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HERALD VOL. III. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CABOLLNA, F1UDAY, AUGUST 25, 1893. NO. 52. CURRENT TOPICS. Will YOU KNOW AND WIAT YOU DON’T KNOW. remMh til Start Item of Ii- terest U Ike Local ai4 Deieral fteaicr. Hiss Minnie Branson is visiting in Florence. Mr. M. James has returned from Virginia. The Oil Mill vill begin ginning next week. Mr. H. Hennig has returned from New York. J. P. McNeill, of Florence, was in the «Ry Wednesday. Mr. Eugene Harrell, is back from a visit to Bishopville. Mr.D.E. Milling, of Mars Bluff, was in the oily Tuesday. Mr R. 0. Commander, of Florence, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Charley DuBose has returned from a visit to Cypress. Mrs. Hannah Molver is spending a while at Saluda, N. C. Miss Essie Witoover has returned from a visit to Florence. Miss May Joye, of Sumter, is visi ting relatives in the city. Miss Carrie Molver has returned from a visit to Hartsville. Miss Mary Law has returned from a visit to Sullivan’s Island. Miss Louise Dallis has gone to New York city on a business visit. Tie Treasurer aid Auditor liave Their Reports Verified. On Wednesday the annual reports of the auditor and treasurer of Dar lington county for the fiscal year 1891-92 were verified. In accordance with statute 20, the comptroller general, the chairman of the board of county commission ers, school commissioner, treasurer and auditor of Darlington county met in the office of Auditor .Lawrence, and passed upon the following re port: Total collection county and spe cial county tax, including jail, etc., $18,587.02. Total collection school and Spec, cial school tax, including 3} miles 1 for graded school, $15,703,78. Total school collection for State, $17,016.61. The above money has all been paid out, with the exception of about $2,505.90 belonging to the funds of the schools. The following table, taken from the auditor’s books, will prove in teresting to tax-papers: 1888 horses, valued at 2727 cattle, 2,220 mules, 605 sheep and goats, 6,264 hogs, 566 watches, gold and sil ver plate, 333 pianos, organs and me- Mn. H. W. Boyd will leave tomor row for New York and the WorU’e Fair. Mr. Harry Andrews, after a wres tle with fever, is back at his old place again. The Phosphate works will begin operations aoout the middle of next month. Mrs. A. P. Levy and son have re turned from a visit to friends in Bumter. Mrs. John Bulcken has returned from a visit to relatives in North Carolina. There will be services in the Meth odist church next Sunday at the reg ular hours, Mr. H. M. Smith is spending a While with friends and relatives in Williamsburg. Bcv. J. 0. Law has returned from his visit to Charleston, much im proved in health. Messrs. E. 0. Woods and N. S. Gipson are taking in the sights at the World’s Fair. The friends of Mr. Dave Witcover will be pleased to learn that he is able to be out again. Mr. R. C. Star will do the pencil pushing for the News, daring Editor Thompson’s absence. Mr. T. G. Jeffords of Ebenezer, is erecting a two-story store building at the C. S. A N. Depot Dr. W. H. Darby and Miss Lillie Lucas, of Florence, spent last Sunday witbfrienda in the city. Walter Nonnent, Jr., has received a new Waverly bicycle, and his hap piness knows no bounds. Mrs. J. L. Miohie and Mrs. W. C. Ervin are visiting fnenda and rela tives in Williamsburg county. Mr. Lawton Dargan, has gone* to ^Abbeville to accept a position in a dry goods establishment there. Labor Day will be celebrated in Florence in nigh style. One of the attractions will be the bicycle races. Comptroller General Elberber and Assistant Attorney General Buchan an were in Darlington on Wednesday. Miss Sarah Stern, of Savannah, Go., and Miss Esther Strauss, of Maysville, arc visiting Mrs. A. I’. • Levy. Mr. C. Alexander will soon open a general merchandise store in tlft room lately occupied by Mr. Sam Manne. Mr. E. E. Lunn, of Brunson*Lunn, A Co., has gone north to purchase a stock of fall and winter goods for Us firm. Mf. F. E, Nomen t announces pianos, o: lodians, 4,817 carriages, wagons, buggies, etc., 1,067 dogs, Merchandise goods, etc., Property appertaining to manufactures, Machinery, engines, etc., Money, bank bills, bonk stock Legal credits over legal debits Stocks and bonds, Household furnitare,stc., Taxable real estate ANNUAL SETTLEMENT. $118,200 80,265 151,555 680 12,615 12,135 14,955 69.925 5,335 163,425 57,880 204.640 207,625 116.640 25.925 168,875 2,123,800 Total $8,484,075 This does not include the railroad iroperty which amounts to about '‘65,000. Death of Miss Mliile Howie. Miss Minnie Howie, of Columbia, died at the residence of Mr. H. W. Beck, on Monday afternoon last. The deceased had been sick with ty» phoid fever at her home, und came to this city to visit her sister, Mrs. Beck, in the hopes of fully recover ing her health. Miss Howie was but nineteen years of age, and leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death. The remains were taken to Columbia on Tuesday for inter ment. The Re! Spriigs Excursion. The following formed the Dar lingtou contingent to the Red Springs races, which took place yesterday; Mr. and Mrs. C. S. McCullough, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Norment, Mr. and Mrs. B. 0. Bristow, Mrs. D. S. Mc Cullough, Mrs. Schmid, Misses Lou ise Schmid, Louise Ward, Louise Wil- iiamsou, Messrs L. S. Welling, L. M. Norment, Sam Manne, Chief Dar gan, Evan Lide, G. M. McCown, M. D. Trull, Carl Hewett, Archie Dar gan, Earnest McCullough, Walter Norment, Jr. George Bland, John Williameou. COMING EVENT. ORGANIZATION OF THE DAR LINGTON BICYCLE CLUB. m this issue that he is now prepared to insure cotton gins at rates to suit the times. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. P. Collin and Its. H. Uoffmeyer and Miss Hoffmey- cr of Florence, were in the city on Wednesday. A late improvement made by the city farthers was the building of a pavement on the west side of the Baptist Church. Mr. John Bulckleu and family IN now occupying the residence on Orange street," recently vacated by Mr. J. B. Burch. The rear end of the Sternberger building is being fitted up for Mr. A. Weinstein, who will open a general merchandise store. Major W. A. Evans and family, of Oberaw, have moved into thfe Cleve land House and this hostelery will be opened to the public on September 1. During the storm last Friday, lightning struck the steeple of the ' Presbyterian Church. The weather y»nc WM demolished and the itecple * miWp Services Cenclndef. The services conducted at the Bap tist church by the Rev. T. II. Pritch ard, D. D. of Charlotte, closed last Friday evening, having lasted nearly iwo weeks. The congregations tilled the ohurch regularly and on Sunday morning aud evening large crowds had to go to the galleries. Dr. Pritchard’s sermons were all forci ble and strong. With no attempt at display he impressed all by his sim plicity and earnestness und ma many friends during his stay he who will be glad to see.liim again. There was not the slightest move made at any of the services to pro duce any excitement whatever but all of the services were characterised bv correctness of purpose and with the desire to do lasting good. Ai Eithuiastic Meetiig—Frigran •f the Races—Graif Bicycle Drill. When the bicycle fever went sweeping through the southern states the past spring, it did not escape Darlington, and the wheels in this city will compare favorably with those of any place in the State. And now the racing period is upon us, and our wheelmen do not propose to take a back seat in the procession. The bi<®lists me! last ’ Friday '^anel organize the "Darlington Bicycle Club.” Those present were : Messrs. C. S. McCullough, C. W. Hewett, L. E. Williamson, L. M. Norment, J. L. Miohie, B. U. Bristow, J. S. Me- Creight, L.E. Williamson, Jr., Archie Dargan Carl Hewett, Earnest McCul lough. The membership fee was placed at $1.00 for men, and 50 cents for boys under eighteen years of age. The lady wheelman being elected honora ry members. An election of officers resulted as follows: President—L. S. Welling. Vice President—C. S. McCul* lough. Secretary and Treasurer—J. S. McCreight. It was decided that a grand bicy cle tournament should be given on Friday, September I, and the follow ing committees were appointed: On programo—L. E. Williamson, Chairman j C. W. Hewett, J. E. Nor- ment. On soliciting subscriptions—J. L. Miohie, chairman; L, M. Norment, Sam Maune. On transportation—J. C. Willcox, chairman, II. T. Thompson, B. 0. Bristow. At a meeting of the club htdd on Mondayj Capt Henry T. Thompson, was elected president of the club vice L. S. Welling resigned, The committees made favorable reports, and it was decided that the track of the Driving Park association, one of the best in the State, should be used. Several letters of inquiry have been received by the club in regard to the races, aud fine sport is expected. Columbia, Sumter, Charleston, Orangeburg and Florence will be represented at the meet, and the Dar lington boys are hard at' work pre paring to amuse*them. Among the riders of the club who will keep the visitors interested, are: L. M. Norment winner of the silver medal in the one mile open race at Florence) Sam Manne winner of two prizes in the Florence racea; Carl Hewett and Eanest McCullough, both prize winners. Laurie William son and Archie Dargan will both be found hard to beat. There will likely be several “dark horses,” whose gaih will surprise their frienus. The following is the program oi the races. First—Two mile open. First prize, $5 ; second, $2.50. For first quarter, $2; first half, $2; first mile, $2. Second—One-fourth mile for boys under fifteen years of age. First prize, $2 ; second, $1. Third—One-fourth mile for ladies. Prize, fine chair. Fourth—One mile open. First prize, $5 ; second $2. Fifth—One-half mile open, slow. Prize $2. Sixth—One mile open for boys, under twenty years of age. First prize, $2.50; second.$1. Seventh—One-half mile for mem bers of Darlington Club over thirty years of age. First prize, flue chair; second, pair bicycle shoes. Eight—One mile and a half open. First prize, set gold studs; second, ' ON TIE HILL. ,N ■ • ^ Happeuiags la aid Aranifi the Fac tory, this Week. B. F. Trexler has retnrned to his home in Wadesboro N. C. Miss Andy Mathis, of Snmter, is visiting relatives over here. Mr. M. P. Purnell and family of Wil mington N. C. are visiting Mr. F. 0. Luke. Sm Mrs. John Biggs is visiting friends und relatives Carolina. Owing to the on hand the to buy any merer 7 October. . Hev. J. A. N6rth acled Uelig- eous services at the hall last Sunday night He will preach there again the third Sunday night in Septem ber. Mr. W. H. Shaw entertained a number of his friends on Saturday night, with a slight of handjperform- ance. Mr. Shaw expects to go on the stage in the near future. We hope him good luck. Miss Lela Weatherford, a young lady of this place, and Mr. Bill Rhodes, a planter of the Swift Creek section, with about sixty years ex perience were recently marned at the residence of the Rev. A. W. Parrott, in the Philadelphia township. The friends of Mr. Levie Pope will regret to learn of the death of his daughter Mary she was fourteen years of age and nad been sick some time w ! th fever she died Sunday night, and was buried Monday even ing at the Factory graveyard, the mill closed at 5 o’clock and a large num ber of the operative* attended. Mr. Pope Is sick himself and has two other children sick, one at the point of death at this writing. The be reaved family have the sympathy of the entire community. Mies Martha Mathews, a spinner, happened to a very painful accident last Tneusday, while at tfork in the Spinning room, she accidently got her hair caught in the machinery and pulled about half of it out. For tunately Mr. J. S. Melton was near by and threw the belt off, and with hu knife oat the remaining hair off, releasing her from the machine, Miss Mathews is about 18 years old and had a very heavy head of hair, Dr. J. 0. WnioaihdreMed the wound, aud it is hoped by her friends that she will soon recover. EXPERIMENTS. THE FARMER MUST KEEP WITH THE TIMES. UP HARD ON THE DISPENSARY. The 25 D. in M Death of Mr. Gilliam Law. Yesterday the sad intelligence reached us of the death of Mr. Gil- laiu Law, eldest sou of Mr. 11, Lide Law. of Ilartsville. Mr. I^aw was ill for about ten days but his recovery was hoped for until the last. His death is a great loss to his parents and to his many friends who knew and loved him. Mr. Law attended the Citadel Academy at Charleston and would have graduated this ap proaching session. His college ca reer shows him to be a particularly girls. First open. bicycle lamp. Ninth—One-half mile for Prize, pair handsome vase*. Tenth—One-half mile open, prize $5; second, $2, Eleventh—One mile, Darlington Club only. First brize, $5 ; second, $2; third, meerschaum cigarette hol der. Twelfth-One-fourth mile First prize $2.50; second, $1. Thirteenth—One-eighth mile “kid’’ race. Prize one kid or $1. Fourteenth—Trotting race, mile heats, best two in three. Entries “Highland Red” “R. C.,” “Mac.” In races where there are only two entries, only the first prize will be awarded. There will be an admission fee of 25 cents, which will include entrance bright student, and he stood among' ^ ee raccs - the first in his classes. Endowed The ,acin S win be 8 in at 3 o’clock, with a flue mind and with noble Eentlie * close at 3 o’clock on day of trait, of character death at the hresh- ra( , : ® 3, old of bright and useful manhood is i ’Ihe day will close with a grand " ‘ ' bicycle drill under the command of Rallmfis Witt—SactUi Nill and YaU. ibxviIiUS, S, 0., August 21.— The Railroads have won a great vic tory over the State dispensary liquor law. The decision of Judge Simonton in the United States Circuit Court the habeas corpus case of Langford was filed to-day. Langford is the agent of the Rich mond and Danville Railroad at Pros perity, in the State. He was arrested and held under the twenty-fifth sec tion of the dispensary law for deliv ering to the consignee a keg of whis key shipped from outside of this State The section referred to forbids any common carrier to transport or any X it to deliver packages of liquor ch have not the official certificate of the State dispenser that they are for the use of tne State dispensary. The Railroad company claimed that this section was contrary to the interstate commerce laws and the Fourteenth amendmeut to the Con stitution of the United States. The State claimed that it was the exercise of its legitimate police powers. The Judge decides that the clause of the twenty-fifth section of the dispensary act, under which the peti tioner was charged and arrested, is void under the interstate commerce law and the fourteenth amendment, und that Langford be discharged from custody. The deci'-'ou will cause the dis charge of iveral railroad agents in various pa, ts of the State who have been arrested os Langford was. The railroad people claim that it virtually relieves them of restrictions in bring ing into the State and delivering li quor. most all and the bereaved parents have the sympathy of their frieuds all over the county. Mr, \\. A. Parrott has sufficiently recovered from his bicycle fait as to be out upon the streets. liin arm is still painful, but he intends to enter his “bucking” steed in the mi, l ongressnian shell Hurt. WashxXutox, August 21.—Con gressman George W. Shell of the Fourth District of South Carolina, met with u serious accident tonight, being knocked down and trundled along beneath the fender of a cable car for some distance. He was badly cut about the head, and’painfully bruised in various parts of his body. He was removed to his rooms at the Metropolitan Hotel. At midnight Capt. Shell is resting quietly under the effects of a narcotic. He was extremely nervous at first, and on account of his business, he Essay Read by E. T. Ciker, Be fore the Darlington Agricultu ral Society—A Subject Well . Handled. Farm experimentation is the meth od by which the farmer studies his caliiug. it id the only plaq by which hecau advance in the kuowledge necessary to secure greater*, returns from his land. He map rely upon experiments of others; but it is through the experiments of some body that all advance in agricultnre is made. All that we have gained in the past, in the adaptation of animals or plants to our use, aud in methods of culture, are no doubt results of experiments of onr an cestors daring untold generations which have preceded us. I b.-lieve that every cultivated plant and every domestic animal were taken from the wild state, and more and more adapted to our use by this same means, and that the clearing of fields and cultivation of the soil was evolved through this same agency of experiment These experiments of the past not only secured for man more food and more c othing, wliich was no doubt the ol iect he was seeking, but they have brought about a misuu- derstandirg of the principles gov erning the growth and improvement of plant and animal life—principles which greatly a^U us in conducting further experiments. Our rude an cestors who first began to try the ef fect of entting away bushes and weeds from around his food plant, had no idea of the office of the roots, but was probably led to try this plan, because he had observed, that plants less crowded, grew best j but he was laying the foundation for the discovery of that office. A fact has first to be ascertained before the rea son for it can be discovered. Bo that we owe it to the crude and uu- systewatic experiments of our an cestors, that we now have so much knowledge of the principles of life, to guide us in conducting farther experiments. We now not only know the office of the roots in feeding the plant, but we know something of the means by which the roots take up the food they re quire. By experiment it has been found what elements are generally lack ing in our soils, and consequently we know the proper ingredients for a fertilizer. Also in animal life our rude ancestors first tamed, then bred and trained, not with a knowledge of the principles of breeding and feeding, which we now have to guide us, but observations from their experiments brought the dis covery of these principles, and make us now to proceed with more intelli gent experiments. Experimentation having been the source of our knowledge of agricul ture should inspire us to carry on the work. All that we expect to gain in the future must come through experiment, and the more numerous the experimenters, the greater the number of good results. We cannot afford to leave txperi- menting entirely to colleges or agri cultural stations. They can help us by conducting such experiments, as are too expensive for individuals, but they cannot be relied on to tell us what is best for our farms. Differ ent soils have different needs, and every farmer should study, by ex perimenting, as to the needs of hie own land. We have on almost every ■farm different kinds of soil better adapted for certain crops than for others, and requiring different manure aud cultivation, und it takes experiments to ascertain these facts, so that as a matter of profit, it is to our interest to experimont It is hardly necessary to dwell on the necessity of experimentation, as every intelligent farmer realizes its vrlue, but how to experiment is a matter which cannot receive too great at tention. In the first place, accuracy is the great end to be secured. This is often hard to attain for various re: sous. The truth is likely to be brought out at hist, but these are often numbers of experiments tried before the truth is established, ment is as good, if not better, than the rest ?” I was obliged to admit that it was. 1 then asked if it had only ash elmeut, and the reply was that he had manured the whole piece with stable manure, aud thirty bush els of cotton seed per acre. This was the reason why ash element was so good a manure. The stable ma nure and cotton-seed were sufficient to make the crop, and this experiment proved nothing more. I may add that the plat where the ash element was used, was nearest to the stable, aud no doubt the best laud. There were no rows fertilized with ash element alone, or with the other fertilizers alone, which would have been necessary to a fair experi ment So with methods of cultiva tion. A man says he believes in deep cultivation. He cultivates his crop all deep on his best land, try ing none of thatwith shallow cultiva tion, but coming to a poor field aioin- ing, he cultivates shallow, it makes a poorer crop than the deep-cultivated rich land, aud he points with pride to the proof of his former aesertion that deep cultivation is best There are multitudes of such instances, but how much better it would be, if conditions, which would lead to accurate results, were observed. It is hard, even with all the care we can exercise, to get rid of unfairness in conditions or our experiments. Land of uniform quality is bard to find, and experiments with different manures will be effected by this. It is best in testing manures of differ ent kinds to try a good many rows with each kind and put them in alternate tc-va with unmanumt rows between, This will distribute) yudi manure tested over (more nearly) nil the ground, and thus, to a greui ex tent, ovefcome this difficulty, The condition of a field experimented on, may be effected by a previous year’s manure or crop, so that the result them may not apply to the more generat condition. I was talking with a neighbor a few days ago, who told me he had seen a field of cotton which was proving an ainmoniateu fertilizer to be inferior to acid phosphate alone, and, on questioning further, I found it was a field which was planted in peas last year. This probably ac counts for it, showing only that this field needed no ammonia this year, from the fact that there was enough left by the peas of last year. If this be true, the acid phosphate should be the best, as there is more phosphate of lime, which the land does probably need, on the part of the field to which acid phasphate alone is ap plied. It is this difference in soils which ireveuts ns from going to chemistry or a complete answer to all ques tions concerning the fertilizing of the soil. It would seem as if we miglft have an ananylis of our soil made, and discover what ingredients of a fertile soil we lack, and then apply just the right elements in a fertilizer. But while something can be done m this way, no complete an swer can be given to this question by chemistry, but must depend upon experiments, trying different appli cations upon the soil itself. The physical constitution of the soil, and also the condition of its drainage, will effect the results from fertiliz ing—a sandy soil thus req - -mg a different treatment from one ot .lay, Its condition as to newness, or the amount of vegetable matter oontained in it also effects the results; and former rotations, as in the instance of the pea stubble mentioned above, calls for different treatments. To get at the best manner of fertiliz ing, under all these circumstances, it is necessary to experiment. There are some lines of experi ment which i wish to niemion, as occurring to me would bring results beneficial to our agriculture. We Southern people are probably as well up on the question of fertiliz ing with commercial manures as any people in the world. We can talk as intelligently on ammonia, phosphate of lime and potash as any people, because it hasillecn a neces sity with ns to use tBese materials, some ammonia might be saved, and the land brought to higher fertility by this method. It is at least worth experimenting on to test the .nutter. To do this would be no expensive, or even troublesome undertaking. Take two pieces of land, of about the same fertility, keep one continu ously in cotton, fertilizing only with cow peas for a number of years, and stto which yields the best resulted It will require practice, a* it will take ye irs to reach a result; but it is the only way to learn. In this same line, I would like to know, if we cannot get a winter-growing legumi nous plant to work for us here. Prof. Massey told us last year of crimson clover. Can we grow it? If not, why not ? We have aplenty moisture in our soil during the time of its growth, and it is a failure to grow, would indicate some element of fertility .lacking. If tliat be the trouble, let us find it out, supply the lacking ingredient, or ingredients, and see if we can make it profitable. It seems to me it will supply a great want, if it will do for us in winter, what the pea does in summer. I think the experiment worth try ing. Another experimental field that occurs to me, lies somewhat under the next question to be discussed here to-day—that of our meat sup ply. But as it offers such a field for experimentation I will mention it Our cotton crop, first thought only variable for its lint, was afterwards fouud to produce an excellent ma nure in its seed, and now these same seed arc discovered to bo an excellent food for man and beaete-the oil for man and tlm rest for animal's. Now wv arc net yet uhllr-iug this crop to much extent as a feed, We apply moat of the sesd directly to the soil, or if wc exchange with the oil mills for cotton-seed meal) we apply this meal directly to the soil as a fertilizer, It is strange that the South, where the cotton grows, should have been the last to discover that its seed wore good feed for cat tle, but England, 1 believe, first be gan their use, then the north, and at last the South. It does not look well for enterprise, that we were thin behind in the use of our own pro duct but we were not pressed for food its they of England and the north were, and did not have the necessity forced upon us, of looking around to secure more food for i thick population; and this probably explains why we were behind. But wo need every source of profit we can get, and we should test this matter of cotton as a food crop, and see if there be anything sn it for us. Can we turn cotton-seed meal and bulls into meat and milk at a profit ? It would seem as if we should be able to do it. Prof. Buraev valued cotton seed meal, as a feed, at over $40 a ton, and told us, that with proper methods of maunre saving, we would still retain in the mannre 90 per cent of its ^fertilizing value. Now, if we can secure $40 worth of meat or milk, and still retain 90 per cent of its value, or at least $20 as ma nure from a ton of cotton-seed meal, we make our meal worth $60 a ton, or more than double its present value. Or if Prof. Burney was allowing fur the value of the manure left, when he concluded the feediug value, wo should still gain over 50 per cent in the value of our seed, and this would be no small matter to the cotton grower. Let us then try some experiments on this important question, and sec if we cannot profitably grow beef, mutton, milk and bacon in this cotton coun try, aud turn our cotton into an im portant grain crop, as well as the great clothing crop. In conclusion, l wish to see this society become a promoter of experi mentation, aud take the liberty of of fering the suggestion, that we have our subjects for discussion, and corn- committees for the next meeting an nounced a year in advance, have the. eommittee to understand that they are to report some experiments on the subject to be treated. Life in the Army, The following will show how greatly pleased the soldiers of the United States army are with the service. Une of the recruits recently j sent to Fort Mcl’lieraoii; Ga., from sity to get anything from our poor lands. It is hardly necessary for us to urge the necessity of continuing experi ments of this kind, f ir all realize it, but there is a method of improving, .. our land which 1 do not think re- j Charleston writ s back as follows; ceives enough of our attention, allude to rotatieu of crops, usii and each experiment leading to a peas and othtr leguminous plants lj“i am 'Veil pleased £ i young ui hi to join ! I wrong result may cause wrong prac tice both with the experimenter himself and others, over whom he has influence, and it may thus cause great loss. Man.is, by nature, dogmatic; he takes up an idea for which be thinks he has grounds, asserts his belief aud dislikes to be proven wrong. He will often experiment unfairly to prove himself correct. The land >8 full of such unfair experimenters. A nieud of mini once announced that he had found that ush element was equal to the best ammouiuted fertilizers, or to cotton-seed unal and acid phosphate mixed in equal id took the president, Capt. Henry T. Thomp-1 wa9 thought to have been much a011< | more seriously injured than ht really A meeting of the club isculled for t ' ? But it is possible yet that he this evening at 4 o’clock! in the Ij.JI j n,!, 7 nijured internally, of the Y. M. 0. A. applications for! although there has been no vomiting membership should bo sent in to the nf blood nor very unfavorable sym- pTeeideut or secretary this morning, items. . , , . . i , , •» ,•<» 1 j SeVeral members of the delegation used, and very little, if any, Uilier- The park has undergone great i»- [ are sitting up with him, and every- ence in the different plats. “Now,” jwweutil iti lb? tart (tw j tkitijf ii hsiojf (tone for hi? comfort- h? "(lo'i t jfoh iw thii tyb ol?’ purls, and took me to the fluid to prove it. i found a line field of cotton with stakes set on lows to show where differ ait manures were to supply vegetable matter and ammo nia. I do not know that any one has tested how far peas, in rotation with other crops, can be made to take the place of nuimoniu we now pay so much for, or of the compara tive cost of the two methods of ob taining it. It would seem that plants having the power of taking so much ammonia or nitrogen from the air, besides being so valuable as a feed c.op, might be more utilized than it now is, and with profit. Most people never spare their best land from cotton. They buy large quantities of ummoniated manure ewry year to keep tlum up and liud it hard to prevent them from going backward. It may be cheaper, or perhaps more money might be made irom the laud in the long run by practicing a rotation of crops, in which peas would crow on the land mrj other year. The of UK! advise all army,'’ An other writes: '1 am well satisfied in the army. I would rather bo a soldier than anything else, aud if all young men knew what a good life was, they would all come and join tho army.” There is now a recruit ing ofticer in Darlington, located at the Enterprise Hotel. Enlistment* are for the 3d United States Artil lery, stationed at Fort McPherson, Atlanta. Go. I Dye to Live. I have ^removed my shop to tho Alexander building, on Grove street, upstairs overjhe beef market of Fd Sanders, where 1 am prepared to clean and dye clothes at tho lowest prices. Give mo a call. I guaran tee satisfaction both.as.to work and price. J. J. Sawxeb. 8-25-tf. . * ' The Florence bosq ball tywi^pent Tuwlny iu the crt”