Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HOLD . YOUR COTTON. Mr. E. D. Smith. President of Cotton Association, Reviews the Situa? tion. M T Mr. E. D. Smith. State president of Wsm ^e Southern Cotton association, has lilli given out an interview in which he W? "I am just back from a trip in the Wjj? ?astern section of the State and I find B that ail of the cotton is practically S|||| open and in some sections gathered. I? ?fe The- out turn is far below what was W?g* anticipated before picking began, agil There is ho top crop at all, and . the |?|| -entire picking with the force of hands Wm now available, will, according to the W? statement of the best posted farmers, be completed entirely by the 15th of I MT;: <L October. Wig- IF "The out turn of the lint from the ! ||B seed- is shorter than it has been in H years. j |||| "I wish to call attention of the S?* farmers of this State to the govern ment, report issued this week, in Ijjffl which it is said that there was a de- I Saftes., "~?e"rToration on sandy lands, but that lill the clay lands were green and grow S||| ing. This will give some idea of the J Iii: misleading statements that are sent m in officially and unoffieialry to the W? trade, ' and which help to depress the I .A market temporarily. W "I have traveled over the entire Iksft. Piedmont section with the exception of some few patches too small to be jj&ffi?ff? worthy of note. There is a univer- j Ipliflk sally arrested development. The squares have been shed, the leaves m are yellow, and the condition of the J I ^cotton generally is no better . than ? that in the lower section of the sandy il "Reports are coming in that the m. ?armers are selling their cotton re- j m gardless of the price, which is also J B x untrue. I am in a position to give c j K. better estimate of the South Carolina pf crop, I presume, than any other one I H man. I hope that I am honest enough il and fair minded enough and truthful ll enough not to ?ttempt tb deceive my- j R s self or those who have placed conti- I ? dence in me, or trade at large; and I I B unhesitatingly say that from the pres J ?I ent indications, this is the smallest I i crop that has been made on the same I m. acreage in four or five years. The final j , out turn will prove what I say. ; "To the farmers in general, and to I the members of the Southern Cotton I association in particular, I wish to j ^ -4^ say that this is the time both for the j success of the association and for the J r. financial benefit that will accrue foi them to hold their cotton. Let ever^ merchant and banker and every farm? er lend his aid one to ?he other for the purpose of withholding his cotton from the market. "I have just read a telegram from northern Texas in which a prominent New York spot dealer says that last night his agent in Texas and the ter? ritories was able to buy 100 bales on? ly; against 3,600 same date last year, i jJL "Throughout the States of Texas I?and the territories, Mississippi, Louis? iana and Arkansas come the same re? ports. All advice from these States -indicate a crop condition as bad or worse than ours. I would advise all those within reach of warehouses, "where rates are reasonable, to ship W their cotton, store it, and where the come tne same ic- ? ... ,_^ and with, the .magnificent fight that we have just won-fresh in the mem? ory of all-that we will allow the weak to suffer his cotton put on the market without coming to his rescue; for higher prices are inevite bile with? in the near future. This is the same old trick that the speculators have al? ways used to rob the weak, knowing that this is the time for the payment of his debts, meeting notes and obli? gations. "Let every one lend to those so un? fortunately situated all the aid they can so that they may, with us. enjoy the benefits that will come later on with higher price cotton." HOW PROHIBITION WORKS. Dispensers in Columbia Do Big Busi? ness With Dry Counties. "I cannot fill the orders that come in for whiskey from Union and New? berry unless I am given a shipping clerk," said one of the Columbia dis p?nsers yesterday. "You would be surprised at the number of sales made by me to Union and Newberry people and I am con? stantly receiving requests for supplies to be shipped. Of' course, I cannot ship the stuff as I have not the time nor inclination to turn my dispensary into a shipping department, but the requests are coming in just the same, j I think I can safely state that my sales last week and the week before were double that of any previous year at the present time and a large part of this is due to the demand foi whis? key in Newberry and Union." The statement will not cause much surprise here except as to the quan? tity demanded by the above named counties. It was made by a dispenser' in whom the county board has perfect confidence and his report filed at the end of the month on sales, as com? pared with a similar report of last year, will bear out the statement. There has been some question raised as to the legality in shipping whiskey from one county to another by the dis? pensers and it is generaaly held that the law does not provide for this. However, the whiskey borght here is packed by private parties and shipped and the dispenser has nothing to do with it.-Columbia Record. Wednesday in the court of General Sessions for Laurens county, John Miller, a young farm hand, was con? victed of administering poison with in? tent to kill and was given a sentence of ten years in the State prison. Attacked by a Mob * And beaten in a labor riot, anti covered with sores, a Chicago street car conductor applied Bucklen's Ar? nica Salve, and was soon sound and well. "I use it in my family," writes G. J. Welch, of Tekonsha. Mich., "and find it perfect." Simply great for cuts and burns. Only 25c at all druggists. The alleged gamblers who have been arrested in Columbia are: Brooks Harley, Lewis E. Levin, Thom? as P. Norton, J. Crim Mixson, William T. Mixson, Joe H. Monteith, Paul W. Robison, Isaac Brill, Toland Lowry, W. C. Dunlap, Alex Norton, Robert W. Gerald, Clem Whitten, James B. Younginer and George Hambry. Numerous and Worthless. m NEARLY 9ooo9ooo AGES of this most nutritious of all foods have already been consumed but CHEER UP! Good wheat is plentiful. Flour mills are grinding steadily. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY bakeries, the cleanest, largest, most modern in the world, are working day in and day out to supply you with your favorite soda cracker. So lineada Biscuit are still in abundance-the price is the same NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY " RE you--~v v V fl H B V 53^""Men and women die every year, thousands of them-who might just as well live. It is their own fault, too ! When sick they don't take the proper medicine. You must not consider the cost if sick, for your life is at stake. Get the'*best, but above all things do not permit the disease to run aion??r without treatment. Our exper? ience has taught us what Checkers will do. We know of no remedy in the world which will equal its marvelous action in the permanent cure of most all known chronic or fatal diseases. V ? e It Payslto;Paint There is nothing that adds to to the selling value or the renting value of a house like good paint there is nothing that makes home more home-like than good paint It pays to paint. The better the paint, the better it pays. THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT ports. All advice from these State -indicate a crop condition as bad o worse than ours. I would advise a] those within reach of warehouses where rates are reasonable, to shi] their cotton, store it, and where th< ::"interest is not too high, borrow mon ?ey sufficient to tide them over thei: present need, and enable them to wii the fight that has been won and wii be won before this season is over T"hose who have to sell nov?- or at leas realize some money on their cottov are the ones whom I am most partic? ularly interested in benefiting. Al those in reach of Columbia can shit their cotton in to warehouses here a.nd as far as I am able, I will give ii my personal 'supervision. The rate o? interest on money advanced is thc most reasonable that I have yet beer able to obtain, and ar.y one wishing tc ship cotton to Columbia for storage, by communicating with me, I think will be pleased with the interest charged. "When the time comes to sell the cotton shipped to Columbia we can have buyers from the different parts of the State, representing different ex? porting firms and different milis, to bid on the same. "There never was a time, when the j absolute need of local warehouses wa? more acutely felt or more apparent than now. I sincerely hope that ev? ery community will write for plans and specifications of which we have an abundance in this office, and pro? ceed immediately to erect warehouses ^ sufficient to store the cotton, and en? able the holders to get advances there ? on. "A private letter to me from Daniel J. Sully indicates that he too will now take a hand in the fight, and that if the farmers will withhold their cot? ton and are willing to risk it and send a contribution to him he win make an attempt to aid in raising the price to that fixed by the Southern Cotton association. His advertisement will appear in" all the papers tomorrow. Let every one interested in this fight read it, consider it, and act according to his own best judgment in the premises. "Let every man in the State usL- his? every endeavor to withhold his cotton from the market. It cannot be possi? ble that on the eve of the short crop _>X LVOV", f VC Robison, Isaac Brill, Toland Lowry, W. C. Dunlap, Alex Norton, Robert W. Gerald, Clem Whitten, James Bl Younginer and George Hambry. Numerous and Worthless. ?Everything is in the name when it comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C. DeWitt & Co., of Chicago, discov? ered some years ago how to make a salve from witch hazel that is a spe? cific for piles. For blind bleeding, itching and protruding piles, eczema, cuts, burns, bruises and all skin dis? eases Dewitt's Salve has no equal. This has given rise to numerous worthless counterfeits. Ask for De Witt's-the genuine. Sold by all druggists. Furman University legar, the new term Wednesday v~:h a total enroll? ment ITO students in the University and Fitting School 1"S being credited, to the University proper. The enroll? ment for the1 opening day is the best in many years and exceeds that of the entire session last year. Cured of Lame Back After Fifteen Years of Suffering. *"I had been troubled with lame back for 15 years and I found a com? plete recovery in the use of Cham? berlain's Pain Balm," says John G. Fisher, Gillam, Ind. This liniment 'S also without an equal for sprains and bruises. It is for sale by all drug? gists. Treasury Count Ended. Washington, September 20.-Eli H. Roberts, former United States treasurer, was handed a receipt this afternoon by Charles H. Treat. United states treasurer, for $1.259.598. 27S.5S 2-3, the amount of money and securities in the treasury. The count tallied with the looks to a cent. When Mr. Roberts took charge July I, 1S97, he gave his predecessor a re? ceipt for $796,955,439.17 2-3. CASTOR ? A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of "??^ consider the cost it sic-i.ior your nie is as stase, wei; tue oe?t, uun awio au ?-? a? ?I things do not permit the disease to run along: without treatment. Our exper T--Bi ience has taught us what Checkers will do. "We know of no remedy in the m? mj ?j ? world which will equal its marvelous action in the permanent cure of most all ""BJ ng known chronicor fatal diseases. I B B cause ?^hl^L-i!?\ ^^^? H! m cause it will do you good, because most any disease will vanish -whee Checkers ra ga jw CT commences zo search the svstem. It will lind out what is wronsr inside-it goes ? B ro bottom of every ordinary disease and makes the sick well. Call on your ?a ga ?gi drueirist for a sample bottle free-or write us. The better plan is to buy a H mg mammoth dollar bottle torday. Efl V ChiecKer Board and 24 ChecKer Men HBa B B y^*y^ '?B^ ^a?l 011 5"our dealer or druggist for one of our full _B _H SM ?JP 5U mi size heavv Checker boards, printed m colors, with BB SB j? ff\ Jf.^M r 12 red and" 12 blue Checker men, FREE. If he refuses -ffln _j--- t0 -urnish same, write ns and you'll be supplied. B-? ma ^jnS^M^^t?Smt^Affr?mi Checke-? MeU?ciuo Cosipanr, Wi??ton-?jlcm, X. C. ? ? ViViVAVAVAViVAVAWM eep the Cold Out By buying one of our many styles of Beautiful Heaters. They are great fuel savers. Come and see our large stock of Cook Stoves and Ranges We have the right prices. PAEEER, 1 SMITH. ! LEFEVER, I FOX, J GUNS And a large assortment of other makes of Guns that should please the most fastidious hunts? man. Use our celebrated Paint : De voe, New Era and Hammer, and wear a continual smile of satis? faction. The Durant Hardware Co. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IX THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS. more no e-iiRe gooa paint. It pays to paint. The better the paint, the better it pays. THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT FOR PAINTING BUILDINGS C J TS I DE AND INSIDE pays in the beginning because it goes so far-pays in the end because it lasts so long, and looks so well, as long as it lasts. There is no paint like it for beauty and durability, for economy and satisfaction. SZS US FOR COLOR CARDS G. R. BARRINGER, Surgeon Dentist. Office over China's Drug Store. Telephone No. 350. The Vary Best of Material Used. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty, Office hours, 8 a. m. to 1 p m ; 2 p. m. to 5 30 p. m. W r GU VRP OUI? V v ri?ON: The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Capital Stock S60.000. -: -:. Undivided Frof?s S4.000. C. G. Rowland. Vr>x. R K. I?ayi:>*. nh. V. PrsL K. L. Edmunds C?&lr.er. D?polir? June 30, end < f ri-st quarter after organization ci 13, 459.17. Liability of stockholders, in addition to capital stock, $60,000. A general bank ina business. Solicits your patronage and guarantees every courtesy con? sister.? with an d i usines* meth? ods.