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The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-07

MsAy- cHai. That Il Prodpces Larss.
: = CroDs Of CAsAs Thsn Soil
s~ ss. Tillea AsDrings

There II often direrance Of opin.
ION among FARMERS Of the 3ame local
ity aS~to which 10 best for corn, fall
or spring piowed zeround. This is
doubtless due 1arEely to d11Ierent con-
ditions. The kind, Of season may also
make diaerencein tho results. How
ever, we canaot tAu beforahand what
the season viii be like Outlines. too.
the mattAEof fail plowinG is one of
expediency. II the plowlng of the
corn gronpdsds left entirely until
spring; it increases the rush of work
naturally attendant upon this season
Of the year, increasing the liability to
do some Of 1t hastily and poorly. Aside
from this feature. there are. however.
special advantages In fall plowing for
corn, especially when done rather late.
Numerous Insects and worms that
have ensconced themselves in the soil
for the winter will be turned up and
destroyed. The turning up of the soil
late. leaving the surface IN a rough
ened, loose condition, favors the ab-
sorption of water from rains and melt
ing SHOWS. Prof. King records a diff
ference of 2.31 per cent. Of moisture
In the upper three feet OF soil, on May
IA, in favor of late fall plowing land,
as compared with adjacent unplowed
land. This means $50 tona more wa
ter in the fall plowed land Tor the use
Of each acre OF growing crop. Such Sec
dons as have just experienced two
exceptionally wet seasons will doubt
less be slow to appreciate the impor-
tance of this point, but there have
been plenty of seasons when it would
have been appreciated, and there will
be plenty more of the same kind Late
fall plowing leaving the surface un-
even and the burrows running in such
direction rs will best hold the water.
not only causes more water to enter
the soil. but by lessening the run of,
lessons the loss of soil by washing.
BY this we do not mean that rough,
haggled plowing. is better than plow-
ing well done, because it leaves the
surface more uneven. There are other
considerations besides that of moist
ure, the plowtpg should by all means
be we'll done w-enever it is done Then
to conserve this moisture in the spring
this fall plowed ground should Be
worked over as soon as it is in proper
condition to work. 1t Is easier to OBJ
tain a nice seed bed on fall plowed
ground. On the other hand, it's finer
allow it to settle together
and establish capillary connections
more readily than spring soil, and
greater attention is necessary to pre-
vent loss of moisture from evaporation
during the spring and summer months
Farmer
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wintering Bee. Out Of Doo-

"tnter1ng Bees Out OF Doors.
A good way to winter bees in single
hives is to remove them to the south
side of some building, place the hives
close together, and cover with dry straw
on top and sides, and put a few boards
over the straw to turn rain and snow.
The entrance should be left open, for
the bees need fresh air In winter as we'll
as summer. The little workers do not
mean to be shut up, 60 would certainly
cause disturbance. All the bees that
die during winter leave the hive, SO, II
closed, this would be Impossible. When
spring opens they should be removed to
the stand. where. they are to remain the
rest OF the season. A. r. Blackwa-
ter, In Farm and Home. -
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WHEAT MAKES MONEY.
Illinois Farmer Gives Facts and Fig
uTes Which Prove the Truth
of This Assertion.

is the wheat crop money maker?
That depends a great deal on the land
that is used to produce 1t, and still
more on the farmer himself An Illi-
nois farmer writes as follows in re-
gard to the possible paying qualities of
this crop: On good ground I raised 81
bushels OF wheat per acre, and on as
good soil produced AZ bushels of oats.
Last year was perhaps an extra year
for both wheat and oats, and my
wheat made IS bushels per acre, at Is
cents per bushel, and my oats went
81 bushels per acre, at 30 cents per
bushel. This was machine measure,
and explains very well why I continue
to raise wheat. My expenses on the
crop were about the same, excepting
that of thoroughly covering the ground
with manure. as if I had only secured
an average on small crop. know
man who sells $3.50 worth of straw for
so cents and charges the wheat with
his two dollar mistake, and then adds
another $500 charge to the grain for
lost fertilizer, thus making a $3.50
loss. He then counts a loss by MAX
ing hay and harvesting, also the
thrashing of the grain and the cutting.
as well. He thus loads down wheat
heavier than it was loaded when it
brought $3.50 per bushel a couple of
years ago. I also raise wheat to feed.
that is. If it is not bringing enough to
sell on the market. In the last three
years have fed over a thousand BUSH
els of wheat, and it has been proved
cheaper than shorts, and has also been.
to my notion, better and more profit
able feed than 5O-cent corn fed alone
Wheat that tests 62 pounds to the
bushel is the kind to raise do not
find any other crop as profitable as
wheat with as little labor when land
is properly matured. Many failures
are due to poor land and poor farm
fng.-Prairie Farmer.
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Dam ar1'

mans experience bore this out.
Continuing, he says: II did not
know the cause OF tho trouble, but
am led to believe now that it was
first brought about by jumping in and
out Of the wagon and In some way I
may have strained my back.
II was constantly growing worse" he
continues, "and became very much
alarmed about my condition. I knew
that something had to be done or serious
results were sure to follow. went to
a specialist here in Sherman, and UNDER
went a rigid examination"
Then he relates how the doctor told
him that it was serious case. but that
he could cure him for fifty dollars.
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Sold BY the Shock.

A farmer went on a visit to friend. After
dinner the husbandman requested to be
shown round the town.
After visiting several places, they finally
reached the electric lighting works.
"What dye call this place, DAM" queried
the farmer.
This is called the electric plant" wac the
reply.
plant! What do they grow?"
"They grow currents"
"How do th%y sell 'em-by the bushel p"
''They don't sell 'em by the bushel; they
veil 'em by the kAs ck. ."--Stray Stories.
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ssTHE PLAGUE OF WOMEN"
4 Disease with which BFitain's War
O0ce Has for d Long Time
Been IDfected, .

s"The plague Of women" !" complained OF
by Mr.. (now Sir Frederick) Trevesin the
course of the late war in South Africa
seems not to have been confined to the
Cape Colony. II we are to believe the
word OF certain apologists, says the New
York Sun, who have arisen to the de-
tense Of the British government since
the publication of the facts brought to
light by the commission appointed to
inquire into the conduct Of the late cam
paign, the disease is and has long been
endemic in and about the war Office
These worthless, with perfect candor.
have pointed it out as a sort Of excuse.
or at least extenuation, of the general
lassitude, apathy and apparent lack OF
judgment displayed by those in power.
They show that where necessary busi-
ness was overlooked, and where men OF
small attainments were put in RESPONSE
BILE places, it was not always the fault
of the great men in authority, but rather
of the great ladies who advised the
great men.
1t must be a matter of satisfaction tn
Englishmen to know that all the re-
cent talk about the degeneracy of the
race, the deterioration of the national
physique and the rest of the dismal dis
cOveries of the pessimists is pure non
sense. 1t is evident HOW that the bung-
ling and incompetence 50 largely exhib--
tied during the late war cannot be at
tributed to these defects. There is no
reason to suppose that England could
not produce the right men in time Of
need, and if the right man does not
always happen to be in the right place
at the right moment, his absence, as the
candid apologists point out, is often due
to an amiable weakness on the part
of his superiOrs, laudable ambition to
be on good terms with the great ladies
and great lords wt~ have equally laud-
able ambitions in regard to their grow
ing sons and heirs.
This admirable fidelity to the grand
old English system of aristocracy ap-
pears to spread from the bottom to the
top of the war office; the commander in
chief himself is true to the tradition.
Maj. Gen. Brabazon, a rougher type,
with little respect for the value of titles
in the presence of the enemy, spoke as
follows in his testimony before the COM
mission: Il was furious at the idea
of officers going home before the war
was over for private affairs. forbade
them. l refused them leave, but then
they went to Lord Roberts, and if they
had any family interest they got their
leave" Lord Kitchener's point of view
was more nearly like Gen. Brahazon's
When an anxious and influential parent
telegraphed to him: INV son is urgent !
1y wanted at home; please let him come,"
Kitchener replied: "Your son is more
urgently needed here; he cannot come -
There arc some in England who share
this attitude, regarding the business of
soldier as something more serious than !;
a popular diversion of the aristocracy.
But British traditions are persistent, and
1t may be some time before the war Of |
flee can bring itself, in time of busi- |
ness. to forget distinctions and return |
to the simple social equality that pre-
vailed when Adam deIved and Eve span. |
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fA|,'RNlks,;;a!leR
lllgkgaHz(liDlE,ll :,
FILTER FOR cISTERN.
now to Malse one That purines the
Water supply as Fast
ao 1t Falls. <"

3 A simple altering arrangement FOR .
castern is made by inclosing the bot
tom of the suction pipe in . chamber
built Of soft brick or Altering rstone
Its capacity may be 20 to 80 gallons,
and is built round to give strength.
The cistern should be SO arranged that
the bottom Of the cistern and sides Of
altering chamber can be cleaned Oc-
casiOnally, and in this way these filters
give good satisfaction. No .cistern
should be without one, unless there is
some more thorough means of filter
Ing at hand. But If one wishes to
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HOW to FattenTrrr>~

Turkeys. II taken Alright, arc easily
fattened, In fact easier than any. other
fowls But one must 90 at It In the
right way. II the turkeys have had 4
free range all summer. you cannot fat
ten them with any satisfaction In a. In
closure. The change WIN cause them
to fret and refuse to eat. and thus you
lose Instead Of eaintng.. Teach. them to
come MP at regular intervals, and then
stun them. You win soon 1lnd ,thsm
ranging q short distances and comIns
'uD even between feedin6 tln4ss.-1lid.
land Farmer.
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Anent Luscious Fix..

After figs have been collected they are
dipped in boiling brine, and then dried
on trays for from two to four days, ac-
cording to the weather The dipping
Is supposed to bring the sugar to the
surface and hasten the drying. After be-
tpg dried the flgs are placed In Sweat
boxes" holding 1000 pounds each. where
they remain for two weeks. Then they
are washed In cold salt water to rsnoye
All dirt, and are packed by women and
girls In half-pound. one-pound a4d ten
pound boxes, in layers. being split pri.
mafily with short -bladed knife. -
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THE BABY HIPPOPOTAMus.
Fatal Error OF Men Attenda nts ir
Caring for One in the New
York Zoo.

baby had appeared in the tank yer
night. 1t did not weigh quite 40 pounds,
was ten inches high from the soles of the
fat, waddle-feet to the plump back, and
measured "a inches from the tip of the
tiny pigs tail to the top of the homely,
wide, cushioned nav. A calamitously
homely little beast it was. Its eyes bulged
and were set far apart, and it's face was
all bumps and Jumps. In every detail the
young hippo was miniature model of
Calf or Miss Murphy, all except it's pink
color, for only its back was slate gray,
says writer in McCiure's Magazine.
AT large, in the sword grass of the mud
dy Nile, the cow would have taken her
calf to some secluded spot to startft well
on its career. But among anxious, ex-
perimenting scientists she was power
less. When the baby was few days old
1t occurred to some of the experts that
the mother was not doing her duty, the
wonder was, they said, that the little
one had lived so long without nursing,
and 1t was decided to take it from the
mother and to raise it on bottle. None
had realized that the hippopotamus really
is more of water than a land animal,
and that when hippopotamus calf has
Its dinner. 1t takes deep, deep breath,
closes its little wag ears, pinches it's
nostrils shut, and dives under it's mother,
where it nourishes like kid or a lamb.
So, in an unguarded moment the baby
was caught, and, squealing and kicking,
was carried to the hospital ward of the
menagerie, where it was fed from a bot
tie. Within ten days the baby died-a
martyr to science. Within year, how
ever, a second baby appeared, and this
time the experts decided to let the mother
have trial at the game. =
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-07
Rules for Measu.inx Hav.


1t is generally reckoned that q ton of
newly stored hay measures 500 cubic feet.
which is practically a cube 8 feet long.
8 feet wide and 8 feet deep. Hay that
has been allowed to settle for some time
is usually measured by allowing 422 feet
to the ton, or q cube 73k feet long, ~
feet wide and ~ feet deep. After it has
become thoroughly settled 343 feet will
make ton, or q cube having sides Of
feet. It must be remembered that the
figures given above are only approx
mate and that after ALA good deal must
be left to he-judgment concerning the
compactness OF the hay. Sometimes fuz-
" clover does not settle very compactly,
pven though It has been stored for some
time, In which case some allowance
would have t0 % made In the measuring:
Century Farmer.
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neys. and thus making tho action Of the
kidneys regular and natural
Achina backs arc eased. Hip, back, and loin
pains overcome: Suelling Of tho limbs, rneumo.
tis''' and d'opsy signs Danish. i
They correct xrine scith brick-dust sediment,
htgh-colored, e1cessivs, pain IN passing, drio-
bling, J,eQaeney. Doan's kidney Rns dissolve
and sensoee ealcnli and 9rauel. Relieve heart
palpstasso'. s1eplesssess, hesdache, neruousness.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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However. necessity knows no law and
Mr.. Plangman paid half down and took
the treatment and followed It faithful
ly for four weeks +:
Naturally. he thought that he would
soon be rid Of the trouble. but I'm spite
Of the doctoring he goes on to add. II
was I'm such misery that it was almost
impossible for me to do my work."
1T was at this juncture that Doau'e
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BARB WIRE FRAME.

wire without taDgling, and keep mp
all slack; it is especially adapted to
timber and brush land, where there is
no room for a wagon. A broom-stick
at B runs through the spool; blocks at
AA shaighten the pieces where bored.
e. A. Roberts, in Epitomist.
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Inr.asa rnhA

Irritation Of tho
bladder shows that
the kjdneys are out
OF order. Delay In
prompt attention
often causes seri-
Gus complication.
Relieve and cure
sick kidneys and
ward OF dangerous
diabetes, dreaded
dropsy and Bright's
disease. by using
Doan'0 Kidney
Pills.
They begin by
healing the delicate
membranes and re.
ducing any inflanl-
nation NJ tho hid.
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HANDLING BARB WIRE.
Easily Made Frame Which VIII I'm
roll Spool of Wire Without
Any Taneling.

Find below device for handling
barb-wire in fence building. This lit
tie frame will unroll a spool of oarb-
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3 Ring the pigs that are IN the orchard.
Then protect the tree trunks II they
manifest disposition to peal them.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-07

as far as the knee"
This is precisely
what kidney trou-
ble will do with the
body. -:
It does not al
ways show itself
at first. but ap-
pears just in this
way. when some
unusual movement
or action brings
sharp pains and
exhaustive aches,
telling Of sick kid
neys.
So Mr.. Plang-
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tells his experience in the following
words: <Hes says. Sometime In Septen-
across the small OF my back. directly
over the kidneys. paid small attention
to this at first, thinking 1t would pass
on. But instead Of getting better it
became worse and in a short time the
pain conferred through my left hip and
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Sweat shop. story.

Sweat shop story.
The visitors We're being guided through
the big knitting factory.
''Who 10 that weary looking person stand
ing by that machine!''
That is one of the persons who knit the
sweaters"
"And that we'll fed individual citing in
the big Office, with cigar in his mouth:''
knitters."
Thereupon the visitors decided that that
factory was where he. would get his next
Observation-Disclosures American.
Mr.. Jones-'It is useless nv arguing with
woman wao says she is always right" Mrs.
Jones--"1t never made any such assertion,
and it's utterly cruel and unkind of you to
say 50. l did not say was always right;
Comfort
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ORTHY OF q high
er Recommendation.
than ! can find
words to express. "
This IL what Mr..
J. II. Plangnan COT
Sherman, T 9 ~
says Of Doan's
Kidney Pills. He
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-07

~o0~S AAA~ ~SA08V
to my notice and I
procured some from
the drug store Of G.
e. Craycror. i
used these pills
according to direc-
"tions and to my
surprise I was con-
sidertablyz relieved
on the second day
and in a. short time
completely cured. I"
-. . .i:.t {.
This Is the uni
versal experience Of
those who, have
been sufferers from
W.
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h1oney trOUpIe ana VINO nave OeoH 1oE"
tunate enough to test the merits OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. 1EG Gys
There 10 nothing wonderful or mag
ical about this remedy, it simply does
the, work by direct, action on the kid
neys. Doan's Kidney Pills are for the
kidneys only and this accounts for
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-07

their speedy and
certain action.
Early indications
Of kidney trouble
come from two
sources, T. the back
and the bladder.
The back becomes
weak and lame be-
cause the kidneys
are sick, and le-
lief from backache
can only be COM
p1ete when the
kidneys are set
right.
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sSyO ESsdSsOS OQ0t0SO0 e000 CHCC.
Shoes ~ nail, Is cents 4exlYa. 1ilasfr.f.I
CaSalo6 fEeo, ". i. DOUGLAS, Rroei i2oI. Esss
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-02
The Game Law.

Every person who shall hunt on any
land at any time without the consent
of the owner shall pay ten dollars for
each offence.
Every. person who shall hunt with
tire at night shall pay ten dollars.
Every person who shall shoot, trap
or otherwise destroy any bat, whip
Poorr-wiil, fy-catcher, thrash, warbler,
finch. lark, oriole, woodpecker, hum
ming bird, blue bird, turkey buzzard
shall pay ten dollars.
tie unlawful for any person, except
upon his own lands or lands of another
with the coneent of tho owner tkereoi,
to net or trap . partridge. and it is un-
Lawful! for any person TO sell or offer
for sale or sflfp out Of the State any
partridge or quail. Tho penalty for
this offense is not exceeding thirty dol
lars or thirty days in Jail.
Any person who shall, between April
and Nov. l, catch. kill, injure, pur-
que. sell or offer for sale any wild tur-
key, partridge, quail, woodoock, pheas.
ant or dove shall be fined not more
than geo or be imprisoned not more
than 30 days.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-02
An Organization to Advance Commercial
Interests Of This State.

The Shippers, Consumers and Trav-
elers Association of South Carolina has
completed it's organization for the bet
terme, : OF commercial interests in
this State and has adopted the bylaws
vt the Association. The organization
will take its first important step when
the EearinE for better freight rates
comes up. The copies of the by-laws
will be distributed by Messrs. r. G..
Rhett, OF Charleston, b. II. Cooner, of
Columbia. and r. 8. Ligon, of Ander-
son, the committee first appointed to
organize the Association. All cities,
towns and corporations not in the AS
sociatiOn will be invited to join, and
the. yearly dues are fixed a1 $50 for
active and S25 for associate members.
The headquarters of the Association
will be Columbia and the board of di-
rectors are required to meet monthly
In this city. The other officers are q
president, who is ex-Otficio chairman
Of the board of directors, q vice presi-
dent, a secretary and treasurer, who
shall be general manager. The annual
meeting shall be held here on the Sec
ond Tuesday in Columbia
Record
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Brusliy Creek News.

We have been having some winter
weather for the past week 1t is very
tough on the farmers who have to pick
their remnants OF cotton.
The Piedmont Union met with the
Sloan Church Saturday and Sunday
but 1t was 80 cold the attendance was
not.very large.
Miss May Wigington and Miss Lille
Murphy, Of the Mt. Springs section,
spent Saturday night with the Misses
WOOdsOn.
Misses Docia and Lille Clardy end
Bessie McAlister, of the White Plains
section, attended the Union on Sunday.
Several OF the White Plains boys were
also over our way Sunday.
j.. ii. McTendal had the misfortune
to lose his store house and stock of
goods by fire on Saturday night about
10 O'Clock. He made only q narrow
escape with his life. Ho had retired
only about thirty minutes before and
had dropped Oft TO sleep, when he was
awakened by being stit1ed with smoke.
When he arOse the ceiling was falling
In and he made rush for q aide door
Mt the rear of the house. Mt the same
time reaching for his clothing, which
he had laid on chair upon retiring,
but he only got his coat. He had some
insurance but it will not near cover
tho loss. II. F.
Nov. 30.