The Herald of Wales. — 1887-04-02 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FERTILISERS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.  The phowhate rock deposits of the State of South Carolina form her most important and valuable mining interest. A royalty of Idol. per ton of crude rock is paid to the State on all rock mined in the navigable streams of the State, all such mining I being done under license from the State. This royalty amounted in 1886 to 196,089d01. The most important industry in comparatively recent establishments in South Carolina iethemanufactureof coinrnergial fertilisers. The shipments of fertilisers from South Carolina %Jere in 1885 150,000 tons, and in 1886 196,814 tone. Those shipmenta represent about the annual production of the South Carolina timpani., exclusive of the fertilisers manufactured by the cottonseed oil mills. Our Consul at Charleston says: "The discovery of phosphate rock, and the manufacture of commercial fertilisers from this product, ban worked a revolution in southern agriculture. By the use of these artificial stimulants worn-out and waste lands have been brought back into cultivation, and mad. to yield almost as abundantly as when they were first cultivated. The astonishing increase in the cotton production of the South is due more to the use of commercial fertilisers than to any other one cause. It forces the crop to maturity much earlier than formerly, and its use has enabled farmers to produce cotton at the foot of the Mountains, thus bringing an area into cultivation that had not pre' viously been planted in this crop. Grain of all kinds is benefited by its judicioue application, and it has been used in Louisiana and Florida on orange trees and on sugar cane with most satisfactory results." In the name report Consul Cridlan adds: As long as the present United States tariff jaws remain in force it would be very hard to tell what goods, wares, or merchandise could be imported here with profit freer England.  It is stated that at a meeting of German jute manufacturers just held in Berlin a reduction of price., in order to meet English competition, Was resolved nivel. The Ca Ili CA end India says of Fiji Under proper government there can be no doubt that this colony-one of the newest additions to the Empire—will weft itself in a way that will be manifest in Mincinglane. Since ita annexation industries have grown up that only wait for labour on an economical and just basis to be expanded in a profitable direction. Steam communication is now regular between the islands and Melbourne, and were the natives free to labour for whom they please this little colony would be on the high road to prosperity. Sir Julius Vogel recently met the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, and propounded his scheme for holding • maritime exhibition in 1890 in that city. During the conference reference was made to the necessity of promoting trade with the South Sea Islands, and regret was expreseed that his origisal scheme had not been accepted.  1 Leseing wee remarkable for great absence of mind. Having miaeed money at different times, without being able to discover who took it, he determined to put the honesty of his servant to the tart, and left • handful of gold upon the table. "Of couree you counted it," said One of his friends. "Count it!" rejoined Loosing, rather einbarraased. "No, I forgot to do that." . .  -- -A man advertises to restore old paintings. Wonder how many kw has stolen. "Why don't you get even with him'" V&A &shed of a youth whose schoolmate VI 10 in Cu. hathit of hectormg hien, and the wise young man re i :" I never ,rotitt the tease for fear he might dot my v.•  Cot lemned murderer to lawyer): "You r.. 1 'lulu get a sentence of imprisonment for life, and e I am to be hanged next month." Lawyer: "That's all right. You will be imprisoned for life, and you won't have to drag out any long, dreadful years in gaol. Be reseowthdla mew"