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Intelligencer. Published every Wednesday. r:--r J. K. Cl.INKSOAJ.K8, I KDITOUS AM? C. (.'. LANt?sroN, s Pkopkiktous. TURMS ' ONE Y EAU, - - .SIX MONTHS. - WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 1901. THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION. The South Carolina Press Association Spend a Most Knjoyahlc Day There as (?uests of the Imposition Company. Last Thursday was South Carolina Press Association Day at the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, and it was our good for tune to be one of the fifty or .sixty members who assembled there to par ticipate in the enjoyable exercises of the day. A number of the Journalists were accompanied by their wile, daugh ter or other female member of their respective families, and I hey, too, rev oled in the many pleasures and courte sies extended to us. Wo left home Wednesday morning and reached the grand old historic "city by the sea" at 8 o'clock p. in., and at o?ico went to the Argyle Hotel, at the corner of Meeting ami Hazel streets, which has just been rebuilt on the site-of the famous old Pavilion Hotel of ante-bellum days, and which in later years was known as the St. Charles Hotel, which was burned sev eral years^igo. The genial proprietors and manager of the Argyle had invited the Journalists to bo their guests and honored us with serving their first meal in their spacious and elegantly furnished dining room. The Argyle throughout is modern and up-to-date in every respect, and we venture will be liberally patronized by the many visitors to Charleston. Thursday morniug dawned bright and clear, and the press gang, were astir at an early hour, everybody ap parently wearing his or her happiest smiles, and ready for the orders of tho reception committee. This committee soon greeted us and tagged each mem ber of our party with u beautiful silk bodge, which, they said, would give us the privileges of the city, and which it did. At 11 o'clock special cars of Charleston's splendid electric street ear line rolled up in front of the Argyle. Wo boarde<l them at once and within fifteen minutes we landed at the gates o\ the "Ivory City." Entering the gates wo were escorted to the Exposi tion Auditorium, uud on the way our eyes were turning in every direction and expressions of admiration and wonder could bo heard from every lip. We were soon comfortably seated in tho beautiful Auditorium, uud were greeted by the United States Artillery Band playing that grand old familiar tune, "Dixie." Tho exercises were opened by Moj. J. C. Hemphill, editor of tho Nvw? and Courier and chairman of tho depart ment of promotion and publicity of tho Exposition Company, who delivered a cordial address of welcome, and told us that tho Company appreciated and was grently indebted to the press of tho Stato for the work it had done in bo-. half of the Exposition. At the con clusion of his remarks be introduced Col. J. H. Averill, director general of the Exposition Company, who was fol lowed by Mayor J. Adger Smyth in an interesting aud cordial address of wel come in behalf of the city of Charles ton. Col. Aull, President of the Press Association, responded to the cordial addresses of welcome in an appropriate and happy vein. At tho conclusion of his address Gov. McSweeney and Mrs. Virginia D. Young, editor of the Fair fax Unterprise, were called upon, and both of them responded in brief and happy talks. These exercises were in terspersed with some choice music by the splendid band. After nn announce ment that the press party was invited to the formal opening of tho Woman's Building at 3 o'clock p. m., we disper sed in every direction anxious to 6eo tho many beautiful buildings, exhibits, grounds, etc. After a hurried inspection ot several of the largest buildings and their con tents, the party assembled at the Wo man's Building ut the hour indicated. The building was especially interest ing to the ladies of our party, who visited every room nud viewed tho beautiful displays. In a short, while we were escorted to the hall on the second lloor, where wo were cordially welcomed by u few eloquent remarks from Mrs. S. C. Simonds, president of the woman's department. Gov. Mc Sweeney, President Anil aud Col. J. A. Hoyt responded briefly to tho address of Mrs. Simonds. At the conclusion of the speaking the press party was in vited to partake of the delicious re freshments spread upon the tables be fore us. These were served to us by the ladies of the refreshment commit tee and their assistants, and were eagerly devoured and certainly relish ed by nil of us. At the conclusion of this feast Mrs. Andrew Simonds, Jr., chairman of the reception committee, was introduced and extended us an other cordial welcome in n graceful) witty but brief address. Leaving this building our party scattered to re-assemble again at 7 o'clock to take a trip through Midway, where the very cream of all the specta cles anil pageants which made this feature of the Pan-American Exposi tion so brilliant is or will he gathered At the hour named we were all again. oh the grounds ready to enjoy the spe cial entertainments to be given us en Midway. The entire grounds and V buildings of the Exposition wereablnzo with thousands of lights, and the Mid way was beautifully illuminated with various coloied lights, making /the jsccne a picturesque one. Escorted by President Wngenerand other Exposi - - *1 00 - - 70 tion otlicinls we passed under th? largo | arch loading to the Midway streets, ami for several hoars following wu had i a jolly good time. We started ia at the Old .Mill, where we took a ride in ; the little boat s which passed in ami out i of the beautiful and mysterious caves, j The Esquimaux village was next visi ted and many interesting sights were ; seen in the capip. From hero Wewer? escorted to the building occupied by I that wonderful educated horse, Jim Key, whose performances were highly ; entertaining. Scores of questions and , mathematical problems were put to j him by our parly and were answered without the least hesitation or delay. ; All of us were amazed at his iritelli- i gence. Rostock's famous animal show ' was next entered, and here we were pleasantly'entertained for an hour or more. Hears, lionu, kangaroos, mon keys and many other animals showed i how thoroughly they had been trained and mastered, The above four fea- ' tares of the Midway should be seen by every visitor at tho Exposition. At a' late hour we returned to the \< city, and, [after a comfortable night's rest, at H o'clock Friday morning we were again in tho hands of the recep tion committee, who escorted as to the j Custom House wharf, where wo board- ' > ed the steam yacht 10. II. Jackson and I given an excursion around the harbor. ' We visited all the historic points and then went up Cooper river to the site of the proposed United States Naval Sta tion. Returning, we again went around the city and then up the Ashley River, landing at the Exposition grounds. Un this delightful ride a light lunch was served. Notwithstanding a few of our ? ladies got a little seasick, which soon. ? passed oil', the trip was highly enjoyed i by every one. Tho remainder of the i afternoon was spent by nearly all of < the party at the Exposition. 1 This ended the program fortheo'c casiou, and it is needless for us to Hay i that every member of the press party i will ever remember it with the fondest i recollections. < Now, a few words in reference to the I Exposition, which occupies about 100 < acres of land on the bank of the Ash- t ley River. The grounds once pertain- i ed to an old plantation, and a portion 1 of tho Woman's building is anoldco- < lonial home and was erected more than i a hundred years ago. In this building Mrs. Bimonde, the superintendent, is i assisted in her. work by about 200 rep- 1 resentative wonicu from all parts of ! i tho .State. Just in froilt of the Wo- 1 email's building is the Negro building {. of unique design, with an interior ' y court decorated with (lowers and slat- | 4 nary. Near these structures stands the \ Art building, of purely classical design t and adorned with the four groups, ij War, Peace, the Army and the Navy? j ' saved from the naval arch in New York j ^ nnd reinstated here. This building is ! j. of brick, is fireproof and will probably i t bo retained permanently. Tho Peun sylvania, Louisiana Purchase, Mary- | \ land, State and several city buildings ! I are also on the old plantation in the ; avenue of States and cities, the Mary- ! J land structure standing on the shore of j ^ the artificial Lake Juanita, which is ! s thirty acres in extent. On this lako ' ? also are the Machinery and Transpor- \ tation buildings, their desiguB heingau , i adaptation of the Spanish mission type ! e already mentioned. J * Tho Administration building is dis- ! f tinctly Spanish in character, with cen- I t tral domo nnd vast projecting balcony, ' * two wings aud Hanking towers. Two , ^ pylons, connected with the main build- t ing by covered ways, form the entrance 1 wwr?lV r U UM l G ANS Hr CO'iT I h<tVH im -toek tho very hfP number of Kinndn-d ViKrntor Sewing 1 from 8140 00 <> $260 00. Rwhember, tl t is ('OST. No sii'-h upportunity \u> ?e< You enu s*\t? Ti iy p* r c* ni ??y t?l?i Ooine to m'- me i >< u are looking ft tvi l Wi: *ov- me d? -irab'i- Rniloing I.ots for Let nun III-- Ii \ Ys. a UK NU HBE?i:?rl He is big. but. none too big to 3l oven of a Buck's Stove, Do You O If so come in at once and set ions at once, and save expense c R< JOHaN uud exit* of tin-, exposition grounds. Tho decoration of this building, and intact of most of tho others arc done in stall'and are particularly line. The color scheme of the Exposition is most appropriate for the vivid setting of Southern skies und green trees in which it is1 placed. The ivory City is tint name given to it by the architect, ami the only variation from the chang ing tones of rich old ivory will be found in the richer tints of red tiled roofs and towers. A part of the grounds has been devoted to the "sunken garden" excavated ten feet below the general level of the plaza. This is brilliant with flowers, and surrounding it is tho Court of Palaces, covering an area of ! 1,000,000 feet. The three main build ings of this court?the Cotton Palace and the Palaces of Commerce and of Agriculture?are of the Spanish re naissance type, with domes, minarets, projecting gargoyles and richly deco rated gables. The Palace of Agricul ture is also the .South Carolina State building, for which the State and the city of Charleston contributed ?00,000 euch, the total amount being augment ed by contributions from the various Counties. Immediately opposite the Cotton Palace, across the sunken gar den and the great pla/a, is the Audito i 1 util, a building strikingly original in design, which will seat over 4,000 peo ple. West of the Auditorium is the West Indian building, which is tobe lllled with wonders from Cuba, Porto Rico. .Jamaica, etc. Still farther to the west is the gateway of tho .Midway, where nil the hIiowb are both instruc tive and entertaining. The three larg est palaces nro connected by curved colonnades of artistic outline and ex quisite richness of decoration, broken ibout midway by graceful exedne, containing the superb government ex hibit. The Cotton Palaco is the most rong iiiticent building on the grounds, cov ering 00,000 square feet of lloor space nul with its vast dome and wide porti co overlooking the entire scene. It con tins the most perfect, detailed hiscory jf tho growth of cotton from the seed to the finished product of the various nventions which from time to time have revolutionized commercial meth >ds, and will show in motion tho most idvnnced machinery yet produced. Tho statuary and mural decorations iro_remarkable tor good taste and ar tistic excellence, the Aztec group, an iriginnl production, being exceedingly ine. The other important original rroups besides 'the Aztec are tho Hu guenot, the negro, the Indian and the oloniul. An automobile track encircles the rrounds, and the means'of transporta ion within and without the grounds ire all that can be desired. A conveni ent freight and an artistic passenger ?tation have been erected, and three treat railway systems enter the rrounds, while visitors may come out ?oui Charleston to tho exposition rrounds, which*are only two and a half niles from tho center of the city, either >y trolley, private conveyance or by mat along the Ashley. The Exposition is much larger and nore beautiful than was expected by iny of our party who had not before 'isitcd it, and it will bo nn agreeable m prise to every South Carolinian who roes there during the next six months Everything is not yet complete, but vili be in n short time, ns the work is icing rushed day and night. It will xcel in every respect any Exposition ver held in the South, and merits a arge attendance and generous success or it is nn admirable presentation of he development and resources of our vhole country, and especially of the ionth. It is simply marvellous what he Company has accomplished with he limited means at its command ,'ake our advice and go and see it. > ihat I nm ? (feting PIANO*, OR id SEWING MACHINES AT t that money can buy. A limited dachiiKS for 82100 o ch. Pianos Iiis is C'a?h, and remembio, al?o. ihut en ottVrt d- th - people of Ander?on. g advantage of this falf. >r the BEbT. Next door People*" Bunk. ale. Strut ! > fill the roomy, white enam we Me? . tie. as I must make eoiiec if connu g to see you. jspectfully, I). s. vandivek. E. P. VAN DIVE it. VANMVER BROS-, MERC * ANDERSON, S.O., December,.1901. IP you bave to buy a bill of Goods, aoy size, before Christmas and will come to see u*, we will be certain to trade. We are selling?r Heavy D:ry Goods and Shoes CHEAPER THAN ANYBODY. Flour, Coffee, Tobacco, Lard, Sugar, Bacon, &c, AT/ PRICES THAT WILL SELL YOU. Yours to please. VANDE??g BROS. VST Between Masonic Temple and the Peoples Bank. D. 8. VANDIVEK. J. J. MAJOR. E. P. VANDIVER. Vandiver Bros. & Major., drat.vrh tnt BUGGIES, S?RRIES, PHAETONS, WAGONS, Harness, Lap Robes, Whips, Etc. ' I.'DERSON, 8. C, December, 1901. We,are overstocked both on Wagons and Buggies, and are specially anxious to turn them, cr all of them we can turn, into cash before Xmss. Now is the time to get a good Buggy or Wagon CHEAP. Yours truly, VANDIVER BROTHERS & MAJOR. P. S.?If you owe us anything please pay up AT ONCE. REMARKABLE VALUES ! UNAPPROACHABLE PRICES! WE LEAD, LET OTHERS FOLLOW! OUR ALM SINCE WE HAVE OPENED BUSINESS HAS BEEN to do a ?ittle better for you than any other house in Anderson, and by doing strictly a Cash business wc have accomplished the end in view. As evidence of our success we point with pride to the vast throng who daily en trust their business to us. The helps to home prettiness are ready in wide variccy at this Store. A series of extraordinary Holiday offers. AU that ia pretty and practi cal, ornamental and useful. The Economical Christmas Store. Santa Claus says he never saw sich a 'sortaient of purty little things in all his life. Toys I Toys ! ! TOYS ! 1 ! of every description. Tin Toys, Iron Toys, Wooden Toys, Paper Toy*, Cloth Toys, Rubber Toys, China Toys, and all other kinds of Toys. Running-, Climbing, Crawling, Sitting, Walking, Hollering, Bellowing, Squealing and Musical Toys And just think of it ! None of them higher than 25c. Dolls, Dolls ! ' Pau and Mau Dollb, Kid Body Dolls, China Dolls, Rag Dolls, Wax Dolls, Long Doli?, Short Dolls, Big Dolls, Little Dolls, Crying and Squeaking Dolls. Doll Frocks. Sacks', Caps, Shoes, &o. Doll Cradles, Beds, Swings, Chairs and Carriages. Drums, Horn?, Fifes, Bugles, Jumping Jacks, &o. A big 50o. Doll (two foot high) for a little quarter. Little girls, see the Big Doll in our window ; she'is as tall as you and your sister. 543 beautiful Matted Pictures at 8, 10, 12 and 15c each. .51 beautiful Medalions, attractive subjects, our price 25o. 48 10x10 Fiber Framed Pictures, price them anywhere, our price 25c. 47 Koon Pictures, such subjects as, "You kaint fool dis Chicken," "Ain't She a Warm Baby." &c. y 26 beautiful Leather Photo Frames, site 6x8, our price 25o. 47 Photo Krames 6x8, our underselling price }0c while they last. 143 Frame Piotures. size 6x8, to make things a little lively, at 10o each. 239 pieces of Artistic Statuarv, all popular subjects, 10, 15, 20 and 25c each. Now, girls, don't forget to see the Big Dolls ; and, boys, we have not for gotten you. See the Big Dog. Come one, come all to see us early. Buy your Presents now to avoid the rush. We will put them away for you. Satisfaction is our favorite Salesman. Next to Post Office. JOHN A. AUSTIN AND THE MAGNET, High Price Breakers and Low Price Makers. THE RED STAR FOR DECEMBER ! Thousands of Dollars worth of Goods MUST GO 1 Your chances for securing THE PICH are becoming lessened each day. Our Goods are GOING FAST. This is a positive? CLOSING OUT SALE. W,e intend hustling Goods out for the next twenty-five days.v , y THEY MUST CO, Regardlt?? of worth. Lad tea' Jackets at 82.00. Men's Ove?coats, satin lined, worth 87.50. at 83.98'. >ilk Plush (Japes worth83.00,at81.24 Ladies' Cheviot Cnpts, worth Cl 25, at 35c. Aim's, Bovs' and Children's Suits at HALF PRICE. O u?c quickly and secure the best se Itvuons. Am wo are closing out this is a 196 STRICTLY CASH SALE. N<? < o (U ohatfrf d or sent out on approval. Our Go (U haust be so'd and *dd quickly. LEVY 8c CO , West side Public Square, Anderson, S. C. B?u 'I his ir a grand opportunity fcrr thosfc ro need of anythiug in Cloth ing, Hho*s. Hat*, Jacket*. Cap?s, t*c. ONLY A FEW DAYS TO CHRISTMAS! WE have a nipe lot of R -ckere, Pictures, Mirrors, as well as a large' lot )f Bed Room ?-oits, Parlor Pieces, tfac Racks, Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, La sts' Desks, all of which would make a nice XMA8 PRE8ENT. We naliz* the hard times and have madn prices to* suit. We to come iu, mke u look, buy if ycu cab, but if you can't it will be all right. Very truly yours, PEOPLES FDENIIUBE CO. J?- COFFINS and CASKETS famished at. an; hour, day or night. Another Day Nearer ! Better Choose than Scramble ? Some folks axe born procrastinatoxs, Neither advice nor entreaty proves availing. They won't anticipate. Those who wait for the last minute, therefore, must bo content with N pot-luck and broken, assortments. But you are not in that class, are you ? Yon want to make selections under th? most favorable conditions. Hence let us remind you that.there are but few days 'till Xmas. This community naturally expects much from th is Store at Christmas, especially. The expectation is complimentary. We're doing our best to meet it. : vi In Books* In Toys, In Leath?r Goods, In Toilet Articles, In Handkerchiefs, In Umbrellas, In*Men's Wear, In Fancy Goods, In Furs, In Boys' Clothing, In Neclcwear, In China Ware, We're Stocked . as Ney er Before, To Bay nothing about the thousand and one more useful articles, just as appropriate for Presents, and all at Depart ment Store prices. Respectfully, 11> Aerents for ..the American Lady Corset; Agents for Butterick Patterns. , Ask for Coupons for PREE PREMIUMS. IK looking for a PRESENT for the loved ones,nothing appeal* to much to the teste and idea of the beautiful as artistic? m We would feel honored if, on your next visit to Anderson,. 8. C, yon wonM jail and examine our Stock, in Chips' and Saucers, Individual Plate* New und beautiful designs. Salad Bishe?, Huts and Raisin Dishes, Bowls, Wine Glasses, Glassware* New Mottled Ware, Lamps, ? Albums and Work Boxes. W? HAVE CUT TO COST AH Dress ?oods, Capes and Jackets* We have a beautiful line.'-'-Also.'full line of? ' Outinge, Checks, Homespun, Calico, "Shirts, Undershirts and Drawers. ^ /.'?, SHOES!?We ih nk o-at line we baye ever had at very, low prices' Wo think you can fb.d' what you want, aud would be pleased to show pco what we have. Youjs tr.ily, mm, 36 Granite Row, Anderson, 8. C. DIRECTIONS, One e^ery night. Py mail.