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eiJLTIV?TtOH OF JLF?LFJ. An Authoritative Article on the Subject, With Special Relation io the Soi! anti Climate of South Carolina. Prepared by Prof SniJlmaa at the Request cf Commissioner Watson. Columbia, July 30.--Commissioner E. J. Watson, has branched out and taken a dip into the realm of agricul? ture. There has been a great deal writ? ten about alfalfa in this State in re? cent years, and there has been a con? siderable amount of confusion as to how to get the best results from this importent crop. Upon the occasion of Prof. Stillman's recen?; visit to this State Commissioner Watson urged him-to prepare a special article upon alfalfa 5u this State, and the follow-' ^?g article was furnished in compli? ance with that request: ALFALFA IN SOUTH CAROLINA. This valuable crop is adapted to cli? matic conditions in all- parts of the State of South Carolina. It is adapt? ed to a wide variety of soils, but does best on rich alluvial'soils. It will not grow on distinctly wet land, though it" will stand considerable overflew, it is very difficult to start on poor, thin land, and is very subject fr> destruction from weeds when the iilfaifa is young and tender. On good :wch land the best method of starting alfalfa is to plough the land broadcast near or shortly after the middle cf summer, harrowing every ibalf day up to the. plough to prevent the forma? tion of ciod& -The plow should run 7 or S inches deep unless the land has formerly been plowed ^ only 3 or 4 inches deep, in that-case plough au inch deeper than the land"has been plough? ed before. Keep the .anet wall bor? rowed so as to kill the ? weeds and keep in moisture until about the first of September, then sow alfalfa* seed broadcast at the rate of about 20 pounds per acre and cover it by means of a drag harrow. If the season is favorable th is will gi ve a good stand. If the fall tums out to be exceedingly dry the stand will fail In that case the seeding should be repeated cn th? samt; land in very early spring. In uplands that are not m very good heart it is wise to go to some trouble in preparing it for alfalfa. A good course to pursue ?3 to sow rye in the fall of the year. When this rye is beading out next spring, turn it under good and deep with a turning plough, harrow immediately, slanting the teeth of the harrow so as to drag out the rye. Let the land lie about six weeks to give ' the rye time to decompose thoroughly and let the rains wash out the resulting acids from the soiL It is a good thing to app?.y about 20 bushels of lime per acre ac this time if it is available. This lime should be air-slacked, sown broadcast, and harrowed into the surface. After the rye has had time to rot and the acids to-be washed out, sow an early variety -of cowpeas such as whippoorwill. Curt these for hay the latter part of August After the hay is off, disk the .land very thoroughly and sow alfalfa as above idicated. It is very important that alfalfa be allowed to go into winter with a good : covering, which may be secured by leaving a growth of at least six inches on the field in the late fall The worst trouble that will be met with ic growing alf ala in South Caro? lina will be the presence of weeds, particularly crab grass. The remedy for weeds other than crab grass is to mow frequently the first summer. The mowing will not bun; the alfalfa and it wi ll discourage n.ost kinds of weeds? If crabgrass appears in the alfalfa a different course must be fol? lowed. Mow the field and put a heavy drag harrow upon it with the teeth set fairly straight In this manner - it is possible to harrow the crab grass out, for it is easily pulled up, while the alfalfa will be harmed very little if any. On .good land that is free from weeds, in a favorable season, alf alfi ought to uiake four crops of hay the first year after the fail sowing. The second year it will make four crops better than than the first. There is one small field of alfalfa in South Car? olina sown sixty-nine years ago on which there is still a moderately good stand, so that it would seem the crop is long-lived! The alfalfa crop may be made use of in three ways with very great advant? age. First, it furnishes an abid? ance of very valuable green feed for summer. Second, it furnishes a large amount of very fine hay, which is so rich that even hogs may b8 wintered on the dry hay. They will not make any gain- on this feed, but if given an abundance of it they will not lose weight The third use is for hog pas? ture. A good stand of alfalfa on good land will carry from;five to eight head of hogs per acre during the whole sum? mer season, and if these hogs are fed from one to three ears of corn each per day, they will make rapid growth and produce pork very cheap?y. Alfaifa also makes good pasture for horses 'and mules Dat is dangerous for cattle and sheep on account of bloat. There is danger from bloat only when cattle and sheep are allowed to run upon alfalfa pasture, not when it is cut and fed to them or when the dry hay is gives them. A very good way to utilize alfalfa io building up worn-out soi! is to use a field of it it for hog pasture, feed? ing the hogs some grain. After three to five years use in this msmner put another field in alf alf a and plough up the first one for corn or cotton. The alfalfa piaut, like ali legumes, has a marked fertilizing effect upon the soil, supplying an abundance of nitrogen. It is a crop worthy of cultivation all over the country. Taken With Cramps. Wm. Kirmse, a member of tho bridge gang working near Littieport was taken suddenly ill Thursday night with cramps and a kind of cholera. His case was so severe that he had to have the member1* of the crew wait upon him and Mr. Gifford was called and ?onsuited. He told them he had a medicine in the form of Cham? berlain'!? Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Becaedy that he thought would belo him ont add accordingly ?ereral dos** were ad? ministered with the result that the fellow wa3 able to be around next day. The incident speak? quite highly of Mr. Gif ford's medicine?.-Elkader. iowa. Argras. This remedy? never fails; Xeep it in j your home, it may save life. For sale by China's Drug S?tore. LteaiNIKC'S F?TfiL WORK, j -_;_ i i " ' i Two Greenville Farmers Instantly j i Killed and Another Fatally In- j ! jured. Greenville, Ans- 3.- News reached j here from Mauldins of the killin? of ? John P. Clark and Charles B. Gar- j rett, farmers, by lightning near, that village yesterday afternoon. Another farmer, George Thompson, was stand? ing by and received serions injuries. Physicians say he will probably die. The. two farmers were sharpening tools on a grindstone when the bolt strnck. They were killed instantly, their bodies being badly burned and their | clothing literally tom from them. A peculiar freak of the lightning was the destruction of ? bee gum about five feet from where the men were killed. Every bee in the hive was killed by the same bolt that kill? ed the two. farmers and^seriously in? jured another. TBE COTTON CROP COHOiTION. Comparison for Today With Last \Year. Washington, August 3. Today's burean condition report will .compare with the following figur?s on this date last year : Virginia 76, North Carolina, 78, South Carolina 76, Georgia 77, Florida 85, Alabama 79, . Mississippi, 83,? Louisianaa 84, Tesas 82, Arkansas t?. Tennessee 82, * Missouri 78, Okla? homa 69, Indian Territory 75. Aver? age 79.7. 1 : The Chronicle figures last year for August were 77.1. Chronicle figures last month 88. . " Texas 91, Georgia 91, A labama 90, Mississippi 92, South Carolina 91, Arkansas 93. Louisiana 95, North Car? olina 93, Tennessee 92, Indian Terri? tory 91, Oklahoma 95, Florida 9, Vir? ginia 90, Missouri 90. Average 91.6. Teri year average 83.7. Blackville, Barnwell county, Aug. 1.-Last week ended the shipping of cantaloups for this season from this tion. The 'quality was much better than the two seasons passed; 160 cars were shipped, a total of about 68,000 crates, which netted from 25 cents to $4 per crate. " This industry gives work to a large force of men and boys, who gather and pack the crop. The, planters as a rule make money, as they baie about one and a half tons of the best bay from each acre planted in cantaloupes. The < watermelon crop has been fair: 155 cars have been, sold *t prices ranging from $3 to $175 per car. Walterboro, Aug. 2.-A great sen? sation was caused in the court bouse today when Capt. B. G. Willis dropped dead at IL45 a. m., while sitting on the jury. ? Perfect Painless Pill is the one that will cleanse the system, set the liver to action, remove the bile, clear the complexion, sure headache and leave a good taste in the mouth. The famous lit? tle spills for doing such work pleasantly and effectually are Dewitt's Little Early Elsers. Bob Moore, of Lafayette, Ind. says: "All other pills I have used gripe and sicken, while Dewitt's Little Early Risers aresimply perfect." Sold by O. B. Davis. SHORT OF CAMPAIGN FAT. Chairman Corielyou Unable to Se? cure Usual Quantity. New York, July 31.-President Roose? velt is losing faith in the fat-frying abilities of National Chairman George B. Cortelyou. He has had the skillet over the fire for a mouth and has tried to place many of the rich and juicy contributors of other years upou it, but bhey have eluded him in many in? stances. He has collected some fat, bet not enough, for more than a mon1;b. If he cannot start a hotter fire befo::e long the Roosevelt campaign will be in difficulties. S One of the first omcial acts of Mr. Cortelyou was to get from Elmer Dov? er, secretary of the national committee and j'ormerly secretary for Senator Mark Hana, a list of all contributors to the McKinley campaign funds of 1896 and 1900. The total of these con? tributions has never been disclosed, but it is known in a general way that in 1900 approximately S?,OOO,OOO was checked ont by National Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss. The President is so confident of his strength with the people that he long ago decided that it would be un? necessary to use sc great an amount of mottciy- in the present campaign. He has had map y conversations with (lead? ing Republicans and with Mr. Cortel? you, and they have come to ,the con? clusion that Mr. Cortelyou can run this sampign with from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000,. Therefore it is Mr. Curtelyon's task to get this amount and he has enlist? ed with him not only . Treasurer BlisE, but every Republican who has any power in the financial district. Mr. Cortelyou found when he examin? ed the books that about one-third of the, money contributed to aid in the election of McKinley came from norm? ally Democratic sources. He has crossed off these contributors. Th 2 first call was made on the largest of $he corporations, like the Standard Oil Compny, the great railroad com? binations and other of the gigantic in? dustrial enterprises. The s Standard Oii Company sent a contribution. It was r ot a large contribution, but word came with the check that it might be consi ?ered as and instaelment, provid? ed certain questions were satisfactorily answered- Mr. Cortelyou has uotvan swored the questions and there will be no more Standard Oil checks until he dees answer them. " He is experiencing the same difficul ty/wifch other similiar corporations ms list was complete and he asked them all for money and asked them in? sistently. The indifference of the re? plies bas amazed the President He is greatly worried. There is not yet enough money in sight to run a good campzign a month. This attitude of the contributing classes and the indifierence of others who, while not doing any active work against Roosevelt, are not doing anything for him, are the real reasors for the President's demand that Elihu Root shall take the-Repub? lican nomination for Governor in this State. The President thinks Root eau help him get money, as well as help him carry New York. There has been a great deal of loose talk about the enormous sums the Democrats are to have. The men in charge of the Democratic campaign have assn ranees that they will have liberal contributions, but the stories that there will be millions on millions in their coffers is bosh. Bryan had about S3S7,000 in 1896, of which the late Marens Daly, Senator William A. Clark,,, of Montana, and the silve miners;contri buted the greater part. He bao%. trifle more than that amount LD 1900.' The Republicans in each campaign matched each of Bryan'? hundred housands with a million. This year the parties will be on ap proximatelyan even footing finacial ly.-Philadelphia Record. BOY KILLS CHARLOTTE POLICEMAN. Blow in Stomach With Fist Caused Death Within A Few Hours. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 2.-J. W. Brown, a member of the Charlotte police force was killed by Paul Big-' gers, a 16-year-old white boy today. Biggers had been arrested for violating a city ordinance and after the hear? ing the boy passed the officer and laughed or sneered at him. Brown gave chase and laid hold of Biggers, who struck him in the stomach with his fist. The officer thereupon knock? ed the boy senseless with ?is club. A large crowd gathered and threats against the officer were made but the crowd was kept back and the boy taken to the police station. Brown was taken ill shortly afterward as a result of the blow struck by Biggers and died a few hours later. Biggers was released on $1,000 bond. Charlotte. N. C., Aug 3.-The coro? ner's jury in the case of Policeman J. H. Brown, who died yesterday a few hours after engaging in an altercation with Paul Biggers, a 16-year-old boy, today rendered the following verdict : "We find that J. E. Brown came to his death by a ruptnre of the spleen. The direct cause of death was internal bleeding. The jury also find that Paul Biggers was not the cause of J. H. Brown's death, and therefore he is exonerated. ' ' Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe. End of Bitter Fight. "Two physicians had a long and stubborn fight with an abcess on my right lung" writes ?f. F. Hughes of DuPont, Ga. "and gave me up. Everybody thought my time had come. 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" 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville * Leaves 9 21 am " 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd^Thurad'yjSaturd'y) " 9 25 MB ? 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " 6 20 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence ,. " 6 30 pm " *56 Sumter to Gibson M 6 50 pm " 47 Charleston to Orangeburg'TuesdVjT?^d'yjSaturd'y) " . 8 15 Pm " 55 Wilmington to Columbia : *s 9 25 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Hartsville Leaves 10 00 am " *19 Florence to Robbins Leaves 1 00 pxr w *20 Robbins to Florence Leaves 4 30 pu u *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm Northwestern Railway. Train-*70 Camdan te 8umter u *71 Sumter to Camden " *68 Camden to Sumter u *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter " *73 Sumter to WiisonMill " *69 Sumter to Camden Trains marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to Arrives 9 00 ei? Leaves 9 36 am " 5 45 pm Arrives 12 30 pm Leaves 3 00 pm \ 6 25 pm J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. % SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDULiE Effective Apr. 17, 1904. Read down Read up No 142 No 140 No 141 No 143 2 15 pm 7 00 am Lv Sumter Ar 9 15 am 5 45 pm ll 40 am Ar Charleston Lv 3 20 am 7 10 am 11 40 am Ar Columbia Lv 7 20 am 3 10 pm 12 30 pm Ar Augusta Lv 6 55 am 6 10 am 10 55 pm Ar Atlanta 1055 Lv 10 55 ll 45 pm 11 45 am 5 30 am Ar Birmingham Lv 5 20 4 10 pic 8 30 pm ll 10 am Ar New Orleans Lv 9 20 am 12 35 am 3 30 pm Ar Spartanburg Lv 3 30 10 35 am 1 30 am 4 55 pm Ar Greenville Lv 4 55 9 40 air 7 15 pm Ar Asheville Lv 7 05 aa 8 15 pm Ar Louisville Lv 7 40 am 7 30 pm Ar Cincinnati Lv 8 30 air. 6 00 pm Ar Camden Lv 2 00 pm 8 35 pm Ar Rock Hill Lv 9 25 air 9 40 am Ar Charlotte Lv 8 10 a?i 9 45 am Ar Washington Lv 9 50 pru 4 15 pm Ar New York Lv 3 25 pm Trains 142 and 143 make close connection at Samter Junotion with 117 going Nor? via Camden and Rock Hill, and No. 118 for Charleston and Atlanta via Augusta or Co? lumbia. 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