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0 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JULY 8, 1897. LATEST C3TT0N MILL NEWS. ITEMS OF 'NTEKEST to tex tile WORKERS. North and South Carolina Mills, Their , I Improvements and their Ad- \ ancements—Opera tive Personals. \ North Citrolina manufacturer aty* (he cotton iniilaare in better floodition tlian they were it month &£0. The new Iv o (’otton Mills, Hills- j t>(>ro. X. (\, are expected to start j J'.ily i-’*. They are in the market for ; ut. i-iectric liglit plant. J. W. Wilson lias succeeded to the , •uperintendeney of the llatosville : ffetton Mills, (ireenville, s. He li is formerly Asst. Superintendant. | The D. A. Tompkins Co.. Cliarlotte, N’. C., has become tlie Soutliern i gents let the Thomas I’liilips Co., of I’rovi- it ne-p. R. I., for slashers and other •products. Mrs. J. T. Kersey, Hie wife of the fitperintenant of the Kurd Cotton i5ill. Albemarle, N. C., is visitihg her father, J. W. Robinson, at Trion Factory, Ga. The Albion Mills, Mt. Holly, X. C.. r •nmenced this week curtailment of their yarn production by running iwdy four days a week, and shutting jk-wfl night work altogether. W. E. Poag has taken the carding inti spinning at the Cabarrus Mill, tltmeord, X.C., as the Patterson j M5_'. Co. there could not get ready )t> .-tart up at night until .Sept. The Aiken Mfg. Co., lias given out the contract of 45 new houses for *piratives .at Bath, S. C. This is ire ess ary in consequence of the new tddition now being made to the mill. The town of Hope Mills, X. C., with l.StMl inhabitants, consisting mostly of employes of the Hope Mills Mfg. Co., puts forward the proud claim that there is not a negro .n the coporate limits. Good town ! * The Pearce, Atkins A Co. webbing machinery of Cincinnatti, U. t is com- i!:4 to North Carolina, as originally »t»ted. but not to Charlotte. It was lAv new Textile Mfg., Co., of Rocking ham, X. C., which bought this ma- rawiery. William Ellis, an bperative in the Anderson (S. C.) Cotton Mill, had his right arm cut ot! below the elbow last Saturday morning by machinery m ihe picker room. The arm was entirely severed and fell into the ma- tbinery. The D. A Tompkins Co., has just i*t-mpleted an electric plant in the I'atlerson Manufacturing Co.. China Grove, N. C. This is the second pbmt furnished by the Tompkins Co. Hot this company. The new plant has a capacity of 225 lights. .Ins. F. Her, ex-Superintendant of IV-dmont (S. C.) Cotton Mills, has removed to Greenville, S. C., to live. His trip to Atlanta did no good, as the doctors pronounced that he wnuld never see again. Mr. Her is *i>w about (50 years oi of age. The D. A. Topkins Co., Charlotte- X. C., has made some material im, provements in their roller covering shop. A monitor roof for light and ventilation has been put on the build ing and some ventilating fans put in. The company reports a good run of mirk. Stewart W. Cramer, of Charlotte, X. C., has recently sold to the Glen coe Cotton Mills, Burlington, X T . C., 1 Klaud^r-Wcldon dyeing machine, which has a capacity of one thousand pounds ; also the Buffalo Forge Co.’s fans for dyeing and handling dyed iroklon. J D. Friday has resigned as boss raniing at the Beaumont Mills,- Spar tanburg, S. C. His present address iaCowpens, S. C. Mr. Friday is a rnofederate veteran, having been one *>1 the defenders of Charleston until u Ml into the hands of Sherman aith his Federal army. The Caraleigh Cotton Mills, Ra- rt-igii, X. C., closed down Wednesday >t>T annual stocktaking, to remain »h i>:d until July 5. Thereatter until tl*- new crop of cotton comes in they • :51 probably run only live days a * K-k. Scarcity and the high price cotton is the main trouble. \ New York merch: nt who went the Woman’s Exposition while zh v narlotte a few weeks ago, was impressed with the towels being ■»nven there on a sample loom from J•>!:u Crowley’s mill in Charlotte. He has since written for prices on ift! g ross of Mr. Crowley’s towels. V L‘. Rhyne, of Mt. Holly. X. C., has ordered 2,000 new twister spindles, tor one of his mills. This order, how ever, is valid tfnly if Brice’s new doub ler and twister patent is used. This is the simple, yet wonderfully saving utir attachment Invented by A. M. Price, Supt., Lincoln and Labatory Mills, Lincolnton, X. C. The Beaumont (8. C.) Mfg. Co., -operating 51,072 spindles are now said to bo running at better profits than Jot the past eight years. In fact they are so well pleased with their pros- jewta that they will shortly start up their machinery at night also, run- umg double turn. For the accommo- detionofthe additional help, they are building cottages with a total of W rooms. B. F. TompW is lias changed from the Piedmont O'. C.) Mfg. Co., as second hand, to the Clinton (8. C.) Cotton Mills as overseer of carding and spinning. He is assisted by Robt. Bedenbaugh as second hand in curd room, and J. F. Gosset as second hand in the spinning room. Mr. Tompkins, who by the way, is only 24 years old, was succeeded at Pied mont by Noah Lawson. The Jonesboro(Tenn.) Cotton Mills were meant in the item last week which stated that the Jonesboro (N. C). Cotton Mills had starred up after a long idleness. These mills by the way are both yarn mills, both have about the same number of spindles. 3,000, both have the same name, both are located in Jonesboro; but they are situated in different states. In the courts at Lancaster, S. C., next Tuesday, July C, the application for a receiver for the Standard Cotton Mills, Rock Hill, 8. C., will be heard before Judge Aldrich. Those bring ing the claim are the Newton (N. C.) (’otton Mill proprietors, through their attorneys T. F. McDow and C. E. Spencer. The Newton Mill hold an unpaid claim against the Standard Co. for $1807.07. The Wilson (N. C.) Cotton Mills stopped June 1 for (50 days to place new machinery. They are replacing their pickers, lappers, slubbers speed ers. and about half of their spinning frames. This is a (5.720 spindle yarn mill. They are also putting new floors in the building, and new shaft ing, making the plant an up-to-date one. R. (5. Briggs is President, .las. Lipscomb, Treasurer. Rev. Dr. F. J. Murdock, of Salis bury, X. (’., president of the Salis bury Cotton Mills, Treasurer of the Spray (X. C.) Cotton Mills, and of the Proximity Mfg. C >., Greensboro, X. C.. on Wednesday, June 30, com pleted the 25th year of his pastorate j of the Salisbury Episcopal church, j Special services were held that day j in honor of the event, and he re- ! ceived many handsome gifts. I). R. Byrd, who projected a knit ting miil at Grover, X. C., writes the Textile Excelsior that he has given up the idea. He says lie found out that a small mill could not be made pay at the prices millsure selling their goods at now. Mr. Bird adds thai he is going to open up a store at Gaffney, S. C., and move there, though still retaining his mercantile interests at Grover, X. C., and Pacolet, S. C. The cotton mill managers of Rut;* doph county, X. C., unanimously agreed in a meeting held in Greens boro, X. C. , a few days ago to cur tail production one third until the new cotton crop is on the market. They formed permanent organization with (). I*. Cox, of the Cedar Falls Mfg. Co., as Pres., and H. M. Worth, of the Worth Mfg. Co., Secretary anil future meetings will be held at the call of the officers. J. D. Buice. spinner at the Tuca- pau Mills, Wellford, S. C., lias re signed and gone to Clifton (S. C.) Xo. 3, as overseer spinning room. J. T. Cartee, second hand spinning, lias resigned to take chaige of curding at Fulton Bay and Cotton Mills, Atlanta Ga. He is succeeded at Tueapau by E. A. McAbee, while L. A. Aber- combie, overseer of carding, has been promoted to second hand in card room at Tueapau. The Park Mfg. Co., of Charlotte, find their combined Moffat feed wa ter pump and heaters to he still growing in popularity. They ship ped this week a 4(1 H. P. machine to the High Point (X. C.) Roller Mills, a 125 II. P. machine to the Union (S. C.) Cotton Oil Mills, a 20 H. p. pump and heater to the new Chester (S. C.) Laundry, and also an 180 II. P. machine to the Xims Mfg. Co , for their cotton mill at Mt. Holly. X. C. Stewart W. Cramer, of Charlotte. X, C., has recently sold to the com mon-wealth Mfg. Co., Durham, X. C., 1 opener and automatic feeder with patent evener, 1 single beater breaker lapper, 3 single beater finishers with Kirschner patent carding beaters, 1 thread extractor; also 10 revolving flat top Whitin cards. 3 double rail way heads, Whitin. 1 drawing frame, Whitin; also 1 C. <fc G. Cooper Co. Corliss engines, and one 100 horse power boiler, The building of the Summerville Webbing Mill, Charlotte, is finished and is a substantially built factory of one story. The machinery is com ing in, consisting of carding and spinning (13(58 spindle*) machinery mostly purchased from the Spencer Mtn. Mill, Lowell, N. C. The web bing looms are brand new from Wor- cestes. Mass., and four in number to commence with, each loom to keep busy weaving ten bands. A. C. Sum merville, fiie proprietor, bought his 70 horse power boiler from the Lid dell Ci., Charlotte, and his 75 h. p. engine from the D. A. Tompkins Co., of Charlotte. The Victor Cotton Mill, Charlotte, is closed down at the present writing, owning to their conviction in Court a few days ago, of maintaining a mill pond that spread fever and malaria among the inhabitants on that side of the city. Wo are inclined to be lieve, however that the Victor Co. have been unjustly dealt with, for the pond, which is a small one, and located on rather high ground, re ceived daily large volumes of hot wa ter from the steam plant. This should kill all malarial gems that might exist In the pond. The prose cuting attorney says he will allow the factory to resume temporarily until they can make other arrange ments, or until they can run out the present stock on hands, to complete orders. Win. I. Holt, manager of the Wind sor Cotton Mills, Burlington, N. C., in company with J. V. Pomeroy, of Haw River, N. 0., and Julius Leisel, arrived home from New York city lust Sunday morning, having gone their on their bic3’cles, and made the trip in eight days, as they intended, the distance being 565 miles. The smallest number of miles traveled in one day was 47, and the greatest was 101, the average per day, 73$ miles. The 7 nights on the road were spent at the following plaees: Cunning ham’s Store, Kcysville, Richmond, Fredericksburg, Washington, Balti more. Havre DeCrace, the 7th being spent in New York. Mr. Holt, though very much tunned, does not look much the worse for his trip, und he says he had a splendid time while he was gone. Sleep in peace by us ing Sure Pop Bed Bug Killer. ALL TRADE LINES ACTIVE. The Hot Weather Ooe.ii’t S<seuk to Hart the Hu«lnr«4 of the South. Chatta.voooa, Jaue 20.—Despite the hot weather, basiuess in all lines shows increasing activity and indications are favorable, judging from The Trades man’s reports from southern manufact urers and dealers, for continued im provement. The movement in textile goods is bet ter than was expected at this season and the demand for lumber shows a healthy increase from week to week. jXhe iron and steel market is stronger. Pig iron is moving freely and price* are better, the tendency still being upward. The demand for southern iron is active and operators report a better business and more favorable conditions than for many months. Among the roost important new in dustries for the week are the following: A $10,000 electric light plant at Man- nington, W. Va., and others at East man, Ga., and Oolumbns and Jackson, Alias. A flouring mill at Blacksburg, Va. ;an ice factory at Sistersvillo, W. Va.; machine shops at Macon, Ga.; the Texas Gas Light and Heating company, capital $10,000, Houston, Tex ; the Lynchburg Light and Heat company, capital $100,000, Lynchburg, Va.; the J. J. Wright company, capital $25,000, Norfolk, Va ; an oil mill at Rome, Ga., and woodenw.irking plants at Hunts ville, Ala., Chattanooga and Wilming ton, N. O. TWO BIG SUITS INSTITUTED. IS GWEN —— Cherokee Drug Co. London and l oad. American cities, above those of any other nation, possess the advantage of being able to piovule food promptly and nt short notion for a great number of people in excess of their normal popula tion without enhanced cost to local con sumers. British and continental cities confronted with such a contingency find it difficult to meet. The anticipated in flux of a great body of strangers means weeks of preparation; prices of edibles are at once raised far above the average, und not only visitors but residents also are put to considerable inconvenience to procure a sufficiency. Already in Lou don much apprehension is felt in regard to feeding the estimated 1,500,000 strangers who are expected to bo present at the celebration of tho queen’s jubi lee. • As is well known, England is mainly dependent for its edibles upon foreign sourei s. London is provisioned only from day to day, und any interruption of transportation facilities from the con tinent for a few hours would practically exhaust its supply of many perishable roiiimodities. The Daily Telegraph is already indulging in gloomy forebod ings on tho subject. It asserts that per- ishuble food, such us milk, fruit, vege- tubli s and lish, will be scarce and extor- tiouately dear. On the actual day of tho procession it fears an actual light for edibles. Caterers uro already contract ing to supply luncheons and dinners for the sightseers on June 22. From the terms demanded it is eon- ceded that only millionaires will be able to feed satisfactorily. Alarm is inspired by the possibility that for several days previous to the celebration the demand upon the passenger service of the rail ways will be so great as to disorganize tin* transportation of food from rural England and the continent. New York can absorb an influx of strangers fur more numerous, in proportion to its;:ize, than Londou, and no one will have e,vi- dcnco that all comestibles uro not as plentiful and cheap as usual.—New York Son. _____________________________ i Sermons Dead and Forgotten. The wife of a departed pulpit orator once addressed her husband as follows: “There’s Watty Scctt, that was at school with you, has published books, and got thousands of pounds for them. Why don’t you publish a volume of your sermons and get thousands of pounds for it?” For that good lady one volume was just as good as another, and there was no reason why “Waver- ley” should interest human beings more than a collection of discourses all of which had set the congregation to sleep. The good cleric understood things Let ter than his admiring partner, but he did not suggest the consideration which the astute reader has thought of. Quite another. He replied: “Wheesht, wnm- nmu. They’re a’in print already.” He added no more. Nor did she. Only let me say, as with authority; that though the sermons yon have conveyed bo very good in themselves, they will sound very dull when delivered by you. Just yesterday a very accomplished man said to me, with much feeling: “i have just been rending some of dial- mer’s sermons. How could that lumber ing stuff produce the snperhuhian im pression which it is perfectly certain it did?” One could but say that Chalmers could not publish that which was the first, second and third thing which did the work at the moment of the awful hush, passed away. Further, the taste has changed. Much more direct sen tences are wanted now. Even Henry Melvill is quite out of date. What Sir Walter called “the big bowwow style” in preaching is as Bob Acres maintain ed certain other things are—it has “had its day.” For, as that philosopher well remarked, yon get tired of even the best things.—Longman’s Magazine. Keep the sewers of the body free from ob structions if you would be healthy, vigorous and cheerful. I’niCKi.Y Ash Ritters not only relieves eonstlrputlon hut cures It by Htrcnirtliculuir mid toiilun up the bowels. rcKulutinir the iIvor, stomach und digestion HnustimulutinK tin kidneys. The Medical Profession con cede it to lie a system tonic of superior mer it. Sold by Cherokee Iirux Company. ('roup. Colds, LaOrlppe and i*ore Throat, cured by Uoose Grease—no cure no pay. DcPke Urdu Co. We soil and guarantee Rice's Goose Grevs I.inament—no euro no pay. Cherokkk UruoC o. Rice’s Goose Greaso Lin union t. cures all aches and pains. Sold and guaranteed by Cuzuokee Duru Co. North Carolina Want* to Recover Money From Ste wart Hros , Fubllc Printer*. Raleigh, June 29.--Ever since Stew art Bros, of Winston procured tho pub lic printing, two years ago. there have been compiaiuts, but recently they as sumed a grave character, and it was openly stated that the state hod been made to pay fur more than the amount properly due. The result is twofold—first, tho print ing is taken from Stewart Bros, and, second, they are sued to recover the amount of their overcharges, which are said to aggregate over $10,000. The treasury department people have for a long while kept watch upon them. From all departments complaints of extortionate rates come in. The state treasurer instituted two suits, one on tho bond of $5,000 as pnblio printers, and the other to recover money wiiich the Stewarts were paid to which they were not entitled, but for which they are not liable on their bond. The case comes up in July here, and and it will of course be sensational There will be a mass of evidence. Stew art Bros, are Republican*, and those who bring suit are Populists and Re publicans. CRISIS IS ON AT CARACAS. IN THE POTATO FIELD. Level Culture Is Now Practiced by Lead- lug Potato Growers. The faulty method of hilling potatoes still common with some growers is the occasion of an illustrated description of the two methods, hill and level culture,* by Elias A. Long, iu American Garden ing. In his sketch the upper part rep- reseuts the plants of a potato patch in their relations to the contour of the ground just after hilling up. Air. Long writes: It is this hilling up process to ivhieh I most (let idedly object, because the dis advantages greatly outnumber the ad vantages thereof. First, there is the la bor. The dotted line, a, is supposed to show the natural level, the hilling up involved rinsing the' soil from below this lino and heaping it around the plant above the ordinary level, no little job. Second, potatoes thus hilled suffer nfiore from drought than is the ease in flat culture. First the superficial area of surface exposed to evaporations is greatly increased. In order to realize this it is only necessary to compare the length of the dotted line, A, with that of the contour line, B, and yeq while the surface thus exposed to evaporation is greatly increased, quite an item with us here in the midst of very dry times, such increase does not count for any thing in case of rain, for of course no more rain falls in a half acre hilled than on the same level. Then in case of a heavy, quick shower the tendency would be for the* hills to shed tho ruin that The Venezuelan Cabinet Ha* Resigned and Ezo4t«-iu*nl Is Running High. New York, June 26.—A dispatch to The Journa' and Advertiser from Car acas, Venezuela, says: The resignation of the cabinet created a crisis, not only iu the administration of the govern- meiit, but also among the people. Ex citement runs high, the sensational ac tion of the ministry, which was, how ever, not wholly unexpected, being the paramount topic of discussion iu the crowded cafes and clubs. President Crespo was unable to har monize the differences iu his official family over the Guinea boundary arbi tration treaty, the element that con tended that the provisions of the agree ment ignored the sovereignty of Vene zuela in stipulating that Great Britain and the United States only, and not Veueznela also, name the members of the tribunal of arbitration, having con- tinned implacablQk Rig Skeletou* Lnearthad In Ohio. - Jackson, O., June 29i—Harrison Rob inson, a farmer near here, while plow ing, unearthed two skeletons, three stone hatchets of various shapes, several copper bracelets and a number of beads and arrowheads. One of the skeletons measured 6 feet, 4 inches iu length, and the other 6 feet 2 inches. The skulls were 28 inches iu circamference. The copper bracelets, two of which were found upon the arm of each skeleton, were of a size to indicate that the war riors were men of great muscular power. Fatther search will be made near where the bones were fonud. HILLS VERSTS LEVEL CTT.TOtE. falls oter tho. roots into tho bottom of tho furrow to one sido, whore it would do less good. Jn the case of tho potato patch hero referred to in the hilling process, the soil between the hills, the surface in the bottom of the furrows us left by the hoe is hard and smooth. It differs wide ly from the space between hills of the level system, which I strongly recom mend. Here the cultivation consists in keeping the surface between the plants loose and free to a depth of two or three inches. This is done by passing over tho surface in small patches with the hoe; in larger ones, with horse cultivator or scarifier. What the differeuco in the drought resistiug properties of a hard, smooth surface and a loose, open sur face, respectively, comes iu, is a lesson which every gardeuer should well heed. In potato culture the soil should be mauaged for conserving a maximum amount of moisture to the plauts during the growing season. How to do this is to preserve the most natural course of culture indicated by the lower engrav ing. Then, by less labor, we retain a minimum area of surface from which to allow moisture to evaporate, and instead of a hard space between the plants, which rapidly loses its dampness, wo have a well tilled surface, in wiiich moisture iu maximum amount is retain ed to the plants even in dry weather. Tho hilling process is unnatural in an other respect. By drawing the soil against the plants three or four inches above the surface more or less of tho leaves are buried, with loss to the plant. SECOND CROP POTAT6ES, ' How the True Second Crop la Grown In the State of ArkanaaH. \ An Arkansas correspond! .it of Rural j Now Yorker writes as follows on the ! subject of second crop potatoes: L Id growing the true reroud crop wo plant the first crop the latter part of ! February or as soon us the land is in ; condition to work. Th. y are dng the i latter part of June or first of July, then from the middle of July to the middle I of August tlit* second cr< p is planb d from the seed of the first, and tiny are 1 harvested at any time after the frost has | killed the vines. After several years’ experimenting wo i have at last succeeded in !: ing almost ; independent of the wcatln rin regard to S the second crop, provided the land is properly prepared to start with, which | is to plow it thoroughly iu the early part of rfnminor and keep it worked clear of weeds until time to plant tin* second crop, win n we plow again and work tin soil us fine as possible with the ('uf away and Acme harrows. Then the land is marked off iu 3 or foot rows and the rows opened with a one horse plow twice to the row, going as ! deep as it will tarn the soil. Then po- i tatoes cut to two or three eyes are drop- • ped in the furrow and immediately cov ered with two furrows with tin' plow, which covers the potatoes eight inches or more. When planting is finished, the field is run over witli a roller to press tho soil closer to the potatoes, and then tin* field is gone over with a weeder, and, if the work has been well done so far, after the weeder has gone over the field one may well feel proud of it. Every week thereafter the field is gone over with the Plain t, Jr., followed by the weeder, un til the tops are too large for the weeder, but the Planet, Jr., is kept going until lute in the fall, of course going shal low. Never plant second crop potatoes unless the ground is damp and do not use small potatoes for se; d, as it takes them a long time to sprout. Some of our northern friends have found fault with tho so called “second crop” received from the south, saying the potatoes were not superior to or even as good as those they had, when the truth was that they never had the true second crop, and that is the only kind that we claim is superior to northern grown seed for first crop. Tobacco la Florida. A contributor to The American Agri culturist says: All indications in regard to the cul ture of tobacco iu Florida from the Su matra and Cuban seed go to show that as a money crop tobacco has already become a far more profitable one than cotton. In the tobacco growing locali ties tho average j-ield is about 600 pounds per acre and tin* average price 23 cents per pound. On the best lands 800 to 1,200 pounds per iuti* are usually raised, and the crop, when properly cured, sells for 30 to 30 cents per pouuirL Now that the successful growing of hiAh grade tobacco in Florida is a settled fact a great increase in acreage this year is likely to follow. I’oat' ffice Consul Illation Policy. Washington, Jane 29.—Tho work of , cousolidating small outlying post,offices with a largo adjacent one, making a single postal district with modern facil ities, will be pushed vigorously by tho administration iu all sections of tho country. Opposition to the scheme comes, it is said, from residents who have wrong ideas of the objects of the department, or postoffice employes whose positions are tliereby affected. The results of the consolidation policy so fur carried out have been most grati fying to the Washington aathorities. Singular Aa*«* of lllintlnaM. Washington. Jane 29 —The Indian age no at La Pointe ageucy iu Wiscon sin has reported two singular cases of blindness on the Vermillion Lake reser vation. The victims were John Sky and Red Otter. They got intoxicated by drinking essence of peppermint as a substitute ‘for whisky, one taking al most ten oances clear and m each case blindness followed within a few hoars. Authority has been asked to take the Indians! to St, Paul for treatment* Faudroyant to Ha Horned. London, June 29.—Nelson’s flagtaip, the Foudroyant, now a wreck at Black pool, is to be soaked in oil and burned. An imposing spectacle is expected. In its present position a storm might rum the docks with her. Founder of » Uhureti Meed. N a*hvillk, June 29.—Rev. W. C. Daley, the founder of the northern branch of the Methodist Episcopal church in the south, died here. He was 78 years of age. ‘•Old tfoee” Hoey Very Weak. New York. June 29.—“Old Hoss” Hoey is reported to be very weak. He is still delirious and refutes to eat. His friends fear that he can live only a short time longer. Bordeaux Mixture and Fungiroid. H. P. Gould of the Maine station re ports on experiments with bordeaux mixture and fungiroid for the preven tion of potato rot. Tho use of bordeaux mixture as a pf event ivo gave the most satisfactory results. Fungiroid is a fungicide which, it is claimed, is a powdered form of bordeaux mixture. The total yield was less, and a greater f percentage of rotten tubers were present ‘ where fungiroid was used than where ! bordeaux mixture was employed, al- ; though fungiroid gave better result's than where no application of fungicides was made. Making a Grain. With the determination to drain an unsightly low spot it was plowed, leav ing a heavy, dead furrow where the drain should be and a board or plank trodden down in the center of the fur row. “At this point,” writes a Rural New Yorker correspondent, “we in- cr*-ased the usefulness of our potato crates, which were filled with small stones and placed as centinals along the deai furrow, when all was ready to go into winter quarters. Wo had an unusu- fttakinc Trees. A contributor to American Gardening writes: I take 2 inch chestnut pi;.) '; * and have them ripped into strips 2 inc - es wide, sharpen one end, and, ;Jt - starting a hole with a bar, merely lo j •» the course, drive the stake home wi:h a maul. Used us shown, it answer* every purpose that three stakes do, keeping the tree from swaying iu either dirco- HOW TO BUILD A STONE DRAIN. ally cold spell early in December. It froze very hard. I shouldered my pick and shovel, started for the wet spot, iow frozen dry. but with no frost under the boards. The bottom of the ditch was leit highest in the center, atoned up with flat stones for a throat and the small ones from tho crates on top. (See cut) “As fast as dug and stoned up the earth was replaced to prevent freezing. There is nothing more important than cover ing a atone drain with plenty of earth before a rain fills it with mud and sand. I wouldn’t give much for u ditefc filled to the surface with stones. ” AX EASILY ADJUSTED STAKE, tion, takes but one-third of the material and labor and, when driven in lino with the roes, is not unsightly or iu tho w ay of tho cultivator or hand hoe. I also wrap the tree with a piece of mat ting and make it fast to the stake with tarred cord. I think it advisable to re move the wrap at least once each sea- sou, as I have found borers at work un der it iu several cases. Tiling* That Are Told, Next to oranges, pineapples are at tracting more attention than any other one product as a money crop in Florida. Texas cotton growers have now a per manent organization called tho Texas Cotton Growers’association. W. H. Mc Kinnon of Schuknburg is president and Charles Bannister of Waco is secretary. American turpentine is chiefly obtain ed from the “long leafed” pine, which is abundant in the southern states. It is generally conceded that tho in dustrial conditions now existing in South Carolina are exceptionally favor able. The greatest danger vegetable grow ers have to face in Florida is dry weath er. Therefore the question of irrigation is assuming great importance. The growing of Cuban tobacco is at tracting attention in Florida. , The remedy for weeds is to keep the land busy with a good crop on it.