Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE SOUTHERN CHITON ASSOCIATION. TREASURER HYATT SAYS IT IS IX BETTER CONDITION' THEN EVER BEFORE IX ITS HISTORY. i (Pubtishe f by Request of jr. IK Bryan, Chairman of the County Association.) To the Editor to The News and Courier: Thinking1 that perhaps the general public would like to know how the Southern Ootton association is progressing, I take this opportunity to, say that the Association is now in th^best condition of its history. Not long since we sent a notice to the oil mills and banks of South Carolina asking them to give small contributions to-' wards the support of the As-!1 sociatioD and I am glad to say j1 that a great many of them have i responded, and we of course,, ] expect, in the near future, to have responses from them all. | Jhe names of those contributing ] will be published a little later . on. v i To show you the interest that ^ some of our leading business j men take in the Association, I hereby quote a letter from Mr ( S T Morgan, president of the . Virginia-Carolina Chemical ( Company, of Richmond, Va, ^which will explain itself: , February 22, 1907. "Mr F H Hyatt, Treasurer ! Southern Cotton association, , Columbia, S. C.?Dear Sir: As has been our custom since the . organization of the Southern Cotton association, we desire to . -contribute $l,uou towards tne . maintenance of tbe Association. , $ "I was absent from my office . when your meeting was held in ( ^ Birmingham, Ala, and I after- ( wards wrote Mr Jordan, your ( president, and said to him we } would be willing to contribute j -this subscription of $1,000, and j he advised me to send check for ] the amount to you, which I here- ( with beg to enclose. "Wishing for the Association . much success, and that it may ^ prove of great benefit to the | ?cotton growers of the South, we , beg tp remain, very truly yours |. S-T Morgan, "President." *. I also enclose a list of the officers, the vice-president and executive committee, of the Southern Cotton association; and, if you are disposed to look them up, you will find they are some of the best business men of -the South: Harvie Jordan, president, J C Hickey, vice pres>r idefiC Henderson, Texas; Dr Will H Woods, secretary; F ? Hyatt, treasurer; C C Moore, Charlotte, N C; E D Smith, Columbia, S C; -M L Johnson, Atlanta, Ga; W H Seymour. Montgomery, Ala; Walter Clark, Clarksville, Miss; "T C Long, Jackson, Tenn; B H Burnett, Chickalah, Ark; Paul M Potts, Natchitoches, La; R R Claridge, Palestine, Texas, State presidents. John J Allison, Concord, N C; E L Archer, Spartanburg, S C; W W Ray, Conga ree, I -S C; Dan II Hughe?, Danville. I "Ga; Martin V Calvin, Experi- j jnent, Ga; M L Exeritt, Lump-1 i 4tin, Ga; C L Gay, Montgomery, 1 Ala; W L Jones, Anniston, Ala:j 1 J H Harris, Oakbowery, Ala; i Dr L E Love, Dardenelle, Ark; i W J White, Russellville, Ark: i W G Davis, Bailey, Tenn; S A < Witherspoon, Meridian, .uiss; 1 \ J W McGrath, Brookhaven, i Miss; W L Foster, Shreveport,! * La: F L Maxwell, Mound, La;; 1 G W Sentell, Bunkie, La; J II j " Connell, Dallas, Texas: J C I Hickey, Henderson, Texas; J H}' Latham, Dublin, Texas; K 11; 1 ft Dancy, Houston, Texas; James ; r Garrity, Texas; L B Irvin, Still- 1 ; !' water, Okla, executive com- i jr ? mittee. ( 1 wish to say, as a matter of i ? encouragement to those who J are interested in the price of ^ cotton, that there never has < V f % ii> <0 ^ Don't neglect your ?8? <S* Statistics show thai cOb ^ alone over 200 people consumption. 5* And most of these V gi be living now if they t 5 warning cough. V You know hov &AJ& Emulsion enable t! try? cough or cold. jj|^ ALL DRUGGISTS oeen in the history of the country such a demand for raw material. I am reliably informtd t>ysorae of the leading- mill men I I Df the country that tbey have t>een forced to turn down a great many orders for fear that they might not be able to meet them.! When we realize the fact that jood middling cotton is bring- J ing a round eleven cents to day, notwithstanding it is being quoted on the Stock Exchange it nine cents and nine and a half , cents, we then begin to understand that the Association , means something; that our peo* nli* are beennninir to realize that ' I w o O -- ?. j they have something that the , world wants and cannot get any- ] where else; and if we could get , our people to understand the importance of raising their supplies at home, and then make ill the cotton they can, there would be no danger of over- , production. We would then see our country in a most prosperous condition; our lands would iouble in value; we would see aew churches, new school iouses and new homes spring- ( ing up all over tbe country; and , [ believe that such a thing will ;xist within the near future, rhen we will not be forced to ( isk State aid to import immigrants into this conntry, as they will flock here of their own | rolition, seeking investments 1 is well as a livelihood. If we ' save any croaker* who are dis- < txised to criticise the Associa- 1 tion and say that it is a thing )f the past, I wish to assert that they don't know what they are :alking about. Since our last neeting in Birmingham take those Middle and Western States that raise cotton, there has seen more activity and ten times the support given to the Association than ever before. I, jeing the treasurer, know whereof I speak. Some of the < lt t men in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Ten? r< A/% n n/1 !m %-v n nf n rl'/\v o r* jwacc, auu in pai id ui jlcaas iave simply thrown their coats md gone to work in dead earnjst, and I predict great results :or this year.I am writing this to try and stiffen the 'backbones ot the ( 'doubting Thomases" in South Carolina. The Southern Cotton issociation has come here to stay until something better is 1 ntroduced to take its place. I I want to say to the farmers, f nerchants, bankers and every i industry in South Carolina that i it behooves you to do your part t in supporting this Asso- i :iation. South Carolina has I been leading in a financial way up to the present, but I am j' iorry to say that she is lagging j < behind just now. What are you I Lfoing to do about it? We need ! 1 this money to get out literature, i to pay traveling expenses, etc, j i to keeping the organization j < ilive and going. We are not: begging anybody, but simply ii giving you an opportunity to < lo your part in this great movement. i F II Hyatt, Treasurer, Southern Cotton Association. ; Columbia, SC, February 25,1907. '-. j . . cough. X ! *! t in New York City 4* die every week from J *! consumptives might & lad not neglected the ^ A 9 #v?iS#*L1?7 ' r a \|U1VIUJ M W>? V s you to throw off a 4"! ; 50c. AND $1.00. X i .Many Orphans and Little Bread. There are iu the Thorn well Oi-| ph.tuage, located at Clinton, S. U..j 240 orphan hoys and girls, in precess of seenring an education. These i boys aud gii^ls are of all ages from six ytars of age up to 17 or 18. The older pnpils by their zealous labors help to support and care for the young, putting iu each day four to six hours of steady wora in the shops j and farms and kitchen and about the same time daily on their books. In this way the cost of caring for the whole family is lessened by many thousands of dollars. But the great majority of the children are very small, only a care instead of a help, an I must be aided in every way. The support of these children rests upon good men aud women, who love the orphans and freely aid them. Just at present there is special ue?d .??oial,vnAA unrl At'ArtT iTl Kli if nf JL AOOIOMIUgC auu f ?>&? ) W i? vi provisions or money, will be promptly acknowledged. Every denomination in the State is represented among tbe children, but the institution is under Presbyterian control. All gifts should be sent to Rev. Wm. P. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C. Provisions, simply to Thorn well Orphanage, Clinton, S. U. It is suggested that in each community in ihe State some one undertake to raise supplies for the aid of these children. A sour stomach, a bad breath, a pasty complexion and other consequences of a disordered digestion ire quickly removed by the use of Ring's Dyspepsia Tablets. Two lays treatme't free.?Sold by W L Wallace. The African Blue Lily. a 0 i i 1*1 / A 1.1 ine Airman Diue my ^Agapaiaua umbellatis) ordinarily blooms in Bummer, but can be had in flower at almost any time. It has many long, narrow, dark green leaves, from which rises a stem two or three feet high, bearing a large cluster of very handsome blue flowers. The easiest way to handle it is to srtow it in pots or tubs which are srored in a light cellar or other dry place during the winter, enough water being given to prevent the leaves from falling; then put it outdoors during the summer and let it make its growth. Unlike the amaryllis it flowers with its leaves, which adds to its beauty. It is often forced in the early spring. The flowering season is controlled entirely by the resting period. The earlier you wish it to flower the earlier you dry it off. 1 Senator and Page. Senator Tillman sees more with iiis one eye than many men see with ; ;wo, nevertheless those who see the ! lery Southerner cannot avoid noticng his misfortune. The other day ! fie clapped his bauds for a page from I -he cloakroom door. A new page, vho ha I not yet mastered the senatorial names, responded. * * JL el l ?enator Ulay, lie saw, 'that I waut to see him in the 1 loak-room,'' The page ran on the errand, on ] his way stopping to ask the head usher where Senator Clay sat. Then lie asked: "Who's this that has >nly one eye?" The usher thinking it a question in nnthologv, replied: "Why Cv?-lo'"es, of course. The page delivered his errand in this astouuding way: "Senator Cyclopes wants to see rou in the cloakroom."?March Uppi wolf's. - . ? NATURE AS AN ARTIST. 7 Some Wonderful Pictures That Have Appeared on Stone. Pliny, a well known writer of about the time of Christ, mentions ; having seen an agate the lines and markings of which formed a perfect picture of Apollo and the nine i muses. Pliny says that the little 1 children recognized it on sight. In this wonderful natural picture as ] well as the artificial drawings Apol- j lo was represented seated in the midst of the muses harp in hand. Majolus, another writer of high standing, < 1 .- a agate in the collec-1 tion of a jcv.vler at Venice which, when ] bed, ?<] a ]>crfect picture o." a she; V . ith a crook in hand and ch. i. i..:own loosely over his shoulders. In the Church of St. John, at'Pisa, Italy, there is a piece of stone heavily marked with red, blue and yellow spar, the lines representing an old man with heavy white beard, with a bell in his hand, seated be sida a small stream. To the worshipers at St. John's it is known as the St. Anthony stone, the picture ' upon it being a perfect likeness of ] that saint, even to the minor details < of tunic and bell. t In 1G05 some quarrymen in Italy i burst open a slab of marble both sides of which contained an image 1 of St. John the Baptist covqied ? with the skin of a camel. Even*- I thing was true to nature?a single ] exception, the saint having been provided with only one leg and foot. Hot.-, when or upon what pretext the Turks were allowed to gain possession cf the wonderful relic the writer's authority fails to state. It only adds that the miraculous production is now in the temple of St. Sophia at Constantinople. Directly after the great Johnstown flood D. S. Wingrove, superintendent of the marble yard at the penitentiary at Baltimore, found a slab of marble with lines and veins which made a perfect picture of the fated city of Johnstown a:id the surrounding country. The sky is plainly marked, as are also the hills and mountains surrounding the town. Piles upon piles of ruins are marked, with an occasional steeple or toppling wall overhanging the scene of awful destruction. Taken all in all, the scientists consider it one of the most wonderful natural formations ever found in America. | ,? Nails. The first nails were undoubtedly the sharp teeth of various animals. Then, it is believed, pointed frag- . ments of flint followed. The first manufactured metal nails were of bronze. The nail with which Jael killed Sisera was a wooden tent pin, probably pointed with iron. Bronze nails have been found in the Swiss lake dwellings in several places in France and in the valley of the N;'.le. Until the last century iron nails were forged, a blacksmith being able to make only* two or three dozen a day. The first cut nails were made by Jeremiah Wilkinson in Rhode Island in 1775. The first' Eatented nail machine was by Perins, 1795, and its product of 200,000 nails a day was considered so enormous that some persons deemed the result due to a supernatural agency. Many imDrovements in nailmaking machines, greatly increasing the quantity and quality oi: their output, have been made in recent times. vi _ n i i i i i ne roimrs Claims Sustained United States Court of Claims The Publishers of Webster'* Interactional Dictionary allege that it "is, in fact.the popular Unabridged thoroughly re-edited in evendetail, and vastly enriched in every part, with the purpose of adapting it to meet the large.and severer requirements of another (^aeration." We are of the opinion that this allegation most clearly- and accurately describes the work that nas been accomplished ami the resi'ltthathas been reached. Tbo Dictionary, as it now stands, has been thoroughly reedited in every detail, has been corrected in every part, and u admirably adapted to meet the larger and severer requirements of a generation which demands more of popular philological knowledge than any generation that the world has ever contained. It is perhaps needless to add that we refer to the aictionaiT in our judicial work as of the highest authority in accuracy of dcilnition; and that in the future as inthe past it will be the source of constant reference. CHARLES c. NOTT, Chief Jmtlc* LAWRENCE WELDON JOHN DAVIS, STANTON J.PEELLE. CHARLES B. 110WRV, JDdgWL 77te aJtxroe refers to WEBSTER'S INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY THE GRAND PRIZE (inciiifrne-sr awar?u was Riven to me international at the World's Pair, yt. Louis. GET THE LATEST AND BEST l*i a trill l>c interested inmir //\N ^;iecmu r. ynjes, sent free. / W \ / webstecs \ 2. ot C. MERRIAM CO., L\tb?-UT:ovm i rU3;.ICHERS, \wcno\u?y' cPfcJNOFIELD, MAG8. Pinesalve cleanses wounds, is highly autiseptec, uneoualed for cracked hands. Good for cuts.?Sold by W , L Wallace. / J J -- ' 1 V { > BUZZARD HARDWARE CO. IS THE HOUSL to ... r? 11/E are headquarters for a. Wgs7 H- .. W kinds of Hardware. 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Remember where you buy "Anchor" Lime you get the best. If it is good paint you want, buy "Benj. Moore & Co. V? pure house colors. .j t Yours for Business, , .. '< Cake City Hardware Co., LAKE CITY, S. C '[v LOOKOUT! \ I am at the same \ . i V * / old Stand with the - ' - - ? BnniK anil PRIIffi ' MWVtfW HUM ItHVHMi , Yours for business, j WT Wilkins: i * /wvwvvvwvvyyvv^^ I FURNITURE! FURNITURE!! FURNITURE!!! |. MAKING HOME COSY! Is easy and costs but little if you get in the 3: right store with good reliable furniture 3: ?*1 At Prices t^-1 ? which will surprise you, if you have never 3: f ^ called on us before. 5 > MAm Cntfo (n ro tn tin nn d IDCU IUUIII ilUIIO ^11 013 IU ijMU.UU. > Oak Beds 2.50 to 15.00. | u Iron Beds 2.50 to 14.00. | Foding. Spring SI.75. | Above we give you a few of the many thing's we ^ have at the right prices. MATTINGS, RUGS, WINDOW SHADES, 5 ? LAMPS,CLOCKS,CHAIRSand ROCKERS. ?* | ?AT THE=== | | Lake City Furniture Co's f' | JM TRULUCK, L O HOLLO WAY, L M RELK, 5 President. Vice-President. Manager. ^ I