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I PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY. IP. CLIKK8CALES, 1 Editors and 1> LANQ8T0N, } PaoPBirrOBS. THURSDAY JUNE 16, 1892 I ?1 .TERMS: ' ONE YEAR.fl 50 MONTHS_.......... 75 Postmaster Rnssell and his Reform (?) >nblfcnn delegation from South Caro were not recognized at Minneapolis, ee Regulars being seated in the Conveh ?wItho.it any trouble. al. L. L. Polk, President of the Na r^armei-a' Alliance, died in Wash* jn> D. O.v last Saturday morning, ?fryears. He was a citizen of North , and for several years filled the of Commissioner of Agriculture of > State. At the time of his death he iserving his third term as President tithe National Alliance. He affiliated i the Third Party, and had been men fas a probable candidate for Presi t at the approaching Omaha conven t Georgia Prohibitionists met in Con? ation in AOanta on the 7th inst. docided to put a State ticket in th, Id, but left tbe question of its makeup i State. Executive Committee, with lotions to report by August 1st. A lutfon w is adopted urging the Na Prohiliitlon Convention tonomi i? Walter 3 J. Hill, of Macon, for Vioe iidsnt. The platform indorseu free urilirnitAKl coinage of silver, and lfcainli a pla nk indorsing the "American ibath." llhe delegates present from i Fifth (Atlanta) District nominated the ev. Sam Small for Confess, and he will lerolsmuch humbuggery published Ie "pvesesit day about those who are best friends of the laboring classes. > greatest friend of the laboring men ? the man who invests his means in in itries that create a demand for labor, lout work laboring men cannot sup , themselves and theirfamllies. What cthe most important thing7 for the wel? der? the laloring men of South Caroli if The orootion and operation of facto that will require their services an'dl will give them the wherewithal to jrt themselves, educate their cbil and surround themselves with sznes and home comforts. Capital that ^Invested in business from which labor irhin obtain employment is always of crfical benefit to the world. It builds opens andeveloped resources lessens the burdens the poorer t have, to bear. At the same time |ii n benefit to the farmer, as it furnishes tter mirket for his products. The case against Singleton A. Mcln h, charged with tho murder of Jas. N. by, near Bordeaux, on the 24th of mber last, was tried in Abbeville W?ek. The prisoner, who was con of-mtirder, was defended by four ?'/tho' ablest members of the Abbe * Bar, while the prosecution was con ted alono by Solicitor Ansel. The er comes from one of the best and fiunilies in his County, and had number of intelligent witnesses in behalt The defense put up the old of insanity, which had become quite excuse for taking- the life of a in that County, bnt the jury ren? ted its verdict in accordance with the w and testimony, and the verdict is roved by all law-abiding citizens, ibeville County, juries have not done leirdotyin many murder cases since war, and as a consequence the County getting up an unfavorable reputa among the good people of the State, osh is the first white man who has convicted of murder in-that Ccunty nearly twenty years, and it wo* the ral opinion that he would be acquit as he had all tho wealth, influence d legal talent desired to back him. verdict shows that a change of sen ent- is taking place, and whenever urderers are promptly brought to jus and made to suffer the penalty of the ,Wi it will have a wholesome effect, not ly in Abbeville County, but through? out the country. TitE FORCE BILL TO TBF FRONT. The Republican Convention has nomi 1 President Harrison for the second se 'as Its standard bearer, and put for 1 Whitelaw Reid, of New York, ex to France, but better known aa ie Editor of the New York Tribune, for ^yioe-P^esidency. President Harrison's re-election would thai the force bill will be revived, > iniquitous McKinley Tarin*Law aua and tho pension steal steadily in The' Democrats will have to . hard and long, to defeat the party of and bribes, but tbe safety of the pie depends on its defeat. io re-nomination of Harrison is just the Intelligences predicted last while the Convention was in session LBiaine stock blooming. He waanom L on the first ballot, receiving over 500 rbtas, while Blaihe received only 175, ley 182.. INTELLIQENCEB doesn't OftCU a prediction, but when it does, to see it. verified. Last fall when was ranging from 81 to 85 wo ex the opinion that it was then a time to sell, as we felt sure that it I soon go down. In a week or two i price went "out of sight," and every Jy knows what it has been since supposing that Harrison would be i party's choice our opinion was based ; the fact that he was an advocate of a jh protective tariff, an unlimited pen t'>ppr?priation for the "beggars in i/' and tho Lodge force bill. That itntes an ideal Republican, and in :>n's re-nomination his party puts I on record as in favor of these poli 3, and while we are already groaning jnder tho evils of two of them, we ara . free from the third and perhaps most i of them, and by preserving tbe y of the Democratic party we may feat it altogether. lives in Oak Hill, Toias, a -girl who has from a few acres of !, cultivated by herself, cleared about each season for several years by the iwing and sale of vegetables. She be with no capital on the unfenced of uncultivated hind. There is now _-neatfence about her domain, swell end ajpuiop in tho centre, and she has, in addition to purchasing these, paid for a. piano and a hack to take her vegetables to the market, which is twenty miles from her home. Every evening during the (try season she waters a certain number of plants until she has gone the whole piece, when she begins i and go<Js ovor it in the same way. ^^it life site detects; from her acute [sense of hearing, and grass and weeds are easily distinguished from tbe plants by tho sensitive fingers of the blind gar u Nathan John, a firmer, was killed fry bail-stones while ploughing in his Id, near Canton, Miss., on June 8. The "-stones were as large as tea cups and valued on the ground for an hour, sports from the surrounding country e tearful accounts of the damage done. >n and corn crops are injured to the Jof75 per cent, and fruit has been :oyed. The Augusta Cotton Seed Oil Corn has received an order for one nun M thousands tons of cotton seed meal be snipped to Russia. This meal will mnd so as to render it or* a fine . The order is placed for this pro to be used in supplying food for the in the famine-stricken districts of The company will ship the stuff y aa ttoy are able to start it from i THE PRIDE OF ANDERSON. The Patrick Military Institute stands very near to the hearts of the people of Anderson, and they feel a jnst and com? mendable pride in its welfare and all that pertains to it. The P. M. I. Commencements attract general attention and immense crowds visit the Institute to witness the closing exercises. The Commencement this year has been an especially successful and brilliant one, and the year just closing has brought gratifying success to the corps of instructors. There has been an enrollment of one hundred and twenty seven Cadets daring the session. By indefatigable efforts Col. Patrlok last year succeeded In securing tbe servi? ces of an army officer, Lieut. T. Q. Don? aldson, as Commandant of the Cadets, and Col. Patrick and his friends are justly gratified at having Lieut Donaldson sta? tioned here. There are only two army officers in South Carolina com missioned by the Government to toko charge of the Ca? dets. The Patrick Military Institute and the Citadel Academy are the fortunate Institutions. The Patrick Military Institute is situa? ted in a beautiful grove on South Main Main Street, and consists of three capa? cious buildings with comfortable accom? modations for a large number of persons, The Principal and his family reside in one of these buildings, which was recent? ly erected as his dwelling. This Commencement celebrates the 5th anniversary of the Institute in this city. The faculty at present consists of the fol? lowing gentlemen: Col. Jno. B. Patrick, Principal and in? structor in Mathematics. Col. Patrlok is a successful and distinguished educator, and has grown gray in the service, and is known by everybody. Rev. L. M. Ayer, instructor in mental and moral sciences. Prof. Ayer Is well known as a gentleman of splendid abili? ties. . Capt, John M. Patrlok, instructor in ancient and modern languages. The Captain is the worthy son of a noble sire, and is one of the most enthusiastic teachers in the country. Lieutenant Thos. W. Gary, of Newber ry, S. C, instructor in physics and chem? istry. Prof. Or ry la an alumnus of the P. M. I., of the das? of '89, and since September of that year has been a member of the faculty of his alma mater. Lieut. A. G. Miller, of Ninety-Six, S. C, instructor in Belles Lettres. Prof. Miller graduated from the Citadel Acad? emy in 1888, and for two years taught in the Sooth Georgia College at Thorn as v ill e, and was Commandant of Cadets while there. He was made Lieut.-Col. on Gov. Northern's staff. . Lient. T. Q. Donaldson, of Greenville, S. C., Commandant of Cadets and instruc? tor in drawing and tactics. Professor Donaldson is a graduate of the P. M. L, that beiui. while the Institute was in Greenville, and later graduated from West Point. Lient. Donaldson took part in the Indian fights at Wounded Knee Creek, and bears scars on his body made by Indian bullets, attesting the fact that he was at the front doing his duty at that ntormy time. The three last named are young men in years, bat by hard work they have eminently fitted themselves for the re? sponsible duties of the nigh position they fill. At various times during the last session ObL James L. Tribble, of the Anderson Bar, lectured on jurisprudence and other j subjects, and Drs. Nardin and Orr on physiology and hygiene, and we are in? formed that these lectures were highly profitable to the young men. The Commencement sermon was preached by Dr. J. Williana Jones, of At? lanta, Ga., on last Sabbath morning in the presence of an immense audience. The popular divine took his text from Mat? thew 19:22, and Aots 22 :l?, and spoke on the ??Choice of two young men." The sermon was forceful and strikingly spr propriate, and the interest of the vast congregation ne<*<>r flagged from begin? ning to end. The choir on i ">casion was in su> perb voice and eat.. jted the listeners with their sweet music. The corps of instructors and the Cod eis of the P. M. L occupied the seats dlrrwtly in front of the pulpit. They haye good reason to congratulate themselves on the selection of Dr. Jones to preach their Commencement sermon. On Monday evening at 8 o'clock the In? stitute" Hall was brilliantly lighted and gayly decorated with flags and flowers and thrown open to the reception ot vi si tors. Very soon all available space was occupied by beautiful ladles and gallant men and by fair maidens and handsome boys, and all were anxious to hear the declamations of the young soldiers. Trowbridge's excellent cornet band was present and furnished music for the youthful speakers. Col. J. B. Patrick in? voked the divine blessing, and the pro? gram below was presented with credit to the in Ii vi duals and their instructors and to tho satisfaction of the audience: Tbe Study of History of America?IX Dowllng. Burial Of Sir John Moore?G. C Garre 11, Voyage of life?O. B. McGowaa. Boy Buir?Chaa H?fling. The Soldier's Dream?J. Bui?ell Atkinson. Look Aloft?a M. Wardlaw. Corns?J.T. Hughes. For war with England?W. Ci Fant. Vacation?ST. D. Acker. Tbe Retort?L. L. Gailllard. Noblest Men-E. a Fant Two Hundred Tears Ago?Beed Mil]er. Defenders of New Orleans?W. C Humphreys. Try Again?J. E Barton. Do Your Best?Walter Barton. Smith-G. W. Durall. Absalom?Willie Andrew. We Boys?8. M. Burriss. Life'? Qame of Ball?B S Brotherhood. Going to tbe Dentist?O E Cashlne. Burial of Mose??D C Clark. Tbe Deserter?Balph Wilson. I ho May flower?H Clark Hunt, Washington's Name-F W Keys. Tbe Icliot Boy?A 8 Cul pepper, Tbe Man who Missed the Train?A G Fret veil. Lord IQhlsa? Daughter?T E BeU, After tbe Battle?C W Cokar. Was Brown Henpecked ??B W Globes. The Bey of America?J A Cook. Horatlous at tbe Bridge?L Gunhoose. Curfew Must Not Bing To-night?A Andre?, Press On?J C Er ans. Our Country's Greatness?S S Bornton. Marco Bazarioos?B E Elliott. Betsy ant I Are Out?J c Dlckson. TheDeadbeat In Politics?L H Witt. Influence of Great Erents?B B Gray. Half Way Doings?A Patterson. Vonice?W B Hay d ie; Tbe Crowded 8treet?J E Lyde: True Liberty Measured by Intelligence?S M Wilson; How they Brought the News from Ghent?T H Cok r. Tne Wreck of Hesprus?C H VonHarth). Destiny of Our Republic? W L Broughton. Old Ironside?Wade Wat*on; Ship on Fire?F C Wilson. The American Flag?T M Miller; Age of Progress?E W Mclver. Erin's Flag?W W Wardlawl How Soers Set the Hen?S T Bawli. A Bundle of Letters?W H Nardin. Delusion?C W Whetstone. Bcntlmunt?8amuel Murphy. Edlnburg after Floddln?W J Stephens. The Bat's Lamest?J A Wilhams. I Sue for Damage?S O 8ulh>an. A Dialogue?Going to the Legislature?J D Mc Leod, E F Booker, Loon Wethersbee. A Dialogue?Gustarus Yara?J C Sullivan, E B Wood, JQ Phillips. Getting tbe Bight Start?B F Patrick. Effects of Intemperance^J E Neason, Asleep at tbe Switch?L H Melton. Ode to the Duke of Wellington?H Thomas, An Inoldent of Gettysburg?W W Culler Hard Times?J C Emmons. Surrlrors of Bunker Hill?L C Parker: Death of Leonidas?T J Bell. Begulus to tbe Carthagenlans?John Coohran. The BeU of Zon aid?J F O'Donnel. On Tuesday morning, at 9.30 o'clock, tbe Battalion Drill took place on the In? stitute parade grounds and was witnessed by many visitors. Lieut. Donaldson, Commandant, has adopted tbe new sys? tem of tactics and so well has he perform? ed his duty that the Cadets drill like reg? ulars. It will be remembered that Col. Lawton, of the U. S. Army, recently in? spected the battalion and was so well pleased with what he saw that he compli? mented the officers and the mon in vary high terms. Our oitizens never tiro of] watching the boys drill. At 11 o'clock an interesting meeting of | the Alumni and old students was held at the Institute. Again on Tuesday evening the Hall was filled with auditors to hear the joint de? bate between the Literary Societies of the Institute. The following is the program of the evening: Prayer. Mnsic. Dealaimors?Corp. J. B. Towill, Edge field, S. C.?"Vera Victoria." Sergeant J. E. Sanders, Sumter, S. C?"Unquali? fied Speakers." Music Orations?Lieut. W. W. Fuller, Edge field, S. C.~"Great Men Produce Great Crises." Cadet F. M. Durham, Choster, S. C?"Patriotism." Music. Query?"Is Political Liberty tbe Cause or the Effect of Enlightenment." De? baters: Capt. W. F. Brunson, Barn well, S. C.; Adjt. J. A. Biley, Orange burg, S. C.; Corp. J. F. Stone, Colloton, S. C. ; Lieut. TI. E. Bichbourg, Claren? don, S. C. The exercises were heard with much interest, and the speakers and debaters received much applause and many bou? quets. There were various opinions as to which side would win the decision in the debate, und each fought bard for the victory. Where victory wavered so even? ly between the contestants it was wise that the decision was postponed to some future day. On Wednesday morning the graduating class delivered orations to a large audi? ence, and the productions of the young men were thoughtful and carefully pre? pared and delivered In an easy manner. The annual address was delivered by Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall, the brainy Edi? tor of the Savannah Evening News. Much had been expected of Mr. Stovall and he fulfilled every expectation* Time would not permit us to say more of his speech and the exercises of the day this week. Following Is the program of the final commencement day: Music. Prayer. Orations?Cadet J. A. Biley, Orange burg, S. C?"Man the Architect of his own Fortunes." Cadet P. E. Taylor, Pendieton, &.C.?"Boys in History/' Music. Orations?Cadet W. F. Branson, Allen dale, S. C?"The part of Physical Science in the Progress of Modern Civilization." Cadet F. W. Nardin, Anderson, S. C? "The Press." Music. Orations?Cadet Benj. S. Patrick, An? derson, 8. C?"Growth, tbe result of Conflict." Cadet N. G. Morrall, Allen dale, S. C/-"Power of Thought." Muslo. Orations?Cadet H. B. Fant, Anderson, S. C?"Cultivation of the Aesthetic Sen? sibilities." CadetE. H. Bichbourg, Clar? endon, 8. C. -"The Will." Music. Address by Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall, Savannah, Ga. Music. Presentation of Prizes, awarding Cer? tificates and conferring Diplomas. Benediction. N. B. Green Explains. Mr. Editor : It has been reported and industriously circulated for the purpose of injuring me, that on a certain occasion two years ago I was haying some talk against the. farmers and their movement, and on being warned to be careful how I talked, replied "that the farmers would forget it in two years." Now, can vou find for me the man that heard me make that remark ? I think I found the man that made and told It, but he and some others, I understand, are still insisting that some one else told it. Now, I challenge the world to pro? duce the man that heard me make such I a remark, or knows of my saying or doing anything against the interest of tbe farmers of this country, I have nothing to hide and ask an investigation oh my record Now, Mr. Edltor, I must ask pardon for having to come to your newspapers with these affairs, but I have been slan? dered and had so muoh put on me for the last year, that at last I am compelled to resort to the papers to defend myself. I dislike newspaper controversy as much as anyone could, and will not enter into one now only far enough to demand and insist on haying the facts if they can be found. I desire to say, Mr. Editor, that I am a candidate for Sheriff. I am run by no clique or party and belong to none ex? cept the Democratic party. I have been in tbe office five years and have tried as hard as a man could to attend to my own business and keep out of that of others. I have tried to serve my people faithfully and serve each and every party and indi? vidual alike, and if I am so fortunate as to be the next Sheriff of this county, I shall in the future as I have in the past, endeavor to work faithfully and fairly to discharge the duties of my office. Again, let me say I was once some? what wild In my life, bul the report that I now drink and gamble is absolutely false and I defy any man to bring proof of any act of mine since I joined tbe Bap? tist onuroh two years ago, inconsistent with the life of a Christian man. I did not vote for Haskoll two years ago, and would not have done so hau I been in the State, nor did I leave the State to keep from voting. These are facts, as near as I can tell them, and if any man knows of any proof tocontradiot them, let htm bring It to the front at once or forever hereafter hold his peace; and If any man hears any? thing against me- from this time on, I hope he will demand of the party tell? ing him to furnish proof and bring him with his proof to me, Don't try me with my enemies and not let me know Qf It. And now, Mr, Editor, I expeot to run this race fair and square, on merit and principle, hanging on to no man's hob? by or coat-tail, and all I ask Is a fair and square honest deal, I do not In? tend to appear In print again until after the election, only to announce myself but will take pleasure In explaining any? thing I can to any man that wishes to come to me for information. And now. Mr. Editor, again begging pardon for taking so much of your valua? ble space, and patiently waiting for the proof of these assertions, I am very res? pectfully yours, Nelson E. Green. Anderson, S. G, June 11,1891. Fair Flay Local*, Blackberries are plentiful. Candidates are coming and coming f*?t, and they Just keep coming as if they meant to ntay, but some of them, we fear, will wish after the election that they had stayed at borne. Frying chickens, when they bear a buggy coming, begin to crawl under the crask of the fence, tbe old man shuffles around for his last feed of corn, and the old woman begins to stir among the pots, saying to herself, "I wish them old candidates would stay at home; eyery time they come around they always come to our house, because we've got a lit? tle something good to est. If they don't quit coming here I'm going to propose to Jim that we pull up stakes and move to a plane where they don't grow." Such is life. The farmors are, generally, well up with their work, and everything bids fair for a i;ood orop this fall. Small grain la look ng better than for several years past, although the amount of wheat sown Is not so large, on account of the bad yield real? ized the two preceding years. Corn is looking fine and we will have plenty of hog and hominy this fall if no disaster befalls us. f anderstand that a renter on Mr. Floyd Watson's plane will begin laying by his corn at an early day. Floyd Is a good farmer, and all he needs Is some one to cook. Mrs. Wilton Lee has been quite sick for the last few days, but is now able to be up again. We hope soon to hear of her speedy recovery. The jpauy friends of Mr. Preston Harle will be glad to lparn that he is able to be out again. Miss Emma Davis, who Is now attend? ing college at Nashville, Term., will re? turn home this week and spend the sum? mer vacation with her paren ts. Politics are laying low for the present. The people are sticking close to their work, and their work Is sticking close to them. The crisis Is near at hand when our people will realize that to go on time a year ahead wont do I and to buy goods on time and then not pay for them still won't do. Many are now realising this to their sorrow, but we expect better things from them in the future. M. C. B. ? Of the 328.000 divorces granted In the United States during the last twenty years, 310,000 were granted at the request of wives. ? The census returns show that In the entire State of Virginia the surplus of women is only thirty-nine. Many a Massachusetts maiden will sigh for a residence in the old Commonwealth. ? A scientist states that in the course of about 6,000,000 years from now tho forces at work on'the earth will have completely levelled its surfaoe, so that there will no longer be hills or valleys, continents or distinctive oceans. All the land will have been washed down Into tho sea, which will thentfover all with a watery mantle and render impossible any life except that which can exist without dry land. BORROWING llONEr 021 LAND. An In .eregtioR Subject for Farmers and Lawyers. Manufacturers' Record, June 3. A carpenter, repairing a flatboat moored to the bank of a river, wished to sharpen his chisel, and told his son to go ashore and draw a bucket of water from a well for the grindstone, which was dry. "Yes. father," said the boy, "but I cau dip it right here from the river." "It's agood idea, my son," said the fath? er, and the grindstone was going in less time than it takes to tell the story. In fact, it is only worth the telling as a para? ble illustrating, though inadequately, the financial needs of the South, and the measures proposed by our political lead? ers for relief. The bucket of water to bo drawn from the well may be taken as the proposed "free coinage" bill, although the parallel fails her--) in one important respect, for while the water of any well, after it is ob? tained, may be fit for grindstone nse, yet the general testimony of experts and the Salpable experience of our noigbbors in fexico and South Ameri?aat least sug? gests a question whether th? waters of free coinage may not bo very acrid and cor? roding in spite of all the vehement assur? ance of silver producing communities, who own the well and take toll of the water. Surely the issue is a very vital one to take any risks upon, and it is far more than a mere question of conve? nience that is involved In our rinding, if it be possible, a river from which we can dip relief without delay, whilo wo go slow in free coinage. Such a river of relief does indeed seem to be at our very doors, and it is most surprising that although other English speaking nations have availed themselves of its advantages for many years, we have failed to profit by the example. But before explaining in what it con? sists and giving credit to the person who has apparently first pointed it out, it is necessary to explain briefly exactly what it is that the South needs. It can be stated in two words?good collateral. For good collateral means good credit, and good credit means abundance of money. No man lacks for money who has good collat? eral or good credit, and the man who has not these could get no money if there were mints in every village. Let the South, or any State in the South, or any individual in any Southern State, provide itself 01 himself with good collat? eral, and money wjll flow to seek it at rates of interest proportioned to the good? ness. For money itself, that is coin or currency, is non-productive. It only earns interest when it is lent out, and it will seek the remotest corners of ih e earth where good collateral and a fair rate of in? terest can be found. It is not only the money in the United States that the South can draw from, but the money of the fi? nancial centres of the world, when once her credit is established, Steam and electricity have made as great a revolution in financial affairs as thoy have in trans? portation and in the arts. The world is now one counting house. We can simply speak across the counters and draw un? limited money from all nations if our credit is good, and we cannot keep what we now nave at home if our credit is lost, There is no "Monroe doctrine" in finan? cial matters by which we can set up a lit tlejsllver millennium all for ourselves and ignore all the other fellows. We may all of us be wrong together, and most proba? bly are in mono-mettalism, and perhaps in many other Important matters, but in the "federation of the world" the major? ity rules, and we must bring about our reforms by inducing others to vote with us, not by trying to secede. We tried that once politically in defence of the in? dependence which we inherited from our fathers, but even thirty years ago the days of independence were over. Steam and electricity have destroyed them and have, at least in finance, made one community of all civilized nations. A financial seces? sion now from the rest of the civilized world of the United States would be equally as disastrous as was the secession of the South in 18(11. Wo would be quickly despoiled in a financial war, and would have to come buck through much sorrow and tribulation. This is a long prologue, but the moral of It is thai the financial relief which the South needs ie most quickly and surely to be found in tbo old-fashioned way of finding good collateral for what she needs to borrow, and it remains to point out what she has and how to make it availa? ble. Her best collateral, almost her only collateral, is her lands with their fertility, their forests and tber mines. It is to these aloqo that she is indebted for the wonder* ful progress she has made, sinoe the war loft ner practically with nothing else, only twenty-six years ago. Their value has now been demonstrated by practical test, and every year the greed of the rest of the world for what we are in position to sup? ply cheaper than any other section is in? creasing, Our In nds aro therefore becom? ing moro valuable every yeair, and are in? trinsically excellent collateral. But there is one difficulty connected with their use as collateral, which Is so serious that we can rarely use them even with our own banks, and almost never with distant or foreign lenders, or if at all, only at exorbi? tant rates. - The difficulty lies in our antiquated,1 complicated, cumbersome, unnecessary and vexations laws governing the titles to and the transfers of land, We baveipberc Ited from the English an Idea that landed property is so peculiarly sacred that its owners cannot be trusted to bandle it as they do other property, but that there must be a special set of laws to regulate every transaction in it. The reBult is that no man, especially no foreigner, dare loan or invest in real estate without expert or expensive investigation of titles, running back for generations, and by some local lawyer. The foreigner cannot employ his own lawyer, in whom he has confidence, but must rely upon a stranger who knows the ins and outs of all the laws, decisions and traditions of the particular locality. The older the State the more risk, time and expense necessary to make the searches, In these days of many oppor? tunities a very slight increase in the time, risk and expense of making loans practically bars them, and the result is that as a whole our lands are valueless as collateral. Bat that Is not all the harm, nor half of it. Property which Is not good collateral will never command its fair market value when either choice or neoesslty puts it up for sale. The result is a lower scale of values all aroand, low quotations and still 163S valuers collateral. The proof of all this is most notorious. This trouble exists, as above stated, In a much less degree where States are newly settled and titles come almost dlreot from the Government of the United States. In tbosp States we see millions of money loaned by Eastern capitalists, Immigrants flocking to buy land, and the average prioas of land double and treble the price of better land In the South, a thousand miles nearer the markets of the world, and with all the conditions of life easier on man and beast. It would be hard to estimate what is the depreciation of Southern lands due to the dimoulty, the time arid expense of assur? ing absolute security to capital invested in or loaned upon them, but it*is certain? ly very large. But it is beyond question that if we can remove these difficulties we WiU do the utmost possible to provide capital for the South, and tlia^ too, on a gold basis, and without tbo risks and un? certainties of a silver departure. And it Is also beyond question that all of those difficulties may do speedily and easily removed, In the February num? ber of the Century is an article "by Mr. Edward Atkinson on the "Australian Registry of Land Titles," which Is appa? rently the first serious effort to call pop? ular attention to this subject which has ever been made. The time is opportune for its discussion, and surely the impor? tance of the subject is second to none be? fore the public. Within the limits of this article only the merest outline can be given of Mr. Atkinson's article and sug? gestions. It aoo ins that in 1S58 Sir Robert It. Tor rehs, colonial treasurer of Australia, be? ing familiar with the Increasing complex? ity of the English system of land tenures, conceived the idea of having the State, after a dae examination and investigation, With favorable result, give tho owner of any land who desired It a guaranteed title to his land in a simple deed which could thereafter be used as collateral?sold, transferred, divided or handled generally lust as a certificate of stock or a registered bond is handled. A small registration fee is charged in eacft case (about ?2 35,) and a small insurance fund (about ope fifth of 1 per cent) at the first registry to protect the State against any mistakes made in guaranteeing titles. The system is entirely an optional one. No man need bring up his land for regis? try who does not desire to do so, Those who prefer the present system can con? tinue to live and die in it. But the State simply provides now a bureau through whloh its citizens can, if they chooso. in? dividually relleyo themselves of the bur? dens which have grown oppressive under the old system> &nd which must necessa? rily increase every time a piece of land changes hand by gift, sale, division or in? heritance, It is eminently a proper and reasonable duty for the State to assume, because only the sovereign State can effi? ciently and permanently guarantee a ti? tle. There is the whole thing In a nutshell. Mr. Atkinson haB pointed out how we may dip the water from the river at our feet instead of seeking it with risk and difficulty and delay from, the distant well. The experience of Australia baa demon strated that there aro no difficulties of de? tail in the system, and her example has been followed by New England, New South Wales, Victoria, and British Co? lombia, and every year of its trial has everywhere added to Its popularity. The following brief scattered extracts are all that space permits me to take from Mr. Atkinson's article, but. though dis? connected in order, they will be under? stood in connection with what has already been said: "In the Southern States especially, it will soon be absolutely necessary to take measure* to clear the titles to land." "A long time would elapse before the whole land would bo treated, therefore, while in tho end the number of lawyers would be diminished, yet for a consider? able time even more work might-be re? quired of thorn." ''It was held that a great economic principle would bo subserved by a sys? tem which would give absolute security to the employment of capital In Improved land." ??Every facility which can be rightly given and every form of legislation which may bo rightly adopted for promoting a wide distribution of land among the lar? gest possible nnmber of persons conduces to tbe safety of tbe State ns well as to the common welfare of tbe people." "It will become an absolute necessity for the States of Virginia. Kentucky, Ten? nessee, Alabama, Georgia and the Caroli? nas to clear the title to much of the land in the mountain region of the New South and the Piedmont and Cumberland pla? teaus, In order that tbe vast deposits of minerals, tbe great wealth of timber and the immense capacity of tbe soil may be put to productive use and may be safely and surely developed." "Whatever method of land tenure may be established, no person whose judgment Is of any value can doubt the necessity of making It so certain as to promote, and not to prevent, tbe land being put to its most productive use." "l a the practice of the English colonies indefensible and peaceable possession and occupancy of lands have been assured at the minimum of cost and by the adop? tion of the simplest methods of dealing therein." "Tbe small premium collected by tbe State as insurance fund for its protection has become a large sum in every colony, In many colonies never having been drawn upon. That single fact may per? haps be accounted conclusive against all technical objections." Does not this subject commend itself to the special consideration of our Farmers' Alliance leaders ? Each State can act for itself and alone, and after the permissive laws are passed and the bureau organized each individual can act for himself In bringing in his land. Although pre-emi? nently a farmers' measure, and therefore eminently fit to be pushed by tbe far? mers' organization, all classes are inter? ested in and will be benefited by the re? sult, In providing good collateral, improv? ing credit and Increasing the values of land, it would be equivalent to distribu? ting in the Southern States many hun? dreds of millions of dollars, Let the South try It. It will be the Inauguration of a new era in Southern development, and will attract the attention of all the fi? nancial world. * E. P. Alexander. Back of the Force Bill. It Is difficult for the southern people to single out and understand the moving cause of the sectional legislation proposed by the Republican party. What Is back of the force bill ? Parti? san feeling and sectional hatred can hard? ly be so Intense, after a generation of peace, as to proscribe tbe fairest quarter of the union, What, then, Is back of the force bill ? Precisely tbe same passions and inter-, ests that started the anti-southern crusade ending in the late civil war. In plain English, the same economic and commer? cial differences that set the manufactur? ing north and tho agricultural south against each other in the early history of the republic are at work now. The north was opposed to slave labor in the south because It was cheap labor. It con? tinues its fight against the south because we still have cheap labor. Tbe Chicago Jnter-Qcean in an editorial op the houvh and the force bill, says: "When it tries to induco foreign capital to come to it. it offers the inducements of "cheap and docile labor," In one or two states of tbe south In which the iron Industry has taken root there is deter? mined and unconcealed hostility to the like industry of the northern states, and a resolute desire to supplant it by the product of the "cheap labor" of Alabama and Tennessee. It Is notorious that work that is paid for by $1.25 in the north is ' paid for by 75 cents at the south, and the southern rate would be reduced still fur? ther could the southern demand for free trade be enforced. Upon economic grounds alone, every wage earner in tbe north has an interest in a full and fair exercise of the ballot by the southern people." See how the matter of cheap labor looms up as the grievance most complain? ed of by the plutocratic section. The iron kings of the north look with frowning faces upon a region whose inex? haustible fields of iron, mined by cheap ; labor, make them feel the disastrous effects of competition. Only a few days ago the cotton mill owners of New Eng? land testified before a legislative com? mittee that they could not afford to shorten the hours of labor because it was all they could do to compete with tbe southern mills, and they were compelled to strain every nervo to hold their own. It is the same old cry?northern capital fears that ohoap labor will enable the south to get ahead, especially now that onr cheap labor is being utilized in rapidly multiplying manufacturing and mining industries. The real object of the force bill is to retard the prosperity of the south?it is more of a business trick than anything else, And yet it is a short sighted policy. Our cheap labor will disappear in the courso of time, when our diversified in? dustries olamor for more toilers, and when our toilers become skillful workmen, On tho other hand, if the force bill should paralyze Industry and traffic in the south, our 7,000,000 blacks and millions of whites would be driven to accept vory low wages at home or migrate northward and westward to better labor markets, thuB coming in direct competition with other wage workers who would not be disposed to accept the situation in a pa oifiumood, Viewed from any standpoint, it is a mistake for the north to attempt to injure the business interests of the south. Our progress and prosperity will benefit every quarter of the union, settle the alleged /ace problem, and eliminate tho old war issues from our politics, But nothing could be more dangerous than to place a dozen or more states under the ban, and attempt by hostile legislation to interfere with tneir local affairs, and deprive them of the right of home rule. This would be a mere sham of a republic, with one fourth of its states practically node. a bayonet regime. This, howeyer, Is Iftrgqly speculative. Iftbpdemocrapy will go 'Into the fight with the right platform and the right leader the fate of the force bill will be settled forever, and itd baleful shadow Will never disturb us again.?Atlanta Ogjisftffffta?, -- The Magic Maze, a maze of mirrors, is tho latest novelty at the Horticultural Exhibition in London. The visitor enters the maze by a crooked passage, walled entirely by mirrors, into the central hall, toward which a number of seemingly endless avenues appear to converge. Re? productions of tho visitor are presented at every imaginable polot and an? gle. A figure stands at the the entrance to the hail and beckons with the uplifted hand, and the reproductions show the figure In a hundred different places at once. The bewildered visitors walk about in a cautious, half-scared way, rupcing Into their own reflections, and looking with distrust on everyone who approaches, unable to tell the substance from shadow, The space occupied by tbe maze is only forty feet by thirty feet, but the arrapgement of the mirrors gives it the appearance of being acres in ex? tent ? Mrs. Salome Anderson, of Oakland, Cab, Is a daughter of Eve, and worthy her mother, That is to say, she accep? ted the position into which her curiosity led her and has made the best of it, Mrs. Anderson was born in 1818 in Alsace Lorraine, Going to live with her uncle In Paris, who was a Free Mason and had the lodge meetings at his house, she se? creted herself iu the room during two meetings and was then discovered. Ab she could not be deprived of the seorets she already knew, to preserve her silence she was takei into the order. Mrs. An? derson has th. the distinction of being the only worn Freo Mason that ever was. But k nas not been content to be a member of tbe order on suffrance. Sho has risen .o distinction. She aftei ward came to this country and married. Her portrait adorns the temple of Live Oak Lodge, No. 61, in Oakland, Cal., as one of Its past masters, She Is one of the board of trustees of the Masonic tem? ple, which is recognised as an unques? tioned honor. She is also one ol tho charter members of several lodges and of various honored orders. Her ability to keep a secret is no longer In ques? tion, ? Perljaps the most remarkable caso on record of death resulting from cigar? ette smoking was that of young De Rei? tern, aide-de-camp of the Czar Alexan? der III, and a son of the Russian minis? ter of finance. One day while on duty in the Czar's apartment, De Reitern ven? tured to light a cigarette. He was inter? rupted while smoking it by the entrance of the Czar, and in the embarrassment of the moment endeavored to conceal the cigarette by thrusting it into the skirt pocket of his uniform. The Czar sup? posed the movement to be an attempt to draw a pistol, and, rushing upon the young aide, struck him with such vio? lence that he fell dead at tbe monarch's feet. Guaranteed Cure for La Grippe. We authorize our advertised druggist to sell you Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds upon this condition. If you are afflicted with La Grippe and will use this remedy accord? ing to directions, giving it a fair trial, and experience no benefit, you may return the bottle and have money refunded. We make this offer, because of the wonderful success of Dr. King's New Discovery dur? ing last season's epidemic. Have heard of no case in which it failed. Try it. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Large size 50c. and 9)1.00. Good Looks. Good looks are more than skin deep, de? pending upon a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the Liver be inactive, Sou have a billions look, if your stomach 3 disordered you have a dyspeptic look; and if your kidneys be affected you have a pinched look. Secure good health and you will have good looks. Electric Bitters is the great alterative and Tonic acts directly on these vital organs. Cures pim? ples, blotches, boils and gives a good com? plexion. Sold at Hill Bros. Drug Store, 60c. per bottle. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For County Commiisionerfl. The friends of SAMUEL 0. JACKSON respect? fully announce him as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Demo? cratic Primary. Mr. Jackson Is a thoroughly practical young man, and would manage the County affairs in a practical way. We are authorized to announce Capt. B. C. MAP.TIN as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Commissioner, subject to the ac? tion of the Democratic Primary. For School Commissioner. The friends of COLUMBUS WARDLAW re? spectfully announce him as a candidate for re? election to the office of School Commissioner, subject to the Democratic primaries. Mr. Ward law baa made a most zealous and efficient officer, as the condition of our public school system will Terify._ For Sheriff. To tub Votkks of Axdebsox County i I an? nounce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff-subject i? the Democratic primary elec? tion. Respectfully, D. E. CARLISLE. 1 ? ' The Sheriff's Grandson Gives Some Good Advice! He Knows a Good Thing when he Sees It. The following is tbe production of little Willie, eight year old son of T. A. Bolt, who lives about 7 miles from Anderson, in Hopewell Township. Willie's friends will do well to be guided by his advice, as we know It is given after mature delibera? tion : CASH : Come to the Ten Cent Store for your Fruit Jars?they are cheap. Air Gun Rifles and Base Balls. Hats, Gitars and Bangers. Dishes, Wash Bowls and Pitch? ers 75 cents at the Ten Cent Store. Soap 5 cents a cake. Walk in at the upper door. ? Blaukots, it is said, woro named after their first makers, three brothers of Bristol, England, named Edward, Edmund and Thomas Blanket, who es? tablished a largo trade in this article of woollen goods, and were the earliest manufacturers of it in the middle of the fourteenth century. Cambric, we are told, camo from Cambray, a town in French Flanders famous for its fine lin? ens ; and damask originated in Damas? cus. Calico is derived from Calicut, on the Malabar coast, and muslin from Moussoul, a city of Asiatic Turkoy, giv? ing evidence that though these goods arc now sent to India and the E ist they were originally imported thence. Attention, Wheat Growers 1 THE undersigned begs to inform the public that he has recently overhaul? ed the Mills at High Shoals, and is now ready to grind both Wheat and Corn. Bring your Wheat to my Mill and I will guarantee to give you a good article of Flour, as I have put in a new Bolting Cloth. J. 8. McFALL. June 16, 1892 50 1? Notice to Contractors. SEALED BIDS will be receive! up to 23rd June inst for the erection of two Store Rooms and Hotel Building for 18 rooms atCalhoun Falls, S. C. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the Secretary and Treasurer Anderson, S. C WESTERN CAROLINA LAND AND IMPROVEMENT CO. Per J. L. TRIBBLE, Sec. & T. JUNE HAS ARRIVED Again, bringing with it a large crop of Fruit and Blackberries. Nearly every one will want to put up some be? fore it is all gone. Now is the time to buy your? FRUIT JARS Before they are all gone. Just come and see the quality and prices of ours before you buy elsewhere. Also, a nice lot of Jelly Tumblers, Which we are selling cheap. We are Headquarters for anything you want in the Glass or Crockery line. Just received a large lot of Iron Stone China Cups and Sauce?, which we are selling cheaper than any house in Town or ont, either. When you are in Town don't fail to visit Section 4 of the Ten cent Store. Yours truly, T. W. McCAELEY. DO you know that Anderson has got the BEST LAUNDRY in the State. Not the largest, but she is doing the finest work of any, which is given up by the Traveling men. who are competent to judge. One said the other day: "I travel everywhere, I patronize all the Laundries, but you give me better vrork, take better care of my clothes than any Laundry I have patronized." So now, young man, if you never have given your work to the Laundry send it along. Summer is here, and you will appreciate it. Yours In earnest, R. A. MAYFIELD, Superintendent and Treasurer.1 W. W. HUMPHREYS, Presdent Anderson Steam L. Co. CANE ELS, EVAPORATOBS11 COTTON GIS! WE are agents for the Celebrated Kentucky Cane Mills and Hall Self Feeding Cotton Gins. It will pay any person to call a,ud see our Ma? chinery and get our prices before bnying, as we feel assured we can stive you money, and can sell you on easy terms. We can bottom and repair old Evaporator?, making them as good as new at a small cost. We also manufacture Smoke Stacks, Spark Arresters and Suction Pipes, which ?very Ginner should have, as it save3 time, labor and expense. Our Stock of Stove?, Tinware, Crockery and House Famishing Goods is complete. We have a large supply MASON FRUIT JARS and TIN CANS which are going che?p. It will pay you to buy as soon as possible, as Fruit Jars are going to be scarce and higher latter part of season. Call and see our Cherry Seeders, Apple and Peaeh Penlers?something that every household should have. It savea much time and labor, and are so very cheap. When yon come to Town be sun: to call and see ua. We will make it to your in? terest to buy your Goods from us. We still bny RAGS, HIDES and BEESWAX. All kinds ROOFING and GUTTERING done on short notice, and in * thorough workmanlike manner. Yours very truly, PEOPLES & BUIIR1SS. LITERALLY WASHED WITH BLOOD. Police do their Duty without respect to Persons. The Wall Still Covered with Bloody Gore. The fight was on South Main Street at the Bazaar and Tea Cent Stores of C. S. Minor & Co. It was an attack of the combined fc ?b of seven other merchants on the famous C. S. Minor. They fought in defence of their prices, which they claimed had been crushed out of all respectability by the said C. S. Minor, and they fought with desperation to restore the former prices, but down they go in the dead of the fight, and their blood on our Sfore-front only is left to tell a pitiful tale of woe. Stamper than Strange. One man claimed that we bad reduced the price of Pants to 25c. and 50c. per pair?le?8 than cost to make. We dou't care. Another claimed that we sell the best quality Mason Fruit Jar at lesB than he oan buy the second quality. We don't care for that, either. Another said our 10c. Hosiery was the same that he had to sell at 15c, or two pair for 25c, and that we sold bin 15c Suspeu'<er? at 10c, and hid 25c Suipendew at. 15c. Well, what of that ? Another man believe* that we are Belling hi* 40c Cups and Saucers for 30c, aud his 35c Plates at 25c. Why ahouii we cart; ? A certain millinery man thinks we hnve knocked him out of more than a hundred sales. We don't have to pay h m*lliner, and he don't believe we pay for our good*. What concern is that of hi* ? Another man claims that we ?; 11 Tobacco ai a starvation price Ha* he auy right to object ? Thece are some of the complaints made again.it us. We ask you whose busi? ness is it, if not that of our cmrom-rs and ourselves? Can't we make such figures as we see fit without being houuJed down and forced to fight for our lives ? We'll fight to the death?we'll put th<ir blond on our wails and their scalps on our doors, and their customer* in pouession of undojbted bargaios. Say, would you wash tost blood off the wall, or would you1 let ii stay an a warning ? Yours for Spot Cash, C. 8. MINOR, THE BAZAAR and the 10c. STORE. iimjLjtnvj-j;.'j*^=g55FM^M?~1 BH -i?g . . -J-s?-j?j.,.j-? GRAIN CRADLES! The only Genuine 14-Pinger JOSH BERRY GRAIN CRADLE. The Best ever Invented. HEEL SWEEPS, HEEL SWEEPS, Of aU kinds?Prices Eeduced. BESIDES OUR GENERAL STOCK OF HARDWARE, We now oarry a full line of Dynamite Caps and other Explosives, A.T FACTORY PRICES. IGE* Go to Headquarters for your Hardware. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO, ELBERTON, OA. \ C We have just received the';Handsomest line of AND BOYS' STRAW HATS! South of Baltimore, and can undersell any house in the City. Also, a line of Ladies' and Misses' OXFORD TIES. ALL WINTER GOODS MUST GO, REGARDLESS OF PRICE. Yours, anxious to please, O. B. VanWyok3 The Shoe and Hat Dealer. THE TERRELL CULTIVATOR! A. Car I.oaxl Just Received-Price Reduced, Anderson, S. C, March 14,1882?Messrs. Cunningham & Humphreys, Anderst-n 8. C?Gentlemen: I tried one of your Terrell Cultivators last year, and can cheerfully recommend it to any one wanting a good implement. I would not lay it aside for an; Cultivator I have usei. Will want five or six more this Spring. Yours truly, S. A. JONES. Andibson, S. C, March 19,1892?Messrs. Cunningham & Humphreys?Gents: Th? Terrell Harrow bought of you is the best implement I have ever had?would not be with? out it for twice the price-' It breaks the ground thoroughly, and leaves it in fine con? dition. Respectfully, D. 8. MAXWELL. 100 DOZEN-TERRELL HEEL SWEEPS, 100 DOZEN HANDLED HOES?1st Quality. RAKES, SHOVELS, SPADES, FORKS, POTATO DRAGS, And all such goods that are seasonable, BROOKS and other COTTON PLANTERS, AR-Y RAT TRAPS, DID YOU SAY? Why, yes, we are headquarfe-<* for the Celebrated Morty Trap. Price $1.25 each. Yours truly, CUNNINGHAM & HUMPHREYS, id South Main Street. This is the Time of the year that Housekeepers find it hard to get what they want, but if they wiH call at D. S. MAXWELL * SON'S, NO. S CHIQTJOOLA PLACE, They will Find Anything1 they may Want! ThEIR Stock is complete in CANNED GOODS, DRIED FRUITS, and, in fact, EVERYTHING in the ?ine of? ZFA-ILSrCY GBOOBBIBS. 25,000 Cabhage Plants o7w^m?lans^L^i^m sor n be ready. A BIG DRIVE! For the next Thirty Days at IIS j MXXUJUMj 111! X ?J J CLOTHING, &c. Our Stock of DRESS G00D3 is complete, consisting of the {latest style* in Henrietta, Cashmere, Serge, Mohair, Flannel, &c. We would call special attention to our line of BLACK GOODS, which cannot be beat in the City. 8ILKS?A nice line of Silks, comprising the latest styles of Faille, Bengaline* Pean de Soie, Surab, China, &c. BLANKETS, BLANKETS. A big lot of Blankets, Comforts and Quilts cheap. FLANNELS. Red and White wool Flannels. Also, a big lot Cotton Flannels, white and? colored. CLOTHING, CLOTHING?CHEAP, CHEAP, Overcoats almost at your own price. I OOTS AND SHO That must be sold. A larg? stock of the Anderson Shoe and Leather CoV. Homemade Shoes?the best on the market, every pair guaranteed. Our Stock-taking season is near at hand, and in order to reduce oar stock we have slaughtered the prices. Come and see, and be convinced we mean what we say. They must be Bold. Yours truly, SYLVESTER BLECKLEY COMPANY. B?U To those who owe us we will say that the money must come. We cannot run onr bUBinesa^wilhout money, and we insist that you come in and make your arrangement aboutyour debts, 10 as to save you trouble and expense. We mean Jbakiwsw 8. B. Co.