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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Singing Convention

The Liberty Township Singing con-
vention will meet with Golden Grove
Wesleyan church, two and one-half
miles south of Liberty, the fourth Sun
day in August. Everybody is invited
to come and bring song books and din
ner. S. E. ROGERS, Sec. and Treas.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Senator Pink Whiskers jim Ham
Lewis OF Illinois says that Russia. Ger
many, Japan and China viii some day
JON in lighting the United States
Wonder what they gave Jim Ham to
drink while he was guest Of the North
Carolina Bar association in Ashevile
recently?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Atlanta is trying to fire Mayor Jim
Woodward again. No use. Mayor Jim
is an Atlanta fixture, and suits ma
jority of the voters Of that city.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

NOTICE-We will sell for
cash, this season only, the ia
nous Walter A. Wood Now
ing Machine for $47.5o. There
is no other machine on the
market that will equal this ma
chine for service, high speed
and light draft. Please note
that we are making a discount
on these machines of IS each.
1t pays to buy for cash. See US
at once. Pickens Hardware G
Grocery Company.
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1t s M0neY
WeX
Spent!
3, Mosa

It's far better to spend
$50 or 900 in ad-
vertising in this news
paper and make more net
profit than it is to spend
nothing for advertising
and make less net profit
Out Of every ten men
who succeed nine do 50
by liberal publicity. The
tenth man is usually a
freak exception.
Consistent advertising
keeps you even with or
ahead Of your competitor.
Most OF our merchants
are quick to realize that
the best reading element
IN this COMMUNICATIVE
people who buy most
take this paper and read
the advertisements there
In contained.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

England says she won't quit seizing
our cotton and Germany says she won t
stop sinking our ships with cargoes
destined for the enemy Which leaves
America just where she was before all
OF those notes happened
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Up to the hour of going to press with
this gem of prose there has not been q
fist fight reported in Greenvile between
any of the politicians this week
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Colonel Bob of the State. rapturous
over the receipt of a granddaddy water
melon, has it all "spiled" by Booker of
the Spartanburg Journal heading the
writeup: Boob gets watermelon.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

OUR WEEKLY RIDDLE. When 10 &
man obliged to keep his word?
When no one will take it.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Stripped of its verbiage" the Lon
don reply to our last note looks like one
of those September morn affairs
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Cant sell beer over in Kansas :
headline. And it cant be sold over
anywhere else, for that matter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Germany says she has plenty of cot
ton. Then why all this fuss over its
shipment to that country?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Wedli ike to trade Bob Gonzales some
carrots for mess of Okra.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

The principal reason a couple want a
divorce is because they are married.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Vacationsts are returning on their
homeward journey now, full of chiggers
and-broke.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Our Weakly Poem. = (Note.) = The
poetry editor this week is in the same
fix as his recent poetry sick.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Next to Woodrow, 7. r. is the best
asset the Democrats have.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Riddle for Next Week Why is it
right for b to come before G?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

Asa war stopper, Gen. S. Tsrvation
knocks the socks clean off The Hague.
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obituary notices ana tributes of respect OF
moi over one hundred words will be printed free
of charge. All over that number must be paid
for at the rate of one cent word. Cash TO
accompany manliscr ript. Cards Of thanks pub.
lishcd for one half cent II word.
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GARY HIOTT, MANAGER

The Sentinel Is not responsible for the
views of its correspondents.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

II will be observed that while in Washing
ton more bushels per acre are produced than
in Minnesota, yet it is at greater expenditure
Of labor. In the Washington test the yield an
acre averaged 800 bushels, while in Minnesota
il averaged 1885, Both states show some
what better Weld in these tests than their usual
average, which indicates that the tests were
made of the work OF farmers above the aver
age in ability. In Minnesota for example, the
seasonal average varies from - to IL bushels
In raising one acre of wheat the average
msn.time bushel given in the Washington ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

farm for what has cost them 81 80 to produce
Most of the crop has been sold at loss
bushel of say rs cents, and the extra l2s,oOo,-
900 bushels in 1914 over the previous crop is
an extra heavy toll Of S320o0O0O net loss that
American farmers are paying the Horseleechs
daughters or with total wheat crop OF $751;
OH 900 bushels, total toll of not less than
S222,754,25O loss.
There was time when :Uncle Sam was
rich enough to give us all a farm" but now the
song may be reversed, and Uncle Sans wheat
raisers are found to be rich enough to pay the
price of great navy every year, Just tor the
privilege o, working those farms.
1t is true that few, outside Of the agricultural
experiment station laboratories, have any ade-
quate conception of what the farmers are pay
ing out for the bushel Of wheat for which the
world markets are hungering. Many Will
pooh-pooh the figures here quoted, but when
they do they are denying the facts found true
by the United States Department OF Agricuit-
ure and by several agricultural experiment sta
tons in repeated scientific investigation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
THE WORLD FORGETS THE LOSS IN
WHEAT RAISING.

am aware that there are many different
estimates as to what it costs bushel to raise
wheat as there are statstcisns The cost
ranges from 40 cents upward-and time was
when farmers were unable TO sell their crop
for more than 40 cents bushel, yet they per
sisted in raising wheat. 1t is small wonder
then that this year, when in Canada, as well as
in Europe and Siberia, it has become meas
IRE of ones patriotism TO enthuse over IN
creased acreage of wheat to feed the war
fr.nzied nations-it is small wonder when
markets and speculative pits are crying with
the Horseleech's daughters Give! GiVe' that
N. farmer looks upon his fall ploughed acres
and counts his visionary "prohts by the thou-
sands and forgets that they are even written
with red ink and upon the wrong side OF the
balance sheet!
am not referring now to the inevitable
risks of hail of drouth, OF smut and rust ana
;ns.ct nests. or even Of early frost or mid-har-
vest rains Give the crop all the favorable
conditions imaginable let the soil and the prep
aration thereof be ideal, and yet the average
crop OF wheat will cost the producer over u ~
bushel to grow, harvest and thrash oeS'oeS
the cost OF delivery to the market, which varies
according to distance.
This cost of delivery, including the wagon
haul from farm to railroad and the Heisn'
from local elevator 10 terminal, will average
at least 20 cents bushel, II not 50 cents re"
farmers selling on o-day's market OF, say 81 d.
receive net as much as $3.50 bushei on inc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
HOW TIME FIGURES IN THE COST OF
PRODUCTION.

How long does it take, in labor, to produce
and harvest an acre OF wheat The time varies
according to locality. but here are the findings
of numerous Investigations made by the De-
partment of Agriculture upon farms in four
states-New York, Iowa, Minnesota and Wash
ngton:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

tiller OF the SOIL who has many kinds OF crops
in small fields. but no impressive farm ele-
vators upon his farm, and few, if any, full car
loads of grain to sell. Yet, it is safe to say
that there has never been bonanza farmer OF
wheat who has not lost money on nine crops
out of ten that he has harvested, nor who has
not mined and given away thousands of dol
lars worth OF soil fertility.
The year 1915, with its war prices for wheat
will probably be no exception to the rule that
every bushel of wheat will cost the farmer
more to produce than the world market will
nav for it. Even though the farm price may
average 81 Is bushel farm value, until the
entire crop is sold. yet it will cost the farmers
more than that to produce it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
ONE BIG ITEM OF COST THAT is
USUALLY OVERLOOKED.

But now comes the item which most farmers
overlook, but which agriculturists are bound to
consider. whether they want to do so or not
This is the loss of the soil elements with every
crop, the mining of the fertility and shipping it
of of the farm.
This amounts to so serious an item that in
ten wheat crops the full market value Of the
land has been carried of, and no equivalent
rendered to the farmer
| concede that there are many farms-espe-
cially bonanza farms-which have grown wheat
consecutively for twenty years, upon the same
soil ,yithout fertilizing, md the soil has still
produced some crop, though | trust that that
sort of farming belonged to earlier decades
But il must be remembered that the market
value OF the land has little relation to the mar
ket value OF the elements OF fertility within its
SOIL Extremely fertile land, rich in nitrogen
potash and phosphates, exists by the million
;cres too far from market to make it worth
accepting as a gift for practical farming
Hence it proves nothing to say that the soil
chemist must be wrong in stating that every
wheat crop robs the soil Of about SIS a Of soil
fertility an acre, since land bought for 50 an
acre can be sold for $50 or 500 an acre.
Fertility is an important consideration in the
valuation of farm. but profitable and proxi-
mate market is Of even greater importance.
Fertility can be put back into soil at the will
and expense of the farmer but nearness to
profitable markets depends on many circum-
stances beyond his individual control--as, 70.
example, on tariffs, railroads, wars and rumors
OF wars ,,z - az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

was 80 minutes and in Minnesota 80 minutes,
while horse-tme in Washington was liz min
utes as against only rs minutes in Minnesota.
Doubtless the Washington soil is heavier and
harder to work than that OF Minnesota
1t is very easy to jump to wrong conclusions
in comparing acre yields of different locaiihes'
for example 3O.6 bushels in Washington COM
pared with 1875 in MISUNDERSTANDING there
from that Washington is nearly twice as good
2 wheat state as Minnesota. Yet the tact is
that II costs more to raise bushel OF wheat IN
Washington than it does in Minnesota, as
demonstrated above.
HOW TO ARRIVE AT A TRUE LABOR
COST.
It will be noted, by the governments table,
that conditions are found more economical III
Minnesota than in any other grain state YET
here the average time Of man-labor an acre Is
ten hours, and horse-lsbor twenty-three hours
Is that not, roughly speaking, the equivalent
of man and team for one long day, and is not
that worth, at going rates, about SIS for actual
average labor upon one acre OF wheat! we
will not figure so closely as to charge Tor rainy
DAYS nor for insurance against loss OF crops IN
bad seasons.
American farmers are often compared I'M
fayorably with the farmers of Europe, where
Weld of less than thirty bushels would be
counted a partial failure. A scientist connected
with the Wisconsin Experiment Station, alter
touring Europe last year, reported that II
Americans raised wheat with the labor and
fertilizers that Europeans use every bushel
would cost over So.
Let us consider the other items OF cost in an
acre OF wheat The seed, at market price tor
this year. is say ST 20 bushel at terminal mar
k.ts. or 81 value on the farm. Hence the seed
for one acre Zone bushel and three pecks) is
worth 81 rs, farm value. OF is much higher
now in February
Assume that the land is worth only $50 an
acre-though most of it is really OF much
higher price-then the interest on the acre at
per cent is So year.
The equipment OF quarter-section farm
$50 acres-required exclusively for grain rails
ing including only four horses (where it is
usual to have six horses), is not less than
81 500. which gives pro rata of $40 per acre.
Tha average LIE OF iaIm machinery does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

exceed FIVE years, but we will be liberal and
call it seven and one-half years, giving yearly
depreciation and repair charge OF IS per cent
On $40 that is ST so year an acre.
1t is sometimes claimed that by using only
mares on the farm the value of the colts will
offset the depreciation of the horses. This is
not true The only offsettng item is the value
of the colt on the day it is dropped, against
which is the loss of the services of the mare at
the time of birth, plus the fee or keep of, the
stallion. 1t usually costs nearly as much, even
on farm, to raise and train colt as the horse
will sell for, hence that cannot figure in the
cost of wheat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
Bv P V. COLLINS,

TlItor ~ 'The NorthVestcrn AgTclI lTIsT
"HERE is only one thing more ter
- riblc for an army than defeat
said Wellington. after the battle
of Waterloo and that is VIC
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31

have been engaged by young ladies'
for next September and 100 more
rooms could lie filed. Indications are
that the attendance for he year 1915
and 1916 will far exceed that of any
previous year in the history OF the
institution. The attenda nee for the
present semester was large. rotwith
standing the business conditions which
interefered with the plans Of many
who had expected to be here.
The Legislature. by resolution. has
accepted the Smith.Leever funds, ana
has thus made possible extension
work i'll agriculture. domestic science
and home economics. in all counties
of the state, without additional cost
to the state.
The students nthe short course III
agriculture, 25 or 80 in number. will
complete their work toda". Ixamina
lions have been held i5r Seycral days
this week, and the last test is schcd-
uled for this morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
DEGREES FOR ITO
At THE UNIVERSITY
30 Per Cent Increase In the
Number of Graduates
This Year.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va. March 81.
One hundred and ten young men
and young women will receive degrees
from the West Virginia university in
June this year. The work of checking
up the credits and standing OF the
members of the senior class was COM
pleted yesterday, and 1t was found
that the class would be the largest in
the history Of the university. Last
year. So degrees were conferred
The notable increase of 80 per cert
in the number of graduates IS all the
more striking when it is remembered
that one year has been added to the
requirements for the degree in law.
and that the university does not now
confer the degree OF doctor Of medi-
cine. the university's affiliation with
the College of Physicians and Surg
cons at Baltimore having been termi.
mated. Students in the medical school
are permitted. under its present stand
ing, to select any medical college in
the country for the final two years
work in medicine.
All of the rooms in woman's hall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
GIRLS! LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL HAIR
NO DANDRUFF-25 CENT DANDERINE

difference how dull. faded. brittle and
scraggy. just moisten a cloth with
Danderinc and carefully draw II
through YOUR hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance: an incompatible lustre,
softness and luXuriance.
Get a % cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store ! or
toilet counter. and prove that your
hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment-that's all
YOU surely can have beautiful hair and
lots of it II you will just try a little
Danderine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Doctors Said He Had Dr0pS1

Some time ago I had an attack OF
grippe which finally settled in my kid
neys and bladder. l doctored with the
doctors and they claimed had dropsy
l tried other remedies and got no re.
lief from any of them. My condf.
ton was such that l was unable to
work for about two months and the
annoying symptoms caused be great
deal OF trouble and pain. | was hard
ly able to turn over in bed. Seeing
one OF your Almanacs, ! decided to
give DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root a trial
and after taking several bottles was
able to resume my work again. can
not say too much in praise OF your
Swamp-Root as the results in my case
were truly wonderful.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT BALLARD,
Mansfield. Pa.
Sworn and subscribed before me.
this 9TH day of May, 1912.
RAY C. LONGBOTHUM,
Notary Public.
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Plan $4,000 Reserve
Force For the Navy

CHARLESTON, w. Va. March 81
"A large number OF inquiries are be-
ing made for West Virginia coal by
foreign buyers. and the outlook for i'm.
proved coal conditions is most en-
courasing,' said a well-known coal
man from the New River field. who
was in this cSty this week.
Italy and Spain are going TO place
large orders here, and there are pros
poets from all sections OF South
America. In the past much Australian
coal has been shipped to South
America. which trade has been cut
of by the great European war. and
West Virgiania is going to get a
large part of this west coast trade
through the Panama canal.
The burning of wood for steam
production is. in many South Amcri-
can countries. an obstacle facing the
coal shipper. but changing conditions
are bound TO bring about a demand
for high grade fuel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Not a Full Exclamation.

The manifestation called heat ts
with humans and most other animals
a sensation :ndescribable. From the
time OF Democritus nd Epicurus. md
far back OF that, the mystery OF the
source of heat was hotly discussed.
AS time few on and on the mystery
was segregated into learned words,
and Sir Humphry Davy explained it
all by saying that heat was merely the
vibration of corpuscles OF the body.
He did not tell OF the origin of the
eorpuscles or why they vibrated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Letters to
Or. kilmer & Co.
Binqhamton, N. y.

Prove What Swamp Root viii Do
For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.
Binghampton. y. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone You
will also receive a booklet OF valuable
information. telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing. be sure
and mention the Farmers Free Press.
Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
HAIR COMING OUT? IF DRY,
THIN, FADED. BRING BACK
ITS COLOR AND LUSTRE

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch. but what
will please you most will be after
few weeks use. when you see new
hair. fine and downy at first-yes-
hut really new hair-growing all over
the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair. No
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Beware of Ointments for Catarr1
That Contain Mercury

mercury will surely destroy tho scnsr OF ,neTI
and completely dsrange the whole system when
entering 1t through the mucous surfaces. such
articles should never he used except ON prcSrri-
tlnnS FROM reputable physicians. rs the damage
they will do Is ten fold to the good you ca n pcs
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo o.
contains II" mercury. and Is taken in;srnany
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces ~ the system. In buying Halls catHrrh
internally and made IN Toledo. Ohio. by f. J..
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price. &c. rcr hottie.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
lesson From q Flower.

saw delicate flower had grown
up two feet high between the horses
path and the wheel-track One inch
more to right or left had sealed lite
fate. or an inch higher. and wet u
lived to flourish as much as II 1t had
a thousand acres OF -untrodden space
around it. and never knew the danger
It incurred. 1t did not borrow troH
BILE. and invite an evil fate by appre
bending lt.-ThoreAu.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Whom to Take a Grain Of Salt.

When the friend Of an hour invites
YOU TO stop week with him. as the
late nst~ing Is always out"
When a press agent says anything at
nu about his show.
When thr architect says he has all
owed plenty OF margin IN the figures
IN your house.
When You hear u mother say. Well,
II course don't think my children are
perfect"
When a baseball manager Says he
hardly hopes 10 land higher than fourth
place next yeAr.-JudRc
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Take One Guess.

Susie's grandmother had been scold.
ing her. Susie felt indignant but had
been taught never to answer back"
However. she got even. Taking her
kitten in her arms. she thus solilo-
quized: Kitty, wish one of US was
dead this minute. Not you kitty, nor
me, kitty, but one OF US three in this
room"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Homemade Ointment.

The following is a recipe for a sim
pie homemade ointment, which is ex-
cellent for applying to cuts and
bruises: One teaspoonful each OF
olive oil. turpentine, spirits OF cam
phor and coal oil. or course. any
amount desired may be made. but the
proportion must be as given here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
A FIRE FIGHTER

with all the modern appliances TO.
fighting fire Is not able to save your
Life and Property at all times A pol
icy OF Insurance will furnish you the
money to replace your furniture, build
ings or stock of merchandise in case OF
accident by fire. Would you like to
know what a policy would cost? Wen
enlighten you for the asking.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31

SITUATION wANTED-For some
one to do your house cleanisg, or
working on your yard or making gar.
3-19-1mo.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTED-Sewing, plain and fancy;
rates reasonable. Are also agent for
Spirella Corset. Call Bell phone 4S7-J.
Monroe ST. No. 326. 10-16.tf
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

MONEY TO LOAN in sums from $40
up, to responsible parties. Box 595,
Clarksburg. w. Va. 1901
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
HOUSES FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Two new seven-room
houses, rent reasonable. at Walnut
Ave and Third ST.. South Side. and
ipne fiat in First ward. Inquire of F.
P. Kelley, Office 306 Main ST., Bell
phone 406-Y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31

There are reasons why | should do
your plumbing. A. f. Jackson. Mon.
roe street