The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, October 25, 1900, Image 4
The People's Journal.
PICKENS S.C .
THE LAST CHANCE.
AI r. Long walked into the iouse and
sank wearily into a chair.
"well, you are lione early," re
marked his wite, looking inl from the
kitchen whore' she was busy in the
preparation of the evening meal.
''Yes, and I have bad news. The
mill broke down this afternoon, and
the proprietor says they won'lt run any
more this sehson ; he says the sale of
lumber is duli and he won't start up
again until fall."
'1 i am so sorry !" said Alrs. Long,
suippressilig al exelaiitiioni of dismay.
" don't know what we will do,"
said lie, gazimg dejectedly out of the
window. " I suippose,"' lie continted,
"4tIe mill wv'ould have shut down before
long had the accidelit not happened,
blt I expected the run to last several
weeks longer."
Air. Long had moved from Kansas
to Oregon three years befoire. Two
years successive drought in W estern
Kisas, Where he had roioved Ik hukil
ily and taken a Iomestead, had re
du(ed him to uch straighteneil cir
cuistances, that lie was coipelled tI
sell his clain1 for :a sIall smum anid
miove' away. Ilaving hteard of the op
portiniities in Oregn or hit oImme-seek
ers, lie conciteled to inake his way
thither.
The character ol tihe ((ciuitlry was
nmev to hin : instcad of the smooth,
Itrable pie stretchung away into tle
distanec as far as the eve coil fillow,
he folinnd 1111row valleys hemiimiied in
between lofty, precipitoius min tainls.
The land I Ihe valMles an k atonig te
the creeks had long .go 1been settled;
and the available land left for settle
mentit was hilly, the "oil poor, and eov
ered wvith timber which would take
time and imuch hard labor to clear.
lilowever, lie concluded to settle lowii,
helped to this conclusion by the fact
that his ioney was iearly gone. An.
ions to secure a home, and as lie h1.
used his homestead right in Kansas. lie
coihiided to avalL himself (01 tIh lib
cral offer of railroad lamid --te mailroad
colipany reiuiring onle-leilih down.
le selected eighty acres n Hear j reek.
It will never lhe much ()1 a pliei',
he told his wife. "but it will at least
he a home.,'
"Yes, llery,'' Al cliei'rfilly re
s)oIC(l, "it won't he wmt we 10ked
forward to when we were married, bt
in somie ways I think we will like it
here ; the climate is delight fuIl and
I believe we will gel tlong all right.
The lirst year lIe got work itm aw
mill three miles up he l eek. InI es;
thain a year the mill wast destrolyed by
tire. The lo.s fill soi hIe:tvily 1ilim1 the
owliei, that nevarly twio years e': lpsved
before the mill was rebuilt. In the
mneantime lie worked aroutit at what
ever le could fiid to d1o ; and whlen
ie failei to get work, lie busied hii
self clearing the " ranch" and improv
ing as much as his limited mueans
would permit. N ow he felt tte rly
dliscouragved. llow could lie p)rovide
for hiis tamnily between niow anid fl':l I?
Work would be scarce, and hec well
knew that several of the mill hamlds
were situated very much lhke himself.
" ien ry, don't worry a bout it ; no
doubt we can manage some way,"' said
aus wife enicouragingl..
"hta cheerful way you have if
looking at everythig ui.If t he house
were burning dowii no doubt you
would iind somnethinmg plteasamit to occu
piy your mind."'
'"Well I hiavc yet to hear of worry
helping anybgody,"' was the simihnig' re
"Yes, but ini this case I don't see
how you cani explect a fellow to help
'', hereunddcnoatl. I
have a wife and tour chibilreii to pro--i
vide for, andl no way of' eairninig a dol
lar thiat I cani see now."
"'If youi can't igit wvoik, why not
try prospecting ? 1'Te lIahiley mine,
over across the moutain, is payinhg
well ; and Mirs. lI ailey tol ne, the
last time I mlet her ini town, that Mlr.
Bailey said that there is just as hikely
to be good( mlinesC oin lIear (reek as
anywhere."
"I have nevier thiouagh t of prospict..
hmig, and( I don't suppose05 ! would be
lucky' enioughi to findl anythiing : hu,''
lie addled after' a few momitlents reileec
tioin, "'1 mighit try it a few dlays. .Jen
kins, who wvorked at the mill,' is an old
pirospector, and I have often heard hi m
tell how prosp)ectinig is (done, amll (of
the lucky strikes lie has madc ; but as
lie is as poor as aiiy of us, I niever hioil
much conifidence in his stories."'
The lnext. miorning Air. L1 ong stao led
out, in search of gol. Th'ough he had14
but little hopes of success ; yet that
hope that has dlomuinated the lives o1
mauny ai stuirdy prospector, and wichu
many have taken to the grave tinreal
iz/edl, secieed to grow uponi hiim, so tC
speak. lie climbed the steel) moiun'
talin sidle, pickiing til pi'ces5 oif lloai
qluartz, and carefuilly exammining then
to see if lhe couild see any gold. Il
toiled up the mioiui taiutil about hal
way to the top) ; Ithen lie took hiis wvaj
along the sidle of the olope, watchim
the groundil closely, ini hiopes that I
might pick upl a pice~ of "'Iloat"' it
which the gold could be seeni. To
ward nioch lie turned his steps hionni
ward. Wheni about hall' way home, h(
camte to a place wher'econsiderabho
float lay scattered oveir the grouni~.
Ie saw nio gold mn what lie picked o.
iand concluding it was bar en like all In
had found, ho was about to con tillu(C
his way dlowni the .hill,. when thc
thought occurred that sonme (of th(
qjuartz might amuse the children, as ii
was differe'nt from and14 pre'ttier' than
the rocks about the house. Accord.
ingly, lie picked til several pieces and1(
carried tlicm home.
"DJidl you fund < gold mine, papa '?'
asked Roy, the el est child, a sturdy
boy of eleven ycairs.
"'No, -4 aid not, ll oy, bu t I brought
some quartz home 101r you ;it is out
side in a sack.''
Presently, Iloy bumrst inito the room
exclaimning :'"See, papa whiat W ilhe
has done ! IIe has broken the pre(tty
rock you brought me !"
"Oh, well, never minild ; they are
smtaller pieces but are jus~t as pre ty
Let me1 see thiem." lIe tooksv 1
Suddonly lie uitterel an exclamation
of surprise.
1,lara !" he criild, (4 believe I see
gold mn thi ! I lok here, whiere it is
freshly brokenl !"
" It certainly does look like the gold
in my ring," said his Wife, holing u1p
her filiger and Comparing the ring with
the liC bright particles gIheotening in
the (iuartz. "But isn't there some.13 way
to tell possitively whether or not it is
gold ?"1
''Yes, J enikins told mIe how to de
terimiinc that. ie said to put the ore
into a mortar and pulverize it. then
throw the pulp into a pin and pan tile
quartz off--4he gold being heavier than
the quartz settles t*o the bottom of the
pan. I have no i<rtar, but probably
I Can find something that will answer."'
"We haVe the paln," said Mrs. Long,
eagor to assist her husband in the
ajpareit diliculty. ''( to into the
kitchon and get one of the Iilk pals,
llov."1
'Well," replied her husband, vainly
Ondteavoring to suppress a smile, ('a
gold pan is what, is ied --but," he
added 0r.r a slight pause, "perhaps a
milk pal vill do."
But what to do for a mortar ? A
happy thought, struck hun111. Why not
beat it up on a liat rock ? It took but
little 8evarch to find a suitable rock, for
rocks Constitute no $11mlall portion of tle
side hill ranches in (1Ie!(oii. I lavilng
pulverized the qiuartz ol tihe rock with
ai oli ax, Ie brushed it into the nulk
panl. lIe 1now weit down to the gulch
which was but 1 short distace below
ie house, and wihib, typicil of the
gulebes in this country, llo.ved a fee
water the entire year.
Ilacing th'e' 1an in the water and
giving it a shimikinig motion;, then dip
ping Ihe paii in and out of the water,
as he hail seen placer miiners do, lhe
lnlie particles of qIpartz were washed
out leaving the gold inl the bottom olf
thle pmn.
It was a pretty sight that Ilet their
eyes, awl old Mr. Iitworth who had
uist come over to hrrow a (rOss-Cui
saw, sald it was a- good a pio-pect as
lie Iud ever seen.
-I havein't had no. great iIt of ex
1he old luan hut x when I came11 to tIi
coultry inl the early lifties, gold was 1
hleatp m1lore pleitifuli than it is now. I
reckon I se1n eniouil gold inl them
early days to bIe a pretty !uOOi judg'e of
aI prospiect. '
MIr. ILong, nwu thoroughly elated,
wvent hurriedly ip to the barn atd got
a pick and shlovel.
-Pm going. up there again this
afternioo. I cai't rest uimtil I lind
out wheii re thi ore coies from, said
he, eviincing ponounced symptoms of
the -obi fever.
Although it was nearly a mile to the
place where ie Iad picked up the
<p1rtz, and the hil' inl phices quite
Lteep he walked along brisk!y, see-ll
ingly uimiinituil tImlt hill Climbing is
e X.ceedTin '!y 1:1boriou s work. I hv,
who'o his f'ather 1 hadl periiitted to av
compani y him. hvlen they -ot to tle
pl a sat d0,Vln 411 tle ground and
panted like a miniature stcam eiigie.
IIlaviing fouind the exaict 1lace , he
statedi iriictly up1 the hill, watchiing
cairefull y oi tI oat whIiich becaime mloie
plnt ifu asi hMle ailvanceud. ll. noceed
ed about I Wo) hund111red feet, whlen ther
Iloat suddenily cealsedl, and lie oul
uildinoine abiove the place. Tlakinl
thie pic k andu sh ovel he began to sinik a
''cut"' in the (lilt that covered the for
mnaioni of the hilh to a dlepth of two or
three feet. The llovel groundu aginisi
man Ieces141 of ijuart z wh iebcl he~i ihe w
aside ~in a 1)ile. Al tLr about three
lurs' wruk hie caime to t i e vein iun-i
ning1' downi erypredehryit
the soft lock. The i" fornIliiitioni " be
camixe harder as thie cut deepened. so1
that by evenling the ''It wvas only
ahout four feet deei'p.
Het wa~s perle~lx(d to, knlow w-hat to
aund leave thle ,' prosec~t " unt1 ii morn1
ing~. for fear somc oniie miiglht cairy
a1waly thie ore or jum111p hi ela i.
"I shioufld take lom hanoces," lie soil
Ster sev'eral in onieli ts of 1 se~its
cog it t ion, he' coiuheul to remiaini and
guardis tie prlospect that Iighit. Ae
corinigly, hie tol loy to slay there
wb.'le lie w< ni downi to) the hioiie to
get a hnuo-h aind his coat.
W\hen he afpprisedf his ar oif his
iintention, lhe sceed inclinied to
IobIject.
"If you stay up Il1u-re t:-night ,
saidu she, "' you will be tired out so1 that
youi canli't work to-morow, and~ I don't
see why it wvouhIn 't hbe safe t' feavec
the prospect till mo~rning."
"1'The wvoodIs are flI of pro1spectors
a11 ini hunters, and1( allhouigh I id not
see0 anyb~ody thIiis afterni~oon, they conhlI
have passed buy near1 eiioiighi to see or
hear me at wvork, andi thien (1 louh re
tuni ini the evemniug after I had1( gone
hiomie; andil seeing that thle ore is r-ich
they coui locate111 the clai ni, I ami
(con1vinced2( that I shiouhIi go fback fo
inight,"' he coniLitied decidedly ; " anud
toiiorrow I will puit upl lmy inotice ami1(
get somie onei Lto hielp run the lilies ail
stake the claim."'
"' 1 don1't know hbut what you are1
right ," assented his wvife , " b ut let mct
21o1- andloy and1( 1 enni watch the
"I feel it woul be bettei toi mc hc
go; it will lie a ~ohl anid loniesomi
ighit for you, and yonuIboth may feel
21 little nenx ous thiere alone,"' lie sa1id
appre11hei vely.
, Yoil can take lI oy his shot. gunu,
she1 perds.2.tedh, "' then we will fee ia
burave ais aniyhody ; andi whxiiy cani't wt
bibll a fireI to keep uis warmi ?"
SWehll, 1 suppose it wold~ do( ut
harmiu and I if it shiouih 11 heotie ne21 i
dou1bt they wouldh think that some one
bir2 set fire to a wood-rat's niest, whIeb]
ia very coilmon01 ihmlg f o do, 21ml(
about01 ~hue only effflective way of keep ingi
(lie Pests (downi. Thel nests are muadeI
of Lwigs anud branches of tre as anid ane
freqluent ly 4 or 5 feet ighi. Yes, I
~presume1 it wvill be all right,'' hie coin
sented after a1 thuoughtfuil pause8; ''2and(
if youl insist upon01 it I suippose 1there is
noftlung b r me to (It but submit,'' he
concdludedh with mock muecknes5s.
Ta':kinug the gnun, coat and4 Ilnch for
Itoy, thecy made their way toward~ thet
prospeet--Mr. ILong going along at
guide and to carry the gun~f andf wraps.
Rtoy . was delighte. xwith tho phanu.
Stiayiing out ini the nills overi nighit,
ngtim un no to ,wntect tihnmiunn
wis ailt llhGor lie highly prized, and
with the gun in his haids ho felt
equal to any cineigency. Mr. Long
gathered some dead Imbis ando brush
and111 built the lire.
" I don't anticipate You will have
ally trouble," he said encouragingly.
Surely no one will attempt to jump
the claim while you are inl possessioi."'
V ith this parting assurance lie retraced
his steps down the hill. When he, ar
rived home lie found i man n11miiied
Willis waiting for him. Willis lived
in an old log but about it mile down
the creek. lie bore aln Unenviable
reputation, and was never known to
(10 anything but hunt. Ilow he made
a living ito onie seemed to know-; an
ol Mis. Cords. who deemed it her
duty to investigate everybody's pri
vaLe affairs, gave their case ill in
despair.
" Why they don't, starve to death 1
never expect to lifitd out," she aidut (10
spairingly. " liut they gpt alolig
soiiehoW, for every last one of the
eight children is healthy and -, as dirty
as little Igs---but it is the beateiest
thling to Ime how they manacge to (o
it.''
"Air. Long, beg'an WVillis, cc I
heerd that yoa found soie rich Iloat
today, aid I corre up to scO if you
wouldn't like to take te inl a partner
to hell) you lind a ledge ? I've made
8Coie big strikes ill my -time, and,"' lie
coitinued, with an air of linportani!ce,
" if' lite ledge is theie it wyon't, take me
long to runl it downl.",
" N), I won't r(illl your ,er
vices," MIr. Long replied brusquely.
" I found the vein this afterinoon.'"
"1 You donI't say sl'" ejacuilated his
woild-he beliefactorm. "1 Well, I'll be
22siituped! Aid you lever halI ally
experieice before?'
Mr. .og,'' said Vilis, as that
geitlelimia turned to go a boult his
chioies, " I'd like to make y(uI a prop
osition: It takes years of eX 'lenc to
learn how' t() 1.iine, ani1d uless a m11an1
has had the experience he's4 abouit.
suire to make a faiiure If he Iatteipts
to tpen ip a prospect. Now," he
wentit ()n patronizingly, " the(, pro)posi
ion I Vas going to make is this: Heimig
yu lmvc the leIdge, I will slperiitenld
tle twole work for a third interest."
"I thiink I il ra et alongr very wetll
itioit your services,'' and Alr. Lnoll"
tl bripl y ii walked into the
barI.
Tlte li'llty of the situation, anid
dh fitr owh c Cpied t )y's attention for a
cou(' CF i-,ars, wi (.1 It! begani to get
drowsy. Ilis mother suIgested that
Ie lay downI'1 oil the grolld by the fire
atid rest h1imseil. In a ft!w minlites
he wa iast asleep. 'ThI'e fire h1ad
burn)ed down II, buit ats tlt' Iight was not
cldI, thet heat from tli e als aln hot
ashe-s gave them all the wariitli that
\ as needed. ROY tlad beeni ailcep
about hlfli anl holiur, and his iotlier
waI" aboutm to ct up to repleimsh thet
'Ut, whell he thoughit She heard a
I ct e in the bushes lut a little way
do.Vns the hi ill. She shook Roy .:,ently,
andl whispered ito him to) make n Io nislit
an1d to 11Sten it' heC Coub1l hear11 any11thung
diol below in the buaslies.
Presently there wias a loud crackling
ni )se as if somiet hing hieavy was! steph
pin on. 11 thet dea b~~ )rush . I Coy graspied
his gunt~ andi cockd 'lIt. 11 is motherlC
ti)he hi' i m~ ii n th 111le shouldther : he was
"C 11. may b)e ai heari ori some11 othet.r
wildl anilial ,' w~hisperedl rIs. I~n .
" e'init your111 gtim downi the hill to
wheiCre' you Cihm111k the noisel~ iIC nd hie.''
rrtO' jl sdpplented by a ye! I as if
son-e C!n (iiwas ini pinl, folloCwedI by a
cr';''iin-! niise, ats somICethinig wenti
tearinig CdC'ynI the lill. Hoy, no1w
thiorough~ily excitetd began to) reloadi his
guni. InI his hur1 ni nUiC X exieent hie
lp in tile 141hot in steadt of the poCwder! ,
wiIihib mistauke lit Cdid Inot dIslcover~
Iipper wtad down on the shot..
( )li, maIZ'ni! what are we going
ho do0 noCw ?"' I- crited iu despair'.
will halve :my oce..mion to) use the gull
a-in~ l. W ha:te'ver it wals youi ishoCt at
seemedi!C so) badly ..ace thatE I donil'!
tl~hink we wvili be tro(uledC alny more't to
niigh1t . ''81 sa i e a1ssurmIlgi ,.
Tlhe e'xtitemen'ht ofI thei past fewVminh
uite andii~ hiis apphli'esI on1411 in ii Sce
quen.hcet ofi thle dhisahdi gun~ st
W ibhi.:had been!I sholt by miistakte for ai
foundi~ it netcesary tto tratlIct severM1
b)Ardt-ishoit.
TIhie reportl'l of the~ C " Ln Stirike
soon~l spreadli overI the CorC)1itr'y, ali I twoV(
1 look at th., prospect!It. Tlhey!~ madei~t an
olfer oh l.enh th'ooisandt doillars for Lte
mli ne, wh Iichi Mr . I (1ong(C icuiculed toC
Mr . .ting niowv ownis 'the (ttIle
plaIce!, wvhi ch lhe is impriov intg, aind ex
peesi a hew year's to :iuake One! of
N otliung wasH tever 511 sa lout. Mr's.
Lon and1 121 her~I 0on's lonel~y vigil oni the
miounltatin the nighit after Lte discovery
of he La ! st (Nhm ter~ ;'1( and Lhloulgh
Willis' deerC stor.)Iy was gene tralhly belhitev
ted, lie netveri after that t'touhi meeCtt MIr.
h onig's eye without a glhnity look.
No theory,~' hoCwe!verl corrct is9 of ani
val tuii luess you~i knotw hotw to apiply it.
You mayli sendC youri boy) i to Ite agri
CulI tuiral college aiid spieil himi f'or a
f'armier by illling imi up wvith theiesi't
which lie hias nO dispjosition1 to reCticet
1(o pr1acticet. You maiy send~ him to the
samne colhx' ami1 n1 ake himli ai better
farmelitr than you are 01' ever ennl he.
E'verything dlepenldl 021 wvhat kind~ of a
b(oy you send and wheL.eyr lhe can tedu
pies into at.uaLl~ -practisce.
A simply way of' removingr c'nderis or
aniy foreigni sublsttncel fro'ni the eye, is
to gently 1ho)1( tiht eye open~h with the'
linigers and1( thiumbh (of (lnet hand1(, while
wvith the oIthier lhnd to d1ash1 light hainl-.
fuls oh' water in and across it, so as5 1o
pr ouice a currenClt Of watlier flowingi over
thet suirface iof the e!ye, al unlder' side
ofI the li~s. T1hie elfet!t of this ahnliost
inivariab ly is, to push thle inItrinhg oh
ject. Iromn the eye.
T1hec State l'air' will pay Ithe freIght on
all exhibhits r'aised or' produced In the
State sh~ippefld' ra2ilrhoadC,:~ecaed.
*1* -
THlE ( )W N 0 UF WII EIAT.
Prof. .Jas. I. 1lunnicut, of. coria,
who cont-ribute(l An interesting article
on alfalra to one of our recent issues,
writos tle following valuable hints on
wvheat growing to an exchange, and as
tli is a sUIlbjetct of unuilsuld interest to
our readers it this time, We are glad
'to rep! int this letter as follows
This is the greatest of all the bread
crops. We should Atuly itsuiature and
ada'ptations so that we cal adiress
ourselves to w'heat growinlg intelligent
ly. Wheat' generally means winter
wheat. Spring wheat is only adQApted
to li.ited localities. Winter wheat is
a biennial plant. It requires part of
two years in reaching full maturity. It
needs the fall of one year for root d
velopment, and the spring of anotlher
year' for .eced development. As
root <development must comue
firs(, this is the most iniortanlt part
for us to look after. If this is perfect,
then there may be a full 50e(d crop.
But if fronany cause the rooi ldevelop
meit is incomplete, the grain will he
cIG short.
SOWINI TIIE (;IAIN.
We n'ow sec that the manner of,
sowilng the *,raill is very important.
The roots imist. have time and r'9ai
and fool, or they will not reach lull
growth. The tine should be at bout, six
months, and ience shioubl beginl as
early :s praclicable in fall, so as to
reach tile greatest pissible growtli he
lore mid-win iter cheieks I lhemi. Se ptemi
her inl lost Of Ihis l coitiutiy VoIhl Ie
the 1 best time, all things considerel.
litut local citiitions oftent chanlige Iliis.
The liessiani fly must be coisiilered.
It we sa too early this ly m1iay cue
gr'eaIt t m e a11111 t a IAIl ome itII)es c4omp1 1 le
ruin. They are Iuch worse w here
there is grass iIon Ithle a11 I, anl mi u innch
less trolblesomhe after anly r1eop that
has requ i red cleani cultire. I lence it
is olel a imal'ter. of .reat itiolrt-imee
what UrOl to follow. Cotton gives th1e
best Issile preparation Ior iheat.
lilt t e <>t<>1 e i (1<""e 1100 luMttire
early en'itigh, lience iially pre fer to
tillw crnn. I'etas ale better. They
leave the soil ini excellent coidnlition1
IMechanically, :n14l stor away ammni itia
for)1 the use oft' t he wheat. A c)over
soti is the besL of, all rotatiots.
Pi'ti[ 'A ATION M.' stil 1 'F, s
Wheat roots <lesire to gi dowNi iu
anil ine-halfI to five feet in ti'e earth,
seeking water and fool. his tley
will (o if the hardpan is bro',en
thoroughly. Deep Iowi ng luii 1 sub
soiling aid repeated biarrowingirs will
all pay. The cultiv'ationi mutist be <done
befo,'e sowing the seedl. A dee ele
low root heid is 'If prime iinportance.
If the soil bed is perfect the ang
fromi r111ut is almost entirely avolfle(l.
If to tills dee(p and thiorougli plepIrai'
tioln we add a liberal use of acidl pllos
pi-'te am1 potash we have ani iileal seeil
b)Ci. Various experiments show that
this is a vital poilt in, siecessful wheat
glowitg. In a hecd thus preparedl the
roots of wheat sown in Septmuber anl
early part of October rech such a
wontderfuil (level'opmnent that the>:e is
little dlanger of winter killing. The
'(ots ar~e so nlluerouIs, deep) amid striong'
hat they will resist successluiil y th<
po0we of'i frost. Again, the top will he
so for' 'aiiaecil as to tturniish ai goovl
co ver'ing. over tihe soil. TIhiis grani
cover'ing keeps the soil warm. \V heal
thuis s9owni will have foilr times the
root <levelop1menit oif wheat smyn~i in
Niovember. For' the Siotht this is a
mnat tel' of' list impi~ortalle~e.
There is a gr'eat <l i Iference in thei
yiehling p ower of' <l iffert at varieties of
wheat. litst 1s the grecat enemny.
Ilienee, a rust priof variety shouhl I bie
secur iedl if jossibe. .. lhe fhim er~i Siouth
we go, the greaiter <danger fromll lust.
At pre'isent thle "ili Amber'' ail
"Tur'nkishl lieI'" sceni to he lealer's
atlonig this Ilie. Too inuchi care emi
not1 be gi ven to t Ihis ioint t. WVhen
neatly to sow, the seced shiouhl he wa':t hi
c ini very 11ot waiter, ori ini a solutioni
of' bitiestone , so as to < estr:oy smut0,
sIpores or~ germs. Sowinig with drill1s
seeitus to bie groiwiig til lavor. Th'lis
helpis I'> Protect the yot'ng plhilits
atgailst, fr'oal., 34u we riat h< i' thlilik te
chijef ailyv in tage eol.ses fromIn lie bet
t'ir plmirat ionl of soil sect'redl by this
plan, together with greater uiiormiity
of dlepth iin e'vel-inug the sre'l.
'Thte iniaii'timg sliiiltbl bie iloiie biroad
i'ast ainil thlth'oumilhly loictii'iirateul withii
the 'siil by Itmrmvingr. llThe chier pioiint
is to securec as gret' so Ilility' ats posiSI
llt, so as to' re-iider promtiil aol to t'
inmg hecalthyi growlth. Th'lis cani ''enIer
ally bie semiuredl fromi pe or' cl' vterI, ort
I torouigh. culturei andi biartiyardl mnt
urest. Acid pho1 sphatle is ineeded t' in-.
Siure heavy raini iln thie hlitls, lumplil
and full. Po"tash givesi sttiingthi toi the
stemis and1 ithlps to resist must . II givyes
a hieailthiy tne to the ent ite plant , amnl
i is of ritm'ie impiJortan(e.
It goodl seedi Ibe selected, soil prep
airat iion tho'ough , terlti/iI inperlhy
propor~imtiioned a tnI seedl sou ni early , the10
wvheat (trop willihe sur'e and proitlitbl.
(Carieleassiess, sltiphlod mhidils a l
goieera i nattenutioin ihuv imade nimny
frmerlii s tlouri ibuyeia, whoii shouldh tie
wheIt t'i.sellIe'rs. lFromn lthirty to f'orty'
butshiels h lonuhI be lie av'eragtie y ichiI
fromi intelh gent I.siowing. W heat griow
inig is not limited by eliate or soil,
btt by) initell igentI sowinig. lIIence we
say to every Sout hiern farmerci,
"How~ plnuty of good wheat
llave home-grown bread to eat I"
JAMi.:s 1B. IlUINN curTT.
D~ublin, Gah.
A NiSissouri counitry" woimant r'ecenmtly
haid her lhusb~aln arrested fori er'nelty.
Hie had hel licatn 'e severely, amid thle
jiige senltenced the oi liende to hamil
1mr rock foi' the bentelit iif thle counlty.
Whetn hie wenit Lt) work oin the iiext,
mninig hiis wife was omn hand withl ani
umbr'elha to keep the sun oilf himu whlile
lie chiopped imp big stonmes into little
one0- w'ith a hammer'.
-'Farmer's tauke ori selinl to the Statec
Fair, Oct. 29th to Nov. 2dl, the frm'uits
of. your labor, that you may nlot ex
claimi as nmany have doiie every year:
"1 cn bit th."
CASTORIA
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similafing lte Food andilegutla -
tiig lite Stomatchs and Bowels of
Promoles Digestion.Cheiful
ness and Rest.Contins neither
OpitinuMorpltiiie nor Millril.
Nor NAH C WIIC.
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A peifi liilt'tly lrot' (li-ipi
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as art i l of II(, v tue ofxiIISo )v4:3
puitetl fac~t that -ooif roads iilci'ctse
thle salabl te o'lle tfa IVI fii1C or
11101-C 01-101 theii' CoSt, to tile 1*1iiii. Andi
Till- r'its 'hlived attelti-. Where
huh 'd -,11C 1s1tveuf ODS.ilige Lo \
i ato anato is is, ihe i1ii eain
til e teil il(.! l ie till lgileis vftiiiile
iasvin ayf e l'tatehe niellie 1.4 1f111
111111it fiet atii here tl iy uisleri tied
ti si thle v it ill t Of ihi iIli1 proe 't har
Clil' 1.ltlel2( cost to ills. fiTli, Allwhy
te iP pi lY and 011ivi tII e' I' 'W kl r I I s~%c i Iot
ti le iisi t nly the blii ut thei
tl un ti s tilitt irat! l tte it do \\'i rI
ah f iarn f s o y li titi l Iti i tic.
l't1111f POitt' lt! ila ltn.e~ o (v r
hit itis thle piil ite i s ovillgr oftilc
ltt iive. Lilli .1 (tllae l ht-y lit -arth 'ii
tcalo a hie fi vei ll a :i' hiii& ll 111i3
h1 t ille tilli l il il fi tllh i l t ll
ttile fleisur WSeas Ill l'it' ifc Wlel 'tisi
let ispitf' oeille, th fiil at Itie
elie t t ile i ' llol:lbit. itice hi1sieo t
the Witritr taisl~ee lilcett licisr, iiif
ft i it iitt ill eit i Coii tra. Whre ti
naturafli Atoiiwa' suriei t l e iitfo leii
1111l(1il it is at tef~n'el ai'iiibyi' s will. arp,
ptiiie s tif he iline tit tiull iii'W
ritia'i y neu t (if' tf i l i rotitf w ii li ai
all iuiiieuff W l osi hl f1911ui 11 iiioi ks l t ha Iti
txili i'i tiileii liii ,riiitif We Wei i of
Ihls learling ta te~ tarn, buti coiuhlpt
te uitiatow it be haula I a 't' h-ile
roatt i'tls tet a easlit n
to t cit fii the public rans ii'vertwhch
ciaie~'fl t i arkt tat reiuirae theffirs
atstetill'tioi () I f;a Wel t i''tl unteati it
to:Cei l'uileais t('i'y a., Wsinglea it
haut iii iels f pottate s til the taie
ranlthe itmuliig ens artfte noth Witl
Llear so ohar'Il is illv Wlbft'bes aCx'11
li sal illuil tl(ilsel..[l toii i'e vt't'eh
Ie thic ss iitte of h< t liarke a l othes
ea~ lit (osib e at1t101110 1111( 01 e thay- n
the1 g hut troatl suae hi I othe allt
(0 ti iite Wili s e;e r it. gtein o1fti Wati
ofn the tilil ilvilig evnl e tihlie OWil
hcil' i ;of' the in f'1o0 tn til:l/.iit, tii
abouC tt i ig hagt Ie ai ianner we hae
ki:epi hgl o it 8101 Ilit ' ;te lutil h eof
es)itte who ppie itrtot ae Afhr the I
itoe( (211 pil iC llig h f a l piiti h l Iha
to'arke pitn g i iu ro at ie tho Lit ii
s ltat ofW ali th:ey jfin t s o'itf miya1( ita
i~Then- ino Ltaxs toha the ate gits
h Ite n ioes;jiel 1o11it' tiix fli loti
rist I ltttWe iitt~~'C o'hLut isa ii e cxit
I ilatit WCilt ferI 'illOt ,1 ellaO b01forL
us clatily(ft a otid tht li3 Well ieiL olil
rIat al sl' iply f or lot) elyrt el .
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For Infants and Children.
'he Kind You Have
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Bears the
signature
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in 2
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
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WHIll'AT IN TH1-'. SoUII.
S cmew of the fairmn pIpers atre predjct.
ing that before the next harves W heat
%n ill -!o to S1 .5-0 per buithel. We have
loite1a that it will do that, but 'ven
at incent,; a busheil there-( i- --,ood prolit
in it, :iii1 it i slich a vali ble crop as
pal k, of a go'o ratin that we th 'Il
like veIy inuitch to sec wheat raiinii
MOri N!eeally :uloptedl on Su1t lt Ia r
frl Ins There soeeins 1to bel a pretty
genyerally l'evalt opni in the
Stilith that wheat is not suite') to the
cliimate, hut Ve are sure ther is noth
ine! inl that. It is tIie that wheat iloes
wl'3 t(. iite far N orthl , t'hough1 where
thel cl i stver ii l wili ter it is hs
ary to re ,mn lo ,yplowh\ ('I keep,
col: but thoul.-h the wheaIlt crop has
ecolle aceliuitted to uit le a low <itl-ree
(it col. it i' triue that it does we! inl
h1t edumntries. ald all the iulieations
point t ( 1 , ;I:t that it is a nlaive: of
mmle i) I coutr y. It is wvell kniown
that wheat ilturishied ini ag.es puast inl
I tuia is .ill 'one of the gr:leat pioiti
(e'S ofl wheat. So) it is "iaf' to says
ha e Siuthern Stautes to miake' wh'eai a
less pouhi :nal atimIlainn 1t erop it ber
tIlltin it is ini the ('elntirt o' N. tet
ill fact, ini lruany lo'a lit ies in thlt
."oth1 whea~it i nw a lirge aini1 a'ot
iitabl Icrop0). Itexas is h etom11illg a ver i
Ilrge protli~ ilur of wheat ; ) 1o is ()kh
this is all trtle, it is evilenit that if'
'otherntj'i Iarmteirs only helose to do so)
almtost anlywhlere ml any Siurn ir
Sta te. I
We tatrnestly ailvoentae thei suowini (of ..
wvheaut in the Stt h, becau'tise nlo soil enn -
Suchl erops lake t'eerythling fromt tile
sit ilaint ale 'spoeially exhuaust ive of
the stocek of humusili, Si that Itie hmi~ds
arlt e'xtremitely subjec't to !'ecig m Uitd
wasing. ( 'otoul~iti siii of ttonu
t'ion' lftmil lin of4 (11n'si of enc) veryil
onty mlipossiblyv ofi lie whlole civ
ib/i.edi wvorbl, hia- therte bteen stuchi waste,
of iv a viiu sse f utv
tion1 Us ill te cotton0 States. Th'Ie imly
andt MVI av te retst is a tjuditaious rota-h
I tion . We hielieve' thfat wheiat will be
thei ietsowe M4Wri 'I p to ulst he.iys
wheat emti he, follo0wed4 hi; eimer'i elovter
'ir iiowpeas,~ :ani thoset he tised 'or ihe
ho linlg thi' -i l to gethler' to prIevent
washling.
in g wheait'~. Thi e whIiole outh icOlnsumes1C
ihtitur 4on a lar :.e .iuale. Mosl of it lhas
to reachl thle consumter. If wheat were
a 1part 4of lt' regular11 rttion of)1 (4) op4j
ther~ie wotibl soon41 he 1"lhai Gulil tibou
oveir thle ioutr~ly to giui tile glamn. *
Tisk woul be a good44 move~'t in the Way
lpothl of 11)our and14 ill ollal IthatI lie
Sthtl ('iiuhl make wotuhl liidnitanmedli
Onel of the' silie t ofenag
Hiargonents," it8' says Ite I 'i/ ' i re'~ i
JI'iru i s ihe lire Iit ualu comnpartisont
it' prices un thle'IIe Cl eveho 1 d mhninis.
trat io 11with thiose that hatve prei'1iletd
recen tly muer e kileiy. This prve
toting whatever so far' as public
!tntasures reS1 Ico(4ncernei d, fo upon)1)1 all
linancial111 legislatiotn M lK inlecy miof
levelandt ol op 0)iions 1 as eary
like as8 two black-ey'ed peast.
Iclt nes lhe r'ight s of ai husbaniiid as b einhg
mupremlte im most81 sociail aff'airls. lie
manntller tof ser'ving it, the numbtiet' (f
IChi 1( . circum lstanc 's itut her tilr
Arr'ange yourl plan111 early to atteil
Lhte 8dd Anuuttal State I air at ( 'ohtnnbiia
rarieponaahteai-e (itina Plant.a
1s my irlst strawb.rry platt in
I ollowing tlena the usuti Ilal t
atinga. settini). I we]Iltleienther hav
at l1d tIly gra il tiall inal .. il
elrary aail wV'as alnxioulias to Nlegata 11ny
t'w vt'alitue. lil tlt he matl I ha i -
agnvil plaitts from :1 tIvisial m'ae to wait
ter. A ainaa a i ltc ht e gave m ..
at sailne advice, iuling that the paltAts
ldot ta %. evet itegtl to (t'o e
,out April latlh ltaitA. the ph 1 1ts,
.1 tte1 lla out all, fio'tia tely, gil it
erfect sitamid.
Still it Woul have beeti we to have
Onle the planltina. much e er. A
ery siaull traction tf the twvity sax
var eatxp'ietce that itatervenle b tween --
ow aaai thela, was sulieja it to -Aow
at that the safest til best time to
ranslihlit tite strawberry is while it is
1 a loainant state. I (l that tme-mt
lait it will not live atl thrive laltuea
I Otliet tillts, bit that it is easie .l
ureta r to) Itv anl thrive aia proplaortion
. youa approach ih la litil oif dlar
itt icy.
'itis we trialspahit sucaessltilly Iia
ween Ohtole is. 1t atd April 1:s tha. I ut
le great blk of' oui plantinag - .
00 KA :7 WV in-efer to dio ill h.tte fall
ati winter. The soil is the ) il wii-Y
atis, tilt' Still ' wt ma t all otuiulntitataus
ivrahtale to this plaaat which lovv
ubhelss altal 11u4isturlc andl hatesm heat
tilt tlvi% ess.
Thli., enables s toailhu to
rarte thae soil wvell ail to do tlt
litati .. 1 ait t h t ro l. ji tmtualietr. I.
adI wt:iihlaer interl'eres, It btain re
Iaths. We alttingly let it h.s tita lit
'k ant.
We'. atiu:all' y bginat Intie itl (>atolea
it I " liai t hrOulglh l a 1 tall a al
tiiter till al hlie! l jab i if si tiniag a
at11ion m. ii toe planttis is ovyer. W
1i1 1 itii he ii ingeat ai tt lre tfall tlealy
at plats wer tetr . N) hanm wiatever'
'-ti1t-i. Ihat sali stiff, wet Ilit we
wat ,u t --t the planti after it is set,
I litil It t ll i itr. 'jl ,s co illaalattst.s
i Stil ail it phanti lat til itt\itpa s
Sb tvIll s <, ,.. i l e tavy f a e
a:a ligtv ii lryVish oil, this i
Wit tat is' a a t p l ii ren tt, a.ut Ii
ittit at! N a . t't allyilyhea
ect'ia leltil If \\; It an , au t).a w l
iy tat i inuat tl wi et l aei 'h e ti oilti i
lot '.lli t llIi0:-. a1). e i li e call li
1ll11 att eU N orItibl, pro jided .1 lkt
irtc io i -given. .. f'ork hull of'
atte or sta l e t ailmmure applj- ove -
td arutasl lthe pai.t alf s thl pn>
tatioln lneed. The maynure will
ie eittins wheti-r t North vl
'4uth11. i t Ii s l never he :gqthcii
I f 'otilit wetvlier ataaet ive tu t. la
>t ho cts he y em oeri I (hst a iel
ha"11t t Iae ti srifti. Tha i ]a'te
a e a he11 a atllelits ill I w at \wa hys.. .Ait es ,
lie freaZill taitld, has esy i: Owe ul
ild al(onorlil"shes! lite plant.
it weas as w It'iye
it e fiac t tas tim Wot i Kc'1tt Iot c ' h'
hat ley Inw stffer. Tat i., if, they
-et eIellr that il atilleve l el
lieitherthe tr awberry a ug t gi it'hai -
( kitsil as us or e butt ttk aui
vleteIl walll tIls as teas. A fe otay
eile it i tv ti. (ae Ot~tIae'Iot
Ihe sauirkl, byat ilickia at-geentiion
at it a hie .aa tipots , v1 at packsil 3
het l it m <lit, saitt ie p t i .athem * tawiv
alltr t Ittl~es.Vlntfree'Af
'ia'atre w an uetlut, takeo.t a aye Mta im
heia ald, pitntetth itt taasuny in owda
ir ti tiwyeill t< t a1 yt'et i yjieia'ct
SThe father?
*,t.. Gorecfor the
< doctor. The
~rmother? Alone
ing child.-.
Willthedoc
tor never, s
come?
-WVhenthere
is cr'oup in
t~"he~ house4
you can't
- get the doc..
tot quick enough. It's
too dlangerous to wait.
Don't make SUch) a nis-.
take again ; it may cost.'
a life. Alwatys keep one.
hand a dollar bottle of
It CUres the croup at
once. Then when any
one in the family comes
Sdown wiah a hard cold.
or coughi a few doses of
4 the Peetoral will cut,
short the attack at once.
A 25 cent bottle will cure
4a miserabie cold; the 50c.
sie sbetter for a cold
4 tht ha ben hanging onq
IKa-p !he dhoh a' taea on haind.
"Aiaia huta ii ta -.t iio 1 munt nm -
lynyw a. it-Il sony tinbt a s
tt a b I:.n-' e itry Poel-a. ,,
Sinct .u b i-i ii hatteimt hAvty'
ii( n ii. - ih '. ouse al recorn-r
tit-i-I t>:, i nyfrini. .
- t a . w' r* o liet Yaltor
a e.'roe, a