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FA ll MK BS' UNIO* NEWS BUREAU. ducted by the Executive ommittee, South Caro lina Farmers' Union. ********. The Organisation. Give the members something worth sticking to and they will stick. Patriotism will keep some men in the union and nonie will not join ' any movement for patriotism pure and simple; but all will full into line so soon as the dollar is a sure thing. Your officers In the union cannot do the work and win out without the aid of the members any more than a general, could win a battle wlth ouigJ ho men behind the guns, jflftsperatc, faat and furious ilght iilftWiuiy be necessary to rout and ,head off a known aggressive enemy on the outside; but staunch, conser vative reasoning will win out for peace und harmony on the inside, where more fighting spreads the flames. " No amount of reasoning can stretch conseryatlve principles over the dividing line of conservatism and ' cowardice to protect a coward that Kilowa a white feather. Boys, head up and toe the line; hold union prin ciples against all enemies; be firm. Cotton. You belong to the hog and h?miny club, or are you playing a game with the cotton gambler? Growing un over supply of cotton, thinking you can blow red pepper up the nose o? the spinners ?nd make them take your dose of sur plus cotton at profitable prices to cure your complaint, is bringing ><..'; up'to the place where the man got to ?hat tried to blow red pepper in hie (mule's nose to cure the bucking habit of the mule; but the old fool mule ?lowed first, filling the man's eyes with the pepper. Look out there for that cotton crop mortgage tOjgbloom in your big crop before ytfjP have time to tank up gas enough to blow in your big crop before cotton crop. Curious spells -come ov-'r some ootton farmers in the spring that tamos and works them In harness with ^fertilizer ard other trusts for -about h^ilf the year, at which time these same harnessed farmers take on a bucking spell and put in the other half of the year trying to paw and kick put of harness they tamely 1 submitted to in the spring. Most any child on your farm may i be excused for getting into trouble first and then calling for help. But no sane man can expect much help or sympathy that will deliberately walk into a hole wtth his eyes open. Think about this and get counsel bo fore you get Into another large crop of cotton with othor peop >'? money pitted against the sweat u .d toil or yourself and perhaps your wife and children. A slip of the tongue of the dema gogue made him say: "The wife of the down-trodden farmer ls forced to rock the cradle of her lovely babe with one foot, while she wipes the tears from her eyes with the other," has its parallel In humiliation to see the last bale of cotton that represents the labor and toil of the wife and children for the whole year, lriven off to the speculator, while she si lently turns her eyes away to look upon her half-clad and poorly fed family and empty pantry, wondering perhaps what has gone with the man opd of our lndependert farmers we 4 about. r. Editor: Kindly assure the [of The Courier that tho Far , anion ls not an anarchistic in yon, as was intimated by one puai on the street', of Dillon laturday, when a large union mu been organized, composed mw very best farmers of that re ?d community. Nor is it fighting any class or business. In the cotton growing States it has but one essen tial, .vis: Tue pricing of the staple yearjiyat as early a date as -ls "prac ^alaft?r^eacb cronies been made, , A upon 'facts.,with regard to the entity and fae cost of producing .e whole crop, giving the producer only a reasonable, but certain, pi ice for his labor. As to the Justice of 15 cents cot ton, there can be no question. Let the man who thinks cotton should be grown for 10 cents per pound en gage in the business, do his own work or employ laborers at the price obtained by mechanics, brick layers, ! /acksmlths and machinists. His product would bound to a value be yond the price it brought Just after Civil War. The writer was a cotton slave 'or to the 25 per cont acreage cut resolution of the Cotton Growers' Association, of which he ls a loyel member. By that experience he learend to makl/ more by raising corn, peas, cattf/ and hogs, and continued to c\it/ Last year he planted less than on J acra/^o the horse; nor would he in?neas/ /that acreage thin year were he/guaranteed 15 cent* per pound td i ?/v?ry pound he could produce. IL'/ T- c- Willoughby. you ike m i trooti lol* butt symptom of, ?nfl not ?nw oumat. Wc think of DrtP?E ' fact th*tflnt oorrW.tr led Dr. fflioon n ot tbs? now very popular Stomach nKsjIn nimm? pain 8otn?* direct |ht WIM ?UOOeM KpruUye. With ul urine!ole. DO breath and ?uttow complexion, try UT. Snoop. Rertotmttre-tublef? ot fJquid-uaa iee for TOOT fell whut it tun ?nd will do. We ?eUund cheer fully ruoommeod \ Or. Scoop's Res?s!^Ltive OUR CLUBRING OFF* RH. You Cou Get Big Amount ot Read ing Matter for Little Money. Belr r we give a Hst of clubbing offers .bat will secure fo" you a lot of good reading for a small amount: KKOWKE COURIER, one year, wit.* Charleston Semi-Week ly News and Courier.91.50 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with Atlanta Weekly Consti tution. 1.40 With Tri-Weekly Constitu tion . 1.75 KEOWKE COURIER, one year, , with Atlanta Semi-weekly Journal.1.75 (This also Includes a premium.) KEOWEE COURIER, one year with the Home and Farm.. 1.25 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, .With W. J. Brynn's "The Commoner" . 1.60 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with Thrice-a-Week New York World. . 1.65 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with "The Union News" (a National Farmers' Union pa- ? per) . 1.75 Notice to Our Customers. We are pleased, to announce that Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affect ed by the National Pure Food and Drug Law, as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we rec ommend It as a safe remedy for chil dren and adults. Sold by all drug gists. News from New Hope. New Hope, March 16.-Special: Services wore conducted here last Sunday by the pastor, Rev. W. E. Huff,. when a very interesting ser mon was preached to a large and at tentive congregation. Miss Berta Jones, the successful teacher of the school at this place, accompanied by Miss Ada Morgan, [visited relatives near Pleasant Hill Plckens county, Saturday and Sun I day. Miss Belle Thomas, of Newry, was I the guest of Miss Pauline Kelley re I cently. The social given by Miss Ruth Hunnicutt Saturday night, in honor or her guests, Miss Minnie Barker and brother, Clinton, of Conneross, was very much enjoyed by all present Mr. and Mrs. Olar Kelley, of New ry, visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kelley, Sunday. The Ladles' Missionary Society will meet at this place on next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Let all the members be prompt, as there ls im portant business to attend to.. Married, on the evening of March 1st, Creighton Wood and Miss Mary Lee, Rev. W. E. Huff officiating. We wish the young couple a long and happy life. f 1 Miss Pearl Brown, of Anderson, visited homefolks Saturday and Sun day. Miss Aloe White and Miss Pauline Kelley visited Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Kennemur, of Plckens, recently. S. A severe cold that may develop into pneumonia over night, can be.cured quickly by taking Foley's Honey, and Tar. It will cure the most obstinate racking cough and strengthen your lungs. The genuine is in a yellow package. For sale by all druggists. l>elnyed Items from Onkwny. Oakway, March 16.-Special: Our little town and community are In pretty good health at present. Rev. J. B. Herron filled his regu lar appointment Saturday and Sun day, 7th and 8th, and preached two good sermons. We would Uko io make mention of our visit tj W. T. I leard en's yester day, where we enjoyed ourselves very much. Mr. Beat den sold 64 bushels of bundi yam sweet potatoes last week ai $1 per bushel. He said he (VQJIU""have gotten more, but that was all he would want to pay, so he sold ut chat price. Mr. Bearden ls one of Oconee's best farmers and raises his hog and hominy at home. Besides this he has one of the hest nurseries In the State. Any one would do well to get some of his Ben [Tillman apple trees. The following took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Bear den: Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Taylor and ?five children, Mrs. Queen, Mrs.Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cole and five children. The dinner was a most ex cellent one. Neal Jaynes, of Anderson, has moved up here with his grandfather, |W. T. Bearden. Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. A. Bearden's mother, had the misfortune of hoing bitten by a cat a few days ago, and it has caused her great suffering. W. N. Bruce was elected to repre sent Bethel Sunday school at Union April 1-3. Burt Simpson has mysteriously dis appeared. He went off about four weeks ago, taking his clothes aud leaving his wife and child.. about eighteen months old. While his wife led the cow to the pasture he packed bis clothes and left, and has not been heard from since. His wife would be glad to have any information con cerning him. A nv one who knows of him would do ber a favor to write [her-Mrs; D. B. Simpson, Westmin ster, S. C., R. F. D. No. i. X. Prcssley Gets Lifo Sentence. Hartwell, Ga., March 19.-Foster Pressley was convicted yesterday of the murder of Ward Sherard, which occurred in a ferryboat on the Sa vannah river last October. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. t ftfM SW fgfjf JM? 3E JgL. m ? Th? Kind You Haw Altrajs 8o#t SHAKE IN A BOTTLE. Advice of Hoted Authority-Also Gives . Sp ir >dld Home Prescription. Now is the time when the doctor gets busy, and the patent medicine manufacturers reap the harvest, un less great care 1B taken to dress warmly and keep the feet dry. This is the advice of an old eminent au thority, who says that rheumatism and kidney trouble weather is her? and also tells what to do in case of. an attack. Get from any good prescription pharmacy one-half ouuce F'uid Ex tract Dandelion,one ounce Compound Kargon, three o?uces Com/ound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Mix by shaking in a bottle and taHe a teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime. JuBt try this simple home-made mixture at the first sign of rheuma tism, or if your back aches or you feel that the kidneys are not acting just right. This is said to be a splen did kidney regulator, and almost cer tain remerdy for all forms of rheu matism, which is caused by uric acid in the blood, which the kidneys fall to filter out. Any one can easily pre pare this at home and at small cost. Druggists in thiB town'and vicinity, when shown the prescription, stated that they can either supply these in gredients, or, if our readers prefer, they will compound the mixture for them. Porter Cadete Suspended. Charleston, March 19.-The en tire graduating class of the Porter Military Academy was suspended yesterday by the faculty, awaiting the action of the trustees. When tho first classmen lett the Institution they were accompanied by twenty-five of the lower classmen who sympathized vlth them. The cause of the first classmen having to leave was on account of insubordinate conduct. The com mencement of the trouble, however, was in confining them to their quar ters for 86 v. citing the bugles used in the school and the breaking of pun ishment by the majority of the bat talion. From the other classes many mem bers left in sympathy, and the proba. bi.itifs are that the roster of school, after to-night, will contain about 60 names instead' of 90, the former strength of the school. Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Com plexion sallow? Liver needs wak ing up. Donn's Regulets cure bilious attacks. 25 cents at any drugstore. WORE FORTUNE AROUND WAIST. How thc Late Rev. W. W. Jones Kept Largo Amount of Money. , (From The State.) Relatives of the late Rev. William W. Jones, whose death occurred on March '7th at his home at Waterloo, Laurens county, have applied for let ters of administration on the estate and effects of the deceased. The es tate consists chiefly of a snug sum of cold cash, a portion of which was taken to Laurens and deposited in one of the banks by the administra tor. Of the amount placed on deposit 11,800 of it was in $20 gold pieces. Part of this coin was in a waist belt and the balance In a bag, the^weight of the entire amount being five and a half pounds. Mr. Jones was a very old man and his treasure was kept in a safe place in his house and it was not probably j known to many that he possessed suHi a sum. He belonged to the ? South C colina Methodist Conference for many years and had, since being superanuated, lived at Waterloo. It ls said thal years ago Mr. Jones had money in a bank that failed, al though he drew out his holdings be fore the doors were closed. Ever after this escape, however, as the story goes, Mr. Jones trusted no one but himself to take car0 of his money He lived comfortably all the while and his savings doubtless run back -hrough a long series of years. WE WANT our friends and patrons to lour- ?heir Printing and Engraving orders with us. Prompt attention :\nd best service. Call and boo our line of samples. THE KEOWEE COURIER. Walhalla. S. C. HI* I SIP TS FROM THE TAG President Mell, of Clemson, M| Full Statement. thel (The State, March 13. K I noticed in Tuesday's edit! your paper a statement regardhl sale of fertilizers, claiming thq Income to date this year ls than for preceding yeats. Yoi respondent states: "So far thh $117,017.85 has been rec4 against $112,745.85 for the time in 1907. This would indicl very large increase this year in] ming operations." There seems to be an erro| 'hese figuro* if the board of f?rtil control has a correct account onl books kept in that division of thej lege. The report made to me morning by H. M. Stackhouse, tary of the board of fertilizer/ trol, furnishes the following mation. The sale of tags from| uary 1 to March 10, for three seasons Is as follows: Jan. 1-March 10, 1906. .$119, Jan. 1-March 10. 1907. . 116, Jan. 1-March 10, 1908. . 116j These amounts Include amt of penalty money paid In eav but always accounted part privilege tax. These figures enow that th? fertilizers for the year 1908 tlcally the same as foy the stj rlod in 1907, and show a sill lng off for the year 1906. li wise to make this statement f there seems to be an impress the college ls recivlng from] spectlon of fertilizers a verjj larger amount of money than ed in former years. I only that we are not so fortunate have in our charge a larger money than that shown in the ah? figures, for the purpose of devel( lng the splendid institution' owned the State at Clemson College. P. H. Mell, President. Clemson College, March 12, 1908. (The State's published figures were correct. There is perhaps a little de lay in the reports getting to Clem son. Total receipts to March 12th (yesterday) were $122,495.41. Thu total at the same date in 1907 was $115,623.36. There was in the Trea sury yesterday to the credit of Clem son $20552.58. That includes abal ance of $805 brought over from laut year. Clemson has been paid out of this year's receipts $102,747.83. Edltor The State.) A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE. So bring on your old buggies and let us repair and paint them andi make them look like new ones. We! keep all kinds of material on hand for repairing.' We keep Tops, CUBII lons, Bow Sockets, Prop Blocks, Anti] Rattlers, Washers.Whlp Sockets.Curj I tain ("loth, etc. We will cut and ill I Curtains for your buggy, and In faot can repair from top to bottom Hug-; gles, Carriages, Hacks, Wagons, Far-j mlug Tools, Shoe your horses ant mules, and will keep constantly OT hand all kinda of material for evet manner of repairing. We keep Muhl Shoes, Horse Shoes, Horseshoe Nails] Buggy and Wagon Tires, Kl in ml m Spokes, . Axle Trees, Buggy ant Wagon Shafts. We have recently learned a secrt remedy for your lame horses, ar can take corns out of their feet three shoeings with three applied Hons. The remedy is applied whij the hoof is pared and clean. If yoi horse is lame with corns we can cul him. If he is lame in the shouldc I let us shoe him with rubber shoes rubber pads. Then see the chan| in his traveling. Call and see when in town. IJEE AND BROWN, 14* Walhalla South Carolina. IiATIMER'S WILL FI I ED.. His Estate Will Amount to Rei $300,000 and $500,( The will of the late Senal Latimer has been filed fe in Anderson county. His A. I .at i mer, hi8 wife nj Carrol Latimer, were ecutors in the will, j January 1, 1906. A lj each ls left to his wife and the rest be divided betweei. the widow shari; The est au- will, $300,000 and Latimer had which ls left to! ther hhs announ? as executor Tbl have qualified as ex? EB^T?RS BIL.I?T AMI ?? Hortes Cottle. Hod? God j 5?nt KM* .