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Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders asks payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much */f goodness still; In men whom MEN pronounce divine, 1 find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?whereG?>dhas not." THURSDAY, AUG. 5. 1915. Wilson's Third Note. ? ? ing the lives of those on board ship. This is all the American Government has ever asked. As in a former note the most serious utterance is reserved for the last words. They are: "Repetition by the commanders of German naval vessels of acts in contravention of those rights must be regarded by the Government of the United States when they affect American citizens as deliberately unfriendly." An unfriendly act in the dispassionate and courteous language of diplomacy means nothing less than an act of hostility. President Monroe in his fajreaching declaration more than a century ago, which constituted the Monroe doctrine,when he tnreatened war against any outside nation who should attempt to seize any territory in the Americas, conveyed that threat in the simple words that the United States would regard such seizure as an unfriendly act. i No one, we think, familiar with' the feeling shown in this country at the time of the Lusitania tragedy would question that its repetition would mean a very decided hreak by -OS with Germany,and President Wilson,in his first note to Germany,said as much, lie has in a somewhat more vigorous utterance used it in reply to a German argument, but it adds nothing to the actual condi ill !1P. tions. uermauy im? piaiitivv* w v%v. | complish her purpose without any repetition of it, and its repetition , now is not to be expected. | \ r , The third note of President Wilson to Germany with reference to the torpedoeing of the Lusitania, which was given to the press last week, is of interest in every American home, because it bears so much on the momentous question that has for some time been alive?shall we have war? Emphatic as is the utterance, plain spoken as are the words, it seems to Ik* generally recognized in neither this country nor Germany as bringing us closer to war. It has l>een compared to the frank, firm, but kindly utterance of a friend to a friend who has wronged him. It is sharper in expression than any previous utterance, but no fuller of meaning than past correspondence. It is another manifestation of the firmness and tenacity of purpose the President shows when he has examined a question and reached a i I conclusion, and was to be expected. German utterance pronounces it unsatisfactory. American utterance approves. Its admirable argument furnishes a solution of the question at issue in that it points out that since the sinking of the Lusitania Germany's submarine commanders have demonstrated that they can continue the destruction of the enemv's commerce without destroy It will l>e noted from a card in this issue by Mr D .1 Epps that he has sold a part of his interest in the Nelson warehouse business to Messrs E C Burgess, of the People's MerMercantile Company, and Ceo A McElveen, both well-known and popular business men of Kingstroe. We are pleased to know that Mr Epps has not relinquished his entire interest in this popular tobacco warehouse, since it was largely through his efforts a market was established here some years ago, and to whom the community is largely indebted for its present scope and success. Mr Epps, however, has other business interests which furnish him longer and perhaps more lucrative employment and at this season lie finds the strain, in look ing after them all, too trying upon his strength. His many friends will he gratified to know that lie has not lost faith in the Kingstree market and will devote whatever time he has from other business to its further successful development. Good Advice to Cotton Raisers. The official census figures of the cotton crop of 1914 have just been issued and show among other things that in the course of the past fifteen years cotton production has increased almost twice as rapidly as world spindleage. If, therefore, the cotton growers of the South wish to see the price of cotton go up and stay up, there is only one thing for them to do and that is continue to reduce the acreage in cotton. Under any conditions there is a limit, of course, to the price which cotton can command. That limit has never been reached, however, and will not be reached until the cotton growers of the United States learn how to regulate the supply in accordance with the demand. Not even the most perfect system of warehouses can save the South from the consequences of continued over-production.?News and Courier. Our Prosperous Country. The federal crop estimates for 1915 figure out about ninety-six bushels of wheat and 280 bushels of corn for every man, woman and child in the United States. This, along with the barley, rice, potatoes, apples, peaches, plums, cabbage, oranges, lemons, onions, beets, turnips, peas, watermelons, muskmelons, cherries, eggs, chickens, steaks,chuck roasts, ham, bacon, flitch, pig's feet, souse, butter, milk, cream, fish sardines, deer, squirrels, pheasants, partridges, dew, huckle, rasp,straw, alder, goose and other berries, currants, cheese, nuts and a vast lot more eaiables of various kinds, all of which Mother Nature lavishly provides for our national table? these will enable Americans to worry through the coming hard winter with a good deal of comfort and satisfaction, and leave something besides for the Belgians and other half-starved and suffering peoples on the far side of the Atlantic. The people of the United States should be very thankful for and happy over the more than plenty which they enjoy, and they ought to feel the same way about their preservation thus far from the awful war that is pending the nations of Europe and laying upon their shoulders a burden that will continue for generations. When one thinks of the blessed condition of Americans today, under the rule of peace, and how all of this could be transformed by war; into terrible misfortune, it should strengthen many times over their determination not to engage in a bloody conflict, if possible to avoid it with honor.?Pittsburg Dispatch. Today is your day and mine; the only day we have; the day in which we play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not understand; but we are here to play it, and now is our time. This we know; it is a part of action, not of whining. It is a part of love, not cynicism. It is for us to exnress love in terms of human help fulness. This we know, for we have learned from sad experience that any other course of life leads tward decay, and waste.?David Starr Jordan. The Clerk Guaranteed It. "A customer came into my store the other day and said to one of my clerks, 'have you anything that will cure diarrhoea?' and my clerk went and got him a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and said to him, 'if this does not cure you, I will not charge you a cent for it.' bo he took it home and came back in a day or two and said he was cured," writes J H Berry & Co, Salt Creek. Va. Obtainable everywhere. I Origin Of The Tomato. Excepting our scientists, there are comparatively few people in this country who ever stop to think of how many important products that I now minister to the health, sustenance and pleasures of mankind were addM to the world's supply by the discovery of America. A few of, these are incidentally mentioned in an: interesting article on "The Tomato," ' in the current number of The Bulle-' tin of the Pan-American Union, by Edward Albes, who writes: "The greatest febrifuge known today?quinine?came into existence because the Incas of Peru had discovered the medicinal properties of the bark of the Cinchona tree; the leaves of the coca plant, a South American product, have served to alleviate pain the world over by their essence?cocaine. Indian corn, or maize, was unknown to the Old World i before it was found to be the great j food staple of the Americas. Irish as well as sweet potatoes had their first home in the New World. The delicious concoction known as chocolate, serving man as both food and drink, had been known for centuries by the Incas of Peru and the Aztecs of Mexico before the SDaniaras JOB PR] NEATH AND PRO Almost any style type ar paper you may desire. Our t plete with the newest and be found it in these countries and introduced it into Europe. Tobacco, whose rings of aromatic smoke now circumscribe the earth, was added to man's pleasures by the Indians of America. Many other products might be enumerated, but among thern all perhaps none ministers more delightfully to the palate of the modern epicure than does the [ tomato, that luscious, succulent, re- | freshing vegetable-fruit, which gratifies the eve with its beauty of color and form, stills hunger with its; meat, and thirst with its juice." The name "tomato" seems to be of Aztec origin, given aa tornati hv some authorities, and as xitomate by others, and stifl persists in some few of the older Mexican town names,such as Tomatlan, Tomatepec, etc, but the general consensus of opinion among botanists seems to be that the plant and its culture for edible purposes originated in Peru, \ whence it spread to other sections of j the Americas. It is certain, at any rate, that it was known and culti-: vated for its fruit centuries before! the Columbian discovery. That the cultivated tomato was! known to some of the European botanists over 360 years ago is evidenced by the fact that two large varieties were described by Matthiolus as; early as 1554, but for many years it) was only in Southern .Europe that . the value of the fruit for use in I soups and as a salad was recognized. | It was quite generally used in Spain and Italy during the 17th century, but in England and in Northern Europe generally the plant was grown only in botanical gardens as a curiosity and for ornamental purposes. It was seldom aaten. being commonly regarded as unhealthy and even poisonous. This belief probably arose because of the close resemblance to the plant of its allied relative, the nightshade, or belladonna, and had, of course, no foundation in fact. Not until the early part of the 19th century did the tomato come into general use as a food in Northern Europe and the United States. Since about 1835, however, the use and cultivation of the vegetable has grown to such an extent that it has now become one of the most important of our garden crops. When a successful process of canning the fruit was evolved the tomato industry at once assumed large proportions. It was found that for all cooking purposes the canned fruit was as good as that fresh from the vine, and as a result the tomato has become a staple food the year round, and millions of dollars are now invested in canning factories in the United States, whose chief output consists of tomatoes. From statistics compiled by the National Canners' Association for the year 1914, it is learned that among the tomatoproducing States Maryland ranked first, with a production of 5.850,000 cases of canned tomatoes; Delaware second, with 1,335,000 cases; Indiana third, with 1,295,000 cases. The total production for the whole country amounted to 15,222,000 cases of tomatoes and about 5,000,000 cases of tomato pulp, used in making catsup, sauces, soups, etc. The total was therefore over 20,000,000 cases of 24 two-pound cans each, or an output of 480,000,000 cans, weighing 480,000 tons, and having an approximate value of $28,000,000. If; these cans were piled one on top of j the other the resulting column would j be very nearly 37,000 miles high, or j if placed end to end in a row would encircle the earth one and a half times at the equator. These figures deal only with the canned product of factories keeping accurate statistics. When we remember that perhaps twice as many more are eaten raw and canned by the thrifty housewives and Girls' Canning Clubs, we 1 may get some idea of the importance in our national economy of the gar- I den tomato. |_ is fiirst-class in every respect. % Look over your supply and of some of the following Sta Envelopes Statements Note Heads T ^4-4- ah U An /4 n - UCILCI HCCIUS Business Cards We make a specialty of ge for your particular needs. I this line, let us have a call frc such work are reasonable. Address all correspondence The County Rec< . Kingstree, * NELS War eh DEAR FRIEND:? This is to inform you that w Geo. A. McElveen one-half interest style of firm will now be known as / Epps, Mclnti These gentlemen are well kn you will see it's to your interest to ? erything possible will be done to fa ing the low prices prevailing this sea Nelson s Warehouse has beei existence, because its proprietors w interest of its customers, and we pi tion in your behalf at all times. Very Truly 1 Epps & IV Kingstree, H [NTING " iimy dome id grade and finish of fob Department is com?IA J /MI ?/? TTT/MI1 rwy r\ vy I Sot etna uur wunuiioii- ^ i ? v i see if you are in need tionery: Bill Heads * 1 Invitations J Visiting Cards Posters, any size Legal Blanks, Etc. tting up special forms f you want anything in M >m you. Our prices for V to >rd Job Office ^nntli farnlmQ L/UUlll VUi U1111U J ?II 1 ON'sj iouse a ?? e have sold ?. C. Burgess and in our Warehouse, and the osh & Co. J own to you, and we trust jive us your patronage,as evJly satisfy you, notwithstandison. J 1 leading every year since its i ork hard for the welfare and romise our earnest co-opera fours, lclntosh South Carolina ill - =u| I t