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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1904-01-13

the demand, and the price is very
high. This is likely to cause a
large majority of farmers to wish
to plant more cotton next season .
They should be very careful not
to do this. As soon as the crop
Is planted, estimates of the mum
Der OF acres planted will be
made. If it is thought that an
Increased acreage has been plant
ed, the price will be lowered and
this will prevent the next crop
from bringing the price it should
Again if large quantities of com
mercial fertilizers are bought,
this will be used TO lower the
price. What then is the wise
course for the farmer tc pursue?
First, do not increase the acre
age. Do not plant as much
much as you did in 1908. But
you can prepare the land better
and make more per acre, and
they cannot estimate this so AS to
affect the price.
Secondly, use fertilizers with
more judgment. Do not buy all
kinds of low grade mixtures; buy
the material you need, and mix
for cotton.
We see that it is not the acres
you plant, but the bales that you
gin that makes the crop. Dis
eases and insects have much to
do with the yield. Hence what.
ever you can do to prevent these
damages helps you. The United
States government is spending
large sums and doing all it can
to encourage you to grow varie-
ties that will resist the disease and
get ahead of the insects. You
can do great deal in this direc
ton by looking after the health
of your cotton.
Weekly plants do not mature
heavy crops nor early crops. They
are also liable to all kinds OF
diseases, black rot, wilt, rust, boil
worm, or boil weevil, any and all
of these and kindred diseases may
cut short or destroy late crops or
crops that are not vigorous. 1t
Is well known that potash con-
tributes more to health and vigor
of cotton than any other mineral.
Hence we should use this in
gredient freely. On many soils
it seems to be able to entirely
prevent rust. Just how much
we should apply and how we
should apply it are not easy
questions to answer. Different
conditions will have much to do
with this. Generally speaking
high per cent. fertilizers are
cheaper. But kainit seems to
suit some soils better than mur-
late. Potash, by making the
plant healthy, enables it to grsw
off earlier in the spring. This
also causes the bolls TO be larger
and to hold ON better. Thus it
increases the crop. Besides this
1t causes heavier crop of seed,
and as the lint grows from the
seed, it increases both the guam
tity and quality Of the lint. zap
ply broad cast or in drill, from
two hundred to one thousan d
pounds per acre.
James b. Hunnicutt.
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Home OF Swamp-Root-
paper and don't
1T remember the
Swanp-R Root, and
OH, n. Y.
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THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS.
1he Close of the Year.

How does it stand with the
farmers in these last dsvs Of
Dece ber, 1903? Are they pet
ter prepared for the next year
than they were for the present
one? Do they. find that their
lands are better than they were
a year ago. Are their work ami
mails In good condition ? Are they
supplied with best farm imple
ments? Is there an abundance
If corn and forage On hand for
the next season9 Have they
sown small grain? Are they
really any better off than they
were twelve months ago?
The above are a few questions
for them to consider during the
holidays and the New Year.
While holding the self-exRHl
ination the following suggestio o us
may set them to thinking:
FARM ACCOUNTS.
Any farmer who can add a
row of figures can keep a farm
account. Or perhaps the larger
boys and girls could do the work
and it would be good training for
them. They can get few les
sons from some bookkeeper at
the store or bank. Let the far
mer charge himself with land,
farm implements, horses and
other ANIMALS. That will be his
capital carried from year to
year Then he will have to keep
an accutnt of all things purchased
for the farm, charging up every
cent paid out from paper of
pins for the wife up to a steam
engine. On the other side all in
SOhlS hlusJ Do SET uO"n ana q
the close of the year all agricul.
tural products on hand. The in
crease In cattle, hogs and horses
will go down on the credit side.
Then If be wishes to make a clean
showing board Of the family
would be large item. In some
such way any intelligent farmer
would have better insight into
his real condition.
SETTING OUT TREES.
Too many homes of farmers
are without shade and fruit trees.
Ride through all this Piedmont
country in August and many of
homes are exposed to the heat of
the sun on all sides. Then the
scarcity of fruit will be notice.
able. Set out shade trees at
once. There igno need of buy
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soon get large enough for fire.
wood. Another suggestion we
make is that the farmers use
their timber economically. When
cutting wood select dead trees,
or the crooked ones that have
done their best. Leave all the
young, vigorous timber. Ore
may cut his winter supply of
wood from a few acres of land
and really improve it's condition.
There are stumps enough on
some farms to make a considera-
bic amount of firewood. The
land ls greatly improved by tax
ing them up.
SOME HINTS FOR THE FUTURE.
a serious condition confron ts
many farmers in this State. In
some sections all crops were
short. In the lower part of Rich
land, certain sections of Orange
burg and Darlington and other
counties there is complaint of
hard times. The male laborers
have deserted the farms in Rich
land county and gone to railroads.
turpentine districts and other
public works. The women and
children left behind are in desti-
tute circumstances. Both laud
lord and tenants are in a bad
way. What is the remedy!
The rye sown for pasture was
killed by dry weather in many
places. The late sowing could
not get up on account of the cold
Very few oats have been sown.
We advise farmers to SOW rich
lots in rye and oats or barley
now. Break deep, manure we'll
and SOW enough seed. If put in
with drill and narrowed a time
or two they will furnish green
feed bp the middle of April. The
lots thus sown may be planted in
corn and peas the first of June.
The landlord who has good hands
should give them work the year
round. There is clearing, ditch
ing, subscribing, wood cutting and
repairing out houses and farm
roads always needed. Put the
men to work on such jobs as
these. AS soon after the first of
January as possible start the
plows and prepare for the next
crop.
For various reasons credit for
supplies will be difficult to SO.
cure next year. The merchants
will not be able to furnish large
quantities of goods on time.
Owing to the strlngency in the
money market time prices will
be high. Let the landlords make
arrangements with his hands to
furnish them. He then can con
troll the crop and sell when he
gets ready.-Cotton Plant.
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What's In q Namel

Everything is in the name when
1t comes to Witch Hazel Salve.
f. Q. De Witt IL Co., of Chicago,
discovered some years ago how
to make salve from Witch
Hazel, that is a specific for Piles.
For blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding Piles, eczema, cuts,
burns, bruises and all skin di-
seases Wits Salve has no
equal. This has given rise to
numerous worthless rounterfeits.
Ask for De Witt's-the genuine.
Sold by Crawford Bros.
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One Dose ConVInces.

Mozley's Lemon Elixir acts
gently on the bowels without
any unpleasant effect. 1t is =
perfect liquid laxative. so cents
per bottle at all drugstores.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1904-01-13

q sediment or Set-
tlingindicatesan an
unhealthy con-
dition of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble ; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
in the back is
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1904-01-13

To save negro from lynching
Justice Morris, OF Driver, Va.
gave Charles Bynum, charged
with firing a barn, his preliminary
trial by the light made by the
burning barn at 2 a. m.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1904-01-13

also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
what To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fu1fills every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
1t corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain i'll passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up. many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in ffty-cent and one-dollar sizes:
You may have sample bottle and a
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|
the reach of animals they always
| do well.
PAPERS AND BOOKS.
The farmer who fails to furnish
good p pers, magazines and
books fnr his family does a
great injustice to them. He
may give them sufficient food
shelter and clothing, but he does
the same for his horses and cat
tie, if he Is u humane master.
There are half a dozen dollar
magaziu,s that are really good.
Then there are papers relating to
every department of farm work.
a few good books will entertain
and instruct family the whole
year. Start out by getting a
good dictionary, a map of the
world, one county and church
paper, one or two good agricultu-
raj papers, two magazines, one
general and the other suited for
the wife and daughters. Aside
from the dictionary and map the
cost would not be exceeding SIS.
Then some excellent books NAV
be bought for 25 to 80 cents each.
They are not trashy, but good,
standard literature. Ten dollars
invested IN papers and books
would go far towards educating
the boys and girls and making
the home bright and happy.
THE WOOD PROBLEM.
During the last ten years in the
counties abounding in cotton
mills there has been great de.
mand for frewood. One conse-
quence is that wood is getting
quite scarce. Farmers are haul
irg it AK to ten miles to towns.
Occasionally wood may be seen
on the market that has been
hauled fifteen miles. Of course
the railroads for a limited time
can supply the demand, but it
will soon become scarce in reach
of railways. That Is the people
are destroying timber faster than
the growth. 1t will become
scarcer and scarcer and the price
will 90 higher than it is at pres
ent. We advise farmers to plant
waste lands in trees. The hill
sides and the ravines that are
numerous in the up-country will
produce large amount Of fire.
wood in few years. The old
field pine is perhaps the quick
est growth. 1t requires about
twenty years for that to attain
much size. We know such lands
that will give Is to % cords to
the acre and the pines have made
most of their growth in twenty
years. Any of the oak family,
popular or sweet gum will grow
rapidly. On little streams
the willow, ash and birch will
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1904-01-13
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect It.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
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book that tells all
about it, both sent free
by mail. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co, Bing-
hamton, n. Y. When
writing mention thi:
make any mistake,
name, DIR. Kilmer's
the address, Bingham
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-03-05
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Custer County, S. d.
CuSrrn EIrx s ID

CUSTER CITY, S. d., Feb. %, 1904.
Board of county commissioners In
special session pursuant to call ofcounty
auditor.
Members present: John L. Maxson,
chairman, Geo. w. Kimble, and Frank
l.. Kirk, county commissioners, and w.
A. Nevin, county auditor.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap,
proved.
Application of Salem Armstrong for a
permit to sell intoxicating liquors, at re-
tail, in the town of Hermosa, Custer
county, South Dakota, examined and
permit granted and his bond for $4,000,
examined and approved.
A refund of $2.68 is hereby ordered
drawn in favor of A. o. Hagen, account
of assessment of southwest
quarter of southwest quarter OF section
"a, township 6 south, range 6 east, b. H..
NJ, for year 1902.
On motion, petition of r. w. Calkins
praying for the abatement of 1908 per-
sonal property taxes assessed against M.
C. Chandler, rejected. Motion carried.
On motion, the auditor and treasurer
are hereby authorized to correct the err
ror made in the assessment, for taxation
for the year 1903, of the valuation of the
bank stock ofthe Custer Co. Bank and the
First National Bank of Custer, South Da-
kota. Motion carried.
On motion, the CUSTER CHRONICLE and
Buffalo Gap Republican are hereby des-
ignated as the official newspapers Of Cus-
ter county, South Dakota, for the year
1904, pursuant to Section 500 of the Re-
vised Political Code of 1908. Motion
carried.
On motion, proposition of Mrs. Jane
Beatty to pay $1,000 for the assignment
of tax sale certificate and cancellation of
all taxes against lot 8, block %, town of
Custer, S. D., accepted if paid within 80
DAYS. Motion carried.
A refund of $4.12 is hereby ordered
drawn in favor of the First National
Bank, Trustee, account of lei as.
sessment of the west half of the north
west quarter of section 81, township a
south, range z east, B. II. M, for the
years 1901 and 1902.
The auditor and treasurer are hereby
authorized to reduce the assessed valua-
ton for the year 1908, of the improve
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-03-05
Better Than Gold.

~ was troubled for several years with
chronic Indigestion and nervous debi'-
ity," writes F. j. Green. of Lancaster,
N. Ii. "No remedy helped me until /
began using Electric Bitters, which did
me more good than all the medicines I
eve used. They have also kept my wife
in excellent health for years. She says
Electric Bitters are just splendid for fe.
male troubles; that they are n grand
tonic and invigorator for weak, run
down women. No other medicine can
take it place in our family" Try them.
Only SOC. Satisfaction guaranteed by a.
J. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-03-05

state OF S0utn DAKOTA, county OF CuSter, 81.
In Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit.
The Cooperative Savings
Loan Association, a Cor
poratiOn, Plaintiff,
OdO Reder, Amanda j. Re-
der, his wife; Louis ).
Rue, Elizabeth A. Rue, his
wife; and Frank b.. Tod,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that under and by vir-
tue of a special execution issued out otSald court
in the above entitled action upon a Judgment and
decree OF foreclosure and sale duly made and
dated herein on November Sth, 1902, ana entered
of record therein on the LIST day OF December, A.
ID. 1902, for the sum OF S732.3 81 with interest there
OH from the said Sth day of November, AID
1902, and to me directed, | have levied upon the
real estate described In said Judgment and de-
cree, situated In the county OF custer anu SCate
of South Dakota, and described as follows, 10
wit: Commencing ut the northeast corner ".
T.. Corr of Lot seven ca in Block ninety-four( 4),
original town of Custer City, thence running
south fifty feet go It } thence running west one
hundred fifty $50 feet, thence running north
fifty 500 feet, thence running east one hundred
fftv (i5M feet, to place of beginning, being the
north one-third On. 80 OF lots numbers seven 20,
eight (l, and nine () OF block number ninety
four (9i in original town OF Custer CITY, Soutn
Dakota, as per plat of said town now on file In
the Office of Register of Deeds in Custer county,
South Dakota, and | will sell the said premises
to satisfy said execution, together with costs ana
expenses of sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the front door OF the court
Custer, South Dakota, on the 4th day OF April,
A. ID. 1904, at two O'Clock in the afternoon OF SAID
day.
Dated this 10th day of February A.: d. 1901.
ROBT. s. LEWIS,
Sheriff of Custer County, s. ID.
KITTREDGE, WINANs & SCOTT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication, February 20, 1904.
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SATURDAY, ARCH 5, 1904.

II. d. Clark has leased the Evans no.
tel at Hot Springs. 1t will be opened
May LIST.
Peter Norman, of Central City, n OF
the old timers in the Hills, died Febru-
airy Goth, aged CD years.
The Royal Neighbors will give a mas
querade ball on the evening of March
l7th-St. Patrick's day.
Revival services at the NJ. f. church all
next week. Hearty invitation given to
all. Good singing each evening.
DIR. ]. r. McHugn has fitted up a room
in,the rear of Pitchers drug store where
he may be found at any hour day or
night.
The Ladies Of the Congregational Aid
Society will give a Coffee at the home Of
Mrs. c. Crazy Wednesday, March 8. A
cordial invitation extended to all.
j.. E. Pitcher went to Deadwood Sun
day evening on business connected with
the Black Hills exhibits at the st. Louis
fair. He returned the following day:
Denis Henault returned Sunday even
ing from Lead, where he was called by
the death of his brother Albert, an ac-
count of which appeared in our issue of
last week.
Mrs. d. M. Gillette, wife Of the Dead
wood pioneer jeweler, died in Los An
geles February Goth. Mr.. Gillette had
sold out his business and was travelling
for his wife's health.
Reconstructs your whole body, makes
rich, red blood. Drives out impurities
that have collected during the winter.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea is a lam.
lily tonic. 35 cents. Tea or tablets. A.
j. Jones.
DIR. McHugh reports the birth Of a ten
pound girl to the wife of Fred Hendrick-
sen, near -Four Mile on Thursday of last
week, an important news item which
reached us too late for a mention in our
last issue.
Geo. nj. Single, who once kept a res
taurant at Deadwood and afterwards a
livery stable at Sturgis, died in Leaven-
worth, Kan. Such was the purport of a
letter Just received by Julius Deetkin of
Deadwood.
The annual meeting Of the District
School officers of Custer county will be
held in this city next Thursday, March
10th. State superintendent G. w. Nash
will be present. See program elsewhere
jim this issue.
This spring you will need a nerve
food, one that will cleanse and recon
struct your nerve centers and wasted
energies. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will do it. So cents. Tea or tab
lets. A. j. Jones.
A quiet wedding occurred on the even
ing of February 26th, at the residence of
Chas. NJ. Alexander when William A.
Whitehead and Nancy M. Allen, both of
this city, were united in marriage, JUS
tice C, II. Henderson officiating.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-03-05

We learn that Mr.. Geo. P. Baldwin,
who is getting up the book entitled the
Black Hills Illustrated, has gone to
Chicago to supervise the printing of the
book. All those having mines who
have not yet been seen, and who desire
to have the same inserted in the book,
are requested to communicate with Mr..
Jesse Simmons at Deadwood. The Black
Hills is intended to be the most elabor
ate and best exponent of the resources,
the mines and mills of the Black Hills
that eyer been produced.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-03-05

1t is with much regret we learn that
our old friend, George Bertschy, SO long
and favorably known in Custer and the
southern Hills, is lying sick in Denver,
and that his physician and friends have
given up all hope Of his recovery. His
wife and son Perry have gone to Dem
yer, and will remain at his beside until
the closing scene. Oh time, time how
swift you fly, and what unwelcome
scenes YOU bring.
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MIlIlona1re's Poor stomach

The WORKOUT stomach of the over-fed
millionaire is often paraded in the pub
lie prints as a horrible example of the
evils attendant on the possession of great
wealth. But millionaires are not the
only ones. who are afflicted with bad
stomachs. The proportion is far greater
among the toilers. Dyspepsia and indi-
gestion are rampant among these people
and they suffer far worse tortures than
the %millionaires unless they avail them
selves ola standard medicine like Green's
August Flower, which has been a favor
ite household remedy for all stomach
troubles for over thirty-fve years. Au
gust Flower rouses the torpid liver, thus
creating appetite and insuring perfect di-
gestion. 1t tones and vitalizes the en-
tire system and makes life worth living,
no matter what your station. Trial bot
ties, 25c; regular size, 75c. ]. Z. Pitcher
& Co.
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Nearly FoIfeits his Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally start
ed a horrible ulcer on the leg of j. b.
Orner, Franklin Grove, Ill. For four
years it defed all doctors and all reme-
dies. But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had
no trouble to cure him. Equally good
for burns, bruises, skin eruptions and
piles. 25c at A. J.Jones drug store,