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Anderson lniel?gencer. PUBLIEREZ) EVERY WEDNESDAY. 1. P. CLINKSCALES, 7 Editobs and 0. 0. LANGSTON, j Proprietors. TERMS : ONE YEAR_.....fl 50 SIX. MONTHS .~- 75 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 1898. It is said that Rev. Sam Jones makes $30,000 a year by his lectures. He is doing a good work and his ser vices are worth that sum. It is said that under the operation of the Dingley tariff bill and the pros perity wave there is a deficit in the United States Treasury of one hun dred million dollars. If all the present and prospective gubernatorial candidates stay in the race until the. finish, it will not be hard for a voter to find a candidate to vote for whose views tally with his. How many merchants in a com munity would succeed in business if all carried only one line of goods? Farmers ponder over this question. The price of cotton is taking an up ward tendency as the planting season draws near. This is an ever recur ring spring occurrence, and for once the farmer should not be caught with the bait. _ Every farmer in the Cotton States should feel that a personal and patri otic responsibility rests upon him in the present crisis not only to reduce the area in cotton on his own farm but to use his influence with his neigh bors to the same end. Great Britain may boast that her drum beat is heard round the world. The United States will very quickly, even if she earnnot do so now, be able to boast that the sun never sets upon the handiwork of her inventors and manufacturers?that through their ef forts she moves the world. Up to the present time the effort of Spain to subdue the Cuban uprising has entailed upon her financial re sources the tremendous cost of $240, 000,000. Rather . excessive figures these, in view of the fact that Spain has repeatedly refused to admit that a state of war exists on the island. The Spanish minister, Dupuy de Lome, has been forced to leave Wash ington on account of an indiscreet letter written by him to a friend in 'Spain, in which he criticised Presi dent McKinley in very uncomplimen tary terms. The letter was purloined by a-Cuban patriot who delivered it to the State* Department. mm am The deficifr^f the government for the first seven ?nonths of the fiseal year under the administration of Han na-McKinley, Ding??VJReed, is $51, . 901,823. If it had not b^n for the sale of the Union Pacific Railroad, the j proceeds of which have been useuS^j ourrent expenses, the government would have been asking Congress for more bonds, or more tariff, to bolster up McKinley's prosperity! We have before us late copies of the Dover (Ky.) News and the Riplcy (O.) Bee, which are full of interesting and ; encouraging reports in reference to ! the Black Diamond Railroad. Large and enthusiastic meetings have re cently been held in various towns in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky in the interest of this railroad and large sub scriptions arc being secured for it. The people all along the proposed route of the road west of Knoxville are thoroughly aroused and they arc determined to build it. It seems now very probable that the construction oompany will begin work in the early ; spring. , Wo have on various occasions called attention to the present strikes in the New England States, pointing out the ^advantages of cotton manufacturing in Ahe South, believing, that with proper J efforts on the part of our leading citi zens the most desirable results could be attained. Anderson to day has greater prospects thau any other town in the Piedmon.t belt, but we cannot afford to wait for the coming of capi tal or industrial 'development without usiug the proper meaus to bring it here. To stand still in this progres sive age means retrogression. If 36", 000 spindles have stimulated our growth, helped build up our town, increased our business, and enhaaccd values in real estate, what would be the effect of 72,000 or 144,000 spin dles? We have natural resources and wonderful facilities for stimulating our growth if wc will 011I3* take ad vantage of our greatest opportunity and send a representative to the New England. States for the purpose of soliciting capital and industries to our town. Nothing is accomplished in this age without a desperate effort; the struggle for existence means su Derior methods in all of our undcrtak- : ings for the accomplishment of 00m- j mercial and industrial supremacy. Anderson cannot afford to wait to sec what other communities may or may j not do in that direction. Let our wide awake city fathers look into this matter and take such steps as will se cure permanent and steady buildingof more industries in our midst. The principal paper manufacturers of the United States have formed into a trust, with $55,000,000 capital. Their purpose is to monopolize the business, raise the price of paper $8 a ton and levy upon the newspaper and bookreadcrs of the land a tax of not less than $4,000,000 a year. There are seventeen mills in the trust, and they propose to drive all the ether mills out of existence, so that they may charge what price they please for the paper on which newspapers are printed. This is a conspiracy to tax knowledge, to levy tribute upon edu cation, to blackmail intelligence itself. Unfortunately the tariff duties aid the conspiracy. They not only prevent Canadian and other.-foreign competi tion in the sale of paper, but they ex clude Canadian wood-pulp. The free admission of wood-pulp and paper would go far to crush the conspiracy. A Double Tragedy at a Georgia Church. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 13.?A special from Blue llidge, (xa., to the Consti , tution says : The country around here is greatly excited over a bloody murder and the subsequent killing of the murderer by attendants at the church, the murder taking place at a country church to day. The arrival of Mr. Weeks to call upon the sheriff and posse to proceed to the scene of the tragedy and restore quiet, brought the first news of the terrible occurrence. The sheriff at once summoned a strong force, and is now absent upon his mission. It seems that the congregation of the church, situated about 12 miles distant from this point, had quietly assembled for the purpose of devotion while some of the young men remain ed outside to discuss the topics of the day rather than enter the house of worship. A young man named Raw lins from North Carolina, who has been visiting this section, made his appearance and was proceeding quietly toward the church door when some of the boys began pokiug fun at him because of some peculiarity in his gait. The words spoken were so offen sive that Rawlins turned around to reply to what was said, when a young man named Frey began abusing him. The two men came together and the yonog North Carolinian was about to get the best of the fight when Whit Dillard, another of the on-lookers, drew his pistol and fired at Rawlins. The ball entered the man's face on the left cheek and ranging to the back of his neck, killed him instantly, and he died in the clutches of his adver sary. By this time everybody within bear ing was aroused and the deepest indig nation prevailed that the young man should have precipitated a tragedy in such a place. Dillard had quietly slipped away with several of hia com panions. Esquire Galloway, one of the leading oitizens, and a number of responsible men got together and deeided that the foal tragedy should be avenged. Mounting horses they put oat in pursuit and soon overtook the fleeing murderer. He was called upon to surrender, but paid no atten tion to the command. Finally, when he saw that the men were in earnest, he backed himself against a tree, an nounced that he would die game. Then the firing began, when a bullet from the posse struck him with fatal effect and he fell to the ground with his 4ipgcr on the trigger of his pistol, dyfc^e in the very act of giving re spous^tok^iis assailants. AH conse^^Bwjativc and law-abiding people indorse t1rMB*|ll%?fthe posir but the dead man In ri fHl?tonjyr d trouble is expected from this quarter. To Raise Ohio's Capitol. ?olumuus, Ohio, Feb. 8.?H. Shec ler, of Chicago, has made a proposi tion to lift the massive capitol of Ohio and place another story under the stricture. Sheeler says he will accomplish this remarkable feat for $300,000, aud Senator Miller, of Lick ing County, has promised to introduce a bill to provide the funds for the un dertaking. The present capitol is in adequate to the necessities of the va rious State departments, and the previous Legislature provided for the remodelling of the structure. Plans have been adopted to this end, but the great expense that would be en tailed has aroused opposition to the plans. The Ohio capitol, built of na tive limcstoue, is one of the most massive buildings in the country and covers more than two acres. It is es timated that there arc many hundred thousand tons of stone in the struc ture. Mr. Shocler proposes to raise this immense structure without dis turbing a single occupant of the build ing. He would cut off the building at the base and raise it with screws. This work alone would require a forest of timber, thousands of screws, and the labor of a thousand men for three weeks. The entire work of complet ing the structure would occapy about three months. Mr. Sheeler"s plans propose remodeling the dome aud put ting in elevators and all modern con veniences. ? Another problem ban been handed in l'or mathematician? to struggle with. No answers aro wanted in this office. We have problems of our own. Tell the answer to the policeman: "a man owed $1 and had but 7."? cents, lie went to the pawnshop and pawned the 7> cents for .">u cfriitK. He meta friend and sold him the pawntickot calling for 75 cents for .r>0 cents. He thus had two 50-ceat pieces? ?l >n fact?with which ho paid bis debt. Was anybody out, and how much ?" ri-os Pills Send >.i-ir address to 11. E. iiocklen it (' .'., Chicago, nod set a tree ssaoph' bo.x of Dr. King's N?w Life Pills. trial will couviueti you of their monte Thrfc'e pil s are easy in action and ?irc particularly ??Vctive 5h the cure of Constipation and Sek Ueadaohy. For M? !iri>? and Lirer troubles they have been proved iuvnlnab e. Tney ore guaranit-?d to !> < perfectly freu from every deleter! tn ?ubsuiuce and ' > I)k purely vegetable They do not weaken tiy ihfir action, but by giving lone to stomiiCh a; d bowels greatly invigorate ihn systpin. Regular size 25e. ner box, Sold bv Hiil-Orr Drug Co. Denver Items. The usual quiet of our community re mains unbroken, save the rush and hur ry that seems to possess our farmers to gei in their supply of fertilizers. As an evidence of this fact about thirty-five or forty cars have been already delivered at this place for farmers around here and quite a number have yet to be supplied. What the result ot this will be is not dif ficult to forecast. If the yield of cotton next fall is equal to the quantity of fer tilizers being used we may safely quote next fall's price of cotton at three or four cents. And right now we see that the price of cotton has jumped to six cents, which advance we understand to be a bait for farmers to increase the cotton area. Will the farmers bite at so simple a bait as this? Surely not. The health of our community is fair at thin writing, except severe colds. Mr. Brown, our new postmaster, has ahout recovered from his recent illness and is again at his post. Mr. Willie Garrison, son of Hon. W. D. Garrison, matriculated at Clernson College last week. We commend him to the faculty and predict for him a hard working student, a model young man, a future useful citizen. The school at this place is without a teacher, and plenty of children around here to make a fine school. Ought this to be ao? Can we not learn a lesson from the colored people on this line? Their schools are crowded every day, and yet our teachers cannot make an average of tweuty-five pupils each day. There must ho a fault somewhere. Who can locate it? Miss M&ttie Eskew is visiting in the Prospect community. We learn that the estimable Christian gentleman, Mr. Lem Welboro, near Lebanon Church, is very low, with no hope of recovery. Miss Margie Major, daughter of our neighbor, Mr. Joe Major, and principal of the Pendleton High School, vimted her parents last Saturday and returned on tbe op train Sunday afternoon. The good people of Pendietou 3re fortunate in securiug ono so eulturod, accomplished and fitted to model and instil into the minds of those who may come under her care, as Miss Margie, and we learn that her abilities and efforts to impart knowl edge to her pupils is understood and ap preciated by those whom she bo pleasant ly and agreeably serves as an educator. Mm. Roth'rock, wife of ?ur Mr. J. W. Rothrock, who has been very ill for sev eral months, is gradually recovering, and hopes are entertained of complete restora tion to health ere long. Hon. J. W. Bowden, now of Washing ton, P. C, came home to attend tho fun eral of bis aunt, Miss Hilhouse, and re turned to his post a few days ago. Next week, perhaps, something more from Incog. ? Telegraph posts along a railway are arranged 30 to the mile. ? In the church the kicker gets every thing be wants except religion. ? Tae various countries of th? world now use 13,400 different kinds of postage stamps. ? A girl's love affair is like measles ; it's never fatal, but it's mighty incon venient for the family. ? It is estimated that North Carolina mills are consuming annually 50,000 more bales of cotton than are produced in theSlKte. ? Paper teeth are made by a denLdt in L?beck, Germany. One of hf 'patrons has a set which has been use for 1.1 years, and gives complete satisfaction. ? The name CaJ-Vuia, derived from the two Spanish v -us Caliente Farnalli ?i. e , 4'hf*v!hmac6"?was given by Cor tez Wk+f?yoar 1533 to tho peninsula now kj^.k'n as Lower California, of wnich he fvas the discoverer, on account of its hot climate. ? An immense meteor, followed by a shower of meteoric stones, fell near the big sand butte about twenty miles south east of Duboise, Ida., last week. The concussion was so great that it caused a perceptible vibration of the earth, which was distinctly felt within a radius of twenty miles, and was at first supposed to be an earthquake. ? Pope Leo received gifts valued at $1,200,000 on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of his ordainment as a priest. Among the cash gifts were'a check for $40,000 from the Duke of Norfolk, ?20.000 in gold from the Queen Regent of Spain, $12,500 from Kaiser Wilhelm, ?40,000 from tho Austrian Bishops and 340,000 from tbe Hungarian primate. ? The revenue men are laughing at the trick played on one of tho deputy collec tors by an Orange County, N. C, distil ler. The latter wanted a new still, the old one being nearly burned out, and could get a now oue for $15.00. lie re moved tho cap and other paru of tho old still and then got ?10.00 from the revenue men for informing as to where it was lo cated. Thus ho got his new outfit f r only $3.00. ? Beverly C H.**:h has given warning to the Chattanooga liquor dealers in an advertisement in ths Times of that oitv : "I hereby acknowledge myself an habit ual drunkard, aud warn every man con nected with the liquor trade that he vio lates his oath by Rolling, g'ving or allow ing mo drink.:' It requires rare courage for a man to do this. Bass comes of a fine old family, and was once well-to-do, but his cups laid him low. -- "Coi. Coopor, the McCalraont Town ship giant, who travels with a circus in the summer time and stays at the home of his mother in the winter, seldom goes out," says the Punxeutawney (Pa) Spirit, "but when ho does he causes considerable consternation among the children, and also among grown folks who have never sfcen him. Ho is S feet 1 inches in hoight, and largo in proportion, and rosembh; one ui" tho victim? of '.lad; tho Giant Killer' so mush that the little folknaro sore afraid. Ho is, however, n man ?;f genial torn per.' ' --The brush anil currycomb are 'ar less usi d bu cows tlisn they are on horson, yet they arc quite a* necessary t-- the animal's < >n fort Who bos not seen cal tie r ibbing their.sides against a fence or tree, <>r their backs under some or< i - hauging limbs? It not only adds to their com fort-to rub them down, but it draws th? blood nearer the surface, so that tho animal in warmer. With the same feeding a well-groomed cow will keep in good condition when she would be scrawi y and raw boned if not regular ly curried or brushed. ? The extent to which irrigation has been developed in Xebraska appears in | the surprising total of 1,430 miles of ditches constructed, with l,0fiS more miles in course of construction. Thus far in thirty-nine counties 1,216,52-1 acres has been benefited by irrigation, the estimated consequent increase in the value of the land being $9,732,192, or about fS per acre. The cost of the ditches in operation wa9 ?1,576,383, or about lfi percent of the added value. The work in course of construction will cost about as much more. When done, one county will have 21(i miles of ditch, another county 154, and two others about 220 each. In addition application has been made for water for 2,771 more miles of ditches, but permits are withheld until it can be determined whether there will be water to spare. These contemplated ditchea will cost over 8(5,000,000, will water 3 159,797 acres, and are expected to add over 525,000,000 to the value of the land. ? A cholera-proof hog of big-bone Berkshire stock, which was brought to Tennessee from abroad before the war. died near Falcon, in that State, aged 38 years. For twenty-five years the hog bad not been sick, but latteny it had been toothles?, and it8 owner had the food for it boiled. The profits of its progeny had paid for a farm, and its owner buried it on his place and set up memorial stones to mark the grave. ? The amour, t of money that a single toad might nave to a farmer In one sea son by the destruction of cut-worms has been estimated at nearly 820. This calcu lation is based on the damage that the number of cut-worma a toad could eat in a Beason would be able to effect among growing crops._ Assessor's Notice. Auditor's Office, Anderson, S C, Feb. 14, 1S9S. rpiIE Township Commissioners of the JL several Townships of this County will meet at this office on Tuesday, March 1,189S, at 11 o'clock a m., to hpgin the vrork of appraising the PERSONAL and the REAL ESTATE of Anderson County for taxation for the fiscal year 1898. In order to aseeas the property more thoroughly, the Township Assessors will meet at Bome convenient place in their re spective Townships and continue this work for some three or four days immedi ately thereattor, until the appraisement shall have been completed, except in the City of Anderson, where the Assessors will continue the work for ten days, or until the assessment shall have been com pleted. SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE?Front Room, over Farmers and Merchants Bank? G. N. C. BOLE MAN, Auditor <d' Anderson County. ANDERSON, S. C. . Feb !), 1S9S 33 I THE PATRIOT'S PHSLOSFHY S "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," must now b? changed to suit the times, and here it is in corrected form : "Eternal vigilance is the price of a living." But the ever alert and hustling pusher?C. S. MINOR, at the TEN CENT STORE?the man that carries out his Now Year resolutions by his bold and determined efforts to press forward and upward in spite of all circumstances, conditions and competition, may now be looked to as never before for figures which at one blow smashes the puerile hopes of aggravated competition, dispels sorrow and care from the hearts of the poor, and sbks into oblivion the low price of cotton and other unfortunate conditions \*th which our people have recently been harassed. Well, to make "a short story long," wo will proceed at once to the In ures, and here they are : To close a lot of Pants?82 00 and $1.75 Pauls to go at SL25. 81,0 aud $1.50 Pants shall go at $1.00. $1 00 and 31.25 Pants to go at 75c. 7fc. and 90c. Pants to go at 50c. 00c Pants to go at 40c. A few pairs to go it 25c. and 35c. Verily the Pantle-s shall now wear Pants. From this day on till present stock is exhausted you can have any piee of Calico on our t-helves at 4c. per yard. Second best goods at 3Jc. and 2?t. per yard. Dress Buttons 2c doz. Dress Worsteds 5c. aud 8c. yard. Sheet ing 3?c. to 4c. yard. Hooks and Eyes two dozen for lc. Gingham 2*c. t 4c. and 5c. yard. Wool Knitting Yarn two Skeins for 5c. Onting 2?c. tx 4c. and 5c. yard. Hand-knit Sox and Stockings, extra heavy, 7c. pair lighter goods 2c. to 4c. and 5c. pair. About one and a. half dozen Suits Wool] Underclothing to close at about half cost to make. Hand Towels at 5c pair., Six papers Pins 5c. A complete Lamp for 5c, with a bottle of good per' fume given free. Tea Spoons lc per set. Another Case Table Kuives and Forks to go at 35c per set of twelve pieces. Cotton Roping at rock-i\??tom prices. Jute Roping lor wells, halters, cow ropes, etc., ar^Jc. per pouud. Stone Jars, Jugs, etc., at 7-jC. per gallon. See those jolly big Pitchers at 10c each. Bed Ticking 4c. to 8c. yard. Good Jeans &? Pants at 5c to 15c. yd. ?the latter 25c to 33c value. Think of it?only about half. Chambers 10c, 15c. and 25c. for large, whj?6*gffocf?f Well Buckets 20c. and 25c each. Side Lamps with reflectors 23c each. Hanging Library Lamps at $1.?0 to 82.50. Hall Lamps S1.?0 to $1.75. Don't be light-headed enough to let this chance pass you. There is a reason for making these figures, whether you can see it or not. Fall in the swim and let her roll. Yours always truly, IT O. D. ANDERSON & BM). Got to have it. 33oil "cm out?Sliort 3?roiits. Seed Oats, Corn, Timothy Hay, Bran, Molasses, in Car Lots. Can fill any size order?compare prices. CAR HALF PAT. FLOUR. Bought 50c. under market. Sell same: way. Lower grades $3 00 per barrel. We Want Your Business, Large or Small. Bgfc? Wanted at once, 1,000 bushels Molasses Cane Seed, and all your Pe?.s, Raw Hides, green and dry, Tallow, Beeswax, Eggs, &c. Pay you spot cash. Get prices and look at our stuff. Will save you money on Corn, Hay and your barrel Molasses. All kinds Seed Irish Potatoes. Q. D. ?^DfSRSOI? & SRO. And we are very much pleased with the line trade we are now having. It m the live cash, split dollar values that we turn loose every day that draws the masses to our Store. These matchless temptations have an irresis tible fascination, and our genuine ROCK BOTTOM PRICES are always fixed to command the Cash Trade, and knock competitors and imitators oit of our \.<iy. Great Bargains in Shoes. See our Virginia Ladies' Shoe at SI.23, well worth $2.00. Our 98c. lint of Snoes are simply out of sight. Best and cheapest Shoes in the State We sell more Shoes than any threee houses in Anderson. Big Line of Sample Shirts. Worth $1 00. We now offer (br 48c, with two extra Collar*. Men's Work Shirts from 15c. up to best. Closing Ont our Line of Clothing. Will sell you a Suit for n mere song, and 1 t you sing it yourself. All Wool Dress Goods going cheap. S.-c our Remnants of Dre.-.-. Plaids tor 4?e, yard, worth L5c and 20c. Undershirts iOc up. Check* 2Je Calicoes olc. and best 4?c. ii.m'i fail to see the Rackets m:it< hhss bargain'. \\ can'i enumerate half that wc have to offer. All we use of you i-, sec us before you buy. it will be money in your po :k< !. Thousandsi of -'useful, a nicies for;ciie'-cent?4 Boxes MatchrS, 25 S'a to Pencil-. -r? Lead Pencils, 25 bJuvelopcs. Too numerous to m ntion. f> 11 CHEAPEST IK THE STATEj j 8HOORE & LUCAS, Successors to Moore & Wallis, THE CO-OPERATIVE ALLIANCE STORE IN THE HANDS OF NEW PROPRIETORS, --==>?*?^???Hg:?#a?=-i We are most happy to introduce ourselves through this medium to the Anderson community and her neighbors, to tell them that we are proud to think that we have come among a people who have already given us assurances by their complete courtesy and expression of good fellowship, and that we have been fortunate enough to gain ownership to this grand business. We were the lucky ones. We have purchased this tremendous stock at such figures as will ena ble us to place a value upon the merchandise in each Depart ment whereby our patrons will be the real beneficiaries. We are also pleased to inform you that we have retained the entire force of Salesladies and men who have in the past served the proprietors of this business so faithfully. Every effort is now being strained to get together our Memoranda for the purchase of new Spring Stock, and our Miss Helen Cater, in charge of the Dry Goods - Department, and Mrs. Gardner, in charge of Millinery, are at present in New York City, and, assisted by our New York resident buyer, making the purchases, We have instructed our buy ers that it is not only our purpose to keep on hand constant ly a line of Merchandise in each of oui Departments equal to that of our predecessor, but if possible, it will be our aim to surpass him. While our buyers are absent and previous to the arrival of New Goods, we offer our entire present Stock at? SACRIFICINGLY LOW PR And cordially invite our new friends to partake of some of the "good" things. Successor to R. S. Hill. HEAVY GROCERIES, FLOUR, MEAT. CORN, OATS, MOLASSES, EVERYTHING necessary to supply the Farm, and vre will make you prices whiji will reduce expenses to the minimum. We buy Goods cheap and seil / youcorrespondingly. We constantly keep on hand all grades of? CHORA ACID AND GUANO, An! guarantee our prices on samo. These Goods have stood the test for yeap, and all who have used them will tell you there are none better. ?cCUL?i d? i : fertilizers! YV2 ARE AGENTS FOR ? Powers, Gibbs & Co's. Eagle Island Guano, Gibbs' High Grade Guano, And Almont Acid .Phosphate. Also, the old Reliable Pacific Guano. ERIGES LOW AS THE LOWEST. HEAVY GROCERIES AND FARMERS SUPPLIES At extremely low prices. ??T 500 Barrels FLOUR, all grades, at prices to unload quickly, j I \ cry truly, . br bwn & SRO. I -hi [DE i RK to inf. rm the ; T I Jjj M !, !. .!! 1 nsi nirnntiO : . ?*?A-?<*> *?EM-ERSOIS ' " f S*- - 'VE'WiCi? M.CLL \ Kepre.- ;-;:? un: M ; . m Orgnn ?it :: very LO -S '" A "> '.. -. i i?> ciill o : ?'f siddri fts me .' lie that! : Ar. ai for tris followTu ??own . ; (: ra ti Organs. i ib! 1J ? : oil you cither a Piano or '?'" buying cither it. will pay li?. ?.. WILLIS. - ts the place to buy A Dollars Worth of C? F F ES if want something Rich and Stron" J. G. RILEY.