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^ ??-? ? ? ? ? *-? FARMERS' UNION BUREAU. * , :FYom J Whitner Reid, Secretary South < Carolina State Farmers' Union. 1 ? ? . ? To the Farmers and All the Business ( Interests That Are Affceted by the I Price of Cotton:? The Sumter County Farmers' Union at its last meeting unanimously directed us as a committee to call your attention to the serious condi tion that confronts us in the outlook j for low prices for this crop of cot- j ton. Thirty or forty days ago cotton sold in Sumter for 15.* cents (spot). To-day a holder who would not then sell was glad to get 12$ cents. These are actual sales. Whai has brought about such a slump in this short time after cotton has held steady for 8 or 10 months at 14 to 15 cents? They say it is because there is a prospect of over 14,000,000 bales. Is it not more because the world, judging from the past, thinks it can ( stampede the farmers and the mer- ( chants and buy this crop for any old ( price? We hear it said that cotton will sell below 10c before Christmas, j The men who are predicting such , prices are working with might and j ] main to bring about 10c cotton by j, telling their farmer friends that the > crop is the largest on record. "You ( ^ ought to sell as fast as you can, for . cotton is bound to go lower," ap- _ parently not knowing that this is x the very way to bring about a lower j level of prices, r YTUmm *\r\ nnorral uri'tVl . x \ u w , W C nave UV IjUOlIV! mvi> WW J Northern or foreign spinner who wants low-priced cotton. It is only a part of his business to get his raw ^ material at the lowest possible price, and it is also a part of his business to sell his finished product at the highest possible price. But how any Southern men, even owners of mill < stocks, can wish to see low prices for cotton, or can in any way give aid and encouragement to the enemy by ? joining in the hue and cry that I "prices are bound to go lower", is 1 past our comprehension. Every busi- j ness man and every cotton mill in j the South is inevitably bound up in { the general prosperityof this section. ] If Southern mills would seek out I new markets for the manufactured 1 goods, and learn from the successes | of foreign mills to cater to the demands of the world's trade in the fabrics the world wants, put up in the kind of packages the world wants, they could join hands with all 1 the business interests of the South and fix and maintain the highest pos- 1 sible price tor cotton and cotton goods. That the mills will not do this is abundantly proven by the history of 1 recent years when our own mills c kept out of the market, while the * ? ? a?*/vw UItv?onlf ta iarmer was xaimig u*n uiuueu <.v . sell his cotton, and later paid more c for their stocks than the foreigners, S with freight and other charges add- t ed. We may expect the same thing to happen this fall. Hence we leave s the Southern spinners out of the I count. s But we do call on every merchant e and every fertilizer manufacturer J and every banker and every railroad man to join with the Farmers' Union in urging every farmer to hold back f his cotton until the world is willing c to pay a living price for it. Such a v course can hurt no one and it will help every one: the merchant by giving him cash customers for his i goods; the fertilizer plants by in-'t creased use of their goods: the banks i 1 by larger deposits; the railroads by !' larger freights on more imported goods that our people will have the s money to buy, and every profession 1 and calling by the increase in the ( circulating medium brought about r by the larger How of foreign gold in 1 - all the arteries of commerce. There can be no question that this will be the result of higher prices for cotton. If it were not true, from whence comes the present prosperity of the South? It is 15c cotton that has done it. As surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, just so surely will there be stagnation and want, distress and bitterness in thousands of homes in the South, and they will n??t all be farmers' homes,if we let this crop of cotton sell for 10c or less. With the world's stocks of cotton almost depleted, with the automobile V \ ! tire industry alone taking hundreds of thousands of bales of cotton annually, increased consumption on every. side, this crop can be marketed at 14 or 15 cents per pound just as j easily as last year's crop was, if we but hold out for it. This is not merely our opinion, fellow farmers,but it is the opinion of as shrewd business men,as the ones who tell you that! cotton will go lower. Besides, j "there's many a -lip 'twixt the cup and the lip", and the drought is not! yet broken over large areas where cotton is burned up; in other sections the young crop cannot make a , half yield under most favorable con-1 ditions. And all of it has to run the1 eauntlet of excessive rains, if they 1 ever start, and of the many insect pests and climatic changes that make j a late crop so uncertain. In conclusion, your committee would urge,with all the insistence of calm and deliberate judgment, that every one who can do so hold his cotton off the market, either in his own strength or with the assistance of his creditors and the banks. Pick it dry,gin it dry,put the bales under shelter dry. And if you must borrow money on it, do n<?t borrow more than $25 or $30 a bale and for not ess than six months. Thirty-day ?otton loans and loans close up to :he market value are worse than selling: outright. We call on all the inions in the cotton belt to join us n this fight. Shut down on cotton low and for the next sixty days and he fight is won. Paper contracts do lot run mills. Yours for Southern prosperity? rhe Sumter County Farmers' Union. E W Dadds, J M Brogdon, S N Welsh, Committee. Sumter, August 8. A King Who Left Nome ?t the world to talking, but Paul tfathulka of Buffalo, N Y, says he ilways KEEPS AT HOME the King )f all Laxatives?Dr King's New Life Pills?and that they're a blessng to all his family. Cure constipation, headache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only 25c at M L Allen's. [HE CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Enrollment over 700?Value of Property over a Million and a Quarter Ninety Teachers and Officers. Seven full four years courses, in Agriculture, Engineering, etc. Cost per session of nine months, ncluding all fees, board, heat, lijht, aundry and necessary uniforms? >121.87. Students who are financially able lay $40.00 tuition additional. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. The College maintains 124 Agri:ultural Scholarships and Textile Scholarships.worth $100.00 and free uition. (Students who have attended Clem- ; on College or any other College or Jniversity are not eligible for the cholarships unless there are no other , ligible applicants). stext Session Opens September i 13,1911. Write AT OXCE to W M Riggs, 'resident Clemson College, S C. for atalogue, scholarship blanks, etc. If ou delay, you may be crowded out. 9-6 P Sion Reward, S1C0 The readers of this paper will Ik- pleased to learn 1 hat there is at least one dreaded disease that scince has been able to cure in ail its stages, and j hat is Catarrh. Hall 's Catarrh Cure is the only j ositive cure now known to the medical fraternity. I, "atarrh, being a constitutional dis? ase. requires a onstitutionai treatment. Mali's Catarrh Cure is! aken internally, acting directly upon the blood : nd mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de-! troying the foundation of the disease, and givrig the patient strength by building up the con- [ titution and assisting nature in doing its work, "he proprietors have so much faith in its curative lowers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for 1 ny c ise tiiat it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F J CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. Sold bv all Druggists. 75c. j 1 Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Noah's Liniment Is the best remedy lor RhcumaU tism, Sciatica, Lame Hack, ( xwgv v Stiff Joints anci Muscles, IS sJbfc-L Sore Throat. Colds, Strains, Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Colic, Cramps, Neuralgia, hnimB Toothache, and all Nerve, j IMSklHi Bone and Muscle a cues IklV/allRl and Pa In s. The genuine flHfTYH'ffl has Noah'a Ark on every IlmMIJI packacc and looks like this I cut. but has RED band on | m aulTiui 'ro:it of package and S^| "Noak't Liniment" always ? In RED Ink. Beware of H Imitations. Large l>ottle, |H 25 cents, and sold by all mm per ?re de a 1 e r s In medicine. ?Guaranteed or money reL^?e?TiiJa funded by Noah Remedy ' w Co., Inc., Richmond, Yu. Sold and Guaranteed by Kingstree Drug Co. Filial Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the 2nd ay of September, A D 191 l,at 12 o'clock oon, I will apply to P M Brorkinton, udge of Probate of Williamsburg :ounty, for Letters Dismissory as Excntor of the estate of John Blanch, deeased. Dowen Chandler, 810-4t Executor. Office Days. j Regular office daysare Mondays and >atuniays. Parties wishing to secure larriage licenses will please govern j hemselves accordingly. PiM Brockinton. j -3-tf Judge of Probate. ; Professional Cards. |! DR. R. C. McCABE Dental Surgeon, Iffice in Hirscli builiing, over Kingstree Drug Company's. M A WOODS. 1 county, and must otter prooi 01 nis residence within the limits of the town for J four months and the payment of all A taxes assessed against him due and collectible for the previous fiscal year. C C Burgess, Superintendent of Municipal Registra- K tion for the Town of Kingstree, S C. Kingstree, S (i, June 12, 1911. 6-15-tf Clerk's Sale Under and by virtue of a decree of 1 the Court of Common Pleas for the Coun- ' ty of Williamsburg,made by his Honor, Judge S W G Shipp, in a certain cause therein pending,entitled E B Rhodus as Executor, Plaintiff, against Lovenia Gamble, James Gamble, Aaron Gamble Mack, John Mack. Mary Mack, Alex Mack, Madison Mack, Lilly Circlelight, j Etta Rivers, Manda Ravenel, Beatrice Conyers, Jennings Rivers,Jennie Mack, ~ Samuel Mack and Wilky Rivers, Defendants, and dated the 21st day of June, 1911, I will offer for sale at public out- ? cry before the court 'house door at Kingstree,S C. between the legal hours of sale on Monday, the 4th day of Sep- " tember, 1911. the following described real estate: .f "All of that tract of land lying and being in Penn township, State and county aforesaid, and containing ten (10) (1 acres, more or less, and bounded as fol- t' lows: North by lands of Boyd and others; South by Central Railroad of South P Carolina; East bv lands of W W Stutts, o and West by lands of W W Stutts; also One tract or parcel of land lying and t J being m townsnip, aiaic anu cuumj aforesaid,said to contain fifty (50)acres, more or less, and bounded and described as follows: North by lands of Mitchum; ~ South by lands of Gourdin and Carolina Fiber Co; East by lands of W W Stutts. ? now C B Vincent, and West by lands of > W W Stutts, now C B Vincent, and JW Browder; also ? Orte tract containing twenty-two and ? one-half (221 e) acres, more or less, and ? bounded as follows: North by lands of r W B Browder. now Joe Gamble; South ? by lands of Carolina Fiber Co; East by lands of T R Johnson, and West by lands T of Carolina Fiber Co." > Terms of sale. cash. Purchaser to pay for papers, and if the purchaser fail to r comply with the terms of sale forth- ^ with, the property will be again offered for sale at his risk on the same or some T subsequent salesdav. ^ H 0 Britton. Clerk of Court of WilliamsburgCountv. ? S-17-3t * ? Clerk's Sale. Under and by virtueof a decree of the ? Court of Common Pleas for the County of j p\\ illiamsburg.made by his Honor. Judge i S W G Shi pp. in a certain cause therein ? pending, entitled E B Rhodus. as Exec- > utor of the last will and testament of W T Rhodus, deceased, Plaintiff, against \ ? Rebecca Keels. Thomas Keels, Venus i ^ i.' ...1? maut \Ia/?Lr >v.i?nri ! OOiau acvi^, j , Emma Keels.and Chester Keels. Kertha j ? Keels and E B Rhodus, Defendants, and j > dated the 21st day of June, 1911. I will > offer for sale at public outcry before the ' court house door at King's tree, SC. be tween the legal hours of sale on Monday, the 4th day of September, 1911. the following described real estate: "All that certain piece, parcel or lot of : land situate lying and being in the coun-! ty of Williamsburg.State of South Carolina,containing twenty-three (23)acres, more or less, and bounded as follows, to wit: On the North by lands of Bina Montgomery, known as the estate of Lauber Montgomery; on the East by lands of C H Lesesne; on the South by lands of Nero Oliver, and on the West by lands of the estate of C Lesesne." Terms of sale,cash. Purchaser to pay fur papers, and if the purchaser fail to comply with the terms of sale forth- I with, the property will be again offered for sale at his risk on the same or some I subsequent salesday. E H O Britton. i Clerk of 'ourt of Williamsburg County. R 8-17-3t 11 5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c. || I Legal Notices |'d Registration Notice. ec The otllce of the Supervisor of Keg : Cl istration will be open on the 1st Monday in each month for the purpose of registering any person who is quali- i fied a> follows: Who shall have been a resident ot j the State for two years, and of th? kcounty one year, and of the polling pre- J! cinct in which the elector offers to vote four months before the diy of ? election, and shall have paid. ?i> ^ month* before, any poll tax then dm and payable, and who ran both rrw and write any section of the ronstitn | tion of 1S95 submitted to him b.\ cb> | Supervisors of Registration. '?r wh I can show that he owns, and has pai I all taxes collectable on during tie g present year, property in this Stall assessed at three hundred dollars o? | more. J. Y. McGILI., '.lerk of Board | ... ' | i Final DischargeNotice is hereby given that on the 28th day of August, A D 1911, at 11 i o'clock in the forenoon, I will apply to the Hon P M Brockinton, Judge of Pro bate for the county of Williamsburg, at his office in the town of Kingstree. S <', for a Final Discharge as Administrator ? of the estate of C M Richburg,deceased. i E Richburg, _ Administrator of estate of C M Rich- } burg, deceased. 7-27-5t Registration Notice. Notice is hereby given that the books * of registration for the Town of Kings- 5 tree, S C. are now open in the office of the Kingstree Hardware Company on Academy street of said town, for the J registration of all voters and qualified electors within the limits of said town of Kingstree, S C, who, under the laws of the State, have the right to become L qualified voters for the Municipal Elections to be held within the limits of said town of Kingstree on the 26th c ay of September, 1911. All applicants for such municipal registration must, when applying for a certificate of registration, present his certificate of registration from the Board of Supervisors of Registration cf the DENTIST. i Oftic* or*f Sln^UUrr Bld^. I #'PHONE NO. 62.# -AKEC1TY, - S.C iV. Leland Taylor, DENTIST. office over I>r W V BrockiiiKton - store, [INGSTREE, - S.C. -21-tf. M. D. Nesmith i UtN 113 1, AKE CITY, - . - S. C. W. L. BASS, Attorriey-at-Law, LAKE CITY, 8. C. )R. R. J, MCCABE Dentist. 3NGSTREE, - S. C EVERYTHING IN JEWELRY at iVatts& Watts' The Kingstree Jewelers NEAR THE DEPOT 1EPAIR WORK DONE ON SHORT NOTICE LIGHTNING RODS! I. L. Whitlock, L>kc City. S.C j ? -?-l C.l*. A omnt vJ j presenting the Large-t Manufaotur- I ersof All Kinds J nproved Copper and Galvanized J Section Rods Sndorscd'>y the Highest Scientific Auu>ritie*atid F irelnsuranceCompanies) ure Copper Wire Cables, All Sizes j ur Full Cost Guarantee given with Each Jo'). I sell or. close margin of profit,dlvid)inmi.?sion with my customers. 9-29-3mp Paint Your Buggy! j We can make it look like ^ new. Any Buggy, Car- 5 riage, Wagon orotherVehicle 2 can be improved One Hun- 2 dred per cent in appear- ^ ance by painting. J Also Wheelwright, Horse- <4 ) shoeing and General Repair 4 Work on short notice- < (j Bring Us Your Work 3 H W. M. VAUSE & SON. < j tAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* ^ Remember 11 We are now in the large | j building fomrerly occupied J by Wilkins Wholesale Groc- q ery Co., where we are glad 3 to welcome our old custo- 3 mers as well as new ones. ^ We keep * : All Kinds of Meats < in season at living prices, j * also a choice line of Fruits, * Vegetables and Canned < Goods. * Cpps' Market ||J Cr. Acadamy <&> Mill Sts. I * i IL J. ST A ? ?. The Coffins and ? ? -ff - u:? jgj UUC13 1IW | Day an< j in th ? ?. FIRST OFFICE OVER STACK ? Your*, to I L. J. STA ? @:?:?'?:?:?:?:@:?:@: h@: The Fall Te KINGSTREE GRADED i will be Septembei All departmer in Good Wort Parents who intend entering will please do so during the first Patrons and friends of the S to visit the school at an / .ime. Any further informa applying to J. W. Swittenberg, Superintendent. Kingstree W?? Go To J c E. B. RHODUS ?AAAAAAAA.AMA AAAAMMWMA t i i / WHEN you NEED ANYTH A record of more than tv hind him. With a bunch oi on hand, he is always readj Also Feed and Li J. L. Stuckey, ??? |vwvww vvyvvyyvwvyvvywv' i sHandsomeNew Buggy House and Harness Buggies, Wage Harrows, Mowei Prices to Suit?Cash o Come see us. We r Satisfaction ( Yours to i Greelyville Live @:@:?:@:?:@:?:?:?:? CKLEY, ? | Caskets Man ? ? services $ 1 Night 2'' @ ? LEY'S DRY 600DS GO.'S. ? Serve, 9 . lCKLEY. | ?? rm of the \m HIGH SCHOOL igin r 18,1911 its are now dng Order. r their children in the school week of the fall term. chool are cordially invited >2, tion may be had by . v E. C. Epps, Clerk Board of Trustees1 ,S. C. Stuckey IN6 IN HORSEFLESH verity years stands bell nice fiorses and mules j for a sale or a swap. ;very Stables. Lake City, S. C. iiiiiiiiii WVVVVVVVW? Brick Stables,} Room is full of choice J ?ns, Surreys, %* rs. Rakes, &c, r Approved Papers. | I leed your tvade. 5 I Guaranteed. 5 I )lease, ? I 1 Ofnni# Pn ^ A ; oeuuiv uu., j 1 >. Manager, ^ 1 aamwaamaaa mmmm? I H