The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 15, 1916, Page THREE, Image 3
li Think Cotton I
I To Twe
Clarence Poe, Editor of Pro?
for Conference of Union P
Cent Levi
The State.
i write to ask you to help correct ^
one of the most vicious falsehoods yet j
^j>erpetrate<l to cneai growers oui 01:
S a fair price for this year's eotton crop.
With startling aurpriae and aston- j
lehm t cotton farmers read in the
daily papers laat week that a meeting
of the State Farmer a' union presidents.
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m lield in New Orleans, had* recommended
12 c^nts as a minimum price for
I cotton. And thia was reported on a
B <J?,v when eren new crop middling
[ was bringing IS cents ill orer the
B South!
m Trom Virginia to Texas this stip
posed statement of leaders represent
m lag the growers of the crop was hail
ed wstfc hallelujahs "bj the bears and
-with amazement by the growers. The
w price of cotton slumped1 Quickly afI
terward and this report was no doubt
f partly to blame.
Now what are the facts A copy of
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XH? TVfcW Urtt?UB iuue9-nv?ifuiw ;uoi i
received shows that this report was
cot only a falsehood, but a falsehood
promoted by high-handed forgery
and fraud. The New Orleans Timea.
Picayune prints copies of telegrams
forged in the name of President Pope
of the Texas union. The facts are
* - " 1 10 ?/M.
that instead 01 naming ucuws
pound as a reasonable minimum for
this year's crop, the Farmers' union
presidents named 15 cents and say it
should bring 20 cents. "We find that
conditions warrant a price of 20
)[ -cents and we urge farmers to sell no
cotton at all at less than 15 cents," is
^ the official statement signed dj muse i
union presidents -who remained in
New Orleans after the discovery of
this amazing fraud. But the tragedy
of it is that a press agency which sent
the original report to all dailies seeins
to have sent out no correction whatever.
Hence my appeal to you.
With the world's total visible sup
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nty Cent Mark
rressive Farmer, Repudiates
residents Story of Twelve
d Fixing.
ply (September 1) 1,191,197 bales
short of what it was a year a so and
our new American crop estimated at
only 11,800,000 bales (whereas the
world consumed during the recent cotton
year 14,812,000 bales of American
cotton)f it certainly looks like
somebody is going to har? a fine opportunity
to corner the market and
carry prices to record breaking figures.
While I am free tc confess that any
material advance beyond present
pricee might injure the diversilcation
movement, produce over production
next year and carry next fall*? prices
disastrously low, yet if prices are
going mgn ai an, jl u?iai nam*
them to go high "?rhile the cotton is
yet ia the farmer's hand. If prioee are
carried high nert March and April, it
will increase acreage Just a* if prices
went high now, but the profits in that
case will go to the buyers, manufacturers
and speculators instead of I
fanners.
The thing to do, therefore, is for
fanners to force high prices early in
*>? im ?nn ran h? done bY in
W*V U w*wvu< * -I , , , I ^ _ w
forming farmers as to the shortness '
of the present crop and getting them
to see that there is no reason for
rushing the crop to market even at
15 cent prices.
Clarence Foe,
Editor The Progressive Farmer.
.Raleigfo, N. C.
NOTICE?I have leased Cotton
platform formerly owned by Mr.
Boyd Epting adjoining the Standard
Warehouse Company, and am prepared
to weigh cotton. I solicit
part of your patronage. W. W.
Honrsby, Cotton Weigher.
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DELEGATES TO COMtMiEKCIAL
CONGKESS
M.yor Wright has appointed the
following delegates 10 me eiguui
annual convention of The Southern
Commercial congress to be held at
Norfolk, Va., December 11-14:
Dr. 0. B. Mayer,
Mr. J. L. Keitt,
Mr. L. W. Floyd,
Mr. B. C. Matthews,
Mr. B. V. Chapman
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'Air. J LIU. A. chilli,
Mr. Robert (McC Holmes,
Mr. Geo. W. Summer, ,
Dr. C. D. Weeks,
Dr. J. M. Kibler,
Mr. Thos. K. Johnstone,
Dr. J. E. Stokes,
Mr. Wl H. Hardeman,
Mr. John W. Earhardt,
Dr. P. E. War.
DELEGATES TO IRRIGATION
C05GRE>8S
Mayor Wright has appointed th*
following delegates to the Irrigation
congress, at El Paao, Texas, October
14-18, 191S:
Mr. M. L. Spearm**.
Mr. Jno. M. Kinard*
Mr. EJ. H. Aull,
Mr. Jrto. B. Mayes,
Dr. W. B. Pelh*m, Sr.
Good Looks are Easy
Magnoliajgjc
Balm. ^0
Look as good as your city cousins. No
matter if you do Tan or Freckle Magnolia
Balm will surely clear your skin instantly.
Heals Sunburn, too. Just put a . little on
your face and rub it off again before dry.
Simple and sure to please. Try a bottle
to-day and begin the improvement at
once. White, Pink and Rose-Red Colors.
75 cents at Druggiits or by mail direct.
SAMPLE FREE.
LYON MFG. CO., 40 So. 5ti? St, Brooklyn, N.Y.
MnBHRnnP
<jnty one "BROMO QUININE"
fo get the genuine, call for full name, LAX A
CIVH BROMO p.UININE. Look for signature o !
F. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stopf I
heJ headache, and works ofx cold- 2Lc
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DEWBERRY ASTONISHED BT llMPLE
MIXTURE
Newberry people are astonished at
the INSTANT action of simple buck|
thorn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed
| in Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL re
moves such surprising foul matter it
relieves almost ANY CASE constipation,
sour stomach or gas. Because
Adler-i-ka acts on BOCPH lower and
upper bowel, a few doses often relieve
or prevent appendicitis. A short
treatment helps chronic stomach
trouble. Gilder & Weeks, Co^ drug
| gisxa.
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE
After Foar Tears of Discoar&gmf
CeoditioftS, Mrs. BaSock Gere
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Vp U yvspoM. uiwwunt
Came to Rescse.
Catron, Ky.?Ia u interesting lettci
from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock
writes as follows: "I suffered for four
yaars, with womanly troubles, and during
QtiS thse, I could only sit up for a little
w&Be, and could act walk anywhere at
i&. At times, I would have severe pains
la aiy left side.
The doctor was caHedin, and his treatment
relieved me for a while, but I was
soon confined to my bed again. After
fiat, nothing seemed to do me any good.
1 had gotten so weak I could not stand,
tad I gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me a bottle of
fowrfni ffiA wftman's tonir and I com
VI WM1) M?V w irmmwmmmm w w.*. .
fseaced taking it From the very first
dose, I could tell it was helping me j
can now walk two miles without its
tiring me, and am doing my work."
If you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped
more than a million women, in its 50
years of wonderful success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recommend
it Begin taking Cardui today.
Write to: Chattanooga Medldne Co., Ladles
Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special
hatructions on your case and 64-pa*e book.' Home
treatment for Women." sent in plain wrapper. E66-B
Th? Oofniae That Does Not Affcct The Hea
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAX A
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better then ordinal
Quinine and does not cause nervousness do
ringing in head. Remember the full name an<
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BATHING AND BOILING.
Japan's Famous Hot Baths That Ar?
Keaiiy ana i ruiy Mot.
At the Kusatsu bot springs in Japan
bathing is a species of parboiling that
tries the epidermis as well as the endurance
of even the Japanese who are
accustomed to take a hot bath daily.
It is the so called "time bath." At this
spa four baths taken at stated in
lervais are me ruitr.
Before taking a bath in a public
bathhouse at the word of command
from the bath master all bathers take
long deal boards in hand and together
stir up the water in the large tub for
about an hour to cool it down to a bearable
temperature.
Then they kneel in rows along the
edge of the tub and each pours 100 to
iOO dipperfnls of hot water orer his
head to prevent congestion on entering
the water.
At the second command they all go
In, rery slowly and carefully. The
temperature of the water Is 50 decrees
0. (122 degrees F), and a bath is not
to exceed three minntes.
The bath master calls ont at Intervals
(In Japanese, of course), "Two mlnitee
remain," "Only one minute," "Put np
with it a bit" 'Terserrerance is accessary,"
and finally, HNow, then, get
out" Confusion ensues, all leaping out
with great alacrity, being eager to escape
from the ordeal they hare been
TirnlAwnlnr
UMUVft0v.MO,
A similar process is gone through by
each of the rows of bathers who stand
along the side of the tub waiting for
their turn.?Exchange.
HE WAS AN ARTIST.
And Mad* a Caricature of Hi? Boaa and
Lost His Job.
A. T. Stewart was showp cpe day by
one of his confidential employees an
amusing caricature of himself done in
r\Ar?MI
"Good, goodF' he laughed. "That's
excellent Who did It?"
"A young salesman at the linen counter.
He scratched it off as you passed
the other morning. I managed to get
it from him, and now he's scared stiff
for fear you'll see it," was the laughing
reply.
"Scarecf stiff, is he?" said Mr. Stewart,
with a twinkle in his eye. "Just
send him to me, will you?"
A little later a slim youth entered
Mr. Stewart's private office and said he
understood he had been sent for?
"Yes," said Mr. Stewart gravely and,
holding up the sketch, asked, "Did you
do this?1'
The lad grew pale and stammered:
"I beg your pardon, sir. It was only a
bit of fun. I meant no offense."
"That's all very well, but you'll have
to give up your job here."
The youth humbly protested, when
Mr. Stewart burst out laughing and
said: "Don't say any more, my boy.
I'm only joking. Your sketch is excellent.
and as it would be a sin to keep ^
man of your artistic talent behind a
linen counter I propose to supply you
with the means to study art."
Mr. Stewart's proposition was gratefully
accepted, and it was thus that
John R Rogers, the sculptor, began his
artistic career.
First Military Band.
Military bands first came into existence
about 1GS3. in the reign of Charles
II. That monarch had a partiality for
music. Anyhow, it was he who by a
royal warrant which he issued in that
year authorized the employment of
twelve musicians in "the company of
the king's regiment of foot guards in
London." Furthermore, in order to secure
higher pay for the musicians than
was granted to the other Tommies of
that day the merry monarch very "honestly"
directed "that a fictitious name
should be borne on the strength of
each of the other companies of the regiment
quartered in the country." The
money received for the payment of
these Tommies who did not exist was
then divided among the bandsmen, a
simple if not very straightforward ar
rangement certainly.?London Globe.
Pumice Stone.
Pumice is an acid volvanic rock,
which may be in either massive or
finely comminuted form. It owes its peculiar
porons, vesicular or pamiceous
condition to the rapid expansion of
included moisture or gases, due to sudden
release of pressure at the time of
its ejection from the volcano. This
expansion may be carried to such an
extent ttiat tne tock 13 completely
shattered, and the resultant finely
powdered material may be carried to
unknown distances by wind and air
currents and then deposited in beds
several feet thick.
Satisfactory.
"Hey, doc!" called a citizen of
Grudge to a professional appearing
stranger who was passing the house.
"Come in and see if you can fix up my
brother-in-law. He's having a fit or
something."
"But, my dear sir, I am a veterinary
surgeon"?
"Aw, that's all right! Dkia't yon
hear me say that this is my brotherin-law
?"?Kansas City Star.
Who Would Dare?
"We want no hearsay testimony,"
said the judge severely. "'We most
have evidence which no one dares to
dispute."
"That's what I'm giving you," saidj
the witness. "My mother-in-law toldl
me this."?St Louis Post-Dispatch. I
For Bald Heads.
"Hope For the Bakl Heads" rxme an j
advertisement.
Hope be blowed! What we want is
hair.?Boston Transcript.
No age is shot against great genius.?
Seneca.
CAMPAIGN BANNERS. <
Making the Big Party Emblems That
i
Stretch Across the Street.
One of the features of every greatj
political campaign, especially in tlieV V
large cities, is the showing made
the big party banners stietched across /
the streets or arenues. The services of
twelve men are required to produce
one of these big campaign banners.
Two men prepare the strips o~> which
the lettering Is done. Two n. , look
after the lettering of these strips, the
n*JnHnff nf thp names of clubs or asso
r"~-??C7 - -
eiations ordering the banners, the captions
for the portraits and the officep
for which the nominees are to contend.
Two men work on the centerpieces,
generally consisting of an eagle and a
shield. One man devotes himself to
the special portraits, and the others assemble
the various parts, sew the
strips together and give tbe finishing
touches to the banner.
The "portrait man" scorns to do any
other work than the main portrait.
The rest be calls "fining in." By working
on the same faces day after day
tills artist becomes so skillful that he
??r? nfllrvf tVi* urtrfmffc nf a candidate!
(to nse the wards of one painter) 'Mr
the dark" and do It as true to Me as
the standard of the campaign b&pner
Industry requires.?Los Angelw Trmes.
OUR FIRST ADMIRAL
Tha Rank Was Conferred Upon David
0. Pcrragut In 1868.
The first officer of the United State#
navy to hold the rank of admiral was
David G. Farragut, who was elevated
to that position on July 25, 1866, as ai
reward for his great services in th?
war that had recently ended. Prior to
the conflict between the states the
highest rank in the United States naval
service was that of commodore.
In 1862 congress conferred upon Farragut
the rank of rear admiral, in
i 1864 that of vice admiral, and in 1866
he was made a full fledged admiral.
Farragut died in 1870, and the title of
admiral was then conferred upon 'David
D. Porter, who held that rank until
his death, in 1891.
Congress then abolished the title of
admiral', and the grade of rear admiral1
remained the highest in Uncle Sam's
naval service until 1899, when that of
admiral was revived and conferred on
George Dewey.
In that year the old title of commodore
was abolished, and the holders
were advanced to the grade of rear
admiral.?New York World.
The Man Guessed Right.
In a church at Amsterdam there is a
very ancientvfuneral monument of
white marble on which are engraved a
pair of slippers with the inscription,
"Effen Xvt," which means "exactly,"
I
and the story of this singularity is this":
| A \nan who was very rich, but who
| was a bon vivant, took it into his head
that he was to live a certain number of
| years and no longer. Under the im!
pression of this idea he calculated that
if he spent so much a year his estate
and his life would expire together. He
j was not mistaken in either of his cali
culations. Ele died precisely at that
j time which he had presented to himself
! in fancy and had then brought his for1
tune to such a predicament that after
the paying of his debts he had nothing
, left but a pair of slippers. His relatives
buried him in a creditable manner
| and had the slippers carved on his
tomb with the above laconic inscription,
I
Shekels and Half Shekels.
The early Biblical references to pieces
j of silver do not in tbe original convey
the idea of coins, 'out of weight, sbek!
els. The Mosaic "oblation to God" was
I a half shekel, and the shekel is ex'
plained by Josephus as equal to four
j Athenian drachmae of the value ot
[ about 55y2 cents in American money?
| The first Jewish coinage under author*
j ity was, it is believed, struck by Simon,
the Maccabee, about the year 140
I B. C. It consisted of shekels and half
shekels. This coinage had its value
signified upon it, "Shekel Israel," in
Samaritan characters.
, / Gold Sovereigns.
It was'in 181T that the gold coin
known as-Hhe sovereign was declared
to be of the value of 20 shillings. The
proclamation declaring this to be its
price current was issued on July 5 of
| that year. In 14S9 pieces in value of
' 20 shillings, "to be called the sover!
eign," were ordered to be coined out of
| a pound of gold, but by 1550 they were
! passed as of the value of 24 shillings,
| and by 1552 they were passed as being
of the value of 30 shillings. By the
coinage act of 1870 the weight of the
sovereign was fixed at 123.27447 grains
troy.?London Standard.
Long and Short of It. J
! "There was a chap just in here looting
for you, Smith."
"Was he tall or short?"
"Both."
"What do you mean?"
"He was a tall man, and be said fca
wanted to borrow a dollar.w?Boston
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| Very Strange.
Friend?What is the strangest case
that yon ever had in life insurance?
Agent?Miss Oldbod. She took oot a
twenty year endowment policy when ?<
she was nineteen years o * age, and it
matures this year, when she is twenty-eight?Pock.
As He Kn?w It.
Teacher ? Tommy, can yon spell
"turf Thomas?Yes, sir?f-u-r. Teach- I
er?That's right Now, can yon tell me |
what fur is? Thomas?Yes, sir. Far
Is an awful long way.?Cornell Widow.
Doing nothing Is a lesson in doing ilL