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ILL PREPARE FOR BIG CROPS NEXT YEAR Planters Not Discouraged By This Off Season. VIII Use Fertilizer Heavily on Crops ofp, as Indications Now Are, and Some Bumper Yields Will Gome If Weather is Right. \7.ions leaded with fertilizers making their way from the city to the country districts are one of the visible an t unmistakable signs tb t: preiurs'.lons are already under way in Sumter county for the crops of 1911. Selling Fertilizers Already. Considerable fertilizer has alreviy been sold, it Is stated, and hauled out to the farms for the making of. toe oats crop., Every year of late has seen a larger production of oats In Sumter, 3nd 1911 bids fair to be no exception to this gratifying rule. From some sections of the county come reports that Indicate quite pialn ly that the -acreage given up to op.ls this winter will be greater than ever before. The use of fertilizers, too, will be even more extensive, and there is consequently reason to anticipate that with a fairly favorable season for production, Sumter will turn 01! a oumpei crop of oats next season The fact that this season has been such decidedj/ poor one on the cot' ton crop does not threaten to affect the determination of the more pro gressive farmers of'the county to ad' here to the liberal use of fertilizers and seek to constantly increase the Field of lint to the acre. Was Heaviest Ever Known. The use of fertilizers on the Sum' ter cotton crop of 1910 was the heav iest ever known. Given propitious weather conditions this county woutd undoubtedly haveWuade the largest cotton crop this year in Its hiltory, largest not only In the number of hales produced, but In the . average * »d per acre. Despite the loss sustained through the unfavorable weather, the long rainy season followed by the long drouth, the planters, as a rule, it is stated on good authority, ere not dis couraged, and the coming season will have recourse to another liberal ur of commercial fertilizers. With this spirit, and'given a good weather sea son, Sumter's crop of 1911 will es tablish! an entirely new record, statement that applies not only to cotton, but to corn and oat crops ss ■well. TO PUNT BIG TRACTJN PECANS Hundred Acres Are Near Americus. T. C. Bailey Will Plan! Large Grove Near Americus—Industry Is Rap Idly Developing in Sumter and Other Counties. MASONS HERE ENDORSE TEMPLE MOVEMENT Italy Believe the P. M’s. Per Diem Should Cease. Great interest is felt among the members of the Americus Masonic bodies over the efforts being made at the Grand Lodge meeting in Macon this week to facilitate the -building of aa state temple for the order in that city. For several sessions the Oraad lodge has had this matter before :f. Grand Master Banks, at the openlig of the Grand Lodge on Tuesday, ferring to it, said: “Tour able board of temple trustees, compliance with your instructions at tut grand communication of last Oc tober, nave prepared plans, speclfl- cations and suggestion of ways and means for the erection of a temple. They will make their report at this grand communication. I trust that the report will be adopted and wo.-k upon the new temple will begin <t once, so that twelve months from to- 'day, when we meet in our annual cori' ntunlcition, we will come "with songs of joy and gladness to take part Jn its dedication." The representatives from the . two AmericUB lodges lire heartily in sym pathy with the movement and will do all in their power to facilitate tfie work along this line. The cri.clams as to the expense the J grand tr< aeury Is subjected to. by the payment of *4.00 per diem to all put grand masters attending Grand Lodes stssiore also meets with a hearty re. »P»u*» among tie majority of the fraternity in Americus. It is stated that 'lie treasury is diminished every year by $25,000 as a result of the in flux of put grand masters at the Graud Lodge meetings. Cuuting this off, it is painted out. would go a long ways to ward financing the temple proposition. Another pecan orchard of one bun dred acres is to be added at once the already large area in the Americas territory, where greatest interest Is manifested in pecan culture, and where numbtr of the largest pecan or chards in Southwestern Georgia hare ecently been planted. One hundred acres of fine level land situated four miles west of Americas was jiqught yesterday by Mr. T. C. Bai ley through Artlaur & Westbrook/ the real estate dealers. This valuable tract lies along the Seaboard railway and the fine Plain; road, and is therefore very accessible Mr. Bally will plant the entire tract in selected pecan trees tfolp fall, and the farm will be carefully cultivated. That it will prove highly profitable when the trees come Into full bearing there can be the least doubt. About 2,000 trees will' be planted- on the Bailey tract. This addition will give a total probably ten thousand pecan trees growing within a radius of a few miles of Americus, and still bthers here con template planting small orchards. That the Industry id highly profitable reflected in the great demand for nuts of fine quality. The .paper stall variety readily sell for 25 cents to 50 cents per pound in the Americus market, while Mr. H. W. b'mitliwlck. of this city, has already sold in advance his entire crop one dollar per pound. INJURY TO SUGAR CANE CUTS SHORT THE CROP Syrup Yield in Sumter is Small This Year. The cane fields about Americus, show the distressing effect of the throe months' drouth and the yield is going to be the poorest in several years. That riouth Georgia cane syrup will be higher this year than last is' the opin ion of -those who have been kqeplng tab on the situation. The main rea son for this prediction is -based on tbs short crop. Florida's crop is as good as usual, but the excessive rains and Jrouth combined injured tbe cane lb Georgia's syrup belt considerably. The shortage in tbe southern part of Geor gia Is estimated to be from 20 to 30 per cent. Dealers in syrup staie that it is almost Impossible to buy fu ture deliveries at this time. THIS TOWS FOUND BOOT. LEGGERS VERY PROFITABLE Local Option Built Municipal Lighting Plant for Ohio City. New Concord, O., Oct. 26.—Within the past two years the fines collect »d from the violators or tfcw Rose County Local Option law in Muskingum comi ty have amounted to more than enough to build a beautiful electric light plant for New Concord, and to Install all the equipments of that plant. Two years ago Muskingum county went ‘‘dry” by abont 800 votes. Since that time all tbe bootleggers have been brought before Mayor Campbell, in New Concord, and he has assessed their fines. The light plant cost near ly $5,000, and every penny of this has been paid from the fines resulting from these arrests. From this time on the fines are io be converted Ifito a fund to put a sew erage disposal plant In operation. Af ter that the streets will be paved with this uujney. TREES ARE ALL' BEING PUT IN fjNE SHAPE No Neglect Ever Comes fo Peach Orchards. Getting Ready for the Crop of 1911- Will the Monster Crop of 1910 Be Followed By An Oft Year, Few Peaci.es anb Very High Prices? The peach growers of Sumter art busy at present pruning ’the mauy thousands of trees, cutting out tbe dead timber and otherwise getting the orchards in shape for what all hope will be another profitable 'season. Spraying and Other Work. Next month there will be the us ual spraying of the trees to prevent the spread of destructive diseases. The peach orchard is not one of the sort that requires no attention. Ceaseless attention at the proper time is the price that must be paid for remunera tive crops. The yield of 1911 will be awaitod with) more than ordinary Interest, .not LAND VALUES HAVE SHOT UP TOO FAST Has Checked Movement of Farmers This Way. What an Observant Real Estate Agent Says of Recent Development- Even With High Prices Could Place Settlers if Could Get Small Farms. "The rapid rise in the value of Sumter county farming lands has put a decided check on sales," said Mr. Frank J. Payne yesterday, “and tb» result Is, I fear, that what promised to be a very pronounced movement of highly desirable farmers in this di rection will be diverted to other coun ties where land values have net seen such a stimulus as tbe good roads and the activity in trading has imparted to them here. Eight Rcre'at One Time, “A few days ago.” continued Mr Payne, "I bad eight prospective set' tiers here. Tbe entire eight bat down to dinner with me one day. They were delighted- with Sumter county— everybody who comes here prospect Ing is—hut the high prices asked unlinked with anxiety. Tbe tremen- the lands drove them ^away. They dous, unparalleled yield of this year,'went elsewhere as a result, and some has nadurally created apprehension other South Georgia county will get that the crop the succeeding season may be seriously curtailed. It U hardly probable that another phenom enal crop year can follow that of 1910. Wonld Mean New Record. If such should be the case it would be the establishing of a new record: As a general thing In all fruits, an extraordinary bearing season is fol lowed by an off year, not necessarily a year of poor fruit, or no fruit, but season of considerably diminished production. As a smaller crop of fine fruit would mean ve>y fancy prices this is not such a handicap to the Industry and the welfare of the or chard owners as might be thought at first blush. The orchards of Sumter' county with their hundreds of thousands of trees, are never neglected. No crop grown about Amferieus Is given better attention the yeah around than the peach orchards. To this fact is due the superiority of the fruit and the fine shape in which the orchards art always found. AND American lady Cot BIG PLANT IS RAPIDLY PUSHED TO A FINISH Sixth Large Plant Will Soon Americus' sixth' fertilizer plant, that of the Empire State Guano Co., will soon be ready to begin operations and thus have its output on the market i.i t)me for the next season's business. The extensive building at the foot oi Church street/ and fronting both the Seaboard and Central railways, is far advanced towards completio'n, and rapid progress will be made thereupon.' Tbe company placed orders some time ago for the full complement of d machinery, and this is ready for de livery with' tbe completion of the mam building. This com pare/ is made up of local business men, among them Messrs. Frank and Henry Lanier, R. S. and-George Oliver, W. A. Humber, the Messrs. Poole and others', who will make a success of tbe enterprise, a. they do'all othdre with which th< are. connected. COUNCIL SEED OATS. Bright and clean and entirely free .tom barley, cheat, rye, wheat and outgrass seed. For sale by W. E. Brown and W. C. Sullivan, Americas Go. 2-dAw-lm WHOLE CHURCH DUG UP OX MOUNT OF OLIVES JOLEYSHONEYHMR ft ehlldrmni tart, tart, Kotplatt Rome, October 26.—-A most Interest ing discovery Is''announced from Je rusalem. where on entire church' has been unearthed on the summit of tbe Mount of Olives. The building, which dates from about 32# A. D„ appears to have been de stroyed by dre at one period and then partly rebuilt. The remains contain some remarka ble Mosaic baptismal fonts, and a atom bearing the name "The Odorus” In Greek. • Savants believe this to be one of -h Holy Sepulchres St. Helena erect-* on the spot where Christ Is said t.- have engaged ills disciples In prayer, oh the last evening. Py this time next week poor B air Wi.Vie will have been shot Into -loll rags For tha partridge season ope,is Tuesday and Bob is wanted. same hlgh-claBs settlers as a result. “Now I know we can’t blame land owners for jumping values of -their holdings in view, of the vast Improve* ment the county has undergone as a result of the progressive road build ing policy, but it Is'to be regretted that the incoming of -white farmers who would live in the country on their places, and not turn them over to negroes, is to be checked by too quick rise in values. I fln-d lands in'many instances have gone up flf'y per cent In a year in the values put upon them -by their owners. With lands elsewhere offered so much cheaper our development Is certain to be deterred for thd time being. I tepr, until thiere is a more general rise in land values in South Georgia. Many -Small Farms Wanted. "Even with the existing high level of Sumter lahd values,” continued M Payne, “It would stilt be possible to lend some very fine material In the country hereabouts. If small.fuhh> could be had. The great troub'e seems to be to get tracts of fifty, *n a hundred or two hiindered acres. H a number of such small tracts were at my disposal, with small comfortable cottage homes on them, 1 could . place hard-working, bon»nt, desirable white farmers on them in a very short tjrae. If we could only get number of these small intensive farmers settled around Americus It would do much to develop tbe country and huild up the city.” COTTON TOOK A TUMBLE SHARP AS THE ADVANCE Contract Market Shows Slump of Forty Points. Pooled decline in cotton ruotiiions. The adipate of « half cent, tor fifty points, tte day before was well night wiped out in the slump of forty points yesterday when January 0011- tracts opening it 14.58 closed at 13.19. a drop of 39 points. It was simply a gamblers’ propositlpn, with which the question of supply and demand bad nothing to do. STRAYED—Dun-colored bull, four year old, white breast and -white limbs. Lost last Satunday. Reward for information to Philip Hawkins, Leslie, Ga. , 26-d&w-lt SC In a few days now we ho move to our handsome new corner Jackson and Forsyth I It is imperative that we reduc stock in a good many line move means a great deal of tro therefore we. propose of Extraordinary inducements j way of specials dait£ in ord move the goods. All prices qul are for this sale only and spot] We Often Our $4.50 Black Silk Fettle new, beautiful quality, splendid j this sale •K«> WII; Our Extra Hue $5.00 Black SI coats, a regular tailored style, de ruffle, self strapped, beautiful qi $3.95. Our $6.50 Magnificent Anna] ted Top Black Superfine Silk Pc the most desirable make and ever shown here, this sale $4.95. One lot beautiful Hyde-Gr reoelvcd a jolt yesterday In “l^d White Stripe, Rustling Taflebl Petticoats, beautifully tailored for most desirable colorings, altc handsomest skirt ever shown ii| cus for 1.50, this sale $1.00. Not over three of them to^ customer. This brand of spring weather cer tainly does not suggest the purchase of coal. But later on, “we’re going to gat something .we don’t expect.” 8upt. Colium found -a nice little $500 chick is bis mail yesterday, an appre ciated gift to the Agricultural College from the etate. Delicious Candies Bonbons and Chocolates that just make your mouth water to think about. Always pure, always fresh; the highest grade candies made! "Hone like Hunnally's“ W. A. REMBERT, American Lady Coi Slaughtered. A cut price sale Is not alloi manufacturers of American M] but we have permission from < fer certain models at the most i nary reduction prior to our rfl these particular models to besjj laid out on center counter Mop fug and offered at the following All 50c Girdles 25c. All $1.00 American,Lady All 1.00 American Lady* All 1.50 American Lady All 2.00 American Lady fj' All 2.50 American Lady W All 3.50 American Lady r Chas. L. Art