Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE FARMERS' UNION BUREAU, \ _ _ Conducted by S. C. Fanners' Inlon. A<Ulr?s :ill colurn: : > ,i. (*. s ,1' Toir. Watsca ta Speak. Tom Watson. 1 !i . orator and U - on subject? p- rt i to - i ' est of cotton on ? the National i'.i . ; day night. ; ;;r v -i meeting in .*> * .a.:' j. ' ;. Spartunbu: .* ( . 'i:r\ ' n Union organize! on the 1 T;i ut January, at ]o in. > >; . r F S Uhamilet*, Sn-jV ; i .. Earle and other- -. are looking to Sparta.d-nig. inlargest county in the >t?i e. to do a big thing in the way oi e<? ati ?n among the farmers, and we ate itident that she will do it. State Organizer Mahafivy is g ; ting busy d?>wn in Saluda and adjoining counties Me is rounding tip the farmers into locals, about on an average of one every two daws at last ?' >? - i- ... . . . .o ;.-. account. l>OYS, wurii >un .sr-c Maha2ey" swaying himself around 111 your neighborhood you may just as well go right up to the school house or somewhere else and get toge'hei, or he will make things so hot that something will have to be doing. Our newspapers are taking hold of things in the interest of the farmers in no half-handed way these days. They seem to have rolled up! their sleeves, spit on their hands and taken fast hold on the big stick and are hammering with all their might knocking out bucket-aheps (and their kin) the lien law and many other chocks in front of the wheels of progressive farming in the South. Our newspapers are a great power in the South for either good or evil to our farming interests and it is very encouraging to the farmers to see the manly position they are taking in the fight to rid the State of vile cotton gambling and speculative dens, and the lien law. Sheridan, a man of great power and influence in Great Britain in his day, spoke thus of the power of the press; "Give the people a corrupt House of Lords, give them a venal House of Commons, give them a tyrannical prince, give them a truckliag court, and let me have but an unfettered press I will defy them to encroach a hair's breadth npon the liberties of England." Cotton bears use the press of the South to deceive the people and hammer down the price of the South's cotton to the injury of all our Southern people and we must unite iu informing our country people through the country Jpress and fhpm nnt fpain throueh the ftUVV" V ?-w? O - -> same hole they come in. The Lien Law io a tiutsbell. Before we had the lien law the intelligent white population in South Carolina controlled the production and sale of her cotton and rice, the chief products of the State. Now, under the lieu law system, more than half the cotton growing and marketing of the State is in control of irresponsible, recJkless, improvident negroes, who, by the use of money obtained through the supply merchants and others, from foreign cot ton spiuuers, control both the production and the price of cotton by placiug themselves, through the medium of this lien law, absolutely at the mercy of cotton bears. The lien law enables the incompetent negro, who does not own anything but his labor, to rent laud, give a lien on the prospective crop, , aiake conditions that boss the land owner and puts the negro in such an indepeud^t condition that he will not hire himself to the owner of the land to work at all. In short, the lien law, to a large extent, puts the farming laud owner under the control of incompetent laborers who own no property. Progressive farming cannot thrive under such conditions. Some argue that before we kill tin* i n law that we should kill the h ?:iie-!-;:d law. Now, this reminds i." ? v. ii.?t ;li - . 1 la.lv said, that ; - ?:: ? i'd Ueief . ' near tilr > :: v--i* ;111 i.e le.sri-ed t i ;i--\ :do <?thera>-i - > i.. t * ii ' : ' 1 ' ! '>. ?i . a" . ;m : i w.:: < . ,;.i\ i . in' \ . . Unlit :lJI ' > . v..? . i . e > -.h'Mi . lk**> I! K r ?i i;i: til* * ^ i h - i.? ii u..v . - :i u ttldlll mi 1 i; cotton be;M. The Mew York Cotton Kxciumie is nothing less tlun thr big s'ick io used I?v foreign sppnilator. .o hammer down prices of rotten Take away t !i-* use of the mail and the rot ton wiies to these exchanges and remove the lien iaw, their main arm in South Carolina, then the int* -iligont la: v! owners and the better jolaSs of i apneas men can run our 'cotton in.fitiess to the benefit of all. > P.am living and high thinking on | the farm is the place where many of the b'g men grow, that hold down the lid over many of the big enterprises about our towns and cities. Both the business world and the political world know where to go to get men of sterling worth and staunch character. Cheer up, ye sons of the soil, the world not only looks to you for all the food and clothing for her teeming millions, but she also looks to the men who J ? "MiAn u/ifVt na. are uany iu lumuiuuiuu mtu ture'e fauna and flora and there have grown opto know and will never forget the lessons there taught by nature's God every day of bis growing life?for the men who are to save the nation. Borns-Arrowsmlth. An event of unusual interest Georgetown this week occurred on last Monday afternoon, when Miss Margaret Burns was given in marriage to Mr T Emile Arrowsmith, of Kingstree. There were no cards and only a small number of guests wit ?i-f nessed tne ceremony, wuicu took place at the home of the bride. Just at the hour for the ceremony, Father Charles BuDois Wood stood before an impromptu altar, banked with palms and drooping ferns# Miss Kate Morgan sounded the deep chords of Mendelssohn's March and the bridal party appeared on the stairway. Without escort of groomsmen or ushers came the bride's only attendant, her sister, Miss Lee Burns, in a gown of dainty taffeta, exquisite in its dainty girlishness and simplicity. The bride, as she descended the stairway and entered the parlor to complete the wedding party, made a beautiful picture in her robe of duchess lace, over a princess gown of shimmering satin. At the altar she was met by the groom, with his brother, Mr Philip Arrowsmith, as best man. ' ' r i ri ii . i!_ ine oeautnui can/one ceremony was impressive, and a fitting dignity and simplicity of detail characterized the entire wedding. Immediately after the ceremony wine and cake were served, and, while offering their congratulations, the guests drank to the continued happiness of the young couple. The afternoon train carried Mr and Mrs Arrowsmith to their home in Kingstree, followed with the best wishes of a host of friends in Georgetown. The bride's going away gown was of dark blue cloth, with long fitted coat and Peter Pan hat. When Kingstree was reached that evening they were the honored giiesis at.i dinner j>;ir ty, ^iven l?y M.'ami Mr> .! ! ' Heller, ;iim a !?.rev* ;iu;a!i r n: friends . > p-v- :i t > ; ks ; them. They e v 'J: . -:'r. h :: > a handsone . ... presents. / .<<> \ STRENGTH OF* THE TIGER. Ho v. Ti:is fierce Bratc KH!c and Car* ? c CA't I *t. Pre v. 1 ' I: ..r-Ji 1 I'oilbie ' v tj . v;r r? "...I.- 110 tioi. t -:;t tlie m... ; ! . i 0:1 the 'iiter, arm v.t i bull turned his head lo . 'iv the tiger lie must ! :ve put 1.:~ out and with a sr. ". an jerk ! r well the :i vk. On ano , . ; occasion ] went to see a V". i:, buffalo which 1*mI Wen i killed by a t>er and fo ml the same thing had happened. There were similar marks on the nose and aho on the near slioulder, which clearly indicated that this animal had been killed in the same way. Malays who have actually seen a tiger killing a bulTalo told me they saw the same tiling happen; also that in dragging off a heavy carcass, such as buffalo or bull, he gets i A l.:?v. most 01 tne weigni across ms snuwder. This must be fairly correct, as I have often followed a kill, and the marks left indicated that only a portion of the animal was trailing along the ground. I have known a full grown bull which ten men would not move dragged two miles by a tiger in a heavy jungle, where roots of treea and swamp had to be gone through. In no case have I seen the pug marks facing the wrong way except when stopping to feed, which proves he must carry a portion of the animal over ms shoulder. The" old idea of a tiger killing large game by a blow from his paw is nonsense. Besides, in this conntry a tiger never faces his prey, but attacks him on the flank, unless charged. Another curious fact that may seem very like a fairy tale is that a tiger does not soem to mind a small lamb being tied over a kill about ten feet hign, but will come and feed. I have known three occasions when this has been tried,, and each time a tiger hme come tc feed upon the carcase. ? LoixIoe Field. A cold taken at this time of th? ? i i -M year is generally naru co gee riu or but it will not be able to with stand Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar. That will cure all colds, coughs, croup, whooping cough, etc., by driving them out through the bowels. If you have a cold, try it and if not cured get your money back. No opiates.?Sold by W L Wallace. Not Guilty. "Tommy,* said the teacher reproachfully, "why didn't you take your hat off to me when you passed me yesterday?" "t didn't have me hat on, ma'am," replied tha boy. "Don't tall me that. I saw it on your head." "I know you seen me, but you didn't see ma hat. That was me brudder's hat I had on." Saving Surplua Carrots. Anv carrots that are left in the garden when frost comes can be made to keep for nearly a year by storing them in 9and. At least they kept that length of time for us. We cut the tops to within about a half inch of the root and laid each carrot separately, filling the spaces between with sand and adding enough layers to fill the box. They were kept in a cellar that has a temperature of from 40 to 50 degrees in the winter. They always last till the new carrots come in June, and one year we found a sound one as late as August. No : /lnnl.t n fnmnprature would suit them aa well or better, for carrots are supposed to store to the best advantage at about 34 decrees. ?I. M. Angel 1 in Suburban Life. I I name a more loyal and lawabiding citizen, a more devoted Christian or earnest father. No one held the respect and conItidence of all his neighbors more firmly than he, and in his sphere his death makes a sure void. Peace to his ashes, and rest to his soul. W LB. THE THINGS TC EAT. Man's Anr. orr.y Suggests a Fruit D;ut av the Meet Suitable. Ti)"?e . !.*> (!?? n >t v. :it ? is to.'tior'i i- u.ii <!o vvc.l r> o.'hw tin' glanu.siar < .. >; ii { ; > ; ?,, , : ) w. :: ' ' i : ? .:<? : i. ; > i ::: r * .?i r?. ?.; i: . : . i.i if . r i as than the j animals. All i i':r ana! "my : !? . human Iw*t ll< 1 < Ot 1 lit* if i :i * ve ' :i fruit and !. ?n . the pr?tlength i:i u... l ion ?<?nds ow.eily v. i i 'w in the *. e species in in ri. -u :r;>t t<> v,v. t obtains in i all Ci'.ri.i-wi'iuis animal- where the bowei "portiona! - < '. A of anal ' t' re." "V sugge-i a fruit diet i' i.:?t suitable. Further ? . r i .tioi :a afforded >y the obvious j?rrili!ec:!i'*i : of nearly ali children for such ft .i. The best fruits for food are apples, bananas, grapes, nuts, dates, raisins and figs. , Xuts are especially valuable owing to the large amount of fat they j contain. The old fashioned idea that they are indigestible is due partly to the error in taking them at the end of an already more than ample meat meal and partly to in-! i sufTio ent mastication. Chestnuts are the easiest to digest and make an excellent food. Many other, fruits may be taken, always remem- j bering that stone fruits sometimes disagree and that acid fruits should i bo taken in moderation. Strawberries contain a considerable amount of purins and should be avoided by oil Triih n routv or rheumatic ten **" p J ? --dcncy. Among fruits we include those of the cereals, such as wheat and rice. White bread is free from purin, but brown bread contains a varying amount derived from the I husk. The most wholesome form j of bread is unleavened.?Lancet. I and Foa. In a suit tried in a Virginia town a young lawyer of limited experience was addressing the jury on a point of law when, good naturedly, ne turned to the opposing counsel, a man of much more experience than himself, and asked: "That's right, I believe, Colonel Hopkins ?" Whereupon Hopkins, with a smile of conedous superiority, replied: "Sir, I have an office in Richmond wherein I shall be delighted to enlighten you on any point of law for a consideration." The youthful attorney, not in the least abashed, took from his pocket a half dollar piece, which he offered ^ ? 1 1 - * A V it. L. Uoionei ttopxiiu, wun m? remara; "No time like the present. Take this, sir, tell us what you know and nre me the change." ? Harper's Weekly. Stupidity and Sangfroid. Commander Gambier of the British nary tells in his book this story of a soldier serrant named Andrews, a fellow of stupidity and sang froid: "We were practicing with a saloon pietol in my brother's quarters, and Andrews was in a small dressing room adjoining when a ball went through the door and took the tip off hie ear. Most men would hare made some remark. He did not, and we knew nothing about j it until by chance, looking into the ; room, we saw him groping about 1 under the table for something he had lost. 'What are you looking for, Andrews?' said my brother. He drew up, stood at attention and replied in an apologetic tone?as if deprecating his master's wrath, T was only a-looking for a bit of my ear as come off when you fired that ; shot through the door, sir.'" Philosophy of a Clown. The late Charles Bliss, the famous star of the Dan Bice circus? 1 he w?is the original "human fly"? imputed his success to thoroughness. "Don't attempt a new trick," he said one day, "till you are a thor! rmcrh mncfpr nf it. The Onlv WUV ? ? ? ; to succeed is to be so thorough in everything you undertake that fail- j ure is altogether an impossibility. If you are going, for instance, to be a 6tu:np speaker, if you are going to address a lot of farmers, don't talk farm unless you have studied it up. Don't be like a stump speaker I know who yelled at a crossroads meeting: " 'He who puts his hand to the plow must not turn back!' " 'Wot's he to do, then, when ho 1 gets to the end o' the furrer?' i shouted a hired man in blue overalls."?Denver News. For the Stock on the Farm ;joajvs Liiximeat i 53 a whole medicine chest j Price 25c 50c 6 * 1.00 J Send for Free Booklef on Horses.Citile. Hogs ?? Poetry r' Address Dr. Earl S. Sloan. B v fori, ^Mass.' j ffiank of Williamsburg, K1NGSTREE, S. C. Capital Stools $40,000. Chas. W. Stoll, Pres. E. C. Epps, Cashier. F. Rhem, V. Pres. WE[do business on business principles. WE extend every consideration consistent with safe and sound banking*. WE pay four per cent on deposits in Savings Department, payable quarterly. "WE respectfully solicit your business. Large or small it will receive our best attention. Board Of XDixectors, Chas. It/. Sto/i, 2t/. U. I/Jit kins, !P. S. Sovrelttt, It/. / 9/exsen, ^ TZ/cJ^addon, tfthem, Tj. j{. tZtlakeloy, C. Sraham. I HOLIDAY SEASON ( Has been prolific w ith orders frrm our WilliamsUirif ftfcr.ds and we appreciate their pationape and will give their mail orders special attention. All we ask is a chance to demonstrate our willingness to pi vc a ?quare deal in even* m~- particular. ?? ?E We Have Just Received a laree 3 E Assortment of: 3 S~E Gid-Tipped Hack Combs, Gold-Tipped Side Combs, Also Cold- 25 P Plated-Tipped Side Combs. Fresh supply of Heautiful Rosar52 ies, Amethysts. Garnets, Jet, Torquoise, Sapphires, Mother of ZZ2 Sp Pearl, Signet Rings, Sleeve Buttons, Beauty Pins. ^5 gp Watches and Jewelry repaired by Expert Workmen. 2 WAT( H INSPECTORS for Southern, Georgetown and 25 gp Western Railroad; also Consolidated Street Railway. ^ 1 s. THOMAS A BRO. 1 E 257 KINO STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Eg ^lUUilUUiiUlUUUiUtiiUiUUJUlUlUilUUitiiitUUkiUHiilli^ Registration Notice. BEE'S LAXATIVE HONEY m TAR Theofflce ol the Superior of Reft "L"V" eou8H8 AKD C0L" istration will be opened on the flr? Monday in every month for the purpose of the registering of any person S g who is qualified as follows: E a ---- *? - ?:j?* rtfl r- r rnn a nar 9 Who snail nave oeeu a miurm ui h nirvr i in n mi i i the State for two years, and of the I A ? i-*A AWW county one year, and of the polling pre- I "rsTj* vrm TIT? A T TTT cinct in which the elector offers to g A , ALALIA vote four months before the day of election, and shall have paid, sis months before, any poll tax then due and payable, and who ran both read and write any section of the constitution of 1895 submitted to him by the m Supervisors of Registration, or who Kl'IFCT l?l If*V can show that he owns, and has paid all taxes collectable on during the present year, pioperty in this State T? _ assessed at three hundred dollars or, HlSUlcLllCC more. J. Y. MrGII.L, < (Jerk of Board. for Banks or priti r i vate residences. Monuments. Headstones. bond < 1 ^ mmmm. everystyle. I given for AdminUtra. "w I tors, Receivers, Trus - - " * ? i of In beergia, tennessee, verwum ui | ? Imported Marble- Anything in Marble. Banks, Treasurers of Al?) Granite Monuments. Corporation., State NO ORDER TOO SMALL OR , ? NONE TOO LARGE. and ?>*nty officers. Designs and Prices Furnished on Application. Satisfaction Tfie WilllatllSblirQ Gnaranteed Insurance 4 BondFLORENCE inn flnpnrn TOrcMeTOaeks J.* W. Chapman, Prop. FLORENCE, - S C. I ' J9I