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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER \* SAVINGS OF BARNWELL IN AND WOMEN TO OF PUT IN COTTON Farmers Union Warehouse Company to Build Emergency Warehouse With Dividend Just Declared---Merchants Of fer Premium on Cotton Above Market Price---Bankers and Profesional Men Cooperating---The Farmers to Move Their Smoke Houses From the West to Their Own Farms. WALTER E. DUNCAN, Staff Correspondent, The Augusta Herald. “I believe that the spread of the’buy -a-bale' movement is al ready being slightly felt; that it is responsible for the increased demand for cotton,” declared Mr Jack Farrell, of Blackville, S. C., who is the biggest individual dealer In Barnwell county, in close touch with the sit uation and who constantly feels the pulse of the cotton market. ‘‘The Augusta Herald, is doing a magnificent work and I con gratulate you,” Hon. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture of South Carolina and President of the Southern Cotton Congress, said to me. "The work that the Herald is doing is bound to bring good re sults," said Mr. Daniel Crosland, one of the leading farmers of Aiken county. “Every farmer should read these articles on the cotton situation. They tell the farmers in one section what those in another section are doing, how they are managing, what is being done for them, and they hold out hope. They are helping to keep the farmer steady, to keep him from getting discouraged or ex cited. I read every one of them.” Barnwell, S. C.—Co-operation is the word here. It is given expression by the attitude of the banks, the mer chants and the citizens generally, and by the farmers themselves. The banks are doing all that lies in their power to reli >ve the situation, the merchants are offering a premium over and above the market price of cotton, the citizens are launching a “buy-a-bale” club that will take care of several score bales of distress cotton, and through their organization, the Farm ers' Union, the farmers are making plans for the future. This applies not only to the city of Barnwell, but throughout the whole county. The first bale bought in Barnwell to be taken off the market and held until the return of normal times was purchased by his father for Ben P. Davies, Jr., the two and one half year son of the editor and publisher of the Barnwell People, which paper is ad vocating the “buy-a-bale” move ment. “Ypook the hoy’s money out of the bank to buy the bale,” Mr. told me. “It will be held for 12 cents, even if I have to hold it for two or three years. In the long run the boy will get a better rate Of in terest. The bale is stored in the bus iness office of the Barnwell People.” To Organize Next Friday. With such a splendid example set, the business and professional people have fallen right into line, and a mass meeting is to be called for next Fri day afternoon, at which time a “buy a-bale” club will be formed and every member will be appointed a com mittee of one to spread the gospel throughout the county. The idea is backed by the willing ness of the people to join heartily in the movement. Already there have been several bales retired from the market. Others have expressed their intention of buying one or more bales. It will spread and bring forth good fruit. Ten bales will he bought and held for a period of one year or longer by the officers and employes of the Barn well branch of the Bank of Western Carolina. Mr. P. M. Buckingham, manager of the bank, and a conser vative business man, and his three assistants, Mr. G. W. Manville, cash ier, Mr. W. (’. Jennings, teller, and Mr. Warren Calhoun, bookkeeper, have already bought three bales. They wiil purchase seven more to round out the investment of SSOO. Mr. Harry Calhoun, president of the Home Bank of Barnwell, and Mrs. Calhoun have each bought a bale. Mr. N. G. Walker, the cashier, and Mr. William McNab will do likewise. Gold Savings Going Into Cotton. For a number of years Mrs. Charles F.rown has been saving $2.50 gold > ieeep. A substantial amount has been accumulated. Mrs. Brown will invest this in 10 cent cotton and re tire it from the market. Messrs. A. A. and W. j. Lemon, members of the mercantile firm of Lemon Brothers, will put the savings 808 FI FOR H KIDNEYS Mixed With Juniper Is Old Folks’ Recipe for Clogged Kidneys and Backache. Most folks forget that the kidneys, like the bowels, get sluggish and clog ged and need a flushing occasionally, else we have backache and dull misery in the kidnej region, severe head aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver acid -tomach, sleeplessness and all ports of bladder disorders, dlxsy spells, spots before the eyes, frequent desire to urinate* To avoid above troubles you simply must keep your kidneys active and clenn, and the moment you feel any of the above symptoms, get a good sized bottle of Stuart's Buebu and Juniper Compound from any good drug store, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water after meals Stop eating sweets or sugar. In a lew /days and your kidneys will then act and natural Stuart's Duchu and iJunlpcr Is harmless to (lush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to nor mal activity. It also neutralize* the acids in the urine so it no longer hurts to pass water, thus ending blad der disorders Everybody should take Stuart s Hu chu and Juntrer now and then to keep their kidneys clean. Be sure ( you get Stuart’s Buebu and Juniper. I bank acoounts of their children into “buy-a-bale” cotton. Former Senator George H. Bates has stated that he will invest SSOO in the “buy-a-bale" movement. Hon. E. A. Brown, attorney and court stenographer, will buy a hale for himself and a bale for Mrs. Brown. Clerk of Court W. H. Dun can, Mr. G. M. Green, Hon. Seymour Owens, Mr. B. Mazursky, merchant, have all stated their intention of join ing in the patriotic movement, which after organization is perfected here, will enroll practically every business and professional man and many wo men, who have SSO or more to invest to help the farmer help himself. Provide More Warehouse Room. If there should be any doubt of the Barnwell county farmers holding their cotton, the fact that it has been found necessary to provide increased warehouse facilities would dissipate it. Perhaps nowhere in South Carolina has the Farmers' Union grown so strong and gained so firm a foothold as in Barnwell county. The union owns and operates the Farmers’ Un ion Warehouse Company, of which Mr. R. E. Woodward, of Rosemary, is president, and Mr. Harry D. Cal houn, is secretary and treasurer. It is a bonded warehouse. The union al so operates a large ginnery and a grist mill at Barnwell. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers’ Union Warehouse Com pany, held last week, officers and di rectors for the ensuing year were elected, and a 7 per cent dividend was declared. This dividend will not be paid out, however, but the money will be used for the erection of emergency warehouses. Spirit of Co-operation. Hardly a Barnwell merchant who is not offering to their customers a pre mium over and above the market price of cotton when ti is applied on ac count. Some of these are paying as high as 9 cents at present, and prac tically all are allowing 8 cents. The Farmers’ Union Mercantile Company is taking cotton off the hands of cus tomers and applying on account at 9 cents. So is Mr. R. W. Dicks. Mer chants and bankers alike are advising the farmers to hold, but with their or ganization behind them, the farmers need no urging not to sacrifice their cotton at the present market prices. Very little cotton has been sold here except that which has been applied on accounts. The Home Bank of Barnwell has hit upon a splendid plan in which it has the co-operation of its farmer patrons who owe the bank money. The Home Bank is not asking for money settle ment of accounts as they mature. A proposition has been made the farm ers that cotton will be held for them at the rate of S4O a bale—eight cents a pound—the farmers to turn over the warehouse receipts to the bank, the bank to renew their papers for the farmers, and to hold the cotton for one year if desired If in the mean time the price advances and the far mers desire to sell all the cotton brings above S4O a bale will be turned over to the farmers who grew It, and their papers cancelled. Na Panic Signs. “We are all going right along just as though nothing had happened,” said Mr. Calhoun, president of the Homeßank of Barnwell. “I refer not only to our bank, but to all the bus iness houses of Barnwell. We know what cotton is worth and we know what has depressed the price, and while the European war is working a hardship upon the cotton farmer, it cannot last always, and everybody down this way is determined to hold until the sun shines again. In the meantime we are too busy to be dis couraged. The farmers are getting out their cotton just as though they could haul it into town and get 12 1-2 cents for it. They know that cotton is their basis of credit, and that as long as they hold it, their credit is still good.” I was struck by a sign displayed in one of the show windows of the Farmers Union Mercantile Company, which read: DON’T TALK WAR; TALK BUSINESS. And whether or not they realize it, that has been adopted as the slogan of the people of Barnwell. To Move Smoke Houie. In Barnwell the people will tell you that ‘‘the smoke-house of the farmer is in the West.” That may be true at present, although farmers In this sec tion have begun to give some atten tion to raising live stock. But hereaf ter there will be another tale to be told. The Barnwell farmer is going to move his smoke house from the west to his farm. Beginning next year, cotton is going to be a secondary con sideration. Home products will come first. Diversified crops are going to be raised. Mr. W. W. Band, county demonstra tion agent, has taken advantage of tho i existing situation to placard the town I and country with posters and to scat ter handbills broadcast, urging the farmers to cut down the cotton acre age and sow grain crops. They will need no urging, once they begin to grow something on which to feed hogs, to raise hog meat. Cotton Congress Held. Several days ago a n.eeting of the Barnwell county unit of the Southern Cotton Congress was held here tin dKf the auspices of the Farmer’s Un ion. Hon. S. G. Mayfield, of Bam berg, was among the speakers. Aetlhn was taken, In a resolution adopted, urging the farmers not only to hold their cotton, but to raise no cotton at all next year. Captain W D. Black, county chair man of the Southern Cotton Congress attended the state meeting held in Columbia the first day of this month, and has addressed a letter to the farmers of Barnwell county setting forth the action taken then, calling for a sweeping reduction in cotton acreage, urging a canvas of the coun ty for more members, ami adding: “All of the above resolutions as passed tend to strengthen the i ar ket and 1 would suggest to the farm ers of Barnwell county If possible not to sell a bale of cotton before Octo ber Ist for less than 12 cents, but to gather the crop as fast as possible and Uneeda Biscuit Tempt the appetite, please the taste and nourish the body. Crisp, clean and fresh. 5 cents. Baronet Biscuit Round, thin, tender— with a delightful flavor —appropriate for lunch eon, tea and dinner. io cents. Graham Crackers Made of the finest ingredients. Baked to perfection. The national strength food, io cents. Buy biscuit baked by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Always look for that Name protect it from the weather. Sell cot ton seed for money to go dn. Seed are worth from 25 to 26 cents. The labor must pe paid and it is possible that a fewbales will have to be sold to get money for the gathering, but a little later you will be sorry forevery bale sold. “When your obligations come due, offer the creditor cotton as additional collateral, provided he will hold it for 12 cents. If he refuses to accept it, haul it home and keep It awaiting further development. But I wish to fuljy impross Tipon you the necessity of not disposing of one bale without the knowledge and consent of your creditors. We will thereby establish a confidence which will be needed to through this crisis.” Committees from every township in Barnwell county have been appointed by the county branch of the Southern Cotton Congress to perfect the emer gency warehouse plans for the, storing and holding of cotton. A called meet ing of the county branch will be held the latter part of this month, the ex act date to be announced later. The Situation at Blackviile. Though Blackville, ten miles from Barnwell and one of the llvest towns in Barnwell county, is the center of a truck-growing country, and this baa been a profitable 'season so: those who raised watermelons and canta loupes, cucumbers, beans and aspara gus—for which a redy market was found in the Kast —too much cotton lias been raised here as elsewhere. And though cotton Is down and no body is selling at the market price, the hum of many ginneries is heard and in the cotton fields’ armies of pickers are getting out. the staple as rapidly as possible. Here as in Barnwell the merchants are offering a premium above the Our latest tea triumph— *'^ ron^e Label” a 3fi<> Vanderbilt Ifyouf QyftirOf' tflrcet east at<*farlf ( o/Uenue, !7)e«r ~tork WALTON H.MARSHALL, Manager. Y with an Weal Situation Summer gates' THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, uh. market price on cotton that is taken on account. Simon Brown & Sons are allowing 8 cents. Mr. Jack Farrell, tho largest Individual dealer In Barnwell county, Is doing tho same to help lighten the burdens of the farmer. Mr. Farrell will buy one bale from each of his share croppers and allow them 10 cents a pound. “There is a much better demand for cotton today at 7 14 cents than there was a week ago at 7 cents,” said Mr. Farrell, who also buys cotton, “and I don’t thftik there Is any doubt of the fact that the”buy-a-bale” movement is responsible for the Improvement, which has just begun.” Mr. Farrell stated that a school teacher had turned over to him S4OO which she had taken out of the sav ings bank with which to buy cotton for her, the cotton to be retired from the market and to be held for 10 cents or more. Already several Individuals In Blackville are buying their bales and storing them either at their places of business or at their homes. WHAT TO SAVEIN THE HERALD’S M. & M. CONTEST For further information, call at Contest Headquarters, 213 McCartan street or telephone 1200. LIST OF MERCHANTS WHOSE SALES SLIPS ARE GOOD FOR VOTES: M. A. Bates ; Co. Stark French Dry Cleaning Co. Economy Shoe Company. Castleberry & Wilcox. Golden Bros. L. J. SchauL Better Ice Cream Company. Geo. H. Baldowskl, Jr, Maxwell Bros. O'Connor-Sch weera. B. A. Dial. P. K. Tant. L. P. Speth. Panther Springs Water Company. Burdell-Cooper Company. LIST OF PRODUCTS: AlaGa Syrup labels. Brookfield Butter cartons. Swift’s Arrow Borax Soap wrappers. Swift’s Pride Washing Powder oar ton. Queen Regent Toilet Soap cartons. Piedmont. Fatima or Chesterfield cigarette coupons. Maxwell House Blend Coffee labels. Maxwell House Blend Tea labels. Ring’s Elegant Flour bags. Sensation Flour bags. Block’s Cracker wrappers. Domino rice cartons. Coca-Cola Gum wrappers. Smith Bros. Alfalfa Horse and Dairy Feed bags. Chero-Cola crowns. Swift’s Jewel Shortening cans. Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard guarantee labels. Swift’s Premium Ham wrappers. Swift’s Premium Bacon wrappers. Libby’s Rose Dale Peach labels. Libby's Happy Vale Peach labels. Or any other labels from Libby’s products. Dolly Madison Talcum powder. Ideal Peroxide Face cream. Stones Wrapped Cake wrappers. Cinco Cigar box top. Santaello Cigar box top. C. H. S. box top. ' referenda Cigar box top. Optimo Cigar box top. Tadema Cigar box top. These cigar box tops must be stamp ed Burdell-Cooper Tobacco Co. Austria Prepares For an Attack On Trieste Rome, 9:15 p. m., via. Parle, 5:17 a. m.—The Giornale D’ltalla says Austria has removed her first line of troops from the Italian frontier, especially from Orenzschutzen. The companies of their Aljdne sharpshooters are need ed against the Russians but they have prepared a defensive force consisting of gendarmes and reservists of tlia Landwehr, besides cutting all the roada with ditches eight feet wide and ten feet deep. The possible landing of a hostile force at Trieste, which is unfortified, I has been provided for by entrenching the mountains overlooking the town and also by block houses built around \ the Gulf of Trieste. The remainder of the coast of Istria and Dalmatia has been mined. A Quinine That Won’t Make You Nervous FEBRILINE Is a trade-mark name which designates the first, original and only reliable Tasteless Syrup of Quinine. An Improved Quinine, peasant to take; does not nauseate nor cause nervous ness Children lake It and never know it Is Quinine. Especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Try it next time you need Quinine for any purpose. Ask trfr 2-ounce original pack age. The name UEBRILINE Is blown In the bottle. 25 cents. A BIG COMMISSION. Irate Barber Bug -Now this Is what | I call tough luck. Here I reduce the price of halrcuttlng. and down comes the whole Caterpillar family to take advantage of tho new rates. FARMERS ATTENTION! COTTON IS AN INVESTMENT rrs CHEAPER TO BUY COTTON AT PRESENT PRICES THAN RAISE IT The Augusta Herald is printing daily a re markable series of special articles by its travel ing Staff Correspondent, Walter E. Duncan, who is covering for . The Herald the Cotton Holding Movement throughout South Carolina and Georgia. ‘ * / THESE ARTICLES MEAN MONEY TO YOU They put you in daily touch with all the news of the War and of the Cotton Situation, which means your situation at the present time. Leased wire reports keep you informed of all Foreign news, the news of the Markets, and the news of the War* ,j k » FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION YOU NEED the news of the Markets, the day’s news and the news of the War which has so important an ef fect upon the business conditions and the trade of the world. Protect your pocket-book by keeping in touch with conditions as they develop SPECIAL OFFER TO COTTON FARMERS AND TO ALL BONA-FIDE RURAL ROUTE SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Send 75 cents today and The Daily Herald will be mailed you till January Ist, 1915. This is a Special Cotton Offer made only to the farmers of Georgia and South Carolina to cover the cotton campaign that is going on throughout the South. Act now. Act today. This investment will be worth many times its cost to you before the year is over. Protect your cotton as well as raise it. THIS IS AN INVESTMENT FOR YOU AS GOOD AS COTTON AT PRESENT PRICES Remit in stamps or money order, as most convenient. Do it today and get the full time till Jan. Ist for only 75 cents. This offer good only to R. F. D. subscribers and Cotton Farmers. The Augusta Herald AUGUSTA, GA. THREE