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THE FARMERS' UNION NEWS BUREAU. Conducted by the Executive Committee, South Caro lina Farmers' Union. Why ls lt that cotton and other field crops do not grow well mixed in the Banu ro'v? Because the cotton crop mortgages and " guano notes cover the whole field, the shade of which stunts all other crops! Cotton bears, take notice, that 300 students have been recently re turned to their homes from Clemson Agricultural Collage for the session. Will this cause an over-production of cotton in South Carolina? If so, we trust that these boys* will hold this over-production for the Farmers' Union minimum price. Encourage and aid in the building of bonded cotton warehouses, but avoid the bonded cotton crop as you would the black plague. Anderson County Union has pledg ed themselves to hold their cotton indefinitely for 15 cents, and to make another cut of at least three acres to the mule, and urges all other cotton farmers to join thom in this brave struggle for justice by fighting the devil with fire, and never let go your cotton, which is the only weap on you have to fight with. The Ring of the True Metal. This voice, ?rom a good, solid Far mers' Union member, has in lt a ring of the true metal: At a strong county Farmers' Un ion meeting, a few days back, the question of releasing a member from his obligation to hold his cotton for the minimum of 15 cents, was up for discusi?n, when one Of the "old war horses" of that class of plain living and high thinking ^farmers got the floor and made the fur fly thick and fast. He said In part as follows: "Brethren, remember that when you break ranks by selling tatton for less than the minimum price, when you are not absolutely obliged to do so, that you are selling out your faith in yourself and brethren, as well as your porsonal character and reputa tion, of the most powerful organiza tion of farmers that has ever existed. You are selling out all your trophies of victory that you have gained by hard fighting and ntivation in a suc cessful campaign of the last three years. And more, you may be selling out the freedom and liberty of your pos terity by your continuation of tamely shrinking away to the rear from the very aggressive forward march of combines that are organized to op press the farmer. If your condition is so that you cannot arrange to hold yo'?r cotton longer, you have made the mistake In trying to hold cotton that did not belong to you. I congratulate you on your grit and stiff backbone, but I doubt your wisdom in trying to h->id down a bale of cotton with only the sweat and hard labor of last sum mer pitted -against the hard cash that the other man put Into your cotton. The wear of time, winter rains, sleet or snow, has a tendency to fade away your claim of hard labor and sweat, while the good' ink on papers you gave to the other fellow for his dol lars In your cotton refuse to fade out. Moral, raise some cotton of your own and quit being a slavo to debt and king cotton. "These are times of storm and stress when men's hearts fall them for fear." Producer* of cotton and the buy ers and organized speculators In cot ton aro living In war relations. No great victory was ever won without a corresponding hand-fought battle. The leading members of the Farmers' Union, who are now out facing the firing line, or In the thick of the storm of combinations against organized farmers, are the targots for the enemies' shots, as well as the Are from their own ranks. The most abused men in tho union are the ones that aro doing the most hard work and sending hot shot into our enemies' lino that count for something. sVhen you seo a person barking at and abusing those possessed of In fluence, you may know that like a dog at tho foot of a tree, ho barks because ho cannot climb." The Farmers' Union is a straight out organised body of farmers who are up against all that class who are organized to pull tho farmer. When farmers* organizations have . aised the lid off that held down prices on his products, then money will bo plentiful In tho country. When thor? ls money coming Into tho farmer's pocket freely, then all others who are dependent upon the farmer for patronage will get good trade, If tho farmer has no profit In his btu ."<.<< ho has no money to spend. Who ls lt that ?miles at you when cotton ls low, and looks serious when plrces are soaring high? Watch out now for friends and foe, the enemies of tho farmers' move meut are now very bold, but when things go the farmer's way lt is hard to tell who ls your friend or who are really your enemies. . The membership of the Farmers' Union has now reached two million, four hundred thousand. What a powyr for good! Plant More Cow Peas. Whilst you deep the cow pea crop ls bringing down nitrogen (the cost liest ingredient qt fertilizers) from the air. The nitrogen bought in fertilizer sacke ls drawing interest whilst you sleep. Your cotton crop sends you to town for fertilizers and hay, whilst the pea crop grows hay at home and stores fertilizer in tho sol!'without cost for hauling or application. Heavy rains often leach out the costly soluble properties of a high grade fertilizer that costs $20 per ton, whilst the pea crop is growing $20 s ton hay and $10 worth of fer tilizer to the acre. These costly commercial fertilizers forco your cotton crop on the market whether prices are bad or good, whilst the pea crop supplies food for both man and beast whilst you walt ior belter prices for cotton. Tills May Interest Yon. No one is immune from kidney trouble, so just remember that Fo ley's Kidney Cure will stop the ir regularities and cure auy case of kidney and bladder trouble that ls not beyond the reach of medicine. Sold by all druggists. Tile South as a Dump. I Manufacturers' Record.) Upon a background of a di<*cu?slon lof "peonage"-a very misleading word, by the way-a writer in the Boston Transcript says: "What can be done to bring about a better un derstanding between the laborer and the South?" She then makes the beautiful suggestion, recently origi nated by Miss Quackenbos after her "peonage." investigations in the South, to the effect that the South ern farmers, manufacturers, railroad companies, steamship lines, foreign consuls and F?deral officiais co-ope rate in solving the. Southern "labor problem." The Joke of the matter Hes In the fact thut the Boston Tran script writer, like Miss Quackenbos, and like so many other philanthro pists in this direction, seems to think that the solution of tho Southern la bor problem turns upon the problem of ridding certain congested commu nities of the East of an undesirable population. The South, though, has begun to apply tho moral of the fa bio of the monkey and the hot chest nuts. A better understanding be tween the laborer and the South will be brought about by the South's ab solutely disregarding the suggestions of "social settlement" workers in the East, representatives of foreign steamship companies anxious to add to their revenues by relieving for eign countries of undesirable popu lation, or of the authorities of such foreign countries, all looking upon the South as a desirable dump. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he ls senior partner of the brm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business In the city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Che"f>. Sworn to before me and subscrib ed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. (Seal.) A. W. Gleason, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Attractive sign. (PhiV.delphia Record.) A numbe ? of young ladies grouped lon the pavement on Malu street, I above Schoolhouse Lane, German town, on Saturday evening, gazing Intently at an overhanging sign Il luminated brightly by encircling In candescent bulbs, attracted the at tention of pedestrians. The sign, of large proportions, was suspended I over the sidewalk from the old-fash ioned stone building which a century or more ago was known as the King of Prussia Inn, the building being one of the best, known landmarks of that historic suburb. Part of this old structure ls now occupied by a tonJ sorinl artist named Hug, of German extraction, and his unusually attract ive sign read "Hug the Barber." The comma after the word Hug had been omitted. A' healthy man ls n king In lils own right; an unhealthy man is an un happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds up sound health-keeps you well. Bohlied and Thrown Under Train. Manhattan, Kans., April 22.-W. W. Hui.cn, principle ot' the Manhat tan High school, wan waylaid by three men, beaten into Insensibility, robbed and thrown under the wheels of a train last night. The professor was rescued after one leg had boen cut off. The robbers escaped. FOLEYSHONEMAR forchUdrmnt sa fm? ?ur?. Sm mmtmtmm J-22 BRYAN IN MICHIGAN. Says M (Cv I ni? >'s Motto Has'Been Re versed by Republicans. William J. Bryan last week con cluded a trip through Michigan, with an address before a large audience in the Light Guard Armory, at De troit, on "The Point of View." He begun his address by pointing out the growth in popularity of De mocratic policies, as he expresed lt, of the President, and the un-Demo eratic policies of the President. in 1896, he said, President McKin ley said that what we needed was "the opening of the mills instead of the opening of the mints." Now, with industry lagging and multitudes out of employment, we are told that we. ought to start the printing presses to work, issuing more bank notes, instead of turning the wheels of Industry. The trust, whose exist ence was denied by the Republicans u few years ago, is now an admitted evil and whll~ the President has coined popularity by a few prosecu tions, he has not yet sent a trust magnate to the penitentiary, and since the birth rate in the trust fam ily is greater than the death rate, we may assume that this is one fam ily at least which measures up to the President's ideals as regards the size of the families. Secretary Taft, who seems to be regarded as the represen tative o' reform In the Republican party. (I do not mean to slight Sen ator LaFollette, a real reformer, but he does not seem to meet with the favor of th<> Republican leaders;, gives no promise of effective relief from trusts either through adminis tration or legislation. The people, however, understand the trust ques tion better than ever before, and will, :hink, demand the enactment of a law embodying the Democratic Idea .hat a private monopoly ls Indefensi ble and Intolerable. On the tariff u.-stion the Democratic position has also grown in favor and now we have the Republicans in a neck and neck race to see who can make the loud est promises in favor of tariff re form without really reducing the tariff. No one will doubt that the people have been aroused to the necessity tor railroad regulation. The legisla tlon thus far secured has promise of specific legislation necessary for ef fective control the Republican lead ers are actually planning, to weaken rather than strengthen regulation, for the plan to give national incorpo ration ls merely a plan to deprive the State? of contro' without any as surance that Congress wl'i do any better in the future than it has in the past. On the new phase of the rail road question, the Republican party is equally out of harmony with the public. The Democrats demand* leg islation which will withdraw from the lower Federal Courts the power to suspend State laws, leaving the corporations free to prosecute an ap peal from the highest State Courts. The Republican leaders side with the railroads against tho public on this question. In discussing imperialism, Mr. Bryan referred to the demand, for four new battleships and congratu lated Congress for cutting it down to two. He used it to il?strate the evils of Imperialism and said that the De mocrats had for several years been calling attention to the fact that the colonial policy, if persisted in, will not only "weaken our attachment to the doctrines of some of the govern ment, but Increases our army and navy and involves us in all the perils of a land-grabbing policy. S. L. Bowen, of Wayne, W. Va., writes: "I was a sufferer from kid ney disease, so that at times I could not stand straight. I took Foley's Kidney Cure. One dollar bottle and part of the second cured me entire ly." Foley's Kidney Cure works wondors where others are total fail ures. Sold by all druggists. Card of Thanks. Editors Keowee Courier: We de sire through your columns to thank our friends for their many acts of kindness during the loss of our barn, stables and feed. These friends, both white and colored, and their deeds will always bo remem bered by us. H. C. Childers, (col ) H. W. Stovall, (col.) J. C. Childers, (col.) Bwn th? S Kind YOU Haw Always Boag* Signatura Sf f - Great suffering ls th< manly organs. No roas colic, or any other dises Wini for all your womanly ills. Mrs. SaOle H. Blair, of Joh teen months, and had four doc tot Nov I think I ans shout veil" ] WRITE US A LETTER A Dead 'Un. Breathes there a man with soul fio dead Who never to himself hath said: "My trade of late ls getting bad, I'll try another ten-inch ad!" ! If such there be. go mark him well; I For him a bank account shall swell, i And angels watch the Golden stair I To welcome home the millionaire. The man who never askB for trade, 'i y local lino or ad. displayed, Cares more for rest than worldly gain; ^ And patronage but gives him pain. Tread lightly, friends; let no rude sound ?Disturb his solitude profound; I There Jet him He In calm repose, Unsought except by men he owes. Then when he dies go plant him deep, That naught may break his dream less sleep; Where no rude clamors may dispel The quiet that he loVed so well That tho great world may know Its loss, Ph-ee on his grave a wreath of moss, .?nd on the stone above: "Here lies A man who did not advertise." DOCTORS MISTTlfCBS Are said often to be burled six feet undei ground. But many times women call on their family physicians, suffering, as tboy Imagine, ono from dyspepsia, another from heart disease, another from liver or kid ney disease, another from nervous pros tration, another with pain here and there, and in this way thoy prosent alike to thomsolves and their easy-going or over ?busy doctor, separate diseases, for which be, assuming thom to be such, prescribes his pills and potions. In reality, they aro all only ttymptoms caused by some uterine disease. The'7m^slcian,>i?norant of the cuu?e of suffcringVkyeps upTH^treatraent until large bills aro made. JVb^suffcrlng patient gets no bctterVtfe?rauitMa^Mhe wrong treatment, but probably wor proper medjolqo like Dr. Plnrcnta Pjescrlpt by iispei.. toms, and instituting comfort instead of firolonged misery, it has been well said, bat "a disease Known ls half cured." . Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a scientific medicine, carefully devised by an experienced and skillful physician, and au ar. ed to woman's delicate sy. tem. It is made of native American medicinal roots and ls perfectly harmless In .its gffecto in TM",/* BjfflffiBC of ?75: fernnTg A sa powerful invigorating tonic "Fa vorite Prescription" Imparts strength to tho whole system and to the organs dis tinctly feminine in particular. For over worked, "worn-out," run-down," deblll tatod teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop-girls,"houso-koopers, nursing mothers, and feeble women gen erally, I)r. Pierce's Favorite Prescription ls the greatest earthly boon, being un equaled as an appetizing cordial and re storative tonic As a soothing and strengthening nerv ine "Favorite Proscription " is unequaled and is invaluablo In allaying and sub dulng nervous- excitability, irritability, norvous exhaustion, nervous prost' c. tl on, neuralgia, hysteria, Spasms. St. Vitus's dance, and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the uterus. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves montai anxiety and despondency. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pollets invigorate the stomach, liver and bowels. Ona to three a dose. Easy to take as candy. Teacher Appreciated. Fant's Grove, April 20.-Editors Keowee Courltr: I wish to express my appreciation of Miss Gussie Du Pre's school at this place. It was closed Thursday, and after spending a few days in Anderson with friends and relatives Miss DuPre went to her home near Walhalla. She. will teach the summer term, and we will be glad when she comes back. J.T.W. INTERNAD REVENUE SERVICE, District of South Carolina. Deputy Collector's Office, Greenville, S. C., April 20, 1908. Notice ls hereby given that the fol lowing described property, having been seized on the 20th day of April, 1908, near Walhalla, S. C., for vio lation of Sections 3296, 3450, 3452, 3453. and 3454 R. S. U. S., parties claiming the same must file bond In the Collector's office within 30 days of the date hereof or the same will bo forfeited to the United States. One gray mule, ono set single har ness, one open buggy, six gallons of com whiskey; seized from W. D. Roach. One black mule, one sot single buggy harness, one open buggy, four gallons of corn whiskey; seized from John Smith and Will Carver. JNO. P. SCRUGGS, Deputy Collector, 3d Div., Dist, of 17-10 South Carolina. Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation, Pleasant to take 5 lot of all women, who neglec oh to da so, any more than \ ide, that the right kind of m 5 Of Cfi , It can never do harm, and ls neon City, Tona, writes: "I had suffered a, but they could not help mo, until I M all reliable druggists. In 91.00 bottles. Vfttm teJ?y tar ? freo ccvv ct r?h?*bU 64-p?*v utwtn A4 ?te*, imtmm four ?ymptom?. tuen? ?nd. Ad4rtt?i L.^ A^vf^V fW. Tl? Qntfnaog* * LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF PERSONALTY. On Monday, May 4th, 1908, at ll o'clock a. m., In front of tho Court House door, at Walhalla, S. C., I will sell, to the highest bidder, for cash, as the property of the Estate of Wm. F. Ervin, deceased, the fol lowing: One certificate for ten shares of Stock in the People's Bank of Walhalla, S. C., one certificate for one share of Stock in Walhalla Cot ton Mills; also certain Notes and Accounts of said Estate appraised "doubtful" or "worthless." J. B. S. DENDY, Administrator, with Will Annexed, of Wm. F. Ervin, deceased. ? April 22, 1908. 17-18 ROAD TO LET. The County Board of Commission ers will let, to the loweBt responsible bidder, or bidders, at "The Laurel," on Keowee River, on TUESDAY, the 6th day of MAY, 1908, at li o'rloca a. m., the cotract to grade about 300 yards of now road. Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Successful bidder, or bidders, will be required to give bond in a sum dou ble the amount of bid. D. F. MCALISTER, Supervisor. April 22, 1908. 17-18 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHAA%OE.-Notice ls hereby given that the undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Esq., Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Caro lina, at his ollce, Walhalla Court House, on Friday, 15th day of May, 1908, at ll o'clock In the fore noon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of the estate of James A. Harbert, deceased, and ob tain a final discharge as the qualified administrator of said deceased JAMES JOHNS HARBERT, 1C-19 Administrator. SUMMONS FOR RELB?F. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. Paree Susan Goroon, Plaintiff, against Annie James Perryman and Ira L. Burley, as Guardian of the Estate of the said Annie James Perry I man, Defendants. Summons for Relief-(Complaint Served. ) To the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you, end to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office, on the Public Square, at Walhalla Court House, South Caro lina, within twenty days after the ser vice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and If you fail to au swev the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff In this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated this 14th day of April, 1908. [Seal] C. R. D. BURNS, C. C. P. R. T. JAYNES, Plaintiff's Attorney. April 15. 1908. 16-19 NOTICE TO TEACHERS. The next Teachers* Examination will be held In the Walhalla Court House on Friday, May 15th, 1908. The examination will be opened at 9 a. m. and will close as soon after 6 p. m. as the nature of the work will allow. No certificates will be given to any who will not be governed by the rules of the examination. Very respectfully, C. L. CRAIG, County Superintendent of Education. April 8, 1908._15-20 SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE, By virtue of an execution to me directed In the case of John D. Ver ner et al., against Nancy Emiline King et al., I will sell, to the highest bidder, at public auction, in front of the Court House door, In Walhalla, S. C., on MONDAY, the 4th day of MAY, 1908, within the legal hours of sale, the life estate of the Defend ant Nancy Emiline King In all that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the Coun ty of Oconee, In the State of South Carolina, adjoining lands of T. N. Hall, John Collins, Southern Wood land Company and others, containing eight hundred acres, more or less, and being the tract of land known as the Wl.liam King homestead Levied on as the property of Nancy Emiline King. Terms: CASH. W. M. KAY, Sheriff Oconee County, S. C. April 8, 1908. 15-18 ORINO ,axa?ive Fruit Syra SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. t the health of their wo to neglect a sore throat, edlcine will ?cure. Take irdui ; certain to do good. 1 from womanly troubles for six began to take Wine of Cardui Try lt t*J Book tor WCKDWU tt roo Mcdtc*l Sly wt)? b* tent In plain nt!?d ?*vulop*. WANTED.-Second-hand bags and burlap; any kind, any quantity, any where; we pay freight. Richmond Bag Co., Richmond, Va._24 NOTICE. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN One House and Lot In Walhalla known ns the John Keeso house, near the Court House, also one va cant lot, Joining above. Will sell as a whole or separately. Easy terms. Call on or address D. I. MULKEY, Westminster, S. C. AprH 8, 1908._15-18 WF.iMHXG and other Invitations! Announcements, etc., either print'* ? or engraved, as your taste may i quire. Only flrst-class work; any style; best stock. Call or write THE KEOWEE COURIER, Walhalla, S. C. DR.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Stop That Cough. SHERIFF'S SALES. By virtue of executions to me di rected by W. J. Schroder, Treasurer of Oconee County, South Carolina, I will sell, to the highest bidder, at Walhalla Court House, on salesday in MAY next, being the 4th day of the month, the following lota ot land for taxes, to wit: Two lots in the town ot Walhalla, belonging to J. A. Erwin, adjoining lots of W. F. Hughes and others. One lot in the town ot Westmin ster, belonging to Berry Sanders, ad joining lots of Ike Woods and others. Terms: CASH. Purchasers to pay extra for deeds. W. M. KAY, Sheriff Oconee County. April 8, 1908. 15-18 NOTICE TO DEBTORS and CRED ITORS.-All persons indebted to the Estate of Jas. A. Harbert, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attested, with in the time prescribed by law, or be barred. JAMES JOHNS HARBERT, 10-19_Administrator. ""SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. Summons for Relief-(Complaint Served.) E. L. Rogers, Plaintiff, against J. W. Todd, Defendant. ? To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint In this action, of which-a copy ls here with serve., upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscribers,, at their office, on the Public Square, at Wal halla C. H., South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and If you fall to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to 'the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated this 3d day of April, 1908. (Seal) C. R. D. BURNS, C. C. P. 8TRIBLING & DENDY, Plaintiff's Attorneys. April 8, 1908. 1G-20 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cure. Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough. OUR CLUBBING OFFERS. You Cuu Get Big Amount of Reud* tn g Matter for Little Money. 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