Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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We Are Surely D?ing the Business these days* there*s a reason. The right sort of goods at the right price. We want you to drop in and look through this new lot of popular pric?d Coat Suits and Dresses Suits, $10.00 and up Dresses, $6.75 and up We are sure youll find yem the very best values you've ever seen. Also, we've just opened a dandy new lot of Millinery that s just beautiful. Looking for you. I ??R PUBLIC FORUM ] W. D. Lewis On Co-operative Marketing Plan W. D. Lewis, president ot the Texas Farmers' onion., In a recent address to tho farmers, sstd in part: "The Farmers' union la the pioneer force In the cam paign for cheap money, warehouse facilities and a finan cial system, adapted to tho business of farming. The union has always stood for the obst interests of the farmer and, realizing that the task was BO monumental as to require the combined- efforts of all forces, the Farmers* union blew the horn and called all hands together to build more warehouses and" supply cheap money and, as a result, the, farmers und business men and 'tba statesmen are pow shaking hands over a bale ot cotton, j "The Farmers' union stands,before the public today proud as a king; glorying in its achievements and boasting of its pccalblirtios of rendering a ? service to the men who follow the plow. The union sounds the bugin call of organisation summoning every yeoman to rally around its colors^,' In busi ness it' stands tor education and' co-operation ; in the home it stands' for Bally and the babies; In government it stands for constructive statesmanship. ?At tho moment it directs the attention of tho farmers of the South to ware housing and financing the: present cotton crop. Fellow farmers, arise and salute Klug Cotton, a sovereign in whoso reign tho prosperity of this state 'ls Involved and a ruler whose scooter turna the fleecy fiber into gold. A king lat whose loom nature weaves, and an Imperial'potentate, at whose shrine . minions kneel and sing his praise. Strike for your home, your family and your country by Joining the union and becoming a part of the great eco ? nomlc force that ls uplifting this state and nation. The Farmers' union ls " the plowman's hope- Without organisation he can neither help himself nor be helped by others, and through organisation he ls all-powerful. "We have Just passed through the greatest slaughter tn crop pricer ever known tn the history of the cotton industry. The loss to the southern planter last rear was greater than that ot the treeing ot the slaves during the Civil war, and the Eurofso conflict ls by no means o\or. The phantom of low prices that hovers around every cotton field in Texas ought to encourage the fermera to deeds of commercial valor. Look upon the face ot your babe in the eradlo; look upon the woman who Stauda by your side, then look your own destiny squarely la the face. Lay aside the- potty differences that so easily besot you, awaken from the lethargy of Indifference that steeps your senses In poverty and arouse thoughts from thou? dumb cradles and be up and: doing with a determination that wins, and rally around the union, tor there la no other rou* to success except throvh organisation." Digging Trench?* In Anden* Come terles. English soldiers in the Dardanelles I have un COT? red some ancient Greek rtiies. e great Interest tn the course ot their trench digging, A sohner who was connected with the British mu .sensn before tho war described his ex cavation ?n a letter inst received Sere. "We are HR .ting . above a Oreek cemetery ni groat anOqulty 'and In digging our latest 1 hie of trenches we found stone sarcophagi ;vhk-.li. are certainly, mete than 2,000 yearn oWr probabJ^.nf*rer 2.?00. The walls aire thick and th* coffins very big. They sra filled with fine earth, which baa slowly intruded through, the cracks ' of the lld. "With ?great care we sift ont from ?his skeleton, more pr less preserved, and ta the bottom we Bad vases, bowls, lamps, and sometimes statues. Tho potteries, decorated with the fa?on of r?zn and women are of es QUlsite form. "I hara before rte now a delicate1 oap which the slightest ?hocks weald break, lt symbolises that particular and characteristic beauty of fonn which Greece revealed to. us. Its long handlea; etharal la their delicacy, give to this little thing tho palpitations of wings." A Critical Case. "Mr. Jone? yon will?either have to marry a? once or leave oar employ." "But ,wbT axe you go anxious thal I marry?" Wihen you are in love yon do not half attend te your duties, and you must either ha cured ?* br fired." Houston Peat. . Some of Fien Fought In Ai lierlln, Aug. SI.-(Associated Prose Correspondence. >-Considering the comparatively limited extent ot the operations, tho fighting in the Argonnes Forest from June li? to July 14, in which tao Crown Prince's army .succeeded In wresting from thc French a number of highly important positions barring the way to a siege of Verdun, takes rank for fierceness with any battles of the great war. Much of the fighting was liand-to hund, and in tito main attack, on June ??nt i. Hie Germans advanced to tho charge with their rifles slung o?ur their shoulders, carrying gre nades in their right bauds and small steel shields In their left, and wear ing respirators to protect themselves against poisonous fumes. Even the official communique writer waa thrilled by it. Describing one of these charges, he wrote: "Tho chargo begins. Not with fix ed bayonets, as in peace-time train ing, do the storming columns dash forward. Instead almost every man luis lils rifle slung over bis should er, a number of hand grenades In .his right hand, on his left arm, like a dorman of old, a buckler though of steel ard not of bearskin, and over Ids mouth and nose a respirator for protection against fumes from the French bombs." Hy taking advantage of the charac ter of the ground, tho Frenen had suc ceeded in September in driving a wedge into the German llneB between tlic troops at Ute west and those ut the cast ond of the fore?t. The French position occupied furthermore a com manding ridge Of forest In this sec tion, making lt doubly important to drive them back. During the winter monties no week passed without bit tor struggles, in each of which the French wer? forced to give up one trench or blockhouse utter another. Huring this period, however, they erected cxtiemely strong positions In their rear, and finally came to a stand on the mountain ridge run ning from near the Bagatelle Pavi lion westward to Servon. They also occupied Caree strongly. forttfk 1 points on a ridge running southea. irom the first line along the . Hey of the Charm'! Brook. ' Tho German infantry and pioneers worked forward with minos and saps until, in the middle of June, they were within attacking distance. Do lore the main Une could be attacked, however, it was necessary to take the Frencli positions on the German rlgat flank, on the road from Blnarville to Vlonna le Chateau. This prelim Inary attack was delivered on June 20th, aftor a terrific bombardment of Jamaica Is E Large Si Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. C. (Associated Prests Corrcsjiondence.) -Notwithstanding damage done to | tho banana crop by tho recent hurri cane, lt ls declared that agricultural I conditions in Jamaica are generally more favorable than at any time dur ing the past eight j ears. Providing transportation difficulties eau be ovor como and a ready market for pro ducts ls available it is declared that tue coming year should prove a ban ner ono In the Island's History. Seasonable rains are now falling and the sugar estates aro In splendiu shape. The -only doubtful staple ls cotton, but this occupies a very minor position among the products of the island, in fact it can scarcely be said to have gone beyond the experimen tal stage. In referring to thc Soa Island cotton that has been growing In different localities with varying re sults, tino chief of u.;o agricultural department recently said: "It looks aa though Sea Island cotton were too delicate and unreliable a staple to command aa Important place among, the Island's products grown for ex port." On the other hand, somo of tho cot ton- growers are very optimistic and declare that results averaging as| high as $103 an acre have been at tained In certain localities under fav orable condiUons. In other regions, however, tt.w crop has been an entire failure, and the figures fcc the ex port values o fcotton sustain the pes simisme opinion of tho head of tho ? agricultural department. Bxerlments have been made during tho paat two years with a perennial variety called canto cotton which is not suoject to elie earoo disabilities es Sea Island cotton and is naturally adapted for growing on rough lime stone and rocky country of which: the island offers an unlimited acreage. It produces a good clean staple,! ooaree and strong, and compares fav orably with ?Ju tough Peruvian va riety, it's growers declare. This va riety was Introduced Into Jamaica by a syndicate which sought to koop the product entirely in Us own bands tty. controlling, udder v^st iron agree ments, all the cotton as well as the seeds produced. Thia attempt to croate a monopoly, however, has en tirely .broken down and small set tlers In increasing numbers ore grow ing Che variety of cotton. Further it is stated that reports from Rng lang on the canto cotton ara so en-1 coursedng that a largo and Immediate exf^ns'.un of the acreage under culti vation Is contemplated. Peer SU?. Pone. v Vt. t'lmpurse (facltiM hi* way.? - .'.cr c i ming milliner tells me. Un?, rhe la an ex*.j>\ it. 4-0'k an J h<? ?f ;kecper. i Old i^ady teal?? -ter,. 1 lite .ul ..-..carefully luaght. for I have al ttys leid thai :u lady w;io does tat u.mcrstand un ; ask SMpin? cvn j'.op-r'v direct a Mme ot arr*-ants. *..?.?: y Y erk Mall. :est Battles rgonne Forests tho French positions by tho artillery. Tho three muin lines of French trenches were ull taken. A small detachment of German troops reach ed a point so deep in I ie cuemy's lines that it was cut off arid captur ed. Several counter-attacks of tho French were rpulsed, an dnlght came .with the Germ.ms In possession of all but a smsll piece of one French position. Seven French officers and C27 men were taken prisoners. The booty included six machine-guns, fif teen mine-throwers and mpre than 1,000 rifles. From June 21st to 20th the French made almost dally attempts to' re gain their lost trenches. The Ger man official report accugses them of employing a burning fluid. On June 30th the main German assault set in, after a terrible artillery bombard ment. Prisoners taken from the trenches after the storm, according ?o the report,,were in a condition bor dering an insanity. A great part of the French trenches was utterly de molished by the bombardment. The blockhouses wore filled with fcneir dead, supplies or grenades and humbs were exploded by the artillery fire, and bombproofs were smashed lu on their occupants. Despite this, ene French held tli<ir trenches wherever lt was humanly possible. The report speaks in high terms of their brav ery. The attack began at 8:'r> o'clock in the morning. In a scant half hour the trenches in tho center "had all been taken. In other sections, how ever, the fight lasted until night, and the most stubbornly defended treno!? was still held at nightfall. Hy morn ing UV*'French there bad so fortified the place that recourse bad to be had to artillery again before it was ripe for storming. The trench was taken on July 2nd and after bitter hand-to hand fighting. A handrail of men de fended themselves in ono section of the trench until nil were killed, in cluding their loader. '.Major Remy, who died fighting after havi*.g been repeatedly, called on to surrender. The losses of the French in pris oners In the fighting from June :?ot'.i to July 2nd were, according to the official report, 37 officers and 2,519 men, coming, from three different div isions. Sixteen hundred French dead were burled, The total French losses are estimated at 7.000 to 8.000 men. The German. lassos aro not stated'. The main'result of the fighting In the Argonnes was to straighten the Gorman lines and at tire same time drive the (French from position;} ttra tegically important from tho-very na ture of the terrain. expecting igar Harvest Friend ?f the Fanner ; I Charles John Brand. Charles John .Brand bi tho newly appointed chief of the bureau of mo . kets at Washington. He will dig ont valuable Information for tho fanner about s dipping lite produce to the best advanta.no and.wHl make a study of rural inance, credit and insurance. Mr. Brand, waa born Oct. 24.1879 and he graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1409. BAILEY MILITARY INSTITUE TO OPE ft' Tili? MORNING -> Greenwood. Sept. 23.-Tfoo Balley Military institute ia ready to begin the host year In -tte tsastory- Friday morning. All members of the faculty aro prosent and about 40. students havo arrived for tho opening. All day students are required to be pres ent Friday morning a*. 9 o'clock. There will be no public exercises until Tuesday tttpht when Judge Men del L. Smith of-Cadden will make the address In the auditorium ot tho Institute ot 8 o'clock. Just aa Sensible. ?If ladies roll their stockings down, I Why won't M help romance. ?For mon to go about the town ' ; With rolled-bp pants? ! -Houston Post, i . : "I say Hodge, why do you al ways put "dictated* oh your letter*? You dou't keep a st&Hographer?*' "No; but to tad tee truth, oki chap, my spelling's .exceedingly rocky" Boatoo Transcript. One Day's Claims ON one day, August 10, 1915 the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company paid claims under live policies, every one of which illustrates the uncertainty of individual life and the ever-present need for protection. ( 1 ) Claim under policy on the life of Mr. Everett A. Cunningham, of Owensboro, Ky., issued March 25, 1913, for ?1,000, on the 20-Payment Life plan, at age 19. Clc;'.: with a hardware company. Mother beneficiary. He died suddenly at age 21, on August 3, 1915, as a result of ptomaine poisoning. Check was malled to the mother August l oth. (2) Claim under policy on the life of Mr. John C. Moore, of Bardstown, Ky., issued December 10, 1914, for $1,000, on the 20-Payment Life Accelerative Endowment plan, at agc 20. Worked in his father's office. Accidentally drowned while swimming July 16th. Age at death 21. Claim paid August 10th. (3) Claim under policy on the life of Mr. John M. Clardy, of Church Hill, Ky., issued November il, 1914, for g2,5oo, on the 15-Payment Life Accelerative Endowment plan at agc 22. Occupation, farmer. Accidentally killed July 22, 1915, by traction engine used on farm. (4) Cbim u ..der policy on the life of Mr. Howard F. Litts, of Appalachia, Va.* issued January 15, 1915, for ?t,ooo, on the 20-Payment Life plan, at age 23. Quarterly prem ium prepaid. Wife beneficiary. Occupation, railroad clerk. Accidentally killed June 26, 1915, by train. (5) This was the most remarkable case of any. Insured, Mr. Claude Westfall, of Clarksburg, W. Va., signed an application for Mutual Benefit insurance on July 17, 1915, and paid the first quarterly premium of $6.10 to thc agent, taking in,^exchange therefor the Company's binding receipt. He made an appointment for examination thc., following day, but his wife, for whose benefit the insurance was taken, tried to dissuade him from adding to his insurance. The agent, however, finally prevailed upon him to be?examined and on July 22nd examination was made. It proved favorable in every respect.^rr;The application, yhtch was for a Life Accelerative Endowment policy, $1,000, at age 31, was received-attfieHome Office July 26th. In accordance with the Company's usual custom irr such cases, however, an inspection was called for which was received August 2nd. This being favorable, the ap plication was approved by the Medical Board and passed on to the Policy Department. Policy was issued and mailed on August 3, 1915. In the meantime, on July 30th, Mr. Westfall was taken sick and' his trouble, was diagnosed as acute peritonitis. On August 3rd he died. It will be noted that this was the same day that his policy was mailed from Newark, but the first premium having been prepaid the insur ance was in force, although the policy itself was never delivered to the insured. The pro ceeds were paid to his wife on August 10th. Prepayment of the quarterly premium saved this insurance. THE MUTUAL BEIOTT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY M. M. MATTISON, GENERAL AGENT. C. W. Webb, District Agent J. J. Trowbridge, Special Agent. Bleckley Building. C. E. Tribble, Special Agent. Anderson, S. C Judge of Probate's Sale. SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP ANDERSON. Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. Lissie Burton, as administra- j trix of the estate ' of Miss Jane Lev er tt, deceased, Plaintiff, against Mrs. Wan nie Powell, Defendant . In obedlenco to an order of sale granted herein I will sell on salesday in October, 1915, In front of the Court House, in the City ot Anderson, S. C.. during usual hours.of sale tho real estate described as follows: "All that tract of land in Hall Township, Anderson * County, South Carolina, containing twenty-three (23) acres, more or less, bounded on tho north by the landB of T. C. Jack- 1 son, east by ? the lands of Harvey Leverette, south.by tho lands of Mrs. Lissie Burton, and weat by the lands j of C. P. Hanks." Terms: Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for popers and stamps. I- W. P. Nicholson. Judge of Probato. 9-15-3t-ltaw. To the Public. "1 feel that I owe the manufacturers j of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and J Diarrhoea Remedy a word ot grati tude," writes Mrs., T. N. Withers!!,! Gownnda. N. Y. "When I began tak ing this medicine I was in great pain and feeling terribly sick, due to an attack of summer complaint After taking a dose of lt I had not long to watt" for relief aa lt benefited me al most Immediately." Fdr gale by all dealers. MJB-'LIJL . J_. JJ' REPAIRING Bring your watch to us-per haps it needs cleaning; we will make lt spick and span. If it is unreliable we will regulate lt and make lt an efficient tune piece. Prom watch and clock repair ing, regulating and adjusting on through the repairing or any and every sort of jewelry wo are amply prepared to make-over, alter or repair any piece of Jew elry, cutlery, silverware, watch, or clock that needs expert at tention-and our prices ara very reasonable consistent with good work. Wm. Lyon The Cash Jeweler Save a Dirne a I>?y~ Know what .you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do even ~y what should be done, and every sunset will sec you that much nearer the goal. Our Dime Savings Bank in y?-nr pocket is a con stant reminder to save; call today and get one. Citizens National Bank "BOB" and "BILL" "ARE THERE WITH THE GOODS" Yesterday, Mr. Bob Robinson scated to an Intelligencer man: "Now, we are prepared to care for all order? with a nicely selected stock of Fancy and Staple groceries second to non*/' and Judging from appearances? it looks that way, too. Among the many nico ming? noted, were ?tacks and stacks of Freza, crisp, new cereals of ali kinds; everything in this sea son's canned goods; Home Made "Honey Drip" molasses nos? better, and few makes as good. Fresh buckwheat, and'an excellent line of high grade chocolate?, fresh from the manu facturers} try them* Phone 974 Bob" and "Bill" Robinson Next Door to the Peoples Batik