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Platform of Mr. W. G Wells To the Citizens of Edgefield County Having formally announced my self for Supervisor of your county ' I deem it my duty to s.-t forth m.\ platform I am running on for you! consideration. First of all, I stand on efficiency and character. Hon esty is a quality that should not have any reward, but its possession should be its own compensation. Effie, enc. eLoll be engrav ed in tile man and his works do show through the channels of con fidential business intrusted in him by the People, and put a disap proval on any method that would tend to hishouesty and disloyalty by refusing to recognize any per son or persons asking for work to be done on their roads in a reason able way. I am in favor of dividing the gang and keep one squad working on each aide of the county ali the time, and each gang provided with a foreman that will take an interest in the road work, and not work to the disadvantage of the Supervisor and the people along the road. I am not in favor of plowing up the . ruts and narrowing in the roads. I am in favor of macadamizing all chronic holes, I mean such holes that come in the same place every winter. I am in favor of making new road beds, where really needed, and can procure the route from the landowner at a reasonable price. I am not in favor of placing any more tax on the people than neces sary. I am in favor of contracting all bridge work and keep the gang busily at work on the roads all the while. W. G. Wells. Colliers, S. C. Southern Farmers Grow Richer. Washington, D. C. January 27. -"Farmers in the Southern States traversed by Southern Railway Company's lines are better off by at least $200,000,000 than they were at this time last year," said Presi dent Harrison of Southern Railway Company, commenting on the United States Agricultural Depart ment figures of crop and live stock values. **The Department figures of the values of the crops of cotton, in cluding seed, grains, hay, tobacco, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, aud apples show a total for those States of $1,188,630,000, ascompared with $1,020.179,000 last year, an increase of $168,451,000. The value of live stock on farms in those States is re ported by the Department as $10, 228.000 greater than last year, bringing- ?he total up to $178,679, 000, and if we add to this the in creased value of various vegetable and fruit crops for which figures are not yet available the total will easily reach $200,000,000. "Although, on account of the large reduction in cotton acreage, the yield of cotton was substantial ly less than last year, the farm value of the cotton was $46,872,000 greater, and of the seed $40,952,000 greater, making the total value of the crop $87,824,000 greater than last year. The result of the more general diversification of crops which is the outstanding feature of present-day ?farming iu the South is seen an increase of $64,082,000 in the value of grains, an increase of $18,846,000 in the value of hay, an an increase of $12,512,000 in the value of Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes, and an increase of more than $10,000,000 in the value ot' live stock on farms. On account of the generally lower prices of farm animals throughout the United States, the increase in the value of live stock does not fully measure the progress of the South in the past year toward a realization of its great advantages for the production of meat and dairy products. The Department figures show increases of 83,000 bead of milch cows, 200, 000 head ot other cattle and 984, 000 head of swine. "Taking into consideration the increased extent to which Southern farmers have produced supplie^ used on the farm as well as the largt increase in the value of their mar ketable products, I think it may fairly be said that the average con dition of the farmers of the South was never better than it is today." A bobo knocked on the back door of a suburban nome, which was opened by a large, muscular hard faced woman, declares the Balti more American. "Get out of here, you miserable tramp, exclaimed the woman in a screechy voice, at the first sight of thehobo.If vou don't march straight for the back gate I will call ray hus band!" "I guess not, was the calm re joinder of the tram. He ain't t>t home." "Is that so, Mr. Tramp? was the scornful reply of the large lady. How do you know he isn't at home?' "Because, grinned the hobo, back ing toward the aforesaid gate, when a man marrie^ a woman like you, he is home only at meal time." Byrnes Reports Favorably On War Claim Bill. Washington, January 30.-Rep resentative .fames Byrnes, of South Carolina, has reported favorably to the House from the committee on war claims, of which he is a mem ber, a bill which if adopted wi 11 un doa certain injustice perpetrated, probably unwittingly, by the Inst Congress. The Act of last March, according to its interpretation by the Court of Claims, killed all claims that had not been approved by both the Court itself and Congress at the time the Act became effective. That is to say, it arbitrarily blocked all claims which were under considera tion by the Court of Claims at the time, or which were awaiting con sideration by that Court after h iv ing been referred to it by Con gress. This new bill, which has been re ported from the war claims co?n mittee by Mr. Byrnes, provides that there shall be a period of two years in which new claims and old claims have been referred by Congress to the Court but not adjudicated bv the latter, may be considered and adjudicated. There ate a number of claims which had been sent to the Court by Congress which were just as meritorious as some that, were paid by the Act of last March. If the present bill passes the in justice of blocking these old claims while in process of adjustment may be reotified, and new claims may be taken up by Congress during the next two years. Box Party at the Flat Rock School. Editor of The Adveitiser: The box party at Flat Rock on last Friday P M. has been pro nounced a perfect success. Nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of the evening. A cosy booth was tastily arranged, from which Misses Ruth Timmerman and Kathleen Kenrick sold delicious candies, made by the school girls. The large table was made very attractive by the pretty boxes provided with numerous dain ties, which can be better described by the young men, were sold by Mr. T. W- Lamb, making the sale a very pleasant feature indeed. The ex tended "cake walk" was also much enjoyed. Names of young ladies who desired to partake were solic ited and placed in a box and drawn for by the young men. As the couples marched around the house Mr. George' Brissey held a; piece of wood, which each touched ou pass ing. The bell was ruug in the school room. The couple that touched the wood as the bell tapped won the cake. Mr. Lewis Ham mond and Miss Julia Jumper won the cake. We were pleased when it was an nounced that the nice sum of $25.00 had been realized, which all appreciated very much. We thank our teachers for their efforts and our friends for their at tendance and generosity. Modoc, S. C., Jan. 31. "Hellos; are you Bafy's, the butcher?" ;;Yes." "Well, this is Mrs. Brown's resi dence. Will you please s?nd me a large, thick bv 12 o'clock?" "Well, you just bet your sweet life I will." "Do you i ow, sir, to whom you are speaking ' "Sure, 1 ?I You're Jenny, Mrs. Brown's coo' ." "You are mistaken, young man. You are speaking to Mrs. Brown herself." "Is that so? Then in that case, madam, we'll call the bet off." A Distinct What is the chief ority of Royal Baking There are several ? is one which distingu? baking powders. This reason, whicl know, is that Royal E from cream of tarta grapes. This means ? It i ;eans natural food mil eral substitutes t p' r 'ders. There is no alum n Baking Powder. ROYAL BAKINC New Essay ''Contests in Schools.; i The W. U T. U. of South (jfafo lina is off erin,2 the usual prizers pi five dollars each f?r triebest ?js'ay on"alcohol and the-hura^n? body?' jin the graded schools in the state and on the subject of "the value of total abstinence to a . life" in the high schools. We"'hope the teachenl of Edgt'field.county will, take np titi* work as there are .no better themes; for compositions for English' pr Physiology classes than these, while the study may be of inestim? ? ble value to the boys and girls who write essays. Teachers may get fur ther information on the subjects, i etc., by applying to o^r superin tendent of Scientific Temperance Instruction for the state, Mrs.' W. S. Middleton of Meriwether, S.C., or to Mrs. T. H. Rainsford who. has charge of this department for the county and lives at Edgefieldj S. C. Let us urge yon to enter your school for these prizes, and at once. Mrs. W. S. Middleton, Supt. Scientific Temp. Inst.' Mrs. Sallie G. Mealing Enters Her Last Sleep. The death is announced of Mrs. Sallie Getzen .Mealing, wife of MT. H. E. Mealing, of Curryton, Edge field county, South Carolina. Mrs. Mealing died at 9:40 o'clock Monday night after a week's illness. She bad reached the advanced age of 81 years, a life spent in the ser vice of her Master, and character: izt-d by devotion of ber family? She came of one of Edgefield's prominent families, and numbered her friends by th" scores. Her pass ing will be the cause of deep regret to her wide circle of acquaintances. She was for 50 years a devout mem ber of the-Baptist church, and noted for her deeds of charity. She was a Miss Getzen prior to her marriage in, October, 1866, to Mr. H. E. Mealing, and of that union two daughters Misses Ellie and Mary Mealing, survive ber; also one son, Mr. D. J. Mealing. Two.brothers, Capt. T. W. Getzen, of Port White, Fla.; Mr. ?>. Luther Getzen, of Fort son, Ga.; also a sister, Mrs. Ellie Briggs, of Edgefie.ld county, mourn her lost. Deceased was the daugh ter of the late Rev.' S. P. Getz?n. The funeral will be held Wed nesday from Republican church' on the Martintown road in Edgefield county. Besides the relatives mentioned, three grandchildren survive Mrs. Mealing. To the surviving rela tives friends will extent the tender est consolation.-Augusta Herald. Greenwood Bank Changes. Greenwood, January 29.-At a special meeting of the directors of the Bank of Greenwood held this afternoon Mr. James C. Self, who has been cashier of the bank for over fifteen years, was elected vice president, and Mr. J. P. Abney, who is now president of the Farm ers and Merchants' .Bank, was elect ed cashier. Mr. A^ney will at onee assume his duties and become ac tively interested in the management of the bank. Mr. Self's new posi tion will relieve him of that active supervision which he has given the bank heretofore and will enable bim to give more time to the Greenwood cotton mills of which he is presi dent and treasurer. He has been eminently successful in the manage ment of both the bank and the mills, but the two institutions have made heavy demands on his time. Mr. Abney, the new cashier, has been president of the Farmers and Merchants' Bank ??for the past two years. He is a capable and efficient banker and a young mau with very largj property interests both in the town of Greenwood and in the county. His friends are confident that he will continue to develop the bank he is now going with. ive Reason reason for the superi X Powder? good reasons, but there shes Royal from other i every woman should laking Powder is made r, which comes from i healthful fruit origin, as distinguished from ised in other baking or phosphate in Royal j POWDER CO. York K YOUR CROP ?STEAD OF OWE ?T Food And Grain Crops Will Make Agricultural South Independent, Says H. G. Hastings Atlanta, Ga.-(Special.)-The cred it system under which the agricultu ral south works and stays poor is an alyzed in a striking way by H. G. Hastings of Atlanta, chairman of the agricultural committee of the Cham ber of Commerce, and a member of the executive council of the South eastern Fair. He does not, mince words in talking about the situation. "Every season during the last fifty .years," he says, "there has been trou ble in the cotton belt whenever the 1 crop was large and the price low, or ! the ' Crop short. Each time the cry of hard times goes up, and the reason '. back. of it is that the farmers cannot g?t enough money to pay their debts out of their so-called cash crop-cot ton. It is disheartening because it is ?so absolutely unnecessary. "A cotton fanner's debts are large ly for food and grain, charged up against him on the merchants' books at two to three times the price that those same items could be produced on his own acres, and usually without serious interference with a crop of cot toR as'large as he now makes. "The trouble is that most cotton farmers owe their crop instead ot owning it when made. "The . credit way looks the easy way, but it strangles most farmers before they get through life. "I haye said repeatedly In public addresses that no state or section ot any country can be prosperous that is regularly dependent on another section for its food supplies. What is true of a state or section is true of the individual farmer. "The great exhibits of grain, hay and food products shown at the South eastern Fair held in Atlanta in No vember, give the lie to the statement that these things cannot be grown here at home successfully and prof itably. "A good big home garden kept planted and rightly tended through the season will produce half of the living besides furnishing an abund ance for canning or drying from the surplus. 1 . "When we make our food and grain :we will have few or no debts at the 'Store; we will own instead of owe our crops .when made, and farm wealth will, accumulate in the south idstoad Of farm and crop mortgages." . Mending Fences. Tibe politician in often tempted to leave his work, that which the peo ple have employed him to do, in or der .that he may 'mend his fences." This meane that self-interest is more important than tba people's interest, at least for the time. To explain just what is meant, the politician is ou j; ^tq seek re-election or to canvass fo^?.aew office. " 1 ."; Without censuring the man that does this, it is a safe procedure so far as the self-seeking politician is convc-irned. The politician wants to be ^fenced in." Now why not every farmer "mend his fences" or make new fences, as the need may be? Post holes may be dug, wire put up; br movable fen?e made to be put up later. This work can be done when the weather is *.OjO cold or disagreeable for plow ing. . There may be a selfish motive for farmers mending their fences to save crops and provide for diversification, but snob selfishness does not injure any one else. This is the kind oi sefishness that should be encour aged, if indeed it could be called selfishness. In making plans for grazing crops it will be advisable to lay out the fields, decide upon the rotation to supply food for stock and then be ready to plant as soon as possible. Fences are very important. They are used these days to fence in stock rather than crops, although the crops may require fencing. Let. arrange ments be made for fencing as soon as possible.-Farm and Ranch. There's Money in Waste Places. A few weeks ago we remarked that in traveling over the upland south vre constantly see farmers al most wasting their time on poor hillsides while rich black bottom lands on the same farm, lands ca pable of producing three times as much per acre, are not in cultiva tion. It frequently happens that la bor expended on a poor hillside is not giving the laborer a return of more than 50 cents a day for his work, whereas labor expended on the rich bottom lands would pay for labor possibly two or three dol lars per day in net profits. Let's get busy now on the waste areas apd put them to work. Patchy, irregular fields not only mean lands that are not working for us, but they mean, too, that we are being kept from nsing on our farms the horse power and labor saving im plements that are necessary to maxi mum profite. Why not aim in 1916 to.have: the big, broad, open fields that are-shem a delight to the eye and that mean good farming.~~Pro gressive Farmer. "F.0R. SALE-<My Horn's Creek ?j*rri^cpjBthining 200 acres. For par ticulars and terms apply to me at Edgefield. N. L. Brunson. l-26-4t-pd. ?t?tst Newspaper 3)n ^wrth towline EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 2, 1916 NO.48 _? *