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FOUNDED AUGUST 1, 1860. - 12? North Malo Street ANDERSON, S. C. W. YT. SMOAK, Editor and BUB. Mgr D. WATSON BELL.City Editor PHELPS BASSBEN, Advertising Mgr T. B. GODFREY.Circulation Mgr. BL ADAMS, Telegraph Editor and Foreman. Member of Associated Presa and Receiving Complete Daily Telegraphic Service. Entered according to Act of Con gress ns Second Class Mail Matter at t"io Po3tofTicc at Anderson, 8. C SUBSCKIPTION KATES Semi-Weekly Ono Year .$1.50 Blx Mouths .75 Bail] Ono Year .|5.00 Six Months . 2.50 Three Month* .... 1-25 TELEPHONES Editorial and ?usines? O 111 ce.321 Job Printing .693-L The Intelligencer ls delivered by carri?re In the city, if : nu fall to get yonr paper regularly please notify us. - Opposite your name on the label of your paper 1B printed date to which our paper ls paid. All checks and drafts should be drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. _ The Weather. South Carolina: Fair Wednesday and Thursday. Ol'H DAILY THOUGHT. There are ten things for which no one has ever yet been sorry: For doing good to all. For speiking evil of none. For bearing before Judgi '<?. For thinking before speaking. For holding an angry tongue. F?r being felnd to the distressed. Far asking pardons for all errors. For being patient toward everybody. For etooplng the ears to a tale bearer. .' For disbelieving most of the Ul re ports.-Selected. . Where is Doc Cook, Jack Johnson. S; 'via Pankhurst, T Harry Thaw, Hunk O'Day. Bob Gonzales, Ty Co.hb,, Connie Muck? Does anybody know? ?-o It looks as if somebody batted for the allies In tho ninth. "Maree" Henry Watterson knows s good thing when he sees lt. --.'O'" Tea Greenwood Daily Journal tells us that 'possums are ripe. And we suppose Uiat taters are fat By thia time, it Is probably rumored on the streets of Abbeville that Ger many has declared war with England. -o Put a grey horso or a grey iaule where he can got a bite of grass and a drink of water, and watch him die. One thing is certain, South Carolina and Charleston will have no race track gambling after January, i o ? Col. Bd. DeCamp and Mayor Ike Smith, of Thickety, are scrapping about some hickory nuts. Now it's up to Harold Booker to part them. No matter if .the nations of the Old World are pulling each other's hair, we are building a play house In An derson.rand it will b? some theatre when it:is flnts'ued. 'Qt ran qa Work? te Him. I'he hostess asked the solid man or ber guest Ust to take a talkative young woman tn to dinner. The giri did her best to keep up the conversation, nug ong from Wall street to the crops sod back. Only once did the solid man de sert the unfailing affirmative, and that was when she asked. "Do yon like Bee flhoren'a worksr* "Never visited them." be replied. "What doss be manufac ture?"-Argonaut. NOBILITY OP WORK. All work, even cotton spinning, ls noble; work ts alone noble. Carlyle. Whatever ls worth doing at eU ls worth doing welL-Earl of Chesterfield. > We enjoy ourselves only la -our work, bur doing: and eur . beet- dolo?: is ocr best enjoy ttenfc.4JicobL lt ia better te weer out than ! to rust out-Bishop Borne. Nothing Is impossible to indus try.-Pe dander. it?rer Idle a moment, bet thrifty and thoughtful of otfaera, ?Thaagfattow. ;-., -Mew. THE PREA'DENTO COURAGE* Whether one agrees or disagrees with the president timi it is not wise for the government to issue bonds to take ? ure of the cotton situation in the South, no one will deny that he has exhibited rare courage in taking a Bland for what lie believes to be right, regardless of the fact that it may be i blow to a section that he loves and a ( people who are his friends. The president is thoroughly a Southerner. He knows th?? South from , >arly association and environment. , Ile began his career lu Hie South, and Ibo woman whose death was so uni versally mourned a few weeks ago, he wooed and wed in the South. He has nothing of the narrow prejudices lgaiust Hie South that have charac terized some of Hie national leaders, : aven within the Democratic party. I Born and reared w he was, it would liave been impossible toi him to have formed such prejudices. Tho Southern peoplo uro his own. lt was they who made possible his nomination for t he high honor that be 11 holds in Baltimore In 1912. He se lected a larger proportion of his cab inet from the South than has any Jther president since feeling between 'ho sections was divided over the old luestlons. The evidence ls unmistak able that tho president loves the South nore than he dares to express in his nv..' nt position, for fear that he may lie called sectional and narrow. Likewise, he understands the un fortunate condition in which the cot- I ton states find themselves as a result if the war In Europe. He knows, as few in public life other than Southern ongressmon know. Just how hard ls tho lot of the small cotton farm -, md how blue is the prospect before ; 'lim. There is probably not kind ler sympathy anywhere than in the breast of Woodrow Wilson for the mutterers in the South from the war l vhtch ls not of their making. But the president places principle ibovo sentiment. He believes-and nil will admit Quat lt is sincere and bon net belief-thal lt 1B not the province ' A the federal government to take care | of farmers who have met wltb advsr- ? ?Hy, by Issuing bonds and Increasing i he public debt. He believes that lt ! vould be an unfortunate precedent hat lt might be followed by demands j made by grain growers of the North- j vest and cattle-raisers of the South- i west that the government undertake 1 measures for their relief when adver- 1 illy may meet them in the fnture. Be- , i loving thus, and realizing that the ? oeople cf the South hold his destiny * irery largely'fn their hands, as regards \ tils renomination ii. 1916, it is easy , to Beb that he has exhibited a very I !ilgh order of courage In opposing federal aid to the cotton farmers. As lie expressed it a few days ago when ( South Carolina congressmen conferred , with him, he was trying to rely upon tits head, and not his heart, in decid ing what attitude he should take on the question. His Judgment was placed above, his sentiment, and one can well agree that this is the wiser course for a statesman who must meet ippeals of every nature with decisions frons Un: standpoint of the welfare or j, ?ti ?k_-,- J v.. .ii.; ??t ....... MAULDIN PLAN ADOPTED. No.- that it seems apparent that the legislature :^ay pan* the bond li .me providing for 925,000,000 in bonds to create a fund for loaning the farmer on his warehoused cotton, lt will be recalled that this is practically the plan suggested by Pres. B. F. i Mauldtn. of Ute Bank of Anderson, in a letter to the public published In The Intelligencer, September 16, which letter was .railed to the Governor and legislators of tho state. Tn this letter Mr. Mauldln called attention to the Tact Brat the "Buy a Bale" plan and other measures offered were all good, but did sot so far enough; that thr.y provided only a remedy but not a ...ure. The following ls quoted from this letter: "I, therefore, venture to . suggest lhat the cotton growing states of the South call extra sessions ot their re spective legislatures and pass first a bill authorising the purchase by the states of say forty per cent of the.cot ton produced In each state at ten cents per pound, paying for it in half cash and the other half in state script, pay able next fall, taking the crop grown In 1913 as a baals; and provide that this Cotton shall be withdrawn from the market for at least twelve months. "They pass a second bill restricting cotton acreage for the year 1015 to 60 per cent, taking the crop of 1914 as a basia The purchase of Ute cotton by the states will, of course, necessitate the borrowing of a very large sum of money, and If I thought this would add Lc tho burdens oC our already overbur dened creditors, the merchants and the banks, in New York and other business centers. I could not advocate lt. bat this money will have to be pro vided, not all at once but gradually, as the cotton is purchased and wilt go right back upon creditors, and thu? lt would be practically but a shifting of credit.,on a more perfect security beata "For what could be better security than cotton warehoused and insured op. a low price basia? I do not know that either of the bills eug<-?sted for fettet weald Staad? the test of Gie ?eat?? a? I aa? not a sawyer, but thu matter is of HU much importance that this should he investigated." A reading of the act introduced into th * legislature and which is now en gagii?? the attention of that body, fol lows very closely the plan suggested by Mr. Muuldin. This act is published elsewhere In this issue of The Intelli gencer in order that our readers may be informed on what is being done to provide for the relief of the farmers of the state. The Intelligencer will not undertake to say that this law will, if passed, stand the test of the courts, but that is a matter for them to decide when it ls presented to them. WK I KIF NHS OF THE FARMER. The plan uf thc Saint Louis bankers Lo ussist Hie cotton furmers of the South is a further indication of tbs nation-wide interest which is 'boin? manifested in the problems of the men who follow ttie plow. t The movement is not intended as a lian for purchasing cotton, but is de signed rather to make available a fund of 1150,000,000 to loan on cotton nt not to exceed six cents per pound for the purpose of making cotton a liquid asset, stabilizing its price and bringing about normal conditions again. It has been said that it takes great calamities to develop our friends and .he present crisis Is proof positive that lie farmpr has friends in every linc it industry who are willing to share ils misfortunes and lighten his hur len:?. Strong men aro strong only as they co-operate with other men, and 'he spirit of friendliness on the part A the business man towards the far mer au3urs well for the future of the igrlcultural Interests of the nation. BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRHillTEN INO. One sees ovidences in many places that the business outlook is Improving ind that times are getting easier. The following is the way The New York Herald puts lt: "The . jiness outlook is steadily brightening. "Commerce which was suspended by the first shock of war has revived and last month merchandise exports for the first time since March exceeded Imports. "With magnificent crops and high prices the myriad farmers of the West md Northwest are supplied with un precedented means to purchase man ufactured goods and steps now being taken will place the Southern produc es of cotton in comfortable position. "This country; remote from the scene of strife and dowered with the richest natural resources, has an en ergetic and enterprising population of % hundred millions whose wants must lia supplied, and Europe is now calling upon us for varlets commodities in Increasing arnon"' - - o c o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o e > OCB DAILY POEM o 9 O ooooooooooooooooooo . .<* To Boyland. It's a long way back to Boyland. Where the voices sing and call. But it is not so'far in autumn; When the ripened chestnuts fall; When the chinquepins are open, A...1 td. nam, ?M. M?, ?>l.w? ?,t ",,,nA. ...... .wo ...... . ...... MMM u r- V.... i Then I go back unto Boyland, As if wings were on my feet. To Boyland, dreaming Boyland, Where the voices sing and call Through the golden mists of au tumn when the ripened chestnuts fail. We forget the old road often. And the dust of toll and strife Hides the valley ot Its magic In the later years of life; But it's not so bard to. find it When again you chance to see The ripe persimmons hanging On the old persimmon trees c To Boyland, loved old Boyland, } With its music and its thrall, When the front baa kist the pumpkins And the ripened chestnuts fall! lt makes our old Umba tremble When we think sometimes how far The road ru?s back to Boyland And ?U shining merni:-:; star; But the loved abode of memory Draws so close, so close again. When the dear old things in nature Wake the slumbering dreams of . men; To Boyland, far-off Boyland, Why, lt's just beyond the wall When October's In the woodland And the ripened chestnuts fall! , -Baltimore Sun. GOLDEN SILENCE. Silence never shows itself to so greet aa advantage as when lt ts made the reply to calumny and i defamation, provided thai f we give no occasion for them. -Addison. Silence, when nothing need ba said, ls the eloquence of discre tion.-Bovee. Silence ts moro eloquent than words.-Carlyle. Shat silence ls one of tbs great arts of conversation ls allowed by Cicero himself, who says there ls not only aa art. but ?vea sn eloquence ta it-Hanna* More, Be silent *nd safe; sUenee nev er betrays you.-John Beyle O-Be?ly. acsst' Cotton Bond J Is Befoi Relief Measure Drafted by Joint Ct is Introduced in Both Branche Million Dolla Features of B< Amount to be voted, $25,000,00(1 bonds. The question to bc submitted tc November 3. To be approved by two-third,, of to become a law. liomin shall then bi* issued in u< $1.000. The State will purchase cotton is 10 cents a pound for middling, tl termine the price for lower grades. One-tenth of purcbusu price la bonds and expenses. Two-year loans may also be ha the presentation of receipts for co sured. I.na ns are made on basis of midd One-tenth of thu face value of terest in advance. Cotton thus held cannot ba Bold concent of the maker of the note. Distribution of benefits will be county production in 1?I13 and 1914 Itenclils of the law will be cont age reduction legislation. Tile acreage reduction bill whir house and sent to the senate prov ii of the land under cultivation shall case moro than six acres to the pio\ Tile text of the cotion bond issue bill introduced simultaneously in the two h. msc s of the South Carolina gen eral Assembly Monday night ls as follows: "A bill to authorize the issuing of $25,000.000 in 5 per cent. coupon bonds of the State, to be .mown as South Carolina cotton bonds, and to submit the question of the Issuing of the same to the electors at the next general election and to provide for the payment of Interest and their re tirement and to prescribe the terms and manner of issuing and delivery of the same. "Be it enacted by the general as sembly af the Sta's o' South Caro lina: "Section 1. That the State of South Carolina issue $25,000,000, if so much be necessary, in 5 per cent, coupon bonds, bearing interest from the date of issue, payable annually for a tena of five years, and with the option to the State to call the Bald'bonds or any portion thereof by number for payment at any time; said bonds to be issued in form and manner and for the purposes hereinafter set forth: Provided, That the question of issuing the Bald bonds be submitted to the qualified electors on the 3rd day of November, 1914 for the consent of the people of the State; that at said election there shall be provided a suf ficient number of ballots as follows: 'For the Issuing of not exceeding $25,000,000 South Carolina coupon bonds to be exchanged for or loaned upon cotton by the State. Yes,' and a sufficient number. of ballots shall be provided as follows: 'For the Is suing of not exceeding $25,000,000 South Carolina coupon bonds to be ex changed for or loaned upon cotton by the State. No.' Only such notice ot said election shall be required and extended by advertisement as may be practicable after the passage of this act That in case two-thirds voting on the question ot said issue shall vote 'yes,' then the said bonds shall be Issued as provided in this act. "Sec, f That ?aid bon?- ?batt he in oueti in denominations of $50, $100 Und $1,000 and shalt be executed as now provided for by an act entitled. 'An act to provide for the redemption ot that part of the State debt knowr. as the brown consol bonds and s toe.? s by issus of other bouda and stocks, ai proved December 22, 1892,' and o 3ts amendatory thereof. Said bonds shall be issued in such form as shall be prescribed by State sinking fund commission: Provided, That the cot ton taken in exchange for said bonds shall be pledged for the payment of same and interest Collected under the provisions of this act shall be held by the State treasurer for the pay ment of said bonds except as oth erwise herein provided. Disposition of Bonds. "Sec. 3. That the sinking fund commission shall deposit said bonds with the State Treasurer and shall dispose of ihem as hereinafter pre scribed. In exchange to* South Caro1 lina produced cotton, evidenced by certificates or receipts from bonded or State managed warehouses, show ing the weight, grade, mark and num ber ot balcp of such cotton, accord ing to the standard prescribed by the federal government, the slabing fund commission shall delfver warrant or warrants In the sum represented by thc valse of said cotton at 10 cents per putin., cn the basis, of middling, the price of the lower grades to be liked by the sinking fund commission, and tn no case at a higher price than 10 cents per pound. Provided. That the person receiving such warrants shall be the producer , of the cotton represented- by such certificates or receipts or the owner of Ute land upon which lt was produced, or the holder thereof for the benefit of the producer of land owner, and Shall deposit in cash with the sinking fund commission 10 per cent of the face ot such warrant to be held In the State treasury for the purpose of the payment ot Interest on said bonds and expenses. "Sec. 4. On delivery of note or notes of any persan; except as herein limited, subject to auch rules and regulations as thc sinking fund com mission may prescribe, msde out and executed In such tonk' aa the sinking fond commisicn may require, for the pftyment io the s*Me of a fixed amount two years ?rom the date thereat, with the interest after the maturity thereof at the rate of 6 per cen. per annum, accompanied by a cash payment of 10 per cent of the face.of'such cote ar notes to cover the Interest In advance until the ma turity of the note which shall bs held Issue Bill .e Legislature ornmiUee From House ?nd Senate ?-Provides far Twenty-five r Plantation. md Issue Bill I of 5 per cant, 5-year coupon > the people at the general election, the votoH of thc qualified electors ruminations of $50, $100 and t outright. The price to be paid te sinking fund commission to de I to be retained to pay interest on d on cotton held in security, upon itton properly warehoused and In ning cotton at 9 cents a pound, the note is retained lo pay in 1 within three years without the i upon basis of pro rata share of , as nearly as can be approximated, j ingent upon conformity with acre- j h has already ticen passed by the I ties that not more titan one-third he planted in cotton, and in. no ! in the State treasury tor the purpose of paying the interest on said bonds and expenses, the loan to be made on a basis of 9 cents per pound for mid dling cotton, and for lower grades of cotton as the sinking fund commission may prescribe-upon delivery of said note or notes with warehouse receipts or certificates attached thereto, evi dencing cotton of grade and quality and indicating the marks and number of each bale as aforesaid, the sinking fund commission shall cause to be de livered to the maker of said note or notes warrant or warranta on the State treasurer for bonds as pre scribed in the preceding section of this act. The payment ai said nute of notes shall not be required until the cotton pledged to secure th a same shall be sold for a price au file'ont to pay the face of the note or not.,->s and interest from the date thereof ard all carrying charges on said cotton: Pro vided, That the cotton shall not be sold by the sinking fund corn mission within three years from the date of such loan or notes without the con sent of the maker of the note. When the cotton is sold, amount of the note and interest due the State and ex penses on said cot'on shall be deduct ed and the note or notes returned to the maker, together with the surplus proceeds, if any. from the sale ot said cotton. Purpose Is Stated, "Sec. 5. It is the purpose of this act in order to promote and safeguard the general prosperity of the State and its. people to retire and withhold from the market a sufficient amount of the cotton crop of 1914 to give value and stability to its sale and to give immediate relief to those pro ducing it, and the said bonds given in exchange thereof shall be distributed aa near as practicable according to the 1913 production among the coun ties of the State to the producers of cotton, landowners upon whoso land the same'was produced, or holders of cotton for the benefit of producers thereof and landowners In proportion to the cotton produced In each county, during the year 1314, and within a county shalKbe distributed among the prodcers, landowners and holders for the benefit of producers and landown ers in proportion to their production; lt being the intent that stich persons shall be entitled to deliver as tar as practicable at least one-third of their colton to tho State under the terms of thia act, and the benefits of this act nindi extend enly to resident pro - era of cotton in this State and ?j -ers of land upon which said cotton -.".ns produced and holders of cotton for the benefit of producers or land owners. Such persons shall have the option of selling the said cotton to the State under section 3 of this act, or of procuring a loan thereof under section 4 of this act, in proportion to the cotton they produced or con trolled so far as may be practicable. "See. 6. That the "Inking fund commission shall sell said purchased cotton, or any portion thereo*, at such time and pries ns may be deem ed for the best interest of the State, except as herein Inhibited: Provided, That it shall not be notd for a price changed therefor and accrued Interest together with the expenses ot ware housing and holding the same and the expenses otherwise incurred under this act. "Sec. 7. That upon presen tatlo 1 of any such warrant or warrants to the State treasurer he shall deliver to the holder bond or bonds as nearly equal In amount aa possible lo - the amount of such warrant or warrants and his receipt for any difference be tween the sum of such warrant or warrants, which receipt shall always be without interest and receivable In part exchange on account of bonds at its face value. Calling In the Beads. "Sec 8. That upon tho sale of any ot such cotton tho sinking fund com mission shall pey over to the State treasurer the proceeds ot said sate and he shall forthwith call for said bonds by "advertisement to an amount that can be paid by said moneys re ceived, giving the number called, and said bonds shall be retired In manner and form aa the case of those 'State bonds nader the provisions of an act aa quoted above and approved ar above, and acta amendatory thereof. "Sec ?. Tb? State sinking fund commission ls hereby authorised and empowered to provide such forms, bianka and stationery and may employ such clerical assistance as may be necessary, to carry out the purposes ot this act, the expenses of which abell be paid from the payments re YOU know what experience counts for. "What's your experience?" is the first question every employer asks an applicant None of us are woith much to ourselves or ot hers until we've gained a cer tain "seasoning" thru experience. ^?**\ We want you to con ^fe^TP . sider us your clothiers i from tne standpoint of ?^f^y^^. experience. We've i W / ?l?. retailed not hundreds \E?j^^n^ but thousands of suits & om\ I lt^??K m our career> we've fe Wm. J^Jf \ learned something V m>^^^A from every one we've j/ |~ |RV \ \ D0USnt and sold, i ll\V\V Fall suits or Fall 1914 ll ll um**^^ backed by a rich fund ?; II 11 of experience. They're ?k P lil st-^e " per?ectf cloth Ijjj perfect, color* perfect, fell IE4 pattern-perfect, and ^g-rt ?# . value-perfect Copyrijhl, 1914 ?BS*^ \ 5 ?Uljol?. ?tr? * Ca. You'll be delighted with the huge displays at $10. $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $22.50, $25.00. ?- Order by parcel post. We prepay all charges. The Store with a Conscience quired to be made to tbe said commis sion under this act It shall be the duty of the sinking fund commission to inquire into and require the cotton sold to the State, or held by it on loans, to be properly insured for the benefit of the State by the State ware house commissioner or '.he bonded warehouse issuing said warehouse re ceipt; and said cotton shall not be in sured in State insurance fund. "Sec." ld; That all persons obtain ing the benefits of this act shall enter into an obligation to the State that be will conform to all legislation of this State regulating colton acreage and production. "Sec. ll. The State sinking fund commission IS hereby authorized and directed in its discretion to perform all and singular the aas necessary to carry out the provisions and pur poses- of ' this act, not herein speci fically given or provided for in terms, and which may not be inconsistent with the provisions and purposes thereof. Sec 12. All acts or parts of acts Inconsistent with this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed so far as may be necessary to carry out .the purposes of this act 'Sec 13. This act shall go Into ef fect. Immediately upon Its approval." Throw Your Lantern? Away! And Try a "Want" Ad In The Intelligencer, if you are trying to find some lost article. With your lantern* you Cover a limited Space; the Intelligencer covers this county--and then some. Try Itt ? I jsrTT**M =^S^^-tjW VC ^^oteS^da^^^^s^^^S^^-^^?B ?M LPT? PATOTA. SON In?f^KDWM*000* Each has ad tc know and sm s si His tba ?M. Xi I Hg auporto- v**ue ci th? HTM1! Oliver*Chilled Plows ? Bli Thees vilows wera first placed upon the 1 H TOTOLTVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS of S?OTIf I Oliver Chilled Plows and Repaire I Hi III? COMB IN AND TALK THC MATTKR OVKR I ?Sullivan Hardware Company Anderson, S. G., Belton, S.C ;S.&