Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02
SENECA'S SECOND CIiAUTAUQUA
Proved An Attractive Occasion Last
Wcck-I;OOd Crowds.

"aS HSlNl III E)cuSCt iucSudyp "cu-
ncsday and Thursday Of last week.
This was the second attraction of
this kind for Seneca, the previous one
having been held in July OF last year.
The agricultural exhibits were not
very numerous, but the farmers who
did place exhibits deserve much
credit The showing made by Il. d.
Mcdonald was 4 sp.ci.did one, and
evidenced much forethought and
preparation. Ills exhibit consisted Of
a varied selection OF farm and garden
products in the native state. and nu-
mcrous canned and preserved arti-
clcs. lie also had Il geological selec-
ton from his farm, consisting OF va
rious kinds Of soils, quartz. etc. This
exhibit embraced upwards Of $50 va
rietieS OF things produced at home.
rho merchants Of Seneca had
booths showing improved farm ma
chincry, engines, cream scparators,
Kitchen furniture. etc.
The parcel post exhibit showed
much thought on tho part of Sencca's
clever postmaster. 1t showed the
proper modes Of packing and prepa-
ration for shipment Of farm products,
and things in everyday use on the
farm. such AZ plow parts, saws. ham
mers, nails, etc. Here IT, was that we
saw huge bunch Of Swiss chard,
coming from the farm of jackson l..
Miller Mr.. Miller had purchased a
lot OF beet seeds. and the chard was
the result. Other exhibits in this
booth consisted OF innumcrablc va
rtetics Of vegetables. fruits. eggs,
butter. MIR. l.awrcnce's young daugh-
ter proved great help to him i'm
placing and looking after the various
things here. In the booth was a large
watermelon raised ny a Mr.. Lewis.
II weighed So pounds. MIR. Lawrence
gractously presented this to The C0u-
Iier, for which We arc very thankful,
1.-Two Stock.
There were several nice herd bulls
on exhibit. These consisted Of Hol-
stein. Hereford and Jersey strains.
They were all pcdigreed and are
owned by Oconec farmers. This. we
think, indicates very clearly that
OconccaEs are working for better
live stock, and thus are beginning to
get away from the all-cotton idea
There were also several colts and
calves to be seen.
Tho ChautauIua
was opened on Tuesday. On this day
there was good crowd. On We'd
nesday there was n record-brcaking
attendance This might have been
termed School Day" The crowd,
in large part, consisted Of young
folks, who came for the demonstra-
tion OF an Ideal Rural School" by
the Rural School Supervisor, Miss
Sallic Stribling. who was ably assist
cd in the presentation By pupils from
nciGhborng schools
The speaker Of the day was w. w.
Long, state demonstration agent. He
was for community bcttcrmcnt and
cooperation in general.
Thr night program was principally
made up OF moving pictures and short
talks.
The last Day.
Thursday was the last day Of the
chautauqna. Tho attendance had
dwlndlcd somewhat In size but in in
tcrest was still In full sway.
Rev. |. T.. Wallace introduced w,
w. Long. who in turn introduced DR..
bradford Knapp as his superior OIL
Ger from tho u. S. Department OF
Agriculture. In charge of the work
OF state demonstration agents He
spoke or him az a great man and the
son OF great mana combination
rarely ever witnessed. For an hour
Dr. Knapp spoke for team work in
community uplift and cooperation,
ana gave strong and to-tho-pOint in
cldents and parallels. lie gave Den
marx as strong illustration. Twcn-
ty-hvc years back that country was a
poor country. and the Inhabitants
were leaving for other parts, where
thcy were able to do so. Co-opera-
ton has brought wonderful changes.
and the Danes in the "homcland" arc
to-day considered the richest farm
ers in the world
Dr. Knapp was for cooperation in
c'erSthlnS--livc stock raising, farm
ing and education. No community
can ever expect to prosper without
cooperation. and the sooner the peo-
plet get at it the sooner they will
get rich. The people Of every com
munltf alone can solve this problem.
me government can't do it, but tho
departmcnt will gladly assist in
pointing out advantages.
People live contcntcdly in q co-one-
rative community, as society also be-
comes cooperative. and the Young
people no longer ycarn to be away
from the farm. Farmers were urged
to buy and sell jointly, but first they
must cooperate in producing and
marketing to mako success all the
way down the line.
The People Of Seneca
all seemed to be In q good humor
and everything was done for the en-
tertainment Of the visitors