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- .J K Mnnt»r->fH This Department is intendM x for the use of the members ofJy n wur,r kh*i*\.i- ‘^K’h. 11<’» 1-2 \N . Hr<»aci street. Texar* the Farmers’ l^nion in this county rtB(l is open to their use. Let your communications be in Saturday to ance the following week. kana, lex. Sober, Competent Workmen SILAS BUNKER. FARMER. ceived letters alon*i tlie same It had been a hot. sultry day. lines, but soon alterward the Silas Bunker had been at work niails were full of them. At plowing corn. He had eaten his ii r8t were the subject of supper and was now seated in a | much fun in the cloak rooms, but when they besran to come in by the thousands the Congressmen who were the first to consider them as a jok? were the ones R Harr insure appear- s.c. i A J. A. imi line STATK. and House! is I'resident, f’nndleton. always great rocking chair. He pulled off his shoes and was resting his feet on the bannisters of the porch. Unless something very urgent made it necessary Bunker always quit work in the field at six o’clock. This was his in variable rule except in very urgent cases. At half past six was the supper hour, and the women usually got through with their work by half past seven. Silas had begun the piactice of port is always Ixk to the people. For illustration stHmose 1 shall introduce a bill to supt^ess the buying and selling futures^xcept where the stull is actually >le- livered, that is when thecontracr is for t*e rea. thing. I would take this bill up and put it with the others. The Speaker would iVrritt Lamar. S. C. J. Whitner Columbia. S. C. Vice-President, Reid Sec-Treas., who wore the longest faces. 1 likely refer it to the .Judiciary this rule before he joined the' su “g e8t ' union . Now, he talked it in the local meeting, and a number When I read your letter, in which you expressed your views in your usually frank manner, I realized the importance of the subject and made up my mind that I would do all that is in my power to do to have Congress act in the matter and in the way you of I am going wi.-h you ai to you be as frank have, always his neighbors had adopted it. | been with me, and l tell you, He urged tliat a man can do as | ^*l e ^! ,a ^ ^l ,en ^ ie pc°pl e send much work iu the lield in ten hours as he could in twelve, if he would use the two hours in read ing and planning for systematiz- s iug his operations. Besides, it - ( ' ( >d he can do . I here are men gave the women an opportunity | ! iere w * 10 are anx * 0U8 a man Imre that wants to do ru:ht they would just about as we!’ buck and gag and tie his hands behind him for all the de, and a few to serve that have the time the men got with theirs. “Flesh and blood is worth more than money, and a man is a fool who will enslave himself tl 18111 Committee, as that is the largest graveyard in Washington. I wait a month or two and the bill is not reported back. I go to the committee and they put me oil with some trival excuse. 1 wait another month or two and again go to the committee and meet with the same failure as before. Now l know you are wondering if there is no resource. Von are ready to ask if 1 can’t call that bill from the hands of the com mittee by a vote of the House? Yes, tint 1 must have the unani mous consent to do so, which practically means the death of every bill which the committee don't want to report back. These! are the rules which govern the action of the House. If seven- COt'NTY. L. C. Padgett President. Smoaks. yy .1. O. Jaques, Jr. Vice-President, 1 * Cottageville. G. W. Sweat Sec-Treas., Hen dersonville. Vw. t\ Brant Chaplin, Ruffin. J. A. Willis Conductor, Cottage-j ^ ville. L. H. Koger—Door-Keeper. Wal- terboro. W. W. Smoak, Jr.—Business; Agent. Walterboro. W. W. Smoak, Jr.—County Or ganizer. Executive Committee G. A. Ben ton, W. ('. Saunders, J. 1. Seigler, T. H. Caldwell. C. F. Roger. Meeting 1st Saturday in each month at 10 a. m. at the courthonse. LOCALS. e Full line of all kinds of Sanitary, 'Foil t, Kitchen lousehold Plumbing Fixtures, Water ami Gas on hand. See the Model Kitchen at Brown’s Hardware Store and the Bath, T oilet and Sanitary Display at my Main Street shop. E. F. HAMMOND, Machinist and Sapply House UOX •_>:!.■> ’PHONIC 77A PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO OUT OF TOWN ORDERS. IV to tinish their day’s w.»rk about l l u * P e0 P ie through I 1 ' 0uras:e *° a ^ a i n8 t the j “powers that be,’’ but most of eights of the members of the them grow weak under the shafts House desire the passage of a bill of ridicule which are hurled at the Speaker, the committee it has been leferred to, and, 1 or 2 Sometimes his neighbors would reply: “We can’t help it, have to work or starve and go who elected me. I am proud of merit of yours. and his family all their lives fori So far as I am concerned, I am members in their seats can pre- something they don’t need.” ‘going to do my best to redeem vent its passage for a whole s-rs- my promises and deserve the re- sion . 1 hat’s how the people we ' spect and confidence of the men rule in this glorious free govern- You have no Lalf naked ” liters 1 am receiving. Y’ou idea, Sile, whal a farce Congress “Then something is wrong,” * oul(l not perhaps suspect it, | is under the rules which at pres- Silas would say, “and the neces- j kut 1 am receiving many letters lent govern it. 1 honestly believe sity is all the greater to find out; from Republicans along the same I that if the American people what it is ” I ^ ues as r * ie one • vou 8ent me * He would then try to point out! The Farmers’ I nion has cer- to them in a brotheily way his tain l- v 8truc k t* 16 trail in own ideas about farming. He this matter, i wo or three thous- would speak of the . importance and letters from one’s coustitu- of having everything ready so; 61 ^ 8 * a H ^o knew’ what was going on here and who w’as bellied the “powers that when work began it could go on without interruption. This, he said made it necessary G keep everything in good order and in its proper place. Too much hard work in the field re sulted in exhaustion for men and teams, and left no time for the farmer to repair and care for his tools, and in no state of mind for him to think clearly and perfect the best plans for fu ture operations. He would illus trate how a man who did his work in a hap-hazard way would necessarily have to work more hours than one who went at it intelligently. A day spent on the subject of selecting seed corn might be worth $60 on the farm in a single season. Then ther<| was the pleasure of the evenings spent with his family. If the young folks desired they could occasionally hitch up the carriage and drive to town to church or some place of amnsement. Silas has just lighted his pipe and was sitting smoking conten tedly, when Daisj handed him a letter. It was yet light enougo for him to see to read. It bore the postmark of Washington, D. C. “It is from Harry Oldham,” he said at he opened it. “Shall 1 read it for you? asked Daisy, who stood looking over his shoulder. “Yes, child,” he answered gently, “I’m almost too tired to read it myaelf.” Daisy took the letter and read in her dear, girlish voice: House of Representatives, Washington, D. 0.—My Dear Bunker: 1 received your letter and the enclosed one from the president of the State union. 1 was one among the first who re sume thimr, is certainly making a business matter which is likely to attract his attention. You see half that many votes may defeat his nomination or election the next time he shows up be fore the people. 1 believe this is the most effective way the onion can accomplish its pur* poses. If they would supple ment this by having an intelli gent committee here during the sessions of Congress it would add much to strengthen their influ ence. 1 have already referred t©- some of the difficulties which 1 polls if tlie letters were not soffi- prevent the passage of bills cient. But several thousand let- favorable to the interests of the ters are sufficient to make those great common people. We have | old timers turn pale with fear for a bill day here on which every- the future. Now, old friend, I one can introdnee a bill that j must close. Give all the boys chooses to do so. All these bills' my recards and tell them I shall are put in a basket at the; do the best I can. There is some speaker’s stand . He looks over way to these bills and refers them to that be,” they would ris«* up and | Pre,, ‘ , ^ nt ’ ^ wipe the Capital from tlie face of tar> tre,i>urer ’ the earth . You know that I was raised on a farm. I left it in early man hood because 1 had an ambition for what l then foblishly thought a higher calling. There is no higher calling, and one of my brightest dreams is to some day own and live on a farm. I am going to do whaV.I can here for the farmers. I am glad , your union has hit upon this writing to your representatives. I be lieve it is the only thing that will “kiver the situation.” I believe it would be well to ihaugurate a letter crusade, and then follow it up vigorously at the Stokes \V. C. Saunders, Presi dent, E. B. Way. secretary-treasurer. Maple Pane J. F. Addison, presi dent, J. F. .Seigler. secretary-treas- rer. Sniders W. C. Brant, pres: lent; J. K. Getsinger,secretary-treasurer. Williams Dr. ('. E. Kinsey, presi dent; J. F. (VQuin, secretary-treas urer. Islandton A. E. Rent/, president; C. R. Mears, secretary-treasurer. Dry Branch T. H. Caldwell, president; J. W. Avant, secretary- treasurer. Weimer- D. M. Yarn, president; J. E. Yarn, secretary-trea-urer. Hendersonville -G. E. H. Moore, president; M. H. Carter, secretary- treasurer. Smoaks L. C. Padgett, president; J. W. K insey. secretary-treasurer. Lodge L. J. Jones, Sr., president; P. M. Johns, secretary-treasurer. Horse Pen Jos Langdale, presi dent; G. L. Smoak, secretary-treas urer. Cottageville Dr. W. A. Kirbyp, Ackerman, secre- SUMMER HATS. SUMMER SUITS. Summer Dress Goods. Groceries. I lay, Grain, lime, etc. Call on us while in town. COLLETON MERCANTILE AND MANUFACTURING CO. BEEF, VEAL AND FORK. Customers can be supplied at all times with the freshest and best at my Market. Hiqhest Prices Paid for Beef Cattle. H. a. FRANCES, - WALTERBORO, S. C. ICE, ICE, rery in town. ICE, Bet us have your o ’Rhone 70b. Walterboro W. W. Smoak, Jr., president; Jno. W. Hammond, secre tary-treasurer. Bethel—H. W. Breland, president; Allen Padgett, secretary-treasurer Bells —W. H. Saunders, president; F. M. Thomas, secretary-treasurer. ; Hudson’s Mill J. D, Hudson, president; Dr. A. wiilis Hudson, secretary-treasurer. 0 « Adnah-John Kicklighter, presi dent; Paul K. Crosby, secretary- treasurer. Meggetta—S. J. Rumph, presi dent; E. L. Commins, secretary- treasurer. Edisto- A. 6. Yarley, president; S. J. Patrick, secretary-treasurer. make those old moss- backs know “There is a God in ! various committees which he has appointed. While he is expected to appoint members from both parties on these committees he is careful that a majority of them are his friends. So the bills gc to the various committees for consideration to be reported back either favorably or unfavorably, or. as is often the case, not to be reported back at all. Now, every interest in the country but the farmers seems to be represented here, by commit tees, lawyers or professional lob byists, mostly the latter. These men go before the committees and present the very best reasons they can in urging its passage. Nvt only that but they work con- stantly with Congressmen and Senators in an effort to obtain their sof port of the measure. I leave it to yon to sa} whether the means used to obtain this sop- Israel,” and we must find it out and go after th.ra. Yours respectfully, HARRY OLDHAM. Daisy folded the letter, placed it iu the envelope and handed it to her father. “Pretty good letter,” he ex claimed, as he knocked the ashes out of his pipe. Paisy waited a moment, and 1 observing that her father was in ; deep thought passed noiselessly back into the house. The girl, was young bat she was beginning to realize that there was a great work to accomplish, and that her father would be conspicuous in it. —Home and Farm. Get DsWin’s Carbolized Witch Haxel bftlve when 700 a k for it. There are a great many unitationa, hot there le joat oee original. This salve i good for naythiog where a salve le seeded ;to be 'tited, bat it Is especially •ool tor Pike. Bold by Walterboro Drag Oo. P. P. P. T. P. P. win parity and rluittw your blood, errata a gondappKita and kito your whotaayrtem toon aod atraiffth A prominent railroad ■ujwrtntandant at Savannah, •uffertaft with Malarin. Djraprp da, and RKnimatlam aajr»: ’ After Lakin* P. P. P ha nevar fait au wall In hit* Ufa. and faaia aa If ha enuki live forever, if hr could alwaya get P. P. P " If you are tired out from over-work and clone coi.&ueuiei.:, uaku P. P. P. If you are faalin* badly In the sprlnf and out of aorta, taha P. P. P. If your dfcoaUve organa need tanla* up, £ P. P. If you Buffer wtth headache, Indiffeatioo, dehmty and weeka—. taka P. P. P. If you auffW with nervono proet ration, aarves unetrunn and a general let down of the system, take P. P. P. For Mood Patenn. Hheauiattem, Smrf- qUl Old JJorra. Malaria, Chronic Fatnala OoaHWMa, taka P. P. P. Prickly Ash, Poke Boat and Potassium. T. UmtAX.- * m Gtolldrwn Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR I A Have begun to make ice delnv orders. Ice cream parlors, cool drinks at all times. JONES CARBONATINQ COMPANY. Farmers Should Use Printed Stationery. Let us quote you prices on what you wish. 250 note heads and 250 envelopes printed for *U-75—enough to last the average farmer a year. The Press and Standard. v.|„„ , , THE MISSION, HISTORY AND TIMES OF THE FARMERS' UNION A Narrative of the Greatest Industrial-Agricultural Organiza tion in History' and Its Makers BY CHARLES S. BARRETT This is a book that should be in the home of every farmer— whether Union or non-Union—but more especially should every member of the Farmers’ Union have a copy. It gives a history of farmers’ organizations from beginning to end. It tells about the efforts made by the farrners in the Alliance, the Wheel and the Grange. It tells the history of the great Farmers’ Union from its inception up to the present time, now having a membership of over two million farmers. No tiresome or dull reading in this book. Every page is brim full of live stuff. Sketches are given of all the prominent men of the organization. Do you like to look at pictures some times? There are over 200 illustrations in this book. A total of 450. Here is a book you will hoM as a treasure. You will read h; your wife will read it; your children will read it, and your neighbor will want to borrow it—BUT HE CAN GET A COPY FOR HIMSELF FOR $1.50 Send all orders to The Press and Standard, WA1 - T r-RRoRo, s c P. P. P- lata Marvelous Cores ii Blood Poison, Blematisi and Scrofula.' P . p. p. blood scald in blood poison, mercurial poison, tnalaru. dvspepsu. and in and skin di^ases, like blotches, pimplea, old clirwiic “Uerj, bead, we say without fear of contradiction that P. P. P. D PU r r lIlfe r s ln wh(L W syetenis are poisoned and whose Wood is in an impure eco- R “ t “ d LIPS MAN, SAVANNAH, CA. Tortured On a Boris. •*For ten lean I couldn't rids a horse without betas in tortura from pilss,” writes L 8 Sspier. ot Boglssa, Ky., ••when all doctors and other rsmedles failed, Buokltn t Arnica Salvs cared as.” lafalUblt for Pitas, Barns, Scalds, Cats, Bells. Fstst-Sstss, Bcssma, Balt Bkaaa, cons. *6c.-Oas»aatssd by Jno MKlsta. Baby won’t suffer fire mis at* s with cronp if vou a^pljr Dr Thomaa’ Eoiectrio Oil at ODct. It acta like marie. Borenats of the maaolea, whthar in duced by violent •zerc.se or iaiary, la quickly relieved by the tret of Chaabertela'i Liniaaat moat la equally valaaMa fnr rheumatism, and always affords relitf. Bold by daaiare. Vi :« i | S '■ -4 v ' ’ -v- w. A . , V V -- J ■ j