The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, July 15, 1896, Image 2

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Anderson Intelligencer. PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY. J. P. CLINKSCALES, ( EDITORS AND LO. 0. LANGSTON, J PROPRIETORS TERMS: ONE YEAR.fl 60 MXMONTHS . 75 WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1896. Our Souvenir Edition. The INTELLIGENCER is now at work on a souvenir edition of the paper, which - will tell of Anderson County, her people and her resources. It will be issued as supplement with from thirty-five to fifty pages and handsomely lithographed. More than ten thousand copies will be published, and these will be distributed broadcast where they can do the most* -good in advertising the County. The edition will deal with the manu facturing, educational, agricultural, mer cantile and every other feature that goes to show what is being done in Anderson from day to day. There will ba a com plete write np of tho city, giving an ac count of all the enterprises. The histori cal features will not be neglected, and all of the towns in tho County will be written up fully. There ia a vast deal of information about Anderson County that can be gath ered, and when published will show that this ls the garden spot of the world. Nothing will be neglected. The edition will not be issued until about the first of September, owing to tho large amount of work to be done. It seems that the Democratic National Conventions aro partial to Presbyterians. Mr. Bryan, like Mr. Cleveland, is a Pres byterian. McKinley has been officially notified of bis nomination; he will be unofficially ?tif?ed of his defeat on the morning of wernher 4th. m ? m o Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the Georgia law prohib iting the running of freight trains on Sunday is valid. The campaign circus began its work again yesterday at Sumter. It whs hoped that tho meetings would be called off en tirely, but this was not done. Utah became a iull-fledged Sjato on Saturday, the 4ih, and there-will be 45 stars on the United States flags from this time OD. Old flag's will probably Le worn out with their 44 stars and then will be replaced with tbe 45 star style. Uncle Sam is getting a ::ocd sized family. Mr. F. G. DaFontaine, whc is scon to publish his old war letters to the Charles ton Courier in pamphlet form, should meot with snccess in this State, as they are exceedingly interesting. He was the war correspondent and tells about the great struggle in a graphic manner. - m O m" - A Georgia editor makes this suggestion: "We have all been talking about reduc ing tba acreage In cottoD. Suppose some attention be given to the reduction of the acreage in politics. Let's reduce the can didates to a stand; thin 'em out, plant them further apart, and put fewer in ?a hill." _ "Bradstreet" shows by reliable statis tistics that of every IOC men who start in business, 46 fail utterly, 50 barely make a living, accumulating nothing, and four succeed, accumulating more or less rich es. Farmers complain as much as any, but more of them succeed than U the case in other vocations, though fe wer become exceptionally rich. Times must be pretty bard down about Bamberg. Tho Herald of that place pub lishes 'beannoun^montofthe candidates and after each is the word "paid." This is something new in this State. Perhaps it ;s the only means by which the paper can get the oflico-seekers to come forth with their stuff. A candidate who can't pay for his advertisement should stay out of the race. Augusta Chronicle "Senator Tillman, no doubt, feels that his speech at Chicago waa not a success, and that a man who has scored one great oratorical sensation bad better not try to repeat it on the same line, especially when a great orator like Bryan is to follow him. 'The scream of Mercury' cannot compete with 'the song TO Apullu ? " >. Some of the Ti Ilmamte newspapers in this State seem tc think that Judge Earle should first resign his seat on the bench before entering the field for Senator. There is no reason why be should do this when Evans is still Governor and hunting a better job. Besides, if this was done, the State would lose one of her ablest Judges. ^Let Evans set the example by first resigning. The State campaign was resumed Mon day at Sumter. It was a quiet, unevent ful gathering ?and but little interest was shown. Evans was not present, not hav ing returned from Chicago, and Mr. Dun can did not explode bis bomb about which so much has been said. He was waiting for Evans to return. Judge Earle was present and made his first speech. He pitched his campaign on a high level, which he says he will continue. The meetings will continue for about a month yet. _ _ William J. Bryan and Arthur fc'ewall will be formally notified of their nomina tions of President and vice-President, respectively, at Madison Square GardeD, in New York-, early in August. This matter was decided bT tbe notification committee which met Saturday night in Chicago. Madison Square was the place where the exercises were held four years ago, wh6n the committee notified Mr. Cleveland of his B omination. Bryan and Sewall are both raady to go to work on the campaign. Ben Tillman got some of his own med ioine at the Convention last Thursday. He was hissed down from all sides of the house by the men of the same political faith as himself. He meant to make a grand-stand play; he had the opportunity of his life, but, like the man he was, he failed to see k. Iii resorted to some of his South Carolina tactics, and the result was that he was ignominiously howled. And then when the South Carolina delegation cast their ballot for Tillman, a volume of hisses came from all sides of the hall Tillman is just as high to-day as he will ever get?_ Tho National Democratic Convention has finished its work at Chicago after hav'mg.declared for free silver and nomi nating *W. J. Bryaa, of Nebraska, as President, and Arthur Sewall, of Maine, aa vice-President This was one Con vention in, which the nominee was not named previously. Bland, Boles and a few others, wore spoken of for the place. Bryan made a speech, and by his elo quence and patriotism, completely cap tured the meeting. After that bis nom ination was easy and he went in on tho fourth ballot. Tillman made a speech just before Bryan and had the opportuni ty of his life. He failed to see it, howev er, and met with nothing but hisses. Bryan and Sewall are both clean politi cians with good records. Bryan is only 36 years of age, and has taken aa active interest in the fight for free silver for a long time. Bewail was born in 1835, and iias been a life long Democrat, a bimetal list and a large ship owner. Bryan and Sewail make a good ticket, and it ia the duty of every true Democrat to vote for them at the corning election, lt don't look so much like McKinley after all. A great many of the leading newspa pers in the North and East have oome out squarely against the platform adopt ed by the Chicago Convention and say they will not support it. This is duo to the silver plank. The outcome of this may mean that a gold ticket may be put in the field, running under the Demo cratic colors. Henry Watterson of the Louisville Courier-Journal telegraphed his paper from Switzerland that another ticket ls their only hope. He adds, "No compromise with dishonor. Stand firm." This action on the part of the goldites cannot but help the Democrats, and it may lead to an overwheleming victory for Bryan in November. The Japanese Tidal Wave. SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.-The Tokio correspondent of the United Press writing under date of June 26, thus graphically describes the devastation wrought by the seismic wave which recently visited the northeast coast of Japan : Japan bas been visited by a calamity of almost unprecedented magnitude. On the 15th of June, at hidf-past 8 o'clock in the evening, a seismio wave struck the northeast coast of the main island through out a distance of about 2?0 miles, and in five minutes 30,000 people were killed and 8,000 houses destroyed. That is the whole story. Anyone can identify the locality of the disaster by a glance at tho map of Japan. From the island of Kinka-^an, on the south, to Hacblnoye, on the north, the coasts ot Bikuzen and Rikushu provinces assumes a distinctly convex Bbape. Throughout the whole of this bow-like area, nearly every town and every village was visited by the wave, the portion be tween Motoyosbi and Yamada suffering most severely. The general direction of ? he wave appears to have been north bv east, for after carrying devastation to the shore of the main island it lett Y*zo in the west, touching that island at Yerimo Capo only. In the case of inundations, cyclones, or even earthquakes, there is a record of more or less continuous mischief, and more or less successful struggle against the forces of destruction : but in the case of seismic waves, one tremendous blow accomplishes the whole calamity in an instant. At half-past 8 o'clock the inhabitants of numerous towns and hamlets along the coast were celebrating the "Boytt' Festi val," on the fifth day of the fifth moon, according to the old calendar ; at twenty five minutes before 9, 30.000 of them had been Bweptout to sea or thrown dead up on tbe shore, and 8 000 of their homes bad disappeared or lay wrecked. There waa nothing to presage the dis aster. From ll in the forenoon until 4.30 in the afternoon heavy rain iel). It was followed by a fine evening and a dark, calm night. T >ere is much difficulty in obtaining perfectly accurate statements as to the time ot the phenomena that preceded the final catastrophe ; they were too insignificant to seem worth recording. Several accounts agree, however, that about 7 o'clock three or four shocks of earthquake were felt, not violent chocks, though of the vertical kind that folk? in Japan have learned to dread. The baro meter gave, at the time, no indication of anything unusua1. Some twenty or tweuty-tive miuutes later a booming sound became audible from the direction of the sea. It appears to have been variously interpreted Some construed it as the noise of a coming gale; others supposed that a huge school of sardines had reached the officg. Only a few sus pected the real significance of the sound and fled inland at the top of their speed. Rapidly the noise increased until it as sumed the volume and deafning din of a great park of artillery and then, in a moment, waves from 20 to 30 feet high were thundering against the shore. The places where the actual totals of the deaths reached tbe highest figures were not al ways these that suffered the most In pro portion to the population. Of the three urefectures visited by the wave-Iwati, Miyagi and Aomori-Iwati had by far the largest aggregate of disasters, its list of dead amounting to 26,000. Some of the details, however, couvey a more graphic idea ol' the facts than any general statement can suggest. Kamai-hi is a lude seaside town, situ ated at the bead of a rocky inlet two miles deep and directly facing tbe Pacific Ocean. Behind it is a precipitous bill. The inhabitants seem to have remained uutil the last wholly unconscious of what was pending. Ata little after 8 in the evening a mountain of sea waa observed piling itself up at the mouth of the inlet and in a moment, with a thunderous roar waves thirty feet high sw^pt over the town. Three times the avalanches of water rushed forward, the first incom parably the most terrible, and in less than two minutes the town was virtually annihilated. Out of 1,223 dwellings only 143 remained standing, and out of a popu lation of 6,557 death had overtaken 4,700 and 500 lay wounded. In completeness ot destruction this record beads the list. Scarcely" less appalling was the work of the waves in the bay some five miles far ther north. Th^re, in the village of Futaishi, only 100 persons escaped death out of a population of 790, and only two bouses oui of as many hundreds re tn ai o od standing. At Yam andu 700 bouses out of 900 were destroved, and 3,000 persons were killed out ot 4,200. At Toni 250 houses were swept away out of 269, and 1,103 persons were killed and 82 wounded out of a total of 1.200. In.tbe Kissen dis trict one town and eleven villages at tacked by the wavfl had 6,380 persons killed and 1,560 houses washed away or wrecked. At Hongo the whole hamlet of 150 bouses was annihilated, and the Bole survivors were a party of men that hap pened to be playing "go" in a temple on bich ground. Such are the tales of death and ruin thit come from place after place, the terrible totals at this moment of writing being 29,073 killed, 7,337 wounded and 7,841 houses washed away or wrecked. Sheep on the Seaboard. The Southern Planter urges that every Southern farmer snould purchase a few ewes in the late summer and early fall months, and give the sheep raising and wool growing industry one fair trial, and in support of its advice prints some infor mation which should interest South Car olina farmers. Virginia, it says, has only about 400 000 sheep, while England on an area very little larger, aud supporting 40 000,000 population, has over 35,000,000 sheep, or nearly as many as there are Sn all the United States, which have 38,000,000 for 70,000,000 people. The English farmers have just "harvested" a crop of 10,000,000 lambs, wortb, at the average of 50 pounds, from ?6 to ?3 apiece. This means that I the crop, which is harvested before any other crops are grown, is worth $60,t00, 000 at the least. Virginia and the neigh boring Southern States could raise that crop as raadily as Eugland, and it would represent the equal in value of a crop of over a million bales of good cotton. If all Southern farmers will not go into the industry, however, those who will should fina it just as profitable to them. The Planter says: "The conditions are infinitely more favorable for success here than in England, and while the money returned would not be so large, yet nt present prices of ?4 to ?5 per lamb of 50 pounds weight, the re turu would be equally as profitable to the farmers, from the mnch lower value of the land and the much less coet of feed ing the ewes and lambs. We ought to have in Virginia at least ten times as many sheep as we now have, and the same applies to North Carolina, where the whole number at present is very lit tle mons than 300,000. There is not in the whole world two Bimilar areas of country so well adapted by climate and natural conditions as Virginia and North Carolin* to become great centres of sheep husbandry." Except South Carolina and Georgia. Sheep have to bo sheltered and fed for weeks ata timein winter in Virginia, where snow is fence deep on the ground, or the thermometer is feeling for zero. Such conditions never obtain here. Our wiuters are comparatively mild and sheep can tike care of themselves with but lit tle attention from their owners. There are flocks of thousands in the piney woods of Georgia, which are estimated to cost about 15 cents per head per annum. There are flocks of scores and hundrods in South Carolina that cost but little more, if any more. The only cost of raisinjr sheep in this part of the country, indeed, is the cost of killing the dogs, eagles and wild cats which affect a mutton diet, so weare assured by experienced farmers. We really ought to raise more sheep, and if the shepherds of tho Northern, Middle and Western States could be made to understand the facilitiesand opportunities for their business in ibis region they would not lose a day in coming here to rait e them. There is no more comfortable and profitable industry in the South when it is conducted Under fairly intelligent direction.--Vet?-'? and Courier. 1 The National Democratic Platform. PREAMBLE-We, the Democrats of the Uulted States, in national convention as ?ombled, do reaffirm our allegiance to the essential principles of justice and lib erty upon whioh our institutions are founded, and which the Democratic party baa advocated from Jefferson's time to our own-freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of conscience, the pre servation of personal rights, the equality of all citizens before the law, and the faithful observance of the constitutional limitations. During all these years the Democratic party bas resisted the ten dency of selfish interests to the centraliza tion of government power, and steadfast ! ly maintained the integrity of the dual scheme of Government established by the f'linders of this republic of republics. Under its guidance and teachings the great principle of local self-government has found its best expression in the maintei ance of rights of the Statesand its assertion of the necessity of confining the general government to the exercise of the powers grimed by the constitution ot the United States. The constitution ot the United States guarantees to every citizen the rights of civil and religious liberty. The Democratic party has al ways been the exponent ot political lib erty and religious freedom, and it renews its obligations and reaffirms its devotion to these fundamental principles of the constitution. MONEY QUESTION-Recognizing that the money question ia paramount to ali at this time, we invite attention to the fact that the Federal Constitution names silver and gold together as the money metals of the Uuited States, and that the first coinage law passed by Congress un der the CouBtitutlon made the silver dol lar the monetarv unit and admitted gold to free coinage at a ratio based upon the ail ver dollar unit. ' . "We declare that the Act of 1873, demon etizing silver without the knowledge or approval of the American people, bas re sulted in the appreciation of gold and a corresponding fall in the prices in the commodities produced by the people; a heavy increase in the burden of taxation and of all debts, public and private; the enrichment of the money-lending class at home and abroad, the prostration of industry and impoverishment of tho peo ple. AGAINST GOLD STANDARD-We are un alterably opposed to monometallism, which bsa locked fast the prosperity ot an industrial people in the paralysis ol bard times. Gold monometallism is a British policy, and its adoption bas brought other nations into financial ser vitude to- London. It Is not only un American but anti-American, and it can be fastened on tbs Uuited States only by the stifling of that spirit and love of lib erty which proclaimed our political inde pendence in 1776 and won it in the war of tbe revolution. FKEE COINAGE DEMANDED-Wo de mand the free and unlimited coinage of botb silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 toi, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. We demand that the standard silver dollar ?hall be a full legal fonder, equally witb gold, for all debts, public and private, and we favor such legislation as will prevent for the future the demonetization of any kind of legal tender money by privatt contract. We ara opposed to the policy and prac tice of surrendering to the holders of the obligations of the United Stntes the op tion reserved by the law to the govern ment of redeeming such obligations in ei ther silver coin or gold coin. AGAINST BOND ISSUES-We are oppos ed to the issuing of interest-bearing bonds of the United States in time ot peace and-condemn the trafficking with banking syndicates which, in oxchange for bonds and at an enormous profit to themselves, supply the Federal treasury with gold to maintain tho policy of gold monometallism. Congress atone has the power to coln and issue money, and President Jackson declared that this power could not be delegated to corporations and individuals. We therefore denounce the issuance nf notes intended to circulate as money by national banks as in derogation of the Constitution; and we demand that all pa per which is made a legal tender for pub lic and private debts, or which is receiva ble for dues to the United States t?halI be issued by the government ot the United states and shall be redeemable in coin. A REVENUE TARIFF-We hold that tariff duties should be levied for purposes of revenue, euch duties to be so adj usted as to operate equally throughout the country and not discriminate between class or section, and that taxation should be limited by the needs ot the govern ment, honestly and economically admin istered. We denounce as disturbing to business the Republican threat to resto ro the McKinley law, which bas twice been condemned by tue people in national elections, and wbicb, enacted under the false plea of proteotion to home indus tries, proved a prolific breeder of trusta and monopolies, enriched the few at the expense of the many, restricted trade and deprived the producers of the great Amer ican staples of acctss to their natural markets. Until the money question ia settled, we are opposed to any agitation for further changes in our tariff laws, except such as are necessary to meet the deficit in reve nue caused by the adverse decision of thc Supreme Court on the income tax. But for thia decision bv the Supreme Court, there would be no deficit in the revenue nnder the law passed by a Democratic Congress in strict pursuance of uniform decisions of that Court for nearly IOU years, that Court in that decision having sustained constitutional objections to itt? enactment which had previously been overruled by the ablest judges who bave ever ?at on that bench. We dec are that it ls the duty of Cou g ress to use all thc constitutional power wbicb remains after that decision or which may come from ita reversal by the Court as it may hereafter be constituted, BO that the burdens of tax ation may be equally and impartially laid, to the end that wealth may bear its due proportion of the expenses of the gov ernment. KEEP OUT PAUPERS-We hold that the most efficient way of protecting Ameri can labor is to prevent the importation ol foreign pauper labor to compete with it in the home market, and that the value of the borne market to our American farmers and artisans is greatly reduced by a vicious monetary system which de pressses tbe prices of their products be low i.he cost of production and thus de prives them of the means of purchasing the products of our home manufactories, and as labor oreates the wealth of the country, we demand the passage of such laws as may be necessary to protect it in all its rights. We are in favor of arbitration of differ ence between employers engaged in in terstate C'imraerce and their employees and recommend such legislation a. is ne cessary to carry out the principle. The absorption of wealth by the few. the consolidation of our leading railroad systems and the formation of trusts and pools require a stricter control by the Federal Government of those arteries of commerce. We demand the enlargement of th s powers of the interstate commerce commission and such restrictions and guarantees in the control of railroads as will protect the people from robbery and oppression. REPUBLICAN WASTE-"We denounce tba profligate waste of money wrung from the people by oppressive taxation and the lavish appropriations of recent Republican Congresses, which have kept taxes high, while the labor that pays them is unemployed and the products of the people's toll are depressed in price till they no longer repay the cost of pro duction. Wo demand a return to that simplic ity and economy which befits a Demo cratic government and a reduction in the number of us-.-has offices, the sala ries of wbicb drain tbe substance of the people. FEDERAL INTERFERENCE-We de nounce arbitrary interference by Federal authorities in local affairs as a violation of the constitution ot the United States and a crime against free institutions, and we especially object to government by injunct on as a new and highly danger ous form of oppression by wbicb Federal Judges, in contempt of tbe laws of the States and rights of citizens, become at once legislators, judges and executioners, and we approve tbe bill passed at the last session of the United States Senate and now pending in the House of Representa tives, relative to contempts of Federal Courts, and providing trials by Jury in certain casos of contempt. No discrimination should be indulged by the government of the United States in favor of its debtors. We approve th? refusal of the Fifty third Congress to pass the Pacific railroad funding b ll and denounce the efforts of tho present Republican Congress to enact a similar measure. As TO PENSIONS-Recognizing the just claims of deserving union soldiers,' we heartily endorse the rule of the present commissioner of pensions, that no name shall be arbitrarily dropped from the pension roll, and tho fact of enlistment and service should be deemed conclusive evidence against disease and disability before enlistment. NEW STATES-We favor.the admission of the territories of New Mexico, C kalo ma and Arizouu into the Union JW mate!*, and wo favor the early admission of all tho territorios having the necessary pop ulation and resources to entitle them to statehood, and while they remain territo ries we hold that the officials appointed to administer the government of any teni tory, together with the District of Colom bia and Alaska, should be bona fide resi dents of the territory or district in which their duties are to be performed. The Democratic party believes in borne rule, and that all public lands of the United States should be appropriated to tbe establishment of free homes for American Citizens.] We recouiuieud that the territory of Ala-ka be granted a delegate in Congress, and that th? general land and ti m ber laws of the United States be extended to said territory. THE MONROE DOCTRINE-The Monroe doctrine, as originally declared and as in terpreted by succeeding Presidents, is a permanent part of tho foreign policy of the United States and must at all times be maintained SYMPATHY FOR CUBA-We extend our sympathy to the people of Cuba in her heroic Btruifgle for liberty and independ ence. TENURE OF OFFICE-We are opposed to life tenure in the public service. We favor appointments based upon merit, fixed terms of office and such an admin istration of the civil service laws as will afford equal opportunities to all citizens of ascertained fitness. We declare it to bo the unwritten law of this republic, established by custom and usage of 100 years and sanctioned by the exam pl BS ot the greatest and wisest of thosb who founded and have maintain ed our government, that no man should be eligible for a third term for tho Presi dential office. IMPROVE WATERWAYS-The Federal Government should care tor and improve tbe Missies issi ppi river and other great waterways ot the republic so as to secure for the interior S ates cheap and easy transportation to tidewater. When any waterway of the republic is of sufficient importance to need aid from theeovern ment, such aid should be extended upon a definite plan of continuous work until permanent improvement is secured. SUBMITTKO-Confiding in the justice of our causa and the necessity of its suc cess at the polls, we submit the foregoiog declaration of principles and purposes to t?> the considerate Judgmentof the Ameri can people. We invite the support of all citizens who approve them and who de sire to have them made effective through legislation for the relief of the people and the restoration of the country's pros perity. _ _ The Candidate's Career. WASHINGTON, July 10.-There is noth ing in the romantic literature that sur passes the meteoric career of William Jen nings Bryan, who was to-day nominated at Chicago for the highest office wirbiu the gift of the American people. The constitutional age of the Presidents is 35. Bryan is 36, and it be ia eleoled in No vember next he will be the youngest President that the White H-.?use has evnr known. He is essentially a self-made man and a man of the people His prin cipal education was gained in the public schonls of Salem, Illinois, where his pa rents resided. During tbe succeeding bix years he received an academic traiuing. The bent of bis mind was toward the law and it was in the office of Lyman Trumbull, himself a conspicuous figure during the war, and the reconstruction period which followed that he laid the foundation of bin legal career. It was in Congress, however, that Mr. Bryan made the reputation which has swept him into his present prominence. In 1890, when only 30years of age. he was elected a member of the House from the 1st district of Nebraska, where he settled immediately after bis admission to the Bar. During the consideration of the . ?ingle shot tariff bills, which were brought before the House during the fi . at session of that Congress, Mr. Bryan electrified his colleagues by the force and vigor of his utterances, his intimate knowledge of economic- matters, the gracefulness of his oratory, and his ahili ty to sustain himself with credit against the ablest debaters upon the Republican ?ide of the chamber. His time on that occasion was repeatedly extended, and be -?poke in all several hours. He awoke the next morning to Cod himself famous. Nor was it an ephermeral fame. He be came from that day a conspicuous figure m a house which inoluded such giants nf debate as Breckinridge, of Kentucky; Bourke Cochran and John B. Fellows, ot Now York; Dingley and Reed, of Maine; Springer, of Illinois; Lodge, of Massacbu -ett>; Oates, of Alabama, and William L. Wilson, of Weat Virginia, who now holds the office nf Postmaster General. While Mr. Bryan was not a free trader be favored the lowest tariff consistent with the necessities of tbe Government, and be was placed by Speaker Crisp upon the ways and means committee, an un usual honor for a new man. When the 53d Congress met Mr. Bryan had also achieved a reputation as a staunch sup porter of free silver, and when President Cleveland convened that Congress in ex rraordinary session, in the autumn of 1893, Mr. Bryan was Mr. Bland's efficient lieutenant in leading the opposition to the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman Act. He continued in that Con gress as a member of the ways and means committee. He was one of the sub-com mittee which had in charge the internal revenue schedule nf what waa subsequent ly known aa the Wilson tariff bill, and he shared with Mr. M eM il lin, of Tennessee, in being the first to suggest the incorpo ration in that measure of an income tax. Mr. Bryan added to bis laurels as a bril liant and ready debater during thedia cus-ion ofthat measure in the House, and bis influence was also exerted lu favor ot the income tax, which he regarded as one of ita moat essential features. With this Congress Mr. Bryan's Con gressional career ended, and he returnen to Ornaba to accept tbe editorship of the World-Herald ot that city, although his home for many years has been at Lincoln, the State Capital. Mr. Bryan is about the medium height, His fac?is cleanly shavon, and in appear ance he resembles the great Pennsylvania Commoner, Samuel J. Randall, who, at Mr. Bryan's age, might really have passed for the latter's twin brother. He is a strict churchman, and on several occasions during bis residence in this city addressed the Young Men's Christian Association and other religious bodies. He is earnest and enthusiastic in whatever cause eu ii-ts bis sympathies, and it is not doubted that bis personality will largely influence the approaching campaign. Mr. Bryan's family consists of bis wife, two daughters, Ruth, aged 12, and Grace, aged 5. and a son, William J. J., aged G Mr. Bryan'6 father was Silas L. Bryau, born in Cul pepper County, Virginia. " He was a Democrat. He went to Illinois when 18 years of age, settled at Salem, and graduated at McKendree College as a lawyer. __ Struck a Snag. The State board of pensions bas struck a snagas to the construction of the pension law which leaves everything at a stand still for the present so far as the final payment of the pensions is concerned. Nothing further can be done until the other members of the board, Messrs. Tompkins and Barber, return, and the attorney general's office construes the pension act. It ls a question under the terms of the act whether those who were members of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Reuerve corps, South Carolina Volunteers are enlisted to draw pensions. Some of these men, and many of them have filed applications for pensions, were c-lied out on guard duty at various times, DUE gent-rally returned to their homes in a few days. Others were held in reserve, but saw no service at ail. The act says that those who were in the service of the State or of the Confederate States are entitled to pensions. The stumbling block ls as to what constitutes "service" under the act.- Columbia State. - Thirty years ago a lad named Ed wards started out from bis home in Winchester, Ky, to go fishing. The other week he came back with the same fish pole over his shoulder that he started out whb, but without any fish. He had never been seen by any lrieuds during the interval. - The farmer who is too poor to take a newspaper is very much like the lost man who hasn't time to read asign board on the roadside.-Orangeburg Patriot. A Valuablo Proscrip ion. Editor Mor ison of Worthington, Ind , "Sun," writes: "You have a valuable pre scription in Electric Bluers, and I cnn chterfullv recommend lt tor Constipation and 8ick Headache, and as a general system tonic ic bas no equal." Mrs Annie Stebie. 2625 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, was all run down, could not eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored her heilth and re ne? ed her strength. Prices ?0 cent? and $1 00. Get a. Bottle at Hill Bros. Drug Store. A Household Treasure. D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharle, N. Y., says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Dis covery In the house and his family has al ways found thc very best resulta follow Its use; that he would not be without i., if procurable. G- A. Dykeman, Druggist, Catskill, N. Y., says tbat Dr. King's New Discovery is undoubtedly the beat Cough remedy; that he bas used it io his family for eight years, and it ha? never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy BO long tried and testad. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros', drug store. Regular elie 50c and $1.00. ' Poultry and Pet Stock Association. Pursuant to call, a number of the poul try fander? of the County met at Ander eon Smlesday in July and organized a Poultry and Pat Stock Association by electing the following officers : President, Dr. J. F. Killebrew, Belton, 8. Cf I-t Vice President, W. E. Loa, Ander ton, 8. C ?1 Vice President, Dr. W. D. Hutto, Williamson, S. C. t?ecruiary and Treasurer, John L. Jolly, Denver, S. C. Executive Committee, Dr. J. P. Kille brew, W. G. Hembra, Dr. W. D. Hutto, R. S McCully and W L. CopelaDd Superintendent, Manson Jolly, Denver, S C. Rulas and Regulations, John L. Jolly, W. E. Lee and R S. McCully. On Finance Jump? T. Jones, C. C. Ling" on and W. D. Hutto. O tion tbe Association was requested tor c at Anderson on Saletday m Au gust =xt, at 2 o'clock p. m., to hear re ports from the various committees and at tend to other business that m*y come up. It is very important to have a lull at tendance present on that day. Lett.il who can or will come and hflp gel; things in Bhape for an interesting poul try show at Anderson next winter. Mr. C. C Langston, editor of the Ander son INTELLIGENCER, has very kindly of fered a 'Poultry Column" in bia paper, and Dr. J. F. Killebrew ha9 been stlt-cteO to "edi t" it for the edification and encour agsmeat of poultry raiser? JOHN L. JOLLY, 8ec. Wants Information. FCRT SCHUYLER. N. Y, July 7, 1S0G EOITOB INTELLIGENCER: I wrote the Adjutant ano I.j?pector (ieneral of South Carolina in July of last year, oaking whether or not bis cilice contained any record of a Capt. J. J Jones, who ia fup posed to have commanded a troop of C. S. cavalry during the late war, aud received a letter from bim stating that the matter would be looked up, but not haviog heard any more on the subject, I have tbe honor to request, in ^ behalf of Col. Crosby, of New York city, who commanded a regi ment of United States troops during tbe early part of tbe war, that you give this space 1M your paaper. Tbe Colonel has in nix p??Ke"aion a aword with tbe letters "J. J J , S C " engraved on the hilt, and it ia certain that the troop COP-mender's name was Jone?; and if the officer or any of bia family could.be traced, it would afford the Colonel great pleasure to return the blade to its original owner. If I could learn from what part of the State Capt. Jones entered the C. ci. aurvice [ m>gbt obtain from the County officials s metbing concerning bim or his family and any information will be gladly re ceived. Very respectfully, Your obedient servent, JAMES A. MORROW, Sergeant alejur U S. At my. $100 in Prizes. The Charleston Post, with a view of si mulcting literary fl!'TC in South Caro lina, offers a prize of 8?0 'or the beHt short dtory ov a resident ot Snuth Carolina A prize of $25 is offered for the second beBt." A prize of ?15 ia offered for the third beat A prize of $10 is offered fer the fourth best. CONDITIONS. The omxpetition la open only to South Oti roi io ians-that i?, residents of South Carolina. The stories must contain not lees than five thousand nor more than about ten thousand words. All manuscripts submitted become the property of tho Post Manuscripto must be received by the Post not later than August 31. Stories must of course be origina1, and have never before been published; butts to style, whether romantic, founded on fact, etc., full latitude ia left to the writerp. Tbe prizes will be awarded by tbe fol lowing judges : Rev. John Kershaw, Mr. Thomas della Torre and Mr. Yates Snow den. Contestants are expected to send in their manuscripts accompanied by their names .Jirect to the Post, but are cautioned not to write their names on their manuscript?. The Post will then send the manuscripts to th? judge?, keeping a record of the con tributor-aodtbe titles of their stories. The names of the contributors will not be Known to tho judges. Broylcs Briefs. The two weeks old twins of Mr Robert Foster here died last week. The infant of Mr George J Meredith that was taken to the mountainy in tbe un po that it might be restored to health died tbore. .Mi?!ea Bertha Sharpe and Mamie Barr, of Anderson, spout a few hours Saturday it the Sharpe home on the'Seneca. They were accompanied by Mr. J. H Collins, .rho dd quite a lot of photographic work it To? nville that day. Dr. F. T. Wilbite, Anderson's sffable, courteous and handsome bachelor of phar macy, spent r-everal days here with his friend, Dr. S R Heller, recently. Children's D*y will be observed by the Presbyterian Sunday School at Towuville the f .urtb Suuday instant. This locality hat a good deal of attrac tion far the people ot South Union np in ''cone1?, male and female, it seems Mr. Jje 8. Harbin, a stirring young farmer, ?SB down here Siturday and Sunday ex tending and cultivating his acquaintance wi th oar girls. Miss Jessie Norris, who is fitting berself for the work of teaching, ettended the Nor mal at Anderson and speaks cbeeringly of thu work done. The Alpine toy?, several of whom are Uro bell players, are practicing regularly and we should not be surprised to hear of tb'?ir giving some amateur team a thor ough frailiug ere long The freshet last week did considerable damage to tbe corn on tbe low lands. The crops tm the branches and creeks suffered most. The farmers for a few days thought toumsdlves ruined, but they feel better over the, general belief that the average loss will nor, exceed twenty per cent, of the custom ary crop on the bottom lands. . Lowndesviilc News. Miss os Pauline and Lizzie Fortson, two charming and vivacious jouug ladies 'rom Edam, Gi., have returneu home af ter a pleasant sojourn with relatives here. Mks Ellie Seel, one of Anderson's fair est buds, ?B visiting relatives in and near town D ck Ppeer came down Sunday to see ..bi me folks.', Muss L'l.iaa McDavid, of Due WeBt, is vimttng berainter, Mrs, ? R Horton. Mrs J T. Latlmer is visiting relatives at Abbeville. Mr. J. C, Lomax and Dr. A. J. Speer are out for the Legislature. Tne combat deepens. Mr. E. R. Horton was at Anderson several dava thia week on business. Idr. M. W Baker and wife, from Due West, visited lelatives and friends here the finit of the week. Min Daisy Sharpe, of Anderson, is on a vi-it, to the lamily of Mr Wm. Moore. The placid waters ot the beautiful Sa vannah were rather ruffled during the past few days. And the nobie '"Pedro" ls no moro. Thu news is too good to be true. The Couuty Campaign meeting will be beid In Lowndesvnle on August 4tb. We have been requestod to announce that un ibt.t date the ladies of the Presbyterian Church will tell ice cream, etc , lor the uenefu of their Church. Wo learn that Btv. W. W. Orr ls hold lng a very interesting meeting at Cooks. Many of ou? citizens will attend. Miss Annie Liddell, of Chapel xiii), Mite., nrrived last week to spend tbesnm raer with the fanrly tfh.-r grandfather Mr. T. T. Lunnitg?Btn. Miss Lillie Iluckabee returned last Fri day, after an extended visit to friends at Do'oald-, 8 C. There was a picnic at Mr. W. L. Bow man's uprings last Friday. But owing to the inc etnency of the weather few were present. Mr. B. Berry Allen is making some very oxtensive improvements on his dwelling Hon W. P Wideman, candidate for Congress, was up Wednesday seeing the dear people. IK- ia a abort horse, but bord to curry. ' Troupe," the Lowndesville correspond ent for tue Abbeville Press and Barnier, sent tbe following to bis paper last week : "But for the dry weather, what would have been one ol' tho most bountiful crops of blackberries, is well nigh gone, and with it passes one of the opportunities for the young people while out driving to pro long their ride-nothing, perhaps, serves this end better than a patch of this nice fruit along the road side, for there a abort time eau be utilized in gathering this fruit, which proves a source of pleasure as well as profit." * Reunion of Orr's Regiment. Tho annual Reuulou of Orr's Regiment will be held Sandy Springs, Tuesday, August ll. Uil. G. Mci?. Miller, of Ninety-Six, will give a history of the Regiment from tba battle of the Second Manassas to the battle ot Fredriuksnurg. JOHN W. THOMPSON, Sec. SSf Abbeville, Pickena and Oconee pa pera will please copy, Confederate Relics. We are reqnestfd by Mrs. Bonhara to return her thanks to those wbn contribu ted Confederate relics for the South Caro lina Room in the Mopami at Richmond, and to say that the Vice Regent, Mrs. DfSaussure, will be elad to receive any thing of Interest relating to C -nfeHerato d*ys. Th**e can be sent to Mr*. M. ii. B'-nbara Mr*. J M. Patrick or Mi-? Le nora C. Hubbard, or left at the < ffice of Messrs. Bonham c? Wa'kinp, and at the INTELLIGENCER office. Mrs. Bonham has received the following acknowledgement of donations heretofore made : South Carolina Room Confed. Mup<-nm, Riehmond. Va. July 0. 1896 Received rbrouph Mr? M L. Bonham for the S. C Room Confederate Musenm one autograph letter of Gen. Beauregard1*, with explanatory letter Irom Mr. J. II. Wright. Received through Mrs. M. L. Bonhnm one die for printing five dollar rotes du ring the Conftderacy and three fiftv-cent notes of Febru?'V.*lS64 Donnted to the S. C. Room by Miss Lenora Hubbard. Received for the S C. Room C. M. one valuable piec* of stone used for engraving; bonds and bills of the Confederate govern ment. Given by Capt. J M. Patrick. Received for the 8 O Roora of the C. M. the na"k of a little Testament that went throueh the war wl'h J ihn Ewin Norris, Confederate soldier Given in his memo ry by his nephew, C. C. Langston, Ander son, 8. C. Received through Mrs M. L. Bonham for S. C. Room C. M. a kind of wax t.-per. such as wa? used during the war. Given by Mrs. Sylvester Bleckiey. Reoeived for the S C Room C. M. pic tore of building used by Treasurv De partment when in Anderson, S. C. Given by Capt. J. M. Patrick. MRS. W. P. DESAI-SSURE, V. R. tor S. C. - Counting in clerk hire, and leageim incidentals, a member of congress now receives a total of about S12 G50 for his two years' service. Daniel Winster used to get for the same period ?3,328 The expansion in the pay has at leaat kept up with that in the statesmanship. - "What waa the trouble at church this morning ?" inquired one Dakota citizen of another. "I understand there waa a row." "Oh, it didn't amount to anything. Some of the members in the back pews threatened to shoot the minis ter unless be spoke louder-that was all." ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Solicitor I hereby announce myself as a candidate for ra cleciion to the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, subject to the action of tho Democratic Party in the ? ri mary Election. M. F. AKSEL. I horeby announce myself a candidate for So licitor of ho Eighth Circuit, subject to the Demo cratic Prlmiry. GEO. E. PRINCE. I hereby announce myself a caodliUto for So licitor of the E ghth JudlcUl Circuit of this Sute, subject to the Democratic Primary Eb ellon. B. iL S HUMAN. For Treasurer. Tho friends of JAMES M. PAYNE respectfully announce him asa candidate for re-nomination to tho office of oun y Tro surer, subject to the Dem ocratic Primary Election C. M. BARRETT is announced as i candidate for tho office of County Treasurer, subject to tho result of the Democratic Primary Elec tion. Tho friends of W. F C. OWEN respectfully anuounce bim as a candidate fur the position of County Treasurer, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. Mr Oven is a young man and irould u. a ku a moat efficient officer. The friends of E W. MAbTERd respectfully present his nan.e to the voters of Anderson Coun ty fur the office of ( ounty Treasurer, subject to the Democratic Primary. Tho friends o? Mr. J. A. OELY, of Brushy Creek, announce him as a candidate for County Treasurer. REV E. Z. BROWN ls hereby announced as a candidate for Ibo office of County Treasurer, sub ject lo the result of the Democratic Primary Elec tion. Clerk ot Court. I hereby announce myself a* a candidate for re election to the office ol i lerk of Court, m bj cd to tho result of the Democratic Primary Election. JNO C. WATKINS. I re-pectfully announce myself as a candidate for Clerk of Court of Anderson County, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary Election. J. N. SUTHERLAND. Auditor I hereby announce myself a candidate for re election to the o3iee of County Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. Unable to engage In an actire canvass without neglecting official duties, I deem it not amiss to s-ty to the vot?is that I think none thc less of th sm, nor will I ls less grateful, for the reason that I aiuconfioed at the post of duty, which, ufter all, would seem to be of more importance than hollow electioneer ing. Respectfully, .i. N. C. BOLEMAN. Sherill. I hereby announce mjoelf acmdldatefrrShfirlfF of Anderson County, subject to tut) fti-.u of the Pr.mary Election ol the Democratic p.irty. I de sire to say that owing to bui-incss engagements, made be<ore I determined to enter the race for Sheriff I will probably be unable to do much can vassing during the mo tbs of July aud August, but whenever I am cot absent on this business I will take every opportunity to see my fellow-citi zens. NELSON R OREEN. I hereby announce mysplf a candidateforSherlff of Ander.on County subject lo the action of the Prlaary Election of the Democratic party; but owing to the sad misfortune in my family, and that I now have two sma'i orphans to look after, I will not be able to canvass thu i'ountv as 1 would wish, but a?k to bo remembered by my friends at the tul.ot-box. JAMES H. MCCONNELL. The friends of ELBERT M. SNlPEd pr?sent his Dame to the voters of ADdeison County for tho office of Sheriff*, subject to tho action of the Dem ocratic Primary. With many thanks for past favors and hoping for a favorable coos deraUou in thc corni ag pri mary election, I hereby announco ruy SH if a candi date for re election to the Sheriffs office, subject to the result ol tho Democratic primary. M. B. GAINES. Yielding to the request of some of my friends I anuounce myself a candidate for the pusitiou of Sheriff of Anderson County, subject to thc rules of the Democratic Parly. J. K. CLEMENT. ONLY THIRTY ON AUGUST 15th we will sav farewell slaughter our entire Stock ot Good' enrry any old Goodi to our New Store. "V following prices and see if it don't sound th BARGAIN ft Good Funnily Flour reduced ^rom.... Spring Wheat Flour reduced from.... Winter Wheat Patent Flour redncea BARGAIN N One lot Whole Stock Brogans reducei One lot Ht>;h Cut Harvard Ties reduc Every pair ef Shoes in our house have beer BARGAIN NO. ; Our entire Sloek of Dry Goods, consist: .Taconas, Plisses, Moires, Dunk, Satteens, ? Percales, White Gooda and Prints of every duced price. We want to break our record this moni help us. Yours o. c. P S -Remember, two S poo ia good Ma Reliable a -A EVANS' Pl P?O. 4 MOX KI A DANGER II TI the r. form you 1 thtf.fi sitiorj stron other dring Our Di Superintendent of Education. I hereby sri non nee myself a candidito for Coun ty Superintendent of Education, subject to the Democratic: Primary. A. W. ATT ATV AY. The friends of ROBERT E. KIPHOL^ON re spectfully announce bim as a candidat* forCounty Superintendent of Eduration, subj ct to tho ac tion of the Democratic Primary Election. Legislature The friends of P. F. FARMER, thinking him to be a competent man for the otOce, and li nowlng that be will not advocate any measure that will bc a disadvantage to his country, nominate him as a candidate for the Legislature, subject tc the ac tion of the Democratic Primary Election. C. H BAILEY is hereby announced as a candi date for tb* ilout-c of fiepres ntatives, subject to thc action of thc Democratic Primary E cctiun. The friends of M. A. MAHAFFEV announce him as a candidate for the House ol Repr?senta tifs from the Ea^t side of thc County, subject to tho Demuciatic Primary Election. I ai.nounce myself a candidate for Ibo IJouse of Representatives,subject to the Democratic Prima ry Election. JAMES M SULI1VAN. Tbs friends of S. N. PE ARMAN respectfully announce him as a candidate for the ?-ous-* of Representatives, subject to the Democratic Pri mary Election. Tho friends of MR. SAMUEL McCttABY, of Pei el icton, ninon nee him as a candidate to repre sent tots County in the Hoof e of Reprcentaiives, subject to the Democraiic Primary Election. The frienis of HE S RY H. EDWARD* nomi nate bim *s a suitahle ca id iel ate foi thc House of Representatives, subject to tho Democratic Pi ?ma ry Election. The friends of J. A. IT A LL. of Varenno' Town ship announce him as a candidate for the Hottso of Representative!, subject to the actio .1 of tho Democratic Primary Election. The Mends of COL R. B. A. ROBINSON, of Martin Township, respectfully announce him as a candidate for the House of Reprcs.,ntatlves,.sub jnct to the action of the i emocratlc Primary Flec tion. Martin Township has not hada R-presen latir? lu fn:y yours, cud no belter selection could be made tbr.n Col. Robinson. Tho friends of JOSHUA W. ASHTEY, of Honea Path Township, respectfully announce him as a candidate fur the House ol Representatives, sub j. ct to the action of the Democratic Primary Elec tion. JOH* M. GLENN is herrby ?nnounced as a cat - diddle for the Houso of Representatives, subject to tue action of the Democratic Primary Election. MAHY VOTERS. County Supervisor. I hereby renounce myself as a candidate for re cl"Ctlon to the office of Couoty Kupervl-or, subject to the result, of the Democratic Primary Election. W. P. r-NEHiROVE. The friends of OLIVER BOLT, (better known as Duck Bolt ) of < cntrevillo Township, respect fully announce him as a candidate lor County Su|Orvlsor, subject to tho action of the Demo cratic Primary Election. Congress. The friends of HON. J. W. BOWDEN hereby nominate him fur Congres? from the Third Dis trict, t-iibjecl, to the action of the Democratic Pri maiy Election. I announce myself a* a cand-date for election to the Flfty-fif'b Congress from the Third S-iulh Car olina District, subject to the rulci of tho Demo cratic primary. A. C. LATI M EH. We are authorized to announce W P. WIDE MAN, of Al>b vHe, as a candidato for < ongress from the Third 1 ongressional District, subject to tho action of the Democratic Primary. Coroner. I heroby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Coroner for Anderson County. Having filled tho <-ffi:o for eight year.?, thc people can esti mate my fitness abd fidelity /s the emoluments [ of thc office aro small, I cannot affo d to canvass tho County, and hence place myself before the people on my record, subject to the Democratic Primary Election. R. Y. H. NAmCE. F ABM TO BENT! T YING In two ?. -.ca of Anderson, near XJ enough to sena to theGrnded School. Tuia Farm contains about sixty acres of cultivatable land, and has a nice Vineyard in good condition. Comfortable build ing". I wist, to rent from this time until Juiuary 1st, also for the following year. Will give possession of the houses at once. For terms apply to the Postmaster at An derson. MRS. C. C. SIMPSON. July 15, 1896 3 4 NOTIGIi of CITY ELECTION OTICE is hereby given that a Mu nicipal E'?ction will he held on MUN DAY, AUGUST 10. 18116 from 9 o'clock a?, m to 5 o'clock p m. in the Court House, for the following officers: For a Mayor and six Aldermen for the City of Ander son, S. C , to serve for a term of two yearn, beginning August 15, 1896 ; for thre>! Trustees of tho Andersoo Graded Schools, to serve for a term of lix years, becinning August 15 1896 The following persons have been ap pointed Managers for said election : J B. McGee, Sr., R. Y. H. Nance and L. E. Nurryce. JBookB of Registration will be opened in the Council Chancer at 9 o'clock a. m Wednesday, July 29tb, and close on Fri day, July Si t, at 12 o'clock m. Tbe bouk8 will open each morning at 9 o'clock and close at 4 o'clock p. m., except on the 31st, whtn they will close at 12 o'clock m By order of Council of City cf Ander son, S. C. G. F. TOLLY, .Mayor. Attest: . JNO. K. HOOD, C. C. C. Anderson, 8. C. _July 14, 1S96._ NEW MACHINE SHOP. T1?7E beg to call the attention of the W public to our Machine Shop, which is located in the end o? the Anderson Oil and Fertilizer Co's Warehouse, opposite Southern passenger dep >t. To those wbo have any kind of machinery to bo repaired we ask them to give ns a trial, for we are fully equipped to do any kind of w?rk they may bring We have in connection with our shop a cnroplete set of tools to do all kinds of Bycicle work, such ns putting on new wooden rims, enumeliog. brazing and straightening frames, making ne?? mps. cones, colter pins, crank sbaits, Ac Prompt work and eat is mci ion guaranteed. . ARCHIE L TODD A CO. July 1, 18n6 1 3in DAYS MORE ! to Brick Range. We commence to day to ' preparatory to ranvinc. We do not want to VE MEAN WHAT WE SAY. Read tho mt way : O. l-l >CB. .?! 00 to 52 50 par Birrel. .?3 50 to S3 00 per Bartel. from.H 40 to ?3 90 per Barrel. U. 2-SUOES. 1 from.?1 00 to 75c. ed from.51 25 to ?t 00. i cut 25c. per pair . 3-DRY GO'UDS. lng of many beautiful weaves in Cr?pons, ismandu Silk, French Gingham0, Mulina, description, will be sold at a greatly re ;h before we leave Brick Range. Como and i always truly, BROWN & BRO. icbine Thread for 5o nd Fresh, T 1ARMACY. u CHIQUOLA. ? WEAKNESS. JERE is a great danger menaces lublic. It lurks out of sight in the ot weak and impure Drugs. If lave a prescription to compound, Drmula is made up with the suppo i that the Drugs are pure and g. If any of them are weak the s will overbalance it and a great er is imminent. rugs are Absolutely Pure. ORR & SLOAN. -===30*?^???#?*?<= ? 'JNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we are in the 4 CLOTHING BUSINESS andin ?t to stay, without regard \ as to whether there is much, Jittle or no profit in it. The cause of this IL VDeclaration is : Those who aspire to be the biggest people in this line, at times, seem profoundly ignorant of the fact that we, also, in 'odest ?vay, claim to be ''in it." We do not allege that there is an "ironclad" combination against us, though "Straws show which way the wind blows," and a number of incidents and circumstances might point strongly in that direction. We assert and advertise nothing but what we can and will fully maintain. We do say, however, that it is very singular and suggestive thai ve so often hear, inci dentally, that our competitors, when they miss a sale, advise the would-be customer to go somewhere else than to us, and we cannot recall a single In stance where we have been informed that one has been so sent us. This thing has gone on so long that it is becoming monotonous. Very recently a gentle man came into our Store and atked to see a fine Suit. He was soon fitted up, and expressed great surprise at finding the best line of Clothing in An derson. He stated to the Salesman who waited on him that he first went into (say) Mr. B.'s Store, and not finding what he wanted, and being somewhat a stranger here, asked where he could most likely get suited, and was r^'d either at C's or D.'s. He went to C's, and failing there, upon making the samo inquiry, was directed to B. or D. GpiDg to D.'s with the same result and upon making the same inquiry he was directed to go either to B. or C. So, whether intentional and premeditated and pre-arranged or otherwise., this gentleman said these people made an impression on his mind that there were no other Clothing Houses in Anderson outside of these three* He, however, (luckily for him) chanced to meet a man by the wayside who informed him that old man "A." was still in the ring and not even disfigured, so he came to our Store with the result as above stated. We can conscientiously say that if we know ourselves we bear not the slightest malice or ill-feeling toward any living man, and further, that we would be glad of the prosperity of all our neighbors. We have alway?, at least, tried to accord fair treatment to others in competition and otherwise, and whilst we give little heed to a great many things we hear, still we have .overwhelming proof to the fact that, at' least, we have not been treated in accordance with the Golden Rule. We have never thought it necessary for one to endeavor to pull down an other in order to rise himself. This kind of thing, if persevered in, which, seems inevitable, will prove quite unprofitable to those of us engaged in the conflict, but will result in a cornsponditg gain to the purchasers. Hitherto we have paid but little attention to the attitude of our competitors towards us, but we hereby, openly, serve due and timely notice on all whom it may concern, that old "A." has awoke from his slumber, shaken himself, scratched open his eyes, and from now on can be counted strictly "in it." Sn, in addition to the big drives in Summer Dry Goods, Notions-, Ladies' and Misses Slippers and. Oxfords, etc, advertised last week, we this week cut deep in prices on Clothing and Furnishings. . The Cash will cut an unusual figure in our Store henceforth. This is to make room, and ia preparatory to laying in such a Stock for Fall that for quality, quantity, variety and price will astonish the natives and force the conviction on our neighbors that we are indeed "in it." "Lay on, McDuff," etc. The longest pole reaches the persimmons. We heartily appreciate and thank the people for their very liberal pa tronage in the past, and assure them that, now beiog po?3sessed of more essen tial "ingredients" of success, we will be enabled to serve them better. As, "free silver or bust" seems to be the prevailing sentiment of this country now, so more "trade or bust" is hereby adopted as our new motto. Very respectfully, R. S. HILL. Agent Butterick's Patterns. * Thone 59. FUNNY TO US, - BUT - MONEY TO YOU. 18 Boxes Imported Matches for^c. We want to see how long it will take us to get one thousand dollars out of our Match business. Potter's Al Fancy Table Oil Cloth, best known to the c?vil?2?d 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 stun" offered by other parties ut similar or even higher prices. 3,000 gallons Jug and Jar Ware to go at 8c. per gallon. What do you say to that? Eh ! One hundred thousand pounds first-class Spices, thrown upon *be 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. If you hear somebody holler you may know we hit him. Goods are warrant ed strictly pure and absolutely fresh. So here 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 wish to make a isceue, but we are out for fun, and we are going to have it. We have got a f?:w barrels of Ep som Salts and Flour ot Sulphur which we are willing to let go at at half price. No matter how we got them. Such values 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 tour 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 the?;e goods? Then don't buy, but make y< ur way as btraigbt as an arrow to .the TEN CENT STORE, where a free silver dollar is counted sound money, and gets a dol lar's worth every time. Do you want a 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 bandle?', 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 genuirTe OilineShoe Dressing on earth. Finest gloss ever produced, most lasting Polish ever made. Positively does not crack or parch the leather, but does soften and restore la dies' ind children's Shoes which have taken that shabby appearance to their original color. For rettoring all leather goods to original line smooth finish Oilme Shoe Dressing is not t-qualled 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 boxes. We have 1620 boxes, which will contain 19,440 single Jars, complete, with rubbers, caps and wrenches. You can't afford to buy til! you know our price. Jelly Tumblers to match. Do you need extra Rubbers for old Jars ? Now is the time to get them cheap. Come and get our freth 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 Square, where Spot Cash tells the Tale. COLE & COFFEE'S QUESTION BOX., yon ever deal in Futures ? Co yon ever buy Gooda upectinR a prize? If so, did you count to soe bow much it cost you ? Po you buy Goods from a man because your father bought theta from him ? Do you go to thc same Store je^arditss of who occopifs it ? Do you go around to see where j ou can git the mest Goods for your hard-earned monev ? Do you ihink hard of your merchant if he tells ycu meat et i5c. when you could buy ir. ar. 5c. ? H?d you rather paj $5.00 for a Bane! of FLOUR frcm an cid dealer tban $4.60 to thc NEW ONE? Do you try to make a rich man richer and a poor man poorer at the expense of yonr own wife and babies ? D J you think your friends can buy and will sell you Gocds cheaper than others will or can ? Do you buy Good" from a n an hecauso you like bim, when you can buy them cheaper at other places? Do you buy Goods without asking the prices ? DJ you trade at a place tecause others do ? SEE? COLE & COFFEE, North Main Street. P. S.~Do you give 40c. for Black Pepper when you can bny It at Coi?) & Cofresfi' /jr 10c ?