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TO THINK OWN M KI, F BK TBUK AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THK NIGHT THK DAY, THOU OA"NS'T NOT THBN BB FALSE TO ANT MAN. BY ./AYN KS. SUKLOIC, SM IT JU A ST 15 OK. W\l,M ALLA, SOUTH (lAFOLfNA, KlAKCll. 8, lfH>ft. y.RW ?EH I RS. NO. 85?.-VOi.UMK ITV.-NO. IO. "DISTRESSED COTTON." President Jordan Wants a Cotton Company to Buy it and Keep it Off the Market. Atlanta, March 4.-Hon. Har vio Jor dan, President of tho Southorn Cotton Association, has written an interesting artiolo regarding "distressed cotton." He suggests that tho ootton which is be ing sold in the small towns and oities whoro thoro are not tho proper waro $ houses or banking facilities, bo bought by some cotton company and kept off tho market at tho present prices. He deals at longth with the situation and points out how all such ootton could bo kept off tho markot at tho present price. Mr. Jordan says: "At a great many local points through out the ootton belt, where banking and warehouse facilities are limited, some cotton is gradually hoing forced on tho market and sold because tho owners aro forced to havo somo money ol thor to pay pressing obligations or to pay tor somo jBVicccssary supplies that cannot bo ot he. - Revise secured. All cotton of this kind ought to ho protected in such local com munities and prevented from hoing forcod on tho markot. In overy town whoro cotton is sol ' thoro ought to bo formed a cotton company of hankers, merchants and leading farmers to pr?vido somo way to protect aud hold this cotton. Not a halo of such cotton ought to bo al lowed to go out of tho country at prosont prices, or to got into tho hands of tho exportors. Mon who havo money idlo, and thoro aro always such mon in overy town, should lot it bo known that they aro willing to advance $25 on such cotton to tho ownors, or if it must bo sohl, thou got togothor and buy lt in. "Cotton will always bo a safe purchaso nt prosont pricos whoro tho party buying is able to hold tho staplo for a fow mouths. Lot onch community get to gether now and cooperate to prevent any cotton from . Mng marketed and shipped to tho ports. It can be done all over the South if tho propor effort is mado. It is being done at many points in Goorgia and other States. Don't per mit this distress ootton to be sold at your markets and shipped to swell the re ceipts. With united effort the present holding movement oan be made abso lutely successful, and tho price of cotton soon foroed up to ten cents per pound at the ports. But there must be united action all along the line. A few bales hero and there in all the812oountios sold each day will in the aggregate ruo the D STUI ys carry a big lot of Choice -Oats that have all the sh st and dirt sifted ont-Bra 9 speoially low prices on the ?. Bauknight _IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH i [QHS. something amiss in throat or lungs, cause. Use a reroody that will go to ) that. Suoh a remedy is Lunnoy's >rants It eures promptly and thor ht manner. Rolieves irritation, heals oough ?vu.I soothes and strengthens dy for children beoanso it is so good ?5 and 50c. Y, The Druggist, SENECA, S. C. number of bales up iuto tho thousands and onnble exportors who are short to partially at least All their contracts. This is what tho spot holders don't want to soo dono. Tho cotton must bo hold so tight that the movement will almost cease and force tho buyers to actively bid up tho price. "The amount of cotton sold from the crop of 1001 cannot possibly last longer than Juno. If no moro cotton should be sold tho mills generally would bo forced to close down in Juno and a cotton famine ensue All mills can easily pay ton cents por pound for American cotton, and will do so if tho holders will not throw their cotton on the market and soil tho staple for loss. The various county or parish organizations of the Southern Cotton Association should promptly tako this matter up and deviso ways and moans to protect all cotton forced on tho market in their respective localities. Farmers who havo considerable cotton on hand and need monoy can easily ar rango to borrow $25 por balo at a low rate of interest by shipping the cotton to a good bonded warehouse There aro seve ral of these warehouses in Georgia and somo of tho ot her States where money eau bo borrowed at 0 por cent per annum on warehouRo receipts. Wo faco a serious condition, and must not allow thu opportunity to win in this tight to fail. Evory man who is able ought to assist in this movoment to provont any cotton from hoing forced io salo. It is a light of the Southern people against tho world with tho odds largely in our favor. "Harvio Jordan, "President Southern Cotton Associa tion." Champion Liniment for Rheumatism. Chas. Drake, a mail candor at Chapin villo, Conn., says: "Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the champion of all liniments. Tho past yoar I was troubled a groat dont with rheumatism in my shoulder. After trying sovoral euros tho storekeeper here reuommeuded this remedy and it com pletely cured mo." Thoro is no use of auyono suffering from that painful ail ment when this liniment, can he obtained for a smad sum. Ono application gives prompt relief and its continued uso tor a short timo will produce a pormanont oure. For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Sonoca. It would have boon in order for the I louse of Representatives to have passod a resolution of apology to Judge Swayno foi tho slight annoyanoo and expenso caused him by his impeachment. Tho judge, however, oan very quickly get oven on the expense item by charging up a few more $2 a day trips at $10 a day. THEODORE PRICE CALLING FOR COTTON. Wants Lowest Prlco for Immediate Deliveries. Wants Staple in New York. Charlotte, Maroh 4.-Several promlneut cotton merchants of Charlotte have re ceived telegrams from Theodore Price asking for lowest quotation on ootton for immediate delivery in Now York. It is understood that Mr. Prioe has sent inquiries of a simitar nature through out the South, in the hope of scouring enough spot cotton to furnish the urgent demands now being made on the New York cotton merchants by the mills of New Kngland. The merchant? of this city, without exception, wired Mr. Price that, owing to the fact that the farmers refused to oven consider tho present prices for their ootton, it would be impossible for them to consider any propositions that he might make for immediate delivery of cotton in New York. To-day, in tins city, thora was a large meeting of tho cotton growers of this and adjoining counties. The fooling hero is unquestionably one of sympathy i with tho farmers' movement. A resolu tion was adopted at the mooting to day sanctioning the action of the New Or leans convention and to continuo to hold cotton for 10 conts. TO CURR A ?oil? liv ?? .\ I : DAV. Tako LAXATIVK BROMO QUININE Tablets. All druggists refund tho money If it fails to curt . E. W. Grove's signature is on each Lox. 25o. Kuropatkin Badly Beaten. 'Berlin, March 4.-A d^patch to the Tageblatt from St. Potorsburg say%: "Gen. Kuropatkin, in a telegram which arrived lieu at 7 o'olock last evening, said 200,000 Japanese had brokon through the Russian loft wing; that it was out off from the remainder of. tho army. At 10 o'olock came another dis patch from Gen. Kuropatkin, which read: The Japaneso aro marching on Muk den. My position is extremely danger ous." In Government circles hero t herc is a conviction that Gen. Kuropatkin has boon fully boston, that part of his army has boen dispersed and that the railroad north of Mukden will probably bo out. FURTH Kit BUCOR8BB8 OF TIIK 1/AFS. Tito Japaneso have gained a signal vic tory beyond tho Hun Rivor, defeating in detail two divisions of the Russian 10th corps, recently arrived from Kurope, with groat, slaughter, und captured lingo quan tities of ammunition. Tho Russians still hold their main lino of d?fonces. Tho Russians lighting stubbornly be tween midnight and daybreak, made four attacks in heavy force against tho con tingent of Japanoso which gained their first lino in front of Wai tao Mountain Thursday night. Tho Japaneso held tho ground two nights and ono day in woathor below freezing. Tho morale of tho Japaneso troops is splendid. Dots from Danville. Danville, March 0.-Oscar Wilson and Young ('handler, of Newry, visited friends and relatives *\t Danville yester day. Misses Olivo McDonald, Mr .id Bil lingsloy and Olivo Billingsle, visitod Miss Carrie Belle Littleton Sr jday. Rev. D. Dittloton and W. li. Littleton visited tho Bick people of Piokons county yesterday. Mrs. W. L. Littleton has boen vory sick, but 1B improving. Mrs. W. T. Holden has boon vory sick, but is better at this writiug. S. M. Littleton is moving to Mr. Rich ardson's saw mill to-day. We havo had boautiful weather for the East two weeks and tho farmers aro vory usy pi epa ri ng their land for a crop. M. P. Littleton has takon ohargo of S. M. Littleton's farm this year. s. F. If it is a bilious attack take Chamber lain's Stomach and Livor Tablets and a i quick ouro is cortain. Por sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneoa. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Westminster, March 8 -Only live were present at the meeting culled to be hold I in the school house last Saturday after-1 noon. Westminster Knitting Mills manufac tured their first hosiery Inst Saturday. li. M. Shumate, a progressive oitizon i Greenville, was here last week. While In our midst ho purchased from T. N. Carter the brick store room now ocoupiod by Mitchell ?Sr Son and the livery stable building tn rear of tho store room. Mr. Shumate paid tho sum of $4,500 for tho two lots. Wo understand ho was highly pleased with Westmiustor and tho sur-, rounding country. Mis. B. 13. Garrison is in Chicago visit ing her mother, Mrs. C. V. McCbesuey, who is quite unwell. Mrs. Dr. Burt Mitchell h as sufficiently recovered as to be abb* to return home. She arrived on March 1. Mr?, M?tohe?!'? many friends wish for hor a speedy and permanent recovery. Miss Nannio Stewart left on March 1st for Greenville, where she bas accepted a position as stenographer at the Wood side Mills. L. D. Bearden, of Greenville, was here one day last week. Leonard has been very sick, but is now about well again. P. TC. MoClure, of East Tennessee, was here last Thursday. He was soliciting subscriptions for the Christian Observer. W. L Cockeroft, of Atlanta, was in Westminster last Friday. Mr. Coekoroft was here in the interest of the Interna tional Correspondence Schools, of Scran ton, Pa. W. P. Anderson went to Seneca last Sabbath and assisted in installing Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick pastor of the Seneca Presbyterian church. He delivered the obarge to the people. The recently elected officers of the Sunbeams of the BaptiBt church are: Augusta Smithson, president; Genovieve Broazeale, vice president: Thomas Car ter, secret arv: M ai I ah Watkins, treasu rer; gellie Lou Carter, organist. Mem bership committee-Jameson Stribling, May Wald rip Emma Smith. Leader, Mrs. W. J. Stribling. Motto: "Shine for Jesus." Those little Sunbeams enjoyed tho pleasure of a missionary barrel open ing at Mrs. W. J. Strihling's home, wboro thev wore treated to delicious candies. The pennies gatbored from barrels amounted to a sum sufficient, if so invested, to purobaso twenty-three Bibles. God has said "my word shall not return uuto me void." The Rotreat Sunday school will have n picnic at tho church on Saturday be fore tho first. Sunday in April. Thoro will probably bo several addrossoB made. Exorcises will oom monee at ll a. m. J. B. Fellers, bf Prosperity, Newberry county, died on last.Saturday. Six years ago ho married Miss Maggie Sheldon, of Coonee county. Mrs. Fellers was for n number of years saleslady in the large store of J. ?fe. .1. S. Carter, of Westmin ster, and hoe many frieuds hore sympa thize with hor in her sad bereav ?ont. Mrs. M. S. Stribling, a sister Ot Airs. Fellers, wont to Prosperity on receipt of the telegram nqjiounoing the death of Mr. Fellers. Mis. W. J. Stribling appeals to tho Woman's Missionary societies and othors who havo received home mission litera ture to make au honest effort to observe tho wook of prayor, asking all the ladies to join and go through with tho program carefully and prayerfully, having some text or texts in mind every day, contain ing promises of blessings. Do not bo discouraged if offering ia small. God takes care of the fragmonts. > Miss Kate Abbott, of Bear Swamp, and J. Fulton Hunnioutt, of near High Falls, visitod tho family of W. II. Mooro last Sunday. Tho WOHV.:.'S Missionary Society of the Baptist ohuroh will observo from tho 12th to the 18th as a week of self-denial. Mrs. J. A. Watkins, Mrs. J. S. Carter and Mrs. O. K. Broazoale, loadors. A. L. < inssett. The Colonel's Waterloo. Col. John M. Fuller, of Honey Grovo, Texas, nearly met Iiis Waterloo from livor and kidney trouble. In a recent letter he says: "I was nearly dead d? these complaints, and, although I triod my family dootor, ho did me no good; so I got a 50c bi Wie of your great Electric Bitters, which cur^d mo. I consider them dbe best medicine on earth, and thank God who gave you tho knowlodge to make thom." Sold and guaranteed to cine dyspepsia, biliousness and kid noy disease by all druggists at 50 couts a bottle. Bounty Land Locals. Bounty Land, March 0.-The school house is almost ready for uso and a bei! Of good toUO lias beoi) purchased; in faqt tho school in general is on a boom with fifty-two pupils on roll. Andrew Norris and Willio Andorson, of Westminster, paid Bounty Laud a visit last Sunday afternoon. George E. Bagwell, who bas been clerking at Townvillo, is at homo awhile before loaving for Alabama. Tho yuline, peoplo enjoyed a ploasaut soiree at tho homo of J. ,). Davis ro cently. Toro Spearos and Grover Davis, of Andorson, wore present on that occasion. Arthur M. Erwin, principal of tho Richland school, frequently discusses methods and plans with tho principal of tho Bounty Land school. He was ac companied on his last visit by Charlie Vernen Mrs. R. M. Smithson and daughter, Miss Laura, of West minster, aro guests of J. M. Gillirton and family. Mrs. Mary Fennell is quito ill at the home of Elijah Gillison. Cards are out for an "At Home," at J. B. Pickett's next Saturday evening, 11th instant, from 7.30 to ll o'olook. Tho ?vent is in honor of their son, Harry Pickett, of Greenville. u, n. p. Tho dispensary investigating commit tee has organized and has Axed the date for beginning its "investigations" at about May 1. Nothing like giving tho robbers ample time to get ready to be "investigated." Attention, Cotton Growers ol Oconee. The Oconee Cotton Association is called to meet at the Court House at Walhalla on Tuesday, March 14th, during the dinner recosa hour of court, to fur ther perfect the organization and to eon aider matters of great importance to thoBO who have cotton oa hand and those who expeot to have eottou for salo in tho fall. A circular, embodying tho plan of organization and the blank pledges to bo signed up by the cotton growers, have been mailed to tho school tru^toos of overy district in the county and they are urged to get as many Biguers as possible to these pledges. AIBO, each board of trustees who has not organized their district are urged to oall a meeting at their academy on Sat urday, the 11th |n???t;t, at S o'clock p. m. and elect two delegates to attend the county association on tho 14th instant. The necessary requisites to morabor ship are (as sent out by the State associa tion) to pay to the seoretary and treas urer 25 cents initiation fee and sign tho pledge as to 26 per cent reduotlon lu acreage and fertiliser, aaid delegates to bring tho fees and pledges signed by as many cotton growers as possible to the county association ; This pledge as to out in acreage and fertilizer ls the key note to the situation in raising the price of cotton on baod and the coming orop also. The opportu nity is up before us, fellow cotton growers. The banks, the Southern mill men, the merchants, the chambers of commerce, the combined financial and business Southern world are baoking, urging, and begging and paying their money liberally to get us to wake up and grasp tbis the greatest opportunity of the age in whioh wo live to build up our our financial Interests, and also every tlnaneial interest of this great South land of ours. If we negloot to eelzo this opportunity and plant cotton and ferti lize as liberally as we did the past year, wo not only invite and entertain financial ruin in our own homes, but we force failure on our tuet chants, paolo on our banks, hard times and blue days and months on every Industry in the South, such as wo have experienoed since the "slump" In cotton about Docombor 1st last, only multiplied many times for the worse, suoh as wo had from 1801 to 1805. Cotton growers, lot us acquit ourselves like men, high-minded men, business men, patriotio men that wo aro. Come together in our dist riots on tho 11th and sign a long roll of honor on tho pledge and send men and tnoney to organize tho county to do our individual part, and show to tho world, and especially to the cotton speculator, that wo are not like "dumb driven cattlo;" weare not silently "sulking in our tents;" wo are not the "mud *jills" of Southern industry, but tho pinnoors and progenitors of Southern foresight, progress and prosperity. Wo can do it! Wo will do it I Wo must do it 1 Already ono trustee comes up and says ho has 87 ont of 88 names in his dis trist on his pledgo. (jo thou ned do like wise . J, P. Stribling, President Oconee Cotton Association. A ?I U(\MI I lt (!I)RK FOR P* i, ICS Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding pilos. Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no matter of how long standing, in 6 to 14 days. First application gives ease and rest. 50c. If your druggist hasn't it send 50c. in stamps and it will he for warded post-paid by Paris Modioino Co., St. Louis, Mo. News from Now Hope. Now Hope, Maroh 2.--Wo aro having some fine weather now and the farmers are making good use of it. The High b alls schools aro in a flour ishing coudition, under the management .f Mrs. Thode and Miss Earlie Kelley. They will close about the middle of April. It is proposed io have an enter tainment. The program has beon ar ranged, such as songs, recitations, dia logues and selections. Fred Alexandor has boon very low with pneumonia fever, but we are glad to learn that ho is some hotter at this writing. The infant babo of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hnscamp is very low. Wo hope for ita speedy recovery. Tom Klrod is building a now addition to his dwelling houso, which holps tho looks exceedingly. John and Walter Miller made a busi ness trip to Central last wook. Will and Myrtle Smith visited their Bister, Mrs. Holland, of Walhalla, Satur day and Sunday. Butler and Paulino Kollov visited their Cousins, Ada and Bobbin Simpson, of Westminster, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Wan ide and Harrison Morgan visited their cousins, Misses Bertha and May Jones and Aroma Kennemoro, of Bickens, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joh Miller visited their sistor, Mrs. Thomas, near Walhall.?, Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bocknoll, of Newry, visited in this seotion Sunday Miss Lillie Abororombio, of Easloy. is going to visit ber sister, Mrs. Arthur Kel ley, of this section, in a few days. Mrs. R. L. Buggs and little Bon aro go ing to visit her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Findloy, of Tarpassee, tho latter part of this woek. Quito a crowd of young folks In this section took a horseback ride to High Palls Sunday afterncu.i, which was en joyed by all. There will bo preaching here next Sun lay by our regular pastor, Rev. W. C. Seaborn. School Girl. Last Sunday morning about 4 o'clock tho police o' Tampa, Fla., discovered a party of negroes gambling in a house, md demanded admitanco, but the ne groes refused to open the door. The :>ftlcers forced an entrauoe and were at tacked by three negroes, one with an axe, me with a ohair and a i i rd wita a pistol, die latter shooting as he came out Tho .nicol s returned the fire and ono of the legroes fell fatally shot and another was pounded. HEALTH is the Most Important Thc manufacturers of Royal Baking Powder have had 40 years of scientific experience* Every method or bread-and cake raising has been exhaus tively studied in this country and abroad. The result is a perfect prod uct in Royal Baking Powder. There is no substitute for it. The purity and efficiency of Royal Baking Powder have been commended by the highest authorities of the worl'd. These facts mean two impor tant things to all housekeepers : First : that Rojal Baking' Powder is healthful and makes wholesome food. Second t that Royal Bak ing Powder makes food good to taste. ROYAL BAKING POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE Japanese Gradually Approaching Victory. The following facts aro contained iu bli? war dispatches of yosto: .lay : Tho Japs are slowly but - uicly closing iu on their foes and thc Russian army is u great danger of annihilation. Tho Russian war oftlco now admits that Kuropatkin is bopolossly crushed unless ho cnn break through the lino. The position of thu Russians is roported [lesporate. A vory spdhiflo report is circulating in wi ll informed quarters that tho day has Kono badly with Gen. Kuropatkin; that the Russian center is brokon and that 18 heavy soign guns have been cnptllrod hy the Japanese. If this is true it is pointod out tho battle is lost. The Great Strike in New York. The Now York Rlovated and Subway are tied up by strikes. Tho great system is being boycotted by 6,000 o m y loy eos. and trains are being run occasionally by strike breakers. No fares are collected and schedules are abandoned. There is little hope of immediate settlement of the strike, and tho transportation situa tion is expected to Kiow more serious. Gen. John H. Reagan is Dead. Palestine, Texns, Mardi 7.-Qon. John H. Roagan, the last surviving member of tho Confederate cabinet, died yesterday afternoon at his home in this city. Ile died at tlie age of M) of pneumonia, and had boen in failing health for a year or moro. After tho Civil war ho was elcotod a District Judgo in Texas, and later to tho United States Senate. After rotiriug from tho Sonato Judgo Roagnn was apj pointed chairman of tho Railroad Com mission, but from this ho resigned a fow years ago. At the time of his death ho was m,gaged iu writing his autobiogra phy. Nows from Townville. Townvillo, March 0,-Calhoun Harris, ono of Anderson's popular business mon, spout Sunday with Iiis fathor, J. C. Harris. Missos Hessin Grant and Janio Cron idiaw, from near Cherry's, visited Mrs. N. W. Grant Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp, from "Rivoli," were the guests of J. Watter Dickson Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Hoggs and Mrs. Waymon Hoggs visited H. C. Roggs, mar Tokecna, recently. Mrs. Spearman Dobbins, from At ionia. Ha., is spending awhilo with h?r father, J. A. ?raines. Geo. Ragwetl, who has been salesman it G. E. Smith's for the past fow months, has roi urned to his homo nour Scnoca. Mr. Bagwell expects to leave for Birm ingham, Ala., in the future. C. C. Myers, of Oakwny, is surveying land near bore this week. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Marett, of Fair Play, were gnosts of C. D. Giles Sunday. Susto Fant is quito sick with pneu monia. Dr. W. K. Sharp, of "Rivoli," was In Townvillo Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. B?ggs and Zila Pritchard spent Sunday afternoon at tho lome of J. C. Boggs. Quito a number of our citizens aro luffering from la grippe. Pansy. spart anbin g I? likely to get the next Confederate reunion.