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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. ?KWBY LKTTF.KS FKO.M OUlt Sl'F CIAL CORRFNPONPKNTS. of Interest I rum all Parts ?> * lit I Xlljotlllllg t Mlllll* v NOTICE TO CORKKMvNUKNTs Mall your letters to that they wi ??ach this office not later than Mot iay when Intended for Wednesday' t*per and not later than Thursday WBM Saturday's Issue. This, of course, Applies only to regular Correspond In case of Items of unusual ?wa value, send In Immediately by II, telephone or telegraph. Such st?rte? are acceptable up to the sour of going to press. Wednesday's paper is printed Tuesday afternoon aad Saturday's paper Friday alter gggggt SMI I II Mil I ilthvllle, March 16.?We are hav? ing ollxsard like weather. There was plenty of ice In troughs and tu?>? this mornlnf. The weather man l\as changed the order of things. For several years we have been having warm weather In March, but this year we are having a great deal of sold. The dry weather Is still un? broken in this section. When it rains we have barely enough to lay the dust lor a day or two. Oats, generally speaking, are very poor in this section. Messrs. L, S. Vlnson and T. tX Robertson have the best the writer has saeo. (?-ne^agaln "Dark Corner," you did pretty well this time. Perhaps, when you bester to manipulate that cannon successfully you can do bet? ter. Smlthvtlle has certainly enjoy? ed your sarcastic eloquence. Perhaps deliverance will win after all. Mise Tessa Katfield is spending this week with her grandmother, Mrs. W. H. Hatneld. Mlas Hattle Hussey spent Saturday at the "Pines." Mlas Meallle Weldon visited her grandmother last Friday. Little MlsSjAnnell ggSSOffS Who has been very 111 for several lays Is Im? proving. Messrs. J. L. and C. M. Shiver call? ed at the "Pines" last Saturday even The Misses Purkett called on Mrs. O. W. FJmore last Tuesday. PtlSMfRII IMTIFS OF TIIF. PK.Wt'T. I'ihIii.iIh than Cotton, flgfl (.o\e; iiinent bulletin W'*?> Inifton, March 14.?The pos? sibilities for the profitable eultUa tlon of the peanut In the Southern States, especially In the eottOS bell Weevil belt, where this RSSSt I SSI ren? dered It almost Impossible t.? p ow cotton with success, are pointed out la s bulletin on the "Peanut,*] ' I issued by the department of agricul? ture. The peanut ma] bs gfUWS In the J*?ntK with more protlt than cotton contb.uen the bulletin. When th" value v>f the commercial peanut SfOp of the Pnlted States ..f poiH was esti? mated at |l:\. the wonder uns expressed that this article of food is n.?t nor - generally cultivated, par? ticularly in the South and South? west, where It can be grown at great profit. The demand hpj 'he p.anut as an artb le of food Is constantly growing. In this SSgSSSetlSS the Interesting fa* t Is developed that this country 1? a large purchaser of peanut oil from I, while Ibers are thousands. ?f of waste lands in the South capable sj| pf -duelng enough peanuts to beep the tastos seed oil mm* run? ning and far more than enough oil for home consumption. That the SUltlVSttOS Of the peanut la a profitable industry may be seen from the figures of the bulletin. An acre of first < lass p-anuts. calculating the yield at a SOS OS* rtnCS, worth from $?< to and tin bushels of peas, worth Ml IS MS, will give an Become of $4H t., $7e. The eost d growing an acre of psoauts is var tounly SSttwiStSd at $ 1I to M?, thus ahowlns a got return si Ml tO $4'>. This is above the average for th crop as now grown In the Pnlted St It is said, but lower than may I.\ pected under favorable Conditions and proper cultivation m-thods. BI.FXSF l.osi ^ i\ HI It'FOBT < IM HU IgSSseSSSSM BSS Illegal I- .Indue f3avy*i In? bdoS), Columbia. March IH.? Judge Brnest Gary. aft. i henstng ugum nts today. entoin. d Governor Bios appoint Pi I Is th. dlfa of I rs i b,p com mis glgsjsssj for Bet afort County, Jndg iJarv holds that th< ippolntm nl of Mesers t H Ktttl* ind j K Ms n la lib gal. b. h , j .. i,..r recomrio icb d by || ? ;l, | that thi s. to o m< m .ii r interfering with M. tj yV Wllkln*. Jr.. BdgSf Fi pp and W 1 liam Keyserling In tin dlsChar their duties as township comm mlon ere. In the Police Court. The Recorder had several eases up for trial Saturday, the result of the trial being that the city treasury was se\er.il dollars the richer he cause of them. Wseley Boetnrd was brought up on i warrant sworn t.i:t hy It. 15. Kahili who ohnrged him with running over his wheel and smashing it up, Bos ?nrd admitted that he had run Into the wheel hut stated that it was due to accident and that Kahili, who is a White inan. v as as much at fault II himself. Rabill charged that Bos sard was driving rather fast and that when the two met at the corner of Washington street and Hampton ave? nue tins collision occurred. He said I that as BoSfard was going down the ?tree! at a pretty good ?aii he did not think that he expected t<> turn at the corner and he ( Kahili) started lo on down Hampton avenue along side of Bossard's carriage. The Re corder, after hearing all of the evi? dence in the t.ise, dismissed th * case, stating that both were at fault and he could not do anything for Rabill although he was sorry that his wheel i rested by Policeman McKagen for was -smashed. I violation of the hack ordinance at the Officer McKagen arrested Julius I Southern passenger station. Ali of Edwarde, a colored barber, for glv-tthem plead guilty and were lined ly? ing orders to have a crippled horseI the Recorder according to the num | driven, the specific charge being her of times that they had been tried cruelty to animals, ESdwards claimed! by him before that he was not tl\e owner of tin-1 wen-: (Jeorg. animal in question, althoughh he ad-|houn Gardner, 14.00; Arthur J u mltted that lie had it on trial and had I son, $J.?><>; Ulysses Parker, given the orders to have it driven. He! Richard Bossard, $4.00. was given the small tine of $6.00 by ,_ th NOTED PERSONS VISIT AIKKN. ud. N '. the money from West Virginia There were half a dosen hackmenjdld not come In the morning mail.? tried next, all of whom had been ar-1 Richmond Journal. More Persons Spend Winter in AJken This Vear Than liver Before. Columbia, March 18.?Alken, al? ways a favorite winter resort, has The lines Imposed! had more distinguished visitors this Bracey, |2.00; Cal- ] season than ever pefore. The clean proxmity to Augusta, which can be reached by electric cars. and the fine scenery In the surrounding coun? try are largely responsible f ?r the popularity of the South Carolina re*' sort. Alken Itself Is s beautiful lit? tle city. M Manfacturer's Sale 10,000 Stock of Fountain Pens Worth $2.50 to $10.00 E^ch WE have consigned to us 10,000 SOLID 14kt GOLD Guaranteed Pens of the famous J. HARRIS & CO. manufacture, including some of the standard makes of A. A. WATERMAN & COMPANY. -^-_ These Pens sold regularly from $2.50 to $10.00 each and will be disposed of regardless of cost. There are 74 different styles to select from, many of which are FULL GOLD FILLED MOUNTED, alco inlaid Mother of Pearl handles, SOLID STERLING SILVER HANDLES, ranging from plain Pens to elaborate trimmings of every description?in fact a pen suitable for everv man, woman or child. The Gold Pens are made coarse, medium and fine, so that every one can be suited. WITH EACH PEN WE GIVE A WRITTEN GUARANTEE FROM THE MANUFACTURERS FOR ONE YEAR. THE5MI FOUNTAIN PEN ' NtWYORK^N Y.U.5.A. ACTUAL SIZE Ladies' Pen, an ideal pen for the purse, iridium pointed. \CTUAL SIZE?Mother of Pearl Inlaid Holder, No. 4ksolid 14-kt. gold pen, iridium pointed, iSag^^yiAjlTj^^ NEW YORK Qg) N.V U 5 A Your Choice of any Pen in the Lot ACTUAL SIZE?Large No. 6 solid 14-kt. gold iridium pointed pen, for the husiness man. ACTUAL SIZE Solid sterling silver filligree holder, No. 4 solid 14-kt. gold pen, iridium pointed. ACTUAL SIZE?No. 4 solid 14-kt. gold pen, iridium pointed, for the school boy. Scc our large win? dow display. Never before have Pens been so reduced in price. >. our chance of a life? time to Neeurc a re? liable guaranteed Fountain Pen for si. ACTUAL SIZE WHEN CLOSED-No. 4 solid 14-kt. gold pen, full gold filled, chased holder. A beautiful present. Mail orders promptly attended to with atneosl care, Describe the pen yon want.' We prepay the poetage. We will pay $100.00 reward to any body proving that these pens are Not So id 1 |-kt. Gold, Pens nut) be exchanged without charge a*, often a^ desired until satis? factory, or money refunded. MF" Remember the Price $1.00 Each. No Higher. Don't Delay. See Our Window Display. Sale Ends Saturday. 8 S. MAIN ST. TREPHINE 283. The Rexall Store. W. W. S1BKRT, Manager Sumte r, S. C.