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BOLL WEEVIL FEARED. Mr. B. F. Taylor, of Columbia, Thinks that Hulls Shipped from Western Points are Responsible. Vm News and Courier. y Columbia, Sept. 2.?Tho report published a few days ago from Watg erloo, in Laurens county, that the boll weevil had been noticed there lias aroused no little intorcst among cotI ton seed oil men. Thore have been I many various minors of this before, 1 which have proved false, but it is -I recognized that the stox*y may at any time become true, and it* is woll to guard against the possibility of the B introduction of this pest. M!" Taylor, of this city, H president of the Taylor Manufacturing Company, and secretary of the B South Carolina Cotton Seed CrushB ers Association, says that if the rc port concerning ' tho boll weevil should prove true that the method of introduction into our state is not hard to find. Kver since last May, 5 when the shortage in the cotton seed jL supply in this state became apjP parent, brokers and dealers have Jp been buying hulls from the West. It A is impossible to tell where these hulls H came from, as many of them were rem shiped from Atlanta. The oil mills realized the danger and discussed the W) matter frequently, and finally dccidSb <?d to refuse to buy any of the western V hulls. Mr. Taylor says that cotton seed hulls offer an ideal method for the hibernation of the boll weevil and if these hulls are produced from infected seed or in a territory infecti ed by the weevil, it is almost a certainty that the hulls will have numbers of them in them. The proper (I step shoul be to quarantine against r any huls or agricultural product shipped from infected territory. ? The department of agriculture I should look carefully after this and ' especially after hull shipments. There is a poor sale of hulls in Texas and the process ruling in this state for this product offers an unusual opportunity for brokers, dealers and manufacturers to ship the hulls from infected territory into this state at a ? handsome profit. The freight rates from the west also encourage such m shipments. F Laurens is in the midst, of the | greatest hull using section of our state and prices are higher in that I J section than anywhere else. At places | 1 the hulls are selling at $15 per L ; ton. It is no surprise, therefore, Bj that the report about the boll weevil I should come, especially when the B dealers in hulls are not patriotic 9 enough to refuse the western ship6 ments. Parties have been known to go to the railroads asking for a reft ductibn in rates from the west, so B that they could get the hulls in a low H figure cost. At the urgent request of & the Oil Mill Association the parties B referred to stopped their negotiaB tions, but shipments from west of B the Mississippi are positively known B' to have come into the state. B At the meeting of the South CarB' olina Cotton Seed .Crushers' AssociaB< tion this summer Mr. Fitzsimmons, H the general manager of the Southern B Cotton Oil Company, advanced the B* idea that cotton seed was now one of Hp) the principal grain crops of the south. B For every hale of cotton made there are produced 33 bushels of cotton Bb\v seed, which, when manufactured, B produce the host known food for stock B in the shape of meal, and an oil that B,^ is one of the most generally used B'/ foods in this country. The value of B. the seed is about equal per bushel to B the prices paid in the grain producing states for corn and oats. He stated that if the same care B' was taken of the cotton seed by the B producer as is taken of wheat and B corn that better products could lie B made from them, which would comW mand a higher price and thus enable B- tho manufacturers to pay more for By-. them. Tf the seed were sacked up at the gin this object would be accomBj plished, as the seed do not heat when B|, cared for and a great deal of dirt and B trash gotten from the places of storBi< age and the railroad cars would be B#'eliminated; 9/i% Tho railroads of the country enB i>conrage such a method of handling, B'.jas they charge the same rate per ton Bj for sacked seed as they do by the BMcarload for the seed in bulk, thus enBfj'abling a small shipper to deliver his ^B/jjseed i" sacks to the mills on the same B&jbasis as carload shippers. Km Another source of great damage to BWseed is their getting wet or damp B|| when being hauled to market or by Bfct being exposed to rain in various Bit/ ways. No one would think of handBr ling wheat in such a way. The farBj'( mers should he educated to handle Bli valuable product of tho cotton Hw plant with more care and intelligence, Br? and refrain from selecting wet spells gij?i" which to haul to market. ' DISCUSSES LABOR CONTRACTS. C. C. Fearthstone, of Laurons, Tolls How to Prevent Violations. Laurens, September 3.?-The interview with Mr. C. C. Fontherstone, published in the News and Courier some weeks ago, has caused much v discussion among the people of this community and the ideas advanced have not been fully comprehended in some instances. Acting upon these suggestions the New and -Courier correspondent called upon Mr. Featherstone at his office and asked that ho oiler the people some definite suggestions as to the remedies he proposes. In this connection Mr. Featherstono says: " Since giving you the interview relating to the labor contract law I have received a great many messages from farmers, in different sections, assuring me that they think that my suggestions were along the right line, but asking that I go somewhat into detail as to the remedy suggested in my former interview. "It will be remembered that I sugested that the remedy was to punish the men who employ the laborers violating their contracts, and the men who induce laborers to violate their contracts, and thus forco laborers to remain in the employment of those with whom they have contracted. "If such a plan is practical and legal it meets- the whole situation? for the laborer must have employment, and if he knows that he cannot get it, after violating his contract, the inducement for him to violate is gone. ''In the great majority of cases laborers are induced to violate their contracts by direct or indirect persuasion on the part of others, or by a knowledge of the fact that they will have no difficulty, after leaving one man, to get employment with another. If they were let alone or if they knew that they could not get employment elsewhere, the majority of them would stick. "Punish the man who interferes or who employs them after the violation and you strike at the root of the difi Acuity. | "Our criminal statute already provides punishment for the man who entices a laborer from the employment of another, or who harbors.one after notice that he has violated his i contract with another. "The trouble is to prove that he had notice of the first contract. The violator of the contract is not going to notify him, and the man who is mean enough to deprive his neighbor of the laborer is not apt to admit knowledge. "The difficulty, therefore, in the enforcement of this statute has always been the inability to prove notice. "IIow can this difficulty be removed? In my judgment it can be done very easily. "Require all contracts between landlord and laborers to be in writing. Then require all those who want to be protected to index their contracts in the office of the clerk of court. Make the indexing of such contracts conclusive notice to tho public, so that if A employs a laborer after B has indexed his contract with said laborer and fails to release him upon demand then make A liable both civilly and criminally. "And not only make him liable but fix a minimum amount of damages for which he is liable, say not less than $500. And on the criminal side of ihe court make the penalty a heavy one, and let it be imprisonment and not a fine. "One great trouble about the enforcement of most laws is that men can get off bv the payment of a fine. The average man cares little about paying a fine. If the offenders were sent to the chain gang violations of law would decrease, and that, too, at a rapid rate. "The law that T have suggested can be passed and, in my judgment, will stand the test of the courts. "It may cost the landlords a little something to index their contracts but the expense will be little compared with the good results to be derived therefrom." WANTED OLD PIANOS AND ORGANS for which we will allow the highest prices towards now Instruments. No Club rates to offer, but we Pledge better Instruments for 'he same or less money, than these at clnb rate offers. Write Malones Music House, Columbia, S. C., for special prices and terms. . '_7\y. . - LOOK A ll Tni^SL^ Canadian Oak Rocker. This beautiful Cane Sent Rocker, made up of select Canadian ai dried Oak, is so well guaranteed to us that should you buy one and it did not give entire satisfaction we would replace it with a new one any time within a year from date of shipment. Regular price $3 5?? special price $2.50. I % f^fgnp I ^ ^ Solid Guaranteed Oak Centre Table, Fancy Parlor Lamp. Either round or square. This Tabic is . 1 . ' length 35% inches, extends to equally as good< material as the Oak in., rich gold finish, fancy * , , . . , embossed metal work, 14 inch Rocker above. Regular price 22 inch cone shade, clear glass oil fount, $3.50, special price $2.60. ' N? 2 Sun burner and chimney. liacli. $8.50 Granite Art Square. Lace Curtains-White. Improved quality. Ileav y Beautiful Nottingham Lace Curtains weight, hard woven; Medallion, 54 inches wide, button hole stitched i Floral and all-over designs in around edges. Extreme length 3^ I Combinations of Green, Tan, yards, in beautiful patterns. Regular U Rc(1 &c gftxI2ft price per pair $3.00, special price I I(^ch ' ' U 85 er pair #1-75 I FREIGHT PAID If you order amounts to $10.00 or more. Remit with Post Office or Express Money Order. Checks out of Columbia cost 15c. Exchange, besides delay. The Lion Furniture Co., 1624 Main St., Columbia, S. C. WRITE FOR BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE. / iiruriu-jiiiu bitfuiu We have too many summer p er than carry them o%/er we ar^ the price on them RED HOT. mences Friday 12th, and inch, summer Dress Goods, Colore^ dies' Slippers, Men's Straw Ha1 and Flowers, Summer Clothi Quarter Shoes. We sell Dome chines $25.OO, New Defencj Sewing Machine $ 1 7 93, Mac 20 years. Just received our 32nd car, bbls. choice Tennessee Flour, < goes for best patent $5.25, Every barrel guaranteed to giv Moseley f PROSPERITY, S ? i COMING SO 1 he finest show of its kind that ever came be seen here for the first time on the 31st. J Fine Razors, Knives and all Kim 0 and will eclipse any similar attraction evei section. It will contain so many novel ai th at we could not possibly give you even ? i" this space All Carbo-Magnotic Razor; +> free of charge by an expert from New Y01 a Remember the date, August 31st, at J MAYES' DRUG S VERY LOW F . . . TO . . . NORFOLK AND Account Jamestown Ter-Genteni . . . VIA . . , SOUTHERN RAJ Season, Sixty Day and Fifteen Day daily, commencing April 19th, to ai vember 30th, 1907. Very low rates will also be made foi BRASS BANDS In uniform attendlr STOP OVERS will be allowed on S and Fifteen Day Tickets, same as 01 1st Tickets. For full and complete informatior Agents Southern Railway, or write R. W.I Divk 1 CALL ON AT THE HERALD & N FOR Box Paper, Tablets, Pencils, Pens and Ink, Soaps, I Fine Ext In factanything you need ai I CIGARS AND TOl 1 Don't forget, to call on the B They are also agents for Cha 1 Laundry. 11Gb diiiei roods, and rath5 going to make This sale comdes all colored d Parasols, Lats, Ladies' Hats ng, Men's Low stic Sewing Maler Drop Head hine warranted making 3,555 and while it lasts half pat. $4.POa e satisfaction. kos., . c. on: i to Newberry will ? It is a show of 4s* Is ot Cutlery, ? * before seen in this ^ id desirable articles * a hint of the array i will be sharpened g r^* ^ 1TORE. 5ates return nal Exposition ilway Tickets on sale nd including Nor MILITARY and ig the Exposition. >eason, Sixty Day "i Summer Tourt call on Ticket Hunt 5ion*Pass.j|Agem. Charleston. S. C ews | racts, [ &lc., see. ong that line. sac co. ; m. ; rlotte Steam i