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M ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER FOUNDED AUGUST 1, 18??. J2(l North Milln Street ANDKH8UN, H. Ct W. W SMOAK, Editor and HUB. Mgr D. WATSON DELL.City Editor. PHELPS SASSEEN. Advertising Mgr T. B. GODFHKY._Circulation Mgr. EL ADAMS. Telegrapli Editor and Foreman. Member of Associated Pre:? and Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic] Service. 'Entered according -to Act of Con gress as Second Class Mall Matter at j tho Post?nico at Anderson, S. C 8UB8CR1PTI0N BATES Semi-weekly One Year .$1.601 Six Months .761 Dally Ono Year.$6.00.1 Six Months .;. 2.60 | Three Months. 12.', TELEPHONES Editorial mid Kuslncss OiTlco.321 Job Prim In?-. .693-Ll The Intelligencer is delivered by carriers in the city. If you fall to get your papor regularly please notify us. Opposite. your name on the label of your puper h printed date to which our paper ls paid. AU checks and drafts should be drawn to Tho Anderson Intelligencer. Jj ] RIMED QUOTATIONS. I Think no? ambition wise be causo I t Wgrnv?. J | g K ' y \ ^irl?WJilttt|?D?Teoant <\ .Tho paths' ot glory lead hut to 3 \ the grave)- ?*>. -Gray. '\ \What ia ambition? Tts ? .gio* 5 j rlous cbuat. ' | j j i -Willis. Only deatructivo to the brave and great -Addison. Whafs all the gaudy glitter of a crown T * \ -Dryden. Tho way to otis* Hes not on beda of down. . -Durands .Quartes. . Well, anyway.. Belton will have j a. fair. ?Pre-New ^Year's | resolution :| Qiiit talking war and hard times. I ' *- . * ?. ? $. Hats , fiiiTf?r-ygk Anderson, Chamber of'Commerce. They "dc? ?gore than >st meet.'* i ?The fried'crJteW of Lebanoii bids fair to equl?l in renown the cedars of thet^baTiorrtrf old. ; Why' not hi9tJ' rural police in Anderson county and.try. to put a stop to this fearful homicide rec ord tH| tt??nt?r is making/ AJI hail the Anderson Poultry Association. We propose Lebanon School improvement Society for honorary member?hfpv p* V ". Let's not postpone taxes While about ii why not, remit them al together, and'pay1'the taxpayers back what they paid in last year. --o Anderson's grain elevator al ready looks good. Let the farmers have enough* Ito fill it when it is completed, and the price of cotton will not worry them any longer. The sAoW" of^Artdetton ??ur? t^?f?s?^'tn1fie' ???nds of sujftjT ty?ay ?Tn?en "as the tn?sFeeswhb assemlbled here ^yesterday. They ?re interested in education and ?iey also do "more thaii ? just OPPOSING TAX EXTENSION. The Intelligencer trusts the special session of the legislature will .not attempt to defer the pay ment of taxes.'1 There is one mighty good, reason why they should not do this, and that is the question of the - schools. Without tax money there can be no school {? money, and to have to close the ??hools, especially of the rural districts, because of this failure to . collect taxes, , would be folly. tTaxes have to be paid, and to pay them will mj^?j-?ate much more f a hardship one time than an ther. If postponed' this year' the payment will hRv? to be post poned next year, or Jwo payments <jf taxes will come together so near as to b?.a' hardship, and where w^V^W^^^^ ir<>n. next ySaV ff ijjcannotfjie ?ad this J?ar? Will times bi it* much bet ?iet next year? h The action of th?'?ssociation of trustees of Anderson county yes . terday in ; adopting a resolution protesting against any extension tri the time for paying taxes, was timely and shows ,r the interest . th?se gentlemtufcthave in the wel f?ffi t)f the schools of the county. ^ legislators^ witl' tfQ well to '^e^'TMs;actf? ' ANDERSON'S COTTON GOODS WEEK. Little did Miss Genevieve Clark, thc popular and talented daugh ter nf the Speaker of the House, dream of the ramifications nf the "Cotton Goods" movement when she started it. However, since it has assumed its national scope, instead of flinching from the re sponsibility of the movement she has bravely accepted the chair manship of the committee, which, besides Miss Clark, Miss Callie Hoke Smith, daughter of Senator Hoke Smith of our neighboring state of Georgia, and Miss Lucy Durleson, daughter of the post master general, and though this committee's mail has reached ! such proportions that it has to be i hauled in two horse wagons, these noble women of the South are standing up to their work like Trojans. The original "Buy z Bale of i Cotton" has swept over the en tire country, and every kind and 1 character of business has re sponded to its call, to buy one or : ?more bales of cotton and "carry" ?their purchases uintil the cotton \ market gets back,- to normal -con- : ditions. This movement had to do only < with,raw cotton; yet increased i consumption of COTTON I GOO?S will naturally help the cotton situation by increasing thc 1 market for the raw cotton. i After the ladies mentioned i above had started the ''Cotton ? Goods" movement by appearing, I at social functions in evening ; gowns made of cotton, thc plan i of appealing to the consumers of | this entire country to make con- i certed and systematic efforts to 1 increase the consumption of cot- ; ton goods of every kind and char- i acter, was formulated and launch ed. Immediately it was taken up by the press of the entire United States and the Retail Merchants of < the country saw the advantaged of the movement ano> embraced it at i once; in fact the movement as sumed such gigantic national pro- : portions that no "live retailer" ? r:cout?\nTfl?rd: to "keep off the i jbarui wagon/" lt 'mear?t -?ad?led. I prestige abd profits tb be "among 1 the. first in bis towivor city to (em-* i brace - the'" "National Cotton . Goods" movement, so everybody ^0|ff??3K|? Ifband' Wagon. " m < Everything that is made of cot- i ton is included in this national I movement; and in quite a n?m- i Jer pf ,cjtles .and-towns the ladies \\ pt.: .certain,.^charitable . societies i dress up in cotton dresses and i some act as "Floor-walkers" and I others a$ clerks, and in other ca- i pacifies, first having made an ar- I rangement with the management J of the store to receive a certain ] per cent of the profits of the j weeks or days* sales for their so ciety. In almost every town, and ! especially throughout the South, < the society ladies have . entered I into .this movement with a great . deal of interest and enthusiasm. < The merchants decorate their 1 biores and especially their show- 1 Windows with bales ?f cotton, and ; the green ...plants bearing , the I jeayes, and bolls, with .the manu- ; factured products prominently! ] displayed, too. i < As this is a sale feature the dis-: ! play throughout the entire store I should carry the; prices of -|he cot- ' ton goods plainly and pi*onilnent-> 1 ly displayed. A cotton goods style show could be featured here also if sufficient interest was mani- 1 fest by the ladies of Anderson. 1 The ladies could hold a style sell- 1 ing contest, by having certain of ' the most popular young ladies j stand as sponsors for certain. ' dresses and then to sell as many I of each kind of dress as possible; thc winner, being the one whose j dress sold, the best. ^ Anderson is particularly inter ested in this "National Cotton Goods" movement, not only iori ' its philanthropy, but because An-' * derson has NINETEEN BIG; ; COTTON MILLS Within r herj boundaries, whose total invest-] 1 ment totals over $17,500,000.00,;1 with a yearly output of $t5,25o,-j ooo.oo; employing over ,6,500}: people; whose, yearjy^wages andi: salaries amount to- almost 000,000.00. . 1 This is enough to arouse the j selfish interests of Anderson, so prepare to me^t your friends' and I their friends at the "National Cot tort Goods Week" celebration in Anderson the week of Oct t2th to 17th. Welcome the newly organized Ministerial Union of 'Anderson. The Intelligencer is with you. NO EXTREME LEGISLATION. Thc General Assembly of South Carolina meets today in special session, being called together by the Governor to devise means for the relief of the people of the State in "these times of financial stringency." Just what is to be accomplished, or just what can be accomplished by this meeting remains to be seen, 'l here are, ol course, numerous "plans" t ? be put forward hy this and lhat "statesman/' "whose desire is to serve the "dear peepul," and inci dentally to get ?some glory for himself. > The Intelligencer hopes that the legislature!will not go to any extreme measures nor pass any laws ihat will ?'? thc cause of gen eral dissa'tisfacl! vi, nor whic-i will create further factional or class feeling. The feeling of panic which was so prevalent when thc war in Europe first started, is passing away, and a more hopeful tone is pervading the business world. The financial situation is being cleared up without legisla tion. Whether or not any single slate can pass a law which will he worth much to the.people of a sin gle state, is a question which should be weighed gravely by our legislators before being attempb 2d. Ror^instance The intelligencer doubts the r?sdoinf.of legi?rat.iori looking to. cufta|tirt]g ?thc acreage; of the cotton crop, linlcss s?c?i legislation could be applied, ic every cotton growing state. And, oven if it could apply tfA eyer) cotton growing $tyte\ .woulds the farmers of these' states who are accustomed to planting more coi ton than any. other crop, be pre pared to produce and market other crops. Would there not b( the same cry over production il ill the farmers should raise tee much grain? Where would the surplus be sold? Would it pa} better than cotton at a low price ? Understand, we are in favor o curtailing the cotton crop nex year every acre .that the goo< business Judgment of the planter will dictate, or the combined judg r. ?nt of the business men and tty farmers. The Intelligencer, favour planting every acre of grain crop that scan b? harvested, and mat Iceted to advantage. We favt? every farmer's gro\v*?n? .<ott6j anly as a surplus crop, and 1 would, be better to grow .hogs.ant cattle, -where the farmer .is equip ped to handle the live stock ques lion. But this means extra cost fo douses and fencing, silos- am pure bred stock, is the averag farmer, with ihe present \o\ price of cotton, able to build thes fences and houses and buy th lecessary stock for his farm? Wil the banks lend him money takin, is a pledge a mortgage on hi prospective Miv?1 stock, or'Mis sui plus grain? The above are questions whic should be pondered carefully b mir legislators before they try t force by legislation the adoptio ?f a "plan" which may look goo on paper, but which may nc york out practically. We trust th legislature may be able, to devi? some means for the betterment c the conditions of all our peoph md as these measures. are 7 prc posed The Intelligencer will faye sr oppose, as* we believe they ai for or against the best interests < the people in South Carolina wh need to be legislated for ari helped by.such laws.,,.. t , , For the best article of th? liundred words or less, written t my white person, and submitte to the Intelligencer before s 3'clock P. M., Tuesday, Oct. 12t! i prize of a year's subscriptic to the Daily Intelligencer will 1 giv.?n absolutely free, and tl winners name and essay will I published ir. the Intelligenc Wednesday or i hursday, CK 14th, or 4 5th. . This essay should treat of tl loyalty of the home people one another in times.of stress; the duty of the merchants- ai business men generally to ass the poorer farmers an jj. others j distress; of the.farmers-obligatio to the merchants -and ban v^hich they shiiu??? endeavor meet, eyen though,?he? effort ce them some sacrifices; . of .t moral obligations of'the farms and other consumers to patronl the home merchant at this-tu more than at any other, for t special reason that it is the hoi vterchanf that we all call on time of distress, and hot the m order houses; the "pull togethe spirit of all the people of t United Statse, as demonstrated the "Buy a Bale" movemrnt a other kindred plans for the an lioration of the suffering, caused by the terrible war now iaging in Europe. The Intelligencer will get some) person or persons to read these essays and judge which is the best one, and the award will be made accordingly. There are no restrictions, other than that you niust write only on one side -of the^paper, sign your name and Vadt?fess plainly, and mail, or tend in ybyr effort as by j tlie.time specified. | You do ribt have to be a sub scriber of the Intelligencer to ?be eligible to this contest. Sharpen your lead pencils,-fountain pens, I typewriters, and wits and "go to it." May the best one win! LIBERATING THE JEW. The Jewish people of the world celebrated their Yom Kip pur, or New Year, this week. This race, so little understood by those I not of their blood, has recently taken tremendous strides in the recognition accorded, it. lt is but i natural for the Jews to be self cen tered and clannish. Persecuted, reviled, driven like beasts, this is yet a people which, without a i home, has preserved its integrity as a race and its morals, its art, its literature. $Tfte seeKmg fdr wealth?s ai'syfap$bm,; not?-, a char* ?Vj^Vis??c,,?vith?the J?wish/^peoplei |feey idealize t|ia|* wifbout[jmonej they would be the most despises people on earth, for though hold ing together as a race they ar? yet scattered lover the face of tm earth, homeless. The war in Europe has emanci pated the Jews, who have been ?subjected to a condition-approach I mg actual servitude in Poland ind other parts of. Russia. In a recent address the Czar*acfdresses them as "My . beloved Jews!" What a remarkable change this is, to,be true^iThe.fJtnQju^and the cat o' nine tails bas been their lot, but now the rifle: is placed Ijn their ?hands for th?rr) to fight fdJf.Russ land. ii" ? . fi j 1 ia ' K In all ages the Jew has made a good soldier-when he has hjad to. The Jew is a man of?peace? buchen, ^Mftftn'MSIUW tJi? oath of a soldier, there is none able, citizens, by-the.way, was once a member of the royal pal ace guard of Emperor Franz Joset of Austria/??3<! a Had in Vienrta, Oscar Gelsberg^attracted the attention^ojfjjh?. Emperor, then a young man, jind. as soon as he become old enough to bear arms Geisberg was detailed to be one of the personal escort for thc cm peror. The Jew has no navy,, no army, no flag-he is a loyal cit! zen of any country in which he may find himself, and the flag of that country is his flag. In inc War of th?. Revolution the Jews took an active part in both armies. In the War of Seces sion there were more than 7,ooo Jews in the two armies and some Jewish citizens of this state served with slgn?l honor, ability and eV?n distinction. The war in Europe ap pears,- therefore/, to mean more to 'the Jews than to any other peo ple, for to them it may bring lib erty in those Countries in which the honest, humbie Jewish peas ants are treated as but slaves. W. B. CONSIDER THE CAUSE. There ls much real information that may be gained from a circus. For one thing, it is ? mnrveLhow the cooks can get up .a first-class tab'-de-hote dinner , for . a' city ..of 1,200 persons'that drops down .almost out of t^, skies. The meals served under the cook tent back of the "big top'' ' are plentiful, ?savory and tempting. Circus peo ple, especially the .acrobats, have Tegular diet and..cannot eat too much before a performance, but always get ?t least one h?arty meal a day, and at no tee. suffer for something to eat. Passing from the cook tent on a warm, sunny afternoon, we may see the bearded lady darning her hose and other suth'evidences Of domesticity, aft ofl which give a clearer idea of the humanness of j the gre?t traveling entertain ment, which is as distinctly Amer ican as baseball, draw poker, or primary elections. There is another feature of the circus that always appeals to some persons, herein nameless. This particular feature is the thirst of the camel. No flaming posters teil of this marvel, but truly wonderful it is-and what would not some persons give for that thirst! The stomach of a camel, we are told, is divided into four com partments, and the walls of these are lined with cells which can be opened or closed at will by the use of powerful muscles. When a camel drinks he is not satisfying his thirst but is filling up his reser voirs. When he drinks, the camel drinks and drinks and drinks and the small boy and the old toper look on in undisguised amazement and admiration. As soon as each cistern is fibed, it is closed until the day of need thereof. How many an automobilist on a long trip would like to be constructed like a camel,-unless there are numerous springs along ,the way. For as the camel's thirst 'needs slaking, he merely empties one of the water cells into its stomach, and we are told that one or two cells hold sufficient for a day. The camel can go for six days without drinking, which is very necessary in crossing deserts where wells are hundreds of miles apart. The camel is only one of na ture's wonders in the circus. For instance, take the noble giraffe. With that long gullet or aeso nhagus of his, consider how long he is permitted to enjoy a drink of water. Gee, it is bully. W| B. COTTON OR CBEDIT? Just now there is no question so In teresting to the people of this section of ike state as what the farmer will de with Wa cotton nnd the effects, ?et hh action on the welfare of the country. There are many persons of man; minds on this question as on every other. Some say the ? farmer should sell at the present price; others thai should hold for higher prices. Some .ire of lue opinion thut lhere ls bound to be u loss If cotton be sold for lest than ten cents a pound; others that cotton can be made, for eight coats and we have heard of one largo fannel in thlsacounty who says his cotton doet not cost bim more than six cents. Then there are many persons ' whe think the loss caused to the fannel In the impairment of his credit, an?! to business generally through a con tinued stagnation waiting on cotton tc be sold, will more than Offset the pros ent loss if cotton be sold at presen prices and the money received therefoi be placed lu circulation. The arguments of many apply o - ; ri f . /. course to the farmer who is In debt. I there were' no farmers in debt,' then would bo no cotton. problem; Thei the individual farmer could do as h< pleases',' and j tho coud try would pros per anyway. But so long as the far mer" "'has*" .mortgaged.' '.' his, " pros pective''' eriip ito the, . banks tho .morchant, -it. reall; ?es not belong to tbe farmer after hi debt becomes due. Tho question thei becomes a personal one. between th farmer, and hhs banker, his m crehan or the per B on to whom he ls Indebted If he can arrange to borrow money 01 his cotton at ? warehouse and pay hi debts, then lt behooves him'to. do th i and save his credit. Or it he can stor his cotton with his creditor and se cure an extension on his obligatio! this la also a privilege and a duty t do this. But if neither bf these coarse ?or any other, is opon to tho farmoi as a haslnosB man/;who values 'hi credit, he must sell tor what he ca get and -preserve' hts credit'/That I worth moro to him and'as a heritng for his children than to aavo a ll ttl money and lose the confidence t those With whom ho bas been fl oin business ; and' ' thus have lt salft, ??l would not pay his debts." '. .Then', there are those. who- conten that the farmer has had several yest of prosperity, and that he can stand loss on on<t year's crop. Of cburse e? eryone knows that tho diff?rence' < even one cent a or und in the price < the South's staple money crop wi mean ? great deal less monoy tn cl rei lotion and financial loss to the entii South and every business In lt. it deplored that the'present condition ej ists, and if we could we would plac OUR $20 SUITS ARE HAVING A RUN. You can buy them at some stores 'at $22.50 and $25. .This line is one of the fortifications that pro tect our trade. It's a suit that we tried out .and .kripw it .will prove loyal under the fire of daily wear. It will never shirk desert its colors. nor But you are not limited to one price here-suits in all the colors at $10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $22.50 and $25. Order by Parcel Post We prepay all charges. UK 'I a ll I'.lQffrtl .'.il* [l?fi lo' )... . ? I Jill ii ri .' . v ..- ..?..' ip .-. . , . "lt ly! Hi! :.! ! WIMS iii' ? ' ? '? :i .lli'tlllf; . .? . . . ii: ?'.tiji.f?1 'iiiii'!- * . ' . u; ti/i ?.l!< -.. ? fy f. toi I axa) vit >y> ,: ?t;iui'.taofi "ii t ?io : ./ i-i TI Tn nil the price of cotton today at 15 cents a pound and guarantee that lt would, re main that. Wo hopo, sincerely, ,.Ujat the price will bo advanced soon,-and that wo shall ha Raved this loss.' But facts are stubborn thlngB, and it seems a rather gloomy prospect Just now. Tho Intelligencer would not have any who can do otherwise sacri fice his cotton crop, and wo trust that the fanners who can hold will not of fer a bale for sale. We also hope that the banker, business man, or money man who has debtors, and can do so, will Indulge them to the very farthpst limit. One's banker IR a safe, man to go to for ndvlco in matters financial and if the farmer will go to his banker and place Ute matter In MB hands. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred he will not Buffer for the tryst placed. Banker? and other business men. aro but human, and If they find that the. Tanner, or any debtor, ls trying ; to dodge a debt, or'not. make proper ef forts to pay it, be will get suspicions and distrustful of that man's honesty. So, Mr. Debt ol} go to your r- edt tor arid ialk .lt. over with him. Frankness often destroys distrust and creates better- feelings til round. Hold your cotton if you can but If it ls a choice of losing on your cotton or losing your credit let the cotton go. if our credit ls the more valuable. OTU KU PEtfCn; P?8KE8. ; . ... ,1, V.I.UI* V... ' . . I. ... A Fair Kt Fair. '..'.' Orangeburg ! 'county id going to hold a big fair du ring- tho1'Week of Novem ber 10 to lo. ns rar aa tue, exhibits are concerned there W?ot?ason whitney will not be as good* b'f 'better than ever. Our.country bas bbe'r? biassed wl<b a big crop of nearly ''?very^hlhg raised . on the farm. Thia soemr-'ty bo 'the year of all years when the '.farmers should como together fdr "a general confer ene, bring thir exhibits^ ? and plan for another year.-Or?rigebUlrg Sun. Dont Duck. ' "When a duck. lays an ogg, she waddles off as If nothing had hap pened. When a hen lays ona there's a h-1 of a noise. The hen advertises. Hnce the demand for hen's eggs-not ducks." _ Go to the ben, thou sluggard. Spartanburg Herald. 1 AS A BUSINESS HAN SEES IT. Owing to the continued discussions sn the condition of the South jost sow sver the business outlook, the follow ing advice, or comments by ono of-An [orson's leading business'men, is Quite to. the^point: ?j If people don't pay up,?the supply mon and the banka' and Ute fertilizer jompanl?s will not be able to make idvances next year and then things wrill como to a standstill. They can not carry two years' burden. Things nay bo tight, next year, and very, prob ably wm De, and the. maa who does lot pay up will be at a great diBadvan age., Thai prompt payer I? the man Vbo will he taken caro o?. I would, lei be our prised In the least If the sup ply men and the bankers and tbejter illser men were not keeping a list of the prompt paying customers. Another thing, keep your money In ?>arik and pay your bills by check. Xf rou cat a Check, deposit lt In bank and :heck lt out a? it Is used. ThiB is a time for every man to do ill he can to relieve things. It every body will do that everybody will bo letter off. A man who comes Bquare o th? rack; CU? fall will establish ? :red{i '-hat will be worth a great deal o bim herealtpt. w j Tne Cotton Situation. . ,.Thc,, cotton, situation, ais w?flgo ,t?? press may he s um ma ri dod an --fol lows: ' ,.'*... y 1. Farmers throughout tbjb . j South are "standing pat" and j refusing to cell for less than ten centB. Their dogger, stubbornness has surprised interests that expected to sfeo thom ?tamyedo and give their cotton away. This fact la stiffening the market, do Bplto tho fact tb si. tho wai' now pro gresses slowly. 2. Secretary McAdoo has golton Into action at bist, and is putting uro behind the banka that ref used to lend or demand excessive interest. 3". B.rt banka dehlg^ed primarily to help commercial interests are dim cult to get Into shape now for prop erly serving agricultural and rural Interests. If we had a better system of rural cr?dita er svsa ?&fm?ra' building and loan associations,' tho ' situation would be immeasurably im proved. In many caaes it ls impossible 'o bavp wartehoujse recpipts recog nized by hanks because- tho ^war?? house* are hot bonded ?tnd bo'eauVo warehousing heretofore'has beep'doner .?ny sort of Jiapba^rt 'taablorr. We need a cotton warehousing ayslim ?? thorough and as well standardized aa the proposed - Duke- syatem-out never under Duke, inuencea. * .?> , x; 6. CongresB bas not dono its duty. In a situation-- Uko this where ??o l? dUBtry of one' section Is lmiJerJlcd; speclab provision for furnishing loans should bo made Instead of leav - ing Ute section dependent on the gen eral everyday proylalon. of tfce.lawV 6. FaWrs should keep organizing; keep after setting'thing? right lo cally; sow Che last pbsatbl? ? aar* in .?su?a? and grain crops; and compel state and national gove rame nt? to do their duty.-Progressive Fartcer We d??t care whether or not there are marriages in heaven--but we would like to know if there are any moving pictures there.