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is ' .. -ja U\)t (County IhtGtb. L. XXY. KIXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1912. NO. 44 H HlSow Listen: If we can sho Mould you buy? Yes, we shoi JE GUARANTEE NO CLOC Hi Coffins and Cask H0RMULATE3 H JELP FARMERS, I ISE SURPLUS CORN HHH 2 IN WAREHOUSES? HfflB ?.AN OUTLINED. f^9^H^P:blithed Bjr Request). The Record: ^Hre have been quite a number ^Hans suggested for the curtailing he cotton crop for the coming Br. There is only one plan sugBsted up to this time that has pougfrmerit in it to make the farBers as a whole think about it, and likely to be carried out to any teat extent, and that is the plan Iggested by Mr J G Anderson, the Resident of the Rock Hill Buggy mpany. It looks now as though 0 plan is going to be put in operant to a large extent all over the Hon Belt, and if the farmers will H co-operate with the men who HRrying to put it through, they ^ ound to succeed in curtailing ^^Boduction of cotton for the Ib has always been one *seri|)bling block in the way of [ailment of cotton, and bey plan for curtailing can be fully carried out the stumb ck must be removed; that ng some crop that the farin raise in place of cotton, s really a money crop, fe is considerable agitation I State at this particular g to induce the farmers to ton and raise corn. It denied that this corn camIs created considerable in I|Bk>uth Carolina, and has [Serially increased the proThe real trouble, how th this plan is that they B> real corn market. Our p cannot afford, under the it conditions, to make corn principal crop. The small r must have a part of his crop i into cash. Under the presnditions, the banks will not h money to farmers whose pal crop is corn, for they must in order to furnish money to rt a crop that will bring in knt money in the fall to liquidnr notes. If we want to % corn-growing State, or if we !he Southern States to become section, the first thing we do is to create a cash com It. We have no corn market Rt blush this seems an abatement: but, nevertheless it et. Time and again I have irmers who told me that they |eral hundred bushels of corn like to sell but they tot able to do it. In speaking e of our merchants I asked rhy it was that they were conf buying corn from the West nany of our farmers here at lave corn to sell? Their reply at the corn that our farmer* In ears and. therefore, toe Ito handle. In fact, the farmer f would not buy corn in ears te could go to the store and in sacks. mediately saw what we needgome place where the farmer ZZ! HE Shed Your Pack, Fill Yc w you that the Gladiator Stalk Cutti iild think you would. Come here and 1 MA It MV VIIVl\u* Remember. We Have the < KINGS! ets. could take his corn and have it shelled and sacked. His corn put up in that condition makes it immediately marketable, and it becomes at i once a money crop. The banks of South Carolina and of the Southern States would as readily loan money on corn, properly sacked and warehoused, as they would on cotton. The merchants and brokers would as readily buy it as the cotton buyers buy cotton. The only things we need in order to make the corn crop as much of a money crop as the cotton crop are corn shellers and aackers. After looking into the matter, it strikes me as a very singular thing that our people have not long ago established in every one of our towns and cities corn shellers and j sackers- The outlay necessary for J this business is practically irsignifi cant, and the good that it will do can hardly be approximated at this time. 1 If the farmers over the cotton- ] i growing States will take this matter 1 in hand and try to have some one in { each town establish a corn sheller ] and sacker, they will have immedi: ately created a market for their ( corn. If they will go farther and j demonstrate, by actual figures, j which they can do, that a farmer ; with one plow who will plant 25 i acres of corn, and will use 500 i ; pounds of fertilizer, and make 30 bushels per acre, and follow that | crop with peas and make no more than one-half a ton per acre, will 1 make more out of this crop, selling * i his corn at 70c per bushel, than he t will make out of cotton, making 10 ] bales to the plow and selling it at i 12c per pound. This will immedi- J ately do more towards aiding the J curtailing of the cotton crop than , almost any other plan. There is no ] crop grown in the South that re- 1 quires more time and trouble than the cotton crop. There is hardly any crop that we grrow that requires less labor, less expense and less ] trouble than the corn crop and peavine hay. One plow worked for 1 wages raising corn and peavine hay, J exclusively, on the present price of ( corn at 95c per bushel, allowing 10c i per bushel for shelling and sacking, and granting that the farmer will work 25 acres, and that he will raise ( 1 30 bushels per acre, could easily feed his mule, pay for the labor and clear $425 per year. Can this be done by raising cotton i at 12c per pound and raising 10 : bales to the plow? , To put in a corn sheller and sack- ' ' er, on a small scale, the outlay of : . money would amount to very little, f A two-hole corn sheller and sacker ' would cost about $100, and a gaso- ; i line engine to do the work would ' cost not over $150. Every town in ; South Carolina,however small,ought I to be able to induce some one to put . up an outfit like the above, and in i ; larger markets we ought to have a ; thoroughly equipped granary,ho that they would be in a position not only 1 i to shell and sack all the corn proi duced in the neighborhood, but to store it,insure it and issue warehouse i reeeipts for the same, so that the I farmer would be able to use his warehouse receipts for the purpose > of borrowing money. With u little ? woeb avi fka | aayerujiu* ?uu a vu v.?v : LLO, B >ur Pipe and Sit Down: Wt ir is the best c>n the market, I let us show you what we have. Goods; This !is the Place; N REE HARE WHOLESALE AND I ~ " ** L part of our Dus<n<?ss men ana iarm- a ers, we ought to be able to easily r make South Carolina not only not a corn-buying Stab; but one of the r largest corn-selling States in the * Union. Knowing that it is impossible to < benefit the fdtonir.g interest without 3 at the same time benefiting the bank- \ ing and other commercial interests, I, as cashier of The National Union t Ranlf itri 11 molro nn oflFnrt tn hp** that i an enterprise along the lines above r mentioned is established at Rock j Hill,and I believe that the banks and ( business men in the other sections of j the State would be greatly benefited by following a similar course of ac- j tion.?Ira B Dunlap. in Rock Hill Record. 1 BOSTON PREACHER CONFESSES. I ro Murder of Former Sweet- j heart?Sentenced to Die. j Boston, January 4:?Rev C V T I Richeson, formerly pastor of the [mmanuel Baptist church, of Cam- I made a written confession C Saturday that he poisoned his for- E mer sweetheart, Avis Linnell. The statement was given to his! E counsel who made the confession J A jublic at one o'clock Saturday after- J p noon. | ft The confession bearing Richeson's' E signature reads, "I hereby confess E ;hat I am guilty of the offense of j which I stand indicted." S It gives no details. h Mi3S Linnell died suddenly in the ! ? iT M C A building in Boston and the ^ lircumstances surrounding her death were so suspicious that an investigation was made. Inquiry led to the G DelieJ: that she had been poisoned i and suspicion pointed strongly to j ^ Rev. Mr. Richeson. He was arrest-' p ?d ar.d lodged in jail. A few weeks ago he mutilated himself horribly: with a piece of tin and is just now . > recovering from it. The trial was ! p to have begun next week. i p The full text of the confession i follows: * "Boston, Januarv 3, 1912. L "John LLee, Esq., William Morse J R Esq., Philip R. Dunbar, Esq: Ip "Gentlemen: Deeply penitent for p ray sin and earnestly desiring as far is in my power lies to make atone- ? ment, I hereby confess I am guilty N )f the offense of which I stand indicted. j "I am moved tff this course by no inducement of self benefit or leniency. Heinous a3 is my crime. F God has not wholly abandoned me, I and my conscience and manhood, however depiaved and blighted, ^ will not admit of still further wronging by public trial her, whose pure young life I have destroyed. \ Under lashings of remorse I have j suffered and am suffering the tor- f tures of the damned. In this I find a measure of comfort; in my ^ mental anguish I recognize there is still, by mercy or tne Master, Bome j remnant of the Divine spark of Rood- _ neas still lingering with me. I could wish to live only l>ecause within some prison's walls 1 might in some small measure redeem my sinful f past, help some other despairing soul and at last find favor with my e God. "You are instructed to deliver t this to the district attorney or the B judge of the court. j, "Sincerely yours, Clarence V T Richeson." v Just before noon the supreme e court Judges and the District Attor d ney went into conference. An hour later representatives of the press r were called to the omce or wiinam A Morse, the accused clergyman's 1 eouasel. District Attorney PeUetler " said: "The trial will go on just the * ROTH] i Want to Have a Little 1 In Plows we have something t Middle-Breakers, Sub-Soilers, 0 Never has our line been more cc ow Is the Time. So Get > WARE CO DETAIL DEALERS iame, no matter what statemen nay be issued by Richeson." Later?Rev Richeson on being: ar aigned Tuesday pleaded guilty an< pas sentenced to be hanged Ma; 0 next. ? ? ??? ?<>???? ; IINGSTREE HIGH SCBOOL NOTES. ; School opened last Thursday, wit! ill the teachers and pupils present Jte were glad to have the followinj lew scholars; Casper, Lem, Paul an Yank Holroyd, Samuel Pendergrass )llie and George Craven, Blanch* "'unk aad Wilbur McElveen. On account of the bad weathe donday there were only a few pu >ils at school. \ Honor Roll. Grade I. Cmmie McConnell 9' Jeden Montgomery ?91 tobert Smith 9Jennie Wilson 9Grade II. ievin Nelson 9! Jaroline McFaddin 9! lernard Dubose 9] Grade III. laiold Steele 95 laude Alline Kinder 95 lufus Todd 95 ladge Blakeley ? ? 92 lertha Ragin 92 Jrvin Gordon 91 Grade IV. erena Lee 9? lampden Montgomery 96 >ewey Mims 91 Ibbie Dubose 9f Grade V. leorgie McGill 94 Grade VI. largaret Gordon ?91 >ella Sexton 94 Grade VII. lauldin Lesesne 99 luth Courtney 99 eorge Hammet 99 auline McCants 99 ula Sexton 99 hett Driggers 99 bwena Eaddy 99 loger McGill 98 iobert Fulton 98 [aude Sexton 97 Grade VIII. ennie Lee Epps 99 Issie Blakeley 97 'annie Vause 97 mo Fulton 96 lorman Meyer 96 Vorkman Evans 9' Grade IX. Valter Sullivan 91 tubie Thorn 91 luyler Harper 91 iouise Barr 91 Grade X. ennie Lee ?tackley 91 )onald Montgomery 97 One of the chief weaknese? in the rinter diet is its ezclusiveness. Ax xclusive diet, say of two or thre< taples as meat,rice, sweet potatoes aken day after day. is always un afe. Even foods which are not idealf the best are probably needec rhen no better are available. Verity in the diet, particularly the ad A-V1 iition of the green vegeiaoies, uuu Iried fruits and preserves, will d( qore to maintain bodily vigor thai ill the patent drugs ever concocted -Mrs F L Steven*, in The Progrts ive Farmer. ER! IZZ Straight Talk with You, :o suit any man: Steel Beam Plows" 1 ixies in Wood and Steel Beams. All >mplete. If you are open to convictlor Busy. Yours for Business, MPANY We Leadt Carter-Allen. Lake City, January 3:?On Wed- | " ! nesday, January 3,1912, at 6 o'clock . * in the afternoon, at the home of the < y 1 bride's parents, Mr and Mrs Wili: r1--.? d n l i nam v^ai tci f xuiso ivuaa carter auu i !? Mr Charles Allen of Scotsburg, Va, were married by the Rev Edgar Eas- ! terling, the pastor of the Baptist h church here. The bride was attended by her gr sister, Miss May Sue Carter, and the d groom by Mr J Kirkland Cockfield i, as the best man. Before the cere> mony Mrs Miller of Lake City and Mr Levy of Bishopville furnished r delightful music. Miss Cornelia Cockfield played the wedding march as the bridal party entered and stood under the double arch of green. The young couple left on the 6:30 train for their new 7 home in Pittsburg, Pa. 5 .? 4 The wtse man ought to ask his 4 sweetheart if she is a suffragette and save the danger of trouble later. 2 <SIEGLINGlf MUSIC! 1 n Established 1819 WE CAN i FURNISH YOU I With Everything IN THE Ml Write for free catalog! low and terms reasonable. We Pay Your Railroad Fare to and fri CHARLES I | i ? i. . Statement of tl OF 1 Farmers & Me: LAKE Cr At the Close of Bosines Bills Receivable..$210,075.21 Banking House 5,747.09 Furniture & Fixtures 2,252.91 Real Estate 2,000.00 Cash and Due from Banks 69,311.28 $289,386.49 , 1 For the past twelve montns ; m $11,002.42, which has been dist I t the Surplus Fund,$6,000.00; to ti . % and two dividends of 4 per cen1 ' C Let OUR Bank b We Pay 4 per cent Inter* ' 1 FARMERS & MEJ ' m "abschlute i M LAKE CITY. in one and two-horse size, M we ask is a trial in this line. % i, come and De convinced. v -Others Follow. j ^ New Advertisements | Statement of Condition?Farmers & Merchants Bank, Lake City. Clean Sweep Sale?Jenkinson Bros Co. Slaughter Sale?H D Reddick. * J??t.?>? T Q TTS.1_ ; each. V T J Cottingham, Cashier, m ? YOUR Bank. ( sst on savings accounts. ^CHANTS BANK, 1 LY SAFE.- m S. O% M y i tt.umimauai.ui a a u ?- umore. Auction Sale of Horses and Mules January 20?Western Horse & Mule Co. Repair Work?W M Vause & Son. Excursion to Key West, Fla -Atlantic Coast Line. Look Here for the Answer?S Marcus. / Winter Goods at Cost for Two Weeks? Butler Dry Goods Co. Notice to Contractors?L P Kinder, Mayor, Our Six Years' Record?Bank of Williamsburg. Edwin Brush, Magician?At Union . High School January 27. The County Record $1 a year. ?I J SIC L,INE. ie and price list. Prices in Charleston. Ask Us about it. ton, s. c. 14 r>ma rayauic ? _ Deposits 206,386.49 ( $289,386.49 1 ve have had a net earning: of ributed as follows: Placed to C he Reserve Account, $1,002.42, g