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FARE Conducted by th Far Short and Timely Artioles that will RoooIved, and are Solicited foi On any Phase or Subje t "Reducing i Reducing I The work of the recent Cotton Grow ers' Convention at, New Orleat il serves, in its main featurer, the heai approval aind enlorsement of tlhe! farne ers all over the South. The action o1 the coninlttt'e since the adjournmedt in formulating a constitution ani 1y laws as a basi and bond of union for the colitiled existence of the org.m zation Is also worthy of all praise for its comn prehesisi veness and adapt ation to the objects sought to he proioted 1. It Is an able doeumollvnt and should il. the meatins of consolidating and unify 1ng the intercst, of the cotton growe:'. and mniuttfactutire's in the fuaris. Whether i(s effectivo influence sh01l cut live the present emer, -ewy ami pro mote the cotton growers' lst at ntrcti. in the ftl ore vwill depmid larly upon the good jidgment al somd di-er' tion of those in active control o De organizatioi, backed by tih loyail volintary siupport. of the gre:.t mn: s the farmers themselves. lut many of the most. intelligert an1( up-to-date farmein4, support bly tios< who are . themselves only sincer< frietids of tile farmers, aire imale Cc see the wisdom of the adI 1ce to rehle< the amouiit of fertilizers to b' uewd lv the growers, of cotton. It is all "well amii good" to cut dowr the acreage in order to urtali the of the colmillng crop. It woNud haLve be better to have cut file lrea to one-hali the aereage of last. year. It would hi been still bett- to htave advied and airguied upon a horizont I al ceut to 10; acres to the pimw, a.:ssuminug that stt h! a reducetioni wouldi amtount toalu otie-lialf, takingr the ti r ' tlonn r, into account. The efft-el of uch a r. duction1 wvould practicallyhver:u Vd in such a largI ecrase in I ie gre(gate( cottlon outpit that even a ve: mnuch larger increa.e ( in the a , ae ipplieation of fort il Iizers. 1han i; at all probable would not i-11ce to producC more than a 10,000,000 bale crop, undei inost, favorable conditions. For what does a fiariri use comi maeial fertilizers it' not.for the pur pose of licreasing the yield per a: i lid at, the same time, as an i:: ahlo IncIdent, to lesPeia tlie tl 9p poiund of prluiII! the cot tot: h tIlizer (s ntI cItable the l'ar; to erounce a bale of cotton at. a 1, ecst than it could he produned wi' tho fertilizer, then what gaei I. d1oes the fertilizers peflormu ? ii Iarier who has been growing < utto (lioiut t he aidl of fort iI izer~s at ae. o.s -eof7c etts per hotuud of linit, whiat i Iihe lise 0f appjly-ing ertilizer'is if t-el us:e does not lower- the cost Iito (C co. or to 5 eenits per pound ii of Jint Siuppose a given farmner lix usuali13 lan ted .1001 arrs in cot ton anil thai tihe [average yield, withbout fertilizer has been about forty hales, w~leih i: abou11t lie general average. WIll tr one claIm that fluch n, yield has co:d less than 7 cenits per piounld of lhut WVIll It cost. him aniy lo.s by !sI~ip reclucing the ariea te '7 me-res, am : coi' tlfnuing' to absitaini fromP f'ertilizer, o or ri'.' Not much, iE any, andi If an less, it. will he hecause he wi he alt to thriow out 2.5 acres of tihe most. u p)rodluctive lamd. JBut inisteadt of. reCducing thie area only 75S aetes. 51up pose lhe nhall e ut dlown to 50 acces and1( app1ly 201)0 oun per acre of a well halanced, home ml ed fortilizer. Will lie not. thuts inca the yield per acre by at least one-ha so that ho will get thirty hales frc Ihe 50 n1eres? The "fixed charges" lalhor,. intertest, superlintencu~Its, et w-ill 1be no gre'atter por' acreoen t he acres than they were f'rmerly. or Id .J0 acres, or just half tu much for m)1 A Diabolical Scheme. easily disdf( of aniy other01 class p)ople, and( relying on tho tri of this statement thec cotton spect lat rs havo' f rmulated a nos se'iomo to ga t the cotton nowi the hands of the producers at fiv cents pert poundis or thereaboaite - and nu'es0s tihe newsepapeis war: the pOodol of the scheme mnanl of the farmers will be robbed of tI( bAnefits of the concertoed aotion tc hold Co t'un for ton cents poi pound Seeing ii a t tho ' Otton grow er are awfuolly in earnest in ticir dete ndnaiitin to got a fn ir pirice to th'eir cot ton or' hiold it., the cot to gamblers hamve all at once affected great friendship atnd follow.fteelit for the firmer and nowv offer to (aln his cot ton, every bale of it., 11gra S /ing i f cot ton ad v ances hr fore ti: first day of .July to pay within'0 points of the prico of spot cot to othe Newv York miarkot at an time thle farmer wishes to "deli, tefrmer to give two days' notic V. of the tdne he wishes to close.I tecotton specullators CAnletho of the cotton 1n thIs way they er, absolutely cont'ol the market alt fix the price at any figure th( ~ <wish. C 4 *There is but little doubt thahtth< ( Iav sold, for tuiro delivery, a : tcOf01witon ihn hands of t' ~ "g ~ ndg they cean get th ~k~&i ~o the market i w4y hey canlU9 uit to ill PAGE. 6 Farmers for the ners. be of Benefit to our Esaders Will be this Page. Artioles are to be )f Farming or Farm Life. kcreage and lertibizers. e thirty bales as for produc i , he' forty bl-;: . i 1 wilthav Lproduced on the 50 1r', thirty b:.le: w'heirens before he roducad c.Ily ' bale (tho half of -ia leIcs on tint' area. This gain of r' ' ::almot enti.'ely due to the of $ wortlh of fertilizcrs per acre, or $100 woir It l I lie 50 acres, making the 10 hial oe:t .Ji0 each, or 2 cents p r potu1l. d, to pi1k, or 3 cents per pounii basied ready for market. Of cource, hcle .o0 b4 lales, or 5,000 pounds, ar (istrihut ed tIroughout the 30balcs. -0.'>0 ielt the 50 acres of land !".00uCe Cf it-Cf we livC SuIppOSed t') avo ost 7 c.ti pe-r p )und or $700 ic- the 20 bals. 'T'he ) bales of In rea.:pe o:-:t 100, plu:; the cost, of pick tot'a! 150. OJ corse, tJhen, : 30 bale; will have (eo. $'700 pilus.-, 50, o a gr and total .f for the (, f 1 2-3 ceIt!; pIT pound of The u itions On wich these cal cntatins a'e hared ar all within1 v'riry r':-deraie bounids, and ar~e ue onllv I(, iltvtrat'o t'in princlipe. As much Imorei1 Ii bc'ral pplieni onI of rt I I r1 e acre would mla0 a st ill StroIgeri. ill us Sivat ioll. hIr'efore. it ises to nie pli, that Mhe farw hmld produce a lariger ci' r.il- c tat ullVidedl portio. o"f i(- bi thal. cost only 3 cents per Iounsd, and a smaller pcreentage of the ;'~ zoow-hat cost 7 cent1i per pound. I '~*utof each balo of (:ottOll cotft :3 iut - ler pound and the., reialuin hall'-0. cct 'x co tie tm dri ".hk.n it. Ls cito ( l th-t tho Ilo-11I ez-. of thC !1.al of ct'on would Le an e :ae' meluan | n :: 7. vi' 5 c 'r , per pound. I o-thrd c:ily of t x halo cosit 3 : ou , : :d I'le i ning two. .hihLd. en:t 7 N per pould, the wo h Lvo cost 5 2-3 cents Ipe'r pou:.u ."it -o.uth of the bale a !ind anzd the remain i~s thierm~rt A .-. 7 cents per .d : , *.' w' ho bale will have r.I I Ijb ; u Iound. I. Vc0 "; Ykld Cost per lb. A, vvo 1des. c'ents. '1.1: '40 7 00 30 5 66 34 5 41 38 5 21 .%0-) 41 -5 14 The above is uetive, not abso II(-; bt it is weit within the limuitE i.f I:r.au y. You wil l say that ther bl n"'ot' l... J:11eh money profit ever I hto . etatod case, wvith cotton al ut;. \.\'ll, no; biut it. is very muel r1; th ~ nmking 40I hal1os on 10t ri: ai n ('ost cf 71 cenits and( selling I 7cenI'. The trulth is, land that wvill Iood cutiv'.ation and( withouit fertiliza Iion wi'll niot produce mor'e than 44 hcales on 100 acres is hiardly fit to plan I I co't ton, C 'v'n If it ho liberally for ~til Ized, uices~ there isi ani assurledl prios 19eet, o1 'sellingr it at 1) or' 1) cents Iund. Su~cch iaml ought to be planIte< in" Its, C'3w'1)as, so.rghum~, or' lBermu~d: ":r s which (co(st but littlo to Plan I r;u ci (ilvate,a:uul thle I;lidct of wic1 ru nu be" doY.ume oni.l.t 1 t--e fa rm, \\ Wimt abzou the lunudreds of thiou e 1ands, yea mcill11 ion of ai-res planltedl a 1' maa y hii ( 1 ot' t'. ','yurzugo very fa 9 t' han'c 10 hah-95 to the ll00 acres .o I ay rot mior'e Gian 15 or 20 bltsi I.< It. 1100 aCI'e ? lf ali Sulch h~e r'etiire;l iro; d ullivation ini cottoni 01' C'orn, amil pu( x- lnto less expenive'~ crola, 01' paturc' Se thei rlemlfl of the "'cction situtition Ii, au4lJci hbv a common101 sen,-m System o mf rot i: ion, d i v (r'it'cent lon,. llier al manoi r I:'s and11 fertil lzat ion, would he con , leI'?y aru1 ni eranlent ly solved.--ilom 0ti I?. J.* I~t1ling, Direct or Georgia 14 o-1 t ittio:1, tj ("silary to do( 8o I.(dti fca kreep (: b hav.e to payv c iiholders of cot' such11 pico't~ as mayl bo agreed( upo abji\ st. (f thbe banks~ will lol a money oin tton~. One of , 3 ofl'iens of the Bankc * f iNorthamp~fu toni stated to the (c. t1in 2'rower' mneetinug ini *Jackson t1.0 Iirst Mon. (day in ,Janiury thI.tt that banuk would loun sev'eral Ihlusaind do(l,10 lars o i Cot tcn, $25. to tile blo Other I eoal banicks w.vi;II diubt'o... (10 as well. Maciy of thec commiis siOn ho.'1ses n. ill & 'avan'o money~ o1 cotton andi hold tho cottonl as Ioni r as the 0o.v.ner muay w..'ih. Unless the movem~ntI) On thei ii part of tie speculator's is checked the~y will get hold( of enough cot Ston at ftive' lenuts per p)ound to con trol the market. It is tho urgent e. duty oif every iewspaper in the o South ti> warn the p)eople of the o dafnger of tuuin'nig thec.ir cotton o Or '. 1o the New. York g.1mters or their o ag.3nts.--Roanloke-Clowani Times Office Opened in Columbia. ri T'he South Cariolinac Ccottoni Ot' ,w. II Ur' association w.illi open 511 Oflic d in tho Nratioinai Lan an I En. y change batik building next Wed nesay. It is planne~d by the om-i y coe of the association to have a 1 stenographer in tho offco d.i e t he day, and the omfcers will always e be either within Ontli or in the ofgee a The oflictwill be d$b1 sa' dis 1. tributing nolint for liam.,,tu.,J o interest to tbo farnrs and it is expect. d that. as o.i as the townt sbip) chail mno ..'tliuiicUIte with i lit slat.e t-liers, givitig tho nauws * * I al who hi.ve si.4ned tho inid uo i oil pledge, to issue a weekly bul So a ro not going to run a eglarlt- newSpaper,'' said ono cf the oflicerti I his morniing, but Wo (in wlt to havo a regular publictiin which will give tho farmers faots mid figure i.s to cAtton a md othei crWop. It will take sOme Om-i y t (I do hit,t it. is on-c Of I-he thin1g absolutoly u-Oscssary to the sulctSt. of tho Inmovi tonL.' Mr. F. H. Hyatt, tho treasure of th aBsOociaitiov, said tih-t, his idea will) to have a public ation sini lar to thit mnentioued abovo ad( to) isue it regularl so that the fatrmrs imight, have a knowledge 'if % hat i ho lssociation wa's doing aind tn ko-p th"n pocted on an m'v'm * t 0r the disposal of the cr" p. The a.sociiin vill bav' from time to timel arti.-,de coutulbuted by promine(nt ilembers, ofth al.)lsso cialitn id tha puiblication will be iiid fur ('fliciatl bulleti'ls for the farmers, vlich tho a'ciation be lieves is (he best way of giving out ihIi mO t1 r -Columbia Rocord, 25th tilt Disposing of Dead Animals.. We hav' s (I w ry: "I l' m -Iy'. ibe rt oI) throw deai pigs into 1, et r1.tl~ on hiS own) hiim'l, soJ theyv umay , I ouatil k Lo lit~il iip I waIh own on'v m ly laadT'7 lie ceirtainly% has no mlorl- righlt I' do so, a 11 tiuost Statesc have a Strit law' priohibitingii Sich practic$, lilicl the laialty (if being fotiul guilty (f at imidonl allor., anld line or. impr-i'vn nt folliwilg. In the cao l ' . 1i:n al, lo!own to have died of CnIl tngeoui.s disease the pen Jlty is ustilld' n1(1(ter Oi.iin for other dead- aiuimwiih as it, shollil b'. Somto Staites LIv, brws- forb-idding 'Any perv m o 1.) d?1 oy is a l l ani al . nlod iht 1.thlh to sw\inc', or. feul to swile Ill' animal I hat.l iui di d from any ciause In tlho vimity of cilies, it is no'th iug. uinua1111l ftr n: en Go buy worn-ni animails and nse them as poultry oi pig feed, and wihl Il tre lay Ue m <htngt r. inl I-eh purettiCe whlero M contigiois dis.casu ( xists inl th( ali mld it is at praclico that is- no't to hit rec4,m1n1e(dedl, and relly 01hould bn prlohlibitedl by law. As t)bo Volico hias Snid la, forei, al hurued, hut, if tlis is n!ot posxibk( Uury themi ut, leastL three feet des' anid befor. tL. owing back I he eart| use at lets.a: peek f qunickiimoe ove -the c~arctass ttf a pig, half a bushel 1 La 10)r51 or clow Theni fill upl lb I gailloni of limiei on1 top I') dieoauiag doI gs Io digg ]in~i g the carcas i''HOut Mhi'ndars 1 boi'ernd, thrax -(ei and Tar will c:ure you 1cough. Lairg6 bottle for 25( c ili oulr bigrt Tnni'el. Mini richer andtt better. Mai I ah)ead. andI will be cut in e %4 ()w'n '.200 A(Icres A T GOL The cam p oQf Quick F'or tu with rich Gold Strikes all cove red. Join now arnd H1EILVP 1I Every share of Golden S n the Gjoldfield 100 acre 300 acres. Dividends de $15 Buys 1 $45 b)uys 3,300 shares. It paid. Non-assessable. BUY BEFORE THE ORDER AT ONCE the Cheapest anj) Best, cash in the treasury. if C will be returned. I lighest Commercial and MAKE ALL REMITT The Golden Sun Mini 20 - ..RLE UMm ANegetable 1kMparation forAs similating tlhe Food andlleg tila- I. fingi th Stomachs; and }3owels of Promotes Digestion.Cheerrfu n Less aind Rest.containis neitheri Op>iumMtorphine nor Nineiral.I W6T NAi O 'IC. Aiiny. i.d - 1:-ar Aperifect l1imcly l'or Constipa Ron, Sour Somiach,1Diarrhoea W~ormfs,Convusionls ,leverish ness ald L OSS OiF SLEEP Fac Simite Sgnamture or NEW YORK. EXCor COPY OF WRAPPER. H E L P! Wve lmuu ave' hlp at m).c to I 41pe I Ilp ()urI wIIn lorful bodies :f C0p11r10 r, have spent every cent of m1y, own money in orglijzing.( this ca)mp-In1v :and setiring the 8 clou;s it OwnsA . 10,(00 8!h.-1re-i (I Stock Sold at (5u a shar.a ( r. valude $!0) will do t his deve. c pmen-t wa cik. oo Shares will Cost you Only $65 You ee l 'y for it it $~> par m-nthl and it may be' worth $6,500 in Three Years Manyi3 coppIer' properties ha'.e EEIii 'on grentetr iniereas: ' I Y0O1 (viLjre further zimd ftl ilnformiationi, it is now Up to You Add ress TKE 'MONTE CRISTP 00f SERVATIVE MlIING 00. .J. W. w4I f)NE;H(Usv, Sr. I I< i~br re is w i, a 1) bIoher (r in m3er jAt anu Arizonia mfinuing m n 11wit. ng~ Inet say it will grow 'y larg~e Gold Veins are just DFIE LD nes. We own ioo acres, around. Gold veins Dis- 1 J S 1) I. G!' uin Stock Gives ow nershipJ and Colorado 2oo--total :lared on both would be - OO() Shares 90 buLys 6,6o0 shares. l-'ull PRICE ADVANCES. R CENT vith ore in the, mines and ver-subscribe d yourt money Bank References. \NCES PAYABLE To. ug and Milling & Co. DENV.n n~trAnuOn For Infants and Children. eh Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature Of mn For Over Thirty Years ASO ORIA vT4 CENTAI: ODOMPANV. NEW YORK OITY 'The readers oi th's ;peptr will ho >l edl('S to lItni i th:.t ther. is at least on I I I :1tl ii a i ' at V cience has her1l 1i1e to c r. ini all its stagei and Li at, h:rb. Ialls Catarilh CI u it oe . ; oI iv .e.u . nlow knwn : o l if) the ml it-0. ed fraternit. Catarr he i :t. colldi. iuti it nali iti.~-eu, requ ir n. g c In i'itio I 1e t4m m'1. IhIi l lCo r a , 'iIWe s, is .' (if I Il liltuiiv & o, Fkni:or Iialy, a-nd Cilren.yupt he hhnd ou Hnave rAlwacys ofth< if-on strngt-ilh'. by bubling tzi the( conl sa wors ro have tho 1'' 1 fai:.h in itsli c tiiv i wers, tha1 hev 1tr I On e lumr. ID for a .I ny V ::s tha!t it fa ill the pa i d cur fo hIe iof t litioionrials. Ao Ft . J. J.Cheney & Co., Tole do, 0. Hallby a Dru ists. Hf-rll F.1-mill P.ls :11.0 thilhest. For LIfants and Children. TheKnd You u.'aeei Alay ougM t (Signat .. ue of sitl~u o o e(i WonderfuI114'('~:; 'lNr yve. 11U en <.1 it Icient nt woundof brisei Unrui levdd s feet omstly joutp but, tere' , Iu need fo t. Bcle I te roul. I;t;. 's s best lv oneart(l ti o Not1() I~ Sup h4~io.4press ngh Iup res 04 t uit i . i ut rrto e tecu~ts o. Th cet.h a onjcly titi ticnpjin of soe dlis. rc awl ~ uh. di~~n-iI what yon ouk coug - h. Le bo w i sto' ofitel Tness smortion is aid fcoing in Tuo the ersh a pprtons n con hlagefrst pisti etf. Sareu lhrershl hcman~hril oil led b ehc ash,! b<lefesi . May uoingfro 1905 weoa wild ine auu fisi lats ld[t~iOPbIEADn an W-nyn Murry's lrhud*o Toth peso' sinin.u thagstlsto sb isci Sabst RE[ K~ & Oi - *r.i.i SYou've Heard About- Tlhe' "Early Bird,' 9 Well It's Not Too Early to Bby Your N ew PalSui1t. ---Our line of - rirsU OV ERCOATS -)J( 'IROUSERS a- re inow on display, and a. haidsomer lot of goods has never been shown by any body. $ ) ,In oU1e e ilr ui hl ern.pjlaid rm. . : l d T yu 'Tint to - - - m-ot yor sit. Smth & Br W, .LAINGS( CLOTHIER. Greenville, S. C. From Nov. 15, 1904, to Jan. 1, 1 05, wisl th radc to bear in mind that at my store is the pl ce( bly / YOUR WVINTER GOODS AND SAVE MONEY! Ba rgain Prices Are Wha I Mean 1000 pair m iis, wozineu, boy,, girli aind childieux shol OI , all kinds, to go at at b.rg iin. A I ig lot of me( 1 r o f a lmrgoiln. A few mens : boynl f nits Ieft, to) go it a b.rgnip. A big lot, (f mnvis pant. to go ata X.i i A big ht r mfeniius kid la -i'.s pn .cp a 1 a bargain. A lot of driantnii 's ai io im1th at 1 1. .ai, co:-I. A .b.-r.nin inl 111ens do. s(i1:nd n0% n e wer A i r gain in ladie. undi rwear flo c hu, d and halbrig ,.1 i EVERYlN_ T _,AT1 IS USEFUL In the house or on the farm is to go at a bargain. J. F. HARRS, Cash Merchant, 3 Piclk ms. S. C. ' 4 .L 'OC t'- d ' a 4 . - PREP 2 , in pli acaei C.B M.T R E oama CL ARi~ ANC SAL SeaNT BroaVhe inSlidGlan SolidXPRS. ~7'I mS\olidyilvr.d:r fo $2.50: on( all W . Nic slecio of)1 bygi PanGl ....Jewery - ----d*o untedii lUSts- : : : . Co