The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-04-04
Squire Fewen Gives Some Good Ad-
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last week in farming operation. We
got in five full days work in the field.
and had one day too wet, which we
put in in replenishing our compost
heap. It is good idea to have pen
built Of rails or pine poles, say about
ten feet square and four, FIVE or six
feet high, according to the number OF
cattle and horses you have, and fill it
at odd times with cleanings from your
cow stalls and horse stables. By keep,
ing your stalls we'll beded with oak
leaves or pine straw, saw dust, or any
dry stuff which will furnish good dry
bed for your stock, you will be sur
prised at the amount of good manure
you can save in a year. twill dimin'
ish your guano bill and replenish OF
increase your income to a considerable
extent.
Well, as I stated last week l got the
sixteen acres Of corn planted, but ii
looks now like it would be better for
me if I had my corn back in the crib.
but I will risk it. If it don't come
up I can plant it over. That is one
advantage in planting corn early-you
have time to replant. My thermome.
ter is down to 20 degrees above zero
this Monday) morning, andit pinohes
a little after being up to 80 degrees
just few days ago.
I see some correspondent Of the
Peoples (s)Aduocate, writing from
Ceda. Grove, who signs himself "Big
o and little r gives it to this cad
wiser" pretty heavy and goes on to
say that he is very sorry for me. ]
am not sorry for him, but / am truly
sorry for his father, if he is living.
See Proverbs, 18th chapter, 2lst verse.
I searched the city over the other
day and inquired Of several about the
"blind tigers" Mr.. Douthit and Gov.
Tillman have been complaining SO
much about, but couldn't find them.
I was told by some one that Mr.. Leo
had restored their sight, and that they
could see alright now. So I reckon
the Governor will let the city have its
share of the profits of the bar room.
I believe that any law that has to be
continually propped up to keep it
from topping over may as well be
erased from our statutes at once. Ii
the dispensary law was as beneficial as
is claimed by its most ardent sup
porters, why is it that so much is be-
ing said and written in its defense !?
Why not let it stand on its own mer-
its +? I noticed something wrote about
it in the Aduocate few days ago by
lady extolling the whiskey spies very
highly and comparing their sacrifices
for the good of their country, as being
equal to our Confederate soldiers, or
something to that effect. I take that
as an insult 10 all of the old veterans
Of the late war, whether they be dead
or living, and would respectfully refer
this fair writer to the 18th chapter,
18th verse, of Proverbs.
If we will wait patiently yet little
while I think it will all work out
right, and 7 think We have been very
patient SO far. So let US continue, as
the Irishman said, to be patient, and
.'if we can't be patient to be as pa
tient as we can.
Whiskey is not necessary to "life,
health or the pursuit Of happiness, .
and can therefore be dispensed with
altogether, and I can't see how it is
chat some people who call themselves
Christians and belong to some Chris
tian Church, are trying SO hard to up
hold business that is, in the very
nature Of things, SO much in opposi-
ton to the Church and Christianity.
Now, I have no argument to give you
against the use of intoxicating liquors
outside of which you already have,
and that which past experience has
taught. Mr.. Ashley-our Josh-has
exercised great deal more judgment
and common sense in regard to this
Infamous Gf I am correct in the word)
law than some of our most devout (?)
members in the Legislature, and a
great many other foolish Acts passed
by that body as to that matter. =.
Let us reduce our cotton crop lit
tie and increase the acreage in corn to
make it up. Don't forget, brother
farmers, to put little compost or cot
ton seed in the drill with your corn.
1t will double the yield and make you
feel happy next fall, when you can be
inquiring around to know who wants
to buy little corn, instead of inquir-
ing who has any to sell. Plant lit
tie corn every week or two from now
on until the first of June, or even to
the 18th of June-it will make good
corn. Corn planted on stubble land
after wheat is cut, and manured lit
tie is made with but very little work.
It will not require but one working
over until you get your earlier planted
crop laid by, and then you can give it
another ploughing Or two at your leis.
ure. I wish all the farmers in this
County would try just few acres
that way. II will not exhaust your
land if you will manure it just little
and plant few peas with it.
E. W. Lee was visiting his brother