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Farmer s Union Bure u of In ormation -Conducted by the outh Carolina F arzu s' Educa tional and Co-Operation Union. W'Communications intended for this department should be addressed to J. C Stribling, Pendleton, S. C. Our -Cotton Letter. All ye that have a comfortable seat on your eotton just sit still and wait, for the game has been won just so soon as the count is in and the chaps get the cash to pay -in. That bluff that has been passing -the reunds in the Pan?rs aohut the Texa,, merchants raoluiing about not furnishin. cotton growers more supplies unless they sign a contract to turn their cotton loose just as soon as the cotton is ginned, sounds ' like a grower was just being made to sell his cotton anyway, whether he paid his bills or not. The selling of the cotton is the main point in that bluff. It is now in order for the Texas farmers to get together and pass re solutions not to sign away themsel yes to any such a proposition of slavory as' these merchants offer them. But on the contrary to pass reclutions to pin their faith and business to those that have proven themselves to be fnends to farmers in this trying hard fight and stick to your friends that have stood by you in this the toughest fight for right that the southern farmer has ever won, and win he will. Our Way Out of It. We had better cut acreage in cot ton next year than to undertake a large crop again, which is sure to weaken your strength by growing more cotton than you are able to hold for profitable prices. Never once think you can grow more cotton than the trade will be 4 eager for at profitable prices to the grower and load up with an over production of unsaleabie cotton at profitable prices, unless you are one among the rare class of farmers that are able to put in the necessary addi tional capital to grow another crop while you carry over this surplus or unprofitable crop for better prices! Commence now and prepare your selves for trouble again next year in another form. Be on the safe side and never again bind yourselves over under the burden of debt that ties your liberty and freedom in the hands of your enemies. Do not un dertake the job of acting the fool: yourself and then expect some one else to pay (or it. The Cill Meeting of the South Caro lina Farmers Union on 18th December.t Here are a few things th-at the de legates should'keep in -mind: First. What is the objeet of this meeting? *If the call is made for the purpose of reorganizing in order to restore peace and harmony in the union, we must not forget the fact that we met I in Greenwood only five months ago for that same purpose, and if we E failed to satisfy ourselves at the Ju ly meeting what' assurance have we that the December meeting will give y better satisfaction to all the mem bership than the July election did , at that tim-c e The majority vote carried in July e and, if it does not rule in December, -we are sure of the fact that the De- t eember meeting will not satisfy the membership. We must not forget the fact that when we criticize our action at the July meeting that we criticize the action of the ,majority of thie delegates there, and that these1 delegates represented the large ma jority of the~ matnbership of t'he ~ State Union at that time. Therefore about the only plausible ~ and reasonable excuse for calling I this special meeting only five mon4hs ' after we m-et in July, may be in giv '. ing the new members who have come r in since July the opportunity of ~ participating in casting the votes 1 that choose the managers for the n-ext seven- months. But some may ' say that the act of joining the union f under the leadership of the present officers was -equivalent to an en dorsement of the present officiais of the union. At best this DYecer'-Mr meeting cannot be called an3g ..ng else but a kind of revolution or re-C volt at our own actions. Our consti- r tution thait was adopted to guide the f action of the union has not guided t the action of some of our officials 3 but little more than the curl in a pig's tail controls or guides the I movement of the pig's nose. I trust that when the union does meet again t that the delegates will not be in haste; but will be very deliberate, 1 conservative and reasonable in their t aetions, and that every member of i the convention should be called on ( Watches! Elgin Watches, Nickel Case at $5.00 Gold Filled Watches from $8.50 up. Solid Gold Watches from $18.00 up. Our special $25.00 Ladies' Solid Gold. Watch is the best ever sold for the price in Newberry. Our Special 20-Year Gold Filled Elgin Watch at $15.00 is a dandy. Comb, Brush and Mi Dard Cases, Match E a variety of other thi rnas presents. Our best plate, is especi :> hold up his pledge to abide bym.Dc18h197 1ie rule of the majority vote and all o dpigasM o back home with renewed dater- tascigsc t inat:ion to work only for the union mycm eoet f the whole and disregard personalyoarhebyntf iterests, and then peace and har-yohaentird tony will reign.,.ae osadcne Panic Proof.wi;Dc1t,197 ~'inancial panics may com'e in allplcofmeigL their force, destruction and woe, ~ieet, snow, winter rains and fierce si ovnin storms may blow,Tebaiofepe But the farmer who grows hisdegaetlrefo arm supplies at home, can sit still,mebr ora a ~ve off of his home made supplies teef hilst he may wait for these pestil tial storms to pass away withouit Dn hste9 yen entering his gate.197athepiia Credit is something like an edged >o,if yuuse it to much in roh uhCrln tt laces -it will become dull. Low prie dl cotton and high-priced fertilizer B otes, corn, flour, bacon and other ScyTes ills are rough things to think about. T.T a this connection. Cheer up, farmers, all you that Set eci' re feeling blue, 'just go and call on j ome real good farmer who has plen y of honte grown supplies at hisDIPNAYS T ouse and wateh him go right along, -orking, eating, feeding his animals Ivnoyo tc n home stuff and attending to .his 16197Pledi .W affairs just the same as if aHnd few York Panic had not com~e to ass.NwsadCuir That is the kind of farmer that is ClubaDe'b orthy of the name, "Independent ~ ~m,cara armer."intown'u h ~'o the Members of the F. E. & C. U.gorn,aseqid of A., 'S. C. Division: vnoyo h tc Whereas, a large majority of thesatdipnryte ~ounty Unions of the F. E. and C. U. teAtaoihn f A., S. C. division, iave unan- w' prvd er iiously passed a resolution calling Thstemn,a or a state convention to meet in Aeia ui o he City of Columbia, S. C., on the flos 8th day of Dec., 1907, and, Bl iur... Wthereasj most of the coutntieb es4prcn are already elected delegates to epresent th'em in said state conven- Toa on; Sadr aelq Now, therefore, you are herebyLes6prcn iotified tht ad'stategonventaon o ionwil be eldin he Cty allo Diparey botifd olumia,S. ., eginingate1et liquors earliest. Rings. Children's Ring, Solid Gold, from 75c up. Child's Gold Signet Ring $1.00, en graved free. Ladies' Size Solid Gold Signet Ring $1.50 A specially heavy Ladies' Signet at $3.00, 3.50 and 4.00. Opal Set Rings in all styles, shapes and prices. Cuff Buttons. Solid Gold Cuff Buttons from $2.50 up. rror Sets, Manicure Sel afes, Nail Files, Scissor! ngs in sterling silver ju. line of Silverware, bo illy fine and well select or the purpose Beer ... ... ....... ..$ 12,223 23 First. W1 nstitution and Less 20 per cent.. ..... 2,444 65 tificates of r business as Jper cent ind emeeting and Total ... ...... ......9,778 58 were invited ed that in case Contraband (-astimated). 3,500 00 Treasury Nc yeleted dele- Supplies ..... .... ...$ 32,658 23 for Fhe purp ion, that you Less 33 1-3 per cent .. . 10,886 07 to "meet p ssible day. To provided by at your usual Total .... ..... ....$ 21,772 16 approved Ju: ryour Conty ~whether ther gates to the Grand total.... ...$539,128 66 for the issue In comparison with the above Second. W ntation is one statement, made by the auditors, 000,000 of be he county and some figures from the last quarterly al loan, bids ione hundred report of thre state dispensary board, for by the S< >riy fraction made on January 3, 1907, will be of on Novembey interest, as follows: to "defray I day of Dec., Supplies were put down as valued canal, there place of bu'si. at $58,997.30, as per inventory of both of thes . U. of A. in November 30, 1906. wards of $1 LCGity of An- Merchandise (stoek in state dis- ury for euri pensary, as per inventory of Novem- iThird. T . Earle, ber 30, 1906,) were put down at' is necessary tate Agent. $497,823.51. and business Wiakefield, The other figures in th.e quarter- try from the e President. ly statement are not useful for corn- cy, if Clearir Anderson, parison, and it may be noted that such, and to eCommittee. there is not a great deal of differ- crease of the - ence between -the estimate of stoek peace. EENT FILED on hand in January and the condi- The secon< tion found -in February by the audi- directs the n Hand Feb. tors. "investigate ~ Govenor'sate as soon TTTJLMAN AFTER @EBTELYOU. foloig o First. Wh Wants Secretary to Explain Re- certificates 9.-Dr. W. cent Proceedings-IntroducesRe- is now flood f the com.mis-. solution Asking Secretary of der authorit' affairs of the Treasury to Explain, the same. filed with the .Second. XE by law, an in- Washington, December 9.--Senator such certifie n hand at the Tillman t$day introduced resoluitions of banks, b day on which directing the committee on finance and the' use sat institution to investigate the recent proceeding subjects suc4 ary 16, 1907. of the Secretary of the Treasury in the tax of ti rparedi by the connection with the fi-nancial crisis in Section 3 pany, wa's as and also to make inquiry concerning ~vised Statut9 Clearing House certificates. The re's- Third. Wh: .$220,522 54: olutions were presented in two series, missiblh, und ... 8,820 90 the first dealing with the operations an asociatior ________of the treasury depart-ment and the and elevaton .$211,701 64 second with Clearing House certilfi- based on cot rs. .$202,057 97 cates, both being divided into three store it in st ..12,123 12 subdivisions. vators an!d The first of the resolutions directs used as mno2 .$189,928 85 Ithe. committee on finance to inves- crops in the case j igate and report to the senate as House certifi .. o 10,4 43 folo . Senator Ti Lockets and Chains. We .have a large and well selected stock of Lockets at $1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, and on up to $30.00. Solid Gold Neck Chains from $2.00 up. Bracelets. Large and well selected line of Gold Bracelets, Diamond Sets, plain and engraved. Also Gold Filled Bracelets at $3.00 to $8.00. Hat Pins from 75c. to $10.00. ts, Desk Sets, Purses, 3, Tape Measures and t the thing for Christ th in sterling and the ;ether the issue of ear indebtedness bearing 3snatonhsrIuiumbtMi erest, bids for whieh logeugeedhainheb. by the Secretary of thesecofM.ldc,chimnf vemnber 18, 1907, wereth omteonfan,terei. ose of borrowing moneytinsoudgovr ablic expenditures,'' as "hti aifcoyt e"si Setion 32 of thre Act M.Tlmn ~ -. ie 15, 1899, and if not,________ e is any warrant 'of law of said certificates. LEVFS?ITOOY iether the issue of $50, nds of th'e Panama Can-WilGvUpLxyinOdro for which were called' eretary of the Treasury ~ ~ AdTu -18, 1907, was required - he expenditures on said ~ro,V.'ihpioa being at the time when e loans were madie up- ncsiisadmn ftelxre D0,000,000 in the treas-o ie onR akrhsrsge ent expenditures." a ertr fteNrhCrln Thether any legislation Rn soito,ada rsdn f - to pro'tect tihe peoplethSotenImrainscty/ interests of the eoun-tolvamnthlwecasead issue of unlawful mon- b fte.Ms akr h,u g House certificates are iJaur1lstwsMssF prevent th'e illegal in- ~naMBar n ft~laesi public debt in time of Nrokscey shatadsu I series of resolutions adwl owt.hm hyaeo finance committee to tesm g-5yas and report to the sen- Wle adhswf n ewr as practicable'' on the gigt ieu hi ie flxr nts: t td h odtoso h or ether Clearing Houseercastelbincls.Hd ith which the country jdrdte ol oka h ol d have been issued uni-erwokdeaastyae,leps Sof law, or contrary to te lp n iea hylvd ~hther the issuing ofiMr.Wle,sonofthhad ates by an association sms on oe nti eto ath sta.te and nationaL.o igna oftesmeasoe aeo i eouinbi r ceriflaeornots odg Wouggld that' hin he b thprcetm poie cmitgo iane h eo tion should tmgo nolver.owa er he awas t s~ or"Haet stifyory to lame," said of bankM,.warelhouse *stoisuecet~fcte mnWinied the Lurindger o ton. wWert andngobacco,oweo,Csah Th ware hou ~ ses and Aid"Cntyo e one" fullsysufsurednttoobeupplo,aslht" eyinmakein sid"necsste you want me the luxuries saeayasClarin onector defen yhortuCroin catesare ow ud. iNo, asocation I n spes'ho idlent do Ilmn skd hatunni ceto e amonte lobwe classs. an