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Butler.

ouLlGTs
Butler, Jan. 16.-John Beck, stock
buyer from near Des Moines, was at
Henry Abel's Tuesday night.
j. Ward, of Hedrick, was at H. D.
Watts Tuesday.
A. j. and ]. T. Burgess We're in Ere.
mont Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Darner spent Fri
day at j. w. Arganbright's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Myers and Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Burgess visited at John
Keilkoph's Friday.
Simon Clark spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. Harry Watts spent Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs. d. Gray.
j. 7. and Carrie Burgess were in
Hedrick Saturday.
H. D. Watts was in Hedrick Satur-
day.
Henry Deutschle was in Oskaloosa
Saturday,
Charley Stevens was in Ottumwa
Friday.
]. C.Kennell started to Illinois Tues
day to attend his sisters wedding.
Fred Bergman was Sunday visitor
'at H, A. Watts.
Ella Burgess returned home last
Tuesday from two weeks visit with
relatives in Trenton, Mo-, and OF,
|tumwa.
There was a box supper at No. Z
school house Tuesday night
Kate Street was in Hedrick Satur.
day.
There was a party at John Darner's
Friday night All report a pleasant
time.
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HiahIand Center.

Highland Center, Jan. -Norville,
the little son of B. T. and Mary Stew
ems, died Friday, jan II, aged FIVE
months and eighteen days. His
death was the result of catarrhal
pneumonia. Funeral services were
conducted at the house Saturday by
Rev. A. t. Shortess, of Hedrick. The
remains were inferred in the McCor-
imck cemetery.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James Butler.
Saturday evening, January 10, a
daughter
Mr.. Pettigrew, of Seymour bought
and shipped from this place $4,000
bushels of corn the first of the week.
D. Spilman, of Ottumwa, was pro-
fessional visitor at this place Friday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Davis,
Friday, January IL, a daughter.
There was no preaching service
here Sunday on account Of the illness
of the pastor, Rev. Scoles, of Hedrick.
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Eloris.


Floris, JAN 16.-Isaac Plank, of Pu-
laski, is here visiting his brother AL
len Plank.
DR.. Swiney was here Friday looking
after his profession.
Herbert McVey started to Indianap-
oils. Ind, Friday to make an extend
ed visit among relatives.
Cyrus Hale is on the sick list this
week.
Charles Blodget accompanied by
his sisters, of Indiana, arrived here
Friday to visit with his uncle, B. T.
Heady.
Miss Mary Kerney, of Racine, Wis
consin, is visiting at the Davis home.
Ella Hill and Henry Bolivar went
to Ottumwa Saturday.
j. E. Crist and wife, George Money
and wife spent Sunday near Belknap
at the T. G. Davis home.
Otto Crist and wife spent Sunday
at Laddsdale. with Mrs. christ's. par
ents.
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Ash Grove.

Ash Grove. Jan. Thames Bunch
leaves tomorrow for Colorado to look
for a location.
Protracted meetings are still in
progress at the M. e. church.
Joe Tomlin, of iDrakesville, visited
with Peter Cohagan Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gassill went to Ottum.
wa today. 81
Willis McCarty and family visited
with his father Monday.
Dr.. T. j. Selman started to Chicago
Tuesday with load of cattle.
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Udell.

Udell, jan 16.-Rev. Baker preach
ed an interesting sermon at the Bap-
list church last Sunday and he will
probably accept call there for the
coming year.
John Reployle and Homer Rice have
traded farms, valuation for former
$3T SO, the latter $50 per acre.
Elder Jones, of Seymour. will begin
a series of meetings Wednesday night
at the Christian church.
George Funkhouser is visiting with
relatives at Foster.
j. S. Cozad and family, of Moulton,
were visiting in this vicinity Sunday.
j. l.. Strunk east of town, has sold
his farm to Sam Grow and will move
to Oklahoma in the spring.
Cyrus Swank will visit his brother
John, of Ridgeway. Mo-, this week.
James Mason was in Centerville
Saturday on business.
Elder Brewer. of South English,
closed weeks meeting Friday night
at the Dunkard church, east of here.
Polly,wife of Adam Caylor,of Union
vile, died January IL. Interment was
made in the Fairview cemetery.
j. l.. Gray was placed under $500
bonds Thursday on complaint of a
Miss Bryan, of Centerville, on the
charge of seduction
Belknap.
Belknap, Jan. 16.-Mrs. I. Ware
has been quite ill but is convelescing
Nate Robbins, of Floris, was Bel
KNAPP visitor Thursday.
j. w. Lewey, Of Helena, Oklahoma,
visited his old home in Hlllsborough,
H., and came by Belknap to visit the
Bell families, returning home the lat
ter part of the week.
Little Alva Toole was quite i'll last
week.
Misses Blanche and Ida Gibson, of
Bloomfield, visited Saturday night
and Sunday at o. c. Bells.
The Belknep camp Of Modern Wood
men will give the play Carl Johnson,
the Woodman," here Friday night,
January is.
Samuel Wells sold his property here
to Cliff Sharon last week.
Boone Mccormick has sold his stock
of goods to his brother, Will, of Floris
The goods are being taken there to-.
day
The normal lesson given by Rev.
Moore at the Congregational church
Saturday evening was quite interest
ing and instructive.
The Congregational Sunday school
expects to observe Decision day,
January 81. and to give Foreign
Missionary entertainment February
| 10.
| ]. w. Dunn, Of Bunch, visited last
= VI y ~ q =
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Bonaparte.

IL
Bonaparte, Jan. 17.-Miss Anna
Steel, OF Eldon, has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Emma Steetsman..
Norman Sherman is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Sherman, of Liscomb.
Fred Abbott is confined to the house
with rheumatism.
The Mutual Protective league gave
an oyster supper to a few invited
guests Saturday evening in their par.
lors
H. H. Meek and wife returned to-
day from their visit in Des Moines.
B. f. Humphrey, of Centerville,
passed few days last week in the
city.
Misses Mollie and Lotte Gardner re-
turned home Tuesday from Daven-
port where they have been visiting.
Nose WEIGH of Burlington spent
Sunday here visiting his sister, Mrs
]. A. Johnson.
Jas. Ryan of Davenport is home
visiting his sister and while here he
attended the wedding of his sister
Miss Alice to j. D. Harries of Jack.
sonville, Ill.
Rev. Abbott is visiting friends in
Harrisburg.
The Young Ladies' Aid society will
entertain January II at the home OF
Miss Medora Cresap.
Repairs will soon be commenced on
the dam. Asa Stedman and his as.
sistants are getting out rock for the
same, while the sawmill has finished
getting timber ready.
j. P. Davis is again confined to his
| house with the grip. Miss Hart is
clerking in the postoffice during his
| absence.
Frederic.
Frederic, Jan. 1.-THE remains OF
| Wayson were inferred in the Union
cemetery Monday. Rev. Shreiner, OF
| Abba, conducted the funeral services
The two-weeks-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lou Bellman died Monday
morning. The funeral was held
Thursday at 2 p. m. in the Bethel
| church.
Wesley Calvin, of Bluff Creek, was
| caller on friends in this part of the
county Sunday
Born, to Rev. Willis Rhodabaugh
and wife, last week, a daughter.
| ID. III. Hawthorn, and Milton Fall
each shipped carload of hogs from
Frederic to Ottumwa Monday
Sherman Mosef, a stockman from
near Hamilton, will be in the neigh
borhood to buy cattle soon.
| There were several horses sold
from this neighborhood to Abba horse
buyers last week.
L. P. McCoy's little daughter, less
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Ws ~ LHYIVUI
A, Ct. p. A.. Atlanta. 6,
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach tho diseased portion Of the oar,
Thoro is only ono way to ouro doafnoss,
and that is by constitutional romodios.
Deafness is caused by an inaamod CON
diton Of tho mucous lining Of tho
Eustaohian Tubo. When this tubo
gots inaamed you havo a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and whom
it is entirely olosod deafness is tho ro.
suit, and unless tho Inflammation oan
bo takon out end this tubo restored to
Its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nino oases out Of ten
are caused by oatarrh, which 10 moth
ing but en- inaamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafnoss (cauaod by
oatarrh) that oan not be cured by FL Ais
Oatarrh Ouro. Sond for circulars, FREQ.
.. J. OH DNNY s. CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75o.
Halls family Pills are the boat
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4 s. Later On. ,jSs
There Il be kicks about the heat
j d. Later on; e
Thero,l II be prowlS from all we meet !.

I 81 i Lsster On. iS$ y &. b
There II be kicks about the heat,
sR.s sSsS 81 Later on; Il "a sl
Thcre' II DO growls from oil we meet,
.gs |. Every fellow will declare
hats iHmighty hard TO boar
Aud vii! wish for chilly air,
Later on.
They will Oft express regret,
Ss{i.9 s3a Es Later on,
+. .Whon their brows and checks are wet,
M q Y, 81 h Lai er. .on,
That ruao jibes they uscd to fling
q AT tho ebsokwardness Of aprlng,
And they'll yearn for winds that sting,
High the mercury will rise,
& 81 sa Later on.
And Old Bel blaze in the skies,
~ AL eleptrlo fans will whiz,,
All the soda founts will fizz,
But tho heat will fairly sizz, tg
i.9s Later on.
They'll DO sorry that they growled,
4 3 Later on,
4 And 5at fuel dealers scowled,
I Sl Later on,
For tho man who sells them ioe
VIII exact a heavy prioo
(. For q measly little SLIGO,
Later: on.
Bear In mind that twill be hot,
34!5S Later on;
Comfort vainly will be sought, rs
Later on;
30 when springtime days ere cold
DONE about the weather soold,
For thcro'll be heat uncontrolled,
Later on.
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ssS8Sd,ss Now, we will prove blythe very
lie5sUoture Of the earth and BY the moyes
mont Of the heavenly. bodies that The
Biblo sis q lie and that Ohristianity as
we have 1t among nien is positive i'm
position" Good mon trembled. The
| telescope, the Leyden jars, the electric
batteries, ell in the hands of tho Philis.
tines. But one day Christianity, look.
| ing about for some weapon with which
to dofend itself, happened to see the
very old sword that these atheistic
Philistines had been using against the
truth and oried out, There 10 none like
that; give 1t mo-" And Copernicus and
Galilei and Keplor and Isaac Newton
and Hersohel and 0. Nj. Mitchell oamo
forth and told tho world that in thoir
franaaoking Of tho earth and hoavens
they had found overwhelming presenco
of the God whom We worship, and
this old Bible began to shake itaolf from
the Koran and Shaster and Zendavesta
with which it had boon covered up and
lay on the deBk Of tho scholar and in
tho laboratory of the chemist and in tho
lap of the Christian unharmed and un-
answered; while tho towor of tho mid
night heavens struck silvery chime
it's praise.
Worldly philosophy said: "Mattor is
eternal. The world always was. God
did not mako it," Christian philosophy
plunges its orowbar into rocks and finds
that tho world was gradually mado, and
il gradually made there must have been
eome point at which tho process started,
Then who startod it? And 80 that OBJ
jootion was overcome, and in the first
three words Of tho Bible we find that
Moses stated magnificent truth whom
he said, In tho beginning"
Worldly philosophy said: .sYour
Bible is a most inaccurate book. All
that story in tho Old Testament, again
and again told, about the army Of the
loousts-it IL preposterous. Thele il
nothing in the coming of the locusts
like an army. An army walks, loousts
ny. AN army goes in order and
procession, loousts without order. y
Wet, said Christian philosophy, and
in 1853 in tho southwestorn
part of this country Christian mon went
out to examine the march of tho looustB.
There are mon right before me who
must have notiood in that very pert OF
tho country tho coming up of the
loousta like an army, and it was found
that all tho newspapers unwittingly
spoke Of them as an army. Why 2 They
seem to have q commander. Thoy maroh
like host. The halt like o host. No
arrow ever wentin strajghter flight than
.ho iocusts come, not even turning
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sTALMAaEs SERMON

Sermon from the Text. 'There is
None Like That; Give It Me-"
3 In this discourse DR.. Talmago calls
the roll Of influences opco antagonistio
but now friendly to tho gospel and on
couragea Christian workers; text,
Samuel xxi, 8, "Thero is mono like that;
give time"
David fed from his pursuors. Tho
Worldiruns very fast whom it is chasing
q good man. The country is trying to
ostohl David and to slay him. David
goes into tho house Of priest and asks
him fur d sword or spear with which to
dofend himsclf. Tho priest, not boing
accustomed to use deadly weapons, tells
David that ho cannot supply him, but
suddenly tho priest thinks of an old
sword that had been carefully wrapped
up and laid away the very sword that
Goliath formerly used--ahd he takes
down that sword, and while hc is un-
wrapping tho sharp, git,oring, memor
able blad it flashed upon David's mind
that this is the very sword that was
used against himself whom ho was in
the fight with Goliath, and David can
hardly keep his hand off it until the
priest has Ynwound it. David stretohos
outshis hand toward that old sword and
sage, 'There is mono like that, give ii
mo: In other words, II want in my
own5hand tho sword which has beon
used against me and against tho cause
of God" So it was given him. Woll,
myfriends, that is not the first or tho
lasf sword once used by giant and
Philietino iniquity which is to como
intp the possession Of Jesus Christ and
ofshis glorious ohuroh. i want, as we'll
as Hod may holp mo, to show you that
nshy weapon which has been used
against the armies Of God is syet to be
captured ard used on our side, and
only initiate David whom stretch out
mi hand toward that blado Of the Phil
iiayttine aild CRY, There is none like that;
gikp; it me y g..s N .'
f5mark first that this is true in 70
gsgd to all scientific exploration. You
sknsW that the first discoveries in
20 @ and geology I and "a chronology D
&l 81 t flhriatianity.
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Reduced Rates via Southern Railway.

/ ~NA~OAAS'O1 L,
On account Of International OonveD-
ton B. Y. P. u, of America, Chicago,
Ill, July 25th- 18th, Southern Railway
will soil round trip tickets to Chicago
and return, from all points on its lines,
at rate of one first GLASS standard faro
for the round trip. Dates of sale July
22nd, 23rd and Oath, final limit July
31st, 1901.
BY depositing tickets Gin person. with
Mr.. Il. o. Donald, Joint Agent at
Chicago, betwoen July 25th and July
30,h inclusive and on payment Of foe Of
fifty (50) conts at time Of deposits, an
extension Of tho final limit to August
24!h will DO granted. Tho JOINT
Agents Offices will bo located in the
main terminal depots at Chicago at
which passengers arrive.
TO MILWAUKEE,, WIS.
Account Annual Moeting, Grand
lodge, b. P 0. Elks, Milwaukee, Wis. !,
July 23rd-25th. 1901, Southern Rail
way will soil round trip tickots to Mil
waukeo, Wis, and return from all
points on it's line, at ratio Of one regular
first GLASS faro for tho round trip plus
~ 90. DatoD for sale July Goth, 2lst
and 22ad, final limit July 28th, 1901.
A fee of fifty (60) cents sill bo charged
by Joint Agent at milwaukee, for
valuation OF return portion Of tiokots.
For detailed information as to rates,
schedules, reservations, oto., call on or
address any Agent Of tho Southern
Hallway, or it's connections.
w. II. TaYloo,
A. G.. 2. A., Atlanta, Ga.
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Taylor Con nyJotsH HiInself

i s.. Il, ,..
" eYiof gonYlo a Y " ltase
:S q. aylor, rllleI toxer1loi
ofiS en tslc tlargedl
fylph coin :; r tIillrd
S5tates Sellatois IS z : oe pei ptII
clhlased 8 !; Sflne e. .Ies
Z lnsl Al nd1ana q lis ld Is friends AM
nollnce that he has rec ei wed saesal
I&suranc ces OF prote ec ction and has
detern q to ma Se Ind lane His
home in the Il fniltiilre lie IN eyy-ss
port News Herald !. an ID yS q IONS
Quoted ind epend Ont Ss.lie ewspape er, N
says st thisTis II il D tab le case d Iof ofs
selfsincriInination on sItseemst VOL lssj
nigh income ceiYables tllt,t 81 former
Governor of as arge and i1llID9 81 &
Stant Colnmonwea IthM 81: naaaa 20
able and ord erl ya IS Djieonl Il. Itavvi inot
eniioyed all the rigoh rs and 1,rii 8
leges of statehoo ods und dor q 1,f,il .s5
stitution and EXERCISING aII / 3 5ti,asI
forms Of law for over 81 natI I'M Isv5, 5,ss
could be guilty sc so fou j 8 ori Slsa e,sj
as that 81 the ASSASSIN atio1i1s ofE So
q rival candidate aid .thanas' iepal ls
contestant for tho gllbernf,I toisi a lsS
office. But that is the 8sel lf.in..Iss
eliminating attitude @of S form 81 o1sl,8
Governor Taylor. @ q 1oebel & 81 az q
murdered and not onlyd did q, ,t,y ssss
lor, who occupied the place IS {of II,
chief executive at the tine.
make no effort to 81 e1 q n rs B
crime, but he pote ted th ose 81 5 MI rs 81: u
were accused Of committiilg 81. 81,
When they and IL syvara ;yd I;p i.taI
they ali 5fiad 81 t n 1 ss ss'a
Uraylor 4 as s \ ,at = - \, 8 }. II
refuses rs s,i hnn;f ~ q ~; 3
fertile iurisSl i'm ~ 'of' 5yS &
courts and has bae,, ma ,sfs Ia ~
from extradictiona bVs tRas s nWass 49,
nor of fndia ANA g IS Il Z 3 II HI
fStS
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..AHulnble ApOlogsy,

sWe feel that an ap iogy III due, & OK 81
plains the Editor ,ot y. Tne Spi ketownS, ],
fBlizz srd ITO the eHtimable young Wo s}
man who teaohcs at the achooi h0use,Girl !
District No. s. Through the wretohedi
bIGndor OF worthless tramp printer
whom we trusted with the seIting up Of !:
an Item just as we y were closing the
forms for our last week 8 edition We
were made to say that Miss Ruby Mo.
Oonnell, the handsome and popular
teaohef IN tho Rigg' . neighborhood, !. is
the proud possessor3 Of an giant 4 r.oW8
,blaok beard .'SWo wrote black board. 1 s',SS s''S
We have not beard the expression
rs il hot enough for you Yet but, We /
arc living in moral dread Of hearing III
every day. r;
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I. !
E Mrs. CLARK Warning then in 4 most
appropriate manner expressing the most
patriotic sentiments presented the
Southern Gross of Honor to Con.
Hampton, and Lad set down SO that his
littlo;grand daughter could put it on
his coat for the Wade Hampton ohap.
ter. This was done, and Maj. Hart
loaned over and kissed the little girl.
The goneral said no folt like kissing tho
dear women. bs
Juit here Miss Margaret Flinp, ,spon.
sor tor Camp Hampton camo up with a
beautiful floral design presenting ii to
the general, and naiyely said, aAron't
you going to. kiss mean Tho genoral
surrendered and did kiss her thon and
thore, while the soldiors ohoored.
A final robol yell was given, and then
an informal reception was held on the
piazza, tho soldiers providing the ono
over tho othor to shake tho aged hero's
hand. n
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over toi 10 egFo q.
Mrs. Davis should write no moro:
such articles for newspapers until she
is sure of her facts. i4@ sg}
Robert r, Hamnhill y;
a SOLDIERS BIBLE.
Something that May Interest Some
Confederate Veteran.

ooAA00AAu6 euhC may AMtoIobt 0Olu0
Confederate Veteran.
Tho following was handed The State
for publication while the. Confederates
were in Columbia last week: 4. ~
TO tho Veterans of South Carolina: #
| have in my possession o Biblo
which was evidently tho property Of
somo devoted Christian soldier who
had the distinguished honor Of being
one of your noble band of heroes DUR
ing 1861, 1865. As you have assembled
in our oity to meet again face to face,
to face with those whom you once
stood shoulder to shoulder at Gettys.
burg, Penn, and on many othor
equally trying occasions, I thought by
publishing this artiolo-I might be able
to return this Bible to those to whom
it rightfully belongs If the one that
onoe owned it has passed ''over the
river" | will gladly return it to any
relative claiming the Same.
q e Cslvo.
526 Elmwood Ave-, Columbia, s. O..
The accompanying beautiful lines
arc written on the fly leaf; ~ RI
Limos writton in memory Of my most
intimate friend and mossmate, Lieut..
A, i. Traylor, who was killed at the
Battle Of Gottyburg, Penn, on the Cd
Of July, 1868: .sI. fStl
Oh, friend forever loved, forever dear;
What fruitless tears have bathed thy honor.
cd bier!
What sighs reechoed to thy parting breath;
Whila h0I vyo AZ af fr,10 oli a., 10 %
Guild tears retard tho tyrant in his course;
Could sighs avert his darts relentless foroo
Could youth and virtue olsim a short delay,
Or beauty charm the spectre from his prey;
Thou aill had'st lived to bless my aching
sight,
Thy comrades honor and thy friends do.
Hs,lt. sr
Ifyet, thy gentle spirit hover nigh
The ,!p' spot' where now thy mouldering ashes
Here wilt thou tread, record on my hoart,
grief too deep to trust the soulptor's art.
No marble marks thy couch of lowly sleep,
But living statues thore are seen to weep;
Aibiotion's semblanoo bonds not DER thy
tomb, m
Ailliction's self deplores thy youthful doom.
What though thy sire lament his failing line,
mothers sorrows oonnot equal minoi
Though mono, like thee, her dy ing hour will
cheer,
Yet othor offspring sootho her anguish here;
But who with mo shall hold thy former
placer
Thine image what now friendship osn effaceY
Ahl mono mothers tear will cease to flow.
Time will assuage an infant brothers love;
10 all, save ono, is consolation known,
While solitary friendship sighs alone.
Sopt 10Th, 1858. TIP. @.
Unveil thy bosom faithful tomb, s. B.
Take this new treuanre to thy trust,
And give these saorod relics room
To slumber In the silent duet.
Tho Newport Nows Herald say
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WEATHER AND CROPS.
Facts About the Climatic Conditions Of
the Past Week.

. 4 ! q 6 4 e . # Il n
Tho following is tho weekly bulletin
of tho condition Of tho weather aud
crops Of tho State, is,ued last week by
Director Bauer Of the South Carolina
aootion Of tho climate and crop service
'of tho United States weather bureau:
Tho week ending Monday May 9th
averaged warmor than usual, being the
first week of Tho season with tempora-
lures above tho normal. Maximum
temperatures Of 80 or above occurred
generally on the first threo days Of
May, with an extromo maximum Of 90
at -Blaokyille on the 4th; the minimum
for the week was 40, at Groom vile and
'Kingstree, on April goth, on which d.to
light frosts occurred at humorous
points, but without doing any material
damage.
Tho rainfall for tho week was vcry
light, and confined entirely to tho west
orn counties bordering on North Caro-
lima. Tho ground has become dry over
the eastern half OF tho State, whore
there is marked deficiency in the soa.
sonal rainfall while ovor the whole
State rain is needed to stimulate plant
growth, to gorminate recently planted
scods, to facilitate transplanting to-
.bacco and to. soften tho backed and
orusted soil 30 as to permit young
sprouts to como up. Truck is suffering
severely for rain, and yields have been
materially diminished by the drought
Wheat and oats also would be greatly
benefittod by showers at this timo.
Corn improved in appearance, stand
and color, although stands continue
generally poor and brokon. Lato plant.
iugs are coming up bottor.. Corn b as
not boon planted over the western
counties, and bottom lands are now
being prepared for corn. Ogerthe con-
tral and eastern counties, corn is re
cciving it first cultivation, but it is
small for season. This crop needs
rain at present.
Cotton that was recently planted is
coming UP nicely whore TIC soil is
moist, but over two thirds Of the 8 ;ate
was necessary to replant from one half
to two. thirds Of the cotton that was
planted previous 20 April 10Th. Seed
continues scaroe, and there is a diver
sity Of opinion as to the effeot OF so
mnch rsnlanting. some cogresppndents
,ie Ror raago iWhila