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FARMERS' EUCATIUNAL AND CO-OPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA - I To the Pickens County F. E. and C. U. of A. At, the meeting of the County Uion at Pickelns C. H. June 1, 8 it was I deeild that the Unijon in Picken county could e )eititteil by having a col m111n11 in the county paper to be known Is the Farmers Union ;olumn or D)epartmienlt, and a c1mlitte was appointed to con fer witl the d.4itor of the Senti el-Jouirnal and see what could Je done. Ratisfactory arrange ments were ma(le for a special i fipa rtn ot )for the use and bene lit, of (Ihe Farmers Union. This dpa rtmentwill bie conducted .by the comUillittee o)f the County Un1lionl. Without further re marcs we will procee d to furnish through these columns such in foirmationi as will, iii ou1r judg menit. he of interest to the farm e'rs. n' anld 1(ore especially to the um1eiitbers of the Farmers Union. .14)hN T. loc.s, for C!om1. Some of the Troubles in the Farmers Union. At tii.- time f tdhe year the uIeli1er1s L, et hl1SN willi tlheir vrops aluld gvmw illtiiforllt alh1d l( ose ini erist. a l as I resUlt, login I(? dro1p lit]r it takes Stich lileillbers I w) fiintils ill O.Ile -loniiller 1() -14 ill lie and iwf elilth iei-d: 1lel 1 1 gathei ig juie (iI <> aiiid ienr is aniltOer Egin :u! 41ropp~ ingI& (out.Nw reeinsl tat n oderto m)Iake Si, 4 f am-t8*hilig 1requlires soln de ey ad Him., ando the io i nt n11 exceptioll. Tis b:i V.s i5.- < 8-4 we wouhl(1 lr:) k n at 1 ;in reaFona The num ofthe mokre hdiling onI his eichh'2 r It ' ' t tle Union and p Iibn together and'l " .uhil. hit th irt ere and( 1he' II1. 1iin!1 vou w il find aru'ndi n':~ -' initenselv inter e~dI dkn lhat lie will tell yon h' ont ire'ly forgot ab)out thie ln'Iling until it wVas too' late, hm!.t gt ((If was to not he4 late' get tin uto the Union meet ing- ~ Of course no one here lkii'Xwsi sn< h aimembier, but we hi IX alI h''ard of themi, and( are aind we br:' no such members in 'u' lj iin. I t is always late ini thei afternooni w01'hen they turn hewardI, owing to pressing busn5, and( thle Uion111 held so) hi a lonug 4'ess1i it kept the 1oor 1 flbaIL, ouit late. T1hat's busins, yo see, he savs to his wife. But hol ont: Let the Union have a little picnic rally .and you i mayv mnt on this busy bund be1i 0on hanid, mlakinig a tMl 54 IIh'bu e'spicially at feed time, butt let us not' comiplain that hie attende'd anid tilled his lointh ai(t least, and he had sm a inetimie, and1( we farmiers are gingt) (14 wVonders, .just (wa~tch it we doni't. How grand 1P soundics to hear him blowing -ofon this hine. Another' had practice is a dis 1xstion among the farmers tc niot show the appreciatin due au :brot her, of ten times discreditin~ hiis zeal, attr ibuting his loyalty~ to a sellish mnotive on'his part (on the other hand, often giving an~ unwvorthy member a boost wvho is neither worthy or comn petent, elevating them to place of Importance and trust, whic1 they can not fill with credit to the Unin, at the same time ignoring men who are compe tent and would fill the. ,ositions to their own and th& til)i's credit. Such things often do stroys confidence .of the outside world in the Union. Another trouble: there are a few members - who naturally seem to think they were especi ally born to rule; and where there are such, woe unto him who would dare for a moment to raise his voice against one of these anointed ones. They will at once don their gaffs, prepare their gags and no quarter Is given-nothing short of a fight to the finish will suffice. Such things ought not to be so, and the sooner all are made to know this, the better for the Union and all connected with it. Of course there are none of them here, but we have all heard of them. Hold Cotton For the Minimum. Cotton has advanced $7.50 per hale in ten days and if we will hold to it, and not be influenced to sell, it will in the next ten days make the same advance and the minimum will be reached. Remember the 1907 crop is 4,500,000 bales short. This makes cotton scarce, not enough for consumption. Crop cond1iitions the lowest in twenty On the 24th, Texas and Okla honm was visited by the most lestru(tive floods~ that has ever been known. On May 10th, our National President, C. S. Barrett, issued a circular letter asking the Union men to plow up tn per cent. of the cotton planted and put. it in food crops. One million i acres has been reported plowed up. This looks as if the boys mean business and will stand behilnd their guns. Do not listen to those who tell you to sell, it is going lower, when they know it will go up ward by June. Do not forget that corn is $1.10 per Lushel and plenty of time to plant yet, Well filled corn-cribs and smoke-houses will always make cotton bring the minmum pr.ice. Both the European and Ameri can Mills are about out of cot ton, so hold to your spots and get the minimum price. B. HJAun:s, State Pres. Pendleton, May 26, '08. J. F. JENNING8 GENERAL MERCHANDISE Liberty, S. C. H as a mighty nice line of goods for your inspection. The qual ity and prices of the goods are such as to move them when our customers see them. Just to see whether you will buy or not, we make a few offers that are inducements. $2.50 grade Men's ifine Pants for $2.00 a pair. $1.50 grade Men's Fine Pants for $1.25 a pair. Men's ilats at Cost. Sell you a good $2 hat for $1.50. 25 per cent. off on Shoes. $1 Union Made overalls for 90c. Your trade Is appreciated. 'J. F-. .JENNINGS ARER RUO Prices a Weight! Treatm And You Will Do R1 By culling on us before buying your spring sut: lisk Flour (and another shipment that will be li Tobacco, Molasses, etc. Bring us your Corn, Pease, Beans and in fact you the very top of the market for everything. If you haven't tried our Dr. Hess Stock and Healing Powder, and Heave Powder, you shouli all size packages from the 25c. box to the ioo p< Our personal guarantee goes with every packa We also want to sell you your wire fencing. Perfect" Fence. Prices from 40c. per rod up. I Our motto is Honest Weights and Good Good H A._IR "All Isn't Cold All aren't GO ahat look good Doubtl ss you out by experie That sort of will end if you CLOT of us, "Made Right Price." Take a little come to Greei show you som, Spring Strictly One thing marked and your mot are not satisnie Smith & ( orner M~ain and Washington Streets. FOR S.\ ll-O e J. I. ' aaw t-.actionIi enginie, (Jne J. I ' as ho'rs -pt 3. r, nn~d gaisa for asns 0 e. io ;nsg for v y*.r ih, The gOOds tha apov. nmnehaiines Ad -ress it. 1- iGood aro odstn win, Picken9, M. -Pr~ l tn T o I a I i I l I te / ' mLe business, and we Allen's Foot-Etnse, a p.owder. It pre- These goods, venta Tiine. and 1ihu~term.g, curt a, . swullena, sweating feet. At tall Diug- Iuu giaa ndshe toes 2e.Sample mail- ~~n ed FR ER. Addhta,', A. t8. Olmsted. Le Tr. Y. feb20w4. Belt Winthrop College jAre Beint 5010filiall htraC nol RIainiou, and all goods nc that day at aucti( The exa-,'Ination for the awvard of Vat- We hav o andL fo3rt ea d ss o of ne stu e t o ld a t fac to ry p i will be he~ld at the coiunty court houseA on Friday, July 8, ut 9 . m. A pliant All persons os must I.e not less than 15 years oft age. same on or by til When scholarships are vac-ant, after July n aei hc 8, thwill be awarded to those making n aei hc the hgha-st, average at this examination, our acCOunts. provhaed they meet the conditions gov- -e sa ne erning the award. A ppl canta. for schol- tPusaone arship8 should write to President John- We wish to th son before the examination for charead ship examination blanks. Deholea~. y to serV Scholarships are wvorth $100 and free tuitio. A a: iext iteision will open Sep temb r 14. l19 8 l or further informa tion -tud catalortue, address Pesident p*(11 HA PMA I B. Jo naom, Rot wk 1111I1, 8. 0.. re right s are right ent is right iHT plies. We have a nice lot of Ballard's Obe ere in a few days), Sugar. Coffee, Lard, Salt, any kind of saleable product. We will give Poultry Food, Louse Killer, Worm Powder, do so at once. The Stock Foo-1 comes in )und sacks. ge. We are-agents for the celebrated "Pittsburgh ny height and weight you want. s." Come in and see us. That CIitters." OD CLOTHES ve found THIS rice. EXPERIENCE buy ING I Right and at the time when you a of the new Styles. Price. Every in plain figures iey b rek if y ou di. Bristow, Oreenaville, S. C. DTION SALE! t we saved-from the fire are now in the W. S. ,across the street from our former place of invite our friends to call there to see us.. consisting of ts, Neckwear, Suspenders, s, Hats, Slippers, Etc. r Ofrered at a sacrifice Price t sold by Saturday, May 3oth, will be sold on >n, beginning at 2 o'clock; p. m. ie New Royal Sewing Machines that will be f ices. ving us on open account are requested to pay e 30th inst. or close same by note. We have to keep our books and therefore want to close We need~ the money and hope our friends will ank you, one and all, for the past and hope to a you again in the fall. Yours truly, & CALL AH AM, Liberty, S. 0.