Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Farm and Fireside. I'otutOOH on the Stalk. Mr. M. A. Jone? of the Cray Court vicinity brought Into The Advertiser office lust Friday a curious specimen of Irish potato growth. Not only had the plant fruited at the roots below the ground, but also on the stalk all the way tip, fully a foot and a half above the ground. At the Juncture of al most every little limb to a larger stalk was a potato, varying in size from a hen egg down to a small marble. The stalk was fairly clustered with these potiitoes. Mr. Jones says that the potato is of the red bliss variety, that he found only two plants fruited this way; and that he is completely at a loss to explain the phenomenon. Largo Sweet Potatoes. Mr. t. Me. Roper is an excellent far mer and gardener. On a small piece of land, less thai) half an acre, ho has made over 7"? bushels of sweet pota toes. Some of the potatoes in this patch have grown to extrnordiunrilj largo size, weighing from ."? to 0V4 lbs They ate of the Florida Vain variety. About Feeding Horses. A great deal of harm is done by hick of care in feeding stock. Not? what .Judge Henry Hammond says: "In truth, cotton se?'d meal for hon ?-s has passed far beyond the stage 0 experiment. To put cotton seed meal into the ground without first running it through the inside of an animal seems to me to be a direct insult to ; bountiful Providence. If our famert wen* to take their own. freight free cotton seed meal, feed it first to thell farm animals and next to their farm lands, oh. what would come of it! "The oblest of my colts are now I'm years old. and none of them have evei passed a day in their liv?>s without eat ing some cotton seed meal. They have never been out of fix. The older ones weigh 1,100 pounds and are If hands high?decidedly larger than dams or sire. They have carried im ."><> miles a day without breathing deep." Mr. Caudless, Georgia state Chemist gives the following grain ration for mulas: "Light work: s pounds ground corn and oats. 1 pound cotton seed meal. Average work: in pounds Corn am! Cob meal, li'j pounds cotton seed meal Hani work: In pounds corn and col meal, 4Vd pounds cotton seed meal." Now Points on Vli'afa. Alfafn will grow best in a rich Claj loam over a gravelly subsoil is tin conclusion of the Wisconsin station h will do best on well cultivated soils. Soil should be inoculated where tin nitrogen forming bacteria arc not now present. Where ground is inclined to hi weedy use a nurse crop: barley sown tit the rale of three pecks per lii'l'i being best. Thin seeding of the nurse crop h preferable. Twenty pounds of alfafn seed per acre is recommended. Tin year following the seeding three crops of hay can be expected. Mut when about one-tenth of tin after the dew has disappeared on ; ? lay that promises fail- weather. Cm stubble at least an Inch high in the afternoon of tin- day cut. rakt plants are in bloom and on a niorillnc and put into small cocks. Thesi <oeks can be covered with light COttOll diM-k caps ami left until tin- hay h thoroughly cured. Let the South Cecil the World. The Souths share of the "Whit. Man's Burden" has certainly been free ly borne. The South has clothed tin civilized world for years with our COt ton. We are supplying tin- co iking World largely today with "lard" ami the more delicate oils. Thousands ol Ions of cotton meal are shipped to Germany. Denmark, England ami other foreign countries where it is used both for human food and stock feed. These great necessities all come from the Souths cotton crop. The cotton plant now s??Mcs the Privileg? of feeiling as well as Clothing the world." Cotton is tin* heritage of the South. We are fast learning its true value. its meal and oil products are wonder fill, rich resources. Their values are now for the fust time appreciated at their true worth. CottOII oil today controls the price of all other world's cooking fats, ami this dominant posi tion will grow stronger as tin* merits ?>f this odorless, refined and pure veg etable fat is more widely known ? Tickling, tight Coughs, can be sure ly and quickly loosened with a pre scription Druggists aro dispensing everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy. And it is so very, very different than common cough medi cines, No Opium, no Chloroform, absolutely nothing harsh or unsafe The tender loaves of a harmless, lung healing mountainous shrub, gives the OlimtlVO properti.-s to Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy, Tims?? leaves have the power to calm the most sensitive bronchial membrane. Mol hers .should, for safety's sak<- alon?\ al ways demand Dr. Shoop's. It can. with perfect, freedom, bo giv?ut to even the youngest babes. Test it yourself! and s?>o. Sold by I'M met to Drug Company. NOTICE OF? COUNTY TREASURER. TU? Hooks of th*> County Treasurer will bo open for the collection of Slate. County and commutation Hoad Taxes for fiscal year. P.tOS. at the. Treasurer's Office, from Oct. Kith, to December . I'.lst. 1908. After December :11st one per cent, will be added; after January :llst. two per cent, will be added; and after February 28th, seven pur cent, will be added till the ICth day of March, when the Hooks will close. All persons owning property In more I ban one township are requested to call for rccelpt8 In each of the sev eral townships In which the property is located. This is Important, as additional coal and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens, he- i tween the ages of 21 and 00 years at age, are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers who are ex empt at 60 years of age. Commuta tion Road Tax $1.00 In lieu of road I duty. Road Tax to be paid by the 1st day of March. 1909. Other tuxes to be paid at the time stated above. Prompt attention will be give, those who wish to pay their raxes through the mail by check, money order, etc. Persons sending in lists of names to l"' taken oft are requested to forward them early, always giving their town- , ships, as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. The Tax levy is as follows: State Tax . 5V& mills. Ordinary County Tax .... :iV4 mills.' Special Haidroad Tax .... 1',4 mills. Road Tax . \\{. mills. Constitutional School Tax II mills. I'ast Indebtedness . I V6 mills. Total . 10 mills. Special Schools. Laurens Township. Laurens No. 11 . i'? -ntP.s. Trinity-Ridge No. I . 4 mills. Maddens No. 2 . 2 mills. Nur nie No. :: . 2 mills. Bailey's No. -t . 2 mills. Mills No. .". . 2 mills. Oak Grove No. 0 . 2 mills. Youngs Township. Toungs No. 2 . :i mills. Fountain Inn No. 3b .... 10 mills. Lanford No. 10 . 2>L> mills. Ora No. 12. 2 mills. Dials Township. Green Pond No. 1 . :'. mills. Shlloh No. ;> . 2 mills. Gray Court-Owings No. .">. 2 mills. Barksdale No. 6 . 2 mills. Sullivan Township. Princton No. i . ;$ mills. Tumbling Shoals No. 6 .. 21., mills. Brewerton No. 7 . :i mills. Sullivan Township Railroad Bonds . ."> mills Waterloo Township. Waterloo No. 14 . 2 mills. Ml. Gallagher No. 1 . 3 mills. Bethlehem No. 2 . 2 mills. Kkom No. 11 . 2 mills. Ml. Pleasant No. ti . 2 mills. Cross Hill Township. Cross Hill No. 13 . '.'> mills Cross Hill S. F. 2% mills. Cross Hill No. I, 2, :i. 4 High School . ?i mills. Hunter Township. Clinton No. . :: mills. Mountvlllc No. it: . 2>4 mills. .1. I). MOCK. County Treasurer. October s, lOO.S- td. CITRONS, CURRANTS AND RAISINS. The time has come for FRUIT GAKES We ars supplying the host ingredients for Fruit Cakes to be found anywhere. See us for HEINZ'S PICKLES of all kinds. A specialty in Pickles. Pin Money Pickles are great sellers. MAHAFFEY & BABB FOR HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES. Next door to Kntorprise Bank Building Phone 244. 115 Laurens St. MONUMBNTS. if 3'ou are in need of a nice Monu ment for loved ones I am prepared to furnh'h it to you at very reasonable prices. See me. J. WADE ANDERSON, Laurens, S. 0. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons holding claims against the estate of W. P. Calm*, deceased. are hereby notified and required to present the same, duly attested, for payment on or before the 1st day of December. A. I). 1008, to the under signed as administrator of the estate of W. P, Calne, deoeused, or he for ever barred. Frank Hammond. Administrator, IJ1 'i Greenville, s. c ff 8 ... You will get a X illliiPl Good night's rest if You will pat a good Mattress and Spring: on I Your Bed, and that is the kind you will have if you will see our line and get one of our all wire springs that are so constructed that each coil works independent and the weight of a heavy person on one side does not effect the other side. Also the best line of MATTRESSES Mi ELnOY-SlIANXON si'K i n< i ma if. V'CTOR. NO. I. NoiMi:i.i:ss.\vn.i, N13VKH S.AO. That are made of the best quality of material and are so constructed that they will last and give satisfaction. You will save money if you will see our Sine and get our prices before you buy. i JO Seed! Seed! * /it Seed! $ Hi Big Supply ft Seed just received. fitr Wheat, Barley, Rye and Clover. All kinds W of clover seed. Crimson, ^ Red and Burr. #( ?et them now at & Kennedy jjj Bros. rfj Indigestion Stomach trouble If but a symptom of. nii'l not in Itself a truri disease Wo think of DyipoptlB. Heartburn, and Indigestion an run I diseases, yot they aro symptoms only ot a certain i iiio Nerve slctaiess?nothing clso. It was this fact thnt llrst correctly !??. I Dr. Shoop In tho creation of that now very popular RtomACn Remedy?Dr. Bhoop's Itestomtlvu. Going direct to tho stomach nerves, alono brooKbt that success and favor to Dr. Hhoopanri his Restorative. With out that original and highly vital principle, no ?uch lasting accomplishments woro over to he had. For stomach distress, bloating. biliousness, bad broath and sallow complexion, try Dr. Shoop'f Itcstoratlve?Tablets or Liquid?ana sco for your, self what it can and will do. We sell and choor (ully recommend Dr. SHoop's Restorative PALMETTO DRUG CO. Dr. King's New life PUBs tho best in tho world. Upright, Grand and Player Pianos. McCord, the Piano Man an sell you any kind of Piano. Yuu take* no risk in buying of him. Every Piano is warranted. The Pianos come direct from the factory to the purchaser, saving much cost and making the Lowest Price Possible If you do not play the Piano, buy a Player Piano, it will execute the music by the most renowned composers as skillfully as the expert musician. Old upright pianos may be exchanged for Play er Pianos. Recent purchasers: Mr. I). I). Dixon, Mr. J, R.Fuller, Mr. J. L.Boyd, Mr. L. P. Nelson, Dr. J. L. Donnon, Mr. K R Chapman, Mr. W. Clinton Babb. Write for catalogue or call. WL WILL SAVL YOU JVIONLY. Oi*<;aiv 1 5ar( ; ains For quicksale. Terms to suit the purchase!)-. One Lyon & Healy (> octave Piano Organ, only $75.00. One Wilcox and White chapel Organ, good for a school, $45.00. One Sterling Organ $35.00. One Kindergarten Organ $4S.()0. One Standard Organ $25.00. New and attractive Organs at prices to satisfy you. ' L. A. McCORD The Piano Man. Laurens, S. C.