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mrnrm-n- .? i . i ? i RalNiutc Cotton the Intensive 1*1 nn. j It is estimated that New York Cot-! ton exchanges have been selling more cotton to the square inch oft' of their j Wall street cotton plantations than b southern cotton growers have sold g from an average square rod of their ai cotton farms." " .g When you have determined to go ^ into the Jong staple cotton growing t business, do it right or you will sure t get left. Enough men in each vicinity j should grow iong cotton sufficient to t justify putting in a roller gin or a Jj needle gin, tbeu you can make all E things work right through your or- _ ganizatious in ginning and selling too. ^ ir !s Good authorities state that South p Carolina used last year over five mil- i lious dollars' worth of fertilizers and I that at least two million dollars of / thatamouut was lost?washed out?by ! applying the more soluble nitrate ( goods before their crops had roots in w the soii to to take it up. | " This washing out of this costly am- ] moniated goods by heavy rains before i plaut roots are in the soil to take up this costly plant food is deserving of I more serious thought than some people ! give it. Try side application and tell us about it. Have ;jou ever gone over a field where there were many terrace banks: and made a thorough calculation about how much of the best land was lost thereby growing nothing but weeds? If not, do it, then you may be in the proper state of miud to make a change by sowing down your lands 1 every other year: plow deep and plow J down every terrace bank on your farm just as soon as you can get enough root or other vegetable nutter in the soil to hold it together. We have put the thing to the test and the terrace banks are going dowu as fast as j. we cao get to them. Our terrace banks and nigeers are growing beautifully less and less profitable every year. You admit that over half the landj in the country i9 running down. Ifj Jrou dou't know what went.with it go ook down the streams and low places where you will find the sand, but the richness of the original good soil has gone down the streams where Ward'e ducks went. ' What a power for good of the whole1 of the south these supply merchants could wield if they would only compel their improvident all cotton farmers to grow their own food crop9. This would enforce diversified farming and at the same time reduce the acreage in cotton which would in turn improve the land, increase the yield per acre and reduce the ri6k and loss to the supply merchant to a minimum, by causing better prices for their customers products. Our better class of more businesslike farmers could afford to stand their nntfnn nflTthe market and watch this dog eat dog riot tbat comes off at the * winding up of every crop if it was not 1 for the fact that cotton bears take advantage of this pull Dick, pull Devil, melee between the mortgaged crops , and the money lender, and ewoop down upon the whole cotton crop f with their own set prices which gives 0 spinners enough cotton to go up on t while cotton bears either force the better class of farmers to either sell at a loss or store their cotton and incur the expense of storage and insurance. a , Now these statements of facts in re- P gard to the cotton growing business in t the south should make It plain to I every thinkiug business cotton grower and all supply merchants and bankers organization, Farmer's Union and Cottou Asssciation men in tb* whole . south tbat we must have a better un- ? derstanding with each other and cocue together before we can man the whole situation of both erowing and market iDg of our moneycrop?cotton. Growing the crop well and selling it badly will hurt every <jne in the south excepting those in the speculating business and these that are in league with them. No matter how well w? are organized at the selling end of our cotton business we can no more force an over production of cotton down the consumer's throat without causing a revolt than you could force a whole pot of chicken down a man's throat that was not already very hungry withont protest. Of course a large warehouse system under the direct control of the producers of cotton would stay or temporarily stave off a calamity of one or two bumper crops but repetition of over productiou in any crop means suicide or inevitable destruction. We do not advocate or contend that every every tradesman of the south should sacrifice their independent and distinct organizations in order _ that we may all come together in one general concert of action in behalf of a etter and more staple price for cotton This is not necessary. We want to see the bankers associations strong enough to control the supply merchant in a 1 way to force diversified farming in the \ cotton belt. We want to see the snp- < piy mercnants organized ana con- ; K trolled by men of their own body that can show these merhants that diversified farming means better profits to the farmer and that when farmers have more money there is more mon- c ey for the merchants and everyone e else. We want to see tbe Cotton association men?say to the Farmer's Uuion?you are right make your organizations strong and as destiuctly a farmer's organization as the bankers' t( associations is made of bankers. We g want stronger and better organizations d of all interests of the south. If we are to prosper we must not raise up one ^ orgadizatiou of a legitimate business ^ for the purpose of fighting another or- c( ganization that does not obstruct the Ir way of our coming together for profit- (. able prices for cotton. u Our Farmer's Union must never ad* mit its inability to meet with any and ' all other organizations of tradesmen in () the south for fear that our delegations J might be tainted by the contact, or L not afraid to put up agasnst the best orators and business men iu any other calling on any conventional prop >sition for a general conference for the ^ betterment of the conditions of the ? whole peopleof the south, who are dependent directly or indirectly upon profitable prices for the south's cotton We as organizations must cease to fljiht each other and combine oui strength as a solid south for solio good business principle of the hole cotjou growing and cotton market itic industry. We must act like statesmen not like foois who quarrel over pennies and small poor chickens, whije our dollars anb great big fat turkejs nre trotted out of the south to feed ami enrich other countries. Let us have peace among ourselves aud enjoy the fat of our own land. The boot lot of plows we have ever seen here. Come In see too. N. R. Tablets for dlgestloc and bloods, tor sale at Milfoia's Drug Store. N~ Dr. Andes' G"e<" Prescription Dr. AuVJes' Greta Oil 'or B?ie al Mllloid's. BianK and siHtioDHrv worm wimoui end at Mntord'6 up-to-date Dm* "Slur.-. If you want a nice bible go to Mllford'e Prog Store,I' it-. TynerN l>y*]>pphia Komedy? A Guaranteed Cure. If you sufl'er from dyspepsia or Iuigestiou in any f?rm, gas, belching, itter taste, offensive bad breath, dizzy pells sour stomach, heart flutter, nauea, gastritis, loathing of food, pains or welling In the stomach, back or side, ieep-seated kidney or liver trouble, hen they will disappear in a short ime after taking Tyner's Dyspepsia lemedy, made especially to cure Dys>epsia, Indigestion and all Stomach ^roubles, even of the worst cases. Tylers Dyspepsia Remedy explls the ;asses and sweetness the breath. It ures Sick Headache, Colic and Contipatiou at once. Druggists or by excess 50 cents a bottle money refunded f it fails to curp. C. A. Milford, )ruggiHt, and P. B. Speed, Druggist, Abbeville, S. C. Shoe and Harness Shop! I. S. HAMMOND has moved 1. - ?"l 1 _ J TT ms onoe ana Harness ouup to Main Street, first door behind Pepole's Bank, Where he is preprepared to do Shoe and Harness Repairing at Prices To Suit The customer \11 kinds of Harness Brides and everything in this ine can be found at 8. ill's Abbeville-Greenwo od irTTBlTT M T ixlU 1 U jCLL HSDKilCE ASSOCIATION. Property Insured, $1,500,OOG January 8th, 1907. C*7'BITE TO OR CALL, on the underslgnec "* or the Direotor of your Townahlj or any Information yon may dealre about or plan of Insuranoe. We Insure your property against deatrtH Ion by file, vmmu on umm, ,nd do so cheaper than' any Insnranoe Oon. any In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to yon bat ours 1b the safest and cheapest plan el nauranoe known. J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agent Abbeville, S. G. r. FRASER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. G. BOARD DIRECTORS. 8. G. Majors Greenwood J.T. Mabry Cokeibury W. B. Acker ....Donalds M. B. Cllnksmiei :....Dae West W. W. L. Keller .Long Cane I. A. Keller _jrfmlthvllle W. S'evenson Cedar 8prlng A. M. Held Abbeville Township W. W. Bradley Abbeville City. Dr. J. A. Anderson AntrevlUe J. M. Huckabee Lowndeevllle A. O. Grant...... Magnolia J. K. Tarrant Calhoun Mills S. L. Edmonds Bordeaux H. L. Rasor Walnut Grove W. C. Martin -Hodges J. D. Coleman ? Coronaca D. 8. Hattl wanger -Nlnety-?lx J. Add Calhoun Klnarda J. Add. Calhoun Fellowship Joseph Lake .Phoenix Rev. J. B. Muse Verdery J. H. Chiles, Jr Bradley J. W. Lyon Troy W. A. Cheatham Yeldell G. E. Dorn..... Calllson G. E. Dorn - Klrksevs J. Add Calhoun Brooks Abbeville. U 0.. Jan. 8 1907. Self is offerel TO WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE We earnestly request all young persons, nomattei how limited their means or education, who wish t< ibtain a thorough business training: and good post tion. to write by first mail for our great half-rat* jffer. Success, independence and probable fortun* ire guaranteed. Don't delay. Write today. Ga.?Ala. Basinets College, Macon, Ga. For Sale. I have for sale 175 lbB of seeds. Rockey fori anieloupe and best variety of Southern ;rowD watermelon seed. J. W. Rykard. Saved Her Son'* Life. The happiest mother in the little own of Ava Mo., is Mrs. S. Ruppe. he writes; "One year ago my son was own with such serious lung trouble nat our physician was unable to help im; when by our druggist's advice I egau giving him Dr. King's New Dis)very, sud I soon noticed impto\elent. I kept up this treatment for h ... 1,? U.. H...O ....rftrn fit. ? ?!! W W CC fto wnru ijc ? ao prncuu.y ncn. [e has uoiked steadily since at carenter work. Dr. Kind's New Disovery saved Jum life," Guarauteed est cough and cnld cure by F B. peed, Druggist. 50c and 1.00. Trial ottle tree. Mllford's S->rnaparlllH Is the t>e<t h'oo 1 iriflpr on tbe market. Uon't take our>rd for It but a?fc vour ne'ghbor who ha ken It. Mil lord's Drun Store. m j on 1$faacto \m^ taipves Ccfte SYmwAofltavg team "m SMVTVCqf cwvA Three ways are used by farmers for curing and preparing their tobacco for the market; namely sun cured, air cured and flue cured. The old and cheap way is called air cured; the later discovery and improved way is called flue cured. In flue curing the tobacco is taken from the fields and racked in barns f?Qnpria11v' built to retain heat and ??J there subjected to a continuous high temperature, produced by the direct heat of flame heated flues, which brings Out in the tobacco that stimulating taste and aroma that expert roasting develops in green coffee. These similar processes give to both tobacco and coffee the cheering and stimulating quality that popularizes their use. The quality of tobacco depends much on the curing process and the kind of soil that produces it, as expert tests prove that this flue cured [ R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO 0 CO! , The Farmer; i 1 is better prepared than ever to st The Farmers Warehouse > in the County built for the exclusiv Cotton. Warehouse Receipts accepted holder desires to borrow money on i Don't leave your cotton outunp a safe place where it is out of the v > If you have any Cotton to store Farmers Wart R. E. C< W. T. MAGIL I I How to Remain Vohdjc. T V T To continue young in health and \ JL / 1 strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rnw^u, Mo ylf donough, Ga. did. Sbe says; Three 1 bottles of Electric Bitten* cured uie of 1 cbronic liver and stomach trouble, 1 complicated with such an unhealthy ij^c? coudition of the blood that my nkiu ?jjfo turned red a* flunml. I am now prae- Imj |)W ticallv 20 years younger than before I |m ^ 1 took Electric Bitter*. I ean now do al Ife my work with easH and ussis'. in in* |/| B&BEfM ' liu* band's store," Guaranteed at P. B. w 1 | Speeds Drug S ore. Puce 50c. jp N. R. TaMets (or the stomach, ll>fr ? nd U M bioort Ik the b?ht iblng on earth, price 2'u', SWo '7 3 mid SI 00. Try them nml be c<>uvinceii. For E? sale at Mtllord's D ug Store. I There are myrpds of fwlntr't^K "'nra. hut] Ml. _Kl pr<-Ptou8 lew good c'porn. Tbere Ik one Id j K2?^?SD2^^2lI Ianopvuih in%?t h ??i inn ii? xo "UIU wj ! ?nt hitttuuhh ara i cn Speed and ts called Clnco. j rum maute ^ino. l\J HU OOOOCXXXXKXXX)OOC)OOOCXX)OOOOOOOC lie Recognized Southern St< oooooooooooqooqooooooooooooooc . / wvm W \A\? ~ - ? ^ * ft IRA 1dS\t \OUW\ \ npstofeacco Coftee tobacco, grown in the famous Piedmont region, requires and takes less sweetening than tobacco grown m any other section of the United States and has a wholesome, stimulating, juicy, full tobacco taste that satisfies tobacco hunger. That's why chewers prefer Schnapps, because Schnapps cheers more than any other chewing tobacco, .and that's why chewers of Schnapps pass the good thing along 1 rlipwprc one cnewci ^ umvi vuv,nv>^ until the fact is established that there are more chewers and more pounds of - tobacco chewed to the population in states where Schnapps tobacco is sold than there are in i* those states where Schnapps has not yet been offered to the trade. A ioc. plug of Schnapps is more % ^ economical than a much larger ioc.' J plug of cheap tobacco. Sold at 50c. per pound in 5c. cuts. Strictly 10 and 15 cent plugs. ompany, Winston-Salem, N. C. TON. 8 Warehouse ~*- f* of rpacntiahlp rates. UJLC JUUA VUtlUli <-> w at Abbeville is the only warehouse e storage of Farmers' and Merchats' by all the Banks as collateral, if same. irotected; it is too great a risk; put it in /eather and insured. remember the J I 1 1 .? !! . ouse aiADDevnie, i ? * i >x, Pres. iL, WEIGHER. S. Co thr a n. Let us figure with g> hANf^ or Hollow*GORcrefe) y0U on Duilaiivg* 7 ^ your House your Fence ? or your Curbi ng| ' ' ' ? > n i i \ ri'j^ ^ iii^"' ^ M_ij^'I. 88o88oo88oo8roo88o8888oo88bo88bc LJL JLJL 1, ' i )000CC0C00t)0000000o c ooooooooooooc inrlarfi of Sunerlative Oualitv a )OOQOQOOOOQQOOOPi^CQQOQOQ^2gg(^ s S I'll I'M The R.. M. Hacldon New Spring Go Our store is now full of the mos1 Goods that we have ever shown in thi ful and well selected line of white gco< trade and the daily calls for these gooc are great bargains. Our Millinery is filling up fast in a few days one of the most beautiful stock ip this line in upper Carolina. You can be supplied from our store well assorted lines of Ribbons, La broideries that has ever been our Look for opening ad., which will We have now in stock the first elegant line of ladies Patent and Ki can ?t 'The R. M. Haddoi A r 'HID I r\ mn I I A IT f \ T mwm mi .HI State, County and Cit; President: Vice-Preaident: F. ?. HARBISON. P. B. 8PEED. Board of Directors : F. E. I ripanska, John A. Hnrrln, R. M. Haddon, Lewis . F. Clinkscales, C. C. Gambrell. We solicit, your business and arc I ii safely and conserve We are in position to make >ou loans, and t< when placed in Our Saving's De] Why Not Paying 1 ? ' ' J H.11U Own Yoor 1 I i ' / \ You can easily do this a few shares in the E Loan Association, no gariized in Abbeville. MONEY LOANED AT SEE DR. NEUFFER or ] I My Coal and Wi J* IS CONVENIENTLY ?> AND READY FOR ! i; ? Wood and Coal delivered on si /ft All Phone orders will receive [c My office at present is in stor fit Phones: Office 26, Residence 1( c All orders appreciated. K \\ J Yours very truly, I T. S. Noi^ /?> ^ i.IS Phone 165. A /is> > > ~vW'*T * -*r -^'^-f ? _-,aru i >oooooooooooooooooooooo88( nd Guaranteed Purity ? 2QO<X)QQQPQQOOOOQPOQOOOCQ s % Company If ods 1 : desirsble Dress ! TUi> ^ 15 Uljr. MIC LH3?UJs are attracting the Is is proof that they and we will show and well selected with the largest ices and Em- % pleasure to show. [M appear soon. shipment of an d Oxfords. 2 Company. 1 ' uu;L nuut-vm 7. Depository. CiBhler:. J. H. DnPBX. J {arrison, P. B, Speed, G. A. W. Parker, W. P. Greene, . / - -w prepared to handle. - j< itirely. a pay interest on deposits, ? ij , ?" i ? 'v / r5' v > - vEv'V/ )artment. ^T, ; Stop Rent >, '4*' > ' '? : Oi V ** ; Vv* ' k 1 7 ' ' Vi'T Uaitia Q 111/1110 ! 5 by taking }. building and being or, '' ?%' }:, '. r '' r '5-. v ' 6 Per Cent. ' .1 * . * 3. S. LINK ; ood Yards I LOCATED 1 BUSINESS. 1 lort notice. A prompt attention. Q j e of J. Bayne McDill. k 55. W'? TV oodj J? Abbeville, S. C. jft " 1 1 * rvvvYYvSrSnrYVYVV Made undef | United States 8 Government! ? Inspection! |