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CUre something which will be 'slgbly appreciated, and ?erre d the recipient ol the airer for year* to coate. TRAVELING BAGS t ' Leather Traveling Hags erith leather lining, 18 Inches, briner price, and well worth IL too, $10.00. Now at.. ..$8.2.? Leather Traveling llaga, with leather lining, 16 inch, former and worth lt too, $8.50. Now at. .$7.25 Solid Leather Baga, former value $5 00 Now at..94.00 SUIT CASES PU? Snit face? al. \. a&O Salt Caaea at.|W* &M Salt Caaea at.UM TRUNKS a at.$1L00 ?10.00 Trnaka at.W 25 ks at.$9.75 $7.00 Tr?nke at.$.?50 Trunks at.$20.00 9&00 Trunks at.$5 00 account of our going out budines?, we can save you ney ou your Christmas pres enta If jon will cosse here; we earrv a good line of general merchandise. OSBORNE AND PEARSON LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE latoept those incapable of earning a All persons living in the hail dis- support from being rosined or other lets of Anderson county, who aro'causes shall be deemed taxable poll, itltled to a reduction ot Uses on A: matees must get up polls and doge HHMnt of t their crops having been and turn into hoard of assesor on or sstroyed by hall, may make arrange- before the 20th ot February., ont now for having portion of their Pof ^ eonYonlence of taxpayers ^HUtted as provided by law. Wo wo w?i have deputies to Uko returns ow: have the necessary bianka tor at tne followlng piaceg. Us purpose which may bo had at tho Hollanda Storo on Friday, January [Ree ot tho County Treasurer. lBt> _.W. A-JTRIFF, Barnes on Saturday, Jan. 2nd, 1915. . county lTosaorur. i j__ on Tu?sdav. Jan. Stn. 1B1K. A8ESSM?NT NOTICE .?a-pis-z ?Se-j, A-?sr?os South Caro da. Thh* offlce will bo open to recolvo roturas of personal property for taxa tion for tho flaacal year from tho drat day ot January, 1016, to the 20th of February following Inclusivo. All personal property must be itemised. Real estate not returned thia year but all transfers of real estate mado since last returns chould bo noted upon, the return blank when listing say on return to whom Bold or from whom bought. . Tho .township boord of assessors are required by law to list for all those fall to ? make their own returns within the time prescribed, hence the difficulty of delinquents escaping tho per cent penalty, as well as the Itrequency of errors resulting from this practice by all meena maka your own ^Ha and thereby save expense and touble. Kx-Confodorato soldiers aro exempt from poll tex, all other malea between the ages of 21 and 60 years We Can Raise Your Salary! I That ia-by making your tnoney go farther ia Ilsa par chase oi good natta, We cot oeat sad ?re ?re abo catting &e prices; read these prices. 20c Loin Steak, per pona J Best Roast , , per pesad fork, por poortd 15c and 20c ISL All others ba proportion, awi 16 ounces to the poaad. .?in poll. Al r?steos muat get up polia and dogs and turn toto hoard of assesor on or before the 20th of February., For the convenience of tax payen we will have deputies to take returns at the following places: Hollands Storo on Friday, January lat. 1915. Barnes on Saturday, Jan. 2nd, 1915. Iva on Tuesday, Jan. 6th, 1015. Ive Cotton Mill on Wednesday a. m., Jan. 6th. 1915. Starr on Wednesday, p. m., Jan. 6, 19151 1-2 day., Cromers store on Thursday, Jan. 7th, 1915. Town ville on Friday, Jan. S 1916. Autumn on Saturday. Jan. 9,1916. Denver on Monday, a. m., Jan. ll, 1016. 1-2 day. Sandy Springs on Monday p. m., Jan. 11th, 1916, 1-2 a day. Pendleton City, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1016. Pondleton Mill. Wednesday, p. m. Jan. 13th, 1-2 day. Bishop Branch on Thursday, Jan 14th, 1916. Five Forks on Friday. Jan. 16, 1915 Plorcetown on Monday, Jan. 18,1911 Airy Springs on Tuesday, Jan. 19 1915. Slabtown on Wednesday. Jan. 20 1916. Cely Store on Thursday, Jan. Xl st 1916. . Wyatt Store on Friday. January 22 1916. Wiglngham Store on Saturday, Jan 23rd, 1916. Piedmont on Monday, .?*n. 26,* 1915, Pelser Old Mill on Tuesday, Jan L'Gth, 1915. ? Pelser No.. 4 Mill on Wednesday, i m.. Jan, 27, 1915. 1-2 day. Frank vf, le on Wednesday, p. M. Jan. ?7, 1916, 1-2 day. Wllilamaton City on Thursday, Jan 28th, 1916, Wllllamstnn Mill Mt SVM?.W - - Jan. 2?th. 1915. Belton City on Tuesday, Feby. 2nd 1915. Belton Hill on Wednesday, Feby 8rd, 1916. L. M. Martin Store on Thursday Feby. 4th, 1915. Hones Fatb Mill on Friday, a. m Feby 6th, 1616. 1-3 day. Hones Path City on Friday, p. m. Feby. 5th, 1916. 1*9 day. Hones Path City on Saturday, A M.. Feby. 6th, 1915. 1-2 day. All new school lines for nsw schoo uiiiricts mast be la tba hand of thi auditor on or before the 1st ai Apr! so they caa bo listed In tbs propel places. If they fall to get in by tba time it won't be put on tbs book uo-Jt the noxt year. Pierce see tba yjur property is listed in the Tlgh school district. All tax levies foi school districts viust be te band o the auditor on or by the 1st of June WINSTON SMITH, Auditor of Anderson County. December, 1914. ACIMTIKH NOW AMPLK FOR FINANCING COTTON COXTJM;KI> FKOM PAGE THURK*.) wound be given my friend in Class B ertiiicates bearing Interest at the ral?- of 6 per cent; 111,250 would be given him in cash, lens 3 per cent., j which ls retained by thc loan com mittee as a guarantee fund to cover loase? that may occur in making loans, and the expense of disbursing the loan fund. This expense, lt Is tated, will not exceed one-eighth of 1 per cent. Tho loan IB made for a period of ono year, and on the ap proval of the committee may be re newed for another six months. When the farmer sells his cotton and retires bis $15)000 note, he pays Interest on the $11,250 at the rate of. per cent, for -ehe time ho has the money. He would also pay interest j on tho B certificate, but this interest j he himself would get. The 3 per cent. Is held until the liquidation of the entire fund ls complete. The borrow er pays C 1-8 per cent, straight inter est, which includes his share of thc operating expenses, but does not in clude losses to come out of the 3 per cent: The terms of tho loan forbid any one to charge commissions for con ducting the negotiation for, the loans, the banks are expected to do this j gratis for their customers and can afford to do BO, as they will receive tho money on deposit or debts due. For Immediate Relief. Tho second channel open to us is through the discount feature of the ) federal reserve act. lt ls there that we must look for Immediate relief. It ls well to remember, however, that tho federal reservo bank at Richmond Is the bank of bankers, and that relief can only come through the member banks of the federal re serve system. Under section 13 of this act, ''any | federal reserve bank may discount notes, drafts and bills ot exchange ! arising out of actual commercial transactions; that ls, notes, drafts and bills of exchange issued or drawn for agricultural or commercial pur poses." etc., etc., for a period of 30. J days: "Provided, That notes', drafts and bills drawn or Issued for com mercial purposes or based on live stock, and having a maturity not ex ceeding six months, may be discount ed in an amount to he limited to a percentage of tho capital of the fed eral "reserve bank," etc. 'Ahls amount j ls fixed at 10 per cent, of the unim paired capital and surplus of the j bank. . Then the act. In t'/e following spe cific terms, exempts from all restric tion "the discount of bills of exchange I drawn in good faith against actually | existing values." At the cotton conference called by I Secretary McAdoo, August 24 and 25, ne ruled that under the Aldrlcb Vrceland emergency act, cotton ware- j house receipts were acceptable as se curity for the Issue of currency. Loan Vaine Baals. Now, with the federal reserve "net I |*we have a further enlargement of] their sphere of usefulness. The committee appointed by Mr. McAdoo. after corjfiratulating him! upon his ruling as to warehouse re ceipts, ?aid that "the average market j value of middling cotton, for the past ' six yesrs has been in excess pf li cents per pound," that "cotton does j not deteriorate when properer, ware- j housed," etc.. otc. "It can, therefore, be carried over until the restoration of normal business conditions enable? the world's consumption to absorb it The committee therefore ls of the opinion that avery effort should be made to assist the producers to hold their, cotton for a price that will min imise their loss," etc., etc. Tho com- j mlttee then suggested 8 cents per pound sa the basia for loans. In the currency act Just put Into operation there ts conferred ample power to protect the producers ot cot ton against loss from lack ot au ade quate currency. Th? Southern re serve districts, are suffering from our available funds being tied up tn the very commodity which we are trying to hold. There are. however, sources open to .the central hoard, of which Mr. McAdoo ls cxpfiicfo chairman, that can meet the situation. The under lying principle of the federal reserve act is that lt ls possible to marshal all ot the assets o? the entire system at its weakest point. Instead of. aa here tofore, each bank being lett to stand or fall alone. Can Coat pel Rediscount*. Under section 10. subhead B. five members of the reserve board in Washington can, by an affirmative vote, require other federal reserve banka to rediscount paper walch has been discounted by the Richmond bank, and this with or without the In dorsement' ot the member bank. So far aa } see, there are no limitations to the amount of such discounts. Under section 16 eMhe act. federal . reserve n??c-j a?* ?s?ued at t??e ?..3= cr?tica of the federal reserve board . in Washington, for the purpose pf making advances to federal reserve . banks. The only collateral security required ts a collateral equal to the . amount of the federal notea Issued and ls defined, as being the notes and ? bille accepted under the provisions o?, saetlpa 13. which I have quoted, as . entitled to discount without reference to the capital stock and surplus of the - bank, when for agricultural purposes "based on actual existing values," to I wit. warehouse receipts for cotton, as ft construed by Mr. McAdoO's statement ? last Augnst. sad the letter of air. f Harding above est forth, t Again, under section 15, tbs secre ? ta ry ot the treasury can deposit, from t the general fand, any money in the t treasury except the five pe reen tum r feed for the redemption of outstand f lng national bank notes and the fends provided in the act Itself tor the re demption of tito federal reserve notea I believe that money should be is sued ss nearly dlreot to r?*e people sa possible. It belong* to tt*e people; lt the govern uro of value in exchanging thc fruits of labor. Thia new currency law, properly understood and wisely administered, ls the greatest boon in finance evci conferred upon man. In time lt will solve thc problem of the "predatory rich," underpaid labor and depressed agricultural products, all involved In the subtle process of making, issuing and control of money. It ls the tl rat effort to Impart elasticity to our cur rency system and ls a distinct rec ognition of the face that credit, not gold, ID the real money that ls carry ing on tho commerce and maintaining the civilization of the world. Tho farmer, with his cotton trans formed Into a liquid asset, has only one barrier, the local banks, between bim and his government. What to De. I think every bank should join the reserve system. I see that lt is to bc definitely decided soon upon what terms State banks may enter. There should be Intelligent coop?r?t :on be tween the former. Hen merchant and banker. "Le bankers' association should agree at once to take notes with warehouse receipts as collateral, all agreeing on the basis upon which discount and loans should be asked for. If the- time is to be for more than the discount period, then thc note should be negotiated through the Wade loan fund; if for short time, through Richmond. - Let us remember this-that we can not establish an arbitrary price, but must devote our energies to establish ing a free and natural ma.-kct for cotton, morely holding until tbls can be done. Cotton ls selling under dis tress now. There 'is no established prlco. It runs from ? tn .7 1-4 cents, depending oh whose cotton it is. It must rise because: S 1. It is about 4 cents under-the cost of production and 6 cents under ita average annual value for five years past 2. European reserves are exhaust ed, and it would bring 20 cents per pound in Germany today. The mills are still at work even in Belgium. 1 met a Belgian In New York who, lt ie said, is buying cotton for two years ahead. I ni J o learned that the gov ernments ot Austria and Germany were buying distant futures in New York to protect their manufacturers against the advance certain to come with a cessation ot hostilities. 3. The distress cotton is passing into strong bands able to hold it 4. Acreage reduction of 60 per cent, by law In Indian and Egypt. It will como either by law or, necessity In every Southern Slate. ' : I do not look for a rise in price un til after planting time, when acreage reduction is an accomplished fact, and not then unless some effort is made to provide ships and open for eign markets. Mr. Schwab has Jus* returned with a 150,000,000 order from Europe for tho steel trust. There Ia no reason why I can ntit; it authorized by the legislature, jo th? same for South Carolina'cotton in Bngland and on i the cqptlnent. Act ing for a soVarclgn State in an official capacity would be a great advantage in these war timos. We can not eat cotton and muni find a market at the earliest possible date. The only thine to give lt a price ls a demand from Europe. To the Farmers. To tn? farmem: Do not sell your cotton to pay debts; put lt Into s Stato warehouse, get' your receipts and offer your note with the receipt? to your bank, f?rtil Itel company or i merchant. If you fal? to do this, then I the enormous advance to come latei i will go to those whose labor did no) produce the cotton. There ls ample opportunity giver under the Wade plan and the federal roserve act for the banks to provide funds to tide us over. This ls a larg? crop-probably 16,500,000 bales Twelve and a half million bales have been ginned. Out of this, Americas spinners have taken 1,750,000 bates and about 1.500,000 bales have beet exported, so that somewhere tn thi South there are around 9.600,000 bales, which financial pressure cat force on tba market. Investors art greedily watching,' and some definite assurance lg needed to, convince then that this flood of cotton will not lu turned loose. No one can' give chit except the Southern banka. The federal reserve board haB fix?e by regulation the operation of secUoi 13, which I quoted above, so aa te show that no wild inflation U- to tx permitted, but evidently Intend to ex tend relief BO far aa the banks ar? willing to go. They leav? lt squarelj up to the Southern banks. It ls ni to the farmer not to lose his nerve but to stand pat. facilities Adequate. Regulation No. 5 says that untt "further notice" the aggregate amount of the discounts of tho six months ag rlcultor?j gaper shall jmt ?sceed 21 to US We have a comol?te Lens * Grinding Plant. Glasses left with us in the morn ing will be ready for you in the evening. M* R? Cami TCgCBssetwo ajpioniAiw ss*. Office *12 W. WWtetaf St. Ground Floe*. per cent, of thc capital stock of the federal reserve bank accepting sama. In circular No. 13, the federal reserve board shown that, while it Is deter mined to proceed cautiously, lt ls pre pared to meet all reaaonable demands from the banws, saying "the limit will be increased from time to time upon requests made by federal reserve banka to the federal reservo board." I believe that this Democratic ada ministration will do as much for Southern farmers as it did for bond and atockholdera In New York. The immediate effect of the war was a rush to aell foreign-held Amer ican securities. The stock exchange was closed to prevent the slump in prices. Mr. McAdoo organised a gold pool among the banks, and $100,000, 000 in gold was shipped to the Bank of England to protect New York se curities. Under our 25 per cent, gold reserve plan, fl in gold equals $4 in paper curency. Thus 1400,000,000 of money waa taken away, which, had It been used for the purchase of cotton, would have prodded for one half of the crop. Southern banks contributed $12,000,000 of tbe amount High priced cotton will protect New ork securities; it is what gave them their value, and lt is the only thing that can maintain them. The entire United States is interested in maintaing the price of thc one crop which turns the balance of trade in our favor. What cotton needs is friends here at home. \ What will the Southern Danks do? Respectfully, t JNO. L. MCLAURIN, K State Warehouse Commissioner. CREAM ROUTE WORK >!eei!ag Of Interest to Farmers to be Held at Pelser. CLEMSON COLLEGE, Dec. 10. - For promoting cream route work and organizing a dairy live stock associa tion, a dairy meeting will be held next Monday at 10:30 a. m. at Chandlers Store, near Pelser. J. H. McClain of Washington, in charge of dairy inves tigations in the southern states, and three of the dalry field agent8 from Clemson College, will be at the meet ing and will talk on various phases of practical dairying. All farmers who live near enough to the meeting place to" get to' lt conveniently are urged to be there Monday morning. As the result of a meeting held at Pelser recently contracts have been placed for sixteen cream separators. The dairy agents at Clemson college Bay they believe that the cream route to be established out of Pelzer will be ono vjf the strongest of all the routes. WHY BUTTER 18 YELLOW Pigments Found in Green Planta Cause tbe Color. (Lowell, Mich. Dispatch.) If you want milk and butter a rich yellow, see that your cow gets proper feed. Although to some extent a breed cbacterlstlc, the intensity of ? this yellow color may, within certain lira is, be increased or diminished at will hy changing tho animal's rations. Chemical tests ehow that (ho yel low pigment in milk consists o? sev ern 1 well -known pigments found- in green plants. Of th?se tbe principal ono ia cartoin, so- called because, ir constitutes a largo part of the color ing matter of carrots. The other yel low pigments in the milk are known xs x an tho ph y Ha. These are found In a number of plants Including gross but are especially abundant In yel low Autumn leaves. Thcao pigmenta pasa directly from the feed into the milk. This explains ' the well known fact that freah grass ' and carrots increase tbe yellowness of butter, the only standard by v.-a tee the average person Judges its rich ness. On the other'hand, a large pro portion ot theso pigments is deposit ed in the body fat and elsewhere in the cow. When Ute ration is changed to one containing freer carotin and xar-thophyll constituents, Ulis beam ed i lore ts gradually drawn upon and in consequence the yellowness of the tulk does not diminish so rapidly as lt otherwise would. This yellowness increases, however, the Instant toe necessary plant pigments are restor ed to tho ration. Green grass ls probably richer in carotin than any other dalry food. Cows fed on it will therefore pro duce tho 'highest colored butter. Orconcorn, in which xanthophylls constltut? the chief pigment will al so produce a brightly colored prod uce. On the other band a ration of bleached clover bay and yellow corn is practically devoid of the yellow pigments snd the milk from cows fed upon lt will gradually lose Its color. It is, of course, lnd!?putabl? tran j the breed does inf..\.*?ee.the color of the milk fat; but . ary the ration ana .there will be a corresponding vari ation of the color of the milk in each breed. When to Spray, I have an orchard of apples and peaches planted a year ago. 1 When should ! start spraying? Strat this tall spraying wiw .mne? i ?nlnhlik*. tr?;k ??d ******* it in the ap ring be for o growth "at arts. Tbl! to ward off the San Jose scale. When the j apple trees got into bearing lt ls 'fell to spray. with Bordeaux mixtum in early spring and sgaln with th J same in which a pound and a half of lead arsenate has been mixed to 50 galles! Ot the Bordeaux, using this Just as tho blossoms tall tp destroy the cod* ting moth that lejrs faggs Ia tbs bios- ! som end and causes wormy fruit. You j can get tee limo sulphur in concen trated form from any of the Seedsmen I and can dilute lt for use. You csioj also gat tbs Bordeaux mixture iff! podwer or pasta and either with di rections for diluting. i To make the lime-sulphur you will have to be prepared for bolling tue materials on a large scale. Bordeaux mixture yon can make by Blacking 5 pounds ot lime and thea adding ?rater enough to make 25 gallons. Ia another cask dissolve S pounds ot {bluestone or copper sulphate in hot water and make thia 25 galleos. Poor the two together slowly into x third cask, stirring all the whlt'?. Strain Into the spraying machine and lt ts ready to- use nvd ahoulc*. be. useq'^t <?nce,- fhe Progressiv/'/ Farauc-r. I am sure that a few suggestions from one who has had years of experience help ing others make their Christmas selections will be a great help to you. For Th? Ladies: I have a large assortment of Cameos in any shape, size and color; LaVailiers,, Lockets, Bracelet Watches, Bracelets; French Ivory and Sterling Silver Toilet Sets, Mesh Bags, Brooches, Waist Sets, Curl Buttons and Vanitys. For The Gentlemen: Watches, Watch Fobs and Chains, (any style,) Rings, (Cuff Buttons, Stick Pins and Tie Clasps. Let me show you through my stock. It will be a pleasure to help you make your selection. Prices and quality guaranteed. . Very respectfully, w. H. LYON In Cox Book Store Between Intelligencer Ottice and the New Station. . , .. Starting Parcel Post Market for Eggs There are in onr cities and towns many house wives who would be glad to make arrangements for receiving a supply of fresh eggs direct from tho farm throughout the year. Just at this timo, when eggs are scarce and the demand far exceeds the supply.' of newly laid eggs, there is a good op portunty for the farmer, even though ho has but few eggs to market, io make contracts with gome city or town family to supply them with eggs. The farmer's supply st the present time will not bu great enough, pos sibly, to satisfy' the demand ot the city family, but if the matter ls ex plained it will be easy to make ar rangements to market eggs by parcel post now and continue to do so throughout the year. In other words, It will bo much easier to make ar rangements to ship eggs now, when, everybody wants them, than to do so in the spring, when they are In abun dant supply and when the housewife can secure good, fresh eggs in tho market anywhere at a nominal price. A satisfied winter customer can be made av profitable all-year customer If proper price adjustments are made when again become plentiful. Once having secured a parcel post market for eggs, lt will be very easy to market many other things by tho same method, such as butter, pSii try, fresh, and cored meats, sausagu, fruits, vegetables, honey, and so on. ooo o.o oo.oooooo o o o o o o o CHEDDAR NEWS o o o o o o o o o oooopoooooo On Tuesday night, December 22nd, there Wiil be a box party given at Cheddar school. The money received from thia entertainment will be used for the improvement of the school. We cordially invite everybody to bo pres ent on this night. Mrs. Dorran Bert, who was partial ly paralysed last week, is Improving WWs ire nl?d to note that Mr. Bell, who has been'so -very ill with pnsu monta, is rapid ty Improving. Miss* Kate Copeland of Falser spent,' Monday night with. homofolks. Mr. ? John Muiioa of Anderson waa a visitor to Cheddar Monday. Mr. and MTS- Sanford Cooley have been enterUiUlng a little girl since the 26th of November, and Mr. Clay ton CopvSand la smiling broadly over the arrosai ot a fine boy at his horne. Master Gordon Kelley-of Pelser ls spending the week with hie grand pa rents. IDEAL GROCERY CO. List of Good Things To Eat We have) received oar entire Fall shipments of Preserves, Jel lies, Canned Goods of all hinds, Pickles, Condimenta, Cntgttpt? Dried fruits, Prunes, etc. Mince meats, Cranberries, Celery, Pota toes, Onions, Cabbage, Dates, Ap ples, Orangas, Lemons, Bananas, Grape Fruit, Layer Raisins (ex tra good.) AB the In^ecBeata for Xmas Fruitcake, have arrived, and aire fresh and very nice. "Monsoon Jumbo*' just received, the/ ?* very Ina. Salted Peanuts Try a Can of our Vacuum Im perial Coffee. This coffee has been "troted" try ? ap'.ciai proceas which makes it harmless to drink; its said that this process eUirdnaiea rt,e caffeine V . i- '..<. . ...' l .. . ':' Ideal Grocery Company Phone 471 fl