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W my should not cotton sell j i at 25 cents an!) HlGii?K J i ' Some little time ago a man from * Srearsalls News liursau interviewed j \ Mr. B. S. Castles as to his views 0:1 j ' tlie value of cotton. At that time Mr. j J Oasiles expressed the strong convic-jj l^on that cottonn would sell at 20c j' before Thanksgiving Day and might go ' very much higher later 011, possible \ tounhinsr before sDrina. His 200 i 1 prediction has already been borne out j 1 hy an advance of all old crop monthsj ' to beyond that level. Therefore Pear- j \ >-alls again sought Mr. Castles at his j Shome, and asked if he cared to again ; ! frive his views on the subject of the ' value of cotton. W e print below Mr. j 1 tf.'astle's answer: ! 1 : 1 "i have not changed my conviction 2.s to the value of raw cotton. It appears to me to be slewly cornering uself. To sum up briefly, the farm-; is today the master of the situation 2?.T}d finds the textile industry of the yrorld locking to him for material wltn w!hich to make goods, there being an jnsaciable demand for the latter at un-' - heard of prices. If the farmer has ' *>x>d common sense, and 1 believe he i?as, he will hold the balance of hi* <-rop, putting a minimum price tag on it of 25c. He will find the spin-! jiers disposed to protest this figure' for a brief time but will soon see then: i Aiivionslv absorbing every bale he fcolds at this and probably much hign-! ^ trr prices. In fact, the demand is ' ' greater than the supply th's cottoa ; year. The farmer need have no soru-j pies about making the most a* hi? opportunity as he will not be working 1 a any hardship on the mill men who even now can make mon:-y on the F (basis of 25c for raw cotton. Many > ^ farmers, I feel certain, are not fully j posted as to the extent of the present 1 wave of inflation and hardly realize ' *! the true value of their cotton. How- ^ ever, the farmer of today is r.ot like ^ ? the farmer of 1"> or 20 years ago when ! 1 he was at the mercy of the merchant' 11 ajid banker?now he does not hacve to ( * sell except on his own initiative as hfj a - . I h &as sold the big end of nis crop at j ~ ^ ood prices, has money in the bank 1 and can stand out as long as he pleases : 1: on what is left. We see the world f importing from America more cotton ' 1 th/s year despite the great advance c in prices, than it took last year at ^ the lower prices. This is due to an t( endless demand for goods at prices ^ showing enormous profits to the spin- v sier. Futhermore, the great armies of s "Ecrope are chewing up all kinds of cotton goods on a ratio of four hun per cent increase per man. as a compared with the demar.d in time e of peace. Mony toreign. as wen as v domestic spinners, can now make _ w o profit on the basis of 25c and higher s for raw cotton. This being true, why 11 should the farmer sell at 20c what re- o main? in his hands? Egyptian cotton advanced to 53c a pound and the ' siK buyers for that grade of cotton \ *r^aai pay 70c and make good mon^r u many people fail to realize that ii i^otion is both a peace and war ar- g and the world cannot get on .a without it. Should peace now be de- e: blared cotton wx)uld jump 4 or 5c as all Europe is practically bare of cot ton and would have to lay in a big 0 supply in order to reopen its textile u 'industries for purely commercial out- 0 lets. Should America enter the great jj war, cotton would advance 10c rapid- p ly as our newly made army would (j have to be equipped with uniforms, ^ overcoats, blankets. underclothes, ?ents, etc (sufficient wool for this pur pose cannot be had), requiring e:ior 'iuout demand for our raw cotton at - a time when it cannot be spared for 11 - that purpose. 1 do not, for the Jife 'M>{ :me. understand why cotton should [}l not assert itself and seek its normal position in relation to other commo clitities. for cotton is o-ie of the great est world commodities of all raw ma terials. We find the copper men gel tins: nearly three times the former -price for their metal and we all knov* the sensational advance in th? ^?rice of paper throughout the world. "Wool has advanced to unheard of lev els; linen is almost unobtainable; silk is a scarce article; indigo is sky high; vheat is virtually at two dollars and ?*o- or on^ dollar; beef, nork and cnutt.on have almost been eliminated *irom the diet of the poor man; leath . c. '( .I Intc the bine; steel and SHOE In addition holstering we to date ma SHOES, in ch pairs while ; Pricee right. I* illiC 9CC UO> ron steadily advance despite almost ecord psices. Cotton is up scarcely >0 per cent, the others being up 200 .0 400 per cent. The linen and wool; nills are running out of raw material md the cotton mill men are growing jneasv for fear the same will be their !ate as to raw cotton. 1 think prudent ind farsighted mill men will sea the mportance of the situation sufficlnet.-1 [y to protect themselves. Why should lot the farmer snare in an tins great i j [ rosperity as well as other producers | r of raw material such as metals. ^ grains and meats. Xo one can say c what next year's crop will be nor; j state the price it will command. We : ^ io know there will be a gap of nearly I ^ eleven months between the present * ::me and when new crop cotton will 3e in sufficient supply to in any de- ^ gree relieve the present scarcity.. rhere has been an exodus of negroes t :rom the plantations to the munitions j ^ plants, mines, railroads, manufactur- { j ng establishments, etc; fertilizers will j' ontinue to be poor, mules will bo j t scarce and high; the cost of food stuffs | r s also sure to be way up in the air; | o that next year's 'op whether large j )r small, will bp one of the most I mostly ever raised. Mr. Pearsall, I j iever felt so confident as to the fu- . ure of cotton for a period of twelve!, nontlis as I do right now; and. as \ j ^ stated before, cotton seems to be slow.i . v cornering itself." ! ? HILLS CAN PAY 25 CENTS FOR t COTTON, SAYS MR. (WAN e t Mr. Charles C. Cowan was asked b Pearsalls News Bureau reporter for j t lis views as to the value of cotton. ^ t iresent and prospective. Below we i) [uote his reply: j tl ' /"'/-wtrnm Viae- oflvqtlfp^ than an?. vutiun ijao ?w?v ?? ? bine. Present world's supply is in rlequate and prospective supplies rom tliis country ar? problematical! iwing to the boll weevils, poor ferti- j t] izers. diversification and exodus of \ legroes. Millions of bales have beea { q lurned as ammunition that should be h .vailable as goods. Money is going1 a egging in the South. Mills can pay j i wt-iity five cents for cotton and make \ arger profits than usual. At 8 cents or 3S 1-2. 04 x 60 cloths and mills ^ ealizing 3 1-2 cents for waste, and b otton at 20 cents, profits are 9 cents e er pound, against usual profits of 2 s o 3 cents. Yarn stocks are depleted. g Cotton can advance much further ^ rithout becoming unprofitable to the e pinner/' j ^ AH SOILS Ul 1UCO.S I'lciau a o >-w mount of cotton likely to be deliv red on December and on January ontracts. Some believe it can be donr nlv at a lc -: otners be'.ieve the outli has bc^ii celling for several ionths with i..<* expressed intention f making tenlsrs. A well known cotton man said lale esterday, America would soon wake p to the fact (hat she is owr-export lg herself as to cotton and that a eneral howl will soon come from the .mericnn spinner and consumer for an mbr o on further shiDmen-s. ? fa"- tim ? r-nttoii men are f the opinion that trouble is piling p ahead the way prices for all sorts f commodities are soaring; others be eve we are in a new era and that rosperity of a^character never before reamed of is with us, to continue for ve or ton years?maybe more. The government crop estimate, to be ;sued early next month?what will be? Already the cotton trade is [. ginning to look forward to this im ortant time for this will be about the ! ist very important report to be ls.: led by the government on the crop' r 1916-1917. (HTIIEKX RAILWAY TAKING NO PAKi Washington. D. C.. November 24.? J i discussing the proposals for the reater federalization of tlie regula-l on of the railways which have been i ubmitted to the Xewlandg Join1 ommittee. now in session in Wash igton, Mr. Fairfax Harrison said to ay that the linps of the Southern tail-way system are taking no part in a rging such proposals upon congress P to repairing bar 1 ill have added moc chinery for ] arge of an EX pou wait. Give For Hardwai Y HARDWi IGKEE IPON WITHDRAWAL OF MEXICAN EXPEDITION ! Aliening of Agreement, Lane Sajs In augurates i'oiicj Opening Koad t'urj Distraeted Republic to Mak?; itseii a Neighbor America Cau i-ive t> itu. Atlantic City, X. J., Nov. 24. Withdrawal of the American troops mo v.ciii into Mexico m pursuit of rrancisco Villa alter the Columbus j aid, and the patrolling of the border )y the respective armies of the United-1 :u States and Mexico, was agreed to 11 a protocol sigmd here late today >y tne members of the American dexican joint commission seeking to ,14 ?.* liotiroon t}-it wn :ourtries. Adjournment of the con erence session was taken immediate ly tu anovv ^iuerio J. Pani, one of he Mexican commissioners, to go to Jexico to place the proposals before; first Chief Carranza for approval. The plan, characterized by Secre ary Lane, chairman of the iAmeri an commission, as the beginning of . policy which will "make a Mexico hat we can live with," provides that Jen. Pershing shall bring . his men cross the line within 4u days after iin nmtoprti i<s finally aonroved by he two governments unless by that ime the conditions in northern Mex co have become such that the tmerican border is endangered by >andits. The admonition is con fined in a separate document, how ver, that the United States reserves he right to pursue into Mexico any andit force that crosses the int^rna ional line. The question of coopera ion on the border is left to the corn landing officers of the two armies iere. Chance for Carranza. After the protocol was signed Sec-: delly L^ctliC looutu a. oiutuinv.iv, V4V4AM ig to a certain extent the policy of le -United States government toward lexico. He stated that he believed Jen. Carranza a strong man and that e should be given a "full chance" dding that "Mexico will either do ight without oui help or with it. This ; her choice." I Secretary Lane left here late to ay with a copy of the protocol to e submit tod to th* American gov rnmenc. If it is gratified the commio "on will convene again on uecemoer to resume the discussion of other uestions affecting the two countries, specially those related to the pro iction of life and property of Amer ;ans and other foreigners in Mexico. I ratification by either ?overnnienr ; withheld the work of the confer nce will be decared at an end. Where the adjourned sessions of "Gets-It" Never Fails for Corns! There's Nothing on Earth Like It For Corns and Calluses. "Whenever you pet corns and cal luses, don't experiment ? just u*e "GETS - IT" and nothing else. Eus- j iest and simplest thing I know to us? i ?jvst a few drops on in a few see- | l onds?"GETS-IT" does the rest." The old way is to bundle up your toes in harnesses and bandages, use salves that make toes raw, cotton rings that makeyour corns pop-eyed, knives and "diggers" that tear your heart out and leave the corn in. No wonder they make you limp and wince. Forget all these?use "GETS-IT," the simplest corn remedy in the world, easiest to use, never fails or rticks. painless. Your corn loosens, then you lift It off. You can wear smaller shoes. "GETS-IT" is sold and recommend ed by druggists everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent on receipt of price, by E,. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, 111. }old in Newberry and recommended s the world's best corn remedy by . E. Way and W. G. Mayes. KING ness and up lern and up DI7D AIDIMn iKLui nnunvj :PERT. Re i us a trial. *e in every ARE CO. I the commission will be held was lefi to Secretary Lansing and Ambassa dor Designate Arredondo. "The right of the American govern ment to send troops across tlie border in pursuit of bandits was not incor porated in tlie protocol but was made tile subject of a supplemental mem orandum. The Mexicans had con tended earnestly asainst signing an-. agreement in wnicu tbe\ appeared to sanction what they termed the viola tion of their national territory. It was the agreement of the Americans finally to content themselves with stating the attitude of the United States in a separate memorandum that induced the Mexicans to sign the agreement. To Save Valuable Time. It became known today that tlie first request of the Mexicans for a recess was made several days nfo. They desired to submit to Ge.:. Car rail za all the facts in the case. The Americans contended that more delay was inadvisable. Yesterday the in sistence of the Mexicans resulted in consideration of the suggestion and today the discussion was resumed with :ill members of thp pnnimissirm present. The Mexicans were :.ot yel willing to sign, but the Americans convinced them that inasmuch as the correspondence which had led to the creation of the commission pro vided for the submission of the agree n-ent to their respective governments for approval valuable time could be saved by taking the signed protocol to (farranza. The clause providing for the with drawal of Gen. Pershing's force states that should the bandits %. Chihuahua appear near the border in such force as to prove a menace the iAmerican troops, acting independently or in conjunction with the Mexican forces, may disperse them. In such case the [ime for their withdrawal shall be ex tended to such timp as necessary. The Mexican commissioners agreed that as the American troops are with drawn Mexican troops shall be moved forward to occupy the territory evac uated. The disposition of the Mexi can troops shall be left to the Mexi can commander. Gen Pershing is to have charge of the plan of with- j irawal and the right to use the rail road to Juarez to transport his troops a:d supplies if lie desires. So Limits on Pursuit. The Mexicans contended earnestly [or the incorporation in the protocol of a clause providing that if trolls were sent across the line in pursuit Df bandits they should be moved only lo certain distances; that they should j comprise only certain arms of service i md include only a specified number \ 3f men: that they should be kept in :he country ouh a certain time and; I " j TAX NOTICE The books tor the collect'on of state and county taxes will be open /"v .. i -fl, i?ii^ i lum unuuei iui-u, lv'iu, tu utxciiiuei Jlst, 191C. Tiiose \siio prefer to do so can pay; in January, 1917, with one per cent; | :hose who prefer to pay in Februrary, j 1917, can pay by adding 2 per cent; j .hose who prefer paying from March 1st. to March 15th, 1917. can do so t)> adding 7 per cent; after Marcfc I r?th, 1917, the books will be closed. Taxpayers owning property in more har, one townshin will nlftise inform lie when paying or writing for the s imount of his or her tax. By referring to your tax receipt of 1916, you will know the township in vliich your property is located. The levy for 1917 is as follows: Mills State 5 Pensions and Confederate in firmary 1 i Repairs State Hospital for the Insane Ordinary County Roads and Bridges... Ordinary County Note 12 312! 3 8 j 12; Constitutional School Tax a | Road and Bridges 1 j Court House 13| Total 1518i Except the following localities where! ?.11 additional railroad tax has beenj I eviad. Mills Township No. 1 112 Township No. S 3 j And except the following school dis-i tricts, where special school tax has! v j been levied. ; Mills! Districts Xos. 1. f?S 6 J Districts Xos. 9, n. 12, 15, 10. 17. IS. 21. 27. 32. 3.", 41. 43. -57 and ."9 2 i District Xo. 10 1 I Districts Xos. 13. 19. 20. 23. 31. 34. 39. 40. 44, 4t), 4S, 49, ;> ? o.wl 4 j Districts Xos. 14. 22. 33. r.2 8 District Xo. 20 7 A. poll tax of One Dollar has been levied on all male citizens between the ases of 21 and sixty years, except those exempt by law. A tax of Fifty Cents is levied oil all lo^s. Persons liible to road duty may pay' i commutation tax of $2.00 from Oct \ l.*>th. 1916. to 31st day fo December j District Xo. 47 District Xo. 30 3 10 1 2 C. SCHUMPERT. County Treasurer. that they must be moved only in certain regions. To all these argu ments tlie Americans firmly replied that there must be no limitations. The article providing for the mili I tary control of the border was con ' densed from elafcjrate and intricate | plans whose consideration has taken I much 01' the time of the commission. Th.' Mexicans have been insistent that tlr.re should be defined a neutr.il zono in which the armies of the two gov ernments might operate but since con sideration of that point invariably j brought the commissioners back to tha i question of limited pursuit it wa: j iienniteiv rejected oy the Americans, as was the suggestion for coopera i (.1011 111 which American troops mi?nt ! find themselves couimandtd by Mexi | can officer?. I The Mexican commissioners were , noncommittal tonight as to their hope {of ratification by their firs? chief. Tho ' a merit ans "honed" Gen t'arranza j would approve the plan but it was i manifest tliey were not unduly opti ! mistic. j Throughout the conference that be j gan Of] Septem,"~r \ the Mexicans j }:f ve insisted the firsl chief and hIS ! official family would not agree to any ; occupation of Mexican territory, i If the agreement is ratified there j will beirg a long consideration o: j the remaining questions that tne I American government regards as vit'l j to the full restoration of friendly re lations with Mexico. These include i taxes, threats to confiscate property, ! sanitary conditions and claims. Such i nroblem? are resarded bv the Ameri j cans as essentially basic and neces sary to an understanding. j SILK OF PKRSOML I'KOI'KRTV ] As executors Mi? estate ( f the ; Pollv r,rn!: !;rt w,? will j sell to the highest bidder therefor i for cash at the- residence if C. L. I Graham or. Ved\< s*.l:iv, December 1:0, | 1916, the household goods furniture | and effects of which the said Mrs. Polly ' ^ yliOfl imSSPS IV/. Uiauai n mi v. v. ? i sed. F. A. GRAHAM, I C. L. GRAHAM. Executors, ! ll-2S-3tp. KE>I>ER THANKS i SAYS GOVERNOR I j Also Ask People l ? (?ive Aid to Suf fering- Europe. i Columbia, Nov. 23.?Governor Man i ning this afternoon issued the follow | ing Thanksgiving proclamation: " While other nations and peoples have suffered horrifying destruction of life and property, and have endured 'the stupendous catastrophes of war, our people have enjoyed hcalt1 peace and prosperity. "Our unbroken custom has been to acknowledge by public act our grati tude to Almighty Gcd for mercies vouchsafed us. "Thanksgiving and prayers should be accompanicd by generous gifts for the relief of those who are in distress and of thohe in- want. "Now. therefore. I. Richard I. Man nihe. Governor of the State of South Carolina, do appoint Thursday, No vember 30. 1916. as a day of thanks giving and prayer. On that day I urge our people to lay aside business and labor, 'repair to their places of worship, lift up their hearts in fer vent prayer to Gcd and express our sratitude by contributing to the re lief of the suffering and want of those who are in need of our sympathy^nd aid. ^ "Given under my hand, t^e seal of the State, in Columbia, this twenty third day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen and in the one hundred and forty-first year of the independ ence of the United States of America. (Signed.) "Richard I. Manning. "Governor." Bv the governor (Signed R. M. McCowan. Secretary of State. t nthftr TTnb (town "No,'' said the honest man. "I was never strong on literature To save my life I couldn't tell you who wrote Gray's "Elegy."?Washington Post. Mill an For I will sell at a day, December mediately after Schumpert l\ii] acres on Bush hnmp rtlace adio taming fifty-tm Terms of sah chaser to pay recording same. Frank R, Ag SAVE ENOUGH GOOD COTTON SEED FOB NEXT YEAK'ei PLANTING Clemson College, S. C\, Nov. %- ? Just because cotton seed are zing - ing about twice as nrjc]ial^ V: l'.r usually do, farmer look the fart tha' . <t year's plant ing seed should be saved. The high ! prices now tend to cause a much larger proportion of the seed crop to be placed on the market this fall, and as a consequence Mj?re will be a shortage next year. i?t is also sug ' gested that farmers hiving exceptioii ' ally good seed may findv it advantag eous to save more than enough to fill their own needs, since be a ready sale for the surplus in spring to other planters. The farm er saving just enough for his own needs should take into consideration the possible replanting requirements. Again. cotton growers should not he willing, because of the shortage to take theJirs*5upply availaifcte*jvi'l, out regard ~i>iffcts quality, bar should be willing to pay an increased price for the seeds of types of proven worth Special care should he taken t?> keep all seed intended for planting from becoming contaminated wit It anthracnose and wilt. Only One "8R0M0 QUININE'* "o ev the j*ernln?* "o'J for fiil natr- LA 5 5- *>" "MO <X.iNINE. Look for s.suatur<-. " Cures) s Cold in One Day% Su j -V? Tvorjf > of.' cr.il? RUB OUT PAIN with good oil liniment. That's the surest way to stop them. jThe best rubbing liniment is| MUSTANG LINIMENT I Good for the Ailments of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. Qjod for your own A chef, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $?. At all Dealers. TAX RETUKSS *,OK 1017. Notice is hereby given that the office of the County Auditor, will be open from .lan. 1st to Feb. 1317. inclu sive, for the purpose of taking tax returns of personal property) for fis cal year li?17. Also the following places will be visited either by myself or an authorized agent for the pur of receiving tax returns, namely: Whitmire. Thursday. .Tan. 4th. Glenn Lowery MTg. Co., Friday," Jan. ~?tli? ^ Longshore, Tuesday, Jan. 9th. Silver Street, Wednesday, Jan. 10th. Chappells, Thursday, Jan. 11th. P. X. Boozer's ?tore, Friday, Jan. 12th. St. Lukes, Monday, Jan. 15th. Little Mountain. Tuisday. Jan. loth. Jolly Street, Wednesday, Jan. 17th. Pomaria. Thursday, Jan. 18th. Kinards. Friday, Jan. 19th. A'v Ton kj .scan, ifiuuuaj . ,J Prosperity, Tu day. Jan. 23rd Glymphville. Maybinton. The law shall be signed to. Tax payees no returns w;I, niade to me or or some one tiu a.; rath. I: ib reQU'JS??'J return.: agent. This will aid ing errors in your 191 prepared to give the !)< r of School District live, also the School you own property. Do not d Sale uction on l\Ton your property be taken from year's Tax Duplicate. J. B. 4Cft, it'JO, im public sales the 7 site, six (6) River and the ining same, con -k\ o (52) acres. e: Cash. Pur for papers and . Hunter, ;ent