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6,283J80 BALES GINNED TO OCT. 18 CENSUS REPORT ISSUED ON THE YEAR'S COTTON CROP. South Carolina Shows 659,076 Bales Ginned With 3,046 Ginneries in Operation. Washington, Oct. 26.-The census report on cotton issued today shows a Total of 6,283,780 bales counting round as half bales, ginued from the growth of 1908, up to October 1.8, and a total of 25,440 active ginneries. This is as compared with 4.420.258 bales ginned for 1907, 4,431,621 for 1906, 4,990,566 for 1905, and 6,417, 894 for 1904. The number of active ginneries in 1907 was 24,926, for 1906 was 26,125 and for 1905 was 26,577. Round bales included this year num ber 115,438, as compared with 97, 957 for 1907; 132,144 for 1906 and 146,574 for 1905. Sea island bales aggregate 32,462 for 1908; 18,77.5 for 1907; 12,091 for 1906 and 31,487 for 1905. The report by States, giving bales and counting round bales as half bales, and active ginneries, res pectively, is as follows: Alabama 690,788 and 3,295; Arkan sas 347,108 and 1,934; Florida 34,577 and 231; Georgia 1,119,617 and 4,250; Kentucky and New Mexico 566 and 2; Louisiana 206,027 and 1,499; Mis sissippi 621,423 and 3,190; Missouri 20,234 and 66; North Carolina 276, 173 and 2,443; Oklahoma 131,578 and 862; South Carolina 659,076 and 3, 046; Tennessee 132,227 and 581; Texas 2,041,570 and 3,978; Virginia 2,816 and 63. The report also annonnees that the corrected statistics of the quantity of cotton ginned this season to Septem ber 25, as 2,590,639 bales. WILL STUDY FARM LIFE. Roosevelt's Uplift Commission to Begin its Tour Soon. Ithaca, N. Y., October 27.-The itinerary of the first trip of Presi dent Roosevelt's farmers' uplift 8om mission was announced today by Chairman Liberty Hyde Bailey, who has been planning for the ->untry. The commission will hold its first hearing- at the Agricultural College of Maryland on November 6. The party will then go South and tbe next ten days will be spent on hearings in the States south of Washington and: east of the Mississippi river. During this period the commission will sep arate in order to cover the territory more fully. The hearings will be of one day's duration, and reports are to be made up from the figures oh tained after the commission has left the different places and sent .to the com*mission. Some 600,000 circular letters have already been sent out from Washington to various parts of the country, and about 2,000 replies are being received daily, enabling the commission to get into close touch with all enterprises for rural better ment. Chairman Bailey announced today That President Roosevelt will appoint two more members of the commis sion, making a total of seven. COTTON MEN INVITE ANSEL. Governor Asked to Attend Confer ence in Memphis-Night Riding to be Discussed. News and Courier. Atlanta,- October 27.-Governor Ansel, of .South Carolina, has been asked by Harvie Jordan, of Atlanta, Ga., to attend the Cotton Conference, FOR ALL CREATION Connect the Ark With a liniment NOAH'S I and you have the world's grea external aches and pains. ( For Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lame Back, Sti Strains, Sprains, Cuts, Bruises. Colic. Cramps and Muscle A ches and Pains. The genuine ha $1.00 by all dealers in medicines. Gtuarnteed NOAH REMEDY CO. RICHMOND, Sold and Guaranteed which will be held in Memphis. Tenn., November 10, 11 and 12, 1908, or if he cannot be present to name dele gates from Alabama. Indications now point to a large attendance from the cotton belt and it is believed that Alabama will be well represented. Mr. Jordan has also written the commissioner of agriculture of South Carolina in addition to the cotton oil men, fertilizer manufacturers. bank ers and other interests allied with cotton. Among the live topics which will be discussed will be night riding and the numerous burnings of gins re ported of late throughout the South. Advices from Memphis say that the plans for the organization of the con -ference forces have all been made. PROHIBITION WINS IN UNION. Decisive Majority Against Establish ment of Dispensary. News and Courier. Union, October 27.-Prohibition wins again in Union county. In the election held today, with three small boxes still to be heard from, the vote was strongly in favor of prohibition. Out of a total vote so far reported of 1,494 there is a majority of 282 against sale. The remaining boxes, which will not be heard from before tomorrow, will not materially change the result, though it will probably reduce the majority. The vote today exceeded by several h.indred that polled in the dispensiry election held on December 27, 1907, hat will fall fully a thousand sIr-t of the number of registered electors. In Union alone 40- who were regis tel.ed fail3d to vol in the l)einember election for sah> carried by il majority, but that elee tion was set aside on account of irre gularities. The prohibition advo cates, aided by the Rev. Thos. Leitch, who has labored diligently in that be half, have waged a hot contest and are jubilant over their victory. There seems to have been no organized ef fort on the part of the pro-dispensary people, though some work was done. The election passed off very quietly, no disorder having been reported. . C. & 0. OFFICIALS VISIT SPARTANBURG The -State. Spartanburg, Oct. 26.-Mr. James A.. Blair of Blair & Co., New Y>rk, the firm most largely interested in finaning the Carolina, Clinehfield & hio railroad, has5 been the guest of spartanbog today. Mr. Blair, accompanie-3 by .Mr. M. J. Caplas, vice president and general nanager of the roa; Mr. John B3. Quinby of New York, Mr. F. R. sears, Jr., of Boston and Mr. T. Fon Dais assistant to the president of he C. C. & 0., arrived here this raor ng 'at 10.30 ia the private car Clinch ~ild. They were shown over the city his morning and this afternoon spent ~ome time out on the right ofA way of he road. Mr. Caples lef't this after noon for New York. Mr. Blair and is party will spend the night here and leave tomorrow far the East. They are completing by their visit here a tour of the C. C. & 0. railway from the -coal fields to Spartanaburg. A poor crop year is always bad for the party in power, particularly when that party claims to be the author of all prosperity. What a voice that Nebraska De mocrat has who drowned out a- 0. A. R. drum corps of six with his shouts for Bryan; and how nicely he'll come in on Nov. 4. 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AT sSteto-v- o Eferingm so smeme heg eats aprohn se. .in r Goods,tting hams godsm s,vnd eerycutomers more tkewberice Come tofses ad d up-tod line of n r dren's, Dressghams, :heran st yl inthig 5( ake a nie linico rRT., olaS . C.l 0 511 eek Buys Any r Range..... >argains ever offered in New 3 Coal Heater $2.00. Roll Foot quares $5.00. Blankets, Com ist be sold regardless of price. for a dollar than any Furniture Get our prices and you will be SUMMER, - Newberry, S, C. 'en the wind blows cold and you look into your closets [nd yourselves short a few pairs of blankets, just turn your - hts to this store and say, "Oh! well, it is a small matter, isupply my wants at the BEE HIVE for just a small nt of cash." For 98c Pair 0 pair three-pound 11-4 Cotton Blankets, worth $1.25, ite, grays and tans, at. only per pair 98c. For $1.49 Pair 0 pair extra heavy twilled Cotton Blankets, worth $2.00, ite, grays and tans, at only per pair $1.49. For $1.75 Pair. O0 pair 12-4 White Wool Blankets, sell at most stores for 0 and $4.00 a pair. These were bought from a forced Our price while they last is only per pair $1.75. For $2.50 Pair. 0 pair 10-4 North Carolina Wool Blankets, made at Elkin, h Carolina, at only per pair $2.50. For $3.00 Pair 0 pair 11-4 North Carolina White Wool Blankets, our only per pair $3.00. For $3.50 Pair pair Plaid Woo Blankets, seli at some stores at $5.00 They come in Pink and Blue Plaid. They are made in ize. The only thing about them not large enough is th . Price is only per pair $3.50. e have a line of Comforts at $2.25, $1.98, $1.50, 98 cen. 75 cents. 'HE BEE HIVE, J. N. BELL CO