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Reduce acreage i T . [re And Curtail the Use of Commer- J I of cial Fertilizers is fr THE COTTON GROWERS ;j Li se ei Remedy fir Low Prices and Hard Times ll< Among the Farmers of the Sonth, Who Make the Cotton as Set ^ oc f orth by the New Orleans ir a< Cotton Convention. n nc Hy a unanimous vote at the close of Its first session Tuesday, January o 24th, the Southern Interstate Cotton ~ Convention, which met last week in New Orli win by general agreement the largest and most representative that has gathered In the south, dc- ' olared thai reduction of acreage and s? cymmerMal fertilisers Is the para- w mouut question to be considered at 1 the convention, and It must be settled c before any other busir.e s is uuderta n ken. Eleven huadred aud thirty ti\e delegates, representing the 13 cotton growing Slates and lerritorhs, had registered when llio convention was called to mler. Evan that number did not represent the full strength of a the convention. n The-forenoon and early afternoon 1 were devoted to the c unpromising o' 1 all differences that existed as to or- ^ gani/. vtioii, the central Idea bell g c that the work of the convention c should ge to the country with the stamp of harmony and practical ( unanimity. The result was that for- 1 mer Congressman Catchlng's name was wltl drawn and all opposition to 1 Mr. Harvle Jordan's selection ei.ded. c Washington Artillery ball, seating ' 2,000 pee pie, was crowded to th? 1 doors when the convention met. As t president of the S mtheru Cotton 1 Growers' convention, Mr. J irdan 1 called It to order. He said in part: ' "We are all agreed upon four gen- H eral propositions: s "1. We must tic up and take care of the surplus of this crop and remove ' It from the markets of the country I until next fall, and hold the balance 1 of the crop absolutely In our posses 1 sion until the price advances to nor 1 mal conditions. c "2. We must reduce tlie cotton * acreage and rue of commercial fer till - s z rs under cotton at least 25 por cent 8 under that of 1004. "3. Wo muHt arrange for a general 1 system of bonded warehouses undo* f local control of the people thr? ughout * the south. "4. Wo must at once proceed to organize the producers of the south j In every cotton growing county on a | business basis to carry Into operation j a permanent system of relief ai d pro- , tectkn ft;r ti e future."' TilK OltOAN l/.ATION. Judge K It. Perkins of Dallas nominated former L'eut. (5ov. Jester of Texas for temporary chairman and 1 e was unanimously elected. C ncludlrg a brief but elTectlve address, Gov. Jester said: "Two reforms must be inaugurated by the southern farmers: "Diversification of eiops tl at will reduce the production of cotton and better facilities for the storage of cot ton that will give lower insurance and Interest and better protection." J. A. Ii. Lo\ettof Bl intsvllie, Ala., Richard Cheatham of Mississippi and J. II. W1 yte of Now Orleans were elected secretaries. On motion of .1. A. Brown of Njrth Carolina a committee on permanent organization of one delegate f re in each State was named and pending lis re port welcoming addresses by Mayor Behrman and President Sanders of the Progressive union were li.itcned to There were responses by Walter Clark ^ of Clarkesdalo, Miss., and J. Pope ( U.n?.. ? I- - ' '?- ?i luvjnn, titan uiiui ui iiio vjruui^lit rail road commission. Mr. llrown said it was the number of bales which rc j. u'ated Lire ptico of [ cotton and the present price would j not advance until it was known that the production this your was to lie ourtalled. Eight million bales would be an ample crop to raise this year. , With the 1,000,000 of surplus held on ^ to, it wou'd give precisely the crop , the bears desire, lie believed the j south could whip in the present tight. ^ HA8IS OF KKI'ltKSKNTATIONT. ^ W. D. Nesbltt of Alabama prest nt a cd the report of the committee on f permanent organization, it provided for Ilarvie Jordan as president, for a vice presiK3nt from eaon State and for the three secretaries named by the * temporary organization It tixod the P representatloQ on the basis of one 8 vote for every 100,000 bales of o tton t raised during 1903 04, as foilows: o A la Ku m q I Hi A fl/omiat U ? 1 ^ AO A/u ? i j ci y I V ^ ill AQIJ nilil U f I' l*J| Ulrt 1) Georgia 14; Lduisiaua 9; Mississippi r 14: North Carolina <>; S( uih Carolina t 9; Tennestee 3; Texas 26; Oklahoma v - 2; Missouri 1, and Indian Territory ? 3. At Its night session the convent ion ? listened for an hour to an address by c President A. Hrlttln of the New Or- c leans col tx n exchange. Mr. Hriltlu c denied tint low prices were in an> v sense due to future sales. Low prices were duo to one cause ai d one cause d only, that of over production. With t! the removal of that causo values o would go up with future regardless of ai all the hound sellers of Europe, Africa t< or America. c< Let the acreage be reduced 25 per 1 cent, and all the speculators on earth tl cannot keep cotton from going to 10 t< cents. Speaking of tiie growing con ci sumption of cotton, Mr. Bilttln said 10,000,000 bales in three to dvc years o' the world would require a crop < f 13,- S1 000,000 bales and more. Referring e: txi the importance of the present con ti vention, he said that any resolutions ol It might pass would amount to little if t.hov urora r\Af ^/vlhw. - J - ~V. J rn.iv, IIUV lUIIUVtl'd lip Willi V' earnest, sincere and determined work. 01 In the Rolulicn of the problem con vl fronting It, the most serious since the tt War Between the S ctlons, he said the convention had the best wishes of a< the ?reat exchange which he had tne & honor to represent. gl WILL SOLVE THE l'HOBLRM. Firmly believing It to he the mo9t Important step in the solution of the Fj ootton problem, the convention without a dls entlng vote Wednesday declared In favor of a 25 per cent, reduction In acreage and an equal re- ^ ductlon In commercial fertilizer and fc backed that action up with the adop tlon of a comprehensive plan to secure ( the support of every farmer, big and P little, In ti e cotton belt. An ov< r- c whelming majority of the delegates sl were present when the report was received and aotcd upon. At the opening of the afternoon p session Former Senator McLaurln of f. national protection tor the cott( u q ower, saying that hereto* re the v tton planter had been sacrificed to e dcctrlne of free raw materials A C ferenee to President Roosevelt's c lendliness to the south provoked a i vorabie demonstration on the part ( the audience c Former Lieut. Gov. J enter of Texan i om the committee on "holding and \ lancing the balance of the preseut t op ' presentee a report setting forth ( lat each State and local section < ems amply aMe to llnauce its preait holdings. The committee be- i 3vcs that the cotUn now In the : Mids of the producer .should remain i i the farm or be stored In local waieonsen protected against weather and i ild that the hanks and commission ten evinced a willingness to aid In larkcttng the balance of the crop so i to hold in check any disposition to ish In cotton unduly aud break the larket. Relief was expressed that 5 per cent, reduction In acreage and 5 per cent, reduction In fertilizers rill solve the cotton problem. COMMITTKK ON ACKKAW K After the convention had voted an ivltation toCapt. Richmond P. Hobon to speak, R. 11. Jenkins of Texas ^as reo? gnlz d to read the report of he committee on acreage which the onvention had voted to be of paia a hunt Importance. The report ft Upws: "To the lion, llarvle Jordan, Chairman Interstate Cotton Growers' Convention: "Wo, your committee, o.i acreage ,r.d the use of fertilizers, do rcc imnend that acreage planted In cotton n loo.) shall he 25 per cent, less an n 1 ou i and fch it there shall be a rcluctlon of 25 per cent. In the uie of lommercial fe tillzers In growning :otton. "We recommend the following plan or the accomplishment of said reduo Ion: "First: That the vice president of ms association ior e<ic? rstate snail i,ill a meeting of all persons Interested i cotton on the lltn day of February 006, In the county seat of each coun,y not already organized, on the plan lerelnaftor set out, at which meeting here s iall be elected a county chairn in and a precinct chairman for each chool district or other smill political ubdivlsicD of the coun'y. "Second. That there shall be held i\ each school dlitrlct or other small , )olltlcal sub division of the county on he 18th day of F bruary, 1905,at 1 r'olock p. tn , a meeting of all clt /.ens >f said district or other small polltl al sub division who are interested In die growing of cotton, which meeting ihall elect a committee of thr o otcreage and membership. "Third. At said precinct meeting die farmers and land owners present ihall be asked to sign the following igrocment: THE AGREEMENT. "We the u iderslgnod farmers o and owners, living In (^cho >1 district je.it or precinct) No. , county of , Stite of ?, hereby pledge nmelves to reduce ttie acreage plantid by us In cotton and to reduce our s iriKumptlou of frtllizer In growing ; -tton as shown by the statements set pposlte our names. "Fourth. That said c m nlttee on u r .age and membership shall immel ately canvass said dtstr.co and ask ill farmers and land owners tn said iistricb who do not attend httid meet ng t/j sign sail pledge, and said c imnittec shall return said pledge lo the shall man of said preclnc'. "Fifth. Said precinct chairman iha 1 preserve said pledges and tin y ihall Immediately report to the coun ,y chairman, showing the total numser of acres planted in cotton in said srecinct in 1904 and the total num xsr to be planted In 1905, tho total imount of f rblll/.sr used In growing : itton in said pricluct and the total imount to be used in sxtd precinct in aid years. "Sixth. The county ohalrmau ihall Immediately forward to the' itate vice president of their respec ,lve States a written statement showng the total number of acres planted u cotton in their respective counties n 1004 and the total amount to he danted in 1005, and shall make a Ike rep ?rb as to the fertilizer used n said years. "Seventh. The vice president of iach State shall Immediately upon ccolvlng the reports of the county ihalrmen forward to the president of his association a report showing Liu lumber of acres plantod In cotton In ds State In the year 1004 and the he amout of ft rtlllzjr used in said ear la growing cotton and the .mount of cott >n to be planted and ertll!z3r to be used In 1905. TIIK I'llKUOKNT'S WOUK. "Eighth. The porsldent of the asociation, upon receiving these re torts, shall immediately tabulate the ame and send a copy thereof to he county chairmen in the different otlon States and territories. "Ninth. If any county not al eady organized should fail to organlz ? he vice president of the State In fhlch said county Is situated shall ause Miia coumy lo De orgamzid as ereln provided and if any precinct Itould fail to organize, the county bairman of the county in whioh pre inct is situated shall cause suoh preiuct to he organized as herein proi led. Tenth. It shall bo the further uty of the officers of this assoclaIon to port the names and addresses f such persons who refuse to sign the gi cement to reduce acreage for 1906, :>gether with the number of acres of i Jlton planted by suoh persons In 904 and the number of acres that i ley will probably plant in 1905 and ) make a lide report as to fertlllzrs." Martin V. Calvin and Bert Miller f Georgia wanted the report made a i >eclal order for Friday, the latter j (pressing the >>ellef th^t the reduo I on might havj gone to the extent ; f 33 1-3 per cet t., but T. E. Massen\le of the same State rallied the con* jntlon to immediate consideration i the ground toat this was the most 1 ital business that could come before 1 le c invention t.nd by au overwhelm ( ig vote the correction decided upon 1 stion, finally ac opted the report with < thunderous ajoand without a sin- 1 le vote in the negative. e Without transacting any other 8 uslness or listening to any of the pa- ' arson the programme the oonven- 8 on recessed until night. t KNDS ITS WORKS. t With the unanimous adoption of ^ le plan reported by its committee 1 >r a permanent orgaulz&tlon, headed 8 y Hat vie Jordai of Georgia as prcslunt and E S Peters of TexiS as vice resident, tho convention finally c osed its successful three days' sea- a on Thursday night. , Commissioner of Agriculture R. R. 8 oole of Alabama presented the re- j ort of the committee on statistics, , pproving the methods of the Na- ( ..n:h (i liiiiorn' atiH< clfttlim as the , ulckest and moH feasible way of ettlug out reports. Former Senator McLaurln of South Jarollu* presented the report of the ummittee oo rest lutloos, heartily ap>ro?lng the reduction of acreage and ertilizers and urging "all owners of lotton to hold it until the government report on acreage shows to the world tt\at southern cotton farmers >tand solidly together; that they have implied with their agreement and iemand the value of their product." | The following resolution was unintmously adople 1 and copies ordered jent to Fresldeut ltojsevelt and the iouthern senators: "We herobj endorse the movement sn foot to endow the Interstate commerce commission with fu'l aud complete control over alleged discriminations and abuses by railroads, with power to enforce their tlndlngs and request all southern senators and congressmen to support and aid In the passage of this measure." At the afternoon session the committee on closer relations between manufactuiers and producers made a report in the interest of the ellmlna lion of the spccu ator in cotton. The committee said it at the wide fluctuation* are alike disastrous to the manu facturer. making it impossible for the manufacturer to promulgate prices for cotton products based on a uniform 0081 of the raw staple and fur either the farmer or the minufacturcr to maintain his prices. It was recommended therefore that a com mlttco consisting of one cotton producer from each State be appol ited to coi fer with mill inon asking dial they j tin hands with .the producers in effect iig a plan whereby the producer can 8(11 his cotton direct to themtnu factuier and thereby eliminate the specu ator from the market. ThJ report v/as adopted. !'cum isu.tr o:ia vsi/. vn >s The report of the committee on permanent organization followed. It provides for t tic creation of the S( uthern Cotton ass elation embracing all the cotton producing S atesand terrltorUsto ngulate o^tton producU m, cotton supply and tlnanclnK and cspe daily cotton marketing. using every ITort to secure broader markets and to limit the production to the demand it remunerative prices and to reduce M a minimum all expense of handling cottr n and i s produots fron the jime it It westhe field until it reaches the consumer. T icre are to b3 State and territorial, o uuty and parish and Kub-dlvlson associations all related to tne parent stem. Oillcers are to be eleoted once a year. The executive cimmittce of the main association is to consist of 27 luembeis apportioned as follows: Alabama, 3: Arkansas, 2; Florida, I; Georgia, 3; Louisiana, 2; Mississippi, 3; N >rth Carolina, 2; South Carolina, 2; Tennessee, l; Texas, 6; Oklahoma, l; Missouri, 1; Indian Territory, 1. E ich Stato and territorial association Is to bo com posed of one member from each cotton growing county and is toe'ect representatives to the main bod}. Each voting precinct is tc have two cotton producers in the county organization. The president and vice president of tire Southern Cotton ass elation are made ex-olHcio men bjrs of its executive committee. The committee lecommcnded Harvie Jordan for president and K. S. Petera for vice president and provided a provisional ex cutlve oommittee. The . # 4 X- - iuuuti n?r uiu orgamziuon ana its operation aie to be derived from Initiation fees, unin al clues and a charge on e ich bale of cotton produc d by Its mem bershlp. The report was unanlm< usly adop ted ard Mr. Jordan expr ssed his thanks for the confidence in him. KK80LUTION8 ADOPTED. Tho following resolution was offered by the resolution committee through Ex-Senator McLaurln and adopted: "That a special committee bo ap pointed by this convention to confer with the president of the United Sta'os, the secretary of agriculture and the manufacturers of cotton goods to obtain such concerted action as will enlarge our trade in cotton products in fuielgh countries." J. A. Brown of North Carolina offered this resolution which was adopted: "That the officers of this convention will to required and Instruct ed to Immediately formulate a plan to pool 2,000,000 hales of the present cotton crop and retire the same until after Oot. 1, 1905 " A resolutlc n by E D. Smith of South Carolina was passed providing for tl c appolntmeut of an lnspeitor by each county In the Interest of the elTectl -e carrying out of the pledge to reduce acreage. A resolution offered by J. A. Br >wn of Nurth Carolina was unanimously adopted thanking Hon. S. N. D. North for the Information and co irtesy he had extended to the conven ion In furnishing the glnners' report requcstcl and expressing It as the desire of the convention that the government r ports on ootton statlsics should be c ntlnued. President Jordan named as the c )mmlttee to visit, t'r. slripnt, RnAooooii'. tr* the In to rest of an enlargement of the otton trade cx Senator McLaurln. John M. Parkerjof New Orleans and R. Ashcroft of Alabama. A resolution by C. II. Jenkins of I exas was adopted declaring the report of the committee of statistic* as not intended to criticise the work of the government bureaus, expressing omfidence in them and asking congress for appropriations to make the service more efficient. A number of telegrams from bank nrs and business men ani one from ex Secretary Hoke Smith congratulating the convention on its work and ex pressing sympathy with it were read. The convention then listened to an addre s on diversification by tt K. Smith of Sherman, Tex., and after benediction by Rev. Mr. Sublett of South Carolina it finally adjourned. A CJood Bill. mi ? - -? * " * * * * xne jonowing dui lniroaucefl id the louse by Mr. Cu ler, if it becomes aw, will rob "old loss" saleaof much if their interest, and buyers of such ,htngr of the intense mental pleasure >f speculating whether they had been juncood or have buncoed somebody dse: "That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful or any common carrier to offer for tale at auoti< n or otherwise any ar dele or bundle of merchandise when die same is sold for the collection of sharKOi or freight without first openngand exposing fcr examination such irtiole or bundle." Fourteen Striker* Killed. At Moscow, Russia, Wednesday ivening in a fight hctwei n striken ind the soldiers, fourteen persons vere killed. The struggle followed in attempt of the strikers to assemble n a publio square. Some strikers julled revolvers, whereupon the sol* Hers opened fire and the strikers recreated. c Some Thoughtful Suggestions At to How to Oiow Them Written bj a Man Who Has Spent S Many. Years In liaising X The in for Market. u The writer of this article Is the origInatorof the Cabbage growing Industry on the Carolina Coast. 1 grew my v tlrst oatbage for market in tlte year 1808; from a beginning of one half acie, the business has Increased until at the present time there are over 4,- e 000 acres of cabbage grown each sea ^ son in this territory. To grow a sue oessful crop tho tlrst and most Important thing Is to secure plants that are grown from high grade seed, as no * amount of care, firtlllizer or cultiva tli n can make a good crop, if the f plants used are grown from Inferior seed. You cannot judge fri in the ap d pcaranoe of the plant, as all young ' cabbage plants look the same. Your ^ safest plau Is to purohase your plants from a reap mslble dealer who has been 1 In the business a long time, and who 1 has an established refutation. The ? better class of seed growers select ' their stock very carefully, removing ( from the fleld all heads or cabbage 1 that are not perfcot. Some seasons they have to cut out two thirds of J their plants and do not save their seed from more thi.n one third. Seed selected In this w a> will cost from <2,- ! 50 to 13.00 per lound other seeigrowers allow their entire crop of ca ) 1 bage to make see 1, do nob use any care in the selecti >n of seed grow i. ' These seed will cos', you from 40 to 00 1 oents per pound. 'lhe cost of the seed 1 Is two thirds of the cost of growing ! cabbage plants, so vou can readilv understand why a plant grower who ( pays 12 50 to $3.00 for his seed cannot ' sell you plants as o leap as the grower who buys Inferior seed at 40 to 00 , cents per pound. My thirty six years experience has proved to me that It ' would pay me bolt* r to use high grade si jd at a cost of $10 00 per pound tl an to use Inferior seed If 1 could g it , tl em free. Those who do not make a *egular business of growing cabbage ' h ve been in the habit of setting out p nits In the month of Fe r la y aid March, think! ig that the patius ! d not live If set earlier In the winter. rl lis Is a mistake as a plant set n 1 December or January uuder the prcp1 er conditions will live just as well and head much earlier. The following la 1 structions will give the proper method of setting. The South Carolina soa coast, on account ef locality, and ellmatlo conditions Is admlrabl) adapted to the growlDg of hardy open air plants. The plant growers sow their I seed In the open tlelds in the late fall ' from October 20th to November 16th these seed germinate quickly and make a very rapid growth for a couple of weeks, by this time the nights start to get c dd. Tho growth of the plants ' Is checked, and usually about Decem> ber 1st to 10th our fre; zing weather > begins, when the plants stop growing < entirely. The cold weather has caused 1 it to become tough ana hard, it is now 1 in a dormant condition and will remain in this condition nut 11 tl e latter ! part of February or until the spring ' weather opens up. In this condition plants will stand cold without injury, ! 1 have seen my plants covered with ' ice and sleet fur several days, with the thermometer down to 18 and nut ? be Injure at all, while the same plants 1 If they had been In a thrifty growing condition and full of sap would have been killed by a heavy freeze or a 1 slight frost, to avoid the dai ger of los.-dng your plants you want to boy them while they are dormant, the sooner you do this after December ( 15th the better. 1 If you have it, select a piece of dark, mediumly Lw, well drained land, break it up as thoroughly as ycu can, then pulverize well with a good , clod breaker or harrows east and west, 30 inches apart, with a bull tongae plow. Make up your bed, by , throwing two furrows together with a single horse turn plow. Take your plants and set them 20 , inches apart on the south side of the bed, far enough down, that the top of | the bed will be above the plant, this , is done to keep the north and northwest winds from twisting and break- , lng the small plants. lie sure to set . the plants well down in the soil, and J sec that the entire stem up to the , lirst leaves Is in the ground. The . earth should bo w< 11 packed ar ?und the plant, it should be packed so tlrm, that if you take your plant by the leaf and pull the le ives would break off before the plant would pull out. It is understood thf.t you have used plants that are in a dormant cond tion. These plan s should not te fertilized at all, until aboub-two weeks before the regular spring weather opens up. The top of the plants wl 1 not grow during tho winter, but the roots will be growing all of the time. About the middle or last of February ?or say two weeks before your regular spring weather starts, take a turn plow, or half shovel, and throw a furrow away from the plants in each alternate row, run tte furrow closet) the plant, sow Id tills furrow fertlli zer at the rate of 1,000 pounds to th j acre, this fertilizer should annalyze a pe cent, phosphoric acid, 7 per cent. Ammonia, and 5 per cent, potash. Ai er you have put down the fertlli zei. throw the furrow back, with th > sai ie plow, being Rare to work tho dii . well up around the plant. Abou , tw * weeks afier tbls fertillz'ng, go ( Inl ) the furrow that was not workei be ore and do the same thing, thei keep the alleys well cultivated, uslno for this purpose a cultivator or dla- 'v mond toothed harrow. You want to keep the land from this time on, well cultivated and as well open as p ssl hie, so that the sun and air can get In n and warm up the soil. The cabbage 1 roots that have been growing all win- d ter are now strong and will take up fe the fertilizer rapidly, and the plants a will grow much faster, and make you a a head of oabbage two to three weeks t sooner than if you had set the plants g in February or March. Tuls article d applies to the growing cabbage In Vir- t ginia, North and South Carolina, 7 Georgia and all of the Gulf States. \ Do not forget that the success or S failure of the whole crop depends on v your getting good plants from relia- v ble sjed. For this reason you should t) buy your plants from & responsible ii grower who has been in the business g a long time and has an established It reputation. n Yours very truly, G W.C. Gkrarty, o; Young's Inland, S. 0. Want Hansom. A dispatch from Manila says lead- 1 ersof the hand of Labrones, whtoh re- ?! cently attacked the town of San Fran * de Malaban, and captured the wife " and two children of ex-Gov. Trias, ^ now demand ransom for the release of n their oapUtes. " ol. Kcltt UItci a Method That Will Solve the Cotton Problt in. In a letter to The State Col Ellison . Keltt, of Newberry, gives a method hat will solve the cotton problem aud lake the South the richest spot of and on the globe. Here is his plan, lead it and see If you don't agree ritb him: T1 e &!' absorbing <(ti htlon for sMuion is how can we get rid of o c.ut ottou aud make it Impossible for it . ver to returu aud distress our peo ile? This will do it: Let eve'y grower of cotton sow vheat, rye, oats aud barley lu ample > quantity for home consumption aud ome to>pvo. W.ien thesa grains ir e aken otT the land sow one bushel of teas on each acre to make pea vine my. When in bloom cut the vines n md cure and house tiiem for fee i, to 11 ell what is not need d on the farm 11 vhen the p'Oper time comts. After ^ ,borough preparation of loo land c Mailt ample acreage In ceru to secure 1 mough for liome cousumptl >n with M iome to spare. Drop peas between the 11 Mils of corn or sow them broadcast, me-half bushel to the acre, the last s Mowing to Improve tl e laud. s Lot each farmer t^curo one or mo-e s mares and raise Lis n ules aud h rses t us toad of buying them' The writer I iad a half brother wh > raised eight mules in nine years .'rom one mare. * lie mlssrd only one ye ir In nlnt; Slier- * man's army stole then all. 1 Let each farmer bo well stocked c with hogs, sheep, goa's, cat'le and p >u try. Let each farmer be self sup * porting as near as possible. After each : grower of cotton has ioue tlie ab ve, let him plant all the coMon be can 1 ultlvate well, make every pmnd he I can and sell It for all he can got, f which will not be less than 10 cents. x If the growers of cotton will fall in f line and follow the advice given, the l people of our southland will be the 1 richest aud happUst people on earth In 1 10 years. f Let every one who has cotton on ( hand hold it If lie can. Let those who cannot hold sell direct to our factories ' if they have to give it i.way, give 1 1 to our own people, i w is tol I a fc days ago b/ the president of a factory ' that he would g ve more for it tha i ' anyone else. While a large crope was made last year, the writer does not believe there ^ is more cotton In exbtouce than the 1 factories will need. .Last year, because f of the h'gli price of cotton, the facto 1 ries ran on short time, some of them I closed down. Notwithstanding tills 1 there whs no cotton at the end of the l season to l*r> harl #--? ? ui?u, nun tioif ittuuury will run on full time and c ?ttou la 1 cheap at 9 ccnis. Ti e above advice Is I from one who has grown, gathered 1 and sold f?2 crop* and made money every year. He never failed. COST OF CATCHING LYNCHERS. < i Gov. Hcjrward SoikIh in Special >>1ch- ( rugn on the Subject. 1 Gov. Iloyward, as Is well known, < employed detectives to work on the ' case of the murdt rers of Keitt Hook- ? ard who was killed and butchered In a most revolting manner lust summer. This Is better known as the Eutaw- . vllie lynching although it had the appearance of a brutal murder by a few ; rather than an ex< cution by a mob. t The expense of this Investigation t was borne by Gov. Hcyward himself '< us his contingent fund had been ex- : hamted. Tuesday he sent to the ' general as emhly the following special \ message in regard thereto: ( Gentleim n of the General Assembly: \ I have found It nec s^ary during j the pa-t j ear, In the proper enforce i meufc of the law, to make an expend! ' ture to which I desire to call your c special attention. Owing to the inadequacy of the coutingent fund, and having no special fund at my disposal, 1 was undor the nec<ssity of personally b r rowing the. sum of $1,807.27 in order to complete the payment of detec- ' lives employed for the purpose of bringing to justice peisons guilty of , participating In lynching*. I gave r?., ~ ?-i l*jj y ifiuuai uuit) lur Lins amount, which amount will be due and pay- ^ able on May 1st, next. And 1 re- 't ipectfully ask that provisions may be . made for this payment by your honorible body. Respectfully, D. G. Iliyward, Governor. In Uood Miapn. , The most bullish set of statistics so t Far Issued this year by the New Or- ' eans cotton exchange were those Is Jlued Saturday showing the week in i 11 n si,{bt and receipts at d shipmcn s up j x> roon on Saturday is compiled by , Secretary Hester. Tiie cotton that < 5am 1 Into sight for the past week was a 151,802 bales compared with 249..'113 i dales for the same week last year. 1 When It is remembered that the crop 1 his year Is much larger than the one >f last year, the full significance Is iho*n. The statement proves that the 'armers are actually as well as theoreIcally holding their cotton orop. The '' itaUment of receipts shows that only 16,165 bales were received during the V week while 109 806 were Fhipped from ~ (be entire country. At this rate pro- ^ ninent traders sbv that the ports and v] ountry towns wl 1 soon l>e drained and 1 ,he farmers will have the situation 0 mtirely In his control. This is enoirt ging, and if tlie farmer will re luce his acreage and hln mian^ von i. ind continue to hold his coc-ton he I vlll whip the tight. The oottor*being P leld will soon bo needed and prices * vlll advance. A Woman to timi#. f< The State says: "Gov. Hell of VerQont is a marvel among governors. s le has refused all appeals for the par- V Ion of a woman who is sentenced to e hanged in that State next month nd calmy declares that he will perait the decrees of the court to have c< heir way. The woman, a Mrs. Ri- <1 era, is under sentence for the mur- g er of her husband, the date fixed for di he execution being Feb. 5th. Not in w 0 years has a woman been hanged in d; Vermont. Under the laws of that tate is seems that the right to ,relew the sentences of the court is tl eatcd in the legislature as well as ai he executive and the legislature hav lg failed to act at Its last sessions th L overnor proposes to let the law talc m ? course. There Is very strong sent!- ui lent against hanging a woman and K< ov. Hell will not have an easy time fl f it for the next few weeks." Killed by Aooldent Four men were killed by accident at A turbam Furnace, Pa. The men were I mployed at the Durham Iron works. I 'hey were operating a cinder train, I 'hlch ran Into a snow drift, jumped I he traok and went over an embank- I ient fifty feet high into the Dela I aro river. | J t The Old Standa Grove's 1 has st>ood t?he t>e? over One and a H of merit* appeal t>< L Enclosed with every bottle ' MMMUHHMtfi MAT&IM JN1 &L ELiOlBlLI TY. | j I any H^aaoni That Prompt Men to "I*.?p the education." The reasons which prompt men to aakc ofTers of marriage to women are s niiny an1 various as the number nd kinds of women thus honored, lot alone are the natural graces and harms of ft mlnlnlty the foci of atTaction f r tlio average man. Acwired accomplishments often omul or a great deal, and It frtquently appens that women are eagerly deired for qualifications, wh e i, while trorgly appealhg to those who deIre them, would not In the le st apical to others occupying a dillereut olnt of view. These very general and not altoether luminous rclkclhns are sugested by a news Item which reaches is from northern New York of an .valanche of marriage otters which las ovorwhi-lmt d two estimable young vomrn, the dai ghters of a farmers at iohuyler. Tlicy are not described as icautlful. So Tar as we are advised, hey are not distinguished for acocnr illshmeu's of the kind which make or social pre emlnenco. l'erphaps hey are not n ore amiable, more afectlonate, uoi more practical in the reneral duties of houiewifery than ilhers. Their claim to distinction Is hat they "ki led, cleaned, scilded, ind hung" two 300 pound hogs withjut masculine resistance, Instantly an overpowering paislon ook possession of the lu art of every ligihle bachelor within what m.ty be saled buggy ladlus. The rural delivery :arricr has ha i to provide h mac If vit li a wheelU rrow to transport the tiers of marr age which come by nail, and the concourse of vehicles which is strut g along the paternal r< nt fet on every day and evening uiggests tliat a continuous funeral is n progress within. Perhaps It is. A rreat many na^int hopes of domestic tap pin ess along strictly bucolic lines perish In the family "seltln' room" very twenty-four hours, and em ugh >roken hearts are left behind by departing suitors to fertilize the farm If ulielr fragments could be composted. The young women are s-ad to decline, 'tlrmly but kindly," the tilers of marriage which are pressed upon them It may he that their unique claim to i'stinctlon puis them in a class which uakes it an linpertinence for the suit pr to oiler thrm the coram >nplace life >f the farmer's wife, who can count jpon a hog killing not ofteuer than pi.ee a year. Their sphere of sccial triumphs obviously Iks in Cincinnati <r Chicago. OI?i> Your htomaoli a ItoHt. Your food must he properly digested md assimilated to be ol any value to i'ou. If your stomach is weak or disMsed take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It ligests what jou eat and gives tlie itoinach a rest, en tiding it to reeupeiitc, take on new life and grow strong lgain. Kodol cures sour stomach, gas, boating, heart palpitation and all digest ive disorders. L. A. Sopor. of Lii,le Hock, Ky., writes us: "We feel that Kodol Dysocpsia (Jure deserves all lie comincndat ion that can he given t, as it saved the life of our little girl when she was three years old. She is sow six and we have kept it for her constantly, but of course she only akes it now when anything disagrees with her." Sold by Dr. E. Norton Oood if True. In the city of New York It is announced that open gambling has been wholly stopped. indeed, gamblers, ppen or under cover, seem to have pcen put entirely out, of business. It was g vast undertaking that Dislrlct \ttorney Jerome f ntsred up< n and li iccmed almost impossible for him t/> tucceed, but he has again Illustrated it e truth of t-bo saying that where ibere is a will there is a way. That Tlcklinic in the Throat. One minute after taking One Mlnitc Cought (Jure that tickling in the hroat Is gone. it acts In tlie throat? lot the stomacl . Harmless?good for diildren. A. L. SpolTord, postmaster it Chester, Mich , says: "Our little rir 1 was unconscious from strangulu,.on during a sudden and tcr ibl< attack of < roup. Three doses of Jne Minute Coi gh Cure half an hour tpart speedily ? urcd iicr. i cannot >raise One Mil ute Cough Cure too nucli for what 1 has done In our famiy." It always gives relief. Sold l>y )r. E. Norton. Tilini?ii Honored. A mong the se lators selected to he in the reception committee for tl e nauguration of President Roosevelt s Senator 11. U Tillman of Soutli Hrollna. It is not known whether lie pre ident made tlie selections ilmiclf or whether they were mad>y I'.rlg .dlor General Wilson, chairran of he lna gural committee. 'I l?o Huiih tine of -prtnjf. The Salve thai cures wiilibut a scar ? DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Cuts, {urns. Itnils. ltriiisAa nnri Pilno /liao^ ear beiorc the use of this salve as now before the sunshine of spring, liss II M. Mid J It-ton, Thebes, ill., ays: "I was seriously alllic ed with a iver sore that was very painf .1. I)eVltt's Witch Hazel Salve cured me in ;ss than a week." Get the genuine. 1 old by i >r. E. Norton. ] Convicted of Murder. J At Greenville on Thursday in the . ourt of general sessions John B. Wal- ? rop, a well-to do farmer, was found . ullty of the murder of Samuel Madox, another farmer. The verdict * as accompanied with a recommen l atlon to mercv. 1 Deserved Popularity. To cure Constipat'on and Liver roubles by gently moving the bowels nd acting as a tonic to the liver, take * ittle Early Risers. These Famous ittle Pills arc mild, pleasant and hariless, but effective and sure. Their niversal use for many years is a strong aarantceof their popularity and useilness. Sold by Dr. E. Norton. To Cui Take Laxative Brom Seven MOBon boxes soM in post 1? mo asteless CI ?t? 25 years. Aver alf Million bottles. 1 > you ? No Cure, i a Ten Cent Package of CltOVF'5 PLAC MB?? in in mi nil KILFYRE! KILFYRl That Is exactly what, it is, aFir clay at the State Fair showing its iire Every Farmer, Oil Mill, Saw Mil property should have them. For sal< COLUMBIA SO Columbia, H O The macl southeastern Limi CHARLESTi Building Material of all kin "RUBEROI f>.'* V THE Guinaud i COIyllMH Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Spe Terra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepar for millions. Whiske I M or phi tie I Clgaret Habit, I Habit I Habit Cured by Keeley i 1320 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75) (k)lur ence solicited. Drowned t>y Tidal Wave. ] A cablegram from Christians, Norway, says tiftv-nine persons perished as the result of an avalanche of rocks at Naesdal, north of Bergen, S inday. A mass of rock was suddenly p reel pi- i tated Into Loenvand lake from the neighboring bills, causing an in mense i wa>e twenty feet lilgh widciiswi pt the neighboring shores. Houses,people and cattle were swept away by the rash of water, and it is known that flfty nlne persons perished. Thus far oiPy four bodies have beeu recovered. A great storm Wednesday stopped the relief work as tie surrounding district is unable to send help. [THE BEST | MEDICINE | n* WOMEN I If you arc nervous and tired out i continually you could have no E| I clearer warning of tho approach R of serious female trouble. Do not wait until you suffer un- H 1 bearable pain beforeyou seek treat- I mont. "You need "NY ino of Cardui 9 J now just as much an if the troublo KB wero moro developed and the tor- I turing pains of disordered men- I struation, bearing dorm pains, I leucorrhoea, backache and liead- H ache were driving you to tho un- I failing relief that w ine of Cardui I has brought hundreds of thousands I of women and will bring you. I I Wine of Cardui will tfrivo out < all trace of weakness and banish I nervous spells, headache nnd back- R J ncho ami prevent tho symptoms I from quickly developing into dan- I Igerous troubles that will be hard I to check. Secure a $1.00 bottle of I Wine of Cardui today. If your I i dealer does not keep it, send the I \ money to the Ladies' Advisory 9 n Dept., Tho Chattanooga Medicine I Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., and the I medicine will be sent you. 9 '< \m.v?sf\ CA/??&8/i i DeWTTlFs I WITCH HAZEL SALVE, j THE ORIGINAL. l I A Well Known Cure for POes. ! Curea ebattnate aorea, chapped handa, eo- t aama, akin dlaeaaea. Makes burna and acalda J palnleaa. We could not Improve the quality 2 If paid double the prlco. The beat ealve 4 that experience ean produce er that money i can buy. I Cures Piles Permanently j DeWltt'a la the original and only pure and genuine Witch Hatel Salve made. Look for the name DeWITT on every box. All others ere counterfeit. raarAaao rr . ?. DeWITT A CO.. CHICAOOw Dr. E. Norton. Gonway-Seashore R Ri D DAILY SCHEDULE. q tl Myrtla Beach 7 a .m j Ar Conway 7:40 a..w 14 uT Cmway 0.60 a. ml * kr Myrtle Batch 0:46 t. m ^ > Mrrtle Beach 1:30 p m 9 kr Conway 2:16 p. m ~ L?v OonwAy 6:30 p. m kr Myrtle Beach 6:10 p. m 4 Et B. SCARBROUGH < CONWAY, S. C., c ATTORNEY AT LAW. ? G.Fsed Stai/vey Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CONWA Y, S. C *e a Cold in One to Quinine Tablets. (G f. ntht. This signature, ^ till Tonic age annual sales Does Lhis record No Pay. 50c. K ROOT LIVER PILLS. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmtf nr^Mur^ ) KLdhr i) > n > istr idiot evory i lighting qualities. 1, Ginnery ami any one owning i by rpPLY 00.. binerv Supply lonae of the -State 1 ii Cement i.o on, a. c. ?la. High Grt.de Hoofing V irrir,e foi pric-sn. ^ IJ RICK WOUKS^ l.JV., S-*. O e.lal Shapes to order. Fire Proof cd to till orders for thousands or I \.l) Drug and Tobacon I (ablts. iiHtitute, of H. C_" nbia. K. (J Oenl dentlal oorrp?poI Women's?Diseases, / 7 How I Cure Thoin 10OK SUNT F1<KK ON UIC^UKST, M'K CIAL MKU1CAL L10TTKU ALSO KUUB. Kvory sick woman who earnestly desires to ecovor her health should write me, describing low she suffers, and I will p dot out to her a dinple means of permanent cure. At any rato t will not cost anything to find out how 1 prolose to cure your disease, so I urge that you vrite me without delay. Thousands of su it vomen have cured themselves up in thin way. )ut of iho ripeness of twenty-five years exlericnco hh a specialist, I luivo developed nil mtirely u w ay a to in of curing chronic <ii -eases mil it adapts itself espe iully well to tlio euro ' >1' diseases of wonioii, to which 1 have given ipcciul study all my life, I will undoiatnnd ^otir case, and understanding it, I will readily lud the moans of euro. If tho general run of loctora have failed, if patent medicines that loom cheap, hut aro really costly in the ond mvo done yon no good, then I am moro than ertftin tluit I will euro you, forsluhhorn eases ire the onos I want to hoar from, I will cure fou fifty pnr cent quicker than hy tho old uothod, and give you such a treatment as will lot only euro your diRoiiHo, but build you up horoughly and inuko you ford Imttor in every vav. I want especially to hoar from w men who mvo troublo with the woinb, ovaries or nerroua system, who Hiitler from leucorrbea md menstrual difficulties, disorders of he blood, weak heart, hen<lacho, neuralgia lortigo, stomach trouble, rheumatism, skin ilTections, kidney t roubles, any disease of tho hroat, lungs or urinary organs. To Htieh as hose, I will gun ran tee speedy and complete ecovery by my now original method. At any ate, you should investigate this matter fur,her, and if you will write me regarding yourelf, 1 will study your case and report to you ulln^iow to ho cured. All this will cost you UitjVii;. 1 will also inclose a booklet of my own vriting going into nil tho special diseases of vontt'ti with symptoms, causes and effects, 'roe of charge. You are at no cxponso w hativor, so if you really w lit to tx? cured and lot l>e a weakling all your life, I expect to lear from you Boon. iMy private address is I. Newton lluthaway, M. I)., 84 Ininan llldg., 124 S. Broad St., Attar tn, Ga. l'rv ?e write mo today, ! Make Home Happy. g J Good Music Will Do litis. You want a sweet-tonrni I'iano, J or you may pr. ler a fine Organ. 9 I V.'e represent tho S:aii(Urd ? t Itisk iv. Our prices nod terms Z I will appeal to you. Call on or ad- S I ^4 dress W ! MALONE'S MUSIC MOUSE, i I In Opera IIjubo I 'lock, Z j COLUMB A, S. C. | T. S. HOI.LEYMAN, M. I).. THE SPE JIALI3T. Uur?8 all disease of men. L s? 1 anhood, syphilid (bkod poison), onorhoea, tflcet, s:*rictur?!, varh>c ele, ydrojele and all private diseases of ion. Catarrh In all forms cured ulckiy. Piles oared wIUiout, operaIon or detention from business. Inder guarantee. Rooms 421 and 22 Leonard build n^, Autfusta, Ga. ?rlto for home treatment,. Ofllce ours: 9 a. m. to 7 p. rn. Sunday's ^rr M te AAA BANK DEP0SI1 [/^"lUv/V/ Railroad Far? Paid ?Ofl 7 ' if K K Couraas Offered i^rlatCosl V/rltoQulri Off; a ?t ASAMt ftllSIS ISSCOI.lEOE MacoaOe H. H. WOODWARD, Attorney and Coungellor at Law, CONWAY. 8. C. ' Day 1 ?/ jf* on every 1 box* 25c* R