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m ALLIANCE MTMPT. ,/. t. NlUHKT h\iitor. I A YORK COUNTY FARBKER. Cotton, <'orn ami IVaxon a l.nruo Si alt* - Moo ('? .Uumako a Coin' Crop. When Mr.'J' l^xtrr McClain.: oi iork'-.trt, huh venture. inui^ the farming bu*innis, hotc n?r? many w.r? shake? of the head j and knowine winki of the eve | br tho** who h ? d "h?en there'' i but n w there i? a disposition to suspend jndymwt "sprm jcdell" 1 farm shows mo-* end-ice of i ni i prorem-nt iltirinj the past tew! years 11< nti ?io other i .>rrti the t reporter kmiirt * in ell of york count*. and neotiie who were m first disn< ed -;keptieal irn * r>uw w robin it f. met''tin's on. e? atioiu with nmoh nn.ro tii.tn ouriout- ;iit<?re<!. a reporter ft.i the i'.nquiror went ovi r the ' .nn a few (hire alio. t'.t io ?rc 1 to acres ..f rotton, about i _>:> . r,.? of imirn. r?ru! considers tile m than 100 jorog of peas. thorn are some other aula crop-.??f cuir^, and the .in-. s"v cattle. berkshire tmjt and i;? o f-.iultry we h!1 douie well > irdinarily, an account of these won! ' make an interesting chapter hut along with the big crops men-! tioned, the cattu, pic*, etc., are mere incident* the cotton rr.>n it one of the finest to he found in york county. i?_ ? i ot rne piraea arre, ifn arren, or tit a whole, it will rompare favor-' -.if-,. _,:*u it . i - - 4. i? m i Millj W M (l flirt tmil. MKIIT I Afirera who have n if. ?ay they bay* never eee* the like. Ineae ti?ld mf 65 arr*?, i1 leek* at if ev?ry nere ia food far a bale, and 1 hi if tea*# arret re food for an n*h mare. Thar* are > fan tkinj placet which, comi-tred with thai bnlaeea, lank peer ; bur even tbeaa < i?ra hifli ehev* the averare ia' arawitad jrodt.rtiee. A manaf' trdiaarv aire mut t walk betweea Mm raw* aver arraa af tie heat jntten, and axreyt for tb* mavirr ?f the foliage, hi? araaaio'a could lot be detected 50 vard* ?*m Moat of the coir. n will avarag* Id faat hlf h, nod the reporter ?? w juiie a number of (talk* that are line fret 1?. actual meaatirment. And it i* not k.I "9?il not by t targe pir c?i>!. .> TIi::.hut i;i? seeds *r * re planted, and they iava al! corae tri?* to thair kiud. 7rom top t<> bottom the ttalks aro veil fruited. l';r,y bolls to the talk ar? ?? common a* m r- llsj a an ordinary lield, and from. 00 to 150 bid 1? in tho talk j> r ? >y DO ItiriUK ?re Hier* lir a u>en Bowie rotting of bolls and erne shedding < ! xquaras. This luwrrrr, is priii'"1: illy down cl' ie (i tl^n ground, where, '.n account the .vmarkabfy shick foliage. i? | r. pr.??ible -r t . ?linli^.' .> panet:. re. Bute- mus n*ri: V neen * bo a drawl-?cU If 'y 7*> >nt. shun 1, ' would s: i tarkab * ' bo loan. ho** eve . jprom ?i to be so tr. 1* :?>-. ? ? o be mo wo. ii. of consider *?im.. Vr\t l. a r> t ?_ 15 n fo f 1* oro^ on tin- 175 acres al K??i . Mr M'ri*iu does not, vint on such a h Avy yield ; but /, ,/ x* * of ( 'iopa fjd offar is w I.iet, or the prospect, as ^ lloatirJ^sd, "I prefer not to, ' v ' Teresa. J got afloaf ? rot ton crop w n %**+ Potomac,, another storj.1 N? already, at dif- J h jia ^radorten more or lea# ?ihjert There are eeatfihu? J . p; ?y*>- natural!? sug- j .'wtof a "" " y. 10 a/raw T8 tf1^* the stalks are valuable for feed as is the fodder itself, and you j will sco I will waste absolutely! nothing". Mr. McClain harvested a con-1 sidorable portion of his corn crop 1 with a machine harvester, which j cuts tho stalks off close to the j ground and throws them out in bundled, about a dozen stalks to, the bundle. The macbiue is drawn by two mulep and operated by two men,does about a dozen men's work. Owing to the great value of time this year, however, much ef the crop was harvested by | hand. A mother feature of the predec| tiou of fc?pringd?ll thi* year are tho peavinee. Th?*re are abeut ! I ?o acres of them, and Mr. Mc. j all the reporter known or has reason to behove, the proprietor of Sprinftdr!1 has a'! tho money that is needed for his operations, but this is by no moan* the explanation. There has boon brains and good management. Mr. Mci.laiu would, no doubt, rather have tho prospect of gettiag N j ceuis for hia crop; but, at tho same time, nobody hearo a ward from bim in complaint againat tha aaanringk ineTitabU f> cant*. Fran at this prica, he taenia to '<<? aura of a handanma profit. Aa hue a* it la. the catton crop ( ia by no naaane the maat striking J atura of Mr. McClaiu'n one i'ftti?Qi tail T*ir. With iu at our unco that n^^on to ho ?. guaranty* of me *??r. lie hap undertaken 'o ! !a/? the for the people of ion aectiou witli A uew method of urn-vesting and handling the corn nop People all over the country have been complaining of their .nihility to "pull fodder' on ... vount oi the unfavorable wealh oondMiotn. V r.Met "lain haw not troubled luimei: about foddor pulling; 'but lilt, eorn has already i aeti harvested. Is was out oil < (mi to the ground and is now -; a 11 < i i u g in meat shocks, strung o*i! along tk. bottoms ami across Me . her tiel Is on which it grew. "I-odder pulling is a tiling of lm> past, sau.1 Mr. Mc* lain, 111 oxpiAijation,"except in South Carolina ami poiUoii* of .North <aroiiua. In other eorn (trowing v>r*tp8 they harteit you I havrt done. I had two men to go along before, *n?l at proper interviIm tin ilie t??p of four atalka? two from each row?tegetker. lieatuk tneae carat mtu with kaaa cuttiag down tka remaiaiag atalka, ami athara gatkered aad allocked tkeui up. Fellewimg tka gaag cava alkara witk twiaa, wkiak tker tiad areamd tka tepa af tka ak*#ka ta kaap tka wiad f raaa kleviag tka eera 4awa". "Tka prapar tiaaa ta kagia kar aaiiag ) aweuk wkaa tka fedder would ka readjr to pall. If jam a .11 ratira tka eade af tka atalka a!j fait vi> iii gfeuaa. Trail, iher caatiaua to taka aemriak aout in that war and au pplj tka aara af corn with all tka meiatura a ?T need right aa up antil tka .... at. I- I _ J ' in i? iiiirmif nn cnrin. i a* ahorke ehould fca allowed to etaad i in tit* ti )?1 fur aeveral weeke, aed 1 if denrahle, it will do no harm te let thora aUrui until floreuiber. The oom will befoued to he in per fnot rnnditioa aed the etalkt aed fodder will alao have feed value". "To thuj^ who are moat tho roufhly up or the subject, experience h?.i proved that fodder ia set worth the pulling. There it no dh?reunt on the value of fodder aa a feedatulT; but to pull it fioai jour o i* ii corn coata moro t'.?n it come? to. In tke tirat p are, it injure" ih* fern seriously, ?' ' n the ??r<r 1 plar* the labor - endc 1 in ovinj, it a :u unt* to . if not <)>. aa rnurli >< 11h market pri'-*. T*ke niv corn ' !. its pr A'-iit i"i', for h t '?* coat rue ju?t f'.," !e>* than it ?'.>?t nie a?t year o pu!! the fo i off of ;f. \ : r I ?> ' i!,#% fodder o?r of i?o? v-tr ! : had the uirn fo , ..I am f an! up, and after tfiit tfi -1 e <% '*i at ill left the ; a 1 k. a : u the held to he looked after."' UA?. 1 whit * ill j?u do naxt ?" "I hare recently purchaaed a curii *.ire . ir-i \\ ri:? it oonriaa *nd i gatreaiir, I w,!! Ijau! thn?o ihocks of con; out of the fields to tha ahradder. The thradder will trip the corn 'raw. the atalka, complatalr hush a.host half of it, ?lip?hn*k the balance, and tear to pieces stalls and learea all aiiionc/| together. Id this condition ~ ~l. . ' '*in inniK' no can easily save , !<>?> (oitH ; but ho will not try to leather so much lie will pick j the p.taf otl poor lam! and laare i the vines while on rich laud ho will t*ko vines ami all. He e.itiiiifttes the value of Li.? poa crop us 1 einir H tm great. a? that of hi <'t)rii crop. Yorkrillo {'inquirer. Interest int.: (n Farmers. , r.v request, we puhii'h iho following law in recHtd ft) ^a!e of the fresh meat? in incorporated 'towns, by which ;t will be c?en that a countryman can sail any kind of fresh meats, in ant quantity. provided that the animal I ' slaughtered was railed by himaelf. j 1 At leait this ii the interpretation tkat one of the leading lawyers j of Spartanburg places upon the' act: "Sectienl. Re iteaacted by the, jiiaaarai Assasably of tba Stata af, Saulb Caraliaa, Tbat fraas aa4 ' aftar tba apyrayal af lbia aat. mm j city ar tawa aaaaeil shall charga | amy citisaa ar eitisaas af ibis; I Stat a lieaasa faaa far tba right ta; sail ar affar far sala haaf, park, sutton, fish, paaltry or Taal jra-, 4acad ar (raws by tlia aandar,! axeapiiag ragniar butchars, who j . may kaap a ragular butchar'a stall or markat housa msida tba lucor aorata lisaita of any city or town in which liranse may ho raquirrd. "Section 2. Such lirens* 4 e? not gire tha holdar t'neraof a monopoly of the ssla of such article* fuumaratad lot aay f a r m ? r (?r atock raiasr may all, or ofTar for kiV, at any tiru?, K"af. mutton, pork <>r T<?al in [c itiea or toarua ^rantin^ anoli licanae without haing r"<j,-<irad toj j pay any fr? for thf ri^ht to do ao. ^ j "Saction .'J. All acta or parta of, acta jnconaistant witn thia a t. I tie, aad ara haraby, repoala 1.""1'iadmont Hr*?i 11xht. Krata tha* Klondike. Mr. A (' lliorna", of Marat i II*. Tex.. ht? found a more ? al - ualii* (lifi-ovrr* tt.an tiaa v< ' Keen made in tii* |\,undue. I <.r . eara !;? h111Trr-r* ! lutnld agom ' , >;n cu nuuipt; in accompan:* 1 t.r hem rrlu^e* and iv al>* ' '< v 1 cured hv 1 >r. Iv l:iii*f' N?w 1> ?< ivory for Consumption. <" ;*h? an 1 v o!da. lied'*i aro t'a' ! 1t> of little value in imparl* >i. t h i * rn a r v .*! - ?* nidi. ; it, ?vmi if it iv - ,i htii.'lri't! 1 11 lare a hot tie*. Asthma. Hr<>:<<hi 11? ami ali tlir? * and lnnr ?11 er tiona iri pontiraly cured \>j Dr. K i ii ^ * New DiscoTerr fur o<> nsuinptinn Trial hottlea fre* at Crawford I?roa Dmr Store. Kep. 1 ular size .r.o etc. and $1.00. Dmr ant sod to cure or prir<? reft ndsd. Out Minute (*ouftti. < urr snrpri?o*. peop> by ita <|iiirkimr*? and children ' may take if in larfe <|Utnt it ies w it h-I out ttia least danger. It ha? won for itself the best reputation of any prop- i ration used to-day for oolda, rroup. tirklinp in thp throat or obstinate coughs. Crawford llroa. l" EXPLODER BY DYNAIWITI HE YEN MASKED MEN HO UP THE TRAIN. Itaggucc Car ttnd Sale Blown Atoms in the Search tor Trc tires. Porter Resists and (J Shot. Passengers Vnmolest KtnuR City, Sapt. 24.?Se' masked man hald up thn w? bound Miaaouri and Pacific p laa^ar train, known aa ta I.ii Hack and Witchita axpreaa > point in the wooda batwaen I?e and Dawaon. aeren tnilea fr Kansaa City, lata laet. tiirht. To praxont intarferenra tl first smashed the telrcmph atrumauta at the Bait l.ina S tion, at th? junction of th? I1 inc ami Kriam, near the ti of the hold up. and marched operator hofore them r?> a pc half a mile eaat. While two u covered his eyes the 0M1 v tl pe<! the train as it approach and qniekiv covered Kouin ^!oc and Fireman West n compelled them to dis noinit i let?"hitip ttie and i'ac express car, ran them down trael; a mile and n half tow 1 ?aw?on. Tho passengers were nntndi e i. toit tin* porter, who at temp to interfere wa?< quickly s<>ni cov r hv a s mt from one ?> road men. At ft drsolat? spot nt? the rc the bapfftp* cur vii qnic hrek??ii into, fttnl great quanti of dyntmite plteed on top o| tha through aafo and local i wen than placad on top of it. muck axplaaira ?ii uaad tbat tar vii litarally blowa into *p ttra aad aafaa tbrawa ?*<? aid* of tba track. Thia mr iag aathing but fragaaaata of lacal aafa rauld ba faund and tba throueb box via a wrack, top baring haaa blava afT i tba dear wravrbad aad otbar* damagad. Tba axplaaioa vn Uaard < tiartly in Kaaaaa City aid dmjhtadly dtatroyad miir ra! b!aa tbat tha aafaa mar bart < tainad. Tbat tba rohhara th< aolraa wara not blown to ate avams atraaga, aa tarnfi>* waa V>la?t. 1 aa axprass ifliciala an inad tba ono ratuatning atr< b *-1 tlna riivrmag. but rafuaai maba a atatamaat of tr?? loia ill imply it waa "atnalj." Supt. Ilvora of th* Kxpt rornpaar inaiata tha* the tr carriad but littio traaaura. A a in ?11 army of datertira* w at t!.e acaii* earlr tlm iimru b it up to 10 a. m. no tnngi clew to th* robhar wa? b*iii? cu red. It i the beliaf that tha> are hands at the huainet* and ha 1 time ara -n!'- from aapture P iim debria from the shattered ; rem car, rarri?-| down te'eer; w. i r ? alone tin* "I'rtacn" tr; which piralio;? the Mii-ouri chc ?t the p-unt of the robb nod com pic* *1 v ?<?j pe ! u graphic <-ommu mention bon mutt ?t I'.rit Line station It 1 therefore noma time before n*if> of ine robber v lio'i ktioun J ??;il lonctar b?:<.r w r e i ,.;! i e , retr coiih; be ^*t *o the -ene. A new rrielft* I i'? ne re ured m t*? <ine the r<? rn<"j used 11a> 1 been "killed." was P. ::;m this morning before wrecked a n rl expr mattar strewn in all direeti <eu'd !> gathered together, aw train midi up and the trip aoi continued. Muck excitement p T*:!?d among the paatengrra <1 ing the leng wait in the detacl rara though hut little firing i indulged in by the robbers. The robbery ia undoubtedly < > ; 1 *KK?H*aH*OW^K)^XKKKW?X]Kg '! I CURE ALL YOUR PAINS WITH g l? SPain-Kilier.l < 1 A Medicine Chost In Itself. ^ | Simple, Safe and fitlok Cure for g , I | CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS, g ' ? jjj COLDS, RHEUMATISM, jjj >AS 8 NEURALOIA. 1 Pt A a i j 25 and 90 cent Bottles. g I BCWAfiE OF IMITATIONS. BUY ONLY THE GENUINE.j5 rot, g RERRY DAVIS' * ,it MMRMMMMMM**XKKMK%XKMM*i|Mi IN A - I ' ' ttle boldest over committed in this localii v.bo not*d for hold uns. it A * om THP HOARY LOTHARIO OP THKSK PRESENT I)AVS TOY jn. Is Artful Tom Mackey, lliiihand oT Thrcr ? onion?(inn tiuile\ * less Moid Retains Her ' Trust in Thomas no St i 11. t h a >int !'! !rhi*. Svj24.?Ksi*n ("i vt>i! .!i;.!- J. Mackey ?i! r.f S nth ( r?11 iii, v.-ho *?? nrrd, by Detected i - !*? :. ' ml Murray on a war d r*t I*!. . him v.-it' bigamy, i:id -v: to SherilV Saniiml ifm i' .! IVt'rcn! county, W . 'in* V >.ti> ' . ' tab. to Charlesart) ' ,v.-r, fur * rial. M r. - \i 1 1> was *UX"*t ?i ll foulij prove t?'l ii. i .imrf *i:i*.? that Li- tir%t im.ri ttt itl-gul. ('til. (Icorge V. th* If rtmli !?!. fath -r of the young weman who i? now M jukey's i, wifr. arrived ti r?- laat night and k !t mvonipauiad In* daughter home tiea'to-day t'ol. I'ort^rfi^ld wa? willF it, in#. ii? aaid. to withdraw the af? chargr* of bigamy against Col. St Machftr, but that the protect Line the attorney .if JMfarann coanty w?? liw- piahif.c the cat*. I Ha. ii i!*tarMin?'l fL?v *rH~ kit iliufkur sisal! Uave Uaekay. t'a* ,1 u J * Markay declares ke is th*|read* a a 4 willinf U? meet kit ac| ausers ih court. ilia wife, *s? is inf*jJS years ?i?i, teams to he very r 1 *9 | ar* ?11 4a*ef?4 to ker aged kutI ksa4. The Judge was served to*' "ikay with divorce papers by an "* | attorney >.a behalf ef Sarak Cartis. "* I kit first wife, formerly of New on York. ?m M ,rn> No Tarda, Dance or Theatre. tha l|t Torentn. Sept. 17.?There was v. ,njr fight in the qusdrenuial Methodist , , 1 conference of I'arada here thi? I to ^ f afternoon in favor of striking out of th* .!iii')plinp th#? clam* proh'hitmr Tn*mt>*r? fr?>m dancinf, '0n9 . . ff r : ma in;; no 1 th?atro ioirit *'n .1 , I fi* rn.?in fi.?r?'iip li>^ n<?t ?hown #? * r?t<? <>' crowth a* in r # &rf *in .* p? ri? iw am! it -ran con> I j ft . , t r?' 1 1 that for it w?* i i ( i-i tu # * r: > L I I?| IIIIH" n iiicL '111* k? m tot?r*;r*?I y ling p?,.p!o from joining ti-~ rhitrcti. 'I h?? conferaace, o I < i L 1 1 . n<?v? e*??r,S>?' * \.r\ i*rj? majority :*? ;*-.! p s* 'm 1 , marnt'ora to 'r ol* .t r. "? rr ?r> to th? rl ; t'j* atrc. *P>> . HAI^aALlAM ? f r r+1 ' Iw?^T* ^rir JfM l?<r * .m TnilkM C?:or. SENT EKEE !"? to housekeepers - 3 Liebig COHPANYS lixtracls ot Beef tha i ... COOK BOOK I i?!llns li"? in : ; an- many at? at .I <1 llfllciou* ?1 >- JI llth ' A<1<1r*a? I.."in.- 1 . I' 1 > H it J.'l" Sfw ^ .rK iTrt ur- Truth wuri wHI. People have ie<l learned that I>? \Vitt*? Piffle Parly *a? Kisera are reliable little pills for regulating the bowel*, ruriujf e.ofietipation and nek headache. They don't )Be gripe. Crawford Broa.