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COTTON WILL : LARGES] f t However, the Boll We System in South'?Musi to Meet Deficit. Lot (By Joe Sparks in The State.) |? "Cotton farming as a business in j ^ tlie weevil States of the South is no t longer safe or profitable. Cotton raising as a part of farming is both V ? safe and sound business proposi- * tion. Many farmers in Louisiana are 1 producing cotton successfully along , the lines indicated by the agricultural . I experts of the State experiment sta-, tion atnl the United States farm 1 demonstration work. The export of raw cotton to the mills of the world t 0\ave been of a large economic 1m- < portance in keeping the balance of g trade ou the credit side of the national ledger. A crop that will bring j about $1,000,000,000 into 12 States v <can not be abandoned or scoffed at. <49ome cotton must be grown because t the South for the present at least is v tlie largest field in the world. The 0 fault has been with the one crop credit system, under which cotton <has been produced and not with cotton itself. "Since the advent of the boll wee- . vil into the State," said Mason Snowden of the extension department of ,, the Louisiana State university, "it 3ms been quite the fashion to scoff t it cotton and to ridicule its produc- . tion. People have heard and read so ^ much of the destruction of Louisi- . ana's cotton crop by the weevil that j they imagine that it is no longer of commercial importance in the State. 4 "In spite of the weevil damage ,, ar.d reduction in acreage, caused h> | the weevil it is still the largest cash r crop iu the State.' s As Is well kn<i>vn the production 1 of one cm>p as thrt main support of a'h people has failed in all sections o? the t'nited States. It is an agricultural impossibility. failure of System. Mr. Snowden gives the following reasons lor the failure of the one crop system: "Decrease in soil fertility is accompanied by decreased yield. Cotton being a clean cultivated crop this deterioration has come through the leaching out of the plant food in the soil by the heavy rainfall; through the washing awav of the soils, and through the exhaustion of the organic matter and consequent loss of nitrogen and bacterial life. Available plant food has become exhausted and that mechanical condition of the soil so necessary for profitable crop production destroyed. Washed and gullied hillsides, worn out and abandoned fields have been the heritage of the one crop practice in the South. Soil fertility is the basis of all agricultural wealth, lave Stock. Before the advent of the boll weevil into Louisiana the people had been depending on cotton as their money crop. Pure bred live sto'k was comparatively an unknown term. The food of file Slate was being shir ped in tiu cans and paper boxes. The coming of the weevil forced the farmers to diversify their crops and to produce enough food for home consumption. The live stock industry is getting on a firm foundation. i? '-fHdv margei is round at h'ort ; a Worth. Tex., where Rood prices are >. paid. In Itaton Rouge and Donald- ? sonville sections large areas have ' been abandoned from the growth or < cotton and turned into pasture for f live stock. Soy beans are being r planted. Velvet beans grow profuse- t ly on rich lands. I.espedeza hay c RENDER THANKS I HAYS GOVERNOR t (] t Also Asks People to Give Aid to Suf- ^ fering Europe. i I Columbia, Nov. 23.?Governor j Alanning this afternoon issued the v following Thanksgiving proclama- s ion: "While other nations and peoples c tisve sutTerod horrifying destruction t of life and property, and have en- y dured the stupendous catastrophes of li "war, our people have enjoyed health, li peace and prosperity. 1; "Our unbroken custom has been to ^ acknowledge by public act our gratitude to Almighty God for mercies vouchsafed us. "Thanksgiving and prayers should t>c accompanied by generous gifts for the relief of those who are in distress and of those in want. "Now, therefore, I, Richard I. Manning. Governor of the State of \ South Carolina, do appoint Thursday. J REMAIN r CASH CROP evil Dooms One-crop f Produce Food Crops lisiana Comes Back. :rows abundantly. "Too much hay." s the cry heard in many sections ol he State. Louisiana has a great advantage over South Carolina whet ho lil'P si/toW iniliiutrv iu nnnui/hivoH ~ J to VWUOIV.V VV4, lere in South Carolina the hay fields nust be developed. In Louisiana let he land alone and a good grazing :round immediately is formed. The following figures compiled by he State department of agriculture >f Louisiana show in a compreheniive manner just how far the food rop movemeut has spread. The comng of the boll weevil caused the figires for all food crops to climb iteadily upward. The same condilon will prevail in South Carolina vithin several years after the arrival if the weevil. The figures were anlounced last March. Here the figures are: .">48,508 ales of cotton, valued at $16,211,>62; 30.527.668 bushels of corn, alued at $18,003,950; 311,952,076 lounds of sugar, valued at $12,311,'9 0 (the coming of the weevil did lot materially affect the sugar indus ry) ; 467.611.5u4 pounds of rice, alued at $8,896,3 50; 5.675,145 mshels of sweet potatoes, valued at 12,443,507; 1,146,721 bushels of risli potatoes, valued at $845,897: 07.000 tons of hay. valued at ovei 2.000,000. In addition the farmts produced 3 28.700 hushels ot lennuts which went to the niiirkc. or $126,000. The peanut industry hould be developed in South Camilla. The peanuts can he used for log feed e"d grinding purposes and ecently the railway granted a tnaerially reduced rate on peanuts rhen shipped for grinding. The otton oil mills wilt pay good pr ces or the peanuts. The mills will enonrage the growth of soy beans and ? is likolv that nrizes will ho offered or the best record in the growing of oy beans. In Louisiana Harry 1). JVilson. the commissioner of agriulture, will this year offer several irizes to the members of the soy >ean clubs. An effort will be made o organize these clubs in all secions of Louisiana. Here in South 'arolina the farmers should confer vlth the farm demonstration agents 'onoerning the growth of the soy leans. Good prices for the beans are >eing paid hv the oil mills. Louislna shipped ovei :?,700 carloads o! egetahles and received in return ibout $1,000,000. Over $2,OO0,00<l vas secured from the strawberry rop. The 5.000.000 gallons of milk roduced went to the market for iver $2,000,000. The coining ol the veevil caused many farmers to turn o the dairy business. New Orleans s the greatest undeveloped m'lk narket in the world and the dairylien are finding a ready sale for all nilk there. Toe farmers shipped 28 carloads of cattle to the markets n Texas, realizing about $8oo,00o. seventy carloads of hogs were shipted bringing about $104,000 into he State. Sixteen canning factories vhich were established as a direct esult of the infestation of the weeMi sold about $2.->0,000 worth oi mods. One of these factories is now diipning its products to 20 Stat -s. rhe total value of all crops for the State was about $77,000,000. N? /. II a U1 a .... a ?? * 1 i ? i^uicn tu c tivtiiiuuic iis l?) l lit* III rease in the food crops, caused b\ ho coming of the weevil, yet the ofti ials declare that amount is unusual. November 30, 1016, as a day ol hanksgiving and prayer. On that lay I urge our people to lay aside msiness and labor, repair to their daces of worship, lift up their hearts r. fervent prayer to (iod and ex >ress our gratitude, by contributing o the relief of the suffering and rant of those who are in need of out ympathy and aid. "Given under my hand, the seal if the State, in Columbia, this wenty-thlrd day of November, in thr ear of our Lord, one thousand ninf lundred and sixteen and in the one lundred and forty-first year of the ndepondence of the United States ol tmerica. (Signed) "Richard I. Manning. "Governor." By the Governor (Signed) R% M. McCowan, Secretary of State. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Vnnr druggist wilt refund money If PA7.0 LUNTMKNT falls to cur* anycaae of Itching, Blind, Weeding or Protruding Pile* in 6to Mdaya. The first application gi'-ea base and Rest. 50c. THE JiANCASTER NEWH GENERAL NEWS~ >; Qeorge Smith, driver of a stage in Vancouver, if. C., died of heart disease as he was approaching the North Arm bridge over the Frazler river and sent his car into an open draw. J He carried nine occupants of the automobile to death in the Hooded stream. Miss Kate Gordon, the "Carrie Nation" of New Orleans, La., won an important victory against winter , racing and bookmaking when the supreme court granted her application for a receiver for the company 1 operating the fair grounds on the , plea that the company is an illegal , organization. William Holmes, aged 14 years, ' was strangled to death when his head was caught in a window at the school ' building near Church Hill, Miss. His , body was found dangling a few fee* from tne earth. It is believed he was attempting to sneak homo to get a lunch he had failed to carry to school. Mrs. Emma Johnson, of Vidalia, Ga., has brought suit for $20,000 damages against Dr. George D. White, surgeon at the Park View sanitarium in Savannah, Ga. She alleges that he left a piece of gauze :in her body after an operation. The price of hides jumped again this week, further intensifying conditions in the American leather industry and lending support to a prediction that within a few months (Americans may be paying $lf> and $2<? for shoes of ordinary quality. , | Warrants have been issued for* the arrest of 4 1 Industrial Workers of the World, who are alleged to have participated in the recent raid at Everett, Wash. During the fighting ^seven persons are known to have lost (their lives. Riverside, Cal., is soon to have a 1 borne for stray cats, sick dogs and any other domesticated animals in need of food or protection. Mrs. C. M. Loring. of Minneapolis, Minn., has I just given $:i,0iio for such an institution. "Sell the old horse and cow; send me money. In jail for voting." This telegram was received by a negro woman In Bainbridge, CJa., and served to give a touch of humor to the anxiety over the presidential election. It appears the negro attempted to vote in New Jersey and was caught. E. L. Debardelben, one of Elmore county's wealthiest men, today was fined $2,000 and given 12 months at hard labor on conviction ol burning ibis liutiif to do fraud insurance companies. Miss Laura Ward has received notice that she will receive $100 from the Bankers' Itisurame company for the part she played in capturing robbers who entered and proceeded to ransack the Citizens' bank in Covington. Ind. Her screams brought help! and the thieves were caught. All money stolen was recovered. Combining to enhance prices of necessaries of life has been made an oliense by the Canadian government, and penalties are $5,000 tine or two years' imprisonment. The government has taken action by orders in !council under the war measures act. Food, clothing, fuel and materials tor manufacture are all classed as necessary. ! The Halkan express. which runs '.between Constantinople and Herlin, dashed at full speed Into a party of women section hands in a suburb of Herlin and killed lit workers. I Watts Cylinder I Corn Shelter. The best and most efficient . power corn-sheller on the market. , Made in different sizes, to (| suit the requirements of both large and small corn growers. Write for special circular and prloes 1 Remember, we are head> quarters for the best in Farm Implements and Farm Machinery. The Olds Gasoline Engine. which we soil, Is one of the best of power Engines. Correspondence solicited. The Implement Co. i 1302 Main St., - Richmond, Va. TUESDAY. NOV. 28, 1916 Hank No. 2U2. Statement of the Condition of The Fanners Bank Ste Trust Company Located at Lancaster. S. C., at the close of business November 17th, 1916. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts. . . .$119,590.30 i Overdrafts 4.806.10 !Furniture and Fixtures. . 3,075.00 Banking House, Building Acct 8,238.94 Other Roal Estate Owned 3,500.00 Due from Banks und Bankers 52.439.81 {Currency 8,647.00 Gold 1.155.00 Silver and Other Minor Coin 1.742.25 Checks and Cash Items 1.908.82 Total $205,103.22 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in..$ 50.000.00 Surplus Fund 6,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid 5,807.33 Dividends Unpaid 2.00 Individual Deposits Subject to Check 69.306.53 Time Certificates of Deposit 32,856.10 Cashier's Certified Checks 1,102.26 Certified Cashier's Checks 29.00 I Bills Payable, including | Certificates for Money Borrowed 40,000.00 Total $205,103.22 i !STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Lancaster?ss. Before me came W. 11. Millen, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. H. MILLEN. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of November, 1916. W. P. ROBINSON. I Notary Public. 'Correct Attest: J. E. CRAIG. W. P. BENNETT. A. J. GREGORY, Directors. ! NKGItO A It RESTED IN DILLON HINT Dillon. Nov. 22.?Arch Campbell, I a negro, is in custody and a posse is searching for John Johnson, also a jnegro, in uie oener mai mese men I were responsible for the murder of Hugh Hurrelson and the assault on | Mrs. Harrelson in the I'leasant Hill section of this county last night. Bloodhounds led a posse to the bed in which Campbell, with whom Mr. < Harrelson had trouble recently, was ?iooninc and tbe man was arrested on suspicion. Mr. Harrelson was killed with a j blunt instrument , probably a plow point. After he bad been felled Mrs. Harrelson was beaten with a club until she fell exhausted 011 tbe floor, the negro believing her to be dead. Regaining consciousness Mrs. Harrelson screamed for assistance. As Mr. Harrelson did not respond, she rang the farm bell. This tocsin was an[swered by neighoors. Campbell was spirited away from the Dillon county jail for safe keeping as a lynching was feared. Feeling is running high and the community is highly wrought up over tbe murder and assault. Robbery is jthought to have been the motive. :? EVERYONE SHOUIJ) DRINK ODA8S |OF WATER TO CLEAN KIDNEYS. If Your Hack Hurts or Bladder Bothers You Drink Ix>ts of Water. When your kidneys hurt and your back feels sore, don't get scared and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys clean like you keep your bowels clean, by flushing them with cold water and kidneco which removes the body's urinous waste and stimulate them to their ! normal activity. The function of the kidneys is to Alter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it 500 grains of acid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital importance of keeping the kidneys active. Drink lots of water?you can't drink tod much; also get from your druggist about one dozen 5 grain 1 kidneco tablets, take one tablet before each meal and at bedtime with a glass of water for a few days and your kidneys will act fine. This fanious remedy Is made from perfectly harmless Ingredients and acts ijuickiy, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulat* clogged kidneys; also to neutralize the acids In urine so it no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. Kidneco is inexpensive, cannot Injure, make no mistake, insist on kcrtneoo which everyone should take now and then to keep their kidneys clean and active. Try this, also keep up the water drinking and no doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and backache.?Adv. i ??i. ? ? Stop! Listen! Think! *i We Sometimes Learn, Also Make Money by Observing The Above. We Sell Nothing But The Best Our Fancy Groceries, Our Heavy Groceries, Our Faints, Varnishes and Oil Stains are the Best Money Can Buy. > Don't Forget 'The Pure Food Store," , . * Bennett-Terry Co. | P. S.?Just Received 350 Bags of Hog Feed. to to : I SERVICE FIRST I ? * ? w The service you get when you send your % to orders to the Lancaster Candy Kitchen to J will he found absolutely satisfactory. J " Buy Your Candy Where It's Fresh and Handy === m We Carry a complete line of Fruits, 0 J Candy, Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobacco. ? ^^==== ? 5 I ANf A<JTFR r A NHV IHTf IICM f ny unnvnu11'ii vnill/ l 1\ 1 1 l/llLH W ? AM) 9 MIDWAY CANDY KITCHEN S ' 2 +-i-4-? *** * ? -M I t I FRESH SHIPMENT j ;; OK || !1 GARDENER'S CAKES I! II I : |; II CITRON CAKE jj j POUND CAKE ! | MARBLE CAKE I 'I = ;i \\ We Slice This Cake In Anv !> ? ?v?uaiiiiijr 11 ! I r* \ > i Give Us An Order For Melrose Flour, ji ! EDWARDS & HORTON !| i t | BIO <X KAN KINElt | __ MMT TO BOTTOM WQ ft Q ? ( YOUT "Cir 1 JOB PRINTING l.on(ion, Nov. 22.?The Brltleh j ft | . IT hlspital ship Britannic has been sunk i fit LiUflCdSltT if6105 with the loaa of about 50 live*, aaya r British official announcement to- ~ ~ ~~ 7 lay. Twenty-eiKht peraona were in- u , lured. The Britannic was aunk by MONtil 10 LOAN E 1 mine or a torpedo yesterday morn- I Inn in the Aegean sea. according to I 1 the official statement. I I "w preparej ! ^ tialela... Q The Britannic was nearing comple- I WOBey in*rov?>4 coitoa lion at the outbreak of the war when ' I?s????ter county jn ?ama of 1300. she was requisitioned by the govern- P'rsrda at 7 per Mat iatere?t, nient and converted into a hospital repayable ia Mailable ia?tallmeata. ia ?hlp. In company with the Maure- periods of five, aevea ar tea tanla and the Olympic she was enguged in bringing thousands of > lirv'l 11,' wounded mon from the Galllpolt MjWFj9 peninsula soon after the evacuation Attorney at Law of the peninsula by the allies. wmmmmmmmm?1 ' i