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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDEK80N, S. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1897. VOLUME XXXIII. -NO. 14. EXECUTORS' SALE. T)Y virtue of the power and authority Jt> vested in the undersigned as Exec utors under the last Will and Testament ol" Elijah Farmer, deceased, duly admit ted to Probate in the Court of Probate fo the County of Anderson, State of South ' Carolina. August 20. 1SS7. duly of record in the office of the Probate Judge for said County, in Will Book No. 4. "page 431 437, wh will sell to the hightst bidder, at Greenville C. , S. C. in front of the Court House door, on Salesday in Novem ber, 1S97, at the usual hours of public saies, tbe following described Peal Prop erty, situate in th? County of Greenville, Oas Lawn Township, near Pelzer Facto rv. to wi : : * TRACT NO. 1, containing seventy tour acre*, more or less, adjoining lands of A. W. ?..'.cDavid, James Woodsidc, Tract No. 2, and others TRACT NO 2 containing sixty acres, more or les?, adjoining Tract No*. 1, Joe Scott, bai Little Gro.vo Creek, Isadore Erans and Tract No. 3 TRACT NO. 3, containing ninety one acres, more or Its?, adjoining Lendhart, Tract No. 2. Isadore Evans, Grove Creek, and Trait No. 4, known as the Home Place. TRACT NO. 4. containing seventy sev pn acres, more or It-ss, adjoining Lendb^rt, Tract . ' . Grove Cre*k. as <-howr. by plats of sam?, which will be exhibited on day of sale. Terms of Sale :?One third cash, and balance ou a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of salo at the rate of eight ptr cent per annum, to be secured by bond and inor.gsge of the premises, wirb !-eave to purchaser or purchesers to anticipa)*? payment. Purchasers to pny extra for papers. N. O. FARMER, Executor. J. L FARMER, Executor. Sept 2i). 1S97_14_5_ TRUSTEE'S SALE. BY virtue of tbe power and authority vested in me as Trustee under a Deed duly executed and delivered by C. L. Burriss and others, heirs at law of Wm. Riley, deceased, duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for the County of Anderson, State of Sou!h Carolina, in Deed Book PPP, pages 162-5, I will sell to the highest bidder at Anderson C. H., S. C.? on Salesday in November next, (1S97,) at the uaua? hours of public sales, the following described Land, situate in the County of Anderson, State aforesaid, to wit : 1. All that certain piece or parcel of Land, on Twenty-Six Mile Creek, con taining one hundred and fifteen acre*, more or less, adjoining lands of G M. Bolt and. others, as shown bv Plat of same cade by L. M. Mabaffdy Sapt 27,1897., ? 2. All that piece, parcel or Tract of Land adjoining above piece, containing one hundred acres more or )c-s. eojoining lands of G. B. Harbin. 8. N. Brown and others, as shown bv Plat made bv L. M. Mahaffey Sept. 22, 1S97. 3. All that t-ertaiu piece or Tract cf Land, cc'Utsining one ,hundred and nice acres, more or lees, as ? bow by Plat of same nxide by L. . MuhafTey Sept.' 27. 1^97, adjoining lands of t?. . Brown, W. J. Irwm and others Terms of Sale?One-half cash, balance on a credit of twelve months, with inter est from day of sale at the rate of eight per cent p6r annum, secured by Note and Mortgage of the premises, with leave to the purchaser or purchasers to auticipate payment at any time. Plats will be ex hibited at any time to persons desiring to purchase. J. G. RILEY, Trustee Oct 6.1897 15 4 Trustee's Sale Real Estate. BY virtue of r. Deed of Trust executed by John B. Low, I will sell an toe Western side of the tew Court House, ia the Public Square of Anderson, oa S de day in November next,? All that Tract of Land conlainiog 101 acres, mote rless, on waters of. Rocky River, adjoining lands now estato of T. Simmons, John Alewine, Jobn Hill and others. AIpo, all that Tract adjoining, contain ing 79 acre?, more or less, adjoining the above described Tract Terms?One-third cash, balance on 12 months credit, with interest from day of sale, with leave to anticipate payment, se cured by mortgage. Purchaser to pay ex tra for papers. JOSEPH BROWN, Trustee. Oct 6, 1E97_15_4 Trustee's Sale Eeal Estate. BY" vutui of a Deed of Trust executed to me by John Maddox. bearing date April 27, 189?, I will sell on the West side of t he Public Square, in front of the site of t he new Court House at Andeison, S. C , on Saleday in November, 1S97, two Tracts cf Land, to wit : Tract No. 1, containing s>7 acres, more or less, on waters of Broadway Creek, ad joining lands of Sam'l. Smitb, .Tt-sse Rob oine and others, beine tbe same couveved vjJ Maddox-by Mary J. Cobb, Jan. IS. IS7 Also, all tbMt Tract, containing 1-55 acre3, on the East side, adjoining lands of Estate of Joshua Holland and others. Also,, all that Tract, containing 19* acres, bounded by Estate of Joshua Hol land and others. The last two Tracts may be sold togeth er?making 38j acres?or separately if thought best. Terms of Sale?Ore third cash, and the balance on twelve months credit, with in terest, to be secured by mortgagr, with leave to pay all cssii or anticipate pay ment at any time Purchaser to pay ex ~: for [isrers. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Trustee. Oct 0, ISO 15 1 FOR SALE. rg^EE TRACT OF LAND known as the Jt Yueyjird, containing twenty-live .-".eres, moie or less, situet d just outside of :::3 citv limits, adjoinias land* of E. P. clean, B. F. Craytoo and J. L. Glenn. A ^ood two-room house, birn and well on the place. It is a short ei istauce of the cot on mill and will beatine location for a carry arid truck farm. Will be sold at public outcry Salasday ia Dece mber if nut disposed of at private sale before that time Terms cash. Pur i-asser to pay for papere. E. P. ST O AN. W. W. WHITE, Executors Est. Thos M. White. ^e:.t 22. 1S97 _13_11_ BUILDERS OF ANDERSON And vicinity will consult their in terest by writing to the Standard Manufacturing Co. AUGUSTA, Gr A.., F?r prices on? SASH, DOORS BLINDS. SH?XGLES. LATHS, LUMBER, Or anything in Yellow Pine. Satisfac- I :";!! jtiiiiriU'eed. Sept S, 1897 1 i ? 8m I Trustee^ Sale, T>Y virtue of the power v?sted in me 29 _0 Trustee nuder Deed of Trust, exe cuted by M. B. Williams, Sr.. bearing date August* 21, 1897, and recorded in Clerk's office. Hook PPP, 355, I wil! yell to the highest bidder a-. Anderson C. H., S. C, on Sale^day in November next, at the usual hours of public sabs, tbo following described Tiact. of Land, to wit: All that certain piece cr Tr.?ct of Land, situate in the County of Ard<;rsnn, State of South Carolina, containing two hun dred acres, as shewn by Plat of ?ame mude by W. F. Lee Oct. I, 185)7, adjoining lands of Wm. Martin, Jcbn lilroct, Mrs. Elrod, Mrs. C. E. Irby and othern, it being the Home Place of the late M. ?. Wil liams, Sr.. deceased. At the same timo and placa I will also sell under Deed of Trust executed to me by the heirs at lav/ of . B. Williams, de ceased, that certain Tract or parcel of Land containiDg twenty-two seres, more or leHS, r.djMning ebove Traci, G, M. Rogers and Dr. C. L. Gt'y'.on. Terms of Sale?Ono-bi.if c-..sb, balanco cu a credit of one year, with interest at the late o? eight per cent per annum, to be secured by Note and Mortgsge of prem ises, with leave t?? the purebosi-r to antici pate payment. Purchaser to pay extra for paperi?. J. L. TftlBBLE, Trustee Oet 13, 1897 2? 3 Judge of Probate's ??a?e? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court Conn ion ticas. G. H. Mahon, Plaintiff, vs A. M Guvton, et al., Defericluiits.?Uoajplaint for Fore closure. IN pursuance of the Judgment of Fore closure herein, I will sell on Salesday in November next, in fiontof the Court House in the city of Anderson, S. C, the Lands described as follows, to wit: All that certain Tract of Land, contain ing 174 acies, more or less, situate, lying and being in Williamston Township, County of Anderson, in State of aforesaid, bounded by lands of G. M. Rogers, A. M. Rogers, J. T. Rogers, Jisper N. Rhodes and Home tract of A. M. Guyton. Terms?One-half cash ; balance in twelve months, .with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgagB with leave :o anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay for papers. R. M. BURRTSS, Probate Judge, as Speci il Referee. Oct 13.1897 16 3 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, " Anderson Count v. In the Court of Commor,- Pleas. M:s. E C. Brock, as assign?e, Plaintiff, vs. Mrs. M. E. Cowan, Nettie Cowan, et al.?Complaint for Foreclosure. TN obedienco to the order of sale in the JL above entitled action, I will sell on Salesday in November next, in front of the Court House in the City cf Anderson, S. C, theXiands described as follows, to wit: All that certain Tract of Land, contain ing ISO acres, more or less, situane in County of Andereon, in Stale aforesaid, on waters of Bear Creek adjoining lands now or formerly owned by William Say lors, E. A.. Say lors, John Shaw and others, it beinR the same conveyed to J. A. Cowan by J. G. Hall and Mary J. Hall, Dee. 18tb, 1S83, less Hi acres 30*ld to J. R. Pennell. Terms?One-third cash, balance In twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond, and mortgage, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchasor to pay for papers. R. M. EURRIS, ?. Probate Judge as Upeciil Referee. Oct 13,1897 IG 3 Valuable Landa for Sale. BY VIKTUE of tbo power conferred by tb'e will of Jeptha Harper, deceased, we will sell at the usual hour and place at Andejson, S. C., on Sales day in November next tbe followiug lands to-wit: certain tract of land in Centervillc township. Anderson County, S. C, containing one hundred and fifty-one acres inoie or less, known as the Felton place, adjoininglandsofMrs.il. l?. Watson. . M. Burriss, John O'Neale and others. Also 20 Shares Farmeis & Merchants Bank Stock, G Shares Bank of Anderson Stock, 30 Shares Anderson Co-operative Alliance Store Stock, pis tol, saddle, walking cane. Terms?One-hall cash; balance in 12 months, secured by bond and mortgage, with inUrest at 8 per cent. -Paicbaser to pay for papers. Piati on exhibit at Bonham & Watkins' othre. J. G. HARPER, ,T. W. HARPER, J. A. WELBOaW, Executors. Oct 13,1897 1? 8 PERHAPS YOU ARE NOT PLEASED WITH YOUR GROCER. It may he that the prices are too high or the quality of Goods poor. If you want to be pleased give us a trial order, and see how well we can please you. Our Store is stocked with the. very best quality of everything that is good to eat, and we will ?ell you as cheap as others charge for cheap quality. Once cistomer of ours always a customer. We warn, every body that comes to Anderson to come and see our Goods. Don't matter whether you want to trade or net. No trouble to show you our Goods. Yours for trade, OSBQRNE & BOLT. FOR SALE. > A VALTA ULE PLANTATION . near Fair Play, known e<s the Glenn :ui'\ containing about 320 acres Apply 0 i:. Prank .-'1 >an Seneci Cit.\ J. . E. SLOAN. O.t 13. 1S97 1(1 2 IT'S a question of Almanac not. of thermometer. You may delay putting on an Overcoat according to the -weather?you know we have them for you any day. But you must change your Hat when the time comes. Time's come. li Clear Stock, superior finish, silk bimds and bindings, colors strictly fast? $1.50. 2.1 2.50, 3.00. We have others at other prices. . Our line of Suits at $ 750. 10.00, 12.50, [51 ' 20.00, ' Are strictly up-to-date in every particular. The thing that makes any Suit better than another is one of these : The Fit, the Make, the Material. When a Suit has all o? these qualities you naturally think it came from? RED FRONT. Knows no argument so convincing as the presentation of Figures, which are stubborn, undeniable facts. PRICES THAT TALK. White Blankets from 50c. up. Colored Quilla, good size, 98c. up. White Bed Spreads from 75c. up, Ladies' Capes from 50c. up. ? Lace Curtains, Lace Bed Setts, Chair lidies, Pillow Shams, Table Covers, Doylies, Underwear for Children and grown pec pie, Hosiery, Gloves, Gents' Furnishings, Men's and Boys' Clothing and Shoes at prices that? DEFY COMPETITION. We guarantee every At tide sold as represented. We do not believe in selling seconds uud shoddy good.*, when the ;eople want a first-class article. MISS DORA GEISBERG, formerly with Lesser & Co., now with us, invites all her old friends and patrons to call on her and inspect her care fully selected Stock of HATS, bought lor the Fall Season, guaranteeing prices to be lower than the lowest, and serving the trade satisfactorily in every particular. ' visit will convince you that you can save money by trading with the? the :f\ajm:o"u*s, 14 Brick Range, West Side Public Square. L. GEISBERG, Proprietor. Brs. Strickland & King, DENTISTS. OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE. Gas and Cocaine used for Extract ing Teeth. _ TAKE NOTICE. A Li. persons indebted to the- Estate of ? Jeptna Harper, deceased, will meet the Executors of said K-tate at Anderson C ., in the office of Messrs Bonhani -. Watkins, on Monday, ihe 1st day of iv. next, prepared settle iheir indebtedness on that day. All who fail to comply with tbeabovo request will timi the " ?: an attorney's hands )' r collection. . . . WELBOKN, J. \V. 11 KPKR, ? Executor . J. (.. IfAliPEli I Sept 29, 1".?: :; NOTICE. AFTER Xovember 1st thn Notes and xjL Accounts due the EHate of A ( Cook will be placed in the hands of an oflicer for collection. Settlement before that Lime will be dulv appreciated by W. P. COOK, Adm'r. Sept 29. 1S97 H 3 All parties owing me notes and accounts are requested and urged to pay same as soon as possible. I need my mon ey and will be compelled to make collections early in the season. Save the trouble and expense of sending to see you. J. S. FOWLER. Sept. ?.'!', IS!>7 11 I FRICANA will cure Constipation and *? is a wonderful Liver Medicine. Try it. STATE NEWS. ? ? Senator Tillman is recovering from an attack of jaundice. ? The phosphate industry of tiic State has yielded $39,146 si noe Jan uary 1. ? Mrs. Gov. Ellcrbe'hcads the list of ladies composing the reception com mittce at the coming State ball. ? William C. Dreher of South Car olina has been appointed consular agent at Markneukirchen, Germany. ? The South Carolina Annual Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene in Charleston in December. ? The Ohio River and Charleston Railroad is now running regular schedules from Gaffney to Camden, S. C, and Marion, N. C. ? Robert Burns, of Fort Mill, had his leg amputated recently, the re sult of a wound received at Fort Stcadman, March 25th, I860. ? Senator McLaurin pledges him- ? self to support the repeal of the pro hibitive Federal tax on State banks and the creation of a State bank cur rency. ? The State Board of Liquor Con- I trol has changed the hours for opening and closing the dispensary to the full constitutional limit?from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same. ? Governor Ellerbo is in receipt of a letter from Federal Secretary of State Sherman urging him to take immediate steps towards securing rep resentation for this State in the Paris Exposition. ? Col. J. P. Thomas, of Columbia, has been appointed by Gov. Ellerbe to continue the work of getting up Con federate rolls?formerly carried on by Hon. Hugh L. Farley. In this ap pointment the Governor has made a wise choice. ? The round bale has made its ap pearance in Barnwell. Col. Mike Brown leads in this improvement. The cotton is delivered from the wagon and ginned and packed in ten minutes. And the proceeds of the bale can be packed off in still shorter order. ? A writer in the Keoicst Courier mentions that the splendid oak on the banks of the Seneca under which Gen. Andrew Dickens made a treaty with the Cherokee Indians more than a century ago has been attacked by relic hunters and suggests that neasures for its protection should be taken. The tree by all means should be guarded and preserved. ? The Columbia Register says the Governor's G-uards at a recent meeting received and accepted a portrait of Uncle William Rose, the colored vete ran of three wars, presented to them by himself. The company gladly received the portrait and passed suit able resolutions expressive of their appreciation. The portrait was hung among the portraits of other distin guished military men which now adorn the walls of the Guards' armory. ? A rather curious accident occur red in Charleston at the South Caro lina and Georgia railroad company's yards in which two colored men were nearly drowned. A large wooden tank used by the road, suddenly burst into a hundred pieces, submerging two colored men, James Smalls and John Benson. The two men were seated beneath the tank when the crash came and in an instant they were thrown to the ground by a deluge of water and splintered timber. ? Gus Arter, son of Baylus Arter, colored, was accidentally shot Monday night with a 32-calibre pistol. Some dogs were barking in the woods and he and another person started to see what the dogs had found, G-us carry ing the pistol and the person with him an axe. While they were looking up in a tree to see what the dogs were barking at the pistol went off, the ball taking effect in his right breast, pass ing through one of his lungs and lodging in the back. Dr. G.'W. Earle was immediately summoned and the ball was cut out. The patient was doing well at last accounts, but his recovery is very uncertain.?Pich?is Journal. ? The evil effects of Mormonism are being felt in Fairlield county, as expressed by the Winnsboro corres pondent of the Nine* and Courier. lie says that "'the public generally believe that the Mormons are prac ticing vices, or would do so if not afraid. They agree that nothing but the fear of punishment by law pre vented thcin from openly proclaiming the doctriuc of polygamy, and that they would practice clandestinely what they religiously believe to be right or admissible. The fewest number in the couuty doubt that the Mormons are guilty of this vice and there is lit tle sympathy for them." ? Ex-l 'nitcd States Senator Robert son died in Columbia last Wednesday, lie was Senator from South Carolina under the reconstruction regime and was succeed by ex-Senator Butler. Mr. Robertson had been paralyzed for years. Iiis estate is estimated to be worth nearly a million dollars. Tliomas James Robertson was born in Fair?ield, S. C, Aug. 3, 1823. He graduated at the South Carolina Col lege in 18-13, and studied medicine, but became a planter. He was Gov. Robert P. W. Allison's aide-de-camp in 1858-59. During the civil war he was a decided andiipcn Unionist. He was a member of the State Constiti!- | tional Convention that was held after I the passage of the reconstruction Acts of Congress, and was elected asa Llepublicau to one of the vacant scats j in the I ' il iteti State- Senato. Ile was I re-elected for a full term, serving al together from duly 22, 18(>S, until March 3. 1877. and held the chair manship of the committee of manu-: ,. * tacturcrs. Lover Kills his Sweetheart. Macon, G .. Oct. 17.?A special to the Telegraph- from Albany, Ga., says: NcarFaircloth, MitchellCounty, yesterday afternoon, Miss Hurst, the beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. J. B. Hurst, a planter, was shot and killed with a pistol by her sweet heart, Mack Lewis. The bullet passed through the young lady's heart, kill ing her instantly. The whole county is in a fever of excitement. The fol lowing are the clearest details which can be had : Yesterday afternoon young Lewis called in his buggy at the Hurst farm, which adjoins that of his father's, and took Miss Hurst out for a drive. Miss Hurst, while only 1G years old,- was quite a belle in the community and received a great deal of attcution. although young Lewis was recognized as her favored suitor. The couple had driven, according to young Lewis's statement, some ten miles, when they stopped the buggy and got out to practice pistol .shooting at a target, which he placed against a pine tree ten paecs away. Several rounds had been fired alter nately, when, it being Miss Hurst's time to shoot, he handed her the cocked pistol, and in taking it from his hand he says the pistol exploded and Miss Hurst fell at his feet and expired instantly. He picked the unconscious form up and placing her in his buggy drove hurriedly toward the nearest settle ment, which was four mile3 away. Arriving at the Degraffenreid home he took the dead girl out of the buggy and carried her into the house, telling the story as above. He was nearly crazed with excitement, and left in a few minutes for his home. Mr. Degraffenreid then hitched up a surry and placing a mattress in the bottom laid the corpse thereon and carried her home, arriving there be fore any news of the tragedy had reached Miss Hurst's parents. The young lady was a petite and delicate figure, only weighing about one hundred pounds, and Degraffenreid being a strong man took her in his arms and bore her into the house and into the presence of her mother. The daughter had left home only a few hours before in the bloom of health and beauty, and the sight of her bloody and lifeless corpse foil like a clap of thunder from a clear sky. The mother, almost wild with grief, went into hysterics, and partially recover ing her distracted senses the crazed and screaming parent seized a poison ous drug and was only prevented by force from ending her life. The shocking tragedy has created intense excitement, as both families are of the best in Mitchell County. The coroner's jury went to the scene of the shooting, and theD to the home of the dead girl to-day. There are all sorts of rumors about the kill ing, some of which are very unfavor able to young Mack Lewis, who, it is said, is rather a reckless fellow. It is hinted that the tragedy may not be an accident, and that jealousy or other causes may have influenced Miss Hurst's sweetheart to kill her, although this opinion is shared by but a few, the majority believing Lewis's story that the killing was purely an accident. The jury will make up their verdict some time to-night. Saving Cotton Seed. The best time for saving cotton seed for planting is while the crop is being gathered. The, too common method of saving seed for planting is to take a sufficient number of bushels just as they come from the gin, or perhaps to buy them from an oil mill. No attention is given to the selection of the individual plants from which these seeds came, and those from the poorest, least prolific and latest ma turing are all taken, together with those from the best. Seeds from the less prolific plants will have the greater vitality, and so produce stronger plants than those from the more pro lific individuals, and when this pro cess is repeated a few generations it is sure to result in a marked decrease in yield and a deterioration in quality. W. A. Cook, the originator of the "Cook" cotton, says : "I take one of the so-called varieties of cotton, and in a few years develop all known vari eties from it. All that is necessary is to watch the field, and when a 'sport' is noticed save the seed and plant them by themselves." J. H. Jones, the originator of "Jones' Proliiic," aud other varieties, says : "There is no other plant known in our agriculture which deteriorates so rapidly and requires such a rigid selection of seed to keep it.up toa standard as doe's cotton." . The sixth report of the Mississippi station says: "The first pickings will give better seed than will the later pickings; aud if the seed be saved from the best stalks only, the prac tice will soon work a marked improve ment in any variety. Even when this cannot be done for the entire crop, it will be easy to secure enough of this selected seed to plant a small field, which will produce sufficient seed for the entire crop the second season. It has been by the following of this plan that nearly all of our Vest varie ties have been develop' and the superiority of any variety is usually a very good measure of the care and judgment which wore exercised in se lecting the seed plants of the original stock." Good seed is the necessary foundation for every good crop. ? The whole people of the ?ia?. will sympathize with (?en. John Brat ton in the loss of his patriotic son. lie was an attach?e to the Navy as Sur g? . and came Smith to devote Iiis services to the yellow fever sufferers and falling through the hold of tiie vessel died from Iiis injuries. Smallpox in Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 15.?The smallpox situation is becoming seri ous. Eacli day Iks developed new cases during the present week, and now there are eleven in the pest house, scut there by the Board of Health since last week. Two. cases were sent to the pest house ito-day and three others, not yet investigated, wore reported. All the afflicted ones so far are negroes and no deaths have occurred among them. A Jiine Million Crop. New York, Oct. 13.?The Daily Dry Goods Kecord to-morrow will say: Working on those lines by which such close estimates t") the actual cotton crops of the las? two years were ob tained the figures just now obtained indicate a crop for 1S97-98, which varies from 8,953,788 bales to 0,391, 532 bales of 500 pounds each. For the last crop of 189G-97 our estimate was 8,722,901 bales, against 8,914,011 bales, as the actual returns, while the estimate for the previous year, or 1895-96 was 7,142,000 bales, compared with 7,162,473 bales. The closeness of these estimates to the actual re turns has stamped them with the im print of correctness, and for the cur rent crop year our estimate is submit ted with a degree of confidence that, barring unexpected happenings, the yield for 1897-98 will not exceed the maximum figures of 9,371,522 bales of 500 pounds each. Will All Turn White. A special dispatch to the Philadel phia Press from Atlanta, Ga., says : Bishop Gaines, of the color*ed church, has become the prophet'of a startling theory, whioh he has envolved and embodied in book form as his contri bution to the literature of his race. In a word, he presents the theory that the colored race is surely and gradually being ?bsorbed by the white : that in the run of years it will disap pear, the evolution being reached through a process of graded mulatto tints and constantly lessening African characteristics. . This process of bleaching out, he declares, is going on year by year, and will continue.inex orably until ?he miracle is wrought. He says : "This amalgamation has ' gone on until the best and most dis criminating observers in the South affirm that there are left but two mil lions of pure, unmixed' Africans out of the more than eight millions of this race in this country. "In the light of these facts is it rational to suppose that the African colored man will continue to he colored ? Is it not inevitable that in the course of time he will lose his distinctive color and become practi cally a Caucasian ? The fact, as we have shown, is already partially ac complished, and every present indica tion points to its total consummation in the process of time." The Liquor Problem. The mails are still bringing to Gov. Ellerbe no end of responses to his ministerial circular. Clerk Hams is kept busy sorting out the replies, and after handing them to the Governor filing them away for future reference. All kinds of views as to the- liquor problem are being sent in. A large number of the mi nisters, while saying that the dispensary law has decreased drunkenness, announce their unquali fied opposition to the profit feature of the system. Maay of them say that they want prohibition absolute and many others say that they believe high license is the solution. The concensus of these opinions will doubtless be made before they reach the public' Gov. Ellerbe yesterday said that the newspapers had iiaid that they did not wish to handle the' replies, and he would keep all his information to him self. The replios will doubtless be used in the Governor's annual mes sage as indicativa of the sentiment of the Christian people of the State on the liquor problem. Several of the most prominent ministers in the State have sent in their views. In conversation yesterday Chairman Childs of the State prohibition com mittee remarked that in his opinion the fight had nairowed down to a fight between high license and prohibition. He believes that a prohibition law would have what the dispensary has not had?the nnral support of a ma jority of the peaple of the State and consequently would be far better en forced. He thinks that prohibition would be the winner if the whole mat ter were submitted to a, vote of the people at this time.? The State - ? ? ? - ? To advertise his business a Jus tice of the Peace at Kansas City gives theatre tickets to all couples who come to him to be married. ? There are several new trades in Paris. You can find dog doctors, dog dentists, dog barbers and dog dress makers advertised in the newspapers, and they seem to be well patronized. ? Live bees are sometimes shipped on ice so as to keep them dormant during th? journey. This is particu larly the case with bumblebees which have been taken to New Zealand, where they arc useful in fertilizing the red clover which has been intro duced into the colony. ? A little girl has an uncle who taught lier to f "i and shut his crush hat. One eve ng, however, he ap peared with an ordinary silk hat. which ho left in the hall. Presently he saw the child coming with hy- new hat crushed into accordeon pleats. "( Mi. uncle," she cried, "this one is very hard. I've had to sit on it, but 1 can't loi it more than half shut."