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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08

that he benefited thereby, aad is
In a position financially to be in,
dependent of any fluctuations of
the market, and as some pbophetic
power has descended upon him
again to forecast the future of the
cotton market, we presume that
be will still further enhance tho
value of his exchequer. The gifts
OF the gods are marvellous things
indeed. Would that we were
among the fortunate.
"brom Texas has come direct
from President Jordan, in letter
received by me today, news tha,
Texas Is reducing her acreage,
according to the New Orleans
plan; from Mississippi comes the
cheering news that Mississippi has
reduced hers, under the influence
OF such men as President Clark,
John Sharp Williams, Gov. Varda-
man and Jehn Allen. F.om Lou
lsiana similar news, that they are
not going to reduce but have al,
ready reduced, in that they have
plantsd two. thirds of their crop.
" From Alabama Bob Poole,
secretary of agriculture; President
eevmore, and their corps OF orr
ganizers, who are canvassing the
field. Iu fact every cotton State
is maxim 3 similar report. Even
here in South Carolina with tho
woeful wall from Bamburg ring
ing in our dears, and with the CO.
lossal pile of 15, 900, 900 bales
looming on the horizon, comes the
small voice of 81, 900 farmers of
this State thai they are reducing
their acreage and curtailing their
fertilizers. The Southern Cot.
ton association prefers at this
stage OF the game to believe that
with an organization such as wo
have, and the active men in the
field, and the support of the few
bankers and merchants who are
SAID to be the only ones signed tho
pledge, coupled with the $1,000
aforesaid farmers, we psrfer to
believe that the acreage will be
reduced, the fertilizer aurtailsd,
and that the Is, 900, 900 bales of
cotton, in spite of tho divine pro.
phesy, will not materialize.
''It is claimed that the sale of
stock, mules and horses, IN this
State for farming purposes, has
been unprecedented. have Wis
tied nearly every county in this
State, and have made Inquiry as to
this specific point, and the stock
men of this State declare that the
low price Of sotton and the gen.
eral stagnation in business has
been we'll nigh ruinous to their
business. Any man who doubts
this, let him do as have done
visit these places in person and
make inquiries. The sale of
stock has been curtalled more
than 25 per cent. Summing the
whole natter We want to reiterate
the fact that the farmers are stand
ing by their pledges and will
stand, and that the Southern Cot
ton association will finally solve the
problem of the south's prosperi-
ty."
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Judge Purdy Fines a Juryman.

Chester, S. c., April 4.-Judge
Purdy believes in conducting the
Court in business-like manner
and impressed this fact very eorci-
bly, this morning by tinlng a juror
IS for not being in his place when
his pamo was called. He also
warned the witnesses to be ready
ami in the Coult room when their
cases came up or they too would
meet with similar fate.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08

Foley's Honey and Tar is best
for Group and whooping cough,
contains no opiates, and cures
quickly Careful mothers keep it in
the house. Sold by Funderburk
Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Pneumonia is Robbed ofits Ter.

rOrS
by Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t
stops the rucking cough and and
heals and strengthens the lungs.
If taken in time it will prevent an
attack of pneumonia. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by Fundernurk
Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
President Smith Makes
A Statement
The Significance Of the Tag Tax
Figures Disputed
Tags Used for Cotton Seed Meal.
Amount of Fertilizer Put
Under Cotton Has Been
Reduced Forty Per
Cent
The State 9Th inst.

The State, 9Th inst.
The following was given out
yesterday for publication at the
Columbia Office of the Southern
Cotton association. . 1t is from
the State president, Mr. f D
Smith:
"ln view of tie widespread
publication and the impression
made on the public that the use If
fertilizer has been increased rather
than decreased, and as it ia the
object and Office of this association
to keep the public informed as to
the situation in reference to the
reduction Of acreage and fertlli-
zers and all matters pertaining
to the welfare of the farmer, we
wish to state some facts: /. AS
to the report of the increased use
OF fertilizer. l am in receipt of
the following from H M Stack,
house, secretary of the fertilizer
department, Clemson Agricultural
college, who has charge OF the tag
department. This letter is in re.
sponse to the inquiry made by me
of him in reference to the large
sale of tags.
Clemson College, S. c.,
March %, 1905.
Hon E d Smith,
Magnolia, S. &.
Dear Sir: l see interviews
with you in the papers as to the
amount of the tag tax along the
line of your Lhone conversation in
Columbia few days ago, but the
line was busy at the time and your
voice very indistinct, was not sure
l heard you correctly, and only
press of work has hindered this
writing earlier. An getting
frequent inquiries from boards of
trade, cham bers of commerce, etc,
of other States as to the amount,
but did not answer as believed it
for speculative purposes. How
ever, the news men get reports
from State treasurer and incor-
rect reports sometimes got in the
newspapers.
The amount, however, is not
less than stated and about the
same as last year; we think at
least 80, 900 of this comes from
increased sales OF cotton iced
meal, which for "stock food"
pays the tax this season for the
first time. Then the statesmen and
manufacturers of fertilizers say
that anticipating orders, they sup.
ply themselves with tags, know
ing that if not needed they can be
redeemed with new ones after
Nov 1st, and they admit aggregate
sales to- date considerably less
than last year. So you correctly
say these sales are not reliable
indication of the amount fertilizers
really used any given season. In
the efforts to reduce cotton crop.
which means so much for the
South, | should he sorry to think
the falmers would not "stand
pat" on it or let narrow selfish
considerations of supposed present
gain wreck their own and best in.
terests of entire country for years
to come. Yours very truly,
H M Stackhouse.
AS he states, at least &c., 900 or
40, 900 tons comes from Increased
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08

Mothers can safely give Foley's
Honey and'rar to their children for
coughs and colds, for it contains
no opiates or other poisons. Sold
y Funderbur6 Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Now Stand Pat"
Says MCLaurin.
Urges Farmers Not to Neglect
Golden Opportunity. Man
Who Plants is Master of the
Situation und Can Win
if He Will be Firm
and Hold.
Special to Greenvllle News.

United States Senator John l.
McLaurin delivered an address to
the farmers kere today in which
he urged them to "stand pat"
holding their cotton for better
prices, and caring for it in ware
houses, until they are prepared to
sell. Referring to the wonderful
development of the South Mr. Nc
Laurin said that the time had
come for the people of this Sec
tian to nominate and elect Presi-
dent CT the United States. man
who would not be hampered by
standing on "tinbered plat
form"
Speaking of the holding ques-
tinn Mr. McLaurin said:
1t is n pleasure to me to address
strictly non political body of nv
fellow citizens.
1t is good thing for man or
people to look the truth squarely
in the face, see things as they are,
not as pictured by vanity, ambit
inn'or disordered imagination.
When Jesus Christ came nm
This earth, he did net come with a
message to ssy particular race or
religious creed, but proclai,ning
the truth to Jew and GENTLE.
You cannot get at a truth from a
partisan standpoint; truth is
strictly non partisan; it is the
property of no one political party
or religious creed, it Is there for
them all.
We live in lay of combihatiou
and organization. Every business
in the United States is organized,
except the cotton planter. and
now in self-defense, we are being
forced to act in concert.
Here Mr. McLaurin went over
the ground covered in his speech
in New Orleans, and drew an
anology between wheat and cot
tan.
LIDO not believe there is any
over-production, if there we're
paoper methods OF distribution.
The balance of the world is n
c. nsumer of our raw cotton and
is therefore combined to get our
product as chsap as possible You
can only meet organization with
organization. All other industries
through combination fix the price
of their products. This coat that
l have on lay on the shelf of some
merchants store until l paid his
price for 1t, be fixed the price
without consulting me. The beef
trust fixed the price of my meat,
the coal trust of my fuel, the
flour trust of my bread, the coffee
trust of my coffee, and 40 ON Of
everything that l use. may
starve, l may 60 naked, but l pay
their price or 60 without. When
l bring my product cotton into
town to sell, 1 do not tell the buy
er what will take az all those
other industries do me. humbly
.ask "what will You give me for
my cotton 2"
The buyer says "wait until
Liverpool comes in" then
ne says | will give you six
cents or whatever some man in
Liverpool says is the price.
Gentlemen, do what all the
others do; put your cotton in
warehouses; don't ask any body
what thew will Dive. hut tall tho !
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08

F"ley's Kidney. Cure makes
kidneys and bladder right. Don t
delay taking. Sold by Funder-
bnrk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08

sale of cotton seed meal for feed
purposes. Up to June, 1904, all
neal used for feed purposes was
exempt from the privilege tag,.
Hundreds of tons wore bought for
fertilizer purposes shipped as feed
stuff, thereby avoiding the tag
tax. His estimate in my estima-
tion il very conservative one.
Again farmers this year have ex,
changed sect for meal in larger
quantities than ever known before
In the history of the State. One
reason for this is because the price
of cotton has dropped so low and
the price of gnano remaining the
same as it was last year, that they
have substituted meal for .he am
moniated stuff Then agaiu we
have made inquiries from the
Piedmont and Pee Dee sections of
the State, and from the middle
sections, and the replies indicat,
that the actual amount of guano
bought by the farmers for this
years consumption does not ex-
coed 60 per cent. of last year. |
will cite one instance: At Dillon,
one OF the most prosperous sec
tions of the country, in the heart
OF the cotton growing section in
the State, whore the use of guano
was greater than any other Sec
ton 10 st year they received up to
March 90. 5000 tons of guano;
up to March % of this year 1900
tons of guano-by actual count,
just one fifth the amount used last
year.
"From every point comes the
cry that guano has been curtailed
at least 40 per cent. As circum-
stantial evidence of this fact, /
am in a position to provo that
guano companies of this State are
offering to ship fertilizers to the
interior points on consignment,
and IN case the fertilizer is sold,
we'll and good, if not, they will
pay the freight and 1ebag it If not
used this year. If their sales we're
30 large and exceeding last years
sales, it does not appear to any
sensible man that they would |
make such an offer as this.
"We are employing men to |
compare 1904 and 1905 as to the |
receipts of guano at the shipping |
points in the State. We have also
men in the field who are taking
the name of every farmer in South
Carolina, and having him to state
over his signature how much fer.
tllizers he has bought this year
Ill comparison with last year. The
first part of May we propose to
issue y statement showing accurat-
ely as far as mans word can be
taken. and the receipts of the
at the shipping points
can be taken, just exactly the
status of the guano question in
South Carolina.
eve do not know what motive
has prompted anyone to make the
assertion that more fertilizer il
being used this year than last, nor
do we propose to question motives
AL the we propose TO deal with
ls plain facts; and we propose that
the farmers of this Stata oholl ho
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08

Chastity is to a woman what
veracity is to a man.
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Notice to the Public.

l will hold all inquests in the
county. Phone 10 my residence
at Pleasant Hill for me when
needed.
j. Montgomery Caskey,
ept. 20-tf Coroner L. 9.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ConsuIts Clairvoyant.

Thomas II. Barry, formerly member
of the firm of Barry q Williams, furni-
ture dealers of Barre, is missing. Last
spring the firm dissolved partnership
and Mr. Barry went to Dedhs.m, Mass.
to work, his wife remaining at her old
home in Lebanon, n. II. He has not
been heard from since June II. About
that time Mrs. Barry sent some in
surance papers to her husband for his
signature. He drew the money and
notified his wife that he had deposited
the money in a bank, saying he would
send her the bank book. This he never
sent, neither did he make a deposit of
money in bank
Detectives and police officers have
been working on the case, but without
definite results. A few days ago Mrs.
Barry consulted a clairvoyant, who
said Mr.. Barry was travelling in
Massachusetts, cities in a dazed con-
dition.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
Advertising Campaign.

The Addison County Agricultural So
ciety at its coming fair on September D,
6, and s propose to present the best
vaudeville attractions that they can Sc
cure and from the advance information
furnished the Register as to the various
acts we are ready to coincide with the
managers that the fair of 1905 will
eclipse all others in the line of novel
amusement attractions.
Work goes steadily on with the i'm
provements being made at various parts
of the grounds and Secretary F. l.. Hamil-
ton is busly engaged in rushing the pub
LEGATION of the official premium list which
will be larger than last year.
The fair managers believing that news
paper publicity is the best form of adver-
Using are accordingly de1oting liberal
space to the exploitation of the approach
ing fair. There is slight reason to believe
that Addison county people will be in
ignorance of the features to be found at
the fair by the time the advertising cam
paign closes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
Sensational Rumor.

A special dispatch to the ST. Adams
Messenger dated, Richford July 25,
says mo confirmation can be obtained
from town officials or any other per. ons
in position to know the facts, Of the
sensational rumor printed in Boston,
New York and Montreal papers, to the
effect that the recent survey Of the inter-
national boundary line indicated that
the villages of Richford, East Richford
and Stevens Mills were on the Canadian
side of the border. 1t has been known
for some time that the present line varied
slightly from the 45 parallel of latitude,
which marks the division between the
two countries but there is no evidence
to show that the variation will make any
important changes.
The strip of land is several miles in
length and from one-half mile to mile
in width, and has population of about
4, 500.
Richford has been one of the important
outposts of the United States along the
border. The Chinese detention station is
located there. The surveyors were there
several days ago.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
New Steel Cells,
dition.

Jailer Cobb is busy these days super
intending the alterations and repairs at
the county Jail. The most important
change to be made will be the installa-
ton of steel cells to take the places of
the Anticipated equipment heretofore
used. Not only will this prove beneficial
to the physical welfare of such unfortu-
mates as may be confined therein but the
chances of an escape from such cells
will be very remote.
Other repairs and alterations will be
made as announced by the Register some
time ago and with the completion of the
work this institution will be in shape to
better accommodate prisoners than for a
decade past.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
MIDDlEBURY NOTES.

Miss Rena Huntley of Ripton is a
guest at Allan Calhoun's.
A delegation from this place went to
Salisbury yesterday to attend the dedica-
ton of the memorial monument to Ann
Story.
Mrs. c. NJ. Munroe was examined by
local physicians on Monday who recon-
mended that she go to the state hospital
at Waterbury for treatment and she has
gone there.
The Middlebury band officiated at the
dedication of the monument to Ann
Story at Salisbury yesterday and the
compliments it received showed that the
work of Director Cobb and his men was
appreciated.
A force of men during the week have
constructed a cement wall to inclose the
lawn about the soldiers monument.
The wall is composed of concrete and the
earth graded from the monument to the
edges of the Enclosure and covered with
sod.
The following unclaimed letters are at
the local postoffice Miss Agnes E. Burns,
Minnie E. Durant Miss Mildred Mac
Camley, Miss Viola Merrill, Miss Anna
b. Sullivan, Miss Wanita NJ. Warner
George Burt, Will Dugan, H. c. Eley,
John Gunshanore, F. G. Melhan, Ed.
Shackett, Louis IVORY or Nory.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
The August Smart Set.

Mrs. Burton Harrisons name has
always been identified with particularly
entertaining fiction, and for many years
she has not given us SO capital piece of
work as 1.-The Carlyles," the long novel
which opens the August number of the
The Smart Set.
Richard LeGallienne, contributes to
this number an idyllic story wherein his
delicate art is revealed at its best. 1.-The
Butterfly of Dreams" is the fanciful title
he has chosen. Elizabeth Jordan, well
known through her tales of child life,
writes another delightfully."- humorous
story called 1--WE Save Evelina May"
"The Good Man. by Edna Kenton, is a
powerful psychological study of
woman. Higher Life" by Emery
Pottle, is an equally keen analysis of a
young girls emotions. In THE Dance"
one of her charming "Peleas" stories
IONA Gale tells of an old couple who give
party" for several ancient friends.
May Isabel Fisk contributes a humorous
monologue, and Henry Sydnor Harrison
a bright summer story called ga Matter
of Hats" Maurice Francis Egan's essay,
1.-The Internal Feminine, is in his usual
sprightly vein.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
WEST BRIDPoRT.

Mrs. Nellie Huestis has so far recovered
from her late illness as to be about the
house but not to resume her household
duties.
Eric Huestis is still on the gain.
Mrs. Jane Pratt who has been the
guest of her brother, John w. Wilkinson
of Addison, has returned to her home.
Melvin Wilkinson recently was at Mid
dlebury on business.
S. A. Brooks of Ticonderoga, who has
been visiting in town for the past week
has returned home.
Hay on an average is much larger
crop than last season and is of excellent
quality.
During our hot spell several days ago
some of our people while at work in the
hay field became exhausted from the
heat and are under the care of a
physician.
p. w. Wilkinson was at Port Henry,
n. Y, recently.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28
BRISTOL.

NJ p. Varney is on the sick list
Will Nash has had his house wired for
electric lights.
C.E. Lawrence of Chicago is visiting
his family here.
G. E. Bartlett of Jonesville was in
town this week.
G. A. Danforth and family have been
to Long Point this week.
Arthur Jacobs of New Haven visited
at Bert Narney's Sunday.
w. II. Ridley will have an auction of
household goods Saturday.
Miss Mabel Aldrich of Burlington is
guest of Miss Anna Wright.
a concrete walk has been laid on the
north side of Garfield street.
Archie Gladdng and George Oliver
went to Long Point Sunday.
f. e.. LeVarn was home Monday
from Long Point on business.
Cornelius Soper and wife spent Sun
day with relatives in Addison.
The Rev. W. A. Kinzie of Barre was
in town on business this week.
Mrs. F. II. Steele and son of Chicago
visited friends in town last week.
w. II. Ridley and wife of Burlington
were in town the first of the week.
Corliss Gordon of Westport, N. Y,
has been visitor in town this week.
II. E. Gibson and B. j. Clark went to
Rutland Sunday. Mr.. Gibson has a
position with the railroad company.
F. G. Haskins and party returned
from weeks stay at Long Point Mon
day.
w. H. Botsford has been moving his
household goods to Vergennes this
week
E. w. Smith Of the Last Resort, Long
Point, was at home for brief visit this
week.
B. NJ. Hayward has moved his family
into the Advent parsonage on Maple
street.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-07-28

ferent methods of travel, as is the case
now with those used by horse vehicles
and railroad cars, it will be because
that is found to be best.
Mrs. W. II. Bridgeman of Stanford,
Conn, new at the Bread Loaf Inn, says,
that the day before she left Stanford, a
lady was killed by being thrown from
her carriage, the horses being scared by
a passing automobile. In this case the
horses had been frightened by one auto
mobile, and the driver had succeeded in
holding them, when the second automo-
bile came by and the accident took place.
Mrs. Bridgeman added that the number
of these machines had become so great
in their town, and the speed with which
they were driven so high, that there was
constant danger to foot travellers as
well as to those using horses.
1t has been suggested that restricting
the use of highways by automobiles
would interfere with the business of
summer hotels. This is most
monstrous error. Very few. so far as
we know none, who visit Vermont in
summer and remain for any length of
time, use automobiles, certainly not
whilst in Vermont. And we know of
none who criticise more sharply the
reckless use of highways by these ma
chimes, or are more opposed to their
use than the great majority of our
summer visitors. And in our opinion
the State that properly protects its visi-
tors as well as its own citizens from
the dangers and annoyances of automo-
biles, will be the Mecca and Paradise of
summer travel.