The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, October 21, 1896, Image 2

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Anderson Intelligenc er --" P?XLTKWBD EVERY WEDNESDAY. - -. -________ J. F. Cfl-tNKSCAlEJES, 1 EDITOBS AND ?. C. LANGSTON, f PBOPBI STOBB TERMS: _rONB YEAR_.fl 50 SEE MONTHS . 75 J_ll fi ? ' ~ WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21, 1896. No man who has ever been a can didato for any office has been received by Bach demonstrations wherever he went as Bryan has been received every where._ _ _ Two men in Chicago have made a fool agreement to leave tho country and never return. One ia to do so in the event of McKinley's election and the other is to do so If Bryan is elected. The Manufacturers' Record of last week, states that a certain bioycle manu factoring firm of lionsville, N. Y., wants ito move its plant lo some suitably loca jted Southern community. Here's a j chance.__ \ _ \ After carrying Georgia by 40,000 ma jority for the State ticket, the Democrats -now propose to fuse with tho Populists in the national election. After awhile Mr. Bewail will be wanting to know "where he is at."_ ^ _ The U6xt Federal House will have 358 members. The New York Journal claims 185 of these for silver and 162 against with 10 doubtful; but the New j York Times claims 212 for gold. Now ; from these wise acres which who know? / way the cat will jump. The development of the railroad, the j bicycle, and other Bnbstitutes for the horse has brought about a peculiar condition of affairs. In North Dakota, Montana, Northern Idaho and Washington, there are one hundred and twenty-five thous and horses roaming around the prairies, and eating the grass that might be used profitably in feeding cattle and Bheep. The horses are practically valueless, and the owners are helpless. In another column we publish the sec ond communication from "Merchant"'in .. reference to Anderson sod the railroads. In thia cpmmrujlcation copies of the let ters that passed between President Cleve . land, of the C. <fc W. C. R. H., and the Railroad Commissioners are produced, and we predict that that will be the last of the matter unless the Board of Trade will keep up its fight. With all due respect to what Mr. Cleveland says, we believe the Road has more business than it can do with one train, und perhaps it would bo a good idea to adopt the Bnggestion made hy "Merchant" in th9 last para graph of his communication. St. Paul never uttered greater truth than when he said, "The love of money Is the root of all evil," and "owe no man anything." And it ia a fact that no man can disregard this truth and long influ ence the people. Covetousness upon the one hand and debt upon the other, prove sooner or later to he the hidden rocks up on which the vessel is driven. Many a man has gone through life without the sympathy and confidence of his fellow beings, all because he seemingly had no' conscience in meeting his obligations. Going Into debt is unfortunate, but going into debt without a probability of paying out ia criminal, and the world so sets the stands mc-I m We bave_before us a copy of the first number of a new and interesting maga zine, entitled "News from the Front," or the army letters of "Personne," from I 1861 to lf-65 These letters, written by an eye witness to many of the most exciting scenes of the great struggle, will be read with intonso Interest by those who fought and suffered as well as by their sons and daughters. Mr. Do Fontaine well says in his Introductory ;: "Particularly to tbe young people of tbs rising generation thotu? who are yet attending Behool or college-thia historical record will impatt much information that is not to be fauna in the books. Above all, it will make them proud of the fathers and muthero who, m the hoars of their country's tr? vail, learned 'how to suffer and grow strong.' " The terms of subscription ?re so reasonable, fl.00 a year in advance, single numbera 10 cants, tbat thia pecu liariy valuable record ia brought within thereaoh of every Cody. Adores*, War Record publishing Company, columbia, S* ?* " ________________ Anderson and the Railroads-No. 2. MR EDITOR: Since my article io la?? week'? INTEL LIGEN UER waa written, 1 End upon Inquiry some additional correa pondence in tn? hands of the officers oi the Board of Trade touching the matter ol a achednle on the Savannah Valley Rail road. This correepondence is In response - to the formal letter ai complaint submitteo to the Railroad Commission by Measr*. Sullivan,Hill ano Ledbetter.and published with my communication, of last week, ii. your paper, By consent I will here give wbst the C. mmiucn and the Railroad company have >o say : OFFICE OF R R COMMISSIONERS, Columbia, S. C.. cet 7 1896 J. M. Sullivan, Esq.. Anderson, S. C MY DEAR MR : Enclosed I hand you the communication received from Preai dent Cleveland, of the S V. R. R. The Commission will insist that the road must ran their mixed train on a schedule. Please return me thone papers. Very truly, D. P. DUNCAN, 8ec The following is President Cleveland's communication, to which Sec. Duncan re fers: C. cfc W. 0. Rr Co -OFFICB OF PV BS Spartanburg 8 C , 0 it . '898 JTon.D. P. Duncan, Sec, Columbia, S. C. Dx_8 SIB : I am in receipt of your favo/ of Oct 2d, enclosing the complaint of Mr. J. M. Sullivan, Pres. Anderson Board ol Trade, as to scheduled on that part ot' our road known as the Savannah Valley Branch. Although Ic has been my desire I have never yet been abie to see how it was possible to put r. passenger train on that road. For the six months commenc ing April and ending September, me pas senger earnings per mile of trains on that road have averaged 17} cents per mile. You know bow far this falls short of pay ing the expense of a train. We are reduc ed to the necessity of using mixed pat-sen ger and freight trains on the 8 V. Road simply because it is a necessity. We get little passenger business from Anderson to points in South Carolina, except what finds it to their advantage to go through Aagusta. You can well imagine bow la th this is. We cannot meet the compet? "on to Colombia, Charleston, Western parts of the State and the North. You will readily see how there is no encourage ment whatever, nnder the ciiroumstancer, for n* to compete for business where tbe geographical position is so strongly against us. I have heretofore submitted to your Board the figures, which show that tb* operation of that branch is 6D ti rely un re munerative to ns. I admit, that if it could be done consistently, a passenger train should be put on that line, but can we be expected to do so when its operation would beat a loss? As to the special matter complained of, v. I hope to submit to y cu a schedule show ing the running time made by train No. 19 daring the month of September, l?96 Of course, you will readily understand that the freight train ls subject to delay* unavoidable, and dependent, not only upon the weight of a train, but also condi tions of the weather. I promise the Com mission and the people of Anderson that we will do the best we can for them, aud so far as the passenger train is concerned, if the Board of Trade will guarantee us against loss in. its operation, not to aay anything about its proportion of mainten ance of way-maintenance of equipment, etc.-we would .be only too glad to give them the train. 'We rec-gniza tbe obliga tion of railroads to the pubtio as their ser vante, and if the public cannot give the business necessary to sustain the service expected, it seems to me unreasonable to expect that the service should be rendered. Yours truly. JOHN B. CLEVELAND. Pres. The following!* a copy ol Mr. Sullivan's reply sent tbe Railroad C ?tninisaion : AlfDEIISON, 8. C., Oct. 12m. 1&98 Hon. D. P. Duncan, Secretary Railroad Commis-oa, Colombia, 8. C-Dear Sir: lam ID receipt of yours of the 7ih inst., with Pres. Cleveland's communication, aud note, "the Cum milieu will insist that the road must ruu their mixed train on a schedule.'' We trust the Com m i-sion will accept only of such a schedule UH will eua ble passengers to make reasonable speed and avoid undue inconvenience and delay. Ir the company is to be allowed to stretch ita schedule accordiog to its own ideas, for its own convenience solely, possibly the present go aa-you please running ot the nains may be as good as we wm get. It is fl<ty-nine miles from Anderson to Mc Cormick, and we would insist that tour hours is all that should be asked in whicb to run the train through, either way. 80, President Cleveland pleads poverty tor this road, complains of a want ot business, and very kindly invite, tbe Board ut Trade to holp bim out. Really we thiuk our peoplo nave done very well on thia line. Anderson and Abbeville have put into the enterpriae |l'28,000, and have long and quietly KU Demited to tbe slight re turns. The passenger earnings ou tbe S Y. Road are light, 10 be sure Nothing surprising ab -ut this. Ou ly dire neceswi ty, as Mr- Cleveland seems to appreciate, will drive a passenger over the S. V. R R, It is eightiitm mile? nearer to Charleston over Mr. Cleveland's line from Auderaon iban by any other, and tbe 01:ly break on an Eastern and Western route via Sea board Air Line is made-by mm tri tl! bonn Fails. Yet our people go Dy souae other route. Toe reason why is giveu in the ruuning time usually made and go as you-pleaaebC?eduleou thia Drauoo. Tne Greenville and Liureub branch of Vir Cleveland's ny*tun d->es not pay near 0 well aa thia Anderson bmucb, but it it nevertueleBa favored with a double doiiy passenger train and a regular freight v. un passenger accommodations. It appear? that Mr Cleveland has in the past submitted to your B jard figures 'to ab JW that the operation ot the 8. V. Road is entirely unremuuerative " It ia no part of XL J business to dispute a question ot thia kind, wuhan able railroau mm aud bia figures against me In order to satisfy yourselves as to whether tbta road is doing any business or not, lt might oe weil at ibia juuutU'6 to inwdiiK*") themouibl. report? atiacbe i to Mr C evel^ud's um muuicatiou. TifS- lep .ria Ot ibe rQuuiug uf trains on tue S V. R ?ad, intended only to give in detail (ha cau-es of tue delay* of trains, are valuable otherwise, UH 0 early showing that husiue s ia ratcer brick on (be S Y. They read all thr ush i ke thia, "delayed by beavy train," 'duuoilng B urdeaux hill." "heavy way work, ' '*ou Bordeaux bbl on account ot beavy train," .'traobfering treight," ''drilling'' "loading cattle," e c, Ou three evening-* only the train left McCormick Oil time, and only thrice arrived at McCormick ou time m September. Only DIX time? durum ibe Same month Old lt retch Audeoou on tim? lu my opinion Mr. Co-veiand baa now more busiuess on th- 8 y Hoad than hf can handle with safety and dispatch with tbe one tram and a single crew Tue beal evidence of this being true ia contained in bia own documents tbe reports to which [ refer, and which he, iu such periect .airness, has submitted to your Bjard. Respectfully y uro. J. M SULLIVAN", Prea A B. ol T. 1 need add nothing to the foregoing though. Mr. Editor, it might interest tue public to read the reports ??f running time made by trains numbera 19 m-o '?0 00 me Anderson branch of the & W C. R Co during the months ot Auburn auu S-p tember last, but it is too muon to ask the space. These reports Bb" w 1 hui il an eu glue breaks dowu on the m<tiu line or elsewhere on the ?y&tetn itu pi ace is sup* plied with the ei glue-tbe ouly euglue of the Andersuu brauch Passengers and freight iett on tqual fooling for once Tbtsa reporta also show that we have on the Anderson brauch, not only a mixed passenger aud freight train, buta material train, also Is other wurde the same 1 rain that hauls passengers and our freight, also supplies the Railroad Company wiih i a lumber, piece Dy piect-car lot or les-, than car lot- lor repairing its tanks, bridges, croi-siogs aud culverts. Audersou ojHfceM no war <<n the manage ment* of the C. & W C. Railway C.?, e? pecialiy just no?-*beu weare all in tbe .lark about railroads io geueral, and Thomas und Ryan in particuiur. We preter to believe that President John B Cleveland baa only forgotteu u? temporarily amid the many ranm changes tu luilroad eire!?.- uf late. We read ly concede that his first uUty ia t>i ms Com puny, ?hieb be serven so well, lt la hardly possible for bim to neglect the S y. much longer. Possibly if we lighten the "beavy trains" a little from MiC ?r mick and Calhoun Falls to Audern >u, we may be betb-r retue uDeied b\ oe railroad trieuda In tbe futu'b MERCHANT. Slr. Aniel for Judge. ANDERSON, <.. < , O.M. 19tb 1S96. Editor Intelligencer: 8iu<e the nomi nation of Judge Joseph II. Earle tor United States Senator by tbe recent dem ouralio primaries, tne writer has heard ?nany prominent citizens of Auders<>u County express tbe bop? that Juoge {?arie would De suic-ed d iu bin preseut , position-Judge ot' tbe JS'gnib Ju?ioit?! Circuit-by Solicitor M. F Ansel. Tust Mr. Anael would be acceptable to tue people of Anderson Cou ty th- re appears io be no possible doubt. M n (rom every section of the county aro linking bia name with the Judgeship and ex pressing the opiuiou that a better mau oan scarcely be lound, lt lett tu a vote .?f the people, the writer only reiterates what he bas repeatedly heard (rom the lip-, ot many others when bo say s that >. F. Anael would be ihe Judge. Bot aside trom bis hold upon ibe hearts of the people, which is remarkable, Lis at tainments, both moral aud legal, emi nently Mt bim for the bench. Though scarcely beyond the meridian of lite, for nearly a quarter of a century be bas beeu in the trout rank among the leading lawyers of our State. His sound legal judgment, thorough system and prompt ness, solid, sturdy business character, to which may be add.d that he is known throughout the State as a true christian gentleman, should make him acceptable to the entire pe- pie. Viewed from a political standpoint, uo objection can be lodged against him. There is nothing blatant ah .ut the mau. H<- bas always been a modest politician. While nefore the people for election as representative, and since, in being repeatedly re-electted Solititor, no sharp practice nor wire? pulling has marked the course he bas pursued. No mau, nor section, nor fac tion bas been sacrificed or insulted by him, either while a cauuidate or a puollc servant. In 1S90, wbeu to bw au active parti/an was almost a necessity and con sidered by many to be a virtue, no harsh criticisms were beard as emanating from M. F. Ansel VVhile true io his convic tions, he realized that forbearance was the only true panacea for the unsettled condi tion of the p-ople, and time bas proven the wisdom of bis position and won him the confidence of al! factions. VOTER. Poultry and Pet Stock Association. BELTON. S C., Oct 19 1890 Mr. Editor : Piea-e don't fortet ?hen wrinng your editorials to mention th.- fact that the Anderdon County P iuliry and Pet Stock Association, will hold itu annual exhibition the three last days in D^mi nar, this year, viz: 29 b, 30th and 31 t aud that the Association expert? to bav the beat display and best attendance thxt oas ever fallen to the lot of any previous exhibition, and also notify tbe people tba' (bey should not wait until thu last dav co come. ?>ut, as on that dav there will b? auch a jam that they can't see and enj y themselves a? they could on either of the other days Toe President is in receipt, ct letters from breeders in other S ates, lu q-iirlng concerning sp ?ce, etc T ie man *g-?ment expects to have i be bes* display of poultry ever seen in upper S ?uth ''aroltna Our Pet 8tock d?partaient will al*o be full Th? management would UKO to have the ladles send iu their pets. 8'one olH-e nt the Association will be on haud at all noars 10 see that all p ultrv, pet etock -tc., is properly attended to and c?red tor. Ladies sending canaries, mocking birds and other song birds, shomd seud with be cage sufficient reed of the kind they are used to, lo last them tbe three days We would like a full display of rabbits, cats, dogs, pieeons, etc. We will have ou exhibition a two year old cock with four legs as well as other curiosities. It is imp fsible lor the officers to make a success of this, or any other entflrpri-o, witbont the co operat.on uf the people in terested. We would like to have this show for a nn-leua around, which we can build up ? first class Con nt? Fa-r. A-ider.-o.. C mn tv is rich enough a d progressive enough to have a fi-st-ca-s Count* Fair ?he ought to have a first class Fair Ground and hold an annual session of at lea?t three days The fine ?tock of the Middle North ern 8tates, is due more to the C >unty Fairs held io those States in past years, tban to ali other canses comhined. savs 'he Superintendent of Agriculture of the S'ate or Ohio A gentleman of this place, who attended 'ne Fairview Stuck Show, telle me that hn could tell, almost to aline, the ?ff-ct that Association bas bad on the farmers in its vioinity. He says that farms are better cultivated, the tennant bnu?es are all painted or whitewashed, that the farmers 1 have better stock, ?nd that there i* gnne - ally a prosperous Mpp~aranc8 all over that ? section. E'iiuiatiou nus im^u a targe fac tor in building up all countries and sec-j tiona. Progress h a child of emulation. j J. F. KILLEBREW. I Belton Items. Mr. W. C Brown spent Saturday night anti Sunday lil tow? . We are felad to know that M'*8 Ir lie LHW?B, who has beeu very low with fever, ia slowly improving. Mr. (.'arron L-itimer. a Wofford student, waa at home fur a d-iy or two la*t wpek. Miase? Jula Brock, Eva S ringer and Idelle Rice have pnroh?sed wheels, anC ar? now w joying lito to the fud-ai extern. MN? R-na Klee lett last Tuesday r..i Vugin'B S 'e will spend awhile with h-r sunt, Mrs J ckson. Her lister, M<N? Daisy, will j ?in hertheieand they wll< a? rn New Y?>rk to spend the winter. MIKS Diixy will enter the German Conservatory o? Mo-ic and complete her musical oourt?e. Miss Rena will take physical culture ano elocution. Mr. J. E. H >rtoti is having a n?w store room built to the vacancy between Ri? Bros. anri Mr. J. W. Poore'e stores. The Pont Offi^ will te moved into thin More and Mr. H rum ?ill keep groceries. Death of a Good Citizen. In the death of Mr. A L Copeland tb Cedar Grove section bas lost one of ber best and most highly esteemed citizens. His spirit passed irom esrtb tn Heaven .?< Si Urdav, 10 h inst, at4 o'clock a m He had been sick with ?ever for ten wppk and his death was not unexpected by hi loved ones He. too, realized his condi tion several werk? before death cam?', snd expressed hi? willingness to lei ve his luv ed ones Mr Op-land ? a? ahum 24 ynr of mi**. Two \pars airo he rmrrted Mi E. M DAV!-, who with one child, .-urvtvi intu HH wa* one of th? most devo'ed Christiane w?< ever knew, ai d wan must highly esteemed by ?'1 of bis frttnds. H? joined the Cedar Grove Church wheo quite young, end the last servio- he at tended he was ordained a desoon. H? wax aNo Superintendent of the Cedar Gr ive Sunday Si'bool. und bis place, not only fl? the Church and S inna> School, hut. in om entire c mmunity. will be hard t?; fid Tho remains wera interred in the Cedar Grove CnUrChyard ..ll SuodaV to-lo iv i ra' ins Heath, at 3 o'clock p m., the tu-.ern -ernies* benin conduced hy R?>v. G M. Ro?er?. assUted by Rev Mr'H.wkins lu ih?- p-esei.Crtof alargo crow '?f friend and relatives W I M Tribute of Respect. Wb-reas. it bas pl??a-i-d the al I-wt?? and I ail-merctlul Providence in the l< Unity o' j hi? foreknow le if P to rnainve tr-ni usnu neloved sister, Mrs Sydney B ?nister. ii> the prime of her womat.hood and of u-e tulness to ber family, be- Church and bei c >mmunitv ; f'om her cara? ut both tem por?! and spir.tual kinds ; from a spher> of earn and toi , com minn led with sorrow sadness aud pleasure, to a lanri ot joy ann gladness, where the weary sub no mom where the skies are ai ways cloudless uno where the sun shines always fright, and whsrp heaven enfolds its beauteous realm into an everlasting, eternal day ; therefo * be it Resolved, 1 That in the death of Mr-, Syuuej Bauieter, our sooiety has lost? faithful, consecrated member 2 That while we deeply mourn the loss of onr dear ulster we b >w with submission to God's uuerrlng providence, and teei assured that our Joss is her eternal gain aud trust that when this life is ended we shall be permitted to meet her in beaven 3. That as a society, we extend our deep and profound sy mt. a hy lo ber nonowie* tsmity, commending them to him who ".toe*h ll minie? ?eil " 4. Tnat a blank p -UH io our record boot be dedicated to ber memory. 5 Tuat this tribute of love bs aprea > upon the record* ol our society, and thai a copy of the same be tarnished the family ; also sent to th? County papera for publica tion. L. C. Union Meeting. The TJuion Meeting of the Beaverdam Asociaci?n will mt-et with Alt. Tabo Cunten. Anderson C -unty,Saturday b--fori >h?5ib Sunday lu November. Introductory sermon, Saturday, lia m. by Rev. A P. M-ir-t. l-l qt-en IUD : Is not a willingness to d" G >d's will the best evidence we bave th?1 we a'e children of G ?d ? Rev J. R Eat 1? a .d J L. M-rtlu 2<.d quention : How may we know t>>e amount we shoQid contrihute to the c*u e ??t Christ? R?V. A P Maret and If' M Cole. Suuday School meeting on 8unday morn ing at 9.30 a. m. L--on for the day taught b> Rev. J. R Eirln M'sHOnsr? sermon ll ? ru by J R E lu ?in rim ' alterno ?II p'a^e ano praise servic Ml> Klug lor tn o TJiion con'lii-te<1 by vi, J. Wooten ?. M. ALLEN CoUl'fl. Club Meeting. There will be a meeting of Hunter's Spring Democratic Club ?>n Saturday, 24'h OVtot>?r next Businesa of imp -rtance to b noe ded t-'. C.min ' O' ev-rvb -dy. J B WATSON, Pres. W li LKE 8?O Attend this Meeting. Mr. Editor: N xi Thursdsv night 22uri inst., *?- d rf i re to have- ? meeting th .armers of "ur aectloo at W->;come S it?0 <i H -U?M. at 7 o'cl ok, f"r tue purp ss ni ?.in.haiti' ii eae.h oib?rah"tit sowing sin?l trti'-. It is boped that all the farmers .? i bat section will attend G M ROGERS An Old Cotton Bale. Perhaps tbe olie?-t baie of cotton in the world was purchased la-t Wednesday by Mr. Ai lau Fleming, of Fi eui i ug <fc Fos ter's om press Company. Tue comm was unwn in Lanrens County, S. C.. iu 834 by an old man by ibu natue nf WattB. Th" cotton, though old, was snowy white and not the least tinged with yel low. I. was a curiosity to the cotton men of to-day and attracted considerable attention. The bale was of the uaual -ize and was parked in a ooaree, b me uiadecloih woven from old tags Into a sheet The ties which held the bale together were mario from grape vines aud were as bard and taut as raw hide thongs. The cotton has been in the family ever since lt was made and dumped troru the cotton press into the yard. It ?as then taken Into the old barn where it has been safely sheltered from the weatner for more I than sixty years. I Mr. Watts, though fairly a rich pinnt ! er, refused to sell that cotton at any price. Old man Watts, aft>r his crop of cotton was ginned and baled in 1834, one was set ii?irio from the entire lot, saying to bis son at tbe time : "I may be a poor man when I come to die, and in case I am, I want that hale of cotton," potnttug to the pat ticular bale, "sold, and the proceed.-, used to delray my funeral expenses." The year* rolled by, be continued to add to his wealth, and wbeu be b;ni lived his allotted time be was pretty well fixed In tbis world'a gooda, and the cotton was left unsold. Some time before Mr. Watts' demise be took occasion to remark to bis son that in case the cotton wne uot used to keep it in the family, guarding it care fully and uot to sell it under any circum stances ex'-ept for funeral expenses. The hale was then taken in charge bv young Wutts and was more carefully watched by him than bis father. Mr. Watts, Jr., was industrious and wheo be crossed over the river it was not neces-ary to dispose of it to pay the ex penses nt the funeral. Before the young man died ho made a will to his sister, and in that wil it was bis expressed wish that tbe precious bale be disposed of only for the purpose of ob taining money to pay ber funeral expen ses if it b? necessary. Wbpu she died she was wealthy and the cotto wa" not sold. Misa Watts rec-ntlv died intestate, and wheu the final winding up of her estate was made the cotton was put on the mar ket and sold.-Augusta News, Oct IG. J The Life ?'uat is to Come. At tho request of an esteemed corre spoodpfit tho tribute of Bryan to th? im mortality of the soul ia reproduced be low. It constitutes part nf his eulogy on the death of the Hon. George W Houk, of Dayton, Ohio, one of his colleagues, and is as follows: "If the Father designs to touch with divine power the cold ami pulse ?is heart ol'the burird acorn, aud muk? it to burst forth from its prison wa ls, will He leave neglected the -oui of mau, who was made iu the image of the Cr??t r ? If He stops to give to the rose bush, whose with-red blossoms float upon the autumn breeze, thesweetaHBuraoreofanoth-r springtime, will he withhold the words of hope irom the souls of meo when the frosts of win tercome? If matter, muteaud inanimate, though changed hythe forces of nature into a multitude ut forms, can never die, will the spirit of man sufi'-r annihilation alter it has paid a brief v sit, like a royal guest, to this tenement of clay ? "Rather let ua believe that fie who In HIM apparent prodiga ity wastes not the ra . drop, ton blade of grass, or the even ing's sighing z?pbyr, but makes them all to carry out Hin einmal plaiiH, ha-? yiveu immortality to the mortal aud gathered I to Himself tho generous spirit of our friend." J The Dispensary Law Before the U. S. Supreme Court. CoLUx:niA, Out. 18.-The hearing of the firsi di-peusary casu that baa vet reached the Untied Statea Supreme Court may meau u u<-h to the future ol the syf?tem. There ls a secret and lurking hope that it will mei.n a great deal more than the su? tattling or tho overruling of tue opinion of Judue Simontou, mat parties may bring liqu r into the State from other States ? nen the liquor ia intended for personal usa only. By tho ups and downs nf the law, and the peculiar intricacy of the procedure of the Court, ti real test case bas never yet neon presented to the Federal Court of last resort, and there 2re now a gr-at many who say :!>at a serious mistake waa mudo at the time in not appealing to the Federal oupreme Courts through a writ of error. At the time of the adoption of the dis pensary system it was predicted that it would te a heavy load for the Reform or my other taction to carry, lt has ao proven, and to the intrigue- of .he dis pensary more than to any other one factor, does the Napoleon ot Reform-John Gary Evans-owe his fiual overthrow and de feat in t ie url mary. There are hundreds and hundreds of R?torm>3ra all over the State who are quietly sud earnestly hoping that the Su preme Court will not only sustain Judge -imouton in his opinion, but that it will go considerably further. They hope that the rulo oi anticipating an issue will be broken, but lear that such is too radical a uope, and woul l be delighted with au iu ti manon that the fundamental principles ot mo law are at 1 mit. or that other fea tures ot the Act are equally as repugnant tu the Federal laws as the inter State ma ture that is the direct issue to be argued st ihe hearing some time duriug the next few ii yu. If the Federal Supreme Court gave such au intimation beJore January, when the General Assembly meets, it would have considerable to do with the legislation that woa.d then be bad. It would be the backbone to the cont utiou ot those who Maui a change of tue present status. lu ciueutailv, ii inig?t be meutioued thai If il wert) not tor the existence ol the present Sum uoard ol' coutiol, the clamor tora change would be deciuedly more persis teni auc urgent lhau lt uow is. Attorney General Barber has bad his argument iu the dispensary eas- ?uished lorsomo time undia ready and waiting for the rn gu meut to be heard by the Su preuie Court, rue argument he will pre neur, t * the Court has beeu pnute ', and envers forty odd pages ot primed brief. Under tho rules ot the < ourt the argu IIItmt of Mr. Baau Will have to be priui d aud tiled in advance of tue heariug tor at lea-t i.nree days. Oue great trouble, it seems, in pushing the litigation agaiust the dispensary law oas been the luck of funds. ?t one time lt waa Eiomewha an easy matter to raise a coupie or thousand dollars from the for mer saloon men, but they have been so otteu taxed and have made BO little head way that they ba ve about decided to stop p i) i o g out their good money. What the present arrangements are or what funds are available tor the litigation is, of course, not known. It will be Interesting to note that not witbstandi g the fact that the constables are not just now expected to do much work tt e pay roll yesterday showed titty - three men on the loree. It is not uno wu what th?s? tilly odo tuen manage to do, as the seizure book of the dispensary does not snow many seizures. Oue im portant part of the work of the constable? in to draw their per diem and mileage. News and Courier. Is a Finder Liable. The following inquiry was recently made al; the o tri ce ol' ihe News and Cou ncr by a well-known gentleman: "Will vou kit.dly state the law m a case such a? this : A mau loses au article, advertises tor ii aud ihe tinder does not acknowledge the same." A legal xeutleuiau to M hom tue matter was referred said that the case was very simple. For instance, Jones drop? $15 on the street and Smith picks tue HOU-y up. Smith spends the uiouey; is Smith liab e at law to Jones? Tue lawyem say he is not. Smith had nu erttuiual intent, and did not know whose money il was. Joues may have advertised his lons, but Smith may noland probauly did HOI see the notice. If o m nh knew that t?t money belonged to Jones when be spent it then Jones might have a case agaiust him. The tinder must be inform - d by me owner that ne has his property, li the liuder then refuses to give lt up mere is au action ut law agaiust him. It the tiuoer dues not discover the owner ship juiil alter hw has disposed ol the money, he ls siill not liable. All ol"mis, of course, merely refers to the ted meal phases of the matter, and is, in substance, what was said by the law yer Every honest man who linda prop erty, money or valuables, would, of course, try tu fiud the owner of it. The moral obligation is self-evident. Wby suffer win? iJciiiiihe, U-.h's ?nd La Urippa when LAXATIVE BB?>MO QUINIHJC ?III euro mu m i'tie D .?.?? ...a pro dun? tb? r. i J .--1 ii _: io the bead like Sun hate ..i Qumine. Put up io t blet- cou veined or laking Guaran'eed to euw or money stunde 1 Price, 25 Cents. For Bale bj Evans Puurmacy More About Pheasants. To th<? Editor jf the Sta'e : I wrote you a s?oit aiiicie a lew davs ?luce detailing my experience with tbe Mongolian pheas ant. I am overwhelmed with letters maxing further inquiry, showing clearly thai it is a matter o' great publiu interest and therefore worthy of further notice by your paper. To the many gentlemen from 20 counties who have written letters to me, 1 would say tbat I appreciate the interest they take io the introduction of the pheisant'to our State and hope that no one will be disappointed if I fail toan ewer him personally, aa I ?hall try and answer all inquiries in this article. I have no pheasants for sale, my object was to stock my countv for the pleasure and profit of our people. Had I sold 72 hirds at the price paid by me for them lu Oregon, instead of turning them loose, they would have brought me $360, a snug little HU m in these days of high taxes ami lo? cottou. I have no eggs to dispose ol aud eau't furnish any before spring, as my birds will uot lay again before April, aud then, my plan was to distribute with out cost to careful sportsmen in the va rious sections of this county. I prefer to have purtles send abroad for eggs aud birds, thereby adding to the general sup ply, for I regard it important to stock the whole fcitato simultaneously, if pos ible. "Where can I get supplied?" is asked in every letter Aa before stated, I pur chased s trio from F. A. Stuhr, importer and dealer in Mongol an, silver and gold en pheasants, Portland, Ore. J. F. Cau tho. e ot the same ci y, eau also supply hirds or give information on the subject. Tnere are many partiea north who recr pheasants for sale. Vernor DeQuise, Nab wah, N. J., advertises them by the thousand, aud recommends bis birds, which are mixed with the English pheas ant, but [ prefer the pure Mongolian or Chinese. Col. B. D. Springs, Fort Mill, S. C., hai valuable iu'ormation and expe rience which I know he will impart cheerfully. But why attempt to stock the State when we have real y no laws for the protection of game. To poHt or advertise our lands bas been decided here to amount to nothing, unlesB we prove that the depradator read the notice ; it ls only necessary to swear, therefore, that one cannot read and go on until person ally noticed to keep off. Why not amend 1 the law at the next res-ion BO all parties shall be required to obtain permission to bunt upon the lands of another before en tering. This is the rule every where except at th>- South, and encourages the introduc tion ot game aud enables farmers to se 1 tho hunting privilege on their larms to sportsmen from a distance sud at home, wno would gladly pay for it. T. W. WoonwARD. Rocton, Oct. 17. A. Valuable Presorip ion. Edit T Mor ison of vv nrthii'gton, Ind , ''Sun," vrrites: ' You bave a valuable pre scriptioD in Electric Bitter?, and I can cheerfully reco mend lt lor Cons'ipatiou and S ek Headache and as a general system r.oriici bas no equal." Mrs AnnieSiehle, 2625 Cottage Grove Ave . Chicago, ?as all rundown, could not eat nor digest food, bad backache which never left ber and felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored her beWtb and re ne*ed her streng'h. Prices SO cents and $1 00. Get a Bottle at dill O-r Drug Co. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA., ANDERSON COUKTY. By Ji. il/. Burriss, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS. J. N. Wt'linebBm has applied to me to grant him Letters of Adminstration ou the Estate and effects of John Wi.bingba ?>, dec-ased : These are, therefore, to cite and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said John Willingham, deceased, to be and ap pear befoie me in Court of Probate, to be j held at Anderson Court House, on the 29th day of October 1896. after publication hereof, to shew catine, if any they have, why the iia'd Administration should not ( be granted Given under my hand this 1 9th dav ol O'-.tob^r, 1896. R. M. BURRISS, Judge of Probate, Oct li, 19P6 10 2 Two LiTei Saved. Mr? Phoebe f/hornas, o? Junci?n City, ll. was told b> ber doctors abe bad Uon lamptioo und th it there was nu hope for tier, bat two bottles ol Dr bing's New Discovery corupieteiy cured Der and ahe ?aya it saved ber me Mr. l'hua. Eg era, 139 Florida St trian Francinco suffered From a dreadful cold, approaching l'on sumption, tried wltbout resuit even thing 3186 ihnu bought one uottie of Dr King's New Dii-covery aud in two weeta waa :ured. He is naturally thankful It is mcb results, of which these uro sample?, that prove the wonderful efficacy oftbia medicine in Cu ughs uno Golda- Free trial bottles at Hill Orr Drug Co. Regular Bize 50c. and ?LW>. Notice to Trespassers. ALL persons are hereby warned not to bunt, cut timber, or otherwise tres pdBs on our P antati<>n, known as the Pre post pince, in Centreville Towncbip We cvill enforce the law against any person who dUregarda tbis nm ico J R. VANDIVER, E. P. bLOAiN. GO TO CHARLESTON - AT ONE CENT A MILE ! Tie Fal Festival of 1896 ! Commences October 26, and Lasts one Week. BER Pain's Storming of Morro Ca-tle. A week of ei-joym?nt. ASt-i'e HORS cm teat A Firetnau'a Parade. H >t>e Racing, a Fantastic Carnival A Floral Par-de Free Cono-rts daily. Amusements every where Exhibition by the United otates Life Saving Station A warm welcome for all. G'? to Charleston !_ EXECUTOR'S SALE THE STATE OF SCUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY conferred upon on by the will of A J. Clinktcalea, deceased, we will sell at public ontory AT ABBEVILLE in the State and County aforesaid, On Monday, lil?ll it being Slatenday, the following lands ol the estate of said A. J. Clinkscales, de ceased, lying in said County. Tract Ko. 1, containing One Hundred and Eighty-Sis and One-Fourth Acres, more or 1 BBS, and bound by the lands o Surah C. OlinkscaleH, P. Rosen berg A Co., Rev. W. R. Buchanan, Dr J T. Baaklc and tracta Nos. 2 aud 3 Tract No. 2, containing One Hundred and Sixty-Eight and Three-Fourths Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands ni Dr. J. T. Baskin, Andrew Baskin. Joo T. Clinksodles and Tracts Noa. 3 and 1. Tract No. 3, containing One Hundred andFifty-Twc and Three-Fourths Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands ol Juo. T. Clinksoales. Tract No. 4, land? ol Sarah C. Clinkscales, and tractu Nos. 1 and 2. Tract No. 4, containing One Hundred and Forty-Sis and One-Fourth Acres, more or les-?, bounded by lands of W. V, linkscalBH, Sarab C. Cliukacales, Traol No. 3 and. Sban&lin's Creek. Tract No. 5, known as the Plncknej place, containing Two Hundred and Twenty One Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands o Mrs. S. C. Cliuk-calea, W. V. Clink -cu I CH, Mir. D. S. Benson, Mra. Onie B Roger?. Tract No. 6, known as the Moa ch a rr. Tract, containing Two Hundred and Fifty Acres. more or less, and hounded by landa of S. McGowan, John Bradbury, W. V. Clink neale?, and others. Tract No 7, known as the Gilbert place, e-in'aiuiui; Two Hundred Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands ol W V. Clinkacalen, A. G. Baakm, J. T. Baskin, Jr., and W. R. Buchanan. Tract No 8, known as the Miller place, containing Two Hundred and Eighty Three Acres. more or leas, and bounded by lands ol Hst. Dr. W. M Taggart, Mrs. Ja UH Mc Kinney, ?j. A. Miller, Mrs. M. A. Poore and otbertt. Tract No. 9, known as the Martin tract, lying in aiultnville townahip, containing Three Hundred and Seventy Three Acres, more or less, and bounded by lends of J. Frauk Kellar, Eat. Andrew Stephenson, Mra. J. E. < uuuon.J. W. Lomax, John R. Kay, Laurie Walker and Alias-Ry kard. ALSO, Three Lots in Town of Lown desville, ss follws : One lot 25 feet front by 125 feet de?p, on which 1B a framed store house with roof. One lot 25 feet front by 125 feet deep, un whicb In a Brick Store House. One 1 140 feet front, by 50 leet deep, on whicb is a two-atory store huuse. These lots bounded by lands of Metho dist parsonage. J. B- Moseley, J. M. Ba ker and Main Street. Plats of the above mentioned tracts ol land will te exhibited on day of sale. TERMS-One th.lrd cash, and the bal ance ou a ( redit of one and two years in equal instalments with interest from the day of sale at 8 per cent, per annum, se cured by tond or note of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold-pur obauer to bave leave to pay all oaah. Pur chaser to pay for papnrH. Jas, F. Clinkscales, JILO. T. Clinkscales, Sarah C. Clinkscales, Execuioj-a and Executrix ol A. J. CUukscaleu. deceased. ^SfFor any information call on or ad dresa DeBr ubi & Lyon, Abbeville, S. C. Oct. 21, 1396 17 2 FOB SALE. O AC\ ACRES ?f Valuable Land in ??^t\J the suburbs of city of Ander son. F i ty acres in woods, and balance in cultivation and pasturage Comtorta ble two-story Dwelling of M rooms, over looking the city. Witbin three-quarter* :if mile ol' Graded School. Two g< od lenaut-houies and other outbuild Uga. For terinn apply to B. FRANK CRAYTOtt, oct H, im IQ J. C. OSBORNE C. FRANK BOLT. NEW FIRM !.NEW GOODS1 WE want, to announce t<> the public 'hut *e ha-e' opened a FIR^T OLA^S GROCERY in the morn I'.irn.erlv occnpwd by Hill Bros We h-.ve ead -e"? ral \ears experience in the Gmc>r5 husine9H, *hich ? nuble* u- '.. lu nw hnw ?nfl wh"i to buv to please our customers. Everything iu our Store is NEW and FREdH Our ?to.'k in HEAVY GROCERIES, Consists of. Flour, Bacon, Coffee, Sugar, Salt, Lard, Molasses, Rice, Grits, Tobacco, Cigars. FANCY GROCERIES, All kind? -if <'mined G ."di, J lue Jams Pres?-rv**a. Applo Butter. Mince Mp*t, &c, Suif Rising Buckwheat, Nichol's Ont Flakes, and ever> thing that is nie? to eal. dome to pee us and let us show you our G od* whether y<>u want to buy m not. Polite and (?norte?os at?eniion to everybody Give us part nf sour tradn, and we promise to please you. Don't forget the place-H?II'B Corner Frve (Jiu Delivery. OSBOR>E & BOLT. THE LADIES' STORE I* now Filled with a New Stock ??f Goods at Rock Bottom Price?. WE are carrying a larger and prettier Stock than ever. Guarantee Goods and Pricea. V\ e want your trade, and promise to give you the full value of your money We propone to keep a B * RGAIN COUNTER ail the Mme. Yon can get great bar gains from it any day by troubling to look over the great u.ass ot Go. da put on it ta a ncr fice All we ask ls f>r you to look through our Stock and be convinced that we will ?AVE YOU MONEY Oar 8n:ck or MILLINERY was never prettier or cheaper, and we are willing to exchange it for free silvt-r. gold or grennock". Hoping to hayp each and every one cu? and sbar:i a part with UP, we are Re8pbctlullv yours, MISS i IZZIK W3 ?LLB AMS. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. THE undersigned, under the Firm name ?md s'yle of Osborne & Anderaon, have di-aolved couartrier?bi|) by mumal consent Persons ind-breit to us must cal) and nettle at once, as we want tu wind up our bua i.es> as soon -a v s-ible. j o. OSBORNE, 0 D. ANDti.r-.8uN To my friends and th? public frnif-rally : I will continue thp bush ess ?t ih?- old stand and r.aut you to coniiuue the liber*' patronage given ihe old Firm, My HUICK <>f Family and Fancy Groceries, Confectioneries, Tobacco, Cigars,, etc.. etc., Wdl be kent compre, and if m\ Gi)' ds and prices fon't suit yon. yen reed nm j?iv me yonr trade. All I ask is to give me a trial Yours to please, G. D ANDERSGIN. B lie Iii 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 pnces and quality of Goods 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 aleut 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 great 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 HAYE Too JNnumerous to Mention. We have Shoes by the Dray Loads, We have Men's Hats by the Hundreds, We have Millinery, AA Price* Beyond Description. Come to see us, and allow us to show you through our Mammoth Establishment. LESSER & CO., UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE. m O [fl C < Hf) B Ll n m 8 ! ? o td g Bl 2s.hj; . ?* ^ m t<" . M 00 {? ?* OD i oil zl 0' o|g ! o ? g ? ? P ? pf SEE THIS ! WE have our forc9 so organized that it is possible to get what you want at our place any time, day or night. We keep open late every night, and one of our men sleeps over the 8tore with an electrio bell in his room. Attached to this bell is a cord which hangs on the left as you enter our big front door. Should you at any time in the night find us closed, pull on thia cord and somebody will attend to vour wanta. We have a force of experienced, accom modating men, and propose to spars PO fff.jrt to merit a considerable share of the bueiness. We shall watch closely every department, and keep everything strictly np to date. We should very much p-efer to clo>e altogether on Sunday, but recognizing the fact that cases of emergency and necessi ty will arise, wo shall open, exceot be tween the boure of 10 a m. and 2 p. m. for the sale of medicines only. Remember, then, tbat it you need Med icine on 8nnday you will find some of us here at all times, except betwoer tbe hours of 10 a. m and 2 p. m. Respectfully, HILL-ORR DRUG CO. NEW ERA ! NEW GOODS, NEW PRICES, NEW FORCE, LARCER STOCK, BETTER VALUES. MORE exclusive Bargains and Drives in all lines of Good s now arriving at the Store of R. S. HILL than were ever be? fore exhibited in Anderson. Our display of rare Novelties in Ladies' Dress Goods, Trimmings and Furnishings, both for style and price, are unequalled. We never hail so many at tractions in Millinery, Which has always been our pet department. We were never so strong in METS, BOYS' A1TD 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 big lot for proiapt cash, so we have the Goods, and will do you great good on a Suit this Fall. And as for Ul loes of all Kinds, We are Strictly Headquarters. If one would only look at our Shoe Stock up-stairs they would conclude we were exclusive wholesalers. We make 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 share of business this season. I MISS 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 m ore. 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 tbat 'here bas been lots of ihlogs turned topsy-turvy since I hav> beau gone, and I bave not ?ne h?atc tbis morning to turn them right side ap again I am inclined to let the old thing roll on, just like the boya started her wbtle I was away It's lots of fun. if it air ; no profit, and I know we don't nave to have p -otu every time. VVe don'r, always get profit by a long snot. Well, that'? been one of the plans of my business for seven years-not to exprci all profit-and it seems tho less profit I take the more money I make, BO OU that plan here we go : We have got about 3,000 packages of the famous CELLULOID STARCH, which we will sell at 5c. a package. Wo have got aoout 1,500 sample pacte a^ea supposed to be irte, but which we .viii sell ac a nominal price in order to introduce tbe line of goods, and yet we sell tu be sure thu only those per sons will get it who will have some idea of Starch when they try ic Tho samples will sell ac one cent each. If you want to be in (?he swim and nave a ?.tiff shirt front and collars aud cuffs on like new ones, get a sample pack age ot Celluloid Staten and you will think you have got a, new wash-woman and she knows ber business. Ou BROOMS-we are still rolling them out. The large two-string at 8c. and three string at 10c. W-have got a LAMP for 3oc. that I sav selling while away at 753. Y. I think rbi - is one of de biggest bargains th st we have ever beso able to show in a Limp le's a very large sza and the price is the b jtcom. W< have a Limp-a very large Lamp, porce'ain fount and shale, decorated Ul very bigbesc arc style, which we will sell at 953. I satt'tuii Lamp sstllog North at $150 in one of t hos? BO-cailed cheap Stores where crowds ana crowds ot people swarm like been. We have got a few d zen 40 :. and 50c Overalls that we are going to lat. roll Ur 25o. per pair, sud some 60c Overalls th*t we wi ll les go ac 403 per ?air, and 75c. ?nea a< o?j. p~r pulr. Jackets to mitch at the saine price, We ave got a few dozen of 75 -. Jeans Pants which we will let g > at 50c per pair. The biggest v-due ou JUAUS Pants that has ever neon offered in this section. Don't buy Je ?na Pants until you see these. We are s ill selling a two quart Coffee Pot at Ss. and the Ko 6 Wash Pan at 3c, and the No 1 Dipper at 3ii In fact, tha wind that C.-ne ?hire raised la the Tinware i- still bl ?wing Toe G asiwa-e and Crockery are still going like swollen waters leaping from tue d zzy precipice. Tho prices are so low. We offer you a one-gallon G ass Oil C-ta at 253., half gallon Pitchers at 15c. We are giving you now a 25s Lunan Biskec tor 153. If voa hive to take a lunch be sure and see this basket. When you come to Town ask us to show you our Mat] moth Goblet-the biggest in the world. Each Goblet h dds a ha.f gallon. May bs you don't waut a sec, and may-be you do. At any rate you will be interested to look on this big bhow. Well, I have come back with the determination to ruo the thing to the ad vantage of ail concerned. We are going to do the biggest do that we have ever done We are going tu make the figures, or, as the Electrician would s?y, we wi I p ess the button and you will do the rest. Figures will be so At tractive that you can't he'p ic when you ouce see the button ure-^ed. We are going to carry the largest Stock we have ever carried, and must have your backing in order to hold it down. Come in to see us early und often and always. Yours always truly, i tSIBl 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 striae 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 $1.25 Per pair. This is a neal and stylish Slipper, and ia worth 81.75 every ?Lere. If you want a nice Summer Shoe at small cost see this line. We keep in stock at all times Shoes of every stvle, quality aud price. Our line of DRESS GOODS and SUMMER FABRICS Is complete, and we are offering them at a very low price. % We have Everything you want in Groceries, And to the Farmers we will say that we will make it to your interest if yon will send us your orders. ? M-CULLY & CATHCART.