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r' Union Bureau ol Information --Oonducted by the Carolina Farmers' Educa Vftnd Co-Operation Union. munications intended for this ment should be addressed to J. C g, Pendleton, S. C. eaking Down the Barriers. you get news ,that one of eighbors has been robbed you o hear his tale about the facts, low it was done. But when we now that the cotton producers of outh have bcen and are still be robbed of their honest and just ts in) tiheir busliness, mally of our cople had rather take tie word 1e dollars from the robber thOn hr the facts of the robbery from ines vho have been robbed. In emorable fight of Mesirs. Hayne Brown of New Orleans, uponl the side of the speculation side of tie ii market pointed out to the I in unmistakable language the writings Upon the wall as to what in store for foreign cotton bears, tile South has not been getting it share of the profits in cotton, . Haddon, the Atlanta banker, be e the St. Louis convention, said re are a score of reasons, each these reasons only goes to make up ew irgument why this condition u ild be changed in the future. :We may consider that tliere are but o propositions to solve to make it sible for the Southern cotton grow in the hereafter to appropriate to mselves profits that have been giv i up to other people. One of these are to create a Irge apital-as proposed by the Southern otton Asso-ciationi-for the( purpose f takin- care of tle weak cotton hich mcanls to bullI the( miarket. .hile tle ther p]ll-as proposed by c FarImllers' Unllionl-is to opel up1) dir-eet,chtlnmel ot rale het ween pro ducers and spinlners of vo((onl. Whell "proper colfidellce ill tile mulitual belle fits, to each-the pr-oducers and spinl n-rs-have (uice (ewen well estal)lish e(, thero is n(, (Iuestiol 11bout tle practicability of iaking tle produe erS cotton stanid1 for the basis of currency without the necessit.v of pilinr up great piles of money to move cotton With them tie world knows that cotton itself can be made a better basis of circulation than gold for the siniple reason that cotton has a world wide recognized intrinsic value, when gold has nothing but a MEASURE of value. Prompted by the si.gnal success of ha11ving won out ill hee roluds ill tile tussle of setting prices and gettilg them, tile Farmers' Union,now pro poses to go file open road to market thieir ottoii. In other words, we can open tp short, cut roads and dodge all the toll gates or barlriers stationed along the presen1t cottlon highIway, whlerle he tha loil 4s not4 hals spun11 thle I remedldons p)rofits OUt of the priodlue-I er's5 hands. 'There is somin iig wortlh know 1ing~Zi1i oin l on hiese daOys inl the Farmi st rictly buisiness; and1( thierefore secret.,I one would almost wish to thriow thlemi I 1o the 'unriIedeemled' outsideC just to see them .asp). When a man01 thinks t hey (loln't kno1w what they are doinIg, h le is fooliing hiimself and( losing his money(3 onl his own bet. Of course, you will not know until y'ou get jisid hlow I much you are losing, and( nobody can tell you. They might be fixing to ~ 'swipe' you off tile earth. So you had better get busy and1( find oult. You had( b)etter )e inl thanll out, and thlat is sure. Then if your wife and( children ~ knewv they would tell you to get r'ighitr for their sake." Federation of Our Warehouses. ' The following was taken from the ~ edlitorial columns of the Greenville, S. ' C., Daily News issue of sunday, No vember 18th, 1906: ( ''TPhere is an1 impenlding lomlpr'ehen-l- 0 sive change in the system of handling, t waorehlouinlg and( marketinlg cotton. e The ne(w situationl Will be 0one whlere cottonl will 1)e dealt in by guiaantecd t~ certificates standing for the cotton, .t insteaid of dealings in the coItton it- I self. This nlatulrally involves a efC P ' tifieate wichl stands for every point 0 conlnected with cotton, with its quanti- Ii 5 ty, its quality, its safe storage, anld a 5 its protection againlst fii'e. t ''The UTnited States governIment 0: handles gold in thlis way. It makes a P * safe storage for the gold itself and puts (nit a gold certifkaete which is more conveinlient for 'the p)eople. Wheat is halndled inl this way. It is T graded properly, stored, and cer'titl- A eates ar'e put out to represent the whleat. Pig ironl is handled0( in this way. All thlese certifleates are brought to sonme standard and may be handled on the stock and commer eial exchanges of the counitry. By this means better and more staple markets are obtained. 'Treiendous economics are accomplished by saving the handling of the bulky article it self. ''Railway properties and laige manufacturing properties are really brought to be represented 'by stocks and bonds which are simply certifi cates representing a portion of the property, and this brings the property to better commercial values, because its certificates may be handled by the mills and on the echanges. Cotton is probably the one agricultural and commercial product which has riot bcei brought into a system by which lie man in Bremnen or in Manchester may buy up his supply and leave it in storage in the productive region, until lie wants it shipped out. ''The agitation upon the subject of cotton warehouses is not without foundation and, is going to lead to consequences which will be advanta geous to tlie wi,hole South. It trans pires that it is not so much ware houses which are needed, as soine comprehensive system for grading the cotton, guaranteeng the grades and weights and isuing a certifleate on cotton in any warehouse, which certi fleate will become a commercial com inodity in the open markets. Hereto fore, worchouses have issued certifl cates which represent nothing in par tieular but a package. There is no way of dealing in certificates which don't come down to exact speciflca tions and generally there are local values for certificates phich stand upon the credit of a single warehouse. ''Factory insurance is brought to a condition of greai perfection and very great economy, by an association of factories which chip in to make an assured policy. Ti the same way, if warehiouses woild associate them selves together and chi) in to make up ani nlsrance or guarantee fund which would stand back of all the cottonl in the woehiu~e whicli were members of te asociaion r inl a Oleneral (,om i. it wold ake a bui. di1rvereiiee inl ilhe ineomo 411 warehlollsinl. and( a bi- diffeiene inl extenldin'- the faiali tiv. for. han11ldlinl' e)t ton.'' To Ohw ab1ovo we wish 14) ad1d thlat IiV sieh planili m1st COle and be slip por('41 by, the prodineer. himself and pvrovide the worki7i.- maclihinery to piut inwo force siil a medium is the intent and meaning 'of the recen* movement in The South Carolina 14ar merls' Union. They prol)ose to equip themselves with the powers and facili ties and meet the nded as above fore cast. And do it now. They respect fully call to every Cotton State to fol lowvA with similar-'work, and we will 1e independence in real fact. There is mucli more that you can learn from Iheir secret ehannels, if you are in faith. Ask for it. The Ben Greet Players. No one who takes the silghtest in cres in the hert dvama enn affor. :o miss the forthcoming visit of Eng and1('s Famuous Shakesperian (Com tany, The llen Glreet' Players who vill be sen in thle Merchmant of Venice W~edn1evday. night. Th'lis unique on niza tion has aehie edl a posit ive trmiumnph withI its Eliza icilhani performanc1ie of Shakespere 's >lays. The phr ase mean s that thle dayiv are~f acte.1t )Pecisely as fthey were C ni the dayvs of Shmakespearye himself. The' stage set ting shows a beautiful inll. and against Ithe background of 'ichi oak and1 billtian i colored tapes ries the play is actedl wit hout tedious mauses bet weeni acts, with out making I detract from the wondlerful beaty nid entertaining~ elements of the play tself. There never was nor will he a renter master of (lie stage than hakespearc, and his plays show (lie est advantage whlen acted as lie icant them to be. All the fine seen ry in the world will not make a bad hay a success. Mr. Greet's argument i: We give you the play with one eenic setting, which pleases (lie eye nid suffices, handsome and correct astumes, the original music, as good a ompany as weo can gather-but, most f all, we give you (lie play. is first iought is for the play, next the play rs, third (lie stage accessories. In this connect-ion, it is interesting > note that some of the most disas 'ons failures on the American stage the past fewv years have beeni equip ed with tons of scenery. On (lie ther hand, the real successes have en due to twvo causes, and two alone, good play and good acting. And iese two( things may confidently be cp)ected when the Ben Greet Players resent Merchant of Venice. FUN FOR EVERYBODY. OPEN EVERY NIGHT I HE SKATING RINK dmission-Ladies FREE; Gentle men, 10 Cents; Skates or Use. of Floor, 15 Cents. BUCK WHEAT CAKES WITH APLE SYRUP, COLD MEAT G.DWIOHES, HOT COFFEE AT )oNr' RESTAAN . ' e He Cursed His Gallantry. A corpulent man with a red fa went to Coney Island on Sunday fro the Bath Beach section of Brookly says the New York Sun, and sat a cross sdat of an open car in front 'two stout German- women. In scare ing for a nickel to pay his' fare, ti stout man dropl)ped a1 (uIrter, whi< rolled almost unlder the dress of o of the women. He realized that I might make a spectacle of himself at also might offend the woman if he a tempted to pick up the quarter, so I decided to wait until she and h1 friend got out, meanwhile taking 0 occasional glaee it the coini. TI wolien found themselves it their sti tioi unexpectedly, and, in their hurt to get out one knocked her han11dkce chief, which was weighted with som< thing, on the back of' the man's sea A corner of the handkerchief drol ped, letting out a shower of jinglin silver. The owner kneeled and bega collecting the coin, while her friei urged lier to hurry. The man gav a sigh of relief after the woman ge up without having noticed his qini ter. Just then, however, the othe Woman observed it, and said: ''Kal rina, you hliaf not all dvt sehalnge go Look, dere vas a kewarter.'' Katrim with an effort, stooped and picke, ip the quarter, and she and her frieu, rushed oul. of the (ar. T"'o ,t tut Ina Avho saw the futility of ipotest unde the pmeculiar circumnistanmces, cursed li :allantry and his embonpoint. THE SKATING RINK OPEN EVERY NIGHT %dmission-Ladies :EE; Gentit: men, 10 Cents; Skates or Use oi Floor, 15 Cents. FUN FOR EVERYBODY. KEFP YO Soe thi TH E C( And The B4 R Y GOODS, I at a saviry For 98 Cent 1 11-4 White Quitit for 98< S1 pyai Ladie' dongola si 98 cents. 96 balls good sewing cott 98 cents. 10 yi,rds of the heaviest flannel for 98 cents. 1, Boys' suit, sizes 6 to 16 fo: 1 pair mon's $1.50 pants fo, 1 suit of men's wool fleecec wear for 98 cents. 1 good man's hat all styles f 1 pair man's fur top gloves 1 all wool shirt for 98 cents. 10 pairs men's woo~l socks f 1 Ladies' all-wool underski 98 cents. For $7.59, $10. & $ The best suits you ever bol your money back if you can be Men's $12.50 and $15.00 ral for $10.00. Men's high grade overcoats i and bllue for $10.00. .Boy's suits from 98 cts, tc for the $5.00 and $6.00 kind. Cheapest Store L r. J. H. Clarry is with us and lpCe CITY CAFE We not only suppl3 e the hungry with thE ' best the market affordc * at moderate prices, bu A we carry a choice line o FRUITS! " GRAPE FRUIT-a nice line, at 10cts each Y! PINEAPPLES-largE !-and nice, 25c. each. ORANGES, APPLES z and other fruits at rea. " sonable prices. c If you have eggs or ,_game for sale, see us r before you si. Earhardt & Wells, ..Next Door to So. Express Office. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. s All creditors of Henry Gallian, de ceased, will present their claims dul) attested to the uidersigned, or t( H-unt, Hunt & HIter as Attorneys On or blefore the 27th day of Decem ill" I (Mrk. N. Childs, l,e.xvtor of La4st. Will and Testa mient lleury Gaillinan, deceased. Newberry, 8. C., November 23, 1906 U EYES ug Doil Cut this Coupo trade $7.50, sa rebate of 50 ce )LD WA .e Hive is all ren JRE$S GOODS, 3 of 1iOta 351| . For $ onts. 1 pair men's bomi oes for ent leather $3.50 sh 1 pair all-wool on for 1 pair menOf's $3.E cotton For $ 9et.1 Man's black Thi 98 ct.s. 50 for $4.98. . under- 1 $8.00 ulster for 1 Man's 54 inch I 'or 98 c. 98. or 98 1, 1 boy's well mad to 20 for $4.98. le?"f:;NOTI 2 baIls sewing co 1paper pins for: 12.501 big bottle of v 1 pair wool socks ight or A good pair ladies at it. ribbed hose, 25 cent n coats Mon 's 10 cents st - - for 5 cents. n black Ladies' 10 cents 11 1 good ladies cors $4.50, 1 very good corsel 29 cents. EB! in Town. You ~. L. BA IL will be glad to SEm. hi. Friend , WE HAVE A RECORD FOR YOU TO I So bo as BC ing =MUW=Cot and tain Pens for gift, giving ev berry. It will pay you to come t ing. If you don't give me it to some one else in NeN yot-ur money to some not you will never receive any That is the troubla wii We are sending too much Be more patriotic, even i you a few cents, you will r MAYES BO( S-M T BI All The n out brig it to the ve 25 per cent. an< nts for hack fare. VE IS C LdytoSup Your CLOTIIINO, 811 3cr cent oll all 2.98 SHOE calf, vici or pat.- We buy s1 aos for $2.98. hands and gi >lanket for $2.98. above $1.25. 0 pants for $2.98. Men's all a or Plain too 4.98 e's ici bet suit worth $7.- par .odf Ladie!, all $4.98- Ladies' botte >veercoast for $4.- patent leather i overcoat size 15 Ask to rsee shoes, the samn Swhore for $4.01 ,tnfr1cn.these in all leal ocnf1cent. LadiAes' ~eline for 5 cents.an for 10 cents. l or Misses' heavy Ladies $12.5( a. nearly all c< ecks, black or tan black, tan and ose for 5 cents. Ladies' long at for 49 cents, for $4.98 and for 25 cents and Ladies, long Children 's co r Money Back if j 12S& CO. and Customer. Z'AVjr BREAKING STOCK iARVEST. 4ot many towns in uth Carolina c a n ast of as good a line you will find at THE 'OK STORE. have the'finest show r of China, Cut Glass, .ures, Mirrors, Brush and nb Sets, Hand Bags Pocket Books, also Foun er offered in New o see me before buy your business, give vberry. Don't send thern house where benefit from it. h the south today. money to the north. hough it may cost nake by it in the end. 1K STORE E UI BEE HIVE 1 get Cash E. L. BAILES & CO. )MINQ Wants in OES, ETC., joy boo. S! SHOES!| toes direct from first arantee all our slhoes sIid Blucher, Bal, Oap shoe for $1.48. Blucher cut shoes geni r $2.00 for $1.48 per clidt shoes at $1.25. 'r grade Dongola or shoes at $1.58 and sur $3.50 Mon's dress a shoe that soils else )and $4.60 pair.. Got her. Jackets Long Coats Ito $15.00 long coats lors though mostiy castor for $10.00. 0 coats for $8.48. black and castor coats p5.98. :oats cheap as $3.48. ats at 98 cents.