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Anderson Intelligencer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA Y. J. F. CLTNKSCALES, 0. C. LANGSTON, f Proprietors. Editors and TERMS : ONE YEAR.$1 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1897. Memorial Day was very appropriately observed in nearly every County in the State. Greece has about given up the light, and ?3 now waiting for the Powers to declare the terms of peace. The Turks are too numerous for the Greeks. It is stated Bob. Taylor intends resign ing from the office of Governor of Ten nessee. He finds that he can make more money as a lecturer than ss Governor. Some of the officials ofthat great "mor al" institution, the State Dispensary, have been enjoying some of the fruits of Re form?canned peaches and oranges, for instance. Bailey, of -Texas, notwithstanding the fact thnt "he don:t wear no dress coat at all" is proving himself to be a man of no mean ability, and capable of holding his own with the crazy factions. ,-? m* - President McF.inley did the proper thing when he refused a pardon for Jo seph E. Dunlop, the Chicsgo editor, who published an indecent papar in the inter ests of the dives and brothels. Gov. Ellerbe is .running down the Dis pensary rogues and says that he will "let no gnilty man escape."?Laurais Adver tiser. "We will wait and see. Gov. El lerbe said he was going to restore home rule to the city of Charleston, but he did not carry ont bis promise. There are upward of five million farms in the United Statos, upon which there Is a total investment of ^500,000,000 in farm implements and machinery. The Ding ley scheme strikes a direct blow at the farmer by providing for an increase of the cost of his tools o? trade to the extent of just about 25 per cant of his net profits at present prices. South Carolina saw mill owners may be interested in the results, of recent ex periments with savrdust in Germany, for the purpose of converting it into trans portable fuel. It is heated under high steam pressure nntil the resinous ingre dients become stlclsy, and pressed into bricks One man with a two-horse power machine can turn out 9,000 bricks a day. Reports from the Northwest in regard to winter wheat are discouraging. The continuous rains, followed by high water in the streams, have flooded the low lands in many portions ofthat country, so that what wheat was not winter killed has been utterly ruined by water. It is be lieved that not more than one-third of an average crop will be harvested. If this be true, fancy prices for fionr will soon prevail. ? <? m - The latest trust is the Onion trust. A Kansas City man whose plans not even the fragrance of his breath could give away has quietly made a deal whereby he controls 27,000 barrels of onions. A rare opportunity for caricature is here of fered to the newspaper artl?t. A huge, bloated onion will stand for the wicked trust, which ia said already to have ad vanced the price of its odoriferous com modity a dollar a barrel. It is claimed that the secrst sessions of the United States Senate are a farce. They ought to be. It is an insnlt to the pat riotism and intelligence of the people of this country that their legislators at Washington should try to keep anything from them. They have a right to know all about what the two hoases of Con gress do in their sessions, legislative or otherwise. The secret session business is a relic of oriental despotism and hum bug. ? WM 9 9M - The cheapening of bicycles has had one curious effect. It has enabled tramps to travel awheel instead of afoct. Any kind of an ancient, dilapidated "biko" will answer their purpose, to it wi ll pave them the physical exertion ^necessary to walk ing. They can be g or steal a wheel that will do; then away they go. Tramps lazily wriggling along on bicycles are al ready making their appearance. They can cl^im to be artists or literary men out for a vacation. Great is the hog industry in the United States. No less than 16,928,978 swine were slaughtered by the packers of the west ninne last year. The whole number the country over would amount to half as much mure, or about 25.000,000 altc gtttbvr. It was tbo greatest hog y ear in _our history except 1890-1, when the pork packing business reached high water mark. In the region west of the Ohio river last y ear farmers and live stock men received lor the hogs ihey :raised $135, 450,000. mM ? '?"> ? - The Kpaitnnburg Herald expresses our sentiments exactly when it sayK "No body doubts Governor Ellerbe, his good intantions in ordering a thorough inves tigation iuto recent Dispensary f-.eandals. II? means well, but we desire here and now to make the prediction, that while it will be shown conclusively that certain goods and chattels seized in the name of the Sfate of South Carolina have been 'appropriated' to the personal use of cer tain Dispensary officials, that not one will ever bo legally convicted and sentenced for hi* crime. Tbis is not a random pre diction, but deliberate conclusion reach ed after a careful review of precedents " The peculiar courage possessed by arc tic explorers is well demonstrated in the plans being arranged now by Lieut. P?-ary for b's next expedition to the froz en north. He proposes to take not more than two white companions and proceed tOLa certain point on the western coast of Greenland which has been used before as the base of exploration. Thence he will take a half dozen married couples and push on northward to the farthest point where a colony could live, making the latter place the final base of operations. Pdary thinks he cin get within 300 miles ofthepolein this way, and by waiting fora favorable opportunity for sotting out finally reach it by means of dog sledges. The extraordinary feature of his program is 1rs expectation that he may be obliged to wa't hi long as five years before the conditions will be right for the last stage of the expedition. Rescued Negroes Worship the Laud. , Miss., May 0. ?One of tbe most rjatbtstlc scenes since the Hood took place here yestrrday. Tbirty negroes drifting on a raft were landed herp, having been floating for four days with nothing to eat Nosconerbad they reached land than they fell down and worshipped it A colored Hapt?st prpacher being near by offered his services and began at once to baptize the w hole cro wd. They re fused to eat or leave the rivnr b?,uk until baptism was completed. They paid tbe flood was a visitation of divine wrath. Four Children Cremated. L.VURENS, Mav 8.?Authentic informa tion comes that the cabin ol Laurens Tucker, white, on the p'antaticn ofW. S. Gray, was burned at 9 o'clock last night. Four children were cremated with the building. The father and mother had gone flghing on the Enoree, hard by. LETTERS FROM A COUNTRY GIRL IX PARIS. No. 8. Quarti r Latin, Paris, April 28, '97. Editors Intelligencer: Many things in Paris interest and amuse me to such an extent that I must tell you of them aloug with the amusements of tho Paris ians The street cries are very funny sometimes, and often very musical aud sweet. There is an institution here for teaching these crios, and the quaint French words sot to their appropriate music are very pleasant to the ear. The woman who sells chick-weed sings "Little salad for the little birds," and the vegetable woman says, "Here are your pretty little red radishes." Sometimes, though the words are commonplace, the music is lovely. English can't express the sweetness of the words. Now that Spring has come the Parisian lives out of doors. After his "little breakfast," which consists of a roll and cup of coffee or chocolate, he takes a walk in one of tho beautiful gardens of Paris; or, if he is a business man, he works un til about 12 o'clock, when he sits at a lit tle table on the sidewalk and orders his 'breakfast with a fork." This meal is almost as substantial as dinner. Some time in the afternoon he takes a drink of some kind at a garden restaurant, walks or rides in the Bois and goes to a cafe for an elaborate dinner at 7 or 8 o'clock. Cycling is very popular here, and the costumes are wonderful to behold, es pecially those of the women. A few days ago a woman appeared on her wheel in the Bois dressed in pink tights and wearing no hat. One wheelman after an other fell in line behind her, and happen ing to look back she found herself with a following of three hundred men, all cheering her as they rode. She took re fuge in a cab-stand and bas not been seen on her wheel since. The French are pret ty lree and easy but they draw a line somewhere. It is very strange to us to see women in so many "professions," if I may use that term. They invariably keep the books in small shops, and almost altogether in large ones. They always serve tho cus tomers in barrooms and cafes, while their husbands sell the tobacco, or the vegeta bles and milk. They pull the carts of flowers and wares of all kinds along the streets, while the men walk along beside them and do the advertising. Tha women of the lower classes are al most invariably seen bareheaded on the streets in snow, rain or shine, and I be lieve that it is one way of accounting for their beautiful, abundant hair. Women clean the streets In the early morning when the "chiffoniers," or garbage-gath erers, come along with their funny two wheeled carts with four and five immense horses tandem. The work horses, as a rule, are splendid, big, Intelligent crea tures, and their drivers are the most bru tally cruel I ever saw. After a horse has been mistreated and beaten almost to death he is sold to the butcher. Fortu nately for the fastidious a horse-butoher is compelled to have a gilded horse-head over the door of his shop. The dress of the common people is such as to distinguish them from their sup posed superiors. The men wear a long blue shirt as a rule. The grocers wear white shirts reaching to the knees. Ma eons and stone cutters dress in white trousers and ehirts, and boys up to the age of 14 wear black aprons with a belt around the waist In the common restaurants where the "cabbies" dine, wine is furnished free of charge. It is called "ordinary"' and a man can have a quart of white or red in ste d of water. Nobody drinks water ex ept "those peculiar Americans and English." The French hate the English and Ger mans, and in the studios and colleges there are frequent rows and riots among the students. The French begin it usual ly by calling out what few English word3 they know. They think "apple pie" is pretty bad, but if they want to be really insulting, they shout "plum pudding" at the English and Americans, and our boys take it as they mean it, ahd so a great commotion is stirred up. The Americans generally have things their own way. The Studios are not managed after the fashion of ours in America, that is, they are not carefully governed schools where one may study all he likes. The owner of the Studio simply furnishes a model and pays certain great artists to visit the Studio once a week and criticise the work of the students. The students themselves do the rest. They sing cho ruses if they like, occasionally, and a man may dance a jig just once in a while, but if anyone keeps up an incessant row of singing or talking the others all come down on him with ehouts and hisses. Sometimes they find it pretty hard to shut him off but they manage it some how. Saturday night being Easter Eve with the Russians, we visited their church for the midnight service. By eleven o'clock the church was pretty well filled, every body standing, as they have no seats there. Then wo waited for the Embassy to arrive. First came the Russian Am bassador, dressed in the most gorgeous uniform, at d the entire front of it cover ed with badges and decorations, blazing with jewels. He was followed by other officers with th?ir wives and daughters, all in full evening dress, no hats, and sparkling with diamonds. After a bit the musio commenced, and ic was tho strangest, loveliest music I ever heard. The priests then came out carrying the cross and Icon and followed by the am bassador, bis wife and daughter, march ed down the aisle singing and carrying lighted candles. Everybody in the con gregation then lighted a candle and held it till it was burned out. Afterwards they all threw themselves face downward on the floor, crossing themselves four times with the Greek cross. It was a very extraordinary sight. We did not reach home until about two o'clock, and were awfully glad to get into our beds. The Opera House in Paris is the finest in tho world. There are dozens of mag nificent theatres, among them Sarah Bernhardt's own theatre, the Renais sance She has things her own way there, and the Parisians go wild over her. It is very fuuny to me to see the men in the audience crying like babies whe*. ay thing a little bit touching is played. Fancv our men crying in public like that. " The French people are very embarass ingly frank about their love-making. Any time of day or night you may see a man walking along the street with his arm around his girl, stopping every five minutes or so to kiss her. Of course this is among the working people. They don't kiss as we do; the man puts his hands on tho girl's shoulders and she turns to him first one cheek then the other. That is the "French kiss." The Scotch start out j in the same way, but really ki?s the air I about a foot away from your face. I don't say they never kiss in any other wav. Well, I'm sorry to bid good-bye to Paris. With all its peculiarities and dis agreeable features I'm sure it must be the loveliest city in the world. It has a most insinuating fascination, which fastens on one more and more securely as time goes on, so that If you etay long enough you never want to leave I am happy to eay I have not staid long enough to loso my patriotism. I know America is the only place to live in, aud South Carolina the very pick of all the States, and dear old Anderson the garden spot and centre of it all. I shall write you a long letter from London, where I shall be for some time with friends who know the city well. I am expecting a great deal of pleasure from my visit there and to Oxford. D. J. B. Let us Protect our Birds. Editors Intdliycncer : O^e pairof birds, taking those of average reproduction, will in five years have produced very near four thousand. Our game birds are more proli fic than this, for one pair of partridges will, within that time, if unmohsted, pro duce four times as many as any of our other feathered friends Every one bas noticed the decrease in numbers of birds within the past few year?, aud almost every one is ignorant of the cause. There is one thing that cer tainly helps tbeir destruction, and that is tho wholesale olleotiog of eggs. Very few know l:o w manv bojshave a collec tion ot bird egge. >have a lot of eggs does not n-.ti*>fy them, but their chief delight seems to be in robbing and de htroying the neet and often trying to kill the parent bird?, who try to protect tbeir property This should be etopped some wav. It is il'egal. The S:ate prohibits the destruc tion of nents and tbe killing of birds out of a specified season. This law is violated ofiener than any, aud etili we rarely if ever hear of an offender being punished The decrease in our birds must to a very great extent be due to the countless eggs destroyed by thoughtlesslaw-brtakerB?the bird egg fiends. C. ? A well-known vicar gives a curious experience. It was his custom to point out his sermons with either "Dearly be loved brethren," or'"Now, my brother.*," until one day a lady member of his con gregation took exception to this and ask ed him why ho always preached to the gentlemen and never to the ladles. "My dear lady," said the beaming vicar, "one embraces the other." "Put not in church," was the roply of tho astonished lady. More Light Wanted on Hie Dispensary Corrupl !(?::. Columkia, ..Jay !?.?It has been a long time Binco there has been anything so much talked of as the Beckrogo trunk and its developments. The Investigation did not attempt to ?nd out anything more than what bocame of the Beckroge trunk and its contents. More could have been ascertained, and the affidavit on which Col. Gaston was arrested, in which the coffee transaction was brought out, indi dicates ono of many other transactions that could have been developed. For good and sufficient reasons, as well as by direction, the Beckrogo trunk affair was the sole topic for investigation, and if some one else wants to make investiga tion it can be done, and, no doubt, with interesting developments. Now, without the slightest intention of reflecting upon the integrity or honesty of tbose under taking the Beckroge investigation, as has been intimated in the Greenville News and other papers, the inquiries thu3 far have only beeu towards the "leetle fellows." There is no end of talk that there are others, and if there are then it would seem for the best interest of the dispensary not to stop at the "leetle fellows." Why not take up the offer of Col. Gantt to make further investigation? All that is wantt?d Is for someone with authority to get evidonco under oath, and if the ball Is once started the chances are that things will be made "mighty inter esting." The whole thing is to get those who think they know something started, and when one Larry, who thinks he knows something, will make up his mind there is likely to be what they call crimination and recrimination, and in the mase; of chaff there are likely to be found some valuable grains of wheat. This dispensary business has been one of the closest things, anyway, that has ever been known in the history of the State, and the very air of mystery about the whole Institution has mado many people suspicious of it. Ono can hear no end of rumors about rebates, about commissions, about tricks, about: influences that are not altogether proper and the like, but they are not in shape for publication. Indeed, the friends of the dispensary are beginning to ask where it will end. Thero are some few people who seem to think that all of these reports are fancies of the newspapers, and when the press started out on the Beckroge trunk affair one paper suggested that had it not been for the "hungry newspaper reporters in Columbia the whole matter would have ended ." and another suggested that the affair was an "Irregularity," and that the "saloon element seems to be delighted." If there is now a paper in the State, whether it belong to one faction or an other, which does not concur in the opin ion that there was something more than an irregularity, but instead very much that is rotten, it has not been found. If the facts are allowed to be brought out?and there is no reason why they should not be?there will be some mighty interesting evidence about who got much of the perquisities of the "dark closet" and other pickings of the dispensary. As to the samples the contention likely to be pursued is that the samples sent here by liquor houses cannot under a'ny consideration belong to the State. The samples, it is contended, either belong to the liquor houses sending them here for the purpose of getting orders, or to the State board of control, to whom they are sent for the sole purpose of securing or ders. The contention is that if the State sold these samples that it would be un fair to the liquor bouses, and that it would look too much like the State was getting eamplee from liquor dealers to make money out of them. The samples are the property of the liquor-firms, and if they ? fit to let the State board of con trol keep them, they have, it is contended, a right to dispose of them as they see fit. ThiB, to say the least, is an interesting position to take, and the Courts of the State may yet have to decide as to what is the legal distribution of the samples that are submitted to the State board of control. But the row is not bo much over the samples as it is over the spoils of the contraband room, or the "dark closet." There can be no doubt about the fact that the recent and coming revelations are doing the dispensary system a great deal of harm. It is making its best friends very sick of the whole affair. While Governor Ellerbe is doing all he can, in his way, to purge the Bjstem o? its rotten ness, such things have been undertaken before, and theiact that they now or have recently been rampant, does not prove the glowing success of the previous un dertakings. With the recent expose, and on the top of this the dynamite Vandercock suit, the friends of the dispensary are getting de cidedly weak. They Eire naturally very much alarmed at the scope of the Vandercock suit brought by Mr. J. P. K. Bryan, and, what is more to the point, the general expecta tion is that the temporary injunction will be granted, and then, in turn, it will be made permanent and will be sustained by the Supreme Court of the United States. Here is the clause in the decision of the United States Supreme Court which gives the State authorities the most alarm, and which it is thought the United States Courts will hold that liquor can be ship ped into the State in original packages, and not interfered with in any manner: "It is not a law purporting to forbid the importation, manufacture, sale and use of intoxicating liquors, as articles detrimental to the welfare of the State and to the health Of the inhabitants, and hence is n?t without tho scope and ope ration of the-Act of Congress of August. 1890. That law was not intended to con fer upon any State the power to discrimi nate injuriously against the products of other States in articles whose manufacture and use are not forbidden, and which are therefore the subjects of legitimate com merce." This extract is taken from tho opinion in the Donald casp, and it is on this that the State is likely to lose its case. It is stated that a number of parties have already began prospecting as to the establishment of agencies for Iuter-State liquor firms, in the event the Vandercock suit is decided against tho State, and a prominent dispansary advocate holds that as soon as thy temporary injunction is granted the State might as well dismiss its constabulary force, and try to save the $50,000 a year, which seems necessary to keep the force in existence, and add that much to the otherwise small profits of tho dispensary. Altogether things are getting very in teresting in and about the great "moral institution" knuvnas the dispensary.? News and Courier. All the Teoplc were Astonished. Nashville, May o.?in airship, on which Prof. Barnard, professor of physi cal training of tho Y. M. C. . of this city, has been at work lor a long lime, made its initial journey to day. Tho ship which was in process of completion for weeks at a secluded place near the exposition groundB, was brought oil* this morning to the great astonishment of even most of the officials of the exposition, as the se cret had been carefully guardod. At 11:15 o'clock the professor announced to the several officials present: "Well, I'm off," and mounted a bicycle contriv ance attached to a tremendous balloon at tho top with sails or propellers at the front and sides. The curious craft arose as gracefully as an eagle. In mute won derment the assemblage stood gazing at the ship as it rose to a groat height and then just as Prof. Barnard had declared he made a bee line over the course of the Northwestern railway at a speed of about 15 miles an hour. "The wind is rather stiff," said Prof. Barnard, "and would bear me in the di rection of Clarksville, but I don't propose that the wind shall dictate my course, and I shall select my own and go toward Memphis." The last trace of his aerial bicycle visi ble showed that he was keeping his word, as well as can bo judged of the receding object. The ship attained a height of about halfa mi!o and moved westward at about 15 miles an hour. Professor Bar nard stated thataftor reaching an altitude of 500 feet he would reverse the ship as evidence that he had control of it, and that all was well with him. This ho did. The ship is of watormolon shupo, Hi feet long and 20 feet in diameter and sails lengthwise. Instead of the basket at tachment of a balloon, it has a bicycle frame, and by means of the pedals and tho handles, tho propeller and the side sails are controlled. Tho propeller ex tends 10 feet in front of the machine and consists of reversible sails about ono twentieth the size of the balloon part overhead. At either Bide of the machine is a kite-shaped sail about three feet long by two feet wide. These also are reversi ble and are controlled by revolving lo vers. The balloon is filled with hydro gen gas, and is made of silk and cotton. Professor Barnard returned to the city to-night. Ilo had gone about 12 miles when one of the propellers broke, and he was obliged to descond, which was easily done. Ho will make another trip in a few days, lie is greatly pleased with the success of the trip. ? During the progress of a tight bo tween Darney McDonald and Richard Garretti', two iron moulders in New York city, last Wednesday, ?'arrety threw Mc Donald in a vat of boiling water. The unfortunate man was rescued and may escape with his life. I Holland's Sloro Items. The indication for rain tin's morning is gjod, which is encouraging, as we need it to bring up cotton. We already' bave stands on the earliest planting, but the latest needs moisture to help it out. The small grain crops are looking well. Wheat is beading and promises a splendid yield. Messrs. Jno. McCown and Chas. M. Findloy have the tinest prospect for wheat that wo bave noticed Our farmers are working corn which is looking well. Stands are reported very good. We have plenty of fruit. The blackber ry crop, "we think," will be very largo. The congregation at Sbiloh was glad last Sunday to have their former pastor, Bro. Thornton, with them, who preached one of his best sermons, followed with a short practical and pithy talk by the pastor, Bro. Wright. The health of our community is good, with tho exception of Mrs. T. B. Wright, who is quite ill with pneumonia. We trust that she may recover. Also an in- ' fant of Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan Jones has been low for f me weeks with meningitis, with but faint hopes of recovery. Dr. Witherspoon has tho management of the case, which insures everything being done known to the medical fraternity. Rev. W. R. Earle, of Abbeville, came up last week j*nd spent a few days with rela tivep. Ils ppeakB B8 being well pleased with his new field. Miss Annie Dean's school closed on the 30th ult. and had a pic nie at Major's Mill on Saturday, tho 1st. Mr. Paul Earle, who is attending school at Bowman, Ga , is at home for a few days. A few days of leisure for the last week has been put in on the Savannah fishing ?in some instances with right rood suc cess. We would like for you, Messrs. Editors, to come down this summer and take a few days outing. With '.he present outlook?fruit, chickens, watermelons, fish, &c?we promise you a pleasant stay. Burke. Lowndesville New?. The school boys, elated by their recent victory, have again hung the scalps of tho town boys on their belts. The town boys were eure of winning this game, but how soon can "a change come over tho spirit of a dream." It was, however, a lively contest, and it was very doubtful as to the outcome should the game have continued through nine innings. Only five were played, the score being 18 to 16 in favor of school. The game would not have stopped ? ? , butas one of the school players was compelled to stop and also their pitcher severely hurting his arm in throw ing balls, the game was brought to a close. It is well to state here that both teams were in bad ehape. The school boys lack ed heavy men and the town boys prac tice ; then, too, the town boys were en tirely ignorant of '97 rules, this several times causing confusion and disputes. There will probably be another game Fri day, which will be played entirely by '97 rules. Here is the line up : School?G. M. Moore c, J. L, Fennel p, G. W. Speer lb, J. Y. Bowman 2b, J. B. Bell 3b. S. H. Gibson ss. Gordon Speer If, Louis Bell, cf, John McCalla rf. Town?W. C. Shaw c, W. C. Tennent p, L. B. Lofles lb, R. H. Moeeley 2b, L. J. Moorehead 3b. J. Scoggins cf, D. M. Mor row rf, J. F. Barnes If, G. McNair bp. Mr. J. T. Latimer went to Abbeville Monday. Mr. R. Josiah Hutchinson visited rela tives in the country Sunday afternoon. Geniel Ban Allen, of Anderson, was down Sunday shaking hands with his many friends. Mr. Broadu3 Austin, a machinestfor the Sullivan Hardware Co., at Anderson, was in town the first of the week. He ia an energetic young man, and has made won derful progress in his ch03en profesBion. Come again, Mr. Austin, yon are always welcomed, but remember that "coming events cast their shadows before." Ernest Latimer went to Abbeville Fri day for a few days' stay. Mr. Thos. J. Baskin, of Iva, was in town Friday. Week before Ia<t there appeared in the Intelligencer a disgusting article with the euphonious appellation of "Pedro" attached to it. We do not intend here to engage in a dispute, as we cannot regard any one beneath our notice. In regard to the statement that we announce our visits in the Intelligencer, we desire eimply to eay that it is a lie, and as long as anr one, we care not who, maintains that theu are streets at Moseley, we shall brand aD a cowardly liar. The Ramhler Union Meeting. The Union Meeting, District No. 2, Saludr Association, will meet with the Broadmouth Church at 10 a. m. Saturday, May 29tb, 1897. The following ia the pro gram : Devotional seivice, conducted by Bro. A. R. Cox. Enrollment of delegates. First eubject : "The proper observance of the Lord's Day." Opened by Rev. W. T. Tate. Second : "The advantages of family re ligion and the best methods of promoting it." Rev. M. McGee. Third: "Toe importance of each Church member being interestedly and actively engaged in tho work of the Church, and the best means of securing this desired end." Col. L. E. Campbell. Miscellaneous businese. Sabbath Morning. Sunday School Union to meet at 9 30. Opened by reading lesson for that day, einging and prayer, followed with short verbal reports from the schools Closed with an address by Bro. C. E. Horton. Missionary sermon by Rev. W- B. Haw kin'. R W. Burts, for Com. Old Soldiers Meet at Peudleton. Editors Intelligencer: In obedience to previous announcement, about 25 Con federate veterans met in Farmer's Hall at Pendleton last Saturday. After inviting J. C. Strlbllng to tako the chair, it was thought best, iu order to give all the veterans in reach of this placo a fair chance to take part in the organizing and naming the camp, to pospone the comple tion of the Baine until 3 o'clock p. m. on Saturday next, 15th inst. All present were requested to actas a committee of one, each to drum up all the old soldiers in rench to attend the next meeting. Both the names of Gen. Barnett Bae and Col. Whit" Killpatrick were suggested as suitable names for the Camp, and as both these gallant soldiers foil in battle and both were raised here and left here for the war, we expect an interesting election in deciding the name for the Camp, and we trust that all the old soldiers in reach will ba on hand to express their desire in the name to be honored. S. Woman's Union. Program for Woman's Union No. 2, Saluda Association, which meets with tho Union at Broadmouth, May 29th. 1. Devotional exercises, conducted by Mrs. O. K. Breczeale, 10 o'clock a. m. 2. Organization. 3. 8ong?" We'll work 'till Jesus comes." 4. What is woman's work in the Church?" Oponed by Mrs. W. T. Tate. 5. Song?"Whilo the days are going by." 6 Recitation, by Miss Kate Latimer. 7. "Our Union, past and preaent and its possibilities for the future. ' Opened by Miss Lena Campbell. 8. Song?"God be with you 'till we meet again " 9. Closing prayer. Mrs J. C. Miliokd, for Com. Chief Joseph took a Drink. New York, April 2!?.?Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perces tribe, came on hero to par ticipate in tho ceromouies in honor of Grant, and, like many other distinguish ed persons, was neglected. Last night the big chief strutted through 1 ho corridors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He looked lonely. There was nota friend in eight. Just then Colonel E. S. Yerga son, of Hartford, Conn., came up. He decided that every courtosv should be shown to Joseph, and, walking up to the Indian Chief, ho said: "Talk English?" "No talk English, no talk," replied thd Chiof. ' Take a drink ?" inquired Mr. Yerga son. Without a murmur, without a seemd'd hesitation, with a faco that was as calm as cobblestone, Chief Josoph arose from his seat. Tho Connecticut Yankee moved to ward the barroom and tho Chief was at his heels. Sundrv winks were exchanged with Colonel Jim Grey, tho barkeeper, as a result of which a large glaHsof firewater was produced and placed before the no 'o!o red man. With the same impertur bable calmness Chief Josoph raised the glass and drained it at a gulp. All efforts to ongago him in conversa tion failed. "No talk English, no talk," was all ho would say, and after waiting in vain for a second invitation to irrigato the inner man, Chief Josoph withdrew. The fact that be had violated tho law and was liable to two years' imprison ment and a tine of ?:?0U for serving liquor toan Indian did not occur to tho head barkeeper of the Fifth Avenue Hotel un til this evening, lie is, however, still at largo. \ We the undersigned merchants of An derson, S. C, agr?a to doso onr respective places of business at (? 30 o'clock in the afternoon from May 15th, to Sept. 1st, Saturdays excepted, provided it is made unanimous hy all the leading merchants. I?rown, Osbornc < Co., C. A. Reed, Brown loo & Vandivors, Colo & Coffee: A. W. Kay, L. H. Seel, Hall Milioni, G. \ Fant A Son, Dean A Rat lille, IL G. Johnson A Son, T. P. Sullivan A Co., John M. Hubbard, G F. Tolly A Son, J. F. Fant, Ice Man, . . Evans A Co., L Geisberg, D. P. Sloan, The Andy Brown Co., W. R. Huboard, Miss Lizzie Williams, Archer AOsborne Entorprize FurnituroCo. Ilio Anderson Printing}!. B. Fant A Son, A Stationery Co , Mies Sallie Bowie, D. C. Brown A Bro., E. W. Taylor, Sullivan Hardware. Co. Webb A Webb. Lesser A Co. Jno. A. Austin A Co. The Yates Shoo Co. Osborne A Bolt. W. A, Chapman. McCulIy Bros. U. E Soy . Brock Bros. Condensed Testimony. Chas iood, Broker and Manufactu rers' Ag< Columbia, Ohio, certifies that Dr King's New Discovery has no equal as a Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop, of St. James Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., testifies that he was cured of a Cough of two years' standing, caused by La Grippe, by Dr. King's Now Discovery. B. P. Merrill, Baldwinsville, Mass., says that he has used and recommended it and never knew it to fail and would rather have it than any doc tor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hem ming, 2?2E. 25th St., Chicago, always keeps it at hand and has no fear of Croup, becausB it instantly relieves. Free Trial Bottles at Hill-Orr Drug Co. Did You Ever. Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a won derful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Headache, Faint ing Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Ex citable, Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medi cine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only fifty cents at Hill-Orr Drug Co. TOWNJALK. The Public Aroused Du ring the Past Week. Crowds of People Called at Wilhite & Wilhite's Drug Store, to get Free Samples of DR. HDBBS SPARAGUS KIDNEY PILLS ! Hundreds now Testing the .Rem edy in this Vicinity. NOW FOR RESULTS. An intense interest was created in this vicinity by the announcement in last week's issue, that a free packege of Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills would be given away to anv person who would call and ask for it at Wilhito & Wilhite's Drug Store. This interest was shown by the unex pectedly numerous calls made at the above store. Many of the callers, who are sufferers from kidney complaints, expresa* ed their astonishment at the offer to make no charge for the sample3. Heretofore, the practice of mediciue proprietors is to require pay in advance, and let the afflicted take the chance of cure. The proprietors of Dr. Hobbs Sparagna Kidney Pills are reversing this practice, preferring to exercise the golden rule of "doing to otherB as they would be done by." They believe, because it has been dem onstrated in every instance, that if those affected with kidney troubles once try these pills, they will be convinced of their great merit, and get well by their use, For this reason they made arrangements with Wilhite & Wilhite to freely diatribute as many sample boxes as should be called for, during the last seven days. Everyone who asked for a box was given it free of charge. Some of those calling for packages, have expressed themselves as follow* :? "The science of medicine has certainly advanced P'hen the proprietors of a remedy can stake so much upon a free and univer sal test of its merits." "The honest and straightforward man ner in which the medicine is offered for trial, Rives me confidence to use it. I hope it will prove helpful." "Dr. Hobbs announcement that he has made a great discovery which will cure and build up the kidneys, and his offer to prove it free of charge is a novel propo sition, and gives me great hope of relief." ' This is certainly a fair proposition. I have everything to win and nothing to lose." Many will be enrious to know what are the results of the test of these pills now going on in the neighborhood. It is a little too to look for results, probably another week will make them known. If those getting the samples have faithfully followed the directions, they will be en couraged to persevere in their use. It is gratifying to learn that wherever similar distributions have taken place, there has followed a large sale of the rem edy, and many letters of gratitude have been written by those who have regained lost health. Every person who knows or suspecte that his kidneys or urinary passages are ailt?cted ; every person who has any of the following symptoms, should make a teat of these pills without delay, viz:?Pains in the Back or Side?, Headache, Nervous ness, Frequent Thirst, Shortness of Breath, Pufflneisof the Eyelids, Swelling of the Feet and Ankies, Dark Colored or Scanty Urine, with albuminous or other deposits in the urine, or too frequent urination. For the benefit of ini- .ested persons, living out of town who, from any reason, failed to get a sample Dr. Hobbs author izes U3 to say, if you will cut out the coupon below and mail it to the Hobbs Kemedy Co., Chicago, III, with your name and addrese, a sample box of these pills will be sent you by mail, postpaid, and free of expenso. FOR SALE BY WILHITE & WILHITE, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, 39 Public Square, - - Anderson, S. G. CUT THIS COUPON OUT. Upon receipt of THIS COUPON together with your name and ad dress within one week from date of this paper, we will forward bv mail a FREE SAMPLE BOX of Dr. Hobbs Sparagu3 Kidney Pills; also his book on kidney diseases. Address, K0BBS REMEDY CO, Chicago, III. NOTICE. 1 E Notes and Accounts of the Estate JL of the late A. B. Towers, deceased, are in the hands of Messrs. Quattlebaum & Cochran for collection. They are au thorized to collect the same. Parties in debted to said Estate are urged so make payment immediately. T. C. LIGON, Adni'r. May 12. 1897_40_I $20 SAVED nndyou getthc easi ly est ru un I ; and the strongest wheel I made. The hand h nome '07 model and y 11 many ppeoliil I features make this ' the moat attractive wheel on the mar ket. Catalogue free FOR SALE BY" BROCK BROS., ANDERSON, S, C. BICYCLE CONTEST. Who is the Most Popular Young Lady in Anderson County ? The Iellioencer wants its readers to decide this question by a vote, and the young lady receiving the greatest number of votes will be presented with a Crescent Bicycle. The voting is to be by coupons, which will be printed in each issue of The Intel ligencer from now until Saturday, July 3rd, when the contest closes, the result be ing announced in our issue of July 7th. Every coupon sent to us will be counted, and it is guranteed that the contest will be conducted absolutely fair. The bicycle which we shall present to the lady receiving the greatest number of votes, is a Crescent Model No. 4, and is a very handsome wheel, one of the best manufactured by the Crescent Company, which is represented in Anderson by the Sullivan Hardware Company, who wiil give the usual guarantee unen it. The bicycle is now on exhibition in one of the show windows of the Sullivan Hardware Company's Btore, where you aro cordially invited to call and inspect it. Here is the coupon, cut it oui; and write on it plainly the name of the lady for whom you wish to vote and send to i.his office, where it will he recorded. Nov?te will be counted unless written on this coupon. The vote will bo announced from week to week, and should reach us not later than Monday morning, in order to appear in the paper of that week. THE VOTE T? DATE. Miss Rose Payne. 150 Miss Ella Sherard. 99 Miss Felicia Murrey. 92 Miss Matti? Brown, Belton. 81 Miss Pearl Dahn. 80 Miss Janie Gantt. 72 Mise Ideile Rice. 63 Miss Carrie Thompson. 60 Miss Sylvene Peoples. 50 Misa Mary Stevenson. 41 Miss Sudie Smith. 39 Miss Sallie Cater. 30 Mies Ellie Seel. 25 Miss Gertrude Brown. 1G Miss Ella Townsend. 14 Misa Alice Duckworth. 13 Misa Mary Richardson. 11 Miss Mamie Kay. 8 Mies Edna Earle. 6 Miss Anna Harper. 6 Miss Minnie Wilson. 5 Miss Mary Hays. 4 Miss Jeanie Simpson. 3 Miss Fannie Pinckney. 1 ? The Virginia Court of Appeals, in a decision banded down last week, holds that a clause in a will providing that leg atees who contest shall forfeit thoir be quests is void. PROFESSIONAL. DR. WM. F. MERCER, OF GREENVILLE, S. C, SPECIAL-IST Diseases of Eye, Ear, Kose and Throat, Will be in Anderson City, at Hotel Chi quola, for ono week, beginning Monday, May 17th, prepared to treat all diseases in his Specialty, and respectfully offers his services to the Profession and the Public. Refer by permission to Doctors Nardin and Orr. Respectfully, WM. F. MERCER, M. D., State Adjunct Professor Diseases of Eye, Ear and Torcat, Medical College of Va. AN HISTORIC LEGEND ! Many, many moons ago, when young ambition slept and dreamed in the bosom of many a drowsy tradesman hereabouts, and strong-handed competition had not yet raised the magic wand which invites and incites the bargain hunter from the four winds of old earth to come and be sated, there chanced this way a weary, weary pilgrim, who became enchanted with the lovely garden spot which the red skins had deserted. On his breast he wore this ensign, ' I lead, let those follow who will." On his brow was stamped in scarlet letters thi-j significant word? "DEFYANCE." A smile of welcome lit up his counte nance, and soon it was heralded through hill and dale that a new General was in the field, and one born to lead. And for eight years past the indomitable C. S. MINOR and the TEN CENT 8TORE have led the van, and cut their road through the solid walls of Competition, and planted their banner above the dis mantled hopes of Competition. We drive the bargains home with auch sledge-ham mers as this: Large Standard Lamps, fourteen inches high, 13c. Common Lamps 10c. The Daisy Lamp 2 c. The Wild Rose Lamp 25c. The Nellie Bly Lamp 25c Good Tobacco at 15c. and 20c. per lb. 100 Fish Hooks for 5c. Chewing Gum at half price to hear oth ers kick. A lot of Organdies and Lawns to close at lc to 4c. per yard for botter goods. Nice line of Ginghams at 4c. per yard. Heavy Cross-back and Firemen's Sus penders at 10c. a pair?commoner goods at 8c. and 4c. per pair. French Shoe Polish 5c. Oiline Shoe Dressiog 10c Pocket Knives 5c. Sox and Stockings at lc. and 5c. a pair. Oil Table Cloth 15c. per yard. Turkey Red at same price. Fine Laundered Dress Shirts?Boys' and Men's?at 24c, 39c. and 48c 200 good Matches in a box for lc. 288 Shirt Buttons for 5c Pants Buttons 5c per box. Celluloid Collars 5c Celluloid Cuffs 10c Afewpa'rteJ Water Buckets, slightly damaged, to close at 5c each. Heavy Glass Tumblers at 15c per sett. High Class Goblets 25c per sett. Half Gallon Pitchers 15:. each. Cuff Holders 5c pair. Caff Buttons 2c. to 10c. pair. Breast Pins 2c to 10c. eacb. Spectacles 5c pair. Composition Gold for little more. Market Baskets, with handles, at 2 for 5c. We seek fame and foitune or poverty and oblivion. W leave it to such 6gure3 as above to name our fate. If m m be men still, and common sense be no1; at a discount we know the result. Yours always truly, C. S. MINOR and THE 10c. STORE. PLAIN, UNMISTAKABLE TALK! THE entire Stock of Goods of McCully & Cathcart has been thrown on the market, and will be sold regardless of values. Unprecedented bargains can be had in every depart ment, and every dollar spent with us means money saved to you. It is no philanthropic motive which induces us to sac rifice this Stock, but a plain matter of business. We have orders out for New Goods which will shortly arrive and fill our entire Store, hence we must get rid of what is now on hand in order to make room. And again we wish to attract you to our place of business in order that we may become better acquainted, and make a permanent customer of you, and in order to do this we realize that we must offer some inducement. The inducement we now hold out means money to you. Better take advantage of it while the G^ods last. McCULLY BEOS. WE ABE NOT CONTENTED WITH past achievements, but always striving to outdo our former effor.s. You will find our Now Store (Evans Phar macy oid&tand) bright with ne* paint, most pleasing to the eye, and filled with NICE, FRESH GOODS, quite ihe cor rect things to buy. This ad. will always keep you posted on New Oocds at the Lowest Price in the maiket. Tuo following are specials for this week : Arbuckle Coffee 13c per package,. Raisins 5c. per pound. Nice Mackerel 2*c. and 5c. each. Big lot Farmer Boy Tobacco 20c. per pound. 5,000 Cigars 50c. per box of 50. Try our Silver Tea?a present with every package. Finest line of Cakes and Candy in the city. JOHN A. AUSTIN & CO., Grocers. P. S.?When you come to town, And get tired walking arcund, Come in to see me, Where ice-water and fans are free. PROGRESS MACHINE THREAD HAS COME TO STAY. There are thousands of people who use it and will have nothing else. It is a loft finished goods, and can be used on any Machine. It is sold. TWO SPOOLS, 400 YARDS, FOR 5C. One Dozen for Twenty-five Cents. Can be had in' Anderson only from? D. C. BROWN & BRO. WINTER'S IRON RULE IS BROKEN, AND NATURE rejoices once moro in hor freedom. Tuo timo of sowing has come?. Our supply ot? Garden Tools and Farming Implements Cannot bo surpassed, and we have prices that aro sure to .soil you if you only give us i\ chance. We are selling POULTRY WIRE at prices never before hoard of In Ander son, We are sole Agents for the? Genuine Terrell Cultivator. It producos the best resulls. Saves time and labor. Beware of imitations. Don't be hoo-dooed, but como straight to Ileadquarlere and get the genuine article. Yours vory truly, BROCK BROS. P. S.-We also sell tho ROMAN and the EUREKA CULTIVATOR. So you can choose for yourself. Commencing Monday morning, May 10th, it will be to the advantage of our friends to call and examine the following items, which we offer much below the market value..- - - 20 pieces of Crepe Suiting, worth 10c, which we offer .at 6c, and it's a corker. One lot Golf Ducks, in small figures, fast colors, for 6}c.?was man ufactured to retail at 10c Fresh arrival of Linen Suitings which we are selling at 10c, which retailed at 15c. early in the season. Our New York buyer has sent us another lot of French Organdies, which are going rapidly. Call early and get one before they are culled over. We have some Special Bargains in Black Dres3 Goods. The prettiest line of Grenadines in the city, all fresh and new. Elegant line of White Goods. White Nainsooks from 5c. up to 35c. per yard. Beautiful line of White Lawns in' remnants, which are very much cheaper than the regular piece goods. New lot of White Organdies which are beauties. CORSETS. New lot of the celebrated Thomson Glove-fitting Corset. Also, a fresh supply of the R. & G. Corsets in ail grades. Gloves and Hosiery. We carry by far the most extensive stock of Gloves in the city, and this season we have some great bargains in Silk Gloves and Mitts, in black and colors, and we have a splendid stock of Kid Gloves from 75c. to $1.75 per pair. We have Ladies' Hose in all qualities, from 5c to $1.00 per pair, and Children's Hose from 5c to 50c HOUSE FURNISHINGS. This Department was never so complete before. Beautiful line of Lace Curtains from S1.00 to $5.00 per pair. Fresh lot Dotted Muslin for Curtains at 124 c to 35c per yard. White Quilts from 75c. to $3.50 that ce.n't be ex celled. We have the handsomest line of Table Linens, Doylies, Napkins and Towels which w3 have ever shown, and we are anxious for the Ladies to give a careful look at our goods, for we are certainly Headquarters for Dry Goods, and every de partment is full and complete. MILLINERY. This se ?son our force has been worked night and day, and can't keep up with their orders. Our prices and styles put us in the front rank, away head of competition, and if you will only give us a careful look you will buy your Hats from us. CLOTHING. We wish to call special attention to our Clothing Department. We have an immense stock of light-colored Spring Suits that we are running off at great bargains. Also, a big lot of Brown and Gray Plaid Suits that we are offering very low. Ask to see our $4.00, $5.00 and $6.50 Black Clay Sui ts. They are beauties and sure to please you. Have just received a large lot Linen Crash Suits, Mohair, Alpaccas and Drab Deti Coats and Vests for Summer wear. We carry also the largest line of Boys' Clothing in the city. Can give you a Boys' Knee Pants Suit auy where from 75c. to $7.00. Knee Pants from 25c. to $1.25. If you will call and look through our stock of Clothing before buying elsewhere it will be time well spent. We have the Goods to please you, and we are offering them lower than they have ever been sold before. Come and see us, and we will prove that we mean just what we say. Very truly, Agents for Butterick Patterns. LOW PRICES ! Make Hard Times Easier to Bear ! EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN HOSIERY. CHEAP Stockings are no novelty, but good Stockings CHEAP, like those we now offer you, are the exception. Men's Half Hose, never sold for less than 20c. per pair, we offer for lCc. Better grades, imported goods you often paid 25c. for ps.ir, our price 15c. Extra Fine Silk Finish Imported Half Hose, 40-gauge, two-thread Maco, worth 30c. in all Gents' Furnishing Store3, our price 20c per pair. Ladies' Full Seamles:; Hose, line gauge, spliced heel, fast black, guaran teed, 12ic. per pair. A much better Hose, imported goods, sells everywhere for 25c, our price 18c per pair. 50-Gauge Goods, made of Egyptian yarn, two-thread, Hermsdorf dye, positive black, high spliced heel, double toe, double sole, mace in Chemnitz, Germany, retails f jr 50c, our price 35c per pair. SHOES AND SLIPPERS Are selling rapidly at prices quoted heretofore. The general verdict L<i that they are cheap, the proof of which is that every one who uees them buys quickly. Ladies' Waists, Skirts, Laces, Lace Curtains, Bed Spreads and BOYS' CLOTH IN Or Are going fast at prices satisfactory to all. Be sure you make no mistake in finding the right place. L. GEISBERC, Proprietor of The Famous, 14 Brick Range, West Side Public Square, Next door to County Treasurer's office, Anderson, S. C. .A, ( - 0 . IDESIRE to return my thanks to my many friends for their liberal patronrge for the past seven years, and to inform them that I am now occupying the Store room recently occupied by the late Mr. Towers, where I am better prepared than ever before to serve them. I will continue to supply my table with the best the market affords. I want your patronage. Give me a call when jou want a GOOD, SQUARE DINNER. Opposite the Post Onice, on Whitner Street. I am now opening up a line of PLAIN and FANCY GROCERIES, and am offering them at price? that are bound to please. J. G. RI "LEY. "Bread is the Staff of Life55 THEREFORE HAVE IT GOOD. Ballard's OBELISK Flour & P? f?ZgsAIways Reliable. Make the LIGHTEST BREAD SWEETEST CAKES WHITEST BISCUITS. If you want the FINEST Flour, CofEee, Molasses, Tobaccos FOR THE LEAST MONEY, see up, and we can inform you where you can get them. We have one cf the best, newiet and slickest lines of? SHOES AND DRY GOODS To ;be found anywhere, as cheap as the cheapest. Look for our "ad" next week?it will interest you. In the meantime come to si e us. COLE & COFFEE For the next Thirty Days NY ILL soil you a dandy Congress Shoe, worth $1.50, for $1.C0. beautiful Bull Button, for Ladies, worth $1.25, for 90c. All grades of Shoos tit cut rates unheard of. Wo aro ghul to say our Shoe trade has been more than we even expected. Wo have had to duplicate our Shoe bills three times already ; and at the extreme low prices we are offering Shoes now we hope to double our business for the next thirty days. Wo will sell "you WATER PROOF GOODS in all the colors, worth 75c per yard, for 40c One thousand yards OUIINGS and SUITINGS, worth 7c to 7Jc, re duced to 5c and 5?c. CASHMERES that are selling at 75c. to $1.00 we are ofiering for 36c. to 50c.' COLE & COFFEE. /