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'??*a*4 Aifcabt u, tm m Kart* Mela MNHa AnMWfloif, a. c. j mmjum RANKS f^iatered According ga ?an M Second C.aau ?ne Post?nico nt At Willly., ; Fri ?M&i-W(*kly?i Dally "" Bl i-?i #9 pe* Year. jrsr nanami r ,; S?-3? 1er ?bree j ? . Anmieten Prece andi ly T?l?graphie /.-t - circuisllon thea any otter] la tht* Congressional D}e-| li?uggHOlfgSn - . . . f*: ?Eaeal N?#? - - *> ttl ^octety jNetra . . gy&. The intelligence? fa delivered by carriers in tn? etty. Xi yon Call to ?et yow paper regularly nieass notify aa Opposite your name on label ct yrtir paper ie printed date to wat your pa^r is pajd. All abaci* au, drafts should be drawn to The Ander foo JQtellfetftear, Washington, May 18,-Forecast : oath Carolina-Partly cloudy Tues-1 ay and Wednesday. but flin hooks. Suckers, : TIB. buen within speaking dla sal spring chicken? ant season ?oro kau out of tb? ground. ho start',trouble'-nay look j iknck in; the same manner. JMU7. no doubt thinks ho to u rest and. faith, -b&J?j notified tba committee any old soldiers you would take ' ^^arcftner-Twwwa '.?ab%?b'a pow ??ht of things that are ?ot BO. .Bromo is the nama of a postofficej Kentucky and wo presumo it lei located somewhere near the mint bed. sneaking nf knowledge, Mi? ??ii*?- Hy ?evtT. appears to. know any? line for certain-hut'generally 'specs Halt a million dollars in a lump . is dieted for enc wild pigao?. hut one ^ can buy a pretty chicken for ::. !<ym thor, th^f Som? pr?t?, "hard thlnga have been aald etont tho North American In ^^HKSUP,' hut none of them have bees : named Huerta. : N We hope that the state demoer?e convention will do what IR right for the whole state, vbut we believe con nervatlam la rlpht. ^?nre iitsi vesaep to ?hool U?? chiites of tho Panama canal appears to have aa many return dates aa Ca rapo or Harry l?aude>. Oh. tho bumble be? is a beautiful bird - .'Wheo you go afiehin* Hut If you should Bit down on him, ':[?'>... Hell change yonr disposition. in other words Brother Huerta ap And y? no signs of rain, if we had a league baseball game scheduled for toiawrrnu- w*? n?l2lit look fj>r "falltetf*- . ?*yB 'ttrt ha? been lost lost for the moat part," but chances t,?>- mniy lil m ru? tl other "fellow,M u?v ur ?uti that brandy dip?ofeacy win p*' juice article fri a rrai^ > that lt ta Ptain branch of . ??I to oe i ider the new [fr mmi?t*ki,A ??{tn m a a clumsy attempt at badinage thal jfpal. afternoon publication geeks tol Nsmlas In Jest our calm resentment: of I What at fl rat we considered roaatdon-l ic imnertinence, but now we know lt I to have bean merely an elephantine! attempt at wit. While we long since had observed Ike flshinuaa of certain statements. We did not really look for a confes sion. d?r genial bot combustible terapof?ry saya it baa gone a fishtn'.j And updn its return-more fish tales, no *>?j*. We wish to apologize to our readers iW'evjer having digressed for a mo ment to pay attention to the piscato rial emanations of a contemporary that is suffering from hydrocephalus, and we ?rill say-never again. The public may believe all the fish talcs some of '?te time, and some of the fish tales all the time, but some day they will find that the public itself ls be ing baited for sucker?. We admit to a feeling of disgust, rather than of dis may, tor as friend Euripides said some 2,600 yeera ago "For puny wit can work but puny aln> ?I VE US HF.It VICK - It is announced that the G. S. A A. will put on a Pullman from Spartan burg to Atlanta-but lt will not come through Anderson. While thia will be a decided improvement over anything wc now have, and moat of our recent improvements haye come because of the G. 8. & A. putting "ginger" Into the railroad business, yet wa have heard, that the Blue Ridge contem Iplates putting on a Pullman from hero to S?neca on the midnight train, to connect there with the traine from Washington to New Orleans. It the G. S. & A. can do no better than this we regret it. Anderson la tired of tho frayed out cati "Change cars for Anderson." ' Of course the people of Anderson Wm ?Vte? over me road mac a oes tho moat for the town and gives the best service, whleh In thia particular case would bo the Blue Ridge if it does put on the Pullman. -*hi In this connection we wish to state mat we. have repeatedly called atten tion to the fact that the so-called pas senger station of the G. S. & A. here is Inad?quate and tn the sunnier months ia almost unbearable. At the request cf this payer tho railroad commission of the state looked into the matter and condemned the "station" In no oncer t.\ i ti terras. We think it ie about time U?at- something waa being done to wards putting a .passenger atation here*. Anderson la going to be a city. Her own people will make it BO. The rail roads, wh'-h now In this time of An derson's period of evolution will stick to this city end will {rive lt a helping hand will be the ones, we predict, that will get the business ot thia sec BA VIH B* COKER I ? David R. Coker, the distinguished South Carolin ian who hm? bron nuim-d a member of the regional bank direc torate, is a con ot Maj. ??a. Lyda Coker, who has made the iowa 'ot Hurtsville ono ot the moat beautiful places in the south. David tc Coker ls well known In Anderson, being a warm personal friend of Robert Ev Ligen and other prominent men ot the elly. Two year? ago Mr. Coker carno to Anderson and advised the farmers how to plant and care for staple cot ton. We do not know whether or not they followed ht? advice, but we are Inclined , to believe .that nome et them did not, and later could not under stand why they did not get the beat results. Mr. Coker buya avery year la his own community something like 10,000 balea ot staple cotton end in addition to this ls making his section rich by propagating oats from a seed that is almost perfect. He developed lt to thia ?tate of perfection himself. What Mciver Williamson did for corn culture in this state, David R. Coker hus done for cotton, for oats and for other croea of the noll. He ls a man of splendid education abd In every way a sterling cltlsen. LOTS OF TALK D*bnto on the canal tolls propon) Iton ie scheduled to end in tho United States senate thia week. Although nil of the Boosters probably know how Ikey will vote, the question will te rtlsouaaod all thin week and u vole may be taken next Monday. The administration, confident a? H? leaders may ne that the pepea! wiri carry, has not ceased Its efforts, A tera of the'democratic national conv st at ?mr nt waa issued from Keadouar mlttce declaring that in response to, an inquiry by Senator Gore, ?0* dfa?a- j Opposition to the . free tolls stank of Die democratic platform. F?s sfcslernrxr. say* the ITt dwi** gaieet a'.and for free toll provision ; and that It?tere from 3S other? are ? THE ?WAE? COSTA New York exporter* of merchandise to Mexico, estimate that thia country's imbroglio with the Huerta government is causing a loss of, trade to Mexi can gulf porte of close to $200,000 a day. The Import business ls also practically at a standstill. The loss of freights to the steamship com panies is mounting up and the situ? atlon has-reached an acute -stage. "rV'uier ronte trade ls demoralized, and j some of the exporters ere freely ?rill- j claing the Washington policy as re sponsible for their troubles. "No body," said one exporter, "dare? tel chip anything to the gulf porta. The warehouses at those ports are not safe | receptacles for merchandise under ex isting conditions, while railroad com munication with the Interior cities hi j uncertain, or at all intents and pur poses closed." That Orangeburg contemporary | which contends that there are four teen candidates In the field for gover-j norah lp of South Carolina neglects to state whether it la counting Brother | Manning aa seven and Brother Mc Laurln aa three. * THE DAY IN CONGRESS * * .,. _ *| \ _ Washington. May 18,-Day In con gress. Senate: Met at ll o'clock. Debate resumed on tolls exemption, j Considered agricultural appropria tion bill. In committee ot the whole agreed to ] appropriation for grading ' and stand- j ardlzatlon of cotton. Confirmed nomination of Charles | Warren, of Boston to bo assistant at torney general, succeeding Jesse C. j Atkins. , Received from reserve bank organi zation committee arguments and briefs considered in the selection of federal I reserve districts and cities. ^Adjourned at 5:50 p. va. to noon j Hau so: Met nt noon. Bills considered under requirement | ot unanimous consent. Judiciary sub committee continued I hearing of Impeachment , of Justice | Wir?ght, of District or Columbia su preme court. Agreed to joint r?solution appoint ing George Frederick Kunz aa a mem ber of the North American indian Me morial Commission. Faased bills to authorize a bridge ! across Missouri river hear Kansas | City; to permit ?ales by supply;depart ment ot the army to certain military ! schools and colleges; and to open pub lic, roads on Winnebago, Omah a andi Sante? ?ioux Indian . roBcrvailona la Nebraska. Adjourned at.fi:52 p. m- until noon Tuesday. PROPER CJJLTIVATIOV > Yenn'sr Cove and Cartea rtlmuld Be j Hsv/rew^d Thoroughly. Weahlngtoji, D./c, M*y. iS.- Tho benericiai effects of a .well prepared seed oed and tho use ot good seed ?nsy bte wholly or ' partially Mitfaet hy Improper or ?ssti??lcleut cultivation, la tho advice of, th|s crop specialist of. the department' of 'agriculture. Proper cultivation ia an important factor In crop prioduction. Cultiva tion should begin Immediately after planting by runrdng once ,or twice across.the row? with m, wn.mrr- o? aee?; tlon harrow. Af ?er the plants ?onie mi at . least two .''additional cultiva tions should be gtveo with dither 'he weeuer or tho harrow in the c-me nf either corn or cotton bernie tba rea ujar cultivators axe used. Run diag onally ,across the TOWS with either of these; i .implements, using the section harrow with, the teeth ?Un Med hack wards , with an angle of 4tS d 'greet and repent a week later nt right an glen with the mst cultivation. The usc of tho ..weeder or section harrow ia ?t.?ngiy Advised for ear'y cultiv?t ion at erm, cottoin an.l many other, croria. t: Is'best to uao C>o eerier on v?ry loose or-sandy soils la early c novation- wita thc .Raed or lutrrov d^atioys' all TJung gra?a weeds' and.leaves the s?vi >n lire mdltlon and the cotton reaoy ?or chopping " turning, i ne ase. of the ??esli>ti.(:?a;row for th? ?a:<By ?yiU>*?'' i\in. ut cern an i rotton In thc- itouth l? ... unparativifiy .Kcant but U ia rap lt", h..''.-.-'nir?i i,tneriU. Cn? of the great advantages in ats use In ed dftlon to the excellenk work done, ls the extro amount of lend that can he cultlyo^ed In h given jttme. THE G EBRA?-A "W A Y rMjtjUi?. im l^rizzzzj is TSutt r?ate 3fay fee Praseeated. I Atlanta. May 18.-Because they have failed to file awom. statements of their campaign expenses, thirteen can-} ornatos in the recent Fulton county j j primary-, are liable for indictment andi .i-:oa in the criminel cc-rt. J Th?-y h?.?v M-.-?r? give?! a *"dtcja grace on the assumption th>t nothins but negligence ii respeisftlo for alienee, but unless theymake their re tern" ai once the. process ot the law will bc put In motion. o ooo o o o o o n o o o o o o oj o OTTS HOT SHOTS o o Maintain the conimu- oj o rtliy life of America. Lei <>j o thr Dig cities Tear their o o O^VTI workers ans! pay for o o their education, y. o o fl o fl o o flo o o o ? bo O O o o o URGES THAT FARMERS BE _s^Tf iHtY NuW LOSE South Carolinian Explain? Impor tance of Proper Valuation of Cotton Crop Washington, May ?.'>.-Speaking op the agricultural Tolll ii; the P?nate, Senator B. J). Smith of South Caro lina recently made n forceful pica for th? consideration of the farmers' need for education in Hie vsinatluii of ins err p. Senator, Smith contended that it waa Mopi^l to ap;.<v: r?ate money to teach farmers how to Set crease their output and nor to gig* money to enable them to ?et the real worth o? their crops in th-; market "I wish to call the attention ol' the senate," Scanter.Smith ."Rid. "the the. fact that in this bill we are spending several million dollars for the purpose of demonstrating to the farmer the best method by which he can increase his output, lt seems' to me lt come; with ill grace for arty, meir --cr on thia floor to vote for an hppropriaa.m to teach the farmer how to make a larger crop and then make bo effort to u',v-j him any knowledge of the value of what he d^c "I am thc author, of thl.v amend ment. I proposed it. for 'he reason that we h.tve before .us a* demonjtra tion of these yarns, m->de under an np proj.rltion seeur?d by me to the l.\st agricultural appropriation bill, show ing that the trade on account of thc grades which it had arbitrarily fixed is making a difference of anywhere from 815 to $20 ger bale, whereas by this test of bte relative value of the different gradea the department of ag riculture bas demonstrated that no such actual difference exists. "You and I are 'dependent tor me toxttfles of this country1 upon the Southern cotton growers. The only way you can make him prosperous it to make his work profitable. I do nut nio liv,rr wiry" ?S?wwC" OS th? ?CO?* can vote mi?llona of dollars for the purpose of increasing the output, and then make no appropriation wJikteVor. to teach tc those .who produce tho raw mate^M^jrb^^it ^^^tkf< "The ifanufacturer -would get c. cer tain kind of cotton and on account of its appearance. they- would declare it was gin-cut cotton, .that it waa hot. in good form, and therefore,that the far mer should lose-rroin t to 2? cents a pound or from ?10 ?jilli a- bale. Tho department has provan that the spied of the gin has .nothing to do with the quality of the.output The department ttuudardited the gradea of cotton, from gocu ordinary'to mlddlfngyfalr half grades; The u*spn*tment "took] half grades. Tllho department took samples from the exchanges of the country and oat of the whole made .... fm*. JU*, * -...J-,, .i mt?k *Mf*/i*~~' I^Xllg'l SP ?'.Vcr:l50 mat i.cpivacu^u tur uuri form grades of upland cotton produced j Jn ?fl? S?Uiiir. 'it isfi??. B?fiiC o? each grade of thia' cotton lo the milla at Danville, Va, and ?onie of it to the textile dep&rU?<mt at Clemson col ??gw and elsewhere, SDuh at thsse places wlUi the'-saine Speed, with the same humidity, ?nd with the same mechanical conditions surrounding it. AS a result lt was found tjbat good ordin?r>f bleached and good ordinary nonbleachcd, as irsprsssnisd 02 this cs?** wer? nntc ..tically tho same aa the other:grades, so far as tensile strength snd bleach ing qualities were cc "Aa a nrnetleal C?.*L*0*l ?"*?!-W*??. ? wont to call the senate's attention to the fact that here is the middle grade ni! halQW that oralia H?-tnff tc a In-jvo?* price. The trade made a"difference of ??f? per bale between middling and good ordinary Under the impartial test of the department, tnadW at Clem ton college, as shown ' on this card, that there Is practically no difference form the yarna mode from the grades from middling to good ordinary. But the trade makes a difference of ?15 a bale between middling and good or dinary, and 380 a bale between-mid dling fair and good ordinary. "The^ department bas impartially spun ia?s'yjwn under conditions that should characterize e^jpry well or ganized mill, aslng uplnn? cotton, OE . der the same mechanical condition? with the ?ame humidity and the same speed of spindl.e, and has reached thia result. "When In a well regulated mill, zua "ing with the samo speed, while sn ar- i tif?ela! condition, within the breaker-1 room and the piffk?j[ W?? and tiiej slasher room you ctaNpTt^bui *?hy ad- j ditional coat, nrodutie thc same con-1 ditton in New England that you do j itt th? South, and the, same condition 1 in the South that-you-:do lr. Noa' En-j gland, surely the S*Svitor from Utah [ Smeeth ls so* g??5%"** *c 'CCT** hA>a and say that because ourVU?I?B 1have 1 had a condition of afjeed abd or eil duct aa good in ne i? going to penalise tba prod because some old worm mut* rich hfmetdJt sjf Who produce eotto?, IRONY Atlanta. Slay p>eac= return sn mind," is the pal C. V. C. Culver on the public to has lost a. wallet "flMte_ The walle pocket strange t? pursuing a thief t of a smaller sum PELLAGRA CASES SHOW INCREASE Columbia. May 18.-An increase in the number of reported caaes of pel lagra and a slight decree?? in? the number of ?ase? ot -nessie* marka the April morbidity report,of the St&t* disease show a d^treaae in-a um her over the March report. TMS? reported 4? casea of p?ilafra>;and'?36 oases ot measules. Smallpox, which numbered ? 49 cases, .was dsstribiMad aa follows? Abbeville 3, Anderson 4, Beaufort 1/ Chaster 2, Darlington 3. Fairfield l, Greenville 5, Horry . ?, Kershaw !, Lancaster %'/ Laurene 7, Malboro 2, Newberry 3, Orangeburg 2, Spartan burg 1. Union 1 end York io. Tliere waa a marked decreases'M" typhoid fever, only 10 casca being re ported during the month from I ten counties. Scarlet fever'dropped, to eight caw?. Other diseases by num ber of cases for the entire State were aa follows: Diphtheria 38, chicken pox 56, malaria 73, mumps 183, pneu monia 41, tub?rculos!?.30 and whoop ing cough 461, . CARD FftOM. BIB. SHAW AH io tb* Reorsno??atfon of tho He** 3*111? <?|?h> Mr. J. X.. O. Shaw of Rock JtlUs, waa In the city yesterday and "handed The Intelligencer the following .state ment with reference to the r?organ isation of the Hock Mills d?mocratie club. i "My attention has been called to the j llttlo article which appeared in Tho Intelligencer of May. 1,-stating that thc Democratic club of Rock Mills Township met and reorganised und elected J. I?.. O. Shaw, President. J. A. Campbell, Exeeutice Commit teeman; J. 8. Shaw, Claude Shaw, Plpyd Shaw, Tray wick Harbin, E. W. Todd aa delegates to the county coh ventian. Now Mr. Editor by the request of many of my friends I ask you to pub lish through your paper the facts In the case. On the 25th day of April Messrs. ?5. A. D?rs~ J. ?lczJzzT ^>? Skelton, McCarley and myself met at Williford's store, the voting precinct in the evening and waited, I shall say, one hour and a half, td seo If any moro won lil cnm?. and wa hod na reorgani zation and Mr. BiirflB.was president, and had been for sometime. I asked him it we could not ejectldelegates to the County convenUon. He Bald bc bad been appoin'??ag '?h^m himself, but that, be:? would rather not do lt now, but wa. could nominate members ot the-club as delegates, I then nomi nated S. A. Burns, J. A. Conker, Char tie Skelton and asked him how many the club waa entitled to. Ho answered alx. He (BurnsV said as there are Ava of us present, ju&t to let those present be dejegatea and and nomi nate one more, wblelj We did and J. P. Wright waa the maa named; Then af ter this was.done, Mr. Burns said, the appointing ot these, men may not meet the approval of the club, HO he thought it fcould be better to hare a call meeting and let tho club know wbat we bad dona and the call taeet?ng .nra? ?at Cn*> Wtuin?u<<ay rijjh^ Inri! 50i"n ai &e Barn? pince ava ina nour ** ** ?5 ?. a"*^ " . " . " * . ?t?. ?F?a?i night appointed a few of us met and waited for Mr. Burne to come aa ho aaid he would, but he did not ebow up and lt w?e understood at wi<&. mesh ing on Saturday before thar it the night waa an that the meeting ..could not be held, thea, the mon chosen on Saturday night would he consider- i ed the delegate? and on the nijsrht sot for na to meet a few of us met and' as the president was not there, we, re- ! membered that the agreement was if there was ?ot a good turn out, the mon chosen on Saturday would ' be the delegates. So Mr. J. A> Conkar waa asked ?rp give Mr. Burna thy names, which he did and 8. A. Burns said lt wea alright and said, "I am sorry t did not tneet last nicht,*'-will Mr. Burns deny it? Now, t want to ask Mr. Burns why he 'phoned The Intelligencer what he did, when ho knew there hw! never be^n any reorganization of Um club. And why did be single out my family to polrit tba linger of scorn and de rision at. If he had any sting for me, why did be bring those connected to mc to get some of the sting? Now let ua see when Mr. Burns has placed himself beotre the people. He (Mr, ?"rna? telephoned The Tn ieiiigencer the club elected 3. i,.xi. Shaw, president, 3. A. Campbell, c?nv mrttcemao; J. S, Shaw, Claude Shaw. Floyd Shaw, Traywlck Harbin, W. Todd, delegates. Now he. Mr. Bern?, go** over to another paper and enys the Foch Milla Club has had two meetings and has failed to reorgan ise, and Mr. it, d*. O. Shaw wants to capturo the club, I will assist him ta appointing the delegates. Nsw, Mr, Burns how are you going lo harmonice your contradicting repo'tBT YOU said in The IntelMgeocer the clue organised ?cd than'la another paper > , didn't, It took? o.?wer to rta Jndice DJf-.e?R thc Arana1 fwry Atlanta, May IS.- iiidge Ben t??l of the supesior court daUvered s special gae and conn ter bribery bo* state'reaped .lt half et out to wm The "pairs" are now ripe on our fruit tree. Tiley are not high you don'? n e ed the ladder. A good pair of tans at Btlfcrcalf $4. Black kangaroo $5. Patent kid $6. This Pm easy placel to make it easy for your feet. Order by par?ela poet We prepay ali chargea. kt, ; (Con. > The next subject must bo able not only ta eat, but to sustain ^jg-Hg. BMP ?when Interest ?tops, there ia^noifeia? doing. You no doubt realize that knowledge la power, not,only in eeles, nmnshlps but in roany , other .wafts or life. Right at thia ??o?rn/-ato>jfe in creating and maintaining interest in thf? proposition which you possess, your knowledge! ot your ?.particular line will be useful. If1 you vjmr your subject thoroughly; and can teU OMUUV jvui yiuuuLb sea uw*?sa, HOn t'lC product ie made and tho different naea which it can be put to, In fact, are sble to till him in an tc"C"i1 manner, something about jthe .srticle which you propose to sell, you will be able to hold the interest of your pros pect. Desire follows Interest logically, lt ls simply interest and more of it. You 3rat kindle tho fire of interest ano then fan it lato^i MMBf?.y, -.- ' continua ?anning (he DIS IR ly, it will result In his de to buy your pro-' Let us review these subje making of a sale brierly: First-'Your appfpach. S?cond-- rou prfn r favorable attention: : . Third-You a Fourth-You < pToaj?cci'i? wino ror th? article vft?ich rou a?*e selling. Fifth-You crystallite the desire in to a determination tc buy now. These five step?'aro taken in every sale whether you are selling a paper of pina, white elephant*,, pink paint, calico hr the yard, or a street car but it must no*; atop |hsie".,,We must he a bl a to make it trow, to maintain, confidence al lat ai. JA vii? j ia*d?l? ? iiSV?> & ii opinion of the $1.00 bf eau se ,t was lUe caa. Kow Vd0 salesman tries fo sell bins this article fox ?l oo, so wo will let tfclB email clr?lo represant th? prospect's dormant desire for this ar ticle. There is now perhaps very lit tle desire if any : When the salesman approaches him the prospect's Judg ment and reason are \ watching the will, saying "Look eu* for 'the^MM?^ ^^ow we see that BO long as the big cret? (the desire fur vue ?l.vvi pre dominates the prospect will hang on io the 81.00. Now the only way thV salesman can:' ?ell th? nrosnect thai article is. by putting such "th?aghta pow through th? thiofclng min.?". as will'causa ih? ?ms?t circle (thc desire forJ the article mcntioa-il ) to grow. As the small ono grows, the large ono shrinks and aa soon as the circle of desire for the article ?eta outside of the circle of desire for the $100 the largo will release the $1.00 and the saie ls made: I want rou in conclusion, tn ii I/-titi*., three, circles in your mind. The first will bo business building; define that aa the power to make permanent and profitable patrons. Just inside that circle, draw another circle, whick will represent salesmanship; define that a* the power to persuade people to pur chase your product ata' profit. Just inside that elrose draw a?rete aiiu lab?? lt .'flotyfee**. ? : :; r" " ' (ho i iistomer ana to beni. prom.both to the buy$r and the consumer. Yun must see no*' ij&i tho flnat analysis o? business building la the science of service and that he profits moat as serves heat. (The End.) ? U" after Oliver P. Newman w ted hy the president, last su er aa OQA of tim i*?nm?iiaimtAr? District ot Columbia, h