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Anderson Intelligencer. PUBLISHED EVER 7 WBDNESDA f. JV: P. CLINKSCALES, \ Editors and 0. O. LANGSTON, J Proprietors. TEBMS: ONE YEAR.?..'..51 50 ?gSIX MONTHS ..... 75 ^WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16, 1895. Senator Irby has not answered to roll : call fn Wnshlngton since the holidays. Too much "chemically pure," we reckon. -?^o^-^_ The will of the late Senator Joseph E. Brown, of Georgia, was filed for probate a few days ago. The estate is estimated at $2,500,000, and is to be equally divided among tho heirs. No bequests- aro made. Miss Winnie Davis, the "daughter of the Confederacy," will shortly make her debnt as a novelist. Her friends hope the Republican fire-eating critics will tump on her book. Then it would be sure of a big sale." The militia of the State is to be reor? ganized. Instead of the two hundred and seven companies, most of which have never drilled a single day, there w*U be about 100 companies, properly distribu? ted amongst the counties. The whole South is now working along the general plan of encouraging immi? gration to this section. It is interesting to observe that the work is genuine, that there is little or no speculation about it, and that it is being waged successfully in every region of the South. ? The Confederate silver half dollar is reckoned as one of the rarest of American coins. Only four such coins were strnok. It has the Goddess of Liberty on one side and a stalk of cane, one of cotton and the stars and bars of the Confederacy in a -coat-of-arms on the other side. Secretary Carlisle says he is going to collect the income tax, and if Congress refuses an appropriation for that purpose he will employ the force and means 1 already at hand. The tax must come and those opposed to it will accomplish little by filibustering. The information comes trom Columbia that Gov. Evans has issued orders to the Dispensary Constables to cease searching for "blind tigers" in towns and cities and to davote their eaergiea to seizing liquors being imported Into the State. Some of the Constables will also be sent ; to tho country districts. Governor Evans has found that a nnm . bar of persons recommended by th i leg? islative delegations for appointment as township commissioners under the county government-law are ineligible because they are not freeholders. Tlie law is specific in saying township com missioners must be freeholders. Governor Evans has expressed a deter? mination to have the State represented-at the Atlanta Exposition by an exhibit worthy the resources of the State, and "will appoint a comm ission to worknp ; the matter. In his eifortBin this direc? tion fie Governor will have the co-cpera tlon and assistance of sll progressiva citi? zens. South Carolina can make s\ fine exhibit at the Exposition. ?-:? mm * cm Governor Evans has appointed: the historical commission which is provided for under the Act passed at the recent "Bessim of the Legislature. The commis? sion as appointed consists of: D. H. Tompkins, ex-officio chair man, Henry :Mdver, W. C. Ecnot, W. A. Courtenay, Prof. K. Means Davis and J. E. Tindal. The commission is expected to collect : data relating to the history of the State. - mm 9 m> exchange truly remarks that bad legislation is hot what troubles the coun? try. That ia bad enough, but the under? lying evil Is in our Jiomes. During 1895 let ua try new lines?banish the all cotton - theory, raise home supplies and live on home-raised hog and hominy. It Is the -best and cheapest, and a careful adherence '?'?.to. this line will make times'easier next fall and debts can be met with a facility that will make tho country smile. - The year 1894 was not nearly so disas? trous to the business^ the country as Sanw the year which, preceded it. The total number of failures in the United ?/States'last'year was 13,885. This was 1,357 less than the number, for 1893, though greater than the number for any preceding year. The difference in liabili? ties was still more favorable to '94. The -total liabilities of the failures in'93 was '$346,779,189, and last year it wan only ^1172,892,856, or just about one-half as i nroch. _ . _' Carlisle's interpretation of tt clause of the new tariff law which led the McKinley sugar bounty? it it put an immediate stop to the pay-, it of bounties?has been unanimously led by the Court of Appeals of the let of Columbia, in a test case. And > Court also decides that the sugar aunty was unconstitutional, two out of its three Judges assenting and the third neither assenting nor dissenting, because of bis belief that it was unnecessary to pass on the constitutionality of the bounty at this time. Representative SIbley, of Pennsyl? vania, who was elected to the House by Democratic votes, but who long ago pro? claimed himself to be a Republican on the tariff and a Populist on the finance question, disgraced himself and his con ? atituents by making a personal attaok upon President Cleveland, in a speech in . the House, which was one of the coarset most vulgar, and most ungentlemanly ever made, in Congress. Opinion Is divided as to whether he is half-way crazy or merely seeking notoritr, and pity and disgust are the sentiments re? spectively held concerning him. * President Cleveland and Secretary Car .'isle were far from being pleased at the success of the combination Of Republicans, Populist and anti administration Democrats, which result? ed in the House refusing by a vote ot 129 to 124 to adopt the order reported from the Committee on Rules, fixing a day to vote upon the currency reform bill; but they still believe that a bill can be passed. The direct result of that vote is the tem? porary laying aside of the currency bill, but steps are being taken which it is hoped wilLresult in getting the support of enough of the Democrats who voted against the rule to make the ultimate passage of a currency bill by the House a certainty. The five Tilmanite Congress? men from this State voted with the Re? publicans against the bill. The editor of the Abbeville Medium, who Is clerk of the State Senate, is re? sponsible for the following: "To show how watchful the House of Representa? tives was at the recent session it is only necessary to narrate a small inoldant. The Senate passed a bill relating to mort? gages and sent it to the House. The House fought the bill and killed it out? right after an animated discussion. The House also had a bill relating to mortga? ges which was passed and sent to the Senate. When it reached the Senate, Senator Mower took the Senate bill which the House had killed and substituted it for the House bill, passed it and sentit back to the House. The House agreed to I-? It 'without a dissenting voice and- the bill which the House killed a f9W hours bo fore became a law without opposition." During the year 1894 official reports show that the enormous sum of ?20,000, 000 was embezzled or stolen by trusted employees in this country, the increase being about 26 per cent, over the preced? ing year. This is an awful record of infamy, and leads to the query, "Who can be trusted?" Of course, the large majority are honest and trustworthy now, but the groat increase of breaches of trust can well oreate uneasiness for the future of the country. Men take chances in rascality, hoping to escape detection, when the chances are ten to one against them; but the one chance of enjoying stolen riches, makes them forget that for policy's sake if not for honor's sake, it is best to be honest. The worst feature of the whole business is that many use religion as a cloak to cover their rascality. It is said that nearly half of the defalca? tions of the past year were made by men of this obaracter. The Mills to the Cotton. Lowell, Mass., January 11.?With the announcement that the Merimao, the largest cotton manufacturing company iu Lowell, in addition to other concerns which have been mentioned, is to have a Southern plant, the interest in this city in the Southern movement has reached a high pitch. This makes three of the largest establishments in the olty to join in the movement, and besides the fact that the capitalists are following it with curiosity the labor element is inclined to be anxious. The elements in the prob? lem are thus set forth by Elliott Clarke, treasurer, and Mr. A. G. Culnock, of the Boott Mills. "The fact is," said Mr. Clarke, "that we can no longer manufacture plain sheet? ings and drills at a profit in the North. Against ?2 per ton for coal in the South, we must pay $1 to ?4.50. Tho climate down there is milder, in which it does not require so much coal to heat the mills. The manufacturers there can buy cotton off the market wagon. Here we must pay freight and broker? age, giving them an advantage of one cent per pound on the raw cotton, which by itself is a fair profit for a mill making coarse yarn goods. The labor, too, costs 60 per cent of what it does here, and down there the taxation is not quite one-half what it is in Lowell. "These are some of the main reasons why we cannot manufacture the sheeting ana drilling in the North in competition with the South. Along with the Dwight and Massachusetts companies we are compelled to Beek a more favorable loca? tion for making these goods. We have valuable trade marks on these drillings and sheetings, and it would be a pity for us to abandon that kind of work. We can make the goods for, say, about four and a quarter cents a yard, and in the market we can get, say, fonr and a half cents a yard. In the South, with its superior natural advantages, we could produce similar goods for about three cents per yard, yielding an excellent Srofit." Speaking of the labor element, Cr. Culnock said: "About five years ago, the last time we compared our weav? ers' wa^os with those on similar work in the South, I found there were many things discriminating against us. Oar weavers worked ten hours a day, or sixty hours a week, and averaged about $1.15 a day in wages. In the South they worked seventy-two hours per week and got about 60 to 70 cents a day. In other . words, the Southern manufacturer paid 5 to 6 cents per hour, we paid 10 to 11. I believe that tbey are now running sixty - 'nine houib a week against onr fifty-eight hoars. "To offset these inequalities we have changed over about one-half of our plant here to the production of a finer class of goods?goods with fancy weaves?in which the price of raw -cotton does not enter so muoh into the cost of production that it controls the price. These fine goods sell higher, and therefore allow us to pay living wages." On the same subject Mr. Clarke said: "The labor there, while oheap, is of a very fahr class. All the female help in tbe mills down there are farmers' daugh? ters, who are glad to work for small wages, which seem large to them, as they are not so accustomed to money as we are here. As the negroes do not work in the cotton mills down there, the white people are quite willing to take up that form of work. These Southern girls are strong, quick to learn, and glad to be in the way of earning some money. Re? ports of production from good Southern mills show that the machinery, as a rule, is ran a little faster than in the North and the goods are of excellent quality, which is the best proof of the efficiency of the labor in the South." Mr. Clarke was inclined to qualify con? fident convictions of immediate mill building by the Boott Company, and said with reference to the petition now before the Legislature: "We ask the Legisla? ture to give us the right to do business outside the State, that if we should feel disposed at any future ti me to make a change we shonld be in condition to do ?o. We are doing business under a special charter. Were we organized un? der tbe general laws we could do business anywhere. We think now that it may be expedient to change our scene for the making of plain export goods?the kind of goods the trade marks of which are of such value, and whioh at present we must make at almost a loss and which can be made at' a great profit in the South." ? Mr.. Culnock added that he thought New England had seen its best day as a manu factu ring centre. Lowell had water power and that is all, but the mills are mostly rnn by steam power. All the ad? ditional machinery put in, Mr. Culnock said, since the water power was exhausted has had to be run by coal, whioh is brought here in Bailing vessels from Pennsylvania and Maryland, and with the freight to Lowell makes tbe fuel very expensive. This, with the cheap cotton and cheap labor in the South, turns the tide in favor of the South on plain goods. Joseph S. Ludlow, agent for tbe Merri mas Mills, said today: "We have as yet no site selected, but we want to be in a position to do that sort of thing if we find we have to. We are at a great disadvan? tage hero in every department, but es? pecially in our print work, in conse? quence of the big cost of coal. Fall Biver and New Bedford are growing with steam mills because they get their coal for more than $1 less a ton than we do. We are already manufacturing only the finer grades of cloth in our mills here. Labor is cheaper in the South because the sup? ply is greater and the hours longer, while there is an immense capacity for tbe man? ufacture of coarse goods." Lawyers Again in tbe Saddle, The farmers, by the way, are taking too little interest in politics. Perhaps the remark sounds funny, but, no matter, it's a fact. Time was not so long ago when it was proclaimed that the farmers. Ignorant of their strength, slumbered while a few lawyers managed all tbe affairs of the State. It was true in part, ur perhaps it is more accurate to say that it was not wholly untrue. And now something like the same condition is about to come upon them again. Not that the farmers are slumbering?by no means. On tbe contrary they appear to be wonderfully active and progressive in politics. But are their eyes open? Do tbey for an instant suspect that the ' law? yers" are in the saddle again ? That the lawyers, smart, keen, clever chaps with funds of affability, and sleek as some old lady's cat, have captured the Beform movement? It's a fact whether my statement is believed or not. The Mouse of Representative a which met last month, for the influence it had in legislation, bad just as well have not come together at all. If it did anything, if it enacted a bill to require the railroads to furnish separate cars for whites and blacks, if it reduced 1 salaries, why the Senate without a word of debate buried out of sight its puny efforts to make laws. And the Senate was dictated to by four lawyers, genteel, J sweetish, oily coons they were, and with 1 two or three exceptions the plain old farmers with heads full of common sense, but slow to catch on, had nothing to say and would not have been listened to if they had tried to speak. The Journals of the Senate and House will prove what I say. Four lawyers were complete mas? ters and bosses of the situation. As to the election for delegates to the Constitutional Convention, one thing is certain. Unless the factions are willing to compromise tbe warmest campaign of years is ahead of us?a campaign which will do inestimable harm to the State and at the end leave her poorer and more helpless than she is. It is far from cer? tain which side would win. Possibly the fact that a new and general registration of all voters is to be permitted would give the Conservatives tbe advantage?some think a vast advantage.? W. W. Ball, in the Laurenz Advertiser. ? Tbe United States pension disburse? ments in Maine amount to ?"> apiece for every man, woman and child in the State, and the pension checks form .about the only currency in certain remote and inactive hamlets. Fight or Compromise ? Special to News and Courier. Columbia, S. C, January 13.?For some time past there has been a question aa to bow the two representative Demo? cratic factions could come together on the question of electing delegates to the Con? stitutional Convention. Nothing has re? cently been heard from the committee of { "forty," and there seems to be a general whipping around after something. The great question just now seems to be how j should the representation be apportioned between the factions, if there is to be such a thing. Just here it might bo said that there seems to be an increasing will? ingness on the part of many of the Re? formers to give the Conservatives a ?ond representation in the Convention ; first, because they want the Conservatives to share tbe responsibility of the new Con? stitution, and because the majority do not want too large a power in the Con? vention. The question resolves itself into this simple proposition: Do the Conserva? tives want to make a fight for what rep? resentation they may secure, or are they willing to accept a compromise and take a minority representation on a basis of factional strength in tbe several counties? The Reformers, or at least many of them, Insist that if the fight is made the Re? formers can and will carry every county that was carried in the recent Guberna? torial contest. There is a great deal of | talk of arrangements being made in the several counties with a view of coming to some terms and prepare for a fight with the Republicans, if such is needed. Why not extend the plan and make it a conference and an arrangement includ? ing the entire State? A number of Erominent leaders in each of the factions ave been spoken to, and they seem en? tirely favorable to tbe proposition. With this view here is a suggestion: Have a meeting in Columbia, in about a month's time, and go over tbe ground and come to some agreement as to the election of delegates. If the con? ference can not come to an agreement nothi ng can possibly be lost, while a great deal might be gained and the entire trouble can be settled. How would it do to have these men, or Borne of their stamp, meet here and take up the matter in a Democratic and patri? otic spirit ? CoDsenratives. Counties. Reformers. W. C. McGowan-^AbbeyUle.R. R. Hempblli. D. S. Henderson.Alken.O. C. Jordan B.F Whitner_.Andeison_........Belton Watson Johnson Hagood...EariiweU.8. G. Mayfleld W.J. Verdier-.Beaufort.Thomas martin U.A.M. Smith.Berkeley.E.J. Dennis J. W. Barnwell.Charleston.W. G. Whaley S. P. Hamilton.Chester.T.J. Cunningham J. C. Colt.Chesterfield.Mr. Hough Abe Lsry.........Clarendon.Sheriff Brad ham II. P. Howell.Colleton...-.M. R. Cooper R. W. Boyd............Darlington....Mr. Lawrence J. C. Sheppard.Edgefield.B. R. Tillman T. W. Woodward...Fairfield.T. P. Mitchell J. P. McNeill.-..Florence.J. 0. Byrd G. E. Sparkman.Georgetown.Mr. Walker Lt. Goy. Mauldln...GroenTille.J. W. Gray J. W. M6oro......._?liampton.M. B. McSweeney J. P. Scarborough...Horry.J. P. Derham Gen Kennedy-.Kershaw........Mr. Floyd LeRoy F. Springs...Lancaster.Ira B. Jones B. W. Ball-.-....Laurens.J. D. M. Shaw John B. Huiet.LerlDgton....,C. M. Efird C. A. Woods-....?.Marion.W. H. Ellerbe C. S. McCall.-..Marlboro...C. P.Townsend Senator Mower.Newberry.-J. A. Sligh Senator Mason.Oconee..Senator Strlbling T. M. Raysor.Orangeburg.?W. 0. Tatum J. E. Boggs.......Pictens.Chris Robinson John T. Sloan, Jr.-Richland.J. 8. Verner John B. CleTeland.Spartanburg....S. Wilson Altamont Moses.Sumter.H. R. Thomas W. H. Wallace-Un ion....J. H. Lylea Solicitor GiUand...Williamsburg.Mr Williams W.B.Wilson.?York....W.N. Elder This list has been shown to several rep? resentative leaders on both sides and they speak heartily in favor of the proposition. The recognized leader in Colombia of the Reform faction had a talk about the mat? ter and thought very well of the sugges? tion,, and so did many of those whose names are used. ' If the Conservative committeemen, after consultation and reviewing the field with the other committeemen, are not satisfied with the result of the conference they can say so, and the same option is of course left to the Reformers, but the Re? formers may be willing to meet the Con? servatives in such a way that tbe whole matter can be settled then and there, at least in a preliminary manner. For in? stance, say that the committee recom? mend that the delegates be apportioned on a basis of the factional strength in the counties. Say in one county tho Refor? mers are two to one, and that county has six delegates. It can be arranged that each faction should have a certain propor? tion of the delegates, and that both sides enter an agreement that it a ticket contain more than that number of names from either faction it should not be counted, or each name shall count for so much. The committee could agree on all these details. It might be deemed best to just agree in tbe conference on tbe aggregate number of delegates to be allowed each faction, and then the Conservatives and Reformers can divide ont among the dif? ferent counties the number of delegates. Beat their own dame, . To the Editor of the Greenville News: Seeing in your paper a number of artioles on the question of low priced colLon, I submit the following for discussion at tbe next meeting of the Cotton Growers' As? sociation : / To formulate this plan we will select five or six of the ablest and most influen- ? tial men from every county in the cotton belt who raise as much as 200 bales each. Let each one of these men instead of planting for 200 bales each buy their 200 bales of August cotton for future delivery in New York which is now quoted at 5.85. Let each one of them on the 26th of next July notify their broker in New York that they demand actual delivery of the whole amount of cotton which will amount to a million bales or more. If the actual delivery is not made in New York, cotton could and wonld be forced to 10 cents per pound. On tbe other hand should the cotton be delivered at price bought at, these men who are directly interested could make it the most profitable invest? ment that could be gone into by using their influence to reduce the acreage of the coming crop to as small a proportion as possible. The shrewd politician will carry his district. So can these influen? tial land owners in every county stop the production of millions of bales besides the total abolition of their own crops which would amount to a m?llion bales or more. This plan cuts as a two edged sword, as it takes a million bales of the ?resent crop off the market besides re ucing the next crop to an unknown minimum. Cotton in New York for next August at 5.85 is equal to 5 cents on the plantation for white cotton. Will it not cost that sum to raise it ? If so, why not buy it now and save the trouble of rais? ing it ? The above plan is perfectly prac? tical, legitimate and safe, and would at a liberal estimate cost each of the planters Interested not over $500 to carry 200 bales futures from now until August. Then if j actual delivery in cotton is made any banker in New York will advance i value on same. The Northern investor would be glad of having the opportunity of cor? nering the market bad he any assurance the next crop wonld turn five million bales, which would be the case were the above plan adopted. I have consulted two of tbe most infl uential farmers In this county who raise 200 bales each and they h<ive said they would head the list on tbe proposed plan. Tbe ignorant farmer will not reduce his acreage without some beadwork done by his influential neigh? bor who would be so much interested in tbe price of cotton next August that he would even send every seed he had or could get to the oil mills to prevent them multiplying in the ground. This is I consider the only key to the situation and will readily be seen by cotton men to be practical. Yours truly, Cotton Buyer. A Mother's Devotion. Buexa Vista, Ga., January 14.?Mrs. J. P. Blue was burned to death here yes? terday morning while attempting to res? cue her children. Mr. Blue was away from home. The fire broke out about 2 o'clock. When Mrs. Blue awoke the house was ablaze. Leaving two children In a bed iu her own room she ran to another room and called her two eldest boys. They hurried out, and with their mother, escaped to the ground. Then Mrs. Blue remembered that she had not awakened the children in her own room. Frantic at the thought that these were in danger of burning, she made desperate efforts to return to them through the dinning room. In the meantime the two boys whom she had awakened gained the room in which the other children were sleeping by breaking open a window and saved them both. The mother, still wild and frantic, and not knowing that the children were all safe, continued to fight her way through the flames and blinding smoke. Sue fell, overcome with the heat and stifled by the smoke and perished in the flames. When the citizens reached the scene the four children were shivering in their night clothes and crying bitterly for their mother. The charred remains of the un? fortunate woman were taken from the ashes yesterday and were prepared for burial. Her husband was notified of the dreadful accident, but did not reach home until to-day. ? The habit of drinking vinegar is said to be very difficult to cure. Many women drink vinegar ior the complex? ion. Cotton Growers Confer. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 9.?The Cotton Growers' Protective Association was called to order at 11 o'clock in the House ot Representatives by Governor Stone of this State, president. The attendance is composed of representative men from all Southern State*. Governor Stone, in bis address, took the position that tho only thing that would bring cotton np to fair prices, was to manufacture it into goods near the cotton fields. He said until this was done, in his opinion, all the associa? tions and resolutions could not change the depression in price. He made a strong argument for the establishment of small factories throughout the South for the handling of all the products of the cotton fields. An earnest effort will be made to adopt some plan that will help the price. The one most favored is a decrease in the acreage, but just how best to get at this is the puzzling question. It is admitted that too much cotton is produced. The convention will be in session until to-morrow. Jacksojt, Miss., January 10.?The fol? lowing is the gist of the resolution adopt? ed in the Cotton Growers' convention this morning: The gravity of the conditions confront? ing the Cotton Growers is recognized. To what extent this may be traced to financial legislation is useless to discuss. The overproduction of cotton is recog? nized as one of the chief causes. This must be corrected, or universal bank? ruptcy will follow. Self-interest must impel the grower to a change. Every farmer is appealed to not to plant so much cotton. A decrease of not less than 25 per cent, is re com mended ; 50 per cent, would be better. The farmers should bo made self-sustaining by planting peas, corn, potatoes, oats, ? etc., and raising plenty of meat. The tide of immigration turned this way will change methods. Farmers are urged to form County or? ganizations all over the South to carry out these resolutions. Cold storage houses are recommended wherever prac? ticable. The committee promises better times and higher prices for cotton if its recommendations are observed. All pa? pers in the South are requested to keep the committee's report standing. The committee on organization and by? laws submitted a long report, of which the following is a synopsis: No one shall be a member who is not a legitimate grower. The association is formed for one year, and the exeontive committee is given power to continue it longer if good results. The agreement to be sent to all Counties In the cotton growing States for signatures is not to be Binding till signed by three-fourths of the cotton acreage in SO par cent, of the cotton-growing Counties, said fact to be determined by the national committee. Each member binds himself to pay two cents for each acre~of cotton planted in 1894, half to be retained in the Connties, the balance to be paid into the treasury of the national committee for general purposes. The County organizations are to be formed on the first Monday of March, 1895. The national executive committee shall be composed of the national president, who is ex-officio chairman and each State is entitled to one member for every 100, 000 bales of cotton raised In 1890, as shown by the United States census. All State organizations shall meet at the State capitals on the third Monday of March, 1895, and the national committee at New Orleans the first Monday of April, 1895, which shall ascertain whether the agreement is signed by the requisite number to make the same binding. The presidents are charged with the duty of seeing the agreements properly distribu? ted for signatures. New England Mills South. Boston, Mass., January 9.?For some time past there has been a gradual exo? dus of cotton manufacturers from the New England States to the South. To? day a petition was presented at the Stale House from the Boott Cotton Mills, ol Lowell, asking for permission to manu? facture outside of Massachusetts. "Tho matter is just here," Mr. Elliott C. Clarke, treasurer of the concern, said: "We can manufacture a certain class of goods, such as cotton sheetings, etc., at a larger profit in the South. The manu? facture of coarse cotton goods has started down there and on account of the many advantages, such as lower price for fuel, lower wages and lower taxes, we were unable to compete. We have no immed? iate intention of moving, hut if we secure the necessary permission we shall proba? bly commence the manufacture of coarse cotton goods there. "The other cotton manufacturers who have commenced manufacturing in the South did so far precisely the same rea? sons. You understand that no mills or machinery are - moved. We continue manufacturing the finer classes of goods here, us also do other manufacturers." Cfjvernor Evans In Charleston. Charleston, S. 0., January 11.?Gov? ernor John Gary Evans is in Charleston paying his first visit to the metropolis of the State since his inauguration, and is having a much nicer time than he had when he visited here during the late cam? paign. He reached the city last night and was entertained at a box party at the theater. Today he attended the meeting ot the board of trustees of the Citadel academy, and subsequently held a recep? tion at the Charleston hotel, where he was called upon by a number of promi? nent bankers and business men. In the afternoon he was driven around the city and later received the corps of Citadel Cadet?, to whom he made a speech, com? mending the institution. Tonight he io the guest of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina at its anniversary ban? quet. The governor will remain here till Sunday next. Everything is colour do rose and peace prevails in the land. An Acrobatic Parson. Patriot. O., January 9.?The pastor of the Methodist church here is the Row William Butts. He is a man of many eccentricities and was recently arrested on a charge of lunacy, tried at Ports? mouth and dismissed. Often, while preaching, he would leave the pulp't and run through the aisles. He has locked the congregation in and preached for three hours. His latest freak was at the morning service last Sunday. In the midst of his sermon he walked to the platform in front of the pulpit, laid the Bible on the floor and stood on it on his head, balancing himself by the aid of a table to which he clung. In this posi? tion he continued for several minutes, preaching all the time. In his private life he is rational In his conduct and shows no signs of insanity. Cheap Cottoi a Blessing. The News and Courier with enterprise which cannot be too highly praised, has collected from its correspondents and publishes letters from every part of the State telling of the condition and pros? pects of the people of thirty counties. Taken as a whole these reports are dis? tinctly encouraging, especially those from the low-country. In the cyclone sections there seems to be an abundant supply of provisions. In fact the reports everywhere say there is no danger of anybody starving. The farm laborers and renters seem to be in worse shape than anybody else, and it is only in the lower middle oountry that they are re? ported as in danger of actual suffering. Taken all in all it is evident that the peo? ple of South Carolina, generally speak? ing, have good reason to be thankful that they are in as good condition as they are. Contrasted with Nebraska ana other Western States, where farmers are reported to be actually starving, we are in a land of plenty. It may be that five cents cotton will be a blesslog after all by forcing farmers to living at home and cities and towns to manufacturing.? Greenville News. Kissed a Widow, Montgomery, Ala., January 9.?A special from Buela, Ala., Bays a peculiar suit has been instituted at this place. Mrs. Sue Bobbins was a passenger on tbe Louisville train tbe other day. So were Mr. and Mrs. Oabrel Lemons, a young couple just married. The train was passing through a tunnel and Mr. Lemons, who had left his wife's seat just behind Mrs. Bobbins, returned to it, as he thought, in the darkness and preceded to kiss bis newly wedded bride. About this time tbe train emerged from the tunnel and disclosed that his supposed bride was Mrs. Bobbins. Mrs. Bobbins, who is a young widow, has sued for 81,000 damages for tbe mistake and will not admit that the act was not intentional. ? A well-known white Bepublican, in talking about the recent address issued by tbe Bepublicans looking to a reorgan? ization of tbe Bepublican party, and a fight for the Constitutional convention delegates, said that the leaders were perfecting their plans rapidly, and in a very short time the Bepublican party would be entirely reorganized in South Carolina, and henceforth would take an acti're part in State politics. He says the G. 0. P. will very shortly be thoroughly alive and will take an active place in the coming election for delegates to the Con- J stitutional convention,?The /Slate. I All Sorts of Paragraphs, ? Matrimony is the name of a post office in North Carolina. ? A horseshoe to be affixed without nails has been invented. ? In some counties in Kentucky there has been no rain for a period of four months. ? Elephant skins are tanned to make carpets. They never wear out, but are expensive. ? New Orleans has an electric railroed of fourteen miles which carries passon gers the whole distance for five cents. ? The estimated losses from hog chol? era and swine plague are between $10, 000,000 and 825,000,000 per annum in the United States. ? Thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty turkeys have been shipped to the eastern markets from Flemingsburg, Ky., during the last few weeks. ? Gov. Stone, of Missouri, is to engage in a joint debate with Mrs. Leaae, of Kansas. In preparation for the encoun? ter the Governor has had hit moustache removed and his hair clipped close. ? Twenty years ago Dr. E. H. Dewey, of Meadville, Pa, wrote a book proving that the way to be healthy was to go without breakfast. The cult has lived since then, and, according to the New London. Connecticut Day, there are more than 100 persons In that town who eat no breakfast. ? "Cancer is contagious," declared Dr. Guelllot of Rheims, to the Congress of French Surgeons, held recently at Lyons. "The transmission may be direct from the body, but it is effected more fre? quently through wearing apparel or table utensils. In - two cases it was through a tobacco pipe." ? Persons troubled with the difficulties of French pronunciation may bay now for about a dollar a phonograph cylinder containing test words and phrases done with the most beautiful Parisian accent. The oylinder will fit any phonograph and the pupil may continue his French lesson at will. The progress of Christianity in Japan is one of the marvels of modern church history. The first five years of faithful Christian struggle produced one convert. In 1872 was organized the first Evangeli? cal Church of eleven members. Now there are 365 churches with a member? ship of 35,534. ? A medical student at Heidelberg, named Rottstodt, was in love with a girl ot 18, Elsa Roth, of that city. The moth? er of the girl insisted on a speedy mar? riage as a condition of further acquaint? ance. The relatives of tho young man, who are of aristocratic connections, would not consent, so the young people eloped to Leipzig and there the young man poisoned his sweetheart with Prus? sian blue and himself with opium. ? It is stated that Deacon J. W. Con? verse, of the First Baptist Church in Boston, died worth $8,000,000 and left not one dollar to any benevolent institu? tion. We don't understand it. The kind of religion that allows a man to heap up 88,000,000, and die without doing any? thing for the cause of Christ must be singulary defective. Mr. Converse leaves but two ohildren and no great business to be carried on. He did uot die right. The pulpit and the press ought to say so, says the Christian Inquirer. ? Pickens county is having some con? fusion in organizing the new board of county commissioners. Some of the ap? pointees for the townships are refusing to serve because they get no compensa? tion under the present law for Pickens county. Several of the counties at the last session of the General Assembly pay their township commissioners. Pickens county was exempted from this act. The i ersons refusing to serve here take the position that it is unjust to be requir? ed to serve the public and get no pay for their services. ? One cold day last week in New York a landlord attempted to turn a poor wo? man into the street because she owed him a balance of four dollars. The wo? man was half starved, with a sick hus? band and child to support, and when the Judge heard the testimony he paid her rent out of his own pocket. Then the landlord got mad and said he could not get justice in that court. "Fifty dollsrs floe, or thirty days in jail!" said the Judge. The landlord protested vigor? ously. He refused to pay the fine and was dragged off to Ludlow street jail. ? A remarkable although not unpro dented case of card dealing was tola by a writer to the London Times. At a whist party in a country house two packs of cards had been alternately used for si x rounds of the first rubber in its proper order. One of them was shuffled, out and dealt for the seventh round. The dealer turned the three of hearts. A prolonged pause followed, which was not unnatural under the circumstances. The dealer then remarked that it was unne? cessary to play the cards out, and placed hiB on the table, disolosing every heart in the pack. The leading player then put down a whole suit of clubs, the sec aod. that of diamonds and the third all Spades. ? The Yorkville Enquirer estimates that there are at least 600,000 pounds of home-raised "meat" in York County, and adds: "There is not much money in the county now as at this time last year, but considering the vast amount that would have otherwise gone for meat the surplus available for other purposes is as great as it has been at any time during the past five years. Another big crop of meat will help to still furtbe improve the situation." The 600,000 pounds repre? sent about 850.000. It would require 2,000 bales of 5-con t cotton to buy so much meat, and the profits on probably 50,000 bales. The county has made no mistake evidently in raising its own meat this year. It should have meat to sell next year, and probably will. ? One of the most complete illicit stills which has ever been discovered has just been captured on a small island in the Pee Dee river in Richmond county, N. C. The still has been operatsd for over tbiity-two years without the secret of its locality being discovered, though numer? ous attempts have been made for that purpose. The still was located in an ex? cavation in the island, whioh could only be reached by diving under water and swimming to an opening in the bank under about five feet of water. The place was finally located by setting a watch on the island, and remaining there in con? cealment until the parties came, and their method of ingress and egress was discov? ered. After they left with some of their illicit liquor, one of the revenue officers dived under water, found the entrance and reported to the others. They soon dug a hole into the cave and lay in wait for the return of the men, whom they captured one at a time, as they emerged from the water within the room. Sev? eral hundred gallons of liquor were found, and one of the most impregnable fortresses of the Illicit business broken up. The cave was bnilt daring the war, and was used even then for distilling, and for a retreat for deserters from the southern army. ? The extensive damage to the Flori- I da orange crop by the cold wave that recently swept over the Flowery State was graphically told in over forty tele? graphic dispatches received from various Florida orange-growing centres by mem? bers of the New York Fruit Exchange the other day. The context of these dis? patches shows that out of an estimated quantity of not less than 2,800,000 boxes of oranges on the trees not more than 400,000 boxes will be saved, and that tne rest 2,400,000 boxes, are so thoronghly frozen that they will be a total loss. One of the strongest proofs of the serious in? jury to the Florida orange crop is that the railroad companies positively refuse to receive the fruit for transportation unless the freight is paid in advance. "A most serious feature of the situation," says a leading New York fruit dealer, "is the fact that the damage is not con? fined only to the present orange crop, but will extend through two or three years; because not only the fruit, but the trees themselves have been frozen. This will make necessary the cutting off of tho tops of tens of thousands of trees that were flourishing and bearing splendidly, and three years will elapse before they again come into, good bearing condition." ?iT Free. Those who have used Dr. King's New Discovery know its value, and those who have not, have now the opportunity to try it Free. Call on the advertised Druggist and get aTrial Bottle?Free. Send your name and address to H E. Backten & Co., Chicago, and get a sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills Free, as well as a copy of Guide to Health and Household Instructor Free. All of which is guaranteed to do you good and cost you nothing at Hill Bros. Drugstore. See the World's Fair for Fifteen Cents. Upon receipt of your address and fifteen cents in postage stamps, we will mail you prepaid our "Souvenir Portfolio of the World's Columbian Exposition." The reg? ular price is fifty cents, but as we want you to have ene, we make the price nominal. You will find it a work of art and a thing to be prized. It contains full page views of the great buildings, with descriptions of same, and is executed in highest style of art. If not satisfied with it after you get it we will refund the stamps and let you keep the book. Address H. E. Buck lea & Co. Chicago, Hl. J B. F. WHITNEH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, ANDERSON", S. C. OrriCE-Sieond floor Webb lui'dirg, Wbitner Street. Jan 16, 1805_20_ Registration Notice. Office of Supervisor of Rpgiitration, Anderson, S. C, Jan. 14. 18C5. THE office of Supervisor of Rfgistra tion will be opou on the first. Mou d-tys in March, April, May and June, for the transaction of such business as the law directs in connection with the registra? tion of voters. Also, the office will be open on f alosday in March ?nd the next ten davs following for ti e registration of voters for the Con? stitutional Convention. The office will be open every day from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m., and from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. for the renewal of lost Certificates. Office in the County Supervisor's office. J. L. GLENN, Supervisor. Jan 16, 1895_29_ DENTISTRY. THE copaitnership heretofore existing between Dr. Anderson and myself is now dissolved, therefore I wish to inform the people that from and after this date I will continue the practice of Dentistry alone. Thanking the people for past pa? tronage, and soliciting a continuance of the same, I am most respectfalty, A. C. STRICKLAND, Dentist. J&- P. S.?Office in Masonic Temple. Dissolution Notice. THE copartnership heretofore existing between Drs. Strickland & Anderson has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. The books and accounts will re? main in the hands of Dr. Strickland for collection for the next thirty days, after which time all accounts not settled will be placed in the hands of an officer for col? lection. Respedtfullv. A. C. STRICKLAND, J. P. ANDERSON. Jan 16. 1895 29 2 BUCKWHEAT CAKES. -o Pure Buckwheat Flour. New Patterns Wall Paper. The Best Tea and Coffee. For sale by A. B. TOWERS. Business Opportunity. DESIRING to change my bnsiness I offer for sale my fctock of Staple and Fancy Groceries aad Hou eh old Goods. This is a splendid opportunity to buy a Stock of Goods and step into an estab? lished trade. The Store-room I now oc? cupy is for rent, and purchaser of Stock can continue at the same stand. JAS. G. O'DONNELL. Jan 9, 1AQ5_28_2 YELLOW PINE LUMBER FOR SALE AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES. -o CALL and see us before you buy, as we can and will Save yon Monoy. We are in the Building Bnsiness, and Contract for all classes of work. We do all kinds of Shop work. Plans and Estimates furnished at short notice. All work guaranteed. ?=er Office, Shop and Shed on line of Railroad near Cotton Platform and old C. & G. Depot. Yours truly, THE ANDERSON LUMBER CO. J. M. SMITH, Manager. Oot31. 1894 18 3m TheBelton High School, BELTON, S. C. OPENS Monday, the third of Septem? ber, and continues nine months?a short vacation for Christmas. The Principal is prepared to take a few boarders, boys or girls, at $9.00 per month. REV. H. TURNER SMITH. A. M? Principal. Aug 8, 2894_6_ y/_. L. Douglas IS THE BEST. TIT FOR A KINO. s. cordovan; mtNCH &ENAMEUEO CALF. f4,'35P Fine Calf&KAnmjhju ?3.VP0LICE.3 soles. [^.?I.toBOYS'SCHOOLSHOEI ? ladies ? Over One Million People wear the W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes are equally satisfactory They give the best value for tho money. They equal custom shoes In style and fit. Their wearing qualities are unsurpassed. The prices are uniform,?stamped on sole. Prom Si to $3 saved over other makes. If your dealer cannot supply you we can. Sold by GEER BROS., Belton, S. C. HOW'S TRADE ? OUR trade is good, thank you. In fact, we never sold more goods in our lives. A common question, but an uncommon answer, you say. So be it, and there's a reason for it, too. Would you you know the cause ? Then, 'lis figures. The figures we make. They are attractive figures. The figures that competition cannot make. To tell the truth, these same figures are rapidly pushing competi? tion to the wall. They can't fight a figure that they donxt how to make. Hence you often see idle clerks around other doors while the Ten Cents Store is crowded. Customers ever go off unwaited on ? Well, yes. There are times when we can't wait on all. At such times we have to do the best we can, and ask our customers to kindly have patience 'till we can get to them. Do they wait on you ? Yes, I should say they do. It is too costly to go out. An old customer says it is poor policy to pay five cents extra, and save only one cent's worth of time. Five cents on a twenty cent article meaos twenty-five per cent, a. big profit of itself. See I How about late-comers ? Do they have as good chance as early buyers ? Well, no. Not always. It frequent? ly happ ens that the slow get left. "Procrastination" often gets the better of the best of us. Especially is this true about holiday goods. However, we always do tli* veiy best we can to the very last, Why don't you get a larger house and have more help, and just push everything out of the way as you go ? In that case we should be at such expense that we would have to in? crease our prices to cover it. In other words, charge the difference to our customers. This we don't wish to do. We caution you, beware of houses with too much expense attached. Would be glad to talk longer, but must wait on this lady. Yours always truly, C. 8. MINOR, and 10c. STORE. IS MOLASSES SINGULAR OR PLURAL ? IT doesn't matter, grammatically, but it is very singular how we can sell "them" as cheap as we do, and when the season is over ic will be singular how much we have sold. Just think of One Hundred Barrels now on band, and how CHEAP we are going to sell "them," and yon will be obliged to buy. If you want a good biscuit to eat your molasses with, let us put yr,u in ten barrels Dean's Patent Flour, and we will guarantee perfect satisfaction. Don't fail to get our prices on? Dress Goods, Plaids, Jeans, Flannels, Undershirts and Shoes. We are yours very truly, DEAN & RATXIFFE. Get our prices on Guano and Acids before you buy. FLOUR FLOUR. c/: UJ GO GO GO UJ GO GO When Buying in your Spring Supplies Get prices from D. P. SLOAN & CO. Before Buying, m "We keep all kinds Staple G-oods. A GROCER, WITH ANY "SAND," WILL NOT put it in his SUGAR, but rather into business principles. Pure Sugar is a good thing to be able to sell, but much of it is adulterated these days. The watchful grocer is careful what he buys?then he knows what he is selling. This is the only way in which a reputation for reliability can be built up. is in Sugar, so with? Tea, Coffee, Flour, Confectioneries, Tobacco, Cigars, Everything I keep tor public consumption. I BUY THE BEST?THEREFORE, SELL THE BEST, And am satisfied with a reasonable small profit. Perhaps you know this already. Certainly you do if you deal with me. G. F. BIGBY. HARD TIMES ARE OVER! And the for ginning of a New and Better Year is Here. WE have just finished taking stock, and find that, despite the hard times, we can still live and? Sell Goods Cheaper than Ever Before! We can proudly say that our business has more than doubled each year that we have been in Anderson, and will promise our friends that if fair dealing and LOW PRICES amount to anythiDg that we have determined by next New Year to be able to say the same. Now, thanking our friends for past kindness, wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year, and hoping to greet you all soon? A.T NO. IT PEOPLES BLOCK, We remain yours faithfully, D. C. BROWN & BRO, P. S.?1,000 bushels Texas Red Rust Proof Oats at 53c. per bushel. Complete Fertilizers for potatoes, fruits, and all vegetables require (to secure the largest yield and best quality) . At Least 10% Actual Potash. Results of experiments prove this conclusively. How and why, is told in our pamphlets. They arc sent free. It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will save you dollars. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. THE ENTERPRISE FURNITURE CO. Will give a ''shrill toot" from their "horn" in this space in the next issue. Look out for it! In the meantime call and seelus if in want of anything in The Furniture Line, COFFINS, CASKETS, and GENERAL UNDERTAKING. ENTERPRISE FURNITURE CO. 18 351 Is here and we have not sold out, hut have some Goods suitable lor Cold Weaiher that we will sell CHEAP. "We want to make room for Spring Goods. AT ? REDUCTION, Anything in the way of Blankets, Flannels, Woolen Dre 38 Goods, Cloaks; Cassimeres, Kerseys, and Clothing. Our stock of Groceries, Hardware and Farm Supplies Is large, and we are in position to supply your wants as cheap as anybody. FLOUR, FLOUR, FLOUR. We have just received a big lot of Flour that we can meet all competi? tion on. MOLASSES, 1 Remember that we sell RODD & MYERS' N. 0. MOLASSES?the best on the market. TO THE PUBLIC : We are thankful for all past patronage, and will appreciate a continu? ance of the same, feeling confident that with our improved facilities we are in position to look after your interests better than ever before. All are cor? dially invited to come and see us. Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. EVANS' PHARMACY IS THE PLACE! fl?* Keep y our eye on it! No. 4 Hotel Chiquola. THE LADIES' STORE. On the First Day of JaDuary began their Grand Clearance Sale. All are invited to come and see the Greatest Bargains ever offered to the Trade. 2000 Yards of Fine Silk and Velvet to be Slaughtered. WE especially call your attention to the celebrated C. B. ala Spirit* Cor? set, which justly claims to be the best made. Awarded the Gold Medal at the Pari? Exposition in 1889; also awarded the Prize and Medal at the World's Fair in 1893. We have been selling chis Corset over five years, and can truthfully say we hare never sold a pair that did not give perfect satisfaction. ?&" We invite each and every one to give us a call, and see if we won't give yotr more Goods for your money than you can get elsewhere. Jf not, we will not ask you to trade with us. Thanks for the past and hopes for the future, Respectfully, HJSS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. WEARE LOADED DOWN WITH GOODS for NEW YEAR I j TOYS, FANCY i CHINA, &c. &c. IF you want to see a BEAUTIFUL PLACE come lrefore our Stock is sold out. It is by far the prettiest place in Anderson. We Bavo almosft ANYTHING your heart can wish for. COOKING STOVES From this dite to Jan. 1, 1895, CHEAPER than you can buy anywhere! OIL STOVES JUST ARRIVED. Soliciting your patronage, 'JOHN T. BURRISS.