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THURSDAY, SEFrEMBER 24, 1908.

Salmagundi.The giant bees of India build

combs 18 feet high.One-seventh of the foreign

commerce of Great Britain pass-es through the Suez Canal.Two aunts of James S. Sher-

man, Taft's running mate, spelltheir name "Shearman."Bread, cheese and beer was

the supper given to a 3-months-old baby, it was stated, in a

case in a London police court.In Jamaica tuberculosis dis-

ease is extremely uncommonamong the whites. When itoccurs in negroes, they quicklysuccumb to it.In raising Mr. Astor to the

British peerage, will he becomeLord Jackastor?- [DarlingtonNews.

It is said that the use of auoil or gas engine on the farm re-sults in a saving of from 20 to50 per cent. as compared withhorses.Ohleago has a novel organiza-

tion in the Bartenders' and Sa'loonkeepers'Total Abstinence so-

ciety, which is now said to have2,000 members.An employee of a matrimonial

bureau in Chicago testified onthe stand that only ten photo-graphs of men and women outof 10,000 are of sufficieit meritto attract.The light of day has not been

shed on the original draft of theDeclaration of Tndependence infive years, and there is no like-lihood of its being placed onview until 1928.A young Hungarian baron is

said to have spent $500,000 inthe last two years. Doubtlesshe is seeking to qualify himselffor the next American-heiresshandicap.-[Darlngton News.Gen. Langlois, an officer of

the French army, has aroused

much uneasiness among hiscountrymen by asserting thatth morale and discipline of the

analarming state of degener-

Teproductilon of turpentineadrosin developed rapidly inNniTal forest diiinin the

United Provinces of India dur-ing 1006-07. Teprofits for theyear amounted to $11,333. Thegovernment having put the in-dustry on a paying basis, theenterprise will be turned over toindividuals. The tapping oftrees, however, will be retainedunder government control.Papa was about to apply the

strap. "Father," said Willie,firmly, "unless that instru~menthas been properly sterillmd4 I deasire to protest." Tis gnedethold man pause "MoreowedYconltinued Willie, "the.o.lent imnp*~

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met at Fort Worth, Texas, onthe 1st inst., and was in sessionfour days. The attendance waslarge, all the cotton-growingstates being well represented bydelegates.The unanimous consent of the

delegates was to keep the mini-mum price a secret within themembership.A national cotton committee

was formed, with a delegatefrom each state, for the purposeof handling cotton.President Barrett will call a

meeting the first of January, asby that time we will know thetrue condition of the crop.

As to the condition of thegrowing crop: Every cotton-produccing state was represent-ed, and we had the opportunityof getting a true report as to thecondition of the growing crop.Not a sinkle state repdrted any-thing like an average crop.Some reported 40 per cent. off,some 30 per cent., some 20 percent., some 15 per cent.

It will be impossible for us tomake an accurate report at thistime. To begin with, we hadfloods and wet weather up tothe 1st of July, then hot, dryweather. Rust and blight anda dozen other pests we hadnever heard of before.

East of the Mississippi riveryou hear that Texas and Lou-isiana are going to make a pum-per crop. When you get westof the Mississippi they tell youthat Mississippi, Alabama andGeorgia are going to makebumper crops. When you in-vestLgnte It you find it is false.Ini the last three weeks I havebeen in seven of the leading cot-ton belt states, and in no placedid I find anything like an aver-age crop. From the time .I lefthome until I reached the "LoneStar" state I did not see a sin-gle field of cotton that did nothave blight, either rust or blackrot, and was poorly fruited.Farmers, all you have to do

now is to just sit steady in theboat and not put a bale of. cot-ton on the market unless theprice gets right. Re~member, Itall depends on you as to what itbrings. We cannot. blame theother fellow for getting it aslow as he can. There are plentyof good warehouses, and advisewarebousing It and borrowing-rmoney on your receipt to satisfyydtir indebtedness.

As cotton is the great money> crop of the South,Iwant to; urge our biankers, merchantsan4 other moneyed men of. theSouth to help the weak fatnersto kold their cotton until theprice gets abovethe ost et pro-duction, so the freyer mayhave a proftt left~thklWto havepiZoney to spend weijitther busi-

hef~rme ik'Osperousjal terbusinears is ~prosperous,hd*E4e Is n*dl other busi-

tap ft mig n a netveleasiWillie sloped. T

The election in Maine for goternor on the 14th is very en'otiraging t6 the Democrats, the .opublican majority being dutdown to below 10,000. In 1904the Republicans had a majorityof about 24,000, and this yeartheir majority is smaller than ithas been in 25 years. The Dem-ocrate gain 32 per cent. overtheir vote of 1904 and the Re-publicans lose 4 per cent. ThisMaine election is one of themost encouraging signs of thetimes and is a straw whichshows which way the windblows. As the campaign pro-gresses we feel more and moreencouraged that Bryan will bethe next president of the UnitedStates.-[Darlington News.

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Pickens County UnionColumnJ. T. BOGGS, REV. W. C. SBABORif andJOEL MILLEI1, Committee in Charge.

PRES'T HARRIS' ADDRESS.To Cotton Producers:-The

great money-producing crop ofthe South-cotton-is now beingharvested. The farmers -shouldinvestigate conditions and usegood judgment in selling thisgreat money crop of the South.By so doing 'many million dol-.lars will be added to her wealth.

First, we will look into condi-tions. The supply of cotton isless to-day than it has been intwenty-five years. The mer-chants' shelves are scant ofgoods. The population of <heworlId is increasing every day,and they have to be clothed.Again, the output of manufac-tured goods have greatly de-creased this year from the factthat the 1907 crop was 4,000,000bales short. This shortage willhave to be made good, as theworld needs the goods. As tothe condition of the 1908 crop:We have heard nothing for thelast eight weeks but a bumpercrop. Who is it that circulatesthese reports? I see in Europe,3,000 miles away, statisticians~are freely predicting a crop ofAmerican cotton this year of16,000,000 bales, while many ofthe knowing ones on this sIdeare sending out literature fore-casting the crop at 14,00,000bales.The South is now being flood-

ed with circulars of bear dopeby speculators and manipulatoriwho are trying to sell the mar-ket down under the influence ofthese bearish arguments.The wholesale jobbers in th4

cotton trade are demanding concessions from the manufacturejin the price of goods, while thespinner is holding back as longas possible in order to be able t<lay inL his supply as low aspossible.Never before have so man3interests combined to hanma

down the price of spot cottonThere never was a time wherthe growers will be called poto limit the full exercise oftestrength in resia jpg the e~to depress prices as at the aqent tine.Th.ere .N~~ ~a f.U

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.4of production to the grower.How is the grower of cotton

to become able to maintain a1profitable price? First, he must:diversify his .crops, and now is 1the time to begin for another 1year. Bow oats, wheat, crim-son clover, vetch, rye and bar-ley. You will* need it nextspring to feed your stock. In-stead of .huying, raise yourhorses, mules, cows, hogs andcorn.Quit buying hay to kill grass,

to raise more cotton, to buy 4

more hay with. Make homeself-supporting and self-sustain-Ing, and prosperity is yours.

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paign committee and $25 to theongressional campaign com-

nittee. Besides this he has con-ributed $27 in smaller contribu-ionS As "cash" when the hatwas handed around in various,parts of the district, making in1ll $102.About two weeks ago Mr.

&iken received a letter from the;peakers' bureau of the cam-Waign committee, asking him to.id. in the campaigning in theloubtful states. These letterstre sent to all Demociatic sen-Ltors and representatives, buiKr. Aiken believes from whaiie has heard that a Souther.nan, no matter how fine apeaker he may be, does thebause little or no good speaking0 Northern audiences.Chairman Lloyd has written

Ar. Aiken to go to Washingtonmd assist the Democratic head-luarters, and -he may go liter.-[Abbeville Special to News &Jourier.

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Notloe to the Pubhoc.Mv son, Norman Johnson. colored, left

ray Lsome, Sunday Sept. 18tha, of his ownrecord and I forbid anyone hiring or

iarboringhim. He is abotit 14 years ofage,br~hi omplexion, round face, wellgrw igweig-ti5 to 180 lb.

Any i~nformation' of his whereabouts

will lpe greatly appreciated.J. Mi. Johnson,

Westminster, 15. 0.

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