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Showing Value of Fertilization.
The value of fertilization Is shown
by some results obtained by the Ohio
experiment station. There was se
cured from the fertilized soil an aver
age yield per acre of (51 bushels of
rorn, 23*4 bushels of wheat and 3,026
pounds of clover hnv. Unfertilized
land adjoining has yielded 4(5*4 bush
els of corn, 11 bushels of wheat and
2.517 pounds of hay per acre.
THRIFT—
In purchasing means qual
ity as well as low prices.
This list includes both.
SUGAR 9 Lbs
for SI.I)U
EGGS Per •*j-
Dozen DC
RED J. TOBACCO nfi
Per Lb /UC
PORK and BEANS < * x
Large Size IZ2C
STEAK and SAU- 'IfU
SAGE Per Lb Jvt
GOLD DUST and j * *|-
Heiiotropeflourbbl. iZ.ZD
CATSUP | 1
Per Bottle IZ2C
MATCHES ,
Per Box ()C
PEAS -t r\
Per Bushel
CALIFORNIA *. AA
Black Peas Bushel $4.00
ORANGE CANE AA
SEED, Per Bushel S4.UU
GOOD HOME- t a
Made Syrup, Gal. SI.IU
WESSON COOK- Vh < AA
ING OIL. Per Gal. $1.7(1
KEROSENE OIL oc
5 Gallons for 0) C
GOOD PEABERRY
COFFEE, Per Lb. jUC
TOMATOES. THE t ~
BEST, Per Can ljC
CORN t r
Per Can 1 DC
WHITE KARO 0 n
SYRUP. Per Gallon. 7UC
PINK SALMON *n
Per Can ... ZUC
FULL CREAM ja
CHEESE, Per Lb 4UC
DRIED APPLES 1C
Per Lb ljC
DRIED PEACHES jr
Per Lb. IDC
52 h k* SI.OO
No. 1 IRISH PO- n[i
TATOES, Peck iUC
Since the war is over, I am
delivering goods inside the
city. Phone No. 102.
E. S. Bennett
Market and Groceries
Oriiijifoncr
ajVldlfS
(Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.;
THE MAN WHO CAME BACK.
Every newspaper reader knows Walt
Mason whose rippling rhymes art* sent
ill over the country by a press syndi
cate. In a recent magazine article
Walt linn a story of u “llas-lieen Who
Came Lack.” It is his own story. He
began Ids Journalistic career at twen
ty-two, soon became a victim of drink,
and was a down-and-outer ut forty-five.
Then he went to dry Kansas, began
again at the bottom of the ladder and
climbed to the top. This Is what Wil
liam Allen White, editor of the Em
poria Gazette and well-known author
says of him:
“When he (Walt Mason) wrote for
:i job on the Gazette be said that he
had all the degrees that could be con
ferred upon him by a certain Institu
tion which claimed to cure booze-flght
rs, and that he had tried high re
olves many times, only to wake up
and find the brewer’s daughter feed
ing his week’s salary to her favorite
eat, lie said he wanted before he quit
to try a dry town. Now Emporia is
i dry town. It started dry. In 1857 —
that isn’t a misprint for It was sixty
two years ago, In an age when a
preacher could stew his soul In toddy
without losing caste —Emporia in the
charter of the town company started
with a prohibition clause. It did not
always hold the Rum Fiend away. But
It always bothered him to get In. So
ho never waxed fat in Emporia. And
for u generation Emporia, while cot
bone-dry, has not been moist.
“When Walt Mason came here the
town was fairly dry. Alcohol formed
no part of the town’s conscious
thought. No one invited him to drink.
He heard no talk of drink; he saw no
one drinking, and to get liquor he
would have had to associate with loaf
ers and plug-uglies. So Walt Mason in
a dry town, having plenty of work to
do, did it well. And the town stood by
him and cheered him. Ten thousand
people became his friends. They are
his friends todny."
"It Is ten yenrs,” says Mr. Mason,
“since I came to Emporia with my
one extra shirt and my $1.35. Since
prosperity overtook me I have received
flattering offers from Chicago, New
York, and even from London. But
little old Emporia Is good enough for
me.”
Moral —A “has-been” can come back
—ln a dry state.
GLAD TO BE FORCED OUT.
A Missouri saloonkeeper perhaps
expressed the sentiments of liis fel
lows fairly well when on being called
to account for his violation of the law
regarding the sale* of liquor, he locked
li e door of his booze emporium and
remarked: “I’ve quit business for
good. The booze business is (lead
anyway, and I’m glad to be out of it.”
We believe this voices the fen ling of
the majority of the wets. The war
which has forced them out of busi
ness is at the same time offering them
the chance of the ages to enter ancl
get a start in legitimate industries.
One of the avowed reasons for the
President’s brewery closing edict was
the need of men for the* really essen
tial, wln-the-war enterprises, and any
liquor denier possessed of a scintilla
of self-respect and desire to stand well
with his fellow men will welcome this
opportunity to begin anew. — Union
I Signal.
ENGLAND WATCHING.
On the <>ve of his departure for the
States after taking part In the prohi
hitlon campaign in Canada, Dapiel A.
Poling received the following signifi
cant letter from lion. David Lloyd
George, prime minister of Great Brit
ain. There had been no previous cor
respondence—the letter came unso
licited :
“I am following with great interest
tlie war restrictions on alcohol actu
ally enforced and those under con
sideration in the United States.
“We have ourselves not been
neglectful of the necessities imposed
by war. We have stopped entirely the
manufacture of spirits; we have cut
down the brewing of beer by more
lhan two-thirds and the hours during
winch it can be sold to less than on-
Ihlrd.
“Should the exigencies of war ne
cessitate further restrictions, we shall
fellow with interest your enmpnfcrn
for the enforcement of war prohibi
tion in the United States of America."
HARRY LAUDER AND WHISKY.
George Adnms In the Association
Men’s News states thut when Harry
Lauder visited one of the camps re
cently some specinl Scotch whisky
had been obtained In his honor. When
he was informed of this and asked to
take some, lie said: “Pass me the
canid water —that Is the best drink for
n man who has work to do.”
A LIFE SENTENCE
Jack Lait, in Ilenrst's Magazine, has
Omaha Slim, discussing the law
against whisky manufacturing, say:
“ ‘For the period of the war’ Is what
(he law said. I call that rich. ‘Period’ Is
right. A period Is what comes at the
end of the sentence, ain’t it? Well, this
period Is the end, an’ the sentence is
for life. Can you see us gettln’ back
our rights after the war? If the proud
an’ primeval ins’tltootlon couldn’t stny
here when It was here It’s got a fine
chancet to get back here when it ain't
i here.”
NOTICE, FARMERS
AND BUSINESS MEN
Farmers and Business Men;
I have just received the fol
lowing letter from Mr. Brail
ford Knapp, Chief Extension
work in tlie south, and I hope
that each farmer and business
man in our county will read
same and take his advice.
February 7, 1919.
SAFETY FIKST.
To Farmers and Business Men
in Cotton Territory:
The department is just issu
ing a bulletin which 1 have
prepared for the purpose of put
ting the present situation up to
Ihe farmers and business men.
It is entitled, “Safe Farming in
the Southern States in 1919.”
Ask your county agent for a
copy.
The present situation is the
most dangerous which tin* cot
ton states have faced in recent
years. You have had four
years of comparative prosper
ity, partly because of four
short crops of cotton with re
sultant good prices, and partly
because you produced so much
of your own food and feed.
During the last four years there
have been short crops in Texas
mainly due to drought. In 1911,
1912, 1913 and 1911 the Texas
crop averaged 4,418,250 bales
while during 1915, 1910, 1917
and 1918 it averaged only
•’>,104,500 bales, or 1,253,750
Indus less per annum. Texas
has had good rains this winter.
From 1911 to 1914, inclusive,
Oklahoma averaged 1,03(1,250
bides per annum, mainly due to
drought. Oklahoma has had
splendid rains this winter. A
big crop in Texas and Okla
homa has always meant a big
crop in the whole country.
Til ink that over before you de
cide to increase your acreage in
cotton.
Will (lie mills of Northern
France and Belgium be restored
to full capacity at once? Cer
tainly not! Will the poor peo
ple of Europe seek food or .cut
ton first? Food, of course!
People can and will wear palett
ed clothing and sleep without
pillow cases and sheets if need
be, but the hungry stomach
must he fed. Think about that.
The last four years have been
a period of gradually increas
ing prices. Farmers and busi
ness men have profited out of
t bis constant increase. Cotton
just about kept pace with other
things. A pound or an acre of
it would buy about the same as
if did in 1!M 1 at 12 cents a
pound. But during this time
the fanners bail the advantage
of purchasing supplies in the
spring and summer at one level
of prices and then selling cot
ton in the fall at the top price
of the year.•'and paying the
debts contracted at the lower
prices, lie mi your guard now.
for when the prices begin to sor
tie down the situation becomes
more difficult.
We may be in the position of
making a crop of cotton with
high-priced supplies ami set
tling our debts out of cotton at
a lower price. Especially will
this be true if we produce a
very large crop and thereby do
all in our power to lower the
market price of cotton. Has not
a large crop always meant low
er prices? Think that over.
What about acreage? Ltd us
look at tlit‘ acrege figures in
the bulletin. The total for
lllls was 35.8110,000. Oklaho
ma had more acres planted in
11I1S than in either 11)11, 11)13,
or 1011. Texas had more acres
in 1018 than in 1011 and only
about 700,000 acres less than in
1014. The years 1011, 1013 ami
101 1 were good years with big
crops and generally low prices.
With only 150,000 acres more
in the whole* country in 4011
we had in the whole country in
1018, we produced 15,003,000
hales, and the farm price De
cember 1, 1014. averaged 8.8
cents per pound. In 1913 we
had 37.080,000 acres ami pro
duced 1 4,150.000 bales, and the
farm price averaged 12.2 cents
per pound December 1, 1913. In
1914 we had 30,832,000 acres, or
only 942,000 acres more than in
1918, and yet the reduction was
10,135,000 bales and the farm
price December 1, 1014, was
0.8 cents per pound on the aver
age due in part, no doubt, to tlie
war in Europe. Think this
over.
With less acres than hist year
and si good season we can easily
mkc a very large crop, especial
ly with good production in
Texas and Oklahoma. In 1912
with only 34,283,000 acres we
made 13,703,000 bales of cotton.
With ii good season ahed of us,
would you increase the acreage?
Which would you rather do,
produce more cotton and tiike
less price for it after working a
large number of acres at great
er expense or limit your produc
tion to a smaller number of
iieres, better tended, permitting
the full production of your food
and feed and a better chance for
si good price?
It is absolute folly to upset
the present prosperity of the
cotton states by planting a
large acreage which can only
mean ;i large crop and si lower
price, I li(‘sir rumors of farmers
sidling their live stock to put
their land sill in cotton.
Such action is inviting
disaster. If farmers, land
lords, merchants and bank
ers combine to pull the house
down upon their own heads by
producing si huge crop of cot
ton, they should have the cour
age to make no appeal to the
rest of the world for help if
their own action leads them in
to distress.
But remember that there is
ii good way. Look in the bulle
tin. Food Bins Cotton Equals
Prosperity. Full production of
the food for our people and the
feed for our growing livestock
industry in the south should he
the first iinil most important
consideration. Safe farming
demands caution this time.
Supply your own needs first sis
;i sound measure of protection,
then hold your cotton acreage
Abundance of
POTASH
For the 1919 Crop
We are prepared to supply users of—
ROYSTER’S
FERTILIZER
With any grade of Potash goods desired
Prof. B. W. Kilgore, director N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station, says:—
“The lack of Potash with us has been shown especially in cotton, tobac
co and potatoes in coastal plain sections. This has been especially true of
cotton and potatoes, more potash having been used on tobacco, relatively,
than on these two crops.”
Dr. H. W. Barre, director of S. C. Agricultural Experiment Station, says:—
“1 will say that a survey recently made of the cotton situation in South
Carolina, leads us to believe that at least 25 per cent, reduction in the cotton
crop has resulted this year from lack of potash. In some cases not more than
half a crop has been produced on light land that is very deficient in potash.
The appearance of the plants indicates that what is known as potash hun
ger is responsible for the decreased yield. We are, therefore, recommending
that liberal amounts of potash be used in fertilizers for cotton next year. At
the usual rates of application, I feel that it will pay to use as much as 3 per
cent, of potash at the present prices.”
Enquire of Royster Dealers— Place Orders Early
F. S. Royster Guano Cos.
Norfolk, Va.
down to si moderate figure, less
than in 1918, in order that we
may safeguard the production
and not destroy our prosperity
by deliberate over-production.
It is up to the South to play a
safe game. Safety first demands
that every cotton farmer, big
and little, shsill co-operate in
holding down the cotton acre
age.
Yours very truly,
(Signed)
Bradford Knapp,
Chief.
Let all farmers and business
men of Harrow county have for
our slogan this year: “Food
and Feed Plus Cotton Equals
Prosperity.” If we will put this
slogan to practice it will come
or lx* true for each famor and
business man, also for our coun
ty.
Yours for service,
W. Hill Hosch,
County Agrl. Agt., Winder, Ga.
Best Persian Camels.
The best Persian camels are the
powerful one-humped kind, which arc
bred In the province of Khorassan.
This animal can carry a burden of 600
pounds at the rate of 20 miles a day.
The ordinary Persian camel, however,
will carry 400 pounds at the rate of 15
miles a day.
Drones in the 8 ve,
‘Tt Is civilization which has given
us the woman who toils not, who .Ives
for pleasure, who takes from life gifts
for which she makes no return.” —Ex-
change.
KNOCKS OUT PAIN
THE FIRST ROUND
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makes Sloan’s the
World’s Liniment
This famous reliever of rheumatic
aches, 6oreness, stiffness, painful
sprains, neuralgic pains, and most
other external twinges that humanity
suffers from, enjoys its great sales
because it practically never fails to
bring speedy, comforting relief.
Always ready for use, it takes little
to penetrate without rubbing and produce
results. Clean, refreshing. At all drug
stores. A large bottle means economy.
Sloan’s
Liniment
, Kills Pam
“GET RICH QUICK”
HOT AFTER YOUR
BONDS
Secretary Glass Warns Bond Holders
To Keep Bonds Or Sell Only To
Some Reputable Bank Or
Trust Company
The farmer —or any other American
citizen —who desires to get rich quick
is offered plenty of opportunity these
days to accumulate stock in every
thing from Oklahoma oil to African
rubber. There never were quite sc
many agents going round helping
others to make their fortunes over
night. Their prey is the Liberty bonds
held by almost every loyal citizen in
the country. They do not ask foi
money—they will swap anything for
bonds.
Secretary of the Treasury Carter
Glass has just issued a statement
warning the public against the un
scrupulous persons who offer to trade
worthless stocks for Liberty bonds,
and against those “sharks” who at
tempt to persuade bondholders to part
with their bonds at a price far be
low par. Every business man knows
that with an adjustment of business
conditions, Liberty bonds will be
worth full face value on the open mar
ket, and nobody should sell a bond for
less than its full value except in case
of absolute necessity. Even then, he
should take it to a reputable bank,
consult a hanker in whom he has con
fidence, and take his advice. Usually
it is possible to borrow money on
Liberty bonds at a low rate of interest
The interest coupons will pay a large
part of this, making the loan cost the
bond-owner very little, and he will still
retain ownership in his bonds.
The Treasury Department is taking
every possible step to protect the in
terests of Liberty bond owners ancl
expects to bring to justice those per
sons who seek to defraud patriotic
Americans of their investments.
No Detriment.
Yeast—l see that blond typewriter
of yours chews gum.
Crimsonbeak—Yes, I’ve noticed
that.
“And don’t you think it interferes
with her work?”
“By no means. I had one before her
who didn’t chew gum, and her spelling
was quite as bad.”
Eskimos Play Football.
Football is a favorite amusement
with Eskimos of all ages. The foot
ball is a small round ball made of seal
skin and stuffed with reindeer hair.
In Labrador, as in Greenland, it is
whipped over the ice with a thong loop
attached to a wooden handle. It can
be caught In the air and returned with
terrific fore* by means of this instru
ment.