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Glenn Springs. An Old Habitue Pays His Anneal Visit to Carolina's Favorite W atering Place-The Splen? did New Hotel, and Other Improvements. The following letter, taken from the last issue of the Newberry Observer, will give some idea of the improvements that have been made lately at Glenn Springs : GLENN SPRINGS, June 22, 1895. Editor Observer : Perhaps your readers would he interested in bearing from rbis famous watering place, so long the resort of Newberrians. I reached here yesterday by the Glenn Spriogs Railroad. What an improvement on "Blowers Hack Line" -or any other mode of private con? veyance. You get aboard the rraio a? Spartanburg, and after a comfortable run of !es9 thau an hour, here you are The Simpsons have evidently got hold of Aladdin's lamp. Such a trans? formation as they have made must be seen to be fully appreciated I had heard much of the "great improve? ments,'' but the half had nor been told. The new hotel is a splendid structure. It is 270 feet long, with piazzas the whole length OD the first floor and more than a hundred feet on the second. The old hotel has been thoroughly re? modeled, and it could scarcely be re? cognized even if it stood alone ; and at each end of the old building has been added a handsome three-storied wing The new rooms are large and airy, w??li ventilated, and provided with nice oak furniture The cut tn this issue gives a pretty fair idea of the outside appearance of the hotel, but the greatest change has been upon the interior-dining-room, ballroom, parlor, reading rooms, bed? rooms, etc The dining-room is a thing of beauty and a joy-three times a day. The culinary department is all that could be desired. The hotel will accommodate comfortably five hundred guests, and it ought to have that number by the middle of July. I found about seventy-five people when I got. here yesterday, and thir? teen more came on the same train with me $ There are double daily trains be? tween Spartanburg and Glenns. The daily newspapers of Greenville, Co? lumbia, Spartanburg, Charlotte and Atlanta are here by half-past 8 in the morning: the mail service is excellent, and one keeps in touch with the out? side world while secure from its toils and troubles. In one thiag here there has been no improvement-because there was no room for it. The water is the same It remains the best in the world for tired, worn-out humanity. The nights are copi ; the hotel man? agement is up to date ; the proprietors are accommodating and kind ; the guests are pleasant and companion? able-and the life here has every at? traction for persons in search of health and pleasure. It is worth remarking that, notwithstanding the great im? provements in the accommodations, there has been no increase in the expense ; the pnces remain the same. I hope to see many Newberrians here this summer. I know they would enjoy a sojourn of two weeks or a month in this quiet, restful place, and they would get new strength and vigor for the hard work of the year. Yours trulv, W.H. W Gratitude of Venezuela. It is Shown to Congressman Living? ston-An American Alliance. WASHINGTON, June 27.-Private letters received to-day from Caracas, state that Congressman Leonidas F. Livingston, of Georgia, was the re? cipient of many private and public courtesies during his recent visit to Venezuela. The local authorities at La Gaayra were notified to facilitate his lauding at that port. His hotel bill was paid by the Venezuelan au? thorities while he remained at Caraca*?, and numerous entertainments were given in hts honor. Io this manner both the government and citizens of the republic endeavored to show their appreciation of the friendship which Mr. - Livingston displayed for them by securing the passage by the House of Representatives at the last session a resolution demanding that the differ? ences between Venezuela and Great Britain should be arbitrated Representative Livingston was ac? companied to Veuezuela by Gen. I. W. Avery, one of the commissioners of the Atlanta Exposition. Upon the request of Gen Avery, Venezuela has agreed to send au exhibit to Atlanta which will consist principally of such native products as sugar, coffee, indigo, woods and minerals. In a letter written by Mr. Jacinta Lara, the Venezuelan minister of in? ternal improvements, to Gen. Avery, respecting Venezuela's intention to send an exhibit to Atlanta, Mr. Lara closed with the suggestion that all the countries on the American continent the United States, Mexico, Central America and South America-should form a defensive alliance for their pro? tection against European powers. .'Many of tue citizens of Rainville, Indi? ana, are never without a bottle of Chamber Iain '3 Cough Remedy in the house," says Jacob Brown, the leading merchant ot thc place. This remedy has proven of so much value for colds, croup and whooping cough io children that few mothers who know its worth are willing to be without it. For =aie by Dr. A. J. China. Two Pictures. i ; Mr. Thomas M. Raysor whose letter ' advisiog no?hiog io particular, io the i iVews and Courier, i* rolled under the '?. palate of tiiat paper as a delicious mor? sel, is a good man and a true demo erat. But look on this picture : Atlamont Mosen, senator from Sum ter, represents a county whose conser? vative democrat? deserve more honor i than those of auy other co-nry in the ; state. With a narrow majority of j about a hundred they rescued their ! county in 1S92, after it had been ! stoieu from them in 1890, and they j have had courage and political skill . enough to hold it ever since, j Mr. Moses was an original member \ of the Tillman Hemphill conference ; ? which "demanded'' eoual division. \ ; Before Tillman impudeutly confessed 1 his treachery. Mr. Moses saw that it I was his intention to do so, and when j : he did Mr. Moses with Representative j j Manning, of Sumter, pulled off their j i coats aod declared themselves ready for | ; action. Now look on this : ! Mr. Raynor comes from the mont j Tillmao-riditen county in the state, { j Laurens not excepted. Mr. Raysor I was a member of a conference which "demanded ' equal division He was chairman of its committee I Now comes Mr. Raysor and talks I about "two out of six'' delegates from j j his own county. "Equal division !*' Poor, melancholy ghost! Mr. Raysor; ; demanded equal division with a ; ! steutor's voice. He was the leader of: j the Hemphill chorus. "Ground j i arms," say Tillman and Irby. Raysor ! I and Hemphill obey. Charleston will stand ro her guns ? j with the gamecocks of Sumter.- j i Charleston Post. r 12 Months in 12 Days. Farming-Manufacturing, From the Cheraw Reporter. Mr. Editor:-I would not discourage our farmers nor would I care to see j ? them quit. There are some things though that some of them could do that, would benefit them aod at the same time help others A farmer with ooe horse works twelve mooth* to produce, with the as? sistance of his family, $300 worth of j farm products-say that this costs him j ?240 in mosey and labor-he has ?60 profit for his year's work. This same man, with his small force, ! could start a manufacturiog enterprise i j of some kind wirb the same capital aod j do the same wqrk with the same results j j in 12 days that oow takes 12 months, j I Thus the work of 12 months is crowded ! j toto 12 days. If he makes clear 50c j per day oo his output be clears as much j j as he does oow io a year If bc j makes oo b\f $240 sixty dollars every j 12 days be has at the end of the year ! $1,560 profits instead of ?60. This may appear to some as visiooary but they are facts. There are numerous small manufac? turing enterprises a farmer could start j on bis present workiog capital or credit, j do all the work with his family, as he now does on his farm, aod the result I would be surprising. Let oue or more give this matter some thought and demonstrate the feas? ibility of it. Cheraw is a good place to manufacture at-excellent shipping facilities. Who will try it ? H. W. FINLAYSON. - ? ? fa Had Her Husband Killed, j ATLANTA, Juoe 26.-A special from Cochran to the Constitution says: Mrs. Wm* Nobles paid a oegro $10 to kill her husband. The body was buried by j the woman, the negro, Gus Jones and I I her two daugbteis. Al! have beeo ar-i j rested, and the negro has confessed. | j Nobles was an old farmer of Twiggs j : conoty. He aod his wife often quar- ! ; relied. j When the body was found Mrs. 1 ' Noble? said: "Weil, murder will out,! and I'd as well tell the straight of it. j ! They can't do anything but hang me ! or send me to the penitentiary, and : either is better than living with a roan : you have to quarrel and fuss at ail the j time." ? Mrs. Nobles said that she forgot to j j retract her offer for the death of her ! husband aod was very sorry wheo she ! learoed that Gus had killed him. She i knew, however, that she was respon I sible for the crime. j The oegro. Gus, also is said to have ; made a coofessioo without much hesi? tancy. His story coiocides with that j of Mrs. Nobles, except he declares the I murder was committed behind the barn, and three licks caused the death. One ! of these was struck by Mrs. Nobles herself. Mrs Nobles, ber'daughters and the negro have all beeo arrested. Knights of the .Tlaccabce*. The Stat? Coomander write* us frew Lin c-ln. Neb., as f.>l!owi: "After tr>ing other medicines f>>r waa* seemed T<* be a very "bs';, nate cough in our children we tried Dr. King's Nev.- Disc-.very an?l at the '-nd of two days the cough entirely loft them. We wili no: be without it hereafter, as our experience proves that :t cu re? where all other remedies fail.*'-Signed F. \V. Stevens, State Com - Why no: give thi> great medicine a trial, as it ITU;tr:ti:t?e<I arid trial bottles ar?: ?rte at J. F. VV. DeLorwc's Drug St-.r.-. Regula* fizo 50c. and $1.00. ti - i mm ? ? ? - - Good paper at 14cts, lr>cts, 20cts, 25cts 30cts per box. Fine paper at 35 eta, 40cts 45cts, 50cts, 55cts, 6('cts, 65cts, 70ct$, 75ct3 ter box at H. G. Osteeu <fc Jo. FARMER AX!) PLANTER. The (Juesllo.-i of Making Cotton a Faying Crop \ oiiat(li*r?*(l. We Iiear a great deal said about con? cert of action among farmers for the purpose of decreasing the area planted to cotton this year, in order that a Mini lier crop may- he put on the mar? kets o? the world. But a little reflec? tion will show the -itter impossibility of effecting" the desired purpose in this way. Human nature is very selfish, and if there was a prospect of a gener? al agreement there are thousands who would at once imagine that now was the time to plant heavily to take ad? vantage of the prospective rise, and the whole tiling would be defeated. The low price of cotton is itself working the cure. There is no need for an}' concert of action, for the men who have been using three or four acres of land to grow* a bale ol cotton can not grow it in this way any longer and live. Cotton as a sole crop is done forever just as wheat as a sole crop is in the north. The man who makes anything from cotton hereafter must be a farmer, and not a mere planter, gambling on the chance of so much fertilizer giving him so much cotton. He must learn how to accu? mulate fertility in his soil while get? ting increasing crops from it, and must learn the fact that the only waj- to rest land is to keep it at work between sale < vops, growing peas and crimson clover to leed stock for raising ma nure tor the corn and cotton, so that the old time practice of dribbling a little fertilizer in the furrow, for immediate effect, can be forever abandoned, anil a gen? erous broadcasting of the mi'nure for the benelit of the soil take its place. Of course the change can not be made all at once, but it behooves all farmers whose interests are in the cotton crop, and with whom as a matter of neces? sity the cotton crop must be the money crop, to begin to take measures tc make it really a money crop, the sur? plus crop, but not the sole depend ence for paying all the expenses of the farm. Farms in the south have heretofore been called plantations, because they have been merely planting places for cotton. But the farming era has set in, and the men who would succeed must learn the methods of modern farming. Hundreds write to me asking for information in regard to the culture o? all sorts of crops with which they are totally un? familiar, with the intention to substi? tute thein for the cotton crop, which they say no longer pays. Any crop put in the same place that cotton has occupied in the south would 'soon be as bad as cotton, and the chances for success with crops with which the growers are entirely unfa? miliar are very doubtful at ali times. Any single sale crop is a curse to any country, be it cot? ton, wheat, tobacco, peanuts, fruit, or anything else. Cotton can not be longer grown under the old practices, and it behooves all who are in the proper cotton country, the flat, plain country of the south, to realize that while no crop is better suited to then conditions as a special crop, it must no longer be the sole crop. The fact that land can be brought up to a high state of fertility by -a proper rotation of crops, and the use of the chea per forms of mineral fertilizers, phosphoric acid and potash, without the purchase o? the expensive nitrogen, has been abundantly proved, where the leguminous crops, like peas and clover, have been grown between the sale crops. Now is the time to begin to get our lands into such a proper ro? tation. The southern tiela or cow pea will do more for the lands of the southern coast plain than anjT plant yet discovered, as by its growth the farmer is enabled to get free from the air the nitrogen which is so costly when purchased in a commercial fer? tilizer. Cotton needs for its growth a well balanced fertilizer in which pot ssh has a prominent place, with a proper percentage of the other ele? ments of plant food to enable the plant tc use the potash economically. On land where no peas or other legum? inous crop has been grown it will be necessary to use a complete fertil? izer, but if we have previously grown a crop of peas or clover on the land by the aid vi mineral fertilizers, there will be no need to buy the costly nitro? gen for the cotton crop. But it will not do to '?ssuine that because the peas or clover will help the land in the mat? ter of nitrogen that it will keep the land perennially fertile. The peas are themselves greedy consumers of potash and phosphoric acid, and these being supplied to them they will get the rest. And we need not fear that any amount of these mineral fertilizers that we may add to the soil will be wasted, for the soil will hold on to everything but the nitrogen till some plant calls for it. Therefore, if we want to start our land in the proper rotation for the growth of the cotton crop, it is essen? tial that we start with tue pea crop and supply it with the essentials of its growth. Let us start then this spring and sow the peas broadcast not less than a bushel per acre, and apply to them 300 pounds of acid phosphate and ?U pounds of muriate of potash, or 200 pounds of k?init, per acre. This will ?rive us a good growth of peas, and the best use we can make of these peas will be to turn them into hay or en? silage for feeding cattle. Then in September run a cut-away harrow over the stubble and sow crimson clover at the rate of Iii pounds per acre. This will grow during the win? ter.and can be plowed under in the spring for corn, and the same dose of fertilizer given itN Among the corn plant peas, and as soon as the corn is off plow all under, and sow the land in winter oats, with peasforhay nguiu; and plow tia- stubble for cotton the next season, fertilized again with the same ehenj) fertilizers, and sow crim Bon clover all through lin- cotton nt thc iast working, tu be cut for hay in the spring and the land put ir. ....rn ngia D. V< >u will soon ti nd thal if you keep stock enough t<* u.se up the forage yoi. will grow that ere long yon will have home-made manure enough i<> cover your corn field over broadcast, and finally you will need no artificial fer t:iizer except thc dressing t?? pr? MI ir.* ti the growth <>r the renovating crop of peas. Thc rotation is planuci fer the purpose of accumulating fertility :'<>r the cotton crop, and at tin; bann; time Sfrow crops that will pay expenses and [jive a profit besides. I cnn point now to men on the sandy fields <J? the south who are practicing :t similar : plan, and who, while growing; over a bale of cotton per acre, arc making ? sixty to seventy-five bushels <>. oats per acre, forty to fifty bushels of corn, : keep well-bred stock and have smoke? houses full of bacon, grown and cured ' as cheaply as the western farmer can : grow it. Their cotton, whatever the j price, hs a profit. Go th^u and <i<> like I wise, and you will be in a condition ; when thc price of cotton gets up again, I to profit by it more than the man who I has not improved his laud. W. F. MASSEY. DIDN'T HAVE ANY USUAL BRAND How a Country Cousi.i Made Miserable a NV'.vIy Made Mai About Town. When an adaptive young man from the far corner of ;.ome New England or western state lives for a time in New York, and absorbs enough of its atmosphere to gain the prestige of a regular boulevardier, it's pretty hard now and again to have old times thrust upon him in the person of a primitive cousin or brother-in-law. whom he is bound in conscience to entertain. A case of this kind occurred last week, in which the artless relative saw noth? ing" but a screamingly funny lapse of memory, while the man about town found a mortification therein which was pretty hard to live through. A complete deliverance of the oump ; kin into the hands of thc outfitter made ; him presentable, and then there was ? thc little bachelor dinner at a Fifth ! avenue hotel given by thc swell to all j thc smart men. who wanted "to meet I your cousin, don't you know." All went merry until the wine list ; came forth. To be sure, thc bumpkin j talked too loud and refused to under ! stand any monitory wink, but then he ! said nothing- too badly out of place. "What wine will you have?*1 said the I cousin, addressing- him. "Uaw! haw! I don't know. Cousin Dick, anything about the wine. You'll have to settle that yourself.'' j "Shall we begin on a bottle of Sau ! tente?" "Lordy. how can I tell! Anything you like!" shouted the red-cheeked, bullet-headed youth, who couldn't make head or tail of the winks and looks of deadly warning emanating from the swell's eye. People at adjoining tables pricked up their ears in amused curiosity, while tho guests at the table looked a trifle disconcerted at the bumpkin's noise. "What." said the swell, firmly plant? ing his index finger on the word "Medoc," and glaring at the youth i mesmerically, so that ii?; might under? stand and repeat it. "do you generally take?" "Usually!" shouted thc youth. "Haw! Haw! Haw! Isn't that great? Usual? ly nothing. Of course; never see wine. How could I? Yon know that, Cousin Dick, as well as I dc. Yea never saw wine at home, and now New York makes you forget all about it. Usually -Uaw! Uaw!" and the terrible youth stretched out at full length and roared satisfactorily for about five minutes, while a sense of frozenness stole over his cousin and the swells looked on in amused pity. That frozen cousin is dead hence? forth to family ties, in so far as dining social recruits is concerned, at least. V V I'"7-2. ld. How ne Kept Her nome. "We don't see much of Greteher since her marriage.'' "Fact. 1 laid eyes on her yesterday for the first time since she became a j brille, and that's nearly a year ago, ! isn't it." "Yes. They do say Tom is terribly : jealous." "Well he has bought her twenty-two ! wrappers, and only one street dress!" ! Life. *_ : 0: Heals Running ?Cures the Serpent's Sting. CONTAGIOUS In a11 Us stages com ?r?JL^ i-7A.. P.etety eradicated by RI ?10D POKflH ? S.S. Obstinate sores PLUUU HflgwW and ulcers yield to its ????B^??"^- bealing power*, lt re? moves tbe poison and builds up tbe system. A valuable ire? li ic on the <U*aie asd lu treatment malled f-*e. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Ga. All popular flavors with Pure Fruit Juices. Try our Cherry Phosphate. J. S. HUGHSON & GO., Monaghan Block. MAIN STREET Feb. 8. SUMTER S. C., COIXKGK. Aajru>ta.iiii. ' . :?-:.. p?ete IT.-:::;::! nv i;i :V- ?J , rfj. Yeti: .! Ko-ttK .-. < '<.'.:?: ?>? t'arreiiey'. ?.km\ sind'::.: - ;:: ? ? r?-yin?'p?>.itn?'ns. Full ?::r--. i :::..::;:.-. ?'.:.> r. .:< i 3!H! 't\ ;>v\vr::i::,- ala* i-.tuf.t. I-f - :IMI i.-v?,.v. Sent: '.. - .:tr< XOTICE. I WANT every man and woman in tho United States interested in the Oj.mm ami Wh:>ky habits to have one of my books on theae dis? eases. Address !;. M. V.'oolley, Atlanta, Ca. Box 382, and one will be sent you tree. Where Are You Going This Summer To The Most Beautiful Spot on Earth. CH?MEI ROCK, JJL C. ?ViiY ? Because it is not only the most beautiful spot on earth il II I . with its grand water falls, pretty little glenns, tower? ing mountains and magnificent views, but it is the most pleasant place in the mountains. It is away from the bustle and noise of railroads, and is, therefore, the best place to gain health and see real pleasure. How do you get there from Atlanta, Ga., Norfolk, Ya., Wilmington, N. C., or intermediate points ? Parties going to Chimney Rock take the Seaboaed Air Line Trains, which are the best equipped of any line of Road in the South. The Sea? board Air Line carries Chimney Rock visitors to Rutherfordton, from which point a connecting line of stages carries them over a splendid mountain road, through valleys, and by a beautiful river with its ever changing scenery. What Hotel Shall I Stop At? By all means stop at the Mountain View Inn, conducted by Mr. George P. Horton and his estimable wife. The hotel is new, the furniture and fittings of the best, and the surroundings well kept. From the hotel is a grand view of the most wonder? ful waterfalls in the United States, the famous Chimney Rock towering hundreds of feet into space. Mrs. Horton is an estimable lady, making every one feel at home as soon as they arrive. She gives her personal attention to her house-work, and superintends the cooking department, which insures the most perfect cleanliness. The kitchen is kept as clean and neat as the parlor under her management. Mr. Horton is a hustler and believes in having everything fixed to please his guests. He has lawn tennis and croquet grounds, quoit pitching grounds, a marble yard, [that is, a yard nicely graded, whe~e the bo^, men and ladies can play the old, but ever new games of marble, "roll-hole, knuckle down, &c.;:] He has swings, joggling boards, turning boards, and many amuse? ments for the children. He has rustic seats over the beautiful grounds. Nowhere else can visitors find a place where they can get the comforts and pleasures that they do at Mr Horton's hotel, But Is Not The Price Too High ? No ! It is really a puzzle to the visitors how Mr. Horton fur? nishes the excellent fare and the amusements to visitors that he does for the small charges. Some of his visitors have insisted on paying him more, and this is the reverse of most cases, for it it usual to have visitors growl at high rates. He only charges seven dollars per week, or twenty-four dollars for a full calendar month. This is valuable information to nie, and a number of my friends who are going to take a vacation this summer, and I am certainly under obligations to you, and will see you during July and August at Mr. Horton's. By the way, how far is it from Asheville ? Only twenty miles. A three hour's drive with a good spann of horses will take you to or from the beautiful mountain city, and to Vanderbilt^ elegant summer home. In fact it is said that Vanderbilt is going to have a cottage built at a point near Chimney Rock. As to all these points you can write Mr. George P. Horton, Chimney Rock, N. C. By-the-way, a party of" prominent editors visited the place and selected the location as the best place to build an Editorial Club House, and they wrote many words of praise concerning the place and section. I will quote from tue following papers: RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER. "Here with lofty mountains on each side the most picturesque scenery east of the Rockies, we, a party of editors, have met to see for ourselves and i-'l the world something of the real grandeur and sublimity. * * It is a . v. l.ttion and yet how many are willing lo live and die without putting forth >.!??. effort to view this wondrous scenery. * * The view from iii-- dome of Chimney Rock is superb. It must be seen to be thorough? ly understood." CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. "The shades of night weie falling as we drew near our destination. The harvest moon hung in the sky as we rounded Chimney Rock. At our right was Old Baldy, under whose gigantic cliffs we insignificant mortals weie creeping along. The river sang a vesper hymn, and it seemed as if nature vras offering her evening prayer to the Creator. The view from Chimney Rock is srlorious. * * But it is useless to describe the beauties of this region. Go and see them for yourself." WILMINGTON REVIEW. "'t was up hill and down dale ; now in the valley shut in by high hills, an anon skirting the brow of a precipice hundreds of feet above the plain beneath. The country between Rutherfordton and Asheville is beautiful, rich, prosperous and happy. * * We stood upon the summit of the rugged and picturesque Chimney and gazed abroad for 6ixty miles, the eye taking in almost at one glance the peaks of a hundred magnificent mountains. The view is simply sublime." RICHMOND DISPTCII. '.There is not a miking t'ement in this beautiful mountain scenery. There is a succession of grand views all the way for six miles. No language can depict the grandeur of the scenery all along the route. The Broad River certainly is as picturesque as the lamed Swanoanoa ; and larger and much more turbulent " NORFOLK VIRGINIAN. "At every turn of the road as we approach, the mountains unfold, pan oram like displaying wild grandeur almost and yet fascinating in the ex? treme. Peak after peak seetnii.gly reaching skyward after supremacy as though spurning thc placidity of the valley, and defying the arts of the city builders ol* the plains It is only a few years since man first stood upon the summit of Chimney Rock. The outlook was superb be? yond description.*' RICHMOND TIMES. "Hickory Nut Gap is the most picturesque section of country to be found throughout the Appalachian chain. The Broad River, a restless crystal stream, divides thc great gorge, leaving a towering, rugged height on either side. Members of our party were vicing with each other in the use of adjectives over the glorious landscape To attempt a description of the great gray peaks, overlooking roaring cataracts and smiling vales below would be but sacrilege when once a glimpse has been obtained." A stay at Chimney Rock will curt; malarial diseases. Blood Poison, Indi? gestion and Dyspepsia. Without doubt Chimney Rock has the finest air and scenery to be found. Write* to Geo. P. Horton, Chimney Rock, N. C. and get any further information desired.