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The Republican journal., 1899-02-23

Geo. r. Poor has jewelry store and
Poor d Son have a drug store on Phm-
nix Row, adjoining each other, We
have not heard that the jeweler has any
calls for patent medicines or prescrip-
tions, but not few lame clocks and
watches affected with heart failure have
been taken to the drug store. Not long
since a we'll known citizen entered Poor &
Sons bearing a clock, and passing to the
prescription department at the rear he
deposited the time piece with an air of
relief and satisfaction. Don't she go?''
asked Trussell, Poor's prescription clerk.
''No,' was the answer, ''guess the main :
spring is broke.' George suggested that
perhaps Poor's jewelry store would be a
good place to take the clock for repairs,
and then the citizen got his bearings and
departed to interview the other George.
n OF upfrequently man walks into the
drug store, takes out his watch and puts it
on the show case, with an enquiry as to
what it will cost to fix it. Poor Il Son
may be obliged to establish a jewelry
department and George Il. Poor to put in
line of drugs and patent medicines.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-23

REIFAsT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1899
The Republican journal., 1899-02-23

Republican Journal Pub. Go,
The Republican journal., 1899-02-23

HALLDALE Geo. W. Choate attended the
State encampment Of the G. A. R. in Ban
gor last week. :. Mrs. Hannah Beal. widow
Of Henry Beal, jr., died last Friday morning,
aged nearly 80 years. she was probably the
Lowell, Mass, visiting his children. C. A.
Hall is preparing to enlarge his barn in the
spring. ;. Charlie H. vose and Henry Nc
Corison are attending school at Freedom
Academy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15
FARMING IN EUROPE AND IN
AMERICA.

Each nation has something to learn
something to learn of his ncIghbor.
Europe is greatly interested in our va
rious experiments and in our agricultu-
raj bureau, and our agents are careful
ly observing the improvements going
on abroad.
Prof. w. M. Hayes, who has been in
Europe this summer observing the ag-
ricultural schools abroad, says
"Gcrmany Is far ahead of us in for
estry schools and in sensible forestry
system. Her great Forestry School at
Ebcrswalde, in the pine regions north
Of Berlin, and the forests managed by
its professors, are 50 well developed
that our young men should go there to
complete their forestry education.
Gcrmany's other experiment stations
are each much narrower in their scope
than ours, but some Of them are doing
good work At Bremen, for instance,
there ls a station devoted wholly to the
study of peat lands"
Comparing our agricultural schools
with those of Europe, the professor
says:
"Wc have more money and improve
mcnt Is going on at more rapid rate
here. In some things few of their
older institutions have done more, but
we are ahead in most things, and our
organization is OH broader plan, so
we shall soon leave them far behind.
Americas experiment stations and
colleges arc building up such vast
science of agriculture as has not been
dreamed of elsewhere. Our colleges
each have several directors of expert
mcnts, while in Europe each has only
one director with assistants"
OF the development of the sugar
beet Prof. Hayes says
"Thc breeding of sugar beet seed is
the most scientific breeding done IN
the world. Sugar bects now contain
more than twice as much sugar per
acre as forty years ago. One firm en-
ploys two hundred people for two
months in the winter analyZing mother
bccts for the next years seed crop"
This is interesting in itself, and il
shows, moreover, what may be done
with other crops with cotton, with
wheat, with corn, with berries, toma
toes anu various products of the soil
Furthermore, all this gives new in
terest and new dignity TO life OH the
farm, The world must be fed and fec
each generation more abundanIly. re
do this work well the farmer must pu
his mind as well as his strength mt
his work, and try each year to show
some advance in knowledge.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15
THE PRODUCTION OF INDIGO.

The cultivation of the indigo-yield-
ing plants. including the preparation
of the indigo color, is one of the chief
industries of Northern India, and has
been so from very early times. Al the
present time this great and ancient in-
dustry, in which is invested British
capital to the extent of many millions
sterling, and which finds employment
for hundreds of thousands Of natives
and many Europeans, Is threatened
with extinction. In 1860 the artificial
production of alizarin, the substance
used IN the production of turkey red,
from anthracine-this latter product
of the dlstillation Of coal tar-de-
stroyed the trade in madder, and now
it looks very much as if natural indigo
would be oustcd from It's long-held po-
sitiOn of supremacy, and an artificial
product, the triumph of the organic
chemist, will take its place. Moreover,
this artificial indigo is absolutely iden-
teal with the pant-produccd indigo.
a famous and important firm of color
makers, to-wlt, the Badishc Anilin und
Soda Fabrik, (Badcn Analire and Soda
Factory of Ludwigshafcn on the
Rhine i'll Germany, has introduced ar
tilicial indigo in the highest state of
purity, and at price which admits of
its successful competition with the
best qualities of natural indigo.
This remarkable achievement is the
outcome of discovery of the late
Professor lleuman, of Zurich, carried
to a commercial success by the perse-
vcranco ard skill of the chemists of
this great firm. The chief ingredient
i'll this Artificial production OF indigo is
napthalcnc. This Substance is one of
the chief products of the distillation
of coal tar, and in the form of various
derivatives is largely used in the pro-
duction of dyc-stulfs. AT the present
moment the indigo planters fully re-
cognizc the danger to which their in
dustry is exposed by the introduction
| digo can be produced at lower price
than natural indigo, then the Indian
indigo trade will gradually cease to
exist. We cannot regard such posi-
bility without mingled feelings. Speak
ing as Il chemist, the success of such
an artificial product must be looked
upon as a great and glorious achieve
mcnt, but one cannot help wishing
that the price Of such victory was
not so great for the rum of the in
dlgo plantations cannot be otherwise
regarded than as national calamity,
which may have the most far-rcachlng
consequences, but the indigo growers,
if they can improve their methods of
lt,,n nttt, In n ttts o. f~ oh ln..
yields of color, will be able also to re .
ducc their prices, and in this question
of cost is the kernel of the nut, which
the champions of artificial and natural
indigo have to crack.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15
HOW THE TRUST GOT IT'S NAME

The name trust, which Is popularity
applied to all these large aggregations
of capital, was somewhat accidental in
its origin. 1t has, however, an APP
propriatencss which few persons real
izc. The managers of every coDsoli-
dated enterprise, whether based on a
contract, a trust agreement, or an act
ual consolidation, are exercising pow
crs to benefit or injure the public which
are analogous to those of trustee. 1t
has been said that all property is, in its
wider sense, trust in behalf of the
consumer. But where competition is
active, the power of using your busi-
ness methods to impose high prices is
so far limited that the chance for abuse
of this trust is greatly lesscncd. 1t Is
only in the case of large combinations,
says President Hadlcy in the Novem-
Der Scribner, with their discretionary
power for good or evil that the charac-
ter of the trust reposcd by society IN
the dircctors,of its business enterprises
makes itself really and truly felt. With
these trusts, as with every other trust
that deserves the name, it IS hard to
provide legislative machinery which
will absolutely secure its fnlfilmcnt
The ability to handle any trust is the
result of a long process of legal ant
moral education. We cannot make {
law which shall allow the right cxer
else of discretionary power and pro
hibt its wrong exercise. But it is pos
sible to modify the existing law in
great many directions, which will has
ten Instead of rctard the educationa
process. Thus far most of our statutor,
regulations have been in the wron!
direction. We have attempted to pro
hibit the inevitable, and have simpl
J favored the use of underhanded an
short-sighted methods of doing thing
which must be done openly If they ar
to be done well.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

The dwelling houses at Johannesburg
in the Transvaal, are almost all of iron;
galvanized and corrugated non sides
and roofs, the newer and better ones
lined inside with brick, and they have
brick partitions. The old iron houses
are lined with sun-dricd brick or
"dagga" on the inside. The rooms i'm
mediatcly below the roofs are rather
hot IN summer and cold in winter. AS
rule all ordinary stores, warehouses
and mine buildings have all wooden
framework and iron sides and roofs.
The dwelling rooms for white employees
and workmcn, if brick, have the walls
hard finished. There are no native
woods in that part of South Africa
available for building purposes, and
therefore every piece is imported Small
pieces of the hard and crooked native
woods arc only used for mine poles and
fence poles. Every telegraph and telc {.
phone pole in South Africa is of iron
and imported.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15
DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD IN
THE BOOM.

One of the strongest evidences of
the prosperity which in the past twelve
months has become quite general in
TINS country, and the evidence that is
most commendable, is the fact that this
iail almost all the schools and colleges
report largely increased number of
students. We note with more pleas
ure this manifestation of the posses
sion OF money to spend, among the
people, than any other. We hope that
there will be no falling off in this at
tendance, when the wire edge of the
! boom is off; but we do not doubt that
III year OF two the crest Of the wave
OF "good times" will have passed aud
Il reaction set in that will be very de-
pressing.
We are not 'prophets of evil" and
have no sympathy with calamity howl
ers, but it is far better to learn by cx-
perlence and not permit ourselves to
lose our heads and do extravaganza
things just becavse times are better.
a boom is bad thing for any commu-
nifty, and not only individuals but
whole towns have met with backsets.
from which it took years to recover,
mcnt thcv ran into foolish cxtraya-
Sancc. so, while we commend the
extra spending of money in good times,
that is used for the education of sons
and daughters, we would certainly dis
courage the reckless use of money.
Just because it has become somewhat
easier % get. And above all we eau
ton every one not TO buy things for
Which nc has to go in debt Many a
man has Dcen bankruptcd no the
excitement of prosperity bought land
and other property, for which he could
only pay part cash, and went into
debt for the balance. Thousands and
thousands of people who did this
few years ago, finally had their proper
ty sacrificed to pay the unpaid balances
and lost every dollar of cash they had
paid.
Tine wise man who wants to huy
either real estate or any other proper.
ty, will not invest during wave of
but will hold on to his
money, and save all he can while
prices are high, and then when the in
evitable drop comes he can buy at far
lower prices. No doubt this sort of
advice is calculated to "throw cold
water" on the apparent good times
now prevailing but it is far better 10
be conservative and never do things
under the stimulus of excitement that
becomes so contagious and hard to re-
slst when general industrial and COM
mercial revival sets in. The country
IS still full of financial wrecks, indi-
yldual and corporate, that resulted
from the great boom of the last dc.
cade, and the way things are shaping
themselves, it looks as if there is going
to be an opportunity for a great many
more to be added to the list.-Tri-
State Farmer and Gdrdener.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15
SIN HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM
AN ACRE OF LAND.

AT recent meeting of the Georgl,
State Agricultural Society, Mr.. f. j
Merriam, who runs hillside farm neal
Atlanta, Ga, in the course of an inter
esting talk made the following state
mcnt:
elf man will but study his ground
he will find 1t TO be fully as entranciuo
as the study of books. Through mar
rage became connected with a small
farm. With my brother-in law broke
ground in 1893 to meet the market de.
mands IN Atlanta. That year made
only $500, but the Sll5 which rcceiv-
cd from 25O hills of cucumbcrs convinc-
cd me that | was on the right track.
The next year my sales went up to 1, =
93429 | got $500 from one acre
which | had planted in potatoes. The
next year, 1895, | marketed 1920
worth OF vegetables. This year found
lettuce to be the best seller, getting
$70l 40 on that article. 1t was i'm 1896
however, that | struck luck and gained
the final conviction that there is money
in the land when the farmer studies
his surroundings. In that year sold
50 ,OGS worth OF stuff, of which $7G4 60
came from lettuce, 1888 from turnip
salad and $404.00 from bccts. /
keep books strictly, and find that 1t
costs me exactly one-thhd of what |
raise to pay the necessary expense, in
Guiding repairs. In 1897 prices were
low and the more ordinary vegetables
were III demand, but even under this
stringency made 4,73S. 60. OF this,
$529.55 came from three acres planted
IN tomatoes, $30S.90 from beans and
1920 55 flcm turnips. In 1898 found
the market still depressed, but | made
That year S4,794.20, of which 1892 90
came from turnip salad and S56l from
collards. This year, Notwithstanding
the very bad season we had in the spring
months, up to the lsL of August have
sold 81, 1856 worth, 5000 of which
came from one acre planted in cabbage,
and l intend to pockets a round $40 900
this year out of my little farm.
Georgia soil undcra system of deep
blowing and thorough tillagc will pro.
ducc fine crops. Our red clay subsoils
are rich in plant food. The Georgia
'Croppcr' has been blowing for years
down TO what he called 'the harr, and |
this same hard subsol has beer absorb
ing all these years the plant food from
he thin layers of cultivated ground as
it was packed down by the hea ~ rains,
until to-day it is ready by the magic of
modern improved farming to yield up
its riches in crops that will astonish the
civilized world. We have striking cX-
amplcs of this in the farms scattered |
here and there over the State, which ap-
pear like oases in the desert OF surround |
ing harrcnness. Farms where thrift is
the order OF the day, and the owner
looks personally after every detail, are
object lessons of what we may expect
when the community at large becomes
better educated in modern larm meth
DDS. And the fact that these success
full men arc still progressing, that their
crops are growing larger, their land
richer and their net profit at the close
of the year shows corresponding in
crease, goes TO prove that no limit can
be placed upon the producllvencss of
our soil and the wealth and prosperity,
as an agricultural community, that we
may finally aspire to-"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

"The laughing plant" is a curious
thing which grows in Arabia and in
parts of the Western frontier of Hin
dustan. The plant Is of moderate size,
with bright yellow flowers and soft vel
vety seed pods, each of which con-
tains two or three seeds resembling
small black beans. The natives of the
district where the plant grows dry
these seeds and reduce them to pow
der A small dose Of this powder has
similar effects to those arising from the
Inhalation of laughing gas. 1t c. 4es
the soberest person to dance, shout and
laugh with the boisterous excitement
OF mailman and 10 rush about, cut.
ting the most ridiculous capers fol
about an hour. At the expiration OF
this tine ex haustion sets in, and the
excited person falls asleep, to wake af
ter several hours with no recollection
whatever OF his antics.
The Legislature has directed that tn,
free public schools of this State OBJ
serve the third Friday in Nov vcmber a
Arbor Day, and on that day the schoo
officers and teachers shall conduct sucl
exercises and engage in the plantin,
Of such plants, shrubs, and trees a
will impress on the minds of the pupil
the proper value and appreciation to b
placed on flowers and ornamenti
shrubbery and shade trees.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

The supply of white oak timber in
this country, used extensively and al
most exclusively for shipbuilding of the
most durable kind, is becoming ex-
haustcd. A report received at the
Navy Department from an expert who
is investigating the subject says the
material in Ohio has become scarce, and
no timber of equal quality is to be
found in any other State. Every year,
he says, from 100000 to 1 500 900
feet of this timber is shipped to Quebec,
and thence to Liverpool, where it is
used by British shipbuilders. 1t is
the general opinion that within ten
years there will be no available white
oak timber in Ohio. The naval con.
structors say this presents serious
situation, although it is not so calamit-
GUS as it would be were ours not now
steel navy. Still, we use the white
oak in The construction of small boats.
and to limited extent in the decking
of warships.
There are about forty varieties OF
goldenrod growing in America. TC
the man who is all business they are
weeds and a pasture pest alone. Te
HIM who has little foolish sentimental
ity in his make up they come in al
their golden beauty to decorate tn,
roadside and fence corner. One ma,
Gull the garden of its best floral pro
ducts and yet utterly fail to secure
from our standpoint, 80 choice and de
licate floral treasure as is the bouaue
CT wild flowers picked by roadside, il
pasture lot and by timber edge as lade,
orchards, harvest moons and shorten
ing days proclaim that the harvest i
past and the summer ended.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

Sallic Joy White when telling young
cooks how to prepare various dclicacies
for lnvalids in October Womans Home
Companion gives this simple recipe for
egg-nog: "ro make an egg-nog you
will separate the white and yOlk of one
egg, and beat the yolk with one table.
spoonful of sugar until it is light and
creamy; add to this one half cupful of
milk, then beat the white of the egg tn
a foam and stir il lightly into the beat.
en- yolk, sugar and milk. 1t is a de-
licous and nourishing drink. Try 1t
yourself some day when you are hungry
and tired even if you don't call your
self an invalid, and see if l am not
right"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

more for your land than in any other
way, for the winter cover is worth of
itself an application of fertilizer, in
the prevention of the wasting of the
fertility in winter, while the clover will
get more nitrogen for you to turn into
corn next year with the aid of your
home made manure. Let us put lit
tie forethought into the economical
production of cotton crop, and get
down TO real farming with cotton.
w. +. MASSEY.
Raleigh, n. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15
Diversified farming pays anywhere

Diversified farming pays anywhere.
The Aiken Journal and Rcricm tells of
this success IN the sandy country:
Mr.. d. I'll. Taylor, of Windsor, a
onc-arme,l farmer, deserves great
deal of praise and credit for the sue
cessful management of his farm. He
has almost entirely abandoned the
raising of cotton and instead has turned
his attention to food products, such as
upland rice, corn, peas, sugar cane
and chufas. The latter is hog food,
and he claims for it that there is no
other food that will fatten hogs 50
fast, and make them produce so much
lard as does the chufas. He has left
with us samples of his ricc--somc
cleaned and ready for the cook and a
shcaf as it comes from the field. Both
specimens snow up well. Mr.. Taylor
says he has made more than his fam
ily can consume.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

A Persian cat which steals pigeons
eggs furnishes the latest curiosity in
feline ways. A Wimborne correspond
ent of the London Field says that his
cat scales high garden wall, turns a
neighbours pigeons off their nests,
takes the eggs IN its mouth, makes a
safe journey back, and '..ys them at his
masters fee.. The writer adds cat
this moment / have two on my office
desk, brought IN today. On examining
the eggs, find two small holes in each
shell made hy the cats teeth TO faclli.
tate easy and safe carriage; beyond
this the eggs are intact. Although
there are many young pigeons in the
cote, somo unable to fly, tho cat never
in any way attempts to touch them"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

under the present system of farming
that has been going on here for years.
These lands should be reclaimed and
made 20 produce paying crops, by rota-
tion and diversified farming, or else we
shall leave to the coming generations a
fearful legacy. G.. w. MORRILL,.
Macon, Ga.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

We claim Alligator Liniment is the
best family rub. We want you to test it at
our expense, If our claims are not justifia
BILE we refund the money paid for same
Alligator Liniment not only relieves, 1t
cures. Sold everywhere.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

Col. u. j. Moore Oh an irrigated
piece of land made at the rate of 11S
bushels of rice to the acre and over
seven tons of straw which makes ex-
ccllent feed for horses and CATTLE
Carolina Spartan.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

IA - w R r "A.
Bears tho n The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s's'''' q N.NAgzZx
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

. "a. - * % Ia L "a.
Bears tho 4, The Kind You Have Always Bought
''''a'''' ss &rMAg@1ss<
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-15

g a - ~ o1 ia.
sears the -,HIhe Kind You Havs Always Bought
'Asss'''' . GeMAAzxx
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14
II. W. Allen & Go,
Quick Returns.

In connection with our lively holi-
day sale we recently sent out a few
cuttings showing qualities of three
numbers of our famous all linen hem
stitched HandkerchiefS at 1876 each,
$50 per dozen, two qualities in la
dies and one III gentlemen'S sizes.
The mail orders are coming in re-
Sponsive in surprising numbers from
far and near. One order received
Saturday calls for eight and one-haIf
dozens, and comes from RoXbury,
Mass. The lady says: 81 showed the
samples to one lady in the house
where | am. She was much pleased
with them, and ordered two dozens.
She spoke to Others and the whole
story, send you an order for eight
and one half dozens" These are on
" three of the many specials In this
department.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14

It was a thrilling escape that Charles
Davis of BoWerston, o.. lately had froA
a frightful death. For two years seNNre
lung trouble constantly grew worse until
it seemed he must die of Consumption
Then he began to use DIR, Kings New
Discovery and lately wrote 1T gave in
stant relief and effected permanent
cure" Such wonderful cures have for 25
years, proven it's power to cure all Throat,
Chest and Lung troubles Price soc and
$l00 Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bot
ties free at j w. OSu.liVan's drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14

zone Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy / ever used for coughs and colds.
1t is unequalled for Whoopng cough. Chill
dron all like it," writes H. N. Williams,
'Gontryviile, Ind Never fails. 1t is the
only harmless remedy that gives immc-
diate results, Cures coughs, colds, hoarsc-
ness, Group, pneumonia, bronchitis and all
throat and lung troubles is early use
prevents consumption
j. w. OSullivan, Medical Hall; w. p.
Hall, Crystal Pharmacy; f.. IL. Parker
city Drug store; u. Gosseln, Bellrose
pl--r%acY. J.. T.. crandal- Winoosk.