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REGRETS TILLMAN'S ABSENCE. Army u.ud Navy Register Compliments the Senator's Work. Washington, April JO.?The Army and Navy Register contains an intcr esting account of sonic of the work of vSenulor Tillman and especially of his duties as a member of the committee on naval affairs. This publication is one of the recognized' high-class *ervice papers and is widely read. 'Commenting on Senator 'I'illnian the Regis'!er says: "The information that Senator Tilr. man, of South Carolina, will not ivtnrn to Washington dining the present session of congress is of much inferos! to naval olli<'ers, .-iiice Mr. Tillman is the senior minority member of 1he senate naval commit 1 ee and ha.-' heen a um?.t able ami ciisciciil ious as. sislant o!' Senator 11;i!,*. tin* chairman, during | in> invest i'.:al ion into all."..'i d defects i:i :i.i \ 11 ?I? -iji. const met ion ami eipti|niiciil. .Mr. Tillman's views on -iM ijnest ions are <-li:tr:i< I. i"i.-^l ieallv r.-iit'h ii! an! ! > ! ray oppnsi! ion I > a!i riin i?iciva-e of |he navy. !lf has <xpi'i-M'iI :ii11 11' I'rcelv and forcibly concerning the }>r< |iI i<>11 in add four battle -hips thi- year and his views are shared by Mr. Male. Whatever interests Mr. Tillman lias in naval I "-j ista t ion are hound |o be protected by his associates on the naval commit! tec with whom Mr. Tillman hamuch in I'lti'Mice dcs|?i|e- am) perhaps on account of his belligerent manner. lie has me re/.peet of other senators as a man who is not afraid to say anything, which he ifocs in an originail way. who is honest and loyal, and who ran be found where he plants himself. Although of the minority party lie has been an anient friend of the navy and his enforced withdrawal from the proceedings of (he present session niil-t be regretted by those wh? believe in a sane and conservative legislative attitude toward (lie navy.'' FARMERS' UNION BUREAU ?-Conduotop bytho? South Carolina Farmers' Educational and Co-Oporatlon Union. (fc'iyCommunicalions intended for this department should be addressed to J. C Stribling, IVndloton, S. C. The State executive committee of (he South Carolina Farmers' Cnion will meet in Columbia L? I -1 April. A visit to all the county unions in the Third District lias recently been made and we are delighted with the good at tendance and the high cliaractr of l!i pcr-oiinl of I hi* representatives at llie-c mcethu's In fhi- district, which at la-t count contain . it mole ni'inber- than al! ilic 1>::I nice < !' t!ie Slate. |!iii ibis will not he the ca-e lou r, a - mo-! of the other counties are moving up lively. Cotton mill- i an't make dividends by standing till: there is also a limit to a h?!ng'.'\ man's desperation that can o111v be appealed by something to eat. Yon can no? keep cotton bears t'rein l\an\ more than \ou can keep back frost in favorabic weather: but lie- fade away under the glare of truth like frost metis away under the glare of the morning sun. The ieiiti >n of the pendulum of cotton prices is a! its extreme limit nil the bear side. Reaction tow aid' the '"ill side i- the only naiura! tendency. Hold yon.' cotton and fiuhl it out. I Cotton As Basis for Currency. No doubt the truth of the statement leal "No subject in the ?vorhl i- le---j generally understood than that oi \ money." Statistics show tiia! there is more gold and silver in the world today than ever before. Hut ! > per cut o'f this money is being locked up in safety deposit vaults hv the money kings, who will trust neither hanks o.' the people. This vast wealth i- literally heaped up in a few places for the purpose of controlling the politics of the country in order to down the uprising of the people of our commonwealth again-! such combinations of wealth by syndicates, corporations and trusts. About the only remedy (he farmer of Ihe South has let"! to protect his interest is I?> make cotton eerlilicates his currency; then these disciples of gred and gralt will find their gold' and silver "rusting and cankering in their vaults,'' whilsl trade and business moves on. They can no longer lock up their millions and make the wheels of our industries si op moving uud lire poor 'starve. As "all wealth conies originally from the soil," then it is most reasonable Hint the class of people who literally dig down into the bowels or skin of Ihe earth and cause mother varlh lo yield up her treasuries of tangible necessaries of lilc, should have Ihe privilege of placing these tangible accessaries of life as collal . oral Cor currency. When pnni< strike, 11?c. poor are I lie lirst lo suH'ei Over product ion ol' both farm ancl i'a< lory is the complaint, and yet million of our people are driven into t-ii increasing army of tramps, that ai hard pressed for a plain living in til country, and great gangs throng t-fi cities crying for bread. Nature is not to blame for this pci ilous state of affairs! Who is? Th men of (joliiam! The bos; >es of Wal street, who have caused gold to he s dear and sweat and flesh to he s cheap! No one doubts that there i plenty money in the country alread to do the business of the country bu for iho withdrawal of it from circubi lion by combines of millionaries. I'll,? objects of the Farmers' Edn eational and Co-operative Union ma I be lairlv understood when we say tha jit means to promote the vary princi ; pies that the name implies. As ih 'wealth of all who oppress the farme j leeds upon ignorance and povert\ ; tuns) lirsi educate the fanner up b j where lie can understand the a.Ivan j lave ?.f co-operation and then he i , ready i>. co-operate with his fello\ j tanner lor the r mutual benefit \\ iii'ii this stage or degree has beei reached tho common farmer will nil derstand that in order to cooperat* in business and have intelligent con eerl i?l action for the promotion o their general welfare morally, socialh ami I inancially, tiiev must organizi I iienisevcs into a compact body am submit tliemselves to be governed b> one law or const itution. (hie ot the tirst changes in oui stayed ami moss-grown habits of the all-cotton farmer of the South is tr change our prayers to our comm.*rcia gods |m sell us this day our dail\ thread, that we may rob the Southen soil of iis fertility, thai goes to make | llie rich speculator richer, while tin cotton grower grows poorer, in 0111 change we must ask the (lod of nature lo give us the knowledge of how j lo gather our daily bread from the jhosi in of mother earth, that lays be ii<-;:t;! our very feet in the greates! ' aoundaiice all over I lie South. J In these days of bought legislation ii is not unlawful lo build up eollossal I fori unes by grinding the faces of the hcpless ignorant poor. The trend ol |the times are deepening and widen| itig the chasm between organized capitalists and the un-organizod farmer I which, if not cheeked by organize*! Ianners, will divide our population into ih?> two classes of prince ancl pauper. I he hope ol the nation's future welI tare is in the home building and ownership o| small farms by ;m intelligent. educated farm population. The j balance of power to prevent or choke lei- weaning away ami deepening ol ?*: 1 c < i a s 111 between liie rich and pool i- lhe ,|i\ iding up of our lands into j smaller farms, encourage farmers 111,1 ;i small farms ami become diversified farmers and improve llmtr lanon. I he drifi of our extdnsive cotton . I arming ami ils tendencies in some sections already bejin lo >how alarm, | and is being writ ten out on ihe land | in t!ie palaces of large estates and j I: \- of I heir tenantries. Wealth ami pleasure ot the business man and I large estate owner, and'tin* rags and wretchedness of the unintelligent, ihrnlt!es> farmer. 1>\ I heir long* years "I custom working under the yoke ol [debt. iIicm* slaves of king cotton have ." 'own into a kind of machine, and | are becoming indifferent to their loss ot manhood and imlcpedenoneo. The I l''anuers I'nion must go after iheso i farmers with packscrews ami prize ill.in up out of their iiisignilicance ami make g I citizens out of them lha. count sonuithing. News From Excelsior. Kxeclsior, April !).?"We had frost two mornings last week but the fruit has not been injured in this section. Miss Mamie Counts spent Saturday night and Sundav with the home folks. 'Mrs. Caroline Cook has been on the sick list for a few day> but is some bettor glad to say. The sunshine has improved the condition of the roads considerably Some have been worked and sonv? have not. Mrs. <!isl of Columbia has boon vis iting Mr. T. L. Wheeler's family. I l/ittle Miss Nannie Wheeler is vol at the hospital but is getting on awell as could bo expected. Some corn and cotton has beei planted this week. The Best That Could bo Said. Senator (lore of Oklahoma, in il lustration of one o," his points of hV speech in Fanouil hall on Salurda; a I lernoon, told a story of the .Tame family of Jamestown, Ya., who sine the foundation of that historic cil; have boon accustomed to have al birth and deaths in the James fam ilv recorded in the city register. js A few years ago Thomas Jatuos got r. married an after a honeymoon of eighteen mouths abroad returned is home with little Jimmie James as one ie of the most valuable acquisitions of e their foreign trip. 0 As was the long-standing custom ? of the family, tho proud parents wanted Jimmie's birtlr recorded in *- the city registry, buit the city clerk e politely informed them that it would 11 be impossible to oblige thorn, since o the child was born not only out of 0 the city, but in another land. 3 After much exhortation and influy enc-e brought to bear the oflieer, howover, promised to do the best lie could, add wrote the following in the registry: "Jimmic James, born February 12S, 1905, (Hiring the temporary y absence of his parents."?St. Louis t Ucpuhlic. ; At Wholesale Prices i ! -! :i Bananas, i ' i : Oranges, f. : Apples, . and all sorts of Fruits.,1 1 ALSO j1 i ( : Homemade r : < i . Candy. ; ; TBI LAME Mileage Books. j 500 Afile State Family Tickets $11.- 1 25.?Good over the Atlantic Coast I Line in each State for the head or dc, | , j 1 ! JONES' a S, B. Jones, J niiALiSTAPLE & FANCY OR( Confcctloncrics, Fruit, Phone 212. Newber Dear Madam Housekeeper We tention to our stock of groceries and solicit a your potronage during tl JNe feel safe in saying , th'e most complete that that we can serve you i ner. We will ever keep in r s portant points: quality vice modorate prices. If you are not alread: we would be pleexsed to list of satisfied custo 1 We wish 1908 to be oui * you join us in making i i Yours for s $ 0 S' 1 pendent members of a family. Limited to one year from date of sale. 1000 Mile interchangeable Individual Ticket $20.00.?Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and 30 other lines in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles. Limited to one year from date of sale. 2000 Mile Firm Ticket ' $40.00.? Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and 30 other lines in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles; for a manager or head of firm and employes limited to five, but good for only one of such persons at a time. Limited to one year from date of sale. 1000 .Mile Southern Interchangeable Individual Ticket $25.00.?Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and 75 other lines in the Southeast aggregating 41,000 miles. Limited to one year from date of sale. All mileage tickets sold on and after April 1st, I DOS, will not bo honored for passage on trains, nor in chocking baggage (except from nonagency stations and stations not open for the s;:' oof tickets) but must bo presented at ticket oltices and there exchanged for continuous tickets. l.> cents saved in passage faro by purchasing local ticket from our agents. \ Atlantic Coast Line. T. C. White, 1 General Passenger Agent. -> \Y. J. Craig, I'asengor Trallic Manager. | Wilmington, X. C. TF Cliajtige of Schedules. y Effective .12.0] a. m. Sunday Jan. ^ 3th, 100S, (iio following is the time i)f departure of all passenger trains A leaving Nowbcrr.v Union station: Southern Railway: No. 15 for Greenville .. ..8.57a.m. r No. IS for Columbia .. ..1.28 p.m. ' No. 11 for Greenville .. ..4.17 p.m. t No. 1(5 for Columbia 8.47 p.m. C., N. & L. Ry. .? No. S5 for Laurens 5.10 a.m. No. 22 for Columbia ... .8.47 a.m. C No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.4G p.m. ? No. 53 for Columbia .. ..3.10 p.m. No. 21 for Laurens 7.25 p.m. i No. 84 for Columbia.. .. 8.30 p.m. No's. 84, 85, 21, and 22 run daily J except Sunday. ^ The above schedule is given only us information, is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. G. L. Robinson, Station Master. * am ROCBRY, Proprietor. fi IN )CBRIES, PRODUCE, Cigars and Tobaccos. ry, S. C., Jan, 17> 18, wish to call your atFancy and Staple t least a portion of his year. 1 that our stock is is offered here and n a satisfactory man nind three very imof goods prompt seri / a customer of ours add you to our long t mers. j c banner year. Will f t so? S business, l r Jones' Grocery, ( f 4 ro bliok our will bi js, aMd you purely a sa-ster pass withou iO\Jt take the blo.s.sc t ill look bare, <\nd you your-selt <\t j ractive. dre.s,s v / ill make you feel swell neckties will ve can '"how you -swei '5.1 .00. 'ROPER THINGS IN ?SHII 3.00. iOOD FEELING UNDERWE, rA.STY Ho.SE TOR IOC. 2 CARTER .SUIT-S OF THE >1 2.50 1 5.00 20.00 22. rJ E HAVE EVERYTHING RE.SPEC EV the up-to-t WANT Every onewhc Fi ne Box Pap Talcum Powde to call and se Herald and before purchas We also have Candies. Post < Cards and Dy see us before b HERALD & NE1 Dry Goods, Notions, S hing that belongs to an >tore. Every article Mo old stock, no last se; rom New York. Our nr >pent two weeks in tha* Derienced man buying r narket, All come to se children, we can fit alh or the first. V T [ I> ?, N.L.olac Next to Bank, RE SOLVED VT NOW IS THE" T/ME ^ ^LOOM OUT 'M / ARRAV. NATURE loo/viiNC our w Beauty "his season- v/hv uld not You Bloom r- we've Got the dssows Buster BRown. r~~' - # | ^ | . ^/\T) ,"V^ 1 4 / V IC? (HKMO. THREE LILIES. ? EA.5Y IT YOU COME To RE NOT GOING TO LET T BLOOMING OUT ARE >M.S FRoM A VINE AND FAIL To DRE-5.S WELL WILL NoT Look So /ILL HELP YOU. DRE.S.S GOOD AND PROSPER. ADD To YOUR DRE.S.S. -L NECKTIE-S FOR $50. iT-S TOR $1.00. J.50. AR FoR$. 50. J.OO. 1.50 5C. 5OC. : BE.ST MAKE.S $J0.00 50 & 2 5.00. YOUR BODY NEED.S. ITFl/LLY, /ART-PERRY Co., HE-MINUTE DEALERS. ? ) is in need of )er, Extracts, \ r, Soaps, etc,, e our line in Jews building ;ing. i s a nice line of Cards, Easter es. Come to uying. WS BUILDING. wi iviimn ^raiirtiij?wi^!A^jawpuiiBani hoes, Clothing, everyup-to date Dry Goods new and up to-times. ason's goods, all direct lanager Lonnie Black, 1 I city with a well ex- -I mdgettingthe estin e us, men, women and j Store open the 19th i'.A k & Son, Prosperity, 3. C. . ;