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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-28

ing two bushels with the hand,
then came back in opposite di-
reciion with two bushels more,
and then went at right angles
across the field with the two re-
moining bushels. Tie oats grew
to height of six feet. They
were cut with cradle by hand.
| rememter that there was only
one hand who continued work
in reaping and he could not
make full sweep with his era
die as il would be full before he
could make half swing around.
The oats were threshed and
measured by Mr.. w. Med Brown
of this place and Mr.. VIM. l..
Edwards (now q ad) who own
ed he thres her. The large yield
created sensation at the time
and was written up by he pa
pers.
regret that | can not give you
an approximate amount of the
cost of raising the oats, but | am
confident there was handsome
profit in the yield.
R E Wy|ie.
The information above will be
of considerable value to farmers
who are now studying intensive
farming methods and Commits
sioner Watson will give it the
widest possible publicity.
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Ideal Business College.

The right way to learn Business is
through actual business transactions A
course in Bookkeeping taught in this way
has superior advantages over all other
systems No mere theory, ything
practical and realistic.
Enroll anytime-no vacation-no class
Day and night school.
Interested parties are welcome to visit
the school aud see our new and copyrig ht-
ed system of commercial training
For particulars and further Information
call at or write to the
Ideal Business College,
Heath Springs, 5 @.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-28
Charged with Big Theft.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Ed-
win Ii. Potts until few days
ago trusted employe of the
American National Bank, is miss
ing, aud the police are looking
for him on the charge Of havin&
stolen $4,000 of certificates Of
Erie railroad stock. A warrant
has been issued for his arrest.
Potts belongs to an old and re-
spected Virginia family.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by cal.applications, as they cannot reach
the diseesed portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When This tube is infamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing and
when 1t * entirely closed, deafn ess is the
result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tnbe restored to it's nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh. which is nothing but an infiamed
condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that car not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. send for circulars, free.
+. j. Cheney Il Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for. con nstipa-
ton,
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Get free sample of DR.. Shoop's Health
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Shoop's Health Coffee Imitation is made
from pure toasted grains or cereals, with
Malt, Nuts. etc Made in minute. No
tedious wait. You will surely like it. Sold
by Bennett Gro. Co.
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The Secret of
A BEAUTIFUL
COMPLEXION
Now Revealed
FREE

What beauty is more desirable than an ex-
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An opportunity for every woman
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The directions and recipe for obtaining
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Hundreds of American women who now
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We sell you this ring as one small profit
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less than one half what others charge
The recipe is free with every ring.
II is genuine rose cut diamond ring
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We mail you this beautiful complexion
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Send today before this opportunity is
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tS2 Bushels to the Acre.
The Record Breaking Oats
Crop Raised in Lancaster
Years Ago by the Late Col.
John d. Wylie--How it
was Made. ~
From The State.

In 1857 the yield OF oats on
an acre OF land in Lancaster
county attracted national ZEN
ton. Commissioner Watson in
trying to get data for the South
Carolina handbook, after much
difficulty secured information
concerning the preparation OF
the land for this crop and the
following letter from Mayor r.
E. Wylie, the son of the farmer
who made the record, will be OF
great interest to the agricultur-
lists:
Mr.. K. j. Watson, Commissioner
of immigration, Columbia, s.
G..
Dear Sir: Your favor of 17,h
inst. received. 1 will gladly give
you all the information can,
which was derived from my
father many years ago.
l The yield of oats per acre
1S2 bushels.
2. Kind of oats-Red rust
proof variety.
3. Kind of soil-Gray top soil
with red clay subsoil. The lot
where the oats were raised con
tanned fraction over three acres
and is the lot now owned by
Col. Leroy Springs, upon which
is located the Roddey board
ing house.
4. Time of sowing-Early fall,
| think in October.
5. Time of reaping-In June
1882.
6. Manner of PREPARATION
The land had been planted in
cotton for several years previous,
and each year had been thor
oughly subsoiled by long sub
soil pillow drawn by two large
mules. Each year lot manure,
manure from the back lots and
bitches oe the town, &c we'll as
stable manure, was brGadcasted
over the field and plowed under
with two horse Oliver chilled
plow. Before the cotton was
planted a compost preparation
Of cotton.seed, acid phosphate,
and stable-manure thoroughly
rotted was put in the drill and
after the cotton was up, one or
two side applications.
At this time the lot was in fine
condition, the top soil for IS
inches in depth being practi-
cally made earth" The spring
before the year the oats were
planted, | think in May, the
field was broadcasted in cowpeas
which were cut in the fall.
When harvested | remembered
they resembled a dense matted
wilderness of vines. A two-horse
Oliver chilled plow was used to
turn them in. And it will be
noted that the vine as well as
the root was turned in. | remem-
Der large heavy log chain wa s
attached 10 the beam OF the pillow
to drag the vines down to pre-
vent the plow from cIogging.
l. The manuring-This has
be n partly answered under 6
above. After the peavines had
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-28
Crescent Ale"--The Gov. Or
ders its Sale Stopped.

The STATE: No more will
Crescent ale" be sold in South
Carolina. The beverage that
looks like beer and tastes like
beer and is sold at the same price
will hereafter be seized wher sold
and the parties handling it must
answer to a charge of violation
of the Carey-Cothran dispensary
law.
Yesterday Gov. Ansel sent the
following letter to every sheriff
in the State:
To the Sheriff of-County:
1t has been recently brought
to my attention that a certain
beverage is being sold in diff, r
ent parts of the State, known as
"Crescent ale" and Manufactured
by the Burr Manufacturing com
pany OF Richmond, Va. AS you
will see from the enclosed letter
of DIR. Burney, the chemist, this
ale has more than 3 per cent of
alcohol, and the sale of it is,
therefore, a violation of the Car
ey Cothran act Examine sec.
ton l of the said act, which says
that the sale of any beverage
cont aiming alcohol is a violation
of the law. You will please seize
all Of this stuff hat you can find,
and parties who sell it IS a bev.
erage are violating section | of
the Carey-Cothrau act. Yon
will, therefore, govern yourself
accordingly.
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NJ. f. Ansel.
Governor.

Since the first publication in
The State there have been sew
eral reports of the sale of Gale"
and the Msnning Times states
That in Clarendon county "Beer-
inc" is another soft drink that
is decidedly popular. Gov. An
sel said yesterday that he is de-
termined to enforce the law
a ong this line.
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T. G. MOSELEY

30 East 23rd Street, New York City.
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The Secret of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKETS.

NEW YORK April 25.-FLOUR-Firr,,
but Kansas flour withdrawn owing to adj
vance in wheat and crop news. Rye Flour
Quiet Cornmeal--Steady. Wheat-Spot
firm; No. red. S6c. elevator; Duluth, 9SAc.
|, opening navigation (. o. b. afloat. After a
brief opening decline, due to reports Of rain
in the Southwest whetf recovered and was
among the bullsh factors were firm cables
rumors of a large export business. cold
weather from the west, Options:
May, &C higher against &c. decline in
September; May. sSHc.; May, 5sc.; July,
S97sc. Corn-Spot frmer; No. 2, 5Sc. eleva-
tor. Options Ss@&c. net higher. May. &c.;
July, b7Sc. Oats--Spot steady; mixed. 47sc.
Beef-Steady. Cut Meats-Steady. Lard
Quiet: refined. quiet: continent. $500
Pofk-Steady. Tallow-Barely steady. Pc
troleum-steady Ros!n-Firm; strained.
Quiet
Rice-steady. Enthusiastically. sugar
centrifugal. 96 test. 3.7s q a.7sc.; molasses
sugar. 3.ooG 3.o1c.; refined. steady. Cof-
fee--Spot quiet. Rio. No. 7, 6Ac.: Santos,
No. 4, 7&c.: mild. quiet; Cordova. 9912hc.
Futures unchanged to points lower. But
ter-Quiet Chcese-SteIrdy and uncfhng-
ed. Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Freights and Peanuts-Quiet and steady,
unchanged Cabbages-Firm; South Caro-
lima. flat, Dutch, per cratic. s?.25 q $50:
Danish. seed. per ton. s1061Soo. Cotton
seed O!l-Quiet for spot, but flrmer for
futures. following tho advance in cotton.
summer yellow, 46c.; off summer yellow,
80 a 33c.: good. off summer yellow. 4l1s %
4si!c: prime white, 52453c.: prime winter
yellow 81 6l52c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, April 25.--The cotton mar
Eet was more active to-day with business
better distributed than for some weeks past
and prices ruled generally steady to firm.
Sales for the day were estimated at $4,000
bales and the close was steady at n ne.
advance OF 395 points
The opening was soaady at an advance of
14i points in response to higher cables and
big English spot sales Al first dnere was
some little hesitation and irregularity, owing
TO the favorable showing of the weather
map so far as the days conditions were
concerned but the outlook was for colder
weather in the southwest, receipts ran light,
bulish Weekend figures We're expected tho
big bulls were supporting the near months,
which were also in demand, and the market
gradually rallied, with the advance accele-
rated around midday by fresh patches of
bullish new crop reports from the South,
During the afternoon prices sold up to net
advance of a points on the active months,
making new high record on all positions
for tho current bull movement, but there
was enough realizing and bear pressure to
ease the market off few points toward the
close. Exports for the day were some six
times the port receipts. but hears are pre-
dieting a slightly heavier movement
weather permitting, between now and the
end Of the month. Southern spot markets
Were unchanged to &c higher.
Receipts at the ports to-day were 1855
bales against 12ls2 last week and 7,42b last
year. For the week 5000 bales against
1916 last week and S4,s44 last year TO-
days receipts at New Orleans 312O bales
against ,t45 last year, and at Houston ! OIL
bales against Ills last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
WHEAT CROP NEWS
AFFECTS MARKET
Dealers in Stocks Watch Closely
Reports from Western
Belt.
LAKE SHORE BONDS IECEDE
Dissolution of Underwriting Syn
dicate Caused Sharp
Reaction.
LAKE SHORE BONDS IECEDE

NEW YORK, April 25---rhe stock
market made but feeble response to-
day to any news developments, the de-
termined abstention of operators on
any important scale alone marking the
state of speculative sentiment.
That remained vaguely formed and
hesitating in the highest degree. An
important factor in making this con-
ditfon is the unsatisfactory news from
the wheat crop. Present conditions in
the winter wheat belt are generally
recognized as unsatisfactory, and the
news from day to day is watched fo-
developments which may change that
condition. No such news was received
to-day, and the evidence of strength
in the wheat market was burden
on the stock market. The reduction
in the Bank of England discount rate
was of no effect. probably because 1t
had been foreseen with practical Ger.
tainty.
.stThe announcement was made during
the day of the coming dissolution on
May LIST of the syndicate which un-
derwrote $35,000,000 of Lake Shore de-
benture bonds in February. 1906
These bonds have been quoted we'll
below the underwriting price and re-
coded sharply to-day on the under
standing that the largest part of the
issue had been unmarketed, and would
be distributed to syndicate members.
The incident served as an unpleasant
reminder that much remained to be ac-
complished toward the absorption of
congestion in the bond market. Some
special significance attached to the
notable weakness of the Chicago Great
Western issues. which was attributed
to the critical report on it's capitalize
ton by the Minnesota Legislative COM
mittee. Some anxiety was expressed
lest the Minnesota example should be
used as a precedent In other cases.
Bonds We're heavy. Total sales, par
value, s1,b27,000. United States bonds
were unchanged on call
Total sales of stocks We're 100000
shares.
Money on call easy, 34@2 per cent;
ruling rate, 2; closing bid. 2 offered at
.. Time loans easier and very dull;
sixty days, IL per cent; ninety days.
IL per cent; six months. ga per
cent. Prime mercantile paper. 3-4G6
per cent. Sterling exchange easier
with actual business in bankers bills
at S4.S6O5Wi S610 for demands and at
Ss.a335 44.S340' for sixty-day bills.
Posted rates, $4.Sa l-2@4.S4 and
S4.S6 1-2G4.S7. Commercial bills.
$3.50 Is Bar silver, Go ga. Mexican
dollars, so IA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
Propertv Transfers.

Richmond: Patrick Hagan and wife TO
Ella Heslep. 40 feet on tho south side OF
Winder Street 100 feet east Of Randolph
Street. $3.50.
c.. w. and J. Lee Davis and Wives to
r: NJ, Sanford. is feet on the east limo
Main Street and Floyd Avenue. $4,000
line OF Robinson Street. between Nam
Street and Floyd Avenue, $4,000
Lee NJ Ellis and vito to William A.
Jordan, % feet on the north line Of Leigh ds5
Lizzle. Theodore and George r.. Vor-
brinck and Katie and w. 2. Sodlnt to
Mary Held 40 2-s feet on the east line
Of q, Hancock Street, no or corner OF
Mary M. and p. II. Curtis to r. A.
Meadow Street. 1b9E feet north Of Han
over Street, $4,000.
C. ". and j. Lee Davis and wives !, to
w. W. Rove. is feet on the east me
Wyndham r. Meredith: special com.
missioner, to Paul Cecchini, 70 Ia teet
on tho south limo Of Franklin Street, No.
l42b cost. subject to deed OF trust
Annis II. Rocock to Q. b. Nauma'n,
Ticnrico: ' g. y, Meredith. II. A.. catln
and Thomas d. Newell and wives to
Mary L. Rinns. lots Nos; 16, 10 and ~
IN section G. plan OF Glen Echo fnrK'
Frank T. Read and VIE to John G 6.
Lathrop. lots s, z. o.. II and 13 u block
l.. section 2, plan OF Highland springs
Mamie u, and Joseph Peter Lear to to
Amton KuoMsck % acre,sI es on southeast 81
Richmond. 800. i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
ILLNESS tanned GOLDIE.
Ferocious Tiger, in Critical Con-
dition. is Now Under Treatment.

dition, is Now Under Treatment.
Goldie. Bostock's famous fighting
tiger, is critically I'll. and DR.. C. e,
Epps, veterinarian. is in constant at
tendance on this formerly ferocious
Malayan man-eater.
In speaking of his patient yesterday
afternoon. DR.. Epps said:
when Goldie was first taken III he
had a severe attack of indigestion.
Complications set in. and 1t is race
with death for Goldie. :
"Tigers and lions, though naturally
powerful have very sensitive digestive
organs, and require very careful attcn-
ton to their diet. Water in various
localities affects carnivorous animals,
particularly the more powerful OF the
class, as much as the change of water
affects individuals.
Sat first Goldie would not allow any
one to enter his den; but now 1 have
no hesitancy In going in. sitting down
on the floor by him, and handling this
terror of the steel arena. just as any
physician does human patient. OF
course. have to take Goldie's Temporal
ture, feel and count his pulse, examine
his tongue. and that routine diagnosing
of his case would be rather awkward,
to say tho least If he retained his
spirit of defiance and methods Of at
tack.
while the tiger has a grateful look
every morning when l sit by him and
hold his head on my knees. yet l know
the old adage about when the devil was
sick, etc. is especially applicable in
GoldIe's case"
.Goldie is one Of the favorites of the
animal stars in the Bostock contin-
gent. He fought his way into favor
when tho animal arena wintered here
before, and has added to his fame ever
since he returned for this winter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
MARKETS
PRODUCE MARKET
BRISK AND FIRM

Business on the Cary Street whole
sale produce block was fairly active
yesterday, the receipts of vegetables
from down South and of fowls, eggs,
etc, from Virginia points being large
enough to interest the commission men
very much. Florida and South Carolina
vegetables were shade lower, while
Gil fruits were very stiff at former
quotations, possibly a little higher.
Fowls. especially spring chickens,
are much more plentiful and the fig
ures have been shaded quite a large
fraction. Splendid spring chickens
can now be had at from 81 to 80 cents
per pound in coop lots, while winter
chickens and hons are off cent or
two in the pound. The commission men
look for larger receipts and more ac-
tive business to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
New Virginia Concens.

The Corporation Commission has is
sued the following charters:
c. B. White & Bro. Qnc.), Norfolk. c.
3. White. president: J. E. Ward. vice
president; II. T. White, secretary, J. E.
White, treasurer-all Of Norfolk. Cap
ital. maximum, $5o,00o minimum,
$4,000. Objects: Wood and coal bus
mess.
S K. Rubiaz, president; G. G. White,
secretary; c. 3. White. treasurer-all
OF Norfolk Va Capital, maximum,
$4,000; minimum. $4,000.
The National Mineral Corporation.
Louisa. ". zuber. Petersburg, Va; L.
Devenny, secretary and treasurer. Pitts
burg, Pa: II. J. Schmitz. president; AL
legheny, Pa; G. B. Legnard. Pittsburg.
Pa Capital. maximum. 100000; mini
mum, 100000.
Realty Home Corporation Alexandria.
John r Farnum. president. Washing
ton, d. c.; T. J. Marshall, secretary: J.
n. Gibson, treasurer, Falls Church, Va
Capital, maximum. $1,000: minimum,
$1,000. Objects: Real estate.
J. T. Watson Brick Corporation,
Pittsylvania county. John T. Watson.
Jr., secretary and treasurer; NJ. G. Wat
son, M. Johnston-all OF Danvillo. Cap
ital maximum, $4,000; minimum
$4,000.
Pocahontas Ice Company. Gnc), Po-
hontas; Max Davis, w. r Graham, c.
c. Frazier. A. l.. Aaron. r. j. Elicit
James II. McNeer. Nathan Marks. Cap
ital. maximum, 100000; minimum
$4,000.
Naval Photograph Corporation, Nor
folk. o. L. Shackleford: It. G. Muller
secretary; James Mann-all of Nor
folk, Va. Capital. maximum. $4,000
minimum, $1,000.
Dinwiddie Agricultural and Industrial
School Unc), Petersburg. Alexander
Van Rensselaer,. president and treas
urer. Philadelphia. Pa; Horace Church.
man: Richard D. Gillian. Petersburg
Va. Capital, maximum, $500; minimum
800.
Tho Publicity and Sales Corporation
Alexandria. John L. Tucker, president
Allen J. Poston, secretary; j. F. Riley
treasurer, Washington. d. G. Capital
maximum $4,000; minimum, $500.
Wilton Nicholas Hardware Company
(Inc,), Harrisonburg G. l.. Wilton
president; r. r. Nicholas, vicc-prcsl-
dent: r. c. Wilton. secretary and treas
urer; Joshua Wilton--all Of Harrison
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
LOOSE LEAF TOBACCO
BREAKS FOR TO-DAY

Tho leaf tobacco breaks were large
enough yesterday to keep the manu-
facturers Interested for q couple OF
hours and about 10000 pounds CT good
working sun-cured stock was sold at
stiff prices. The offerings were mainly
filters and these were of the better
quality. just such as tho manufacturers
are in need Of, and they did not
let pile go by without bidding the
limit on It
The receipts by rail last evening
were large enough to lead the ware
houscmen to announce breaks for to-
day. equally as large. perhaps larger,
than those of yesterday.
The first sale will be at Stonewall,
second at Shockoe. third at Crenshaw's
and fourth at Shelburne's.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
burg. Capital. maximum, $4,000: min
inuYn S30OOO

burg. Capital. maximum, $4,000; min
imum. 100000.
United Development Corporation, Nor
folk. j. G. McNeal. president; B. r.
Jones vice president: j. l.. Bunting,
secretary and treasurer-all of Nor
folk. Capital. maximum, $4,000; mini
mum, $4,000.
Annex Company (Tnc.). Norfolk. T. ].
Wool, president; II. F. Butt Jr., treas
urer; A. f. Warneral of Portsmouth,
Va.
Tricity Athletic Association (Inc.),
Norfolk. w. A. Schiller, president, Chi
cago, ILL.,; J. l.. Watson, vice-president,
Norfolk: Fl. G. Pritchard secretary. st.
Louis; J. NJ. Crinnian. treasurer, Nor
folk. Capital. maximum, $4,000; mini
mum. $4,000.
epj-WLal :aUv.N.pn cmfwyp cn,fwyp
Abbott Morris & Co. Inc), Norfolk.
Abbott Morris. presidents Joseph Nor
ris, vice-president: A. M. Waddell, IT..
secretary and treasurer-all of Norfolk.
Capital stock, maximum, 100000; mini
mum, $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26
DRY Goops MARKEr

NEW YORK, April 25.--The dry goods
market was sie5dy and generally firm to-
day. Sales OF some wide cloths of print
cloth yarn construction were made at 10,
n yard decline, and contracts for late de-
livery are selling at concessions OF lc. n
yard from SPOT prices for tho same goods
IN the jobbng houses an active trade is be-
ing Done In cotton goods. principally wash
goods for quick delivery. Raw silk ia arm
and Il Is reported in this market that spot
supplies are exhausted. Duplicates OF men :
wear lines are coming forward slowly. The