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Some Facts About Potash jy/TABH is higher than last year because of,scarcity brought about by war in ISuippe a<nd recent decree- by Germany entirely prohibiting further exports, but the increased cost, if proportioned to the amount of fertilisers used per acre, ia aarnaUiicra. For Potash in mixed goods, our charge at thia time is at the rate of $1.50 per unit potash (present market price $3.50 to $3.00 per unit) :-in, comparison with $1.00 per unii last season. A diff?rence of only 50c. per unit Thia increased cost, per acre bf land, ii insignificant, as you will see by the following: POTASH GOODS-Increase 50c per Ton for Potash .00 lbs. Fertiliser per acre... 500 lbs. Fertiliser per acre. .Cost of potash 5 c. more than last yarr. .Coat of potash 7?c. more than last year. ...Cost of potash 10 c. more than last year. ...Go?t of potash 12Jc. more than kat year. , ' 3% POTASH GOODS-Increase $1.00 per Ten for Potash . 200 lbs. Fertiliser per acra.,.. , , Cost of potash 10c. more than last year. 300 lbs. Fertiliser per acr*?~-.Cost of potash 15c. mo'd than last year. 400 lbs. Fertiliser per acre.-.Cost of potash 20c. n> jro than last year. 500 lbs. Fertiliser per acrs,^._Cost of potash 25c. more than last year. This is a Very ?mall increase in charge for Pot&sh when you consider that Muri? ate or Fotash is now selling at about SJ 2^.00 io $150.00 per ton (equivalent to $2.50 to $3.00 per unit ci Potash), nt perts, for cash in large quantities, whereas our present charge of $1.50 per unit is for goods delivered, time payment. Our price per unit of Ammonia delivered is $3.25 against $3-50 last year. A r?daction of 25c. per unit, although Cotton Seed Meal is now Beijing approximately at tile rate of $3.40 to $3.50 per unit of Ammonia. Our charge per unit for Avail able Phosphoric Acid is tho same as last year,-60c. per unit. If you want Fertilizer? containing Potash, write or aptoiy to our nearest Sales Offifie. V.C SALES OFFICES Daraam, K.C. WInstori.Ssle?k W. C. Charleston. S C. Columbia, S. C. ?j^amsud ? Va? Notfslk.Va. V.C SALES OFFICES A<?A150UNA\ Atlanta, GS. ??v. ?L<F aueresart, Ls. TM6t ' ass Ordinarily you would not risk growing your Crop without Potash. Why do so this year when the coat per acre is so little more than in previous year?? Can you afford to take such a chance? JL-^------: * ELECTRIC CIT * Item of b?teres* asad Peno* ? WinAeas oa Cse S WO*?*????**?? Flag For Kif ld Hay Each child In tile county who en rt-the parade on Field Dsy w?ll bu expected to carry a ?mall United States Ha?. These Hags may be got ten lor three cents ?acb*Jf tho order (with tb? money) 1? sent to Mia? Oar Ungtnn or to Feat's Book 8tore on or before the 18th. The flag? will be higher in price after thia date. Each teacher ls urged to liam the number of flagB needed for his c? her school and order them at once. Each teacher should keep these flsgs until the children are.In line on Field Day. -o Sheriff Offers ?lt? Reward. Sheriff Ashley stated yesterday that he will offer a reward of 1100 to the person who furnished evidence suffi cient to convict the person who as saulted end killed /Thomas M. Dodd, in his store on East Hampton street, several days ago. This reward," the sheriff stated, ls open to' anybody. .V? will be recalled, the etty has of fered, a reward, of $500 to tho person who furnishes evidence sufficient to. convict Ute person guilty of Mr. Dodd's death. The total reward not outstanding In this case is $600. The city's reward, however, is not open to officers of the law. The'case ofrJ. J, Fretwell versus .?,.: V. Strlbllng,. which wa? set foe trial uext week, will be discontinued, lt seems that a gase brought by Mr. Strlbllng against Mr. Fretwell In volves this same Issue, along wltb other questions, abd lt lc unnecessary to try both esses. Quarterly Conference At Beulah Charca. Rev. T. C. O'Dell, presiding elder of the Anderson district, will hold quarterly conference at Beulah church. Pelter charge..Saturday at tl o'clock.' A fall'attendance of the Official body and the membership la urged. There will be preaching on Sunday ut ll o'clock by the presiding ROPOSITION We are anxious to increase our circulation, both in the city of Anderson and vicinity, and to that end. we are accepting- subscriptions from both old as well as new subscribers for TM&?? JJAONTHS for ONLY SEVENTY-FIVE cents, instead of the regular price of One " Dollar and a Quarter for the same period.* if you could invest all your money so"that it would yield you as great dividends as this Intelligencerproposion, you would almost break your vjeck getting to the bank to obtain your money, for fear the proposition would be withdrawn before you could get in on the JH^. Dasiy intelligencer is as stable in. ifs field of endeavor as granulated sugar is. in its ^e$e. You are going to read some newspaper. Why not The intelligencer? it is clean and dependable, wholesome and complete. It's interesting to every member of1 the faring It's the only newspaper published in Anderson county which gets the full and complete As sociated Press dispatches, the greatest news gathering agf .icy in the entire world; it covers the iocal field thoroughly, lt's the newspaper you want in your home. ANDERSON, S. C. ?Sar VWfflBH^H Y SPARKLETS * al Mention Caught Over th* . ireets of Anderson * * * ? * * 4* ? ? ?a> * * * ? Township AnKessnrs art Yesterday. Tbc township boards of asaessort. for Anderson county met yesterday noon at s the ! court house. County Auditor Winston Smith was nisdc chairman of the meeting, and Will Cobb of Belton, was elected clerk. Thc auditor was requested by unanimous r?solution. not to charge the 60 per cent penalty for delinquency In mak ing returns, and to ask the comp troller general to release ' him from this obligation this pear. An effort will bc made to have everybody, not having already done so, to make their returns on account of the penalty having been taken off. The assessors asked the auditor to request, through the newspapers, all persons not hav ing made returns to^do by March 17. Representatives of the auditor's of fice will be in tho school districts td accommodate the tax papers who have returns to make. Women ot I'onntrv To Jftiet Saturday. Attention ia called to the meeting I of women of the country to be held 1 at the chamber of commerce next Saturday tor the purpose of organis ing a county association for home de velopment work. All women of the county are urged to attend this mooi ng. Miss Frapser. State agent of the home development work, with head quarters at Rock Hill, will attend tbs meeting, as will Mrs. Dora D. Wal ker, of Barnwell, assistant sgent. The meeting ls to be convened at noon. ? -o 1Hundreds of School Children at Show. Hundreds of school children ?'ere guests of tho management of The An derson theatre yesterday afternoon, wheu a tour reel Vltag-anh. entitled "The Wlnksome Widow," was shown. The capacity of the theatre ls 870 people, and tho h-juse was filled three times, stated Mr. Bleich last night. This Is the largest number of Behool children ever in attendance on a mo tion picture show in Anderson on ono afternoon, it la stated. . Operated on At Hospital. Mrs. R. T. Haynie of the Plat Rock section was operated on yester day morning at tho Anderson County Hospital. She stood the operation well, and it is believed that she will mend'rapidity. . . .?O ' Well Known ' Bookkeeper 111. Friends of Mr. John Callahan, for years bookkeeper at Osborne & Pearson, will regret to learn that he ls 111. It ls hoped that he will soon he restored to good health. ' O ' Meeting Teachers' . Ctnli Saturday. Thc Anderson County Teachers' Club will meet Saturday. March 13, at 12 o'clock. The following program will be carried out: 1. Devotional Exercises-?Rev. O. L. Martin. 2. Violin Solo-M>. lt. .1. Cooper. 3. Address, Dr. E. M. Poteat. 4. r.-sadtng-Miss Kitty Arnold. APPLYING FOB INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES Forty-one Railroads Beair Arguaient > Ia Application to Interstate ( onmeroe COBUUISHIO*. CHICAGO, March 4.-Contending that tho margin between their income and expenses was becoming so small as seriously to affect their credit. 41 western railroads began, before Com missioner W. M. Daniels here today, their argument in their application to the interstate commerce commission for on increase tn freight rates, which it was said Would ?dd $?O.000,C?O te their annual revenue. The argument was of a general character, designed to .show a necessity for higher rates on certain commodities. Later Ute rates on commodities such as-grain, livestock, packing house products, [coal and fruits and vegetables are to If IN BREAKS Iii AND HES Uso !t lil? % eula cream ?Ki dry Eoiema emptions tight np, The motaerd you apply boW-aulpboT to aa itching or broken ont skin, tho itehiftg steps and bealing begins, ?aye a renowned dermatologist. This remarkable sulphur nuu> into a thick cream effects auch prompt relief, eves ia aggravated Ecxens*. that it ts a r.ever-cndiog Bourru of eraasettKnt. to physicians. Fer many years' bold-solphur has oe f.upkd a ?car? position in the treat ment of cutaneous erupt ions by reason of ita cooling, narante-destrnylBg f>rop srtia* sad toOthuag ha* ever been found to take He placo ia relieving Irritable and im'runmatory attentions ?ff th? ?kia. While ant always cstaMlshlng a perma nent, cur?, yet in tvery instance, ie Immediately ?abdu>* the itebisg Irrita tion and heels tho Kc*?* righi up sad It ls often years leter before say. erup tion again manifests itself. Anr good druggist will supply na t to tl* &1?eat*-! parts i OYdW CLEMSON CADETS ?O ENC?PJ?NDERSON ENTIRE CORPS WILL ARRIVE HERE MARCH 22 FOR A STAY OF A WEEK NORTH ANDERSON j Camp Sit? No* YetSefected-The Encampment beetled Through Chamber of Commerce vt i e The entire c orps of Clemson College cadet? will encamp at North Auderson for one week this spring, beginning March 22. _ An announcement to this effect wes made yesterday from the chamber of commerce, which had been negotiat ing for several days for the spring en campment of the Clemson cadets. The cadets-will march from Clem son to Anderson, arriving hero on Mareil 22 at an hour as yet not scheduled. JuHt where the cadets will camp at North Anderson ls not yet determined. This and other mattera |of detail will be adjusted later. New Orleans Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, March 4.--Cotton felt selling during nearly tho whole of toda v's session. In the morning th? trading months lost 8 to 9 points and later thia was .widened to 13 to 14 points. Profit taking by shorts brought a partial recovery, but the close was at a net iosr. ot 10 points. Considerable cotton was sold by longs who feared the advance would result in a larger planting of cotton than expected, while bears were sell ers because they thought the paactlon they have been looking for had ar rived . Reporta from northern ports said thst-SblPpcrs were uncertain over whst to do about cotton for neutral countries, but ultimately intended for Germany, and there were many rumors of excessive rises in Insur ance which had a tendency to increase short selling. c*>tton futures closing: March 8.08; Slay 8.31; July 8.51; October 8.79; December 8. 04. Spot cotton quiet, unchanged. Mid diing 7.81; sales on the spot 4G5 bales; to arrive 2,350. ? .? New York Cotton. NEW YORK. March 4.-Cotton was weak and unsettled during the great er part of today's trading with thc close steady but st a net declino of from Jl to 14 points. The opening, was 4 points higher to 2 pointe lower., Prominent spot house brokers became very heavy aeller? right after, the call and the market quickly weakened. A good part of this selling was first to be due to hedging against cotton carried in this country by exporters who feared shipments to Germany and Austria mlgbt be found impossible for nome time to come. .<14*> There also were rumors of an easier turn In the interior spot situation, but later the selling wan more generally attributed to a bearish view ot a rul ing made generally public hero today, which waa taken to mean that sellers of contracts might deliever cotton on their own classification by the buy ers recourse, in the event of dispute, to be found lu an appeal to the de partment of agriculture under the provisions of the United States cotton future^ law. There was a little trade buying on the decline, while there wa? some covering on a rally of some 4. to 5 points from the lowest at the close. Cotton futures closed steady: ~Open, high low close March.8,54 8.G4 8.34 8.35 May..i.8.69 8.Tl 8.53 8.5G lui?. .. .. .8.94 8.94 8.7?V 8.80 October.ii. 18 9.18 n.03 9.07 December .-. ..9.37 a.37 'J.22 927 8pot cotton quiet; middling up lands 8.65. No sales. Livorpool Cotton. LIVERPOOL, March 4.-Cotton spot, steady; good middling fi.56; middling 4.62. Sales 6,000; specula tion and export 1,000. Releipts 35. 313; Futures harelr steady. Ma?'-Inm 4.89; June-July 4.93; July-AUguat 1.98 1-2; October-November 6.12: ..bruary 5.15. Chicago Grain. CHICAGO, Marlh 4.-Sensational reports that millions of dollsrs in or ??Hsr materials freon the Unit nd StatHBhad been cancelled in th? HfllHR*11'" nearly knocked th bottom out of the wheat market bert today. After a fall or 7 ?-2c a bushel prices cioeed. wMd at 4 1-4 to 4 7-i under lest night. Corn suffered a nsf decline of 1 1-401 3-8 to 1 3-8 am oats of 1 1-8. Provisions made * nigged finish, ranging from 10 off tc *rU?b<5c, $al?S Grain and provisions close: m WHEAT-May 1.39 5-8; Jelly 1.12 CORN-May 72 1-3; Joly 74 OATS-May 5? July 61 1-2, CASH GB A IN-Wheat* No, 3 red. 1.38 1-2$1.47 1-4; No. ? h*ruV???5??2 1.48,3-4. . Corn, No. 2 yellow, 73 1-8074 1-4. Liv* Stock. CHICAGO. March 4.-Hogs strong. 0o?k.8.?0<?i)6.7?; light 6.4i?g.t0; mixed 6.45??.75; heavy G.:'0@e.?5; ougb 8.200)6.65; rough 6,?0f>6.36, pigs 5.75WS.76. Catt Jr weak- Native steers 5;75# cows and HUHM 3.50' i gjajjgjgjK ? . ..J, , Mir- M ?! ?? Confessed Passenger Sdksdale PIEDMONT ft NORTHERN RAIL WA ? COMPACT. EffeetlTe January* 17th, 1915, ANDERSON > Le. 81.. ... Si25 tu ss. So, 89. .J0:00 ft. nu So. 85.."? iniorovp. So, 8?......f ;.. ..... utflW&tm* So, 89.. . ... 8il0 KA We. 41.C.CO p. m. Wo. 48.. .. . 9x20 p. in. Departs res. Ho. SO.7.15 a. m. So. 82.9:00 tu nu So, 84.10:30 a. m. So, 89.12.05 p. m. No. 88. ... 2:80 p. Itt. So. 40. ... . 4l45 p..SS, Ko. 43.8:10 tu lu. ..C. 8. ALLEN, I Trage Msnrger- ^ I'n TRIP TICKETS Ti. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Premier Carrier of the South la Con* section with Bise Ridge, Frost I. Anderson, 8. C. 117.59 Cincinnati, Ohio. And return account Ot National Educational Association. Tickets on isle February 20. 21 and -2nd, with return limit March 3rd, 10.15. 8L80 Charlotte, >. C. And return account bf Laymen's Missionary Movement. Tickets; on isle February 14th ?nd 13th. with re turn limit February 22nd, 1915. , 918.85 Tampa, Fin. And return account of Gasparllla Carnival. Tickets on sale February Hh to 15th, with return limit Febru ary 86th. By payment of SI.00 ox !enslon will be granted until March 16th. ?LUM) Mobile, Als. And return account of Mardi Gras Celebration. Tickets on sale Fobru iry 9th to 15th with return limit february 26th. By payment of $1.00 extension will be granted until March l5th. 1015. 919J9 Nsw Orleans, Ls. And return account of Mardi Gras Celebration. Tickets on sale Febru iry 0th to 15th, with return limit february 26th. By payment of $1.00 ixtenslon will be granted on tickets inti! March 15th. 11L55 Pensacola, Fla. And return account of Mardi Oras Celebration. Tickets on sale Febru ary 9th to 16th, with return limit february 26th. By payment of $1.00 'x ten si on will he granted until Varch 15th. For complote information, tickets ind pullman reservation csll on ticket igent, or write. V. R. Taber, T. 'P. A. . Greenville, 8. O. W. E. McGee, AGPA, Columbia, B. C. Charleston & Western Carolina Railway To and From the NORTH, SOUTH, EAST* WEST Leaves: ? No. 22 .,.., ,6:00 A. M." So| 6 . o . . . 3 :35 P. M. Am ves: So. 5 .. " . .10:50 A. M. So. 21 .... 4:55 P. M. Information, Schedules, ates, etc., promptly liven. 5. WILLIAMS, G. P. A., Augusta, Ga. T. B. CURTIS, C. A., Anderson, S. C. .111 r 1 . ". 1 * - *1 IIAHLESTON-CHICAGO SLEEPER 'hroagh PolUrum Sleeping Car Serries via . SOUTHERN RAILWAY Premier Carrier of the Sentit :ffectlre Sunday, No 1914. Sleeper har.dlcd on CAROLINA SPECIAL Nea, 87 and 2S. Schedule 8 a. m. Lv. Charleston Ar. 9; 40 p. m. 8:55 p. m. Lv Columbia Ar 4:?9 p. m. DM y. Mi. L?v Spanantmrg Ar i;46 pm ,:30 p. m. Lv Asheville Ar 9;?Oatt*. 2:65 a. m. Lv Knoxville Lv 5:10 a. ns. rt:55 a. m. Ar Cincinnati Lv 6:35 a m. 9:00 p. m. Ar Chicago Lv 9:55 a. m. Passengers from Anderson and reobvtlle territory will moke eennw ions by leaving on trams Nos. 15 > Greenville and 12 to SpartanbaTg nd connecting there with the Chica o sleeper. lu addition to the through sleeper to blesse. Drawing Room Sleeper, tankard Pullman Sloper, ?iah?g tr and through coach. For full and complete Information, :cketi< and pullman reservation, call o nev ticket agent, or arlie r*. Kv Taber. T, B, A., Greenville, 8. .. er W. JR McGee, A. G P. A., COS