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OPE> LETTEK T s FAKJfEK i OF SOTTH CAKw i\,i Present abnc.T.:.: t n.'.Itions i agricultural and financial situation o *** 1 * - ?-?* ? K; our state requires scjiuus mvuvui r?. all of our people, but especially by oui farmers. The following are some of the mor< prominent features requiring consid L eration: . 1. The aonormal farm profits rang r ing (I estimate) at from four to ter K times the average in different part* of the State. W 2. The great scarcity and higi * prices of fertilizers present about 6( per cent higher than last year. 3. The scarcity an$ high price o: food products. This condition wil certainly last as long as the war. 4. The presence in our State of th< boll weevil, which may be . expectec to cover the entire State within tWv years and seriously affect cotton production in 1919 or 1920. 5. The inadequate and congested transportation facilites by both lane ?s and water. ' 6. The obligation which rests upon every citizen to loyalty respond to the of our -government at war. There is abundant evidence that many of our people are engaged in a perfect orgy of money spending. 1 was told today of a large plantation Lupon which the tenants had each made a net profit of from $500.00 to 11500.00. an dthat all of those tenants ^^frogether could probably not raise $360.00 in cash today. Thousands of mules are being shipped into the State, and many are be(T ing sold to fanners v.iio can get r along without them. All will have to be fed for four months or more on high-priced corn and forage before they will oe of much -use. Premiums over the cash price are being paid for automobiles. I know of $500.00 having been offered for a Ford car that had been in service several months. Many are buying automo biles who will very shortly have no money to pay for gasoline and repairs. The intelligent citizens of the State can do more patriotic service at the present juncture than vigorously preach against the extravagance which many of our .people are indulgfKn? in. The need to he told that this is time which requires the exercise of - sound business judgment r.s well as of united patriotic cooperation with the government. They need to be told that the man who now has in hand enough money to run his next year's crop and spends it unwisely* before ne: t spring will show such poor busi cess judgment that he will be, and should be, regarded as a very dangerous credit risk by the banker and merchant They should be told that it is wise to buy fertilizers right away and have * them shipped out, as therp is greav m danger that the late buyer snd the 1 credit buyer will not be abl^ to ?et ?-env fertilizers or will not receive m them on time. i| Tnev need to have their attention \ directed to tne fact mat in every ^ ',? -1 ?t-j?i. Vriii n-AfivU hac Jn. f C^iaTC which lll? uuu vi | vadecl cotton production ha* promptly ^^{fecreased. land values have fallen jP" an I jr en t distress and disorganization r have followed. They lieed to be told that- the success of our agriculture as ^'ell as the success of our Nation in this great war for human liberty, will be jeopardized if the farmer roe1* not produce an ^mpfe supply of food. The production o*? ':* e ^tock?especially hogs?should v-.,. iTifl it chnnld he ex plainer! that meat products and fats : -main hi rh and profitable lono Ir aft^r the end of the war. r * nd last, but not least, they snould I be nr<red to respond loyally to the c?l!? of the oovcrnmen. for the purchase of Liberty Bonds and for the liberal support of the Red Cross and Y. M C. A., the sole purpose of which L organizations is to minister to the t safety and to the physical and moral ^^welfare of our boys at the front. The & unusual prosperity of our State leaves P us no excuse to do less than our part when each call for patriotic service m and sacrifice comes. May not the Council of Defense and p the Food Administration depend upon I every member of our own organizaf tions and upon all other thoughtful citizens to weigh carefully the pre! ~ * ? sent abnormal situation with its splendid opportunities and its great i dangers and to use all of their inf fluence to the ond that the opportuni' tics may be wisely utilized and the L dangers averted? D. R. Coker. i on Q r Pr?iinr??l of Dpf^nCG [V nail uian M. V. and Federal Food Administrator. PAPERS PRAISED Greenville Piedmont. I^The treasury department, in ita v.eekly press letter dated Nov 7, pays this tribute to the patriotic service of : the newspapers of this country: i "Since the United States entered th* ! war thousands of "patriotic Aemircans i. have volunteered thei rservices to the r j government. Some volunteered their ' j services in the army, some in .the 1 j aavy, and some in various civil em! ployments. In addition, many in the - two Liberty Loan campaigns and in "j other great national measures ha,r/% ! devoted and are devoting all or part | of their time at a nominal compen1J sation, or entirely without compen5; sation, to the service of their country. J "If ever a list is made of these 1; American citizens who have volun* I teered thei rservices to their country I at war it will be found that no calling, t j profession, or business ca show a 11 higher percentage (if any can be j shown so high) as that of the press of the nation. The large city dailies, I with their tremendous circulations y and the small local weeklies that ' penetrate into the humblest homes of the, dwellers in villages and on 1 farms alike have devoted their talents, 1 energies, and space to their government. 1 "The loyal foreign-language papers 5 ha vp. hppn as e^nerouslv natriotic as 1 the others and have preached Ameri:j canism and duty in thirty-six different j languages. "In the second Liberty Loan cam1 j paign, as in the first, the ne^vspapers 1 of the country have shown their un*! selfish patriotism, and the splendid 1 j results in each campaign are in a ! | great measure evidence of their power j and influence. { "Many millions of American news ' paper readers are now bondholders of : their government, a great number ' made so through the influence of the 1 newspapers they read. They are in! | terested as never before, and in a jmore direct, personal way, in govern! mental matters, and especially ii he ' J finances of their government. '| "In addition there are to be other j issues of government bonds. These | bond issues are not going to be sold j entirely tnrough patriotism ana eni thusiasm. Emotion alone will not suf! [ fice to induce the American people to I absorb these tremendous bond 'ssues. I The judgment of the nation must be !j appealed to and the people must be ; thoroughly educated and informed as i to United States bonds and govern: mental finance." j That is high praise indeed, but The | Piedmont believes that it is deserved j by almost all of the papers of this j country. The Piedmont is especially (pleased that the treasury department j singles out the foreign language pa pers of this country for specific praise, j In this section there is such an in flnitesimal proportion or immigrants j that it is hard for the average man to ! realize that in some parts o? this igreat country the immigrants consti!|tute a very large percentage of the ' i population. The unthinking have de! j manded that foreign language papers ; be suppressed and that no papors except those printed in English should be permitted in the ?Tnited States. lj The tost should be the loyalty and not I ' the lansrua?;e of the papers. A vast * number of the immigrants, even o? ; German blood, are loyal to the T - 1 T> .. i. ^ 1 i unuea duties. . DUI, uicj uu uui. 1, thoroughly understand English, many | do not undertsand it at all. and in.! formation and appeals can best be J made to them in the languages that they do understand. Tn this world . | war. we will need the united efforts i! of our entire population anrl the forj e!t?n language newspaper that is loval i j to this country can serve it in reachj ing those in this country who underT ; J stand its languo?e better thatn En?. | lish more effectively than all the '.English new-snapf?rs put together. Common sence should he used in dealing with this question. Common sense dictates that the foreign language GAL--? Starli??n ! j j newspaper that is doing patriotic j service should be permitted to con| tinue that service. The paper that !s not patroitic. whether printed in Engj lish or any other language, should be j suppressed. Make its sentiments and : not its language the test of a news; i ! paper. i - ? j - For patriotsm m prayer, none e.\i eels the Rev. Billy Sunday who ofj fered this petition in Atlanta: "Listen, l Lord, you know we don't want to | fight. We are a peace-loving people and we don't go around with a chip on our shoulders waiting for sonio j o'v to come along and knock it off. j And you know. Lord, we didn't want ! to ?et into this scrap. But we're in it i and we're going to stir-.k to the fini . ish. Now don't wait any longer, l^ord. to heat down that, sang that heats i down women ard children, that tears i 1 virtue to hits, that sacks and hums i cities, that throws treaties to the i winds. We don't propose that q-ans | of thugs shall spit in oar faces and !, cram a German-made peace down our ; throats. If they try it, give us power, j Lord, to spew it out again. Now, I t Lord, hurry up and beat back thai >'horde. If they haven't been stopped ; ?already, they will stop mighty quick: i: Lord, when they butt up against the Stars and Stripes. You know, Lord ; that they may kill Americans, but they'll never lick them. Beat them I K/* aU T /\w/1 ? V* /I vi orVtf r\ "IXT " uaun, luiu, anu gci uu-v ii\j?. If the old-fashioned custom of having a sermon preached at a hanging still prevailed Billy Sunday would be , the choice of many Americans to deliver the discourse at the execution of Kaiser Bill. I , I What Marguerite Clark Heard People Say About Her. j In an article which Marguerite ! Clark has written for the December American Magazine, she says: | "Two weeks ago I was in a moving | picture theater with my sister, watch( ing one of my own pictures. Behind ' me sat a woman who was telling the man next to her all about me. She was one of those persons who are i wise to everything. She knew so i much about me that you would have j been suprised that one head could | hold it all. According to her, I was fifty years years old, had been three times married, and had worked In ! j pictures ever since they were inventI ed. We fully expected to hear her !,talk about.my grandchildren, but she ^ left -the theater before she got to them. The fact that I did not look fifty she attributed to the fact that I ! spent most of my time being massaged, | enameled and what not. If I did all | the tilings the good lady accused me l#of I would never in the world have 'any time for pictures." WE HATE ANOTHER car of fine Texas oats just received see us before buying. The Purcell Co j < 11-2-tf. i I j I / I I 1 .-J L:( ,J*i : sfjft, r ^T'T^ . /; I$i /1 i. ? i-1 i iaSi I am . i ! , I { :;.|r... ! i - ' . i j lIliSBi I KNOW my only one way c j j them on a mach no matter how j jv* ~rv;/;;ij And little e L . . | business. ' ~:\ Soon f'-er it S' . :: ...: ; enougn iO pay i :,.v 1 KNOW ho sells cach day. ' iiSSlii: averages don't " which clerk is ~~~ 1 money. ['. .r'i"!-' bM I couldn't ge r: .. 4 1 didn't have my ps>?j?pp&ijl l and accurately. ilBSiiiil i xNnw // In other words | .::t'.- :| stand ? how mu p;:?? ; :;LI j,:-,. No man nki ! many do. bee: | ' *':irj maze of figures { ' c!l My Burrougl l KNOW ho | ?jp* " & the bank, how [ :! rime. Most re j j books- I do, ai ! j | i " y: 'A fa r 3 ! ' \ : y~-~ ! I " ! it-?"* f3| !.:."-J I'M : :: 1 I * ' I J . i ! :.-;f >TU 5: .rz <f Gjn I r - '..I i w 'Lonr-tTM I j I _ .. I V CHANGE'S OF SCHEDULE [ ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY j i I i Herewith statement showing chang-! > es in tlse Southern Passenger trains | at Newberry, S. C., effective November j 1 11th, 1917 as follows: No. 15 Sou. train due at Newberry; S:48 a. m; no changes. j No. 18, Sou. train due at Newberry ' 12:20 p. m; 5 minutes later. { No 17 Sou. train due at Newberry' 2:55 p. m.; 5 minutes later. No. 16 Sou. train due at Newberry 8:25 p. ni; 31 minutes later. No changes on C. N. & L. R. R. T. S. Lefler, T. A. [ Newberry, Nov. 6, 1917. FOR MAYOR. j Hon. Z. FJ. Wright is hereby nom>- 1 | nated for re-election as Ma^or or t Newberry and is pledged to abide the ? rules of the Democratic primarj election. F?R ALDERMAN?WARD l" J I hereby announce myself for elec' tioE as Alderman for Ward 1, aitd . will abide the rules of the city Demo- c I cratic primary election. t CLAUDE H. WILLIAMS. FOB ALDEEHAJT?TTARD 7. P. F. Baxter is hereby aominaletf for e-electioa as Alderman for Ward 1, subject tp tfce Democratic Primary. ! I FOE ALDERMAN? "WARD 2 < H. H. Abrams is hereby nominated for eletcion as Alderman for Ward 2, and is pledged to abide the rule3 of the Democratic primary. FOR ALDERMAN?WARD 2 c T. K Johnstone is hereby norninat- 1 ed for election as Alderman from 1 Ward 2, and is pledged to abide th<? i rules of the Democratic party. i ip I Si ^ ^Piiliss l?:?rw,,^lr '^^!!r!!;'!f,,!t!,f?' ^ #^i ii?y>j al)p||pHKw ,mmm SHRis ball isiiiji Eg ^Gi SF 75 O Making a 5mi Pay Becaus By G. A. Carver, of Garver Bros. Company, sales slips arc added correctly. There's >f being sure?and that's by adding < line. Human addition means errors, 1 careful the figuring. rrors have shipwrecked many a < was bought I caught small errors "or my Burroughs. -c 1 u) much each cler!{ and each department I have to know. Rule-of-thumb : Lell which department is paying, ur an asset?where I'm making my i i t this information even/- day if I 1 Burroughs to get it for me, speedily :e monthly total of sales and expenses. I know every month exactly how I 1 ich I'm making and how I'm making it. ' to do business blindfolded ? but luse they hate to wade through a to get to the light. hs does this for me. o mnfail 1 Vinw much in LU I I IKS I iUC/ A J<14WW ?%' ~ much on bills receivable?all the taiiers never check up their checkid with my Burroughs it's easy. FIGURING AND BOOKKEE PREVENT COSTLY ERRORS-SA\ 7 ! hr imrw mTWM \ f- ; fis] pif Iff MM V silb cr 1 s. Compcny is tcidcly hnoicn as " TIk Biggest Country :r.J ncriccn Magazine. Straskurg, Ohio, in the csnla of a ri, ' the Garvcr Bros. Company in 1916 did a business vf n i-js ; n using Burroughs Figuring Machines since 1912. . ? . . " " al " - =TI??-~ FOR ALDEBMAX?>YARD 8. Clarence T. Summer Is nomlnaied for re-election as Alderman frjm Ward J and will abine [he rules of the democratic primary. YilR AM>ERttA*\--W.tRD 4....| J. O. Havirij is hereby nominal, d 'or election as Alderman from War-j i and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. FOR ALDERMAN?WAfc!> 4. .John A'. eSr-n is hereby nominated 'or re-tlecticn as Alderman from SVard 4 and will abide the rules of :he Demicratic primary election. j For Alderman Ward 5, * . . . , i H. ('. Carter is nominatea tor canu-j date for alderman from Ward r> and j tvill abide tho rules and regulations of j :he Democratic party. Friends. For School Trustees. The friends of J. Y Jones hereby, 1 / lominate him for re-election as! , school Trustee for Ward 5. L. G. Eskridge is nominated fort School Trustee from Ward 4, subject o the rules of the primary. Patrons. F0R ALDERMAN?WARD 5. W. H. Harieman is hereby nomiiated for re-election as Alderman rrom Ward 5 and wiH abide the rules of the Democratic primary election. < NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING l Notice is hereby given that we, the j undersigned Jury Commissioners for ^ \>wberry County, S. C., will at the i )ffice of the Clerk of Court for New- j( lerry County at nine o'clock a. m. No-j j rember 16th, 1917, openly 2nd publicly, i j Iraw the names of thirty-six (36) meT|.. r \ \ ho shall serve as Petit Jurors at ihe I 5|a all Town bus se I Know General Merchants, Strasburg, Okio* Since X know my cash income an( lay, it's easy to keep track of my But this represents only part of my r My accounts receivable are a real f^ l-riftw th^ir total dai. A J cunt *?..v ?. _r _ my bank balance. Tvly Burroughs gets me the inform; minuLcS. / KI\ 01/ ichal goods ere on my she means something in a general store li With this knowledge, I have ver moving or dead goods piling up cr. me moves quic*. y?and quick turnove money. I couldn't keep track of my my Burroughs. I KNOW that my But roughs Machi most profitable, investments I have made. day. It never tires, is always accur on the job. I can't tell you all the things we 1 my advice to the storekeeper who v his '^business pay big profits is?get 98 Burroughs Model l ne wiae ranee 01 ounuutus tuv^.v^ . business?large or small. Consult your banker or telephone book for the ac of the 189 Burroughs offices in the United States an Burroughs offices are also maintained in ot'ne the world. PING MACHINES ?| PR ^TMLUABLE TIME^jjj LO Itfr'i M'r'?' ir"H(iTii r w*z Store in America." Its interesting history has bec/i told in i ng of 'large cities including Coshocton, Canton, Akron and < tore than $46.0,000, drawing trade from a wide radius c Court of General Sessions whieii wHl convene at Nev?5)trry Court House, December 3rd. 19!7. and will con 'dyc.?- f >* ?ne week. C. C. Sclium^^rt J. B. IlaKaree. Jno. C. Gogcans, Jury Commissioner for Vow'iocrrv fnnntv Q f November 5, 1317. CLIMBED STAIRS (IN m UiNtt wit iikii iinsiw Too 111 to Walk Upright. Operaikft Advised. Saved by Lydh L Pinkham's Vegetable Componni. This woman now raises chickens aa? 3oes manual labor. Read her story: Richmond, Ind.?"For two yean I wbm so sick and weak with troubles ?- from my age that jjfljJJiijil when going b$ fUeeMeU stairs I had to gsr ver*y slowly witfc JE" ' '': my hands- on &e rB 'lB nl steps, then sit d or / Wf\ at the top to reifP The doctor said be thought I gfaaott 12Sp?|pl;: have an operation,. / S4ML and my xnena* thought I would uot fc; ^ve to rriove into ? -... ._ ttil our new house. M, daughter asked me x> try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as she had taken it with gooi esults. I did so, my weakness <feippeared, I gained in strength, mo?e$ nto our new home, did all kinds c? garden work, shoveled dirt, did boOdng and cement work, and raised booireds of chickens and ducks. I ca?lot say enough in praise of Lydia K. r'inkham's Vegetable Compound and f these facts are useful you may pebish them for the benefit of ot&er vomen."?Mrs. M. 0. JOHNSTON,Route ), Box 190, Richmond, Xnd :"X?. >- ' * ! j O Hi ii O j i j / , J*"~*Ti~~ ~ tt* ? * - 4 iiiTr^nH iMii:rifni::: :'i:h ..:v L- . T ' * ; e | -- i-; : : 1 |' - ' M I. -; .. t ;v:j [; . : , " , i - i 1 UUll^U CVCiy ; bank balance. noney. * | - * . , asset and ii's f Iy as to know , ' IU:. ' ation in a few Ices?and this ' v ke mine. ? V y little "Slow- f" . r ?. Everything i i : ?rs mean big ! stock without ne is one of the It's busy all jp ate, is always jj?| ' 1 ase it for; but jjgjjjg vants to make BEf I a Burroughs. P*i9??;' - i Burroughs for any :'.?~ 5 sr..'., . / . .:r" ;} ldress of the nearest j d Canada. W". r' ' ' ' r principal cities of ptf. k . -i I ICED AS W AS 5125 j j \toriei appearing in The ' ' ZUoeland, is a kamlelcf . < if surrounding cocnlr^. i