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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12
The Spinning Industry and
The New Agriculture
What the Mills Can do to Encourage the Growing of Long Staple
Cotton and Thus to Elevate the Standard of Excellence in
Producing the Fbre-Import ance of Plant Breeding.

ING short stable cotton from the
farmer is wrong and unecono-
mic. If a fair difference in
price were made by the buyers
between each length of cotton.
paving the man With ore inch
cotton more than the one With
three-fourths inch staDlc. if
would quickly improve the
staple of the cotton CROP. MANY
of the most productive varieties
will produce at least II inch
staple under normal conditions
and farmers would quickly
abandon the shorter staple sorts
if it were made to their interest
to do so.
The farmer is, however, be-
ginning to appreciate the i'm
p%ortance Of size of boil in the
economy Of his operations.
There are a number of short
staple varieties of high produc-
ton which run from SO to GO
bolls to the pound, the average
of all varieties being around rs,
while in many varieties it re-
quires at least 100 hollis to
weigh one pound. The picker
can harvest a much greater
quantity per day of a large
boiled than of a small boiled
cotton, thus a large boiled crop
is more quickly gathered, the
grade is higher and the labor is
available much earlier in the
season for other necessary farm
tasks. 1t is also a, fact that
most Of the larger boiled cottons
| have longer staple than the
small boiled sorts and the gen
eral adoption of large boiled
cottons will mean an improve
ment in the length and grade of
the crop, and will thus benefit
the spinner.
We now come to the most Of
fective means OF improving the
quality OF the cotton crop-plant
breeding. The plant breeder
has done wonders in increasing
the yield and good qualities of
many OF our most important
crops. His work has meant
mlllions OF dollars IN additional
profit TO the great corn and
Wheat states. me beet sugar
lndusIry IS absolutely dependent
upon ms labors Many or our
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

r. Coke Of Hartsville at the
session Of the National Associ-
alton of Cotton Manufacturers
at Boston, Mass. The title was
The New Agriculture in the
South and its Relation to the
Cotton Spinning Industry.')
Continued from last week.
The average yield Of lint cot,
ton in the Southern States is
only about 200 pounds per acre.
This figure proves conclusively
that the bulk Of the crop is
raised under poor conditions,
for under moderately good con
ditions, tho yields arc from 400
to 600 pounds. | have observed
for years that cotton produced
under poor conditions as to soil,
fertility and culture, I inva-
riably Of weaker and shorter
staple than the same varieties
produced under more favorable
circumstances. This difference
will not run less than one-six.
teenth inch in length, and the
strength. though not determined
is markedly inferior. So think
it is safe to say that the general
adoption Of Il proper rotation
with cover crops will increase
the average length of the cotton
fiber one-siXtcenth inch, besides
greatly increasing its strength.
The general employment of
these improved methods will
not cause an increase in the
crop, for a proper rotation re-
quires that not more than one
half the area Of our farms shall
be in cotton, whereas now, at
least three fourths and often a
much larger proportion is SO en-
ployed.
A number Of our Southern OK
pertinent stations carry on cot
ton variety tests each year and
among other data from these
tests is set down the length of
staple and the number of bolls
per pound of the different va
rieties. The farmers of oul
section pay no attention what
ever to the length of fibre of
short staple varieties Of cotton,
as they are unable to realize
any more from a variety pro
ducing one and one-sixteenth
inches staple than from one pro
ducing only tive-eighth inch.
The whole system of purchas-
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

The female Of the species may
be more deadly than the male,
but we notice seven-weeks-old
French poodles advertised at
$40 for the males and SIS for the
females.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

Blind tigers close on Sunday;
Charleston growing morally
better" Good a r.
gument for those who believe
the millennium is drawing near.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12
KEOWEE PHARMACY

Will The Pickens Sentinel
please furnish us with a little
advance Information on the
apple cider crop prospects,
Greenville Piedmont. It will
be hard, but come over and
We'll whisper it to you.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

English suffragettes burned a
SIS, 900 hou e last week. They
destroy some valuable property
every week. If they do this
while they have no vote, what
would they do if they could vote?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12
females

A Spartanburg man went to
Greenville last week looking for
a Job and was robbed, which
shows the danger of q Spartan
burg man looking for work in
Greenville.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

1t will soon be safe to live in
New York. Many Of the police
are under arrest now.-Ander-
son Mail.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

Pickens is a d good town.
P. S.-The d stands for
dandy.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

1t seems to be no use asking a
batch why he doesn't sign up in
this glorious hymeneal month.
We asked three this morning.
and they all came across with
the silly argument that better
quarters are preferable to better
halves 9Th State. Quick,
doctor!
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

The Fountain Inn Tribune
has sprung a new one, and we
confess that it looks meritorious
to us. Tho idea is to levy a tax
to create a fund to be loaned TO
men without means to purchase
farms. We believe it would be
a good thing for the State to aid
its poorer citizens, but would it
not be undemocratic to tax
those who now own the proper
ty Of the State to help the other
fellow? Would it not SAVIOR too
much OF Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

Col. Roosevelt may not get
thanked up" but he knows the
taste Of a good mint julep.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12
1t rained on the just in time.

Health Hint. Don't drop
dead.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

The Greenyille News says
"Greenville county peaches. the
first Of the season." were on the
streets last week. Another
point of Pickens' superiority.
Pickens peaches are in evidence
every day in the year, especially
on big days like last Tuesday.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-12

IL. S. Galloway and jim
Thomas went fishing last week
and caught 2O6 fish"-Crow
Creek correspondence of Pick
ems Sentinel. Sounds sort of
fishy to us.-Greenyille Pied
mont. That's not so extra,
old man, you ought to come
over here when fishing is good.
Douglas Island news., 1913-11-12
TREADWELL TOPICS

Last Thursday evening large crowd witnessed the best swimming carnival ever held on Douglas Island at the Treadweu uatatorium. There is con- siderable talk of having another soon, which will be the first annual event in that line
 The oil steamer Lansing was at the Bullion dock discbarging oil the latter part of last week
 Tho Treadwell football oeam defeated the Juneau High school team last Sat. urdey. The game was played on the Treadwell grounds, and the final score was 27 too. Grundler and Mauseth, of the Treadwen team, were retired from the game on account of injuries, and Chulick, of Juneau, sustained broken collar bone
 There will be a game of football next Sunday on the Treadwell grounds be tween the Treadwen and Gastiueau teams.
 Ed Atkinson, who was injured in football practice a week ago, left the hospital last Monday.
 There will be a meeting of che Tread we'll Gre department next Friday even- ing at 7,5O
 Miss Muriel Kirkey arrived on the Mariposa from Ketchikan and will spend a few weeks visiting with Mr. and Mrs. c. E Bennett.
 A bowling tournament has been ar- ranged Cor aud teams representing the six companies of the Treadwel fire de- partmeut will compete. The first game will be played next Tuesday night be- tween Che teams representing Com panies 8 and 3.
 The new Troadwell float is completed and the ferry is using it for the pae- senger service.
Douglas Island news., 1913-11-12

Please take notice that Jensen carries everything in electrical goods, such as reading lamps, flash lights, electric globes, rosettes, switches, sockets, fuse plugs, cords and wire of all kinds.
 Hunters, please take notice Chat Jensen carries all the late makes of guns, also ammunition of kinds. We also guarantee our shells to be fresh, as we buy direct from the factory.
 The Ladies' League of the Congrega- tional church will hold their annual Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 10th, at the church. There will also be a sale of "goodies," a snowball tree for the ohil dreu, Japanese booth and other things.
 Oscar Fostrom, of Douglas, was granted a retail liquor license by Judge Jennings last Saturday. Fostrom had declared his intention of becoming citizen of the United States, but had allowed more than seven years Co elapse without taking any further steps in the matter He was granted a li- cense, provided that he at once renew his declaration of intention to become a citizen. Fostrom runs the Salt Lake bar.
 NoTICE is given to property owners within the corporate limits of the town of Douglas that the tax rolls for the year 1913 are now in the hands of the city treasurer and that all taxes are now due and payable before December 1, 1913, when a penalty of five per cent will be added.
Douglas Island news., 1913-11-12
Frank-Hansen

Last Sunday afternoon at 9 o'clock Mir. Willie Frank, of Douglas, and Miss Marie Hansen, of Juneau, were united in the holy bonds of matrimouy The ceremony took place in the parsonage of the Congregational church in this city, Rev Owen Um- stead officiating.
 The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hansen, pioneer residents of Juneau, and the groom is a we'll known Douglas Islander
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank have taken apart meuts for the present at the Sans Souci.
 May their lives be filled with joy.
Douglas Island news., 1913-11-12
Inneau Gets First Heat

With every inch of seating space damned fulled of excited humanity, the Douglas rink was the scene last night of the Grst heat of the lO.mile skating race between Olgat Anderson and Ray Rorabaugh or course An- derson, Che Douglas boy, had the sym pathy of the most of the crowd as against his opponent, who is counted as a sort of professional But sym pathy never won a race, and when the l25 laps were completed, Rorabaugh had gained a little more than half a lap.
 The last half of the race will take place at the Juneau rink tonight, and it will not surprise his frieudsit Ander- son should overcome the handicap of last nights defeat and win out.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-08

of American Advance the article by
Harry S. Warner, entitled "The In
elusive Program" and the editors ar
ticle, entitled "The Larger Vision"
wish to commend them both most
heartily. 1t seems evident to me that
the Larger Vision" and the "Inclu-
sive Program" is the only salvation
from the liquor traffic and for the
Prohibition party.
The policy of exhaustion would, in
my judgment, lead to extinction.
1t was once a certainty that the Re-
publican party platform builders and
spellbinders would view with alarm"
everything that did not originate
with themselves.
An Element of Weakness.
The weakness, not the strength, IF
the Prohibition party is that many
good Prohibitionists view with sus-
picion' every effort and plan and pur-
pose of those friends of our cause
who go not with u.s." 1t can only
be another scheme to bamboozle and
fleece the people unless it flies our
party flag.
To vote the Prohibition party ticket
IS the law and the gospel, and the
citizen who attempts to fight the sa-
loon by some other way, the same is a
thief and robber. Denounce him.
expose him. fight him, and compel
him to come into the Prohibition
party, or to have no part nor lot IN
this matter.
But HE does not come by that
route. doubt if he ever will. Mr..
Warner in his luminous and broad
Visioned article presents seven groups
i'll the great army of those who are
against the liquor traffic. The Prohi-
bition party is one of those groups.
What have many come to think IS
attitude toward the other six? In eff
feet it has seemed to be this:
We stand for Prohibition by our
method, we vote the Prohibition tick
ct to attain that end, every other
effort, plan, method and measure is
huge farce, a makeshift, a poultice, A
delusion and snare, and a compro-
mise with the devil We are done
with it, we wash our hands of it, we
! will not help promote it, we will
sknock it, and we will brand as a trait
or any of our own number seen IN
your company or heard upon your
platform. We demand that you six
shall abandon all other effort and
join US. Not one step will we go with
you; you must go all the way with u.s.
And the very ones to whom our pro-
gram should first appeal, the preach
ers, the temperance people-the lead
ers of the other six, do not come
Therefore saw some "Thev arc
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-08

to commit their correction to US That
blocks the way to all progress.
We do not stand alone for Prohibi-
ton. We have stood for years and
stand now for the popular election Of
United States senators. We stood for
it first among all the parties. 1t is
now the law of the land by constitu-
tional amendment accept it with
gratitude. We have stood for an in
come tax. In my judgment it is
mighty contribution toward the con-
summation of our whole program of
reform. 1t demolishes the national
revenue bulwark of the liquor traffic.
1t IS part of our platform. | accept
IT with gratitude. We have stood for
woman suffrage 1t is here! In all
probability such an amendment to the
federal constitution will be adopted
before Our party polls that million
votes for which all these years it has
striven. I hail it with joy I am ur-
willing to say, None of these things
for me until they can be obtained
through our party and the law adj
ministered by our hands"
/ fully recognize the vital difference
III the administration of law which
prohibits the liquor traffic, l realize
the tremendous public opinion it will
require to make effective such a law.
The present Prohibition party propa-
ganda reaching an insignificant frac-
ton of the people, with public press
of $4,000 circulation, could not accom-
plish it in a generation on the exc1u
sive propaganda plan.
A Revolution When 1t Comes.
But the proposition is so revo1u-
tionary that it would be equivalent to
capturing the government" to obtain
it. If therefore, the temperance forces
outside the Prohibition party, rein
forced as it now appears likely, by the
great Christian denominations. are
ready for a concerted movement upon
Washington to obtain by constitu-
tional amendment the enforcement of
the government from the liquor traf-
hc, shall hail it with joy, eating
bread with such "publicans and sin
ners" as Inclusive Prohibitionist;;' =
ready as I always have been, to join
with others whenever battle was on
against the liquor traffic. will not
reject anything until I can obtain
everything. Political parties will re-
fleet public opinion when that public
opinion is strong enough to sustain
the enactment and enforcement of
revolutionary law That fact will give
the country downward revision of
the tariff by this administration.
The people will take care of the ad-
ministration when the people are
ready for the law.
e. L..
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-08

different by one step from the soap
box curb to national Prohibition with
Prohibition party behind it, than we
have been able to win to our plan
those whose desire to hurt and destroy
the liquor traffic is as real and
Straightforward as our own
What then is the hope of the Pro-
hibition party? To adopt the inclu-
siVe program, to catch the larger Wis
ion, or to go the way of all the earth
when the natural force is abated and
the silver cold is loosed?
The Prohibition party, or rather the
guilty part of it, l.. 'st stop knocking
or our party will die. It never will
win by whining fraud against every
effort and method and step" pro-
posed by others who are against the
liquor traffic.
It will never live to destroy the
liquor traffic by contending that to
obtain an amendment to the federal
constitution prohibiting the manufac-
ture, sale and transportation of alco-
holic beverages is one per cent and
that to elect our candidate president
of the United States is ninety-nine
per cent of the reform.
Engineer and Locomotive
Both Needed.
1t is true that the locomotive will
not go without an engineer, but no
good company would contend that the
man in the cab is the whole train
Kansas has more than one per cent
of Prohibition now, and no state is
further removed from a Prohibition
party administration. No doubt at all
but that it would be still more effec-
tive if our party were in power in that
state, as I wish it were, but am not
one of those who would restore the
licensed liquor traffic to Kansas until
our party could be elected to power to
better enforce the law. And yet that
seems to be the attitude of some of
US. We hear it said, "No more legis-
lation against the liquor traffic in state
or nation until WE get into power
Who are we to say that? A party that
has been contending for power for
more than forty years and controls
now less than two per cent of the
vote. A party whose program Sc
cured $4,000 fewer endorsements from
the temperance public in 1912 than it
did in 1908, with million or more
women enjoying, for the first time, the
rights of citizenship. Why? It is
evident, in any case, that that program
has not proven attractive to the tenn
perance people of the nation. The ex-
elusive program has failed to win their
confidence and support
Shall we therefore abandon our pro-
gram? NO! But let us include. our
selves in the nations program, Join
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-08

National Prohibition Con American Advance July a6
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
MYtarERlous nEArA.

BENIMO0D.- Mrs JAMES MeCorm
Sick died very suddenly at her home
in South Benwood under somewhat
mysterious circum stances.
Shortly after ten o'clock Mrs. Nc
eormick called up over the phone tc
Mrs. Robert Shepherd and told he,
thatEshe was very i'll and wanted Mrs.
Shepherd to come her home. Mrs
Shepherd upon the arrival at the Nc
5Cormlck home found Mrs. McCormicH
lying on the floor in an unconscious
condition. She telephonel for DR. Bar,
lowsof McMechen but the doctor was
absent and his nurse Miss Cunningham
responded but upon her arrival the
woman was dead.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
ATTENl
THE MORNING
MEETNl
ONE HUNDRED AND FoRTY-TwS
MEN HEAR REV. lYoMAT sHEF
WOODS BARBER SHOP

One hundred and, forty.two bushes
men heard DR.. Lyon at the Cuisines
Mems prayer meeting, held thi
morning at the barber shop OF Ernes
Sherwood in Main street.
The service was delightful one AM
Or. Lyon was at his best(in an in
spirational talk which he gave TO tn
assembled men along the line OF Chris
tian work.
Launch Out Into the Deep" wa
the subject Of DR.. Lyons talk and deal
With the story Of the fisherman cast
ing their nets. He urged more con
sccrated and more earnest worl
among the christians for the sayiNt
of the souls Of men.
Mr.. Mitchell led the singing AM
sang beautiful solo accompanied i
the chorus by the men. Mr.. Frlsingc
accompanied him on the organ.
The meeting was regarded as TIL
hest yet OF the mems meetings and TIL
building where 1t was held was crowd
cd this morning.
Tomorrow morning at the sam
hour a meeting OF the same characte
will be held at Smiths shoe store.
NefghbOrhood Meetings.
Some fifty Inspiring neighborhooI
meetings were held in the various dig
tricts this morning and the attendance
and interest manifested was splendid
The weather being SO fine caused
many to so out 10 the meetings wild
lad not attended before. The "sin O
Indifference" was the topic discussed.
This is said 10 be the largest mems
meeting OF this character ever held by
the Lyon party in any town or city ~
which they have held meetings.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
WILL RESTOCk
STATE WITH
GAME BIRDS
ENGLISH RING NECK PHEAsANTs
AND HUNGARIAN PARTRIoGEs
INTO BE RELEASED THROUGHOUT
WEST VIRGINIA.

State Forest, Game and Fish War
den ]. A. Viqucsney has purchased
one hundred pair. of Chinese ring'neck
rheasants and fifty pair OF Hungarian
Iartrldges as a beginning to stock the
State OF West Virginia with these
game birds.
The English, or Chinese, Itiug'Neck
pheasants is the common pheasant OF
China and is OF the most beautiful
pIumagc OF any OF the pheasant fam
iy. During the past twenty years u
has been demonstrated that they are
well adapted TO most OF the American
States. and in many localities have be
come the real game bird that is mos!
admired By sportsmen.
Unlike the ruffed grouse, that seems
to fear civilization and is fast retreat
INK 10 the mountain wllds, the ring
neck pheasant seems to prefer the
haunts OF civilization rather than the
forest fastness, and will stand tho
rough winters better than either the
ruffed grouse or the bob.whlte,
The most notable example OF pre-
pagating these birds was in the Stat
Of Oregon. Some twenty years ago
some few phcasants were brought
from China and released in the Willo
mcttc Valley. oregon is now said tc
have greater abundance OF thes'
birds than China herself. Statistics
show. that fifty thousand OF these
birds were recently killed III the Stat
| Of Oregon in q single day, and yet tho'
seem to be increasing.
A number OF these birds will be re
LEASED in suitable lands by loca
sportsmen.