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? COMPARISON OF COST SHOWING DIFFERENCE IN COST HERE AND ABROAD. CoBt of Building Ships In This Coun try Double That in England Some Figures are Given. St Louis, Jan. 22.?To show that one of the almost insuperable ob stacles to the restoration of lite American Merchant marine 1h the extreme difference In building and op erating cost between foreign and American vessels, Welding Ring of Now York presented some interesting ligures at today's session of the National foreign Trade convention. He said these ligures were furnished by one of the largest American ship* owning firms: One (steamer built in England (1012) deadweight cappcity 11,650 tons, cost $331,721.11. "One steamer built In England (1012) deadweight capacity, 0,650 tons, cost ?:':;2.4:i7.7.r>. "One steamer built in Philadelphia (1013) deadweight capacity 9.2G0 tonB, cost $680,371.39. "One steamer built in Philadelphia (1013) readweight capacity '.),2:>Q tons cost $680,601.95. "These steamers are of nractical ly similar character," said Mr. Ring, "intended for the same trade and it will be noted that the deadweight capacity of tho English steamers is loo tons greater than that of .lit American, while the cost of the American is more than .double that of the English. These may possibly be extreme differences in cost, but they are actual, and. other owners have experienced tho'samc conditions. These same ownerB recently transfer red ono of their Urith'h steamers to the United States dag, with the fol lowing results: "Wages under . thp . United . States flag increased $402.50 per month.' Additional cost for extra inspection $50 per month. Additional coat for, food and sup plies $50 per month. To the opeaker there appeared but one practical remedy.. '.'Change our navigation laws," he said, "and permit us to buy where wo- buy cheapest and operate in competition, with, other nations." Mr. .Hing opposed the bill now be fore congress to authorize the pur chase of foreign steamers and the placing of such vessels, , under the American flag oh the ground that if the government entered the shipping trade in competition with private capital, It would'have to" invest very many millions, the result would be unfair competition with those now In the shipping trade and auch govern ment participation would prevent in vestment' of private capital in such trade an no individual could compete successfully with the.- government. TRI BU LATIONB OF A P08TMASTER People Seem to Think He >* Broker in Farm Produce Atlanta, Ga.. Jan 22.?The truth of the old proverb that false news.travels fast was never more plainly shown than in the present' tribulations of Postmaster Boiling Jones of Atlanta, who . has suddenly found himself, against his will,'taken for a general broker In farm produce. In some way the story went round that Post master Jones was so anxious to drum up business for Uncle Sam's poutomco department that he would find a ready market for anything in the way of farm produce that could come by parcel post, from a queen heo to a kettle cl soft soap. And ever Kineo he hu?, been besieged by offers of merchandise. One man wrote that ho was ready to supply -fifty pounds of butter a day, another that he wag shipping ten dozen fresh eggs oh consignment and another that ho was preparing to for ward ten gallons of milk dally as soon as he could find a can that would stand the wear and tear of'the malls. Now the postmaster has posted a sign to say. he isn't in tho produce business. NOW 19 TIME TO ENLIST Irish Corporal Picked up Two Dia monds en Sentry Post. . London, Jan. 22. ? - How ah Irian corporal picked up two diamonds from the drifting sands of his sentry post in German Southwest Africa, is told in a letter which has just reached his family here. "My present post is in a desert of sand dunes," he writes. "A mirage shimmers continually on tho horizon. Tho sand, blown by the Wind, Mis the eyes and' throat and bit et into the skin. "It is our duty to keep '*ie rail road open. That means ;?ry little soldiering, but a great deal of shov eling; all day long the native shov el era push aside tho drifting ! sand/ which would soon hide the rails if l?f t to its own devices. ' "Today, whllo I stood idly watching a group of complaining shbvelers, my eye caught an unusual flash, and I stooped and (picked up a diamond, the site of ,a bean. I searched a little longer and found another, a hit small er. There were no, more." News from Abroad. -, The Belgian capital has been offi cially renamed "Bruecsel* by tho Ger mans. They have also Imposed Ger man time on the city. . If the land of England' and Wales were equally divided among the resi dents ' there would be a little more , than one'acre tor eaoh person. Greenock (Scotlond corporations hare decided to proceed with the erec tion of workmen's dwell Ingo at a cap ital expenditure of abottt 'ftoo.ooo. Paris. Jan. 22. ? The Berne cor respondent ot the Temps says that Swiss agents In Italy have obtained Italy's promise no longer to hold up popper and cereals destined tor f?witfcor 1 and at Genoa. It was Sag' land's persuasion that won over Italy's toasont. - S . Quickly Relieves Without Distress The congestion of waste and refuse from ?> e stomach, ferment log in the bowcis, generates poison ous gases that occasion distress and invite seriouB illness Health and comfort demand that this con gestion he speedily relieved and the tout mass cxpel.'ed. The well founded objection jiost peo^l'! to Iau violence of <i - ll.trtic an-! |"jrg?Uve agnin is overcome by i'Btng the combina ;ion of simple ln>ntlve herbs with pepsin that is sold In drug stores under the name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. A ?lose at night brings relief next morning, without discomfort or inconvenience. A free trlul bottle can be obtained bv writing to Dr. W. U. ('aidwell, 462 Washington fit., Moh?CSiid ill?. MRS. JOHN WOOD'S "DIXIE" Was She the Introducer of This Song to America? New York Sun. .Mrs. John Wood, the English ac tress who died on Tuesday, is iden tified with United States history in an interesting way. She introduced the song of "Dixie" on the stage of this country, according to (Jovem ment records. It was interpolated in John Brougham's popular burlesque "Pocahontas," In which she was play ing in New Orleans In I860. The authorship of the song has been .at tributed to Dan Emmet, the mini strel, but there has been so much controversy over it that every fact connected with it possesses Interest In the book of "Our Familiar Songs end Those Who Made Them," a very admirable collection published by Henry Holt and Company In 1881. prepared by Helen K end rick Bangs, it is said: The original song of "Dixie" was th? composition of Dan D. Emmet of Bryant's Minstrels and was flrat sung In New York in 1860. The first words UBod for the song in the south were from a poem entitled "The Star of the West," published in the Charles ton Mercury early in 1861. ? Mark well the dates. Now In n col lection of old sheet music bound into books as gathered and kept in our family from 1852 to 1875 I find an original copy of "Dixie" with this title page: I Wish I Was In Dixie Words by .7. Newcomb Music by .1. C. Viereck. Sung by Mrs. -John Wood. New Orleans, Published by P. P. Werleln 51 Camp Street Entered according to Act of Congress In the year I860' by P. P.'Werleln, In the Clerk's Offl: of the I)ist: Court of the East: Dist: of La. Tho words in tbiB edition. which Is earlier than any other that has been produced as far as I know, aie the well known verses beginning: "l wish I was in the land of cotton," ?c. The old song speaks for itself in the old books. Perhaps this still weil preserved and Interesting first edition, now fifty-four years old, may be a link in the con troversy over the most inspiring and characteristic American "national*' tune we have. , . . Some of your readers may throw additional light on the early records. Y. E. A. Louisville, Ky? January 17. Or Pretends to. Boston Transcript Mrs. Exe?Is your bubbanu still troubled with insomnia? Mrs.: Wyor^Not so much. When ever I hear him tossing around night I tell him I think J hear a burglar downstars and ho immediately dozes off. Some improvement. Richmond Times-Dispatch. "How is young John getting on at] college?" asked the friend of the] family. "Very well, Indeed," answered John's proud mother. "The president has about decided to let. him stay on for the rest of the term." . Ate- tW Yean ; of Kwwrigiag] CoBfUtitm?iMre,BaSloifeGa?? UpJtltopir. Koalan? Cum to Catroti, Ky.?In an Interesting;letter from this place, Mrs. Bettle Bullock, writes as follows : "1 euffered for four years, w'.th womanly troubles, and during this time, I could only sit up for g little while, and could not welk anywhere at all. At times, I would have severe pains In my left side. Tho dorter was called la, and his treat ment relieved ma for ft while, but I was 60oa conficed to my bed again. After that, nothing seemed to Co moony good. FOR PERMANENT PASTURES GOVERNMENT ISSUES AN INTER E8TING BULLETIN. Telle Farmers How to Prepare Per manent Pastures In States of the Cotton Belt. "Permanent pastures for the cot ?cn belt," is the subject discussed in a bulletin Just received off the presses of the United States department of agriculture at Washington. The bul letin -Is of interest in this section be cause of the determination of many of the farmers hereabouts to raise more live stock in the future. The bulletin says: Introduction. Permanent pastures are a necessity in the cotton states. Bveh with the present acreage devoted to cotton and other tilled crops, then? is plenty of idle laud that if turned into pas tures would yield a good additional income without increasing the farm er's labor bills to any appreciable extent. In changing from cotton growing to-live-sfoek raising, as many are now doing, the need of perma nent pastures becomes imperative. Lands Suitable for Pastures. The more fertile the land the bet ter the pasture: but for economic reasons the rough Holds and gullied hillsides should be the lirst to be used for grass. The Increasing -prices of meats and of farm labor will often make the fertile fields more probtable in pasture than in tilled crops. The convenience of water for the stock should not bo overlooked- in choosing a field for a pasture. Preparation of the Land. The success of a permanent pasture depends primarily on the fertility of the land at'the start. On good soil with the proper system- of grazing, a pasture will increase in production for many years. It is a slow process, however, to build up poor soils by pasturing alone. It la better to put the land in good tilth at the start in order to maintain the stand of the more nutritious grasBea and clovers. if the soil 1b deficient in organic matter, some green-manure crop, such as cow pea s or rye, should be plowed under before seeding th? grass. Sta ble manure would accomplish the same purpose, but this 1b not often available. Experience has shown that phosphorus is the one element tha*. is most likely to be profitable in yas tures: so, if commercial fertilizers are used, those carrying a high per centage of this element are most desirable. Acid phosphate and bash slag are the most economical and satisfactory materials to use. Kinds of Grasses for Pastures. The Southern states are fortuhate in having a number of first-class pas ture plants suitable for their condi tions. With a proper selection , of these plants it is possible to havo good, pastures "throughout the entire year. in seeding; it is beat to use a mix ture of several, grasses and .clovers, as no one klqd will meet all re quirements. Of the. many 'pasture plants available,' the best ones under .general conditions are Bermuda grass, lespedeza. bur clover and white clov er. Red top, orchard grass, 'carpet grass, Italian rye-grass, and th? vetches should be added .to this list for the special conditions mentioned later. Bermuda Grass. Bermuda grass is unquestionably the best summer pasture grass known in the south. It occupies the same relative position in that section that bluegrass does in th? north. It should be made the basis for pasture mix tures on all soils except the very light sands. Bermuda grass docs'best on rich loams along creeks, sometimes growing large enough to make 4 tons of hay to the acre. The yield is not so high on uplands, but it is sufficient to justify its use for graz ing purposes on ail the loam? und the heavier types Of soils. It is per manent in its existence on fertile soils, endures long }>eriods of, drought without much injury, is beue fitted-rather t h au injured by tho g rax ing and trampling of,stock, and fur nishes as nutritious n feed ' as most other grasses. No other .plant has been found that .is more suitable for gullied hillsides, to prevent washtng and to c?y?r u{i:thb scars of erosion. ' It flourishes in sunshine, but will not endure much .shade. For this reason.it sbo\d&4tQt.bo used lp,wood I had gotten so weai." I could not stand, and I gave up m despair. At last, my husband Cot ma ? bottle of Cardui, the woman's tonic, and 1 com dose, 1 could ten It was helping me. t , v? can now walk two miles without its tiring me, and om doing all my work." :-~]~:.x-""-?i- ..V.v -~ : >' '" II you are all run down fromi womanly troubles, don't, give, up in despair. Try Cardui, ihe woman;simi?c. ithas helped more, than a million women, in its 50 years of continuous success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist hat sold Cafdui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask Wm. He will recora meitait ^ GIRLS! GLEAN AND BEAU NO DANDRU Girla! Get a 25 cent bottle and try a "Danderine Hair Cte&nse. Surely try a "Dandcrlue Hair Cleanse" if you wish to Immediately double the beauty of your hair. Jus* moisten a cloth with Danderine and draw it carefully through your hair, taking one small strand at a time, (his will cleanse tho hair of dust, dirt or any excessive oil?in a few minutes you will bo amazed. Your hair will be wavy, fluffy and abundant and possess all Incomparable softness, lustre atid luxuriance. land pasture Its dislike of shade has suggested a successful method for its eradication from tilled Heids. A crop of oats and vetch seeded iu the fall, followed by a crop of cow peas the following summer, will usually exterminate the grass if the Held is desired for a cultivated crop. How to Set Bermuda Graso. < Lands may be set with Bermuca grass either by seed or by planting small pieces of sod. Formerly the seed of this grass was so scarce and so low in vitality that the sod-trans fer method was tho one moct com monly practiced. In recent years it has been*'found that Bermuda grass seeds freely in some of the southwest ern states, especi. lly in Arizona. This western-grov n reed is of a much better quality tban that form erly on the market, and with it seed ing is practicable. The seed is best sown on a well prepared seed bed in March or April. Five pounds of seed to the acre is sufficient, as the seed is very small, and, besides, the grass spreads ra;v idly over the ground by means of its aggressive root-stocks. In order to facilitate the equal distribution of such a small quantity of fine seed, it may be mixed with i oottonkc-edi meal or dry earth to increase the bulk or, better, mixed with sorao other seeds of pasture plants, as di rected later. The seed may bo cov ered wltn a roller or light smoothing harrow. It is usually an easy matter in the south to find in any locality a weil established Bermuda grass sod. and when desirable this can be used for propagating the grass instead of us ing the sped. The field should be prepared the same as for sowing the seed, but many fiood stands have been obtained with very little prepa ration of the seed bed. A common method of planting is to lay off fur rows about 3 feet apart and drop small pieces of sod every 2 or ii feet in the furrow and cover with the foot. The sod'for planting may be obtain ed by cutting a shallow furrow with a turning plow and then chopping this up with a sharp spade into pieces about 2 inches-squared Tho planting of sod may be done nt any time dur ing the summer, but preferably cur ing periods of wet weather. If the planting Is done in the spring, the grass will usually spread and cover the entire ground the first season. Lespedeza, or Japan Clover. Lcspedeza is ono of the few an nual plants that arc suitable . for pastures. It seeds near the ground and unless, extremely close grazing is practiced is self-?iorpetuating. It often grows on land so low in fer tility that nothing else will survive, but It succeeds best' on rich,-fertile loams in tho lower Mississippi Val ley, where it sometimes grows to a height of 2 feet or" more and ma'ites a very satisfactory crop of hay. Les pedeza belongs to tho legume family of plants and enriches the soil with nitrogen. For this reason alone it is always desirable to.mix this wlitr Bcrmuda grass for pastures.- It is slow in starting/growth in "the. spring, but makes* its beBt growth in midsummer and is hot checked un til heavy frosts come in the fall. Lespedeza may be seeded at i any time after danger, fr?n!'frosts is past in early spring. Twenty-flvo pouiids, of pure, well-cleaned seed to the* acre is considered a full seedlhg\ smaller quantities -than this wir. of-) ten be su (Ik-lent for a pasture, as it spreads rabidly when once starred in a suitable soil. It. is a splendid plant to grow'with Bermuda grass, and should always be Included with it ' for a permanent pasture. Another-method -of getting a stand of Lespedeza l?.toN cut 6ome of th? ripened hay and .scatter1 it over tho ground to be seeded. This is. often practiced where the, land is tod rough to be broken'with ? "plow: Bur. Clover aha. White ,Clover. . It is always desirnblo to -jed with Bermuda grass and Lespedeza some thing that Witt :'.'furnish' winter grac ing. Tb'p two plants' best- suited ?qr that purpose; arp' "bur'tdover. and whlt^e or Dutch c?o.ver. Th?se take posses sion of Jho land during the winter and furnish excellent grazing until hot weather comes, when' they give way to tho Bermuda grass. Bur clov er 1b . ah annual,- but reseeds itself | readily. White clover is perennial and propagates itself both by seed and by creeping rootstoCks. Bur clover should be seeded in late summer or fall at--the rate' of 15 pounds of hulled seed. or 2 bushels of tho burs to tho .acre. Whlto clov-1 er is best. seeded - at the samo: time, using 4 oi ? pounds io'ihe acre. <; ;v>< Spelcal Purpose Grasses, While the Bermuda grasSi Lenpecw xa, bur clover, and-white clover mix ture is undoubtedly tho best combi nation that can be sown for pastdres over tho greater part of ' the- cottotv growing, region, thero are sr few oLa er grasses that will be heter to plant under certain -conditions. . Carpet Grass. On the sandy soils along the khO' I coast, carpet grass has demonstrat edH? ability not only to hold its Own but to crowd out most other grasses, Including Bermuda grass. It haa a ??f? HM FF -25 GEKT DANDERINE Besides beautifying the liair. one application of Dandcrine dissolves every particle of dandruff; Invigorates the scalp, stopping itching and falling hair. Danderino is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine arc to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, invigorates and strengthens them. Its exhilarating, stimulating and life producing properties cause thc: hair to grow long, strong and beautiful. . You can surely have pretty, soft, lustrous hair, and lots of It If you will just get a 25 cent bottle of Knowl ton's Dandcrine from any drug store or toilet counter und try it as direct ed. creeping habit of growth, taking root at every joint, which makes it a pas ture grass. Clos?' grazing by^stock is essential to maintain a good sod. If stock be kept off it for an entire season it will greatly deteriorate. It seldom makes sullicieut growth to justify its being mown for hay. and unless grown with other grasses is not satisfactory for pasture i>u^ poses. ' Carpet grass may be planted by the same methods used for propagating Bermuda grass. It is doubtful wheth er it is ever advisable to plant this grass, as it comes in itself through out the entire region to which It is adapted. If the land is seeded to the } Hermuda-I.espedeza mixture already mentioned, it will furnish more graz ing for two or three years than if ! seeded to carpet grass. By that time I the carpet grass will have establish t ed Itself. The problem then Is.to add something to the carpet grass to In crease its grazing capacity. ThiB can be done by occasionally harrowing the sod in the fall and sowing Italian rye grass seed. Bermuda-grass seed might be added in tbo same manner in the spring, or pieces of Bermuda sod might be dropped in shallow fur rows in the carpet-grass sod. The Bermuda grass will increase the sum mer pasturing, while the Italian rye grass will make a greater growth dur ing the cooler weather. Italian Rye-Grass. Italian rye-grass is the best tem porary winter pasture grass for the j south. Its chief merit lies in j:s 'ability to produce a luxuriant growth , of nutritions grass quickly after seeding. I su ally it docs not last more than two or three years, and for practical purposes It must be consid ered an annual. . In pastures It serves the purpose of furnishing abundant grazing during the winter months and while the other grasses are becom ing established. It grows well where Bermuda grass flourishes, and is rec ommended to bo used wherever Ber muda-grass planting is done, whether by the seed or sod method. The seed of Italian rye-grass 1b of strong germi nation, and ill) pounds to the aero is sullicieut for a full stand, while 15 pounds, is probably sufficient for .sow ing in mixtures or to replenish a thin aod on an old pasture. Seeding is best dono In the fall. Redtop, Redtop Is a widely known pasture and hay grass. It is not a heavy producing- grass; neither is Clio hay of especially good quality. When: kept closely grazed, stock eat U readily. Its ability to grow on soils that are wet or poor In lime makes it worthy of consideration. It grows freely in combination with other grasses and adds to the bulk of her-, base produced .without crowding but the planta- -with which it is associat ed. It seeds freely and spreads.^by] root stocks, making a fine >ven-turf If seeded alone. ' Its greatest use In the south is op creek bottoms - thr?t are too Wet to produce Bermuda grass. It adds materially to the amount of pasturage except In midsummer when it languishes- ... It is best ; propagated iront. ?eedj using 6..togiuou'rids loathe aero, feed ing Is hest'douo in. the fall. Th? di rections givoii for seeding Bermuda grhss apply equally well to seeding redtop, v ; : Orchard Graes. p Orchard garss is a* c'oarsc grovyipg. bunchy grass that.'furnishes* good grazing in early spring nnd late fall. Its growth hr checked during hot W,<?ftttfer. Il will, endure considerable roUgh treatTii?nt-Without- irijnry ^atiil should be ^ept closely grazed for the beBt reBUltB. ^No: other grass will stand more shade.- and , It is the I one' most often recommended... for < -, wood land pastures, It never does, woll on light sandy eolls. -On wot land? and heavy ;clay? <it an- .excellent grass to' mix with ;redtop.^ From 20. ,t? #0 pounds of seed ta the acre .will give a full stand. Half as much will , :be sufficient for pastureV. mixtures....It should be- seeded-, in the' fail. It; i? ont? of the best grasses to eow in gull le?, to.prp vent' :fJu'rthcr erosion!;"' ' ,Halry: Vetch. . i/ Tbo -persistent character of hairy vetch in <the soils of 'manyof the southern states makcB It worthy , pf consideration ns a-- pasture plant, Wh?n seeded'joftrlyi.in .th? fall. .with oats it Will ' furnish-good gracing during the winter and early spj 4r gaud afterwards 1 produce . a good .crop c-E hay. The' few eases in which it has been tried In permanent pastures have been sufficiently successful to encourage further trials. PR0SPEBITY1H19151 Economy, industry, thrift?Malic more than you sperd, Elimi nate extravagances, Encourage economy. "Work, work, work? Work intelligently. Plan plain pleasures, Dress Simply, Save Something. Put your money to work, Pay promptly your prom ises. Boost instead of knock. Each pay day deposit with the Sav ings Department of The Bank of Anderson The Strongest Bank lo the County. Kiss Your Coal Stove Goodbye ! The gas stove has the coal stove beaten a mil lion wavs. No wood to chop, no coal to car ry, no ashes to take up, carry out, and sift, leaving a trail of dirt and dust from the stove all the way out to the ash pit. No fire to coax and cod dle. No excess heat. No waste. Gas is a guarantee of the right kind of a fire instantly for any purpose whatever; and it's more economical, too. Anderson Gas Co. J. M. McCown's Grocery GOOD THINGS TO EAT Oranges,..15c, 20 and 25c Apples, per peck..40c RaiBins. 2 lbs.;.25c XT.. ...-.V aiuta inn iu.25q Bananas. .. ... ..... .15 and 20c Cranberries . ... .10c qti Prunes, 2 lbs... ... j.. ... 4.2$G Citron, per lb.20c National Biscuit Co.'s Fruit Cako at per pound.COc J. M. McCOWN Phone Ko. "32. RAT CORN nia."flt nnrt mice Pxtorm?nMr.TTriRuo ii?n. noirnr tlmii ,-ui at* ir?i,< n, ?!? ^.o.60c, et ai Uealor/b, Uy iMifrw* | ' V?TAK?CALtitre, co. LOVE vi Am the mon to. fix your teeth. In the Piedmont Belt. v .1 make plates at $15.50 AU work guaranteed ?claS?' S. G. BRUCE dentist