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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN- , ? t Columbia, S. C., Auk. 15, '99. * . The week ending Aug. 14, '99, i gave a continuation of the exces 1 sively hot weather that has pre- ^ vailed almost without cessation ' Bince the opening of the crop * season. The weekly mean tern- 7 perature was about 5 degrees above the normal. l Thunderstorms occurred on the J 5th. luth, ntn, quite generally j; over the State with, however, t localities that had no rain or in- ( sufficient amounts, while general ly there was enough, and in Col ^ leton and Edgefield Counties ex- t cessive rains occurred. In the latter county, at Poverty ILill, nearly 9 inches fell during two showers, tlooding bottom lands, 1 and damaging crops thereon. High winds and hail also did some J damage by blowing down corn, and beating down other field crops. Army worms continue to destroy young corn and grass, and worn rnnnrtn/1 frnm innrn ina nrviv iv^/v& vvu nuut niui v- v \miii\iv.o I than last week, but their number is apparently decreasing. Horn worms on tobacco have spread over three counties and are very troublesome. Early cotton is opening over the entire State, and picking has begun in localities. There is somewhat less shedding than last week, but rust is spreading. The bottom crop is a heavy one, the middle crop very poor, having been shed, while the new growth is putting on a top crop in places. As a whole, its present condition cannot be said to be promising, nor yet extremely poor, both conditions prevailing according to locality. Sea-island cotton shedding some, stil 1 blighting, is well a i : : uuucu auu uegllllllilg IU upeil. ' There is general improvement < in corn that has not reached ma- 1 turity, with a few reports of ex- ( ceeding line crops, but the con- 1 trary is the rule. Fodder pul- I ling is well under way, and being 1 finised in southeastern counties, i A fair yield ol fodder has been j saved. 1 ( IXTRACKS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE* | l'OKTS BV COUNTIES. i Aiken.?Seivern: This lias been a rainy week; cotton shedding badly and rusting in places; corn and peas!1 doing well; potatoes are promising, J ' also sugar cane; turnip patches being prepared; it has been very warm, and ' generally cloudy.??J. F. I.yles. ; 1 Anderson.? I va : Si nee t lie rai ns of ! two weeks ago, the weather has been j | very hot and dry; pens and corn j ( planted on stnhhle land not doing!] well; cotton has shed considerably and . & ? is opening rapidly, picking ha> begun. | ] ?J. X. McAlister. * Ilamberg.? Denmark: A very hot week, and rain enough to interfere with fodder pi11 ing: cotton opening , fast and will be ready for picking as' , alum ;?-> iin" mriiiiT* arc reniiy to Kin: late corn growing well.? \V. Wilson. STOIIV OF A SI. A vi:. I * ! 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Charleston.?Charleston : Week hot vith light thunder showers; grass irop for hay totally destroyed by army vnrms llltf ivo crraaa a irnnil crnn n irn n this section a (rood crop; cabbages 'ery much eaten by web-worms.?II. d. Simonds. Clarendon.?Pinewood : Had fine ains this week; cotton is doing well; ate corn has improved very much; 'ery little fodder being pulled owing o unfavorable weather; the indicaions are that the hay crop will be ine; sugar cane above the average; 10 army worms here.?R. S. I)es3hamps. Colleton.?Cottagevillo : Very dry md hot; fodder stripping nearly over; otton cut nearly half by drought; >eas poor; hay badly damaged by cat rpi liars '. highland rice almost a failire; sweet potatoes poor.?C. K. Ackernan. Darlington.?Society Hill; Horn vorms have given tobacco growers nucli I rouble this week, curing continles; upland corn seriously damaged ly drought accompanied by excessive leat; cotton has stopped growing, but swell fruited; it is opening premaui ely ; moisture needed for potatoes, ice and peas; rain badly needed in lections.?Maj. J. J. Lucas. Dorchester.?St. George: Weather rery dry, interspersed with a few light ihower; crops suffering very much; nost of the fodder pulled with a poor irield; cotton opening very fast, not nore than half a crop will be picked; ice and sugar cane poor.?W. P. Sillier, M. I). Kdgetleld.?Clark : Week extremely inf O r? 11 n fl climtil i n rv ntiil nnn > t ^ apidly; fodder burning up; thunderstorm with high wind and heavy rain ;o-day (12th) caused much bottom corn o be blown down.? Wm. S. Middleon. Fairtleld.?Ridgeway : Week very not; showers 8th and 10th, with heavy ain in southeastern portion of coun'y ; great improvement in crops; cotion was shedding blooms and small bolls; turnips doing well; old corn will not make over half a crop.?K. A. Sessions. Florence.?Florenc. : Excessively hot weather; temperature ranged from 01 to 98; the drought and hot sun have caused cotton to open prematurely ; corn and tobacco crops are suffering from the same cause.?K. W. Lloyd. Georgeown.? I'lantersville : Several copious showers during the week; peas and slips looking well; rice turning down, and cutting will commence ibout tlrst week in September; LeConte pears ripening.? B. 1'. Fraser. Greenville.?Greenville: Only very light showers in this localitv: cood rains in some portions of the county; ^rops somewhat revived, but not more than two-thirds of a crop of corn or cotton will be made ?Mrs. S. A. Crittenden. Hampton.?Oillisonville ; Week sultry; d -59 inches of rain has given water for stock; fodder pulling about over with fair success; cotton picking lias commenced, the bolls are opening freely.?Sam 1'. Saltus, Kershaw.?Tillers Ferry : Severe thunderstorms on the 10th and 11th, iccompanied by wind and rain; crops sre growing finely, especially peas anil potatoes; poor stand of turnips; fodder pulling becoming general; tobacco infested with worms, curing best leaves this week, some few are grading.?J. W. (iardner. Lancaster.?Itelair: Rainfall for May. dime, July and August to date amounts to 7.24 inches; all crops are small and below an average.?J no. A. K el I. Laurens.? Itark-dale : Weather extremely hot, with good rains on 7th, tii, and llth; upland corn improved since last week: cotton lias put on a top growth which will add some to the crop; there has been verj little limbing on tin* weed from the bottom, mil it has shed young Iroit badly; Int.- rum and peas arc Hne.--\V. II. I'.arksdale. Marion.? Temperance: 'i'obacco curing about liiii.-licd ; cotton is opening fa>t whine ru-.1 i.a- appeared; fodder polling will lie general next week.? I. k. lira yes. Marlboro.? Itcnncttsvillc : l?ry ami hot this week: cotton still shedding ivcr entire crop on alI light lamls; has -Ioppeil growing ami turned yellow; rust showing in many Holds; do not think the county will make an average rop; peas and potatoes look vert well.?T. S. l?vans. Xewberry.? Longshore : Scattered showers during the week; generally light, but sullicient in sections; cotton on sandy lands suffers badly ; fodtler pulling begun; turnips being sou n.? \V. (I. 1'eterson. Oconee.? Richland ; >V e e k very warm ami dry; bottom corn doing well and maturing fast; too dry for forage crops, and they have poor stands; cotton b..s a small weed, but heavily fruited, with little sloxiiiimr upland corn two-thirds of a crop.?.1, 1'. Stribling. Orangeburg.?Springfield : Unusually warm this week; fodder pulling well advanced; the week's rain partly impeded work; crops not looking well; cotton opening fast where rusty ; pastures in good condition.?D. K. Sturkie. Pickens.?Loopers; Still dry and rain is needed; some forward cotton opening; all crops suffering for raih; turnips coining up to bad stands.?W. N. Hughes. Riobland.?Congaree: Frequentand oopious showers have fallen during the week which have greatly revived young crops; rust has appeared on old cotton in many places; half of a crop on reduced acreage is all we may hope for; oorn will probably be twothirds of a crop; fodder pulling general.?J. F. Smith. Spartanburg.?Inman : Rain in some parts of the county on the 10th and 11th, other sections yet dry; upland corn will not make more than half an average crop; with favorable seasons from now on, cotton may make threefourths of the usual yield.?E. J. Finch. Sumter.?Statesburg: The refreshing rains of the 8th and 10th have been of great, benefit to all growing crops, such as cotton, late corn, peas, and potatoes, sugar cane, sorghum, etc., but these rains were by no means general. to the northeast of Statesburg tbey were only moderate.?W. W. Anderson, M. 1). Union.?Cross Keys: This section had a copious rain 011 the 8th, but it was local; the crops are showing the good effects of it, but too late lo make full yields; cotton is fruiting well, but is very small, beginning to open; potato patches look well.?D. N. Wilburn. Williamsburg.?Cox: Week dry and hot; all crops damaged for want of rain; not over half a crop of corn or cotton is expected; rice is also a failure; great complaint of worms damaging tobacco; curing is about half finished, and the weed of inferior quality.?L. N.Jones. York.? Balloon : A few scattered showers during the week ; upland corn a failure; bottoms will probably average a half crop; good stands of peas on stubble lands; army worms playing havoc with crops in places.?J. S. Harper. J W. Hai ku, Section Director, Columbia, S. C. City Cotton Crop?(>,000 Hales. Hon. J. M. Kirk writes from Moravia, Texas, to the Schulen burg Sticker under date of April 19th last: uMy farmer friends, look at every cotton platform as you pass by and you will see the present (square) bale standing on its head with from two to four great gaping wounds at the mer cy of those who want to pilfer. The number of bales in Texas taken from the original runs up into the thousands. I remember during the session of the last Leg islature. when the bill known as the Compress Bill was being dis cussed in the committee room, a gentleman from Galveston, who was opposing the measure, in answer to a question asked by me (one of the Committee) how many bales of cotton were made by the compresses in Galveston that were taken from the original bales compressed there. He answered 'About six thousand bales." And yet there are those who decry the American (Jotton Company's Iloundlap bale, from which there is not one nnnee nl wasto and which reaches the mill exactly as it leaves the press. ltOHI!i:i> THE (1IMVK. 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Did you see that ?"?Short Stories. Quickly cure constipation and rebuild and invigorate the entire system?never gripe or nauseate?I)eWitt's Little Karly Risers. Crawford Bros. d-w-i TILLMAN ON RACE TROUBLE. Advises the People to Let the Negroes Severely Alone. Greenwood, S. C., Aug. 16.? The whipping of about (25) twenty-five negroes in this section during the past few days by whitecappers has caused considerable anxiety here on the part of tne colored people, and a num ber have moved away. According to reports, the negroes' who were wnippeu were an tenants oi land, and the cause of whipping them is said to he that they might he driven away, giving the white tenants opportunity to rent land at smaller figures. In connection with the whitecapping situation in this county, Solicitor Sease is in town, and has wired the attorney general to come up and investigate the matter. Senator Tillman is heio to-day. Alluding to the subject, he said that he did not censure the people for the Phoenix riots, but that this was entirely past. tlI do not advise you to kill the Tolberts," he said; "but if you have to extirpate anybody, don't pun ish these poor devils of negroes. "The time will soon be when this race question will shake this country from centre to circum ference. Anarchy, once begun, is i like fire in the woods. You are 1 dominant; your own civilization, your self respect, demands sorne, thing to put down this trouble. Keep up this trouble, and you give powder to your enemies in 1 the north, you injure your country, and if this trouble continues, you will drive every laborer you i have out of this section. "I beg you, I entreat you, I plead with you, to rise as one ' man and put a stop to this trouble." Some ono would say he would lose votes by it. He didn't care i if he did. He didn't want the votes of men who would do such a thing, and if he didn't speak , out he would be unworthy to represent anybody, and the peoi pie ought to retire him.?Daily Times, Greenville, S. C. Kodcl Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly I digests food without aid from the stomach, and at the same time heals I and restores the diseased digestive I organs. It is the only remedy that ' j does both these things and ran he re: lied upon to permanent ly cure dyspep. sia. Crawford Bros d-w-s . | I LAXCASTKR At CIIKSTER RAILWAY. 'j Rot ween Chester and Lancaster In effect r; 01 a.m., Knmluy, Ai>riI 23, IKl? I J J>'(il/f Itjrrrjtt Suinhi!/. Southbound. Nortlitioiiuii No. 15 No. 17. No. Id Nftlt . 1\ M "| A. M. " 1* M. A. M 7 a p| 10 :to <1 I.v ...Chester ...Ar > 3 > $> :n 7 55 I" St ' .... Knox's .... " if* i" i i ! S II II in* "... ItlchhurK.... " S .15 S 3d h s:? ii 32 ii * llascomvllle.. " S Jo s 22 s 4<>| || 52 "...Fort I-nwn. 4 58 7 fS ! It 2 12 . " tiracos... ." t is 7 18 ' II IS I 00 d Ar Lancaster.. I.v I 10 7 00 ! 1 '! ' J A. M ll'. M ' r M P. V I I Train leaving Lancaster at 7:00 n. rn., con I nocts at Chester with South'-m Hallway polity , | south, C. A I- going north and ti. C. A N Ves j tlhule ami local trains golnn west Train leaving Lancaster at 4:00 p. m , con ' nects at Lancaster withO. H A C. from Cam den. and Chester with Southern Hallway going north and south and with C. A L. north. Train leaving Chester at II no a. m. .connects at Chester with Southern Hallway from Char lotte, also C A L from north. , Train leaving Chester at 7:0>p. m .connect* with Southern Hallway from Columbia. O. C 1 A N. from Atlanta and CL A I* from Lenoir. LEROY SPRINGS, 1 J. M. IIEATII, President. Oen'l. Pas. Agent. One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures obstinate summer coughs and colds. "I consider it n most wonderful medicine?quick and safe."?W. W. I Merton, May hew, Wis. Crawford llroa. i d-w-? < \v' > SOUTHERN RAILWAY." -$R- ;| Central Tim* Between Colarabla and Jaekaenvllle. Eastern Time Between Celnmbta and Other 1'olnts. Effective June 11th, 1890. ' 3 ., . ! No. 34 No. <4 Northbound. Dally. Dally. Lv. J'ville, F.C.&P.Ry 8 20 a 7 45 p " Savannah 12 86 p 11 69 p Ar. Columbia 4U8p 488a Lv. Charleston, t*>. Hy.. 7 00 a 6 80 p Stunmerville 7 41 a <1 00 p Branchville 8 55 a 7 60p Orangeburg 9 23 a 8 24 p KlnRvillo 10 15 a 9 20 p Ar. Columbia 11 00 a 10 10p Lv. Augusta, Ho. Ky ' * <0 p 9 HOp " Uraniteville 8 0Wp 10 15 p " Aiken 2 50 p " Trenton 8 30p 11 00 p " Johnstons 8 49 p 11 20 p Ar. ColumbiaUn. dep't 6 20 p 2 10 a Lv Col'bia BIbiuI'r si 5 45p 5 60 a " Winnsboro 6 38p 0 49 a " Chester 7 26 p 7 87 a " Kock Hill 7 68 p 8 11a Ar. Charlotte 8 45 p 9 15 a " Danville 12 55 a 1 Ar. Richmond 600a Ar. Washington 7 55 a 9 " Baltimore Pa. R. R.. 9 12 a 11 " Philadelphia 1185 a 2 56 a " New York 2 08 p 6 23 a Southbound. ^H*,,33 Dally. Dally. Lv. New York. Pa. R.R 8 OOp 12 lunt " Philadelphia 6 84 p 8 50 a " Baltimore 7 56 p 0 22 a Lv. Wash'ton, So. Ry 9 20 p 11 15 a Lv. Richmond 11 OOp 12 01m Lv. Danville 4 15 a 6 02 p ? ? . ?h?*r)ott? 8 15 a 10 20 r ' Rock Hill ? 02 a 11 10 p .. Sfce8t<T 0 85 a 11 411 p . Wbmsboro 10 21a 12 82 a Ar Col bia HlAnd'g st 1125a 1 37 a Lv\ Columbia Un.dep't 1145 a 4 30 a Johnstons j 6 32 a a Tr,entou 1 Ar. Aiken 2 15p '.! ? u?iteville 2 07 p 7 is i Augusta 2 45 p, 8 00 a {^Columbia, So. Ry 8 55 p 6 45 a Kingville 4 8Hp 7 30a Orangeburg i 6 29 p 8 22 a Branchville ?02p 8 52 a BummerviUe 7 82p 1018 a At. Charleston T... 8 17p 11 CO a Lv. Col'bia, F.C.AP.Ry.77!7T^7 10 85 a 12 47 a *- t v?nn*Jl;.- 3WP 6 O8" Ar. Jacksonville 7 40 p 9 00 a 8LKKPINO CAIC SKHVICK. Excellent daily passenger service between Florida and New York. Noa. 33 and 84?New York and Florida Express. I)rawing-Room Sleeping Cars between Augusta and New York. Pullman drawing room nleeplng cars between Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, Washington and New York. Pu'1,n,*n Hloeping Care between Charlotte and Richmond. Noa. 85 and 86-U. 8. Fast Mall. Through Pullman drawing room buffet sleeping cars between Jacksonville and New York and Pullman sleeping cars between Augusta and Charlotte. Dining cars serve all meals enroute. Pullman sleeping cars between Jacksonville and Colombia, enroute daily between Jack opville and Cincinnati, via Asheville. FRANK 8. GANNON. J. M. CUT.P. Third V P. A Gen. Mgr. T. M.. Washington. t W. A. TURK. 8. H. HARDWICK, Q. P. A.. Washington. A. Q. P. A., Atlanta. OOUTH CAROLINA<SGEORGIA o EXTENSION R. R. COMPANY. Schedule No. 2 In Kflect 12.01 a. m.. Sunday, June 18th, 1899 Between Camden. S. C? andlhelby. N. C. West. 33 F. list. 327 First Class EASTERN TIME. First (.'lass Passenger Passenger" Dully Dally Except STATIONS. Except Suiulay. Sunday. p. m. i rnr 12 0.V Camden 111 is 12 2"> DeKalb 111 p? 12 37 Westville |ll Oo 12 5'i Kershaw ill) 45 I IS Heath Spring 111) 30 1 20 Pleasant Hill jio 25 I 401 I.aneaster 110 (Ki 1 S5 Hiversitle I 0 so 2 OS 1 Sprlngilcll I 0 10 2 20 Catawba Junction j 1? 33 2 30 Leslie 0 30 2 SO Kock Hill | il 10 3 OS Newport J s ;h 3 12 Tir/.ah / j X 32 3 33 Yorkvillu M 20 / 3 ?o Sharon 8 o 3 52 Hickory Grove 7 45 ' . 1 0) Sinvrna I 7 30 '^V. I 35 Hlacksburg , 7 10 5 o i Earls n so 5 Ofl Patterson Springs ?! Ill j 5 l > Shelby > 3J j I* >' A. M. Between Bla:ksburg,S.C.,and Marion.NJC, | w.st. Hi 1 eTTTi 11. 1 s..,. ? , .-S- EASTERN TIME. s,.,. n.tftw I Mixe.l I I Mixed IOII.V ; Daily | Except STATIONS. I Except . ^""'I'tV I [_Siiintay. A. M.' ' " p" m7 s I" lilncksburg l) 10 * 31 Earls M r?o * 1" Patterson Springs H 3H 1 V 20 Shelby h 30 j I > ii" Liittiiiiorn 7 30 i In In Mooreslmro 7 SO | III US Henrietta 7 oO l?i Wi Forest ('Uv 0 86 II I Kutherforilton fl 06 11 !! MUlwotxl 6 Ml I II 4r tiohlen Valley 6 f& 12 06 Thermal City 6 30 12 26 (> leliwoo'.l 5 05 I 12 Mi Marion 4 4o A. M IV M. WEST. OAFFNB V lii VISION B A ST. First ('lass FlrstOlaa* 16 j 13 KASTKRN TIME. 14 ifl filial STATIONS. Hi fff *" (/, W JC W U5 W !fl I? M A M AM P Mi 4 30 6 oo Illacksburi? 7 oo A a) 4 AO A a> Cherokee Kalis fl 40 ' 0 10 6 lo b 40 Gaftney (?i 5 SO P M A M A. M P. M. Trains make connection with Southern road at Blackaburg; C. & N W. road at Yorkvillo. with the Southern nt Rock Hill, S A L. at Catawba Junction, I* & C. at Lancaster for Chester, and with the < lurries tot*.JJiylslon of the Southern at Camden. InB HAM'L HUNT. A. T*TPP. President. Superintendent a B. PUMPKIN, O. *P. A. S (