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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-01-15

This method OF intensive culture has
several advantages:
1. The shade afforded by the close
planting will benefit the land by protect
ing it from the hot sun in the summer,
and also by retarding radiation of heat
from the earth in the winter.
g. The high fertilization requisite for
the peaches will benefit the orange trees.
3. The three different varieties of trees
will, probably, not exhaust the soil in the
same degree or manner that the orange,
closely planted, would do.
Clean, thorough cultivation, with high
fertilization are essential to success infOl-
lowing out this plan. Peas may be planted
in drills the first year or two; after that
the whole surface should be cultivated,
and have seen nothing in my experience
which does this work better than the
Acme harrow.-R. III. Burr, in Dispatch.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-01-15

Strawberries are being shipped from
this point daily now, in quantity from
one to six bushels. On the first day of
january we shipped two bushels. They
are ripening rapidly. Oranges are also
going off daily by the carload. Starke
has shipped to date about sixty carloads.
Perhaps ten more will leave this place dur
ing the next thirty days.-Lawty Cor
respondent Times Union.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-01-15
Intensive Grove Culture.

into a profitable bearing condition debars
many from entering into this fascinating
pursuit, and is fruitful cause of failure
with planters of limited means.
Any method by which this expense may
be lessened, and living made from the
land while the grove is coming on, must
be matter OF interest to all who are en-
gagged in fruit growing, and particularly
to those who are working with limited
means.
The views entertained herein are not
merely theoretical, as the feasibility of
the plan has been fully demonstrated in
practice.
Orange trees, whether budded or seed
ling, should never he planted closer than
than thirty feet apart. The tendency Of
the times is towards the use of budded
stock; but it is not the province of this
article to enter into discussion of that
matter.
In this section there are sweet Seeding
trees between twenty five and thirty years
old whose branches already cover spaces
thirty feet in diameter, and although it is
said, and generally believed, that budded
trees will never attain the size of seedlings,
still this theory has not been demon
strated yet in Florida practice. Fruit
bearing is always at the expense of wood
growth, and vice versa, strong wood
growth precludes heavy fruiting; conse-
quently the budded tree coming into
bearing much sooner than the Seeding
must make comparatively slower growth,
and the chances are there will be no great
difference in the size of the two at fullma-
turity of each.
Some of the largest trees in the State
are sweet buds on sour stocks, and when
lit is borne in mind that abundance of air
and light are essential to the success of the
orange tree, the great folly of close plant
ing can be readily understood.
1t is much to be regretted that some Of
our best writer's have advocated closer
planting than just appreciation OF the
1udCU0F WOulu SG0Iu W WdTIduU. 1UdlldI
precedents will not always answer for
Florida practice, any more than their
stunted trees will compare with our mag
nifcent growths.
Close planting is undoubtedly better for
the grove while young, but will we not be
leaving heritage of disappointment for
our children?
will now try to show how the benefits
of close planting may be secured without
lessening the future utility of the grove.
Supposing the young orange trees to be
planted thirtylfeet, or more, apart; then
plant peach trees in the orange rows both
ways, and in the centre of each square
formed by four orange trees plant a
dwarf orange, lemon, loquat, Japan per-
simmon, or plum-the Kelsey plum seems
very suitable, since it is a rapid grower,
and retains it's foliage we'll into the win
ter
Thus, if your orange trees are thirty
feet apart, the various trees will all stand
at equal distance of fifteen feet, and you
will have total of 1872 trees to the acre.
The peaches and Kelsey plums will be-
gin bearing after one year, the persim-
mons in two. and you will have profitable
I
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
The New School Districts.
FAIR PLAY DISTRICT, NO. s.

| HhiN Ii'h l'io Nos ".
Beginning at the ford of creek
near II. T.. Gibson's, thence down
the creek to Big Beavcrdam, thence
down Big Bcaverdam to the Andcr-
son line, thence Anderson line to the
Tugaloo River, thence up the
Tugaloo to the mouth of Mill Branch,
near Il. M. Barton's, thence straight
line to the intersection Of Fair Play,
Retreat and Seneca roads, near
Glcnn's old place, thence public road
to beginning point.
SOUTH UNION DISTRICT, no. 6.
Beginning Mt the mouth of Mill
Creek branch on Tugaloo River,
near Il. M. Barton's, thence a
straight line to the intersection OF
the public road leading from Retreat
to Fair Play and the road leading
from Seneca by II. l.. Gibson's, near
the Glenn homestead, thence said
Seneca road to the ford near said
Gibson's, thence up the creek by the
rocky ford to its hcadwaters, thence
straight line to tho Scott place,
thence straight line to the forks of
the road near Brewers, thence n
straight line to the old Henderson
homestead on Tugaloo River, thence
down the Tugaloo to beginning
point.
RETREAT DISTRICT, NO. 7.
beginning at the forks of the
road near Brewers, on the Rereat
and Fair Play road, thence the public
road to 'Vm. Harden's, thence a
straight line to the Pcndleton fork,
thence the public road to Pleasant
Hill church, colorcd, thence a straight
line to Stribling's mill on Choestoc
creek, thence the road by VIM.
IIonea's to the intersection Of said
road and jenkins Ferry road, thence
straight line down at right angles
with the South Union Northern
boundry, thence to the beginning
point.
MOUNT TABOR DISTRICT, NO. 8.
Beginning at Stribling's mill on
Chocstoe creek, thence straight
line to Boggs' residence, near Hope
well church, thence straight line
to the railroad bridge on Chauga,
thence down Chauga to the Tugaloo
River, thence down the Tugaloo to
the Henderson old homestead,
thence the Northern boundry of the
South Union District to point on
said line on which the Western line
of the Retreat District terminates,
thence said Western line to the
point OF intersection of the jenkins
Ferry road and road leading from
Stribling's mill by VIM. Honca's,
thence said road to Stribling's mill,
the beginning point.
S. II. STRIBLING.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
Daisy Patent Flour.
WalhalIa Church Directory.

Presbyterian Church-Rcy. j. Il. F0gartic
Pastor. Preaching first and third Sundays
morning and evening. Sunday school at 0lS a. NJ
Methodist Churcll-tcv. NJ. l.. Carlisle, Pas.
tor. Preaching first, second and fourth Sundays
morning and evening" Sunday school at 10 A. NJ,
West Union Baptist Church-Rcv. Basil NJ.
Pack, Pastor. Preaching every first Sunday
night, Mt TX o'clock, and third Sunday morning,
at Il o'clock, and ON Saturday before.
Episcopal ChurCh--Rcv. r. Il. Gadstlcn, pas.
tor. Preaching every 9th Sunday Lay Read.
ing every Sunday morning at II o'clock by V.
L. Martin. Sunday school at 4 o'clock, T.. NJ.
Baptist Church--Rcv. Basil NJ. Pack, Pastor.
Preaching every first Sunday morning and Sat
urtay before at II 4. NJ, and on the third Sun
day night at 7H +. NJ. Sunday school at 10 a. NJ
Evangelical Lutheran Churcl,--Rcv. j. G..
Rcitz, Pastor Preaching every Sunday, first and
third Sundays in German and second and fourth
Sundays in Tagish, in the morning. Sunday
school Mt 9i2 a. NJ. Catcchctcal instruction for
tho young, ut 3 r. NJ, by the Pastor.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
VOLUME XII. NO 8.

unknown in this region, and by keep
ing out of tho sun during the heat
OF the day, a person can be as com.
Portable hore in July and August, as
in the North.
What does it cost to live? is the
next question and will give YOU
somo idea of prices: Dried apples,
8 to cents per pound; butter, zoe;
beef, 3to Sc; bacon, to SCI hams,
lc to lGc, coffee, 20 to SOC; chick
ems, Is to 25c per head; ducks, 20 to
Zoe; eggs, 8 to 100 per doz.; flour,
9s pounds,) s2.1o to $500 per sack;
corn, so to 6Oc per bushcl; rye, s5
to Sl.0O; oats, 40 to soc; lard, s to
l0c per pound; molasses, 35 to 75c
per gallon; onions, SO to Coo per
bushcl; potatoes, 75c; sweet pota-
toes, 90 to 6oc; rice, I to 7yc per
pound; sugars, 81 to Zoe; soap, 4 to
&c; teas, so to 75c; starch, g. to Sc;
soda, s to 10c.
Lumber sells for &6 to IS pcr one
Thousand feet, and rents in the
towns are cheap; and small farms at
any price, according to location aud
size. Let the Sons Of America come
South, and they will find a cordial
welcome and responsive patriotic
feeling. Let all good citizens who
desire health and quiet try few
months in South Carolina, and | can
assure you that there arc no ,.hcls
proving around, looking for whom
they can dcvour. l have only been
here six months, but | have no
desire to return North, except to
visit. The CAMP Ncacs is much
admired as q society and family
paper, in Walhalla, and perhaps in
the near future may accomplish some
good, by its fearless American utter
ances. Fratcrnally,
AS. WELcu.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
Letter from Florida.

TuGALoo HOME, February 26, 1890.
DEAR COURIER: After leaving
Waycross, Ga, very pleasant run
OF a few hours landed us in the
beautiful city Of Jacksonville, where
we were glad to note that all the
business relations of city life had
been resumed from the scourgc of
ycllow-fcvcr, and her, streets pre-
sentcd throng of display of beauty
and activity of herself again; but
our stay was short and our next stop
was at Ocala, where We took in the
Scmi-Tropical.. A very commodious
building has been erected here
whore we fine exhibited the most
varied and stupcndons display of
fruits, flowers and fancy articles,
second to no other country at this
season of the year.
The air is made rcdolcnt with the
orange and magnolia. But why
speak of flowers, when the whole
Sunny South has been in full bloom
all winter? We heard young lady
say on her way to Florida, who was
exhibiting quite a collection of
flow $, that she was carrying flowers
to the Gland of Flowers"
Our ncxt stop was at Wildwood,
our destination by rail. This is n
flourishing railroad town, where we
find McFall, Cleveland, Smith, and
other names from the Palmetto
State and Georgia connected with
her business interests, all of which
does not now smack of "Wildwood"
as of yorc.
We find that Florida, like all other
States, is gradually bnilding np and
new attractions are being developed.
Here rich beds of phosphates arc
booming now and somc lands are
changing hands at $1,000 per acre.
Tho cause of prohibition is being
much agitated and tho young ladies
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06

are combining with their literary.
clubs, essays on prohibition, in which
gold and silver medals are offered
for the best production. We think
much good may result and be ac-
complislled in this way, both to the
mind as we'll as the cause Of temper
ance, FOR we know any cause
espouscd by the young ladies of the
country is destined to succeed, and
why should they not enter into tho
contest heartily when 80 much Of their
destiny for veal or woe hangs on this
great modern Moloch of tho day
Tho. orange Interest in Florida
continues to be q leading feature and
over production is not feared by
even the orange kings.
A grand combination of blooms,
embryo fruit and the luscious
matured orange, peering out from
among the rich green foliage, like
"apples of gold in pictures of silver"
may be seen at this season of the
year OH the samo tree while the
very airis frcightcd with fragrance
almost imposing to the alfactorics
and quite Turing to the little busy
bee.
Fish and game abound. The
athlete buck may often be seen
bounding through the forest, while
all streams, lakes, "sinks," &C., seem
to teen with miriads of Dream, trout,
mullct, cats, &c. These fish seem to
be SO voracious that, like short
sighted man, they oftencr catch at
the shadow than the substance, of
which the fiah hawk and the "spider"
are illustrations.
But as our trip was more of bust
ness than pleasure, we can not speak
further Of Florida sporting.
On our return VIC spent few
DAYS III Atlanta very pleasantly,
hearing sermons from the gifted
Hawthorn, Mcdonald, the Salvation
Army, the Young Mems Christian
Association, &c, all OH the SABBATH
day.
We are at home again, finding
everything stdtw quo, with the gee
haw, and ever and anon, the thrilling
warblings of the'spring bird, mingled
with the croaking from the frog
ponds, sweet perfumes from the
floral kingdom, guano stenchcs, &C.,
all of which arc so striking of sweet
balmy spring. BEL
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06

She salary of Senators and Con
gressmen is $4,000 per annum, with a
mileage allowance of twenty cents
to and from Washington, and an
allowance for stationery and news
papers of S125 per annum. A total
of $3S0,000 is required to pay the
salaries of Senators, and s1,695,OOO
to pay those of the Congressman.
1t costs little less than $150,000
per session to pay the mileage of
the members, and the country pays
$4,000 to purchase the stationery
for members and officers of the
House alone in any one session. The
Treasury pays $4,000 for reporting
the debates, whether Congress sits
Tor one month or for twelve, as the
official reporters, like most of the
clerks, are paid by the years, though
they seldom do more than twelve
months work in the twentyfou
months that make up u Congressional
term.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
Nj S 4. !
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4 Published cyery. Thursday morning.
For subscription, si.5o per, annl,m,
= strictly in Vance; for six months, 70
cents !; for four months, 80 cents.
IS, Advertisements 'p inserted Mt ono dollar
perssqmre of oneinch or less for the first
insertion and fifty ccnts for each sub.
sequent insertion.
Obituary Notices excoeding 1--WE lines,
Tributes Of Respect, Communications of
~ personal character, when admissible.
Mnd announcements of Candidates will
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Job Printing neatly and cheaply oxecu-
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Necessity compels lis to adhere strictly
{ to the requirements of Cash Payments.
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The New York Times thus sums
it up: In order to give you an idea
of the orange industry in Florida, i
will give you some statistics: There
are in the State about 10000 grow
crs. The acreage is 100000, and
the capital invested is from 800, ,O0O,- 4
900 to &75,O00,OOo. Three years
ago there were produced 100000
boxes; two seasons ago 100000,
and last season about 2,500,O00t
boxes. From this it viii be seen
that the orange industry in Florida
has steadily increased and is still
increasing. This, of course, has
had marked effect on the orange
trade Of the United States and it's
influence is shown in the steady de-
crease of foreign oranges brought to
orr markets. In 1897 there were
imported 100000 boxes and 1a7,-
900 cases of foreign oranges; in 1880,
100000 boxes and 100000 cases.
The oranges in cases are largely in,-
ported from Valencia, and these
have decreased. The latter are im-
ported from the countries on TIE
Mediterranean sea, where orange
growing is giving way to lemon
growing, lemon sprigs being grated
on ORANGE trees
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
Assessors Notice.
Notice Of County Auditor.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR.

WA1LIALLA, S. c., February Is, 1900.
Tho following named persons constitute
tho Township Boards of Assessors, as i'll
dicatcd below, which will meet Mt the
Auditors Ofllco in Walhalla, S. c., on
tho day and date mentioned as follows:
Pulaski Township-J. b. Phillips, f.
ID. Rothell and James G. Lee, Saturday,
March 1st.
Chattooga Township-R. T.. Symms, S.
G. Conlcy and Davis Crane, Saturday,
March lst.
Whitewater Township-J. Matt Whit
miro, +. L. Moody and c. NJ. Ridley,
Saturday, March 1st.
Confer Township-Elijah G. Marct, j.
B. Sanders and d. l.. Smitlson, Monday,
March Sd.
Seneca TC wnship-Warren r. Davis,
John l.. Rochester and G. w. Gignilliat,
Tuesday, March 4th.
Wagenor Township-F. f. Sharp, G. l..
Rcid and J. ID. Isboll, Wednesday, March
5th.
Tugaloo Township-O. I. Walker, b.
II. Cross and A. p. Cox, Thursday, March
9th.
Kcowcc Township-A. Lay, w. c..
Robertson and E. A. Perry, Friday, March
7th.
These Boards will please meet at the
Auditors Office on the days and dates
mentioned, and after taking the constitu-
tional oath and electing Chairman will
become tho Township Board of Assessors.
Before these Boards tho Auditor lays the
returns of property in tho respective
Townships for tho year 1SS0-'0O, which
they will assess without delay and certify
it's value to tho Auditor for taxation.
The Chairmcn of the Township Boards
compose the County Board of Equaliza-
ton, which Board will mcct at the Audi
tors Onico on tho second Tuesday in
March, Q1th) 1890, to cqualizc tho pro-
pcrty in tho Townships, hear complaints,
&c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
Republicans Preparing for Political
Crusade Against the South.

WAsnlNGroN, February 21.--In
the course of tho debate in the Sen
ate yesterday OH Florida affairs, Mr.
Sherman made the authoritative
statement that the ''condition of the
South" as he expressed it, is to be
brought before the Senate at some
time during the present session and
"some measure Of practical char
actcr" is to be submitted for action.
This is notice that Mr.. Sherman and
his political associates intend to pass,
if possible, some measure relative to
elections based on his bill and the
kindred propositions which have
been presented in the two houses.
Aided by the ron-clad code of rules
in the House of Representatives,
which gives the Speaker absolute
power over the proceedings, it will
not be difficult to force any measure,
however extreme, through that body,
and with only such latitude of de-
bate to the minority as the Speaker
may be graciously inclined to permit
In the Senate it will be different
If the large minority in that body is
properly handled, if it is held to-
gcther and fights with courage and
determination, there is chance that
the proposed legislation may be de-
fcatcd.
The Senate minority will have the
full conciousncss that it will be
backed by public sentiment in the
North i'll making the firmcst oppo-
sition to any and all of the contcm-
plated measures for further harrass-
mcnt and oppression Of the South.
Senator ingalls,, in his recent speech
on the negro question, was quite
right when he admitted that pub
lie sentiment in the North was in
different to what he called "wrongs
perpetratcd in the South" This
was his manner of expressing it..
What he should have said was that
the people Of the North arc opposed
to the enactment by the politicians
of their section of any measures of
oppression toward the people OF the
South. 1t has been fifteen years
since, with the failure of the force
bill, there has been any attempt by
Congress to pass political measures
affecting the South. The South in
the meantime hasprogrcsscd and pros
pcrcd so much, peace and quictudc
have prevailed to such m extent IN
its borders, that the commercial and
business interests Of the North,
which are becoming more and more
closely allied with it every day, may
well view with apprehension the
attempts of the politicians to bring
a return of the disastrous days of
carpetbagism and scalawagism..
The people of the North are quite
content to let the South work out
its problem by itself; the politicians
are not. They have determined, no
matter what the consequences may
be to society or to business, to make
up for inevitable Republican losses
in the North by conqucring with tho
sword, it may be, districts in the
South. Disrcgarding the public
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06

Judge Witherspoon adopted n
rule at tho recent session of court
at Chesterfield that witnesses must
remain inside the Court House, and
if they answer from the outside
when called, they should forfeit pay
for that day. This is a capital idea.
One of the greatest troubles with
the administration of justice in this
State, is the time that is consumed
in the Courts. The Sessions Court
is an expensive machine, but aside
from this, so much time is consumed
in the trial of trivial eases and mis-
demcanors, that very little time is
left for other business, and hence
cases stand on the docket for years,
not reached. 1t is to be hoped the
precedent of Judge Withcrspoon
will be followed. When a man has
business in Court, his place is in the
Court-room, and time required to
try cases, should be sufficient com
pcnsation for the hardship of having
to remain within call.-Lo,vens ID
UertiSer.
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The election Of Reybua, in the
Fourth Pennsylvania District, makes
tho roll of membership Of The House i
complete and gives the Republicans
q majority Of ten and four more 4
than q quorum. IS
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06
BY THOMPSON, SMITH 8 JAYNEs.
TEACHERS COLUMN.

Ca All communication intended
for this column should be addressed
to S. p. Stribling, School Commits
sioner, Walhalla, S. G.