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Vi, be fceoote ' a uiBoaim mcwsPApiK. A CUUMTftYMAJP* VKWBPim. A NEWAPAFBE VOft ttlJ.n AVD BUYWt. ? * 1 OHBLISHCD KVnr THURSDAY. mr.A SCHKOCK. PuausttCR. sracuriMi. su* rat urn S. Oh OeU 15th 1VO0. . GOOD ROADS. ' President Finley of tlie South ean Railway deserve* the thanks of the entire 8onth for bis very interesting letters on pertineut subjects. We give below ex tracts from a letter received by us from him which we take pleasure in commending to you. We indorse every word of it, and hope that it will bear good fruit. Something must be done to cor rect the evil of bad roads, not merely for our material welfare, but to draw the people o( the town and couutry into closer aud more friendly communication. -It ciiuuot be denied that at pres ent there is a slight feeling or rtntagouism in the minds of many country citizens towards those of the towns uiycl cities, which feeling could be eutirely wiped out if ilie public highways were iu such condition that the dcni zens of the towus could wilu u degree of comfort take u day ofT now uiul then and s|>eiid it with Ins or her country frieuds. This would relieve4lie feeling of cool uess and stand-offishness which many of our couutry friends imagine exists amoug the town people towards them, a feeling we tuuy say,which docs not ex ist. The following are the ex tracts: "If i!*e farm is to be profitable it must uot merely produce abun dant crops, but its products must be put where they can be sold. By whatever means of trans portation they may ultimately be carried before they reach the iiual consumer, our farm pro K ducts move primarily over the couutry highway, and the cou dition of the road leading from the farm to the shipping point or to a uear by consuming oen ter, such as a manufacturing town, effects materially the pro tits of the farmer aud the vulue or his farm. The condition of the road controls tho sizo of the loud that can be hauled over ii and the speed at which it can be carried. Any improvment by which the farmer is enabled to carry, \vitl? the sa.Tie vehicle and the same team, a load seventy ti ve or on* hundred percent heavier, will result in substantial saving! In his time and iu the wear and learof bis vehiclos and teams. The construction of good roads loading from a market town has practically the same effdet as bringing the farms nearer to the town. It extends by several miles in every direction the area of territory in which farmers can profitably engage in market gardening and dairying. That this is true lias been effectively demonstrated in those loculities in the Mouthern States and in other sections of the country whore road improvements have 'ii'oii curried out intelligently uii'l systematically. The coat to the farmer of haul ;ng Ins products over poor roads is not nlway? appreciated, for the reason that it is rare ilml a farmer pays for haviug his haul ing done. The United States Department oi Agriculture has made an investigation of this mutter v however, and the re sculls show tho cost for cotton, for instance, to be an average rate of twenty seven cents per ? ton per mllo for an avor.ige haul ?' II H miles. That road Ira ,??? '.urni would materially re . ii ? i In;*"cost is shown by the following striking statement in the Year Book of the Agricul turn I Department for 1900: VIf it were possible to increase (h?? average weight of a wagon > ii) ,.f col inn in the United f???!??) three bales, as it n io four bales, without ir.ctraMng the cost of haul ing the loud, the saving on a crop equal to the one picked in 1005 would amount to $2,000,000; aud if the averuge load of wheat, a >?r 55 b?sbel%Jfc<b mcm>?ri by SO bnshet vlbe^u*** effected | in having a cnm like that* of IM firouId be -Sore tliac$8, 000,000.* - * I think it my truthfully be ??id tliat there are few matters of each general importance toi all the people of any community | us the provision of good roads, and I believe, therefore, that all of us who huve the prosperity of the' 8outli at neart should do all in our power to uid in the creation of a public opinion favorable to road improvement. The system that should be udoot ed by any locality is one on wtiich ifc would not. be proper for me to tender advice, even if I were qualified lo do so. It is neces sarily a matter that can best be delei mined by tliS*" people di rectly interested and who are acquainted.. with the peculiar u&lds and conditions of their neighborhoods." Do Not Rush Cotton on the Market. The Farmers' Uniou urges her members and farmers generally not to rush their cotton oujjic market ut the preseut prices, which ure below the cost of pro ductiou. Every bale of cotton beiug sold istaUeu from the pro ducer at $20 'per bale less than its real value. Who is the beu\ 011 the market? Is it not the producer? If you would re fuse to talce tlieprice offered, the speculators will have to give your price. Can you do better? Cerlaiuly you cau. The Farmers' Union has been offered all tho motley uecessary if we will ouly put our coltou in bonded warehouses. Tuo Union has a number of warehouses, and the Standard Warehouse Company is also in position to store colton aud issue receipts. The lutter compauv can store 70,000 bales aud issue receipts which will be negotiable at any bank. Ar raiigemeuts have been made for carrying your cottou for yon if you will but co-operate. If fa ther information regarding this is desired address the undersigned at Pendleton, S. C. I would ad vise any one putting their cot ton iu warehouses to arrange for money for six mouths ut least. Is it good judgemeut to ware house cotton? I will answer yes, it is always good^iudgement to warehouse any product when it sells below production, and conditions will certaiuly warrant it now. B. Harris, President S. C. Farmers' Union, Pendleton, S. C , Spetembor 80, 1003. Notice. This is to notify the public that the management of tne Snjder Photograph Gallery has changed hands, I being now the mauuger. Competent photogra phers will be in charge who will be pleased to furnish yon with work in quality equal to that to be had in any city gallery, at moderate prices. Gallery over Catnden Bank. Kodak work developed and finished. Orders for enlarging solicited. Same will be prompt ly filled. Satisfaction guaranteed on all work. P. B. Hilton. Ssthirbe a Farmers'*.Wife I rustier be a&riiMr't Wife, Mid tlwro in Mv?rtl itood Tl* aiUik>nair?Vwtf? has notbingtoda She til fray a thinks oaly of haying a good timo. She does not do enough work to even givfluher plenty of exercise. She always has her carriage brought around to her door and then goes to parties, balls and such things. She does n>t even try to help some poor people that are in ueed. If I had inherited a million dollars I would spend some of my time helping to educate some help less children. The former comes near being honest, and of course I had rather luve au honest hus band. I had rather wear rugs than to cheat somebody out of their living. I prefer living on the farm, because I cau have my chiciceus to work with and my garden to see ufter. Also my house. Anyone is betler off with something to do, You know the old sayiug is, "Idle ness is the workshop of the devil. * And I think it is true. It is a pleasure for a farmer's wife to get a picture to go iu her dining-room, but a rich lady thinks nothing about it. I think it is real nice to have a flower garden to work. A farmer's wife may be plain- but she can cook good and tir up a picnic dinner that anybody w6u!d eat. Some mil lion tires uiarry with out the least speck of love. But it is not very often that the farmers do. Even if a farmer's wife does have a bad time oc casionally, it is not always be cause she is not loved by her husband. If I do- not marry a farmer it certainly wont be a millionaire.?Ada Williams, Iu crease, Miss. Praise Your Town. When you pull down'the town in which is your home, you are pulling down yourself. Banish from your mind the mistaken id.t that all good things are away off iu some other locality. Give your town all the praise it can legitimately near. It cer tainly will do you no harm and will cost you uothing; and above all patronize your home institu tions?including the printing office.?Ex. Dr. King's New Life Pills The best In the world. MONTHLY REPORT i* OPTS# -<? , > DI SP6NS ARI6S IN KERSHAW COUNTY For the Month of Sept.* 1908. CAMDEN, S. C. Total Invoice Including Stock on Hand First Day of Motiib..; 19,042 05 Total Sales i 7,994 80j Operating Expenses of Dispensary 225 00 Breakage 80 80 StocU on hand Last Day of Monlli 11,062 30 BETHUNE, S. C. Total Invoice Including Stocic ou Hand First Day of Month 3,170 75 Total Sales 1 1,300 06 Operating Expenses of Dispensary 80 31 Brea'?.a:*e 17 75 Stock ou Hand Last Day of Month 1,704 35 Alcohol in 4f gjallon quantities will be sold at $3.00 per gal ion to parlies furnishing cask or jug. State of South Carolina > Kerwliaw County $ Personally appeared XV. J. Dunn, Chairman, W. II. Zeinp, Sec., am! K. T* Estridge. members of the Kershaw County Dispensary Board~who being each duly and severally sworn deposes and says that the foregoing stateiheut is true and correct. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of Oct., 1006. Sigurd, W. R. IIOUGII, Notary Public, S. C Browning Home and Mather Academy. Camden, S. C-, Sept., 30lh, 1908 The officers of the Woman's Home Missionary Society having tins work in charge take pleasure in announcing Miss M. Ella Stewart of Providence, R. I., as j superintendent for the follow ing year. Miss Stewart may be remembered by all as the very eflicieut superintendent who in the early days of the home luid the foundation of its policy and established precedents which have through all its history made it ono of the most successful ot the Industrial Traioiug schools for colored people in the South. / Miss Stewart is an educated woman, a member of one of the leading churches of Provideuce, and a devoted christian. They would also announce M?ss Mary E. Lough of the Do mestic Science Training schools of Boston us in.il run and Miss Flora Li. Sappof Ohio Wesleyan Uuiversily as music teacher. And 11.is with devoutgratitude they .furlher announce ilie re turn of Miss Francos V. Russell, the very successful principal of Mallier Academy for severul years. God has grueiously rais ed her u?W rom Ihe very grates of death utid restored her to her accuslometl place. We are sorry for the ruin Ihe U >ods have wrought but trust tlnj superior promise of the school for the coining year will encouruge the former pupils to return and other parents to send their girls although at a great sacrifice. The slight increase in cost for board and tuition from live to six dollars per month has been necessitated l>y the ad vanced cost of living. The school opens Oct. 1, 1908. Mrs. E. M. Albright, Bureau Secretary for East Cen ~tral Stales. He Greatest Stale Fan-Ever HeH OCTOBER 26-30 COLUMBIA, S. C. Railrftd Fares Cat in Half. Good Accommodations for Everybody. New Exhibit Features, ARRANGE TO BE IN I J. G. MOBLEY, President Two Fine Football Games. Best Horse Races in the Sooth. Good Free Shows and Mid-Wa7. LUMBIA FAIR WEEK. A. W. LOVE, Secretary. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF RICHMOND, VA. PROMPT SHIPMENTS * Tfio abovo in our shipping hou?o where wc barn Von doing bueinosn for more than forty yearn. Being next to the express office gives us the best and quickest shipping facilities. All orders t.ro sent out ea:no day received. Wo mako losses and breakage good 1 Gal. 2 0<lU. 3 Gait. 4?* Gals 2.60 4.r>0 6.SO 9.00 2.50 A. CO ?60 9.00 2.60 4.30 6.60 O.OO HATKE'S VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN RYE?A whlckey we havo boon colling for forty years - $2 60 60 SO.60 $9.00 PRIVATE STOCK COnN-'TIt m'ld and mollow, try It onoe, then always - - - ? 2.60 4 60 6.60 O.OO HOLLAND QIN ? Oest Gin eofd at this low pries - ? - - - - - - - APPLE BRANDY-Thls years orop, but It Is PURZ BRANDY - - - - - - PEACH BRANDY ? Mado aspaoially for us In Maryland. ~ ? - - - - - "moo io CENT* rxrna pen callow rca AAi*-Or r;;r /wove annNO? in rtiLt. Qvnms." 24 Pint* or Of N~!t-Pinia of Any f lrovo Cirontlm In I'.nln Chiwm 17.89. Ws prepay express (Charges at these prices and gaarnnt o o delivery. Write for completo prico list, ad these arc c^y a few brands. Heod Money Order or Rjgietorcd Letter with order. A. IIATKE & COMPANY, ?00-R052-R04-H00 E. CARY ST., , HOX 3T1, RICHMOND, VA. wmmmmmmmmnmmommmmmmmmmm ^ o CUTLERY ? (> Field JFeociii?? AA'D Barbed Wire FARM SUPPLIE I also carry a complete line of GENERAL MERCHANDISE to which I call your special atten tion. My prices are as low as THE LOWEST PRICES of any other Merchant in this City, and I will appreciate a generous share of your patronage. GIVE ME A CALL ZD. 3^Zo2TX2n.cc3_37" s. c. EABOAKD A I I! LI A i: Jl A I /, H' A V. These Arrivals iiihI Depiirl ?res as well as Time mill CoiineeiiitM Willi oilier Companies, arc given only iim Infnrnia; i.?n ami art not C nnraiit(4-?1. NORTHBOUND. Ijv Cum don Ar Hamlet -Ar K;il(*j?r|| Ar'Porisinouih . Ar llicliiuoiMl.. . Ar \Vusliin<;toi). Ar 13,111 iinori'.. . Ar Pliiimiclphiii Ar New Yorlc . No 84 10 p in 25 }? id 40 a in. 50 a in. U7 a in. 50 ii in . 57 u III . 1H |> id . 45 j) m. No 00 6 80 a in 4;"> :i in ?r?(5 a hi 40 |) in H) )> id U5 | > D) 11 IH) |> in 4 21 a id 7 IK) u iu SOUTHBOUND. T.<v On union Lv Columbia Lv Sitvaotml) ... .Ar Jacksonville . -Ar Montgomery . Tinn,>;i....... No. 81 9 17 am, 10 55 a in . 2 LH> ]? m f> 10 |> in . 8 15 a in. o yo a id . No. 43 10 40 j) in 11 13 |> m 2 47> u .*) ' 1"> ji id * ir> |> iii 5 -0 I> in .i i inn* rvi>* oi ami hi an1 composed of I In? following hijrh class equipment: Pnllman Drawinjr Room Sleeping ('ar between Jer sey City and Tampa, daily; Seaboard dining: car between New York and Richmond and between (laailet and Jacksonville, also rirst class day coaches. Trains N<?s. 4)1 and (50, Seal>o:ird Mail, daily, are con. posed of following equipment: Pullman Drawing room Sleeping w* be tween New Yoik and Jacksonville, daily, Se;i)>oard MmlT??t Parlor car between .Jacksonville and Tampa, dailx ; Dining Car between Washington and Ifamlet, daily, al>o tirst class day coaches. For inronnation and reservations, call on or write. E. J. COOPER, A?;t J. S. ETCUUERCiRU, T. P. A. Camden, S# C Columbia, S. 0, W. BRATTON DZLOACH ATTOUNKY AT LAW Camdkn. S. V. REAL K8TATE aiul Collect Ingr A^ont. All pprnnnii having Heal Kstaf?' for fi I ? or r?'Mt, nr?? ri'.jnt'MttMl in call on iii?? f >r information. Tliom* wifliinu to Iny or rent Ural K-lalr, im* h!-??? rcqiM-Mlril In rail on me. A!? claim* pl:;?vil in my Kami* f??i rolVrtion will receive prompt aMen tion. (?nil on tnc ?f Mr. W. A. SrlirorKV nlllre (Tin* IVoplr'a ol!)rc,) Camden, 8. V. O. O. Alcxnii<1<*r, i aaaxAatr*! astj^ojb *hc BS28S3SSSSSHLS BS^SSZft? pS3 lanoui KB qnv IvoShI TWCKVI ?H8STOsoji frmmmiq m? 8D?m a:;x tlKn? Honoo?^*ni^ I Dr. I. II. Alexander, PKNTI8T. Ottieo one door North of "The People.' UNDERTAKING CALT.S ATT ION I) ICD ANY HOUR DAY OK NIGHT. :: :: :: i:s(. K. <). McCrrijrlit. I*cut f'c,sif/ns. Ext. /;. O. McCnight. m o x un / ; x rs a xi) roMnsroxrs. Vermou f Mavblv. ( o - " . . BucMen's Arnica Salve The Csi! Salve 11 The YVwM#