Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COTTON CONSUPTION IN THE UNITED STATES New York Commercial and Financial Chronicle. The preliminary report of the cen sus bureau on cotton consumption in the United States for the year en-1 ing August 31, 1908, recently issued, showed that during the period eover ed the mills of the South consumed 2,256,613 bales, against 2,410,993 bales in 1906-07, or a falling off of only 154,380 balse (6.4 per cent.), whereas in the same interval Northern estab lishments exhibited a decline of 255, 118 bales (9.9 per cent.). This cen sus bureau report, so far as it applies to Southern consumption, is in ap proxitmate agreement with the result disclosed in our an nual cotton crop report issued September 4, and shows, as President Finley of the Southern railway in ef fect says, that the cotton mill indus try of the South s-Lffered less during the period of general business de pression than the mills in other see tions 6f the country, and this not wit-hstanding the falling off in the trade for China. upon which many Southern mills place large depend ence. With good reason Mr. Finley looks upon the report as furnishing additional evidence of the superior advantages of the South as the loca tion for cotton mills. The strides the South has taken in cotton manufacturing in recent years -and the comparatively moderate de eline in the volume of consumption last season is certainly a cause for satisfaction and gratification. From an average weekly consumption of less than 3,000 bales per week 30 years ago-in 1877-78-there was a steady and quite rapid advance, until in the early part of 1907-08 it reach ed nearly 50,000 bales and averaged. for the season (notwithstanding the general decline in all business in the more recent months) almost 43,000 bales. In t&& meantime Northern consumption, which in 1877-78 aver aged 28,500 'bales, rose to an average slightly in eveess of 50,000 bales in 1906.07, and according to our figures, was slightly more than 41,000 bales in 1907-08. Or, dealing in totals rath er than averages, the South consumed 148,000 bales in 1877'-78, advancing to 443,373 bales 10 years later, 1,227.939 bales in 1897.98 and 2,234,395 bales in 1907-08, the aggregate in 1906-07 having been 2,487,088 bales. The CA ~elent showing under adverse circum stances made last season led us. to re mark in our annual report that *"Southern cotton mills have done re latively better than those at the North, the decrease in the volume of consuilption having been compara tively moderate. It .thus happens that, for the first time since cotton manufacturing became an established industry of the South, the mills of that section used more raw material than was consumed by Northern es tablishments.'' The advance thus far made, furthermore, can be taken as indicative of the progress yet to be made when warranted by indu+ trial conditions. And it is not with outithe range of possibilities that the not very far distant future will find the South, with its naturiafadvantage of contiguity to sources of supply outranking in cotton manufactnrir.g prominence most of the world's cen tres of activity in the industry. His Mind Was Made Up. Youth's Companion. It was during a trial in an Alabama city more than t,wenty years ago that one -of the jurors suddenly rose from his seat and precipitately fled from *the court-room. He was arrested in his flight before he had left the build ing, and brought back. "What do you mean by running off in~ that way?'' asked the judge, who ~knew t-he man to be a simple, honest .farmer. *"It's like this, your honor,'' said the man earnestly. "When Mr. Hobbs finished tatlking my mind was all clear, but when Mr. Clayton began I was all confused again, and I said to myself, 'I'd better leave at once, and stay away till he's done,' for to tell the 'truth, I didn't like the way the arguinent was going, you honor."' Still Useful. Youth's Companion. A small girl, lost at Coney Island, was kindly cared for at the police rstation until her parents should be found. The matron, endeavoring to keep the child contented. had given her a candy eat, with which she play ed happily all day. At night the cat had disappeared. and the matron inquired if it had been lo'st. "'No.'' said the little maid. "'I kep' it most all day. But then it got so dirty I -wvas 'shamed to look at it. so I et it.'' DEATH IN MANY FORMS. Over Fifty Thousand Ways of Shuf fling Off This Mortal Coil. In 1890 an ingenious Frenchmai calculated that t.here were 17,000 dif ferent ways of getting off the eart says a writer in Manelester Ideas. estimate that the advance of civiliza tion and progress has now increase< the figures of 52,500. Statistic prove that 1,700 people .die ever, year through swallowing things .sucl as pins, needles, studs, buttons. piece: of bone, unmasticated meat an false teeth. This is due to hurry. In London .alone there are 4,00 street accidents per month. These ac eidents arise almost entirely from thi anxiety of the populace to get theri quick. There is no other reason whi cahs. motors. bicycles. carts, tran cars. and parcel vans should gi dashing along, hurling pedestrians t< right and left. eutting -off arms an legs a.nd filling t.he hospitals witi easua.fv cases. In order to keep un wit.h the de mand. triumphant seience is alway: devising fre-1h apinii-ariu- t- save tin and accelerate speed. Tak,- electri ity, for example. You frequenTl1 read in the paners that somebody h: cliei suddenly throuih touching live wire. Dotcror; all agree that thi is the quickest death ever invented And as electricity now plays so larg< i, part in -modeirn life it is satisfae tpry to know that if any of us shoulR happen -to come in contact with live wire there is no delay. We ar iurried off at top speed. It l; quick er and more reliable than ehlorIfern -a. fact whic.h apparentlv was no known to the chief actor in this .trage Elv: 'After chloroforming two eas, WVest Hanypstead artist killed -himnseli by the same means.'' We are no told why the deceased artist did it Propably it was becauze this age i OWJN A When you return homf from a hard day's tc you could sit down ir Doesn't this continuec ,worry you and rob yo1 fort that you would ei *that was your own? Perhaps the momner have determined to ac do not fail to consul1 Andrsoi SPE( FOR THIS X GooDs jrried d the ekedAl PusC. The Greatest 01 with may enannuniuenmn murSt. for y the te MORE GOODS, NEI mat By extraordinary and go this week values that are a% roof, here. We are not putting n slargest and best bought st< der one roof. We announc in Dixie. It's such prices as -ftlly READY-TOl Azlyni muself efore We are d 2'~ vals. In ey t1hods that quality of the L~;eh.and guarante om the _ __ voice .ig. V him yond Greatest sZ rate.many years. .,ievel shades Tan, ation Another M the entire pild how we doei Come quick, Greatest of All Everywrthyw avey reprsnt house. 54 in hadlth as, leaer oedesteAch oter hsM 35 cntsto 5cethe etres Goods Ge'adtestadbt of All cEvtery tabe,theweavers areprielynte 5cents to 50 cents Des putoodsi $1.25 36 inch Tal THE QREATES MILLINERY Corne direct to us for yol is where you will save bott By all means visit this de whats what before you spe - ~ $2.50 to $1 8 A DRES~ 400 yards nice quality 44 a quick turn over, this 55 week at only 39 cents the': ue, h 9c These 8ec' are subE 5c. all sizes Oc. e d 7c. Every piece of goods, every Suit of twenty thousand pairs of shoes to sel satisfied We sell it for less because Or it may be that lie was so w( - h hIe da.ngeVr of being alive an tndless pos4bilities of being kn down. blown iy. or otherwise e by violence. thait he chose a saf, - easy way out of it. . tati stics pr4ve that home I dangeruiS place. Progress ant - desire to equip ourselves with co I iences have undermined liome deadly wires and pipes, gas that explode and boilers that may 1 1 And. agreeable to the demand 5hurry, houses are now run up b I jerry builder at such speed t.hat are capable of coming down ) equal celerity. Walls or ceiling - collapse at a moment's notice, ney pots may erash through the ? or the flooring subside and h voly hurriedly into ithe cellar. C I quently it is proved by figures you are a lot safer in an express than at home. A Discrimination. - Bihop Potter was a wondej e fletive preacher.' s-id a Bro cl er zymian. iHis method was r< (d and qiet. 'He always had hi ell in hand. I once delivered a sermon b b In . Is young and n thus h0 time. a disciple of the ine T Tlmage. I let myself zo ill serxn. M- voice shook the cli e tara shok thiepui. sh~med to say tihat I fished for . I le-ned over to - h' Ond asked him in a low -. i , m some advice on preat 10;1- knows wiht I expecei eply-rob)ably that I was bx 'dvice from him. At any e d i (I rep'lv xv:a -My dear voug friend, rmistake. in the pulpit, perspiz for inspiration.''' - Washi. Star. HOME e at night, tired and sore >il, don't you often wish i a horne of your own? I re,nt-paying proposition . of a great deal of corn joy if you had a place it has arrived when you :t in this rnatter. If so, URTON rilOc Ce' VEEK ONL Pictures, $1.00 val this week only 4 6 Qt. Sinacel Rice B ers, each 2 25c. Lamps, comphi each - 10O Qt. Enamel Bucd Seach 2 25 cents Gravy Bo-a each I Decorated Bowl 3 Pitcher 9 10 Qt. Calvaniz Bucket I RRY.S. C. Records All MIMNAU NEST STYLES. L( d arrangements we a vay beyond anythina y< it on to, thick when )ck of mprchandise in e ready with the greate these that have set the EAR DEPAR LADIES' SUI oing the Suit business of the :aminlng our Suits note parti materials. We have all sizes, e a perfect fit. These handson $12.00 to $3 [SIT THE CLOAK Jle of Cloaks that has ever been Ladies' Coats, 50 inches lo Castor and Black. Not one an $20 and $25, here goes for imnaugh cake taker-about 30( worth less than $10.00 and Lindersell them, all to the last your choice for Dress Goods an d in this stock and prices rec ades and black, other stores cal reek at yard . . . at 25 cents the yard. ool Dress Goods and bunched sorted, some 50 Inches wide a e on the round lot for qu!ck sell :feta Silk at 89 CenI T OF ALL . SALE. u headgear. H ere time and money. partment and see nd your money. 1000 3 GOODS PICK inch Mohair, black an< cents fabrIc will do ard. W. B. and R. renowned Corsets are < stout, slim, undevelop give the correct lines t< ~tantially made-rnade -18 to 34. This week a $1.00 Corsets for 7 Clothes and every pair of Sh ect from. No goods charged we buy and sell for cash. iAG Braben O H'S Slos IWER PRICES. re able to offer for )u have ever known we say we have the upper Carolina un st array of' -..-gains town agog. TMENT TS town, Daily new arri ularly the tailoring and all the pretty hard weaves ie Suits are selling at 2.00 SECTION witnessed in Newberry in rig, niceiy braided, in new in the lot $15.00 ) in the lot and not one in $12.50, just to show you one is gone. $8.25 d Silk Sale uced on every yard in the it their 89 cents4c them all together on a big nd the qualities of the 35 Ing at 25 cents the yard. s the Yard. UP. I all colors, only for >usiness for us this. G. Corsets esigned to suit all ed. These Corsets the body, but they to wear. We carry 9 Cents. >es marked down. Over Your moneack ifr not