls ha-e ert.i ' lm- ith th kn -k till eI e cie.b e iang . V 1ii c ikuy ar'e far ilor L xpert, Y wit the hani lo toms,. 11n :evr- V c 'I', LOtton a:-ignek.d to o e ollerative Ih' til, rvi.-i~ t t Wne ilr the et1ter wasiz idie mel:,t il' the-, timei. TheL loiny13 beL.1pful 11ldus% tr'ieS cai ediV onl at hom11b0 1 . .I ane:.-u Wit" labor that d herw :-k witi ie idle i -i wu rtily of init:et ioll. ti ' [.i lit i a l tl N'it l c a d ! i 'I tI ' tll ~I I 11 1i k! I l i ~ I z NN, fi1 ir Lii, b ~ t'i lo it1 1 Ia it n b tt eL' , l Ib aItI i i l t. t il dliuia l it f L i .' l ttit' hiis } t tIllt bIt w 'ell i iwtl Ilr ;tt se tiivefo - in ilo dojll.larta inl o.d.-~ui I'd - I CvA r ie tr at reg'bItiL tr h .14i t .fromt h ilt : ,.utti.s hn-e.fi l a e r i 0,mr.I bli'M .i ir, Lne, , t in,-at . u e f>a t12 I f th it e tiidlir tiL r oi l i n liti ei~iut'v b t -tIlli ilt] LI gIl ( 11 ' ra Ii I. till ieuI, I;o ti ir 1 ,t' i a n t i -ll Tlf r.iito , the su arg la r eLithe N et'in and 0 Lel nmou i i a 1 0 .L tl of ire h ai f rinveti a -W 011n. h di' n la -afey. I t.eEar , tvotk i tO in f al ( Ii' r tilt protii th iofc npluatnges wlulde ail im i al variii on ol f e' y lare:, ne teai.il ofte e Wil~ s ply lanstd mut til ina ofi s.VsiE by~ impotate, from'1 p t- n T he ,Vy bd eepl amcre,-,.-d imy totl ait iiu:tlliritius, and abuti ba raee (Iifl thei itl i soll:,id ,. ,,am e line of iild nvemsti liit iIm, lE pur:, e i .liii. t : a 3'iv ali,.l soila ilioiftund i'rtiomEli)ai danerl' adapoedto the~ fa lie iln t'enand. afin otouph iih r it f rittn to 1s0eallrantid northI Li)rilieobrvha but b lItihilua small pton oftie friie lands wasi i i raLI ili the tilds werte sma-Ll (If the o ssm Eloft Ianing aniid harv'~lesingp frm ilam L totha of1. IJapan. veTed baer buet suniralyise i Ufran poi andudrawin cloel as. Tedn m1 sail upot etei rainfai fr sorigatin mill th rcanting bsots done iugiom imrnceen uo the ainy ettln Muu ofVil e )was ntl furnihrvstead aih fatoy and ilsecttin furniesbee de.) lThe workid he ned, acodine toute aesto athoriti asi about' m,0 poudeo hundsedoricelkingande unge ruarfand alligtile solyands Too , oundsit n theods arIsicallowe rigted i'irnar but well adapt~i e tisuau rcne.ine abou tsland otsf l su it me eoso sugari farm~ ad faoit d itl'l llrent irom thos prc ce in th Lili to ratn buga iis p ranedanuley f heime of10 tueing t-hio carid for f il tho Liinn aturoiportton of niroe eu foue i s latued api' andchenrev-y re prd. Vusulry lite asumlivaeton isl don muthe haem matret of Swouvo mti fro lansi'stad islharvstemd hisor wterinys Weato cxomercs at Ma: eT s ugar ili ftheriespiLuzofr te r Iudeisti' coneraborThe miond t ynt ier othan miarm hsorgthuml mrll T hikitties aeohic ofimply thoere wue In formiel upony thopln etl ha Th pelirlypricho auniplesan iac idctEvidenewd thesenatdt furihes slo doesn tat the inurkyncah tie ldeive ~nfthe.n tocoantemil ndsulIjes m a- bannae rads, ormaking many sug The fritprowralost srontneou-hl; i t eanable caorhey wlwd teor ortclies aouf exot.olfh fte g 11 Te Cebu th iuar Iamsand faod I.iguo h utia~o n te valuable wood for building, furniture, dye woods, and sono yielding costly gun?. Whilo unable to viaftthe3 forest' Dr. Knapp saw many reinarkaibIe speciinonis cut from the giant, trees, among which Was it doction of a niahog any troe from Mlindano, over seven feet in diameter. According to the best authorit, icarly two-thirds of the land is still public and passes to the United St.ate8 with the title, If opened for settlt mont to t3oldier,3, lilly of our young men will remain and becomno ;ier maniont sottlers. The price of im, proved land range from $4 to $20 per acre (gold), depending opon tlhe loca tion and value of the improveillents. Dr. Knapp speilt several days in a real estato 01lico examining 1plats of platita tions and discussing improvemenits and prices with proprietors of estates from a number of the islands. A sLgar plantation of 2.500 acres in the eXtreme southern portion of Luzon was ciered at $20 per acre. It was well situated; all arable land ; good buildings3, sugar house, iiuodern, walt vacuum pan ; 800 huitfaloes and 1,200 peopie on the place. Tie proprictor claimed to have re ceiveil an annual not incomne of $10,000 (gold) from th property. 11( was a Spautard and wanted to leave the coun try. tports of tbhe observatory at Man ilia Ahow that, tho average rainfall for Lib past thirty years has been seve:ty-liv. antl four-tentlhs (75.) incihes. valriid conlsiderably in difflCenL yer, In S1,87 the total was 3,.6 inch , ; in I ii it w asi 120.9 inches. li Decnibi r, .Lanlary, l'Cbrluary, Matlch, aI April tie rainfall average:-, fr-om haf an incl to tLwo inches per muonth. In ay it is nearly as much as in Ulu livu n t h:1 preceding mti pr-ecipitation i ui elases till Septemhilb r, duiniii, w i i t, ainounts on an average to 23 2i then it dc ecreases till Doevieuber. ThL ing durting e ilt last -ighteen y. r-, ii degreecs forI .1 anuiiar~y, the cohh i inh, ad 3 5 eres for ;1yh walrilest uioiith. W ithlin Lha 1 p1r:(); the tLhiinoii et, rI only n e "o:.! t. It) delgrCes, aimil 0ier I toI W i I -t , -. I'Icoitwn'ILt, lh ilpp~lil'"s a-1Ir. i lI). napp that utoiti tle~ O.ate x lIe ab.rer:, were tIIdI ,rIH us uni tiLtoilty ani if iciIIragi d Liih.sL cui, i o, winuild. bi. comi genera'. A vi'.to ne carener ho---..m.ieshp.in v Iaiou inai i fact'rie.s sat- i L lied Iuni ,,m~~~ nii,. M.,is':lIICL SIAM.0 A is s e e A('art~mbo Whoi11u.. is t.ieleu ir.LL iti v. -i 1:I'. lay -' 'A ur i . I r - - , ILLL2d t out!, i J. v, .. i lbarVi fro -! I I Ilcl tol T i i 'li te I tl - -L i I lu lit \\ l u ir Li' lIrny I'r, tIu titCtunorl ani I~ i i * i ' it'e l\'i s li-p d } Lii I IL cnirticnilledfr Ii I -i n' In the ,.i i r ii L i lur i. anug ian . li i . ci i II fr horeig work un--lutuL' I eeredil tolihe b. io r. It ill.t lie s cti a '.en tI \ r, o.. b c.Luhnge to l i am. i ini hi. - pil i n K iin , Lir. ila- ii ti 1 frot -L:L n II . cUi' t lantkr k lu-i' . Li;,. ye .-:t a wasrni , e ngag e i it :n -in w. C. ,h(is iin : theil' kIn 1f '-I:II, (a. l - k orne uneot taidmn commnt11 ie o t~i i iupirvI hn, theiji.0 eotph yl harn, ii Dr. G >si. ur his die tie k og' ir--eton I )I.I 1 ., ,irnzd dthlr.eely Iial a luna~ * V. on asylni and owa tOL medi.l ene. 1ii. rt harge ha.s arrited in:sutut-an:. . medicalgin colleopned wiit aL em' C nietgarn yolg SLa. 1 i. tildenjiu. I) " sad i la u}l''a t n' ~ l IC la' he i ngtue af ni~L Lm fLi cdii i: IC ab-r b d i ni. isupi iiL te yi ui i ii li t fai ati l'-t~ruing ai Kta ot. sI; . ri iia and tllii i lliIliI. r ivr'l i conideralib ly. In iN't L .t i au e I s ig e is p rast aI iiroy aion ii-v.i.a a ad Ilats beeiune~, CLIL coe ui phr ir b-t the tinese Li. court. L~ 'IA. iiin5 he gias a ppxliI ointe II urgeA-Ia' this dIire.ctionu Lihe navaiiil bita n. iis I ingkokiw as built livt I in ,~ olici nd dutera, Drs.itulaysi- hasL a' large pellv d, pthecot if Bago Id in,, i o. n0r 2 rc of dia and owns twoII Irug stor :,. 8t, Dr. I cdl ic m itedi . l a~ N il in, r. MLi$chian ipn Iangkokti Ci'. t:1 1e obas aicumpni i tihimci oniI Lb:s pre 1.o trinknW'ii,~i y. in grn the liap. of hu Siciamii it peoplre and thepir1ic ea'ton i Dri. 1>;. Ii s iai :b "r The k In gs of im isy a nau m. 4h trocble andbu nt.hat a:e,) oveio w' ie hso ao gr as lia. y ad Lis ver,. iii b-then als oinede woithandieu a y in toncasil, ho atrzeia stlades i: to iscolecio a p een:. H. w I ot, ibrl m n ha m a a thi ue days, the 15th, 16th and 17th of November. On those days the city of lanikIok is illuminated with olectri- ( it% , and royal salutcs are fired. A ma. licenit ball Is given the last, day, anu a reception Is tendered to the I Idip uomiatie corps~z. "* 'he women of biam are small in t statAre, out are mnuch prottler than the p Japalnese women. Their costume Is ( irincipally i a cloth which hangs from . the ' a , t ac knues and is called a ptanung.' They wear stockings and -lity .ippprs. They wear no head dress, aid a neat-littin" jacket com plictes the costume. The men also 1 wearl tiht-, 'j:%ianung.' The women are fond of coiors, and the sight, at the I tatre is a magniicent one. Children I of both sexes run about nakjd and this is not noticed. " Tio country is polygamous, and the number of wives a man has is limited only hy the number he cin suP ourt. Thern are only about 1,500 for eigners in the city, of.which but 250 aro Americean and tCse for the most part r belong to the. naissjonary group. The king's physician is Dr. R.ytter, of Bel The Siani-o navy is a small one, consisting of only twelve largo gun bo1 ts. Thu size is not increased as no troublo is expo'.ted. The vessels are mostly employed as pleasuro craft, and the k Ing (iften uses them, accompanied I by his suitel. ".Thie Sitatnesf,) language is a very dillieult one to lbarn, and I had much troibi e in miasteri ng its intricacies. l I a 1( is tu most dillicult of all inn .at'5 to learn. Chinmeso is the k xt, li1I'! Simles() is third. It is for tie mnlet paet a language of intona tiaIns. Some; of the mistakes a person can ll a ko are extremeliii'ly LIe01 crous. L'or in stancie, the wtord 'mah ' in Siamese nO1;y iean ' dog.' ' horse,' or ' come.' The men'..ring in deterinined by the ac It or tonl A -trager ordering his iior~e to ht. hlueitced might ho surprised tw find blz du ii harness If he diJ not I "i Th honese a* %ry fond of read- t i rs N bo'y cmn read and write. Tiey wece fornia-iy taught by the i 1'lte latives are, however, tn.- i in Pformm t of geoirriphy. They r, d Sh*l &m a-: the biggest place In t ie n 'r I, and every otlher land is dldl in a vcneral way ' the outside .1 e'untry.' 'Pti havc iany works, how- i vt r',i t 0hc native tongue, including t r -l iens of hi-tories and fiction. f The iing aIs been careful about the -- iviion (f his children. ills h-a .-o, ': i e I I hi, zriaduated at .x IY r', t, .L i 0-t li rtL honors. ThO crow n, prince Ii' n 'i tiow at Harrow, pre for ( 'Xford. The standing army o anmi momntls to about 10,000 mn. a' T . Iy tra iled aMnd are wr n with .\a1 s ri 1LeS.'' C W N o >|1 1 ., I 1 ,01-: 0P. A tl'i.--A pot, - i ie n to Jcinining, lulsey, a " f r 1w ljv on the Southern railway a lra w . : x mil s south of Rck mrt., f i mtly ha-l one of tie most : ee and lnirirawest escape's fr It i '.1a that oig ever went through Sit un.r'.hI.d. A ntttbhoulnd paS - :- i.-- through l ras- C - :N :m-- an hour and caught I p or, lthe l'rack. illis.y, who t u1-..1 ner,% aw hs 11 t hurled itt h searched long for n v kn the train shaved i ae afew mainuotes later Spe dow -ni flol the pilot 0 omi llacentlv buegan i the track. LIU had u* up, in d on the apron Iui - a there while the u- e/ townand aroutnd moun0 x 'it.-. Tis is a true ushetI:eittd by~ reputable \ >L i ; 6u *' i.:sTioN.-Alnji's - i.r., oiii a cati3y loved I .t . enthllren decide l to have notd ini their little nleighbo~rs, IainOV pus.-:y into at Le-mail tin ex - t~at tiLer drewv her carefully out I i.i.n('it of thle yar'd, where the 'A ni r bii dlue a grave for her. I noi cried with all her mliight. \ ' h in d viery sober, and Ii nal ly n a.v was laid away ar.d tenderly .- r ' wih g' a--s am(1I li vers5, she har :1-m a rou lii her sis tet con n~ny:0,00:ud: " lLa, if I wecre OI i .% uitan't cry' to hard. There are ot., mor (ats In thle worlId. God unui ' morei't a~t nd ore cats every (lay. l. t' p ty isomiethiing.'" .,,l e Simlmons, oIf Hoston, who d i aboiu' twety - ivye years ago, left a rt- fortumri. to his; widow and chil Iri n on sueiI i tns th.at, after a cr lu le. a cetain sumf which was to a.rumII(te -houl bi e av aliable for the I1tbvhnt-nt of a col lege for women. T hi t imelt he w expired, anld accord v'i the in t~ltuttionl is to be estab I-hid in i I-tilt withi anl original en dO n ti I tf aii000),uu0. i ts natmo, un timetlhing catn he :lone to prevent t I hie "Si m non's lFemale Col andtit its purpose to furnish to we n tn in: ,tructaion in such branches oft enelie and i ndustry as will help LIemi to amjIuire an indlependent liveli itd.i I t wvill he non-sectarIan. ai -The wives andi children of quite a numbteihir oif army citlleeri' wore sent to lIan ila on1 transplorts at, the expense of the trvIermntitt, hut General Otis has informed the war dlepartment that the camtlpaignl in the l'hllippines is n ot a p11enic and allvi ses that, the we altent hertdto t hP iltI11Lie UntIitedi States Va' oinct' . It is Litme for the war depa~lrt mente to !)can Pt)omtethIig about war. I ..ure n lddILitinalI su ppl es of smoke 1i l-s poiwdler are to he forwarded at once our111 ':t at M1anhai. I 'reparations Li- :ao h mi in ade by the atrmy ordnance bur e: it to maintain' in the l'hillippines large ittiitles (if :itinmuinition, so that -the stock on hiand may never- ho re duieid be'low. a certain po iint. * -'l'he w;inLt'r has been a1i phonome Li' nal one in EnOCland, with abnormally Swarmn d ays and1 thenI sm~lenC periodls of I froiit. As a ecnsequ~ence the death I- rte hast gone u; nottecably In nearly allItlhe tiowns, ai .d the outbreak and uddilient increase of i nfluenza shows in -all the re portL. Drtid biana as are becoming qitt an ar el - oft foi d. Quzeenosland Is in augu rat in the new intdustry. They take i".t he place of ratisins in puiddings and are -'aill to be not only very patlatable bi ut ex ed in gly ni' ritlous. -Sxed uotn Is bui1(lig a new navy. Its sixth ilp of the new type, the Noird, litu-Itreei ving Its guns andI final <ii ~tlan'. I L is ta coatst defonso ves * 'I of ::.500 tonls. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Alway Bought RICE CULTtURs. orrespondence of The Spartan. It is a mistaken idea that up-country eoplo have, that it is absolutely ieces. ary to irrigate rice land and to 0lood lie young rice at certain stages of its rowth. Indeed, here in Orangeburg ounty, one often sees cotton and rice rowing side by side. The land is ex cedingly level it is true, but in places here are slight depressions, and these jw places are often chosen for rice atches, although they may be far way from any stream. At other ines one sees a little rolling piece of and producing both cotton and rice. Lhere is no reason why Spartanburg lanters should not raise rice in abun laice. The soil that produces the iest results in iice is a sandy loam. tice does not require a very strong md. Pipe clay or "black jack" are ot suitable soils. After selecting the field, prepare it u every way as if for cotton. A great tiany planters, plant the grain about no inch deely, with a cotton planter, n.1 afterwards chop to a stand of even or night stalks to the hill, six or ight inches apart. But Dr. Arant who i quite successful drops his in hills. groin the middle of March till tile niddle of April is the time for plant ng rice, but, Dr. Arant thinks it would ic better not to plant it later than pril Ist in Spartanburg, as it would hen have longer to mature. Its culti ation agrees with that for cotton. It s lald by in July and is harvested in Wugust and September. The straw canl he separated from the ,rain by a wheat threshier, and later his may be carried to a "huller' yhere the chall is removed. Rtice traw and chaff are considered quite >eneficial as a once a week food for orses. The grains may be beaten off he stalk with flails, and negro women >ften beat the chaff off the grains by aeans of a large wooden pestic in a sortar made out of the stump of a ree. The average yield per acre is rom 25 to 35 bushels, though as many s sixty have been known. The grains re not so highly polished as those of he coast rice, but this (loes not detract roi the taste of the article. Rice is n important food product in this eighborhood. It. is caten with vege ables at dinner. Rice and beans, and Lrnlils are (lelicious. Gravy is not sed with the rice, but. the sauce tlhat ceompanies the turnips or beans. The planters are very much inter. sted in tobacco culture now and is sail that six hundred acres will be laited in the county. Tobacco barns lid hot. beds are springing i) every "here. Several of the prolinetiit lanters of this neighborhood, Dr. ummers1C,S Mr. Taylor, and 2Mr. Rlush, ith others have hired a man from 4orth Carolina to superintend their rops and the building and heating oh heir harns. Those who have not en ered the business are watching these qperations withi much interest. Everyone has been amazed over the inusual severity of this winter. Dr. \rant, whose white head tell-ithe i g of 111:111 Winters, Gays lie has nevel een inl the low country any weather tc omplare with thie "d(readfutl freeze.' L'hie cape jessamnines, the japlonicas, md( the plomlegranates are killed down o the ground. The woods were just inigto be redolent with thi >eautiful yellow jessamirne, hut now lie trees are covered with lifelese 'ines. Yesterday we found some stra) >uds and~ blossoms in protected places, l'he violets and~ buttercup~s are peeping mut shviy, as if mutely asking if sprin. mas comle. A. P. S. Lyonus, S. C., March 18, 189. TI H I.:A sA Ots BH.:1.-One of t nest uiseful things in a farmer's gar len is an asparagus bed(; it should bi [ilanted on onie side so as to be out oi lie way, because it (loes not have t< be0 renewed ; it will last a long timne ui in making a new asptaragus bed . woul get two-year-oht plants from ti nursery and plant them11 two feet apart withi the rows two and a half fee apart. It can be raised from theo see< easily enough, but it would likely b' too) thick. If raisedl from the seed(i should be tran)splantedl [lie seconi year, ini ordler to get, the best, result e The piece of ground the asparagu goes into 1need1 to be0 thoroughly fet tilized with fine rotted manure. T' get this draw a few loads ol stahl manure in a pile and work it over lb year before. It is aliniost impoessill to get too much of that in thme soil. ,I 1 On (Guard." WVhen iea atllow the Itl coniceIistanitl ott guard. Ii t. i-'"the attack,1 114 will not I hsitat force of dhis(e anid 11nisery an death conies crashing aibout hitu.i Wen a titan begins to feel "out a enryi notiu to the tu;ark, when he h bilious attacks and a feeling of lassitud and incapacity, if hie is wise, lhe will ~tak Dr. Pierce's Goldenl Medical Discover right away. It will bring his ap petite hiac againi. and what is tuore it wuill bring bac his digestive powers. It will give all til assimtilative f-uctions (lhe edge and pow< to extract abnidatnt nourrishiticnt frot til food he eats. it will tuake good, purn healthy blood and scnd it coursing rapidi through his veins atid arteries into evet organ anid tissue of the body. It will pe flesh otn his b~oncs and force in his tunit'de it will give himn strength atnd contage ati cheerfultness, in a word it will give hili It excretes from the sy'stein every pa tiele of dead, useless, lbby tissue. eveti redluces the weight of the corpuhe, inaan at the satne tittne that it builds up hi stretngth atnd working power. The weigl it adds to peole who neced it is the ki, that conies of puret blood atnd every orga doing its work properly anid thioroughly; whmt nugihista canl' fighting weight." The Kind You IlaWe Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per 1sonal supervision since its infancy. se Allow no one to deceive you in this. All CounterIeitS, ImiitatioIs andl. Substitutes are but Ex. perliments that trillo with and endanger the health of Infants and Chilren-Experienee against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a substitute for Castor 011, Paregoric, Drops and Soothiig Syrups. It Is Harmless and Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrho.a anid Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatitlency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You HAlve Always Bought. In Use For Over 30 Years. 'K cENTAUn COMPANY. IT MURRAY STRECE. NLW YORK CITY. THE HONEST WIlTE OAK HOME-MADE =WAGONS MAI)E AT THE GREENVILLE COACH FACTORY Are the Cheap6st and PBet Special Prices for"'5 c. Cotton." Call and see us G. W. 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