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^ CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21. l\Hw7 Viii UMR VYYV...V?\ >?I For Men And Boys IT is more important that good taste should be exhibited in the selection of a Hat than any other article of wearing apparel. A man may be richly dressed, but no one but him self will appreciate the fact unless he is attired in a stylish and becoming Hat* We are sole agent of the renowned Cf LONGLEY HATS," Which have attained a degree of excellence in the art of Hat making second to none in the world, and are recognized as such by the most fastidious. We have just received our new styles, and you are invited to inspect them. The Longley Hats are price i $3.00, but we have a variety of other good Hats at from $1.00 to $2.50, and at every price between. vans & Co 9 THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FRONT. IOLD TIGHT To what you have until you see our v lines and Prices of everything in Greneral IVIeroliaiidise. Percales, Piques, Bucks, White Goods, And other Spring Goods. You. special attention to our Grocery Department. FLOUR, MOLASSES, TOBACCO, Etc. In big lots to go cheap. Yours truly, MOGUE, ACKER & CO, . Wholesale and Retail Merchants. E G. EVANS, Jr. R. B. DAY, M. D. PENDLETON. S. C. 3DK/TJO-S and 3^CEJIDIOI3SrElS, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Fancy Soaps, Sponges, Combs, Hair and Tooth Brushes, Bubber Goods and Druggist Notions, Paints/Oils, Varnishes, Dyes, Buists' Garden Seeds. WE ARE REACHING OuT for more business and Want to do your LAUNDRY WORK. Our ?lace is the best equipped in tho city. ! very thing that would improve the quality of tho work and enhance its finish ia done, as all of our operators aro experts and their Bkill, cxpeii ence and care inaura perfect results. 'V Respect fol ly, T AftD?RSON STEAW LAUNDRY CO 202 East Boundary St. R. A. MAYFIELD, L Supt. and Treas. FRONS KO. 20. Ssas- Leave orders at D. C. Brown A Bro>.Store., 9 to-day one of the largest in this ? Corns ti y. A result due to the fact A that quality has always been our ? first cenBidcratJon. : We supply A nil Seeds required for tho P?rm. ? GRASS & CLOVER SEEDS, 9 Cow Peas, Cotton Seed, f Seed Oats. Seed Cera, f Soja, Navy & Velvet 0 Beans, Sorghums, 9 Broom Corn, Kaffir # Corn, Peanuts, > Millet Seed, 1 > Rape, etc. W Wood's Descriptive Catalogue A gives, tho fullest Information ?bout \ these and ?U other Seeds ; beat ni e th od a A of culture, eoll best adapted for differ er oren t crops and practical hints SS to A what aro likely to prove most profitable \ to grow. Ostaloguo-malled freo upon A request. i T. W. WOOD & SONS, 5 SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Our Own Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., March li), 1900. Thc m nd died condition ol' tho Re publican party iu regard to Porto Rico should bf highly encouraging to tho Democrats, who, sticking fast to the Declaration of Iudependouce and tho Constitution, can afford to watch with complacency the struggles of their oj* ponents to square their consciences with their dealing and "with political expediency as well. With tho House pulling one waj', the Senat?'pulling the other and the President on tho fence ready to Hop, it is difficult to tell just how the matter will li ii all y be adjust ed. It now seems likely, however, that tho $2,000,000 gift bill will be joined with the tariff bill so amended as to strike ont duties on goods sent from tho United States to Porto Rico. The provision for a delegate in Con gress will also be stricken out, for what exact purpose no one seems to know unless it is to enforce the fact that the Porto Rieans aro a "subject people." The combined bill as amended will supply the Porto Rican government with necessary money for temporary expenses, will put its markets at the mercy of American manufacturers and will still retain 15 per cent, protection for the United States sugar and tobac co trusts. Thus everybody ought tobe happy, except tho Porto Rican people who will pay tho duty and be taxed without representation. Such a little thing as this, however, should not trouble Americans whoso ancestors went to war with the greatest empire in the world because of its attempt to enforce a similar state of affairs against them. How clearly all this is a matter of expediency is shown by the fact that tho agreement was only obtained by tho threat of Senator Foraker that iE something of tho kind was not decided on, he would introduce a bill giving full territorial rights to Porto Rico, and force it to passage by the assistance of the Democratic votes. The administration continues to op pose tho Davis amendment to the Hay Pauncefoto treaty, and Secretary Hay has gone so far as to supply thc British with a ieason for rejecting it if adopt ed, by asserting officially that a similar provision in tho Suez convention was omitted intentionally "because the conditions were different." When Lord Salisbury quotes his own language back to him, Mr. Hay will doubtless be at a loss to reply. The amendment, however, in tho opinion of all Demo cratic Senators, is worse than useless, in that it does not give us the right to fortify. Without thar right, we can only "defend" the canal by keeping a fleet of warships at each end of it, and it is quite obvious that we are likely to have no warships to spare after de fending our enormous coastline against any flrst-class power. However, the Republicans have got to do something to hold up their end, and not confess defeat on every suggestion and policy that they make, and so it is prenable that thc treaty will be amended and passed.. The publishers of the country con tinue to make bitter attacks on the Loud Postal Bil!. One of them, John Elderkin, of New York, said, recently: "Mr. Loud does not realize tho trouble he is making for the administration. His bill, if it passes, will caus" more loss and embarrassment to the country press than anything that has happened in twenty-live years. If Mr. Loud wishes to know how limiting sample copies to GOO of any ono issue will affect the country press in towns of over five thousand inhabitants, let him talk with Perry Heath or any other well inform ed newspaper man who has had exper-, ienco in building np the circulation of a newspaper in n small city. The country newspapers did an immense service in the campaign which resulted in the election of McKinley, and the ten thousand and more newspapers which did tho work are entitled to some consideration from Mr. Loud, al though ho seems to think that tho prin cipal thing to be accomplished by tho passage of his bill is his vindica tion." Tho hold up of General Wheeler's resignation is likely to have serious consequences for the soldier-statesman and will probably result in his having to be re-elected before ho can take bis seat.iu Congress, which, it is rumored, was exactly the end which the man who held it np had in view. If General Wheeler's resignation had been accept ed before Congress convened he could have taken his seat without ? --ord of protest, but now he cannot do so. The question is who in the War Depart ment was able to work his spite against the little general-Otis, Corbin or some underling? When the general, on bis arrival at San Francisco from the Phil ippines, announced that he bad resign ed from the army last. November, Ad jutant General Corbin stated in posi tive terms that he had not before heard of the resignation. The next day Gen. Corbin said Gen. Wheeler's resignation had just reached him from the White Honso, where it had lain, according to the Adjutant General, for nearly two months. Hence it is probable that nu less General Wheeler, who is mainly Interested, insists upon an explanation, the matter will be allowed to remain inst as it is, doubtless . to tho infinite relief of General Otis and tho Adjutant General. The country, however, will not be so .veli pleased, to learn of tho possibilities for carelessness and spite work in the military service disclose;1, by thc incident. Selling Crups hi Advauce. Regarding thu proposition that Southern farmers should sell on a basis of New York futures for September and Octobor delivery their crops of cotton not yet planted, Col. A. H. Shepperson, of "New York, writes in last week's Manufacturer's Iteeortl as follows : "No fanner could sell his crop on the basis of prices for September and October delivery unless he agreed to deliver it during those months. He could deliver only a small proportion of his crop by that time, as picking usually goes on until December and and sometimes n itch later. Ho could only sell with safety for delivery in November and December, and Now York future*; for these months all nearly half a cent lower than for Sep tember delivery. The present price for November delivery would leave the farmer, after paying freight, commis sions and other charges, about seven cunts a pound for middling cotton. This should not bo regarded a very tempting price, since it has been ex ceeded during every calendar year, with ono exception, since IMO. "Should tho fanner sell now for next fall or winter, and prices before then should advance for any reason, he would have to make n deposit of money equal to tho advance, and the raising of this money might provo inconven ient and expensive, lt' the farmer should sell more than his crop turned out tobo he would have to buy of his neighbors to make up'tho quantity. In the event of higher prices ruling nt that time than ho had sold at, he might thus stifler a considerable loss, besides having to part with all of his crop at a lower price than his neighbors were receiving. If, from the conditien of his crop late in the summer, tho farmer should feel reasonably conlident of making 200 bales of cotton it would bc wise, perhaps, to sell 100 bales for No vember or December delivery, against his crop, if tho price was satisfactory. This would bo safe and perfectly legit imate, and is frequently done through Southern factors. "Thc old adage that a 'shoemaker should stick to his last,7 though very homely, is nevertheless true in a gen eral way, the exceptions but serving to prove tho rule. A farmer should not try to bo a speculator. His training, his environment and hi? faculties are nii against his success, and handicap him in tho struggle with men of keen er wits, greater opportunities and lees innate honesty. "Let the farmer usc better and more scientific methods, studying closely tho needs cf his soil, so as to get tho greatest yield at tho least cost of pro duction. Let him buy nothing which can be produced at home. "More careful cultivation and the proper selection and more liberal uso of fertilizers would give far better results to the cotton growers than tho lat go increase in acreage which is now so generally expected." Talk About the Fertilizer Fuss. A few days ago tho State gave the figures as to the salo of fertilizer tax tags for this year, showing that up to date the .fertilizer companies had bought very nearly as many tags as for the whole of last year, an increase of over $18,000 more than had been bought at the same time last year, all of which indicated that if the companies wero not actually selling more fertilizers than last year they at least expected a heavier business. Yesterday one of the lending farmers of tho State, who is a well known Al lianceman, and who is well posted on such matters, was seen In tho city, and asked if he thought the farmers were not sticking up to their resolutions. He said that whilo the figures seemed un questionnlly to show that moro fertil isers were being bought this year, he did not think that this was really the case. As his reason for this he said ho thought tho fanners, being in better shape, were buying their fertilizers earlier than usual this year. He cited the instance of a mill that had sold out its supply as early as Feb ruary this year, whereas it had not sold out last year until tho last of April. He also stated that the farmers were really not paying moro than the 10 per cont, advance on last year's price, which they agreed upon in all their anti-trust meetings. In a few in stances here and there small farmers had been caught napping by jobbers, but as a general thing the bulk of the sales have been within thd 10 per cs?t. advance. He went on to say that there would undoubtedly be a large crop of cotton planted this year and hethought there was bon nd to be another season of good prices, come what may. The South Carolina crop, however, he does not expect to be as large as the plant ing would indicate. He says ho has never known a big crop to follow a wet winter 'such as this winter has been. He looks for a midsummer drought that will demoralizo the cotton crop and reduce the production very mate rially. The State. Alliance will meet on tho second Tuesday in July in this city and tho speaker thought by that time tho truth of his view would bo npparcnt. The State. - Although tho Transvaal is 1,000 miles nearer tho equator, the tempera ture averages much lower than at Capo Town. - . Feuilleton Items. Mr. \V. J. Martin lias been very sick. I We ave glad tn say be is better, ami trust that lie will sonn Unable tu be out again. .Viss Catherine Marlin is very sieh. Wo \vish her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Lay is quite sick with la grippe. Mr. II. J. Martin lias been at bis father's sick for some time, but we aro glad to say he is much improved. Miss Pearl Norris, who has been teaching school at Melton Academy, lias returned linnie. Camp Tallie Simpson, 1,00U, aro re quested to meet Saturday, Mareil Hist, for the purpose of selecting a commit tee man to confer with ( Jouerai Walk er in reference lo the plans, route, ?S. e., of delegates to the reunion at Louisville Ky. Come one, conn* all old Vets. Miss Lettie G rice, who has been teaching school near l'elzer, has ro turned home. TKI.I. TALI:. Pisgah Items. We thought, Mr. Editor, when we last wrote that wo would not give you noy more nev,? until the iain had ceas ed, although wo have waited these weary weeks of wet weather, until wo have decided to give you a few ?lois, rain or slime. There has been but little progress on the farm, although we have plenty ol' time to prepare mon' land yet than we can cultivate. During these dark and rainy days our section has been honored by several visitors, which has helped to kee]) us in good spirits. Dr. James K. Algood, one of young men of bright intellect who lias been attending the lectures at the Atlanta Medical College for the past session, is nt home and is looking ns if Atlanta agreed with him. Mr. Burdinc Smith, who bay taken a business course in Macon, Ga., has re turned home. Mr. Rufus Mc.\li?tor, of the Easley High School, spentSuuday with his pa rents. Quite o large large congregation wor shipped nt this place on Sunday. Our raster, Kev. D. W. Hiott, preached an excellent sermon. Mr. Hiott is beloved by all, and is doing an excellent work in our Church and community. We have a nourishing Sunday-School which never went into winter quarters. Mr. Wm. E. Long is our superintendent. Mr. Long is a mau of high Christian character, and how manage a Sunday School successfully. The people of this vicinity have set apart Saturday, the 24th inst., to clean off the cemetery. We hope the com munity nt large will turn out and put the cemetery in respectable condition. Quite a number of our farmers are wearing broad smiles over the fancy price of cotton. Look out, dear fel lows, don't indulge too heavily in planting this crop. You may have to take five cents this Fall. Mrs. Belle Smith and childrcd have moved to her father's, Mr. B. F. Maul din. Mr. J. F. McAlister has purchased the stock of goods of tho late J. L. Smith and will do a general merchan dise business at tho sumo stand. ' Mr. McAlister is a most energetic man and we wish him much success. Mrs. J. M. Webb hus been unwell for some time wo hopo she will soon re cuperate. UNCLE REMUS. Mormon Elders Infest Charleston. CIIAULKSTON, S. C., March 14*-Two mormon ciders who came here several weeks since are making determined ef forts to convert tho city. Nothing seems to daunt them. Falling in their scheme to be allowed tho privilege of preaching on the streets an?1 falling also in their effort to lease a p?*rk for religious purposes, they have undertaken the house to house canvass. Many stories have been told by indig nant peoplo who have been forced to listen to thc door stop preaching of tho men. The ciders have been taking a special delight in trying to get their doctrines forced into the minds of the female population of tho city. They have been through every portion of the city. It makes but little difference to them who answers thc ring at the door bell, and the ower of tho first huud to appear is asked to accept the faith of Brigham Young as tho only true guido to a happy lif a. Enough Mormon literature has been scattered in the city within th A past two weeks to stock a whole country in Utah, and the elders are still at their work. They are out for the converts, bnt have been receiving very little en couragement. - The Czar of Russia's army is tho only one in Europe that can boast of feminine medical officers. - The German war authorities have duplicates of all bridges in France. If, in case of war, any of these bridges were destroyed they could bo replaced in six hours. How's This. We offer OHO Hundred Dollars reward for any cos? rf Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall't Catarrh Cure. We, the undesigned hato known a.. . Cheney for the last 15 years, and bollere him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and finan cially able to carry out any obligations mulo by their firm. WEST A TKDAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, C. WAI.DIKO. KINHAW A MARVIN, WholeMla Drug gist?, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken Internally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. TaeUmonials sen', free. Price 75c pur beiU? Sold by all droggiaU. HsO'c Family rills ara th? test. ? Ccuernl Neus Items. Huston is noted lor its charitable institutions, and yet a woman starved to death on the Mutts the other day. - The I'nitod States Monetary Lea gue will meet ai Kansas City on the same day thu national democratic eon- ', vent iou does, and will probably act in concert with the convention in spirit if not in formal acts. --A Florida correspondent writes the American Agriculturist that lu- now frequently makes $1,200 worth of let tuce on an acre of swamp lund thought a tew yearn agoto be worthless tor growing anything valuable. - Thu souvenir badge ol'the Con federate Kennion at Louisville. May :?) to .Juno:*, will be a celluloid canteen with the profile of Winnie Davis, daughter ol' the Confederacy, on the one side and the Winnie Davis rose on the other. -- An agricultural expert ventures to prophesy that before the twentieth century reaches middle age farming in Kngluud will be mostly carried on by syndicates. His conclusion ia that tin laborer's dislike to the soil is rooted mid permanent, and that the only way to get on will be by cultivating large areas and making a free use ol' ma chinery. - The Court ami the ministers ol Uniontown, l'a., has started u crusade against profanity and blasphemy ni the streets and a number ol' arrest; have been made. Among those locke? up the other night was a woman, win was arrested while indulging in a dov of profanity on Alain street. Tin Court has instructed the constable to clean out. tliv bar rooms when ribald blasphemy in rampant. - In a divorce case in Kentucky brought by tho husband against hi wife on the ground that she was habitual drunkard, Judge Storey rc fused to grant the divorce because th evidence showed that the husband ha been married before and had entere into thc second marriage within foti mouths of tho death of his Hist wif< and in so doing he had been guilty of want of ordinary care. - Louisville's appropriation of $2( 000 for tho coming Con foder to Vetei nus Reunion will now be wholly in th charge of those conducting thc prc parafions for the meeting, asa vouchc was approved last Tuesday night L both boards paying to Mr. AttillaCox, ? treasurer, tho amount in one sum, I be expended by him and his associate without let or hindrance by thc goner; council. A reportof expenditures wil of course, be made. - It is aSpartanburg man, Mr. ' M. Workman, who advocated "deal to drunkards," as a moral reform to 1 adopted by some political party; bi Dr. W. Dunkin McKim, of Chicag hus gono him one better. Ho hob that society would.bo greatly improve if thc commonwealth would kill off i criminals of high and low degree ai execute all cripples, paupers, idiot imbeciles-moral and mental. - Sunday night while walking nlot Lincoln street near tho new trestle tho Seaboard Air Line, Mr. Lads, 01 of tho trestle foremen, was attack? by some four-legged animal. Mr. Lat kicked the animal oft', but it return? to tho attack with thc. viciousness ol wildcat. Mr. Lads defended hinise ns best ho could, backing away as fa as possible. Finally he stepped on long iron trestle bolt. Ho kicked t animal away and as he did so pick up tho bolt, meeting the renewed n tack with a heavy blow which kill the animal. He then struck a mut and found that he had be- n batt li. in tho dark with an extraordinari largo muskrat. Where it came, frc can only be a matter of conjecture The State, March 13. - In ono of tho remote counties tho Panhandle of Texas two lawyc were trying a case before, a justice tho peace. It was sixty mile's ns t crow flies to the nearest law hook a tho attorneys differed, of course, ns thc law upon the main issue in t case. They were trying the case wit out thc intervention of a jury andi Honor, who conducted a gambli bouse in connection with his hot saloon and livery stable, was in dot as to what his decision ought to 1 Fiuuiiy Miiicr, tho plaintiff's couue offered to bet Hoover, the defendan attorney, ten dollars that he was rig Hoover did not happen to have tl much of tho circulating medium cc c-o?led about hin person and was nm rally ata loss how to parry thisforcil argument. Tho Court waited a f moments for Hoover and finally sa "Weii, Mr. Hoover, thc Court 1 waited long enough. Miller's propo 1 tion seems to bo a fair one, and sii yon don't put up I will decide this ci in favor of the plaintiff." - As is well known tho Standard1 company has recently advanced i prie? of kerosene oil throe cents on I gallon, which seems on its faco a in h?gatele, but it is not. Tho Stand; Oil company produces 1,700,000, gallons of coal oil annually, and it sc only SnO.OOO.OOO gallons in the Uni States. Multiply this by the cents, n you havo $25,5o0,000, as tho profits the increase alone, and when wc add much moro to the foreign sales havo tho stupendous sum of $51,000, poured into the coffers of Mr. Roi fellow by tho poor people of tho wo in one year, as aresnlt of this insign cant niue of tinco cents por gallon A nastily, (he causes leading tu still a mystery, occurred ?ii Itlavk ville, Itarnwcll eounly, last week. 15. ll. Carroll, of tim) town, was, accord inp tti reports, coming np the street from a blacksmith shop, where he had been, when I). I?, .lohnsoti emerged from the store ol' Briggs, lbtist ?\ Co. and tired twice at t arroll with a .shot gun loaded with buckshot. The range was so close (hat the wads t ittered lite clothing. Carroll fell tn ?itally wound ed, and then Johnson, stacking over him, emptied tho content s of a revol ver into his head. Carroll lived three houis. despite his wounds. No ex plannt ion is given. Carroll was to have been tried for his life sit the ap proaching terni ot coori on the charge of murdering James ltolin lasl ( hri.-t ; nias, lb- leaves a wife and two child ren. The street was tilled waitpeo ple at the time cd' thc killing. - Mrs. Conger, wile of the minister j of China, has many pleasant words to , say for her life in the Oriental King dom, to which she will rel urn from her j visit lo this country this month. She says tho Chinese urea gentle, syni ; pathetic race, and that the world at i large could well learn a lesson from their treatment of animals. lt is against their religion to kill even veno mous reptiles. Notice. Aid. por-t.lls 1 living l)l!HU;08S with ito tiro rt (|U outed lo rall during tho fin noon, a< my odico will bo closed dori: gtkoaf t<ii noons this Spring un il Su m m or. .lOSKP.i N. BROWN-. Mu?h iii, moil. FOR SALE. ON rc "Kmpire" Wheat Drill mid <?u nuo Distributor. Now and in good condition. Also, ono "Kemps" Manure Spreader. Kor part i.-ulm s address lt. YV. SH KLOH, Seneca, S. C. 1 lave seen this machino in operation it doi s nico work. O. W. ISic.xii.i.iAT. T. M. LOWERY. Mundi 2L 1900 "'?? :* Notice to Creditors. ALL persons having demanda against tho Katata of W. L Prince, deceas ed, art hereby notified to po aunt them, properly proven, to tho undersigned, within "the limo proscribed hy law, and those Indobted to make pay mont. UKO. li. FRI S CK, J. M. RICHARDSON, lix routera. March 21, 1P0O_:J9_:t NOTICE. rrMirc StjokhulJerB of tho Cox Manu JL fao.turlng Co aro hereby notified that at a meeting of the Hoard of Direc tors of Kald Corporation on tho Mth inst., a resoiudon waa adopted lhat the Capital Stock of said Corporation be increased from Fifty Thousand Dollars to the max imum an ount of Two Hundred Thou sand Dollars;; aud in pursuance of said a'ltion tba Stockholders are notified to meet at Anderson C. H., P. C., on Tues day, April 24, 1<)00, at 10 o'clock a. m.. for the purpose of considering said reso lution and tbe increase of the Capital Stock as proposed to Raid maximum amount ot Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. Immediately upon the adjournment ol' the Special meeting there will be held the regular Annual Meeting of the Stock holders to transact auch business as may come before them. W. F. COX, Pre?, and Treas. March. 21, 1900 .'?>_4_ Opening Books Subscription. Elate of South Carolina. County of Anderson. PURSUANT to a Commission issued to the undersigned as Corporators by M. R. Cooper, Seoretary of State, on the 12th day of March, 1900, notice is hereby given that Hooks of Subscription to the Capital Stock of tho Pendleton Oil and Fertilizer Company will be opened at Hank of Pendleton, in the Town of Pendleton. State and County aforesaid, n April 3rJ, 1930, at 10 a. m. The said >roposed Corporation will bave a Capital ?tock of ^20,000, divided into 200 Sharon of the par value ot $100.00 each, with its principal place of business at Pendleton, S. C., and will bo ompowered to engago In the business of manufacturing tho products of Cotton t?aod, Fertillzqrp, Are. M. M. HUNTER, J. J. SHTOM, 8. L. KS KEW, March 21, 1000. Corporators. Road Tax Notice. Office of County Commissioner.*, Anderson, S. C., March 6, 1900 AT a meoling of tho Hoard of Couuty Commissioner tho followlug reso lution was adopted : Resolved, That the County Treasurer be, and he is horeby instructed, to receive the one dollar commutation road tax up to and Including tho last day of March Inst., and alter that date not to receive leas than one dollar and fifty conta from snv ono under any circumstances, and tho Township Sub-Commlasloners must require four days' work instead of three or collect ?1.50 from each delinquent, and on their lading to colleot $ 1.50 each or re quiring four days' work, they will be held accountable. The lost BWJ??OG of tbs made me change in the law to four days instead of throe aa hereto fore. That thia resolution be published for the information of those concerned. J. N. VANDIVER, H. P. CELY, J. T. ASHLEY, Board Co. Com. J. F. CL A RD Y, Clerk. Notice of Dissolution. NOTICE ls hereby given that tho part nerahlp heretofore existing be tween A. C. Strickland and W. J. King, under the Dental firm name of Stricklaud <fc King, expired by the term of tho part nership agreement ou December JUst, 1699, and the undersigned will not be liable for any debts or contracts of said firm after said date. All outstanding accounts o' the above firm must bo set tled at once with tho undersigned. W. J. KING. Marvh 15, li 00. ?\ S.-I will continuo business nt the old stand In Masonic Temple. Thanking the public tor past favors and soliciting a -continuation of tho same. I am, yours truly, W. J? KINO,