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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as second class matter. FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1905. The Cotton Situation. The report of the executive com mittee on Monday showed that much progress had been made in securing signatures to the agreement among the farmers to reduce the acreage in cotton, but there were still some who had not signed. Reports from all the cotton states indicate that the reduction in acreage is general. If that is correct the fight is won. The last report by the gin ners shows that -:he last crop is over thirteen and a half million bales and that being true makes the surplus over two million bales. If there is not a reduction this year and the crop should reach twelve million bales the price is bound to go down. This movement by the farmers has been to a great extent the cause for the price remaining at what it has for the past two months. When it is known that the farmers intend to stand to the movement to reduce the acreage and it is actually done the price will likely go still higher. Certainly it will go no lower. This will relieve the situation temporarily and as a good amount of the cotton still unsold is in the hands of the farmers, any in crease in price will be of immediate benefit to them. The solution of this whole matter, however, is easy and could be taken advantage of by every planter in this section of the cotto.n belt. It.is the only plan that will give permanent re life and make the farmer independent The Herald and News has preached it for twenty years and the more we think of it the stronger becomes our conviction cf its efficacy. It is sim ple. It is this: Plant and grow on the farm all the supplies you need for the farm and then grow all the cotton you can regardless of the price and you will soon become an inde pendnt farmer. Until you do this you will never make any money tarm ing even if the price of cotton goes ibeyond ten cents. It is a very simple remedy and one within the reach ol every farmer. As long as tshe'-far mers of this section grow cotton to buy meat and bread and Irish pota. toes and all the other things they could raise on the farm they are go ing to remain dependent. Just take any of the farmers of your communi ty and see if what we say is not true. The farmer who lias made it a rule to grow his, own supplies on the farmr is the one who has prospered ever -when cotton was low. William E. Curtis, the wvell known correspondent of the Chicago Rec ord-Herald, has been writing his daily letters from Alabama during the past few weeks and in last Thursday'5 paper he has an interesting letter on the cotton situation. His letter is very able, and except in two or three particulars remarkably true to the facts. This paragraph is especially -wise and timely: "Another curse, equally demoraliz ing, is th'e general and habitual method of mortgaging crops; the an cient plan of living -ahead of their in comes, which had been practiced by white planters th'roughout the soutla for generations, and has been acquir ed by imitation by their negro ten ants. It is the hab'it of a great ma jority of the southie'rn >lanters, black and white, to spend their money be fo;e they get it, by mortgaging pro spective crops to secure advances made them by commission men to pay for their supplies and other ex penses. This practice extends to the white and negro teriantry of the large -plantations throughout the south. When a man rents a tract of cotton land on shares (as 35 per cent. of the land is cultivated) ''he expects his landlord to furnish him animals, im plements, seed, food, clothing and everything else that 'he or his family shall require, and charge whatev.gr is given him against the proceeds of thie coming crop when it shall be harvest ed and sold. The landlord therefore, 1nakes a double profit from the ten ant. The tenant never gets ahead. He usually consumes the entire value .of hi coton before 'he picks it, and thus he goes on from year to year, gaining nothing and gettigg nothing but a living for his labor. It is use less to discuss this subject in the south. Nearly everybody is willing to admit that the practice is vicious, demoralizing and ruinous: but it is fastened upon the people and they seem to be satisfied wih it." The above is clipped from the Yorkville Enquirer. What Mr. Cur tis says about the mortgaging of crops is true and if the plan we ad vocate of raising all your supplies on the farm was adopted it would not be necessary to give a mortgage on the crop, sometimes before it is planted. The only way to stop the system of mortgaging the crop is for the farmer to raise his own supplies on the farmri. It is also the only plan by which any money can be made farming. The Atlanta Journal says it isn't fair to the girl to marry the daughter of the Duke of Connaught to King Alf,,nso. of Spain. and if some of 1t:e reports which have cone from Spain's val nalace are true, the Jcurnal is ri0ht. King Alfonso. says the Jour na!, "has been a central figure in many scandals. ant while the de mands of international politics may dictate that he take a good woman, as his wife, it doesn't seem fair to the girl. Europe may declare the pro posed alliance a good match. Hu nianity will be sorry for the gir*.'' \e doubt the correctness of the last statement. Humanity ought to be sorry for her, and the right kind of humanity will be sorry for her, but a good part of humanity is dazzled by royalty in any form. Mr. H. H. Cabaniss has sold his in terest in the Augusta Chronicle to Mr. Thomas W. Loyless, editor a,d associate owner with Mr. Cabaniss. Mr. Loyless will in the future have charge of both the editorial and busi ness management of the Chronicle. He is a newspaper man of experience and ability and a brilliant editorial writer. It is stated that it is probable Mr. Cabaniss will return to Atlanta, where he was for-merly business man ager of the Atlanta Journal. Baseball is a very pretty sport and no doubt is fine exercise. But the young men who start out playing base ball early in March lose about one third of the college year from their studies. It seems to us that the colleges are making too much of a feature of this sport and it is being done at the cost of progress in the lines of work for which a young man should :be at college. And yet it is clair'.'1 that every college must join the asociation or it will lose students. It may be that Former Senator Mc Laurin injected a little too much poli tics in his address to the Sumter far mers, but if the farmers of the sou:h will follow the advice given by Mr. MlcLaurin in regard to reducing acre age and holding cotton the south will next fall and the following spring experience the greatest prosperity snce 1865. Mvr. WA. St. Julien Jervey, of Char leston has ;been nominated for solici tor of the new :iinth judicial circuit over Mr. WV. Turner Logan by a ma jority of between two and three hun dred votes. Mr. Jervey served for 1many years as solicitor in which Charleston was included, and became known throughout the state as an a'ble prosecuting attorney.. While the counicil was locating new street lights one should have been placed between the two passenger de ots. We have three passenger trains coming in after seven o'clock in the evening and sometimes w'hen the moon is not shining it is very dark around the depots and this makes it very inconvenient for passengers. ; soon as Mrs. Chadwick is dis posed of for a little while Nan Pat ters(n again comes into notoriety. If the announcements continue at the same for several weeks more South Carolina will have a good pro portion of her entire white popula tion in the race for governor. The Russ;o-Japanese war drags its weary leng:h along, with all the vic tories to the Japs and all the defeats The president will hunt big game in the southwest. After his recent wrangles with the senate the sport will no doubt seem more tame than in former days. Robert E. Leavell. who travels twelve states for the Rockwell Fur niture company of Rockwell, N. C.. is spending a few days in the city. TO THE CREDITORS OF H. V. TAYLOR. Newberry, S. C., April 6th, 1905. Mr. H. V. Taylor having made a deed of assignment to me there will be a meeting of the creditors in my ofice at Newberry C. H., S. C., on Saturday, the i5th day of April igo5.at Ti o'clock A. M.. for the appointemnt of an agent of the creditors. Cole. L. Blease. Assignee. REPORT Statement of the condition of The Newberry Savings Bank, Newberry, S. C., at the close of business March 31, 1905, in accordance with Act of General Assembly. RESOURCES: Bills receivable................ ..$201,704 05 Bonds ................................. 2,200 00 Furniture and fixtures......... 1,900 00 Overdrafts secured and unse cured......... ... ................. 3,120 46 Due from banks......... ........ 20,160 57 Cash........ ............... 29,413 59 Total........................$258,498 66 LIABILITIES: Capital. ............$ 50,000 00 Surplus and undivided profits 24,758 39 Dividends unpaid................. 292 50 Deposits............ ................. 173,447 77 Bills Payable....................... 10,000 00 Total...........................$258 ,4984 Personally appeared before me, J. E. Norwood, Cashier, Newberry Savings Bank, and made oath that the above statement is true to the best of his knowledge and belief J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. Sworn to before me this 6th day of April, 1905. W. C. TYREE, [L.S.] N. P. fdr S. C. A TTEST: 0. McR. Holmes. James McIntosh. Jas. K. Gilder. New Arrivals AT A. C.Jones' We have received; within the last week some very desirable New Spring Goods in Clothing-Two Piece Suits. Underwear, Pants, Suspenders and New Stetson Hats, making our stock of seasonable goods.very 1 attractive. We have had to duplicate al ready a number of styles in Vests, and have the most attract ive line of Men's Fur nishing Goods in the city. Prices always the lowest. Come and seeI us often. A. C. JONES. Newerry S. C., April 6, 1905. We Are FOR1 S pri I With a line as comp shoi All the new fabrics ai Cotton and Mohair il in qualities and col complete line c f Shir1 berry. The Pin Dot in our Mohairs a-e c Have you seen the with their Frtistc Co have a treat in store The new Laces thread laces, Point d( tal Laces, Val Laces, mings. Our Domestic depar Millinery is beautil Come to see~us. V honorable treatmer goods as cheap as tt where, and a fine st< Yours tru STRONGER AND - STRON'GER THE COMERCIAI. BANK, Capital $50,000 00 Surplus 27,000 00 JNO. M. KINARD, Pres. . F. WRIGHT, Cashier. ~ I New Idea Woman's Magazine. e Newv Idea Woman's magazine rMay contains a number of arti Isapropos to the ever-current ~ig wedding. Charlotte Millward res on wedding-gowns, and gives sher opinion that, although senti etstill inclines many girls to the dtional white satin for their bridal Ises, this material is not nearly so uc in accord with the fashions and seof the present day as the softer dnewer creations in/chiffon, lace, e,supple silks, crepe de Chine or eede Paris. An article by Frances sh-Britton takes up the etiquette weddings, and details the proper n, from t'he invitations to the rice hoer. WveddingJibreakfast menus drecipes for home-made wedding ae are given in the -cooking col iin; and Esperance Goodlove con agon Talk. o't you think it is about time to e ou a new wagon before that old nebreaks down at a time when you iedit most. Better come now and m oe from us. We sell the right d,strong and durable. 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We receive deposits fromr $1.oo and upwards and on savings accounts pay FOUR PER CENT INTEREST Compounded Semi..annually. ). B. MAYER, Vice-Pres. . Y. McFALL, Asst. Cashr. tributes an article on marriage as it appeals to the business woman, .in which she concludes that "the girl who has 'had her liberty, who has fought her own battles and heartily enjoyed the fighting, none the less enjoys more deeply than she will, perhaps, admit, t'he womanly occupa tion of depending on a man." illiery! Dress Goods! Notions!4 We invite one and all to in spect our fine line of Millinery, * Dress Goods, Embroideries, Laces, Notions, Novelties, etc. Oir goods are prettier and cheaper than ever, and it will be to your interest to come and see them. Respectfully, MRS, S. W. CALMES, Prspenrity, S. C.i