Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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w Germany toYou Don't let unscrupulous manufacturers and dealers foist upon you a ?o-called Basic Slag Phosphate, T here is only one genuine?one free rom-all-adulteration, one in-cvery-way-as-guarantccd phosphate. It is THOMAS PHOSPHATE BEARING ON THE TAG THIS TRADE MARK' It Is imported by us from Germany direct to YOU. Thomas Phospl ate has long been the stand-by of the Ger mans who are world-wonders at the art of agriculture. They easily recognize its advantages over all other Phosphates- that it* highly available Phosphoric Acid and big per cent of Lime produce exceptional yields. , Thomas Phosphate cannot revert or go back to insoluble compounds?neither can it be -washed aivay. Therefore its lasting results make it as cheap as it is good. Our booklet "Thomas Phosphate and Its Uses,'' mailed free upon request. . The Coe-Mortimer Co., i Special Importers, N NEW YORK. CHARLESTON. S .C. A Hint See Dodson=Edwards Drug Co J. Q. Wanamaker, Mgr. For Christmas Gifts. In Bad Fix "I had a mishap at the age of 41, which left me In bad ftx/'^writes Mrs. Georgia Usher, of Conyers, Ga. "I was unconscious for three days, and after that I would have fainting spells, dizziness, nervousness, sick headache, heart palpitation and many strange feelings. "I suffered greatly with ailments due to the change of life and had 3 doctors, but they did no good, sc I concluded to try( Cardui. 'Since taking Cardui, I am so much better and can do all my housework." m CARDUI The Woman's Tonic Do not allow yourself to get into a bad fix. You might get in so bad you would find it hard to get out. Better take Cardui while there is time, while you are still in moderately good health, just to conserve your strength and keep you in tip top condition. In this way your troubles, whatever they are, will grad ually grow smaller instead of larger?you will be on the up-grade instead of the down?and by and bye you will arrive at the north pole of perfect health. Get a bottle at your druggists' today. The Laurens Drug Company sells Wine of Cardui. We want to do your Tin Roofing Guttering and all other work in the Tin and Sheet Iron Line We will sell you a better grade of VALLEY TIN = than you have been using at the same price. We make anything to order out of Sheet Metal Be sure and see our Metal Shingles before roof ing your residence. Yours for better work and material. DIVVER BROTHERS J Gray Block, Sullivan St. - Laurens, S. C. 1 I THE COTTON WEIGHER'S TAX ! ! (Contributed.) ! To the Edltor of tlie Laurens Ad vertiser:?A sneaky and contemptible disadvantage has just crept In upon the farmer. When he sells his cot | ton, and receives his bill of sale he finds deducted thereon ten cents per ' b.'ile for weighing. Heretofore live ; cents was charged, and in the spirit , of equity, that was ample. What right has the cotton buyer, unknown to and ? without even warning the farmer, to i collect arbitarlly an extra tax of five i cents per bale for weighing? Every i sale is a contract commodity deliv ered and value in money or other commodity returned. Every step In the transaction must be agreed upon by both buyer and seller, elso the transaction Is vitiated. Why are such impositions practiced upon the farm er? Because If he is the most long suffering he is at the same time the most Ignorant and slow thinking class that helps to make up the sum total of the commonwealth. And, yet, ne glecting sadly his own education he scorns and rebels against that con dition which would compel the com monwealth taking charge of it. Who has a right to set the price for weigh ing cotton The cotton weigher is a man elected to his position by the people of his community, has he, as a public cervant, the right arbitrarily to fix or to raise or lower the price to suit his demands or fancies. I think not. Who sets the price for weighing cotton? The weigher? I think not. It is supposedly set for him by the buyer, by the buyer I do not mean the agent I mean the manu, facturer himself. Does the weigher actually receive all the revenue col lected for the weighing? Note some of the sums collected for weighing. Some of the Kinners charge for ginning a fixed price per bale In dependent of its weight. The most however charge according to weight. As we do not know just bom . any gins charge per bale and how many charge by weight we cannot actually fix the amount of revenue taken in by each method. We can assert posi tively though that with most gins weight Is the essence of flxinfl the price for ginning. The farmer pays It. He sells his cotton, perhaps to the ginner, who Is also a buyer. The ginner-buyer will accept his own weights and make his money settle ment thereon, but yet he will charge extra for weighing upon the plea that when he ships the sard cotton to the party for whom he is buying the cot ton weigher has to weigh it for the railroad; hence the farmer must bear that weighing expense. Mark you. the farmer has soil the cotton, accept ing the welghtr of the agent-buyer, yet he must provide for an expense of extra weighing after the cotton has been sold by him and is no longer his property. Formerly this extra arbitrary expense was five cents per bale, and Cod knows who fixed it at hat price; now it sncakingly and un justly looms up at ten'cents per bale. The census report shows us that to November 14, 8,764,153 bales have bet n ginned. At five cents per bale for weighing the farmer would have paid $138.207.65?Four hundred and thirty-eigb thousand, two hundred and seven dollaiB and sixty-five cents. At ten cents a bale he actually pays $S76,415.30.?Klght hundred and sev enty-six thousand, four hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty cents. Near-' ly a half million dollars more filched I from his, for weighing. Iiy some cal-1 eolations the crop Is placed at 11,328 000 bales. Now out of the revenue the farmer Is to derive therefrom he must pay $1. 132,800.00. Thus the wolves and jackals are ever watching the Imbecile and ignorant little lamb and if life looks a little happier to him and he takes on a few more pounds of flesh they pounce upon him and tear the mout with their teeth and leave the bleating little creature to mond,the best he can so as to put | simseif In condition for another bite, j Farmers, refuse to submit to the \ imposition. Call upon the farmer's unions to take the matter up and urge the legislature to protect, by fixing the price of weighing, the human-beast who is supporting the world, support ing especially those who want to get the maximum out of life with the min imum of work. Were the matter of weighing the only imposition upon the farmer In the marketing of his blood and sweat bought produce the farmer might bear it, but it is one of many. I have heard farmers, who have go: ten or twelve cents for their cotton and thus were able to "pay out" and have a few dollars over for Christ inas, say: "I got it this time and I'm satisfied." Shame upon such farmers. , No true man who has a wife and | daughters will be satisfied to make a ; few cents profit out of his physical toil and mental trouble when the re sults of that toil an dtrouble net piles of dollars to tv" parties manipulating the Ignorant a trusting child of the soil. Clarence Cuntngham. Novembe?- 26, 1910. "Crayonds". Kosemonte Manor Waterloo, I.aureus Co., S. ('. To (Mir Corn Club Boys. A great deal is being thought. s:ii(i, and written just now on corn produc tion in South Carolina. Too much thought cannot be put on tills sub ject. In fact, our farmers are just beginning to put their mind on their business. Cloud results are assured. The doctor or the lawyer without pre paration is a failure. Tho teacher who has not Studied and who does not continue to study is a failure and rap idly falling into tho rear ranks. The fanner who does not use Iiis head along with his muscle is a failure. Five years ago 7."> bushels of corn to one acre was unheard of in Laurens County. Twelve months ago we had one man who had made as much as 90 bushels of corn on one acre, Ho is ono of our best farmers?a thinking man. bul it took him something like sixty yenrs to flgure out how to do it. The Lauren:; county hoys' corn club was organized last spring, and today we httve something like twenty School boys who made more than 70 bushels of < orn on one acre, rpiito a number who made more than 80, and four who made more than 1?0 bushels. Wil lie Wolff, a mere school boy. Is to day the champion corn grower of Lau rens county, having made more than 1?7 bsuhels of corn on ono acre of up land soil. Tin' 111 members of the Laurens olub have produced more than 7.IIIM) bushels of corn for Lauren:; county this year. Everybody is talk ing corn. Our boys "nave stirred up mi enthusiasm on the subject, Willie Wolff should be proud of his achieve ment, bis father should look upon him [ with pride, bis school and his county I f'lOUld honor him. Ho has taught the ! people a lesson. All these boys should ' bo proud of their record, they should all be honored. Of eourso we are not mnklng the big yields like some of the counties. Qreat things are not accomplished in a day. Those big yields are tho re untoi of years of study and prep.ira tlon. Our boys hud no time to pre pare for such a contest. The Champion (orn j iower of the State was for three years preparing his aero for this con test. Next year wo will have greater yields and more of them. In a few years we may have the champion corn grower of tho State In Lnurens coun ty. Our Corn show was In many re. spects a success, In some a failure. It is almost impossible to get systi matically organized In six months time. The real harvest of the Club was reaped. Our people generally have become Interested. We have at last learned thai we have the soli, the brain and the muscle to accomplish great things. Hundreds of boys, and patents too. have learned how to so lect seed corn, learned bow to culti vate and fertilize the growing plant. Our corn cribs have been moved from the West and are today tilled to over flowing in our barn yards. Boys, the victory Is yours. We bare our heads to your honor. A stand still Is unknown to progress. The County will expect still greater things .??on yon. next year. We have an abiding confldcn',o i-; you tho fu rore citizens of our co.inty An un educated man cannot nil well bis place anywhere, even on tin? farm. There fore, let your books claim the greater part Of your time and attention now. Ceo. L. Pitts. II AI It 111. A Mil. If Yon Have Sculp or Hair Trouble, fake Advantage oi tins Oner. Wfl could not afford to so strongly endorse itexall "03" Hair Tonic and continue to sell it as we do. If it did not do all we claim It will. Should our enthusiasm carry us away, and Rexall "03" Hair Tonic not give en tire satisfaction to the users, they would lose faith in us and our state ments, and in consequence our busi ness prestige would suffer. We assure you that if your hair Is beginning to unnaturally fall out or if you have any scalp trouble, Rexall ?'!!::" Hair Tonic win promptly eradi cate dandruff, stimulate hair growth and prevent premature baldness. Our faith in Rexall "93" Hair Tonic Is so strong that we ask you to try is on our positive guarantee that your money will be cheerfully refunded If it does not do ns we claim. Two sizes 50c and $1.00. Sold only nt our store The Rexall Store. The I.aurens Drug Co. WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS tlaVQ you overworked your nervous ayn t< in and caused trouble with your kld noyi and bladder? Have you pnins In loins, flhle, back and bladder? Have you ft flabby fippcftrnnrc of the face, ftnd un der tho eye?? A frequent desire to pnsa urine? If no. WUHnm*' Kidney nils will cure you?DniRKlHt. Price 60c. WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Prop... Clrr-lnml.Ohio Laurcns Drug Co., I.nnrens, S. C. WHEAT WHEAT WHEAT ? 1000 Bushels Seed for Sale. Uncleaned Home Raised. $1.25 bushel Recleaned Home Raised. $1.50 bushel Bearded Fulcaster $1.50 bushel Red May.- $175 bushel Purple Straw.. $1.75 bushel Klondyke. $2.00 bushel 600 bushels above Wheat just arrived from T. W. Wood & Son. SMITH MERCANTILE CO. Kinards, S. C. I For Sale! Fred W. Green house and lot on West Main Street. Formerly owned by J. H. Boyd. One House and Lot, North Harper Street containing one-half acre, more or less, fronting on Harper street 50 or 60 feet. The Harriett Mills House and Lot N. B. DIAL, C. H. ROPER, President. Sec. & Treas. I Home Trust Co. ? ?SC LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA Oakland Heights Realty Company With cotton selling for 14 cents and increasing daily, there's no reason why Fanning Land shouldn't increase in value in the same proportion as cotton; therefore take ad vantage of the bargains we are offering in various sections of Laurens County. We offer a tract of land one and one-half mile from Water loo. This is a splendid piece of property,?has one eight room dwelling in good condition. Three tenant houses, barn and stables; will make liberal terms, 244 acres. Ninety Three acres seven mile west from Laurens, $1.200, w liberal terms. 248 acres in Abbeville County?three miles % from Loundsville, 75 acre under wire fence; 25 acre in oak $ timber, 75 acres in heavy pine timber. One 6 room dwell- ? ing complete; one 4 room house, barn and stable. This place rents for 2500 lbs lint cotton, price $4.000 cash. We have other lands. We are having inquiries for small tracts of land from 50 to 100 acre. List with us?we give our time to the handling of real estate. Oakland Heights Realty Co. f B. A. SULLIVAN, Mgr. Sales Dept. | Laurens, - - South Carolina, f :: !: Clinton Garage and Machine Shops Will do any kind of machine work at :; reasonable prices, on Engines, Gas En ;: gines, Automobiles, and all kinds of farm :: :: machinery. ?? ii Clinton Garage & Machine Shops, i: i; Telephone 119 Clinton, S. C. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practire in ail Stnte Courts, prompt attention given to all business DU. CLIFTON JONES Dentist Office In Simmons Building Phone: Office No. 86; Residence 219*