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PICNIC AT SHARON. SPLENDID SPEECHES, SPLENDID DIN-!,' NER, SPLENDID DAY. | -? Ou^Thursday last Sharon entert ained one , o/ the largest assemblies of plcn leers ever ' gathered together within her bounds. From all parts of the countv farmers came . to hear, see, and ba seen. Pretty girls and . handsome young men were In 'evidence by j the hundreds, good numor pervaded the 1m- . mense throng, and all passed of!' smoothly, , quietly, and to many, very quickly. . The Farmers lu>ld a meeting of the County . Farmers Union .luring tbe day. The first sneaker ol the day was Hon. J. G. Kiuharde. of , fdberty Hill, Kershuw county S C. Ills speech will be found elsewhere In fliis paper. . Read It. Tbe second speaker of the day was the Hon B. Harris of I'endleton. Mr. Harris made a forcible talk on a triple subject?Organization, cooperation, and Diversification of crops He lamented tbe fact that it was , necessary to dwell ou organization. The farmers, he says, would or could not be kept , out ;of the? union if they only knew what . great things they could accomplish for them- ( selves by Joining tbe Union. He showed . what the B. of L, E. had done for the engineers and quoted an engineer as saying that It farmers knew what was good for them tbey would get into tho Union quick. Ho cited , tbe Armour and Swift companies as showing what organization could do. l'liey mantaln j their prices without any tronble. Tbe spea- ( - -* * * " ? olreftHv 111 Ker urgeu an mum wu?> ? tbe Union to Join at once. Along tbe line of Diversification the spea- ( ker talked Interestingly, saying tbat any man that bought corn tbls year was swapplug S1,:15 for t!5c, claiming that It cost the farmer lOo per bu. to haul tbe corn (J miles. He made the startllDg statement that thirty five men In Anderson county would make all their cern this vear for less than 25c per bu, and that some would make It for less than 17c per bushel! The speaker claimed that anyone buying bacon was swapping dollars at tbe same discount, that pork could be raised at 3o per pound gross. The ame partalned to horses and mules. A 8150 horse could be raised for less than S100 Hay can be raised, he said, at SS per ton that costs 2o dollars. He showed tbat we make from our cotton crop 161.000,000 and bought other goods amoun ting to SSC.OOo.OOO leavlug a deficit of 24010,000 The leln law came in for its part .of criticism. The man who sold his cotton for future came In also, for scathing criticism. All farmers were urged to have nothlDg to do with any one "wishing to buy their next years crop at ?ny price. Men wb0 6eJl their cotton In tbe fields are tbe greatest bears on eartb. The speaker was riled at being told tbat the farmers fcould finance nothing, wben tbey finance the world every year tbat comes. He spoke of monev oomlng South and of why It is coming Soctb. It Is coming South because the West, where most of the mouey has been lately, does not need It, they have money of tbelrown oat there, and tbey have made * T T., ? oAtlnn. he lAlnlnC meir money 'u.y tuiicu owuuu, tbe Union and sticking together. Hon. J. Helton Watson, or Anderson, wap the next speaker. He scored tbe committee for not provldlug seats lor tbe women who had graced the occasion with their presence. He preluded bis talk with a story ol a young student of theology who had been boarding at a place where tbe housewife bad iprovided rabbit for the table until rabbit became nauseating. On being asked to say grace the young student delivered himself thus: Rabbits young, rabbits old. Rabbits hot, rabbits cold, Rabbits tender, rabbits tough, Tbankibe Lord, rabbits enough. He thought that those present had had enough of speaking. He blamed the larmers with tbe disintegration of the Grange and tbe larmers allance and thinks that the farmer would do well tomudy tbe science of Government. He begs no pardon for farmers taking an interest in politics and thinks that 11 1b not only their right bnt their duly and that 11 ewer they accomplish any thing It will be tm-ough legislation. He says that tbe farmers are as good as any body else, have as mucb brains as any other class, but that they bave been devoured and daysed so long until they feel small and do not know their own power. He said that tbe farmers if they would, could price their cotton and get that price Just as Stark does his mules, pointing to tnat gentleman In the audience.) He spoke of conditions in tbe rnral dirtricts?the need of education, etc. He compared womanhood of the rural districts with tbt> vromanbood of the cities to the detriment of tbe latter. He con^ared the two lives, town and country, to the advantage ol tbe latter. Mr. Watsan also put in a strong piea jor organization, saying tbat organization and ooojeratlcn had paid off the morlgtges of tbe Norm west and tbat it would do tbe tame lor the South. Speculatem came In for Its share of malediction tbe speaker referred to tbe Bark-r and Secretary of the city of Anderson who bad come up short In ibelr accounts, and sug gested tbat speculation was at the bottom ot all tbelr troubles. He thought tbe pret-em races were living too last and tbat It is time lor us to go back to first principles to tbe llie of our fatbert?make an honest living and live within our means. The boys of tbe Stale ought to be educated back to tbetfarm Instead of away from tbe farm as they are being educated at piesent. He thanked oar stars tbat tbe Lein lxw Is gone and said tbat be started tbat ball to rolling In 1884. Said tbat be;would rather work lor some one else at 50 ct a day than to work tbe best farm In the county under a lien. He Is opposed to farmers owning large estates, says It Is better for the farmer owning them to sell off In small tracts to small farmers and thus enhance tbe value of tbe land. Speech of Hon. J. G. Richards. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:? This is the first time tbat I have bad tbe pleasure and honor of addressing un audience composed of the people of tbe proud and grand county of Abbeville. Tbe distinguished part that your people have played, both In pfeace and war In sbap lug tbe destiny and making tbe history ot our ureat^tate, Is a full, ;a irlch legacy that any people may be proud to bequeath 10 their children. Abbeville tcounty ban produced ber lull quota of tbe great men of South Carolina, and tbe Imperishable record ot ber people, Makes one of tbo biigbest pages of our Stale's history. I am delighted to come among your people, for I know them by reputation, and It is a privllfge and a pleasure to meet and know tbein personally. Mr. Cbalrman, and brother farmers the occasion of cur meeting together today, is one that Is iraugbt with grave consequences ana responsibilities, not only lo the laimers present and of ibis county, but to those who are engaged in sgrlcuitral pereuits throughout our entire Stbie. While we have met here for friendly greetings ard social Intercourse; we are also here us business men to dlscusb conditions In Soutb Carolina especially as they pertain 10 sericulture and moie generally as they affect the varied and entire Interests of tbe StateMy Irtends w6 have but to review tbe pages ol history made by tbe State during tbe past fifteen yearn to observe tbe vast, the phenomInal progress tbat bss been made by our people in marly every field ol endeavor. In a crnmerclal and Industrial way, we have msde greaier prtgnss thsn any State South of Masons and Dixon's line, and have lead tbe world In tbe construction and development ol manufacturing plants. So great, so lapid bas been tbe advancement made by our people along these lines, tbat the whole county is looking on In astonishment and admiration . Wbiie these records are true ard are most cratllvire end are sources of great pride to our people. Souib Carolina's grtatcst Interest, Ibot In which uui 01 her ptople are eLgagrd, Bed upmwblcb ?fce 16 cdom dependent lor her strength ard piosperliy is languishing ica gn at degn e, una is Dot keeplog pace with, and in tie gnat end rapid march oi pngress ibal 1b being made lb ^ o:ber fields ot iDdusuy. t< uib Carolina is an agricultural Mate, has nlveys been, ar.d will continue 10 be It the State's beat Interest aietobe subeeveed, and those Who are our farmers of to08y measure up 10 the true Blandard ol n ar bcc d ana Inn lllg<nce, that Is required and expected of them, The laci cornot be questioned, Mr. banmtD, that thepurest, brpplesi aid most Independent lives a>e Uvea upon the laim: u| on ihe lam where thrift, Inaustry at d intelligence prevail. It cannot be queBiloned ttai ihe laimers evocation ieoneol ihe most honorable, enobllng and Important ol all the avocations of llle. In the aomlDistratlons ol his daiij affairs, the faimer 1b raturaliy diawn Into closer communlc n, c.'Ofer association with natures ti<d, tbe (jed ol ibe Unlvetse that most of bis broibera ol the other great calling ot lite, and ibis all ne >Loujd aod sifflclent honor acd dignity to the position to make II desirable 8na sought alter. It Is the lermers great mlsslcn 10 feed and to dotbe the people ol the world. Upon bis shoulders rests the responsibility lor ihe greatness at c the prosperity or bts country. Rsw materia is tbe bapls 01 all wealth ana It If) upon the plldOCtlCn VtTb W ffdlU)8l, tliHt IP SB I k I) P DO tbe bDic'eos of go\eroment rest most heavily, Tbe fanner and farm produceta ol raw material aicibe very loundatlon utoneB upon which mun rest aDd depend for Its very existence our great and grand commercial ana lndustilal mi rstiucitre.. Cru?b end shatter ibe foundation stems, ar>d be the superstrcctur ever to grand, tbe whole must topple and tall. Crush the termer tbe priduce oi the tasls ol wealtt; stlllle bis imbltlons, aid parallze b!e eneigles and every other association must suffer corresponding dlssst" r. Tbeie are no Idle vamplngs, or statem<?Dt6 nnsus-.alDed by lacts, Mr. Chairman, but ate well established economic principles that are as fixed and immutable 86 ibe laws ot gravitation. Mr. Cbaliman and gentlemen, ihe farmer oncer noimal conditions should live tbe happiest and moat Independent of lives. HIb avocation Is (moat (honorable and enobl-l 'l ???^ :ag' tb6 transcetidfint, iwpofuniis of ti!e posi lion lu life Is universally admitted: deatroj the farmer and tbe wheels of progress ari [mmedlasely looked. Through his intelligent effort all life Issue tained. oy his honest toll, through ihe swea if h:s brow all the earth is given food anc raiment. These truths being established fixed; the question very naturally arises, whj is life upon thofarm becoming so undeslrabW Why 'k It tb?t no many of our very bestcitl sens are deserting their farms and moving uto the already crowded towns and cities o [he State, and into the cotton mills? Whj loes not agriculture, tha one essential, keei pace In the Meat march of progress wltt .he others braflches of Industry? ;why I asl should tbe producer of the raw material tbi oasis of wealth not enjoy remunerative pro Us from his labors, while those who traflli 11 the products of his labor grow rich? These are Uih question, Mr. Cbalrmans, tha he Farmers Union of tbis County, State au( Nation lire called upon to answer. These ari hesproblouis that we are to force and solve It is the great mission, the God given mis slon ol the Farmers Union through its greai -?rtranizai Ion to determine the causes of these svils and remove tbem. We have tbe numerical strength, the manhood and Intelligence, and we can and must iccompilsb tbe great work. Tbls meeting was called today, Mr, Chairman and gentlemen, lor the purpose of dlecusslng ibese verj Issues, and assist in every way possible in the ?reat light for roe advancement ol agrlcul Lure, and through it the promotion (of al nther interests ol our common country. Thi Union takes up the fight my friends when ibe Grange and Alliance leli It. These onci ^reat organizations were allured by theli enemies, and went alter strange Oods anc died worshiping at tbe altar ot tbe false Ptop bets. It is not necessary to discuss in detal tbe^-auses which lend to tbe overthrow of tbi orgHulzatlons, It Is sufficient to note tha they -dlslntergrated before accomplishing thi great purpose for which they are formed namely, the emancipation of tbe farmeri from financial bondage and oppression, W< who are members of the Union have a verj great advantage, in that wo have seei tbe sboale in which these organization went to pieces, and we have sufficient lntelii gence and sagacity I hope to steer elear o ibese breakers. We may be assured of tbi fact my friends, that it we observe our consti tutlon, and adhere strictly to onr great decla ratlocs of purpose, that the Farmers Unloi will go until It bas accomplished Its great pui pose, has won its great fight, and then live oz toeDjoy tbe fruits of its victory and to de fend Hnd protect tbe right and liberties whlct it bas restored to our people. The Union's work as I conceive It Mr. Cbal man, Is twofold in Its nature; it bas destrnc live as well as constructive mission. Thi authorities in tbe agricultural department a Clemson College will tell yon, and all lntelll gent farmers, those who have bsd experlenc know that there arellnsect which fasten then selves upon the growing crops, and wltbou intelligent cultivation aud fertilization l< < ?> norocitm nr siinnlv a nroDer anil dote to counteract the ravages of these peek that crops must suffer great 11 Jury and a cor responding redaction In yield will necessarl ly follow, But there Is a greater enemy am more Injurious agency to the farmers interes than the Insensible parasite and It 1b th< human parasite that preys upon th crops before they are planted and atter the; have teen harvested. These human monste these depraved animals are to be found no only In Wall Street, but in all the great com roerclal centers of the country, and the; shmi eland must be destroyed and It Is on< of the great missions of the farmers union t< do the work. The country cannot eDjoy that degree c prosperity that It should, and the farmer attain to his natural, his rightful position o indep< ndence and ba? that Influence In thi commercial world tbift bis Importance de mauds, while the great laws of supply am demand are abrogated are destroyed by tb speculators and gamblers whenever it suit there purpose to do so, There are laws against the negro "craps gambler, and gamblers of all classes will cards, but these speculaters In, and gambler upon the necesssarles of life, are allowod log soot free, and continue their nefarious prat tices while the country suffers, it Is a nation shame that it Is true. It is Impossible to determine, Mr. Cbaii man (be millions ol dollars that are tossed t the agricultural Interests of this ccuntr; Irom year to 3ear through tb$ drpressln effects of this speculation in the products 0 the f? rm by these leeches, these gamblers. This legalized robbery Is not only permltlei by the Congress ?1 the United Stales, but 1 has developed that. lis aldeis and abettor bave been found In the very cabinet of thi President himself. It was a hundred year after the establishment of our government a presently constructed before the great agrl cultural classes of America received any ret tho Qfimlnlclfflllrp (\t ugmijuu wunicTci, partment of tbe government, although th greater pari or our population is engaged li agricultural pursuits, and the greater part o the Nations wealth is invested in that grea industry. This bureau of agriculture wa established in tbe Interests of tbe farmei this tardy recognition was given on accoun of the importance, the greatness involved and yet not a half dozen years bad elapsei after tbe creation of this department at Wash lngton before these human leeches bad got ten control of tbe Bureau of Information an< were sending out false reports that had fo their purpose the depressing of tbe prices o farm products, and the fleecing of our people Through this scheme the farmers were de frauded out of millions of hard earned dollar befoie tbe Farmers Union and the Farmer Association defected the fraud, and tbroug! their organization brought such pressure ti be? r that the rascals were turned out. The larrcer my irlatde, bas long bten th easy, tbe natural prey of the other professloi of Hie, and it will continue Just so long a there Is meek submission upon one part. There is a remedy, Mr. Chairman and brotl -- *-ti mo will nnlv rllcnlnv th? nrfinp Intelligence and determination to adopt am apply It. Weean secure relief from tbesi evils, these pernicious Influences if we onl; act upon our God given right and declar openiy and boldly, mat through organlzatlo: and co-operation that we will (Wage eierna jiarfare upon all our enemies, be they naiur al or unnatural one*: and until eqnal right are secured, and the reign o! special privileg is abolished and entiiely desirtyed. The farmers only relief Is to be found in cc operation, but we cannot expeotcc-operatlo) without organization. The woik ol organize tlon should be pressed by the .Union in tb United States, The agitation, the educatlo should be vigorously continued until ever, farmer i-hall be made to see, that It is lor hi individual interest as well as for the advanc merit of our interest collectively that th Union was organized. We rnustdemonstrate the great good the has already been accomplished while we labc for greaier conquest in the future. I reconlze the lact, Mr. Cbaiiman that it ! a difficult matter to orgaulze the farmers,an bold them in compact and effective workto bodies. The causes for this are evident t every thinking mind. It is on account c their great numbers and peculiar sltuatlot living as they do in most Instances mile apart. It is also on account of the farmer value Independence 01 thought and actio bred in him, and cultivated trom hisinfanc by his circumstances and environment, it has been said in a taunting, sneerin manner by our enemies that the larmer can not be organised and held together even fo his own interests. But this is untrue, and reflection upon his manhood and Jnlelllgenc for all history sustains the statement the there is no class of cltizeus upon Gcds gree earih who are more patriotic and determir ed, or who will respond with more unanmit and readiness when the occasion demand and they become convinced of its necessjtj I believe the laimers are contronted by great crises, and that they will continue t come into the Uuion by thousands if tliey ar given the oppotrunity, New, what are seme of the advantages t be derived trom organization, irom unanmit; 01 purpose and action? In the fiist place it 1 only through organization that we can revc lutionize our present day methods of laimin HEd maiketing. We ail realize Mr. Chair man that these two main essentials, mut prevail it we are to expect i rosperity upoi the faim. Intelligent farming, and the Intel llgent dit-position and marketing ol the crop alter tbe> have been msde must be don tbrouub education, and you cannot educat without organization. Tbe State and bailor al government are seeking to Improve ou meibodsof laimlng in this Stale throng d? moflratK n work, and Done can questlo; the great bei efits to be desired from tbese ea perlments, 11 we will bui study tbe metboc used, and intelligently apply tbe knewledg gained to our Indieldual larms. This gres work can i nly be piosecuted effectively, an' tbe best result obtained tbror.gta cc-orporatlo through organization. Tbeie has been recent'y cri atfd by the Le Istaiure of our State, u department ol govern merit known 88 the Bureau ol agriculture ccn rreree and industries. We have Ion lelt ihe necessity lor such a Bureau tor th dlssemlratlon ol needed lnioimaiion upon af ixuiiuial h pic, ai a lor ibe enconragmen end upbuilding of all lines ol industry upoi ihe (aims ol the State. Tbls department has dene megnlflclen woik lor our people and aireaoy a gieate impetus has been given to agriculture. Tber is to be seen ever> where evidences of tbe die play ol gieater Intelligence not only In th growing ol crops, but in aeverslty;of plantln and in banestir g and saving what has bee me de. and in placing tbe ere ps upon tbe mar ket c;t tbe country. Tbls departn entwoul bave been destrojed entirely by lis encmle In the Legislature under the pietext of rk dlrg us ol one ol jectionable phrase of lb woik, t list ot immigration. But my Irlendi the Kaimers Union came to tbe rescue, am ibrcugb resolutions that the Legislature dai (U IJUl IP UlHIt-pXMJ, ur UIKliUI vi iuv of tbe ol jt ctlorable ftaiures. but Ibe retec tion o/ ii>?- Bureau hp tbe farmers friend. be as one 01 the great agencies through which b Is Id betmancipaud. 'J bis great work;for ou people, atd lor ibe Slate was accompllsbei lluc u^b und by ibe power of orgHm/alior ?lid ci uld t ot be d( De Wllb' Ut It. Tbe Far meif Union Is still needed to defend and pri tect this department of our government, am rte io It, ib?t it shall always be as it Is toda> Corducted in tbe Interest of those for wbon it was created, and sball be tbe power for gooi to cur people tbat was intended by Its creal ora. The farmers baveat Fort 11111 in the estat llsLmtm of Clemeon College, one of tbe great v_ ' ' ' arH^Sd)inaSM>SSI>WB??wes?*MM?S??i^ . est. lnRtltUtlons of learning In AmEMcfli f This College should be the pride of every a heart. It was established by the fariners chiefly for tbe farmers (and Is supported - almost entirely by bis bard earned dollars, t It is the greatest citadel from which progres1 slve agriculture Is to draw Its strength, Its ln, telllgent life blood. It Is the one place In our r Slate where the farmers eon may receive a } literary education'and at tbe same time get that practical scientific training that Is so en! seutlal In making bis life upon the farm def slrable, and he himself a power among ills r fellows. > Strange Indeed It Is, _?t it took a resolution 1 to create this college, and stranger still there c yet remain tho^e who ar? <ts enemies. It is 9 worth the life of exist _e of tbe larmeis union thatjtbrougb tbe power of Its organlza3 tlon.tbey may crush the hand th at may be raised to despoil It. and may defend and t support it aud demand as is their rightful 1 province to do, that It shall be conducted by i Its friends,aud remain as a bulwark of en. courogement and power to the agriculturists. - of the State. Mr, it'balrmau, the phenomel nal progress of which 1 spoke In the beglni nlng of my remarks, In our commercial and Industrial life is but the result of combined effort through tbe organlzstlan of tbe interest . Involved. All classes of our citizens are : throughly organized with the single excep tlon al tbe farmers. ' No one questions tbe right of these citizens > to organize; all admit thatls . not only their - right, but their duty to do so. There is tbe 1 Bankers Asset. The Merchants Exchange, e The Medics! Ass't, The Bar Ass't, The Deni tai Ass't The Undertakers and Embalmers a Ass.t, The Fertilizer Ass't The Cotton Seed r oil Ass't, and Tbe Cotton Manuraotnes Aest 1 aud a great many others. These are all - thoroughly organized, and for |tbe protection 1 and promotion oj their (severnl interest prlb manly and the general good secondarily. The t great commercial advancement which bas a been made and the Industrial prestige wblch 1, this State enjoys would and could not have 3 been made but lor their combinations of ) brains, energy and capital. ' If these are all benefited by combined effort i why will not our agricultural interest be ben s eflted by combination on tbe part of ,the far. - mers, who will dare question our right to f organize. a Now let as see?If tbere Is legislation at umpted by any of 'the Slates on Nation ai feeling any of Ibe interests that I have named i Immediately delegations are sent by tbe r Association interested for the purpose of proi (noting the hgislation if friendly or defeating - It If nufriendly. Tbe farmers Interests are > not thus protected, and lor tbe want of thorough organization. Every County Unr ion should have its leglblatlve committee i- which should at all times be 6ub.|?ct to tbe e call of tbe President ol the State Uulon on Its t Ex. Com aud be ready upon notice to go to the State Capitol to defend and promote tbe e agricultural Interests ;of the Slate. Every i State Union should have its committee upon t legislations, and upon the call of tbe NationJ al President or Ex. Com. these delegations - should attend upon the sessions of Congress b and watch legislation affecting our interests. tili.man'b expkbiehce in this regabd. 1 1 Mr. Chairman, I have spoken of the para6 sites, tbe gamblers wbo are preying npoD our e farmers, and wbo are destroying the law or f supply and demand that tbey may grow rlcb r speculating upon lbe necessaries of life t wblcb tbe farmer has produced, and tbls - right Is the fifth of the Congress of tbe U. S. ? These ruinous, these nefarious practices i can be stopped, and these gamblers put out 0 of business but It can only be done by tbe combined effort of tbe farmers. Tbe poll1 Helen, be be of high or low degree, rr garde 8 the voice of the people as tbe voice or God. ' and he will not dare disregard an app?al e coming from such a source and with such i* power behind It. J Mr. Chairman, let me recite two notable * Instances of tbe result of combined effort on " tbe part of tbe farmers. One by tbe farmers of this Btate, and tbe other bv the farmer* of tbe entire cotton States. For eight years ^ some of us have been working to have the 8 legislature .repeal the lien law; believing ? that through Its abuses it had become one of > the greatest blnderances to agricultural ad8 vancementand Independence. Our appeals for all these years fell upon - rlpnf ears and the legislature refused the re- I u lief. Attbe last seRi-ton of ibat body tbe y State Union met Id Columbia, and passed K resolutions requeuing tbe Legislature to re' real tblB Ibw, and we all know tbe result. Tbe law was repealed without delay. J TOe question Is what caused tbls change of 1 heart upon tbe part of the Legislature? Con1 dltlons remained unchanged, tbe necessity 8 for repeal should have beeD evident to every 6 thinking man a dozen years ago. I will tell * yon what It was. It was the force of combl nation, tbe strength of erganlzation, exerted '* through ibe union that the Legislature did not dare to antagonize. e We are all familiar with tbe great fight be1 tween tbe alliance aDd tbe Jute trust; bow ' this trust bongbt op all tbe Jute hagglneand 1 raised the price until It reached about IS cts 8 per pouDd. Tbe farmers refuted to pay the ' price, and through their organization waged ' a billed fight on tbe trust until It was deli stroyed, and the price of bagging returned to 3 a normal ?.nd reafonab'e price. 1 We should take courage fellow farmers and ' bretbern of the Union, from what has nl3 ready been accomplished tbrough our orear nlzations and the combined effort of tbe far1 mer and deteimlne upon even greater things * for tbe fotur?*. I can assure you my friends. ~ there is much still to be done, tbat requires * sggresslon and determination. We are In * tbe mldet of a life and deatb grapple, as It 13 were for tbe center oftbe price of our great0 est staple cotton. It Is 1o be a longand fierce fight, BDd we bad Just as well realize It. It t will require tbe combined strength, aDd tbe 3 united effort of tbe fatmers of tbe entire b south to win, aided end assisted as they should be by tbe true friends of agriculture 9 where they may be found in the olber avar cations of life. 3 Tbe battle has lust begun, and already 8 much vantage ground bas been won by the ? Union and Cotton Association, We have e ttufflclenf members and strength to bold our D position until we secure needed recruits. aDd proper equipment for tbe great and final '* olBtb of arms tor Ibe atcendency tbat lf> . 8 merltable. Tbefstrengtb o? members can 1 ? only be secured through the Union, tbe only 1 organization tbat Ibe farmers have. )- Thi. .nnlnmsnl Ihol lo ahmlnlsta cnnnllDl I 0 are ware houses controlled or ovoid by the ? farmers for the storing of our cotton, and * sufficient home raUed supplies, mor? barns 1 u to piece us In the commandlrg position, to y be able to say when and at what price our 8 coiion hball nme Ircm these warehouses, - and go upon the market. We cai.nol expect 6 to succeed ultimately and entirely unill we are thus equlpr^d?Therefore It Is the sacred 11 duty of every Union and every farmer In ,r tble mate and through ont the South to work and strive with this great purpose In view. 18 Tbese are the two main essentials, but d there is t not her contingent one. and It Is the 8 adoption by the farmers of the policy rr- 1 0 quiring all cotton to be wrapped In cotton f covering, anJ all corn, wheat, and other > (arm products of the kind, to be marketed In 8 cotton bags alone. We should also require 8 our fertilizers to be put op In cotton bags, D and our cotton gathered Into cotton sheets y This my .friends, would create other and. great sources of demand for our raw cotton, 8 and will aid In Btlfllng the wall of over pro" duotlon that li continuously tcieached into 1 r our ears by our enemies. 8 Let us see gentlemer; taking a 12,0(0,000 e bale crop as a baBis, this will require 108,000 ll yds ol bagging or 9yds per bale as a sufficient D covering. Now 11 this bagging. Is made to weigh one J and one ball pounds per yard, 3H000 bales k ol cotton will be !bus consumrd to say nott' lng of the great amount that will be r< quired a lor bags aDd sheets. 0 This of course will require the placing of " maCDlDrry iu iubbiicbuj coihui jc;lji-u ibciurles ol tbe country, or the erection of plants 0 for this express purpose. It Is no beicule5 nean task my lrienat, and can, should and 6 must be done. Mr. cbanman, tbere Is right bere In Ibis 6 State, and tbiouubout ibt houtb. <ne of tbe greatest trusts tbut ?xlsts krywheie today. 11 Tbls trust has been leedlcg ail tbese years a upon tbe very vitals ol onr jsimets UDtll It ~ bas mown lat, and we bave nmalned perf lectly quiet and submissive while tbe robe bery bas been golt g on. e 1 refer to tbe col ton t-etd oil and fertilizer trust. It 1r true as was recently cla'med by 1 tbe President oi tbls concern In thin Stale D tbat tbey bave;converted wbat was corc sldercd a Jew jeaiB ago as an almost wortbless product into wealth glviDg commodities. ; 8 It is true tbey are nmkiLg the very purest . ? and best laid, and the most valuable of the ] component parts ol a perfect fertilizer from 1 0 our cotton seed. This ot course, creates a j 11 greater demand for tbem, and makes them more valuable. But this Is no excuse for the 8 high banded methods employed by this trust I [' lor taking our heed lor less than a lair, a rea- | sonable price. 1 bave some figures given me by a superintendent of an oil mill In this < , State, that I wlM present to jou Just as given f to me by blnn figures tDai wjii piuvc cuor- f mcDH profits that these mills are mablDg, , while the farmer bb be usually dcen Buffers ' . loss, From a ion of cotton need the mills t make too lbs 01 meal,lor which the trust re- , ceives 8140 per hundred or 1120 800 lbs ol bulls , ai 30 cis per hundred 8210 4Ugallons ot crude 1 ~ oil, 35 ots pFr gal Sl4,4o lbs L.lnters at 2 cts. i per pound 80 cu: iberelore reallzme J2S.40 lor v * tbe ton ol seed alter It has gone through tbe 1 ? mill. J d New let us consider the prices paid the far I ,g mer lor bis cotton seed, and the profit reni llztd by tbe trust. it Is well known to us all, fe that unllorm prices are paid all over the * , State,and that there is practically no compf- j ]' tltlon which Is conclusive proof, thai this <. product of our farms Is abt-oluteiy con,i trolled by the mill men. The treason opens .. up with prices ranging from DO to 55 cts per t h hundred. At 55 cts the farmer realizes 811 e per ton. Using the figures given me by this r superintendent. >128.40 as tbe basis of the j value of a Ion ot heed after it bes goni , through the mill, we see h.v a little figuring, | that tbe trust has made 158 per cent upon ( . tbe price paid the farmer. But the price J j does not remain at 55 cts. After a few weeks . , it |b usually advanced to 75 or SO cts per bun- J dred,bo upon a basis of 80 cts the mills resj l!ze 77 per cent upon their Investment, Then L. again as the holiday season approaches, tbe price 1b raised to 90 cts on 8100 j.er hundred. h This Increase of price Is ii sde to be linked along with the fanners desire lor a little { pocket change, pin money for Christmas to t wwi m i inairii i. intwiw? fluence the sale of the se&l that may to iny reason remain npon tbe iarlii and It act Ike a oharm, a drag; net. So olean boes It sweep thai tbe fafrmers ver; iften baa to buy bis plantln.e seed from th nllls, and pay from SI 28 to 8150 for .the seed je sold only a few weeks before from 90ots t 100 per hundred. Let us see what the mill eallze even when tbey paygl.OO. Figuring upon the some bases, he receive i2 per ccnt upon bis Investment, and eve u$i.25 per hundred for seed, tbe profit Is 131>er cent. Now, my friends, I am not In xmltlon to state, altho, I have made dlltgen iffortto find out Just what net profit tbes nllls do realize, but with these figures befor is common sense teaches that It Is enomoui Of course some mills declare larger dlv lends than others, owing to capacity an rianagement, a* many others business, aave been told by a gentleman In a posltlo ,o know, that the oil mill business Is the bet paying Investment In tbe state, and 1 at iure tbat these figures indicate tbat It Is trui I am willing, tellow larmesl, for the oil mill lo make o qroflt, a remunerative profit. I would not attempt to throttle any entei irlse In the state, for we need developmen svery where. Buttbls profit that the mills are maklnf -emlnds me of tbe old fellows prayer; (Retol ;he pepper praver). This Is a fight tbat the farmers nnlo should whip, and whip this year. It Is loci n Its nature and can be controlled by on ocal and county unions. Every county 1 .bis stale baa Its oil mlllB save two, and som >f them have several. These mills are almoi entirely dependent upon tbe seed produce n tbelr own counties, therefore tbe count inlons stronger tban tbelr locals oa absolutely control tbe price of tbelr see< Now who should control the price? Tbe man who labors to produce the seed c be mill*? Tbe question needs no answe Che only question to determine, llh fair prlc or tbeseed, and then demand ltand refui ,o sell until we receive It, We cbalrmai et mosey by way of parentbesel, that lai )pposed to tbe sale of cotton seed at any prl( hat we are likely to receive, for they shoul >e returned to the ground and are .more pr< Stable as fertilizer tban any where else. ?ut ll Is tbe prevailing custom to sell thei and therefore we must control the price. . smy judgement that tbe nnion should fi the price at one dollar per hundred for tfc whole season, and refuse to sell a seed untl ;bat price Is paid. It Is fair and will mea I saving to our farmers of aeveral bundre thousand dollars a season In this state, nu Billions throughout the cotton belt. Tb will allow tbe thills a margin of 43 per cen icd If tbey cannot live and grow ric upon this, tney deserve to Decioseaup. Tbe question lc, will we stand like mo n this matter, and demand oar rights, < itaall we through tbe lack of co-operation coi :lnue to allow this trust to;sap our verp lire 5lood while we remain perfectly submleslv< (Ve can miss, and I believe we are determine and will miss this fight. Mr chairman, a few more observations an [ will bring my remarks to a close. Gentlemen of tbe anion, we can, we sbouli ind we must meet co-operation with c< )perallon, organization with organatlon. Tbe power of tbe great enemies < agriculture must be crushed and tbe farmi jlven equal rights and equal prlvlcges, this >ur great mission and we can with honor l >ur selves, demand no more and acceptnotl ng lees. . But tbe greatest work that our anion bt o perform, Is constructive In Its Bcope an must begin In the Individual home and upo [be individual farm. Then as it gathers strength and momentni t will sweep out over the Connty, State an NRtlon. If farm life Is to be made deslrabl iltraotlve and happy, we most beautify oc Domes. Construct good highways, build goo ?cbool? and make our farmB self surtalnlr So army It matters not how wise Its office Qow great Its members, or bow throngh II organization can do effective offensive t iefenslve fighting without tbe necesiar qulpment. In tbls great battle tfeat tb woelne-. fnr financial freertnn Snanclal liberty, the only equipment neoei lary la bread and meat. If we would win, tbe ve mail first leurdowo tbe corn orlbs an imoke bouse* tbat wa bave contracted In tb treat North West, and rebuild Ibem upon on ndivldual farmers bere In South Carolina. 3rosperty, Independence and strength ar jsually found upon tbe farm with well fllle orn cribs, and probaly stored imoke bousei iut to bave tbem, our present methods < arming must be changed and tbe one cro estem abolished. Tbe greatest mistake the be Southern farmer has made, Mr. Cbali nan, I* In placelng hla entire Interest in ro on. Thla has enabled h1a enemies to Cor ,'entrate against blm, and easily crush blm. It has forced blm to become a borrower'ln itead a lender, and to expend the value of hi otton crop before Ills made even, forcori ind bacon. It has made blm a dependent upon tb nercbant and Banker and enabled tbem t< lellver him body and *oul, to tbe manufa< nrers and speculator tied band and foot li hackles msde of lelns and mortgages. It 1 Hadneas brother farmers, to tbfhk much les ipeek of enjoying entire Ireedom and lndep 'ndenceso long a* we conllnne to force th 'hackles with which we are to be bound am lellberately apply the fastenings. Our enemies lBiigb, sneer and Jeer at u flben we speak of appresslon, and dreams c ndependence and liberty. How long, ofc low lone my brother farmers will we conten ourselves wltb being hewers of wood am Imwers of wate?? How loDg will the rnsMeof tbe pages of th sooks of record in office of tbe clerks of com In South Carolina cause ibe chains wit which we are bound to clatter and remind r our condition of bordage, servitude an jependenca. I do not advocate Ihe producing of leps Col Ion Mr. chairman, ibe exigencies of the eee Jo not require It. Tbe neee?salty for oc Cotton Is growing greater and greater ear 1 a annntrw 4T?nrrsrin onH tn th ABlatlo Countries, and the demand will coi tlnuetogrow. Wbstl do advocate with a the earnestness of my nature 1* that we r dnce onr acreage. and make these fewer acrc produce as much and even more Cotton tb8 we do today. Wit' Normal condeltous tbfi Is no other production of Cotton, has nev< hepn nor will there ever be. Tbesalvatlo oflbe farmers of this State Is to be worke out mainly through Ihe intensive and dive lifted systems of farming. And 1 am glad that President Harris an bis co-labors and organizers are using the enegles mainly with that great. purpose! view. We must not make less Potton, but m must make what we are making with tb expenditure of less money, less time, lei labor and upon fewer acres. The money tin labor and acres tbns save must be devoted I the growing ofcorn. peas, potatoes, bay an stock. To the maklrgoftbe farm selfsu talolng, and cotton will be the matter lnstes of the slave of the financial would. Mr. chairman, wbfn a majority oflbe farms < the South through Intellegence and ^brl are once made selfsurportlng and thus ti dependent, all of our financial difficulties wl disappear, as the mist are rolled back ac dissipated tbrorgb ibe power of a noonds un. There will be pleanty lndependen< power and bapp1ne>s, where today there want dependence, weakness and unrest. i? through tne great power of the larroe Union, In Ha constructive capacity malnl that we 8re encouraged to look with iheej 01 faith to a future of peace, plenty and powi and may God speed the day. WOMEN'S WOES. 4bbevllle Women arc Fin din Relief at Last. It does seem that women have moi tbaD a fair share of the aches an pains that afflict humanity: Ihey muf "keep up," must attend to duties i spite of constantly aching backs, c headaches, dizzy spells, bearing-dow pains; they must stoop over, when t 3toop means torture. They must wal and bend and work with racking pain and many aches from kidney ills Kidneys cauee more eufl'eriDg thai any other organ of the body. Kee the kidneys well and health is easil; maintained. Read of a remedy fo Sidneys only that helps and cuies th kidneys and is endorsed by people ij ibis locality. Mrs?. V. Griffin, 225 Swygart St. Sreenwood, 8. C\, fay*: "I bad eymp oms of kidney trouble for years. Tb lomplaint would generally start witl i dull pain in the small of my back >oon follow*d by a languid feeling an< [ was tired and worn out nearly al he time. I was told that Doan's Kid 'OU 131110 woro a rrnnrt rpmpflv for Mini X l..u " -J roubles and I procured a box. I an low a great deal better and have n< lesitation in saying that J couside: Doan's Kidney Pillt- to be an excellen tmedy for kidney complaint." For sale by all dealers. Price 51 !#nts. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo Sew York, eole agents for the Unite( states. Remember the name?Doan's? ant ake no other. ( ^ Money to loan on improved city or county property. J 3. Stark, President; J. E. Mc David, Secretary. It will scon be time to paint your bousi be sure to use tbe paint that goes the furtbe: md lasts tbe longest?DeVoe's. For sale oulj >y Speed's Drugstore. f \ J PICNIC AT 2ARLSNE. J y St. *' ' , . ? Lively Tilt Between Josh Ashley And ? J. R. Blake. L b About a thousand people attended ? n the picnic at Zarline on la.st Saturday, h I Zarline is a beautiful spot for a pic- 1 t uic, being situated as it is on thebanks 0 of Little River, carpeted with Bertnuf da and shaded by monarchs of the |1 forest?An island in jLittle River. * A number of speakers were present, n araong whom were Mr. Jesse Sherard, it mayor of Anderson, Joshua Ashley a citizen of Anderson County, Hon. J R. Blake of Abbeville, Rev. (). Y. Bonner of Due West, and 01. C. Sullivan, * r* Esq. of Anderson. ^ Mr. Sherard made the^ first speech. \ s, His talk a restatement of the widely tio a read letter issued by him some time ? n ago as to the success of prohibition in J ii Anderson. Mr. Sherard is a well ed- an, ir ucated man and a polished speaker. pai e Mr. Ashley gave briefly his views on * it the Dispensary question. He thought jni d that prohibition would be infinitly the J better of the two. l. Mr. Jno. R. Blake of Abbeville was the only champion of the -Dispensary r"[ present, and when introduced proceed- J, :e ed to lay on Mac. Duffin good Sbakes16 perian style. He threw a bomb iuto n the audience when he read that part of :e the new law that forbids any person to d keep in possession any kind of whiskey in this State: Mr. Ashley jumped f ? to his feet and said. j [l "That's not so!" * UT-r !i. u _?s.| Tilolro J 1(3 Jd-CI ? XL IB, Baiu if 11 jjiaac, juu 11 can read it for your self,,. ? "Oh,', said Mr. Ashley"that is iD an d Abbeville paper we all know how is they stand". { "I did rot make the law said Mr. Blake, "The Abbeville Press and Baun nerdidnotmakeit.it is the work of )r your Legislature." ?g "Have you any whiskey in your ?? home Mr. Aebley?" questioned Mr. Id Blake. At this interrogation Mr. Ash d ley smiled and answered in tbe affirmative. Then you break tbe law of 3> South Carolina according this new , act,'said Mr. Blake, for it forbids any one to keep it in possession in this >r State. Mr. Ashley denied the allegao tion, said that he never bought whisi key from the Dispensary but one time and that was in Columbia and the d whiskey that he bought was soured! J? n Mr. Blake spoke for nearly an hour j? and was followed by Rev. O. Y. Bon? ner. _ ar e, Tbe substance of Mr. Bonners speecn was taken up in reasons why be would ' g vote for prohibition.^ At the outset of 8. Mr. Bonner's talk be denied that part = is of the law read by Mr. Blake as to the y keeping whiskey in possesion, saying e that it was not so, only a ruse, inti?. mating that a man aould keep it in his house If he so desired, and so lega ally. . , e Mr. G. C. Anderson made a pleasant _ Ir talk.v Mr. Sullivan is well known I p here in the K. of P. circles, having 1 d taken part in tbe coasts at tbe ban- | ' quet held last spring at tbp Eureka. | p He was for prohibition, thought that > it it was the only solution of the liquor problem. ,1 The dinner was royal. It would ' take an Epicuruan menu card to list I all 4he good things that were thereto L 38 eat. Mr. Branyan, that prince of pro- _ vider, was at the helm and that is fj e "nuffsaid". . ^ Q 1 1 I LACONICS FROM TROY. f A d ? Interesting Items from a Wide Awake Correspondent. d Miss Emma Wardlaw of Bellvue is ^ spending some days with her sisters, l .j Mesdames Kennedy and Robinson. | h Mr. Paul Lyon, after an absence of I eighteen months in Texas, engaged in J d farming, is making all glad with a two t- months visit. Aside from tbe Texas '* tan and considerably thinner he is1 \ ? himself. ie Editor Wilson's paper in the Press } and Banner was interesting and thorII ouehlv enioved by many. It is very tj >8 evident that the paper finds him ah 11 n indispen8ible factor. , ^ j" Mrs. Mollie Johnson Cook and little n daughter from Anderson were pleas<J ant visitors with her aunt, Mrs. J. F. r* Clinbscales, last week. a Miss Ruth Robinson is down from lr Due West and is having a pleasant ? visit with her cousins, Miss Kate and I e JuleJay. ' RB Mr. J. W. Bradley spent Friday night in McCormick with his brother, j d Mr. John Bradley and tamily. J " These dog days with their incessant I rains and intense beat do not make I r>r the summer days very confortable. I ft Mr. W. S. Tagcart from Hopewell | has bought the Danbury place near >d hear and we understand will make it y his home. i? There are now eighteen summer It. boarders at the Park House. These are Auguttiaua aiiu ujuic arc cajjcui-cii. "Three Glasses a Day" played by ?r our home talent went, to McCormick Wednesday evening and dramatized the above temperance play. The proceeds went to Long Cane Ladies Aid , Society. Ci Mrs. Julia Tittle spent Friday at Pettigrue with Mrs. Susie Watkins 2) % and family. . Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Cuddy from J Bellvue were here to see his soi>, Mr. J. . ? e M. Cuddy and family, last week/ d Mrs. C. L. Kennedy, after a most enjt joyable stay with loved ones in Tenn nessee, has returned home. ?r Mr. W. D. Morrab, wife and pretty n little daughter. Bettie, are down from 0 Bellvue attending the A. R. P. meetIs injr. s Our R. D. men are taking a vacation 3. and their subs are making the trips u with tbe mail. p Mrs. Henrietta Bradley and daugby ter, Miss Lilly, were over in Bordeaux r last week to see relatives. e Mr. R. L. Airial, who is a prince among good fellows, also the popular depot ajjent at Willington, came up to , see his father Saturday night, returning yesterday. e It is not one's privilege to listen to 1 a seiies of better sermons than Rev. , Paul Pressly of Louisville, Ga., is 1 preachiug in A. R. P. Church. He 1 holds the undivided attention of the - goon congregations who eagerly go to i hear/him. ? ] On next Friday, the 13th, a meeting ) of several days will begin at Long ? r Cane Church. Rev. Boyce Grier of IJ t Oraville will assist the pastor. Two H services on Sabbath. ? ) As a result of the electiou here last , Saturday for cotton weigher, Mr. J. M IjYV. King was elected by a good majority. He will fill the bill mosl ac- m 1! ceptably. Misses Minnie and Lila Fuller were F the esteemed guests of Miss Louise [ Johnson last week. They are two of Longmire's most lovable young wo- Vis men. Clii The majority of cotton growers feel that too much rain is falling for the good of the fruit on the cotton, making weed and nothing else. These dog 9 days are not appreciated by many and r yet we have always heard that "every r dog has his day." * Lbbaville'Greenwo od MUTUAL liMIICI ASSOCIATION. roperty Insured, $1,750,000 March 1st, 1909. WRJTE TO OR CALL on the nnderslgnec * or the Director of your Townshlj any Information you may dealre about r plan of insurance. Ve Insure your property againat deatrai n by iEE, WSSS3T0BK M LI5SISIS5, i do ho cheaper than any insurance Conny In existence. lemember we are prepared to prove to yon it oars Is the safest and cheapest pian ol durance known. J.R. BLAKE, Gen. Agent Abbeville, S. 0. FEASEB LYON, Free. Abbeville, S. C. boardImectors 1. G. Majors ........Greenwood r.T. Mabry .. Cokesbcry hi. B. Acker ....Donalds VI. B. Cllnkscalea Dne West V. W. L. Keller JLong Cane . A. Keller ...itolthvllle iV. A. Stevenson Cedar Spring d. H. WHaon Abbeville City t. B. Cheatham Abbeville Country Jr. J. A. Anderson Antfcvllie I. S. Boles Lowndeevllle k.. O. Grant Magnolia idwln Parker Calhoun Mills i. L. Edmonds ....Bordeaux I. L. Resor. Walnut Grove V. A. Nlckles Hodges d!G. Bowles Coronaca X8. Hattlwanger -Ninety-Six }. C. Dnsenberry Klnards ra B.Taylor* ellowshlp oseph Lake Phoenix te 7. J. a. fliuse v emery [. H. Chiles, Jr Bradley f. W. Lyon Troy V. A. Cheatham Yeldeu i. E. Dorn Calllson K. Dorn Klrkaevs I. H. Slovens ... Brooks IhupvUte. H March 1. 1W 9 Put up your winter clothes and blankets tb cedar and lavendar flakes. Much better an camphor bulls. For sale at Mllford's og More. Phone 107. Don't fall to look over the new lot of stand 1 novels Just received at Speed's Drng >re. foil can always get what you wast Id sta>nery and school books at Speed's Drug are. f ? ' TOYf I0?MR The original AXATIVE cough remedy. or coughs, colds, throat and long oubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic, ood for everybody. Sold every where. , The genuine . 0 LEY'S HONEY and TAR is in fellow package. Refuse substitutes. J s Prepared only by < Foley A Company* Chicago. j C/A. MILFORD & CO- 1 For Lan Veak Kidneys, Backache, Rh< bsolutely essential, in order t lat you take a reliable prepare Sidneys. Many persons trust t< all be found more satisfactor sf Pin & Delays are dangerc j f mon complaint thar 1 I always gives due i ' same may result in Hi I Disease, or some o 8|S j Kidneys. Pineules T\J / sorbed and assimila j n J out the poison due My / the Kidneys or Bla and invigorate the < will convince you 1 laim for them. , Get a bottle 1 Pineules are put up in two sizes; $1.00 times as much as the 50 cent size. fOHN W. KENNEDY & SCHOOL / Tablets Inl General Schoc Speed's Dri HbFH tate, County and President: Vice-Presld E. HARRISON. P. B. SPE Board or Directors : auska, J. H. DuPre, R. M. Haddon, V akscales, C. C. Gambrell. We solici your business and it safely and coi We are in potion to make you loam when placed in Our Saving's ! i hi lies from Calboun Jb all?, price $7,500. I A? A. C T) TT AW BA O ./IKS 1 / iUVU AVA W VU* VI * 1 V? ^ y than teules f; )us. There is no more com1 Kidney complaint Nature earning and failure to heed Diabetes, Lumbago, Bright's ither serious affection of the are readily and naturally abited by the stomach, driving to disordered conditions of dder. They purify the blood intire system. The first dose hat Pineules will do all we 'O-DAY. and SO cents. The dollar size contain* CO. Chicago, U. S. A. BOOKS Pencils >1 Supplies. ig Store. 1 ABBEVILLE City Depository. ent: Cashier: ED. J. H. DuPRE. F. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, G* A. t rt * r xx7 r? n T "Ci r. r>. ivioorej vy. r. uieeuo, j. j?. I iu e prepared to handle * iisei vatiiely. 3, and to pay interest on deposits, Department. < * \ - ?' ? - * V/UC O AUUJ11 UUUDC, uu ubuio lot in the town of Mt. Carmel, within 50 yards of two cburchee and the high school, price $700, would be cheap at $1000. i . ' *. ' 260 Acres land near ML Carmel, 8. C., price $2,600, possl- ' V \ bly enough wood on this place to pay for it. k v List your Real Estate with me > and come to see me. If you want to buy I have or can get whatyou want. If you want to sell I can find you a buyer. I also buy and sell all kinds of Stocks and Bonds. . Remember I represent the Equfc tablf, the strongest Life Insurance Company in the world. Rott. S. Link Office over Milford's Book Store. ? _.. :< Place your fire insurance pith the Abbeville Insurance ind Trust Company, They ? represent sixteen of the largest old line fire compatiffs, md are prepared to giyeyou ' ;he best of service. I ~ n i tie uacK jumatism or Lumbago it is 0 obtain satisfactory results, ition that acts directly on the r 1 liiclr (nr a Mn fMitfdv I OFFER For Sale 211 Acres about 10 miles from Abbeville, one 5-room dwelling, two tenant houses and out houses.* This i place is well watered. Three horse farm open and 100 acres in pasture. * Price $13 per acre. Is worth'inore* money. * One Lot on corner of Orange and I Lemon Streets, beautifully lo- I cated level and well drained, I $500. ' TWO Lota near Wardlaw Street, two minutes walk from Graded School; near in, and a bargain at? ^each. 165 Acres, known aa tbe Faulk* ner place, right at Lower Long Cane Church, a two horse farm open and rented. Price ^1,500. 33 Acres land in the City of 1 Abbeville, within half mile of the ' art House, $60.00 . per acre. >-.l~ * 1 111 Acres one and onr-fourth mile from City -limits, price $2000.00. 1 ' 469 Acres, well improved, 10 j tenant houses and necessary out ; houses all comparatively new, 11 miles from Abbeville, 4 or 5 1 '