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I" MANY BUY COTTON
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SOUTH CAROLINA TOWNS AM
ACTIVE IN THE BUY-A-BALE
BP!
MOVEMENT,
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FARMERS IN DEAD EARNES1
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Froductrt teom Dotsrmlned to Gol
Ton Conts a Pound for Cotton or
Hold on to the- rop.
The buy-a-bale campaign la bolnf
vigorously pushed In South Carolina
towns, and many distressed farmers
are being aided. The older citizens
of Fnnaan were given a remnlder ol
tfiemovsnleDt by the action ot one ol
I Ite youngest residents when a twoA/
year-old lad bought & bale at 10 cents,
-r Gray. Court cltlaens bought a nam*
. bar of -bales.
Responses from Northern business
houses to requests from Columbia
continue to come and many bales ol
"distress" cotton are being bought and
held for these concerns. A milling
company of 8t. "Louis makes the im
portant announcement that Its prod
uot will be shipped In cotton sacks lx
the future. Several individuals bought
bales direct from the grower recently
A live stock firm of Cheraw will
buy 1,000 bales in trade or on account
paying 10 cents the pound.
Marlon began work In earnest and
_ r. a number of bales were disposed ol
In short order with another Bubstan
~tjal movement to follow.
3* The Lexington Board of Trade re
ported progress in its efforts towhrd
. .solving the cotton question.
The movement goes on In Sumtei
With thousands of bales "as good ai
money" in making purchases and pay
lng accounts. The purchase of balet
for. cash is brisk but not equal to th<
Remand for buyers.
* Clio and Johnston reported interesl
In the movement and the names o!
persons buying one or more bales arc
submitted.
The campaigners have only begut
to fight and probably the hardest worl
- is yet to be done. The result in most
South Carolina towns has been satis
factory, it is said, with only the re
minder of the resulting benefit need el
.to insure the purchase of a bale at 1(
cents.
Financial Phase Paramount.
::i Columbia*?"The one great pro*
jam of the cotton situation is the ft
. /orociai one^asiq a. vraiaqn. west
^outlook. "What the ultimate soluMR
tion will be, or whether there is going
to be-a solution, I will not now
attempt to aay. From every conceivable
angle we .either have already or
are now approaching the problem.
"The securing of recognition by the
federal government of cotton as a seV
. curity, or basis of credit rather than
-as- a commodity, in which class it has
always been heretofore, was the first
great -necessity. We accomplished
; that.
Ragsdale Against It.
Washington. ? Congressman Ragedale
of South Carolina was among the
*T 80 Democrats who voted against the
rule offered by Congressman Henry
of Texas for the purpose of expediting
the passage of the war tax bill. There
were several other Southern members
who voted with Mr. Ragsdale, others
voting against it being from other
sections of the country.
? This war tax was proposed by the
president for meeting the exigencies
of the situation caused by the present
European conflict, and, with the exception
of the 30 Democrats just
named, had the indorsement of the'
other majority members of the house
when the vote was taken on the rule.
Buy Cotton at Darlington.
Darlington.?The buy-a-bale movement
has been adopted by the Dar^
lington business men, for short staple
cotton, and on Thursday, October 1,
a number of .them have pledged themselves
to buy a bale each. The cotton
that will be bought in Darlington under
this plan will be from renters and
. tenants, or share croppers, those who
< need help most.
To Bp National Bank.
St. Mattfiew8.?The St. Matthews
8avings bank announces that it is
taking steps to convert itself into a
. national bank and will soon be a regularly
installed member of the national
association under the recent laws.
' This is good news to Calhoun county,
as there has been no national bank in
this county prior to this. The, capital
of this bank is 880,000. The o..cers
are: J. S. Wannamaker, president;
J. E. Wannamaker, vice president; C.
R. James, vashier; J. A. Murray, as
x elstant oashier.
University Hours Changed.
Columbia.?This year at the Unl'
Torsity the schedule of classes has
boon changed. The dinner recess was
formerly from 2 o'clock to 3 o'clock.
It is now from 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock.
The first classes are at 8:30 o'clock In
the morning against 9 o'clock last
year. This makes the schedule close
earlier in the afternoon, the laboratory
periods running from 2 o'clock to
4 o'clock instead of from 3 o'clock to
5 o'clock. In this arrangement the
athletic practices do not Interefre in
any way with the class room work.
Continue Moratorium.
Bordeaux.?The Cabinet adopted a
decree continuing the moratorium during
the month of October and making
all contracts between Frenchmen and
subjects of the belligerents drawn
since the outbreak of hostilities null
and VOld.
Total German Dead.
Berlin, by way of London.?The total
German casualties in dead, wounded
and missing as officially given to
dato are 104,689. The. casualty list
announced adda a total of 10,627 caeualt
lea to those previously announced.
'twain Umiofi Ar Thlf-filets.. i
Ja_order to help Hn>
, la ?vmv|?i Sooth Carotin* m4 the
oetton maikat la immkI Aimm of
tt* European war, otopo are being
taken to build awl operate grain oloI
waters In thla state. B. J. Watson,
eommlesionerof agriculture, has writton
to tho Anderson, Columbia and
Charloston chambers of eommerce In
an effort to get them Interested in "1
projecting a eonpasjr or ottriing up
internet among the business men of
their respective communities In Che
matter of raising grfcln.
The benefit from this on the surface
t will be two-fold, tt,Is argued. The es- |
tabllshment of a grain crop will bring
in money to the state at the time of
year yh? remuneration from cotton .
, is Clow, and also it will enable the >
| people of the ftt. ms to get their grain
products at first band instead of sendlng
to the Middle West Antttberree,
son for Immediate consideration of
I such a step, as Commissioner Watson
points out In hie lette* la that th?
| iUt* has got to san j over until next
yoar tho bumper cotton crop of this ]
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(I In his letter to Anderson, Mr. WatL
son says in part: "What we hare to
p do Is to plant a grain crop now and
j get It off, and then throw the same
1 acreage Into corn, and there your
elevator will com? In again. I hare
before me today the figures from one*
( fanner this year who planted his large
p plantation entirely tn oats, and has
reaped a harvest of f 50 per acre from
! that crop. He then planted the same
acreage in corn, and has reaped a har1
vest of |45 per acre from the oorn. He
! writes to irie that the cost of the pro,
ductlon of both erops did sot exceed
|10 per acre. This was done before
the war broke out.
_ I "I am therefore taking the liberty
I of suggesting to you that you call a
meeting of your business men at once,
. launch this enterprise, which can not
( cost much in the way of permanent investment.
and announce to the people
( of the Piedmont section that Ander(
son Is going to have a grain elevator
through which they can market their
, grain products at best prices. If this
f can be done right now, and a posi(
tive announcement made, I believe
that practically every field in the
, Piedmont will bo devoted to grain
: crops. If this is done we ought to
t have a money crop bringing the money
to us by spring, and converting hopelessness
into happiness. A grain crop
I properly handled in the South, I beI
lleve will bring more In money return,
if planted Just as soon as the fields
can be cleared and- made ready, even
without fertiliser, than cotton ever!
I did on the same acreage.
> I "I would impress epos yew -the ne?
- I cesslty for quick action and a definite
Loans
Insurance
of
All Kinds
and
Bonds
.uucoment, so that the farmerb o;
he state can understand how their ; e
marketing will be conducted with ; h
grain, for grain is something they ' el
have never dealt with for the market 1<
before. If this be done they win feel tl
sure that marketing facilities will he tl
available, and they will unhesitatingly
proceed to do that which Is now
the only sensible thing that they can c
do in their hour of llstress."
New Charters and Commissions. p
The Farmers' Warehouse company q
of McBee has been commissioned with >j
a capital of fl,600 to do a general p
storage warehouse bnslnesB. s
Edgewood Cemetery company of
Qreenwood has been chartered with a p
capital of $5,000. c
Greenville Fisk Tire company of n
Greenville has been commissioned f
with a canital of tK.000 for the hdIa ?.
and exchange of automobile tires and
other automobile accessories. r
Batesburg Warehouse company of t
Bateeburg has been commissioned t
with a capital of $10,00 to do a general v
storage business. c
Florence Motor company of Flor^ i
ence, with a capital stock of $5,000. t
Alberta Realty comphny of Char- t
leston has been commissioned with t
a capital of $3,000, to do a general f
real estate business. a
- Denmark Warehouse * company of f
Denmark, with a capital of $2,000, to (
do a general storage business. ]:
Caw Caw Mercantile company of i
Orangeburg has been commissioned, t
with a capital of $6,000, to do a gen- c
eral mercantile business. t
A petition to change the name of l
Sumteb Retail company to Avery
Lumber company has been submitted
to the secretary cf state by the board c,
of directors. j
Peoples Cooper*'ve ?-tore of Greer t
has been" cor.imis:icned vit'i a capital <
of $1,000.
Demand For Antitoxin Increase*.
i.c-fsis n.-r 11 ypninena nniuoxin
received each day by the state hoard j
of health amount to practical?}- $200
worth of the serum. DurlnR the
month of July the department treated
35 cases. In August there were 245 ?
September will show a large excess
over this, as there is a widespread epi- (
demlc of the disease when public *
schools are opened In the fall and '
children are brought directly in contact
with each other.- To supply the c
demand taxes the means of the board 1
of health. 1
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Vtagsdale Works In Capital City.
Washington.?Congressman Ragsdale
recently presented Speaker
Champ Clark with one of the badges
which pledges him to hold his cotton
for 15 cents and to reduce the acreage
next year by 50 per cent. Mr. Clark
immediately put the badge op hie roat I
end telegraphed .to St. Louis to buy 1
bim a bale of cotton at 10 cents a y
pound. Congressman Underwood received
one of the badges and instruct- ?
ed a friend in Alabama to make htm a '
member of one of the "buy-a-bate"
111 ha In thai statA ?
cm EXPECTS MORE
MEXICAN WAR
FIRST CHIEF OF THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS
PREDICTS FURTHER
FIGHTING.
FEDERALS ARE WITH VILLA
Reported Carbajal and Diaz Are Ready
to Support Villa? While Funda Are
Provided by Othera.
Washington. ? General Carranza
predicted further fighting in Mexico,
according to official advices to the
State Department. The first chief explained
to diplomats, who gathered at
hib request, that Zapata had refused
to attend or send delegates to the National
convention called for Octobei
1 and that his forces were active
in the South. He also described
events leading up to the rupture with
General Villa, saying the blame for
further bloodshed would be Villa's as
hi* own troops wbuld act only on the
defensive. ^
Official information has come to P
the Washington Government from
General Funston and' others that
Zapata and Villa are working in harmony
against Carranza and expect
the support of former Federals. One
of Villa's chief demands has been
that certain officers who supported- J[
Huerta be taken into the new National
army, but Carranza has given
such officers no guarantees. Already
il has been reported that Francisco
Carbajal, former provisional presi n
dent, and General Felix Diaz are J
ready to support Villa.
General Hugh Scott, assistant chief Dj
of staff of the army and formerly in
command on the Mexican border, has
received a pathetic letter in this connection
from General Francisco Castro,
the aged general lust released m
with Mexican Federal troops who
crossed the border after the battle of a*
Ojinaga and were interned in Texas A
General Castro wrote that after 40 in
years service in the Mexicpn -army, fu
during which he worked hard to gain tc
every promotion and has not a blot di
cn his record he now found himself hi
barred from the army of his coun- hi
try._ n:
The American Government har CI
taken no steps as yet to mend the t-u
situation, awaiting a clearer definition
We make a specialty <
Phone 84 Mayn
t the situation. Rear Admiral Fletch- i
r, commander of the Atlantic fleet, J
as recommended that four battle- |
hips be retained temporarily in Mex- j
:nn waters while the remainder of j
he fleet goes north for target prac- j
Ice.
PLAN FOR STORAGE CREDITS. j ?.
otton Situation Relief is Sought by
Interstate Commerce. I
Washington. ? Arrangements wefe i J
erfected by the Interstate Commerce
'ommisslon In connection with the
'reasury Department and the Federal
teserve Board to relieve the cotton
torage situation in the South.
These branches of the Government
ave joined in assisting cotton plantrs
and railways of the South in ui
fleeting the extraordinary demand
m the storage of cotton occasioned
y the European war.
The commission, in an announcenent
of new tariff and transportaicn
regulations made, says that "for A
he purpose of providing temporary M
warehousing space for the storage of
otton, under arrangements approved |
>y the Secretary of the fronanrv ?n/i
he Federal Reserve Roard; and for
he purpose of permitting the carriers TT
o recognize the warehouses as points
or the storage of cotton, in order that
urh points shguld be given the bene- ?
It of transit privileges the Interstate mi
icmmerce Commission has author Ca
zed the carriers of the South to pub dii
ish and file tariffs establishing on a i
heir lines rules, regulations and I
barges governing the storage of cot- int
011 during the year ending August 31, tru
015." _ tio
Only Few Remain. 1
Paris.?There are between 800 and 8P'
00 Americans in Switzerland accordrig
to the latest estimate. Most of on
hose remaining are wealthy and are 801
p no hurry to go home. re*
ad I
Villa Saya Carranza Cannot Rule. we
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Chihuahua.?General Villa's com* jro
dete reply as given out here follows: lve
"I lament the circumstances which tat
lave brought about grave danger but tro
Incerely protest that my sole ambi- UK<
Ion will be to arrange existing dlffi- v"'
:ulties without shedding blood If
tossible. I emphatically state, how- 'Ia
?ver, that the only move which can 1 rtio
>rlng about cessation of imotnuu- ! ma
V. tlWHllllllCn
in my part is that Venustl ino Carrana
deliver supreme command to Fer- wo
lando Igleslas Calderon.
Men Picked Up By Steamer. tllt
Washington.?Four officers and 56 ?
nen aboard the revenue cutter Taioma
when she went ashore on the
Vestern Aleutian Islands recently
lave been picked up by the steamer 'J1
Cordova and survey ship Patterson, ? .
iear Agattu Island. A.dvlcea to reve- r
WQ.
iue cutter headquarters said search
raa proceeding for 23 others from cru
he Tahoma who landed from boats j
in nearby islands. The message In- .
Heated that the Tahoma would be a
otai loss. No details of the conditions I
>f the rescued men were given. ' y
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CANADA SC?
The response to the call for ~inm<
men required could be picked froiqdf>
ANADIAH TROOPS'; |
DEPART FOR WAi|
1,000 On Their Way To AM Motir
Country?Servians Cautire I im
Bosnia City. ^ tn
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BRITISH CRUISehs SUN ^
aring Feat by Lone Overman 8ubm ^
rine on North 8e<4-?Battle ?'\| 'S
Aisne Continued * T
f - 'tO
The struggle between the allied***
ies of K.ance and Great Briton y,
;ainst the Germans north of e so
Isne river near the Belgian bMr-r
France continues with unattd th
iry. Both forces have met wlSl- p1
mating victories and defeats Up
ty to day, but uo definite adv&nL^V.:
>s beet gained by either side, B( '*
ilUv\ stroke a lone Oerapim s |
aMne dashed from the German
mal to the North Sea and before J
trning to its haven, of safety ruoct' 1
i in sinking three of the
teould
^ EI I
>f writing fire Insure- jln
Losses ijiid I
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Deposit yoi
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TKONCKK THAN ALL OTIIEH-jjAN
M 0
compoui
X 0 in savin;
Canadian Troops to the War. r<
3t. Johns, N. 11.?T. W. Crothers, C1
nistor of labor of the Dominion el "
uudu, announced that 32,000 Catia- g'
in volunteers "had gone to the ?rf^jt 8day
or two ago." ~ n
Mr. Ciothers made the announce- ^
nt In a speech before the Canadian Di
ides and labor congress in conven- ^
n here.
Mr. Crotliera extolled the patriotic 1)1
irit of the Canadian volunteers. Vl
r*? . - - - t?i
me 10 cgoing Drier aispatcn is tne "
ly announcement the Canadian cen- ^
has permitted to go over the wires J8
warding the disposition of the Can- "
Ian volunteers for more than a a
ek. ^
Persons reaching the United States
ni Canadian ports have told of act- "
i preparations there for the transpor- 11
ion of Canada's first contingent of ^
ops to the theater of war; a month
3 tho prophecy was made that the 91
lunteers would sail about September ?
one by one trans-Atlantic liners 1
ve been called for undisclosed misns
to Canadian ports; but no infer- ?
tion has been permitted to reach ?
* outside world as to when the troopa
uld sail from or what port would
their destination.
leyond the bare announcement that n
i Canudian volunteers had sailed, no n
ler news of their departure was per. *
Ited to get past the censor.
British Steamer Is 8unk
tio Janeiro.?The Oerman steamer *
issia has arrived at Santos and landthe
master and fifteen men of #K?
tlsh steamer Indian Prince, which
s sunk by the German auxiliary
liser Kron print Wilhelm. A
Russians Surround Prxomsyl n
Galicia the Russians are pushing >'
adily on their goal, whleh for the
ment is Przemsyl. They apparent-- *
have that place pretty well shy1
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jf HER BEST TO AID 0
b
ll&n volunteers for service with the
three of the Dominion's nine mlllt
, the first mustered in, and (above) f(
tin Clarke and *Lleutenant Jones.
Uisefs. The Servians during the !
st week succeeded in capturing Sar- j
byo, the Bosnian capital, where
'chdukc Ferdinand, heir apparent to .
e Austrian throne, was assassinated,
jm the Austrians. In Galicla the
issians are surrounding Przcinsyl,
c lost of the Austrian strongholds.
Canadian Soldiers to Europe
Though much has been said regardg
the moboJIssing of the Canadian
x>p8 for service on the European
ntinent, little has been known of
e. actual movement of the troops and
(t until the last few days has it heme
kuojgn that 30,000 Canadian solars
were On their way to fight alongte
Of tlua British in France. The
nsora h&ve not permitted the fact
'^dcome known as to where these
IdierB sailed from or where their
wtin&tion will be. The same secrecy
at covered the landing of British
Idiera In France and the movement
the troops from India, is attending
e transporting of the troops from
Lpada.
German Navy-Hemmed In
Day after day the British warships
ive been awaiting outside of the
oil canal for the coming of the Gerviahips.
Once by a clever ruse they
^ able to entice several of, the
war vessels from the protecBf
the canal with the result that
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represent only the best <
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ur money
jf Cheraw
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KS IX THE COUNTY (OMltlM.l,
ided quarterly
J A M n ^
ucfjai uiieiu
Jundcd by now, for, following the
apture of Jaroslau, they announced
te occupation of Wisiok, on tlie Hunarian
border, southwest of Przemr\,
and an Important station on the
lilway which runs from Sanok
irough one of the passes of the Curathlans
to Zcmplin, and thence to
ud&pest.
Wlslok probably was taken by that
art of the Russian army which adanced
from Lemberg by the southern
>ute to cut off the retreat of the
ustrian army through the Carpathins
to Hungary. It is also another
nk in the chain which the Russians
re drawing around the fortresses of
rzemsyl and Crucrow.
On the German frontier the Ruslans
are in close touch with the Gertan
forces, according to their report,
ut no fighting has occurred.
The Servians record almost daily
accesses. This time it is the capture
f Llubovia on the river Drina.
Qermans Destroy Famous Cathedral
London.?The Rheims correspondent
I the Daily Mall sends this story
t the damage wrought in the catheral
there:
"The magnificent cathedral of
helms, which was a national raonulent
of universal fame, now is no
tore than an empty shell of charred
nd blackened wall. It id* not yet
nown to what extent its stone work
as been weakened by the flames or
rhether later it can be restored, but
; will never be what It was before.
Emperor is III.
London.?A dispatch to The Times
rt m Geneva says The Suisse states
hot Kmpcror William is 111 with in
animation of the lungs, as a result
r having fallen into a trench tilled
-l.ll wator.
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English army was such that the 25,000 up
.ary divisions. The illustration shows inj
>ur of their officers, left to right, Cap- m<
the German navy iost two vessels. *?
was the fact that the British had the
German ships hemmed in that gave '
them the freedom of the high seas.
After that the German warships were 1
lost Bight of entirely. . co
Attack by Germans a Surprise te<
The attack by the German subma- *n
rine was a great surprise to the Brit- of
ish fleet and even the British termed cl{
it as a brilliant feat. Not until one "e
of their vessels was struck did they de
become aware of the presence of the s?
tiny death-dealing ship. Two other of Ft
the British Vessels went to the assist- CI
anee of the one that was struck and St
they, too, were struck by torpedoes. *21
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oear i reea oy a t?eu. tu
Meeting a largo black bear while al
carrying supplies on horseback to a wi
sheep camp. "Dad" Worland, sixty- ag
two years old, of Worland, Wyo., bold oil
ly charged the animal, although un- te
armed, violently clanging a sheep bell, te
The boar hesitated an instant, then
toro for the timber at top speed and Hi
I climbed the first available tree. Wor|
land kept it treed for several hours, st
j clanging the bell whenever it showed a ta
I diapcsition to come down. In the hope pc
j that some person "with a gun would of
j pass by. After several hours It was Ci
! necessary for Worland to continue his tb
1 Journey. When he last saw the bear cc
I it was still in tlio tree. th
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British Disaster Pleases Berlin |
I llerlin.?The sinking of the three rf
| Uritish armored cruisers, the Aboukir, m
; Hogue and Cressy, of 12,200 tons each,;
i is the big news feature in Derliu's
newspapers. Details of the battle are
! not yet available.
The news was received with particI
ular pleasure, as it served to reconcile
I the German sailors with the policy im- cc
j posed upon them of higher strategy,
| under which the oftleers and men of ^
| the tlee are chafing, despite all admo- w
I nitions of patience from the newsDa- ^
pers and public opinion. . C(
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Mutinous Chinese Jailed R
Honolulu.?Seventy members of the
Chinese crown of the German refugee
steamers Loongmoon, Staatesekertar g
Kraetke and Gouvernour Jaeslike, of
the Hamburg-American line, were im- C(
prisoned here on mutiny charges made g
by the captains of the vessels. Jail
accommodations are taxed by the num- ft,
ber of Orientals under arrest, but the . ^
captains of the German steamers Bay ^
they fear further trouble from the 150 tl
Chinese still aboard their ships. They
said the Chinese had refused to stay ^
aboard any longer.
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Life of a Flea. D
Socrates asked how far a flea could
jump, but the length of his life is mora ?
important than the length of his jump.
It is important because fleas are bear- J1
ers and disseminators of various parasites;
thus, the rat-flea of India is the ^
bearer of the plague microbe. The v"
Ilritish rat-flea usually passes through 8<
its development cycle in two or three
weeks; in ten days in warm, damp! c
weather. Gautier and Ra"ybaud kept;
one alive on human blood for 90 days. j n'
Another lived fo? 41 days in an ice j s<
chamber without feeding. Dr. Wil-!
Ham Nicoll finds that a rat-flea can , 01
live on an average about a week apart *
from its hoBt. The period of survival
is longer at low temperature and in F
the light; it is shortened by excess
of dryness or by excess of moisture. t(
Very important, however, is the dl?
' covery that the larvae and pupae may
survive in infected material (grain, j1"
sawdust, brushings and so on) for so "
long as a year. t]
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Frankly Expressed Doubt. B1
The late Sir Francis J. Campbell I1
was perhaps the most famous blind r
man of his day. Horn in Tennessee w
In 1832, he lost his sight when he was
four years "old. Nevertheless, he became
a successful musician, and event- *
ually founded the Royal Normal Col- *
lege and Academy of Music for the B1
Blind at Norwich, England, where ?
many blind persons have learned how ^
to support themselves. Sir Francis P
was a keen sportsman, a cyclist, aa
oarsman, a football player, and an P
Alpine climber. He was the only blind 8
man that ever ascended Mont Blanc.
"Are you really blind, Campbell," Tyn- 11
dall asked him on one of his moun- 1
taineering expendltlons, "or are you 1
only a humbug?" T
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Columbia. in;
Bteps were taken recently at a meet- ?'
? held in Columbia to provide for
d put into the field at nn enrlv data
dltional experts to work for agilcul- J
ral and industrial develoment along ;
-todate lines, with a view to bring-j
5 the best financial results to the j Be
isses of the people of this state. 8tJ
Recently, at a Joint meeting of comttees
from State Bankers associains
of the textile manufacturers p.?
d the cottonseed crushers held for
b purpose of taking some initiatory/
jps looking to the preparation of/ ?
a state of South Carolina for the/ ?a
ming of the boll weevil, a commit3
was appointed to take the matter 80
charge, consisting of the president
the South Carolina Bankers' adso- r
ition. the president of the Cotton- ?r
ed Crushers' asoclatlon, the presi- . .
nt of the Cotton Manufacturers' asciation.
the president of the State J*1
irmers* union, the president of
enison college, W. W. Long, United au
ates farm demonstration agent, ^
etnson college; B. H. Rawl of the r&
sited States department of agricul- re
re. P. O. Plunkett of the agricultur- t
department of the Southern rallly,
E. J. Watson, commissioner of nj
riculture of the state of South Car- at
Ina, and Neill O'Donnell of Sum- Be
r, representing the mercantile in- fclJ
re8t8- ch
oalth Officers on The Move.
James .Adams Hayne, M. D., of the
ate board of health, went to Spar burg
to be present at a buffet sup- ac
r In honor of Robert M. Thompson CI
New York, well known In South on
irolina because of his relations with th
e ThompsoiVMcFadden Pellagra cc
mmlsslon. Dr. Hayne went from fli
ere to Raleigh to confer with W.
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Rankin, state heatlh ofricer, with
igard to plans for completing the
achlnery necessary for operation
id the enforcemnet of the vital sta- ti
sties laws In South Carolina.
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svernor Issues Several Pardons. e'
The governor has recently Issued
irdons to Grady Corley, Richland ft
unty. Das Strickland and Lewis ai
Lrickland, Anderson county, and T. c<
. Gault, Spartanburg county, all
liite. Paroles have been issued to
alph Royleston. white, of Barnwell b
>unty; Jim Belcher and John Belch- t'
r, colored, Abbeville county; Sam w
ichardson, colored, and Ben Lumkin, ^
lias Bennie Lumford, colored of Anerson
county.
mith Would Aid Farmers. p
Washington.?In order to aid the
otton growers as much as possible, n
enator Smith of South Carolina in- p
oduced an amendment to the pres- b
nt Vreeland-Aldrich act, reducing the e
ix charged by the government from t
per cent to 1 per cent, and providing r
'at the reduction made In the tax to a
le bankers shall likewise be made c
y the bankers to the farmers bor- t
iwlng money. n
ecisions of Supreme Court.
R. B. Herbert, appellant, vs. L. A.
riffith et al, respondents. Reversed. ^
pinion by D. E. Hydrlck, associate
istice.
John Weeks et al, appellants, vs R.
. Bryant et al, respondents. Re- 1
Brsed. Opinion by D. E. Hydrick, as- *
>ciate Justice.
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lemson Cadets Can Hot Attend. "
Clemson College.?It has been an- v
ounced officially here that the Cem>n
cadets will not attend the state *
ilr in Columbia this year, on account ?
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i me inewciii iiiianciai condition
iroughout the state. r
Iflht Cattle Tick at Lexington.
J. H. Williams, cattle tick inspec>r
from the United States department J
r agriculture at Washington, has ii
pen stationed at Lexington and will u
take a strong flght against the erad- d
ation of the cattle tick. Mr. Wil- s
ams is the second inspector sent to t
lis county by the federal government h
ithin the last 30 days, the other In- 1
pector being C. II. N. Brown, whose a
eadquarters are at Chapin in the f
?utch Fork section. Mr. Williams s
ill have charge of the work in the t
srrltory south of the Saluda river. d
"With the co operation of the people
e can remove the quarantine from
our county hv November 1, 1915,"
nld Inspector Williams when talking C
f the work that he and Inspector 1
Irnwn ln?.n^ ??? ? *- 1
r.wwu .i.iciiu uuaiiK. I Mill gOlIlK lO 1
ush the work hard and strong," aai<f *
e, "and I confidently expect the peo- E
le of Lexington to help us it*, the fl
Teat work. Cattle raising holds out F
a Lexington farmers a great future *
r they will but grasp the opportuni- c
les afforded them to rid the cattle of ^
l>e pest. There are at present threa i *
ats in the territory of Mr. Williams ^
fid he will erect another. <
IIRREUL VISITS FLORtRCE
>uth Carolina University President
Nu Busy Day In Plerenoe, Making
Thro# Airmn.
Florence?Dr. William Spencer Cur
II, president of the University of
>uth Carolina, made bis Initiatory
Ip out in the state in a visit to
orence. Dr. Currell says that he
ipes to be able to continue such viei
among the people who support the
Liversity and if all of his visits are
pleasant as this one to Florence
11 find this department of his work
pecially charming. He delivered an
dress at the Presbyterian fehurch
the morning, and the largfe audiHum
nf thof KnlMlnsr woo
any friends of the university from
her churches attended and Waited
terwards to moke the persona) ho- ' >
alntance o the man who la filrectg
the work of the state's capstone
Its education system.
The Florence county almnn|_ ashpit
Ion has had two beneflciattofc-^of
i scholarships in the university and.
\ Currell was assured that he wonld^^v
ways find Florence county ready to
cond and support his work In the
ate.
In patronage of the university this
ar Florence will be a star, returning
r old students and sending seven
?shmen to Join the student body.
Dr. Currell was invited to Itutefiee
lecture to the men's meeting hhld
oh Sunday afternoon at the T. M.
A., where many distinguished
ns of the state have aided In the
>rk by excellent and stirring adesses.
These meetings, sffeee the
ganization of the T. M. C. A.? here,
ive been one of the featurSfe hi the ?
e of the city, and they hath allys
been well attended hy men
all walks of life. The Ihhfetlng
as the first for this fall, and tfad
idltorium of the building was paek.
Dr. Currell -apoke of the Christian
ce, the course, the preparation, the
ward. His talk was forceful Ahd lnrestlng.
the audience was delighted.
He made a third public addirflas at
ght'at the Methodist churcht Wrvice ?
that church being made-a union
rvice for the occasion, and tha great
ilitorium of that handsome haw
turcli was well filled with ah interting
and attentive audience.
Highway Meeting Postponed.
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uuiiuuuio. iuihm); w. Jtioicomp^
itlng secretary of the Columbia
[iamber of Commerce, Is sending
it the following notice, relative to
e postponement of the good made
invention from October 1 until the
st week In December: .
"Some time ago a call was Issued j
r the Columbia Chamber of Com- /
erce and Col. EI J. Watson, commie- ,
oner of agriculture, for a general /
mA mnifa wnnWIm* tw fft. J
mbla on October 1, at which time
ays and means would be dlseUsaed
r a campaign to construct bfldges
id highways throughout this state,
nforseen complications haye arisen,
joessitating the postponement of this
ovement from the first of October
itil the first week in December. A
-eat deal of interest is bein manlsted
in this movement, not only by
le citizens of South Carolina but by
le American Highway association,
ho are in sympathy with the inoveent
and have volunteered their good
Ihces toward making it a success."
Mr. Robertson Dead.
Columbia.?Caldwell Robertson, rered
capitalist, 60 years of age, died
t his home, 1603 Pendleton street,
rter an illness extending over sevral
months. Mr. Robertson was edcated
for the bar and practiced law
>r a time in St. Louis, serving also
t various periods at term as city
suncllman of Columbia and one as a
lember of the lower house of the genral
assembly from Richland county;
ut business absorbed his energies for
le greater part of his career and ho
as for many years successfully actre
as a real estate operator. He rered
from business and public life on
le conclusion or nis legislative term.
lldgeway Organizes Farmers' Union.
Ridgeway.?Farmers and business
ten assembled in the town hall at
Lldgeway to hear addresses followed
y the organization of a local farmrs'
union. J.' Whitner Reid, secreary
of the State Farmers' Union,
nade a short talk on the objects and
tims of the union and stated its plan
>f organization. This was followed
>y an address from E. J. Watson, Oomnlssioner
of agriculture
Still Waiting.
The guest was an Englishman, and
is host did not wish him to mis* any
f the good things that were being
aid at the dinner. "Did you catdhthat
ist Joke?" he asked the young man,
'hose face wore a cheerful, but not
so animated, expression as the Are of
torles rattled from side to aide of
tie table. "The one about the place
'here they had two skulls of the saint
-one when he was a boy and one
rhen he was a man?" "No," eaid the
uest, "I missed that one. I'd like to
ear it now, if you're good enough to
peat it."
Sam Powell Killed In New York.
Sumter.?Sam Powell,, a son of B.
I. Powell of this city, met his death
n New York city aa the result of an
infortunate accident. He was struck
[own by an automobile as ha was
topping from a street car and suaalned
injuries so severe that he lived
iut a short time after the accident.
'he body was brought to Sumter
,nd the funeral services held from his
atber's residence on west Liberty
treet, the interment taking plate In
he Oakland Avenue cemetery Ifhmeijately
afterwards.
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Marines Return 8oon.
Charleston.?The return to thej
Charleston navy yard of from 100 to!
25 mrlnes and their officers from!
Tera Cruz is expected shortly, follow-;
ng the order of evacuation recently;
ublished. Col. Neville, Capt. Barney
and Lieut. Kingsbury Wilt* It tg
resumed, come back, no ordatt to ~'
he contrary having as yet been reelved.
The local marines went to
fara Cruz some time ago, depleting
he navy yard barracks heavily,
rhcy will be given a warm welcome
in their return.
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