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11 SE INI -J0 NA. IZuSered Apil 28,, 1908 ait Pikk=Aq &0s sos mattr, uldw aO Of 0ogre of Marh 8, 1879. AI'T UI9 ISf AMERICA Pickens County Farmers' Un lon-ineets at Pickens Dec. 10, at 11 a. m.__ __ . 'he Pickens County Farmers' Union will meet at Pickens C. H. on Thursday,. Dec. 10, at 1 o'clock. All the local Unions are requested to send delegates to this meeting, without fall, as there is much business of impor tance to ,attend to. The State President has called on all the counties to send their county business agent to meet in Co lumbia, Dec. 8th, on important business. The county local Un ions should send 'the best men they-have with their local busi ness agent, to be at this county meeting on Dec. 10th. Your county business agent will like lW attend this called meeting of the county business agents that I will meet in Columbia next week, and will be able to give county business agent the bene fits of the state meeting. JOEL H. MILLER. Some of the troubles with the Farmers' Union members, as well as all the others, is that the majority are helping the bear in the cotton business, by letting the Tennessee stock man raise .your meat and corn, and like wise most of the mules used to make cotton; and make all notes and settlements to 'come due in the fall. The consequence is that cotton must be marketed at that time, regardless of price. Result is the cottgn-raiser is his own competitor on the market, rushing his cotton in faster than the mills can or will handle -his:, .crop, thus affording a picnic for the cotton speculators, who ap pear on the scene and take in the cotton, feeding it to the mill men as they need it, and make .comtracts to keep them i. cotton all the season, thus getting the benefit of the advance in price after the producer has unloaded his entire crop The remedy appears plain enough, and why not profit by it, viz.: Raise your supplies first of all, then what little cotton you can as a surplus, and sell it as the mills need it; then the buyer will come to see your cot ton at your own home or the warehouse, and pay you your! price. Quit running to market.I and running after some cotton I bear, every time you get out a bale, asking what will you give me? Instead, do the manly act as above and sell your cotton in bulk, and let the buyer come to you and ask what will buy you r cotton. Wothing is going to do1 gcodl until such conditions pre vail. JOHN T. Booos. Pickens F D No. 1. About all you can hear these (lays is the bang! bang!.og the *whoop of the hunter. Well, we are still selling so~me 9cents cotton and it is almos Christmas. I think it ought to I go up alittle, so we poor far4 en1ap could sell enough to y a at1ek ofreandy and a tny gol den hMred doll for our best gr for Christma,s. Oh! I.didn't know that thel girls were listening, but the. we,re. $o I dtiesse I had betterj keep out of the way, or they will1 be bagn on this old bald pato and rushmy I ely sprig o beautiful brown ~xo * Now, dear fellov ''", ple'ase Write.often, if news is scarce. .fHoping the S.-J. antitsmany readers a rnerxy Imd Wyou ~~4eu for this tixh~ OBEYED LINCOLN'S PLObLAMATION A Plkne uplnme,a, bvd.d is Slav.. to Vaew foam to 1868. The writer had the pleasure of meeting, last Friday, a most re markable old gentleman, Mr. Jeremiah M. Looper, as also his good lady. Mr. Looper is 86 years old, being born in Pickens in 1822,,and lived all his life In this county, being a farmer. He married Miss Mauldin, and his bride lacked one month of being 14 years-old. They are now liv ing wjth a daughter in our town. There are not finer people in the old Valmetto, State than the Lobpers and Mauldins, being among the pioneers of Upper Carolina, assisting to wrest our beautiful land from the Indians and carve it from a wilderness, and these honored names fill the brightest pages in the industrial and public annals of their state. We never saw a better preser ired man than Mr. Jerre Looper, and the same applies to his lady. Ele would readily pass for not >ver 65, for his face is ruddy and infurrowed, his eye as bright. ais voice as strong and his mind is clear and active as one in fhe very prime of life. Mr. Loop 3r lived before Robort Falton built his first steamboat or Morse baught us how to use the electric 3urrent to transmit messages; In the old stage-coach 'days and before a mile of railway was laid; when Chicago was an Ih lan trading post and Atlanta a blackjack thicket; when auch itatesmen as Calhoun and Web ster were in the zenith of their glory; before Victoria began her reign, and he witnessed the death f many old parties and saw the birth of democrucy and republi manism. Thomas Jeffersons puzchase of "the bogs of Louis tana" was still a political issue; ie saw a Bourbon on the throne >f republican France, and the British Empire of India was then ,ontrolled by a corporation; Tra 7is, that hero of the Alamo and I'exas independence was a farm ,r lad living in Edgefield county .n this state; and California be onged to Mexico and its golden leposits were unknown; he li mred*hen Lewis and Clark were xploring the West, then only :eopled with hostile Indians and ,he prairies dotted with buffalo; md he was a grown man when Brigham Young was leading his lis band of Mormon* across the lains to the "Promised Land," tround Great Salt Lake. - A To conceive the wonderful do' relopment of our American Re ublic, and the changes and rev )lutioris taking place over the &orld, the above brief sketch in 0he life of a citizen now living in )ur county shows. What the ext century will reveal is incon ~elvable to the human mind. It was indeed a rare pleasure o conlvers~ with one whose mind s so clear and inemory vivid as his Old. gentleman's; But the personal history of Mr. Looper is squ,ally as interesting as his rem niscenses of the past.s In the lays 6f secession he was even a nqro uncorppromiising Union man tian flon. B. F. Perry, and .n tl$se times it required n iuestioned, courage and determi nation to 'thus place oneself in :>ppostion to an overwhelming majority of his kindred and peo ph. "Of course I loved my native state and the South," remarked Mlr. Looper, "Jut I also reyered ;he Union an 'the old flag; and .t was as clear to my mind as bhe noonday sun that secession was not only wrong in principle but meant the bankruptcy, ruin and desolation of the slave-hbId ing states. - I,did all and every thing in my power , to hold my people in'check, but It was 1ik9 darting staws against a.te'mpest. When South Carolin~ seceded I made a vow never to *ar arms agip the Union or fle on the ta&n du stripes, Qn ~would aVeal heore iinitting' estly believed it to be. But I still loved my erring people. -and when the first company was or ganized in Pickens county, and they drilled o my place, I gave them their uniforrms. I was ever a law-abIlingcitizen and 'Ren der unto vesar the things that are Csesats;" so when the Confederacy demanded my ser vices in the.fiold I paid a substi tute to take m place; and when his term expired hii ed another substitute for $,000 to serve du ring the wdi, Ud I was indeed glad to know that he came out at the surrendpr unharmed. And those who know me will tell you it was not fear that kept me at home, for in those days it requi red more courage to be known as a Union man in South Caro lina than even to appear on the field of battle. I always felt that the South would fail, and we must sooner or later get back into the Union-that the South ern Confederacy was simply a temporary government, and it must fall to pieces as a rope of sand. So I watched the acts of the Federal government, deter mined to obey its laws, so far as the situation' permitted, that when the inevitable collapse of the Confederacy came about I would have done naught to for feit my citizenship, rights or property. In 1863, when Presi dent Lincoln issued his procla mation emancipating our slaves, I recognized it as binding on me as any law to-day enacted by the legislature of South Carolina. So I had legally executed to Abra ham Lincoln a deed to every ne gro I at that time owned, so that there could be no question about my receiIng* pay from the gov erment for this property. There was then of course no mail com munication between the South and North, but I succeeded 'in getting this deed carried by a blockade runner from Wilming ton to Nassau,N.P.,where it was mailed, and in due time reached the hands of President Lincoln. This I know to be a fact, for af ter the war I visited Washing ton, to see about my claim, and found my deed recorded in the proper department,showing that resident Lincoln recognized its legality and justice. This is a copy of the - deed as made out and recorded among the archives f our government: * 11%ilmi no N. C. April 15 1363. lion. Abraham Lin=oln, President of the Unt. "teft States: Ny) D)ear Sir: I have ynur last corn rand;1read your proelamation to the rebels in arms agaist the government aski"g thei to lay down their trins and remain In t Union. Alsoe that the regroes were set free, it thoir owners wou ld be pald for them M38 per head. Now, oir, I for 3ne accept y,otr proclatnatlobi and believe it best for the Soi I own eight negroe8, viz.: ti.~ rs ofa ank, 19 Iolet 14 Worth .11; Mary, 26, with three children, from 3 to Im,2yasoi F ;Hn,1:Vilt 4 ot vems oli. Now, In coluideration of Youf ro Mipi,ation, I grant bargain and sellI to said dJoy. Drimetnt these elglit negroes. with all the rights ind title I hold, and I warrant and defend vaid ftle to said overment agaiatist myself and n this is i er smy hand and seal in "J ERFIIAIH LOOPER " Mr. Looper, after reading this paper, contin 11ned: "When Pres ident Lincoln placed this deed on record in Washington, thus signifying his approval and ac ceptance of the same, it became as binding an obligation on the part of the Federal Government as on~e of its bonds. This is the opinion of President Roosevelt and other men posted on such matters; but it will require a special act of congress. I have not given up hope of receiving pay for those negreos. So far as the publicw records show, I was the only slave-holder in the en tire South to accept the terns of Abraham Lincoln's emancipa tion proclamation and perfect a* legal, and b)ind(ing deed of his slaves. to the Giovernment. Had the Southern Confederacy gain ed its independence I would have been bound by tha.t deed did the Federal Government see fit to demand its enforcement. " While I am as muich opposed as any one to the political dom Ipation of the negro-voting the state deinocratic ticket-In na-1 tional elections I have always supporte the republican nomi nee. When in Woshi etn waslasked what office or appoint ment I wished. I replied that I was not a national republican for revenue, but from principle; that I asked no office within the gift of the administration, but did ask that the compact I made with President Lincoln be car ried oit In good faith, and Uncle Sam pay me for the eight nig gers I sold him in 1863, and a fair interest on the money I have been kept out of so Jong." OHRISTMAS 4UFTS FOR YOUNO AADIES. There is 'nthing priz-d more highly than a beautiful pair of Opera Glasses or a Kodak. We are headquirters for these goods. The Globe Optical Co.. 26 N. Main strept, Greenville, S. C. Ph>nes 930 and 918. Shipment of Cattle Held Up by State Officials. The regulations governing the transportation of cattle within this state have been forcibly brought to the attention of a certain citizen in Oconee county during the past few days. This man who deals in cattle and should therefore be acquainted with the state regulations, at tempted to ship a carload of cat I L from Charleston to Walhalla. This was in direct violation of state regulations adopted-for pre venting the spread of fever ticks, and as a result these cattle were stopped by the state inspector just as they were on the point of entering Anderson county. These cattle will have to return to counties below the state quar antine line, and will probably be disposed of 'at considerable loss to the owner. This is only one example of the indifference and carelessness shown toward tick eradication work by many prominent citi zens. Many of these persons look upon the work as a political graft of some kind, while others think it utter foolishness. The fact remains, however, that un less the cattle ticks are eradi cated from South Carolina, we must continue to suffer an an nual loss of many thousands of dollars, which could be easily prevented. Other states have been at this work for several years, and the neighboring state of North Carolina has already eradicated the fever tick from one-half of the counties of the state, and now enjoys an unre stricted cattle traffic, as well as complete freedom from Texas fever in these counties. Tn this state citizens of Ander son county have given the work itrong support, and this county will therefore soon be free. Oconee county, while it is less infested than almost any of the other counties, will be one of the last to free its infested premises, unless the citizens give us their support. The actual work of freeing the premises is very small, and if cattle-owners will follow instructions given by this office, and by inspectors now In the field, they will have no trou ble in freeing their premises. For the benefit of persons de.. siring to move cattle into Oco nec, Pickens, Greenville and Anderson counties, the following instructions are ieiven: Cattle can enter these coun ties from any county of North Carolina north of this area, and also from Rabun, Union and Townes counties of Georgia, without restriction. Cattle from Fannin, Murray, Gilmore, Hab ershami, White, Stevens and Hall counties, Georgia, can enter this area after permission has been received from this office, and the cattle hava bern in spected1 by a federal inspector. Cattle from other counties in South arolina cannot be moved into Ou onee, Pickens, Greenville and Anderson counties. Cattle can be moved, without retAction, into the quarantine counties, vi'z, Greenwood, A bbe ville, Union, Laurens, Spartan burg, Cherokee, Chester and York counties In North Carolina west of Union county, N. C. and %lso from Rabtin, Union and Townes county; Ga.. Oat tle from Fannin, Murray, Gil more, White, Habersham, Ste. vens and Hall counties-can enter these counties upon ins].oction by federal inspector, and after permission has been obtained from this office. Cattle from counties of South Carolina south of those mention ed counties cannot enter this quarantine area. If cattle are moved in violation of these reg ulations, this will be direct vio lation of federal or state regula tions, and will be promptly prosecuted by federal or state. authorities. Shipments of cattle have been stopped by federal inspectors at Toccoa, Ga., and railroad agents and owners of ferries should pay special attention to these regu lations, as they are liable for all cattle which they accept in vio lation of these regulations. E. J. POWERS, State Veterinarian. Liberty. Dark, foggy weather and reg ular old-time November: wheat sowing time, the kind we used to often see in the fall and early part of winter. We are glad to note thore is a much larger amount of small grain beine sowed this year than common. We hope the good work will continue through De cember, as it has in November. There will be more bacon raised at home this year, it appears, than last. The cotton is about all picked in this section and a considera ble amount of the land already s3wed In small grain. Wile the corn crop Is not so good!s last year, it Is about an 'average crop. We think with a good crop of oats, and the pea vine hay orl hand on most of the farms, we ought to be able to pull through next year without drawing on the West for corn; but as wheat was a failure last year we must buy Western flour. Hon D. Wyatt Aiken was here, Tuesday morning, stirring around among the rural . mail routes. etc. Ansel McDonald, a young man about 20 years of age, died at the Liberty cotton mill on the night of the 27th, of pneumonia, after a short illness. He leaves seve;al brothers and sisters and a number of relatives to mourn his untimely demise. His re mains were laid to rest at Beth lehem, near Pickens. There was a meeting of the Baptist association here, Satur urday, and preaching Sunday by the blind preacher. Mr. J. 0. Hutchins, now of Atlanta, Ga.. and Miss Ethel Hope, of Charleston, were. hap pily married at the home of the* bride, at Charleston, on Not. 23d, and visited his father, Mr. C. T. Hutchins, and other rela tives in this count-f last week. They returned to Atlanta where they will make their home. Bingham, the comedian, Is to entertain here at the Auditorlam the night of Dec. 3d. Lyceum series No. 2.' [We commend the-above as a model and ideal news-letter, and would like to fill a page in our paper each week with letters ust like it from every section of Pickens county.--S. -J. EiorO?] When our Adademylw~as erec te~ In 1904 it was con tended that the by lding was larger than ne cessar .y But the attendance has so increased that an addition must now be built thereto. Our town ought and could be ma,de one of the leading educational centers of our state or theBSouth. The stage for divorces is about as bad as Newport. Somehow theatrical people can't stay tied any more than the Goulds, the Vanderbilts. an,d "sich."