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V ' -!>-" * * *"'^?f. . * " ." ' '^ "-i'T " . ? ' ' ' f Established in 1891. COTTON FARMERS URQED TO KEEP ACREAGE DOWN I South Carolina farmers are being strongly advised by W. W. Long, State agent of demonstration and superintendent of the extension division of Clemson college, not to plant an acre more in cotton than they planted last year. This advice is based by Mr. Long on reports received at Washington which show that, at the present rate, this year's crop will be an enormous one and the , office of demonstration work at j Clemson college is hastening to urge the farmers of this State not to follow the lead of other sections in what appears almost certain to be a losing policy. Reports which have been pouring into Washington from many parts of the South show that Southern farmers, acting on the strength, it is believed, of the good prices received 011 the last crop, and not content with holding the crop at this figure and receiving equally good or only slightly lower prices, intend to increase their acreage all along the line. Though it is too early for definite estimates, it appears probable the crop raised will be too large for the market to bear, provided the present policy of the farmers continues. "The time when everybody else is raising a lot of cotton is just the time for us not to raise a lot of it," said Mr. Long in discussing the situation. "This principle holds true in any business. We are not urging the farmer to cut his cotton acreage, for we wish to proceed conservatively. Ilut what we are urging upon him and urging as strongly as we can is the danger of planting any more cotton than he planted last year. "Let him put the same amount of land in cotton again if he wishes to, and, with the constantly improving conditions of t?rvil fnvJiliHf l n I I10 Sit fl IO if is: OV/I a 1 VI lllltj 111 WIIV K/IMVV , ?v I likely that we shall make more cotton than last year even then, probably a million ar.d a hall" bales, which is quite as much cotton as South Carolina is called upon to produce, or has any right to produce." Besides the consideration of immediate price, Mr. Long pointed out that it was the part of wisdom for South Carolina planters, especially those in the lower part of the State, to begin a policy of retrenchment in cotton growing and to have their diversification policy well established in order to present a good defense to the boll weevil when it arrives. McLaurin Outlines His Position. John L. McLaurin has given out a statement regarding the coming campaign, in which he will be a candidate, and has mentioned the issuer which he regards as important. Among these are qualifying suffrage in the primary, compulsory school laws, the Fortner bill, the warehouse bill, and Bleaseism (socalled). McLaurin delares he is not in favor of restricting the l ight to vote in the primary and that he is satisfied the last primary was without fraud to any considerable extent. lie favors the Fortner bill, as amended by Senator Clifton, and if elected governor will recommend its enactment into law. Regarding the warehouse bill, his position is well known. In regard to "Bleaseism." he declares that he regrets to say it will, in all probability, be one of, if not the paramount , issues in the campaign, and states that there never was a time in the State when there was greater need foi charity and tolerance. Entertainment for Veterans. *. JVIoro than $50,000 has been raised by the people of Jackson0 ville, Florida, as an entertainment fund for the veteran's reunion to be held in that city earlj in May. Many women have aided in raising the fund by conducting "tag" sales and selling badges at $1 each. Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ander son, of Rock Hill, have issuei invitations to the marriage o: their daughter, Carrie, and A1 bert Johnson, the marriage t< take place Wednesday, April 14. *.' 4 V- - ^ f? ., - -? ~ The ?f)E ?ne | IT ?*A\s to oe a Christian. That was the reninik of a bitlie Is u successful business inn Sueeessfni from the world's poii money. itut more than that, lie bus foiu Happiness Is one thing; money valuable than money. This man eltetl one instance of i-cnts to lie a Christian. He was Ills store was wiped out by lire. lie had practically no insurant lace ol? it lie was down ami out. I tut he overlooked Ills one lily lie liatl lived a Clirisltlan life i square in ail Ids dealing;- lie lin sense. He knew he must work, so he houses from which li? hail hon^li tion on the road. Now he did not know the liem so in* was surprised to In* summon The lilg; hoss tobl the merchant him. And lie also said lie knew <i To make a Ioiijj story short, tl sulci- extended lo the merchant i lishctl him in business, and was < him. He said frankly that tin* only r< was l>i*causc of the merchant's f The teal Christian lias good clia liotli are tin* natural r?*suli of The church |>ohits the way lo < It pays to uo to church. (hi next Sunday. THE CRISIS IN ENGLAND. Columbia Record. It is difficult, of course, for those not on the spot to under?t.nni] f Imrmio-Vi 1 v tho nntnrp nnH UVW,,? VUft..V merits of the political controversy in England over Ireland, but an outline of the broad underlying causes will throw much light on the crisis. The cause of the agitation is: Opposition of Protestant and industrial Ulster to the proposed home rule legislation under which Catholic and agrarian Ireland would be in control. The opposing factors are: The radical parties?Liberals, Laborites, Socialists and Irish Nationalists, known as the coalition? versus the Unionists, also called the Conservatives. Allied with the latter are the army clique and the aristocracy. Premier Asquith's proposal with a view to compromising the quarrel and pacifying the conflicting elements is: The partial exclusion of Ulster from the workings of home rule for six years, pending settlement of the question by methods not yet out lined. He proposes that the nine Ulster counties vote separately on home rule, they to be excluded for a maximum time of six years if they so desire. The Unionists reject this proposal. The immediate cause of disturbance and question under debate is: "Shall the army rule i England?" The possible results may be stated to be: If the home rule bill is pushed to passage armed rebellion on the part of 100,000 Ulster volunteers, with resultant civil war, is looked on as a certainty. If the home rule bill is not passed it makes imminent the j overthrow of the Liberal Gov! eminent, which would bring on a general election, meantime nullifying all steps taken in other important legislation, such as Welch dis establishment and land reform. Columbia Record. Frank's Chances Brighten. Leo. M. Frank, of Atlanta, will not be hanged April 17, the date set by Judge Ben Hill. This became virtually certain through the disclosure of contemplated legal maneuvers by Frank's corps of lawyers. In the e^ent that Judge Hill acts unfavorably upon the ex traordinary motion for a new i trial and refuses evpn to hear i argument, as he may do in an extraordinary motion, and follows this action by denying the defendant a bill of exceptions, the .judge may be mnndamused i by Frank's attorneys and the case thereby carried for the second time to the supreme court of Georgia. r What the action of the defense - will be in event that the supreme - court again denies their appeal r has not been decided, but it is known that the last recourse 1 even then will not be exhausted. It now seems practically a cer1 tainty that VV. F. Stevenson, ol fjCheraw, will enter the race foi - Congress from the Fifth district > I in oppotition to Congressmar David E. Finley. For': FORT MILI dig Sissiet. l:nN-i mail the other day. 11. 11 i ol' view, bemuse lie Ims made mi happiness. won't Imy. and so it is more iicrc it paid liini in dollars ami in business; iii a small city, ami v and he was in debt. On tlu? asset?his good reputation, n his eomiiiuiilt y. He had been d Imjcii "neighborly" lit the best tvent to one ??f the bi? wliolesale it K'ihmIs. lie applied for a posiil of the cnnccrn |>crsnnally and ied to the private olliee. he knew what bad happened to >1? his splendid reputation, u* outcome was that the wltnlts i special line of credit. recstaheventiially paid all that was due taison lie took th?' unusual action .pleiuiid reputation. racier sis well as good reputation. t hristian li\inir. 'hristlan living. THE NATINOAL GUARD. Anderson Mail. The United States depends on the National Guard for the de fense of the country in time of war, as the regular army is not of sufficient strength to cope with armies of the other powers alone. This is the manner the United States government has adopted to keep a sufficient fighting force ready and trained and fully equipped for instant field service, without putting the extra tax on the people to retain a standing army of several hundred thousand men. Japan has a standing army of 400,000 men. of which she can land 160,000 on the Pacific coast in 45 days. Germany has a trained army of 1.200,000 which she can mobilize and land 200,000 in America in 60 days. Against these forces are the navy and 70,000 men in the United States army, 68,000 of these belong to the cavalry, infantry and artilllery. The country has 27,000 men in the foreign service, and 20,000 for coast artillery. This leaves 28.000 to repel an invasion. The National Guard provides the only organized reserve the country has. These can provide about i20,000 trained men. About what the average American thinks is that the president has only to call for amiliion men to rush off and whip the enemy inside of 48 hours. Therefore, he does not suDDort the National Guard and depends on the regulua army to defend the country and does not take into consideration the fact that there are only 28,000 men free in home service ready for mobilization at any time in the United States on short notice to protect the country in case of invasion. This same citizen would worry himself sick if he would let his tire insurance policy run out, or work himself into a rage if the traction company or the steam railway on which he goes to and from his work were to suddenly start operating their cars or trains with nine out of ten of their men absolutely without training: or experience, whatsoever. Yet he is willing: to let the United States pet into a dispute with a foreign power and put against their trained forces the untarined and ignorant volunteers we would be forced to rely on as a reserve for the national army were it not for the National Guard. People who fail to give their supjxirt to the National Guard should remember that during the Balkan-Turko war, when it then threatened to engulf Europe, the fact became known that England's vast navy was mobilized and ready to put A. ? .T i 1 i 1 . I i iu si-a. immediately tnc trouble was ceased. England, while being prepared for .war, but wanting peace, secured it with; out firing a shot. Unless the United States is willing to depend on the navy and marine corps, it must provide a land force to support them in case of disaster and protect their base of supplies, and the coast : in case of attack. To do this i means a large standing army with the extra necessary tax. "" ":"r - i r Mi 4 S. C., THTJRBDAY, APSIL NEGROES LOSING GROUND SAYS CENSUS EXPER1. Solution of the negro problen through the difference in nalura increase of the white and blacl races, in the United States i> foreseen by Walter F. Wilcox, special agent of the United ; States census bureau and chiefj statistician of the 12th census. : He points out that the negroes are steadily losing ground throughout the South, both by immigration of whites and by their own declining birth rate. They are losing ground still more rapidly in the North, and there is thus reason to believe that nature will solve the race proh lem in her usual way, by the survival of the fittest. "That the white race is slowly displacing the negroes in the United States is now well known," Mr. Willcox writes. "The more rapid increase of the whites is due not only to the influx of hundreds of thousands of white immigrants, but also to the fact that in the registration area of 1910?an area including three-fifths of the whites and more than one-fifth of the ne groes, and so a fair index of conditions in the country at largethe negro death rate exceeded the white by about two-thirds." Furthermore, "during the years since 1880 * * * the excess in the proportion of negro children over white children in the country has likewise been falling. The present difference in fecundity between the races is little more than one-fourth of that in 1880, and at the present rates of change it will have disappeared entirely before the next census is taken." The decline is largely due to negro emigration to the cities, the statistician thinks. "The fecundity of city negroes is only about two-thirds that of city whites, but the fecundity of country negroes is much above that of country whites." The negroes' loss of ground is further hastened by their tendency to migrate North, where the fecundity of all races is lower than it is in the South. | "The evidence, then." Mr. Willcox concludes, "points to a differential natural increase as an important factor, a factor, in my opinion, at least as important as immigration, in determining the present and future relative proportions of the two main races of this country." Must Cash Checks Promptly. Under the negotiable instrument law, now operative in South Carolina, the "three days of grace" convenience has been abolished and other important changes relative to notes and checks are in force. The law was passed by the general assembly March 4 and is identically the same in several paragraphs as similar laws in other States. While the pro visions are of chief concern to bankers, the public is also interested in the changes. Copies of the law have been received in Columbia and bankers have been making themselves familiar with the provisions. According to the negotiable instrument law, unless a check is presented for payment within a reasonable time after its issue the drawer is relieved of liability to the . extent of the loss occasioned by tardiness. This is considered very important. It is said that some people have a habit of holding checks, drawn in their favor, for a considerable period and that this practice is very bothersome. When checks are held back the matter of adjusting balances at the bank is at times of some concern. The provisions of the law do not. of course, apply to notes, drafts, U | CHCLR3 UldWIl UC1UIC Its pilSSct^f. J TO VOTERS. J In order to participate J in the bond election toJ morrow it will be neces? sary for voters to proJ duce thcir^tax receipts, J showing payment of all ' taxes assessed and colJ lectible from each during ? 1913, including poll tax. ?qftgyfgg , . ?% LL 1 2, 1914. 7 HOMES OF . Residence of J. .J. Bai The Proposed Water System. Mr. J. N. Ambler, of Winston, N. C., the civil engineer ! who was engaged by the town to make a survey of the streets of Fort Mill to determine the cost of installing a water system, has filed his report with the city treasurer, along with a blueprint drawing of the proposed system. From this drawing, ; which is posted in the show window of Ardrey's drug store, the following facts are taken: The diagram calls for the ; erection of a metal standpipe, j the location of which will be on Ararey mil, west 01 tne southern freight station, with a capacity of 1120.000 gallons. The water supply is to be gotten either from the several deep wells in Sprattville or from the springs near the old White homestead, north of town. (Samples of water from these springs j have been given analysis and found to be pure and fit for domestice use.) From the standpipe on Ardrey hill the ! mains will he carried over the entire town, in most instances to I the incorporate lines. Beginning at the standpipe, the main pipe line, 8 inches in diameter, will be brought direct to the foot of Main street, near the passenger station, and will continue through Main street to the intersection of Booth street. From the foot of Main street sections I of the 8-inch pipe will also extend to each of the cotton mills, connecting with the water systems of the mills and giving several hundred thousand additional gallons of water in cases of emergency. Along Booth street, from its intersection with Main, will be laid a 6-inch pipe to a point fronting the Presby| terian church, and from this |B[5asaSB5g5B5g5H5B5H5H5BSa wP IIV V "W Most < Spring Thw 6 I Be. w. j t si t |1 pi ' nJ t Is t Ifdl : labBsasasBSgsasasBsasBsas; ? ? " ' y-r riMES. FORT MILL. __ los, Clebourn street. point to the corporate line a 4-inch pipe will he laid. Alontf Confederate street a (>-inch pipe will extend from Main street to Spratt street, a 4-inch pipe from Spratt street to Forest street, and a 2-inch pipe from Forest street to the incorporate line. Academy street calls for pipes similar to that of Confederate street, but it is probable that this line will be dispensed with. Clebourn and Elliott streets are to be supplied from a fi-inch pipe to connect with the 8-inch pipe alontf White street. The several streets in Sprattville will be supplied from a b-inch pipe which will probably run direct i i vim inv: neat i'ty sianu|ji^i; iu I the most convenient point along the street. Along each of the pipe lines hydrants are to be I erected at intervals of 500 feet, which would require the water to be carried only 250 feet through the hose to reach a fire equally distant from any two hydrants. Water for domestic use would, of course, be obtained from connections fronting the residences along the several streets. The fact should be borne in mind, however, that the board of public works will not be compelled to follow the plans outlined by the engineer. The board doubtless will find it profitable to make certain changes, or a complete change, in the plans. Miss Lana Parks came up from Winthrop Saturday evening and spent Sunday and Monday at her home in this city. Mr. E. W. Kimbrell is the latest Fort Mill purchaser of an auto, having several days ago bought a 1914 model Ford touring car. 5H5H5Z5gsaSE5H5a5g5B5a5H5^ Extend to V Cordial Invit Atlend_ Our Millinery ( ^sday, April ' a. m. to 10 p. i WW* 1 Jvimbrc iVhere Quality Reigr asasasasasasa sa sasa sasasas I $1.25 Per Year. STATE NEWS ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING. John Gary Evans, former provernor of South Caro'ina and chairman of the State Democratic executive committee, will not make the race for the United States senate in the coming primaries, was the announcement sent out from Columbia Saturd y night. A lone bandit Saturday night held up the express messenger on one of the Seaboard express trains within the corporate limits of the city of Columl in and got away with a valuable package of express matter. This was the third train robbery in or near Columbia within the last two years. The grave of Wade Hampton in Trinity churchyard, Columbia, was beautifully decorated with flowers Saturday, by the Columbia Chapter U. D. C., the day being the 96th anniversary of the birth of Hampton. Thursday night about fifty business men of Rock Hill met and organized the Rock Hill Golf club, eiected officers and made arrangements for leasing a -10-acre tract of land near the city. Tennis courts are to be provided for those who prefer this game to golfing. Three children of Columbus Waddell, who lives about six miles from Gaffney, were poisoned Friday afternoon from eating polk root. The children were seven, five and three years old, and the three-year-old child died Friday night from the effect of the poison. A f n mool inir TV. i ? v * i i vv. ki 1 I ^ X II VII OUUJ V71 I IIV. regents of the State Hospital for the Insane, Dr. Margaret Whitesides, of Chester county, was elected as woman physician for the institution, the place made vacant recently by the resignation of Dr. Eleanora Sanders, of York county. Fred II. Dominick, assistant attorney general, has announced that he positively will be in the race for Congress from the Third district, and denied the published report that he would be a candidate for governor. Dr. John P. Kinard, formerly of Winthrop college, now of the Citadel, has been chosen as president of Anderson college, vice Prof. W. H. Hand, recently released by the board of trustees of the institution. ;5a5Z5H5BSa5H5B5H5aggSH5HlB| ou a | ation to f a a a a a a opening, | Q 0 2nd\ c 1 K K H 77. 5 ? Ila D S ill Co., 14 99 K IS. JQ j I