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The Springdale news., 1906-02-09

John Mccoy place in the north part of town. The property joins Mr. Pollard's home place, and is d valuable accession for him
 Mrs. Frank Wasson. of Gentry, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in this vicinity.
 Miss Farley, of Springdale. spent Saturday and Sunday at this place as the guest of Miss Bertha Delozier.
 An eight months old infant of MT. and Mrs. Dave Gray, who lives southwest of here, died last Monday and was buried here Tuesday.
 Master Barnet Smiley has been very sick of pneumonia at the home of his grandfather, T. F. Webster, for the past few days. His father, pr. Lewis Smiley, who was in Nashville. arrived home this morning in response to a telegram. The child Is report ed better this morning.
 Ed Hughes has the western speculative fever again. He IS studying maps and prospectuses of land from the wheat-helds of Manitoba to the orange-groves of Sinaloa, Mexico. Whats the matter with North Arkansas fruit growing?
 Thomas NJ. Young dropped dead at his home , 5 miles south east of Elm Springs Sunday morning about seven o'clock. Mr. Young was about = years of age and came to this section about seven years ago. He made his home with his two younger sons, Elmer and Milton, the first of whom Is married. MT. Young has enjoyed good health for one of his age, and worked some in his peach orchard Saturday.. He and his son "Milt" were alone Saturday night. Mr. Young arose as usual Sunday morning about Q o'clock, but complained some about his stomach bother ing him. He took some soda and and lay down on a cot but soon arose, put on his hat, aud went out upon the poarch Almost immediately his son heard him fall. and running To him, found him with life almost extinct. The remains were taken to Murdock, Kansas. to be buried beside his wife. His three sons livingin this county accompanied the remains. The relatives have the sympathy of the community in this sudden trial.
 John Wasson, Albert Steele and others are not rendering praises to Jeff Davis and his political friends the past few days. The Security Fire Insurance Co. sup poSedly the strongest of the Ar kansas companies, went broke last week, and they ind them selves with poor protection to- their property Your correspon dent had recently invested S12.50 with the same concern. The men who need insurance, almost with out exception, would prefer to in- sure i'll one of the old well-estab- lished companies, but thanks to a few politicians and their fol- lowers, large number of whom are not interested Ill insurance they cannot insure in them. Pity but what the annoyance and loss would fall entirely on those res ponsible for these conditions.
 TEcrMsEH.
 W0ODI.AWN
The Springdale news., 1906-02-09

The big newspapers are prone to poke fun at their rural con- temporaries for printing such items as John Jones has built a new pig pen, etc, but how Is the following, taken from the Mondays St. Louis Globe Dem ocrat:
 Miss Susan Meriwether, who Is certain to be noticed among the younger set. is wearing a rather large black hat trimmed ~.with masses of red roses of the meteor type. iuterspersed with much green foliage The effect IS made more pronounced by green veil with large chenille dots. There are few girls who would dare to wear such a green veil but Miss Susan fairly blooms under 1t.
 We don't believe any country newspaper ever printed any thing more insignificant than this.
The Springdale news., 1906-02-09
THORNSBERRY.

Feb. Another snow storm Sunday.
 Miss Bessie Cline, of North Carolina. and Miss Maud Line barger, of Springdale, who have been visiting at the home of Joe Smiley, returned to Springdale Saturday.
 Mrs. Will Atkison's $ mother is visiting her this week.
 Rabbits are being killed since the SHOW fell.
 Grandma Holland has had her leg fixed np in plaster paris again and k still getting along nicely. AUNT SARAH.
The Springdale news., 1906-02-09
RHEA.

Feb. 5.-H. 5. Wheeler, Uni- versity student. has been at home the past week.
The Springdale news., 1906-02-09

the State University term to study the higher branches. She hashigher aspirations than teaching q district school.
 The convent going up at Ton titown k progressing nicely. Father Bandini contemplates having a very fine school there.
 Miss Ada Lynch IS on the sick list this week, not being able to attend her school.
 Uncle Charley Lynch has been very sick with pneumonia. The grand old mans smiling counte- nance IS missed very much at our public gatherings.
 Some of our sooner candidates for justice of the peace are wear ing perpetual smile around here that won't come off, till the other fellow is elected
 It Is said that Edward Page took unto himself wife and fled to parts unknown and took his fine pack of hounds with him for a body guard.
 Clinton Ritter says If ever he gets another good 'possum dog il will not go like the other one did.
The Springdale news., 1906-02-09
---7-1-7--7----7-- OAK GROVE.

 MULKEEPMo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07

Salve! Salve!! Spread the salve, but
let it be Pinesalve, natures remedy for
cuts, burns, sores, etc. Sold by j. w.
Bell, Walhalla; W. j. Lunney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07

planting. In fact, l do not advise
the late planting of corn, unless it is
necessary for cold lowlands.
The increased cost of labor and the
high price of ali material and land,
are rapidly making farming unprofit.
able, except to those who are getting
from one acre what they formerly
got from two. We must make our
lands richer by ploughing deep,
planting peas and other legumes,
manuring them with acid phosphate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07
and corn should be hardly punching

and corn should be hardly bunohing
for tassel.
Lay by early. More corn is
ruined by late ploughing than by
lack of ploughing. This is when the
ear is hurt. Two good rains after
laying by should make you good
crop of corn, and it will certainly
make with much less rain than if
pushed and fertilized in the old way.
The stalks thus raised are very
small, and do not require anything
like tho moisture even in proportion
to size, that is necessary for large,
sappy stalks. They may, therefore,
be left much thicker in the row.
This is NO now process. 1t has long
been the custom to cut back vines
and trees in order to increase the
yield and the quality of the fruit,
and 80 long as you do not hold back
your corn, it will go, like mine SO
long went, all to stalk.
Do not be discouraged by the
looks of your corn during the pro-
cess of cultivation. 1t will yield out
of all proportion to it's appearance.
Large stalks cannot make large
yields, except with extremely favor
able seasons, for they cannot stand a
lack of moisture. Early applica-
tions of manure go to make large
stalks, which you do not want, and
the plant food is thus used up before
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07
Killing of the Children.

Two million children in this coun-
try have been killed by impure milk
and 1000 babies have succumbed to
soothing syrups and pain-killer.
This is the estimate of DR.. H. w.
Wiley, chief chemist of the depart.
ment of agriculture at Washington.
The need fon stricter food claws is
constantly appearing. Congress, how
ever, seems very reluctant to protect
the people by enacting a pure food
bill. Canned goods are sold under
false labels and poisonous preserva-
tions used with impunity and the
packers, apparently, wish to have it
remain so and influence the peoples
lawmakers neutrality-suspicious. and
Home.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07
SCIENTIFIC CORN CULTURE.
Darlington Man Makes Important Discoveries
velops Grain Instead of Stalk.

In preparing for the corn crop,
land should be broken broadcast dur
ing the winter one-fourth deeper
than it has been ploughed before, or
if much vegetable matter is being
turned under, it may be broken one
third deeper. This is as much deep
ening as land will usually stand in
one year and produce well, though
it may be continued each year, 80
long as much dead vegetable matter
is being turned under. 1T may, how
ever, be subsoiled to any depth by
following in bottom of ,rn plow
furrow, provided no more of the
subsoil than has been directed is
turned up. Break with two-horse
plow if possible, or better, With disc
plough. With the latter cotton
stalks as large s.s nc ever make can
be turned under without having
been chopped, and in pea vines it
will not choke or drag.
Never plough land when it is wet,
if you ever expect to have any use
for it again.
Bed with turn plough in six-foot
rows, leaving five-inches balk. When
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07

the ear, which you want, is made.
Tall stalks not only will not produce
well themselves, but will not .iallow
you to make the pea vines, 50 neces-
sary to the improvement of the
land. Corn raised by this method
should never grow over seven and a
half feet high, and the ear should be
near TO the ground.
consider the final application of
nitrate of soda an essential point in
this ear making process. 1t should
always be applied at last ploughing
and unmixed with otherI fertilizers.
am satisfied with one ear to the
stalk, unless prolific variety is
planted and leave a hundred stalks
for every bushel that l expect to
make. find the 6-foot row easiest
to cultivate without injuring the
corn. For fifty bushels to the acre,
l leave it sixteen inches apart; for
seventy.five bushels to the acre,
twelve inches apart, and for one hun
dred bushels, eight inches apart.
Corn should be planted from four to
six inches below the level, and laid
by from four to six inches above.
No hoeing should be necessary, and
middles may be kept clean until
time to break out by using harrow
or by running one shovel furrow in
center Of middle and bedding on
that, with one or more rounds of
turn plough.
[ would advise only a few acres
tried by this method the first year,
or until you are familiar with it's
application. Especially is it hard at
first to fully carry out the stunting
process, where a whole crop is in
volved, and this is the absolutely
essential part of the process.
This method a have applied or
seen applied, successfully, to all
kinds of land in this section, except
river lands and moist bottoms, and
am confident it can be made of great
benefit throughout the entire South.
In the middle West, where corn is
so prolific and profitable, and where,
unfortunately for us,.so much of ours
has been produced, the stalk does
not naturally grow large. AS we
come South its size increases, at the
expense Of the ear, until in Cuba and
Mexico it is nearly all stalk. (Wit-
ness Mexican varieties.)
The purpose of this method is to
eliminate this tendency of corn to
overgrowth at the expense of the
yield, in this Southern climate.
BY this method | have made my
corn crop more profitable than my
cotton crop and my neighbors and
friends who have adopted it have
without exception, derived great
benefit therefrom.
;, Plant your own seed. / would
not advise change of seed and
method the same year, as you would
not know from which you have de.
rived the benefit. have used three
varieties and all have done well.
have never used this method for late
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07
Don't Be Imposed Upon.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated Honey
and Tar as throat and lung remedy,
and on account of the great merit and
popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar
many limitations are offered for tho genu-
inc. These worthless limitations have
similar sounding names. Beware of
them. The genuine Foley's Honey and
Tar is in yellow package. Ask for it
and refuse any substitute. 1t is the beat
remedy for coughs and colds. J.W. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07
ONE ACRE ANALYSIS.

ready to plant, break this out with
scooter, following in bottom of Ihis
furrow deep with Dixie plough, wing
taken off. Ridge then on this furrow
with same plough, still going deep.
Run corn planter on this ridge, drop.
ping one grain every i've or six
inches. Plant early, as soon as frost
danger is past, say, first seasonable
spell after March Is, in this section.
Especially is early planting neces-
sary on very rich land, where stalks
cannot otherwise be prevented from
growing too large. Give first work
ing with harrow or any plow that
will not cover the plant. For second
working use ten or twelve inch
sweeps on both sides of corn, which
should now be about eight inches
high. Thin after this working. 1t
is not necessary that the plants
should be left all the same distance
apart, if the right number remain to
each yard of row.
Corn should not be worked again
until the growth has been 80 retarded,
and the stalk 80 hardened that it
will never grow too large. This is
the most difficult part in the whole
process. Experience and judgment
are required to know just how much
the stalk should be stunted, and
plenty of nerve is required to hold
back your corn, when your neighbors,
who fertilized at planting time and
cultivated rapidly, have corn twice
the size of yours. (They are having
their fun now. Yours will come at
harvest time.) The richer the land
the more necessary it is that the
stunting process should be thor
oughly done.
When you are convinced that
your corn has been sufficiently hu-
inflated you may begin to make the
ear. 1t should now he from twelve
to fourteen inches high, and look
worse than you ever had any corn
to look before.
Put half your mixed fertilizer,
(this being the first used at ally in
the old sweep furrow on both sides
of every other middle, and cover by
breaking out this middle with turn
plough. About one week later treat
the other middle the same way.
Within few days side corn in first
middle with 16-inch sweep. Put all
your nitrate of soda in this furrow,
if less than $50 pounds. If more,
use one.half of it now. Cover with
one furrow of turn plough, then SOW
peas in this middle broadcast at the
rate of at least one buahel to the
acre, and finish breaking out.
In few days side corn in other
middle with large sweep, put balance
of nitrate of soda in this furrow il
it has been divided, cover with turn
plough, sow peas and break out
This lays by your crop with good
bed and plenty of dirt around you,
stalk. This should be from June 1C
to II, unless the season is very late
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss the Of lZzfAzzzSS<
Here's a Big Pig.

l.. II. Couch, of Easley, breeder
of Poland China hogs, was in town
yesterday. He was exhibiting a
scales ticket showing the weight of a
hog raised by him, and killed on
Monday, to have been 900 pounds.
He says the hog was the largest ever
killed in his neighborhood, and that
it attracted great attention when
driven through the streets to be
weighed. Mr.. Couch says he has
another hog that is still larger than
the one killed.-Greenville News,
February %.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-11
CHAPTER Xxx,

The announcement of Olivias ap-
preaching marriage caused almost as
much excitement as the news of her
engagement
She had insisted upon the ceremony
being as quiet u one as possible aud
for n wonder BARLEY Bradstone con
sented
At least score Of young ladies
We're DESTROYS of acting as Brides
maids upon 50 famous an occasion,
but Olivia desired to limit the number
to two, and chose Annie and Mary,
much to their delight and Aunt
Amelia's chagrin.
My dear olivia" she demonstrated
in her most dignifed manner, Only
two bridesmaids! Why, the veriest
pauper has three or four! Let me
beg of you to remember your position
and what is due to It! I've nothing
to say against Annie and Mary, but
cannot forget that there are others
who have n claim upon us. For in
stance, there are those six dear girls
Of the duchess's, Now. WHY ask
why-cannot you choose them?"
But Olivia remained as firm over
this point rs she did upon the question
of her trousseau Aunt Amelia had
looked forward to visit to town. re.
sulting in an extensive outfit in which
| costly lace and still more costly furs
and tailormade dresses should figure
largely and was proportionately dis.
gusted when olivia announced that
she intended buying her things at
Wainford, and evidently meant to con-
fine her purchases to very narrow linn,
! It's,
Really, my dear Olivia" said Aunt
/ Amelia, one would think your father
, hadn't a penny to bless himself with!
/ | call it ridiculous. If you have no
proper pride in your own appearance.
+ YOU might at least show some regard
: for him"
/ And Olivia, with an aching heart.
had to meet the old ladys reproaches
| with smile.
/ on one thing at least she was re.
solved: that she would not spend one
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-11

excitement. We were strolling through
the woods just at twilight, hand in
hand, when loose horse nearly ran
over us. Why people spoil nice,
woodsy places by turning wild horses
into them I can't imagine.
Efies little heart beat against
mine for a moment as protected her.
Those big eyes of hers fairly pleaded
with me not to let anything hurt
her. You me-" she sighed. But
you must not give me so much of your
time. You might be doing some great
deed that the world would pause and
wonder at"
Time enough for that" l laughed.
Besides like being with you"
Then l suppose you lolove me-a
little" she said, naively.
"A great deal" l cried, delighted
by her simplicity.
Are you going to buy me ring
and shall we be engaged like real
lovers?" she asked, in her sweet, con-
fiding way.
Sometimes | almost think that
man is foolish to remain a bachelor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-11
is THE HORSE A COWARD?

Imprimis, the horse is a coward
nature made him so-an unreasoning
coward, who fears everything with
which he is unfamiliar; nothing how
ever horrible, to which association has
accustomed him; a creature given
over to sudden and uncomfortable
panics, and, in their paroXysyms, stop
ping at no injury to SELF or to those
who cherish him. His overpowering in
stinct in such cases is flight; frequent.
ly, but not always, associated with a
determination to clear himself from
any unhampering surroundings He
has no feelings of revenge, unless
trained to cunning by the abuse or the
mistakes Of mankind, and, when these
prevail, he rarely wreaks his ven
geance upon any particular individu-
al, but upon humanity in general, with
no regard to age or sex.
The sentiment of revenge is so usu-
ally associated with cowardice that it
may almost be Classed as a phase of
that instinct Cowardice manifests It.
self in equine connection in many
Ways-with one it is terror of the dark.
which will make him kick his stall all
night, doing himself possibly serious
injury; yet in nine cases out of ten, a
light left in the stable will so com.
pletely reassure him that he will not
lift foot. Another is alarmed at blow
ing paper, yet stands yawning while
cannon are fired in his face. 1t is this
very attribute of Cowardice which en-
ables us to handle the animal as we
do; to train him to our will and for
our purpose; which makes him, once
he is thoroughly deceived and intimi-
dated, the useful servant we find him:
hot willing save, but one who fears
again to tempt reprisals which have
always proved effective; and who
labors for us because he has been
made to do so, and fears to rebel.
Give to the most docile the idea that
he may successfully disobey, and
presto, you shall discover another at
tribute Of the coward-for your steed
forthwith becomes bully, and a very
dangerous one; since each little act
of rebellion which succeeds awakens
him to the idea that he need not obey
and that in power and will he is super
Tor. Forthwith disaster impends.-F.
Nj. Ware in Outing Magazine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-11

For | note you sitting there
By the pleasant tide,
Charlie Rocks or Lord de Where
Lolling at your side;
And your costume is as short
AS l ever knew;
And you're faithful to the sport
Quite the summer through.
Dear, l do not recollect.
In those days of old,
You were such an architect
AS l now behold:
Castles-Yankee, English, French,
Plan you; gilded, tall!
Sure, misfortune cannot drench,
Shall not drench them all.
Edwin L. Sabin in The Bohemian
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-11
SAND CASTLES.

Dolly, dear, you recollect,
How with childish hand,
We, fair castles, would erect
On the level strand?
You, in saucy pinafore,
l, with urchin spade,
Wondrous castles those of yore,
BY some wave low laid.
Back that was, full twenty years
pardon, if you wilD,
But you're partial, it appears,
To the pastime still.
True, no longer have you me-.
Dolly, for your mate,
But you have a Wis a Wis
Whom you higher rate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-11

and he clasped her hand, which
seemed to grow colder each moment.
There is nothing in the world you
may want that you shan t have, /
promise you-nothing! I'm rich, as
you know, and I'm prepared to spend
any amount you like; you shall see.
She looked at him. 1t seemed mar.
| velous that he should SO little under
stand her.
Il want nothing-nothing but to see
papa happy" she said.
Very well" he assented, "and you
will do SO, and have the satisfaction
OF feeling that it's all your doing! It
isn't every girl could pull her father
out of the mud as you will do"
She WINGED every other word he
uttered Jared upon her as it did upon
the squire.
II think / will go upstairs" she
said. Il have a headache tonight"
"Oh," he said In tone of disap-
pointment; then he added, with cum
ming glance, Don't forget you prom
Used to sing that duet with Fara-
deane."
Her lips quiyered and she turned
her head aside.
Il had forgotten she said simply
He got up to hide the evil look
which crossed his face
Yes, you'll stop to please him, my
lady," he muttered But wait
awhile, wait awhile!"
Faradeane and the squire came in
and the former went up to her.
viii you sing?" he said, "or are
you too tired?" he added, quick to
notice her pallor and WEAKNESS.
mo, she said, and went to the pi-
ano, and he found one of the moderx
ballads set duet fashion and they be.
gan.
Their voices harmonized perfectly,
and the squire settled himself in a
chair to listen with something like
peace in his eyes.
If you had loved me years ago,
When Time was young and Fate
was free,
What happiness we now should know!
Love came to late for you and ne,
the refrain of the song ran; but at
the last line Of the second verse Oily.
las clear voice faltered and broke and
the music ceased.
The squire rose apprehensively, and
Barley Bradstone glowered across
the room suspiciously, but with quick
yet apparently natural motion of his
hand Faradeane caused the music TO
slide from the stand.
q beg your pardon" he said. It,
was my clumsiness."
She looked up at him gratefully, the
moment or two giving her time to re
cover herself
Let me try it again." she said in Il
low voice; but he shook his head
mo, you are tired, | can see, and |
am out OF voice"
Il am tired" she said. with n
smile that cut him to the heart. And
| think I'll say goodnight"
He went and opened the door for
her, and after bidding the rest Good,
night she passed him with bent
head and without giving him n
hand.
When she had gained her own room
she flung herself down beside the bed
and hid her face in her hands
Three weeks! Three weeks" she |
moaned. Then she rose with dos
perate laugh and sang softly, with the |
delight in self-torture which womq / |
alone can feel:
II you had loved me years ago,
When Time was young and Fate !
was free,
What happiness we now should know! !
Love came too late for you and me. !
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-11
THE LOAN,

Kisses you'll not give, o maiden
miser!
Grant ne, then, beg of you. a
loan!
That, upon a second thought were
wiser;
Thus you might for cruelty atone;
| will render-and with no delay
meant
Ample interest and the fullest pay
ment!
Clinton Scollard in The Bohemian.