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A DASTARDLY CRIMt SHOT TO DEATH OX THE PUBLIC ROAD By Cowardly Assassins, Concealed in the Rushes, Six Miles From ? Branchville. One or the most dastardly and cowardly crimes ever committed in this section of the State occurred Tuesday night about six miles from Branchville, when young Pressley Reeves, son of Mr. A. M Reeves, who lives just across the line in Dorchester county, was foully shot to death in the bushes on the road side; along which he was driving in* a wagon on his way to a cotton field for a load of cotton pickers that had worked for him that day. It seems tb?t the young man had carried one load of eottou Spickers* to their homes and was returning for another when- he was so cruelly assassinated The exact spot in the road where the cowardly crime took _>filace has been located, as well as the spot' where he fired the fatal shot at his unsuspecting victim as he drove along the highway. The shot took effect in the head of young Reeves and he must nave been killed instantly, as the gun was loaded with buckshot. The young man (ell off his seat in the wagon dead, as ho was found laying in the bottom of the wagon body. After the shooting the mules re turned to the home of Mr. A. M. ?Reeves. the father of the young man. who was horrified on going out to the wagon to find his sen. lay ing cold in death in the bottom of the wagon shot through the head with a load of buckshot. Mr. Reeves immediately gave the alarm, and as soon as the news of the assassina tion reached Branchville a telegram was k*?o' to Governor Ansel at Co lumbia informing him of the dast ardly crime and requesting that he send blood-hounds at once to track and run down the assassins. The Governor acted promptly and the dogs reached Branchville during the night. In the meantime the excitement had become intense and several hun dred good and true men were ready to start on a hunt for the assassins. The dogs were taken to the place where the assassin was concealed when he fired the cowardly and fatal shot, but they failed to strike a trail. Before the dogs arrived on the scene many people had crossed and recrossed the tracK of the as sassin, making it impossible for the dogs to follow the trail of the coward who so cruelly m/dered a fellow roan. This was a great dis appointment, as ,'t was hoped that ) the dojs would run down the as sassin,' ( ? A oispatch from Branchville says the settled conviction now is that neither night rider nor negroes had anything to do with the killing, but that it was done by a white man of respectable connections, whose motive was revenge growing out of the bitter feeling against young Reeves on account of a recent law suit. This man is still iu the com munity,' but no arrest has so far been made. The evidence as yet has been insufficient. The young man who was murdered had only been married a few months. The young man was waylaid about one ajid a half miles from his home on the public road. The place where the a.ssassion took his stand was found about ten feet from the road in bushes on the edge of a ditch, to the left of Reeves returning home. After shooting the assassin r*k <?>WTa on the ditch bank abooti twenty-five yards and mounted either a mule or a horse and made good hi. escrfpe. They were unable to do anything with the bloodhounds, be cause they would not trail mule or horse tracks. Everybody in the com munity is greatly aroused over the terrible deed. A jury of inquest assembled Wednesday morning and V?wed the body of the victim aiiu adjourned for a few days. It issaid that evi dence is very bad to get. as the people are very much scattered Jn the neighborhood where the crime w?!? committed. Two or three white men are said to be under suspicion, one of whom is said to have made threats against young Reeves re cently and to have purchased some buckshot shells in Branchville Tues day. The murdered man .had recent ly been appointed a game warden, and it is thought that may have something to do with the dastardly crime. The matter ought .to be sifted tT the very bottom. Women Have Fatal Fight. Julia Grimes and Eugenia Fa'der, two colored women, became in volved in a quarrel at Branchville on Monday afternoon. Eugenia struck at Julia, and she grabbed a knife froiu her husband who was! standing near and stabbed Eugenia several times. Eugenia ran a few steps, fell and died in a few minutes from a cut In the throat. Julia was arrested and lodged in jail by Constable Byrd Tuesday morning. Second-Hand School Books. Sims' Book Store buys and sells old school books that are not out of date. Considerable ran be savei j by using second-hand books. Cat 1 i at Sims' B:iok Store for new or uecond-hand books and all school supplies. We sell books at the same price they are sold by the Superin tendent of Education. Peculiar Cotton. Mr. T. C. Dukes, of the Vances section, sent us a rather peculiar! kind of cotton, which he picked from j his field. The lint and seed are of : a brown color, the latter being J rather small. The bolls have five locks and of good size. All who have examined it say it is a new species of cotton. SENT WEARING APPAREL. Jrangeburg Ladies Help th?> Augusta Flood Sufferers. The Augusta Herald says a very imely and acceptable contribution o Augusta's flood sufferers has been eecived from the ladies of Orange ?urg, S. C. Accompanying ' the lothing was the following letter: ?rangeburg, S. C. Sept. 3. 190S. ?Irs. I. C. Levy, Augusta, Ga.: Dear Madam: ? Having heard that you. are the ?resident of charitable organisations r take the liberty of sending you' ?er freight a box of wearing appare'i v'hich I have collected from friends nd self, to be distributed according o' your discretion. Our hearts are with the unfortun ttes and trust the Omnipotent will soon restore them to happiness and rosperity. With best wishes, believe me in ympathy, MRS. PHILIP RICH. Mrs. K. Finklestein, Mrs. J. 1. Jorrentr??. Mrs. Victor Whald, Mrv. H. Li 1 , Mrs. Henry Kohn, Mrs. Theo. Kohn. Mrs. Bertram Kah.i iler. Mrs. J. P. Moseley, Mrs. j. \V. I. Dukes, Mrs. John McNamara. liss Sadie Robinson. Miss Regina Marcus, Mr. W. L. Moseley?Con .ributors. SENT TO THE .STATE. Conti ibutions From Orangeburg Co. Democratic Precinct (Hubs. Capt. J. A. Berry, treasurer of he Orangeburg County Democrats Executive Committee. remitted to "be State on Wednesday $85.90 for !ie Democratic National Campaign r!iVtd It was c n* 'ihcte? '? ? the ollowing Democratic precinct elsi:?s n Orangeburg county: ?"ance Democratic Club.$ 7 50 Poplar Democratic Club.... 5 96 Trinity Democratic Club. ... 1 .'25 "Sawyerdale Democratic Club. 1 00 i"lloree Democratic Club.... 3 IS Horse Range Democratic Club 4 ."0 North Democratic Club.... 12 5b A'eeces Democratic Club.... 3 40 flowesville Democratic Club. 7 25 ...iniestone Democratic Club. 3 75 Liberty Democratic Club... 7 " 5 Hethel Democratic Club.... 4 65 Bowman Democratic Club .. 5 50 i-.?E Democratic Club. ?> 00 'ikree Democratic Cub. .. 4 <>?? ''rovidence Democratic Club. 7 65 Total .j.$85 90 Captain Berry savs theri are other ditl'is tfuni winch c?w'iV* ?utlont are expected, Look Before You Leap. In discussing the proposed new ?ounty of Edisto. a correspondent a-riting from Lexington says: "'it s said that the new county p'jple "ear the result in Orangeburg, where he people are more thickly settled ?nd where they have heard of the J lissatisfaction of several who went nto the new county of Calhoun ?.bout a year ago, and who, it is as serted, wish now that they had re mained in the old counties." We 'iave heard that many "who voted .'or the formation of Calhoun county ire now sorry they did. We have io advice to offer to the people in he proposed limits of Edisto coun y as to how they shall vote, but hey had better look before they 'eap. Resigned His Cli;i?ge. The Branchville Joitrnal says: I "It 'was with a feeling of surprise I'.n "! genu'ne regret that his congre ;atioii l.pard the pastor. Rev. W. K. "mirh, tendeV his resignation on last >unad. Rev. Smith ha been here for five years and his earnest work has endeared him <o his congregation, nit he felt that a change would be beneficial. His plans for the fu ture are not yet formed. A pastorate has been formed of the Baptist churches at Smoaks. Carter's Ford, Hunter's Chapel and St. Johns. Monday Mr. Smith received the call from that charge, but he has not lecided whether to accept or not." Tried to Commit Suicide. .Michael Grimes, husband of Liz ue Grimes, who stabbed Gene Smith o death at Branchville on Monday, vhs arrested early Wednesday morn tng as an accessory to the deed. \btiot 3 o'clock Wednesday after noon be tried to commit suicide in he guard house by cutting . his hroat. He cut his wind pipe, just missing the juglar vein and coarteiy .?'artery. The weapon used is sup nosed to be a knife, but no weapon was found in his cell. It is not known how be procured tin; weapon. He is still in a critical condition. A Card of Thanks. I take this method of thanking' my many friends for the many J kindness shown me in my recent trouble, and especially do I thank ! lailer Sam Dukes and his family j for their kindness to me during my i in prison men t. Greatftilly, James L. Johnson. Neeees, Sept. IT. Personal. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Welch, of, ""harleston. have been on a visit to "ie family of .Mr. 1). W. Smith. .Mr. ' Welch js one of the leading mer chants of Charleston. .Mrs. Welch.' who was Miss Georgia Jackson, has; many friends in this city who were glad t<> meet her and .Mr. Welch. _ Out- Angin. Mr. II. E. Boliver. the efiidenl ami . courteous assistant postmaster, who I has been sick for some time, is j again at his post in the post office, i We hope to see him soon restored to I complete health. Number Registered. The registration hooks are now closed, the Hoard of Registration having completed its work. The total number registered is 3,953. The old registration was 4.523. CAMERON HIGH SCHOOL OPENS. The Trustees Considering Mattet- of N*w School Building. The Cameron High School opened Wednesday morning under the most favorable conditions, with quite a large enrolment. Tuesday afternoon a reception was tendered the teach er's hv the pn'rcns and friends of the schcoL Addresses were made by -County Superintendent of Ed.i ,ation Murph, the Rev. &L Hild:\ ?f Lexington; the Rev. .1. D. Kinard. .jastor of the Luthern Church; the liev. A. C. Walker, j)astor of the Methodist church, and Prof. W. K Derrick, the principal of the schoo". Refreshments were served and the afternoon proved a very }i.-asanf one. The following able corps of teach ers will be in charge for the com ing year: Prof. W. E. Derrick, of Hilton S. C. and Miss Ada E. Will iams, of Redisville. X. C, in charge of the High School and commercial departments; Miss Pearl Powell, o: Columbia; in charge of the interme diate department; Miss Marian Lykes. of I.ykesland, in charge of the primary department, and Miss Mary C. Hamer. of Tatum, in chargs of the music department. The trustees/have under consid eration the matter of constructing during the ccminir year an $8.000 or $10,000 brick school building in order to accommodate properly the increasing number of scholars at tending the school, as the High School department is now open to all children in the county, and the commercial department will no doubt je well patronized by'the older boy.-, and girls of the community. The trustees are Messrs. Jas. H. Haigler. M. R. Evans and .lohn B. White. Gentlemen of the Jury. Following is the list of jurors for the civil term of Court Oct. 11. W*. C. Mack. . . . Ellzabetn Thos. Vaughn ...Orange W. .1. JJeigler .Branchville D. A. Fairey .New Hope J. L. G. Ott.Cow Castle K. Brewer."..City J. P. Avinger .Citv C. H. Rutland.Liberty .1. E. Ashe.Edist . D. F. Jones .Poplar J. L. Philips.City.. T. E. Briggman.City J. C. Davis.Willow I,. P. Inabinet.Rocky Grove W. L. Mosley.City J. H. Ayers.Midd! 1. W. Judy.Willow Joe R. Mack..Elizabeth 1. C. Moorer.Provident--' S. B. Meyers.Cow Cast'-? S.- S. Byrd.Brnnchville B. J. Roland....Goodland O. L. Crum..New Hope J. IV. Jumper.Grin-j'iud R. E. Axson..Hebron S. H. Inabinet.Elizabeth V. P. Shuler.....New Hope J. R. Westbury.Orange E. B. Workman.Liberty R. J. Jeffords....CityI A. C. Shuler..Providence | R, A. Young.Willow j B. O. Huff.Cow Castle. h A. Boylston.Liberty G. S. Davis.Liberty L. C. Shuler.Orange Killings Among Negroes. The Brauchville Journal says: "One would think Brauchville was located in the wild and woolly west from the number of killings we are recording this week. One a day is a pretty go'jd record for even a dispensary town. Still whiskey did not cause either of these.'* One thing in connection with these kill ings that should not be lost sigh: of is the fact that all parties con nected with them wore negroes, and of course, 'the -white people of Branchville and vicinity are in u.i wise responsible for them. The as sassination of young Reeves took place some six miles front Branch ville, and in no wise reflects upon the peace and quiet of that town. Another Old Veteran Rone. Mr. Thos. C. Albergotti died at his residence on Whitman street ai 7 o'clock Thursday morning from a stroke of paralysis. He was a gallant defender of the "Lost Cause." und always took great interest in the gathering of the old Vel runs. Mr. Albergotti was a man of many no Itle traits of character and had many friends in all parts of the country, who will regret to hear of his death. Ho leaves a devoted wife and sev eral children. He was seventy-three years of age. ' Negroes Fight at Church. Sunday afternoon a row occurred, nt a negro church near Branchville between Ed. Thomas and Neighbor Warren, in which the latter was so severely cut that it is thought he will die from the wound. Both the par ties are colored. Fall Opening Announcement. A splendid exhibition of all that is new in styles and pretty wear for women and children. lie sure to attend the Fall Opening of Kohn's Emporium October Isi and 2nd i Thursday and Friday i. The Mil linery headquarters for In years. Death of .Mr-. Mary Bradshaw. Mrs. Mary Bradshaw. of Charles Ion, died ai the residence of Mrs. lohn M. Robinson on Thursday after noon. Mrs. Bradshaw came from Charleston two weeks ago in hopes iIk.i iIn- change would benefit her. Death of Mr. Cartinill. Mr. Cartinill. an old resident of this city, died at bis residence on morning. Mr. Cartinill came tn | Orangeburg from Charleston whei he was at one time a most prospei >us merchant. Peace to his ashes. Blank Hooks. Sims' Book Store has just received the largest shipment of blank books ?ver brought to Orangeburg. Ex inline them before buying. THE HARLEY CASE. HEARD BEFORE JUDGE C. P. BRUNSON YESTERDAY. The Court Ruled Tliat Not Enough Testimony Was Piesented to Rind Over the Prisoner. The preliminary hearing in the case against Pink W. Harley w / commenced before Magistrate Charles P. Branson at 11 o'cloc-K yesterday morning. Harley is charged with the kill ine of R. Addison Jeffcoat on the night of the 21st of last December, while the deceased was on his way (home from the town of Livingston in this county. The details of the tragedy is familiar to the readers of this paper. Jeffcoat was shot down without warning, in the dark and on the public highway. The crime was dastardly and cowardly, and. so far as the public knows, no motive has been assigned for the deed. Jeffcoat was a prominent and wealthy farmer, which added interest to the affair. Rewards aggregating ?C00 were offered for the conviction Of the guilty panties, i Governor Ansel employed a special detective and the local authorities were active ly engaged in an effort to solve the mystery. Very little was heard of tne mat ter, so far as a solution was con cerned, until a few days ago. when Pink W. Harley was arrested and charged with the crime. Harley resides in the neighborhood of the soere of the shooting, is a farmer of moderate means and has been considered harmless, although he has been in the courts before, having been several times tried in the United States court for violation of the internal revenue laws. The hearing, held In the Court House, attracted a large crowd yes terday and great interest was mani fested in the proceedings. The prosecution was conducted by So licitor Hildebrand. Wolfe and Ber ry and L. K. Sturkie, while the de fence* was represented by Raysor & Rummers. - .There were some spirited passages between opposing counsel. Following Is the testimony as ad duced on the stand: Dr. J. M. Davis stated that he at tended Jeffcoat shortly after the shooting, found that a gunshot wound had perforated the skull, pro ducing a mortal wound, from which death ensued a few days later. J. X. Sistrtirik was Informed of 'he shooting about 10:30 p. ra. hv lulius Jeffcoat, son of the deceased. Witness was asked to come and bring his gun and buckshot. He, P. W. Harley and J. D. McCormlev, were the first to fin dthe wounded nan. Witness denied havl"" tnH | Harlev that he (Harley) did the shooting. J. D. McCormlck's testimony prac Mcally substantiated that of Sistrunk. Julias Jeffcoat's advised witness not to go into swamp until daylight. Lizzie Mitchell, colored, saw Hat ley about half an hour before sun down coming from North. Saw him ? gain about dark going toward Slab Landing. ridi'VJ a mule. Slab Landing is near Bull swamp bridge, ?he scene of the shooting. Harley had something across his lap. Has known Harley seven or eifirnt ve v.. and "was sure it was he whom she met. Jane Davis and Annie Davis, 'bile, mother und daughter, testi fied that R. A. Jeffcoat was at their muse on the afternoon of the day if lhi' shooting. He left about si>: o'clock. An hour later a party came to the front of the.house, called to the inmates and asked how long since Jeffcoat had been gone; also cautioned wttnesses not to tell that he had been there or it would not be good for them. Both recognized 'he voice of P. W. Harley. Both witnesses admitted that they had been shot at by unlcnowii parties while returning from R. A. Jeffcoat's house on Sunday, two weeks prior :o shooting of Jeffcoat. Mrs. Abe Amaker, daughter oi ?he deceased, testified concerning the strained relations which exisr ed between her pa rents and which caused them to live apart for ahom nine years before Mr. Jeffcoat's death. The children were divided, some taking sides with the father.' .thers with the mother. The testi mony of this witness had very little bearing on the actual tragedy. Julius Jeffcoat. son of the dead man, was the last witness and testi fied as to certain letters which were introduced. The first letter iv odud \ was the following ,one, which was written to Mrs. It. A. Jeffcoat by the de tective, who imitated the handwrit ing of Mr. Harley. "June the 12. "Dear Fiend: ? | reseved the mony just as you promsed ii. cerlainly was great he]]) It) me just at this lime. I am not feel in so well at present. I hope this will find you feeling well as usual. it', you want Bill and .lud nnt oui of the way just say so and tell me what you are willing to give I think you oil to give some more as ii might take some time to briny destruction on them both and it von can sen me some rite a way as I am needing a IMtln more at pres ent. Von iniisi not send my mail in my name for it mite go) misplaced send it lo A. W. Samson. "II. F. I). No. fi2 and ! will be sine to gel it you must soon "Your Tru Frend "P. W ." The following letter is the answe received by the detective to the above letter and Julius Jeffcoat testi fied that the band writing was that of his mother: "June IT 1008 ?'Dear Sir "1 received your letter & was glad to hear from on but am sorry you are not feeling well I have been real sick all the week but feel a HELPING THE CAUSE. More Contributions for the Demo cratic National Committee. The following was contributed bj (Club: J. W. Mack .50c P. B. Sanders.50c 0. I. Hughes .25c D. B, Smoak .25c \W. L. Mack .25-: C. C. Kennerly .25c J. G. Smoak .25c J. A. Smoak.$1.00 H. A. Gibson.25c! 1, P. Smoak .25? T. M. McAfichael ....5 0c O. J. Kennerly .'. . 25c J. D. Whisenbunt .50c F. J. Riley .25c J. V."Brickie .2hc D. J. Radctfffe .25'fl Total .$6.00 From Providence Club. ? The following was contributed by members of Providence Demo cratic Club, add would have been reported sooner but was locked up in one of the ballot boxes: E. K. Dull .$1.00 Li. A. Carson .25c IT. M. Dantzler .50. J. V. Bull .25c. I. E. Hart .25?: O. D. Dantzler. 25c f.. L. Hart .25c |,C. M. Hart . ..10c .Tno. VVadkin .10c J.. F. VVannamakefj .*25c Si G. Bell .$1.00 IT. S. Evans .10c N. W. Myers .10c M. C. Rast .10c W. D. Moore r .50c L M. Bull .25 c W\ J. Dantzler .25c O. G. Shuler .25c J. E. Moorer .25c J. P. Shuler .*.*.25< .J. W. Hart .$1.00 T. W. Shuler .25c J. O. Hutto.5c |G. J. M. Bull.10c Total .$7.6; ORPHAN WORK-DAY Will Be Held This Yea!- on the Thursday of October. There is a family of 250 orphan children at the Epworth Orphanage, Columbia, S. C. .Methodist. There are 250 orphans at the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Green wood, S. C. Baptist. There are 250 orphans at the Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C.. Presbyterian. There are 50 orphans at the Church Home, Charleston. S. C. Episcopalian. The Lutheran Church Home Is at Salem, Va. The Hebrew Home is at Atlanta, Go. The Roman Catholic. Homes ar* in Charleston. S. C. The support and care of all these various denominational institutions, with their large body of fatherless children. Is a sufficient appeal to every heart. Some years ago it was suggested by Rev. Howard Crumley of Atlanta, c,a.. that on the first Saturday and Sabbath of October, all those who love children set apart those days for Catherine funds to relieve tin needs of the fatherless. On that Saturday, let everybody, old and young, rich and poor, devote the day to the Orphanages, each man sending his gift to the Orphanage he loves the best or that lies nearest his heart. The Georgia scheme worked well. For several years an effort has been made tn rouse an equal interest in South Carolina and Ala bam a ami Florida have also take? it .up. .lit every community somo] zealous brother might take up fh matter and push it and the day work from everybody would go toj the orphans. The proposition is nt; in the interest of any one orphanage; it is intended for each one to give to the orphanage nearest his heat1.. (Jive Saturday's wages to the or-1 phnns. (lather the proceedings on the Sabbath and forward to the in stitutions above named. It will be sure to reach the right spot, if drafts and checks are made out to the name of the institution itself and provisions shipped to the same. We have no doubt that when an Individ ual community make* special re-; quest of the railway authorities, flour and rice and molasses or any other products would, lind them wil ling to deliver without charge. Notice that this is simply a state ment, I'rgent appeals are not neces sary. The orphans need help. The t institutions are unable to give it, without the backing of the people. At this season all their treasuries are greatly depleted. Do not overlook the day. Farmers' Union to Meet. There will lie a special meeting of the Orangeburg County Farmer.-; Union at the Court House on Sa' urday, Sept. 2ti. at 11 o'clock sharp. All Union farmers are earnest).' urged to attend this meeting as it is of great importanee. I!y order of W. S. Barton. Jr., Pres. County Farmers' Union. little better to day Dear Sirl cant tell ou how much i appreciate your ?fter but .1 have not got a thing In hand now i loand out all I had to get the interest to help pay a hill I have to pay tie last of January next Von no I did not gel much till I paid all expenee.s so I loand every cent I go! out 1 did not Spend one cent on ijiyelf So ill See any chance of getting any thing later on I will tell you So hj by with best wishes from you know hoe*' After this the cesc was submit ted without argiimenr.. The magis trate promptly dismissed the pro ceedings, deeming the evidence in sufficient to hold the accused. Hur ley was given nis liberty and th ? killing of R. Addison Jeffcoat is as deep a mystery as ever. LIST OF LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangeburg Postoflicc. List of letters remaining un claimed in the Orangeburg post office, for week ending Sept. 24. 1908. Persons calling for these wiil say they are advertised. Mrs. Eady Adams. Sam L. Brown. P. B. Brunson. W. M. Clark. Clary Cauley. Alexander Counsel. Mrs. Marie Culler. Joseph DonneHy. Minerua Davis. Mrs. Charity Days. Erum J. Dickey. Mrs. V. C. Doley. Isaac Dowling. Geo. Easterling (2). Geo. Fairey. Ben Flood. R. A. Fuller. Mrs. Ella Funchers. Mrs. Alice Hair. Mary J. Haniptcn. Isadore Hampton. Leniis Harris. William Hayner. Mrs. Harry Heyward. Minnie Jackson. Charles Kennerly. Miss Darcas Knight. Tom Kress. Andrew Lee. Jnnh R. Linn. Pinkny McCaskill. Mrs. Rosa Millhouse. Jonh Mitchell. Helier R. Padgett. W. H. Pinkney. Emnier Rest. J. T. Richards. J. Richardson. Parker Robinson. F. A. Rucker. Mrs.Norah Rumph. Cora E. Sal ley. Eerlene Sims. Ellitt Starks. Lula Stevens. Lillian Sutton. EM). Walker. Andrew Watkins. W. T. Wolfe. Louisa Wright. MORE MONEY IX OATS. Than There Is In Cotton as Shown Relow. Mr. W. E. Funderburk-. of Union, N. C, gives his experience as be tween cotton and oats as a money crop in the Progressive Farmer, of Raleigh, N. C. Hcre# is what Mr. Mr. Funderburk says: Editor Progressive Farmer: You wanted to know something'about my I oat crop. The oats were sown after [cotton was gathered (do not remem j her the exact date) on good land jthat had been yielding 500 pounds of lint cotton per acre with 400 [ pounds of guano and a light sprinkle | of stable manure. I cut the cotton beds down with a cutaway harrow, then broke th ? j land as well as I could with a/single J plow. The oats were drilled in with a two-horse disc drill, with about 1200 pounds of fertilizer per acre. About three bushels of seed per acre were used of the Appier variety. About the first of April 1 gave 'top dressing of tin to 70 pounds of nitrate of s:;da. which seemed to pay me big. My total crop of oats ! amounted to 56-7 1-2 bushels, of which the four acre cotton patch mention above yielded 2?S"v bushels. M >? . .otits v. ;. y. ? -i.e* t'l these four acres 1 have figured out as follows: Cotton tat 12c) and cotton seed (at 30c).jL'IS.i'O ('?st of making I not includ ing hauling to market)'., si.GO Net profit on 4 acres of cotton .$!?>(>.(.0 285 bushels of oats at 73c. . 213 7" Cost of making and har vesting. 29.00 Net profits on 4 acres of oat-.$1 S4.7T, The oats are figured above at 75 cents a bushel, but they are worth much more than that on the market. The cost of ?29 includes the seed at $1.05 per bushel, but does not in clude the cost of threshing and handling the oats after they were housed. Of course I harvested the oats with my own machine, but I! figured this in at what I would have had to pay for it. r have the oat straw baled and on the oat land a fine crop of peas. W. K. FUNDERBURK. Wanted Them to Settle. It won't be the fault of the editor of the Dovie Record if his sub scribers fail to pay up. Here is hi1 liberal offer: "Will we take eggs on subscription? We'll take the en tire output >( the hennery for the next six months and pay for it in subscriptions. We'll 'ake lye soap, clean rags, ginseng, pants, patches old hones. wool. green hide-, hound pups, old clothes, lumber, cttil ties, wagon tires. peanuts, sticij candy, onions, crackers. turnip greens, sausages, town lots, cab bage leaf cigars, yearlings, milch cows, sorguiii. pumpkins, spring ninle-s. well seasoned shouts, sol'.: pillows, foot stools, bachelor hut tons, patent medicines, eighfday clocks, patent churns. home-made sox. choice scrap iron, old maids ami chewing gum. Von can bring them by the wagon load, armful, in low sticks, by the yard, gallon or ton: in drovves. swarms or schools. Yes. we'll take em. We'll take anything to gel von to subscribe or to pay up what you owe. Seed Ooats. Itest native grown appler seed oats. See oais and get prices he fore buying elsewhere. Fairey' Stahles. ::i> St. John Street. Orange burg, S. ('.' WANTED?TO BENT HOUSE?I o 5 rooms, in Orangeburg. Address G. W. Cooper, care of Times and Democrat. TO THE PRODUCERS. PRESIDENT HARRIS OP THE FARMERS' UNION WRITES. Says the Farmers Should Inve> \ jate Conditions and Use Good Judg mcn in Selling. The great money-producing crop of the South?cotton?is now being harvested. The farmers should in vestigate conditions and use good judgment in selling this great money crop of the South. By so doing many million dol lars will be added to her wealth. First. we will look into condition*. The supply of cotton is less today than it has been in twenty-five years. The meYihants' shelves are scant of goods. The population of the world" is increasing every day, and they have to be clothed. Again, 'he output of manufactured gocds have greatly decreased this year from the fact the 1907 crop was 4.000,000 bales short. This shortage will have to he made good, as the world peeds the goods. As to the Condition of the 1908 crop. Wo have heard nothing for the last eight weeks but a bumper crop. Who is it that circulates these reports? 1 see in Europe, 3.000 mjles away, statisticians are freely predicting a crop of American cotton this year of 16,000,000 bales, while many of the knowing ones ou this side are sending out literature forecasting the crop at 14.000.000 bales. The South 'is now being flooded with circulars of bear dope by specu lators and manipulators who are try ing to sell the marke't down under the influence of these bearish argu ments. The wholesale jobber in the cot ton trade are demanding concessions from the manufacturer in the price of goods, as long as possible in hold ing back as long as possible in order to be able to lay in their supply as low as possible. Never before have so many Inter ests combined to hammer down the price of spot cotton. There never was a time that the growers will be called upon to exercise the full limit of their strength In resisting the ef forts to depress prices as at the present time. There was never a time th3t co operation was needed as badly as it is today. Our annual meeting of "The Farmers' Educational .and Co-opera tive Union of America" met at Fort Worth, Tex., on the first and was in session four days. The atten dance was:large', all the cotton-grow ing Status wer? well represented by delegates. The unanimous consent of the del egates was to keep the minimum price a secret within the membership. A national cotton committee waa formed, with a delegate from eactl State, for the purpose of handling cotton. President Barrett will call a meet ing the first of January, as by thnt time we will know the true conditio? of the crop. As to the condition of the growing crop. Every cotton-producing State was represented and there we bad the opportunity of getting a true re port as to the condition of the grow ing crop. Not a-single State reported anything like an average crop. Some reported 4 0 per cent off. some 3ft per cent, some' 20 per rent, some IG per cent. It will be impossible for us to make an accurate report at this time. To begin with, we had floods and wpt weather up to the 1st of July, then hot. dry weather. Rust and blight and a dozen other .pests we had never, heard of before. East of the Mississippi river you hear that Texas and Louisiana am going to make a bumper crop. When you get west of the Mississippi they tell you: Mississippi. Alabama and Georgia are going .o make bumper crops. When you investi gate It you find !t is false. In the last three weeks 1 have been in seven of the leading cotton belt States, and in no place did 1 find anything like an average crop. From the time I left home until I reached the "Lone Star" State I did not see a. single field of cotton that did not have blight, either rust or black rot, and was poorly fruited. Farmers, all you have to do now is to just sit steady in the boat and not put a bale of cotton on the mar ket until the price gets right. Re member, it all depends on you as to what It brings. We cannot blame the other fellow for getting it as low as he can. There are plenty of good warehouses.1' and advise ware housing it and borrowing money on your receipts to satisfy your in debtedness. As cotton Is the great money crop of the South. I want to urge our bankers, merchants and other mon eyed men of the South to help the weak farmers to hold their cotton until the price gets above the cost, of production, so the grower may have a profit left to him to hav? money to spend with other business enterprises. If the farmer is prosperous all other business is prosperous, ami it he is not. all other business i dull. It is the duty of every business man of the South, no matter what profession he is in. to stand behind cotton and make ir bring a profit above tin- cost of production to the grower. How is the grower of cotton to become able to maintain a profitable price? First, be must diversify his props, and new is the time to begin for another year. Sow oats, wheat, crimson clover, vetch, rye and barley. You will need it next spring to fed your stock. Instead of buying raise your horses, mules, cows, hogf and corn. Quit buying hay to kill grass, to raise cotton, to buy more hay with. Make home self-supporting and self sustaining, and prosperity is yours. B. Harris.