The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 28, 1905, Image 3
Whrcvcrs Get in B.'ocdy Work
In Fekin, China
1 FOfR CHINESE OFFICIALS KILLED
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Deadly Missile Exploded Inside Private
C2r Conveying Part of the Missions
Ordered Abroad to Study Foreign
Political Methods Kill Four
Minor Officials and Wounds ExMinister
and Prince Tsai Tche.
\ P:kin, By ('oble.?At the Pakin railway
station as a train carrying one of
the four missions ordered abroad to
leaving, a bomb was exploded inside a
private car. killing four minor officials
and wounding over 20 other persons.
The wounded include Prince Tsal Tche,
who heads the most important of tne
mission, and Wu Ting Fang, former
minister to the United States, both of
whom received slight bruises. The perpetrator
of the outrage, who was in
the car. was blown to pieces.
The alSair has created a profound
sensation and causes apprehension regarding
the safety of members of the
court and heading officials of the govy"'
ernment.
The government offices and railways
are now strongly guarded.
Million Dollar Fire at Butte.
Butte, Mont., Special.?Fire causing
a loss of $1,000,000 consumed the entire
business portion of Butte lying between
the Shodair block and Renshaw
^Tlley on the south side of West Park
street, and half destroyed the public
library.
The fire started in the forenoon in
the Symcns store, and by noon the
public library and several other places
were burning simultaneously.
A geyser of sparks and burning shingles
spouted across the roofs of other
buildings at a distance, starting fires
that were, however, quickly extinguished.
The Symons building was allowed to
burn and the firemen confined their
labors to saving adjoining property.
It was long after noon before the
flames were extinguished, leaving a
mass of charred and crumbling ruins.
The following are the large losses:
Symons store, Maulle and York
blocks, owned by the New York Fealty
Company, $600,000.
Library building. $70,000.
Ogdon block. $30,000.
Atlantic building. $110,000.
Barrett block. $50,000.
Woodwcrth, $30,000.
BEATEN AND STONED TO DAETH.
Masked Mob Takes Negro Under 60Day
Sentence From Jail at Williamston.
W. Va.
Wiliiaiuston, \V. Va., Special.?
Breaking into the jail here Sunday
an armed and masked mob of "white
ribboners" took out Moses Lovern. a
negro serving sixty days for assaulting
James Butler. Taking Lovern and
* James Blackburn, the only other prisoner.
across the liver in a beat, upon
landing, the nnb beat, whipped and
stoned Lovc-rn until he was presumably
dead. Both prisoners were re- I
turned to jail. Lovern will die. Blackburn
gave the names of eight men in
/ the mob. and Prosecuting Attorney
Sheoard has issued warrants for
them.
'City of Birmingham Floated Uninjured.
Savannah. Ga.. Special.?The steamer
City of Birmingham, of the Ocean
"3rn<imct)in Pnmnanv's line, which went
ashore near the mouth of the river
here Saturday, was Coated Sunday and
came to her uock in this city city.
The vessel is uninjured. She was
coming from New York to sail on
Tuesday with a cargo of cotton for
Boston.
Court House Burned and Six Murder
k Indictments Lost.
New Madrid. Mo., Special.?The
A court house here was burned at an
^ early hour Sunday morning. The fire
Fis thought to have been incendiary.
Many tax and drainage records were
destroyed, but the other records were
saved. Six murder trials are pending,
but ail indictments returned to this
term were burned, which make continuances
necessary.
George Dizon Knocked Out.
Philadelphia. Special.?George Dixon.
the former feather-weight champion,
was knocked out in the
second round of what was to have
been a six-round bout by Tommy Murphy.
of New York, at the National Athletic
Club. The contest was spirited
while it lasted, although it could be
seen that Murphy was master of the
situation from the start. The first
tound was a sparring contest, dui in
the second Murphy assumtd the aggrosrivo.
anil succeeded in flooring
Dixon ear';* in the round. Later, after
an exchange of blows. Murphy
drove a left to the solar plexus and
Dixon went down and out.
Railroad Security.
Dallas, Texas. Special.?The general
attorneys of Texas railroad companies
secured an injunction against the railroad
commission of Texas forbidding
^ the putting into efTect of an emergency
rate on dry goods. The rate was
much lower than the usual tariff and
gave several Texas jobbing points an
advantage over the big jobbing points
of the country. A big legal fight is
expected as a result of this temporary
order.
Army of Cumberland Reunion Closes.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Special.?The
last session of the present reunion of
the Society of the Army of the Cumberland
was held today. It was devoted
to a memorial service in honor
of its late president. Gsn. H. V. Boyton.
and ether members who have died
during the last year.
L The volcano of Stromboli, It ah
? threatens a large section of surrunil^
ins country.
YELLOW JACK GAINS SLOWLY
Progress of the Yellow Fever From
Day to Day.
Now Orleans. Special.?Official report
to 6 p. m.:
New oases, 4<?; total to date, ..SOS.
Deaths, C; total. ?t>5.
New foci, 11.
Cases under treatment, 310; discharged,
2.133.
Saturday ended the tenth week of the
fight against yellow fever in New Orleans
with a record of cases and
deaths for the day higher than expected.
While there have been a considerable
number of new foci in the past week.
an examination of the maps in the
office of the Marine Hospital officer
does not disclose any extensive spread
of the disease. Many of them represent
merely the crossing by the disease
from one side of a street to the other.
As the cases are promptly reported,
however, the inspectors are able to
tag them immediately and take due
precautions to prevent a spread of the
Infection.
If the present rate of progress is
kept up. the State board of health believes
that yellow fever in the country
parishes will disappear almost as soon
as in New Orleans.
Lake Providence, which was a hotbed
of fever two weeks ago, is rapidly
driving out the disease. For the fourth
day, all the new cases at Tallulah are
negroes. Seventeen cases are under '
treatment in the Barataria district.
In central Louisiana picking and
moving of cotton is ftimewhat handicapped
for the want of sufficient labor.
Owing to fumigation requirements,
ginners are having some trouble in
getting cars.
Work was resumed Saturday on the
levee front. The settlement decided
on by Adam Lorch, the arbitrator, was
accepted by both sides and there will
be no more cotton labor trouble during
the present season.
The country reports were not different
from the usual run. Dr. Shayot, of
Plaquemines parish, reported the troubles
he was having with the Italians
on Pointe Celeste plantation and said
that they had barricaded themselves
in their houses and warned all doctors
that they would kill the first one who
attempted to enter. The civil authorities
were consulted and it was decided
to put the whole plantation under strict
quarantine until the fever had risappeared
and then proceed against them
criminally.
Against Greene and Gaynor.
Montreal, Special. ? A decision
against Colonel J. F. Gaynor and Captain
B. D. Greene, the American contractors
wanted in the United States
on charges of defrauding the govern*
ment, was handed down by Judge
Ouiment in the Court of the King's
Bench. It is the general belief among
legal men that Greene and Gaynor
have reached the limit of their resources
in fighting against extradition.
The defense still has two weeks
in which to bring further proceedings
to act as a stay. The decision given
today was on a writ of habeas corpus
based upon the content that Judge La
Fontaine, the commissioner who held
them for extradition, had no authority
to act in the case.
Judge Ouimet's decision quashing
the writ of habeas corpus holds the
original order for extradition issued
by Judge La Fontaine.
Donald McMaster, acting on behalf
of the United Slates authorities, has
notified Judge La Fontaine to make
every preparation for extradition.
Reck Island's Mexican Extension.
Mexico City, Special.?It is rumored
In railroad circles that the Rock Island
Company is seeking an outlet to the
Pacific coast of Mexico and is contemplating
the extension of its road
through the State of Sonora with that
idea in view. The Sierra Madre road,
toward the coast, it is said, may be
taken over by the Rock Island people,
thus giving them the desired outlet.
Associated Press Directors.
Now York. Special.?At the annual
meeting cf the Associated Press held
at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the following
directors were re-elected for
the ensuing three years:
Messrs. George Thompson, St. Paul
Dispatch: Charles H. Grasty. Baltimore
News: W. L. McLean, Philadelphia
Bulletin: W. R. Nelson. Kansas
City Star. Adolph S. Orhs, of the
New York Times, was also elected for
three years to take the place of
Whitelaw Reid, New York Tribune,
who declined re-election on account of
absence abrcad. '
After transacting some routine business
the meeting adjourned.
Stole Large Sum.
Philadelphia. Pa., Special.?Having
confessed the embezzlement of $.">.000. i
Andrew G. Dunlon. the local selling
agent of the Mobile Cotton Mills, of
Mobile. Ala., was sentenced to one
year's imprisonment. He was arrested
through the efforts of the Fidelity
and Denosit Company, of Maryland,
which was on his bond. Between
May and August Dv.nlop sold *3.000
worth cf thread and kept the mo .ey.
He admitted his guilt.
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Studying Situation.
Caracas. By Cable.?Former Judge
W. J. Calhoun, who is charged with a
special mission to Venezuela on behalf
of the United States, is studying
the situation brought about by the closing
of the land station of the French
Cable Company, the expulsion of the
manager of the company, M. Brun, and
the refusal of Venezuela to deal with
the French government through its
charge d'affaires, M. Taigny. Judge
Calhoun conferred for two hours today
with Mr. Taigny.
Escorted Himself to Penitentiary.
Nashville, Tenn., Special.?W. A.
Barfield, convicted in Lauderdalte
county of manslaughter and sentenced
to serve one year in prison, arrived in
Nashville and went at once to the penitentiary.
At Ripley, Barfield got the papers
committing him to prison, bought
his own railroad ticket and came to
Nashville unattended.
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I MORE GRAFT SHOWN
j Equitable Life Insurance Company is
Easy Victim of Rascality
MORTON WANTS MILLION REPAID
j The Disposition of Life Insurance
Tunds is Natural!y i Q.-.cstim Tsat
Interests All the People.
New York, Special.?That the Equitable
Life Assurance Society paid out
$218,264 to the Mercantile Trust Company
in connection with certain loans
known as "the Turner loans" and that
these payments were without authority,
so far as the records of the society
disclose, became known today when
Paul Morton, president of the aociety,
made public a report on the subject
nttLn^iMA/1 Kv kim trv t Vl r? cnci'ptv'?! Hi- I
auijAiuiivru uj mm iv vnv ? ? rectors.
These transactions occurred in
what Mr. Morton referred to as "the
Turner loans." These, Mr. Morton's
report sets forth, were carried in 1894
by the Western National Bank, which
was controlled by the Equitable Life
Assurance Society. The collateral
for the loans was objected to by a
bank examiner, and Henry B. Hyde#
then agreed to transfer the loan and
collateral to the Mercantile Trust Co.
At that time, apparently, the loans
amounted to $661,491.
George V. Turner, in whose name
the loan stood, was secretary to Louis
Fitzgerald, then President of the Mercantile
Trust Company and a close
business associate of Henry B. Hyde.
The loan was guaranteed by Marcellus
Hartley, John E. Searles, Louis
Fitzgerald. W. N. Coler, Jr., and H.
B. Hyde. On March 21, 1895, the
same guarantors renewed their guar- i
anty, the loan having grown to $1,276,478,
the increase being due to attempts
to develop the property on
which the collateral for the loan was
made. Part of this collateral was
given by John W. Young and consisted
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stock and other Salt Lake stocks.
This collateral proved to be of little
! value. Other collateral consisted of
contracts for the Kentucky, Mineral
and Timber Company and the Amity
Land and Irrigation Company, of Colorado.
Attempts were made to develop
the Kentucky property and the
Colorado property, and large sums
were expended for that purpose, and
v-y July 1, 1905, the cost of the Kentucky
property stood at $619,0G7 and
the Colorado property at $2,809,633.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
paid the Mercantile Trust Company
$218,264 on tbeso loans on January 23,
1900, and $500,000 on February 4, 1904.
' The records of the society," sam
Mr. Morton, "disclose no authority
whatever for these payments, and the
cash entries in respect to them were
very obscure."
Governor Hey ward Acta.
Columbia. S. C.. Special.?Governor
Hryward has started the machinery in
his office In motion to have a vigorous
and thorough investigation of the killing
of the negro, Dave Pendleton, in
Abbeville county Sunday night, by a
party of about a dozen friends and
kinsmen of Jim Moore, whom the negro
killed apparently in self-defense.
The people of Honea Path are aiding
the Governor and it is thought that all
those taking part in the killing will
be indicted for murder. The Governor
telegraphed Solicitor Cooper, engaged
tVio I.nnronc aoiirt as follows:
"I ?m informed that a murder by a
mob has taken place near Honea Path.
Circumstances are such that infomation
can be secured if you go there.
I wish you to proceed to Honea Path
at once. Have Judge appoint some ono
to take your place for Laurens court
and. if necessary. I will defray expenses.
Call on me at any time, and I
will (lccict *rrni in nnv ?'3V in mY DOW
er."
Torpedo Boat Lawrence Damaged.
Norfolk, Special.?The United
States torpedo boat Lawrence is badly
damaged. "When examined in the
dry dock at the navy yard she showed
that extensive repairs were necessary.
She belong to the flotilla division of
the coast defense squadron of the
North Atlantic fleet. In coming from
Annapolis here her propellor struck a
submerged log in Chespeake Bay and
bent the shaft. This will be straightened
and the propellor will be replaced.
More Delay in G^teo?-Green Case.
Montrael, 'Quebec, Special.?Decision
in the habeas corpus proceedings
instituted to secure the release of Gay
nor and Greene, the contractors charged
with defrauding the United Statet
government, was not handed down, as
has been expected. It was announced
that Junge Ouimet probably will hand
down his finding in the case on Thursday.
SPRAY, N. C.
It is announced that the American
Thread Company will be organized
for the purpose of establishing a mill
for the manufacture of tine cotton
and woolen yarns. An equipment of
the latest improved mule spindles will
be installed B. Frank Mebane and
his associates in the cotton mills of
Spray are interested in the new entcrprse.
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Another Woman Murdered.
New York, Special.?In the discovery
of the body of a woman huddled underneath
the rear stoop of a big tenement
at 240 West Thirty-seecnd street
Monday, the police believe they had evidence
of another murder. The victim,
whose name was unknown, was abtmt
30 years eld and evidently in poor eireustanccs.
The clothing was disarranged.
her face bruised and there were
marks of violence about the throat,
which aroused the suspicions of the !
police. J
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1 IMMIGRATION AND QUARANTINE
Great Gathering Ca?lcd Foi the Consideration
of Live Topis?.
In the development of the South, vital
questions are involved aside from
these which tend solely to its material
growth and progress. Its matchless climate,
generous soil, riches in minerals,
fields and forests; its beauty in hills,
valleys, fruits and flowers; its wealth
in fountains, streams and rivers are
indeed priceless gifts from Nature's
treasury, yet they are only some of the
factors that contribute to the advancement
and welfare of a people.
The possession of health, the cultivation
of mind and morals, the establishment
of right rather than might
and the reign of truth and justice?
these are the- things more to be prized
til an 5?11 nth^rc *V\r wh loli morilrfrwl
should strive, for these are the foundations
on which the ages of Christian
civilization must ever rest.
From time immemorial these are the
standards by which the people of the
South have sought to be measured, and
there is no stronger obligation resting
on its citizens today than to earnestly
desire and honestly endeavor to uphold
these standards for the benefit of the
present and future generations.
To the thoughtful observer of passing
events this proud heritage is being menaced
from two sources at tAs time,
and it is to emphasize this At and
concentrate public sentiment thereon,
that this call for a Southern Immigration
and Quarantine Conference is sent
out.
In th? attempt that has been made
by various cities, towns and communities
in the South to protect themselves
from the dread ravages of yellow ferer,
the most strenuous and at times unreasonable,
unnecessary and burdensome
measures have been adopted, measures
that not only tended to cripple and destroy
business and commerce, but
which reflected on the very instincts of
our common humanity, and became a
reproach to civilization itself. It is evident,
therefore, that some uniform system
of quarantine should be adopted
that will allay the apprehensions of the
people, and minimize the dangers resulting
from an outbreak of this disease.
This is necessary if we should
save our land from the demoralizing
and brutalizing tendencies of a panic
inspired quarantine.
Again, there are coming into the
United States at the present time, larger
numbers of foreign immigrants
than ever before in our country's his
tory. Among tnese are great masses,
who are wholly undesirable and whom
it will be impossible to assimilate with
our institutions. There i6 apparently a
desire or tendency to bring many of
these undesirable immigrants to Southern
ports, and also to distribute Ahem
from Northern centers, into the ?uth.
Unless proper safeguards are instituted
now. these classes will come among
us in such numbers as will inevitably
lower our standard of citizenship, destroy
our present peaceful labor conditions.
and mongrelize our population.
The South will welcome desirable immigrants
from any and all lands, but
it has already racial problems of such
gravity that no others should be invited
until proper safeguards are provided
in advance of their coming.
For the foregoing reason, therefore,
this call for a Southern Conference on
Immigration and Quarantine, to be
held ki the city of Chattanooga. Tennessee,
on November 9 and 10,1903, and
we designate the following persons as
those expected to compose and participate
in this conference: Governors of
Southern States; members of Congress;
Commissioners of Agriculture;
Mayors of cities: one Representative
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iroill inaiiiruai, gio^, . . ? ,
Boards of Health; one Representative
from each Railroad System, preferably
the Immigration Agent; the Editor,
Publisher, or Proprietor at Newspapers
and not more than five representatives
from each Commercial Organizations in
the South.
All parties thus designated may consider
themselves fully authorized under
this call to aid in furthering Its object,
and are requested to co-operate with us
in making the same what It should be
for the South.
Mexican War Pensioners.
Tartoro, Special.?Mrs. Susan WilIcms.
aged 75 years, a pensioner of
the Mexican war, was struck by the engine
of a freight train from Rocky
Mount, and instantly killed at Medora.
three miles north of South Rcrky
Mount, on the Atlantic Coast Line r.Ulroad
Thursday morning. The unfortunate
woman attempted to cross the
track in front of the moving train in
an effort to save the life of a pet
vthout apparent cognizance cf the
jeopardy in which she placed her/ .wn
s? If. The deceased was a widow of
John Williams, who served the Coast
Line as a section master for a number
oi "cm.
Quarantine Against Cuban Ports.
Houston, Tex.. Special?State Heal'h
Officer Taber has declared a quarr. itine
against 411 Cuban ports, beeav:e
of the prevalence of so-called dengue"
fever in Havana and other parts
of the Island. The delay In the effectiveness
of the quarantine against all
ports except Havana is to give vessels
now enroute to Galveston an opportunity
to get in, they having sailed from
they were informed were clear ports.
For Motor Car Line.
Newport News, Va., Special . cor
poration has been formed umn*r the
name of the Virginia Peninsula Rai.
way, with $300,000 capital, to build .*
railway from this city to Yorktown,
with a branch line to Poquoson. It
is intended later to extend the line
from here to Hamrton. Phoebus and
Old Point Comfort. Gasoline motor
cars will be used. W. A. Post is president.
By Wire and Cable.
The body of Charles Herzog, who
confessed to the murder of a irii 1 30
years ago, for which another man was
hanged, was found in a ravine near
Minot, North Dakota.
A woman corset expert in New
York declares that within 10 years
most men will wear corsets.
lion. William J. Bryan declares that
he is in politics to stay, but that he
* will not be a Presidential candidate I
in 1908. '
FRANCE IN EARNESI
Determined to Compel Caatro to Aci
in Letter Faith
PATIENCE IS FINALLY EXHAUSTED
Venezuelan Dictator Must Disavow
Offensive Attitude Toward French
Charge d'Affairs at Caracas or Negotations
Will Be Broken Off.
Paris, By Cable.?The offensive attitude
of Venezuela toward M. Taigny,
the French charge d'affaires at Caracas,
has aroused indignation in official
quarters here. Although the Min
istry has not yet taken definite action,
It is said in the highest quarters that
Premier Rouvier undoubtedly will demand
that Venezuela disavow the offensive
action and adopt a course conformable
with the usual courtesies of
diplomatic intercourse. The Venezuelan
authorities are now seeking to
show that their action was directed
against M. Taigny personally, and not
against the French government, but
officiels here do not accept the distinction
between M. Taighy's personal and
official capacity. ^
The semi-official Temps FrhlJP
printed a leading article reflecting the
official sentiment on the subject. It
said that M. Taigny has been ordered
to insist on Venezuela's withdrawing
her positive refusal to deal with him.
If the withdrawal is made and President
Castro makes an apology, then the
negotiations will continue. If Venezuela
does not accede it will te unwise to
immediately break off diplomatic relations
by the withdrawal of M. Taigny,
since this would leave French interests
unprotected. The best course would
be for France and the United States
to make a joint naval demonstration,
similar to that in which Great Britain,
Germany and Italy took part. The authorities
here say that exchanges will
occur at Washington relative to the
mutual interest involved in the pending
controversies.
M. Jusserand, the French ambassador
to the United States, will sail for
New York.
Slain in Political Clash.
Havana, By Cable.?Official dispatches
received Friday afternoon
from Cienfugos announced the killing
of Congressman Enrique Villuendas,
leader of the Liberal party and the
most abffe orator of the lower house,
and the chief of police of Cienfugos,
during a conflict between the two
political parties, the Liberals and the
Moderates. The government advices
say the police had information that
wi'.hin the hotel in which Villuendas
resided a a quantity of arms had been
dejosited, and they went to the hotel
to Investigate the matter. As the police
ascended the stairs they were met
by a party of Liberals, who fired on
them, killing Chief of Police Illance.
The police returned the fire, killing
Villuendas and wounding several oth
en. intense excitement prevauea at
Cienfugos and Havana. The government
authorities fear the result which
the affair may have upon the election
of members of the election boards,
which will be held Saturday. As the
news spread throughout Havana the
Liberals and Moderates are rapidly
galherlng in their respective clubs,
and it is feared that unless the leaders
give wise counsel a clash may result
it dispatch from Cienfugos says that
about six persons were killed and 25
wounded during the conflict.
Out For Governor of Alabama.
Ifontgomery. Ala., Special.?Dr. R.
M. Cunningham, of Ensley, Ala., Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, announced
his candidacy for Governor
of the State in a letter which The Advertiser
will print. The Lieutenant,
Governor, in his communication,
shows his position on all the public
-? U Ctoto
questions now Demg ugiuue-u m
politics, and points to his own political
record.
Ex-Governor O'Farrall Dead.
Richmond, Special.?Former Governor
Charles T. O'Ferrall, of Virginia,
died in this city at 10 o'clock Friday
morning from nervous prostration. He
had been in failing health for about a
year, but prior to his derfth had been
confined to his bed for only a month,
the last three days of which he was unconscious.
Owing to paralysis of the
throat he was unable to take nourishment
Governor O'Ferrall served in
the Confederate army, rising from the
rank of private to that of colonel and
was for six terms Representative in
Congress from the seventh Virginia
district He was 65 years old.
Mikasa's Commander Attempts Suicide.
Tokio, By Cable.?A special to The
Jiji from Sasebo says that Captain
Iaichi, commander of the ill-fated Mikasa,
made an attempt to commit suicide
after an address to the survivors
of the warship, by jumping from a
window. He was severely wounded
about the head, and is now reported
to be in a critical condition in the Sasebo
naval hospital.
Waiting For Lower Cotton.
Fall River, Mass.. Special.?Sales In
the print cloth market f&r the week
will amount to about 75.000 pieces. The
demand continues quiet for all classes
of goods. The future course cf the
market will depend largely on the new
cotton crop. Manufacturers are believers
in lower prices for the raw material,
and are only purchasing enough
to cover necessities. Samples of the
new crop are being shown and are said
to be of a good quality.
Will Exchange Ratifications in Washing
on.
"Washington. Spech \?It can now be
stated definitely tha^thc exchange of
the ratifications of^he treaty of peace
between Japan nr.fl Russia will take
place in Washington, shortly after the
treaty has been ratified by their respective
sovereigns. It is probable that
this will be dene in the White Mouse
as a compliment to president Rocse
velt. but no definite arrangements have
been made nor has it been decided by
whom the treaties shall be exchanged.
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TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTL
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The Winter Garden.
r One of the most important winter
i crops is spinach. We usually sow it
in the early pprt of September, and
then make another sowing about the
first of October, as this sowing will
usually just get large enough to winter,
and will be better for spring use
than that sown earlier.
We try to have a large plot of spinach,
for all that we cannot use at home
finds a ready sale. To make a ton of
spinach fertilizer we mix 900 pounds
of add phosphate, 900 pounds of cottonseed
meal and 200 pounds of muriate
of potash. We use this at the
rate of about GOO pounds per acre on
strong garden land. Our standard mixture
for truck crops is 900 pounds of
acid phosphate, 700 pounds of cottonseed
meal and 400 pounds of muriate
of potash, but leafy plants like cabbages,
spinach, etc., need a fertilizer
high in ammonia, and hence for these
we chanae the nronortions. The oniv
. winter crop of a leafy nature to which
,we apply the last-named mixture is
lettuce, but of late we have varied this
m and make it 800 pounds of acid phosphate,
800 pounds of dried blood and
400 pounds of muriate of potash. This
Is the result of nany years of experimenting
in the growing of lettuce in
frames in winter. We found that cottonseed
meal encouraged the growth
of the damping-off fungus in the
frames and we get a higher percentage
of ammdnia with the dried, blood.
The winter lettuce crop is now the
most important one grown by market
gardeners in the South Atlantic States.
Most of our growers use cotton cloth
on their frames and some have established
expensive steam plants, and
run steam pipes through the frames.
While cloth is cheaper at the start
than glass, the glass is, in the long
run, cheaper, and no steam heat is
needed if one has straw or burlap mats
to cover the glass on extreme cold
nights. I use mats made six feet
square made of burlap with waste wool
quilted between. These are used only
in the most severe weather, and mats
that have been in use four winters
look still as good as new. By their aid
I keep frost out entirely, and do not
need the great expense of steam.
With cloth the grower is at times
obliged to keep the cover on several
days and the plants suffer from lack
of sunshine, while the glass admits
the sunshine and they grow sturdy and
strong.
I have found that the best winter
lettuce demands a liberal amount of
well rotted horse stable manure to
be used in addition to the fertilizer,
for we have found that the best lettuce
cannot be grown with manure alone
nor with fertilizer alone. It Is chiefly
h/\ mnict-nrf>.rot<i ininf? TiatllTP of the
rotted manure that aids in the solution
of the fertilizers used.
We make our first sowing of lettuce
the last of August, and then another
late in September and a third sowing
is made in one of the frames after the
first crop of lettnee has been cut out
in January. The August sowing can
. usually be headed in November without
the help of frames. The second
sowing is set in the frames the last of
October and is cut out during the
winter, when plants from the same
sowing that have been left in the open
ground are used for replanting and a
part of one frame as we have said is
used for sowing seed. Therdants from
this sowing are for setting in the open
ground the first of March for the last
spring crop.
Those who are growing lettuce for
winter should always have an abundant
water supply, for it is often essential
to irrigate the beds in our dry fall
weather to get the seed to germinate,
and when glass is used it is equally
important to have a supply for watering
the frames so as not to be dependent
on the rainfall.
Another winter crop in which we
take a lively interest is the winter
radish crop. For this crop we use the
Rose Colored and the White Chinese.
This is heavily fertilized with the
first mentioned mixture of 9.7, and
four parts of acid phosphate, cottonseed
meal and potash at rate of 1000
pounds per acre, and the seed is sown
In rows one foot apart in September
on very mellow and warm soil. As
soon as large enough to handle, they
are thinned to two inches in the rows,
and as the weather gets cold the rows
I are well mulched with fresh straw
manure. We thus are able to pull
good golid radishes all winter through
till the early radishes sown m me
frame are ready for use.
In part of our frames we take but
the one crop of midwinter lettuce.
We thrn again fertilize the frame
and sow seed of radishes and beets
late in January in rows erospwise
the frames just wide enough apart to
work with a hoe three inches wide.
For this crop we use of radishes the
French Breakfast and the White
"Just So." one of the prettiest of
turnip radishes. Of beets, we find for
Reflections of a Bachelor.
A man wishes for sons, but he gets
his happiness out of daughters.
All a man has to h.fve never to become
a great man is a sense of humor.
Infant mortality is reported to be
greater in Prussia than in any other
country except Russia. The deaths
the iirst year are 6 to 7 per cent, in
1 Sweden, 15 in France and 23.6 in
Prussia.
r.ove is a sandwich of sentiment and |
imagination, with the mustard put in
after marriage.
A girl likes to have an old man
make love to her, so she will know
how a young one should do it.
Better be-despised like Zaccheus the
tax-gatheror than die like Ananias
the tax-dodger.
The only thing that makes a woman
, madder than to say ber best friend
is not good-looking is to say that she
,1 is.
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the frames nothing better than the ' 'J&K
Egyptian. These are sown ratter
thickly in the rows so that the thin? . ^
nings can be set in the open ground ixi '&*
March or late February as a succession
crop, and these Trill come on in advance
of the seed sown in the open
ground. ?! ' .'a
Lastly, we sow a crop of flat turnlpi
later in September so as to hate them v |
just forming roots the size of a walnut J
when the cold weather comes. We
then throw a furrow to each side of th6
rowaand they winter much better tbaii
the early sown ones and give us d
plentifuT supply of greens in the spring!
Wp find thp winter carden the?most
profitable and enjoyable of all the ye**?
as it is nerer too hot to work, and thd
products all bring higher prices than ' .
those of the summer garden?W. F?
Massey, North Carolina Experiment
Station, Raleigh.
Shade For Small Stock.
Most farmers make some attempt td
provide shade in the pasture for theli
horses and cows, but let the swine}
sheep and poultry go without it, whichf
is certainly a mistake, for all animate ' k$jj
and birds like shade. It is an easy
matter to erect a number of small
shade places on the pasture, and
small expense, if one is willing to ii?
vest the small amount of labor necesf
sary. If there is a wood lot on thji
farm, what is easier than to cut a number
of poles to use for posts, and then
a number of lighter branches to use
as the foundation for the roof? Set
the poles firm iv tn^i fr$ ^ making
v:|
four posts for the corners, then, witM
the branches and a lot of waste hay or
straw, a thatched roof is easily constructed.
I
Spend enough time on the work to
make it strong enough so that the wind
will not blow it over. When you finish I
you will have a shade house something , f
like that shown in the cut, and the
stock will enjoy It and be all the better
for it. They would thank you, if
they could, so spend a little time build- f
ing some, even two or three by way; *. ?
of experiment
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Docks Hare So Crops.
Unlike other domestic fowls the duel: ' Jhas
no crop?all food passing direct
from the throat to the gizzard. For
tliis reason ducks need soft food, andthis
is why in their natural state they
seek the fields and marshes, where
they may gather tender grass, bugs
and worms. In confinement their proper
food is wheat bran, cornmeal,
ground oats, meat scraps, sand and
green food. < >
On the farm tbey will look out for
themselves, and only a scant supply of
some soft food need be given.
Ducks are fond of potatoes, and will
greedily devour all the parings and
small potatoes that are useless for
other purposes. It Is well also to remember
that the sand supplies only in
a'Small way the digestive machinery. v
Some good, sharp grit must ug a-c-yw
convenient for them.
Car* of Capons*
The capons are now just beginning <
to grow and build large frames, and
they should be looked after carefully.
They should be kept in separate yards,
and have all they will eat of good,
wholesome food. It Is needless to give
them the run of the farm, as they will
not roam over it as other chickens do.
They are big. lazy fellows which eat
aud grow, and they well repay us when
the time comes to send them to market.
Nice capons, weighing when dressed,
from six to eight pounds, will easily
bring from twenty-live to thirty-five
cents a pound, while other chickens of
same age which weigh about four
pounds will bring ouly twelve or fifteen
cents.
The flesh of a capon Is superior to
that of any other poultry, and the demand
for them is growing each year.
t
Orchard Manure.
For young growing fruit trees, wood
ashes supplying the non-volatile element
for making wood are an excellent
/??-u 11 o frao hut firm
iiTUiizer, iruuaiAjjt ?* www ?
growth. With ' bearing fruit trees,
stable manure or some other complete
fertilizer should be used, as without
such food supply the leafage will be
pale and scanty and the fruit crop ?
light and poor.
For the Curious.
Miss Lona Dare, an Indiana schoolgirl,
makes $50 out of each acre of a '
small Indiana farm.
*
The University of Chicago closed
the year business with a balance of
$24 in the cash box.
It is expected that within a year
wireless telegraph communication will
be established between New Zealand
and Australia.
The exportation of ostriches from
South AiYica lias practically been ?.
prohibited by an export tax of $437
each, intended to premrve to that
coui^ry, as far as possrole, the mouol>oly
of the lucrative -trade of ostrich
fanning.
Tiie preacher whose first thought
is of drawing his salary is not doing
much at drawing souls.
One of the blackest sins is that
of praying for the souls of men to 'jffl
save the expense of oaring for their J
bodies. . jji