Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Agricultural Estimating Cotton Yields am Cotton Consumption. New Orleans Picayune. It is an old saying that a cro is not made until it is harvestec and it is equally true thut th size of a crop is not determine until the last bale is counted Last year's experience proved salutary lesson in this reaped Despite the estimates by th Government and a score of an thorities, and in spite, too, of th early ginners1 reports by the cer sus bureau, the crop was under estimated, indicating clearl] that neither early estimates no nai?lv nnnono o f?a i n uvv Villi J VVIIOUO tupvi yo ?I V 111 nu, way reliable guides to the tru size of the crop. If there is a proneness at th beginning of the season to under estimate cotton crops, there i an even greater proneness to un derestimate consumption. In al but a very few years the con sumption of raw cotton has ex ceeded the early estimates, show ing clearly that the requirement of the world have fully over ta ken production and have beei kept within bounds only by th higher prices exacted for tin raw material. Mr. Ellison no\ estimates that the whole worh will require this year 12,100,00! bales. On the basis of past ex jpoi IOIIV/U *4/ *3 (JQllCUbiy Bttio II add from 400,000 to 500,00( bales to this estimate. Witl that addition, which leaves bu little margin for putting awa; surplus stocks, there ought to b no tear of any but paying price for producers of cotton, no mat ter what the crop may turn ou to be, even should it reach Mr Huston's figure of 13,000,00' bales, which itnrobablv will not ' - r as that gentleman, looking a the crop entirely through spin ners' spectacles, generally over shoots the mark by a good mar gin. It would really seem to b a more profitable occupation thii season to closely study consump tion than to bother about tin production. \ Young Farmer who ha ight Ideas and is "Work * along the Right Line. Cultivator. been waiting for sori 'e from Butts Count ime, but as no one ha I will try my hand. t the start that 1 hav education, but I ar \t I have enough t livator and to d with a mule. I ar and do not kno< ?ing, but I hav ? me to want t h per acre as an 1 a renter. I mak .iig and I am makin iey. I hear men saj . land, that they can ihj .. to sow wheat and plan ^iuch corn ; if so, they could no raise enough cotton to get out c debt in the fall. Well, I will tel the readers of the Cultivator hoi I came out planting nearly all c my crop in cotton. When 1 wa twenty-one years old my fat he i Department. d gave roe a good mule and I rent ed a crop from him, and I was goir.g to make cotton enough in two years to buy roe fifty acres of land. I would get up every morn p ing and get to work by the time I, it was light and worked until e dark, but at the end of the two d years I was not worth any more I. than when I started. Brother a farmer, you see I was plowing i. backwards, so I just turped my e mule around and started to plowi ing forward. I planted plenty of e wheat, corn, oats and peas; rais i- ed plenty of meat and had some to sell. I will tell you what I Y made last year by plowing forr ward on twenty two acres of just y common land: 6 9.01 hiiflhnln of wheat. 112 horse loads of corn. 0 6 bales ot cotton. 22 2-horse loads of hay. 9 25 hnshels sweet potatoes. L" 50 dozen bundles oats. In making this I only paid out * $4.85 for labor, and outside of - my rent I did not owe one dollar. . Figure out this little crop at g market prices and see what I _ received for my year's work, u I am running a two-horse farm e thi8 year and have sowed sixteen 3 bushels of wheat and oats. Have v fourteen acres in corn and fifteen 3 acres in cotton. 1 am going to 0 try to make two bales of cotton on an acre. Will subsoil and use 0 eight hundred pounds of guano. ) J. T. M. tj Jackson, Ga. t Y Comment by the Editor: e This good letter was received 8 some time ago, but such stuff, will , keep and make good reading any t time. We predict success for this . young farmer. You may talk ot 0 labor problems and unfavorable crop conditions,but none of these t can keep down such "grit" and - such good work along the right lines We only wish tlie South had a million more just like e h:m. s 11 1 A Marriage in Chester. 3 Chester Lantern. Miss R^sa Hough and Mr. John 5 T. Peay, both of this city, were " married at the parsonage at Pleasant Grove Presbyterian church Sabbath afternoon Nov. 25, lOOtj, at G o'clock, by Rev. C. G. Brown. The bride is the 0 youngest daughter of Mr. and -N Mrs. F. M. Hough and the groom s is the oldest son ot Mr. and Mrs. ~ Riley Peay and proprietor ol 6 Peay's meat market. Only the parents knew of their purpose 0 when they started out to ride ? Sabbath afternoon and the mar 11 riage was something of a surprise w to their friends though it was ex0 peeled that it would be some 0 time soou. v . . ? .. e Made Happy for Life. g Great btippineHH runic into the homo of r p?. v,. mair, scuooi superintendent, at .St. ' Albans, W. Va., when bis little daughter it was restored fro xi the dreadful complaint he names He says: "My little daughter it had Ht. Vitus' Dance, which yielded to no . tr. atment hut grew steadily worse until as a last resort we tried Electric Hitters: and i) I rejoice to say, three bottles effected a complete cure." Quick, sure cure II for nervous complaints, general debility, female weaknesses.impoverished blood and malaria. Guaranteed by .1 P. Mackey, Oo. ,f Crawford Hros., and Fundrhurk Pharmacy. Price 50c. 8 . ^ . r Subscribe to The News, / , Indictments for Violation of ( Federal Labor Law. < Columbia special in'Oharlotte Observer: When the Federal j CourJ covened here today, Judge g William H. Brawley presiding, ^ District Attorney Cochrau hand- j ed out indictments against the 1 following individuals and con- 1 tracting firms for violating the ] Federal statute against working labor over eight hours on public * works, the prosecutions be- ^ ing the outcome of investigations j Mr. Cochran has been working 1 on since last June in connection ] with the work on the Charleston ^ navy yard. . Moise DeLeon, of Augusta; ] Grant Wilkins, of Atlanta ; New l York Jewel Filtration Company, 1 a corporation of New Jersey; ] Clara Construction Company, g of Illinois; Penn Bridge Company of Pennsylvania; Simons May- ^ rant Company, of Charleston. ^ It is understood that other % prosecutions are to follow in this J district along the same line. I From the best information ob- j tainable on the subject, it appears that the prosecutions, i which are the first of their kind j in the South, are the outcome of 1 the American Federation's efforts, J It is understood that the attorney ^ here is acting in accordance with reueated urgent instructions " from the Attorney General at < Washington, who has issued sev- 1 eral circulars that these laws must be etrictly enforced. ] ? < Had a Close Call. | "A dangerous surgical operation, in M volving the removal of a malignant nicer, aa large as my band, from my daughter', d hip, wjih prevented by the application of * Hucklen's Arnica Salve," aays A. C. Stickles of Miletus, \V, Va "Persistent nse of the ~ .Salve completely cured it.' Cures Cuts, Burns and Injuries 2<Sc at .1 F Mackey.Co. Orawford Bros., and Funderbnrk Parinacy. druggists. Notice to Trespassers. We, the undersigned, hereby forbid any and all persons front hunting, with or without dogs or guns, or trespassing in any way on our lands. W. T. Morris, J, K. Mothershed, 8 D. Ballard L, N. Montgomery, J. M. Cook, J. W. Knight, A. M. I.. Hall man, Mrs. Mary E Smith. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY or LANCASTER, In the Probate Court, By J. E. Ktewnian, Esquire, Probate Judge Whereas, Mary B. McDow, of latncaster Co., said State, has made suit to mo to grant her Letters of Administmtinu of the Estate of and effects of Edgar S. MoDow, deceased. THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to cite and niftioi.ish all and singular the kindred and crflBitors of the said Edgar S. McDow, nec'd, that they he and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Lancaster Court House, 011 the 11th day of December, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said i.i...:..:..* ? a:? -I- ? * ? * > .ki 111 iiurii'tiuiii nuoiiiu ikk dp Krununi. Given uuilor my hand, this 28th day oi Nov., Anno Domini, 1906. J. E. STKWMAN, I'rulwto Jndgn. Nov. 27, liKMi Livery, Livery, Livery! Though doing a rattling good livery business, we are determined to do even better. Our present stocks of Vehicles and Horses are being supplemented by handsome new carriages and buggies and stylish TWtt/iMflr mil CnAAIn va iting uiiu riui'mjst Our livery establishment is going to be second to none in the State, and don't you forget it! Come or send to us when you want the best, up-to-date livery service. HEATH-ELLIOTT MULE CO. i. SPECIAL j | 30 DAY | SALE f 1 J Furniture, r Clothing, * i Underwear i ' Big stock to select from. Don't ? 1 miss this opportunity. Prices ? | always guaranteed. 1 | Your money back ^ ^ if you want it. J I Williams-Hughes Co 1 J CASH STORE. J LA'VV'MMiW WMWH^ i r 1UT1M HiS MB A ~l TUMBLE UOVHWABD . To keep up with the staple that brings us cash, I am going to make some close 5 figures for your consideration : f Magnolia Flour Best by test?$2.00 per sack, 98 pounds standard weight. All groceries at bottom prices. Cooking Stoves cheaper by $2.00 than the cheapest. When it comes to shoes, we sell them too cheap. And on dress goods, it is astonishing the prices we make. And we don't mind getting down when people love to buy notions. Hats?If you want to be agree- I ably surprised come to see us. CLOTHING If you want an odd coat, overcoat, ladies' jacket and all this kind of goods, our prices will amaze you?in fact, dumfound you. Think of an overcoat, the very best quality, \ C dt A. _ 11U111 J^^.UU I (J ^4.00. Come at once. J. C. Edwards * in Bennett's Old Stand. , ?