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Farmers Union Bureau of Information ?Conducted by the? South Carolina .Farmers' Educational and Co Operation Union. L I^Coramunications intended for this department should be addressed to J. C Stribling, Pendleton, S. C. This Farmers Union Bureau was established for the purpose of meeting all false or deceptive newspaper articles gent out through the press of the south by Cotton Exchanges and others for the express purpose of advancing the interest of buyers and speculators by deceiving cotton growers. Our efforts in this department are to protect the interest of farmers in 'm a general way, by sending out a letter each week to all county and other t newspapers that will make arrangements with Ili<! farmers of their secL tions for this letter, jvhich will be W mailed out every Saturday and re||n leased to the press on Tuesday. Farmers Union Cotton Letter. Fifteen cents is the minimum for middling cotton beginning the first of b September. One-quarter of a cent ! ; per pound will be added monthly, j Island long staple will run from 42 cents for No. 1, to 27 for No. 4, i ' with an average of 1-2 a cont per & pound monthly. Since the Farmers Union and the Cott on Association prices are the same for both lint and cotton seed and that many merchants and others are now taking in and holding cotton for the minium mprice of 15 cents, this grand concert of action for llio common good, the business element of the whole south accepts the decision and expresses no doubt that A* 'he minimum be reached at an early Ufi date, notwithstanding the gall disEL" played by llio Savannah cotton buyfc ers in (heir statement that they would K get tin1 col Ion for l.'{ cents. The tub of ?all and wrong, against I and right is on to a finish and it I behooves every man in the south to R stand up for the farmer, for all realI: i/.e that what is to the advantage of | the farmer rebounds to the welfare :? of the whole south. If cotton farmers were not organized and in the field protecting their interest, today cotton Would be sell^ ing for 8 cents or less. Show your I To Si Dress!( Our fall stock is this season gooc Cottons before 1 Dress Good Our black and colored dress good Big lot to select from. All Hie bro Broad Cloth, Voiles, Panamas, Mo! prices possible. A big saving to y ard in quality, prices right. To oj 36 in. Black Taffeta, worth $i.5o 36 in. Black Taffeta worth $1.3/), 36 in. Black Poi de soie, worth J Colored Silks lower that the low( V Millinery! Our Millinery stock is now read} lady, old and young, in town and c pared to save you money on ever; Kathryne Flourney will be pleased \ pleasure in showing you the newest jmings. Call to see us often. lYou must be pie [the Right Price t manhood, boys, and stand up for oui another. No! the Farmers' Union eanno prevent some cotton farmers fron acting the foul and letting their cot ton go at a price below the minimun , when they can help it. > But all loyal conservative business fanners know that the minimum o; 1?^ cents will be much easier reached this year than any minimum set be fore. W e are in possession of facts anc data to prove that 15 cents will noi cover the actual cost of productior to a considerable territory in cottor in^ most all the states west of th< Mississippi and also a lot of section* in all the states east of the Missis sippi. Tn addition to reports from loca unions all over the cotton belt, the committee on minimum prices had the counsel of a large number of can vassers who had canvassed all th( col Ion stales. These canvassers arc anions'- our best practical fanners and are no| the kind of men (hat could aliord lo fool or deceive themselves and friends. Pay Your Debts Through the Warehouses. Instead of one thousand warehouses as we have slated before, (lie Farmers Union authorities on this subject now make the statement that the I'aimers Union now owns and operates more than two thousand warehouses, and building more. Now these warehouses were put up to take tare of the cotton by insuring il from loss from both lire and the weather by men who are able to hold Mich collou, as well as lo furnish a way by which I hose I hat are in debt n<ay store their collon and draw civilly per cent of its current price and pay their debts without placing their collon on (lie market at forced sale a I ruinous prices lo all owners of collon. The Farmers Union discourages the system of growing mortgaged collon crops, and will not stand for I he mean practice of some who store I heir collon al I he expense of their creditors after debts are due, No! \on cannot ride Ihe Farmers Union horse over many roads like that; you cannot be a good Farmers Union man and not pay your bills when duo if you can possibly do so. Another cause for a short, crop that is likely lo deceive Ihe people is that a very large area of cotton has been ?tve our c 3oods? complete in evei Is in many line a :he present rise 1 s and Silks. Is arc the newest in weave and colors, wns, blues, greens and garnets iti liairs and Suitings at the very lowest ou. Our silks are up to the stand >en the season we give you >, at $l.i9 yd. 1 at 98c. yd. ^ 35 at 95c yd. iSt. Millinery! r for inspection, and we want every ounty to see this line. We are pre y purchase. Mrs. Hair and Miss to have you call, and will take great t of the new, in shapes and trim ased here for its Store your headc * * * J? f\L\ a replanted two or more times and that' the seed used for this replanting was J fc generally very poor seed from the1 1 plsmature last ' pickings, which can - never make a full crop. 1 There is more late, stalky, thinly fruited, shanky, deceptive looking re-1 5 planted cotton in the cotton states' P than was even known before. 1 No doubt about this prediction that if we have an early killing frost, cotton will go to 29 cents in 24 hour-' I afterwards. 1 The class of men that met at little 1 Rock to name minimum prices for the 1 south's great money crop cotton was 5 not a body of grafters met to name ' prices on their people's products, but they were conservative reasonable and right thinking men from the I ranks of the farmers who grow the ; products thoy price. These farmers ; who met at Little Hock were a slec tion from that easy going class of men?farmers?that have never ask1 ('<1 lor much of this world's goods and I of course never got much of. litis I world's goods (hough I hey dig il out > of the ground. About Cotton Schools. flic committee on education at the National Convention of the Farmers Union recommended Ihc (caching of '; a special course on grading and clas j sifying cot (on at all (he state agriculi Mural schools in (he south. 'i Clemson Agricultural College at ] Clemson College, S. C., has just established a special course in its tex1 tile department for (he purpose of leaching (he olassillcalion and grad1 j ing of col (on and mav'also add (o this branch warehouse book-keeping. Any oilier information on (his subject 1 j may be had*hy addressing l'rof. Dogvet I. I ex I ile Department, Clemson > ('ollege. S. ( 'j All you cotton growers (liat have' | been kicking about being robbed by ' the arbitrary grading of buyers,-are j now nj> against a good proposition to i protect your interest in this matter I (and you should now stand up with [ I this cottou school plan or hush up. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the posloflice al Newberry, S. C, for Ihc week ' ending September 14, 1007. 1 ^ - Brents, Mr. N. Benjimin, Miss Angeline Bone. ! )f^?'Mr. Reddie Currie. 1*?Arr. B. S. Davenport. 0?Miss Mamie T. Ganlt, Miss ElE N < customers Pry Goo y line, quality rigl t. prices as low as n prices, so we in\ Men's Pants ar We have extra value in this li i to $2.49 will certainly please tin to know how cheap she bot it. I suit, come to" the Right Price Si Trunks! We have added this line simp buy them right, having them at trunk at 98c. to the big flat top ^ease in price and quality. Con Underwear ? We have this line bot as low 1 cotton is high, the price of our 1 need call. We have any thing ir Gc each to the finest woolens. E our business and juarters for Dry G ? c& THE RIGHT F >io Gillnian. f jins H J. Harper. on J?Mrs. John M. Johnson, Mrs. Jessie Jones, IJ Miss Nettie Lconhart, Mr Leon- > nil Livingstone. mn M Mr. Johnnie John Mellanner- pro y. Miss Mavbelle Moore. in t P?Willie Pitts. Nei K?Mrs. Nancy Hook, Mr. Wright 1011 lutherford. a. i k R? E. Satcher, Misg Adamay i >curry. > W?Mrs. Eugenia Williams, Mr. C. j. Williams. Persons calling for these letters ^ kill please say that they were adver- *"? ised. Ohas. J. Purcell, P. M. Ij Woman's Place in France. A Paris correspondent of the Rrook" ? yn Eagle writes: Great progress is aking place in the opinion which I renchnun have of women. The fact hat Ma<Jame Herthelot was buried at he Pantheon with her husband provs it., That would never have been R >erniitled even twenty years ago. The cientist followed -the example of en. firaul in refusing to he buried rhere his wife could not be by his ide. There is a precedent in the act that a woman was buried in a lace she would uol have occupied if he had ii<m been the wife of a great nan?'Mrs. Gladstone, who is buried n Westminster Abbey, by the side of lie great statesman. An Ideal Sitter. A Washington artist, while sketchng in North Carolina, was one day II search of a suitable background of ark pines fop a picture, says liar- A ier's Weekly. At last he found the PE3 Mcci-o ,-iination he was .seeking, and SHI est of all. there chanced to be a pret" ha y detail iti the ligure of an old wo- OA' ian in i lie foreground. PR! I lie ariisi asked the old woman to email! .-eatcd until lie had sketched er. She assented with the greatest odd nature; but in a few minutes Y sked. how long the artist would be. STI Oh, only about . arler of an pJJ] ioui, hi1 answer be] 111roe minutes so laic" the old be] arkey again inquired*?Ibis time with wA manifest anxiety?how long the oper- an tion of sketching would take. ?j?jq "'Not long," was the reassuring re'ly> "but why do you ask so anxious- f y?" ^ ."Oh, nuthin,' sab," the old woman with ail t ds, Shot it. price right. V 3ver, we having be ite you lo come a d Boys' Suits. 10, a boy's suit of us at $1.49 ^ Lad and make mother ernile / ^ your Boys need a good school ? pri< are. men's pants priced eight. j,av Trunks! Z 1 . , Illf' y because we had a chance to prices from a 26 inch zink G :anvas ones. We are sure to e and take a look. ^ Underwear c p s ever and while you know nderwear is low. When in this line from baby wraps at :tra sizes a specialty. mei] we will surely do s oods, Millinery, Sh rice store. tened to respond, "only I's sittin' an ant-hill, sail." s j NOTICE. fotico is hereby {riven that wo will , ke a settlement on the personal perty of J. W. Humbert, deceased, lie office of the Probate Judge for 1 vberry county on Thursday, the I li of October, 1907, at 11 o'clock, 11. M. M. Humbert, ] Executrix. Jno. M. Kinard, i Executor. Sept. 9th, 1907. VE ARE I TO SUPPLY YOI iELTINGS, F STEAM FIT PIPE FIT' ' LACE L ENGH SPEC k SHIPMENT OF LEATHER I D US IN APRIL. HAS JUST ARR] [PMENT UP AS LOST AND HAD VE TWICE AS MUCH AS WE E: RRY ANY OVER AND WE WILL [CE THAT WILL MOVE IT. AS TO GANE 7E FIND MANY PEOPLE WHO TCHED BELTS GANDY BELTS / RENCE UNTIL THEY HAVE Ui L.TING IS STAMPED WITH THE [jT?EVERY TEN FEET, NONE C lRE OF IMITATIONS, WE CARRD CAN GIVE YOU ANY OTHER J IE. Summer hings ne iS snd Ve are prepare >t. the bulk of ou nd share the m Shoes! )ur Shoe stock is overflowing will :k, find more coining, so we must ou buy Shoes of its now that we :e and quality. Knowing it's a 1 e decided to cut the prices now, ,'s in our Shoe department. Com r money to do double duty Our mt soft soles in every style. Uuj )tton Goods, Good ne lot 40 in. Sheeting worth 8J/$c ne lot good checked Homespun v tie lot good Outing, your money' ne lot best Outing worth 12^0. > rints, Percales, Bleachings and F Ladies Lot his line is beautiful. We are she nber we make the price right her< o. Come early j loes and Notion Reasons Enough. ^ \ou can't show me a single reason growled the man, why we should stay down hero for the month of September. What! cried his wife, pointing to llieir quartet of marriageable daughters; I can show you single reasons. Appropriate Authorship. Baltimore American. Editor?Who wrote this Teddy bea*tory 1 Assistant?I think it was the last cub reporter. PREPARED UR NEEDS FOR 'ack1ngs, 'TiNgS, riNGS, eather, ^E REPAIRS IAL 5ELTING AND WHANG, SHIPWrE HAD GIVEN THIS DUPLICATED ORDER, NOW WE KPECTED, WE DO NOT CAltE TO GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF A >Y BELTING CONSIDER ALL CANVAS ^ND DO NOT KNOW THE DIFSED IT A WHILE. ALL GANDY MARK?THE GENUINE GANDY GENUINE WITHOUT IT. BEST 4 TO 12 IN 4 PLY IN STOCK >IZES MADE ON SHORT NOBros' Co 1 i> Y fw in Notions. d to show you r Dry Goods and any big values. Shoes! lvalue. IvA ry spacv. is chock-ahave the- room. This moans that will give you hi^ inducement in illle early for winter Shoes, w(i so a little money will go a long e early and grasp a chance for Shoes are solid or another pair free. r now and save money. Quality, Low Price! -i our price 6^c. yd. /orth Gl/tc., our price 5c. yd. s worth, our price 5c. yd. our price 9c. yd. leeces lower than the lowest. ig Coats! wing some swell numbers. Reand often. Make is.