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1 I TUB AU RBCORDER. Terms of Subscription.—One copy one year, $1.50; One copy six montlis, 7f Cents. year, $1.50; One copy six inont Advertising Kates.—One Square, first insertion. $1 .OO; Each subsequent in sertion 50 Cents. Special Rates by con tract to* turee months or more. AIKEN, 8.C , AUGUST#;, 1892. The Conservatives Appeal to the People of South Carolina. Democrats of South Carolina : Our returns indicate that on the 30th day of August, at the Demo cratic primaries, the cause of peace and unity will triumph by a decided majority. The issue to which we direct our efforts, and in the result of which we are pledged on both sides to abide the decision of a Democratic primary, depends, not on the hurrah of a campaign, but on the quiet, deliberate action of voters by ballot, honestly cast, honestly counted and honestly de clared. And we are ready for the contest. If there had been any doubt that the safety of the Democracy of South Carolina demands that the administration of State affairs be committed to safer and more con servative direction, the history of the State, Congressional and Coun ty canvasses demonstrates the fact. The Conservatives have advanced .arguments, while the course of the Tillmanite debaters has been to howl down speakers, scatter slan- de.s and abuse, utter vile insinua tions, and appeal to class preju dices. Third Partyism has been either openly endorsed or secretly encouraged by the friends of the present State administration ; and the State Democratic committee, composed of allies of Governor Tillman, has evaded the direct question, brought before them in such a manner that they could not ignore it, whether members of a hostile political party are to par ticipate in Democratic primaries, to assist in committing Democratic interest in South Carolina to the control of political spoilsmen, who are now diclcering between Democ racy and Third Partyism, for the sake of advancing personal ambi tion at the expense of the Demo cratic party. But we are happy to state that this political hypocrisy will meet its merited fate, and the quiet, de termined Democracy of our State, who have nothing at heart but the good of the party and the prosper ity of South Carolina, will admin ister to these undemocratic isms and their selfish promoters, a fitting rebuke on Tuesday next. The issues are plain. The Re- —publican party boldly announces to the American people, as its leading principles, the protective tariff and the force bill. The Democratic party appeals to the American people in behalf of a reduction of tariff burdens to the needs of the government for revenue, and de mands that the people shall vote without the interference of the Federal government and United States marshals. No graver question can arise in South Carolina than is presented in these issues. And yet there are men who have as their political stock in trade the old doctrines of the Greenback party, which you already have repudiated, and try ing to persuade you that it is De mocracy, although the National Democratic party convention in Chicago, has laid down the plat form in terms impossible to mis take. The men who are supporting the present State administration are many of them followers of the old Greenback doctrines, now rehash ed in the Third Party platform, and advocated by the old Green back candidate, Weaver, who is now the Third Party candidate for President. We have come to this, that we see not only Third Party men, but Republicans, boldly pro claiming themselves the friends of the present governor, and advocat ing his claims for re-election. Can you trust them? And can you trust the interests of the Demo cratic party in the hands of those who are seeking office by such combinations ? It must be admitted that the re forms promised by the Tillman ad ministration have not been accom plished, nor has there been any se rious effort to accomplish them. But instead of these reforms, Gov- eroor Tillman now wants to impose a $3 poll tax on rich and poor alike, while the present $1 poll tax is evaded largely by the floating and moving colored population of the State and is paid mainly by the whites, who are more readily found and indentified. He declares him self in favor of a convention to change the Constitution in this, for a qualification of suffrage by an educational or property qualifi cation and for other purposes with out submitting the constitution framed by such convention to a vote of the people for their ratifi cation. But more than this, he has done nothing in two years, to hold the Democracy together as a band of brothers, united and invincible; but on the contrary, has tried to array class against class, and brotner against brother, because he thinks that by so doing he can di vert attention from the real issues, which are of such vital importance to our prosperitv and peace. Democrats of South Carolina, who successfully fought and won the battle against Republican foes, uuder the banner of the Democra cy, do not array yourselves under pther flags; do not ally yourselves with the enemies of Democracy. Rebuke by your votes at the pri mary, the men who are seeking such Alliance, and announce by your action these divisions shall cease, and that peace, unity and harmony henceforth prevail among us, and, standing thus united, we shall be invincible. Good government is the boon for which we seek. It is depen dent, not on the passions, but on the sound reason of the people. To them we confidently appeal for support of the Conservative Dem ocratic ticket. Let every friend of good order and of good govern ment resolutely cast his ballot for the Conservative delegate to the September convention and thus contribute his share to a glorious result. Rest assured that the bal lots will be counted as cast despite the petty threats of partison man agers for they cannot prevail against the will of the people in spired with patriotic purposes and determined in its expression. The time for the primary is near at hand, and we have issued this address to you, feeling that suc cess depends upon your action. As before stated, our reports indicate success if every one does his part; and we call upon each of you to do yours, and to perform that duty, knowing and believing that Con servatives everywhere are doing likewise. Thus we will win and deserve success and bring back harmony to our party and pros perity to our State. Samuel Dibble, Chairman, E B Murray, W C McGowan, K 8 Tupper, II D Elliott, J VV Wofford, J A Mills, W S Allen, W F Stevenson, Aaron (Jannon, W A LoWrey, John Lawton, S P Wingard, W H Hunt.jr L J Browning, William Quirk, W D Scarborough, J (l Marshall, D S Henderson, N F Kirkland, Hawkins Jenkins, R S Weeks, Joe B Wylie, J K Jennings, E T Coker, F C Lupo, Jno W Corbett, W L Mauldin, C P Quattlebaum, J 7’ Brown, J F Boggs, J P Brock, B Wallace Jones, Thos FMcDow, K E Wylie, H P Johnson. The Approaching Cholera. The State Department has been of- fiicially notified of the existence of cholera in Hamburg. Antwerp, and Havre. In view of the extensive in tercourse between those sea-ports, and this country the outbreak of the plague there is of the utmost impor tance. In Hamburg official statistics show that between August 18th and the 24th there 219 cases of suspected chol era reported. Of this number 75 pa tients died. The heat is oppressive, despite heavy thunder storms. All shops where disinfectants are sold are besieged by crowds of people clamor ing for various preventives. The cousul at Havre reports an epi demic of Asiatic cholera at that place with many deaths. It is now acknowledged that chole ra prevails in Antwerp, and after maintaining that the suspicious cases of sickness were cholera noctras and not the dreaded Asiatic cholera, an official announcement had to be made that it was the fatal scourge. This makes three great Northern Euro pean ports having the disease. At London and Berlin sanitary measures are being taken, and at the former place all clothing and baggage sus pected of containing cholera germs will be burned. The government officials are taking every precaution to prevent the in troduction of the disease, but it is scarcely probable that their efforts will avail. The Barton Pond lioad. The opening of the road from Ai ken to Graniteyille, over the old bed of the South Carolina Railroad, will be of great advantage to Aiken, and trust the measure will be pushed through. At the meeting of the County Commissioners on last Mon day, a petition to open this road was presented, but the consideration of the matter was postponed until the Sth proximo, in order to allow those who oppose it to be heard. This is a matter in which the community is much interested, and only the public good should be considered. The road will certainly afford one of the most attractive drives around Aiken, be sides giving in every respect the best roadway between here and Granite- ville. It is positively stated that Gov. Tillman has promised, in the event of Ins re-election, the position of su perintendent of the penitentiary to Mr. Luther Reese, of Edgefield Coun ty. We have also heard that this same position has been promised to a citizen of Aiken Countj*; and there are thirty-three more Counties to hear from. But what is to become of W. J. Talbert? At the recent meeting at Wagener, Mr. Geo. D. Tillman, in speaking of the difficulties uuder which the farm ers of the South labored, said “the only remedy is a union between the South and West. This is the only remedy.” He has been erroneously reported to have said, “This is the wrong remedy.” We have been re quested to make this correction. Mrs. Caroline Carson formerly of Charleston, a daughter of the la'e Hon. James L. Petigru, died in Rome, Italy, on the loth inst.. after a long and painful illness. Her son, Mr. William Carson, was with her at the last. Mr. James Petigru Lesesue, of Char leston, died at Sydney, New South Wales, on 23d June, 1892, in the 45th year of his age. You can’t get out of it or around it" The three dollars poll tax, the qual ifications for voting and the new county government bill are issues of this campaign. When you vote for Tillman you vote for and endorse all three. You can’t get out of it. Rains have been partial, and where none has fallen recently the injury to the cotton crop is now past remedy, and many farmers think the cotton crop of the State will fall greatly be low what it promiseda few weeks ago. Talbert boasts with truth that “in stead of Tillman and Irby dictating to the Alliance, the Ocala platform was crammed down their throats.” George Tillman is the plucky member of that family. He would not cringe to con quer. James H. Morrow, a horseman and trainer of Washington, D. C., was ar rested on Wednesday. Morrow is wanted in Columbia, S. C., where he is under indictment on thechaige of being concerned in an abortion at Rockdale, resulting in death. Rev. J. Stuart Hanckel, D. D., for merly of Charleston, and for the past twenty-four years rector of Christ Church, Virginia Midland Junction, Va., died there on the 22d inst. People who giye Hood’s Sarsapa rilla a fair trial realize its great merit and are glad to say a good word for it. Have you tried it. THRASHING WHEAT. The Popularity of Thrashing from the Shock Kather Than from the Stack. The advantages claimed by some for stacking wheat are: 1. Thrashing can be done from the stack at much less cost in a season when help is plentiful and easily obtained. 2. The wheat can be thrashed cleaner from the straw. Some claim enough is thus saved to pay the thrashers’ bill. 3. By going through a sweat in the stack the grain is of better quality, plumper and brighter in color, and by reason of going through a sweat in the stack is absolutely safe to store in bulk of any desired amount. An Ohio farmer correspondent, while admit ting that there are some grounds for these claims, thinks that thrashing from the shock is becoming generally popular of late years, especially in sections where considerable areas are grown, and he gives the following reasons for this: Perhaps the decline in stacking re sults from the liability of farmers to get their wheat stacked in a manner to in sure it keeping properly in case much rain follows the stacking, as good wheat stackers are about as scarce as hens’ teeth. Farmers generally have learned by bitter experience that it is safer to leave their wheat in the shock a consid erable time if necessary, and incur some additional expense in thrashing from the shock, rather than run the risk of hav ing their wheat stacked in a bungling, unskillful manner. If we are lucky enough to have favorable weather and can exchange team work with a neighbor —which can usually be done—thrashing from the shock need not be attended with much if any greater cost than thrashing from the stack, as the extra nifmber of teams required is the only item of additional cost. And if a bal ance be struck between the two methods of thrashing we actually find a saving (in favor of thrashing from the shock) of the labor of stacker, of the person hand ing sheaves to stacker and of the labor necessary to deliver the sheaves from the rick to the machine, which labor, all told, will require four men to perform. The man who strikes a wet time in his first experience in thrashing from the shock will not be very enthusiastic in his praise of the practice, while if the weather proves favorable it will remain for some future season to apprise him of its many possible disadvantages. Since by experience I have become thoroughly initiated in this manner of thrashing, I find it best when a wet spell comes on to postpone operations indefinitely and discharge all hands until the weather shows signs of being settled and the wheat thoroughly dries out. Bear in mind that wheat thrashed wet or damp can never be properly dried, even with a very great expenditure of labor, and if stored in bulk in this con dition the efforts of nature to get rid of the dampness result in a rise of tempera ture in the grain, according to the amount of dampness it contains. If the heat is excessive the grain cakes and molds, producing a musty smell not only on the outside of the grain, but also ex tends to the interior, resulting in serious deterioration of both quality and value of the flour manufactured from it. The quickest, best and only place to dry wheat is while yet in the straw. A light shower or heavy dew will quickly dry, but in case of continued damp weather, though little rain falls, renders wheat unfit for thrashing from the shock. The length of time wheat should stand in the field before being threshed depends on the state of ripeness when cut and the weather following. It will need to stand longer than if the wheat is to be put in stack, and here is where stacking sometimes has an advantage over thrashing from the shock, as the wheat can be taken off the fields before the grass is killed under the shocks, which will be from six to ten days with clover and fifteen to twenty days with timothy. The Corn Acreage. Reports from the department of ag riculture show the acreage of corn, as compared with the area of last year, to be 95.6 per cent. The reduction of area has mainly been confined to the great corn producing regions of the Ohio, upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys. In these districts the falling off is much heavier than the general average above given, the loss here having been in a measure offset by an increasing acreage in the Atlantic states, and in the south districts, in which corn is not a promi nent crop. In the seven surplus states which furnish the bulk of commercial com the acreage this year as compared with last year’s area is as follows: Ohio, 90; Indiana, 84; Illinois, 84; Iowa, 87; Missouri, 86; Kansas, 99; Nebraska, 97; average, 89. This decrease has been in a measure offset by the increased acre age in the south, where a portion of last year’s cotton belt has been given to com. In the eleven cotton states the present com acreage, compared with that of last year, is 107.5. This makes a large in crease in the aggregate area of that sec tion, but it should be borne in mind that the yield per acre in the surplus states, where the acreage has been reduced, is much larger than in the south, where it is increased. V V Mr. L. B. Jtimlen, Of Augusta, Me., says: “ do not remember when I began to take Hours Sarsaparilla; it was several years ago, and! have found it does me a great deal of good in my declining years. ! am 91 fears 2 months and 20 days old. tnd my health is per fectly good. 1 have no achis or pains about me. Hood’s Sarsaparilla regulates my bowels, stimilates my appetite, and belpi* uie to »tlec;> .veil. 1 doubt if a preparation ever was trace so well suited to the wants of o(«l peonle” L. B. Hamlen, Elm Street, Augusta, Me., 5ept. 26,1891. HOCD’3 PlLLS are a nild, gentle, painless, safe and efficient cathartic. Always reliable. NOTICE. Municipal Election anfl Reiistra- tion of Voters. Office of Mayor C ty of Aiken, ^ Aigust 25, 1892. j N OTICE is herely given that au election will bt held in the City of Aiken on Monday, the 12th day of September, 1892, it the “Engine House under the Cit,’ Hail,” for the election of one May«r and six Aider- men to govern the mid city for the ensuing two years. The polls will open at 9 o’clock a. m. and close at 3 o’clock p. m., when the managers thereof, to wit, Messrs. F. W. Wessels, Jostpb Brunson and J. C. Adkins—who have been ap pointed by City Coincil to manage and conduct said election—will pro ceed to count the votes and declare the result as provided by Section IV of the City Charter. The Book of Registration is now open at the clerk’s office in the Court House, and will remain open until Friday, the 2d day of September, 1892, until 12 o’clock m. on said day., for the registration of all legal voters who have not hereto registered their names. Witness my hand and the seal of the uorporatien. [seal] R. A. CHAFEE, Mayor. Attest: J. R. JORDAN, Clerk of Council. Master’s Sale. S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) County of Aiken. ( B. F. Wvman, Adm’r of Mrs. Emily A. Moseley, Plaintiff, vs. W. John Moseley et ah, Defendants. B Y virtue of a Decree in the above case, dated 29th July, 1892, now on file in the Clerk’s office at Aiken, S. C., I will sell-okihe Court House steps in Aiken, S. C.. on Monday, the 5th day of September, 1892, during legal hours for sales, All that certain lot of land, situate in the city of Aiken, County of Aiken and State of South Carolina, bounded and measuring as follows: North by Second Avenue, on Payne’s plat of South Aiken, one hundred and fifty feet, more or less; east by lot of Rose Watkins, three hundred and fifty feet, more or less; south by Third Avenue, on Payne’s plat, one hundred and fifty feet, more or less. Terms of Sale: Half cash; balance in one year, with interest from day of sale. Credit portion to be secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of the premises. Purchaser has option of paying all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. M. B. WOODWARD, Master Aiken County. Aug 8, 1892. Citation. John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate Judge, W hereas Madison Woodward hath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration on estate and effects of Ansabel Woodward, de ceased, These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said Ansabel Wood ward that they be and appear be fore me in the Court of Probate to be held at Aiken Court House on Fri day, 9th of September, sifter publica tion hereof, at 12 o’clock noon, to show cause why the said adminis tration should not be granted. Given under my hand this the 23rd day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one. JOHN T. GASTON, Judge Probate Aiken County. Citation. John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate Judge W H E R E a s Susanna A. Green hath made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration on estate and effects of B* R. Green, deceased, These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said B. R. Green, that they appear before me in the Court of Probate to be held at Aiken Court House on Thursday, September 1, after publication hereof, at 12 o’clock noon, to show cause why the said administration should not be be granted. Given under my hand this the 16th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety two. JOHN T. GASTON, Judge Probate Aiken County. Citation. W hereas J M. Green hath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration on estate and ef fects of F. V. Jones, deceased, These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said F. V. Jones, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate to be held at Aiken Court House, on Tuesday, 13th day of September, after publica tion hereof, at 12 o’clock noon, to show cause why the said administra tion should not be granted. Given under my hand this the 18tb day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred • and ninety-two. J, T. GASTON, Judge of Probate^ A. C. ORDINANCE TO RAISE SUPPLIES TO DEFRAY THE CURRENT EXPENSES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF AIKEN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COM MENCING OCTOBER 1, 1892. Sec. 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City Council of Aiken, in council as sembled, and by the authority of the «ame, That, for the purpose aforesaid, the following rates of taxation is hereby levied upon every dollar of the value of all the taxable property within the limits of the City of Ai ken, as follows: On every dollar’s worth of Real and Peisonal Property, for regular funds 3 (three) mills; on every dollar’s worth of sales of merchandise and incomes, for regular funds 1}.^ (one and one- lialf; mills. On eyery dollar’s worth of Real and Personal Property, sales of merchan dise and incomes, special tax for in terest on bonds 6-10 (six-tenths) of one mill. On every dollar’s worth of Real and Personal Property, special tax for water works 2 (two) mills; and on every dollar’s worth of sales of mer chandise and incomes, special tax for water works 1 (one) mill. Sec. II. Be it further ordained, That the City Clerk and Treasurer is hereby directed and empowered to enter the aforesaid tax levies upon the City Tax Duplicate and proceed to collect the same in the manner pro vided by law. Done in Council assembled this 2nd day of August, A. D. 1892, under the hand of the Mayor and the seal of the corporation, and duly rati fied. [seal] R A. CHAFEE, Attest: Mayor. J. R. JORDAN, Clerk of Council. Tax Levy. On real and personal proper ty, regular fund 3 mi On sales, merchandise, etc., regular fund 1 % " On above combined, special tax 6-10“ On real and personal prop erty, special tax 2 “ On sales merchandise, spe cial tax 1 “ Total Tax Levy 8 1-10 “ ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE INTERMENT OF DEAD BODIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AIKEN, EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED. Sec. I. That from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful to inter any dead body within the limits of the City of Ai ken, except in the cemetery used at present for colored persons, situate in north-western Aiken, and in the cemetery about to be purciiased and laid off by the Aiken Cemetery Com pany to be situate in North-western Aiken, north of North Boundary Av enue, at its intersection with the Edgefield Road ; and it shall be law ful at all times to inter dead bodies in these two cemeteries. Sec. II. That from and . after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful to sell, give or open up, any lots for burial of dead bodies within the limits of the City of Aiken, ex cept in the two cemeteries above de scribed. Sec. III. That any persons owning lots in other burial places within the City of Aiken in which bodies of members of their families have al ready been interred, shall have the right for a period of ten years from the passage of this ordinance, and no longer, to inter the bodies of other members of such families. Sec. IV. That before any inter ment shall take place within the lim its of the City of Aiken, application shall be made upon the certificate of a reputable physician, and a burial permit issued by the Clerk of the City Council of the City of Aiken, and a report shall be made to the Clerk of the City Council of Aiken of the death of any person before the body shall be moved without the limits of the City of Aiken, and a permit to re move the body without the limits of said city shall be issued by the said Clerk of the City Council of the City of Aiken. Sec. V. That any person found guilty of a violation of this ordinance shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be impris oned for a period not exceeding thirty days, or either or both. Sec. VI. That the ordinance enti tled “an ordinance to prohibit the interment of dead bodies within the limits of the City of Aiken,” passed May 19, 1891, and all other ordinances conflicting herewith, is, and are, hereby repealed. Done in Council assembled this the 8th day of August, A. D. 1892, un der the hand of the Mayor and the seal of the Corporation. [SEAL] R. A. CHAFEE. Mayor. Attest: J. R. Jordan, Clerk of Council. Aiken, S. C., August 17, 1892. ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS WITH IN CERTAIN LIMITS IN THE CITY OF AIKEN. Sec. I. Rt* it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City Council of Aiken, in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the publication of this ordinance it shall be unlaw ful to grant any license or licenses for the sale of distilled or malt liquors in any part of the City of Aiken, except as embraced within the fire limits in the said city. Done in Council assembled this 8th day of August, A. D. 1892, under the hand of the Mayor and the seal of the Corporation. [SEAL] R. A, CHAFEE, Mayor. Attest: J. R. Jordan, Clerk of Council. Aiken, S. C., August 17, 1892. WANTED. T HE National Capital Association of Washington, D. C.. wants one or two good men in each county; pay good for work done. The Company is on the fairest plan, with assets December 31, 1891, of $113,322.57. Average cost per year, last two years, age 40, to carry $1,900 insu rance, $5.81. Agents meet success with little labor. Foi agency address the Company, 1420 N Y Ave, Wash ington, D C. VALUABLE F a r m -FOR- Sale or to Let. ~]V/f'Y FARM, situated at the eastern -IVL end of South Boundary Ave nue, and a portion of it within the corporate limits, will be sold or let for a term of years. There are 64 acres of land in a high state of cultivation, a handsome resi dence of 10 rooms, large barn, and all other necessary outbuildings. Terms reasonable. R. A. CHAFEE, Aiken, S. C. WILLISTON Male and ".J. Hi|l School. Williston, Barnwell County, S. 0. —o- Next session begins Thursday, Sep tember 1, 1892. Full English Course, Special De partments. Ancient and Modern Languages, Book-keeping, Telegraphy, Stenogra phy and Music. Full corps of experienced teachers; large, comfortable and well furnished building; healthy location. EXPENSES. Literary Department, per month, $1.50 to $3.50. Music, per month, $3.50. Telegraphy, per month, $3.00. Book-keeping, per course, $10.00. Stenography, per course, $10.00. Board, per mouth, $7.00 to $10.00. EafSend for Catalogue. F. N. K. BAILEY, Principal, Williston, S. C. Capital paid in, - - #$0,000 Surplus, - - - #3,500 Patricl Military Institute. Anderson, S. C. Second Term opens September 14th, with increased accommodations for teachers. Full corps of Experienced Teachers, one of ihem an army officer, detailed as Professor of Military Science. Rates reasonable. Apply for cata logue. COL. JOHN B. PATRICK, Principal. CHOICE GROCERIES. F resh supplies of choice gro ceries received daily, and for sale at the Lowest Prices BY WM. TURNBULL. SPECIAL DRIVE -AT Headquarters. CHOICE FAMILY FLOUR t $3.75 per barrel, • $1.00 per 48-lb. sack, .50 per 24-lb. sack. 25 cts. coffee now 20 cts. 20cts. coffee now 17 1-2 “ Apple Vinegar, White W ine Vinegar, West India Spiced Vinegar for pickling purposes, AT HAHN * CO.’S. Have your eyes proper ly fitted witli glasses at Wessels Bros. Free Eye Test. C. H. LUDEKENS, JR., NOTAKY PUBLIC, AIKEN, S. C. Collections and all business will re ceive prompt attention. THE GRAPHIC The Great Illustrated Weekly. 24 Pages! Unsurpassed in pictorial excellence and editorial ability. Price, $4 a year. The Exposition Graphic. The quarterly edition of The Graphic is illustrating magnificently the World’s Columbian Exposition. Price $£ a year. PEARS. XTRA FINE FOR PRE8ERV- ing, of the Keiffer variety. HENRY SMITH. Aiken County LOAN I SAVINGS BANK Does a General Banking and Col lection Business. Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent. Interest Allowed on Deposits in Savings Department. W. W. WOOLSEY, President. J. W. Ashhurst Cashier. DIRECTORS. W. W. Woolsey, H. H. Hall, H, F. Warneke, H. B. Burckhalter, C. H. Phinizy, J. W. Asbburst, G. W. Williams, jr. D. 8. Henderson. E. P. Henderson. Henderson Brothers, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Will practice in the State and United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. John Gary Evans, Attorney-at-Law. Will practice in the Counties of Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. 0. C. JORDAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AIKEN, S. C. CROFT & CHAFEE, Attorniifs-at-Law, Alton, S. C. Dr. B. H. Teague, DENTIST, Richlani Avenue - • Alton, S. C. REGISTRATION NOTICeT I WILL be in Aiken on the First Monday in each month for the purpose of transacting anv business connected with the office of Supeivi- sor of Registration. Office in M. B. Woodward’s office, Croft’s Block. S. A. WOODWARD, Supervisor of Registration. J. W. ASHHURST, ACT. ZFURIE! Cyclone Accident. INSURANCE Office in Aiken Co. Loan & Savings Bank. E F ROM JUNE FIRST I will have a sale of Hats, Bonnets, Flowers, Laces and everything in the Milli nery line, at Cost and Under for some styles. I wish to reduce my present stock, so as to have less to move into a new store which I will occupy next fall and winter. Call, and we will endeavor to suit you. We are making Lace Hats very pretty—any color—from $2.50 to $3.00. Respectfully, MRS. N. BRUM CLARK, Augusta, Ga. BAKERY. J. L. JOHNSON W ILL furnish all orders, both wholesale and retail, in Bread, Cakes, Confectionery, Ice Cream, and all articles that may be desired in his line. Special attention given to WEDDINGS, PIC-NICS, ETC. Prompt and satisfactory delivery of all goods guaranteed. J. L. JOHNSON, Park Avenue, Aiken, 8. C f