Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SULLY IN COLUMBIA. Thinks Crops Will Be Short.-Farm ers, However, Are Diversifying Output. : 'unbia State. Saturday. -e vw,'nditin('1 of tle cotton crop r te t! 11ire Soith is very bad." said Mr. Daniel J. Sully, the cotton maJipulator. yesterday. "I think it is worse than it has been in the past 23 years and might furt;her state in the past 40 years." he continued, " yet with two or three years of bad "otton erops and high prices, the farmers will be in the best condition that they ever have ,been. Mr. Sully came to Columbia to con fer with Commissioner Watson con Ceerinu the intelligent marketing of te Cottont erop. Data and statistics were secured from the commissioner in .referea.ee to European trading and questions involved in exportation and baling were brought up, Mr. Sully N-a,ving plans for branehing out along these lines. A further conference will be held on September 28 in Washington at which John Hays Hammond and oth erl will be present. Wher- seen Mr. Sully talked very freely, discussing the general condi tions of the cotton in the South, and th-E woltk that his agents were accom plishing toward the materialization of a plan for a more intelligent way ot Marketing the South's greatest pi:oduet. When asked what the price of cot ton would be lie said. "Oh. that de pcnds on certain conditions yet, but it ll be very high for the co-nsumers wJll want ahoat 13.000.000 bales of cotou. and the yield will be only about 11.000.000 bales -produced on about 32.000.000 acres of land.' He stated that he had a number of agents at work in the West and that the crop was very poor there on ac coint of -the excessive heat and lack of vains5. .1 0iee in traveling through (jeorgia and Sott:h Carolila.' said Mr. Sully. that the farmers are rlaitting more corn than ever and out of Augusta I saw some corn that tlid rival a pictnre I saw in one of the nagazines the ot,'er day of some two story corn from Kansas. and in my opinion the corn crop will bring good prices this year. ''With a short cottoni crop the far mers will be in better condition than at the present."' said Mr. Sully. ''Prices .are bound to go up and~ shoald the farmers of the South get 15 and 16 eents for their cotton for t.he next two or three years, t.hey woald be kings among us.''" A very high compliment was paid to Commissioner Watson. A ques tion concerning the cotton crop in South Carolina was asked the comn missioner by one of the reporters, an .l Mr. Sully, placing his hand on the comnmissoner' s arm. sa.id. '"This maswork is being recognized all over the world.' Mr. L. A. Green, of Greenville, the inyentor of the new cotton grader, was a visitor with Mr. Sully. Mr. Green gave a very interesting account of w2 at p)rom3pted him to invent a -grader. He stated that about 13 'ears ago he was engaged in the cot ton huvina business at GJreer, one,of the best know'iv cotton markets in the Piedmont section of the State, and~ tha- the' hiouse for which he worksfre quen~tly called him down on account of his grading. He stated that these occurrenices put .iim to. thinking and he decided that there w-as a better way: of grading cotton. so set to work to :nvent an ristrumenlt for the pur pose. *WATER WAGON GAINING. D~eeease of Seven and a Half Bil-I lion in Two Years. Drinkers ila the United States, from the chronic '"souse' to those who oc eas:onally and lightly dally with the foaming stein or the sparkling~ wmne lass, hae -one shy' seveni and a haif b)ilion drinks in the last two vears, according to st atistiecs issued yesterday from prohibitionl natijonal headquarters. In the same period 1. 408.098 men who were wont to take an average of four portions of grog eaeh day have become total abstain er. If th" seven and a half billion drinks that were missed had gone across the bar for consumption they would have cost $464..49.997-15 at the regular grog-shop prices, while if they had been poured into a tank of sudicient capacity would have floated a fleet of battleships. The statistics were compiled by National Chairman Charles R. Jones from an advance report of the Uniteda *States internal revenue bureau for the tiscal year 1909, and they were put forth as a counter to ,the asser tion of the Texas Brewster s associa t ion that prohibit ion niever prohibits and that more liquor is sold in '"dry' than in "wet" territory. The assertions are contained in a ''On the basis of the offivial records issued by the internal revenue depart ment for the four fiscal years Juae 30, 1905, to June 30. 1909, the aston ishing fact develops that the liquor tratfie during tha, time has come short of its cxpV_ed sales to an esti nated agre--ate total of 389.087. 333.97 gallons of spirits atid ferment ed liquors. **The liquor tratie has been in creasing its output by leaps and boirnds for the years up to*1907. "On a basis of growth, conserva tivelv estimated at figures only equal to the increase during the year 1905 and 1906. there would have been a total expansion of liquor production djuing the two yea:rs from 1907 to 1909 of 300,080,702.66 gallons of li quor. Did it happen? Well, hardly so you would notice it. As aTn actual fact, during those two years, instead of the gain above mentioned, which might .have been expected, there was an actual decrease of 80,006,621.31 gallons. "Of this enormous shrinkage from expected figures of increase of liquor production, the whiskey total is 37, 882,607 gallo-s, while the beer pro duction in the same time shows a net phrinkage of not less than 351,204, 726.97 gallons from expected develop ments. "This thirty-seven odd million gal lons of whiskey means a .total of 1. 894,130,850 drinks of fire-water. reck o-ing fifty drinks to the gallon. a con servative estimate, and 5,619,267,631 drinks of beer, reckoning every schooner at .half a pint. The cost of these seven and a ha?f billion drinks of "booze," reckoned at the current market value would have been not less than $464,449,997.15. "This is the sum the liquor traffic two years ago might have expected would pass through their tills in the twenty-four months w4hich closed June 30, 1909. but of which, sad (?) to relate. they have never seen a "Isn't it about time for the brew es' press agent and the whiskey scri,bes to take a vaeation till further orders? "Putting aside for the moment the startlilng totals of expected increase in liquor production, which did not materialize in the last two years, we find an actual drop in liquor p)rodue tion of 1908 and 1909 from the fig u.res of 1907 of 14.65.7329 gallons of whiskey and 2.142,614 barrels of beer. That is. there was an aggregate drop ini liquor production for these two years of 2.045,987,658 drinks of dis tilted and fermented liquors from the total for 1907. "Reckoning that the average mod erate drinker buys four drinks a day. the figures showv that the equivalent of 1,408,098 men no longer~ patro.nize the saloons as they did in the year, ening June .30. 1907." A Ducal Melon Lover. The Duike of Sutherland, at a din ner in New York. praised ardently t:he icy and delicious watermelon. "I better understand now.'' he said, "'a story that I heard on the vage over." "'This story was told me by an in teresting southerne.r. He said a col ored preacher in his town cried ve hemently one August Sunday in the course of his sermon: "'Breddern an' sistern, ah warns yo' against de'heinous sin o' shootin' raps! Ah ebarges yo' against de brack rascality o' liftin' pullets! But above all else. breddern an' sistern, a h demonishes yo' at dishyer season against de crime o' melon-steain2! " 'Ch'--N "A brother~ in i .back seat made an odd sound with his lips. rose and snapped his fingers. Then he sat It Still Cc Our great sale of the' Dry Goods and NAior . We are dis posing at Slaughter Houw Come to see us Our clerks are acc Our goods are of Our prices are cut One Contin .'Opposite the ! COOPER CUTI 12!! MAIL -- I utfi. m1ali frien .a id iw preaclier. sternly. does yo' r'tr up an' snap yo' ti-ngalis wlhen ali speaks 0 ielon-stealin'?' " 'Yo' jest reminds me, palh on. the man in the baek seat anzvwered meekly. 'whar -ih lef mali knife.' -Seattle Post-inte.li.geiwer. NOTICE. All persons holding claims or de mands against the estate of Cathe rine E. Hendrix, deceased, are hereby notified to presnt same duly attested to me, or my attorneys. Messrs. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter, on or before the 1st day of October, 1909. William E. Hendrix. Administrator of the estate of Catherine E. Hendrix deceased. September 7th. 1909. 9-7-14-21-28. Do You Want a Farm? Do'you want plenty of time in which to make the money to pay for it? If so, see us at once. We can help you just as we have helped others. We have land for sale, but you don't have to buy from us to secure our help. Pick out your land, get the very lowest cash price on it and then see us. HUNTER-& SLIGH. Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sold over a (ruggist's counter. University of South Carolina,. Schools of Arts, Science, Education. Law, Engineering, and' Graduating Studies. Ten different courses leading to the degrees of A. B. and B. S. College fees, rooni and light $66. Board $12 per month. Tuition re mitted in special cases. Forty-two scholarships, e a c h worth $10o in cash and free tuition. For catalogue address . S. C MITCH ELL, Pres., -Columbia, S. C.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROINA, 'County of Newberry. By Frank M. Schumpert, Esq.. Pro bate Judge. Whereas Laura P. Moore hath made suit to me, to grant 'her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Jacob D. Moore. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singula.r the kindred and Creditors of' the 'said Jacob D. Moore, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on the 18th day of September next after publication thereof, a.t 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have,.why the said Administra tion should not be granted. Given under my Ha.nd, this 1st day of September Anno Domini. 1909. Frank M. Schumpert. J. P. N.C.I )>ntiflues: ?ntire stock of Shoes, ~is recently purchased of the entire stock ;e Prices. and save money. :om modating. the best quality, in half. uous "Sale" savings Bank. THE PRICE) 2 STRFET. To the Fariers: We are now ready to do your Ginning. We have installed six new Gins of the latest make, and are prepared to do you the best of work. Giva us your Ginning and help along a horne enterprise. Price for Gin ning is $1.25. For bagging and ties 50 cts. Yours to please, FARMERS' OIL MILL, J. H. WICKER, Mgr. Ice! Ice! Ice! PRICES FOR ICE: 200 lbs. Ticket $1.00. Will not deliver less than 10 lbs. 500 lbs. Ticket $2.00. " " " " " 10 lbs. 1,000 lbs. Ticket $4.00. " " " " " 25 lbs. 4,000 lbs. Ticket 12.00. " " " " " 50 lbs. All Ice bought from wagons at 50 cents per 100 lbs. drivers are instructed not to deliver Ice unless he gets the tickets or the money; don't ask him for credit, see us. Respectfully, J. H. WICKER, Manager. 6 Per Cent. Money on Cotton The Farmers' Loan & Trust Company of Co lumbia will advance money at 6 per cent. on. Standard Warehouse Company receipts for cotton. THE STANDARD WAREHOUSE COMPANY offers the protection of the strongest storage company in the South and the lowest rates of storage. The receipts of this company are good collateral at any banK in this section, and special arrangements have been made with -the above mentioned loan and trust com pany to advance money at the 16w rate of 6 per cent. Write Standard Warehouse Co., COLUMBIA, S. C. * The First Couah of the Season,S Rven though not severe, has a tendency to irritate the sensi- 4 *tive membranaes of the throat and delicate bronchial tubes. Coughs th~en come easy all winter, every time you take the * slightest cold. Cure thesirst cough before it has achance to 4 * set up an indamnation in the delcate capillary air tubes of the g g lags. The best remedy is QUICK RESLIEF COU'GH SYRUP. It at oncegets right at the seatof tr uble and re moves the cause. It is free from Morphine and is as safe for G * a childmasfor anadult. 25'cets at 4 MAYES' DRUG STORE. 'We Offer lbs Greatest Values Ever Shown. / '' 500 Pairs Pants of good quality Casbimere and Cheviot,diagonal weave, French waistband, patent buttons, tape covered crotch and seat seams, two pockets, hip and watch pockets. 100 pairs worth $5.oo a pair going at only $2 89 100 pairs worth $4.oo a pair goimg at only $2.25 1oo pairs worth $3.00 a pair going at only .-79 roo pairs worth $2.00 a pair going at only e $1-39 r oo ~pairs worth $1.25 a pair going at only 97c. Extra values and never offered at such low prices. We ne.(d mon.y . must have it, anid if you need anything in cur line come and buy from O. K LJE TT NE R , The Fair and square Dealer. Announcement! This being our twenty-fifth year of uninterrupted success, we wish it to be our "Banner Year." Our thousands of satisfied cus tomers, and fair dealing, is bringing us new customers daily. If you are contemplating the pur chase. of -. Piano or Organ, write us at once for catalogs, and for our special proposition. Malone's Music House, COLUMBIA, S. C. NEWBERY UNION STATION Arrival and Deparbare of Passenger I'rains-Efective 12.01 A. . Sunday May 30, 1909. Southern Railway: No. 15 for Greenville .. ..8.57 No. 18 for Columbia .. ..1.40 p No. 11 for Greenville.. ..2.43 p No. 16 for Columbia .....8.47 p 0., N. & L. BV *No.- 22 for Columbia U.. .8.47 No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.56 p No. 53 for Columbia .. ..3.20 p *No. 21 for Laurens .. ..7.25 p. * Doe not ran on Sunday This time tqble shows the times a which trains may be expected to d. part from this station, but their de parture is not guaranteed and:the time shown is'subjeet to elange with.' .at notice. .I G. L. Robinson, station Master. CHARLESTON & WESTERN 0 OLINA RY. Schednle in effect May 31, 1908. Lv. Newberry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. Ar. Laurens 2:02 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:35 p.m ' Ar. Greenville 4:00 p. Lv. Laurens - 2:32 p.m. Ar. Spa:-tanburg 4:05 p.m. LT. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Hendersc-viIle 7:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m.. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p m Ar. Greenwood 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormick 4:33 p.m. Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.3.l Tri-Weekly Parhar Car line be tween Auigusta. and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, lIsave Augusta Tuesdays, Thursday-s .and Saturdays,lev 'Asheville .Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: Thre above arrivals and de partures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as infor mation, and are not guaranteed. . Er'nest- Williams, Gen. Pass Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, * '2envine. 9 C.. BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES. Eastbound. . I No. 18, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a. in., for connection at Helton withi Southerg~ for Greenville.' No. 12. from Walhalla. leaves An derson at 10.15 a. mn.. for connection a? Belton "vith Snthern Railwar for No. 20. ieave,' Anderson at 2.20 0. mn.. for armneetioni at Belton with Southe'rn Railway for Greenville. No. 8, daily except Sunday, fro Walhalls arriv'es Anderson 6.24 p, mn., with connections at Seneon witih Souithern Railway from points south. No. 10. from Waihalla, leav~es derson at 4.57 p. in., for connections at Belton with Sonthern Raiilway for Areenv ille and ('obimbhia. Westbound. No. 17. arrives 't Anderson .2t75 a. mn., from Bolton with c'onnections from Greenville. No. 9. arrives at Andersor. at 12.24 p. mn., from Bc-!ton with conoqion' fronlY Greeille: and C'oln rbi.i. Goes to Waihalla. No. 19. arr-ive.s at Andeimon at 3.A0 p. mn.. from Belton with connfl.ctionsI from Greenville. No. 11. acrives at Anderson at 65 29 p. mn.. from Belton with con nieetions from~y Greenville and Colum bia. Goes to Walhalla. No. 7. daily except Sunday, leaves Anderson at 9.20 a. mn.. for Walhalla, rith connections~ at Seneca for local poinfts S ath. Nos. 17. 18. 19, and 20 are mixed tra'as between Anders': nnd Beltonp Ncs. 7 and 8 are local freight: trains, carrying passengers, between Anderson and WValhalla and between Walhala an? Andersor HICH ESTER S PILLSi THlE DIAMOND BRAND.A Dri in ean Gol y me ali\I %"years knownas :st.shafast.A1wasFdja SmD YmGSS VEml UI