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UCONI?E COUNTY NOW CHOWING! LAUGE QUANTITIES OK APPLES. Six Commercial Orchards Near Wal halla Now Roaring Choico Krait. Coll?? hus (liven Way to Apples on Several Karins - Ocoiico County (Jrower Takes Prizes at State lair lu Columbia. (Staff Cor. Greenville Nowa.) Oconoo county is making a g reit bid to bre?me tho apple growing cen ter of the Palmetto State, and large quant ?th's of "Golden Delicious" and ether popular brands are hoing slur ped from that .section lo Anderson, Croonvilto, Columbia anil oilier cities of the Soul h. The harvesting of tho early crops started this weak, and local growers lind thu (hey have the advantage over Western and Northern apple growers in that the Southern product comes on thc market earlier and in better shape than the product of their competitors. Representatives of a number of wholesale houses in Green ville and other cities have boon here rocenlly for Ibo purposo ot* visiting the orchards and contracting for tho handling of the local apple crop. As yoi Hie quantity of apple.* grown in this county does not com paro willi that of Cornelia, Cia., bul in quality ii has hoon found that tho Oconee county product, cannot bo .surpassed in t li o State, If i'.i tho en tire nation, h. K. Coed, who owns a large orchard noar Walhalla1, and ls Hie pioneer grow r o? Ibis section, has taken fl rsl prizes a tho South Carolina State Kali' in Columbia In each (>*' thc six years that his orchard has b\ n hearing, Mr. Cood and S. .1. IshOlt, whoso orchard is now hearing to a large extent for the first time arc tho largest orchard owners in this sec tion. Each has approximately 1,000 trees, although not all of these are bearing at the present. Roth intend placing other trees this fall, so wed pleased have they been with the ex periment. Others having largo commercial orchards |n this section are Arthur Moody who has approximately 150 trees; W. L. Vernor with approxi mately 1,550 trees; Kvan Callas with 260 trees and Shelor and Walker with about 30 0 nets. Mr, Good probably produces more apples from his orchard than any o'her orchard in the state although accurate Information along this line would ho iltfncull to obtain doubt less. Among some of the outstanding yields he lias achieved ls that of a single Ren Davis tree which last year produced sovonteoiv boxes of fancy apples. Another tree, ol' the Vales variety, produced '.wenty-threo bush els of gathered apples, i:i addition to the dozens of faulty and humatUI'Cd apples thal foll from tho 'roo before the harvest time. Mr. Good's main variety however, ls tho St ay mn II winesap, and it is on this variety that h" hanks when meeting competition. The Hen Davis has been very successfully grown >n his place also. The majority of ap ples shipped from the Coo l place are boxed ml crated under the name of tho on ' ard, and are assorted and classified hy automatic machinery. Started ScveiiK-en y cn I'S Ago. Seventeen years ago Mr. Good's farm of ."il acres- of which a large part is now in apple trees-was go ing begging at '.he ridiculously low figuro of :> I,."mu, even though it is but a short way from Walhalla. To day Mr. Coed reluctantly admitted that he "did say he would take $15, 000 for Ibo placo, even ihough ii is not for sale." Apples, more than any other thing, have been responsible for this largo increase in '.lie value ol' the place, ?o say nothing of tho neal farm hons:, tho other outbuildings and oilier liens of progress and prosperity thal ure evident about tho Rood orchard. Cider is not ?ill Huit call be made from apples, for a trip to Mr. Good's placo will convince any one thal money, Loo. can bo m.ole from ; p Pies. Mr. ls!?.di darted In the orchard 1 usiness novell years ago bec.Mise, as he put ic "tho place wns so poor th t Ibo COW! couldn't pick a living from the rocky hills," The groator part of tho place, or at le;i<; a largo part ol' il. was theil hut a mass of gullies so deep Ililli a mule could not bc . seen at a short distance. These have been eliminat ed entirely, and only tho choiCOSl varieties of apples can be so;<n gila toning in tho morning sun. Until this year Mr. l!i'?c*l bas crown cotton, bul on his farm pro, er he has no cot ton. What 1- fit'on nove, Mr, I sholl expects io ri lug mules o I to roly solely on a tractor, rills Use ful Implement has leen used lo such advantage thal ir has already crowd ed tho mule out, ami Mr. fsboll saya that tlOXt year will lind his farm without any mules or horses- proba hly a unique record for South Caro lina farms. Grow No Cotton. Mr. Good also has grown cotton until this yoar, hut says in all pro ha bit tty ho will not grow any more cot ton on his place. Mr. isholl also has found colton growing Improlltahla. saying that a strict account slwnved that ii costs moro to raise cotton than ho has oven hoon able to obtain for lt. nud for that reason-which Mn it self should bo sulllciont - ho has ti 1m turon od cotton and turned to ap ples. Tho orchard owned by Mr. Callas, ?which is on tho top of Stumpkouse, mountain, boro heavily last your, as did tho orchard of Mr. Good. The or ita rd owonod by Mr. [shell has 01 y become a factor lu the apple world this fall, hut from tho yl?ld this fall there ls every indication tim;, within the next few years at least. Walhalla and Oconoe county will bo producing apples aplenty for the cities of this section, and ii will not he necessary to order large quan tities from tho North and West. George lt. 13riggs, county demon stration agent, declared to-d; y that tho soil of this section "is virtually tho same as is to bo foil lld about Cornelia, and that there was no rea son why apple growing cannot bo mndo highly profitable here. Much interest has been shown Ibis year, and it win not be surprising If, with in th.e tux; few years. Ocouoo county . pplcs will lie commanding a fancy prico at all of i!e host retail flores throughout tiiis section. NKXT DOSI: CALOMK?1 MA V SAlilVATK YOU. It ls Mercury, Quicksilver - Shock* Diver und Attacks Your Hones. Calomel salivation is horrible. It swells tho tongue, loosens the tooth and starts rheumatism. There's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating calomel when a few cents buys a largo bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect sub stitute for calomel. It ls a pleasant vegetable liquid which will sturt your liver Just ns sarely ns colomol, but it doesn't make you sick and can not salivate. Calomel ls a dangerous drug; be sides lt may make you fool wonk, sick and nauseated to-morrow. Don't loso a day's work. Tak?. a spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone Instead and you will wake up feeling grent. No sa'.ts necessary. Your druggist says if you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts better than treacherous calomel your money ls walting for you.-adv. Selling Agents Slated to (io. Greenville. Sept. 20.-The com mission houses of tiie [last thai norn limo immemorial have marketed the products of Uth?rn cotton mills aro ' slated to >." as far as Southern mills are co. -ned. according to a statement made yesterday by A. M. Law., ot the A. M. Law Company, of Spa na ulm pg, well known cotton mill and stock brokerage (Inn. in the course of an address delivered hy him before the Greonvillo notary Club. Mr. Law said that for the beal in terests of Ihe industry Southe rn mills should i>e owned hy s ?uthern men, basing his opinion on tho fact that Southern mon know condl'.lons in Gie South better than they are known hy Individuals of any other section. In the future more attention must be given to tho soiling end of Gie colton mill business than the mnnu llfacturhlg end. Mr. Law said. He also expressed the belief that South ern manufacturers will do a great ('eal toward increasing the demand for their products by adopting stand ard brands and putting their goods under those brands. VOU can have a M Beautiful Complexion -Neck and At ms Ilap.in's Magnolia Balm beautifies instantly. 7J years' wonderful success. Rom.ives freckles, erup tions, sunburn, Inn makes skin like velvet, Won't rub off. 4 coitus: Bruneue, White, fink, and Kofc-Rcd for lips mid cliceks. Sold by all dealers, or direct from us, 75 cenis, txjstpaid. Magnolia Balm LIQUID V Face and XXTTlJ Toilet frrrn POW. J'j vV DERCCs \n ' ison.- wert: killed uroti lasi year in . . . . i it 11 cd by care lOSStlOSi la hibernating animals tho power of r ?norniing he 1 'Uh their bodies ls vt" y flight. GEORGIANS COXTHOD WJ : VILS. Evidence that Many Farmer- Win ning Out iii Their Fight, (Atiunta Journal. UH li. > As picking progressa* in i hu cot ton fields of Georgu, i; boeor moro and moro evident that mn; ? arm ers are winning out in thi fight with the boll weevil, Farly 1 fall the Atlanta Journal cai vied ; no ac counts of how fa miora had b< ? iuc cessful in this light last seat>< . and there is no doubt but thaft tl' > ac counts of successful eit'Ort ha auch ;o do with many other land . ?tors determining to carry on a aisbed tight with the pest this year Among thoso who dotopfl I to make tho tight is C. )>. Fitr I ick, of War ron lon, Ga., om bf tlu goat land-owners and most iii] teullal farmers of middle i ? orgb '..ast week at a meeting hold on i arm under the auspices t the irgla Stato Board of Entomology, < er 300 farmers from all soctitm of rgia gathered to study the resulta :t bo is securing. .Mr. Fitzpatrick s io about Tint acres of collon&thl ear. an(l confidently er\p. it? t< nike about OOO hales of cotton, F the most critical visitor conceded I ha will make nol loss tb i i ,",t iles, and ho did it by w agin ? ti con :eous and intelligent light oyaltlst bo?l weevil pest.. At this meeting it ?vifs g mo to inspect dos,>iy Mr. ritz; ck's Colds, tie h:i> tho same gem I 'on dit ions ;> s would ho fun ml . aost cotton plantations of ,Vl'hijjk Bia. This year ho used o j". ;.a$< 4?0 pounds ol' fertilizer pe . (Qff?? had through necessity eui Cue aril from about soo to 1,000 bpu .? as used before the advent (>f tin evil on Iiis farni. Ile dusted Mp otton according to instructions f . bed him by the Georgia State F> I of. Entomology, and saved pia' ally nil of tho cotton that could 1 made under such conditions and so. .usas have prevailed this year. (?ood Seed Essential. During tho course of the mei ring I had an interview willi J. F inn, who has been manager o{ M i'itz patrick's farm for the past, ti oars. Mr. (?una states that ono . tho things largely responsible I the good yields secured wai the : that good seed was used through' the entire plantings. Seec1 of ti. Wnn nnmaker Cleveland Big Holl riety, brod on his farm for r v. .. and kopi absolutely pure i mixing, was tho variety use i This jood breeding work was u oil tho tarin by C. A. McLend? i >'port seed breeder for the Georgia Hoard of Kn tomology for several years, and has boen faithfully carried on since that lime, On the day of my visit Mr. Fitzpatrick had two young men from i Ibo Georgio State College of Agrl- j culture making plant selections from i his fields for the continued improve ment of his variety. Mr. Gunn states (.hat ho lias given thoso seed tho best of care, looking after the ginning, storing and plant ing personally to bo surr that no mixing occurs, or that no faulty seed aro used. Planted Karly. This year the cotton was planted as early as possible in' tho spring. About 3 00 pounds of fertiliser per acre was bedded upon and a side ap plication of about ? r,0 pounds made right at ?er chopping. Dusting with calcium of arsenate was begun about tho middle of June. Mr. Gunn feels that, he should have begun earlier to kill on the old weevils that carno from hibernation, but it was Impossible to get the poison and get organized for business previous to this time. About six applications of poison wore inade On most of the plantation, using about (ive pounds to the aero each timo, Mr. Fitzpatrick plants from ten to twelve acres of cotton to ,ho plow, nnd stales that tho total cost of tho protection work, Including Tabor, mcinnes and dust, would he around ?100 to tho plow. Ile spent a total of $n,000 this year in bis light en the weovil. Right machines were used in tho dusting work on tho whole fifty horse farm. As a result. Mr. Fitzpat rick feels that he will get as an ave nge about throe-fourths nf a halo tb the acre. Some Holds win mako a bale to tho acre and above, while others will make less than tho gen tral average. On the whole, how ever, this demonstration proves be yond all shadow of doubt that tho weevil can be successfully controlled whe.ro the jumper effort is put fortn. Xot only did Mr. Fitzpatrick have his cotton dusted thoroughly every four days during tho critical period, ?nt ho also bad the labor to pick and burn the fallen squares. This was done carefully each week all season long, and (he burning dime under the personal supervision of .Mr. Gunn. .inst heforo tho boll weevil carno Mr. Fitzpatrick was making about 20 bales of cotton to. tho malo, but in Discour You. don't have the new Goodyt Instead of listin with a so-called1 You cansee fro; than thanet pi tires of unkuow We believe the open basis, and The new Good long-staple cott( of group'ply coi In design, matei product, built tc It has a differer a new tread wit substantially les Compare these prices 30x3K Clincher.$12.! 30x3# Straight Sido,. 13.? 32 x 3# Straight Side., 19.2 31x4 . Straight Sido.. 22.1 Goodyear Cross-Rib Ti Foi? I tattle l^,y Piedmoi spile of all efforts he has made poor crops since that time until this sea son, whoa he made his first Intensive fight against the post. Now he states that he can hardly wait until Bprlng to como again, so anxious is lie to begin Iiis tight in time and win back all that tlie weevil lias caused him lo lose. lt is not to cotton alone that Mr. Fitzpatrick devotes Iiis farming ener gies, however, for die grows all thc corn, hay and oats needed on the place. Ho has a portable sorghum mill that goes from tenant to tenant grinding and cooking their syrup for the coming season's consumption, and he also has a portable gin that visits each tenant as his cotton is ready. Ile states that ho WOllltl be a poor farmer did ho not make ii i s places practically self-supporting, and ho is following this plan with much success. Tills demonstration is* proving to be of great interest to neighboring farmers- all over that territory, and many visits aro being paid it each week. Tho rolling Melds are covered with cotton, well grown, heavily fruited and uniform in appearance and lyne, showing the results of tho careful seed selections that havo been made during tho past niue years. At tho time of my visit over 300 farmers were given a bountiful barbecue, Hie pigs bong furnished from (he home-grown meat supply, ll is such demonstrations as this that aiV proving to the cotton farm ers of Georgia that they can grow (?(Mien tlespito thc weevil if they ap ply, themselves to tho tasl<. Tho old day of colton production is gone for ever, hut a new day is dawning. This new day calls for hustle, common sense and personal supervision, lt calls for a spirit of "light to win" and to tho extent that the cotton farmers of Goorgin are mooting those r\pw conditions, just to that extent aro they winning oui. / I lolly Olvoil Three-Year Sentence. Anderson, Sept. 20.- A son tonco of three years ai hard labor was to day imposed by Judge Mondol Smith upon M. II. Holly, deputy sheriff, convicted? last week of manslaughter for tho killing of A. ll. Kvuns, nt tho Orr Mill. Notico was given by attor neys for Holly of Intention to make a motion for a new trial. -4*1----- - Tho manufacture of rubber startod in 1820. Lting the "E in Advance to be a shrewd bargainer to get thi ?ar Cross-Rib Tread Cord, g it at a high price, to enable the di long discount," we Hst it as low as tn the figures below that its advert; rice you are asked to pay for man n value. y' average man would rather buy tire assure himself a product of rccogri [year Cross-Rib Tread Cord is m sn, and it embodies the patented istructton. rials and manufacture it is a repres ? safeguard the world-wide Goodyc it tread from the famous All-Weat :h a deep, clean-cut, cog-like patter 8. with NET prices you arc asked to pay fi ?0 32x4 Straight Side.. $24.50 ?0 33x4 Straight Side. 25.25 15 34x4 Straight Side.. 25.90 10 32 x4# Straight Side.. 31.45 These prices include manufacturer's excise tax read Cord Tires are also made in 6, 7 a FOR SALE BY nt Motor Co.t V PASTOH WHO H ISCA MK ACTIVE j l'or Rlense in lieront Election Asked 1 (o llcsign His Charge. Columbia, Sept. 20. - Charging liim with too much activity in tho recent political campaign, deacons Cherokee county, have requested Hie resignation ol' Hew E. C. Hickson, their pastor, and moderator of the Broad Itivei' Baptist Association, ac cording to a special dispatch receiv ed to-day by the Conimbla Mccord from Gaffney. Mr. Hickson has not stated whether he will resign. ' Ml'. ?Hckson received tho nomina- I lion as county superintendent of edu cation for Cherokee in' tho first pri mary on Aug. l'Util. According to H. IO. Watkins, Skull Shoals clerk, tho pastor did not contine Iiis campaign ing to tito seeking of lils own nomi nation, but issued a statement urging his followers to vote for Colo L. Blouse, who was distanced in ibo sec ,ond primary, Sept. 12th, by Thomas G. McLeod for tho nomination for Governor, and it is this phnse of the preacher's activity, Mr. Wilkins said, that caused the demand for his resig nation, Mr. Hickson, who is also a prac ticing osteopath at Gaffney, has filled various pulpits in timi vicinity for twenty years. Ile caine into public notice in war days, when he was tried and lOllVlclcd of violating tho espionage la vs by opposing (lie mili tary net 1 vit ic of tho, government. NORMAN DRUG CO., Walhalla, H. O. . A celluloid stencil perforated with several of tho most conimonjy used I dosigns for draftsmon lsNclalmod to I savo 60 por cont of a draftsman's timo In making pencil drawings. discount" B bottom price on ealer to attract you we profitably can? Ised price is lower y "long discount** s on this frank and lized worth. adc of high-grade Goodyear method entatlve Goodyear ar reputation. :her Tread Cord .n-and lt sells for jr "fong discount1* tires 33 x Ayi Straight Side.. $32.15 34x4K Straight Side.. 32.95 33x5 Straight Sido.. 39.10 35x5 Straight Sido., 41.05 nd S inch sizes for trucks Valhlala, S. C FIItM ACCOMPLISHES FOR Tl HKS What they Could Not Accomplish by tho Sword and Persecution. Smyrnat Sept. 19.-- Fire has ac complished for tho Turks what the sword could not. Asia Minor, tho cradle of Christianity, soon will bo depopulated of Christians. Many of those In Smyrna who were not. snatched from doa th hy Americans and other rescuers are disappearing into tho bills, some voluntarily and many by force. Others aro dying of exhaustion, fright or exposure on tho shadowed slotio water-front of tho benighted city. The-only cry American correspon dents hear is: "Won't America como and save us?" Mustapha Kemel Pasha's order per mitting American and allied ships to enter the harbor to evacuato tho vic; tims has relieved the anguish of both refugees and relief workers, but every (lay's delay in tho arrival of ibo vessels inca ns the death of very many. Less than 50,000 Christians re main huddled on the (juay, or lil con centration camps out of tho city pro per, beyond the first 200,000'. and tho worst fears are entertained for those who aro taken into tho interior. The Turkish edict has gone forth: "Chris tianity must be stu ni pod ont in Asia." The lack of food and clothing nnd the unspeakable sanitary conditions aro adding to the horrors, and tho people > aro obliged to eat the llesh of animals killed in the Ore days ago. Tho American blue-Jackeis have ran sacked tho ships in the harbor for condensed milk for the famished babies, and have given up their over coats, to tho women. 'Ibo nights are bitterly cold, and tho shivering fugitives take refuge In collars of smoldering ruins. Oth ers have burrowed Into the earth Uko animals of tho wild. Mothers m bitter anguish ?ind despair aro thrust ing their babies into thc sea. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms hnvo mi uo hcalthy color, which indicates poor blood, und nu a rulo, them is moro or tosa stomach disturbance. GROVK S TA8TELESS 01111.1k TONIO fth n rcfti larly for two ot tlir. . ' Wc< . " < ml, Improvothodljjrstlon ni?l "?' '; cnlntf Tonto to tho whole system, Nnun?i wi ...?..? throw off or dispel thc worms, and the Child will bo lo porfoct boult h. Pleasant to tako. GOo per bottle. Moro than 7.hot) young men in tho Culted States aro attending tho re servo officers' training camps.