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’ ’X . .•> Humor aid Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH A Model Farmer’s Work. FERT PARAGRAPHS. It If "!asy to reform some men, they won't stay reformed. but Many heiresses would much rather marry a title tiiau have a real hus band. When n woman's temper pets ruffled » man might try edging it with lace. As long as a man is on good terms with his dinner he Is still In the wlnulng class. We have not ru n out of examples of model farmers in Georgia, hut this time we wish to shift the scene to South Carolina, to tell you of a farm and home that made a profound im pression on us, and we trust that its nfluence may extend to thousands of our readers. Out five miles from Gray Court and six miles from Woodruff, just in the county of Laurens and close to the line of Spartanburg, lives Mr. W. P. Harris. Some twenty-five years ago Mr. Harris sold a sninll larm down near Waterloo that he had brought up to a high state of cultiva tion, and moved up into the section where he now resides, and bought a nine-hundred-aere farm at $8.50 an acre. The lnr.d was peer and the section thinly settled. He was in debt for natch of the land, but he went to work with a will, and while we cannot lol- " hen a young j ow him step by step as he climbed man gets to mak- (he strenuous ladder of successful big himself hulls- farming, yet we will give you an ac _ „ _ pensable a girl count of our visit, and you can fill in Jblpsslnga may we ever return unto would better dls- the picture of the Inervening years. Thee—the proper thanks, and bide the pensa with him We reached Mr. Harris' home about ** m0 when the country and country and for our home. That Thou didst put it Into our minds and hearts to love our calling and has strengthened us In our purpose to Improve our soil —to have a aigh conception of a farm and home and t-.at Thou has remained with us as we yearly and daily tolled to bring forth this embodiment of a home and home surroundings, that we now enjoy. We ulso specially thank Thee for our children—and that they are healthy and strong in purpose and in character. And while we now' en joy the full fruits of our labors may our example prove a blessing to our community and to our dear Southland —when so many of our rural popula tion are deserting the place of their nativity and going away after false gods in the form of lower Ideals. We most assuredly thank Thee for that steadiness of purpose and loyalty to our calling that lias tided us over all the vicissitudes of life and has crown ed our efforts with u sufficient degree of success. For these and all Thy 10 o'clock at night and we went im mediately to our room and retired. About four o'clock next morning we were awakened by the ringing of the farm bell—that important ami well known factor on every well-directed A. man never tells his wife to keep farm. Soon w e heard the sounds of the change. He knows she has enough those moving below as they began to nt once unless she has ms do up her mind never to do so. homes Bhall receive the appreciation they so richly deserve."—Southern Cultivator. human intelligence to do It without orders. discharge their routine of daily duties. About five o’clock we arose and dress ed. Then, accompanying our host, we went fortu to view the premises. First we found the homestead to be a very large and elegant concrete house, with massive concrete pillars for the por tico, and situated cn a beautiful .ora tion, a retaining wall being built so as to level the front yard, inside the — house was elegant and substantial— Lots of warnings are given Just to with everything needed to make a be warnings and not to be heeded. home comfortable and attractive. We — wont to the lot—hire Mr. Harris be Before you slap some people on the ,0 °P cn atal1 doors and to let out wrist be sure a competent surgeon is hls mures antl coU8 These we a dm ir on e way a young man might try be ing Irresistible is to be a millionaire. When a man really recognizes that he has the habit bo is mistaken; it has him. handy. To Get the Price. What It It make* tie up and dig Anil ett up nights and scratch our wig And to the music dance a Jig? Oh. a dollar! What makes us fabricate a bit And praise the man of little wit And with hot air Ms halo fit? Just a dollar. Why do we figure day and night To get a euckor landed right And when wo have litm squeeze him tight? For hie dollar. When we’d nttatn to kingdom come And tiitnk we've landed square and plumb What mnytie wilt obstruct us some? Oh, that dollar! ed very much. He has two barns, one for horses and one for mules. They are both built with a keen eye to con venience. His mares have roomy stalls and all front a central hall and teedway. One can go along this feed way and attend to every animal. Con venient shutes are arranged to bring down the hay from the loft above. The niule barn is still more conveni ent. It has a center feed trough some four feet wide. In tills the corn Is fed In the shuck. He says he never shucks his corn to feed. Hls stock eats all shucks and cobs. He puls the corn and hay In this center trough, and along on tnen side at six feet in tervals and alternating so one mule from one side cannot get the corn giv en to another; on the opposite are cut openings into the wall, about IS inch es wide so the mules can each put their head In to get their food. He sot this Idea from the barns of Col. James M. Smith. From the horse barns we went on the other side of the road to the cattle barn. Here found a sn-al! barn for milkers, Niwsct Diversion. •‘lie la a Munch udwlrer of Iho na tional game." , “What game?" “Baseball. Is there another?” "Well, it is getting to lie mighty itop- and stalls for some twenty cows. Then ulnr In some quarters to decline to nc- a large catlle shed for dry entile that cept a nomination for vice president.” would accommodate 100 head. Here too he had racks and a central feeding : rough and every convenience to sim plify and lessen the work In caring jfor the cattle. We Btood and saw over 50 heifers front 18 months to 3 yearB old let out and file their way to the pasture. The registered Jersey -The Coming Man. Do not snub the ottlc-o boy. He la little; you Rre great! He's an atom on ttie force; You are sucli a lieavywalghtf •»)' " kind wtjc& to the lad. Though you ms? !>■ feeilng crass. In tan years rr tneybo t-ss Ho may have become Ike boss. Do not lord It over him In fin everbearing way. In a run of several years Petty unties may not pay. Later things may come hls way— Fortune is a fickle lass— And he nay Ire signing checks While you're In the same old class. Now he doesn't oount for shacks; Every one about the place Hands htm orders right and left. Keeps him always on the chase. If some party makes a Jest bull waswiolng his chores on a tread mill, pumping up the supply of wa'er for the ensuing day. Dow n at the horse b; rn a wind mill performed this ; part cf the work. Back of this barn : was tons and tons of peavlne hay on a 50-acre field in large cocks and ready !to be hauled In. Across the road was '50 acres cf fine corn in the shocks ready for the shredder, above the 'house was cotton that would make a , halo per aero in spite of the untoward .seasons Then we went oat to see the I pigs—t hen the tool shed, where very ...... . . modem specimen ef farm tool was ^ found, from a binder down to three or When ho rum the zhoottng much, four kinds of fertilizer distributors and cotton planters. A large drove of tur- jkeys and many chickens enlivened the j scene;. Then we went to see hls fall l Irish potato patch of some four acres, |that were as fine as we ever saw. jThen to his guano mixing house, and ;finally to the gin that was steaming (away putting the fleecy staple into a merchantable form. When a new and awkward boy Come* In timidly and ahy No one seeing him can tell When he'll catch tha boaa' eya. Wise and knowing onea will not Give the hoy Ike double cross. For it's mighty hard to pick From the lot the future boss. Love, Honor, Etc. ■ . ... | Mr. Harris grows some 300 bale3 of Has obey been stricken out of the C0tt0n but as you see he does not de- marriage service?' “Yes; I believe It has." “Anything taken Its place?" “I think so." “What?" • . .. , “Divorce." Nothing Doing. “Let’s go out and paint the town." “Can’t.” “Why not?" “It is a prohibition town, nnd the best we could do Would be to white- conr eptlon of home-building—the sc pend on cotton alone for his supply jof money. He annually sells from two to three thousand dollars’ worth of other products. It is useless to [say that all of these evidences of good farming filled our cup of Joy to the I full, but it was the home scene that [made this cup to run over. Mr. Har iris hag a wife that is a help-mate in ■ evr-ry sense of the word. She is one I of the few women whose husbands are able to farm, that does not desire to run off to town. She has the trap wash ih" Not Organized. li Seemed Like Proof. “You know old Grandfather Money- Lags?’ “Yes, slightly." “He wants roe to’marry him ,ond highest function of mankind. The ihighest function of mankind Is to build ’character, the next highest a true home. These parents have reared nine children, four girls and five boys, “I am a self au d have given all a collegiate educa- made roam" tion. Mr. Harris told us he had paid "One nice out ovpr $18,000 in the last ten years thing about for college expenses. As we returned (hat" to the house we were all called into • What?’ tb<* sitting room for morning prayer ••You don’t before going to breakfast. We never have to carry a fe,t that we were more near ,he ,rUe , W sanctuary, and knowing tne two forms union cam. of prayer, that Of petition and that of thanksgiving, we though' Brother Har ris ro'cht dally offer a prayer in words, gs follows; "Thou cur Almighty Father—the maker of the heavens and the earth— we thank Thee for Thy past favors to We thank Thee for the grand KEEPING PURE MILK, Farmers should awake to tho Impor tance of these matters, not alone for their wavs than most people are aware of. While they are not as great absorbents of odors as milk, yet they take In a good many things that cause them to taste and smell In a very disagreeable manner. Not long ago my wife broke a perfectly fresh egg. bought from a farmer, which when cooked could not be eaten because of ltd rank taste. The egg had a rough porous shell and stood up firm and nice when broken, Indicating Its freshness, hut It had evidently lain some little time In a dirty nest. This Is hut one Instance of many which lead the writer to say that egga. nnd especially tho thin, open or porous shelled ones, will absorb many a had odor. Then, too, the feed consumed by the hen when the egg Is In course of growth causes the egg to partake to u certain extent of the rank food or drink It is very essential, therefore, that hens he not allowed to consume all kinds of dirty, filthy offal, and forced to drink nt some strong cesspool of water. These are the things which cause freHh eggs to ap pear stale, and worse than all, cause sick* ness and trouble. For example, there is n great difference In the size between the eggs of tho small est bantam and those laid by the domes, tic goose. A bantam egg weighs about three- fourths of an ounce, while a goose egg weighs about six ounces, or more than eight bantam eggs. The average hen egg weighs two ounces, or eight to the pound. Guinea eggs weigh about an ounce and a uuarter. Turkey eggs ore not quite as heavy us goose eggs on an average. The eggs of all younfp fowls are, as a rule, somewhat smaller than those laid by fowls of the same family that are two years or more old. For that reason they visually hatch smaller chicks than do the eggs from the older ones. There has been a good many efforts mude to have eggs sold by weight, but "xccpt In a few sections It has been of no avnfl. Consumers would be g’.nd to have them thus handled, that they might know Whon they were getting their money’s worth. V mereirp n*p nnd commit Ion men. how- v,averse to the proposition he. • i«'»o ft would ci«m them more work and nrcessarlly more expense. While we would like to see the method adopted, yet ve are a good deal more concerned about the quality of the eggs. We believe eggs are n good deal mon- fowls vary In size ns well ns appearance, and there Is a good deal of difference la the p\zo of eggs of the different breeds of chickens. Humor and Philosophy Bj DUNCAN M. SMITH an “He wants roe to marry mm. upon which Thou has planned “First I had heard he was in hls do- ^ par ; h Qf our8 _, or Us mountain? tage." Sweet. I love to sing; I love to play: I love a breezy summer's day: Of all the things I love to do (l7e tried It Just a time or two) I love to have my ewa sweet way. this - and its valleys, its rich resources of mineral, and the varied productions of the soil—we thank Thee for the skill with which mankind has wrought— building cities—railroads and all the . Intricacies of moder a commerce. But citron, dates, cranberries etc. at L. L. Oh.! Heavenly Father we desire spe. Greene’s, j daily to thank Thee for the couutry Or. Hinkle a Georgia Ptiysician Well Known Dr. A. B. Hinkle, of Macon, is a well known Georgia man and has established a repotation for himself that is above reproach. He has splendid offices equip ped with all modem appliances and can handle up-to-date style any cases in which he is employed. THE WAY OF THE CLERK. A man of weight and dignity, Of pomp nnd circumstance. May wither those who work for him With hls all piercing glanco. But when he ventures for his wife To buy some fancy stuff A slender lady of sixteen Will often cull hls bluff. lie goes Into a dry goods store To buy a piece of lace Ami carries dignity enough To almost sink tho place. The busy salesgirl overlooks Ills condescending smile And says, with chilling unconcern, “Down in the center aisle.*’ The lady In tho center ulslo A cureless look bestows Upon the sample ho must match; Than, turning on her toes And going leisurely to where Such things us luco they keep. ■ ho shakes her head and says, "We don’t Have anything so cheap." Bho sells him some for twice the price Beforo he goes away Ami then holds out her hand us though Ho might bo doubtful pay. Then ho most unobtrusively (Joes sliding towurd the door And feeling Just about u tenth The size he felt before. Japanese waiters, hardkerchief and glove boxes at R. II. Wootten’s. Kggs of different kinds of domestic susceptible to contamination In various farm flocks.—Southern Cultivator. A Special display of hand embroidered handkerchiefs and ties, Monday, Dec. 13, a t Mrs. Stan ley's store. Miss Annie McComb. Baldwin apples, Indian river oranges, cranberries, Malaga grapes, bananas and grape fruit at W. L. Hargrove’s A Co. Everything in dolls, toys, and new books this year at Finney Racket store. Genuine old fashion buckwheat, Georgia ground graham flour at W. L. Hargroves & Co. New fireworks at Finney’s Racket Store. Beil’s best roast coffee, the kind that satisfies, at W. L. Hargroves & Co's. Seeded raisins, cleaned currants, Dotting Even. “Oh, no; slu< wouldn't have him. nc was a very fine muu. und till that, but then she never could learn to love him, hut ns a friend—well, she hoped she could nlwuys count him as such, nnd she wns so sorry If site hnd over done anything that hnd caused him to have hoped. There was considerably more In that sntno line, too. hut that wns ull he could remember." “I)ld he tnke It linrd?" "lie pretended to. hut there was method In Ills actions. She hnd been flirting with him outrageously, but he didn't complain. lie looked pensive nnd waited for leap year." “And then she proposed?” “Yes, nnd then ho threw her down.” Tak. Notice. Bliout and the worfd ehouta with you; Whine and you get turned down; Fut up a kick, that U tearless and quick And you gut tho pick of the town. Run your Sewing: Machince with ELECTRICITY. Try a Smoothing; Iron run with ELECTRICITY. ELECT ALL DAY i AND-™ all night: CURRENT AT YOUR SERVICE -—-FOR--— Oconee River Mills EleetrlG Department Run a fan with ELECTRICITY. Cook with ELECTRICITY. REPAIRS piM A N I WB SAWS. RIBS, Bristle Twine, Bebblt, Ac., ter eny make of Gin ENGINES. BOILERS and PRESSES ^ and Repairs for same. Shafting, Pulleys, Belting, In lectors. Pipes, Vnlvee nnd DUlngs, Light Saw, Shingle, and Lath Mills, Gasoline Engines Cane Mills in stock. LOMBARD IRON WORKS AND SUPPLY COMPANY. AuicusiLa. Ga. i We Are Offering TO YOU RIGHT NOW:,, Wright’s Flexible Ribbed Health Underwear: $1 goods for 75c., the best garment possible for the money. Pure Lamb's Wool Fleeoe; $i,50 goods for $i.i5. ThL« Isa rare bargain and below present wholesale prices. Dress as best you can and if your shoes are not good and stylish the rest counts for nothing. You get style, service and your money’s worth in our Standard Brands: Stetson and Beacon Shoes for Men, Krippendorf-Dittmann Shoes for Ladies, R. T. Wood’s Shoes for Children. SEE OUR LINE FOR XMAS. * Babb Shoe Co. t*V| |vt*. A. - . 1 ■A't KP ft 7\t J