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i x T -J ■ « ' rV I - 'T - s "S'WBWSS.*^ «7i. 5=r -»*- -r- ' 1 1 ... I. - _ i ..- SIXTY SIXTH YEAR ESTABLISHED 1832 SIXTY SIXTH YEHR ;voi., LXVI. i’»AUX\\Kl.t S. r,; T:.!!*']■:MY. JX’I.V l 2, i'-M7 ■ W'- - \- BARNWELL COUNTY DEFENSE LEAGUE MET JULY 6TH. ' “fife: FAMILY REUNION HELD p , BY ROUNTREE FAMILY *y\ WILL TAKE A RAND IN WILL PLACE BAN : THE WHISKEY CASES ON ALL ENEMY TRADE GUARDSMEN TO ENTER - . FEDERAL ARMY AUCUST 5 T STATE.WAREHOUSE COMMIS SIONER ON WAREHOUSE SYSTEM First MAtiai Called by Lhi!rin20 A 'XL .♦ cr»- r- nedv uf ih* Harniu'.l ClmiuB Diffuse. I at ILytrre of Mr. and Mrs I, M. R‘>u;t‘ree. * ' __ ■ j . <u*|' ‘ , y ■ *• Jjajgu? Well A'frdfff? ~ j Eijh: CtnjjlFen and FamuL** Pres^iH. Flu- i : r.-t rin-eUng -'if. t!-> h. , i{y r- \vaa !'. Tk*-lyirth of .1 ily was most Phwrtti- VtJluiLi, 1 ns.*** t it il** <• tn t * Ini.• !n*t J i- eifAt.l-b ^ ’ i. A * r r Friday, and triift* tlii.ii m* v * • 111 y_ five j-**r-Cr*i:t rjf Liu ~T*‘ii; vjtcd w*yro pn sOnG* 1t. is w- h known, that .'IJ4 iciT-ful pio- Delijfh'h *1 Dunbarton, on JuB hour h Federal Oovirrment To *Jskv La x.EfT ct.vo s. ftrli nOf t .e.vvar <l-in-.mls Tim'Tr'Sr- ty t*Up[ >rl i f Hvyryoji^. FoLkJw'ingTtTe t , vtr.}■».•>* of other states iu' the appoint ment e-f -iiu-.lt a council. < L<v Manning ,iu ev^rj^ resfn;;* —recently app *iut* <1 a council fur the state*'.* . h Mr !>' U Coker as eh urmair. This council in connection With- Gov. Mant.ii g^appointed av uiuty chairman . for each county' who in turn would point hie gunity council and enlist the r<?ourci-s of the county, and .assist toward^-getting , the c mniy oha war v , * l.... 5 * • Sac . 1. . W. i f Uutiha'rjLui), witu .-eifCted N, ^fo rh Id in Charles on lor Dringinjj W hisk > In o ProhuY: inn S a C .a-iustun .1 o'!v 1*. —That tiiv hl-dera; W -i.urt- mruCStaNe’ wiid take a v <or u.- l t rati ».i b House Hxp.ii.d To Pass Mrtiur* bv THtirsday. President Takes l.as.i 'Step'Ve«isar> Id Make . State Marehouse Coimissionrr W. G. S®Wi, N;>'S'»ns ■'f Prolorited -Fijjht To D:v.l> p In DiseusMon ni Bill. t’Ji : i A 1 "*!, JtilfrLP 1 iu' ndifuhis. , • , . I*' I'.r lv:h t trad > 14 u itli State Troops Available for Service In France. Draft Dare Delayed. --VVHcTiiijpLon. Jiry V* T.1u r la^t. «*» j, p <'f* '?ary tu'tnake t l.i.* e* tit** National \Vareht)us« statute y'\ • ■ 1 ■ and lyjxto trt'« rh - date fora Laiiuiy reaiuor. ■ ’ 1 .Very one of their eiythr chil»Lreir v f'o- g- Uier with the i-jiiJ^harals. wives and j wh,ifii mnKes it a f ee! fni M7. ; i.-e to tt>e,ir chil l r’Mi,.we.re present at* the, re- bwi ir^kqU 'r -Hlegally into proliilution uiiihn and it was a njdst hnppy occasion .?! bifbecii*. dinner ■it- , aiid iu en fore it u the* .0, iu thin the I'ni ed Mates that went into ell . cl 0.1 Ju^y- Avh, ‘ 1 • _ ^ ' | . ^ ■ ‘ v , -y « v ri^ui li-rer as. Ceruiany Ai.l 1 *‘ r Lillies ilnrh.ja the war (1 lard tlvai-iille—^ (r "duty in France- j Sytlji (\ar>*Jir' a’’ was '■u tus.' ar . 'V i\f '• V t* * - ' '■* 4 ti * ?l V Ilk* *. ) ! * "} i 1 * 1 I . »l » 1 i I ll'MC tuLith flYiiur 1 TV 1 *fiJO i (A < oil W i.l T- r\ r\ 1 ..o - r.l *..« ... ... ,'J . Mrites Litter tn Pnrniers Fxpaiaifit .Ad- var.tajte of Warehouse System. The law proviJiny for th? ‘ C ;ttoa System fur the ' v footing I’uTLKi^iVt to the culh repre- Hentatfveg from e>wry township were present, when the, mei-tme. was called _ t' ord^r promptly at noun by chairman At M Kennedy Orgauriz it-rnn wa3^Cf^ fected by selecting IV M, Buckingham a* vice hairnuan and 11. J—Crouch es » . s.-crclarv. Tine general purpose which serves as a basis fur the organization is that it was to serve as a mniithpietH* for .- o nati mal. and >tate adinini3Lraripiis tu bringing before the people of the Coufity as a wJiole. wl.attrer may be neepisary to accomplish* our full co-op eration in the waw and to assist in put- j « ' t.tig 111 r* pej^ple of tli.e county on a war' ‘ otbfg>^ New -York, Massachusetts nt-dfe :n«- oThcr .-tHte? have already * irrieti this work of Co-opPrattun t<> pO *h a ; out that m ic-hinery 'oxistk to 1 any:.ling rerpured, ceii>uses have was setrvvd at m.iddijp . an | ;iu* balajpefe' *nf the day was dcvrloil i recountiii’g. events'of by-goiierdaj s. The eight childn n of Mr ami Mrs IbuiHtroe are Messrs S I> li tuntree, .1 F K’tint ree, I'ater Ibmntrce, K F. llulntree, B. ,1. U liutree and Mrs I fcy w :ird Hates;‘wHrrf-hunbarton'; Mrs A. T, Beard, of;Barnwell, r.nd Mrs T. F Bennett, of Augusta. if M r aifd Mrs—Uonntree'-a chifdren are mtVried and their are six* t* en grandchildren, wtio crijujj-d the 'TBptiion to the fullest. territory, such as S 1 hth Carolina, even. thTHTgh *t does t .udt ij'iterferc with thrX-fight' wheil fh .(pout a iiVonrtt.a^L was indicated t day..’ cn s c when a in'-grti Joe Islam. wa«' brought 1 li-*l C uted Stales Huger, charged wi h liq'u r statutr to effect and bound oyer V-K5" 1 niny I hoii-e aiid Evas taken today by _ President. Wilson iraordini te or - " 7. e ex- uch ,pr ig’imade that passage is ex~ j willi the issfieHfn proclamation, draft pMorsMv. : sater*th.an Thursday. (i.eu. era!- debate ' wias^joaii'VHjdei! w ithout di-yvl.epieg; indic-.t'atfS .of a pr ilo*t,ged . ntakeJiesrtaiii that the fuiTpose "(it th^ leitihl y u in g’-t he Sja t ?• t ro ip * Tnt**Tt'he armyL bTt" l tS the I'l.itt 1 St atm* sin August 0. .*l\; tin Ae-sio.il sif tlie .general a**- A)ct h- r % ibj 4 . . - 1 tled \Aij Act to Regulate e :n asur,* is 1 ■» - - der.-.tion uf the e.tr.end:r.(*iH,s. •o,re--*ntative le-nruot of \Vi cotisin iieforb' 4' lited States Commi--ioner j b‘d the opp >^it ic«n to .the lu!i,' main- violating taken up National OefenVe Act i* carried out. the. proclamation, also specifically declares the men drafted to bo’discharged from the old mitit ia status ou that date. In that'“way the cnmft.itutional restrain upon use rf militia'Otitddc of tlie coun try is avmdt-d and the way paved for KLINE. Mbses Fluride and May** Johnson have returned to their hotm* in Allen dale after spending ■ sometime^ with friends^here. ! —-«•■■■.•'< ■■ 1 Miss Leila Cooke visited friends in * A r l ltner last week Mi.ssSallie Jerikitis left -Wediiesday relatives in Orange- tlie i ta'iiing that some.of the provision* to - — . 4 wlift*'i recently .went in- prohipn neutrals from tra.'ing with for trial at'! the enemy or enemy allies while d lit'g the Aiken Term of court in October, j business in this country Hvcrb direct sending the regiments to the Knrnpean the-mterrsting pait~of this gjjgg is. that ! v i M 1 a 1 i bn _o f Intern an oial raw.-..: . [ froiTi^- ■ r 77^ Islam, who was arrested by State liquor' Representative Montagimrof Virginia. , prior to the application of the draft constables, has been taken charge of! Yn charge of the measure, ind fcated ; regunents in the northern and eastern Dy the federal authorities-.--wh-ch- tmfr- | ho wowkl accept am-Midinents agree- ! section: of the country are called into cates that the buik of smuggling lupior .able to Mr Lenro -t. j the tederal service as Nat’onal. Uuards- cases are going li 1 ucl. uCie ^am.which j The Section which would' permit the men in two increments, to be mobilized makes it much more serious to violate tak.ng over of German patents in this ; w j t |, other troops from their ■tlu- liquor unporiatiim law- ef :?oitth c umtry for aise durnig tire war whs >t&les. The guard Jrom other States Carolina, since ofTending tiff StHte ;u ( criticised by Representative Latioardia i w j|j ,p e mobilized on the d*}* of'the this p trticti ar jnean-H. --otleuding the j of N- w Nork. He insi-ted that, ealvar- j t. The arrangement was necessary th** l mted^States All cases of the \ san, a L*ermati patent specific, can not | to provide fi*^* movement of the regie .sort are repotted to the federal author- j be compounded so'*ee.—4iby by Ameri- [, ne ut3 South to their concentration it ins by.Ute State pfiiciaj* and e v id c tu! y. ci n r c i.i e in i -1 * "and CSBlUOiicd the..house jno*i of the pr> seentions will lie made that cancelling of 'German, patents been taken both as to resources of m a - {1 rial and of peon]e, ’l h- work in this stal*- will in genera! ! itlow the lime a . a> ;»d fit“il in other states. t \Uer some discussion 'on Friday a ConmfTttee of fiye w'a*apptiinled losug- g"St lineg. alotig w hich organization vjmght I <■ carried w hie li would not over.- ap eit liTF new or in the Tot are. • This repoU—winch wh* Hdop’ed sugg* stpd that H <*e 1 sus ef food resources nnd ft o 1 r> ilf^nent’* be taken at:lti early date Tlie pufi o*e off his is < hvious. We must cut t-lp* garment acc irdiug to dne. cloth, and as our h*ast requirement live within our means. Barnwell county must not otijy feed itself, but raise enough to help feed-others not so blessed with soil and climate as we are. Seeing the.nYed f«>r more complete in for nia trail as to why wd are at war for a visit with burg. Mrs Walter "Hhv s of-Charlotte «a- the goesV'of Mis* Inez .Creech recently. Misses Freeda Creech and Louis** Thomas spent the , past week w ith friends in Allen tale. Misses Jeannette and Lilly Alave riexico arrrL-fvt' la Cooke will h-ave Kri- day.fo vi»it Mis* Geraklinu-Greene pf Wilbstmi. . finite a crowd from here will attend the flail Try at Savannah river Satur day.' * iMraud Mrs Wilda Cray are visiting . Jenkins. byAhe I'niteJ Stales. -The people of j might result iu se zure ot American this s: toil ay, “hat llie Federal L’qiT ’ d-dared a Federal-otticial property in Germany. iter take wanting, lor A committee amendment making it j canjpEL- without congestion and tc tlie -ame end . J.hz*. divjsiuii of States into these increments was revised along original schedule, t Grading ind Marketing uf Co.tton.” Its purpose-Was ‘.to p-ofect the peG-,- fde of this T+tate from ir.ep,arable Idas to provid^Jidme generalplan for ware housing. and to . finance the crop by converting potion into a negotiable se- (*yrity which will commapd respect ia the money markets of the world."* It-was d...signed trr 'btatlT(FirATViTtVlu Law-will tie strictly ‘ uulawldi t-» transmit a letter or anyJ enforced.’’ U is Likady that furtlw*r ! message, picture, diagram or map to ar-rt (Os wi 1 gr wv on* id the lsdaju (’;*■*' , ’ Wit * t Xi'min- d by Ucpre- .... , , I sentHt ive Escii of Wi-consio as a pre- 1 h*‘negro is sail to have brought the liipiur seized from Jacksonville, considerable quantity of beer whiskey wa- in his suit efts.-. icautum against the veis-Uility of the (..itfcqj: ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED the latter’s mother. Mrs'l and the necessity fora patriotic pros**- ention of the war by every family the repeurt also suggested a "campaign uf **• Bradley,. Mrs W illie John info’matioir that would reach every family of both races. This campaign, of publicity will enlist every teacher, preacher, and well informed man in the county. It was also realized that no jreal progress towardsTg ‘ttTng our people on a war footing of conservation of food . resources, and economy was possible '4 apart from,the Fullest co-operation Of the women both white aifd black. Therefore stejs will he taken to bring the best wisdom as to war conditions to . every Koine. V ' It was also seen, that in certain in stances those wlm were drafted might be handicapped because of dependents left behind. The County Council therefore determined to. organize for these dependents gnch relief -aa might *be needed. The names and member ship of the Coqnty Council as well as the committed for the prosecution of work along the lines mentioned will be announced later when the committees ■ ’ are complete. - Miss*Sa<iie Bradley ami brother. Will, have ret-urned to their home hi-Orange tmrg after an extended visit with rela- tives-here. > NorimtH GibsoM'. who i< attending l>ta.ughon’s\Bupine,sg College of Colum bia, visited his parent- last week, Mr and Mrs Walter Baxley and little son, Benjamin. Mrs Sanders and Miss Josie. Holmes of Swelling were here the guests of Mr and Mrs M. M. Holly last Sunday. Adjutant General and Mrs Moore >how 11 u» since_o.LLr.i.4-«>j.e». by tire law spy At CARD OF THANKS. . We wish to extend o.ur sincere thanks to our many friends fur the kindness have anmnmeed the their daughter Katharine to L engaTrcnrctit tn Watson Mr an-1 Mr- M M lL.lly Tlie operative datv. of the. draft was | delayed until August so that all regi ments can be takeh into the army ' tirullaneousjy to avoid im-qualities in the relative rank of oHicers. Fourteen Camp sites for the s xteen tactical divisions into which the guard 4-will, be organized for war juirpogej have ’j already beeii seiecMed and’ the militia bur<-uu is preparing tlie railway routing of the troops iut 1 the camps. Seven of tin- siAcs select* d are in the Sunthw**st- vrn Department. Five in the South ern aid two in the Western; Mr H. J. CrouchCounty Superin- Lmmet Davis, themarri.ige to tie on T-rnd* nt'of Ldacati<ii). h.as been made the first day of August/ i secretary of. the Comtcil of Defense. T" son and Jasper Jenkins motored to Bronson.fey the Fourth. Miss* s Jeannette and Lilly Mae Plex» ieo and brother visited friends iif 1’lnn r Sunday. Miss Zcjma Harley has returned from a visit with friends near Thomas. * ■ Better Farming in the South FOOD AS WELL AS COTTON THE NATION ASKS OF PIXIE South May Be Face to .Face With Disaster If Food As Well As-Cfetton Is Not Grown by Farmers—Home Guards of Defense In Great Army, L '« Position of the Farmer. SHERIFF MORRIS CAPTURES - LARGE QUANTITY OF WHISKEY * . • — Ou Tuesday afternoon Sheriff, J. . B, Morris with his deputy, J. Frank HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB —“TO MEET AT SAN HILL 'Wu* Ladles Ho,ne“ "Demonstration Club of San Hill school*will have an all day meetiu£ at the home of Mr and Mrs D. ]\ Key on Thursday July IP. Miss Clifford Bafratt, Home Demon stration agent for Barnwell County, will demonstrate canning. LfitTivS jdcase bring baskets, also fruit jars, rubbers, salt, sug^r, vinegar, fruit or vegetables. . Public invited. } . g From the Farm Service tjureau.. ~ ~ v”’’' In time of war the interests of- the i preparation, liberal fertilization, tbor- &rmy t-ome tlrst. Regular commerce ; ol| Bh cultivation, and crop conserva- muj-t_give way to troop trains,.anuun- / nitron's and army freight in general. At sudd times tire wants of people can not be readily supplied. -Forethinking .lion. * ^Emergency Crops » As a «uide in meeting the criate, which *1s now confronting the South, people will, therefore, prepare against the Farm Service Bureau suggests the following, which of course, must be modified to suit local conditions: SILENCED. ' (By Berton Bradley ) .• • * . i *TiS the voice of the slacker, I hear him declare, ‘•It’s tough in the t renches; 'They won’t git me there! Let the (.tiller guymarch Tn R militant time. TUI-stay hdnu! alul loaf ■t- ■ ■ -U- • A . . - - . . • • .. "'R i'und’t In* cornel' saloon-, Twas tie- voice of the slacker Which made the fact clear T int ’lie Worst stay at home. Aud Lije lle-t Volunteer. That tin- mep^we inis- must Would tie facing tiie foe,.. Grubbs, motored over to Fairfax and ». waited un-4rhe incoming train w liter, is due tht-re sometime after dark, in the hope of — t ippieg the parties who-fiave- beeiTbringing \yliisk.ev'to this ^county and disposing of it.- * Their \vai:-'\vjs | tmt in vain I' tr the train stopped below ^ The ones we con) 1 the wjjter tank, frame distance from.! Wy.re refusing to go, : the stati mi. amt unloaded abput forty* gallons of whiskey, and also two men. The Sheriff/his deputy and two. local ] fh at air.uen should serve policeman, immediately s ozed the two And that- ail men should train. men and wl.uri.yy. _ The men J. II. | And since this conviction —Kennedy ;pare Yvus tIn- voice of the slackt.r "’hat made our course plain -dr-:—and (’barley Si •; ad pry b.itli of Au-gatH*-, G;a . welter’ brought was locked up i 11 the. guard house‘at O^ked Fa> r'ax; The two nr*n arrested gave bo,: d tor thefr apiearauce befoi^e the jf J r-—» rT s ’ the next tvr-n of court. 7 M- L. lyepffe and sonQ^Coln nlna are yleUing Mc.AOd JJra G. Li. BoTV»n. 4'M ttur nation Jias-^tiired Tim* •|‘> TiiLilii'iiTikililt r\ eejHjUPMs »w «"'*■ Hats leased to be heard. Mf and Mrs Selwie Ferguaun.f Ap- P’eton and Mrs Lucy West and daugh ter. Miss Mattie SheppariT of Sylvania^ tea . spent lasfThursday with Mrs West’fr brother. Mr W, L. SbejppaW aud-fam i1f .it YunonnC; .. -- * * ;> • , ' ■ *■- V i «S. . "A J ... + r' ■ \ r_ ■ « ■ » it... \ r The Southern farmer is facing this’ situation. What ought lie to do? Railroads have been hauling mil lions of dollars’ worth of food prod ucts to the South each year. Recently there have been occasional “famines” in some of these articles because of the Inability of the railroads to haul Those crops which can be used for food for man or b**ast, and which can be planted at once should be given im mediate attention. The acreage of cotton per plow may be maintained, and all possible efforts should be put forth to increase the yield. I/lnt will all they were offered. In fact, serious j bring a good price, and seed will prove situations hare been narrowly averted -valuably because of tbeir oil. On a What then might be the pesult of a ! 25-acre tract,, in ten or eleven .acres oar shortage more aqu'e than has been experienced? of eertton may be gii-en each plow, and, it is recommended ihat seven or eigbL How would Southern cities be fed? I acres be given to-eorn in .which Where would th#* Southern farmer who t should be planted peas, soy beans or jaises only cotton, get food? Grave i>o«sibilities are, therefore, confronted. They are probabilities if immediate steps are. not taken: , How- can such, a disaster be fore stalled? .Only-by the Southern farm er growing foodstuffs as well as cot- velvet beans. The corn, can be har vested, and the beans pr peas given over to pasture or gathered for feed. At least two acres should be given to soy>beans or cowpeas and sorghum for BLACKVILLE. — "T? Mr Lawrence I’. Groves accompanied .by his sister, Miss Marie, le't* Sunday I afternoon tor a visit to their brother in_ Columbus, Ohio. They will visit friends in Canton, Ohio, and other points be fore returning home. Mr Groves is connectedwith the Central of Georgia Railway Co.’, in Savannah, but will re sign in the near future to accept a position witli the interstate commerce commission with headquarters at Chat tanooga Tenn. »Mr Groves has a bro ther. Chas. F*. * 1 foves, who is secretary of tye Central of Georgia Railway Co , with headquarters at Savannah. Hlack- vi 11«* is protnl of-Hn-se young men. they % - 0 being the sons of.Mr F. P. Groves, of BlackVille. -^Drs Gi'ove.s and l.'-wis-. prominent dental surgeons of Charleston, spent Sunday at Blackville. the guests oF the former’s parents, Mr and Mrs F. P. Groves, at the Shamrock hotel. Approximately 15 automobiles have been purchased by focal cit zens with in t,he past moTiTTT, whT?T) onstrate the progressivenees of the community. J. M. Farrell and party have re turned from a pleasant trip to Elhjnes-. burg, M. £>., -and other poinTs. “The journey was made in the former’s jseautiful car. The numerous friends of little Mar garet O’Gorman will regret tq learn of her continued illness. There are about 15 foreign buyers in the city her Blaekville’s usual heavy cantaloupe season- 1 •* « . • * Ctiapman Fishburue, of Rich mb ml. Vm., is home on.a vi-»it to his parents, hay. One ac^e for grazing; one acre j Mr and M „ C . K . Fistihm„e. He is a for sorghum synip; one acre for sweet member of the Virginia National Gnanl* and has received orders to report for ton He can do it. It it .his, duty, to , potatoes, and one for different kinds db it. It is his patriotic service. In of vegetable?. This will give a total doing this piece of work- 'he will be of *25 acres, arid repre.-eritg only the ; ^ u 'J ” fl -8JLii-atar.t. one of the most us.eljufl'*"ufiits in the crops f.ir summer planting. Winter ' Miss Georgia Lou Becker of Cooim- army of- defense. ~ ^grains may be seeded immediately af- hia, is visiting r< laliws. in the city. ” At this time it is as important for h^r.some of'Hiese are harvestedl\ 7 j - - — the Southern fanner-.to. enlist To pfri-s! Everything bearing upon -large TOAiijinAn rip ncApUCC due* food, crops, as ir is, for the young yields should y he inveri emphasis. • The InpInLUAU Ur rtnunto Pen of the South, to eplist riir soldiers. nd .- liuufj be. tboroughly' pFepat'tHi ;—r WflEf VtH BU ffl&QT I IMP .Jt will be eany^.toget men*for the army. I the best known varieties u~“d: the r WIitwRtU UN LUnal LINt Wareho'ise System ‘ within the ponce ptiwers of the St it* and for the general welfare',* 1 -, , ^ ^ The administration of the system was pliiced in the hands of the State I Warehouae Commissioner, who was elct'ed by the General Assembly for the term of two years. The State Warehouse Comihissintier- is required to give “a bond to the State ot South Carolina lii the sum of fifty thousand dollars to guarantee the faith ful performance of hi»duties.’'> The Commissioner is empowered “to acquire property for the warehousing of cotton.” and to supervise the op- eration of warehouses t<.rough bonded maragers. The cotton^ stored iu a warehouse connected with the State Warehouse ** tim*-s and autninatically covered by insurance. ‘"The Warehouse Commissioner sbaU- accept as authoritative* the standards and classifications of eoitdn.estaUlishFff by-the Federal Government’’ Lor all cotton stored in a warehouse the commissioner -hall issue a receipt f “uV»der the sea* and in the name of tt\e Stau-jof South Carolina ” Every bale of cotton stored in a Stats Warehouse hoist carry a tag showing that it has been “legally weighed” by the manager of the warehouse and that it h;is been graded by “a Federal or State inspector.” ' , The warehouse receipt issued for the cotton must rtate the location of ware* houf>e, namp of manager, or agent of the warehouse, the mark ou the bale/ weight, grade and whether long or short staple, ep as to be able to deliver, on surrender of tLe receipt, the identi cal cotton for wliichTt. was given ” “Tne said receipt carries the’abso lute title of tlie cotton,” the receipt is “transferable by written assignment and actual delivery.” The weights, classes and grades,of cotton on storage are under this Act only guaranteed by •the Btat-* in favor of those who loan money or buy cotton stored in ware houses.” Cotton represented by the warehouse receipts is *>leliverable.only on a physi cal pre entaiion of the receipt, which is to be marked ‘cancelled’ when tfew cotton is taken, from the warefiouse.” Any’manager or other employee of a raudentljr issue a receipt or a dupiicate receipt for cotton, or who shall “deliver cotton from a warehouse without the produc tion of the receipt thefejor, or who fails to mark suclkreceipt ‘cancelled’ on the delivery of theriiTten,” shall be heatri- ly fined or imprjsoned. ‘ Any person who riiaH deposit cot ton upon which a lien oribqrtgage cz- i«ta without notifying the manager of the warehouse shall be punishedby fine and imprisonment lor a period of n more than one year, and a fine pot more than one thousand dollars.” » L’nder the unu-ual conditions which have prevailed during the past three Years the State Warehouse System has . V, %a ' *w- A It should bxi easy.*to.pet nieri to.-raipe • ri«ht kin.iLamj litp-i-Mi amounts of fi r- farm-crops. -Let- Southern-farmers . tilizer apt lied, ".and thorough cuiti\a- .raJly .to the call. Let therp become ‘ tlx n, gi‘v* n. Home - Guards' by producing this sum-This/'l? . of sperial iimporf-ance over mer su h- crons . gg corn, 71 '.cowpea?!* much of ti e Souih^whiere* the- roi!«-are sweet -potatoes, beans, sarglit^i,* pea-’ leaking in . suluble plant foods. -NTT nut's, ij^r beans, ve’vot hr-.-m-; and -aicL V- - Fain 4of*- to 6" pound .of :: crop? ei! MH ‘ all this not only for themsebrfsl?bui produce* enough to have snipe to Efflenncy and maximum cr*<'P a”' w haCTha na ior-, ! Fa lers an- euTfin. for This mean; making every HeT - jiijg!rtwsi | ii | ■ imi Jig- 1 - On-r-.-eounf -T tl-.e par ftU’itage am? ’he fvrm r>'- inaL.ij’y to secure ar: pie fertilizer-,to pu u-ndrt' e;;.- 9-t the .tjir.e *h<\ land w a•• being nrepi.r^.l, t I? ree-R.ni-mid .that-a liberal side application.«f f* liiizer b rt u-:d en all oiepK-e:;, n d>- planted. Increase of crop * T' . ji —■— Idwill coa.* with ini rba..e in q-iiai- mb gai'ilfffi cropB as ’qmrirTrc's-, - tu-fnips. ,-izer .sIk-uI'I he us^d per v acre cm’, the cabba^c r oiriuns, frish pule toes — by prd»;!ucmg epgs, milk, butter — by- preserving berries, Fruits, vegetables..—. an<J "d" been subj cteu to tlie>overest tesjsaod hae pfojen a suCvjfss—11 great blessing tu the coTtuir^itrme-re of South Carolina. The beu^efits have been mamfo'd. XL) -Tne building of a warehouse in a community La-raroused the spirit of cuoperauAn among the farmers of ihfft eonmiumty. Mutual heipTuTnes? leads -! - to unselfi'ih service arid to the actoal- A frnrt train going north, over the . . . .. , , ■ h ■ pract C“ of tlie great motto of agncul- A, ( L. ear y-Siri-d;»y nt irning. ran 1 ff , , - 3 * , tural cooperation ; . Ad tor each and the truck-at the eighteenth m-I*. post > ^ F, r aM”—- 1 , - 1 aar'IL hhins a-ttd-nearly every car 6ftp ' /. . J h (J.) 1 he concent ration of all cotton pete-i .Gft the trip-,.s ui.ti turned over , ■ . , • • - 1 grown in a comiiruuity in a local • ware- ;ml no one was hurt,' .7 J . . . . , . , house has made .it possible and easy for 'Tlu* train carried between twenty 4Uul.JbU.UiLx - t'y>- I- ml- *^r «c«nt-to t^C-t^most; -Itjra^an? f?W(! 1 'afy-WiVnii'er URCd.’/ F -aid tliatjijere will tn- a coi siderah e Iti", as -(.me of the* car** burst-upon-.——; 'i' e l Va-t " Lir e t rajm due to leavsd Gigu-ta at 2:45 for N*-w YoTk had to i)-* r 11 over Hie Southern to Branchvilje Sui.day nfterin on and left! abort , two i.-Tir- la'.e. The track was ( , .*-artd the farmer* t-Vmai-e ve,unbilled sales. id inC'Hir-TH-’.'- I.:i'ra-ir?rn^5" * by (.ingle t)n!e^.u> in smalt lots.^ . (Continued Next A'eek) ■ • . : - " ■ 1 'i 1 7 ' - ■ ,'V ' ; Dr'Alva Brock i? attemling the an nual meeting o' Ihe"State Pharmaceu tical Association at Uytseowpod. .Dr Brock will v-»iL,hML.i'areuts in Chjtr«- Uy and rtguiar echtdule ryeumdd. lott< before his return’. y