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PIEDMONT.OZPICLENS s.DMNT THE PIC EN SENTINE ____alsuter Entered Apri 23. 1903 at Picken.S .a eodcasma atr U~ ~ (O~5 fMrh817 PICKENS, S. C., DECEMBER 28, 191VUBR3. 41 st VRAR. A PLAN TO HOLD COTTON Proposed by Commercial Salesman of Pickens. I notice that the farmers are holding conventions and passing resolutions with -a view of ob taining higher prices for cotton. These conventions and resolu tions are alright and good as far as they go. But so far, they have proven ineg.ctuga. They are deficient in power .and con seqently fail to gi th6 relif to which the farmers are en titled. Resoluttai scanot-com pete with capital. Money is necessary to com pete with the money of the spec P lators and bears of Wall Street and European spinners. How would the following plan do? Each county in the South establish a Farmers' Cotton bank and warehouse at suitable places in the counties, the capi tal amounting to $200,000 to $1 amount Stock e privi rsons de >npport of any shares tockholders to ally, no preferred an this money on cot n in warehouse, as collateral, interest at 5 or 6 per cent., said interest to be paid monthly and in advance, so the debt would not increase beyond the cotton collateral. This money to be loaned upon the cotton collateral only. The profits would not accrue upon the stock invested, but upon the advanced and high p-ice of cot ton when sold under this plan. This, it seems to me, would put the farmer in condition .to Ra his debts, and hold his cotton f6i an advanced and remunerative price. These Farmers' Cotton bank r~1watehouses t organized a c ,managed by competent business men, upon remunerative sala ries-the officers to furnish ade quate bonds, and these institu -ons to be managed as all safe banking institutions are. Because there is a large crop of cotton made this year, we hear people say there is an over production of cotton. This is certainly an erroneous conclu sion, as the best informed men e*st imnate that 20,000,000 bales -aie necessary to supply the world annually. The population of the world is increasirg eyery day. This necessarily increases the con sumption of cottoni goods. In the United States and islands there are 97, ,0000 people; in China 4~~,000; British Em '~b.P~A~394,000,000; Russian Em -~pr, 152,000,000; France and col ~'nies, 92,000,000; German Em 9 pire, 63,000,000; Japan, with Formosa, 49.000,000. ~The fore goinig is only in round numbers. Then add to this population the other continents of the globe aniu we have a population diffi cult to conceive in numbers; and all have to be clothed. Twenty-five per cent. of the - famiMs in So 1th Carolina todav more cloth than they can The crop of 1911 is not large enough to justify a reduction of from thirteen to fifteen to six and nine cents a pound. There is a reason for cotton being so ki w. What is it? Every efiect is supported by a cause. The lew price of cotton is the effect of speculation, and !cotton mills in America and Europe arrang ing to reduce the price of cotton and' make money for the stock holders and protect their inter ests. They should not be cen sured but commended for organ -izing to protect their business and mj~ake money in a legitimate .. sa for that is their purpose. Cotton mills are not established to dispense charity in a neigh borhood. It is the farmer who sL ould be censured for allowin the speculator to price his ct ton. Considering the high pie of fertilizer, mules and thy' ad vanced cost of living, cottbn to day should sell for foupeen and fif teen cents a pound/ The writ er has noaxe to a d in this r atter, but is pr mpted solely by~ a desire to efit the pro. duicer. Bro. Farmer,,i up to you. P Iruym Duel. [Written for Crimson an Goldii Seneca High Scho< p b Wikes Ded.] a little Island ithe Tuga loo river, not farfrom Clemsoi College, a famous 'duel wa fought, known as the Perry Bynum duel. Benjamin Perry was an abli man from upr SouthOarolina Eiter" c 6of th6 war be tween the states, Perry was ap pinted provisional governor 0: South Carolina by Preiden Johhson. wa3 very much opposei bir w ;4n li t 8 k a tio l loe IIt an fle* slo was a struggling ydng lawyer and to help him along some of his friends niaOe hin editor of the GreenvilleMountaineer. About this time, when Perry was sending hot shot at his op ponents, so hot that they could not mafch him, Turner Bynum, at thislime in North 'Carolina was called upon to help Perry's oponents. Hew.made editor o.-an-op positioi pa perig.Greville. He took the positiori with the dis tinct understinding that he was to make Perry angry by some editorial, and so make him fighi a'eldu oidrive him out ol the#Atae. Widbthe first issue of the pai per ftyiuiri attacked Perry, but found that he could not begin tc cope with him. A good. mani such editorials were published and replied to,and at last Bynun wrote an editorial so persona thatit dould onlW be answerec with a challenge; This Perry did. He sent a challenge to Bynum and it was accepted. Thi ave Bynun the choice of , and h n at allar at ts6t n ~t of$."~He e Z-i es , lani af he first fire he would stoP Perry's hadrt.L* Perry spent much time in th< woods piacticiing with his sec od, but his poor marksmanshii was soon noted. Late Mze afternoon a smnal party departed to the island ne of tjjs parg 'must b4 brought back dead.' The usual formalities wer< gone through with, and ~th1 men attending tried to persuad< the men to settle their differ ences peaceaceably, buit Bynun would 'not l1sten to any peace satisfy him. Perry was cooi and determ ined, and when his steel blu4 eyes met Bynum's the 1ool therein blanched Bynum': cheek. They were stationed ten pace apart, and whe-t the signal wa given bxith shiots were fired a the same tirme. Wi'eni the smoke rose, Perri was standing still watching Bynum, who, as if fiinching undfthe co61, determine<T'gaz of Perry, began to quiver, fell and soon Tiirner 'Bynum wa no more. Perry was carried off th bbodstained dueling groun with honior, but never liked t4 refer to the incident. His face showed that th4 death bullet to Bynum was heart wound to him. Just after the duel was over dreadful storm began, and a few friends put Bynii's body in boat and carried it to the shore Here a consuiltation was held a to what was to be done with th< body. Finally a litter was made o pine poles aiid the corpse wa taken to the Old Storre churc] where, somne neroes havini been found to dig a grave, th dead duelist was placed in hi last resting-place,in a downpouln ing rain Th-ark his grave they too Jwo of the pine poles they ha carried him on and placed ther at the head and foot of hi grave. The poles grew to be gret trees. They stood until a fe' years ago, when they were ct down and replaced by a marh' mtu7nnt. ring us your Jobh TEMPERANCE. d Hon. Richard P. Hobzon Intro duces Prohibition Resolution On Dec. 4, 1911, Congressman Hobson introduced in the House of Representatives the following joint resolution, which was re ferred to the committee on alco holic liquor traffic, and ordered to be printed: Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu tion prohibiting the sale, manufacture for sale, and :mportation for sale of bev erages contain'ng alcohol. WHEREAs, exact scientific re search has demonstrated that alcohol is a narcotic poison, de structive and degenerating to the human organism, and that its distribution as a beverage lays a staggering economic I hur den upon the shoulders of the people, lowers to an appalling degree their average standard of character, thereby undermiiu ing the public morals- 'nd the foundation-of -freeinstitutions, ificting disease and untimely death upon hundreds of thou sands of citizens, and blights with degeneracy the children unborn, threatening the future integrity and the very life of the nation; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representotives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of each house concurring) that the following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution, which shall'be valid to ail intents and purposes as part of the Con stitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states: 1. The sale, manufacture for sale, and importation for sale of beverages containing alcohol, are forever prohibited in the United States and in all territory under their jurisdiction. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legis lation, the provisions of this article. FREE RUM OR NO RUM. I believe that the time has come for temperance workers to face the fundamental proposi tion of FREE RUM OE NO RUM. More important just now than the question of high license or low license~vounty-wide or state wide prohibition, is the question whether-we shall continue to let the money-bribe, which is what a license fee really is, continue to debauch the conscience of our American citizenship, On its merits the saloon could not stand for a day before the bar of pub lic opinion; but when backed by license fees to reduce his taxes, the license system gi-,es the or ganized liquor interests the op portunity to intrench themselves by securing control of the li censes, and so dictating their own terms to ihe saoon-keeper. Surround tne saloon with all the restrictions .possible, but absolutely divorce it from all financial profit to the city or state, and the fruits of the saloon will destroy it. No community will long bear the burden of such an institu Stion when it stands on its merits like a legitimate business. If we wouid see a saloonless nation let one of our watchwords be: 3"AWAY WITH THE HIGH LICENSE L MONEY-BRIBE. GIVE Us FREE RUM OR NO RUM. "-Christian En I deavor World. 1 ED. SENTINEI,:- The eyes of -the people of this nation are just S now anxiously turned toward 3 Washington. A spirit of expect ancy characterizes the forces on both sides in one of the greatest s battles that has ever been waged in the history of the world. g God's people have prayed and e waited for relief through Con. s gress from the accursed liquor -traffic, with all its brighting, damning, sin-creating effects, some have lost hope and are Spining under the Juniper tr ee of a despair, waiting for some mes s senger to bring the good news that all is not lost, and that thousands still live who have tnot bowed the knee to Bacchus, tTo such we would say that we believe the time of our redenmp etion draweth nigh. After a full rvey of the field, it seems thai we have gone just as far unde: '4ting circumstances as it s o TUnles our Na tional Congress wiI force th United States government t annul its compact with hell (th liquor trust) and cease to destroi state's rights by selling tax re ceipts to individuals to sell liquo in prohibition territory and giv< protection to outlaws who shii liquor in prohibition territory In some instances we fear tha we have gone too far, that is too far ahead of public senti ment. But we rejoice in thE fact that with the balance of power on our side, with 70 pei cent. of the area of the natior dry, with 45,000,000 people in this territory, and millions hop ing, praying, working to join us, while there may be in some in stances a seeming reaction, it cannot be permanent. Congress is bound to give relief. Even presidential candidates have their ears to the ground. Con gressmen and United States sen ator-, heretofore unfavorable to our cause. are making their politest bows, and are openly .proclaiming that we have won our fight, and therefore are enti tled to relief through the national law-making body. To add to the force and hope of our cause, the NationalAnti-Saloon League of America planned its conven tion to be held in Washington to precede the great national con ference on the liquor inter-state commerce question. In other words, the latter was made up largely of the former. The last named conference be gan with a banquet at the Na tional Hotel, attended by at least 400 men, with more than fifty of our congressmen and senators present. Perfect unity pre vailed. In every speech by our great leaders a note of victory was sounded. Every temper ance organization in the nation was represent-!d. "They were all with one accord in one place." Out of this great 'gathering has merged, as into one, the united ferces of temperance. As a re sult of this conference the star of hope has become very bright. The twenty-six temperance or ganizations in the country have joined the Anti-Saloon League of America in one special effari to get a bill through this session of Congress destroying the in. famous jug trade, and stopping the sale of United States tax r-e. ceipts to sell liquor in .dry terri tory. The conference appointed a committee, composed of abl< lawyers, who are to considei with their leaders in Congress all bills which have been pre. pared, and to draft the one bilt to be introduced. Then all othei bills are to be withdrawn, ani every temperance organizatiot in the nation is pledged to sup port the accepted bill. It is th concensus of opinion among con gressmen, U. S. senators, anc the leaders of the temoerancE forces of the country that this bill will pass both houses of Con gress. For this let us hope anc devoutly pray. J. L. FARLEY. Sup't A. S. L. of S. C.. BIG COTTON CR01 Nearly 3,000,000 Bales in Exces of Ginning to Same Day of Last Year. Washington, Dec. 20.-Of th enormous cotton crop growi during 1911-estimated by th< department of agriculture at 14 885,000 bales-there had beer gin -.ed prior to last Wednesdal 92.4 per cent., or 13,759,652 bale: according to the report of t hi census bureau issued today. This exceeds by more that 3,00000 bales the amount ginne< to December 13, last year, an< by almost the same amount th ginning of previous record year The census bureau's report o cotton ginning for the seventi period of the season, issued a 10 a. mn., today, shows the nm ber of running bales ginned t the lat ter (late fr-om the grea record breaking cotton crop 0 1911, with comnpar-ative ginnin; statistics to the correspondini date of last year and the formne record years of 1904 and 1908, a ollows: United States, 13,758.652 balE compared with 10,695,443 bale last year, when 92.5 per cent. c the entire crop was ginned prit to December 13; 11, in 1908, when 97 p Iginned -and 1 1904, when gin nel To p better SPIG CLUB -CONTEST r Terry T. Dill Won the Prize in - Greenville-Raised Big Pork at Little Expense. Greenville, Dec. 20.-The first successful pig club contest ever conducted in Sonth Carolina came to a close here today when Terry T. Dill, a 14-year-old farmer lad, was awarded a prize of $100 for growing the biggest pig, at the least cost, of any one of the 40-odd Members of the Greenville County Boys' Pig club. Briefly stated. this lad raised an Essex pig, six months and 14 days old, weighing 308 pounds, at a cost of 3.8 cents per pound. The pig contest lasted for 20 weeks, and young Dill's pig gained an average of 14.50 pounds each week during that time. During the last month of the contest, the lad's pig gained in weight at the rate of three pounds per day. The prizes were awarded not to the boy, growing the biggest pig, but to the boy growing the biggest pig at the least cost. Several pigs weighed more than Dill's, some of them going as high as 425 pounds, but fwhen it came to cost, this lad outstripped them all. The total cost of raIh ing a 308 pound pig was $11.75. Th contest was decided by Prof. C. B. Haddon, special agent farmers' cooperative dem onstration work, and other au thorities of Clemson college. The pig club came into exist ence through the Greenville Daily New s, offering a cash prize of $50 to the winner. Lat er this amount was increased by an offer of $50 for the prize pig's carcus from the real estate firm 1 of Goldsmith & Agnew. The: contest was a thorough success, ] and it is believed that a great impetus has been given the hog raising industry -in. greenville I county. SINGS PROSPERITY Report by State Department of Agriculture Shows Increase More than $35,000,000. 1 Statistics prepared by E. J. Watson, commissioner lof agri culture, commerce and indus tries, indicate that the amount invested in industrial enterpris es in South Carolina during 1911 was $3,532,038 in excess of the capital invested for the same pe- .y riod in 1910. One of the results of the to mato club is shown by an in crease of $131,340 invested in canneries. The investments in canneries during 1911 reach $214,190 for this growing indus try. The manufacture of clothing is another growing industry, and there was $395,500 invesged in such enterprises in 1911. Tie figures for 1910 were $88,800. Electrical development in the state continued during 1911 and the expenditure for such enter prises represents $28,930,326 for the year. The capital invested in similar plants in 1910 was 24,155,147. Another industry that has at tracted investors in South Caro lina is furniture manufacturing. In some localities of the State there is an abundance of hard wood and other suitable timber used in the manufacture of fur niture. There was $360,000 in vested in this industry in 1911. During the year there has been no abatement by the en terprising manufacturers in their investments for many of the leading industries, among them being fertilizer, flour and grist mills, foundries, carriages, bakery and brick .products. > This table showing value of t products from these enterprises f for 1911 as compared with 1910 indicates that there has been a healthy increase in t'oe value of r most lines. 5 One of the notable exceptions is the derease in the amount of s coffins manufactured in 1911 as s conpared with 1910. The nat f 3ral conclusion is that this con ition is due to a decreased mor r more favorable own to exist. of~ ferti of nearly 100 per cent. South Carolina, as indicate by this report is rapidly assun ing the position she deserves h her ratio of industrial enterpris es actively investing and thi i'alue of their minufacturei products. The climate of th, state is particularly adapted fo: ,mployes in manufacturinj .ines, and there has been n :omplaint of any considerabl4 scarcity of intelligent and desir ble labor. A Confederate Note. To your question, "What is E Jonfederate $20 bill worth?" th< )nly possible answer is "noth ng." But behind that $20 not tre millions ofitears'and heart tches, the blood of hundreds o housands of brave young men he wreck of innumerable home. tnd the blasted, withered hope if as valorous a ipeople as evei von or lost a cause upon a bat lefield; but the valor was iu rain. The "cause" was "lost,' 6nd that Confederate bill is sim >ly a reminder of what "mighi ave been."-N. Y. American. fe and Love and Laughter. ife and Love and merry Laughter hese are things we all are after. Vin the second, Love, and you loon will have the other two; Vin it not, and you will be ankrupt in the blissful three Cou may. Liye and you may Laugh, ut the harvest will be chaff. -Judge. An Extra Sunday. The Greenwood Journal calb ttention to the fact that this rear has 53 Sundays, the firsi rear since 1802 to have so many. :t will be 1309 years before there vill be 53 Sundays in anothei rear. Thus it is seen that thf reachers '1 have to work vertime t ear. May the ixtra Sunday ctive o nuch good. NOTICE All persons holding claim Lgainst the City of Pickens wil: >ease make out an itemized tatement and present the sami or payment. At the same timi ye shall be glad to receive pay nent on all back licenses and ity taxes. We ask you for thi bove favors so that we may bi inabled to give you a correci itatement January 1, 1912. Phanking you for promptness n the matter, we are Yours truly, The City Council. Per Sam Craig, Mayor Annual Meeting No;.ice is hereby given that the Annua geeting of the Board of County Comn rissioners for Picke ns County will be held in the office of the Supervisor a Pickens S. C. on Thursday after th< arnt Monday in January next, the sami being the 4th day of January 191! All persons holding claims agains Pickens County, nct previously present. d to the Board, must file the sarn with the Clerk of the b oard on or befor< ie first day of January next s.o ths they may be examir'eal and ordera paid. JoHS C. CAREY, [he-4t4 Clerk. Notice to Teachers. There will be a special teach rs examination on January 12 912, commencing at 9 o'clock 'he examination will be held is the Court House. By order State Board Educa bion. R T. H ALLUM, Co. Supt. Education. Southwest Georgia Farm and Pe can Lands for Sale. tiendn results areatiractor-. Fmer a: bedthi wor tsoete ne 4ground flo Flowers-Parker Realty Conspanj nov-2-3t ThomasvlleGa. D. H. ATTAWAY GREEVILLE'S PRACTICA] ARCHITECT and BUILDER, :ON: WILL SAVE YOU 1E Blue Printed Plans and Complete Spec fications Furnished. OFFICE: 117* Main Street, GREENVILLE, S. C. Pione 3088. PARKER'S nateat. sru, Job Work neatly execu in this 68se - PdIkly Ash, Iiiod GsmG Prompt PowerfuFlIerinanei Its benefial ef- Stubborn cases Good.esdsi fects wea yield to P. P. P. lastin-it cures : felt very quy when othermedi- yontosta7cared P0- cines -are useless r Makes rich, re pure b le th entir system -clears the brain.--strengthens digagn M ia res A positive specific for Blood POiSon and skin diseags. Drives out Rheumatism and Stops'th Pal;"endsAlari, is a wonderful ton:c .nd body-buildez.. Thousandsends cse F. V. LIPPMAN, SAVANNAH, GC Sol Oickent r Phwi Ure 1 FOR THAT KEG OF HOT T;. THE DRINK THAT REACHES Pickens otttna W1k" R. L. Davis Proprietor FOR RA FINE FAR Acres-7 miles nore 0 good 2-story 9-r outbuildings small tenant house'75-to some good bottom land 50, acres on place, 2 miles from church, this foot hills of the mountains and a b od- terms. I ave me know your wants in the re H.M. H THE REAL ESTP Box 264. Pickens gaank Buil Let me write your fire insurance; liable companies. Cbristmas Trad . And to get itlI will give you t the biggest bargains. you hay ever bought. I have the and need the money. Evert thing Marked Down for This W - A A go brown.home-sikm 4j-cenlts. NOT .THE BESir but agood Gingham tor5 con. - Blankets at 50 cents the . -Good heavy Underwear forw men at 25 cents. CantoaFlaa nel, good qnality, 8 1-3.tto 15c4 Wool Flannels and Dress Goods at low prices. Don't foget mde 22 on Shoes. They are what we' tell you they are, or your money back. A few short Jackets at, half price. Seemee. - A. K.PARK, :West End Greenville, - F~rAlizers yild eiormous r truck crops provided you use ther kind. A truck fertilizer should - 1o to 12 per cent. t POT. or about twice as much Pota~has Acid. Potash improves the yield, flavor 4 ping quality. ~ ~ If your dealer won't carry Potash fertilizers rich enough in Potash, write to s prices. We will sell any amount fronla lb. bag up. Write for ,feehok on Tr Farming adFertiliur FormMui -~~ GERMAN EALK WORES, No. k a.. n.