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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
Deep or Shallow Culture Of Corn.

The Ohio experiment station began
stadying the comparative effect OF
deep and shallow culture of corn in
1888. At that time the implements
available for shallow culture were i'm
perfect, and for two years the results
were negative or slightly in favor OF
deep culture. During recent years
general attention has been drawn to
this subject, especially by the results
of the Illinois experiment station, and
manufacturers have produced imple-
uents better adapted to shallow cul-
ture. With some of these implements
the work has been continued in Ohio
since 1891, with results uniformly In
favor of the shallower culture, the
average yield from cultivating one
inch and half deep with the spring
tooth culivator being six bushels per
acre greater than from cultivating four
inches with the double shovel.
The same problem has also been
taken up at thirteen other stations, be-
sides the two named, with results
generally favoring shallow culture.
Counting each seasons experiments
at each station as single test, forty
five such tests have been reported up
to the close of 1895. Of these, twenty
seven showed larger yields from shall
low cultivation, seven were inconclu-
sive and eleven showed larger yields
from deep culture. Of these latter,
however, cultivating only three inches
deep was in some cases called "deep
culture"
Judging from these tests there
seems to be little doubt that the aver
age yield of corn in Ohio may be very
considerably increased by the use OF
shallow working cultivators.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
sIcYcLIsT WITHOUT LEGS.
The Legless Son of Kansas Minister
Rides q Wheel.

Bicyclists with but one leg are be-
coming quite common, but no-legged
bicyclist is indeed novelty. Such a
one is James Jump, the son of the
Rev. Albert Jump, of Independence,
Kan. Twelve years ago the boy lost
both of his legs in railway accident.
One of his legs was cut off close to the
thigh and the other only little lower
down. On the stump of the latter he
was able to fasten an artificial leg. Re-
Gently Mr.. Jump became seized with a
desire to ride a bicycle. He had wit
messed venturesome feats of one-legged
cyclists, but he was in doubt about the
ability of a boy with no legs at all to
speak Of to sit half astride wheel and
make 1t go. He bought wheel, how
ever, and set about learning to ride.
Leading his rubber-tired steed to the
curbstone, he balanced himself on his
crutches and, with a side motion made
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

/ Englishmen introduced the rabbit to
Australia, where it ruined vast areas
of valuable land. Weasels sent to cor
rect the mistake, found ground birds
good eating and let the rabbits alone.
Scotsmen bestowed the thistle upon
New Zealand, and then they wished
they hadn't. A pretty water weed of
which Englishmen are fond was trans
planted to New Zealand, and tarove so
that it dams broad rivers. The mon
goose sent to Jamaica to kill off the
cane rats, exterminated them and de-
veloped a fine liking for poultry.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

~ A. Wise Of Virginia, Lawrence Keitt
of South Carolina, Marshall Of Ken
lucky, Sergeant s. Prentiss Of Missis-
sippi, Savage Of Tennessee, Whitley of
Delaware, and Edmonston Of Virginia,
besides dozens of others.
"Prentiss strolled into Prindle's one
day and remarked: Dave, am lucky
enough tonight to win the stars from
heaven. Please don't limit me-
"1There is no limit for you, Mr.. Prem
tiss,' said Prindle.
"Prentiss started in by making 500
bets on a card. Luck was with him,
and he began to increase his bets, and
before closing up time he had beaten
the bank out Of $4,000. Prentiss
thought his luck would stay with him,
and a few days after this winning he
returned to Mississippi where he ran up
against a snag, losing $780, 600 in half
a dozen plays.
Senator Green, taken all around,
however, probably went against the
bank heavier than any other man In
his set. One day he remarked to a
group of Senatorial friends in the cloak
room Of the Senate that he was burn
ing up with luck, and asked them to
chip in $1,000 each. He felt certain
that If he were allowed to make the
play Dave Prindle would turn his deal
box upside down. A combination was
then made to force an adjournment Of
the Senate, $4,000 was put in the pool,
and dozen or so Senators walked into
the bank In single file, headed by
Green, all singing verse, which they
had composed on the way down, about
ace to lose and king to win,' etc., and
sung to the tune Of The Arkansas
Traveller
"Green started in with the S15,C00.
He won the first bet. Then he began
to play the ace and king, according to
the song, ace to lose, and king to win,
until the end of the deal, without win
ming another bet. On the next deal he
kept to his combination, as he did on
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
Farm and Garden Notes.


Keep the very best of the hay for
the work teams.
A bad disposition is poor recon-
mendation in horse.
Hogs will keep healthier if too
many are not kept together.
With all growing stock increase the
feed as the animal requires it.
The careful farmer can always breed
a better quality of beast than he can
buy.
The object of mulching during the
summer is to maintain moisture in
the soil.
Good wheat bran is good flesh
grower and milk making material to
feed to stock.
By not allowing the weeds to grow
there will be no necessity for killing
them later on.
Be on the lookout for the white
caterpillar. They are the parent of the
cabbage worm.
More horses are injured by hard
driving on an empty stomach than in
any other way.
Fave everything in readiness so
that the harvesting can be done as
soon as the crops are fully ready.
As a general rule the earlier yarie-
ties of grain, fruits or vegetables ere
not as productive as the later ones.
The oftener the grass is cut the
greater the injury to the weeds, as
they are thus prevented from seeding.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

ayers to place their daughter on ezhi-
bition as freak. She was being ex-
hibited in Liverpool, the parents re-
ceiving s3 los. for showing and at
tending her. The child weighed only
twenty ounces at the time Of her death
and was just foot high. The palm OF
her hand was not as large as a silver
twenty-fve-cent piece. Her feet were
no larger than an ordinary mans
thumb. The parents disclaimed any
desire to limit the growth of the mid
get. The little one had been guarded
from cold, was well-nurtured and had
never had days illness until the day
it died. The jury returned verdict
that the child died from natural causes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
A correspondent of Vienna (Au.

A correspondent of Vienna (Aus-
trial paper demands a systematic at
tempt to e1terminate hawks. Spar
rows and pigeons usually succeed in
escaping these voracious birds Of
prey, wherefore it is chiefly the timid
song-birds that fall victims to their
attacks. he has frequently seen in
the Vienna parks early in the morning
hawks breakfasting on these songsters.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
The Value of Electrical Plants.

Few persons realize the enormous
amount of money which is invested in
electrical plants of various sorts. Over
100, 900, 900 of dollars are invested in
electrical machinery used in mining.
Electric elevators employ about fifteen
millions more. Electric railways rep.
resent about one billion dollars. This
does not include the money now being
used in the manufacture OF electrical
machinery. y 49,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

of his own money through and then
quit the game.
Another celebrated Senatorial hang
out at that time was that Of Joe Hall,
He never permitted a person to play
against his bank unless he knew thai
the player could afford to lose. ! recall
once when a Southern planter, who had
just disposed Of a pack Of slaves, real!
izing thereon some $4,000, came hers
by appointment to meet some Northern
capitalists, who held mortgage on
his plantation. Filled with wine one
night, and with the entire proceeds Of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
Rules for Shipping Hay.

Esying time being here makes the
following from William Shortlidge,
one of the largest shippers and buyers
in Central Pennsylvania, seasonable
and worth the attention of farmers
everywhere. Mr.. Shortlidge says:
'In shipping baled hay and straw,
farmers who do not load the minimum
quantity of ten tons required by rail-
road companies are the losers in
freight. Freight is charged on a
minimum of ten tons, whether the
quantity is in the car or not, hence
the Importance of seeing that the full
quantity is there. Railroad agents
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

In commenting ON this to Washington
correspondent, said it brought to his
mind some Of the statesmen with gam
bling propensities who served in Con-
gress before and just after the war.
'"The statesman" said Col. Martin, "of
to-day does not begin to compare with
his brothers of ante-bellum days In
this respect. Back in the '40s and sos,
when Dave Prindle kept the leading
faro bank, 1t was not an unusual thing
to find quorum Of the United States
Senate under his roof on an afternoon
or evening.
"Daye Prindle ran one Of the most
genteel and elaborate gambling estab-
lishments in the country ON Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between Four-and-a-half
and Sixth streets. Thaddeus Stevens,
Senators Green Of Missouri, Rusk Of
Texas, Pierce Of Maryland, Bob
Toombs Of Georgia, Yancey Of Ala
bama, Hannegan of Indiana, and Cor
win Of Ohio, were among the most fire.
quent habitues Of Prindle's house. 9th
ers included Congressman Herbert of
California, Gen. Joe McKibben Of the
same State, who acted as second for
Brodsrick in the famous Broderick-
Terry duel; Jim Lane Of Kansas, Hen
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

that is balanced very nicely upon a
seemingly insecure base. The great
mechanical difficulty of getting the
building materials to the top of this
rock must have been vastly increased
by the peril of overbalancing the huge
mass and bringing it crashing down
upon the plain like an avalanche.
There is another temple in Burmah
similarly situated.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

easy by the absence Of his leg, slipped
into the saddle. Fastening his crutch
in spring catch on the side where his
legs ought to be and putting his arti-
fetal foot on the pedal, he was off.
He soon mastered the art of balancing
and can now ride at almost any COM
mon speed he desires and can ascend
and descend any ordinary-sized hill.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
EXP SMALLEST HUMAN ATOM.
Weighed But Twenty Ounces and Wa
Only a Foot High.

The smallest human being that ever
existed is believed to have been lit
tie glri named Catherine Elliott The
Coroner of Liverpool, England, was
called upon to hold an inquest on her
diminutive body. This human atom
was born in Glasgow, Scotland, about
three weeks ago. Her parents were
poor, and were easily induced by man
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
Soap Producing Trees.

In the West India islands and IN
South America grows tree whose
fruit makes an excellent lather and
Is used to wash clothes. The bark Of
a tree which grows in Peru and Of am
other which grows in the Malay islands
yields a fine soap.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

q Oh gossip has
grown out Of the
reports that sever
al members Of the
Fifty-fourth Con-
gress b q d mort
gagged their salaries
to make good bets
lost at Washing
ton gambling Ia
bles.
Col. Cole Martin,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

While people in Eastern sections
are still forming societies having their
basis in the records of ancestors, peo-
pie in Oregon have set out to form a
State Association of Native Sons Of
Oregon, to take part in the pioneer re-
unions there, observes the New York
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

The following lines, says the Atlanta
Constitution, have been carved on the
tombstone of North Carolina moon
sinner: "Killed by the Government
for making whisky out of corn grown
from seed furnished by Congress
man"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

are not as particular as tney ouSu1 w
be in furnishing cars at all times the
proper size to hold ten tons of baled
hay, and farmers are not as particular
in packing the same as they should
be. The car capacity Of sixty thou
sand pounds is very often misleading.
1t requires a space of 1S0 cubic feet
to hold a ton of baled hay. To make
sure of the proper size, car, inside
measurement, must be thirty-four
feet long, eight feet wide and seven
feet high, which will hold from ten
and a half to eleven tons of baled hay,
if properly packed. If the car is less
than the above size the farmer should
refuse to load it, and notify the agent
that the car is too small to hold the
minimum quantity and wait for an
other car to be placed for him"
Another important feature is that
the car must be clean. 1t should not
be loaded if there is dirt and filth on
the floor. If car is not thoroughly
clean it will taint the hay, very i'm
portant consideration when shipping
the same for animal food. This lat
ter condition is very often neglected,
to the loss of the ulsrchant who buys
and ships the hay, and not infrequent-
ly makes controversy in settling for
the hay with the farmer who ships it.
So that it is only iustness to all par.
ties to exercise due care as to the full
capacity and condition of the car.--C.
l., Gates in New York Tribune.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12
Strange SIT for q Temple.

One of the most strangely situated
buildings in the world is a Hindoo
temple. It is built upon huge rock
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

all succeeding deals, and it Is an actual
fact that he did not win more than
three times before his $4,000 went in
to the box. The other men in the COM
bine with Green refused to stake him
farther, but, still having faith In his
combination. Green played $1,000 more
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

1t takes an awfully young girl to look
well in short skirts on q bicycle.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
The Largest Poultry Yard.

What is said to be the largest poul-
try farm in the world belongs to Mr..
Isaac Wilbur, Of Little Crompton, r.
I. Mr.. Wilbur ships about 100000
dozen eggs a year. He keeps his
fowls on the colony plan, housing
about forty in house 8 feet by 10
feet, or 8 feet by IL feetin size, these
houses being about $50 feet apart, set
out in long rows over the gently slop-
ing fields. He has 100 Of these
houses, scattered over three or four
fields. The food is loaded into a low
wagon. which is driven about to each
house in turn, the attendant feeding
as he goes. At the afternoon feeding
the eggs are collected. The fowls are
fed twice day. The morning meal
is mash Of cooked vegetables and
mixed meal. The afternoon feed is
whole corn the year round.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
In Mexico.

All summer long the afternoon SUI
shines in the north doors and win
dows.
The large banks at the capitol will
not take deposits to start new ac-
count amounting to less than $500.
AS there are no back yards in Mexi-
can cities, clothes are dried on the
roof, and the chicken coop is also kept
there.
The drivers of loaded wagons and
carts seldom ride, but walk and run
beside their teams with their rope
lines in their hands.
Many of the large stores do not ask
their customers with good credit for
a settlement of account oftener than
once in six months or year.
Boxes and bales packed for ship
ping are almost invariably wrapped
with final cover of coarse hempen
cloth or rush mats sewed on to pre-
vent breakage or theft.
The first of the month is not as gen
orally recognized as collection day as
in the States. If goods are not sold
on time the bill is sent within day
or two Of the sale.
Dry goods and grocery stores have
broad counter that runs from one
side Of the store to the other. All
the customers stay in front of this
counter, and all the clerks and all the
goods for sale are behind it. All
dealings are made over the counter,
and customers are seldom allowed be-
hind this dividing line.-Mericam
Herald.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
TO THE LADIES!
......... $1,000" .............."...........
YOU WANT THE MOST
Reliable Fancy Groceries,

FROM the best equipped Store in the
City, 1t will be to your personal interest
to purchase from US. To please and &C.
commodate is our constant aim.
Why trade IN with Mr.. A. or Mr.. B.
Just because they are nice fellows, or that
you have been trading with them 30 long
That's "before the war" sentiment. That
won't do. Sentiment in business has play
ed out long ago, and it is now matter OF
dollars and cents.
If you will only takc the trouble to
come in to see US we will make prices that
will please you, and will sell you Goods
that will enable you to enjoy the best.
Here is a sample of some Of the Bar
gains which you can pick up in our Es
tablishment:
4 lbs. good Carolina Rice for 25c.
4 lbs. best Oyster Crackers for 30c
cans new-packed Tomatoes fer 25c
Cans new Sweet Corn for 25c
l package Arbuckle's Coffee for llac.
package Rolled Oats for SC.
package Corn Starch for &c.
ackage Crystal Gelatipe for Sc.
can Vienna Sausage for &c
These prices are but few Of the un-
matchable values in food products OF time
tried excellence and worth
There's is merit In these Goods-a repu
tation behind these famous Packers
brands that the prices we have placed on
them be little, but the benefit is yours.
@- II you are in hurry and want
your Groceries quick, come to US. Ouy
services are at your disposal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
A SPECIAL BARGAIN FOR
NEWSPAPER READERS.
4lG 4ViCB-a Week Republic
AND THE
Anderson 1ntelligencer
Both One Year for 81 100.

IT is scarcely necessary to call at
tention to the superior merits of The
TwIcE-A-WEEK edition of THE ST..
LOUIS REPUBLIC as a newspaper. 1t
has so many advantages as news
gatherer, that no other paper can claim
to be it's equal. The whole field Of
news is covered thoroughly. The
special features and illustrations are
always the best. More noted writer's
contribute to its columns than to any
other paper of its class. 1t is pub
lishcd especially to meet the wants Of
that large class of readers who have
not the opportunity or cannot afford
to read daily paper. 1t is the lead
ing Democratic paper of the Nllssis
sippi Valley and the South and West
BY special arrangement made for a
limited time only, our friends will be
given an opportunity to take advan-
iagc of this liberal proposition:
Remember the offer, THE Twice
-A-WEEK REPUBLIC, 16 pages week,
and the ANDERSON 1NTELLIGENcER,
pages a week, both one year for
only $500.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
Diplomacy.

II have come," said the young
man. ''to ask for your daughter 8
hand.
The proud banker gazed over his
glasses at the fellow and demanded:
"Well, have you any means Of sup
porting her?'
"Alas! I am poor-but hear my
story
"Go on"
"When I spoke to Claudia about
coming to see you, she told me it was
useless-that her mother was the man
of the house, and that I had better go
so far. But I said: NO! Your
father may permit your mother to
think that she is the man Of the house,
just to humor her, but l have seen
enough of him to know that when a
matter Of Importance comes up, his
strong will must always assert itself.
His strength Of character may not be
brought out by little things
"My boy" interrupted the old gen
tleman, patting him on the shoulder,
III have known all along that you
were not one of those ordinary dudes
who are incapable Of understanding
what is going on in the world around
them. Take her, and may you always
be happy" Chicago Nesos
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
All Sorts OF Paragraphs.

No man ever realizes the power
of woman's eloquence until after he
gets married.
: The Bible is the book of the law.
That is why it is SO dull to the man
who is determined to have his OWL
way.
The bank Of England employs
about 1900 men and has a salary
list, including pensions, Of about
81, 500, 900 per annum.
-"I never censure lazy people p
"Why not ?" "Tbe LATEST man on
earth isn't half as lazy as I would be
if [ could afford it.
The mines of the world produce
every year 54O.ooO,O0 tons Of ore,
ccal, etc., of which the United States
produces 16O,OOO,OO
Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddelps, Ill.,, suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia and
chronic constipation and was finally cur
ed by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills for all stomach and
liver troubles. Evans Pharmacy.
"A good colored brother said of
his own minister, "He can take the
Bible apart as good as any man 1 ever
seed, but he can't pat it together
again
An Arkansas Populist politician
who has been arrested for stealing a
hog pronounces his discontinue a
a base conspiracy Of Wall street to
discredit the money of the people.
= Out Of over 4 900 lives imperiled
along our coasts during the last year
Of life-saving service only ffty-three
were lost. That is record that the
service has reason to be proud of. The
public does not begin to comprehend
the work Of the life-saving bureau Of
this country and the dangers to which
the men are at all times exposed.
Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va,
was frightfully burned on the face and
neck. Pain was instantly relieved by
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve which heal
ed the injury without leaving scar 1t
is the famous pile remedy. Evans Phar-
macy.
= Hiram Delp, of Allentown, Pa,
died two years ago and was buried in
West End cemetery. His daughter
determined to have the body removed.
When Undertaken Wonderly started
to raise the casket he found that he
and his men were not strongSenough.
The assistance of several more men
was obtained. They managed finally
to raise the casket, and opened it to
see what was the matter. To their
surprise the body was completely
petri6ed. The features of Mr.. Delp
were well preserved, even to his beard.
His face had the appearance of lime
stone after being soaked in water.