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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01
ESeIselsRs ARE scAHcH.
Serious Problem CcnfroRts the Navy
 DewmrTmemt.

Washington, oct. 3l.-Rear Admir- al Charles Rae. engineer in chief of the navy, and chief of the bureau of steam engineering, in his annual re- port made public at the navy depart ments says the scarcity Of engineer of- fioers lis cause of grave anxiety to all conversant with the subject"
 After calling attention to the prime necessity of an efiicientF engineering personnel in the hour of battle. and to the fact that a man cannot become an efficlent engineer without proper training and experience which is not to be obtained by q few months ser vice, Admiral Rae says, the problem confronting the department is ''iow are we to obtain properly trained engineers when the present supply of officers so trained Is exhausted7"
 He presents statistics showing the scarcity of engineer officers in the navy today and urges special legisla- tion with view to increasing the number of naval officers available for engineering duties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01
wEATHEn. oct. Sis--For Alabana, Nnfr Tuesday and Wednesday, light northeast winds.

ence today with President Roosevelt, ostensibiy for q discussion of the Phil ippines exhibit at St., Louis and for the proposed exhibition at Portland ore. but 1t Is believed that Colonel Ed wards was called incidentally to ex- plain just what he had given out re- gardfng the cost and charges of the Taft-Wrisht cable correspondence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01
Cleaa sweep at vIek.hurr.

Vicksburg, Miss, Oct. 31.-The most heated municipal campaign In twen- ty years closed tonight in an over whelming victory for the citizens tick ct headed by B. w. Grifith for may or. Every candidate on the adminis- tration ticket headed by Mayor Trow- bridge was defeated. not a man on that ticket carrying his precinct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01
Cnt MnEistrnte,s Thront.

Knoxville. Tenn. Get. 3i.--F. M. Buntin, a magistrate at Elk Mills. Carter County, Tenn. was killed by James Powell. aged fifty-two. who has since fled to the North Carolina noun taJng and Is In hiding. Buntin had tried A case in (which Powell wRs im- pIIcated and tf4 latter did not like the decision. Auntin had disputed Powelrs word wNen the latter ran upon him with ak1knife and cut his throat from ear t6 ear. BunttD died a few mlnutea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01
Death of Aged Nemresa

Brunswick. Ga, Oct. 31.-Elizabeth Large. coloreds said to be- the oldest woman in the State. died today. While 1t is impossible to tell her age exact ly, she was reported to be between t1S and 12s years old. She has been liv- ing here 100 years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01
E. H. GRIFFIN FOUND.
Has Been Wondering Over the State of
 GeOrgia.

Georgia.
 Quitman, Ga. Oct. 31.--E. H. Grimm. who disappeared. so mysteriously from Savannah q few weeks ago, has ap- peared at Camilla, Ga, as letter from that place to Mrs. Grifhns written by her brother, shows.
 GrIfin, 1t Is stated. had been wan dering all over Georgia in a partially demented condition. He has recellec- tion of but few of the places he had visited, though he made brief stay at Cordele, before reaching Camilla. Grimm left $325, his watch and two re- volvers with clerk of one of the lead- ing hotels In Savannah, of which he was a guest. The next day the crutches he used, because of a recent accident. were all the traces that could be found of him In his room.
 His wife had put on mourning for him, and 1t was only today that she learned that she might lay aside her widows weeds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01

lo0Btinuea On PaEs TbEas.I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01
Noise Was Terrific,

As soon as the candidate reached the platform he took a seat near the vpeaker's table. Chairman Strauss made no attempt to introduce him It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01

nsculIar waking in administration cir cIes is due almost wholly to the viril- jtv of the attacks of Judge Parker within the past few days. That the Republicans In office are deeply dis turbed is as plain here as the Wash inrton monument Correspondingly. inc Democrats looking on are unusu- ally elated. Today as the main resort of the sports who bet on elections there was no Roosevelt money to be had on the four to one odds that have ruled for Several days.
 Col Clarence Edwards, Chief of the Insular Affairs Bureau. had q confer
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15
STATE DAIRYMEN'S CONVENTION
Held at North Yakima December 20, 80 and 81 1903.
Reported by H L. BLANCHARD.

usual in hay making, in the loss of
leaves and small stems-the most val
liable and nutritious part of the crop.
Pres Blanchard-The Utah Expert
mne Station reports the minimum of
loss by waste to be from 16 to 20 per
cent and the maximum from so to &c
per cent
A Member-Will all of our grasses
make good silage?
Prof. Elliott-Yes, when cut into an
alright silo.
A Member-You then would recon-
mend the silo for east of the Cascades?
Prof. Elliott certainly would.
Evening Session.
Mayor Shaw welcomed Yakimas
guests in a very pleasant manner and
hoped for the delegates much enjoy
ment, as we'll as much profit, as re-
suit of their sessions.
Prof. Elliott responded in the happy
vein characteristic of that gentleman
G. L. Smith gave his popular lecture
on Home Making" which was highly
entertaining, as usual. Mr.. Smith
happily illustrated the important inf1u-
ence that good and pure food proper
ly prepared, and the reading by the
family of good and pure literature,
have upon making the ideal happy
home. The mother should provide
good bread for the family, and bring
up the children to love good reading
and the study of nature.
President Blanchard concluded the
exercises of the evening by brief
talk on poultry as managed on his
farm, some experiences, etc. He adj
vised beginners to confine themselves
to one breed-the one they like best
and to provide for them comfortable
quarters, cleanliness and a variety of
feed-the grains, cut clover or alfalfa,
cabbage, mangels or carrots for green
stuff when they have not a green
grass run, shells, sharp grit, fresh
water and milk, and a dust bath-a
mash in the morning and grain at
night. BY careful management the
hens on his farm were now netting
him nearly $500 per hen-some pens
were doing still better. The fowls
confined in pens did as we'll as, and,
in some instances, better than those
on the range. He said it was not only
great nuisance to have the turkeys
and geese occupying the range with
the hens, but it would very seriously
affect results from the hens and ulti-
mately, he felt it would bring disaster
o the business. He therefore strongly
advised against such a practice.
He compared the results from 30
turkeys and 80 Plymouth Rock hens
on his farm. The 80 turkeys averaged
Ii pounds each, or 800 pounds total.
which, at 10 cents per pound brought
Mrs. Blanchard $74.1O total, no account
being kept of the cost of feed, while
in contrast, he had 80 Plymouth Rock
hens which netted him in eggs alone
$84.OO at market rates, and the hens
were worth not less than one dollar
each in the market. In other words.
the product alone of the-hens exceed
ed the turkeys by nearly ten dollars.
and he had the hens left. Mr.. Blan-
chard advised dairymen to take more
interest in poultry, thereby adding
Doth pleasure and profit to their bust
ness.
Member-Of what does your mash
feed consist, and how much do YOU
feed?
Mr.. Blanchard-In winter two-thirds
bran and one-third cracked corn or
whole oats. In summer cut down the
corn tO
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15


than the fowls will eat of mixed grain,
chiefly wheat, scattered in straw six
inches deep, or some other good mate
rial What is left after the evening
meal will provide the necessary exer-
else during the following day as the
fowls scratch for 1t.
A Member-Which breed do you pre-
fer? Answer-The Rocks are my fav-
orite, while Mrs. Blanchard prefers the
S. G. Brown Leghorns.
A Member-Which is the most prof
liable? Answer-In eggs, a stand-off,
while the carcass of the Rock exceeds
that of the Leghorn 3 to 1.
Instrumental music and recitations
by local talent we're interspersed in
the evening program.
Second Day.
The chair appointed the committees
on resolutions, finance, nominations
and legislation.
"The Dairy Cow" was the subject
of an address by Prof. e. w. Major, of
the University of California. The pro-
lessor entertained the large audience
with very instructive paper, giving
the results of many experiments
while co-worker with Professor
Hacker at the University of Mime
sofa. The address was ''full of meat"
from beginning to end, the two con-
spicuously prominent points being that
the dairy COW, as shown by such ex-
periments, is not question of breed,
since great performers were found in
many breeds. That in the selection of
COWS for dairy herd, it was well to
bear the above in mind, but it was adj
visable to choose from that breed to-
ward which one is naturally inclined,
then conduct the business along dairy
lines.
Another point was that Of good care
and attention. The professor said
such experiments decidedly determined
the superiority Of care and attention
over breed. Inbreeding of dairy cow
was not so potent factor in the mat
ter of her being butter producer as
was that of feed and care. The idea
conveyed was that a much larger per-
centage Of our dairy COWS would prove
far more profitable did we not stint
them in matters pertaining to their
feed and comfort.
The subject, "The Grasses of the
State" was intelligently and ably han
died by Duncan Dunn, a graduate of
our agricultural college. We very
much regret that Mr. Dunn's talk was
not in manuscript form, as it con-
tanned much information of great val
ue to the dairymen of the state. The
important thought left with the audi
ence was the great Importance Of a
correct knowledge of the species of
the variety Of grass desired and which
would be the best suited to our condi-
tons. For instance, one desiring to
SOW red top or rye grass should know
the species of the same best suited to
his needs.
G. l.. Smith spoke on economical
feeding. Among the many good
things said none were of greater val
lie, because of it's local application,
than was his reference to alfalfa. He
said that many seemed to think alfalfa
straight was balanced ration in it.
self. That, he said, is a mistake. He
claimed that especially with the pre-
vailing high price Of alfalfa hay, it was
not an economical ration when fed
alone, even if one raised his own hay.
Better sell some Of the alfalfa and buy
grain feed-say corn and oats, or bar
ley and oats, to be fed as part of the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15


Tho sessions were largely attended
NV the representative dairymen and
creamerymen of the state, and much
work of great value was accomplished.
The convention convened at lO:30
m of December 20, and the re-
oainder of the forenoon was taken
nm in impromptu talks on live SUD-
iects by Dairy Commissioner e. A.
McDonald, James Hart and others.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion President Blanchard read his an
NAL address, which, with other pa
ners. appears in full elsewhere in
This issue of The Ranch. A lively
discussion followed the reading of the
address,. which was brought out by
what is said with reference to the
selling in this state during the winter
months of Eastern butter, made dur
ing the early summer months, under
the guise of fresh creamery butter.
Dairy Commissioner Mcdonald chal-
lenged the statement II it was meant
that butter not made in this state was
being sold in the state labeled fresh
washington creamery. Mr.. Blanchard
contended he could sustain his posi-
ton by abundance Of evidence, and
that he would inform Mr.. Mcdonald
of concerns in Seattle that were en-
gagged in selling Eastern June butter
at the present time, labeled in such
a way that the purchaser was led to
believe he was buying fresh Wash
ington creamery, when he was buying
nothing else than eastern storage but
ter. He said it was due to such
in al 10
butter had, during the last week,
dropped two cents per pound. Mr.. Nc
Donald conceded that Eastern butter
was being sold as stated, and said he
knew of no remedy except to have the
law provide that the words storage
butter" be printed on the label of all
such goods.
During the discussion the question
of forming a creamerymen's associa-
ton was alluded to, and there ap-
peared to be division of opinion as
to the advisability of such a step.
The suggestion of the president that
the Dairymen's Association extend it's
work into new territory met with gen.
eral approval.
Adam Stevens paper on "Dairying
in Central Washington" was an able
presentation OF the conditions from
the standpoint of the successful
dairyman, and was well received
Prof. Elliott talked on the subject,
Shall We Build Silos East of the
Cascades?" The professor said the
sllo had it's place east of the Cas-
cades, and recommended it's use, by
which the waste would be lessened
and the succulent features of the ra-
tlon be preserved. ell advised their
careful construction; that they be
made perfectly air tight, and that the
material, whether it be corn, alfalfa,
clover, or peas and oats, be cut into
them and evenly stored
Mr.. Ross-Would you advise doing
without silos rather than to fill them
with material not cut?
Prof. ElliOtt-Having seen much
damaged silage which appeared to owe
us condition to the fact that it was
put into the silo uncut, can only adj
wise that the material be always put
in cut.
q. l.. Smith, would say: ALWAYS
cut into the silo, and l think Presi.
dent Blanchard has become converted
to that plan.
Pres. Blanchard-Not entirely, for I
would not do without q clio c;,onIv 20.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
n" Hope For Recovery of Gen.
John Z. Gordon.

Miomi, Fla, Jan. Z. Gen
John i. Gordon is dangerously
i'll at his home, B:scayuc, seven
miles north Of tins city. The at
tack is similar to one that he suf-
ferrol from some timo ago on a
railroad train in Mississippi. 1t
is Inflammation of the stomach,
caused by an acute at ock of in
digestion, TO which he is sub
ject.
a consultation OF Gen Gordon's
physicians tonight, reported from
his homo by telephone, leaves no
hope for bis recovery.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
For The Ledger.
Causes for Decrease in Cotton
Crop.

Mr., Editor i notice in Your
issue of Dec 23l SOME reasons
given for the decrease in cotton
production. 1 believe there is
great danger Of a decrease in the
cotton crop and the first great
cause ls the lien law. Under its
operation it takes cotton seed and
all to pay out and leaves the farm
er in bad condition. The same
cause has ruined the negro as q
lHborer, and he never was a good
manager hut big eater.
The next cause is fraudulent gu
ano. 1t makes the farmer and the
land both po.r, ard cur laws give
no relief. This is hard and has
been borne with a long time, but
men arc coming away from the
farms 10 get rid Of these troubles.
The next cause i; the poor
houses on the farms. The tenants
home is Il disgrace to the land
owner and tbs land will remain
uncuItivatcd unless coed houses
are built. l know whereof l speak
for l have been along this line for
twenty years. | hope our land.
owners will realize tho necessity
for good houses and good schools
in the country.
Abolish the lien law, give us
comi"rtHbfo homes and good gu
ano and cotton and corn will De
p'ent'fU'. Yours Truly.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
S1.5O PER ANN +
Ruth Cleveland Dead.

Princeton, Jan. Ruth, the
oldest daughter of President
Cleveland, died suddenly at her
home this morning. Mrs. Cleve-
Ia%d, who has been in poor health,
Is prOstrate with bereavement over
tho death of her daughter, and
her friends are alarmed. Her
daughters illness was not thought
serious.
EX, President Cleveland issued
a statement that "Aftsr a brief
illness to tonsilitis, diphtheria de-
VeIoped yesterday and Ruth died
early this morning"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
10 Vote Ont as Well as To-.

AT the next meeting of the
legislature a petition will be pre-
sented asking for such action 40
will enable community which
has voted in II di-pensary to vote
1t out again, should it prove de
sirable to do 81. This privilege
should be granted, and every ia.
cility afforded for making and
keeping any community "dry"
that wants to b,. Inconvenience
in procuring liquor lessons it's
consumption very much indeed
and no matter how big "iug"
trade may appear at an express
Office, 1T is eomparably less than
the "hasl<' trade at dispensary.
Union Times.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
The Hampton Monument.

The last session of the Legisla
ture Appropriated $4,000 TO
build Il Hampton monument,
on condition that $4,000
would be raised by private sub
scription. AS yet but small
part of that $40, 900 has been
raised. Lancaster has given moth
ing-largely, we believe, because
no effort has been made to raise
it. 1t is intended, however, that
we shall do our part that sub
scription papers shall be present
ed and everybody given a chance
TO give something, each accord
ing as he feels able.
During the war Hampton was
always in the front of battle. He
never asked his men to 90 where
ne was not willing TO lead; with
his own hands he often fought as
any private In the ranks. And in
the dark days Of &c, when the
world called South Carolina "the
PROSTATE State,' and we were
under the heel Of the Radical, the
negro and the scalawag, and Ian
caster was represented in the Sen
ate and House by negroes, with
negro auditor, negro treasurer
and negro magistrates, the name
OF Hampton was name to cog
jure with, aid under his leader
ship we were redeemed Now
we are asked to make small
contribution for a monument in
his honor and it must not be said
that we failed to respond.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
Mr. G. Il Sl,;rnor h., i

MIR. G. IS. Skipper, by his
attorneys, Messrs. +. Y. Williams
AID W. G Hongh, nude applica :
ton before Judge Gage at Ches-
ter on Thursday tor bail. On
motion OF Solicitor Henry the
bearing was continued until to-
day, Saturday, when it will be re
sumed.
Miss Hattie Welsh, Of Ker-
shaw, who has been spending {.
week or 80 with her cousin, Miss
Mamie Clyhurn, az this place, re.
turned home yesterday.
Tho traction engine which
tho town has recently had on trial
proved too small for the purposes
1t was to be used for and we now
have one OF nearly double the
horse power, which it is thought
will he ample for all purposes.
The town has also purchased a
portable rock bin. The new crush.
CT, elevator ard screen give per-
feet satisfaction.
Mr.. Sam Friedheim, whose
engagement to Mis-. Sophie Ster-
nau, of Philadelphia, has been an
nounced, will levae Rock Hill on
the 18th instant for Philadelphia,
where the marriage will be soem
nlzed on the 25th. The marriage
will DO in one of the grand halls
OF the city and will be attended
by great many friends of the
contracting parties. i Rock Hill
Herald.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
l. ~UEErsC 5 Al
OF


y V"In"ble and vcrv productive plaulu-
'ton comprising tw" tracts, situated in the
""NhA" District OF Lancaster county.
south Carolina and known rs the Waxhaw
t'"ht"'i0n or Nithors? poem Place, and
C"reton Lands, respoctiNc' the former be-
ing iZ"o2 acre, more or less, and the Inter
o'- aero more or less, III area, and both
1i"c'" "oJoin thi' land is about . miles
from Lancaster court house, on the Char
i'''e road and also not very .ar distant
rom "axhaw on Seahoord Mir Line The
son l" re" clay ana very fertile. This plan
ua'''n IS also well adapted for stocl.rajsing
'Ha ""NhaW plantation Is the historic
"'r'h-fi'ce OF General Andrew Jackson.
me undersigned owners WI! sell at pub
n' ""''!on' on Monday, the first day of
reoS"arJ' 'o'i' IN front OF the Court House
uo"' "V one o c'oc' p. IN. at Lancaster c.
II - v al '"oSe two tracts OF land: -
ih' HfS' 'Ieieot beng al. that piece, par
co., N@c' or plantation cllied the WaXhaw
P'"hi"i' ~ containing about 1861 acres,
mo- or ieSS'aS the survey made V Challes
. '' '''""'eV
II. i''n'aStef county, aforesaid, on both
sues OF .'"Nhnw creek and adjoining lands
VI I9''''e o' Saian'i D. Massey. deceased
anu "'no'S' osih6 The same land OF plnnta.
t'oh 'i'ht'"hcd or described in a deed FROM
'""'S H. '"HN'E' Nher.h for Lancaster
county 10 '"dSon A HasScltino anl n. G.
Ii. hatee, bca'ing date the 9Th dnv Of
"ep'oMp"F' 'S"J and rcco dcd in the Office
oi ."e h'S'SI': "i Ai'Sne Conveyance for
S"." o't!h'S III ook 1. RACES G9i aud sos;
'e'nR also the hrStIy dcsclibed lot of land
!" "ee" u"'eu tAe hTSs day Of July 1880 and
fee"f"'" III mo Office OF the said Register
W NioS"e conveyance IN Book g. pages Ill
&C, from DAVID "l'Soaield to Joseph
ffiedenwaIk and others
i"c "e''ho 'hSFeoi being a" that piece,
p"reoi or 'r'cs OF i"nh situate and lying in
Lancaster county, aforesaid containino 372
ares more or less bounded by the Stinson
,'''' y, ANU ''h"S tn"' formerly belonged to
''r'1 ana Ih"ice' "'"o tracts no. l. 3
-, ~ - 'n0 estate '"Iu' OF hil"a Is, Cure
:, .a,.;,' .,l'n' "''e''S'u i"F +" more particular
'p.,on sec pats made by -. p. Robin
o''' D.e'iiioer 1913 "i the estate
no.o1 o"'''oh' occeaSsd' deSi8-
i,,, 90 ''"'t' NO. ana be-
ua,,,,,,;.. -, VI ''A" conveyed % said
-, ana ohaie2 by } IL Hunter,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
RaV. ]. B Harris DiSSGltS,
Does Not Want to be Pardon from
the Montana Penitestiary on
the Petition efhis Friends
in This State.
Rock Hill Herald.

|
Tho following, written from thu
Montana penitentjary to the edi
tor of The Herald, will explain
itself aud will bo accepted by the
friends of Mr.. Harms and all who
love justice as a complete refuta,
tion of the monsirous charge on
which ne was convicted on tht
testimony Of a woman whose char.
acter, according to the evidence,
was not above reprosch. The
letter is MS follows:
Deer Lodge, Mt, Dec. II,
1908.
Mr.. j. j. Hull, Ed. Rock Hill
Herald:
Dear Sir: Through the great
kindness. Of the warden of the
penitentiary | have been pornitt-
ed to write a few lines for your
paper which | trust you will puo>
lish. In q recent issue of The
Herald | notice that petition has
been circulated IN your town AK
ing tie governor of Montana to
exercise executive clemency in
pardoning me.
Allow me TO thank you and each
Of the petitioners for their kind
ness aId interest In my welfare,
but let me say TO them that | have
written the Governor of Montana
that | would not accept Il pardon
only upon the condition the wo-
man whose perjury placed me here
make confession of her perjury.
| am as innocent Of the charge
as is anyone who will read these
lines, bat ! could not prove it ali.
solutely aud may ncvor he able to
do 20 till | face her at the iudg-
ment bar of Gcd. There thank
God, the truth viii be known, and
it will he seen that was the vic
tim of a we'll laid plot.
| am we'll and as happy as any
one could be under the circum>
stances. The officers of the prl-
son have been uniformly kind TO
me. For several months | have
heen in charge of the prison hos-
pital.
Again, let me thank the peti-
TONERS for their kindness and saw
to them that have reached the
above decision concerning a par
don after mature dehheration and
earnest prayer.
Wishing you and the readers
Of The Herald every laudahle sue
GEES and asking the PRAYERS. of
each of your readers in my be-
half, | remain.
Sincerely yours,
j. Barr Harris.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09

koaO URat Y0u are Takino
When you take Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic because the form
uIa Is plainly printed on every bot
tie showing that it is simply Iror
and Quinine in a tasteless form
No Cure. No Pay. soc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-09
Sixteen Million More Into Mills,

Baltimore, Jan. 7.-During
1908 announced additions TO
southern cotton mills amounted
to SlT S26 spindlcs and 1913
looms, representing an investment
of about SIC, 600, 600.