The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-01
WORTH SEEING.
he q, msoa College Gar Is Row On
It's Tour.

AMeans OfExhibiting the work and
Value OF he College to the
Farmers.
TIE Clemson college extern ion car
u now making It's initial tou:of South
y trolina. 1T left Clemson on Monday
NOV mOor 20, making It's first stop 1T
Lexington, where it was viewed by q
large number OF interests d people and
oE Iu sday 1t reached BatesbuIg
whore 1t remained during the day. j,
IL estimated that during theae two
DAYS ut least 7AO people visited the
car, Whfch v a. In MAJ y w .ys a reYela
ION 10 them. 1t Is a vivid illust' alton
" the work, done at Clemson college.
As one tnters the car he first passes
me ri chen and c:mmissary depart.
ment, where dusky Sam holds FIR h TO
iced the hungry pr. TESS rs, This de-.
partn"ant was organ,z q by Mr.. A
Sch l ter, the steward Of the college.
9bo accompanied the car for the frs,
few ola 8. Next comes an array OF
the wheats that ara grown In the
State, tAstefully arranged In iestoons
against the wall. There are about SO
SORES OF wheat on txh b'tiou, besides a
large humber OF kinds OF corn.
Tnen come di plays or the work done
~ the boys at Clemson. There is sup
arbly executed iron and steel work,
castings. tt rled and mijled pic ccs, all
as veil ex,cuie1 a. C aid b. dOne 10
Tie best machine sh, pS Of the land
Mex COMO %spectocns OF the student
WOOD working, showing exquisite j in
cry n cummings. Specimens Of back
smt ming are interesting as well. Fol
,Wif 6 this Is 8 part Of the dairy dis
play, the BtbcOck testing machine,
which SHOW how to ascertain the rlctl
ness OF a cows milk, and which in
practical use in the United States ha.
sent millions Of worthless c ,ws to the
butcher, replacing them with animals
more worthy. This bit OF macniner,
greatly interests the people. Over.
mead arc large photographs showing
the exterior and interior OF the build
ipgs OF Clemson college.
Following is an exhibit OF the COW
p as grown in the State as species
embracing the principal varieties
P'of. Q. l.. Newman is responsible
ior this fine exhibit. Naxt comes a
display OF pecans, grown by @. c..
Newman. This is interesting, show
ing the diversity OF types that may be
obtained by planting seeds all from
one tree, as all the specimens arc
from che planting Of The same seed
yet no two re u is are the o, me, the
range beingfrtm IS nuts to O pound
tol76. There Is thus shown yivldly
the need tf budding or grating to in
sure gotd pocAnS. Above the pecans
are shown samples OF cottCns OF super.
Tor, sorts:
Mex Is the textile end OF the car.
presided ever by Prot. 9. S. DoggeGt,
This exhibit Is OF wonderful Interest,
embracing as 1t does very wide range
OF samples Of fabrics from the stur
uicst ticking or denims to the mos,
wonderful mcrCerlzed cottoIs, SINE
seeming impossible to d%estinQuisb
from silks. There are also all m inner
OF prlntings 6n1 weavings, with fig
ures and eel rs so delicate ard
beautiful that 1t seems IS If n&tu @
herself was taug' + a lie s n Tns,e
are also shoRn LOOKS OF ds.igrs aryl
cards on which the designs made by
the students are exhibited. It is yer,
interesting to s G what the students
themselves have first d designed on
paper the tigure', then add d the col
ors aud afterward made the the good,
IN actual fabric.
Now that South Carolina is leading
all the Southern States In the produc
tiou OF c).ton this department. of tex
tiles Is Of great value to the State.
Pfof. D)gRett, who presid s over this
display, Is a man OF wide and valuable
experiences, having had charge Of i'm.
portant mills In Mlssaohusctts and
other Northern States b sides hayipp
mao valuable experience from obs arva.
zion n direction in Elgland and the
continent. lt is a d lcided gain TO the
State Of South C4rolina to secure
Prof. lgBett to instruct her BOYS.
not In the rudimentS OF q crude art
OF viewing fabrics, but In the finer
ana nicer deplrtncn OF the art &c
that they may lnauguratc a day Of
better and more remuneratlye enCeay.
or in the STATE.
Tlisexhibit Of fabrics attracts mucl
attention, not only hecau c OF The e3-
q llSite beauty OF some OF it, but be.
cause OF the interest to young men
VINO may be seeking a remunerativ1
h9ld Tor thelr labor. 1t Is interesting
TO see some Of the more ambitious
AND Intelligent yCung mill men come
in 10 sec this exhibit and 20 away
resolved to save their earnings and
cake tho textile course so that they
may lit ii emSelves for better and
more remnnerative work than they
are nov Ding.
Crossing over, for you hav, Q bnt
one s.da OF the car, Is setn Prof. @. G
Nawman'S exhibit Of grape vines and
nursery stock. There are full grown
and bearing grape vines, showing OK.
actiy hoH they arc plulned and train.
"a Also y0ucg orchard trees pruln.
ed Tor GfanEp tatiOn. There Is also n
display OF tho implements needed for
horticultural eHdeavor.
Pis8tpg alorg we and Prof. II. III.
IL Calhoun'S display OF the minerals
Of South Caroline, embracing q wide
range from the primitive GRANTEES to
gold, lead and copper ores, with q.
methy8ts, to2SZ3a, casiderite, rubies.
magnetic, m.ca ana black diamonds.
This is one OF the best collection OF
minerals in the South and Is beutjful
ly displayed. Among the 81 called
precious ores there arc DISPLAYS OF
phosphate rock, more precious really.