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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31
Smith on Cotton Crop.
Presidentof the Cotton Grow
ers' Association w rites of
Conditions Of Plant in Wes-
tern Cotton States
From The State.

Carolina ior a tour Of the west
ern cotton States. There has
been and is considerable specu-
lation as to the probable yield of
this crop.
My opportunity for observa-
ton and information as to Miss
issippi was limited. / will Wis
it that State during the early
part of September. The Louis
lana crop is certainly extremely
short. From Vicksburg imme-
diately Oil the Mississippi river
for several miles in the interior
the crop is practically com.
plete failure. From the Ouch
ita river to the Red river the
crop will average 80 per cent Of
a normal yield. From Shreve-
port TO Alexandria the boil vice.
vii has destroyed the crop up
and down The Red River valley
the most fertile region in
Louisiana. There are tens OF
thousands of acres that are aban-
doned not a seed planted, and
other thousands planted and a
bandoned and the balance max
ing very little. / wish those
who are disposed to think the
weevil does little harm could see
the work of destruction he has
caused in Louisiana.
In Texas the weevil and
drought have put beyond posi-
bility anything like an average
yield.
The people of Louisiana and
Texas won't talk of anything less
than Is cents per pound for this
crop. Judging by the size OF
the audiences and the character
and occupations of the men com.
posing them, | think it safe to
predict that there will be ter
rife fight for 15 cents if the buy
ers seem disposed seriously TO op-
pose it.
The conditions here are very
much like those that obtain
ed in the States east of the Mis-
sissippi last year. Last year we
had poor crops and these West
ern States good ones. The price s
were good - fine indeed for these
States that made the larger
yields and the result of their
fine crops and big prices was an
almost unlimited extension OF
credit Now the terrible crop
failure puts bankers and mer-
chants who extended credit to
the planter in the same boat
with the planter. For if there
is not a big price obtained they
stand TO lose their advances; SC
there is a very unanimous senti.
ment among planters and busi.
ness men for 10 cents cotton.
OF course it all depends on the
wisdom OF the owners and then
ability to exercise their wisdom
as to whether the crop will bring
this price or not.
One of the worst features o.
the crop outlook is the poor
corn crop. I've been speaking
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31

and OF course, every body who
reads the Atlanta Constitution,
especially, has heard of the ter
rible howl set up by the anti
prhis since the law was passed.
Judging from their present att
tude, it will be a terrible disap-
polntment to them, if the law
doesn't p1ove a complete failure.
They are actually suggesting
schemes TO would-be yiolators of
the law, putting the pubic on
notice as to what can be done,
lega'ly, urder the new law. They
actually seem to be trying to
encouI age the would be violators
to make a test case of it, "try
their nerve" on it and show the
big majority of the Georgia
people that they can't make
law to keep even small minor
i'y of people from doing IS they
please. But just wait, the same
people who fought so hard to
have that law passed will not be
asleep when the vioIators of the
law begin to get in their work.
No, indeed, they will be wide
awake and the fellow who runs
"blind tiger" isn't going to
have any "lead pipe cinch." Oh,
but they say, that blunder the
solons made in not putting a
license on locker clubs is the loop
hole, through which the liquor
crowd will get out on. We ad-
init, twas a mistake not to tax
these clubs heavily, or better
still, not allow them at all, but
the clubs will not be allowed to
run as an open barroom and
without any restrictions on them,
not at all, and in our opinion,
the fellows who run the locker
clubs won't have any "lead Iipe
cinch" either. Of course, those
who have taken the most opti-
mistic view of it have never
thought III at the law would run
every drop OF whiskey out of the
state and that nobody could ever
get another drink in Georgia, oh
no, but there will be so much
less handled In the State, we
never expect to see the law re
pealed.
We notice from The News hat
"I.ancastrian," who has been
absent from Lancaster for some
time in the beautiful city of
Columbia, has turned his face
and footsteps homeward, and
we will hear from him no more
in the Columbia correspondence.
We envy him his return to the
old home county. Would like to
return ourselves, but as we pull
ed up stakes and came to Geor-
gia to "carve our fortune" and as
we have not yet succeeded in
carving" 1t, we carved
some mighty fine turkey and
beef roast when we went visit
ing in the country we will stay
over here a while longer. BY he
way, we forgot to mention in
telling of our trip down the
country this summer, that we
had some mighty fine pears aud
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-09
THE LATE ELECTION


cept in Utah. But that's neither here
nor there. The election and the re-
suits were in Utah and that's suffi-
cient. Several things could not have
happened anywhere but here. No
political party conceived, founded,
established and carried on as the
American" Earty has, could have
gotten any popular endorsement any
where in the world but in Salt Lake
City. The founding of the party
was, as everybody knows, the bios
soming of the vengeance in the heart
of disappointed, discredited and
despised would-be politician in order
to obtain revenge on those who would
not support him. Its foundation was
bad and its record was even worse
than might ordinarily grow from such
a root. For two years the so-called
American" party has been in power
in Salt Lake City. 1t made the
worst record for dishonesty, Doodle,
raft and incompe ence that was ev-
err made anywhere in the world by
any party in the same period of time
yet it received an overwhelming en-
dorsement and a return to power
from the intelligent, free and indie
pendent voters of the city; and what
is more it received the votes, en-
dorsement and support of the best
element and the best people of the
city. Will somebody rise up and
explain this condition? AS to the
facts as stated above there is and
can be no doubt We suspect the
explanation is that the good people
who endorsed the American" party
by their votes and their support,
thought that in doing so they were
delivering body blow to the
damned Mormons," in which, how
ever, they were and are greatly mis-
taken.
The so-called American" party
has carried the city by an over
whelming vote. That overwhelm-
ing vote represents Gentle per-
hdy and Gentle ignorance, in
about equal proportions. The Nor
mons stood true to their party lines,
to their pledges and to honor, and
the Gentiles didn't 1t may take
some courage for a Gentle who has
no Mormon affiliations to write and
publish this and who has absolutely
no axe to grind in any shape, man
ner or form whatever, but it connot
be controverted with even the small
lest degree of success that that state
ment of the case is absolutely true
and honest one. There are many
dtals Of the argument involving
personalities with which the write is
thoroughly familiar which will not
be stated now but may be in the fut-
urc.
The condition now is that after two
years of the worst administration
that any city has ever experienced
that adr,inietr tion ic continued IN
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-09
TO STOP BOYCOTTING.

nc absolute Necessity Vi dDOllSUllS
the boycott and the blacklist by ma
tional and state enactments was for
chilly outlined by President James w.
Van Cleave at the annual convention
of the Citizens Industrial Associa
ton at Battle Creek, Mich
Mr.. Van Cleave, who represents
the most important manufacturers
association in the world, believes that
all labor unions attacks on the free
dom and the equality and the opera
ton of the injunction must be re-
PEELED, and that the records of con-
gressmen and state legislators on in
dustrial issues must be closely
watched. He goes even further and
says that it is vitality necessary to
nominate and elect regardless of poll
tics, men who legislate for the inter-
est of American industry and the en-
tire American people, instead of for
the interest or imaginary interest of
any special class of the people.
In his address President Van
Cleave made the first authoritative
reply to the accusation that fsder-
alton of employers has been created
to crush labor unions According to
Mr.. Van Cleave nothing is further
from the purpose or the thoughts of
the members of the federation. Speak.
ing for himself he said that in many
addresses and newspaper and maya
zine articles in the past few years he
had insisted that workers had just
as good a right and just as large an
incentive to organize as have en-
ployers. Mr.. Van Cleave added: In
every way any such service could be
rendered, employers and citizens as
sociations of all sorts should encour-
age the members of the labor socie-
ties who are endeavoring to be true
to the principles on which their or
CARNATIONS were founded. The Wis
ionaries, the ignoramuses and the
grafters who are in positions of pow
err in many of the unions are the per-
sons who are primarily responsible
for the abuses which have affected
,unionism in recent years. Every
member of union who is trying to
cast off the yoke of officers who dis
credit his society and disturb the
trade should receive the encourage.
ment of the community"
An immediate and important con-
sequence of the reformation of the
labor unions would be collective bal
gaining. Contracts would be safe be-
tween employers or organizations of
employers on the one hand and or
CARNATIONS of workers on the other
in which wages, hours and other de-
tails of labor could be fixed for a
term of years in advance. During
the time covered by the contracts
this would diminish the pretext for
agitation among the restless spirits
in the unions, would give employers
n chance tO Man uork for n few, ,-aare
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08

HNNthHH MEHAf'1
afterward."
The columns of the
UNION while under the
present management is, as
every we'll regulated news
paper should be, The Bat
tie Ground Of Modern
Thought for the commun-
ity it represents. So it
acts to day along these
lines, and is printing the
protest of the valley people
and also the report Of the
proceedings of the council
as printed in the Daily
Journal Of last Tuesday.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
MAKE NEW FRIENDS.

Don't get into the habit Of
|going to the same places and in
1.-THE same company all the time
says w. P. Warren, the Topic
writer. l know two men who
sit in the same Office all day long
and yet, always take their
luncheon together. Neither
of them seldom goas anywhere
without the other. l do not
think this is the best plan.
They may get a good deal from
each others company, but they
certainly lose much by not ASSOC
ciating part of the time with
other men. 1 would not care
to dine with the same man every
day, even if he were the bright
est one of his kind.
Noon is a great time for bus
mess men to get new thoughts
but many of them do not
make the most of the oppor-
tunity. l believe in a lunch
con today, a library tomorrow,
an art gallery next day, a visit
to some business establishment
the next, and so on-sometimes
alone, sometimes with a friend,
sometimes with a party.
If you are in a rut, just try
this plan. Get out of the beaten
track for an hour or SO every
day and see how much it will
broaden you. Cultivate the
acquaintance of these men who
are getting out Of the ruts-the
men who are o~pen-minded, pro-
lgressive and worth while.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08

1t should be cut for seed when
the middle cluster Of seed pods
is dark brown.
The hay yield is from four to
six tons per acre.
AS hayit brings from Sc to
$40 per ton.
When fed to cattle or hogs it
is often worth twice that much.
One acre Of alfalfa will pro-
duce 1000 pounds Of pork in
pasture.
One ton Of alfalfa hay, in
connection with corn, will pro-
duce SOS pounds Of pork in
pen.
Alfalfa is rich in protein, but
lacks carbohydrates, which
means that it produces blood,
bone and muscle, but not fat.
1t is a good ration for hog
and horse and beef cattle, but
does not furnish enough butter
fat forthe dairy herd.
Alone it is the best balanced
ration for all kinds of farm an
imals.
Hens eat it when green and
when cured.
Three to eight bushels of
seed is the yield per acre.
Seed weighs 60 pounds to the
bushel.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
f POSSIBILITIES OF
DRY FARMING.

While the "dry farming"
congress was called with the
best Of intentions, it was bound
to contain an element Of differ
ence between the delegates, says
the Denver Post, viz: the OBJ
lection Of the real farmers to
the land sale promoters.
There is considerable feeling
over the misleading advertise
ments Of some Of the land mon,
which tend to create the impress
sion that some magical method
has been discovered in cultivat-
ling so called "semi-arid" land.
THETA ct is that so-called
"semi-arid" land will grow fine
crops, under careful husbandry,
whenever there are twelve or
fourteen inches Of rain.
And that is the normalrainfall.
80 It has been a persistent
popular error to assume that
Itheresis no rain in the t'arid''
regions. e Millions Of pAo.
pie think there is no rain to
speak Of where fine crops arr
now being raised. And,
naturally, they fancy that the
results now being achieved arr
owing to the magic Of the
"Cambell system Of dry farm.
ing. The truth is that
few persons-hardly any At Al
follow the preoepts Of Prof,
Cambele xceptin therudiment.
Of deep splowing and constant
narrowing. Crops are raised
simply BY ordinary farming
and at best BY careful work
e is&no magict that Is used, no
any discovery. And the anxiety
s. for The inculcation Of meth
ods which are not ct preeen
needed and, also, that settler
shall understand the truth
(which isthat the normal pre-
clpitation g region win pro
duce crops, but that, i the raj
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08

fails, Of course no husbandry
can dispense with water. The
great big point is that, on it's
exact merits, the cultivation Of
called s'semi-arid" is an agri-
cultural actuality, as we'll as
a stupendous possibility, but
let it be on it's merits.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
" o. OFFICIALS HERE

Another indication that the
railroads are noticing a n d
getting ready for the growth Of
Rapid City, was the visit here
this week of Treasurer, G. j.
Earnest and Auditor II. D.
Foster Of the Omaha office of
the Burlington. Their mission
here is, as usual, with railroad
officials vague and mysterious,
but it means that there is some
thing doing among railroad
circles as to what they are going
to do with Rapid City and its
growth.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
F. E. Foss, EDITOR
Entered at the post Office at Rapid
City as second class mail matter.
Subscription sl.6o a year.
THE CHINOOK.

It's elusive, it's delusive,
It's q siren and q snare,
Watch 9 bit;;keep tab omit,
TIN catch you unawares.
It's alluring, and adjuring
To get you in its lair,
Till the blizzard-A to lizard
Begins t ocurl your.hair.
It's through, from Behring's, too,
Or from Japan, 'crost the bay;
Where flowers bloom, as mushrooms
In what's called, star Cathay."
AT the Golden Gate, it's up-to-date
When it switches out that way,
But in the Hills, you bet your gills,
It's a "bluff'' on a winter day.
It's here pine-scented, ~unrelented,
And q breeze altogether queer;
So if you are about, to drive out,
Get q tab on your other ear.
F. E. f.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
Rapid City. South Dakota.
SEWERAGE.

SEW RAGE
If there has been hither-
to any grave doubts as to
the existence of a sewerage
system in Rapid City, the
events Of the week should
be assuring to the final de-
gree. Indeed, the city and
its valley Environments,
have gone-a-sewering all
the week long. It's q cinch
that Rapid City has a sewer
not yet finished and that it
cost the city in bond about
forty thousand dollars. It
is to be a good, up-to-date
system as the UNION under
stands the proposition, and
to be q sewer it must have
a place in which to empty
itself-and that III the nat
ural water-course of events
and according to the rules
Of hydraulics and drainage,
seems to be Rapid Creek.
It is alleged that the gov
eminent Of the United
States recognized this creek
some years ago along this
line, in that it established
an Indian School up west
ofthe city in the hills and
turned the sewage of the
institution into the creek
for the reason that said
sewage would not run the
other way-up hill. The
aforesaid sewage is now
running down through the
city in Rapid creek at the
rate Of about fourteen miles
an hour till it reaches the
Cheyenne and is lost in its
alkaline waters. It is in.
evidence, also, that there
are people living along
down Rapid Creek Valley
who are using the water for
domestic purposes, and they
insist that If the sewage Of
Greater Rapid City-with
! due reference to the city's
future and with certain
pride pardonable, by rea-
son Of the fact that they
Il have had a hand also in tho
npbuilding-is let run into
the creek without first hav--
ing been properly disenfec-
ted, that they are subject
to contagion and that BY
this their pure water sup
plywin be forever cut off,
hence they object. The
acity4obiects to an additional
alegedyexpense Of $4,000
for the antiscepting OF its
Y before it starts to-
ward the Cheyenne and
There you are.
Right here athoughtoc -
.curs thstsseems 10 be- ft-
IA aAhis timeSand that
a. bntfor the fertile
slIeys sof HE creeks
sstherew would have beenno
nld RApid City inswhich
M I5fGI& I'D The corner stone,
a Greater Rapid City.
Hsreis achance Tor q get
;ntstoeether. Neither the
aid NalleYp o. this
can afford 81 Be q
Scrce tor each
u sdependent upon the sue
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
GOING INT THE LIVE
STOCK BUSINESS.

GOlNC INIO IHE LIVE
STOCK BUSINESS.
An Illinois special to an Iowa
paper reads as follows Gilman
Ill: Feb. flames Bull and
Miss Annie Lamb have been
married in the home Of the bride
near Ashkum. They will Of
course live on a farm
WHY NOT VISIT CALIFOR-
MA?
This winter7 Low round trip
rates are now in effect from all
points on the North-W Western
Line, and there will be an es-
pecially low one way rate dur
ing March and April for colon
lists second class tickets.
Daily and personally con-
Quoted tours offer many adj
vantages to the travellers, among
which is a service Of Pullman
Tourist Sleeping Cars to San
francisco, Los.Angeles or Port
land, for only ST..
For free copy Of folders, with
large map Of California, Oregon
and Washington and full infor-
nation regarding rates and
schedules apply to ticket agents
Chicago & Northwestern Ry.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
4 VAL
LIABLE

A/A Luz ILL IT,
To Dakota Farmer: From
our experience and observation,
we would advise the planting Of
trees on land plowed deep, and
thoroughly cultivated, using a
subsoiler. Make the rows about
eight feet wide and plant four
feet apart in the rows. We
have had much better success
planting yearlings than trees Of
larger growth. The writer,
with the aid Of four men, a sub
soiler and pillow, planted two
rows, a mile and a quarter in
length, one day, from one
o'clock to seven p. m. The land
had been thoroughly cultivated.
First, a wide furrow was thrown
which was followed by the SUBJ
soiler, going down about eight
teen inches, and then the pillow
again to clear out the dirt. A
man laid the trees in the fur
row, the pillow covered them,
while the second man followed,
Strengthening them and tamping
same. About three thousand
trees were planted at a total
cost Of about twenty-five dol
lars, not counting the cost of
preparing the ground.
For quick results and rapid
growth, we would advise the
planting Of the cottonwood fam
lily, especially the Russion pop
ular, at the same time planting
walnuts or other hardy trees
with them. Yearling populars
planted by us in 1901 have now
reached the height of fifteen to
twenty-five feet.
Trees demand care and cult
walton, which, we confess, we
have not given at all times. We
would urge the planting of trees
as a duty we owe to our families
our community, our state, and
the making -four surroundings
beautiful. There is no money
Investment more profitable than
the judicious planting and car
ing for trees. Every penny in
vested will be worth dollars in
a few years.
Have a dog and shot gun
ready Tor any one attempting tc
sell you any other than north.
ern grown trees. What is bet
ter still is to write to a Dakoty
nurseryman fora catalog. The
average agent charges from one
hundred to five hundred pei
cent more for trees, of the same
variety and age, than the price
Of nurseries, in our own state
NJ. ?. Beebe, Ipswich, S. D.
~FACTSABOUT ALFALFA.
Alfalfa came from southwest
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08

FdClOA BOUI
Alfalfa came from southwest
Asia.
It is adapted to semi-arid re-
gions.
It's roots have been known to
go fifty feet to water.
It grows bestsin deep sandy
loan with a permeable subsoil.
It will not grow on land poor
~ drained.
The ground should be we'll
prepared before seeding.
North Of latitude 40 it should
DO sown in the spring.
South Of taat the carly
autumn is the better time.
It shnuld be sowed in drills,
Is to 20 pounds to the acre.
In preparing the ground it
should be plowed very deep.
Alfalfa thrives best on land
containing lime, potash and
magnesium. /
Il should not be pastured the
first year.
Il weedy it should be cut Of.
ten and before the weeds go to
seed.
: Y should be cut for hay wher
il the first flower.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-08
Wool Dress Goods

w VOI OICDO VUOQS
An assortment Of 6Oc and
Csc goods ...... ..... 4Oc
An assortment Of Use and
81 goods :. Csc
SPECIAL prices on short lengths
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-16
WHITE MAN CONVICTED AT
SALUCA WILL SERVE
SENTENCE.
MORSE is RELEASED
ON BOND.
ON ACCOUNT OF TIE GONDITICN
OF HIS HANDS He WILL Be GIVEN
LIGHT WORK

Salu1a August l3-Alfred Free one
Of the detendlnts ch.rga I'd with the
Filling of NJ. NJ. Morse, and who was
convicted at a recent term of court
ana sentenced to ten years i'm the peni.
tentiary his been rele used on bond in
the snm of 5000 pending an appeal To
lhc supreme court, w. L. Henderson
'hH other defendant, who was senten-
ced TO II years, and to whom bill Gnu
not be granted except by supreme
court, has decided to go to the peni l.
tentiary aud take his time. Dying to
1he condition OF HenderS0u'S hands,
oeLng badly wounded by Morse on the
night of the killing be will necessarily
have to be given light work.
Out CT an even hl!f dozen parties
tried at The recet term of curt here. !,
five charged with murder aud one
with assault ami battery with intent
to kill. Only one was acquitted.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-16
DnEHER-BARR
TWO Y0UNG LEXINGTON PEOPLE
EhRRIhD In COLOMBIA
SUNDAY

Miss Enml Julia Dreher and Mr. r
il. Barr, both OF Lexington county,
were quietly married at Ebencezer
Lutheran parsonage Sunday afternoon
by Rev. j. III. w lSon. of NOrtn Caror
lima, "ho is iiliing me pulplt of Rev.
g. a. Freed durin.. ,hc latter's vacay
ton, The mlrrilgc was quite sur.
prise tothc friueds oftheyouns couple.
Miss Dreher had been visiting friends
and relatives in the city and decided
TO become Mrs. Barr, Oaly few
friends Witnessed the cerem my.