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? H fi] T \ ^0 \ TTlfl^I^H??K"s| ,rklend 1 -lA AJ f ..1 I v.i J. A A Jjj ??b/HHoh5>t?AX? ~ ^ - '.'. S^5=Q jj tUn Wltter Population #,6UU. 1 ? ktW "N \chol?OU l _ ; OSaB^gjMS^^atofc^mg* VOL. HI. NO. 36. ONION, SOPTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, [902. ?h00A~YKAR7~ oantuc sittings. **17 the iIhv looks kinder al > niy And )?>ur r.hance* kinder slim; If trie situation's puzz lnir, And the prospect kinder union, ' And perplexities keep pressing DTill all hope is nearly gone. Just bristle up and grit your teeth, And keep on keeping on." Applicable to many candidates in the second race, as well as with farmere in perplexities. The days are growing shorter and every twenty-four hours we get nearer our winter coats. We have seen some fogs in August, but do not know whether to book anon or not If ?? - v> uvn A1 IIUOJ Die line raiuiiig on dog days they will slip up. Cotton is opening, we will soon hear the sing of tlrt cotton gin, a little money will be let loose, and people oan then dance a little to its jingle. There was a "drizzly drozzly" rain of several days last week, roads were made muddy, laod wet, peas g- spurted in growth and bad fodder was damaged in many instances. There has been some fine watermelons raised by several farmers around here this year, and many on the vines, though it was thought the yield would be light. There are some fine late patches coming on. Rust is bad on cotton just now and often large areas are seen with no leaves on the plants. This will affect the yield. It goes without saying that wet weather does not always cause rust, for we have had dry weather down here. The chaingang is here, and Mr. Hancock is doing some excellent work with it. Some work he did near here several years ago is stand* ing well, with little or no expense to outlay in keeping it in repair. The machine is a good thing. I cannot get all the "personals" j this week; people have been coming and going. * Mr. J. H. Moore and wife have rMfetned, and Mr: Moore will teach tile school again. Mr, W. H. Harris, Jr., telegraph operator, who baa been on a visit to his parents, left for his work in Georgia Sunday. Miss Hattie Moss is off on a visit to relatives at Blaoksburg. Messrs. J. P. and Rivers Thomas, of Charlotte, are here on a visit. There was a party, sjoiable or dance given at Pr. P. P. Butler's on the night of August 27th, but very few attended, the weather being anything but pleasant or suitable to travel to and fro?it was raining. Negroes love watermelons without any pretense. I saw some melons roll off a wagon a few days ago and negroes were soon upon the broken i ones, one taking a seat on the clear' post at the railroad and enjoyed a melon. Another said "the Lord will A. " ?.1 - *?J IB pivTiuo, auu Nuuwrou VII Willi one. Of course they helped to fix the good ones on the wagon. More horses feet are ruined by keeping them always shod, than by neglect of shoeing. Owners are afraid to lot them travel a short distance barefoot, pull off shoes, put more right back, until the hoof is brittle, rotten and split to pieces. Going barefoot makes feet tough and resistable. A. physician's horse needs more shoes than others, but I am convinced that some people have little judgment about a horse's feet. I trv to study them by observation. If any of you ever see Tom Jones, a sixty four year old negro, who lives near this place, just get him to climb a tree baclcwards for yon. I saw him do so recensly, but forgot to ' mention it. It is a strange looking sight to see a man going feet first up a tree, and coming down head first. He crawls down like a big lizzard and can change ends up the tree ilk all Baa* if if in nnf ?aa l???? T \ TT ?vu ? ? vwuv IV IO UVV VW ICS A X I heard that if he went up a tree to get a squirrel out of a hole, and found that the hole ran down the tree so that he couldn't get his hand into it, he would come down, change and start up feet first, and when he * got up to the hole, run his hand in and bring his squirrelship out It is a wonder the squirrels have not made him break his neck before this, for they are no playthings. But perhaps they are skeery about biting a backward climber, and are filled with r awe, or are out squirrels!. Now if you see him you can have a little side show cheap. Negroes grown and growing up of \ r \ ' t-?d *y, (not raised or trained,) are not Tioar so polite as the old ones, s 'Tie scarcely vvr speak to a per* and then never tip or raise their hats and have no manners about re-udenoos, Note an old negro, how polite he is when you meet him, and how mannerly he acts around houses. If you ask him questions about things, or old times, how intelligently he talks. This leads one to ponder the question that when all of the old negroes, those reared by white DeoDle. under their "influences, are gone, where will tne youngei generaaion have drifted as to politeness, manners, or intelligence. No use talking about higher education for them, they may be able to use some big words, all meaning the same thing, or nothing at all, but away from the training of the white race, their influences, etc., and they will be drifting back to tho heathen African, from whence the race came and was alienated by the white people, and I may say those of the South, and the most of the good qualities imbibed by being with the white race, will all be gone, and a thing of the past. Old negroes like to talk about "my folks" of the good old times, and how plentiful things were with their masters, and they speak inofTensively of "my kin folks ' when they mean they are goinjg to I stick to them. But all of this is | passing away. amv vawvavu ?v vuiq i/IOViUUb pSDB* ed off not quiotly, with no rows or fighting, but just a lot of liquor drinking and geting tipsy. Much bard electioneering for and against, and it may prove both fair and foul. There was more interest shown than any election in a number of years, and some say that it has been a long time since so much whisky was used. Whether it was furnished by candidates we do not know. Anyway it flowed quite freely, and there is no doubt but votes were bought with liquor, a strong persuasion. Many a man can be turned when they get fully intoxicated and I believe some will change for a chance to get intoxicated; and some can have their tickets marked against them by unscrupulous men, ana they never be aware of the fact, cheated, and some just don't care who or for what they are voting, so they are voting and drinking. Often good men are at the mercy of this kind of men, and often you can't judge a man's popularity by the vote he gets at home. The papers have Seen talking about leg palling, and if I do not offend, do those men rote? I am opposed to electing anything by convention, large or small, ana .want it done by direct primary. I am this way on cotton weighers. Now they get up petitions, send to an appointive power, and that power appoints whoever it likes best. Might as well allow several men get up petitions for magistrate of a place, send them to an appointing power, and have one appointed. Or let several men of a state get petitions signed by so many voters, for governor, send that to the president of the United States, and let him appoint a governor. It all works pretty much le same. This appointing business with a good many things is a sort of spoils system, and I think a primary election, etc. is preferable. Then the losing side cannot attach too much blame and impartiality to the power that appoints. So I believe a direct primary, as in all the offices, the best all around. Hf.y Dekver. Santuo, 8. C., Sept. 1st, 1902. JONESVILLE JOTTINGS. The weather is fine now on the farms and fodder palling is progresssing well this week. Bat little cotton has been picked op to date bat there is maok of it opened in the fields. Farmers are now confessing that their cotton crop is quite short. If there is no freshet to destroy the bottoms the corn crop will be better than the cotton crop. There is a fine crop of corn on the creek and rear bottoms. I heard a man say yesterday that another man told him who lives upon a river farm that he was sure oorn could be bought from the hands on his place from the heap this fall for twenty-five cenio a bushel. We will however see what we will see. Messrs. R. A. Wbitlock and J. L. McWbirter | have both added another gin to their already large gineriee in town so there if now aev n large gins in the two plant*, ready for the present ootton crop. They can handle from 40 to 50 bales a day, and they will bnj the cotton and seed at the gins and pay-the highest market price for both. The three Misses Murphy of Pinckney are visiting Miss Ettie Hames. I ee* the candidates that are in the second race for oounty office* are husling with a hump on tb?*m, and well they may for the prevailing opinion now is that it will be a close race all round. Charles Bolt has passed over the river to join the ranks of the majori ty of veterans on the other Shore. He volunteered in Go. B, 18th S C. and went forth to war in the cause of his adopted country, receiving h severe wound in the right leg st the Second Manasees battle by which he lost the leg. Being strong, however, in young manhood, he survived this dreadful wound and returned to his home a cripple for life, but he journeyed on throngh middle life where he met the common enemies incident to human life such as false friends, open avowed enemies and diseases of the body. These however he overcame by truth, honor, fidelity and loyalty to his country and still traveling on down life's journey towards the third and last period, where in old age he met his last and most inverate foe, a disease of the kidneys. Being weak with old age and the conflicts through which he had passed, he was soon laid prostrate in death. His remains were borne by loving friends and comrades to the cemetery nearby and there laid in the narrow tomb to remain and reat until the roll is called up yonder, bye and bye. There are a few cases of small pox among the negroes near Jonesville on Messrs B. F. Webber and Munroe WTTl w rrnuiocit s places and one negro woman died with it yesterday. Dr. Southern has the matter in charge. He report*- it as being a bad type of genuine small pox. Mr. Stabley, of Georgetown has been on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Rev. David Hucks. Telephone. Lockhart Junction Notes. Lockhart Junction, Aug. 30.? The weather has been cooler since the last rain, and rest at night is now comfortable as it is not so not. Work time has again come and fodder pulling is the order of the day. Some has taken advantage of the last season and is sowing turnip seed. The cotton crop is not oyer a half crop in this section, while upland corn is good. Mrs. A. C. White, who fell out of her porch some time ago and broke her leg, is doing very well at this time. This writer, along with Mr. J. W. Scott, had the pleasure of attending the Sunday Scnool Convention held t an a? on.t r\ V UUVAUM fc, kj. V.J AUg. ifHla WD accouat of rainy weather there was only a small delegation present. Mr. 8. M. Rice, who is president of the convention, and who is very punctual, was at his poet of duty, and ereiy one seemed to put on more zeal for the work of the Sunday school. We feel thankful to the good people of Loekkart for the hospitality shown us while in their midst, and especially so to Mr. Joe G. Bailey ana family where we were assigned as delegates. He made us feel like we were at home during our stay with him. Moxy. OF INTEREST TO THETARMER. Culled From Our Agricultural Ex* Plow deep while sluggards sleep; Yoe will hare oorn to sell and corn to keep. ? / ? # Oar domesticated animals are fouid, wheo they are studied closely, to be, in some important respects, a good deal like oarselres; and it will oertainty sometimes result profitably to us If we so regard diem. ? # Farm as well as garden products should be -sent to market' in nioe shape. In the commonest sense of paying, it pays to do this. And the operator who is so slovenly about any matter ef this sort is forming habits to put himself and all he produces in the lowpv grade. Hens should not have fattening food during the summer months. Grass, insects, oe'*, etc, will be the beet hot wea'her diet. Make the hens laj the grea'est p*r'i??n of their eggs during the fill and winter. It is better for them if thej do not isj any during July, August and September. * * * liens are usually very choice in th?*ir belections of nests, and unless we provide those that are acceptable to them they will most likely seek others. Now is a good time to renew every one. Take the old straw outside and burn it, and carefully make each nest with fresh straw or hay. ? T . : a * At is not too mac* to say that every bit of honest material progress that the world has made has been helpful to the fanner. One effect of most, if not all, the great forward steps made most notably in the latest quarter of a century has been to bring producer and consumer closer togetner, and everywhere the forming class has been particularly benefited by this. * ? One who is regarded as a comprehensive student of every essential matter pertaining to sheep says that "in Spain, whenever^heep are kept in the neighborhood of rock salt hills or sea salt, they thrive better than they do under other conditions. Salt in the case of the sheep makes for both better wool and mutton. When an allowance of salt is given to sheep at pasture, from half an ounce to an ounce should be provided daily for each sheep." GENERAL NEWS NOTES. i Gmtherod Tttore and There From Our BxchtarOm and Condensed For Qtuak Heading. The Government of Hayti appears to have a head for business and finance at any rate. It has seized 250 tons of coal. * * * Representative Reese C. DeGraffonreia, of Texas, died ot apolexy at the Riggs House in Washington, shortly before 11 o'cloolc last Friday night. * ? * "It's queer that the only clothes that show how women really are built are bathing suits and night gdsrns." How about the knit and silk suits combination? * * * A big mineral trust it being formed in New York, embracing seven big companies with a capitalization of $ 7,600,000. Verily this is a day of trusts. * * * Columbia, S. C., Sept I.?Labor day was observed as a general holiday, business being almost entirely suspended. Addresses were delivered by Governor McSwseney and others. * * * Walter Wood. aged 26 years, son I of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wood, of Glendale, died at their home there Saturday. The body was shipped to AsheTilfe this afternoon where it will be buried tomorrow morning. * The reports of the aets of violence in the coal fields between the striking miners and those who have taken some of the vacant plaoee, point unmistakably to the rapidly approaching end of the great industrial disturbance. * ? a In the visitors' regimental match of the Avondale Inter-State military shoot in Savannah, Aug 89th, the 8rd 8outh Carolina infantry of Charleston, won, with a score of404; 1st Florida seoond, 857, and 1st Alabama third. 827. * Washington, August 29.?Colombia will formally demand of NicaraKa an explanation in regard to the ,ter country's alleged participation in the revolution against the ColomI bian Government, and back up her demand by the most formidable land and naval force she can muster, as soon as the present rebel aotivity on the isthmus has been crushed. Information to this effect was received from an authoritive source in Washington. MIMMMMUHCIMMtltt TORNi | INSUR IAt low is issui Wm. A. NICHC BANfc MNIIKKHINmNNIMi Burliogton, Sept. 1.?It in sated by one of the presidential party ihat Attorney General Knox it sluted u? succeed Justice Shiras on the supreme court beach. Genetal K'iox's resignation is understood to be in Roosevelt's hands. * * * Riehland County took the cake. At one of our political meetings last week two personal encounters took place?one between W. McB. Sloan and Gen. J. S. Verner, candidates for master, and the other between George W. Taylor and S. H. Owens and Dr L. Owens. ? * * Manila, August 29.?Isabelo De Loa Reyes, head of the Filipino Workingmen's Union, who was arrested August 18, charged with threatening to assassinate certain striking cigar makers if they returned to work, has been sentenced to four month's imprisonment. * * Galveston,Tex., September 1?The Galveston Ne?s publishes a s'ateraent showing the Texas crop of co I >u fur the year 190102, to be 2,207,259 bales, a decrease of 801,207 bales, oomj a red with the Tizti crop for 1900 01* The orop lor Indian Territory and Oklahoma for 1901 02 is 631,018 bales an inorea a of 208,567 compared with laatyar. * * * Blue Ridge, Ga.f Aug. 30.?Application for a charter has been filed for a railroad to run through North Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina under the title of Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina Railroad Cjmpany. It is said that this road will cross the Southern at B'&irs in Union county. With the right kind of influence brought to bear it might be brought to Union as a crossing point. * * * Berlin, Aug. 30.?The price of meat in Germany continues to rise and the town councils and other bodies and the newspapers in every part of the empire are discussing what is called the "meat famine." The Butchers Guilds advanced the price of meat this week from 2? to 5 cents per pound. A good steak coots 44 oents a pound in Berliu. * ^ * Ware Shoals Manufacturing Co. has be^an the development of its extensive water power near Laurens, S. C., and will push the work as rapidly as possible. It is also laying off the ground and preparing to build its mill of 25,000 spindles, previously reported as to be located to utilize the power. Messrs. W. B: Smith Whaley & Co. are the engineers in charge.. * * Woodsoiola, Maw., Sept. 1 ?Rear Admiral Higginson's fleet captured Blook Irland this afternoon after two hours' bombardment in the sham war going on between the navy and the land forces. The movement was made while the army was expecting attacks on Newport and the torts at the head of Long Island sound. The entire coast of Massachusetts is at Higginson's mercy. He is now headinsr for New York harbor. * * According to information unearthed in Chicago, William Bartholin, wanted by the police in connection with the murder ot his mother and the disappearance of his sweotheart, Minnie Mitchell, is a member of the noble house of Bartholin-Eichel, of Denmark. It has also been disoorered that he has a half-brother? Frederic Bartholin?at present living in Chicago, prosperous and highly respected. Tne house of Bartholin was founded in 1680, when Dr. Bartholin-Eichel was made a baronet for "distinguished services." \DO ANCE rate j j 9d Dy | L.SON & SON, I :ers. i Governor McSweeney has requested R. O. Purdy. Judge elect, to hold court in Beaufort us Judge Gage has been disabled by an accident. * * * After reading Roosevelt's speech at Providence, says the Buffalo Enquirer, one wonders how Wall street can feel that there is any danger to the trusts from the President. He says plainly that most of the trusts are all right, the present laws against them are being enforced and it will require a constitutional amendment to do more with them. What more . does Wall street want? Looks like I Roosevelt is playing a double game. * * * Blackwell, Okla, August 26.? Mrs. Jack Frost, wife of a prominent business man and politician of this city, was arrested here tonight, charged with poisoning Mrs. Alice Combs and her eldest son, Ernest, and with the intent to kill the entire family of seven persons. Mrs. Frost was tsken to the county jail at Newkirk. Arsenic was put in the coffee pot during the absence of the family. Only two of the family drank coffee. They are in a critical condition, EXPENSES OF CANDIDATES. How Does This Strike You, Boya? Some of You can Appreciate it. Below is given the expense account of a Ilall county candidate who favored a late primary. From this time on he says he will always be in favor of an early primary, although he will never be a candidate again. Here is the way he put it down: "Lost 4 months and 33 days canvassing; 1.340 hours thinking about the election; 5 acres of cotton; 28 acres of corn; a whole sweet potato crop; 4 sheep; 5 shoats; and 1 beef given to barbecues; 2 front teeth and a considerable quantity of hair in a personal skirmish. Gave 97 pings of tobacco; 7 Sunday school books; 2 pair of suspenders; 4 calico dresses; 7 dolls and 13 baby rattlers. "Told 2,889 lies; shook hands 23,475 times; talked enough to have made in print 1,000 large volumes sizes of patent office reports; kissed 126 babies; kindled 14 kitchen fires; cut 3 cords of wood; pulled 474 bandies of fodder; picked 774 pounds of cotton; helped pull 7 wagon loads ol corn; dug 14 bushels of potatoes; WWW?"~ ? V?*WMW?W V* n ?iVI J |/UV up stoves; was dog bit 4 times, watch broken bj baby, cost $3 to get re paired. "Loaned out 3 barrels of flour, 50 bushels of meal, 150 pounds of bacon; 37 pounns of butter; 12 desen eggs; 3 umbrellas; 13 lead pencils; Bible dictionary; 1 mowblade; 2 hoes; 2 rakes; 1 overcoat; 5 boxes of paper collars, none of which have been return od. "Called my opponent a preambulating liar?doctor's bill $10. 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