Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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pao* arx. ... AMD STAND AMD. WALTEABOBO, 8. C Avoovr it. itii. j Farmers’ Union Department i ns VAMMKB& umoM. Official Directory for Coway aad L * cal I'afoaa, Collrtoa Coaaty. Prwldeat, J. D. RUher, Round. Sec. and Trew.. W. W. Smoak Walterbom. Chaplain. Joa. Lansdala, Weeks Conductor. J. A. Willia. Cottage yille. Door Keeper, S. P. Gooderin, Wal tor boro. Executive Committee | J. O Jaques Jr.. A. C. B.eland. C. P. Roger, laical t’aioaa. Ashton—L. H. Yarn, president T. J. Simmons, secretary. Bella— W. W. Bryan, president H. W. Hudson, Jr., secretary. Bethel —C. H. Breland, president H. W. Breland, secretary. Black Creek—C. C. Litchfield president; P. A. 81 Jtan^ secretory. Brant W. B. Crosby, president; d A. Blocker, escretary, Edlsto A. G. Yarley, president 8. J. Patrick, secretory. Fuller—C. C. Crosby, president B. J. Croaby. secretory. Hall—A. V. Rickenbaker. preei dent; J. O. Jaques, Jr., secretary. Hendersonville, G. E. H. Moore p evident; It. O. W. Bryan, secre tory. v Horse Pen—Jos. I^ingdale, pres ident; C. N* l^ingdale secretary. Hudson Mill—J. D. Hudson, pres ident; C. J. Crosby, secretary. island)on, -W. M. K. Campbell president; C. It. Mears, secretary. Omega H. P. Martin, president A. I. Martin, secretary. Peniel W. K O'Quin, president L. Bellinger, secretary., * PleasHiit (Jrove—O. F. Copeland president; II. A. Crosby, secretaiy Stokev I). M. Saunders, pres! dent; K. C. Beach secretary. Talmr J. A. Breland, president W. H. Breland, secretary. Walterboro.—J. Y. Beach, presl dent; S P. Goodwin, secretary. Ml. Carmel -~>E. B. Way president G. M. Bennett, Secretary. Sniders W, C. Brant, president; J. K. Get sieger, secretary. ctlced. Instead of sow- GOOQ met _____ V The lento Me Thb lfcwhqr| laflQjr 30C I VHvWCV Sa^estkm. Kewbnrg, Ala.—“For more than a year,” writes Myrtle Cothrum, of this place, "1 suffered with terrible pains in my back and head. I had a' sallow complexion, and my face was covered with pimples. Our family doctor only gave me temporary relief. A friend of mine advised me to try spindles, creating n demand for generally nrac XC,000,000 bales. This opinion was log two bushels per sere, sow two hosed upon the last advlcea from and a half and even threw would Egypt. India, China and other cot- be better. We can tot expect to ton producing countries.” • reap a, large harvest of any erdfr The statement refers to' the «p- if we do not have enough seed up- poinfment of the committee to write on the land. But to secure these in the name of those present si- larger yielding crops, our soil has ready to the president of the to be In agood State of fertlllxa- farmers union and to officials of tlon. On fairly good land with a other farmers’ organisation* asking light top dreeetngg of some kind of ; Cardul, so I bega* taking it, at ones, them to advise their local union good barn-yard manure In early win Md wtth^the best results, for I was and subordinate bodies to advise tor, a good eld per acre cats gen- the farm fra generally to hold their orally be made. Better prepan cotton for thirteen cento and to con- tlon of the soil, more seed sowed Unite to demand that price until by per acre, then gotten in properly a cot-vent ion or r-greement “arriv- and in time, is the secret to suc- ed at in some way at a dlfperoat cess In growing any crop, and ea- oonferenre expressed the -view tkat pecially is this true of oats, thirteen cento was seemingly less Wm. Hart Harrleon, ,1 Ocej Vs. In Progressive Fr-rmer. cured after taking two bottles My mothfp and my annt have also used Cardul and were greatly benefited. I shall always praise Cardul to sick and suffering women.” Cardul is a purely vegetable, per fectly harmless, tonic remedy tot wo men, and will benefit young and old. Its Ingredients are nild herbs, hav ing a gentle, tonic effect, on the wo manly constltntlon. Cardul has helped a million womea back to health and strength. Have you tried It? If aoC, pic do. It may be Just what you need. * N. WWf* to: Ladkm' AAviaorr Dap).. CHatta- apoca Madk ina Co..Chattmoo«a. Taaa.. lor flp*cial JnstrurtioM. and W-taica book. ’ Horn* Ti tor Womb." aaot la pUia wrap par. aa rt-uai than that Justified by the existing crop conditions. Information was given at the In- formr-i conference that assurances Farmers Hhonld Insist on • Per would be given to President Barrett, • «v«t Cotto® Tare, or to Southern hanks that ample , An authorised Interview with Unl- fuuds from banka outside of the ^ ^ tates senator E. D. Smith, South could be had through the in- of Carolina, formerly gener- st rumen toll ty of Souther,, financial a , OKKii qir.er of the Southern Cot- P**"*® of 8uch a lcw ,n everjr Institutions to be lent U the rate ton A8g0 cir.41on. • cotton growiig State, of’6 per cent per annum to those .. yoi| k „ow,-’ h ald a represents-1 ,n vlew of the f ® ct that [ who did not wish to dispose of their tlvp o( Tlte crogressive Farmer, iff P urcl,aKerB of practically all er 1 cotton at a sacrifice upon cotton |aiK|n; to St , nator 6mlth , commodities pay for all the pro warehouse statistics. This commit- v’ashington last week, ‘‘you know ; cecncn c ' 086 com tee met in -the office of Senator lha The Progressive Farmer has ; ^ n t b f !0n, i [ n ^ ^ er Williams, of .Mississippi, aid con- b ^ n fjghtlng for years to save eluded thnt the best way to ci-rr>* our co tton farmers from the whole- l You THINK OF HYRNES We carry acomplete line of Dry Goods, Notions, Hosiery -and Un derwear. Our Shoes and Hats have style combined ^vith comfort and give excellent service. Complete Assortment Of CHOICE GROCERIES ^ . _ HYRNfS STORE. Walterboro, . * *. Sooth Carolina. HOLD YOUR COHON SKYATOHM t.YD tt)YGREMNME.V IHSI K HTATEME'NT. LOW PRICES ARE NOT JUSTIFIED .SfiemlMton. art* Accused of Manip ulation of Ttw (JuotAtioue of Cotton. out the ideas suggested and agreed upon was to give thij statement to the Associated Press. (tfigneril: KORERT S. OWEN. JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS, . A. 8. BURLESON. HEEDING WINTER OATH. lb-gin Now to Prepare the Holl^ and Put the Heed in Well. kVssrs. Euitors —Of course It is teo early yet l> sow oats, though It is nc* Um> early to mc-ke prepara- tl m f* r do.m* so. All land Intemi- e I to be seeded U oats which has to he followed »houlri be broken a* early in ^ug-.st as icssible. If it sbo'ibl hapicn io ron;e a dry spcP causing the land to become clone and hard, don't stop the plows os a good many frwmers do and wait for rain, bat put on a new point, every day if necessary, and keep rtght at it. As the eld saying is. a shallow, dry furrow is much bet ter than c. deep wet, one, which Is quite true. Thesucees* of the oaf crop de pends for more largely upon the preparation of the w-ed bed before sale cotton tare robberies they | have suffered. Now there is no , on# better informed on this sub ject than yourself, and we want you to give the gist of the whole j matter as you see it.” Senator Smith replied: “To put 1 the case i m nutshell, I would say j to your Progressive Farmer read ers that the situation is just I this: r “A com men-in I hale of cotton is j reckoned at &00 pounds, including j bagging and ties. The price of ! cotton Is,always fixed in reference to this tare. A bale weighii-g 600 pounds is allowed by the exchanges to carry 30 pounds of bagging and ties. That is, 30 pounds are de ducted or discounted in the world's price for this cotton. So thnt If less than 30 pound# U plr.eed up* oi- the hale, the spinner gains. If more than 30 pounds, he loses. If more than 30 pounds is put on a 500 weight bale, the farmer gains. If less than 30 pounds be loses. "In a word. 6 per cent Is deduc ted from the individual bale, if on ly one is honght, or from the ag gregate weight of the lot If a num ber of hales are bought. There- Iwnd than the amount or grade of fore if the farmer puts lens than 6 fertiliser used, though we must use P‘*r cent of bagging and ties in j hoih together if the best results ; the gross weight of the hale, he Washington, Aug. 23.—’’Hold are to in* secured. That many farm lose# whUever difference there cotton for thirteen cents.” is the ** r * fH1 ,0 H ® rur ® a * ot may ^ To morale: Suppose his , , , . , grain as they should, is maJnlv due hale weighs 500 pounds, and he advice to be formally givn to farm- , , „ . to poor prepnration of the soil be- -«nly puts 22 pounds of bagging and ers organizations by a committee forp | nK j, nuiHf a | wa ys be re- lies oi-that bale. He not only loses «onsisiing of Senators Williams, of nientbered that grain crops derive the 22 pound* of bilging ajid ties, Mississippi, and Oaen, of Oklahoma, whatever from cuMvo- hat «igh* pouiiiis of hi# cotton he- and Representative Burleson. of ru>n after OI|W so that , t sides. ^ Texas, rep resen tit -g a conference of doubly Important to have a "In order that the farmers may Heoator* >dn Representatives from thoroughly pulverixetl seed l*e«l to understand this whole proposition, seven cotton growing 8ti.4es. A commence with ed for the market, it does seem thr.t the farmer shuold not be re quired to lose any more than the mere covering (hat protects the cot ton, "When the farmer goes to buy a shirt made out of the cotton that he grew, he pr..ys for the price of the cotton* that went into that shirt, the freight that moved it : from his platforms to the mill i where It was converted into the * shi He ppys the commission nr salary of the purchaser of the rf w cotton. He pays for the machinery', for the operative, all the com missions in handling It, the wages aid salaries of all those through whose hr.-tvda it passes; foe, the pa per r-'.*1 boxes in which It is packed the freight haqk to the retail store; clerk hire. Insurance, commission, and profit incidental to Its handling until It comes into hla hards. In a word to repec-t, he pays all the •ost incident to the mAhafacture of that shirt, from the time the cot ton leaves thee field, until he bays it in the form of the finished ar ticle. All expet'ses, are added to ft And yet, when he sells his cotton, ell expenses are deducted from It. All the costs of handMt>g his cot ton, insurance, freignt, and 6 per cent for tare are deducted. This role Is so established that the con tracts for the export cotton are called *C. I. F. & 6’ contracts. "In those Rtates where they have no law on the subject, I do ; not think that the buyers hc.ve any right to Insist that less than 6 per cent shall be put on the hale in the form of bagging c-td ties, and certainly the farmers in the light of their own Interest shoftlrf not put on less.” The Progressive Farmer. XX TlS HOLD up Red Meat—the VV chew for men. Always good—better now than ever. No spice to make your tongue sore—no excessive sweetening to make you spit yourself away and ruin your stomach. Just high-grade North Carolina tobacco, properly sweetened by" a perfect process. Sure s you 're born, it s the real thing in good chewing, B Get busy today and find out for yourseltf Cut out this ad. and mad to us with your name and address for our FREE offer to chewers only. Name Address Made only by LnPFERT SCALES Co., Winston-Salem, N.C. First-Class Dental Work at Reasonable Prices Best plates $z 50 Gold crowns 22k 4.50 Bridge work per tooth 4.00 Silver hhings 50c. Gold filling $1.00 to $9 oo to 5.00 to 5.00 to I .oo up the whole thing can be summed up •commillet- will urge the Slate hank- Some claim to drag or harrow tho * u OU(k word. That no muter what ing manorial ion# to cooperate agalntl rn ,p i„ ej , r |y spring is a pric# for your cottoi.> may be, the "the bearish movement of the apec- h ^, p bu , , Relieve it will in- biiy«8 Ln flxtog the price in the u * at ^ r '‘ jure the crop n go#d deed more Kfeat center# of trade have fixed What v efc* referred fo » 8 the than u wIir j, ^ jit upon the ha#i# that six per cent thrcateiiiis condition <tf tlte cot- A(t ntated above, fallow the land °f the entire weight of all the ton market wa# thoroughly din- aM | n Augu#t a# possible; cotton they buy i# deducted for CUHaed at meeting, today and laat |hen tW.tre needing diak thoroug- night. Among the participant# were , } , waya; then drag until the Servitors William, wid Owens. Rep- ^ ^Mired. reeentaliv*• Underwood. Democratic Virginia Gray o« in the beet leader of the House, Repn-nei.atlve and moal pr.rttahie variety to grow Heflin, of Alabama. Hughen of Geor ln (h< , M(dd|e< Kaatem and South of Tennessee, Humphreyn. of Minnln- if dur , n> , nionth of aippi, 1 ml Small, of North Carolina. Sep, emher . and not , afer than A numiM-r of them are large plant er*. _ gta^ and Burlenoii. of Texan, Garett. ern states, and should he ao'wed.-| c ‘ > * ,0 » l» thin State, as principal or i*gent, to deduct any mm for bag ging ami ties from the weight or price of rny hale of cotton, when the weight of the bagging and tie# does not exceed ti per cent, of the grows weight, of such bale of cot ton. In th© event that the weight of the bagging and ties exceeds 6 per cent of the gross weight of cause the weather Is generally warm “bl bale of cotton, only the excess her 15 hi thin latitude. • My experience and belief is. thi-t shallow roverli«g of the need i* » •'The committee issued a state ment which read It seemed ,0 ' largely responsible for winter kill be opinion of all that there was C* | | n g. |t does well enough when the “In my own State the law is r.# follow#: 'Section 1. It shall lie uHawful f«K any person, firm or corporation engaged iu the business of buying B2 Meeting Street, CHARLESTON, SO MARBLE AND GRANITE WONKA and preconceritd effort being made, principally through the lifatrumen- tality of the speculative element of New ork t'otlon exchange to break down the pri|e of cotton, It was the opinion of all thu the present condition of cotton did not justify the lowness of present -quotations ami thU the expected crop of 15,- 000,000 bales was unjustified by uny fo#:s upon which a prediction could be sanely based, and that moreover, even if a 15,000,000 bt-ie crop is sowed bnvadcast by hand In Sepu*mt>er to drag them In. be- over the said C per cent may be deducted. Section 2. For each and every yausii« r { them to grow off Tepid ly and get well rooted before se vere winter weather wets in. But where the crop ran not be sowed am v *°l*tlon of this act the offender til October. I advise plowing them “hall be guilty of a misdemeanor in, In this caae they are generally' a,, d shall he fined in the sum of sowed where corn or peanuts grew. not kna tkan $5 00, nor more It can he plrjnly shown why it Is than $25.00, or imprisoned not less beet to always plow them In at this thari t«»: days nor more than 30 season of the year. If the-crop is Provided, this act shall not crop were to sight, the world's sup- dragged i„. , he wm ^ r]oMk apply to what Is known in the trade to the top of th# ground, young and round bales, and hales of cot- tender. therefore easily killed, Ot» which weigh less than 300 the other hanej. if plowed In. the Pounds. young, tender rootlets are down "I think this has settled finally moderately deep, so that they will the question In my State as to the not feel the effects of the cold eo Vontentioo of certain buyers In much ' v ^ ‘ reference to how much bagging and I c-lso believe the seed should tlea shall go on the hale. And I ply #1111 probably would fall short of the world's demand for the cot ton to the extent of more than 1,- 000.000 bale*, because of the ex- ieting visible supply of cotton. "In other words, that with a 15.- 000,000 American crop, the world's crop for 1911 would sum np only .Mk u «M0».m ol b.—* nor— llbonll,, thu. U •»ouM h*r.ll, recomm.*, [i 9 41\»± Painless Extraction of Teeth a Specialty—50c. CHARLESTON DENTAL ROOMS -,06 King St. CHARLESTON, S. C. C. S Latimer, D. D. S., Prop. We pay Railroad fare within twenty-five miles on all work amounting to ; 10.00 or more —— Send For Price*, -fob* Y. Bench represents ns n> # Wetter Kero Entahllnhntl In 1704 Oldest Firm In A merles 0. A. WALKgB Blacksmith A Wheelwright ■w Repairs on Buggies and Waggons Mowing Mncblues, and all Farm implements done promptly and neat ly. All work guaranteed. HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. At Snider Lumb«r Company's old Stand. , • 8. F. CUMMINGS. Baffin, tk C„ R. F. D. No. 1. A New Line of COTTON PICKING BASKETS just in, which will be sold at special prices. Don’t fail to see them at once. We still have lots of fruit jars left and they must go a —reduced prices on them. Our gents’ underclothes for summer wear will be sold at cost for the pext two weeks pnly. CASH MERCANTILE COMPANY - Walterboro, , South Carolina SIGNS WITH THREE PENS. Taft Satisfies Relic Hunters in .\|e proving Statehood Hill. •* Washington, August 21.—Presi dent Taft to-day signed the joii t resolution for the admission of New Mexico and Arizona into the U^lou at 3.08 p. m. There was tsit one resolution, no the Presi dent used three different pens in order that some of the relic hunters might he saiisfied. When the resolution was laid on his deak he looked up nt the crowd around him and said: • -® '•Has anybody read this?” Nob ' !>' answered and to make certain of if. President read the resolution him self, “Well, gentlemen, U's done.'' he said, as he put the last stroke on the parchment. The resolution signed by the IT*’ 8 ident provides that Arixona sh** 11 eliminate the Judiciary recall cla-u-e •n its Constitution.