Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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aad tri bates i of respect tor. fstshmsa wss found the Tree Soethron Is sad Booth roe eiromhUSoo sad of both of the old papers. Sexmld he Reworded. Whepvtlts Leader and Vindicator. Thinking over the defeat of Blease he the primary last weh and his de? feat far the United States senate when ha ran agatnst Senafcor 8mith( we | were forcibly impressed with the idea that the men, who first gave him his political black eye. Should be reward ad by the people of South Carolina. Aa oar people know, the men who made to taw hot for Blease to stand and teas his own record from the pub lie platform were Mr. Pollock, a lead las; lawyer of Cheraw and Mr. U D. amsror ef Sum! ir. Blease raoovoeod from che wlther Mr. Pollock and the -_<Jsba of Mr. Jennings. ?nie Smith had has hards fall In teUtnn the people what he had done for them, and for the time allotted rt would havo been Im? possible for him to have done that aad to have shown ap Blease's record. The State of South Carolina owes, these two men a debt of gratltuae^for mjlssj on the back of the camel the Straw that broke his hack aad thould reward thSas by calling and elevating to p^anss or trust and honor. BoaasttOow to Help Workers. Tiatty-dye oil mill men ?f Texas, at rereeeutly held to discuss handling the if 16 <*t the erttasHwed oifmill employed In the mill! Jost the time of the year when ev ttae of business was rushed and whan men were In demand every? where." says the Houston Post. "Be ginning with the first of September aad extending through to March, no man In Texas who wants to work ever waats tar a Job. And Just at this tlroe^the oil mill has demanded work with the coming of March the cotton money of tho farmers has been spent and dull times have arriv? ed. There are few Jobs open, end forj every one thore are a dozen appli? cant*. And it has been Just at this time that the cotton oil mill workers have found work becoming slack and their mills shutting down. Both men and machinery have /usually been Idle for half of each year, and the idle? ness of six months has played havoc with the savings of the six busy ?TThe peanut Is to change this, and the oil mill men are contemplating with satiafatclon a crop which will permit thsm to run all tho year at a profit and maintain their same force of employees from one year a end to the next without change. The gain to the workers will be coy ally as great. They will have a steady and lucra? tive employment which , will permit j I hem hi add to ti^e har k account ev-| ery month In the year without having to look for new Jobs every six months. "The profit Is going to be goneral all down trie line, and the country mer? chant and the city wholesaler will1 benefit from th" i.tesdy employment1 and the sales of peanuts just v.h much ss will the mills and their employees. Diversification hV a great thing, and the peanut seemn destined to be one of the most remarkable examples of the profits from Its practice." This year tho peanut crop in Texas trill yl*?ld about (10.000 barrels of ?dlble oll and 40,000 tons of peanut meal. Make* Farm Work Lighter. A small portable gasoline engine is no longer an experiment. Such an engine hau proved ititelf a great time and labor saving machine for the busy farmer. When a small portable, well balanced engine of from I 1-2 to 4 horse power can be pcrchased for from $100 to $150 there Is little reason why farmers should not inske murh of their 1 .??or easier. These engines aro now so well perfected that they will wort with very little fastening to the ground, hence they can easily be taken from nlace to place for the tnrlou* Jobs for which their Service ? ars needed. PHOftPKCTS FOR PEANUT OITi. Possibilities of Production Considered by Government Experts. Washington, Sept. 19.?To be a profitable article of manufacture un? der normal conditions, peanut oil must be of a higher quality than that which is now being produced in this country. Ordinarily it can not com? pete in price with cotton seed oil and a permanent demand for It, therefore, must come from persons who are willing to pay more for an article that suits them better. At the presnt time, it is true, cot? ton seed and all its products are so high that peanut oil can be put on the market at about the same price as cotton oil. This has led many mill owners to consider the advisability of making peanut oil and the increased acreage in peanuts in the South, espe? cially in the territory infested with the boll weevil is another strong induce? ment for the development of new out? lets for the crop. In a recent publica? tion of the United States Department of Agriculture, however. Farmers' bul? letin No. 751 by H. C. Thompson and H. 8. Bailey, it is pointed out that the relative costs of production are such that, except under unusual con? ditions, a higher price must be asked for peanut oil than for cotton seed oil. Unless the grade of the peanut pro? duct Is raised, therefore, there will be little Inducement for anyone to pur? chase it. Investigations by the authors of the bulletin mentir-")d rhow that, includ? ing labor and . interest on the in? vestment, it costs the farmer from $20 to $35 to produoe thirty-five bush? els of peunutn?the average yield per acre of the Spanish varloty which Is the one best suited for oil making. At 70 cents s bushel this means a rev bnue from the nuts of $24.50 an acre. In addition, the hay is worth about $10, making $34.50 in all, This mar fguxf of profit is nons too large. In ?se*, the Investigators state as one eg aketr , conclusions that farmers can not affojfrft to grow peanuts for sale unless they are reasonably sure of re-.| eelvlng at least 70 cents a bushel.~ On the other hand, If peanut oil Is to be sold in competition with cotton sed oil, even under the present un? usual conditions, the mill man can. not pay mors than 70 cents and Prices which have pjpevallod treatment 10 gallons of oil and 750 pounds of meal. The meal prob? ably can be disposed of nor 511.26; the oil at 60 cents a gallon Is worth $48. This leases the mill man $12.59 a ton, out of which he must meet his manu? facturing and selling charges and take his profit. As cotton seed oil fre? quently sells for about 45 cents a gal? lon, It Is obvious that ordinarily the two oils can not compete on the basis of price. Another matter which must be consdered is that by the methods In use many mills are obtaining a yield of only 66 gallons of oil from a ton of ypeanuts. With such a yield and with the oil at 60 cents a gallon, a considerable loss may be expected. t .. i A high-grade peanut oil has quali? ties which, for certain purposes, such as for salad dressing and for cooking, cause It to be preferred by some to! the cotton product. In Europe there; Is a considerable demand for the edl i ble peanut oils, and It Is to a great extent, only the Inferior grades that are Imported into this country, where they are used chiefly In the manu? facture of oleomargarine. The pea? nut oil Imported during the year end? ing June 30, 1914, was valued at 67 cents per gallon. A small part of this was high grade edible oil, which prob? ably sold for a considerable higher price than the average for all of the oil Imported. If a high-grade Ameri? can oil is placed on the market at u little lower price than that command? ed by the best of the imported oils, it Is possible that a steady demand for at might be built up which would b: quite Independent of the cost of cot? ton eeed oil. In this connection It is pointed out I that in tho production of a high-grade edible peanut oil, the peunuts must be thoroughly cleaned, shelled, branched and degermed. In the ordi? nary cotton seed mill this will require the installation of additional machin? ery, Involving an expense which is hardly Justified unless there is reason? able assure nee of a permanent de? mand for tlie* product. In the same wuy, before the farmer goes in heavily for peanuts for oil purposes, he should assure himself that the mills will 1)0 sb|e to pay H fair price for his crop. This consideration, of course, does not affect the agricultural vulue of peanuts in other respects. In view of these facts the specialists In the department of agriculture be? lieve that tho Industry can be promot? ed best bv dovotlim attention to the production of hluh-^r.ide oil that will sell on Uh merits. The low grade oils for use in soap, etc., can he made most profitably from low grade nuts, and the waste of peanut shelling and peanut butter making establishments. PICKING AND HANDLING COTTON. Met I mm Is of Ti'cutinent May Di II nonce Grades?Price Differences Greater Than Usual. Washington, Sept. HI.?Cotton growers now have one of the best op? portunities of many years to profit by increased care in handling their cot? ton, according to cotton growing and marketing specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Care in picking, assembling and hauling seed cotton, and in ginning, as well as in the handling of the bales, may result In raising the selling val? ue of the fiber materially. This is true every year. During the present season, however, the restricted crop and limited supplies at the , mills, coupled with the steady demand, have sent prices to high levels, making the increase in returns to the grower for each higher grade proportionately greater. The advantages in receiv? ing- the highest possible grade are so obvious under the present favorable marketing conditions, that many farmers no doubt will adopt the more careful methods which make -the higher values possible. Ordinarily the matter of grades does not receive nearly enough attention^. I As a result, farmers lose several mll-1 lion dollars annually. This loss would be proportionately greater under the high ruMng prices this year if there! were no improvement In handling practices. In 1911 the average price | of middling was 9.56 cents; in 1912, 12.2p cents; In 1913, 13.49 cents; 1914, 7.94 cents; and in 1916, 11. cents. Middling Is now selling around] 16 cents. Tho following c^ge3tions for prac? tices which will tend to raise cotton grades are made by the cotton mar? keting specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Don't pick cotton before it hos m tured. This will Insure stronger fit Pick carefully to - avoid mixt leaves and trash in your seed co Don't store the seed cotton on ground. Such precautions will to keep the lint clean and white^ ' Do^j't have cotton ginned until thoroughly dry. dinning while,^) cotton Hi wet Produces a rough, py 1*int which causes great wasted RplnMi/ig. Such cotton, therefore* not* A ring the best prices. hen practicable have the his* machinery slowly eno ?an even, smooth lint, and' willjusV *'b?gfcMly ln??rm?ad Protect your baled cotton from dust, smoke and moisture* whether hauling It to market or stor? ing it on the farm or elsewhere. It also pays to handle and stars ,cott(ffl peed carefully. This product^ .is easily damaged if stored on the ground, permitted to get wot, or oth? erwise carelessly handled. Cotton seed is now selling at high prices and the farmer, therefore, will profit by keeping it in such condition that it will top the market. It will also psy i him to keep the seed in good condi? tion for planting. Whereas cotton seed sold for $17.10 a ton in 1911, it was bringing $35.22 a ton on August 15, 1916. . -^ IS Your Hoy in an Agricultural Club? Clemson College,' Sept. 20.?The. parents of at least 1,200 South Cafo-j Una boys are going to have the oppor? tunity this year of encouraging their boys to stay on the farm by cooperat? ing with them in their corn and pig club work. Tho. boys will have an acre of land planted to corn. On this acre they will raise corn to feed their pigs. Prizes will ho given to the best corn growers and the best pig raisers,. It is important that the parents, give the boys whatever assistance is needed in the way of ijood land and teams with which to work their crop. Don't shove off on him tho pooreat land on the farm. Give him the best. And don't stop there. Give him the benefit of your experience | in growing corn by advising with I him ahout every little thing concern- j Ing corn growing. Also help him | I in this way to raise a good pig. This seems like u mighty little bit to ask Ot a father, but it is of great im portance, and it will work to the advantage of both parties. Before you knew it you and your son Will become as "chummy as school boys," and, he will not think of leaving the farm if the profits of his industry aro allowed to go Into his own pocket. \ SUMTKIt COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cot? ton Buyer. Good Middling 15 1-2. stru t Middling 15 :;-*>. Middling 15 1-4. Strict LOW Middling 15. Low Middling 14 1-2. WKW VOHK COTTON MARKET Yest'dy* open High I*>w Close Clom .Ian . .16.08 .32 .01 .23 .08 Moh ? .16.11 .45 .16 .38 .22 May . . 16.37 .62 .35 .67 .. .41 OCt . ..15.S4 16.05 15.78 .97 .82 Dec . ,.ll,tS 16.22 15.92 16.14 15.9.) Governor Expresses? Sympathy. Gov. Manning being absent in At? lantic City on a brief vacation, snatched after the election, O. K. La Roque, secretury to the governor, met the president at the train this morn? ing, and conveyed to him the govern? or's regrets and sympathy. The gov? ernor's telegram was: Atlantic City, September 71. Col. O. K. La Roque^, private sec? retary, Columbia, S. C: Please con? vey in person to the president on his arrival in Columbia tomorrow my sympathy and that 'of the people of South Carolina for him in the death of his sister, and express my sincere regret that I was not there to pay In person our tribute of respect and loy? alty to him. Richard I. Manning, Governor. Grass Hay Will Cut Winter Feed Rills. Clemson College, Sept. 20.?Fore? stall the 'big feed bills and lean cattle this winter by cutting all available grass plots about the farm for hay. Indications are that meal and hulls will be out of si.^ht this fall. Even a poor quality of hay has as much feeding valuo as cotton seed hulls, and cows will readily eat it In the winter months, r. For those farmers who have not planted their oat stubble lands in cowpeas, now is a good time to make these loafing acres give good returns by cutting the Johnson grass, or other volunteer grass crop find saving it for winter forage. Where Johnson grass grows well there is sure to be a good hay crop, and some of our other grasses mane j excellent hay, which may be saved at a minimum cost just now, when the field crops do not need the at tnetion of the farmer. Leaving tho value of the hay out of consldera tyDp. It Is worth while to cut the grass and weeds off the soil because ?ms leaves it in better shape for 'planting small grains and clovers tfcls fall. ?tthe funeral of Mr. R. S. Whilden, lb died In Wedgefield Monday morn Ig was held at Bethel church, Prl ^teer, Tuesday aftornoon,' conducted Rev. William Haynsworth, his pas >r, at 41 o'clock In the presence of a rgo congregation of relatives and Sends, who had assembled to pay the sad light to this good man, who id gone in and out before'them for years. He is survived by the fol ?bwing children: Mrs. J. R. Ramsey I W^TOssLouise wnihien.^^e^ field; Mrs. J. R. Kolb, of'Plnewood; Mr. J. J. Whilden of Sumter, and Mr. Geo. T. Whilden of Williston, and one brother, Mr. Geo. T. Whilden df Mil ledgevllle, 6a., and one sister, Mrs. E. A. Nettes of Sumter. His wife predeceased him about six years ago. If you intend to store y?ur cotton, now Is the time to prepare a storage place on the farm where It will be protected from the weather. NOTICE. , Notice Is hereby given that there will be a third primary held on Sep? tember 26th, 1916, to determine the nomination for Magistrate of the Sixth Magisterial District for Sumter coun? ty. The candidates being R. L. Bur kette, and M. L. Moore. The managers and clerks who acted at the previous primaries will also act In the third primary. Tickets and ballot boxes can be had at any time from the County Chairman on or be? fore the 23rd day of September. The polls will open at 8 o'clock A. M. and close at 4 P. M. Managers will proceed to publicly count the ballots, and will return the boxes, ballots, poll lists, and all papers to the County Chairman within thirty-six hours; after the close of the polls. The executive committee is hereby called to meet on September 28th, at 12 o'clock Noon, to tabulate the votes, and declare the result of the election, and for such other business as may come before it. The polls will be opened at Dalzell, DuBose and Borden, and the Border. J. H. CLIFTON, County Chairman. FOR SALE?Desirable property, lit Church street, lot 100 by .100. For price and terms see A. D. Richard? son, Sumter or J. M. Richardson, Hartsville, S. C. WANTED?To rent or share-crop n tWO-horse farm, good land and buildings. Best of references fur? nished from Marlboro county. P. O. Box 4 9 4, Kollock, S. C. I Geo H. Hurst, gshrtde sj jsjyjy. 9cowo? Attuntton ti? Day ?r MqM Call? ?i I. D. CraUjOld Stand. N. Bain Phones mJmVoi THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN It's the man behind the gun who makes it formidable; and it's the men behind a Bank who make it conservative. In all our business transactions this Bank seeks not popular- | ity for itself, but safety for its depositors. We seek to be accommodating?we are always courteous?but the maiu- j tenance of our standards oi conservatism are ever and al- i ways with us the first consideration. ?If you admire standards of conser? vatism, may we be favored with your business and honored by a personal -J&ilal THE PEOPLES BANK. tnnain?ninnuMininii?iniininiinnn??H?i??iiniiuiMMiiiHiinuinniMiuw / To get on in the world and enjoy the best in life is largely a matter of fore-thought. A vital factor is the financial prep? aration made by regularly saving a part of one's income to provide for the certain demands and against the uncertain conditions of the future. $1.00 will open an account here^ You will be cordially welcomed whether your initial deposit be large or small. The N ational Bank-o?~ Sumter, ON THE BUSIEST CORNER IN TOWN THE ONLY WAY TO BEAT TIME Is to save a part of the earnings result? ing from the use of it. This Bank will j help you to save it if you will try. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK United States, County and City Depository The Oldest Banking Institution in the County The National Bank ol South Carolina $950,000.00 LEADERS Our steady growth and new accounts tell the story. Safety and preparedness first and at all times. Your patronage solicited. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres H. L McCJY, Acting Cash'r. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, S acceptor* to BoothTShuler Lumber ?c Supply Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Ste^nd Opp. Court Hoots KVKRYTHUra AT OXE PEACE.