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cigarettes They are GOOD! DOES IT PAY SEL COTTON BUEOW COST Of PRODUCTION We now have about 200,000 bales ,f cotton held over from the 1921 crop atd cotton is now selling for $50.00 i tiMae mol'e thalt It was 12 months &iath LUN calculate a little and see ii it pays to nold cotton a great many are always ready to say that it does not pay to hold cotton but that the best way is to sell as fast as you get it ginned. By holding these 200,000 bales of cotton to date we have added $10,000,000 of wealth to the State. If this cotton had not been held off the market that amount of wealth would have gone into the hands of the specu lators. Has it not paid to hold it? The same thing can be done with. the crop we are now gathering. I think that our State will not make over 600,000 bales this year and if it is held off the market for even six months at leant 19c a.,..pound can be added to the price it is selling for to day. Another $50 a bale can be made, adding $30,000,000. of .wealth to our State. Now, is this worth our while? I certainly think it is. Considering the condition of our State at present, the business interests of our State cannot afford to lose this great amount of money. How can this enormous amount of money be saved and added to the wealth of our State. Cotton is now of the best collaterals in the world on which to have money advanced and it is doubly so now, for it is admitted by some of the best cotton men in the world that we have not enough cotton for the world's consumption in 1923 even if the consumption is no greater for next year than it has been this year. If this cotton is warehoused and the receipts turned over to the bankers, I believe that they can get money on them and I want to urge every farmer who has not signed his cotton to the Co-opera tive Marketing Association to ware house his cotton and keep it off the market. I think that you are bound to see higher prices in the near fu ture. The world is no longer going to believe the big crop estimating lies. They are now beginning to realize that we will make under ten million bales this year and they are beginnig to wondler where the cotton is coming from to clothe the people of the world. If not another bale of spote cotton were sold in the South tor 30 years, you would see cotton sell above and I think you would even see 30c cotton. The cotton is growing shorter every day and the world is needing cotton cloth as it has never needed it before. A South wide hold ing movement for better prices should be started at once. So long as cotton is thrown on the market it will not go up.. . I know Texas is selling her cotton about as fast as she gets it out. Texas will not make over 8 mililon bales this year and It is opening very rapidly. By October 115, she will. bo through gathering. They will soon he through and out of the way this year. You must remeniber that Tex UNCLE Accordin' to palaver, whi totterin' on the brink of cer io'er' the stage of dissolution, int the shadder of our tomb! POOR OLD universle strike lo . wer.... . . h * neverseen the will close its (door i There v~'an't be any coal. . .. The ver,-we can't escape calami another woe to our cadlaver. ...It's true the cro grass is tall; the co'untry's Old Dobbin seems to fatten sixes crowdl him ofT the stre .show is peopled to their gat draws the crowd. .. .T.. jthese United States, where lowed I e't we mustn't le that poverty h'as got us byt pants. . . . The crack of dot pursues us, like a never-fail slenth..-we haven't cvan go as can make cotton at least 5 to 7e cheaper a pound than we can east .of the Mississippi. The farmors, bankers and busines men of the South. have the cotton situation/in the r oWin iaui this year as they'hav'not had it i, 50 years They can nWiire the price at " which they want to sell. I -want to urge out' batikefh and business nen to get behind the cotton and let's save 'South Carolina from financial ruin by all' forces working together. We can add nany million dollars to the wealth of our State. Single handed we can do nothing, together we can do anything, that is right and I know that this is right. Cotton" is our great money crop and when we get rid of what we now have on hand it will be a long time before ,we will have this much again. I believe we will save our country in the future as we have in the past. It is.up to us. B. Harris, Commisisoner of Agriculture. AMERICAN LEGION NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA By B. E. Adams American Legion members from the various posts over the State are plan ning to attend the.national convention to be held in New Orleans October 16 to 20. South Carolina should be well represented as the donvention is not likely to be held so near home in many years. Cities in all parts of the country want the big meeting and it is right that it should be shifted around. Members in South Carolina who are contemplating attending the convention should get in touch with the department adjutant at Spartan burg and secure information with re gard to rates and accommodations. All hotel reservations are to be made throqgh the department adjutant. The railroads are issuing folders and bookleta giving information on the convention to b held at New Orleans Members can find valuable in formation 'in these folders. These can be secured by applying to passenger agents or writing to division head I FOR NATIONAL BEAUTY HONORS ofuaber Pa., Ue Betted as their prettlest girl. Below is Miss Loraine Fakwho *itt represent 'I'oledo, 0. Us are the* tstWQentered. A.eats ill be JOHN ich we seldom fail to hear, we're tain doornm. . We're hovetin' mnighty near,-We're flounderip' We're due to have a panic, an' a .-we'll n'ever sec the taxes any e cattle market's busted-O, you like,-and every bloomin' bank won't he any money, an' there y tell us in their every-day pala- a ty, to save our little soul, or add a ps is splendid, and the medder- t full of everything to eat. .. in his sanitary stall-the souper et I The golf-link an' the movie es,-The billion-dollar prize-fight le biggest diamond market is in jewelry that's phony ain't al lelusions shet ottt the awful truth, quarters of the roads. "There are more than 100 pp ts 1e South Carolina. Ajoat' tety-ive of these are ',f 'th#' .Inacti e-list. Veterans in totf .w ier the legion is inactive have'it in 'their power td render a service to their' comrades and to the community by reorganizing the legion post. Anyone who is in. terested will find the department offi cers, members of the State executive committee and -other legion leaders ready to assist in any way possible. Get busy and reorganize your post in time to celebrate Armistice Day. The Greenwood post and the auxil iary will present a play this week. Mrs. Sam Rosenberg is in charge of the affairs and the legion members are optimistic over the ou'tcome'. Legion posts over the State will find the stag ing of minstrels and other amateur plays enjoyable to the members- afid of financial- asitatice to the or ganization. -. Charleston post met Wednesday night and took up many matters of interest to the memlbership. ' A com: mittee was named to arrange for the celebration of 'ArmiSti4";Day. - The post offered its support to' the Ameri can Red Cross in the. campaign to be put on in November. -The? report of the service officer showed that the post was doing much good for disabl ed men. FARMERS MAY GET PIClIlC ACID Clemson 'College, Sept. 18.-South Carolina farmers can get more picric acid. The U.S. Ddpt4iY6tt'of Agri culture announces't1(at -limited sup ply of this explosive is- iow on hand at Edgowood,-d., and that it is'bei' ing offered' to fai-mers for agricultural purposes free 6.coat exedpt the charges f9r eartiridging, packing and freight. This -cost is 7 ..cente 1ie' poun) for ' .aiti'ilgirig . and plscking and dbout 'two-cehta.per . poud..for freight to a central point plus freight to point of local' delivery. Picric acid is a high explosive used in the World War, and the government is now distributing its remaining sup ply as an agricultural explosive to stimulate land clearing activities. Picric acid has given entire satisfac tion to thousands of farmers in many states who have used it for stump blasting, ditch digging, etc. One car of 17,000 pounds was used by South Carolina farmers early this year. The material is packed in cartridges the same size and shape as used for dynamite, but the picric acid cartridge weighs 6 ounces, while the dynamite cartridge weighs 8 ounces. The six ounce picric acid cartridge has the same explosive force as the 8 ounces dynamite cartridge. Since one pound of .picric acid does the came work as one and .one-fourth pounds of 40 per cent dynamite, the cost of picric acid at around 9 cents per pound is ap proximately one-third the cost of the equivalent quantity of dynamite at usual retail prices. It i$ clear there fore that it .would pqty farmers "who have stump blasting 'and' Qther ext plosive work to do to "secure picric acid from this gqvernment, supply.. .It ,is of interest 'to note that pieric acid keeps indefinitely if; stod in an ordinary dry place; is not affected by heat or cold; is not so sensitive as dy namite and therefore' even safer to handle; and giyes no. Injurjousef et in the wny of hendavces, dych las come from dynamite fumes. Order Thirough County Agent Because of,the greater coat pf freight in 1ess th~an..cfrlots,,the De'. ppx~nment of Agrlcultpre ' ill not re ceive .orders .frort .ind4ivgal fpuier8 agency, swhigh will receive orders, consolidatte them into earlot ,orders and forward themn to 'the Department. ~The Extension Service of Clemson College will undertake to 'bandr'e or ders for South Caioliiia fnrniers- if There was a man out in L~ont sland a week or sp ago who took horse around to a chap that runs riding academy and he offered to eli the animal at 4 bargain. "What's wrong wvith it?" asked~ he riding master '.Why.-'nothgi. aid the man 'with the'-horse. "Its's cally a fine animal for riding or riving. It's gentje, has ' lots of pirit and good staying power. ['he ridling master :asked the mpan vhy he 'wanted to sell it. "Well." e said; "my wife nowy has a habe ndl since she has the baby she h.at o time 'to take care of thiehnru P'here were folk who critcized thtt nan forgetting that it's a mece thmn~ o he kind to animals antd see t'ey all into good hands. '4'l d fuel ALADDIN for city, suburban and country homes SJ CURITYOIl - -LADDIN SECURITY OIL is, the idal household fu$l today. It is uiforpr, clean and dependable in every way. And you can aweys get it: economically. The latest New Perfection Oil Range with Superfex Burners does all the work of a gas' stove-aff ' d'' saves coal.. This range is being in stalled in thousands of kietis today for year-round service. The Perfection Heater gives instant warmth wherever you have a cold room. Whatever oil-burning device you use you will find Aladdin Security Oil the best kerosene for PERFECTION it. Don't be. without heat because ER EC1O of tl coal shortage. Burn oil-the I ut grs ideal fuel. Instant heat whEJee -- You need ir- -STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) 1 r . NEW PERFECTION Oil Range with SUPERFEX Burners there is sufficient demand to make up Abruzzi has been.much earlier fur- or organize matter to- turn under of one or more carloads. nishing more and better grazing and any winter cover crop that can be County agents are being instructed producing about one third more seed. grown on poor land.' It will yield bet to receive and forward to the Exten.: No other winter cover crop will give ter than wheat and the seed is- worthi sion Service orders from farmers in more grazing or more organize matter more." their territory, and those who are in. to turn under on poor " land As will terested should see' .the county agent Abruzzi rye. NO OPEN SEASON promptly so that orders may be- re- Ten years ago the State Experi- - ON WOOD DUCKS ceived and forwarded to the Exten- ment Stat'.on started seed aelgction - sion -Service not later thah Odtober work with this crop to - furthe' un. The close season oi wooa -ducks, 10th. -*- prove its seed yield anti grazing 2qual-. which has been in effect -since -1918 ties. The first lot of'these seed were uier' the -provisions- of the niigra .A BLANKET OF.GIjEEN . diktilbuted to groders of the State tory bird' treaty 'Act, will contin~ue last year. Recent raports 'from' grow- duringl 'the huxiting season this -fall,. Let us put a blanket of green on ers who' secured seed show that the ate6rdingto the -Btrreaursbf Biological every acre of our chltivated '-lands time spent in its imprvement wa Sut'Vey of thie UniteFdtatasaflbatt. this fall. It will ~keep' thosad pf well spent. Several growers who ment of Agriculture. These birds may dollars worth of fertility fromn being thought they had grown Abruzzie rg. not be kile'n ee .th,~ ie washed away by the wintet rains1 found that they had ~been~ ggwng- Mates., ' Tie' ,wod' dik61c, or sunis aid' will increase out production next co~mmon rye sold as Asruzzi, A few duck as it is commonly known 'In *011, L'osides hafgyto the''attractive- had' purchased Rosen ryp for Abrua.- many localilles, I.' dies of the idoti ness of our country. .Bare, desolatg zi.. The Rosen rye was originated in beautiful of" native game bitrs and fields ate a poor advertisement. '. the northwestern part of our eQuntry breeds practically thrdihout the *Aztuzzi -Rye '-. and is not at all adapted to our Stat, united .Stttes. oidetilf ?it" was Roead sareflly whbgDr. R. Y. Win.- It is very Iate, making onily a small thieatenad ith extintf6a; it u'nder ters, Plant' B'reedig Agrononifst, growth by spring iand: l)ater , hadly thie pi'tetion aff61ded'Bfthe- inigra North Cr.rolina Extension Service,' has flamoaged: by rust.. The common win..IO toi 'ifrta a'ct iuring the past to s#y ab~o~ut this 'crop, and tliend ask ter rye is better than Rosen rye at a fd yeai% iifitia'rd fe'ieh6w begi~hb ydut Colipty; Agentte a'ssist yq'n -In prike. nuit ifbow an 1tirease. Elder getinga spplpfgoodAaruszIidye On account of the difficulty of ve-' dk's and' sianir a* iiso t*oteeted setted asupl. throthi'it thf' yeat~ --' seed. . ~~curing,..true Abruzzle, rys, soe4 the - -r________ "'Abruzzi rye was introduced into State 'Exipefiment stations has gxwn Georgia fariers shipped 19 carload our .couptry from.Its1y- npr, than a small quantity of 9,elect seel, which of llva pouity eo.-operatively in tha' fifteen years .ago. From its .earlIest 14111 be t#ppfl.ed 'frrohes Wh& are ib e- first six -m itts-of It9WZ;,4 ox'ding introdriction "it 'proved to be bete t save t fo s'edpepibsA t- repid t h ite4'Btates Be than -the commnon iWintei' rye through- li has a'lkQ 'heen inade' Af 'growers' partmenM''ef Agifenlftirei -Thia poul' out the South. Whben compared .wt lhio'have good 'Abrusti k'y'e' seul try was Ied, maneted, andY staridardi the common winter rye at our Agri- Remember, Abruzzle r n~ll pro- zed for shibnnenxt'ai'recommended 'by cultural'Experimeht station, the duca 'the' gfekatest amouh ~ 'I 'rng, St&A euid edtnt' extebisoeh workes'. Tbe iBank of Manining Capital - - - - - $ 40,000.00 Surplus and Profits . 100,000.00 JOSEPH SPROTT', President. T. M. MOUZON, Cashier, XA?~J!(ig. SPROTT, Asst. Cashiet.'