E. D. Smith Talk? on Colton Crop.
[Columbia State.]
E. D. Smith, organizer for the
Southern Cotton Association and
President of the South Carolina Di
vision, spent WedaeBday in the oity
and put in most of his time at the
association's office.
Mr. Smith has made a trip through
Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana in
tho interest of the association and
talks interestingly of conditions
there. He gave out tho following
statement :
"Thin is tho first time that 1 have
been able to be out sinoe my return
from the West. 1 am glad to report
from Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas
a very flourishing oondition of the
association. Wherever I have beeu
and spoken the people have readily
grasped the idea that this is a simple
business proposition and that the
power to control their crop lies en
tirely within their own hands:
?'Throughout tho State of Texas
there is quite as much enthusiasm
and determination as there is in any
other State in the Union. They did
not hold their cotton as other Staten
have done ; practically because some
of their leaders, not Col. Peters, ad
vised them against pledging their
cotton for 15 oents a pound, on the
.contrary advising them to sell it as
long as they could get ll cents per
pound middling. The consequence
was that Texas sold her orop.
"The cnditions for this State for
another ye;ir, so far as my observa
tion and opinion are to be depended
upon, are these : Last year the spring
was so cold and wet that it was im
possible to plant corn and oat? in
March and April. In Texas if corn
and oats are not planted in Maroh
and April it is useless to plant thom
at al!, for the reason that the exces
sive hot, dry winds of Juno and July
.practically destroy the corn and
blight the oats. Hence, as said be
fore, the spring was so baokward
that the time for corn and oat plant
ing had past before any planting
.could be done. Tho consequence
was that as cotton could bo planted
.as late as July and still make a fairly
.good yield, the grain lands of Texas
were planted in cotton last year.
This year, these two months, Febru
ary and March, being ideal for put
ting in small grain and corn, tho far
-jners, having, on account of last year's
failuro, to be buying corn now, will
bo apt to increase their grain crop
'?or this year. Besides this, in east
ern and central Texas thero will bo a
large voluntary reduction for various
rc ns, principally among which ia
the organization of the Southern
?Cotton Association and tho practical
good sense of those who will adhere
to its teachings.
"In northern Texas there will bo
possibly an increase in acreago, prin
cipally through tho opening up of
..new lands.
"In Arkansas I find, much to my
.astonishment, that State saying tho
least and doing the most, so far as
standing hy the association is con
cerned. They not only have not
sold their cotton, but have provided
themselves with warehouse facilities
and ample means, and aro not going
to sell it until it reaches the price .for
which they have pledged to hold. I
.saw no indications throughout thin
State that there would be any practi-,
.cal increase of acreage, but a detei
mination on tho part of those to
whom I spoke. And from tho geno
ral impression gathered from this
State, I think that a greater amount
.of determination will be praoticed
this year than ever before.
"In Louisiana tho conditions are
euch that no ono can predict just
what the outcome may bo. For the
first time last year the boll weevil
got in his destructive work, and,
with the bad season, Louisiana made
practically no crop ; neither has she
made any corn crop.
"Tho price of cotton is unusually
high. The prospeot before them of
having to buy an entire year's sup
ply, with the knowledge that their
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how Scott's Emulsion deals with
a sore throat, a cough, a cold,
or bronchitis.
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a blood or constitutional disease, and in
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remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, aud acts directly on the blood
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prescribed by one of the best physicians
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Sold by druggist?, price 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
and will make corn, and on account
o? the boll weevil, the disposition
seems to be rather to increase their
food supply orop.
"These are the three States that I
oovered in my absence and where I
worked night and day. I lia - ^ot
for one moment lost faith he
movement, and in the ultimate vin
dication of the stand that we have
taken. Those who have spot cotton
who have resolutely held it in the
face of all organized effort to foroe
them to sell at other than their fig
ures, have a brighter prospect of vic
tory to-day than ever before.
"The ginners' report of linters, sea
island cotton, the amount of cotton
which should have been reported in
last year's orop, and the difference in
the weights of bales this year and
last, all deduoted from the total, will
make the orop practically 10,000,000
bales. With the world's consump
tion requiring at least 12,000,000
bales cut of the present crop, hy the
first day of September next the con
dition of the spinners eau easily be
figured out and the statistical report,
of cotton easily appreciated.
"The prospects are that we will
begin the first of next year with
practically the stock depleted, and if
the farmers will but exercise good
common sense and reduce their acre
ago in cotton, increasing their food
produots, there will be no need to
length of time, because the world
will be clamorous for it from the be
ginning.
"It has been ot great benefit to me
to be able to point to South Carolina
as standing wholly by her pledge. Il
is no idle boast, nor is it said in the
spirit of a boast, but rather to show
the responsibility that is upon us,
when I declare that the eyes of the
other cotton growing States are
upon us, and South Carolina this
year will determine by what she does
largely the fate of the Southern Cot
ton Association.
"Ono word before closing this in
terview as to tho far-sightedness of
some of our people. Because the
mills had bought sufficient cotton to
enable them to slay out of the mar
ket for a short while the bears took
advantage of this and began to ham
mer prices. A great many became
frightened and threw their cotton on
the market. The speculators, realiz
ing the strength of tho statistical
position of cotton, bought tho sur
plus, and from now on they will reap
the reward of high prices instead of
those whom it would most benefit.
I "Surely after so many repeated
'essoiiH, tho peoplo of the South will
learn their strength and not allow
themselves to bo made servants of
the gambling speculators.
"We will celebrate another jubilee
this year. I sincerely hope that as
many will rejoice as did last year
when we celebrated the 10-cent vic
tory.
"To all tho cotton growers of the
State let mo make this plea : If you
have not reduced your acreage, and
if you have already prepared it for
cotton, let mo beg you as a business
proposition, as a good senRO proposi
tion, to reduce your cotton acreage
now, and increase your corn and food
crops, Bupply yourselves with more
hogs and cattle and reap tho reward
of prosperity.
"Hold your spot cotton !"
Stomach nnrt Liver Trouble Cured.
Orino Laxativo Fruit Syrup cures sto
mach and livor I rouble, as it aids diges
lion, and stimulates tho liver and bowels
without irritating thoso organs like pills
and ordinary cathartics. It oures indi
gestion and sick headache and chronic
constipation. Orino Laxativo Fruit
Syrup does not nauseate or gripo and is
mild and pleasant to take, ltofuso sub
stitutes. Dr. J. W. Bell.
Blood Flows Freely at Church Foslival.
lanefield, W. Va., March 27.
Bloodshed and death was the end
ing of a social at tho Methodist
Episcopal church at Coaldale, near
hero, to-night. Ono man was killed
instantly, his wife wa? disfigured by
having part of her head torn away
with a shotgun, and several others
received serious bullet wounds. Tho
tragedy grew out of bitter feeling
between two factions striving for
dominance in tho church. The man
killed is Benjamin C'ipely, whilo his
wifo, whose hoad was partly torn
away, cannot recover. Mrs. It. II.
Harpor was wounded in tho side and
Henry Garden was shot in the log.
Two unknown men, who lied after
tho fight, woro also slightly woundod.
There had boon ill fooling of long
standing over the management of
tho funds which had been raisod for
tho erection of a now chu roh build
ing. The dispute over tho money
resulted io two factions which
threatened to disorganize the con
gregation. Many opposed the hold
ing of a sooial to-night, fearing an
outbreak. During the evening there
was a clash between adherents of the
rival factions, and it ia said that a
blow was struck. Instantly guns
were produced and shooting began.
It is not certainly known who fired
the first shot, but almost as soon as
the shooting began Capely fell to
the floor with a bullet in his heart;
Mrs. Harper, Henry Qarden and two
other men were shot within the next
few minutes. It is believed that
Mrs. Capely reoeived her wound as
she stepped from the door of the
building. There was a soene of wild
disorder the moment revolvers began
to oraok. Women and ohildren
shrieked and rushed toward the exits.
Mrs. Harper, Garden and James
Hotten were plaoed under arrest
pending a complete investigation by
the authorities.
You feel the life-giving current the
minute you tako it. A gentle soothing
warmth fills the nerves and blood with
life. It's a real pleasure to take Hollis
ter's Rooky Mountain Tea. 86 oents
tea or tablets. Dr. J. W. Hell.
Congressman Aiken Interviewed.
Congressman Aiken spent a couple
of hours in the city yesterday after
noon. Mr. Aiken scoured a few days
leave of absonce from his duties in
Washington to visit his nome at
Abbeville on private business. He
has a non in school at Greenville, and
decided to come by Anderson on his
way to Greenville, and his many
friends here were more than glad to
seo bim.
Mr. Aiken seemed in the best of
health and was as jovial as of yore.
The lifo in Washington is not telling
on him. Naturally about the first
question put to him by his friends
was about the raco for Congress this
summer, and what he thought of
having Solicitor Bogga as an oppo
nent.
"Why, that is all right," he said,
"I will be a candidato for ie-eleotion.
Jule Bogga and myself are the best
of friends, and I would bo very silly
to object to him running for Con
gress if he wants to do so. I will
have to go all over the district this
summer an/way, whether Bogga
runs or not, and I will be very glad
to have him go along and keep rae
company. He is a nice fellow and I
can enjoy myself with him. But of
course I don't think ho stands a ghost
of a chance of being elected." And
Mr. Aiken smiled genially.
"It's like this," said Mr. Aiken,
"the of&OQ of Congressman belongs
to the people. If they want me to
continue to represent them I shall bc
glad to do so, and if they want some
one else I am ready to step down
and out. I think, though, the peo
ple have learned to set some store by
the fact that length of service adds
to efficiency, and that they will argue
that ir they have a Congressman who
is doing good service there will bc
no need of a change. An inexperi
enced mau is not worth much. At
the samo time it is the duty of the
people, if they find that they have
an inefficient public servant, to make
a change. It will bo up to thc people
to decide this summer, and I am
quite willing to go before the people
and ask them to deoide it. I am not
mad at my friend Bogga for running,
and I don't want him to get mad
when I keep him from getting the
oilice."-Anderson Mail, March 30.
A dose of Pino-ules at bed time will
usually roliovo backache before morning.
These beautiful lillie globules are soft.
gelatino-coated and whoo moistonod and
placod in tho mouth you can't koop from
swallowing thom. Piuo-ulos contain
neither sugar nor alcohol-just gums and
rosins obtained from our own nativo pine
forests, oombined with other well-known
bladder, kiduoy, blood and backache
remedies. Sold hy Dr. J. W. ?oil, Wal
halla; W. J. Lunnoy, Sonooa.
Two boys went to market with
GO ducks. The larger boy took 30
of thc larurest ducks ?od sold them
two for ?fri. The smaller boy took
the remaining 30 ducks and sold
them 3 for $1. They received for
their ducks $25. When they got
home they told their father they
sold their ducks at the rate of five
for $2 and gave him $24. Explain
how it was possible for thc boys to
make thc dollar by this transaction.
Tho Original.
Poley & Co., Chicago, originated Honey
and Tar as a throat and lung remedy,
aud on account of thu groat merit ano
popularity of Foloy's Honey and Tar
many imitations aro offered for tho genu
ino. These worthless imitations have
similar sounding namos. Howaro of
them. Tho genuino Foloy's Honey and
Tar is in a yellow package. Ask for it
ami i et use any Substitute. It ?S thu host
remedy for coughs and colds. J,W.Bell.
An Iowa editor has handed out;
thc knocker a hard jolt in thc follow- j
ing : "Tlie sorriest man on earth is
tho follow who will Bit around ami .
cuss his own town. If I lived astride
of the North Pole I would call it
homo and be ready to boost it up.
If I could not say anything nice
about it I would say that my icc bill
didn't come high. I would not stay
in a town I had to cuss, not while
the world is aft big as it is now."
For headache, constipation, etc.,
Dado's Little Livor Bills aro host. They
cleanse and tonic tho liver. ->old by Dr.
J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. ?. Lunney,
Sonooa.
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HERE'S THE SALES RECORD
THINK OP THE CROP 1 RECORD
1866-260 TON8
1890 I,SOO TONS
!995-12,OOO TONS
1900-58,4.55 TONS
1905-130,091 TONS
Sof?.c. F. S. ROYSTER GUANO CO.
Tarhoro, N. C.
Macon, Ga.
$ li li TILI I HRS!
We still have between three and five hundred
tons of all Grades of Fertilizers yet to dispose of.
We have F. S. Royster's Standard Goods and Ar
f mour's Blood and Tankage Goods,
All kinds of Cotton Seed Meal and Chemical Mix
tures.
13, 14 and 16 per cent. Acids.
8-4 and 10-4 Acids.
DO SCOT FAIL TO HJSE UH IF YOU WAETO FER"
TSMJOSMBm OH Sui?rmK?, FOE WE WILL SITE
YOU MOJXEY*
Garter & Co., Walhalla.
Oconeo County Farmers' Union.
Oconoo County Farmers' Iii.ion will
moot at Oakway on Friday, April 0, at
IO elclock, *?.. m. AP. local nuio&S arc
requested to souri a full delegation and
all brethren nro urgeti to bo prosont,
lirothor li. F. Karlo, Stato organizer, and
perhaps others from a distanco will bo
with \is. Tho secretarios of local unions
aro requested to collect all dues for tho
first and second quarters, which will bo
:50 cents each for thoso who have not
paid tho first quarter. Local secretaries
will retain one-third and turn tho ro
maindor over to tho county secretary and
treasurer on day of mooting. AM como,
as there will bo somo important businoss
to transaot, also delegates to elect to
Stato mooting, which will moot at An
dorson Court House on May 81, 1?XXI.
J. li. rickett, President.
A. II. Ellison, Secretary and Treasurer.
A HAPPY
HOME
Is one where health abounds.
With Impure blood there cannot
be good health.
With a disordered LIVER there
cannot be good blood.
Tint's Pills
revivify the torpid LIVER and restore
Its natural action.
A healthy LIVER means pure
blood.- ?
Pure blood mean* health.
Health means happiness.
Take no Substitute. AH Druggist
Kev. W. P. li. Kinard, of Green
wood county, will begin a ten-days'
meeting in Anderson on April 18th.
Ile is a member of the M. E. Church,
South, and Hov. Wm. Ii. Huff and
Hov. "Hud" Robinson, of Texas, who
will assist him, are members of that
church also. It ?B probable that
Evangelist II. G. Scudday will be
present. The meetings will be held
in a large tent.
Tho gums and resins obtained from
lino trees havo long boon recognized as
ligbly beneficial in tho treatment of
backache, kidney and bladder troubles.
Pi ne-ules is thu name of a now modicino,
the principal ingredients of which como
from tito pino forests of our own untivo
land. Sold by Dr. .J. \V. Bell, Walhalla;
W. J. Lunney, Seneca.
The Grand Army of the Republic
is making a big fight on tho govern
ment's proposition to reduce tho
salaries of those who aro more than
66 years of age, and will separato
from tho service in 1913 all who
hove reached the ago of 70. The
government's proposition is a good
one, and it is hoped the G. A. R. will
lose out.
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Verdict of Coroner's Jury.
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Signature
"Very frequently," says a New
York lawyer, according to Harper's
Weekly, "there is an element of un
conscious humor in the findings of a
jury. To my mind, the best I ever
hoard in this connetion was the ver
dict brought in by a coroner's jury
in Michigan, who were called upon
to pass upon tho oase of a sudden
death of a merchant in Lansing.
The finding was as follows: "We,
tho jury, find from the physician's
statement that the deceased came to
his death from heart failure, superin
duced by business failure, which was
caused by speculation failure, which
was tho result of failure to seo far
enough ahead*"
Salve! Salvo!! Spread tho salvo, but
lot it bo r 11 n s;il vc, nature's remedy for
cuts, burns, sores, eto. Sold by J. W.
Belli Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca.
The Columbia Knights of Pythias
are making a hard fight to eooure
tho proposed State Castle Hall. The
scheme is to issuu sixty odd thousand
dollars in bonds, thc rents keeping
up the interest, have the Grana
Lodge put up $10,000 and the Co
lumbia Knights to furnish thc re
mainder.
It is not difilcult toreliove blind, blood
ing, itohing or protruding pilos with
Man/an, tho groat pilo romody. It is
put up in collapsible tubes with nozzle,
and may bo introduced and appliod at
tho soat of tho troublo. Stops pain in
stantly. Sold by Dr. J. W. Boll, Wal
halla; W. J. Lunney, Sonooa.