Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT J. F. NISBKT Editor. Cotton's Conditton Drops Many Points. WITH ONE EXCEPTION, THE| POOREST CllOP IN TWENTY FIVE YEARS. Texas Having (Jone Down to 61 j Per Cent. Washington, Sept. 11.?The, monthly report of the statistician of the department of agriculture' ah Aire tho a rnro r\f cotton on September 1 to have been 68.5 as compared with s}.0 last month, 79.8 on September L,1 1898, 78.3 at the corresponding date in 1887, and 7t-? 4 the mean j of the September averages for the last ten years. The condition on the tlrst of the present month j was, with the exception of the. year 1896, the lowest September condition in 25 years. There was a general impairment in condition during August ' amounting to 6 points in Alabama, 8 in Missippi and Tennessee, 10 in North Carolina and deor gia, 12 in South Carolina and Louisiana, 16 in Florida, 20 in Oklahoma, 24 in Arkansas, 26 in Texas and 40 in Indian Territory. The serious decline in condition is the result in the main of long! continued drought. Where locaL rains have fallen they have generally been bo heavy as to still J further aggrave the situation. The averages of the different' states on September 1 were as j follows: Virginia, 87 ; North! Carolina, 73; South Carolina, GG ; Georgia, 69; Florida, 77 ; Alabama, 76; Mississippi, 78 ; Louisiana,74; Texas,Gl; Arkansas,G2; Tennessee, 7G ; Missouri, 85; Oklahoma, GO; Indian T -rritory, 53. His Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately! had a wonderful deliverance from j a frightful death. In telling of it he says: "I was taken with TyphoidFevor, that ran into l'neumonia. My lungs became harden-! ed. I was ao weak I couldn't even ; ait up in bed. Nothing helped me." I expected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr.j King's New Discovery. One Dot - j tie gave great relief. 1 continued to use it, and now am well and strong. I can't say too much in its praise.1' This marvellous rued-' icine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all Throat and hung Trouble. Regulai size 50 cents and Trial bottles free at Ckawtoho linos'. Drug Store; every bottle guarantee !. 2 HOl NDI.Ar ItALi: TIM'.SS. What the l/irgt M Konridlap Pot ton Plant in t tie South It.is Done for I lie Parmer. The lluntsville Koundlap Hale Compress Plant was organ zed by T. W. I'ratt. says the lluntsville, Ala., Mercury : "It h owned by Messrs. Trait A: I'nons, an 1 is too largest in tbe South. "Ttiis plant started in opera nun ii. iiii1 laiJ ol irioiiiiiu and baling the lir.-t 3 oar 'J,.'too !>;? 1 <?-?. < if the crop ijf I^0;> if i 111?ed about 0000 bales. The proprutors expect to gin arid halo I I, 000 bales of the present crop. 1 he t results of this system are untold in their advantage* to the farmer and the shipper. This plant ha* reduced the cost of baling from $2.50 to $1.00 a bale. "The farmer drives his load of cotton to the gin. and can sit on his wagon and rest ten minutes, 1 during which time his wagon is unloaded by machinery, his cotton ginned, baled, sampled and ' marked and delivered into his1 wagon together with the seed if, he prefers, or if he prefers, he( can take a storage ticket for cot-! ton and seed and be bothered no more with his product. But these are not all the advantages. He can drive to this gin and sell his cotton, in any quantity from 100 pounds to 100 tons, at the market price, without having it ginned at all. For the small farmer, this system is the best of all. lie handles his cotton crop in this manner exactlv as he does hi* corn crop, selling in large or small quantities as he wishes money or has time to deliver." There's always hope while there's One Minute Cough Cure. "An attack of pneumonia left iny lungs in bad shape ami I was near the first stages of consumption. One Minute Cough Cure completely cured me," writes i Henen Mcllenry, Rismark, X. I). (Jives | instant relief. Crawford Bros, d-w-s i The Reserve Fund lor the Farm. I (i. II IH'RNKTT. Hanks and large financial in ' stitutions have what they call' reserve funds. According to the size f?f this fund does the sound ' ncss and dividend earning power ol the institution depend. Now in speaking of t his term in relat ion to the farm 1 have only used it by way of apology to enforce a J truth and point a 'esson which I every man who has tilled the farm realizes, and that is that the sod is the reserve fund of the farm. It is the basis of all farm oper ations and according to what i* got out of it <loes the success ol the farmer depend. A man with money at his commmand inav buy fine stock and expensive im plements and hire a manager <o run tiic furm II** ^? > 1 - as*.7 MM Ml. 1 J U vail llliuril II) buy all that is necessary for the maintenance of the stock in prime condition and consider the satin taction enjoyed of seeing well kept animals a sufficient remuner ation for the outlay, knowing that the value he put into ihem can he turned into money again < >r, a man may run a stock farm depending upon his profit by sell ing his stock at advanced prices over the ordinary market value. This Kind of farming is not true farming, but only a business enterprise, that of buying and selling farm animals. 'Tis true that farming is a business enter prist- to a certain extent, but it immure than the mere buying ami selling of goods, it i< also man nfaeturing. !?y the use of seedami the soil aided by the ele meiits. the farmer produces cropIn tins respect he is a manulac turer. The cultivation ol the -??i 1 l?v which is meant the maintain in'.' or increasing its fertility, the reducing of rough and barren I mds ton fit eondition for ' In growing of crop.:, lii'^ at the I ? ?-ii o! true igriclllt HIV. A g e n t 1 e III III who ren-ntlv vi-ited France waimpresse l by the lertilily oi the oil and lie* large crop- rai-ed in Norm mdy Where fitly \ears ego in#* viul was considered i-\ h.iu-led. 1111w wheal i- grown :?i tln? rat#' #il fifty bushels Jo tin' n r? . I'll" !:in#I - have inerea-ed in fertility In a remarkable ?1?trr? during these year-. I he men who have tilled these acres have heeii agriculturists in the tiillost sense ol the term There is ?io reason why a farm should not improve with careful manage ment so that it will produce more and more each year. That we have many worn out farms is no argument that the result is inevitable. It only shows that the wrong method or utter lack of method of the owner. Too little attention is paid by the average 1 farmer to the soil. How many fields do we seo on many farms ' where save having been plowed 1 they remain as found when the farm was first settled. Hocks and stones remain and hillocks and indentations arc to be seen. There is no effort made to drain wet . spots and hence no improvement. , Is it any wonder such farmers i complain ol the hardness of the t times and ot the low prices. What is needed is a radical change in methods ef treating the ' land. Begin with a small portion ' and get that in propel condition, and then gradually extend opera tions to other portions. The mechanical condition of the stir face soil should be first attended to, and then draining where needed. Then atier the land is pill in proper sdiape the Mihjee* ot the fort i I it v of t |j?? soil -11? > 111 < ] ' he carefully studb-d. Wit atevcris so'il from the farm,, is derived in a large measure from the soil. Whether it t?.? crops or , the more finished produet ol heel, ( butter or wool. The liner con Idltion of the soil, the more fertile if i??the hotter it is cultivated ? the larger the return Irom the ( | farm The protit derived Irom the growth of crops, when all the I 'conditions are favorahl-*, are ver\ great in comparison with other doj lartments of farm work ; and j hence il the farmer he wise he 1 should endeavor to make the conditions favorable To la sure lie can have little iulluence over the I ruinlall or tint amount ol sun f shine or the temperature, hut there are other conditions over which the mind of the farmer can I a certain and determined I influence, and (hat is the amount and availability of the proper food the particular crop requires and the mechanical condition oi 1 he soil. And (In? more ho is able to assert his influence over the conditions iipm which the growth of crops depend the greater will . ' be his success as a farrier I t'ticster II. Itrown. Kalamazoo,! I Mic.li., >a\ s : Kudol Ityspepfoa <"11r?* | cured mi' of a -i ;et?* case of indigo*- . I tion ; ?'an strongly ronommond it to all | , ?l>fpcpiics. "Ingests wlint you eat | vvitiiout ai-l from the tomarli. ami I cures dyspepsia. t'rawford tiros. Secret of Judge IINton's Failure.' |'h?? r?-c?-n t .t - 11?? of ex .In dee 11 -11 r \ Hilt ti recalls Ins connee ri ii w iHi what was smne years lie* e r t <'?t ilry goods house: I . till- I'..11 it I v ?'ll.lt \\lil I'll was! i a. ' rna:a i:i> i l>v . Si?? lit A S* -w ?r'. At the' t . i in" '> hi- -! -' > ?i .\'art .v ? II f 11 j 111' I .' i, flie ; r>* 11 e-t dry mh ' h :i ri i'i A".i erica. In' iddi'ioo ' ! in- whole* i i r. ] re tail est li1, ~!| meiitJ in Ne-v York; ' to* h ol i s h ie.rtli t>raoeh in ('hie tr a no 'uiri' i us i n I 'hi I ad el -! pi, la. I'i .11. i ot her < ill.**. I lis J w-.-altli a i - T i tit '.-.I at t'tt), (tint ia ri;** iii?* sii r? ol in* sue |C ss he li i t - he due t(>yst? III , aiir, a li* 1 juuieioiis advertising. Through iii-. wife's relationship with Mr-!. A. T. Stewart .fudge Hilton was hrnuuht in'o social soil professional relations with the great iiiorrh.tnt, h11 1, before i the latter'* death, it wa? general j ly understood that Mr. Stewart | took no important step without consulting Hilton. By his will , Mr. Stewart, made Hilton Iiim executor. witti a specific legacy of i $1,000 000 to pay for hie services. The dry goods hueineee of A. T. 'Stewart was transferred to Judge [lilton in lieu of the legacy, though Judge Hilton was a .hrewd legal and commercial adviser, he lacked one of the chief ]ualities of a great merchant? .hat of appreciation of the value ;f advertising. From the time Judge Hilton took charge of the establishment, in 1870, the business began to decline. For a time it ran along smoothly on its old prestige, but soon it ceased to bo the leading dry goods house of New York, mainly because, under Judge Hilton's management, it leased to advertise. Gradually it declined until 181)6, when the firm went to the wall with liabilities amounting to $2,531),807 and no available assets. The moral is >bvious.?N. V. Commercial Ga?ett. TIIE1R FIRST HORSE CAR. People So Delighted That They Rode All Day. "I made the survey for the street car lines in the City of Mexico," said the civil engineer, and when we got the tracks all down and the cars running we had a laughable time. Young men ol the lirst families not only Ventured to net us drivers mill conductors, but insisted on taking I hose places wit hout wages. The tiling was like a new toy to children. People paid tare or withheld it. just as they saw lit, and some would ride around for hall a day. The Yankee superintendent of the lines was in a sweat all the time, hut it was kicking against a stone wall. "The tracks were single ones, with switches here and there for the cars to pass, hut such little * things didn't bother the drivers. Some of them would start the < mules on a dead run and go clear j to the other end of the line, and 1,1 ? (MIICIO nwuni 14 1 I Will till u HWIlI'll I ami go to sleep or indulge in games with the passengers. I . guess it was two months before the drivers consented to give up their siesta hours. At 12 o'clock ] precisely the mules were brought to a halt, no matter where the ear was, and the driver would walk oil to eat, sleep and smoke , and be gone two hours. No Mexi . can ever hurries. Most ol the complaints received were to the effect tint the cars went too fast.1' Kven alter we got things some j! what systematic, Don I'ablo ('ho I ra. the president of the road,j( returned from a trip one day to1. say to i lie manager : 'All, senor. but I am afraid we sliall never g*-t our people lo?| ,l.. 1 tinrs ? 111 l*| | M l.M'. *Wli.it wronir now was ! * 'Why. one of our ureal est '' merchants paid liis faro lo l?o : Iakon (o (In* Alameda in *J(I inin | utos, ami. lo ami heboid, tho'i driver cut llu* lime down to I ! , We shall ho ruined by movinir', folks around too *|uiekly. I,of us'i tjo 11j> tho lo^s of tIk* mulos and j take flto whips away front tho!, drivers.' "?Now t >rleans Times j I )ornoorat. ( l>pWitt's I.ittlp Kiirly Risers par- . marieiitly cure chronic constipation, .) biliousness, nervousness and worn- , out fppling; cipansp and regulate t lie pntirp system. Small, pleasant, never, gripe or sicken?"famous little pills." Crawford Pros. d-w-s ( "Heat on the market for coughs and i colds and all bronchial troubles; for j _ croup it has no equal," writes Henry !l K. Whitford, South Canaan, Conn., of a One Minute Cough Cure. Crawford Bros. d-w-a I isxrxrxsxaczq I j Keep g 1 fYOUP g 1 syouhi i v L If you arc young you nat- M ^ urally appear so. . I| If you arc old, why up- 1 L pear so? ^ f Keep young inwardly; we l| will look after the out- :l l wardly. ri You need not worry longer K about those little streaks of l| F' gray; advance agents of age. j Afier's; Hair ViflAP 8 - ? ' "Jv" M will surely restore color to |( gray hair; and it will also give your hair all the wealth N , and gloss of early life. I Do not allow tne falling of ' i yqur hair to threaten you * , longer with baldness. Do not be annoyed with dandruff. 'l | We will send you our book , on the Hair and Scalp, free upon request. h Wrltm 1m Ihm Oootae. * If yon do tint obtain all the b?nt- 4 flu juu expacird from the uie of a4 . tba vtaor. writs the doctor about It. '1 Probably there la tome illflh-ultr with your nueral aratcm which M I may be eaitly remnred. Addraaa, 1>K. J. C. AVER. l ! Lowell. kaaa. n QW A MP not recom3wW/%lwli^ mended for everything: but if you y. W^V^ I have kidney, liver w* ?r bladder trouble it will be found ust the remedy you need. At drugfisls in tlfty cent and dollar sizea. i'ou may have a sample bottle of this pvonderfnl new discovery by mail free, 11 bo pamphlet telling all about it. Vddress, I?r. Kilmer & co., Ilinghamton, N. Y. 3 THE STOCKING HABIT. [s Steadily Growing In Chicago and the >Ves(. \YT I- : 4 u - a I S - ??iihiiui^iou, oepiemuer i-r.? I don't know whether it is hrough fear of pickpockets, or lie inconvenience of putting any nicli receptacles in their (towns is men carry in the trousers, t>ut w he fact is that the women ol our ity are largely falline victims to lie stocking hahit,*' said Mr. ' -m \{. If. Spellman. of t'liiea??o. My the stocking hahit I mean hut an iinrea-iu^ly lar^e p<>r rent, iws that part ol feminiiio iltire as a depository for valuables. There are inconveniences irMniL' from the hahit, it is true, or it i- dilli'iilt otl? 11 for t lie adies, say while .shopping, to n:ik?* spot payment lor articles vlifii they have to go down into lidden recesses, so .speak, for heir pocket hooks. If the anlience is purely of the gentle sex t is easy enough, hut the pros nee of a man eoniplicates the at nation, and necessitates an ad ournment to some (|iiiet retreat ve (lie coin can be dislodged. I do not know whether this 'ijstom has as yet permeated the (Tete Kast to any extent, but it 3 spreading all over the Went, md includes among its devotees ill sorts and conditions of \vonankind."