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Anderson Intelligencer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. J. F. CLIXKSCALES, " C. LANGSTON, Editors and Propri ktors. TERMS YEAR.$1 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1891 If the power of Greece equalled her pluck the Turkish question would be set tled within twenty-four hours. ' The situation in Cuba has not changed much in tho past few weeks. It is gen erally believed that Spam will soon have to give up the Island. It is estimated that the present wealth of the United States exceeds the wealth of tho whole world at any period prior to ! the middle of the eighteenth century. President McKinley has appointed John Hay, of the District of Columbia, ambassador to Great Britain and Horace Porter, cf New York, ambassador to France. The opposition on the part of the poli ticians to the civil service leads an ex change to remark that the average politi cian is opposed t) mt only the civil but any kind o? service The New Carolinian has made its ap pearance at Seneca, S. C. It is publishod by J E. Mangum & Co., with Col. H. D. Capers as editor. We extend our best wishes for its success. ? Senator Tillan an called at the White House in Washington the other day and paid his respects to President McKinley. We wonder if the Senator has endorsed Sampe. Pope's application for a job. Famps. and Ben. use to be very intimate. According to the report of tho Adjutant General there ai e more than 10,000,000 men available for military duty in the United States. This is a matter worthy of the at tention of foreign natio as which think that they can monkey with your Uncle - Sam. The Tennessee Centennial has grown to such proportions that it is no longer a State affair, except in name. It is na tional, and will do much good for the South. ^ It opens May 1st and continues for six months. Tho railroads will give low rat&3. _ Gov. Ellerbe has granted a full pardon to young Harman, who was convicted, with recommendation for mercy, of the murdor of Cal. Caughman, Jr.. at Lex ington last fall. This action of the Gov ernor will meet the approval of the man hood of South Carolina. A great city newspaper runa a depart ment headed "Woman's Realm." A late number contained on the Woman's Realm pago a news dispatch with the fearfully realistic headline, "Horsewhipped by Six Women! ' If this is going to bo a part of woman's realm, then heaven have mercy on us. m ? ^ - Congressman McLaurin, of South Car olina, made a speech iu Congress the oth er day on the tariff question and advoca ted putting a duty on imported cotton. His speech pleased some of the Republi cans and displeased a large number o? the Democrats. It is reported that CoLgress man Wilson, of Spartanburg, will reply to Mr. McLauriu. The South needs no protection on her cotton. ? It is said Fitzsimmons received over ?50,000 for the knock out blow he gave Corbfctt. In less than 60 minutes the man of brawn received a greater Ealary than the President of the United States obtains in 12 months. And to hundreds of thou sands of pa4 riotic Americans Fitzsimmons is a bigger man than the President. Philosophic dissertations on "whonceare we tending?" are now in order. Tho Greenville News, the Newberry Herald and Naos and iho Charleston Post are advocating the running of an other train over the C. & G. R. R., on the plan ?-uggested by tho Istellioesc?jr three weeks ago. We hope the other pa pers in the State, along the C. G. R. R., will take up the matter, agitate it, and then let all the towns and cities interest ed mako a comblued pull for the train. ? ? ? ? ? Mrs. Cora Chaplin Weed, of Muscatine, la., is the first woman to apply for the position of United States consul. Tbia ^progressive woman is desirous to repre sent Uucle Sam as bis consul in Germany. Senator Allison Is representing her aDd her petition to President McKinley. The document is signed by all the big Repub lican politicians o^Iowa, includiog Gov ernor Drake, the Judges of the Supreme Court and several Congressman. How do the young gentlemen scholars of this nation relish the fact that a woman was tho only applicant who could pass a recent civil service examination for a clerkship iu the Adjutant General's office in Washington? Besides a knowledge of typewriting and Freni h, German, Span ish and Italian, the clerk had to know how to read proof and prepare manuscript for the proas as well as to index and cata logue books and documents and likewise to be well up in military hintory and the technical terms of military service, and a girl was the only one who knew all this. The faot seems to show that, while college boys are away on sporting tours, playing baseball, football, cricket and other ath letic games and training for oarsmen, tho girls are qnietly getting in their work at school and stealing away the laurels for scholarship. How is it? The agricultural department of Cornell University has for live years been exper imenting to ascertain tho effects of elec tricity on the growth of plants. The pro fessors have found that not only is the growth of seeds in the soil stimulated by electric rays, but also that vegetables de velop in half the time when the electric light is turned on them at night in addi I tion to the sunshine in daytime. Lettuce and radiehes, likewise spinach, are some of the vegetables thus forced forward. A j truck farmer who, naturally, lives near Boston has been for some years hurrying forward his crops of vegetables by tho use .. of the electric light at night. 1 le says the gain thus made is enough on one crop of lettuce to pay the expense of maintaining ?the electric light. This farmer should try his scheme on beans. With electri cally grown baked beans nourishing its brain Boston could raise the roof oil'this universe. ^_ Tho tariff monstrosity known as the Dingley bill is, in many respects, worse than the McKinley bill, but it is going to bo crammed down the throats of the Democrats of tho House with less than two weeks debate. There are also quite a number of Republicans in the House who are opposed to this bil), and a few of them have threatened privately to vote against it, but there will r.ot bo enough of them to affect the result. The 1 A - cratic opinion of the bill was voiced wben ^Representative Berry, of Kentucky, said: ^"Itia an excessively high protective tar iff measure. It will, if passed, inevitably raise the prico of the necessaries of life, such a3 sugar, and tho woolen goods worn by all classes. I don't see how it can fail to add to the burdens of the people in \ stead of lightening them. It will cut off our foreign markets by raising tho cost of production, and thus curtail the man ufacturer's sales. As a consequence, the S mills will need only to run six months, instead of all the year, ai they ought to E?o." It is an old a?age and it is as true a? it is old that "competition h the lilt* of trade," and whatever tonds to ro.strict com pot'tion must tend to restrict trade. The majority of the committee ? to think it an easy matter for us to build a tariff well about our borders and thus prevent the foreigners from trading with us, but they forgot that the same wall which shut3 out the foreigner from trad ing with us must at the same time pre vent us from trading with the foreigner. ?Minority tariff report submitted to House by Mr. Bdiler. LETTERS FROM A COUNTRY GIRL IS PARIS. No. 2. Quartier Latin, Paris, March.10. '97. Editors Intelligencer: In my last letter I told you of our pleasant sea voy age and of lauding in beautiful Scotland. Now, I shall endeavor to show you the quaint, i teresting old town of Stirling, so intimately connected with Scotch his tory from its earliest beginning. We reached StirliDg at g o'clock in the afternoon, and went to a Temperance Hotel, where only ladies can stay. It was too late for us to see anything, so we went to bed and slept the sleep of the tired and happy. Next morning, after a breakfast of "Fimian Haddy," (a smoked fish), toast and coffee, we set out in the rain to look lor Stirling Castle, the most important part of the town. The streets are so narrow, and the houses bend to wards each other so much, that one can not see the castle at the bead of the town, though it is situated on a bluff 350 feet in height. But it serves as a landmark for many miles around. We followed guide-book directions up the Castle Wyud, or street, as we would call it at home. It is narrow, crooked, dirty, paved with stones, and there is barely room for two vehicles to pass. But the houses are so old and curious, and ev erything bears the mark of centuries past, and that, you know, is so novel nod fascinating to us Americans. On one side of the street stands the an cient mint, where, when Mary, Queen of Scots, was a baby, the first coin bearing her image was struck. She was present, and when she saw the pictured baby on the pretty gold piece, she reached out her tiny hand for it and cried "bawbie !" Since that time babies in Scotland have been called "bawbids." A little further on the old Grey Friars' Abbey stands at the entrance to the cemetery. In this church the same winsome "bawbie" was crowned Queen of the Scots when she was three years old. Her son, James, was also crowned there at the age of eighteen months. There is something very peculiar to us about this Church, and that is that two congregations wor ship there at the same time. One is Free Kirk and the other English Church. The Abbey has been partitioned so as to make two places of worship. I imagine they disturb .each other considerably at times! Past the Abbey we go into the old Churchyard, which contains many tombs of historical and romantic interest. Among the former is the tomb of Marga ret and Agnes, the two virgin martyrs, who died for the Protestant laith. They were tied to stakes in the Solway and drowned by the rising tide. At one end of the Cemetery is the "Ladies' Rock," a steep knob of rock reached by a grassy path up a gradual ascent. At the top are stone seats, where the ladies of the Queen's household formerly placed them selves in order to eee the knights play at tourney and round table in the plain be yond. Here we have our first good View of the castle, standing like a gloomy "<? - tinel overlooking the entire count. 4. Stirling was our first castle, and we may be forgiven for going into raptures over it. It is a magnificent, strong stone structure, crowned with turrets and flanked with round towers. There is a kind of balustrade around the top of its highest walls, which are about eight feet wide, and one may walk the circuit of the castle. On the south side it is called the Princess Walk. Two sidos of the cas castle are protected by a deep moat, while the other two are perfectly inaccessible, from the fact that the solid rock descends abrubtly 350 feet to the plain below. We crossed the draw-bridge and found ourselves in the oldest and most impor tant castle in all Scotland. The fact that it is the "key" to the Highlands has made Stirling the scene of many a bloody battle. In the outer court stands a bronze statue of Robert Bruce, sheathing his sword, his face turned towards the field of Eannockburn, a mile off, where a flag waves to mark the spot. Turning to wards the south you may see the "Links o' Forth," or windings of the bonnie riv er Forth, where it lies level with the green pastures, like a silvor ribbon turn ed hither and yon by fairy Angers. Three miles away, "as the crow flies," the rib bon vanishes behind the Abbey Craig, a hill on whicb stands the beautiful monu ment of Wallace. Nearer is the "Auld Brig o' Forth," where the English were first defeated by the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled." It is a beautiful old bridge almost in ruins. The sight of those old monuments and battle?elds is thoroughly "blood-stirring," I assure you; they made me want to yell "Scot land forever!" One room in the castle is called the "Douglas Room," where J.ames I stabbed the Earl of Donglas and threw his body from the window into the ? garden below. From the garden you may ascend by steps to the topmost walls from which vou have a view of the finest plain in Scotland, the Vale of Menteith. It is 23 miles in extent, and as level as a tennis court. It is shnt in by Ben Lo mond, Ben Ledi and TJam Var, melting away from deep purple to lilac and rose color in the distance. Here in ancient days the tournaments were hold, and there is still the place laid off for the game of round table, which the kings and knights used to play. The game itself has been forgotten, so I can't tell you how it was played. < >n a high tower is a little round turret window called "Queen Mary's Lookout " It is now a nest for daws. They flew in and out unmolested. Little do they know what youth and loveliness once adorned that b )wer, and looked from that turret window! Here, too, lived James V, the "Gudeman oi Ballengeich," who went about the town iu disguise, and passed himself off for a merry Gentleman, which he truly was. And in one of the=e rooms Char??s I, of England, was once the guest of the Duke of Argyle. The king little thought that his host was so soon to lead him to the scaffold! The finest thing about the castle was the regiment of Scotch soldiers. We saw them on parade, and a fine sight they were with their short white skirts, red and. gold jackets, and their pink, bare knees, showing above their plaid stock ings. But you should have seen us two art students roaming about Stirling and sketching bits of the castle and ecenery in the pouring rain. It was finally ne cessary to bid good-bye to the fine old town and set forward to Edinburgh. An other piece of our tickets gone, and we got out of the train and sat on our trunks until our friends camo and carried us off" to another lovely Scotch home. We went on top the 'bus, and my first impression of Edinburgh is of a long, hilly town, guarded at each end by the castle and the jail, each on its respective hill. They are two o? the most forbidding, gloomy-look ing buildings I have yet seen. We spent several delightful days with our lovely, hospitable friends, and consider ourselves extremely fortunate in having had such a charming glimpse of Scotch home-life. We had five meals a day, and on each one we brought to bear marvellous appetites. The first night we were there a bell rang downstairs about 10 o'clock, and we were invited to go down to supper. Every thing they have to eat is so delightful. The Scotch scones are the nearest things to buscuit that I've seen since I left homo. And on Sundays they always had the meals at different hours, ho we never knew what to expect nor when to expect it. Our host was a very old gentleman, who has seen a grjat mauy Americans. We Americans amused him everso much. When we raved over Scotch scenery, etc., he said, "Ab, well, we all know you Americans use plenty of red in your brushes," which says many things to the art student. These kind friends drove us all over the city and showed us nil the '^eights" of old Edinbnrgn. Wo saw the Heart of Mid Lothian, which is simply stones laid in the pavement in the shape 3f a large heart to mark the centre of the county Lothian; the Cannongate, the school which Sir Walter Scott attended ?s a boy, and Ilolyrood Palace, the resi ience of the Scotch kings and queens, among them again, Mary, the unfortu nate. There are several portraits of her there, and she is in striking contrast with ber ugly, haughty cousin, Queen Eliza beth. I saw the bed Mary slept in, her chairs dresses, mirror, and cruelest irony Df all was Elizabeth's portrait hung over the mantle in Mary's room! That finish id the great things of Edinburgh, and wo prepared lor our trip to London, of which [ shall tell you next week. D. J. ii. Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La 3rippe when Laxative Bromo Quinine vili cure you in one day. Does not pro luce the ringing in the head like Sulphate )f Quinine. Put up in tablets convenient or taking. Guaranteed to curp. or money efunded. Price, 25 Cents. For eale*by EvansPharmacy. The New Labor Law Again. Mr. EDITOR ??- lact that my friend, Mr. J. M. Soft . ., was tlie author of the new labor in bad escaped my memory. Mr. Salii vau certainly deserves the thanks of all persons interested in farming in South Carolina, in bringing to the atten tion of the people in general, and that of the Legislature in particular, to the great necessity of a better labor law. And if he can in the future make the new law moro efficient, he will merit a double share of tbo gratitude of our people He had, as he says, one chief ol j act in view in formulating the bill, and this no doubt led him to the oversight of oth?r important points. Some years a?,o I asked Jas. L Orr, Esq., th60, I think, a member of the Legislature, why that body did not give uh a lutter labor law, and his reply was, "Wo have a good enough law if the people would enforc9 it." Well, the very reason it was not enforcol, was that the employer invariably cot the worst of the bargain He got nothing put back in his pocket for his outlay and lost the services of the laborer besides. Employers found it much more profitable in cases of viola tions of coni.ract to make the best terms possible wita the laborer and let him go. A case of the kind came under tbo writer's observation only a few days ago, and since he wrote his. first article. A certain far mer had hired a wage band, to whom he had made advances. After bringing the hand through the wet winter, and about the time the weather began to admit of work, the hand showed signs of a desire and intention of "stepping down and out." The employer, seeing tnat such would likely be the result sooner or later, to pro tect himself against lews-, mad-3 the bett terms possible and let him go, and that, too, at a considerable loss at last. As the new labor law now stands, I do not be lieve there is one man out of a hundred who would think of trying to enforce it, if there was any chance ot reasonable terms without it. As Mr. Sullivan has been chosen as om1 among many others to stand upon the walls of State and keep a close watch out for ber welfare, we commit the problem of a more efficient, just and prac ticable labor law into bis hand, wiln the hope that hi? efforts may Le crowned with abundant success. Justice. A Shocking Tragedy. Edqefikld, March 21.?A sad and un fortunate homicide occurred here at (5 o'clock this afternoon. Solicitor Thur mond shot and killed W. G. Harris, a drummer for the Murray Drug company of Columbia, S. C. Mr. Harris is a nephew of Collector of Internal Revenue Townes and son of W. G. Harris, a prominent citi zen of Edgeiield county. The trouble, it seems, arose out of the fact that whi.e Mr. Thurmond was a mem ber of the State legislature he recom mended that Governor Evans appoint a gentleman named Glover as magistrate instead of Harris, the old incumbent and father of the deceased. Since Mr. Thur mond has been solicitor he has had noth ing whatever to do with recommending applicants for positions of magistrate, but under Governor Ellerbo's administration Mr. Harris, senior, was again an appli cant, but Gloyer, who was appointed by Governor Evans, was reappolnted by EI lerbe. Mr. W. G. Harris, deceased, seemed to think that Solicitor Thurmond was in strumental in having it done and about it he accosted Solicitor Thurmond this af ternoon at about 5 o'clock in the drug Btore of W. E. Lynch. Mr. Harris, it is said, had been drinking and used very hot language. Thbrmond, to avoid difficulty, left tho Lynch store and went to bis oflice. He was there en gaged at work when Mr. Harris passed by on the way to bis hotel, in company with Capt. DuBoso, the proprietor. O2 reaching the doorway to Thurmond's office Harris stopped. Capt. DuBose walked on a few steps. The subject of former dis cussion was again brought up by Harris, the latter finally saying to Thurmond that he (Thurmond) had acted like a "G?d d?d dog and scoundrel," and threw his hand to his pocket as if to draw his pistol and placed his foot on Thurmond's door step. Thereupon Thurmond fired from where he was sitting. Harris staggered backwards and fell upon the sidewalk. He got up and walked a few paces, when he fell dead. The ball entered from the front just below the shirt stud and pass ed into the cavity of the heart. Great rdgret is felt here over the occur rence. Solicitor Thurmond was never known to have bad any trouble before and is regarded by everybody as a peace ful and law-abiding citizen. " He surren dered himself and is now injai). Hois completely overcome by his misfortune. He has retained Messrs. Croft & Tillman and N. G. Evans to defend him. EDOEVXEX.D, March 25.?At tho coroner's inquest to day, Capt. D. S. Du lioso, the only eyo-wiiuess to the killing, testified that when Will Harris, who was on the street, denounced Thurmond as a dirty scoundrel, Thurmond, from his office door, shot Harris, who never spoke, but died in five minutes. The iury of inquest found that Will Harris came to his death by a gunshot wound at the hauds of J. William Thur mond. Capt. DuBose, who was only a few feet from Harris, testified that Harris was not armed.?Columbia Siate. Importing Liquor. A great many people have been making inquiries as to what changes had been made in the Dispensary law by the last Legislature. There were several minor changes, but tho principal one was in ref erence to the importation of liquor which reads as follows: All alcoholic liquors in this State, whether manufactured within this State or elsewhere, not having been tested by the chemist of tho 8outh Carolina College and found to bo pure and free from poison ous, hurtful and deleterious matters, are hereby declared to be of a detrimental character, and their use and consumption are against tho morals, good health and safety of the State, and all such liquors may be seized whenever found, without a warrant, and disposed of as hereinafter provided. Any person resident in this State intending to import for personal use and consumption any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermeu?ed, brewed, orother liquor containing alcohol from any other State or loreign country, shall first certify to the chemist of the South Carolina College the quantity and kind of liquor proposed toby imported, together with tho name and place of business of tho person, firm or corporation Irono whom it is desired to purchasp, accompanying such certificate with a statement that the proposed con signor h*s been requested to forward a sample of such liquor to the said chemist at Colutnoia. South Carolina. Upon receipt ol said sample tho said chemist shall im mediately proceed to tost the same, and if found to bo pure and freo from any pois onous, hurtful or deleterious matters, ho thall issue a cert i fir-ate to that effect, stating therein the names of tho proposed con signor and consignee, and the quality and kind of liquor proposed to be imported thereunder, which certificate shall be dated and forwarded by said chemist, post paid, to the proposed consignor at his place of business. The said consignor shall cause such certificate to be attached to the package containing the liquor when it is shipped in this State, and no package bearing such certificato shall be liable to seizure and confiscation ; but any package of epirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, brewed, or other liquor or liquid contain ing alcohol imported into this Stato with out such certificate, or any package con taining liquor other than described in the certificate thereto attached, or any pack age shipped by or to any person or per sons not named in such certificate, shall be sei/ed and confiscated as provided in this Act. Any certificate obtained from the chemist as herein provided, shall be used withiu sixty days after the date of its issue, and shall be invalid thereafter. It fthall be unlawful to use said certificato for more than ono importation, and any person attempting to counterfeit said cer tificate, or to mako any improper use thereof, or who sball mako auy false statement in obtaining or attempting to obtain the samp, shall bo guilty of a mis demeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonmont for not less than thirty days nor moro than twelve month", or to pay a fine of not less than one hundred nor moro thau one thousand dollars. Auy person or persons convicted of selling o.r otherwise unlawfully dis posing of any liquor imported under the provision oi'lhissection shall sutler doublo tho punishment provided for a sale in violation of other provisions of this Act. All expenses incurred in enforcing the provisions o;:'this section, including com pensation fcrsuch assistant chemists as may bo necessary to make prompt an alysis aud the ex press charges on samples shall be rmid by the State Board of Control hereinafter provided for as an expense of the State Dispensary established by this Act. If the chemist of tho South Carolina College shall willfully fail or refuse to mako or have made an analysis of any sample sent to him in accordance with this section, ho shall, upon conviction thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction, be fined ono hundred dollars f?r each olleuse.?Columbia Register. ? An Illinois farmor has discovered that seed corn soaked in coal oil renders the growing corn proof agaiust the chinch bug. Tho seed for five acres were soaked in coal oil, and that for forty acres was not. The chinch bugs ato up the corn in tho forty aero field, but never touched that on tho five acroa. From Texas. Austin, March 11, ISO". Editors Intelligencer: "Mrs. Martha E. Harper invites you to witness the marriage of her daughter, Hollie Ann, to Rev. Ernest Gate Town send, Tuesday evening, March lt?, 1S07, at 8 a. in , First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas." The above invitation was received by metbielast week. Misa Hollie1 parents are nativos of Anderson County, S. C. Her father, Newton Harper, and" family lived in the Lsbanon neighborhood and hive many relatives thore. I have known Miss Hollie all herli'e; her older sisters were pupils in a school taught by Mr. \V. Long and myself, during the winter of lSfi?-?t'J, twelve milea north of Dalla~. The family have always been valued and loved friends. Miss Hollie has been edit ing the Missionary columns in the Texas Baptist Standard for some years. She is one of "six Bible women" in Texas, lu six of our largest cities, who have done much for ChriBt as Missionaries; loved and more generally known than any others. Our young sister, intelligent, devoted and zealous, is honored and loved, and Mr. Townsend has won a rare and precious jewel. Wo know many in An derson?with thousands elsewhere?will join me in congratulations, and pray God's blessings for r useful life together to be granted to them and a great reward in the life to come. The following is a copy of a letter which was recently received by me from Corsicana, Texas : 1 ? learn from an article from you in Texas Baptist and Herald, Dalla?, of Feb. 11th, that you are from Anderson, S. C I am a native of Auderson ; went to hear old B-o. Amaziah Rice preach from a little boy. I was baptized by him September 21, 1857. Think he was a grand, good man. His eon, Emrnett, married a first cousin of mine, Miss Lizzie Emerson. I knew a good many of the Rices ; Iczin J., and others, now forgotten. 1 would be pleased to hear from you about the old home people. Yours in hope? . E. Mc Ciellau." This letter will, no doubt, be of interest also to many readers of the In tklliokncrr. 8outh Carolinians and Virginians are noted for their inter est and love for each other and their native States, and I tell all who note it, we have good reasons for being so. I am in Austin to aid Bro. W. D Bever ly In a nifoting in Hyde Park Baptist Church, of which he is pastor. Left Tyler yesterday, ray home and poet office. Been as favorable weather for six months as all could desire save the freezes the last of November and January. Have had very little cold weather. Rain at times aud more beneficial to State at large than known for years. Farmers are busy and have their farms in beautiful condi tion ; busy planting corn ; much of it up. Early vegetables in use. The earth, forest and all nature rob=d in brightest green, with bud and blcssom?showing Spring is here. Edwin C. Rice. - mo-O?C? Cotton Mills in the South. To tltc Editor of the News and Courier: In your editorial, "Cotton Mills in the South?A Northern View," in your edi tion of the IGth instmt, you close your articlo alluding to Northern mills being built South, "They will be built some where; wo should see to it that they are built here." There are three cotton mills now in operation in the Southern States that are branches of Northern corpora tions. There are four more that since McKinley'e election are going to be built in the South; none of these have been or will be built in South Carolina. The value of our water powers is recognized and the fine climate and conditions in upper South Carolina aro admitted, and yet two of these mills have been built in Georgia and one in Alabama, and of the four to be built this spring three will be in Alabama and one in Georgia. The reason why South Carolina is avoided is simply be cause of the general radical tendency of our legislation and the hostility manifest ed to cotton mills and other corporations. Looking back at the past session of our Legislature you see labor bills introduced which would bear harshly on all cotton mills; you see absurd usury laws pro posed; you see a special tax on insurance companies which will increase the cost of insurance in South Carolina to those who have to buy insurance; 3tou see an income tax passed, and you see a general license law proposed. Within the past ten days I have been visited by two parties of Northern mill owners who have decided to build South, in addition to their already large mills In Northern States. I was asked questions about our laws and the general trend of legislation, and to ono party that I men tioned the income tax, he said: "Well, that settles it with mo. I was thinking very seriously of locating in upper South Carolina, but I shall go to Alabama and take cheap coal as against free water." Some three years ago one of these mill corporations who have already built South had their solicitors compile the laws of several States affecting corpora tions, with a view to decide what State in the South they would go to. One of the States they were advised not to enter was South Carolina Two weeks ago I was going to New York and on the train I became acquaint ed with a gentleman who is a director in a financial institution in New York that has over two hundred millions of assets. He was explaining the difficulty in lend ing their money so as to make 3 per cent net interest, and in reply to my question, why he did not seek some Southern con nections, he said: "Why, my dear sir, we could not lend a dollar in your State. We are afraid of repudiation and hostility to foreign lenders of money. Any State that has an income tax and a dispensary law, whose legislation is very closely watched by outsiders, and which Is so radical and revolutionary in their ten dencies, alarms all lenders." He admit ted my position was right that wo did want moro mouoy per capita, but we did want some recognition of our assets as collaterals for loans, but he said the credit of all borrowers of money in our State was injured by tho actions of our politi cians If there is going to bo any more cotton mills built in South Carolina our people will have to build them for themselves, as the cotton machinery makers who have been so free to soil machines for stock in the past have agreed not to do so any more in the future, and I believe these Northern mills, moving South, bring the most terrible competition to our local mills. They reap all the advantages of our Southern location, and they reap -the advantages of the Northern manufac turers in using their valuable well -known brands, and having the.long business experience and connections that their old corporations North have, and they have the freo use of cheap money which their credit and stauding in Northern money centros would give them. Tho Southern people would gain nothing by these Northern mills, except employment for their people and any little rise in real es tate caused by the new mills. Will South Carolina continue to agitate and pass such radical laws as tho income tax, the dispensary law and the general license hill, which is making our State a by-word in the commercial markets of tho country, and putting our citizens at such a disadvantago with our neighbors? Manufacturer. McKinley and Tillman. Washington, March 25.?Senator Till man was among tho callers at the White House to-day. It was his first visit to the Executive mansion since he ? itored the Senate, and he attracted moro attention than tho average Congressman. He said ho simply called to pay his respects. He was on hand a few minutes before 10 o'clock. Arthur Simmons, the colored doorkeoper to the entrance to tho Presi dent's room, did not know who he was when ho took a seat in the lobby. Sim mons found out in a few minutes and almost collapsed. His surprise showed in his good natured black face. As soon as it was 10 o'clock Simmons hastened to invito tho South Carolina pitchfork man to enter. President McKinley had ascer tained that the Senator was waiting, and promptly sent word to have him admitted. The South Carolina Senator was one of the lirst men to talk with the President and thej' had a chat of ten minutes, apparent ly of great interest to each other. The President inquired how the Senator liked his work, and whether things wore quiet enough for him ; also desiring to know if the prongs of the pitchfork were sharpen ed. Then tho President mentioned the extra session of Congress, and expressed tho belief that the passage of a tariti bill would do much to brighten things up in the country. "Well, we will see what it will do," said Tillman, "1 know that the patient is very sick ; wo will try your physic and it that doesn't cure him then we will have to try ours, which, I think, is tho only thing which will cure him." It is needlebs to say that Tillman's remedy is free silver, aud the President fully understood him. Tho two men parted with mutual pleas ant words. It is a well known fact that Senator Tillmau hatod Ex-President Cleveland so liercely that he nevor spoke to him during his last term, and never endorsed an applicant who wanted oflico under Cleveland. He is full of praise, however, of the Democracy of Prosident McK inley.? News and Courier. ? The man who circulates an evil re port against his neighbor without know ing it to bo true is onl}' less to blame than tho other man who deliberately manufac turer such a report. BS? The Coffee Feu. When one of the daily papers of New York city gives its attention and space to an agricultural matter it is safe to assume that the subject is of exceptional interest and importance. The Evening Telegram, of ?jat city, which is the afternoon edition of the Herald, notes the discovery of a pea in Idaho, by the agricultural college ofthat State, which is said, and seems to be, of exceptional value and promise. We con dense its statements on the subject as con cisely &i we can for the information of our experimental agriculturists. The learned faculty of farmers of the Idaho College, says the Telegram, has been experimenting for years with the ' Idaho co flee bean" or pen, and the results are of the most satisfactory character. If it can be cultivated by the ordinary farmer the time is at hand "when his supply of coffee will be kept on the farm and fed alike to man and beast," and when the connoisseur "will inquire for the best Rocky Mountain coffee as he now calls for his Java or Mocha." The same au thority explains : "The plant is a native of Idaho, where it grows wild, its fruit being used by many as a substitute for coffee, hence the name 'coffee pea.' Those who have fed it to stock say that its fattening properties have no equal, for, by actual tests, it is found to take one-half less than corn to fatten an animal. As food for milch cows the teeta have proved satisfactory, the cows giving one-third more milk than when fed on bran, and butter made from the milk in winter is as yellow as that made in Juno. The ration ip made by soaking the poas until they become soft, by cooking them or by grindingand feed ing the meal. As a substitute for coffee it is rich and nutritious, having a richer and better ilavor than ordinary coffee. It can be used freely by invalids and chil dren with known beneficial effe.cts. It is nourishing, but has none of the stimula ting qualities of the coffee of commerce. M y old coffee drinkers prefer it to Rio or Java, and many cannot tell the differ ence. It is parched and ground like other coffee, a third less being used. Set tled with an ef;g with cream and sugar, it makes a delicious drink." This is certai nly an attractive statement of the merits of the new plant. A pea, or bean, that will serve at once to fatten beef cattle and feed milch cows more economi cally than corn, and to displace Java and Mocha coffee a their owner's table, needs no other recommendations to enlist the interest of th? average farmer. It is a pea, or bean, among a thousand, and most farmers will lose no time we suppose in obtaining a supply of the seed for their own benefit. The Telegram adds that some seed can probably be obtained from Mr. Charles E. Pennock, of Bellevue. Larimee County, Idaho, or Mr. John G. Lindemeier, of the same place, and pro gressive farmers in South Carolina who may desire to experiment with the plant can regulate their conduct by this infor mation.? News and Courier. The Second City iu the World. We have before us a copy of the Great er New York charter. It covers 16.3 large printed pages and would fill more than 200 columns in the Journal. The charter has passed the Legislature, and has been referred to the mayors of the cities to be consolidated. If they ap prove it the Governor's signature will be all that is necessary to make it effective. Should any one of the mayors disagree to the charter it will be sent back to the Leg islature. It is practically certaiD, how ever, that the charter will go through as it stands. It will consolidate Kings, Richmond and part of Qaeens county with the pres ent city of Isew York and make a city with an area of 360 equare miles, (three times as big as Philadelphia,) with a pop ulation of more than 3,000,000. The as sessed value of property in this area is more than $2 600,000,000 and the public in debtedness ?170,000,000. The city will have 130,000 dwellings, 37.000 business houses, 6,500 acres of park, 1,100 churches, 1,125 hotels and 350 public schools. The mayor of the consolidated city will have just about such powet as the major of New York now has. The council (upper house) consists of thirty-six members, and the board of al dermen (lower house) of one member from each assembly district, or about 104 mem bers. Besides the general government there are boroughs?Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Qaeens and Richmond, with local boards of their own having charge of local improvements. The du ties of each department of the government are minutely described in the charter, but all are subject to' the mayor, who is the re sponsible head of the city, elected for a term of four years. Greater New York will be larger than Paris and eecond in population only to London. We have never been able to see what is to be gained by this consolidation The danger of corruption will be increas ed and the problem of municipal govern ment made more difficult- We have al ready too many big cities. The drift of population from the rural districts and email towne to cities is one ofthemisfor tunes and dangers of the country. If, as has been said, "a great city is a great crime," what an enormity Greater New York will be!? a a Journal. Clcmson's Income. The farmers are buying more fertilizers than usual this year, they say, and the truth of this statement seems to be fully corroborated by the books of the State Treasurer, which show the amount of the privilege tax already received from this source to be several thousand dollars in excess of the total amount received the whole of last year. From the first of January, when the fiscal year begins, up to date $53,154.08 has been paid in on this privilege tax. The receipts are falling off now, the State Treasurer stated yesterday. During the morning ho had received about ?200, which was not counted in the above amount. From the first of No vember, 1895, to the first of January, this year, his books showed that$42,725 37 had been collected from the tag tax. Already $10,429.31 more has been collected than last year, and the end is not yet. Of the tax last year ?3,000 was received from the first of Novera ber to the first of January, making the mount collected this year ex coed that collected for the same period last year over $13,429 21, and the fertilizer season is not over. This fund goes to Clomson College, and mill mako its appropriation larger than ever before. Clemson will have an easy time of it this year, and Mr. DeLoach's bill to put the tax into the general fund, giving Clemson annual appropriations justas all other colleges are given, has been helped considerably.?Columbia Slate. -<? > > Whole Family Drowned. Jacksonville, Fla., March 29.?A special to the Times-Union from Pensa cola, Fla., Bays that the family of John Constantine, consisting of himself, wife and three children, and Mrs. Stephen and daughter and a sailor were drowned there to-day by the swamping of their boat in the outer channel. The vessel sank and only one man, John Moates, escaped. lie floated to shore on the hatchway. .- m o m Murdered For u Tree. Montgomery, Ala., March 29.?A special to the Advertiser from Selma, Ala., says : This evening William Cherry and William Jones, farmers working abutting lands, fell out over the owner ship of a single tree. Cherry rode a mile to his home and returned with his pistol. He shot Jones in the neck and abdomen, inflicting a mortal wound. Cherry has fled and a posse is after him. -m * m ? Few poople remember that Lafayette received for his services in America a sum of money whioh, whether adequate or not, was of very considerable proportions. A reminder of this fact has just been discov ered in the treasury department at Wash ington, it beine the warrant issued in 1825 by William A Crawford, the Seoretary of the Treasury, authorizing Thomas Tudor Tucker, the Treasurer, "to pay to Gen. Lafayette, or order, ?200,000, being tho amount allowed him in consideration of his services and sacrifices in the war of the Revolution, pursuant to an Act of Congress concerning him, approved 2Sth of December, 1821, agreeably to a certifi cate of the controller of the treasury, dated January 8, 1825, recorded by the register, copy whereof is filed iu my office." The document is badly torn and much faded, but it is still legible, and on its back is endorsed: "Received payment, January 11,1825. Lafayette." ? The indications are that Mrs. Mc Kinley, like Mrs. Cleveland, is to set a fashion in hair-dressing. Mrs. McKinley of late years has worn her soft, brown hair cropped, curled and held at either side of tho parting by tiny combs. Since tho inauguration many women have been seen in Washington with hair dressed just that way, anda hair-dresser there says that it is distinctly the mode. It is decidedly unbecoming to the average woman. ? A physician saya the gum-ohowing habit produces wrinkles and deforms tho face. ? In fertilizing fruit trees it should bo romombered that the roots extend as far us tho branches that shade thorn, Condoliceli Testimony. Clin? 15. Hood, Broker and M ami fucili era' Agent, Columbia, Ohio, certifies that )r. King's New Discovery has no equal as Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop, of It. James Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., testifies hat he was cured of a Cough of two years' tending, caused by La Grippe, by Dr. Cing's Now Discovery. B. F. Merrill, ?aldwinsville, Mass , says that he hasueed nd recommended it and never kuew it to ail and would rather have it than any dec or, because it always cures. Mra. Ileni ning, 222 E. 25th St., Chicago, always ;eeps it at hand and has no fear of < ironp, lecause it instantly relieves. Free Trit.1 iottles at Hill-Orr Drug Co. Did You Ever. Fry Electric Bitters as a remed}' for your rouble*'.' If not, get a bottle now and get elief. This medicine has been found to ie peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure (fall Female Complaints, exerting a won lerful direct in 11 uence in giving strength .nd tone to the organs. If you have Loss ?f Appetite, Constipation, Headache, Faint ng Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Ex :itabfe, Melancholy or troubled with )izzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medi line you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only ifty cents at Hill-Orr Drug Co. S. C. Medical Association. HE South Carolina Medical Associa tion will hold its next Annual Moet Dg at UNION, April 28lh instant. Ro luced rates on all roads hive been applied or. W. PEYRE PORCHER, M.D , Secretary. PROFESSIONAL. DR. WM P. MERGER, OF GREENVILLE, S. C, SPECIALIST Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Will be in Anderson City, at Hotel Chi mola, fer one week, beginning Monday, A.pril 5tb, prepared to treat all diseases in ais Specialty, and respectfully offeis his jervices to the Profession and the Public. Refer by permission to Doctors Nardi fe Orr. Respectfully, WM. F. MERCER M D? State Adjunct Professor Diseases of Eve, Ear and Throat, Medical Cjllege of Va. NOTICE. WlLL be let to the lowest responsible bidder? On Wednesday, April 14, at 11 s. m., the building of a bridge over creek near Cal houn Hamlin's place near Starr, on roal leading from 8tarr by J. B. Level ett's. Plans and specifications made known on day of letting. W. P. SNELGROVE. Supervisor A. C, S C. NOTICE. E Quarterly Meeting of the County JL Board of Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, April G, ls!)7. Persona hav ing claims against the County will please Ble them before that date. W. P. SNELGROYE, Co. Supervisor. - TO THE - Southern Baptist Convention At WILMINGTON, N. C, May 5lb to 1 Ith, 1S97, the Seaboard Air Line offers the best service, quickejt routes and a HALF RATE. In addition to the regu lar superb double Daily service, it is pro posed to run three Baptist Special Trains from Virginia, North Carolina, South Car olina and Georgia, making immediale connections with trains from all points? North, South, East and West. For special printed matter, maps, time tables, rates, tickets, sleepers and all in formation, address or call on B. A. NEWLAND, Gen'l. Agt, Pasa'r. Dept., G Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga. Or- T. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt., Portsmouth, Va. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executors of the Estate of Elizabeth Cowan, deceas ed, hereby give notici that they will on the 3rd day of May, 1897, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Coun ty for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from their office as Execu tors. W. P. WRIGHT, J. J. ROBINSON, Executors. March 31, 1897 40_5 WINTER'S IRON F AND NATURE rejoices once mere in h Our supply of? Garden Tools and 3 Cannot be surpassed, and we have prices ti chanca We are selling POULTRY WIR] sou. We are soie Agents for the? Genuine Terr* It producos the best results. Saves timo a hoo dooed, but come straight to lleadquarti P. S.-We have COTTON PLANT: proved Brooks, the Old Brooks and the Pi Experts disagree on almc?t ev but when the subject touches Superiority of the - - - - riiere is but one opinion, and that is : Thej hing like the price. They are going at poj 1897 MODEL. 1S9G MODEL. Ride a Rambler and &tay out of repaii ?reat G <fc J. TJre. They are hard to punc We have eben por Wheels, too. Prices t o see our line of Wheels before buying. BE WE HAVE JUST RECE GERMAN CAT TAIL WHITE CI ORCHARD KENTUCK RL D CLOT AMBER CA WHITE & SNOW FL It reasonable prices. Evans' No; 4 Hote Teachers' Examination. AREGULAR examination of teachers will be held Saturday, April 17, at 9 a. m. Applicants will provide stationery. Whites will be accommodated in Graded School Building, colored io Greeley Insti tute. A. W. ATTA WAY. Co. Supt. of Ed. ANDERSON, S. C, January 21,1897. HILL-ORR DRUG CO. Gkntllmen : I am much pleased with the "Mas tir Ready Mixed Pair '." I have had my house?"Roso Hill"?painted sev eral times, and have used many dif ferent brands of Ready Mixed Paint, and have had it painted with Lead and Oil. Iu my judgment the MAS TIC gives better results, and is more satisfactory in every way than any of them. It has a gloss and finish about it rarely found in Paints, and when I have more painting to do I fchall cer tainly use it. It is a mistaken notion that Ready Mixed Paints cost more, and if the people will use a high grade, like the MASTIC, the preju dice existing against them will die out. You arc at liberty to use this as you like. Respectfully yours, 13. F. WHITNER. We have handled this Paint for years, and have sold several thousand gallous of it under an absolute guar antee in each case of purity, quality and satisfaction. We have sold it w'.?u the under* standing that we would appreciate notice if it wasn't right. With a sin gle exception we have never had a complaint. Thi-j ought to count for something. Remember, it costs as much in time and money to put on cheap Paiut as to put on good Paint. Get the best. LEAD and OIL if you prefer it. We have it iu large quantities. HILL-ORR DRUG CO. 5SF* Anything you want in the DRUG line?any time, day or night ?ULE IS BROKEN, or freedom. Tne time of sowing has come. Farming Implements at are sure to sell you If you only give us a 3 at prices never before heard of in Ander ell Cultivator. nd labor. Beware of imitations. Don't be are and get the genuine article. Yours very truly, BROS. ERS world without end. We sell the Itn alogup._ How to Select a . . . CORSET. 1st. Select a stylo adapted to your form. 2d. Color?wbitp, drab and hlack are the popular colors. 3J. For a stout or slim figure. 4th The proper lerjgth. Our leading brands are the Armorside, F. & P. and Royal Worcesiires. These goods are deservedly of the highest rank, and among the many stjles everybody can find just the Corset suited to her form. We have an experienced Lady in thin Department, who would be pleased to show yon the advaufagoj of our goods. Yours truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. P. S ?And still it goes : Two 8pools of Good Machine Thread for ?c. It is a world beater. erything, upon the 3LEEI ' are the BEST WHEELS on earth at any jular prices. .$80.00 . 60.00 r shops. Every Rambler fitted with tho ture and easy to repair and easy to ride, o suit everybody's pocket book. Be suro Youro truly, WOK BROS. IVED A NICE LOT OF 1 ILLET, MILLET, .OVER, GRASS, Y BLUE GRASS, ER, lNE? FELLOW DENT CORN, lKE CORN, aarmacy, l Chiquola. HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE LAWNSFor 5c-the yard> AT R. S. HILL'S ? Those beautiful 36-inch? x Percales At 5c. the yard ? Those? Kid Crrloves In all the new Spring shades at 75c. the pair ? Those beautiful new? ORGANDIES, LINENS, GRASS CLOTHS, METALLIS STRIPE DIMITIES, And other? NEW GOODS That are arriving every day in such large quantities ? If you have not seen them you are the loser, for they are beautiful, and well worth your time to inspect them. As for the Grenadines, in colors and in black, no words of ours can ever do them justice ;; so we say come and see for yourself what a magnificent line of these Novelties we have I just received. What would make a handsomer, more stylish and, above all, a more durable Dress than one of our Black Grenadines, made up over a color or black ? Etamines, Poplins and Canvas Weaves in all prices and colors. Small Checks and large Checks, Plaids, and all the high class Novelties brought on in profusion. Trimmings, Linings and everything, from the minutest details made a study by three buyers, who have spared no pains and have had EVERY ADVANTAGE in the market for securing THE BEST. fief nt to Mflpto's ait sunt ? Best ! Why should you not COME TO HEADQUARTERS And reap the benefit ? "A word to the wise" is more than sufficient. Of course we will have the pleasure of seeing you at Headquarters, and can then tell you more about these Spring Goods, though the Goods can do their own talking, and words of ours will be unnecessary when once you see them. Yours, with the Goods and the prices to please you, R. S. HILL N. B.?MISS TERRY has just returned from New York, and can show all the new designs in artistic Dress-making. TELL US HOW IT IS ? DO you go out among yonr friende ? Do you wear Shirts, or Collars, or Cuffd ? And are they pure white, glossy and stiff ? They are not, eh ? Flabby and yellow, then. You ought to try ou ..?? CELLULOID STARCH, And note the difference. Make? your garment stand stiff, look fresi and nice, like new. The finest Laundry work dme by those of least experience. Your neighbor always seems to have on new cloth-s, and why not you? CELLULOID STARCH can be had at the following Stores : AT ANDERSON, S. C. J. A. AUSTIN CO., OSBORNE & BOLT, The Tea Pot. Hill Bros. Old Stand. NICHOLSON BROS.. S. M. FOWLER, South Main St., Broyles Building. Depot Street. C. S. MINOR and 10c STORE, 27 South Side Public Square. . AT OTHER POIx\TS, . M. TATE. J. L. JACKSON, Moscow. S. C Cook's or Iva, 8 C V. H. WATSON, HARPER & LATIMER, Mosely, 8.0. . Lowndeeville, S. C. A. W. GUYTON, F. W. COLE. Aaron, S. C. Boleman, S. C SHIRLEY & MAHAFFEY, HEMBREE & MARTIN, Townville, S. C. Hembre & Martin's Store. S. A. SHIRLEY, A. C. WEBB, Neva. S. C. Guy ton, f. C. D. R. SIMMONS. Cray ton ville, S. C. Try a package and you will have no other. j??f- Nomes of other enterprising dealers will be added to tbis list fro ranime t> time. Watch it. Energy and Invincible Determination with a right motive are the Levers that move the world. Our determina tion is to quote. PRICES LOWER THAN THE LOWEST ! FOR EX WEEK WE OFFER LADIES' S ATEEN UNDERSKIRTS At 50c? 75c and ?100, worth double the price we are asking. LADIES' DRESS SKIRTS. Black Figured Brilliantine Skirts, made in seven gores, full lined, bound with Velveteen skirt binding, sold regularly for $2.25-our price ?1 37. A much handsomer Brocaded Skirt others would ask $3 00 for?our price ?1.89. LADIES' WAISTS, Detachable Collars, strictly fast colors, the same quality sold every whera for 75c and ?1 00?our price GOc and 75:. HOSIERY, From the cheapest up to the very best Celebrated Hermsdorf at prices to enable all to buy the best goods only. BOYS' CLOTHING, 65c. 982 , i?l 15, $1.38, ?1.73, 82.37 per Suit. Any of the foreg>lng Suits are worth fully fifty per cent more. You will say so when you see them. MILLINERY. We bought cheap enough to defy competition on goods in this line. ?a* Call and be convinced that you can SAVE MONEY by buying your Goods from? THE FAMOUS, L. GEISBERG, Proprietor, 14 Brick Range, West Side Public Square, Anderson, S. C. WE ARE NOT THE CHEAPEST FOLKS IN THE WORLD ! WHY! BECAUSE we don't want to sell sorry stuff ! Our motto is good Goods to good men ! Live and let live ? Sorry stuff to sorry men, and get rid of them as soon as you can ! t F Friends, we can always fill your bill from January to January. Flour, Meat, Sugar, Coffee, Lard, And everything in our line. Come and Eee its whether you buy or not. LIGON & LEDBETTER, Several Cars.Seed Oats on hand, Wholesale Grocers,