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FARMERS' UNION. A. J. A. PERRITT SUCCKKDS IIARRIS AS 1?RBHno-:XT. Th? Proceedings YeMfrtlay-Sev? eral Matter*, of More or I/csa Im? portance Occwpfted the Delibera? tion* All Day. Columbia. July 29.?The Farmers' State Cnlon met yesterday morning promptly at 8:30, and. after prayer by the chaplain. W. E. Bodle. the convention at once proceeded to busi? ness. After some discussion on certain proposed changes and amendments to the constitution, which seems to have put the convention into somewhat of a tangle for a little while, the report of the committee on Clemson College, appointed at the last annual meeting of the State Farmers' Union, 'was read. The committee, in their report, stated that they were courteously re calved by the offlcrs and faculty of th college and given a most consider? ate hearing. As the object of this committee's visit aas to took Into the tag tax on fertilisers, wnich has led many to think Clemson was getting In this way more money :han It need ad, while other State educational in? stitutions were not getting enough, and as the committee reported fav? orably on the present 25 cents tag tax. the report brought forth considerable discussion. There was a feeling man? ifested thst Clemson should be sup? ported as other Stats colleges are, and that the fertiliser tax ought to be ahart 1 proportionately among them. On Invitation. Col. Alan Johnstonc of Newberry, In a calm, logical ad? dress explained the work, needs and alms of Clemson, and showed that the $100.000 revenue secured to Clemson Was wisely and economically expend? ed. The debate was adjourned to the afternoon, wh< n It was again taken np, and a satisfactory .conclusion reached regarding the fertilizer tax which goes to Clemson, the report of the committee being sustained by a gf od majority. A discussion was precipitated In th? convention on the matter of raising tha dues above what they are at pres? ent. ' After threshing about pro and con. the whole question was referred k to the State meeting, with the petltl ir tint Pi in- referred U) the local unions for final action. The proposition Is to raise tho dues to 6a cents, 10 of which wll go to the local unions, 10 to the county unions, 1 to the national union, and the re? mainder. 28 cents, to the State Union. A communication from the South? ern Pell Telephone and Telegraph Company on the subject of a rural telephone service, which Is too i lengthy for publication, was received and read as Information. m Commissioner McMaster wrote a letter to the State union with refer? ence to Insurance matters. There wan also some correspond? ence from Commissioner Watson with reference to the president \>f the Uni? ted States sending an expert to Eu? rope to study textile conditions over there. Thlj matter was referred to the secretary of agriculture, Rev. Jas. Wilson. The first matter taken up at the af? ternoon session was the election of officers, which resulted as follows: President. A. J. A. Perrltt, Lamar. Vice President. E. W. Dabbs. May?s\llle. No. 1. Sccrv-t.ir^TrcMsuivr, J . Whitner Reid. Columbia. Chaplain. W. E Bodle. Wards. Conductor. W. K. Hopkins, Hop? kins. Doorkeeper A. F. Calvert. Hodges. Hsrgeant-at-arms. W. P. Cnskey, Lancaster. * Delegate* .to national union, B. Hal* rla. Perdh ton. Executive committee, Fl-xt district. L. C. Padgett, Jimouks. No. 2: Second dlstrbt. W. R. Parks,x Parksvllle. Third district, j. B. Dogthtt, Pendle* ton. No. 2: F>u-ih district, O. P. Goodwin. I?uurens. No. |j Fifth g|e> trlct. J F. rftefcet, Uineaster; Sixth district. J II. Uunhers. Marlon; Sev? enth ??'?trlct. lt. Kellar. Cameron. I? \V Jf? Ray offered the follow? ing resolution, which called forth many eh?<iW'-nt remarks, and was unanimously adopted: "Wher?>.is for two years the Hon. Ii. Ranis has given to the gggge of the Firmer* Union his best effort, re nultlnt; In the wondcfrul growth of the <o<br; and ??Wh. i * Im ggg orooghl to Mi work a seal and onoelflMineeaj show? ing his devotion to the cau.se of agri? culture; therefore, be It ??Remdved. By the Farmers' Union of South Carolina In convention as? sembled. That the confidence, love and ogtOOM of the South Carolina union be hereby tendered to our ie tlrln* president." Th. i t.-rnoon se sh?n wa < conclud ed with an eHN|genl epSSetl from Cni t, Sen.itor E_ I> Smith. abmi: lines that are fatnill; Vto all uui -i men. <*-n iror Smith ha.' proved hlm eelf to he in action as well as In wora a friend of the farmer. The convention of the Farmers' Union went Into session at 8:30, the hour to which It adjourned yesterday afternoon. Resolutions offered by Alex. D. Hud? son were adopted. These indorsed the national union with reference to immigration. L. L. Baker of Lee County present? ed resolutions relating to agricultural schools and the provision for agricul? tural training school, under the di? rection of the State Board of Educa? tion. The resolutions a'so called for the trustees and faculty of Clemson College to conduct a summer school during the summr months. The committee, to which was sub? mitted the question as to whether or not the business agency of the State Union should be continued, reported in favor of its continuance, and J. M. Brogden, of Sumter, was elected State business agent. The most important matter brought before the convention was contained in the resolutions submitted by W. W. Ray, chairman of the committee on warehouses, to which the whole mat? ter had been referred. "hes? resolu? tions, which were adopted, are as fol? lows: "Your committee on warehouses beg leave to report that In our opin? ion the building of bonded ware? houses now being carried on by our brethren in other cotton-growing States, with a view of forming or merging them Into State corporation, and then forming trust companies to finance tht cotton stored in them, is the proper solution of our marketing of cotton; therefore be It "Resolved, That we advise out* South Carolina union men to proceed at once to build large and up-to*-date warehouses at once, that we may get in line with our brethren and do bus? iness." The hour having arrived for the address of President Hightower of the Mississippi division of the Farmers' Union, he was invited by President Perrltt to take the rostrum. Mr. High tower spoke for an hour and a half. His speech was practical and convinc? ing and held the close attention of his audience. It was a most able ad? dress, perhaps the best ever delivered by a farmer to farmers, with occa? sional witticisms that evoked much laughter. The speaker contended that it Is useless for the farmer to hope for anything from legislation any longer, although there is always to be found politicians who will promise to make all things rhrht for the farmer if elected to office, li Is all i delusion and a SUtre, end the f)inner has nwakened to the fact that he must de? pend on himself if hr especti to be) ter his condition. President Hightower then went ful? ly into the ways and means that the farming class must adopt to do this. It is within the reach of the farmers of the South to control the cotton markets of the world by financing the cotton after it 111 made. Confidence and pulling together by the members of the Farmers' Union, just as in other business corporations, will revolutionize the business of buy? ing and selling cotton in this country. Of course this is the barest outline of what the speaker said, but gives not the faintest idea of his wealth oi language and logical processes of rea? soning. It is a pity that the genera) public could not be present to hear what was really a very fine address. After some other business of minor and of no general interest to the pub? lic the convention adjourned to 8:30 this morning. Slip of the Pen. Col. Henry Hall, president of tht (Iridiron club, had an attack of ap? pendicitis In Plttsburg. which Is his home city, and was taken to a hospi? tal ( >n the first day he w as allowed to lit up hfl wrote t() a friend In Wash? ington RhOUt an important matter, und close-1: ? J".<taSC egOUCC haste and bad appendix."?Saturday Kvenii:.. Post. Ills Natural Right Theft is a society in New York that, each ye;ir. takes a do/en Of so Rm| Side children And glvet them "be time Of their lives fOT a month at an old farmhouse over in Jereey, The ' ? ry fust ttllni that tak. s place upon Ho- arrival of the COnal '.nuient Is a thorough aorubblng. "Good gractoua, Jakey, your bath Wgtor is black as Ink." tin- attend Hit icmitlk.d to a lad at the end <?f iids distressing ceremony, "it is dir? tier by far than any o( tin- others.*' "Weil, ain't i tu.) years older than any of than kids?" Jakey demand <'i. Brooklyn Life. n i. McBlree, a negro preacher of Bpartanburg, was convicted In a mag latrate'i court on a oharge or failure to give bis mule food and water of tan enough ami given a sentence of $.'.?? tin.- or 10 days on the chairman^. Bob Olventi a negro longahoreman, was shot to death on COrdOl street, Charleeton, Friday afternoon by po? liceman Barns. GIvCM resisted ar? rest gad was Committing a deadly as? sault on Policeman Dawson when Barn arrived on the scene and shot to save Dawson's life. CI leer Up! (J. Cecil Hoe, in Washington Herald) There's a tariff on sugar, v A tariff on ice, A tariff on iron, A tariff on rice, A tariff on lemons, A tariff on tea? But) praise be to Allah, Salvation's s .ill free! There's a tariff on razors, A tariff on soap, A tariff on leather, A tariff on rope, A tariff on coral That comes from the sea? Put. whoop, hallelujah! Salvation's still free! There's a tariff on muskets, A tariff on nails, A tariff on wash-tubs, On tin cups and pails; A tariff on diamonds? Note Schedule C? But shout loud, ye mourners! Salvation's still free! There's a tariff on pork chops, A tariff on bread, A tariff on herrings? Both live ones and dead; A tariff on cotton? See page 83? But let In the sunshine! Salvation's still free. W hen the Widows Form a Trust. The widows are to form a trust? the widows who are the wives of Christian Johnson. Johnson is the charmer who married his way to fame. He started in a humble retail way in the East, and then went West, building up a, large wholesale busi? ness in matrimony. He is now spend? ing a little vacation of seven years in San Quentln prison, where he is the guest of the State of California. For the nonce his many wives are left without a husband. But they are not cast down. It was a maiden that the poet tells us was "all forlorn," not a widow. And mots of Johnson's wives were widows. He had a weakness for widows, and wherever he found one that had a few thousand dollars in bank he ad? ded her to his collection. One of the Johnson group, Mrs. Josephine Heo nlnger, of Oakland, Cal., is a thor? ough business woman and proposes to deal with the situation in a busi? nesslike way. She plans to hold a re? union of the wives of Mr. Johnson and organize them into a company. The corporation is to elect officers, secure lawyers and proceed through the courts to get back what is left of the money they so trustingly confided to their syndicated husband. They are also planning to make in? teresting the future of Mr. Johnson. When he has served out the seven years recently presented him by the Judge, each widow claims the pleas? ure of giving seven years more of the same. In this way Mr. Johnson has before him about 117 years of ser? vice in prominent penitentiaries. The widows think that by the time he ha? worked a hundred years or so he will regret having married not wisely, but too much, and will be ready to quit. If these widows succeed in forming a widows' trust the men who are still unattached may well tremble. Work? ing single-handed, as they have been doing for generations, one widow Is a match for a dozen men. But if they once form a compact Organisation and adopt trust methods, nothing re? mains for the men but (light or mar? riage. 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