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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. ? J.F. CLINKSCALIS, ] Editors and ?. 0. LANGSTON, J Pbopbietors. THURSDAY, MARCH 27, l?80. ^'j'^-y TERMSi . OKBTBABm._,-?1.60. IX MONTHS....?75c. jjgg Now that the. Blair Bill is dead, we trust our people will increase their energy j and determination to build up the schools of our country. We believe in public schools, bet we do not believe in relying on the public funds; for an education. . This reliance on the free common schools for education has leapt back more than it has advanced in the cause of education. This ia our opinion. While we would hot advocate the abolition of the free schools, we would most emphatically urge our people not to rely on them for ah education. Let us use them as auxil? iaries, and only as auxiliaries. The greatness of any community is, to a greater or less degree, dependent on the intelligence of the individuals who com? pose it, and the intelligence of the indi? viduals is mainly dependent on their education; hence if we would make ^progress iu intelligence, and thereby move forward in civilization, we must s.watch closely the . educational interests ,;of our community. And we would in this connection remind our readers, and ' especially our young friends, that ed uca? tion doe3 not consist entirely of book? -learning, for one might bei pretty well versed in boohs?that is, in school books ?and yet be uneducated. Now-a days .; the young people do not read enough? ^tha?as; ofpurc. literature. While it is a fact thoy read a great deal, and we might .' say: they read too much, but it is of the y wrong , sort; Many young men destroy their taste for reading pure literature by .reading trash, composed of cock and ?bull stories of adventure and romance, ;'. couched in language not at all calculated to edify. . Against such we would warn ^outyoung friends. It is just as easy to ? cultivate a taate and learn to like to read worthy books, and the results aie inesti? mably more to be desired. Let us all remember that each day is a little life in ? itself, and when its opportunities and privileges are past, they are gone forever. ?^l?$xtherj'"we would call on the young , people to not. forget that now is the proper time for them to store their minds with useful information and knowledge, ' while ihey have time and opportunity, - and not to waste this the spring-time of life, laden with golden opportunities, and fraught with wonderful privileges. v The address of the Executive Commit? tee of the Democratic party of South ' Carolina is published in another column. ?iLet every Democrat in.South Carolina read it carefully and consider the impor - .tance of the requests made. This address ; is a word in season fitly spoken. It / warns the Democracy of this State, though \<;: jn a very conservative manner, neverthe? less very forcibly, of the danger by which we are confronted, and urges every troe isori of South Carolina to remain united, . and settle all differences "strictly within Theiines of oar party organization." It points to the eagerness of onr ever-pres ? :rl reut"?nemy to get control of our govern ' ment.again, and presents as the only preventive the unbroken unity of the Democratic forces. It is very evident that the Republican party is watching ^;0affaira in the South'with more concern ;' "than ever before, and they are ever bid? ding, as it were, for independents, and wherever they can find a man so lost to the good.of his country and his fellow citizens, and devoid of unflinching fidelity ?f^:0pr^pkrihej offer him, so to speak, uprm-aa-office to join them, aod iu so doing to ^-A^feun-his'back on his country and its in 3^.terests. If they would take such men : from among us we would not complain, 'y v. but- they' are left here to annoy us, and 'assist our common enemy. With a solid, rh: "'-united and harmonious Democratic party, ?^onr government is safe, and if its control ^ .should fall into the hands of carpet-bag &"c : gers and independents, who are worse than carpet-baggers, it is the fault of the ^ v -Democrats of South Carolins. "United S^ ; .wfrBtand,. divided we fall." We trust we ^^will not be considered as overdrawing the picture or as alarmists, because we so earnestly endeavor to impress upon our lpeople the importance of the suggestions ~ made in the address. 0; . It seems that U. S. Senators Daniel, Democrat, of Virginia, and Hawley, Re fjrg publican, of Connecticut, have "crossed over"?except Senator Daniel has crossed ' over much farther than Senator Hawley. The latter leavei the creed of his party, ^.andpleade for "States' Rights," while the '" former argues for a loose construction of ? the Constitution, and declares such to be "settled beyond controvereey." On this point Senator Daniel might well be :." termed a "Rip VanWinkle." Surely he ? ? - has just waked up, and daring the last Sil', twenty years has not been noticing the ^|/;.r decisions of the Supreme Court of the -United States, which has, in every case 'that has come before it during the last twenty years, decided in favor of a strict p?' ^'construction of the fundamental law of the laud. . Wake, up, Mr. Daniel, and ,: : 7 observe the signs of the times, lest you be left in the condition of the man who went to church drunk, and soon fell asleep. Daring the progress of the service the preacher said all who want to go to heaveoatand np. All rose except this intoxicated sleeper. The preacher then said all who want to go to hell stand up. The sleeper, being awakened by the noise of Ihe others standing and sitting down again, stood up. He looked around, and then said: "Say, parson, I don't know exactly what we are voting on, but yon and I seem to be hopelessly in the minor? ity." -? The Manufacturers' Record says: "The latest reported discovery in connec? tion with the cotton seed comes from Germany, where, it is said, a process has been discovered for extracting sugar from cotton seed meal. The sugar is of a very snperior grade, but cannot be sold - in competition with the ordinary article. It is said to be inclined to foment or sour, and hence better for use in preserv? ing fruits. It is said tobe fifteen times sweeter than the cane sugar and twenty times more so than sugar made from ' beets. The Ladies' Hollywood Memorial As? sociation of Richmond, Va., will petition V the city council to have the house occu? lt:' pied by Jefferson Davis during the war preserved from destruction and turned Sgf"over to the association to be used as a / - museum of Confederate relics and a i- memorial hall. The association invokes the assistance ofali who are interested in such an endeavor, aod asks them to contribute to the enterprise and furnish memorials and relics of the late war to to be placed in the building. Among the encouraging facts which arise to shut the mouth of the croaker, and make still brighter the future of ag? riculture, is the remarkable amount of business ability and push shown by wo? men when they take hold of farming. Women are distinguishing themselves in this line more every year. To every man who whines about the difficulty of mak? ing the business pay, there is a thrifty, brave woman who does or can take mat? ters into her hands and make the work go successfully. Women are far more economical and pains 'taking, trails which make mercantile men prosperous, and we may look to see many a run down farm bought cheap by a woman and made to blossom like the rose. Husbands would do well to swallow their false pride and pay more heed to 'their wives' sugges? tions. The Philadelphia Sentinel, edited by colored men and devoted to the interests of their race, has sensible views as to their course in political contests. It advises the proper organization of the colored vote, as a balance of power, in the Northern States, and truly says: "If the great States of New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania were to become Dem? ocratic by the votes of colored men, there is hardly a doubt as to the enhancement of the value of their citizenship, not alone in those States but in the South, where the greatest need is felt for this recogni? tion of law and order." The Committee on Agriculture has made a report to Congress on the bill for the taxation or compound lard. The bill provides for a tax of 2 mills per pound on compound lard, and requires the manufacturer to pay a tax of $25 per year, and to label his production "Com? pound Lard," and also to give the in? gredients of the composition, and their proportion in the manufacture of lard. The usual' restrictions and requirements with regard to fines provided for violation of the law are made a part of the bill. Some time ago the Carolina Spartan had a question as to whether a limb from a tree ever got any higher from the ground than when it first appeared. This interested many readers. A friend has proposed two other questions:. Does a plank or board shrink end wise, that is does a plank where the grain is straight ever get any shorter ? Can two sounds of the same pitch and loudness, made at the same place and time, be heard farther than one ? What say our readers to these questions ? Counting-the People. Washington, March 20.?Everything is now ready at the census department to begin counting the people of the United States. The manner of getting at the number of people will be very simple. A super? visor has charge of each district. He appoints the enumerators, subdivides the districts, and is responsible for their zeal and accuracy. No enumerator is to look after a subdivision of more than 4,000, and he must be a resident of the subdi? vision and personally familiar with a great number of the people. The enumerators are to start out on Monday,- June 2. Those in cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants must finish in two weeks, while those in the country are given a month. These men will make from $50 to $100 each. the questions to be asked. Here is the list of questions to be asked. With these the enumerator must go to each family and get answers to all the questions: -1. Give Christian name in full and initial of middle name, surname. 2. Whether a soldier, sailor or marine during the civil war (United States or Confederate) or widow of such person. 3. Relationship to head of family. 4. Whether white or black, mulatto, Juadroon, octoroon, Chinese, Japanese or ndian. 5. Sex. 6. Age at nearest birthday. If under one year give age in months. 7. Whether single, married, widowed or divorced. 8. Whether married during the census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31,1890.) 9. Mother of ho w many children, and number of these children living. . 10. Place of birth. 11. Place of birth of father. 12. Place of birth of mother. 13. Number of years in the United States. 14. Whether naturalized. 15. Whether naturalization papers have been taken out. 16. Profession, trade or occupation. 17. Months unemployed during tho census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890.) 18. Attendance at school (in months) during the coosub year (June 1, 1889, to May 31,1890.) 19- Able to read. 20. Able to write. 21. Able to speak English. If not, the language or dialect spoken. 22. Whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted. 23. Whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, with name of de? fect. 24. Whether a prisoner, convict, home? less child or pauper. 25 and 26. Is the home you live in hired, or is it owned by the head or by a member of the family ? 27. If owned by head or member of family, is the home free from mortgage incnmbrance ? 28. If the head of the family is a far? mer, is the farm which he cultivates hired, or is it owned by him or by a member of his family ? 29. If owned by head or member of family, is the farm free from mortgage incnmbrance ? 30. If the home or farm is owned by head or member o: family, and mort? gaged, give the postoffice address of owner. If any one refuses to answer these questions, except, perhaps, as to age in case of females, they are liable to a fine of $100. Superintendent Porter expects to have a fairly correct estimate of the popula? tion of the States and Territories ready in August. He will complete the tables necessary for the reapportionment of Representatives in Congress in time for use in the short session. University of the Southland. Tecumseh, Ala., March 20.?Bluff ton, Ala., makes a munificent gift of $500,000 to the Methodist Episcopal Church for the location of an educational institution known as the University of the Southland. Rev. C. L. Mann, D. D., who has it in charge, says that $1,500,000 will be expended on the main building, which will be 300 feet, and seven stories in height, with an inner court 200 feet square. The material to be used is white marble, granite and Bandstone. Ground will be broken April 15th and work on the building pushed rapidly. ? The Charlotte Democrat says that twelve hundred disabled Confederate soldiers drew pensions in North Carolina, and 2,800 widows. ? The Jewish population of Palestine has increased 70.000 annually in the last five years. In 1711 Palestine contained but 8,000 Jews; in 1883, 20,000, end of 1888,70,000. AN APPEAL FOR OxVlTT. Chairman Hoyt Warns tho ?emocrats of South Carolina. Rooms State Ex- Commiitee, Columbia, S. C, March 14,1890. To the Democracy of South Carolina : Upon the reorganization of the Exec? utive Committee, in consequence of the resignation of its chairman, Hon. James F. Izlar, it is deemed proper to issue a brief address to the Democracy of South Carolina, on the eve of an active and important campaign in which questions of vital concern to the State will be pre? sented to the people, and in view of the stubborn fact that we are still confronted and menaced by the enemy from whose control tho State was redeemed in 187G. The existence of this enemy is none the less a matter of fact, although as an or? ganized and active foe to good govern? ment it is not so clearly seen as in for? mer days. But the dominant party in the Federal government, flushed with its restoration to executive and legislative power, is just as determined to-day as ever to wrest from our hands the control of this State, and as it loses ground in other sections of the country/the neces? sity becomes more imperative to regain a foothold in the Southern State?, where the identical mass of ignorant voters, so long used to our disadvantage, are ready to respond to the call of their Republican leaders, whenever an opportunity is given for their resuscitation as a political power. The threatened interference with the conduct of elections in sovereign States, which is being so adroitly and persis? tently urged at this time in the.Congress qf the United States, makes it highly important that we shall not close our eyes to the dangers of the situation, or rest supinely upon lhe victories of the past. The numerical majority exists in South Carolina to-day which made possible the oppression and misrule of the carpet bag governments, and it is only waiting a suitable opportunity to be wielded against the intelligence and the virtue of the Statu. Hence, it is incumbent upon us to remain watchful and vigilant, never losing sight for a moment of the over? mastering necessity we are under to preserve the unity and integrity of the Democratic party in this State, because its overthrow meaus disaster and ruin to the highest interests of all the people. The Executive Committee, recognizing the fact that there aie differences of opinion and to a certain extent dissatis? faction among Democrats as to the ad? ministration of the government in this State, and believing it is conducive to a healthy public sentiment that these dif? ferences Bhall be freely discussed, yet in view of the momentous issues at stake, we would appeal to all that they shall settle auch matters strictly within the lines of our party organization, for it is vitally important to have the active ex? ertion of every true and unselfish Demo? crat in preserving that solidity which is essential to good government in South Carolina. Invoking the co operation and support of every man who claims to be a Demo? crat in the maintenance of rightful meas? ures for the preservation intact of our organization, the Executive Committee would respectfully urge that the respon? sibility rests upon all to bear their share in this patriotic work, as the: benefits accruing from honest and upright gov? ernment are equally shared by all. The readiness and heartiness of all classes heretofore to render faithful service in this respect is a guarantee that future exigencies and emergencies will awaken a similar response from every true and worthy son of South Carolina. By order of the Executive Committee. James A. Hoyt, Chairman. Wilie Jones, Secretary. The Alliance Will Maintain its War Against Jutt. Atlanta, March 19.?President Polk and other Alliance men arrived by the early morning trains and the Inter State meeting has been in progress all day with closed doors as usual. When the body adjourns it is understood that they propose to give the press a glimpse of the busines? transacted but not before. . At a late hour to night the following was given out: "WhereaB, At New Orleans in Septem? ber, 1889, a conference was held between prominent representatives of the cotton growers of the South and memberu of the cotton exchanges in the United States, and an agreement was entered in? to which was to take effect on October 1, thereafter fixing the tare on cotton cover? ed bales at sixteen pounds and on jute covered bales at twenty-four poundB, which was satisfactory to the alliance men; and, "Whereas, We invited the cotton ex? changes of this country to a conference on this same subject at St. Louis on De? cember 5, 1889, which they refused to notice by letters or otherwise; and, "Whereas, Our President, Col. L. L. Polk, recently urged upon the parties to express their wishes, or a plan for an ad? justment of this question at a meeting to be held in Atlanta, Go., March 10,1S90, and only one reply w*s received with en? couragement, and that from Mr. James Saber, of Augusta. "Whereas, After careful consideration of the whole subject in all its phases, we, the Presidents and accredited repreBenta* tives of the State Alliances of the cotton section in conference assembled in Atlanta, Ga., Maich 19, 1890, unani? mously reaffirm the equity and justice of our demands on this subject, and wo do therefore "Resolve, T,oat_we urge the Alliance men of the cotton States to stand by the action of the St. Louis supreme council on the use of cotton bagging or any other fibre than jute, and that each alliance man be and is hereby instructed to de? posit said cotton covered bales in ware? houses to be provided, and with liberal advances as can be had thereon, and to allow said cotton (covered bales there to remain until the demands made shall be complied with. "Resolved, That your national and State Grange'officials do hereby pledge their utmost abilities and unceasing efforts in behalf of the people to obtain full facili? ties in marketing." Cotton Seed Hulls Prore to be Fine Cow Food, WiNNSBOito, March 20.?Mr. W. R. Doty, farmer and merchant, has been experimenting with cotton seed hulls as food for cattle. Last fall he purchased seventy cows, penned them and has been giving them hulls and bran, and now they are in splendid condition. A gentleman who saw them remarked that some were as fat as they could be: Not a blade of grass of any kind is fed, cotton seed hulls being used entirely as a substitute for long forage. These bulls were purchased from the oil mill here at two dollars per ton. Mr. Doty is originally from Ken? tucky, the headquarters for fine stock, and knows something about cattle. He is pleased with his experiment and will con? tinue to use hulls. The scrapings from the pen in which this herd of cows have been kept are also very valuable, and will be used on a red clay field this year. This field contains seventy acres, and upon it Mr. Doty made a splendid crop of cotton last year. This year he intends to make more cotton to the square foot on this field than has ever been produced anywhere. Stimulated by Mr. Drake's Buccess in Marlboro, in the matter of corn produc? tion, he intends to put Fairfield for cotton along with Marlboro for corn.?News and Courier. ? The Hon. Alfred Herrington, a member of the Georgia Legislature from Emanuel County, and a leading Demo? crat, has broken the matrimonial record in that State by marrying three sisters. When his first wife was -living he had contributed to the education of his sister in-law, then a young girl. Then in time he married the second sister?the one ho had educated. The second wife's place in school was taken by a third sister. It was Mr. Herrington's pride that the chil? dren should grow up cultured and refined, aud he spared no espenso in giving the third sister?as he had gives the second ?the best of educations. Now he has married the third sister. Why Farmers are Pool*. Washington, March 21.?American agriculture is treated by Statistician J. R. Dodge in the March report of the Depart? ment of Agriculture. The prevalence of low prices is noted, and a feeling of dis? couragement in rural districts throughout the world is indicated. It is and has been especially severe in Great Britain, and is the subject of com? plaint, discussion and official investiga? tion in Germany, France, Italy and other countries. It is present in monarchies and republic, under diverse currencies and economic systems. Though the prices of implements, utensils and fabrics are also lower, the farmers' interest account is unreduced and his mortgage harder to lift. The main cause of low prices is referred to the inexorable law of supply and demand. Corn and wheat and other staples are cheap because of overproduction. Immigration has in Creased the population 5,000,000 in ten years. Inter-continental areas have been carved into farms free to natives and for? eigners, opening millions of acres to cultivation. Railroad extension has kept pace with production, and overwhelmed the East with Western products. Spec? ulation first and utilization afterward have produced results that have aston ished the world with a plethora of bread and meat. The old world has joined with the new to crowd the mountains, valleyB, slopes and far stretching plains of the continent with beeveB in the haunts of once countless herds of buffalo. In the more eastern areas the maturity of beeves has been hastened by breeding and feeding. An extended comparison Rhows how, in the progress of forty years, production has outrun population in its wildest strides. It is shown that wheat growing has become a philanthropic mission to make cheap broad consistent with low wages in Great Britain, that the Northwestern missionaries continue sowing their seeds and floating their bread across waters, mourning for profits that do not return after many - days. It is suggested that less than a fourth of the world eat wheat, that half of the people of Europe scarcely know its taste, and that Asia, Africa, South American and Australia all have wheat to sell. Dodge says that while there is an ex? cess of production of a few staples, there are insufficient supplies of many other necessary products and a total absence of scores of others which should furnish profitable employment to rural labor. There is too narrow range of cropping. Diversification is essential to agricultural salvation. There are imports costing $240,000,000 per annum of agricultural products which should be produced here. These are sugar, fibres, fruits and nuts, barley, leaf tobacco and wines. Farmers are suffering for want of hundreds of millions of dollars that the sweat of their brows and the dexterity of their bands might produce in "raw materials" for scores of old and new industries. It is stated that the cotton crop, valuable as it is, would not Buffice to furnish board for the people of the cotton States at first class hotels for a week, and that scores of other products not now growing should enrich agriculture and relieve the exist? ing depression. It 1b argued that there should be no more need of going to Italy or Japan for raw Bilk than to India for raw cotton and as little need of going to Cuba for sugar. The statistician treats of what he char? acterizes the folly of the wheat growr-rs insisting on going to the antipodes for binder twine, while a million acres of flax fiber is wanted in adjoining fields and when they could grow hemp enough in six months to bind the wheat of the world. This is, he says, exceeded only by the cotton growers who are wild to go to India for jute, when it will grow in our cotton fields as readily as weeds. De pression more intense will result, it is predicted, if the farmers continue to re? strict their efforts, walk in the furrows their fathers turned and seek to live and die in the same overdone and profitless routine. Another serious cause of depression, he says, is the exorbitant share of the farmer's products taken by the middlemen and carriers. The Grow? ers receive 25 to 30 per cent, less for beeves than the consumers pay for beef. Milk is bought for 3 cents a quart and sold for 8 cents. The huckster often makes more for handling the product in a day than the grower received for pro? ducing a season's growth. The sellers' profit on fresh fruit is a suggestion of greed and extortion. The army of dealers in futures disturb the material flow of trade, check expor? tation by a temporary rise, to be followed by lower prices and greater fluctuations. The speculators depress prices when the granaries are full, and boom them when the farmers have nothing to sell. The community iu infested with pestilent awarms of non-producers. The curse of speculation blights and consumes the re? sult of honest industry. Leeches fasten on every product of labor and auck from it the life-blood profit. Men who produce nothing, who neither toil on the farms nor spin in the factories, are absorbing the wealth of the country by combinations without conscience and service without equity. _ CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Decat?b, Ind., March 23.?A man named Barr was blown to atoms, and a mother and her babe instantly killed yesterday by the explosion of nitro glyce? rine near Stone, a small station south of this city. Barr's horses were also killed, and his wagon torn into splinters. The explosion tore the windows from the house in which the dead woman was sit? ting with her children, and wrought ?general havoc. No traces of either man or horses are to be found, excepting small pieces of flesh hanging upon trees remote from the spot where the explosion occurred. The explosion was heard seven miles away. Joliet, III., March 20.?MiBS Jessie White, the nineteen year old daughter of James S. White, an old resident, commit? ted suicide last evening in the most sen? sational manner. She drove in a buggy up and down Chicago street several times, bowing and smiling to acquaintances. Finally, when nearly in front of the ho? tel, she stopped the horse, drew a revol? ver from a box and shot herself through the heart. Several men rushed to the carriage just in time to catch her body as it was falling into the street. It is be? lieved that the young lady i? as demented, as the result of a long series of persecu? tions, at the hands of an anonymous and scurrilous letter writer who had been an? noying her for three years, and who has remained undiscovered. Mobile, Ala., March 20.?E. B. Mc Curdy, conductor on the south-bound train on the Louisville and Nashville Road, was Bhot and seriously wounded by a negro named Jake Daniels, and in turn the conductor Bhot and killed the negro. This happened on the train this afternoon while it was near Bay Minette, Ala. The negro refused to pay the rate of fare de? manded by the conductor and the latter tried to eject him, but the negro resisted, drew a pistol and fired, bitting the con? ductor in the left breast. The conductor then fired four times, hitting the negro each time, and then stabbed him with a p?cketknife. The negro died almost in Btantly. The conductor was brought to this city for treatment. Bibmingham, Ala., March 17.?In Clay County, Alabama, last night Oscar Hill, a prominent farmer, died of hydro? phobia, Buffering the most horrible agony before he died. His death was the result of a bite on the finger by a negro several weeks ago. Hill had a fight with a negro, who bit one of bis fingers to the bone, inflicting an ugly wound. The finger be? came inflamed, and finally had to be amputated. Then the swelling continued up the arm, and finally that was cut off near the Bboulder. Several days ago symptoms of hydrophobia developed, and Hill rapidly grew worse until he died. The attending physician pronounced it a case of hydrophobia. The negro Dayis, was what is known as a blue gum negro, his gums being blue in color, and there is a general belief that the bite of such ne? groes is always fatal. Physicians say that this color of the gums is caused by bad blood, and that in stich cases a bite would be poisonous, and probably fital. . 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You need a Nerve Tonic and in Electric Bitters you will find the exact remedy for restoring your nervous system to its normal, healthy condition. Surpris? ing results follow the use of this great Nerve Tonic and Alterative. Your appetite returns, good digestion is restored, and the Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action. Try a bottle. Price 50c. at Hill Bros. Drug Store._ Estate Notice. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of the late John E. Peoples, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and those having claims against the Estate to present their claims, properly proven, for payment within the time prescribed by law. S. J0SEPHI5E PEOPLES, SYLVESTER BLEtKLEY. JOSEPH J. FRETWEL, Executors. March 27,1S90 38 3 NOTICE TO TEACHERS. ?^-0 THE Semi-Annual Examination of Teachers, both white and colored, will be held on Friday, April 4t'h, 1890, beginning at 9 a. in. The examination for the whites will be held in the Court House, and that for the negroes in the School Commissioner's office. Each applicant must bring pen, ink and paper. D. H. RUSSELL, School Commissioner. March 20,1800 37 2 WALL PAPERING. JUST received and to arrive 1092 ps. Wall Papering and Bordering, and for sale by A. B. TOWEBS. Charlottesville Cassimeres. Just received a nice assortment of Char, lottesville (Va.) Cassimeres for Spring and Summer. They are the best wearing goods on the market A lot of Hale <fc Frost's CA.SHMARET to arrive in a few days. My Line of Crockeryware IS COMPLETE. SHOES, SHOES. I beg to call particular attention to my stock of Shoes. Quality and prices cannot be turned down. Other Seasonable Goods Too numerous to mention. Hardware, Heavy and Fancy Groceries. Fine Tea a Specialty. /S8~ Call on me if you want to get the worth of your money. You need the Goods and I need your money. A.. B. TOWERS. COTTON SEED Oll HUES WC are making various sizes from the PLAN? TATION MILLS of 5 tons to the largo city mill of 50 tons per day. Our mills have all the latest modern improvements in machinery, and produce the very best results. Send for circular. CARDWELL MACHIN 12 CO., Bichmond, Va. MaTch 20, 1S0Q 37_i FOR THE BLOOD TRY OXTJR BLOOD PEBCOLATOE, COMPOSED OP SAKSAPAKILLA, OJUEEN'S DELIGHT, IODIDE POTASH, &C SIMPSON, RE!D & CO., DRUGGISTS, Corner Hotel Chi quoin.. HE xlAT hath eyes let hiui see, and he that hath ears let him hear," but he that hath neither of these let him be punched in the short ribs eight times, which means that for eight cents he can buy one of those extra large No. C Dairy Pans at the 10c. Store. Yos, last week that 10c. man got drunk again. (You know what that means!) Well, sir, he just mashed all the filling out of every price in the house. See here now: 13 inch Silver Waiters reduced to 7c. each, No. 51 Riveted Dippers reduced to 7c each, 1 quart Stamped Dippers reduced to 4c each, 9 inch Pie Plates reduced to 2ic each, 9 inch Jelly Tin Pans reduced to 4c each, Covered School Buckets reduced to 4c each, No. 8 Wash Bowls reduced to only 7c each, No. G Wash Bowls reduced to only 4c each, 1 pint Toy Cups reduced to only 2c each, Pepper Boxe3 reduced to only 2c each, No. 10 Dinner Horns reduced to only 4c each, 13 inch Basting Spoons reduced to only 4c each, Flesh Forks reduced to only 4c each, Cake Turners reduced to only 4c each, 2 Quart Cups reduced to only Cceach, Milk Strainers reduced to only 7c each, Potato Graters reduced to only 4c each, Large Graduated Measures reduced to 5c each, Animal Cake Cutters reduced to only 4c each, Large Dredge Boxes reduced to only 3*c each, Large Extra Deep Pudding Pans reduced to only 9c each. The wise man knows a good thing when he sees it. Always truly, THE TEN CENT STORE. MINOR holds the Trottle. WILL. SELL ! Having bought more largely than ever at the beginning of the season, we fully calculated on having plenty to run Us, but in consequence of largely increased sales, we have been forced to make a second order, which is now in stock. We regret exceedingly the recent cold snap and its damage to the Gardens, but since it had to come, and we are in no wise responsible forit, we trust our customers, where thoy are compelled to plant over, will continue to get their Seed from us. ?'Millo Mays" is the ycry best thing you can plant for forage. We have a limited supply of the Seed. Come early if you want any. II1JLX BROS., DRUGGISTS. To the People of Anderson and surrounding Counties! WAR IS NOW OPENED! On the old System of High Prices, and it is only a matter of Time for tliat system to vanish into Oblivion. BuYERS already throng the Store, and are astonished how RIDICULOUSLY LOW the Prices are at the? GREAT SALE OF BANKRUPT STOCK - OF - DryG-oods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, AT ABOUT SIXTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. MR. W- C. KEITH, MR. LOTTIS SHARPE, and three young Ladies of Ander? son, will be pleased to show these endloss Bargains to their many friends. Come at once to the sale on Granite Row?next door to TVilhite A Wilhite's Drug Store. D. C. FLYNN, LEADER OF LOW PRICES. ASTONISHING, BUT ACCURATE, Are the following Low Prices at the LADIES' STORE. Come and Investigate matters in the Millinery Line. HaTS from 20c up to $2.50-untrimmed. No. 12 RIBBON only 10c. FLOWERS and PLUMES at all prices. GAUZE and TULLE in solid and fancy colors. Now go to the other side, where you will find ROBES,-SUITINGS and DRESS GOODS in all the new shades and designs. SILKS ! SILKS! CHINA SURA BIS and BROCADES from 50c to $2.50 per yard. VELVETS at 20c and upwards. Just step around to our WHITE GOOD3 counter and examine these CHECKED MUSLINS, varying from 6c to 35c. APRONETTE! APRONETTE! with fancy bor? ders, in various designs, from 12Jc to 30c NECESSARY NOVELTIES, JUST LISTEN : Ready-made TENNIS SUITS from 50c to $2.00. JERSEYS, BLOUSES and Chil? dren's KILT SUITS in all sizes, colors and qualities, from 50c to $2.50. Misses!1 and Ladies' CORSETS us low as 25c?also look at our Special Ventilating. Latest styles in PARASOLS ! THREAD GLOVES at 10c. Ladies' Hemstitched HANDKER? CHIEFS only 5c, leading to our specialties at 25c and 30c. LACE and EMBROIDERY beginning at 2c and running to $1.25 per yard. ^35* I have just returned from the Northern Markets, and carry? NOTHING BUT STYLISH GOODS. All orders promptly tilled. Miss Lizzie Williams. THE NEW BLOOD MEDICINE. Compound Syrup of Red Clover! WE wish especially to call the attention of Physicians to the above remedy, and ask that they examine intj its merits before making their prescriptions for the usual Spring disorders. We would be glad to furnish the for* mula for this preparation to any Physician who will call at our Store. This Syrup combines, in an agreeable form, the medicinal properties of the more recently dis? covered and most approved Alterative, Touic and Blood Purifying remedies of the vegetable kingdom. It will be found much superior to the Blood Purifiers usually sold, and very much cheaper. OUR & SLOAN "BIO- DEAL!" IT is only about a month longer now before wo give that Handsome Gold Watch away, so you had better buy all your CIGARS from us, as it is POSSIBLE for you to get the Watch YET. The 15th of April is the last day, and on April Kith some? body will certainly get it. Remember, all Cigars YOU PAY CASH FOR COUNTS. Hoping you will be the lucky man, Yours truly, 12. W. TA YLOR A CO THIS IS THE SEASON When House-keepers find it so difficult to procure the NECESSARIES FOR A GOOD MEAL. ' House-keepers, call at Room 5 Hotel Chiqriola Place, And be relieved of all this worry at a a very moderate cost. Reliable Goods, Low Prices. Free City Delivery. 1000 HOT HOUSE PLANTS, Blooming and ready to bloom. D. S. MAXWELL & SON. SULLIVAN MANUFACTURING CO. NEW MACHINERY, NEW PLANT THROUGHOUT, A FULL STOCK OF LUMBER, dressed or undressed, SHINGLES, LATHS, WOOD-WORK, and BUILDING MATERIAL of all kinds. ALL ORDERS EXECUTED PROMPTLY, A CAR LOAD OF DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS. . To l>e soltl at Bottom Figure*. 5??* Our Works are conveniently located near the C. & G. Depot, with Mr. JESSE M. SMITH Superintendent. COTTON PLANTERS. The Brooks Cotton Planter. Also, the justly popular ELLIOTT COTTON PLANTER. Take your choice between these two Planters. They are the best on the mar? ket. No other Planters can compare with them. Remember that we are selling? The Best Side Harrows on the Market. Simple, strong, durable and cheap. Headquarters on Plows, Hoes and Agricultu? ral Implements of all kinds, SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. FLOUR LOWER THAN EVER KNOWN. Now IS THE TIME TO BUY. The market is steadily advancing, and prices will have to advance soon. We have about Two Thousand Barrels on hand, just received, fre?h ground. We call special attention to our? SOUTHERN BEAUTY BRAND. Better Flour never was sold for the money. ?6?" Call and see us. McGEE & LIGON, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Anderson, S. C. HELP THE POOE! AND BY SO DOING HELP YOURSELF. WE havn't got the largest Stock of Goods in the City, nor near as inuch cash as we would like to have, but we are receiving a well assorted line of General Mer? chandise, consisting of Prints, Ginghams, Muslins, White, Check and Colored Lawns, Checked Organdies, Challies, Worsteds, Linen Chambrays, (all colors and will not fade,) and all Staple Dry Goods. A new line of Pelt and Straw Hats, and Shoes of every do scription, which we propose to sell by our SHORT PROFIT SYSTEM. A BIO CUT IN PRICES.?We have 800 Barrels good sound Flour, (more than we are able to carry,) and in order to swap it for the Cash and make things lively, have cut from ten to forty cents a barrel, viz: $3.60 Flour for $3 31; $4.00 for $3 75 ; $4.25 for $4.00; $4.75 for $4.35; $5.25 for ?1 85. Granulated Sugar 14 lbs. to $1.00, Brown ' Sugar 16 lbs. to $1.00, good Rio Coffee 5 lbs. to $1.00, Rice 18 to 25 lbs. to $1.00, Grists 40 lbs. to $1.00, Molasses 23c to 55c a gallon, Tobacco 23c to 40c. Try our "Yellow Jane" Tobacco at 40c?pure, natural leaf, and claimed by dyspeptics to be perfectly harmless. 3 lb. Can Tomatoes 10c, 2 lb. Can Okra and Tomatoes 15c, Bouquet Cake Soap 5c. We have sold 859 Barrels of our $1.00 Flour this season, and all who bought it will join us in saying that it is the best Flour for the money in the world. Our sales have surpassed our greatost expectations, and we are grateful to our many friends for their liberal patronage, and say come, keep coming. And always remember ?hat we guarantee everything as recommended, and prices the lowest. KAY & BAKER. RAGS HAVE ADVANCED! We have a large stock of COOKING STOVES. HICH we will sell EXTREMELY LOW for the Cash, or on Time for a good Note, and we will exchange a New Stove for your old one for the difference. Our Stock of? Crockery and China is Complete. Lamps a Specialty, Such as Vase, Library and Bracket Lamps cheaper than auy one. TINWARE IN LARGE QUANTITIES, And at pricos io suit the times. WE BUY RAGS AND PAY CASH FOR TH?M, AND A GOOD PRICE, TOO. We also buy old Copper, old Brass, Old Rubber Shoe3, and Furs of all kinds. PEOPLES & BCJRRISS. CUNNINGHAM BROS., GROCERY AND HARDWARE DEALERS, Have in stock and arriving daily, BUILDERS' HARDWARE, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Sash Weights, &c. Garpeiiters' Hardware. Saws, Hammers, Augurs, Bits, Chisels, &c. FARMERS' Mili. Plows, Plow Stocks, Shovels, Spades, Terrel's Heel Sweep, Which is the best in the market. Blacksmiths* Hardware. Sledge and Hand Hammers, Tongs, Bellows, Vises, And everything else in the Hardware line you may need?ALL at bottom Prices. . Call to see Yours truly, CUNNINGHAM BROS. P. S.?Still selling lots of FLOUR cheap. P. P. S.-Old Owl Brand Guano still hooting. C. BEOS. SHERIFFS SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH, CAROLINA, Anderson County. BY virtue of various Executions to me directed, I will sell at Anderson Court House, S. C, on the first Monday in April, 1890, within the legal hours of aale, the following property, to wit: All the interest of E. M. Keaton in one Tract of Land, situated in Martin Town? ship, Anderson County, on waters of Hen? coop Creek, containing one hundred and twenty-five acres, more or less, adjoining lands of W. N. Keaton, Newton Clinksoalea and others. Also, his interest in one Tract of Land in Broadaway Townnship. on waters of Neal's Creek, containing one hundred and fifty-eight acres, more or.less, adjoining lands of J. R< Anderson, J. N. Vandiver, and others. Levied on as the property of E. M. Kea? ton at the suit of J. M. Conley and others. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser"to pay for necessary papers. WM. L. BOLT, Sheriff Anderson County. March 13, 1800_3G_4__ BIG JSHOW. J HAVE just recoived a Car I,oad of? Horses and Mules, To sell at BOTTOM PRICES. In feet, I am selling so cheap that my business has increased to such dimensions until I was forced to resign my position as Chief of Police. So come right on down to my Stables on DEPOT STREET, and let me show you some good stock. Remember, I have no badge or "billy." Yours 'till death, I W. B. McGRUDER. " WILO-MT" GARDEN SEED. Hit 'Em Again, Brother ! ?o WE think we have done pretty well to bring you fellows down to about one-third your former prices on Garden Seeds. If you should cut us down to one-third our prices we think we would be frozen out, too. Understand distinct? ly, however, that the Racket is not to be undersold, if he has al? ready (with his Racket knife) cut the prices in two, and given the customer the biggest bolf. Our Seeds are fresh 1880 Seeds. Our 1890 Seeds have not come in yet. We look for them in about twelve months lat<r. Yours truly, P. J. COPPEDSE. PIANOS and ORGANS. WRITE us and we" will send you one on fifteen days test trial in your own homo. We pay all freights. No cash ask? ed until you are suited. Satisfaction guar? anteed. Chickcring Pianos and Mason & Hamlin Organs lead?others follow. Be? fore buving write or call on J. U HAYNIE & DAUGHTER, 38 Westfield Su, Greenville, S. C. JUST RECEIVED, A fine lot of Children's Carriages, With Steol Wheels. ALSO, A Lot of Refrigerators, "^^HlCil will be sold at low prices at TOLLY'S FURNITURE STORE! May 23. 18HH_46_ The University of tb8 Soi, SEWANEE, TENNESSEE. ON the Cumberland Plateau, 2,100 ft. above the sea level, oilers the healthiest residence to young men in its Grammar School, its Military, its Col? lege, and its Theological Departments, for ape-' cial information write to K1?V. TELFAIR HODGSON, Vicc-Chanccllor, Rowaneo, Tennen tee. March 20,1S0O 37 4