The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, June 25, 1885, Image 3
E. B. MURRAY, Editor. ?
~ THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1885.
TBRM6:
ONE TEAS, mm*' ????.*??1.50.
SIX MONTHS,._._....... 75o.
Two Dollars II not paid in advance.
The conservatives of England under
Saulabury do not find themselves in a
comfortable position growing out of their
unexpected advent to power. They
defeated Gladstone upon his supply bill,
bat have not a majority of the House of
Commons, and foresee that the Liberals
will defeat them as soon as they assume
charge of the "government. Hence they
will dread the consequences of their
pbyrric victory.
The charges of cruelty to convicts are I
- entirely too numerous in this State.
Newspaper discussion will only serve to
point public attention to the wrong, but
?'..the matter ought to be carried to the
Courts. If it is true, the guilty men
should be punished; and if untiue, the
reputation of the contractors and of the
State should be vindicated by a verdict
\?if our Courts.' We hope all serious
charges of cruelty to convicts will here?
after go to the Courts rather than to the
press in. South Carolina. This would
deter from the commission of such out?
rages,,, and punish 'their perpetrators
when they happen.
X?' This is the best season of the year to
wort the public roads, and We trust our
County Commissioners will order out the
fall force of the County for the full time
allowed by. law, as soon as the lay-by
season arrives, not to play marbles or sit
in the shade, but to work the public
roads. Our roads are in terrible condi?
tion, and should receive as thorough
overhauling as is possible under the
existing law. Good roads are said to be
an index to a'County's civilisation, and
if so our civilization is on the retrogade
"??vThis should not be. Our County Com?
missioners, we have no doubt, will take
active steps as soon as the condition of
the crops will permit, and see to it that
the cause of complaint is removed as far
as they have the power to. do so. Give
us .better roads. '
-Gen, McCrady:publishes an able arti?
cle in the News 4hd- Courier upon the
over-constraction of railroads in South
Carolina, showing that from the standard
of Poor's Manual we now have more
railroad routes than are wholesome for
, <jw people. It is contended that a. mile
'' of railroad to every 850 inhabitants is
sufficient for the wants of a community,
while we now have only 646.47 citizens
to each mile of railroad, This argument
ia to us specions, for it depends upon the
production of a country as mach as upon
? the number of its inhabitants as to what
its carrying" trade will be. There is no
danger of new railroads drying up the
towns of the State, for experience proves
that railroads are stimulants not exhaus
tives. - There may be more roads than
are healthy for the stockholders, but that
will not injure the prosperity of our
... country nor of our towns unless they
\ unreasonably involve themselves in debt
to secure the roads. Neither is there
any danger of the State assuming the
debts of the towns or Counties of the
State incurred to build railroads. It
would take an amendment to the Consti?
tution to accomplish this result, and there?
fore it ia purely visionary to fear such a
result. There is much in what Gen.
McCrady says about improved highways
that is worthy of attention and adoption.
His views show thought, and present the
advantages of good roads in a forceful
* way, which should produce practical re?
sults. We will lay the letter before our
readers at some future time, and present
farther views upon the highway portion
of the subject.
Re tu rn eil from Louisiana.
Lucy ? Blackwell, colored, arrived in
town last Monday on her return from.
Louisiana. Her family and- forty-three
other families, numbering over a hundred
route. left the city of Anderson, io
March,.1884, in high hopes of finding
great prosperity] and happiness on the
arms of Louisiana, but her recital of
facts show how greatly they have been
disappointed.
On their arrival in Louisiana, at the
point for distribution among the planters,
the following named persons went to
what she terms; the Lyon farm, viz:
Edmund BlackweU, wife and four
children?-Edmund Blackwell and two of
his children are dead.
Edward Davis, wife, and eight chil?
dren?-all dead.
June Sanders?dead.
Andrew Walsteine?dead.
Solomon Bowen and wife?both dead
?died the same day.
Edmund JBo wen?dead.
B. B. Session?dead. He left a wife
and family in Abbeville County.
Davis Jones, wife, and seven children
?all dead.
Luck BlackweU reports that out of the
whole forty-four families, who left An?
derson in March, 1884, the following
named are all who are still alive, and
they have returned to their homes, or as
nearly so as their limited means would
allow:
Lucy BlackweU and two children
came to Abbeville.
Josh Jones, wife and two children?
went by Seneca City, on Air Line Road.
George Davis, wife and two children?
stopped at Tocoa City for want of money
to pay passage for the remainder of the
way.
Lucy BlackweU spoke lightly of the
scenes of sickness and death through
which she had passed, and spoke enthu?
siastically of the crops which she left
in that wonderful country, of which she
seemed to know so little. She could
give no idea as to what part of the State
she went to, and could only describe the
location as the "Lyon Farm." She is a
ginger-cake colored woman, having two
children of a darker hne. She wore a
white "Mother Hnbbard" dress, and was
the observed of all observers, while sho
took great pleasure in reciting the facts
above stated.?Abbeville Press and Ban?
ner. .
? In speaking of cruelty to convicts,
the Abbeville Press and Banner says:
The air is full of reports as to cruelty of
treatment in the management of convicts
now at work on the Savannah Valley
Railroad, and the many deaths that have
occurred there of late would seem to give
a coloring of truth to these reports. One
instance of cruelty was shown, when out
of a squad of eight returning from work
one escaped, and the next morning the
remaining seven were whipped so unmer?
cifully that one of them has been too
disabled to work since. If one half of
what has been said of the management
of these convicts is true, it is a disgrace
to our civilization to allow a continuance
of this barbaric treatment.
The Returned Convicts.
The Register yesterday placed the
reading public in possession of the facts
that there were rumors of a repetition of
inhuman treatment of convicts at the
camp of Mai. Twiggs, who is working
them on the line of the Savannah Valley
Railroad, in Abbeville County, and that
seven of the convicts from that camp
had been returned to the Penitentiary in
? disabled condition. Colonel John C.
Haskell, who had returned from Abbe?
ville on last Tuesday, informed tbe Gov?
ernor that reports of cruel treatment
inflicted upon the convicts employed on
the Savannah Valley Railroad were cur?
rent there. These reports stated that the
convicts were compelled to work fifteen
hours a day, and that tbe indications
strongly pointed to harsh treatment as
the cause of two deaths which had occur?
red recently. At the Governor's request,
Colonel Haskell submitted a statement of
these reports in writing; whereupon the
Governor immediately directed the Su?
perintendent of. the Penitentiary, accom?
panied by the Surgeon, to make a perso?
nal inspection Of tbe convicts, and, after
a careful investigation of the charges of
maltreatment, to make a full report of
their condition. In accordance with
these instructions, Colonel Lipscomb and
Dr. Pope left on Wednesday for the con?
vict camp.
A reporter of the Register was at the
Penitentiary yesterday morning when
Dr. Gaubert, who, in the absence of tbe
Physician of the Penitentiary attends to
his duties, examined these convicts.
They were all negroes, their names being
Tom Williams, John Willians, Elias
Williams, Massa Cameron, Joe Arm?
strong, Nathan Mitchell and Paten Wil?
son. Five of them were in the hospital,
where they had been placed immediately
on their arrival. They were suffering
from .various causes, but nothing in their
cases pointed to any such brutal or severe
treatment at the camp as indicated by
the rumors above alluded to. None of
them made any complaint of being them?
selves subjected to- treatment harsher
than being compelled to leave their camp
before daylight in the morning, in order
to reach the work, which was five or six
miles; away, working until dark and not
getting back to camp until about 5
o'clock at night. They all spoke of the
brutality practiced on some of the other
convicts by a white man named Jackson
from Georgia, who was left in charge of
them during the absence of Major Twiggs
and Captain Cahill. In consequence of
the fearful beatings inflicted by this man
on them two con nets had died within a
month past, one being Sam. Fludd from
Qrangeburg County and the other John
Fant, both negroes. ? Another convict,
named Henry Porter, had been bound up
with wires and beaten until, as the wit?
nesses state, his back was left raw from
his neck down, and in that condition he
now lies at the camp. When Captain
Cahill returned to the camp after an
absence of about a week, during which,
it is alleged, these atrocities were perpe?
trated by Jackson, the latter left, as the
witnesses believe, having been dismissed
by Captain Cahill.
It will be seen that the Governor has
acted promptly on receipt of the first in?
formation, and while it is likeiy that the
rumored atrocities have been greatly
magnified, there is little room to doubt
that the official investigation which Col.
Lipscomb and Dr. Pope are now making
on the spot, will show that sufficient cause
exists to justify the demand which was
made so emphatic during the last year,
on the report of similar brutalities, that
these exhibitions of inhumanity to these
defenseless creatures shall henceforth be
made impossible by abolishing the sys?
tem of leasing convicts outside the Peni?
tentiary. Meanwhile we await the devel?
opments which may be made on the
return of Col. Lipscomb and Dr. Pope.?
Columbia Register.
A Queer Scene in Court.
Fort Worth Texas, June 20.?A
fight occurred in tbe District Courtroom
last night which came near resulting
fatally. The trial of young Stephens,
charged with the murder of Dr. Wallace,
at Mansfield, in this county, had just
opened, the entire day having been spent
in impanelling a jury. The attorneys
were tired and petulant. Henry F?r?
man, the leading counsel for the defence,
"became embroiled in a controversy with
County Attorney Bowlin, and they final?
ly came to blows. Every one expected
to see a double tragedy. The Courtroom
was quickly emptied. Both men were
undoubtedly armed, and each only wait?
ing for the other to draw. In the midst
of this confusion Judge Beckman leaped
from the bench into the arena. As he
did so, Lawyer Weare, who is associated
with Bowlin in the prosecution, excited?
ly struck the Judge a very severe blow
under the ear. The Court was dazed for
an instant, but being a powerful man
instantly recovered his balance and let
fall a sledge-hammer blow that prostra?
ted Lawyer Weare. Turning his atten?
tion to the principal combatants, who
by this time had clinched and were com?
mitting mayhem upon one another's ears
and cheeks, the Judge commanded the
jury to arise and quell the riot. At the
same time tbe Court seized one of the
combatants and two jurymen another,
thus separating them. Furman and
Bowlin were fined $50 each for contempt,
after which the Court immediately
adjourned, as all the combatants were
bleeding profusely. The Court did not
fine Lawyer Weare. It is feared tbe
feeling engendered will yet result in a
tragedy.
A Wire and Baby for $100.
Cleveland, June 19.?Henry Sauer
bier, wife and baby arrived here from
Logan, Ohio, and put up at the Empire
House. To-day a burly Irishman, also
from Logan, put in appearance and bad
a conference with Sauerbier. The result
of tbe meeting was tbe sale of Sauerbier'a
wife and baby to McFarland for $100.
Sauerbier at first wanted more money,
but McFarland refused - to raise his bid.
Last night McFarland, the woman and
the infant returned to Logan, while
Sauerbier took a train for Chicago. The
deal was a genuine one, and is vouched
for by the landlord of the hotel, who
heard tbe trade talked over and saw tbe
written agreement.
Loring and his Loot.
Washington, June 18.?The Post
says that first comptroller Durham has
officially requested Dr. Loring, ex com?
missioner of agriculture, to make good
his accounts, so that tbe business of his
department may be closed. The same
paper states that Dr. Loring has recently
transferred property in this city to John
A. Loring, of Boston, consisting of the
house in which he resides and the lot on
K street. Dr. Loring is held responsi?
ble for an item of about $30,000, expend?
ed for seeds in excess of tho seed appro?
priation. Tho money was taken from
other funds of the department.
? It is said, on the best authority, that
Preaident Cleveland and the Administra?
tion are entirely and absolutely opposed
to all acquisitions of territory, whether
of Cuba or parts of Mexico or elsewhere.
Tl e President feels very strongly and
positively on this point. He believes
that we have now as much territory and
as lar^e a mass of illiterate and incon?
gruous' .naterial in our population as we
can safely manage. He is totally oppos?
ed to an aggrandizing foreign policy and
believes that we have work enough to do
at home in reforming our home Adminis?
tration.
? Thirty- six out of the one hundred
and thirty-two applicants for admission
to the West point academy have been
found deficient. Among the successful
ones is Andrews, a colored applicant from
South Carolina. 1
CIRCULAR LETTER.
Joint Summer Sleeting of the State Agri?
cultural and Mechanical Society and the
State Grange.
Arrangements have been perfected with
the Railroad authorities for free passage
for three delegates from each Courty
Agricultural Society or Clnb to tbe joint
Summer meeting of this Society and of
the State Grange to be held at Bennetts
ville, Marlboro' County, on Wednesday,
the fifth of August next. Each County
Agricultural Society is invited and re?
quested to be represented at tbe meeting.
Where there is no such County Associa?
tion, farmers' Club or Society it is de?
sired that steps for such organization be
taken at once; that a meeting of citizens
be called say salesday in July to select
three delegates to tbe Summer meeting
and inform me at once of tbe names of
delegates so chosen so that tbe necessary
arrangements may be made for transpor?
tation, and homes assigned.
The name of each delegate with post
office addresss should be plainly written.
These annual .Summer meetings are
becoming more interesting, and are im?
portant factors, educationally and other?
wise, in connection with the Annual
State Fair in developing by experience
as well as observations the varied resour?
ces of our State. It is hoped, therefore,
that the meeting at Bennettsville will be
well attended by all interested in the
cause of Agriculture and thus give a
further impetus to the efforts of our peo?
ple in attaining the highest round in the
ladder of prosperity and happiness.
The Pee Dee section is little known to
our Piedmont people, and a visit to tbe
County of the State claiming, and no
doubt justly so, the credit of being fore?
most in cotton culture; with her broad
level fields; thrifty population and un?
bounded hospitality of her citizens will
insure to the Agriculturists of our State
a pleasant recreation from their busy and
trying experiences at borne and furnish
them a delightful impetus for the comple?
tion of their labors.
We have the assurance of a full dele?
gation from our sister State Georgia;
whose presence and the benefit of their
counsel will add still more to the inter?
esting occasion.
By order of tbe President.
Thos. W. Holloway,
? Secretary.
' ESSAYISTS Alb SUBJECTS.
Col. Thomas J. Moore, Spartanburg
?Tobacco, the kind to be grown on the
different soils of tbe State.
H. B. Buist, Esq., Greenville?Grape
Culture and wine manufacture.
E. L. Rivers, Esq., James Island?
Best and most economical method of
Drainage and Irrigation.
Washington A. Clark, Esq., Columbia
?Thoroughbred Cattle.
Dr. P. E. Chazal, Stato Chemist, Co?
lumbia?Fertilizers best suited to the
agricultural products on the different
soils of our State.
SUBJECT for DISCU8SI0N.
The preparing and growing Winter
forage crops.
Thos. W. Holloway,
Secretary S. A. & M. S. and S. G.
Kaluit as a Manure.
Dr. Lucius, the tbe Prussian minister
of agricultural affairs, spoke as follows
at the Bitting of the House of Deputies
on the 14th March, 1885:
"Regarding the matters mentioned by
Deputy Schultz-Lupitz, I can only glad?
ly state that all those agricultural meas?
ures, in the furthering of which the
ministry of agriculture is particularly
interested, are on his part also zealously
supported to tbe advantage of agriculture
at large. I can only acknowledge that
the application of artificial manures,
more especially of Kainite, for provinces
and districts with light sandy soils, is of
the highest importance, and it affords
me very great pleasure to see that Deputy
Scbultz-Lupitz has such personal and
important practical results to bring be?
fore us, thereby rendering valued ser?
vices to agriculture. The results that
have been produced on light soils with
artificial manures, especially with Kainite,
are certainly in the highest degree sur
prising, and it is quite right, and will
well repay the trouble, to enumerate
them here in order to call tbe attention
of that part of the population whom it
may concern to what may thus be at?
tained.
"During last summer, in Neunbausen,
here in tbe Mark, I was personally able
to see what wonderful effects can be pro?
duced in a movable sandy soil with arti?
ficial manure; in considering which,
however, we must presume that, at the
proper time, rain does not completely
fail, as was the case in this instance. I
have seen adjacent fields, one belonging
to a peasant proprietor and the other to
a wealthy landowner. Whilst on the
one hand there was a perfect wood of
rye, standing to man's height, and upon
a shifting sandy soil a harvest was about
to be reaped which could be estimated at
not much less tban 15-16 cenl<ner pro
morgen, (equal' to about 45-50 bushels
per acre,) alongside of it, and merely
divided by a shallow furrow, the peasant
proprietor's field, whose soil had tbe
same properties, stood there in all its
! miserable poverty, with a crop of at most
2-8 centBer pro morgen, (equal to about
[ 6-10 bushels per acre.)
j "On the occasion of my inspection, I
1 remarked that tbe edge of tbe field be?
longing to the peasant proprietor showed
a greatly increased growtn where, as a
few paces further on, the falling off was
very marked. I inquired the reason of
Ibis from tbe inspector who accompanied
mo, and be informed me that this tract
of land was used for beating out the
sack of Kainite in distributing the dung,
and it is probably that the better condi?
tion of this part of the field was entirely
due to the Kainite which bad fallen off
during tbe process of beating out tbe
sacks. I have never seen such a tangible
proof of what it is possible to attain in
this way."
Cursing the Judge.
Indianapolis, Ind., June 19.?Frank
Whitney and Charles Daniels, convicted
burglars, were arraigned in the criminal
court yesterday. Wheu Judge Norton
asked Whitney if he bad anything to
say w.by sentence should not be pro?
nounced, the prisoner sprang to his feet,
abused the court with a volley of
profanitv, and then tearing away from
the bailiff, hurled a pair oniandouffs at
the judge. The missile passed over the
judge's head, spattering the heavy plate
glass. Whitney turned fiercety upon
the police, and had to be souudly beaten
before ho was subdued. His friends in
the court room pressed into the prisoner's
box, and the officers were finally com?
pelled to draw their revolvers. The two
men were handcuffed and taken to Mich?
igan City prison.
? Judge Foraker, the Republican
nominee for governor of Ohio, received
a letter of congratulation from James G.
Biaine recently, in which was an offer
from that gen. Joan to stump Ohio for
Foraker tbis Fall.
? The Greenville Ncm says: "By
tho way, what has become of J. Hendrix
McLane and the Greenback party in the
present crisip? They sf-.em to have dir?
appeared from tho very face of the earth
since the November cyclone, and even
their memory is becoming indistinct."
? Spartanburg Herald: The six car?
rier pigeons, liberated on Monday, Stb
inst.. at G o'clock a. rn., by express agent
J. D. Steen, on the top of the Palmetto
House, reached Baltimore, Md., at 4 p.
m. the same day, notwithstanding the
day was stormy and rainy. The distance,
air line, is about 500 miles, being an
average of fifty miles an hour for the
bird?.
Remarkable Stalk of Cotton.
Mr. G. K. Williams sent the Register
yesterday a stalk of upland cotton taken
from & thitty-acre field near Gadsden,
some twenty miles below this city. The
stalk is a remarkable one for any season
in this vicinity. It is, by careful meas?
urement, thirty-two inches in height, and
by close count has fifty forms and two
blooms. The stalk appears to us to be a
hybrid of the cluster and common varie?
ty. It has evidently made rapid growth
it) the last fifteen days, as js shown by
the openness of its limbs. Such a stalk
would reach over five feet in height by
the 4th of July. A field of such cotton
should have five feet between the rows
and nothing less than three feet between
the stalks. This would give about 3,000
stalks to the acre. With 100 good
average pods gathered to the stalk this
would show 300,000 pods gathered, and
with 100 pods to the pound of cotton in
the seed, just 90O pounds of lint, or two
good marketable bales of 450 pounds
each.
In crops of such growth distance is all
important and no crop of rank growth
can possibly make anything like a full
yield without it. We recall here an
incident olten told as an illustration of
courage in handling cotton crops of
abnormal growth. The late Captain
Huguenin, of Upper St. Luke's, had a
field of cotton on Bear Island. Year
after year he had lost crops upon it owing
to overgrowth, though the plants prom?
ised an overwhelming yield. One season,
when most promising, he made a close
inspection of the field, accompanied by
his experienced overseer and trusted
driver. He saw an immeose growth and
at once ordered every?ther stalk cut out
with a sharp axe, so as not to disturb the
roots of the remaining plants. He
visited the field again shortly afterwards
and seeing still an enormous growth he
ordered, against the strenuous protesta?
tions of the overseer and driver, every
third row cut out. The result was an
enormous crop, and Bear Island proved
a gold mine ever afterwards. Other
planters on the coast had the same ex?
perience, and it is well known that in
the Mississippi bottoms the distance
between the rows is six and seven feet,
with full distance between plants on the
row. There can be no doubt about it,
the cotton plant must have sun and air,
and if it is crowded it will not often give
half the yield that it would with proper
space.
Of course thie matter requires judg?
ment and that common sense in the con?
duct of the crop, which is worth piles of
all other sense to any planter.
We would like to see two acres of this
thirty-acre field experimented on?one of
them given the usual distance and the
other stretched to the utmost distance
which judicious experience would
warrant.?Columbia Register.
? A colored preacher, who had been
put on trial before a jury in Darien, Ga.,
?for some offense, was brought in not
guilty the other day. The defendant
said : "Read that again." "Not guilty,"
was repeated. With a spring be bounded
into the air, giving vent to religious ejac?
ulations. The colored women, who
crowded the court room, Bet up a hallelu?
jah chorus, in which the preacher joined,
and the judge bad to sit still and let them
have it out.
? The people of Pickens County be?
lieve in railroads, and are willing to pay
for their building. They are now paying
a tax of 21 mills on the dollar on account
of their subscription to the Air Line
road, and in several townships they have
recently voted to be taxed 5 per cent,
upon their property for the purpose of
completing the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap and Chicago road.
. ? A special from Dalton, Ga., says
that Lern Jones, a disreputable citizen of
Spring Place, Murray County, Ga., who
has persisteutly refused to provide for his
family, was taken from bis borne on Sat?
urday night and terribly flogged by a
party of twenty masked men. He was
told that if he did not do better the dose
would be repeated.
? It is reported that General G. W. C.
Lee had resigned the Presidency of the
Washington and Lee University at Lex?
ington, Va. It is stated tn-night, upon
the highest authority, that General Lee
has tendered his resignation in conse?
quence of ill health, but it is believed
that some arrangement will be made to
relieve him.
? Five hundred and forty-one Mor?
mons sailed from Europe on Saturday,
bound for the United States. The ma?
trimonial industry in this country can
never thrive so long as the monopolist
Saints are allowed to import pauper
wives free of duty. A prohibitory tariff
should be promptly enacted for the pro?
tection of the home market.
? Agriculture must have been in a
backwad state in the eighteenth century,
on the banks of the Potomac, since, it is
now stated that George Washington had
one hundred cows and yet was compelled
to buy butter. That reads more like a
Texas than a Maryland yarn.
? George A. Fyers, of Baltimore, a
white man, has been convicted of beating
his wife while she was in a delicate con?
dition of health. He was sentenced to
receive fifteen lashes, and to four months
in jail. -He is the second white man
sentenced to the lash for wife-beating.
? It is estimated that forty leading
hotels in New York entertained au aver?
age of 5,000 transient guests daily. In-1
eluding the lodging houses, it is believed
that not less than 15,000 transient guests
find a resting place in New York every
night.
? It is said that 955 farms in Iowa are
owned by women, and that twenty dairy
farms are managed by women. There
are 125 women physicians and five women
attorneys-at-law in the State.
? By actual count-,-said to have been
made there recently, 22,308 vehicles
passed a certain point on Broadway, New
York, between tho hours of 7 a. m. and
C p. m.
? Five colored school teachers have
been indicted at the present term of
court in Aiken for forgery.
Scrofula.
J havo had hereditary scrofula broken
on'; on mo for eight years. My mother
and one si.stor died with it, and I, sup?
posing that I would go as other members
of ;ho family had, had despaired of life.
The treatment of mercury and potash
seemed to aggravate instead of curing tho
disease. In tins condition I was pressed
to use Swift's Specific. After taking six
bottles the fearful ulcors on iny nock and
arms disappeared and tho scars only re?
main to remind me of my suffering. Had
I taken S. S. S. at first, I would havo
been a well man long ago.
Fu.Vnk Gilchek, Danville, Ky.
Oct. IS, 1SS4.
Eozema.
I was affected for nearly four years with
eczema. Tho doctors called it at first
erysipelas. I was treated by physicians.
I was cured by Swift's Specific.' I used
about thirty bottles and have had no
trouble with, it since. I refused to tako
it oven after it was recommended to mo
by others, for somo time?such was my
prejudice of the name of it; but having
tried it myself, 1 now boliovo it is the
best blood puriiicr in all my knowledge.
It did another thing for me. 1 had suf?
fered from piles for many years. Sinco
taking this medicine I havo been relieved,
and believe it cured me.
R. H. Jon km.
Cr.rtersvlllo, Ga., August "r>, 1884.
My daughter, seven years old, lias been
afflicted with eczema for two years, and
after trying other remedies in vain, I
gave hnr Swift's Specific (S. S. S.), and
one and a half bottles cured her sound
and well. It is the best blood remedy in
the oountrv. Mrs. M. S. Judkins.
Cedartown Mill, July 23, 1884.
Treatise on Wood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
Tue Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3,
Atlanta, Ga
The Lash.
The bastinado in the East is said to
be prepotent in the correction of individ?
ual crime. Even Mr. Bergh admits that
no man punished that way once ever has
need of asecond dose for a similar offence.
Delaware has found her whipping post
the best corrective of certain crimes, and
so has England. Men who did not grieve
at imprisonment or transportation were
cowed by personal chastisement. The
very sight of a cat o'-nine tftils became
an incentive to virtue. Maryland has
revived corporal punishment for wife
beating, and tbe law is enforced. Tbe
first person punished was a negro. The
second is a white man highly connected,
who brutally assailed his wife when she
most required his tenderest affection.
He has been sentenced to one year's in?
carceration and twenty lashes well laid
on his bare back. It is said that fine and
imprisonment had no terrors for him, but
he broke down at the whipping.
Not a few of the papers, East and
West, that set up such a howl over the
punishments of slave times in tbe South,
are beginning to recognize the efficacy of
the whipping post, especially in cases of
cruelty and outrage toward women. The
human brute stalks about multitudinous
ly East and West, and the best way to
subdue him and protect the female is
seen to be bodily castig'ation. There
would be fewer bestial crimes and fewer
lynchings if tbe law inflicted upon the
sensual villain irrespective of color, a
sound thrashing.
We would not be surprised if much of
the juvenile depravity of the day had
been caused by neglect of tbe good old
Bible precept of rod discipline; and it
seems to be a stern and imperative neces?
sity to introduce the lash for punishment
of certain classes of hardened and'mature
offenders.?Augusta Chronicle.
? There is a mortgage and lien on
record in the Clerk's office at Pickens
given to secure tbe payment of five dol?
lars, in which the mortgagor conveys to
the morgagce all his stock, farming im
Elements, crops and all his household and
itcben furniturei
? "My dear, if you do not marry you
will be an old maid."" "Yes, but if I
marry I shall be made old."
Women to Oppose Foraker.
Cleveland, 0., June 16.?The State
Convention of the Ohio Women's Chris?
tian Temperance Union unanimously
agreed to oppose the Republican party,
and particularly Mr. Foraker, who won
their disapproval by running on the
liquor tax platform two years ago and
consenting to run on a similar platform
this year. Forty-eight of the delegates,
although voting to oppose the Republi?
cans, were opposed to the resolution
committing the union to lend its aid to
the Prohibitionists. The Republicans
are very Indignant, and have dubbed the
union the Democratic Aid Society.
Several of the union delegates who were
opposed to going back on the Republi?
cans were actuated by the fear that it
would cut off much of the revenue which
the organization has heretofore obtained.
"We realize that such will be the re-;
suit," said Miss Pugh, the Secretary rind
Treasurer, "but if we are to get anything
we must get it through votes. The rep?
resentatives of the old parties who go to
the Legislature, be they ever so ardent
temperance men, will not dare go beyond
the platform of their parties, and hence
we have decided to do our utmost to
lend our aid to the Prohibitionists and
to oppose the Republicans this fall. Wo
will prosecute an active campaign."
? The inventor of barbs on fence wire
receives a royalty of $120,000 a year.
To the Stockholders of the
Anderson Educational Association.
YOUR Annual Meeting will be held in
the Court House Wednesday, July
1st, at 0 o'clock a. m.
Besides the regular business, other im?
portant interests to the Association will
claim your attention at this meeting.
J. J. BAKER, Sec. and Treos.
June 25, 1885_50_1
Notice of Dissolution.
THE partnership heretofore existing be?
tween W. C. Meredith and myself
for the sale of The'Taylor it Cox Patent
Fire Extinguisher has been this day dis?
solved by mutual consent.
The partnership for the sale o? the
Meredith Patent Fire Extinguisher was
dissolved on the 20th day of August, 188-1.
A. C. LATIMER.
June 20, 1885 50 31?
COME AND SEE
THE COMMON SENSE WATER LIFTER,
TO BE SEEN AT
L. K. SEEL'S TIN AND STOVE HOUSE.
ALSO AT THE PUBLIC WELL, North of the Court House. Can be bought for
one-half what others cost, and ?will last a life-time. Windlass cannot slip from
the hand, as it has a Patent R?chet attached. A child can draw three gallons of wator
in half the time it usually takes in the old way.
June 25,1885
50
Gin
REDUCTION!
IN order to further reduce my Stock by August 1st, I hare determined to greatly re?
duce the prices, and to cash buyer* or prompt time customers I
have solid bargains to offer in?
SHOES, STAPLE DRY GOODS, HATS, &0.
TOBACCO ! TOBACCO !
Big stock, good variety, and at prices you nevor heard of belore.
PATENT HEEL, SWEEPS
And other styles to work your.cotton with.
June 25, 1885
J. J. BAKER, Benson House.
50
JOHN E. PEOPLES,
AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED
Van Winkle Gin, Feeder
AND CONDENSER,
Manufactured at Atlanta, Georgia, and to which the Premium
was awarded at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition, Charleston
Industrial Exhibition, Feb. 2,1882, and at the South
Carolina and Georgia State Fairs 1SS1.
CERTIFICATE :
E. VAN WINKLE it CO.?Awarded for best Sample, best general results in Gin?
ning, and best constructed Machine, the first prize, $100, or Gold Medal.
Juixjks?B. S. RICKS, Mississippi.
T. W. SMEDES, Mississippi.
W. E. BARROWS, Connecticut.
H. I. KIMBALL,
Director General Atlanta Cotton Exposition.
THIC VAN WINKLE FEEDER AND CONDENSER can he attached to any other
Gin ; so parties having other make of Gin? and wishing Feeders or Condensers
can bo supplied by sending in their order in time, and I will guarantee satisfaction.
All kinds of Pulleys and Shafting and Mo?t Improved Cane Mills
and Evaporators furnished to order.
Van Winkle King Cotton Press
Has long been before the public, and is too well
known to need any further description. Its chief
points of merits are: It takes very little ruom, is
easily handled, and takrs so little power ; can bo
used on all kinds of powers?horse, steam or wa?
ter. Ginning aud packing can all go on at the
same time without interfering with the Gin. A
two-inch bell will pack a 500 lb. bale of cotton.
It saves its cost the first season in labor.
Read the following testimonial:
Anderson, S. C?Mr. John E. Peoples?Sir :
The Steam Power Van Winkle Cotton Press
bought of you last Fall has givcu entire satisfac?
tion. I packed bales of cotton woighing (160 to 725
lbs. in five minutes with all ease, using a 4-inch
belt and 25 lbs. steam. There did not seem any
more strain on the Press than with a 450 lb. bale.
For durability, strength, lightness of power, small
quantity of steam required, economy of space. I
deem it the King of all Cotton Prcjses; especially
so as the low pries at which it can be bought puts
it within reach of every man running a steam
Gin. In fact I would not be without it for twice
its cost. I would advise all my friends to buy one
of Van Winkle's Steam Power Cotton Presses, as
you will save its cost in labor in one year. M. A. COBB.
Below find the names of parties who aro using the Van Winkle Tress, who will
testify as to its merits :
CS ft U J Milford,
JE&J VMcClsre,
Broylcs, Routh it Co,
James N Richoy,
J Willci Prevosi,
Gantt it Co,
W Q Hammond,
Sligh it Woodin.
Stringer it Pooro,
John McAlister,
K W it J M Ashley,
Garrett it Opt,
C P Davis,
S J Duckworth,
W M Martin,
Shirley it Co,
Realien Clinkscalcs,
Thomas C Jackson,
Fred G Brown,
J opt ha Watkins,
D H Hammond,
H Rush,
Dr John Wilson,
G (J Richards,
Bolt it Milford,
Jolly Poole.
Keiuslcr <fc Lindsay,
M A Mahaffey,
Mr Simpson, Piedmont, S. C.
James Erskinc,
J C Je W 1* Shirley,
J B Douthit,
Drake ft McConncll.
W J Ervin,
Hcmbree it Bowun,
Leak it Jones,
Wright it Knox,
Samuel Kuox,
Jesse T Ashley,
B C Martin,
S 11 Timms,
Welborn ft We!born,
J W Ashley.
THE HALL SELF-FEEDING COTTON GIN,
Manufactured al Sing Sing, N. Y., has given satisfaction wherever used. The Saws are
made of the best imported steel. The saw shaft is the largest made. An examination
of other Gins will convince you it ia the most substantially built Gin in use. It never
breaks the roll, and therefore does away with the expense of the revolving head, as the
secret of making the Gin to prevent its breaking the roll is in the proper shape of the
roll-box. Every one should examine the improvements in the Hall Gin made this year,
he improvement in the Feeder. B? low I give you a few names of those who
especially Hi
have purchased the Hall Gin
Lewis C Clinkscalcs,
W M Shirley,
Basil Ca 11 ah am,
James Erskine,
J E ft J T McCiure,
W M Alewine,
Richard T Elrod,
Hcmbree it Bo wen,
Shirley ft Burford,
J D Pinson,
M A (!obb,
Marlin it Duckworth,
Dr Jos Marshall, Abbc'U
Welborn ft Welborn,
A Brenekcr
A J Stringer,
S R Timms,
Welborn ft Martin,
Shirley it Co,
J C ft W V Shirley,
B F Dacua ft Bro,
J W Ashley,
K A it B F Russell,
S A Hutchinson,
L H Welborn,
D H Hammond,
Josse T Ashley.
Hugh Rush.
J W Pooro,
A1 ford Sheriff.
John D Kelly,
C S ft C J Milford,
Morris & Outz,
Reuben Clinksbals,
John McAlister.
Johnson ft Dacus,
W A Neal,
Knight ft Balcntine,
Abram Bolt,
J L Haddon,
Garrett ft Opt,
R A Drake,
E W Long,
Gabe Hodges,
J C Milford.
?Sr* E. Van Winkle ft Co. make a Single Screw Press that will pack a bale of cot?
ton in two minutes. Send for prices and catalogue.
$$r- Sample Gin on be seen at my Store.
JOHN E. PEOPLES.
Jim? 25, 18?4 50 8
DOWN WITH HIGH PRICES I!
LOOK AT THESE
Unapproachable Leaders!
NOW IS YOUR TIME
TO GET REAL,
GENUINE,
UNDISPUTABLE
BARGAINS.
DRESS GOODS, fully worth 30c fKr yard, only 15c.
BROCADE BUNTINGS, worth ^c per yard, only 15c.
ALL WOOL SUITINGS, worth 40c per yard, only 20c.
PLAID BUNTINGS, worth 30c per yard, only 15c.
CASHMERES, (imported,) worth 90c per yard, only 50c.
SILVER GREY BUNTINGS, worth 20c per yard, only 121c,
BLACK SILKS, worth $1.50 per yard, only $1.00.
SATINS, in all colors, worth 75c per yard, only 50c.
WHITE GO?DS, worth 12Jc per yard, only 8c.
NAINSOOKS, worth 15c per yard, only 10c.
LACES, LACES,
In all coluis und grades, lower than ever known. Don't fail to call for them.
Children's, Misses' and Ladies' LACE CAPES,
Very desirable and pretty patterns, in Oriental and Hamburgs, to close out for
less than cost.
PARASOLS, PARASOLS.
Ladies in need of a Parasol .should call carlv, as we have placed r^Uov on. the,
BARGAIN COUNTER, and mean to sell them".
Men's and Boys' STRAW HATS,
In endless variety, at prices to suit hard times.
CLOTHING, CLOTHING.
Remember, that wc are. still offering Clothing at COST, and we can save you
some money in buying a Suit.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Shirts, Scarfs, Collars, CufFs, Hose, Suspenders, Gloves, &c., &c, WAY BE?
LOW REGULAR PRICES.
SHOES, SHOES, SHOES.'
Wc repeat again to those in need of Shoes that we carry the largest stock and
BEST GOODS made in America, and we arc offering them at very low figures.
MILLINERY GOODS
TO CLOSE OUT AT HALF PRICE,
A HANDSOME LOT of Ladies'Street and Dress Hats and Bounets to close
out at 11 :? rd pan priced.
Children's Sailors, worth 50c, only 25c Now.
Come early aud secure ouc bofore they arc sold out.
IN CONCLUSION
WE beg leave to state to our many customers aud the trading public generally
that this is no TRAP to catch you, but wc exactly mean to sell the Goods as adver?
tised, as our stock is too large for this season, aud prefer to sell them rather than to
carry tbom over for another season.
It is truo that some people pay very little attention to advertising?in other
words, they have no faith in whatever they read. To those we would say that a
visit to our Store would convince them thai our intentions are not to misrepresent
a single article, aud sell Goods upon their merit only.
Everybody knows that money is very scarce, and very difficult to obtain large
profits; hence our policy for reducing prices in every department, so as to enable
all classps to buy then:, contenting ourselves that wo ha\e to share in the hardships
of the masses, and hoping for a better day to come.
We have placed on our counters BARGAINS th;U arc matchless and beyond
dispute, and we invite all to call eariy and secure their money's worth at the?
Great Bargain House
? op ?
A. LESSER.
June 18, 1884 49