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> t T WHO OWNS STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION? PERTINENT QUERY PROPOUNDED BY THE COLLETON NEWS -DAMAGING CHARGES MADE. The Colleton News says: In one act the <|ueetion has been k answered: "Who owns the State rail-, p. road commission?"' j Its first duty in its official capacity is to the safety of the people; its second duty is to the protection of the farmer, who is more dependent j upon the commission than any other class. Yet time after time this au gust body of political parlor car j ^ pleasure seekers has passed the com mon countryman a reminder that ; fl "you are not one of us.'' It remain-j ed, however, for the commission's greatest and most open slap at the; "Rube'' to come during the present * year,# when above all other opportu- j rnities, it had its best opportunity to do justice for the rural population of the State. The showing was clearly made by ; Representative Dixon of Fairfield . county to the House committee that1 fertilizer freight rates, as levied by the railroads on farmers of South Carolina, with the permission or t connivance of the State railroad ^ commission, are 29 per cent higher > here than in the adjoining or sur- . rounding States. In other words, a j 20 mile haul in Georgia is SI-cents I ^ k per ton, while farmers in South Car- ( I olina are made to pay $1.10. 11 The agricultural committee put j the matter up to the State railroad j 1 commissiou aud these gentlemen of i private-car comfort notoriety prompt-; ly "fixed a hearing" to be held at their office on April 14, at noon. That answers the question, the date. All over the State of South Carolina the farmers are- buying their fertilizers and the railroads are hauling them. A "hearing" April 14 will come after the fertilizer season ^ has had its run and the farmer will1 r have paid his 29 per cent in excess of justice and equity; and then the j chances are the commission is going to smear the whole thing over.whitewasli the railroads, find "we have not the authority," and then go off to a few Maypole dances in some private cars. They haye simply handed the hayseed the lemon. The fact is inteusely touching all j over Sonth Carolina, but more so to | (Vill?ton rountv than anv other nart t of the State. Colleton uses more I ^ fertilizers than almost any other j 1 county in the State? more, probably, J? than auy other?hence it means that i j Colleton is getting the largest mouth- J j ful of lemon-juice fioni the commis- j, sion, ] Roughly estimated, this gross in 1 activity, or more plainly, the direct j negligence, of the railroad commission, has cost the farmers of this j county in the neighborhood of $d0,- t 000 this year. * There is more Catarrh iu this sec- . tion of the country than all other ! diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doc- c tors pronounced it a local disease ^ and prescribed local remedies,aDd by constantly failing to cure with local 1 treatment, pronounced it incurable. c Science has proven catarrh to be a ? constitutional disease and therefore * * requires constitutional treatment, -1 Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufacted by F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucons surfaces of the system. Thev offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cnre. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F J CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation Farmers' Union Meeting, The Williamsburg County Farmrs' Union will meet in the court louse at Kingstree on Friday, April 53, 1909, at 11 o'clock a m. J.D Daniel, President. ^ j T Frierson, Sect'y. 3-25-2t . Foley'8 Honey and Tar cures oughs quickly, strengthens the lungs and expels colds. Get the gen, nine in a yellow package. W L Wallaoe. f f Throat Coughs ! Ask your doctor about these j , throat coughs. He will tell you how deceptive they are. A tickling in the throat often ! means serious trouble ahead. I' Better explain your case carefully to your doctor, and ask him about your taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. A We publish our formulas jfW _ Wo banish alcohol AamM & from our medicines y U J i 0 Wo urge you to | A IM f, B consult your v doctor wno manes uic uesi n\ci iuc J. C. Ayer Company, of Lowell, Mass. . They have been making Ayer's Pills for | over sixty years. If you have the slightest doubt about using these pills, ask your doctor. Do as he says, always. j ?Made by the J. C. Ayer Co.. Lowell. Maee.?" j The April American magazine. True stories of plots, abductions, lynannting and attempted murder j indertaken against the San Francis-' ;o graft prosecution, form the sub-, eet of a thrilling article by Will fr-1 vin in the American Magazine for j Vpril. Jesse Lynch Williams contributes j ) the same number stories by Crover j Cleveland and stories about him. j the article is full of anecdotesshowug the great statesman's dry and ivelv humor. Jda M Tarbell, writng a sidelight on the most lively juestion now oetore uongress, exposes the various ways of juggliing vith the tariff, and practically dedares herself to be in agreement vith President Taft, whs favors the ' ippointment of a tariff commission. Professor W I Thomas tells of the 'Older and Newer Ideals of Marriage," William Allen White describes "Progress in American Cites," and Charles W Wood tells of lis experiences dnring the last six nontbs in "Looking for a Job." Fiction of an unusual excellence s contributed by Stewart Edward tVhite, Eichard Washburn Child, Edward Peple and Olive Higgins Prouty. The number also contains 'Letters from G G," and the serial, 'Margarita's 80111*' by the new ncv dist, lngrabam Lovell. "The Interpreter's House" and ( 'The "Pilgrim's Scrip" contain their inusual amount of meaty reading. - - ? - ^ \ear Death i? Big Pond. It was a thrilling experience to Mrs Ida Soper to face death. "For ,ears a severe lung trouble gave me nteuse suffering," she writes, "and several times nearly caused my leatb. All remedies failed and doc?rs said I was incurable. Then Dr cCing's New Discovery bronght quick elief and a cure so permanent that [ have not been troubled in twelve rears." Mrs Soper lives in Big Pond, Pa. It works wonders in Poughs and Colds, Sore Lungs,Hemirrhages, LaOrippe, Asthma, Whoopng Cough and all Bronchial affecions. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle 'ree. Guarauteea by D C Scott. Herealter we positively reuse to publish any communica:ion received at this office later :ban Tuesday, noon, except lo:al and personal items, which vill'not be available later than Wednesday, noon, for the curent week. By trying to be ac:ommodating we are.thrown late :very week and we are tired of t. This notice applies to 2VERY BODY. 4-25-tf. The Implement Co* RICHMOND. VA. It is very important both for effective and economical work to procure Hie best of FARM IMPLEMENTS Our New Descriptive Catalog I just issued telle all about the best V > time and labor-saving machinery, (j It i9 one of the best and mo6t in- A teresting Implement Catalogs issued. Mailed free on request We are also headquarters for Farm Wagons, Buggies, Barb Wire, Fencing, V-Crimp and other Roofing, Gasoline Engines, Saw and Planing Mills. Write for prices and catalogs. The Implement Co., 1302 Main St* Richmond, Va. i 'l f lv?ILLHTE^' jp O-Stl? <t i All are invited to attend this exhibition of Pattern Hats, ( jg WEDNESDA Y and THURSDAY f|\ An unusual lv attractive line of Baby and ( ^ ^0.00.^.^.^.0'.00. 00. ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ . g. 00 . ^ Your Cotton Crop Can Be Increased Tf- msta nn mr>rf> to cultivate an aero that ^rodiiees two bales of cotton than an acre which produces only one-quarter of a bale. Why not see what you can do with Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers Other men have been able to double and more than double their yield per acre with a liberal application of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. /^^srs." Lucas ?fc Jackson of Kelsey County, Tenn., used Vir^' _ i^*<jlina Fertilizer on about 55 acres planted with cotton, and say: Nvc the une3t crop of cotton we ever saw, and all the people a and here think the same. We actually counted 447 bolls on one stalk. Another stalk had by actual count 409 bolls, forms, sauares and blossoms. On about 8 acres we expect to make about 2 Dales to the acre, and an estimate of adjoining farms not so fertilized and under other cultural methods, will yield only 1 bale to five acres." An interesting picture of the cotton plants referred to will be found in the new 1909 Virginia-Carolina Farmers' Year Book, copy of which may be had from your fertilizer dealer, or will be sent iree, 11 you write our nearest eaies omce. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. 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