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Anderson Intelligencer. 'PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. J. F. CLINKSCALES, ) EDITORS AND 0. C. LANGSTON, I PROPRIETORS. TEEMS ONE YEAR.$1 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 "WEDNESDAY, KEB. 10, 1897. The obliging Nevada Legislature bas passed an Act legalizing prize fighting in that State, and Corbett and Fitzsimmons are to pound ono another there this Spring. _ _ Both gold and silver men will do well to examine the ?1 and ?5 silver certificates that como into ' heir possession. Coun terfeits of these bills, wo are told, are abroad in tho land. The great Tennessee Ceutennial Expo sition opens in Nashville on May lat, and promises to be a big success. South Car olina should by all means have an exhib it there, and it is hoped the Legislature will provide for it. It will be a fino op portunity for a cheap and far-reaching advertisement, as the Exposition will no doubt attract thousands of prospectors from distant States for the purpose of in forming themselves as to the resources of the South. - ?rn o ? - In some sections of tho country it is fashionable to blackguard the Wilson tariff law, but figures show the foreign trade of the year 1S96 to have been the largest this country evor had. Our ex ports amounted to ?1,000,000,000, while our imports were $630,000,000, leaving a balance of trade iii our favor of ?326,000, 000. These figures show that the tariff is not the disease responsible for tho coun try's troubles, notwithstanding republi can assertions to t he contrary. "Governor Ellerbe," says the Colum bia Evening Neus, "has saved himself much annoyance by making the appoint ments all over the State on the recom mendations of the representatives from each county. If a real bad man should slip in in any of the counties where the same representatives appear before their constituents for re-election and are called to account for an improper appointment, they cannot point to the executive man sion and say the 'big boss' done it. Gov ernor Ellerbe lacks a great deal of being the biggest fool that bas occupied these old quarters." The ceremonies attendant upon the in auguration of President-elect McKinley will surpass all previous functions of like character in this country, not only in magnitude and splendor, but in perfec tion and economy of detail. Money and eTort will not be stinted in the prepara tions now making for a thoroughly im pressive inauguration of the chief magis trate, but in ali the ceremonies, in the street pageant and at the ball, there will be evident a finer sense of the artistic and a more intelligent regard for the comforts of the participants than has characterized the lavishly conceived and often crudely and uncomfortably executed inaugural ceremonies of tho past. - m 4? ?m - The Legislature is getting down to hard work now, and is holding night sessions. Our Columbia letter tbis week gives an account of the most important measures before the body. All of the Anderson delegation aro sticking close to their work, and are watching the people's in terests closely. F.epresentativo Robin son introduced a bill increasing the p3y of Court witnesses from 50 cents to $1.00 a day, but it was killed. It was a just measure and should have passed. Wit nesses who are compelled to attend Court should at least be allowed enough money to pay their living expenses, and 50 cents a day will not do it. Col. Robinson has also introduced a bill to repeal, the anti free pass Aot, which has passed the House. Look out for a Deficiency. COLUMBIA, Febituxy 4. Ono of the most important matters yet presented to the General Assembly ia the special message oif Governor Ellerbe, which reads as follows: Gentlemen of tho General Assembly : After thorough investigation I find that the finances of the State are not in a very favorable condition, and I deem it my duty to call your attention to the follow big facts: There was in the State Treasury on January 26, 18:)7.f413,95S 34 Balauce due State from dispen ' '.sary, on general account. 92,000 00 Insurance license fees (estima ted!.. 10,000 00 Feeiffcjretary of State's office.. 5,000 00 Unconsoled taxes (estimated).. 85,000 00 Making.$605,958 34 The above includes all the revenues of the State available for current expenses for the fiscal year 1S97. Estimating the current expenses of the State Govern ment at $30,000 per month, for ten months, beginning January 1, 1S97, and ending November 1,1897, we have : Current expenses.?300,000 00 Legislative expenses (estima ted). 45,000 00 Special appropriation for mili tia . 10,000 00 Pensions. 100,000 00 Interest on public debt, Ju'y !.. 145,000 00 Public printing. 20,000 00 Miscellaneous. 20,000 00 Total.$610,000 00 Making a deficiency in the general fund of 834,011 66 unprovided for. I have counted the expenses to November 1, be cause the books are not opened for the collection of taxes until October 15, and the State Treasurer will not receive re mittances from the connty treasurers be fore November 1. We estimate the cur rent expenses at $30,000 per month on the basis of last year's appropriations. Of course, if any of the appropriations be in creased, or additional ones are made for special purposes, the deficiency will be increased in portion. The trustees of tho Winthrop Normal and Industrial College have asked for an additional appropriation of ?30,000 to build another dormitory. Tney now have room for 240 students, while tho at tendance at the College is 403, one hun dred and sixty-three having to board in the town. It would be infinitely better for all the students to board in the Col lege, and If we knew that the attendance would remain as large as it is now you would tako no risk in making the appro priation. Bot as we can have no guaran tee of this after the ephemeral favor, which generally bubbles up around a new college subsides, we may have here as we had at Clemson, a decrease in the number of students. When Clemson College was first opened many boys out of curiosity, and without a serious pur pose, rushed in and there was not suffi cient room to accommodate them, but af ter running a year or two the attendance, as might have boen expected, dwindled down to normal numbers and the dor mitory is large enough for present uses. Should you decido to build another dormitory for Winthrop I would respect fully suggest, owing to the unfavorable condition of the State's finances and the fi nancial condition of our people, that you have all the brick necessary for the con struction ol the dormitory made; by tho convicts of the Penitentiary. This could be dono in the summer after the crops on the State farm have been "laid by" and before harvesting time begins. You could then at the next session of the General Assembly make a nmall appropriation to have the work completed. The deficiency that I have called your attention to should bo provided for and the question for you to decide is whether it should be dono by increasing tho levy or by increasing by some other means the revenue of the State. This can be dono by a graduated income tax and a graduated license tax. Every Legislator should be commended for bia efforts to give the people a low rato of taxation, but lt is unwise and unbusiness like to levy a tax insufficient to meet the current ex {lenses of the Government and thereby nour a debt. I believe in the principle of paying as you go. In my opinion there ta extravagance in the management of county affairs which should be thoroughly investigated. The Connty Government Act is objected to by many on the ground that it is too cum bersome, and that the work of the chain gang costs more than it is worth. I would recommend that you examine these mat ters thoroughly before making any radi cal changes in the law. W. H. EDLE RUB, Governor, OUR COLUMBIA LETTER, From Oui- Regulax Coir?>f-i?o?;dnif. COLUMBIA, S. C. F??b, 7, IS*J7. Tliis week promises to be rieb in dis pensary legislation. The fight will origi nate in the Senate, ana the outlook now is thut if the reforms aimed at in the bills presented to that body are not car ried through the matter will fall stillborn. The limit of timo for the introduction of bills in both Houses has been passed; there will, therefore, be DO other bills than the ones now beforo the General Assembly introduced. Before tho House there is the Childs bUl, which provides for absolute prohibition, with the use of the present machinery of the dispensary law to enforce it, and the GarriB amend ments, which are proposed to the present law to perfect the provision against the importation of liquors from other States and to get around the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court on this subject. In the Senate there are several bills which would materially change the law if they were allowed to pass into Acts. One of these is a prohibition bill similar to the Childs bill ia the House. One is a bill by Mr. Pettigrew, of Flor ence, which provides for the importation of liquors and their distribution to the county dispensaries without the inter vention of the State Dispensary and the expense of bottling, the liquor being or dered by the State Commissioner for the county dispensaries in cases. The last on the list is the Mayfield plan, which pro poses local option in its broadest sense, coupled with local self-government. It is understood that the Attorney General, in suggesting the bill offered by Mr. Garris, for it is undeniably an adminis tration measure, did not express himself as perfectly satisfied with the legality of the plan, or rather that it would stand the test of ?he law courts that are f irther removed from the influence of the law. He did not, asa mattor of fact, impress those who were with him at the confer ence with the solidity of the ground that he asked them to stand on. The amend ments proposed declare that all liquor not passed upon by the State Chemist is dan gerous to the health and well-being of the people of the State. Thi3 is si m ply a per fection, or an attempt at perfection, of the clause on this subject which was added to the law lately, and which has never been before the Supremo Court. The Mayfield bill is undoubtedly the most I popular of the various measures pro {tosed, and lt has many stroug supporters n both Houses. It provides as follows : It forbids the importation, manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors except for sacramental, scientific and medicinal purposes. It allows importation by li censed druggists, to be sold only on order of reputable physicians, selected by the medical fraternity, and located at the bounty seats, whose names shall be certi fied to by the Clerk of the Court and pub lished for sixty days in County news papers, liquors to be sold in no less quantities than half-pint packages and under the same restrictions as now in force under the Dispensary law. Any other person importing liquors or selling An any other manner than the one pro vided shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor and fined not less than $99 or imprisoned in the County jail for not less than twenty-nine days for each offense. ? Local option is provided upon written application of one-fourth of the qualified voters of any County asking for an elec tion, which shall be held in tho same manner as other elections. If the sal?is allowed by a majority vote it shall be sold by officers appointed by the County Board of Commissioners and municipal authorities, or be sold under licenses granted by the Secretary of Stato on ap proved applications secured by bond for the faithful observance of the law, and on this question the vote shall be "By offi cers" or "Under license." The parties selling liquor under license shall be ap proved of by the County Board of Com missioners and Municipal authorities of the place where the sales are to be made. The County Board shall fix a fee which shall be paid in advance and divided be tween the County and Municipality. Applicants shall make full declaration of capittl proposed to be Invested, etc., and the County Board shall approve or disap prove the application. Bond to the amount of double the capital shall be given. Liquors shall be purchased at actual cost from the County Dispensaries until their stock is exhausted, tuen from the State Dispensary until its Stock is ex hausted. These institutions shall be j closed as rapidly aa practicable. Pur chases may then be made as provided by the Privilege Tax Act from other parties. ! Original packages are to be divided into smaller packages containing not less than one-half pint. Adulteration is for bidden. Only cash transactions are al lowed.. The names of all purchasers shall be taken as in the Dispensaries at present. In case the election shall be in favor of the sale by officers the Board of County Commissioners and the Municipalities shall select the men and fix their salaries, fix their bond and prescribe the rules under which it is to be sold. They shall also decide the amount of capital to be in vested and share the profits as they may agree. The Privilege Tax shall be at the rate of 40 per cent, of the purchase price, and shall be paid in to the State Treasury. This Privilege Tax shall be added to the cost of all liquors bought from County and State Dispensaries. It shall be kept by the State Treasurer for the benefit of the public schools. Secretary of State shall provide the tax labels and they shall be affixed to all packages. Liquor man ufactured in the State is subject to the same Privilege Tax, which must be af fixed b9fore it is removed or stored. Any liquor found without euch label shall be liable to confiscation, and half the pro ceeds of the sale shall be turned into the State Treasury for the public schools, the other to the County Treasury for ordinary County purposes. Authority to enforce this Act is given to the Sheriffs and Mu nicipal officers. Sheriffs may be suspen ded for failure to enforce it. The Gov ernor may suspend all authorities in trusted with the enforcement of the Act, and appoint such others as he may deem proper. All manufacturers of alcoholic liquors and beverages in this State at the time this Act goes into offset shall be registered with the Secretary of State and a full exhibit of the business made. For this registration an annual fee of $25 is charged and no others shall be allowed to be established except as they comply with this law and are licensed by the Secretary of State. For such license an annual fee of $25 is charged. A. PF.IVILKGE TAX. Mr. Mayfield introduced another bill in regard to the control of the whiskey traffic. It provides for the payment by all per sons or firms or corporations transport ing liquors in this State of a privilege tax. Section 1 says : "That all alcove'i liquors or beverages transported and de livered within this State, whether the same be shipped from Borne point within this State or from some point without, shall have upon every barrel, box, cask or package a printed label or stamp which shall truly set forth the name, location and trade mark of the person, firm or corporation, also the quantity, kind and quality of alcoholic liquors or beverages contained in 3uch barrel, box or cask, showing that the privilege tax bsa been paid. Section 2 says that all alcoholic liquors or beverages delivered by any person from a corporation shall have upon each barrel, box, cask or package a privilege tag or stamp of ?1 per gallon or a fractional part thereof ; or other evidence that said tax has been paid. Section 3. All persons, firms, corpora tions and public carriers are hereby pro hibited from delivering any alcoholic liquors or beverages that do not bear tho prescribed privilege tax or other evidence that the said privilege tax of $1 per gallon or fractional part thereof has been paid into the State Treasury or its duly ap pointed agent ; that nothing herein con tainedshall interfere with alcoholic liquor or beverages passing through the State in transit from some point within this State to some point without. Section 4. Every person, firm or cor poration violating this Act shall be guilty ol a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall bo fined not less than $100 nor moro than $5,000, for the first offense, or imprisonment at hard labor not less than thirty days nor more than two years, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the presiding Judge. This, then, is a survey of the field. It is hard to get any definite expression of opinion on the matter from any of tho members on the subject. A few weeks ago it seemed a most improbable thing that there would be any action on the dispensary matter at all, or on any of the old administration moasuros, nut as timo passes, it seems that a more inde pendent feeling pervades tho Assembly, and there is more of independence of thought among tho members. Another factor that is becoming felt to no small degreo, is the fact that there must be some decided reform effected as an excuse for the very long session that is being held. There is nothing better to jump on than the much mooted dispensary. Mr. May field touched upon another point that is impressing itself more and more upon the genlemen of the Assembly, and that is that the ship, as he expressed it, has sprung a leak, and something must be done to save it. The whole truth of the matter is that tho politicians have found out that tho dispensary law will not hold water, nor is a very err u success in hold ing whiskey, ami 'UH present powers that be do not in ut ooh inclined to tako more on their shoulders than they can conveniently carry. The heritage of the shoes of our former Governors is likely to prove a heritage of woe. The present Administration has not found the affairs of the State iu any too satisfactory a con dition. In the first place, there is the de ficiency in State revenues that was rofer rod to in this corrospondonco last week, and tho trouble is growing more serious every day. Gov. Ellorbo docs not scorn inclined to screen any of the faults of his predecessors in office, and ho is calling attention to thoso things that may hurt him in thc administration of the affairs of the State beforo tho blame of tho er rors fall on him. Another thing that he has to confront is tho disappointment of tho people who have been told of the great things that the dispensary was go ing to do in the way of saving taxes. As a financial venture the dispensary is not a howling success, and that is another in terpr?tation of Mr. Mayfields remark that tho ship had t;pruug a leak. All of these matters go towards impressing the Legislaturo with tho necessity for a radi cal change. There is very little bossism in the Legislature this year, every mem ber seems to bo going it alone as he thinks best. Whether a Napoleon will ariso to take in hand th3 scattored forces, is doubtful. Thero docs not scorn to bo any material to make a groiit leader out of except among those who preier for po litical reasons and tho benefit of their sec tions of country to remain quiet this ses sion. This state of affairs promises well for thoso who wilLfight for the change most radical in the dispensary law. Mr. Mayfield has been ono of the re form leaders in the Senate; he still has probably as much or more influence than any of tt?e members of that body. Ile will have a strong support for his measure from some quarters that aro lea*.t expect ed. He says that he proposes to make as hard a fight on his bill as he can. Ile will have the opposition of the remnant of tho machino that has not yet givon up the ship that has sprung such a leak, but the master-hand that held tho machine together is no loDger on the bridge of the good ship, and the crew, with tho afore said leak under them and wreckage be fore them, are deserting. THE STATE'S DEFICIENCY. Tho Governor, in a message handed in the past week, called attention to tkb de ficiency referred to above, and suggested a graduated income tax or a system of li censes. He urges the Btrictest economy and gives a backset to the proposod uew dormitory at Winthrop College. He alBO advises a tax levy sufficient to meat it. There is another matter that looks ugly for the taxpayer. The Constitution provides that if the two mill tax and the dispensary profits over the ?02,000 that goes to the State Treasury do not afford a fund of at least three dollars per capita, that the Comptroller General Bhall levy an additional tax, sufficient to bring the fund up to that amount. The Comptrol ler General has refused to call for that tax. Mr. Gage bas introduced a r?solu tion in the House to require him to do so, and if it is passed it will add about 802,000 to the taxes for this year. The expenses of the long Bession promises to add a few moro thousands, but the length of the session is not duo wholly to the Legisla ture. That body could not prepare the appropriation and supply bill without the report of the Comptroller General on which these very important bills are based. The expenses of tho General Assembly are about ?650 a day. WEEK'S LEGISLATION, The feature of the week in the House was the passage of the bill repealing the anti-free pass law. This, it will be re membered, "was the Woodward Act, pass ed when the reform party first came into power, and was suggested by the charges of Mr. Tillman that there was rottenness in the management of the State's affairs, and that her officers, were bamboozled and debauched by th9 railroads through the bribery of ires passes. Mr. Wood ward was a bitter anti-Tillman man, but he shamed and bullied tho Legislature into passing tue bill making the accep tance of a free pas9 from a railroad a very serious matter. There have been many attempts to repeal the Act, but the politi cal'effect of such action on their part was a scarecrow that the body was n?ver able to get rid of. The bill passed on Satur dav by a decisive vote. Other bills that have been passed were tho following : To prohibit the State iarms from hiring free labor or hiring out the convicts, ex cept when there is no work for them to do on the farms. The object of tho bill is two-fold, to protect the farmers in the vicinity of tho State farms and to prevent the mixing of the convicts with freo la bor. Col. Neal was very much opposed to the bill, as he claimed that it would cripple the Penitentiary very materially. The bill of Mr. McCullough, requiring all County officers to keep ttieir offices open some part of every day, was pass ed, but only after nearly every County in the State, except his own, Greenville, had been excepted at the request of some Repr?sentative of the Count;,'. It has also passed both Houses. Greenwood County's bill went through the House as prepared, in spii o of great opposition from ono of tho members of j the delegation. Both Houses haye passed tho bill re quiring the management of the Stato Penitentiary to inquire into the advisa bility of puttiog iu a plant for tho manu facturo of acid phosphate. The House has passed a bill exempting Confederate veterans from tho license for hawkers and peddlers. Citizen Ashley's bill to reduce the priv ilege tax on fertilizers from 25c. to lc. caused a general and very exciting debate in the Houso. Some of tho oppononts of higher education took advantage of this opportunity to make an attack on the Stato institutions, and the whole matter soon resolved itself into a fight against the Citadel, tho appropriation for which would have to be vory much cut to give Clemson a support if this tax was taken away from it. The bill was finally de feated. The passage o? the insurance bill was another important matter. This bill pro vides that any company to do business in this State must either show that it has a bona fide deposit of ?100,000 in some oth er State or must put up a deposit of ?10, 000 with the Secretary of State of South Carolina. The Senate rr-fused to repeal tho Act which was pa-=jed last year to regulate tho appointment of subordinate officials o? tho several departments of the State government. I'hisia thc "nepotism Act. The Senate has passed the House bill to require the Treasurers, Clerks of Court, Sheriffs and other feed offioers to make a return of all such feos, that tho people might know tho income of tho offices. There was bitter opposition to the bili, but it passed aftor tho exception of Barn well and a few other Counties on the re quest of tho members of the delegations, and their representation that their people did not want to pry into these matters. The Senate has passed tho Scarborough bill, which gives to all wage earners, ex cept farm laborers and employees in ex clusively trading establishments, a lien on the property of the employer to tho amount of the money due tnem prior to all other liens. Upon complaint of a la borer that he has not been paid the full amount of money due him, the Sheriff is authorized to seize upon so much of the debtor's property as will cover the claim. All labor legislation has been killed for this session. The Committee reported them all unfavorably and tho bills wore all rfjected. The House has passed the resolution to declaro the law in reference to tho chair men of House Committees who are by virtue of their office rr embers of cortaiu boards of administration in tho State government, and to say that the two are not in violation of the Constitutional pro vision against tho holding of two offices. Tho vote waa so small that Mr. Cram, of Barnwell, tho chairman of the Military Committee, and by virtue ol' the positiou was a member of the Board of Visitors of the Citadel, resigued the chairmanship that there might he no question of his right to his seat Mr. Pyatt, of George town, was appointed in his placo. Anderson's Court IIouso and Jail bill has practically passed tho Senate, and without amendment*. H. M. A Y EU. - In a single district in India, 00,out) Eeople have died of starvation. Spared y the plague, annihilated by hunger. Civilization is sometimes as cruel as nature. - Justice Longstroth, of Camden, Now Jersey, has just united tho oldest couple he ever wedded. The bridegroom was Moses Samuels, a widower, 77 years old ; the bride WP?M?BS Rachel Carvalho, aged 70 years. When Miss Carvalho was IS years of ago aud one of the belles of Camden, Samuels proposed to her, but she would not marry him. In aftor years he married, but Rhe remained single. When Samuels's wife died Kachel Car valho became his housekeeper. Then ho renewed his suit for her hand and she consented. Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La Grippe when LAXATIVE BROMO QUINIKK ? will cure you in one day. Doe3 not pro duce the ringing in tho hoad like Sulphate of Quinine Put up in tablets convenient for taking. Guaranteed to eura, or money refunded. Price, 25 Cents. For sale by Evan^Pharmacy. New Court House and .Tnil. The following bill, to cuablo tho County Commissioners of Anderson County to build a new Court House and Jail, has passed bo*.h Houses of tho General Assembly : f?e it enacted by tho < ;eneral Assembly ol' the State of Sob th < 'aro! ina : SECTION 1. That the County Board of Commissioners of Anderson County bo, and aro herein-, authorized and empow ered to build by contract or contracts, let to the lowest responsible bidder cr bid dors, a new court house and jail on the present court house and jail sites, re spectively, at a cost not to exceed thirty five thousand dollars for both buildings, with tho use of the material now in the old court house and j'ii!. The said County Hoard of Commissioners shall advertise for bids on the construction of tho new court house and i ail, at least (?0 days before the said contract or contracts are to bo lot, by publication iu at least three daily newspapers. SEC. 2. That a tax of ono mill upon the dollar ou all tho taxable property in tho County of Anderson is hereby levied each year successively, beginning with and including the fiscal year of 1KH7, until the said sum of thirty-iive thousand dollars is raised, which tax shall be known as "Tho Court House and .Tail Tax," and shull bo collected at tho same time and hy tho same officers as other taxes for tho same year, and hold in the County Treas ury of Anderson County, and paid out as other County claims are now paid. The funds raised under the provisions of this Act shall be used for the purposes for which the tax is levied and no other. SEC. 3. Tbat the County Board of Com missioners of Anderson County shall have the power, and are hereby authori zed, to borrow money for the building of said new court house and jail, at any time before said "Court House and Jail Tax" is collected, on the faith of the levy herein provided for, and to pledge the said tax to socuro the payment thereof ; Provided, That a higher rate of interest than seven per contum per annum shall not be paid. SEC. i. That before this Act shall take effect the question of tho building of a new court house and jail shall be submit ted to tv" qualified voters of Andereon County, >y the Commissioners of Election of said County atan election to beheld on the 3d day of April, 1897, and if a ma jority of the qualified voters of the said Cou?ty, voting.it election, shall vote in favor of the new court house and jail, then the tax herein provided for shall be levied and collected. Should a majority of the qualified voters of the said County, voting at said election, vote against the building of a now court house and jail, then this Act shall be null and void. Those voting for said new court house and ?ail shall vote "Court House and Jail, Ves." Those voting against said court house and jail shall vote "Court House and Jail, Ko." Nothing in tills Section shall be construed to prevent the levy hereinbefore provided for from being ncde for the fiscal year of 18?7 ; Provided, That if a majority of tho qualified voters of said County, voting at said election, vote against a court house and jail no levy provided for in thu Act shall be collected. SEC. 5 That tho Commissioners of Election for Anderson County be, and are hereby, required to give notice of the election herein provided for by publication in each of the newspapers published in Anderson County at least thirty days be fore the date of said election. And it shall be the duty of the said Commissioners of Election to appoint managers at the various voting preoincts in Anderson County, receive returns, canvass the vote, and declare the result. SEC. G. That no license tax of the city of Anderson shall apply to any bidders or contractors who may engage to build the said new court house and jail. SEC. 7. That if at any time before the whole amount of tax herein authorized to be levied and collected is paid any portion of the said County of Anderson is cut oil to form a new County, the territory so cut off'shall be exempt from any further tax after said portion is cut offiuto a new County._ A Big Political Scheme. WASHINGTON*, February 5.-South Carolina is prepared to spring a sensation at the counting of the electoral vote in the House of Representatives next Wednes day. The counting of the vote of that State for Bryan and Sewall will be pre sented. Representative Murray has just returned from South Carolina, where he was in consultation with tho leading Re publicans of the Palmetto State. He is armed with a monster petition, signed by thousands of Republicans of that State, protesting against the counting of the electoral vote, and asking for an investi gation of the election laws and the State Constitution. The claim is made that the election laws and the State Constitution upon which they aro based are not in ac cord with the Federal Constitution. The petition set forth is in three sec tions, the first and third of which read as follows: 1. A vast majority of the legally quali fied voters of this State was prevented from expressing their choice for Presi dential electors by the enforcement on the part of managers of election of illegal and unconstitutional barriers. 3. Your memorialists further declare that a republican form of government does not exist in South Carolina; that the will of the people has been overthrown; that a military despotism is in control of the State Government, and that the peo ple of South Carolina appeal to Congress for the fulfillment to the State of South Carolina of the United States' Constitu tional guarantee of a republican form of government. Your petitioners aver that the late election, in which moro than a hundred thousand electors wore denied their right to express their choice at the ballot box, while in all less than sixty thousand voters were counted, was Ille gally conducted. The second paragraph of the petition deals exclusively with the alleged uncon stitutionality of the State Constitution, and the charge is made that the Conven tion which framed the Constitution re fused to take the oath to support the Con stitution of the United States; that a vast majority of the electors of the State were deprived of participation in the election of delegates to the Convention, and that the clauses of the Constitution are framed with the purp ^o of disfranchising a large majority ol the electors of the State. The entire petition is drawn with much care and formality. . Representative Murray is now consult ing with leading Republicans here as to the course of procedure. There are two methods by which this petition may be presented to the joint session of both houses of Congress while engaged in counting the eloctoral voto. It may be forwarded to the vice-President to be de livered to the tellers when South Caroli na is roached on the call of States, or Representative Murray may rise in his place in the House and enter a verbal protest and then submit the petition. While the dispute over tho vote of South Carolina cannot in any way affect the rosult, it may give rise to complica tions of a serious nature. The best au thorities agree that the petition cannot be ignored, and the investigation of the pre cedents shows that when such a protest is entered the count must immediately stop until the question is settled. Nearly all ot the South Carolina Con gressic al elections for the next Con gress aro to bo cjh tested on the very grounds set forth in the petition, so that if tho House should decide that the pro test against tho electoral vote has no foundation it will preclude the next Re publican House from unseating the Dem ocratic Congressmen who hold the prima facie certificates ol' election. The debate, therefore, is likely to be prolorgod and exciting, and of an intensely partisan na ture. Not only will this be true of the Houie, but in "the Senate. Senator Till man may tako occasion to use his pitch fork upon homo materials. At any rate soino bitter scones ar quito possible. If the House, with its overwhelming Republican majority, should sustain tho position, and theSenate, with its narrow, uncorLain majority, should take the op posite course, a deadlocis in the electoral count, similar to that which precipitated tho famous electoral commission, would follow, lt should be remembered that South Carolina was one of the States then in dispute, playing a conspicuous part in that thrilling pago of political history. Whatever tho immediato result of this attempt to discredit South Carolina's vote may be, there is no doubt that the pro gramme, which is to be thus dramatically inaugurated, is a part of a gigantic scheme on tho part of Southern Republicans to overthrow the registration and olection laws in various Southern States where tho negro predominates, but where his vote is not a factor. The programme was talked over at the St. Louis Convention, was discussed with Mark Hanna when he was in Washington, and has been out lined to President-elect McKinley at Can ton by tho delegation of Southern Repub licans who were at that city yesterday. It is proposed by tho promoters of this big political scheme to secure either tho Re publican domination in these Southern States, or roduce the Democratic repre sentation in Congress.-Special tu Karts and Courier. - It was Martin Luther who said : "Ho who is not handsome at 20, strong at 30, educated at lo, and rich at 50, will never bo handsomo, strong, educated or rich." ????I W??Blti Pencil Points from Piedmont. Mr. J. ]/. Merritt, of tho Mt. Airy sec tion, WBH in town Friday. Miss Mabelle Roberte, who has been i visiting in Greenville, returned home I Mond.iy. ! Scott Murray, of Anderson, was here last week, tho guest of Mr R. D. Sloan. We are glad to know that Mr. S. J. ! Johnson, who baa been quite ill for sev eral de.ys, is improving. The l'arme! s have been hauling out fer tilizers at quite a lively rate for the past few days. i Ella, the little five-year-old daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. M. S. Capps, on Transyl vania, fell in the fire last Tuesday and waB . fatally barned. She died on Wednesday. The bereaved parents have our sympathy. Wo have had a little of all kinds of weather here for the last two weeks. A good ono is being told this week on an Academy street man and a "crowd" of young ladies. They went to ride Sunday afternoon and bad to walk. Don't know which it was that balked, the driver or tho team. We atteuded services at tbe Mountain Springs Baptist Church Sunday. The pastor, Rsv. D I. Spearman, preached a most excellent aurmoo, and we are glad that we were there. Our merchants are preparing for a large Spring trade. We hear that wadding bells will ring in our town soon. There was an up-to-date runaway scrape dowu Anderson street Saturday afternoon. A horse driven by two negro women be came frightened somewhere about the Presbyterian Church and decided to cross the riv sr on the foot bridge. Ile declined that idea, however, and contented himself with scattering the wagon and its occu pants from there to 03teen's shop. No one hurt. John asks us to say to the Sun : "My leg is quite well, thank you." We would have given you a short letter last week bot were just getting off "pay day" and didn't feel like lt. Pay day ! Did you know that that word has a charm that is all it3 own ? Well, it has-thrills our very soul. Pay day ! It comes every two weeks in Piedmont and is worth tons and tons. Pay day! there's magic in that word. It will knock the most violent case of the blues higher than an eagle could fly in an hundred years, and give a general store salesman that tired feeling quicker tuan you could wink to save your soul. Oh, that every day was pay day, we were geared to seventy-two, ball-bearings and electric pedal extremities. What a time ! NED NEEDLE. Piedmont, S. C., Feb. 9,1895. Townville News. We are having Borne fine weather at the present writing. Ro v. J. R. Earle preached a fine sermon in the Baptist Church at this place on last Sunday. Text : ' What you gain to gain heaven and what you lose to lose heaven." Mr. Elias Earle, who graduated at Clem son College at the last session, is helping his father manage his farms. Mr. McKinny Brown, of this place, will soon have his nice dwelling on Westmin ster street finished. Mrs. Jane Woolbright, of near here, and who has been visiting north Georgia since last Spring, has returned home. Mr. J. J. Haley, of Oakway, 8. C., at tended church here last Sunday. Haley & Dickson will soon commence putting the telephone wire up between Westminster and Anderson by our vil lage. So, Mr, Editor, it won't be long till we can send our locals by telephone. We want everybody to read tho Febru ary No. of the Foreign Mission Journal. Tbe grippe has .ibout subsided and the whooping congb has taken its plaoe. Pror. J. W. Speak, teacher at This place, was called to his home in Newberry, S. C., lest week to attend the bedside of sick relatives. Mr. Meda May's little son has beoa very sick with fever, but we are glad ?o note he is better. Mr. J. A. Gantt, Sr , of near this place, is very sick at present. Our friend, Capt. H. R. Vandiver, who has been in feeble health for some time, was able to a'tend Church Sunday. Dr. W. T. Hunt, of tbiB place, has pur chased Mr. E. B. Farmer's farm, above town. Mr. W. A. Bowen, who lives over in Oconee County, slaughtered some 500 porkers this season. Brother farmers, sow plenty of Spring oats, plant plenty of corn, and raise all your meat and then all the cotton you can. OLD ROSIN DE Bow. Asbury Items. The "grab" has canvassed this part and we are all getting along O K. now. The farmers are preparing the soil for another crop. I think tbe cold weather bas killed the Bpring oats. Rev. Heller, tho pastor at Asbury, preached au able sermon there Sunday. I think we should be proud of him, and he seems to please us ali. Mr. Hood and Mr. Luther McCarley, from Townville, enme very near getting drowned Sunday in Three and Twenty. They were trying to cross. The water was above the bridge, which they couldn't see, and they drove off the bridge into the creek. They had to swim out and let the horse go. The horse went down the creek some distance and Bwam out. The boys cut her looBe from the cart, but they lost their cart and overcoats. Try it again, boys, when the water is not so high. The contractors are getting along fine with the work at Portman Shoals. Mr. Lawrence Stevenson has bought a yoke of steers and it is fun to see him drive them. Ask him where he stops at when ho drives them to Anderson. Mr. Joe Busby wears a broad smile, 'Tc's a gol." Miss Lillie Elrod. of Denver, is visiting the family of Mr. Busby. Mr. George Gaines is building a uice barn, and Mr. McCoy has just completed - his. Mr. W. M. Davis is erecting a school house bi'tween Mr. Bowden's and Mr. Stevenson's. I think it ls in the wrong place. It should have been down this way farther. As this is my first time, I will not give all the news. You may expect to hear from me again soon. I think the Supervisor should look aftor tho bridge at Tippen's Mill over Three and Twenty and tho roads, too, In this comniunitv as well as the Fork roadp. SLY CAT. New Hope Items. The heilth of our community has not been very good for the past ?ix weeks. Everybody has had la grippe and pneu monia. Wo are glad to say, though, that the epidemic is abating. Mr. Allen Jones, of Piedmont, has moved inlo this neighborhood. Also Mr. Marion Hall, of Pelzer. We are having some very bad weather. Next Sunday is preaching day at this place. The Behool at this place is in a flourish ing condi:ionat present. Our teacher is Mr. J. O Sanders. Everybody is very much pleased with him. There has been very much accomplished, and will be much m o? e before the school closes. The wedding bells are still ringing. Mr. L. A. Bolt and Miss Ella Little were uni ted in the iioly bonds of matrimony on the 3rd inst. Dessle, the little daughter of Mr. A. M. Bolt, whe has pneumonia and bron chitis, is inproving very slow. We wish her a speedy recovely. Tao farmers have already begun to turn the soil. N. H. Old Stone Church Items, Tho health of this community is not so good at pi ?sent. Nearly everybody has the grippe. Miss Dora Malone is very sick with grippe, but glad to say she is improving. Mr. John Cary bas been visiting friends and rolativeB at this place. Mrs. Will Hall is sick with grippe but sorry to say she is not improving just at this writing. Dr. T. J. Pickens, of Pendleton, was in our section last week. We are glad to seo him out. He has been paralyzed for some time. Miss Essie Brook is visiting her sister, Mr*. John Culbertson. Mr. B Griffin's youngeat daughter died last Tuesday near thia place. Sho was about two years and six months old. Her remains were interred in Shilo Cemetery. Miss Dora Malone has been visiting friends and relatives in and around Seneca. Mr. Samuel Stephens went to Anderson last week on important business. Ho re ports a lively time. ZARK. Dorchester Items. Well, Mr. Editor, I guess you think that we have forgotten you, but not quite. The weather has been so bad that we couldn't do anything but make fires, aud eat and make lire3. Mr. M. G. Donald and family bave been on a short visit to sec their mother, Mrs. P. G. Acker. Miss Annie Cox is vlftilinc ber sister, Mrs. Holcomb, in Fickens. Miss Annie, we miss your sweet smiles. Mr. E. H. Acker, Sr., has been visiting in our community. Also, Miss Daisy Gambrell. We are glad to say that Mr. J. E. Griffin has laid his crutches aside. Our Sunday School at Dorchester is flourishing. LOSELT, Iola News. I Everything isuiovingon quietly a!, lola. The tebool at this place is getting cn aicely. Miss Cray ton Robinson, (our ;eacher) has about all she can manege. Some of the boys in the neighborhood are wanting her to teach a writlDg school. Some of the laban's went toa musical Saturday night, given by Miss Mattie Eskew, at her horne. They report a very pleasant time, and say that Miss Mattie knows exactly how to entertain company. Miss Ida Dickinson, of Alabama, is very sick at the home of Mr. Wm. Bnrriss. We hope she will soon recover. Mrs. J. K. Hutchinson has been real Bick for the past ten days with la grippe, but we are glad to say is now improving. Mr. Lonzo McLeeseand wife, Mr. Louie Garrison and wife, and Mr. H. N. Garri son and wife, of Denver, were visiting tho parents of the Mrs. Garrison, at Iola, on last Sunday. A Tribute of Respect. The reaper, death, hasagain onterod our midst and claimed as his victim one of our most aged friends, Mr. John Brown. Mr. Brown had passed his four score years, and in his death was a verification of the Scriptures. "Thon shalt coma to thy grave In a fall ago Uko a shock of corn cometh in his season." He leaves threo children-two sons ami a daughter-and a host of relatives and friends to cherish bis memory. Like n weary pilgrim coming to the end of his journey, he went down to the grave calmly "trosting in Him in whom he hadbelieved" and who had robbed the grave of ila ter rors. To hie children we tender our deepest sympathy in this great bereavement. But they are soothed and comforted by an un faltering trust in that Saviour whom he loved and trusted, and with the ? leaed as surance that at most it won't be long un til there will be a happy and eternal reun ion in the mansions which he hus gone to prepare for hia followers. "Hi.'i temples were wreathed about with snowy locks as an almond tree whose blossoms were whitening for the harvest, "and bo iealiz<d that the days of the months of tba years of his pilgrimage were many, and cjnfident ly awaited tbe summons. Who shall say thal out of an abundance of good deeds in his home he bas not reaped a harvest of everlasting life. MAGNOLIA WAND&JLOW. Moseley, S. C., Feb 2. - A little girl who had been very ob servant of her parents' mode of exhibiting their charity, when asked what generos ity was, answered: "It is giving to the poor all the old stuff that you don't wan't yourself." Tho Discovery Saved his Lifo. Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers ville, 111., says : "To Dr. King's New Dis covery I owe ray life. Was taken with La Grippe and tried all the physicians for miles about, but of no avail and was given up and told I could not live Having Dr. King's Nsw Discovery in my store I sent for a bottle and began its use, and from the first dose began to get better, and after using three bottles was up and aboutagain. It ls worth its weight in gold. We won't keep store or house without it." Get a free trial at Hill-Orr Drug Co. Cure for Headache. As a remedy for all furms of Headache Electric Bitlers has proved to be the very be3t. It effects a permanent cure, and thc most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield to its influence. We urge all who are afflicted to procure a bottle, and give this remedy a fair trial In cases of ha bitual constipation Electric Bitters cures by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few cases long resist the uss of thia medicine. Try it once,' Large bottles only Fifty cents at Hill-Orr Drug Co. - ' If Colonel-goes on drinking ia be does now, he'll soon net have a coat :o his back," said ono friend to another. 'Xor to his stomach either," remarked a physician who was standing near. J. C. WHITEFIELD, ?ENT8ST. OFFICE- Front Room, over Farmern1 and Merchants' Rank, ANDERSON, 8. C. Feb 10, 1S07 33 NEW, RARE and BEAUTIFUL I' ORD Penzance's New Hybrid Sweet j briers, Old Girden Ros63, New Roses, Standard Rose", <fcc. Philadelphia Lemoiuei, Now Lilacs. Lonicera llildebrandtii, Spiuca Anthony "Waterer, New Weigalia?, &c. A large collection of Rare Hothouse and Greenhouse Piantf. Anthuriunis, Alocn sias>, Orchids, New Cannas, Ac. Rare Conifers, and other beautiful Ev ergreens, Magnolias, Japanese Maples, with other choice Trees and Shrubs. Pieonies-a large collection of the finest in cultivation. Hardy Perennials, Ja panese Iris. Phloxes, Roses, Clematis, etc New and Standard Fruifs. etc. ??f- Catalogues on application. JOHN SAUL, _Washington. D. C. PROFESSIONAL. DR. WM. F. MERCER, SPECIALIST Diseases Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, OF GREENVILLE, S. C, WILL be in Anderson City for one week beginning Monday, Feb. 8th, at Chiquola Hotel, and respectfully offers his services to tho Profession and the public. I will come fully prepared and equipped to treat all Diseases in my Specialty, and thus sfljrd an opportunity to those who can not come to Greenville to consult me. I reftr by porrais3ion to Bra. Nardin and Orr. Bespectfully, WM. F. MERCER, M. D., Lata Adjunct Professor of Diseases of Eye, Ear and Throat Medical College of Vir ginia. "NOTICE. " be lot to th? lowest responsible bidder On Thursday, IS h inst, at ll a ra , the building of a new Bridal over Six pud Twenty Crick, near Col. J Jameson'^. Plans and specifications made known on dav of letting. Contractor will be requi red to give bond for tho faithful perform ance of contr ct immediately after letting for double tho amount of contract price or I will rolet at once. Also, on Wednesday. Feb. 2Uh inst., at II a. m., the repairing ef the Bridge known as Tippen's Bridge, over Three and Twen ty Creek in P. ndleton Towchip Pians and specifications made known on day of letting. Also, same d??y, at 3 p. m., the Repair ing of the Bridge over Six and Twenty Creek, near Asbury Church, on road lead ing from William Bolt's to As bury 'Church. Plans and specifications made known on day of letting W. P. SNELGKOVE, Supervisor A. C., S . ATLANTIC SOLUBLE GUANO, And other brands of their well known High Grade Fertilizers, for sale by : : : : : : : : : 3D. IP, SILiO-A-lST PL.OTJBI ALL GRADES, at prices that insure the sale of the Goods if you f-ee us before buying. Besides BALLARD'S FINE G0OD3 we have some other lines we are offering at special prices lo get that Spring bill of yours. We have the bet and cheapest line of Tobacco that it lias ever been our privilege to offer the trade. See us before buying one plug. COFFEE. We sell all grades cheap-from the cheapest Coffee to the best Gooda to be found on tbe market. If you see us before buying any of these Goods, and wish to buy where you can buy cheapest, we feel sure we can trade. j Last, but not least, we can sell you any grade of MOLASSES you want at prices that will not only satisfy but please you. " Yours anxious for trade, BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS. P. 8.-We want YOUR trade, and Want YOU for our customer, and promise you our very best service. B. & V. Shoes, Shoes. Closing Out Fall Goods! Tte Yates Shoe Co., ANDERSON, S. C. For the next thirty days, commencing February 10th, they offer to every Cash purchaser to the amount of $2.00 and over a Discount of 10 per cent in cash, (no discount allowed on a smaller amount.) This $2.00 or over to be bought at one time. All our Goods are sold at a smaM margin of profit, consid ering the quality of the Goods, and this Discount is quito an item to tlie customer and a loss to us. But we want to move our Fall Goods, and move they must if we should lose money in doing so. Come early and get first choice. THE YATES SHOE COMPANY. We are Making Special Prices on . . . TOBACCO ! IF you waut to buy Tobacco by the Box or pouud it will pay you to see our Stock aud get our prices. Fancy and Pine Groceries to snit Every One. We sell D. M. Ferry & Co's. Garden Seed. Also, Multiplying Onions and Onion Sets. COME TO SEE US. 'PHONE 44. FREE CITY DELIVERY. OSBORNE &3BOLT? Entirely too many Goods on liand-Uiiload we Mn&t. For Cash and CASH ONLY we offer the Greatest Bar pins in Winter Goods this Town has eyer seen. -=3e#Sf@??f6tec - To begin with we have left . . . 97 Elegant Wool Bed Blankets That wc sold carly iu thc season aa real bargains at ?2.50 to $5.00, now ie duced to 81.87 to $3.75. Thirty-nine pair that has considerable wool in them that we made a leader of at $1.75, now $1.50. In the lower grades of Blan kets our stock is too much reduced to advertise. Jackets and Capes. We want also to make a clean sweep in Ladies' and Misses' Jackets and Capes, of which we have eighteen of the former and eleven of the latter, nearly every one a fin? garment. The Jackets we offer at 10 per cent, lesa than the factory net cfish cost, and the Capes at firut cost. Dress Goods, Flannels, Etc. We are offering ?ome very special bargains in Woolen Dress Goods, Flannels, Hosiery, etc., and in this connection we beg to inform the ladies that we have just received about 25,000 yards of the newest; and most hand some Laces and Embroideries at prices that will astonish you. This, with White Goods, has always been*a favorite Department with us; but now we have still further improved it, just as we propose to add strength to all our. other Departments later on. In addition to the Laces and Embroideries our New York buyer, Mr. Stradley, picked up many other special bargains for us just before the holidays. Among them a case of beautiful White Checked Nainsook that was made to sell at 3c. to 10c, but our price is 5c. 100 Dozen Elegant Pure Linen Towels, With slight imperfection in some of them, that we are retailing at less than wholesale prices. Sevsnty-five doz. Embroidered Handkerchief* we are retail ing at 10c, the wholesale price of which was $1 25 per doz. We caTry an elegant line of Embroidered Handkerchiefs from 10c to $1.00 each. Shoes. Notwithstanding the stifi advance in leather, we are now offering some great bargains io Ladies', Misses', Men and Boys' Winter Shoes, and if you come to us you can select, not only from the best, but the largest stock, we believe, carried by any house in this State, certainly in this section of the State. Clothing, Overcoats, Etc. In Clothing, Overcoats, Gents' Furnishings and Hats we, perhaps, can do you more good than in any other Department. We have left 60 of those Black all-wool Tricot $5.00 Suits that you can buy now for at $3.75. ' 35 more of those all-wool Gray Cassimer Suits that we gave such a bargain in at $5.00, now $4.50. 37 of the very heavy Gray Wool Cassimer Suits that we had euch a run on at $4.50, now $3.75. 17 All-Wool Kersey Suits that we told at $4.50, now $3.50. And then we have in smaller quantities many numbers in finer and cheaper grade Suits that we make similar redactions' on. 38 pair Cassimer Pants, former price $1.50, reduced to $1.00. 36 pair Caesi raer Pants for $1.25, former price $1.75. 37 pairs dark Cassimer Pants for $1.00, woith $1.75. A lot of Fine Cassimer Pants ;rom ?I2.00 to $4 00, for mer price $3.00 to $5.00. A lot of Heavy Overshirts at greatly reduced prices, and as for Overcoats if we can't sell you some of them for less money than anybody hereabouts pays for them we will give bond to quit business on the 4th of March next, but unfortunately for would-be purchasers we havn't many left except in the lower priced goods. So if any one is in need of a medium or fine Coat we advise them to call early. We, this season, had an unusual run on Men's Wool Mackintoshes, and our buyer just before Christ mas bought us a big lot of very fine ones, and in consequence of this lucky purchase we ober these goods at less than half manufacturer's prices. They are going fast. In our Millinery Department we have many special things to show. Don't fail to lcok at our Bargain Counter of Ribbons. Yours truly, R. S. HILL A WORD ABOUT Garden Seed, I A N fl D CT U ' C C2TCH ? bave been sol<*in tbi8 coanlryfor over * bun LHllUnr.c IU O OuELUi) dred years, and people know their merit. They are reliable and fresh. Each paper is dated. This is done by Landreth <fc Sons to protect the planter against unscrupulous dealers, and if you will take the trouble to examine each paper when you buy there is no reason why you shouldn't plant; fresh Seed. The price paid cuts little, if any. figure in the transaction. You are better off if you get ten fc'eed mr a nickle that will come up than if you get a peck that wont. After all, the real and only consideration is quality. Plant worthless Seisd and your time is wasted, your labor in vain, your vegetables are not, your pnjudicea aie aroused, your moral character experiences a shock, and if you don't mind you'll CUSP. GET GOOD SEED and be happy. We handle Landretb's Seeds from first hands, and at the best price, and are prepared to iariiish them Wholesale or Retail. SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY; Hill-Orr Drus Co. Ul THEFS CBISMUS, BUT - IS STILL HERE I WE wish to relate the fact that we have just passed through one of the mo3t successful seasons in our history. Our sledge-hammers have been felt and appreciated further than ever before. The uniform low prices which we have placed on our Goods attracted a wider range of customers than ever before. And while our profits have been shorter on single sales, the net profits for the season has perhaps been much greater than ever known in our business. On Holiday Goods we have been extremely fortunate, having sold our tremendous stock down to a few dollars' worth of the most staple kinds of Toys, etc. For these gratifying results we desire to extend our sincere thanks to our frieuds and customers. We propose to further show our sincerity in appreciation of your patron age by making such reduced prices on the greater part of our Stock as will demonstrate that we are determined to divide profits with you whenever we are so able to do it as we are at this time. In a few days we shall give to the public our new scale of prices, which is to make 1897 the greatest in our history. For this year we will acknowledge no competition, but propose to ride rough-shod over all obstacles. To give you an idea of our beginning for 1897, we have f. Match, put up 500 in a box, sold at 5c per box, to-day we mark them out an two boxes for 5c. We have another, put up 200 Matches in a box, sells regularly at two to three for 5c.-to-day we mark them out at lc. a box, or 10c. per dozen boxes. Right on down through our entire Stock the knife is being used in the same way at every possible point. Just keep an eye on that Ten Cent Store and be happy." Yours always truly, C. S. MINOR and TEERTEN CENT.'STORE.