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oncer. |jtJ f?gBZIS3ED EVERY WEDNESDAY. I j| ;;^?mKSCALE3,) Editors and |an>? LANGSTON, j Pbopbietobs. ft""1 ' TERMS: ^gNg^YEAB.,.?1 5 W9SX MONTHS .... 75 P^EpNESDAY, APRDi 24, 1895. k The terms of peace between Japan and China have been agreed upon, and war in the Orient is oven ?- ' m? a V - ; There is anew counterfeit^ treasury note out. It is worrying but very few peo? ple, and editors not at all. L - ? -? '\ Somebody has been trying to kill the Siberian exodns scheme by saying that watermelons do not grow in Liberia. ? ^ ? m - All States in the South find Southwes t are receiving multitudes of inquiries from fernere in the North. Themovet -aaent^ southward is assuming immense ^roportiona. Augusta, Ga., is a livo, progressive city,; and In one respect will equal Chi? cago. Last Saturday there were only twenty-seven divorces- granted in the Superior Court, and there are still eighty-eight cases on the docket. The officials of the Seaboard Air Line spent last Friday in Augusta with the : Receiver, and other offlcere of the P. K. & W. C. R. R., and the information comes from there that the Seaboard has deter? mined to purchase the latter Road. The Massachusetts Legislature has passed a Sunday law that goes a little ahead oi the usual statute on that subject. It provides for punishing any one who attends a Sunday performance as well as those participating in the performance. This is right. The shortage in the supplies of cattle at ^ Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and St. Louis, the principal western markets, thus for this year, amounts to nearly JL30,000 head compared with one year ago. As a consequence beef Is retailing at very high prices in the larger cities. Another evidence that weather dama? ges are generally overestimated is fur? nished by the latest reporis from Florid*. A great many orange tresp in tint State may have been killed In February, but . there are enough left to " -sep the mark ats of tho country filled with Florida oranges all next winter. -' Despatches from Berlin, Germany, i?y an American physician there 1b believed to have discovered acme for consump? tion, lupus and perhapo cancer. It is attracting much attention in European medical circles, and seme marvelous cures are reported. The treatment con? sists of successive injections cf minute doses of Pilocarpine, a newly discovered remedy. ' In the. United States Clrcnit Court at Charleston last Saturday, a jury rendered _ a verdict of $3,000 damages in favor of the Cantini brothers. The suit was brought against four of the State constables under . the Dispensary Act, who, in May last, entered the private rtisidenoe of the plain tiff and searched the house.' They TPdzed some wine, which the plaintiff had for private use, and behaved in' such a way as to terrify Mrs. Cantini. The con Stables were indicted in the State Court "for ccoispiracy and wer* convicted, but were si once pardoned by the Governor. The suit was brought in ihe United States Court for $10,000 damages for In Jury, to the plaintiff and to the wife of the plain? tiff. The State will probably carry the case up to the Supremo Court and will then bringl?p^the question to the consti? tutionality of the diaper Bary law. Persons who have kept any of the old -letters they received In he South during |!-"theWar might do well to look them over, says the Atlanta Jowm a I. The Confed? erate government authorized the issue " and use of local postage stamps and nearly every city in the South atone -time-had its own stamp. Many thou? sands of these were used, but so raro.are they nGw that they bring very high prices. There is among collectors a keen, demand for them and an idea of what they will bring may be gathered from the report, of a sale which occurred re? cently at the rooms bf the Philadelphia ^Society, New York. local Confederate stamps Sold as follow j : Attains, Ga., $40; four varieties of the Baton Rouge, La., 5-cent, $41, $77 and $30 respectively; Macon, Ga., two varieties, for $63.50 and $171; Lenoir, N. CL, $02, and Mobile 3 Coent, black, $41.50. As. time goes on these curiosities will probably increase in value. They are already beyondthe reach of everybody but wealthy collec? tors. _._ ' On the 10th of May?Memorial Day. - the Columbia Slate wiil be in the hands of some of the noble women in Columbia. They will have entlro charge of every department bf the paper, and the gener? ous proprietors will give them the earn? ings of the day's issue, which will be used for the benefit of the Colombia Hospital. This noble charitable institu? tion: was established fifteen months ago by the good women of Columbia, an ", it . has no funds except what they have made, and donations from individuals. During its existence one hundred patier ta have been treated, twenty-five of whom being the recipients of medical attee'don, nursing and board free, the patients coming from almost evsry section. There will be an extra large edition of the paper, and many of the towns and cities of the State will advertise their local ad? vantages. It would pay- Anderson to do this,and we suggest that the advertisirg committee of the Board of Trade make an effort to place an advertisement there. The French, says the Atlanta Constitu? tion, suffer less from panics and depres? sions than any other people on the globe, and it is because thrift is the baai3 of their prosperity. In France nearly every person saves something for a rainy day. The habit Is almost universal, and those who earn the least are sure to be found la this great saving class. The French savings banks have more than 8,000,000 depositors, and their deposits amount to about $800,000,000, and this large sum is ..snade up of small accounts. The French schools teach the children to save money, cud the moat frequent prize given to a bright pupil is a savings bankbook with a small sum to the credit of the owner. This Is given where In this country we would give a medal or a book. When a .community has a lot cf money deposited In savings banks it is easy to borrow money without going to outside capital? ists. The local banks are prepared to 'lend to home people at a moderate inter vest. In the large cities and factory towns of the Eastern States the savings banks are tho great safeguard of the poor wage earners against hard times, and If the saving habit was as general here as it is in France, our people would have passed through tho recent financial depression ?without seriously feeling It. Every child should be taught the importance of saving without being avaricious and nig? gardly. We need more thrift. The average American wage-earner wastes enough in his lifetime to make him com? fortable in bis old age. We should take a lesson from the French in this respect They know how to enjoy life and at the game time work hard and save money. THE DISPENSARY LAW. J?dgeGoff, of the United States Court? has, upon the motion of Messrs. J. F. J. Caldwell and Sampson Pope, attorneys of New berry, issued a temporary injunc? tion or restraining order, enjoining the officers and agents of the State of South Carolina from interfering with the trans? portation of liquors into this State, or of their delivery to the consignees, or of molesting liquors received by consignees horn other States. This injunction is to be good until the 2nd day of May next, when the parties enjoined are required to show cause why it should not be contin? ued of force or made permanent. Within that time the officers of the State, Sheriffs, Constables, Ac., cannot seize liquors shipped into the State without subjecting themselves to liability to punishment for contempt of the Court for violating its orders. If after argument on the 2nd of May the injunction Is continued of force, it will then, no doubt, find its way by appeal to the TJ. S. Supreme Court; or rather it will doubtless be appealed from, let it be decided as it may by Judge Go ST. And if the ultimate deoislon should be against this feature of the Dispensary Law, as we believe it will be, then good? bye to the dispensary system in South Carolina. In a short interview given out by Gov. Evans and published by the dailies, he speaks very derisively of the lawyers who obtained the injunction, and v?y defiantly of his purpose to dis? regard it. He refers to the moving At? torneys as the little "Snaps who are attacking the Dispensary Law after the Quirks 6c Gammons have tried their hands on it." The Greenville News, by the way, makes a capitol point against the Slate and the News arid Courier for their apparent ignorance of the allusion to the very disreputable firm of law? yers, "Quirk, Gammon cfc Snap," that figures in "Ten Thousand a Year;" and retorts upon the' Governor by likening him to Tittlebat Titmouse, the silly hero of that famous novel. To those who have read the book we might well leave the task of passing upon the resemblances, which'is fancied and which is real; but cannot refrain from the remark that some of the most respectable and prominent lawyers of the State have condemned this Dispensary Aot as bad law. Bat what we particularly wished to say is, that when Gov. Evans threatens to ignore Judge Goffe injunction he is playing to the galleries or trying to fool the people. He knows that it is law until it is set aside or dissolved, and that the officers cannot violate it by seizures of liquors without being in contempt of Court He ought to know, too, that he cannot play upon the passions and prejudices of the people of his own party by a little empty thunder as he once could. There are members of his own party who have 'never believed in the policy or justice of the Dispensary Law, and who have always regarded this denial of the right to get their own liquor where they pleas? ed, as high handed tyranny. If the Gov? ernor is relying upon the sympathy and support of his own party he had better go a little slow in butting up against the United States Court It is simply a ques? tion of the supremacy of the law, and especially of the United States Constitu? tion 07er State law. A young man does not always find it easy to get on in the world without edu? cation or family influence or personal friends or property or health; but he will find, in the long run, that it Is far easier for him to make his way among men without any or all of these advanta? ges than to make substantial progress In the world without the reputation of a good character, even though he has all these other possessions. Character stands for something everywhere, in spite of its frequent sllghtings. Men who are themselves lacking a good character, appreciate and value it in others. A band of robbers would want an honest treasurer. The young man whose word cannot be believed, whose honesty Is not above suspicion, and whose personal life la not what it ought to be, is not the man that the business world has opened places for. He may have health and wealth and fitmily position, and a host of friends, bat If he is without character he is at a disad? vantage in every position in life. When a young man who has lost a good name makes an honest effort to recover it he finds that his way upward Is a hard one ?a great deal harder, in spite of all other helps, than it would have, been had he made the right start without these helps. Friends are comparatively powerless in their efforts to win. confidence for one who has proved himself unworthy of it on former occasions. Then it is that the young man is likely to realize, as never before, that "a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches," even a worldly investment, because it is so hard to get on without a good name, or to regain it when once surrendered. Every young man who has that possession ought to count it above price, and to have a care lest he lose it A Blow at the Dispensary Law. Judge Goff1 s gaff is getting In its'work again. He made another lnnge with It yesterday and it penetrated deep into the fabrics of the South Carolina State dis? pensary law. The dropping of bombs into South Carolina from the long range guns on the turrets of Judge Goffs court room in Clarksburg, west Va., seems to be the order now. Before the public has recov? ered from the first shock another and more severe one comes. The State mentioned a few days ago the fact that Dr. Sampson Pope and J. F. J. Caldwell, Esq., of Newberry, had gone on to Washington to apply for an injunc? tion against the dispensary authorities. It now appears that they went to Clarks? burg, and applied for the injunction be? fore Judge Goff yesterday, the case being that of "Dunbar vs. the State Board ox Control and F. M. Mlxon, Commis? sioner." Judge Goff granted an order providing: First That on motion of Messrs. Cald? well and Pope, it is ordered that the bill for injunction be filed in the clerk's office at Charleston. Second. That it Is ordered that the de? fendants be required to showcause at Columbia, S. C, on May 2, why the Erayer of the petitioners for a permanent ijunction shall not be granted. Third. That it is further ordered that the defendants herein, their agents, offi? cers and employees, and the sheriffs, and police officers of the State of South Caro? lina or of any municipality therein be enjoined and restrained until the further order of this court from interfering in any manner whatsoever with the com? merce between the States, and, to that end, that they are hereby restrained from interfering with the agents or employees of the common carriers in said State in any manner whatsoever whilst trans? porting, holding, or delivering articles of commerce brought by said common car? riers into the State; or interfering in any manner whatsoever with articles of com? merce so brought into the State, whilst in the hands of the consignees thereof. Fourth. That the bill and this order shall be served on the defendants on or before the 25th day of April, 1895. Fifth. That the defendants, the State Board of Control, and Mixson, commis? sioner, shall answer the interrogatories filed therewith by the 25th day of April, 1895. Sixth. That the subpoena responden dnm do issue. In accordance with this order, it appears that anybody who wants to get any liquor, in no matter what quantity, from an adjoining State, can order it shipped in; that it can be delivered to him, and further that no authority can touch or molest It after it is on the consignee's ?remises. All this to hold good till [ay 2. But if this is done, and the injunction Is not made permanent, ail parties will of course be liable to prosecution.?Colum? bia State, April 21. ? Spring is full of terrors to all whose constitution is not able to resist the sudden changes of temperature and other insalu? brities of the season. To put the system In condition to overcome these evils, noth? ing is bo effective as Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Take it now. Evans Talks Again. Columbia State, April 21. Governor Evans was yesterday asked for a plain statement as to his position with regard to the agreement made be? tween himself und Governor Till man and Messrs. Barnwell, Sloan, Hempbill and others. Here is what the Governor had to say: "I don't want it to be understood for one moment that I have receded one particle from my agreement with the fentlemenof South Carolina who have een willing to co-operate with us in the effort to secure white inpremacy and a Constitution made by the decent white people. "It is absolutely necessary that the pledges laid down by.- the conference should be made, and we will insist upon it on the stump. There is no compro? mise about it, but simply the basic prin? ciple of a white man's Constitution and* unless candidates pledge themselves on i this line the people will not vote for them. This is nothing new. We have all had to pledge ourselves on the stump to carry out the demands of the people and they will not surrender themselves and their sovereignty to men who think more of their individual opinions and so called consciences than they do of the will of the people. It makes no differ? ence to the people who are the instru? ments to execute their will, so long as it is faithfully executed." While in Charleston, Governor Evans had the following to say in regard to Judge Golf's order in the registration matter: "So far the injunction is ex parte and is no expression of opinion as far as the merits of the case are concerned. The Constitution of South Carolina provides that no qualification on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude shall ever be enacted, and also provides that the Legislature shall provide for the proper registration of the qualified elec? tors of the State. "There is no restriction whatever upon the Legislature as to the form of registra? tion. It thus became the duty of the Legislature to provide some system of registration. , Without expressing any opinion as to the old law, there is no un? constitutional provision whatever in the Act of '94 providing for the registration of electors qualified to vote for delegates to the Constitutional Convention. "This is a separate and distlnot statute for a special election, and stands on Its own bottom. Every citizen in the State heretofore existing under any disability by reason of previous laws was given an opportunity to remove the same under conditions which are reasonable and not repugnant to the Constitution of the State or of the United Sfates. Such persons still have an opportunity of becoming ?ualified voters by taking advantage of ie registration Act. It Is an absurdity to argue that because the system is cum? bersome it is unconstitutional. There are no two electors who will agree (pos-1 sibly) as to this feature of the law, and it was for this reason that the Legislature was left entirely untrammeled as to the system to be adopted. "It la simply an effort to gain a little oheap notoriety by lomo briefless barris? ters, who have lately emigrated from this State to the caoital of the nation. We might as well let these people under? stand that we intend to have a Constitu? tional Convention, Constitution or no Constitution, and the power is in my hand to thwart the efforts of these un? worthy sons and their Republican sym? pathizers in their appeal to a prejudiced tribunal. "Iam glad to see that no respectable attorney in South Carolina has been se? cured, and I take it as an evidence that our people are a unit as to the necessity of a Constitution made by our own peo? ple, without reference to factional preju? dices. We still claim the rights of a sovereign State, recognizing the Consti? tution of the united State?, and inter? ference with the attempt of an honest Legislature to protect the rights of citi? zens, without reference to race, color or previous condition of servitude, and the perpetuation of good government will meet a prompt resistance by the State authorities and the citizens of this State." The Law on Divorces. The State Supreme Court last night rendered its decision in the case of "Charles W. McCreery, plaintiff, appel? lant, vs. J. Henry Davis, defendant, re? spondent," affirming the decision of the lower court, Justice Pope rendering the deoiflion. This action was brought to test the question as to whether a South Carolina marriage, no divorce being allowed in this State, could be dissolved by the courts of any other State; in other words the action was designed to test the ques? tion whether a judgment of divorce granted in another State than this in an action by a wife domiciled in another State against a husband domiciled in this State, and to which action such husband neither appeared, answered nor de? murred or was at any time present in such other State while the aotlon was pending?whether that judgment of di? vorce would be recognized by the courts of this State as a valid divorce here. The facts upon whioh the case came up were briefly these: Mrs. C. W. Mc? Creery moved from Columbia to Chicago, HI., and after a year's residence there ob? tained a divorce. This aotlon came up upon a question as to whether Mrs. Mc? Creery would, in the event of the death of Mr. McCreery be entitled to dower In his real estate. Messrs. Lyles and Muller appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. H. Cowper -Patton for the defendant. The case was decided by Judge Witherspoon, and after being twice argued before the Supreme Court that tribunal sustains the lower court. The courts have previously given Inti? mations from time to time on the ques? tion, bnt never a direct decision. In this particular case the marriage was not cele? brated in South Carolina, but in Brook? lyn, N. Y., the husband being a resident of this State, and the bride a resident of Brooklyn. The first question that arose in the case was whether this marriage could be con? sidered a South Carolina marriage. The respondent argued that the husband being a resident of this State the law was that the wife's residence followed that of the husband and the marriage was to all legal intents and purposes a South Caro? lina marriage, as much so as if it took Blace here. It was also urged that even ' this was considered a New York mar? riage the courts of that State would not recognize a divorce granted by the courts of another State, where the defendant was not personally served and did not answer as in the case. It was admitted on both aides that the divorce was valid and bona fide, according to the laws of Illinois. The decision settles the law as to mar? riages in South Carolina. The court held that marriage in this State could not be dissolved by divorce proceedings here or in any other State; that marriage was a civil contract. They refused to accept the doctrine that divorce was a proceeding in rem. whereby a suit In another State to whloh the husband here domioiled did not appear, answer or demur would thereby enable the court cf another State to pronounce a valid judgment of divorce againut the husband. They held that they were not bound to recognize the judgment of divorce rendered by the courts of Illinois, under that article of the Constitution of the United States whloh requires that acts or judgments of any State should have the same force and effect in every other State of this Union that they were entitled to have in the State where rendered. The judgment showed that in analogy to the views sug? gested in relation to divorce were those of the Courts of the United States and State Courts in relation to the status of parent and child, guardian and ward. The Court devoted mach attention to Bhow that marriage has always been considered a civil contract in this State and that the doctrine that such contract when execu? ted became merged and destroyed by the alleged position of the creation of a status, a res independent of such civil contract, does not exist "If an opposite conclusion had been reached by the Court the State might as well have adopted a divorce law herself," said an attorney last night. Horse Beef. Pendletojt, Ore.. April 21.?J. M. Switzler yesterday sold 3, 000 horses to a Portland syndicate. The animals are to be slaughtered at Portland, Mr. Switzler says, and the meat packed and all parts of tbi) oarcass utilized. This is now the only market for the thousands of horses in Eastern Oregon and Washington ranges. The price was less than $5 per head.. ? The Twentieth Century will begin with the first day of January, 1901. The Ninteenth Century cannot be completed until the end of the year 1900; that is until midnight of December 31,1900. ?11 Half a span of angry steel "will pro? duce no more fatal results than a neglected cold or cough. For all throat and lung diseases, Ayer's Cherry Peotoral Is the beet remedy. It is invaluable in esses of croup, whooping cough, bronchitis, and la grippe. ? Free coinage means simply that the Government shall coin the precious met? als without taking toll or making any profi t out of the transaction. Gold is now coined at our mints free of charge, or at only a trifling charge to cover the cost of alloy used. Prior to 1873, the same was done with silver presented at the mints for ojinage, The Colony Coming. The excursion of home seekers to Georgia which Governor Northen has been directing, is almost ready to move, according to the latest reports from the northwest. Mr. P. H. Fitzgerald is acting as the promoter of the excursion, and Governor Northen has been helping the work along. He took Mr. Fitzgerald down in the southern part of Georgia not more than a month ago and abowed him many thou? sand acres of land that was purchasable and desirable. Mr. Fitzgerald went back and made a moat flattering report of what he had seen to the other promoters of the excursion, and it is now stated that his report has been accepted and that the site for establishment of the Georgia colony has been accepted. It will be down in Montgomery county. Out of the 7,000 that have already subscribed to the plan of colonization not more than seventy five voted against Mr. Fitzgerald's prop? osition to accept the land in Montgomery county. The idea is to lay out little farms for the subscribers with every alternate lot to go to the general company, of which each subscriber is a stockholder. This will enhance the value of the alter? nate lot by populating the place so that the company will soon be able to sell the alternate lots and pay dividends, thus in time giving the individual subscriber sufficient funds in dividends to hare J>ayed for the lot on which be lives. The dea is to build little towns here and there about the colony, and it is claimed that the colony will be sufficiently large for this to be easily done. It is claimed that there will be nearly ten thousand heads of families as subscribers in the company before the colony moves down, and that these families will average five persons to the family.?Atlanta Comtitu tion_ Fought at a Church. Augusta, Ga.. April 21.?There was a fight at a church near Jackson Station, S. C, this aJternoon, in which two young men?Andy Foreman and Tony F?rst? were badly wounded and many more hurt. There were perhaps forty shots fired by persons who entered into the scrape after it had been precipitated by one Green. The story of the feud which exists goes back to a time shortly after the famous Rouse bridge riot in which a negro, Jesse Jade, was implicated. Green sent a posse to whip or kill him. A young man named Stallings informed Jade of the intention of the whitecapa. For this Stallings left the country and, after being away about a year, returned. Some day a later Stallings was found d?ad in the road. The Greens were charged with knowing something about the killing, as L. M. Green, who is a justice, refused to attend the coroner's inquest. Recently there have been long com? munication j in the Alken, S. C, papers In regard to the Killing of Stallings. The last was from W. Scott Tyler and in it he charge! all sorts of crimes to Green's son, from airson^to murder. After Sunday school this afternoon F?rst made some remarks about Green. His son heard it and asked that it be repeated. F?rst repeated the remark, whereupon Green pulled his pistol and fired, the ball taking effect in Furat's bowels. A general fusllade began. More trouble is expected and everybody is going heavily armed. Green will be killed when found. He has taken to the swamp. The trouble has been brewing for months.. Eight-Box Law In Court. Columbia., S. C, April 19.?Judge Goff, of the United States Circuit Court, at Clarksburg, Virginia, has granted an order restricting the supervisor of regis? tration of Eiohland County and requir? ing him io show cause before him in Columbia in May, why the injunction shall not bs made permanent. This ord er is far-reaching and brings to a squarB test all the registration laws of South Carolina since 1882, Involving also the Constitutional Convention Act. The bill alleges that all these Acts based in any way upon the laws of 1882, are in violation of the State and Federal Consti? tutions. There is quite a stir about it to? day. Douglaan & Obear, South Carolina at? torneys, located in Washington, are con? ducting the case on behalf of the Reoub llcan State Convention. Dr. Sampson Pope and J. F. J. Cald well have gone to Washington tobring this registration test before the United States Supreme Court in its original jurisdiction, in another form. Mr. Cald well, it is understood, will also apply for an injunction against the dispensary au? thorities, bringing to a final test the con? stitutionality of the dispensary law. These gentlemen are now in Washington Score One For The Mother. Bamberg, S. C, April 21.?There was a romantic love affair up in the factory village this afternoon in which the old lady was not outwitted, as is bo often the case. Sol Good wyn was engaged to mar? ry Miss Ella Jones, a pretty young blonde of fourteen summers. The old folks objected and they were to elope this afternoon. Sol went for his girl, who true to her word, left her home to run away with him. The girl's mother was too alert for (he couple, however, and rushing out in the street just in the nick of time, seized Ella and* had a hand-to-hand tussle with Goodwyn, who persistently refused to leave and did not until the old lady stepped back and drawing a 33-cal. revol? ver, and placing it to Goodwyn- s head, demanded the young man to leave the Eremises under penalty of having a hole ored through his brain, which he reluot antly, but wisely did. The affair attract? ed a large crowd, who witnessed the amusing and almost tragic fight for love. An Honor To The Camp. Richmond, Va., April 19.?At a meet? ing to-night of Lee Camp of Confedeate Veterans a resolution was adopted invi? ting Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter of the late President Jefferson Davis, to be their guest on their visit to Houston, Texas, on the occasion of the reunion there of the United Confederate Veterans. Miss Davis will accept this invitation. Among the other distinguished visitors who are invited to accompany the camp as their quests are Governor 0'Ferrail and the Rev. Dr. Moses D. H?ge, who recently celebrated the fiftieth anniver? sary of his pastorate of the Second Pres? byterian Church. The widow of the President of the Con? federacy, during her --risit here a few days ago, said Bhe would like to accompany Lee Camp to this reunion, but her health would not admit of her doing so. Her daughter, however, Bhe said, would do so. ? 'Squire Dugger, a prominent mer? chant of Union ville, 111., near to Paducab, on the opposite side of the river, and master commissioner ofMassao county, Illinois, says that last week he received a long letter from John Wilkes Booth, who is alive in South America, engaged in the mining business. He alleges that he and Booth were great friends, and that in the letter Booth expressed a desire to return to the United States, and also regret at the killing of the man supposed to have been him. The latter, he says, was an accomplice, being the one that handed him the pistol with which he shot Lin? coln. Dugger is deemed very reliable by those who know him, and he says he will give the letter up for publication in a abort time. Colonel W. T. Wilson, of Cincinnati, who was in the war depart? ment at the time, says: "One thing is sure, that the body in the bag brought from Belle Plain, Va., and deposited on board of the Montauk or Swatara, at the Washington navy yard, was never iden? tified as the remains of John Wilkes Booth, except by a dootor, after decom? position had set in. The reward of $75. 000 could not have been distributed un? less it had been identified?an affidavit was necessary. Conger, Doherty and Baker each claimed two-thirds of the reward, which Stan ton absolutely refused to pay, stating that he had positive infor? mation, that Booth escaped from More head, N. C, on a foreign vessel. How the mosey was finally distributed pro rata I never ascertained." Bi oyles Locals. That Spring Is with us there is no doubt, as we saw a gnat (Nat) out Sunday. Peas are in demand and would bring a good price. Why should we not raise more of them this year instead of so much cotton? Dr. W. E. King and Lewis Cromer paid the city of Columbia a flying visit this week on business. Mrs. W. P. Snellgrove, of Anderson, is visiting relatives and friends around here this week. Supervisor Snellgrove was up to attend services at Smith's Chapel last Sunday. J. N. Boleman. the clever clerk In the Auditor's office, is visiting relatives this week. G. N. Broyles, of Anderson, visited his mother, Mrs. M. A. Broyles, at this place Sunday. J. B. Kilgore, of Oconee, was viBlting among us Sunday, and attended service at Smith's Chapel. Capt. B. F. DickBon, of Townvllle, also attended church at same place Sunday. Mr. A. S. Farmer was off on his semi? monthly trip Sunday. R. H. Price and Cray ton Dobbins visi? ted Roberts on the 21st inst. Prof. P. E. Clinkscales, of Double Springs High School, visited Townville Saturday and Sunday. The Prot, will give a spring vacation of several weeks, commencing May 3rd. The Shady Grove School, with Miss Cora Crowtner as teacher, was vacated 12th inst. indefinitely. The schools at Smith's Chapel and Cedar Grove, taught by Misses Bessie and May Neal, were vacated several weeks ago. Come up, Mr. Editor, and let's go fish? ing, as all the rest are busy, and I want company. Jack. Lowndesvlllt Items. Dr. B. A. Henry*and wife left for El berton, Ga., on the 11th inst. Mrs. Henry is visiting her parents. Mrs. J. T. Latimer and children went to Anderson on 12th, Mr. Latimer fol? lowed the next evening. Mrs. J. B. Franks went to Andersen on the 12th inst. Mr. W. A. Brownlee, of Antreville, S. C, was over Sunday afternoon was a week ago. Mr. Julian Eskew, of Anderson, passed through here on 10th on his way to Cap? tain J. E. Brownlee's. Mr. J. C. Thomas left for Greenwood on 15th inst. Mr. J. H. Latimer, of Abbeville, S. C, was in town on Wednesday night and a part of Thursday morning. Rev. W. H. Arial, of Abbeville, S. C, filled the pulpit for Rev. E. W. Mason on the second Sunday evening, preaching quite an excellent sermon. Mr. T. L. Cozby, of Abbeville, S. C, was in town on 14th and 15th inst. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. White came down from Anderson on the 17th inst. to visit friends and relatives in and around town. Mr. W. L. Bowman's little son, Willie, broke his leg on last Thursday evening by falling off of a fence. Mrs. B. Berry Allen and daughter, Miss "Vera, went to Anderson, S. C, on a visit Saturday evening. Mr. B. F. Pries and wife, from near Abbeville, came in town Saturday night to see the latter's mother. Mr. J. B. Franks, of Augusta, Ga., eame up on Saturday evening. Mr. R. W. Speer, accompanied by Mr. C. C. Langst on, editor or the Intelli? gencer, was in our little city the 21st inst. The Lowndesville High School will have its annual pic nio on Friday, May 3rd. The public is invited to attend and bring the dinner baskets. Rastus. ? A leading New York firm of florists has succeeded in raising a new "hybrid tea rose," a really superb addition to the queen of flowers. The new rose is the resnlt of a cross between "La France" and "Lady Mary Fitzwilliams." The color 1b imperial pink. Schuyler F. Mat? thews, the greatest authority on color in America, pronounces it a solid pink of the richest shade, a very rare color. Deserving Praise. We desire to say to our Citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills, BuckWs Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price If satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their Seat popularity purely on their merits, ill Bros., Druggists. A Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed, and not less than one million people have found just such a friend in Dr. King's New Dis? covery for Consumption.Coughs and Colds, If you have never used this Great Cough Medicine, one trial will convince you that It has wonderful curative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest end Lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claim? ed or money will be refunded. Trial bot? tles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Large bottles 50a and $1.00. Notice to Contractors. SEALED Proposals will be received up to May 7,1895, for the erection of a Graded School Building at Anderson, 8. C. Separate bids will be received for the ex? cavation and brick work, for the wood work and fur the roofing as well as on the entire building, Contractors will be re? quired to give bond with approved security to the amount of half the bid. Plans and specifications can be seen by calling on J. M. Sullivan. Anderson, 8. C., or by apply? ing to Tihsley & Wilson, architects, Lynchburg, Va. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. J. M. SULLIVAN, Chm'n. Ed'g. Com., Anderson, S. C. April 24,1895_43_2_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against tie Estate of Dr. A. G. Cook, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, proper? ly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. W. P. COOK, Adm'r. April 24,1895_43_3* A OTHER Waters may claim to dissolve mill stones. All the most promi? nent physicians of the country testify to the superiority of the Harris Lithia over all others. THE HARRIS LITHIA WATEE is, in my opinion, unexcelled for those ailments requiring the salts it contains. THEO. LAMB, M. D , Professor diseases of Chest and Principles of Medicine, Medical Department, Uni? versity of Georgia. After a long and varied experience in the use of Mineral Waters from many sources, both foreign and domestic, I am fully per? suaded that the Harris Lithia Waters pos? sesses efficacy in the treatment of afflic? tions of the Kidney and the Bladder un? equalled by any other Water of which I have made trial. This opinion is baaed upon observation of its effects upon my patients for the past three years, during which time I have preset ibed it freely and always uniformly with benefit in the med? ical maladies above mentioned. A. N. TALLY, M. D. Columbia, S. C. HARRIS LITHIA WATER CO., Harris Springs, S. C For sale in Anderson by the EVANS PHARMACY CO. April 17, 1895 42_3m FRESH GARDEN SEEDS. LANDRETH Garden Seeds and Early Rose Potatoes. , D. M. Ferries' Seeds. No better Seeds in market' For sale by A. B. TOWERS. $5.00 IN GOLD FOR THE LUCKIEST GIRL! $5.00 IN GOLD FOR THE LUCKIEST BOY I WE-have concluded to offer the above Prizes for the Girl and the Boy who get the largest number of Soda Water Prize Checks between now and Octo? ber 1st, 1895. We give a Soda Water Prize Check with every glass of Soda Water, Sherbert, Milk Shake, Ice Crsam, &c.f &c, that is bought from us this Summer. So keep your Checks, as they may bring you a $5.00 gold {>iece. This beats saving tobacco tags or cigarette pictures. We propose to ead the State of South Carolina in delicious Soda Water Drinks. We have done so for past fifteen years, and we mean to still keep in the lead. ORK, & SLOAN. ORR & SLOAN. Orr & Sloan, OER & SLOAN. ORR & SLOAN, SHOES, SHOES! THE YATES SHOE CO. Have now begun Business at the old stand of COSSETT & BROWN, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE, WHERE you will find a large Stock of Goods of all the latest styles, and embracing all kinds, to suit the rich and the poor. We propose to sell all our Goods at VERY SMALL PROFITS, and to sell for CASH. Therefore, we shall be able to give you Goods at unheard of prices in this city. We are just finding out the wanla of the people, and in a very short time shall have the largest Stock of Shoes in Anderson. Call and examine our Stock, which shall be supplied daily from our larger Charleston House. All Goods guaranteed as represented. MR. JAMES B. MOORE, Manager. MB. MAX CRAYTON, Assistant, formerly with Gossett & Brown. S. D. BROWNLEE. E P. VANDIVER. D. S. VANDIVEK. BROWNLEE & VANDiVERS, Cash Dealers in Dry Goods, Shoes, Groceries, Cash Cotton Buyers, AND FERTILIZER AGENTS. WE have the best and cheapest line of DRY GOODS we have ever been able to offer our cnBtomers. Don't fail to nee our lino of 4c. Muslin, al-nonr^o. Muslins and Prints. A beautiful line of Dimity, Outing, Ginghams, Ac. C uttajades from 8c. to the celebrated "Cork Screw" Goods?the best made. On SHOES and HATS wo can certainly save you money. COFFEE?Six Pounds to the Dollar. We bought FLOUB before the recent sharp advance. Buy a barrel of ?'Obelisk," "Blue Bird," or "Waterloo," and you will be pleased or have your money refunded. Now one word about oar Tobacco. We are tempted to use extravagant lan gusge here. See our "Hero" Tobacco at 25c. per pouad, or 5c a ping. we want YOU for a customer, and will put forth our best efforts to please you. Yours for Cash trade, BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS COLLECTION ? FOR ? THE POOR, DIVIDED with the RICH. WHAT! never heard of that before ? No matter, we are doing it just the same. For every gallon of OIL sold by us there's 2J or 7i cents put into the pockets of either a poor man or saved to increase the pile of the rich. The wealthy may enjoy this additional increase, but to the poor it is meat, and bread, and clothing. Philanthropic, you say! For your kind opinion we thank you?trust we deserve it. But there's another considera? tion? " We Must Advertise,95 Or be consigned to oblivion and the Poor House. In what better way can we speak to the people than through those who burn OIL. We intend to keep our name on the end of every tongue in Anderson, and to do so we will sell you? 150 Fire Test, Pure Water White At 13c. per gallon, or 12 l-2c. tor two gals. up. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. If you want more Oil than your Can will hold, we can give you tickets for the balance. Will you burn your hard-earned cash, or will you preeerve it for future reference ? Yours always truly, im sw t&* One pound Butter Moulds 15c. *?a A WORD to FARMERS. If you need anything in the way of ira.'Hj'ml supplies, COME AND SEE US. We have on hand a big Stock of the? Celebrated Brooks and Dowlaw Cotton Seed Planters, -AND GUANO DISTRIBUTORS, - AND EUREKA CULTIAATORS, -AND PLOWS, PLOW STOCKS and HOES. In fact, almost everything needed for the cultivation of the soil. Also, Heavy Groceries for Man and Beast! Such as Flour, Corn, Bacon, Lard, Molasses, Bran, Salt, Sugar, Coffee, Rice, Tobacco, &c. -ALSO, - Crockery and G-lassware, -AND DRY GOODS AND ^TOTIOlsTS, In the nicest and prettiest things for Spring and Summer, as our windows will show. Also, one of the largest lines of SHOES ia the Town. Anderson hand-made Shoes?every pair guaranteed?and other first-class makes of Shoes. J6T" Come and see us, and we will do you good. Yours truly, _BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. TWO WAYS OF MAKING MONEY! First?Get a Job in a Mint. Second?Buy your Groceries of THE TEAPOT! THIS IS NO JOKE, as those who are our customers will testify. We oall atten? tion this week to a few of our Specialties :? Finest Parched or Ground COFFEE. Finest TEAS. Finest BUTTER. Finest FLOUR?(Grandeur)?in Barrels, half Barrels and Sacks. Finest CANNED GOODS of all varieties. Remember, we will put on sale to*day twenty-five cases hand-packed TOMATOES a( Sc. per can. J. A. AUSTIN & 00. A Cotton Fertilizer. Purchase only such fertilizers for cotton which contain at least 3 to 4f0 actual potash. . . . >i^ggjS^ For Corn, Fertilizers should contain 6f* Potash. Poor results are due entirely to deficiency of Potash. We will gladly send you our pamphlets on the Use of Potash. 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. BUGS? of all kinds 5 ROACHES, of everydescription, Flee from our new and valuable BED BUG DESTROYER. PRICE, ?5c. TRY IT FOR YOUR SPRING CLEANING. evans' pharmacy. P S.?Remember our $5.00 Watermelon Prize. THIS IS TRUE AS HISTORY 1 That we are Leading the Town in Prices. OUR Ca9h Sales for each month this year has averaged sixty-five cent, larger than the corresponding months last year. What does this mean ? It simply meana that LOW PRICES are bound to win and sweep stakes. We will, of course, keep up our plan of Low Prices, in the face of these facts. We have on hand a beautiful line of? Dry Goods, Spring Underwear, Plaids. Jeans, Cottonades, AND AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF SHOES AND SLIPPERS. We are giving the high prices on? Hour, Coffee, Molasses and Tob icco, What Patty gave the drum. We have on hand a large qauntity of all these Goods, and are enabled to sell 89 cheap as the cheapest. In addition to these we keep a large stock of LARD, HAMS, B> CON, SUGAR, RICE, HOMINY, CORN, MEAL, BRAN and Canned Goods. Give us a call. Yours more so than any one else's, DEAN & RATLIFFE. THE LADIES' STORE Cordially invite all to come and see the Grandest Display of Goods ever brought to this market, consisting of the greatest variety of silks, velvets, dress goods, Of every style and color, ranging from 5c. to $2.00 per yard. MILLINERY of every description. HATS from 10c. up to $7.00. YANKEE NOTIONS and all the prettiest NOVELTIES that could be bought from an experience of twenty-one years, backed by good judgment and supported by fine taste* While in the market our buyer spared no pains to hnnt op all the NOVELTIES at the LOWEST PRICES. We challenge prices and defy competition, and beg all to come and be convinced. We will take pleasure in showing Goods, and if you are pleased will be delighted to eell yon. Respectfully, MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. ATLANTIC ACID PHOSPHATE, Atlantic Soluble Guano, And other brands of their well-known high grade Fertilizers, for sale by D. P. SLOAN & CO. ENTERPRISE FURNITURE CO Are Thoroughly prepared lor all kinds of ?crisriDEi?,TJLK:iisr3-1 Equipment Complete. Services Efficient. Prices Moderate. HEARSE furnished to any responsible party in the County. EMBALMING CALLS attended to at any hour, both in the City anal surrounding country. Furniture of all Kinds was never Cheaper! And our Stock LARGE and COMPLETE, and while we are in position to make SPECIAL OFFERS for the SPOT CASH, we realize the scarcity oil money, and have decided on TWO PLANS ONLY by which we wilt CREDIT GOODS to RESPONSIBLE PARTIES for the year 1895. ENTERPRISE FURNITURE CO. ? WHY ORDER ? N PIANOS and ORGANS -From any other Market when THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE Can and will Save you Money by Buying at Home. OUR Goods are bought in large lots from the Manufacturers for CASH Our expenses are much lighter than dealers in larger cities, who soli almost exclusively through Sub-Agents, thus adding largely to the prices charged you. And, besides, we have the LARGEST STOCK IN THE STATE to select from, and every Instrument is sold under? A. POSITIVE GUARANTEE. J6F" We respectfully solicit your patronage, which will be highly "ap? preciated. Respectfully, 0. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE, Anderson, S. 0.