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EUROPEAN WAR SHAT TERS KING COITON'S THRONE FLEECY STAPLE MU8T PAY RAN SOM INTO THE COFFERS OF WAR. Nation Ring? With Crie? of Stricken Industry. By Peter Radford Lecturer National Farmers* Union. King Cotton has suffered more from the European war than any other ag ricultural product on the American continent. The shells of the belliger ents havo bursted over his throne, frightening IIIH subjects and shatter ing his markets, and, panic-stricken, the nation cries out "God save the king!" Poople from every walk or life have contributed their mite toward rescue work. Society has danced before the king; milady has decreed that the family wardrobe shall contain only cotton goods; the press has plead with th? public to "buy a bale"; bankors have been formulating hold ing plans; congress and legislative bodies have deliberated over relief measuren; statesmen and writers nave grqwn eloquent expending'tho inalienable rights of "Ills Majesty" j and presenting schemes for preserv ing the financial Integrity of tho stricken staple, but the sword of Eu rope has proved mightier than the pon of America In fixing value upon this product of the sunny south. Prices have been bayoneted, values riddled and markets decimated by the battling hosts of the eastern hemisphere until the American farmer has suffered a war lons of $400,000,000, and a bale of cotton brave enough to enter a IKuropenn port must pay a ransom of half Its value or go to prison until tho wnr is over. Hope of the Future Lies In Co-opera tion. The Farmers' Union, through the columns of tho press, wants to thank the American people for the friend ship, sympathy and assistance given the cotton farmers in the hour of dis tress and to direct attention to co operative methods necessary to per manently assist the marketing of all farm products. The present emergency presents an grave a situation aa ever confronted tho American farmer and from th6 viewpoint of th? producer, would seem to justify extraordinary relief meas ures, even to the point of bending the constitution and straining business rules in order to lift a portion of tho burden >ff tho backs of the farmer, for inness something ls done to check tho Invasion of the war forces upon the coPon fields, tho pathway of tho European pestilence on this continent will bo strewn with mortgaged homes and fam'noand poverty will stalk over the southland, tilling the highways of industry with refugees and tho bank ruptcy court with prisoners. All calamities teach UH lessons and tho present crisis servos to illuminate the frailties of our marketing meth ods and tho weakness of our credit system, and out of tho financial an guish and travail of tho cotton farmer will como a volume of discussion and a mass of suggestions and finally a Holutlon of this, tho biggest problem 1n the economic lifo of America, If, Indeed, we have not already laid tho foundation for at least tomporary re lief. More Pharaohs Needed In Agriculture. Farm products have no credit and perhaps can never have on a perma nent and satisfactory oasis unless wo build warehouses, cold atorage plants, elevators, etc., for without storage and credit facilities, tho south ls com pelled to dump its crop on the market nt harvest timo. Tho Farmern' Unions In tho cotton producing states havo for tho pant ten years persistent'/ ad vocated tho construction of storage facilities. Wo have built during this period 2,000 warehouses with a ca pacity of approximately 4,000,000 bales and looking backward the results would seem encouraging, but looking forward, wo are able to house ICHS than one-third of the ?jrop and ware houses without a credit system lose 90 per cent of their usefulness. Th? problem is a gigantic one-too great for tho farmer to solve unaided. He must have tho assistance of tho hank er, tho merchant and the government. In production w? have leached the high wator mark of perfection In th? world's history, but our marketing methods aro most primitive. In the dawn of history wo find agriculture plowing with a forked stick but with a system of warehouses under govern mental supervision that made the Egyptians the marrel of civilization, for who has not admired th? vision of Joseph and applauded the wisdom of Pharaoh for storing th? surplus until demanded by the consumer, but in this age we have too many Josepha who dream and, not enough Pharaohs whi build. -fr STARVE THE RED SPIDER. -fr .I? ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr -fr ?fr -" ?J? ?J? Th?; "red spider" lias been doing a good deal of damage to the cotton in different sections of Oconee. As the leaves will soon begin to die on the cotton, the spider will be compelled tu look elsewhere for his food, and this is where the farmer can do a little "head work" and "hard work" and starve the .spider out during the winter, thus preventing him from being present in the cotton held next year. "An ounce of preventive is worth a pound of cure" in this ease. As tlie spider lives over winter on evergreens, and especially violet and poke weed roots, it will be worth while to take a little time to grub np the poke root and cut down the vio let. I reproduce here a description of the red spider and the effect of his depredations. This matter is fur nished by Clemson College, as fol lows: "The red spider is a very small, reddish, spinning mite on the under sides of cotton leaves. lt is injuri ous during dry weather. As soon as dry weather .sets in. begin to watch for the mite. lt is not hard to rec ognize it. infested leaves become deep red on their upper surfaces. By looking on the under surfaces of such leaves one can notice tho red spiders moving about. The earliest sign is merely a blood red spot on thc upper surface of the leaf. " The lower leaves of the plant are affected first. The red spider spreads j hy crawling and is also carried hy birds domestic animais. workmen and wind. The leaves thai it attacks become distorted and brittle and drop off. thus weakening the plant. Seve ral species of insects attack the mite and in some seasons do much g?md, bul man must do the greatest part of be preventive work himself." Germany Has Lota of Cotton. N'ew York, Sept. H.--Germany lias Btlfncienl cotton for military pur poses lo last two years, said Wm. H. Walker, of New York, who was an arrival on the Holland-American liner Ryndam. Mr. Walker bas been in Bremen for the las* nine years representing an American cotton firm. A substitute for cotton made of wood pulp cellulose has been discov ered, he said, which is now being ex clusively used in the textile Indus try. Weevil in Three (?a. Counties. Dawson, Qa., Sept. 8.-A ripple of excitement was created here this af ternoon by the announcement tba?, the boll weevil had arrived in Ter rill county. The weevils were dis covered by Assistant State Entomolo gist W. V. Heed, who is in the coun ty to-day. Mr. Heed stated that the pest had niso been found in Dee coin.I y and in Dougherty. While Terrell county holds the record for cotton produc tion, many of its best farmers have already been preparing for the weevil by making bay, grain, sorghum and other food crops. The spot which is found to be in fected is about two miles north of town, on one of the plantations of T. H. Haines. Deary for National Defense. Holtland. Maine. Sept. S..Hobelt IO. Peary, who was retired by act Of Congress with the rank of rear admi ral in recognition of his discovery of the North Pole i?: 1909, bas offered his services 1 the Navy Department for any duty he may be called upon to perform. lt was learned to-day that he had oifered to take the neces sary physical examination and per form .any services thal may be re quired of him in the development of the program for national defense. No RIYoii to Conceal (hm. Queenstown, Hug., Sept. s. There is absolutely no doubt that a gun was mounted on the Hesperian. H is un derstood the gun was visible to all who eared to look at it. no secret be ing made of its presence. lt has been established that an American named Wolff was lost on i'ue Hesperian. Wolft signed as an able seaman of the Hesperian's crew. Ile cairn from Newark, N. .1.. and was of Dutch parentage. Church Janitor Hanged. Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 10.-David Fountain, a church janitor, was hanged at Folsom prison to-day for the murder of 10-year-old Margaret Milling in the basement of the Ger man Lutheran church bore on De co ni ber r>, 1014. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of NOTES F HOM LITTLE RIVER. Little Uiver. Sept. 7.-Special: Mrs. Elbert Hudson and children, af ter spending some time visiting in this section, have returned to their home near Fair Play. .1. H. Burgess, of .iocasseo, made a hurried visit in this section the first of last week. Mrs. Mary E. Holden, one of tho most elderly persons in this section, spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. L. It. Cantrell. Mrs. Holden is nearing her 90th mile-post and can get about exceedingly well for one of ber age. She makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. W M. Perry. .lohn Alexander and family, of North Carolina, have moved to Pick ens, near the home of Mrs. Staten Cantrell, hit? mother-in-law. IPs many friends wish for him much suc cess in his new home. Mrs. \V. A. Pearson, with her eld est son E-dwin and baby girl, of New Hope, were guests of Mrs. James L. Talley and family the past week. This is Mrs. Pearson's first visit to her old home for some time. She also visited ber old friend and chum. Mrs. W. M. Perry, during her stay in this Beetloo. Miss Sue Sllgh bas closed her school at Smeltzer for two weeks for fodder pulling. The lecture on temperance, at Sa lem was very well attended on last Thurs bis. considering the busy ti ne in the fodder fields. H. F, Coward and Commissioner 1). IC. Nicholson, of Whitewater, made a business trip in this section the past week. They report good I crops in their section. They also re port a bountiful crop of squirrels in the mountain section of Oconee. Mr, Stribling, the game warden for Oconee. had seven men before Magistrate Creen, of Salem, recently. They were given $5 apiece for viola tion of the game laws. A few cases like this and some of the nimrods will take warning. Mrs. Ben Alexander and son, of North Carolina, were circulating among their relatives in this section the past week. Bryan Holden, one of our boys, is talking of trying the West this fall. Olazener Abercrombie has rented bind from .1. H. Burgess and will take bis bride to their new home. Brack Husk made a business trip to Whitewater the past week. Charlie Perry will attend the Wal halla High School the coming ses sion. His friend, Dock Moody, of Cheohee, will also attend. YOUR BODY PROTESTS AGAINST CALOMEL. You have noticed the disagreeable effects of calomel, that sickening nausea that is characteristic. There is no reason for tearing up your sys tem in such a drastic manner. LIV-VER-LAX, that wonderful vegetable compound, is just as use ful as calomel for toning up your liver and ridding your system of stagnating poisons, and it Joes not make you feel badly like calomel. It ls pleasant to take with no unpleas ant after effects. Keep lt In your home for health's sake. [f LIV-VER-TJAX is not entirely satisfactory, your money will be re turned without question. The origi nal bears the likeness of I... K. Grigs by. For sale at f?0c. and $1 by Nor man Drug Co., Walhalla.--Adv. Nurse Fall?; Breaks Baby's Skull. Savannah. Ga., Sept. 10. - While going down the steps with the infant daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Win ters in her arms this morning, the colored nurse fell and broke the in fant's skull. Heath ensued in a few minutes. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Ciao. The worst cases, no matter of how loiiii standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves Cain and Heals at the same time. 25c. 50c. p.. ' The Thornwell Orphanage. la view ol' the approaching Orphan Werk Day, (September 25th,) on which day everybody in the State will be I nsy for his or her own or phanage. I think it may be well, for the in formation of all concerned, to mention a few facts about this Pres byterian Home for Orphans, for the TliOUiw^U Orphanage is owned and controlled by the three Synods of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The institution is not an asylum, nor a reformatory, but it is a home and school for orphans only. It is now full to overflowing, with somo 200 applicants waiting for admission. Three hundred children aro now in the cottages and schools of the home. I Children with living fathoms, even though deserted, cannot be received. The children need and deserve help, hut the State should see that fathers do their duty by tholr children. Our boys and girls are not only given a good literary education, but are taught some trade and are en abled to take care of themselves when they leave us. The support of al.' these fatherless and motherless children depends PK ALCOHOL 3 PKK CK NT. A\e gelable PrcparatlonrorAs similaliiigilicFooaandRcijula (int* the Sioinachs aii'IBowclsof INFANTS /CHILDREN Promoles DigesttonOieerful ness and Itest.Contalns neither Opiiun.Morphitic norNitiwal NOT NARC OTIC. Rrc^cfOld?k-l\MLm'nQ?m ?\nnfmkb Sad" jtIx. Stn ?ta *? JjjtttStol ?*> JSmmtdtSmh flinn Sud g ?./<;.>/%7f. W-.v.?ij foi i 7(.vy. Apcrlecl Remedy fovOmsPpa-j Hon, Sour StomKU.Diarri?ca YVorms.Coiv. ulsious.Vcvei islv Fae Simile Signatur" of TllECKNTAUn COMPAKT, NEW YORK. !^i?jrn?nihs old, Guaranteed unctcrlhcTood^ Exact Copy of Wrapper. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Ilse For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA TM! OKflTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. BLVK RIDOE KAU.WAV-BETWEEN BELTON AM) WADHADIiA. Timo Table No. 17.-Effective 12.01 A. M., .July 4, 1015. EAST-BOUND sf I SS EASTBOUND- I . A Ix?ave Walhalla. ? 7 Leave West Union.\ 7 i - Ssl SS ill /) *2 H Loav? Seneca Leave Jordania. Leav? Adams's Crossing. Iveavf Cherry's Crossing. I^eav? Pendleton. Leave Autun. Leave Sandy Springs. Leave Denver.,. Leave West Anderson. Iveave Anderson (Passenger Depot) I/oave Anderson (Freight Depot) . . Leave Erskine's Siding. Arrive Helton. ll) 45 or> IIS 2 1 27 39 ?17 50 55 I o i 1 v 33 45 1\ M. I A 3 . 1 0 j 11 NUMBER OF TRAIN. WESTBOUND Leave Belton. Leave Erskine's Siding. Leave Anderson (Freight Depot) . . .. I>eavo Anderson (Passenger Depot) . Leave West Anderson. Leave Denver . Tyoave Sandy Springs. T/eave Autun. Leave Pendleton. , I/cave Cherry's Crossing. Leave Adams's Crossing. 1 Ix ave Jordania.| Leave Seneca.I Leave West Union.i Arrive Walhalla.j NUMBER OF TRAIN. p. 3 . If 3 .33 3 . 36 3 . 52 3.55 4 . 07 1 6 18 24 :: s 1 4 i . 05 ,.15 IO M. .40 4 5 . 15 .17 .31 .33 .45 .53 . 56 .01 .13 .18 P. M. C ?3 >? 3 A.M. 5.30 5.35 (5. 30 G. 3 3 8.15 8.17 8 . 35 8.4 5 24 M ?A . 25111 . 35 11 . 5 0! 1 1 . 52?1 1 . 57ll 1 . 1 0 ; 1 2 .15 12 .17112 2 411 2 . 3 4 j 1 2 30112 .,;i 12 .5b 1 .ul 1 .25| 1 ll I A.M. 22 34 48 5 0 57 I O 1 5 18 26 3 6 39 57 I 5 33 4 2 30 P. M. |A. ! 9 8 . 05 8.10 8.2 3 8 . 28 8.31 8 . 39 8 .49 S . 51 9 . 07 1.10 I . 28 1.35 20 3 .05 3.10 3 . 23 3 . 28 3.31 3 . 39 49 52 06 30 50 55 25 10 . 12 . 12. 1 2 . 2 2 3 3 1 3 25 33 53 0 I 05 1 7 3 3 37 0 I 46 1 5 23 Flag Stations: Anderson (Freight Depot), West Anderson, Denver, Sandy Springs, Ai.tun, Cherry's Crossing, Adams's Crossing-, Jordania. Steam trains will stop at following flag stations to take on and let ott passengers: We'-ch, Toxaway, Phinney'?. James. J. R. ANDERSON, Superintendent. HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE After Four Years of Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave Up in Despair. Husband Came to Rescue. Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock writes as ioiiows: "1 suffered for four years, with womanly troubles, and during this time, 1 could only sit up for a tittle while, and could not walk anywhere at ali. At times, I would have severe pains in my left side. The doctor was called in, and his treat ment relieved me for a while, but I was boon confined to my bed again. After that, nothing seemed to do me any good. I had gotten so weak I could not stand, and I gave up in despair. At last, my husband got me a bottle of Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I com menced taking it. From the very first dose, I could tell it was helping me. I can now walk two miles without Kc tiring me, and am doing all my work." If you are all run down from womanly troubles, don't give up in despair. Try Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped more than a million women, in its 30 years of continuous success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist has sold Cardui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask him. He will recom mend it. Begin taking Cardui today. Write, to: Chattanooga Medicina Cm.. Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Instruction* mn your caa? ?nd 6-4-pxge book, Treatment for Wemen." ??nt In ?lain wrapper. J upon the Christian public. Of course, the appeal for them is made princi pally to Presbyterians, but as chil dren are received from all denomi nations or without respect to the parents, aid from any and everybody Is appreciated. The plan of Orphan Work Day ts to interest young and old to help us by their labors. Contributions are made by these on the Sunday follow ing (September 26) and the gifts promptly forwarded. Thc address of the Thornwell Orphanage is Clinton. S. C. Individual gifts are always ac ceptable. W. P. Jacobs. ? Death of K. W. Burdette. (Farm and Factory.) K. W. Burdett?, who at ono time mad? Iiis homo in Oconee county, died August ::ist in Atlanta. Ga. He was fifi vcirs of ago. having been hom September L\ 1859. Ho was a son of Zebldec and Malinda Burdette, who arc well known in this county. Mr. Burdette made many friends wherever he wont and waa a devout Christian. Ho had been ill for some time before Iiis death and was at tended hy several physicians at an Atlanta hospital. They believed him too weah to undergo an operation and told his family there was nc hope of prolonging lils life. He wu?j car ried to Iiis homo Tuesday afternoon and died at 12 o'clock the same night. The body was brought to Westminster Thursday and interred in the Baptist cemetery, Kev. Don Cain conducting the funeral services. in issi.' Mr. Burdette was happily married to Miss Elizabeth Burns, and she and ?deven children survive. The sympathies of a host of friends go out to the bereaved ones in their hour of sorrow. Havannah Editor Found Dead. Savannah. Ga., Sept 9. 'Elmer N. Hancock, for more than 30 years edi ten- of 'he Savannah Morning NeWS, was found dead in bed this after noon. lt is presumed acute indiges tion caused Iiis death. He had not been feeling well for several days, but his death came as a great sur prise to his associates. He was a native of New Jersey. Mr. Hancock, who was about 71 years old, came to Savannah *ir> years ago from Washington, where he was the correspondent of the New Orleans Times-Democrat. He had formerly been city editor of the New Orleans Times. Little is known of Iiis family, although he is known to have a brother in Philadelphia, .lust because poor land will make peas is no rearen for keeping all our land poor. Have some rich spots to raise something else on. -George M. Davis, in Progressive Farmer. The American Bible Society is within one year of its centennial. Littleton College A well-established, well-equipped, and very prosperous school for girls and young women. Fall term 'begins September 22, 1916. For catalogue, address .1. M. RHODES, Littleton, N. C. July 2 1, I'd ir>. 29-37 .f. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ?fl ?2? *|? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?jq -J-. Dil. W. R. GRAIG, 4j ??. Dental Surgeo-. *|4 .J* WALHALLA, S. CAROLINA. + * - * .J. Office Over C. W. Pitchford'* 4. ?j? Store. 4*, .J. DR. W. F. AUSTIN, .ft 4? Dentist, ?fl .J. Seneca, Sooth Carolina. .?< * - * .I- Phono 17. oft * - + ?f. HARRY R. HUGHS, .fe .j? At?orney-at-Law, ?f? .J. Walhalla, South Carolina. .T, Office in 4- Wm. J. Stabling's Bullring, .J. COUli House Square. o|a *-4j .J. MARCUS G. LONG, ?ft .J? A (tor 11 ey-ut-Law, ?}j 4* Phone No. 00, <f4 .J. Walhalla, South Carolina. ?fl - *H ii" .ga Office Over Oconee New.'. ?fl *- *! .J. J.R.KARLE, -I .I? Attorney-aOLaw, .J. WALHALLA, S. G. ?f. .J. Practico in State and Federal ?{. Court?. 4T 4? FARM LOANS. ?fc 4?_?fl .f. E. L . II E R N I> O N , -ii .j- Attoriiey-at-I<aw, ?fl ?J. Walhalla, South Carolina. ?fl PHONE NO. 61. ?fl I-<fl H.T. JAYNE S, ?|) ?g. Attorney-at-Law, ?fl .I? Walhalla, South Carol!na. ?fl 4? Bell Phone No. 20. <fl * - ? .I? Practice in State and Federal ?ft 4* Courts. ?fl *-? 4. J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, ?fl 4* Plckens, S C. W. C. Hughs, ?fl 4? CAREY, SHELOR A HUGHS, ?fl .J? Attorneys and Counsellors, ?fl 4* Walhalla, Sooth Carolina. ?fl 4? Practice in State and Federal ??| .I? Courts. 41 ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J. ?j? ?j? ?j? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J. Kurfees Paints and Oil. Gutter and Repair Work. JO. E. OOOJO, TINNER, - WALHALLA, S. ?,