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Anderson Intelligencer. PTJSU3EED EVERY WEDNESDAY. r F. ?LINKSCALE8. \ EDITORS AND LANGSTON, J PROPRIETORS TERMS: ONE YEAR........91 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5, 1896. It is our gaess that the Democrats will come very near to all voting the national ticket, and that It will also be voted by many Republicans. The State election was held in Alabama last Monday, and the Dem?crata were vic torious by at least 40,000 majority. Secretary Hoke Smith will be one of the spef&ers at the Brynn and Sewall ratifica tion meeting In Auirnsta August 17th. i-mm Let strong, honest;, tearless, God-fearing men be elected to office, whether in Coun ty, State or Nation. Truly, the people have much to be re sponsible for. The rate wsr in froight and passenger traffic bas been cut abort by an injunc tion from Judge Simonton. The ques tion will be argued before him at Green v ille on August 15. -1- m ? tm The report of the death of Jose Maceo is confirmed by the Cuban commander, General G arelo. He bas written to friends in New York that Maceo died like a sol dier and a hero-with his face to the foe. Senator Tillman cannot afford to treat with silent contempt the charge that his pockets were filled with rebates from dis pensary whiskey, especially when the charge comes from the man whom he made Governor of South Carolina. mm m o? . tarty-three people were Instantly kill edfctnd about the same number seriously injured ia a railroad wreck at Atlantic City last Thursday evening. Two passen ger trains collided whon they were run ning at full speed, both of the trains be ing heavily loaded. Joseph C. Sibley was asked a few days ago what kind of President he thought Mr. Bryan would make. He replied: "I fear no man as chief magistrate who, at the close of each day's labor, on bis bended knees, invokes the guidance of Almighty Gad, and seeks in public and privat? action to obey bis revealed will." Tom Watson has found ont all at once that he is famous, and has been sending signed telegrams to all of the leading pa per*. He feels confident that Bryan will b? elected and that he will go in for sec ond place. Bryan's election is generally conceded; so is Watson's defeat. After November he will find out "where he is at." _ _ Mr. H. M. Emerson has been promot ed to General Froight ar.d Passenger Agent of the Atlantic Coast Line system. Mr. Emerson bas boen the assistant gen eral freight and passenger agent of the company for BO inri year?, and his pro motion is a fitting recognition of the ex cellent service which bo has rendered the system. Judge Eurie made a manly apologyof his conduct at the Florence meeting when b> s'.ruck the governor. He said that when he become a Judge he did not put away his manhood, and that he would never let any man insult him, whoever he tn'ght bp. And yet the Tillmanite pa pers aro laying all the blamo at Judge Earle's feet. Any gentleman in Earle'* position would have done just as he did. Can it be possible? Little Johnny Watts aud Rlchbourg have stopped some of their disgraceful conduct on the stump, and say that from this time on they will conduct their race on a higher plane. What bas come over the spirit of their drearm? We did not think it was in the men to act in any but an indecent man ner when begging the people for votes. It was high time for them to change their course. The Farmers' Alliance has gone to work in earnest to fight the cotton tie trust. We hope that they will be successful, for it Is bad euough to have to sell cotton for a song, without having to pay half its Tai ne for strips of iron to fasten it together. If tho farmers would stick together ID matters of that kind and pay less atten tion to the delusions of political dema gogues, they wauld find{in the end that it was much the wiser course. While th? weather for the past two or taree weeks has been decidedly disagree able to humanity it bas proved ot im mense benefit to crops, especially cotton. The succession of very warm days and nights after a season of heavy rains bas made eotton grow like magic Reports from all points of tho South show that the crop Is in beautiful condition and indicate a very heavy yield. It is doubtful if the cotton crop was ever before in so promis ing a condition at this season. Duncan exploded his campaign sensa tion at the Barnwell meeting which he haa been holding over Evans* head for some time. He charged that the Mill Creek Distilling Company had offered Col. Mixon a rebate of $562.50 ea w. on 100 car loads of whiskey, which would b* $56,250 ou the lot. Col. Misson refused ? it, and Governor Evans at first told bim he was right. Shortly afterwards be was sent for by Evans, who ordered him to buy whiskey from Mill Creek, when Mixon peremptorily refused and swore he would not buy a gallon. The Governor on that occasion said to Mixon, "By God, I know you are not getting a dollar of this mosey, but yon know Ben Tillman filled his pockets ont of it." The "Gospel Cyclers" Is the very latest ia tho bicycle craze. The plan origina ted in Boston, and it is proposed to organ? ks federated groups of Christian workei s who shall travel from place to place on wfrfflla, preaching and distributing relig s~ ions literature. The army ls to be divid ed into groups of three or more rider?, both men and women. Bloomer?, how ever, are strictly tabooed; so are short skirts, for that matter. The *Gospei Cyders" will not be paid any salary, and they will have to endure all sorts of hard ships. They will carry hammocks and cooking utensils, so they can camp out doors. _ While wo recognize that there may be honest differences of opinions on all sub jects of inquiry, and that we should bo tolerant of tbo&o who differ from us. it does not follow that all opinion are en titled to equal respect. Each is to be judged by itself and on its own merita. We may, and indeed, should, dispute the opinion that wo believe to be erroneous, and that out of the debate we may reach the truth, whatever it may be. But this does not imply intolerance exhibited to ward those who hoM the wrong opinion, especially when we know they are con scientious and have done some honest thinking on the subject. We should rather welcome those who dispute with us because they honestly disagree with as; Iban tho so-called friends who play upon our Vanity by pretending to agree with aU we say. - ? m - - The hlgheat-prlced watch made in Geneva costs ?120. It records fractional parts of a Becond* strikes the houri? nnd quarters, and plays three tunes. With gems to ornament the case, the value can, of coarse, be increased to two or three such sanas? Important to all Toten. It baa been thought all along that there would be only three more days upon which the registration booka conld be kept open for the registration of voters in this S'ate- the first Mondays respectively in August, September and October. In view of the very small n ember of voters registered this would have proven a se rious matter. Tbe law bas been careiully examined in regard to the matter, and below is given a statement from the As sistant Attorney General which shows that the law allows several more days than has been supposed, and that in caae the books are not opened on the days in dicated the whole registration might be invalid. Here is Assistant Attorney General Townsend's statement: "The question ii asked by one of the boards of registration whether the books of registration shall bo opened in the month of October. On November 3 the general election will be held, and the registration law requires the books to be closed 30 days before tbe election. Tbe first Monday in Octooer will be the fifth day of the'month, and there will not be 30 days between that day and the general election. '.The Constitution provides: 'For the first registration to be provided for nnder this Constitution the books shall be kept open for at least six consecutive weeks, and thereafter from time to time at least one week in each month np to 30 days next preceding the first election to be held under this Constitution.' "Section 7 of the registration act pro vide?: 'The registration books shall be oponed in eaob county on the first Mon day in April, 1S96, and kept open for six consecutive weeks from that time at tbe Court House. They shall be opened also at the Court House on the first Mondays in June. July, August and September, 1896, and kept open continuously for one woek in each of said months, and in the manthof October, in the same year, up to 30 days next preceding the election, and the same shall be closed before the general election of 1896.' 'It is a mandatory provision of the Constitution that the books, after they have at first been kept open six weeks continuously, shall be opened from time to time at least one week in each month outil 30 days before the general election. It provides that in June. July, August ard September they shall be kept open one week, commencing on tbe finit Mon days, but that in October tbey shall bo bo kept open until 30 days before tbe elec tion, without requiri? them to be opened on the first Monday in that month. The manifest purpose of the Act was to pro vide for the very controversy which will happen in 1896, and to comply with the mandate of tbe Constitution to have tbe books open?d in the montb of October. "The boards of registration must open the registration books on the first day of October, 1896, ?nd keep them open until 30 days before the general election in 1896."_ _ Mad Mules and Mad Dogs. Atlanta has been suffering from an un usual spell of very warm weather, and many of the horses and mules em ployed on the streets have been serious ly affected by it. Dr. Cook, a veterinary surgeon, ls quoted us saying that every summer he bad some cases of sunstroke umong them, but that "the record bas been broken during the present heated term, as he bas more cases of the kind than be bas ever bad before." On Thurs day of this week he attended seven cases, und during the past week he had not less than twenty cases. The Atlanta Journal reports that about a third of the animals worked by tho sanitary department have been affected with sunstroke within tbe past tew days, and many other horses and mules have succumbed to the heat. It is worth noting, as sustaining our contention that Charleston, despite the usual difference of one or two degrees in temperature in Atlanta's favor reported ny the weather service, is ?eally cooler than Atlanta, that while the mules and horses in Atlanta have been suffering in such numbers we have not heard of a case of sunstroke among those in Charles ton. It is to be presumed that the people of the two places feel the beat in the same proportionate degree. The matter to which we wish to call attention particu larly, however, is the Journal's report of the conduct and treatment of a mule af fected by sunstroke, which is given as an examp'e of such cases. It say?: "The animal bad become drowsy while at work in tho Bun, and tbe driver no ticed from his labored breathing that there was something wrong. He report ed the case to Chief Yeal. The mulo was taken to a vacant lot, and there he soon became wild and unmanageable. He dashed about in a frantic manner, and it was with the greatest difficulty that he oonld be held to keep from inflicting se rious injury noon his body. Dr Cook ! was sent for, anti began to treat the mule. The struggles of the poor beast, whose brain seemed on fire, were pitiful. His eyes rolled in a maniacal manner, and dis frame shook with nervous rigors. After considerable trouble and the use of ropes the mule was thrown to the earth, and held there by six stout men. He struggled to free himself, but his captors I held him fast. A big blanket was thrown about bis body so as to get bim in a sweat and then a quart of whiskey was poured down bis throat. A bag tull of cru?bed ice was placed on his head and then Held there. "For some little time the mnle was frenzied, and then began to accumulate a jag of respectable proportions. A far away, dreamy lo k came into his eyes, to take the place of the frenzied expression ?hat reigned there. He moaned in a maudlin fashion and made nc effort to rise, seeming to be rather pleased than otherwise at the treatment he wat receiv ing. After a time the body of the animal was wet with sweat, and the doctor pro nounced him better. The ice was kept on bis bead for two hours, and then ho seemed so much better that it was re moved and the mule was allowed to rise. He seemed all right, with the exception of the jag he had accumulated, for he staggered around in a most approved 'asbion. This morning he is out ot danger." This information ohou'd be useful on occasions to farmers and others who can not readily command theservlcos of a ve terinarian, and we print it for that rea son. It may be of interest, however, in another relation. In all the cases where they are so seriously affected by the heat, says the Journal, the horses aud mules exhibit the "frenzy" and "maniacal man ner" described. In one case the mule "rushed up to the back door of a store and tried to enter, but was beaten back," and in all cases unless relief is afforded the frenzy continue*) until death ensues. The point we wonld make is that if these mules bad been dogs they would have been pronounced "mad," and would have been shot instanter by a policeman or the first man who could get a gun for the purpose. It is not unreasonable to suppose that many of the dogs which are killed as victims of "rabies" are suffering from Bunatroke instead. The dogs bite in such a condition, it is true, and the mules do not, and lt is as well to take no chances; but it is probably true never theless that the same cause produces the frenzy in both cases, and that many val uable dogs might be saved in the hot sea son if their owners were only consider ate enough to provide them with cool quarters, instead of a corner in a super heated back yard, and with reasonably cool water to driuk at all hours.- Neivs and Courier. The First Blood Spilled. BATESBURG, Aug. 2.-Until Friday night there was one county in South Car olina in which there never bad been a man slain-a drop of human blood spill ed. It was a record to be proud of, and one wh?ch never should have been brok en. But on that fatal night the lire blood of Joel L?rick wet the soil of the "baby oounty," Saluda County, and the reoord was broken, and Saluda took ber place in tbe ranks with ber unfortunate elder sis ters. Walter Duncan will be the first man in Saluda County to answer for the lire of a fellow man before a jury of his fellowmen. The Btory in brief ia that Duncan and L?rick, who live five miles north of here, were brothers-in-law. They had a diffi culty. What the trouble was cannot be ascertained here. They settled it with pistols. Several shots were fired by each. Duncan escaped unhurt, but L?rick was instantly killed. Botb were well-to-do young farmers, and tho affair is a deplorable one, and is universally regretted. Duncan will have to be confined in the Edgefield jail, as Saluda has neither a jail nor a court house yet. Found fccniltj. GREENVILLE, Aug 1.-This morning at 6 o'oiock the jury in the Sammons-Grif fin case brought in a vordiot of guilty without recommendation for mercy. Sammons was indicted for killing Frank Griffin at Piedmont. The body of Griffin was found in the S*luda river above Piedmont several days after his dlsap oearance. The evidence was circumstan tial, but so strong that the jury arrived ata verdict quickly. The only hitch was the mercy clause. Sammons tak*s tbe verdict quietly and thinks be will secure a new trial, a? his attorneys have made a motion to that effect. The verdict meets the approval of this community general ly,-.Columbia Slate, " . - - A Tidal Ware in China. SHANGHAI, Ana-, l.~The recent dis&s tronn tidal wave along tho coast of north ern Japan baa been parallelled bv a ai ra llar phenomenon on tho'coast of Haicban, northeast of the Province of Kiangsu, in which Shanghai is situated. On July 26 there suddenly appeared In tbe yellow sea a huge bank of water rushing shore ward with terrific velocity. From stories of eye-witnesses the wave was five miles wide. Five thousand tons of water was thrown for miles inland, everything be ing swept away. Many villages were entirely destroyed. It is estimated that fully 4*000 people perished. Died From Double X. COLUMBIA, S. C., July 31.-A watch man at Shandon to-day found a man named Rowe lying dead in tbe sun with a bottle of XX wbi?key (empty) beeide him. His arms and neck were badly skinned and at first it was thought foul play was at the bottom ; but Dr. Tally made an examination and ascribed death to the beat and XX whiskey. In Rowe's pockets wero found several poems written by himself to a mysterious Fannie. He was a telegraph operator and several years ago worked here for the Atlantic Coast line.-Greenville News. One Way to Get Rid of Negroes. CHICAGO, Angust 2.-A special from Muncie, Ind., says: Thurman Stewnrt will sail in October from Key West, Fla., for Cuba, with over 1,000 colored recruits for the Cuban army from the States of Georgia and Florida. Mr. Stuart bas personally interested himBelf in the cause of the Cuban insurgents and bas made all ! necessary arrangements for tbe transpor tation of his soldiers to that Island and spent a great deal of time in the South tbe last winter and spring perfecting bis plans. For the benefit of his cause be I will have a grand Cuban festival and band concert at Selma, August 22. Shooting at Sunday School. SAVANNAH, Aug. 2.-A special to the Morning News from Thomasvllle. Ga., says John T. Rusbin shot and killed James F. Lilly in Sunday school in Met calf, Ga., to-day. Duh men are promi nent in County affairs. It is thought that Rusbin was crazy. He bad fallan out with Lilly recently, about an account due by him to Lilly. Both men were at Sun day school in the Baptist.Cburch. P tobin drew his pistol and dashed at Lilly, shooting bim withont a word parsing. Lilly fled to thedoorand Rusbin pu -sued him and shot bim again and then jumped on bim and cut his throat. Then Rush'.u tried to commit suicide by taking lauda num, but vomited the dose, and it now entrenched in bis room with pistol, razor and poison, vowing he will not be taken alive. A Regiment Under Lightning. ATLANTA, GA., July 21.-A special to the Constitution from Orchard Hill, near G-lffin, says that George Taylor and James Whatley were killed there this af ternoon by lightning. Five others were seriously injured. The 13th Georgia regiment of Confederate veterans were holding a reunion in a grove of trees. Hundreds of people from the vicinity and neighboring counties were presenK. A cloud was seen approaching. Most of tbe people hurried away to seek shelter. Some ran under trees when the rain be gan to fal). Tbe storm came on with tbe violence of a cyclone. The lightning was terrific and the rain fell in a flood. A tree was strnck by lightning and the two men mentioned above were instantly killed. Whatley was from Butt? County and Taylor from Pike. The injured are recovering. Two Bales of New Cotton. The first bale of the new cotton crop was received here yesterday by F. W. Wagener <fc Co., from H. C. Folk, of Bam berg, Barnwell County. It weighed 476 pounds, was classed as good middling and was sold to Hamilton A Co. at Si cents a pound-a tiptop price at the preeent quo tations. A bale of the new crop was also receiv ed here yesterday by Pelzer, Rodgers & Co., from Calvin Reo:z. of Bamberg, Barnwell County. It was clashed a* good middling and was sold to Hamilton & Co. at 7 cents a po md. The News and Courier published a special dispatch from Ringville, Kershaw County, yesterday, stating that the first bale of the new crop waa ginned at tbat place on Tuesday by Edwin Trumble, and would be shipped to-morrow, yes terday. New bales' have been reported at Savannah. Montgomery and Mobile, and the fields all over the South are whiten|ng for the harvest- The price is not what it ought to be, but it is higher than it will be if the predictions of a large crop are verified.-News and Courier, July ZO. _ Men Wanted for the Legislature. There seems to be a general demand all over the State for "good men" to go to the Legislature. All the candidates in Abbeville are "good men," with varying degrees of competency to assume the duties of representative of the people. What the country needs is men of ability, and not goody, goody, whimpering men, who may claim to be fit for nothing more than making a dummy on a committee. In former years Abbeville sent ablo men to the Legislature, and we now need some able men to hold up our end of the singletree. Abbevilie'a candidates are all "good men," and many of them are fully competent to take part In a prayer meeting or to preside at a 8unday-8ohool ^celebration Others might serve as dea cons or elders in the transaction of the business oi the church, but auch "good men" may not measure op to the re Iuirements of an able and influential legislator. Long ago Abbeville took her Btaud with the best of the counties, but then we sent strong men to the Legislature. The re quirements then were ability, and not mere goody goody "good met*." Men of this class pre good enough in their way, and most useful at home in keeping np the moral standards, but if Abbeville County expects to hold ber own we must have men in the Legislature who are the equals of the strong men with whom they will be expected to measure forces. "Good men"-goody goody men-are good in their place, but such qualification is not all tbat is needed of a statesman or a Legislative Representative.-Abbeville Press and Banner. An Earnest Protest. Tbe following editorial in regard to the present campaign is taken from the Southern Christian Advocate, the church paper of the Methodists of South Caroli na: ' From the beginning, the campaign meetings in our State have been no credit to ns as a people. Not only the personali ties pursued by some, but the language used by them, have not been fitting in men holding or aspiring to official posi tion, and have detracted serlou-ly from the reputation of South Carolina. The bad start got worse and worse as the cam paign progressed. Insults became com mon. Altercations occurred every few days. Finally, on Friday laBt, the Gov ernor of our commonwealth Insulted a rival candidate, who is a judge of our cir cuit court. That rival struck bim; the blow was returned, and the men engagt-a in a fisticuff fight In the very courthouse, indeed, on the verv platform where judg es sit to dispense justice. It is almost a miracle that no bodily barm was done hut the great harm waa tbe irreparable damage done to the reputation of South Carolina, with the degrading Influence of that and former events in this campaign, on the people of tbe State. The highest officer of the peace in our State and an occupant of the highest post of our judi ciary, broke the peace they were pledged to preserve. By all accounts, from all sources, Doth were responsible for the un seemly spectacle. Then followed an in excusable altercation between two other candidates. We hove touched bottom. "We have twice before raised a warn ing voice. Wo speak again Our Chris tian citizens owe it to themselves to set the seal of condemnation on the whole matter-the Florence tight, and.all the oth er disorders that went before. 8uch things will be a training school for law lessness. We do not ex peet a political cam paign to run like a Sunday School, but we and all citizens have a right to expeot becoming conduct and language. Let sternest condemnation be meted out to all who will not observe the?e essen tials.". - Col. J. M. Wilson, Commissioner of Public Buildings at Washington, states that 1,244,227 persons have ascended tbe Washington monument since 1888 with out an acicdent. - A few days ago during an electrical storm at Algood lightning struck tho house of Mr. Robert Linder, setting the dwelling on fire. Mr. aDU Mrs. Linder were also struck hythe bolt aud killed. Their bodies were burned up with tbe house. The charred remains of the un fortunate man and his wife were gathered together and interred at Cowpena,-Spar (anbury Herald, I Broyles Briefs. Mrs. A. T. Brown, of Newberry, with ber little SOD, Guy, bas been been visiting the family of Mr N. O. Farmer. Mr? Brown, as Miss Julia Dean, taught here very accepthb'v a few years ago. Henry, the 19 year old son of Mr. N 0 Farmer, met with a very painful accident l8Bt week by being thrown from a run a way horse. Ic is something of a miracle tb?t the young man was not killed. The continued excessive beat is telling on the crops and the farmers are anxious for rain. Mr Frank Cllnksooles and wife, of An trevillp. Abbeville C muty, have been vis iting relatives and friends here thia wopk. Mr. Clinhscales is a brother of Mr. P. E. CiinfcBcales, the excellent teacher of D >uble Springs school, and his bride ia pleasantly remembered an having taught in thia township a year or so ng^. A party of onr purple, consisting of M*. A. C. Milford, daughter ?nd son. Mr. Jnbn L Whitfield, Mr. W. J. Whitfield and wife. Mr. Brooks and others, spent last week in the mountains visitiog Caesar's Head. Tab'e Rock and other points. The people of the Oakdale congregation will shortly construct an addition to their Church to accommodate the growing at tendance. Two of the delegates-excellent men, both oftbem-to the recent session of the Anderson C >nnty Sunday School Confer ence held ber? a few days ago, are of the same age, both Damed John, each has seven children and each ha? been a widow er the same length of time. They are neighbors and trave'led together to tbe Conference. Their case ls a rather strik ing parallel. There ia to be a match pemn of hall bere Saturday afternoon between the Holland's Store and Broylps Clubs. Miss Emmie Barton, who bas been vis iting relatives at Anderson, is at borne again, accompanied by her cousins, the MIPRPS Wright, of that place. Mrs. Geo. N Broyles and ber s'sfer. MUB Minnie Wilson, of Anderson, were bere last week to tho delight of relatives and friends. The 8unday School Conference Friday. Saturday and Sunday at Smith's Chapel was pronounced by those in a position to know to be the best held sinos the institu lion of the Conference. 1'be attendance was not as large as UKI il. owing no doubt to the fact that the meeting wes held on the edge of tb? Cunny, but tbe discus sions were of interest and larg? crowds were in attendance. Distinguished preachers and speakers were unavoidably absent, but Dr. Waddell, superintendent of the Epworth Orphana-.e at Columbia, came Sunday and preached to an immense nongregatiou and wa? given a collection of ?15 in cash and supplies of probably equal value for th? institution be represents. This was Dr. Vf addell's first visit here and ?lithe people are much pleased with bim Williamston Items. The couuty campaign meeting in the spring park on Saturday attracted a large crowd. A majority of the candidates were present and were given good atien tlon. Capt. B. C. Martin acted as chair man of the meeting, and vyvs forced to call time on almost every speaker, as only ten minutes could be allowed each one. A rain cut the meeting Bbort before dinner, but the remaining candidates were given a bearing in tho afternoon Free silver, common schools, higher edu cation, new Counties, convict labor, the dispensary and each aspirant's special fitness for tbe coveted office for which he was running, were the principal topics of discussion. Our town is full of visitors. Mr. Bradley Reece of Abbeville, is tbe guest of 'Squire Acker Mi"8 Clarke, of Tenn., Miss Dean, of Spartanburg, and Miss Fannie Horton, of Belton, have been visiting the family of Mr. C. E Horton. MisB Lillie Brown, of Anderson, bas been visiting her cousins, the Misses Brown. Mrs. J. A. Hoyt, of Greenville, and Mrs. W.T. Mercer, of Columbia, are at Springview Hotel. The Misses Duckworth, of Easley, and Miss Neal, of Anderson, have been the guests of Mr. A. b\ Welborn. Miss Carrie Gaines, wbn is teaching music at Princeton, paid Williamston a visit yesterdaj'. A few days ago a festival for the benefit of the local baue ball club was held in the park. On Friday evening the Epworth League held a birthday party for the benefit of (be Epworth Orphanage at Columbia. The Willing Workers of the Biptist Church will bold an ice cream festival in the park tbe 4th inat., the proceeds to go io the Connie Maxwell Orphanage. Mr. Joseph Duckworth leaves to day for Clemaon. Mr. Jan. M. Ramsey is visiting rela tive in Greenville County. Rev. T. J. Clyde held Quarterly Meet ing in tbe Methodist Church on Saturday and preached twice on Sunday. Rev. S. Lander has returned from the Spartanburg District Conference at Lan drum's. Prof. W. T. Lander has gone on busi ness to Waterloo. Miss Liza Gambrell, of Abbeville, is visiting her numerous friends and rela tives. Married, at the Methodist parsonage, August 2nd, at ll 05 ?. m., Mr. Singleton Stone to Miss Toxi? Harvey, all of Pelzer. Rev. Mr. Clyde officiated. The Williamston Hotel had fifty-five guests on Saturday. Rev. Mr. Tate and Mr. Beatty Gossett, of Pelzer, are spending the hot weather in Williamston. Miss Clara Bagley and Mrs. A. B. Earle and children leave to day for Ashe ville. A great many Williamstonians went on the Smith excursion to Greenwood. R. C. G. Pine Grove Items. The health of this community is very good at present. Mr. C. M E'gin, from Neal's Creek sec tion, attended the baptizing at Silem last Sunday Mis* Dit Smith is visiting ber friend, Mi>s Henrietta Carroll,in this community We guess somebody will be very sad when sb? goes borne. Tn? pionlc at Jolly's Spring wa? a fail ure on account of the rain. We hope they will try again. Several of the families of this section at tended the Association at Pendleton. They report a nice time. Miss F?llte Gaylor.", from Belton, has been visiting her friend, MIBS Eva Kay, alco Dr. Bolt's family. The meeting at Salem closed last Tues day night. It was a good meeting. Eight joined and four were restored. The meet ing at Welcome closed last Saturday. One joined. Mias Henrietta Carroll, who has been very sick with fever, is up again. Spencer Lindsy, a colored boy about firteien years of age, was killed last. Friday by falling out of a peach tree. His neck was broken A certain young lady went to iee ber fellow the other day and he gave her two pigeons She named one after bim and tbe other his alister She said if she couldn't get him ehe would name her pigeon after bim 8cbool began at Hunters' Sprinz last Mondav. OLD JOE August 6, 1896. Pendleton News. Leo Maxey, a white boy about sixteen years of age, somewhat a "Weary Wil lie " accidentally Bhot himself in the stom ach Sunday afternoon. He was cleaning an old pistol when it went off. He will recover. Judge Andrew Crawford, of Columbia, ha? been spending some days in town W. B. Seabrooke and wife, of Savan nah, are visiting relatives here. Ben. Gaillard, of Charleston, is visiting here. Miss Alice Clinkscales, of Andersoo, Is visiting Miss Bessie Shanklin. Clemson opened Monday with a good attendance. Miss Annie H. Simpson has returned from Spartanburg. Mi*s Relta Sitton is spending some time with relatives in Walhalla. Pendleton is quite lively at this season, as there are a great many visitors iu town. The weather is delightful. Mr. Ben. Hard, of Williamston, is at Mr. Geo. E. Taylor'*. Miss Minnie Gibson is quite sick. A party of young people have gone on a camping trip to the mountains. The Baptist Association here last week WEB attended by large crowds, and much interest was manifested. Campaign Meetings. At the request of citizens of the vicinity of Conley's Bridge and Starr the campaign meetings at said places will be dispensed witb. Anderson C. H. on the 13lb and Pierce town on the 15th being the only appoint ments in the O-nty for the candidates for Congress and 8. ?ioltor, it is hoped there will ba a good attendance of the people at those pittas. J E BRKAZEALK, Chmn. County Dem. Ex. Oom. - Hoke Smith will bo one of tho speakers at the Bryan and Bewail ratification meeting in Augusta on August 12. A Card Troiii Mr. Ashler. MB. EDITOR: Please allow mea small ?pare in your paper to denounce a rumor "Which an euf rav to me is circulating, He ia doine it to injure me and without any foundation whatever. He ie jealous of me because I have done my duty ever ?ince I have been serving BIT peoplp. He bas b?en circulating that I objected to glvine the old soldiers any pension, which he knows, ia false from beginning to end, and be knows I voted and also worked to give them one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,, and was also io favor of every old soldier over fifty years old drawing a pen sion. There wa? a bill Introduced to pen sion two old soldiers from different counties In the lower part of the State, and I opposed it bpcauee I was not in favor of special legWat'on. Thl* bill wa? intro duced in 1893, Friday. 15th day of Decem ber Now, if my enemy will notice in bis Journal and examine paee 323 bo will see that I arose the next morniDg at 12 M. to a question of privileee and asked tbst the c'ippines nf the Atlanta Journal and News and Courier of that date, which waa head ed 1 Woree Men Than Josh Ashley," be rear! by the clerk, wbicb stated that it waa reported that I talked like the old soldiers could be senl.to the poor bour>e. I arose and denounced the clippings aa a tissue of falsehooda and stated that my words had been maliciously misstated. When the question came up in the Hmso ?o appro priate to these two old a?idiera, a < I al ?aya opposed special legislation, and I so stated that I was alwavs ready to assist al) old Confederate aoldiers but always would be opposed to special appropriations to some. I BO stated that my remark ahout the poor bonse was only a matter of joke. ?md felt Fure that the members of the House understood it, and they bore me out. in it. Now, Mr Editor, thia ia a correct re port, for it ls laid down In the Journal of 1893. page 323. Whv didn't this gentle man bring thia up in the campaign of 18D4? He is just doine this to turn some of the old soldiers against me, but I don't think he can make anv of tho old soldiers believe tbat I am no' in favor of them get ting pensions. Y"nrs truly, JOSHUA W. ASHLEY. Dorchester Items. Crops are fine in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Mitchell are off on a trip tn tbe mountains this week. Misa Berta Robinson, nf Due West, haa just returned home after an extended visit nt her aunt's, Mrs. P. G. Acker. Miss Berta is very attractive, and two of cur young men are looking very sad since sh o left us. Miss Annie Cox ia visiting her sister, Mrs. Holcombe, in Pickeus. Miss Sallie Clatworthy, of Honea Path, spent several days with her aunt, Mrs. M. E. Mitchell, recently. Miss Pawnee Sutherland ha? just re turned from a visit to tbe Calhoun sec tion, and reporte a pleasant time. Miss Lilla Griffin, of Anderson, bas re turned borne from an extended visit among relatives and friends of this com munity. We have no school at this place now. Some teacher should get up a school here. We have bad good schools in the past, and I seo nothing to prevent us from hav ing it again. We have a few old bachelors on hand yet. which we will sell cheap. Girls, send in your bids. Judgi?g from present indications we think the wedding bells wi.l soon ring in this community. CRAPPY. Finley Branch Items. It bas been a- week since we have bad any rain, and the weather is extremely hot. Th's farmers would be glad to have rain throughout the country. The patrons of Calhoun School are hav ing the Behool house repaired. The con tract was given to Mr. Allen Cheshire. We think he will do t ho work well. Misses Annie Griffin and Pawnee Suth erland, of Belton, bave been visiting rel atives and Iricnds in this community. Come again, girls, you are always wel come. The young folks of this community attended a lawn party given at the home of Mr. ? lifton Acker. Many thanks to him and his charming little wife. We hope they will give another soon. Miss Minnie Brock, of Elberton, Ga., is visiting the family of Mr. J. J. Vaughn. M ins M av Cox is quite sick at present. We hope she will soon recover. Miss Eula Shirley spent Saturday night with ber friend, Miss Beatrice Cheshire. Mr. Lawrence Sutherland and family are off on a trip to the mountains, accom panied by Mia? Emma Cox. Mr. Tom Baleutino spent Saturday night with his uncle, Mr. J M. Acker, and on Sunday vi: ked his best girl. Mrs. Maggie Norris end ber son, B. T., attended the Association at Pencil-ton. MORNING GLORY. Against Lawlessness. At the session of the Greenville District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sooth, recently held at Greets, S C, the following resolutions were of fered by Rev. S. Lander, D. D , and D. A. Smith, Esq , and upon motion they were unanimously adopted, and tbe secretary was requested to furnish the press with a copv ot the same: "Whereas, we are appalled by the fre quent homicides which occur around ns ano by the leniency of our juries towaid tbo?e who commit them; therefore, bo it Resolved, Tnat aa Christiau citizens we set our laces against the spirit of lawle<8 ness which prevails so widely throughout our land. Resolved, That our preaohers bo urged to u-o their influence in their pulpit min istrations to create and foster a safer pub lic sentiment in favor of the sacredness of human life. Ail County and religious papers in the State are requested to copv. G P. WATSON, Secretary. Zarline Island. Everydody is invited to tbe picnic at Zarline Island August 14tb. The follow ing speaker? have been Invited: Dr. wm. Grier. Due West; Rev. D. W. Hiott, Too noa City. G- ; Dr. J. A. Clifton, Abbeville; J F Rice, E-q.,and Hon. G E Prince, ol Andeisoo; M. F. Ansell, ot Greenville, the Congressional candidates and everybody else. Yours truly, _ COMMITTEE. - A sad case of accidental poisoning occurred in Marlon County last Saturday, resulting in the death of Mrs. Elbert Stanley, of the Centeuary neighborhood. Mrs. Stanley was on a visit to her brother, Mr. Robert"Nesbitt, Jr., who lives about four miles North of this place. Saturday morning when she rose she was suffering from asevere headache and beean search ing in tho room for a dose of quinine. It happened that in this room, in a small apartment of the dressing case, Mr. Nesbitt was in the habit of keeping bis medicines. In looking through this col lection for the quinine Mrs. Stanley espied a small bottle containing a white substance which she took to be quinine. Without looking at the label she poured out a portion of tbe contents and s wallo wi d it. About a half an hour afterwards she began to feel very strangely and asked a little sister of her's, who was in the room with her, to get the bottle from which sba had taken the medicine and see what it was, saying that she bad takeo a dose from it, and it had affected her very pecu liarly. Her Bister curried her the bottle, which was plainly lal oiled, showing that it contained strychnine. Aofdotes were applied and Dr. Utley, of Marion, was at once summoned, but it was then too late to save her life. She lingered until that afternoon whou she breathed her last. - The tb me year old daughter of Mr. James M. Hunnifitt, who lives near the line between Ooouee and Pickeus Coun ties, at the mill of Mrs Reimann Jones, on Six Mile Creek, was saved from drown ing a faw days ago by bis family dog The little child fell into the water at the head of the mill pond, where it was about ten feet deep. The only persons present at the time were two other small chil dren, aged respectively two and four years. But Rock, the faithful dur, wa* along with them, and he ran to the res cue. Rock dived into the water and CHUgbt little Birdie by ber garments and kept her above water for some ten min utes until the other children ran to the hoiiBe and raised the aaren. Mr. John Elrod, the miller, beard the alarm and ran to the rescue. As he got in sight he saw the child sink and the dog dive after it for the last time. The dog dived to the bottom of the pond and brought tbe child up so that Mr. Elrod could swim and catch it by the feet. He then pulled for the bank and saved the child. who seem ed unconscious for t-overal minutes, but by skillful treatment she was revived. Little Birdie is now well again.- Walhal la Courier. - On a recent Sunday evening in Bel fast, Me., a young man in church looked frequently at his watch during tho ser mon. Just as he was doing HO for the fourth or fifth time the pastor, with great earnestness, was urging the truth upon the conscience of his bearers. "Young man." said bo, "how is it with you?" Whereupon the young man with the gold repeater bawled out, iu the hearing of nearly the whole congregation : "A quar ter past 8." AB may be supposed the gravity of tho assembly was Yery much disturbed by the occurrence, - Twenty-two years ago there were only between lt>,000 and 20,000 Jews in Jerusalem. In thone days no bouses were to be found outside the walls, tbe gates of which were closed at night. Since then many changes have taken place, and the Hebrew population-mainly on account of the increase of the Jewish emigration from Riinsift-now stands at between 60, 000 and 70,000. Whole street- of houses have been built outside the wall?, or. tbe Bite of the ancient suburban districts, which for hundreds of years have remain ed deserted. It is not, however, only in Jerusalem itself that the Jews abound ; but throughout Palestine they are buying farms and establishing themselves in a surprisingly rapid manner. Io Jerusa lem they form at present a lamer com munity than either the Christian or the Mohammedan. - Did you ever think of it? A great problem is soon io occuDy the minds of the penple of thfi world. In four years the sweep of time will carry us Into a ne w century, and the figures which indicated the century of 1U00 will be changed for 1900. When this time comes, can we abbreviate the year in wriMng and print ing, as we do now in 1896? If we may abbreviate, how shall it he done? How wilt it look, '00? Or this. 19'? When you write at the top of your letter to thei editor. March 14, '96 it looks all right, but March 14,'00, will not be at all satisfactory. Did you ever before think what an in convenient time 1900 isgoingto ba? If so, just consider how lucky your stars are that you will not he living on this mun dane sphere in 2,0G0! - Monroe Heflny, colored, lived on the old Julius Mills place, in Chester County, near Smith's Turnout. A few weeks ago he burt one of his feet and on account of neglect its condition became serious. He feared amputation and this seems to have affected bis mind. Monday he went to Fishing Creek and attempted tn drown bimsel', but ba was prevented from car rying out hiB design. He then went to an old well and plunged in head foremost and before ha could be rescued waa drowned. His body was recovered and buried without an inquest being held. - Miss Mona Seldon, an ex-school teacher, bas supported herself for seven years by frog raising. She owns a bog and swamp farm of twenty acres at Friendship. N. J., from whose .frog re turns abe received $1,600 the first year of her venture, and now she is said to be one of the most financially prosperous citizens of the little town. - About a year ago a Wichita, Kansas, man was a juryman at the trial of a man accused ofcnunt*rfeitlng. The implements of the counterfeiter were in evidence, and the juror examined them closely. After the trial was over be went home and made some counterfeiting tonis himself. He was caught, was receutly tried and ia now in prison. Condensed Testimony. Chas B. Hood, Broker and Manufactu rers' Agent, Colombia, Ohio, ce tifies that Dr King's New Discovery baa no fqnal as a Congi) remedy. J D. Brown. Prop, of Bf. James Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., testifies that he was cured of a Cough of two years' s'anriing. caused by La Grippe, by Dr. King's Now Discovery. B F. Merrill, Baldwinsvlle, Ma=s, says that he bas used and recommended it and never knew it to fail and would rather have it-tban any doc tor, becauseit a'ways cures. Mrs. Hem ming, 222 E. 25th St., Chicago, always beeps it at hand and bas no fear of Croup, hecau9e it instantly relieves. Free Trial Bottles at Hill Bros' Drug store. Did You Ever. Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your trouble?-? If not, get a bottle now and get j relief This medicine hts been found to I be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a won derful direct i nil ic nee in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Headache. Faint ing Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Ex citable, Melancholy or tro ibled with Dizzy Spell?, Electric Bitters is the medi cine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only fifty cents at Hill Bros', drug store. - A magnificent Lotel ?H to be erected in the immediate vicinity of Herald squar?, New York. It will he fifteen stories high and will cost. $2,000,000 ex clusive of the site, which is valued by the owners at another million and a half. NOTICE. TT M MURPHY bavins: resigned the JLi? office of Health Officer for the City of Anderson, to take effect the 17ch of Au gust, the B mrd of Health will receive ap plications for said position on or before that time. J. O. WILH[TE,Sec. Aug 5,1893_(j_1 LEGAL NOTICE. PARTIES having legal bnsioess with rn? will please oall on Messrs. Quat tlebaum & Cochran during mv ab-ence from the ?tiite. They ara authorized to accept all legal paner? intended for JOSEPH N. BROWN. Aug 5, 1S9<?_ti_1_ STRAYED or STOLEN FROM toy home in Dark Corner Town ship, near R. P. Clinkscalep, on last Bunday night one red horse MULE, me dium size If any information can be given plea?e communicate with me at my home or Bleukley ? F'Ptwell Anderson. WILLIAM GRAY. Aug 5, 1890_6_1 Notice of Dissolution. THE par)nrr?hip heretofore existing between H?nry D. Capers and F. M. Murphy ha* been this day dissolved by mutual cous?nt, H. D CAPERS. F M MURPHY. Julv 30, 18% _6_1 Land For Sale. IOFFER for Pale my Tract of Land, ly ing abont. 2$ miles South of Anderson, containing 1(7 acres, more or less. Good dwelling, om;ouildlngs two good tenant houses, good water, fine orchard. Land in high Mate of cultivation Terms easy. If not sold at private sale will be sold at poblic outcry Salesday in Septerab?r S. A. WHITTAKER. Aug 5, 189C 6_3 BELTON HIGH SCHOOL, W. B. WEST. Pria., J. H. MASCH ANT, Asst., BELTON, - - - - S. C. IT is the de3ign of this School to furnish to boys {.nd girls a practical English I education at :he very lowest cost. I Toe work of the past session has given perfect satisfaction, the number of pupils in attendance being larger than for several yeftr8 past. Mr. A. H.. MaTcbaDf, of the Citadel I Academy, han been secured as first assis tant, and the Piimary and Music Depart ment will bu in charge of a competent Teacher. The Schoo;;-building is one of the beat of the kind ia tho up country-well heat ed, well ventilated and furnished through out with modern school furniture. The government of the School 13 firm, but kind. The regular rates of tuition aro one, two and three dollars per month, but should a pupil bein more than one school he will be charged fo . what be takes. Good board can be had for ?6.00 or $7 00 per moe th. . We guarantee satisfaction, or make no charges For fnrlhe:* particulars see or corres pond with tho Principal, W. B. WE9T. Aug 5, 1896_6_6 We've Made Hosts of Friends, FROM tho AiC Line K. B. a'moat to Abbeville CH tbrouijh our ?:OFFKE. Popio hear of its rere flavor and strength Thcj get some just to try, and (iud t so niucb finer than any other t bey have ever used ; tbcu they think if our Coffee is so good EVERYTHING else ought to be in pro portion to it. That is true, also, sud we get their entire trade, fiuppese you try a pound, lt 1B only 20c. COLE & COFFEE. SECOND WEEKLY SALE OF - BY - THE YATES SHOE COMPANY, For Saturday Only, August 8th. 100 Pairs Women's Black Oxfords 32c-worth 50c. 100 Pairs Women's Tan Oxfords 48c- worth 7;>3. 50 Pairs Men's Buff Eng. Bala. 83c-worth $1.00 and $1.25. 75 Pairs Men's Buff Eog. Bala. 95c-worth $1.25. 150 Pairs Ladies' Fiue Oxfords $1.98-worth 815.50 acd $3.00. 50 Pairs Men's and Women's Carpet Slippers Soc-worth 40c. rn 1 50c. Gilt Edge Shoe Polish 13c-worth 25c. Glycerole Shoe Polish 13c-worth 25c Raven Gloss Shoe Polish 13c-worth 25c Tan Paste, best 5c-worth 10c Tan Cleaner, best 5c-worth 10c. Tan Combination Polish 5c-worth 10c. French Gloss Shoe Polish, black, 5c-worth 10c. t&- Please bear in mind this sale is strictly FOR CASH, and only on SATURDAY, AUG. 8th. THE YATES SHOE CO. Under Masonic Temple, Anderson, S. C. RING THE BELLES ! THE LOVELY BELLES! WITH THE ELEGANT RINGS X?AT HUBBARD SELLS. FINE RINGS, CHEAP KINGS! ALL. OF THEM GOOD RINGS! I MAKE RINGS, SELL RINGS, MEND RINGS ! IN FACT-"Am in the Ring" Business." JOHN MB HUBBARD . JEWELER, Hotel Block. Sififii ot the Big- Watch. COMFORT AND PLEASURE ! Can be obtained during the heated season now upon us by the liberal use of our Gauze Wire Doors and Window Frames] Which we have reduced in price, so as to place them in the reach of every house-keeper. FLY FANS and TRAPS. The handsomest line on the market. Ornamental and useful. The latest novelties and inventions. Every family should have one. Get one of our Gem Ice Cream Freezers. The quickest and most economical. Uses less ice and works lighter than any other made, and the prices are below zero. Keep Down the Dust, By using our RUBBER HOSE, SPRAY NOZZLES and LAWN SPRINKLERS. We have just received a new and c?mplete line of tin se Goods, includiog Hose and Pipe Fittings, of the most attractive styles evei shown. Also, a new lot of those LAWN MOWERS which we surprised the town by selling so cheap. Last, but not least, be sure to see our DEERING IDEAL MOWER, With ROLLER and BALL BEARINGS. They excel all others in light draft. The only Mower that can be drawn at a slow walk in the heav iest crops or can be started after a dead stop in any crop without backing. The only Mower that cannot be clogged. The only Mower fitted with serra ted ledger plates. Call and see them and our DEERING HORSE RAKES, or write for Catalogue and description. BROCK BROS., General Harware, - Anderson,!?. C. We MUST and WILL greatly reduce our Stock, (which is >y far the largest ever seen in this city at this season,) by ;he 15th of August, as we will then begin receiving that mprecedented Fall Stock we have been telling you about, [n order to accomplish this end we are offering UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS In all Departments, and more especially in Men's, Boys' and Children's j V AND SHOES, OXFORDS AND SLIPPERS, HOUSE FURNISHINGS, &c. The ready Cash will secure an unusual amount of Goods from us just now. COME AND SEE. Yours earnestly, Agent Butterick's Patterns. Phone 59. AT ORR &> SLOAN'S. FUNNY TO US, BUT MONEY TO YOU. 18 Boxes Imported Matches for 5c. 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 civilized world, at 15c par 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 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 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 vre are in it head and ears. We shall use our good luck in these goods aa eledge-hammers to pound competition ovur the head with. If you hear somebody holler you may know we hit bim. Goods are warrant ed strictly pure and absolutely fresh. So here goes : Blt,ck 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 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. 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 fable 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 these goods? Then don't buy, hut make y< ur way as ttraight as an arrow to the TEN CENT STORE, where a free silver dollar ia counted sound money, and gets a dol lar's worth every time. Do you wanta Water Cooler? We've got them aa low as 85c. for the latge 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 pr< duced, most lasting Polish evermade. Positively dots not craik or parch the leather, but does soften and restore la lies' and children's Shoes which have taken that shabby appearance to their original color. For rettoring all leather goods to original fine smooth finish [)iline Shoe Dressing is not < quailed on the globe. We still sell big 5c. bars jf Soap at eight for 25e. Large lump Laundry Starch at 5c. per pound. The .est Laundry Blue, in stick, box and bottle, or pure Indigo. Can't fail to jlease 3 ou. By the way! How's your prospect for fruit? Need seme Fruit Jars tfcer awhile, I reckon. For this season our Jsra will be shipped in foiid are, direct from thc facto?)', and we will save Jreight and breakage. Jars ire put up one dozen in light but strong partition boxes. We have 1620 )oxes, which will coi tain 19,440 single Jare, complete, with rubbers, capp and trenches. You can't afford to buy till you know our price. Jelly Tumblers 0 match. Do you need extra Rubbers for old Jars ? Now is the time to get' hem cheap. Come and get our freth Spring prices on anything you want/ 'Money saved is money made." / Yours always truly, j C. S. MINOR and THE 10c. STOKE, ' 27 South Side Public Square, wherejSpct Cash tells the Tale*