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KEEPING PRICE OF COTTON UP. 4 Hv Tlu'odtiro \' \NVh-nH. I'nSMont Itunililf ?V \\ riwl N n i ? ? I ? ? \|K*v i Not oni> i.lit.ul.l the ?*f e?*H??n tie hlult Mm ll hllihel '? ??" '? '*? '''It it nIuuiM >t;i> tU.it vyu.v ? mainly fur a Uine t" ? oim j he hank ??|X, llc\\ 1 Hi pel's, ? ?* *1 1 * *il lUCl' ???hunts. uMtiiihi .mil C.i finer.** of tilt' Solltll .hull: ? I. Mil/' II. . J ? 1 1< I help i about Tin- pri-sei.' '? ? ! ? I e r?> of poi < ?? ?! t ? ?i ? shooU Ik >1 ?< nine thcji cM >11 at i ill iciii I'l iir 'I'll'' world fit ? t ?. a ? ( >1 I ill fllU.II Vi?u W l.o it..*' I f col full will ho s miitf I In; t . i \ .<!(?? I I w V i Ml I' cot'on alllio,st ill Vji I lid I '!i I'll! Voti inii-ii hcyoiid till* 1 1 in; ?? 'i a I'.v Mlintxi't ,m ii .cduccd h.V |iuli|li)il >li vrl. > | >i 1 1 < in ? 1 1 ? i t!i?- i r u it 1 1 1 1 i ii >-? ? t'l war Tilings j? ?<"t :i s l?a<! as 1 1 1 ? ? v ?ri'in N'aturally , j i> ?! 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? i ?> a i ?? taUliii.' ail s #t i ? ? *r<" "f1 t tic p ;ycftolo^ \ of the sit nation in depress 1 1 1?* marlo l aii'l lui,\ ci-< hold i iff tu lt? * 1 1* tin* piore.s-. a Jotitf. r.iit il.ii1 la< I remains (hat tin* mills ni.ust have < i?|Iiiii ami tut inn Is fast lit ?< *? > 1 1) i II LC sell 'ri' \\ hl'li IIm'In realize this, ami find i mi t thai the Southern holder iif cotton is not lu In- stampeded r ft 1 1 1 let t i 11*5 Ills riitliiii yo til a I i.i old priif. there will la- a uunl scritmhlc for the precious faluh. Mini I lit* -pot holder will ci i Mn' into his own. In tlit* tils I place ''.illiiii iiu;:hl to In* nigh. Msiilr f row tin* supply ami demand >f this particular commodity. ' >u a loiiK list of commodities, >01110 of w liich have risen over .'tim | ?? ? i rent, in value, in appropriation of fid per cent. ahovt normal exists. This is ? i 1 1 < ? to tin* vmM production of j?ohJ, and hu*;e pa per war i'r('dll",. which of course re dure the purchasitiK power of the dol tar. Whim niowv is cheap, other things are high ' vn this ha-U alone '?otton on^hl lo he worth not less Diau is ceii t s Uasis middling. I hi- hcinu .'in per cent increase on the axcra^c price for t ho last k 1 \ yciii's of |'j cchfs It is generally conceded lliat the IT . 1 op i > >,h.?i I There is hard ly oiiy need to eiupli isi/c llii- point l'urlh<'!. this Is the second .war Ihal flierc has heen :? shortage The -ll nation ii hi'lefl.. -diowji as follow-- ? The crop Uii.s year iueliidin^' lintor. is est ini.it eil lo he twelve an<l .1 half million hales. There was carried over ?'row 1 1 . 1 * old 1 lop including mill -don in w a 1 cloMi.se.s and interior tow ns and mi p I 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 1 1 1 1 s three and ?neipiaMer uiil'i ;? I'.des. 'I I. 1 ? ?. i \ cr- a total vi die 11 ppty n! lift 1 1 1 a ud ! a ' e, ? < j ; 1 . 1 : 1 1 r mil dou ! 1.: , 111 1 1 1 i !: u inhei .1 l.oii I ! ? n million ! . 1 \ e .ilroads ! .. ?? n mai I* e| ci I 'hi . \\* ; I I- - a \ c a 1 1 . . 1 1 \ c and ' h i t c 1 1 ? 1 . 1 n: i ! i e ?: j i?a n- . ^ , > , > he U^ed l lie rile I ha ' lie A me; i au ?mil 1 i-spi.r! ? it.i ? .? 1 ? taK nu , \ tin 1 1 1 , ? <| 1 on, 1 1 h .1 i . 1 . i j :d re a ?' i ' I! Ill 1 1 ! , . . |,a.e. liclUi cli n. . \ "ie I , e 1 , . ? \ ' . ; . ? 1 . coin.', ill. \ i I ' > h i PI"'. 1 . I ; . ' i lile I . ' ton +n wljuht If avrtUiltile f- i usi mil' dim sit I he c ito i liioil > sin ? I' I ?l '41' I Ij.H will e\i>t late in ilw -.lUnnier of 1 1 1 i > mm r before llu* new clop cullies in. N",> suppose </ 1' llu luivc wjsr iiimI iiir ;i f t ? < I ? I . Tills will he i,ll hi *1 I \ | li<- j . i? i cased demand )?n i -.iloii ...U i: il'i ifape ?'?!' uniform". !ln- i ml 1 1 ii lit i i iif i' s lu'l I ?. a in I " i ? 1 1 1 ? ? !' w.ii' list's A .i "ii Her of tint. It i-> hi i! kahle lli.r li t (li'liiuiii -illuiri M | I 1 1 \ V\ I " I ? 1 lif C \ | H if III I j< i|. * 1 f ? oil H ? III i'| \ I hi. i v J till 1 1 it Ml> li i? it h.l? |||||;( llu- lll-| frw 1 1 .? \ sIihW lids sill hi ii iiir policy v\ a* ill ii. In effei 1 . 1*111 it will m>! s 1 1 1| i ii 'In i .i h s? ? Urea' r.riliiiii i li)s| rev i I \. ? i i \ i ? a ruled fnii\ i n - In - c i 1 1 1 1 ? i - i a ! r \ 1 1 1;.' I ii'i/tV: *il li'.s. which llu onles en! I ? ?i i II' ilie Ci.il. il Slal' > ur?'i s ml ? Til' \\ m f. this \\ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 help I III' i ? \ | ?i ? I la t icP of t'i Mtoti h\ ilii- con voyitiK ami arming of merchant ?ddps It Is plain l.v evident tlial tlii'ri'isa terrible short - Utfe of i *o t toll ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 matter w liitl lui|> I'i'ii-i t hen* will not In ciiotmli to a<> around iii-M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' r . if tin' mills art lo run lull i : ii m ? anil ale not willing |u ] ? rii i i t their -ini ks lo rim down in practical i ? \ 1 1 a 1 1 -s t i o 1 1 : si 1 1 1 1 ? * authorities lonleiitl thai a l\\o months supply is :,i'i e^iii i hi the mill- M A i lie r it-a ami I hit I l hi -xii .i |v it; i In- mill- will he kepi i' ill" ii I what t h i > were mi Ail t'H?.| I ->t la -a t Mk{J.iii?u hales. i .Not onl\ ale print's for cotton goods ami othei i oiimiotlit ies very high now. hul tliei ? i^ general prosperity abroad, a in I even should the I'nited States en t ?? r the war. business will he ipilcken eil ami t he * ileiuaml for eolton goods especially will he i iiereasml. From iv liahle inform iti hi. we understand, that a week or so ago, a Ihv < roods ('oin mission I " i rm in \ew York sold a mil lion dollars worth of cotton a Is at the highest pi Ice of the season for sim ilar jiHuh There has heen very lit lie than Lie iiAllie price of cotton tfOods or an\ of toe fahrie goods sucli as silk--, linens, etc. There is no reason lo c \ poet a lessen i I ii! of | lie tleiiuilid. With t lie ci rtaiiitx that the present eot t on i r..p is Iinicli Ies, than the world w ill reipiire; and that the vis i I ile supply will he much less than la -a -i ii and with Ihe certainty that the demand for e ??ttoii is ureal or great ei iliau i; has hccu : it is an ah>i>!ute ci t,v-ir.i \ i hat s | H a ci 1 1 ? 1 1 1 1 i< verv '. a! iiaMc and thai the holders can get th> '. r w | ri<-e A I i ? I ? 1 1 1 n -_r ? ?? ?! I on I ?? i J . i \ - 1 1 ? ? n J 1 1 ' ?? -c I i i ? i _r for not ! ??s t!i n ; > i . ? jo i i ?' i ' ?. a pound \ i f is the 1:?!7 ci ion . ro|i is ? ! ' I !,i i : h I here ha - heeii a ,i l i k of i nuneii -c ? i ops a 1 1 I a \ci\ n | ?___' i | : ? \ | fill ' M'\ I ? I'l lieli'ss. i ' ? . ; o he .i - cm s \ (if I i ? . ' / I ' ? ? i it III i i! *i*i 1 1 1 t , I lie t . . i ' !...!> ? has I .I. ? i very active and It** territorial Xttili last year tiHH iH't'ii immense. Tin* wevvtl Is now over the entire state of Ala bama ami 'our lifths <>f ( Jcoi'm'u. It Is expected in South Carolina for tin* I !c\ t I |<>p. M I- fslilllMtfil thill (hit tin: 1 he )'.i-t * ?? llu- loll mvvll In vadcd KJ.lrxi square miles of territory ii: < ieoivia lOveu though then* ho at> 111! IcOM' of 1(1 JUT COllt Ut IIHVIIHC ill ill*- Slate of ti ? ii'tfla during ? li?* com si* i -*011 tiiii'l *?oino a *it torltloM con r ??> k I there will le Mo increase i ilit' \ i< !il w ill In* m;i (??riM II v reduced oil ac US" I of I III- .1 < 1 1 v 1 1 > of I he ho! J v i ) The ' -oil \\oc\ll his alrc)i?l\ aft'ecled. \ i.i I ijl lull If* ll did I -olll sin Ii;; ; ( 1 14 1 M|s -l*--ippi. \\ ? ? i'.l 1 1 expect the sa llle It ?-nit iii ( ! i ? ? ltimi cotton State- of <Ji*or u'la I i I ,oiij>|ii 1 1 31 line the .n I \ ? ? H I of til. bull w ei'\ II, I In.' yield ha*. < ' i ? ?* ?| mm I from ii^. inii. il a-? 1 |IMI,(HKi hale.- i >easoii o! I! in) l ?.*? i lo 'J7-'5,t mil bales; In Missis-. iM'i from i.7<n?.inhi m xoo.tMK), estl|iiat ? ?I tor I ! 1 1 ii 17 crop; In Alabama, the ..iii >n ginned up to January HI, liM I, w as 1 ,ti7tl,(X'0 l*altM : In IHITi It was 1, liXMMM) hales; this year np to dale, it lias heeli only r> |.'l,(HH) hull's or one half of |a*t year, or one third of two vca rs iur??. .Inst think what 11 will do in l icorgla ! These are statistical facts. Flirt hermore. there are some other eond i t loiis that do not look so well for a large crop for 1!H7 Already the matter of hihor is a serious one. ll t hi count r\ raises a^ large army, tin matter of lahor will he niiieh more sc rhais still. Another condition which is against the cotton crop is that of fertilizer In order that cotton he successful, especially in the Kastern hell, intensive cult 1 v:t i Ion is necessary and this re* ipilres good fertiliser,? and Rood fer tillzer is vcr\ expensive. The Kastfin hell outside of the l>ella sect Ion can not produce n full yield of cotton with out commercial fertilizer. A fertilizer with a potash base is the one most ne cessary . I'.very one knows that a fer tilizer w ith tin adequate supply of pot ash is practically unattainable. There fore ^fiinc fertilizers are lacking "in quality and such good ones that can be obtained are exceedingly high in prhc. It i- the writer'*, experience that cot ton can not lie | >roii t >i h I \ produced mi iler boll weevil condition*, where high price fertilizer bills have to he met. The fertilizer vj|u.'itio:i i~ mo t unfav orahle as far :i*- the pi-anting of eofton com el lied. However, (lie thin:: thai will have ,i glen* inlluciiic on the fplnre of col ti n is Hie attituile of the fanners !.? wards f'e nt'Xl < rop ? in :ien ?nut , of ori. -e*s that Iimvi . i ?? ? ! a 1 1 v been ol. ' 'iced thi<* last fall, ma.nv armors w : '? he f < ? : 1 1 j ,|ei| !?> increase their cotton :i i-reaue. This, of course, would he ;i u'real mistake. If the farmers of the South *hou!.| 1 1 1 ?- 1 1 in and i>i;ini all l(:e '???(.on i!ic\ tin in 5 1 -? 1 7 . and neg'e. l!ii'i' ( oiii and h.i.v a;: I other ej'oj.v. the tendency will theiji l>e for the prtoo of cotton to go dowfi, and whilst the planting of a largo acreage under t*<?t t on (loos not nm'.Hxarlly moan a large cr ip (the South has failed- Co make I Inrtfy crop tills past war Vll ii W't'.N I . ? I ? ;i?r. still >\ large planting will have m sentimental effect on the market. ami sliaiild a lar^e "Mop ho gathered next fall, our farmers will u < ?( less for their cotton and*pay mqro for their iotn. hay anil moat if Mr- l'ii niH'i's of the South will continue their ilMcrslfloiit I at and plant only an ,;ver?r?(0 ct'i |>, the t ' IN ? | > of I'll 7 will 1 1 1 < 1 1 ho tho third small one in success i'>n, it i it I It will not ho unlikolx that i lie price will ? to 'JO or "Jo cents m. 1 .? sslhly mote. Tho Southern far no > w III thee have raised his own ? ?' a lid food ^tutlri and IIU.N surplus ? c ! ho Mild at, prevailing high prices. 1 hi- \\ ??!"!?? I needs all of the food an<l forage crops that can he produced in lbl7 and at prices most favorable to i lie farmers. The South will become ,i land overflow in# with wealth and will it last have come into its own. The Southern fanner ought to tea li/.e this. The thing for him to do is to diversify; not increase Ids cotton a? iengc: and b> next fall he will have enough feed and food stuffs to supply himself, market his surplus if any, and II his cotton at a price that will \ iehl him immense returns. There i? not wry much in it for the farnier Lf he only gets It; rents a pound for his out ton and pays the Western farm ? r $ J.00 a bushel for wheat in the form of flour, $1.00 a bushel for corn and 1.V a pound for meat. Curtail your ? < *t t on crop plant more corn, peas, peanuts, velvet beans, hay crops; raise liw stock-; and at the end of the year >ou will own your $1.00 a bushel corn, or 10c hogs and No cattle, and sell \ our cotton for Joe or .">0 e a jm>uih1. Holders of spot cotton ? hold linn. The present situation will boil down to tin- proposition that some jH'ople have cotton which other people must acquire. Was Horn in This County. I >r. .lames W. Team, one of Fair Held county's best known physicians, died at his home in Uidgeway at an early hour Saturday morning. lie had hecii in failing health for several years, hut had been confined to his room on ly a tew weeks. 7 >r. Team was born pi this roun'y about fortyfour years i?:o. but had spent most of his life in I a i rliehl where he had many friends \\ ho mourn his being taken in the ?vine* of a 111. 1st useful life. lie is -aixivi-d by his wife, who xxa< Mi-> 1 ":i i ; ' 1 1 ? c I'.ovi I < . f Kidgcway. II V C.-n y of Columbia. aged about '..us. a tl.i_'inan on Southern rail wax freight train No xxas instant \ killed in the yard.s at Chester xxhile ? \ orim.' i ? ? make ;,i coupling Mon ? iax morning. The. h<<d,\ x- a- taken t > iii- late h?'Uu* in < 'oluiuhia "SEEDS THAVBROW ARE I THE KIND -TO SOWl E -n-JS cwsrdrtK*" - r\ T W. Wood & Sons Seeds I w s? 'u>riiW? culture. lUH-ensHiy to give Uw hbj TIm.* ?r<" thorwun*^1 K wi *r?? ?>r,? <? luiu uigduitix "' ^ ,%<55?, t? ikSHm, *? A^. JIT,, k l variety ^ irniK. ?!??>? "H-lv* l ron.pt I W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORi Telephone 30, Third Week. K. .1. Wart) law. Liberty Hill. |>avld (JUlls, Camden. S. M Hough. llothumv U. A. Mruce, Camden. W. \V. Faulkenherry. Kershaw. L. C. llean, Kershaw K. I*. MoCasklll, Cassatt. L. 10. Harm's, liethune. T. 10. I.owery, Camden .). J. Campbell. Camden A. I>. Hurst, Camden. ,1. \J ( >wens, Kail). I'. 10. H?>llau?l. Camden. \Y. T. llasly, Camden. ( | { . ( 'j|SS lily. liethune. 10. C. Stokes. Camden. ,l. F. Elliott, rassatl. 1 >. I.. Md.eod, Camden. .1. It. Mlekle. Canylen 'I'. N. Lau^ley, Camden. A. C. Haker, Camden. S. H. It oss, ltlaney. T. II. Craluim, Camden. L. I,. Tmesdell, Kershaw, ) N. C. McCoy, Camden. ,1. Fletcher Smith, Camden \V. S. Kozler. liethune. j .1. L. Baker. Camden. t \ ( ?. M. Fort. Camden. !{. I.. Parker. Cassatt. ,1. <*. Ford. Import'. M. 10. outlaw. Iiiieknow. Fimorc llrown, Pontiac. .1. Cunningham, Camden. K. M. Kay. Kershaw. '? 1 C. W. Moseley. Camden. Wireless Station At (iaH'iiey. (ialYney. Feb. 'J I. ? Passrtmers on train.-, coming through tiaffney will have their atteniion attracted by two steel towers west of the railway, each If..', fee! in height. This is the wire I , less station of Harry I>. Wheat, which is now in operation, and which has ;i radius of. >cvera! thousand miles. The equipment is of the very best, and Mr. Wheat, who has made an ex haustive study of the science, is an expert operator. The station in in tended <ini.\ for the iim' of the yonnj; man. and will not be Used for coin- I iii< rein I pu r] ?< "ses. I. R. Swartzel BUILDING CONTRACT*] Interior and Exterior Dec rating Special Attention to Kqmir \y, Estimates Free on Applltatln Cheshire in Hud AtjaiiT Anderson, Feb. li I leUir li. y hi iv, ?>d I tor of The Karaierx' Trfti was given a preliminary hearing afternoon by Magistrate (I. H. on a charge of statutory raj*, w arrant In the case having Wq x* out several days ago by ttie gn father of the girl. and served l?tv \ istrate (Jeter's eoiistahle. MuMi (Jeltfon hound Cheshire if\vr to the cult court and he was turuwl fl to the sheriff. It Is a bailable t l>y a circuit judge was the oplnWtR the magistrate. The authracitc mines of Peunsytj ! ula contain more than 7.<hhi ml|wj ! tunnels, Public Service Cars For Town and Country Dodge Touring Cars Used PHONE 42 S. L. PERRY At Camden Motor Co. The Great Sale? The Sale That You Have Been Waiting For Has Now Started. The Name Alone is Sufficient THE TWIN BROTHERS STORE Nuf Sed; You Know Our Reasons; No Explanation Necessary We are now in a position to offer to the public the greatest values ever heard of in the history of Camden. We all know the Topsy Turvy condition of the markets ? the high prices that prevail, due to the European War? and it is at a time like this our enormous stock of good, clean and desirable merchandise is offered, to the public at less than original manufacturers cost. We need not explain to you our reasons. You know; and to miss thij sale mean an injustice to your pocket book. People will come from a distance of more than fifty miles to attend this great sale, and will more than triple their expenses. Every counter, every shelf, every bin, will be lined with bargains and values never before heard of. Our stock consists of SHOES, LADIES' RE ADY-TO- WEAR? UNDERWEAR (both summer and winter) HOMESPUN, GINGHAMS, MEN'S WEAR, OVERALLS, WORK SHIRTS, DRESS SHIRTS, HOSIERY, NECKWEAR, SUIT CASES, TRUNKS, HAND BAGS. In fact we can fit every man, woman and child from head to foot, in either work or dress wear. ' We have no special baits. Every article a leader. Every promise fulfilled DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND THIS BIG SALE -IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY AND SAVE FOR THE FUTURE <1 Ihe Twin Brothers Store