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FTJSXJBSSD 1WERY WEDNESDAY. BF. F. 0TJNKBCA.LE3,) Editobs amd f?. C. LANGSTOir, J Peopeiexoes WEDNESDAY OCT. 19, 1RS2. TERMS: [ ONE^A?.$1 50 SIX MONTICS... 75 .' The four con?titn?tf.oal amendments submitted tc|tho people of Georgia in the recent? election -\vero all carried. Under the hew system the Legislature -will con? vene on tho fourlh "Wednesday in October and ait not exceeding fifty days. Thero ?will only be one session a year. \'".An Augusta dispatch to the New York ifor?cl' asserts that Tom Watson has lod all kopo of being returned to It Is said, also, that he cried Kite a child when ho read the returns of tho election, the other day, which showod LSOtf majority against his party in his .,:-:-? ;m - ? itiasaid that Judge GTesham's decla iort to support Cleveland is beginning have a verj disastrous effect upon the jublican party of Indiana.? It is bo? red that not less than 10,000 Ropubli j^awhoyoted for Harrison in 1888 will m?^/?bW influenced either to vote for ICIevoland or not at all. ft ?? ^ . *m i m pvThero will bo 4M votes in the approach gfogpraridentlal election. A majority of i: voter.is necessary for an election. Y'successful candidate will have to pQ/22y votes. New York's vote is 5, Pennsylvania's 32, Ohio's 23, Illinois California, Minnesota, Mississippi LSd nth Carolina have 9 each. Several i tho State?have only 8 each. .Mf, Fred. Wannamaker has resigned th9 editorial control of tho Orange? ry Enterprise. He was the youngest ?. Irs the State, and wielded an able i.'Sls brother, Mr. Lawton H. Wan r,* has succeeded him in theedi .?? chair. The Dttsliioenceb. ex I'f^'iigM'kand of fellowship to the 3r, anfl wishes him a Buccessfnl career (journalism, -S. r-?;' ' ? ?? ft ' mm* ie Baltimore Sun truly remarks that of tho election in Georgia is ly taprove rather depressing to the iiical tricksters North and South who ivs been scheming to use the Southern "' for as a cat's-paw ibr pulling Repub i chestnnts out of the fire. The lern farmer is not to be caught with r?j?ro. He proposes to take care of f, . but ie does not propose to put iblioaus In power. He knows that true people's party Is tho Democratic ; and .the returns from Florida and ^express his sentiments in un cablefhdhlon. i Movement and Fluctuations" /?tle of an Interesting and hand? s' executed little volume prepared s. Latham, Alexander A Co., of /York, and distributed among their ids compHmentorily. There is mnch ; in it, condensed and conven : arranged in small space: This estimates that there has been a reaso In cotton acreage of fully 14 per and. this act, in connection with ; off in (bo use of fertilizers and yraTtaUmont in the financial aocom jna of merchants to planters, leads n> to tho-conclusion that tho crop for Current year will be 7,750,000 bales, vbody is interested in the move id fluctuations of cotton, and we give extracts -from this work as ion presents''. vbody of men is better qualified to an tho ni?cesslty for a new Court ?arid Jail for Anderson County than id Jury. They know that the igs now in use are not creditable ^people of our County. It has been ; time since a grand jury has failed immend that better and more mod : buildings be ei-ectod. We suppose gresent grand jury will repeat their lendation for new houses at the coaching term of Court. "We hope tha Ijarjtoain.tbe future will likewise tho matter nni^'J^dersbir^ecuYes mbiic buildings that comport with the iterprise and prosperky of her people, [?he County pays rent for offices for the treasurer, School Commissioner, County Commissioners and Auditor, These offi are scattered; over 1;he oity, With a ; and properly arranged Court Blouse ie County-would save their yearly rent then everybody would know where k?nd all the County offices. AnewCourt Couse wouldenf cost tho taxpayer 25 " a year. A great many would get with about 3 cents per annum. The Jtoeack tax-payer would be trivial. Cow often we bavo heard business aen censured fos dilatoiiness in keeping appointments, or for failure in eping their engagements, for the de? nary of gooda, etc. Tnilors, ohoemak milliners and dressmakers teem to lye the Boa's share of this censure; [at it is by no means confined to them, ?dnjjapplicable, more or less, to parties agaged in ovary brauch of trado and ion. i this day md generation the laik of lctnality la seemingly one of the least able ovil3 to which humanity is ' - It ir. astonishing, after all the cperienoes to which people hare been i ejected, and the annoyances which j 3ns, ai.d oven whole communi have suffored through the lack of i one quality, which seems so neces to the smooth running of the ma-1 lery of every day life, that it should lye so little attention in daily affairs, rvalue cannot be estimated by a single jurrence or by one day's duration, but its constant recognition in the innu ibie transactions of a life-time. [Every man is to some extent dependent l his neighbor, let his position in life be itmay. .It will thus be seen how srtanf. it io that his every engage? ment should be promptly met, in order it the utmost confidence may be placed one another. On the other hand the tore of, or delay in, the performance of i duty, in this respect, not only possi inflicts injury on those with whom deals, but also upon himself, by in 9nce in so pernicious a habit. To utrato" more plainly let us suppose a tech no doubt happens every day j )ugh,out~Tour country: A. owes B. hundred dollars, and has promised [ meet that obligation on a certain day. , is indebted to C. and, depending on 'fa promise, promises to meet his obli ftlon on the day thereafter. The day ]es, but A. has not been punctual, and ; a consequence, B. and C. are disap ited, and in nine cases out of ten the les lose confidence in each other, i lack of punctuality is the causo of it, Punctuality is of the utmc3t inapor ico to the success of ovary one, a id the reason for the lack of it in some per? is a want of energy and earnestness, make rash promises, without due leration as to whether they cm ful them; their procrastinating spirit ( thorn late in everything they ipfc to do. Bolides being a sot reo of j mal annoyances, such persons sel rise to uny eminenco in life; we so confidence in. them, and thus the rerse of eminenco is generally the lit in their case. This fact, together the record of many distinguished i who have stttributod their chief sue to too obwrvance of punctuality,' should ho a caution to all to make no promises or engagements which they have not at least a reasonable prospect of fulfilling. By the observance of this suggestion they will establish for them? selves a reputation that will bo at least pleasant, and cannot but be beneficial. sheep vs. DOGS. Capt J. C. Stribbling has a communi? cation in this Issue that will doubtless receive the-approbation of all thoughtful persons. It is generally conceded now that tho South needs a diversity of indus? tries. She has raised so much cotton that it is well-nigh a drug on tha market. Sheep raising would naturally bo re? sorted to by our people whero the climate, pasturage, etc., invite it, were it not for the mischief so often done tho flocks by the prowling and hungry curs and mon? grels that infest every township and neighborhood. The unfortunate experience of those who have attempted to raise a few sheep is generally that their flock is destroyed in one night, and they give up In despair, and their neighbors profit by their ex? perience. Hence it is getting to be that a few sheep in a pasture aro regarded as a curiosity by the traveller. 'We think Captain Stribling's remarks and suggestions may give to some of our Legislators the basis for a bill that may be the means of making the sheep indus? try profitable to the people of the State. A bill to promote the raising of sheep in the State will necessarily contain a clause providing for tho dostrnction of their enemy, the dog. Perhaps the surest way to bring about the necessary decrease In the canine population will be to impose such a tax as Capt. Stribbling suggests. We have no war to make on good dogs, however. We only wish to see the sheep killing kind safely disposed of. This matter ia entitled to the serious consideration of the people, and we feel safe in saying that a prudent measure looking to the promotion of sheep .raising in the State will meet with universal ap? proval, BOW presidents ARB 51a de. Prof. J. J. McCook, of Trinty College, Hartford, Conn., has an interesting arti? cle in the September Forum on "The Alarming Proportion of Venal Votors." From a number of carefully prepared tables of statistics, based on reliable in? formation, he finds that the percentage of the venal vote for Connecticut is 15.9. Drawing a conclusion from the facts in his possession, he says: "There are twenty-six thousand three hundred and ninety-four purchasable voters in Con* nectiout." The Professor says the vote of that State is one hundred and sixty* six thousand. That is an astonishing and alarming statement to make concerning the voters of puritanical Connecticut. It indicates a woeful decadence of patriotism and manhood, and is a selling of the birth? right for a mess of pottage (or a drink of whiskey.) Yet we cannot call into ques? tion the accuracy of the statements and figures of so well known and intelligent a man as Prof. McCook. The price paid for a vote ranged from $1.50 to #50. A fact worthy recording Is that the venal voters came largely from the ranks of men who drink whiskey. The author of the article finds that "out of every thousand of intemperate voters, five hundred and forty were venal: in every thousand drunkards, seven hundred and ninety were venal; in every thousand shiftless, all were venal; in every thous? and total abstainers, three hundred and forty-two were venal; while in every thousand temperate voters, forty-five only were venal. Out of every thousand voters known to have been arrested or Imprisoned?chiefly for drunkenness and its attendant crimes?seven hundred and seventy-eight were venaL" In that State the greatest number of venal voters were of American stock; the next, of Irish; the next, of German; the next, of English and Scotch, etc. The facts above given throw lighi on the interesting process of making a presi? dent for these United States. The tariff and the silver questions, the force bill, the pension appropriation, personal popularity of the candidates, party pride, and such like considerations,"have much" to do with the making of presidents, but who can tell whether these mattem ov the almighty dollar and the corrupt voter exert the greater influence in makin g ub a president? In the last two presidential elections Connecticut went Democratic In 1884 Cleveland's plurality was 1,284 and in 1888 his plurality was 336. It seems, therefore, that the political influence of -this State can be changed with the ohange of a few votes. Votes are worth only from $1.50 to $50 each. Where, then, will such a corrupt State be after the November election ? Connecticut may be a fair sample of tho average Northern State in the y er ali ty of her voters, but we believe etath tics would show a more manly and indepen? dent spirit and less corruption among the white voters of our land. It is getting to be an interesting matter to know what it costs a part*- to make a president, and how much a party is wil? ling to give to get the president. A Confederate Monument 2a Chicago. It is announced that the ex-Confeder? ate Association of Chicago, which|is Camp No. 8 of the Confederate Association, is shortly to erect a monument in the south of Oakwoods Cemetery, where 6,000 Con? federate soldiers are buried. Of these 6,000 and more graves only one is mark ed with a headstone, that of an Alabam ian, whose grave was found and suitably marked by relatives. Among the sub? scribers to the monument fund are Pot? ter Palmer, Marshall Field ' and Messra. Armour and McCormick. The Chicago Fributie says; The contract for the monument has been given to the Southern Granite Com? pany, of Georgia, for #10,000. This firm did not make the lowest bid on the work, but by making a voluntary subscription of $2,000 and a #500 subscription from the Chicago agent of the company, made the smallest bid. The monument is to be a vory imposing one being 16 feet square at the base and 46 feet hi rh. It is out from granite quarried in Constitution. Ga., which is commonly known as pearl. The memorial has three large bases, upon which is placed the dio, each corner of whioh is ornamented by polished cluster columns, terminating in richly carved Romanesque caps. On three sides of the die are placed bronze panels, represent? ing "The Call To Arms," "The Eternal Sleep" and "The Lost Cause," Tho lat? ter picture is one of the best knowu me? morials of the war extant, representing a ragged, weather-beaten Confederate soldier resting upon his gun standing in silence before a dilapidated cottage, the home ho had left for the war, which de? monstrates by its appearance and general sm onndings the ravages and desolation of warfare. On tho upper base, imme? diately below the front panel, is placed the seal of tho Confederacy, also in bronze. Beneath these, in bold charac? ters, aro the words, "Confederate Dead," Springing from this elaborate piece of masonry is a fimly proportioned shaft with battlement caps. Surmounting the whole is a bronze figure of an infantry? man "After Appomattox." The figure stands bare-headed, with a canteen on the right hip, Tho arms are folded, and in the right hand is held the soldiers soft felt hat, The pose is easy and natural, and silently tells the story of the past. The work on this monu? ment Is now under way, and the oontraut calls for its completion July 1,1893. Just prior to this date the United Confederate Veterans hold their encampment at Bir? mingham, Ala., and this will adjourn to Chicago to dedicato the hew monument. The Atlanta Battery, of Atlanta, Ga., will bo present and fire the dedicatory salute. The dedicatory oration will be made by a prominent ox-Confederato General._ _ ?? Thirteen tons of postage stamps E.re said to have been sold in Now York last year. A DOG LAW. How to Save 5-100,000 a Year to the Feo plo of South Carolina. Much has been said about; class legisla? tion or legislating the farmers' troublos away, ?fco., as though it was possible to increaso the prosperity of our agricultural interest, in this State without a corres? ponding increase in the prosperity of all other occupations, for beyond doubt all our success or failure in all onr Industries is hinged upon the success or failure of our agricultural interests- Let a surplus dollar start out from the farm and it Kasses from hand to band through every ranch of onr occupations as truly as tbo affect of a quinine pill Ukcn into the month affects every limb and part of our body by stimulating blood circulation through our whole system. The time has passed when the South Carolina farmer conld hew out a fortune in a few years in great chunks in a crude way with twenty to twenty-five cent cotton. Then he could afford ;o let small matters go by and grab the big chunks and get rich in a short while. Such small things as sheep, bogs, poultry, partridges and cur dogs all could then go by unnoticed. A change must oome, and it has beer, loft for our venera? ble friend, Hon. J. Washington Watts, to strike the keynote to the situation in his recent articlo appealing to the incoming Legislature to enact a dog law?bat I would not call it a dog law. This law should be fashioned after the Connecticut law. The enacting clause should read thus: "A law to ouconrage sheep raising, protect poultry, partridges and improve our dogs." (1.) All male dogs over six months of age to pay annually a license of $1 each, all females $6 each, payable at same age. (2.) A metalio label of different shape each y<aar with the letters of F. or M. stamped on it continually worn by each dog to constitute his or her license paid for that year. (S.) Any dog found without this label to be shot or empounded. (4.) Any person owning, keeping or harboring any kind of unlicensed dog shall bo guilty of misdemeanor with the penalty of line or imprisonment, or both, In the discretion of the Court. (5.) This license money to be held by County Treasurer subject to pay damages committed by dogs to either snoop, poul? try or other property. Such damage to be proven before Trial Justice, who issue warrants on County Treasurer for amount of actual damages proven. (6.) Upon proof of ownership of dog committing such damages, tho owner must pay said damages and cost 'hereof into the treasury, or dog must be shot by Constable. (7.) After paying all damages commit? ted by dogs, the remaining dog funds to go the County free school funds. In advocating such a law one would prove himself a friend to both the good dog and his owner in every case, as the following reasoning proves: (A) By improving the breeds of dogs and protecting the owners, dog property, as other property under the law, which has a recognized value according to rates of taxes on other property, ranging from about $1.00 for males to $6.00 for females. (B) This law would practically exter? minate the worthless mongrels and im? prove the better breeds. (C) A dog that Is not worth one dollar a year to bis owner ought to go and a pig put in hia place. This feature alone would put out of the way about fifty thou? sand dogs, and give room for as many pigs worth $8 eaoh, a total of $400,000, without any consideration of the vast de? struction of poultry, partridges and sheep, the latter reaching perhaps as much as all the other loss combined. Then this it a poor man't law. (D) Such a law would rid the conutry of thousands of mixed bird dogs and curs that do little else than run over tbe fields and rob partridge nests and eat their young during breeding season, which will, if not checked, soon exterminate this the finest and most profitable game in our State. This it a law in the interest of sporUrnfin, (E) This law would not deprive any one fro:-, owning as many dogs as he could take oare of?tbe same privilege he now has in owning any and all other ani? mals, aud provide good keeping for dogs as well as placing the dog on equality with other domestic animals. (F) We have in this State enough wild clover, good grasses and weeds going to waste to grow meat enough and wool enough to supply all tbe inhabitants of the whole State with those necessaries of life. (G) This wild or Lespidzer clover that now covers nearly every spot of unculti? vated cleared lauds In this State is the fin? est food for sheep in the land, bnt we cannot utilize this fine, rich feed for eheep for the lack of a sufficient law to protect this defenceless property. This is the farmers'1 law. (H) Tnere is not an intelligent man or woman in the State but who recognizes in the irresponsible ownership of roving, mongrel dogs, tbe most intolerable, loose, costly unrestrainable general nui? sance tolerated bv any Civil Government in our land. Truly tbe irresponsible {>arty who owns a dog has "special privi eges under the law," for no one can re coyer damages from an irresponsible own? er, neither can the dog be lawfully killed for committing any damages to property, except h3 be caught in .tbe act of killing t -eheep-r^"*" 1 ~ (I) Finally, this is a law In the interest of 'the whole people, because it puts any owner of a dog on equal footing with the owner of any other animal, and ensures "equal rights under the law to all, and special privileges to none." J. C. Stbiblinq. What Becomes of the Gold. The tendency to hide away gold, says the Chicago Evening Journal, is remark? able. Except what is seen by the public in the form of jewelry, in gilding and ornaments on signs and buildings, in plating on various objects of art or use, all the gold is out of sight; it has wholly disappeared. What becomes of all the balance of the gold is a question which is oftener asked than answered, at least by the New Orleans Picayune. A vast amount of gold has been taken out of tbe earth within the century now nearly at a close, and It will be interesting to attempt to trace it. The United States did not count muoh as a producer of gold until after the discovery ot the mines In Cali? fornia, Since then and up to the begin? ning of the year 1892 we find the total production of gold in the union to be $1,960,000,000. These figures are taken from the superintendent of the mint for 1691 and are authoritative. Now, where is the gold ? The mint re? port for 1891 shows that the total amount pf gold, in coin and bars, in the United States op the last day of December, 1891, was 9586,654,311. This was what was known to remain in the country in the vaults of the mint and treasury apd in the possession of banks. Besides this amount 157,000,000 was known to have been exported to foreign countries and ?2,500,000 to have been worked up by gold? smiths for plate and jewelry, and by gold beaters for dentists foil and gilders1 leaf. 1 Therefore, out of 31,900,000,000 of gold produced in the United States up to the end of 1891 it was held that only about 8689,000,000 remain in the country in the form of coin and bullion, while the enor? mous sum of 81,121,000,000 had entirely disappeared. Whore can it be? With? out doubt a great deal of it was sent to Europe. We have the government offi? cial retmrns. They show exports from 1843 to the end of 1891, in excoss of im? ports, of $470,000,000. This amount de? ducted from tbe remainder of 81,211,000, 000, would leave a balance of $741,000,000. Here, then, is the enormous amount of 8741,000,000 in gold, which can not be accounted for. How much of it is hid away in odd corners, in tho old stockings of frugal housewives, in the hordes of misers? The people must haves large amount of gold com so secreted, Hand? ful s of gold pieces treasured in broken teapots and other such receptacles, and even iron pots full are sometimes dug up whore they were buriod and forgotten. It would not be surprising if more than f100,000,000 were so bidden away by the people. Then, there is a large amount in plate and ornaments, watches, jewelry and in other forms in which gold is con? sumed. But how much is sunk in tbe sea, in rivers and in the lakes, by tho wreok and burning of vessels? Nobody can answer. The most of this is lost for? ever. There are 8741,000,000 of gold tak on out since the discovery of California to bo accounted for. Whore is it ? -, Mix.mmm a ?i Both Arms Amputated. Abbeville, Oct. 14.?Capt. G. M. Hodges, of Hodges Depot, in this county, mot with a terrible accident this morning. He was working around his gin, when in some way, his coat was caught by the saws, and he was Jerked down on them. His arms were cut all to pieces, and have both been amputated. His face was also badly cut, and it is thought his injuries will prove fatal. Capt. HodgeB is a graduate of the Cita? del, was a gallant soldier in tho war, and is an esteemed and respected citi? zen. ? Experiments aro boing tried in Ger? many in making horso shoos of a materi? al the chief constituent of which is paper. It is said to fit the hoof better than the iron shoe, to bo imporvious to water and to grow rough undei use, so as to become a safeguard against slipping. Short bot Simple During the recent campaign the county CS "dates for legislative honors discuss ei somewhat the subject of prohibition, but all were pledgod'to abide the result of tho prohibition box. A large majority of tho votes cast in this separate box wcro for prohibition. The question will come up boforo the next Legislature. Thoro will probablv be a variety of bills on the subject, and the trouble is going to be among tho pro? hibitionists themselves or rather those who have been elected pledged to pro? hibition. If thero should be some who are opposed to prohibition themselves, but whose constituents voted for prohib? ition, thoy will no doubt oaso their con Hcienco and explain tho mattor awny to their constituents on the ground of objec? tion to the bill itsolf. Governor Tillmun is not pledged to prohibition, but his po? sition is known to be a division of tho license between tho town and tho county. Tho action of tho Legislature on this question will bo watched with interest. Hon. Cole L. Bleaso has prepared a bill which he says he will introduce at the bo ginning of the session. The following is the text of the bill: Be it enacted by tho Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of tho State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gonoral Assembly, and by the authority of tho same: Section 1. That from and after the first day of April, A. D. 1S93, no persou shall manufacture for sale, sell, keep for sale, exchange, barter or dispense any intoxicating liquor, wino, boor or bitters for any purpose whatever in this State: Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall prevent ministers of the Gospel administering wine to communi? cants at the altar. Sec. 2. Any person upon conviction of violating this Act shall be punished by a fine cf not less than livo hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in tho State Penitentiary for a term of not less than fivo or more than ton years for each offonso. Sec. 3. That one-half of said fine shall be paid to tho informant and the other one-half to tho free schools of the county whore said conviction is had.?Newberrp Herald and News. Shall Wo Have a Maine Law? Columbia, October 16.?Tho prohibi? tion problom will unquestionably be the most important that will come up at the approaching session of tho Legislature. AmbitiouB legislators are already framing bills with which they hope to rid the State not only of bar rooms but of the entire liquor business. The Blease bill, which was published last week, does not seem to give satisfaction to the orthodox Prohibitionists. They claim that such a bill would not, if passed, stop the general sale of liquor. In other words it would make apothecary shops branch offices of the United States treasury department, at least as far as the money-making capacity was concerned. The loaders of the prohibition move? ment will introduce a bill, similar in most of Its details with the Child's bill which met with an untimely fate in the Senate last year. If they could the Pro? hibitionists would liko to make tho bill even more rigid than that of lost year. They feel absolutely confident as to their success this year. Thoy have, they claim, over a three-fourths majority in both the Houso and tho Sonate, and that any sen? sible bill that they may introduco will be sure to succeed. Governor Tillman, it is understood, is gathering up statistics about the liquor revenue of the State with the purpose of giving his viows to the Legislature, and very probably to carry out hi?- idea that the revenue from liquor ought to be dis? tributed between tho cities und counties. In his message to tho Legislature last year Governor Tillman said: "Now. while I do not believe that it is practicable, or even desirable to a1 tempt tho absolute prohibition of the sale of li? quor in this State, no sensible man will deny that one-half or three-quarters of the crimes committed in this State are traceable directly toth?' drinkiugof whis? key." He goes on to say that it is unjust and unequal to tax the county to pay the ex? penses of trying crimes lor which thesale of liquor was responsible and for which the cities secured tho entire revenue. There are between seven hundred and eight hundred bar rooms in the State, but with the Senatorial beo buzzing in his bonnet it is not at all likely that Govern? or Tillman will interfere with any bill that may be passed by a majority of the Houses. The question now is, will the Legisla? tors pass a rigid prohibition bill ? Many say that the members when they get here will bo Bhown tho danger of passing fach a bill and vote against it. The en? tire question in a nutshell with many of them will bo, "If I vote against prohibi? tion can I got back to the House?" In many of the counties tho majorities sro so very small that there is no certainty how tho Representatives will vote. In Berkely, Florence, Kershaw, Lexington, Oconee, Pickens and Union the pro? hibition majorities have not run up to 250.?Special to Neics and Courier. Our Conntrj Sfcfcools. - " * Whilo we have never said anything to discourage the efforts of our citizens to make our oity one of the leading educa? tional centres of the State, yet we feel it our dutty to utter a word of oaution to the patrons of our publio schools in the County. In some sections of the country there seems to have arisen a tendency to neglect tho opportunities offered for the establishment of good primary and inter? mediate schools at home, and to rush the country students into the City Graded Schools. Up to that point children, under the. instruction of competent teachers in country schools, have superior advanta? ges to those in the city schools. This is so from the fact, that the number of chil? dren in classes is not so large, and there? fore the teachers are enabled to givo more time and closer attention to the individual student. Again the country does not furnish those inducements to tho neglect of study that are furnished by the attrac? tions of city life. To ~ay that the proper teachers cannot, as a general rule, be secured for the country schools is to admit that sufficient inducements are not held out to such teachers. Under the system of supplementing the Constitutional and poll tax now being 1: vied for school purposes by a voluntary levy of an extra two or four mill tax. as now provided by law, each school dis? trict admits its lack of educational inter? est, when it either rests content with the usual three months school or seeks bet? ter sohools in the towns. To co-operation among patrons and friends of education in due the establishment of city schools; and bo must it be with our country f.-iends if they are to succeed in the es? tablishment of good and sufficient schools in their respective neighborhoods. The traveler through the North and North? western States is struck by the neat, comfortable, well furnished and effiolent sohools which he finds. The secret of this success is a sufficient school tax coupled with a hearty co-operation of i patrons and friends of education. But we need not look to these States 1 alone for examples. The number of such schools to be found-within tho bounds of i or.r own County is an evidence that good and sufficient schools in almost every neighborhood can be permanently estab? lished. Again when we calculate tho relative cost of education per student in the country and citv schools, we find a f;reater reason for urging our country riends to see to it that they do not let their own noighborhood schools lag in interest or efficiency or perhaps die a natural death. It is gratifying to seo that our peonlo, both city and country, are fast finding out that our public school system, as Buch, is not a failure; and that thoy are not prono, as formerly, to consider the public schools unworthy of their respect and patronage It is now only needed for our country friends to recognize more generally the faot that the system can bo made equally as effective and much less expensive in their respective neighborhoods as in the towns and cities.! ?Sumter Watchman. Mrs. Lease Sells Ost, New York, Oct. 15.?A special from Topeko, Kansas, says: The sensation of the day in Kansas is the interview with Mrs. Lease, who has been accompanying Gon. Weaver on his tour through tho Southern States, She recites tho indig? nities they wero subjected to, and then declares that if a vote for Weaver is in reality a vote for Cleveland in this State, her desire is that the Populists scratch their ticket and voto for the Harrison electors. Mrs. Lease is, next to Jerry Simpson, the strongest leader of the Kansas Popu? lists,, and her expressed wishes have caused great consternation, not only in her own party but among the Democrats. She concedes every Southern State to Cleveland, and therefore, at this late day, indicates her preference for HarriBon. Her advico will be followed by many, but at this time it is impossible to say to what extent. Dxs Moines, Li., Oct. 15.?Mrs. Lease, of Kansas, is booked for a number of Speoulies in Iowa. R. G. Scott, chairman of tho People's Party State committee, to-day telegraphed her that if tho pub? lished reports that sho had advised the Pop ulists to vote for Harrison were truo, she need not como iuto tho Btato. Talk Auont Tobacco, F&OAKKtii:, 8. C, Oct. 11.?Tho insido | of a tobacco warehouse on salesday pro soatssomo in levelling us well as amus? ing sights to tho novice in the tobacco industry. To huar the everlasting voice of tbe auctioneer and tbe quick ana snap? pish hidis of Die buyers induces one to come to tho conclusion that cotton is no longer king in South Carolina. Tho buyer eagorly seeks tho article and paya . r good price for it, inntead of the article 1 seeking the buyer and getting a small sized nothing. Floronco can boast of having tho larg? est tobacco warehouse in South Carolina, which fact indicates that this industry is assuming sizo in this particular section , of the State. Floronce County fnrniors bavo wisely j como to the conclusion that tobacco at 24 cents a pound beats cotton at ? conts, and the consequence of this conclusion is that tobacco has almost entirely super-; ceded cotton. Othor Couutios should imitate Florenco in this part'culnr lino, and they will soon shako off tho "shack-1 lea ofpovortj'." You say you will havo to hire some ex? perienced man from North Carolina or Virginia to teach you tho business. Hear what ono says who learned tho husinosa himself, in answer to the reporter's ques-1 tions about learning the business : "Do you mean to say that you liaO.no one to instruct you in tho tobacco cul? ture?" "Well, sir, I used common senae, to? gether with information gathered from books and papers devoted to the culture of tobacco." "Tell me something about your farm." "There is nothing muoh to toll, but what there is, you are woleome to it. Three years ago I commenced to plunt tobacco, simply as an experiment. I did not have much faith in it as a profitable crop In South Carolina, At tho end of the first year I came out so well that I was induced to try it on a larger scalo, and tho third yoar finds mo planting only ten acres of cotton, just for the sake of 'beforo tho war.' Tho first crop brought me in about $150 per aero, and tho socond and the third crops have uottod mo about a thousand dollars for every ten acros; or, in othor words, I clear about one hun? dred doliars per acre." "What peculiarity doos this soil pos soss which makes it good for tobacco?" "Nothing, sir. Tobacco will grow just as well anywhere in South Carolina. Good cotton land is good tobacco land." "Well you put too much expense in building your tobacco barn 2" "No, sir. I built it with my own hands, and at very little expense." "In transplanting your orop, do you havo to wait for rainy weather ?" "Not at all. Dry weather is just as good. The tobacco plant is almost as hard to kill as nut grass or will gross. Tobacco farms are beooming very num? erous in this section, and we are getting better prices here than the planters of Virginia and North Carolina." The question propounded by the re? porter and answered by this planter show that the tobacco culture is a power in this section. A buyer of Virginia says: "South Car? olina tobacco is very fine and commands tho best prices. It brings as high as $24 per hundrod pounds." The planters bring their tobacco to the Florence warehouse, where it is auotioued off in piles. Each pile is of a different grade. The Florence warehouse, one of the largest of any tobacco State, holds about seven hundred piles. Sales are made every day during the tobacco season. About eight thousand pounds of tobacco is sold at this warehouse each day. If tho cotton cranks would stop picking a short while nnd visit Floronco or Dar? lington and fen how much they are mak? ing out of tbe "universal weed," in two years South Carolina would not produce enough cotton to stuff a pillow. Florence and Darlington, the pioneer Counties in tobacco culture, started on a small scalo, and gradually thoy havo grown to be known as the tobacco Coun? ties of South Carolina. Why can't othor Counties join this small band? Tho Florenco tobacco factory sends out as good stuff as doos the factories of Vir? ginia and North Carolina, thus showing thtu, wo can produce first-class raw ma? terial and first-class manufactured stuff. Lot 1S93 be the tobacco year and mark tho downfall of His Majesty King Cotton. ?Columbia State. A Bralu's Secret Bar*. Surgery has learned a new secret of the brain. An operation performed not long ago at the Orthopaedic Hospital, 17th and Summer streets, is referred to briefly in the recently published report of the county visitors to tho State Board of Charities, nud will probably soon bo the talk of the profession throughout the country, Tho patient, a woman suffering from epilepsj', had attacks which showed them? selves in her thumb. With marvelous skill tho operating surgeon placed his finger, bo to speak, on the exact portion of tbe brain where activities control the thumb, removed a part of the brain wbich wasjeausing aU-fche trouble and brought quick relief. At last reports the woman's attacks had ceased, and, with her head still bound up, she was moving cheerfully about the hospital wards. A convalescent epilectio is so rarely known to the medical and surgical profession that the apparent re? covery of the Orthoptedic Hospital's pa? tient is triumph enough in itself. Still more rouwkable, however, is tho exaot location in the brain of the thumb's movements. The big too of the right foot or tbo index fiugor of tho left hand could be acted upon, it would seoin, equally well. Tho surgeon responsible for tho opera? tion refuses as yet to make known any details. In pursuance of a well known rale c t his profession's etiquette he will give it scientific exposition in a medical paper, and probably prepare a more pop? ular article for one of the magazines.? Philadelphia Record. Worried to Death by bad Boys. Chatham, Ont., Oot. 9.?Overcome with nhame and anger at her inability to punis h one of tho refractory boys in her school yesterday afternoon, Ikfisa Alice Grander, a sohoql teacher, took her life by mBans of morphine, Mii is Granger had charge of tbe school for three years, and had always been suc cosBfui with her pupils until the present term, when a half dozen incorrigible boys came under her control. For six weekB they made life a burden to her by refusing to obey rules and instigating re? bellion among younger pupils. The teacaer appealed several times to the Bchcol board for assistance, but, as two of its members are the fathers of the troublesome students, she never received any. She finally determined to take forcible action in the matter, and, after a partic? ularly bad outbreak, tried to use a rattan on Harry Bortling. He rebelled, and in the scrimmage other boys came to his aid and blackened the teacher's eyes. She at once closed the sohool and return? ed home. Last night she was found stretched across her ned dead. An empty vial t hat had contained morphine lay be? side her, and in her hand was found a note, saying : "I am tired of trying to teach bad boys." ? In tho early days of Illinois a gentle? man prospecting through the oountry found himself at nightfall near a little two-story log cabin. Having been grant* ed the privilege of staying all night, he was shown to tho attio where he found a couple oi hounds, who, as his host ex Slained, rdways slept there. As he was isrobing he gave a mighty sneeze, whereupon the two hounds gazed intent? ly at each other a moment and then with ono accord bolted oat the single window the room contained. The hostess, hear? ing the racket, appeared above and in? quired the cause. "Why," said the guest, "I sneezed and the hounds looked at each other a moment and then flew out the window." "Oh ! that's it, is it? I'll toll you the reason they did that. I al? ways whale 'em for sneezing around the house, so when you sneezed each thought tho other was the culprit and jumped out the window to esoape punish-1 ment." "Winter in the West. Denver, Oct. 14.?The Republican's special from Cheyenno says': For nearly two days thesoverost storm ever known on the Union Pacific Rail? road has been raging hore and as far west as Ogden, Utah. In all directions tele f;rapn communication w&i cut oiF until ate last night, when this dispatch was sent through a temporary wire. All railroads have been blocked, the cuts being filled with snow which, in some places, was piled up eighteen feet. Rota? ry snow plows have been hard at work be? tween Granite and Laramie, the snow be? ing five feet deep on the level at the latter place The Cheyonne Northern is entirely blocked, telegraphic communication be? ing cat off. No ono knows whore the be I lated trains on It aro. Two days have elapsed since the road was snowed in. It is estimated that almost a third of j the cattle and horses on the ranges have i been destroyed by the storm. ! Whipped for Neglecting his Family. New Albant, Ind., Oct. 17.?Edward I Henry, a resident of Greenville, twelve j miles north of this city, was "white i capped" last night for neglecting his ! family. The men were masked, and forced an entrance into the house, and taking Henry out, tied him to a post and gave him twelve lashes on the bare skin. He promised to be more attentive to the wants of his wife and children, and was i released, with the admonition that he I would receive a worse dose the next time. ? The armies of the civilised nations of the world number 3,600,000 men. Be? sides the loss of their time and labor they cost at least $1,000 a year for each soldier, and that amounts to $3,600,000,000. ? The next Georgia Honse will stand 158 Democrats, 12 Third Partyitas and 4 Repulicnas. Tho Third Party elects only 1 8enator. Governor Northen's majority will exceed 70,000. ? The Augusta Chronicle discovers that there was a plan in the Chicago con? vention to nominate Tillman for vice president if Hill had led the ticket and says a South Carolina delegate had his speech all ready to nominate Tillman as "The Andrew Jackson of South Caroli? na." ? A special dispatch to the New York Sun from Raleigh, N. C, Bays: "Mrs. Lease, of Kansas, is said to have received an offer of $5,000 to make Republican speeches in New York and other States, but mainly in New York, on 'Southern outrages.' She received the offer while here and is yet considering it. Some of hor relatives have advised her to accept It." ? A local syndicate has beon formed at Buffalo, New York, of Democratic poli? ticians and sports, with an alleged capital of $100,000, for the purpose of taking bets on Harrison that may be offered by Re? publicans. The combine Is headed by Pat Lyons, who in 1884 won barrels of money on Cleveland's election, and near? ly went broke in 1888, when he bet tho same way. Now he says he will wager all he can rako and scrape on Grover. ? Bishop John M*. Brown, of tho Afri? can Methodist Episcopal Church, is out in an opon letter appoaling to members of his church to either vote lor Grover Cleveland or stay away from the polls. He says he has changed his politics be? cause his raco has nothing to hope from the Republican party. ? A Beren-foot rattlesnake ran John Bruner's little boy, Alfred, in the ham? mock south of Leesburg, Ga., one day last week. The little boy had his double barreled shotgun with him and fired both barrels at the snake, but was so excited that he missed his aim. The snake then made chase, the boy running for dear life. As he ran Alfred reloaded his gun, and when the snake was within seven feet of him, alter a run of sixty yards, he shot, cutting tho snake in two. It was a narrow escape. The rattler had nine rattles. NOTICE OP FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executrix of the Estate of William Hale, deceased, hereby gives notice that she will, on the 19th day of November, 1892, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discbarge from her office as Executrix. MARY J. HALE, Ex'x. Oct 19, 1892_16_5 EXECUTORS' SALE. WE will Bell at auction on the 2nd November, 1892, at the late residence of John B. Sitton, deceased, in Pendleton, S. C, the Personal Property of Baid deceased, consisting of? Household and Kitchen Furniture, One Parlor Organ, One Cow and Calf, Morticing Machine, Buggies, Carriages, Harness. Hubs. Car? riage and Buggy Bodies, Springs, Wheels, Mots, Sewing Machine for leather or cloth, Wagon and Harness Makers' Tools, Paint Mills, &C-, &c, too much for enumeration. Terms?Cash on delivery. A. J. & F. L. SITTON, Executors Est. John B. Sitton, deceased. Oct 10, 1892 16 3 Current Literature^ Outing and Century Magazin?, ON SALE AT SANBORN & FRANCIS9. "fcSB- A full line of Periodicals will be added as the trade demands. "Look what he is offering I Why, I cm raise cotton at 5c. and buy all tbe goods I can haul from the Ten Cent Store- a? price* like thto. Just hold me while I tell you how cheep I can buy Tinware. Minor will sell two-pint Cups for five cents, got handles; and will sell Dippers, B?cket?, Wash Pans, Dieh Pana, Oil Cans, Coffee Cans, Pie Pans, Pudding Pans, aud everything else that "Uncle 5am" has made out of Tia, cheap?yes, cheaper than anybody. "Minor don't stop here?no, be don't. You onght to go through Anderson County, yes, and Abbeville, too, and liite* at the people talk and tell how much cheaper they can buy Teacups and Ssuc^rt, and everything else in the Crockery line from Minor than they can anywhere- el?e. It does me good to hear them talk, because I know it is no, aud the best goodi, tw. "You ought to hear Minor's boys price Glassware and Lamps, and listen what the customers Eay. 'Oh! how cbeap they are! I will take this ons I' " "IXiSoths? got the boyTonfWoodcn ware, too;~" and -dssft" Utk" about Mu?ic. Look at Minor's Banjos, Violins aud Guitar*?they beat the world. "You must consider Notions, too. Minor can down the best of them on buying and veiling in this line, and don't you fail forget it. "Minor hag a line of Boots and Shoo* that he is selling at less than 50c. on the dollar?I mean below New York cost" Sea the different kinds of Chewing Tobacco?17 different brands at all prices. Minor's Cigars down everything?tbey are cheap and good. SOAP, SOAP?Minor has enough Soap to supply every family in this county, and mc.j, too. Now, don't wear out your shoes bunting Bargains, for Minor controls them all. YourB at starving prices, 0. S. MINOR, THE BAZAAR, THE TEN CENT STORE, M Tiffin & cu Wholesale and Retail Dealers in BOOTS AND SHOES, Are offering some of THE BIGGEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN ANDERSON. ThEY are selling some lines of Boote and Shoe* by the siegle pair for less money than the samp goods can be bought again at by wholesale. They Buy Bargains and they Sell Bargains. They have the finest opportunities for buying and bundling Sboe< of any House In South Carolina. Tbey are tbe only house in upper Carolina having a man directly connected with the Manufacturers?their Mr. Jas. P. Goiisett being the Agent and Salesman for the celebrated Bay State Shoe and Leather Co., of New York, one of the largest Boot und Shoe Manufacturing concerns in the world. They are the only exclusive Shoe House in Anderson. They are the only ONE PPJCE HOUSE in Anderson. They have one of the largest and be-it assorted stocks of Shoc? inline State. They are carrying a full line of SOLE LEATHER?Hemlooh and Whiteoak ?from 18c. per pound up. A full liiw of Cut Half Soles from 10c. per pair up. Their One Dollar Bargain Couuter is a great success. Biggest Box Blacking in the World for 5c. 18?? THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO., IN cass of lapse tho Policy Is continned In force aa long as Its value will par for; or, if preferred, a Paid-up Policy for its full value is issued iu exchange. After the Second year Policies are incontestable, except as against intsntional IrauJ ; and all restrictions as to residence and oscupatlon are removed. Cash Loans are made to the extent of 50 per cent, of the reserve value, wise re valid assignments of the Policies can be made as collateral security. Losses paid immediately upon completion and approval of proofs. OF NEWARK, N. J. AMZI DODD, President. ASSETS; Paid to Polloy Holders since Organization; SURPLUS: JBWket Values, $48,930,278.05 $1(8,724,808.09 Mass. Standard, $3,545,792.05 Policies Absolutely Non-ForfeitaMc after Second Year. We Tell the Truth ! I HAVE AS LAEGE A STOCK OF SHOES As any house in Anderson?I don't except any?and I bny direct from the men who make the Shoes, and j AS CHEAP AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT, And I sell so cheap I have made no money since I came here two years ago, Now, my friends and customers, don't be led to believe* by a set of long-winded, gander-legged gas bags that VAN-? WYCK can't down the best of them on Shoes. There's so few of us talking it's not hard to find out who's doing the lying, for if I can't keep up with the Bell Cow I am gwine to leave the gang. Just call and get my prices on Shoes and Hats and save1 Money. Yours anxious to please. O. B. VAWWYCK. FURNITURE IP.A.2Sr:EC PRICES. The Greatest Bargains in Furniture ever offered in South Carolina are offered at C. F. TOLLY & SON'S, ID IE "POT STREET. They have the Largest, Cheapest and Best Selected Stock lit the State, and challenge any Furniture House in the State for a comparison of prices. WALNUT and OAK SUITS draper than they can be bought from any Factory. BUREAUS at prices unheard of before. PARLOR SUITS cheaper than any, AND EVERYTHING in the Furniture line. BSF* Come and see for yourselves and be convinced that what we say is true. S&" Come and look at our Stock, whether you want to buy or not. We will be pleased to show yon around. Caskets and Coffins furnished Day or Night. G. F. TOLLY & SON, Depot Street, Anderson, S. C. MUST BE SOLD! 50,000 lbs. Barbed Wire. 50,000 lbs. Georgia Steel Plows 500 Celebrated Boy Dixey Plows. 20,000 lbs. Dixie Plow Castings. Superabundance of Hardware, Of every description. LUMBER DEPARTMENT. Two Cars Sash, Doors, Blinds, &c. 200,000 Heart Pine Shingles. 35 Oars Flooring, Ceiling, Weather Boading, &c. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO, ELBERTON, GA. ANDERSOrj.S. C. House to Beut. THE undersigned hns a FOUR-ROOM COTTAGE to rent. See bim at once. J. E. BARTON. Oct 12, 1802 15 2 LOTS FOR S?LE I IOFFER at private sale, and on terms convenient to purchasers, Lots suit? able for residences, on Whituer and West Market Streets, B. F. WHITHER. Oct 5, 1892 14 3