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Thle P101ken S6eillll I f E ROIY-ON. FD1TOR. t 1!isDi.\Y, Fi B. , 19. - 1 county on the map Jasper. Cherokee count' has launched the ltet-a Jones club. Next. Will 1"e h inture appoint a committee : invest-.:ate and re p.. .......on thclams Of Colum bvi. as a ri meal town? Ascoure(I of hog cholera has wept over Forence county re centlv iv which cizens lof the county have sustained losses es timate at C10,00. One man lost 830 w (rth of hogs from the dise;se. he~ mt byv of our State lawnnkrs a:e not unlike their ressors in one respect, at ,least. 'w shy at bills looking to biennig seSson)s of the gener ,a mv. Maybe they think Mhat t nes such a bill, it will b'e zo lonhewen The .I in te lgisature Pro vi:lctrc chair in h tiarv for the capia crime in stead oa n:mnn by rope seems o) b' in tair shape to become Marn v sts have adopted tho instea of the bar )Irous -,Y-. Atrtis law goes into CieY iff's officdW ill be~come mor2 om:lar. The thouzht iof th p:.sbility of hav ing io ong ome 01 has de terredmnan y mn heretofoht Sen-ur T. J. Mauldin has in tradumia bm to fix a time be - wich uture examinations o ne.aind Vouchjers in the o ine of n'eiPnty treasurer und supe-visor h al not go. We do not knox: hei; fixed be - hind wxhich sah exLifanauons - shadl not a.3 bu .he measure is P ickens e:-: y - spentl hun drxeds of as ahe last few 'car3 inI fruiess ivsti ~tions Fr! omn the am; u I report of At torney Ge: evai Lyonl to the gen eral assem ly~' ~ one terestmng ~statistics of jram~ are furnished. 1In the tW':Vr.- erus in the !State there ar i~ z 19 persons char.sd with e, with 1,440 con ili:., .ot uilty and X5:) noau-s. Of this number 2163 were ch:.:zcd hvith murder, 7of om : convicted but imercy, mus.1 22 not guilty and A re'nurk was nmaue m! our prsnalasc we'ek. which calls " Gr&ionW and! thought. It was, that un almost any Sunday mormnllil., nanty mean and boys 'oul 4 V *o n the streets in groupe, :W:,!in the. tu8) n an idle, aimie~ss; mi> ::>r. 1s it not also trUed ba., (on almost any fair Samlay morning.rmore nmn and lVy )\n* be.: Ueenl on the stree-s i 'bus en ged than at the A mriend sad notL long smece, that he (dida not aprove what was s ~ u :lflr m umn two weeks ago whln ne urged the le.>zs aur to~ p:ss ihe anti-gamn biing bill, wi:h was aimned di recly at he haleson race track He lx hre was not as muc a ,blina. induU.ged in at thos race S as was carried on in many othe'r ways anid many other plcs He ;v:s doubtless correct in~ th l. ast sta tement, in a measure * s, bu't we can not refraim'"x waking at1 the dei w e. . l n wherev C p 0sf de mt alitt ae nt extend my h1nli tanks to my" l neighb2:S"l .n friends for C :bi' ind.a dui''' the eleV ent asthsakussand~ the des a n ife And iI aI~o m r. Wo' od ruff andL * orf4I thir: kind atten-a ?On. .E Hendesonl. e Free Schorships I Priden~c 2inley of the South- li in raile;:X will ofe a scholar-kI .....-..-...... ach of A Shipping Corn. Not to Pickens but from Pick ens. It has been a long time since such a thing has occurred. but we are getting back to the days of yore when men with wagons came in numbers to Pickens county for corn. This supply was not carried away on wagons, however, as in former days. but was shipped over the Pickens and Southern Railroads to Williamston. It was a solid car containing five hundred bushels and was shipped by om enterprising firm Heath, Bruce, Morrow Co. Pickens county raised a burn per crop of corn last year a grea deal of which is still in the fields. Corn is now worth on t .emar ket here 75 cents per bushel and it is said that there is a big profil in it at that price. Our people are just beginning to learn how to raise corn, fron 50 to 100 bushels per acre, where from 10 to 15 were formerly made. And the corn made ir this county is the best that is grown anywhere. No o: e whc eats-bread from Pickens count3 corh need be afraid of tak ing pellagra. Of Interest to Sunday Schools It is impossible for me to vis:1 each Sunday school before ou State Convention in Greenwooi in April, and 1 want to urg up op all who can to attend this convention. If possible ever school should be represented, and they could not do bettei than to send a deleaater Il wbuld be gooT to report every school in Pickens county repie sented, and if they will work tc that end we can have it so. I am sorry every townshii cannot be organized by thai time, but hope to have some ol them enrolled. Providence permitting, w( hope to organize Central town. ship Saturday, March 2d, and the meeting will last throuab the 3d. We v ould be glad tc have a large attendance of Sun day school workers at this meet ing, so that other Sunday schools will take like steps. A full attendance of the executive committee at Central, 2 P. M., is requested. The meeting will be held in the Baptist church. I intend to visit each school as an opportunity presents itself. Let us talk up organization, and as soon as the weather per mits, get to work. I will be glad to meet with any school that will notify me in advancE so that I make make a date. Let yourireports come prom pt* ly. Sincerely, Albert F. Riser, Sec.-Chm. Ex. Comn Farmers Met in Courthouse After the public sales Monday quite a representative body of farmers and business men as sembled in the court house to discuss the cotton situation and to take some steps to better con ditions for the coming year. Many fav ored the Rock Hil plan, but as that was already in the hands of a conmmittoe, it was left to themi to carrg it out. To relieve the present situa tion, the following resolutions were adopted: "Whereas, the low price which farmers have gotten for their cotton has caused money to be scarce, which will necessi tate farmers and other business men to borrow money; Therefore, be it resolved by this mieetine, that the banks of Pickens county be requested to comply with the law in loaning money and not charge a greater rata of interest than 8 per cent., per annum, the legal rate." Can't Afford It. Many people posphone the wearing of glasses on ac count of the real or fan cied strain on their pock etbook. Yet they would indig nantly resent the insinu ation that they cannot afford good clothes. VALUE OF VISION You possess nothing of greater value than your sight. So Safeguard It At Any Cost. And, after all, the cost will not be excessive at the GLBE OPTICAL COMPANY A. A. ODOM, PRES. Consulting Optometrisgt tates trgversed by his lines outh of the Potomac and Ohio ivers and east of the Mississippi. 'he scholarship will include a ull four-year course in agricul ure. and will be awarded to oung men who live in counties hrough which the Southern )asses and who lack sufficient neans with which to get a col ege training. This scholarship vill be financed by the Southern innouncement as to details wil >e made as soon as arrangements :an be made with the colle ge offi :ials From Six Mile. On Feb. 2nd death caie to our community again and took the gentle spirit of Mrs. Keel Yates from time to eternity. She had been seriously ill only a short time before the end came. Dr. Black was summoned to her re lief but medical aid was to nc avail. Truly a kind and good woman has gone from our midst. Her remains were laid to rest in the Six Mile cemetery the day following her death. The sur viving relatives have the syni pathy of many in the sad houi of their affliction. Rev. A. E. Brown, D. D. will lecture at Six Mile Feb. 9th at 11 a. m. in the interest of the school here. Hope that a large congregation will greet him. Evangelist W. M. Walker is sick with lagrippe. His many friends hope for his speedy re cover. Miss Olga Richardson one of the teachers here visited friends at Mile Creek the latter part of last week. Miss Corie Kennemur of Cen tral R 2 spent Saturdey last with her sister Mrs. M. A. E vans. Mr. Dice Bolding and family spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives near Praters. Mr. :D. E. Garrett made a pleasant visit to the Cheohee section last week. Mr. D. D. Winchester of up per Pickens coanty spent some few days with Mr. and Mrs. Perrin Prince recently. Misses Conie and Bettie Kel ley enjoyed a pleasant stay with their brother and sist5'r, Mr. and Mrs. A. White of Wolf Stake some fewv days past. "Torrap" .Cotton Acreage I notice that the object of the farmers is to reduce the acreage >ne-fourt~h less than last year. I am wondering how many armers in Pickens county will sign such pledges, I view the onditions this way: Our farm ers make the greaten portion f all the corn used in this coun ty. iTrue, a great deal is shipped ere, and much of our cor~a gots o other markets; and the cotton lanted is largely a surplus. If they want to cut the acreage. lace the amount to each horse hat is used and Is necessary to se to make the crop. For in stance, last year John Jones lante-d twenty acnts of cotton n Bill Jones four; is it right to ut Bill to !hree and allow John to plant fifteen? Somne of h Southern states plant all cot on, whioh means five cents for :otton. If this.bu true, then we an help them, and such condi ions will enable the mass of our armers to have their own hog .ld hominy. The p.-ople of Pickens have one forwar-d and built factories ~nough to manufacture the cot on wve make; that is just what e need-more factories to con ume our cotton, and then the ;outhern farmer and manufac urer will be able to control the nice of cotton and manufac ured goods, but not until then an we have a uniform pr-ice for otton. As to the State war-ehouses don't think the State needs hem. A warehouse will keep he cotton alr-ight, but sooner or ater it must go on the market, nd the manuf actur-ers of the ld world, with their cheap la or can and will shut down hen we undertake to hold a ifteen million bale crop as was fist year's. know-ing that if it is teld until next year's crop is in ight, there will be a 25,- or : 0000 bale crop to store or sell. I think the far-mers would re eive better :n-ices if they- mar eted more slowly, as the man facturer would not have to buy year's supply in 90 days. as is sually the case. I did not plant ny cotton last year, but think shall this year. I have planni LI to plant one or t wo acres if it ins the price. I will try to ave hog and honminy, too, and ye easy. Let all the farmers -ork to that end is the advice ith Stock Stoves )use Furnishings ung married people, and, in fact, everybody, to thing in the Furniture or House Furnishing line. ines the largest stock of Furniture, Stoves, Art [attings and Sewing Machines in the county. TICK OF FURNITURE IN CAR LOTS, DIRECT ?Y, THEREBY SAVING YOU AT LEAST 10 Pct. - ---..- from $2.00 to $10.00 - foom 5.00 to 25.00 -...------.-.. from 3.00 to 10.00 .....- .. - from 15.00 to 75.00 robes, -hall Rockers, Chairs, Springs, fattresses rfes and Table's, a1l styles and prices, .that can't ar1e prepared to prove every statement we make. 2k. Call oti us for anything; if we haven't it, we'll ,I,- trade, and will treat you right. Reieiber that buying.r 'Your's trinly, Thoriiiey 0 1 >es, Hats and Gents' Furnishing Goods a Specialty. lk-Over Shoes. Hawes Hats, Iron King Stoves, .New Home City Buggies, Mitchell Wagons and Mitchell Automobiles. Miake Noney 11 EXCELSIOR KNITTING MILL One Hundred Experienced or Inexperienced Persons to Top, Kni Loop, Mend and to do Press Room, Finishing Room and Genera Hosiery Mill Work. Good Wages. See or Write to: 'Jo . V AULtT, Tr'eas, & Managei We want you to visft our Bargain Table, wf~~here we have on display many Bargains ~j ~ in Odds and Ends, such as :. : : 9'i Shoes, Overalls; Blankets, Pants 9 9 Laprobes, and Many Other Articles E )fI MIF YOU APPRECIATE GOOD VALUES M IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE COME TO CabagePlantsI e We~ hap~Ve thel( e >i0f the Pamous Caroliuna "Frost-Proof" Cabbage Plants j saltwatr, . .L. Sands Co., of Raun-) ' towles, S. C., unjder the special supervision of t a skiled phagrower-, andit ssll na *\count of the elimratic location of their farm and coutinuous wVind blowing in from the ocean, preventing~ h:ea1Vy white frost f:w.mn fm-ming in the witr that they 1u-e abb to prouc a FROST-PR~oaF pliant. S ple for a1 hu-1ge( quantity of is) ins n * Xwill be ini position) to siil.yo-deans We so licit the patr.om~ :e of marvket g~ar-* ners and A oters desi ri ng in a :qan[i lois. ( ;et OUr~ pi(es before order~j~ ingrm elsewh1ere. We make a eialty of supplyig the gen! eral pulie with plants; for Jhme gardenin1g.j Drop 1n and1( see ns* when in~ needl of p)Zlats. TOURS TO PLEASE, PiCKENS DRUG COMPANY. Mamoi and H1 It will joy you ye call on us for any We carry at all ti Squares, Rugs, 1V WE BU EVERY S FROM THE FACTO1 Odd Beds. Dressers . Washstands Suites .. Sideboards, Ward Tables, Kitchen be matched. WeV All we ask is a lo ge. t it. We appreciate yo Quality counts in oll Clothing, Sh( Sole agents for Wa Sewing Machines, Chase Notice of Final Settlement ar Discharge. NOTICE is hereby given that I u make a. plication to J. B. Newber Erq., Judge of Probate for Pickens cou ty, in the State of South Carohina, the 7th day of March 1912, at o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thei after as snid application can be hear for leave to make final settlement the estate of W. L.- Ellis, deceas aLnd obtain discharge as Admninisazatr of said estate. Feb t-t4 Mr-, Della Eilia, Admnin'S-aiT.X. Notice to Debtors and Credito> A LL Plr sons holding c~aims again the estate of the late W. R. Ande must present the stime dul3 proven< cr before the 15 day o'f Mt rch 1913, be debarred payme:t; and all i e s" indebted to sail estate, must make p;4 meut on or before the above date, the' undersi ned Feb St3 J. P. Anders, Administr -ter *Citation. Staite ( South Carolina, C.,utnty of Pickers. ByJ. It. New bery, l'robate Ju:- . Wherea~ sJ.-H. Smith nmade smit toa to grant tenm letters of Admninistrat< of the Estate and effects of Abelia Bramnle..t Smith. These are therefore, to clic and a moni&& all and singular the kindred a: creditors of the said Abeline B. Si deceased, that they be, and appetar bet;' me, in the U urt of Probate to be i.e at Pickens on the 22nd day of Fe. 1912 next. a ft-r publient ion h~ereof. ;i o'clock in the fa rentoon. to shorv caus if any they have, wh y the said admini tration should not be gra';ted. Given under my hand this 6 day Feb. Anno Domini 19)11. Feb. 8t2 J 1'. N'.w bc y, J,.P. P,.C. Notice to Debtors and Credito1 ALL Person holing viai~m~s agnin the estate of the h-~' W. iL. Eliis tau present the san e duly proven on or b fore the 7 day of March 1912, or be d bar ed paymer:; and all pea Swz indeb ed to reai.I estate, mut make payti on or before the above alate, t a the u: dersgne I Ft i b .3 31-s. Della EIlis, Adort' x. Notice to Debtors and Creditoi A LL Personrs hodintg e'aims again t me (state of the late Co':mbus Grilli must presemt same duly .: ove.n on< before the 15 day of Mherb 10:-?, or I dearred payment; .and all peisons i debted to said <state, munst.nmak-- p me me( nt on or before th~e abmove' diat.-, to ti und rsigned' J. R, J. Anthony. FetbA83 Administra''r Summons for Relief. Sate of Sou m ('m touina Piekens Count Court of Con mon Pleas Summons for Relief (Compaint n<( Ser' d D. .l. Reaves Plaintiff Aurinst Amte Road :ach:nerv Compa y corporation duly elarterca by law I t fendant TO TIiE DEFi.ENt:A- A BoVE NAMEL You are THere!,y Sumtmoned and re quraid to antswer the com:plaint int thi~ action. wvhich is filed in the office of th clrk of court for Pickens county 0: this date and to s'r ve a copy of you answer to thet said complaint on th subscribers at their oflice at Pickens E C. wit hm t wentyv da' s after the servic herof, exclusive of the cday of suci sric:~ and if you fail to answer tb' coplaint within the time aforesaid, th Plaintiff in this action will apply to th Court for the' rel~of demanded in thi complaint' Dtedl Janm. 6 A. D. 1J12 C. C. P. C'arey & Carey. Plaintff- Attorners. To the defendant above named: Please take notice, the summons o: which the foregoing is a copy, and th< coplaint in the above stated actiox was filed in the ofrice of the clerk o: court for said county and :' t on the 4 day of January 1912. and is now on filt 'About F Dr. Brackett told the writer I comid' up on the train from Co- 1 lunbia List spring that fish a:, p an amnioniate lasted longer than i any ammoniate used in fertili- It zer. We have always been I hean v- users of fish, but since E Dr. Arackett told us that, we ] have more than doubled the < amount. Fish is the most ex- i pensive ammoniate put in fer tilizer. Some manufacturers i don't use it at all, and we prob- 1 ably use more per-ton than any I company in business. In the i fertilizer you mix at home, you get only the ammonia from cot- ; tcn seed meal. In the mixed fer- I tilizer you get from us tie am- I Smonia is derived from nitrate of f soda, sulphate of ammonia, r high grade blood, cotton seed t meal, tankage and fish scrap. i You then have three different c kinds of ammoniates-animal, c ve:: etable and mineral. These r different ammoniates last differ- I ent lengths of time in the soil. Nitrate of soda adts quickest t and exhausts quickest, sulphate t of ammonia comes next, blood s and cotton seed meal next, tank- e ake a little later because it is a I coarser grain, and fish scrap last r and lasts longer than any. i As one of these exhausts, the c other comes in. So that by this 3 combination os ammoniates we a are making fertilizer that feeds t and nourishes the crop from the t time it sprouts, all through the s working season, all through the t laying-by season and until the z plant is matured and the crop t ready to be gathered. This is a f complete fertilizer. t Now, a fertilizer with an am- ( I moniate that is derived from e 4 cotton seed meal only, makes a t pretty fertilizer and does first- i rate while it lasts. d The only trouble is that cotton c seed meal exhausts and is done 1 with its work by the time the e cotton begins to fruit, just the v time when the plant needs more t plant food, more ammonia, the o ammoniate is exhausted and 4 , the plant sheds il fruit. And 4 that cuts your crop. There was y less home mixed fertilizer used in 1911 than any year within t] tour knowledge, and it is a well f j known fact that cotton shed less b .in the year 1911 than any year t 'within otir knowledge, and the s e cotton crop of 1911 was the big- a ,gest this country has ever seen. 0 Cotton iertilized with home mixed guano always sheds like h rips in the fruiting season. And d cotton fertilized with a fertilizer P containing much fish sheds less than any other, and then home il miixed faitilizer is not mixed as e: thoroughly and completely as V the fertilizer we make. You Y could mix it as well as we do if 'a you were equipped as we are a and had the exrerienced help to is mlx it, but you are not equipped is and it won't pay you to equip ft to nmix -fertilizer for one farm. * It pays us because we mix fer tilizer for from 4,000 to 6,000 tU farms. I Now, to show you that home li: mixed fertilizer is not mixed z4 thoroughly, completely and reg- U ularly, take a sample of your w home mixed from different parts ci of it, and have them analyzed, es and you will find no two analy- Y' :e.) alike. Your fertilizer does If not ruri regular, and it can't un- si less it is thoroughly mixed, your em crops will not be fertilized regu larly and so they wiil not be reg- A ular. You all know that it is th the regular crop of cotton that ki turns off the best crops. In a n<4 field fertilized with your home to mixed you will have some good and some inferior cotton, show- th ing that you have some good at and some inferior fertilizer. A T wo men were dining. One "l complained to the other that the I other that the egg he was eating at was certainly not sound. The PC other insisted that parts of it b were splendid, and that is ?ust the way with home nmixed fer tilizer. In the last few years crop contests of all sorts have th been frequent and popular-.u We have never heard of a man taking the prize in a crop ou contest who used home mixed fertilizer. And we never have - heard of a man going into a con test relying on home mixed fer- b1< tilizer. In such contests he al- mi ways gets the regularly mized goods from the factory, because fei he knows it is better. Does it m not stand to reason that a ferti lizer manufacturer who is thor- er oughly equipped with machin- m ery to do mixing and has thor- un oughly experienced men, whose ii repu~tations, business standings ma and salaries pepeed upon their wc mixing the goods properly, does an, it not stand toj reason that the 3 goods mixed a.nd manipulated u?n by them will be hetter than the un< goods mixed and manipulated I by the negro tenant who is per- n haps not over z'!alous with his tili work nor over conscientious in a the performlan1ce of his duties. the A great deal depends upon the mo mixer. If you give the same has ANDERSON PHOSPHA J. R. Vandiver, Pres. Anderson, -P4 'CMl AMI TT ertilizers aaterial to two cooks one will nake better bred than the (thir Lnd don't you think the one vho makes bread every (ay in he vear, year after year, and vhose reputation, business tanding and salary depend on is doing it properly, than the >ne who makes it a few, day in he spring of the year? Now, if the home mixer ues he same material that we do-ir vill cost him more than we ask -or the same analysis and it will 1ot be mixed as regularly, thor >ughlv and completely .as our :oods. Last spring cotton was igh, and the farmer felt that Le could use the best grade .of ertilizer, so he dio no homi nixiug. Now, if it pays to use he best fertilizer when cotton 3 high, it Days still better when - otton is at its present Price, be ause when cotton is cheap it aust be made cheap to afford a irofit. You can make more cotton to he acre with ready mixed goods han with home mixed goods ad the more you make t6 the Lcre the cheaper you mak*- it. ow, you may get up a home aixed 8.3.3.. or what you think - 3 8.3.3., for $2 a ton less than ur pric . Of this ton of guano ou use 400 pounds to the acre .s most of you do-you ought - o use 800. Using 400 pounds o the acre, a ton will cover five .cres. Now that is reducing he cost of your guano 40cts. an cre. You can tell. riding along he road, the difference in crops ertilized with mixed goods, and hose with ready mixed goods. food farmers say there must be .t least-300 pounds of seed cot on difference in the crop before can be noticed riding by. A ifference of 300 pounds of -seed otton will make a difference of 00 pounds of lint cotton. This xtra 100 pounds of lint cotton 7ill bring you at present prices' etween $8 and $10, anp this $9 r $10 is made at an expense of D rents. By withholding this Dc to the acre you decrease our income $9 or $10. Now, we leave it to you, is 2at good business and good n-ming? The money paid out y the farmer for fertilizer is -e best investment he can pos LLv make. Itis the cheapest ra putt-ing in 24 hours a day. It gets in its work Sundays, olidays, ra1 days and Satur ays of 7 days - a week, from lating to gatherin e. If you use the same terial i making homie mixed .iliz r, it will cost yo'.i more' e ask for our's. The reaso, ou make it cheaper is because e use cotton seed meal only as' source of ammonia, and, that. one of the cheapest ammon tes used in a manufactured 'rtilizer, and it gives out just hen it is most needed. Now, confidentially, you let ue other fellow use the home. ixed, and you buy your ferti ~er from the Anderson Fertili ~r Co., and make crops. Let ~e crowd use any fertilizer ther ish, and you use the best you* tn get, for the best is the cheap- 3 t. If you follow the crowd >u will be as pocr as the crowd there is one thing the mixer tould know, as an aged wash- . womon observed in mixing ~r bluing, it is mixing guano. man who gives his time and ought to it ought certainly to~ uow more about it than the ~gro tenant who mixes a few. ns in the spring of the year. Now if you wat t to i ke crops. vet e best fertilizer. Wheni they are all out the sane price get the best-the iderson fertilizer. Potash is a very cessary ingredient mn making fert lizer a 2001b sack of home mixed you have out a peck of kainit and nutriate of tash together, and it will be ;mpossi Sto mix this thoroughly. When you t our goods otn get 200 lbs and more every rack, 2,C00lbs to every ton. Sul- . ate of ammonia will cost you $66.5() on, spot cash on delivery. None of s is used in home mixed goods. We quitea lot of it-in making goods we i for less than $30 a ton, to maintain r rccord of making the best goods pait sacks. F'ertilizer ammoniated with nitrate of Ia, sulphate of ammonia, high grade od. high grade tankage, cotton seed al and fish scrap is much better good i will make much better crops than a tilizer ammoniated with cotton seed al only. Eou have been charging yornr fertiliz bill to your cotton crop, when :s a. tter of fact you have been using it Jer your corn, peas. turnips andleve:. ting else you have planted. You have tne good crops of these where you uld have made very little without it. i oharged all the elpense to cotton. Ir. T. W. MicCarley tells us that 1-6 ils cotton will pay for the panu used ler his cotton. .!r, J. S. Fowler says a farn..er r-akes :istake in trying to niix his own fer r~er. f[ing fertilizer at home is a pr. tty - ory k-ut it we n't work. Perpetual tion is a pre y theor ;, but it never worked. TE AND OIL Co. S. C. D. S. Vandiver, Mgr. XKENS BANK PICKENS, S. C 'IT AL--$ P SUlRPLUS U1VL. REST PAID ON DEPOSITS