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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning suitscitirnoN IMHCE. Ono Year .$1.00 8ix Moni Iis .5.1 Three Months.80 Advertising Unies Honsonnhle. Ry Stock, olor, Hughs & Shelor. Commun) 'ons or a personal character c'.. ged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices, cards of thanks and tributes of respect, either by individuals, lodges or churchos, aro charged for as for advertisements at rate of ono cont a word. Cash must accompany manuscript, and all such notices will bo marked "Adv." in conformity with Federal ruling on such matters. WALHALLA, S. C. WEDNESDAY, Jun. tl), 1021 l l NHS IOU TH E CHILDREN Tho starving children of Europe aro Hading now friends in Oconeo al most daily, and tho fund for the re ih ' bas grown considerably since we acknowledged contributions In last week's Courier. The fund to-day is as follows: Acknowledged last week ....$32.50 .("ash". 1.00 D. K. Good and wife. 2.50 "Anonymous," Walhalla .... 10.00 Mrs. J. H. Darby. Walhalla.. 5.00 Mrs. Jasper Doyle. Seneca Ht. 2.mi Mrs. Dean Davis. Seneca Itt.. 1.00 Norton School . 7.00 .Mrs. Julia Shanklin. Richland 1.00 O; W. Cronshaw, Walhalla Rt. LOU Mrs. Alfred Ernest, D. A. R. School. Tamassee . 10.00 Total to date.$73.00 Additional Appeals have boen received during the past few days by The Courier, urging the continuous and liberal contribution of funds for the two causes we have offered to receive and remit funds for. The starving children of Europe have sn far nun with groat favor at the bands of contributors. And this is well. Rut we have given more at en tb ' ' . ? ' i ve ' erv. ? -. received by them. The resume ot tue work will, we feel sure, prove inter esting and will appeal to the gene rosity of all: '?Columbia, Jan. 17. -Miss May IL Meotze. executive secretary, and N. A. Hoynjlan, field secretary for South Carolina of the Near Bast Relief, have returned from New York, where they attended a meeting of the Near East Relief workers. Thoy report that representatives were present from practically every Stale. "Miss Meetzo said that a report of ibo achievements of tho .Near East Relief was submitted at the meeting. 'This report showed,' sbo said, 'that much has boon accomplished.' "One million Armenians are now living who would have perished had not America gone to the rescue. "Pi ve hundred thousand would have starved to death last year had not Near Kant Relief been ibero to represent tho Amorlcan people. "In Harpout 0,000 children are be ing cared for in comfortable dormi tories. .Ten thousand homeloss children are well housed tn Alexandropol. "There aro 227 other orphanages. "Altogether li 0,000 children are under Near East care ami are being Riven vocational raining, which will enable them to becomo self-support ing. "Due Near East bakery, located at Constantinople, alone produces two tons of bread each day. "Tho ii" Near East hospitals con tain 6,052 beds, which are constantly full. "There are 127 clinics, where all who apply are given I rca linen I "Kleveu homes aro maintained for Rills rescued from Turkish harems. "Five hundred and thirty-eight mea and women. Chosen in America, are devoting their lives to the salv age of a nation." Sn much for tho work bein? done In savin); Ibo peoples across (he wa ler from death by starvation. Tho various relief works hoing carried on are all of similar nature and similar result. The lives of many have been saved, are being saved to-day, and the future will record thal yet thous ands will be saved by tho generosity of the American people. Designate your contribution either "Starving Children of Europa" or "Near East Relief." In tho last six months 80,000 dor man war prisoners have been trans ported homo from Russia via tho Bal tic and 50,000 via Vladivostok, AS FAKMHH SBKS SITUATION. Reduction of Cotton Acreage lind Di versilleation of Crops the Remedy. Editor Koowee Courier: j Please allow ino a little ?paco,in your paper to common! on tho pres ent situation. Everybody wonders at tho cause. We till know the effect, and many are seeking a remedy. Some say that over-production and j speculation and cotton buyers' unions I uro the cause of the trouble. Others ' claim thal high labor, high fertili zers and farm supplies are tho under lying cause of it nil. Rut be the cause what it'may, the effect has al most been disastrous to the business world and has well-nigh bankrupted the farmers. I heard a good farmer say the other day, "I put in this crop approximately $2,000 and I will make something like $100. All my money is gone, also my labor and my family's; also. I am left with debt and absolutely nothing to finance another crop. Rut I am willing to work another year to proserve my credit." Snell is ?he condition of the majority of our farmers to-day. Agriculture is the basis of a na tion's prosperity. A country rises .>?? falls with Its agricultural interests, and the remedy lies in the hands of the individual farmer. Each farmer can work out his own salvation ny crop diversification. Por a two dior m farm-say 30 acres-sow ten acres in grain and hay. Reserve ten acres for corn, and then plant cowpoas n every other hill at second time of cultivation. Cse two acres for pota*., patch and sorghum cane, and, lastly, plnnl eight acres in cotton. Many will say this is too much grain, but I say no. Why? lleca tl se on ibis ;i0-!i ' ' . t loast four cows, two beef year lings, a sow and a couple of shoats the sow to consume the buttermilk. Patton the shoats and beef yearlings for home use. (Sell some of the meat if all is not needed. I The cows will furnish most of the fertilizer in the shape of compost, This will gradually eliminate the costly commercial fertilizers. Pick your peas and use one-third peu.;, one-third cotton seed and one-third corn, crushed, to feed 'he cows. This, supplemented with plenty of peavlne hay, makes an ideal dairy feed, and you. Mr. Farmer, are Independen* of i i he oil mill s\viij? ipil 1'i t hey can al : . ? . East but not least, sign a cotton acreage plodge, and then reduce to the bone, and then some. Crop diversification and acreage reduction is the key to the whole sit uation and rests entirely with the farmers. Think of what will happen if this year's experience is repeated. There is already a big surplus and approximately ?100,000 bales in stor age. Now, suppose we raise another 113,000,000 bale crop-and see if you can sell a bale at any price. Take your pencil and ligure a moment as to what your IOSH, will be. Can any business prosper, or evon exist, that sells its products for less than cost? No-emphatically no. In order to decently live, government statistics declaro that a farmer is due a good living and ten per cent dividend on invest mont. Do you get yours, Mr. Farmer? If you don't, you must change your methods. All the busi ness world plays with a safe margin, but we farmers trust to a hit or miss game --and it is most'.y 1 iss with us. All of us realize that something MUST be done ; but wo cannot help oursolves and others by resorting to tho old plan of planting more cotton to buy more corn, hay and flour and bacon. Rut cut cotton acreage and use divers!Ileation and you will have more money and plenty at home for man and beast. Please allow a little personal note: I planted lt; acres in cotton last year. I am going to plant eight acres this your. On the land I have reserved for a tenant will grow corn and peas exclusively. 1 am telling this be cause I believe something must bf! done. I also believe that it rests en tirely with the farmers to meet this situation. 1 also believe that cotton acreage reduction and crop diversifi cation i.-; the one and only solution for our troubles. S. C. Smith. ICEIU'KE THAT IS MERITED. Mr. Hughs lukes Roth Writer and Tlie Courier to Task. (Odilor Keoweo Courier; I make no claim io any of those splendid qualifications characteristic of our preachers, nor do I claim to Ix' Defender of the Faith; but as an ordinary man, worse than many, bet ter than somo, with a decent regard for things sacred, I must in all good consclonco offor protest against tho flagrant, bold and inexcusable act of sacrologo committed by your papor of last week when you publlshod that choap, mediocre, poorly written par / UL TT ON'S Semi-Annual Clearing Sale The object of 'his Sale ist ?irst, to convert into cash the balance of our Fall and Winter StocKs; Second, to acquaint the patrons of this store with the best values in new goods that can now be procured in the Northern MarKets for Spot Cash; Third, to attract new customers, malle new friends, do a bigger and better business. This ve shall endeavor to do buy giving the best values your money will buy. Ladies'1 Shoes. Ladle?' ${*.?0 ami $4.00 Shoes Scini-Aniiuiil Salo Price . Ladies' $1.50 and $5.00 Shoo Seinl-Aunual Salo Pri?e . Ladies' $0.00 Shoe? Semi-Annual Sale Pri?e . Ladies' $7.00 Shoes Semi-Annual Sale Prlco . Ladies' $8.00 and $10.00 Shoes Semi-Annual Salo Price . Men's Shoes. .Men's W. L. Douglas $?.00 anti $10.00 I ?ress Shoes Semi-Annual Sale Price. Men's W. L. Douglas $0.00 Heavy Shoes Sciui-Ailliuul Sale Trice . Men's $($.00 Dress Shoe? Semi-.\lUllial Sale Price. .Mens' $|.50 ami $5.00 Heavy Work Shoes Semi-Annual Salo Price. Boys'* Shoes. Hoys' $0.00 Dress Shoes Semi-Annual Salo Price. Hoys' S LOO Dress Shoes Senii-Annunl Sale Price. Hoys* Scout Shoes, sizes lit to 'J Scmi-Anunn! Sale Price. RIVERSIDE CHEVIOTS. Solid Colors, Stripes and Checks in Riverside Choviots Seini-Annual Sale Price. DRESS GINGHAMS. Xcw Dress Ginghams, in a good assortment of colors Semi-A nnual Salo Price. . APRON GINGHAMS. APRON ??IXGIIAMS in Staple Colors Soinl-Annual Salo Price. OUTINGS. Outings in Medium and Light Colors Semi-.\nnual Sale Price. 36-Incfc SHEETING. iiO-lnrh Unbleached Sheeting, real good quality . Semi-A minni Salo Price. STA NJ ? VFD APRON GINGHAMS, (li>u*l Si iph Colors la >i. ?o': il quality Apron Glnl?.h*iuH--~ Soun-Vimnal finie i i I? ,,,.\. mtWs PANTS Midi's S:<. .t' lim! ?1. ' .' Co I'll 111 \ Klint?! KIlO I'i'-s "allis - Senii-Auniial Sale Price. MEN'S HALF HOSE .Men's Cotton Socks, assorted Colors Senii-Annunl Salo Price. MEN'S WORK SHIRTS. MK MK MB ME MU MI: MJ5 X'S 7.->c. WORK SHIRTS Semi-Annual Salo Price. X'S $1.00 WORK SHIRTS Semi-Annual Sale Price. X'S $1.28 WORK SHIRTS Seni i-A nun al Salo Price. X'S $1.50 KHAKI SHIRTS Semi-Annual Salo Price. MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS. X'S $1.25 DRESS SHIRTS Semi-Annual Salo Price. X'S $1.75 DRESS SHIRTS Semi-Annual Salo Price. X'S $2.50 DRESS SHIRTS Semi-Annual Salo Prico. MEN'S OVERALLS. MEN'S MEDIUM GRADE OVERALLS Semi-Annual Sale Price., MEX'S GOOD WEICHT OVERALLS Semi-Annual Sale Price. MEN'S' HEADLIGHT OVERALLS Semi-Annual Sale Prico. COTTON CHECKS. IJght-Wnight Cotton Checks, in good Dark Color.1 Semi-Annual Salo Price. $2.95 $3.45 $3.75 $4.50 $4.95 $6.50 $6.00 $4.40 $3.50 $3.75 $2.95 $1.45 19c. 15c. 10c. Underwear. Ladies' Set-Snug Vest and Pants Semi-Aiiminl Sale Price. Ladies1 75c. Vost and Pants Semi-Annual Salo I*rice. Ladies' $2.50 Union Suits Semi-Annual Sale Price. Ladies' Set-Snug Union Suits Sein i-A n m i ti Salo Price. $1.00 48c. $1.40 $1.75 Remnants and Short Lengths Remnants from our stock, also a shipment of mill short lengths, various kinds of goods in lengths from one to ten yards. In this lot are some unusual values. Half Price. Half Price. Ladies' Suits at Half Price. Middv Suits at Half Price. Ladies' Coats at Half Price. Millinery at Half Price. Ladies' Silk Waists at Half Price. .Outing Gowns at Half Price. Cotton Blankets at Half Price. HOYS' BLUE SERGE PAX Ti ROYS' $2.50 PANTS Semi-Annual Sale Price. ROYS* $3.00 PANTS Semi-Annual Sale Price. ROYS' $9.50 PANTS Semi-Annual Sale Price. ROYS' $4.00 PANTS Semi-Annual Sale Price. BOYS' PANTS. SIZES 8 (o 1H YEAHS. $1.75 $2.00 $2.25 $2.50 BOYS' OVERALLS. 12i/zc. 10c. 121/2C. 10c. HOYS' OVERALLS, up to Size 7 Semi-Annual Sale Price. ROYS' OVERALLS, Sizes ? to 12 Semi-Annual Sale Price., HOYS' OVERALLS, Sizes lil to IO Semi-Annual Sale Price., 85c. $1.00 $1.25 BOYS' SHIRTS. HOYS' STRIPED CHAMBRAY SHIRTS Semi-Annual Salo Price. HOYS' SOLID BLUE HEAVY SHIRTS Semi-Annual Sale Price. ROYS STRIPED ! <:? H.) 1 SHIRL'S-. '..omi. Viinu.it s.ilo I'rico. ?{. n S' |>R1 ... SHIR t's Scint-A nunn! v\h I 'rice ... 50c. 75c. j 75c. $1.00 I 50c. 75c. 95c. $1.00 25c. BLEACHING Vx, ?iO-iiic.li Blenching, perfectly smooth- no ..ian li, .xl gouil quality- Semi-Annual Sale Price . SHIRTING MADRAS, 29c. Shirting Madras-a really good quality Semi-Annual Sale Prico. 95c. $1.25 $1.95 $1.25 $1.75 $1.95 10c, 15c. TOWELS 10c. 15c. j 29c. 10c. 15x81-inch Bleached Towels, with Red Border Semi-Annual Sale Price. 50c. TURKISH TOWEL, 29c. Heavy Weight Blenched Turkish Towels, size 10x10 inches- 00A Semi-Annual Salo Price.?uvi 32-in DRESS GINGHAMS, 25c. Short Lengths in Bates il2-lnch Dross Ginghams-Thcso were OC 00c- Semi-Annual Salo Price.?JO. PERCALES? ems, Silver G rn j ml Sale Price . CHEVIOTS. n Dark Stripes 27-Inch DRESS GINGHAMS. A good Standard quality 27-inch Dress Gingham-Xew Patterns- Semi-Annual Salo Price #. iRi-inrh Percale Dress Patterns, Silver Grays and Solid Colors- Soini-A nnual Sale Price. .Medium Weight Cheviots, In Dark Stripes Somi-A nnual Salo Prico. BEST OUTINGS. Solid Colors ia tho very' best Outings Semi-Annual Salo Prico. 19c. 171/2G. 19c. I71/2C. Sale Opens Friday, January 21st. Seneca. PATTERSON'S, Seneca. ody on tho Twenty-third Psalm, ci | titled "A Ford Slam." Your paper would have hoon hotter if thc space devoted to that bit of wonderful lit oraturo, iuHpired of the ilovll, had hoon loft blank. Hut belier still If instead ot* the parody you had pub lished thc Twenty-third Psalm itself. lt la admittedly ono of tho most beau tiful pieces of modern and ancient literature. On tho oilier hand? tho parody bas nothing to recommend it. lt was neither funny nor witty; neither elevating nor enlightening, except as an example of what gross ?acre!oge mero man will dare against things pertaining to dod. Tho best that you could do would bc to print tho same space in your next paper as black as printer's ink will mako it, with the request to your readers that they cut it out and pasto it ovor tho "Ford Slam" of thc week before. In conclusion, just take any two verses of tho real Psalm and the par ody and compare them, and tho sa' reloge will bo so apparent as to cut Uko a knife. For instance: "Yea, tho' I rido through tho shadows and darkness ! of night, I will fear no evil, for my Kord Ia with me, and it comforteth me." Sow, the beautiful language, and thought of tho Psalm: "Yog, tho' I walk through tho valley of the sha dow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me: Thy rod and Thy stafl' they comfort mo." Tho person who wroto the parody and the ono responsible for its publi cation will have to repent of the sin or else need moro than "riding in his Kord forever" to comfort him on the other sido of the Valley of the Sha dow of Death. Yours vory truly, Harry R. Hughs. -^ ? ?.-.. Contar Township Singing Association Tho Centor Township Singing As sociation will meet at Cross Roads church on tho fourth Sunday even ing at 2 o'clock, .lan. 28. All good Bin gor S and lovers of music are in? vitod. J. VV. S. King, Secy. A wood-boring beotlo in Califor-1 nia has put hundrods of telephones out of commission by boring through tho telophono cables. TO? ??? ? ? ? ?? ? TO? ? ? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??* The Willard was first, The Willard is better built, The Willard lives longer, The Willard is used most. THEREFORE, You want and must have The Willard Battery in Your Car. We have a complete linc on hand. Thc name Willard is a guarantee of perfection in the battery world. Our personal guarantee goes with every baticry, Hughs Garage, Main Street, !-! Walhalla, S. C "Satisfied Customers" is Our Motto. 4?9f9r??&&&?r?t& ? @ m m w ? *2M# m ?