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Agricultural Attention, Farmers! ? , ; . Special Announcement by State Secretary Weston, ol the Cotton Growers' Association, Who has Charge of This Division During the Absence of President Smith ?Review of the A ssocia t i o n's Fight?Farmers Urged to Sign Pledges tc Hold Cotton for Highei Prices. J.'V "' To the Farmers of South Carolina : In the absence of our 3ta,ie president, Mr. E. L). Smith. who is novv canvassing Texas in n. - ^ *ho interest of the Sou'hern CotU.' ft>n Association, I desire to say a few words to you m reference fk> the appeal th.?t has recently been made to you bv the central Atlanta, to hold your eottou far higher prices. Let wme. remind you that in every in tance in which The association baa^maed iasnea with those who were fisktu*c? to ?eru?e .vnur - a^ktti t*- > """" go'ton at their prices you have won a brilliant victory. The anie people who are now urging: you to part with your co'ton yredicted that ten cents would ??t be secured as demanded by Hie New Orleans Convention fcrtl?e cotton held in the South. My unity of action and faMng fee advice of the association, in C?e face of a fourteen million ale crop you secured ten cents ibr your cotton. When you were appealed to to reduce your acreage and fertil zers it was predicted by the same crowd atj you would be treacherous tr>* ard# each other and increase fcoth acreage and fertilizers. Th is slander upon the southern larmers was disposed of by the government report on acreage. When those that you intrusted with your interest were con vunced that the department of agriculture was being used to your detriment, and we felt it uuij iu attattw it, wtJ wore ridiculed and jeered at, nevertheless we proved beyond doubt arery accusation we made against the department and showed it to be thoroughly rotten. When our estimate of the erop for 1005 was made, and in wiew of the short crop, we asked that the farmers be paid a minimum price of 11 cents for their cotton, you heard on all idea that this was too much ; jet throughout the south that jprice has been paid. The es aimato of the association has again been confirmed by the ginners' report, which has just fceen issued. If the spinners of the world are now made to pay more for their cotton whose fault is it? They had ample opportunity to go into the market and buy at 11 cents, yet they preferred to believe the predic flaons of Theodore Price, and a tiamp&ign was inaugurated which had for its object the stampeding of the farmers of tfie south. All reports confirm like association that cotton is worth more than 11 cents and the near future will bring wore than 11 cents. The ques* ' H, l=r=i Department - " tion is simply this Who shall Ket the benefit of this advanced price? We appeal to you to-sign r the pledges that have been sent p . _aj ii-L J i a . _ [ uui hiiu sraii<i oy me assuuitttion in this fight. All this talk of crippling and ruining th? manufacturing interests is verit able botch. If the manufactur er has to pay more (or hi* raw material he will receive tfto?e for his finished product unless > that finished product is higher than some other article, which can be substituted for its use Wool linen and silk are the comt petitory of cotton goods and there is a long distance between those articles and cotton goods, ' where the raw material would not cost the spinner more than 124 cents ; if lie has to pay 15 cents for the cotton now in the hands of the farmers. Tnose who have seeu fit to consistently ana persistently advise the furmers to turn loose their cot ton for prices less than those fixed by the Association must now answer the individuals and the South who has been despoiled of millions of dollars* while following their advice* 'JJJie Southern Cotton Association wishes to fix a staple prioe for cotton ; this can only be accoin plished by the spinner dealiug ;direct wiih the association. We stand ready to meet the spinuers whenever they desire it. Stand by the association; it has never advised you to do anything that was contrary to your interest; ignore the advice of those who have only brought loss to you and you will aid in returning to the southland mil lions ot dollars of which sho lias been unjustly robbed. It must be demQiistrated to the world that the producers propose to fix the price ol their cotton. I appeal to the zealous, intelligent and patriotic county olli cars and the rank and file throughout this State to oarrv on this fight with all the zeal and energy that you are cap able of. We are not responsible for this fight; we entered into it lor the purpose of protecting our cotton, the price of which was being forced down, without any reason for it whatsoever, and|'*daran be he who first cries h"Id, enough." Francis IJ. Weston, Secretary S. (J. Division, S. C.A. November 22, 1905. Shocking Tragedy Mother and Five Children Brutally Murdered. Independence, Iowa, Nov. 25. i ?Mrs. William McWilliams and . her ttve children, ranging from i three to eighteen years in age, - were slain at their farm home yesterday and the husband and , father was arreeted in Independence last night, charged with i killing the members of his fami' ly. HA declares himself to be innocent. A dairyman called for milk at the McWilliams farm shortly ' after noon yesterday. On enter, ing the house, he says he found jjU^aSBSP*^! j SB'^v4-;Nil Pf^Sil is Mte?KBIB^^MagBSgiwflB?TO HHUHIHinD^HH L OAK DOUBLE-LO BEDSTEAD, 48 IN. The famous 70-in. rollBedsteid. A bargair For a leader, we can fit you u The ol 1 time Split-bottom Chair our price 70 cents. The regulai in stock. We have the largest, and are going to surprise you w go away pleased. Remember tl and get particulars. The Underselling Store. , a partly cooked dinner on the stove and Mr- McW'Uiams and the five children deal on the floor. Each person had been killed with a hammer blow on the head. Mrs. McWilliams was atrociously beaten, and a tew knife thrusts had been inflicted on the crushed body. In the worn id's right arm lay the corpse ol her three-year old baby, ite hood, coat and mittens on, and a piece of buttered bread in one hand The baby had been killed by one blow ot a hammer on the head. The other children lay about the house, dressed in working clothes. It is thought that the mother and baby were killed first and that then the children had been called into the house one at a time and struck dead with the hammer. The News, $1 60 a year. mr i.. _ n> , . n> CO ft ? . 3 . " '*"+ i zr a V ; ?*3S?!SM==r igslPg & v 3 ' ^ ' ?ii o ' :IM11~ c I VO ~ v o n .;.. Kfl o# w '.: o> a-HI 3 i B org hm$2.40 | $4,505 *_L p a complete Oak Suit, bureau, w for 45 cents. An open cane bo * $1.25 Oak Rocker at $1.00. A g newest and most complete line of ith the rock-bottom prices we are le handsome $50.00 Suit of Furni Williams-Hi Horrible Railroad Wreck __ Fifteen Persons Killed Outright or Burned to Death and Many Others Injured. Lincoln, Mass , Nov. 26.?The most distastrous railroad wreck in this State for many years occurred at 8.16 o'clock to-night at Baker's Bridge station, a mile and a half west of Lincoln, on the main line of the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Main Railroad. The regular Sunday express, which left Boston at 7.45 o'clock for Montreal via the Rutland system, crashed into the rear of a local train which started from Boston at 7 15 for points the main line and the Marlboro branch. At least 15 persons were killed outright, burned to death or suffocated, and 30 or more were seriously injured. Many passen gers sustained minor cuts, bruises and burns. FtNITURE urniture.. We have some of the best i ? oargains ever ottered in odd BUREAUS BflHMflfKS ; iV M ; ' & A solid oak Dresser for 55 00, 6.00, 7.50 and up to 518.50. Big stock of Side RnnrHc r?rir/?c in rp>'i /~ V? r\f all, $10 and up, no dining room complete without a sideboard ; ; V ?????? Here is the greatest bargain ever offered in A LOUNGE Something everybody should have and they 4 are now going like hot |K cakes. Old price .$5.75, BKgk now going at $5.00. All colors. We also |0have the Valour and I weather Couch, $10.00 and up. Mahogany parlor suits and in odd ifc r7>f ? ashstand and bedstead for $9.90. ttom Diner, regular price $1.00, food line of Willow Rockers now ' Furniture in Lancaster county giving. We guarantee you to ture we are giving away. Come ahes Co. "%l w The First National Bank of Lancaster, S. C., Solicits Accounts of individual*, firms and corporations, and offers to depositors every facility and coutteaj consistent with sound banking. Interest allowed on time deposit. Safety deposit boxes for rent. Correspondence solicited. E. M. CROXTON, CashierCI1AS. D. JONES, President. 1 ? t LANCASTER & CHESTER RAILWAY rniWDSMV SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 28, 100*. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY WESTBOUND Lv Lancanter fl 30 a m 3 46 p as Lv Fort Lawn ...,0 49 am 4 16 p m fc I.v Ita.icomvlllo 0 59am 4 90 pa Lv Klchlmrg 7 Kb a in 4 46 pm M J Ar Chmtor 7 tO it m 5 16pm ^ ^ Ar Charlotte?Sou, tty 9 66 am 7 0o p m Ar Columbia? Sou. Rv.... 10 15 a m ? EASTBOUND Lv Columbia?Sou. Ry 0 06 a m 8 10pm Lv Charlotte? Sou.Ky 0 06am 0 00 pm Lv Chester 9 00 a m 8 16 p at >jw munourg F wa III W p It. 1st Baacomville 9 60am 8 46 pm |]? Kort U?n 10 00am 8 60pm Ar Lancaster 10 80 am 9 16pm CONNECTIONS . % CHESTER?Hauthern, Seaboard, aad Carolina A Nortb-WeHtarn Railway*. LANCASTER?Southern Railway. A.. I. McLURE, Superintendent. LKKOY ai'RINOS, Prealdenk