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THE LEDGER: GAFENEY, S. C M MARCH 11, 1897.
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ANOTH' ? . r XPEDITION OFF? SOUTH'S INDU3TR ES BUSY.
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!*«»««—> If 4r tin Julian «»•»
Ability f*i l.i.iti i'uiiiMbnitfiit.
O.oi'O v, N.*v , jlir’h :j. —li “fi’i-io tii-
lor has Uil.oa a v rr.iu to tlif* trcachor*
ous Xcvuii« wieff.- oiuuatw. iia i 1 * uot
•cii"nsl_v ill, hoT.wrur, ami export:.! to be
aruuaa i ’.!■ a a vv or so.
As «ct iaaa I'-luart bus not Ir'f liis
room. He ?ai i:’> t a’j hours duriiur
the day, bur is as rot very weak anil lias
received no visitors other than ins bu*i-
ness repr.-s^iitativos. Tilings are . oiny
quite as smoothly, however, as if iituart
was at t!ie iio.in
The priucipal topie of conversation
amonp legislators is t tie V'ill to •») < f? - *reil
by Asreitibivman D<*m|i.uy, proviiliinr
for a ciiantplonsnip b,**!. to hr |.*iv<*n to
the winner of the coinm/route-.f. Alany
Uirislators h iv.< exjiri-.' -i’d tin'll)*o.v<‘.t m
tavor o' it, out it is not thou^.tt it will
pass.
Assemblysn m Donipsry said:
••Sa il u belt w.iutd jrive the enito
more iulverfisetaent tnnn miytinnit el.-e
1 can tlnnk of. it wnouid l*o known as
the Nevada h**.t, nut would always iro
with tne iieavy woiriit i lMinpnKis'np. I
am itoimr to ilo alt 1 ran to j u h 1:
throu>r!i. ”
A bti: crowd nssnsnb'ed at tlio rail war
•tation hvl-no the uiiival of tne
o’clock tnuii, beiiuvimf tliat J' hn L
bnllix'uii was on houra. In fact ti..)
whine town turned out to ::a::: at the
ex-champion. The biy teilow was not
•inonx the passenir u'H, however.
bpeakmr: of lAtzsinimona’ work. Mar
tin Julian sai i: “ilis punching is tlio
kind of exercise liob wants. Boxiin;
does not do imn much jrood. as he is nor
a box-r. ilo filth Is very dilfnrentiy
frotn the arroptod s r yie vtlirn he x"*vi
luto a i’.ik; und ro,n*etin* nr.y wo i.'"f
him fn depend moro on footwork nud
punching tiio hr.;; to put him in porfoct
Condition "
As to hie uiiiiity to stand punishment,
Julian says:
••Peter Maher is tho hardest hitt*r in ,
the buHin.os outside of Bo!i. and he Ire rouen ‘a
, a . .•raft, two tu-;s, a
, a nar'f iriiiff < IT B.*r 10-
•, rii, a i u it’ wuite fu?/, of
$-ii■ W •> c so I!• ii*•* as to hrt ofY tne
e.-ht of ; t. A ti-inier, wi.li i. birrc
huii ami t ,vo in i>fs, urtC'CS r!'.:.;- i.,
enicfceu r nn me c,ooi:i •>( tne nio.’ii-
ill'/, iu; ei. tr.M to US. wai"!; a iswied
Cmiei'a<aodinriy. |irai.>utir «• r.i« ,i!- nr
R'ci wire s.hjU iyin^' inoii-siuj tho vo«-
bel.
The whole pr'veeiiin:,' loolcrd i’.'re the
s' .rt of a woefully p.»iine;i ti ihu-o rur/
e i.j.viitiou for Ou.ia. It m-o- i
tn.it Alajor 0 isiroverdi. a ;. m ::: nud
didii' ir llulain iiatnot, who was form
erly will) tne h»te C.n ier.it Mm*oo, hi : '
appeurei; a were av* m ' toil day. 1* '
went ei'U'ii to take an ex • »ii..<<n (r --.i
some !»■ iiut on tiie coast, ui.s fri nM ■ ri
flu) Cuban junta say. liis otrlU. was ■ »
comprise liiKjiit.al stores, rifles, nmui’.v
»i:i ai and n few pi -ked in.m. Tim
ponrt from winch lie was to sail was
Xent rervef.
The tut; called tli*' Volunteer, which
is suiil to tie up ordinarily when not
runnirnr about, at the foot of I’n'bl;.".'
street. BromUyn. .e t the old h>>; wood-
houso at Green Point. Tne tow of the
tu/ was tiie bnrj;e Belief, utsm whoso
deck, crouoboil In tho shadows, weio
more than » dozeu Culsms. m >stiy youav
ru.-u. ami niauy of tliem, ju iniiiit from
appearances, of the aiirenturo.iom*' a;iu
darinir ria.-s that are always pressiui;
tiie olficiaU m the junta for a nhaiioo to
strike a blow for Cuo » lidrn.
Tin's the 11.ifida lay fid the
ons steamor camo mi' of th ' liori/.<!.i to
tne Kouthward. in aituition to her
many cases foe schooner is s ml to h.ivo
'uni nine or ten men w ho .Us < maiubme l
aboard tne stoimer.
From all iipiieer.itires. Major Castr i-
verdi’s jfoO.O'X) exi.«‘itirn>ii, iic.uicii .‘or
?*n A|*< n «>i ■: * ion of •‘touliH ICo'.b.irraiH
Mat*.(iLtetur«*r- — lt**viv.4l In Tnaalfi.
Ctt vtj •.v'fjn i, March a. — Easiness
i'Cncr. ’ly t iiiocahout tho eouth is vsrv
; <;d. Itidustries in ell lines nro fairl;,
l.u v end th n rc ure no i'xcuinnlation of
f <-ks ttM-'i’barrass manufacturers. The
Tr.-th'.-mail's correspondents leport sn
e'!C, ,u;:i;;iii" outlook for tie* year, and
iiM' of ti:o opinion that southern manii'
lucturiu^ plants were never in a better
co:... tion to tuko adv;uitu"o of u revival
i.i rraJo.
Liir^e ttansactions in Iron atnl steel
ne,. '•. portud and as a result the market
stre,u;rhened ami it is estimated that
ini Io.sa than TJd.OO'J.OhO h.*/e becu placed
in ciix'ulution.
t o*.ton and wool manufacturer* n«-
pmt an im[ roved demand, and while
New Lhijrhmcl ii.dis aro i-'Stricnui; pro
duction southern miiis are running on
lull lima
U ho lumber industry shows renewed
activity ana the movement in coal con
tinues fairly good.
Among the important new industries
lVu- too week, Tho Tradesman reports
too following: The Dallas Compress
company, capita':, $10,000. Dallas; a 40.-
OCO-builiei grain elevator, Abilene,
Tix.; :• 100-barrel flouring mill,
Coriiury, Art; a Gf-barrel mill at
Isixiiigtoii, N. C.; tho Boek Island
Coal company, capital jv’o.OOO, Bridge-
pi rt, Tox.; tlio Pyrites and Gold
ilming and Manufacturing company,
cspit d *120,000. Hot Springs, Ark . ami
tin.* C nsumers’ Improremont company,
tapital :,CU.0')J. organized to build an oil
mil, ice iactory and electric plant at
C..rnPierce. Tex A:i oil refinery will
be et •ted at S miersot, Ily , and wood-
wo.king plants at L tt.e iiis'k, Anc.,
Along ion ivy.. Cidez, S. C., Lce-h
L i:”'. Tenu , Velasco, Tex, and Or-
IMPROVED ARTICHOKES.
Tubers Wlileli Aro tDcrrasvil I-'b-
vor m roo.! 1’or Slock.
Aften.io-i has Ixi'ti called of Into to
artichobv in f -1 for stock, notably for
hog' 1 . F’li tai rs in various sect iops of tho
coitiitiy rcoor'cd success with fc. d-
irg stviur on these tnbi rs rotii n sliort
time lcf i-c killing, when a few bushel*
of corn ;.V'> given to 1 rd^.t th' fi'-sh.
Following arc extract: from a Michigan
f ria r’s letter to Vick’s Illustrated
Monthly:
One acre cf artichokes will keep from
20 to liO hogs in the best condition, ns
they are always
jjA?/ healthy v. lii n fed
** 'sHttsv on them. For
horsea, cattle and
81)Cep there is lil't
a better root
grown. One acre
will produce
from duO to (00
bufihels of tubers,
, ,, . ... depending on i h f '
pD—IiisI^x soil. The intprov-
'V.cd nrtkhoke is
entin ly dili'i n-nt
>< from tho native
^V.or wild variety
which is mists! in
some piudens.
The ir,,,,.:
White ITei.eh is
a native cf
THE PUMPKIN.
f-vv:
f
\0-
vv-'-v
/ '• ; 2
AU, on Thtnskitivit.g day, when from east and
from west,
From north und r.octh come tho pllfrrtm
und gui -f.
When t e gr y hairi.t New Figlnndw sees
rmmd t>o:ird
The it I on.’» n link* of utTietior. restored,
V. hi n tho euie mo ariid inuJ sw ks Li# mother
once moro
i,ud the v.oni in; troi mllss where tho girl
sr:i'.ii"d liefore,
What i-j", trii- the lip m:d whit lirighten# the
WLa.'i etdls b ek tho pusi like the rich pump
kin pie?
Oh, fruit loved of boyhood, the old d*y# re-
exiling,
When Vi'o-jJ grapes were parptllig and brown
nut:, were falling,
li'heji wild, ugly faced wu carvel ::i i.B #kln,
Oluriiig out through the nark with a caudle
within,
When we laughed round tlm corn heap, with
hearts nil in tune,
Orr ehuir a bro^d pumpkin, our lantern the
moor..
Telling tales of tho fairy who traveled like
Mean),
In o peupkin nhcll coach, with two rats for
h. r ti-iun!
—John O. V.'iiitPer.
A SPECIFIC
—FOil—
U Grippe, for Ooide, Osaplis,
ANO LU«C TKOUBLC8,
5© CKCrRY
PSlCi'CRAL
“Two years jj"o l I ],»,[ th,. grijijic,
ami ;t left nm with u cmij:h which gave
me no rest night or il:ty‘. My bun ily
physician piescriU-i! f.*r me, changing
tiie ii'cliciiie as often ns In* fouml the
things I hail taken were not helping
tinge, \ .
the mouth ef !• j
, ready on its xv
sun Ju.i.i t.11.'.
is
NO ULTD.1ATUVI 10 GREECE.
I»Ulkloi'H I’oni-r .'iilti x I lie 1 ri\nn«i»l-»4|<Mi of .1
i
( «tl i\of m t'reni kt u<*e.
New Yoi;:j. March !J.—A special ;
1 The Herald from Consraufinotiie s -vs:
i Ail tint lumors cmeprmng tiie trans
mission of a collective note by the am-
, bassaiiors, accomptuie l by an uliim.i-
tum from lierc to Gi» cce, i re prenntmv.
The ambassadars here have nor even re
nt ved the terms m which this uoie u
Loit it couple of times at Langtry With
blow* that see:n««i to be hard enough
to bring any one down, bat Bon stood
them botli und they weru foul smashes
at that. With dozens of instances of
this kind to guide my opinion, I don’t
think that C irbett will hurt Bob very
nittrh before he gets a crack himself
timt w li bring him down to oar man’s
weight.”
SMITH V/1NS A BIG LAWSUIT.
UoiiKo.iu-ntiy the opinion is that, ow
ing to the near nppr aeh of rile Bsim
festival on Tliur*ii-«v, the r c.al
trr.nsmissioii count Inirdly b'( muno he-
; fore Suiaay. It is no longer doubted
here that this note wid i.e accoprcd i>"
tiie puits. Meanwni :• if is hoped that
Greive by that tanu win ho induced to
accept if.
I The am 1 nssadors confiinn to u-o a'l
their efi irls to t-er-uae tiu sciluu to
| cease im armamo it .
! According in i.i-n itches reccivod hr
Pruolnriit SwvciiiihIi *l«rctl nit Socar.i* Ills
Futhcr’s Valuable !j*tatn.
Savanmak, March iJ.—A dispatch has
boon received hero announcing that Hi-
ton A. timitii of this city lias won bis
suit involving the right to his father’a
estate in tne highest court in New Jer
sey, and that he win now come into
]H>sses ion of about £.100,000 worth of
property.
tinith's father disappeared some years
ago und was not heard from until im
whs found in Now Jersey, wnere lie
married again or was said to have mar
ried. Tin-re wore many iiiteicstinc fea
tures in this connection in tin* trial o.'
the case, ami it was notiy contested on
both sines.
Munih is n well known Savannah
merchant, but ids fortune is a uma.l
one compared to that he wid receive.
One of his attorneys, M. A. O’Byrne,
who is one of tho Southern Mutual
I uiHing and Loan association attor
neys, will got a £ia,000 feet our of it
£;i1e of ik ICm1Ii*oh| J'o*itjtotiaul.
Jacksonville, Fm.. March :J.—Tho
•ale of tho Jacksonville. Tampa and
Key West railroad lino from Jackson
ville south to Sanford, 127 mill’s, has
been postponed again until the first
Monday in April. Commissioners made
an efTnrt to sell th-’ property by pub.ic
outcry in trout of the door of the United
States com f by order of .Judge Locke,
mane in the suit for foieclosuie by too
holders of the second mortgage bonds.
The conditions were that the property
•houhl bring .fSVJjKW, and that pro-.-
pectivo bidders should file a certified
check for £25.000 as an evidence of good
fnirh. As no check was tiled, thn post
ponement of suio was anti unced.
Alabama Town Hus a Hail I Iro.
Uikmixuham. Ala., March 3. — Firo
•tarted in Stobert & Go.’s general mer-
the amins.-a.lors. luci-o.ii.’.rism in C.vca
j continues
■ A very serious ee.rounfer took pinco
at Wix ’lak). 5 Gir.ek mne-i from Giiii'-a,
bctxxeca lusurjtents, supported by til e :
trisc s, and Turki-m troop;. Tho latter
returned to G mea.
Tiie IJoi’kaiie of the entire coest of
i Crete, which is tnw mamtaiu ’.d witii
tne gi'-ates' rigor by tho fuie.gn lore.).;,
1.x very secsioie.
i Tiie want of provisi ms is fait through
out tho island. Tax* inhabitants of
; Ciiueu have a-k et fur tiie removal of
the b I’ekaxi *. tiweobv to pruvide them-
] Selves xvtta pruvisimis for one Week.
Th • French ofiirei comuiaoihug t'jc
F tilo)>, d durkat: in at O mdia h.u asked
, for lusii ucti in *.
■
I«lcvc?« IJiisIiiohi In (•<*•• m i“r.
! WASlflN'oroix. Marcii —G‘rmauy’s
' bicyelo bu-inuss in 1 j')7 is ti boas a'l
previous words, rivs Consul Mona
ghan, at Gliunniiz. in ii report to tii?
i state departmuiit. (deal pit partitions
aio b/iug niaae to meet tiio enormous
iloniands. Many of tiie factories time
faded last year to meet demands have
doubled tboir capacity and output.
Many of tiio larger |•<lncerns will be-
i liver iiMUi 20 lX)0 to 40.0 K) wheels. 1 im
| Works have a.ready taKeu oruers fur
j their full capacity tins year, yet orders
■ con ii nun to (low in. The o<>u»ul says
! there :s a b.g business to be done by
any American company tim' wdl pia"'’
1 a neat, ight and substantial wheel on
the German marl: r at fr mi £>) to *i >
—a v*00 wiieoi cauti t be sold.
M «»n!cn»i»*ry In tJi.» t ulitn Army.
Finn r. a NO. Or.. Mar h J.—Tho mys
tery i.urrounding tho inexplicnble di-.ip
pearanec of Bussed Montgomery of this
city, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B Mont
gomery, from the naval academy at
Anuapoii« on May 4. lf-0!i, lias been
solved Young Montgomery is fighting
HAY TO GJCCEED BAYARD.
V»'eM I-now* t oniskTi Will I to the
-N« xt Mi««i<.tor lo Kii.r'antl.
Nr.w Youk. March 3.—The World
says: The World is a be to announce
Wi'h positivenesi that Colonel John
liny will succeed Mr. Bayard as am
bassador to Euglauxi.
Colonel John Hay, private secretary
of L.ticuin, and the author of “Little
Breeches” and “Casliiiait Days,” has
achieve ! a gnat fortune by liis mar-
r::’.;;.-. He is not a politician, but is a
> ei.d (aroute in Washington and
; h-voland. His home, at .Sixteenth and
t f" .-ts, just across Lafayette iqunro
from ttia Wiiite House, isconsidereit by
ronui’i.-iseurs one of the finest private
res’.: ccv. in America.
CMomd ilay. who is 59 years of r.uo,
first went to Washington ns a young
i man irom Illinois, where he had studied
law. and he bee nne one of t}i*i private
-e ities for Fits dent Line>in.
•V-.m l -‘<5 to 18'57 Mr. Hay was secre
tary of Icgiition ar Paris, cud for a year
fin oter hind a similar post, at Vienna.
He x. as secret.’ry of logrttiou at Madrid
i:: 1 .9 .it'.ii J jiO, tmd after that for eight
i r ue years iiv-d chiefly at Cleveland,
cn .gc.i in literary work, lie was an-
! iMSisfa’i* secretary of state uu-
tl -r Hvdirs m lc7!*. and held that p.;.-i-
liui until hlav, Jr.si.
.‘ till Sian*. !>/ Slryafi.
ICiiw You.K, Marc'.i 3.—The World
hr.H joded i;y telegraph the Democratic
rcg .iar organizations of all the states
on tins question: “If tiie Democratic
i’atij:i;*.l convention mat tomorrow
w ind William J. Lryun again be
i iio-c’i a; tiu* Democratic candidate for
jo ;-.i.“nt?” Tne result is an extruordi*
n -.rx’ conceasus of opinion, showing,
v. itii imrd:y an exception, that the Dem
eu. . orgunmations everywhere, tu
w< b us tli * Dem> cratic national com-
niit'.ee, area* devoted to Mr. Bryun as
ever A niaj >i:fy of them believe that
he xri 1 not only b.> uoiuiuated but
c.oct-d in ill 'n.
cliMiniise store at Pratt City and on j l 01 ' Guba Jibrx* and ns neutenuut of a
account of a s”a:city of people to light
the flames, u large number attending
the murdi gras ceiebrution in Btrming-
liani, four otiier place, were destroyed,
including thn Pratt Oily bank. Dr.
George (Jr mi’s brick building, filled
with offices, went next. Two other
•mall places were consumed. Tiie dam
age is estimated at £10,000, with but
little insurance.
dynamite battery is making a record of
heroism for tiie cause he has enli-md to
: defend. Tlio Montgomery household
! has been relieved by the receipt of a
. letter to that effect bv one wiio lias
command of n uynanuta battery, but
; whose name, for pruuential purposes,
is withheld.
Th* Perc.jr-Orajr I.nw Coii.tUatlunal.
At.Bv.NY, March 3.—The court of ap
peals has declared that the Percey-
Gray racing law is constitutional and
that the methods of bookmakmg al
lowed by tho racing commission are in
•cctmiunce with the law. Tne cases
decided were tlio ap|M*al of the people called in.
from the dismissal of actions brongnt
against Prcs’.d -ut Lawi •* of the West-
Well Known llntiknr Injartxl.
New York, March 8.—James P. Kcr-
nochan, the well known bunker, while
on his way to the patriarch’s ball, was
run over by either a vehicle or a car
somewhere on Forty-second street. He
was placed in a cab und driven to ins
home on Fifth avenue. He was uncon
scious and the family physician was
cbe*ter K:.ctng .-x«- r
Sturgis, a booXina..> r
S»n IVilm I. '
WaKIIIXGTON, Marc..
Clesrntt* I)r*l*rs tn l*Mjr ll| K l.lei-nss.
.*o und aepn Caicago. March 3.—The city council,
by uu unanimous vote, passe 1 an ordi-
t uuuce requiring every dealer of ciga
rettes in Ohicugn to p.yun annual li
cense of fIOO.OjO to the city treasury.
Th« law pussexi deciarex that cigarettes
k ae Califor-
Ola dee[t water harbor o tuiuiasioti has
HObmittod its repot t<* the secretary of catiuot be sold within feot of a
war. The cotnnii* .oil xhs' iies in fav< x •choolhouse.
of dsn Pedro as tli • hirb»r on whicn
the govoruweut aj> ir pr.anti in shall bo
exi*e.itiod.
An.plit .Xtcilil)rs tn He /lriest«:J.
G.w.;;m, Or., Match 8.—Forcible stops
an to b.- taken to organize the lower
baneh of tin,' legislature. The tempo
rary h'>nso passed resolutions appoint
ing u number of assistant sergeants at-
anns tx; nrna t muiubers and bring them
in This step was taken on the legal
onin.’ou that the temporary organiza
tion has power to compel the attend-
a. of ub-cut ni”mbors. Twenty-one
nicndiors wi-rc present ut the nieoting
of the housix. They all subscribed to
th” o th oi oflloe anu were all sworn by
Gi.mf Justice Mot-re.
Kxt'a *«•*<!on In Keutuotcj.
JiOrn ViLt.f. March 3.—The Commer
cial ( Henub.dan j says: “It U the gen
eral opinion among politicians at Frank-
f u t tiiat Governor Bradley will not ap-
jAJi’it a senator, but will convene tho
iegjs itaiv. soon after the term of Sena
tor Ii ackburn sliall expire, and give
that body ti chance to eioct a senator.
Tii - diange cf plan is said to have been
brought about by the Republican steer
ing committee of the United States.”
Hnbitrt l.raVxs For Wiuliltigton.
P.\iKinjO.Y, N. J., March 8. — Vice
President-elect Hobart, Mrs. llooait
and Garret A. Hobart, Jr., left here ut
10 a. m. on their journey to Washing
ton. Tiie party occupied a special car
attached to tho regular train ou tho
New York and Susquehonna railroad
ami at Jersey City were attached to a
s[x-c.iai train ou the New York and New
Jersey.
Irvin; on tli* Staz* Again.
London, March 8—Sir Henry Irving
made ids reappearance as Richard III
at the Lyceum theater. The Duke uud
Duchess of Fife and the Duke of Saxe-
Weimar were present. Irving received
an extraordinary ovation, getting live
recalls after eacli act.
a! out 6 fed in
Ittl'ROVED white ARTI-height, and in
choke. the fall is cover
ed with yellow blossoms, whieh in this
country never mature seed; hence no
danger of covering the farm. My five
years’ experience has proved to me that
they can be destroyed. My plan is to
plow under when one foot in height. A
simpler way is to leave the hogs in the
patch a little late in the spring, and
they will find every one.
The tubers are much like Irish ]x;fn-
tors in appx antnee, i nly rough* r, flesh
pure white, very brittle and sweet.
Many farmers in New a go county are
growing them extensively us a neral
farm crop. The artichoke is important,
as no insect, blight or rust has yet sfruek
it, and the tope make a good fodder
| vvh' u propirly handled. Lest wilder
they were tested at the Fn-taout cream
ery with, the Ixrf. of results.
Lov.*!:::;d which is t<x> frosty for corn
and many other crops is just the place
for arfh hokrs. as fn ring dot s jmt butt
them. Dr. ught twma to have but in tic
effect o:i them.
Crier** I^or (luutc md Market.
i Vv itli proper inanagcment celery may
now Lc i ;i. ariy ail the yt>r.r round,
nud ccnsunio:.-: have become moro dis-
t rimina!in;! as to ;he qualities of the
dillinnt varictieH, as is evidenced by
the following inquiry from cm: of the
largest celery growers in Ohio: ’’Is it
not advisable for growers to nee more of
the self blanching varicti' 1 * of celery J
Perfection F-nriwrll or Perlo le Grande
and liss Golden .'■ ( If Elanchiug, and are
i not the pink and red varieties the best
for marketing?”
j This iuqc.ry wajsubmi tfd ton u’'.tri-
lier of experi.•;)*•. d growers in various
I (Kdior.s of the country, and their imi-
sweis: as pebimked in The American
Agrit uirt.’i-t tiro highly interesting r.nd
show how the •.antes of buyers differ in
' ditfe-r^nt ie>c.iIitifB and how important
it is ft.r glowers to acquaint themselves
; with tiie requirements of their markets.
Nearly al! agree that the eating quali
ties of tiie pink and red varieties are
euporior to (hosn of all others, but f:>r
markeiin!' ti.; y arc almost worthless.
Three Ways of Keepius Tnruips.
Tlir ■ methods wi re tested last year
of keeping turnips over winter at tho
Mississippi station. Onx’ inetkod was
bulking in rone shaped piles of 30 bush
els, eovxrxxl wiih buy and cornstalk*
and ear'll on t*.» -v. The turnips heated
Riu! a largo j* r rent c.eeayod. Anollu r
plan was plae-ng the roots in a dry cel
lar. Here (hey sprouted, wilted and be
came pitim. The third, last mill best plan
Wi>A ma; iny 'qeic' s between riilges. ns
for sxv; i t is-'iir';.”!, and filling with tur
nips, and (ho;. tj,p soil of the ridges was
thrown upon the turnips with a ploxv.
Tin so kejjl is’rfecfly, coining out sound,
crisp, juicy and brittle in rpring. This
method, of course, is not advised where
the t ij'th fr« t z s to auj' consul' ruble
depth.
A 1 lank Marker.
For planters of small gardens a Tex:is
con* spondont of Farm and Fireside
gives nn illustrated description of a
homemade tool which in* finds very.serv
iceable in planting small b-ds, such as
radish, onion, x to. Take a plank (i or 8
iuclien wide and 1 foot long. Hollow
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
T!»e M(ist ThicI.Jjr I'co|)I«*<l Spot la the
World I.h lu *,\-xt York City.
In Thi Gentary is a paper by Mrs.
Febv.yu r Van Jv nsselaer on “Platt s In
Ni-xv York,” in the tourse of which the
author -ays: Cross tin Bowery noxv, and
you v.iil t nt« r th.e famous Tenth ward,
a true tenenn :it hou.-ui district, forming
part of the mi•*:» crowded city quarter
in nil tin wt rid. As a whole, the city
of New York below tin* Harlem river
(the Island* f Manhattan) is more tiense-
!y jKopi' d fiia’i ;iiiy otiier city in tin*
wtirld, eonuring 143.2 persons to the
acre, while F.vis counts 125.2. Tiien
one-s:>.'!i of t!’< eidire jKqmlatiou of all
New York, mDuii g now with the
parts above the Hat loin, too, is cono”n-
frated i:j*o:i 7!1 acres of ground. Here,
on the iovver oa-t side* of our town, in
the eu'.mn r of lht)4, tlierc x’.welr some
324,0* ti souls, averaging 479.0 to tho
at ic, ned a « ertain Hection of this great
area, th< Tentii ward, showed n loud
s'-n t: ; rage of <529.2'i. The most thickly
peop’,« d si nit iii lie.rejH' is th” Jew qnar-
t*r in Prague, but it is only one-fifth as
large ::s our Tenth ward, while it shows
n *;< n .ty n am ly gre.- lt r than that of
the whole of tho 711 acres in which the
Tenth ward is contained—4b5.4 per
acre.
Nor is ibis the worst, that our 711
s «• m reveal. Safiitary district A of
the Ll< v* nth xeard, boundt d by Avenue
B and .Second street, Columbia, Biving-
ton and Clinton stmts, contains 32
ia ix«, and in '1;’” summer of 1894 each
of th m bore U'v'i.4 liumau beings. Th x
is t; • very t! b la st, blackest coagula
tion of hnmauity in all the known
world. No Burc.px an jilace of anything
like tii” same si/.o i ven approaches it,
r.vd its nearest rival is a j art of Bombay
where tlie av» rage population over an
area < i 40. eo .icrea in 750. (Mi.
Y>! > r shonld be remembered that,
x.jiiie our acres tire thus more heavily
burtieiit d than any others, pieces can be
found in ivurop* an as in Asa tie towns
xx’here j.< ou:e are more uncomfortably
crowd .1 wid.in doors. There the houses
tic love, but New York truements aro
t< ’t P ity, and thus our floor space to
thi’ e.cio i; : much mr re extensive. More-
f vrr, nitheugi: vve ure now mo:r eroxx’d-
* •! timii i v r lx fore, our sanitary state
stxudi-y imprews. During the dtcado
whicli elutx d ’viilt F;71 our death rate
was 3!i.3'< p. r 1,000. Duriefr the one
vkuit t lestxl xvi;li IbO-i it was 9 4.07.
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mo, but, in suite of Ids attendance, I got
no better. Finally, my husband,—read. ,
iti” one day of a gentleman xvho had
had the grippe anil xvns cun d hy taking
Axei s Cherry Pectoral.—j’r.x’ured. f.-r
:ne, a bottle of tl.is medicine, mid before
I had taken half of it, I was cured. I
have used the Pectoral for ray children
and in my family, xvhcnevrr we Jiav.
needl’d it, and have found it a specific,
for colds, coughs, and lung troubles.”
Emily Wood, Noith St., Klkton, 5fd.
Ayer’s Chen] PacLral
Highest Honors ct Wcild’s Pair.
Cleanse t!;e S'. Votn with Ayer’s f^parilla.
FOR
Up-to-Date Job Print-^
ing, call at the
LEDGER Office.
Gaffney, S. C.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
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Blood ricatis sound liealth. W ith pure,
ricti, lied.by biood, the stomsch and di-
ge.uive organs will be vigorous, and there
vx ill be no dyspepsia. Kheumatlsm and
Neuralgia wdl bo unknown. Scrofula and
fc’ll Rheum xvill disappear. W’ith pure
Your t:c-vcs will be strong, and your sleep
sound, sweet and refreshing. Hood’s
8-rsaoarilla mokes pure blood. That is
xvhy d f ares so many diseases. That is
v. by *o many tliou:iandM take it to cure
diitx-ise, retain good health and prevent
ticknt*’x and suffering. Remember
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I'.vaii. to li* IVi»*»b»« * <iiiinitiui|fiu*r.
CJivrrAN v. i\, March 3. It Isstutml,
on what ix considered authoiity. tiiat
H Cloy Evans hux received tiie appoint
ment of <• ftnmtxsioiior of puusioiid uud
lutxt ho wot amxvpt-
Trlen air Opium Ailvaucn*.
San Fk an Cisco. March 3.—Owing to
• seizure by treasury agents of cou-
trubuud opium valued ut iM00 Odd, tuicl
further seizures worth $20,000 Inter, tlio
price of opium ims lulvaucud 3 0 per
pound. Opium in this city u now held
at $15 per |>ouud and is expected to ad-
Vauc-J to $20.
Ooverunr ISlank Loavo. Albany.
Albany, March 8.—Governor and
Mrs. Black and a number of personal
fneudN and members of his staff left
Albany to attend the inauguration.
"cyli.r Han Not K*«igiie t.
Havana. Muroii 3—It is officially an-
pocucexl hero tiiat tiie statement to the
Iffoct tiiat Captain Wevler has res.gaud
• absolutely falsa
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MAUKl.lt roit SMALL GAKDEXB.
out the siilx’ that is intended to drug on
the ground, and nail a small, sharp stldi
to it, which is intended to (.pen a small
furrow for the weds. Attach a handle
about 5 feet long to the top ml go c.f tiie
board and pull it straight aliead over
fn xhly plowed ground, and you will
have a nice smooth ridge, with a small
furrow ou top to receive the Ktodx. To
covor the seeds, remove tho small sti< k
and drag the oouoeru over the ridgt
again.
Sarsaparilla
Ix the One True Blood Purifier. $1; six for $5.
H jx »•*•** c,,r, ‘ I-iver Ills; easy to
GOU S PlilS take, easy to operate. 25c.
Dress Making.
Iliixiiii: iclurm’d lo UutTiicy I would be
blc”M'd to M’i'vi- thoM* wanllni; llrx'sxniuk-
f.ijt m ill” b lest style*. I use the McDowell
I’uti ut Druftcr which Insures a ix'rfect fit.
Mrs. James Raines.
Guano!
1 till;*’ pleasure in annoi’iiclng toinjr i
” '! pat rons am! friends that i am now as
sociated with Mr. .1. V. Surratt in the
/* * •
• . sale o/ tiuanos and will tiikx* pleasure
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and oilier Idgh crade fertilisers.
Yours to serve,
A. S. CORRY.
"A" a. m. “P" p. m. •‘M'’ u<xm “N” night.
No*. 37 and38—Dally. Washington and South
western Vestibule Limited. Throufh Pullman
rleeplus ears Is'lweon New York and New Or
leans, via Washington, Atlanta and Motitgom-
erTjjuid ids-* between New York and Meinphi%
▼tawaahlngton, AtJaiits and Hlniiln^biim. Pull-
man aleepinu cars Ixitweeu Nexv York and New
OtImius, in conn«*ctlon with (Lc ' SuuM t Lim-
itod" trains for Hun Krancta-o, senii-wenkiy,
Icaxdnir Jersey Oltx Tu*»*<lays and Saturdays;
retun.-Iug, lenre Nexx- Orleans VVeilitesdays ami
Paturdnys. This train also earrle. l{intimond-
Anyusta sleeelnf ear* between lli.nvill* and
charl*>tte First class tlioniualifare eoachva
between Washinston and Allauta. Diuiagears
serve all meal* en rout*.
Nos. 36 and 8A—United Hxnt** Ibmt Mai]
rue solid between \Va*hinyaim und New Or-
Irana, xria Southern Hallway. A. A W. P. H. K..
and L. A N. K. H., b»-in« ex.nxiMtseil of l>n;'za|pi
sar aud eouches, through vxlthuiit rhnnse for
pasNonger* of all e:a**ea Pullman drawing
room sisepln* ear* ta-twesQ Jeisr- (tty au«l
New Orleans, via AtlatPa an.I Miuitpomery.
Leaving Washington eoeh Saturday, n tourist
sleeping car will run through heiveen Wasli-
ington and Han Frnnctseo wiiliout ehange.
No*. 81 and w—New York and Fiorida Lim
ited. Vestibnled train Iwtween New Yorkan*!
St. Augustine, via Washington, Charlotte, (>e
lumbia, Savannah and Jm-k*onxilt*, eonn-.sting
of Pullman drawing rpom sleeping <-ani, Pull
man compartment x’ar*. Pullman ol>*ervation
cars and dining ears, leaving New York and
ttt. Augustine u«riDinal poiulst daily, except
Sunday. This irnin also carries txvclvo seetkMi
drawing room buffet sleeping cun, Letwcan
Aujn’stu and New York.
Nos. 1! and 12—Pullman Mlocpingeurs between
Richmond and Danvilt*.
The Air line boll* train, N*xx. 17 and IS, W
twtwn Atlanta and 0»ru*.ia, Uu , daily except
Sunday.
W. H.OKKBN, J M CITJ’,
Oen’l Hupt., Trallic MVr,
Wnehlngion, D. C. WiiKldnglou, D. 0.
A. TRUK, H. H HAUDWICK
Oen'l Pimm. Ag'l . Ass'tUen i Pua*. Ag t.
WMhlnftoo, D. 0. Atlanta.
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