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KaBaaaBKBHaBmBBHan The Lexington Dispatch [ P Wednesday. February 26, 1902. Something A"bont Cotton Seed. Maj. Harry Hammond Reviews the 1 History of this Product. 0 Aikbn Journal and Review . * F f While cotton-growers are compjam- j, ing, often justly, cf the mcDy hard- e ships aDd burdens imposed on them, g there is one bright spot to which I q ^ wish to call attention, as it seems to g r have escaped notice. r I allude to the extraordinary rise u in the value and price of cotton seed. ^ It is a creation of these latter days, j Before the time of oil mills and con- r - - * '* 11 n solidatea ginneries me smau cuwuu- g grower gave his seed for ginniDg his ^ cotton and paid in addition for bis c bagging and tire?; now he has his cotton ginned, (more quickly and better than formerly.) has bagging and ties furnished him and receives from $3 to $4 for the seed from his bale. n k Little seed was sold in the old days. c On there was an unusual demand ^ for several thousand bushels to be ^ sent to India for planting. Twelve ^ cents a bushel (less than 85 a ton) ^ was offered and there was a rush ^ L. from every quarter to supply the de1 znand. c The wiser and wealthier cotton- ^ growers of to-day (of course grown 8 wooHhipr onlv through increase in c ? J O _ wisdom versus the lower price of a cotton) are unwilling to part with ^ their eeed at twenty-seven cents a a bushel. They prefer as of old to put ^ g them in the ground as manure. The oil mills have recently offered 1,500 pounds of meal for a ton of 1 cotton seed with no'"takers. Now cotton seed meal is worth to-day in g the markets of the world (say New b York where corn is 69| cents a v bushel) ?30 a ton and upward for stock feed. The average amount of a cotton 6eed used as a fertilizer is 25 1 bushels per acre, rather more than t less. For this the mills offer as above shown 562 pounds of meal v worth for stock feed ?8.43. If con- e f verted into corn at the New Tork e ?->? ?? it omnnnto fn 10 VlnCVl_ UIS1&OI. p 1VO III auivuuvs W wxvu els of corn (a man's rations for a year) i! and worth today in the cotton held o $12. It may be asked why in this sea- li son, when there is an unprecedented ii I scarcity of corn with the worst pros- c pect ever known for the cotton grow- d ers, do not feed this meal, equivalent ti in value to 12 bushels of corn to their c starving stock and save the manure n (80 to 90 per cent of the original e value) for fertilizing their cotton. ^ Saw mill men and cattle raisers avorvarhorA tiro fppdincr it and the k WIV*J f??v.w O balls with good results and st great J saving. The cotton growers think ^ they know better. Their trouble 0 they believe comes from the monop- a oly enjoyed by the consolidated oil mills and ginneries. They propose to lay taxes on themselves and their neighbors to fee lawyers to fight these concerns. They feel sure that 1< the money so expended will be re- o funded when cotton seed is protected 1; from this ruinous conversion into oil t for human food and into hulls for the I feed of stock. It is their business, t The writer who has not an interest f of five cents in any oil mill or a gin- I nery does not pretend to advise. r Harry Hammond. a ^ ( Mr. Wheeler Got Bid of His 1 * Bheuznatism. ' ?- t 1 "During the winter of 1898 I was so lame in my joints, in fact all over my body, that I could hardly hobble around, when I bought a bottle cf m Chamberlains Pain Balm. From the first application I began to get well, and was cured and have worked v t steadily all the year.?R. Wheeler. Northwood, N. T. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. 8 e Obituary. i _ i k On the morning of February 14, 1902, at Edgefield, S. C., the pure, sweet spirit of Mrs. Rebecca Fore- ^ " *- i j ? :e c HT- C f< man, me Deioveu wixe ui mu. v/. I Foreman, ringed its Sight to the eternal world, leaving a devoted hue- . l band and cne child ten days old; ^ father, mother, brothers and sisters and a host of kindred and friends to mourn for her. Their loss has be' n * o her soul's eternal gain. She most j ssuredly impressed the fact upon very one around her dying bed that J leaven was to be her eternal home, j he was leaning on the everlasting j rots cf Jesus. She was the sffec- j ionate daughter of John Enlow late ! f Irene, S. C. She died in the 0;h year of her age. It was the irivilege of the writer to be intimatcy acquainted with the deceased in arly childhocd. She was a devoted i lunday school scholar under the efcient care of Bro. E. A WiDgard. he wa9 a model child. Her dying equesfc was that after death her re usins be carried to Red Bank church, er funeral be preached by Rav. A. 1. Taylor, aEd then her body laid to est in the cemetery thereof by the ide of her dear deceased little rother. Her requests were carried ut to the best of our ability. A. R. T. The Last Heard Of It. "My little boy took the croup one ight and soon grew so bad you ould hear him breathe all over the ouse," says F. D. Reynolds, Manseld, 0. "We feared he would die, iut a few doses of One Minute bugh Cure quickly relieved him and e went to sleep. That's the last we eard of the croup. Now isn't a ough cure like that valuable?" One linute Cough Cure is absolutely afe and acts immediately. For oughs, eoldp, croup, grip, bronchitis nd all other throat and lung tromiles it is a certain cure. Very pleasDt to take. The little ones like it. * T? TT r . Xj XVUUiLUSUU. Pebbles from Pond Branch. ? 1 Do the Editor of the Dispatch: We have been having some disareeable weather. Ice and snow ave been familiar if not welcomed isitors. Log rolling and new ground fires re getting to be pretty numerous. Dhat's right; prepare to make everyhing that is used in the home. The health of our community is ery good at this writing, with the xception of that contagious disase, the cold. The hnmo nf Mr Willie Smith had fcs leg broken through an accident n the 15th inst. The Scouter Creek school closed ist "Wednesday evening with a very ateresting and entertaining exerises which consisted of dialogues, ieclamations and songs. Then came be indispensable and ever enjoyable ake walk. The teacher, Miss Minie Shealy, gave the scholars a very lice treat and they all returned he ne appy. Miss Ross Etheredge return to er home at Dupont, S. C, last week. Well, Mr. Editor, those orange dosfoms are still blooming. Some f them go through ice and snow nd still survive. School Boy. February 21.1902. ITight "Was Her Terror. "I would cough nearly all night Dng," writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate f Alexandria, Iod., "and could harder get any sleep. I had consumpion so bad that if I walked a block would cough frightfully and spit >lood, but, when all other medicines ailed, three ?100 bottles of Dr. ung's New Discovery wholly cured ue aDd I gained 58 pounds.1' It's .bsolutely guaranteed to cure Coughs, - - - ? " - "T~* V ' J ' - 11 Jofds, JUa U-rippe, juroncnuia ana an Throat and Lung Troubles. Price iO cents and 81 00. Trial bottles ree at J. E. Kanfmanms drug store. Paper Stockings. The latest with regard to paper is hat we are to have stockings?real i itockings?made of that material vhich we are apt to think sacred to he uses cf the library. It is said hat paper can easily be made into i sort of strong twine; this is roughened to give it a woolly look, and it e then knitted as though it were the eal thing. This curious hosiery is o be retailed at a price averaging hree-half-pence pair, which will go ar to lighten the labors of the patient (or impatient) work and wash irwomen, for who would darn stock- i ogs with new ones at hand at that { mkeard-of price* Even the self made man is preferible to the machine made candidate. 1 nDBUEaEmBEamflBBBBBBanBi Our Gaston Letter. To the Editor of the Dispatch: We are still having cold weather. Old winter has spread his icy man- | tie over the earth and the proud pines have bowed their heads in humble submission to his will. Sly Cupid seems to be absent just j now inferring from the absence of orange blossoms. Guess he thinks the times are a little too hard, and hrs concluded to suspend business j till the appearance of the lovely autumnal days. We domt hear much talk cf purchasing fertilizers. Hope our farm- | ers may learn wisdom from last year s experience aDd buy les6 fertilizers j and make more at home. We hear : too much cry of bard times. The I farmers as a rule bring it upon themselves. If they could be awaken to : tl}e great fact and truth of planting more bread stuffs for home consumption they would realize that that J there is a respecteble living in farm- ' ing. This year the farmers should i plant just half the acreage they in- ] tend to plapt in cotton and plant i more corn, peas, hay, potatoes, etc., 1 they will see that farming will pay < better. We as farmers just can't i afford to raise 5 and 8 cents cotton j and pay 10 and 13 cents for bacon, I and to $6 a barrel for flour. Mr. D B Sphaler has moved his j i mercantile business to Pelion and i i consolidated. We regret to have j I him leave us, but wish him anabund- ! < ance of success at his new place of 1 business. Mr. W. A. Goodwin contemplates : increasing bis business by building i a dwelling separate from his stora and taking the rear of the building now occupied by his family and filling it up with goods. The work on the academy here progresses slowly but surely aid will be ready for the next free term. The measles have been raging and the happy Felix family did not escape. Such another time Billy had getting up herbs, roots, spices, ginger, foilage, etc, to make teas, teas, teas?all the teas imaginable were made. Billy can sympathize with you, Mr. Editor, in your semi annual chape after the root of all evil. For I imagine your trials and efforts ard experiences are as varied as mine were in nursing the measles. But , then, it was a joy to Billy to aid and help his affectionate helpmate in DursiDg the dear little ones in their sufferings with this cutaneous disease. They are well now. and cheerful and as gay ae a lark after a June bug and Billy is beaming and rejoicing that it is so. Now is the time for the people to protect their lands and premises by burning the accumulation of vegetable matter before the blustering winds of fusey old March and fickle , April are unharnessed to roam at will and where they please. When the time comes for the appearance of the candidate, we feel safe that we can and will furnish our quota of as good men as the county affords. Billy Felix. February IT, 1902. Dots from Near Lewiedaie. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The health of our community seems to be improving. The long spell of typhoid fever has passed away. Mrs. J. E. Oswalt and family have had an attack of typhoid fever but all have recovered and are now hale and hearty ooce again. He had the misfortune of losing one of his sons. He was about twelve years of age. j Mr. Miles J. Kyzer passes up the road every morning with a bright face carrying the mail. "We wish him j t l: l - mucn success on ms route. Mr. Bysinger and family are visit- ! ing his wife's father, Mr. J. E. Har- j man. Mr. J. E. Taylor is preparing to recover his dwelling. Mr. Jere Miller has moved in the j town of Lewiedale. A gang of telegraph repairers passed through our community the other week repairing the wires. They are doing a line job. They were -* ~ C3 rv? ill f r\y q uarnpcu ucai -JULi.. xajiWi. 3 LL1U1 iul u week. H. Take Life for the Liver and Kidneys. Bottles 25c. 50c and $100. ctablcs, result from want of ^ j Vegetables are especially H fond of Potash. Write for I I our jru paiupiucib. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nasjau St., New York. Ail Farmers Should Attend. At tbe request. of Congressman Lever, Professor Spillman of the U. 5. Department of Agriculture, has recently held a conference with the Representatives of tbe 7th Congres3:onal District. Professor Spillman ivishes to meet as many as possible }f the farmers of this District with i view of interesting tbem and enTanrinrr their co-oceration in the cul- | tivat:on of forage crop. The farmers are earnestly urged to attend this meeting. Professor Spillman besides thoroughly diecussiog this subject will have in and for distribution seeds of various grasses adapted to this soil and climate. His time being limited, we have made arrangements with him for the following meetings: St. George's C. H., Monday, March I0;h, 11 o'clock a m. Orangeburg: C. H, Tuesday, March Lltb, 11 o'clock a. m. Sumter C H., Thursday, March 13th, 11 o'clock a m. Lexington C. H, Saturday, March loth, 11 o'clock a. m. A. Z Stroman, Thos G. McLeod, I). F. Efird, Com. of the 7th CoDg. Dis. A Fireman's Close Call. 'T stock to my engine, although every joint ached and every nerve was racked with paiD," writer) C W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of Burlington, Iowa., 'T was weak and n?le without anv anoetite and a'l r*"v' " " ' l L run down. I was about to give up, E got a bottle of Electric Bitters and, after taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in my life." Weak, sickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try tbem. Satisfaction guaranteed by J. E. Kaufmann. Price 50 cents. Notice Township Board of Assessors. The Township and Town Boards of Assessors will meet at eome con- ! venient place in their respective townships on Tuesday, the 4th of March, 1902, or as soon thereafter as practical. The chairman of each board will call at the Auditor's office from the 1st to the 4th for returns, instructions, etc. G. A. Derrick, Auditor. For Stomach Troubles. "I have taken a great many different medicines for stomach trouble and constipation," says Mrs. S. Geiger of Dunkerton, Iowa, "but never had as good results from any as from Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets." For sale by J E KaufmanD. * Baccaianreate Sermon. Rev. John W. Horine, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, Charles, ton S. C., has accepted the invitation nf the facultv of Newberrv College to preach the baccalaureate sermon at the commencement in June next. Joints Like Busty Hinges Are ainoDg the consequescs of rheumatism. The sufferer can move kDees and elbows, but the effort makes him wince. He rejoices when a good rubbing with Perry Davis' Painkiller drives the stiffness out - .? r -l _ e L: ana brings toe ireeaom 01 mouou back. No wonder our grandfathers believed heartily in this beneficent liniment. There is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis'. Send us the new3 from your community. ! fo Sar Friends and Patrons OF LEXINGTON. I We thaDk you very cordially for your patronage for tbe pant year, and hope to grow more popular with you ; a>? tune noes on. Our trade from your county was very , to tis factory th?s season, but in order to increase our business we ( .t e dleiing values such as you have never had the ; opportunity to real-ze before. We will sell you a $6 50 Overcoat for ?3 50 until closed out. A $5 bill buys a 810 00 Suit made by the Best Tailors. 0;bc-r higher j or-de goods in proportion. !5iynn'P\ii/rAP- eheaner than the cheapest. Heaviest and I !??- ? J r - A iiuec FxtSCvd Lined at 39c. See these, it will pay jou. We do quite a nice JOBBING BUSINESS.! This Department is growing every day. I will be glad to see j aDy merchant in in* store, as I always have some little jobs or bargains to offer. Call on me at | The Bee Hive ! low Price Miiiif Store, 1554 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. September 9. 3m. I [jHABLESTSNj]gOB.jjJjlSH ANDT UMBER f!o MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLIPS, MOULDINGS, HILL WORK AND LUMBER. Write for Estimate. ) CATALOG-ITS ( CYPRESS AND Wo Save Yctl Money. ? Sent - YELLOW PINE Our Goods arc the Best.) cn Request. ( are Our Specialties. Factory Saw Mill and Ponds: Office and Yards: Ashley River and Cumming's Creek. 21 to 47 Ashley Ave., CHARLESTON, S. C, Aprxl 24 ?1 y. I SOUTHERN' I . RAILWAY THE GREAT HIGHWAY OF TRADE AMD TRAVEL. Uniting the Principal Commercial Centers and Health and Pleasure Resorts of the South with the fl NORTH, EAST and WEST. High-Class Vestibule Trains, Through Sleeping-Cars between New YorK and New Orleans, via Atlanta. Cincinnati and Florida Points via Atlanta and via Asheville. New Torl? and Florida, eitber via Lynchburg, Danville I and .Savannah, or via Richmond, Danville and Savannah. Superior Dining.Car Service on all Through Trains. Excellent Service and Low Rates to Charleston account South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition. Winter Tourist TicKets to all Resorts now on sale at reduced rates. For detailed information, literature, time tables, rates, etc., apply to nearest tlcket'agent, or address I S. H. HARDWICK, W. H. TAYLOE, General Passenger Agent, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, I Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. jl | R. W. HUNT, J. C. BEAM, Dlv. Passenger Agent, District Pass. Agent, Charleston, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. I Parlor Restaurant, CD HIT TDCM! 1336 MAIN STREET. vg|$ rfllll IllJiM roLUMBIA, - S. C., RWTPSF . nnHE ONLY UP-TO-DATE EATING jJs That GruW and Bear Fruit. A House ot its kind in the City of CoA lumbia. It is well kept?clean linen, i Write for our 60 pa^e il- I pronoipt ftnfl poineserviue?uugcnt^uiv?*j. , ;^Cj ilnstrated Catalogue and 40 j Quiet and order always prevail. You get !p<u:e pamphlet, "How to what you order and pay only for what 30a chtK."aGiv.i 'youeth2t in- *'eL Within easy reach of desirable sleep(formation you have so Ion*? icg apartments. '\T jSS wanted ; tells you all about tr" x ATT TVT/'iHT mi'W I those big r>-d ?pj)les, lueious AljI" rvAOrllA\ peaches. uid Japm plums 2 DJkTTID PrOttrifitflT1 with their oriental sweetness, v , f5? ' *W)P*iCwOT? O a all of which you have often February -0. _/vy 'wondered where the trees ji ? AtzZTJZZ i W. A. RECKLING, J ! EVERYTHIN8 G23D IN ' FRUITS. AETIST, 4 COLUMBIA, S. C. ^ "smooth and strai ht. the kind TS NOW MAKING THE BEST PICfifesNotto!d!'rouL'it 0ihVii -v^68 lh*lcau be h*i *n this, country, rao-t rapid growing ma- and all who have never had a real tine picat?.4.v?Ti.i inoU^.f ihpmnsiheau- I tare, should now try some of his latest ?iia\}" tr,"'s- , . styles. Specimens cun be seen at his Gai)) . prlee? aJU Kive Iery. np stairs, next to the Hab. 1Sv' ' ^ When writing mention the Dispatch. ||8||^ J. V:in Limiley Xnrsery Co.. Pomona. N. C. mzwm 11 i-MpiRirc ! ' I ?I1UII1L<J UUILCIfS. BEESWAX WANTED I Work; Starting, PulleyaT'oearlag* Boxwil Hangers, etc. Mill Castings. - WCast every Aay; work 200 hands. IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES lombard iron storks a supfly co AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARket pric6 lor cltau an t pure Heeswaz. Price governed by color and condition. SICE 3. KARMAN, Januarv27? At the Bazaar. Lexington. S. C.