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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
Cutting Acreage and Holding Cotton

Cutting acreage and holding cotton
reminds me Of something else.
DO YOU know of any farmer in
South Carolina that is holding q fine
beef steer, pig, or fine pair of
mules, or good pair of coach horses,
ton Of hay or Il bushel Of grain, or q
lot OF good fat hens and frying chick
ems. Il l"t of fresh eggs and butter,
tNal is now waiting on some live
Htock. or grain and hay association,
or dalrymnn s association, or hen so
cicty I" meet and pass resolutions to
hold these South Carolina farm pro-
duets fur profitable priccs2 No!
None If these kind of farmers are
waiting for profitable prices for these
products. but on the other hand buy
prs are going all over the country
looking for these farm products and
are paying fine prices. The producers
~f this kind of South Carolina farm
products are not holding and hunting
for buyers but the opposite condition
IS here. The buyers are on the hunt
all the while FOR this stuff, and this
Is no new condition of things in
South Carolina. Is it not strange that
all animals, even gulttonous beasts,
learn t" know when they get enough
OF thing? But. some how or other,
some of our silly all-cotton farmers
seem never to know when they have
got enough cotton. The more home
supplies one has about him the easier
IT Is to hold cotton. You cannot starye
cook any more than you can starvc
ont Il farmer that raises all these
nome supplies.
This kind of South Carolina farmer
can hold on TO his cotton until his
clothes are worn into holes and the
tax man comes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
South Carolina State Farmers Union
To Organize.

AT the meeting of the Executive
Committee Of the South Carolina Far
mcrs' Educational and Cooperative
Union i'll council with Anderson coun-
ty union on the 18th, it was agreed to
organize State union at Anderson,
5. c., beginning OH May 31st, and
continue the meeting until the work
is finished.
Messrs. B. +. Earle. State Organ
lzer, Anderson, Professor Mahntfcy,
OF Williamston, and Hon. O. p.
Goodwin, of LaurenS. Assistant State
organizers. rs we'll as several local
organizers. are now in the field bring
ing the farmers together in the I'm
ION preparing r"r organizing the
state union.
II YOU know OF "rod farmer IN
your country that is us coed an or
Ean'zrr or better than the three NAM
ed above. inst trct him out. We have
good Job fer him. Send his name
III I" either of The organizers. The
Farmers unirn needs about - more
good men t" visit every county in tn,
state.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
Love Letters of a Husband.

'Nhy is it, asked the cuilclcsS
Hrl, "thnt nobody has ever written
n"tk containing the love letters of
! husband? There are oil sorts of
'orks CT love letters. love letters Of
ia1N. CT sweetllearts. and of wives:
>nt the literary world has remained
tran ely silent with regard to the
~" letters Of htlsband.'
The wise matron locked at her
<"rulE fer moment.
DO you" mean to say she in
uircd IN sarcastic tone, "that you
1"nt know that there nrc no such
h'n:s az love letters from husbands?
Nnit until you are married, my dear,
'nd you II cease to worry about that
''r;". Just let me show you my col
"cii'n,' AMI she stepped across to
i" bureau and took small packet
ut Of the top drawer.
"Therc,' she continued untvinc
-" slrin" and spreading few thin.
rafer-l'kc envelopes out on the desk
cf"!c her; thorc are the sole writ
'en communications I have received
trtm my devoted spouse during the
wears cf cur cnnnubinl bliss. Now
listen:
'Dcar old Girl: Got here at s S,u.
H., this morning. Too busy to write.
Saw Robinson at the Office. Great
Old chap, Robinson. Don't forget
to order the coal. Can't send You
check now, but will try tomorrow.
Take care Of yourself. Yours etc.
Bob
"My Dear Annabelie: Read most
Of your long and ELUSIVE cornmunica-
ton on my way down town. Awfully
glad to know you miss me so much
Of course, ! miss you, you dear lit
tle goose. Sorry haven't time for
more. Look. out for Dobbins IL he
comes around with the horses. IS ever
u = 5le. Robert.
+ "My dear Child: OF course / cot
your last letter. How could yol, ex-
pect me to write, when + am rushed
to the eyes7 Happy to know that YOU t,l
and the children are enjoying that
sen mir for which / am paying $50 per-
n! No news in particular, except that II
| lost something like ten at billiards
lastniglit and had tho horses sl1oed'
today. Wish you would get back soon
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
after the bad things to find any good
in the Alliance! Look diligently for
what you want and you generally
find it!
hnu. son, S. c., March ii. 1905,

Anu, son, s. c., March ii, 1906.
Mr.. j. C. Stribling, Pendleton, s. C.
The question of planting is now be-
fore the members Of the Union, and
the subject of reduction Of cotton
acreage has been sprung; and 1 be-
licve every member is willing to do
the right thing about the matter, but
don't know just what that is. Now,
it seems to me that the only way to
make practical suggestion is that
every man be his own judge in the
premises based Oh this: Be sure to
plant enough grain to make all yon
need, if short crop is made. Now,
the fellow who has to buy bushel
of corn is planting too much cotton,
and is not living up to the doctrine
'r the union, AMI is not a good union
man. let him be whom he may So,
brother, if you belong to that list and
want the respect of your union quit
II right now land take some of that
land YOU meant to plant in cotton
"'"' f'"N ~ III Noii. lVu urc the man
that We want to reduce. You are not
treating yourself nor your brothers
right. We ought to put a stop TO the
shipment Of corn to our country. We
can do it and not get hurt, but to the
contrary be helpful to ourselves. This
Is the doctrine of the Old Grange.
which is one of the Fundamental doc
trines of the Farmers union. How
and what to make was the mission Of
the Grange. To supply money to pay
for IT was the doctrine of the Alliance.
Hence the only new idea of the un-
ION is how to get value received for
our product. SO 7 do hope that the
apologists for the Grange and the
Alliance will cease forever their
songs Of despair. | for one am con-
WINGED that there never has been
;rrandcr successes than the two above
named societies, making room for the
union. They lived to establish their
principles in the hearts and minds of
the people and stopped (and died
som" would say) They are not dead.
No, by no means. How to make is
still a live issue in it's multitudinous
forml-improved implements, improv-
ed stock of every description, are
al the doctrines of the Grange firmly
engrafted in the minds of the people.
md the various demands of. the ALI
ance are being put into law as truly
rs Ill the Grange. So will the union
I'VE. We are here to stay, and we are
growing as fast as could be expected,
hnt it takes time to get anything
worth the having. besides the hard
work. So push along, and shove
along.' and let our motto be "keep
moving.'
Yours very respectfully,
r. #. Wakefield.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
and get a new cook. This els xii
ing me. Love to all, etc.

ing me. Love to all, etc.
Robert
Il" Dcar Little Woman; Amtso sleep,
tonight after hard days work that
can't write you decent letter.
Just drop line to say everything is
Q. IS. and to enclose the cheek.s5With
love, etc. Bobby
" Is that all9' sighed thea guileless
girl.
"Well, it's all Of the most ardent
ones,' remarked the wise matron,
packing up her bundle.
What is that funny little packet
OF yellow things" inquired tile guile
less girl. ...E. - s$ss
SIX. "Those? Those are kilograms
Bobby, like most husbands, communi-
Gates mainly by telegram when he is
i'll hurry. Some. of those are al
most affcctionate,- so I &eep them
| SUPPOSE if lie should die they would
seem quite appealing and pathetic.
Dear old Bobby!'
" And yet,' unused the guilcless
girl. "they say your husbandt,is de-
voted and-quite model in his
way.'
"He is" remarked the wise matron
checrfully, "and his letters are models
OF which nearly every wife can pro-
duce you an exact copy. IF there is
one thing that man hates to do that
is to write letter, and the moment
he is married he swcars off altogether.
That is why there is no book Of 'Thc
Love Letters of Husband. -.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
THE HERALD AND NEWS.

Charles Wilson, and bears endorse
ments on it's back OF visitations by its
holder. S S5| (, ~ /, :%s@ .
The Court: els there amy vista
ton on September 10Th, the day Of
the crime sts{,a.. i5, Is
Eyes, your honor, September 10Th
the bearer visited American Eagle
Lodge, No. 12G, at San Francisco" !"
Let me examine that
The Judge scrutnized the piece of
paper carefully, after which he hand
Cd it to the foreman Of tho jury.
During q breathless silence each mem
ber i'll turn examined the card.
Foreman Of the jury: "Will the
prisoner please write his liame. y y
9 The prisoner complied. The name
was compared with the signature on
the margin of the card.
Here the witness OH The stand spoke
up. "Your honor, there is some terri
ble mistake here. The prisoner un-
doubtedly was thousand miles from
here on the day Of the murder, as
clearly indicated over the signature
Of the secretary of the American Ea-
gle lodge .,, ~,t..s =.
Gentlemen, think this is case
in which you may well reconsider
your verdict. /" .-.>. -.
owe have, your honor, promptly
replied the foreman, "and we find
the prisoner not guilty"
The scene that followed has prob
ably never had parallel in any
court of justice. The spectators gave
vent to their pent-up emotions in
ringing cheers, which the judge made
no attempt to check. Indeed, the
tears were running down his cheeks.
When silence was restored, he turned
to the prisoner, and said:
"Tour fraternity has saved you.
You are discharged. ....
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
Real Estate and Insurance.

Do you have Real Estate to sell OF
rent which you do not care to have
advertised to the general public7 If
SO, place it in our hands and we will
give it our personal study and atten-
tion. ~. .., 49,.
We have standing buyers for cer-
tain kinds Of land.
Do you want to buy Real Estate ?
If you mean business come to sec us
for N'e have some, property for sale
that might greatly surprise you as
we'll as interest you. .
If you don't mean business come
to see us anyway and we will tell you
all we know about the 8 5--weather
We undertake to sell no property
before we have inspected it and ap-
proved the price. F."
Loans negotiated on approved
security.
Rents and accounts collected. ...
We Are agents for the Aetna Life
Insurance Company: 1t will pay you
to see what this old reliable and con-
servative company has to offer before
placing your Insurance. 49,.
More and more men are beginning
to understand what this statement
means. .. .. o..
= Office over the Commercial Bank:
W. K. SLIGH & COMPANY.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
Saved BY A Gard,

The following ACCOUNT Of the value
Of Il card in the hands Of brother
Odd Fellow, copied from an ex-
change, relates a thrilling experience.
After IL brief summing up from
the judge, the jury found a verdict
of guilty without leaving the box.
Then the clerk put the formal ques-
tlon: "Prisoncr at the bar, you have
heard the verdict of the jury. Have
you anything to say why sentence Of
death should not be passed upon
you?' ..-..
"Well, Cap'n. it 5 ha~tt lines to be
hung for nothin', but | see this is q
yard-arm business. L know no more
of this ERE murder nor a baby, but
these witnesses hain't told no, lies, |
s'pose, and what can say .agin 'em7
When this thing happened I was on
the City Of Pelsin,' at San Francisco:
but you We got no call to believe that,
so there's an end on't.' $685.,
There was something bluff and
manly about the prisoner and: thpt i'm
pressed the judge, who said, hot i'm
kindly: "But, surely. prisoner. if
your story is true, you must have
friends and comrades with whom you
could have communicated. If you
had thought they would do you good
you would have done this. It is too
late now.'
"You're right. Cap'n; it is too,
Late. But it's all very we'll to say;
: let 'em know when a man $ locked
mp i'll Jail and don't know where they.
arc. They may be in America and
they may be at the Cape, and how
could | let them know9 Leastways.
not in time. No, it's no use, Cap N,
and you'd better order mo up at the :;
yarl-atm at once.' ..>@
Every one in court stared in amaze;
ment at the man who thus coolly.
urged the judge to hurry his execu-
tion. while at the same time protest
ing his innocence. The Judge was
touched.
"But prisoner, the court has no
wish to hang man who may be limo. 1
cent. Is there, 10 one who could speak
for you7' -. - 81
"Not likely" he began. But sud-
denly he stopped short. a look Of
astonishment came over his face; he .
leaned eagerly forward; his eyes
seemed starting from their sockets.
Slowly Charles Wilson raised his;
aim. and, pointing toward stranger
on the front bench, said, in voice
half choked by emotion. eyes,
there s gentleman there who might
speak FOR me- - - r;%<
The judge turned sharply around,
"Do, you know the prisonerlH he
asked. ....t -s ,. ~ .&%~
Z "No, your homer; never saw him
before in my life" ..... .5
) A sigh of disappointment was audi-
bic in the court room. {. ta;:$8;s ;:j4si;ss
"The prisoner. seems to recognize
you, and, under tho peculiar circum-
stances, I will ask you to step into
the witness box and be sworn, in or. |
der that the prisoner may ask You
questions. " %5
I The gentleman assembled to the
witness-box and was sworn.
s"S 'What's yer name7' asked tie
prisoner. >
" George A. Baker,.
:" | see yer wears a three-linkod pin.A
Are you alE Odd Fellow9" I@il
II -" / am. XII
Examine this ycre card aud tellI
the court what you fnd.N i s.
# The witness examined the card atl|
some length and then replied :...sst,| 5si
E )Your honor,Sthis isl visiting card
issued by Decatur Lodge, No,103, #InIt
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, id
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27

When you first heard about the
Farmers union coming your way
you could net help thinking about all
the bad things the Alliance hal done.
could you? But when YOU know
more about the Farmers union, and
can get peep on the inside Of some
real good lively union, you will then
know that the up-to-date Farmers
union has learned great big thing
ont OF the mistakes the Alliance made.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27

l.rn"n'n Farmers Union. Anderson,
county. Sarrl to lis members by loyal
"o-"p"raIi' II last year SIXTEEN thous-
and 'i' Haas. This agreeable and
highly c"inmcndablr report war
brought onl at the last Anderson
county Fn,mcrs' union.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27

tcit.n Grove uni, II. Of And,rsor
county, had fine oyster supper and
good speaking last Saturday night.
That Is right: yen sec i. is good t.
feed uni,ni>m to the inrv man INV
and thcl. ANA ia, try to crowd to,
much Cnionism into the brain all The
while.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27

Well, nov. IL yo,i think we are not
saying enough Of the right things in
these columns, and are saying too
much on the wrong side OF our far
ming interest, do drop us o little con
fidential note about it, 80 that we will
know better next time.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27

Some men can tell you about many
bad thing the Alliance has done, bit
.dif di you ask Them about the good things
the Alliance did for farmers they
seem to have been too busy looking
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27

When n girl has nice. white teeth,
it's funny how many things she finds
TO smile at. .....
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27

s Don't forget that the Farmers IN
ion is an educational affair, and that
we all should take learning from
each. other. !: Il sl
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
Farmers Union Bureau of
Information.
Conducted by the
tional and Cooperation Union.

see ommunic attons intended for this
department should be addressed to ]. c..
Stribling, Pendleton, S. C.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
Making Seventeen Hundred Barrels of that
CHOICE TENNESSEE FLOUR Just Received
and While it Lasts to Go at @$5 #.#
Best Patent $5.l5 Every Dbl.
Best half Pat. $4.4O) guaranteed.
BEST Meal >75c. bushel.
Best Grits $l.75 Sack.

Don't pay don't be switched of argument right
along, money and Buy 'front.' >455ss&
Our immense stock of spring goods arriving embracing
ties and fancy goods and staples
novelties in millinery do the
right 'hng Prices, style quality &C. for
ply cannot beat don't burn
up on balance people getting educated opening
and looking out more for No. Come convinced
foy years experience something and
don't you forget it, 7.>.@.. -. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Another FllmfIam Game.

Quite a good deal of excitement
and talk is accustomed by strange
young woman, who makes her
appearance at places when it is
near dark, and too late to turn any
one off. She mostly offers $40 for
a weeks stay which ends by her
saying she is going to the post
Office or some such place, at which
time she departs for scenes of new
operation. Sometimes wearing
apparel belonging to the lady of
the house goes with her. What
her object is, is not known. She
claims to be trying to find her
wealthy uncle who is evidently a
myth. People would do we'll to be
on the lookout for her if they do
not wish to be taken in. She
carried on operations in and around
Strasburg for some time where she
escaped being locked up by promis-
ing to leave the neighborhOOd.-
Quarryville Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Prohibition State Convention.

Findley G. III anderson, State
chairman of the Prohibition party,
has issued a call for the State con,
vention of that party at Laurel
September IL.
The purpose is to review the
work done in the State and to elect
an executive committee to conduct
the affairs of the party for the next
year. Resolutions will be adopted
and plans discussed looking to
active participation in the spring
campaign.
Mr.. W. E. Gilbert, the Pro
hibition Mayor of Laurel, will
deliver the address of welcome,
and some speakers of national repu
tation have promised to take part
in the program. One of the
features will be trolley ride for
all the delegates to Washington.
AS Laurel some time ago voted
against permitting saloons within
the city limits and elected a full
ticket pledged to prohibition, its
selection as the meeting place is
regarded as unusually significant.
AS the convention will be held
in the proximity of Washington,
the national aspect of the liquor
traffic and the relations Of the
Federal Government towards the
local option territory of Maryland
and other States will receive at.
tention. Each county is entitled
to one delegate for each State Sena-
tor, and an additional delegate for
each member the county is per.
mitted by law to have in the
House of Delegates and one ad.
ditional delegate for each 100 votes,
or major fraction thereof, cast for
the last Prohibition Presidential
nominee, DR.. Swallow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
NEW TROLLEY ROAD.
To Extend From ChestertoWn to
COLCHESTER Beach.

The projected trolley line from
Colchester Beach to Chestertown,
Md, will in all probability be in
operation by November 25th, the
cars running on regular schedule.
The line will be operated by the
Kent Traction Company, in which
about 100000 of New York cap
ital has been invested. The main
line will be 10 miles long, and a
branch line from Fairlee, about
midway between Colchester and
Chestertown, will be run to Rock
Hall, about eight miles. The
power station will be located at
Fairlee.
The construction of the roadbed
is being conducted by G. S. Brant-
ingham for Dexter & Co., of New
York.
Alva A. Lamkin, the attorney,
of Baltimore, has made statement
to the effect that the report that
the line was to be built for the
Pennsylvania Railroad was not
correct; that the road was started
as a private enterprise and would
be operated as such.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Cows MIXED BY Electricity.

In view of the milk condensing
operations about to be started in
this town, and the work on the
power plant at Mccall Ferry, the
following may appeal to the farmers
of this locality who expect in the
near future to increase the number
of their dairy herds:
"Charles Francis, farmer, near
Medina, N. Y, is using a patent
COW mixer, operated by electricity
transmitted from power plant five
milesaway. The Ontario Company
has completed power cable from
Niagara Falls to Syracuse, 100
miles, and by its charter must fur
nish current along the route.
Farmers, particularly dairymen,
are making great plans for using
the current for all kinds of farm
work. That Niagara Falls will be
milking the cows between the falls
and Syracuse is no idle dream.
GARNER Francis is an ardent
advocate of the electric COW mixer,
for boy of Is milks his 80 cows in
less than five minutes, even the
irascible kickers. Mere manual
labor would for this same work
require four men an hour, not
counting the kicking cows, the
flies, the switching tails and other
drawbacks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Galveston's. Sea Wall

makes life now as safe in that city
as on the higher highlands. E.
W. Goodloe, who resides on Dutton
St., in Waco, Texas, needs no sea
wall for safety. He writes: Il
have used DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption the past
five years and it keeps me well and
safe. Before that time | had
cough which for years had been
growing worse. Now it's gone. "
Cures chronic Coughs La Grippe,
Group, Whooping Cough and pre-
vents Pneumonia. Pleasant to
take. Every bottle guaranteed at
Eli T. Reynolds drug store. Price
SOC and $1.OO. Trial bottle free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
The End of The World

of trouble that robbed E. n. Wolfe,
of Bear Grove, Ia, of all useful
ness, came when he began taking
Electric Bitters. He writes !:
"Two years ago Kidney trouble
caused me great suffering, which
l would never have survived had l
not taken Electric Bitters. They
also cured me of General Debility
Sure cure for all Stomach, Liver
and Kidney complaints, Blood dis.
eases, Headache, Dizziness and
Weakness or bodily decline. Price
50c. Guaranteed by Eli T. Rey-
nolds, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Property Transfers.

Conowingo Mining Company Of
Cecil county to the Deland Mining
and Milling Company, of Delaware,
leases and buildings in Cecil
county, $1,000.
Pricilla S. Brown to Ellen M.
Riley, property at Pilot $500.
John NJ. Burke and wife, OF
Chester, Pa, to Morris Dunbar,
property on Wing street, in Elk
ton, $500. Deed made in 1887
George w. Boots and wife to
Mrs. Emma A. Phillips, of Chester,
Pa, interest in property at Charles
town, $50.
Walter E. Hargan and James
M. Casho and wife to School Com
missioners of Cecil county, lot at
Elk Mills, 5000.