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* THE FARMERS' UNION. 1 lis Aims nr:^ Furjwas la I'pliit the Far^-j's. ? h.d i.: t . .< oKi>: ? 'f i< tn ?. . some erroneous v ideas w hut the Farmers'} t I will . n Jeavor to lot tlvj.( pee, . uiiow what tiie Farmers' , l*i ' r. is, as I understand it. The v hll.: :> I 111011 IS ail organisation s of f.?; n.t ;o try lo bet tor their con- f ilitia . To enable funnels to meet g certain existing eomiitious and pro- 0 _ jrtec.t their interests, we have oigan-j0 izeu the Fanners' Educational and a Cooperative l*u ion of America and j declare the following purposes: To I 4 establish justice. To secure equity, f S., To apply the Golden Rule. Todis-10 courage the credit aud mortgage je system, 'lo assist our members in L buying and selling. To educate the j agricultural class in scientific farm- a ing. To teach farjners the classifi- ^ cation of crops, domestic economy L and process of marketing. To svs-1 w teruize methods "f production and j t distribution. To eliuuuate gambling j in farm products by boards of I v trade, cotton exchauges and other ^ speculators. To bring farming up t to the standard of other industries (_ and business enteiprises. To se- , cure and maintain profitable and -j uniform prices for all farm products. n To strive for harmony and good will j among all mankind and brotherly t love among ourselves. To gamer the tears of the distressed, the blood j t of martyrs, the laugh of innocent L childhood, the sweat of honest labor ;8 ?md the virtue of a happy home as I the brightest jewels known. i a Now, Mr Editor, the above is J v the declaration of purposes of the j Farmers' Union. I cau't sec any- j thing in those declarations that can be objectionable to any class or profession. It stands without contradic*on * that the farmers feed and clothe the world and are ent'tled to ^ as good living as any class or pro- ^ feesion in the world. Are they ^ getting it? If uot, why uot? That ^ is one of the propositions that the ^ Farmars' Uuiou proposes to deal j T with. All other professions ure or'u^anized for their mutual beuefat and % protection and has not the farmer the same God given right? The ^ members of the Farmers' Union are v not waging war against any other t class of people, but limply propose t foiry to take care of themselves. n j. BTery other class of people is more v ^ or less dependent upon the farmer. u Prosperous farmers make every body ? else prosperous. It seems to me, fi Mr Editor, that all other classes should be willing to join hands with J the farmer and help him on to pros* p perity. The more money the farm* c iag class has the more the mer- t shant, banker, lawyer, doctor and 0 all other classes get, because if the ? ' formers have money they are going 10 spend it But if they have no C money they ean't spend any, conse- C queutlv Mr merchant, banker, y lawyer, doctor, &c., can't get it. ^ Therefore, prosperous farmers make 0 prosperous business, while depressed v farmers make depressed business b conditions. > a Now, brother farmers, rally to the o Fanners' Union and let us work out f' ll fbr ourselves a more prosperous life a than we have been enjoying hereto- 1' fore,remembering that in nnity there ^ is strength. "United we stand; di- n viewed we fall," Once there was an old man that had seven sons and felt ii an interest in their welfare. When he s Iwas on his death-bed and all of his j", sons were around, he told one of ^ them to go and briDg him some i] good,stout switches. The son brought them. The father then said: "Get a 0 cord and bind all seven tightly to- g( gether." This the son did. Then his father said, "Break them." But the ij son could not break them. The father b then told him to unbind them and ^ ^wn^done. Then be said: "Take ? one at the tinn- and break \ttm." That was a small job,as they v pere easily snapped in two. Then li the aged father said to his sons: s "J^ow, boys, you see that if you will 0 stand united no man can break you; " but unless jou do you can be broken * easily.Just so with us, brother ? farmers. If you will unite and stand e together we can accomplish our pur- y pose. But if we act singly and inde- c >cndently we will bt- like the Switch's. very easily broken. There atv a great nunc peopie who .re rea ly to say that the Fanners' "nion is a failure btenuiv tiny faild to get l."> cents for cotton this ear. If any such there be. please let hem bear in iiiiikI that the farmers re not or;:ani/.<.d yet. Also that no ;ivat tiling can be accomplished without an effort being put fortii. bippose that our foref;Un^^ wlio ought in the devolutions aid after the defeat of t ans at Hunker Kill that u ts" cause was a failure. Or late fter those brave men had signeu Vclaration of Independence on tin th day of July, 177b, because they ailed to get their independence with* - *1 * i. 1 1 ut anyenorion uieir pan,n?u mmd off in disgust and said the whole hing was a failure. Yes, brother armers, there were some in that day nd time who said it was a failure. Ye remember Benedict Arnold and uch as he. We may expect to meet fith snch in our warfare. But, hank God, there were such men as ohn Hancock, who said ffhen he rrote his name on that declaration, le wrote it in a bold hand so that he king could read it; also Charles 'arroll of Carrollton. He, too, was filling to take the consequences ["hank God, there are some braye ueu enlisted in this struggle for independence who are willing to risk he consequences. Brother farmers, f you all will unite yourselves with he Farmers' Union and put your rust in the living God, victory is ure to crown oui efforts. Now, Mr Editor, lest I weary you ud this find the waste bask?t, I rill stop now. A Farmer. Mouzuns, S C, December 17, 1908. The Christmas Gift We Wast. The following bit of sentiment rom the pen of Tom Watson of Georgia is one ot the most tiraey and appropriate of the many eautiful thoughts inspired by he anniversary of the birth of Iitr. who to Christian men and romen is the source of every ood and perfect gift: Shall the tots have all the an and all the good things r'hen Christmas comes? Shall hey and none others hang up he stockings and pray tor relerabrance, telling Santa Claus .4-1 A rnai mey want: Is there no Kriss Kringle for s older folks, no bringer of lfts who shall remember us and \ his gifts to our needs? Go to! children?you shall ave all you .want. Not an rapty stocking should hang itifully on any hearth, if we ould have our way. If we could ake each needy one of you into ur arms and hearts, and make ou happy;we would do it?God mows we would. But we older folk want Santa !lnnc tr? hrinnr nc cnmpthincr.tno. Jhristraas comes but once a ear, you know, and here is our irayer to the Bringer of gifts: Bring us tender recollections f all whom we have loved and rho have loved us, and forgetulness for old pains and disppointments. Bring us a larger Charity for ur fellow-man, and a constant eraembrance of the truth that F we knew what his burden is nd what his troubles and his imitations are, we would peraps give him the warm hand f encouragement instead ot the lailed fist of condemnation. Bring us the strength to keep i the middle of the road, to peak the right word, to do the ight thing, regardless of earthv reward?heedless of every hing save the voice from witha. Bring us Peace?peace with ur neighbor, peace with our oe, peace of mind and peace of oul. And, Santa Claus, do bring us, [ you can, the feeling that we ave not liyed in vain, have not ought and toiled in vain, have ut suffered and sacrificed in ain, but that, after all, we have one some little good in the rorld, have sent some ray of ight, some crumb of comfort, ome inspiration into the lives f others, i Foley's Oriuo Laxative cures hronic constipation and stimulates he liver. Orino regulates the bowls so they will act naturally and ou do not have to take purgatives ontinuously. W L Wallace. I Death of Mrs. Veroie Sfuchey. ' After a Ionir and painful ill-! ness. which she endured with Chiislian fortitude, Mrs \*erniej Stuclcey passed away la>t Satur-j day morning' at the home of her; father, (apt W I) Fitch. The; remains were taken to the family i burying ground near Lake City <iii Sunday and at 1 o'clock laid j to rest i:i tne presence of a nam- j be?^ls*elatives and syinpathiz | i? .*nds. Mrs Stuckey has. 1 ick since last May andi ' otne to Kinjjstree several' I .vs ago on a visit to ner| brents. She was the youngest child of C'apt and Mrs Fitch, being1 only 28 years old. She is survived by her husband, Mr C F Stuckey, and one child, besides a large circle ot other relatives, who sincerely mourn her death. Miller-Carter. Make. ^? On Wedn esday j evening, .. cember 2o, 1908, at i the home 01 he bride's parents, j Mr an^ ,M*<s I A Miller, Kings- j tree, S. C., Miss Carrie Lena Miller and Mr Laurie A Carter, j Rev E E Ervin being the officiat-1 ing minister. MarktJfor Death. "Three years ago I was marked for death. A grave-yard cough was tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to help me, when my husband got Dr King's New Discovery," says Mrs A C Williams, of Bac, 1 "The first dose helped me, and . provement kept on until 1 had ga: ed 58 pounds in weight and UL'ttllJI js J hut ir.^iuiru, x uto m cine holds the world's healing rec for coughs and colds and throat at. lung diseases. It prevents pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at D C Scott's drug store 50o. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. What is that which you break' by even naming it? Silence. What confection did they have in the ark? Preserved paiis (pears). A Persoial Appeal. If we could talk to you personally about the great merit of Foley's Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds aud luug trouble, ycu never could be induced to experiment with unknown preparations that may contain some harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and Tar costSiyou no more and has a record of forty years of cures. W L Wallace. Stock is sometimes mueh better than a stocking for saving money, as a St Louis woman found out who begged for the certificates of some mining stock her husband was about to cast into the tire as worthless. She kept it, and the mine afterwards turned out to be one of the wonders of the age. Her fortune rune up into the millions. FDFF Ladies' or Gentlemen's T\ $5 BABNATTO 5 Brilliancy equals genuine?detc requirement of the most exactingonly one thirtieth the cost of the r 1 As a means of introducing tkls latiig gea, and securing as many i ; ble, we are making a special liiici f We want you to wear this beau ! Ban's handicraft, this simulation tl and flashes with all the fire of A GENUINE ; T We want you to show it to you] as it sells itself?sells at sight?ar *100 PRO for you, absolutely without effort < 5 We want good, honest repres< locality, city or country, in fact, ir world, both men and women, your pawn The Barnatto Simulation Dial they are Genuine Gems, as such a< sometimes leads to trouble or emb If you want a simulation diamoi ?DON'T WAIT-ACT TODAf. as tl again. Fill out Coupon below and mail at Write here name of paper in wliieh you saw tins The Barnatto Diamond Co., Girard B1 Sirsl'lease send Free Sample 01 (Stick) Pin Catalog. ! Name I No Town or City ^ ? / The United States sei ate savi poker playing, which was cue of tin things alleged against O li Ilundlev / of Alabama as an appointee to ;i federal judgeship, is no bar to lib nomination. Naturally it took tim position, for from the days of Clay down to till, present poker lias been distinctively a seiiatoiial game, Medicine That Is Medicine. ';I have suffered a good deal with malaria and stomach complaints, but I have now found a remedy that keeps iw well, and that remedy is Electric Bitters: a medicine that is medicine for stomach and liver trou hies, and for run down conditions,' says W C Kiestler, of Halliday,Ark. i.m Illftaps ntipifv unit enrip.h XJ ICUtllU wuaio | m.uj ? .. ? , the blood, tone up the nerves, and impart vigor and energy to the weak. Your money will be refunded if it fails to help you. 50c. #at D C Scotts's drug store. It is said ragtime music originated with a Chinese itiler 3,000 years before the Christian era. We haven 'I tho slightest doubt of its truth. LADY WANTED. Honest industrious woman wanted to introduce oar large line of fancy and stapie drew Roods, waisting*. triranintw. etc.. among friends, i;?i)jh*j )-s and townspeople. We also manufacture a full line of perfumes and toilet articles, no w.ap*. Should be able to cam $30 or more weekly. Dealing direc t from the mills our prices are low and patterns exclusive. W rite us for full pariiculars. 5tandard Dress Onods Co , Dept. 9 Blnghamtoo, N. Y. Bankrupt SaleIn the I crict Court of the United States for the Distrie-^of South Carolina. In the matter of . Adams, bankrupt. In J ukruptcy. . Notice is hereby given that on De mber 28, liH)8, at Kingstree, S C. at - ? .* __ii o'cip"^ noon, i w i! sen at isuuuc 'he hight '' idder for cash '-S|Of general ;he above ^JaACE. 12-24-lt? *ustee. ? ?_ V~ Pei. i. ,e. I will be in u .jstree on each and every Saturday auring the month of January. 1909, for the purpose of making out applications for pensions. The applicants must report |in person when physically able to ao so. Those applying for promotions are required to come before examining surgeon. Compliance with this rule may save much trouble to interested parties. Countv Pension Board will meet on the first Monday in February. H H Kinder. 12-24-2t Pension Commissioner. fj, D. GILL AND, | \ Real Estate Broker, j i i/iu/notdcc e > j Mnaai nun v? v v $ If you want to buy ow \ sell Real Estate, call on\ <me. I can save you J (money. Careful'atten-\ ?tion given to all business^ land I assure you satisfac-2 (tion. i >10-29? 3m. * SAMPLE OFFER 15 Days Only BMBtlfai. Bright. 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SlflW 'JBVBLE! STOR *? AT KIXGSTREE, S. . | WATTS & WATTS 43 43 We have opened up with a 43 extra fine stock of Watchei 43 Diamonds, Clocks, Silverwar and Novelties, Wedding Ring Wedding and Christmas presenl <9 of all kinds in the Jewelry lin< We are also oreDared to do a Jjj kinds of ? WATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY WORI ALL WORK WARRANTED ? New Goods Being F Jj We are Satisfied we can s calling a at our store, opposi g s. c. ? "*7^7" setts <2z 43 Give us a call befo HlU^anc | jj Carloa< SI in ? ;8 i IMTru jj i , Stabl jn 6 Lake City Organized, Developed Principle of Conse Along Progress^ BANK OF WII / aunQTBce _ _ y iVNiwo nbbi - - RESOURCES Solicits a share ol business, feeling our ample resoui rior facilities wil ciation with us agreeable and pr( C, W, Stoll, Pres. E E. L. Montgomery, Asst. Ca . N BATES ~4 \ I oast Line UN HOTJDAYS, I I - , 25th 30th and ?) January 1st, . ? ( turn not later r) 1909. ' C# formation, re- X*"1' all on nearest . jl rite? iger, VH1TE, leral Passenger Agent, >n, N. C. I ' i deceived Weekly. j? ave one and all money by te the depot at Kingstree,j* . TX7"a/tts_| re purchasing. i* >6SSS6S69S96S 1 HORSES 8 ^ II 8 i Just I fl it Is luck's and conducted on rvative Banking :e Lines, the LIAMSBTJRG SOUTH CAROLINA i $150,000 : your banking confident that ces and supe1 render assopermanently )fitable. : C. Epps, Cashier, shier, F. Rhem, V, Pres.