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Oldest Newspaper In South Carolina. .j : ?? ?. ? . _ VOL. 76. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18,1911 NO. 37 JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mrs. Sheppard. Ban quet by New Century Gub. Cornerstone of Monu ment Laid. The death of Mrs. Orlando Shep pard, Jr., which occured on last Monday October 9th, at her home in Atlanta, brought great sadness to our town. It was not only a shock to friends, but to the relatives, the immediate cause being heart-failure. Mrs. Sheppard was the daughter of Mr. ai <d Mrs. A. C. Mobley, and during her girlhood days, as Miss Lina Mobley, she was loved by all for her bright and winning manner and womanly ways. As a wife ard mother, she was love and devotion itself, and was the light of her home circle. As she lay in her cas ket, one was reminded of a fair lily-crushed and broken. So pure, so beautiful, she was, and life held so much for her. In early life she united with the Baptist church and loved the cause. Her body was brought here to the home of her pa rents on Tuesday morning, and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the funer al services were conducted in the home by Dr. W. S. Dorset, and the body borne to Mt. of Olives ceme tery for interment. The pall bear ers were Messrs. J. B. Conklin, of Atlanta; Ralph Jones, of Ridge Spring; Henry Watson, of Edce field, and J. N. Lott, M. R. Wright, W. E. LaGrone, J. P. Hoyt ??nd Dr. J. A. Dobey. There is seldom seen so many beautiful floral trib utes assent by sympathizing friends. A very large harp of flowers mount ed upon an easel of ferns was sent by the firm with which Mr. Shep pard is connected. Besides the sor rowing husband'and two little boys, Mobley and Edward, are left here parents and three sisters, Mrs. Page Nelson Keesee and Misses Lucile and Josephine Mobley and one brother Mr. W. Allen Mobley. Those from Edgefield who came over to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sheppard were Mr. and Mrs. Orlan do Sheppard, Sr., Misses Fannie and Lucile Sheppard, Mr. Wallace son and Lo vic Mirna, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lott and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. May. Miss Lillie LaGrone spent the week end at Edgefield with her sis ter, Mrs. James Hart. Mrs. H. W. Crouch and Miss Elise Crouch, Mrs. J. A. Lott, Mes dames Peter Eppes and W. M. Hines, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Turner and family were visitors to Augus ta during the past week, the latter named going over in their car. The banquet given on last Thurs day evening at Turner hall by th? new century club to the husband! and sweethearts of the member was a most elaborate and enjoyabh affair. There were several invite? guests and the hours passed happi ly. The hall presented a very festiv air, and the banquet table was i the shape of a Greek cross, an adorned with ferns and cut flowen The gentlemen present were aske to write descriptions of themselve and these were read by Rev. Moi roe and auctioned off to the lad bidding highest, by Mr. J. V Marsh. In this way partners we gotten for the table. The supp served was a several course one, ai at the conclusion the toasts we heard. Mrs. J. H. White was toa mistress, and she was responded by Dr. J. M. Rushton, for the tow Mrs. Wm. Toney's toast was "Husbands," responded to by I W. S. Dorset; Miss Mary Gwyi "Husbands-to-be," Rev. P. Monroe, responding; Editor H. Bailey, "Wives," ?esponded to Prof. W. C. Curry; "Sweethearti Rev. E. H. Beckham spoke li "Is the club woman an import! factor for good in the community Appropriate cards in water cole were attractive souvenirs of the casion. Owing to the bereavement in family of the bride, the wedding Miss Lucile Mobley, to Mr. Hi Mish Hamilton, of Middlebr? Va., which had been arranged October 26th, will now be a ! quiet affair. All plans for th ception of the evening before the beautiful church wedding 1 been changed, the marriage no be solemnized in the home of bride's father, Mr. A. C. Moble Mesdames W. B. Cogburr J. W. Peak, of Edgefield, ? Tuesday of last week in town friends. Mrs. Bronson, of Augusta, been the guest of her brother J. A. Dobey. Mrs. Maggie Hill spent the .week at the home of Mrs. "V Tompkins. General interest is centered i approaching wedding of Miss nona Lewis to Dr. B. F. Lan pf Florence, S. C., the happy to take place about the middle of November. The marriage vows will be consummated in the Baptist church, and the wedding as arrang ed will be a very pretty one. Miss j Lewis is one of Johnston's most lovable young women, and it is re gretted that her futuie home will be elsewhere, Dr. Landrum having lo cated as an Osteopath at Florence. Mesdames F. N. Lott and Albert Dozier have returned from a visit to the former's daughter, Mrs. Julian Harris at Dothan, Ga. The ticket in the election for water works for the town stood 52 against, and 28 for water works. The corner stone of the monu ment to the Confederate dead, j which is being erected by the Mary I Ann Buie chapter, D. of C., was laid on October 10th, with impres sive services, the Masons assisting. After the assembling of the crowd, at the selected spot, the masons ar rived in a body, and circled around the stone. |Mr. Orlando Sheppard, of Edgefield, Grand Past Master, of Edgefield, conducted their servi ces? The articles were placed in the receptacle by Past Master,S. J. Wat son and were: The chapter history, Miss Buie's picture, a list of the names of the veterans of Edgefield j county, the names of the officers and members of the chapter, a Con federate flag, a 25 cent piece of 1911, the local paper, two Confed erate bills, and tickets for and against the water works, which was being voted upon during that day. After the receptacle had been seal ed over, the masons placed the stoue in position, and after a song by the D. of C., all repaired to the grove nearby and listened to the address on Masonry, by Mr. Sheppard, and to the address of the speaker of the occasion, Dr. S. C. Mitchel, of University of South Carolina. It was the general comment that the two addresses were as ever listened to, I on their different subjects. At the conclusion the D. of C. served a barbecue dinner the proceeds going toward the monument. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the third division will convene with. 28th-29?hT 10:30-Devotional exercises con ducted by moderator. 11:00-Enrollment of delegates and verbal reports from churches. 1st Query-How does sin make its mark upon a person. P H Bussey, Sara Agnew, H E Bunch. 2nd Query-What is the effect of a good man's influence. J M Bus sey, W P Lanham, L G Bell. Adjourn for dinner 12:30 for lt hours. 3rd Query-Are young church members encouraged as they should be. W RLeggert, T G Talbert, Sam Doolittle. 4th Query-Duties of church leaders. E G Morgan, Geo. Dorn, J M Garnett. SUNPAY. 10:30-Sunday school exercises conducted by superintendent of Red Oak Grove Sunday school. 11:30-Missionary sermon bj Rev. P H Bussey, Jr. Afternoon exercises devoted to I Y P U work. The good a B Y P U is in a com munity: Paper by Miss Juanita Mil 1er. The relation of the B Y PUt Bible doctrines. Paper by Mis Effie Wideman. Training for Christian work: Pa per by Mrs. J O Marshall. Jno. G McKie, For committe the rof irry 3ok, for very e re and have w to the >y. i and jpent with , has ,Dr. j past Villie in the Wei drum, event Plum Branch News. Ruby Estell Wells, daughter < Franklin Pickens Wells and Mi bie Josie Wells, died October 10 at 4:30 o'clock of heart failure. SI was just eight years old, and h never been a strong child, but bc her suffering patiently, realizi herself that she could not live lor so death was not a surprise, but came at an unexpected time. Af the funeral in the Baptist chui by the pastor, her remains were terred in the town cemetery by 1< in g friends. A number of our people are si Mrs. Thomas Miner has been c fined to her room for several da Mr. Poney Walker and a num of his children heve been viet of fever, and some of them are i sick. Mrs. Luther Bracknell is coi lescing nicely from a sersous illn She is still at the home of her ra er at McCormick. A Teacher Training class ol teen members is being taught the pastor of tho Baptist chi The class meets semi-monthly al pastor's home. Ties-suspenders-BOX and r other things you can buy at price at F. G. MERTINS, Ai la, Ga. SCIENTIFIC FARMING Editor ol Progressive Farmer j Shows Wherein Modern Scientific Farming is On ly Hope For South. ck. on IV8. iher ima still iva iess. oth : fif i by ireh 6 the F. nany half iigus The man who makes only half a j bale of cotton to the acre on land that should make a bale is in a bad fix this year. And he is not only in a bad tlx himself, is not only getting next to nothing for himself and his family, bat it is such backward, un progressive farmers as he who raise the "distressed cotton" that has to be put on the market to depress prices for everybody else. To flatter such men in their ignorance and backwardness by telling them it is a mistake for the south to learn to make more cotton to the acre, means j not only to | encourage dry rot in | such men themselves, but would; help doom their families to ignor ance and want-and help doom the f south in the same way. The man who has learned to make a bale and moie to the acre where only half a bale grew before is the man who has found "the way out" for himself for the south. The half-bale man would keep us poorer. The bale-per-acre or bale and-a-half-per-acre man is) our sal vation, for he can plant only half as many acres as formerly without decreasing his cotton production, and have the other half for growing j corn, hay, peas and hog feed. Such a farmer is independent of | cotton prices, and can sit back with corn crib and smoke house of his I own, and hold his cotton till he gets j what he regards as a fair price. If it were not for such farmers who have learned better methods of production, the price of cotton in the south would be much lower than it is to-day The salvation of the south hes in increasing the number of such enter-1 prising, progressive, thoughtful far mers. Nobody can stop the tide of I knowledge that is teaching men to [ get more out of their labor than ever before. You might as well try to sweep na?y *:*-c ^pon ??trtrg?o make cotton cheaply, ^ going to learn how to make the lar gest yield possible per acre, whether you do or not. If you fail to do so, you simply cut your own throat. Only a fool will be content to give two day's hard labor to do what he might learn to do in one day, or to work two acres lo produce what he might learn to produce on oae acre; and the majority of folks are not going to be fools. The hope of the south is in better | farming-learning not only how to produce the world's cotton crop on the smallest possible acreage, but also the biggest possible yields of grain, forage and feed crops, for haman food and for feeding live stock, so that we may be independ ent of "speculators" and "raiders" and prepared to hold cotton when ever the time comes to hold. And eve* y man who is farming so poorly that he can not do this is a draw back to our entire section. Then, too, newspapers and agri cultural leaders who are teaching better farming are helping the cot ton situation in other ways. The? are demonstrating that other cropi will pay as well as cotton, and ar? therefore helping hold the cottoi acreage down. Farmers whohav learned to make fifty bushels o corn per acre are not going wil< over cotton and plant everythin to it, even if it brings 15 centf Similarly, farmers who have learne to get the best profits possible i dairying and stock raising are n( going to increase their cotton acn age materially because of a sligl advance in price. The hopeful fact about the Fa mers' Union is that it official recognizes these truths. Other fa mers' organizations have laid ei phasis only on better marketing the money crops without emphas ing the necessity of better farmin but the union has as its purpose educate the people in scientific far ing as well as in the progress marketing. No man who is faith to the union cause can afford to d courage either purpose. To go back to old methods farming would make our people helpless as they were in the C when cotton was sold at 5 c cents a pound and no farmer 1 able to hold. But to encourage great program of scientific farm which is now re-making the sc is to help the cotton situation i thousand ways. (l) For one thing, only be farming, scientific gfarming, save us from the great peril of early-marketed "distressed" co which poor, unprogressive fan now throw on the market earl the season with the inevitable r< of depressing prices, (a) Better farming aloije (by mstrating the pro?j? irops) can eave ns i? greater peril of plant! ?ive acreage whem ind thereby forcing" pri ow when tie big crop ( narket. (3) Only better fanni i success of any "hoi lient, becanse witJibnl "arming and increaa^ )ur farmers can gro;v s< plies to be independent Scientific farming" i essential to better eottoi - ?? - Union Meetin Program ef the fir?t' < on meeting of th<?J$& ;ist association whicVi ;he Gilgal church on thc lay in October and Satur* Saturday morning TT motional exercises led bj srator. 11:30-Miscellaneous-*! 11:45 Verbal report 3hurcb.es and Sanday sch the enrollment of delegate 1st Query-Explain tl rf the barren fig tree. U Mid Rev. G. H. Bt|$fc 2nd Query-Is th its power? O Sheppard, l\ a. S Tompkins. 3rd Query-After, a se: mal meetings doe? tho 1 tion of your church di least temporarily?'If so the remedy. S N Timin?fr, Byrd, PR Wates. 4th Query-The reflex 3f missions. Dr. Jeffries, BI Bailey. 5th Query-Can a Chr absolutely positive that he if so state reasons. Jamei Prof. Curry, J L Mims. 6th Query-Do member; ternities feel more bound tc other than Christians if so Sheppard, W B Cogbun Mims. Sunday a. m.-Devotion! sises led by S N Timmerma 10:30-Addresses by JI PNK BaUey. 11:00 a. m.-Missioner by Rev. G H Burton c J'?] '^*?^e?Qoon Snn'^35 '/ MissionaryJubilee in Now This year marks the fift niversary of the beginning man's missionary societies, a year has been celebrated holding of missionary jubil over our country, especially large cities. Throughout our state, pl being made to make this yea ble for missionary activity, ai association is planning to ii ate during this month and campaign of enlistment, mal effort to gain as many new m as possible. Each society in Edgefield ? tion has had literature on pl enlistment sent to them, and have been sent out by our se Miss Robbie Jones, urgir each society take immediate e make this enlistment cam] success. During the latter part of 1 ber a jubilee celebration \ ' held at Edgefield, when ead 7 ty in the association will b< 3 to send representatives and a 3 of their gain in membership 1 1 suit of their enlistment can J The society which gains th I members will have the Foreig sion Journal sent free to ever j s ber of the society for one yea j appreciation of their sue d efforts. n At this jubilee it is expect every pastor in the associate 3" be a guest at the night service 111 words of appreciation for the pathy and co-operation will r" pressed. It is a notable fact tl ly Edgefield association has no r- who has ever opposed woman n- sionary work, but have alwi of qualifiedly endorsed and 'm- it To them we wis> sh >g> preciation. to An all day mc , will ? m- held, and some . lonary < of si on aries will h- present to ful the zest of the occasion, lia- The newly chosen pastor Edgefield Baptist church, ] of D. Jeffries will be present tc j as the occasion more inter io's Exact dates will be announce >r ? soon. In the meantime let all ?vas ties call meetings and begi the work of enlistment before ing weather begins, luth Plans were made at the loci in a sionary society last week 1 enlistment campaign and th ?Uer lee occasion as well, and w will to make this tho most enthu the missionary service our soci< tton ever held. It will be fia good mers ning too for the new year's ly in ties. Look out for further anr esult ments and program later. Edgefield Woman's Mission dem- ty. PARKSVILLE NEWS. List of Cash Prize* to be Award ed at The Fair. A Strong Plea For Insect Destroy ing Birds. We ask The Advertiser to pub lish the subjoined list of cash premiums, ?ffered by the west-side fair association as follows: Horses, County Raised. 1 Best saddle horse $5.00 2.00 2 Best harness horse 5.00 2.00 3 Best stallion 5.00 2.00 4 Best mare and colt 1911 5.00 2.00 5 Best colt, 1911 3.00 2.00 6 Best pair mules 5.00 2.00 V Best mule colt 1911 5.00 2.00 Cattle. 8 Best dairy cow 5.OO 2.00 9 Best dairy heifer 3.00 2.00 10 Best bull any breed 5.00 2.00 11 Best steer 2.00 1.00 Hogs. 12 Best Berkshire boar 3.00 2.00 13 Best Berkshire sow 3.00 2.00 14 Best Essex boar 3.00 2.00 15 Best Essex sow. 3.OO 2.00 16 Best barrow 3.00 2.00 i Fowls. 17 Best pen chickens, cock and three hens, any breed 3.00 2.00 18 Best display home cured bacon . 3.00 2.00 1.00 Farm Crops. 1st 2d 3rd 200-lb 50-lb 19 Best ? bu. wheat 2.00 slag soda 20 Best i bu oats 21 Best * bu. peas " " 22 Best * bu. yellow corn " 23 Best i white corn " " 24 Best i bu. swt potatoes " " 25 Best i bu. turnips " " 26 Best i bu. rutabagas " " 27 Best ? doz. collards " " 28 Best 10-lbs short staple cotton " 29 Best 10-lbs long staple cotton " 1st 2d 3rd 100-lb 50-lb 30 Best bale pea vine hay 81.50 soda soda 31 Best bale grass hay " " 32 Best fall vegetables " " 33_Best 5 stalks cotton 44 " 36 Best corn display, 1 pr. pigs; 1 pr. fowls. 37 Best individual d isplay of farm product 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 100-lbe soda each. 38 Boy's corn display, best scores, 1st, $4.00 2d, 100-lb soda, 3rd, 1 bu. corn; 4th $1.0C. 39 Boys cattle judging, best scores 1st, $4.00; 2d, 100-lbs. soda 3rd, 2 bu. oats. 40 Boys judging hogs, best score 1st, $3.00; 2d bu. oats; 3rd 1 bu. 41 Best display butter, 1st, $.5C 2d 1 bale P V hay. 42 Judging horses (men) Best scores, 1st, $5.00 2d,100-l 3rd, 1 bu. corn; 4th ? bu. whet 5 th 1 whip. 1st 2d 3r 43 Best school exhibit 5.00 2.50 LC 44 Best floral display 3.00 2.00 Li 45 Best fancy work 3.00 2.00 L( 46 Best loaf bread 25 lbs flour. 47 Best variety of breads 25lbs flou 48 Best biscuits 1 case baking po^ der. 49 Best variety cakes 25 lbs flor 50 Best report of fair sent to Eds field Advertiser by a school girl, years subscription. 52 Best report of speech by Co Watson, sent to Edgefield Chro cle by a school boy 1 years ai scription. NOTE-Other awards may posted on the second day of fair if the first day's gate recei warrant. An old colored teacher used write copies for us something 1 this: "Many men of many mir many birds of many kinds." WI nature has given us a great var in the minds of men, no two bi alike, in fact no two things are actly alike, not even the leave the trees, it is not my purpos discourse upon these things. . the birds I would like to spe; word for. The other day I wat ticing the cotton leaf caterp that had stripped the leaves bolls of cotton from the stall some cotton tb at ran right up the yard of a young neighbor, remarked that her chickens we full of the pests, that they v? not eat their food; and I i where are the birds? Where ar sparrows? A few years ago the < try was full of English spar but wheru are they now, for 1 seen very few of them recen thought of Mr. Janies Henry and decided I would join the ? bon society for the protection < birds. Let us not kill, but 1 protect insect destroying birds, the little, hated English sparr Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Busi Modoc spent part of a pleasai in Parksville Sunday. Mr. 1 who has been depot agent an graph operator at Modoc for 21 years, has resigned to become cash ier of the Modoc bank. Mr. Winchester McDaniel and little Augus Pani, paid Parksville an appreciated visit last Saturday. [ Mr. Jim White of hustling White j I Town, who came among us a few days ago tells us they are making more than they can gather, that is of cotton. We ought to be satisfied with a country in which we can make more than we can gather. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Holley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parks. Mr. Frank Parks of Mt Carmel, Mr. Hamp Parks and wife of Plum Branch spent Sunday with relatives at Parksville. Mrs. Fannie Middleton of Meri wether, Mr. John McDaniel and Henry Bailey of Red Hill and Mrs. T. H. Garrett of this place have .all been on the sick list, but we hope they are better. Mrs. Hattie Ridlehoover and Mrs. Virginia Stone spent a pleas ant day Sunday at the home of Rev. IT. H. Garrett. Rev. O. N. Rountree preached a most practical and forceful sermon to the Methodist folks Sunday af ternoon no practical Christianity. More Anon. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the 2nd division of the Edgefield association will meet with Red Hill church on Saturday October 28 th and 29th 1911. Devotional exercises at ll a. m. by J. D. Hughey. 11:30: Roll call, verbal reports from the delegates of the churches. 1st Query-The cause of reli gious indifference ia) In the home, (b) in the church, (c) in society. G WMedlock, J O Atkinson, RM Johnson and T P Salter. 2nd Query-What manner of life and service in men will render the highest good in his community. J H Courtney, W T Prescott, S B Mays, C C Jones. Adjournment for dinner. 3rd Query-What should be the ! S&i\Se.<-V??i';D<? ,o?amusements that I 4th Query-Are we giving for the advancement of God's kingdom as he has prospered us. Geo. Wright, D E Lanham, J W Quarles and J C Whitlock. Sunday 10:30 a. m. Sundae seuool mass meeting conducted by duperin tendent of local school. Missionary sermon by Rev. Z 1 Cody of the Baptist Courier. Adjournment for dinner, s I Afternoon services to be providec b I for. C. M. Mellichamp, For committee b it d io )0 )0 ir. ,v ?r. :e , 1 m. ni ib be the pts . lo like ids, hile iety ?ing i ex s of e to Et is ak a ? no illar and cs of into who re so rould isked c the ?oun rows, have tly. I Rice ^.udu )f the rather , even ow. sey of ut day ?ussey d tele Round Trip Excursion Fares t< Columbia, S. C. and Return Via Southern Railway. Account State Agiicultural and Meehan cal Fair October 30-November 4,1911, Abbeville, *3-6 Aiken, 2,? Anderson, 4^ Batesburg, Edgefield, 2.( Greenwood, 5? Honea Path, 3-| Johnstoa, 2*! Newberry, 2?' Williamston, 4 The above round trip fares i elude one admission to the fi grounds. Proportionately reduced fa: from other stations. The following round trip per ca ta fares will apply for military co panics and brass bands, in unifot traveling together on one tick from points named below: Abbeville, $2 Anderson, 2 Greenwood, 1 Newberry, All tickets sold account of ' fair on Oct. 28, to Nov. 3, inclu? and for trains scheduled to ar Columbia before noon Nov. 4, lt good returning to reaoh orig starting point not later than i night Nov. 5th, 1911. Ample coach accommodation be provided. For furthur info; tion, call on nearest ticket agen address Frank L Jenkins, TR Augusta, Jno. LMeek, AGPA. Atlanta, Ga. Just received a big Stoc Boy's Clothes the handsomest ever shown in this section. Si to 18. Prices ranging from up to *8.50. We can sell you a t dato suit for your Boy for the same you are paying else^ for $8.00. Don't fail to lo< them even if you are not rea< buy them now. C. H. Sehn next to Edgefield Mercantile pany. STAPLE COTTON. President of Staple Cotton Ex hibit, at State Fair Urges Co-operation From Edge field. As a greater number of South Carolina mills are using staple cot ton, farmers are being urged to plant largely of this particular va riety. Mr. P. N. Lott, theoounty agent^for the farm demonstration work, who is always thoroughly alive to improvement and progress along all lines, has received the fol lowing letter urging the co-opera tion of the farmers of this county: Dear Sir:- You doubtless, know from the published statements that I have been asked to act as president I of the staple cotton exhibits at the state fair, which meets in a few days. At this fair we hope to have all the men who are interested in growing staple cotton join in a Breeder's association. This associa tion will be organizeed on Thursday November 2nd. I am now writing to urge you to co-operate with me in every way possible to make this exhibition a complete success, a? it means much to our farmers. In fict, more than I can explain on this letter. Therefore, if you will prepare 5 stalks of your best staple cotton, even though some of the bolls have already been picked, and send them to Columbia and also prepare to send bales of the different varieties of different lengths of staple, accord ing to the.prize list, which you have donbltoss seen and which we will mail you, it will be of great value not only to you but to the farming interest generally of our state. As time is short, please give me your most prompt and full co-operation in making this a complete success. Yours very truly, C. H. Carpenter, President Staple Cotton Exhibits. Grand Jury Report We have passed on all indict ments handed us by the court. We find that there is a tendency among the white people of the coun ty to exercise undue diligence in the defense of negroes for various crimes. Whereas all the dispensing of justice is entirely within the power of the white people, we urge that only such a course as justice should be exercised by the white people. We believe this tendency, if pursued, will prove disastrous to both white and colored people. . The grand jury has recommended on previous occasions that tire es cape be placed in jail, and that the railroad crossing at Sease's Mill he fixed. Neither of these has been done. We recommend that the su pervisor be required to show cause at once why same has not been done. In view of the evidence presented in the case against Alex Jones, we recommend that indictments be is sued for Ben Jones, for assault and battery and accessory to murder. We thank the cou ; and all offi cials of the court for the courtesies and assistance given us during the present term. W. E. Lott, Foreman. zes 5 $1.50 ip-to $5.50 tvhere 3k at ly to leider, Com The Future of Good Fanning. The day is coming-I may not live to see it, but it is coming-when instead of a beggarly average of less than 200 pounds of lint an aore all over the south the bales of the crop will be counted by the number of acres planted, and the number of acres will diminish rather than in crease, while the auxiliary crops will attain an importance that will make us ashamed of the old idea of merely growing 4 supplies." We will grow the supplies, of course, and a great lot of them to sell and to feed to hogs and cattle. And it is the young men of the blood of the old south who are going to be the leaders in this de velopment. Not that we will not welcome good men from other sec tions, but the native young men of the south are getting their pride aroused and they are not going to leave the future to men from else v/here, but they are themselves go ing to be the leaders. They are hard at work, these southern youths, in the schools and colleges and in the farm crop contests. They have no old notions or superstitions to over come, and the blood of the old south is going to make the new south. W. F. Massey, in The Progressive Farmer. Big lot of blankets just received at bargain prices. Israel Mukashy.