The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 02, 1905, Image 3
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I JNED
jra wo Hours
HI ..day, Places
hi j October 18, at
II i Makes No Es||
?ut Gives Former
P Guide.
.! TL -
Tim.? a lie iriisns
?uletin Weduesdav
ginned in the UnitOctober
18th at 4,round
bales being
sales. The state n
reports made by
teciai agents in the
.s made of the total
tar, but figures are
\ing crops of forrne
figures show that up
n 1904 the product oi
| reached a total of
! -s out of a total of 13.s
for the year. In 1903
roduction was 10,043,015
he ginning output, up to
^,248; in 1902, the to17,168
and the output
> was 5,683,006. Wednescovered
26,364 ginneries,
ements upon which it was
ere supplied by telegraph
ial agents in the field, most
them representing a county each.
The fact,that the bulletin was not
issued until 2 o'clock, two Hours alter
' the usual time, caused some comV
plaiut from brokers in different cities
V and^fpe of these,, which reached the
* bureau before the document was given
to the public, were of a sensational
character. They are summarized in
the following from Secretary Hester,
of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange:
"New Oilcans, Oct. 25, 1005.
"Hon. S. N. D. North, Director of
the Census, Washington, D. C.
^p?Kd^jlisappcmitment and dissatjfa'ction
here at delay in issuing giners'
report to 2 p. m. Bache & Co.,
f New York, wire Hay ward, Yiek 4
'lark, of New Orleans, as follows:
)avid Miller just made the statement
o the effect that the ginners' report
(ias been delayed from 12 o'clock to
t o'clock so as to allow more time to
>ertain parties to se41 cotton, and says
>e will stand by the above.
"One rumor here is that the report
rill show, counting round as half
Dales, 6,100,100, All kinds of rumors
being spread and parties are selling
the market down, and suspicioL
of something wrong is your bureau,
v T think it proper
JL O^UU ?rU<?7 _
ydirsbrnrid know it. The David Mil.ler
referred to was the receiver of
Sully & Company and is a prominent
member of the New York Cotton Exchange.
w "H. G. HESTER."
To this. Director North replied:
" Washington, D. C.. Oct. 23.
"Henry G. Hester, New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, New Orleans:
" Telegram received. Nobody in
this office knows even approximately
at the moment how many bales ginned
*11 1 'PUy* v?cn nn.
, the report Will SflOW. X 1IC UIC11 V U r
gaged in compiling it are locktd up
and the door guarded on the outside.
More than half of the telegraphic reports
from country agents were receiv
ed this morning and their compilation
i prior to 2 o'clock was a physical impossibility.
"NORTH."
This telegram was forwarded before
the bulletin was given out, and
*ter it was issued it was stated that
of the reports from the agents
were aot received uptil 10 minutes before
2 o'clock.
The ginning produet for the present
year by States, is as follows:
Alabama, 641,133 bales; Arkansas,
117,511; Florida, 3S,007; Georgia, 1,058467;
Indian Territory, 7;',222;
- Kentucky, 177; Louissna, 141.7S0;
Mississippi, 311,472; Missouri, 8,575;
North Carolina, 325.298; Oklahoma,
'95,280; South Carolina. 639,974; Ten}
nessec, 62.625; Texas, 1,417,456; Virginia,
4,051.
Seaboard Directors Renominated.
?
New York, Special.?The annual
meeting of the voting trustees of the
Seaboard Air Line ifailway was held
at the company's office in this city
rri- ~ nf tlip Tr>ppiin<r was to so
J.UC VUJtVk X-A. J,
% lect a board of directors to be voted
for at the annual meeting of stockholders
to be held in Petersburg, Vs.,
November 9. The board of directors
were renominated without change,
but John Skelton Williams entered a
protest against the eleeiion of Thomas
F. Ryan, J. A Dennis, T. J. Coolidge.
Jrf nd J. V Karr.
Big Timber Deal.
Asheville, Special.?Tt is iearned
here that C- J. Harris, of Dillsboro,
has purchased the well-known Whittier
timber tract in Western North
Carolina, consisting of 7S.000 acres.
This deal, it is understood has been
made conditionally, as there are several
damage suits pending against the
propOa/v and other points are in litigation
including a right of clear title
The consideration is not known.
A State of Anarchy.
i Copenhagen, Denmaik, By Cable.?
Dispatches received from Riga, Rosfta,
say that a state of anarchy exists
t tnere. The lawless element practically
controls the city. Frequent bloody
affairs have occurred with many casualitics.
T'nve government liquor
siiogs weer destroyed during the riot
jjtp- ami o. cashier was murdered and ribbed
of 24,0?Q roubles.
ry to tie Custom Visitors Did
t Leave Affcer "3ig Thursday."
"ntbia, S racial; ? The State
, p t held lieiv^fast week was a splendfd
,-u'*'ess iflom every standi?oiut.
Tlie was the Janrest iu its i
history and the exhibits surpassed,
tiu.se of any previous year. The i
crowds were yuK>d humored and every?
body was well pleased.
Thb side shows were as popular as
ever and many lingered here even
after the showmen liad started to take
down their tents. The speilers were (
-j. i- i.:_: ,i.~i ,1,
ai WOTK explaining uiai runi jnuvimance
was the last and that all should J
set' their particular show or they ^
would regret it for a lifetime.
The Clemson boys were very much '
in evidence and all over the grounds I
the gray uniforms were to he seen. 1
There was a very fine exhibition of |
mules in the area and the display of ,
the animals was very good. The win- I
ners of the events were as follows: !
Best pair of harness mules. South '
Carolina raised: First. II. H. Caugh- '
man, Lexington. |
Best single harness mule. South i
Carolina raised: First and second, '
R. H. Ca'ighinan. Lexington.
Best mule, two years *)d. South ,
Carolina raised: First. P>. S. Rawls.
I.ukesland; second, P. B. Taylor. Ba- J
kerville. ?
Best mule, one year old. South
Carolina raised: First, Killian Linder,
Chapin; second, R. K. Shannon, .
Blaekstoek.
Best mule oidt. under one year old.
South Carolina raised: First Killian
T- , /-.I :... T1 7
Lunaer, vnapiu, fci-mu, i.. ... v.
njan, Lexington.
Best pair of harness mules, open
to the world; First, town of Darlimrton;
second. J. A. Hagoad, Blythe- ;
wood. ,
Best single harness mule, open to
the world: First J. A. Hagood. Blythe
wood ; second, town of Darlington.
Best mare and colt mule, under one
year old. South Carolina owned:
First, Killian lander, Ohapin; second, i
C. W. Cnugltman, Lexington.
Best jack: First, C. I). Canirhman. <
Lexington; second, L. L. Dorsey, I
Anchorage. <
Best jack, with not less than four
of his tret: First, C. W.Cangitinan,
Lexington: second. J. C. Shannon, i
Blackstock.
Best jenet and colt: First. Fred
Harmon, Lexington
Special best single harness horse 01 i
mare, South Carolina raised, three :
yetrs old: First, J C. Shannon,
I Blackstock. <
All in all the fair has been the best (
on record and it now seems that the i
time has come for the extension of the
lemrth of the fete. The risk taken
yearly by the society in the event of
rain on the big days is large and the
fair would be even more successful
uunder a full week's run.
Attempted to Escape.
i Columbia, Special?Ed White, a
white convict at the State penitentiary,
who is searving a life sentence
for the murder of a woman in this
city about six years ago, was missing
Friday morning when the other convicts
were turned out of their cells
! ? <; nVlnek and as a search reveal
I ed no trace of him and there were
.
I evidences of an attempt to escape,
the conclusion was naturally arrived
at that he was gone. Xo trace could
be found of him until he was recovered
in the loft of the paint shed inside
the penitentiary wall at 10.30 o'clock
at night. When his place of concelment
was found he quietly surrender|
ed to one of the guards.
Cottage Burned at Clemson.
Clemson College. Special?Fire detroved
a cottage belonging to the college,
occupied by Prof. P. M. Parker
Friday morning about 4 o'clock. The
building was completely destroyed together
with practically all the furniture,
etc. It was insured by the college
but there was no insurance on
Prof. Parkers property. In it. besides
the furniture, many valuables wore
consumed.
Shooting on a Train.
Laurens,?Special. Chief of Police
Bagwell delivered (ins Golden and
John Burton, negros of Kinar.ls, to
Sheriff Buford of Newborn Friday
afternoon. Golden and Burton are
charged with being implicated in the
shooting of another negro on a l\. X.
& L. train Friday this side of New- (
berrv. The negro who was shot lives
at Kinanls and was taken from tlie
train at that noint. Conductor ttlair
took charjre. of Golden and Burton
and turned tlieni over to Mr. W. M.
Irbv of this city who delivered tlieni
to the city authorites here.
Palmetto Brief3.
Hitkon Siras, a white hoy, of Columbia,
about 10 years old. was shot
and instantly killed Friday mornin;.'
by a little nejrro boy. Hal Cordon. '
about 11 years oiu.
The Andeison Banking and Trust
Company is the name of the new bank
to be organized in that city. Application
was made to the secretary of
strife for a commission.
Warrant For Atkinson.
Aiken, Special?Coroner Owens has
caused a warrant to be issued for the
arrest of Burgess Atkinson the charge
I being cruel treatment which caused
the death of the aged invalid Blichenton,
who died from the ffeets of a
broken thigh the latter part of September.
The coroner's jury refused
to find a verdict in accordance with
the evidence produced by Atkinson's
wife, who stated that Atkinson, while
drunk, had maltreated, her aged fa- I
ther. *
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SIMPSON DEAD
Was At One Time Most Noted
Populist Leader
SERVED LONG IN CONGRESS !
Celebrated as the "Sockless Statesman,"
Succumbs to Heart Disease
?Had Lived in New Mexico of
Late Years.
Wichita, Kan., Special.?Jerry
Simpson died at G.Oo o'clock this
morning. .Mr. Simpson was conscious
up to five minutes before death. The
end came without a struggle.
Air. Simpson was born in New
Brunswick, on March 31, 1S4J. At 14
be Began life as a sailor, and during
23 years followed that pursuit,
commanding many large vessels on
the Great Lakes. In the Civil War he
served in the Twelfth Illinois Infantry.
He came to Knasas in 1S7S. Originally
he was a Republican, but later
became a Greenbacker and Populist.
He was a member of Congress from
1S91 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1899,
being nominated the last t me by both
the Democrats and Po ml.sts. After
be left Congress, he moved to Roswell,
N. M., where iie engaged up to
the time of his death in stock farming.
He returned to Kansas a month
ago and entered a hospital for treat'
ruent.
His condition became hopeless ten
days ago, and since then the patient
was kept alive principally by sheer
force of will. His wife and 3on were
at his bedside at the time of death.
Death was caused by cncurism of
the aorta. Mr. Simpson had been in
ill health for nearly a year. Sis
months ago he consulted a specialiist
at Chicago, who pronounced his case
hopeless. Burial will take place at
Winchita. The Masonic order will
bavc charge of the funeral.
The Bucket Shop Cases.
Washington, Special.?A motion
was made before the Supreme Court
of the United States to advance for
an early hearing the appeal an the
case of Ernest Gatewood. the Roxboro,
N. C., broker, who, the Supreme
Court of North Carolina .decided, was
violating the statute enacted by the
Legislature of 190.5, which prohibited
the operation of bucket shops in
the State. The motioin for an approva>
of Attorney General Gilmer of
NoXrth Carolina, and when it was
made by Ex-Judge Robert W. Winston,
of consel for Gatewood, a letter
from the attorney gc-reral to this
effect was produced. It is probable
a decision will be announced in a very
short time.
Georgia vs. Copper Cos.
Washington, Special.?In the Supreme
Court of the United States,
leave was granted to the State of
Georgia to Hie its hill of complaint
in the proceeding against the Tennessee
and Ducktown Copper Companies,
by means ot which the State
hopes to secure for its citizens relief
from the effect of the fumes from the
furnace smoke stacks of the companies
which arc located at Dtv-ktown
near the inter-State line. A
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rule was also entered in mese i-a?ra
requiring the companies to shohw
cause why the restraining order requested
shbuld not be issued.
Killed By a Train.
Asheville, Special.?Robert Cordell
a young man employed in the round
house of the Southern Railway Company
here, was run over by a raihvay
train near here died of the injuries
be received. He was found beside the
track at two o'clock in the morning
wiith both legs cut off below the knees
Mutiny on British Ships.
Bahlin, By Cable.?Rejwrts of mutiny
on board the British shipe, Emperor,
in which it w alleged the captain
and cook were murdered by the
crew has been received. The Emperor
was bound from the West Indies
to Riga with mixed crew of Russians
and Italians. The captain and
eook were the only Englishmen
aboard the vessel. Lack of provisions
made necessary for the ship to
pui into Swindemund Ther the
crew got drink and told what tlicy
had done. The police are investigating
Fatal L. and N. Wreck.
Knoxvillc, Tetm., Special?A wreck
on the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road at Duff, Tenn., some six miles
n? rth of La Toilette. '1 tun., Sunday
morning resulted in the death of
three men, as follows. Tiimo?n W-lker.
of La Toilette. Dreakma* C*vnell.
George Cordon, civil engineer,
of Louisville, Kv.
Storm on Great Lases.
Chicago, Special.?The storm which
swept over Northern Lak? Michigan,
Lake Huron and Lake Erie was one
of the most severe in recenet years.
As far as returns are obtainable ten
vessels have been completely wrecked
and 12 or 15 others more or less severely
damaged. Twtlve live are
known to have been lost, and as the
imle on Southern Lake Huron and
Lake Erie is still blowing tirereely.
Late News Notes.
Tn William H. Jacksson's brief in
his contest against Congressman-elect
Walter A. Smith his attorneys declare .
that Mr. Jackson, on various grounds,
lost 4,000 ballots that should have
been counted for iiliim.
Evidence ct the private car line inquiry
showed that Armour had exclusive
contracts with most of the Southern
railroads.
The ashes of Sir Hoary Irving were
entombed "in Westminster Abbey.
STATEAFFAIRS lT
IK
Occurrences of Interest From
All Over South Carolina
Si
Shot Through Heart.
Columbia, Special.? Tames Trotter,
Jr.. a young farmer ot' the 7^ec^ville M
sect ion, was shot through the heart "
UI
at the Union station at 4:45 o'clock kl
Thursday afternoon bv Wilmer Mit- ^
chell, about the same age aand also of ti
Leesville, the two being fast friends, ki
Dr. Smith, of Wards, who happened ^
to be present at the time of the trage- P
dv, pronounced life extinct in lesi **
than ten minutes, death resulting c?
from an internal hemorrage. Trotter t(]
w a 1
had been drinking but the arresting
oflicers say Mitchell was perfectly so- ct
ber. He gave as an excuse for the ^
shooting that Trotter continued to rl
slap his face after he had several ^
. j i.:?
lurfh warniHi nun in ijuai. iiiuvuvu u<
rave himself up promptly to a plain
clothed man and was carried to jail. !?'
His family is about the most promin- g
ent and influential in Leesvile, he be- m
ing the son of Mr. Crowell Mitchell, rc
Trotter was unarmed. Botb bear kl
rood reputations. The killing occur- to
red in the presence of two thousand 'e
people n\io were at the station wait- n(
ing for trains. aj
al
Prohibitionists Against State Ticket, ct
rolumhia, Special.?The State exe- g:
cutive committe appointed under the bi
fit
resolution adopted at a conference last
June met under the call of the chair- fe
man. Mr. C. A. Smith of Timmonsvillc
- w
in the reading room of the Y. M. C. bt
A. The result of the meeting is givw
en in the resolutions adopted, declar- p{
ing against the nomination of a State hf
ticket.
Fc
''Resolved, That it is the sense of It
this meeting that it would be unwise
to put in the field a State prohibition
ticket. ;;
"Resolved further, That it is the 0f
sense of this meeting that the effort er
ought to be made to elect members of hr
the general assembly and executive 'n
and countv officers who are in accord '
... ot
with our views. ^
"Resolved further. That we ought j 3
nmoniM +7>r thp nnrnose of enforc- I hr
, Vl^0,,ll<v i X
in? the laws in the counties where sb
prohibition prevails, and to foster and h<
encourage the sentiment in other ^
counties.
"Resolved, That when we adjorun p
we do adjonrn subject to the call of ai
the president and that a committee- G<
man be appointed by the president pr
for any eounty not having an appoint- 8i:
ment: and that any appointee not bein?
able to attend be empowered to g1
appoint his substitute." IU
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Items of State News. p(
A Columbia Special says: Eugene J-f
Simkins, colored, was shot, probably j
fatally wounded Thursday morning
bv Dave Elam, also colored. The affair
occurred at a house, 1405 Lincoln lit
street, occupied by Dr. Durham, colored.
who was not 'present at the time.
The two negroes are relatives of the
doctor and were on a visit to him. g
Both are from Edgefieid, having come cj
to the city Tuesday. m
A negro youth about 16 years old,
calling himself John White, has been er
lodged mi the Cherokee count}' jail m
charged with attempting to commit a cc
criminal assault upon a negro girl near w
Thicketty, in Cherokee county. He w
was committed to jail by Magistrate ?f
Swofford of Thickety. gj
Winnsboro, Special.?The Boylston a
homestead has been hecently purchased
by a party of gentlemen of this j
town and will be converted into a rc
tourist hotel. This piece of property oi
has one of the handsomest gardens i iv
of flowers and ornamented trees in I
thhe State and will make an ideal < *n
tourist hotel. ?
Negro Fireman Killed. w
Charleston, Special.?Frank Dix, uj
colored, said to be front Augusta, leap- fa
ed to his death from a freight engine
on the Atlantic Coast Line near J<*hn*
Island in nn effort to escape death
from scalding steam which filled the ^
engine cab, coming from a bnrsted w
arch pipe of the engine. Engineer tb
Myers saved his life by jumping thro'
the engine window to the top the 8C
boiler. JJ
For a Special Term.
Solicitor Wilson forcibly pit'
matter of the Kingstree killing i,
Coventor Hevward, and as a re
a conference with the solicitc.
governor has ordered a spoViak ^
of court for Williamsburg to try fK
alleged murederers at Kingstree. Dec.
"). The regular term was not due d,
utnil March, aand as there would be p?
grave danger of hutching. in the opin- b<
ino of Mr. Wilson, should the rial b - w
delayed until then it has been ?tr ci?,<*rf
to deal with the three negro prisoners
at a special term. ,S(
r<
She Knew His Temper.
At the close of the late Spanish ' '
American war. and when the troops
were returning home, a member of tht .
Seventy-first Regiment., New York *
was stricken with fever and stnt tc a
St. Catherine's hospital, in Brooklyn ef
and upon his wife calling at the hospl cc
tal to inquire alter her husband's con
dition she was informed by Mr. Jos n
eph Eliseman that he was so bad thai *
she would not be allowed to see him
She was rather insistent, when Mr c
Elseman said: "Madam, I am verj
sorry I cannot grant your request 3'
his temperature is very high thif
morning and an interview might en
danger his life."
Pausing a moment, Mrs. Gorman 0
the wife, said: "Indeed, Mr. Eiseman ,(
you cannot tell me anything about 'c
his temper, I am not married to hin
these twelve years without knowini
full well of his high temper." Ant s
with that she departed. ^
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HE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ITERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR NOVEMBER 5.
lbject: Esther I'lfadlnc For Her People,
Esth. It., 10 to 3?Golden Text,
Pen. cxlv., 110?Memory Verse*. 13,14
?Commentary on the Day's Lesson.
I. Mordecai and Esther (vs. 10-14).
iordecai learned of this terrible de ee
and sent word to Queen Esther
nd asked her to intercede with the
ing for the preservation of her race.
I. "Hatacli." An officer appointed to
ait on the queen. 11. "All?do
now," etc. It was a universal rule,
nown by all. The object of this law
as to maintain both the dignity and
ifety of the king-. "Golden sceptre."
ersian monarchs are always repre'iited
as holding a long tapering staff
i the right hand. "Have not been
tiled." She therefore had just cause
fear that the king's affections wore
ienated from her, "and that neither
?r person or her petition would be aciptable
to him." Oriental monarchs
ere fickle and despotic. In attemptig
to save her people the queen must
sk everything. The ardor for the
Ing had for the time cooled toward
sther, and she feared she had lost
er influence with the monarch, and
so how conld she hope to influence
im for the salvation of the despised
jws. We must not be surprised that
sther shrank from obeying the sumons
of Mordecal. She proved her heilsra
by deciding to go in unto tb
ing, knowing as she did the danger
> which she was exposed. Let us
am (1) that it is right to carefully
itimate difficulties; (2) that we should
?ver be discouraged because there
e difficulties; (3) that those who go
: the call of duty, in the face of diffliltles,
may expect divine support.
13. "Think not," etc. It seems that
sther had not been known as a Jew,
it the fact wonld be brought to light
id in the general slaughter she would
irlsh with her people. 14. "Then will
lief and deliverance arise" (R. V.)?
ordecal had strong faith that God
ould not allow the Jewish nation to
destroyed. "But thou," etc. You
ill not escape destruction, but you
ill lose an opportunity of saving your
,'ople. "Who knowetb." God may
ive put you in your present position
at you might be the means of saving
>ur people in this hour of darkness.
is a great blessing to have some
ork assigned us by God, and to see
od's hand in our lives, accomplishing
at work. This makes us strong, an*
ndejs life glorious, since it is a plan
the almighty and all-wise God. Seval
motives influenced Esther in this
izardous undertaking: 1. She was
danger. 2. Mordecal's words that
'liverance would come from some
her source and that she would lose
e opportunity of saving her people.
The Mggestion that God had
ought her to her present position that
ie might be a deliverer in this terrible
>ur. 4. The assurance she had that
od would give her success.
II. The three days' fast (vs. U5-17).
i. "Fast ye for Me." In My behalf,
listing implies humiliation, repentice,
consecration to God, faith in
od. prayer to God. It was the ex ession,
outwardly, of the intense deroo
r\f thn V? no ft Hnlr Ha/1 AGllM
ve success to her efforts. "Three
lys." It has been supposed that
sther could not have meant an absote
fast?complete abstinence from
>th food and drink?for so long a
?riod as three days; but the time landed,
from the evening of the first to
ie morning of the third day, need not
ive much exceeded thirty-six hours,
dy maidens." They were probably
ther Jews or proselytes to that region.
and thus would be in sympathy
ith her. "If I perish." I will put
rtli every possible effort to save my
>ople even though I perish in the atmpt.
The great danger to wh'ch
sther was exposed will be seen more
early when we consider the despotic
iture of Xerxes. When he was on
s way to Greece he halted at Celinae,
a city of Phrygla, where he was
itertained by Pythias with incredible
agnlflcence. Pythias even offered to
intribute some millions of dollars toard
the expenses of the war. But
hen Pythias begged as a favor that,
' his five sons In the king's army, the
dest might be left 'with him in his
d age, the brutal monarch went into
rage, and caused the son to be slain
the presence of hia father, the body
? be divided into two parts, and
need the one part on one side of the
>ad, and the other on the other, and
dered the whole army to march bereen
them. 17. "Mordecai went hia
ay." He went (1) believing, (2) obeyg.
(3) praising.
III. Esther's success (vs. 1-3). 1.
The king sat." The position of the
ng was- such that be could see all
ho came into the court.
2. "Saw Esther." As the king sat
?on the throne, the two were face to
ice, though then .vas quite a distance
?tween them. It was a critical moen
t. though Esther did not forget
iat "the heart of the king wji In the
ind of the Lord." "Touched....
eptre." This was. no doubt, the usual
ay of accepting the king's favor. "As
ie sceptre was theenslgnof the highest
id most absolute authority in the king,
? the queen's touching it, or. as some
ty. kissing it, was a token of her subetion
and thankfulness for his favor,
hus Esther's mission was 6o far suc ssful.
At this time she invited the
ing and Haman to a banquet, though
ie king doubtless understood that this
?8 preliminary to a request of greater
Jiortance. The banquet was held;
5d yet listner aia jioi uure 10 prentrut
?r real request. She simply nsked '
>r guests to come again the next day.
hen follows Ha man's downfall and
?ath and Mordeeai's elevation to
jwer. Tlie remaining chapter? of the
iok of Esther teil us how the Jews
ere saved from destruction.
Johnny's Welcome.
"My boy! my boy! Oh, has any>dy
seen my little Johnny!" cried a
x>r mother, distractedly- looking In
ery direction and inquiring of every
irson whom she met if anything had
en seen of her eight-year old boy
1 the long strip of sand which \ies
;tween Seaside Park and the ?^.-.-an
; Coney Island, where at a very trodit
estimate fully 15,000 persons had
mgregated.
Just at this moment a kindly-looktg
man in a bathing sift hove into
lew, leading by the ha d a small
>y, convulsively sobbing, V mt tightly
utchlng a half-eaten 1ankfurter
1th a small, grimy hanliberally
?rinkled with sand.
"Oh, there you are, you little vllllan,
ou!" the woman shrieked, as she
lught sight of the weeping little chap,
ph Eiseman that he was so bad that
? death?" and she grabbed^her long
>st son and gave him an unmerciful
elaboring.
"How glad she Is to get him again!"
arcastically remarked the finder ol
tie boy to a bystander.?New York
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TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLAN
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Seed Corn mid Cotton Seed.
"Line upon line it nil precept upon
precept.;*
Every year about this season we
urge upon our readers the important
of careful selection of seed for next
year's planting, but we now have thou
sands of readers who did not sel The
Progressive Farmer and Cottou Planl
at all" last year, aud it will not hurl
the other thousands to jog their memories
about this important matter.
Two or three weeks ago we had an
excellent letter from Prof. Massey or
field selection of seed and corn, and
another important letter from Mr.
George Allen on selection of cottor
seed. Let us again call attention to
Mr. Allen's plan for improving the
yield of cotton, for it is for our greal
Southern 6taple crop that our fanner*
select seed most recklessly. Says Mr,
Allen:
"Before sending pickers into the
field, the- owner should pass through
every row, and tie a strip of white
cloth (say six inches long by half ar
inch wide), on a top limb of everj
stalk worth saving for seed, that is,
those most productive, eariest in ripening,
and having the largest, best
formed, and most numerous bolls,
Send a trusty woman ahead of the
pickers at each picking time,-with instructions
to pick only from markeei
stalks. Carefully spread the seed cotton
until end of season, and be present
when it is ginned in December,
Fay for these pickings by the day and
not by weight."
If one farmer does not need enough
seed to justify him in asking the ginnei
to keep the seed from this superior
cotton separate from the rest, let him
join with his neighbors who select the
best cotton from their fields, put all
together, and gin for all at one time,
The United States Department of Agri
culture says it is best not to selecl
seed from the first or last picking; the
second picking*is best.
Farmers show more anxiety to gel: a
good quality of seed corn than of cot
ton seed, but even here their effort'
are often misdirected. It is custom
ary to go into the crib before planting
time and pick out the largest ears, and
while this method of selection is bettet
than none at alt, there is yet a better
way. For the variety making the biggest
ear may be by no means the mosl
productive variety. Quite probably' il
was the only ear on the stalk, while
a slightly smaller ear which you have
rejected may represent a two-eared
or three-eared variety?the stalk having
these two or three smaller ears
shelling out a much larger quantity ot
corn than the stalk with only one big
ear. Suppose, for example, that stalk
No 1 has one laree ear with 3000
grains. Stalk No. 2 has two ears with
GOO grains each?1200 grains as large
as those on stalk No. 1. Stalk No. 3
has three ears?averaging 450 grains
each?1350 grains as large as those on
No. 1 or No. 2. It is very easy to seo
from which of these three stalks your
seed should be saved.
The right policy then Is to go over
your field now and select your seed
corn for next year, taking the stalks
whose combined output is largest,
whether the output be the yield of one,
two or three ears. If you (to not haul
up your own corn, possibly the best
plan is to go over the fields at the
proper time and cut off the selected
ears with about a foot of stalk above
and below the ears. These can then
t>e distinguished from the other ears
when the corn is hauled up, and the
seed corn piled to itself to be,shucked
and shelled whenever yon please.
This work will require a little time
and attention, but it will bring yon
handsome returns when your corn and
cotton crops are gathered, next fall
/ ' Huth or Aathma.
J. P. P.?Can you tell me what tf
do for my mule? She coughs badly be
fore or about day every morning; rare
ly ever coughs during the day. Hei
wind Is all right. She is fat, in splen
did health and a splendid mule, show
twelve years old. I have a few timet
heard a rattling in her throat. It don'i
hurt her at all to work. Is a horse sub
ject to asthma?
Answer?Heaves is also callec
"broken wind" and "asthma," the thre<
names denoting the same, affection
The disease is usually associated witt
disorder of the function of digestion
or to an eiror in the choice of food
Feeding on damaged hay or straw, to<
bulky and innutricious food and keep
ing a horse in a dusty atmosphere or i
badly ventilated stable produce or pre
dispose to heave. Horses brought fron
a high to a low let el are predisposed
A cough is usually the precursor, o
first symptom. I hat e little doubt tbn
your Horse is developing this disease
which, when fully established, is in
curable. It therefore Is advisable t<
use every precaution to ward off th<
impending attack. i- cea so as nevci ?
overload the stomach, taking care t<
feed regularly three times a day. AI
low a little swe^t. clean hay, thei
Sentance Sermons.
Kindness is the key to every heart
Fidelity is the best evidence o
faith.
No big suecess can come to a littli
soul.
Saving money is not being saved b;
money.
Sorrow is often one way of spel
ling strength.
The self-centered church revolve
around the collection.
Sins of the imagination are by n
means imaginary sins.
The best prayer against pain i
abstinence from sour apples.
Pleasure without moderation i
always mixed with misery.
It takes more than wind in th
chest to make wings grow on th
back.
The finest sermon is the one thr
makes the fur fly on the other fe
low.
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FARM > JfOTES. ' I
TER. STOCKMANINQ TRUCK GROWER. f VM
water and then oats (shelled). Boiled 3
1 flaxseed mixed with a little bra'n at j
night is good to keep the bowels reg- 1
! ular. Pulverize and mix four-ounces I
1 each of saltpeter and copperas and 1
: two ounces of nux vomica. Divide into * |
' twenty-four doses and give one every IjfiH
' night in a bran ma$b. Always water 1
: before feeding, or as above directed, v I
: and not within an hour after. Do net *'|| I
' put to work within an hour after eating
a full meal. The above course of I
1 copperas, salt peter and nux vomica j
1 may be given until the ten ounces are ]
^ exhausted; then skip two or three 1
weeks and repeat the course.?Profes- |
1 sor Soule. j
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Dysentery in Poultry. j
Often during the hdated term, and 1
! in the early autumn, there are hens i
in the flock that take a disease of a
wasting nature; they have a watery,
' discharge that later becomes greenish,
1 their combs and wattles lose their red!
ness, soon they become listless, will
1 not eat, waste away in body, and finally
die. It is not very contagious, sel
dom becomes epidemic, and is not j
" cholera. It is dysentery, and if taken
' in time may be cured. j
Last summer we had two or three
> M 1_ - I- (M fr%e\? 19
iowis auecieu iu una waj?m m
we Lave a few most every* year, bat
1 we rarely lose any of them because of
prompt treatment after the following /
manner:
In the first place, we pot the afflicted
bird to herself and put some blue stone
(sulphate of copper) In her water. Not
[ much of it?Just, enough to turn the
water a brackish color like stagnant
water?say a piece as large as a bullet
1 to a half gallon of water. This makes ; J
' of the water an astringent tonic. Then'
' We give her parched corn meal with:
" red pepper well stirred in it moistened
; with thin gravy, or oily water from
beef stew. This heats her Intestines
and checks the inflammation, and is
strengthening. If she Is so weak she
1 will not cat, the water and the food Is
' put in her mouth, the latter In the form
* of pellets as large as she can swallow. ' *; >1
' Two or three days of this treatment
' usually effects a complete cure. Wh-n
there Is dysentery of this kind in a:
brood of young chickens, they are put
in a dry place with the mother and 1
cared for In the same manner.-:Sonth
; em Cultivator.
Success With SwMt PotatoM. Ja
As I have always had good success
1 In keeping sweet potatoes. I will give
methods of putting away. 1 butt A
; smalt house, planking It up on the outside
with plain lumber; that is, without
tongues and grooves, and banking
the earth around the house to keep the
1 water out. 1 put oak leaves in the
house to put the potatoes on. We
cover the tubers all around and over ? ;
with the leaves, but not until there
Is danger of the weather becoming
too cold for them without this. Until
the approach of very cold weather we $
spread over them an old qniit or something
similar, using the leaves when it
becomes quite cold. South end of
house i3 open all the time. By this
'* * KahooH 1
raetuou our poiaiues me kuohj livuow, '
they get thoroughly dry, and handy to
get at. and are much sweeter and better
than when kept In any other way.
Have taken them up -fn mud and had
| tnera keep perfectly.?Thomas L. HIn[
son. 3Ionroe, N. C.
1 Rut Ib Cotton.
j To S. H. Boswell, AshvUIe. Ala.? .1
' You ask if I "know of anything that J
1 will stop the rust In cotton." etc. My *
answer Is that I know of net remedy
that will cure the disease In cotton
1 which we call rust. It Is not a fungus S
disease, as some hare supposed, bat is
' caused by some peculiar condition of
the soil. Many suppose that It is
) caused by lack of potash in the soil,
. and the remedy proposed Is the application
of a fertillrer containing a Mb.
eral percentage of potash. Hence the
1 liberal use of potash to soils known to
t be subject to rust of cotton Is exten.
sirelr practiced. My own belief is
I ? - t
that the cause Is not yet fully under.
stood. I believe that rotation of crops
and liberal fertilizing with a properly
t "balanced" fertilizer in the proper
f coarse to pnrsoe.?Professor Soule.
j Fie* r*r lm>U Form.
The Warren ton Record believes that
. now Is a time for small farms, and
j makes the following sensible editorial
- observation:
t "With us the day of big farms, where
w hundreds of acres are In cultivation,
i is past, and this is the day of small
. farms. Here and there farms will be
r run on a large scale, bet the tendencyt
is toward tbe small farm of from one
, to two horses. Cultivating from ten to
- fifty acres. The sqjall farm means
d intensive farming. The aim of the
e small fanner is io improve his land so
d that one acre will prodnce more than
0 three or four wouid nnder the old ?.
- system. This will menu larger proflta
1 I at less expense and less labor."
Pointed Paragraphs.
Sunny Itlay sends many of her sona
f to this country to dispense shines at
the rate of 5 cents per.
e Often there is a good deal more
business in a church than there id
religion in a place of husness.
' A ninety-eight-pound lump of feminine
loveliness cairgaake a 200-pound
man look like a grain of sand lb a . -/.
nickl's worth of sugar.
5 It's a fortunate thing for t'o man
who imagines he knowV/^j^J_aat his
0 wife is able to support fife 1'anulv by
chasing dirty lines up and down a
s washboard.?Chicago News.
It is a curious thing thtu nobody
s thinks it is wrong for a gur4 to kiss a
man untill she reaches be- age when
it is interesting.?New Y<wi Press,
e ' > /-;
e A man who is ashamed to show his
j feelings over the death his <?raud
father vail uowi nx* a nru? ?... n
Small sorrow* jure , ..
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