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The Laurens advertiser., March 16, 1910, PART TWO; PAGES NINE TO SIXTEEN, Page PAGE FOURTEEN, Image 14
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PAGE FOURTKEN LAURENS COUNTY IS PROGRESSIVE Prof. Harrow, Who ItcccntD Visited In This Section, Writes of Ills Im pressions ami Observations. I have had the pleasure of spending the past few days in 1,aureus county and of getting ac(piatnted with a num ber of the live farmers of thai section, lake the farmers in the rest ?>f tin' state, these are anxious for any in formation along agricultural lines and kept the writer so busy answering questions for the two days spent in the little city of Laurens that he scarcely Mad time to think. And the "thinking" was particularly necessary, for seldom have I been besieged by questions from a more intelligent body of men. Usually in conducting a farmers" meeting ono is confronted with an nr. ray of gray heads and it is a common thing to hear the complaint that the younger men are not attending these meetings as they should. A very largo proportion of th<* faces beforo me in these meetings at Laurens, However, have the impress of youth. It was Indeed a pleasure to note the earnest ness with which those snmo young men idled their Intelligent questions. It was my privilege to go over the farms of si veral of those younger men and on every hand was evidence of progress and Intelligence that aro hound to 1-11. Last year was far from he Ing a favorable crop year upon those Piedmont clays, so an average of a bale of cotton on every acre was no mean achievement. What if some of the laud was fresh land? The rest was old enough to make up for this advantage?so old that much of the past three years has been spent in defacing gullies ami building up the soil. Such is the farm of Mr. Dendy upon the outskirts of Laurens. Of Mr. Dendy's fresh land l have but one cltlclsm; that is, that he has not yet removed the stumps This is only for lack of time, however, as a roong his first inquiries of the writer was. "Where and at what price can I get a satisfactory stump puller?" Upon receiving the Information his remark was: "If I can get i. hei'O 111 time, I will have those stumps out this spring before I plant." Contrast Mr. Dendy's Held of S2 bales upon 82 acres with that of ins neighbors, who on an equal area of land fully as good or iginally, marketed M bales, and we have the old and tin- new - an example Ing It mow" will accomplish. It 1h need less to say that Mr. Dendy's slogan If "rotation of crops, legumes and veg etable matter." It Has Hern Done. Laurens Is among the too few sec tions of this state in which there \t live and growing interest in dairying So great is this interest that the tlm< is about ripe for the formation of ;i local dairymen's association, or bet ter still, a branch of the State Live Stock association. With stich an or ganization in their midst i venture th<> assertion that there will soon c ase to he much of a demand foi nitrogenous fertilizers in this sec tion. In fact judging from th?i si/.r , of man) of the cotton stalks I saw in this neighborhood, nitrogen Is even now not the greatest need of much Of this soil. When we learn thai Laurcna Is the home of that wide-awake dairy man and president of the State Live Stock association, Mr. \V. 1). Byrd, one is nut surprised at the unusual inter est in dairying. Even If such men as Uyrd and Dendy should settle in less progressive comnvtsnitlo? they would soon prove the leaven to start the w hole community to "rising." So much for the taffy, if you choosr I to call it such, although I have written 'every word in the greatest earnestness, Now for the medicine. We hear a great deal more about Cholera among hogs in this state than . the facts deserve. I found one farm er with the usual cholera scare. While ' not an export Upon llOg diseases, the description of the symptoms bore ev ery earmark of this scourge. I was jabout to urge him to send for the i state Veterinarian when I thought to ask about the food the hogs bad been receiving. Beef entrails, while they 'may ho fairly nutritious when fresh, certainly do not improve from a san i Itnry standpoint with age, and the man ' who is fending his liogH upon such : stuff should be no more surprised when they show symptoms of cholera than , he would be at heing attacked by "cholera" if his customary diet was ; rotten meat. The symptoms of cholera and ptomaine poison are very similar I and it is more than probable that much : of the so-called cholera we hear of in this state can be traced directly to I bad food, it Is a lamentable fact thai I the majority of peoplo seem to think thai the hog possesses some power, no! possessed by other animals, ol digesting and thriving on material that would be sure death to all othe rs. "Not fit for a hoc to eat." is an ovorv.dnv ? expression and expresses the prevall i lug Idea. When will our people recognize the fact that there is a very close rcsem M; nee between the physiologies of all ? animals, especially those possessing a i single stomach, and that If food is . unfit for one, it is unfit for all While s the feeding of beef entrails is not a I common practice?largely because they are not til ways easy to obtain?yut it i Is to often the custom to lay aside the Inferior and damaged corn for the hogs II and many farmers. In showing their hogs, in pride have said to me, "I've ' fed them nothing but nubbins nnd damaged corn." He may have been ' proud of his hogs. The hogs could i not speak, so 1 did not get their opin i ion of him. The sooner our people realize that good sound food fed in a sanitary way is as great an Inducement to ? health In the hog as to man, the soon ? or will the hog industry of this state ! be placed upon a firmer footing. With proper care and feeding th< I is no ? i animal upon the farm that will pay ! I a bigger board hill. Hut w e aru asking 11 for more than we deserve jf we ex i poet this to be the case If we do not provide healthy food. The hog is ? primarily a grass and root eater. He cause he lives and even thrives upon foods that it lias never intended by na ture he should eat, many of us rather use him as the common scavenger of thi> farm. It is needless to say that Iiis flesh when formed rroni such mn ? terlal is about as healthy and the Idea of eating it is as appetizing as would be roast buzzard or carton crow pie. One Of The liest. This was the first opportunity I i have had of really seeing something <>t' I.aureus county, and it strikes me , that this is one or the best of the Pied mont counties. Not that the soils them selves differ so materially from the rest of this formation?they are the usual good red clay hut the general contour of the land is much less brok en than other sections. It is more of a rolling than a hilly county, and I saw many fields of apparently large . acreage in which the slope of the land was so gradual that hut few terraces wore even now deemed necessary and ? many of these could lie dispensed with if deeper plowing was practiced. As a consequence of these gentle tn , elines, much less washed and gullied ' land was in evidence, and the whole j country presented an appearance of good farming that was a delight to see. I Laurens county will again he heard LAUKfcNS, S. C, MARCH 16. 1910. from, from an agricultural standpoint. ?D. N. Harrow, South Carolina Field Editor, Progressive Farmer. FACTS FROM RABUN CUEEK. Young People's Society Organized by Mrs. Benson. Rabun, March 1">.?A large number of young people of this community met with Mrs. Cora Beason as leader, Sunday morning at Rabun to organize a young people's society. The meet ing opened with reading and prayer by Mr. Walter Baldwin, after which the following otlicers wore elected: Mr. Sloan Million, president; Miss Ru cla Wolff, vice president; Miss Alllo Babb, secretary and treasurer; Miss Mao Babb. organist; Misses Vivian Owens, Mae Babb and Mr. Walter Owens, music committee. The members enrolled: Mrs. Cora i Boason, Misses Vivian Owens, Alllo Babb, Mae Babb, Cora Putman, Mamie Stone. Rucla Wolff, Dr. J. W. Boason, Sloan Mabon, Laurons Mahon, Claude Mabon, Laurens stone. Palmer Roper, Horace Cray, Haskell Cray, Walter Owens, Jesse Wolff. Archie Owens, !:::^r:;c Holt. We hope at our next meeting which will be the second Sun day morning in April at 10 o'clock to have many more join in with us. The society was fortunate in getting such a leader as Mrs. Beuson. Mr. Laurens Bat of Green Pond spent Saturday night with his uncle, Mr. O. W. Babb. Mrs. Rebecca Owens spent several days last week with her daughter. Mrs. Eknlly Holder near Green Pond. Mrs. Luln Baldwin was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Coats of Friend ship, Saturday. Mrs. Eliza Putman and daughter, .Miss Cera spent Saturday with Mr. Orsborne Hlx and family. THE LADIES' FAVORITE. Wherever Parisian Sage is Known it Has the ( all. Parisian Sage, that most efficient of all hair restorers, is a very delightful and refreshing hair dressing. Besides possessing these qualities it will posi tively make any woman's hair soft, luxuriant and attractive, Laurens Drug Co. sells it for 60 cents a large bottle and will return your money if it floes not cure dandruff, falling hair and itching scalp in two weeks. "I had given up hopes of ever being cured of dandruff, when 1 purchased a bottle of Parisian Sage. It has en tirely removed the dandruff and has started a growth of new hair, and all this alter having been troubled l."> years. I cheerfully recommend Pari sian Sane." .Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, v J ' -1' VJL S-JL^ \BZ \H/ M/ V/ v fl^ NB/ SP ' VJ/ \?/ Ml- \g? SM/ V?/ ?? f / -JL' \A' ^J/ M|; ^ vt/ Vf/? ?^^TK^ TC^K !^T^7l%^\ ^wf TC^T^^ 5* Lose Your Money? ~=?and it's Gone irr But if you lose your check book, we will give you another. In this lies the safety of paying all bills with bank checks. Your money is safe with us, yet ready to use as you require it. You are tempting- the hold-up man so long as you carry a roll of bills. Better keep your cash in this bank and rest easy. I I A I I rf F_N S NS; S.C; m _ The Bank for Your Savings. Marl borough Prolific Corn! GROWN BY GEORGE M. DAVIS, Purchased Direct From TINDELL'S PRIZE CROP of 186 bushels to the acre! -See Sample in Window. Palmetto Drug* Company, Laurens, S. C. i> TTi flit tut tbi i*a <we* o >bp fjr> tnt' ct> ran mi gs> inr nr t>ji <dj> irv? i ) Ol? CS> f?X> cp> ft <h?? of Our New Easter Line j > <5? ?sp ?fc ?s? 8? <? X? od ><g& ?oe> <a? ?> <o? ?2d? i 5 TTrfe ^"flP* I 51 (\ if* C ?= = ,n t'1's' our first *orma' Spring Opening:, we are striving to merit the Iii Lllfcv LdUlC&t favor of the Ladies of Laurens and Laurens county. It is our purpose _??--- z to keep only the latest styles in the most popular fabrics and colorings. We assure you we will at all times be ready and willing to please you and merit your patronage. We hope to have you look through our stock. ------- Dress Goods We are showing some very beautiful and dainty fabrics, as well as those more serviceable. All our showing is of Fashion's Latest Creations. Dress Linens Dress Linens in colors, natural, blue, brown, old rose, green and heliotrope, *y c at *00 Repps Repps in white, green, blue f c i and dark old rose, at ?IO CK. % You are cordially invited to attend our Spring Millinery Display : ion French Lawn French Lawn, 55 inches wide, only .15 Hursette Silks Hursette Silks, 27 inches wide, only .35 Friday and Saturday of This WeeK We will also show a full line of Dress Goods and Ready to Wear Garments. The Ladies Store. L. A. Sparks. Ready to Wear Garments It will be our purpose to strive at all times to keep on hand Ready to Wear Gar ments of all kinds for the Ladies. Laurens has long needed a store of this kind and we will endeavor to supply the need. We ask that you inspect" our line. Coat Suits Coat Suits in white, blue, and tan Linen, at $6-4.50 Pure Linen Coat Suits Pure Linen Coat Suits, at $10s36.50 TafettaSilk Suits Tafetta Silk Suits, at $15 = 10 White Linen Shirt Waists, nicely made, regular 75c article, at .48 jvj fUrl ^tnrlc ? As we have just opened. Everything is new, clean and lovely. See PHJ VJIU OtvH/W I before you buy elsewhere and you will be delighted. H <gflfr> *tE& *IT^ ^ tfMft fW% iJfc iflTj 4 i?fc tfft JPfc CO CO ^ffc ^^fc Mill* 48D4^4MB" L. A. SPARKS, West Main Street, us THE LADIES STORE, Laurens, s. c. ^?<**? mmm ??<??< I A I I 6 9 % V I I s s I