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I IPagc Two McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA si* # :■ ■P ir; It McCORMICK MESSENGER FfMlished Every Thursday ' ^(ablishe^ June 5, 1902 edmond J. McCracken, Editor and Qwner Entered at the Post Olfice at/Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter pf the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: — Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 * *nrtt be ’IU’3 PrIONEY QUESTION % - » ' * ' - .: / • * As nearly as we can understand *b ' monev.si nation and the new rold valuation, it comes down to this: A dollar is still one hundred crnl>:. V in cents sdll make a dime. Ten dollars is still one eagle. The s^de-valuation’* of the dollar is not a i-otiuction of the \iollar to 59.04 rents, it is a reduction of 40.96 per cent in the amount of gold that a dollar will buy. The price of gold is now $35 an ounce, instead of $21.26, or whatever the old price was. i The dollar, in other, words, is now legally and permanently j cheaper in the world’s markets. It takes more dollars to buy com-! modities in international trade. We aell our surplus products to the rest of the world in dollar prices. ’ Other nations have to acquire dol lars in order to , pay us for them. They get those dollars' by the process known as “foreign ex change” which simplifies down to this: A Frenchman, say,* buys Ameri can cotton. His money is known as the franc. The franc has a fixed relation to the gold. This relation may vary by a small fraction, from day to day, depend- upon the international demand for francs, but it is in effect a filled relation; so many francs will hoy an ounce of gold. Now, we kxyQw how many dollars an ounce cf. gold will btty-^35 of them. JEhe- Frgnchman, therefore, pays for his dollars as many francs as will buy Hip equivalent amount of gold, ' * tbowi mw.ft jpakfa purchase qf American -im *®° & •%' with the fradc equivalent ql an •Unce of gold; nqy he can buy I8S. Cotton from America is that much cheaper to the. Frenchman But have we. made him a present ? Nqt at all. The dollar, once it gets to America, is ^ust as good as it was before, apd we get more of them for our bales of cotton. The Frenchman can buy more cotton because he gets it cheaper; we get more dollars because gold is higher in dur money. It makes no difference inside our •wn borders whether we use gold •r paper for money, so long as the credit of our government is sound and sxands behind every dollar. But it does make a big difference when we sell our products abroad, whether our money is priced too high in gold in comparison with that of other nations. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ✓ TO FARMERS Soil samples are now being collected all over South Carolina. Samples will be taken from every farm in the state. These samples will be analyzed at Clemson College, and a report of the tests :nade to the land owners. These reports will aid the farmer in selecting ‘the fertilizers best suited to his soil and to .the crop to be grown. >i’ .-V;.'.: Many of these samples have already been ana lyzed. More than 90 per cent of these samples show the soils to be acid or “sour”. Such samples indicate the need of lime. Best results cannot be obtained from fertilizers where the land is “sour”. To meet the need for lime shown by these tes£s, - all ANDERSON Fertilizers will contain lime this year. A certain amount of lime will produce a neutral or non-acid producing fertilizer. We tried this test year and got excellent results. The improvement over ordinary fertilizer was so marked, and the lime form- ulars so popular, that we have decided to greatly in crease the lime this year. ANDERSON Fertilizers will not leave your soil acid; on the other hand, the surplus lime contained in each sack will go toward curing the “sourness” brought over from past years. There is another advantage to be gained from use of limestone. Certain kinds of limestone contain magnesium as well as calcium. Limestone containing substantial quantities of magnesium is called Dolo mite or Dolomitic Limestone. Now magnesium is scarce in many soils. Absence of magnesium makes leaves of plams turn red. Magnesium hunger in plants look somewhat like potash hunger, or “rust”.„ The limestone we are using in ANDERSON Fertilizers is a rich Dolomitic Limestone. It supplies .magnesium, which is badly needed in many soils, and it also cor rects acid or sour soils. You can buy fertilizers with these extra quali ties, and costing no more than fertilizers without lime. ANDERSON Fertilizers contain double the quantity pf limestone required to produce neutrality. Two Local Bills Passed In Legislature —ij The two following local bills passed in the present session of the legislature were ratified on February 8th and signed by the governor on February 9th: A BILL Relating to the Bonds of Certain Officers of McCormick County. Be it enacted by |the General As sembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION ». Members of the Board of Commissioners of McCor mick County shall not hereafter be required to file or give bond fo- h - faithful performance of their duty: Provided, however, that the nro • visions of this Act shall not aprf >* to the Supervisor of McCormick County, who is ex-officio a member j of the said Board. 1 SECTION 2. That within sixty i (63) days after the enactment hereof, and each year thereafter !so long as they remain in office, j each magistrate in and for the County of McCormick shall file a good and sufficient bond with the Clerk of the Court of McCormick I County for the faithful perform ance of his duties, in the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, with one or more sureties thereon, approved by the Clerk of the said Court. SECTION 3. All Acts or parts of Act s inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor. I Scienc* | use a LIQUID ^ If you want to GET RID of Constipation worries The unwise use of harsh laxatives may drain the system, weaken the bowel muscles, and in some cases even afTect the liver and kidneys. A doctor will tell you that the wrong choice of laxatives often does more harm than good. Fortunately, the public is fast returning to the use of laxatives in liquid form. A properly prepared liquid laxa tive brings a perfect movement. There is no discomfort at the time and no weakness after. You don’t have tc take “a double dose” a day or two later. In buying any laxative, always ■read the label. Not the claims, but the contents. If it contains one doubtful drug, don’t take it. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is a prescriplional preparation in which there are no mineral drugs. Its in gredients are on the label. By using it, you avoid danger of bowel strain. You can keep the bowels regular, and comfortable. This test has proved to many men and women that their trouble was not “weak bowels,” but strong cathartics: • First: select a good liquid laxa tive. Second: take the dose you find is suited to your system. Third: gradually reduce the dose until bowels are moving regularly with out any need of stimulation. 1 , t Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin has the highest standing among liquid laxatives, and is the one generally used. It contains senna, a natural laxative which is perfect ly safe for the youngest child. Your druggist has Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. - l»y Rjrv. Charles E. Oufuta, A BILL Prohibiting the County Superin- tendont of Education, any Trus tee, or Other Official of McCor mick County Issuing a School Claim or Voucher Therefor Un less Sufficient Funds to Pay the Same Is at the Time in the Hards of the County Treasurer JESUS’ POWER TO HELP Lesson for February 18th Matthew 8-9 Golden Text: Matthew 9:13 t>5*i ; j.*- a ■ ANDERSON FERTILIZER . » ! i. v - SC ‘ ‘ r , I 11C - ■ I r. At ANDERSON, S. . XiisiwiNi bwh ■ Save Crop Costs On Rented Cotton Acres In these two chapters we read of ^ t a number of remarkable miracles. of McCormick County, and Pro- c .. ,h„ 0n ‘y we of them - the rebuking of the stormy sea, treats of the viding the Penalty for the Via lation Thereof. mm -rxt- NEW HAVEN: ... To Raymond •‘Ducky” . Pond (above) former star athlete for Old Eli, goes the job as head football coach at Yale Clemson College, Feb. 9.—“Saved crop handling costs on the acres taken out of cotton production un der the adjustment program are among the direct benefits to be taken into account by growers in estimating the many advantages which follow participation in the reduction plan”, says Dr. W. W. Long, director of the Extension i Service. I • | Another point to which Dr. Long ; directs attention is the opportun ity to make efiective use* of the „ .. . . . ,, _ Master’s control of inanimate qa- Be it enacted by the General As- tute A11 the ^ are ml ^ clea o( ZZ* heaiing, and therefore higWy SECTION 1 That it is unlawlul 10 raPld review _ ;■ ; 11 * s sketches -fof us the healing for any Trustee of any School Dis- o( a j ol a centur w, tnct in McCormick Cqunty. or the Servanti of Peter . s ^ther-ifl-b*,. Superintendent of Bducatiop of 0{ tw0 who were insane ; * a ^ 0 . McCormick County, or any other tim f Da ralvsis of a woman af- official of McCormick County to &icte J wlth he i orrhaga> *£ two issue to any person. Arm. or corpo- y^men. and a dumb man who ration, any school claim voucher, als0 lnsane In addllion> we therefor or order directing the have the touchlng narratiy e of the payment of any school claun unless ralslng of the daughter of j alrU3 . Now we must never forget that the real miracle is not the healing act so much as the warmth of compassion behind it. The sym pathy, the loving kindness, the there is at the time of such is suance sufficient funds to the credit of the said school district in the hands • of the Treasurer of McCormick County to pay the same. SECTION 2. Any person violat ing the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine of not less than Five Hundred ($530.00) Dollars nor more than One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars and / or im prisonment for not less than thirty (30) or more than ninety (93) days. SECTION 3. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are GUESSWORK IS DIMINISHING Guesswork is on its last pegs so far as the construction of high ways is concerned. The laboratory method of finding out in advance just how a certain type of road will sta^d up under the pounding rf traffi: it will have to bear has been substituted for the old wa- i of building the entire road and [ turning it over to the mercies of with the fervent hope that it will r(' i nd up long enough to fir - itv the wisdom ol these who Tmilt it. The changing traffic condf- Crns have made read building a proposition. Roads r *f -h w e built a few years ago, ml r.t the time were adequate to - r’l <"f the traffic which might reasonably be expected to cv proved insufficient because of the unforseen increases rented acres in accordance with this year. The appointment of a the replacement crop regulations hereby repealed, new football coach this year brought j of the contracts by the grower j SECTION 4. This Act shall take forth great controversy among Yale p ar t j n the program, effect immediately upon its ap- He can plant sell - improvement proval by the Governor. rnt.u. 1 pity of Jesus furnish the key to a true understanding of the mira cles. Much time has been wasted J in a v/ordy deoate as to whether ! the miracles actually took place as recorded, and many attempts have been made to rationalize them. All of this is beside the point, for the real wonder ip the sheer ; kind- heartedness qf the Master! And thprq peed be no dispute about this. Ail qf us. can understand.>t» For tpere is nqthing so lasting and intelligible as the grace of tep-r derpes*. , . r . & A superb contemporary example of this awpea^qp, is ^ ^ Jowrt ip T the amaaing career, of Albe# Schweitzer, * that vewatffe gthius who has won distinguished fajp* in yiree fields, as musiciapi th$$p logian r and medlqaj missiopyy- Not satisfied with his impir^sslvlt record as one of the greatest living organists, and one of the most fearless of the students of the flevf Testament, he became a doctor and went to the heart of equatorial Africa, where he has long labored lO bring health and comfort to the black natives afflicted with tropi cal disease. . / - . * the fust line of which reads, “The Holy Bible,” and which con tains Four Great Treasures ^BA+nONT OUR FIRST LAWS SPECIALS For a Limited Time Finger Wgve 15c Manicure 25c Marcel 35c fn the number and character of MRS W R SHACKELFORD the vehicles using them. The _ , , , ,, _ _ Located in the H. C.' Walker residence on Pine Street whole road building program of country lias moved along so fast in the test few years that it| M .; keen, next to impossible to scientific lines has been pushed f'-rp pace with the demand for | as never before, and the most in- j -w roads. State highway depart- teresting phase of this study has nv.nts, county commissioners, cities and townships all have been en- : :v~cd In the construction of high- '■?T, r.nd os the public would bvoz'.z no delay, the work had to ro cn .iJiaut proper opportunity o -i''’ ' tii'' iu-jo ig.ielons which we~c F 'e” mad' > . In the last few years, however Ihe's y of roe.;, j .lldlnj a:cn.. been the test road. Various loca tions were selected and short test roads were built to prove the rela tive merits of different, kinds of paving and different methods un der actual traffic conditions. Much h-'i been ’earnel in this way and 'f course, the information obtained ■p sr.c.li manner is bey on r! question and erosion-preventing crops, raise food and feed crops for consump tion on the farm, or use the rent ed acres in other approved ways which will contribute to balanced and efficient farming. In this matter of saving the usual costs of making a cotton erep on the acres rented to the government under the contracts, Cully A. Cobb, chief of the co:ton ! section of the Agricultural Ad • justment Administration, says: ‘Preparation of the seed bed, fertilizer, seed, planting, cultiva tion, picking and marketing costs are charges which the grower will! not have to pay on the acres he retires from cotton production, j These costs naturally must be deducted from any possible esti-1 mate of gross income from these acres in order to get at the prob- ! able net income from harvesting j a crop, as compared with renting ( the land to the government under | the program. “In addition to better prices for J his staple, which will follow the i continued reduction of the cotton! surplus, the grower who takes part in the adjustment program will receive direct adjustment compen- ' sations in the form of rental and ; ‘parity’ payments. And to these he i TXT — Organizes Students One of the wicked decrees of Pharaoh v/as that every son who was born to the Hebrews should be cast into the river. The mother of Moses managed to hide her baby for three months, and then, unable to secrete him any longer, she made a little cradle and set him j kjm with their complaint that mcment and gave pursuit. It was a fatal decision. The Red Sea, which had separated to let the Hebrews pass through, closed up on Pharaoh and his army and drowned them every one. So Moses was launched on his career as j moling, short-sight ed and discontented lot of ex- slaves, who continually annoyed they would rather be back in affioat in the River Nile near the rpoti where the daughter c? Pha-j slavery than wandering free raoh and her maidens came dov/n : in the wilderness. io bathe. Moses was not only a leader but Pharaoh ;> daughter took com- an executive as well, thanks partly passion on the pitiful little voy- to his f at her-in-law. Jethro. That r NEW YORK: . . . Miss Amy Ilcm- inway Jones (above) Division Assist ant of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, announces that 461 International Relations Clubs have been organized in universities, colleges ami normal schools of the United States. These clubs are organ ized in schools throughout the world, to impartially study world peace problems. Trespass Notice ager, carried him with her to the pa’ace and reared him as her own She gave him his name, Moses which means “draw out”: “be cause”, she said, “I drew him out cf the water”. The boy grew up with all the educational advan tages which the palace could give, but his heart was true to his people. He developed physical strength which was needed when he ran afoul of an Egyptian task master who v/as abusing a poor Hebrew workman. Moses slew the man and hid his body, and formed then and there the determination to set the Hebrews free. With his brother. Aaron, who was a good talker, which Moses was no:, he carried on extended r.-gotiatiens with Pharaoh, en- ‘orine his arguments by a serie: wise old gentleman, visiting him in the wilderness on a day when he was holding court, saw the tremendous pressure which was on him in his combined capacity of ruler and judge, and protested: Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee: thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. Acting on the old man’s sound advice, Moses associated certain other upright men with him as judges and thus it came about that the people were provided not only with a tew — through the Ten Commandments and the compre hensive Mosaic Code—but with a judiciary as well. Hunting on the land of T. P. of ten plagues that descended up- must add the saving he makes by Paschal Estate is positively for- on the Egyptians. In the end he not having the expense of ban- hidden. was allowed to lead the Hebrews Nex I week Monument io Moses’ dling a cotton crop on the renter, i MRS. LILLIAN M. HORTON, forth in o the wilde^ioss. but Pha- Wisdom—Copyright, BobbSrMcrrill acres.” I Executrix. rach changed his in.nJ a. Co. .