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m n fr . \ PAGE NUMBER FOUR McCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: —— Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months .50 elsejwould pay all that he owes, or all that he is actually able to pay on account, money would begin circulating so fast that there would be an end almost immediately to all of the talk of depression. If the tailor, for example, who is not pay ing his bills because he hasn’t got enough business in sight, would \ pay what he owes the butcher, and then the 'butcher would pay the grocer, the grocer would be able to order a new suit of clothes from the tailor, which he does not feel justified in doing now. 1XI A Ton Of Seed For A Ton Of Meal im- PONGEE 12 Momme, all silk Pongee, ported, government inspected, a 5c cotton value at per yard Cotton is cheap, goods are cheap; our goods have been bought on the low market, and we are sure when you spend a dollar with us you have received full value. Our goods are marked close, our stock is complete. May we have the pleasure of serving you? BLOOMERS Children’s Silk Bloomers, well made assorted colors, sizes 4 to 8, a real bargain at per pair THE CAUSE ACCIDENTS The Southern Cotton Oil com pany is advertising in The Chron icle today that it will swap a ton of cotton seed meal, with seven per Millions of people are obsessed cent ammonia guarantee, for a ton with the idea of saving time who of cotton seed. The swap will be have no idea cf making use of the made at the oil mills of the corn- time they save. This is particul- pany, of which there are 14 in arly true of motorists. The auto- Georgia and South Carolina, mobile is a great time-saver. Ev- Since farmers are securing from eryone knows that. And out of $5 to $7 per ton for their seed when this common opinion seems to grow sold at the ginneries and cotton NEW FALL GOODS AT THE LOW PRICES the notion that every effort in driving a car should be directed to saving split seconds. So, out of this fallacious idea comes the cause of most of the mo tor car fatalities. Three bad prac- seed meal is selling in small lots for $14 per ton the advantage in swapping the seed for the meal is obvious. The management of the South ern Cotton Oil Cp., states that the tices in driving were responsib^ for offer is made to help the small the bulk of the accidents during farmer and is not for the purpose the past year, says an insurance of allowing a large owner of cot- authority. These were, driving too ton seed to speculate, or make fast in traffic, driving on the wrong money in a trade. The seed must side of the road, and failing to give be brought to the mill and the cot ton seed meal hauled away from the mill, as the mill management does not feel that it is able to pay freight on either the seed or the He is meal under the terms of the offer, i. The Chronicle hopes that all of right of way. All of these are S bases of the mania for time-sav- ig. The fast driver dodges out of line and tries to beat the other fel low across the intersection, bent on “making time.” On a day’s drive the difference the oil mills will follow the ex- between safe driving and this ample cf the Southern and make break-neck splitting of seconds this offer available to the farmers. would amount to not more than a few minutes. Rarely does the speed pirate who cuts in and out and horns everybody off the road to make a record, know the slight est reason why he is in a hurry. He is merely the crazed addict of the speed stimulant. “The automobile multiplies the characteristics of its driver,” con tinues the insurance expert. “If he happens to be a bit selfish, a bit It will be a cSstinct help in time e t of need and we believe" that the good will which the Southern Cot ton Oil company will gain bv rea son of this plan is going to be worth a great deal in the comir»g years. Farmers could hold the meal un til nex^ soring and use it for corn and other crops,—while it would be excellent to give fall grains, oats, wh^at and rve, an excellent SHIRTS Men’s Dress Shirts, genuine broad cloth. printed fast colors, at < SHIRTS Solid Blue Chambray Work Shirts, tripple stitched 50C <&£ — — ——— — LADIES’ DRESSES Ladies’ Print Dresses, long sleeves, made of Pepperell Prints, fast col ors, sizes 14 to 48 V 95G NEW SHOES —at— LOW PRICES Arch Support Shoes for Ladies at— $2.50, $2.95, $3.50 SHOES all eae of a hog, his automobile converts start. Of course, the farmers who him into a 60-horse-power, ton- and-a-half hog—and that’s a large and dangerous pig.” EDUCATION Schools everywhere are under way and the colleges are opening.. There is a larger number of stud- , J . , . ents in all grades, from kindergar-i is not a good one from his ten,to university, than ever before, farmers) standpoint, while the oil As long as this state of things mill comoany evidently feels that are milking cows and who are not raising all of their; foodstuffs.— which they should be doing,—will find it to their obvious advantage to make the exchange and use the cotton seed meal to feed their milrh We do hot believe that a single farmer can feel that the plan of the Southern Cotton Oil company .(the keeps up there is no reason to have any apprehension about the future of America. We are getting very close, as a nation, to the point where every person above the age of ten- will be able to read and write and have some* rudimentary knowl edge of simple arithmetic. That may not sound like a very high educational standard, but it is en ormously higher than that which obtains in almost every other part of the world. Every year sees more young Am ericans entering high school, larg er and larger numbers pressing so hard upon the facilities of the col leges that those institutions^ are put to it to find money and space in which to carry on their work. All of this means that we have a stead ily increasing proportion of people who have been taught how to use their brains. In the long run it is always the people who have learned how to think who control the affairs of a nation. These young folks are learning how to be differ ent from their parents. That is the real purpose of education, boys be ing different from their fathers. They will look on the world differ ently when they are forty from the it is good business from its stand point.—Augusta Chronicle of Sun day. 1XT W. A. Fraser Makes Plea For Relief Of Southern Farmers WOULD PREVENT FARMERS LOS ING THEIR FARM THROUGH FORECLOSURES A'plan to orotect thousands of land owners in the South against loss cf their farms through fore closure following a failure on their part to meet obligations is being- formulated bv W. A. Fraser, Presi dent cf the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Association, with headquarters at Omaha, Nebraska, the largest institution of its kind in the world. Mr. Frase" became intensely in terested in the nli$ht of the South ern farmer last vear following re ceint of hundreds of letters from way"in which men and women who i members of his Association begging are forty today look at it. They will try social and political experi ments which the older ones regard as foolish and hazardous. But they will make the world a different kind of a place in which to liv6, and one that will suit their generation better than the present world does. Nothing is more useless, it seems to us. than to try to keep condit ions from changing. The intelligent him to lend his influence as well as the influence of the Woodmen of tho World in their behalf. Touring the South last soring he condurted a srncial investigation of conditions. He instituted several towns of reHef for the farmery who found themselves unable to meet their obligations and eallQd noon the membership of his organiza tion to extend assistance wherever HOSIERY A pure thread silk full fashfon Hose 85c all new fall shades special price All hosiery priced/at new low price BRASSIERES A complete line of Brassieres, Cor- selettes, etc., all styles and sizes, at the new low price. New fall style Shoes for men, leather for work and dress, pair— $1.95 “ $5.00 10c GOODS 5000 yards of 10c goods including Prints, Play Cloth, Sheeting, Tick ing, Drills, Birdseye, Dimity, Long Cloth, Broad Cloth, Cretonne, Ging ham, Chevoit, Curtain Goods. OVERALLS Men s Overalls, a good heavy weight 89c high back SHOES Big lot of Childrens’ Shoes, Straps, Oxfords and high tops. A Shoe to fit every pocket book 50c, $1.00, $1.50 $1.95 $2.50 pair Boys, the same weight as men’s sizes 6 to 16 49c pair -b-ww SUITING New Fall Suiting for Suits, Dresses, etc. This material a year ago was 50c per yard, now 25c per yard PILLOW CASES Sheets . and Pillow Cases, Sheeting and Pillow Tubing. These goods are new, the price is right. *If interest ed. see these before buying. BROWNS’ INCORPORATED Main Street, McCormick, * •’ < fought to preserve our home insti tutions and the liberty of our peo ple.” In Mr. Fraser's judgment, our Government should come to the as sistance of these thousands of far mers who are unable to meet their obligations and who now face the loss of their homes and their farms through no fault of theirs. The Federal Land Banks should take To Remove Warts From Cattle that land and depending on the crops produced for their own as well as their families’ livelihood. A moratorium should be declared for at least one year. The Federal Land Bank System, which was es tablished as a permanent service, __ _ _ , _ _ will not be injured by such a step. \thing to do is to give the children pcv^iblo. iThe Federal Land Banks can with- every possible opportunity Co train | Mr. Fraser advocated Tiversifica- j stand the moratorium nut into op- their intelligences, so that when tion. which in many instances he eration in behalf of farmers who they start changing the world over, V va c told was impossible especially can prove their present inability to as they surely will, they will not be w ith renters or with mortgaared meet oblicrations. The Federal Land Renters claimed that the Banks will be no richer by fore- Clipping or tying, or apnlications of acid, iodine, or oil, will remove small warts from cattle. These blemishes reduce the value of immediate steps so that leniency j hides, and when large sometimes wPl b° extended trv all farmers who j stunt the growth and sa P actually own the land that is now strength oi young animals. If one encumbered and who are working wart 18 small at the point of a.t- ■ tachment, clip it off with sterile thread tightly THE BEST PLACE IN DIXIE IS CAROLINA- PLACE TO TRADE IN CAROLINA IS DIXIE STORES 31 Stores DIXIE SIB blind revolutionists but rather lightened evolutionists. TXT PAY YOUR BILLS NOW en- The most oractical and simple means of starting money into cir culation and so stimulating the re turn of prosperity was put forward the other day by Alvan Macauley, president of the Packard Motor Car Company. Mr. Macauley pointed out that if everybody who ow r es monpv would begin at cnee to pay his bills, to the extent of his abil ity to do so, the wheels of com merce would fce instantly speeded i«n We believe that is true. We know many people, and v/e have scissors. Or tie a around its base and it 'will slough off in a few davs. Touch che stump of the wart with glacial acetic acid or tincture of iodine. Before warts become very large, they can also be destroyed with daily applications of one of these drugs. Before ap plying acetic acid, protect the healthy skin around the warts bv coating it with vaseline or lard. Small warts, such as those on the udders of dairy cows, some times ^ T* JTX 5 i V/C~ • A 1 O v X CjG 1. A x A V \J a. x xai i/ v ~ AV. UCL i. JL XV O W LA « ij 1 ij A AX> A A ^ «. w ■ owners of the land demanded That closure on farms and the eviction i disappear if kept soft by doily ap- everv foot be given to cotton; ihey of thousand cf families, but on the nlications of sweet or castor oil. i were not ever aliny/ed land enough other hand they will be richer by Large warts ^i.ould be icmoved oni\ to plant vegetables or fruits for exercising leniency because it is no by a veterinary surgeon, on account their own consumption. Owners of fault of the farmer that the pres- of possible nemorrnagv.. yy neT } mortgages took much th° same ent conditions exist and they. warts are numerous and coyer arge p'vuticn. They wanted cotton. So should not be held entirely respon- .areas of the farmer who has his farm mort- sible for their unfortunate plight.! be necesaaiy ioi a veterimian to rptxprT or the renter is in rather a. They should be encouraged to con-, give internal treatment. wario helpless position and a movement tinue the cultivation of the soil on cattle are infectious. To nre- rv’sf l'° started and carried to a successful termination whereby farmers must diversify. T'if Government itself is resoon- sible. m a great measure, for mort gages that are now burdening the average Southern farmer. The noli- Heians conceived ideas of loaning fanners money at a low rate of interesr. Senators. Congressmen along diversifiedTines and permit-’ vent them from spreading from ted to retain and occupy the homes animal to animal, remove warty they°havp’striven so hard to pro- cattle-especiaily .calves and year- cure and pay for. X lings—from the herd, and clean - and disinfect exposed stables, pens, I chutes and other equipment. Rub bing Dosts should receive special attention when warty cattle have rubbed against them. -txt- The open-furrow 7 method of sow ing winter oats may reduce injury from winter-killing. except in „ . „ very cold seasons. Several years heard of many more, who are not onci state Legislators advocated the i ago the Georgia Agricultural Ex paying their bills because they are farmer borrowing -Government periment Station devised an open i c » O * afraid to reduce their cash re- m^nry bec^’se it was cheap. Many, furrow drill especially for fall 1 OtKIS oCCTCtC xOlSOll sources. Business men tell us that fa r mers followed their advice, seeding of oats, and farm-imple- collections are slow er *than they ! When it really was not necessary ment manufacturers have improv- have ever known them. Custom- tn have the money, they were ad-; ed types of this drill and put it on , , . , , , o ers whose credit is perfectly good, I vised to borrow. Therefore, far-, the market. The drill sows the The toaci is protected ag«xinst and who have cash reserves in the mers are not entirely to blame for seed in rows from 16 to 24 inches some enemies by tne secretion ox WE GIVE YOU BELOW A LIST OF OUR SPEC IALS FOR THIS WEEK END: LETTUCE, large heads, each 5c CELERY, bunch 10c LEMONS, dozen 19c GRAPES, Malagas, 2 pounds *5c NUCOA, pound 17c EGGS, No. Ur dozen 27c CHEESE, No. 1’s pound 21c SOUP, Yan Camps Tomato, can 5c SHORTENING, Jewel or Acorn, 8 lb. pail 69c BRAINS. 2 large cans 25c PRUNES, new crop, 2 lbs. 15° PEACHES, Choice Evaporated, pound — 10° CATSUP, large 14 oz. bottle 15° OYSTERS, 5 oz. can 10c PINTO BEANS, pound 5c COFFEE, Pure Rio, pound 1® C MATCHES, 2-5c boxes 5 c LUX SOAP, 3 cakes 1 2 0c LUX FLAKES, package 1® C PURE PORK SAUSAGE, pound 17 l-2c BREAKFAST BACON, Dixie Special, pound 27c BACON SQUARES, each 24c BOILED HAM, sliced, pound ^5c PICKLFS, Sweet Mixed, 24 oz. jar 2^c savings banks and elsewhere, are | the unfortunate nredicament they holding off payment of accounts now find 'themselves in. long past due, apparently for no i in a letter written to Commis- other reason than timidity. It is : sinner Paul Bestor. of the Farm Loan Board. Mr. Fraser wrote: “Many of the letters I have re cently received have dwelt on the fact that our Government w r as willing to declare a moratorium for Germany, suggesting that if we could be so magnanimous to our apart. An ordinary single-row the pa.atoid giands situated be- planter may also be used for this hind the eyes. These glands sec purpose. Furrow drills may be ob- rete a milky poisonous fluid that easy in these days for a debtor to get a long extension of credit. Many who are not entitled to it are tak ing advantage of this situation to postpone payment of their just debts. Nobodv of course, has any statis tics on the subject, but we think it i late enemy, responsible for many j<5 a lair guess that if. on a giSren of th* 5 ills that the Country is now day o<r during a given week, every-- suffering, surely our Country could body in America who owes anybody help its own people many of whom tained with a fertilizer attachment, which distributes the fertilizer in the furrows with the seed. —IXT — exudes when the tpad is molested. The secretion is an acrid irritant, causing pain in cuts and a bitter astringent feeling in the human mouth. It seems oarticularly ef- Lowest Flour Prices In History $1.00 55c White Feather, plain or self rising 48 pounds While Feather, plain or self rising 24 pounds It’s a eood nlan to disnose of hens fective against dogs. Skunks eat at the end of the?r first laying toads, but it is said that they roll vear This imoroves the average the toads around with their paws mSduction of The flock It alio until the poison has been disc.harg- he?DS to keen the flock free from ed and rubbed off. Regardless of tuberculosis, which usually affects the ooison. some snakes prey freely fowls more than 11-2 years old. upon toads. No. 16 DIXIE STORES No 16 MAIN STREET McCORMICK, S. C.