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Cotton Crop Surprises.

Although we have many farmers
who have thought that they knew all
about cotton, as a matter OF fact there
are really few who understand the plant
and it's habits. 1t is doubtful if there
is single one among US all who is
able to make an accurate prediction in
advance as to what cotton crop will
10. We all know that the crop sur
prises Us frequently, and that is pres-
ty near the limit of our knowledge.
Last fall, it will be remembered, the
crop was so late that many farmers
were almost hopeless about the proba-
bility Of getting reasonably fair yield.
Up to the first killing frost, hardly
more than so per cent. of the crop had
opened. When the frost came, it look
ed as if the cotton crop was done for.
On some plantations, however, nearly
onethird of the cotton yield was after
frost. There were cases last year Of
tenants leaving their farms in January
to go elsewhere and returning in Feb
ruary to complete the gathering Of their
cotton. 1t is not that way this year,
except in few instances. AS gen
eral thing most Of the cotton that was
made in this county was picked out by
November /, and that was the last Of
it. There were no unopen bolls left
from which to expect anything further.
But there are some remarkable excep-
tions this yea.. The reporter heard
the other day of the case of young
farmer who lives six or seven miles
northeast Of Yorkville, who was late
about getting his cotton planted and
worked. When other people were
"laying-by" during the latter part Of
June, he was badly in the grass, and
had but poor prospect of making crop.
The neighbors were satisfied that he
would make complete failure. He
pitched in, however, and worked like
a good fellow until along about the
Goth Of July. He only operated one
plow, and so far he has gathered be-
tween ten and eleven bales Of cotton.
A case somewhat similar, was that Of a
Yorkville farmer who put in two acres
of cotton along about June 1st. Ex-
cept himself, nobody thought he could
make anything Off those two acres,
however, he has picked nearly three
bales, and there is more there still to
be picked. What all this means is foI
men who know to say. 1t ardly
means that it is always best t. plant
late. An carly frost would here Gu:
off both Of the crops referred to witL
almost nothing. But from the gene
raj failure of early paintings, it is evi
dent that later paintings must have
struck the season this year to rather
better advantage.-Yorkville Enquirer
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'OST OF A USELESS HABIT.
Smoking Causes Countless Fortunes to
Vanish Quickly.

There must be great army of men
who smoke an ounce of tobacco day.
Smokers are men of philosophic aid
rejecting disposition, although they
do not always csre to favor the world
with the results of the high medita-
tions due to the influence Of the sooth-
ing weed.
1t will be new even to many Of
these, to know that it would take no
less than ninety-eight years to dis
pose Of ton of tobacco at this rate of
consumption, and it will be still more
surprising to consider the magnitude
OF this amount under various aspects.
The smoker Of an ounce day is
almost invariably faithful disciple
Of the pipe. He may submit to a
cigar or cigarette to please the
ladies, but the pipe remains his true
love. Hence we will first suppose
that our ton of tobacco is to be sacri-
feed to My Lady Nicotine in the home
ly pipe.
If the ordinary ounce packets in
which the tobacco is probably bought
were piled in single column they
would tower to height of ZOO feet
and if piled edge On edge to twice the
height Of Snowdon. Arranged in a
solid block they would form a cube of
packed "shag" measuring thirteen
feet in every direction, or more than
twice the height of man.
We might conceive pipe especially
built to consume this mass. Such
pipe, if built on the plan of the
familiar brier, would be 100 feet long
and the bowl would be twenty feet in
diameter. This bowl could accommo-
date 700 men.
Such impracticable calculations
serve to illustrate the magnitude Of
our ton of tobacco, but it is no less
interesting to consider it under ordi-
nary conditions.
On low average two matches are
used to each pipe Of tobacco. After
his 10000 pipes the smoker would
have used as many matches as would
stretch from London to Coventry or
Bath or Gloucester if placed end 10
cnd. The timber would be barely
contained in q grove of twenty stall
wart trees each forty feet high. The
heat energy represented and which is
largely waste would serve to run a
locomotive considerable distance.
If the smoker wcro economical and
expended only an average Of We cents
per ounce on his tobacco he would
disburse 10 less sum than $4,000.
In the first ten years after marriage,
when his supply is probably ruthless
ly cut down to half, he will have on
this head alone, $175.
We must not forget that there are
many who prefer the mild cigarette.
Let US consider our ton Of tobacco in
this form.
There will be considerable differ
ence in the actual number Of cigar
cites consumed if the smoker makes
his own in preference to buying them
ready made. In the former he will
turn no fewer than 100000 in fra
grant smoke, a quantity which if placed
in order would make o thin white line
from London to Brighton. and in the
latter case they would stretch for
thirty-seven miles. Placed side by
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side they would pave small pathway
five miles long.
Could we mako these cigarettes into
one huge whole we would obtain q
cigarette 10 feet in diameter and near
ly 100 feet long. a man built in pro-
portion to enjoy this little smoke
would be a mere 1900 feet high, or as
tall as fifteen Nelson columns, placed
one over the other. He would pos
sess dainty foot as long as two Of
these columns placed horizontally and
would turn the scale at over 500 tons.
1t would require the imagination of 6
Dean Swift to conceive smoker of
of such Brobdingnagian proportions.
The paper used in these cigarettes,
if they are manufactured, would be of
the same area as the paper contained
III ! 900 complete copies of metropo-
Titan newspaper. If they were made
by the smoker himself the papers
being then of larger area, mere 400
more copies would be demanded to
equal the vast expansc of paper used.
The cost Of these ''smokcs" would
be from $4,000 to $4,000. Again,
since onc-ffth Of the cigarette is
waste, at least $500 is literally thrown
away.
The consumer Of this tobacco may,
like Svengali, be lover of the big
cigar of the llavahA. If so he must
be prepared to spend at least $l5, 900
Of which 50 800 will be wasted in fag
ends.
The quantity Of nicotine in tobacco
varies greatly, but it has been author
itatively stated that the average cigar
contains enough nicotine to kill two
men. Needless to say, this is volati-
lizcd or otherwise harmlessly remoy-
ed, and so does not affect the smoker.
Here, however, is hint for the polit-
ical economist. The quantity con-
tained in our ton of cigars if judi
ciously administered in the crude
state, would be calculated to solve the
pressing problem of the surplus pop
ulaticn by relieving 100000 super
Huous healthy adults of the burden Of
existence.
AS we are not anxious to alarm the
wife or curtail the privileges Of her
husband, we will refrain from stating
the amount in value of clothes, the
cos. of removing ash and debris OF
the many other Incidental branches of
| this interesting theme.
These formidable amounts should
not discourage the wavering smoker.
My Lady Nicotine may be an exact
ing mistress, but the hours of real
enjoyment, the solace in sorrow and
pain, the panionship in solitude
which she gives her worshippers in
return compensate for all and amply
Justify us in acknowledging ourselves
humble votaries at her fragrant shrine
st. Louis Republic.
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- Mr.. Marryat-'I see old Roxley
has left an estate worth 80, 100000 at
least. Wouldn't you like to be his
widow?" Mrs. Marryat Contiguous
ly)-"No. dear, I'd rather be yours.
The more women understand a
man the less he understands them.
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Bears Tipsy on Cider.

Jonas Hoover, who lives Oh Bear
Creek, had rather exciting expert
ence the other night ia which two
black bears played prominent part.
Hoover he's a small older press locat-
ed about half mile from the house
at the edge of a woods and direc,!y
along the road.
This press has been very busy ever
since apple picking time, ,and as result
great pile Of pomace, OF apple pulp,
has accumulated at the press. This
pile of pomace has been soaked by an
all-night rain of week or more ago
and then fermented by the rays Of the
sun day after day until it became as
rank mess Of 'sour-mash' or third
class applejack as ever twisted the
legs or reeled the head of country
swain.
About 10 clock the other evening
Hoover had occasion to go to the press
for demijohn of cider which he in
tended taking to market the following
morning. 1t was bright moonlight,
and when hundred yards down the
road he could see to the edge Of the
wood where the press stood.
He discerned great, bulky forms
hurrying to and fro about the press
and he concluded that thieves we're
there helping themselves to his cider.
Procuring hia gun he took a round
about way and came out suddenly at
the edge of the timber within two
yards of the building in which the
press stood.
Here his ears were greeted by a
series of the queerest sounds that he
had ever heard. They were not human
--he could tell that. He could see
nothing, for the shed was between
him and the location of the sounds.
Making detour Of the woods he came
out on the upper side Of the press,
where the moon glinted full on the
scene, and he beheld picture that
was at once exciting and ludicrous.
Two old bears had feasted and wal
lowed in the fermented pomace until
both were 80 drunk that they acted
like TWO tipsy woodsmen. One of the
bears had laid full length in the sue
culent "mash."
The second bear was engaged in an
effort to arouse her lazy mate, but
without avail, for the old fellow seem
ed determined to enjoy his cheap
| drunk to the fullest extent. Once the
female bear, herself as unsteady as a
sailor half-seas over, struck the old
man cuff on the head that made him
shrek with pain. 1t was he she
bear constant squealing tha. Hoover
| had heard.
Hoover, thinking that his family
! would enjoy the picturesque sight Of
two drunken bears, crept stealthily
back to the house. They had retired,
however, and before they could don
their clothes and reach the cider press
the farm dog bad gotten to windward
| Of the bears and they scrambled off
into the woods.
Hoover could easily have shot both
bears, but he declared that he could
not have taken advantage of even
bears when they were drunk.-Phila'
delphia Record.
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A Strange WooIng.

The conductor of train on North
Dakota railroad had just sat down to
make up fourth hand in a game of
cards, when widow who was compla-
Gently smoking her clay pipe moved
down upon the quartet and said
Conductor, I don't want to disturb
you, but I'm livin just beyond Skin
nersville.
"I'll see that you get off all right, Z"
he replied.
"But amt worryin' about that.
I've got 16O acres Of land and good
cabin up thar"
II see.
"My ole man got drowned in B ar
river last y ar, and I'm all alone"
"Yes'm."
I'm powerfully busy when I'm
home, but as it'll be three hours be.
fore l get thar you might just do me
favor"
II will, ma am. understand wha,
you want. c I think the right sort Of 9
man is up at!the front end of the car
I'll speak to him."
Five minutes later he came back
followed by a man about 40 years old
who looked like farmer, and paus
ing beside the woman, the oonducto,
said:
This is the man l was speaking
aboat."
Stranger, what mought be you,
name?" asked the woman as she NOV &c
along to make room.
"Judson, ma'am," he replied.
"And mine is Wolcott. Hev you
ever been jined?"
"Yes, but | lost her two Vars ago
She was bit by snake.
"And my ole man was drowned
Would you jiuc ayin?"
"Mcbbe. Would you?"
Il kinder think l would. What.
aigc?"
"Forty-two. What's yours?
"Jis II yesterday. AR you ,
hardworkin', good-tempcred MANI"
That's what they calls me. Cues:
you can run house,"
eur shore. Amt that ole reptil.
| up thar preacher?"
Looks to be. Shall we be jincd?'
IF you say So
The "old reptile turned out to b,
a preacher, and with the train running
at 30 miles an hour and the passenger.
standing up in their seats to witness
the ceremony the twain were duly ane
lawfully made one, and every mat
kissed the happy bride-Detroit Ere,
Press.
| O. "Well, young man, to be sue
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(sEAL] JOHN q. wArk1ss. c c.c.r. ''

To :he absent Defendants odie Brown, John NJ
Warren and j. c. jackson. US Administrator OF
the Estate Of Johu III Warren, deceased.
Please take notice that the Summons and Com.
paint In this action filed In the of ce OF the
Clerk of the Court OF Coma on tleas for nder on
County. 8. c, on October 10Th, 1902, aud that the
object Of tbis action is to procure partition and
SAFE Of the Lot Of Land described In the Complaint
RONHAM & WATKINS, PLAINTIFF Attys.
Is TAL] JNo. G. WATKINS, O. C,P.
Oot 70. 1919 20 6
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FAIR NOTICE.
the STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF d,abNINON PLEAS

Leola simmons, nee warreo and Rosa Lucretia
Neal. nee Warren, Plaintiff. against John M.
Warren, Codie Brow q, nee Warm, !. c. Jack
SON. w. administrator Of the Estate Of John M.
warren. deceased, and MIR 3 j. Peoples, De-
PENDANTS s-Sun,inUhs far Reliel-iCOmp plant
Served)
To the Defendants a-ore named:
VOU are hereby summoned aud required TO an
4 swer the Complaint In this action, Of which
copy Is herewith 5. rsei upon u. and tn serve o
copy of your answer 10 the said Complaint on the
subscribers at their Office. In the Paenle= PAM
Building. Anderson G. A.. s. c.. within twenty
days after the service hereof, exclusive of the
day OF such service; and II you fail to answer
the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded In the Complaint.
Dated at Anderson. S. 9 Oct. 20, A. -. 1912.
BONhAM & WATKINS,
Plaintifis Attorneys,
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FOR GALE Z

WE offer for sale the Calhoun Falls
Spring and Plantation adjoining. The
whole property oontaisa eight hundred
and fifty acres. more or iess.i VIII cell az
O whole, or the Spring and fifty aerea nd
joining. Fer terms apply TO
QUATTLEBAUM& &, COCHRAN,
Attorneys at Law, Anderson, 8. @.
Sept "a, 1909 "a
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Prove 'DS

When the butter won't
come put a penny in the
churn," is an old time dairy
proverb. 1t often seems to
work though no one has ever
told why.
When mothers are worried
because the children do not
gain strength and flesh we
say give them SCOTS Emul-
sion.
1t is like the penny in the
milk because it works and
because there is something
astonishing about it.
SCOTS Emulsion is simply
a milk of pure cod liver oi!
with some hypophosphites
especially prepared lOr delicate
stomachs.
Children take to it naturally
because they like the taste
and the remedy takes just as
naturally to the children be-
cause it is SO perfectly adapted
to their wants.
For all weak and pale and
thin children SCOTS Emulsion
is the most satisfactory treat
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O. "Well, young man, to be sue
oessful in business you will need con-
siderable means. Have you any fnan-
oial prospects?" eyes, sir, I'm en-
gagged to your daughterl''
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promised be should take his toy cat to
bed with him! Such condition Of
affairs is awful for any Awgwa
60 think Of and the only way we
can direct the naughty actions Of children
Is to take this person Claus away from
them"
Good, good"' cried the big Awgwas, in
a chorus, and they clapped their hands to
applaud the speech of the king.
But what shall We do with him. asked
one of the creatures
II have a plan replied the wicked
king. and what his plan was you will soon
discover.
That night Claus went to bed feeling very
happy, for he had completed no less than
four pretty toys during the day. and they
were sure, he thought to make four little
children happy. But while he slept the
band of invisible Awgwas surrounded his
bed bound him with stout cords, and then
few away with him to the middle of a
dark forest in far-off Ethop, where they
laid him down and left him.
When morning came Claus found himself
thousands of miles from any human being
prisoner in the wild jungle of an un-
known land.
From the limb of tree above his head
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The Master turner away and came to his
forest of BurZee, where he called a meet
ing of the immortats and told them of the
defiance of the Awgwas and their purpose
to kill Claus within three days.
The little folk listened to him quietly.
What shall re DOR asked Ak.
These creatures Are of no benefit to the
world said thS Prince of the KNOCKS; 1--WE
must destroy them
Their lives are devoted only to evil
Deeds said the Prince of the Ryls. eve
must destroy thernR
They have no conscience. and endeavor
to make all mortals as bad as themselves,
said the Queen of the Fairies. I'VE must
destroy them"
They have defied the great Ak, and
threaten the life Of our adopted son" said
beautiful Queen Zurline I'VE must de-
stroy them"
The Master Woodsman smiled.
You speak WE'LL said he. These Avg
was we know to be a powerful race, and
they Will fight desperately; yet the outcome
is certain. For We who live can never die,
even though conquered by our enemies,
while every Awgwa who is struck down is
one foe the less to oppose us. Prepare,
then, for battle and let us resolve to SHOW
no mercy to the wicked!"
Thus arose that terrible war between the
immortals and the spirits of evil which
is sung of in Fairyland to this very day.
The King Awgwa and his band deter
mined to carry out the threat to destroy
Claus. They now hated him for two rea-
sons: he made children happy and was a
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to love. Yet he bore up braveIy, for he
thought surely the time would come when
the Awgwas would abandon their evil de-
signs to injure him.
He devoted all his hours to toy-making,
and when one plaything had been com
pleted he stood it on a shelf he had built
for that purpose. When the shelf became
filled with rows of toys he made another
one, and filled that also. So that in time
he had many shelves filled with gay and
beautiful toys representing horses dogs,
cats, elephants, lambs RABBITS and deer, as
we'll as pretty dolls of all sizes and balls
and marbles of baked clay painted in gay
colors.
Often, as he glanced at this array of
childish treasures, the heart of good old
Claus became sad, SO greatly did he long
to carry the toys to his children And at
last, because he could bear 1t no longer.
he ventured to go to the great Ak, to whom
he told the story of his persecution by the
Awgwas. and begged the Master Woods
man to assist him
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CHAPTER VII.
Great Battle Between Good and Evil.

AK listened SrdNeiy 10 the reClldl OF
Claus, stroking his beard the while with
the slow, graceful motion that betokened
deep thought. He nodded approvingly
when Claus told how the KNOCKS and
Fairies had saved him from death, and
frowned when he heard how the Awgwas
had stolen the children's toys. At last he
said:
From the beginning 1 have approved the
work you are doing among the children of
men, and it annoys me that your good
deeds should be thwarted by the Avg
was. We immortals have no connection
whatever with the evil creatures who
have attacked you. Always have we
avoided them, and they, in turn, have hith-
erto taken care not to cross our pathway.
But in this matter l find they have inter
fered with one of our friends, and | will
ask them to abandon their prosecutions, as
you are under our protection
Claus thanked the Master Woodsman
most gratefully and returned to his Valley,
while AK, who never delayed carrying out
his promises, at once travelled to the noun
tains of the Awgwas
There, standing the bare rocks he
! called on the King and his people to ap-
pear.
of the scowling Awgwas, and their King,
perching himself on a point of rock, de
n Gnded fiercely:
who dares call on us?'
1T is I, the Master Woodsman of the
World" responded Ak.
Here are no forests for you to claim ~
cried the King, angrily. We owe no allie
glance to you, nor to any immortalr'
That is true" replied Ak calmly '.Yet
| you have ventured to interfere with the
actions of Claus, who dwells in the Laugh
ing Valley, and is under protection
Many of the Awgwas began muttering at
TINS speech, and their King turned threat
! enfngly on the Master Woodsman
You are set to rule the forests, but the
plalns ana valleys are ours" he shouted.
| Keep to your own dark woods! We win
| do we please with Claus"
| You shall not harm our friend In any
| way!' replied Ak.
Shall we not?" asked the King, impu-
/ IDENTIFY. You will see! Our powers are
vastly superior to those of mprtals, and
fully as great as those of immortals''
| 1T is your conceit that misleads your
race, passing from life into nothingness.
| We, who live forever, pity but despise you
On earth you are scorned by all. and in
| Heaven you have no place! Even the NOR
| tails after their earth life, enter another
! existence for all time and so are your su-
| periors. How then dare you, who are
| neither mortal nor immortal, refuse to obey
my wish?'
| menacing gestures, but their King motioned
! them back.
Never before he cried to Ak, while his
| voice trembled with rage, 'Ehas an immor-
| tai declared himself the master of the
| Awgwas! Never shall an immortal venture
| TO interfere with our actions again! Fol
we will avenge your scornful words by kill
ing your friend Claus within three days
Nor you, nor all the immortals can save
him from our wrath. We defy your pow
ers! Begone, Master Woodsman of tn,
| Worldi In the country of the Awgwas you
! have no place.
1T is war; declared Ak. with flashing
| eyes.
1T is war; returned the King, savagely
In three days your friend will be dead"
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Caves in the Rock of Gibraltar.

From the Westminster Gazette.
A most interesting discovery was made
lately on the eastern side of Gibraltar rock,
a cave which from it's dimensions bid fair
to rival the celebrated ST. AIichaers cave,
having been disclosed during the progress
of blasting operations at the quarry be-
meath the Monkeys alameda. The general
direction of this cave is east and west, and
its dimensions are approximately $50 feet
in length and seventy feet in height, with
a maximum width of forty feet Like
most caves, it dminishes in height and
width as it penetrates inland, until it dwin-
dies to mere fissure about eighteen inches
wide, which can be seen to extend for some
distance further. About half way in there
is an upper gallery or smaller cave. which
extends only a short way. The stalactites
and stalagmites numerous and varied
in shape and size; in several instances they
have united to form complete pillars. The
entrance to the cave is about $50 yards
south of the eastern exit Of the tunnel
through the rock.