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SCHOOL DISTRICT In Marlboro County Refuses Money From The Dispensary. Bennettsville, April 6.-One of the school districts in this county has ab solutely refused to receive and, through the trustees, and by a vote of the patrons, rejected the public funds due them accruing from the dispen sary .or sale of liquor. The question has been discussed in that section for a long time, which ultimately termi nated as above stated. This is an ex * ample worthy of imitation, set by these conscientious, Christian gentle men as they pledged to make good with their own private funds all such money thus tendered and rejected. It is Willis school district which has decided not to accept any more of the dispensary money for the school in that district. The trustees took a vote on the proposition last Friday and decided by a majority of two not to accept any more of the dis pensary school money. Any deficien cy will be made up voluntarily by the eight trustees who voted in favor of the idea. The action of this school district is rather unusual and especially so in view of the fact that Marlboro is a prohibiti.on county and has been re ceiving several thousand dollars a year from the dispensary in the shape of profits. The county superintendent of education has been notified of the action and as it is not likely that proceedings will ever be brought to force a school district to take money that is not wanted the legality of the proceeding will probably never be tested. Willis school has for a long time been one of the very best in the coun ty. It was among the very first to levy a special tax, and it has taken advantage of every opportunity for progress and improvement. The peo ple of that district are intelligent, re fined, educated and law-abiding. Mr. Lane, the chairman of the board of trustees, is known as one of the very best farmers and citizens in the coun ty. He is a graduate of Wake Forest college, and took a post graduate course at the South Carolina college, before settling down to his life work as a scientific farmer. The information as to the action of the Willis district has been officially received by the county superintendent of education in the following letter from Mr. J. J. Lane: Clio, S. C., March 30, 1906. Mr. W. L. Stanton, County Superin tendent of Education, Bennettsville, S. C. Dear Sir :-After a full discussion this afternoon, the patrons of Willis school district No. 18 decided not to use the dispensary funds appropriated to the district for this year, and also to refrain from the use of such funds. in the future. The vote was 8 to 6. In order that no one should be injur ed by our action, more than enough money was voluntarily contributed to reimburse the district. Respectfully, /- J. J. Lanie, Chairman Board Trustees. WAS BLACK LIST IGNORED?. A Rumor About The New State Board Of Control. Columbia, April 6.-A rumor has been current throughout the city for several days to the effect that the state board of dispensary directors at the recent quarterly meeting did not faithfully -regard the black list the investigating coniittee sent in of whiskey concerns that ought not to be patronized until a more thorough investigation is made of their past dealings with the dispensary, that the Richland Distilling company, among other concerns whose names did not appear on the published list of pur chases, was given a large order, some 1,200 barrels. President Block of the company was given as authority for this en tertaining story. He was quoted as . saying to other jealous blacklisted people that he talked to the board "with the bark off.'' "In the pres .ence of Messrs. Lyon and Christen sen of the investigating committee.'' According to the story the board was running after him to buy on account of his charming prices and the quali ty of his goods. When an order was mentioned to him he bristled up with the bitter memory of the $130,000 worth of claims the committee had ordered held up and told the board and the committee ihat he didn't care .- much whether he ever got any more orders, but that if he did sell his goods to the state of South Carolina the said state would have to buy at the prices the investigating commit tee said were too high, and more than that the said state would have to pay c ash with the order. The purchase was then made, so the story continued, everybody, looking meek and subdued but Mr. Block, and the cash was paid. Chaiinrman Rawlinson was seen about the story by a Record man, and la u ,:hed at it as foolish and absurd. -We have not bought a drop of li quor, a cork, a piece of tin foil nor a bottle from a concern on the black list, and so far as I am concerned nothing will be bought from any of these concerns until the whole matter is cleared up. No purchase was made except those published in the news papers as having been made at the quarterly meeting. True we did make a small purchase from the Richland Distilling company when we first took charge, but this was before the com mittee said anything about a black list, and was merely for the purpose of filling in for immediate needs. "The report that we have paid the Richland Distilling company $50,000 is silly. We have paid it nothing on the old account. and have paid in the usual way on a 90-day settlement ar rangement for the goods we got in the beginning of the year. I see.no reason why we should be compelled to buy from the Richland Distilling company. Its prices are no better than those of other concerns that I might name. Mr. Block was before the board in company with his rep resentative along with Messrs. Lyon and Christensen at our recent meet ing, but it is all news to me about our begging him to sell us anything. I regarded the matter the other way. He was there as any other, soliciting busin'ess.' NO INCREASE-IN THE ACREAGE. Manufacturers Record's View of the Cotton Crop. Baltimore, April 6.-Summarizing fifteen pages of letters on the cotton acreage outlook from several hundred bankers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennes see, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory, the states practically embracing thee otton belt of the South, the Man ufacturers' Record says this week: "The replies indicate a tendency toward a slight increase in acreage for the cotton belt as a whole, an in rease, however, not overcoming the decrease in 1905 from the acreage of 1904, and a tendency to be restrained by certain natural factors. The re plies sho'ws steady advance in diversi fication of crops, a firmer purpose than ever on the part of bankers and farmers to stand together for the ommon good and a greater degree of omfort among the grow,ers. "There is a general purpose all along the line for the bankers and the gowers to continue, even with great er zeal, the policy of co-operation which worked out so successfully dur ng the past season. This does not, f course, imply* less acreage as a whole in 1906 than in 1905, although uch a reduction is promised in a umnber of localities. Nor does it mly that the acreage in some states ill not be increased. New lands in [exas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Arkansas, and, indeed, in such lder states as Georgia, South Caro ina and Mississippi, are being open d up and are going into cotton. In' ections like the Delta of Mississippi, here no fertilizers is yet used, or here it is really cheaper to buy sup plies than to raise them with cotton t 10 or 12 cents, a moderate increase n acreage may be expected and many ndividuals will plant from 5 to 10 er cent wider than last year. But in the main the bankers are not encour ging any great expansion, but, on the other hand, are standing by the isdom of the past twelve months ma are receiving from the farmers earty support. Some farmers are still holding, not because they expect uch better prices, but because they o not need the money, and those who ay not be satisfied with the price t the time they gin the coming crop are assured that they will have no ifficulty in obtaining accommoda tions from the banks and merchants ho are baeking up the growers in le itimate plans to make their crop a paying one. At 'the same time a oice of caution is raised against any ombination to get really excessive :rices, that being held as censurable s are efforts of Wall street bears to epres prices. Pointed Paragraphs. Success never comes to a man who s afraid to face failure. You can't always tell what is in a an by trying to pump him. The skin deep beauty of a girl may e good for a marriage license. His satanic majesty will trust any an who is good at making excuses. Many a man would act otherwise it for fear of legal consequences. After a young man has made first :inging speech he should buy the ring. It takes an accomplished liar to and a woman satisfactory compli nents. Farmers' Union Bureau of Information. -Conducted by the - South Carolina Farmers' Educa tional and Co-Operation Union. A&-Communications intended for this department should be addressed to J. C Stribling, Pendleton, S. C. Thousands of acres for cotton is now being plowed too wet. This means a very large reduction in the number of bales next fall. About all the cot' n farmers have to do in order to control the cotton market is to control themselves. We don't need more money. more men or better business men in the cotton states in order to manage the cotton business. About all you need is to get together and use what yiu already have in hand. like business men should do, and the power you have will astonish the cotton farmers as well as the balance of the world. Why is it that we find so many Southern men engaged in the cotton trade on Wall Street, New York? Is it not because these Southern men from the field know more about the conditions of things in the south and more about how to control the cot ton farmers than foreigners do? Well, then, why not come together at hbme and use our own busines men and talents, and our peculiar natural advantages for our own benefit in stead of allowing foreigners to reap the profits from our fortunate natural gifts'in the way of the ideal cotton belt of the world? Twenty nien may stand about the bog talking about the bad plight of the cow in the mire to no good-but three men may unite and pull to g(ether and out comes the cow on firm ground. Farmers, walk right into the Union and take hold, stop talking and pull together. Cotton Warehouse or the Poorhouse Which Do You Prefer? For many years cotton producers have been producing money making cotton crops, but in placing the cot ton upon the market all others in the cotton business have become rich while the southern cotton producers, as a rule, have remained poor. - There is but the one course for this, and here it is: Most any common lod-hopper can produce a good crop of cotton, but it takes a different kind of work to place this cotton on. t>he market so as to retain the profits in the hands of the producers, where it justly belongs. Most any common cotton farmer en, single-handed, independently and alone produce a profitable crop of otton, but it takes the combined ef forts of many thousand cotton pro ducers to keep the old crowd of cot ton speculators from reaping all the rofits. These speculators have applied a ode of business rules and methods or ystem in handling your cotton crops that producers have failed to do for hemselves. These men have supplied the cotton warehouses and the busi ness organizations for the purpose of distributing your cotton among cot ton manufacturer and have, as might e expected, reaped their profits in oney while the producers of cotton have stood aloof from concert of ac tion and took their profits out mn grumbling and cursing the specula tors. The Eemedy. There is but one remedy for this evil, and that is the cotton producers must supply the facilities for hand ing their own crops, until the co'.ton is placed into the hands of consumzers at a reasonable profit to the produc ers, or the cotton farmer will remain in his present hazardous position. Cotton farmers, you must organize and put your cotton in bulk, and then place your best men in charg~e of your business or the speculator will con tinue to do this thing for you! You otton growers must build your own warehouses to protect your business or thie same old crowd will continue to do this for you, and continue to levy a tariff for this job to suit their idea about this work and not to suit your idea! Farmers, prepare for war in time of .peace. Several warehouses are now on the - way, not yet completed. Some farmers claim that they ap prove of the warehouse plans, but they can't raise the money for the stock; well, now, I deny this. In many cases tgs is not true. We know good and well that if some would try, they could get up this warehouse stock just as well as they get up other things that are not so important. Finally, we wish to say to all ye calamity howlers and fault-finders that you cannot build warehouses with your tongues, it takes the cash ! And another thing, too, that if you will not try to help yourselves when the wa ison for you to do it, do for, the saikt o4 (.1;1110n (1,01M of tlhe dill VV. ll1-espelcCt 1*40vor.e ~e stl)p ablisil.u" (Ither.s 11I ot hcelpiii._, you. when vou will not try to helP vourselves. Pit up the stuff. or hush up and go,) way back and sit down and behave yourselves like good modern slaves should do. Farmers. do not wait longer for something to turn up in your favor. go out and turn up something for vourself. Do not stand about talking and grumbling and waiting for a good opening to come your way, but go right into the farmers' organization, unite your strength with that of your fellow farmers and make your own op)emng. If otlers ca organize a ttwn iness by piekin1V up vour owln men at V0o1r 0wN'l (Ioor and( fl~r icine to the advantage of the speculating rwdthlere is no reason oi earthl why cotton growers cannot do the same thing for their interest and even better if they will only continue their power in similar business organza tions like the gang does that takes our profits away from the farmer. A man's head is like his pocket book; it's not the outside appearance, but what it contains that counts. A sensible girl draws the line at the poetic youth who deals in un kissed kissers. It would be easy to get rich if it I was as useful as the small pox. NEW STORE. I am now opening up a nice stock ot gocds in the store room formerly occupied by E. M. Evans & Co.. on M,il St., opposite the court house. Am asking now the pub ic general ly come in and inspect my stock before making their pur chases. My stock consists of Dry Goods, Groceries, etc. Call in-to see. 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