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OOQNJ, N. G. 1 The Rockingham Post-Dispatch t says: H Miss Capella Capel, who is one of the efficient teachers in the Ellerbe < school, had a most interesting and unusual experience as she was re. i turning from Nashville, Tennessee, i several weeks ago. . |t Miss Capel had been spending the t snJfcner at work in Nashville, and w^on her way back to Ellerbe when c the incident to be narrated occurred, t She was on the N. C. & St. L. train, and when between Nashville and < Chattanooga, about 10 o'clock Sat-|c urday morning, September 11th,fat tall lady, dressed in black and cari'y- t ing a baby, came from the car ahead; i and inquired of Miss Capel if 3he t might share the seat with her. Miss t Capel of course made room for her. r ^iaa few minutes the lady remarked'i w(ov>ah tn vn into a front c Llittl OUg ft louvu vv qV - - _ _ coach to speak to a friend, and left t the infant on the seat beside Miss c Capal. |i A small station was passed and a 1 lady sitting several seats in front qf! Miss Capel turned round and inform-'r ed her that she had just seen the's lady in black get off at that station's auu drive off with a man in a car. ; And there was Miss Capel, with a wee t baby girl left on her hands. Shelg promptly informed the conductor.]; That official wireid back to the sta-ig Won, hut no trace, of the womanc could be found. Investigation then'g disclosed a note in the baby's clothes a whfft stated that the ihfant was!t born August 27th, and praying that's th^ person into whose hands the babyc fell might care for it and in return !e re&lre God's blessing. A bottle was v bcplde the babe, and so her tempo- ; rary neeos were satisfied. g After some discussion me wuuuttor prevailed 'upon Miss Capel to keep the baby and bring her home y until the mother could be found, or other information secured. This Miss Capell agreed to. She reached Rockingham Sunday night, September 12, and at once carried the infant to the home of her sister, Mrs. J. C. Baldwin, who cared for it until Tuesday when Mr. and Mrs. John Capel came from Ellerbee, Route, and . carried the child home with them. , Mr. and Mrs. Capel will likely adopt the infant. Miss Capella Capel a few days . ago received a letter from the Juve- . nile court at Chattanooga informing her that the mother of the infant f could not be found, and requesting . that she or someone she might designate, care for it; but that if within the . next six months those caring for the babe should wish to be relieved of the charge, they could return her to . the Juvenile court at Chattanooga and the court would relieve them of s the responsibility. At any rate the abandoned little ' -i-i nnir h?a a real home and no ? (ill UVn _ doubt has already warmed herself * int the hearts of Mr. aud Mrs. John Capel, who so promptly and heartily opened their doors to her. f o WHAT COTTON COSTS. ii A Sumter county farmer sends the c following article on cotton production costs to the Sumter Item: 1 Believing that a knowledge of the . cost of producing cotton will be of j&rviee in the fight to obtain a fair / price, I have undertaken to figure out I the cost of producing the cotton crop ' of South Carolina. I have used the state as a basis both for the reason that it is a big enough unit to give a fair average cost, and because the data for the state as a whole are readily available. In the state there are approximately 6,000,000 acres in cultivation for 1920 and abut half or this, or 3,000,000 acres, are in cottou?the government estimate is 2,910,000, plus, but I am using the round figures 3,000,0000 so as to make the calculation easy to follow. The estimate is as follows: Cost of fertilizer (about otol hill 4 V pel icui VI luiui wu. for state and a little less than $25 per acre) $40,000,000 Rent or interest on investment on 3,000.000 acres at $19 per acre_ 30,000,000 Picking 1,3000,000 bales at (state's estimated <0* , yield) $20 ? 26,000,000 ulnning 1,300,00 bales at (a little less than) $7- 9,000,000 300,000 plow hands (one for every 2 acres cultivated one-half charged (jotton) at $20 per week, $500 per year, 150,000,000 75,000,000 One-hali expense 300,000 mules at $200, $60,000,000 30,000,000 Hoeing, seeding, tools and incidental expenses 3,000,000 acres at $5 15,000,000 Less credit for seed 1,3,000,000 bales at (about) $23 30,000.000 $195,000,000 1,300,000 bales at $150 a bale (30c pound) $119,000,000 It will be noted that the plowhands are estimated as one for every j 20 acres of the total cultivated area 1 in the state, and that as the cotton; acreage is practically half the total acreage, I have charged*1-2 the ex-1 pense of plow hands at $10 per week or $509 per year to the cotton. As a matter or tact prooaoiy more man half of each hand's time is used on the cotton acreage. The world can hardly maintain that $500 per year, is too much for a man plow hand jvho has family to support, and there (is no immediate prospect of that item fging lower. ^Tbere is nothing figured in this es-' timate for the operator of the farm unless he is an actual worker on the farm, and then his time is covered bu the general average of $500 per annum. I The item of rent or interest on investment has to take care of half the value of the entire farm, including lave estimated the cdst of feeding he horse, interest on the investment ind depreciation at $200, and have charged one-half ($100) to the :otton acreage. The credit for seed is a little more han present market price but not nore than they are worth tor ferilizer. None should be sold under hat price?about $4 6 per bushel. There is not much in the present >utlook that makes cheaper producion of cotton in 1921 probable. 1 do not believe the most ardent lehationist would advocate the sale >i cotton or any other commodity jelow cost. It is a well -known jconoinic law that no commodity will oug be produced unless at least the :usi of production can be obtained KoroCnr It* thorofnro thP ' world Leeds cotton it must pay a price for t which will make its continued proluctioa possible. 1 believe that hese facts "justify the confident preLiction that cotton will be bringing n excess of 30c by planting time text spring. if the operator of the farm is to eceive any proht on his investment ,ny pay tor his work beyond that of l common farm laborer, 35 per cent rofit is none too much. With the irobable heavy proportion of low ;rade cotton this year it will take a rice in excess of 40c per pound to ,'ive an average profit of 25 per cent >n the South Carolina crop. As iouth Carolina produces more per ere than nine-tenths of the cotton >elt, the cost of producing cotton in iouth Carolina is below the average ost of the cotton belt. If all interests in South Carolina pull together ve can obtain a fair price. Isn't 175,000,000 saved to the state worth ightjng for? R. B. BELSER. o ?n/\%?im*TTrr'o I 'VHI fiUA'l'lAU AT A HIGH FIGURE * i 1 j 1 Here are some of the reasons why he cost of all kinds of printing coninues high, to which list of increases nay be added a hundred per cent inrease in cost of labor since 1913: Ordinary coated paper selling in .913 for from 7 to 8 cents, now sells or 23 cents?increase of approriuately .233 per cent. Machine finished book papers sell g in 1913 for 5 cents now sell for 7 cents?increase of 240 per cent, j Railroad manillas selling inl9l3 or 4 cents ,now sell for 16 cents?1 ucrease of 300 per cent. Ordinary cover paper selling in .913 for 8 cents, now sells for 16 3-4 | ents?increase of 109 per cent. Well-known, good, medium grade ?ond, selling at 11 cents in 1913, now ells for 39 cents?increase 264 per ent. Another well-known good medium ;rade bond, selling at 12 1-2 cents in .913, now sells for 36 cents?in-' r-aaaa 1 SB npr PftTlt. Slightly better medium grade bond, elling at 13 cents in 1913, now selis or 38 cents?increase 192 per cent. Wood pulp bonds, selling at 7 cents a 1913, now sell for 21 cents?In-1 rease of 300 per cent. News print paper that sold in 1913 or $40 a ton, now sells for $300. WRIG Kg I We eat tot S eat too B Eatless-ch I WRIG B after every digestion, c B mouth and Al sweeten COSTS UTTLC Vl Sfil mm w t i ffjl Even \j? II Will/, /rtr?t?CHSiwS Sealed Tiebt^^ - Kept RiSht ^ To the Tax Piffrt of Wftfc Cottnty: As previously advertised, the books in the office of-treasurer will be open for the payment of taxes on October 15, and owing to the very un-j usual financial conditions obtaining all over the country, which has caused the banks to carry paper ordinarily paid from the proceeds of tobacco sales, as well as from other; sources (when money is easy) into the which added to the usual indebtedness carried by them, has! {made it impossible for the banks to J ; extend the usual credit to Dillon [ curnij, at this season of the year, we find ourselves greatly handicap-) pud in the matter of financing; schools. In fact without a reason-) able collection of taxes promptly, a\ | loan that we have been trying to j obtain, it is likely that the schools , ' may be forced to close until the I monr?y is forthcoming. I am, therefore, appealing to thoee of the tax i payers who may find it possible to pay ' . their taxes promptly, to do so. I api predate the fact that this appeal is I out of the ordinary. But I also realise that to close any of our sev- ( Jeral schools throughout the county I ! would be out of the ordinary and ! most unfortunate. I have appealed i | to the railroads and I am hoping that I 'they too may respond. I feel that it lis needless for me to state I : that the banks are perfect- ' ly willing to let us have all the money w? may need to operate | the schools. But they have been restricted by their connections and , hence are not in a position to give | the accommodation. I make this explanation in justice to the banks i that have always stood by the county. ' JNO. R. WATSON, Treasurer. v o ? Rowland Man President of CoxRoosevelt Club at Washington and | bee University. , Lumberton Robesonlan. i Daniel P. McKinnon of Rowland, a I student in the law school of Washington and Lee University at Lexing- I ton, Va., has been chosen permanent ' chairman of the newly formed Cox. Roosevelt Club at that institution, I +*\Y% Thn nluh Biaies a y it-aa uibi>uh.u. iuv v..?, which 1b composed of students who , favor the election of the national | Democratic candidates this fall, has for its purpose the consolidation of i Republican sympathizers on the cam- ' pus and the promotion of the Democratic campaign at Washington and Lee. McKinnon is a member of the senior law class at Washington and Lee University, and hopes to get the degree of bachelor of laws next June. o ROOSTERS WILL COME HOME TO ROOST Greenville, Oct. 12.?A game rooster which was claimed and sued for by two negroes alone dedcided the case tonight after a South Caro. Una Judge had ordered that the ! chicken be placed at a point equally distant from the houses of the two I claimants, who lived two miles apart. ' The rooster was awarded to the negro to whose house it went home to | roost. :icvc i fast?we I much. H ew it more, h leys i meal-aids B leansesthe B teeth and s breath. lA. benettts much /where f THE FLAVOR LASTS I T | REl S MERCJ I FA YET, I j Extend a most c I? visitors to the ? CAPE FEAR FAD), 0C1 E3 Visitors to the fair t retail stores their het sn 7 * !This is going to be the bij of Fayetteville and the Retail IV never before. The stocks of merchandii every store are at their best; th could be desired and the prices level. Not only have the merch prices to conform to the genera lines they are offering bargains rL public. [S It is a fact worth remem T chants have one of the cleanest IS States. Not a single one was e^ >\vn/iA -Pam Uiri wm/i -I? px itC J.UI Ilia IliCICIicUlUIDC, 111 UL Ijl Visit the retail stores while in rL wait on you; and you will -be ma y you do not buy. v T Make the stores your mee S here. T DON'T FORGET TO HEAR 1 (BAND. IT IS ONE IN THE UN t RETAIL MERCHi STEIN BROS., [ ] B. FLEISHMAN & BROS., ? CAPITOL DEPT. STORE, T W. E. KINDLEY CO., I M. A. BETHUNE, l?j OAV fDnrrDV rn nn. x vjxvv/\^ ajiw x v>vy., IS JENNINGS SHOE STORE, m HOLMES ELECTRIC CO., X FAYETTEVILLE FURN. CO. T THE SPOT, jffl a 2 1SHS-SHSHS?3-5HS-?-?? I "AIL ! 1ANTS ? TEVILLE I ES ordial welcome to all EB OBER 26, 27 and 29. | are invited make the jf idquarters while in the X SI Bfgest and best Fair in the history ft] lerchants have prepared for it as T se in all lines now displayed in le qualities and styles are all that ft] have been reduced to the lowest T ants in Fayetteville revised their ] 1 market reductions, but in many ft} that afford a great saving to the V bering that the Fayetteville mer- y records of any city in the United ra rer accused of charging an unfair :h less indicted for profiteering. SJ] the city, r It will be a pleasure to T ide to feel under no obligations, if H ting place and headquarters while [+] 'HE SCOTCH HIGHLANDERS' ^ OF THE BEST BANDS T ITED STATES V \NTS' ASSOCIATION, T* THE FAIR, m JONES BROTHERS, m M. F. SHUFORD, TOM A. THORNTON, T J. M. COLE, T WOOTEN & CAMP, ? JUDGE PRINTING CO., @ HEDGPETH BROS, f , McKETHAN & CO. ? MORRIS CURLEE CO. Ij