The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, August 10, 1886, Image 1

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? . g g g . j I _ 1?I: VOL. 2. ' ABBEVILLE, S. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1886. - NO. 49 1 Wh??::'- i~-_i_ii_i-ilm^ - - r' m Thoughts for the Month. f . . ' ? To one who is not a routine farme nice questions aro sometimes sprun this month touching the management c a cotton crop. As a rule "laying by" i completed by the last of OHPily, bi should heavy, compacting rains folio' > close on the heel of the last plowing and hot weather sets in, is it better t plow again or not, and how late in th season may plowing be advantageousl continued ? Ne inflexible rule on thes A points can be laid down?one must d( -i 1: * l r *1, vtuu Nuuuiuiug IU uni;uiiiaiiiHuco. n tu land is fresh, or the soil fillod with hi mu?, so that it is friable ind loose, plow ing may be stopped earlier than wher opposite C9nditions prevail. If the so is disposed to run together and baki plowing should continue as late as can be without breaking off limbs an . , bolls too badly. One furrow in eac middle, using a very wide scrape and ^ very short single-tree, is all that is need ed. Itis hardly necessary to add tht the plow should run as shallow as poe \ sible, just deep enough to break th crust, but not deep enough to break single root. Another circumstance to be considere is the state or condition of the crop fo the time being?if it has been growin slowly and steadily up to the time i question, a light plowing may not accel crate growth so much as to induce shed > ding : but if growth has been suspende by dry. hot weather and copious rain falls,.there is danger of a second growt setting in so rapidly as to make th plant throw off its fruit. Plowing woul accelerate the second growth, and migli ' - do harm instead of good. ? It would b well in such case to delay it awhile un tH after the impulse given tho plant V tho rains had somewhat expended itsel If frequent rains continue, no farthe plowing of course is advisable, but if "good season'' only occurs, followed b dry weather, the plows.may be advanta geously started, say a week after th rain ; for by that time the effects of th rain will be well-nigh over, and plowin ^ will only prolong *a steady continuou growth. Let it be borne in mind that sudden starting or a sudden checking c growth arc both very objectionable ai tor cotton begins to fruit. One mm consider, therefore, tho condition of hi crop, the character of his soil and tl) * , kind of weather prevailing, and regulat his course accordingly. In the olden time fodder-pulling wi a prominent feature in the work of thi month, more so than at present, parti .Localise more corn was planted tha now, and partly because fodder was tli almost exclusivo dependence for Ion forage for horses and mules. Othc vkinds of forage have supplanted it moi or less, but it still holds a high place i the estimation of Southern farmers, an deservedly so. "Well cured, it is ver fine feed, but if musty, it is exccrabl Considering the risk of weather, it better to cut off the tops above tho eai 'and cure them in shocks. Tops can t cured successfully in weather that fot der would spoil in. . For some yoars w have adopted the plan of going over tl cern and stripping all.tlie blades belo the ear. These are the first to dry i * and can be taken off somo days irva< vanco of gutting the tops. Some art requisite to shock up the tops so the will not blow over. They must 1 spread out all around at tho botora 1 brace up well, but not enough to adm rain, and also give air to the centre the shock. They must all be well se tied on tho ground before they are tie A rope with a loop in the end is draw tightly around the middle, and then band of grass or any convenient sul "stance placed securely around tl shock just above the. "opo. After th ^ ' another band is placed m??r the to Put up green the leaves will speedil v. wilt and droop down so as to shed rai The mass will quickly Shrink onough permit free ventilation, and, except very long spoils of wet weather,* tl whole will cure well and may remn mAiki'd tft-ft tlwft AaI/1 Ar /?aiii*un w - . (,. < ?vi ?? wi\n in kiiv uuiui v/i ?v always better, however, to house Btack forage as soon after it is cured v can bo conveniently done. At the Kor the whole stalk is cut down and car as above, but their corn. h*s small stalks -than oars. Our tops about cc respond to the whole stalks of th< com. If these fops are passod throu a cutter and are sprinkled with a litl meal they vrill be eaten up very cle bp,stock. If fed alone, especially if n cut up, some of the largest portion ol the stem is apt to be left. Preparation for autumn crops should ' now be vigorously pressed, turnips ^ should all be sown by the end of the month, and grasses and some of the grains will call for seeding early nexl month. No time is therefore to be lost, Arra?ge business so that plows and har3' rows may start promptly after every 0 rain. Most of the seed to be sown are lO .small, and call for a very finely pulver^ ized soil. Deep breaking and fine sur? face tilth are tho desiderata so fur as )- .... mechanical preparation goes, ine plow, the roller, the harrow, following each Other in the order named, will do the work. With the modern improvements .j in pulverizing harrows, there is little difficulty in bringing land into the best j' condition, even when starting with it ^ quite rough. For grass and clover?es^ pecially grass?the land should be made very rich. If the supply of manure is ^ limited, it is better to put it all on a ^ small area and sow only'thai. It is time, labor and seed wasted to sow on poor lard. One acre of good grass is worth ten whiqh is poor and hardly able to maintain itself in the struggle for existence. On ordinary land apply not ^ less than thirty two-horse wagon loads r of yard manure per acre io start with. ? If yo uget a good stand you can help n out this quantity by top-dressing next spring with commercial fertilizers. The manure should be well mixed with the ^ surface soil by harrowing. Never plow it under deep. Whether for grass proper, clover or lucerne, a good application of barnyard manure is the best founda^ tion to build on ; commercial fertilizers answer a good purpose afterwards. ? In relation to grass culture, the cotton belt may be conveniently divided into ^ two sections?a northern and southern p half. North, say of parallel thirty-three r degrees of latitude, red and white clover, a together with orchard and herds grass, ? grow admirably and should be moat l" widely sown. South of that line the c 'annual clover, as the burr and tho crime son, together with an annual winter ? grass like the 4*resque" (Festuca"). can 8 be more certainly relied on. Lucern a will do well in both sections. We are SDeakinir now broadlv?there are othei f plants that may succccd well and answer a good purpose in both the sections ls named. The tall meadow oat grass will 0 grow all over the cotton belt; better ir 0 the northern than in the southern half. but moderately well in th? latter on rich 13 sandy loams. Timothy does well or 's valley land and in the northern section y Spanish clever (Kiehardsonia) is a valu" able plant for the Gulf borders, perhap; ie superior to any of the true clovers foi S that region. There is ample material 'r from which to choose, and an abundanct "e of land ; nothing stands in the way ol n grass culture but habit^and to some ex^ tent a lack of appreciation of the valu? y of the grasses and clovers. Everything P. >u.t ~ i <u? ?r turn tucn^cad biic uiaiiuuimiibv ui wuin '8 stock lesseus the cosl of production, auc "s everything that cheapens production in>? creatfbs net profits from the farm. Now whilst it costs something in the way o 'e manure, labor and seed to get a flelc tc act in grass, it must be remembered tha w such a field will yield crops of hay ant lP aorn2 grazing for many years, and if th< first outlay is divided by the number o >s years, the annual expense, so to speak >y will be very small. But. grass cultun >e commends itself not only because it ii 10 the cheapest moans of keeping stock it but because it-is the best restorative ?f and best preservative of our worn humus-exhausted lands. If? cori d* and fodder could be raised at ex rn aetly the same cost as hay and oats, th * latter are greatly to be preferred in viet 3* of their beneficial effects on -land. Far ie mers hold this idoa and practice it ii >8 tho seeding downjof land to small grain P* they say tho land needs sowing down 'y But the rest from the plow in that cas n? lasts for one year only ; grass growin t0 extends it through many years. Gras 1,1 depends mainly on winter rains whicl ',0 rarely fail ; corn cannot bo uiado with ,n out sunpner rains and these often fail ,s Our true policy is to concentrate cor or culture on land specially aduptcd t aR that crop, manure highly and cnltivat th with harrow and plow exclusively, s e(* as to reduce cost to a minimum, an er then utilize hillsides, rocky knolls an >r" such localities - as aro not adapted t J?r <jican culture by seoding them down t Bh grasses and small gram. ;lo On former occasions we .have urge an the sowing of rye lots for supplyin iot greet) f- od in the early spring. Noihin f is so reliable : rich land, good seed and early sowing are just as certain to bring I a full supply of early green lorage as i spring succeeds winter. The richer the ? soil the more the rye will be relished t by-stock. This is important because rye t is hot as much relished by animals as . some other plants, but itg quality can be greatly improved by sowing on rich or hi<rhlv manured land. It is somewhat : disposed to become woody as it gets older, but a rich soil by promoting rapid - growth, obviates woody fiber has time i to develop. Give the rye patclt-precedence over all others?begin its preparation at once?break and roll and "harrow, and i incorporate maunre with ^lrface soil. ; Have everything ready to sow the aeed 1 by the 10th of next month. Sow Southern raised seed and preferably that grown nearest your locality. Western rye will not answer. Seed from Virginia, east of i the mountains, does very well. Sow i one and half to two bushels per aero. . The nearer the barn the patch can be located the better; if it cannot be near the barn, let it be adjacent to a farm road so that it may be easy to reach with a wagon. In everything have an ' eye to economizing labor. It is too late now to plant forage corn ; fVi o wnrm will oaf on/1 /IncffAtr t V) A Kllfl * iiiv v? vi in if in V/?iv uuu vtv^uvi wjr ?i?v vw\* y possibly early amber cane wonld mature sufficiently before frost to make good forage. We sowed it last year oil the 11th of July and it matured seed. It can be cut when the seed is in the dough. German millet and Hungarian grass may still be sown, however* and on rich land will make good yiehjs. Cow-peas may also be sown for forage. 1 The pea grows more rapidly in the latter than it does in the early summer. If provision has not already been made for an ample supply of forage, act promptly and get in some of these crops. Do not 1 let the opprobrium of buying Western i and Northern hay rest any longer uponthe South. Something may be done a - little later.in the season in the way of molfirio hitv nf r?ralirrmcB nftinr kinds which grow spontaneously. The mistake usually made with these is to cut them too late. Crabgrass mown just after it is in full bloom and properly cured makes a very excellent article of hay. Remember that during fall and winter, when the teams are not very busy, they can be kept almost entirely on hay, and the grain ration reduced to one feed a day. * Turnips should be sown during this month?the rutabagas and Aberdeens during the early part; Dutch and redtop towards the last of the month. Make the land very rich, bring it into the finest tilth, cover seed very lightly and ' firm" the groundthese are the condi' tions of success. For groens, sow the f soventop?it will stand our coiaest win^ ters?other kinds have to bo dug and ' put in banks or cellars. Let neighborhood clubs now cometo? gether and have barbecues. Give the 1 social side of our natures an opportunity ' of oxpnnding. The exacting demands ' of his crop have heretofore kept the far1 mer too busy and too -closely at home ^ for him to enjoy much the society of his * friends. This is the greatest defect in 1 farm lifo ; let us counteract its dwarfing. * narrowing tendency whenever we can. 2 Meet together as often as possible, corn* f pare notes, sway experiences, digcuss * the public welfare of the country and c State. Do not be frightored by the bug5 aboo cry of politics; farmer* have as 1 much right to politics as anybody else. e Why should they not fix up slates as ' well as city people or anybody else 1 n By all means take politics out of the " hand* of self-seekers.?Southern Culti0 vator. v The Farmers' Citadel. 6 ' ' ' At the receut supper given to the e ^graduates of the Citadel Academy at the g Charleston Hotol, Congressman Dibble, g who was present, was called upon t? ^ respond to a volunteer toast and spoke _ as followrs; , w|' Mr. President and gentlemen of the n Association of Graduates : I esteem jt i o great privilege as a South Carolinian t< e | recall the. proud history of tne Citadel o I Academtf. and 1 confidently beliove thai , i ^ i (} illiP Iiwyio iiiQ?i%UMt/?i lino lUdif j j?aii?-vi d prosperity before it in the fufure.^. o In .the brief apace of time I shall odo copy at this late hour I desire to emphasize tho idea that iho free tuition bj d the State, of studenle at the Militerj g Academy is not* charity. It itf strictdi | badness. The object bought is no simply the personal benefit of the young men thus educated : it is the benefit which the State will hereafter derive by having among all classes of her citizens, the poor as well as thu rich in en tlioroghly equipped to serve her interests and do battle for her rights. Tho | money spent is an investment and not a benefaction. Incidentally it may enable a poor boy to get a good education, but the reason that the State educates this poor boy is because she will need his Services as an educated man, and she finds in him the kind of material that it is for the common good that she should develop. I insist, therefore, Mr President, that this not a mere matter of senti ment, it is matter of business. And it is in this way that it is and has ever ^been, regarded by those countries of the world and those State of the Union which hare made the in&st rapid progress in intelligence and wealth they have made the outlay for public benefit and the public enjoys- the returns. This matter of higher education, whether it be at the South Carolina College, or at the Citadel, or at an agricultural college, if you chooso is all in tho1 same category. And I have no objection to increasing the resources of our State for higher education by having another institution, but J decidedly oppose any steps backward, by discontinuing any of the institution now in operation. Nor will the farmers of South Carolina desiro their discontinuance. Why, let tne recall your attention to the fact that in the palmiest days of the South Carolina College and the Citadel our State was even more distinctively than now an agricultural Commonwealth the South Carolina College was a fanners" College, the Citadel was a farmers' "Citadel." The students of both were mainly the sons of farmers, and the same is true of them to-day also. Now I have no objection to introducing a provision into the College to the effect that students whose parents or guardians are able to pay for their tuition should be'charged tuition, but I am unalterably opposed to any provision which would tend to diminish the number of beneficiaries from among those not able to pay tuition fee?. I protist against any change of the system which would compel tne trustees ot the estate UniversUity, supported as it is by the taxpayers of South Carolina, for the common good of all classes of her people ?I protest against their being compelled to say to any poor young man of our State ,uGo away from our doors if you cannot pay tuition. The State supports tho College by taxation for the benefit of those only who are rich enough to pay for higher education." The result of this is to make money the means of advancement, to make a privileged class of people?an aristocracy of wealth. -Mr. President, I oppose so outrageous a principle in a State such as ours, where the son of the poor man, if he has the brains and nluck and ambition "to better his condition, and. that of his class should have every facility that the State can give hiin. The rich man docs not need free tuition, for he is going to have his son educated irrespective of whether tuition be free or not. He is willing and able to pay. But the poor man, who has a son who is capable of receiving a college education, and who has got to struggle with many privations to enable that son to get to collegc, finds this matter of tuition a very, importan item ; it will often be the feather that beaks the camels'back and will operate as to ttie pronibitton 01 mgner education to the sons of the poor. And now, what is the practical question ? Let us look at it as suoh. Take the instance of tax-payers going up to pay his taxes. He asks the county 1 treasurer, "how much taxes have I ^o ' pay ?? The county treasurer roplies, ^ "your tax is just $10, but if the Col* lege and Citadel wero closed, you would ! pay only $9.80." Is there any true son of Carolina, if th(f voting were to be > done at thfe very time of tax-paying, who i would vqte to close up these institutions > for tho sake;of tenty cents a yoar. And I take the class of large taxpayers? men t whose taxes are $100 a year. ' Of the f $100 the'College and Citadel taxes com blued are atout two aouars, ana more is not o man is in South Carolina, who has property enough to be taxed #1.00, who r ought not to give more that two dollars r per annum for the institutions, for the r good which they do for the State. | not remind you of the story of the Roman matron, who oroudly exclaimed of her sons, ,'These are my jewels !" And the State of South Carolina should be able to point proudly to her sons, ''Those are my jewels !" But the brilliants that decorate the breast of beauty are not the rough diamonds from the quarry, but the sparkling gems cut ?.wl oil -r it MtBVt |/vuouvu I? *V" ail bliu OMll U1 IUU lapidary. So this native, rude talent of the sons of Carolina must be developed by the skilled labor of the educator, if she desires to point to her sons and exclaim, as did the mother o( the Gracchi, ' These are my jewels !' There is no danger, in my opinion, Mr. President, of our people ever taking any retrograde steps in the support of higher education, provided the question is discussed freely, and the advantages of our educational institutions arc set before'them. They will realize that, if we wish to maintain a rdspeetable placo in the march of progress, we must supply every advantage to the bright mindB among our young men, whether they a^tf rich or poor. We must prepare them tnoroup;hly, so that they can utilize fulthe ability God has given them, and the coming generations will be able to keep South Carolina abreast of the progressive communities. In conclusion, Mr. President, coming frnm n pnnntv pninnnaoH Inrirnl v nf fnr_ "" / ?"*sbv?v mers, I demand for tlieir sakes that those institutions may be maintained, and that poverty should not bo the means of depriving their sons of the privileges of State education ; and, as a taxpayer, I also demand that when the taxpayers of the Stute contribute for the maintenance of the College and the Citadel/ these schools of.learning shall never shut their doors on any South Carolina boy simply because he cannot afford to pay tuition. ?News and Vouricr. On the Ere of the Fight. . [Columbia Register.] i Columbia, S. Cm August 4th, 1B86. | Last night all the hotels presented a wonderful animated appearance. "Shoals of politicians filled the lobbies and the sidewalks, and the buzz of conversation among the office-seekers and their adherents added life to the scene. Nearly every delegate had bis own peculiar ideas of what the Convention would do} and it was a matter of impossibility to gauge accurately the relative strength of the various candidates. One body oT delegates expressed the opinion that Colonel John Peter Richardson will win the nomination on the first ballot; another equally powerful delegation would Just as confidently assert that Governor Sheppard will b) nominated ; ? others again were doubtful as to the chances of either and opined that while those two favorites and their menus were beating the political bush some dark horse might walk away with the game. Mr. Coker and Chancellor Johnson loomed up as no unimportant factors and Colonel McCrady developed unexpected strength. The opinion was freoly expressed that one of these excellent gentlemen might be selected as the nominee in the event of a dead lock. - ::? .^^.,1,1 V.'LUU1 atigauiuuD ^uuwiuiauo oujr jv wuuiu not surprise them to see General Jphn Bratton brought to the front. But this seems out of the question, in view of General Bratton's unequivocal ' declination. The truth is that everybody appeared at sea, and no end of wise suggestions and knowing predictions were indulged in. The reporters of the Jle>j ister mixed freely with the delegates last night and pumped them to the best of their ability, but without any very satisfactory results. After carefully weighing and calculating the probable strength of each candidate upon the imperfect data thus obtained, the following conclusions were reached : During the past ten hours Richardson's chances have improved ; that during the same period of time Sheppard's strength has gradually but surely waned, Owing, it ia believed, to an unholy allianoe between Tillman, Dawson and himself had been entered, into ; and that Cokert McCra dy, Patterson and Johnson, jn the order named, will poll a very respectable vote. It appears by no means probable, therefore .that a nomination will be settled by the first ballotv . Beynnd this the keenest prophetic vision cannot penetrate. Nobody known how many subsequent ballots will be cast. Many think tnat there will be at least ft dozen ballots. With regard to.the chances of the candidates Tor the othtr offices a ?'?*. _*# ..J :> (TrVU uiTomuj ui upiuiuu CAISID, ?HU II is neither wise nor safe to foreaUli the action of the Convention. (Jrammercy'8 Sage fti Rest. Yonkkrs, N. Y., Aug.?Samual J. Tildcn died at Greystone this morning at 10 minutes before 9 o'clock. Ho had been enjoying his usual good health up to last Saturday evoning, While sitting Qn the stoop of his residence after sun down on that evening ho was taken with a slight chill which settled on his Btoraach and bowels, producing inflamation from which he suffered all night. Su 1day ho was better and was able to ride ^ out. On Sunday evening ho folt much worse and conued to grow weaker. But ^ until last night there * ere no fe?*r <;f . consequences. This morning it became \ apparent that tho end was near. 8AMURL JONKH TIl.DEK was born in New Lebanon, Columbia county, New York, February 9, 181^ where his erand-father. John Tiltpn. settled in 1790, and whore his father, Elam Tilden was a farmer and merchant. Samuel entered Yale College in 1833> but soon left that institution and graduated at the University of New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1841, and began practice in New York citv. In 1844 tho Morniny Neasn, a daily paper, / was established in New York to advocate the election to the Presidency of /J James N. Folk. Mr. Tilden invested- >5 capital in this enterprise and became the V editor of the journal which position he ;. held until after the election. In 1845 he was elected to the New York Assem- ; S bly, and in 1846 was .chosen a membei^^p of Constitutional Convention, where he _ was made a member of the Committee '"J on Finance and Canals. In 185r? he was 33 defeated as the "Soft Shell" Democratic . candidate for Attorney-General of New ?$?3 York. Mr*. Tilden now devoted himsftit ' ,v^ to his profession. His practice w*s very _ , extensive, and by it amassed^ consider- J| able wealth. Besides other important ' cases he was counsel in 1858 for Azuriah C. Flagg in the case growing out of the . - ^ contested election for the Coiuptrolerahip ; of Now York city ; in 1857 for the relatives of. Dr. Burdelj against the olaiina. of Mrs. Cunningham, and for the Pepn sylvania Coal Company in the suit ;<$ brought by the Delaware anil Hudson Coal Company. Mr Ttfden became J||? Chairman of the Democratic State Committee in 18G6, and was a lead- ~ ing member of Constitutional Convene ' J tion of 1867.. serving with distinction on". |||? the Finance Committc. He became indefatigable laborer in tho cause of ; judicial and political.reform in the city . of New York, and in 18?9-'70 was active in the formation of the liar Association. When the contest was waged against " ^ the members of "Tammany Ring" hold* ing ci^y oflices, who were charged withal? defrauding the city treasury of nwiny 'million dollars. Mr, Tilden rendered i6--;>'.;^ valuable services to the cause of reform by his famous analysis of the Broadway Bank, showing conclusively how thtf-*?#y alleged culprits had shared their spoilt ani furnishing legal proof for their conviction. In 187S he was again elected * to the General Asssembly, where he continued his exertions^wa.tho cause of V rpfnnn. In 1R74 lir* \v?? t>lnr?1<>r1 nor of New York by a plurality of 60,- - -3 317 votes over John A. Dix. Republican, 1;"? and Myron H. Clark, I'rohibitidniKt. Ho was inaugurated January 1, 1875, andVfgw soon after declared war - against the "Cnnal Ring," which resulted in the ^ overthrow of that organization. \Vhei^]|| ilie- National Democratic Covention aa-; gambled in St. Louis in June, 1870j, I jj Covornor Tilden wag the leading randi- . fc'.J date for the first place on the ticket. On the first ballot he received 403>? off ^ of the 713 rotes cast. When the vote for the second ballot was announced* Governor Tilden had 535 in a whole vot?44|| of 738. The nomination was made una- ':'X nimous, and he was declared the Demo- % nr>ati/? nindirlafa fnr (ho Franiilonnir W? -w"."vJ accepted the nomination in a brief ^ speech on July 11th. His formal )?t~ ter of acceptance ^g?s dated July 31gt. He wan elected to the high position to $ which he aspired, but was fraudently-0 deprived tho privilege of occupying tb?^jj|| President's chair, Rutherford B. Ha|ii 'J being seated in ms Rtexa. sidc?, lo? important otent in his life ap to c| time of his death h* has been living lafcgfll dignified retirement at his home in Imperfect dV^estion and aaaiinitatiMr^^^^B dupe disordered coiddi*ion? of ike wrtwiaB which trow andare confirmed by a^gleH. BragBjgj Blood Fritter, bj Its tonic properties, t^digestion give* tone to the ?tonac&.