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"COTTON" SMITH ON THE JOB, ?TWO BILLS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO FARMERS. ESPECIALLY COTTON GROWERS. Editor County Record:? - - Of more than passing interest to the farmers of South Carolina, and particularly* the cotton growers, is the measure introduced and passed i through the efforts of Senator E D Smith, requiring the Department of j Agriculture to test, the tensile strength, that is, the yarn-making quality, of each andwery grade of cotton, to bleach every grade whether in the form of yarn or cloth, in order to determine the cost and the result of the bleaching, to estimatecarefully the amount of waste in each grade incident to converting it( into yarn and cloth, to estimate carefully the value of this waste. From this it will readily be seen that the result of these experiments will be of incalculable benefit to the grower. This measure became law at the last session of Congress and TYanortmpnt nf Agriculture is UIV 1/Vpn* Virnu* 0 now engaged in the work of investigation. It will give the producer the requisite knowledge from an impartial official source of the real commercial value of every grade of cotton. As is well known, both the export and domestic buyers make a difference between middling and the lower grades of anywhere from $1.25 to $15.00 per bale. The producer had no way of knowing whether tbis was right anojjust or not. He had to take the word of the trade. By virtue of this law, he will be furnished a bulletin giving him full knowledge of all these facts. So that when he comes to market he will be thoroughly informed as to the value of every grade in reference to its manufacturing value and will not have to take the word of an interested party. In conjunction with the above law, the grades have been standardized by the government. Senator Smith has begun a campaign to have every shipping point in the cotton-growing States furnished with a set of these standardized samples, that is, every shipping point where there is a sworn weigher or other competent officials to take charge of them. It can readily be seen that with the knowledge furnished by the provision which is ? 1 ?1a??* fA fkn irolno nf dqpK ill[t'ttU) law, ao iu tut i?iuv v? v?vu grade, that if each shipping point is furnished with a set of samples, the farmer who comes to market to sell is thoroughly equipped to protect himseif against being buncoed or deceived as to what grade his cotton is and the value of that grade. To illustrate: when a farmer comes to market where there is a set of standard samples, he can determine himself what his grade is and not be dependent upon the buyer to say what the erade is. When the grade has * been determined by comparison with the government standard, the farmer then can determine the value of that grade by reference to the government tests furnished him. For instance, suppose the buyer offers the producer a half cent or threequarters of a cent less for his low middling than for middling. Suppose the farmer, by reference to his bulletin, finds that, according to government tests,low middling for manufacturing purposes is as valuable as middling. With this knowledge he can demand the same price for his low middling that he does for his middling and it would be up to him whether he takes less or demands the same. In a word, he will be in nossession of all the knowledge avail able in reference to the value and the grade of his cotton that the mill man and buyer has, and can govern himself accordingly. In Senator Smith's opinion this is the most important legislation ever enacted in behalf ot the cotton grower. Senator Smith has reintroduced and is pushing his bill looking to the regulation of cotton exchanges. This is the same measure that came near passing at the last session of Congress. Briefly stated, this bill provides that in each and every contract for the future delivery of cotton the grade or grades contracted for shall be specifically named in the contract and such grade or grades as are named shall be according to government standardization. This will legalize the standardized grades in interstate commerce and give the sanction of law to the use of the stand 3rd grades in every State. In commenting on Senator Smith's measure providing for cotton tests, Dr N A Cobb, chief technologist of ithe Department of Agriculture says: "Preliminary negotiations have been practically completed with one of the best equipped textile schools and also one of the leading cotton mills of the South for making the waste tensile strength and bleaching tests of the different grades of cotton as standardized by the government. "About ten bales of each of the full grades will be used from 1-inch 4 upland and 1-inch gulf cotton,respectively, an aggregate of about 100 bales (or as much thereof as the present appropriation will provide). A portion of each bale is to be sent to the textile school and the remainder to the mill, thus giving identical cotton for the two runs. The same speeds, organization and conditions will be utilized in the two runs as far as possible. Tart of the raw stock from each grade mixing will be bleached and yarn made from each mixing to ascertain if there is any difference in the cost of bleaching, or in the way the resultant stock behaves in the manufacturing processes. Bleaching tests will also be made in the laboratory on the finished yarns. "In addition to the various number of yarns ordinarily made by the trade from respective grades, the same number of yarns will be made from each grade. Tensile strength tests of all yarns will be made in a variety of ways and by a variety of agencies. "Samples of the yarn and other products manufactured will be sub| mitted to commission merchants, buyers and sellers of yarn, to ascertain the true commercial value of all samples. "Quotations will also be obtained from waste dealers and mills that manufacture waste to determine the relative commercial value of the various types of waste made from the respective grades. "The relative cost of manufacture 11 i_ . i r..u? win De taKen careiuu> iuiu tuuotueration. Data secured in this way should aid in determining the intrinsic value of the various official grades of cotton and should assist in adjusting the premiums and penalties on and off the basis grade, middling. C M G. Washington, D C, May 2, 1913. A Real Fairy Story. Mr Daniel J Crowley, one of the wealthiest citizens of Georgetown, ; died last week. His estate is esti1 mated to be worth from $150,000 to s $200,000. His business interests ! were large and extensive. From the Georgetown Times we gather this interesting story. When Mr Crowley was a mere lad, having come to Georgetown from the Charleston Orphan Home, he worked for and lived with a Mr McFeeley, who, with his wife,was very kind to young Crowley. The boy was ambitious. He saved his money N and when his savings amounted to $200 he began to think of going into business for himself. Mrs McFeelev had a sister, Miss Sarah Sullivan. Miss Sullivan lived with her married sister and knew the young boy well. She knew of his ambition to go into business and told him she had $500 in bank that she would let him have to add to what he already had to start in business. He accepted her offer. He said it was the beginning of his fortune. Crowley never married. When his will was read after his death last week it was found that he had left all of his estate, real and personal, to Miss Sarah Sullivan, now a spinster, the lady who gave him a start. It is not safe for ladies with $500 in bank to turn it over to ev?ry young man starting out in business. This was an exceptional case, an exceptional young man. He remembered his benefactor. He did well.?Greenwood Index. Most Prompt aod Effectual Cure for Bad Colds. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only give relief, but effect a prompt and ! permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets all these requirements. It acts on nature's plan, relieves the lungs,aids expectoration, opens the secretions and restores the system to a healthy con-1 dition. This remedy has a world wide sale and use,and can always be depended upon. Sold by all dealers, adv Special Dispensation. "How can you look on and see your boy torturing the poor cat like that?" olt/Mir if qq q rnlu hllf itfl X UV/II It UUV IT IV Utf U J Ui?., wwv *vw his birthday today." There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure it with local treatment,pronounced it incurable. Science has proven Catarrrh to be a constitutional disease.and therefore requires constitutional treatment, Tail's Catarrh Cure.manufactured by F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acta directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F J CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation, adv ITS! I If weak, you need Cardui, E| the woman's tonic. Cardui S is made from gentle herbs, acts in a natural manner, k and has no bad results, as || some of the strong drugs |g sometimes used. Asamed- If icine?a tonic?for weak, I tired, worn-out women, J; ICardui has been a popular success for over 50 years. H 1CA3DUI Th? Woman's Tonic I Mrs. Lula Walden, o! Gramlin, S. G, followed I this advice. Read her let- I ten "I was so weak, K| when I first began to take I Cardui, that it tired me to E walk just a little. Now, I I can do all the general g housework, for a family of 9." Try Cardui for your I M troubles. It may be the B very remedy you need j A Point Well Taken. We fail to see why the supreme court put Barney Evans out on probation, as it were, after having completely disbarred Duncan. One is just as guilty as the other, and the fact that Sam Nichols, acting Associate Justice,concurs in the decision, forces one to the conclusion that Evans' offense was grave enough to warrant his permanent disbarment. If Evans is reinstated after any length of time we think as a matter of justice, Duncan should be shown the same consideration.?Dillon Herald. Cure for Stomach DisordersDisorders of the stomach may be avoided by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. Many very remarkable cures have been effected by these tablets. Sold by all dealers, adv Twenty carloads of live chickens, 4,000 chickens to the car, were held in Jersey City a few days ago because angry jobbers refused to receive them. Scarcely a live chicken was handled by dealers Monday. The trouble arose over a recent complaint of jobbers that receivers were stuffing chickens' crops with weight producing sand and gravel to make up for shrinkage sustained in transit. Until receivers agree to abandon the practice the dealers say they will boycott all live poultry. When you want us to change the address of your paper it will save lots of trouble to name the old as well as the new postoffice. Please bear this in mind. tf No. Six-Sixty-Six Thii it a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER. Five or tix dotet will break any case, and if taken then at a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and doet not gripe or sicken. 25c WATTS & WATTS THE KIH6STREE JEWELERS We keep on hand every" r J in nm ining co ue iuuiiu in an up-to-date jewelry house Repairing and engraving done with neatness and despatch. : As home, dealers, guaranteeing quality and prices, We Solicit Your Patronage. Near tli* Railroad Station. FOB SALE. Brick in any quantity to suit purchaa er. The Best Dry Press Machine-made XBBICXx Special shapes made to order. Correpondence solicited before placing your orders. w. R. FUNK Undressed Lumber. I always have on hand a lot of undressed lumber (board and framing) at my mill near Kingstree. for sale at the I lowest price for good material. See or write me for further information, etc. "EV TT TTODGF CHICHESTER S PILLS W THE lllAMONl* BRAND. A jfjl|JK Ladleat Atk your Dmcglat for /j\ ?(( UkM t'lil-chea-tert Diamond Hraad/#V\ AttyQKv Fills in Red and Void meUiUc\V/ botes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. \/ jA Take no other. Ray of roar v , F/ rir i>ru(M. AikforcirMiiRSrai I L J PIAMONO JtRAND FILLS, tor 15 Vf? B yean known as Best. SalM, Always Reliable SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Store of % \ The place to need at prices yo i teresting. Whe get my prices, line of Summer ( I am still at t H. D. I i Kingstree, I THE PEOPI Hides, Fun | H. A. MILLi ~<_?>er6 North Floric A passenger sen and comfort,equipp Dining, Sleeping ai For rates, schedi tlon, write to WM. i : I ??vTfTTyTT?yvfy?yyumi II GROW TVY means of a muti t and a thorougl needs, coupled with a d f on the part of those i: t cerns in this immediate the extensive service oi t building for themselves I for the larger business < BANK OF M I King: ? C W Stoll, President F Rhem, Vice-President 1 Wedding Present From a $1.50 Sterline Silver Si a Don't forget the ever so pop I BIOH CT Our stock of Glass has never f present Also a large line of ' I C^-I5T7-: x in Sterling, Pearl, ? I CLOCKS AJ x A visit to our store will pay I S. THOL | QUALITY I 257 King St., - \\ WATCH ' For Southern Railway. Geoi J | Charjeston Consc <> t | wmmms Low Prices buy the tilings you n il find unusually in ii in town call 111 and | I have a nice, new | Joods, just arrived. lie old stand. *EDDICK South Carolina LE'S MARKET I nFAI.RP IN I I Kinds of Fre3h Meats and Fish. ighest Cash Price Paid for s and Poultry. ER, PROPRIETOR \ iffnc (O/lST IlNEl RpUGHFAREorTRm/EL ,reen ffee? ^nd50UTH la?Cuba. \ ii ? # i _ vice, unexcelled tor luxury ed with the latest Pullman id Thoroughfare Cars., jle, maps or any informs* J. CRAIG, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C. HNffffffffffffffffffffffffFM WITH US II 4 _?____J 4 4 lally profitable co-operation j i understanding of business * esire to "live ana let live" 3 nterested, many young con- ? i vicinity are making use of 3 Tered by this bank and are 2 ; a solid financial foundation ? of the future. 3 WILLIAMSBURG, 3 stree, S. C. ] E C Epps, Cashier. * C W Eoswell, Asst. Cashier. 3 AAA?AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA w\zs W ; s to Suit Everybody, j agar Spoon to a $600 Chest of Silver. , j ular k J mlm' | before been so large and varied as at rUG- SETS f Suckhorn and Ivory Handles. J ND BRONZES. you before purchasing elsewhere. Z cS5 CO., I r JEWELERS, I Charleston, S. C. INSPECTORS | getown and Western Railroad and thdated Street Railroad. * | !? THE ONLY SAFE! H for a man with limited capital is insur^WB ing. With a policy of Insurance in the Kingstree insurance.Real Estate & Loan Co. you can do as Nero did, viz: lie fiddled i while Rome burned, because he had a | policy of Insurance and knew he could I not lose much. Let us give you rates, . fl etc. ] Kingstree Insurance, Real Estate & Loan Co. R. N. Speigner. Manager. j FIRE! 1866 1913. I am pleased to I announce to my old I rio+ywnc cmrl t Vi Pm puui V11U UllVA v A* public at large that j After the lOth inst. ifl I will be fully prefl pared to carry oifi i.i J.:? MBl trie practice ui jwi DENTISTRY in all its departments. Call on me if yoi^ want # First Class WorR ^ at ^ Prices to Suit. # A. M. Snider. Office over 6aabie & Jacobs' Dreg Store, Opposite Tbe Record Office. 9-7-tf The National House, I 266 Meeting Street, I CHARLESTON, S. C. I Rates reasonable; centrally located on 8 two car'lines; parties wishing to goto the Island daily find it to their advan- H tage to go to The National; ten minutes walk to the boat; special rates to par ies and families. Mrs WB Oeland, a 8-29-tf Proprietress, fl Better Than Spanking,! Spanking will not cure chil- JB dren of wetting the bed, becaus ^Bj it is not a habit but a dangero M K disease. The C H Rowan Co, Dept 7,706, Chicago, have discovered a strictly harr^HH less remedy for this distressir^^H ? 5 i.. 1 i disease ana u> inane miuwii merits they will send k 50c pacWH age securely wrapped and pri^flH paid Absolutely Free to anflH reader of The County RecordJ|H This remedy also cures frequent W desire to urinate and inability to control urine during the night or day in old or young. The C H Rowan Drug Co is an Old Reliable House; write to them today for the free medicine. Cure the afflicted members of your family, then tell your neighbors and friends about this remedy. O ^ 1 A/ltf 6-u-j.jri -au ? Why1 Scratch? "Hunt's Cure" is guarnteed, to stop and "1 permanently cure that terrible itching. It is ' compounded for that IIW Livmm pUipudC *41 iU yyjJi wr fflmA w'^ be Prom?tly refunded tAJmj mm WITHOUT QUESTION nw jjuMi if Hunt's Cure fails to cure SlSLKymfn 'tc^ Eczema, Tetter, Ring MlCHwi V Worm or any other Skin Disease. 50c at your druggist's, or mail direct if he hasn't it. Manufactured only by A. B RICHARDS MEDICINE CO., Sherman, Tens , For Weakness and Loss of Appetite 1 The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, A GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drires out 1 Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic and sure Appetiser. For adults and children. 10c. nJ