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ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1905. VOLUME XXXX-NO. 34. OUR JANUARY SALE IS OVER, $ut we still have some excellent Bargains in O O TO O?FF'ER YOU. So if yon have a Copyright 1904 by Hart Schaffner fc? IVlarx This is the Store for you. All Overcoats we have left we will continue to sell at a dis count of 25 per cent until they are all sold. It will pay you to buy one of our Overcoats when you can getanem at this Saving, even if you do not wear it at all this winter. Buy one and save it for next winter. You can't invest your mon ey In anything ?hat will pay you as well. By the way, just want to tell you that our January Sale was the most Successful one we have ever known. Our sales mounted to a height never before reached in any pre vious January. THE SPOT GASH CLOTHIERS. Shis machine Is a fine piece of workmanship. at ' BUO israOlfGESy, most durable and most reliable Distributor on { ?11 of the matosial used in the construction of this Im plement is carefully selected and is of the boBt quality. !^he box is tongued and grooved at all joints, which adds much to its strength and durability, Th& slid? that regulates the distribution of the fertiliser 'works easily and smoothly. Xfc will stay where yon set it, ?op can out off the .guano instantly, and start it again with out stopping the mule. Th?.; wheel is well braced and will always run true. Tho feed knives are carefully gauged to scrape the bot tom as nearly as possible, ?^mparisoa of this perfectly made Distributor with the o$& #a on in? niariket^ will ooavinoe you of thoir superiority. The Famen' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America. conducted BY j. o. STRtBLtNU. Oommuioatlons Intended for this iepartment should be addressed to J. C. Stribllng, Pesdleton, 8. O. About Fertilizers. Becont reports of observations, and r?sulta from experiments, as set forth in reports of the Government, does not support tho theory of tbo popular fertilizer advertisenieuts of today, to "double the quantity of fertilisers and reduce the acreage one half." But on the other haud these reports ehow that "it is noteworthy thai in the last decade, the increase in tho amount ex pended for fertilizers is not comnieu anrate with the increased value of crops grown." " Where formally the farmer spent a large sum for fertilizers he now spende leeB, and frequently raises a heavier crop. In these cases, the farmers have learned to use legumenous plants iu rotation and often larger yields in proportion to outlay tor fertilizers. In some parts of Alabama, South Caro lina and Georgia, /the cumulative pow er of complete fertilizers has so en riched the aoil in potash and phoa Ehorie acid, that only nitrogen and a ttle lime are necessary to give good O10D6." This is why so many of our best f ?r mere have observed that where they hare continued to finish a field after the fertilizer gave ont, in many in a&anceo there was absolutely no differ ence in the crops where the fertilizer stopped and where there was none need. It is evident from a close etudy of the r?sulta of experiments in tho ueo of fertilifcers that booth Carolina far mers lose more from the reckless and ignorant use of fertilizers than any other practice in farming. It the advice of these fertilizer deal era is taken in a wholesale manner as they are given out to the public, with out due regard for the ueoessary or corresponding increase in the prepara tion of tho coil by deep ploughing and mixing with tho soil disaster will eure ly follow the farmer that takes this reckless advice, and he will carry with aim the merchant, that euppUes him. Now, the average cotton grower has it in hia Calculation to make each mule cultivate just ao many acres, with? jast so many rurrowe to tho row, at just such a depth as the nature of the land ind the strength of his mule wiU per mit, and to all auch cotton growers an increase in amount of fertilizers used, neana mere dumping down in the lui rosy of double the amount of these weeentrated ninuurea which will cause in hot, dry weather an increased imooDt of firing and cons?quent shed liuft of fruit. TheBe fertilizer men are in a hole, aa Eveil as the cotton grower, and it is evi dent to the intelligent farmer that he s trying to get out, and if he succeeds n his plan, the former that takes this idvioe without adequate or correa JondiDjt: preparation of the toil in pro portion to tne increased amount of ierti liter used, tins fanner will get in ou. deeper hole than the fertilizer man enow in. _ ' Price Again. Theodore H. Price, 71 Wail St., New fork City?Sir. Yoqris of recent date vas duly reeeived, and in. reply will ay that I am forced to admit you are nore generous hearted than I had an. icipaied, inasmuch as you have very nach amused me in the acknowledg ueut that ray letter had afforded you io little amusement, And now, I ?res?nie that when a fellow is amused ?e moBt commonly grins? and while I un at & loss to know what part of my etter gave you most amusement, yet, t might have been my declaration lut we are filing to reduce the cotton icr?age of the South thio year, for it lecma that most of the beare" think ibis talk is all "rot7' and will tarn ont rery fanny in the wind ap. However, t may be that you have decided, as tie end Irishman, did. who. took tho iearty laugh before getting over the fonce? to put the bull's nose to the rround, that if yon don't laugh now rod may never have another oppor unity. Yea, Mr. Price, if you and your >tber bear friends think this talk of ;he redaction of cotton acreage is Just x> keep hp a racket, no doubt, ere the m? onW? roll* around yon will want ? trade y oor bear influence for a "self dekex" that yon may give yourself ustico.for not having sense enough to mow the difference between a Joke tod the "real thing." In support of hie 1 am sending you a clipping from me of oar county papers in which is rivAn ttuxmim.^ i7. ni?twr uy omo of onr largest cotton growers, l?ow, ilr. Price, in eending you this ??ja?og don't think that we have Aught on to your : idea of try ing to loare some one, for if auch were ?nr Qtentioo, we would hate to know that re would make aa flat a failure aarbtt lid with your scarecrow circular. No can already place out H?ger on the >koeed fellow. Who is he, do ..T ask! Well,; air, he is the fellow vho haa ??ld cotton for future deliv? >ry who basnU a bale cn hand, and iow can't boy ehe at a price that will five him a profit, and, of course, this pp!i*s to the ectire bear foree. ' , It eeema, Mr. Price, that the bear ilement looks on you as their leader, itx? that they place. unreserved -eohfl lenoo in all that yon have to aSy aa e?arde cotton. In this I think they aako a mistake, for it seems to zno hat there La no stability about you rhen it comes to- the question of eot en; You seem to be trying tor ' ?oth tho bear and th? bail toge n other words, yon seem to be ti o ride two horses at tho tame ?axe. >f eourpei; this will do so long na yon am keep the horses very cloao togeth r, bat when they begin to separate is danger of stretohing you into hnccmforiab?e position. lo your aoare-crow ciroular sent out n November yon stated tbt t you be loved the cotton crop of iiHfcHfc wouk* fet within a few doya befM^p eould .^ave gotten any^figorf - ?ble Source on which to bfLte your r over. More timn onto you hayl? made the unqualified assertion that cotton must go lower?possibly to five conta, A Philadelphia "bull* has re cently sent me a circular letter, which bears your signature, and at the very outset of this circular you put it thuu: "I now autioipate a substantial rally." Again you say that the general aocept ! ance of the glnners' report is a 12,000, 000 bale crop. On down the line we find that you put it to un thus: "It is well to bear m mind that in the past four yeara the total resources of the national banks in the cotton States have iucreascd from $?278,000,000 to $484,000,000, or about ?210,000,000." Here, let us say that this, with plenty of bog and hominy in our smoke houses, and tho determination to as sert our manhood, has placed us in a Eoeition to hold our cotton till Gabriel lows. You wind un your circular by saying that should the forthcom ing estimate of the Agricultural De partment reinforce tho confidence of the Southern holders in an ultimate realization of ten centn for their cot ton, with a falling o\V in the move ment, a substantial revival in specu lation might ensue. Now. from all you have ?uii? in this circular, Mr. Price, it sounds very much (like the cry of a "bear" about ready to give up the ghoSt. Besides, if you don't quit changing your mind eo often on the cotton situation, yon will soon be in the same boat with old Neil of New Orleans?your friends wonTt believe a d?n word you say. In conclusion, we want to ask you to kindly aend ua another batch of your scare-crow circulars. It is bird hunting time down here and the boys say that after extracting the lie from them tho paper makes good gun wad ding. W. I Casey, Sec, Five Forks Union No. 1 of the F. E.C.U.ot A. Anderson, 8. C, B. F. D. No. 3. February 3( 1006. Strike White the Ifoa ? Hoi, Farmer. Pendleton, 8. C, Feb. 4.1905. Dear Old Hump-backed Farmer: What inthe name ot common sense iathe matter with you, and what do you meant Haa past experience not al ready taught von that it is best to grab at good things as they come floating Why do you not at once take hold of the good oners made by the great New York "ball" and some of the cotton mills situated right at your doors* Why do you not lend them your cotton eo that they con keep tilling their con tracts, that were made moutha ego for the delivery of goods? Have they not offered to give you any increase in price that mhiht come in side of a specified timel Why don*t yon help tbem in their troebieaf They claim to be in sympathy with you in our fight against the great host of Wall street gamblers who are trying to make yon, one and all, paupers and beggars, by hammering down the {trice of your principal crop till it ia be ow the cost of production. No, fellow farmers, it is not you that theso fellows _.re helping, but it is those who you are now arrayed again**' who will receive the greatest benefi Every bale of cotton that they cai get by holding out such alluring prom ises to you only helps to keep the price down where it is at. What about the offer made by one of the big fertilizer companies doing business in this sec tion! Following is the offer: . That they give an extension of time on all notes given for manures pur chased from thoL agents, provided that enough cotton bo stored in ware houses to cover the am Mint now due the company with in tercet added for the time extended, at' the present prices of cotton. Is this a step toward hoi Dine von. or is it a step toward helping th? other sidef If large corporations liko this can secure the control of large amounts ox cotton will it not go a long way to wards keeping the price down? Far mfttrst gc-siew. Someone, we believe a member of the Union, haa proposed that the far mers make no contracts for fertilizers un le s a they can be made payable in cotton at a certain price. We think this should be opposed by all members 62 the Union, for thia would be placing a large per cent of cotton into the hands of the various concerna that deal in guanos, and that ia exactly what yon are working against. Keep your cotton so that you can control it and all will be well. Lot someone elae have control of it and you will fiod youroelves in the hole by another fall worse than ever. Now lathe time to atop others from meddling in your affaire and pricing your producta. 8o strike while the iron is hot. : B? ,Low Rates Tta Soathera RallwM I The Southern Hallway gives below- a few special low oxonraloa rates to the following pointe: To New, Orleans, La., Mobile,. Ala^ ?=d F?s??c???, Fi?, une ?nat-cleea for? Sua twonty-?va cents for the round trip >m ail coupon stations. Tickets on sale Maich 16, limited March litis, 1905 ?may be ex tended to rsturo March 251b 1905, ecrouni. Mardi-Orna. To Washington, D. O.?Presidential ; rnaugara?oB--F'5r .civilians rats, one 3rat-olasa Jaro ptua twenty-five conta for the round trip from all coupon station?. ., Per military companies and brass bands !n nniform accompanying them in par ties 20 or more on one ticket?at one 1 sen t par mile plue arbitr?r!??. Ticken* told *f arch 2d. and 8d,?limited March ttb, 1006, but may be extended to March ?jihi-i9C5. . Vary low rates to ctbor points now in SuOOt* Thm Sonthorn Railway Is the best routs to the abovo point??operating through Pullman and dining car* on all through trains. For fall information apply to any Hgent Southjrn S&ilwBV or, B. W. i?nnt, v." Divlclcu Passenger Agent. . Charleston, 8. O. ;; . Eureka Nsws. Mr. Wm. Gambrell and family, cf 1 the Fork, have Keen voting revives M%. John Masters and Mrs. C. B. W?jDown* of Mountain Creek, spent 3ofd?threatened with pneumonia. <?p $ 3fr. J. N. GambfeBraeeeropanlec: by Dr. J. 6. Harris, Ult *fifew^a^gn . for John Hopkins Hospital. We trust ba will return mach Improved. Mrs.' Tiusy Chromer is apending . SWhil? With J. >T. Gambroll'a family. Feb. 4, J0O5. ; X. STAATE MEWS. ? Tilden Davis, a reliable negro, was burned to death in his home near Marion. ? M. A. Browdy, or Green Pond, was killed by a train while returning from his father's funeral. ? A boiler explosion in Lexington resulted in the lumber dray horso being killed and two men fatally hurt. ? A negro infant was found doad in a vault in Charleston and a negro woman is held responsible forinfauti oido. ? Mjss Minnie Hutto, a beautiful and popular young woman, oommittod Buieido with laudanum in Bluokvillo. No cause is aligned. ? W. R. Hubbard, near Graham ville, in Beaufort County, was shot from ambush Thursday. 11c was wounded but not fatally. ? John Harding, of ^renton, 83 years old, iB rejoicing over tho birth be other day of a son. The mother is 23 years old. The child will inherit $100,000. -? James ?. Bramlett, a rural mail carrier of Greenville county was ar rested on the oh arge of working at odd times in an illicit distillery and has been oommitted to jail to await trial. ? Judge Aldrioh is ill in John Hopkins hospital of Maryland, there fore he will be unable to oonduot the term of oriminal court in Columbia whioh makes the first term he has missed in 15 years. ? Through the efforts of Hoo. Wy att Aiken, our representative in Con gress, J. H. Ligon, a Confederate vet eran residing in Westn>iaoter, will re ceive $135 for a horse taken from him by tua Un Rod States troops on May 1, 1865, a few weeks aftor the close of the civil war. ? Judge Gage on Thursday re fused bail to the five white men oharg ed with the "lynching" of the negro Keitt Bookhardt near Eutawvifle. A Burvey "bows that the orime was oommitted in Orangeburg County, and the defendants have been transferred to that county. ? Nathaniel Berkett, a young ne gro, was shot and killed in Green wood Saturday bight, 28th ult. Sun diy morning the coroner's jury brought in a verdict that he oame to his death from a pistol shot wound at the bands of A. G. Hayes, a well known young business man. ? The 2-yearotd child of George Grossland, a wealthy planter of Ben Uettsville, wsb burned to death last Saturday night. While the parents "ere momentarily out of the room it . ulled a lamp from the table, saturat ?Dr its hair and olothing. It was en veloped in flames when the parents reaoned it. ?t lived about three hours. ? Silas Lee, colored, a brakeman on the S. V. & C. road, while on his run with a local freight met with a seri ous accident at Paoolet station Wed nesday whioh oost him his right leg. Lee was. assisting in shifting some cars on a side track when his foot be came fastened in a railway frog, when an engine passed over the lim h ? Jim Wilson, a negro employe, met a horrible death at the Chester Oil Mills. His arm was oaught in the belting, carrying him up and winding bis body around the shafiing. His Ueok and }ega were broken in several places and his head was beaten to a jelly against the ceiling. The cov oaor's jury found a verdiot that he oame to his death by his own careless ness. ? Judge Gary has ruled, in the ease of E. P. Pepper, in Greenville, charg ed with resisting an officer who at tempted to arrest him. that a warrant wherein is omitted tho name of the State, and not addressed to some speolfio constable or officer, is null and void, and not any warrant at all, notwithstanding the name of the State appears in the npper part of the page or the warrant. ?-J. W. Cotton, a cotton mill ma chinist from Philadelphia, while en gaged in plsoing machinery in Beau mont Mill, in Sparenburg, several days ago, met with an accident whioh has oost him his right hand. He. was a/ljsftiag a carding machine and his right band was caught in tho maohin ery and terribly lacerated. Physi otens were called and it was found necessary to. amputate the member. Mr. Cotton bas returned to his home in Philadelphia. ? James Jones, oolored. was killed at tho Orangoburg Oil Mill last Wed nesday by the accidental discharge of ? pistol whioh he was handling. There were others at work in the room with him but no one could tell how the acci dent occurred. It is presumed that the belt or some part of the machinery muet.have struck the weapon causing it to discharge. The ball entered the head, blowing the unfortunate fellow's brains out, and killing him instantly. The coroner's jury found a verdiot of death by the accidental discharge of hit own pistol. ? The hoipital at Union is now an assured fact, as a fine site has been purchased ' end over $2,000 quiokly subseribodin a partial canvass qf the loin. The soliciting committee has met with ready response and eleven people have donated 1100 eaoh, and it is thought that the sum of $4,000, with which amount it is intended to Start the hospital, will bo rapidly sub scribed. Plans fo: the building have not yet been selected, though It is understood that at least part of the building will be of brick and there will be separate wards for white add oolored patients, all to be equipped with the latest and best conveniences. Work on the hospital will probably begin in the coui^e of a short time. . HBHD9aananBVBwflna^BoHBa?EfiH9H To See the Prettiest and Most Complete Line of? DRESS GOODS Ever shown in Anderson, at Prices that DEFY COMPETITION, coir s to ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ a, a, a. a. a a. M. ^ a ^ a ^ ^ a a ^ The Racket Store *my~mmr-^j y my my y ^my^y m >y y ; y ^ Our Buyer has just returned from the Northern markets, and values iu Goods are arriving daily that prove to _the most fastidious dressers the result of careful selections. See our Stock of the Celebrate*? Strouse & Bros. High Art FALL AND WINTER? CLOTHING, Which will interest those who wish to dress well and SAYS MONEY. A new and complete line of? OXFORDS, ? * Men's, Women's and Children's, at prioes unequalled eise? where. We extend to all a cordial invitation to visit our Stores? inspect our Cfoods, and'be eonvinoed that what we say is true. MORROW-BASS CO, Sucoessor&to Horn-Bass Ca? 110, lift, 120, East Benson St.,.An&rjjon, S. Ci A WORD TO Fertililizer ^ 6 We are selling Home-made Fertilizers made by the? ANDERSON PHOSPHATE & OIL CO. Goods that are fast becoming famous. ? Testimonials frdm some of the latgest and most success*? ful cotton growers in this State say "There's none better.'* Below are some of our popular brands : AVA. AHO. Anderson Trnok Fertiliser. Anderson Sneoial Fertiliser. Standard Blood Guqdo. Anderen Blood end Bone Guaao.... Petrifiod Bone Qnano. Anderson Solable Gnano.. Anderson XXXX Potash Bone. Anderson XXX Potash Bone. . Anderson XX Potash Bone. Anderson Potash Bone. Anderson Sneoial Dissolved Boue... Anderson High Grade Dissolved Bone Anderson Dissolved Bone. Anderson Kaimt (K 20). 8 8 8 10 8.65 8 10 8 10 11 14 13 12 4 a 2 2 2 VOT. 12 We are prepared to furnish you all the? COTTON SEED MEAL You may need. Mr. SAM MOORE is in our employ, and takes special pleasure in talking "Fertilizers." You will find him on the Public Square or in our Store. MB. FARMER : Our advice is to reduce the acreage. Sut think before yon out down your Fertiliser bill. See us bar fore yon buy, we will make pri?es and terms satisfactory^ Yours truly*