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poe South of Mason and Dixon's The first experiment is .aiortly to be made. we Some years ago Mr. Suther- I F tod became a government in- or tajjreter in the Philippines, and 'toso that government decided ve it* undertake the task of sending I ' lertair. number of its people, r*an and wernen, to the United ea ' tutes to learn American customs an manners, he was placed in fhi eataurge of the movement. thi before leaving Washington for M?:*Francisoo today,whore he will Hi xiwet a party of incoming Philipn?*ie students, Mr. Sutherland an interesting story of what Htd been accomplished in the So ***? of familiarizing worthy TWpino men and women with jn ' v r?to ways of this country. an \ 73ke first students and farmers ftfcom the far East came to the aQ (United States about four years .i|fpr and those who came to study |a, m* pursuing courses at instilu- |j, rj?is of learning in different po i-^u-ta of the United States, some t0 :k?mg in Drexel institute, Phila- be iblphia: some in Perdue UniverjtCv in Indiana and siill others scattered in different places. The Filipino women who :J?.7e come to this country, and :Aere are eight so far, are under JAe control of Mrs. Sutherland, arfio spent several years with her us 'jftra-band in the islands. They are ac imvjer ner direct supervision. She ir< "froks after thom individually do is responsible for their gen- eh V > **?! well-being. Those who have ch ?f*)rsued studies in the United >ir -:*Ht es have shown an aptness in J >>o ?w> higher branches of mathema u ;>ts. pnysics, chemistry, etc , that h ? *arprising. Before being allow .te <*? /O compete for privilege to the nl< 1.' $. to pursue their studies av Si tj are required to stand acorn- tin "fr* itive examination of no moan tri mater, so thut when they arrive ex f>7e they are prepared to enter an Jm best C( .ioges in this country. ?n?i in regard to the movement of 11 i 1lie Filipino men to study farm- yo *g in the United States there of le-?i been much hesitation on the thi 3*<rt of Sutherland whether the fm .^Iam of taking tiis wards South ttu ouM prove satisfactory. lie ou JWb. however, decided to make a tut ?it, and during the next week yoi jo will take to Baton Rouge, J.a., yoi 1 .1 ,jF-i napn n uii?' n mm, itiiu l ll'TO IV Jfcey will Rtudy the growing of hoi jptton, sugar cane and such other he 1'jirm products as are grown in tat part of the country. T Y The End of The World . tt/oublen that roljl>#?<l E. H. Wolf'-, of nr (i icvrt. la., ot all nn^fu 1 n? ?*h. carte li< began tithing Electric Hitters .. f/? rites- "Two yeara ago Kidney tronlile >?>.' I rie great sullcring, which I would tl)H -n,r have survived h<ul I not taken fc.iaetiio Hitters. They also cure ! me of "'K draeral Debility." Sure cure for all >.?,* -.oh. Liver and Kidney complaint*, . 9?1 diseases, Headache, Dir/iuisa and inn *:r?fcn<sH or bodily decl-ne. I'rice 6t)o. 0f|ihw rt '"1 i;y J y T,<vc..??yCi Crawtnrd ?>*., I-u rb til <ni.acy, colt Agricultural I 3? Bring Filipinos South. ^ Government to Make , 5>OV first Experiment Teaching j Filipinos Farming in the pla South. ,h" ?ifl we ?Fa ?hington special in Observer: wo ylhro prejudice iu the South is the to ] jMucon assigned by VV. A. Suth- rt c griund of the bureau of insular 1 lairs, as the reason why none f?r ike 200 Filipino students and tie .V ;aera who have coma to the hoi .. I routed otates to learn the ways <4U' Vais country have heretofore w' )epartment. ... . is anure for Fall Cabbage, h< nd Remedy for Chickens. Tl k< fo ithern Cultivator. "F 'or the beuefit of those who 111 nt cabbage small}* I will say it nothing equals onk ashes 81 :ed over them ouce or twice a el ek for keeping down the green rra. It is also very beneficial young plants, especially after old snap. have also another remedy SI the poultrv raisers. Put a litcoal tar about the chicken use, around the walls will "do, ni il they will never be troubled ^ th mi tea. We don't know ^ at it is to have mites in our 81 icken house. Every year or two ' ' i seud to town to the gas works ?' iresume, and purchase a half n a gallon of tar. It is not well 11 wait as long as three or four 8f are between applications, but n requently wait two years. If (1 icken raisers only knew how By it is to get rid of the pests ' d stay rid of them, I do not ink they would ever use anying else. Mrs. Win. M ow to Use Lime and Make Compost. ^ ntliarn flnHiwofAr 1 wish to get some information regard to using lime on laud, d how much per acre, aud lat kind?if any diflfereuce. I * i now thinking of going into e woods and turning up, in s< ge heaps, leaves aud rotten o rt and taking 200 or more tl unds of lime, mix all through, c< the heap. I wish to know the t< st way to fix it. Yours respectfully, n H. B. M. p Danielsville, Ga. tl V . li immeut by the hditor. e It is generally recommended to u e 30 or 40 bushels of lime per (j re. Often you can buy lime t| )in the maufacturers that will p for agricultural purposes very f( eap. You ought to get it much t| eaper than our commercial f( lie sells. If you and your neigh - j rrf could club in and get it in e lk, you could get it much n caper. Barreling it, is quite an w im of expense. We like your u ea of utilizing your eVbry a, ailable method of increaning w e fertility of vour soil. We iftt you will put your plan into p ecution. Mix up your heapR e] <1 when you put it out drill lie 10 4 aci l'n the furrow upon w ind you will reap the reward for p ur labor, in the increaRed yield a, your crop. The majority will ,, uk labor too scarce and high ^ such work ; but the Rcarcer s labor, the higher the price of C| r products, and the greater re- Vj n you will receive for all ur efforts in thuH incroafling jn ur yield per acre and especial- ^, where you utilize all your me reflourcoH, the groater will u. . i j\iui net i e r ruuOi I t8 | Kr ?e Housekeeper and Home- tn maker. ce to ea he home iw something more ?t? n the houae and its furnish fa 8. It muHt have a rouI to live, ho ne homes bu.k this soul. The go lates'oat, nleep and then are Kvenon the threshold the de 1 begin* to penetrate and you ou ?T eill at ease. What is this indes ibable, intangible something? e all feel it and know it. There the same difference between a lusekeeper and a home maker, tie housekeeper makes housesepiiig her chief aim, the end r which she is striving; as she ?ends her energy polishing the lils in the attic floor, she fords that good housekeeping is mply a means to an end, thai id being the making of a home. 1 order to save energy for sup lying the home, this intangible mosphere, she must be equal to ?r work. Woman's place is unine; her interests diversified tie must "knead bread with en gy, mend rents with cheerful Illirww LHU oil i\ *> nil omncp lit witchery into 11 ribbon and enius in a stew." She is the buness manager as well. To be :jual to her work, to be niastei r the situation, her preparatior jquires more diversified train lg than law, medicine or philo iphy. 1 doubt not. many a wo lan wastes energy simply be ause she is not trained for the osition she is to occupy.?,4Se icted." The Price of Cotton. lie Matter Largely in Hand! of Farmers?Intelligen System of Marketing Ad vised. rom Atlanta Constitution. Sanity in marketing?the sara< >rt of sAuity that produces 11 ther lines exercised?is the 011I3 ling nesessary to insure a de But price for the incoming cot 111 crop. There is absolutely no bu6i ess reason for the present loe rices. They are due solely t< be manipulations of the bears Vhether the present crop n irge or small, present prices an ntirely illegitimate when mean red by the law of supply anc emaud. With the spinners o bis country and of Europe re orting a demand at good price dt every yard of cotton clotl Hey can turn out, the outlool ir the man who grows the cot in grows better and better witl ach passing year. The work eeds his product ; - and tlx orld will take it at his own fig res if lie conducts his businesi s the other business men of tlx orld conduct theirs. Millions of dollars have, in tlx ast, been lost to the peach grow rs and the melon growers ol eorgia by lack of cooperation Inch resulted in dumping then roducts upon the same marketi t the same time. This evil hai i u uionnm t' uvoiutMi uj ie cooperation of recent years ut the growers of perishable ops sutler from many diaaduitages that do not handicap ie grower of cotton. While they ive to rush their crops to mnr at to avoid their utter destrucon, ttie grower of cotton can )ld his product without its derioratiug in the slightest de 'ee>. With the wide entension of i? warehousing system in rent years, practically every cotn farnior in the ho nth in within isy reach of a place to safely ore his product; and with these ci 11 ties at hia command, he can dd hia cotton until he gets a od price for it. Instead of there being any thing pressing in the commercial tlook, there is every reason #jj ====== "The Old Reliable." ====== j| ^ < THE BANK OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, s.c. g S * CAPITAL $50,000.00. A 1 y SURPLUS $50,000.00. X Vj Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. A i If Collections given prompt and careful attention. Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^ ?Your business solicited. The oldest, the largest and |Y the strongest Bank in Lancaster county. gggjSgggggggy A Word tn the Public *m t v vr m w v/ mrmm. w m ^ rv/ * w w , We now have our GROCERIES in the Riddle Blpck, three doors south of the Bank of Lancaster, where you will find a complete line of Fancy Groceries always fresh ; also a full line of Clothing that will astonish you when you get our prices. We are now better prepared than ever to give bargains, and solicit your trade in the different lines we carry. Thanking you for past favors, we remain yours to serve, i Cherry & Company. * Remember, our Low-Cut Shoes are going at cost?second door from First National Bank. Mnof rirk in QA TloTro JLYJL UOI/ VW V All W A/CAJ O I Still Have a Lot of ; BUGGIES AND WAGONS - that I guarantee firstclass in workmanship, material and finish that I must sell in the next 30 days, and want everyone who has an idea of buying or exchanging the old vehicle for a new one, to see what I have and get my prices and terms. I will do you good if you will call and make your wants known. 3 Also a big line of General Merchandise that I would like to , close out and will make a price that will please you. Yours truly, J. J. BLACKMON 9 ? ? 5 why the cotton grower should They should market sparingly, feel confident that somebody is holding back every possible bale ' going to get a good price for this until they are assured a good 5 vear's cotton. Iron, that surest of price. This is bound to couie if barometers of commercial condi- the farmers take the situation in ' lions, is high; wheat and corn their own hands. Then, and not ^ are high, even with bumper crops until then, will the bears how! in roported; the crop of jute is vain. H heavier than ever before, yet _ . . 1 the price is higher. All along 1 the line of production there The Mother of IVIrs. T. W. cornea the name report. The howls Secrest Dead. 1 of the boars have been impotent ' for harm in these other direc5 tioiiR; wliv should they be per- Waxhaw Enterprise; Mrs. mitted to dominate the cotton Rebecca Blyllie, who w as one of situation? the oddest women in lira coinThe world needs every pound inunily, died early Monday mornof cotton grown in the southern ing ai her home about two miles states. Every effort made by En- east of this place. Mrs. lily the I ropean spinners to broak the na- |,a(i iJ0en very f0Pfo!0 fcr A year Miral monopoly enjoyed by the or moro, and had been ceriomdy r cotton Krnwor? of theae ataPe* jM IOr several we..* m*. Her . has proved a failure, the cotton ... . . ,, , remains were buried I uesday mills of the world are running to . ... , ,J ' . , .. .. | | morning at Waxhaw Baptist . the tull capacity permitted by * . ' the labor complications with chu,(!h. of wl"ch sl,e h8?n ? which Home of them are faced, faithful and devoled member for Even with these complications, ma"y years. Funeral services they stand readv to take evnrv i w?*re conducted at th* mr-t. ho ? ? "-'J pound ot raw cotton produced in Ilev. L. T. Mann of ihe Metho the south, for they have need of dial church. Mrt. Hvthe was it. They will get it at as low a seventy four years old about tho figure as they can naturally; (itli of this month. She was a but it necessary they will pay a ^O0d woman and had a j?roat good price for they can make a nnmj)er 0f friends Sho is sur, pood profit upon every pound v|y()<1 ()y (our >oiig ^ tw<> they weave. . . . .. a daughters, viz : Messrs. 8. M. If the farmers of the south are . . Hlvthe. ot this place, \V. 1. anxious to commit commercial ... .. .... , . . . . auicide, tire way i? open to then,. " r"e- 01 ","elr?1 A J" Itnt if thoy want a decent price ' ' " an * '11 ytlie, who for their cotton, they have it in liv? two miles eaRt ot town, and their own hands to command Mrs. T- W. Socrest, ot Osceola, that price. and Mrs. W. (J. Sullivan, of All they have to do is to exer- Mond a Grove. cise oHinnry buflineaB hoiihh in - ^ __ the marketing of. their crop. Subscribe to 1'iio