The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, June 03, 1896, Image 2

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Anderson intelligencer. FUBZJ3SED BYER? WEDKESD?7. J. P. CLINK.SCALE3, I EDITORS AND -J?". O. LANGSTON, JTBOPRIBTORS TEEMS: ONE YEAR_.?1 60 SIX MONTHS_- 76 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1896. ANDERSON'S GREATEST OPPORTU NITY. The cotton mills of this oity have lately entered into a contract with the Ander son Water, Light and Power Company to take and nee electrical power to drive - its present mill and the one it will shortly erect. Wg- To furnish thia power the Power Com pany viii have to develop Portman Shoals and transmit it nine miles to the city, at a cost of $125,000 for the necessary de velopment. Last week Capt. W. L Roddey and Mr. W. J. Roddey, of Rock Hill, who are -largely interested in the Power Company, came to the city to confer with our busi ness men about raising thia money. Af ter consultation with Dr. S. M. Orr, the HKPieaident of the Company, Mr. R S. Hill, Mr. B. F. Mauldin and others, a meeting of the citizens was held in the Court House on last Friday morning. The meeting was largely attended, and elicited very general enthusiasm. Speech flp? Vf ere made by Col. J. L. Orr, of Green ville, Col. J. N. Brown, Mr. W. J. Rod dey, Mr. B. F. Manldin, Mr. R, S. Hill and others, warmly endorsing the enter prise, and pointing ont tho advantages it offered for making Anderson the chief manufacturing city of the Piedmont. The Power Company already own and operate the Waterand Light plant, which ?controls franchises and contracts with the city running twenty years ; the contract for the cotton mill ls also for twenty years, and the rentals from these sources will assure "the Power Company an an rf^?Tkfcome of $30,000. To raise the money necessary lt is now |?propoEted for the Power Company to issue $2C0,0tiO of 20 year 6 per cent semi annual interest gold bonds, with which they will retire ?75,000 at present' outstanding, and expend the balance of #125,000 in develop ing Portman Shoals. With this expend! TCpure at the Shoals, some 5 000 to 7,000 horse power will be developed, and some > 2,000 transmitted to the city ; of the 2,000 to be transmitted now, only about 1,400 will be required for the mill and for the Water and Light Plant, leaving a surplus of 600 horse power ready tori ct when the de mandarises,and from this source the Com pany Bbc ? ld be soon receiving an addition al income of at least 910,000. Of the bal ance developed at the Shoals, but not now transmitted, it will only require the ex penditure for electrica!! apparatus to land it in the city, thus giving the Company at least 3 000 more horse power that can be utilized so soon as it is demanded, and worth, when rented, at least $45,000 per annum. Such in brief were the figures given, to satisfy investors of tho security offered in the bonds. The officers of the power Company are asking that the citizens here subscribe for $50,000 ut least. They say if this is done, they ure assured the bal ance can be placed abroad. By the terms of the contract with tl: o cotton mills tbey have only tixty days more in which io place their bonds, so that if they succeed there is no time to lose. Ass security, the best business men of the city have endorsed them in the strongest way they can, viz., by subscribing for them, two days' canvassing having succeeded in se . curing subscriptions for $30,000, while both the city banks offer to advance SO per cent, on the security of the bonds as collateral, thus enabli ag every one to take something in the enterprise, whether he can pay for it now or not. Whilst as an investment pure and sim ple ther? aro few better offering, it is in the opportunity this enterprise offers to our city ta make a great stride forward-, tbat the matter shocld appeal to every business man and, indeed, to every citi zen who bas any interest in the city's growth and prosperity. At least 5,000 cheap electrical horse power landed in the city will at once at tract capital seeking investment, will build factories, increase population and greatly enhance the value of real estate. A man who has $5,090 worth of real es tate could give $1,000 and make it back several times over in the increased value ot his property. A business man will find his business in a few years more than doubled. From being only the best ag ricultural town in the State Anderson will become the chief manufacturing town in the Piedmont saction, and will have something that will surely bring her better railroad facilities and enable ' her to hold her position as the cotton market of the country. In short, too much cannot be said in behalf of the present opportunity. It is the biggest thing we have yet had offered ns, and now it remains for c s to take it promptly or sit down, walt foi: oar neighbor to act, and lose this chance as we have others. $50,000 ls not mnch to raise ID Anderson, especially when it is asked on a loan, the security of which is undoubted. But we have not always to consider it, and whilst the time ls very sho?t the fact is very cer tain that unless the $50,000 asked is se cured here, the enterprise will fall. Then let every business man who has not done it come forward and subscribe for all he can. It will prove the best in vestment he ever naade. If he does not wish to regard it au an investment, he may look upon it as only a loan as most. It is gratifying to otate ID this connec tion that the efforts \o bring this matter to a successful issue sa e not confined to the officers of the Power Company alone, but that some of our leading and most suc cessful business men have displayed great zeal in furthering the enterprise, and a great deal of soeces? that has been attain ed ia due to them. Some of the progressive farmers of Charleston County have adopted 3-inch and Sh inch tires fer their farm and road vehicles and are m ore than pleased with the results of the change. W. T. Harris, United States Commis sioner of Education, in a recent address said that the bureau of education bad been inquiring of manufacturers through out the country what effect the common schools had on wages of employees. The replies showed that the common school course added an average of 25 per cent to the waires of common labor, that is, sim ply productive laborers who were not employed in overseeing. The high school coarse added about 25 per cent more. The convention of the Irish people of the entire world will convene in Dublin OD September 1, next. It is thought that this convention may develop into one of tba most important conventions of the century In its effects. At present the fir ;s of the home rule cause burn low, but tho coming congress may work a vast change in the situation. Hungarian papers are responsible for the statement that a' woman in Zemplin was married for the twelfth time the oth er day. The woman is but 40 years old, and last winter lost ber eleventh hus band, with whom she bad made a trip around the world. She will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of her first wed ding next fall at the Bide of her twelfth partner ID life; so she hopes, at least, as abe siguiflcanUy expresses it, J The State Board of Control has issued a circular to county dispensera requiring that when dispensers announce them selves as candidates for political offices, they must send in their resignation as dispensers._ _ The flow of immigration has turned from the Weat toward the South. Only about twenty-five yeare ago, or even lesa than that, the South was terra incognita to the immigrant and to the investor. Its wealth was unknown, its boundless re sources unheard of. As by a wizard's wand the scene has changed. The world has learned that in everything that con stitutes natural riches the South is far ahead of the West. Iron, tin, copper and gold bave been found in her mountains ; her soil has been seen to yield cereals, as well as cotton and tobacco, in abundant quantities; her rivers and streams have been shown as capable of furnishing pow er to numberless manufacturing indus tries. As a result, iron furnaces roar, and factories of every description make music where before reigned stillness. Capital seeks the South, and the only question is where to place it. Describing the St Louis Cyclone. Through the kindness of our good friend, Rev. 0. T. Porcher, of Pendleton, we are permitted to publish the following two interesting letters, written to bis sis ter the two succeeding days after the terri ble storm, by bia brother, who lives in St. Louis, and was eye witness to the awful calamity. We know they will be read with interest by the readers of tho INTEL LIOENCER: ST. LOUIS, Mo.. May 28, 1890. Dear Sister : Ho doubt you will have seen accounts in the papers before you re ceive tbla of the terrible cyclone that swept over St. Louis labt evening, and I tell you it was sn experience truly terri fy ir g, end a bight awful to behold. ' Tue destruction of life and property was terrible Tnis building ia a very massive one, (the offices of the C. B. & Q R. R .) and fortunately escaped uninjured, except for the blowing in of windows, tearing off of tin roof, etc, but our elegant frei|?ht bouse, also the frtigbt bouses of the M., K. & T.. adjoining this, were completely wrecked. Four large brick buildings right across the street from litre were piled up in the street. I taw one building give way and fall into tb" street, then every thing got dark and j cu could not tee an inch ahead of you. It was allover in u few minutes and a tremendous fall of raiu be gan. Of course, bli of the electric cars were stopped, so I had to walk home, a distance of about throe miles, through a pouring rain without au umbrella, picking my - way over fallen treee, live electric wires, roofs of housee, tte. Out. on Pine einet, where we live, the storm wa9 not much felt. It was confined to thi? and to me southern portiou of the city. Toe loss of life and property is something awful. Nine clerks in the Vandalia Railroad of flee were buried in tho wreck of their freight building. As I look ont ou the street, up and down, the only sit?ht u.eots my eye is a confused mass of tin roofs, telegraph poles and bricky piled up ou tach other. About 5 o'clock yesterday evening I no ticed the peculiar appearance of the a tinos pbere, and remarked that a cyclone or M metbing terrible was going to happen. Just belore the storm broke loose upon na, the western horizon, which had been a olack mass of clouds, suddenly turned a bright crimson hue, then a pale sickly y tl low. Then, after a few moments of calm, with an awful roar it rushed by. I tell yon it was something d: eadful. Well, I am thankful that none of us were hurt The dead, so far found in the city, number about four or five hundred. With much love for al!, I am, as ever, yours, S D PORCHER. ST LOUIS, Mo., May 29, lp96 I will suppl?ment my Ittterof yteterday by a ?hort one to-day. I walked last eve ning over the track of the cyclone of tb? evening of the 27ih. at.d it is truly awful to tee the terrible ba vee und devolution ev erywhere. Whole blocks ?td blocks of bouses, churches, eto , completely destroy ed and piled up in confused masses on the streets. Lafayette Park, one of ibo largest and most beautiful in the city, is a truly pitiable sight-not a tree left standing-a few bare stumps or trunks stripped of their bark. Io walking, or rather in climbing, through this place, one comes across bu reaus, chairs, statuary, hat r?cits, beds, etc., blown lhere ont of the houses on the Bides of the park. Toree hundred and fif ty dead bodies have been found and not half has been told. One baa to see in order to realize what has happened. According to a conservative estimate, it ia stated that the loss of property will amount to the enormous sum of$oO,000 COO.and when you see the destruction it seems that even that amount would not be sufficient to cover it. Down here, where I was, we got off comparatively lightly, though as I look from the window, I can count nine brick buildings razed to the ground, and see telegraph poles, roofr, etc. a heterogenions mass ia the streets The feeling was truly terrible as this awful power of wind and electricity swept over us. The roar waa appalling in its intensity. The greenish yellow cloud, funnel-shaped, looked like some terrible monster of the infernal re glon?. I counted four churches, one of them Calvary Episcopal Churche, that were completely levi led to the ground. The immense power bouse of tbe Union Depot R. R. Co., covering a block, bas not one brick left upon another. In fact, it is the exception where one house is found not unroofed in the storm-swept section The massive Eada Bridge, aoross the Mis sissippi had one entire iron and stone arch torn awav and thrown into tho river. Eist St Louis. 111., across the river, a city <>f about 30.000 inhabitants is a complete wreck, and the lois of life there is terri ble. I am, as ever, yours, S D PORCHER. Richmond's Welcome. RICHMOND, VA., May 30.-The follow ing card has been issued because of tbe many inquiries made concerning arrange ments for the entertainment of the visit ing veterans during the reunion to be held there-June 30 and July 1 and 2. Headquarters Executive Committee, to Arrange for the Reception and Enter tainment of the United Confederate Vet erans: BICHMOND, May 30, 1896. With a view of answering many inqui ries io the connection of this letter, I want to say that we are preparing with all our might and main for the grand assem bly of our comrades and with all the lov ing care and devotion of which we are capable. Wo have grown neither too old npr too callous to Tove the Confederate soldier with all our hearts and mind and strength, and he will find himself treated not as a stranger, but as a brother*, when he arrives. No one need fear to come for lack of ac commodations. The provisions we are making in this respect we believe to be ample for every emergency. We are frequently asked whether we will furnish quarters and rations to veter ans who will attend the forthcoming re union. We some time since, in an offi cial circular, promised quarters for all visiting organizations that might need them. We perfectly recognize the fact that there are many of our dear comrades to whom, for many reasons, it will be a great sacrifice to endure the travel here, and to whom, in times like theso, further sacrifices are too difficult. All such will be the honored guests of my committee, and will be lodged and fed to the ntmost limit of our means. All others should provide for themselves at the very reas OD able rates which will prevail among tho hotels and bearding houses, and the committee would be greatly assisted by thoir engaging their quarters at an early day. Address in this connection, CT. Lcehr, Richmond, Va. PEYTON WISE, Chairman. Novel Experiment. COLUMBUS, O., May 30.-The ?0,000 poople who gathered at Buckeye Park, on the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railroad, this afternoon have all well defined ideas of a railroad collision. Two 4C-ton locomotives, to each of which were attached three coal cars and a ca boose, were run together at a speed nf forty miles an hour. The engine "W. H. Fisher" was Btarted 3,0'0 feet South of the point of meeting, and the ''A. L. Streeter" 3,000 feet North. Both engines were started at the same minute, the engineers jumping after opening the throttles. The engines came into sight, each run ning at the rate of forty miles an hour. As they came together, they reared up in the air and the cars behind them were telescoped, but the cabooses were only partly wrecked. Both engines were "a complete wreck. Kinetoscopic and eido loscopio views of the collision were taken by New York experts. - The annual report ot the New York Cotton Exchange shows that the sales for future delivery in the year ending April 30, amounted to ?34,090,000 bales against 82,110,000 in the previous year, and sales or spot cotton to 313,000 "bales, against 254,000 bales a year ago, Wind, Flood and Flame. ST. LOUTS, MO., May 28.-When the sun rons on St. Louis and vicinity this morning it showed a scene of terrible ruin and disaster. Wind, rain and fire hsd combined iu a mission of destruction. Two hundred lives were lost in this city and as many more were killed in East St. Louis, while thousands were in jured, many of them so severely that they cannot recover. The exact number will not be known for several day, and per haps never, for the debris of ruined buil dings all over the city covers hundreds of human bsings. Tbe damage and de struction of property will aggregate many millions of dollars, but the exact amount cannot be even estimated with any de gree of certainty. The terrible tornado that caused this destruction struck the city yesterday afternoon at 5.15 p m. and all parts of this city and East St. .Louis felt ita effect. The greatest damage of this side of the river was inflicted within a three mile strip along the great Missis sippi. Signs and cornices were torn off, shade trees and everything else suffered from the strength of the wind. Hours of depressing sultriness, puffs of wind com ing by turns from all points of the com pass, piling up in heavy clouds around the horizon, the flying hither and thither of light, mistlike forms across the dark colored masses-these were the charac teristics of an afternoon which brought to St. Louis the most disastrous storm in the city's history. For boure tbe currents shifted, the wind blew bot and cold, and tbe storm centre developed. The fury of the elements was born within the city's limits. In the weBt a thunderstorm developed. The early mutterings indicated nothing more than a downpour with the ordinary elec trical accompaniments. This raincloud came np slowly at first, from the west, beyond Forest Park. As the black rim mounted higher above the horizon, its arc embraced more territory to the north and south, a strong wind began to blow right in the face of the storm. It was a lower current. It raised tho raincloud and brought it forward faster and faster. I Suddenly the wind stopped blowing from the east and there swept from the j northwest a terrific gale which made the best built structures tremble. When the hurricane, for that was the first form the storm took when it broke over the western part of the city, carno a deluge of rain. For half au hour, from a few min utes before 5 o'clock until nearly 5.30 o'clock, this hurricane blew from the northwest. Then there was a lull. The currents shifted. In the southwest there came into existence a sturm cloud with the essential features of the tornado-the funnel shape. This second storm burst upon the city from the southwest. It came in on the south side of Lafax ette park, struck the city hospital and from there tore its way through the city to tbe river by a north easterly course. It wrought such havoc as will long leave traces in that part of the city which lies east of Seventh Street and north of Cerre Street to the Eads Bridge. The boats at the wharf were torn from their moorings and capsized or sent adrift. The cloud crossed the river and demolished the upper work at the east end ot the bridge and then il wreck ed its fury on East St. Louis. Shortly after G o'clock, with the sun more than an hour above the western horizon, there settled upon the city clouds so dense that daylight quickly gave place to the dark ness of midnight. That was the precur sor of the tornado from tbe southwest. The hurricane from the northwest gave the western portion of the city a severe shaking up. A tornado from the south west, which is responsible for the loss of life and untold destruction along the le vee district and St. Louis, followed the hurricane by about au hour. What must be charged up to this double visita tion only time can tell. At 5.15 p. m. the wind reached a veloci ty of 80 miles an hour from the north west, the greatest velocity recorded in the history or the St. Louis station. From about 5 30 p. m. the wi ad had fall en tr? about 12 miles an hour, aud shortly afterward changed direction to the south west. The rain continued to fall in tor rents. From 5.04 p. m. to ?.06 p. m. 1.33 inches fell, and from 6.35 to 6 35 0.63 inch es fell. When the rain ended at 9.05 p. m. 3 3 inches had fallen in all. The electrical display during the storm was of exceeding brilliancy. Tbe whole west and northwest sky was an almost continuous blaze of light and the reflec tion could be seen beyond the clouds ex tending far into the sky. After the wind and rain bad done their work fire added the destruction. Hut zell's mill was the first to become ignited and it was totally destroyed at a loss of $150,000. Harrie.' barrel factory, nearly fifty loaded car? in the terminal yards. Lynch's boarding house, Beard's feed store, Lee's blacksmith shop and other smaller places were burned. The de struction of tbe water works early in tbe storm cut off the water supply and Chief Purdy and his men fought the fire witb a bucket brigade aa best they could. Tbe central portion of tho city waa threatened by tbe burning mill, bittali hands work ed with such a will that its further spread was prevented. The fire caused conster nation. The St. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter Company's entire plant at Main streePand Park avenue was destroyed. The plant consisted of a four-story facto ry, a four-story warehouse, a bicycle factory and several other smaller build ings. Tho top stories of the warehouse and factory were blown off. Fortunately there were only a few people on the top floor, and all but two are thought to have es caped with slight injuries. Peter Hardy and brother, who were at work in the warehouse, were hurt, but the naturb of their injuries could not be learned. One of the employees was seen shortly after the crash and he was positive that at least two of his fellow-work men had been burned in the ruins. Fire broke out in warehouse j ust after the top floor was de stroyed. Tbe panic-stricken employees numbering about 350, rushed pell mell from tb a buildings, leaving many disa bled behind them. To add to their hor ror hundreds of heavy pieces of lumber from aa adjoining lumber yard came through the air and forced many back in to the blazing buildings. Alarms were sent in from all the fire a'arms in the neighborhood, buttha wires were already useless. Chief Swingley happened to be crossing the Fourteenth street bridge and saw the blazer He drove to the nearest engine house and piloted the apparatus to the fire. By the time the engine ar rived the warehouse was a mass of flames and the fire had already spread to the fac tory across the alley. Tbe ground for blocks around was covered with lum ber and bricks, near the burning build ing. It was some time before water could be secured: and much difficulty was experi enced in dragging the hose to the build ing. The chief hurried off after more ap paratus: and succeeded in getting several companies to the fire. It was seen that the entire plant was doomed so the mam efforts of the department were directed toward preventing a spread of the flames. At 10 o'clock the fire was under control and at midnight it was practically out. F. Seniler.burg, president of the company, estimated the loss last night at $200,000, fully covered by insurance. The Central Home and Rest was de molish sd and one man killed, name un known. Tbe copper roof of the Shields building on Eighth street between Biddle and Carr streets was blown off. No one is reported injured. The front walls of the building at 408 South 21st street was blown down. Some of the occupants were slightly bruised. The house, No. 1 Market street, the lower floor of which is occupied by Mr. Plummer as a saloon was unroofed and deluged with water. At the Globe Shoe & Clothing company, the windows on tho upper floor are blown iu and damage done to merchandise amounting to thousands of dollars. The roof and skylight of the Merchant's Ex change building were blown off. ST. Louis, May 28.-The awful sweep of last night's tornado is marked to-day by a devastated district in tbe southwest ern portion of the oity. A half mile wide and four miles long with wrecked build ings, tottering walls, cboked streets and rescuing parties to tell the story of havoc and death. St. Louis is dazed by tbe ex tent of tbe calamity and it will be a week before the total loss of life and the total amount of property destroyed will be known. The estimates of the number killed vary from ?00 to 500 with the general belief that the latter figure ia nearer correct. Coroner Waite said at 12.30 p. m. that tbe death list in St. Louis would probably reach 200 and that in East St. Louis it would be perhaps as large. At police headquarters the dead in St. Louis were estimated at 300 and in East t?t Louis 200. Extra editions of the local papers place the total loss of life at 500 or more. The storm left its path littered with dead and dying. Patrol wagon?, ambu lances and undertakers' cara were busy all day long carrying tbe identified dead io their homes and homes of friends and relatives or leaving the unidentified with the city morgue authorities. The propertv loss in terrific, estimatos ranging from ?15,000,000 to ?30,0U0,000. Health and happiness are relative condi tionB ; at any rate, there can be no happi ness without health. To give the body us full measure of stroDgtb and energy, (he blood should be kept puie and vigorous, by the use of Ayer'e Sarsaparilla, Washington Gossip. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28.-Gossip about the senatorial situation in South Carolina has been rovived here, and there is an abundance of speculation. Mc Laurln's announcement of his intention to run for Congress puta him ont of the race, although it ia said that considerable pressure has recently been brought on him to change bis mind and enter the senatorial contest. Then there is a well founded Btory that Coi. J. A. Hoyt was in the city a few days ago, and that somo of his friends talked with him about af fairs in South Carolina. One of them, at least, suggested to Colonel Hoyt the ad visability of inducing Judge Earle to an nounce himself for the Senate. This bas brought about lots of talk of Judge Earle and bis prospecta in case he should enter the race. I have talked witb a number of politi cians here, reformers and conservatives. They almost unanimously size up mattera about thia way: There is ho hope for Ir by, and if be ls the only man to oppose Evana the Aiken man will come to the Senate. Evans, they say, is by no means as popular as he was two years ago, and a good man, a real conservative reformer, could beat bira There is said to bea good deal of dissatisfaction with Evans. I have talked with three prominent re former?, and each one says that Evans is not a second Tillman in bis hold on pop ular affection. From the sources I have mentioned it is said that it would not do for Judge Earle, il'he wore inclined, to make the race. All the feeling of four years ago would be revived and he would be dis tanced. A shrewd politician told me that if a comparatively unknown man were to take a band in the scrimmage be would stand an excellent chance of being Till man's colleague lu the Senate. I asked bim if he knew of such a man. He said be had not thought the matter over, but mentioned George Gage, of Chester, as being the kind of a man he meant. He said he did not mean to intimate that Gage was the man who could do this, but had reference to a man of Gage's stamp. He also said t'?at he thought the up country reformers were entitlod to some consideration in the deals being made. With Evar'S as United States Senator both Senators will be pr-ctically from the same County and from the same section of the State. Ellerbe's election as Gov ernor would give the low country the next best place. The up-country wonld have the pleasure of doing the yelling and whooping. It begins to look as if McLaurin will be the only man who will have opposi tion for congress. Even among his ene mies here it is not considered that the opposition will be serious. W. D. Evans, it is said, is too light to beat bim. It is said here that sheriff Badham is tbe strongest man in the district next to Mc Laurin. There ls Derham, the Horry Senator, sud tbe Senator from Florence, and a number of others who would not care to have a man like Evans get a grip on the pie. Strait is taking things easy since Barber got out of the way. He doesn't think Finley, Hough or anybody else can ..do" bim. It is understood here that Senator Irby wilt not return to the Senate at this ses sion and that be will devote his time from now on to the Senatorial race. Some how or other there seems to be an im pression that Irby is "toting" some heavy rocks in his breeches pockets and that when the time comes he is going to throw them bard. Whether this impres sion is ba>ed on definite knowledge or is just conjecture I don't know.- Corres- \ pondence of the Greenville News. Brother-in-law Kills Brother-in-law. A jug of whisk&y, aknifeand a friendly wrestling contest are the elements that enter into the account of another homicide scored by Upper Greenville county. The present status of the case is that Mrs. Wm. Lance is widowed, four children are fatherless and a brother-in-law is a murderer loose in the outraged section. Tbe inquest bas been held and five of the six eye witnesses have made ont a strong case of cold-blooded murder. The de fense will likely rely upon the testimony of the brother of the murderer for a plea of self-deience. Saturday a merry party of men went out from Mayfield on a fishing expedition and entered South Saluda river just above Blythe's shoals to selb. All day the sport was carried on, and in the evening the game caught was carried upon the bank bard by. A big fish fry was held and the crowd during the feast good naturedly swapped jokes and drank each to the other's health and long lire. All went well until about 10 o'clock. The contents of tbe jug were now about exhausted and the crowd was feeling very jolly. Cares and sorrows bad.been thrown to the winds, and all were can didates for good natured merriment but were not in a condition to measure con sequences. Hilliard Lance, son of Wm. Lance, got into a friendly wrestle witb W. M. Robertson, familiarly known as "Bud," and Lance hired badly in the scudie. Lance's father then challenged Robertson for a similar contest and came out victor. Robertson chagrined at bis defeat proposed friendly fisticuff with his conqueror and Lance again was getting the best of this. The struggle grew more heated and angry words and blows were freely spoken and dealt. They clinched and bit each others ears, punched each others eyes and pulled each others bair. 'Round and 'round they scuttled in desperate combat, the witnesses not daring to in terfere for fear of originating a general free-for all fight. They were all cousins or connected by marriage besides being neighbors and life time friends. Finally tbe combatants fall and Lance is on top reuewlng bis blows. A man named Turner ventures to assume the peacemaker's duty and seizes one of Lance's legs making aimless dashes Into the air and successfully separates the fighters. But in a twinkling his good object is frustrated, for already Robertson rushes upon his opponent with an ugly open blade. Fired with whiskey and goaded with repeated defeats before bis friends and kinsmen, he drives the dead ly blade six inches into his brother-in-law's unprotected breast. Blind with rage be withdraws the knife from the creaking bones and makes four more thrusts, one of which takes effect in the neck and the other three in the back as bis victim falle. The crowd frightened by the Budden and unexpected result take to flight and the murderer escapes. William Lance was a resident of May field and "Bud" Robertson lived near Riverview. The members of the party are all well-to-do, respectable people of that section and were hardworking farm ers but their fortitude broke down under the influence of whiskey and the whole neighborhood is in deep distress over the unfortunate occurrence. - Greenville News, May 20. Death of the Kev. Dr. Kirkland, The Rev. Welborn Davis Kirkland, D. D., well known throughout South Caro lina, died in A?heville, N. C., yesterday morning. Dr. Kirkland was boro in the old "Cvpress" circuit parsonage, near the State Road, in Orangeburg County, Au gust 17, 1849. His father, the Rev. W. 0. Kirkland-reared to the Barnwell family ofthat name-was an honored member of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. His mother was Miss Galluchttt, of Charleston. Her father, also, had been a Methodist preacher. "Davis" Kirkland, aa he wan familiarly known, was graduated from Wofford Col lege, in 1870. In December following, at the Conference held in Charleston, he was admitted aa a traveling preacher into the South Carolina Conference. He labored on circuits three years, on stations nine years, on presiding elder's district three year*. He was elected editor of the Sou h ern Christian Advocate, December, J885, and In May. 1894, at the General Confer ence at MemphiH, be was elected editor of the Sunday sohool literature of his Church, one of the most important posts in tho Connection, in which he remained to the end of bis life. He waa a member of the General Conference at Richmond in 18SG, at St. Louis in 1(90, and at Memphis in 1894, Dr. Kirkland was a man of great vigor of intellect, of strong will, and wielded a large influence among his brethren of the ministry. He had never been in robust health, having from time to time bad to take a forced rest tor health. Sa, it is un derstood, he was at tbe time on bia way for his health to bis native State, having crcfSRd the Cumberland and Blue Ridge Mountains (/rom Nashville, Tenn., to Asheville, N. C.) in a buggy, when he was overtaken by bis last illness. Dr. Kirkland leaves a widow, one daughter and two Bone, who, in their be reavement, have the sympathy of very many friends. He was a brother of Dr. James Kirkland, Chancellor of the Van derbllt University, Nashville, Tennessee. -Nc7vs and Courier, June!. - An Ohio revivalist shoots off a sky rocket for every soul he saves, which re sults in a grand pyrotechnic display every night, much to the joy of a huge crowd that all the churches in town could not contain. The reverend man also resorts to brass bands and bonfires to attract at tention in the first place, and thou ho and the rockets clinch the argument. All reoords have been betUen, Williamston Items. Miss Chriet.berg, of Asheville, N. C., daughter of Bev. H. F. Chrletzberg, has been visiting Mrp. A. B. Eurie. Photographer Young, of Pickens, has been at the Mibaffey house for the past fortnight. Cul Newt. Brown and family, of Andpr-on. are spending a week at Spring View hotel. The Uuion meeting held here Friday, Saturday and Sunday atlraoted large crowds. Tho delegates were cordially en tertained. The ladies of the Union held their mis sionary meeting in the Presbyterian church Saturday from 10 a. m to 1 p m The President, Mrs. Williams, who baa just returned with her buaband from a lour to tb? East, including the Holy Land, WUK unable to be precut, so Mrs. Ii C. Wilson, the first Vice President, presided ably and gleefully. After the devotional exercises Mrs. Thoa. Crymes read toe address of welcome and drew nome instructive lessons from the parable of the pounds. The response was made by Mrs. Breaze?le, Belton, in appropriate and well chosen words. Miss Daisy Crymes read an entertaining aad instructive paper on 'Woman's place in the church " ?be certainly had iufurmed herself about the women of the Bible from Jael and Debo rah,of the old Testament,'down to Priscilla of the new. A beautiful and touching poem, "Givo Your Best," was r cited by Mistes Ilico and Surat. Among the ques tions brought beforo the meeting were, .'Why 8bonld Every Christian Woman Belong to a Missionary 8ociety?" "How to Make a Missionary Meeting Interest ing" and ''Personal Responsibility." On Sunday Rev. Mr. Burta preached a missionary tennon. The crowd was so great that the church was almost filled with ladies, the men not being able to get seats. Mr. Mahaffey is repairing his hotel, building new fences, barns, etc., and will in a few days have ten painters at work It is our cad duty this week to chronicle the death of little Joe Go ri i Dg ton, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Garlington, which occurred on May 25tb. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Dr. 8. Lander, assisted by Mr. Earle The little Misses Simpson, of Anderson, are visiting their grandfather, Mr. C. E. Horton Prof. K. D. Sereu, of Newberry, was 11 thu city last week. Miss Lila Prince is visiting ber sister at Piedmont. Whooping cough la rampant. R. B G. Moseley News. Mr. John G. Burriss was up this way Hgain last week. He still believes that a ..dear" may ba found in this vicinity. Miss Matti? Pruitt was visiting at Oak Bower, G<i, recently. The old ' Rake" ran into a tree top la&t night while on his way home, and .'or a moment the air seemed to be surcharged with pitchforks, with some little bugs on 'em. Mi BJ Texie Tucker, a charming young lady from Moifattsville, spent last week here. Mr. Watt Banister returned yesterday, after an absence of several months. Miss Onie Martin, from Iva, spent last week here with her brother, R P. Martin. Mr. Billie Burton, living near Harper's Ferry, came up last p. m. on his wheel. Some attraction for him, too. J. Henry Evans and Preacher Harris, from He Hand's Store, came down Jaet week, and brought us some boggy and a hog We are told that J. E. Kelly is getting ready to thresh the grain crops for the farmers. W. T. McGee will not go out th ia season. Mrs. Benjamin Harris, of Holland's Store, waa visiting here Saturday and Sun day. .Recently two gentlemen were engaged in conversation, and, by the way, they are both looking out for wire No. 3, and were aiscusBing the possibilities and expatiating on the many excellent qualities ot' the fair oues of this community, and, after a pro longed conversation, one of them said : 'Well, ? am going to save my money, and clothes, and buggy tires, too, cause tue Lord's done give me two mighty good wo men, and ir there's any more tor me I'll lind 'em just about aa quick by staying close about home." In our opinion this would have done very well in the ancient days, when a man had only to go to the well, draw a bucket of water, kiss a wo man, cry a little and pop the question and be accepted on the spot, like Jacob and Racbei ; but if a latter day Jake or Jim wants to find another good woman, he will not tmd her standing around a well wait ing to be kissed, but he must chino up Sat urday evening, go off that night on a lark, talk all kind of soft chat, drink bust-heau wbibkey, and slide in at home at 4 o'clock the next morning, rolling drunk or with your hat torn to pieces and a kerchief tied over your head-then you'll be the mao. So you see, Jimmie, that if you persist io your present resolution you will nut only lose your "honey," but you will drop your candy as well. borne of our people are at Abbeville this week attending Court. PEDRO. Broyles Briefs. The Union Meeting for the First Dis trict of Bea vordam Association was held at Oakdale cliurcn Saturday and Sunday The preaching and the discussions were good, the attendance was large, and alto gether the occasion was pleasant and profitable. Toe Anderson County Sunday school conference of the Methodists will be held at Smith Cbapel July 31-August 1 and 2 Several dignitaries, including President Rice, of Colombia Female College; R^v. John O Willson, of the Southern Christ ian Advocate, Rev. Dr. Clittoo, of Abbe ville, are u> ba present. Mr. G W. Farmer, who has been in critical health for months, bas so far re covered as to be able to visit short dis tances from home, much t > the relief and gratification of relatives and friends. The Presbyterian church at Townville will ahortly elect two additional elders and deacons. The congregation are very much pleased with their new preacher, the Rtiv. Mr. Wilson, of Seneca. Quite a number of our people, young and old, are going to Asheville on the Smith excursion In June or July. The Messni Smith are deservedly popular as excursion managers. The big crowd of orderly and genteel people that went with them to Charleston recently attests tbie. The rowdy, cut-throat element waa con spicuously absent and the polite attention of the maaagers was unlading. The crops of cotton and corn in the Fork are unusually forward and promis ing, but in some places rain is very much needed. Generally speaking, the oat crop ia a failure, and only here and there is there a field ot good wheat. So far as our observation goes, J. A. Gantt, Sr., J. M. Broyles and H. 0. Rjuth haye the best wheat, and Mr. Routh will no doubt har vest a lerner crop of oats than any farmer in th? Fu rk. The postmaster here has been notified that the contract for carrying the mail six timeaaw>3ek from Anderson to Town ville via this place bas been awarded, and we are all much pleased. Several veterans are going to the big Confederate reunion at Richmond and we have heard many others express a desire to gc, saying there is no place on earth they would rather revisit than the old battle fields of Virginia, bnt the battle of life draws too heavily upon their re sources for them to be able to go. * Belton Items. Beginning with last Monday the early closing movement went into effect among the business houses of the town. The storer will be closed at ? o'clock each af ternoon, except Saturday. Quite a number or citizens attended the Uuion meeting at Williamston Saturday and Sunday. The Belton baio ball team inflicted an overwhelming deteat upuu tho repr?sent atives of Williamson at the latter town on Monday morning. Miss Carrie .^'illivan, who has just fin ished her work a teacher in the public schools of the town of Abbeville for the pant session, spent a day with relatives here lust week. Miss Faunie Horton is still suffering from an attack ot fever, but an early im provement in her condition is reasonably boped for. A lawn party was given Thursday even ing by the young people of the town. Several of lionea Path's young ladies and ?entlemen favored the occasion with their preienco. Alisa Sara Matlison, who has been spending aume time receutly with Miss Mattie Brown, is now visiting in Wil liamston. Au Infant child of Mr. J. H. Saylora, who lives near here, died labt week. Mr. John Horton, of Anderson, Bpent Sunday with relatives here. * - Th a season for the sale of commercial fertilizers has ended and the agricultural department of North Carolina linds the sales are twice as great as they were a year ago. The cotton crop is 50 per cent, greater than last year's acreage. - The most beautiful woman in Boston, sa '8 the Boston Journal, is a mulatto wi th a dash of Jewiwh blood. Irreproach ably dressed, graceful in bearing, with a a jg'gestion of Oriental languor, she is a rt re del ight to the eye, and her voice is like unto the voice of the viola. \ Charleston's Chance. CH?BLESTOI?, May 29.-Representatives >f the Security Construction company re urned to the city from New York this norning, having drawn np contracta there br the building of a line of road frem Charleston to Allendale, at once, and for he ultimate construction of 175 miles of oad farther west. The enterprise is a big >ne, and only wants (he endorsement of ,he construction company's directors, vhich is certain to be given, to be put into operation. The deal means much more .han the mere building of the road to Al endale. The Port Royal and ?aguBta ind the Port Royal and Western Carolina ?oada, owned hy Messrs. Thomas and Ry M), and the Greenwood, Anderson and Western, with its extension now In course ii construction, are to be consolidated with the new line When the new system s completed it will own and operate to gether In the interest of Cbarleeton over ?OG miles of rails. It is proposed to have the road to Allendale completed before the first of November, the contract for con struction, which bas been given to Messrs. 3trong & Co., of New York, calling for lt to be finished in 120 days. The Charles con Construction company, Gen. Sam Thomas and Mr. Ryan, Sol Haas, Col. Mike Brown and other prominent rail road men will be interested in the new system. The people of the city are en thusiastically in favor of the enterprise, and it ls cousiderd to be the biggest thing that bas happened for Charleston in a quarter of a century. Gen. Samuel Thomas said that he and Thomas P. Ryan, as individuals, bad pur chased the better part of the first mort gage bonus of the Port Royal and AugUBta railroad, and would reorganize the proper ty. The road would not be leased to the Central of Georgia; it could not be under the constitution of the Bts.te of South Caro lina. It would be operated in the South Carolina system. - "You have some very valuable prop erty, I believe?" said the tall man care lessly. The little man looked at him sharply. "That depends." he said. "De pends on what?" "On whether you want to buy it or assess it." - A deacon will pass around the plate and get more buttons than dimes, but a highwayman can bold out a gun and col lect everything a man has got. This goes to show that a man will give more to save his body than to save his soul. A Household Treasure. D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie. N- Y., says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Dis covery in the house and his family has al ways found the very best results follow its use; that he would not be without i.-, if procurable. G. A. Dykeman. Druggist, Catskill, N. Y., says that Dr. King's New Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough remedy; that he has used it in bis family for eigbt years, and it has never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tried and tested. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros', drug store, Eegular size 50c. and $1.00. Marvellous Basalts. From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun derman, of Dim -udale, Mic*: .weareper mitted to make this extract: "I have no hesitation in recommending Dr. King's New Discovery, aa the results werea'most marvellous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rives Junction she waa brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terri ble paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little interruption, and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery ; it was quick in its work- and highly satisfactory in results." Trial bot tles free rt Hill Bros. Drug Store. Regu lar size 50c and $1.00 NOTICE. A LL persons are hereby notified not to XJL hire or harbor Ibsan Wakefield, Gaines Wakefield or John Wakefield, a- J they are nnder contract with rae for the 1 present year, and have left me without cause. All who disregard this notice will be prosecuted. ELBERT WALKER. Seneca. H. C . June I. J896 49-1 TEE FEARFUL CYCLONE. BEFORE it is too late call on me and get a Cyclone and Tornado Policy on your Dwelling in a Company with a Capi tal of $1 500,000. Please give me your business in Fire In surance. A. B. TOWERS, Insurance Agent. FOR SALE. MY entire outfit of Ginning Machine ry, consintingof on? 20 Horne Pow er Engine, two 60 Saw Gins, and Feeders for same, one Condenser for three HO 8-iw Gins, one St?f Tramping Cotton Fress. Suction Elevator, with Separator i nd Dis tributor for handling the Cotton without touching lt with the hands. Ali o, Shaft ing and Fullevs just ready to put up and go to work. Tbls I will sell at a bargain, and make terms to suit the purchaser with the proper security. A. C. STRICKLAND. June 3,1896_49_4 Winthrop College Scholarships. EACH County of the State is entitled to as many scholarships in the Win throp College at Rack Hill as it has Repre sentatives in tbe House of Representatives. These scholarships will be awarded upon a competitive examination tobe held at the County Court House on July 30th at 9 am. Applicants must ba not less than fifteen years of age and must have a good knowl edge ot the common school branches. The expenses of attendance do not exceed $8 50 a month for board, furnished room, heat, light and washing. For further information and a catalogue, address PRESIDENT D. B. JOHNSON, Rock Hill, S. C. Jnne 3, 1896_49_ ANNOUNCEMENTS, For Solicitor. [ hereby announce myself as a candidate fir re :ctioD to Hie office of Solicitor of ibo Eighth diclal Circuit of South Carolina, subject to the lion of tho Democratic Party in the Primary ecllon. M. F. ANSEL. I hareby announce myself a candidate for Sa dior of 'he Eighth Circuit, subject to the Demo atic Primary. GEO. E. PBIKCE. I hereby announce myself a caodidato for Se ctor of the E i;hth Judicial Circuit of this State, bject to the Democratic Primary Election. B. M. SHUMAN. For Treasurer. The friends of JAMES M. PAYNE respectfully mounce bim asa candidato for rc-nomiuaUon to e office of oun y Tre.surer, subject to thuDem raiiu Primary Election. C. M. BARRETT is announced as a caiididate r the office of County Treasurer, subject to the ?ult of tbe Democratic Primary Election. Tho friends of W. F- C. OWEN reupcctfully mounce him as a candidate for the position of aunty Treasurer, subject to tho action of the cmocratic Primary. Mr Owen Ja a ycuEg man id would make a most efficient officer. County Supervisor. I hereby announce myself as a candid ile for re action to the office of Couoty Srjpervii-jr, subject . tho result of the Democratic Primary Election. W. P. bNELGROVE. Clerk ot Court. I hereby announce myself ai a candidate for re eciion to the office ot ( lerk of Court, tubject ?S ie result of the Democratic Primary Election/ JNO. C. WATKINS. Auditor I hereby announce myself a candidrte for re ection to the office of County Audited, subject to ie rules of tho Democratic Primary.-' Unable to nesgo in an active canvass without neglecting Tidal duties, I deem it not amiss* to say to the iteis that I think nono the less of them, nor will be less grateful, for the reason thai Ian confined : the post of duty, which, after' all, would seem > be of moro importance tbanliollow electloneer ig. Respectfully, r _<j~N. C. BOLEMAN. Sheriff. I hereby announce myself a candidat) for Sheriff f Anderson County, subject to the action of the nm ary Election of -tho Democratic party. I de Ire to say that owing to but-iness engagements, lade be'ore I deiermiued to enter the race for beriff. I will probably be unable to du much can assing during the mo* tbs of July and August, ut whenever I am not absent on thia business I ill take every opportunity to seo my fellow-clti sns. NELS' * R OB'7 \. I hereby announce myself a ca.. 'Idate for Sher iff f Ander.-on County, subject to the action of the 'rimary Election of the Democratic party; but wing to the sad misfortune io my family, and bat I now have two small orphans to look after, I 'III not be able to canvas* the County au 1 would ' i s h, but aik to bo remembered by my friends at lie bal.ot-box. JAMES H. MCCONNELL. The friends of Capt. E M. SNIPES present bb ame to the voters of Anderson County for tbs fficc of Sheriff, subject to the action of the Dem eratic Primary. [25BY D. cantas. FRAHK M. M?BPHT. CAPERS & MtJBPHY, Utorneys and Counselors at Law, ANDERSON, S. C. PRACTICE! in the Supreme Courts and other Courts of South Carolina Geor ;ia. Tennessee, and in the Supreme Cou rt if the United States and all Federal Court?. Elections promptly attended to. ?Tune 3,1896_48_6m FARMERS, Save Tour Grass and Grain - BY USING - McCormick Machines. The Best In the World. ?3f Repairs kept on hand, though sel lom needed. Catalocup? on application to 0. A. BOWEN, Agent, Pendleton, S. 0. June 3. 1?96 49 1 A REFINING INFLUENCE. IN a home where music is found, tiaere will you find a lifting up and refining in fluence. Every home ought tobe supplied with a musical instrument of some kind. We are Headquarters f >r all kinds ol'In struments, - especially invite your at tention to i Ivers & x ond, Kimball and Everett PIANOS, Farrand & Vatey and Kimball ORGANS. Small Musical Instrumenta in great va riety and at lowest pricep. Call and Inspect our Stock, or write foi Catalogue and prices. THE C. A. EEED M??SIC HOUSE ANDEKSON, S C. GIVE US YOUR EAR ! A Large and Complete Stock of . . . Heavy and Fancy Groceries, Builders' Material, Brick, Cement, at $1.50 per Barrel, Best quality of Lime at 90c. per bbl. Call and see us before buying. Jackson & McKinney. Fruit Jars 1 Now is the time to look after Fruit Jars. I have them in Stock. JELLY GLASSES, PRESERVING KETTLES, ICE CREAM CHURNS, FLT FANS, FLY TRAPS. JOHN T- BURRISS. A REMEDY FOR HARD TIMES ! YES, I can give it to jou, if you will give me a call, see my Goods end get my prices. My Stock consists of Fancy and Family Groceries, Confectioneries, Canned Goods, Tobacco and Cigars, Ia fact, almost everything in the Grocery line. I am not afraid of competition, but I want you to give me a call, and if my Goods and prices don't suit you, you need not purchase. GK F. BIG-BY. I?, FREE CITY DELIVERY. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE "ECLIPSE" ENGINES, Made by Frick & Co., and. the ERIE CITY IBON WORKS ENGINES AND BOILERS. We no1; only promise the Lest, but propose to save the buyer money. Our Engines are guaranteed BY US absolutely. Weare near by, and will not suffer our customers to be imposed upon by strangers and irresponsible agentsT The Smith Cotton Gins, Thomas Cotton Elevators, f Presses, Saw Mills, &c. MOWERS AND HAY RAKES. Save your grass and pea vines. We biive special figures on s. limited number of the be3t Mowers in the market. To get advantage of the low price buy early. Everything worth having in the Machinery line sold by us. Call or write for prices. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. THE" PLEASURE... Of doing business consists chiefly in giving satisfaction to the customer-it is the key to success in all lines of business. WE strive to merit the patronage of the public by making it both pleasant and profitable to deal with us-hence mutually satisfactory. A SPECIAL BARGAIN "We are now offering is a line bf LADIES* OXFORD TIES AT !$1?5 Per pair. This is a neal and stylish Slipper, and is worth 81.75 everywhere. If you want a nice Summer Shoe at small cost see this line. We keep in stock at all times Shoes of every style, quality and price. Our line of DEESS GOODS and SUMMER FABRICS Is complete, and we aie offering them at a very low price. We hare Everything you want in Groceries, And to the Farmers we will ss.y that we will make it to your interest if you will send us your orders. M'CULLY & CATHCART. FU??Y TO US, - BUT - MONEY TO YOU. 18 Eoxes Imported Matches for 5c. We want to see how long it will take us to get one thousand dollars ou? of our Match busiuess. Potters Al Fancy Table Oil Cloth, best known to the civilized world, at 15c per yard. A big lot bought at reduced price, and you get the benefit These are the 25c goods, and must not be compared with the common stuff offered by other parties at similar or even higher prices. 3,000 gallons Jug and Jar Ware to go at tc. per gallon. What do you say to that? Eh ! One hundied thousand pounds first-class Spices, thrown upon the market suddenly by a large house in a bursting condition, is enough to create a stir in the market, and we are in it head and ears. We shall use our good luck in these goods as sledge-hammers to pound competition over the head with, f you hear somebody holler you may know wa hit him. Goods are warrant ed strictly pure and absolutely fresh. So hero goes : Black Pepper, Race Ginger, Cloves, Allspice, all at 10c. per pound . Strictly pure ground Pepper and Allspice at 15c. per pound. We don't wis h to make a scene, but we are out for fun, and we are going to have it. We have got a few barrels of Ep som Salts and Flour ot Sulphur which we are willing to let go at at half price. Kc matter how we got them. Such vc.Ines do burn our hands, and we want to run them off before they get too hot. Shall we depend on you to help us ? One thousand yards in one pattern Turkey Red Table Cloth enough to cover four hundred large size tables. Do you want to be one of Anderson's four hundred ? If so, now you have the chance at a cost of 15c. per yard. Do other people ask you 20c. and 25c for these goods ? Then don't buy, but make your way as straight as an arrow to the TEN CENT STORE, where a free 3ilver dollar is counted sound money, and gets a dol lar's worth every time. Do you wanta Water Cooler? We've got them as low as 85c. for the large size. A good Glass Table Set for 25c. Water Set 45c. Good size Iron Foot Tub, painted, two bandies, at 20c. Celluloid Starch makes your collars and cuffs look better than new. Large packages 10c. Once more we are enabled to offer you the only genuine Oiline Shoe Dressing on earth. Finest gloss ever produced, most lasting Polish ever mac e. Positively does not crack or parch the leather, but does soften and restore la dies' and children's Shoes which have taken that shabby appearance to their original color. For restoring all leather goods to original fine smooth finish Oiline Shoe Dressing is not equalled on the globe. We still sell big 5c. bars of Soap at eight for 25c. Large lump Laundry Starch at 5c. per pound. The best Laundry Blue, in stick, box and bottle, or pure Indigo. Can't fail to please you. By the way! How's your prospect for fruit? Need some Fruit Jars after awhile, I reckon. For this season our Jars will be shipped in solid cars, direct from the factory, and we will save freight and breakage. Jars are put up one dozen in light but strong partition boxen. We have 1620 boxes, which will contain 19,440 single Jars, complete, with rubbers, caps and wrenches. You can't afford to buy till you know our pric?. Jelly Tumblers to match. Do you need extra Rubbers for old Jars ? Now is the time to get them cheap. Come and get our fresh Spring prices' on anything you want "Money saved is money made." Yours always truly, C. S. MINOR and THE 10c. STORE, " 27 South Side Public rquare, where Spot Cash tells the Tale. COLE & COFFEE'S QUESTION BOX. D? you ever deal in Futures ? Bo you ever buy Goods expecting a prize ? If so, did you count to see how much it cost you? Do you buy Goods from a man because your father bought them from him? Do you go to the same Store regardless of who occupies it ? Do you go around to s>ee where you can get the most Goods for your hard earned money ? Do you (hink hard of your merchant if he sells you meat at Gc. when you could buy it at 5o. ? H-d you rather paj $5.00 for a Birrel of FLOUR from an old dealer than $4.60 to tbe NEW ONE ? f Do you try to make a rich man richer and a poor min poorer at the expense of your own wife and ba Dies ? Di yon think your friends can buy aud will sell you Gooda cheaper than others will or cm ? DJ you buy Goods from a man because you like him, when you can buy them cheaper at other places? Do you buy Goods without asking the prices ? Do you trade ut a place because others do ? SEE ? COLE & COFFEE, North Main Street. P. S-L>."> you givfl 40;;. for Black Pepper wheu you can buy ai t ole & Co flee'a for 10.-? 46-4 WE have the GENUINE BRADFORD And other Standard varieties of . . . WATER MELON SEED. ORR & SLOAN.