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Ten Cents Cotton Mr. Morse Expects. He Thinka Farmers Can Fix the Price?Believes Eleven uivl a Quarter Milliou Bales is a Maximum Estimate for 1904-05 Special to The Stute. Baltimore Aug. 24.- In view of the worlil-vMile interest in the probanlo yield of cotton this year and of the remarkably close approximation of la-t year's yield made farduadvance of the government's estimate, by Mr. S. F. It. Morse, then a member of the tirm of Daniel .1. Sully & Co., Mr. Morse's estimate of the crop this year is of unusual interest. Identified as Mr. Morse had been for many years with the tight for fair prices of cotton, his esti mates of a ['yield not exceeding 11,250,000 bales this year will command universal attention. 1 ?ata gathered by him last year was the foundation for the bull campaign making possible the vast additions to the income of southern farmers, for the data proved the great shortage of the crop. In an interview published in this week's Manufacturers' Record, Mr. Moisc takes the position tiiat excited speculation and appalling fluctuations are not the best means for the attainment of fair prices to the grower. His contention now is that the south is able and ought, through the use of legitimate business methods, to secure permanently fair prices f, ..1.1 iuu nuiKi s|iiuuers ior Jl natural monopoly. In his interview commenting upon the dismission by I). A. Tompkins, published lust week. of the question "how to maintain a fair average price for cotton," taken in connection with a recent interview as to cotton conditions from a British standpoint, Mr. Morso says: NO MOKF. STARVATION PRICKS. The business brains of the South have now within reach every necessary facility for tho prevention of any recurrent of starvation prices for tho south's great staple without having to invoke the aid of speculative forces of sort of kind. It is a parley business proposition io determine cotton values by averaging the price of preceding periods and estimating tho increased necessities, of the world. From a careful studyof statistics and a conservative estimate of expansion in consumption, it is my opinion that 10 cents per pound is the minimum prico the south should make up its mind to take for its cotton year in and year out so long as it holds a virtual monopoly in cotton . production . That this can be done by a comprehensive warchous say stem and an abatement of existing evils in handling is admitted by all business men and bankers who have given to this subject their honest, earnest thought " In views of tho almost absolute accuracy of Col. Morse's estimates of last year's crop and of i those of the three proceding | years he was asked to give Ins views as to the crop now about to he harvested. 4411 is too early," he replied, 44for any ono to form a definite opinion. Any estimate made now must necessarily be based on impressions rather than upon opinions, though there are several conditions surrounding the growing crop which have already become clearly appar ent to all caroftil observers. Notably among these is the deterioration insoils,tho apparent dege neracy of seed virility and the increasing r exhaustion of efficient farm labor. Making the most moderate allow ance for the conseq uences of those three e'ements of contraction, and leaving other drawbacks out oj if '_i BXVKi wSEflun HUbSL the fulculril i<?n, ?1 ( r<>|? of eleven rtiul dill? ipiUltCt l.illiotl belt's 1: the tn.ixiinviMi to l?o expected, How far this maximum may ht reduced by unseasonable weuthei early frosts and the incresing de predntiona of th J boll weevil und other insect enemies, it is as ye impossible to foretell. I'OSSIHIjE MAXIM I'M. <%lUit, for the sake of argument let us ligutc on the possible max itnutn not only for this season hu for the noxt two or three years It istny conteotion that, hy virtut of a constant rxpansiou in tlx world's requirements and the fae that tliere is no suhstitute for cot ton, and in view of the encroach mcnt on manufactured reserve; i due to recent short cropsand tin exhaustion of reserve raw ma? turial, it would take every one o these eleven and one-quarter Mil lion hales (i e the maxiuni crop] for at least three seasons to reston a normal parity in the relation he tweeu raw material and manufac tured. In support of this con teution I may quote from tho lira of a series of articles on the cottoi requirements of Great Britain uov being puolisbed simultaneously ir the New York Times and in tin London Times the following par a? rap h: " '1st. Stated in a single sentence, the present position amount! to this: The world's supply of cotton is no longer equal to the _ i i i -? * worm 8 demand. " "Jml. The estimated yearly increase in the demand is put at from 400,000 to 500,000 bales, and not only is the present pro duction inadequate, but in anothei ten years an additional 5,000,00t bales may be required. Lan cashire's shortage for the last year or two may bo put at 1, 000.000 bales.' "For the foregoing reasons, coupled with the fact that the , south is in a position ofgreatei independence than heretofore foi :thc exercise of a sound discretion in marketing the coming crop, i with means at hand for holding j whatever cotton it may bo conI sidcred desirable to keep off the market, my deliberate conclusion is that the south is abundantly able and ought to fix as the rain iniuin price fc r the first movement of this season's cotton 10 ceuts a pound. By doiuer this our planters, merchants and bankert "will bo in a position to get the benefit of any rise due to climatic or other conditions which may bo developed while the crop is being picked." suit 1 OK PREVENTED The startling announcement that a preventive of suicide had been discovered will interest many A inn down system, or despondency invariubly precedes suicide and something has been found that will prevent that condition which makes suicide likely. At the first thought of self des truction take Electric Bitters* It lining a great tonic and nervine will strengthen the nerves and build up the system. It's also o great Stomach Liver and kidney regulator. Only f>0c, Satisfacl-./i * nun hiiiucii nw/iiiwiordisro8. J. V. Mackey and Co, Funderbnrk Pharmacy. The Young li e i r of Ituwsinn Throne Christened Amid Pomp. St. Petersburg, Aug. 24.-With Pomp and ceremony the ezarewitcb, heir to the Russian throne, was baptized in the palace church atPetoihoff today. The assemblage of diplomats a m d others who witnessed the cere mony was ft most brilliant one. After tho ceremony the czar's manifesto of amnesty wa? published. The manifestcigrants nanny privileges to the people ef Hus s a, and is nn attempt to conciliate tho people of Finland. Thj 3<arber's Retort. 4 " "Big rim1' Sullivan, who ( 3 likes a eltniu, close shave every , r day, fells of his experience with a barber in .Pennsylvania I avenue while he was attending 1 t congress. Mr. Sullivan went into the shop ana reposed Jcom- ( fortably in the chair. For two l or three tnoruings he had noticed the barber had been drink- 4 ( iug, but ho hesitated to speak , to him about it. Finally the 3 blade of the razor slipped uuder 1 . the surface of the congressman's t ehuboy chin. "There, you idiot!" ne]shoutad, jumping from the chair. " Now you see what liquor does.' j "Yes," replied the barber, , calmly, "it iB apt to make *.he f skin tender." END OF BITTER FIGHT. "Twophysiciane had a long and stubborn tight with abceas on my " right lung" writes J. E. IlugheB of Dnl'oint, Ga. "and gavo me - up. Every oody thought my tiuio t had come. As a last resort I 1 tried Dr. Kings New Discov ery for Consumption. The benefit 1 received was striking and 1 I was on my feet in a few days. 5 Now I've entirely regained my - health. "It conquers all Coughs, Colds and Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed by Crawford Bros., ?). F. Mackey and Co. Funs derburk Pharmacy, Drug Store, l'riee 50c, and $1.00. Trial bottle > freo. r The Lancaster Gtaded ' Schools. | The annual session of the i i Lancaster Graded Schools will . begin Monday, Sept. 5, 1904. ) All pupils already assigned to i grades, and those to be examin^ 1 ed for assignn.ent, will assemble | at the school building promptly | 1 at 8 :30 o'clock, a. m. | Teachers are requested to re- ( } port for duty, at the same hour < . ' aud place, ou the Saturday pre- [ . ceding the opening of school. J All pupils who have not been assigned to grados will also at ] tend the meeting of teachers on I Saturday. 1 ( Pupils residing within the .lmita of tnis School District will , be required, as heretofore, to j pay a monthly incidental fee of ] twenty-five cents, each, the surue to be paid strictly iu advance, at the beginning of each echool 1 month. i > Pupils entering the school from beyond the school district limits will be roauired to nav tuition eu the following scale : Grades i ; I, II, III, one dollar per month ; Grades, IV, V, VI, one dollar1 and fifty cents per mouth;' Grades VII, VIII, IX, two dol-j lars per month. This includes! I the incidental fee. Cheap rates of board can be secured in private families by i pupils coming from a distance. 1 Pupils from the country will be permitted to take studies iu different grades, provided the hours - of recitation do not conflict, i Special arrangements ar? to be ' made for the preparation of pu' pils desiring to enter college. The Factory school, under the supervision of Miss Grace Whis onaot, will also begin its session !' Monday, Sept. 5th. No child under six year9 of | age will be admitted in either the town or factory school. A. R. BANKS, [ Superintendent. 1 Lancaster, S. C., Aug. 16, 1904 The Jupuncse Losses. h 1 L j Rome, Aug. '2U.?A telegram (received today states that tbe Japanese lost in the last asault on y ! Port Artkor, 2,500 men ioclud ing 8ixt)Mhree officers. Foley's Lloney and Tar will t( ? euro ali diseases arising from dis- n ordered kidneys or bladder. Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy. Election Managers* At u treating of the cXectt ire coultliitlee ^elil lici? M(iiul?,v the foil iwiiig iiiitungcrii ureitt up} oiu'ed lor tlie primary election: ltelair?J Z Hai'.o*. -Ino A Kell. J () Hull. Vmi WjcU 1 M Vmler, G Ii Vuiigliu, t! 4 ( rilli it New Gut?Hiram <" KtcHe, J D Flvun riioruwt 11 t' Williams. Jwi^Ut ? /.!>? l> Hin-iou. E it Hin^le, .1 O Porter ! Traileaville J 1> Fatnler! nrk. G I. Mc* "Jeiley, G F McManna. Taxaliaw J l' Ingram, W .? I'elk, P M iilton. Flat Creek? loo M Strotrl, i> Ij Binl, W . I" Pittnan. Haile Golil Mine-? \V (! \?la i a. Kit-hard iilton, E L Ph'lipa Welsh's?\V J Hoi ton. It F Ion", T Tj 1 iilton Kershaw - Jno W Trneailnl-i, J L Philips, ! Fas II llorton. i Ileatli Springs / F Xiao' ey. S I' lion* ltlt. J 11 (!r?ii/lilnn ? " Primus-Ernest Unison. J W Blackmou. ! V 1$ Faulkcnberry. Montgomery -J L Brown, W T ilillinrri. ' f M Williams. Carniel ? .V H Carter, .1 A Cuiltbrn, W T ulnnelingham. Thorn well -ltntt' Crock, tt. F M Lathan, f Hoy CunuiogUain. Elgin?J B Ilngius, (t F Ferguson, A J lailej. Lanc&strr E C Secroat B 11 Bctiuott, J : foster Moore. Lancaster <'otton Mills?lames Mehaffoy l ' T Davis, Joseph Ilney Bridge to i^et. I will on Tuesday, Sept 6th, i 1904, ut 11 o'clock a. in , let tLe Kidding Oxti new bridge across j Burton Greek on tho road leading from Fork Hill to Kershaw. i villus and specifications will bo ; tnowi) at the letting. Bond will ' fin. n?r? niroil -1 i i i - ~ .?.|Utiv? V?I L J'U nuu'CMtl U I 1(1(1- j ler in double the amount of the ! bid, The right to reject any or j ill bids is reservod. L. d. Perry, ' , County Supervisor. i Furman University, | Greenville, S. O. Rowin MuNkal Poteat, President. j Lourses leading to the degree of Bachdor of Arts (B A) and \last? r of Arts, M A) Library B-adinu Room Lab- i iratories, large a id uomforsah e d ?riiiloiies, exi enses reduced to a minin 11 in Next > es.sion begins Sept 14 For ooniH aop'y to Piof H T Cook, For Tutalogue orjnformaii hi, add res?. The Secretary of the Faculty. IS- D. Bowers. \V O. Bowers BOWERS' BROS. ; Builders and Contractors Lumber, all kinds, for sale. ( Dressing ami Matching at short notice Turned work and acrol! work a specafly. ft^Give US your orders, BOWERS BROS. j Near Depot. Feby. 23, 1004. f THRESHERS, j! Wo have n FULL STOCkII . iL " <>i me wer. Known ' Farquhar Threshers AND Ajax Portable Engines and can mako Prompt Shi|v mcnt. ] Prices right. Catalog on request. filBBES MACHINERY COMPANY, COLUMBIA, S 0. mm COLLEGR j Spartanburg, S. C. ' Iknry n. snydf.r, Litt. D., M. < A.. President. I Four full College ooiiraea Favor I hie surrounding* Cleveland Science 1 tall, Gymnasium. Athletic ground*. ..cure course, Library f*acilitle?. 1st year bvgln* Sept. 21*t 1901. J A Gamewell, Secretary. VOFFORD COLLEGE FITTING ? SCHOOL, SPARTANBURG, 8. C. v Id. Kant new buildings Careful a' J! siilIon to individual students. Hoard J ud lulll *n for year $110. All Infor- | m Ion if!ven by J A. M. DuPKK, Head Maater. m 1 The Kind Yon Have Always ] in use for over 30 years, - and I All Counterfeits, Imitations Experiments tliat triflo witl Infants and Children?Expc What is C Castorla is a harmless sul>! gorie, Drops etui Soothing: contains neither Opium, M substance. Its ng;o is its g:u and nlluys Fevcrishncss. It Colic. It relieves Teething: and Flatulency. It assimil: Stomach and Dowels, givin: The Children's Panacea?Ti GENUINE CAS1 Bears the The Kind You Ha In ll?A Pa- a is woe rur v THE OCNTAON COMPANY, TT Ml lyon's French Pi Strictly vegetable, perfectly harm RESULT5-. Greatest known femu PAIlYinU llowaroof counterfeits and lmltatio tf^WSIUrl ton with fan-sisuiln denature on f>i< Send for CtrcnUr to WILJ.IAMS MFG. CO.. Hole A Sold by Funderbmk Pharmac, J. E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist, Lancaster, S. C. Working on credit doesn't pay, ind my terms from this ti.no lenceforth are stiietly cash. Reasonable Prices, jold Killing $1.50 Amalgam Filling 75 cts. Cement F'lling 75 ct KUMIFR PLATE, Full upper sot of teeth ? \ ^.00 LJpper and lower p^4 5*25.50 fc^rThcao p*' o are strictly or cash. N *orl< dout except or r it], . r jvt>od security. : n mm run* n J. E. KUILEVUE, Dentist. Go to the LANCASTER MARBLE A. IV I > GRANITE WORKS, ?or Good Work and Low Prices A. J. McNinch, LANCASTER, S. C. ' a?iCi'Hii J. ?iMfcaJ?aaBWMOJO?nP?MMWH?a?P KIDNEY DISEASES ire the most fatal of all Aim. cases. cm C Y'C ^NEY cure It a rULtl 0 Buaritttiwl Rtnady ?money refunded. Contains emedies recognized by emilent physicians as the vest for Sidney and Bladder troubles. PRICE 50c. and *1.00. PILES! PILES! PILES! Dr. Williams1 Indian File Ointment rill eu'e li'l.wl. Bleeding, Ulcerated nd Itching File* l< nligirtiH the tulors al'nys ilie itching at once, acts m "iinlii e, gives Instant relief. Dr Vil iama' Indian File Ointment is rerarad oniv lor iMhsand itching of lie privde pa'ts and othing else. Jvery lux Is guaranteed Hold by rugglsts, eeiil hy mall, for 50c, and I nil h' r h .* Wll.t.TiUu 'C'" 'O.. Prop'-, Cleveland, Ohio. I Kohl by Futnlerbtirk Pharmacy. f Bought, and which lias been has borne the signature of las been made under his perb u per vision since its infancy, r no one to deceive you in this, and 44 Just-as-good" are l>u? Ii ?wd endanger the lioalili of srionee against Experiment. ASTORIA stitute for Castor Oil, ParoSyrups. It is Pleasant. It orphino nor other Narcotic arantee. It destroys Worms ; cures Diarrhoea and Wind Troubles, cures Constipation ates the Food, regulates the It healthy and natural sleep* 10 Mother's Friend* rORIA ALWAYS Signature of _ ?e Always Bought ver 30 Years. imrav btucct. niw crrv. ericdical Drops less, sure to accomplish DE5IRED lIc remedy. Price, $1.50 per bottle. ns. The genulrro Is put up ohIt In paste-board Curly of the bottle, thus: j.. * Konls. Cleveland, Ohio. y?ASK?-the world"'s best baby>s^0 -is a prompt, safe, sure and harmor all sorts of stomach and bowel mgk abies and children. Keep it al- ^^9 i you can rely upon it. good drug stores, 25c. fcf by JIABY F.asb OO., uaoom, oa. ! WE HAVE no old or shoddy goods. I Will ?11 ? mil sen you orana new SHOES just from the shop, the BEST on this market STRICTLY AT COST, .come and see. Cherry & Co. ! J.HARRY FOSTER. Attorney at Law, LANCASTER, S. C. Hir i olleition* M specialty' wu- tiniiwi?1 mi mmwm W. F. LANEY, Physician and Surgeon. J Calls answered from office in j rear of Funderburk Pharmaftv (luring the day, and from residence on Elm street at night. Residence phone, 38. I Office phone, 118. LANCASTER AND CHESTFB K AlLW A V ' c' mlui.* ;n effect Nov 29, 1902. (Daily except HuiuIm ) WEh'lBOfiND. I IjV ljAiicaatci, 0 80 h m 4 00 p m IjV Fori I awn, 6 49 a in 4 30 p m Lv Baaconvillc, 0 69 a in 4 4-5 p in Lv Ricliburg, 7 05 a tn 5 00 {> in Ar Chester, 7 30 a m 5 30 p in Ar t'har'ottc, Ko II 9 55 a m 7 10 p in Ar Columbia Ho R10 15 a m 1 25 a m A i Al Inula, s a I, r 4 50 pm Ar Y?rKv',C&N VV 9 85 a in | A r Uaslon'.a.CN w 10 30 a in Ar Ijeii. ir, e a n, r 2 05 p m H 00 a m I MOUNL. Lv Leu it, c A ii. r 2 30 |? ni Lv Gaaton'a " 5 30pm Lv York \ llle " 6 23 p m Lv At lama. h a 1, r 1 00 p in liv Columbia, Ho R 6 10 am 5 15 pm Lv Charlotte, So R 0 15 am Lv ( heatc-i, 9 30 a in 7 30 p m Lv /iiolilturj?. 10 10 a m 7 54 p in Lv Rnscmnviile, 10 20am 8 00 p in Lv Fori Lawn 10 30 u in H 11 p m Ar Luiic.aH.er, II 00 a in H 30 p in Ar Camden, So Ry 1 55 pm CONNECTIONS. Chester? Southern, Seaboard and Carolina & Northwestern railway#. Lancaster? Houihern Railway. A V 4/dLURK. Hupeiintendent, I EROY kprinOH. President. SAWN E*R hTLVE tha moat L aallng aalvo In te ? world.