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Conducted by the Farn Short and Timely Articles that will Rleceived, and are Solicited for On any Phase or Subje t o BIGGEST COTTON CROP EVER. A .Bambu rg County Farmer Predicts That the .South Will This Year Make the Record Crop. To the Editor of The State. The ne-wqpa-Irs. and in fact, men of oyery profeh-sion, tire standing open- ed, wondering why the re coipts lof fortilizers are so heavy. They say that this fertilizeris being stored away in w arthc.uses, and so on. Now don't '( deceived. Facts are stubborn things; the tiuth hurts; but tsii heavy shipment of fortiliz -rs means an inoreased ac reago e cotton over last yearl I a-n n-,t posing v.; a prophet, but under favorable e mditions this year's cottoi erop is going to bre'ak till rLcords because the farm era on every hand are making greater (fforts to make cotton than over before, rhis souids strange, indeed, but tine will tell. There have bec: more tules and horses purchased by the cotton farmers this season than ever known. This work stock was not bought for making coro, hay and other provision crops; far fromn it. They were bought for making cotton, and the cotton will be imade, provided we have the sun shine and showers. 'Tliere nover was a time when labor was scarcer than nOw, which alone shows that overybody is putting in a larger cotton crop. 'I'lie faimors aretold that tho de. mand for cotton is unprecedent.ed that the acreage would be cit 2t per cent., fertilizers proportion ately, and that the cotton associa tion would be forced to ton cent by Juie. That was enough. Ever: farmer is increasing his aereagi and phosphates, while he hop that the other farmers one and al will stand by the association an reduce the acreage. The south will plant 35,000,00 acres to cotton this sear', and un der normal conditionis will mnk 14,000,00(0 or 15,000,000 bides. The above sounds like a circula letting of Theo Price, one of th bear loaders of Now York. I or no speculator, only a plain blun farmer, not afraid to speak th truth at any time or under auy c nu 4itions. I only hope I am mistakeni, bu wvhen one sees a thing, he simupi sees it in spite of' himself. And see greater efforts for a mlonistI cotton crop than ever beoi4 Nothing but the AlImighty ca keep ootton above 5 cents by Och tober 1, 1905, I ame much afraid that the Sou thern Cotton association will ul ti mately (10 mnore hairm than good True, it has .aised ihie price of cot, ton, but going up inst at pIlanting1 time was miore than the masses o0 farmers could boar. Five cent cotton at this season would (10 more to reduce the acrelige than any pledge, be it ever so binding, tha t has been or miay7 be signed by the~ farmers. More thain this, the cot ton association has a smallI enrol mient of farmers. Going over till list, we find more politicans, bank ers, editors doctors, I a b o r e r a and others not engaged in cotton culiture' thanlariI mbrs, propor - tion~ately. T1here are many farm ers in this orgamnizstion who are perfectly hiounst in thieir convic . tionsB, anid wiill abide b.y the ordler, but there 10 and 20 outsidecrs to one in the association who will so increase their acreage as to Over lap the reduction madd by the as sociation's members. As abovo predicted, I look for a I monster crop. Every thing points that way,and un less somle widesapread ( disaster befalls the crop now beinga plantedl cotton will reach rocir.d a bottom next fall, I was theo first I man either in this country or Eu- 1I rope, who predzcted the rise of cot. a tonl some years ago, and published t it in the (Charle-ston News and e Courier. That was no divination, 1< but a careful study of the situationIi l *-'' the time. So Is tis preditiom Bl a careful study of the true sit1atlon i e9 It nlow tands S~Ttar I cam BOO e 9i4 tih utrposition1 of tie (1Et l~uei 4~ vert a pania anodt~I tOpau~ t eOt sesin ~ C~tifrmersai a Parmers afo the' to iers. be of Benefit to our Readers Will b; it this Page. Artioles are to be o r Farming or Fairm Life. aro financially able to plant cotton (a I r and plant it they will, and make it if possible. The game is or, euchre, possibly doodle-euuhre. ue .A W. Brabham. L Olar, S. 0. o .--- .hi The Trioks of the Trade and the Fer. 0 tilizer Business. *i Recen'ly there was sent out to e the press from Columbia a piece.of news about the amount of fertili- c lizers. beeng used by the furmners of A iiS Stato, that 1s calculated to mis- ti lead some of the farmers, and a, others, 'y I.ot telling the whole truth about the increase(d sales of fertilizer tags recently. Now, it seems that theoe follows have not told the public that this increase of sales of tags d, es not, jidicate that more fertilizeas ae being nt-lod for cotton, and that Ihis incre-asei iifiy be accounted for by a change in t he law, requiring all cottonr seed meaal to be taigged, whether it I c us-,d for feeding or fertilizer. Since the fertilizer conpanies can redeem all taga not used, here i i at splendid opportunity for these I fellows to lend a helping hand to their neighbors, the "cotton bears," by purchasing a large amount of tags, which has its neight in hold ong c:tton down, This is educa tion in this business. It was A. T. Stewart the famous dry goods merchant iu New York; that did in his early butiness have a lot of fine coaches and well-dressod women to make a regular business i of visiting his establishment daily for the express purpose of demoni - strating to the fashionable people s that his place of business was the i place for these people to trade. 3 This was ono man's way of in s creasing his trade; this is educa I tion. I A large farmer, in ordor to ad vertise has success, stanrdin'g and a 3 reputation as a large planter, loads - 25 or 80 bales or more cottonl onl a a train of wagons and will move them about the streets of his town a rwhole day in order to show the apeople that he has t he "real stuff." a The difference is, that the farmer t or common merchant exhibits what e he has, while the other two are (idrivaing up somothinag in a shadly way that they do not possess. Tihis t is anaother kind~ ofl.education. y Something ovor thirty YEars ago 1 I found a lot of 01(1 burnt naila aind 1r ironr ini some fertIil izers that we >. were usmng. ni As thie stuff had eC~4 over $80 per ton, anad I dIid not bl),lieve our soil could "digest'' metahes we -traced tihe thing back to t he tactory, -where we fouind them biuying ashes .from auli over thle c ouin try andI towns to supply this inugredienit in; this brand of goods; while we far mers at home had riot yet learned that we were throwin i away our ashes at home and buying threm at. l the rate of $30 per toni aand freight. from Charleton. This was paying big hi for oduca tion eni the business sidte of farmi Ing. How many farmers are there to- c day that are lettiang their wood ashes go to waste orn fihe farr and ( C buying their equivaloa.t in commenrr. r cial fertilizers at the inte of $10 to a~ *18 per ton? One of the most an asinig cases of ~ educating the farmer ..n tihe ferti- so lizer- subject, occuredc Only au few ai! yearR ago, when by accident a far- tO aner (who owned a small flock ofsa rheep) discovered no '/ a ad then in bo is guano a few litt... round balls a" ;hat had escaped the '-rusher in tho aictory. Now this fan mrer consider habirmself a good judge of the - ualities uf fertilizer and fnvarli bly would insist o- testing and 'I melling all goods oefore hre was Ay atisfied about its qualities. A tho ittle investigationi of those, usually maform nodules of .(jn aroused a' ro old mian's 'suspmcions and he blled out to his soin: "John, this yOkS like shyep balls, and smella j ke mnitokan~d dt- tastes like a - deefpei Bo"Iy tratcig dbie back we djscoV0ered tha1dhin fertilizer etorghad imyiorte.a lot of sltro ~ou material f(6i. ibbey bhed T i '4 to Mliyto t~r irae U'iIi'~,''b~~te ~ '~tdthad * - - ek to this farpier, was that ,he m acetually p11 ayii0g $25 per (on for in mlerial int tiliz irs ihant WIs ing shilped horefror.. Olio whi le allowed his hoine-made material go to Waste. The Farmers' Edncational and )-olrative Union has for one of h ( bjoets the teaching of oach her lessows of the business side farming as well as science farm g. Now, in ordlr to bo a teacher il pracl ical sticessful good teach. s) on fatrting, it.is not icesdH,3ry r a practical teacher that he ould kitow Gireoek, Latin nd ret 'io, nor how to work out proll.ms the blackboard. It is better for in to toll his neighbor how to work At these problems of farming on io land with the hoe and plow, ;o. To Mothers fin This Town. Chiilren who are delicate fo eridli and ' ss will vet immediate relief froni 0o he.i Grav' swleet, powler for child - -'. They cleanse t1h stomihli, act on 1o liver, itkiing i sickly child stroig rid healbly. A certain cure for wormus How We Get Rich. To enable others to know how aiy country editors get rich, we rill toll yon as follows: A child i born in the iighborhood ; the t,tonding physician gets $10; tLwh dito'r gives the loud lungod You1g Ier and the happy parents a send iT anid gets $0. It is Christened, ie mini.ter gels $5 and the editor CIS $00 r grows un and mar. ies; (1ti miistor gets $10 and it IC(O Of cake, aid.t.ho editor, who >ublishes another long Winded arti 1le gets. $000. 1i the course ol ima it dies and the doctor get rom 1450 to $100 and tho ed jiw mbl ishes notice of the death, lodig md society resolutions, a hit ,1 )oetry and a card of thanks and r-ts $0000. No wonder so man) )ditors get rich.-Exchango. Increilble Brntali1y It wvould Ihave been incr( dibb brtaitaly* if Chas. F. Lemborger, (l Syracuso N. Y. had not done the best h coul for his suflering sniiI "1My boy." he saye, "cuit, a fearful gash over his (eo, SO I applied llucklen'. A rn ica Salve, wicl quiiick. ly healed it and saved his (lye." xood for burns and ilers too. Only 25c at Pickelins drug store. Book on California. 3( pages, 7G ill ustration~s. D)'ecribe California anid routo thler'e. Chienge Mu~ ilwake and ll' St. Pauli, Uion111 Paci lic and Soulthiern Pacicc Line. This 18is14 1h sotitt of the0 Overland Lima 'dl Leaves Union Passeng 1 R ation, Chuies;o, 6.05 p. nr. daily Aririves Sani Francisco the third da3 in timo for dinner. California boola Went for 6 cents postaige. F. A M'iiller' General Pa'ssenger A gent Dhlicago, or' W. 8'. 11owell 381 broad IFOllind a Cuir l'or indige431tIon tab'llots for' inldigoqionl and1 find thast ti~ey 'uit my case better lthan anly lysj3ppsin emeudy I hiave eve*cr tied and I have ed~t mlaniy iireroni0at remefldios. I am11 early fifty -one years of age and hiave ufeda great do:al from inldigestion. [calnneo.t almost antything I wanit nlow. -G(eo. W. Emory, Rock Mills, Ala. lFor sal e by P'~i1on Dr ug 00 Ea.rle'* Clerk's Salo, 'JAITAE OF SOUTH i CAROLIN , (County of Pickens. . vs5. In puirnune of an ordIer of for'eeios. to inl thle abhov( stated (case by 1l(on ~ine 43ttGar, Prid('inug 'Judge, dated1 iare t 2:3, 10(n'5. a1( n0d1o file in the Clerk'. flice', I will Selil to thie hlighest bidder'.on 8A1LESD)AY IN 3MAY, 1901, tiling thle legal hiouris for sale at Pick is '.. H-., S. G., allI the, interest of the 'efendent1 31 . El izabetli Carpent rI in d to il I thait pie0c, pa rcel 4r trvct oIf nd inI l' Cke'ts count y ando Sttoc,:.fore' idl. hont.. dea' o'n the ncrtlihr bynds of ~(WI. E.0wn .: the 4)ast' by lands~ of ina ( . Unil amat M. A. Owvnly. ona the uith'hy hand1(of (Ilen ton 8-. F~reemnan, vi on ::m~ west by 1 i'eState of' Log.. IH, 00o1 sin'2.Llg one-~ hundred1ic ande sixty.. 'o JiI'ere 0' 1'l,. o .. Termsii Cash, irchasergc mulh. comply)I, wIithi teras (If le w"ithi on411( ho0r1 4or the( preieos wvili resold14.. P.urchas'r to lp 'y for papers d for re cording of the soim". (lurk of Couirt, -SNsAfL Pickens County. Not ice., m11iira oirs *f the0 es8Ltt ot' l: o lato TI. McFamlI. .Al )1'Ierorf inudel tedl to said estato by niot*-, accott or other e, are requat ed to catll niid -*. tilp or tire the sam1e. 'l'is (canl be A tended ait tht Pickelns flank or at, Mcliall's L I M. Mauldin; Guny McFall, ministrators of the Estate of WY. T. 1o~all, deceased. CASTOR IA For Inft ntsand Children. 1o Kind You Have Always Bought' gature of 'The Kind You Have Always Dc - in use for over 30 years, lu All Comterfeits, Imitations ai Experinits that trifle with i nfants and Childreii--Experi What is CJ Castorla is a laimless substl goric, Drops and Sootling S contains neither Opium, Mo substance. Its ago Is its gual and allays Feverishness. It Colic. It relieves Teething T and Flatulency. It assimilal Stomach and Bowels, giving The Children's Pamacea-The CENUINE CAST Bears thel, The Kind YOU ll In Use For 01 'IMFC :.rCILC;6lE ,-V Trespass Notice. All 1 orsoltis -ur hereby wit PI:d 1ot 0 to'bUit, fi8h, cuti timher (r il any way oLr}pas8 oi ally of our lands. Anly person nting upon said lands aft-r publicatiin her#'oi will be prosecited to tho fullest extelt of ti law.i Tany lor M u rph1y, Mar' 2.-4t, SieliN Murphy. Supervisor's Notice. We have arrtig(d h) liy cash fur all contra3cts nwide f(or the vollfy thiio year, i niems sorno .lioaster o)clirs, am the Super'i Iwill be ill his of fic eI IT(lesbIv (if < tch weck to audit and ply c11im-4. 1.1. Lynes', Notice to Debtornand (realtors. All peri" sms hi4aing clims Iiagainist the requjtiredL to preneuLt the samoi' properily atitete to thio unZder.sigued fori paymnt'it by the 1st day13 of MaIty, 1905, uind all pers8ons inidobted to said( estato must1I ni tko payment to Lho untder'signecd. Guiy lJnoii. Administrators. March 21, 1905. 4t. Notice of Final Settlemeont. I will applyito L.J. B. Newbory, JnIdge? of Probate t for Pickons 'ounty, on thle 26th (ay ofi April, 1905, for ai finaol iret tleme~nt of thle ostaite of B.. A. Grueen decease.d, and( asxk to be dismise~(d as Ad Maca26, 05 4it Admniistraotrix. Tresspass Notice. All poeons are'~ hereby wined10( ntO to hiut, fish, set out fire, cut timbero, mnalm roads, travnl "oer, or* in i'nywasy trespt 4 onl aniy of miiy land(1, under' penailty of the~ It-Iv. MrsII. Eliabe~th 1", Cooper, 3-21-n4 Per 0. B. Yate, Leesse. Notice. Tio th.1 Pubilic: All peorsonls hav ~ ing bus ~iness ini thmis tiflico ill I pleaset c'all on ~Sa tur d nys. I w'i ll be away vonl otheor dlays vi siting hools011. Pl)Jease ta ke dun noltien) and~ niOvernu yourseolves accord ingly Sincerely yours. R, 'T. JIalluim, Co. suipt. Ed. NOTICE' 1 O I TOCK(IIoLUEi(S MliET'ING Nilce ii herebu'y giveon that ai meeting of the stockuhobier's of the Unlumet Man ufacturing Compijany will he held at th ofhiec of the sai Caolumel~ t Manultfaeturl ing (Coimpany, in. Liberty, S. (I , ont Sat--I tnday, April 22. 1905, at 1I o'clock, nm. m,., for' t-ht purplose' of considering the issuance of Two flundred anud Fifty (3 0) Shiars oaf Proaterred Stock, in the i'rt Value of Oneo IHnndred (100) dlhlaris ieh. Thllis tnotice hats beeunauthorizied aind dlirected by resoltionsmi of thle Board of 10irectors of tue (ainmet Manutfatar ing Companuy, hiebi at riberty, 3, Ul.. on) Matt chi 25, t905', and the sid r'esolutioins weure' inito he fotin~'g words,14 wvtihi n hereby made a part of~ this o.t ice: RESOLUT'lIONS. iksolvedl, Thatw thle Pri.4ident anrd 'Treasuriter of the (Caahimor. MaI0nofufa i n. (Company ho authoizedn lto cl! a m.eeingj~, of the w~oeLkholders of then iju Comtpany on the 22nd dlay of A pril at. B Oc:(ck, to cons~ider thle qutestion, of umak ing theo nreferred stock, athorized to be isined by: i. L,. CIa y tAmi,Pree. andh T1r'an., c'1 ovrciole intA)lo heommoni Steock of thme Coxipaiy at 1 the optLion ol' the hoid era ofC the pr'eoerred stocek, at any timie befor' said pre'ferriedock is){ called in andu a tired by the '0 thp'tny, Pre.u nd Tras. Calumtet Mfg. Co. Y 'I. 20-4t. MJURAY' Ut) MI1XTURE. Noew Is the timoc t5 tako P. sprinug tonic. Ily far the best thig to take Is Murray's iron MIixtuire. It makes pure blood tnid get< rkd of ii at tiredt fooling.. At all dlruggsts. 50c a Bottle. Or Dittet From TittE MEIJRAY DitU11( co.. ught, and which las been. ts borne the signature of been made under his per porvision since its Infancy. o one to deceive you in this. d Just-as-good" are but tud endanger the health of once against Experiment. kSTORIA tute for Castor Oil, Pare. yrups. It is Pleasant. I phine nor other Narcotie 'antee. It destroys Worms oures Diarrhoea and Wind roubles, cures -'onstipation es the Food, regulates the healthy and natural sleep. Mother's Friend. 'ORIA ALWAYS lignature of re Always Bought rer 30 Years. RAVC1 C. 4W VORK 011M.. A MilderClimate in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texosstock ranige3 ten to twolve months in the year, two and three crops grow in a season. Now is the time to look u) a location while the land is cheap. On F ebruary 7th and 21st and March 7th and 21st, the Cotton Bolt Routo will sell round trip homo..seekors' tickets from St, Louis, Thebes. Cairo and Memphis to points in the above iamied states at a rate of $15 or on1 faro plus $2, whero it imalces less less than $15. One way coloimt tickets Febru ary 21st March 21 at. half fare plus $2. W rite for map, time table and ask about rates to anly point. L1. P-. Hmith, T. P. A., Notice of Election. An '1eetin~ wvill be hIld( ini the town of Lbrt.v 8. 0 (0n Fridtv ihe 7th day of A peil 130 >, for Iilm p.'~ 'p ,so of voting onth iiion:. 1 of I'ima g blonds to the aliota! t ofI Loo thousand, ii dllars, to be us~e I iniheIto erectioni of aL school building in thet town of Liberty and school dis. taict No. 11 . P'oiis to openi at 9) o'clook Al Al. nnl I cha at 4 o'clock P. M. All <f 1ua1liied voters resid ings in said school 'listrict, are entitledi to vote inl this elc. tioni. W. C. O'Dell, Tr. H. P'arwrns, and J, J. Wnlin11 wvill act, aIs mnagers. IJOne by order ot the beard T1rustess. W. 11. Chapman I le'rk R~d T1rustees .Al-.reb 3-2 3t. D)o No Suppress au Cough. Wh~ you have a coug h do not try to 1n. p1res it, ~uit removo the cause. The (cou dh ao only a1 symptomi of some dis (1as1, am111 tlhe ihae:ae is what you should coro, Ihtn the conlgn wvill stop of itsolf, 'e'nnmot omo cause(1 of ooughing is a col iAnodynis will promptly sup. pre. s the (caneh, anid prIeparations con tainamg chloformi, opiuma etc., are used for thalt purpose~5(, buiit they do( no't enre 11h( cold. (hutnob rin s Congh Remned v oin11 the lher Jintd dos ot'11. supp)Jr, Is Iic' cough, buiit rel ieves it byi remoin~g from thie thrioat mad m.g'; lie ino which ol lof nied Lbo b r* i alhing and 1 lbaig the irrititiona and ti eklin g mi theo thro .. It also opens I th averetions and eifec. well as the conghIi. l'or Satle by, Pickens Druug Sit rei. Erles$ Druig store0. No Coupons (except singles) acceptedI unless subscription is paid in advance To the person sending us the largiest list of sub scribers accompanied by the cash, before May'1st, 1905, we will give a first class DROP-HEAD SEW ING MACHINE. One Key Given With Ever II still ha Pants, Overall Grocer~ies Cal Fifty barrels o sure to get nv Res8pool R C. CA SPRING- GOODS! 0-e@--. 0 UR line of Spaing and Summer Dres "Goods have begun to arrive. We want you to call and examine them. Mrs.. Freeman will be, delight. ed to show you through them, wlhether you want to buy or not, Wait till you see our e-nbroideries-and laces before you buy. Jj Don't forget your chickens and eggs when you sta. to our store, they help out. Respectfully, CRAIG BROTHERS, One-Prioe Cash Store. We OilR1W~la et olls Will h1 dl 1(10Western Meat from now% till the fle-.--t bf Angust.. Uori. fifatll kinds. Mutton, - Haus1.go Ueef, L iv. 1m 11nd 13eef B3rains. .\ 1, kinds < f Western Mlea. Also re) fish every week; Too4). lato for Ovstorsq. Remember Meat is not all I sell. I sell a lot (f things. My Refrigerator May not be the best in town to keep beef in, but it don't pay to keep it, it pays to sell it. Mine will keep it till I can sell it. I wan1t to Sell YOU some1 mollasses and anything You want. I Buy Your raw hides, bees wax, tallow, chickeus, and eggs, in fact all kinds of produce, and pay you cash for it. THE OLD MEAT MARKET From Nov. 15, 1904, to Jan. 1, 1905, I wish the trade to bear in mind that at my store is the place to buy YOUR WINTER GOODS AND SAVE MONEY! Bargain Prices Are What I Mean4 1000 pair menls, wolimel, boys, girls and chlditous 3hoels, all kinds, to go at a barg A. A big lot of met s overcoats at a bargain. A few metis and boys suitA loft, to go It a ) rgan. I, / A big lot of mens pants to go at a bargain. / A big let of mens and boys hats and capn at a bairgaini. A lot of drummer's sample bats at less t itn cost. A bargain in muens dress shiirts anti niens undersoar. - A bargain in ladies nutderwvear, fleece une.d and baibriggan.k SEVERlYTING THAT IS USEFUL In the house or on the farm is to go at a bargain. SJ. F. HARRIS, Cash Merchant, Pickens, S. C. COTTON GROWING Is the most interesting topic these dlays, and to get best results all planters should use S~ANDERSONFERTILIZERS. ~COTTO N Is cheap, and if any plan will adluance the p~rice for that now in the hands of the farmers, it will be to hold tenaciously, sit steady in the boat until the reqjuiremecnts of the consumer becomes absoluiitely necessary. R EDUCE AC A -egh In ordler lor you to make money at. 1:eent i.rices, it Is fmeceary to produico more cottoni per' acro. by incr~eased use0 of IFertiizera per acre. U~se 500 inI. unds where you have used 30t) befort worlt and feed two on. les whore you have us'ed thlree before, and i ediuce other labor ini p1 oportion, thoreby m aii(13ng prtodneItiOn nnd de1 ~creasting <xprioses. Oi ioA Word to Fertilizer Buyers. Weae elin sg home mani~o fertilizers nmd1 byv i.beAndestnPosht &.OlCo.-goods t hat are fih Ibe'oninig famousl~. Tm'e~timoniials fromi sonic oif t he largeit and most. socessful cotlou growi ers 0in tii State anty "'There's ionef bettir."' FOLGER 4 THORNLEY, Agents, McNTYRE~ PAYS THE EXPRESS. Send me MOney Order for $2.50 and I will ship you by Express PRlEPAID1, in plain package if dlesireil : O1 'E GALLON CO RN W HISKEY THAT IS PRODULCF/D lN NORTH- CAROLINA. 0C 8. McINTY RE, Postoffice Box 207. -Asheville, N. C. JOB WORK That Pleases-m TLia I~Ll W3 DO.