Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IflHlUR. RXRK^T BURKAU 18 DOING A GRJBAT WORK. 4 of Use Work In This State Dur Mis; This Tear?8ome Important Ke? ift* This Year?Hone Important He A very Interesting report n' the done In South Carolina by the ,u of plant Industry haa been by Dr. P. T. Oalloway for the ,1 report of Commissioner Wat It will be a revelation to -nany In South Carolina to learn amount of money spent In this In this work, and the character at she Investigations and experiments. Include not only cotton, but watermelons, lice, matting tea and drug plants, etc. report Is as follows: The bureau of plant Industry has Conducting Important cotton In ittena In South Carolina forsev? years. One phsse of the work Ibas TM<en the improvement of cotton lay breeding and selection. This work asm Veen In direct charge of Mr. B. MX Boy kin. who has had breeding plou *j| Lamer and Columbia, whsrs sev <tjaai valuable varieties of early cotton Jauve been developed, vis., the Keenan, the Pride of Georgia and improved iStoaiaa of the 81strums and Hawkins, whlcn are proving well adapted to h Carolina conditions. Seme of rarities are being distributed this rn ths congressional cotton seed sXstflbutlon. la addition to the breeding work on %%? es perimental plots, Mr. Iky kin Ibas Induced a number of farmers In dSSTercnt parts of the State to begin se of theli own. and he ha* ra? lly establlshfd some breeding plots the seventh congressional district far from f umter. The national nent of agriculture Is expending lly in this work, between four si Urs thousand dollars. Another phase of the cotton work been the development of dltsase >t strains of upland cotton un the direction of Mr. W. A. O ton. its with the object of dovel a wilt resistant strsln of this were begun nine years ago at and have b*en continuously jorueecuted at various points In South -<3urellna since that date. Ths wilt makes It impossible to grow on many thousands of acres of Use sandy lands In the coastal plains region. As a result of the work two varieties of upland cotton havs looen dkrvsioped which are Cully resistant to ggsj wilt. These ere now being grown uejry widely in the south and several lhuodred bushels of specially grown are distributed each year through tors and representatives In con This work is being made nse ug Ih connection with the farmers aeoperative demonstration work uu dhur Dr. Knapp. Personal visits to garment who have received seed hav* sttown that thsy have been success fful In avoiding loss from wilt through tue use of the resistant varieties, with ghe exception of a fsw Instances, where tue land was Infested with a second dassess called root knot. Methods to control the root knot dlseass are als Detng worked out. N*1 In connection with this work sx sjertments hsve alao been conducted Ua develop cow peas resistant to thes 4aeea**#. This work has brought ou the fact that large areas of *.he sandy of South Carolina are subject root knot Infection, and that the la In many cases propagated the use of ordinary cowpeas used rotation, further that it may be con Mied by a rotation of non-susceptlbl auch as corn, small grslns. vel beans, and the Iron cowpeas, vsuiety shown by our work to be im uaune to both wilt snd root knot. Th on ths root knot Is also very lm tent In connection with the vege' Is growing Industry of the State there Is need for a further cam [n to convince farmers of the ne Ity for a change In their methods to avoid this danger. In connection with the work on smwpea diseases, the nature and means to control ssveral other diseases o the cow pea have been worked out sued some promising new varieties de Veloped. which are resistant to wilt sued root knot. Experiments are also under way 'k out the life hint ?ry of cotton .in kcaoee. Its relation to seed Infertl<> other diseases, and to demonstrn Ntanl msthods of control will require considerable tim< far Its completion This work has been In progress MoBetta. M C, since 1900 and bus hud for Its object the development <>r variety of watermelon capnblt of be Ins srown on wilt-Infested land. Wa? arr melon will bo u disease cl gsjssd to the i m i owpea a Ills, erhlch makes U Impossible t i gTOV sjsefons with safsty more than once mm any sundy soil A new varlel of umtermelon of hybrid origin has been djgsslspod by Mr. W. A. Orton, who la In charge of the work, and It ap pwar* that he has succeeded in earring wilt resistance, coupled with class shipping qualities and a pro duct ranking In flavor with the best of the present shipping varieties. Work has recently been begun to find out a remedy for this disease by Mr. M. B. Walte, at Orangeburg, but the work has not advanced sufficiently to report any results. For several years the department has expended annually between $2. 000 and 13.000 in an Investigation of the possibilities In drug plant cultiva? tion in South Carolina. These experi? ments are being carried on at present In cooperation with Mr. J. W. McCown at Florence, and Mr. E. Cottingham, at Ebenozer. The plants under Investi? gation are paptika and cayenne pep? pers, castor beans, cascard sagrada and a number of other drug plants. The main emphasis so far has been laid on the paprika pepper buslne?s. This year (1908) the crop of paprika grown In connection with the South Carolina experiment totals about 20. 000 pounds of dried peppers, which will probably be marketed before the close of the year at a price of about 11 cents per pound to prominent New York spice grinders. About three tons of American worm seed have been harvested in a test carried on during two seasons, and this material will not be marketed. The outlook for the growing of cay? enne pepper to supply the demand for the dried and ground product is very good, and this will be undertaken on a commercial scale next yeap. At the present time the Indications are good for the development in the country about Florence of a small In? dustry in connection with the pepper business, and possibly also in the culti? vation of the castor bean. It seem* probable from preliminary experi? ments made with a number of other drug plants which have been grown there, that the limit of possibilities of this section of the country in this dl I rectlon has not yet been reached, but can profitably be made the subject ot further Investigation. Work In South Caroling on the pro? duction of tea as a commercial propo? sition has been in progress for a num? ber of years at Summerville, and was undertaken more recently at Rantow les. At Summerville the department is working In connection with Dr. Chas. U. Sheppard. the funds applied to tea culture at this point having been greatly diminished during the current fiscal year (1908-09). owing to the fact that there seems to be diminishing need for the department's aid here. Further efforts are now be? ing directed chiefly toward devising new types of machinery for doing away with the slow and expensive practice of pruning and picking tea by hand. Mr. Oeorgo F. Mitchell, scientific assistant, representing the department is stationed with Dr. Shep? pard at Summerville, and besides aid? ing him in connection with factory and field management, has designed during the present year, and Is now perfectig a mechanical tea pruner. Mr. Mitchell Is sending out tea, plants to farmers In various localities In the South, who wish to undertake tea growing for home use. and is fostering this work by keeping in touch with these growers. The total amount which is being expended by the na? tional department for tea work in South Carolina during the 'current year is $4.350. Important work Is now being done m South aCrollna In the Introduction of the matting sedge culture as a new farm crop on the rice plantations. There have been invented in New Ei. land looms which can weave a better quality of floor, matting than any that Is now made by hand In the, Orient and Imported every year to an amount of over five million dollars' worth. For the last three years these looms have been running on raw material that is Imported from Japan and China, but the obstacles that have been put In the way of the export of this straw from these countries makes It Impossible for the manufacturers to continue the making of these floor mattings unless the Carolina farmer.* can grow on their rice plantations the straw for the looms. The department of agriculture has Introduced from Jupan and China largo quantities of the young sedge plants and has establish? ed a small plantation near Charleston. This year the llrst crop of straw was harvested, cured and woven Into the first piece of all-American grown and made matting. The quality of this straw was as good as anything thai has been Introduced from China or Jupan. and the llrst Important step In the ? ?tuhllshmcnt of this Industry has " n i ? ' - ! takt II. S| iTl.il rn i chlnery for the splitting of the tedgoi has hoen devised, and a mechanic : drier is being constructed on i the split atdge straw can be dried These are matters of detail whloh must be worked out before the Indus? try is fully on It^ feet. There seems Ito be no reason why this Infant farm Industry, If It Is n<d era lied by Orlen tal competition, should ROt dOVOh j> Irapldly and through American iuge nttit.. r -it in a cheaper ai gjell as a Bsupcvl ?r 0OOI <?>\eiing for the mas lass, and give to the rice planters of 'be e ist i.f the Caiollnas anothei crop than rite. During the season Ju t pgaatd Ml bureau of plant Industry conducted ex ML-1 _i_1_:_k__._J- ' ? ? perlments on rice In South Carolina for the purpose of securing a variety, or varetles of rice resistant to blast, and to determine the effects of environ? ment upon the composition of rices. This work of selection along with breeding for resistance is undoubtedly the only practical way to fight the blast, which is causing such heavy losses to planters along the Atlantic coast, and will be continued until Im? munity from this disease is establish? ed in some strain. This work has been done on the Creighton planta? tion on the Pon Pon river, owned and managed by Mr. W. E. Haskell, Jr., Jacksonboro, S. C. AMERICA HOLDS DIVORCE It EC ORD. United Stillos Loads All Other Conn riti s According to Statistics. The divorce rate appears to be much higher In the United States than in any of the foreign countries for which statistics relating to the subject have been obtained, not less than one marriage in twelve in this country ultimately terminating in di? vorce. This fact has been ascertain? ed by the census, which has just completed a complicatoln of statis? tics of marriage and divorce covering the twenty years from 1887 to 1906, Inclusive. Similar statistics for the previous twenty years were gather? ed some years ago. The figures show that at the end of the forty vtear period divorces were increasing about three times as fast as the population . The divorce rate increased per 100.000 of population from 29 in 1870 to 82 in 1905, there being one divorce for every 3,441 per? sons in the former year, while in the latter tl.ero was one for every 1,218 person \ During the twenty years from 1887 to 1906 the total number of record? ed marriages was 12,832,044, while the1 number of divorces granted dur? ing this period was 946,625. For the previous twenty years the number of divorces was 328^716. At the begin? ning of the forty year period divorces occurred at the rate of 10,000 a year, while at the end of the period the an? nual number was about 66,000. A more slnglficant divorce rate is that which is based, not on total pop? ulation, but on the total married peo pie who can become divorced. These statistics show that in 1870 the di? vorce rate per 100,000 married pop? ulation was 81, while in 1900 it was 200. This shows that divorce is at present two and a half times as com? mon, compared with the mar*ied-| population, as it was forty years ago. Only two States in the Union, ac? cording to the statistics, show a de? crease in the divorce rate between the years 1880 and 1900. These are Utah and Connecticut. In the former the rate dropped per 100,000 of popu? lation from 124 in 1880 to 92, while in the first decade of the period they increased only about two and two thirds as fast. In the six years from 1900 to 1906, population Increased 10 per cent and divorces 29.8 per cent, while in Connecticut it dropped from 61 to 50. Six cases were divorced in Utah in which the husband obtained a di? vorce from his wife on the ground of "neglect to provide." Two-thirds of the total number of divorces granted in the twenty years covered by the investigation were granted to the wife. Desertion is shown to be the most common cause of divorce, 3*.9 per c nt of the total being for this cause, almost half of the ca^e i in which the divorce was granted to the husband being for this eaiiae, while about one-third of those granted to the wife for the same cause. Of divorces g:anted to husbands 2S.8 per cent were for aultery, while only 10 per cent of those granted to wives were for this cause. More than one-fourth of the divorce to wives were for cruelty, and about 10 per cent of those of hu diands. Drunkenness was the ground for divorce in about five per cent of the cases In which the wife brought suit, and In about one per cent of those in which the husband brought suit. Only fifteen per cent of the divorces were returned as oontestcd. Alimony was demanded in 18 per cent of the divorces granted to the Wife and granted to 12.7 per cent. The propor? tion of husbands who asked for ali? mony was 2.8 per cent and 2 per cent obtained it. The Average duration of marriages terminated by divorce is about ten years, sixty per cent of them being less than ten years. The number (,( yenrs from marriage to separation w.i BSC rtalnod in the C i :< Of t',770. 929 divorced OOUplei, Of these 98, 460, or ls.fl per oent leparated in tin (list year of married life, ;,,1?i 14. per oent In the second year. The sur? prising fuel was revealed that 3.1 per cent of the total number separa? ted and became divorced after more than twenty*flve yeail of married life <Ihlldn n wer., reported in M par cent ?>f tin- total number <?f divorced casi children being present in 46.1 p r oenl 1 f tin- oasei granted, to the wife and In 26 per cent of those granted to the husband.--News and Courier. Kisses That Cheapen and Kisses That Sweeten. There is probably not a man alive who would not smile In unconcealed amusement could he realize the awful depth of conscious guilt and repen? tance into which the youthful maiden ever sinks immediately after her first kiss. It might almost be a blow, so fear? fully aware is she of its existence for hours after its happening. She blushes and flutters whenever eyes are upon her, and feels?Oh, lit? tle Miss Rosebud Innoncence!?as if that kiss were printed large for all to read. And without knowing exactly why. she feels also that It ought not to have happened, and that she and the other person concerned are both vastly to blame. It might be mentioned that, in the confused medley of feelings that beset her, she is acutely aware that she Is glad it happened! For the first kiss, even when bestowed by a person of no special importance, is a^ landmark in a girl's life. Nothing is quite the same again. Childish things are left for evermore behind. In a word?she has arrived. Of course, by the first kiss, one un? derstands the first kiss that matters. The first kiss from a lover's lips. All the kisses in play by childish or boyish sweethearts need not be count? ed. To the girl they were Just as much a part of the game as the handker? chief that fell first on her shoulder. But when a lover kisses her! The younger she is, the sterner the social code and judgment of dear little Miss RoFebud. "People have no right to kiss un? less they are engaged,'* is, very prop? erly, one of the most fixedly implant? ed ideas in the mind of carefully brought up glrldom. It is for this reason that, besides the pleasing, flattered flutter that be? sets her, Miss Rosebud is invariably more or less angry with the bold mas? culine person who has dared to take a privilege to which he has no right. She persuades herself that she must have been behaving quite badly, that he cannot respect her properly, or he never would have dared! And that she should so think and fed is absolutely right and desirable. It is true that by the time she is a few years older, she will probably re? gard such lapses of conduct with a somewhat more lenient eye, and the fact that a kiss ll oftenest the pre lU'Jo to an engagement, as well as its leading theme, will have dawned upon her. The pity is that as the weeks and months go by bringing many a gay wooer in their train, for "When maid? ens are fair, many lovers will come!" sometimes a churming damsel drifts to the other externe, and comes to re? gard kisses and embraces much as she regards the roses and bonbons that accompany even the mildest of flirtations. She no longer regards a kiss as, a precious privilege reserved solely for those she loves, and who have a right to take it. Without even the excuse furnished by Christmas customs ami mistletoe boughs, she aJJows Tom and Dick and Harry the rAits of lawful, engaged lovers, althougn In her own heart she knows her Interest In them Is as short-lived as the mystery and moonlight of the walks and talks that lead to such indiscreet salutations. Without in the least desiring that old heads should grow on young shoulders, one can but grieve when this is the case. The fragrance is being insensibly stolen from the rose, the bloom brush? ed off the peach. Love, it has often been said, Is the atmosphere in which a woman's beau? ty blooms. The consciousness of being loved Is, In truth, the greatest beautl fier In the world. But to know herself beloved, and to allow a lover, who perhaps does not even desire to become more than a summer day admirer?to make love ?are widely different things. SENSATION IN GREENVILLE. City Government Severely Arruignori by Hoard of Trade. Greenville, Dec. 30.?At a meeting ?f the board of trade tonight the com? mittee which has been appointed to Investigate he city government made a sensational report. The report was lead by LewlB YV. Parker, the well known OOttOn mill president, who was Chairman Of the committee and was a SSVSre arraignment of the preet 1)1 City administration. The charge was made that money winch had been collected by levy for specific purpose had been spent for purposes other than that for which it was collected, it was also charged that the govern men s/ai very extravagant and that tin records are very poorly kept. After the reading Of the report ll. J. Haynsworth, b prominent member of the local bar, moved that the re? port be laid In-fore council end an an? swer to it re po stsd at ones. Mr. Haynsworth said that a severe Indict? ment bad been made against the olty government. A committee was ap? pointed 1? present the report to coun? cil with the request for an answer. ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. AX^getaWerVcr^ion&rAs sirailaiuigii\KFootfaf*[Regula ting (he Stomachs and?owds of Infants/Children Promotes DigestionflserM ness and RestXontains neitter Opium .Morphiae nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. GAST01IA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Havu Always Bought Bears the Signature of ?mpeof?tdlkSMJELFmHSl Bmof^il SttA Jbt Senna * JtxMfeSdtx AiutSmi* hmviSetd Apcrfect Remedy for C?nste* t ion, Sour Stomach.Blarrtioea Wonns?onyQlswtts.Fw ness andLoss of Sleep. RcSiraik Signature of NEW YORK. Atb months old t.3tffl Guaranteed underiht PooJaj Exact Copy of Wrapper. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTOR1 the ocNTMia company, mm town cmr. eeaaaaaaasaeasasaaaeaaaaaeae A Prize Contest Will Shortly be Inaugurated by The Bank qf Sumter aaaauaacaiaKi B (M For the best grain crop grown during the coming year jjy by one of its farmer customers. Watch for details m hi governing contest, which will appear in this space. m aaaaaaaaa0aaa??aaaaaa?aaa?aa? Begin the New Year By opening a bank account. We want to add 500 desirable new accounts to our present grow? ing volume during the year 1909. Confer with us, either by letter or in person, if yoi want banking accommodation. We always have time to listen to your wants and the facilities for sup? plying legitimate needs. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Court Square Sumter, S. C. YAQUI INDIAN' WAR ENDED. Mexico'? Long and Moody Struggle With Aborigine* Terminated in a Treaty of Pence. Nogales, Arizona, Dec. 29.?The long war with Yaqui Indians in Mexico, in which scores have ben killed a: dif? ferent times, including many Ameri? cans, has been terminated in a treaty of peace agreed upon by three In? dian chiefs and 166 of their followers and the governor of the State of So nora Mexico. It is reported that a cell in the police station in Greenville is haunt? ed and the prlz-oncrs confined in that cell have harrowing experiences. E. W. Striven, United States reve? nue agent, will move his headquart? ers from Greensboro, N. C, te Co? lumbia. Medicine That ts Medicine. *"I have suffered a good deal wiib malaria and stomach complaints, but I have now found a remedy that k? I Pa me veil, and that remedy is BlectriC Bitters: a medicine that Is medicine for stomach aid liver troblea, and for run down conditions." says W. C. Ki' st? ier, of H. Illdny, Ark. BlectriC Bitters purify and enrich the blood, t<>ne up the nerv< ar(j Impart vigor and er . - gy to the weak. Your money Will be refUl ded if it tails to he',) >oU. Btc at Slbert'a Drug Store. William Goldlflg, colorad* was ar? rested in Greenville while aollolUng orders for | w hiskey bouse. Lame Sliouldcr Cured. ?Lanie shoulder is usually CUUSCd by rheumatism of the musolei and qutokly yields to a few applications of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Mrs. K. K. McElwee, of Bolstown, Nov. rrumwlek, writes: "Having been troubled for some time with ? pain In my left shoulder. I dootdod to give chamberlain's Pain Balm a trial, with the result that 1 got prompt relief." For sale by all druggists. TAFT AND FORAKER QUIT. Burton Has Free Field In His Effort to Capture Ohio Senatorship, Columbus, Ohio, Dee. 31.?An? nouncement was made today that Charles P. Taft, brother of the Pres? ident-elect, has withdrawn from the Ohio Senatorial race "in the interest of party harmony." It is also stated that the Hamilton county delegation, the backbone of the Taft strength, would be thrown to Burton, insuring his election to succeed Foraker. Senator Foraker issued a statement formally withdrawing from the Sen? atorial fight. This leaves the field practically clear for Burton. *Alwaj ? have Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup handy, especially for the children. It tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. It cures the cold by gently moving Ute bowula through its laxative principle, and at the same time it is soothing for throat Irrita? tion, thereby stopping the cough. There is nothing as good, gold by all druggists. Sam Beatty, was shot to death in Anderson county Wedn< s lay by Hous? ton Tribble. Both negroes. Fever sort * Fever sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but should be kept In healthy condition. This can be done by applying Chambi r* 'uns Salve. This salve lias no su 1 ? rior for thta purpose. It Is also most excellent for chapped hands, - ?re ni| pies, burns and diseases of the Stilt. For sale b\ all druggists. Representative traveling men of I iis State und ojllcials of the South era. Atlantic Coast Line and the Sea? board held a conference in Columbia Tuesday relative to mileage tickets.