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'PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. 3. F. CLINKSCALES, \ Editors and U. 0. LANGSTON, j Proprietors. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1S90. TERMS: OKttTTZAP, . ?1.BO. SLX MOKTHB..^._ 7Cc. Much will be said this year ab out the ..office seeking the man; that is a rarer thing than most people suppose. There are strikes aud rumors of strikes all over the world just now. Laborers in the North and Northwest who voted the Republican ticket at the last election under promise by the Republicans of higher wages have been disappointed, and most of the many strikes which have occurred have been caused by them. The General* Conference of the M. E. ? Church, Sooth, which is now in session at St. Louis, has elected I wo new Bishops, Rev. A. G. Haygood, D. D., of Georgia, and Rey. 0. P. Fitzgerald, D. D., editor 7"of".-tho. Christian Advocate, Nashville, "Term. Dr. Haygood received the largest ? majority ever given in the election of a Methodist Bishop. Both gentlemen are {recognized as two of the ablest men in their Church. . The "Twenty-one" Conference held a .- long session in Columbia last Tuesday. P Anderson County was represented by Col. ; _L. E.'. Campbell. Nearly every County in the State was represented. A motion to call a convention was voted down. The members decided to work as individuals ; in their respective Counties to defeat Til I man. Orr, Hagood, Brat ton, Sheppard and Earle were .discussed as candidates for Governor, without action. ?. ? - mm The election of Representative John G. Carlisle to the United States Senate to succeed the late Senator Beck from ?.Kentucky is an honor worthily bestowed. - Mr. Carlisle has long been one of the . leaders of the Democracy, and every duty ? that has been imposed opon him by his party he.has discharged faithfully. He / wili.be missed on the floor of Congress, but in the Senate he will continue to do good service for both his country and I^party. \" _ Lecturer Terrell discourages nomina? tions in the Alliance. "In fact," he . says,/fthe Alliance prohibits it, for the . reason that if we attempt office-making ?#lw8 would invite into our order the brok? en-down-politicians and demagogues who find no prospect for office in either of the'.other parties. Another reason is : that we are secret, and do not approve of secret political organizations. Again, a . candidate nominated . by the Alliance li'. would'be a class candidate, and, there? fore, would be opposed." - The total wealth of - the United StateB >j : At the 'present time is given as $71,459, \ .000,000, which makes it the most wealthy country on tho globe. Compared with, the figures of ten years ago, this shows an increase of forty-two per cent., or ^'".$18/100,000,000.' This great increase in v.wealth and prosperity is but a natural 'consequence in r country so rich in ^^resources and adr .tages, and shows also the energy, pers .-ranee and enterprise of those who h a been instrumental in ^ "developing an^ eating this vaBt amount |%of wealth. It is worth l me inhering that no news paper is printed especially for one person. People who become greatly displeased with something they find in a newspaper should remember that the very thing that i "displeases them is exactly the thing that will most please somebody that has just ~; -:as much interest in the paper as they have. It takes all kinds of people to make a world, we are told, and the pat ?-rons of a newspaper are made up -V of tho elements of the world. A man k>inay have a dislike for tobacco, but he is ; not foolish enough to complain of his it';grpceryman because he keeps it for sale. . *? Mr. Thos. A. Edison is bonding sev -Oral hundred thousand dollars' worth of |i: property in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and i' Rowan Counties, N. C, with a view of ^' beginning active miniDg operations there ? at an early day. It is generally believed ;c that he- is experimenting with sulphur etted ores with the view of discovering a BUCcessfuL and inexpensive method of ^separating the gold from the sulphur. ? That is a rich mineral-section, but min? ting has never been very profitable because % of the difficulty experienced in working ^sulphuretted ores. The results of Mr. Ediaoa's" experiments are awaited with I great interest throughout the entire min* ^;ing world._ . ''. . "~ , We^publish in another column a letter " from A. P. Butler, Commissioner of Ag? riculture for this State. This strikes us : as a 'satisfactory answer to the charges made against that office in reference to fertilizers. We wish our readers would study it carefully, and if there is any defects in it, point them out ; .and those who expect to be candidates for the Leg? islature might begin to study up a way to cure the defects that now exist in the law on that subject. According to this show V vag, and we believe such is the case gen pV erally, the farmer gets a better grade of fertilizer than the "guaranteed analy? sis." If such be the case, be is not swindled. We dislike to see our people so dissatisfied, but we would dislike much more to see them swindled. So we trust they will look into this matter for them? selves._ Read carefully the interview with Senator Murray on the Railroad Commis? sion, which we take from the News and Courier. This is a clear and unanswera? ble defense of Senator Murray's votes. This interview was brought out by an unkind and unwarranted cut at Mr. Mur? ray by a person who did not have the manhood to sign his name. "Democrat," br rather the person who wrote that ar icle and signed his name "Democrat," is evidently an enemy to Maj. Murray, and endeavoring by this unwarranted cut and mean insinuation- to help some other as? pirant for Congressional honors. An? derson County can point with pride to 'Maj. Murray and his record. His con? stituents have no occasion to complain against bis actions and votes as their rep? resentative. We are glad of this oppor? tunity to speak of one who has always been during his political life an untiring and wideawake servant, and has done as mach as any one for the citizens of this {-'County. He is truly a representative. ?There aro 2,700 Courte in the United States engaged in granting divorcsB, and one marriage in every twenty-eight k Uhus annulled. Her?'a a little atory, says the Atlanta Constitution, in which one can almost see the band of that mysterious Providence which guides and.guards our lives. A mother and her babe were seated in a car on one of the railroads going out from Philadelphia. The woman sat near an open window, holding her babe in her arms. It was leaping and laugh ing, aud clapping its hands as the train dashed on at a rapid rate of speed. Sud? denly a sharp curve was rounded?the coach gave a lurch, aud?out of the window went the baby?out, out into the arms of death! But that was ouly as they thought. The distracted mother rushed to the door, and would have sprung from the platform, but the pas? sengers restrained her; the bell rang, the engineer pulled up, and a hundred men went in search of the baby, expect? ing to find only its mangled remains on the road. But there, on a soft cushion of grass, it lay unhurt, and laughing and clapping its hands still 1 It was nothing short of a miracle. Perhaps, when from that flying train the baby fell to what seemed certain death, it was caught in the arms of an unseen angel and clasped to a breast as tender as its mother's. Who knows? We are glad to observe that the peo? ple generally are not so taken up with politics as one might suppose, consider? ing the fact that so much is being said to attract their attention in that direction. We repeat, we are glad of this, because it is most important that the farm should receive the undivided time and attention of the farmer during this season. There will be ample time to settle the questions involved in the campaign after we have settled the grass in our crops, and there is a good deal more money Jot the farmer in his crop than he will find in politics. The latter is a pretty expensive affair, Besides, its road to success is an uphill way, with a straight gate, and few there be that find it. We note with pleasure that our most successful farmers do not invest very largely in politics, except to always, as a rule, cast their votes right. We also note, but not with pleasure, that those men who take most stock in poli? tics, have very little Block in anything else. We hope to see the citizens of An? derson County take a sensible view of the situation of affairs, and not be carried away by the g!ib tongues of those who like them, but, of course, want their votes This is a year in which we trust our peo? ple will vote according to their honest, candid aud conscientious convictions of duty. We would not be "understood aB saying they have not done this in the past, but we merely wish to urge them this year, especially, to dare to du right. Cast your vote as a duty to God and your Country. We see no cause for being so extreme. The whole State is not going to ruin, whether one set or another of office-seekers are successful. Let every man discharge faithfully his duty, and there will he no occasion for alarm. Duty should be the watchword of every Democrat in this State, and bis noblest aspiration to do his duty. That word duty is a big word, and include? a great deal. How few of us discharge our duty. We fear most of the alarm sounded is very like unto soda water?mostly wind. Let us simmer down, and take a sober view of things, and go forward in the discharge of our duty, and in no other spirit. Graded Schools. Mr. Editor: You have on two or three occasions recently called the attention of the people of this city to the consideration of tbe question of Graded Schools. This is a practical matter which concerns every parent in the city who has children to send to school, and now that the city is on a boom, and the eyes of strangers looking out for locations are being turned in this direction, we ought to look into this mat? ter from a business standpoint, as well as from a standpoint of self-interest. Our sister cities all over the State are taking hold of this matter, and in every instance, so far as is known to tbe writer, the practical workings of tbe system have given entire satisfaction, both as regards cheapness and efficiency. Spartanburg has had them for two or three years, and last week at the meeting of the taxpayers of the city, it was unanimously voted to continue the sup? port of the schools, and the tax was levied without a dissenting vote, and it was stated in the report of the Trustees that the system had given universal satisfac? tion. But the most striking facts and fig? ures are found in the report of the Trus? tees of the Greenville Graded Schools, published in the Greenville News of the 13th inst. Tbe total income for tbe year just closed from Constitutional two-mill tax, special tax (two-mills more) and polls was ?6,526.00. With this amouut the Trustees have paid the salaries of the city Superintendent and twenty-two teachers and all incidental expenses. During tbe four years that the system has been in ubo the enrollment has gone up to 1,755, and the average attendance from 511 in the year 1886-87 to 1023 in the year 1880-90. The amount drawn from the free school funds by reason of this increased attend? ance has grown from S860 in 1886-7 to ?1,636 in 1889-90?nearly double in each instance. These are surprising figures themselves, but, perhaps, the most sur? prising are those which show that the average cost per pupil during a session of eight and a half months on the basis of enrollment was only $3.15, and taking the average attendance as a basis, it was only $6.38. There is, perhaps, no parent in this city whose tuition this current year has not cost him twice that amount, and to verify it let each one get his tui? tion bills and see for himself. Economy is the watchword of the hour, and why not save money on our tuition bills as well as our coal and provision bills ? The city of Anderson pays in to the public school fund of the County for tho current year the sum of $1,016.00. Of this amount she receives back upon her present aver ago attendance the sum of 5562, just $24 more than one-third of what she jiays in. Think of that, taxpayers. Greenville was in the same condition that we arc in until her Graded Schools threw thoir doors wide open and invited all the children within her limits to come to school and thus swell her average attendance, and if it does as well for uti it will double our average attendance, aud thua keep within the city limits nearly all the two-mill tax that we pay. But this is not all. It will induce pop? ulation to flow here, and of a very desir? able kind, as the writer believes from obser? vation in other places. This same issue of the News has this item in it which we clip: "Howard Daniels, manager for tho Cit ico Lumber Company, of Fort Wayne, Ind., has moved here with his family. Mr. Dauiels has established a branch of theCitico Company's business in Ocouee County, on tbe Tugalo River, but he will make his home in this city, being attract? ed here by the excellent educational advantages offered by the public Graded Schools and the two Colleges/' Who knows but that this family and others like them might have been attract? ed here if ws could have offered them the excellent advantages of Graded Schools. We know that it has hoen said that only poor people will be attracted hither to reap the benefits of the Graded Schools, but a sufficient answer to that is the well known fact, which is withiu the rauge of everybody's observation, that nion with? out means are not the kind of men who move to town to educate their children, and even if they did would it be any dis? advantage to the city If, iu the next two years, five thousand ofthat sort of popu? lation could be added to her numbers'/ Houses aud employment would have to be furnished for them, and the city would bo built up by this means. Now, Mr. Editor, wo want light on this subject, and let us endeavor to get it by s calm discus? sion. Very many of tho good citizens of the city have already oxpressod them? selves as being iu favor of the scheme, and now that the spirit of progress is abroad in our midst, lot us look into the matter, and if it is a good thing let us have it. To this end would it not bo well to hold a public meeting some night soon to consider the propriety of it. Csnzux. How Mono j is Loaned (o National Banks. Mr. Editor : Iti your "Alliance Col? umn" appears an article from tbe Na? tional Economist well calculated to mis? lead. If the statement would work out in practice our new Banks made a mistake in taking State charters, and the National Bank of Darlington in changing to a State Bank. Suppose the new Bank had taken a National Bank charter?the cap? ital stock $00,000. They buy U. S. 4 per cent bonds for same amouut: Premium on same at 22 percent.$11,uuu They pay out. 01,000 They receive in currency. -Jf>,G00 Recoive leis than thej' vny on!. 10,000 Deposit with U. S. 5 p. c. redemption. 11,250 Pay out more than they receive.$18,250 This leaves $42,700 to lend to custo? mers, whereas a3 a S'.ate Bank they would I have had $01,000, for they would have to pay $111.00 for their stock at par of $100 in order to pay the premium. Now as to profit and loss: First year?interest on $50,000 bonds at 4 percent.$2,000 <j0 Losses first year?interest on $10,000, premium on bonds at 8 per cent.$1280 00 $2,250 redemption, 8 p. c... 180.00 U. 8. tax on $45,000 circu? lation, 1 per ':ent. 450 00 Annual loss on premium, $16,000, through 17 y'rs, bonds maturing in 15107. 041.17 2.851.17 Loss first year.$851.17 This loss is reduced annually in inter? est on the premiums of $11,000, as the bonds approach maturity, so that, as sta? ted in my former article, the interest in the bonds is about a set off to these losses. The Bank about holds its own while the U. S. makes the tax. The Government issues no bonds for sale. They are all outstanding, and it makes no difference to the U. S. whether the interest is paid to the Banks or to the party from whom the Bank buys them. It wouldn't cost the U. S. a dollar of interest to issue cir? culation for the par value ot the bonds, or par and premium; and if she would do so, it would enable these State Banks to take U. S. Charters, and lend the mon? ey just so much cheaper to our citizens. And having more National Banks issuing more circulation, increasing the volume of the currency, and competition in lend? ing, it would remedy the very evil which is justly complained of by contraction of the currency, at the same time increase the revenue of the Government by the tax on circulation, and be a mutual benefit, as stated in my former article. If this was done, we would have at least $100, 000,000 additional circulation in less than twelve months, which would be increased as the needs of the country would re quire. While this is true, still my reme? dy is free State banking, with State bends as security for circulation; which, how? ever, does not meet the approval of either those in power or those who would be. The National Economist assumes that the National Banks lend out every dollar cf their Capital and every dollar of their deposits at eight per cent, interest, inclu? ding the five per cent, redemption fund which is withheld from them, leaving the Banks without a dollar in their vaults to pay these deposits or transact their daily business. It would be as little Kirk Mc? Donald said to the Cashier: "It's a poor bank that can't change five dollars." Surely Mr. Macune, the intelligent ed? itor, is turning politician and seeking votes. The city Banks make money out of U. S. deposits, like all other deposits placed with them for safe keeping. But they don't lend them all out. B. Taking Tillman to Task. To the Editor of the News and Courier : Mr. Tillman went considerably out of his way in the meeting at Anderson to speak in the harshest manner of me. I am not a pugnacious man, and I deplore the in? jection of personal matters into this im? portant canvass- But as I shall be at Anderson on the day (June 17) appointed by the State Democratic Executive committee for a meeting there, I shall ask the good people assembled to hear me in vindication of my course in this campaign. I think it may interest those who heard what Mr. Tillman said of me in my absence to hear what 1 shall have to say of him in his presence. John J.-Da roan. Statesburg, S. C, May 15th. Sued Ills Fathcr-In-Law. Nashville, Tectn., May 18.?The suit of E. G. Bennett vs. S. F. Glass, which has been pending for nearly three weeks in the circuit court of Williamson, was decided Saturday. Bennett married the daughter of Mr. Glass some years ago, but troubles arose aod husband aud wife separated. Mr. Glass is one of the richest men in the county, his estate being valued at several bun dred thousand dollars. The eon in law sued his father-in law for the alienation of the affections of his wife, and claimed $50,000 damages. The best legal jaleut of the Franklin bar and some from Nashville were engaged in the trial. It was one of the most hotly contested suits ever brought in this section, and the second of the kind ever brought in Ten? nessee. The jury gave a verdict of $20, 000 in favor of Bennett. Boiling Water From a Well. Brunswick Ga., May 14.?Last week the city water works broke down, and the Kennon Manufacturing Company, of Brunswick, to avoid a shut-down in case of another break-down at the works, commenced diggirjg a large well; Thp well was laid off ten by ten feet. It v sunk to the depth of seven feet, when water was struck. Tbe water was noticed at once to be very warm. As tho well waB dug deeper the water became warm? er, until the men who were at work iu it were compelled to leave it. Captain Kennon and others went to work to find the cause of the heated water but failed, Great crowds go to the well daily to Bee the boiling water. Six hundred gallons are being pumped, daily, but the water still boils. The well is certainly a curi? osity. Condemned Though Innocent. Augusta, Ga., May 13.?Mr. William Starnicker waB discharged yesterday from the penitentiary at Empire, Ga, where be served sixteen years of a life sentence for a murder which he was in? nocent of. Seventeen years ago Henry Chance was murdered in Burke County, and, suspicion resting on Starnicker?he having had a difficulty with him a few weeks before?ho was arrested, tried aud convicted. He always protested his innocence. He worked for sixteen years in the coal mines and quarries. Last week a man named Crane, of Burke County, had a number of witnesses called in and he confessed on his death-bed that he had swern falsely against Star? nicker. It was upon his testimony Starnicker was convicted. Whcu these facts were properly presented to Gover? nor Gordon he pardoned Starnicker. The poor man say? no one can describe i his feelings when he was scut to and j while in the penitentiary, while ho knew he was innocent of fhe crime for which he has served sixteen years. He ^tys he is very grateful that the matter has at last been cleared up. For Adjutant general. To the Editor of (he Greenville News: I desire to place before the people of the State as a suitable man for the important office of Adjutant and Inspector General, Captain John M- Patrick, of 4-nderson. He is a younjf man of unusual energy and industry, some judgment, high char? acter, fine education, and is a gentleman of the first order. He has been a military man from his childhood, and is eminent? ly qualified for the position, which he would fill with honor to thn State. Greenville. The suggestion is a good ono, and it would give our people pleasure to see him at the head of the Slate Military. . Commissioner Butler's Letter to Capt. Tillman. To (lie Editor n/ the Itcyustcr: In your repoit of the meeting at Anderson on the 10th instant, Captain Tillman is alleged !o have made certain charges against the management of the Depart? ment of Agriculture, in reply to which I beg you to give space to the following letter. A. P. Butler, Columbia, S. C, May lfub, 1S90 Captain Ji. It. Tillman : In the newspaper reports of your speech at Anderson on May 10th you are reported as charging, substantially, that the Department of Agriculture has per? mitted the farmers of South Carolina to bo defrauded in the purchase of commer? cial fertilizers by failure to punish manu? facturers whose goods fall below their guarantees. You are further reported to have said that you could prove all that you charged, and quoted from the annu al rfcport of the department for the year 1SSG as authority upon which to sustain your statement. The legal penalty in regard to defi? cient fertilizers is seizure, condemnation and sale ; and because this penalty has not been inflicted, you deny that any other penalty has been imposed. This provision of the law cannot be enforced, for the sullicient reasou Lbat when the analyses are made the fertil izers have been put in the ground and are out of reach ot an action of the kind prescribed. This defect in the law has been reported to the Legislature, and could have been amended if thr.t body had thought it necessary or desirable. That this has not been done forces me to the conclusion that the representatives of the people honestly believed that the existing laws were sufficient or that the action of the department itself had made amendments unnecessary. While, therefore, we havo not seized and sold deficient fertilizers, we have de? tected and exposed all deficiencies, as the very report from which you qujted shows. Finding that the law did not reach the case as contemplated, the department resorted to the publication of the manu? facturers' guarantees alongside of the official analyses, printing in italics those brands falling below the guarantee. This directed attention immediately to all deficient brands. It should be un? derstood, however, that the department has never undertaken to . exercise the judicial aulhor:?y to drclare which, if any, of such brands were fraudulent. This penalty voluntarily imposed by the department waB, after detection, put upon evory brand, no matter how slight tbe deficiency. In oue case this deficien cy amounted to only one one-hun? dredth of oue per cent, of potash, the cheapest ingredient used in commercial fertilizers. The department couid not say that this was a fraud any more than it could officially pronounce other brands fraudulent where the difference was greater. Just what constitutes fraud is a question to be determined by the courts alone. There may be a difference of opinion as to whether merely exposing the defi? ciency was sufficient punishment, but the Legislature has so regarded it, be? cause it has for ten years failed to pro? vide other punishment, even after the defects in the law had been officially ro pmted. But the best evidence of the effect of this method of punishment is found in the subsequent reports of the depattment. This plan (of italicizing deficient brands) was first adopted in 1884. An examination of our reports since that time will show that there has been a steady improvement in the value of fertilizer*.. It was not expected that it would in one season result in bringing every brand up to the guarantee, because new brands are being introduced every year, and tho manufacturers of such brands, not having realized the effect of this peualty, might take risks that those who bad been once exposed would after? wards avoid if po6aible. With the ex? ception of tho ammoniated fertilizers, in a single season the improvement in the grade of fertilizers has been marked. Take, for instance, the very report that you so garbled in making your char? ges. It is there shown that the averages of the manufacturers' guarantees for ammoniated fertilizers for that season were: Available phosphoric acid..8.22 per cent. Ammonia.218 ? Potash.1.49 " " Commercial value.?20.79 The averages of the analyses by our chemist were: Available phosphoric acid...9.30 per cent. Ammonia.2.G1 " " Potash.2.17 " " Commercial value.$24.47 Now this shows that, taking the gener al sales throughout the Stale, these goods for that season exceeded the manufactur? ers' guarantees in: Available phosphoric acicL.l.OS per cent. Ammonia.0.43 " " Potash.0G8 " " Commercial value.$8.68 per ton. Why did you not explain this also? Was it because you had determined to denounce the Department of Agriculture, regardless of facts, and simply made use of such garbled extracts as suited tbe purpose you had in view? I am forced to that conclusion. This is confirmed by the further reply you are said to have made when you were asked what had become of the money of the department, and replied that you "did not kuow," The report in which you found so much to coudemn contained, as you well know, an itemized statement of every expendi? ture made by the department for (hat year. You therefore did know the pur poso for which it had been expended, and your answer was worse than a simple evasion of the question. You have assumed that all fertilizers found deficient are fraudulent, and that in all such coses the farmers are swin 'led. The agricultural value of many brands of this character is not afiected by tho slight deficiencies detected, but all are published because consumers have a right to kuow the exact results obtain? ed. It is often the case that the com? mercial value, of such fertilizers exceeds the guarantee But, there being a dif? ference between commercial and agricul? tural values, we regard aud treat any brand falling below the guarantee of any element of plant food as "deficient." You, iguorantly or maliciously, take ex? tracts from a table compiled iu this way to show that all "deficient" fertilizers are fraudulent. Tho imperfections in the fertiliser Jaws have been admitted and pointed out and efforts made to correct them, but until that is done the Department of Agricul? ture only execute such laws as exist. At the risk of again being charged with collusion with the manufacturers, I will say that, in my opinion, based upon offi? cial experience for the last ten years, the manufacturer who deliberately and in? tentionally attempts to defraud the far? mer is the exception ; and further, I believe that in every case where this baa been attempted it has failed of success because of the department's supervision. If you know anything to the con? trary you should state it. I therefore challenge you to point to one instance where tbe farmers have been defrauded by the manufacturers of fertil? izers where such fraud was not punished with ull tho powers that the department hud at its command, and demand that you make good your chargo or retract it. A. P. Butler, Commissioner of Agriculture. ? We are constantly hearing of ex? traordinary surgical operations, but the most astounding that hoa been performed, says our Paris correspondent, is that of degruissage, or tbe removal of fat from the body. Drq. Marx and Deraars have carried out the operation uppn c literary man, M. Hiroguello. They raised the skin aud cut away four and one half pounds of adipose tissue. The patient was under chloroform whiJo thus being pared away. The skin way then stitched up. ?lorp thau a week hay paused since tho operation, and M. Hiroguelle now feels quite well, and is overjoyed at tho improvement iu his figure. ' Ho says he only .suffered from headache, the effect of ihe chloroform. It is arranged that he is lo undergo further parings or degraissuge in other parts of the body.??ow/o/j. Matty Allianz Column, &?" All communications intended lor tliis Column should bo addressed to J. W. Bownbx, Denver, S. C. The Lecturer's Duty, In our declaration of intentions wo bind ourselves "to labor for tbe education of the Agricultural classes in the science of economical government, in astrictly non partisan spirit. That being a part, and the most important part, of .our work, we should aludy the best methods of ac? complishing il. There are two ways in which knowledge of that kind can be ob? tained, rending Alliance papers nnd lec? tures by competent men. We know that it is very difficult to get a majority of our members to take the organs of the order, and each Sub-Alliance should appoint a committee of one to bring it up at every meeting and continually urge upon the members the importance of keeping themselves posted as to what we are try? ing to do, by taking the National Econo mist, Cotton Plant, or some other good Alliance orgau. Reading aud study by each individual member is the most thorough way of cd ucating ourselves in the science of gov? ernment, but as a great many of our members will not take the trouble to do so, it makes the intelligent performance of the Lecturer's duty tho most impor? tant of any that falls on an officer of the Alliance. Therefore each Sub Alliance should select their most intelligent, best po.'tcd and most progressive member to perform that duty. At least one-half of the time of every meeting should be de? voted to hearing him and discussing what ever he may bring out. Any farmer knows that thorough prep? aration, clean cultivation, and a plenty of good judgment and horse sense will suc? cessfully raise any crop, and what is the use of our discussing iu the Alliance such things, when there are matters of bo much more importance claiming our attention. They are discussed thoroughly ovory time two farmers meet. Our hope of bettering our condition lies in abolishing adverse laws, and enacting laws more in our fa? vor, and in changing our business meth? ods. Let every Lecturer do his duty, aud when'our people know their wants, and the action necessary to relieve them, then they will be ready to move forward as one man and accomplish whatever we under? take. Organize and educate are the watchwords of our order. The following from Mr. A. J. Hall ex presses a great deal in a few words. The same idea is the basis of the Sub Treasury bill: "There seems to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth : firnt, by war as the Romans did ; this is robbery, second, by commerce, this is generally cheating; third, by agriculture, the only honest way wherein a man receives a real increase. The seed thrown in the ground, by a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of a beneficent God, springs up to reward him for a life of innocence and industry. Let n* have money based on evidence of wealth ; and not on evi? dence of debt. This will reconcile all thingB." Editor Gantt, of the Athens, (Ga.,) Banner in a speech to the Alliancernen of Walton County, give3 a great deal of sound, practical advice on the work of the Alliance. The following extract, which hits the nail squarely on the bead, is a fair sample of what he said, and is peculiarly applicable to our position in the coming campaign: "My Alliance friends, you have a grand work to accomplish, and to succeed you must elect officers in full accord and sympathy with your views. Ab well had you to expect a carpenter to build a house without tools, aa that the Alliance can accomplish any great measures of reform without electing men to office who are with you heart and soul. Iam not afraid that Alliancernen will permit politicians to ride them into office; but if I mistake not, the farmer boys intend to plant themselves firmly on the back o/ every man elected to a public position, and if he dou't plumb the row there is going to be some pretty rough geeing and hawing. "It is not only necessary, but of vital importance, that the Alliance should take a decided aud conirolling interest in pol? itics." At a mooting of Clinkscalei' Alliance, No. 210, on April 2G, the following were unanimously adopted: Resolved, 1st. That we, the members of Cliukscalea' Alliance, endorse the action of the March Convention in nominating B. R. Tillman for Governor of South Carolina. 2ud. That we approve the action of the ! St. Louis Convention in adopting the Sub-Treasury plan. 3rd. That we will use no new jute bag giug to cover our cotton crop of 1890. 4th. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Cotton Plant and each of our County papers for publication. P. B. Griffin, Sec. The Volume of Money, - Mr. Editor : Your financial corres? pondent, "B" echoes Secretary Windom's assertion that the per capita circulation is $22 56, but he fails to give any facts or figures to prove it. The truth is that as? sertion is not based on facts, and fearing it will he believed by a great many, if not contradicted, with your permission, I will give my reaeons for saying so. In the report of the United States Treasurer for 1889 we have the following table; Gold, silver and notes outstanding.?1,006,094,420,47 In Treasury,. 278,543,585.36 In circulation. 1,387,550,835.11 That amount divided amongst 04 mil liou people gives each $21.08. But that it is not really tbe case is easily seen from the fact that the actual amount of money r held in the Treasury is more than double the above amount. Neither is any de? duction made lor paper money lost aud destroyed by fire, jlood, &c, in the las. 25 years nor of coin destroyed, lost or ex? ported. More than 67 million dollars of gold and silver coin were known to have been exported from this country last year. Even Mr. "B." will not claim that money held by the banks as a reserve fund is in circulation, and that is not taken in ac? count, either, in Secretary Windom's and Mr. "B's" calculation. Tbe correct sland ing of the matter is shown by the follow? ing tables. The figures used are given by Mr. Dunning in the National Economist, of April 26, and are about as low, and in my judgment are the nearest ^correct of any that I have been able to obtain : Amount outstanding uses) I mated liy Treasurer......Jl,r.iir.,o:>4,320.17 Lass amount Leid in Treasu ry.SS03.-15) ,SCG.S0 Less amount held as bank reserves.SJ?.??U.GlI.OO r.ess amount loss on jiajiur currency... 62,000,000.00 Ixzu amount de? ducted outoin..... Ui7,(i7S,4llU.Q0 1,350,095,107.80 (306,996,982,177 Divided among 04 million peoplo gives each $4.79. I do not kuow what motive "B" has for attempting to uphold the present ini? quitous and one sided financial system of the Government, but I do know thai his interest can't be with the farmers aud that ho has never felt the need of more money as we, the tillers of the soil, have. He doubtless knows that every report lroin the officials are made with the intent to deceive the people as to the true condition of things, for they know when the people realize tho real state of affairs, there will , be a revolution in sentiment, and they will rise up in their might and sweep the present ayatem from the face of the earth, and adopt one more in accordance with true justice to every map, taking from money its powpr to oppress. Mr. "B" cannot prove that cotton at 10 , cents now will buy aa much as at 29 cento in 1S(JG; even admitting it to be true, there is a difference of 11 cents per pound in favor of lS6(i, as cotlon was worth then 40 cents, as will be seen from the records. Ail of the above is stern facts, aud should bo well pondered by our people. J. W. BOAVDKX. Denver, S. C. I Alive in Her Colli? Newport. Ky., May 17 ? The wire of Johu Korb, (JO years of age, living on the river road near Four Mile, was to all appearances dead last Monday, alter a long spell of fdckni-rs. The body was prepared for burial, and on Wednesday, while the pallbearers were carrying the casket from the church, they heard a noise inside the coffin, and upon remov ing the lid the woman was found to be alive, but too weak tnspeak. The greatest consternation among rel? atives and others in attendance ensued! IVhen the woman opened her eyc.\ wo? men screamed and ran about as it de? mented. Some fainted. Many of the men lost their presence of mind, and it was only when the woman sat up that aid was extended. She could not speak, and wa evidently frightened at her situa tion. She was taken into the church and made comfortable while a physician was sent for. Before he arrived the woman moaned, started to an upright position, and fell back dead The phy? sician on arrival pronounced her dead, and she was buried at once. There is much excitement in the neighborhood, and many believe she should not have been buried. WARNING. IHEREBY warn all persons wot to hire or barber Bans Scott, colored, who is under contract to work for me, and who has left mo without, cause. Persons disre? garding this notice will be prosecuted. WM, SMITH. May 22, 1890 ifi 1? A New Enterprise. IHAVE pun based Ike business of Mr. W. J. Pendle, on McDiiffle Street, and will continue to keep on band the host Fresh .Meats tbo market affords. Mr. IVndle will conduct the business for me. The highest market price paid for Beef Cattle. Call ami fee me, ami examine for yourself. H. M. KEEK, Proprietor. May 22, 1F!)0 4? _4 THIS IS ME! Cuss Me, if it Ain't, j^LL the way from the Big North Folk of liittlo Muddy Run. Commonly called Little Billy. A small specimen, as you seo?a remote circumstance, a mere yell? ing. I carry with me 450 lbs. of the best made Mesh that ever hunted coons in these swamps. One grin of mine at a bull's heel would blister it. One squint of my eye at a town gal would make her n raving maniac. But, fellows, I know a fritnd when I see him, and a big bargain when I get it. C. S. MINOR Sold me this Gallon Oil Can for Fourteen Cents. Flip! Hip! Hurrah for the great and good TEN CENT STORE. Boss of the Anderson Shoe Store ! Ha! Ha! Here I am, as ugly as ever! Been gone 3 years, had but little when I left, have held my own pretty well, and am going to live right here 'till I die! I AM NO BLOWER, But I will chaw My old hat if I can't sell SHOES cheaper than any house in Town. NOW LISTEN TO TRUTH. I have bought. Three Thousand Dollars worth of Shoes far below New York Cost, and cau and will sell lotn of them below New York Cost. A line of Zeigler's Fine Shoes. Cost $1 75 and ?2.00? take your choice for SI 50. Brogan Shoes only 75c. Woman's Polkas only 50c. Bay State Shoes, Cost $1.50 and $1 7?? I will close out at SI.00. ? 25c. Shoe Polish 15c, per Bottle. TO ALL MY OLD FRIENDS s Bring your knitting and spend the day with me. To those I don't know, come in aud shake, aud let's gat acquainted, and I will SAVE YOU MONEY. So hoping you will give the gentleman a show I am yours, anxioun to please, O. B. YanWyck5 Only Exclusive Shoe Store in Upper 8. C. P. S,?Owing to the shoit profit I propose to sell at, I must sell for Spot Cask. I don't credit anybody any time or under any circumstances. O. B. V. VICTORY! VICTORY f VICTORY crowns the c-tlbrta of t he One Price Cash System; and Monopoly and II ich Prices quail be? fore the ncvnr-falling, Irresistible onslaught, on high prices, and ruin stares the old fogy system in the face, whoso aim lias been the rain of the producers. The farmer, the mechanic, and the labor? er have always been the easy prey of those high priced Stores, but we arc determined to open their eyes to their danger, and have boldly thrown the gauntlet to Competition, and defy them to compare prices with ns in any lino of Goods. We sell, and the people who are judges of Goods throng the Store. They know when they arc getting Bargains in dead earnest. Do not be envelgted by the gra? cious smile of Cousin John, the wary hand-shake of the ''Boss" or head man, the gentle kiss of Miss Annie, or the sedate bow of Uncle Mill. Now note this?they are ill after that little green noto, and without it your groctiug would be very cool. Pause, study?-do not believe everything you hear, but look for yoursell for genuine b.trgai us, for we have just received Fifteen Cases of the LATEST NOV? ELTIES from the forced sale of last week in New York at CUu. on the dollar, Inoluding the latest and finest novelties in BRES3 GOODS and TRIMMINGS to match. Vandyke aud Hemstitched FLOUN CINGS, EDGINGS, INSERTING;*, RUCIHNGS; LACES. FANS, RIBBONS, new shades Jn SILK GLOVES to match any color Ilaud-maiie LACES, HANDKERCHIEFS, HOSIERY anJ COfcJETS? all at ridiculously Low Prices. SM2S.00 Worth ol'C'lothiug .lust Ujpciicd, At prices that are astonishingly low, to lit all shapes aud sizes, from Utile Willie of four years old to a three hundred pounder. The stock of SHOES is immense, and prices astonish every person, and yoa can save a lot of the ROOT OF ALL EVJL by examining my Stock before you buy. D, C. FLYNN, LEADER OF LOW PRICES. P. S.?A Revolution in Sewing Machines.?I have for sale one of the best Sewing Machines In the world at Sl'J.60, warranted for five years, money refunded after thirty days It not satisfactory. I DESIRE my friends and patrons to know that I have just returned from Ken? tucky with a Car Load of fine? SADDLE AND HARNESS HORSES, Which have been selected with the greatest care, and will be sold at reasonable prices. I also have a young, high bred? TROTTING STALLION, Which will make the season at my Stable for Twenty GOOD MARES. Come and sec Stock at onco. Respectfully, J. L. McGKEJE. ANDERSON m VIHV'II! E. F. DIVVER, Proprietor Builder and Repairer of aii Kinds ? of Machinery. Dealer in Machinery Supplies. I HAVE established a FIRST CLASS FOUNDRY in connection with mv MA? CH INK WORKS, and can supply you with any kind or *tyle of CASTINGS, from a pair of Fire Dogs to a Fine Iron Store Front. 1 ;:!s.> have a ? GIN REPAIRING DEPARTMENT, Where your old Gins can be repaired at .short notice. I have a Bjpply of good workmen, rt Iwajs ready to do your work, and will d > it promptly. I an.? Manufacturers' Agent for all kinds of Machinery, And keep on band a large supply of DRA33 GOODS, Pi PING, FITTINGS' OILS, &c. Also, New and Second hand ENGINES always* on h ind. flpif Come and see me May S, 1880 ?14 dm Two large Warehouses Jam Fall of the Nicest PH/ETON: EC p << o P 13* O CD ct a cr* P CD ft 3 CO 00 ct <rt ff H O s: p O p CD P erg p p p P- p I - 9 o ?r CD S r* p cr CD w ?P H B ens p PV CD CIBTS AND H?R Ever Shown in the Up-Country. IIii ill- ? ;?& tejMSal?/ Q o B CD P P P I? ? CD CD O p p 03 a CD CD p CD P NESS, Q t? Q O tr1 Q bd a m S:iri.is--!^..:?#.Ws-*?i* In fiict, wc can fit you up in anything yo. want, 11*0111 me best Ohio Buggy made at Columbus to the cheapest Cincinnati work. Wc guarantee ail of our goods, and all we ask ia for you to come and examine our stock. Wo alw 11V.S have a lot of TERirSESSEE WAGONS On hand. All of the above wc oiler you at the very LOWEST PRICE, for Cash or on Time. We have an Immense Stock of Dry Goods on Hand Cheap. Also, a full line- of GROCERIES, FARM IMPLEMENTS, AND JT^EM EMBER, wo sell Fresh ?oo<Js. We do not buy large iiHls.Jmt small biljs, goods. and in that way keep up our stock, and have it always fresh. So old, stale We Buy all kinds Country Produce for Cash cr Barter, E. W, TAYLOR & CO. YOU WILL FIBSD THIS WEEK AT NO. o HOTEL CHIQTJOLA. CANNED GOODS! ASPARAGUS, Lima Beans, Corn, Okrn, Okraand Tomatoes, Teas .Squash, Succotosb, Tomatoes, Apples, Cherries, Pears, Pino Apples, Peaches, Oysters, Lobster, Herring, Mackerel, Salmon, Shrimp, Cornell Beef, Roast Beef, Chip Dried Beef, Compressed Ham, Lunch Tongue, Tripe. Potted Ham, Potted Tongue; Mock Turtle Soup, Oxtail Soup, Mullnt-atawhey Soup, Condensed Milk, Plum Pudding, Fruit Puddine, Sardines. Fruits and Nuts, Raisins. Currants, Citron, Prunes. Evaporated Apples, Peaches and Plums, Eng. Walnuts, Pecans, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Hananas; Oranges. Lemons, Figs, Boston White Beans, Putter Kuans, Split Pens; Buckwheat Flour, Oatmeal, Samp, Corn Meal; Tappioen, Evaporated Vegetables, Baking Powder, Sea foam, Soda, Creamatatar, Yeast Cukes, Snowlluke Crackers. Soda Crackers, Zephor Wafers, Deasicated Cocao ut, Laundry and Toilet Soaps, Pcarlinc, Mackerel, White Fish, Bacon, Pure Lard, Flour, Grits," Sugar, Coffee, Butter Jv;is, Cliocatatc Cocoa, Cheese, Maccarona, Jellies, Preserves, Jams. Pickles, Olives, Vinegar, Molasses, Mince Meats, Sauces, Gellatiuo. Flavoring Extracts, Tobacco, Cigars, Candy, And anything elso in the way of something to eat you may think of at Rock Bottom Prices at One Hnudred Bushels Cow IPcas lor Seed lor Sale, D, S. MAXWELL & SON. LADIES' AND GENTS' ELEGANT FOOT WEAR. The Largest Stock ever offerol. Prices square down. Ladies' Solid Leather Button Shoes ?1.00 per pair. Gents' Shoes from 70c up. Gents' Ready Made Clothing and Neckwear, PERFECT FITTING?LATEST STYLES. Wc are taking a hand with the boys in this line, and the fellow that undersells us has not ouly got to "hustle," but lose his profit. $20 Suits at $15 ; ?L~> Suits at $12; $10 Suits at S7, and $7 at $-1 "?0. Don't this sound right? FULL LINE DRY GOODS. Lots of handsome DRESS GOODS for Ladies, and their necessary Trimmings EDGINGS, EMBROIDERIES, &c. HEAVY and FANCY GROCERIES, Teas, Spices, Cloves, Canned Goods, Corn, Bacon, Flour, Sugar, CoiTee, Tobacco, Traces, Eoes, Plows and Plow Stocks. Nice Line Crockery "Ware, E. W. BROWN & BOMS.