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skv y . - . < SKfi)-. ' . An Elegant d and cont THE FARMERS' TON BUREAU. CuiicM fey 1 C. Fmtrsv Uiloi Addrew all communications iatended for this column to J. C. strlhliaf, PeodMon .8. C. ! III |aU f* Altea /Vm vVifvB* Laurjens, 8. C., Sept. 23 1907. Farmers' Ucioa Men:? Do yon till tbe soil? If so, please stop and think before yon rash yonr ootton on the market at the present price. At the first glance it looks like eleven or twelve cents per poornf for cotton is a fair price. Bat when you consider the advance of prices in every line of business, effecting directly the farming interests of our State, you will readily see that fif*Aan oonfj thp minimum nrire fired by the Union, is as little as we can \ afford to seTl our cotton for this season. Theontlook, from the best authority we can gather in this and other States, is that there will be a small crop of cotton this year. There is considerable falling off from last year's crop in Texas, and some of the other large cotton growing 6tates. Texas did not get a good stand, after planting as many as three times in places; and then ' to add to her misfortune, she is sorely distressed by the boll weexil, which has destroyed thousands of bales Louisiana had to plant and replant her crop of cotton, and she is not only short in her crop of cotton but in point of stand also. And, if I had space and time, I'conld show ?/\n Sfnte after Stete is short. or will ;wh ? , be short in the present crop of cotton. I have been through nineteen counties of this State, and find, with few exceptions, only a normal crop of cotton, with no top crop at all. And in several couuties the crop is being iujnred by the rnst. ? Don't be deceived or misled by tbe cotton speculators' old and often repeated cry of theirs a "Bumper Crop" in sight This has been their slogan in tbe past, and will be in the future, if you will only believe it They do this in order to scare us into dumping our cotton on the market, thus causing a never failing slump in prices. To sell our cotton at the^present prices is not only financial suicide, but it is striking bands with the greatest and deadliest foes kuown to the South, and directly playing in the bands of your worst enemy, and turning your back on your friends and ruining the Union which you have sworn to .protect. # Let all the members of the Union oOme to the front and stand up like men of brains, as well as men of oourage. Let no member of your Sub-Union sell till the minimum nrice is reached. If you have some distress cotton in your Subs, let your business agent make arrangements with the banker with whom you deal, lo furnish eighty per cent of the worth of the cotton; and the bank hold the cotton as collateral until the ootton is sold and the note paid, and thus hold your cotton, and pay your debts too. If you have given a lien to a merchant, have your cotton weighed and present him with the certificate of weights and ask him to credit your account with eighty dollars on the hundred dollars ivorth, and he will not refuse to accommodate you. But, I submit in all candor that it is the best, if you can do so, to arrange with r t y . .. v;, ..... ,r : v.- . vf ; Mi isplay of Ladies 0( inue a whole i each member, where he is forced to ( have money, to borrow the money | ou the cotton, and hold the cotton { for the minimum price. i If yon have bnil* Union ware- i houses, pnt your cotton in them, if i not, use the beet and nearest ware- i house facilities you can get. It will i most certainly pay you to pay ware- i house and insurance charges and hold your cotton. We have about one million seven hundred thousand members in the cotton belt, and all , in the world we need is self-confidence, and confidence in each other and then co-operate with other Unions, agd other states, if necessary, to make our selling in bulks a sue- I cess. 1' Our State basmess agent, W (J v Moore, Greenville, S C, who is in f direct communication with one hun- [ g dred cotton factors and spinners,1 v will be glad to confer with you about selliug your cotton for you in bulk, and ?an save you money by selling your cotton through him. Brother; let me beg of you not to j let the spirit of unrest and distrust' g that usually gets abroad in our land ^ during the cotton selling season, in- ! c fluenceyou in the least. Be a man and stand to vour znns, and we are |. J - O . ? sure of success. !, i Last sea;*on wiji a thirteen and a v half million bale crop, and mini- j mum of eleven cents, we not only r whipped the fight aud got eleven , ceuts, but where our men had the j nerve to hold they got as high as; thirteen cents and three fourths to 1 j fourteen cents per pound. This is an individual fight, as j well as a collective one; and the! \ question is not what are they goiug j * to do, but as to what are you- going to do? The difference, to the farm- t ers of this State, between eleven and X fifteen cents cotton(btse? on a 11 mi - ^ lion bale crop) is twenty million , dollars, and all you have to do is to be loval to the Union and it is ? yours. There never has been & time in ^ the history of the South till now ^ when the cotton spinners of the | ' ' 1 i ^-.1 j worm nave iothcu iuc wiu/u dncers of the South to meet them in a three days' convention. They, the spinners, say to*get closer relations a between the manufacturer and the c j? producer,?brother, can't von read the hand writing on the wall? Don't be deceived by the cry that the Un- 8 ion is not accomplishing anything * in this State, for we have or will e organize five counties in the oear future. We also have an organizer c in our county now at work and the ^ State is now being organized as never before in its history. It is a thing of the past in the South that ( i farmers can afford to sell cotton c from the wagon, for the simple reason that not one in fifty knows anything about the different grades of . cotton, and it leaves him entirely at * the mercy of the buyer who may be < or may not i>e honest Now, in or- 1 der to be fairly dealt with in the 1 matter of grading cotton, I wonld ] suggest that each county Union in < the State elect, or appoint, a man j whose business it shall be to grade the farmers' cotton, so tDat we win know what grade of cotton we are J selling and what that particular grade of cotton is worth on the market any certain day in the year. Yonrs Trnly, 0 P Goodwin, President Obstinate cases of constipation and nasty, mean headaches promptly disappear when you take DeWitt's Little Early Riser Pills. Sold by W. L. Wallace, M. D. j I mil Winter nam vv mwi i' Hats and Not/ ^TOBER , You are cordial I Simply the viaibU tign X are mot forminf rapidly en 5 Lack of nourahncnt ia 6 Scoffs EmuUicH Y cstffv lyitcm oumvuaiM ? Exactly what Ubf M X ALL DRUCCStSi Sto. Al ? 1 1 Graded School Iteai j (Written for last we<k.) A stranger on entering our town ast Monday morning wor ld doubt- ^ ess hare contrasted the picture irhich the towu presented witb the ollowing, which is the impression ;enerally created when school is t( nentioned: e. "Then the whining schocl boy with his satchel ^ And shining morning face, creeping like a snail 8 Unwillingly to school." ib iut we are glad to relate that our V tranger friends (if there were any) i o rere disappointed this time, for we a :an assure them that it was with ea- . jer, expectant hearts that we entered c he old building which has grown so r lear to us daring the past three 1' 'ears. To some of us strange feel- ! w ngs of sadness would come as we: p ealized that this was the last tiniejv re could ever enroll our names as I )upils of our well- loved school. & The first regular meeting of the 8 iterary society was held last Friday fter.ioon. There was no literary ? irogranyne for the afternoon, but ^ tfiss Roberta (Joker was elected P retsurer. About eighteen new n nembers joined and we feel suie c hat this will be a ver\ successful ear. We were glad Jo lftv? with us c diss Eleanor Epps, of the class of , 07. We have had several visitors this , peek?most of those who came, how* ver, caoie only to say "good bye." ^ Lmongjthe.njare, Misses Nita White* icad, Eleanor Epos. Mantie Coker nd Marian Gilland. Several noticeable chiDges v have een made during the tummer: the .uditorium has been remodeled by ;attiog it into one class-room, a eading room, and a cloak room. -iatin has been taken ont of the j eventh grade and is now began in f I he eighth. This doesn't affect the s t&ndard of the school in the least, C towever, for the same work is re[aired, only it is doue now in three rears instead of four. 7 At the request of Mr Bethea we ixtend an invitation to the mothers >f the town to visit the school as * >ften as possible. To check a cold quickly, get from ? f our druggist some little Candy Cold p rablets called Preventics. Druggists c jverywhere are now dispensing Prepenses, for they are not only safe, t ut ' .'rtuin on/) nmmnt Pro. 4CVIUVU1JT V?i" mmw ? - ? rentics contain no (Quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sickeninjg. Taken at Jie "sneeze stage" Preventics will present Pneumonia, Bronchitis, LaGirippe, itc. Hence the name, Preventics. a Sood for feverish children. 48 Preven- \ :ics 25 cents. ..Trial Boxes ,5cts. Sold 3V D. C. Scott. Hereafter we positively re- 3 fuse to publish any communica- | tion received at this office later ? than Tuesday, noon, except lo- ? cal and personal items, which i will not be available later than Wednesday, noon, for the cur- ? rent week. By trying to fie ac- ? commodating we are thrown late * every week and we are tired of i it. This notice applies to l EVE$Y BODY. 4-25- tf. |1 * 1 Opening ! relty Diess Gooi 3rd, 190' ly invited to attei 1A S. IV ' A/dbtbfu tiny bmm X (because. ^ mnm Iw fl! " ^ r* " BE NEW YHK WORLD thrice-a-weIek edition lead Wherever the EnkIIiH lAifiafe Iw "pokem. The Thrice-a-Week World expects ) be a better paper in 1907 than ver before. In the coarse of the ear the issues for the next great 'residential campaign will be foreh?idowed, and everybody will wish l> keep informed. The Thrice-aVeek World, coming to you every ther day, serves ail the purposes of daily, and is far cheaper. . The news service of this paper is onstantly being increased, and it eports fully, accurately and prompty every event of importance any? diere in the world. Moreover, its -- - ..a 'I A olitical news is impartial, givggg ou facts, not opinions and wisbfs, t has full markets, splendid caroous and interesting fiction by tandard authors. The Thrice-a-Week World's reular subscription price i3 only 11.00 per year, and this pays for 156 lapeis. We offer this unequalled ewspaper and The County Rec>rd together for one year for $1 75 The regular subscription price of he two papers is $2.00. Don't Wait! TILL YOUR PROPERTY IS DESTROYED, BUT INSURE NOW, AfllDSt Loss By Fire or Cyclone. If vou want the best, ffefc vour i nsurance in a strong "Old <ine" company. 1 represent everal of the largest Fire and Jyclone Insurance Companies. L. H. FAIREY < At Bank of Kingstsee. 34?tf. FOB SALE. trick in any quantity to suit purclna r. The Beat Dry Frees Machine-made XBB1CS.3T l)K?cial shapes made to order. 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By D C Scott, druggist. 9 M. Is, Will begin THURSDAY^ 1 nd. ' J IAROUS. I | New Fall Goods f I f The largest stock of Furniture, etc, ever 5 ^ l/U<M??AA r? II onH CM> aiip Kir is Jj uruu&lll IU IMII^SVI W< VBH ow W> - J ?9 lot of new soods. Special attention is called ? ?3 to the following lines: j* Bed Room suils, Bedsteads, metal and oak, Willow J $ Rockers and Settees, Lounges, Baby carriages and ? J Go-carts, carpets and Rugs, Trunks and Suit' cases,' ? I COFFINS and CASKETS \ f J* Services Rendered bay and Ni/ht. t|| | L. J. STACKLEY, I ' ' ? THE FfRVJTrRE MAW I ^ KINGSTREE, - - S. C. ? /vvvvvvvvwvvvy^^ 1 ? ORANGEBURG COUIGUTE INSTITUTE, | 1 ^ ORANGEBURG, 8. C. 5 || I First class equipneit, strug facilty, tharmh cairse if st*iy. We offer as tharaagh a Bisliess < ourse J J as aiy school It the South. A Fire Months ^ Coarse for $70. We cai take oily 5 a few stateitg. For Catalogae J \ ' and all particulars. address, ^ President W. S. PETERSON, 3: / j 7-11-3m ~ Orangeburg, S. C. ^ \ MAAAAMMMfAM AAAMfAAMAAAMAAAAAAAAAAMAAAMX ~ ' ?? _____? t xnwmmwtnnwtnftmtiti | ^ | I E The Style That Pleases Everybody 2 : ?E Is the Style Found in Our Furniture. ~ g Come and see for yourself. Just now we are offering Z : p special bargains in the following: : : 2* > E Oak Bedsteads $2 25 to $10.00 3 ?: Iron Bedsteads $2.50 to $15.00 3 g Mattresses $2.25 to $12.00 3 f Folding Springs $1.75 to $8.25 ^ Rocking Chairs $1*00 to $6.00 3 Rugs 25c to $6.00 3^ Also we offer exceptional values in Mattings and Car- 3 EE pets, Baby-Carriages and Go-Carts, Safes, Glass Cup- 3 EE boards, Bed-room Suits, Picture Frames- 3 fe 3 I ? We Have These Goods and 3 i They Hust be Sold. ?-?3 I Tkp I sip Pit? Pnrnitnrf! fin 1 i | JL11U LHLQU UllJ luiuiiiuu uu. g i ??<.<. r~?m :5 ! f.w.vinra ci i Cotton Department Charleston, S. C. \ . iWe have arranged to handle Cotton to best advantage and solicit consignments. We give special attention to handling . Staple Cotton, viz: .... f x | ''Allen Seed," "Florodore," AND OTHERS OF THIS GRADE. ;! 'if