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Ifederson Intelligencer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. J. TP. CLINKSCALES, i EDITORS AND C. C. LANGSTON, ? PROPRI ETORS TERMS : ONE YEAR.?1 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 1NE3DAY, SEPT. 30, 139G The Colleges throughout tho State have opened up with inoreased attendances. This is an indication of prosperity. lu Louisiana and North Carolina the Democrats and Populists have fused on the electoral ticket, which makes those '^tates safe for Bryan. Tho election for Stato and .County offi cers takes place in Georgia next Tuesday. It is believed tho fight will be close be tween the Democrats and Populists. From the ovations Bryau is receiving xwherever he goes it looks as if ho would "IfwSep the country, but such demonstra tions are not always a safe criterion. For tho pa?t six years the legislative bodies in this State have been taking suggestions "as a cat laps milk." Will a change come with a now administration ? .ma * mm There will be a dozen, more or les?, of r candidates to succeed Judge*; Earle. If the Legislature will select the bo?t and most competent candidate, the people will bs satisfied. tm I i lr Tho Colrr-^bia Evening Raes now takes ?the afternoon dispatches. Editor Rey nolds, who is a fluent and level-headed writer, has considerably improved the Neics since he toot charge of it. Hector H. Lane, president of tho A mer ican Cotton Growers' Association, says the present crop of cotton will fall short of 7,500,000 bales. He advises tbe farmers to bold their crops, and sell grad -nally. _ ^_ Victoria completed tho sixtieth f?ar.of her reign last "Wednesday. This 'is tho longest mle on record of a British ^monarch. The Queen is now seventy sven years of age, but is a fairly well iresorved old lady. ??>- J ?g.? Attorney General Barber has stated l '?haThe will reduce the engrossing clerks for the next Legislature to eight. One wiU ba appointed from each judicial cir ^and that on recommendation of the Solicitor. No applicants need writo to Mr. vBsrber. -.-?-. The pension .roll of the government hs* " steadily increased since 1SG1. During the fir?t year of tho war the number of feder al pfDsiouers was only S,63S. The last fiscal year, however, ending June 30, 1S9?, disclosed the fact that 970.524 names are enrolled, and tho list continues to in crease avery year.. If Mr. Bryan is elected President, he would have no trouble in selecting his Secretary of the Treasury from Anderson. WeJiavea few men who have never been able to manage their own finances suc cessfully, but they could give him a few p)ints on how to managa the finances of this great government. Senator Tillman says Bryan ia a win ner. "I have great faith," said he, "in : Bryan's election. I calculate on every State we3t of the Mississippi and south of the Potomac and Ohio, and we have a good fighting chance in New York, New JSfsoy, Delaware, Maryland and o. Illincds add Indiana aro absolutely sa?e.. We may los9 Wisconsin, and Michigan is ^doubtful." ?>o ? mi - Samps. Pope ha? accepted the nomina tion from tho "Lily White" Republicans. Jamps. was an independent candidate for ^ho samo position two years ago and re ceived over 25,000 votes, not fer himself, ?bnt as a protest against his opponent. But he will como up missing this time, for the Democracy have an honest, wor thy gentleman to vote for this time in the person of Gen. Ellerbe -- o-ea The Farmers' Institute held at Laurens two weeks sgo was very instructive. President Craighead, Prof. McGee and ethers, of Clomson College, conducted the Institute. Many interesting subjects were discussed, and every farmer present was doubtless benefited. President Craighead announces that he will go to any County in the Stato and conduct an Institute. Why should not Anderson bounty have one? Let some of our en ^etgotic^ferrrr?ra take hold of the matter and consult President Craighead about holding an Institute in Anderson. ??ai B 9m* ; Sam Jones has the proper appreciation of a newspaper mau. He pays tho fol lowing deserved tribute to the profession: "If I waut to get a right iiquare judgment I'd rather go into a newspaper office than court of justice. No man, whose life is true, pure and just, ls afraid of all tho newspaper presses in America. They are the best detective forces in the coun try to-dsy. They have punctured more shams than any other sgoncy, and as far as.I am concerned, I say take the bridles off and let them go. The only ones that will be hurt will be theshamsand frauds." . In a card to the Greenville News. Mr John B. Cleveland, Receiver of the P. R. & W. C. R. R. Co., says his "Road was not in any way responsable nor had it "anything to do in fixing the rates lately established by the Southern Railway to arJTrom functional points or local points on tho Southern Railway." Ho also says that in no manner, Bhape or form, either directly or indirectly, is the P. R. & W. C. R. R. controlled by the Southern ^>rb.v any other company in which the "iertr-may..ba supposed to have an interest." .. -- - o . w Representative Cobb, of Mo., who says ho hasn't told anybody whether he is for 'Bryan or tho Indianapolis ticket, says he is satisfied that Bryan will carry Missouri Of the general result Mr. Cobb says: 'T think that in the Presidential contest it is las yet anybody's race. There is no vast significance about that Maine election. ?^glnley, of course, will get the eastern and middle States ; Bryan will get nearly "'everything7^^u?tall, in the west and ?soatb, and there is the middle west to fight over. Tho third ticket will draw from both sides, and it ils a question of ] which it will hurt the most-a question -that ono man knows as much about as another. "_ Coi. J. L. Orr, President of the Pied mont Cotton Mills, returned last Saturday from a business trip to New York. In an interesting interview with a reporter . lor the Greenville News, be spoke ol the cotton crop as follows: "Ile was then asked what the cotton men thought of the cotton crop. Ile replied that ha found great diversity cf opinion; that some of the best authorities placed the present crop as low as 7,400,000 bales while others Of equal reputation and means of informa tion felt sure that tho crop would reach \~ 8,250,000 bales. Being ask ltd what would probably bethe consumption of cotton, he said he thought it would exceed S.400, 000 bales of American cotton, probably between 8,500,000 aud 8,(300,000 and that with the small surplus carried over from last year, the probabilities wero that we should see much higher prices after the middle of November." . - It i3 estimated that Queen Victor's now rules over 367,000,000 people. | A Talk willi Tillman. AIKEN, September 25.-'^euator B. H. Tillman arrived in Aiken this moniing via the Atlantic Coast Line en route to his home at Trenton. As he hud S'v^ral hours to wait he went up to the Dusch House and took breakfast aud rested. On hearing that the Seuator was at tho Busch House your correspondent wont down and called on him, and had a pleasant chat of about ten or tineen minutes. He did not appear to bethe least fatigued, and was quite talkative. He bad been making speeches in Pennsylvania and other places North, and spoke twice in North Carolina yesterday. In reply to my question as to how did he find politics in North Carolina he an swered : '"Tho worst mixed up you ever saw." The Populists had combined with the Democrats on tho electoral ticket, and with the Republicans on Congressmen. He said he took occasion in his two speeohe? yesterday to give the Populista b-. To do this . fjfectively bo paved the way by first pitcbing into the o!d line Democrats-the old oligarchy. He said he couldn't tell what would be the result of these combines, as they were made by the Populist leaders, and not by the mass es. A9to the chances of Bryan in Penn sylvania Mr- Tillman was not enthusias tic. His attention was called to Col. Mc Clure's estimate of the vote in Pennsyl vania, published in to-day's Augusta Chronicle, in which Col. McClure said McKinley would have 300,000 majority. Mr. Tillman pooh-poohed tbis, and said tbe Democrats would reduce the usual Republican majority in that State and gain some Congressmen. In reference to the general outlook for the success of the Bryan ticket Mr. Tillman 6aid it was good. From the information he gathered from travelling men and from committeemen that he met in Wash ington and elsewhere be bas been led to believe tbat Bryan will carry every State West of Ohio, and the Democrats bave a good fighting chance in Ohio. Aud, he added, "we've got to elect Bryan." Mr. Tillman was nest asked about the truthfulness of the telegraphic report that "he had been howled down at Reading, Pa." Without denying or affirming the report, he said the article taken from the Reading Eagle and published in Thurs day's Columbia Register was correct. The conversation at thisjuncture turn ed on State politics, on the Senator's own motion. He began by asking, "What's the news down here ?" To this your cor respondent answered, "Nothing much now; plenty of dry weather, with politics quiet." "I sea you havo turned John down since I left," the Senator continued. "Well, he defeated himself. That letter of his on the eve of the Becond primary was enough to defeat bim. I advised him against sending out thut letter. On my way north 'John' got on the train at Columbia and rode with mo between the two de pots, and showed me the letter, but I did not have time to read it all over. I told him then if he published that letter it would defeat him. The next thing I knew," said tho Senator, "the letter waa published." Senator Tillman said John took no body's advice; the Senatorial affair was tbe worst bungled affair he ever Baw. He advised John to pay no attention to Dun can and ignore him altogether, but on every stamp John woald refer to Dun can, and would endeavor to answer every charge, except the one important charge be should- have answered-tho charge that referred to himself (TH-man) as having lined his own pockets-this he ig nored. "Some time ago 'John' told bim about what he had found out about Mixson and thrf-rebaus, and he tuen advised'John' to remove Mixson, and warned him that if he did not and it was found out on him that he knew of this rascality, and as Gov ernor took no action, he would be defeat ed in his race fer Senator " The Senator thought "John" displayed very little knowledge of human nature, but ha is young yet," the Senator added, ' aud has plenty of time to learn. I don't think the people really think that John is guilty of those charges that have been made against him-except those whose minds are full of prejudice. As to the bond matter 'John' did nothing mere than any other lawyer would have done -accepted a fee for his services." Messrs. G. T. Holley and Spann H. Holley came in the hotel office at this juncture to call on the Senator, and the conversation ceased. The Senator shook bauds with his corresp ndeut at parting aud said, "I am glad to have met you." Special to News and Courier. King Corn. To the Editor of the State : To a man interested in the development of his State, anything thai; will develop the State attracts his attention. The criticism that the South I* lazy is false. It is be lieved over the West and East, however, just because we do not rash after the things of this life. A walk out on the WinnBboro road oiused me to see one of the instruments in common use on the farm9 North and West-a corn husker. This machine is a great labor-saving ma chine, and is well worth investigation by our farmers. It Bhucks the corn and gives a clean ear. The old-time corn shucking and its song- and drinking is a thing of the past. The farmer brings tu the machine his coru crop-stalk, blade and ear, leeds everything into the ma chine and gets everything back-the citan ear in on9 place, the stalk and blade ready for food In another. And the stock eats everything Thia day, when the -aving ot all that can be saved is a grow ing question, and which must be met, has a partial answer for the farmer in the corn husker and shredder. A different practice from corn raising than that we use must come into use. It is to plant more corn to the hill, and cut the corn, sialfc and .".ll, just as tbe fodder ripens. Abouts third more good fodder is made from each stalk. The wise can run and read. Talking to one farmer about planting thieeor four grains of corn to the hill, tbe statement was made that "the land could not raise more than one good ?talk " This statement was rather dis heartening, but when it is found that the land docs ra se moro than one ear to the bill, and that some of the labor-saving devices, as well as money saving devices, are being used by some of our advanced (armers, you pick up heart rgain and continue to work for the building up of the Siate. We will have to do away with our sys tem cf corn planting and make uso of a better. Botter, because in corn States the plan in use is the result of time aud exp'r:ment, and proved by long use. One ot the b st of Carolina's men-a planter-said that ho had tried the north ern wa? of harvestiug corn one year aud t.-o:iuht it a f ul ure. His experiment was mafic 30 yearp ago Tod .y two farmers trying it say they would not return to the old way. Plow the land with a two horse plow, harrow, roll, then harrow, and leave the land level ; cultivate just as long as poseiblo. When the blade on the ear begins to glaz9 send into the field the corn harvester, toe greatest labor-saving machine for a com raiser that exists. Treat the corn just as you would wheat or oat?. Leave it in the fi ?dd shocked up to cure. At odd times have your corn shucking. Barn manure is the great fertilizer. Result, two to four times as much corn. CLOUGH W. SIMS. Got Them all Guessing. Cotton men spend most of these pleas ant September days guessing how bjg the crop is going to be. Even tho?e ol tbem who never risk their good, hard-earned dollars on the elusivo but seductive future markst guess aud guest and guess again day in and day out. Of course tbpre is no earthly way of solving the riddle at this stage of tho proceeding*, and every body ha? a right to an opinion. One man's ideas about it are just about as good as those of another, and it is a toss of a penny as to whether the guess made by tho expert deaier is not farther off than that of the man whose knowledge of cotton is gathered from what he sees ot it as it crawls through the Btreets piled up on the big drays. This season has been a law unto itself. A month or so ago everybody was con vinced that the biggest croo ever known was to bo made. Then tberumors of in juries started, and after a great deal of reluctance everybody concluded that the crop was going to be short and many people thought very short. The guessing went from one extreme to the other in a very brief space of time. The price of futures in the meantime had risen some thing over two cents. It was thought that the crop would be placed on the market very early, aud this belief bas been fully realized. The receipt? to date are phenomenally heavy. But it still remains tobe seen whether the falling oil"in receipts will begin so early as it was predicted would oe the case. There is where the guessing comes in. If the crop is really a very short one it will not bo many weeks now before tho movement should show a decline in vol ume. There has been a tendency in that direction within the last few days, but whether this is merely au accident or an induration cannot now bo said The market in no longer as wild as it used to be. The fluctuations are.?mall and the excitement of a few weeks ago has dis appeared almost entirely.-News and Courier. Mr. CarsTfell is Still a Baptist. HOLLAND'S STORR S. C, Sept. 2G, 1S9C. Messrs Editois: You remember you publifhi-d u c ipping from the Elberton (Ga ) Tribune in tte INTELLIGENCER week D?tore last, stating tbat Kev. E It. Cars well had professed a new faith and had joined the Presbyterian Church Always being a friend of Mr. Carsweil, we at once wrote him for the truth, believing the report was batched up by tee old band of emissaries that always follwed iu his wake ; not able to stand before him in a hand to hand combjf, but would sneak in the dis tance and in the dark seeking to under mine his character and irjuro him in every .vay We are glad, for the sake of the Elberton editor and those concerned in starting the report, that the punishment of liars is not near so ligorocs as in the days of ananias and his wife. We append, fer the benefit of those who have bean so elated, a letter from Mrs. Carsweil, which we hope you will priut and oblige. Yours truly, A. B. SULLIVAN. GONZALES, TEXAS, Sept. 21. 189G. MR A. B SULLIVAN-Dear Brother: Yuur letter found my husband away from horue, so it devolves upon me to answer your letter. Mr. Cd'swell is still a Btptist and will be tid he di?s I say this because I beard bim say that if he were turnea out of the Bcjpti^t Caurch, he would lie at the-door or a Baptist Church and knock for admit (ance until Jesus comes, for BBid he, "there is nothing else to join." He said this when Dr Cran?l, o? the Standard, accused bim of being a Citnbelhte, and that he preached their doctrine?. Toe clipping you sent is totally false. R-ght funoy that Armistead, a Methodist, should cou vert him to the Presbyterian faith. They did not have a discussion He came io Djuglassville, and was there three weeks, and challenged Mr CuBwell for a discus sion. Mr. Carsweil told the Methodists that if they would indorse him he would dbcuas. They fiually decided to do so, and the discussion commenced. But Mr. Carsweil was taken down with the grippe and waa sick two week?. Armistetid wrote tbe Atlanta Evening Journal thut the preacher had been mide sick by his doctor dosing him. He had been following Mr Cardwell around so long. I believe he was induced todo it hy some of the Methodists. You knov.* how Mr. Calwell baptized the Pertoes in Elberton. Ia Webt Point he baptized s number, and bad so many on tba fence, trying to makeup their minds, when this same Armistead came and got np a row and stopped the work. Io Douglassville he baptized thirteen of their number. The devil bas to put in bia work every time, and I have been loikiDg for the old ui?.:i to come to Texas. We balbeen Ji viDginthis place over five yearn. We are very much plea?>ed with Texas, though my health has been poor. Wij are contemplating moving higher up in Texas tor health's sake. Mr Cawwell is in Mississippi now hold ing meetings. His Cnurch let him off for the month of September. He t.pcke of goiog on to Georgia and South Carolina this fall. He has done a great work in Texas, and preaches the grand old doc trines of the Bible with greater power and efficiency tbau ever. The soft, wisby waihy Bapt sta are harder on him out heie than the Redoes. Wo nave been flooded with lettero from Elberton, Hartwell, An derson and other places in reference to this thing. We are haviDg a "pic nie" heariDg from our tried and true friends. Pray for us. We want to live nearer the Saviour and battle harder than ever for tho truth ; for the n>ght cometh when we cannot work. Yours in Christian love, MRS. E. R CARSWELL. Protective Association. At a meeting of the citizans of the Cor ner, Hall and Savannah townships at C oks, on the 11th of July, to give sxpres sion against the lawlessness and drinking that has b?en carried on in said townships a committee was appointed to draft and have published the sentiments of the civil and law-abiding citizens of said SPCtiou. We, the undersigned citizens of Shan nah, Hull aod Corner township0, depre eating the crimes and acts of lawlessness that have been committed io this and ad joining townships, thereby bringing shame and reproach upon this section of Ander son county, and realizing that the practice ofpuch evils is alike damaging to homes and safety io general, we deem it our duty as citizens of a Christian commonwealth to enter a formal protest against any prac tice that would tend, to demoralise the young men or our community and foster a spirit of lawlessness among our people, and to this end and the betterment of our country, we serve notice upon any and all psreon8 who have been disregarding the law, or anyone else that might do so, we as a bedy pledge ourselves to protect our bornes against intuits and crime? such as bas been In the past We bind ounelve under solemn pledge that we will use all dilligence in seeking||out the guilty parties and see that justice is vindicated in their punishment. We realize that all law, both social and civil, can but come to naught uule-s there is a concert of action on the part of the citizens to carry it out. We call upon the officers of the lav? and fathers and mothers who are burdened with the higbe-a responsibility committed to mortal stewardship, and all who are interested in good government, good ?'.oiety and puro homes to help u* ia our efforts to purge our communities of thoa* ? vds and bri eg about a better Bentimeut among our pf opie and brighten many darkened homes throughout the country We hold that the Government Distillery at Craft's Ferry on Savannah liver ls a ptibiic nuis nee, and especially the place On the Georgia side of the river, wbero it ic openly Bold and Isthe chiefaource of supply of whiskey t>? ali this suot!on ot couatry DR. W. A. CLINKSCALES, Chm. D. J. SHEBABD Sec, "iS?-Elberton (Ga.,) papera please oopy. mt I pa - Lowndesville Items. Mr. W. M. Speer returned from Young Harris, Ga,, Wednesday. Mr. T. H. VerdeljOf Georgia, is visiting the family of bia uncle, Dr. A. J. Speer. Mr. E. W. Harper went to Mt. Carmel Friday, Messrs J. L. Fennel and J. Y. Bowman went to Anderdon Friday. Gordon Speer wont to Georgia Satur day. Mr. J I/. Fennel and mother are in Due Weat. R-v. and Mrs. E. W. Mason. Mrs. J. T. Latimerand Miss Mamie Bowman went to Honea Path Friday to attend a meeting of the Juvenile Missionary Society. Mrs. W. il. Herbert, vice-president of .the Woman'H Missionary Society of So ath Carolina, will deliver an address especial ly to the children in the Methodist Chu rch next ?saturday evening at -i o'clock. The publio is invited. Mr L. J. Moorhead went to Anderson Saturday night. "Pedro" was in town last week. There was a minstrel show in town last week. Miss Annie Power left for Augusta Thursday. Miss L ia Calhoun bas returned home. Mr. Editor, in the INTELLIGENCER of week before last your LowudeBvlIlw cor respondent, J. Ltudsay F3Dnel, made some very personal remarks which waa uncalled "for and unnecessary, and will advise the young man that be must not do BO any more, but, if bo continues, then it will have to be stopped other tbau through the columns of i;he INTELLIGEN CER. It is ungentlemanly to make such remarks, even if you hs.vn't any respect or care anything for them. G. W. S. Mr. J. W. Huckabee is now with Mo Calla & Thomas. Eli Huckabee ls using the yard stick for Allen & Tennent. Mr. J. Y. Bowman made a business trip to Anderson Friday. Cotton is ooming in every day. Mout of the farmerB, however, will wait for higher prices Tho Mi.-ses Rcmbert have left Lown desville. We hope to have them back again soon. Mr. Tom Verdel, of Rock Fence, Ga., is visiting in town. Mr. W. M. Speer and Tom Yerdel spent last Thursday at Capt. Jno. E. Brownlee's, over in the Nation. G. C. Belton Items. We have been having some very cold weaiher this week Mr. and Mrs. McKinney, of Georgia, art visiting their daughter, Mrs. W. B West Misses Mallie Geer and Mamie Latimer have returned from Atlanta. Mr. Albert SharpB was in town this week. There munt be some attraction for bim. Miss Alice Grubb3, who lives a few miles below here, ?B very sick with fever. We hope ?be will recover. Miss Minnie Gibson, of Pendleton, is visning her friend, Miss MarleCampbed Miss Matie Brown, a charming young lady of Belton, has returned home from an extended trip to Greenville and the mouotaius. Dr. Manly was with us on the third Sunday ?nd preached two instructive and interesting Bermons. After the sermon ? Sunday night four converts were baptized, j We ?re sorry to hear that MUs Lillie Lewis bus the fever. Rev. L. C Branyon delivered an inter esting address Sunday night at the Baotlst Church to the Bible B md. *?. - An Indiana man has gone insane be cause somebody billed his pet cat, Pendleton Dots. Cotton has been coining in very rapid ly during the past week. All the gins in ibis vicinity aro kept busy. Mr. Joe Sit ton'fl Rin, which is in charge oftbat cot ton-ginner, Mr. Chess Moore, is working from early morn to dewy eve. Miss Pine, of Summerville, is visiting her aunt Mrs. Hinkle. Mr. Henry Miller, lato of the New York World, in visiting his grandfather, Dr. H. C. Miller, at the Elms. Since Mr. Julian Crayton'a departure for Anderson, ?-'quire Sbanklin, who has always lilied the position of newspaper openor in our pout-office, has been pro moted to the office of bead clerk. The jovial Squire has discovered an unique way of stamping letters. Stop in some time and soe the? Squire. It is/indeed, a wondO'ful piece of mechanism ! Mr. Joflerson Davis Maxwell was in town last Thursday, looking up his old friends, all of whom were glad to see him. Mr. Max Crayton left Monday for Co lumbia, where he will attend tue South Carolina College'. The Clemson College Gleo Club was organized last Thursday. Prof. Riggs was elected president, Prof. Bowman minstrel director Mr. Frauk Sullivan secretary. Tho Glee Club has at present twenty-five members, many of whom have good voices, besides several mem bers who can play the piano, the guitar, the mandolin and other instruments, all of which gives promise of a first-class Glee Club. Boys, you are not doing this because "music is the food of love ?" NV?! It is because yon wish to haye college spirit and college enthusiasm. It is a good thing, so push it along Mis9 Susie Smyth has returned from Pelzer. Mr. Haskell, who has been vis:ting Mr. A. T. Smyth, left Monday for Washing ton, D. C. "You s,re too free with your press," said a young lady tc a newspaper man in town. Mr. Miles Norton Humer says Bhe was a cross between a brunette and a bronze. Who is it? Mr. Arthur Pelzar and family are hero on a visit Major Ben Sloan has left for Columbia. '.Hello ! Is that Pendleton?" came over the telephone from Clemson "Yes, Pa," was *he reply from this end of the line. Thon the party at Clemson went on in this strain: "Well, tell the good people of Pendleton to look out for Hy men, as that naughty son of Venu?, while sojourning here, has been annointing the eyes of all the unmarried professors, and even our old 'Squire, with that flower that maidens call "love-in-idleness," and now that all have found a helpmate in awaking, so Hymen is about to depart." "What!" said an elderly, short, stout gentleman, with a cane in one hand and a very long stemmed pipe in the other, as he was standing near the drug store 'phone. Then this dogmatical gentleman paused, then went on thus: "Tell them, Paul, that I, as one of the B ard of Di rectors, wouid advise them nut to join the happy bond of union all at once, or with in a few weeks of each other, aa the Board cannot afford to build more than one brick dwelling-hous3 in every five years. So tell them they will have to wait a while." Moral-Don't marry until you own your own house and can supporta family. E. X. Ii. Corner Dots. Miss Mamie Cox, of Abbeville, has been elected teacher at this place. Several boys and girls left Monday for Due West, Colnmoia and Charleston, where they will enter school. Mrs. Sue Clark, of Elberton, Gi., is visiting relatives in the Corner. Messrs. Allen and Clinkscales, of Lowndesvi le, were the guests of Mr. W. T. A. Sherard last Sunday Miss Jane Hansom, of Midway, is vis iting her sister. Mrs. J. W. Stevenson. Mr. A. M. Cheek, having sold his farm, will move to Georgia, where he will make his future home. One ol our young men, while visiting in Georgia not long since, was the guest of a family where it was customary for each one to recite a verse of Scripture at the breakfast table. His verse was one which is very familiar, and reads thus ; "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch likn mo ! I once was lost but now am found; Waa blind, but now I see." We would like very much for Will to tell us where in the Bible that verse is found. Messrs. 8 T. McCullough aud R. S. Sherard visited in Greenwood and Clin ton last week. Mr. W. M. Sherard, of Anderson, visit ed bis parent? last week. Mr. John L. McLin will move to Pen dleton in tho near future. COUP DE GRACE. Around and About Alice. S>ro eyes are prevalent in thia czm inunity. We bad a little frost last week. Taat new bridge ia oomplettd, and per 80U8 traveling from Antreville to Cook's will find the ciiBtauce much shorter now. We hope the Supervisor will have the new road worked out at ODCP. Some one has taken the organ bom the Institute building, and they hud no right LO do so. The organ belongs to tho Sunday School. It must t"o brought back, or somebody will get into trouble. Mr. J. T. C. Jones, of Starr, has purchas ed Mr. D. P. Bowen's place. We nominate Mr. S. 0. Jackson for township supervisor, and want everybody to vote for him. An "O.d Maid's" party was highly en joyed at the nome of Mr. L t?, Stevenson recently. Miss Varina Jackeon waa bitten by a highland moccasin a few days ego, but are glad to say she is doing well. The revenue officers were around la3t week looking for illicit distilleries Mr. James Gibb arrived from Georgia la?t week with ids bride. Hta new dwell big house has been completed. Tnere will be a series of meetings at the Institute in the near future, Miss Ella McA-tama has a beatpiful pair of pet raobits. Mr. C. H. Taylor is building theBtnall bridgea in Hall Township. Ro.\n Boy. WALHALLA, Sept. 2G 1896 The undersigned, Missionary atiu Col porteur in Beaverdam Association, will preach at Mount Tabor Church, iu Beaver daua Association, October 15, at night; at Shil-ih Choreo, Oot.iber lQ-.h, at nigot; at Andersonviile, October 17th, at night, and Suuday, the IS.Li, at II o'clock a. m. L will have on hand a supply of books. A collection will be tikeu tor S ate Missions at each Churob. J. M. SANDERS. Yast Fund for McKinley. I learned to-day from an absolutely correct source that very recently large sums of money have been contributed to aid the "sound money" cause by people who have ndver before aided a "political party. Theaucieut Philadelphia Savings Fund institution has subscribed $25,000. and unprecsdented event. This great savings bank holds millions of dollars of small sums deposited by working people and, generally, those possessing small meaas. It limits the amount lt will re ceive from any one depositor in one year. The Fidelity Company, another great con cern with large holdings of other peoples money, gave ?10,000. The banks ol' Pennsylvania are gener ally contributing to tho campaign fund. Seventy thousand dollars were contribu ted from Pittsburg banks last week. A percentage on the deposits to a fixed amount was agreed upon. A number of Philadelphia banking Institutions have given $10 OOO each. "Thero will be ?1,000,000 contributed in the State of Pennsylvania," said a person to me who knows whereof he speaks. "AU the railways in Pennsylvania are in politics. All the horse and electric car lines and almost all aggregations of li bor are overwhelmingly arrayed in favor of sound money."-Mr. Shaw Bowen, in New York World. The State Farms. Col. W. A. Neal returned to the city yesterday from a trip to the State farms, where he had been looking over the cropB. He said that everything pointed to good crops both of cotton and corn. He did not think the drought bad hurt tho cotton of the State farms as much as in other places. ?r One thousand bales was what ought to have been made this year, but he did not think the crop would exceed 800. This was opening very fast and about 25 baies per day was being picked, he continued. Already 200 bales were out. He thought it would be Novomber before all the cot ton waa opened. This would be the case on the State farms because about 500 acres of cotton was on bottom land. The corn was fine. Baid Col. Neal, and there would probably not less than 12,000 bushels madf. That, with the 0.000 bush els already on nand, would give a large surplus. There was hay, fodder, etc., enough to la9t twoyoarB. In a bag Col. Neal carried a wild tur key that his son. W. A. Neal, Jr., had killed while out hunting with Mr. George Bunch yesterday. He wounded a largo gobbler, but lt got away.-Columbia Stale. The State Fair. COLUMBIA, S C.. Sept. 22nd, 189G. EDITORS INTELLIGENCER: The ap proaching 8tate Fair bids fair to be a suc cessful one, that, inquiries for stock ac commodations come daily to the officials, indicating a deep interest in having a splendid exhibition in all departments. To induce an unusually large number of visitors and increased exhibits, you aro appealed to to use your pen fre quently through your columns to that end. In the absence of an appropriation by the Legislature since 1890, "except the ?2,100 for 189G, the management has been forced to le?sen the amount of premiums prior to 1692, amounting before that time to ?(3,000, which went directly into the pockets of tanners By a uuited effort upon the part of the press and to friends of progress generally it is confidently believed the Fair of 189G will be equal, if not surpassing, all others in the past. Relying on the patriotism and public spirit of which South Carolinians are noted, success is assured. The rates of passage for the Fair, as an nounced by the several roads, will receive the immediate attention of the officials of the Society to the end that the rate of 2 cents a mile for the round trip may be se cured. All persons wishing a premium list will apply to either of the undersign ed. Respectfully, L. D. CHILDS, Titos. W. HOLLOWAY, President. Secretar^. Politics on Wheels. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Sept. 24.-Two repimeuts in the National Wheelmen's McKinley and Hobart club were organ ized in this city last night. The first con - tains fourteen com punies and Jias a mem bership of 700; the second regiment al ready has f ix companies filled and the wheelmen are still enrolling themselves. This morning George N. Patterson, who has charge of the Republican bicycle clubs in tie State, sent the following mes sage t> Major McKinley: "Indianapolis wheelmen in line for sound money and good roads. Fourteen companies of the National Wheelmen's McKinley and Hobart club were organ ized here last night." Work of organizing the riders into com panies and brigades will, it is said, by members, result in a membership of 3,000. Sid You Ever. Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for vour trouble.-? If not, get a bottle now and get relief Thia medicine baa been found to be peculiarly a-iapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a won derful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the orgaus. If you h uv o Loss of Appetite, Constipation. Headache. Faint ing Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Ex citable, Melancholy or tro ?bled with Dizzy Spells, 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. Free Pills. Send your address to H E Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills- A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Hick Headache. For Malana and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be periectly free trom every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable They do not weaken by their acti n, but by giving tone to stomach und bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 23c per box Sold by Hill Bros. Druggist_ LAND FOR SALE. IWILL sell to bijrhpst bidder on No veraher 2nd, 18-6, (Salesday,) at An derson C. H , a Tract of Land near Honea Path, containing one hundred and twenty five acre?, more or lese, known aa the Mulligan Place" This place ia on a public road, a:ad bas good tenant houses on it. For ternm i.pplv to me at Baltnn, S C. MRS ANNA L. BYRD, Ex'x. E*t. Dr. W. C Brown, dee'd. Sept 3i>, 1896_14 5 NOTICE. '?T?TTLL let to the lowest responsible Vf bidder on O tober 15th, at 10 a m., the building of a Bridge over Creek near -Erskine's, in Hopewell Township Also, on Friday, lGtb, at ll a. m.. the building of a Bridge over Little Beaver dam Creek, on new road leading irom W. L. Dobbins' to R A. Sullivan's In Fork Township. Pinns and specifications made known on day of lettiner! _W. P 8NELGROVE, Co. Sup. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. By Ii. M. Burriss, Judge of Prob?le WHEREA8. Mrs Mary E. Outz, has applied to me to urant uer Letters of Administration, with Will annexed, ou the Estate and effects of Je^ee C. Morris, de ceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said Jesse C. MorxiB, deceased, to be aud ap Eear before me in Court of Probate, to be eld at Andersen Court House, on the 15tn day of October. 1896. after publication hereof, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 28th dav of September, 1896. R M BURRISS, Judge of Probate. Sept 30 18'J6 14 2 i. CARD. To THE PCDLIC : The Drug firms of Orr & Sloan and B ill Bros. have been consoli dated under the Firm nemo of Hill-Orr Drug Co., and are doing business at the Btand formerly occupied by Orr <fe Sloan, old BEUSOU House Corner. We shall carry everything io the line, have experienced and accommodating men in every department, and shall hope, by low prices, and careful attention to tbe wants of our customers, to merit a consid erable share of the business. We shall endeavor to do business aa business men, with due regard to modern methods and changed conditions. Drs. Nardin dr. Orr, and Dr. Dackett have their offices in our Store. The residence of each is connected with us by telephone, and we shall bo glad to receive calls fjr them, and furnish information to the patients as to their whereabout?. Respectful ly, T. F. HILL. S. M. ORB, M. D. A RINGING NOTE. IT finds an echo in the hearts of those who appreciate first-class Music. Just now we aro giving the pecple a full measure of excellent thing? in the Musical line. First-class Instruments at a figure which will surprise you. Pianos from $40.00 Up, - AND - Organs from ?25.00 Up. Prospective purchasers are cordially in vited to examine our Stock and get prices. We will greatly appreciate your patron ise. IHE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE, ANDERSON, S. C. WATCHES ! WATCHES ! Now IS YOUR CHANCE if you want a nice "Watch cheap. I have bought the LARGEaT STOCK of G-olcL, Silver and Nickel Wa1ch.es Ever bmm?ht to this City. I bought them CHEAP and am going to sell them the SAME WAY. B? sure and get my prices, aa I bought them to sell and not t.) keep. Cou,e in and let me price them to you. I carry the largest Stock, buy in large quanti ties, and get bottom prices, and will give you the advantage of it. Diamond Rings, Plain Rings, Set Rings, Jewelry of all kinds, Silverware and Clocks, In abundance, at WILL. R. HUBBARD'S JEWELRY PALACE, Next to Farmers and Merchants Bank. 'Phone SI. THE O-K-E-A-T t il lill NOTHING to compare with it. The greatest Plow on earth for Turning and Terracing. This is what the Farmers tiay. This is the unani mous verdict of hundreds who have used these Plows in Anderson County. We have just received a Car load of Oliver Chilled Plows, and now is your time to buy. Latest designs. Tremendous Stock. All selected. Prices down. AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS, REVOLVERS, RIFLES, and HUNTING OUTFITS. Jt?P" Come early for first choice. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. Brock Bros. OPENING ! WE have just opened up the handsomest lot of GRATES ever brougt to the city of Anderson. Something new and up to date. Ladies, come and see them. They are great Goal savers. We have them in the Bronzed, Nickel, Brass and Black. We are also Agents for the H?GE?'8 KING HEATER WOOD STOVE. The newest of all Heating Stoves. The cheapest of all heat ing Stoves. The most economical heating Stove ever invent ed. Try them and be convinced. It is not necessary to re move the ashes but once or twice during the entire winter. Just think about that ! Come, and we will be glad to show them to you, whether you are ready to buy or not. BROCK BROS., General Harware, - Anderson, 8. C. Mic Invitation ! Is extended to one and all to come to our Store and inspect our large and magnificent Stock of. READY-MADE CLOTHING. This is a new feature in our business, and we sincerely believe that, our prices and quality of Goode taken into con sideration, is beyond doubt far ahead of anything in South Carolina. We claim to know how to buy Clothing, and pro pose to tell the truth about every garment sold. For exam ple, if a Suit is composed of half wool and half cotton we will say to you, this Suit is half wool. A g;reat many mer chants regard selling Clothing the same as horse-swapping ; in other words, get all you can. We have decided upon a small, legitimate profit, one price to all, and no misrepresen tation. To this end we pledge our word to make it to your interest to buy your Clothing from us. A Watch Free with Every Suit ! In order to introduce to the public our large stock of Men's Clothing we will present-free of charge-a Nickel Swiss Movement Open Face Watch to every one who purcha ses- a Suit. Let us say here we will guarantee this Watch for ten years. Remember, our prices are lower than other Store in Anderson, and all we ask is to come and price, and you will then become convinced. WE HAVE Too Numerous to Mention. We have Shoes by the Dray Loads, We have Men's Hats by the Hundreds, We have Millinery, A.t T*rice? Beyond. Description. Come to see us, and allow us to show you through our Mammoth Establishment. LESSER & GO., UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE. NEW ERA ! NEW GOODS, NEW PRICES, NEW FORCE, LARGER STOCK, BETTER VALUES. - Je*?#???fftf9C - HOBE exclusive Bar gains and Drives in all lines of (foods now arriving at the Store of R. S. HILL than were ever be* fore exhibited in Anderson. Our display of rare Novelties in Ladies' Bress Goods. Trimmings and Furnishings, both for s tyle and price, are unequalled. We never had so many at tractions in Millinery,, Which has always been our pet department. We were never so strong in MEN'S, BOTS' AUB CHILDREN'S Clothing-Furnishings. In this department alone we have a Stock of over Twen ty Thousand Dollars. But our buyer had an opportunity of some special bargains, provided he closed out a bi| lot for prompt cash, so we Lave the Goods, and will do you great good on a Suit this Fall. And as for dil -? ~?~ We are Strictly Headquarters. If one would only look at our Shoe Stock up -stairs they would conclude we were exclusive wholesalers. We malte a specialty of Good Honest Shoes, and will now sell you at prices that are unusual hereabouts. If values count for anything we propose to have a larger sh aire of business this season. DOSS TERRY, the Artistic Dress-Maker, has returned and has a full corps of able assistants. Yours earnestly, WELL, WELL, Here I am in sweet old Anderson once more. Here I am looking in familiar faces each day as before. Everything rolling on as calmly and serene, just as if C. S. Minor had never been away. WELL, I find that there has been lota of things turned topsy-turvy Bine, I have been gctae, and I have not 'be hnart tb la morning to turn them right side np again I am inclined to let the old toing roll on, just like the boya started her while I was away. It'd lots of fun, if it amt no profit, and I know we don't have tu have profit every time. We don't always get profit by a Jong abor. Well, that'd been one of the plans of my business for aaren years-not to expect all profit-and it seems tue leas profit I take the more money I make, so on that plan here we go : We baye got about 3,000 packages of the famous CELLULOID STARCH, which we will sell at 5c. a package. We have got aoout 1,500 sample ntiCB> ageo supposed to be free, but which we will sell at a nominal price in order to introduce the line of gouda, and yet we sell to be sure th.it only thoce per sons will get it who will have some idea of Starch when they try ic The samples will sell at one cent each. If you want to be in the a trim and fcave a stiff shirt front and collars and oufifs on like new one*, get a sample puck age of Celluloid Staren and you will think you have got a newash-worian and she knowe her business. On BROOMS-we are still rolling them out. The large two-string at 83. and three string at 10c. W? have got a LAMP for 35c. that I saw selling while away at 753, I I think thin is one of tue biggest bargains that we have ever been able to show in a Limp. It's a very large size and the pricers the bottom. Wa have a Lamp-a very large Lamp, porcelain fount and shade, decorated In very hignest art style, wbich we will sell at 953. I saw thia Lamp nailing: North at $150 in one of those so-called cheap Stores where orowds and. crowds of people swarm like bees. We have got a few di.zen 403. and 503. Overalls that we are going to let roll tor 25c. per pair, and some 60c. Overalls that we will let go at 40c. per fair, and 75c. ones at 503. par pair. Jackets to auton at the same price. We* ave got a few dozen of 75.-. Jeans Pants which we will let go at 50c. per pair. The biggest value on Jeans Pants that ha* ever been ottered ia this) section. Don't buy Jeane Panta until you see these. We are still selling a two quart Coffee Pot at 80. and the No. 6 Wash Pan at 3c, and the No. 1 Dipper at 3c In fact, the wind that Cheshire raised In the Tinware ia still blowing. Tne Glassware and Crockery are still going like swollen waters leaping from tbe dizzy precipice. The prices are so low. We offer you a one-gallon Glass Oil Cm at 253., half call?n Pitchers at 15c. We are giving you no? a 25c Lunch Basket for 15:. If you hive to take a lunch be sure and dee this basket. When you come to Town auk us to show you our Mammoth Goblet-the biggest in* the world. Each Goblet holds a half gallon. May be yon don't want a set, and may-be you do. At an/ rate you will be interested to look on this big show. Well, I have come back with the determination to run the thing to the ad vantage of ail concerned. We are going to do the biggest do tbdt we have ever done. We are going to make the figures, or, as the Electrician would sny, we wid pi eva the button and you ?ill do the rest. Figures will be ao at? tractive that you can't help it when you once see the button premed. We are going to carry, tbe largest Stock we have ever carried, and must have your backing in o)(der to hold it down. Come in to see us early and often and always. C. SJ Yours always truly, AND THE 1. STO?E. No. 27 South Side Public Square, Anderson, S. C. THE PLEASURE... Of doing business consists chiefly in giving satisfaction to the customer-it is the key to success in all lines of business. WE strive to merit the patronage of the public by making it both pleasant and profitable to deal with us-hence mutually satisfactory. A SPECIAL BARGAIN "We are now offering is a line of LADIES' OXFORD TIES AT ($125 Per pair. This is a neat and stylish Slipper, and is worth 81.75 oveiywhere. If you want a nice Summer Shoe at small cost see this line. We keep ia stock at all times Shoes of every stvle, quality and price. Our line ol' DRESS GOODS and SUMMER FABRICS Is complete, and we are offering them at a very low price. We haye Everything you want in Groceries, And to the Farmers we will say that we will make it to your interest if yta will send us your orders. M'CULLY & CATHCART.